Exeter Advocate, 1906-11-15, Page 3411
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A WONDERFUL WOMAN
11101411 SHE IIIAS NO FINGERS, ELe
ROWS Ott KNEES,
She Sets, Writes and • Does Things
Which Others Think Hands
are Necessary to Do.'
chino. She Makes dreese$, fericy-Work
end crazy pateh-work, for days at a
Yule, Without getting tired, knowing
illenttillyingvsn
.o doing elle A iible to ear
tr
She does not spend all her Ulna in
doors, as she delights to be atnong the
flowers, birds end nature. . She keeps
her own yard In a peat conclitiOn. Site
hes f ,
fiEMAIIKAI3LE FLOWERBEDS
and potted plants, and -her Mohnsville
neighbors say she has finer ones than
miss memo.= Is ono of mo most any other woman in the town. they
Pen claim 'she has a secret of her own to
reepected women. in 'Mohnsville, make the flowers grow and bloOtrie
,nsylvania, where she wee been 38 years . In her. home stands • a nice organ.
;ago.. Site was born without bands or•
'knees, though her sisters and brotheee flundeeds of visitors have wondered
she Who plays upon it, and when the ques-
-are all 'perfectly formed. Still, lion is: asked of Miss Kleinginoe she
says, she never missed her hands, All
there is of her arms are stumps, about answers 11 lrgoing to ,the instrument
.eight inches long, the right arm being to- play a dune herself, which she does
I)/ taking two pieces of Prong -shaped
the"longer of the two: She neither has
Lelbows nor knees.Iter feet are 'attached Wood, held inher fee, arta then the
to the legs wkeys ere touched.withlt, and the melody
heret the knees ought 1.0
be, and each foot has but three toes. 1. eetnes•
She resides in a •Prette• little:twine She 'seem to do things by intuition,
'which is.situated On a hill surrounded and when she is asked, how, She often
by enchanting farming scenery;
and feels flint she is unable to answer. She
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.says God has given her gifts ' that others
here she has lived eewonderfully
made tee, know nothing about. • .
fortahle ,home life, having • She is three fee tend eleven inches tall,
'very best of her misfortune •
After her parentshad decided that' enjoys good health, is a good cook, is
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they voidd relinquish farming,
they femous tote bakieg good custards, and-
e
tinoved to this little tOWnhouse, widen a good entertainer. She deyotee a geed
was afterwards bequeathed to Misdeal Of her time in reading—the• daily
Si
Kleinginne. She then • remained hero: Papers, the Bible and inagazine.e. She
'with a hrelher for a. time, until he' SPenks both the Pennsylvania 'German
and EtigliSh Meignages.
CHRIST WAS A RUSSIAN.
.sicat condition wee, perhaps without a
moved away. ',Then she decided that
she was able. to keep . the place ten good
'repair, and 'that even though her - phy-
Rinestan Bishop' Delivers Amazing Ad-
parellel, she would. be able to support
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herself. She hos been alone for nearly. dress to Iiis. Congregation.
a year, and. her efforts have been 'sue- An amazing address recently delivered
,cessful and she enjoys the amterts• "t .by a Russian hishdp to a congregation
life. and the friendship of every person is suelt a traversity of Christian Maart-
en her town.• , ing, with incitements to "cut down" the
eCharitable people hell) her along m- agitating. students, and also the Sews,
.snany ways; but she sells lots of fancy that a Russian gentleman, a. member of
work from her needle, which she uses the congregation, has sent thd substance
of it to the Stettiner Generalanzieger.
It ran as follows, according to the trans-
lation:—
"VITH HER TEETH AND TOES.
:She has hundreds of photos of herself,
also which bring- a quarter of a dollar "In the. name of the Father, the Son
'from. every visitor, and with some other and • the Holy Ghost, amen! • My dear
• assistance front kind neighbors she is congregants! We have prayed this day
able to live in comfort and keep her. for the Czar and our Holy Russia, hay -
home in good repair, • a perfect model ing asked. God to' free our holy coon -
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of neatness. try from evil' men. As you know, our
. She believes M the old Pennsylvania e Fatherland IS passing through a lime
,German saying, -"Early to bed and early: ef .sorrow and suffering. Devils have
'to rise," and is always -downstairs be-, appeared in her midst, and vipers in
fore 6 a. m„ and dresses herself. How' human shape have come up out of the
o es a person dress herself without earth to suck dry our precious, holy
hands? is the question thousands have, RUSSiell, blood.
asked. .11 is a simple matter.. Heri "Now, as your spiritual guide. I feel
'dresses are buttoned on the back and. it my duty to tell you who these foes
with the stump -like arras she slips a are. They • are the students, the .o -
.gown over her head, the open side called cultured classes, and the Jews.
front. She then raises it to her mouth' And, as the representative of God on
. -with the •sternme, and with The teeth Ilie..eltrift,. I say unto' you—Cut clowdethieee_
-dress A buttoned. Next she .slips the..heathens; kill them; . wipe • them out.
• elreSs around her body to the desieed po-.God' Almighty will in His good tinie
. silion and slips her stumps into the givo you His paradise :if .you • aria'
sleeves. the clear,. our, litho Fa:thee, estill.pre.ent
...With Mee short stuneps.ande her 'yen' with nmeh land. Than there will
' she'eputs .ori. her stockings, and in like he -peace and -plenty in Russia, fax there
manner laces her shoes. liertoilet, will .then be. no, one wanting to suck
.Complete, sho-cernes elownstairsreirry• dry our precions Mission blood.
• ing a lamcoal oil lamp, which she. ,"I hear, your sighs. I see that you
snugly holds between her breast and are moved by my words. I hope you
• one of the stumps. She takes great. will do as I bid you. Let Jesus Christ
eare in handling the lamp, and never the Son of God, to our holy
has had an accident. In lighting it she ehurch is dedicated. For Je.sus Christ
simply takes the lamp globe cvith one also belonged to our holy orthodox faith
•cf her stumps, places a match between and was a good Russian, just as you
bee teeth and strikes it, and the next an are. He was born in the province
moment the wick is burning a nice light. of Kursk'in the very heart of Russia.
She has never burned her lips, though And what was most important to ne-
stle lights a Tamp with exceptional tece, He was an obedient subject of the
Government. And He was amply, re-
warded for this. For you must know
that when He died He was a Privy
Couneillor and a Knight of many Rus-
sian Orders.
"So, my beloved congregants, efeu
who are all good and true Russians,
remember that ie live in e holy coun-
try, and. act upon my advice. Again
I call on you to take up arms against
the foe of our fatherland'. And to -day
to begin the coming salvation, go, every
one of you, and drink as much 'wudky
as you can. for' wudky is under Gov-
ernment ..centrela anceeby so doing:yen'
will be', showing. your greet love for the
Czar. And, now; eny children, bless
you in the natne•of the Fatherathe'S•on-
- and tile 'Hely -.Ghee. Amen." •
speed. As the town has electric lights,
her friends are thinking of installing
them in her home to avoid all danger.
COMBS HER OWN HAIR.
Miss Kleinginrie wears her hair short
and combs. it herself daily. She fas-
tens the comb to one of the inside shut-
ters of her house between the lower
edge of the shutter and theewindoe'fr sill
en such a manner that the teeth .of the
comb protrude. She then places her
head against the comb in various quick -
dodging pose,s, and in a short time she
leas, . her . halve parted and •conibe,d as
'se tia any woman could do • With
two hands.
She now -ready to prepare„her•
breakfast. -Usually ..for this Meal •she•
• prepares eggs by bailing or. frying,
.ae,sehen she feies them she planes the
• ' egg's betweri hor right •stump and her • , •
• oheek, and -cracks' theeshell .1iyepressure LION TAMER'S EIGHT FOR LIFE:
until- the yolk drops out into the pan " •
over which she leans. She is soon ready An Exciting -Scene in a Menagerie in
to eat, and this she does in a most re- •Germanv.
markable manner. She cuts her meat
and broad by holding the knife between A sensational struggle •between the
lhe right stump and cheeks. Afterward lion tamer Albert' Schenkhut And a
say -
she balences the, knife on the stump, ago lioness took place recently in Fish -
and on this balanced knife carries the er's Menagerie, al Halberstadt, •Central
fond to het' mouth. . Germany.
Seveping, she takes her brooM hendle :Schmid -tut. entered a, ea.ge containing
and places it between her right cheek three lienS and a lioness named'Flora,
and right amp, and thus cleans her and put them through their usual trioks.
kitchen floor With 'ease. When she AU the animals Showed 'signs ei
scrubs the porch with the broom, the Wien, and several exciting incidents
hip of the broom handle rests on her interrupted the first part of the perform -
right stump and the left stump bears- once. •
'upon ehe broom handle farther down. The nnal teatime of the peed/mance
When she scrubs the floor with a brush consisted in an exhibition .of fireworks,
elle has the latter fastened to one ce inside the cage. Schenkhut was eeeta
pied in lighting the fireworks when the
lioness croucheel to spring on MM. Per-
ceiving his extreme danger, he streek•
at 'the lioness with his riding. whip
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her feet., and in the same way
..1.1E BLACKENS HER STOVE.
Miss Kleinginne is a good ,scholar and
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GIASGOW'S CIVIC SPIRIT 'eaSes alone !Mother 1,255, and WI are
, equipped wall Rio letest modern op -
SEVENTY -TAY°. COUNCILMEN WORK
wrrnour ANY SALAIty,eet
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The City Fiourisbes by the Exercise of
a High Standard of
Citizenship.
Much nonsense has been spoken
abOut the municipal govermnent of
Glasgow. The essertion that "the citi-
zens pay no laxes, there is no extreme
poverty, and everything is free because
owned by the city," is as fabulous es
fOolisli. But municipal ownership ex-
ists in a large measure, its responsibili-
ties are met most creditubly, and the
beneficent results- are fully shared and
appreciated by the citizens. The ex-
penses of city government and the takes
therefor are reduced to a minimum; and
are much lower than such are in any
city which owns much less in America.
The general tax is about $7 per $1,000
on the aseessed property valuation,
which approximates as near as possible
to Min real value of 'the property. Gas
costs consumers forty-eight cents per
1,000 cubie feet. Water costs the con-
sumer ten cents per $5 rental and owner
two cent per $5 on assessed valuation
of property. What strikes an Ameri-
can Most in investigating municipal
affairs in the cit Y of Glasgow is the
strong civic spirit which pervedes every-
one and, everything connected with it
from the lora provost to the piledriver
in the, new plant of the drainage depart-
ment: They do not sing "My Country,
'US of Thee." But the atmosphere seen's
Lo
beathe the words "My city, 'tis for
thee."
wirHOUT SALARY.
• "Let Glasgow flourish by the preach-
ing of the Word," is the city's motto.
And let Glaskow flourish by the exercise
of a• high standard of citizenship. is the
practice of the city corporation. There
are seventy-two councilmen elected by
• the various wards of the city, and with
the lord provost thee form the city
pi/eminent, xnagistrates, and minor
justices of the city. They are all men of
high intelligence, many, of them uni-
versity men, most of them holding higti
positions in the comniercial world and
in the church; but in all work without
any salary from the city. Even the re-
presentatives of labor on the council do
not expect any emolument for services
i.endered to the city, but all esteem it a
high privile,ge, and great honor to serve
the people without pecuniary reward.
This civic spirit is the finest example of
antistian .sociatism, as it A free from
modern socialistic vagaries;
The .writer asked the dord provost,
'-John Ure Primrose, "How Many
days per week, and how many hours
daily do you give, Io-the•service of the
city?" Ills reply was, ."Ten -hours
.aeutsix days u week," moreover one may.
trayel - and - snake hmuiries as 1 -did
ameng the critics of the government,
but he Would not 'hear' a suspicion of
dishonesty against any member 'of it.
They all seem to be, though serving
without remuneration, like Caesar's
wife, "above suspicion."
MODEL LODGING HOUSES.
This high civic spirit is the secret of
Rio success of municipal ownership in
trio. city. , It simply means, we shall do
our best for our city because it is ours;
we shall give of our time and .talents
freely, and teach. others so to do, for the
welfare of our fellow -citizens. And it
is remarkable what this spirit is doing
for all the citizens, but especially for
the poor in the city. Interest in the
manfwita thm dinner pail and his fam-
ily, is in evidence everywhere. The cily
owns property which it either remodel-
led or built into 2.000 laborers' dwell-
ings. This, in itself, has had far-reach-
ing influenees upon better housing at
reasonable rents for the wcirknig Man.
Itealso..constriicted and ',equipped seven
model lodging -houses, which naturally
destroyed :the success and existence of
;many common lodging lionse.s-conducted
by 'private' enterprise, which were het -
d ab
so centres
beds of vice and crime, an s
for • propagating disease. The seven •
houses give accommodation nightly to
2,4a0 ',persons. Each house -is provided
with a common dining -room; a kitchen
with utensils, and fire available for
cooking at any hour of the day; and a
provision store is attached to- each
house, excepting one, where uncooked
food can be purchased at market
prices. • large recreation room and
ample bathing conveniences are nisei
provided, and each ledger has sepa-
rate bed, with spring, mattress, pillow,
sheets, blanket and bedenat, at a charge
varying from • seven cents to twelve
cents per night. And whet Seems
strange is, the enterprise is successful
from a fleancial viewpoint.
FAMILY HOME.
plianceS, and managed on the MOst aP-
proved mettiod$ and principles. Four-
teen publiq parks, cOinprieing 1,0314
acres, Ore also owned by the city, some
of svincti contain beautifid • flower gar.
dens end others bowling greens, where
games may be played at the low cost of
fohr cents per hour. In ane --the
Queen's Park—there is a nursery and
they walk through.. it and say, "We Own
jOstly proud' the common people feel as
conservatoeyof flowers widen would
grace a millionaire's estate; and how
this."
FRANCE'S OLDEST RECRUIT.
Man ot the Hour in the Republic is
• Leon Felendler.
IL matters not how old a Man may be,
he may even be a eentenarian, but if
lie becomes a naturelized Frenchman,
be must serve his time in the army just
as if he Wore tlu veviest recruit in his
teens.
11 is a conscripted army, the French
one, and ell oveeeighteen must put in
thirteen daya military service with some
regiment or corpseeither in the field es'
in the, barracks. The born citizen does
his service before he is 21, but the other
day the queer case of the brothers Fe-
lendler caine before the war minister.
They have just becomcnaturalized. Ofie
is 48, the'other 40. The minister looked
up the law. He.decided they must do
their service, for, as he announced,
there is nothing in the conscript law,
rnentionilig the, age of naturalized citi-
zens. Even if the Felendlers were 100
years,old, they still would have to serve.
ein Leon Felendler,"nearly two, score
and ten is the man of the moment, for
he is the oldest recruit in the French
army. The batch of recruits with whom
he is learning the goose-step are not
cut o their teens. The grey -beard has
been photographed in the midst of his
company and looks strcingely out ct
place. Hugo Felendler, his brother, 40
years old, has just finished his thirteen
compulsory days with the colors.
The Felendiere were born in Poland,
but while they were still young chil-
dren their -parents emigrated to France.
'Both Leon and Hugo married French
girls and have families of grown-up,
children.
The other day, Leon went to enter,
bis sine, eged seventeen, at one of .the
government's technical colleges. But
when ft was found that the. pupil's fa-
ther was. not born in France,' the „sore
was refused Until Leon had taken 'out
naturalization papers. So soon as the
Fitlendlers became - naturalized French-
men they were immediately conseripted.
And that is how Loons Felendler has
broken the record in conscripts. Two
of his sons performed their service last
year and, -therefore, are senior to their
father on the war departtrient's lists.
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, 52 YEARS IN JAIL. .
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Death in Geelong Prison 01 a Prison
Record.' Holder.
Death has just remitted a portion ef
the last sentence inflicted on a crim-
inal mimed Clarks a -prisoner in Gee-
long jail, Victoria, writes a Sydney
correspondent. He is believed to have
held the record for length of imprison-
ment.
He was. transported to Tasmania be
tween 40 and 50 years ago for an °lien's
committed in England. In due course
he got his ticket -of -leave, and after that
he earned a series of sentences totalling
51 years. The following. was the order,
the figures. representing years: 7, 7, 2,
5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 10.1 6.' In addition, there
were two Police Court sentences, of six
months each. Ills offences ranged from
burglary' to passing spurious coin.
A friend of Clark's, one Williams, an
expert in "ringing the changes," has
recently been sent to Pentridge jail
again, after a six months' spell ot lib-
erty. This is the longest period of in-
dividual responsibility that he has en-
joyed since he was first sentenced in
1867. Ills sentences aggregate 42 years.
Both he and Clark were models of good
cenduct in prison, and invariably claim-
.edethe'. maximum amount of remission.
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The city also owns and operates a
"Family Home," conducted on what is
commonly kno.wo as the self-supporting
and social settlement plan. It was
originally designed and equipped for
has rimy friends with whom .she cor- which was his only means of defence, the use of widows 'or widowers, Meng -
t in nt 11 tl d ser •i eet•Id •
respondra• e Write leiierS? yoie say Al he same mo e le oness Sprang ing to le e ttg. N5 rig c1
asses,
Certainly, and easily, t•oo. She openeon him, and he fell heavily to tat MO had Children with no one to proper -
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her own letteis and if a reply has to ground with th.e lioness over him. I ty care for them. The "Horne" contains
be -made she peocures a.eheet of paper, I Schetadeut continued the struggle, and 160 bedroones plainly but .comfortably
TESTING DIAMONDS.
Plan . by Which Spurious May be
Picked Out.
Prick a needle hole through a card,
and look at it through the doubtful
stone:- If the stone is spurious, two
holes will be seen on the card; if it is
a diamond, only one hole will be visi-
ble, for every other stone at all reeemb-
Iing the diamond gives a double reflec-
tion.
This method is also made use of for
determining an uncertain stone. If the
.finger is placed behind it and looked
t• through the stone with a mimetic'',
the grain of the skin will be plainly
visible if the .stone is not a diantond,
but otherwise it will not be distinguish-
able at all.
A diamond in a solid selling rimy be
identified in the same was; if genuine,
Rio setting at the back cannot bo dis-
tinguished, but of a false stone, either
the • foil or the setting may .be plainly
sten. .
A MAN FROM GLASGOW.
places a lead penal betiven the stump repeatedly •sirelek. ihe lioness with his furnished, each capahle of accommodat-• •
of her rigid arm and the cheek one. right hand 10 Prevent the animal seee; trig one, Melt and three children. The Sir Thomas Hewer, head •of the firm
Proceeds to Write 01010St as rapidly as ing him by the ittynnt: All the while rent of a bedroom, including light, heal, of whisky distillers, tells how some
any othee peeson would dowill, the the three lions remained eaesive epee. 'water, hot and cold, With She use of yearn ago he visited ninon, one of the
almost. unknown islands in the pacific,
inhabited by the Partuanas. It whe a
Poinuguese settlement.
Along with one or two, other passen-
gers from the steamer he made for the
only house in the place. At that mo-
ment they saw a red-haired gentleman
cOming towards them, and, to their
surpeise, he remai•ked in a terrible
Glasgow tweng:,A'm uwful gled to see
ye. I've been shut up in the place twa
months." *
Ile (Sir Thomas Dewar) asked how
long it, w08 sinee the man was last in
Glasgow, when he replied: "Ilnw de ye
ken I'm Scotch? I've lived in China for
tWenty-flve years.",
eight hrind. She can Also write ley' tators of the- conteet. •
holding the pencil with her toes'bill Schenktint . 'succeeded, in re-
sin' is using 'the first method mosily. gaining his 1'1(114whip, anti fought
She -makes her own garments, and is deSperniety for Ids life.. 1 he linness bit
especially adopt with seissors• The part his right arm, tearing off the flesh from
or Um scissors intended for the thumb shoulder lo wrist, and severing the
she pinces between her teeth, and with thumb from his hand.
. , .
Rio right slumP she works the part in. Al this critical pmelure keepers ont.
tended for the fingers, end in a short side the cage deove off theelionoss with
'thee ie able to cut out a pattern for a hot Iron bars, and Schenkhnt, wilh
dress. The cutting accomplished, ehe great Pre -eerie° of mind, Succeeded in
lotting out of the cage.
No sooner wit8 he outside then he
fainted fr•om eehaustion and loss :if
blood. • 11;s Mettles were torn to shrede.
Subsequently Schenkhnt declared Met
le& would repot the same peeformane.e
as soon as the doctrine allowed, tlitn
to 1'081101e 111$ thing0tOLIS pridoSSiOtt,
• sterts to Nista the dress. She prop:m.08
thread and placing one end in her
mouth, makes a Ineot with her longue.
The needle is feetened into the table
• Cover, and the threed itt her teeth is
ineerted. When if, peeps through the
eye of the needle she greens it with
her teeth end pulls it 'through. She
Also oeceeionelly holds the needle be.
•tween her foes, and Aewe either, with
theeb oe her teeth. With Wonderful ra-
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bbs a Mistake of urispeakable miSery
available in hospitals for infetious dIS
creation mom, dining -room and kit-
chen, is $1.25 per weels, and it bed for
mach Additional child. is found in ante-
thee room at 16 cents per weak.. Begin
lee mettle aro supplied at the lowest
poseible.charges. which may be gue,ssed
when we mention that each child is
boarded al. an average cost of .06 cents
per week. Fifteen thousand people are
time helped dnily to live independent,
clean, Iteelthful lives. who otherwise
would be crowded to the . wall in life's
Nice, and traMpled Oita absolute pover-
ty,. Miseey rind worse than death. There
are :0180..seved toethe city, Money, mott-
els end '
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G001) 1108PITAI, SERVICE.
The cry also nrovides excellent hos-
pita] 1(00001100(114110))nod1(00001100(114110))•and treatment,
free 01 eliarge,10 Its eitieene wtio de,
'sire' to a veil niSelVe$ ,01 T110 bOdS
c,
Attoency for the Defence: "Have you
ever heen eross-exaMined before?" The
Pid I 1,Y 1511r al.so operates the sewing ma- when a Woman has no one to •talk to. Witness: "Have 1? I'm a 'married man."
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THE DRAMA OF REAL LIFE
l'ALES 011031 TilE worti,o's
COI1NEItS.
FOUR
Some plenntieirirostliin,491at lini:vidoeintie$mainady Hap"
Oecurred.
A new rule has just come into force
on the Bavarian railway syeteni. On
the "ladies only" compartments, 110
11008 appear to the effect that smoking
is strictly prohibited. It has become
necessary, says a circular from the
Minister of Itaihveys., to foitbel smoking -
ibm eizoinsseutcali coofinprzetentonlive.nplass,,eervIgeenrs,wiattsi
complaints have become increasingly
-
frequent, of ladies smoking cigave,ties
aapijadrteil'Icanl.'s th(le) utsiele. C°LlitudPillesrinoleblijectstisnegt
to this were in consequence compelled
to seek refuge in non-smoking eerie -
ages, where they had preference to pot
Up with the presence of the other sex,
Hence ladyesmokers who wish to 'in-
didge in a weed, must now travel in a
smoking carriage, while the ladies'
compartments proper must reniain the
sole refuge of the non-smoking sister-
hood.
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CONVICT AGED 09. e
The case of a convict being released
century
has.jailared
t otchoeurripe age ol nearly a
In 1804, it woman nameit Cil
dlMaria JSaymrniai:
kar,' then 97 years old, was convicted
of a premeditated attempt to poison,
by means or arsenic, her daughter-in-
law, with whom she lived in continual
enmity. In view of the woman's great
age, the court entertained doubts as
to her mental responsibility, but ex-
perts having pronounced her quite sane,
there.was no choice but let the law take
its course. Maria Jaznnikar was sen-
tenced to five years' imprisonment, but
after serving two years the rest of her
Sentence has now been remitted by Im-
perial pardon. Frau Jarnnikar's men-
tal faculties have given way during the
past twelvemonth, and she had been
under the impression that she was be-
ing treated in a nursing home. After
being released she told her friends that
she had been at last discharged cured.
Her mind, apparently, is a perfect blank
as regards her past misdeed, end the
cleagraccirpartioan.
ceedings.that led up to Iter in-
• • HERCULES DEAD.
At the comparatively early age of 57,
there has died at Munich, of diabetes,
a strong man named Hans Steyer,
known as "the Bavarian 'Hercules,"
whose name was fadfiliar to musichall
goers in the early -eighties. After re -
airing from •the stage.Herr Sleyer be-
came the 'popularhost of 'a .flourishing
beer garden in the suburbs • of Giesing,
where he occasionally amazed 'custom-
ers, especially newcomers, with his pro-
digious muscular power. Very often
• he nonchalantly twirled a walking -
stick and great was the astonishment
to the uninitiated on being permitted
to .reel its weight, 30 lbs. A ten-gallon
cask of beerhe could easily lift with
Iwo fingers. In his garden, there lay
a piece of rock weighing 4 cwt., which
he often tipped up with one finger.
At the annual October fair, Steyer's
bulky form always ,excited much curi-
osity, and he was frequently fitted "for
causing a crowd to assemble". but the
fine was as regularly remitted owing
to the genial innkeeper's Popularity.
CATTLE FOR JAPAN.
The never -resting energy of the Ja-
panese where improvements are con-
cerned, hae, lately found it praattical out-
let in strenuous endeavors to amelior-
ate the native breed of cattle. A num-
ber of Japanese experts are just now
in Europe, with the object of purchas-
ing prize animals for shipment to Ja-
pan. According, to a Swiss paper, the
following incident occurred the &her
day at a farm inlim Bet•nese Oberland,
which_was being visited by some of our
allies with a view to .pnrchasing some
bulls. The Japinieeewere much aston-
ished at finding plates affixed ,above ihe
animal? inengers bearing 1110 name
Togo. Kurold, ()kite and Qyama. To a
question addressed to the owner, why
the nnmes • of illustrious Tapanese had
been given to mere anirnals. the sturdy
Swiss farmer proudly replied: "I call-
ed them that because they are four of
the best and can't be beaten."
.CIIINiESE EXTORTION.
According to the Shanghai Memory,
the beggars and the magistrates' ser-
vants in Canton enjoy a prescriptive
right to exact money from every trades-
man who opens a new shop, especially
a pawnbroker's shep, as pawnbrokers
are regarded by the people as Chinese
saylorks. Recently, when a pawnbrok-
er named Fu Shang opened a new es-
tablishment near the Ching Fu bridge,
a. vast numbe' of these beggars and
maglstrates', servants were there .de -
mending.? exorbitant sums from the own-
er. As Mr. Fu Shang had paid is li-
cense fee to the Government. he refused
to pay the sum demanded, find reported
the matter to the police, who errested
21 of them and„brought them before the
Nem II& .magistrale for trinl. Frew
of the exIortionet•s Were dieolumged, but
two ringleaders were sentenced 'to be
beheaded, notwithstanding the foot that
they.were the Nam Hof Magistrate's Own
eervrinte, and the rest. of them were sen-
tenced to be put in the stocks in front
of the panmshop for a period of three
,Monts;
• ONLY TEMPORAIly. -
"To be so Unreasonable and so rm.
lutely hopeless is un -wise," eat(' a lady.
"It reminds 100of an old woman. I used
to linw who was Always ill, always
ailing. Hen various diseases were to her
'the most interesting tonic in the world,
and she met have thought them most
interesting to other a also, for she al-
ways talked Of theme -she talked ef no-.
thing else.
"Olm day,1 found hee eating a hearty
ineti, Med ,nsked her how she was; She
sighed and atiswered;
'I feel very well, ma'am, but I al-
ways feel bed whoh 1 feel well, because
1 know 1 am going to ,leel WoeSe attee-
waeds."'•
, •
LEADING PIAR1(ETS
BREADSTUFF'S,
Toronto, Nov, 13.—Wheat--Optario
No, 2 white, 72%0 asked Outside, 710
bid east; mixe(1, 70Keebkl, C. 1). R.
1(0 .010.
NAitient — Manitoba — No. 1 north-
ern, 80e asked, 79%c bid, Owen Sound,
ilaeley—No. 2, 53e asked, C,P,11., for
5 cars fote December shipment, 520 bid,
(gist; NO. 3 extra, 49e bid, 78 per Gent.
pointS, C.P.II,
Petts--81c asked, outside, 8Ic bid, C,
P. R., east; 80%c bid, outside,
0ate-36Xe asked, outside; 36e bid on
Ge rate to Toronto; mixed, 3534c asked,
Oil 60 rate, 34eee
liye-73%0 asked, G. T. II., east, 72Kte
bid. ,
Au6kwhelt-55o bid, ouleide,
Flour—Ontario-42.70 asked for 90 per
cent. patents, buyers' bags, outside, for
export. Manitoba—First patents, $4.50; '
second patents, $4; bakers', $3.90.
Millfeed—Ontario been, 16 to $16.50,
in bulk, outside; shorts nominal, $18.50
Lo $19.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
13utter--Prices are very firm, with no
indication of becoming easier.
Creamery .... 25c to 26c
do solids .... ... 23c to 24c
dairy prints .... .22c to 23c
do pails. • .... 19e to 200
do tubs ...... .... I8c to 20c
Inferior 17c to 18c
Cheese—Firm at 13%c to 13%e for
lerge and 14c to 14Xc for twins, in job
lots `here.
Eggs—Fresh quoted at 22c to 23c.
l'otatoes—Onterio, 55c to 60c per bag;
eastern, 65c to 70e per bag, on track
here.
Voultry—Prices are steady, with firm-
er indications.
Chickens, dressed Sc to 10o
do live 6c to 8c
Ducks, dressed Sc to 10c
Geese, dressed 8c to 10c
Turkeys • 13e to 15c
Baled Hay—No. 1 timothy, $10 to $10.-
50,•• ia-car lots here, and No. 2, $7.50"th
$8.
Baled Straw—$6 per ton in car lots
here.
MONTREAL MARKETS.
Montreal, Nov. 13.—Business on the
local grain market continues quiet.,, -
Buckwheat -56%c to 570 per buShel,
ex -store.
Corn—American No. 2 yellow, 56e‘c
le 57m, No. 3. mixed, 55Xc to 56c ex-
st°rael
Ds—On 'Spot, No. 2 white, 40.3ec to
41c; No. 3 white, 39gc to 40c; No. 4,
38%c to 39c per bushel ex -store.. •
Peas --Boiling peas in car lets' $1,
$1.10• in jobbing lots. .
Floor—Manitoba spring wheat, $4.25
to $4.60; strong bakers', $3.90 to $4.10;
Winter wheat paten:IS,' $.4.10 to $4.25;
straight rollers, $3.60 to $4.10; do.; in.
bags, $1,65 to $1.75; extras, $L1) to
81.55.-
Millfeed--Manitoba bran in bags, $1
to $20; shorts. $21.50 to $22; Ontario. bran
in bags, $18.50 to $19; shorts, $21.50 to
$22; milled monille, $21 to $25; straight
grain, $28 to $29 per ton.
Rolled Oats—Per bag, 51.95 to $2 in
car lots, $2.10 in jobbing lots.
Cornmeal—Feeding meal, $1.35; granu-
lated, $1.55.
Flay—No. 1, $12.50 to $13; No. 2, $12.;
No: 3. $11; clover mixed, puro,cise.
ver. $10.50 to $11. per 1011 in car lols.
Eggs—The market is firm in tone at
24e to 250 for selects and 20c to 21c for
No. 1 candled.
Proviczions—Barrels shod out mess,
$22 to 821; hal.f barrels do., $11.75 to
$12.50; clear fat back, $23.50; long cut
heavy ines.s, $20.50; half barrels do.,
$10.75; dry salted long clear bacon.
12,Xe to 12Ne; barrels plate beef,' $12
to $13; 11011 ba'rrels do., 86.50 to $7; bar-
rels heavy mess beef, $11; half bareels
dn., $6; compound lard, 8c in OeSe; pure
lard, lteeec to 13c; kettle rendered, 13,ec
to 14c.; hams, 14 to 1.53C.c,. according to
.size; breekfast bacon, 150 le 16c; Wind-
sor bacon, 15e to 16%c; fresh killed abet. -
Lair' dressed hogs, 8.50 to $8.75; &Iwo,
$5.85 to .86,
BUFFALO I\ IARKET.
Buffalo, Nov. 13. --Flour -- Firm.
Wheat-.—.Spting weak; No. 1 northern,
83c; winter firm; No. 2 white, 79e. Corn
—Easy; No. 2 yellow, 52%c; No. 2 corn,
52 to 52%c. Oats—Firm; No. 2 while,
38%c; No. 2 mixed, 36:X.c. Barley—
Strong; Western c.i.f:, 49% to 60c. Canal
freights—Steady.
NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET.
New York, Nov. 13.—Spot easy; No. 2
red, 80%c elevator; No. 2 red, 81X0 f.
o.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
80%c c.i.f. Buffalo; No. 2 hard winter,
76c c.i.f., Buffalo.
CA171,E RKF.T.
Toronto, Nov. 13.—Ileavy deliveries et
cattle, sheep and hogs wer0 recorded at
the 'Western Merket to -day, The tone of
the Butchers' Market was steady to firm,
&dm coming oul in force after sup-
plies. Trade In expoetere' was quiet,
Feeders ke.pt in fair demand, whil5
hogs were. lower. The arrivals Were 12e
leads, eontaining 1,012 Cattle, 2,100 sheep
and lambs, 1,e00 hogs, and. 270 calves.
'the few eattle, so-called exporters'.
ori the market were of the medium and
cemmon varieties, mom suittible.„lor the
short -keep trade than for exportation.
Prteeq Were $4 lo 84 for the most 01
the sals. Fairly' good lots, it Was said,
would bring 84.65 pm owl, .
Picked butchers', $4.40 to $4.50; rnedie
um heavy butchers', $3.65 to $1.20; mix-
ed lots end Con's, $1e50 to $2,75; fat
cows, $3.30 to $3.60; export cows, $3.65
to $4; cominon and rongh $L75 to $3.10; •
&inners-, $1. up per cwt.
Trade kept fair in feeders find stoele,,
erse Short -keens, $4 to 4.25;
1(01) to 1,200 1bs., $3.40 to $3.75; light
teedere, $3.25 to $3,40; sloekers, fair to
good, $2.50 to $3.20; eomniOn slockere,
5L75 to 52:25 per cwt. •
Export ewes wene quoted at $4.50 to
55, export bnelee -at '53 to $3.50„ and
ninths el 85,25 lo $6 per cwt.
Nitleh ems vvette steady to firm et $23
to 860 each, •
1110 hog merket, which hits lately elit-
prised &aloes by laking mitto 0. tumble,
has apparently ,eleedied bRiuIf. The men
lation',' were 85.65 !Or selects, 0(1 $3. I�
toi lighle and DIA.