Dead Letters

Theie were 4,400,000 letters waeiveJ at tho returned letter office in Londen last year, of whioh 20,000 were not addrossed. One of thern contained over $10,000 in bank notos. Among tho oíd Rddresses were the tollo wing : "Mr. Smith, at the back of the clmrch, Englaud," and "Mydear F,ther in York - shire, at the White' Cottage with White Pailings." One was directed, "Thisi-i for her that makes dresse3 for yoimg ladies, that lives ah t'other side of thu road to James Brockslip, Edenaover, (liostcrfield." And anot]i-r, " This ia for the young girl that wftars spei;tacl( s, who müids two babies, 30 Sheriff ttm t. off Prince Edwin streef, Liverpool." A NEW idea iu lite insunuu'-u Iwh spiiiug up n the Southwest. The auI thor would have attached to all policies ! an agreement to the effect that " the ini surance c(mprtiiy proiuiKes in east; the insnred becomes the vietim of chroniidisease añV-cting his prospect-3 oi loi.gevity, whieh skilkd medical adyiee, combmed with elimatic treatnitnt, dn ! greatly molliy, to furnish the fcetvie gratuitously, ind also, if noeded, to line. t)-e 1 iHvued a given amount of his polic; wiUi whioh he may bo enabldd to go to Ue cHroate presenbed. "