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“Oh! don’t do that," cries Griselda . horrified. “Don't cry on your first » coming into a house, it is so Im- aw" Jacky. ‘ 3.: you, ‘do, you’ll keep on using an the tim<e you're in it. There it more melancholy than it, in re- ality, is. Griselda’s eyes are bent upon the ground: Her lips are stern. "Speak, darling,” says Miss Dvsart, hurriedly. "I don't know what. is the matter with me. but I feel un- linged, frightened.” Sh'e pauses, struggles with herself for a moment, and then bursts into tears. “What a terrible woman!” says Vera. alluding to the housekeeper. “What a cold, unfriendly creature! Ono might aimost imagine that. she hated us." :As she speaks she looks pp nervously at her sister, who is standing beside her chair, so silent as to be almost gloomy. The day is fast fading into night, and the sad "flight creeping into the room makes he paintings of the room alone would have show/n any one that at least at one period of its existence the room had hardly known the word poverty. The very ceiling was pain- tedâ€"little :upids running riot amongst roses and lilies; the roses very much besmirched by time, the lilies terribly soiled, and the cupids so clothed upon by the smoky grime of centuries as to be very much more dea-ntly habited than the original ar~ tist ever intended. There is indeed something so pov- erty-stricken, so mean about the whole look of the apartment that her heart dies within her. Everything is bald, bare. comfortless. Yet. through the discomfort. one is com- pellcd to see that once the now dingy bedroom was handsome and well ap- pointed. The chipped and broken Washingstand is of marble, and the jug and basinâ€"the former now crack- ed and liplessâ€"nrc of china, expen- sive in their day, and of an extrava- gant value in ours. “Oh'. Griselda. what will be the end of it?" says Miss Dvsart, a touch of despair in her voice. She sinks into a chair, still holding Griselda’s hand as if unable to let it go. and looks feariully around her at the bare, ugly hideously fumitured apartment. “Who could?” asks Griselda. ”A very proper attendant on such a. master. say I." “Don't, Griselda! Don't, darling,” says Miss Dysart in a frightened tore. She is, indeed. trembling in every limb, and as she speaks she puts out her hand and catches Gri- selda's, and holds it in a tight, nerv- ous clasp- "I don’t. like that wo- man." she says in a low tone. (letsâ€"”they look as if they couldn’t die. What terrible eyes they are! and What a vile old man altogether! Good heavens! how did he dare so to insult us! I told you. Vera.” â€" with rising excitementâ€"“I warned you. that our coming here would be only for evil.” aué‘ . "Who can tell?” says Griselda whose unhappinws takes a different form from that of her sister’ 5; th'at past violent. indignation bears fruit still. "I miglit think it, perhaps. but, for his eyes. Th'ey"â€"she shudâ€" “11c looks dying.” she says at last. speaking with a heavy sigh. and going nearer to Griselda as if unconsciously seeking a closer com- panionship. ”Ind you ever see such a (am? 'Don't you think he is dy. ins?" She flings wide a door for the girls to enter. and then abruptly departs without offering: them word or glance. They arv thankful to be tHus alone. and involuntarily stand and gaze at each other. Vera is very pale. and her breath is coming rath'cr fitfully from between her parted lips. Thus unceremoniously dismissed, Miss Dysart follows the housekeeper from the room, Griselda having left it after the first “go.” Through the huge dark hall and up the wide moulâ€" dy staircase they {allow their guide. noting as they 60750 the decay that marks everything around. As for Mrs. Crunch herself, it is impossible to view her with any sort of kindly feeling. A more forbidding old wo- man both in manner and feature it Would be difficult to produce. Stalk- ing on before them with never a word to one or the other. they every now and again, at a turn in the‘ staircase or a bend in the gaunt. empty galleries, catch a glimpse of ‘ her unpleasant face. A hardâ€"featured,I womanâ€"gaunt. bony, with a scowling; brow and thin lips and lank grey} hair: that she is taller than most strikes them. as also the strange. fancy that once she must have been} beautiful. But she is aged now, and; angular, and altogether loveless, with , the memories of past fears and loves‘ and hatreds printed savagely upon her brow. and, with all that, a strong vitality that belies her age. "You are singularly prompt.” he says, with a. lowering glance and a. sneer, that passes her by, as she takes no notice of it, but. stands star- ing at 'him With a. Stolidity that. has something of defence in it. “This is Mrs. Irunch,” turning to Vera. “my h‘mxs'tkeeper. She will see to your wants. Crunch. take thwe young ladies away. There, go!” seeing she is about to speak. “Don’t worry me with questions. I am positively done to death already by this terri- ble invasion. Go! And be careful not to slam the door behind you. My nerves.” with" a. shudder, “are all Unstrung to the last pitch." This suspicion may perhaps have crossml Mr. Dysart’s mind, because he frowns heavily as the woman ap~ proachcs. VOL. 16. N0. 22. $1 per annum. CIZAPI‘ER 1v‘ i Beyond the partcrrc that had met their eyes when first they arrived, they discovered later on a small but perfect garden, through which a. tiny streamlet rushes merrily on its joy- mIs way to the broad river down be- low; a garden where myriad blos- soms live and thrive, and bloom, as g They are. however. as. I have said, isutficiuntly young to care little for gun: culinary goods the gods provide; [and one great source of joy at least jis theirs: at none of these sumptu- lous banquets does their uncle (wise man!) appear. How he spends his daysâ€"what occupations, wh'at enjoy- ments are His, they never know; one thing, however, they discover, that, as he may be to the human world around him, however soured his heart it is still open to the divine influence of flowors. i ”If it might ovan he cutlets one day," says Griselda, when a. week of unvaried chop has gone by. No soup. no fish. no pudding. One et- cctom, inflcod, is allmvod: th'c butler, and with him a dish, containing three potatmsâ€"onc fur Vera, one for Gri- selda, and one ovcr, in case either of them should have appetites so vora- cious as tn require it. Could gener- osity go further? To an) healthy. youthful people. however. this curtailing of thn estabâ€" lished elaborate meal goes for little save as a thing for surprised comâ€" ment first. and for laughter after- wards. But after a while the mono- tony of it of‘k-uds. 'no possible opening for change of any sort. They find themselves driv- .en into a little narrow ring: bound severywhcre by absurd regulations be :yond whicli thoy must not stir. To :girls born to a rather pronounced 'freedom such restrictions are. galling iin the extreme. I Rigid simplicity. according to Mr. iDysartâ€"rigid meanness, according to ,Griseldaâ€"is the orer of the day. iDinner, instead of being Served at {the decent orthodox half-past scvenfl is on the table at two slinrpâ€"thus' luncheon is saved; and, when served. resolves; itself into tWo small -- exâ€"l quisitcly (lrcaSsed. certainlyâ€"but veryi small chops. No accessories. ThovI chop. in fact. is the dinner par et simple, unpleasantly simple. I l i i CHAPTER V. But after all they had not to face jthe foe in any form, Mr. Dysart it appears, on a. closer knowledge of his habits, nevcr cats in public, and in- deed for several days after their ar- riVal the girls do not. see him again. By degrees it. is forced upon them that, life at Greycourt is likely to be a Very monotonous afl‘uir. with no. Vera; let, us meet‘ that-cc with a. bold front, and without. dent). The longer you shrink from it the harder it will appear.” 'one room between us?" : ”Just that miss. Neither more inor less. And good enough, too for those asâ€"â€"" "Leave the room,” says Griselda. with a. sudden sharp intonation so unexpected. so withering, that the ;w0mun after a. surprised stare, turns land withdraws. ; “You mean, we are to have but i “As We have to live here We must face him again sooner or later; the sooner, than, the better." says Gri- selda. "And would you have that Woman think we were afraid? No. i “There are no maids in this [house," replies Mrs. Crunch, sullcnly. j“You, must either attend to each other or let me help you.” "No maids!” says Griselda. “None." briefly. “And my room? Orâ€"is this mine, or Miss Dysart’s‘?" "Both yours and Miss Dysart's: sorry if it. ain't big enough," with a derisive glance round the huge bare chamber. ”DoWnstaim, ' she says coldly. “when We get some hot watex and when you send a. maid to help us to unpack our trunks." "Here" is on Vera’s lips. but Sclcyl the bold circumvents her. "Will you be pleased to come down- stairs or to have your tea here?" de- mands the harsh voice of the house- keeper from the th‘rcshold. ted in it, it looks so dark, so forâ€" bidding; a house of evil repute." “Oh', don’t, Griselda, don't!” cries Miss ‘Dysart, with a nervous glance over her shoulder, and a perceptible start. as at this moment a. knock comes to the door. : “How old she looks, yet how Estrong,’ " says Vera. “Griselda. have 'you noticed that every one here is gold? Oh!" with a quick sob, “I g’dont think I like old people; they ;are so hard, so cruel, they never understand. Al all events, what I mean is, I don’t like too much of them; not altogether. And the man Who opened the door, did you no- tice him? And the coachman, and this horrible woman and Uncle Gre- gory himself, allâ€"all are old. " “Say; mouldy. 0.? d be done with it. " sa3.s Griselda gloomilv “Why the very house reeks of must; 1 shouldn t‘ wonder if a. crime had been commit- She seems to think this a balm not. to be equalled. ' “Uncle Gregory is a Tartar, I conâ€" fess, worse than father. But, so far as Mrs. Housekeeper is concerned, I fee”! myself a, match for her any- way.’ nOW! Cheer up, do. After all can’t eat us, and you have me ways. you know.” Gri- As I have said, she Is not one of those ill-regulated girls (better known to us in- fiction than in fact, be it said, to the credit of their sex) who deem every man they meet on lonely road or in sequestered Wood to be either a. burglar or garotter out of work, or midnight assassin on strike, or a marauder in general and therefore she hails this particular man with open joy. and proceeds to compel his attention, with a view to getting from him such; information as) Her hope has reason. Far away: {ovev there in the distance, stands a} i‘figure lightly lines against the masâ€"i .sim trunk Of a sycamore, that most‘ unmistakably declares itself to be a; man. His back is turned to her, and; ihe is bending over something. and, :so far as she can judge thus remote from him, his clothing is considerably the worse for wear. It looks soiled, dusty, and she is sure. at all events. that he wears leggings. A gameL keeper, perhaps. or aâ€"Well. some- thing or other of that sort. At all events the sight is Welcome as the} early dew. ‘ they al- She has stopped short in the mid- dle of a broad green space encom- passed by high hills. though with an opening towards the west, when this uncomfortable conviction grows clear to her. She. is not of the nervous order, however. and keeping a good heart looks hopefully around her. I It is an entrancing hour. Nay, it gets to hours; and all so full of life and warmth and beauty that she for- 'gets to count time; so that it is only when she has gone a long. long Way into the heart of this exquisite wood, and when the sun has travelled very low down in the heavens and many miles lie between her and Greycourt that she wakes to the fact that her hands were not formed to carry any more ferns. and that she has lost her way. and doesn’t know how on‘ earth to get back to Vera. Bf the giant trees, with a. glean, soft pathway under hex foot. and. though she knows it, not. her World before her. With a merry heart. hh'c plunges in- to the dark, swg‘etly scented home have a rechaufle lie-marrow]? She runs through one of the open- ings in the hedge. crosses the grav- ;ellcd path, and. mounting the para.- :pet, looks over to examine the other Side of the wall on which she stands, after which she commences her de- scent. One little foot she slips into a. convenient. hole in it, and then the other into a hole lower down, and so on and on, until the six feet of wall are conquered and she reaches term. firmu, and finds nnthing hn~ tween her and the desired cool of the lovely woods. -__v -v . m»... uyuu £119, and who knows what demons inhabit that unknown Wood? So, [are thee iwoll, SWCet, my love! and when you ;see me, expect me.” She presses a. ‘sentimental kiss upon her sister's brow, averting that a. “brow” is ’the ‘only applicable part of her for ,such a solemn occasion, and runs lightly down towards the hedge. Halfâ€"way there. hOWever, she looks back. "Vern, Vera, if I shouldn’t be back in time for the succulent chop, out mine too. If you don‘t, some horrid thought tells me we shall Have a rcChaufl’o tn-mnrrnw ‘2' ‘ “Oh, don’t don't," laughing. "To tell you the truth. it isn't so much a. decent MW: of Uncle Gregory as a. dislike to exertion on this hot. day that keeps me chained to this spot. There, go, if you will; but don't stay aWay too long." "Perhaps I'll never come back. The spirit of adventure is full upon me, “I‘o not make acquaintances with" your neighbors." said he; “that is all of his dark sayings that I have taken to heart. I say, Vera, do come. Do. now. Here, I'll pull that book out of your hands if you don’t." “Uncle Gregory said something. didn't lie. about our not leaving the garden?” says Vera. with hesitation. “I’m always sorry I’m so deal," .with a. mischevious little laugh. “I neV'er hear tliings like that. And be- sidesâ€"a fig for Ur.CIe Gregory! An old fossil like t'hat shouldn‘t dare preach to a lovely young creature like me." "A day for gods and goddesses,” cries Griselda, springing suddenly to her feet, and flinging far from her on the green SWal‘d th'e musty volume she had purloinod from the mustier jlihmry about an hour ago. That liberty. too, had failed th'em; 'no book tliat could fetch even a. meagre price, Has there a. home. It has been well wooded out, and the mar- ketable portion of it sold. “Away with such. fudge as that. Come for a walk, Vera, into those green woods yonder; see how temptingly cool they look.” To-day has arisen in an unwonted splendor. Even through the eternal siiadoWs that encompass the gar- den, and past the thick yew h'edge, the Hot beams of the sun are stealing. [ll 1, ed to give only" a. boy's labSrâ€"not without grumblings, hchver. and much' discontent. The dcaf old conch'man is. th'cy dis- cover. gardener as well, in name, the real Work being done by the young man, called Bob, who has grown up at Greycourt from boy to man. and who still works or.- there at the ori- ginal wage, though he has long ceas- How Mr. Dysart regards them, and What lessons they teach him, there is nothing to ShOW; but every evening, when the sun has gone down, and the air is yet warm with the memory of it, the old man emerges from his den. and slowly now, and now with quickening footsteps, walks from (low- er to flower, his face. so unearthly in its pallor, bent towards each deli- cate blossom. sart, that it should touch‘ or allect that cold and sordid nature in any Way, Seems to Vera, inexplicable. Ra.- th'cr it would seem to her that such gentle things as (Iowa-rs would fade aWuy and sh'rivel up and die beneath the glance of those wicked scorching eyes. it seems to Vera, as _never flowers bloomed before, casting with every breeze their scented breaths upon the air. Such a delicious, oldâ€"fashioned spot! A very World of sweetness. That it should belong to Gregory Dy- _A __A. Durham and Victoria Standard MILLBROOK ONT.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27.196; l Nwo, Reader, what is your opinion as to the real use the Creator has for these things? Take a look at the question from this point of view. There is a. law of NatUrc and of ,Naturc's God th‘at things slowly There- have been hundreds of thou- ‘sands of people driven to their :graves through disease brought on by coffee drinking alone, and it is quite certain that more human mis- ery is caused by coffee and tobacco than by whiskey, for the two first are more widely used, and more hid- den and insidious in the effect on nerves, heart and other vital organs, and are thus unsuspected until much of the dangerous work is done. So it goes on from day to day. Every night the struggling victim promises himself that he will break the habit and next day when he feels a little bad (as he is quite sure to) breaks. not the habit. but his own resolution. It is nearly always a tough fight, with‘ disaster ahead sure ‘ â€" if the habit wins. i The slave (Coffee. slave as Well as -Tobacco and Whiskey) daily reviews [his condition, sees perfectly plain the {steady encroaclinients of diSL‘aS'C'. iiow lthe nerves get Weaker day by day ‘and demand the drug that seems to smile and oll‘er relief for a few min- utes and then leave the diseased condition plainer to view than ever and growing worse. Many times the Coffee, slave realizes that he is between two tires. He feels bad if he leaves on. and a little worse if he drinks and al- lows the effect to wear all. :as hell itself in the 0nd. Once they l’gct iix'm hold enough to Show their I:~;trength. they insist, upon governing [and driva the victim steadily towards ‘ill health in some form; if permitted to continue to rule. they will not (let up until physical and mental ruin 'sets in. I A man under that spell (and "unâ€" idcr tlu- spell" is correct). 01' any one 1of those drug's, frequently assures himself and his friends, “Why I. can leave 00‘ any time I want to. I did quit for a week just. to show 1 could." It is u sure mark of the slave when om- gvts to that stage. lie wiggle-d through a Week fighting: every day to break the spell. was‘ finally whipped, and hogan his slav-‘ cry all o‘~'cr again. It, is a matter of daily history tos- tillcd to by litm‘ully millions of peo- ple. that Whiskey. Tobacco and Col- foc are smiling, promising, beguiling friends on the start. but, always false Certainly poWorl‘ul elements in their (Sm-ct on the Human ruco. It seems plain Lh‘ut there are cir- cumstances When We narcotic effect of those poisons is for the moment beneficial but the fearful argument. against. th'em is that seldom ever does one find 11 steady user of either whiskey comm or tobacco free from disease of some kind. One can slip into th'e habit of either whiskey. tobacco or cofloc easy enough. but. to “untangle" is often a fearful struggle. There are times and conditions when it certainly seems to the casu- al observer that these stimula nt nar- cotics are real blessings. Right there is the ambush that con~ coals a “killing” enemy. They are here sure enough and each performing its Work. There must be some great. plan be- hind it. all; the thoughtful man seeks to understand something of that plan and thereby to judge those ur- ticlos for their true Worth. Let us not say "bad” or “good" without, taking testimony. The Mission of Whiskey, Tobacco ‘and Coffee. The Creator made all things, we believe. If so. He must have made those. We know what He made food and water for. and air and sunshine. but why Whiskey, Tobacco and Comm-2’ Noteâ€"The following article has been Widely published and is one of the most rcnmrkablc illustrations of the value of careful marsh'nlling and analysis of facts in presenting a sub- ject to the public. His eyes. ever since they first lit ‘upon Griselda. have seemed to grow to her, and now, as he draWS nearer she too sons and rocagnizes him. The knowledge thus gained so surprisos her that she very nearly falls ofl' her high bank. and then grows very charmingly rosy. and as charmingly confused. It is none other than the young man who had helped to restore the carriage to its legitimate posi- tion. “Hi, my good man!" This does it. As if compelled to acknowledge :this tribute to his virtues "my good man" uproars himself, looks vacantly round himâ€"at every point but the right one first, and at last secs Gris- elda. The chcct produced is not only instantaneous b'ut marvellous. Down goes his rod, his cast', his choicest flyâ€"an admirable orange grouse â€"- and he comes steaming towards her at about thnty knots an hour. “Hi!” crivs she again. with sharp- er, freer intonation. And still no- thing comes of it. The bonding figure refuses to straighten his back, and things remain as before. It is really too bad. Getting down from her mound slic clambers up on a. higher bank, and once more sends out her voice upon the World: Stwdirg upon a mound near her, she places her hands to her pretty ‘mouth‘, and, with a simple eloquence that cannot be too highly commend- ed, cries “Hi!” to him, at the top of 'her fresh young voice. No anSWer. Whether the breeze has played trai- tor, or whether the bending figure is of so gross nmterial as to be deaf to this brilliant appeal, who can say? At all events. he never stirs or lifts himself from his task, what- chr it may be. Nothing daunted, Griselda returns to the attack. will take her back to Grcycourt as spcgdily as possible.‘ (To be continued.) LEVELERS. On tho gate of the cemetery in Rio de Janeiro is a, notico in Spanish, French, and English that no dogs are admitted unless led by the own‘ or. This is how the announcement. is madu. in English :â€""Nohlc mos- damcs and gentlemen who may do- sire a dog to follow in this tumbs- yard will not; be permission unless him drawn by a cable round him throttle; 1 Literally millions of brain-working Americzum to-day use Postum. hav- ing found the vaiue and common sense in the change. ()n the contrary tho most pmwrl‘ul rebuilding elements l'urnishml by Na- turc an: in l'ostnm and they quickly set about repairing the damage. Sul- dom is it more than 2 days; al‘lux' the change i-'-; made bc-furc the 0M stum- ach «'1‘ bmvcl troubles or complaints of kidneys, heart, head or nerves Show unmistakable evidence of get- ting better and ten days time changes things wonderfully. It is an easy and cunn‘m'mhh- step to stop com-c instantly by having well-made l‘ostum Fond (.‘ot'l'uv :er- 0d rick". and hot with good crvam. for the 60101 and flavor is there. but none 0:" the cachinc or other nvrvc (lostuying elements or urdinm'y com-0.. ' It has been the lmsinuss of the; writer to provide a practical and} easy way for people to hrmk away‘ from the ('01ch habit and [w assured of a l‘c-uu‘n to health and all of thc‘ good things that brings. providcdl the allusv has not. gone too far, and} (Won than the cases wlwn- the body? has been rvhuilL (m a basis of? strength and health run intu tlxc‘ thousands. i -tp .- ‘...~.. This article was written to set peoph! thinking, to rouse the. "God within" for eVery highly (ix-gunned man and woman has times when they feel a something calling {mm within for them to press to the front and "be about the “uther's business," don't. mistake it; the spark of the Infinite is there and it pays in every way, health, happiness. peace, and even worldly prosperity. to break 0” the huhits and strip clean {01' the work cut out for us. “hon a man tries to lin- upright, clean thrifty sober. and undruggcd, manifesting as near as he knoxxs “hat the Creator intends he should, happiness health and pcacv sum to come to him. Does it pay? If a man; tries flirting with those levolm'r: awhile. and gets a few slaps as a hint, he haul better take the hint on a. good solid blow will fol- low. “mind" if some of his children pro foolish and stupid. hc seems to select others (perhaps those he intonds for some special work) and allows them to be Lhreshed and castigated most. feax'x‘ully by these “luvolcrs.” Certain it is thiat, while the (ix-oat, Father of us all (1005 not seem to It is a matter each individual must decide for himself. He can be a loader and semiâ€"god if he will, or he can go along through life a drugâ€" ged clown, a cheap “hcwcr of wood or carrier of water." So the Creator has use for “his- key, Tobacco and Coffee to level down the successful ones and those who show signs of being successful, and keep them back in the race. so that the great "field" (the masses) may not be left too far behind. I And yet We must admit that same all wise Creator has placed it in the power of man to stand upright, clothed in the armor of a clean cut ‘Isteady mind and say unto himself. l “I decline to exchange my birthright for a mess of potage." “I will not deaden my senses. weaker: my grip on affairs and keep myself cheap. common and behind in fortune and fame. by drugging with whiskey. tobacco or coffee. life is too short. It is hard enough to Win the good things, without any sort of} handicap. so a man is certainly a‘ “fool trader" when he trades| strength, health. money. and the. good things that come with pQWer,l for the half-asleep condition of the! "drugger" with the. certainty of sick-f ness and disease ahead." I Only now and than can a man stand out against, those "lvvders" and hold his fortune, fame and health to the (end. The law of the unit is the law of the mass. Man goes through the same process. Weakness (in child- hood}, gradual growth of strength, energy. thrifty. probity, prosperity, wealth, comfort, ease, relaxation. self-indulgence, luxury, idleness, waste. debauchery. disease, and the wreck follows. The “lcV'elers” are in the bushes along the pathway of every successful man and Woman and they bag themojority. A nation becomes prosperous and great, like ancient Rumc. If no level- ing influL-nco set in she would domin- ate 1.11.: world perhaps for all time. But; Dame Nature sets her army of “lovelers” at, work. Luxury, over- eating and drinking. liccntiuusncss. waste and extravagance indulgencos of all kinds, then comes the wreck. Suns, Sure. Sum. l A mm is prosperous in his business for a number of years and grOWs rich. Then Nature sets the “leveling influence” at work on liim. Some of his investments lose, he becomes luxurious and lazy. Perhaps it LG Whiskqv, tobacco, coll'eo, women, gambling, or some other form. The intent and purpose is to level him. Keep him from evolving too far ahead of the masses. Here We at Work. ‘ Therefore We soc many illustrations showing how nature checks too rapid advance. Illinois raises phenomenal crops or corn for two or three years. If she continued to do so every year her farmers would advance in Wealth far beyond thosc of other Sections or countries. So Nature inter-poses a bar every three or four years and brings on a. "bad year." cued out of natural law by man s meth‘ods. evolve from lowor planes to higher, a. sturdy, steady and dignified ad- vance toward more perfect things in both' the Physical and Spiritual world. The pondcrous tread of evo- lutionary development is fixed by the Infinite and will not be quick- see the leveling influence C. W. POST. A despatcli from Chofoo says: A junk which left Liaoti Promontory on Wednesday was driven by a gale and arrived here Th'ursday night, bringing 100 coolies who left Port Arthur because thex feared injury No statement. is made as to what; is transpiring on the Russian left. The reports that Generals Renâ€" nr-nkampil and Mycndorff are wound- ed are' denied. The farmer's chief of staff, Col. Rossisky, was wounded. ,V, ‘1 .. x.‘-\. sians, killim,r many horses. and tally wounded Capt. Turlmonifi all the Cossacks succeeded in ting away. No one was killed the field. I A dcspatch from (ion. Sakharoi‘l‘, 8dated Thursday night. reports that. lull was quiet along the front. on s\\'ednes:lay, and that in spite of the Soggy condition of the country irouds. which are described as seas luf mud. the lltlssian scouts cnntinuc ‘to show great enterprise in examin- ing; the Japanese positions. A de. tachment m“ twu hundred Cossacks 'l‘uosday night rn'muwitrcd the Jap- anese leit SOlth-Wt'h’twal'd from the railroad “ht-rt- it crosses the Schili River through the villages of Hait- samtni. 'l‘mlnusnmpu. and Sandopu, the latter tilti-r'n miles west 0f the railroad. The Japanese. sontinels tired and retired as the Cossacks rode rapidly along the line, but near Sandepu the Cossacks unexpectedly ran into it good sized Japannse force with machine guns. The latter opened a. murderous fire on the Rus- sians, killing,r many horses. and mar-l tally wounded Capt. Turheonifi, but1 all the Cossacks succeeded in get-l ting away. No one was killed onl LL , l ‘ ‘ 5 110L713) THROL‘GH JAl’ LINES. X A dospatch from St. Pctersburg .snys :â€"'l‘hc suspension of operations lbelow Mukdun continues. It is hint- ictl in military circles that. the next. s'le‘clopmcnt, should be looked for :castwurd, buL wlu-Ilwr on the part 'of the Japanese or Russians is not. “Won led. ()n the right the Russmns are us- ing mortars in an endeavor to dis- lodgv the Japanosc from a small hill in the last plain. Owing to the floods. it, would he nowssary m use pontoons in crossing the Sim River, which has not been bridged. 0n the left the mishaps are in a good position on a high hill oner- looking tho Sha River, which they have held since Oct. 16th, despite an almost, cnmimxous bombardment. and frequent infantry attacks. {(‘upt. Tourg‘onicl‘l"s wak hit by the bullets from the Japanese machine lguns. Tourgonictl’, though mortally lwounded. carried off one man behind lhlS saa'l-(llc, while others managed to I'croop back to camp. mt as already :cabled. not (me man was killed on gthc field. There is the grvatcst fear A desputch from Mukdon says :â€" The big battle has practically worn iISclf out, leaving the two armies facing each other, with the Sha River as the dividing line. of on the part of the Russian wounded of fallin'r into the Hands of the 1.1â€" palm-so the Russians being cominccd that. they toxtuzo their prisoners. ITIG HTINC A'l‘ PORT ARTHUR- A despatcli from )Iukdcn savs: E Very man of 1'10 two hunched Cos- sacks commanded by Capt. Tourgenâ€" iol‘f, who on Tuesday night reconâ€" noitered ti.el:1pax1osc left sum"- wcstward. and who near S‘andopu un- cxpettedly cncountmod a good-sized Japanese force with‘ machine guns, Was wmu1.d(-( and every Horse oxcopL (‘ A dos-patch from Frulcrickshavcn, Denmark, says: During Thursday night the Russian Baltic float woig‘hâ€" ed anchor and passed into the North' Sea. A desrpatch to the Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin, from Mukdon on Friday says the 8th Russian Army Corps has arrived there, and (Ion. Koux‘o- patkin will make new plans immediâ€" atoly. A despatcli from St. Petersburg .says: The War Office has received a list of the losses of Gen. Ekk's 7151: Division of the Fifth Siberian corps. and Gen. Morazzuf' s I3115t Division of 'Lieut. -Gen. Dembowski s corps. Each ilost half a dozen officers. The of- ficial lists of officers killed and wounded Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 totals 172, including Major-.Gen. Rabinsky. and 17 field oflicees. The wounded are in proportion of one to six. The list for the heaviest day's fighting is Still unreported, and doubtless will exceed the losses at Lise-Yang, when 500 officers Were killed or wounded. The losses among the men are not yet reported. but they are thought to 1 approximate not mucli over 20,000. i A dcspatch’ from Rome says: Of 35,000 Russian wounded that have been brought to Mukdcn 7,000 have died. [ The St. Pcteeruxg correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says that the general stufl' had received from Gen. Kouroputkin a report showing th'at the total number of Russian Wounded taken over by the Red Cross and kindred departments since the beginning of the battle to Oct. 18 was 55,868. The number of killed is unknown exactly, because many men are miSSing, but the total is estimated to haw been 12,000- The Russian Losses Were Nearly 70,000 Men. GEN. KOUROPATKIN’S REPIWT PASSED INTO NORTH SEA FORCES FACE TO FACE ANOTHER ARMY CORPS MANY OFFICERS KILLED. EVERY MAN SHOT. 7,000 WOUNDED D113. 12,000 KILLED. C. W. RICHARDS, Many a. good m'an has boon made to I‘L‘alizo the hardness of the World 5." Stopping 011’ a moving can: hack , ward, , . ‘K .__ ---.. v v. vuL :uauauun. l a. distanCc of from 600 to 1000 metras and is foxtifging his posi- Lions.”- The position of the Japanese left is thus described in an official dc- spatch from the Japanm head- quarters in the field, sent to Tokio Tuesday afternoon : “'J‘iu-fcncmy has stopped immed- iately in from; of our pasitions, at. l The Russians who tried to iout- ’fiank the Japanese right, and who ‘for days Were rumored to have been cut. off, escaped their threatened dc- strucuon, but seem to have suflered Severely. Fieldâ€"Marshal Oyama sim- ply reports that they were driven on and retreated. The Standard's cor- respondent with Gen. Kuroki dc,- dares, howevor, that. the Russians were almost annihilated. They were crossing the Taitsc River on a pon- 1mm bridge, when they were over- taken by a regiment of J apanose cavalry, whose machine guns swept the. bridge from end to end. This is the first, time in the war that mach- ine guns were used. with decisive results. Another correspondent ascribes the loss of Japanese guns on Oct. 16 to over-confidence. Five battalions and three batteries went too far east and Were attacked by 12 battalions of RUSSians. .rvâ€"EV- . son. The Japanese failed to cap- ture many prisoners, but the victory was none the less decisiVe. It will secure the numerical superiority of the Japanese army for an indefinite period. ’ The Standard’s correspondent with. Gen. Kurolii says that decisive de- feats have seriously weakened the morale of the Russian troops. It was evident in the latter phases of the fighting that they were increas- ingly reluctant. to stand up against the Japanese infantry. It will be some time before they can make good their terrible losses. The\ Ja- panese losses are small in comfiari- "A“ nu v . -y- -u... - .ub stopped the 'Russian advance, and have brought their own lines to the She. River. .: A despatch from London says :â€" .vThe complete repulse of the Russian .iattack and the gain of about 15 ,lmiles of ground seem to be the net‘ iresult of the Battle of the Sha Riv- ier to the Japanese, who have again 'failed, as at Laio-Yang, to follow lup their victory with a crushing ’l)low. Opinions difl'er, howevcr, as lto whether the present situation in- 'dicatcs a lull or the end of the batâ€" itle, none of the despatches enabling 1' a definite assertion. ! A correspondent with Gen. Oku, in fan undated despatch, says that ow- i’ng to the slowness of the advance. ;the Japanese failed to cut off the :Russian retreat, which was conductâ€" fed with great skill. The cavalry on ithe Japanese left crossed the Hun River. thus preventing Russian flank- ing movement. They captured bat- iteries and did excellent work. The. ;Japanese centre and right armies {held their line throughout, working 1forward together excellently. The whole Japanese force now holds a line that is practically the same as at the beginning of the battle, but fifteen miles further north. The armies are now resting, and probaâ€" bly will not move for several days; A correspondent with the Russian centre telegraphs that the Japanese are apparently satisfied with having cf n1|v\n:l 4|... h“, The Japanese have completed im- mense wart-Houses between Port Dalny and Port Arthur, and have therein supplies sufficient to last them until Spring. Similar preparations have been made at New Ch'wang. and therefore the Japanese expect the. re- lease of 60 transports next month. ' Winter clothing-is vexy scarce at rPort Arthur, Show particularly. The Russian soldiers are wearing Chinac shoes, and some of them are unable to obtain chn these, and wrap rags about their feet. The garrison is greatly worn out by the many months of exhausting, anxious labor and fighting. The tovm is full of wound- ed. Flour is plentiful, and the slaughter of horses, mules and don- keys continues. It. is asserted that the Russian lorcc at. Port Arthur now numbers 5,000 men. excluding tlie militia, which is not engaged in the fighting, but in guand duty. The Japanese at Taku Mountain have dropped a ceaseless storm of Shells on the Chinese town and many rifle bullets also fell in the place. Th‘c Chinaman adds that the fighting was very severe, and that the J apanâ€" ese loss was considerable. The news that the Baltic fleet lias sailed for the Pacific was announced to the garrison, and greatly encour- aged the Russians. It is said that the Port Arthur garrison is frantic {or news of the operations of Gen. Kouropatkin. from whom the defenders expect re- lief. > Japanese wanndcd say that the sol- diets in the trenches sun'er severely from the cold, although the Japanese army is now almost completely sup- plied with winter outfits. from Japanese shells. The coolics say that. on Oct. 13 there Was fierce fighting for several hours on the slopes of Rihlung @ountain between conmaratively small tore", during which the Japanese lost 300 killed or: ‘WOunded. The coolies Were unable to ‘give details of the fignting. but. ap- parently it was the result of one of the numerous sorLies made by the Russians against the Japanese, who were attempting to advance from their trenches. Publisher and Proprietor NET RESULT OF BA'X’I‘LE.