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ENEMY OCCUPIES THE POLISH CAPITAL
Bavarian Troops Enter City of Warsaw in Name
of the Kaiser
A despatch from London says: The
Germans are in possession of War-
saw, capital of Poland,. and the third
Largest city in the Russian Empire.
Bavarian troops entered the city this
morning, having taken successively
the Blonie lines and the outer and
inner fortresses of phe "town ''itself,
the Russians only 'fighting rear -guard
actions to allow their main army to
make good its escape.
According to a despatch from Pet-
rograd, the troops which were cover-
ing Warsaw retired Without being at-
tacked towards the new front assign-
ed to them on the east bank of the
Vistula. They blew up behind them
all the bridges over the river.
This victory undoubtedly' has cost
the Teutonic' allies an enormous price,
hundreds of thousands of their finest
troops having fallen in the last few
weeks of the campaign of Poland.
While to the Bavarians commanded
by Prince Leopold has fallen the ho-
nor of taking over Warsaw in the
name of the German Emperor and his
consort, who are expected to make a
State entry within a few days, the
real conquerors are the troops fight-
ing under Field Marshal von Hinden-
burg, along the Narew River to the
north-east; the Austro -Germans who
crossed the Vistula to the south of
the city, and the armies of the Aus-
trian Archduke Jo'`seph Ferdinand and
the German field marshal, von Mac
kensen, which are, advancing north-
ward .between the Vistula and Bug'
Rivets,
Even now, although the steadiness
of the Russian'ti:ope and their:'fierce
counter-attacks have gained . much
valuable time for theme itis proble-
matical whether the whole Russian
army will succeed in reaching the new
positions chosen for it or whether, if
it should get there, it will not find
those positions turned by the Aus
trians, who have crossed the Bug
south-east of Chohn, and by the Ger-
mans, under General von Scholz- and
von Gailwitz, who have crossed the
Narew.
At the north-eastern end of the line
the Russian communications are.fur-
ther threatened by Gen. von Buelow,
Who is advancing toward. Dvinsk on
the Vilma-Petrograd railway. Indeed,
the Austro -Germans have set three
traps to catch and destroy the Rus-
sian army. None of " them was
Sprung, but one was so near to clos-
ing that the Grand Duke Nicholas
was forced to evacuate Warsaw .and
now is fighting with' all his might to
prevent the others from cutting off
his retreat.
TURK SUBMARINE BASE DESTROYED
French Fleet Bombards and D.xstroys the Village
of Spelia
A despatch from Paris says: One
armored cruiser, two cruisers, torpedo
boats, dredgers and an aeroplane ship
of the French fleet demonstrated off
Sighadjik and Scala Nova, on the
' coast of Anatolia. Sighadjik was
bombarded and the Customs house
and part of the fortifications destroy-
ed. An armored cruiser bombarded
the fortifications of the Turkish quar-
ter of Scala Nova and a fortified point
to the west of that town, while the
other vessels of the squadron shelled
and destroyed the village of Spells,
supposed to be a supply depot for
submarines of France's antagonists,
The following Russian 'official com-
munication concerning the operations
in the Caucasus says:
In the direction of Olti the Turks
have been expelled from the Norchine
region. Towards Sari Kamysh we
occupied after a fight the villages of
Alakilissa, Kars and Ardost. In the
region of Alschkert there was an ob-
stinate engagement.
ITALIANS' GIDS
BLOW UP TRAIN
Cars Filled With Austrian Troops en
Route to Rovereto.
A despatch from London says:
Italian artillery fire struck a •troop
train filled with Austrian soldiers go-
ing to Rovereto and completely
wrecked it. Five hundred troops
were burned to death in the cars, and
15 miles of track were destroyed. In
addition eight wagons of ammunition
were exploded in the same locality.
"At Polazzo ,eight attacks by the
Italians were repulsed, but the ninth
attack resulted in the capture of sev-
eral miles of newly -constructed
trenches. The Italians have brought
up more heavy guns against Gorizia,
the systematic bombardment of which
has begun. The ,Austrians are reply-
ing feebly."
The Italian army has resumed the
offensive in the region of Gorizia. A
heavy artillery fire was directed on
the Austrian positions_ on the plateau
of Deberdo, which was followed by an
infantry attack.
•SIX OF CREW DROWNED
IN TORPEDOED TRAWLER.
A despatch from London says:
The trawler Grimbarian and the
steamer Portia (433 tons), of Liver-
pool, were sunk on Thursday, pre-
sumably by a submarine. Six of the
crew of the Grimbarian were drowned
and four were rescued.
The British steamer, Costello, of
891 tons net, has been sunk. The
crew, with the exception of one man,
who was drowned, has been saved.
U. S. WILL CONTEST
THE DACIA DECISION.
• A despatch from Washington says:
The announcement from Paris that a
French prize court had confirmed the
seizure of the American steamer
Dacia as a fair prize found. the State
Department preparing to protest, the
decision which carries with it for-
feiture of the vessel. It is planned to
-snake this a test ease of the right of•a
neutral country to grant registry to a
belligerent -owned merchant ship.
The. Dacia's cotton cargo is not in-
volved, the French Government hav-
ing purchased the cotton through a
special appropriation.
ATTITUDE 'OF ROUMANIA
IS WORRYING GERMANY.
A despatch from Berlin says: A
warning that nothing can be expect-
ed from Roumania is conveyed to the
readers of the Tages Zeitung in an
editorial by, Count Ernst Reventlow.
His article, which is headed "Rou-
mania Falling Quotation," sum-
marizes the situation in the following
paragraph:
"Those friendly relations with Rou-
mania made sacred by tradition and,
on the German side, by firm confi-
dence, can hardly longer be considered
as existing."
Count Beventlgw points out Rou-
mania's refusal to permit exports of
grain or to permit ammunition for the
Turks to pass through its, territory,
although Russia was permitted to
tranship munitions to Serbia. He
says it had been hoped Roumania
would fuifil its treaty obligations or
reserve at least an upright and well-
wishing neutrality, but that the con-
trary came to pass. Roumania's neu-
trality became "malevolent" he as-.
sects, with a tendency to enter the
conflict on the side of German's en-
emies.
GRANTED ALL DEMANDS
OF KRUPP WORKERS.
A despatch from Geneva. says: Ad-
vices from Essen say that all the de-
mands of the employes of the Krupp
works have been granted, and that a
serious strike has thus been averted.
The German military authorities
brought great pressure on the Krupp
administration to this end.
Many of the skilled workmendur-
ing the early part of the troubles re-
fused to continue at their machines;
some of them entered the army and
were sent to the Russian front. Others
in the ammunition department were
replaced by women. There was mo
strike among the engineers and
draughtsmen. The serious situation,
which was admitted even by the
Frankfurter Zeitung, seems now to
have passed.
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TO END MARTIAL LAW
IN FRENCH INTERIOR.
A despatch from Paris says: The
Committee of the Chamber of De u -
sties on National Administrative
Questions has pronounced itself in fa-
vor of withdrawing the zone in the
interior of the country from the oper-
ations .of martial law and returning
it to the common law basis. The com-
mittee has requested the Government,
to consider the proposal.
Ultimatum Italy's Ulti
Y � to TuYkc
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'A despatch from Rome says: The
tension between Italy and Turkey is
declared here to becoming daily more
acute. Italy is said to have asked for
Categorical explanations concerning,
Turkey's alleged refusal to withdraw
er' troops
from the
Cyrenaica i -
p da
Yr
rtct, in Tripoli,
and
Turkey
is p
ur-
utaf what i described
as .her usual
s al
policy Y o s of procrastination.
In ofFicial circles here the feeling
is' held that hostilities on the part of
Italy may commence at any moment,
as Italy's last note to Turkey was al-
most of the character of an ultima-
tum. Two hundred and fifty thou-
sand men in the Provinces
of Sari,
Foggia, and Lecce are said to be pre-
pared to sail from Brindisi on short
notice,
Notes to Take the Place of Gold
A despatch from London says:
In view of the importance of the
Strengthening of the gold reserves
the Treasury has instructed the post -
'office and all public departments mak-
ing cash payments to use notes in-
Btead of gold whenever possible, says
a Press Bureau announcement.
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The publicis earnestlyrequested
in
the interests of the nation to co-oper-
ate with the Treasury hi this policy
by paying all available gold to the
post -office and the banks, and in mak-
ing payments whenever possible in
cheeks and notes instead of in gold.
`OPENING OF FINE LOCK AT PORT SEVERN
MARKS EPOCH IN GEORGIAN BAY'S HISTORY
aur. W. R. Bennett, M.P., performs the : opening ceremony of the new lock at the western terminus of the
Georgian Bay and Want River, Canal,- at Port Severn. The Port Severn Lockisthe first step in, the
direction of the litiiting up of the Georgian Bay rad Lake,Sfnacoe waters by a navigable route. et
is of reinforced concrete, cost -.$150,000, and took tsvo years to built. Thousands of people enure in
from surrotmding-pointy inmotor beats and yachts for the event, -, -
The Leading Markets
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Aug. 9. -Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $1.371F No. 2,
$1.351; No. 3, $1.29%, on track,
lake ports. +"
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W.; 63c;
No. 3 C.W., nominal; extra No. 1 feed,
nominal, on track, lake ports.
American corn -No. `2 yellow, 86c,
on track, lake ports.
Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, nom-
inal, on track, Toronto
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 57 to
58c; No. 3 white, 56 to 57c, acbording
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, p
car lot, 91.10, nominal; new, $1 t
91.02, according to freights outside.
Peas -No. 2, per car lots, nominal
according to freights outside..
Barley -Good malting barley, nom
incl; feed barley, 60c, according t
freights outside.
Buckwheat -Car lots, nominal, ac
cording to freights outside.
Rye -No. 2, nominal, according
freights outside.
Manitoba flour first patents, in
jute hags, 97; second patents, in jute
bags, $6.50; strong bakers', in jute
bags, $6.30, Toronto; in cotton bags,
10c more.
Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cent.
patents, $4.60; new, $4,1p, seaboard,
or Toronto freights in bas.
Millfeed, car lots,- delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton, $27;
shorts, per ton, $29; middlings, per
ton, $30; good feed flour, per bag,
ers, choice, each, 965 to 995; do., com-
mon- and medium, each, 935 to 950;
Springers, 950 to $95; light ewes,
95.75 to $6.50; do., bucks, 93.50 to
4.50; yearling lambs,' $6,50 to 97.50;
Spring lambs, cwt., $7.25 to $9.50;
calves, $4 to 910,50; hogs, off ears,
$9 to $9.10;
; do., fed and watered,
98.76; do.,
Montreal, Aug. 9. -Good steers, $8
to 98.25; fair stock, $7.50 to $7.75;
medium, 97 to 97.25; common, $5.25
to 96.75; and inferior from 94.50 to
95.50;` butcher cows, 95 to 97, and
bulls, 94.75 to $6.75 per 100 lbs.;
mild -cows, $40 to 985 each. Ontario
lambs, $9.25 to $9.50; Quebec stock
at $8.50 to $9. Sheep brought from
95.25 to 96' per 100 lbs. Good to
er choice calves were scarce, for which
o there. was considerable enquiry, and
sales were made at 81/ to 91,4,
ib., and the lower grades at from 5%
to 7'4c per Ib, hogs, selected, $0 to
99.60 per 100 lbs,, weighed o@ cars.
° TORONTO FAIR BEST ON RECORD.
Directors Planning Programme on
to Scale Commensurate with a
Country Produce.
Butter -Choice dairy, 22 to 23c; in-
ferior, 19 to 21c; creamery prints, 27
to 28%c; do., solids, 26 to 27c.
Eggs -20 to 22c per dozen, in case
lots; selects 23e.
Poultry - Chickens, yearlings,
dressed, 16 to 18c; Spring chicken, 21
to 23c; fowl, 14 to 15c; ducklings, 17
to 18c.
Cheese -18c for large, and 4t 16%c
for twins. Old cheese, 21% to 22c.
Business. In Montreal.
Montreal, Aug. 9. -Canadian west-
ern, No. 3, 601%c;• extra No. 1 feed,
60111e; No. 2 local white, 59%e; No.
4 local white, 681/4c. Flour :,Man.
Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7,'10;
seconds, $6.60; strong bakers', $6.40;
Winter patents, choice, $6.25;
straight rollers, 95.60 to $5.80; do.,
bags, 92.65 to $2.75. Rolled oats,
barrels, $6.25; do„ bags, 90 lbs.,
92,90 to 93. Bran, 926 to $26,50.
Shorts, 928. Middlings, 933 to 934,
Mouillie, 935 to $40, Hay, No. 2,
per ton, ear lots, 920.50 to $22.
Cheese :Finest westerns, 14 to 141,yc;
finest easterns, 131/ c. Butter;
choicest creamery,1,27% to.28c. sec-
onds, 265'4 to .27c. Eggs -Fresh, 27
to 28c; selected, 26c; No. 1 stock, 239
No. 2 stock, 20c. Dressed hogs
abattoir killed, $13.50^ to 913.75. Pork
--Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35
to 45 pieces; $29; short cut back, bbls.,
45 to 55 pieces, $28.50. Lard -Com-
pound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; wood
pails, 20 lbs. net, 10%c; pure, tierces,
8751ibs., 12
to 12%c; pure, wood pails,
,13to13/xc.
Winnipeg Wheat.
Winnipeg, Aug. 9. -Cash wheat -
No. 1 Northern, 91.31; No. 2 do.
$1.29; No. 3 -do., $1.23; No. 4 do.
91.14; No. 5 do., $1.07; No, 6 do.
98c. Oats -No. 2 C.W.56c; No. 3
C.W., 55c; extra No. 1 feed, 55c; No.
1 feed, 52c; No. 4, 61c; feed, 56c. Flax
-No. 1 N.W.C., $1.38%; No. 2 C.W„
$1.35.
U. S. Markets.
Minneapolis; Aug. 9. -Wheat -No.
1 hard, $1.511%; No: 1 -.Northern,
$1.36 to $1.51;' No. 2 clo., 81.32 to
$1.48; September, $1.08; ' December,
91.081%. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 78%
to '79c. Oats -No. 3 white; 4814 to
49c. Flour, fancy patents, $6,95;
first clears, $5.70; second clears, 94.
Bran 921.50.
Duluth, Aug. 9. -Wheat --No. 1
hard, $1.491%; No. 1 Northern,
91.4411 44 to 91.48%%; No. 2 do.,
91.42/4; September, $1.04%; De-
cember, $1.098%.
New York, Aug.
9. --Flour lour firmly
held, Rye flour steady. Hay firm.
Hops steady. Hides steady. Leather
firm
Record Attendance.
There was never a time in the
thirty-seven years of its history when
the Canadian National Exhibition
promised more real instruction and
entertainment than this year. In ad-
dition to the marvelous proofs of the
manner in which the patriot at home
is taking care of his responsibilities
in the way of increased production
that the patriot at the front may have
the wherewithal to keep his place in
the battleline, there will be special
features of patriotic and historic sig-
nificance.
The big War spectacle in front of
the Grand Stand will be quite the
most elaborate pageantever present-
ed by the Fair, while the Model Mili-
tary Camp; aeroplane flights and the
mining and torpedoing of ships in
the harbor, supplemented by the war
trophies, will be a revelation.
The new Giant Midway, with its
army of spielers, never', presented a
more diversified list of attractions,
while the Hippodrome and Circus in
front of the Grand Stand will be a
triumph hi the amusement line. The
Pair this year in all departments pro-
mises to excel any previous one ever
held at Toronto.
The Directors are looking forward
to a repetition of the "Million Year"
and are planning their .programme on
a -scale to fit this immense attendance,
EXPLAINS TO KAISER
WHY HE SURRENDERED.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
Emperor, it is officially announced,
has received n despatch from Dr.
Seitz, Governor-General of German
South-west Africa, explaining his sur-
render to Gen. Louis Botha; early in
'July. Dr. Seitz says further success-
ful resistance was 'impassible, as the
German colonial•forte was surround-
ed by enemies greatly superior in
numbers and cut off from the base of
supplies. The condition of the horses,
for -which no oats were available for
several months, he adds, rendered it
, hopeless to attempt to break through
, the enemy lines.
Live Stock Market.
Toronto; Aug. 9. -Best heavy
steers, 98.25 to 99.45; butchers' cat-
tle, choice, 97.75 to $8.25; do., good,
,
7.35 to 97.50; do., medium, 96.50 to
97.15; do., common, 5.25 to 5.80;
utchers' bulls; choice, 96.75 to 6,,50;
bb
do,,: good bulls, 96'- to 6.50
rough bulls, $5.25 to 95.75; butchers'
cows, choice, $6.75 to ,7; do.,good,
96.50` to $6.75; do medium $5.25
$6.25; do., common, 94.50'` o 5;
feeders, good, 96.50 to $7.50; stock-
ers, 700 to 900 the., $6.25 to 97.25;
canners and cutters, 94 to $5.25; milk-
ALL ARE GIVEN CHANCE
TO, SAVE THEIR LIVES.
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A '.despatch from Petrograd says:
A statement issued by the Admiralty
relative to operations in the , Black
Sen says:
"Our sailors destroy Turkish ves-
sels because they carry coal and pet-
rol, materials of war, but take every
measure to save the crews. the ves-
sels are cannonaded only when they
fail to `halt after they are signaled.
In those. cases where sailors prefer
to regainishoi'e by swimming in order
to avoid'Capture :they,never are shot.
All who surrender .are, taken aboard
warships end.transported to Sebasto-
pot."
AN AUSTRIAN GENERAL
SUCCUMBS TO PLAGUE.
A despatch at
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ch
p says: s•
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.The
number of -eases oi'��isiatic' cliole'r"n
in the Austrian Empire on Aug. 1 to-
talled 629, according to an official an-
nouncement made in Vienna. .Among
those who succumbed" to the disease
was Gen, von Ziegler, the commander
of an army corps, who was the only
oficcer of the entire staff who refused
to be inoculated against cholera.
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The man ' who knows when n to quit
talking else knows when not to be -
FIVE DROWNED
TRAPPED IN CAR
Automobile Fell Into Lake and Pin-
ned Down Occupants.
A despatch from Huntsville says:
A. terrible drowning accident occurred
at a small lake one mile west of Ut
tenon, in the Muslcolca district, .last
week, when five Toronto people lost
their lives and three others, two of
whom were boys, and a third, the
chauffeur, narrowly escaped.
The Drowned.
Henryoronto. R. Alley, 16 F oxbar Road,
T
Fred Alley, 9 years, 16 Foxbar
Road, Toronto.
Elizabeth M. Lawson, 179 Dowling
Avenue, Toronto.
Angels Lawson, 12 years, 179 Dowl-
ing Avenue, Toronto.
Beverley Swabey, 7 years, 61 Ad-
miral Road, Toronto.
The Saved.
Harold Swabey, 61 Admiral Road,
Toronto.
Douglas Lawson, 14 years, 179
Dowling Avenue, Toronto.
John Clarke, the chauffeur.
The party, which consisted of Mr.
Henry R, Alley and his son, Fred
Alley; Miss Elizabeth M. Lawson and
her two nephews, Douglas and Angus
Lawson, and the two sons of Me.
Charles Swabey, of Toronto, and
Beverley and Harold Swabey, were all
guests at the Cliff House, Port Syd-
ney. They set out in an automobile
owned and driven by John Clarke, of
Utterson, to make a trip in the coun-
try. The lake just west of Utterson
is crossed by a floating bridge about
200 yards long, and a driving rain-
storm had just .come up just as the
automobile was crossing it. The car
when nearing the shore apparently
skidded to one side and crashed
through the railing, plunging into 80
feet of water. Clarke and the two
older boys, Harold Swabey and Doug-
las Lawson, managed to free them-
selves and reach the bridge, but the
other five were trapped in the car and
sank to the bottom of the lake.
'5,
' TRIMMING ELEPHANTS' FEET'
It Takes About Six Hours to Mani-
" cure Jumbo's Nails.
The operation of trimming the feet
of circus elephants has to be perform-
ed three tines a year -once on the'
road, once in the fall and again :in the
spring. The sole of the elephant's
foot is heavily covered witih a thick,
horny substance of material similar to
the three -nails upon each foot, and as
it grows thicker and thicker it tends
to contract and 'crack, often laming
the animal
When the work oftrimming is
stands upon
undertaken the elephant i
he .foot to b
three legs and places t e
operated upon across a Uig tub. Two
men hold the leg down and one stands
at the animal's head to prevent him
from turning. f Then the chief opera-
tor, with a two -foot drawing knife
proceeds to shave off great pieces of
horn from the sole of the foot.
Shavings of 'horn .s' inches by
four and a quarter of an inch thick
arc rapidly cut, the edges of the foot
being carefully trimm
pieces of glass, wire nails, etc,, which
have been picked up d
parades, are found imbe
foot. Sometimes these i
jeats work up into the leg and pro-
duce a festering sore.
When the feet of the 'e
las were trimmed, at Bridgeport,
some time ago, a large nail was found
imbedded in the foot over throe inches
from the bottom, It wa
aura the
wound was yged
warm water and covered
Pallas apparently .su
pain, but seemed to lin
operation would give rel,
the foot high and quietly
ix
ed. Often
uring street
ddecl in alae
rritating ob-
iephant Pal-
s pulled out,
ren with
with tar,
fkered great
ow that the
ef, He held
of bis
own
aceouptt RANI all weep finished then
flourishedhis Iitinlc in expression of
his sincere thanks. t
After paring the foot each toe -nail' t
is cut between and then filed down, c
giving each foot a white, clean look, it
with its settings of polished nails.
It takes about six hours to' finish
dressing an. elephant's feet, and it is
said to be one of the hardest bits
of work that the men have to do.
OVER 900 ^ TURKISH VESSELS SUNK
Among the Number Lost have Been Seven Largo
Steamers and a Dozen Sailing Ships
Ar despatch from `Petrograd says: ( craft, which counted on their insig-
Russian destroyers in the Black Sea f nificanee to escape the vigilance of the
continue their devastating work upon l Russian scout boats. Some were sunk
the flotilla carrying supplies for
.Con-
at sea, but the majority were burnt
at anchor or within easy ,reach .of
stantinople, Altogether over 900 en- shore, Care has been taken also to
emy vessel's have been burnt or sunk destroy all , boat building' yards along.
since the beginhjng of the war, among the coast so that this small vessel
the number "being ;several large steam trade upon' which Constantinople is
ers and a dozen sailing ships' of -a largely dependent , for the necessaries
thousand tons each. Most of the ves- of life may safely be regarded as
sels were,_ of course, small coasting having been extinguished.
French Official Estimate of War Losses
A despatch from Paris says; The losses of. Europe in the'war up to May
81, as compiled by the French Ministry of War, are as follows:
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Nations. -
France ......
England .
Belgium
Russia
Killed. Wounded. Prisoners. Total.
'
460,000 660,000 180,000 1,300,)00
181,000 220,000 90,000 471,000
49,000 49,000 15,000 113,000 .
1,260,000 1,680,000 850,000 3,780,000
Germany , 1,630,000 1,880;000 490,000 4,000,000
Austria . 1,610,000 1,865,000 010,000 4,385,000
Turkey 110,000 144,090 95,000 349,000
Totals , , , , „ 5;290,000 6,478,000 2,630,000 14,398,000 '
This table was prepared for publication early in June, but was withheld
because the French authorities feared the enormity of the figures might
have a bad moral effect on the'people,
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THE SOAP NUT TREE SEEDS.
Used for a Great Many Dicier
Purposes.
The Algerian soap tree originate
from China tied has been propagate
by seeds imported from that countr
The name is given as Sapindus atilt
The tree is ornamental and reaches
height of fifty 'feet. It begins
bear fruit when six years old. Th
wood is close grained, -takes a goo
polish and is admirably suitable f 1
furniture.
The average crop of a full grow
tree is about 200 pounds of fruit. Th
average income from a tree is fro
$10 to 920 a year. The compositio
of the fruit consists in a nut shape
hull in which is a seed. In the lint
exists the saponaceous matter in th
proportion of 30 to 40 per cent. of th
bulk of the hull. The saponaceou
principle is, set free by the shredclin
of the hull and using it with water
just as if it were a piece of soap. A
beautiful lather is the result and th
cleansing qualities are such that they
is no soap made by human proces
that can compare with them. It i
equally good for toilet purposes. No
human skill can produce that marvel
lous product of nature.
The hull Calf also be made into a
powder and the . powder into a cake,
so as to make the use of it easier. It
can also be made into a liquid for
hair wash, dentifrice and various
other preparations, and these articles
can be made by such simple processes
that in every household the commo-
dity will become a source of economy,
of recreation and of pleasure.
The seed has a kennel which con-
tains a fixed . oil in every respect pref-
erable to the best imported olive oil.
Tho yield in oil of that kernel is twice
the yield of the olive fruit, and when
the production reaches an importance
necessitating the use of the proper
machinery the oil will be produced as
cheaply if not more cheaply than cot-
tonseed oil. Por a solid shortening
the 'delicious flavor of that oil will
surpase anything ever produced.
As a meal for poultry and other
animals the expressed product is ex-
cellent. The leaves of the soap nut
tree supply a fodder of unequalled
value.
Medical authorities assert that the
soap nut may be used internally in
cases of salivation and as an expec-
torant. The seeds, pounded with
water, are said to arrest a paroxysm
of epilepsey. This fruit is also recom-
mended by native practitioners for
the cure of chlorosis.
PEOPLEOF NOTE.
ent Interesting Facts Concerning Well
Known Men and Women.
dThere' was an idea, it is understood,
of publishing as a recruiting poster
an inspiring message from Lord Es-
s, her, who is now at the Front. The
a design was actually got out, but was
to not proceeded with. It is found the
e pictoral poster answers much better
d than that confined to letter -press.
o,
The mildest -mannered man in the
n World to talk to, Mr. Handel Booth,
o who has been rebuking the talkers in
m the House, can be most incisive and
n vitriolic when he likes. He gained
d his reputation during the'debates on
1 the Insurance Bill, when he showed an
e extraordinary knowledge of the sub -
e jest.
g
There is a street in Winsterminster,
London, which seems to be developing
into a suffragette quarter, for most of
e the houses are occupied by adherents
e of the cause. Amongst them is that
s picturesque figure, "General" Drum-
s mond, who used to ride a horse at the
head of the suffragette Embankment
processions, and who hos more recent-
ly devoted her energies to recruiting.
M. Pike Pease, the assistant Brit-
ish Postmaster -General, used to bo
the "•bete noir" of the Radicals in
the old days because of his success in
organizing snap divisions. The result
was that he was the most carefully
watched man in the House. A great
believer in physical culture, he is one
of the strongest legislators that we
have -tall, broad -shouldered, and
very muscular.
One of the most fearless speakers
in the House of Commons is Sir Ar-
thur Markham, the Liberal M.P. for
Mansfield. He is always tilting at
lance at the Government, and appears
to have a boundless reservoir of data
on which to base his assertions. Much
of it comes to him in the shape of
letters from constituents and other
members of , the public.
One of the most fascinating talks
on the war was delivered by the Dean
of St. Paul's not so long since. This
address was a revelation, inasmuch
as Dean Inge, who is known as "the
gloomy dean," showed that he has a
delicious vein of humor in his nature.
It is his manner, perhaps, more than
his words, which has caused him to
be labelled as melancholy.
For some reason the - Bishop of Lon-
don is regarded by the'public as an
austere, severe dignitary of the
Church, who is never known to smile.
As a matter of eclat, when out of the
pulpit he is very entertaining, cheery.
company, and the other evening he
was to be met demonstrating' the
lighter side of. his nature to a number
of clerical friends, who laughed heart-
ily at his remarks.
'5
Peculiar Headdress:
'The most remarkable headdress
known to man is that of the Zulu
chief. It consists of mud, bones,
feathers and any other material that
the ingenuity or pride of the wearer
eat dictate. It may rear itself
for three feet above the head of its
owner -sometimes even higher. The
basis for the headdress is a soft
clay, which is molded upon the top of
the head and into which the articles
used for ornamentation, are inserted.
Sometimes this clay, permitted to dry
as hard as brick, remains on the head
for weeks or' months. Strangely
enough, the hair' is not killed through
this treatment. Many wearers of the
strange headdress can boast of much
thicker and more abundant hair than
the women who make daily visits to
beauty shops in the more civilized
countries.
T
MAJ.-GEN. VON BUELOW
IS KILLED IN BATTLE.
A despatch' from Amsterdam says:
Those who have the privilege of
coming into contact with Queen
Alexandra express themselves delight-
ed at the everage of health mein -
tabled by her Majesty, who :s to the
tore in all war charity activities. The
small ' family luncheon parties are a
pleasant institution at Marlborough
House, and give the opportunity for
family reunions at which latterly
some Russian royalty has invariably
been present.
3.
Evaporating Potatoes.
The Germans are great potato pro-
ducers. Some years ago they discov-
recl that 80 per cent. of the potato
onsisted of water and so instead f
eansporting .potatoes as they are
rown and paying carrying charges
n water, they adopted the policy of
vaporating thorn. Since that time
he output of potato has increased
0 per cent., while the amount of wa-
00 in the potatoes now for sale has.
eon reduced from 80 per cent, to 15
er cent. In Canada
and . the United
tates, where there are long hauls, a
Millar policy h would
p y be productive of
good results.
Cruelty to _Animals.
e
c
According to the Berlin newspapers,
Major -Gen. von Buelow, brother of g
the commander of the Niemen army, °
was buried at Berlin. He had been
mortally wounded in battle recently. 1
1.
The Meaning o I b
& f "Piccadilly."
Y
Piccadilly, in London, was so called S
from Piccadilly jail, the chief depot of s
a certain sort - of lace u
a much in vogue,
during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The lace was called Piccadilly lace
ftom eta little shear points,' a diminu
eve q "tipa,l" a pike oi• spear. . In
liereign df Janio5 I the high ruff was f
ailed a piccadilly, though divested of
s lace edging. .
The principal ingredient in a good
time is a vivid imagination.
Gen. Von Biasing Recalled.
A despatch front. Amsterdam says:
According to the Echo Beige, the re-
call of Gen.,von Bissing, the German
Governor of Belgium, has been de-
cided on by gmp,erog William,
The first legislation to be passel*„
or the protection of dumb aniniai3
eves the work of an Irishman Richard
Martin, of the County oftiafway, In
1822 Milrtiniltro ucec a bill tor' the.
pzeyeritron �^ cruelty '
f �o animals ' In
the l3ritish g once Co queen/
�? of Commons.
Victoria was one'of the principal sup-
orters of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,''and;
it was the who gave the socio it;
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