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a man a gambler. With him, indeed, it had been the selfishness of too mastic and impressionable a nature: but it was ’gone. He had been through the fire. and was forged, so - Here the demon of play took hold of him once more. and he lost nearly half his gains in a single venture. But it, cured him. The man was alâ€" tered now. His whole character was hardened and improved. He had been living for months together with his life in his hands. He had earned ev- ery penny he got literally with the sweat of his brow. He had shed blood in selfâ€"defence with scruple. but he had nursed more than one staunch friend through deadly sickness with the gentle tenderness of a. woman. He had lost the selfishness that malies But they worked fourteen hours a day. nevertheless, and (Sm-11rd found himself at. San Francisco with eleven hundred pounds.in his pockm. and his heart eaten by that homosickm-ss; which is so apt to attack tho wand- erer just when his fortmws 5er on tho turn, and it is folly to think of going back so soon. ’ a spot in them 50ft enough In no stir-rm! by that plaintive ditty: and many a daring. dcspamto- man, sit.- ting over his campéiiz'e within lwarâ€" ing of “Ben Bolt,” was crying too, like a woman or a child. that the drop caught in that shaggy heard. and giistming in {hr furo- Iight, was a tribute of mnmory to the dvlicate beauty of pal». haughty Mrs. Vandeleur, how many thousand mik-s away? Tours. indi‘L-d! Thorn \vcro Monty of bold hearts thorn with But it was just such a training as was wanted to makv a man 01' him. Who would have belivvod that the bearded. bronzed, [gowerx’ul-Iooking fellow sitting; over a Wood M? at, night. with thrm or four minors. not a whit morv roughâ€"Iooking customers than himself. turning a “damn-r" in the embers. holding a short black pipe bcthn his tenth. could be the \vhitrhandod Gerard Ainslie, of Mr. Archer's pupilâ€"room. and the dnp‘ot of the 250th regiment. of thc- lino? Who would have supposed. while the (loop manly \oice of a comrade trolled out ‘Thcy fitted a. grey mar-Me slab to her tomb. And fair Alice lies under tho stone." pickaxc. and shake a riddlz- till his Pu-d. automating thosv labors with the nursing pf 11 sick comradi‘ or two, and a narrow squeak for his own )ix'o from cholera. followod by a prostrating attack of fever and ague. The plan had many advantages; not tho has: of them boing the pro- bability that the :xtlvunturcrs would nvvtrr come back. relative. or one on Whom he had h-lnh‘ claim. of kindred or grutitudv). bought, two red shirts and revolver, took a steel" m passage in a “Black . !! Liner. ' and was 017 to the gold- diggings! So this young gL-ntleman. who had scan-My Guru» a. day's wax-E in his life, made his way to the modern I‘ll [Doradm to cook. and dig, and wield frmu xhv friend who would pay high- rst it) got rid of him (generally a I yemember long ago to have wit- nmd a thrilling drama called. if my memory serves me. by the appal- ling title of The Vampire, the Con- tinnity of which was entrusted. with blind confidence in their powers of ideality. to the imagination of an English audience. Between its acts. while the orchestra played the “Gal- op" in Gustavus, while you rose in your stall, turned round to survey the house. wiped your glasses, and amt. down again. an interval of fifty years or more was supposed to elapse. I will not call upon my readers for quite so elsatic a. stretch. I will only ask them to imagine that more than a lustro, say rather less than two. has passed away since the quiet of the Kheinische-Hof at. Heidel- berg was disturbed by the eccentrici- tios of its. English visitorsâ€"such a period as makes but. little difference in our mm fo-hlings, or our own ap- pear-.mco. but sadly thins our male friends' hair. and plays the demo with the skin and teeth of the woman W0 «donâ€"such a period as scatters over the world almost any party 01' half-a- dozcn. howevor staunch and cohosive it may have boasted its immutability mam-h a period as has materially al- tered the fortunes and position of each individual in our story. Peru bans of none more that Gerard Ain- slie. dvstined as it would seem to rm ”:0 part of that “roliing Storm" which proverbially "gathers no moss": though why any storm. roâ€" tary or at run. should be tho hotter fur that vngctnblo cowring. T leave for explanation to those who are mom discerning in the wisdom of provcrhs than Thyself. Gcrard. then. mint-d and almost brokvn-hrrartcd. must have had no resource [hit but for a sum 01‘ monâ€" n-v wet-ivpd through Messrs. Goldâ€" smith. fumu u banlivl' at Uridulbvrg, to ho dclhczcd into the young man's own hand, on n-coipt of an nndm‘takfi ing in writing that he would leave Hmnbnrg and its temptations withâ€" ‘1 @eeee((-«qeeéaseeqee<<««<««<¢<««<«Q«cz«««?‘ WE $3 an r I I OI'4.VVV'VVVVVV'V'VVVWVUUV'WV'VVVVVVVVVV'VVVVVV B ' NEW 6:” ForWeddi “’6: have a su precious stone With artistic; , {GIFTSC‘ CHAPTER XXX. EEBROOF >. 17. $1 per annum. Or, The Maid of the Min" They had him, with‘ his pale. limp' burden clinging to his neck, in the bight of a rope the instant be ap- peared: and they cheered 'him, those honest sailors. with a. will. Nay. they even raised a. modest subscrip- tion amongst. themselves, when they learned his loss. that brought the tears into his eyes. While the half- !rantic mother, who had nothing to man: bu: hvz' prayers, knelt at his It va'im‘d am ago Em‘nrv h" could grasp it; but he roa- at. last. child and all. to the surface, the lighter that his belt. had given away, and the whole of his two hundred sovâ€" ereigns were buried far below the good ship’s keelâ€"a ransom, and 8- cheap one, as he swore directly he got his breath, for the poor, inno- cent little life. Ho non-r thuught twice about it- Ero they comm hnaw‘ a rom'wnt‘ from the quay, he was overboard tOO- diving MIN 2. wisp of white that eluded his roach. like a streak of dim, distant, light in a dream. The seconds are very Ion}: undvr “tilt?!" I The good ship ran her knots ofl' handsomely enough. and about day- lhreuk on a spring morning came lalongside the quay at Liverpool. to Idischarge, first her passengers, and [then the cargo of wool and tullow ’With which she floater! deep in the “rater. For the accommodation of {the former. an inclined plane, con- gsisting of a slippery plank or two. "-Yith a lofty hand-rail, was hastily thrust upward: and along this inse- .cure gangway the stcerage passengers. [following each other like a flock of !sheep. slipped. and climbed, and lstmnbled to the shore. Gerard was iin no hurry, but. drifted onward with ;the others. his little valise in his 'hand. the belt that carried all his Worldly wealth round his waist. Im- .mediatel_v in front of him was a wo- l[man returning: to England with two liathcrless childrenâ€"the one in her ‘Iurms. the other. an urchin of scarcely ifour years old. clinging to the skirts of her dirty cotton goxvn. The little fellow seemed bewildered by the crush, confusion, and novelty of the Situation; ht- had forgotten what land Was lilfe, and his poor short legs were crmnped and numbed by long con- finement on board ship. He missed his footing. let go of his maker's gown. and passing easily under the handrail. tumbled headlong into six fathom of water in the dock-basin. It was a ghostly face that turned on: lerard's under the grey light of early i morning: but in the mother‘s wild.“ hopeless, tortured stim- he read what} had happened almost lwforg; the: sen-um rose on her pale. ported lipS.| and the splash below subsided into: cddying circles of green. bubbling “'a-i tor. His passage was paid: he had a few dollars in a pocket-book for mess (-xxu-nsos. and two hundred pounds in gold sewvd into a hen. which he wore under his shirt. Ho Would not be robbed by comrade or shipmate a second time. And this modest sum reprvsmned as many yoars of labor, as much of prix‘ution and vai-d'onial. as haw somvtimos gone to the ac- quisition of half-a-nxillion! to speak. and tempered into steel; 3'“ one image. that of Norah Welby, 'hc fair young girl he remembered so vividly under the cedar at For fa~ ther‘s parsonam‘. was burnt all the his deeper and more indelibly into heart. It kept him pure through many a. scene of vice and temptation; if not a happier. he felt that it, made him a better man: and. as he some- times told himself with a sigh. it could never be oflaccd. “Unless you’re speaking of the Rus- sian men-of-war. They certainly seem to be the 'weaker vessels.’ " “It doesn't seem right to call a man-of-War ‘sh'c.’ " non balls Under modern methods of care the expense attending a small or- chard is much greater in proportion to the number of trees than for a large orchard. Of course the intelli- gent man will investigate market conditions before Setting large orâ€" chards, and will know pretty well what may be expected from his soil. hut when these things are well under- stood and seem favorable. than the profitable orchard will be the large one. Once set, then the care must be all required or the large orchard will be the greater loss than the small one would have been. ANOTHER VERSION. La. 1\Iontt.â€"-They say the emperor of Japan livesmiri a stee} hquse. A La. Moyne.â€"WelL people that dive in steel Houses shouldn’t thmw can- Thom mm locations whore it, is more profitable to grow general farm crops than to ongago in fruit grow- ing,r under such circumstances the sm- of the orchard may Well he Hmitml to the supply of fruit used for family use. If, however, fruit is grown for commercial purposes. it is a mistake to have a small or- chard. "Little crab hole spoil biq mcu horso." » “Nanny goat nobe-r scratch him back til] him $00 Wall.” "One tic-1‘ no like son node:- tiof carry long: bag." "Cusscuss (c’ursos) m-hex' break hole in your head.” ”Gravely, grt-(‘dy choke puppy. “Duckru. (white man) work hcbc-r done." on "Follow fashion break monkey neck." "Good frivnds bottur dan money widu pocket." 'V‘H‘nc run for him life; dog run for him character." "Ebt-ry victual for eat. but cbery story no fer talk.“ “If snake bite you, you see lizard, you run." "Ebry day is fishing day. but L-bry day no x‘m' catch lishfl' "Parson Christen him oWn pickinny first." "Before deg go widout hi}: supper him out cockroach." “Quuttio (3 cents) buy u drod pounds can't pay for. "Shoes alone know if stockings got hole." "Maugro (your) plantain hotter none at. all” is very like our “half a loaf is bvttvr than none." “QuatLio (3 cents) buy trouble hum Whon you haw put yourSeii out to do a. kindness and that Rindncm has. been entirely unappn-ciatcd. how well does this apply: "00 good you do, dc tankcy (thanks) you got." When you hr-ai‘ u mun ('81! another all sorts of names behind his: back. but in his Di‘i‘SL‘nCU change his manner and vocalmim‘y. buconiing politc and civil. the proverb applit‘d hy the nogro is “Pu-hind ting, it is dog; be- fore dog. it is Mr. Dog.” Win-n they (ivsiru \‘L-ry much to do sum-thing: and sook n. rousmi, how- i‘\'\‘l‘ trivial. thi-rui‘m‘. Hwy say. “Win-n Toto want to go to Rio Maui- us. Iitth~ Wind come Now 111111 thurc." "livery John Crow tink (think) him pickunniny \vhitc" needs no (‘Xl‘lunilliUlL "'l‘oâ€"duy for you, to- morrow, for me" takes the place of our "Finn- dog has his day." 1101 trite is tho- saying. “Cvitful (deceit- ful) Iii-w thv Star applt- loaf." the said lvui‘ lwing doublwmced, silver on one sirln, a dull gn-(‘n on the other. “No cull alligator ionp; mom (mouth) till you pass him by" would teach us to beware of calling othnrs harsh names until out of their power. ()[hm- proverbs that need no expla- nation uro as follows: "“‘hc-n vockroach give dunw him no iuviw fowl." Naturally. for fowl would eat him. Ont. of tho mixture of philosophy and humor have come many quaint sayings which are as familiar in Ju- maica as our own. Some of them are din'crontly wm'dvd Versions of fa- miliar proverbs: still oihi-rs exprt‘ss most aptly that which we have often thought in many wards. but which they have condensed. Have you not heard some one say. “Oh. I don't mind im' paying me a visit. but. I wouid not hau- ht‘l' live with me for the world?" The Jamaica negro sums this up thus: "Como Si'o me is one ting (thing). come Iiw with 1m- is quite another.” foot on the hard quay, and kissed his brow“, weather-beaten hands. calling him an ang-l from heaven all the time! And so 110 was to 'her the good angel of (lclivoruncc‘, for whom she taught her childrun, too, to pray such prayers as I think are new-:- of- fered up in vain. Thus it Was that Gerard Ainslie touched English ground once more. as poor in worldly goods as when he left it. but rich in a fund of self- Control and self-reliance, not to men- tion thv glow of u gummt action. and thn praise of a few stout, hon- est. kindly hearts. Much Humor and Philosophy in Their Quaint Maxims. The Jamaim negroes have a lingo of their own. They laconically ex~ press thoughts or wisdom which would do credit to King- Solomon. It. is possible that. aptitude for making maxims has been inherited from the. Spaniards, who occupied the, island until the middle of the seventeenth century. Their sayings cannot be compared in literary merit with the beautiful proverbs of the Spaniards. but they are tilled with as deep phil- osoph). and, added to this. there an. pears therein a keen Sensv of humor something quite absent in the lingo 01' the American darkies. SMALL (DR(."HARDS DON'T PAY JAMAICA NE GROES. APPROPRIATE. (To be continued.) Durham and Victoria Standard MlLLBROOK ONT” THURSDAY, MARCH 24. 1904. The Yin-Kow correspondent of the London Daily Mail says'that a Rus- sian stafi omcer states that although Gen. Linicvitch personally disfavors holding Yin-Kmv. the local staff has obtained permission to defend the town. More field guns have arrived. Three thousand cuollcs are employed The London Daily ’l‘clvgrnph minis a Chi-fun (lvslmtcii saying thui Hu- lziunch Nigger has arrived from Port Arthuri She took l‘ofllgo an un is- land midway botwoon tlu- two parts. owing- Lu bad weather. and Hwy-Ju- [nnvsv torpedo bouts which Worc- thmc searched her thoroughly but. found )mthing xhut was subject. to confiscation. She vns ihcrel’urc nl- luwvrl to proceed One of her (msâ€" swngm's. who came from llurhin, rc- pnrts great activity at Mukden, Linoâ€"Yang. mm Hui-Chm]. Enorâ€" mous herds of cattle are being driV- cn to the llussizm camps l'rum the intormr. The Chinese are friendly and are freely furnishing supplies [or the Russians. at 30 cents a day in constructing earthworks. , Gen. Kouropatkin, who is on his way to the Far East telegraphs, ac- cording to the St. Petersburg cor- redpondent of the Echo de Paris, A dosputch {H the London 'l‘iuu-s {mm va-(Jhwang. dolinitcly denies that the Julmncsv have established themselves in Southern Mum'huria It, says that no JupunL-Su scuuts have bum". sworn there since the beâ€" ginning of March. It confirms the reports that the Russians huVo cross- ed the Yulu Tiu-r mm gone south. leaving a small force to guard tho river. Mmlnmd messengers puss both ways daily Twenty thousmfif xm-n' are quarter- Cd in the village hetwr-un ’l‘nsiâ€"C-lmw and va-(Ithmg. and mm thousand more are (expected. Thu Russians worn cntwnchiug thnmsvln-s bvtwfwln the fox-L .nt the muuth of Um rchr and tho towvr. The Russian authorities notil‘cd foreigners at. Nexv-(Ihwuug on Fmâ€" duy that they are I'orbidu‘un to pass the city walls or to go to the Russi» an railway station at‘ fort. Fnl'uign- (er art' allowed to visit; only thv gun- boats (at their own nations. Owing: to Ihv (lusiru ul’ mum-mus Smwiuns In Mllisl in Hu- Rurx‘ian army, tht-S orvinn l'nm'ign Ulfiu- ask- cd the Czar i1 tlwir H'Hiu's “ould ho :miuptvd. 'I‘Lhw zur Im‘nnu‘h 1h:- Foruig‘n Olnfl‘, rvpliod thut hr “'sz willing to accept {he service of SW) Son'iung and 50“ Bulgarians. ' hundqum'tors :11. Thu Sv-l'ious land gin in Juno, but August bufuru fought. It is :ulmiuud nifiviuiiy th (hir- ta-en hxssiam nu-rvlmntmun have {won rupturud by the Japan-)3.- An ofl‘u‘iui stuu-uwnt issuml from (In- Rimsxun militurv huudquau'u-rs on Friday says that: 550 (m0 1mm includ- ing artillery and cm"- ah". will )w concentrated in the l' .n' Lust Ivy May - 2:). A duspunch from St. I‘utvrsluu‘g S:l_\’SI-- ’l‘ht‘ n-porlvd \‘ictm‘y «m tho: Yalu River is frankly dvclui'r-d to hm'u boon impossihln at military huud‘qluu‘tc'l'h‘ hmw- IL is poiIm-d out that to inflict such :1 crushing ilcfunt. on 1h» szpnncsn 111:: Russians would have had to have Damn. nuxm-ricnlly. nmn‘mnusly snpm‘zm‘ 10 1h(- vml-my. which tho Russians in (‘onzu :(l‘v not. A dospatch to the London Times from \V‘oi-Hai-Wo'xi giws Wind: is mi- dcmly authentic accounts of tho al- ready longthy rt-pormd bombm‘dmmits of Vludivostock uml Port Arthur. The correspondent. says may Admiral Aluxiofi's n-pm'ts that the Japanosr Rout Was out of‘lmlgt‘. of Um forts Was untrue. The forts Wort: really unublc to reply to the .iapanpsu‘, lie- causc the latter tool: positions be.- yond tlic are of L'uiniug of the Hus» sian guns. 1n the dvstmyvr cngugw mont. on March .10, all the \‘L-Sscls (:ng‘ngI-d Wore more or lvss (lamugvd. The Japanese lossvs \vm‘e Nix killorl and eight wounded Ono. Japanosa (losl‘royur Was hit on the “HUT-lint" and tum of. her comnurtmmxis wm-n {loodod and sho sustained other dam~ ago. all of whicg was ropairvd in four days ’l‘ln- houtjs quick-tiring ammunition was Milled. 'l‘ho Rus- sian defeat, ”('Spltc thoix- siuwrior numlzurs, Was (luv to the superior shooting of Lln‘ Jupiuwso. and also to thn fact that tho Russians lmti only throeâ€"paumivrs. while mu Japanâ€" ('31: had sax-poundvrs. It is added that Admiral Mukuroi‘i is ropm‘tt‘d to be making good progn-ss in impairing his damaged vessels. Unless Admir-A :11 Togo locks him in thorn may yet he a flu-t action at 50:. Admiral Togo has boon omnparntiwly [:Lssivo rnccntly. although his cruisers and torpvrioâ€"hout (lvstroyvrs arc.- maintainâ€" ing a close blockade of Port, Arthur. A report was mrculutvd m London un Saturday of a hutllo on the Yam and the (‘aptlm‘~ of 1.800 Jupnms. A E MAY BE MW H S Damaged RUSSian Vessels Being $Rapidly Repaired. FOREIGN TRUUPS FOR ("/JH! RULE S 1301' I‘ORI- !(.NIC RS [H'SSIA 'S (1 H I-IA'I‘ A R .‘uIY ACTIVITY A'I‘ NA 1 { BIN CROSS E1) THE YALU . 230,000 RU SSIANS . AUTHEN'I‘I U N EWS. N0 BATTLE Y ET Kourymtkin will “:21 Harbin. Muzwnln'ux. Cull-intug‘n v.72: In» it ”W?“ prai-uhly luv 1 :lcrisn'n haul-e is ME: his An oilicial dvspulch from Seoul ‘m Tokiu says than! 1.500 lugsinn cav- alry mud:- a dash hetwven Wiin and Pingâ€"Yang. Tm» hundred of {hum came as far us“ tlw Huisonkn Miner and fired at. Japanese troovs on tho other side. The tire was not returnâ€" ed. A despatch' from Seoul Saw; that tho Coreun Military Council is contemplating sending the Pingâ€"Yang battalion to the north. as an army of national dofoncc. ‘ Amvrimn 'fi-i‘ugm‘s “"ho urrivcd ill (‘hvmu'tpn ’l‘m‘sdny on board llw cl‘uisor Cincinnati Say that. 1h“ whnlv administration in Nm‘flim‘n Unrm is in thv hands of the Japmu-Sv. This $9 also thv musc- in «Wu-11v par! 01' Hm country. Cor-van indupmuh-ncu is m an end, according to thu rum-uspm‘ul- (mt v An Ottawa despatch says: The Soc- retary of State is in receipt of 11 cable 'on Thursday (from Lord Strathl cona in regard to the. steps taken to protect the interests of tho mis’sinn- aries in Corea. It says:â€"â€" Admiral»- ty has received telegram from (10111- mahderâ€"inâ€"Chief of China station. roâ€" porting that }I.M.S. Phoenix arrh'vd ax. Gensan with Canadian missionari- The London 'l'uily Mail's Chem"; 5?.“ correspondum. whn has just rntlu'nth‘k‘rn 1mm from a stoanmr trip along; 1hr lion-an '1 nhlhing coast. Suys that. 1he‘n‘ssx-I was Mupâ€" INC. 2 5 pod by :1 anmnw- gunhuu'. MT am 3‘ (Pitts “c inlet, 12 miles bvlow Chinmnphu, and i nnxecl, ‘ wm'nml that thv view“ was dangerous 5 GM: to I owing; to mines in thu channel. Afterâ€"f wards a constant succession m‘ Hans-f 1:“ ports wore puma-d. Thv umin body! -]-(},.“m of annnusv an- landing u? (‘hilh‘ mg- rom- ampho d'n‘m't from Jupuu. Thu-v 5' ~ thousand landed an. ('hmmllilo uL (hm! ‘ end of last. week and 12,000 mon- wvro (luv. Thu Russians. un- run-mus' ing amms tJu: Yulu Hivm‘ hrfm'v the "(Ivmn'v of tho Jupunz-sv Ulllih‘tltfii" Strong" (ivluchmon s of J:z!:):.'l-‘H-‘~\‘-'lm\‘u 1 . v. ' .. . .. I hot-n plixud mt‘nub. {“tn. . , : A Ilc‘spauh hum (‘h chm Mus thm, the (105th {'1‘ Skmi \Ins LIMIn up by a subeIaI‘iIIc IIIiIIe “hit-h hm] got out of p1ucc.:\nnthor IIQKIIIIIII from (whim) Stus tho. diSzISiI‘r' IICC‘III'II’TII (m \\'IohIo.~dII\'. and that the (1(‘\‘10\(‘T struck at 111nm \Hlit‘h was not (In lhI! Russian mine chat. The dospuuh adds that it is pI'nhal-II‘ that the mine was (me (If those which Admir- al ’J'ogo I‘I'IIOIII-d rI-I-Irnllv [hut he hzul laid a‘II'Iqu H‘c clltl'am'c n5 the hm IIOI'. 'l‘ho :u-tunl hmd from :minls to a furlhvr rem-omen! of the Russians. Tho anuncsv are nmv holding; Anju and the lino of (hu (‘hongsong The ‘rivor outposm are still in tutu-h. but while there is m) tl‘ushvul‘lhy infur~ matiml 0f ”wiv- hzuing' «mm in con- tact. n. sanguinufiy :nl‘mh' of out- posts is reporlml mm!» of .\nju. All t'()1‘l't.‘.\']3(>lld(‘h1>i whn zu'x'is‘m'n m, the (Jorcnn them‘tv of lwstilitius \\'i1|mut ofliciul licenses limo lwon chuostctl lo whhdruw and buzml returning LI‘auspm-ts. (V‘urca. 'l‘lw \n-utlm- is intensely COM. buL tho troops are bcing' flim- mediuioly [mshml forward. mu! m'c bivouackcrl with [ht-ix mtinmis in the open. sleeping- in turns in ('urmu houses, which are vm'm tlmugh dir- ty. Everything requisflium-d is paid for. but, at Ju‘cm-nt the army is indcpmulcm ul‘ (In; z'x-unn-ms of the country. says he has just. reLurned from Ping- Yang 111101;. when: he arrivwl 'l‘uesâ€" da)’. He states that mu'ignliun is still difficult owing to the natural (li- fficullies being im-ream-d by the quan- tities or ice which the river is carry-â€" ing out. The dlsemharlxution of Ju- panese troops at (‘lxinumphu has been tiresome, but the Japanese tank with them all the nect‘bb‘m‘y appli- ances. including pontoous, jetties, and landing barges. ’l‘he emu-spon- dem. describes the military situation at. Caren, as l'ollnwx zâ€"Aftor the lirst landing, a small expeditionary ionic landed n‘ur Iluiju. lt pressed on and seized Pingâ€"Yang. It was fol- lowed there by troops who landed at Chemulpo. This force Was Sufficient to secure a sLmlegiv from against a possible :dvunce m‘ the {IASEiLLnS from the Yalu River. Those troops had terrible weather. min being fol- lowed by frost. and then by a bliz- zm‘d. The infantry, however. march- ed twenty-(he miles :1 duyheuch mun Carrying nearly 1011 pounds. _ They did well. hivouacking mostly in Coreun villages. ('OVm'ed by this force a larger lover is now disem- burking‘ within easier distance 0i the objective, while it is reported that [wepumliuns for Ili.\’(-lnl’I:ll'|\'1L- lion ul‘v HIM) being made :11 \hn only practicable port on the vast, ('nnst uf (‘lH'L'fL The “rumor is intensely cold. huL the Lumps are be'ng‘ Him- Chinvsv shy that. the Russian post at Chiuchau. near Port, Arthur. was attacked by 500 ('hnnchnsus on Thursday. Thirty Russians were killed. The Chunchuses worn finally repulsed. losing four mun. A correspondent; of Uu- London Time-8;, Cablihg from \\'ci-Hui~\\'oi, that 230,000 Russian tramps are now concentrated betwwn Harbin and Port Arthur. A Yinkow doslmtch to tho London Daily Telegraph status tlmL several hundred hundred Russians arrive there daily. Nineteen mum guns have been added to those in the forts a! tlw mouth of tho rim-r. Chinvsv shy that. the Russian post (‘AVALHY MAUI“. ‘A DASH. CH’INESE ATTACK J'US'J‘ BLOWN {'1‘ BY .\ MLVY‘ RUSSIA \S lil'l'l‘HI-l.’\'l'l NU MISSIO N ARI ES 9 A I" T“. . MEE‘ MIRR "Have you asked papa?" “sz, I tt-lophonod him. He said he didn't know who‘_ I Was, but it «as w right.” ' f ‘ and $2 to $12 each. No ('hangc in hogs \z‘us I'vpm'lul \\'0 quote 1â€"Sclects, 1-60 to 101) lbs. of prime bacon quality. off cars Toronto, $3.12;; fats and lig‘mg 34.8745: sows, $3 to $3.50; Stags $2.50 to $3 per cwt. 'l‘ho .,';.m. V. Values h] hu ed. “'0 ([llUl"‘-â€"-(:()ul! In 31.4.5: fair I... gnarl SLLIU; roummu (0 fair, _ KHJ'rU; rough ('UuH, $2.50 f0 5PM) [‘4‘1' L'Wl. V“ 'l‘lu- (fnmnm! I‘m- hulk: uusdnii'. We quult' :13 qulmx's ‘ ".3“ 1Q SI for o‘cpm‘i hnH<; 5:23.“?- 11) " .30 fur I‘m-Jon's. mm 5412.50 Up for lights. Turic in {coders was light on Hun” mam-i: g5. ”We quote :-l-'oodâ€" cm, mum to 1,200 11:8,. $4. to $1.25 fxc~:(,-'.".~, 55““ (u 1,”('(' “hi, $3.5” t1) 5!: slaw ‘ HUN 1:! 5150 lbs” $3 10 $3.51!; swam (‘u1\e>, 4.00 to (500 Hm. $25.3 .. FILM) yer cwt. The sine; \ms :tvauiy. l’liCOS foilow 2â€"12;me . \\c.~, $3.73 to 81-.25; export inn”, 83 to $3.50; mixed butrhcrs’. shew}. $3.50 to S4; grain-fed lambs, 5.3.2." to $6.85; barnyard lambs, SLIM m $5 per cwt. ('ah'cs sold at 1.1. tn 31c 1v" 1b., (mo guns. (‘uminningx 1m- papm' says. "This is largely ('umju-nsutvd for by thv artillery in the Russian fans. the \‘alnr of thv Russian Sail- 01's. and NW m-cossity for thv Jup- am-Sv to so: axiarl u numlwr of wax-Ship's 10 vsan transports. to guard communication, um] guaramvc a food supply [or lhc troops in Ku- ruu. Thom- is no dmxht as tn xho is- suc 01' 1110 Run} war twin: (h? do- SU'uction 01' Hh.‘ Jupnnvsc {Em-1.; it is Only a qu-“Stion uf linw. Thu Bahia squadrmx, xvii} nmku its amwm'nm-e Siluu'h'uix, will nm‘m' iis nppmmnm 11),; m in 011.1“!!! mxurfi in u l‘nv: nmmhy {in-- umh-r tho 11mm lnilliun‘ (1! Russian ;a1>om :uhm’ruls. 'l‘in- “PM" a:- wiil not run ! $4196 1110 risk of u (mnluul m: 1hr ‘ g1) jam! (1 Svas wlmu thn {HRH}!!! I‘u’l‘i is 1w~-’F5.2." inform-(11w such batik-shim as Niclmi- I U“ 1“ as 1.. :‘H'Wumlvr 1.. and \h-xundvrf‘o 3" ”L. Siss‘oi Vl‘Hl-li ”mi (in-I. In 31133133 fl ' ('usv thv Fisuz- ul‘ :1 fight (:21 l'l1!l:11?10 '51 tm‘ms \vn HM 1w Min! 10 mu min-2w E 11‘5" ‘1 Snry who Inw not sufluinmljx ”navyâ€"mi Stood ihv Vulm‘ of }-o 11.1! ‘ defied , " 6‘ ’c to ($50 A corrcspomi'vnt 01' the Times at Toliio says that thgh’ussiuns arc oc- cupy‘ing' an arm: having :1 forty-mile base fram “'in ml‘lumgmng. and oxu-ndiug south to the l'ukchon Riv- or. A St. I‘t-torsbux‘g dosputch m the Now Ym‘k Journal ioâ€"uuy. t-mnpdring tho opposing form‘s of Russia and Japan in the fur vusx. says Russia. has a suporiurny it. lund .m'mulm-ms of skuty-six cannon. hm is infvrim‘ in Warships. ‘v'ithum counting: tho Squadron of Admiral Wirvnius. the stxpm'inrity of flu- Japanese is roprxh smllml by sm’vn‘u-Pn ships um! 03::th- om- guns. (‘uminniugx Un- vapor 'l'm'unln, hip; l‘q‘m'ip‘ il_\' tho" ’l‘lu- I‘l-[Nn‘tS rncr-ivml at London of the Russian movements along the Vaâ€" lu Rivcr are. confusing. One. from Yin-Row swms to imply that the main body than: has CK‘QRSl‘d to the sothm‘d, braving small (lotnchmems along tho line of the rim-r. A dos- lnatclx to the (“hrtmiclcirom Ping- Yang, dated ’l‘uvsdny. states that all tlns Russians have left, Core-a. and that 20,000 m‘ Ilwm urn concentrated north of the Yulu nl, Kiuliom-hcng. It is somi-ntficiully sum-d that the Admiralty has :lendom-d the idea of the sqlludrun going to the East by the northâ€"east pnssugv, it lwing hold to ho unnecessary. inexyodivm and Virtually inugruclicuhhn The St. l’ctut-rshurg corrcx'me‘L-nt of thu Echo do. Paris tolegmphs that the report that; the Port Arthur squadron is trying to join the Vladi- vostock squadron is due to the re- peutcd sonic-s at Port Arthur, where- by Admiral Mukaroff is testing his ships and officers. The Russian ships were out again on Tsfunday. IL is stated that, five vessels of the volunteer fim-t, now at. vaustopol, hm'c received pn-limiuary orders to zirocvod to the Baltic two 2110th hi-nce. R is understood Lhat they will surn- us cont-rs to the Bullic Squadron. which will sun for the Far East in Juno. and that the): will Curry 30.000 10sz m‘ can] in addition to timir own supplit-c. The last' bombardment of Port Arthur is declared to hm'e made M‘- cry part. of the fortified arc-a unsafe. The Russians are taking new and special xm-usurvs to guard the pr-uim sula. The Berlin Vossischo '/.uitun;: says it. learns that. Russia has appmnchod German and other ship-building firms with the View to building .12 dvstmy- era. es from Longâ€"Chin, who did not re quire further passage." REF!" H1) ”“1711 1“ “'IDI'IHPR I‘IAD INT EFFEC'J' TO J 01 I\’ BALTIC FLEET. 1,] \‘I TEST] NC THE SH] PS. THE LAND FORCES” RUSS] /'\ \' l’iiUI’U I‘ICY. {USSIA WA NTS S] I I] 'S. 1k 1U l‘()( C. W RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor bill‘s \fiuS‘fniI‘. “.0 L51» thl for 23.-.. 10 333.50 for 51:15 to 3133‘; hag. '*~-~:? Uafi â€"-We quo :-â€"No. 1, 5 Sn; :‘0. 2, 59.50 to $9.50; mixed, $7.51? )6 $3.53”; (*lwvev $1 11“ I'm: the pmVailing- price 10â€"day Potatoesâ€"Cars on the track horn are quoted an :4?”- 10 90c. l’ntatovs out of stare are quoted at $1.10 to $1.15. Poultryâ€"Rez'eipls are light. in all lines, and the lnal‘kut is quim :md unchangul at 156 10 16c for Chris-- chickens. 96 to lie for sx-al:l:.~d stuck. 7c 10 SC for old fuwl. um] 13c h) I~1c for turkey gnblalcrs: I“35l1â€"(2!10t:xlions are um‘lmzigvd as follows ‘â€"â€"Lubm.dm'. barrels. $3.50 to $43: half-harrch, $3: Mnclws, Mo to 5}”: yer ll); cod, Sic m (lgc pm- lb.: lizmun hmldie. 71c to 9c nor lh. “rowed Hogsâ€"(21101 :1 tions u 11: about, steady at $43.53!) per cwt. Seedsâ€"11:0 local demand is quiet. and quatnliozs an- unchanged at, $5.25 to $5.75 for red clover. and Peasâ€"Are steady at. 650 for No. 2 west and (36c oust. Choice milling and seed. peas ui'u quoted at 70c out- side Err gsg â€"â€"I{eceipLs 10-duv were fair. but the consump: ion is beam. and e\cr\1h11‘12, 1:1 Doing 1111.201 beu us 3L comes in: Twenty-111m mm: was ].\11'.ca'-â€"Quotauions are unchanged Creamery, prints ...2“("() do Lolifs ...... 19¢ Dairy. 11». raft. (Expire N156 do large rolls ............... 133:: do tubs guud Lu choiCc ”.101,- du nwdium . ........ 130 do 1:001 ....................... “10:- 0).] 2: (hoaxâ€"~11".- xmn'kut hen: is‘ quote umhangwi at 110- to llfic for (win and logo to no for largo- Outsâ€"Arc steady. No. 1 white are quoted at 34c. and No. 2 white at. ‘34“! 0215!. No. :3 white are quoted at 32k high fx-eighis west and 33c middle :‘rcâ€"ig‘hzs. Oatmcalâ€"ls steady at $4.50 for Cars of bugs and $1.75 for barro‘xs on the truck Toronto. and 25c more for broken lots hero. and 40¢ mom,- for brokon lots. outside. Millfecdâ€"ls steady at $17.50 for (ta-.5 of shmw and $16.50 for bran in bulk middle: insights west or east. Manitoba mildoed is steady at $21 for cars of shuns mud 820 for bran. sacks included. Toronto heights. Bark-5 â€"â€"Is steady at 45c for N0. 2 MC for No. 3, and 43C for No. 2 “(-st. 01 cast. Buckuheatâ€"ls steady at. 520 for No. ‘2. west or cast. Ryeâ€"ls steady at. 57c to 58¢ bid for Not. :2, and (soc asked west. or east. Corry-The market is firmer. Can- ada mixed is quowd at. 386, and ye)- low at. 325C f.o.b. (tars WQSL Amer- ican No. 2.2 yellow is quoted at. 53-11:. No. 3 yellow at 53%; and No. 3 mix- ed at 52:4: in car lots on the track Toronto. Toronto, Mar. 22.â€"Wheatâ€"Is arm, about. steady at. 95c to 96¢ (or No. 2 red and white west. or east. (20030 is quiet. at 84c for No. 2 east Spring is steady at 89c for No, 1 east. Manitoba wheat is firm at. $1.04 to $1.05 for N0. 1 northern, $1 for No. 2 northern, and 96a for No. 3 northern at Georgian Bay pom. and 6c more grinding in tran- sn. Flourâ€"Th e market is stead»: Cars of "0 per cent patents are quoted at $1.365 bid 1;) IOCal exporters in their bags, middle heights. Choice bran-us are quoted lie to 206 high- er. Manitoba. flour is steady. Cars of Imngaxjian patents are quoted at $5.30, secohd patents at $5. and suong bakers' at. $4.90, bags in- cluded, on the track Toronto. LEADING MARKETS. ‘ugs {win}: ($0 on \(V‘m mxtculAâ€" ’riz-cs Rulino COUNTRY PRODUCF Year lots. it)! BREADSTUFFS . ng Price: in Live Stock’ and Bxcadstufis: for red flow: for extra ('l'n OX'( a TC Chaim 16:: 17c 13¢ . 14!: 10C 12L: is‘ quoted fur twins $10 1‘35. ‘ Jim-i and 1. s: s and 31 . 15 200 1 TC 16c, 14c