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Prleoa of Cil•t1e, dilee39, Grain; See
in the beadinfe Markets.
Toronto, April 2, -Wheat -Outside
n 1
Markets were about steociy, and lee
eat prioes were steady, Qubtatlons aro
as follows; -Iced teboale 07 1-2; white
(wheat, 67 1-2e ; and goose wheat, 07e,
low freights to New York; M8Mi-
tchell No. 1 hard, 011 g,i.t„ 081-3c;
No. 2, 114 1-2c; No. 1 hard, Nort15 Bay,
7 1-2c; and No, 2 hard, 93 1.20.
11'ffllfood-Saaroo. Ton lots, at the
Mill deor,Yasher, 001111110 points, sell
as fo f0w
s :-13r n 15 ; and shorts,
,
510.
Oorn-Firmer. American No, 2y01 -
on t ok 110116 47 1-2o ; No. 3,
is
40 1-2o.
Peas -Firm, No, 2; middle freights,
aft 04 1-2e; and Oast, at OSo.
Earley -Firm, No, 2, low freights,
to New York, was quoted at 44c; No.
3 extra, same frnighte, 43e.
Rye= -Steady, Car lots, 412o west,
and 5Jo east.
Buckwheat -Quiet. Car loth, west,
are quoted at 51e; and east at 53o,
Oats -Firm, 14o, 1 white, E:, P. R,
cast, 311e; No. 2 white, north and west,
28 1-2c.
Flou,r--Quiet, holders of 90 poi, cont,
patents, buyers' bags, middle freights,
ask 52.05 per bbl.; and exporters, bid
, (11.2,58.
Chicago, April 2.-A. firmer under-
tone, In wnicd routine new played its
part, was observable In the grain mar-
kets to -day. Corn, which was the
most active, closed 1-4 to 8.(10 •higher,
for May, while wheat closed 3-8o, and'.
oats a shade improved. Provisions
were dull and ir)egt,lar closing 212e
higher to a shade lower.
i3u£falo. March 27 ilaur-Steady;
light demand. 'Wheat Spring, No. 1,
Northern, old, carloads, bee; do., in
small lots, closed stronger ; No. 1
Northern, old, c.i.f., 34 8-8c. \Venter
wheat -clothing done in epot; closing,
No. 2, red, 78 2-2c; No. 1 white, 771-2c,
bid, ou tract:, Buffalo. Corn -Quiet but
firm ; No. 2 yellow, 40 1-40; No. 8 do.,
45 3.4 to 40e; Noel coro,453-1c; No. 30 do,
45 1-4 to 45 1-2, through billed, on
track. Oat Steady ; No. 1 white,
31 1-4 to 31 1-0; No. 3 do., 30 to 30
II -4c; No. 2 mixed, 28 $-4 to 22e; No.
3 do., 28 1-4c; through billed. Barley
-Barley higher ; fair grade ,sold at
58c. U.tye,-No. 1, in store, fNo ask-
od ; no spot o£feeings on track.
A111wctu kee, April 2. -Wheat -Steady;
No..1 Northern, 751-2 to 75 3-1e;
No. 2 Northern,' 71 to 73o. ILye-
Steady; No. 1, 51e. Barley -
Firm ; No. 2, 57o; sample, 40 to 56c.
Duluth, April it -Wheat - t,a1511,
No. 1 lard. ea 78e; No. 1 Northern,
74 3-8c; No. 2 port] ern, . G8 9-8 10 72
3-3c; Mny, i 8.; July, 77 1-2c. Corn
40a. 2e. Gula -26 to 25 3-4c.
" :i'linnenp.li•4, April 2,-Wheat-Ca•.'h
74c; /tiny, 7i1-4 to 743 -Se; July, 757-8
to 76e; an truck, lio. 1 hard, 76e; 140.
-1 Northern, 74c; No. 2 Northern, 69 td
701-2c. !'lour -first retent:1, 0.4.05
to 54.15; second patents, 53.95 to 51.05;
first el are, 53 to 50.13; eecomd clears,
30 to 52.10. ,Bran-ln hulk, 513.25 to
533.50.
D[11':r-,STD 'l1Ol S AND PROVISIONS.
was reported paid ; light Shippers from
4 to 41-2o per pounnd 'W48 filo ganga.
Butehee 0811le Wise lei. good de -
Maga at From R 8-4, to - 4 1-4o Per
pound for libelee; good to oholco sold
at from 01-2 to 83 -lc; and down to
3o for ordinary butcher °attic,
Feeders, stookers and bulla are un-
chanlged.
Good (Melee 10(1011 cgwn are wanted;
the highest price today was 347,
1Ghohoc veal colvos oontinne in Short
supply.
Deane -fed lambs are free. at tram
4 1-2 to 5o, with an eighth more for
111e choicest kind ; 8rnva'rds," are
worth from 03-4 to 1-10 per pound.
A few spring lambs, worn on deck
to -clay, and Hold readily at from 53
to 55.50 evade.
Hogs L
a- aY are unolwt.
ee. but
4
i uo e 1 at 01-2a
per
u e "aro t c
g
gni
q
per pound;light fat at Oe I.I pound.
l t' and f
g d il
Hese to retell 1110 top prem. must
be oI prime quality, and emele not he -
low 103 nu' above 200 pounds
rationing is the range of quota -
Limes :-
Ca'ttle
Shippers, ippers, Per cw't 3 4 00 5 6 00
J,utull ,r, cltaiee, do. 375 450
Butcher, inferior 2.75 300
Dutcher, cirde to good 325 375
Stockers, Per cwt2 75 3'26
Export bulls, Per cwt. 375 425
Steep and Lanliibtl.
Export envoi, per cwt 300 350
Butcher, sheep, Cacti.., 2 50 3 50
Lambs, get., pee cwt... 4 25 5 00
Do„ b. yrd., per owe 375 4 57 1-2
Du k3•.,.-.. •.. 2 50 8 C0
Milkers and Calves'.
Cows, cull 2000 4500
Caicos, each 2 00 800
Hogs.
Choice hogs, per cwt. 025 050
l,igbt bogs, per cwt.,,, 000 000
Heavy hogs, per cwt. 000 000
i:Ow.3 350 400
Stags 0 CO 2 00
Toronto, April 2. -Dressed hogs are
steady 1.0 the street at 57.73 to 58.05.
Car lets searoe, praciecally none of-
fering. Light hogs are quoted nom. -
Malty at 31.73, on track here. Pro-
visions are firm and in good enquiry.
QUA Liana arc; -Dry salted 1151aul-
d.•re; 8c; 1.1 a.; 012x1` Omen, loose, in
car Ida, 10,s; and in case Iots, 101-4
to 101-2c; short char pork, 500 to
520.50; heavy mesas park, 310 to 510.50.
Smoked meats-liam5, heavy, 12e;
medium, 121-2 to 13e; light, 13e.
DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Lacy, though no lower.
Quotations are a3 follo'1 e; -Dairy,
Gees and pa'11, good to choice, 16 1-2
to 171 Sc; medium, 13 to 10o; pool,. 13
to 1411,; dairy prints, choice, 17 to 180;
large roll°, good to choice, 1G 1-2 to
17 1-2c; creameries, bosee, 20 to 21e;
and pounds, 23 to 25e.
Cheese -Full cream, July and Aug.
make, seal at 101-2 to 110.
PRODUCE.
Eggs -Business is active and prices
steady at 12 to 12 1-2e for fresh. Sup-
plies u1'o large, and demand le very
aCtire.
Poultry -Quiet: Bright stook 13
11001015 as follovrs; Turkcye, 11 to
12o' geese, at 8 to 8 1-2o; chiokene, at
40 to : 50c; and ducks, at 60 to 80c;
chelee cold stored turkey4 and geese
aro quoted at 1 to .3c par 1(I under
bright stook, Inferior snowed stock
1S 'hrtrd to sell.
Potatoes -Steady at 28c for car
lots, on track hero, Sales, out of
store, are made at 35o.
Meld produce, etc. -Turnips, out of
store, 81a per bag; onions, 70o per
bag; carrots, 85o per hag; apples, per
1.+1)1., 51 to $2; sweet lx,tatoos, per bbl,
52.50.
Dried apples -Dried apples sell at
31-2 to 4 1.4c; evaporated, at 5 to
51-2c,
Honey -Firm. Dealers quote from
10 1.0 101-2c !or 5, 10, or 00-1b, tins,
according to size o5 order; comb honey
sells at 52 to 52.2.5 for dark; and at
52.50 to 53.75 for choice clover, per.
dozen sectiOul.
Plops -Steady. Choice 1900 growth
are quoted at 14 to 15c; and yearlings
at 8 to Do.
• Deans -Steady. Ordinary white
beans bring 31.00; otholoo hand-picked
beans are quoted at 51.717 to 5:(,75.
Paled ]nay =,Firm. Unfavorable
=entry roads recluua supplies at out-
side points. Choice timothy, on track,
here, $11; two -ton lots, delivered,
511.50 to 511.75,
SLto.'v',--Firm,Car lots of etre w, on
track hero i Ali,
LIVE ST'OC'K MARKETS.
(loronlo, April 2. -The receipts at
the western na111e (yards this morn-
ing we're 60 earloud5 of live stock,
including 1,000 cattle, 1,000 bogs, .830
sheep and iambs, 20 oalves, and a doz-
en nlileh COWS.
Business was good, sumo fine Easter
battle was here ; prices were fir,n,wf th
aci advancing tendency ; everything
110111,
Export cattle bold bettor tills morn-
i:ng at unollangod, hut •strong prices,;
for cholee from 45-8 to 5o was paid ;
6u1d in a tow, oases a shade over five
LIVED ON SHARK'S BLOOD,
The Terrible Privations of a Ship -
wreaked Crew.
A dcspetoh from Cape Town, says:
-Thr Norwegian barque. Andromeda
fns landed at'thig pert part of the
crow of. the French barque Psyche,
Lht'y having been picked' up in mid -
ocean, after having undergone ter-
rlrle sufferings. The Psyche, which
was bound from. Caleta Buena for the
1atg1L•sh Chtome1, was wrecked on
January 30. The captain and thir-
teen men entered a large beat, and
the 111410 and five man a 5101211 one.
Tha .next day a sail was sighted, aud.
this =toe; boat attempted to inter-
cept it, but Hover returned. Several
other ship) ware sighted, but 1111 ship-
,tx.ecked men were unable to rtttract
their attention. Rough weather in
creased their sufferings. Velma the
small supply of foo;] wes crhausted,
a shark was caught, and the men
d:ronk its blood. :1113- cook died in-
sane, and a sailor also suecunrbed.
NORSE THAN BOERS. '
Strong Statement by Mr. Chamber-
lain in the house,
A despatch from London says: -Tho
statement of Mr. Chamberlain, the
Colonial Secretary, that the Govern-
ment had printed all it know about
the Botha -Kitchener peace negatia-
liens, and that nothing boa transpir-
ed 6•`.nco, oausa:l Juries .Oryec, Liberal,
to analyze the terms offered. Ho con-
trasted General Iiitchen°r's first
views with the final letter incorpor-
ating Mr. e„hamberlain's suggestions
and expressed the hope that the Gov
ernmene would re -open the negotia-
tions.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that to of-
fer better terms would not be magna-
nimity, but folly. The Government
could not afford to sJiow again that
et paid batter to be tt rebel than a
loyalist. .The Cape rebels, as a rule,
had been worse than the Boers,
11iIODIIS VIVENDI RENEWED.
Newfoundland French Shore Trouble
at Best Till End of Year.
A despatch from St. John's:, Nfid.,
say; :-Tha Neveteundland Cabinet has
received e despatch from 11Ir. Cham-
berlain, the Oolonial secretary, an -
Maiming that a lobster modals viv-
endi respecting the French chore
had brawl concluded with France, to
be in Lorca until December 31, 7901,
thus removing ail fear of conflict
during the internal. This fact is
eviderme of the willingnes3 of the
French Government to adept- a con-
ciliatory policy, pending the final
.ld jti.stmont.
The "Colonial Legislature passed a
bail last month giving effect to this
convention, if the renewal were ar-
=aged.
-<la
IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
Tho Be Wet of the Filipinos Cap-
tured by a Clever Ruse.
A c105531c1 from Manila, gays: -Con.
Funston, with the assistance of a
number of Maw:Ababa scouts', alas
oaptured Aguinaldo in tho country,
near Casiguaran, nine miles from
Dnlcw, on the north-west 00091(1 of tho
loland of Luzon. The rebel leader
11.(11. his (suttee staff are now in Man-
ila.
Gen. lrunSlon employed a very elev-
en ruse 1;0 rcaoh Agulnaldo. IIi1 plan
worked successfully, with the result
that the head end front of the insur-
rection 1s now where he will -(1'0 n0.
more borne to American interests.
The gunboat Vicksburg, with F'un-
sto'.n and Aguinaldo on board, Arrived
on Sa1uu•day morning.
ONTARIO LNGIBLATURN,
iaasi
What the People'e FePreeenlatiY0
Are Aotng at Toronto,
e°w
SUCCESSION DUDS,
The Premier introduced a blit
to
anae'nd the Succession Duties Act, of
a very important oharaotor. It deals
with questions which have arisen in
eranneotion with the Moss ease, whioh
]s hi the courts; (end the SooLten case,
which has already been disposed of.
It (Inflame what classes of debts shall
be deducted in eacertaining the value
Y b
of an estate. On o
] nu tide debts
s
incurred for.a valuable consideration
are to baN
a . ucte os a o debts for'
wiled' those is a right of rehnburso-
t t t
metal; aro 0 b o so doduo ed . I oleo
adds to the preferred class of bene-
ficiaries, grandchildren, and other
lineal descendants adopted oliildren,
and oliildren to whom the deceased
has stood for ten wears in the ac-
knowledged -position of parent, It
extends the time for the payment in
some degree ; and following the judg-
ment of Lhe Court of Appeal in the
Scotian ease makes it absolutely clear
that all estates in Ontario of amount
liable to taxation shall be taxable
whether the deceased lane been a rose-
-dent of the province or not. '
TO REPEAL IMi?ERIAL STATUTES.
The Attorney -General inteoduo0d a
bill which he explained was intended
to repeal various Imperial statutes,
either obsolete or spent, or other-
wise inoperative. The compilation of
Imperial statutes In force in Ontario,
now in progress, would not be suf-
ficiently far advanced to enable him
to bring clown the same to the House
this session, but the present bill in-
dicated the course to be taken in the
matter. The Attorney -General men-
tioned a number of ancient statutes
dating back as far as Edward 1.,
which were still in force in Ontario,
though inoperative. It ,was with a
view to having this matter printed,
and before the public, 'between this
and the next session, when the com-
pilation would be 'brought down in
complete shape, that he was intro-
ducing this hill.
30101e 1?,E;GU-ATSONS.
Don. John Dryden introduced abill
to amend the Shops' Regulation Act.
He explained that one elaus0 lwaa in-
tended to place the mime of providing
sanitary appliances on the owner
rather than the tenant of the pre-
nasal. Another clause 11'ltS intended
to make el?arer the section providing
that no employe in a bakeshop should
bo required to work snore than twelve
enure a day. At present a plan might
Work eight hours on a 'Mond'ay and
eight nouns on Tucs'd,ay, commencing
at midnight, or sixteen hours con-
tinuously, and, yet, technically, 113 is
:.aid to have worked only eight hours
an the same day. Aa further clause
n1.8l0 it Impossible for barbers to com-
pel employes to work on Sunday.
SUGAR BOUNTIES INCREASED.
The House went into committee,
Mr. Charlton in the chair. Mr. Dry-
den diad some amendments to his
Dce^t-root Sugar bell, the chief one
fixing the manufacturers' bounty at
once -half cent per pound for the first
and second years, instead of the
first year only. The rate for the
third yelar is to be one-quarter cent
per pound. •
TO i,L-ROADS.
Prcan+ier Rase introduced a bill sim-
plifying the mraehinery whereby it
municipality may assume control of
toll -roads.
DESTROYING ILEMLOCI5.
Men. Mr. Davis, in reply to Mr.
Either, said. the Government was not
aware that persona were destroying
hemlock on Crewel land71, in Muskoka,
Parry Sound, and Nipissing, far the
nelc 07 bark only. There had been
difficulty with people who located on
the Lind", and stripped themof hem-
lock under the pretence of settle-
ment. The sum of 01.421.41 had been
rcoeived in timber dues on hemlock
rut on Crohn lands in 1110 Parry
Sound district last year.
INSPECTION OF c]3011,ERS.
The house event into committee on
Mr. Dryclen's Factory Act amend-
ments.
mendments. Some discussion arose over
the amended clause, requiring every
bailer to be insure;], or, if not, to be
inspected once a year, the inspector
Lo bo one wh0,had been in charge of
a boiler for at least five years, or
who held aoertificale as a stationary
engineer.
Progress 1305 reported on the bill.
INVITATION TO FRUIT GROWERS.
An o£ftcial at ;Seoul, Corea, has
been beheaded for oamp1LOity in a
plot to murder incline oe tl,e imperial
household.
DOMINION PARLIAMENT
Notes of the Proeeedings in the
Canadian house or Cotnlnons.
PURCHASING HORSES. ,
Mr. LaRiviere was informed by Mr.
Midler that oarrespotadenee was tak-
ing place with the c1r1Liah Government
with a view to purchasing more home
en Canada for army purposes.
BONUS TO DOUIf.IIO13ORS..
Mr. Wilson, Lennox, learned from
Mr. -Sutherland that to the five parkas
of Dankbobors who arrived in Canada
way
1890 £paidby
1 per 91e was
as
n
of bonusbut nothing went t to the
stoamshiP companies, The total
amount paid on account of the
Duk-
hobors was 555,817, 'which included the
bonus and 520,000 four the purchase of
supplies. 550 money had been loaned
to the Doukhobars,
MILITIA PENSION FUND.
0)r, Borden, Minister of Militia, gives
notice of a bill entitled the Militia
Pension Act, IL is designed to meet
the long-standing grievance of the
permanent carps, by establishing n
military pension fund.
TELEPHONE BILL,
Mr. Clarice gives notice of a hill
reepeoting the Bell Telephone Com-
pany of Canada. It proposes to com-
pel the company to•Surnish telephones
on application to any premises front-
ing upon or adjaoont to any highway
on which tho company has construct-
ed, or may eonstemet ono of its
branches. Another olause provides
that from and after the 0th of July,
1302, an higher rates than the rates
i¢) force on that 'date shall be charge-
able by the company, and any exee0s
of said rates, oharged by the company
may be recovered in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
, A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
Dr. Horsey'3 13113 to make May 24th
a general 'holiday was considered
briefly. The Solicitor -General sug-
ge,3t0d an amendment which would
make it a bank 'holiday, also, and as
this would haves commercial effects,
it was laid Over for further consider-
ration.
The Ontario Government has ap-
pof•nted Mr. W. PI. Bunting, of St.
Catharines, superintendent of the
fruit: display at the Pan-American,
and preparations are 1)0011 going for-
ward. Fruit growers, who have, or
expect to Have, fruit suitable to ex-
hibit should at once place themselves
communication with shim. The
credit of the province is in swam Inca -
mere at ;Lake, and everyone who can
help to advertise tho, fine climate and
productive soil of Ontario Should lend
a willing hand. The exhibit must be
n place by May 1, when apples from
cold atorage, fruits and eagelabtes in
glass, and evaporated fruits will be
placed on the tables. After that fresh
fruit will be sentforward every week.
NEW BOER COMMANDO.
Hen, Pe Wet Has Crossed the Vaal
River.
A despatch ftom Standcrton, Trans -
veal says, that on Tuesday Gen. De
Wet with 400 followers crossed tbo
Vaal river, at 0)eeVilliersdorp, and
it is exPeeted that be svi11 bo joined
by many Transvanlers,
The Boer menmanders, Mritzinger
SncCcoc"s anti Vanitoonew, who have
been (posting in Cape Colony 'lave
joined farces, and are moving north
toward the. Orange river. by wav of
Ventersiad.
CIVIL SERVANTS.
Mr. Pontin, Liberal Laval, moved:
"That in the opinion of this ]louse,
the salaries of public officers and
Government employes should be at-
tachable like those of ordinary citi-
zens." He said that a bill dealing
with the matter had been introduc-
ed on three successive occasions
in the last Parliament, but had been
thrown out every time. For this rea-
Men he had thought it batter to bring
the matter up in the form of areso-
lution, so as to secure an expression
of opinion from the Dense. 1I1' nos,
unable to understand why public ser -
rants should be given an immunity
Tunes s'hianld be given en im,inuniiy
314:8011 w'a,3 not given to other cla:l503
of citizens. The great majority of
civil servants paid their legitimate
debts, and thin matter would affect
only comparatively few.
Mr. Blair sulci that the law was al-
lowed to rmm,ain as it wag, not out of
consideration for the eiv'il servants,
but becauee to allow attachment pro-
ceedings against them by creditors
lv'eu1,1 1mP3(3 the progress of public
affairs. For instance, olta Department
of Railways and Canals had, 9,000 em-
ployes. If such proceedings could be
taken and' the Cro'ivn made a party
it 111111111 113 impassible for the depart-
ment to keep track of attachments
against salaries, and follow garnishee
proceedings in court. A rule had been
adopted on the. Inte1•ooloni'al railway
1x1:1011 was (Sound to work very well.
it wits ennply'hut employes were
warned to' pay their debts or they
would be dismissed.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Mr. Lancaster enquired whether it
was the intention of the Government
to reimburse the municipalities of On-
tario for the cost incurred in the re-
gistration of manhood franohisc
voters at the general eleotion.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that all
accounts thus far received for this
work from municipal offioors laid
been paid at the same rate as they
were entitled under the statutes; of
Lhe province. 1f there were any more
small decollate they wrou11 be dealt
with on the same basis
81:.111Ii1ier GARDENERS.
A deputation of members of Par-
liament had an interview with the
Minister of Inland Revenue to -day
and urged the imposition of a duty
upon small fruits and vegetables
with a 1'ia351 to cneouraging the Can-
adian market gardeners. Ur. Bernier
said it 3vnsnot t113 intention to make
any tariff elsangee this' session, but
possibly the, natter might be dealt
with nest year.
PLAGUE IS SPREADING.
HOISTED THE 11111111 FLAG,
And Then 3090ped ii ll British
iyatr91.
despetob from Claim Town, says;
-A patio' off the Oolonial Dofenoe
force 'etas been captured in the Mid-
land .district by the treaoheroux use
of tiles white flag, The British nala-
took the Boers for a portion 9f their
own 0oluin11. The Boers advanced
waving a white flag until rer4(ttance
was treeless,
Cases Break Out Among First Royal
Irish and the Artillery.
A despatch from Cape Town says: -
Tho bubonic plague is spreading.
Thero is one ease in the Queen's Regi-
ment, at Simonstown, one in the First
Bengal Royal Irish at the Green
Point camp. and one in the Royal
Garrison Artillery at Castle, one of
the suburbs of CnpoTown.
ISomo of the Malays have offered
considerable opposition to the remov-
al of plague patients, and also of the
00r5,es of those who bare died of the
disease. The Government Inas inform-
ed those people that if this obstruc-
tion continues the Malay community
will bo isolated outside the city. I'ree-
ticelly all the natives are getting in -
tot separate locations.
There bavo been 240 oases or the
plaguehere up to date, Fifty-seven
persons. afflicted wero Europeans.
There Wave been 85 deaths,
uJ. ferret that had been used here
in catching rats died of the plague,
Twelve. fresh cases of bubonic plague
were officially reported on Wednes-
y. Eight of the victims aro Euro-
peans, and four aro colored persons,
Two colored vi611n15 diol on Tuesday,
The priests aro helping tho Govern-
ment.to enforcesanitary regulations,
although drastic measures 31103' be ne-
eessary Lo Jmposa preoltutions upon
the irreeonoilable.
WOMEN iN OLD EGYPT.
They Shared With the bleu All '[thele
1aettlnee and rienaareN.
was prac-
ticed,
tmonogamy
1 c 1 e 17 p
In t o g D
lege
pt
b
•h it was notenjoined
t e ]thouy
is d although
o exist -
f the
I There is no evidence
AN
a marriage ceremony,
exist-
ence of g , but the
u
ninrries° contract secured to the wife
certain rights, one of which wee that of
complete control over her husband, who
promised to yield her implicit obedience!
Nearness of relationship was no barrier
to wedlock, the union of brother and sis-
ter
irter being quite common.
Women, both married and unmarried,
participated with the men in all the
pleasures of social intercourse. They
took part in the public festivals, shared
in banquets, drove out in their chariots
and made pleasure excursions on the
Nile. At banquets the guests were en-
tertained chiefly with music and dancing.
Singing was also an esteemed emote-
plisllment, and the more soild part of
their education must have been attenced
to, as women often held important offices
la the priestbood. They presided at
births and officiated as mou11uers et
deaths and burials.
Ladies of rank occupied their spare
mome(1ts in embroidery aud in the cut -
Oration of flowers, of which they were
passionately fond and which were lavish-
ly used on all festive occasions. Women
of the bumbler classes were employed in
spinning and In the rural districts in
tending cattle and sheep and is carrying
water, tbe heavier employments being
left to the men.
This halcyon state of affairs lasted
only during the days of Egypt's great-
ness. During the perind of her decline
her daughters were fearfully downtrod-
den end degraded. .The hardest manual
labor was assigned to them, and they suf-
fered cruel punishments foe the crimes
of their fathers, husbands or brothers, ns
the case might be, Sometimes they were
publicly beaten with sticks, at others
thrown into dungeons or sent to work at
the mines, where the miseries they en-
dured were so great that, as the old his-
torian tells us, they longed for. death as
far preferable to life.
A Kertnolay Thought.
"It is very impressive," said the sen-
timental youtag person, "to look out ou
the ocean, to think of that immense belly
of water which forms so large a propor-
tion of this earthly sphere."
"Yes," answered Colonel Stillwell of
Kentucky, "and what most impresses
me, sir, is the wisdom of nature in put,
ting snit into it so that it couldn't be
mistaken for a beverage.".
Why It Iteconeiled Them.
Kind Lndy (visiting prison) -Poor men!
I suppose it is (suite a relief to yen, how-
ever, that your wives are permitted to
see you once a week.
Spokesman -Yes. indeed, lady; It's sort
0' reconciles us to jail life,
Kind Lady -Ah, how touching:'
Spokesman -Yes; you see. de warden
won't let dem come in but de once a
week -Re it:n,,,,•.. A
Yin Patna.
The lines of the Kansas poetess, "No
artist, whatever his merits or pains, eau
0(157' 0l, canvas the tints of our pintos,"
might menu that he couldn't copy them
even if be had enrnche, but it doesn't.-
KansAs f n 1 Star.
...leanly 'Requires 910e5.
Nearly all the great beauties of the
world have testified to the value of
sleep. Under its influence every musele
is relaxed and all care dispelled. The
heart beats slower, gaining new vigor for
the waking hem's. A middnv nate, if
only for a few minutes' duration, is
wonderfully refrasliieg, and it is general-
ly eoneeded that sleep during the earlier
hours of the night is far more beneficial
than that obtained after midnight. -
Maude 0. llurray'-Aliller in Woman's
Homo Companion.
Bake' nannnam.
For breakfast take as many bananas
as are required, cut a small piece of the
peel from each end nod cut two or three
gashes in the peel. Put them in a baking
pain and bake them from 15 to 20 Shin'
ties in a quick even. Lny them on a bur
platter. In crating them baked in the
pee11, split them lengthwise and take the
pulp out as you would that of a baked
potato, using eren213 ar i suxar 0n them.
Literally 5o.
"Well, Samba, 1 sea that you are still
at your old occupation."
"O11, yess(r, Ile nn de whitewash
bresh am still in p0dncrshlp."
"So I see. And how's business? is it
looking tip?"
"Dot pereisely what it am, sale "Pee
kalsominfn de ct'Pln er de Baptis'
ahu'ch."-Bost a
A new widow has to give an order to
the first elan who comes along soliciting
orders for enlarging photographs or the
neighbors will talk about her. -Atchison
Globe.
If you are afflicted, whether it be indi•
gestion, sleeplessness, nightmare, rheu•
nmtism or mincer, try halt rations a
while, -Galveston News.
Inherited.
"Pa," said little Willie, looking up
trout his arithmetic, "what Is a' linear
root?"
"Why-er-a linear foot," replied pa,
temporizing, "why, it's one that's he-
reditary. 01dn't you never hear tell of
a linear desceudaut?"
,
Both of the sons of "Phomas Jefferson
were members of 00ngeess from 7it•-
ginia while he was president. Oue of
those was Thomas Wen Ltnndolph and
the other John. W. Eppes.
Tb0 averesa weight of a sheep fleece
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CANADA.
Brantford's tax rate 11114 year is
20 mills.
The Men t Wolseley
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Lon-
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school teaohors is talked of at Ottawa.
London, Ont., will sIxnd 55,000 in
lmproviag the now Victoria Respi-
te],
The Medical building of McGill Uni-
versity i3 to have another largo ad-
dition.
Several of the Doukhobors who left
8lanitoba for California have return-
ed to Canada,
The Ilamilton Radial Railway may
be extended from Burlington to Oak -
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Scaling schooners report the catch
off. the coast of Labrador the best in
years.
hands, m
And English phosphate company ay
locate in Kingston and employ 41911
Two of Montreal's firemen will be
disali;sed. They were intoxicated
1311110 ail duty.
It 1s reported that Hon, Dr. Borden
is considering a scheme for pensions
for the permanent militia corps.
A 'Winnipeg despatch says a rich
bed of bituminous coal has been locat-
ed at Souris, at a duptll of 200 feet.
Joseph Dean, a Stratford boy of
sixteen years, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with n'
razor.
Lieut. -Col. Holmes, D.O.C., at Lon-
don, has received orders from head-
quarters to recruit men for tho Hali-
fax garrison.
The Ottawa Car Company has a
contract from the Impeltal Govern-
ment to build 301) transport wagon),
for army purpose$.
Windsor will ask the Dominion Gov-
ernment to grant the vacant lot ad-
joining the post -office building for the
site for the Carnegie library..
A suit far 255c was tried at the
Divisional Court, Hamilton, rho other
day. The plaintiff succeeded. The
defendant will have to pay 34.27.
Henry Lauer, of Berlin, Gerutany,
who, on landing at Halifax said his
fellow -passengers had robbed him of
54,000, turns, out to be a fugitive
from 5601105.
Represontatived of the British Co-
lumbia shoe manufacturers who ap-
peared before the Chinese Commission
Stetted that they intended discharging
all their Chinese hands and replacing
them with white men, as a result of
the evidence that has been laid be-
fore the commisrion.
GREAT BRITAIN.
'Che Indian famine has cost the Gov-
ernment 500,000,000.
The Brit]ah Souse of Commons has
passed the second reading of the bill
prohibiting the sale or dolivory of in-
toxicants to persons under sixteen
years of age.
It is reported in high eirclee that
Bing Edward contemplates a big ex-
hibition in London, on the linea of the
Paris Exposition, the idea being to
enclose the Thames, from'We3tminster
Bridge to Albert Bridge, including the
whole of Battersea Park.
Tire Bank of England's net profits
for the six menthe ending Feb. 03,
were 4705,596", making the amount of
"rest" at that date .°.'3,750,3411. Af-
ter providing for a dividend of 5per
cent., the amount of "rest" wad
153,02.2,001.
'UNITED STATES.
Now York now owns suitable sites
for the 20 Carnegie libraries.
An Indiana court has awarded a
woman, 51,500 for a stolen kiss.
Tulin J. Barry was kicked to death
in a street fight at St. Paul, Minn.
An elephant escaped £nom the "'Loo"
at Indianapolis and wrecked a barber
shap.
The tin -can trust has been incor-
porated is New Jersey with 588,000,1100
cap(h1l,
1I. C. Ilumpbries, leader of a Bap-
tist church choir, dt. Louis, Mo., shot
and killed himself.
A landlord in Chicago removed
"doors and windows" in order to drive
out a sick tenant.
It is ',reposed to unite all coal oper-
ators of Minnie tinder one manage-
ment, with a capital of 375,000,000.
Valentine Betz of Buffalo, who has
been blind for 23 years from the ef-
fect of smallpox, had his sight restor-
ed by an operation.
17. P. Morgan 61 Co., New. leork, con-
firm the story of the absorption of
Rockefeller steel interests by the
big stool trust, neeessilating 5100,000,-
000 increase in the capital 01 the
trust.
GENERAL.
At Naples 2,600 dock labourers are
out on strike.
The Dritish expedition against Ile
Somalis is pushing inland.
An avalanche near Lake Como,
Italy, killed eight mon.
Thousands of persons leave Finland
on ao0ount 08 Russiau oppression.
The explosion of a shell at Secun-
derabad, India, killed seven gunners,
A professor of history at tbo Mos-
cow University is among those arrest-
ed for sedition,
Two 1111ousand soldiers have been
sent to assist the aut.horittes Jn the
suppression of troubles incident upon
the strike at Marseilles.
The Manufaeturor5' Club at Vienna
wants Lo put Austro -American .rtl,t-
tions on a basis of complete recipro-
city and equality in regard to the
customs ta,'iff and its administration.
ROYAL, BATTLE,
Phalli 1etween an Asts'lcls WO .ass
Alligator Is moron.
1150 Florida ostrich farm at ,Jackson
v1110 was the scan of one 0f the in.eet
peculiar fights on record, a combat its
O'hiell an ostrleh Imams' the victor
and an .(011150101' was Pal to Sight, hilt
wee afterward captured and added to
the collection of reptiles on 1110 farm,
.Che .°sheet' farm le sitlatcd n'built.
two utiles from the center of Jackson,
vale on the banks of 1110 St. Johns
river, says the 0111003o Tribune. At
this season of the year the buil a111 -
gators keep up an incessant tu111(10g
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Od1'11ICII ANO ALLIGATOR IN moreti•J.
nights, and on hot days they may be
seen sinning themselves in secluded
spots on the banks of the river. Tho
immouse grounds occupied by the os -
Web farm being quiet, the rivet' bane
Is a favorite roosting place for the
satlrtanm,
On Sunday there was n commotion In
the breeding pen of the bit; ostrich
Mark Manna, who has mated ibis sea-
son with Lady Ilrummel, and they 1103
taking care of about a dozen eggs.
When the keeper rushed to see what
was the trouble, he found a big eight
foot long alligator iu the pen with his
beady eyes glaring at Mark Hanna,
W110 was rushing around w1111 i1'111;;s
(1lstende 1, crouching and jumping back-
ward and forward between the nJliga•
for and the eggs in the nest.
Suddenly the o:0t1.1c10 jumped forward,
and swift as a flash the gator swished
his tail around until he completed a cir-
cle with his body, and the oi:trich was
knocked oil' his feet aud fled in dis•
may.
Lady Ilrammel meanwhile wanted
with a stately tread around the nest
and seemed to upbraid ]Ser lord and
'nester by a look or silent contempt
and Made a feint of attacking the ga-
tor herself.
Then Hanna began to approach the
intruder on bin domestic hearth again,
and, swaying bis body backward end
forward, his u:agrltlee it wings quiver.
ing with rage, be stealthily circled
arOtin11 and arotned, closing up the cir-
cle each time until within proper strilc•
liIg distance, when with n lightning.
rush be delivered a blow at the alliga-
tor that turned the Monter over, isnd
with n bellow like tt wounded bull the
saurian turned end tied toward the wa-
ter, while the ostrich t'u'ned and walk-
ed proudly Away.
Calling for a rape, the keeper of the
birds, with a negro 11eiper, (lissome the
big )111Iyator and, with the combined
efforts or the men on the ram. suc-
ceeded In piecing 1111n !n the luelosure
whew the alligator exhibit is kept.
Mark Hanna, after the excitement
had worn cif, was discovered to have
been injured on the left foot. but wheth-
er it was teem the effect of tbe blow
received from or g(ve11 to the alligator
is not known.
5lavohtcr or Clerlmtlanm.
The condition of war along the coast
of China has diverted attentiou to a
great extent from the massacres of
Christians that have been going on
'firma;
MAOSACI{P IN A CIfURCIi I11 OnXNi1,
fertlter in the interior. The-Poxet•s
1 ave tal:r0 Sandish delight In nHoek,
fug 1110 worshipers in Christian church-
es, and the Aeconipany(ng litttatrntfoll
13 an example of the horrors enaottd,