HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-03-06, Page 4WRESTLING•
To be t ivreetler in japan le to
a great xx)PUlar cliaracter. \Vr4t-
11 the national sport of the
J.:Lanese, and the martial. Spirit of
the people le reflected in their love
tor it. It is unlike the national eports
of Muerte% the English or the Scotch,
and is as tnueli older than baseball,
cricket roast golf as Japan is older
than the matt:ries where these
sporte flourish. The record a the
empire goes back to the perky,'
twenty years before the birtli of
Christ, when a great national mate!'
‘Vas held. This was in the year that
Caesar's neptieiv assumed the linper-
lei crown ot Route. It was twenty-
seven years D. C. that Nomino-Sukune
contended with Melva, in the palace
At Nara and threw this boaelful
wrestler with much Agee that he
cited on the spot. Kelaya prided lam -
self on lite great strength, am] ekilla
and the victor was crowned by the
Emperor and covered with bonore.
After 111.9 death Sukune WW1 deified
and to this day is worshipped as the
patron of Japanese wrestlers.
The new order of things under
which japan hoe attempted, with
sueh surprising suecess, to adapt
herself to the western ideas has de-
prived the wrestler of some of his
glory anti importance, but be etill
continueto be a person of great
interest and consideration ia the
cammunielee !Mienhe may dwell.
Boys look up to him with awe and
Nerteratton, wail° bashful maidens
divide their struggling affections be
tween Wm and the evev-ismular
actor. The ota folk see In litin ono
of the representatives of another
order of things now rapidly disap-
pearing -the ''good old Vilma" the
"golden age," for which every an-
cient worthy in every land and clime
las sighed since this wicked world
fleet started on its downward °mese.
He to an interesting landmark, as it
were, of Japanese civilization, ut not
a handsome ono. Outsele the ring he
le easily recognized by
Iiis Enormonsietai tire-
-enormous as compared with that of
his average countryman -his extra-
ordinary girth, bis waddling gait and
the assumption of superiority over
Jan fellotv beings with rehires his
physical proportions seem to inspire
him.
The European dress craze -which in
the early '030's and for many years
thereafter appeared to have seized
upon all classes and sexes has left
the wrestler untouched. To tbisday
he is the(one maa who may be said,
alone among Japanese of distinction,
to leave consistently clung to the
national costume. He even goes 90
far as to retain his cue and a pe-
culiar build of clogs not worn now-
adays by any ono else.
Like other sports, wrestling has
had tte ups and downs in the popular
eeteem. The popularity which
wrestling arijoye at the present day
Is traced to matches that were held
In! 1881 on the we/talon of the Em-
peror's visit to the ex-daimyo ot
Satsuma. Under the Tokugawa
dynairty-that is to say, during the.
period of "the great peace" -
The National Sport
of Japan. `Kk
wrestlere enJoyeel Special erten-
eget/ because their art was still MI -
tailored of military importance Dad
thei" services were likely at any mo -
meat to lei requirad by the State.
They ranked mixt to the atteumai. '
Exempted, Front IU 'tolls
They were
on public, lagaways, could order post
itorees at the mese reale:mit rate ate
ties Samurai aud were pernatted to
enter theatres earl other places Of
pablic amusement ars derailteade, I
Their wale popularity was, however,
mainly due to the patronage of the
tiainlyo or other great feudatories,
Every meatier of the neat grade was
lacked by a tialinyet wIth the will-
ing sulneort of his retainers, and
ids honor Was jealously watehed by
the whole oiree.
Every large town has Its Wrestling
ring. The no in Tokio is. a fair sam-
ple, of most. Imagine a frame building
about 180 feet loug by 150 feet
wale, covered by a mama root, In-
side,
on. the four sides, are tiers of
seats and boxes witch command a
view of the ring. In the centre le the
ring itself, formed a,s a rule by heap -
Jag hardened earth about 80 lochee
high lu a perfect circle of 20 feet In
alameter. The whole suggests, ex..
eept as to size, the Circus ring or a
pia on an enlarged scale. The wbole
is surmounted, but so as not te ol
etruct the view or the audience, by
a, dale supported by four pillar. At
oppoeito pillars are pails of water
for the wrestlers to drink from be-
fore or during a bout. On the rade
of the pails are a basket of salt
and a buridie of paper slips, the for-
mer
To Purify the Body
for the coutest, which, it is said, may
possibly end in death, and the lat-
ter to wipe the thee. Nearby Is
little shrine dedicated to Nornino-
aukune, the guardian deity of the
wrestlers, beiore which offerings of
rice end water are made every morn -
leg while the matchee • last. The
water ie Afterward sprinkled to
purify the ring. Wrestlers come upon
tho ring from opposite sides, sup-
posed to be the east arid west, an-
eording to the side to which they
belong. The umpire stands on the
north side of the ring and faces
south.
There are no "bleachers" to dis-
pute tile decisions of the umpire. So
great is the confidence of the public
lin hie official integrity that his de;
crew are rarely, if ever, questioned.
There is an elaborate school of tigory
and practice through which he has
to go to qualLfy himself for the ale-
; charge of his duties. He decides when
lib() time has aaalved to separate the
Istruggling wrestlers, and it is part
or his duties to set them again in
! the same position as when he parted
them.
1 To be declared the victor of a
"meet' a wrestler has not only to
be prepared to wrestle successfully
with every coiner, up to a certain
number every day, but he has also
to keep the same pace going while
the contests are in progress -two
week% as a rule.
I WHAT DID ROONEY DO?
SUPPED OFF THE ROCK
How His Friends Rushed to Aid the Man Who Kept Sober so Long j
Sergt Dillonwas on duty behind
the desk in. the Tenderloin Police
Station a few nights ago when a
little thin man with a bunch of
whiekers on his chin walked in and
removing his hat saki in a squeaky
voice:
"flood night to yer, sir. It'd a lit-
tio bit av inform:Aloe that len
wanting Have yez a triad av mine
here ?"
"I don't know," said the sergeant.
"Is it a man Or a woman you're
looking for "7
gintleman, sir," replied the vis-
itor. -Mr. Rooney is his name and
they tell me he'e here in th' bar-
racks."
Glancing over the blotter Sergt.
Dillon remarked tha,t he had a pris-
oner named Rooney charged with in-
toxication,
elie's a truck driver," said the ser-
geaut.
"Faith and that's lam," exclaimed
the visitor. "He's as eoine a, man
as iver wore shbes. In I git him
out bo paying for him?"
"Not until the morning," repiled
the sergeant. "You'll have to wait
until he goes to court, unless you
furnish a band for his appearance."
"And yer cudn't let him go for a
dollar, Mr ?"
"Nan
"Well, eh, I suppose, thin, it's home
I'd better go, but how cud Rooney
be drunk whin he's a temperance
leen wid his pledge in his pocket '?'
"Don't ask inc." said the stergea-at,
°I'm to oracle."
Rooney's friend had just got out of
the door when a big broad -shouldered
fellow walked in puffing at a broken
plecoof a clay pipe.
'Sergeant," be roared la a baso
profuedo voice, "I'm Big Reilly ;tom
Tinth avenue .Have ye eich a man
as Rooney here?"
"Wo have," said the sergeant.
'And what did Rooney 'dot" f
"Got drunk."
"Druck 7" ,
"Yes, very drunk." •
"Glory be ter the soul of Bridget!
He promised her he'd niter touch th'
traitor as long its he lived."
"Weil, he has fallen," said the ser-
geant. smiling. "Be has fallen from
grace."
*Weil, elt, kin yer take me horse
and truck in bait for him ?a .
"011, you'd better bring someone
hero whom 1 kibew," replied the ser-
geant.
As big Rellly passed Out three men
wearing overalle and blue jumpers en-
tered. They lined up before the
Gergeant's tiesk, and, standing in a
row, remoVed their hats and said
In elannts:
"le Mr. 1100ney iiere?"
"He la" replied
"And what Was he tuk up for ?"
asked ono.
"Drunlea answered the sergeant.
"John Rooney druekl" eve:limed
the trio in cherue. "Sohn Rooney
&talk!"
"Nov, how end that bo?" neked the
Middle Than "Iltoneete been miser
tenger than tiny man oil Tinth ave.
'
nue and he said he'd 'Vote for Sun-
dayclosin."
"Kin inflooence Mt him Out ?" in -
(pared a rieeona Member of the peaty.
"I don't know," replied Dillon.
"tatted better get a bendernian new
and settle for him in eourt. Rooney
beseMs to hrote Many friends."
"Friatide, is it," re:Maimed the Mkt
elle man. "Zolill Ttrairleylif got more
flan& than either Mc:atone or Mr.
Crimmins, th" esenthraeterna
"Web," said the sergeant, "bring
eonie of ahem around for bail."
When the trio had gone, a short,
flick -set young man wearing a
sweater and a pair of tight terousers,
entered the station.
"Hello, sargs " he said, "was Screw
Rooney pinched ter -night ?"
"We have a man named Rooney
locked up for intoxication," mid the
eergenat
"What, Rooney „ boozed? Screw
Rooney tanked! Say, earge, on de
ley' he hain't hit a high hat in tar -
teen months. Why, has been on de
sprinklhe cart for more'n a year 1
Dat's de worsest I ever heard. Wily,
he hasn't been in Rafferty:s nor any
other power house in t'Irteen montts.
Where did he git It ?"
"Git what ?"
"De medicine; de oil? N'onc: of dem
undertakers ors Tent' avner sell
him anytang."
"Web, he must Mae got it over in
a Thirty-first street morgue," said
the sergeant. "That's where they
found him."
"any," sail the tough young man,
feel like I had been smoking. hop.
I tell yer, serge, demder guys what
drink can't keep oft de stuff. ;Fist as
seen as de,y smell Oe old Mulligan
des must have de dat goes witi it.
Good night, serge."
Then in came a negro.
" 'Souse me, cap'n," he saki, ewoull
yuh be so kind as to please inform
me has yer got a geie.man in this
yeah station by the name of--"
"Itooney's here," interrupted the
eargeant. "You're the seventy-ninth
in in who has been askIng for lam.
Are you teletal to him ?"
"Oh, no," answered the negro; 41
Jest crane 'round 'knee lie's ma friend.
Yon see, yo' lionah, Metall nooney
don't earn much money, hut when-
ever he's got a dollar he nebber
draws de color line on no man. He
Jost gives yer the money. 'Deed he
flora, Cap'n ; but how did it come
'b uL? Was he drugged wit knockine
out drops? Ilo ain't no gin chaser,
'deed he ain't. Nrbber &hot crap, play
poke nor nuffin' like diet 'Deed he
didn't; he iist went ter bed early,
'nicked his pipe an' worked all day
like a tftizens' Union. X know it,
'Onset / work wit hint llowel he an'
temperance come ter quarrel, cap'n?"
"Olve it up," replied the sergeant,
"But how ell all Neer York hear that
Rowley took the pledge ?"
"Why, lie toi' eberybode. De hull
of Tenth Minus heord 'bout dot last
winter when he netted five men an'
swore lasselt neliber to drink anudder
drop Of poison in his born (Mere."
Atter the negro lied gone away
tall, thin man entered the elation,
r011301'011 111.9 bit, and, sidling up tO
the desk, :
"Ixcueen me, ;Rego; but I am der
barber from Tirty-four etreet. I
heerri dot mebbe Mr. Moltoorley,
which drivethe moving cart wagon,
got himself arrested on der !steelier
bole* for somet'ing thich he eidiab
cal, 'slate he 'ere Mit hie truck on
TIrty-first etreet making a move
for a lady vitae lives in a lame by
der name of Daily, vheri elle &M-
eiotic() to remove to Caereey City be -
bailee her eon got a chop on Penns
eyaleiplat Railroad ("only:Lees ferry
house. is aot true 7"
"Is what true ?" '
"Vitae X Mkt"
"It mn.y be tree," remarked the
sergeant, "but 1 Met tell unless
you beteg eround an interpreter."
"Mr. aleTtOoney le not Cherman."
arisivered the barber. "lie Can talk
mit olo on Engliels etr geed ae X rein
talk )1111; you, Bat vat aid ho din?"
"He get drialk," Said the sergeant
"EXciale me," continued the bar-
ber, "but dot voted be impossible -
0,008. 1 Weave lam two, Cree times a
nenk, and he never smelled hie breath
from thisicey in a year. HQ Is Oat
I call extemperate I"
"Taat's the word exactly," re-
marked Sergt. Dillon. "Extemper-
ate."
"Sure," said the barber. "No
matter then ve beete a pint in my
shop. Mr. niatooney voted 110 a drink
take tor a million t'oueend dollars.
Nobody could accept lain to do It"
"All right," geld the sergeant,
"but if you want to get lain out
go and get a bondsman. He's Sober-
ed up now,"
Ton minutes later little stout
woman with a green (shawl over Iter
head opened, tile door, pealrea iti and
baged grocefully.
"Good avenin' captain," site said,
"cue you tell me if You have a decent
mart loceed up here named Mr. joint
Rooney? I'm his neighbor, captain,"
"I'm not tae captain," explained
Dillon, "I'm only a sergeant. Bat
We leave ousel a man, and you're the
hundred and treat!, person who has
callea to enquire about lain,"
"Weil, ea, is tie captain in 7"
"No, ma am ; is there anything
caa do for you?"
"Weil, eh, you are only the sers
ge,ant."
"That's all, but 1 repreeent the
captain in last absence."
"Sure, an' it's a captain yez ought
to be, an' that's no lie,"
"Well, what can I die for you?"
"If yo can let John out rd be
obliged ter yer, pin"
"Can't do it, uniees you get a
bondsmen," replied the sergeant.
"He was arrested for intoxication,"
"For whet 2" .
"Getting drunk. I know he was
temperate for a year and all that,
but he took too sleet., an now he's
locked up. any man who can be
good for a year deserves to be
locked up if he gees to the bad."
"Well, eh," she stuttered, "whin a
poor man has been good for a whole
year, don't yer think he's a right
ter tip has bat ter th' divU if he
don't neane ter stop and talk to
ould Beeziebub, as poor John did?"
"He stopped too long," replied Dia
ion." He might have run awaY
after saying "Hello!' at any rate.
It was the devil led him there."
"'Deed and it was, for all cops are
divils!" retorted the woman, as 'she
mile for the door.
A man with a long beard was the
next to inquire for Rooney.
"If you are a relative of Rooney's
I'll talk to you,' seed the sergeant,
"but if you are not I have no time
to answer foolish questions. Are
you related to lain?"
"Well," said the stranger, "I OM
a sort of relationship. You see the
woman I married Was a widow. She
had a grown-up daughter, and my
father Often visited my house, NO
les fell in love with my stepdaughter
and that made my father my 'sou-
th -law t'and My stepdaughter my
mother, and they had a child, who
become ply uncle, and my lather's
brother-in-law, for hp was the' bro-
ther of my stepdaughter, who was
his mother, and of course also my
grandchild, for ee was. the eou
of my daughter, and" --
"See here," interrupted the ser-
geant, "where does Rooney come
in ?"
"That's what I was going to ex-
plain," said the man with the beard.
"Mr. Rooney Was the godfather of
my grandson."
At this juncture a score of men
and women appeared in single file
and each volunteered to furnish bail
for Mr. Rooney. The sergeant se-
lected Mr. Rooney's employer. When
the bond was made out the door-
man brought Rooney from his cell.
"Otte Mr. Rooney,' 'exclaimed the
crowd, as they hurried forward to
shake hands with him., •'how did it
bappen ?" '
"Well," said Rooney, "I'm afeerd
I can't tell yez how it happened,
for it's worse than asking a man
wily does a robe walk or a horse
fly. It was jist like a Dootchmans
intinding to write a book on eau -
less suicide, and loading a shotgun
wid cocaine ter. kill himself widout
suffering any pain. I'm too =oh
scattered now to concenthrate Inc
attintion upon the subject." -N. Y.
ORIGIN 'OF A
SLANG PHRASE.
singeR0fe-ReRn1fFerieRestsea.P.2e1
"The popular phrase, `Go way back
and sit down,' has been credited to
many sources," said a music publish-
er, "but the true Story has never
been printed. •
"One night, about a year ago, sev-
eral colored sporte gathered in a
saloon in the Tenderloin owned by a
negro, and patronized chiefly by
Men of his own race. In the party
were Smithy, the tenor, and Bully,
the tout. Smithy came from the west
anel dressed in the height of fashion,
wJlie Bully's home was in the south.
"Bally had had quite a turn Of ill -
luck, and his attire sufferett in con-
sequenee. Smithy began kidding him
about it. Filially Bully gat angry.
He sized Smithy up from -head to foot
for a few seconds, and then lie sailed
In.
"'Yo' nin er dinlo, ye am,' he be-
gan, contemptuously. 'Yo' done come
'round here aire try t' let de folkses
know diet yo am livire on easy street.
"'Don't yefink, man dat dem
homes asp a-gwine tS run fo' you in
the snolw dis winter, Ye,' ain't no
steel rod. Ito? kfn slt aroke.
"'Say, nigger, do yo' see dat chair
yonder by de 'owe? Take inab: ad-
vice an' go i Ir and' sit down,
an' ween yo' an'
don't come back
Understand, honey
"Smithy did go 'way
down and was not heard
at the night. Al. Johns, a colo
idea, who was present, thoug
please was unique, and the next
he tote Elmer Bowman, a negro song
writer, about it.
"joints: thought it wored make a
greed -title for a song, so Bowman
evrate some verses, welch notilie put
to evade. In ebb story ot the song
Bowman stuck to the ineldente that
tor* plate in, the saloon that night,
and when the song was published it
at once beeanie popular.
"The phrase was used a good deal
by the opposite politieril partici; in
the Met campaign." -New York Sun,
le111 and Ent."
A New Englander, about 70 years
old, who apparently 19 a vegetar-
ian, having learned that Henry van
Dyke, author of "The Ruling Pen-
sion," made oceasional expeditions to
Canada and elsewhere in nearea of
big game, reeently sent, to him a pen
drawing made by himself of a stag
--a charming piece of work for a
man of much yearn -and underneath
plaeed this motto in large; lettere:
"Thou shalt not kill." Dr Van Dyke*,
in neknowletiging reeeipt Of the
drawing, thanked his retina for hie
kindness and euggaStea that under
Certain condition!) a more eppropri-
atfi text wand be, Aete X, "Rise,
Peter,: kill and etzt."
SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTIDON AMI ON i ,14,64 ON NO X.
MitlaCill 9, itaile.
Thenarleirs Seattere4.--4utti.
omwaerneters.-8w0.1.4 jaanauciminuErietolia47:.
etroe," "ravage," "devaistate," ae a
teroc[oue animawou10.1 destroy Ito
prey. Soul did hits utuscali to ruin
tlie oburcii. 110 V(511 mod aaainet
tile Clirietians tied set no bounces to
hie rage and cruelty. He dal tale
Under the sanction or the milers.
Every house -110 Karelia] every-
where Lima none migat ceozipe, lad-
ing -An old English word for Wiel-
ing. And women -His fury know no
bounds. Ile arrestea the Innoceut
wontell and "dragged hem forth"
the mem an the men. To prison -
So mane were arreste • that le was
impossible to bring tient seial at
once.
4, Seattered-Heretofore the work
had been centralized la Judea, but
now the persecutions drive them out,
feud the eburell enters upen a new
epo011 of expausion. Everywhere -
Through Judea and aquaria. Preach-
ing the word,-Theee ea -pureed Mari-
anne were like so many itinerant
preuelierfas at is the "worti,"-plain,
eimple, gospel truth -that reaches
the sinner.
5. Philip -The deacon, mentioned le
chap. 13, nowadviumpil to the degree
pi an evaegelist. Samaria -Oar Lord
comnuinded them to bear ivituess ot
Him in Samaria rates' Jerusalem.
Acts 1. 8. •'at furnielied the bridge
between Jerusalena and ties world."
6. With one accord -The original
wurtie imply that crowds of people
gave their faith and isousent to the
new teaching.-4Sam. Bib. 'When they
heard, etc. (R. V.) -.-They heard what
bad been done in other places and
saw what Philip was now doing.
7 Unelean spirits came oat-
Henco it is evident that these Unclean
spirits wore not a epeeles of disease,
as they Ism here distinguished from
the paralytic and tho lame. There is
nothing more 'certain thole that the
New Testament writers mean real
diabolic possessions, by the terms
unclertis spirits, devils, etc. -Clarke.
8. Great joy -This joy aroao (1)
from the fact that a large number
had been healed, nind (2) that the
gospel bad been preached to them.
Aduces i•evIroayl. of religion always pro-
--
9. Simon -Much has been written
regarding this moo, rid:though little
Is known about hen. He is usually
spoken of as aimon Magus. Sorcery
--He practiced magic, "exercising the
arts of the Magi, or magicians; lience
the name Simon Magus." "The sor-
cery which Shwa used was probably
no more than a greater knowledge
of some of the facts of chemistry."
Amatea the people (R. 'V.) -By les
inagte and lying wonders, which
eeemed to be mirrecieta Modern Spir-
itualism is very largely on this or.
dor.
10. They ail -Both old and yonng
were carried away with his decep-
tions. The great power of Geri -
See It. V. here. They believed him
to he the one invested with the pow-
er of God, supposing that the wen -
dere he performed evinced his pos-
session of great Isupernatural gine.
11. Had regard -"Gave heed."-R.Y.
Da the hope that he might be the de-
liverer for vv•hom they had long been
waiting. Of long time -His birth-
place was in Same -rine and it is most
probable that he had lived there a
greae part of his lite. -Cam. Bible.
12. Believed -Where God's truth
arises; the kingdom of Ilea must
wane. -Lange. When they saw the
true light, they turned from the
feeble, worldly light. Philip's teach-
ing met their needs, and brought
Salvation, hope and joy. Good tidings
(R.V.)-Philip preached the "gospel,"
which meaus "glad tidings." King-
dom of God -Defined by Paul (Rom.
xiv. 17) as being "righteousness, and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost."
It is a spiritual kingdom which
Christ sets up in the hearts of His
followers. The name -They believed
that Christ was the Messiah of whom
there was same expectation even
among the Samaritans. Wore bap-
tized -Thus they made a public pro-
fesetee of their faith in Christ.
18. Teen -Simon simply drifted
with the popular tide, Men often pro-
fess religion in order to gain a bet-
ter attending in the -community. Him-
self believed -It would appear to be
a great triumph to hare the leader
of the opposition speak out boldly
in favor of the troth, but the nar-
rative shows (vs. 18-24) that. his
heart was untouched by divine grace.
Ile perhaps believed that Jesus had
wrought miracles (tad was raised
from the dead, but lie had no thorght
of renoencing his Sorcery.
14 Sent Peter and John - We
gather from 11:1; that th^re weenie
special pre-eminence assigned to
any among lhe apostles in those
early &tyre -Cone MI). They were so
sent to assist Philip In the great
wore. that had so quickly opener] up
before him. The "harvest" the Say -
lour mw (John IY, 8e) was being
gathered. The ap preater
authority than P
sults show that Is,
ally needed at this' tim
15. Prayed for thern-Xnetet
once exercising their own auth
they seek direction from Goa. Might
receive -They at once lead the new
eonverts into a deeper Christian ex-
pe1r0limmrace.
s fnlion-Thie expression is
eeveral times applied to the Holy
tipirite It ineane that he comes
from heaven, n,nil denotes the ea-
pidity and suddenness of his corn-
- armee In the 'Dana,' of Jesus'
same as Jesus
breathing out threate awl Slaugh-
ter ; Philip, ea the elleplierd, fteiliee;
and hyalite; awl eomfortiag. Again
and again wo lave the repetition Of
the true crickets of Chrbitianity, Good
wools aro eixecea, good deeds are
done, and.joy breaks out 'in every
eitY.
Siniont. mistake lit profeeeing belief
Chrietinulty. Becauso true cilia
ea:let:hip 15 no mere profession, no
smitten, excited impulse, no vanieh-
ing cantimeat, but a sober, calm.
Judgment, a full and hearty surren-
tier and eatire consecration of heart
tend life to Clain. Simon did not
EiLt (101S-11 first anti count the cost. 110
had no idea oE takiug. a lowly piste°
In Christ's service. Ile Watated still
to be some great( one.
The object of the gift of the 1101Y
Ghost. 1. flt relation to the epee -
ties as agents. They stover aesuined
that tbe gift came from them. It
only came tarough them God might
have sent his Spirit directly and
apart from human agency. Probably
he used the human! 111011119 in order
that the source whence the gifts
came could be recognized fund men
should not ,treat it as an accident. I
rftorwpwwwweilwefiy5
TIIE REFERENDUM: 1.1
ITS TERMS IN BRIEF.
The Probibitioe measure takes(
prominence over alt other queotions
just now, and is being discussed on
all ;fades, The main provielons of the
prohibition measure proper and its
referendum accompaniment aro: •
The voting on the referendum will
take place on -Oet. 14, 1902m.
The question on the ballot papers
will be: "Are you in favor of bringing
into force 'The Liquor Act, 1902'9"
"The Liquor Act, 1902," is tho Mani-
toba Act, pure and simple, with tech-
nical changes adapting It to Ontario.
If the number of electore voting
"Aye" on the question exceede one-
half of the total vote cast at the
coining. Leglolative elections, the pro-
hibition clauses shall become law by
proclamation,
11 carried the measure of prohibi-
tion le to come into effect on May
1, 1904.
Licenses under the new Act to the
classes of dealers permitted to sell'
under its provisions may be issued
at any time after the referendum es
takeei
Tito Act defines as prolablted liquor
all fermented, spirituous, and malt
aquaria and all drinkable liquors
which are intoxioating.
Druggists' wholesale and retail 11-
cenises may be issued for the sale of
thew+ in specified quantities,
Under a wholesale license, alcohol
to the quantity of ten gallons may
be weld to any person for mechanical
and scientifie purpasee. "Liquor" to
the quantity oe fiye gallons to any
phyolcian oy retail druggist,
Under a retail license a druggist
may sell "liquor" to private indi-
viduals under bona fide prescrip-
tions.
Dentists may purchase one pint for
professional use only, and veterinary
surgeons two gallons.
- Clergymen are permitted to pur-
chase wine to the amount of two
gallons for sacramental purposes.
All purchasers .of liquor, with the
exception of clergymen, are required
to make affidavits.
A sick person is allowed to keep
liquor in his room, if prescribed for
him, but he must not let any other
person drink it.
Nothing in tho Act shall prevent
the manufacture of liquor for ex-
port to another peovince or foreign
country, or for sale te a license un-
der the Act.
Clubs and societies are probibitea
from having liquor on their prem-
ises.
Boarding and lodging houses are
defined as publics places, where con-
sumption is prohibited.
Brewers and distillers holding Do-
minion licenses may keep In stock
liquor manufactured by them.
These storehouses. though, must
not communicate with any building
on which it would be unlawful to
keep or sell liquor. .
Liquor may be held for export
sale.
No person in the Province may use
liquor unless It be purchased from
a licensee.
But the permission does not apply
to any person whole a primate dwell-
ing -house might "innocently" use
liquor illegally received.
Records must be kept by licensees
of all liquors sold, failure to make
such record to be prima-facie evi-
dence of illegal sale,
Liquor shall not be consumed upon
a licensed premises or 111 a distillery
or brewery.
The penalties for violations range
from $50 to $1,000 in fines ante hn-
prisonment from three to tweiVe
months.
Inepectors appointed pursuant to
the Act will have the task of keeping
Um law.
Anyone may lay an informa.tion
and prosecute any supposed offen-
der.
A chief inspector will reside in To -
roe to.
e will be a local inspeotor for
t and more If
lige
es
Ore
to
envie CM
A claim° pi
Ing witness°
cutione.
The Gnats off proving s right to
veil will be upon any person aeoused.
THI3 CORONATION OATH.
Preservation of the United Church
Deba e clause.
London, March 2. -The Arolibioliops
Canterbury and 'York are believed
considerably perturbed con -
g the words of King Edward's
on oath The difficulty is not
the declaration against
Hatton, Which is not
but by the promise
olably the settle -
land an Church of Eng -
an and the doctrine,
worolap, discipline, anti government
thm.eof." It ie argued that tin am-
endment to thin elause is necessitated
by the dieestablithment of the thatch
of Ireland.
A Meat Act of Parliament Would
bring 'Hilo pert of the oath into lino
with preeent coalitions. gaeen
Vlo-
tonL, at her coronation, took the
with in Ito present form, in epite of
which she gave the Royal lament to
the Weil Dliteettibliehment Bill. As the
dirsestablishment of the Clime% of
Iingiend 19 it. political 1$11110 whieh
rimy peasibly come to the front at no
distant pericd, at any rate Po far as
Ito establishment in Walea ie con-
cerned, there le a conaiderable feel-
ing of averaon to the use of any
formula in the oath *tech might
pr:letienilv tannery la even flaring
the present reign.
Seal th
Saul, thong
very signilleetet.
execution of Step
ignorance and Mine paesion. Whitt
afterwarila felt about his °mallet is
tine; expressed in his eleirge to TIM -
(Ala': "Who wee before a bias-,
phenter, and a perocoutor, and injurs
Imo." This example ehoula bo
standing not:010g tct ue againet trust
in mere feeling and °Uhl:slam.
The effects of persecution. It led to
dispersion and the dissemination of
the eruth. Through the country of
dailies and Samaria, the Co:titer ed
;mos went, leaving in every village,
houce and heart, stirring memories
nue new the:meats. There is a gen-
eral his:tor:eat lesson Isere. The old
dragon le ever reaay to devour the
chill oi the woman, the Itellesh Pyt
time would wreetie meth tlie gierioue
Apollo. Herod wont I put to tie:at 1110!
chit' ;Nous, aqui woul 1 elay the in-
fant church ; but the victory of etor-
nil and love le not doubtful.
Tito work of Phillu. Weil does it
etand In contrast witht that of Saul
it) this glimpse of early Christianity
the Wolf areidet tho fold,
Automobile sleighs are very point.
lar In Vrusela.
a.
aletniteetatestaiencitateteetraceaasaaWee?...ataWai
WILL DEFY THE KIM'S CHAMPION.
A JaCtabite Who Has a Scherne to Win Notoriety,
..."-caaeatareaticWannenieitatatasta'a-QeeWnateneteisteenaPtsesseieeeZeio
The question of svhether or not the
King's 'hereditary champion shall take
part in the coming coronation cere-
monial of King Edward is agitating
official cirelee in England to a me -
Prising extent. If, following the
custom or ages, the champion, clad
in mail and accoutered with sword
and buckler, rides into Westminster
Hall, *where the newlyairowned King
will be dining with his offloors of
state, and throws down his Steel
genet:let to bo picked up by any one
disputing the right of Edward to Mt
on the throne of his ancestors, that
tylowunggagurnansovilbt ysttophaotutaortindanpniockunuepe
Itis willingness to give battle to the
champion in the interest of another
heir to the crown.
Walter Dighton is the name of the
youth wlio proposes to Do the spec-
ter at the King's banquet in West-
mInster Hall, and he has been visit-
ing George Clinton, of Providence,
who met Dighton 'when in England
taw years ago. The latter had been
in Canada. for nearly a year and is
now en. route for home in order to
make las preparationts for the tenon-
atton commotion. He tells his plans
anti purposes better than any one
cusoieiscitotrey:ilthem for him, and this is
I
Taxed for Feudal Flummery.
"The people of England are taxed
annually to pay for a lot of feudal
folderols that answered a purpose
1,000 years ago, but which aro now
only appropriate for comic operas of
the Gilbert and Sullivan type. It is
my ambition to relieve the taxpay-
ers from some of these useless bur-
dens if I can, and I any going to be-
gln with the King's champion be-
cankse the coming coronation will afs
ford the best opportitnity for show-
ing the people the absurdity of the
custom. The occasion also fits my
humor for making public my own
convictions as to who is the rightful
sovereign of England. ,
"I am 0 Jacobite, or believer in
the Maims of the Stuarts to the aria
!sit throne. To me the Guelphs are
more or less worthy people, but they
are usurpers, every one of them.
What I am going to do le not by any
authority or sanction of the legiti-
mist party or of the Order of the
White Rose.
"I ant acting on my own responsi-
bility solely and if I succeed in abol-
ishing a costly and farcical custom,
as well as calling the attention of
the people of Britain to their right-
ful king, I shall have accomplished
something to be proud of.
"I leave had my eye on the head -
holding job, for which a fellow gets
700 shillings a year and performs
no service. It is a family billet, the
same as that of the King's cham-
pion, and not since the days of Ed-
ward I. has a head holder been, call-
ed upon to do this office. That is over
600 years ago, and the people have
paid 600 times 700 shillings, nearly:
a400,000 of modern money.
"The Office was created for the
King's comfort tvieen he went to sea.
As Dukes' of Normandy, the early
kings, after the oomquest, had to
erase the channel quite frequently
•
TIIE MARKETS
tg
-0"?`"glwqr-ire'llr-iir'071°^Vr-01""dig"
Toronto [canners, Stark(,/.
Harch A. -There is still nothing be-
ing brought to market. 'rite wretched
roads ere keeping the farmers at
home. There were ten loads of hay
offered, and they cold at $13,50 to
$34.50 for timothy and $9 to $10 for
clover. Straw receipt's, were nil.
Prices nominal Wheat, white, 70 to
77e; red, 07 tor 70c; goose, 67o ;
oprinig. 70c ; rye, 503; barley, inait,
50 to 0130; oats, 46 to 401-20; peas,
85c; seed, alsike, $6,:10 to $8; red
clover, $4.50 to $1.00; timothy, $2.50
to $825; hay, timothy, $13.50 to
04,50; &over, $9 to $10; straw,
$10; butter, pound rola), 16 to 19c;
crocks, 16 to 190; eggs, nevv laid. 25
tof 27o.
Toronto Live Stock Market.
Export oattle, choice, per Cwt. $4 SO to $5 35
do median:I. 3 50 to 4 30
do cows 2 00 to 3 50
Butcherif cattle, picked 4 AD to 4 65
Butchers' cat be, choice 3 03 to 4 40
Butchers' cattle, ..... , 3 AO le 3 GO
do common , , ,r ' 1100 to 3 95
dotiows 2 2o to 275
do bulls 2 59 to 3 25
Feeders, short -keep 3 50 to 4 50
do medium 3 00 to 3 60
dolighI 260 to 1309
Stockers, 1,000 to WO lbs,. 8)0 to 1170
Mitcli cows, each 35 no to 50 00
Sheep, ewes, Poe owt 3 50 to 3 75
lambs, per owt 4 00 to 5 tO
Hogs, choice, per owt ...... 6 00 to 0 00
Hoge, light, per cwt 5 75 to 0 OD
Hoge, fat, por cwt 6 75 to 00
Leading Wheat eiarkets.
Yellowing are the closing quota-
tions at important wheat centres to.
day:
Cash, July.
ow York ' 823-8 821-2
Wag° . ... 741-4 767-8
o 84 801-2
h, No. 1 Nor735-8 76 1-8
Duluth, No. 1 hard .,766-8 ---
British Live Stock Markets.
Londoe, Mareh 8.-Ilere aad at
Lit erpool prizes are unchanged at
ea to 13e per lb., droned weight;
refrigerator beef is 0 to 9go per lb.
Bradatreetes ou Trade.
At Nrontreal this week eller° has
been considerable activity in wholes
sale trade. There is a good de-
mand for money, and rates aro steedy
to easier.
More buyers have been in Toronto
this week than at any time since
the first of the year. taravellers
have: been doing well on the road
Whit aging samples, and in some de-
partmente of wholeettle trade sales
for thal raoath Will sheer a large( in -
muse over last year. Busineesat
the Pacific Coast the past week has
not been very active. Business at
London this week has improved some.
The coentry roads aro better and
there leas been more farm produce) Pottage. -2,18:3,047 2,114,3121
coming out, Hamilton vviusieselo
to mainguish turbulent subjeets, end
seitilleknera was tie unpopular then
as now, so to Solomon Attelield of
Kent svas given a big slice of land
anti 700 shillings per annum for Min-
im!! and heirs forever on conditioa
that when the Hing should erose the
sea Ito should go with bim asal 10016
hie head, when by the workings of
the 130a he would be obliged to vonat
Intended 5 Surprise,
When I formed my purpose of ans.
werIng the challenge I ran across
to acriveisley to take a peek at the
Dynioke who bas inherited the of-
fice of the King's obamplon. 110 le a
good sort of fellow whom I would not
hurt if I could. X don't think he
over drew a sword from. a scabbard.
Ansi as tor tilting witis the lane°
Watch he svill have to bear, he Onerivel
so little of its use that I could, eas-
ily unhorse Liza with a cIothes prop
or an umbrella.
"But I shall not lave to unhorse
him. I shall be entirely unarmed, I
won't carry so much as a lead aencil
for fear they naget say I was plan -
rang the lite cif the '<lug, who is 0110
of the best meet, aloft -withstanding
that he is an usurper and ought only,
to be styledeleetor of Hanover.
"ay presence will not be auspeeteri
until 14i/take's steel gauntlet rings
upon the pavement ot the hall ; then
I shall quietly pick it up sold accept
tire cirallenge.
"The entrance oe the champion le
always betwen the second and third
courses. The big hall doors will open
and Dymoke, as a knight and armed
at all points, with bases of rich He-
al& and embroidered, with a sumptu-
ous plume of ostriele feathers in hie
helmet, astride a great courser,
trapped in gorgeous tissue and etrie
broidered with the arras of England
aud Scotland and Wales, will enter,
PrIleeded
eeytilibpyastis lisellal6.
through the great
hall and will draw rein before the
Ring's Majesty and do knightly
homage to his liege. Then the Igor -
ter king at arum will cry wttli o.
loud voice:
"Ho, sir knight, whence come
you and what is your pretense ?"
Wants to Make 11 Kidiulons,
Mr. Dighton proceeds to rehearse
Um ancient formula of the chaliengei
and. its acceptanee and thee pro -
coeds:
"You understand. that my pur-
pose will be in the main to make
the ceremony appear so ridiculous
that no future king will want to
,repeat it. Not from any deeire to
take away the "Icing's appetite or
spoil a good dinner, Which, being
Paid for by the people, will doubt-
less be unusually good, Mail I in-
terrupt tbe ceremony. God forbid!
Nor can, I say that love for the
Duke of Parma will animate me. He
will probably curse me for a med.-
dling fool, and hasten to assure the
Ring that he cherishes ne, thought
of dispossessing hint
"I env not steroid of being charg-
eri with treason, for if the chal-
lenge were to be taken seriously
or a hair or my head were harmed
all Englaud would laugh the Hano-
verian dynasty out of existence,
"I can't tell in advance what
will happen. Of course, lots of
peers will want to cut. me down,
but they won't. -Every one of them
will think I am loaded and likely
to damage atom. Perhaps the King,
who enjoys a Joke as well as the
boot or- no, inay look an; the humor-
ousside of the incident and (Wilk
111y health as well as that or his
champion. It Would not be unliktt
hinr ttuor alloy h
t.e a
1.15 -Annoyed, over
the • incident, but my faith 1,0 hinz
as an honest sport convinces me
that he will see fair play. His own
keen sense ol. sporting honor will
recognize the right of anyone to
accept a challenge if one is given,
and especially' when it is given in
his own- royal name."
RELMIONS IN CANADA.
Some leteresting Fig-ttres Isrom the
accent Census.
The bulletin giving the population
of the Dominion by religious denom-
ination, ascertained by the monis
of 1901, was given out by Commis-
sioner Blue last night. It gives the
following statement fpr the Domin-
ion ter 1E391 and 1901 3 •
Adventists ...........8,1901061 618,30,11
Anglicans .........680,346 646,059
Baptists... .. 292,485 257,4049
Baptists (Free-
will) 24,229 45,110
Brethren ... 8,071 11,637
Congregational-
ists „. .,. 28,283 28,157
Ditciples of Christ 14,872 12,763
Friends(Quakers). 4,087
ii3O
jeuwille;an.es" 9126,84 6
4932 '6(:6
1581(4
2)
Methodists ... 916862 847,765
Presbyteriane .... 812,801 755,826
Protestahts 11,607 12,253
Roman Clathollos.2,228,997 1.992,017
Salvation Army . 1.0,807 13,049
Tunkards 1.5a1
Unitarians- 1,93.1 ' 11,727774
Universalists 2,589 2,186
Unspecified 44,186 89,858
Various 8001.8 141,474 88,756
Totals .4,871,051 4,833,289
Figure5 for ontatiO.
Tha figures for the Province of On-
tario are as follows:
1001. 1891.
Adven tists 1,226 447
Anglicans- 867,940 885,999
Baptists... 116,180 uti,969
ap t ints(Freewill) 246 7,800,
Brethren- ..• ... 6,416 9,843
Congrega-
... 15,285 16,870
Dieciples of
!e. .. 10,128 9,103
I Fri .ndr (Queicers.). 3,618 4,370
!attys.... 5,880 2,501
Lutherans... - 48,010 45,029
Methodists- 660,860 654,038
Itresesitoriane 477.883 453,1407
Protestantra2,70e 12,911e
Ronan C110011,10. 8e0,855 858 801)
Saivatien ArmY,.. 6,470 10,820
Tunicarde..., 1,01 1,209
lJnitarlans„. 7811 770
Universallsts !Mit 1,004,
Untpecifird... 8,093 24,078
Various Seas 118,032 29,034
firme are busy, with spring shipments
now. The tralieliere are sending In
lib•orat orders for the goring, and
reports, so far as learned by Broil -
street's, are exeeeilingly encourag-
ing. The western bueiness of Hans -
11 on fame ler expanding, and a large
increase in the seaselee Baler; le
lookon for in the West this year. The
ronaition Of the market for staple
inenufactiiree is very eatiefactory.
Manufacturers are filled up with
micro, and tire very firm in the
Heater ot prireg 11101111try remit -
amuse aro very fair for this season.
Merck payments ere expected to be
quite 'its gooll 44 Mgt year,
l. illenvenly hispleetion.
A pretty girl boarded a crowded
Street car and a pOinpous old gentle -
Man arose atia gave her a sent.
After some tizno n uamber or
passengers got out, 111111 the old
gentleman remit into the nearest
corner with a weary sigh.
"t wouldn't get up again," he
mtitinlirozl, "for an anger," and then,
as lie °alight the (wee ot the girl
Bead upon hint reprolleilaillee 1)0
added quIckly, "r mean, imolai% foe
another angel!"
The better a Man thinks lie is tho
Moro foolish he aSts,