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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-1-3, Page 2A VERY TIGHT CORNER British Force Mistook Boers for British. despatch Ingot London, Says;•-• (ileo new from South Afrtoa bi frog- nreatere, and adds llttle'to the know- Hedge of the slitwateen. Gem, Kitch- sner 17418 loft Naarulwpoart and gone northward. Iils dostiuotion tis un- know;n. An atnoffietai report: from Cape Town %eye that it aqundron of Yeo. =envy Mem were pursuing the Boers +w0 o retired from Britstown, were aptbusoadied by the burghers, and that several were killed and \rounded and elite rest captured, The War Offers denies any knowledge of the affair. There is n report that a British force mistaking 300 Boers at Root- poort, near Burgbtersclorp, for Brab- ant'a Muse, Withheld their fire, and shortly found themselves in a very tight corner. Their commander ex- tricated them with the loss of one prisoner and one man woamded. The Brhtioli lost six horses. It is stated that the Boers lost a number of ;horses, and had several men killed ,and weended. It is reasserted tbee the Dutoh cal. onlate continue to hold themselves aloof fromtt4ie invaders, and although the 'presence of the Latter in the Cape Colony renders the position serious, confidence le felt in the fine' result. Mr. Dnplessta, a member of the Afrikander Bond and of the Cape Asaeanbly, has sent a letter to the elee/bora of Oradook expressing sym- pathy for the Boerne 'Out urging the Dutch ooltmists to retrain calm and quiet, and not to forget that they are British subjects, Gen. Clements'success against the Boers in the I ageliesbarg region is doubtful, the last deepatoh reporting that "It was considered advisable not to force the Boers from their pose. Leona." The Daily ldalil, wbioh makes a strong appeal to the Government to "face the facts and send Lord Kitob- ener more troops," says;—"There is a real risk in being lulled to sleep by carefully aensured messages." FALSEHOODS FROM PULPIT. DISAFFECTED DISTRICTS. Lord Kttehener Pouring in Thon sands of Troops. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says ;—Lord Kitchener ie in the heart tof the disaffected districts, and has the advantage lot being personally acquainted with /coal conditions. Last Marsh he supervise i the sup- pression of the rising w'bich occur- red then. He ia bringing down thous- ands of troops from the north. The Standard's Cape Town corres- pondent says the loyalists demand that martial law shall be proclaimed throughout Cape Oelony, but adds; "Steeh a step is now impossible owing .i the Lack oe suffruiont troops ,to en- retest." Civil railway traffic has been sus- y_nded largely in all parts of the col- eny, and movements of both Boers and British are almost unknown in Cape Lown. It appears that one Boer col- umn atttteked Steynsburg, but was re - patted, and fled from entrenohing in the mountains. Another Boer oommendo captured a party of police at Venteretacl. Mount- ed colonial troops surprised 800 Boers, 15 miles from Burghersdorp Decem- ber 23, and after a brisk interchange of volleys, retired with a loss of two men, The Cape Town correspondent of the Times telegraphs that scarcely any Cape colonists have pined the invad- ers. How the Burghers are Deceived by Their Advlsers. ei despatch from Pretoria, says:— Sunday four troopers who were severe- ly wounded in the course of Gen. Freneh's march to Machadodorp, and have since been prisoners in the hands of. the Seers, were sent from Erme10 to Grobelaar's farm, three miles dis- tant, where they were met and brought into camp on an ambulance. Tha men state that they were well treated. Dr. hverard, who accom- panied them, reports that food is very scarce at Erm.O0, All the dour, sugar, and ooffae is finished, and the sup- plies consist of meat and mealies. Tl:: residents are kept utterly in the do.. as to what takes place outside Bernet,. The Dwtoh niLlisteil last Sunday in- formed them from the pulpit the; Queen ;Viotoria was dead, that De Wet had creased into Cape Colony and was carrying everything before him, and that Mr. Kruger was returning from Europe, having arranged inter- vention, Gen. Louis Botha with Ms staff piid them a visit a few days ago, and sesined inclined to advocate peace. LOCOMOTIVE VS. MOOSE. Cullom Incident to a Canadian Pacific Train. A despate:h drum Brandon:, Man., eels;—The Pacific Express was halt an boor late 1'tu r_.arliing tilts city Monday eveia4ng, and th,e delay was caused by 4.ne oe the menet curious happenings ever known in. Mani.otiia. The train, was travelling at a slow rate of speed, and had just reached the Bretuele t male board when the en- gineer saw a giant bull moose stand - em the track. Ile touted the whuitle and slowed up his train, but to thug of the forest refueed to mt:mw. lee wars n,dt to be blt:lffed by array red -eyed utd,naals wiuh no more horns than' a locomotive. lie woe bent ant fight, and tossing his einelers in the most defiant manner dished *goad the engine. Thal 0ltvgtiraeer taw hum coming and alum- , eel up the throttle and went at him. +I It was etndy a 1Mgb(t Of a minute. The bulls hc'mns bl,mxn, d wedged in the het to no a'vtill. The train lulled up, ' and the remain: were cleared away. Conducatar Faylia brought a hind galurter of the carcass 1010 the city, pieta, and he bellowed and kicked, and his friends are new enjuying venison. SERVICE RESTORED. Trains Run Regularly From Cape Town to De Aar. A despatch from Cape Town says:— Regular railway service hetween Cape Town and De Awr has been restored. The report of the destruction of it bridge south of De Atte turns out to he incorrect. Only a culvert was damag- ed. Trains are running from De Aux to Kimberley irregularly. There are consieleuable delays clsewbere as the reuultt of heavy rains. HORRIBLE BRUTALITY. Greek, Church Set on etre and 'Worship. hors Burned to Beath. A desspateth. fro= New York, Says; —A telegrams from Stalonnca eater a body of Batehli-Bazceik3 surrounded a Greek ehturob in Albans and after senneleng the wiindnnvs seat fire to the esl.li l0d. When the warshippers tried do becalm (hey were driven back into this femmta:L end I w; oLy were burned tie death,. 114ixtnle Of the Ohrietistes were wounded by 11bareete and knivoa. ON THEIR OWN HOOK. Individual Beers Now Looking Out for Themselves. A despatch from Cape Town says:— The Boers Iivho were repulsed at Steynsburg fled to theZuur'herg mountains, where they entrenched themselves. It is believed teal they bave already been driven out of their positions. SPARKS NM INE WINES Newey Items Abo▪ u▪ t ▪ Ourselves and Oar Neighbors—Something of Interest From Every Quar- ter of the Globe, CANADA, Typhoid and pneumonia are peeve-. tent at •,Deweoe., Brantford market fees for le%lwere sold by auction to Joseph Bowes for $1,810. Berlin halt' bad 151. new buildings anal additions erected in a year,worth $150,000. The recent auction sale of Crown claims 10 Dawemon brought $00,000 for 18,000 sold. The Government hoe ordered a sur- vey of the French river, with . a view of improving navigation. A' bullcling is being fitted up at Ottawa 'for a pensus bureau. The census will be taken in April. February 20th is the date fixed for the annual meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association at Ottawa, Halifax temperance people are anxi ous t'o introduce a prohibitory liquor law in the Provincial Legislatuue. Several more aliens have been de. ported from Hamilton to the United States under the, Alien Labour Law. A jury gave Six Guelph district farmers $50 damages against astore- keeper for selling them the wrong Beed, A conference will meet in Ottawa next January under the auspices of the .Dominion Assnnintlorl for the Pre- vention of Tuberculosis. Alien Labor Offices' Williams is at Bruce mines on the Soo branch of the C.P.R., investigating a complaint that the Copper Company has imported aliens, An old man who stole a scarf at Hamilton, giving poverty ant bis ex- cuse and declaring it to be his first offence, was sentenced to two months in jail. I The City of Kingston, has notified the Kingston Light, Heat & Power 0o. of its intention of taking over the plant at a price to be decided bt arbi- tration. A cablegram to the department of Finance states that official notice has been given in The. London Gazette of the admission of the Dominion in- scribed stocks to the list of seourities in which trust funds may be invested. GREAT BRITAIN. An organization has been formed in London to recover stolen milk cans, A Government bacteriologist says he can inoculate borsee against the fatal house disease In South Africa. Two cavalry regiments and a large number of horses will be song to South Africa et once from England. The Queen has appointed the Em- press of Corea an honorary Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. Viscount Goschen and Viscount Ridley—these are the new titles for Mr. George- J. Goschen and Sir Mat- thew White -Ridley. The London dailies are showing that England is losing trade supre- macy, being over -reached by the United States and Germany. UNICED STATES. A, seat on the New York Stook Ex- change was sold for $50,000, the high- est price on record. tions. It is said that a company bas been The latest advices received here are formed in New York to control the to the effect that when Britstown was crude rubber trade. occupied. Iry the Boers a Boer officer Alleged maladministration. of the announced that the Boers were now United States mining laws at Cape acting on their own hook, and were Noma, Alaska, is to be. investigated. looking out for themselves. A large Iricyole turps is beingform- ed here to guard the British communi- ca t ions. The Boers have blown up a culvert south of De Aar. HORSES WORN OUT The British Are Keeping De Wet on the Move. A despatch from, London, says :—A telegram from Maseru, Basutoland, brings the lust news concerning Gen- eral De Wet that has been received for some days. It asserts that the British are keeping him canstantly on the move, His horses are getting worn out, and many of thorn have been abandoned. at is added that the Ladybrand dis- trict has been cleared of Briers, who went northward, TWO PRINCES CAUGHT —"-1 and Chaung Arrested on Shan -S1 Border. A despatch trent Landon, Wednes- day, satyr;—The Shanghai, correspone dent tell the Standard says;—„The Craveroanes1 has arrested Prince Tuan amd Prince Ohauag un the borders of he Sham -SI orad Shan -Si provinces Yu -Hsi n ;hard been ordered to return to Sianarie f,or;tiltweth, to be executed 01 is supposed. "It le inifarred from tired° reports that the las erlel authoritieel are pre-, parting to concede the domande; of. the Pal. Mate fol the punielmeent 00 the Tuan .i train rubber named Barnes, pur- sued and wounded by officers of the law, out his throat in a swamp near New Orleans. The proprietor of a knitting mill at Bennington, Vt., unable to make any terms with his striking operators, has decided to move his mill to Sinatra, N. Y. Four large freighters are to he built at Cleveland for anew eluant= ship company. They will curry grain, ore and general freight between Du- luth and Buffalo. GENERAL. At Antwetrp 30,00(1 dock labourers are out 00 strike. A severe epidermic of influenza is reported at St. Petersburg. It is thought that the Czar's illness will make him si raangar than ever, "Peter's pennc'" at the late jubilee eelebrulion of the Popo amounted to $1,500,000. Germans expelled ft'arn the Trans- vaal have asked their Governments for an inquiry. Statistics just published show tbat 7,000 persons die every yeah tsr Nor- way of consumption. The Amecr of Afghanistan has or- tiered all the unemployed young men of the country into the army. The Ve,nezuelsnt Government has given orders to Germany for 10,000 Mallow rifles and 8,000,000 cartridges. There is a sethome afloat to buy 100, 000'aquarc miles of land in Soulb America and put it under French domination. Count Von Blumenthal, the oldest Field Msra/h+a1 ite the Ger'tn.anl array; died cin hie estete at Quetlemdorf, ts'tlgattlerg +De tihe trouble; bo China." 'Duchy of "Aso. hm.it. Pare, the noted banlr Weber, 'had Mei leg amputated in Kingston Peuiten- ttary. Mltnufaeteres in Kingsville and outer points in South Essex have been notified that in oonsequense of a shortage in supply their eatural.gas with be ob t off, The Government will be appealed to te stop exports- tent of the gee, The English. Catholee Cbnreh oft St, Toseph It Paris, had beemil Seized for arrears of tains. 'Tile fathers will appeal for belp to their 'ea -religion - ens in Britain and. America.' A Vienna doctor,' ear spealtalist, has made a new deem for a patie+nit to twenty weeks' treatment and des- troyLd the old ear drum, ing which the "bamaaer and only/l" hoose had grown together, . IGliTS IN MODERN JERUSALEM Psopie lu Quaint oesienies :rept. the Traveler on All eidee. Studied, then, from its thorough- faree, nays Cleveland Moffat, Jerusa- lem looks for all the world like a huge rambling fortress, with fighting "tow- ea•s and dungeon depths. On either Mend, instead of lines of houses, you have formidable and continuous'walls pierced with low doors end body -wide state's and iron -caged windows. You cannot tell where one house begins and another leaves off, nor whether a certain opening leads to roof or courtyard or dwelling room. There Is, indeed, one way to toll; that le, to push boldly In and up along stairs and passages and see what you can see. Whatever else you fain to eo 1n Jar- wsalem, and you are sure to neglect half the guide book admonitions, do. not fail to study the streets from overhead, as many of them as possible, You can always find a viewpoint by a little searobiwg. Take Christian street about mitt -day, when the sun lights both sides, and get your station on the arch near D.avkl street, no matter if you have to do soma CUM - baring. Nlow look to the north, there where the greenish dome and white minaret rise. You see a straight way along the base of a high will, win- dow -pierced, with a lower wall on the other side, its stones old and grass - grown. Below, you see two lines of flimsy awninge, tipped down like the visor of a cap to shelter booths beneath from the white glare. You see don- keys, camels, sheep, peasants, soldiers Greek priests, sisters of charity, tour - leis, pilgrims Turks, and all who vis- it Syria, veiled women, sheeted women and beggars, you will see them all if you wait a little, moving to anal fro, now lost under the awnings, now coming into the open, Yon can follow them between two somber archways, the one that yon are on and anoth- er, yonder where a cross -wall stops your view. You can watch them un- til you tire. WILL NOT BE DEPORTED Kitehener's Proclamation to Burgh- ers Inviting' Surrender. A despatch from London,says:—Lord Kitchener, awarding to a despatch Cram Johannesburg, has issued a pro- clamation announcing that burghers who voluntarily surrender will be al- lowed to live with their families in the Government laagers until such time as guerilla warfare has sufficiently abated to admit of their returning in safety to their homes. The proclama- tion also promisee that all property and stock brought in at the time of surrender wail be respeeled and paid for if requisitioned by the military authorities'. SHE COULDN'T. His aunt, horrifled ,—I wouldn't smoke a. nasty cigar like that, if I were a little boy like you, Bobby l MARKETS OF THE WOIBILU levee,* ,Prises of Cattle, Cheele, Greif, 111 the Leeding MarkOt$, BRJeADMM7."UI''E' x, ETC. Toronto, Dec, $1.—Wheat.-Tho ]peal market woe very slaw again to -day. Quotations are as follow:l—Red win- ter, 03 1.2o,, and .white, 03 1-2o, middle freights; spring wheat, east, 60c; Mani- toba, 'No. 1 hard, old,g,t.t„ 92 1.2e; No, 2 et Set; No 1 hard, ',Teeth Bay, 91e, Btlllfecd—Soaree; titan lots, at the null door, sell as follows:—Bran, 312 to 312.50; and shbrts at 314 to $14,50, west. Dorn -Easy; No, 1 American, yellow, 45o, on track here, and milted at 44 1-2c. Peas—Steady; Na 2 sold, middle freights, at 61'1-2e; and east at 62o. (i Arley -Very dull at present; No. 2 east, 41a; and middle freights, 40o; No, 3 extra, 39 1-2c,t oast; and 38 1-2e, mid- deo freights. Rye—Easy, New rye, 400, west; and 47o, east. Buckwheat—About steady. Car lots. west, are quoted at 49c; and east at 50o. Oats—In fair demand; Nu. 1 white, east, 27e; No. 2 white, north and west, 20c. Flour --Dull, Holders ask $2.65 for 90 per cent. patents in buyers' bags, mid- dle freights, and exporters bid $2.55. Special brands sell locally from 10 to 20o above these figures. • MD) UCD, Toronto, Dee. 51.—Eggs—Trade fair, mostly; in cold stored. Prices aro as follows:—Naw laid, 26 to 28e; cold stored, 18c; limed, 15 to 160, Poultry Receipts to -day were large, consisting of stook held by country s'torekeeper's over Christmas, Quality was not up to the mark, and demand vas slow, Turkeys soldiat 7 1-2 to 8 1-20; geese, at 10 to 7c; chickens, at 20 to 350; and dunks; at 40 to 700. Potatoes—Firm. Car lots, on track here, 82c. Eales, dust of store, are made at 40 to 45a• Pfield produce, oto.—Turnlps, out of store, 30e per bag; onions, 60e per bag; carrots, 40o per bag; apples, per bbl•, 40o to $1; sweet potatoes, per bbl, 32.50. Dried fruits—Dried apples sell at 91-2 to 4c; and evaporated at 5 to 51- 2o. Bans—Ordinary white beans bring 31.80 to $1.25; choice hand•.picked beans aro quoted at $1.40 to $1.45. Honey—Firm. 'Dealers quote from 91-2 to loo per 113 for 5, 10, or60-lb tins, according to the size of the ordler. Demob Money sells at el2.40 to 32.75 per dozen sections. Baled 'hay—Firm. Choice timothy, on track, $10.25. Two -ton lots, de- livered, 311. Straw—Scarce. Cur lots of straw, on track, here, $7. DRESSED TIOGS AND 'PROVISIONS. Toronto, Dee. 31.—Dressed hogs on the street to -day were unchanged at $7.40 to $7.75. Gar lots, on track ,here, were quieted firm at 37.10 bid, for mixed lots, Provisions continue in gone demand et firm prices. Qwatations for provisions are as follows;—Dry salted shoulders, 8e; long clear bacon, loose, in car lots, 100; and in cave lots, 10 1-4 to 101-2c; short out pork, $19.50 to 320; heavy mess, 317.50 to 318. Smoked meats—Hams, heavy, 12o, medium, 121-2 to 131-30; light, 131-20; breakfast bacon, 13 to 131-2e; picnic haute, 10c; roll bacon, ilo; smok- ed backs, 13t1. All meats out of pickle le less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lard—'Pierces, 130; tubs, 10 Id 10 1-4o; pails, 101-4 to 101-2c.. Chicago, Deo, 3L—Decemiber corn Ceased lc lower, January a shade Bobby, complacently You're right, higher, and Ictay tfnnhanged, Oats you wouldn't! 'There ain't a kid in my closed utnahanged, Provisions rpt the gang that can smoke one of this brand 'without being laid upl • 310 DIVE2ISITY. track, No. 1hxard, 74 1-4a; No. 1 Prunella—Do you know, after Ihad Northern, 72 1-4n; No. 2 Northern, done all I could to encourage hint he 08 3-4 to 69 1-4e, ,Flour—First pat - wouldn't kiss me, eels, $1; second pedants, $3.00; first Perdue—Weil, he kissed me. clears, $2.80 to 32.90; second clears, Bow did you manage it 32. I slid all I could to discourage him. $1.90 to Brun higher'; in built:, $11.75 to $.12. TIM OLD MAN'S PLAOE,, Duluth, Deo. 31.—Wheat—Cash, New Woman—Cm going to lecture hard, 72 7-8c; No. 1 Northern, 70 7-80; on 1Voman'e Rights.No. 2 Northern, 61 1-2 Lo (16 1-2o; No. Husband, plaintively—And what 3 spring; 62 1-2 to 59 1-2o; to arrive, will I do 4 No, 1 hard, 73 1-0e; No. 1 Northern„ New Women — Woll, I suppose a 71 1-2c; lernomber., 70 7-80; May, 750. might take you along as a frightful Ciurn-38 1=La. Owls --24 3-4 Id 24 1-2a. example.diufealo, Dee, 31. lIlour — Dull. close were 2 1-2 to 7 1-'2o lower. • Minmeapodis, Deo. 31.—Wheat Cash 7.2 1-2c; May, 73 3-4e; jelly, 75c. On 'Wheat—Spring, No. 1 hard, carloadie, Endive Tor Private Garden„. old, 83 3.4e; No, 1 Northern, old, Endive le a useftii salad anti shoeld curl•oads, 80 3-4e; winter, no offerings be mono generally grown In private of spot; No. 2 red closing steady; No. gardens than It Is at present, as it 2 red, 77e; mixed, 70e; No, 1 white, 750 may be had in late autumn and win- bid, on track. porn—Easier; No. 2 Ler when good lattice is scarce. yellow, 41a. No. 3 do, 40 8-4o; No, 2 Although not difficult 'to grow, yet cni'oc, 40 1-4 10 40 1-2c; No, 3 do„40c, It mast receive fair attention t get sellem, through beta 1. :Data—Quiet; tate plants to protease heads worth lice Nye 2 „mete. 20 1 -oat No, 3 wbilie, 29 trouble of blanching. Its culture is similar to that of 'lettuce, but 1t tullee, longer to mature and does not requite its a rule as nittoli water, says lobo' Robson In American llardenh,r SATIShIIi l). Age nt-•-llitve you aeon aur new unl0- Matte gas learner? Ilousednolder-Tbanks, but we are already burning as enough. l -4c; No. 2 :mixed, an 8-4n; Ni,, 3 do., 25 3-4e; through billed, ant lrnok. 13ir- ley—Offerengs linin, eeern, (14 00 (11:; ulltsltie 101 ex( c, bb to 08e; low gni de"• 53 td 501 'Rye—Ntrm,lcnal; No, 1, 500; No, e, 050, on track .here. Det void Oos'. 01 Wheat Olnscd; Nte 1. whtbte curb, 77c; .Ncx 2, (testi and Dece.iniacf 77e; ATrty, 70 5.81, St. Lotus, :Rio. 31,—Whdat—Closed- Otte h,'71r; oecemn'1cr,,70 1-2c; January 710; Moe, '72 1-2c. (iRILD.1t1V.11;i.'i'S 00141MIN ;kine Atoned Morrie. Three interesting little game is played by two persons en a beat'd marked with the diagram stere shown, and buttons, beasts or grains mf corn of two colors tnny be used ae teen. Bach player has nine pieces, none of witigh 18 on the board at the opening of the game. The player's take turns In placing their men, ane ata time, at the pointe whore 3/Artwes /0 INCHES ' DIAGRAM OT NINI1 MRN MORRIS. the lines meet each other and after all have been put on in moving them from ono spot to the next in any direction Wong the lines, Bach player's 'object, both in placing the men and moving them, Is to form a row of three of his own pieces, and whenever this is done he may takefrom the board one of his opponent's pieces, but he must not dis- turb a row o1''.tltree if there is any other that he can take. He who takes off all the hostile pieces wins. Sometimes when a player has lost all his men but three he is allowed to "bop”—that is, to play a man to any vacant spot on the board. The player must avoid crowding his men together and try to place them on or near the corners of the board, at the same time trying to block his opponent as well as to get his own men into line. Wheu possible, it should be arranged to make more than one line 3n successive' moves when by moving one man backwardand forward two lines can alternately be made and broken:-Ohicago Record. A Brave Little' Cripple. A cripple boy looked up with bright eyes as the surgeon and the hospital nurse, followed: by a group of young med- ical students, approached' his bed. He knew what they were going to do. His weak, wasted, twisted leg was held rigid by a plaster cast. Ho saw the bowl of new plaster and the big basin and the sponge which the nurse was placing near the bed, and he saw the fresh bandages and the surgeon's glittering scissors and needles. His lips closed tightly for a'mo- ment. "You're going to change my leg again, doctor?” he piped in a thin voice. "ilo, not your leg, u10 boy," said the surgeon cheerily; "only the plaster, for we're going to save your leg, you know.. 'We won't hurt you much, so be brave now. It will soon be over." "All right, doctor. Go ahead," said the boy. The lady who was visiting the hos- pital reached out and took his hand in hers. "Is the operation very paiuful7" she whispered to the nurse. The nurse nod ded. The surgeon ran a sharp knife through the cast and peeled off the piaster in great fakes. The yellowed, tightly sling- ing linen was removed. The pitifully thin leg was sponged, and fresh bandages were drawn around it, the surgeon all the - time keeping Op a. flow of kindly, encour- aging words. The little sufferer did not stir or wince once during the operation, but lie gazed fixedly at the ceiling and made a continual buzzing noise with his mouth. After the surgeon and his attendants had left the bedside the lady visitor said to the boy: "How could you bear it so bravely? It must bave Burt you dread- fully." "Well, ,ves'm, it did hurt," he replied, "but I just made believe that a bee wea stinging me. Bees don't hint very much, you know. And I kept buzzing because I was afraid I'd forget about its being a bee." The Good Ship Ilaytrnelc. The captain's on the quarter deck; Ho, ye mariners, Moi 79,e bea'n's mate is tit the beim; So, ye mariners, sol The wind Is blowing sou'•sou'west; quarters' pipe the Crew And east the good shipllaytruek orf Icor countries strange and new. —Good nouselceopins,. Bow' Snakes Spend the Winter. We usually think of snakes anti rep• tiles as so cold blooded that the hloalc weather matters little to them, but they feel the frosty nights and take them as warning to go to their winter quarters, Now rind then a snake sleeps Out and coils up on tee worm rocks, but soon the told nights will drive 'them underground, whore they will knot themselves Into n tangle 1111111 spring, oftentbnes In vast numbers. Few minket: are to be seen after Thanksgiving day. The Gane of Wind Chticl. All the children stand init ring meati blind child, who has been chosen by enrolling out and blindfolded, The elle ere join hands and skip a'onnd ler In e circle while the counts ton slowly; then all steed still while aho advances null touehns'mre. Site trio' to gimes the mune of one touched by feeling hoe fate, dress, ell'• The onewhose hails a110 gueetee tarreetly .becomes blind child next tine, tihlldron 1111145 20911(51!, Fite Sense of Runlet' is sl veriabie Least, andergobig different forme in reference to mac, ledtvidtial and soelety, If emir little boy falls to reepolad with his tribute of chticlislt ineri'inlont to your parental joke, thae depressing ns at times it must be to you, does not seem to be a matter about which to lie awake at night, be, causeafter all, dear Brutus, the teat may not be so much with the child as with the joke. If, however, little N. or X., as hie eateeltiemai name may be, nal- or inekes his own small, childish twee, never playa foolish Weirs epee you, itt whleli, by that same token, he °epedte You to laugh; 10 he never is mirthful, in- stinct with joyousness, with nattiest gay ety of heart anti the siucshine of vigeroue young animal life and spit'its, then in- deed bis condition is abnormal or his en- vironments all wrong, and sou must find a speedy way to put hint Into a natural Aad smiling rapport with life, for laugh- ter tie a mere outlet for animal' spirits is natural to lean. Playfulness we share with our furred and feathered brethren, but the audible expression of mirth Is monopolized by man, the least natural of all the ani- mate. It helps to differentiate him from the lower level of the monkey; it Is one of the ,s,urke of las Inferiority to the high spiritual gods.—Iiarper's Bazar, Every Girls. Duties. illvery girl has certain duties to per - Perm that she dare not shake off if she would be true to herself. Inwardly alae will acknowledge them, for we all have e conscience that tells us right from wrong, and, though, with en excuse, she may wriggle out of doing her duty, there will be that still small voice within that for bids her to forget. It=is a great mistake to think that be- cause some good natured sister takes upon herself to perform your distasteful duties things will thus right them- selves. They never will. Such a method of keeping peaceis based on a wrong foundation, and you .cannot make right out of wrong. By shirking our own bur- dens and casting them upon some one else to bear we are doing a great wrong That some one else, too, however' good her motive may be, ie ,really encourag- ing our weakness and is also to blame. Herintentions are laudable, but she overlooks the fact thatthe best way to help a. weak nature Is to tench that na- • Lure to belp itself. She has no right to. rob it of its duties. Is this a new Tight in which to consider the point? Perhaps. —Philadelphia Ledger. The Influence of Color. A woman who believes strongly in the uuconscious influence of color declares she, would never have a room decorated in red, which Is only good, she claims, to counteract the bad effects of blue, but even in that case 'pink is preferable. Stating her objection, but without ex- plaining why, to the artist with whom she was advising about the decoration of her home, be at once replied that her dis- like was but natural, as she was of a. bru- nette type, and of course greens and yel- - lows were a much more fitting back- ground for her beauty. He further add- ed that it was the cold beauty of the blond which was, enhanced by the warmth of red surroundings. Without evee hav- ing made a study of tbis branch of art some women instinctively choose only the coloring suited to their style, carrying it even so far as to show a decided prefer- ence for china of the tones to blend with their complexione. Few brunettes, for instance, will admire the brllliaotshades of turquoise blue with which much china is decorated, but whole dinner sets of It are bought by blonds. -New York Post, Sonte Laniary meta. Wash pongee sill: in warm soapsuds; do not boil or scald it; rinse thoroughly in several waters; take down before it is quite dry and roll it up without sprin- kling, says Walnaa'5 Life, In half an hour it may be pressed smoothly with a moderately hot iron. Black cotton steel: - flogs should be dried in a shady place and smoothed with the hands on the ironing board, butnot honed, as the heat Mlles them and makes them a bad eolor. If you wish to 3rou .clothes seedy, dampen them down, roll lightly and lay asidesev-- eral horn's before you wish to commence ironing. /llnibro/deny should always be ironed on the wrong side to bring out the design. It should be tboroughly dried. Baby's clothes should not be washed with soda, as this is a source of irrita- tion and chafing to the delicate skin. Linen, after being ironed, should be placed near the stove or in the sun until perfectly dry, as the garments will be much stiffer than if left to dry slowly. Mannish biauners. If the girl of the period is healthier and less inclined to hysteria, It does not follow that she has become objectionably man- nish, its some eyould have tis believe. The London Telt&iii, answering a charge of this description, says the streets and highways do not offer many instances of women with a mannish stride, and In drawing rooms worthy of the acme the self assertive woman of girl with the strident voice and knock you flown de- meanor is 'a' phenomenon. Women pass through manyphases and are not alto- gether free from crazes. The "new wom- an" idiosyncrasy vanished several years ago, and tete woman who apes her broth- er numandputs on a heavy swagger what time she uses shag as freely as a grown is ns much condemned now as ever, Dorueotie IJappinese. The greatest secret of domestic Mnppl- ness lies in husband and wife pleashrg each other. It is quite as easy to soy pleasant, graceful things as disagreeable ones, says Woman's Life: It is far sweeterto a wife to have tender words. from her husband than it was to have them from hint before mnrringe, leis- band, in the rola of lover Mae a double value in n -wife's estimation. It pleases a woman to know her husband ease *tw- eet things to her because he means them and not as fin leery. i0lottely never pleases her. 01 pleases her to he told by him that he needs Iter; that his hnppitress de- pends upon her companionable, '1'o feel 111,11. her efforts to please are successful and are appreciated Accordingly will slim elate most women to greeter endeavors. Smoking la, the douse. Husbands, oseecially young hmsbarule,' think 1t 11 grievance if they cannot smoke in every 'nom of the house, and wives naturally dislike rho odor' of tobacco whoa it clings to'thocurtains and dr'a'peries for day's,:. It is seat, however, that euroking may be Indulged In (u any roost, howeveti ;bei'nty, with Impunity if 0 large bowl of Crede water be placed In the room At the end of the ()venlig; and allowed to retrain titot'u all tilglit. Thu lvatur absorbs the Itok odor. ..,