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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-03-28, Page 6NOTES AND COMMENTS It was reported recently that the Clieeryble (louse in Cannon Street, Mat) - theater, was to be• torn drown, and the building its de's+•rd,et as woollier Dickens landmark. Nothing is !welter ostabltshed aOh reference to c•harneters it fiction than that Dickens roweled hi.. Cheeryble Brothers in "Nicholas Nicklc- by" on the brothers William and Daniel Grath. calico printers of Manchester, Who had this building for their ware- house. \\•c have the proof in Dickens' own hand. for when he heard of the death of \VI'Mori Grant. which occurred in NW, he wrote: "One of Ilse noble hearts who sal for the Chocolat) Bro- thers is dead. if 1 had been in England 1 would cell/softly have gone into mourn- ing for the loss of such a glorious life." Stories nre still told of lite benevolence of these men, who were able to succeed in business while acting nn busin('Ss principles that left them free to extend aid to others in rnarly ways. Jatitt'9 Nosntylh, an eminent engineer, relulevd In his autobiography how he had been helped by them at the outset. of his career. Ile said that they earned the good will of Thousands, the gratitude of many and the respect of all who knew Mem. in ono of the early numbers of the Dickensian these facts are brought to- , cther, and there is an interesting ac- count of the coming of ltte Grants 10 Manchester. They were lien not much more than boy; and had left Scotland to seek their fortunes. Upon reaching a certain place in their travels they were undecided which way to lake. and finally agreed to loss a slick in the air and to follow in the direction it pointed when It had fallen. Thus chance brought thein to Manchester. "A memorial of this singular incident is to be seen on the summit of a he between Bury and liaunslwtloin. It lakes the form of a massive lower, and it is said that it was upon this spot That weary. hungry and almost penniless, they hit upcl lite ex- pedient jnrsl mentioned, with a view to determining their future Course." . It hes often been said of lho Cheeryble Brothers that they were ton good to be true. But if the characters were over- dt iivn it is ev'.dent that Dickens workod much fart into his delineations. The Grants. who were Re kindliest of men in Their dealings with others. gave a truly remariothle example of fraternal affection. Nasmyth testifies That Daniel had a way of referring to William as "my noble brother \Villitun." People who grow ainklnptuous over the senti- mental in Dickens will probably not relish this manifestation of affection, but It is certainly a dose from real life. .j. The temple ruins al Rhodesia aro puzzlers. The erudite folks used to say they were tiii eient, but Dr. Randall 111ae- iver:s. their latest e\plorer, says they were built in the nihklle ages. He says tie great "elliptical Tempt" was the forlitiet1 tesidenre of the great chief or nl(.noni orlapa, whose sway extended Deet' an enormous area and an e\tensivo pctpulatinn. To understand how archi- tecture' feats hike IIB finer Illoodeeirm buildings can have been achieved by the pree4Irsors of the modern South African motives it Ls necessary to assume Thal in those days tlere woe;(organization of a .idle err 'h,character than has obtained le recent yr❑rs, tirganizatt')n under great COURT LIFE IN GERMANY 111E: DULL ROI ND 1)1' TUE PI:ri CallTAL. t1'E:It 1GE: Often Poverty Stricken; Ihxupuus. Mo ever, and Ruled h) High Uionil a rleb. Germany +s ruled by ,we emperor. four king,, six grand duke.). be1,•t. i .1 11 and olio siuiple count. These sus ,'1oleic- occupy very different do•gre, s •,! in'. tserlance 4.1'4n in the 0) es of their own' immediate subject.., lout ua •,lie degree or ample. they all enjuy the dignities and prt%ileges of kingship and all have to Paco some of the responsibilities of slate. Every one of theta has a capital and a court of his own. Some of the capitals are nil very big cities, but they are toll very proud. Aulong them are places with popula- tions of 11.000. 9,1100, 6.IM0 and 5,000- .tioLsell, the capitol of the principality of Waldeck-Pyrrnont. has only :,620 in- IaihitanLs. The entire population of the principality of Lichtenstein. the smallest of thorn all, is about 9,500 souls. The capital is Vaduz, with 1.139 in- habitants. The reigning prince of Lich- tenstein has not much of a court. tie ntaid of honer fora lady in wafting. 1'he only way to freeze out her femin- ine jointers is to lake refuge in the com- pany of her husband. Their life Ls often much to be pitied. The mother losses her suns w hen they are hardly more than babies. 1 hey are turned over to a military governor to h' brought up. \\'hen her heart yearn.-. le. .0e them she twist wail until the hour when tl►e grand mistress of the court decides that etiquette requires an e•\pansion of the maternal inslin:1s. Then the mother secs her boys 111 the presence of their I11141r, who duesono.1 the talking for them, and of her man attendants. Great queens sometimes 1rt uiple on tradition and nurse their own c•hiklren. felly princesses never dare to 410 so. 11 would be a scandal. When the young princesses approach nialt•inronia1 ase. the wire pulling Le- giris. They Locowe pawns in the great game of diplomacy. They are bartered for political advantages. QUESTIONS OF WAR AND PEACE may be settled through theta; their doss -lies may weigh as indict in their appraisal as themselves. About the only Thing that is never weighed ur. and skin generally are pink. and have considered is Their hearts. none of the leaden pallur of death. Here is a husband for you," the young girl is told. "You will have a I'OiSON IN THE .\Ill. brilliant station as his wife and the al- liance everts all fear of our house being For a long !tune this phenomenon was medialized at least for a generation. It a 11lyskry'. Hut now it is known that is your duty 10 say yes, look cheerful n:rn presrnliltg the appearance buvo and o art " be en killed f. a potsonuus gas of which the scieplitic name is carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide must not .be con- fused with eau•b,nic acid gas -the suf- focating Ps which is given out from (he human thugs, and which lends MYSTERIES OF MINERS WEIRD THINGS Til tr t)('1:1'R ♦HONG TIIE 111. t(:K Ul.1MONDS. Underground Workers See Strange Things, and are, as a Rule l t.ntenhat Supetslilious. \lost of us doubtless imagine Mat the !eons of life in a coal !nine explosion r., caused by the tiring of inflammable gases. 1'hts happens cuu►pivalively moots'. The gas explosion ik 'If is usu- 1.11) quite a small matter. Il' is Ike dine coal -dust mixed nail air that is the. real exploive,agent. and tt t; to pre:cul this, danger tout dust wants are so carefully watered. But even so, the total Jealtt roll in a bad accident Ls due tc other causes than the whirling blast r! Ihc• explosion. Many bodies are found quite w►sc•urched, and tying qui - (I1}• as if in a peaceful sleep. What adds G, the dleieptutt is Ilial the cheeks beasha{py assyou c lives In Vienna. Accordin to the Allnanach de Gotha, As the revenue~ of many of these g pelty Stales are malt...l ars microscopic Thera tore at present about eighty-five n: themselves. the brillinney of their marriageable princesses of royal stand - court life depends a good deal on the for- ing in twi a:any to thirty -live princes of f equal birth. As a sovereign princess one of to prince legna tt. :\ tell ° cannot marry below~ her slnliun, it Icwks lu(line.s" to a cremated room. \Vhilc ahem here lime more Than a civil list, as if more than half the entire number the hiller gas is only suffocating in 118 and !herr is are condemned to old rnaidhood. oc•tten, the former is° a deadly poison Something of the strait:- to which milt a most curious action. It has an these tiny oourls are reduced may to t'xtraor.linary' affinity for the red color - judged from an advertisement wihch alga -sired sortie time ago in the (ierman newspapers. It rend: "Several liandsonle toilettes of 1110 late Madame the Grand Duchess will be part - ea with. Address the uniccs of this paper." "Cannon S3-lva," in her memoirs gives a hint of what life is in 0 small German court. Speaking of her girl- hood before she became Queen of Ru- mania. she says: "The life in the palace at Wiesbaden totally lacked gayety. The evenings above all were mournful when my fa- ther got back from hunting Tired out and slept upon the sofa while hi: wife and daughters sal in dead silence in order not to awake him. "Every one was wailing on every one else in 1haat court and no exeeplion was male for children. \\'e stood so much that it is it wonder• our legs were not pushed up into aur bodies by•nttr weight Ike telescopes. Sometimes we were ons pressures exerted upon the pit profs, bored and sometimes fatigued. That wilts the only variety." A \VOiILD •OF ATt1OS in the paring and scraping that has to he (lone to firing up the little prince- lings, who are all serene highnesses or some sown high sounding thing, in con- formity with their rank. The education of the girls is, in par- ticular, a smatter of importance. The money spent on it is regarded ns n sort o! family investment for the poorest of them is of regal rank and may marry any royally in Germany -or out of it - front the Kaiser's son down. A pretty I:right or fortunate one among Them Iiiay at any time stake the fortune of her family by a great alliance. The sons are of far Tess cotnmercir.l value, but easier to provide for. Those who are capabie of picking up the ole- nieMs of an education can always count ole Commissions in Tie German army. But whatever the cheeseparing. how- ever biller the privations in the fatnily circle, nothing of it trust be seen in public. llowever simple the tastes of the prince, he must never relax from the pose of rulership when the eyes c1 his subjects aro upon him. Ile may have no money to enjoy him- self and no political power worth speak- ing of, but he and all his fancily are begirt with an armor of mediaeval eti- quette. through which They cannot Lreak to reach those below them and lhrnuth which lie 1 even non-r'gnrtnt notil.ly can pierce to reach there. Willi slight variations of (detail all these petty courts are about alike. The Iw•rsonage who is charged with the di- rection of the household and the ruin- egement of the estates enjoys sonne high sounding title such as Grand Master of the Palace or Grand 11nr.tial of the Gaud. Ile is Invariably a Count or a Baron cf ancient lineage. On slate occasions he dons a Coat covered with gold em- broidery and KNEE BREECHES OF SiLK with I.rond bold Inge banets down the seams. Th• n, armed with a wand i1 office. he act, as inflater of ceremonies and ushers important visitors into the presence of his .sovereign. Some of the courts have other grand (Iignite:1es, cha►mherinitis. equerries, master of the horse, grand hunlsm.nn. There are all sorts of titled {'rsons w•ho are delighted to accept such positions ane1 serve without pay for the sake if the honor. the social distinction, which 1110.v carry. -Then Ulere ate -The ladies of the curl. cldcfs whorl" power find intelligence One or hoc ladies in waiting are at• were of n relatively high order. From lac•he d to the person of the ruler's eon- s:girt, perhaps four or nve maids of hon• the 1'ortugues(' and there record-: this or as well. would appear to have been the case in The princesses as They reach maturity Iter drays of the Mnnontnrinpan empire of , and come out into the social world have dose the middle ages down to Ilia of the no of honor1(x4. When 1110 nobility i of the little Stns c itself does not furnish sixteenth century. The orgnnizalioli of ' enough ladies to hold (hese ioosls Indies labor implied by the elaborate and decorated alone arehilcclure is remark- able. Even more remarkable than the fondled castle. are Ilse Terrace walls. These ,lone built walla form irregular concentric rings round the kills upon shish the s illages Were situated, and, I1 111131101 slntctur'a11y simple, cover net enormous atm, extending in close for. ('f n.nttrn years and imposing mien. matin over a space of upwards of fifty who fairly incarnates etiquete and rear square miles. diates precedent and ceremony. she a:itches over the doings of the princely family noel its servitors of the of considerable rank in Prussia or the ell+ttic (+ p'0ul adds W hLs wn soul other large States run allays to found its el•alt► 1184etic(•a"tingresbhe tealoof final who are charmed In serve for the sake ,Ileacs rover lois li{►s, and Margaret, of (4 the prestige derived from any sort An,h•oa. while allows! within Ihc grasp for a court appointment. (,l ,I.+alt, in a "Tine storm at sen, ell"' frac ruler of TIM whole emir' is l; fat down and comped her own PM - usually neilher the prince nor the loot, in verse`. rhe composed weather"' 'be wife. nor col the Grand \lar' gle, tN,wescr. aril the epitaph weds not shnl. 11 Ls the Grand \listr.s rd the galet. court, ontol is usually a onajechc person Philip Str..zri. when imprisoned and awaiting death 011 the gallows, ,ts.oiv.s1 In commit suicide. Ilefore he killed hire. self her carved with the sword upon Ihit, soon of hnnl coal was round. bel which a few minutes later he impaled the source ill the soft coal wreckage i.: himself. Rue f.dkitving verse, from Virgil, slfll n cv)mplele myslory. on the wall : "Rise some asenger floors' UNDERGROUND NI.M;ALIAS. mg matter of the blood. and soon pre- vents Ilse blood from carrying suffici- ent oxygen. The result is that iIie vic- tim falls down in a paralyzed condi- tion and s, "n dies. One of the strangest effects of this horrible gas poison Ls that when a half dead miner is carries' into the open air le (alb; into most fearful convulsions, exactly as if he had swallowed strych- nine. \fen often olio after they have been taken out alive from the poison- ous atmosphere. Underground workers see many strange things, and it is small wonder float miners are, as a rule. somewhat su{x'rstiliots. Strange sounds are often heard in the usu:.11y silent depths of the vast galleries which pierce the earth :n all directions. THE MINERS' "GOTII." These are caused by the settling of the disturbed strata. and I►Y the tl1'nten(I- SOME OM) STRIKES. Executioners Refuse to Behead and Choristers to Sing. Lnndon:s curious strike of vaudeville performers and stage employees recalls sonic other queer protests of labor that have occurred recently. Spanish actors once declared a ani. versa' strike mid closed every theatre in the country because some of the prades- slon had teen arrested by the Madrid pollee. The executioners of Gunton. China, refused to decapitate any more prison- ers without an additional 25 cents per head. Al St. Amend and Sens. France, the t•nrristers took umbrage al some action of the local ji ijges and refused to plead. The doctors of Cracow. Poland. with- held Treatment from their patients in ureter to enforce the pnyment of higher fees. An extra cent per glass on freer mus- ter a strike of Beer -drinkers at Ilnrnber- br•idge. Lancashire. The female prisoners at Wormwood Serubbs Jatl. refused Sr carry coals to the. laundry furnace. and barrleaded themselves in their cells ns n protest. Choristers, drurnnters, paupers, school- boys, footballers and cricketers have leen mono the strikers in unusual la- bor dtyw:es. POETII:.%l. DEATIIS. Welcoming the (:rim Reaper \VIII) a Greeting in Vere. There have been uun'erous instances of poetical debuts, The Emperor Adrian MIND I:l'ItEI► 111. 51.1t/:E:111'. S1.1111 01 Doctor Trephined Ilnd neoorne Morose Front a E'alt. jnleresIing instance of surgery for the cure of insnnily us quoted in the Lon-. (!on Lanee1. The patient 1111 honsclf a d.w'1.1r. net be done without derogation '•f After a fall, irom whish no external dienily by Ilse royal family. She is the media apptareol. he suffered severely plague of the ladies in waiting. the loom insomnia. !wadable' and neurnigie TeitUOB OF '1'IiE N.\Ins 01' IioN(llt princely fnmily and its servitors liven. tv-lour hours a day. She prescribes the my blood." d. tails of costumes required by Iradi• tion for every (w'cnsien of evmrt life. She plans cen'►noninl:+ according In on. memorial nsnge; s tiP regulates matters cif preetalence. Sh: it 'idec net what may and 11•hal the wood of which is often converted by this pressure into a substance hard and heavy as stone. :\ few years ago more than two hundred !nen refused to descend at mine near I'ort Talbot , in Glnmorganshire. They declared that it WAS 111111111(41. Some of them had seen 11 spectral woman waiving a lighted 'tante and heard her scream. Eventu- ally it was proved that the light ons caused by o curious oulgr o th of phos- phorescent fungus, while the scream woos no doubt the creaking of it gallery teed under the enormous pressure toy the enormous and heavy rocks above. This pressure sometimes causes ac 1lr+mge phenomenon which miners can a "goth." This is a sort of local earth- quake nccompanic(t iuv a loud report. The thine limbers in the neighborhood are suddenly :shivered to n,ntchwood. Two years ago to miner was killed :n the Northwood Pit al !Motley. England. Ly a "welt." Mining of all kinds Is. In n way. a gamble will Nature. A company will la: working a rich aeon; when sudden• ly the miners run against a "fault." and the seen' is gone. Some years ago the famous Graigolt conl sears near Swan - sen wwea lest in Ihts way. Teres of thou - :owls of pounds were spent in honking for ib. lout tl 118s not until after mmr than two years' hard work that i1 was tr-.liscovered near Cty,lactl• The sauce sort of Thing happened to thehilhnrne seam, n tnngnilleenl lied , f con' six feel thick. Its owners spent 15,3:,o,IMMI In z;earclting for it, but failed In find it. 'Then. six month: Inter, some falser miners stumbled upon it ,.t the Dr:.ycoll Colliery al u depth of only 154 f PP l . In mrxlorn tines more Item 013.7511,0e worth of nipper was dug from the (:n• rdsbon I lilts. Forty years ago the the lode was 1 .1. ht Mot two clever tn- ventors. using n novel ele:lric appara- tus. reks,•r,vered the lode. sometimes a lost vein of coal Cannot .,\\ oho • elferv4srenl 1 eristsilse Lel be locale' by any effort of man. I'•.r even dnnlnuhculkwlny be uulspuclw,u.. more than 0 hundred years past largo by its ahsci,CP.vc'. quantities of coal have been corning The barber scratched (ris head 1hougld- ashote on n beset near Small Pont', (ell} 0 strand, and then weal user to the\latae. It is soft coal of the (west qua- proprietof Ihr• .y.op and whispered lily known. Every possible mem hat y don'tor krwoa sv tether that nuut 11) lay. been made to discover the ,source. Drills('hair is MA „r :► forPognor, but 1 can't Faye been sent (town into the feint In find owl what be Ivnnlzc," n depth of over a Thousand feel. A *nit..1aclinm had to explain that he %muted 1114 jab 'lone in silence. TILE I•:(:1 ENI•R11'1TY (►F SALT. Perhaps the strangest freak That Mo. (her Nature ever played upon a miner was at i..xh. Twenty moles south of the city of Indianapolis. So long ago SS ibeel a ream named Norbourn Thomas Lure) there for salt, and foiled at 11 depth o1 250 feet brine from which he could make 30 Lu.heL. '.1 salt to day. Later he !',red 1, 5011 feet, and was Able 1•' make !r. bushels a day. Some years Passed. awl 11.• took or ',ruttier onto part- 1ier..hip and tl epentvl the well slit! fur- tt:er. They Ihrw got 2110 bushels of salt 'Ia.1)', rind tt,e .stlerprising Thomas made a large fortune. In the seventies carne the oil boom, and the 'I'huinas sail well was rebored itr the hope of finding petroleum. A iteplh o1 1.135 feet was reacher) when suddenly the drill oils blown out by a terrific rush of water. and the c0m1- 1,any was forced to al'.andon work. Five sear: age, it was discovered quite l.) chance That the still flowing well was producing water charged with mineral halls of the very greatest value, and t1 -day Lodi is a rapidly -growing and flourishing health resort. ART 01: CROSS-EXAMINING. `,on, saysir." you know Mr. Sharp?" asks bit. hc'stwyer. Yl "1'uu swear you know him?" "Ves, sir." "You mean that you are acquainted with Mr. Sharp?" "Yeti, sir." "Non dont know him; you are merely acquainted .with hent. Remember that you are on oath, sue. Now, la. eareful. You don't mean to tell the l:ou11 that you know 1111 about Mr. Sharp, uud every - Ming lie ever did?" "I suppose-" "Never mind what you suppose; please answer my question. Do you or do you not knew everything that Mr. Shure did 1" "'That'll do, sir. No, you do not. Very gond. So you are not acquainted with all his acts?" "Of course-" Stop there. Are j-ou or are you not r' "No." "That is to say, you are out so well acquainted with him as you thought yotl were?" "Possibly nut "Just so. Now we begin to understand each other. 1f you don't know anythilM; alw.ul,\ir. Sharps eels when you are Wit wilt him, you can't swear Mal you know can you?" "it gnu put 11 that way-" "Goine, sir, don't seek to evade my question. 1 will put it lo you again. When you say you know Mr. `harp you drool inean to say you know everything he does ?" "No, sir; of course not." "Just so; of course 1101. 'Then you were not quite correct, were you, wheat you said you knew Mr. Sharp?" "N o, sir." '•In inial of fact, you don't Icnc.w Mr. Slnary) at all?" "Ah, 1 thought That'll dn. Stand down:* 4 - MORE \iINED bE'I \('110115. \ minister said to his congregation "Brethren. the muddy pool of politics MIS the rock 011 which 1 split." An orator Ls creolil's1 wilt n peroras lion in which I►e spoke of "a11 ranks, (1-0111 the King Billing on his Throne• In the cottager silting on his collage'" "My client acted boldly," baud the (4'uti- se11fr. "Ile 11111 the storm 1rewu,ig 111 1110 11 MaCA•. 11111 he wad 1101 dismayed. 11 tont the hull by Hie horns, acrd had him iodine -4i for perjury." .\ 111ndu journalist, .nutmeating (a1 n political disturbance. said : "We cannot from a distance realize the intensity .,f the crisis. led it is a certain Thing 1111,1 tinny cruwneol head.; are trettihling in their shins." An old negro woman. whose needs were supplied by blonds. never failed to express her gratitude in original Ian- gungc : "You is po'crhil good to a p ere ole 'oilier► eke 1114', is id one foul in de grebe an' de .,(ter n -(•rain' licit, 'Lewd. how long, how long:" WHAT 111: \\' \N'1'EI). "Haw wi11 you Ione your hair cul. sir?" sakl the !alkalise barlx•r to the villin) in Ilse chair. "Minn, conversnlional prolixity," re- plied the patient. "I low's Iilat. sir T' "\\ ills abbreviated or totally eliminated mere►lions." end lot come intoine•il;ol,sl for tt:ok. lits character• chnng.d a ns leIely. Ile lie. tm.l the amore., of the netnal semen's cane emotional. motion: and doper.. ed of IhP hoescholtt. She is the nightmare and deeel oped suicidal Meas. He grew irMlnhM end profane and suffered rn This way for some year., during w Inch he Ir.'1 all p.saille not Silent In'nt11e11, Dr. Deman' Hollander, n well•knnwn • m4'nlal sperial.xl, then diagnosed the heal of the olio a.se in 11 circumscribed part of the Slain. Ile Iw'rfonni d an r peratlnn and found ea mnrhtd condition o! the skull in this region. together moth 1111 ecc1..0.4 ,of cerebro -spinal thud, Ilhteh pr one...Al the arteries ed the brain from put.)bang. 'this Mood woe, lel off and the rest of Ilse brain 1.'ing found healthy the wound was tI.pat 41. 'I have weels • Inter the patient w11.5 quite well and has afilin- wed so. .,f all Ilse young people w110 hove the ento .' to a ctrl 1'lrr lea, in his regimental rapacity. towards the for "IMP a''t %'- nod Hien one (I v, Those who river.' prinre's as so high• 11,1.11 o1 IhP '0111. .1x Ili inei George of without warning. a tniner's pick burst .�. Miners never knew what they may meet in the comae of their slow expkor- I'1tINCl:'S YISI'I' To 1I I1hi\.•nitonx into the heart of the rocks. Two 'I h., Prince find I'rin, e ss of \Vie:, years ago n man working in a pal near should they sung out Ili., intention w:lh , Pittsburg, Pennsyl ania. soddenly came t.hoet► tl•ey are cranks!. of pflymi, a mon tt ple•c of coal looting the im- sisit to south Mrs a. writ: ad•l yet print of rte naked human Twat. 11 •.yrs nnulher to their mord of things es•hieto , (hnnrr, of comae. hal Tho re:Pn►hlnnr' ton Prince and Princess of \\ ales hese oat pellet!. The mall ons 80 fright - done tefarn. The first I'rtnao of ihe' enel mot h.' Tell the pit and sought Mood to visit South Africa was the Duke No rk elsea herr. ft Cannnughl. friars .111s'rl of C„I1• \1 the Two► Shit11 1Iins. also in 1'en• brought made a brief appearance (here, r nlylynnia. strange noise!. were %ear., tv placed Ihnt they ran art with free - 440m forget the grand mistress of the eonrt. .11wool the only way in which the average royalty con swaps from the lending strings is by laking n trip M Paris In mufti. As for the women f Ihr reigning house. (herr Is too escape. Eti,loette 1 ibM' Them to go out alone. II (' (n forbids them to ail alone in their 1• u.oira. unless they ran manage 11 1•y .Iralth. %IMI) a prin.•Pan escapes from ter governess. she ands a Maid o1 hon• (,r doggies,: her f.o•l:tees every hour !n Ili • day: When she marries 'he es. hang;.. the Malts the present h••ir-nppnn•nl and litslstraight into n huge underground reser. tr.ther, the late Duke of (terror's, Val I vnir Tilled with water. The writer (:ape 'Town in their rnid•hipnlan days levelled out in a tier's' Ahearn, and :.1- wiwn the ltnechanle 1,tche.l ,herr. most instantly broke Iowa) iho Thin ruo eF ing of rock Heil rushed in a flood through Al n recent public Inoehng of miring 1 themine. Fitly -sigh Irnen were' drowned. cauneillnra in a certain ward In a noun- \Inst if us remeei s'r the Irem(n'lous try town are 4,1 Ili, spenk"rs ons Inns!- cel 1■"w'.n at Beaumont. Toone. "ri'lshera" ing that he could bring an argument to were stsii k ss tech flung up fountains a "Pint- ns quick as any other roan, . f petroleum itun•Irirla of feet info the Ott h''nr:ng This. one of 11e matinee who air. \\ ilhiis a few month. several , f WW1 nr.pminted with the spenkengshnuhrl these gushers iuidenly slopped nolv-fnQ. owe : ".\ye. mean. Sandy. and ye ran 'I h•' nwr.er< tries! pumping. To (heir bring a !Witt ba(' o11 pint It Pill 1,11 harmer noel nneat''mint they get nnlhing (uicker." Lout sill water? 1111'1.0\I.\'I la :. "I lever flerrnil my clients to go away thinking they horse been rohlaal," re. marked the 11oId up go►dknlan, "How do you manage it ?' queried the otSlinutry pick{ws.kel. "Retire dlsnrl'stng Pm-tail/wet the co,l,al:4 4w) _relief agent. al , All their attention to the fact that 1111y hater liter. ly mode concessions in the interests of pence.' (:. I;si: F(11t 1'1111)1;• \Inglstrel.' : "lou are accused of leo. ing beaten your w rte." Prisoner : "1 .Ind. your 11 •nor. and 1 nu proud In say 11. "How Is that "Bemuse, your Honor. she Ls nearly a foot taller Ihnn I ata and mooch heavier." -*------ UNDER THE SI'F1.1•. "Alt ! said Adolphus. "in our omitting days when 1 look lease and went down the steps 511e Aoki 'hye•hye so sweetly. and now its 'lolly. buy.• " "1 see, sa1.1 t►as Mend ; "she ro'd different spell over you." The average life of a ahlp 4s shout twenty -nix years. LEADING MARKETSj 1111EAIt' I t1S. I'unarllo, \I:urh 26. (:,rFIn--is tine and sl+ghtiy advert ed. t'also :Are easons (:all board gtiolatw,us are:--• Wheal- Ottlero No. 2 white, 71.io asked Baal. 72e• hid; No. 2 red, 711){c asked, outside, 71e bid. \,heal- \lunilol:a---No. 9tic bid, Spot. No,-in'isay; 914. toted, 10 ,_. arrive. Barley -No. 3 extra, sale; al 52c, 1. h. ca1ti, oub.si<ie. Peal --814 asked. Oats -:\o. 2 whole. 393So aske,l, out- side; 39e: hid. nerd! line; 395Sc asked on a (1e11l rut(' 10 'I'orrmto. ( 11-(1144 pr'ise's art': \\ itcat--Ontario-No. 2 whole winter, 1',e to' 72e; No. 2 red, 71c to 71e; No. 2 tmu alixedh, 714\Vl . k1eat71--%cN. tlilo!layaba. 1 lewd, 8734.'; No. 1 nu thorn, Rile, lake ports, 914 N\t l nals--No. 2 while, 39e 1.) 395•„c, out- side; No. 2 mixed, 38)Oc. Peas -79c to tele outside. corn -No. 3 yel!i,w American, 53C, To- nal.) and wrest: Onlnrio, 4tk:; basis Chatham freights. Buckwheat --57o to 5&, outside. Ilye--W dentarui; nominally Gk. to (;i1'. Itarley--Fn•nl; No. 2. 52e outside; No. 3 e'clra, 514; No. 3, 50e to 51c. Iklur--Ontario '.35 per cent. patents. Sz.70 asked. $2.117 bill; Mnuitobn, first Patents. $1.50; scconttt,. $3.75; bakers, 111111-- None in floe. market. -Price nominally around $21 to $22. 1 nor:kern, 1'ItOVIStONS. I)ress:al I log. --$:t.51) for light and *9 for heavies. fanners' lots; $8.25 to $.4.50 in car lots. Pork -short cul, $23 to 323.50 pee btu•rt•l; mess. $21 10 $21.50. !l1I1Lke! and Dry Salted Meats -- Long dear bacon. Ile hi 115 , fur toots mid case:; hams, 'entitle' and light, 15Serc to 11!c; heavy, 14544 14i.Sw:; hacks. 16yc to 17c; siwrtrlders, Ile 10 I t ' e: rolls. I1 yc; out of pickle, 1.: Iros than smoked. Lard -Firm; liens. s. 123;c; tubs, 12 )r c; pails. I2 e. -` (:OUNI'Itl' PRODUCE. Rutter -Market itt Brut, with a strong demand. - (:re:every, prints sees ., sees 26cto27c Jo :elide .. 24c to S.5c Dairy, prints sees 23c to fe do tubs sees .... .: -• 20c 1021t. Cle:•so-Final at Ile for large noel 1•tr7c for twins. ligg,+--Bea:cites are plentiful, hien the demand 114 ng al 210. POullry---Quuialions :u•.' for storage stark. 9• to Ile Onlinnry .. Inferior .... .... .... .... etc in ('tk• Fowl .. sees 1e 10 !h' Geese .. sees • 1, 1., 11'. Turkeys .. sees . .. . sees lac 1.1 I;le Iloney--1 eels, Ile to 12c per ib.; caul -s. $2 to $2.550 per d•rt. 1'.enns--$1.55 fee hand-picked and 51.33 fur primes. Polutoes---Ontario. $Sc to 9(k'; east. rn, 15c to 81. in car lots here.. Baled Ilay-ll to $11.50 for No. 1 lint - (1115y and $9-50 1) $10 for No. 2r in car loll here, MONI'IIE:\I. \L\IIISISFS. \lotilreal. \hest ;d, --Buckwheat 56C to S(1yc per bushel. Corn- .aliserI :uI No. 2 yellow, 55c; No. 3 mild, 65e ex --•tore• (►aLs - On tootle No. 2 while, 52)Se; No. :t while. 4154: 1.1 S_c; No. S. 44140 to 411' per bushel e\,1are. Teas- Boiling peas. S1 in carload kits, II.I() in jobbing Tats. Flour Thu11111101 spring wheal. $S.?!, to SOW; strong linkers. 81 to $1.10; winter wheat patents, $4.111 l•1 $5.2:); straight rollers. X3.611 In $:1.711; .14,., in hags, AL.l''S to $1.67: extras. 81.51► 10 Millfcd- %limitless bran in longs. $°el 1.. $22: shorts. $2'? 1. $22.7.0: Ilntnrwo bran et bags. $21) to $21: starts. *21 Io $29 5n: nnlh>.I omelette. $21 Io 825; straight grain, $2x 10 SI29 per has Milled Oates- Ter bog. 'i` to e2.1.1 et car Iota. $1.;1) to A1.25 in jobbing 1,11:+. Ilay Vo. I. 1113.5+1; Ni,. 2. 812.5+': No. 3 III Lan; roosts Warred. $11: pure cl.'ver, 6111.50 In $1I per ton in rear tots. Molter- free s .show lie change. 5 li,4 '" -Tie• market ke4 continues very quit'!. Eggs 4lendy at 23e 1.. ?Sc per dozen. 111'FIeAI.() \I \11Ki:t. ionise \lalets sett. Hour - "I• .,1v. \\'11••:11 \ .. 1 \.,u therm ICI-. a .uta (►n1' .steads; Nn. 2 yellow. 541: Vu. 2 wlnt•, Soo Ye. Ont. - I ,,.erne!; No. white, 18•; No. 2 mon). tie. hurley - Slrfng: opening .sluptn.•nl quoted 76 too 811'•. Ilye.-Qut.•t: No. 1 4•.i.L. 7r►• :asked. • \E\\" 10111i \\'III:,\ T \1 \IbRI 'I . Novo York, More , :h. -.we. -1-o . \ 4. 2 reel. stir elevator: N 1. •! rest, 'Rios, entb,al; N.. 1 wotrl..•r11. homes 91.. f.o.b. all oil:.No. " hard v nater, j;5'.,• (.,.I). anon!. LIVE SI(I(.ty 11 t1IIIb. Tornto. March 26.- "1 1;1,1e 111 esp►rt- •rs was gon•1 Twain 1.,'1•'y. choose. 11.5 11 $5.:01. 1'!roo • and bull. .teen' guided up t, 81.25. Botcher drat,!.• sora. vers polite and proves w. -re toad) ribose the to mntult lose!. sese:aI -hies wee:' made 111 45.• :,iu l.• 15.711. 011d rho hulk of the OWII i' .tiff .•,1'I 1r all �..2, 141 7R►.as. ('IN,iee cow • el ere no ,14.111;11141. and sold all the wary ui, to k5, 1.ilbouyth .fit• n (minae brought :lits ))tire, hull. sok' 1,. rt ,.:l.1111 tel $3.7:). teat one exlrs choice hull o' ;.our! pounds bmue111 $!teal. A bunch of choir., '!esker::, x.01(1 at 4t.I t :,lid about a Toad of wolf) fts'tters 'sought $1.30. Mitch row: were comparatively (pini, bel ►•re.•+ no. Arne for choice sl.wk. 1 ;4110. aro sandy and Imr11ar►ge1. •Ir.• . aro :to/lolly firmer nn a light un 4e d Innt s. grill's -fed and ronnnon, : re nem olio sewing Iamb goofed a lit - Hosts are s•Padv Mwl •Ssehe't•it•d ►t $6,' A• fel lir .1 Iv.::er d. 4111 4