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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-01-24, Page 6!Pr- PORT ARTIIUR OF TO -DAY BRITISH N eV %I. OFFU:EItti VISIT THE FAMOUS FO11'1'IU_sS. Remains of Admiral Togo's Blocking Fleet - Buildings et the New Tuan. \\'h:)u 111. British squadron, r,•nsist- int; of the King Alfred, Kent and Dia- dem, were at Daley fur, as it is unw caned, '1'airen) the authorities at fort Arthur WIWI kindly offered to show any ollice/, •ot the fleet around the forts and defence.: at the latter place. It was not an opportunity to be miss- ed, and the majority 1)1 officers went. IVe ion Daley, Write.s one of these tri the Lina Ion Daily \Neil, in destroyer's and tor'tx•do boat., at about 6 a.m., ar- riving al !'ort Arthur at 9 o'clock. As one 1.'nks at fort Arthur from the sea one sees the high Golden Hill forts on the right and the Tiger's Tail on the Ilett of the entrance. Both were very 'heavily armed. The remains of Admiral 'Togo's block- ing slips are still visible, but the Japan - enc are hard at work remising them, are they restrict the fairway. There 's one ashore under the Tiger's 'Tail about twenty yards from the lard. Iler bows •are out of the water, and her stern awash. There are Ivo others. with their masts visible, to starboard of the fairway, looking frons seaward. Two more are ashore al the feel of the Gelid - en Hill, the western one of rttbich was The gallant Commander Ilirose's ship. There are still two more a good way to the eastward of the two latter. The passage is very tortuous and in- volves several abrupt turns. It was not easy, even in a destroyer. Directly we landed we were met by Japanese officers, who put us into droskys driven by Chinamen, our first destination being 2u3 Metre Hill. THE NE\V TOWN OF PORT AR1'11L'Ft is magnificently laid out, and some •)1 the buildings are particularly tine. The houses for Ihr most part are small vil- his, exactly like those in England. The signs of Itye heavy shell fire are still distinctly visible, and the Japanese have epparenlly taken no trouble to repair anything ns yet, Not many of the hous- es had been hit. ns the firing had been principally directed at the ships. All bukengs which had been struck show- ed, however, tremendous holes, that must have been caused by the 11 inch howitzer projectiles. We sew the Gilynk, the sunken Bus - akin gunboat. Site is still sunk in the western basin and rests on her star- board bilge, wilt her bows toward the ashore. She is evidently not worth salv- ing. There seems In be n large amount o: rolling stock in else railway station. 1 saw about six locomotives of the Am- erican cowcatcher type not damaged at all, but in n very advanced stale of rust. It took us about one and a quarter hours to dei•. a out to the foot of 203 Metre hill. The road is abominable 'n parts, with .c .,p els, ,' idently cnusexd by the passage of heavy artillery. We climbed up the hill, the opposite sloue -t-•-which the Japanese attacked. Even here (here were trenches. From the lop one gels a splendid view of Port Arthur, and as it is the highest hill here- abouts and commands the harbor, been and dockyard, one can see what a necessity it was for the Japanese to have captured It. The hill itseif has two hummocks on its summit. with a plateau about a hundred feet long di- viding the Iwo. The hummock nn the western side is slightly higher than the other, rind 'was the poeillon flat captured. Our guides told u• Owl the Jnpanese took three dregs after capturing ttuis hummock be- fore they finally drove the Russians off 1h.' hill. The northern Lace of the hill J. cove:e.l with trenches and, lower down, the remains of THE JAPANESE 'ZiG-/.AG SAPS. These latter ere. however. mostly filled in. There is n circular trench running aroun 1 each hummock and two more !hessian n trenches running right across the northern slope. One is aloe', lonely parte; from the summit and the ether aloul ten yar.ls below It. These hove been partly filcel in. The Japanese trench Is ebnut thirty vnr1. t I r 1i rt h hill from this n h. n n. r owl the zigzag saps lead from Ihis right' (leen to the %alley below and up the! opt",silt hill. which is roughly 700 to 1410 wanes from 201 litre Hill itself. The remains of the sandbags can still be sten. The whole Inc.' of the hill Is deep - 1 pitle 1 and scored with shell craters, met the yellow splashes caused by the t.iursling of the Sihells are still plainly trans new ofillers' uniforms, but they %sere not even in glass crises, so that They will he ruined in about six mouths. \\'e sow all sorts of Russian rifles, and they al,t:eier to have had A \'Elly \'AIIIEI AeetrIt'TMEN1. I sew their urtir.ary "three line rifle,' Mauser, MauwL,'her straight pull, Win- chester, klarluu-henry, Lee-Enlield, and several other kinds whine names 1 dont know. We saw numbers of the bullet proof shield. wtuctt were treed at close quar- ter-. They are made of steel and about hall an inch thick. They are roughly, she shape of a man, and as they has strap: for the arms they were evidently worn ee hire advancing. All of them had been hit, but in no case did 1 see n hole. The bamboo twirlers used fur firing WAITERS AS ANARCHISTS 1111Th ARE URGED TO WORK LESS IN OLD LONDON. Mosul' of Bourg Outrage in eladr'id Ilas Been Shortage of Foreign Workmen. S nee the bomb outrage: during the et editing procession of the King and Queen of Spew, there Nus been a grout 1hu►•tage of foreign waiters in Loudon. they are rapidly imbibing unurchislic and socialistic doctrines, and refuse to l.clls into the enemy's trenches at %hurl !work as they did in the past. 1 ranges were very interesting. It appears that during tho past few re - There was also an ingenious home- I "'ear (t they have formed clubs for re- made machine gun, nude of six rifles mal n utter %mol. !wars; but in the secured horizontally and worked by a j last few weeks they have rapidly chang- sysleni of level's which tired them all, ed from purely social to anarchistic eft together, Clubs. Anarchist, fromabroad have After the museum we went on to Er- arrived to preach the doctrine of Social - Lung -Shan Furl, which was one 01 Iho* ton, urging them to work Ie.ss. permanent forts. The hill it stands un "Formerly waiters paid for (heir is 270 feel high, and it is about tour gables in a restaurant, paid Jur their miles our from !'ort Arthur, along Ilio clean linen, and were willing to work ng hours," said the proprietor of a main road. The fort itself is quite un-' Lo recognizable as a fort and looks like aev''•tl-known London resturant to a press heap of %tunes and brickwork. The Ja i t-pre'sentalive. "Now we have even to penese mined 10 gel into it, and the de- Ripply !hero with their clean collars fence was very stubborn. The fort it - I boa shirr. In only a few cases do they v�sicn lorislf is ll , (etc. ofull and cartridgeoutside emu plhe ro- Work( or short rhours, and ins str tables, andyll on rhavinonlg the restaurant cleared up by special sweepers instead of doing it themselves. BECOME RAD WAITERS. "They are developing into a race of bad waiters. In my day we served an cher fort we has time to visit, stands apprenticeship of three years, At the en a high hill opposite to Er.l.ung-Shan. end of this we knew our trade, and Here again the fort looked like a tune could telt at a glance what our clients gleet mass of masonry. The Japanese required without being asked for it. had even more opposition here than at Er -Lung -Shan and their casualties were enorntrmrs. The Russians were at one t mo firing point blank at forty feet range into the openings of the Japanese shaft. in the counlcrscrap. The re- ►nein, of the wire entanglements are still to be sten, as are bits of the elec- tric wire through which n strong cur- rent was passed and by which many of the attacking forces are supposed to have been killed. The impressions gained by visiting the scenes of Ihis terrible fighting only tend to strengthen the honor due to the brave Japaneee army. glace; can still be sten the remains of the wire entanglements used by the de- fender.. Er -(.ung -Shan was practically the last position captured before the fall of the fortress. Sung -Shu -Shen, the next and only Mr. STRIKING IT RICH.. Whitmarsh Tells of His Experience in Australia. Tales of treasure -finding always pos- sess a fascination for all c'osses of read- ers. Even the mature mind seldom 'Now you have to ask a whiter for ev- erything you want -and even then he often forgets. He does not know his business. lie refuses to serve for three years, expecting to serve as a fully qua- lified waiter directly he gels a sn►aUer- ing of English. "Itis Socialistic tendencies of the last few weeks have made hen insub- ordinate and rude, not only 10 proprie- tors, but also to our customers. If you dismiss hint he Immediately obinins n berth at some other restaurant, so great is the demand. Ile brags of this to your face. NO REFERENCES. "Formerly, before engaging wailers, they had to produce the highest refer- ences. None are now called for. The result is we are forced to engage Wren who prove Io be dishonest. "Hotel proprietors abroad are also experiencing this, and are forming an associnnen in which every proprietor sends the name and full description el any dishonest waiter in his employ to the other members of the association, loses its delight In such stories. Mr. warning them not to engage hint. The association started in Switzerland, and lies spread to France and Germany. Soon we shall have to the sante thing in England." Whitmarsh, in his "'the Worlds Bough (land," describes his own experiences a• a fortune-hunter. At the lime of which he writes he was a young fel- low, and with his older rind more ex- perienced partner, Sam, was in Austin - tie seeking for gold. We had just finished our midday meal. Early in the morning 1 had crossed an cid track leading to some deserted work- ings near by, and on it had picked up a piece of honeycomb mineral which 1 cculd not place. I Thought of it now and tossed it over In Sant, Baying, "Here's n curious bit of stuff 1 found. It looks like volcanic." Sant laughed. "I don't wonder it puzzled you, son- ny," he said. "It's n bit of coke, drop- ped front a wagon. probably." He threw it beck at me and I care- lessly began to pound it between Iwo hies of rock. Suddenly one of the stones split; the fracture was hollow. contain- ing grape-like clusters of dark green. "well, here's something new, rely - way." I said. Sant's (nee chnngttl as hr looked at the stone. Ile tried the green substance with his knife. 11 cul like tvax. "Chlonid oilier!" Ito cried. "Where did yeti find 1 showerl him the exact spot. nn.l he wildly scrambled round on his hands and knees. No stone like it was to be found. " "Il doesn't belong here," asserted Sara. "Being rowel, it rolled down the 11111, rend it rnny have relied a long way." "Il couldn't have mune far," said 1, pointing lo a thick scrub growth. "That's nothing. The scrub is per- haps fitly year old. while the stone may hat e hien working down for fifty thou - semi )ears. We'll look U' the hill." We took n direct line toward the sum- mit of the range. Nene n small hill with a block, uneven (rest we (nand sem.' mere of the tie/ether uouuuwl stones. "Yonder's our pile, Ind," said Sem. Th.' creed of 11►e snurll proved to le the sourer df rich spet'iusen. A few mo- ments' work with the pick lord bare a frighten Practically every beehive is seam of oro seven Met in width. .1s si.Iash. d with bullet hinrks. In ihe lung as I live 1 shall newer forget the remains of the trenches one, can still see ex(itement and .'rnny joy that 1 felt. hht- of old leather belts, uniforms, he. We hail not taken a miner's right rand e nrtridge eases and clips hespnller flue could neat legally peg out a claim. San ethole hill -into, and the human rem abrie rile eery numerous. I sow one skull s,.tle a bullet hole through it. Hand gnetades aro still to he found. 1 try comas( t 1 u bit of wrought iron letting. een'cd and proided with a small 1•il of fuse. They were tilled will, dynamite or any other explosive tl►at way pmcurnhle. They are still hind 'o l e tory dangerous). We spent n long time on the hill, hal "- - n. nixed 11.30 our hosts collected us. and we nta•Ie tracks for our (bosky. and de eve hack into fort Arthur the Jlaniln en,. .,f Ihr tweet impe,rlanl Fame may as we had come. The la- f,,,u.is in the 1'1' uppinc Islands, bel, paneee Admiral lid very kindly pro- tila•ru ge In say, i, e le, ,Jay behind all %ide.l lunch in lits olliria1 reefdence• iiehee p'amet; of it: eee in the world. which lied or.ginully been Admiril The: (moots fact is ae emited for in this AtexiciI- helese. 11 is a magnificent ��a AIM melt the Philippine !stands teeming, and imide (here are warble lie near the Aeialic roost, They were die- tee%ci, painted cei1ingc, ,ete. We had rover,e1 by Spaniards who sailed from hutch in what must lia%e been IN, 1 all- America. \\ lien they euosRevl gar magi., rom, OS it had a parquet Igor with tine where Sunday changes into Shin - !ergo windows. The Itussinits npp,'tr• day the -e fiery done of nmol ('astiliort eptly left e'erything behind them, even etteeaor, Gid not revise their calendar. le the silver aria frays with the ldmir- \\ h.,' Itetd of Ihis Sines inter, and Ut- ah) crest on thine termed feint their /melt, of rtiktating Atter lum•h,''h Well we hum d Ihreaag'u. one. ant nal up to modern noti.ens. we went on to the nuuscunu, which is full of war relics. They had evidently, among other 111 ..i.ng•, come across an left me to guard our find and slnrbel for town. T'hnt aftrrnn.,n wee n Felnri- oucly happy one. I slretrh.vl npself out at hill length, pulled my hal over my eyes and built nil -misfile. In less than four hours Sana returned. ile hail walked ten mile:, taken nut a miner s right end procured some tools. Our claim wee safe. \WllEl;l' "l NDAY IS MONDAY. L'SIBRELLA AND SHOES. Their Importance in the Eyes of the In- dian \elite. India is so vast teat different eliquelles prteail in different districts, says the Civil and Military Gazelle. We have no standard eliquelte, no standard dress. We mostly copy European etiquette While with Europeans. Even a Bengali shakes hands with it Bengali, speaks in English for a few minutes, and then breaks forth into the vernacular! We shake hands with a European on part- ing, but by mistake again touch the hon: to the brow in ;4111111/11; sn We both shake hands. entente and do the like; and 110 sober-minded Europeen ever cared for the anomaly. TI►e unbrelln is the emblem of royal- ly. the sign of a Heinle So natives gen- erally fold their umbrellas before a Rajah. and not before anybody else, however great. 1t is not a part of the dress, but n proteetien from the rain or sun. a nec.seary nppendonge, just like the watch and chain. You Wright as well ask n European 10 hike off his water- proof coal. A coolie is not bound to fold his umbrella when a Brigadier -General rides past. But a menial gencrnlly closes dawn the umbrella nn seeing his roaster. whom he considers his "king," But no Indian, however humble, ought to fold up the umbrella, even before it magis- trate.because , he is neither the master et the humble passerby nor his superior officer. nor is hr boundslo salaam hint. But it he titles. no harm. In a word, na- tees greenfly told the umbrella before e master' 01. 11 superior officer. and nal any either citizen, however great --and this is no insult. ee hik' going lo see n we've chief in his palace the native visitor or official lakes off his shoes if the reception room has n foretell and tu' 'tapas is siting en his nursnud. But if he is receival in the dote mg -roam, furnished after the 1:uro- pea s1ylo. the sharia lire tali.wed. 111 some stales nu nnlives can go to a Ra- jah without a 'regret). In others the pegeve is taken off and tossed at the feet of the Heinle It is ridiculous in European (from the Hindu point of %ice) to order a native 1t, Inke on his slaves. This is what we ask our privet to do, so that we may touch the dust of his feet. A Mulish! ellen mildly rebuked by his Sahib look off his %hiss, but recounted the whole scene to his Letter half, saying: "Sala bantam gor ka garde lenity magtrta !" (the brother-in-law wants the dust of Why feet.) 8i.t.Yi FOR SINGLE SERMON. Perhaps Ilse highest price torn single s. hien g es every year to a German pti teeter. elto reeei%cs S4,1'IN) for his ; (- 1141, This high figure is opinion! in n c:r inn. ant . As long ego ns I(i!rl n y I'temeh baron pinned revert. we. • In e.l l -u Feticide'''. die,!. and be. (luerittin,l h - to uuey lo the Protestant (quire!' there. un the cundilien that is t.la.,uld be inveeted and the Interest given nnnuaely to some clergyman. chosen Implement from these fielding the poor - they merely said Ihnl woe so n,ro h the •-1 lit ing, in Ihr see, .•n 4: mdilem that wore for modern notions. Ain hew. he pre:"•f:r l n short rrruien retelling (net remain., Ihnl. Ilwee isl+an,h'r: Ili g, ed .t. i.ls of the diad 1 ar n. The e utbitkr3' shop. and 11iey had nlrper.'n11)- keep pl.►a.lutg :along otw' day- behirni the even e,11 i, generally rk'livere.1 after Ihr r, mewed all the etm'k in trade heftily 'ret ..f the world, which reckons line t'. 'Leiter morning sere ice en the first to the nw►seun, 'Tie re were 3 Irl (1 by n. w Jin and :a. Is half en hour. THRILLING EXPERIENCES JOCKEYS MAKE FORTUNES SOME WILD 1 NI M elect \t lUCll (t:: NOT BE TAMED. amaall - '-0 Il: OF TIiE\I ni:clivi: %'EIt1' LUtla: PRESENTS. A Trainer Tells of His Experiences With the Fierce and tenantable Jaguar. Jaguars, said the trainer of Nig cats to the writer recently, are the Ilcrce.-.t, meet vindictive, and untantable of all four -fueled beasts. Soule folks say that the black panther runs them pretty close, but to my mind he's a saiul C0111. pared with a real forest -bred South American jaguar. They are cruel even to their own species, and t can give yeti one instance which will prose 111y words. Net as tierce and untenu•d as on the day Thal first saw him made it captive. Dr. llornad•sy, the director of the Zeu- legical Gardens. took particular notice at the jaguar (Rip by name), and, think- ing he appteired titmice -hat Rawly, so interested a New York milhouuire that the rich man communicated with some big dealer and succeeded in purchasing a Ludy jaguar for the purpose of sweet- ening the temper of Rip. After a cer- tain time the animal arrived, A MAGNIFICENT CREATURE, which woukl have made a furrier's eyes bulge with delight. After due consideration Dr. Ilornaday decided to put the cages of the two ani- mals close together at first, so ttiat they might become acquainted on the next• door -neighbor plan. as it were, before the formal Introduction was made. By doing so Elizabeth, as the new arrival was christened, enjoyed about Three days more of life than would otherwise have been the case. Apparently Hip was much pleased with the new arrival, and showed no ani- mosity at all; but this was only another nl his wiles, as you shall hear. the tate third day the barrier between the Iwo cages was reproved, and Elizabeth en- tered her new home. Rip imuucdiate'y ran to the farther corner of his den, nfeasure•.l his distance, crouched, and then with a mighty spring landed on Elizabeth s back. No souse! was utter- ed, but tate fierce brute's teeth bit through his visitor :•; spine, and in less than a minute she was dead. Then Rip released his hold, relurned to uis favorite point of vantage, and glared sullenly at the petrified keepers who had witne,.sed the dastardly murder. No further experiments in providing Rip with a orate were attempted, and the creature is now spending his days in A STATE OF LONELY FEROCITY. I have been, perhaps, more successful i•u the training of jaguars than sunny who have attempted the almost impos- sible task, and on one occasion only have 1 met with a serious accident. 11 w•as in the country, where we were holding a one-night shote. The weather had been anything but pleasant, and somehow or other the rain had (nund its way into the jaguar's cage. Probably it was due to this fact that Tom, as I called him, was in a nurse temper than usual. Any'wny, when I entered the cage et nine o'clock and proceeded to put him through his performance he was so slow ire his movements that 1 cracked the whip inure energetically Than was my ( u,tent. This apparently, was the last straw, and w'at'ching his opportunity Toto trade a spring and landed with his teeth farther in my shoulder Than nos exactly pleasant. In a twinkling 1 thrust the butt end of toy whip, which is furnished with n pretty substantial spike, into his side, and with a roar he let go and retreated. 1 thrashed hint until 1 was exhausted, and hien left him sulking in a corner. 1 was not dangerously injured, and the next time we met, which wns n fortnight later, Tom had apparently forgotten the inci- dent. 1 was never, however, very sure of him. and cannot say that he was ever tenlly lamed. To give the jugunr his due, when once he has become nccustonued to you and realizes that you are his uwsler, he will show a certain regard for your good o(aniot, and even YOUR PEIISONAI. SAFi:TY. • Two years ego I was training a female jaguar nnined Venus. and That she sub- sequently ub- s t I %. M rent s. a tl m life s unquestion- able. un e� r n , 1 Y on• 1 able. This is how it happened. 1 tied been instructing a !lenge! lig- res.s to do certain tricks with the jaguar, and apparently the Iwo got on very well together, when one nigh) the former rxhihiletl a good deal of vindictive tem- per for which I could find no reason. 1 wns wondering what had rattled her, when my ntlention %rendered for an et - slant, and li{{e n flash the tigress sprung and knocked me clean on my back, iter great pays were on my chest and her muzzle at ray throat when, with n snarl of pain, she swum,' round and left ore. 1 was on nay feet in an instant, sup- posing that some of the men had enter- ed; bel 00. my deliverer was Venus, who lay Ichind the tigress quietly chew- ing the brute's hind leg, 1 left the cage n; once, knowing tho1 the 811imals would ta'e it out Notre,' thew. aril so they did. They lore et one another's Throats, the fur new. blood began to run, and the dead► of one or both would un - d. ul.Ie 11) 1nkert place had not several of n, rushed in and succeeded in beat- ing Ihent apart. We never put the nnt- e:11s together again, as they would tate remembered the (unreel and pre - ['ably. nt the first opportunity, fought to line death. THE HEAVIEST IIE; lrr. The )nrilish soldier wears the hese- ed helmet in the world, for his head- gear weighs no less Then 18 ounce?. white thal of the Pression infnntrynurn IA only +► trifle over 11 ounces and That el the Milian jtel under 12 ounces. The forage -caps of both France and Russia weigh bass than is (emct'e, while that Japan is the lightest ..f ell. ns it turns the sea!,• at n Ntte over 1 ounces, drama. liaamaaaa 1f the Lord had loved cls tris Ile w,eul.l hose let us ilii without label'. Star Perler.itcrs on the British 'furl Itase 1'ilmd up s.nug h'ur l u nes. 11 is a wel-known fact that the annu- a' income of eminent jockeys rule into several thousands of pounds. The ot- irciul fee slipulak'd by the rulers of the turf -the Jokey Club -is five guineas for a winning mount and three guineas t.,r a losing ride. -Rig relnining tees for first call on their services are, how- ever, paid to star performers, and these amount to severe' Ih.etisunds a year. Torn Cannon, the famous ex -jockey tend father of the renowned family of riders, told Ilia writer steno years ago ghat the talo Mr. "Abington" Baird handed hint a cheque in udvance for *15,050 for first call on his services for three years. Jockeys may have several big retainers for first, second. third, and fourth mall on them front different weal- thy sportsmen. Ott m rs who have just won u big race, and probably useful trimmings in the way of big bets from the bookmakers, frequently hand their jockeys u cheque running into four figures, *10,000 PER MINUTE. There. are some extreme instances recorded of very large presents to joe- keys. When Wells piloted Sir Joseph llawky's Blue Gown to victory in the Derby the generous owner presented the entire slake to the lucky horseman. As these ar►tounled to 46,S00, the jockey's pay works out at considerably over '1:£,000 per minute. When the sante generous sporting baronet won the Blue liiband a few years prior bo this with Fetklington, he gave Marson, the rider 'nt the winner, a cheque for £1,000, el- thoug;t he had en this occasion won a very large sum in bets, whilst over Blue 'Gown he won practically noticing, hav- ing backed his two other candidates, Green Sleeves and Rosicrucian. Five hundred pounds may be set down as the standard present to the rider of a Derby winner, and that was the suer given to tate jockeys of the Itoy el horses, Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee, when they annexed the great classic race for his Majesty King Ed - Ward. A FUNNY STORY. A list of the queer presents received by the celebrated Fred Archer would form interesting rending, but the most peculiar was that of a pound of tea Sent to hire with a great deal of fuss by on old farmer fur whom he had rid- den the winner of a small race when he made his debut. Cheques for 450) and 81,000 for a single race were quite ccnlutonpluce occurrences with hire In otter years when the richest and nob- lest sportsmen in the land fought for his ser. ices. Hero is a funny story about hien in this connection. One day the station- master at Newmarket said to the famous rider. ."There's a parcel here for you, Mr. Archer, with 2s. 3d. carriage to pay." Fred looked a Mie brown paper pocket. suspiciously and handed it back t•, the official, with n knowing smile, saying that he was mot going to part wilt money for a palable hoax. It was not until a week after that the wenitby horeentan was persuaded to accept and open the mysterious package. When he did so he discovered to his amaze - Meat a valuable geld -mounted riding - whip, and wrapped round it were twenty-five crisp £I0 notes. To the day o' his d. all, he never discovered who had sent the gift. when Johnny Reiff, the lilltr Yankee leckev. was riding in England hr was a mere schoolboy, whose chief delights were chocolates, eel, and marble:. So boyish -looking wee this apple - chi ek:d midget that aristocratic sports- women a -..d to pick hint up in the pad- dock end hug and kiss hire. inumh to MS disgust. Yet 'hie Noy wns earning nal k':s then .010,000 a year In his pro- fession. When the fait became known that he ens fund of cats, highly -bred fe- I:neS arrived at his house at the rate of a dozen it day, In addition, miscellan- eous collections of strange pets were sent to his Newmarket address by nd- fret%, 'These included lurloiss. �1+ u t . rets, grass -snakes, end hedgehogs. \VORSIIII'l'ED AS DEITIES. Snakes, the objcv•ts of terror to most Europeans in Eastern lands, are wor- shipped in runny part, of India. In some districts there are from 15,010 to Yn,Ouu shrines dedicnled exclusively to the worship of snakes. These shrines, which are Invariably in honor of one o' 1he nt nor disinitics of Itie, cutmlry, post%%%, to Sinuie instances, valuable properties for their maintenance and fou the cost of the numerous ceremonies Which their keep. rs have to perforin. lot these shrines the Ilindue set up fan- tastic bele of serpents. The devotees c! Ilii: strange religion make periodical offering: of dough and milk and cooked Ft r le the serpents living in the ehrine in order lo receive their favor. C.\I:1' A LUXURY. Salt is the greutewt luxury known in Central Africa. In some sections among the poorer inhabitants salt is never used. Even among the better (lessee, n roan who eels salt with his food le considered a rich individual. In some Tribes where salt is nut %eerie chil- 'lren nee so fond nI it Ihntso they rnny I e eco eanIt just as our children would cattig p:eCes ut lump sugar. ...�� +_. A NATURAL. LAUNDiIY. Near Ashct oil, in British Columbia, are a number of eine!) lakes, whose shores and galenas are covered wilts a crust containing borax and soda In Such quantities and proportions that when cut o111 it serves as a washing cienpnund. The crust is cut into blacks and hnndk'd in the same manner ns ire, and it is estimated that one of the Takes contains 211,0(10 Ions o1 this material. LEADING MARKET UREADSfUFF''. 'Toronto, Jan. 22.-I1ye--lick to G):. re N.,. 1• Manitoba rye uttering el 011 rail), North Bay. Buckwheat -52c 1., 53c. Ontario Full Wheat -69e In 71k. Red winter in beet demand. Hoose, etc k (5c ()dace spring, Wee to 653/4c. Barley -3X, 483/4c to 493c. Wheal-\Iaurloba--No. 1 hard, 823/4e; \u. 1 uurlhern, 82c; No. 2, 783/4c, lake parts. Corn -American No. 2 yellow, old. 553/4e to 56e, Toronto freights; No, 3 yellow, 49 fec l0 511e•. Fleur -Ontario, 9.1 per cent. patients, offering at $2.65, and $2.63 1 -id, buyers' sacks, for export. Manitoba first pat- euL,, 114.50: seconds, 34. Mil)feeed-Bran, 811 bid; shorts, $19 le 820 in bulk at the )wills, $21 bid st 'Toronto. (:0L'NTIll' PRODUCE. Buller -The market shows an easier lune for all low-grade butters. Cre.runery prints .... , , , . , . 26c to file; do cowls 23c to 24c Dairy petitts .... .. Y& k, tf3c do pails , ... 1Pt to t'(iC do tubs .... 18c'tu20c Inferior 15c to 17e Cheese -Market is firmer at 13%e for large and 14c for twins in job lots here. Eggs -The market is firm at 24c for storage, 22c for fined and 24ic to 27c fur select. New -laid are firm at 30e. with light receipts. Poultry -The imuiret wns easter, espe- cially in turkeys. Chickens, dressed .. , ... , . 9c to Ric Fowl .... .... .... .. 7c to 0Oc Ducks .... .. ... .. ... ... 9c to l lc Geese .... .... ... ... ..... 9ctollc Turkeys .... .... .. .... 10c to 12/c Honey -The market is steady to firm al itc to 12c per pound for pails and Lee to 82.50 for combs. Beans -Firm at $1.50 to $1.60 tor handpicked, and prunes 81.40 to 81.45. 1'otatee )nilarius are 70c to 75e per bag in car lots here; eastern, Rik; to 85c. Wiled flay -$11.50 to *12 for No. 1 timothy and 89 for No. 2 in car lots t:eft'. Straw•-Quolnlions are $6.50 in car kits here. \IONTHEAL etAiIKETS. Montreal, Jan. 22. -Provisions -Barrels %tort cut mess, $22 $23.50; hall bar- rels„ $11.75 to $12.5$!; clear fut. back, 121 le 824.50; king cut heavy mess, $20.5e to $22; half barrels do., $10.75 to $11.53; dry salt long clear bacon. 12c to 123/4c; Unreels plate • beef, $11 to 812.50; haat b:.mils clo., *6 to $6.50; barrels heavy Ines% beef, 88.50; half bowels do., $4.75; compound lard, 8'/.c to Ilk; pure lard, 11'/.c to 13c; kettle rendered, 13c to 13%c; harts, 13c to 143/4c, according to size; breakfast bacon, lee to Iho; Wind- sor lemon, lac to 16c; fresh killed abat- toir hogs, $10; alive, 87.25. Buller -Fresh -made creamery, 25e to 25%c; western dairy, selected, 22e to 223/4c; Manitoba dairy, 2tk to 21c; rolls, i:. buskele, 22%c to 23e, and halt-harr•els, 22c to 223/4c. Receipts this morning were 227 packages. Eggs -New !aids are practically un- obtainable, and only at the exort4lent figure of 011e to e0e. Selected stock is queled al Serie to 263e; No. 1 cold -stor- age, 21c to 22e, and limed at 21e. Cheese -September and October makes being quoted at 12%c to 13c. Buckwheat-e6c 10 56'/,c per bushel e'. store. Corn -American No, 2 yellow, 55e; No. 3 mixed, 65e ex store. OaLs-(+u spot, No. 2 white, 423/4c; No. 3 while. 41%c to 42c; No. 4. 403/4c to 41c per bu.liel ex store. Pens -Boiling was. $1 in carload lots anti $1.10 in jobbing lot.. Fleur-\lunifobn spring wheat, .25 to *4.60: strong hekers', $3.!X) tot$4.3110; winter wheat patents, $4.10 to 81.2e; straight rollers, 83.0 to 83,70; do.. in lugs, $1.65 to 81.75; extras, 81.511 to 81.55. Mill(ee.l-?Manitoba bran, in Ings, $20 Imo $22; shorts. *22 to $22.50; (Infero, Erne in bags. $20 1. $21; shorts, 8?? 10 $'tt.5): millet ;emetic. 821 to $25; straight grain,. 828 to $29 per ton. Ilnlle.l Oats -Per bag, $1.95 to 82 sn car lots and $2.10 in jobbing lots. Ilay-No. 1, 813.50; So. 2. 812.50; No. S, 811.5'1; clover, mixed, $11; pure clo- 'er, $10.511 to 811 per ton in car lots. BUFFALO MARKET. Ruffolo. N. Y., Jan. Y2. -Flour --Finn. ee he:at--Spring. nothing time; Winter, thin: Nn. 1 white. 7t4c. (nnui tilrong; No. 2 yellow, 48e; No. 2 corn. 463/4c to 47c. Oals-Strong; No. 2 while, 40jic; No. 2 mixed, 383/4e. NEW* YORK ee HEAT 11A11K1•'1'. New Yurko Jan. 22. --Wheal -- Spet flim; No. 2 red, 793/4t- in elm aka' and So%c f.o.b. nneuti: No. 1 northern Du- laltt, i213/4e f.o.b. tinted; N. 2 hard a in - ler, 81%c f.o.b. afloat. 1.1\'E STOCK \t:\RKI.T. Tnronlo. Jon. 21. -Thr run at the City Gallic Strtsket 110- Morning was modernleln liens . amounting fu 117 cars, inetteli ig Wei cattle, 1.541) sheep end )mule, 1.6/$► hogs, and Ili colt e'.. Trade held steady, with the gencraf level 01 prices about the sante its '1'18,1, - day's market, Export cnitte were quieter tn-rlat. stiles were mode u{' 1.. eye, w eh Ilse ayrt•nge running Litten te1.7:t and a i. - !x.. Expert hulls lire fire, rind some choice sloek Lrnughl over 81. Picked Iml tuere sold up to 84.75. and sales were mode freely al 81.50. Cows wire firm, sales being math' up to 183.!111. There is n Silently donned for any belch- er,' ti:.t inn hr classed ns go. sIn kjers nett feeders were verody quiet. \ few bulls were leught for the Mil- tlleries, but, apart from (hese. there was nothing doing. Quotnliuns are rtomfnol, \fi!rh cross and canes are steady et quotations. Sheep were steady, as were grain -fed lernbe: common Iambs were slow, clos- ing 2.ic lower. 11ots ares quoted unchanged al $6.90 for selects and $6.95 ter lights and tats. There is an easier feeling in the market, and deeIinet aro expected.