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and. Then. Ile Ditiappeared.
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They 'drop the flags to half mast
and Mend the bugle call wheal rt, hero
Whe 0.repe tw battle goes to heti last
reward. There will be no !lege at
1141( mast and there Will berm hymns
of Praise fer the hereee 'we'll bury
toelnerrOW hi three -cold, aranerked
grave % eaye Junlata,ville, Pa., spe-
018.1, in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Whe-
tboz le was Courage or utila love that
Io d them woret be weighed by those
who think; t was a brotaer who
elsked his life for a brother and a
father who lost las life with his
boys. Tbat's all,
Death doesn't mean mueb to the
people of the mines, but they all at..
m* brave men, and the heroes ler
-
nig share glory with the heroes;
/lead.
It was a. breaker boy. "Jleetne'''
Glitelaad. mito et a lad aged 12,
who deemed down, a gas filled man.
ray ewe relied clown rend down tr`
death. The feel might have lanai
lam1 the gteei surety would. His one
wild cry for beep reached Iasi broth-
er Wentield, working at the mouth
ot the main shaft, and in an instant
the elder boy -just turned 14- was
making a mad darra fer tile pit.
'Tail dad we're down the manwayl"
lie shouted, anti then leaped
straigatway down the shaft of death.
Old ruen stood tI1, and picker
boysfrozen stiff with horror, gazed
with vacant stare into the eyes of
esueh other tend mutely pointed to
the dark openiag or the maaway and
doubted their sepses. They knew
that nobedy would venture into that
death trap; they knew that all who
etgtered left hope beleace
"Down the menway 1"
The words passed from lip to lip,
and finally reached John Gilleland,
vrho was working in his "breast"
With a hunk helper.
"Wbo's down the manway ?" asked
Gilleland.
"Two boys."
"Then, by God, rll go after them."
Up the slope went the old miner,
black and blinded with peal dirt, and
an he reached the sureace he saw a
great crowd gathesing around the
entrance to the anarieve.y.
"Send for John Nicholson; get a
windmill somewhere and tell them
that rye game down the manway
for two lads," said the brave miner,
who was wholly ignorant as to
•••••••••••••••
Whoa() lads he was about to rime
his lite to save.
"Iter sure eetith to go," said ole
Bill Saageant, the father of the
Mines.
"(let Nicholeen and the wiadmill
and ra get the lade." roared
land, just as his wife rushed up to
111111 and fell fainting at las feet.
"Den't go, 1a4; ain't go," &aid
Sargeant.
Ibere's somebody's boy down
there, and Ill go after him. You men
stand by. Get Nicholeon and the
mIll."
"They're your boys, John," said Steg
gut, and John Gilleland krtopped as
one struck by the bona of •(Md.
"Mine?"
"Yee, yours."
"Be good to Mary and the little
ones, men, Pm after my lads."
Down the deep black pit went tile
now frantic father. He could be
heard ca1I1ng "Win, my lad." "Jim.
my boy." "Oh, Win," "Hey, Jimmy,
boy," "Win, Jimmy,"
Then all was still.
John Nicholson, John Baker and a
hundred willing hands brought a
windmill from a truck patch near by
mid after se hard hour's work got the
pumps to work. The foul gas poured
out of the manway, and, after a time
Nichotson and Baker determined to
go down the trap for Gilleland Mad
his lads.
Thule mee knew every inch of the
old way, and with lines fast about
them to sigma above they started on
their perilous trip. It was a long,
dark, daugerous journey. An explo-
sion of firedamp might occur at any
moment and without warning. They
knew their dangers and faced them
bravely.
Near the bottom of the shaft they
found John Gilleland and his lads.
With their arms clasped about each
other the three lay in a pool of kee-
n:nit water and an atmosphere that
weeded death to all who' inhaled it.
Baker took the father on les baok
and Nicholson. tenderly lifted the
youngsters to his brawny eboulders
and the journey to the (furnace
started.
When the rescuers reached the level
a shout such as men have seldom
heard went up. The bodies were
stretohed on the floor ot the company
store and three physicians worked
'cai there for hours without avail.
Death had claimed and non Ito
heroes.
CONSIDER LOVELY WOMAN
HOW SHE MAKE EH THINGSTO GO.
Coneider lovely woman, how she
keepeth up to date,
Sow she etriveth to be faithful to
tile changing fashion plate,
War she yearneth for improvement
in her mental attributes,
How she writeth on the Ethics of
the 'Whizzing Shoot -the -Chutes,
)30w she talketh at the sessions of
her half a dozen clubs,
Bow she planueth for the helping
of the maid who cooks and
scrubs,
How she painteth purple cupids on
„ the useless china plaque,
-Mew
she fretteth that her gnsments
are not plaited in the back,
How she purifieth matters when
election cometh 'round,
glow she seeketh ever earnestly for
mental sand to pound,
How elle goeth up and down the land
•tioarchl of things to right,
How she vicayeth the show 'window
'with a murmur of delight,
How sae goeth bargain hucting at
the boar of 8 a. m.,
Bove sere gamete' some samples and
returneth ' home with them,
How she blooketh up the sidewalk
after every matinee,
Bow she weeaeth when the jiggly
music cometh in the play,
How she hatchetizeth bar -rooms till
the fixturehave to float,
Hovr she getteth up petitioner for the
privilege to vote,
How she walteth on election day
till closing of the poll, '
Hew she getteth off the trolley oar
and on the street doth roll,
How she seeeketh to rebuild the world
- upon a lovely plan,
How she pointeth out the foibles of
tile meek and patient man,
How she is the bearded wonder in
the annex of the show,
How she getteta in a barrel and
adoNvn the falls cloth go,
How she golfeth and she rideth and
she playeth some at whist, •
How she Nvriteth to professors who
declare they've not been aimed,
How she Nvalketh with a hopping like
the gentle kangaeoo,
How she changeth in a moment to
another gait pursue,
How she taken half the evening to
attire herself in haste,
How she changeth every season the
location of her waist,
How she findeth it the fashion to be
willowy and slim,
How she groweth plump with sud-
denness at fashion's dictates
grim,
How she -eh, my son, consider -yea,
consider if thou like,
But when . woman, lovely woman,
cometh down the mental pike,
Thou wilt find it best to vacate, to
bring other 'things to mind,
For ahe leaveth all our guesses In
the dusty wake behind,
Yea, we wonder what she planneth,
what she doetie what she thinks,
But awes woman, loycly woman, was
the riddle of the Sphinx,
And we rub our bi-ouys, bewildered,
while we ponder, sore perplexed,
O'er th.e question, "What will wo-
man, lovely 'woman, tackle
next 7"
A WALL
SlitEET SHARER'S
ADVICE TO THE LAMBS.
Lemon, the Boston millionaire,
who has been fro much in the eye of
(bus financial world in conneetion
with copper etoeks, has issued a cal-
endar that is not without general
Interact. Notheng more °maze
than this calemier has thus far ap-
peared. The tablets revolve epen
sliver rings, witicb, In turn, aro
aupported by a sliver bar about ten
incirea in length, beautifully decor-
ated wittle mietletoe and holly in dull
edlver. letron oae end of the bar a
bull is seem in a crouching attitude
facing a bear at the other extrem-
ity.
Abore the bar and supporting it
is a ribbon of silver, repreeenting
the tape of a stock ticker, and se-
cured at the apex by a ring, In which
' are interwoven & wieh bone, a horse -
oboe and the proverbial lamb of
eVail etreet.
In an author's note Mr. Lawmen
ex -plains that he completed his cal-
endar, which con.tain,s a maxim for
each day of the coming year, in
four daye, on a wager with a
friend. Here are game of the
maxims.
Take what come,s to you, as
though you liked it. Never for an
taeterat forget it's a game of chance,
and, While it's free, no one Is cote -
peeled to c,ome into it.
When you Imre the other reticle/
Wine, and he be es mucli entitled to
WO you.
T)on't rail against Wall street be-
came it in time gate the entire
etake throtigh ite ceatruission. Wall
street is the gamekeeper and referee,
All intereeteng games must, Will and
do have therm Wall street was
there before yeet were born and will
be after you are dead.
"Wall street Is neve the exact con -
tee ef tile universe. Ilan a. abaft itt
No. 26 ilrela.dway through the world
and it 'will borne Out at the cerner of
Wall and 13rotid streets. It thc ellen
is Made of United States steel end
ireffielent ell le need, the glebe will
poepettielly reveille around it with -
Ont frietterearreritaps.
On Neve Yodel's eve leather Time
aged the new born eherub meet in
Trinity Obtureh to mike deliveries.
The meet's* pleke la an appropriate
one. At the foot of Well street in the
river, at the head Trinite's griltece
Yazd, and in the middle the Stock
Eeeheeige.
How marvellous el the tape ; you
held/one end in your angers, the
other passes arotted and beyond the
laet lap of eternity.
The clicker rests alma the Sabbath
-to bury its victims.
Pa,nies fall alike upon the shorn
and the to be shorn.
The ticker first asks, "What do you
thenk I'm going to say?" then says
the oppoolte. •
There arcs two ktnds of pilots in
Wall street waters -the licensed an.
unlicensed. Each Is worse than the
other.
When you are long and they're
dropping, it's purgatory; when you're
short and they're) rising-, it'd bell.
A Wall street pilot is one who,
tired of sinking his own craft, sinks
others for salvage.
Nothing mere:vie like success -ex -
eclat Weide information.
Wall street •advice Is free, and it is
worth it.
1Vlien you gamble in Stocks it is
yon against the world -one mind
against millions.
There are many philosophers in
Walt street, but they're all broke.
The ticker every day at quarter
past two tells the victim the time;
It appreciates that they had watches
earlier in the game,
The ticker blasts more Ilves than
ram and cards combined.
If the Garden of Eden had been in
Wall street, Adam would never have
got even a bite of the apple.
Aristotle must have been flirting
with the tape wben he gad the world
wan made up a two kinds of people -
Hats and tiara
A lie well told in Wall abed be
the truth. -
A straddle is a treat of halt-eister,
Mother-in-law bride -one of thotet
plizelIng creatures who don't know
whether to go beck to lege elope with
brother -1n -law, or Settle clown and be
prim.
If Rockefeller, Irotheched or the
(ler of Russia, stacker up /Waited the
ticker Poinebotly will ride in the am-
bulance -and It won't be the tieker.
A trek is a modern Skyscraper
with a foundetion ot water, ne Win -
dews, and the root in the mailer.
After buying a stock, Make up your
Mind juat how mueli profit you &etre,
then order your broker to eell when
It ecaeliee the price which will give
thet profit. Fortunes; hese been lost
by not talhering te tide tella
Stuiday,Settool.!
IN'rieatNATION Ali LieSSON 10).11.
JANUARY 12*. 1902,
The Proi nee of Power leteillica-Aers, 5: lea,
Coneneetar7.-1. Lay Of Pentee
cost -The meaning of Peetecost le
fiftieth. It occurred fit ty days
after the Passover and Was the itteo.
ond of the three great Yeeele'
feeete held by the Jews. The fleet,
the Passover, coMmenuerated is-
rael's eellverance • from leg,yptlan
bowleg°, and pointed to Carist as
tho eacrifice tor eln. Tee seeolid,
tlie Pentecost, was acrid fifty days
later. It cominemOrated the giving
of the law on Sinai. Tine third, the
feast of Tabernaeles, was kept in
memory of 1srael's entrance into
L.Tanattn. All-Utto 120 spoluen of in
chapter 1, 10., With one accord -
There was no person uniatereeted,
uneoncerned, or luierwarie; all were
10 earliest, and tee spfrit of God
came down to meet their united
faith and prayer. -Clarke. In one
plaee-The upper room.
2. Suddenly-eLlnexpectedly, in a
moment, not gradually, as whets
generally rise -Com. (Join. A. sound -
Tae eudeennees, strength and dire
fusiveness of the wend etrike with
deepest awe the whole oompany,
and thus oomplete their preparation
for the heavenly gift. Wind was a
familiar emblem tat the Spirt. It
filled all the bouse-The sound was
hotted by all. To an upper room tile
Spirit came, a plain uefuenerited
room where there wee no ritual, no
priest, no burnt offerings, no smell
of ineenee.-Sanderson.
8, There appeared -After the aud-
ible ago inimedmeely renews- the
visible. -Meyer. Cloven touguesa-The
tongues of fire parted themselves
off like streams from one source or
like branches from eue root, and
distributed themselves among them.
Like as of flee -The fire Indic:weed :
1. Tele penetrating power of the
word of God. -Derby. 2. The old
symbol of zeal and cethusfasna.-
HurIburt. B. Leaping, triumphant,
transforming energy. -Ser. Bib. 1.
The resistlesse eurifyileg Nvlecie eon -
seines tee errors and burns up evil.
5. All the comfort, warmth, elleent,
life, joy, blessing, which the HWY
S'pirel could inepartealeeloubet. it
sat -There were .as many flames
as there were persous, and they
sat upon them for some time to
show the constant residence of- the,
Holy Spirit with them
4. Filled -Were en deely under HIe
sacred influence and power. With the
Holy Ghost -At this thee their hearts
were purided by faith tend they were
endued with ndraculoas powers for
the furtherance of the gospel. Other
tOngues-In other languages whIcli
they had not known before this time.
U.terance-Furnieh-ed them with the
matter as well as the language. -
Com. Oona.
5, _Dwelling -Both residents and
vidions. Deve•ut-Truly religious.
Every nation -The Jews at that
time were scattered into almost all
nations, and in all places had syna-
gogues.
11Wen this sound was heard (R.
V.) -The sound that came from the
upper room. Confounded -Perplexed,
Calling to understand what it all
meant. See v. 12. own, langnage-Or
&Meet ; they heard even the differ-
ent (reelects. See v. 8.
7. GeMleans-Persone wholly un-
educated and consequently ignorant
of those languages which they riow
;meek so fluently. -Clarke.
'ea Portia/me-For an explanation
o/ the nemaeo in this and the follow-
ing verses, see dictionary.
10. Proselytes -Heathens who had
accepted the Jewish religion.
11. Woziderrul NvOrks-Concerning
Jesus, his death, resurrection and as-
ceasiton, and his power to save men
from sill.
12. Amesed-In great perplexity.
What meaneth tbie-They could not
traderstancl what they saw.
18. ()there moeking-The word Tee -
eared mocking means to caval, 'Le de
•"ide. New wine -Sweet wine. "The
unfermented juice of the • grape.
watch was not entoxleating, but only
,xhtlarating.'--Whedon. "Even these
• mockers' die not suggest • a, charge
of complete drunkeneess."-Whedon.
14. Peter said -Peter's sermon
was clear and practical. . It was
founded on facts and was endorsed
by the Hcay Spirit. Ilarken-Import-
ant truth ie about to' be spoken.
15. Not drunken -We have not
even been taking sweet wine. Third
hour -It is only eine teclock in the
morning, too early to be affected
with strong drink.
16. Ms is that -This is the ful-
filment of the predictions of one of
your own prophets. Joel -See Joel
li. 28-32. Peter gives the sense,
but doeal not quote the exact worde.
17. The Inlet days -This expression
always denotes in the New Testa-
ment the age of the Messiali, which
the Scriptures represent as the
world's Met _great moral epoch -
Hackett. The Christ Ian diepeesa-
tion.-Whedon. Pour • out -Not In
drops as ender the old COVO1lall,t, but
Mamma which he shed on us abun-
ilantly.-Lnage. All fleele-All races,
ranee and classes. Prophesy - This
word denotes in: general, to speak mi-
ler a divine influence, whether in
foretelling future events, in celebrat-
ing the praises of God, or In instruct-
ing others in the duties of religion.
-Barnes. Seer Paul'e definition itt
T. Cor. xiv. 3. Vielons • .dreams -
These were some of the ways God
(Moe& to reveal bimselt more • espec-
ially under the old covennit.
18. Servant:a...handmaidens- For-
merly there were echools ot prophets,
but now the Spirit was to be poured
out upon peace/nil of Inferior' rank,
for the kingdom- of the Messiah is to
be purely Reit-Rua-Henry.
19. T will Fellow -There are a *greet
vnriety of ohinioen as to the Mean-
ing'. et verses xix. hmi vx. 'flythe flee
lanaurige of that verse the
erephet tenches+ that even wIten the
ideation:1 of Meet shell have ce.me
alto the world, raighty troubles: 'hall
etill nrevell."
T)ay of the Lord -anal will ap-
nal to elle day le whieh God maul -
Mete 'Himself, but enrtielenela- to n,
any when tte eoMee teeth to media'
mon, as at the kleetruetion et Jeru-
realm, or at the day of judgment.
These wonders Were to take place
before God eerie to Mode forth in 'lodg-
ment!'
Tenehinge-The Hely Spirit enters
hearts that are prepared for VII Me-
lee, and filin them 'with pewee Lod
light. All who receive the baptism ot
the Itoly Spirit Will find It easy to
epeak fer God.,
PRACTICAL STIRViaY.
Great events attend the onward
March et divine prevideace tend ep-
ee:Mon. as God works: Mit IDS mire
peeper in the history of the World. The
rem/ale of the past, wrItten in the
imperlehable rook, testify that in the
Mivailet; of creative work Arent eat-
netrophis s precalea ea1u tratieltion
freed a low.er tea Maher eader.
• The prolehre Nailed. The Mantis°
was positive ttne emphatic. Seel IL
e8, 29. "Shall," le/titt.
ft "no Schell baptize yea with the
May Ghost," ole. Acts 1. 5. "Yet
be baptiteil With the liele
011ost." The Waiting ellarch was
expectIna its fielfilakellt end, neNv tho,
eatditttephe past, the reign of op
-
parent Orme ever., order appears owl,
of the Confattiell Ulla the preeilie le
The oceasiou of Its faith
-
went,. the day ar pentcoost, was sig.
nificiant, Mee watt the anniversterY
of the giving a the law- on ett. Sinai,
at wheelz time the Jewish church .was
instituted. What would be mere
Itt-
ting than that the new law which
Nvas to be proclaimed to all nations
should be revealed on this day, and
thee the Christian elitireli whieli
was to supersede the Jewish shoeld
on thee day be institated ? The sena,
bol accompanying the fulfilment of
the promisee is suggestive. "Cloven
tongues aka ee of fire." The great
need of the cliurch to -day is the
"tongue of fire." Wo have learning,
eloquence, oratory, but, alas! in ado
limey testate:3os there is no "fire."
All of Creel's people need and may
bave tli foifihoent or the prorulse,
The fteffilment of this premise III per-
sonal experience is popularly asso-
ciated with persons who beeauee of
some personae Haectity are especially
favored of God. Hence Belfast, are
oupposed to be a rare produbt of
Christianity, and deealy spiritnal
people are eupposed to le the excerp-
tion rather than the rule in the
church. The record here reads they
wore "all" filled; the women, and
those who are not hero or elsewhere
mentionee.
DOUBLE 111111E6H
HID BY FIRE.
Wealthy Couple Cremated in
' Their House.
STORY OF FARM HAND,
Chicago Man Confesses Sehetne to
Swindle Insurance (Jompanies-
Interstate commerce cummisston
itocalliquire Into Greet Itailwaa
)
Litchfield, Mine., Jan. 7. -The
an-
tluorLUes here are pow firmly core
viewed that Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gor-
ton, who were found burned to death
La their ,houne on Wednesday night,
were murdered.. There were but three
persons in tee house, whieh is .situ-
eted 011:1 a farm a row tulles north
of are, when the tire occurred., A
Ley 18 years ohl, employed am a
Lame hand, made nis escape from
L.11E+ burning building in his night
elegies. lie sayer teat Mrs. Gortue
aucceeded in getting, out of the Utilisi-
ng, but returned for her husbenu.
We% neigh:roes reacthed the place
uotli bodies were found burned out
of all leant/lance of human shape.
aorton was very wealthy,and the
authorities claim- to have evideacte
teat convinces them that a cioulele
murder was coinmitted for the per
-
pose of robbery.
u II/set-ante> Compaulee.
Chicago, jam- 7. -John Ronainiski,
e candy maker, has confessed that
ue had been identified with a cora
epiracy to clefeaue fire insuranue
eemparnies. The learning of - three
oullaings in Chicago within rex
months, .datnage aniountem to thous-
ands oe doliara, lae OW11 eisfiguee-
meat for Webyan explosion of ga.sce
Line while starting a flre, and the
eollectiou of e1,400 inmeance, took
place melee this conepiracy • wee
tieing carried, out. In Ms confession
Remenieki implleate.s four others as
accomplices.
10 ROW. Off 2t combine. ,
Chicago, Jan. 7. -At its meeting
here -next Wednesday, the Iaterstate
eamineree Commissiou 'will move
agaillet the Northern Securities Lone
alley tine investigate the combine 0,
the Great. Merchant; Northern Para-
der., and Burlington Railways..
The Commission will probe the en-
tire matter of "community of inter-
est" between great railway systeme,
but the specitio investigation will be
eimed at the elotth western Railways.
hundreds of witnesses, among them
many of the leading railway promot-
ers, and owuers in the military, have
been summoned to appear in Chicago
next .Weanesday to testify before the
Commission. All the western reilroad
teggittries havebeen summoned to ap-
pear; and after the investigation in
thimugo, wiecb May last weeks, bas
been concluded, the commission will
resume its hearings in New,York end
call before it the great Promoters
and financiers. of Wall street. It is
aralerstood *Were Is to be a general
• and determined fight all along the
line. Tile Lommission has announced
LLS intention .of examining . every
phase of railroad combination, includ-
ing the purchase of the Southern
Pacifle by the Onion Pacitie, the
(Won. Paciflea control over •the Bur-
lington, and every specific instanee
of what they regard as violation of
the interstate Commerce Law.
• 'MILL/ate S le 1901.
they Weee 11,002 111 Number, In-
volving $113,092,876 im Debts.
New York, Jan. 1.-Ileports le
G. Dun er Co. show that failures for
the year 1901 were 11,002 in num-
ber, and $113,002,370 In element of
liabilities, while, of banking and other
fiduciary inetitutions, there were 74
ineolvencies, Mr/lying $18,018,774, a
total of 11,076 defaults, aud $181,-
111,150 liabilities.
le many wayta, the prosperous con-
ditions In the United States were.
shared actose the border, for arm-
mereial atilures In the Dominion of
Canada Nvere teem' in number and
:mailer in amount of liabliities than
In fere of tile preceding seven years.
A.e to banking insolvencies, the state-
ment wae even more favorable, no
one of the earlier years making as
good an exhibit. All commercial de -
Melte numbered 1,3e1, NvItli
llabili-
ies of $10,811,671, which comperes
with. 1,855 in 1000, -owing $11,613,-
208. In manufacturing there Were
280 failure% tor $3,505,095, ngaltut
308 in the !teethes year, with lia-
blilifee of $3,20.1,005. Trading failures
numbered 1,020, with it total indebt-
edema of $6,134/5,820, torapared with
1,010 in the Mewled year, for
$7,252,010,
The Si. Paul 'laud Company, cap -
eel $200,000, hitir Vested te go into
Mr. Wililam Maxwell, eorrespiefalent
of The Standard, lime published it
book deseribleg the tone of the Dee°
and Dutelieel of Corlivettli through tier
Britleh Enapire.
Henri. Chevalier, himself an expert
with the cue, writes' thus of the
le.ing of Englaud end las love fox'
billiards;
Although King Edward VII, is no
longer gee enthuskeetic billiard. play.
er of twenty years ago, he still re -
aurae much of ide old els111, and the
fact that lie bee reeeetly given the
royal warrant to a well-known firM
of billiard table manufacturers lends
eoree support to Mee rapier that he
is returning to his old Mee.
It Is en -ore than forty years same
Jahn Roberts, son., the father of
the present beliterdeellheilploii, field
at that time the most trident henaler
eat a, cue el England, found an apt
Pepe en the youth/al Prinee of Wales:.
Mr. Roberts used. to say that no ama-
teur of las years and practice had it
better eye or it more scientifie Mime -
elation of thegame than the Prince,
and he foiled on more than one tame
don teat it wag not safe to allow
las royal pupil eaktart of 50 In 100.
Deneme las • eaely manhood there
Nvere few players in hie set who could
compete on even terms with Ilis
Royal Highness, and in feet Ills only
really formidable rival was Charles
Hall, the young lawyer who was
known to fame in later years as
the recorder of Landoe,
When the Prime built his uew
home at Sandringham the billiard
room was an object of special 'care
amd- interest to Men, and was; in
fact, built according to Ids owe de-
sign.
A. • spacious and eminently cosy
room, communicating directly with
the dietieg room, it has always been
favortte afteralunner resort of the
king and las rennin where hendreds
of enjoyable evenings have been
spent. The room is made bright on
the dullest days by iran,utiful white
paneling,- and In rich relief against
the white background is a eeries of
exquisitely painted sporting pic-
terete, in welch some of the royal
favorite horses are immortalized.
Along two sides of the roona are
richly upholstered settees, while cosy
chairs and amall tables complete the
furniture of one of the most luxurious
billiard -rooms In the kingdom. The
table itself is a magnificent piece of
workmanship, of dark mahogany;
with beautifully carved • .sides • and
legs. In a glass case against the wane
Is the favorite cue of the late Prince
Albert Viacor, a present from a frieral
in his undergraduate days, and a pa-
thetic memorial of the happy days in
which the 111 -fated prince used to
play against his father, brother, or
slaters. By its -side ineanother glass
case is the king's own cue, a beautie
fel specimen of Canadian workman-
ship, and a memorial of his visit to
the Dominion. '
It was in this room, although not
on the same table, that the King
initiateo his children into the mys-
teries of billiards as soon as they
could hold a cue, and used to mark
the game for them in the intervals of
Instruction -His most promising puills
were Prince George and his sister,
the Princess Maud, • now Princess
Cb.alles of Deentark. In fact, these
two Lunde such rapid progress that
they almost threatened to dispute
their father's supremacy, at 1,11e
game. Prince "Eddie" and the Prin-
cesses Louise and victoria were al-
ways less expert pupils, and received
a generous handicap from their more
skillful brother and sister.
•
•HOCKEY" .
•
• glockey in truldimand. .
Hagereville San, 6.-A Haldimand
County Hockey , League was formed
alt a meeting ,held yesterday at Cale-
donia. Delegates were present from
elagerseille • Craedonia, Jarvis and
Cayuga.. The •officers elected are:
Hoe.. President, Lieut. -Col. .• Thontp-
Son, M. P., Cayuga; President, W.
Efornibrceek, Caledonia; Fleet Vice -
President, 73. French, Cayuga; Sec-
ond Vice -President, M. Howeren, Jar-
vis; Secretary -Treasurer, Geo. Duty,
Hagersville. A series off games has
been arranged as folloves
Hageroville in Jarvis, Jan..10tla
Serval in Caledonle, Jan. 17th.
On,yugain Reaves, Caledonia in Hag-
ereville, Jan. 24t11.
• Jarvis in Cayuga,a' EfagersvIlle in
Caledonia, Jan. alst. '
Jarvis in'Hagersville, Caledonia in
Cayuga, Feb. 7th.
Cayuga In Caledonia, Feb. 141:11.
Caledonia in Jarvire Onguga in Hag-
ersville, Feb. 21st. .
Hagereville la Waage., Feb. 254h.
• BICYCLING.
McFarland and Mayo Won.
Boston, Mas's., San. 6. -The eat -
day race at the Park Square Gar-
den wound up to -night in a free
fight, with Leander ama Gougolla
for the principals, and the entire
4,000 spectators as seeonds. Thie
fight started over an aileged foul
of McLean, who was thrown againit
Gougoltz reed Imo -eked Off his wheel.
McLean quickly got a remount, but
was tensible to land better thaa
sixth. with Gougoltz just ahead of
him.
eleFerlahd, wee had been picked
foe the winner, .cleared the beech
mai creased the tape .firs 1, • will
Leander second; Freeman third and
King fourth.
A general protest has been' filed
by cull the losers- agaittst the an-
nounced result, and it is likely 1.0
prove a bad mess for all concerned.
Teo trouble at the finish was the
retent of taa desevalt upon Leander,
the latter having, It is cheated bee
McFarland, Freeman and Gougoltz,
broken an arrangement entered into
about sprinting.
Tee Standing of the men tut the
close wee • as Mimes:
Milea Laps.
eicrarland and Mayo ... 1,193
Leander and Rutz 1,103 5
Free:lime and Menem; ... 1,193 5
Nike and Samuelson ma 1,103 5
Gougoltz Mid- Shear 1,193 5
McLean and Betlee 1,193 5
Fisher and Chevalier 1,103 8
Keegan and Keebs 1,108 0
jaak and Muller ... 1,102 7
• Mciettchern Wee Beaten.
Philadelphia, Zan. 6. -The indom
bicycle ratline freasoii Opened here or
Saturday night tit the Seceetid Reg!.
merit Mallory. The y00011)41 even
Nvas n fifteen-nille motermated rete
between Charles trurville, of that elte
AM Attlee eIcEttebren, of Canada;
Tereille Neon by ten yards it 26 Min-
utes 8 3-5 Seconds.
PEDESTRIANISM.
Shelton Won talie,
St. Louie, Mee an. elealittery Shel-
ton, -the Now York colored pedestrian,
Wen the getate-YOlaplettrie Meta, at
the West End Coliseem Met Melia
leadlngx. e.j1.e,obr4g. a:261.101%e Li? , oiye tc,lienrge
11 miles ahead of George Norma°,
of leillatielphitt.
The niateh did not go 100 heeler, as
trelledulee; but was finished at 11 pen.,
97 hours eater it began,
The neat score ; Hoary Shelton, 501
miles ; George Tracey, 5311 miles ;
aleerge Noremne, 32-e ; George
Cartwright, 520 miles ;.Frank Hart,
813 nales ; Tone Loeslein, 510 miles;
Pat Cavanaugh, 275 matter Peter
ilegelmoth, 257 mules; j1d West, 232
miles; George Iticietrileee, 281 miles.;
Gus Guerrero, 200 miles ; Ed, Flem-
ing, 200 miles.• THE •
Jeffries 004 Simi hey.
New York, Jam 6,-Tiat details 01
the mama between Jefiries and eller-
key liave been finally determined
upon. Tee awe agree. to liget for
1-2 per cent. of the gross reeelpts,
the wianter to teem 7a mid the Meer
25 per cent. The IJglit will -take
place on the ettiete date, betweee
March 281.11 atel April rith, to be
decided upon la.tea The scene of
battle Will be the Meehaniete Pavilion,
San Francisco, under the emirates 01
the Yosemite Atitletie Club of that
city. Champion Jeffries, lebarkey- and
the Yeeemete Club macagereene have
agreed to pose $2,e00 Made each
with liarry Corbett as final stake-
holder. The principals will go into
active training at. mica:
Teri y Gets to Work.
New York, Jan. 6. -To -day Torry
Mcelovernwill begin active training
for Ms tight with Dave Sullivan at
his cottage at Hempstead, Long Is-
laaid. He has just reached ,Brooklyn
and announces trait he will not eon -
skier any additional engagements
until after the fight. George Dixon
hia.s been engaged as las sparring
partner. •
Ready for Fitz.
New York, Jan. 6. -Champion Jim
Jeffries aerie ed in the city on eater -
day eight from Chicago.
"'If Fitz ammons has 'the slightest
desire to fight me," said Jeffries, "he
can get a naatch in double -quick -time.
I understand he has been talking
about being offered inducements by
me to make a matea. I don't know
weat he means or what he wants.
The only inducement 1 will offer him
Is this: I will fight him for the en-
tire purse-wianer to take all -as
they sae-, and if that Is not enough;
will make a side bet of from $5,000
to $50,000 teat I beat him."
AIII0t114 tile Pugilists.
ATHLETICS
Welsher Metes Death,
Windeor, Cat., Jan. 4. -Clifford
Snlith, a, well known Wirlarrer athlete,
died early Vile morningat tile Immo
oa Crawford avemte, frem inflaraina-
tory rheumatism, He was a eielliber
of Windsor lacrosse team when tbe
game fleurislied here it few years
age.
CRICKET.
Australia's Wen Second,
London, Jae. 4.-T19e aftereocin pa-
pers prieted special editians tale
inorream• giving tae result Of the
' second teat mieket match between
the Australian and Finglielt teams in
Australia, auetralia in the two in-
nings soared 112 and 858 againet
Englander 61 and 175,
Jim Hall,. the Auetralifte heavy-
weight, is in the hospital et Uncle-
nati suffering from lung trouble.
In Philatielpitia 'they think Jack
Bennett did not try very hard la his
bout with Ferns Friday night.
Denny Murray, the 'Buffalo welter-
weight, is reported dead in La Junta,
Col., wheat: he went for his health
some weeks ago. ,
A despatch from Albany, N. Y., eays
the Lewis anti -boxing law is to be
made more rIgle than ever. The re-
cent .bout of Sharkey and Fitzsim-
• mons before the Business Men's. Club
-
bas stirred up the opponenfe of as-
ide encounters, especially those com-
ing from the. rural districts.
'filfi URE
Turf Weer Over.
Cincinnati, . Jan. 6.-T1e Western
turf war Is over, es every race track
in this seetion will be under the con-
trol el the Western Jockey (-Tub 'af-
ter to -day. Thar was decided upon
nere utter a • conference between
Messrs. Parmee and Hendrie, who
control the eughland Park -track; of
aeteort ; the Fort Erie, Canada, anuf
Douglas Park, Loeiseille, and 11. C.
Chambers, Nviadcontrols the Windsor
• track.
Parmer and ileudrie ' had a long
consultation with Frank Foaler, of.
the leewport track, and tow hail of
their intentions. Ile Was satisfied.
Chambers agreed to fee :the dates for
the /Northern, or Canadian Circuit, so
that there would be no conflict. No
exact dates were fixed. It will new
be neeessary for all horsemen who
intend to race at these traces to ap-
ply Mr reinstatement at the meet-
ing of the Western Joekey Club. ,
•
For Brooklyn liandicup.
•
New York, Jan. 6. -Judging from
the list of entrice sent out . by Col.
IL D. McIntyre, the Brooklyn Hall-
dicap,to be run at Gravesend on
May 24, will be one of the most interesting turf events of the year. in
all, Col. McIntyre hasreceived the
names of 59 eligibles, as against 41
for last year's event, and the -list In-
cludes alt of the cracks.
Tier fill list of entries Is as fel-
louvre true weights not yet being al-
lotted:
Mende, • Petra IT.,
Mischievous, Monograph,
Baroir Pepper, Port Royal,
Brigadier, Dr, BarloW,
Flywheel, Tee Regent,
G'arry liermeate, Hernando,
r.rpoudy,
A.dvance Guard, Withers,
Make, Gold. Heels,
Ethics, B master,
Flying Torpedo, Gulden,
Blues, Hie Eminence,
Bonniber
Neunera,
Rehm, • Trigger,
Black .Foic, Pen tacos t,
Xrritable, -Slip Um If t,
Reel' amp tore Lalicenrin,
Key note, Tee itle-iner,
Alard S011eek, Contend,
Watercure, Lady Sphere,
Royal Flush, Floret Pomona,
Autolight, value,
Eniporium, Northern Star,
All 01010, Studio 8.
Wealth, Caviar,
Herbert, elite:11nel°,
Elkhorn," Goldseeker,
En du rzrnno by, talgliteleen Paul,
Carbuncle, Teti Meditate
Saturday We -mere,
New Orleans -Savoy 8-5, Sir'Floritin
4-5, Marie Belle 9-1, Aimed 0-1, Pieta
erieli 18-5, W. B. Gates oven.
San Frarteisco-Plead 6-1, Finch,
104, Thaddeus 12-1, Water Scratch
16, onetellator • 7-1, Duckoy 0-1.
CharleStan Evaa.• Darling 2-1,
Latch String 8-e, Donaintar 8-5, Tom
'jure 8-5, Pettonlue 6.1.
Notes of the eine.
jockey Marie was set cloven at
Charlestea last Week for pulling Lady
Ma mare
John W. Schorr has elgited •Thekey
Lucius lo'ne, to vide for the corning
seasen.
Detroit Free Prefer; The talk about
it running Meeting at (remote Point
will probably amount to nothing.
Itereelnen at Novr Orletnete tete Geo.
Arnold bi the best horse down there.
to Impost seems to be too healre,
arid it Meg dietatiee appears to be
hie long shit,
DOCTOR 100 YEARS OLD.
Kansas Physielen is Still iti Active
Prectiee.
Coffeeryille, Kane Jan. 6. -Dr. John
P. Wood, of this city, oolebritted his
ono handredth birthday anniversary
to -day. He bas praeticed medi-
cine fcie seventy-eight years, and is
still practicing. At a breakfast
elven be Mrs. Minnie F. Slosson, .he
MIN given a $40 parse. Mrselosson
invited Dr. Wood to the breakfast fif-
teen years ago, having remarked
jootelarly to him on his eighty-fifth
birthday if he lived to be 100 she
would give it bren,kfast for him, Dr.
Wood was born in Dublin, Ireland, and
came to America when eight years
old. He served in the Mexican war
and also took part in the early bor-
der troubles at Lawrence, Kan,
THE MARKETS
Toronto tearmers; exuettet.
' Jan. d.-R'eceipte of grain on the
street market on Saturday were
• light, only DOD baehels being received.
Prices were .about steedy, except for
oats, Which, being ,OLitirOO, were a cent
a bugle' higher.
Wheat was steady, 200 bushels of
white selling at 70 to 80 1-2c. per
bushel; 300 bushels of geese et 07c.
per Wake!, and 100 bushels of spring
at 72c. per bushel.
Barley was steady, 200 bushels sell -
Mg at 54 to 62 1-2cper bueliel.
Oats were higher, 100 bushels sell-
ing at 47a per bulled.
Hay was higher, 20 loads selling
at $11 to' $12.50 per lead for -tim-
othy and $7 to $afer-clover.
a raw -Receipts were nil,
Chickens were it little. firmer, sell-
ing ht 45 to 70% per par foe live
and 85, to 00e. per .pair for dressed.
Leading Wheat markets.
Following are "the closing quota-
-lions at hupor tent centres to -day t•
Cash. Mey.
WM,' York ... 87 7-8.
Chicago ... 79 83 1-4
ToIelo 89 3-4 80 7-8
Duluth, No. 1 northern 77 1-4 80 1-2
Duluth, No. 1 hard ... 80 1-4 ---
Camelia,. L ve (tete ateports.
Catt 1 e, Numb ear. Val um
Cattle to le375 ... 88,908 $ 828,52a
Cattle ei 1880 54,944 2,764,437
Cat tie in 1385 ...143,003 7,377,777
Otittio in 1800 81,454 6,949,417
Cattle in 1835 ... 03,802 • 7,120,82'
• Cattle in 1300 ...2011,e24 9,080,77
Sbeep., Ntember 1. Value.
Sheep in 1_475 -242 438 $ 617,501
Sheep in 1880 -.898 76. 1 412,830
Sheep -in 1885 -3135,043 1,e61,071
'Sheep in 1890 '...315,931 1,274,347
Slime) in 1895 ...291 751 3.624,587
Sheep in 1300 -459044 e,604,012-
.
Canadian D N' Experts.
Almoont
Batter. • In lbs. Value.
0,e6.4,044 $ 2,337,324
1880 18.535,e02 -3,0e8,069.
1885 - 7,330,788 : 1, e30 905
1.800 1051,585 . 340-,181
1995 3.6e0,258 007,476''
1900 • "5,259,737 5,122,156
Aameat
Cheesa • in lbs. Velma
1875 '32,34-2,0130 $ 3,830,226
1980 • 40,868,678 . 3.803,e130'
11485 79 655,:107 8,265,240
1890 94,260,197 9,372,212
1805 -a 146 (104,6e0 • 14,253,1)02
1000 185,984,480 19,850,234
rOrOnt0 14IVH StOdir Ataexeue.
export cattle, choice, par owe V 60 to 6 25
4 00 ,
do cows pitr oWt. 2 51 to $ 60
13utc5ers' came picked 21 te I 45
uo choice 1262) to 4 00
do Mir • 35) to 3 UU
do ..... - 800 to 3 40
do cows..., . ..... ........ 2 25 to 2 75
do hulls 2 51 4c) 3 25
Feeders,shorekeep .. 3 to 3 75
do medium 3 OD to 3 35
8tookete,1,0110 to 1,1ho lbs.... 3 110 to, 3 5)
do light • 2 60 to 3 00
Mitch r.,owes, eaoh... 16 1,1 to 60 00
Cheep, 1.1Wer3 new ewe ........ 3 oe to 3 50
Lames, per cwt. • 375 to 4 60
choice. oor owt., 6e0 to 000
tap, ral,, par ow); ' U $c4 to 2 00
Hots, light, per owe 0 121 Go 0 OU
1.3radstreetes on Trade.,
Business at Quebec, liko the pre-
ceding Week, has beeu teneewhat
interfered with, espeeially lu whole-
sale circles, which is clot unueual
at the. seaeon.
Wholesale trade at Montreal has
been _rather meet elute the turn of
the year, The holiday business was
heavy.
Torohto wholesale eircles have
been ulet this Nveek. aete traveller*
aro still Ili the cite, not yet have
lag gone on their metes again with
epring mimeos. Values of Maple
geode oontinue steady for meet
lines, and the mills appear to be 00
Meg that they are not findlug It
necessary to shade prices.
Tench at Iltunlitcm this week as
represented. to Bradetreet's is mod-
Oratively active for this period of
the year. WItli travellers off tile
road preparing for the spring trade,
this le never a busy time of the
year, but the outlook for the treeing
is very good, tend 11 is expected
that buslitess will ahoy marked
roulette Met Week when the tray -
entree get -to work tigalh. Cameider-
able Wetnes� has alreadybeen book-
ed for the spring and the prospects
aro that trade will be heavy in
goods for the comieg season the
next six Weekre Values .keep fairly
firm for staple goods.
The lioliday trade at Vaecouver,
Vietoria rod other Mast cltiee was
quite it surprise to nteny lit the re-
( tail heathen, There appeared to be
natindento of veady inonny for
OhristMets purehasee.
At Winnipeg business which had
beat Illegely of a hellday character
the paet two week% Is now some
what quiet.
Busilleree at Lender( thin Week 'has
been father Mika, Jobbore aro get-
ting teeter ter tile spring trade.
At Ottneett teeth is in it sound
and healthy conditleit. There haver
been feW failtirese the retell aria
Wheleintle tnerehante hove 11a4 ot
oratiperoun reel. , .