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O+O+O.I-+0+0+ +O+JO� !floor and table 'were scrubbed to the S
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Clement -eau shouldered
TO NUTS
• SO
RIES OF DIPLOti a walking Stich and atcpped bucL
h(s sword like
t•)
last degree of whitenato but Maggio •
softly through the bedroom. which BEHIND THE SCENES IN EMI.- a Y 1 AT 42,500,000
k cl
was in a like s1a .O
the point of departure to await the -.
was nowhere visible. lie tiptoed --- _ i dveisur 's return --an unprecedent-
;tilE FAMOUS DIAMONDS, LEADING DIMES
ARE VALUED
OPEAN POLITICS. ed I1e1(urnu,nce, i-utur a tcu true PER OUNCE.
s ' 't of immaculate
agg1e s Strike
the lite parlor r 1 1• hpuuwd his
icier.
neatntxs, and on the t tea n ♦_:-
)u ; ,. a o .Intel esting Gossip About hien i CONGO HORRORS. 4One Recently Discovered in South
i iateuth falling; open in astunishntent. \\lto D aLe for Pcsce - I Africa Is Worth
O ♦ i For Mugge° sat in the rocking -ch Air, $5 0(JO t�0
- and her usually busy hands were
.h.OfO+O♦O+Oi,O+0+O-40+0JO folded idly in her lap. A bit of
bright -colored titan" was t wistcd in
Dennis Murphy banged his dinner- • her hair, end in her (rest ly iromel have tatted across tIto stage at the rain) as to the truth of the Conga
Lasket duwu on the IatrhCf-table. blur tires., and starched white apron bidding of those oho would mahe horrors, it. woul'd larva been removed
"The strike is begun!" hu seed. she prim -sited so festive an appear- plain the tortuous and niystetiuus by listening; to the terrible story
And he looked hard at Maggie. his once that involuntarily Ik finis cast diplomacy which so nearly dragged which Mr. Barris, the missionary,
wife, for slat hail A most unreason- his eyes over rho room in scorch of
France. Germany and England into recently returutd front the Congo.
able habit of saying disagre•.a',le tho> coutpuuy he telt stun roust ho tear. M. Delcasse, Prince von lluelu.v told the other might to a huge nu
M Iluut•ier, Pri}nce von Itadolin, dience in Christ Churcn, Wusuntn-
things when the moo were ordered somewhere concealed. But ho saw Lord Latntelowne, M. Clenneuccau-
.,ut. and the rent was overdue, and duly Molly and young 1),runis, awed nunnus; familiar in the car It boost; stet, says the London Leader. trait
ti ere was no money. into unaccustomed ood behavior, + him in the pulpit as Lu :.peke Mr.
g hold words, but only apparently •in-
i•ut then Maggie was a %tom,tii, and sitting stiffly. on the hard little !!orale in the ersuntti sense, say's Harris hail a curious little rullc.-
and could hardly be e'xp. 'tett to ale ;_uta, with the baby between thorn the London 1)a}ly Mail.
;lion -pieces of raw rubber, ruhleir
Coon -
predate the manifold ad% ant ares of el:tt,^g;ie greeted hint beamingly.
Reams have been written of M. Del- vine, and other products ut rho ('uu-
belouging to the Trade inion, Sit* i -,fore, and I'm on a strike me- 1 \I ll ! a s>'' g° and inter he produced, with dea-
1
fiercely over the sum of self!" she explained. "it's eight
none,♦ that Penn turned into the Lours 1 %tram, an' I'll do ro more
lhtion'x trey=.wry et'ery pay-day. 01141 washing. eavin' ycr own and tho
in moments of extreino irritation she bit; o' things for tho children."
hail even been known to calculate feennjs slumped weakly into a
the pounds of meet and potatoes c.e„ir.
that the money would buy. "It's not eight hours' work ye've
A: It was, r.hn tt-o'< in wee*,tug t'-) clone this day. ,Maggie Murphy!" he
fill up the gap in the weekly in- pr ote:-ted.
cotne. ••Indudc, then, an' it is!" Maggio
"Au' what's the trouble now?" she insisted. •'1 cooked ycr breakfast,
asked, wilt, coneidera!:le nspc it;Y. Dennis, and I gave 'ho children a
Dennie shuttled his feet uneasily. balk-"
"We. masa an eight-hour day!" ho •'Ye're never after calliu' that
mumbled. week. Maggio darlin'?" Dennis oh -
Maggie ironed n towel with short, je.ted, h, a tone of deep disgust.
t'irfotrs strokes of her flat -iron. and elndade, and it %vas hard work!"
Dennis wished that the silver- M(•g; ;ie protested. And the three
tongued ng ita1or who had ordered! On the sofa nodded a vig�olous us -
the strike could be there to convince
her of the justness of their cause,
she was so obviomely in a bad hu-
mor, and not inclined to listen to
ren"nn.
"An' is it cteht hours ve want?"
she cried. emphasizing her words out the creases in he apron.
with thumps of her iron. "Eight ` There's enough o of. y Put by to
hours' work for a strappin' big man last out the orcin " h : said. "An'
like yerself, Tennis Murphy! We bone by that. .ift.o the striko will
lazy ye are! An' them Unions has be 011,"
too many grievances altogether, But. 'lentils knew that she referred
that they have!" to the official strike, and his heart
Which war, not at all a nice spe'ch teas heavy within him.
for the wife of a loyal Union roan 'Three days went by, and the otfl-
to mal -e. sial strike was still on; the unotllce.
"Eight pours' work is enough for
any roan!" Dennis protested.
"Art' for any woman? ]low about
the women? Just answer me that,
7 or
War. A London Missionary Tells a Ter- $5,000,000.
Secret history has been touch in rible Story. The story of precious stones is full
evidence of late, and many figures! If a doubt existed in anyone's of romance. but tx•rhal s it has never
provided such dramatic surpris.i. as
during the last few • weeks. CSpu: sal-
ly' when. at the recent auction-s.tle
of jcwv is in Pall '.Hall. act enormous
onreth%st ucighing over half n hiln-
dredit,•inht was knocked down for
$4, anti a couple of pearls, one a
black pearl an inch in diameter and
the other of rose -pink and as large
85 a pigeut>'s egg, 'retiztd only
$15.7:1 between thein. 1n(L• sl, the
figures would appear incredible if
they were not given on absolutely
stint
'bonds abandon. d the argument.
"1'ttt after wonderin' !♦hero tiro
money's to C e,.o from while tho
strike's ort," he said gloomily. Mag-
gie «irked placidly, anal smoothed
al one ditto.
"Sure, an' it's a grand th!rg to
only work eight hours!" M1aOgio
said. "1 don't blame ye for strikin'
Dennis. An' with lheevaeldn' off toy
cnsse, but. oho knows . M. o c s , ,
"I'raiso no limn until he is deed,•'.1nt}c effect, long rolls of red cloth, uniutpeachahle authority, sa:.s _on -
says the proverb, and you ctunrit upon which were fastened the twigs don Tit -flits.
rightly praise hint, for you cunn)t presented by native chiefs to the re-! 'then look at the dramatic con -
know hire until bone and 11esh have cent commission.
teat this story of guars has just
long since sunk to dust, and his. Each twig reeorded a tnur•ler, end presented. While thi auctioneer in
v.ork, the work in which he bus ex- from the pulpit ti•r�ted these red London was dixpoang of an ante -
pressed himself. lies clear mud un- banners covered with hundreds ut . thyst 17 inches long, 12 inches ♦vide,
chided by the tumult of the moment. twigs. and 9 forte. d•<p at :3S per lb. -
Of Lord Lansdowne it was scoffingly One-half of Mr. 'Barris' speech was ! less than the price of kitchen can -
said that he was. made Foreign Illitt-ia recital of sit:ketting horrors, and dice. thousatttls of open-eyed and
ister because ho spoke French per -'each instance was given with full open-mouthed spectators were gazing
featly. They thought they ktl.' Y names. "so that if anyone questions irnY w Gellman er ttt loin n esburgnd atly the
Lord Lansdowne then, but this ns them, let hint go out and see for t;
coverer! at the Premier \line., which
weighs a shade over
'Tei.:N'TY 'TItOY OUNCES,
tho man who sine(' has paved the himself."
way of pence and frietttlship is Occi-j Most of the natives have to bring
dent and Orient. lin rubber to the agent every, tw my
But it is always the more hunt,:n days. Owing to the huge amount and is "nee), by tho most modest
side of prominent men that c,ppeos demanded of than they have to be apprniscr, at $5,0('0,000.
to us all, and below the %♦'rifer has away fifteen days in the forest, and it can :;cat-('.ly tail to be interest -
collected a few anecdotes of sono of have no time to recover from the j ing to compare with these vastly
rho men who have been standing fn fatigue of such journeys. But it is divergent p eees of seven cents and
the tierce light of these
Ill_CENT REVELATIONS.
when the supply is short or not hood n'arly $3,750,000 per pound avoir -
in quality that the t begin, i theI f n f the
UREA
Toronto, Nov, 21.--Ontario-Fur
No. 2 white holders as'. 80c. with
79c bid. at outside pintos; red avid
u►ixtsl,
71.)c, bids 78c; goose, 75c to
76c 'spring, 74c to 75C.
Wheat-Munituhtt-86c for
uorthera and 84e for N o. 2
at lake Forts.
Flour -Ontario -For 90 per cont.
patents exporters bid 83.11) to $.t.15.
buyers' Lags, outside, with $:3.'20
asked. Mende for domestic consump-
tion sit' et $8.:,0 to $3.60. Manito-
ba -Unsettled, $1.50 to $4.90 for
first patents, $1.30 to $•1.60 for sec.-
mid
eer
and patents, and 51.20 to $•1.50 fur
bakery'.
eldeeeti-Ontario-Bran in car lots
at uutsi.:c points $1'2.50 to $1:1 per
ton, shorts $16.50 to $18. Manito-
ba brae 15.5U to $1.3. shorts $17.-
50 to $19 at Toronto and equal
freight points.
Oats-Steuely at
side.
Barley -No. 2 52c to 53c, No. 3
extra 51c to 5'2c, and No. 3 at Otic
to 47c outside.
Peas --75c to 76c outsido.
ltyu-7.1r to 750 outside.
Buckwheat -57c to 58c outside.
Curti -New Arne•icau 55c Toronto
freights, and 57ie off main line.
Rolled Outs -$5.t:5 for barrels on
track here, unci $1.80 in bags; 25ts
morn for broken lots here and 40o
outside.
No. 1
northern
85c to 36c out, -
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Butter -Unchanged, with it good
denoted for all kinds and a fair su:>-
ply coming forward.
tortures )t Creamery 22c S):ie
• dupes values a some o do solids .. c '2 ja
A strong. quiet man with adroit'- said the speaker. The law of the great historic gems of tho world. d Dairy Ib. rolls, good to
able good sense and balance-ihut }s C.°ngu free State allows hostage`' $5,000,000 il worth ioa tvu stconL pncketi choice 1'Jc 20jt3
Ito be taken from the natives if thocosilydo modival 17c 18c
do tubs, good to choice 17c 38c
"do inferior ...... .....,1 So 16c
Eberst•--elttotations aro unchanged
at 12;c to 18c.
. Lggs-Now laid, have a Grin tone
at 21c. Limed aro unchange(! at !tic
to lOc.
Poultry -food plucked poultry are
quoted: Fut chickens, 8c to 10c, thin
7c to 8c; fat lions, 7c to 8c, thin 6c
to 7c; ducks, 10c to tics thin 6c to
80; turkeys. 12e to 13c; geese, tic
to 1Oc.
t;atn� Venison, carcass, els to tie
per pound; haunches, 12c; ducks, can-
vas backs, *1.50 per pair; red heads.
80c to 90c; btuebills, 65c; ruddy, 30a
to 40c; rabbits, 25c to 30c per pair.
Potatoes --Ontario on track here,
60c to 70c per bag. 75c to 85c out
of store; eastern stuck, 90c to 95c
JI. Bouvier, said one who has no. ,
hint often. His strength was nuvio supply is not kept up, and the::o Tha famous Regent diamond, for in-
apparent during his former ministry, f hostngee no' taken by the black call- stance. which was found by a Slate
when his courage overthrew Ik'n. ilit>nl soldiery employed by the white at the I'lu•teal Mines two centuries
Boulanger. !lis father was a pre- t'.gt'ttts• `o>netimes these latter aro ago, and which has sinrw had such
Boulanger- :ant ant armed, to do exactly as
♦facial grocer; he himself began as it a romaulir history. w•"ighs 13(1;
commercial traveller, becoming then they please. at other notes they aro carats. It was sold by Pitt to the
it clerk with a Greek firm at :Tar- d:•spa'chcd to the villages every Duke of Orleans for $675,000. and
neilles. 11,, had a wonderful capacity fortnight, 1 its value is now assessed at $2,100, -
for !OMAHA arithmetic. Itis comma -1 18 ono tillage a chief Was shot -by ; 000, or at the rate of over $2,655,-
cial training bus trade hint apt to' the black sentries, his body cut up, '000 for an ounce troy. This single
deal only with present aspects in • and n piece fixed in every house in stone, t•, h'ch is preserved among the
public affairs. Ile does nut look far the village. In another where a ' national ;::orris in ]'uric, thus repro -
beyond the next "deal," it is said• man failed to supply enough rubber, ' scuts a perpetual income, at 4 per
Dennis Murphy!" IP, im near-sighted!, but 1118 tt•itta- Illy wife and child were cooked and ,cent., of $100.200.
And Dennis thoughtlessly conceded hands I feel that aisy and reshot fulness bespeaks a man not likely 10 eaten. As Mr. Harris told his hear- I The (Orloff diamond, which was
that woman should not work tong's'' like. An' I've plenty of *hue to deo be easily deluded even by tho very ' ers. these 'lack sentries are careful !once the eye of an Indian idol and
than eight hours a day. Whereat watchful emissaries of Ik!rllu. . to carry with thein plenty of halt now blazes in the Czar's imperial
bto the children. 'Choy do be the ]'rinse von ltueIow, next to ! % o for their cannibal cooking. ( sceptre, 13 a larger stone than the
ATng�gin smiled a calm, \vhso smile cleanest in the street these rluys•" ]miser, is the most striking figure Itthough
that should have warned hint of Ilut Dennis scowle(I fiercely, for ansi the most dominant persunnlire It asaa n common neo sight. f Wotud'1 egent, ( it weighs but n
• lire speaker to sco string. of women shade over 1. ounces. This grout
trouble ahead.
"An' what'll we litre on the time
the strike's on?"
It was a question Maggie had of-
ten asked in the eight years of her
married life. and she well knew
Renis' answer, for it had never
varied. scored a point..
"Sure, and ye won't mind !akin' •)')u: text slay Dennis became ciiplo-
in a bit of extry washin'. Maggie 'untie.
darlin'. just. to help us along till I,` ••It does me heart good to see yo
be earnin' money ag'in?" these days, Maggie darlin'; ye're
Maggie thought she minded very looki►>' so ((tine an' rosy lil.c! But.
much indeed. but she held her peace.:1 an, wonderin' how it'll 1>e when
And the next morning 'Dennis noted Ithe money's all gone, and yo'll have
with great satisfaction that the Ito stop atilt'. Ver good looks will
wash -boiler stood on the beck of the , all be I0av'at' yo then, Maggie dar-
xtt,ve. end Mng;•git) strmc•d to he
making preparations for a heavy
day's work.
"Sure, nasi 111 not begin ti11 vo ro
out of the house. Dennie" she said.
'1110 steam do he so onplensant.,,
And T'fnls, as he went ori to dis-
cuss natters with his fellow -strikers
reflected that if all other wives ac-
cepted the situation in as proper a
spirit as Maggie did the strike was
likely to he n huge success.
Meati.• marshalled little Molly and
young Donnie and the baby into the
kitchen.
"The etriko is on," she announcer!,
"an' it's a bath yell be niter hav-
U►e question of stoney was becoming
a serious one, and the strike wore
upon his nerves.
"Nine hours' work ain't too much
for a man," he ntuttettd-"t>o, nor
ten neither!"
And Magcio knew that she had
"Sure, art' me good looks is all
owin' to the rest that I'm atter hat' -
in'!" Maggio replied, with spirit.
"An' it 1 alt:;t give up the food
that I'm t -tin' or the rest. that 1'in
haviu',
it's the food 1'11 be after
guiu' without, Dennis Murphy!"
And Dennis realized that the unof-
ficial strike had coma to stay.
At supper the next day Maggie
served generous helpings of savory
5(etr.
'•tit:re, an' ye unlet me alt ye
con,'' she said. "for now the money
do be all pore., an' there's nothln'
left for the mornin' but some broad
an' cold pertatoes."
And the children gasped. for "An' it's the hard-hearted woman
"strike" they understood. but to ye are. Maggio Murphy, to sit and
their unaccuston►,d ears "hath" had mowers to conic from while the
a Most terrifying sound. And their might nisy 1.' carnia' money by
tukin' in a hit of tvnshhi !"
"Sure, no' they're yer children,
too. Dennis Murphy!" Maggie flung
spring and stripped them of their had:. "An' it's your place to 1,e
clot hes. earuin' money. 1'11 cook for them
"An' it's drowned we'll be!" Sint- an' tvurh their bits of clothes nn'
ly availed in terror, as she began to look after them good and faithful,
comprehend her mother's intenstions but not a finger will 1 ever lift ai)ain
concerning them. to earn money!"
"Sure." said Maggie, in deep itis- And that night Dennis went heavy -
gust. "an' it's ignorant little brats hearted to bed. for he knew that the
ye are not to know a bath when ye unc,fneial 3 • tiro hod «cm.
WY one! 'There (10 he people a• "flurry ie. wid me brenkftst. Mag -
tidies one ivory (Inv!" gin darlin'!" he said next morning.
And, from sheer inability to an- "I'm niter goin' hack to me work
swig so natounding a statement, tho this mornin'. Ass' I'll lave the Un -
children were quiet while their mu- Ion. brad ress to them. Sure, nn'
then seeped nn(1 scrubbed and rub- it'a ltaseetin' to a man's dignity to
bed, and, for lurk of a bath -towel, be orderer) 'round by teem !mien♦.
stood then, to dry before the kitchen 1,11 not b" atnndin' it. 80 more."
stove. And sho combed their hair- "Ye're ,t foine man. Dennis, that
nut in the sketchy. ct•erydny way, ye are. an' it's myself !bor.'s proud
but with a Ihoroughnees Chet of ye this day'" Maggie solid.
h•cught tears to their eyes. 'filen, And Dennis felt that he had chosen
wonderbil lu reln•., she sewed the well. --London Answers.
rent in 'Molly's fr• •1v and darned the
knees of Dennis' stockings and re-
placed nliesing buttons. rra h•
Now b • off wit' ye!�� e1,te
h" said. It has been competed by ' R P
"For cure ye'Il go to school lookin' ers that if the Sett were (111111 it'd of
as ye should!" its waters and all the rivers of the
Then elle picked up the baby front earth were to pour their present
th • kitchen floor. Anode into tho vacant sprier, allow -
"Yell not play in the coal -scutal•• i':g nothing for evaporation, 40,009
this tiny!" aha snit, with erngh,s, . 'ears would be required to bring the
And she put n clean starched •'r i water of the ocean up to its present
on the protesting .hi' -I. and pit Sim level.
In a big clothes' -basket, with. stn •---�-♦---
emnpty spool for a plaything. 1'O1J('11Y.
She Inrk0(1 at the clock, and her
"Beg pardon, madam," said the
side~ shoot, r.ith ,it,nt raigch,cr. clerk. "hut what did you nay your
"Eight Lt•urs for work,': she said,
"ten' two of thein gone already imine tons?"
I'll have to hurry a tilt, or i won't -1 didn't env!" snapped the sod -
get 1Trough, and 11'14 aggninet the ety iw'rson who bad jsust compietetl
her seventh mat rhnonie! venture.
"All you rtsdtoknowiswhat my
name is!"
RiC'tl BEGGAR.
moth,r's prepnrat lime filled their
event' tenth; with dread, for she halt
failed the big wash -tub upon her' off -
TO Ri:Fi1J, 'I'ill•i OCEAN.
miles of the ['Lion to work over -
tithe!"
Laic in the afternoon Bennis be-
took hint9tlf homeward. itis house
hail n strangely unfamiliar look• for
there were no clothes drying in the
1>hckyarrl. and Maggio ons not in the
little was). horse bending over the
gosh-luh.
!'conis creme' the kitchen doer
silk n strange ,inking nt his heart;
he lenro<i Maggio must be ill. With-
in. the tare burned brightly, and the
An old beggar, who used to fre-
quent the doors o! one of the princi-
pal rhurrhes of ilome, died lately.
11. wits found to he possessed of
f1P5.nn0, which he heti left by n
properly drawn up will to his three
<hildr.•n, sine were completely igaor-
aat of their father's wealth,.
in the Oerinnn empire, i>ut•tho beet and mmt tied neck by noel:, noel :,uhf in 1772 to Count Orlo(T for the
story concerning the Prince is not }surle.l, irrespective of ago and etet. ttluivnlc(1t of $450,001), an annuity out of store, and 75c to 80c o
of the Prince nt all. It is a story
that most nearly con«rens the 1'rin-' into flirty prisons, %.here they died 'of 4,000 roubles, and a title of track.
like flies. Other instances of incred_ Italec }lay -Unchanged at $8.50 per
cess and the Kaiser. The Pt incess RUSSIAN NOBILITY.
ibis cruettics were given by 101x. ton for No. 1 timothy in car lots on
had made her home a t'ery paradi«) ,.s as the lvin of a «0' gloat its puss 'vle to }s twiny fL is truck here, and C for NO. 2•
of beauty and art, and when Get }far• n. • such tying almost impossible to say; but it i:;
man to a tree and choppinK her Baled Straw -Car tuts o . track
Kaiser intimated to the Count that placed by some experts nt $:3,750,- hero are quoted steady at 60 per ton.
h was to be the new Chancellor ellor bis clean in half. and the killing of
(.a
o a
hue clouded over. 11: wondered evhvt, chti'Ireit by taking; them by (hi le
the. Countess would say, above a.I and dashing their brains out against
how she would like ' n t reo.
LEAVING 11E11 HOUSE. ; '.1Lse, ttcrbert Samuel, 31.P., and
Mr E. 1). Morel spoke nn the po
When the Emperor noticed his Inde- Wien' aspect of the situation; and a
cision and askedkedthe reason, he was resolution was passed urging the
tuid that "iter Excellency would u.: government to convoke a conference
so sorry to give up her comfortable of Powers to tical with the mutter.
home for a induce which would rte
quire so much cleaning to make it 4 -
habitable."
"'Tell your wife I will ho responsi- A 0".I:SIDED ViEW.
ble for the cleaning," was the iul- When Maggie, a recent arrival from
periat roily. over the sen, had finished cleaning;
And much to the Countess's nstun- the %cuuluws her ntietru'ts was anla•r.- discovered by Captain Jorgensen
ishment, a few flays afterwarrl, a tel to discover that they had been weighed 971 carats in its natural
heavy parcei arrived addressed to washed upon the inside only. She s' ate. and was valued at a round
her at her residence, and on breaking; inquired the reason for this half- $:,000,0')"), or roughly $780,000 an
the royal seal she saw -a bemire I- completed, task, thinking that, per- ounce; but its value was greatly re -
weight of song! And with it earn"' haps. the girl tuns afraid to sit out- diced by the necessity of cutting it
instructions that the house cleaninglsido the windows. Maggie's reply up into nine separate etOna. The
watt to be a thorough , tie. ono was as delivered with fine concern: (:rand fluke, an oblong yellow stone
political point attached t•1 this joke.) ••1 claned 'cot inside se's we could which was once picked tip by a Swiss
"The ambassador writes to tho look out, mum, but I lift the dirt on soldier on the battlefield of GrantonKaiser every eight of his life, and the outside so the people couldn't sold for a few coppers as a piece
telegraphs to him twelve tunes t►leak in." of rock -crystal, weighs 1:13 1-6 car -
day." Thi:{ is what has been said
000 a %elle which works out at
nearly 32,950,000 an ounce.
Tho Koh -i -Noor. which according
to Indian legend was found in 000
of the Golconda ntines 5,000 Oars
and more ugo, once weighed 7931
carats, or nearly 5; ounces, but was
reduced by unskilful cutting to 280
carats. while later cutting has
brought its weight down to 106 1-16
carats. The value of this, tho most
fantlinr to us of all great jewels, is
said 10 be $600,000, or more than
$855,0(t() an ounce.
The Excelsior diamond recently
of Prince von Itadolin in Paris. The qts -nearly 9-10 of nn euro('.
popular impression seeing to bo that or SMALLER DIAMONDS
TWO TONS OP 1111111.ti' NI':STS.
ho is a kind of automaton worked with n history, the Shah, the Nes-
hy wirta. In Poland, however, they mac, and the I'iggot are all !miter
lough if you wiggled that the Prince c}, r throe-t;fths of an ounce; the Sency
is anything less Ginn the \vire-puller. w(r , 1 is 10 tie more than tee -third of an
ounce, :.n I was bought by the Em-
peror 0f lit:�sia in 18:s0 for $100,-
000); a% bile the 1'nrhn of !Egypt, a
smaller stone of 1l► carats. cost
$110.000. The !lope diamond, n
heat►ti'ul blue stone of bitti 11 illi -
(they, weighs 4 it carats, and is
valued at the rale of 3125,000 an
ounre: while among the Crown jew-
els of ilus!:ia is a r,'sl dian:o.el of 10
carats which cost $7,ef;,1 a carat., or
at the rate of more than $1,145,000
ai, ounce.
Ig. is Interesting to note how the
value of n (Banton:l incrrnses with
it4 weight. Assuming that a gout of
1 cruet is worth $511. it brilliant of
e1 rut! rurality «rig Bing 2 carats
1Vhile dcnrolixhing the steeple of a
church at. 1Vilkcsbarre. l'rnnsylVnfia,
k'n'n found their entrance barred
They have dubbed hie:, it reneged.), by birds' nests weighing two tuns.
for ho renounced his Polish nano of The mass 01 nesting; material was
1{adofinnky'. so great that 1h.' trap-door into the
Three titnes women have played a � steeple could not be opened. ('aspen•
first cuo!Is part in his nflnirs. His tern hail to cut a t'.ay in from the
lire! trite WAS an 1•'.ng;lkh (lstakcresa, out.ide.
and ho was devotedly attached to
her. He made his mark in the Ger.
man world ad ndvieer en German 'rfII': It1:AL EN(:LISILMA N.
etiquette to the Briti•.11 Princess who According to the "Revue," i'at:s,
became Knimerin Frederick, Il has •the natural 1%ngil:hnuul is entirely
seen re
cors+cd that nothing coup: hidden under the Icy mantle 01 the
make the Kai.erin realize that 'Vons:
resented being invited to
von." nt royal functions.
duty of Prince von 'helot
'1'111•:SE 1tC fL'LI•:D 01
mitt 'non- tiUide, tlli:t 11nb.nding and under int -
It. so the leg ,nt entity, is only a mask which
in to soothe
concealm ),nmslonnt0 t�0nd.ihilitr,
.IttlANS. gt)ountaf.s, and boundless self-sacri-
social individual. But this stiff nt-
!lis skill evoked admiration, it is Cee
said. But a woman compassed his
departure from the St. Peters!>a:g;
Embassy. It was n court ball, awl
,. distin-
guished
very Grand Duke ('!freest n cfisth,
guished arta to tt charming lttily, who
replied that. she had already promis-
0:1 to go to "the buffet with Prince
von itadolin. 'Truly these (lermans
are tvraunicul gentcmcn," said 11e
Grand Duke somebody reported 11
to the 1':•ince, and changed the ttol-'
lectivo to "disagreeable " and ho felt
aggrieved. A personal complaint to
the wife of the Grand Doke seems to
have annoyed every one concerned!,
particularly the Grand Duchess, who
declared) that she: was insulted. atel
what wag in the first instance merely
a joking remark resulted in there be-
ing n vacancy in tho Gerinan Em-
bassy on the Neve.
Once by profession a doctor and a
specialist ill skin !diseases, M. ('leut-
enceru, as n statesman, has been ac-
cused of demolishing rather that%
creating. He has certniniy helped to
demolish German intrigue in Paris.
And one could perhaps scarcely count
the numbee of opponents he hos en-
deavored to demolish on the field of
honor. On one such occasion, At.
Clemencenu, then on the wise side of
50, crossed swords with another pub-
lic man who was both young and ac-
tive,Sword in hand it is relnt•.l
l i
would be %allied at four times ns
touch. or $'500; one of :1 carats
would cost nine times as much, or
MON'l'1(EAL MARKETS.
Montreal. Nov. 21. -(train -Good
demand from English market for
Manitoba wheat, and bids we'o
about a cent limier.
Flour-Jlat%itoba spring wheat pa-
tent, $5; strong bakers', $4.60: win-
ter wheat patents, $4.25 to $4.50;
straight rollers, rl to 51.10; 110 in
bags, $1.85 to $1.95; extras, $1.ri:)
to *1.75.
SIillfcu>d-Manitoba bran, in bags,
517; shorts, $20 per ton. Ontario
bran, in bulk, $14.50 to 515; shorts.
510; miliod tuuuille, $21 to $21•
straight grain mouille. $25 to 527
per ton.
Rolled Oats -$2.45 per bag.
Cornmeal -$l.45 to 51.50.
tray -No. 1, 58.50 to $9; No. 2,
57.50 to $8; clover, mixed, $6
toot
t
56.5'), and pure clover, $6 1
in car lots.
these o --Asking prices are 121e t >,
121c for Qucbecs and l''2:c to 12;c
for Ontario.
Butter -Asking pricta nre 21c to
24ta for (Meet creamery and 23,e to
2•lc for wider -grades.
Fggs_L14c to 20c, and selected
stock at 21e.
1'ruv'isions-hirmet• feeling for live
hogs: prices advanced a fraction, 86.-
'23 tieing paid for choice lots, while
medium grades sold for 55.75 to 5•1.
Offerings of good turkeys and ducks
rnthie scarce uta this market, but
other fowls and chitkene are plenti-
ful. cloud demand for poultry, and
prices aro about steady.
BUFFALO :S1.1i{K1
11111fnlo. NOV. 21 .-flour-Steadg.
Whent-Dull; No. 1 Northern, 88;c;
Winter nominal. Cont -hunt; No. :l
yellow, roic•; No :3 white, 52c. Oats --
firm; No. 2 white, 34/c; No. 2
mixed, :331c. Canal freig;htt4-FFirm.
LIVE S'IY)Ck. .1.11IKET.
'Potent(', Nov. 21. -Excepting a
few choice butchers', the general
litthy camels are grunt pets in 5150; and so on, the 000110 in'meas- gnnlity of the offerings avns 0(113' me.
South Airiest, and are nursed oral ing with the square of the weight In Mom to fair. .\ large number e.
tended and even carrleel about by carats; so that a cut brilliant of rough nod !nixed canners were placed
their attendants. The !cry young fist rivali:y and w •ir;hing ono ouunl'- °ru sale, oral there tens a considerahlo
camel Is nn awkward creature, will o,,g;'r.t. according to this rule, to 1a• supply of feedlt•r' and stockers, tbi
A long 110c'k a11d una'rtnin legs. Dur- preeent a value of little lust than tort of which were not of the hest.
Exporters' acre scarce. and the err
quirt' for them slow. Export ewtei
tel while lambs trete
CAMELS AS 1'1:1:`1.
ing the forst few ,ninths they w.•igh
no inore than an ordinary dog.
` 4
1'ASSiNGY1: RAILWAY.
The first passenger railway in ei-
ther 1.00(1pe or America 11'ns
that between Stockton and I>nrling-
ton, England, a distance of twenty
miles. The fare was 2s. The line
was opened in 1825, and at first the
t%•ngYgnns were (Yawn by horses. but
in the following year two of Steph-
,rrson's locomotives were employed.
M A N I FI -2 3TI,Y ,
"Khat is the charge againnt
man?" asked the police justice
"Picking a woman's pocket,
honor." said the officer.
"Absurd, on the face of it.
charged. Next!"
t'nlike the pugilist, a clock
that he pursued his opponent to the shakos hands tar the whet 1rp.
end of the field, a distance of about The fellow who welts for sono" -
half a mile. but then, tired of ran- thing to turn up has his eyes feet
Wag after hist ramble foe any more, on his tot.
this of Inud property, winirh they have
nccguirt.l by pit' leg merely eight
your cents a week for ten nears.
1►i� -♦----
lidiss I;Iderl'igh--"Would you be-
lieve it. my dear -i listened to six
never.
$1,2511,000.
REQUISITE 1'tvlt I.i1•'[•:.
A man «ilt dial for %rant of air in
five minutes, for want. of sleep In
ten days, (or want of water in a
week, and for want of food at vary-
ing periods, depending on other cir-
cumstances,
A DIAI'PY \'11.1 AGE.
The happi••St %i!inge its "Morrie
England" ii 'Twyford, 1.cirestershire,
where a large number of laboring
'nen are the owns rs of 1.000 yards
4010 'Inchrng;(`d
weak in price. Ifogs were Steady.
Export cattle, choice ..$1.00 $1.25
Do., median' ... 8.75 :3.90
8.00 :1.25
2.75 8.00
2.75 3.00
4.1.0 4. fJ
3.90 1.10
3.110 3.65
'2.75 3 00
2.00 2.1:3
1.75 2 21
8.25 :3 :.1)
2.00 _ 2.:
2.'25 2.1!1
.1;11
1)o., halls
i)o., light ......
Do., cows
Butchers', picked
Ito., choice
Do , medium
1)u., light ...
Do., butts ... ,
('armors
Stockers, choice
Ito., c,sm itten
1)o., bulls
Ile•avy, f&s'ders ... 8.50
Short -1'i cp 3 75
Milch cow*, choice. Rem'
1)u., cuuttnou 28.08)
Shop, export, ,•vee•.. 3 85
1w., hacks . :1.00
declarations of love at the dance 11u., culls :t. 00
Iast night!'• Mb's Spcigti't-"linty I.ntnbe, per cwt. 5.00
Interesting! You must hate M''n ('alves, each 2 M
/fitting behind sotno awfully pretty Hogs, *4011,•11 5.50
girl!" Do., lights and fats 5.00
3.90
50.'11
83.00
4.25
3.50
3.50
:,.50
10.(10
.
5.92)
5