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tii6 on o Niceberg
out a,S wen as. could be expected.
The women bore em reinereably well,
but I could see thee the captaiu'e
wife hied a bard steufthie to keep
back the teem. We drifted all Viet
night arid by morning were ao cold
and sten that we were '
READY FOR ANYTHING,
"Finally, one of the men suggested
that we try to climb the berg that
'ee:04-o-1-04-0+04-0-4-0$0-4-04o-e-ce had smile our vessel. The suggestioa
was no sooner made than wo wore•
• Sea captains have all had strange all 'eager to try itBut clinibing it
experiences, but that of Captain was more difficult than wo thought.
Harry Turner, port captain of the The sides wore almost smooth, and
Pioneer Tug Company, of eeeateie, after seeking in vain for a sloping
says the Post-Intelligoncer, and a face, 'we gave it up and pulled to
well-known figure among shipping another smaller one about two antes
Circles on the sound, is unique in off, That Ono had along sheer to
many respects. Wrecked in the. the 'water, and we had no difTieul.,;
NOBLE BRITONS' WHIMS
A DATCitt or ANECDOTES Mom
LONDON.
About th 11,41r:it:le 10,,Ldsreiden:.10.1141telyY-Alluirk
An American man who during tee
last London •SeaSOli was a great sooial
eneeees le England has returned heine,
bringing heels with him a 'Colleetion of
storleS pieked up et Ifinglialf dinner
tables. They all relate more or less to
prominent members of the aristacraey
and illustrate the Airiericaree lion con-
vietion thatin the Beni* upper (31,'"SeS
you find the :biggest - set Of cranks or
e
North, • the whole ship's company] whatever in getting on board. WO' arth.
drifted for three weeks in boats a.d' piled an ulna -teats rout blankete an Teegreater number of men and No-
on an iceberg, and fluting that Untie the ice and 'made a tent for the wo. mon, bOrd to high earileaeg he says, terve,
dainte romance Was- deVehipod and men, Which at lit* they refused to a supremo eontetripl for conventionality
later Consummated when the caste-- occupy, stating that they would take
ways were rescued, The experience their chances with the rest of us arid
of the captain differs from. almost would not have•anything better that
any other. story of . -the deep, in that, the rest. But a few hours in the cold
made 'the little tent with itsvarm
blankete look Motel welcome, and
they finally criteeed in. • We got alt
the Stores, up froin the boat and pil-
ed them safely on the berg. The ton
of the.' berg was.flat and made a.
beautifitl roof garden:, if 1 may use
that 'term. Anyway, it Was a wel-
come .retreat for us, as it gave us a
chance to stroteh our legs and ex.-
ercise enough ,to keep the blood
culating.'
"We had a small alcohol stove and
over that the women cooked Mir first
not ono of the many people on boar°
were lost or even injured.• •
Captain Turner has hadan adven-
turous ca,Ter since a small boy,
Born in Autralia., he ran away to
sett when only a lad, but later. set
tied ashore and became a ioekey. In
two successive years ho won the
Cawneld cup, the most highly prize1
trophy that a jockey could win.
From jockey the captain drifted to
other workashore and has tried ale
most everything front selling gum-
drops .to deep-sea, diving. • But be
life of the sailor, with its perfect free- supper. It tasted fine, 'It was maly
dom of all earn its iudependeece fried ham and biscuit, washed dole
and excitement, drew him back, and with a small amount or Week coffee,
from cabin boy ho worked his way but never in My life did anything
up- to the command of taste better. The hot coffee was par
* A FULL-RIGCED ShIP. ticularly fine. After getting things
straightened up 'we • arranged for
watches, so as to be sure never to
miss any passing yeesels. 1 had the
first watch and to tell you -the trot n
I enjoyed it. The top of the berg
was about 100 feet above the water
and as the night Was fine and clear
a beautiful view was to be had. Tee
ice itself sparkled and shone in tee
moonlight and at its foot the waves
broke into silvery sheets of foam.
For the last few years the captain
has been on the sound, and there are
few men better known en local sbip
ping circles than he is.
"In '83 I was sewed mate of the
British bark Sunderland, owned by
• Cawlip, Forbes & Co., of .Londen.
She was chartered by a Montreel
• nem to carry a load of cement to
Quebec. On this voyage the captcon
was accompanied by his young wife while the sea all around glimmered
▪ la girl friend of hers. The 'yeann from the light of the moon'wwhice
name was Mary Anstruther,
, bathed everything in a radiate that
4 -AO she was one of the most beautiful to me
-,- is far more beautiful than the
..e oe rls that ever I laid eyes on. We more brilliant light of the sun. I
tl ci ere all in love with her as soon es paced up and down and tried tofig-
'i.`110 set foot on deck. She was mak- ure out some m
ethod of escape. Bay-
ing the voyage for her health, as she I knew as well as any of the rest
was on the verge of nervous prostrgt that the onlychance was to be pie ii
P°1-
tion or something I
lie that, causea ed up by some passing vesselIci
. i
e
by too many parties, balls and pile< not think so much of the. plight of
teas. • . myself and the other' men, but the
"Well, we dropped down the river •position of the women. worried me
on the fifth of eeay, 1883, and start- considerably. Elqwevere all any of
- .ed on oae ge. It was a beauti- us could. do was
, ful day, and -everything pointed to a GRIN AND BEAR IT,
'prosperous voyage, I noted the signe
e eparticularly, and they were all fay- "In the morning breakfast was
• Nee. °rabic. Twenty days out of Lon- served as was suPPee the Previous
don we struck a...fog bank, and then night and we all enjoyed it immense,
our troubles began. We were .anx- I started to help Miss Mary,
ler-
dous to make a quick passage, but but the first mate hurried up ann
the fog meant reduced speed. Dee pushing nie aside, helped'her himself.
• after daywent by and still no sign I saw right away that he was sail -
of a letteup. in the grey mist that ea- ing close to the wind in that direc-
veleped, us like a pall. Twelve days tion, and that unless he dashed his
went by, arid during that time we hopes against 00 unfn'eeseen .r°cle 1
never caught a glimpse of the sea would surely dance the hornpipe at a
nor the stars, and, of course, could wedding if we ever got ashore. See -
not get an observation. In the two ing the lay of the land I let them
weeks that we were in the fog the alone and gave the tip to the men to
captain aged ten years, for he was gee away from there whenever thee
constantly thinking of his wife earl went piennenacling on the berg,
her friend. ne was on the bridewhich happened to be quite frequent.
most of the time, and seldom leet ly. Morgan was a fine young felloe
except for an hour or two sleep and and bright as they make them. He
.a bite to eat. • belonged to Dewed family in. Eng.
"On the morning ar the fifteenth land, but had been a little wild at
day in the fog I was on the bride%) one time and they shipped bien fie
when I smelled ice. 1 at once sent a an apprentice in order to keep bim
boy to call the eaptain, who hall out of mischief. He liked the life
' just turned in, and when he came and soon rose. ,
on tack, he, too, noticed it. That "Well, .we all had great Sport
rendered our position more perilous watching this wooing on an iceberg
than before, but all we could do was and wondering if it wasn't rather
to keep even a better lookout than cold work. But judging from the
aver. While we were on the fo'c's'le way he wont about it, ice does not
_ bead, right before lie, loomed up a cut much figure when it comes to a
white wall that sparkled and glim sailor making love. Before we were
mered dully in the dim light. .11e- on that berg ten days they were, coo -
fore we could shout to the man . at ing like a couple of Mother Carey's
• the wheel to put her hard down, chickens thathad lost their pa. '
• . . THE CRASH. oaelE. . "As we drifted farther south the
:We were then 'making about eight
ice gradually melted encl. became
. .
*nets, and the force of the collision .,,,,,, aa„, -1.,„1
hottey-combed • until it was ensafe.
was stich that it stave in the vessel', ”" "e- --- to take to the boats
bow clear up to the heel of the for: once again and strike out for the
Mast. Both the captain and my '1 track of the Atlantic vessels. Two
only escaped by speingice, back 1,1,,c days after leaving the berg we saw
the horizou. Then we
wrack and had only a few minutes- ts5t1112ricteedotno pull. We pulled until our
a Shot. The vessel wa% a total
to live. The scene on her decks was arms were almost pulled out of ,the
terrible; the masts had all fallen, sockets, but we got close enough to
and confusion reigned. Cries from make ourselvee seen. We were picked
the women, curses and yells from the
,.. up by the steatner Nottingham and
crew and above all the roar of the taken to Liverpoca. Of course, they
surf against the berg made a cliaotic made much of us and wondered hew
scene fleVer to be. forgotten, The we had surviVed the terrible exper-
captain was the only cool one on ience (01 the ice, but to tell you the
hoard. The accident seemed to truth, I doubt if I ever had a Limae
have lifted a weight from his should- pleasant outing in iny lite. No one
•ers. Men can often face a real dan- was killed, irtjured or eve sick, and
ger muce ea.sier than they- earl the best of it was that 'Cho sailors
anticipate ono. He took commend were all intelligent young fellows
UNIMPORTANT POSSESSIONS.
or a few of the men and soon n u
.41 , that knew enough to obey orders mid
the long boat, which had been secret- nOt rnake themselveS obnoxious. Then At tho ducal palace in Scotland are
le prepared for. any Contingency, with the little rat -fleece to enliven many priceless heirlooms, much magni-
launched; and thp,.women were things a bit, I really had a fine time. figent plate, etc., to all of which she is
bus-
tled in like a nail, wrts „elven cm- "Three weeks after reaching 'Lon. seemingly indifferent, leaving the care
mand and told to shove de but ow doe, Morgan and leiss Mary wore of it to hirelings. Not so the Maus()
captain's wife would not, leave him . married, and we all attendee the cer- linen, leavening rugs and kitchen uten-
, and we had to -wait until the other
mil"Y` . Of course; hee perents ae sils in her hankies residences.
boats were launched and every one first objetted et renuouely to tbe Often, indeed, beer° her guests haVe
safe from the 'vessel before the cap- ,...:
e match, bet you know how then 'lett their rooms Ill, the conclusion of a
visit she is upstairs stripping the bees,
Shove' .ofT . We were not more than
allow 08 to tuillg'S adjliSt themselves.
"lefurgan is now a wealthy man ip. and witt a tape measure and manor -
Jain would come in mid
50 yards from the vessel when sh,1 London and occesionally spade me it andum, guff carefully over every sheet.
threw 1.1 p her stoi.„ and went down letter telling me of how his chinlren towel, slip and cover in the place. It's
, nose first., , are getting on, Tim last time T wag of Mlle avail that she assuree the dis-
conCerted Visitors that her suspinionS of
Melling bita of linen 1410 direeted
ngaiiist, their Maids and valets.
Naturally . she makee every one be 1
mot her roof ,ciespera to ly unoom fort-- 1 (
• ahle, end though in many \\aye e hos-
4,,. or siuguiAr charm. tier chum rims:
by a entailer sif,e, and keep tiprear
in, the Servants' quartere by this, strange •
LATE MR ELI HAWKINS LEADING MAIIKETS
fancy and also by coMpelling eller do-
mestics to live almost exelusively 011 1115 ODDEST MILLIONAIRE, W110
fish. Otherwise the Dueltess is 0 brit. iinEADSTUITS.
learn, dignified and delightful woman, EVER LIVED.
reatrato these uneontfartable arid die. triune) Story of a Once Bleb Man Who
cOneereng practices,
Recently. Died ia
Poverty.
,
When Mr, Hawkins, a reputed mil -
MEASURING TUE 1/1001%. lionaire, and his wife aegretell just
thirty years e,go from San eaant• eeot
Coinpetiiions and Awards in an Old to 1.as Angeles with $800,000 in a
"leather glepsaciee it Ives evidently
Eaehioned. Scotch Ilamlet.
with the intention of egeandering
It is very quaint matrimonial come this small,portion. of their fortune in
the shortest possible time; a,m1 the
story of how they did it will probebly be told for generations in South-
ern caw° , Purchasing 800 acres
or barren hied in, Los Nieces Vallee,
Eli set to work to coveet it in re-
cord time into a veritable garden of
Eden, with lordly pleasure -house
for lee ewelling-place.
1fe engaged an avant of workmen
and dispatched agents in all 'direc-
tions to purcbase fullgrown sliade
anti ornamental trees, whith were
transported by night on specially -
built wagons to his estete and plant-
ed there. Another army of men, a
hundred strong, scoured the country
for full-grown plants. ',Chore were
processions of wagons conveying
earth from one part of the estate to
make hills elsewhere; grottoes sprang
up Wei inushroorns in a single day,
lakes and streams macie their appear-
ance ae if by ma,gic, until, under the
skilful direction of landscape gar-
deners, within a few weeks the bar -
Ian acres were converted into
petition thet prevails in the old fashion-
. ed. fishing and agricultural hamlet of
St. Cyrus, o'n the northeast coast ef
Scotland. ,
It is an animal conteSt open .only to
brides,. is jedged and Unwired by the
parish minister in the parish church,
feel themselves emancipated by their aud has to do entirely with age and. sta.
birth, and do preeisely as they please ture. Foue money prizes of equal valoe
on every and all oeCtesiens. The reSult, are awarded every year.. There is one
is they aro a diverting set Of PeOPle each for the youngest, the oldest, du;
moot, aud are. immoderately laughed at shortest and, the tallest brides merried
by tho outsiders. ' during the course at. the year hi the
Among 'the aristeetrialic eccentrics of parish church.
the English smart world no ono ever I Candidates, if not resident in the pea
meted more comment than the father ' must Wee, up residenee there at
of the present Viceroy of Ireland, the: least six weeks before the nuptal knot
late Lova. Dudley. IL was known that ie tied,
he made it, a .praclice always to sleep The procecture followed is the essence
between black satin sheets; but whin of simplicity, At the close of the wed-
atteacted evexamore trak was the single ding ceremony the bride retires to the
crimson rose 'fie invariably wore to the vestry order to sign the marriage
opera tucked behind his left ear, register and to have her competitive
Indeed the Earl's eel's, or rather lack qualifications ascertained. The "birth
of ears; as his enelnies affirmed, 'never lines," as they ere familiarly designated,
ceased to be whispered about in London. show her age, but no documentary
'Some eaid an injured husband had evidence of stature, however authorita-
sheared them off as a penalty tor the tively attested, can be accepted. Pinot
&fey nobleman's frivolity, while the Eget mUst be forthcoming on the spot. For
himself used to tell entertaining stories this phrpose the candiaate has to sub -
of a romantic encounter with mit to an ordeal, the first part of which
consists ie removing her shoes. Then
BANDITS IN THE OBIENT.
comes the endoiag of her hair until the
Whatever the truth may have. been, ee tresses, length permitting, hang loosely
made it aepractice to wear his hair long over the shoulders.
and richly curled and on feetive ooca- Thus temporarily bereft of part .of her
Sions loved to decorate les flowing locks
with flowers. adornment, she steps en to the measuring
stand.provideci for tbis special purpose,
Ont thing is certain the -late Lord Dud- and always kept on the premises. Now
ley could never be prevailed LIP"- to comes. the Crux of the ceremony. The
answer a letter. When his post arrived judge carefully wields the sliding aide
of a morning he only very occasionally cater, and in the gentlest possible
opened an envelope, amusin himself manner checkmates any suspicion of
like a magpie by secreting the rest of Unduly inanioulating the head and feet.
pliiisacensi.ail in curious out Of the way Measuring completed, the pastor en-
ters the particulars in the brides' regi -
None of his secretaries could ever 'plee ster. The entries close with the' end e
Vail upon him to allow his correspon-
dence to be handled in the ordinary
way, and it may he imagined what con-
fusion reigned in consequence of these
monkeyish tricks-. As for the wretched
trustees of the estate who were com-
pelled to examine his affairs titter his
death, they were driven half demented
by the tangle in which they found
things.
For testa/me, in a vase at Himley
Hall, Staffordshire one of the Dudley
country seats they discovered a check
for Xla00 in a leiter, the seal of which.
had never been broken. The' sender
wrote from Auelralia in grateful terms,
thanking the Earl for his generous loan,
which was then and there returned in
full with interest. .
This particular' missive had been lying
at the hall for no less than twenty
years accumulating dust, and when it
was examined both of the principals in
the transaction were dead and bueied.
THE PRESENT Lopio DUDLEY
seems to have inherited very little (
his father's whimsical nature. He is an
ardent, impulsive, warm hearted man,
with just the qualities to commend hini
to his Irish semi -subjects.
His two ruling passions, after politics,
are for jewels and racing, and a story
is told of Lady Dudley's thrift as com-
pared to her husband's freehandedness.
• After the birth of the last son, the Earl,
in a burst of appreciation, ordered a
superb crown of diamonds sent up as a
present to the Countess, who at the time
was still confined to her room.
After expressing all the admiration
and gratitude the most exigeant hus-
band could ask, the costly piece at jew-
elry was locked up, and the first journey
her ladyship made out of doors was to
return the blazing coronet to the mer-
chant who sold it, first ascertaining that
the bill was yet unpatd.
itis cemmonemowledge that the Vice-
roy is greatly under the influence of nis
wife, and as his friends all agree, with
the happiest mulls. She, it appears,
while entering heart min soul into hie
love for horses, racing and a trallant oit
of betting now and then, has made her
sympathy conditional urn a promise
that he shall absolutely never visit the
couree except in her company. Ile
ticks manfully to his bargain, and It
is a very long day. when anyone per.
swedes the Earl to take undilly long
odds. . . •
There is one middle aged but still
beautiful .Duchess gossip tells of evhose
many whimsicalities pass all the bounds
of reason. Ono of her idiosyncrasies le
a firmly grounded belief that the world
is in league to steal certain valuelees
and
'We were. of course, cast down,
big Soon started to 16ok ahea,d and
trY to figure ;out • whet would be-
fi:•erfui .or us, There Were ten Of ua
in the long boat, two . women, 'the
eaptair-., myself and six sailors. We
had •° tth,,.'ff breakers 01 water and
• quitiq laego amount of food, so bad
nR4 fear of starving.
''What did hurt es, though, was
• the feet that, not more than three
titati*s after the ship etrunk the foe
cleared, and from that time we saw
scarcely Ilia. OW sight that we
Wee 500 caused es to wonder how we
Led escaped so icing; for we were in
IlOrraet lield Or frt.'. 'MON: Wet 0
V011 'tar& beMS NN1Ibi lk radlutt
of a quarter et a mile, and we mare
in the center. :it was 0 Thky0,ery how
we eecaped steiichie, befoia, Of courei
it was vete' cent, eo cold, in feet,
the we haft to row to keep warm.
Teo bat seemed rieefulk cramP-
ed aftee *es eeaeele nue'we made.
111 ninglatel saw them bona and. we
had- a: great time. talelog over old
41rfieq "
each year, and it is an interesting group
that wends ils way to the manse on the
dflorswtrIvesee.k day of the year to receive the
These marriages always take place
ou a Friday, on which occasion there ie
invariably a good turn out of specta,
tors, the union of a deaf and durnb
mine having attracted a record at-
tendance. The brides' register reveals
some curious features. "In one family
three sisters and a brothr's wife were
successful in annexing the gift, and ef
two prize -taking sisters one was the
tallest and the other the shortest. In
another instance only half a day sepa-
rated one of the lucky brides from the
next in turn. -
The present minister ' of the parish
has officiated at these contests for the
la.st twenty-one years, during which
period the value of the dowries has
averaged a trifle over $30 each.
The origin of this droll competition is
decidedly interesting. One boisterous
winter day a wealthy local laird ob-
served a young couple wending their
way to church to be 'made one.' Cur-
ious to know their circumstances, tie
made inquiries and learned thee the
mutual love of the ploughman and the
ex -servant lass was their principal asset
Lot' setting up house. As a sequel the
laird left at his death a legacy of $.5,000,
the interest of whiCh he decreed was a.)
he divided annually for all time coming
into five equal portions, four among
brides as already mentioned, and the
fifth to provide oatmeal, tea, sugar, etc.,
for the poor ef the parish.
This quaint custom, besides creating
pleasurable excitement, does much
material good to the numble partici-
pants. The fund, which is nivested 111
Government consols, at present stands
at $5,650, and the next distribution -on
Monday. January. 1, t906 -will be the
fifty-ninth.
OUR COUN'PRY.
•
Canada's fore.st products tottlle.,..1
SO millions in 1903. ,
Catena. bias 7,000 veseels register-
ed,' with tonnage of Se million tons.
The product of Canada's paper and
pulp mills in 1903 reached $5,219,-
000.
Canada's irrigation canals in Al-
berta are 'made up of 160 different
canals and ditches.
Only six other banks in America
or Europe have .0. larger capital than
the Bank of Montreal. •
The C. P. R. are building a 400:
mile irrigation canal between Cal-
gar3r and Medicine Hat tvhich will
cost five -million dollars.
F4.)rty =anions are deposited in
Loan companies, private banks, etc.,
in Canada.
Twenty-five years ago the cattle
trade of the Canadian North-west
totalled 25 head,
banada's Government savings banks
have 216,000 depositors, with ' 62
million8 on deposit. -
Feely hundred arid twenty-three
mill ions a,re deposited la chartered
baCitaknsatillal sCalciqae(ciatile; railways earriett,
in 1 901 , 381 million pa ssengers-e0 '
times the pe,pulation, ok Canada.
Gip,RAt lekle CRUAIBLING AWAY.
a is not generelly known itua the
prea I. rock of Gibrada r is b nn
jowl.- 11481 115 01'110101111 g, 1)18,;,.
04 Ittliht. 110 (101thltIAlly 1)611110, Inetqlt I
11,11.1111,4‘ ii)nft(1,1;11,C4.11(.;11. sianifilSOpTsYt (11111,11.11,
altar carai(it (MT 10 notice on the ease!,
1,(1 eene ihe fortress enormous eil.'
col1,00 prihetkesta paptcaltuelsw.;ef; liiii11411118110elymilio.tlftloa.,!
tiarly or forty feet souitre, 310 tkio
roof of Oilealifir's (Itself notttion, or 1
thick, strong comae. they keep leen l
pure 04 tlei ellen :tide from finehling r
Teruntoi Jan, 2.--Wheat-Oeterie-
78c lea, 79e asked for 0, 2 wilitee red ee
mixed °Mettle points, goose and
spring 74e to 75c,
• Wheat - lelanitoba-Priees at lake
Perks are 890 for No. 1 hard 86c for No.
1 Northern, and 830 for NO. 2 !Northern.
e leer -- Ontarm-lexpoit agents bet
$3A0 for 90 per oent. pateuts buyers'
bags at outside poiats. Domestic seles
are at $3.35 to 37.45. Manitoba, $1.40
ta $4,86 for fast Patents, $4,30 to 34.40
for second patents, mid $4.20 to $4.'30
for bakers'.
Milifeed--Onlario-Bran $15.50 to $111
in car lots °Weide, shOrts $17 to 448.
IVItinitoba bran $17 to $17.50, shorta
ISijeSig51911, tP)aitit8e..50 at Toronto and equal
Oats -Quiet at 35c outside.
Barley -16c to 47c for No. 2, 44c to 45e
for No. 3 extra, and 41e to 42e for No. 3
at outside points.
Peas -Steady fe 78c to 790 at outside
pints.
I. -Via -Steady al 70c outside.
I3uckwhetie-Nominal at 51e to 820
outside. '
Corn ---Now Canadian 42c to e4c Chat-
ham freights. Ameriean No. 3 yellow
51c to 51%c at Toronto, and 2c to in
more outside according to freights.
Rolled Oats -$5 in barrels and $4.75
10 bags on track here; 25c moree-for
broken. lots here and 400 outside.
COUNTIlY PrIODUCE.
13ei1er-Quoilations are uachanged,
GLORIOUS GARDENS. Crearnery 24c to 25e
do solids
- 23c to 24e
But still the artistic eye of Mr. Dairy lb rolls,good to c e
..
choic .. elc to 22c
Hawkins was not satisfied: He spent
do tubs ........ . ... . . ate to 22c
$7,000 on. statuary for his lawns do medium „a_ ..,. .... 20e to 21e
and groves, and to crown the effect
he sot two of his servant s to work do inferior .... ...... .... 19c to 20c
Cheese -Stead y t II t 1.3 f
on them with paint -brushes. Mercury large and .13e.ec for twins.
blossomed into green tights and
blace hair; Venus was made radiant' Eggs -24e 10 25c for fresh. gathered,
in blue sandals, red hosiery, and car- 22c to 23c for cold:storage and 20e to 210
for limed. Fresh gathered eggs are
mine arm -stumps; all the Cupids
and Bacchus graduated in sober grey Poultry -Fat
were painted black with blue stripes, nee time a year ago, .
coming in nitieh more freely than at
chickens Sc to 9c, thin 74-1-
with a flaming nose. In Sc; fat liens Gee° 10 734c, thin 5%c to
Meanwhile a palatial house had
sprung up in the needle of this 7c; ducks 110 to 12e, lain Gale Sc; geese
100 to 11c; turkeys 130.
ready-made splendor; and,,. that noth-
ing might be lacking to its complete. Potatoes--Unchanged-Ontetrio, 65c to
ness, Eli had a private bar -room an- Tie per bag en track here; 75ete.$5,0,04
of store; eastern, 75c to SOc on track and
90o to 96c out of store.
Dressed lings-$7.75 per ewl to 38 per
cwt for ear lots of dressed here.
Baled Hay -$8 per ton for No. 1 tim-
othy in oar lois here and $6 for No. 2. •
Baled Straw -$6 per ton for car lots
on tracic here.
uexed at e cost of $10,000 and
equipped with the largest assortment
of drinks in all Claliforma„ under the
charge of an expert bar -tender. Here,
ia company with boon companions,
he spent enaey hours daily gloating
over the fruits of his enterprise and
dispensing champagne and cigars
with lavish hand to his workmen.
In his stables he placed thirty
horses, the costliest money could
buy; his harness was all gold-plated
and his equipages were the most
sumptuous in the whole continent of
America; while to crown his absurd-
ity he would drive behind a pair of
$3,000 horses, wearing clothes no
self respecting beggar would care to
be seen in.
The story of his later eccentricities
would fill a volume and has only
space for
SAMPLES OF Tweet.
Thus, one day the inea occurred to
him to have a great running match
at night on the roads of Los Nietos
• Valley. For this purpose he sent,
messengers far and wide to purchase
7,000 candles, which were placed at
intervals, mounted on sticks, along
the course; a grand stand was ereet-
ed, from which Mr. and Mrs. Haw-
kins, in solitary splendor, witnessed
'the contest; and a brass band, im-
ported from Los Angeles, relieved
the tedium by discoursing sweet
music for their benefit.
On another occasion when Hawkins
came home from San Francisco, his
wife hired a brass band in Los An. -
galas ' meet him. Down the coun-
try roau to the :Hawkins ranch came
the band, blowing horns, beating'
drums, ailid clashing nyinhalS, Next
followed an opee landau covered
'with the national colors, and drawn
by four coal -black horses decked with
gorgeous plumes. Hawkins and his
wife rode together like Ttoyal person-
ages. On the seat in front of them
-wee an open basket of champagne,
and whenever Hawkins spied someone
he particularly liked along the hot,
dusty adobe road, he tossed a bot-
tle of champage to hint.
One day Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins
took- a sudden fancy that it would
be a good idea to have their cattle,
sheep, dogs, and cats
ALL OF ONE COLOR.
Violet was the color chosen for the
stock. lath of the "Jersey cows, the
bull, the sheep, dogs, and cats were
treated to a sponge bath of violet
dyeing fluid. It was 'a sight long to
be remembered to sea a pack of vio-
let -hued hunting dog's seurrying over
the fields, while violet sheep gamboll-
ed in the leawkine grove, and at
drove of violet -tinted cows chewed
their cuds in the neighboring mead-
ow. Initesad to say, the cows licked
their violet -dyed flanks too freely,
and several of the most valuable
died of poisoning, while others sick-
ened. •
• A favorite pastime, with Eli and his
wife, who weee both excellent shots,
waS to use their statuary as targets,
and in an incredibly short time there
was not a etaeue in the place which
lad 1101 shed inost of its limbs and
features, Poi.itaps the most amusing
incident of all, however, Nvas wben,
ono day, Eli proceeded to his new
))wk reservoir to take 0 swan be-
fore the walls were dr. His wife
warned 11101 that, she wotild shoot
him if he tided it. Hawkins plunged
n, when bang; wont a revoler in the
angry woman's hands. Hawkins hid
IRS EXCUSF,,
it iteneeteee„fle itillicult its time goes till
!Mrs, ljende4,l)0 you mean, sir, le ie till nu' lisis for a house partY. • i•
Stand there and tell • MA you got.: tutc)x1-, 51•0 18 equelly queer about thee nen
cetera from sinOlcing a corneol) piper' ", wraps'. The Doke buys .heaPs or warm
Mr. Bender --“Yes, efineti yeti ett, tee
Oh had been acting as 'a stepper lor 14
demijohn et moonsbeic for flee yeers.e
enertage blaneels, airs, ete., against, the
Shrewd file oi. the.. 00111..hilln0 matter
.tiow gepereus hie p4001) 884)8 there fa
never anything but a ragged 1110101401
, (>11110. on heed. When. he goat for
drive all We !Wok things haVe been 1
hJ'rtNXNC 'FATTY V.'1132.\ eareftilly ,Ineked celeste, never 11)801
1..; the light.
A "re 41 t' Vel"1 W 00d Ce11100.Y, lea (0(141 (('0011111) >1 (((1 111 the
the I 'en nsyl Yenta an that te reek) e, unheses peseion for 0 otst trete 11 or i
which, started like Yeaes ago, is rate- saueepens. every cloy she (1>8)4)00.8to the hilehea (1(1101(111 (1(1(1 with her own
111040.rrGerds [he diameter of every
Sei in the cook's 1(001) in g:
Silo fears O. :big pet (ney be 101)10080.
mg yet. Weter hs no effect, On
so over a 150.11(0(1 (10410!'$ are tieing
spent in fighting . tile "fi)e with a, '
tore og culta and water,
101)114(1the.. tank -house, and every
iTue showed his heed e, hoed
ehieeeti *let, She kept hi n ivoV-
llg- there the entire afternoon, HIS
tv:vi ruined 1,y: his haste to
tan it before itwas tle,y lie recently
lied a poor man,
my,WARor,D,
"Die you ever 'select 0 cendelate
eiennuely?" • '
"No," Answered the Word eolitiniten;
not exactly unaohnousle. Tea we die.
elle1 than thee We got More votee
or our man than there•Wete eeeple. in
ee town,"
4110 the blue fan. See eptCOW
s.
OS.
• in the Mediterreacan 811,V that 011).,
Alter hae (teen rolling and crumbling
0,, teeny yeti's, hut that. of tete fee die
idegeetion 1048 gone et tt feeler tate A
Ion heretofore, Thry say that Ith.t
tone forquim; lilts imposing cliff IS roe "
en stone and teen (11 a little while the e
>11)4) '(1(0 gra/44111 ot eeeeliee.\vill t
e tee
• BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, ec. 26. -The market for oats
is easy in tone, the offerings being
more liberal, but bueines,s continues
quiet, and prices were unchange 11
morning. There was some demand
American mixed and No. 3 yellow co
The flour Market rules steady und
good demand, both for export mid lo
trade. There is, no change in pri
Bran continues very firm, the offer'
being small. Prices are steady at,
Week's advance. There is no chang
the market for hay. Oats -Nr '
39e; No. 3 white, 3Se, and
37e. Barley -Manitoba, N
4, 46eec. Corn-Anteric
No. 3 yellow, 53%c, ON
Manitoba spring wheat
85; strong bakers, 34.40 to
wheat patents, $4.25 to $4.5 ,
rollers, $4 to $4.10; do., in bee
to $1.95; extra, $1.65 to $1.75. Fee
Manitoba bran, in" bags, $17; shorts; $20
per ton; Ontario bran, hibulk, $14.50 tie
$15; sliorte. $20; milled mouille, $21
324; straight gram mouille, eiee
per ton. Rolled oats, per bag,
32.15; cornmeal, $1.45 to $1.50
Hay -No. 1, 38.50 to $9; No. 0
$8; clover, mixed,. $6 to $6.50
clover, $6 per ton, in car lots
Ontario, 12% to 13c; Easte
Butter -Choice, 2334c; good t
Lo 23e,
BUFFALO MARKETS
Buffalo, Jan. 2.-Flour-Quie4, 1111 -
changed. Wheat --Spring dtill; No. 1
Northern, 933.0 asked; Winter, No.
red, 883ec offered. Corn -Opened firm-
er, closed easier: No. 3 yellow, 49eec;
No. 2 corn, 49j1): -Da
white, 363o asked; No. 2 mixed. 3
ilarley-Dull; 45 to 56e. 'Rye- -Dull a
easy; No. 1, 74e.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, ,Tan. 1-Whea0--Spot ea
No. 2 red, trec 10 elevator and 03'mt.
f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth,
94%c f.o.b. afloat; .No. 1•hard Manitoba
nominal, feeb. afloat „
SENTENCE SERNIONS.
Toot is touching, with love.
Weeds are a call to work.
The immovable hearts move the
world.
The blue heart a/ways has a Wade
sky.
The empty faith is usually made
eour,ding brass.
One does not get wedded, to trUllib
flirting, with doubt. ,
The Only work without honor is that
which:helps no one
.,
he di
evl is always.
dead in a war of words.
• He is blessed With fortune who bat:
"earned to bear m is fortune, • •
The, 1oc af trulti ere moro profit,.
elite than the gains of trickery.
A man who is 'honest for policy wilt
he dishonest for promotion.
Many a deaeon NOM 15 lOng on coat
tails will be found shell, on whine
11MI31(ELLA OF GLASS.
• "rhe latest adjunct to glass novelties is
the glass umbrella, which is covered welt
"silk" spun from gloss: The umbeen
las, of cause, 10111 afferd no peolection •
trent the, rays of the eun; hut they pee-.
sess one, obvioue coven lege, n am fey,
thin they cOtt be held in'frunt of tile facet
3
ett neat in t he wing and ram, ttod
at the same, Time the User will be able
to 800 that he does net run into unofferl&.
ing indivithials or lamp poste.
\VII Y HE DIBN'T ePTIOPOSn,
noteilite-lf I were to ask, your hand
in marriage 'would Yo -ti say "No"?
Nese Gotrox--Not me, ed 'tern yen •
over te papa aad telephone for an am-
bUlanee,