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ELEPHANT -TIGER, BLOODY SPORT ENJOYED BY RAJAHS OF INDIA. THE ! < on hit l V*llr<rd By a Travrt ler-The Bl *" faalaktol * Blind- d, be* Madly riirnN i k ThmnK L-->l *! SBd ! In II* Wake. Mr. J. liar ley Shaw, who has recent- ly returned from an extended trip to the Orient, tells of a custom among Mo- hammedan natives of a certain district in Fyzabad. India, which, although re- pulsive to humane sentiment, is yet in- dicative of that old Romanesque spirit which gave character and fame to the reign of the Caesars and exhibited the genius of cruelty in fascinating guise. In the district referred to the leading citizens are devoted to many ferocious j sports, and keep elephants, tigers and other savage beasts for the sake of see- ing them Lear each other in pieces in an arena constructed for this purpose, and he who inaugurates and carries to success the bloodiest and most cruel of these exhibitions becomes at once the popular man, par excellence in his com- munity. At a large Fyxabad. village, in front of an immense open building used as a tianquet room and called in the native language "8UNGI BARADERI." A apace of 80 feet sqrjue was inclosed by a strong bamboo railing to secure the spectators outside from danger, aa it not unfrequently happens that a ti- ger, when pressed bard by his antagon- ist, attempts to leap over the barrier among the people, and more than aau ef- fort of t his kind has been successful for the tiger and disastrous to those who were overwhelmed by his immense weight and resistless impetus. Mr. Shaw traveled more than 100 miles to witness in this arena a battle between a tiger and an elephant, and he thinks himself well repaid for time and coat, but says he would not witness another affair of the kind unless for some extraordinary consideration, be- cause it is debasing to human sensibil- ities and outrageously cruel to its de- voted victims. " I had read a great deal about bar- baric splendor." said ha. " but never be- fore appreciated the significance of the phrase. There were men there with ornament* of gold and rare gems upon their persons such as Queens wear and the lord of creation, like the peacock, was tricked out much more gorgeously than his spouse. Really, while the men were overdressed, the women seemed to have sought the other extreme, and lacked wherewithal to cover their nak- edness. The must aristocratic of the sex were bare to the waist, except necklaces and a half mask of white fabric across the upper part of the face, and below | the belt a short skirt, silk trousers. gold anklets and bejewelled sandals lennin- ' ated quite a picturesque attire. " A tiger that seemed to have a pre- aent intent of the fate awaiting him by his reluct a.*<s* t o come out was at length driven from his cage by discharging in- to it a volley of fireworks. He Ixmnd- ed out. surrounded by smoke, and was BURNT AND DAZED Taking aereial turns around the ar- ena he frequently roared with pain. all the time reviewing the crowd as if looking for a special individual. If he waa seeking sympathy he looked In vain. for every one there found pleasure in the torture of the puo> brute. What else waa he good fort " A buffalo was driven in. He enter- ed meekly aa if at peace with all the world. )>ut when an attendant on horse- back thrust a spear into bin flank and smote him across the nose with a fire- brand hia rage was fully enkindled. The attendant whisked away out of the iu- closure and the poor beast bellowed loudly and stamped about until he en- countered the tiger, when that wily animal fastened himself upon the buf- falo's neck with teeth and claws and the furious battle Iwgan in earnest. The cat could not Tie shaken off. for thai was tried with much vigor. For! a moment the buffalo was still and up- . parent ly deliberating Suddenly, aa if I possessed of an idea, he started on the 1 run toward a heavy post at the oppo- site side of the arena, and crushed the tiger agaiust it with all hut force and weight. The plan waa good, for with a roar, the cat loosened nw hold, drop- ped to the ground and skulked awav into a remote corner with all speed. From the buffalo issued with force ', a at ream of hot blood as large as a broom handle, and in leas than a minute he fell, waa slightly convulsed, and then still in dnath. 'I he snout, that went up was loud and prolonged, following which the Kin. I PLAYED A MKRRY AIM. " This was only a slight preliminary to the more serious business of the oc- casion ; a whet to the amictile for carnage. The spirit of I be tiger we* broken and a Mahout. upon a spirited Arabian, dashed into the released his hold and retreated to a dis- tant corner, and the si veiled with delight. It gave promise of A BRILLIANT COMBAT. Simultaneously rockets were fired in- to the two (wauls which set them m terrible commotion and they ran around the mctosiire roaring and tallowing with fright. The elephant was turned squarely around by a second rorket.and brought face to face with his adversary. upon whom he attempted to trample- Mat again the tiger was too quick for him; again be fastened Hut no; the elephant has grasped the hind legs of the cat with bis trunk, and by a sudden wrench torn him lone* and tooted him high in the air. He falls heavily, and the elephant hurries forward to crush urn, but is not quick enough. The ti- ger once more darts at the face of the leviathan with a snarl of rage that means danger, and with teeth and claws makes rapid mutilations. Great streams of hlood gush from them and they are horrible to look upon. In an instant be has scratched out the eyes of the ele- phant, and the great brute howls in agony. Charging around the arena he seeks his foe unavailingly, for the tiger M in the most remote corner, and seems to understand that be is oat of danger CRAZKD WITH PAIN. Sightless, blood flowing in many streams from his head, and the displac- ed eyes dangling against his cbeeks.that mammoth beast is certainly an object of pity. But be gives the spectators no Iff?" for the e *rcise at this emotion. wheeling around some half dosen times u> a weary and insane way. he trum- pets loudly twice, stopping with a shrill note rarely beard, then lowers lus head, and. with all his great strength, rushes gainst the harrier, lifting the frame work, on which are seated many peo- ple, upon bis tusks, and scattering the spectators pellmell. killing two women d a man. and injuring more than a score of men. women and children. t is an unlooked for. unprecedented ataatronhe. and creates a panic, and faithful, without watching to pick up the dead or administer to the wound- ed, hie away to their mosques for pray- The Buddhists care for the unfor- tunates, and somebody givns an order to pursu* and dispatch the maddened *?P.v ' and aecur * tb * uncaged tiger. At that moment, however, the tiger ia tmng through the break in the bar- rr made by his foe, and as be runs off to the jungle be impresses the spec- tator with the id.--, that as easily as a run-away locomotive might he caught could the cat lie recaged. Those who ursiied the elephant had a long chase, but they found and killed him and re- turned on the following day. Notwithstanding its tragic finale the comliat was loudly extolled by the na- tive*, who declared it one of the best they had ever enjoyed. FARflL DIZZINESS IN THE HEAD. This U a Sure Precursor *f Apoplexy and Dr Acne w Cure for the Heart at one* to be Takam. No one oan read the daily papers without being seriously Impressed with the fact that a large number of peo- ple in the present age have within their system the evidence of apoplexy This is aeen and felt often in a trembling and uncertainty of the limbs, and fre- tly in an unpleasant dizziness and tness of the head. He is a very nan who. knowing these sym- measures to have them removed. We know of no remedy that has been so remarkably successful in this particu- lar as Dr Agnew's Cure for the Heart. Primarily it is a heart Cure. bu'. it is equally effective in what U to some extent a parallel disease. apunie.-Mc symptoms. In a season when unusual heat prevails and excitement often runs high, we are doing a kindness to men and women by letting them know of this remarkable medicine. Sold by W. K. Richardson. The T epnone In the Fruit In- dustry Fanners are generally looked upon as slow thinkers, but there can hardly be a better piece of testimony as to the in- telligence of the agricultural communi- ties than the fact that they are large- ly adopting the telephone, not only for communication with adjacent or dio- tant villages, and between themselves, bui. for receiving weather warnings and keeping in touch with the markets. In Michigan, for instance, in the center of the great peach-growing district, a tele- phone company has l*en organized by ' - farmers, and forty miles of wire is in operation, with tbirtoen si a . The fruit growers find the ser- of mi uien.se value. Formerly, if the stale of the market had to be ascertain ed. for the guidance of shippers, the fruit grower had to harness up, and ride into Hart, the central town, many miles away. Now. the fanner goes to hi.s tele- phone, and in a few minutes knows what prices are ruling. In fact, much of the DeMMBi vv Inch heretofore has re- quired a trip to town is now transacted over the wire. The cost, of the instal- lation in said to have lieen small, and the system It to he extended within the next few months. PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN Are of One Mln.i Touching the Remedial Character of Dr. Acne we Oatarrnal Powder. While Protestants and Roman Catho- spilt, was removed, the cage of a large tiger waa wheeled in and the order for turning him loose in the arena issued. Trumpets sounded and the cage was covert. y'^ne... Kye never rested up- on a more splendid animal. He leaped lo the ground with a .supple *. quite ujde^ribable and reviewed the a*m- blage w^th adiiuring eyes, himself the most admirable ^>ject in sight < "An immense elephant, more than 10 feel high at the shoulders and of un- usual length of body was then gded bv spears and clubs to enter the place, Me inade directly for the tper and at- tempted to kneel upon him, but the sub- tie beast moved away quickly and stood * y n A J? rg * T^i V r^ *K" r , was aft ached was fired at the elephant, and struck him in the neck, causing hun to lx>und forward with a lurcb^ and it seemed he wou'.d fall upon the .,ger. hut there was a flash MM- thing in (Jie air and the tiger had fall- en upon hun. striking the huge last in ihe face with two cruelly pronged claws. sharper than poinards. The ele- pAant bellowed with pain as the tiger Pw. Tata b v Pres ,v eriT lT ^ T) O G An< er ; hp n 6 nt members of the Met hHlist church and , the Rev K>th many J o , hi8 p ar i shiol)ftn ,. ull J the one , of th this medicine na j, done tnem gto has f , to olerwymen in Toronto and It 'is unlike any other remedy, simple, easy and P |e *">' ' take, and quick in a cure. f t win gj ve ,,,; f with ' m t minule8 in Hay ^ever. Sold hy all Druggists. Sample bottle and Blower sent on re- oeipt o( two ^^^ at amps 9. G. Detchon. 44 Church street. Toronto. s^j h w E R j ohardson . The little goat from which the cash- mere wool cornea ia found in the Him* lay* Mountain* FATTENING CATTLB. "In the fattening of cattle I am not a believer in feeding such very heavy rations of grain as many farmers still persist in cramming into their animals. In any country where we have our an- imals stabled for a long time I consider one of the greatest secrets of success in connection with a system of stock- keeping, with a view to either beefinK or dairying, lies in our Iwing able to get our winter fodder* preserved in the very best possible condition." writes Thomas McMillan. "For instance, im- agine a farmer curing hia hay crop when it has become so ripe that the sulntanoa has nearly all left the stem ; alao leaving his grain crop until it may be drawn in directly after cutting, and then, with this quality of fodder as the bulky portion of hia food ration, en- deavor to fat ten his animals for the May market. With such a quality of fod- der, in which there must be a very small percentage of digestible food ma- terial, it does not surprise me that many consider that very large quantities of grain are required, and more particular- ly so when the animals have previously been partially neglected through the want of a sufficiency of pasture grass, or other suitable fodder to keep them good and thrifty and gaining at least moderately during the previous sum- mer. Practical experience is constant- ly teaching ua that there is no single fodder upon which animals will gain and fatten so rapidly as upon the rich pasture of spring and early summer, more particularly when it baa reached that stage of maturity which it usual- ly attains from two to three weeks he- fore the bulk of farmers begin haying operations. This practical lesson should also teach us that the nearer we on preserve our fodder to this con- dition the more digestible and valuable will its feeding qualities be. The an- alysis of good clover hay properly cured, confirmed: by t he practical reemlta at- tained in feeding, tella us that it ia almost a perfect fodder in itself. "I merely throw out these points to show that it is quite practical, under favorable conditions, to fatten animals upon ol her fodders Iwoides the concen- trated grains which are so largely used in winter (ending. I do this not by any means to convey the idea that ani- mals oan be stall-feu in winter without grain, but to show that by exercising judicious care in the growth and preser- vation of our common bulky folders. and availing ourselves of the valuable addition to t.heae which is found in the gresvt succulence and digestibility of the corn crop, we can thus be able to supply our animals with full and appropriate rations without having recourse in. such large, quantities of grain. With mix- ture of about fifteen pounds of ensilage and fifteen pounda of wheat and oat straw, we are at present feeding our animals three or four pounds of grain mixture of peas and oats. " For the next two months with a mixt ure of clover bay, straw and en- siU*r<>. six pounds of grain, a mixt ure of peas, oats, and a little oil cake, fol- lowed by certainly not more than eight pounds of the same mixture during the finishing period, should l quite suffi- cient to put the animls in prims con- dition for Hay shipment." WINTERING STOCK. "Hay is now worth $1- p r '"" ' n my home market." writes Waldo Drown in t be Practical Farmer, "and will prob- ably lie a ready sale in the spring at higher figures, and a horse or steer oan l>e fed on straw or fodder at one-third whttt the hay will oust, and sven if it costs a little more to feed bran and oil meal than it would to use corn, we ore still saving money when we use materials for which there is little mar- ket demand, and leave for sale a good .11 1 icl that ia wanted at cosh prices. The tables of food values show that wheat straw contains four-fiflh.s as much food value per ton as bay. but the price of hay ia usually iilnnit three times that of straw, and (.be deficiency is largely in nit rugen. or what U known as .ilbnmmiiid.s. The addition ID the day's ration <-f a few pounds of bran and one or two pounds of oil meal will enable the animal to digest the straw, juid do as wall an it as on high-priced, hay. Assuming that for a l.OUl-pound animal fifteen pounds of hay per day will Ina required, which is worth nine cents, let us see how we oan use our straw at a saving. Fifteen pounds of straw is worth three cents, so that if our grain rations cost the same when feeding i he .st raw as when feeding the we should save six cents a day. Corn IM my market is worth twenty-five (wills a bushel -. bran the same as hay. SI- per ton, and oil meal SJll per ton. Ten pounds of grain a day will lie a sufficient ration, and ten pounds of corn will cosi leas than five cents, but five pounds of bran costing three cents, and one pound of oil meal cost ing one cent, can take the place of six pounds of corn, and i be exist of our grain rat inn has only lieen increased a little more than ne i-ent. while we have saved six cents on the bay. A net saving of four cents per day on each animal for IM days of winter feeding uill make & good .turning iii tint spri.ig on farms with from twenty to I hirl.y head uf stuck, and really the profit will be greater tbaji appears on the face, for the hay- will meet a ready cash market, while the straw will not perhaps sell at all. The. farmer who will follow this plan will find himself with $100 or $200 in the spring more then bis neigblHir has, who runs in the old ruts. Try it. f i ii-nds I If you doultt my statements, try it with a few animals, and then compare them, when spring comes, with t hose wintered on hay. and which it, has cost you $"> to $6 each more per head to winter, and I predict that when you have given it a fair trial, you will no longer leave your straw in the wood lot, and your corn stalks in the field, but will utilize all these by-products, and save money by doing it." SEC! 'RE THE BLANKETS. A trifle, an insignificant detail, often exerts an influence undreamed of. Walking along our public square, around which the farmers' teams are bitched, says M. T. U. in Breeder's Ga- aette, I rarely fail to note a ntimlwr of blankets, one end under the front feet and the other stretched from the necks of luu horses they were intended to benefit. This incident is soon for- gotten by an owner and the chill with its resulting ail menu becomes a mys- terious diapenMation of Providence. And this is so easily prevented. A nickel and an instant's time will save the blanket and protect the horse. I have just returned from town and among many other blankets noted a pair uf big wool covers, new and hand- some, .stretched aliout the team's necka. while the sharp oalkuiH uf their ft were shredding and tearing into worth- less r^rfa the warm covers that should have l>een protecting nleaming backs upon which the wajinth from a rapid drive was rapidly turning to hoarfrost. The too-rapid cooling of toe surface and the consequent derangement of vital organs have often within my knowledge resulted in i he inability of owners who had horses tiei about this square to get them home and their speedy death ensued. It seems a sin for a man to own horses and blankets without understanding lietter how to manage t hem. The dealer who selU blankets also sells blanket pins or should. A blanket pin run through the blanket and the l>ackntrap underneath, near the crup- per, secures from all danger of get t ing uncovered the home whic.h you owe hu- mane treatment to and saves the blan- ket which coats good money This snenu almost loo simple to write about, the remedy is so easy. The Only Great and thoroughly re- liable building-up medicine, nerve tonic, vitalizer and Blood Purifier Chinese Wedding* and Funerals. Strangers In China have great diffi- culty when meeting a funeral or wed- ding procession in the streets to distin- guish one from the other. The same red-cloth coolies, carrying roasted pig and other dainties, appear in the pro- cession, the same smaller coolies, car- rying cheap paper ornaments, and both are conducted with the same noise. The crowd at the funeral is as noisy as at a wedding, and the guests eat just as much. A Family Suffers lor Want of a If other's Attention. Mr. Neil Morrison. St. John. N. B. : " My daughter. Mrs. Gregory, baa had rheumatism so bad during the last year that she was unable to help her chil- dren, or attend to her household duties. Everything imaginable was tried, but to no purpose. I was at last recom- mended to get South American Rheu- matic Cure. One bottle oured my daughter within four days, and I take much pleasure in giving this recom- mendation." Sold by W. E. Richardson. Before the people today, and which stands preeminently above all other medicines, is HOOD'S Sarsaparilla It has won its hold upon the hearts of the people by its own absolute intrinsic merit. It is not what we say, but what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that tells the story: Hood's Cures Even when all other prepar- ations and prescriptions fail "The fan of my little girl from the tints fhc was ts-ao months eld, broke out and was covered with scabs. We gave her tw bottles of Hood's Sarnajisrtua end it oom- ptaUly cured her. We glad to recom- mend Hood's Harsr.^ril t." THUS. M. CAKUH a, Clinton, Outer) j. Be son M petfood's Hood's Pills ZZ A BBOAD MINDED DIVINE D*ei >t Hcsitati- to Speak For the Good HU Wrd Will do A sehclarly <hri.ii.. Melovetf raster Wk llrllrtr. In Tr.lnlBI Ik! ? * W*ll U IIM Hill I The twenty-ninth day of April ia a noi.Uilt- day in the history of the May Memorial church in Syracuse, aa it is the anniversary of the installation of the Rev. Samuel It Calthrop. D.I)., the eminent, divine who no lone I^SM minis- tered to them spiritually an iiaator of the church. Dr. Callhrw waa liorn in England and received his preparatory scholastic training at St. Paul's School London. KnitTing Trinity College, Cambridge. lit! soon Iwcanie a bright figure in that brilliant coterie at rholars. literary men and wits that followed in the t ra- dii ions of M.-u'aulay and his ansuciaUM at i In- university. In I lie middle of the cent ii rv he visited .Syracuse and re- ceived his first impressions of the young city that nearly a score of years later he was to choose as his home and in which bia lalmra havn been so long and effective. The masterly iiulint address- es of Dr. Calthrop have nau their fun- damentals drawn from the deepest re- search. His people have been instruct- ed by hun, not only in things spiritual, but m the elements of the broadest cul- ture, in literature, in art and in sci- ence. HIM von ID; men have Iwen taught a muscular systom of morality In them and in many other ways has be endeared liimnelf '<> his congrpgni HIM. which is one of t ! iiumt highly cultur- ed and wealthy in t be city. During more than half of bin pastor- ale in Nyracuas. L)r. Calthrui) has lieec troubled with rheumatism, and at in- tervals he suffered ewruriat IUK agony I from it. At times the pain was so | itmat a* to prevent him from walking. Many rainedjes were tried wit limit HUO- naa and lie and bis friends had giv- en up hope of a permanent cure or cat more than temporary relief when ha took the preparation that drove the diaeaae completely from his Nystam. In a letter written to the editor of The Kvwning Newn. of Syrai-iiae. la..l year. Dr. Cuthvn told of bia .uflictum and it* cure. This is Dr. Calthrop'i letter : To t he editor of The Rvening Newa,- Dear Sir: More than to years ago I wreiM'hed my left knee, throwing it al- mt from it.s socket. Creat swelling follimeil. and the H.rnovial juice kept leaking from I he joint. Thut made me lame for yar. and from time to time the weak knee would give out entirely and the swelling would commence. This wan always oo- canmned by some strain like a Niiditrn .atop. The "knee gradually remxvertvl.bmt always was weaker than the other \lx>ut 15 years ago. the swelling re- commenced, this time wiUMxit any wrench at all, and lief.rro luntr I realii- <-d 'hut t Inn waa rheumatism tell ling in the weakest part of the body. The trouble came so ir*nn lint I waa oblig- ed to carry an <M< in my |Mn-ket every w here I went. I hail generally [wicket in my wmistcoat inn-Ice i. u< ia going to a conference in Buffalo. I for- ot it. and as the oar was dump and cold, before I K"t '" Huffalo. my knelt was swollen to twice its natural .size. I bad seen the good effect* lhatl'ink | Pills were having in such cases, and I tried them raynelf with l.hu result that X have never had a twinge or a swell- i ing since. Tbui was effected by taking i seven or night Inzea. I need not say that I am thankful for 1 my recovered independence, but I will add t hat my knee is far slrtmger than it baa Iwen for 35 yearn. I took one pill at my meals Hires times a day. I gladly give you this statement. x . >urs. S. K. falthrop. SiiH writing this letter Dr. Calthrop ban not had any visits from bin old enemy and ut evnn more .-ordutl now in hi.-, 'mcomiiinndat ion of Dr. Williams' I'ink Pills than lie wiu- then. To the re|x>rt*vr lie said : "I an) continually recomninnding Dr. WilliauiH' Pink Pills to ;u-<|UAintancea and tlnist) I chance to ims-i v\ ho are troubled with rheuniaiLsin or liwomotor ataxia. Pink PilU," continued. Dr Calth- rop, "are (lie Iwnt thimr of the km.i I know of. They are infinitely Hii|n-rior to most medicines that art 1 put up for sale. I know pretty well what the pills contain and I coiLsjdnr it an nxcellent preK-rijilion. It is such a one as I inighl 4e.t from my ilm-ior liut be would not ^ive it in such a i-omiwct form and * .-nveiiieni to take "I MBMUMBd the pills highly to all who are trim 1 -led with r!,uui:ii Lsin, lin-omotor alaxia or any im|MixrLsl)ineiit of the blood." Rev. Dr. Calthrop, Syracuse. N.Y. Dr. Calthrop has a striking |x>rson- ality. To the eye he is a tmnt iiictur- e-Miiie figure. His head and fa**, framed in liixuri'int jnaHMw of silky. snowy white hair and board, are of t lie type of Bryant and l.oiiK'lcllow. Although over -<e\.-!ii years olil his rather s|wre figure is firm and erect and every movement, i.n active and graceful. His whole, life long he has been an ardent admirer and promoter of at I let ic sporto, and even at hu* advanc- ed iige, plavH le.imii with nil the vigor ajul skill of a young man. To Syracun- iii", perhaps, this remarkably vuntatilo man i iniiet widely known, a|MTt from hi* |>rofeHion, a.s a si icnliflt. On a bright April morning a reporter followed the winding driveway that, curving around the bills lends to Calthrop Lodge, an old-fa.shioned red brick matmion, surrounded by a grove of oaks and chewtnuts. Wearing a black skull cap and a black coat of aemi-cle.rical cut. the master of Calthrop Lodge graciously re- ceived the repurter who called to inouire about hie health, for. t.hoiwh manfully rrprnwiing all iximible evi<leiice of hi's had been the victim of a di.stnvwinK .suffering. Dr. CaJthrop for ma\ years affliction, until by fortunate chiuiiw he wa lead to take the remedy which ba<* effect ually cured him. Conspirators. It's not dark enough yet, she whiap. ered aa .she |>eered eagerly up and down the street. There's no one in sight, ho replied. after a careful survey. But some one may come around thai corner at any minute ami recognise us, and then 1 would want to die. 'Veil, then, we'll wait, a bit. What dreadful dee I did these two con- template committing ? He was only about to give her the first le.s.son in riding n bicycle. DO SUFFER. With Kidney Complaint You Can be Re- \iuvod Within Me Hours. I take much pleasure in st.it ing that I have Iwen using South American Kid- ney Cure, and founiL, relief within six hours after first dose :,ken. I became. sick in Jiinimry. IKilS, when I employer! several of the local plivsii-ians. and was treated by them until! he t all of IS98 without rec-'iving much Iwnefii . I then ln-gan using S<mtli \IIIIM ictn Kidney Cure, and have found great Iwnefii. uid am almost . if not quite, cured. I lavs nol IHHMI t ik ng ant of the imvlicine for soven Heck-- :in.l in *'\ .ir. veil i^ nver. MIIS. V. K. VOI Mi HAItNSid-,. S.d.1 by W. R. Hichardw.il.