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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-08-23, Page 3REMARKABLE INDUSTRY AVI LS TAKEN IN STEEL NETS OFF NEW ZEALAND. Become lEnti(fiiired lfl Nieshefi ut Wke Kelso Netting andllecome Easy • Prey ,to Fisheratera. Awey down in the South Pacific, on the.northeast shore of New Zealand, is. the most remarkable fishing station in 'the woeld. The men of that 5tat1on fisli for whales and ca.tch them in nets, litNew Zealteaders have tlx faculty of dapting methods to . new conditions and doing old things in new and or- ginale ways, regardless of precedent and use and wont. What first suggested to the New Zealanders the feasibility ef netting- whales I do not know, says a correspondent of the San „Francisco Chronicle, but there is a Maori, legend so suggestive of this most modern de- velopnient of the whale fishery .that one is inclined to think that the hint was conveyed by the myth. • •. Many of .the old. Maori tales have to do with a mythical .monster called "Taniwitan usually described as a great lizard or crocodile, although it lute been many centuries since any of the Poly- nesian race can have had direct know- ledge of the existence of such an ani- mal. There are no evidences that any animal resembling a crocodile has exe isted in New °Zealand or any of the South Pacific islands since man appear- ed On earth, iot the-Meoris describe it, very closely and have carved represen- tations of gigentic lizard. THE MAORI RACE has betm traced back to' India, and it is assumed that the "Taniwbo." myth is the Survival of ancient knowledge. The "Tanievim,"„ however,11s_not a fixed type, but may be any sort of monstemis beast, reptile or marine creature' of ferocious ...disposition and tereifying aspect, sup- erstitiously feared and often half wor- shipped as a tribal protector by, the im- aginative Polynesian. This is the tale of the two Taniwhas, the guardian monsters of the elaori tribes: one on, the east coast and one on the west coast of thse North Island of New Zealand in very ancient times. The 'raniwlia living in the Bay of Is- lands once went a -roving to see a bit of the world and swain around the North Cape to the west coast, whore he met the other rfanievha and .was hospitably entertainede „ The wandeieng Taniwha professed to be very grateful for the hospitality and kind attention shown to him, and when his visit was ended he pressed the other to accompany him home, premising to show him nueny interesting things and to inake his visit a continuous round of epleasure, or perhaps "one grated, sweet song." The guileless and amiable west coast - Taniwlia. accepted the invitation, and away the two friends swain around elle North Capeand down the east coast %elle Bey of Islands. The roaming Tanawlii was a perffili- oui villain; He lured his confiding guest to a place where the MaOri' had spread a great net, and the visitor was ,eanght, dragged ashore and killed by the people, who .made a GREAT FEAST OF HIS CARCASS, Themost contemptuous insult a.Maori could put upon an enemy was to bake ..and eat him, and of course the eating of a guardian Taniwha was a. monStrous affront -to his feeble. War ensued, end the two tribes ate each other and passed out of history. • . Now whether that legend of the Tani- whae is as old as it purports to be, or is of recent origin and based upon isome lelaorl story teller's observation of the Whale fishing, at Wangarnumu, is Matter for speculation. If it is really an ancient tale as it stands, and not a modernized version of someold legend, it, is a strangely prophetio product of the Maori imagination, for right where the Tantwilatinevae caught in a net the white man ef to -day nets , whales on their way' arolmd-thee North Cape. W,angeinunni is a small bay on the 'east coast a. few miles sotith of a prom- inent headlanVwhich juts out to the, northeast and might ereadily be mistaken for the extreme north of the island, During itiay and June the Antarctic whale migrates northward into \vernier waters, and 1! i., probable that there is a set of Current arourid the headland which deceives the whale into seeking a pasee.ge to the Tasman Aea I5y boring into the.ahore at that point. WhateVer may be the reaSon, the fact is thal schools of whales hug the shore and pass very dose ta a groat jutting rock at Wantsprountu. • a, • Straight out to sea from the point of e rocksis laid the whale net, made Of three-ouneter inch wire rope in six feel Mesh; eneli mesh being' formed ote3/40p. orate eections of rope attached be 'eon rings taking the places of knots. The. top edge of theAnet is held close to the 'surface by barrel buoys. From a look. out station on theelicadland a watcher signals theeepproach of whales, as the Man in the" top used to hail the deck with feeineord way. leowee leonehee need in Mr• but ceieen a eanne riPMDc3 eighted au the nate pt out, arid the, I'valtl!CTO tet bac t to fleet prineiples. Their most danneroue quarry i5 on old cow whate,ian behind tho l-',.!hofa with her calf. lit would be eaey to hill the eelf, lett re) whaleman who, now bil3h14'03 Mo. tO5tri theyozutonter while the old co ie The r\vitue sloe:4y,, and as the coto will not leave A the boat easily overtees her. 'Standing in the bow ithe ha.pooner signals to the stere with his hand and the boat ie got into posh lion ,for the cest. There ;nay be a bit of sea lopping?, and.-sorne dodging about' neeessary to get alongside, but when the opportunity conies the' harpoon whizzes through the air and, if well cast, strikes the eow 'behind the shoul- der just above the water line, DOWN GOES TIIE WHALE, • and before the boat can be backed clear she isup again, beating the sea into a foam. Up go the flulces, and the oarsmen, back frantieally. Down come the Mikes with a crash, and the men in. the boat are lucky if they only stave a plank in the side. tninute'e furious threshingaand then the sixty foot*leviation is off at the rate whiten draws the lirte smoking over the bow. If it be an old style boat, the men unship their oars and 'take a tow to sea, wondering whether the whale will tire of dragging them- or "sound" and take out line until they have to cut it and let her go. If it be a power boat, every pound of steam is put on to fol- low and keep the line. If all goes well, the whale tires or remembers her calf and slackens speed. The boat creeps up to her, and the lance puts anend to her struggles. The calf is then secured, and the power launches tow them both into the bay, where they are hauled up close to shore and cut up., In the old (treys only the blubber of whales was tried out for oil, the rest of the creature going to feed the sharks. At 'Wangamumu, all .parts are ,utilized. The bones are .used for various purposes and the other refuse •is desiccated and ground up into fertilizer, and even con- verted into fuel. The process is accom- panied and characterized by phenom- .etia which make the whaling station at Warigamumu a place to be passed on the windward side. LABOR MEMBERS' WIVES wrtiEnK SHE 13LOWS1" „ and boats then put Off beyond the net " and lie in wait. A whale cruising . along' the shore Strikes the net and gels his head through a mesh and instead of backing mit he rushes forword and entanglee hirnself the wire ropes. Ile may carry the t away ft.orn its anehorage „with the Momentum of tlfe rush, hut the _weight - of the rope and ilte drag of the tempt impede him rind instead of heeding out to sea and taking the net with him, the IIIS -DOUBLE LIFE. Educated Man Accountant in Day nod - Burglar at Night. A double life of a: man who was an accountant by day and a burglar by, night was described the other q:ay at the Clarken Session, London, England,. LIenrY tewie, who described himself as a clerk, pleaded ;guilty to having coin - milted three burglaries, and was sen- tenced to two years' hard- tenor. Detective Sergeant Burrell said that op_ lee two years ago Lewis was an' ac- countant in co:Aslant and good employ- ment; but at night he dida flourishing. businessas a burglar. He had received a college educalion,and his : father, who was a pan of gcrod position, ,had no knowledge of his double life': lee, lived entirely alone, and 'conducted his burglaries without assistance. Two years ago, howeeer, . he sires capein and sentenced to a year's .1m- prisetiment. After his release, he gave up his business as an accountant. and devoted himself to the morelucrative prOfession of burglary. • 'He made a specialty of valuable plate and jewels, which he .pawned. • . The defectives said that he had given information to the police which led to ihe recovery of a large quantity of stolen property. JOIIN IDIYRNS SNILTIOLVD If fINVERS1431. Was Presented to the Iring awl Carried It ou wen - Wives of Other , °Atomisers. While Sohn. Burns, Will Croolz, Kele Hardie, Will Thorne and ,othen labor leaders in tile English Parliament ,are busy at Westminster, legislating for an immense 'empire, "upon which the sun never sets," their wives at home are pro- bably scrubbing, cooking, sewing and attending to the 'Mealy details of house- work that usually fall upon the wives ef workingmen. About.50 members of the present Par- liament were elected upon the Labor ticket, and most of them are actual *workingmen. British laevinakers ogre no salary and the labor naemli rs must be supported by the various lobo organizdtione. This means that their incomes are limited. As a rule,they live' in very modest homes, in unfeshionable neigh- borlioods. usually the housework and the care of the children devolve upon their devoted wives. Itis said that, when Me. Burns, some months ago, visited the King to receive his commission as a member of the cab- inet, Mrs. Burns was at home cheerily scrubbing the floor. Mrs. Barns is said to be a .simple -hearted, unassum- ing little woman, although of attractive sense.- During all her husband's long career in Parliament -he entered that body, in 1892 -She has: been his warm supporter and efficient helpmeet.. truEs To KILL ,IIIMSELF. Exciting Fight Between a Soldier and a Lunatic. There, vas a :dramatic sleuggle the other day between a soldier and a' lima - Mc, who was intent Ori throwing hime telf in front of tin .express tram near Berlin,. Germany.. The train Was less than 200 yards away . when the soldier saw a man Prostrating- himself across the track. Shouts failing to arouse him ,to the lm - pending .danger, the soldier attempted to dragthewould-be suicide from the rails, but the man fought desperately end refused' to be saved. At the end of the terrific struggle, however, the luride tic -was dragged away, but instantly re- leased e himselffrom the soldier'e grip and .Sprang back to the track. 'With another powerful lunge the sol- dier pulled hien away ten feet from the advancing loeomotive, amid the cheers `of a ntunber of people who had wit- nessed his bravery. PERFUME GIVES:DOICLAIft- AWAY: lobbed Chemise's* Sheet .and Got Violet on Clothes. A thief who robbed a ehemist's shop at Bienne, 'Switzerland, recently, has been arrested through the medium of perfume in his clothes. The thief got away 'With about $210 of the them - isles money, ,In his hurry he upset. a bottle:pi perfume, which was broke n on the floor. The loCal police hoped that some of .the violet scent bad fallen on the bur; glar's elOthes, tend followed up this clue. They vieited the hoose of a marl whom they Suspected, and during his absence examined hies wardrobe; They found not only the perfumed suit of elothee, but nearly all the money ttS well. The burglar was arrested, on Ids Whale Ihreettes nhout furiously told 4returrt home, and confessed. soon gen; the wire lemee wound about his fins and flukee. • • DANdenotTs TO vor.Low.' When the whelejs completely °Mang- physician "Has the patient followled and has .wearied himself With his fee my prescription, nurse?" futik Ihrt.shing and plunging the boats Nurse ; "No, doctor, if he had he creep iTt upon him and the haile( on and would have broken mis neek, for he lance tire need, es in the old &As bul threw irout Of the window." there le no tow to sea at the 401 of a hundred fattamill$ of line, and here je Ind little &tiger of a boat being slItill81u. ee in the f ' t 4;11 It flurry. Net all ihe whaler; passion Vantea. ,eutt ruttletoee enough to eho 0 to be ...light in the net, however. I (Wen the evtialerte of 'Ormolu mu put ants te eea and give chase in the old I EASY. "I Wear you, went swimming title morning." ".Yee, 1 did.' "110w did you find the water?' "Why, you caul miss it. silly Cl& north till yoU Strike the Through all these years the Burnses have occupied a quiet little home in Batterson, a poor suburb at thp soUthe weet of London, Where the wifencooked the meals, scrubbed the floors and kept her husband's' clothing in repair. After the late political upheaval in England, Mr., Burn's financial conditiort improved. He was invited into the cahe inet as president of the 'octet goverfi- -mentr board, a Position carrying ,A SALARY OF $10,000 A YEAR, As wife .of a- cabinet minister, Mrs. Burns has now standing at court func- tions, the first woman from the circles of labor to enjoy that privilege. , When she was. recently presented to the King and Queen th, • 'modest. little woman, who still does her' own house- work, was an object of great curiosity to the haughty peeresses who surrouod the nirone. If they, expected to titter over a bizarre or awkward speetacle, they were disappointed. They saw a rather pretty woman, becomingly and .correctly, dressed, whose manner was above: criticiser'. • She waseprobably the only woman in that brilliant 'throng capable of cooking her huSband's dinner or darning Ids socks, and yet she did not appear ,at air uncomfortable or our of .plece. It; was 'noticed that their majesties were un- ueually gracious to her. She was Some- what conspicuous ire the throng of stately grand dames about her from the fact that she wore no jewels. Some time ago, it is related with. gus-, to in London, ,Lady Flaversham, a new peeress and a known "Ilan hunter.'who aspires to become prominent as a Lib- eral hostess, undertook to patronize the woman whose husband had been ele- vated .erom labor's ranks to- a cabinet position. So she wrote as follows from her fine home in ,fashionable Grosvenor Square: • "Dear Mrs. Bterns:-I should -be. glad J! you would came to my. at-home. You would excuse my not calling on you, but I flted Battersea is such a long way from Grosvenor Square." Whereupon the labor leader's Wife promptly sant the following reply: "Dear Lady Haversharn;--I have been studying the map, and I find that Gros- venor Square is exactly, the' .41110 dis- tanoe from Battersea that Mittersea• is from Grosvenor Square. Will Thorne, who represents the South Westham constituency and is, se- cretary of the Gas•workers' and General Laborers' Union,, is especially HAPPY IN EIS HOMELIFE, although Mrs, Thorne complains that his duties keep him away from his fam- ily too much, , "Will goes out at 8.30 o'elock every morning and does not come back until 1 or , o'clock the next morning," she remarked recently. "On Sundays he •IS generally addreesing meetings - SOIT1C- where, so that we see little enough. of him since he has been elected to Par- liatnent." . The Themes occupy a email house in the East End of London, and to the care of this. and her children Mrs. Thorne devotes herself. There are ten children in, all. Some are grown and married, while the baby is still ire the cradle. Both the father and mether of Mr. Thorne were brickmakers, and'the fa- ther was killed . when Will was seven Years old. Ile never went to 'schools. day in his life, but, Through persistent effort, he acquired a good education. Mrs. Thorne is very proud of her sell - wart husband, who ha e reached the honor of a seat in Parliament, -and is peefectly willing to contribute 'bet own egthor unsparingly -in order to maintain a'comfortable home for him, This home, einpretentiaus enough, is at Up- ton Park, another rather poor I.ondon suburb. In the rear is a garden where • Mrs. Thorne raises ehicknns and 'hangs oat the fluidly, wash. ' in an (*Vert smaller house at Poplar, also in the East Endollve Mr. and Mrs. wllt (rooks. 1)000 botnnen 8.30 and 9.30 o'clock every Morning is set, aside to reeeive the constfittente of Mr. Crooks arid poor people of the neigh- borhood come to him hy scores for ad- viee and help. He Oen listens to and advises; thein while eating his break.. fast. lefts. Crooks, whom he affeetion- ately Calls "mother," IS aiwny5 at Itie side, AIDING IN IRS HELPFUL WORK. Sk gentle, motherly woman, Mee, Crooks feeki deeply the condition of the pewabout her, nold i eonelantly en- deavoring to aid them. S:10 (Weill forget the fact that her litieband spent reel, oes i? Ef.e, mere Hee ise the weielvenso ese ;iCePrt20 anet attending. t-3 all hee demestite duties Mee. CrOgki..1 COnlinag on. employment burcat la PePlee, devoting her efferte eepecielly to CYM.Iiiring 'Wu% foe the wiene ani teenfP:feen of mon eelto are out: 4 1 enne/eyment. ' She, ee regarded as the good mond of bho oenn etamity, and the people them wotaidglagily °tell lian ier to Parltente if they eGuld, to oc;s13t her hutsbanq in hie plans. for ilia betterment of labor pen- ditteris. , , • • In hor plain little parker Mrs. Creoks hes eome- ornamenhe of 'winch .5110 gs very proud. Tilde is a Wirer teo eet, preeented to her in recognition of the public-spieited. efforhe of hereelf 'and her. husband while Ile was otoyor ef Poplar some years ago. Upon the walls are two pieturee which were • p,ainted and presented to her by a man whom, the Crooks had aided while he was in financial straits; on a table are glasses, china, ornaments, and evert a comical little china pig -all given in gratitude. for help extended at some time of des- perate need. Mrs. J. Ramsey Macdonald, wife of the member for Leicester, finds time from the cere of her modest flat in Lin- coln's Inficaratellertethe chircheeiild'efeee part in the labor propaganda in which her husband is engaged. She le a lec- turer and worker for the independent labor party. Net long since Mr. Macdonald 'Was booked for a leeture at Ilkeston, but found that his- parliamentary duties would not permit keeping the engage- ment. Accordingly, Mrs. Macdonald went to Ilkeston and LECTURED IN HIS STEAD. ".u. was a description of a Walking tour, Illustrated by lantern slide," she explained later, "and as I had been„on the trip with my nusband I was able to give, the ,leehire." It is said slie gave It nmet satiefactorily. When they find time -which is not often -Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald may be seen taking long walks together. They also have 'a little cottage in Bucking- hamshire, to which they retire when Parliament Le not en session. Mrs. Mac- donald is noted as being oric of the hest housekeepers in that section. While Kier Hardie, one of 'the best known of the labor leaders is 'attending sessiorts of Parliament, Mrs. Hardie usually remains in Ayrshire, where she says she is perfectly happy looking. after their little home. The wife of J. Ward., member of the Stoke-cn-Trent,ewhile taking a rest froneocooking dinner recently, expresd ee her dissatisfaction with the demands made „upon his time. "He has to leave early in the morn- ing for the work of his union," she ex- plained; "then goes to Parliatnent, and usuallY 'gets home about 2 o'clock in the morning. At week ends he goes about xnaking speeches." . Mr- Ward laughed: "The •wife stands that .sort of thing about five weeks on a stretoh,"• he remarked, "and then she goes on it strike. Tells me I need not expect any •home comforts if I. don't spend one day in 50 at home." One noticeable' characterestic of the Ives ofe the labor Members of Parlia w - ment is the feet, as a rule, that their husband's election to such high and responsible national duties makes little apparent difference in the horne'life. They, do not seem te think that such distinguished honors in the family should cause them to cease doing their own cooking, washing or housework, or that they ehoued hire girls to do their scrubbing for them. STRANGE,TIGIIT -WITH TIGER. flow Nailve field Beast at. Bay Until Hein Came. o A native employed on the Chutha- malai estate, in India,' was. returning one recent night from- a shooting excur- siren and saw what tie thought was 'a jackal. He shot and wounded .the ani- mal, .whielretreade off into the jungle. Early the next Morning, while proceed- ing for another shoot, the man, sudden- ly came itcrosa a wounded tiger lying in. a patch of.jungle. Presumably it was the beast, and not a jackal, which had beeil hit the pre*, ous night.. The tiger immediately•made for the man, Whe had 'no time to re- load his rifle. Finding noother way out of his diflieulty, the Man threw down hie rifle .and resolved to tight it out with -the tiger. - The tiger opened its jaws to seize the man, when the lat- ter shoved his arm right into the tiger's mouth. With his disengaged arm he leveled blow after .blove at the tiget with all his might; and at the same -time yell- ed for help.- • Hearing the man's cries, a Mayan who was on a neighboring hill, hurried down, and taking in the situation, went and fetched anee.etate writer, Mr.. Lad - win. The latter came with a gni'', but eould do ° nothingat the start 'foe fear of hitting the native. However, the, latter managed by a powerful effort to throw down the tiger, whereupon Mr. Ladwirt put ee. a shot. The shot was not fatal, and the' tiger made another run at its victim, who. was One "this time to dodge. away. Mr. Ladwin' now fired again e and the tiger dropped dead. The wounded inan was -convened le the estate, whete tile hospital assistant in eherge, attended to him, and itis sat- isfactory to report that the mai is pro- gressingtoward recovery, in spite of hie wounds and his, terrible axperience. GREENLAND'S 01,0 ref. The largest mese of lee in the world is Trebahly the one which fills up wan ty the whole of the interior Of Green- land, where it, has acettnnalatied since before the . dawn Of history. It is he- ileved Mew to form a block about 000,. 000 saplare mile.e in area, and averaging it mile and a half in thicknese. Mooed- ing to these. elatistice, the hirnii of ice is larger in volume than the whole body of , water hi -the Mediterranean, and there is enough of it to cover the whole' of the United Kirodone of Gre it Britain end Ireland millet a layer eb ut. 'Seven miles thick. softly "I'd have you to underetand. eir. that I'm not melt a fool ae1 look." Setretoil : "W011, then, esOu have nmch to be thankful for.'' WAR CLAM OF BOERS AN INDEMNITY AS1KFD FOR EGGS NEM; TAI). One Maik Wants Compeneation for Loot Recovered by the British; 1Cruger":3 claim iftlx, 85.009,00!1 for mortal tune intellectual &triage enstained by the rain wag etrnelee nellowest he - the btirgiims iat their claims /to kiseee suetained during.* theneoutti African Ve'ear. A Beitish blueTitoole just issued. gives some amusing instances in the course of a lengthy aeeount of the distribution et the war compensation 6111140 - One claimant asked that he be paid compensation for certain fowls which appear to have been killed and eaten; that $225 compensation for war losses be paid to him' for the value, of eggs which the fowls might have laid' had they not been destroyed; that in addition to the value of the fowls and to the Vattte of the, e.ggs, whiefte ,„those Jewles Yffilefit havelaid:1144 they itlat'beeii'ffirti- ed into an article of diet,' he be paid the large sum of $2,500 for "MORAL INDEMNIFICATION" for the loss of the fowls and the other property claimed for. No loss, however small, was COTISi& pred too unimportant to form the subject of a claim. One claimed asked com- pensation for war losses to be peed him for "one table knife, three pieces of bacon, six sausages,. one tiri of butter and a piece of pork," which, he said, he missed froin his house when he return- ed eller a short absence. - Another, 37 years of age, who was a telegraph clerk in the service of the late Government and in receipt of 8135 per month, asked that he be 'paid $8,000 as compensation for the capitalized '-value cf pension .rights. Under the laws of the Republic telegraph clerks had no pension rights. Another asked that he be paid com- penseition for war losees for clothes worn and food consumed WHILE HE WAS ON COMMANDO, Another askedpayment for compen- sation for war losses for the value of property which he had looted from the British and which the British recovered from him when they captured him. The foreign claimants, the conunis- sioners assigning the compensation found, lued little regard to truth, and, vellether their evidence was sworn or unsworn made no •difference., One female claimant asked $3,275 for horses and cattle, wheal had been looted in Cape Colony by her fiancee, a burgher on commando. One spinster claimed compensation for "loss of honor" because the 'man With whom she Was living had, during the war, beep deported by the military authorities. THE MAGIC NUMBER. "I often tear Of the magic , number," said someone.. • "What number is it?" "‘, ay, nine, of course," replied some- one else. "There are nine Muses, you iertow. and you talk of a nine days' wonder. Then you boey1 at nine pins, and h a at has nine "Nonsense!" broke in (mother, "Seven is the magic number. Seventh heaven, don't you know, and all that. Seven , colors in the rattibow ; seven days in the weak; seventh son of a seventh son -great fellow; and--" "Tuslt, •tush r remarked 'd third. "Five's the number you mean. A man ha e five, fingers on his, hand and five r toes on .his foot, and he has five senses; and--" • "Three is undoubtedly the magic number," interrupted another, "because people, give three cheers, and Jonah was inside a whale three °days and three -nights,' and' if at first 'you don't succeed, , try, try again -three times, you 'see I" . This was received with some contempt by the company, .and a souaul youth gushed out :- "Two, oh, two is the magic .number 1 - One's self and one "other 1 The adored one I just as WO I" A hard -featured individual_ who had been listening to, the • conversation .hitherto unmoved, here remarked In a harsh voice :- "The magic number is Number One in this world, and if you want tp suc- ceed, neVer forget it." An interval of deep thought on the pert of all followed, after which they went in silently to supper. I HOUGH SAD I There was a young , maiden of Leigh, A talented lady was sheigh; • She baked 8Orne mince -pies As a pleasant eurpries • For her'beau, who eves coming to teigh. But when the youth taeted her 'dough, lie groaned ou; a• terriffie "Ough 1" In angulah he. bawled, • ,,Then the &dor was cawled ro see What ailed Mary's poor hough. Said the elector Iti eteents most gruff, "len, afraid this young Man's had It rat I" Cried Mary. "oh, lay 1. He had only 000 [l 1" Quoth the doe,: "There's no hope; that's enuft 1" . 4 TEMPER TEsfS. 'What is bookkeeping e-leorget ling to return borrowed volunteS. lf a bear were to enter a dr Y goods store. what would he want 1-Mtriz11tes. WAy! le a evaldt Utc tuoia difficult thing ;to steel ?----Beeause it met be token eft its gnerd. Why is shoemaking it profitable trade?-alleeattee 1110 goods are always noted before they are made, Millen is a ship in love? -When she le tender to 9.manod-war. When be I reels On lite bOsOnt of a swell, LEADING MARKETS VIIM1)1511714Y-3. 1.3.21(442„75 for ekt cola. oefreene, netegere iOf3 oet enee telaria- tona-einettettease nee Ientneei at $1.44t for fanit h0t t $e.10 fi ooni3, Carl Se5.90 to$i fcur bai-,-,Cr6'. 111.V.M,- 444 I') 414,5i,eitt uuU nteide reheele. $Z14..to $1'6,01). WIIN...,1-thatiwfo-riae, to rdlo for old an(1 neeee red or evIelte.- ' Wituat--Matalloba 7 ak pnt pric'e5 are eaeler itVie, fee No. 1. Noreteeen„ and 70eeet for No. 2. • Oets---Old firm. at 34e to 350, ouleide; new dull at 40e bid, outside. Barley-Nomitial, 45e to 480 outside. Bye -G- asked, 580 bid, outeide. Corn -No. 2 yellow, Antericen, 59c to 59%e, at outside points. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter -Is firm on a good demand for creamery and light receipts. Creamery. prints' . t 23e to 240 do, solids .. . ........... 2ec to 23e llairY4-941110-. r4 ---wet g WO -- do, pails 18e to 190 Bakers' 10c to 17e Cheese -prices are unchanged at 12%c to 12eeec for largo and 13e for twins. Eggs -17%o to 18%c per dozen. Potatoes -Unchanged at 55e to 65c per ',whet for loads. . Baled Hay -$10.50 for No. 1,,itt .car lots here ; No. 2 mixed, dull at $7.50 ; • new No. 1 is offering more freely at $9. Baled Straw -Car lots on track here are quoted nchanged at $5.50 to $6 per ton. • --L • MONTREAL MARKETS. Mordecai, Aug: 15. -The market for Oats holds steady at. the recent decline, and there is a fairly good turnover at around 36c per bushel for No 4 oats ene store. 370 for No. 3, and 38c for No. 21 Floter - Manitoba spring wheat *pee tents, $4;50 tti $4.70; strong bolters', $4 fo.20, and straight, rollers,, $3.90 to $1.10 in wood; in bags, $1.80 to $1.95; extra in.bags, 81.25 to $L50. • . Rolled bats20 to $2125 in bans of 9°6!aribs. rimeal 2- $140 to $1.45: per bag; granulated $1 65 e • • Millfeed--Ontario brats in ilags, $18 to $19; shorts, in ,bags, $20 lb .$2L50; Mapitaha bran irt bags, 818 to $19; shorts, $21 to $22. " Hay -No. 1, $10 to $10.50 per ton on track; No. 2, $9 to $9.50; clover, $7 to' $7.50; clover, mixed, $8 to $8.50. Beans --Prime pea beans in car lots, $1.45 per bushel; hand-picked at $1.00. per bushel. Pens -2 -Boiling in broken lots, $L20 per' bushel. Potatoes - 40c to 500 per bag of 9Q'. lbse nominal, • ' leoney---White, clover in comb, 13c to 13%c; buclewheat, 10c to 110 per 1b sec- tion; extract, 7e io 73c; buckwheat, '5eec to ec per lb. - • 13U1TALO MARKETS. Buffalo, Aug. 21. -- Flour-- Steady., Wheat-eipring, strong; No. 1 Northern, 80X,c; Winter unsettled; No. 2 red, 74%0 asked. Corn --Easy; No. 2 yellow, 57o; No. 2 corn, 56e; Oats -Quiet; No. 2 white, 313,4e, No. 2 mixed. 33%c. Rye- * Quiet; No. 1, c.e.f., 60c lesked. Barley - No demand. Canal freights -Steady. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. • New York, Aug. el. -Spot easy; No. 2 reen 76%c elevator; No. 2 red,- 77%e f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 843c f.o.b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 79%e f.o.b. afloat. LIVE, STOCK MAI1KETS. Toronto, Aug. 21. -Another moderate- ly light run of cattle at the City Market this morning resulted in a brisk tone to h.lide and firm pricesfor almost all lines. • Export Cattle. -Choice nt $1.75 to $5; Medium to good, 51.40 to $4.60; bulls, $3.50 to $3.75; bulls, light, $3.25 to 53.50; cows $3.50 to $4. Butcher Cattle --Choice are quoted at $1.40 to $4.60; medium td good, $4.25 to $4.40; -bulls, $3 to $3.50; COWS, 83.50 to $4; canners, $1.50 to $1.75. Stockers and Feeders --Stockers choice, $3 to $3'.65; light, $2.25 to $3; cows, $2' to $2.e0; bulls, $1.75 to 52.25; short - keep TOedvrAi 84.35 JO '51.50; heavy feed- ,. ers, $e.20 to 54-.35. Mitch Cows -The range of prices' of- fering is about steady at g$'20. to $50 each. Caivese-Prires are quoted unhanged at 3c to 6c per lb. Sheep and Lamhs-F,xport ewes are quoted nt $L25 to $4.60, and bucks at $3.50 to $3./5. Lambs are firmer at' 6c to 6%ceeler lb. ' Iloge-Today's run was inclined to be heavy, and prieee are quoted 50e per cwtloveer at $6.90 per cwtfor selects and $6.05 for lights and fats, fed and watered MISTAKE; COST 1115 MEAD. Chinese Soldier Loaded for Salute 'With Shotted Cartridge. , An interesting story is reported by Callen papers, showing how the Chin- •ese military authorities dispenses pun.* islunent. •A native guard boat station - ext at KevaleSIdu received orders to pre- pare' to ealute a contingent of soldiera under a superior officer that was ex- peeted to pass. In due course the sa- lute was fired, when, to the coneterna- lion • of those who were admiring the martial Veering of the defenders of the eon, three men and one Nlionian were emu to all. Two of elite 'tidbit:4 were found to have been killed and the (Me; et wounded badlye An enquiry was held, and it, was found that, by lake, one of the soldiere on the boat had loaded hill gun rvith shone(' earte ridge. The matter Was t3ettled to tine satisfaetion of all coneerned by ni/ 4 money payment, but the OAS, to the tirtOW1Pitgtt of theecolonel elute emending the dietelet„ h4 Sent, for th culprit and without 11 000 TWO 111111 itint 01.0'ilded Ott the lipot witero the ‘A. -as tired.