, 'of Second Bombardment of 'yvieinity of Port Arthur, but were driven off. inter despntch from St. Peters- A despatch from Chefoo snys: Nows Port took place on oy and lasted nearly an hour, The Japancse shells killed and wounded a number of @ Steamer Chefoo umber of foreigners 'Port Arthur and brought a large. and others. TRANSPORT BLOWN UP. A roport has been received at St. Potersburg from Viceroy Aloxicft saying that the Russian torpedo boat transport Yeniscih has n blown up as the result of accident- ally striking uo mine at Port Arthur. Th Yeniseth pe Capt. raga 8 officern and 9 sen were lost. ing out of the sho was met by a hail of speedily fell. desperate energy for several harbor shells, and ber mast Her crew fought with, hours. she refuge amon lynes- jan -- her captain ordered Pas crew save thomselves, and himself "bien up his ship. FRANCE GROWING ANGRIER. A despatch from Paris says: The 'OW- fueling ae Sens the Japaneso ing indignation is ex- Bs) at -- is described their brutal violation of the law recogniz- ed by civilized States in attacking the Russians without a formal dec- ve of war barina: of the Japanese alist press is putt oaiecke noisy and violent. The bulk of other press opinion {s naturally for Russia. The Journal des bats, discussing the! FOUR KILLED, 54 WOUNDED, Th Japanese naval attache at Washington has received an ofli- cial cablegram from 'Tokio to the . wat that the total casualties of vo the United States Japance at Port Arthur 'killed and 54 wounded. ons of the ships was damaged to an ox-} tent that would injurc ita fighting The officers and crews of the wore Not ed gaged in the action with the samo cnimness which would have charac- terized their conduct during ordinary naval manoeuvres RUSSIA SHELLS STEAMERS. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Min- Ister at London, has received oa ces> patch from Tobfo ammouncing that on Feb, 11 two Japanese . merchant steamers, the Nakanoura Maru and Yousho Maru, while on their wey from Sakata to Otaru (on the = [s- land of tI.kk tel, w ri , gud = oshelled by four Russian war- ships, presumably the Viadivostcck squadron off the core of Herunshl. Tha Nakanourg Meru was sunk but. the Zen ho Maru gacnnied and arriv- ed sufely In port. WLLL MOBILIZE TROOPS. A Russion Impe ial ukase, dated Feb, 10, war f:sued on y. It commands that al) the troopp tin tho milftary establishments in Siber- { [rectly with have en-} . preposal of Secretary sces in it an intention to Japan by raising the It says that if docs not dosire _more than' the maintenance of = Menchurian question. -Score Anether Big Victory offi: Port Arthur. meagreness of : to instill-comfort in its renders ae that the s ashoré - will se with dismay with ab they went il Viedom Jap sanyo that that will va *indet eens her © for hin fon of a flour ng ishing race wal be so terrible that coming ger men have it en-|7 graved on CHINA MAY . TAKE A BAND. to 'the Government 'tor Said, San U aankis Go cbtain them pro- goses to raiso the -- money ; a himself. Gen. Ma h rdered to Shan- Hai-Kwan to Snold | it nvoaank Russian occupation. The Chinese Minister dociared Wednesday that while China 7. pledged to strict neutrality, yet if Japan bas notable victories it be > dificult to keep the Chinese in hand, ----------~ EARS AND NOSES FOR SALE. You May Now = Any Part ofa Man's Body. The British Mcdical Journal prints 6 story which compctes handsomely with tho recent account of tho graft- ing of an car in the United States. It is the casc of an old man of 60, tho finger of whose right hand was bitten off by a pig. In company with a friend and the finger the man walked open door she ought to be satisfi ith the va Russia has rn - all the po Russia will sim- | rofer the. "United States to her | rmer statement. The Journal ad- | vires the United States to abstain | from a step that is destincd to end in her own confusion RUSSIA'S" ARTOLLERY. A despatch from London A ~ ording to a despatch mailed 'from Petersburg, Russia completed her ; ates equipment in tho Far East | by despatching on Feb. 7th seventy- | two quick-firing guns, of the typo that were conspicuous In the Dreyfus case, which have since then boen much improved, It is stated that they are guns of that They fire 28 Seventcen carloads panied the guns. cless rounds a minute. of iti JOY IN BRITAIN. A despatch from London says: The great joy of the British people at the news of the Japanese sucevsses in the Far East is ai A manifested at the ! ian military districts be Placed n readine 8 for war, that all the divi- sions in the Far Eastern Vi oe Royalty be brought to war strength, | and that the-army and navy ss | in the Siberian distritts be alled 'oF active service. Vhe at thor. jos to er $5,000,000 FOR WOUNDED. The Russian Red Cross has tecciv- appropriation af $2,500,000 re the City of a x ersburg, and mised Yok serena City a ye there have conti fees $900,000, it expected that the amount avallnble for Red Cross work will | teath 85,000,000 within a week. All i tho offiale dno the Ministries have | promod ta cant thute frem # to 10 per cen of their suiartes. four theurnne oepital bods are ready for shipment and will go forward within ry for tolght NO ATTEMPT TO LAND. A despatch waa published in Lon- don on 'Lhuraday afternoun to the ef- feck that the Japnnese endeavored to land inen in some of the buss in the A | burg states, however, that the Ad- niralty absolutely denies the report that the Japanesa attempted to land. | JAPAN TO STRIKE QUICK. Tokio aon among of the London Tim fptimates that the promptitude pn the Japanese in open- ing hostilities and the scenes of naval | conilicts are significant of what will follow. Ho says that military de- | velopments will come as quickly as the naval blows. He _ that = quiet reserve of all classes is impressive. There is deep dentine is not demonstrative. se have entered the strug- gle with clenched teet teeth. ROXERS TO Al AID JAPS. Thero unxicty in official circles over despatches from Tckin reporting that China in- tends to send 200,000 Boxers Manchuria to destroy the railroad. 10,000 MORE RESERVISTS A despatch to the London awaiting shipment to the The officials of the aiinietry and Mar- ine, particularly Grend Duke Alexan- der, are greatly annoyed that the Admirat at Port ur allowed hims:lf to bo surprised. Adwwiral Alexie, Viceroy of the Far East, received a share of the reproach. RUSSIANS FOUGHT WELL. The newspapers at Tokio are print- ing «a great variety f war stories, none of which has official corrobora- tion. Most of them ore apparently based on belated versions of he fight- ing at Port. Avthur, although the facta uro treated as though they were new. Iater accounts of the engage mnent with the Vaciag and Korietz at Chemulpo indicate that the Qussians made a bravo fight ment was watched by thousands perso: , i gathered || anticipation of a collision. The i letters and 1 from all parts ne | coe for pervats on com -- in the Japan- j one point of vital intorest and jcurried by assault at one of the sev- (eral pointa where the immense peri- 'ever was the view in official quarters apanese Lepatlo: in hundreds of ef the country. The communications are so numerous that it is impossi- ble to reply to them individually. Many of the Ictters contain requests my and pn COMMAND OF OF THI SEA. A despatch from London says: All the papers recognize that Japan has secured beyond dispute the command of the sea, and the goncral mcy c is to Lelieve that this ensures final The Daily Telegraph says:--"Upon im- portance, the opyning movements of the struggle have removed all un-! certainty. There is no longer ny y | doukt as to Jupon's main a weve | "Whether she o- | rea or not, o confine herself has satisfied herself that her national des- tiny must be fought out in Manchur- in, and, throwing herself at once agninst ort Arthur, she lays her axe to the root, ¢ Miknoo's ficet can o! tain command of the sea, they can isolate Port Arthur sooner or later, and in that case it would starved out, even if it were not meter or its fortilication is believed to he "Should Japan. "prove able to sieze the Gibraltar of the Far Fast n to hold it, the Manchurian Railway would lose, from the Russian point view, its reason of being. The 'head of the la it were, would in her attempt Arthur the Russian inl 'ar East. d_ bleed © death, even if tho Japancse army peeanaed for some time from carry- ing the military part of the cam- Paign into the heart of debatable ter- ritory.' o retake Port ENTH USTASM I IN RUSSIA. A St. Peterspurg despatch says '-- It is increasingly cvident that what- the public generally were convinced that Japan was bluffing and would never dure to draw the sword 9 on Russia. The awakening from this Ll- lusion has been cruelly painful, al- though it does not shake popular faith in the ultimate result Elo- quently worded resolutions from tho provincial Zemstovs, tthe district and Provinclal assemblies, ore teaching the Czar expressing the readiness a every Russian to do his utmost by kacrifices of blood and money to de fend the country and Emperor. The municipality of Moscow has prompt- ly voted $500,000 for the benefit of Prospective widows and = orplLans. == Bia great cagerness to volun- | 'ico. Tho enthusiasm | with. en the cadets received the | Czar's specch on the occasion of their promotion by his Majesty on Wednesday is typical of i mene In navel and military cire railways are busy convening doctors. nurses, mechanics and medicines eastward vlemmu ser ices atte nced hy in the churches are crewes of earpest wor- forseail, supplicate oi At the geecat cathedral ct "St. Teanc a service be- g& at six o'clock on Wednesday morning, but this was not too early to draw. a vast and reverent congre- gation. ng lnes of callers are ard- ing the officials ot the War Office with work, 'aad 'aie unable to fet patch many | those addressed to foreign bews- papers. In a word, the initial disasters of the ~~ have + aeryaire artn startled the people i of the "oficial 1 ce al ohare' : "shore | annie the past few an of the contempt felt for the vt with tobacco dust. fact that the finger had been off about two hours It was fixed in placo again grown together nicely. Tho Amorican car grafting story al- so seoms to 'have aroused a i . emulation in Franco, Fronchman has written to tho French surgeon, Guillaunie Livet, offering his cars, ncso and pieces of his skin for grafting purposes. In case Dr. does not nocd thom In his own prac- tice tho agg aga would estecm it a favo uld bear him in mind in the event "2 a colleogue re- quiring them. Ile also suggests that the Academy of Science and the Fac- ulty of Medicine might find use for parts of n living body. "If so, please let grutcful,"' he saya. script to the effect that the charges for parts of his anatomy will be "moderato at first.' Indeed, it is only natural to suppose thet the prices will advance proportionately to | the reduction of his person. He al- 80 8a that special arrangements may oo made for the poor who _necd pieces of him. en AMONG CANNIBALS. British Captgin Entattains Them on Roast Pork. A despatch from London says: Des- patcbos received at Queenstown rec- ently from Barbadocs contain parti- culars of the arrival there of the barunenting Mary Hendry, Bapt. Foote, from Southern Nigeria, after having 'spont several wocks trading on the African the coust ne enter- tained at dinner King Ogby, the rul- he Inkrimen, who "ahable The dusky mon- Southern Nigeria. arch was much impressed With the veasel, and whilst feasting on roast pork enquired If it was white ma' at! The king has over 1,000 . numerous wives and a crowd When King Ogby Was 'Teaving the ship Capt. Foote asked him for a Pieco of tanned skin with which to mako a pair of slippers, and the next day a slave cutne to the vessel with o parcel from the monarch. It con- tained the hide of a wera the neck to the waist, who ha een kill- 'ed by order of King Ogby to procure his skin! Foote added that was infornied that the oman ho eat little else than human fles! Capt. INSURANCE RATES Modern Conditions Hove Increased Fire MRisk. A despatch from Toronto says :-- The Mutual Fire Orilerwriters' As BO: Ontar sus): considering the advisability of rais- ing their rates in order to the ee hazard that mocen condi- tions have «treated. At the Parlia- ment Buildings on Thursday aftor- noon thuir annual convention open- Representatives from thi ty-four companies doling businers fn tho _ vince wero prera t, and James Mc- Ewing, of Drayton, was tn the chair. The mecting wos largely takon up with the reading of a reries of Pap- modern improve- menta had incrensed the danger of t to the wisdom of appointing an influen- tlal committee to draft a now of reqminations and of TiComcnonsingy Increased rates a ee GERMANY PEADY TO TREAT. Anxious to Negotiate for Remov- al of Surtax. ; A despatch from Ottawa says: An official despatch from Garmany, sent through the Hritish ColdfMal Office, is believed to have bee ived here, its text being a proposal that negoti- ations pened up for bringing about oan understanding on the trade question. This course was suggested by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in his inter- view with Herr Hopp, German Con- sul-Gencral at Montreal, at the time of the imposition of the surtax. pains accelerant PRIVATE BANK ROBBED. The Safe --- mee ra "Open by Dynami A Cespatch from edie wn says: --Tho safo in the private bank of Col. Jamés Munro, M.PrP., at bro, was blown open robbers at : ae ¥F rid $2 . k notes to the value of $2,000 were overlook smi entire office was The burglars, who were three 'in number, first visited the Traders' Tank, but findirg two clerks on n guard, thoy departed, after bei: fired at ng Half. an oe later tho expicnicn was heard at Col, 'Munro's bank. . The cei of 'the Travers! rushed to te street saw three men drive awoy in a ry tor, : and stump and finger havo oe Em-/c Flour--Is ; firm. exporters quote $3.25 for 90 cent. patents in their east f H Pi vg 60 for second patents to $4.50 for strong bak- ers', Nee re luded, on tho frack Toront Millfeed--Is firm at $17 to $17.50 for cars of shorts and $16 for bran in bulk east or west. Manitoba mill- firm feed is at $21 for cars of shorts and $19 for bran, sacks in- cluded, a freights. B arley--I teady. No, 2 sold to- day at 43c aaa 44c ~_ apg a & extra is mate in car lots on the track Toronto. Oats--Aro firm at c for No. 1 white and 82c for No. 2 white cast; No. 2 ion are quoted.at 323c mid- dle freigh Rolled = firm at $4.10 for cars of bags and $4.35 for barrels on tho trnek Toronto, and 40c more for broken lots. Peas--Are steady with, Sales to-day at 63c for No. 2 west and Gie east, both lines - COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter--Receipts contince fairly large, but the demand is active and quotations all round are = reame' prints ry nie do solids ......... - rly Dairy 1b, per choice baa = a7 do large ro 16c do tubs, 00d to chotce.. "18e 17c do medium ............ seer lic do poor. saaasesuaans id ee 12c Ch Mrmintati 1 at the recent decline of re per pound Twins are quoted at Lie and large at 10%c. ge--Arrivals of new laid contin- light. Qi ue very t. Quotations are ste to firm at 35¢ for new J.idl dl 32e¢ to 88c for fresh gathered, cold-stor- age and lmed. Potatoes--Thore nro fev ing forward and thé ma: .ct has firm tone. Quotations. nie unchang- | ed at 80c for care gietiuck here Potatoes out. of, < a M5e' to Sly FF ore NT Poultry-- doing ini --There is any lire. -The bulk of the demand {s' for chickens, receipts of which aro very light. Chickens are quoted at 14c to 15«, old = wl - Gc to Te aw: a at 14c 1s --The faced a "mnand continues light aa trade is quet. Quotations follows :--Red clover, for ordinary grades « for choice to fine, olsika at $4.25 to $6, and timothy at $1.15 to $1.50, and flail-thrashed at $1.75 to $2, all rer bushel, Dre sed Hogs--Rewipts of cars here are still light, Quotations are un- | changed at $6 per cwt. for light and {| $5.75 for heaviea. Baled Hay--There ts plonty of hay | i the country Int little of it ts coming forward yet and the market pei steady at & per ton for car lots on track he aled Straw Recripts aro and the demand is fair. Car lo trock here are quoted unchanged at $5 to $5.50 per ton MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Feb. 16 ee to the continued severe storm freight moving, and tarmers aro" en to deliver it. Oats have now op the way «about a month, other lots being morv fortunate. No. inspection, demand boing ropo!t.« 'fair. are eats | at oa spread rd tc to Ic ow freights below. wats west, for rae ; No. 2 peas, BAe, rye, 52¢; No. y 'parley. 43h¢; 8B extra bulky. 42gc; No. 8B, 41jc. Flour--Quotations | tr lots, a at , $1.45 per stead? 'anada ~siiort cut, $17. cut clear, $17 to $17.50; American Ojc: hans, 11jc to soe bacon, 146; fr sad ete ab abattoir 37. $0: hoge, gerr8 to. $7; cae. Bogs, * 85.25 to $5.4 Eggo--New a 3ee% 'to 40¢: can- leit se eolectod, 'o V4c; timed, . ae, BBe to BOC. 'Syatten Winter creumery, 194c to 20c; full grass, 2ic; western 4 15¢ to test. apse aia to "¥ n cis COm- uu, 3 | Pri rallways are unable to keop thelr . seems to be in force, $2.15 9 belog asked for bags and $4.40 for brie on trac ' Hay--Owin to baud weather, deliv- erfes are light, and prices are tem- rarily firmer. We quote to, $9 to $10; No o. 2, 88 tt to $8.5 d; lov | 5 dover, $6.50 » airy jsenger ens, to 96) gee gocne, 'Se to 10e. BUFFALO GRAIN MARKETS, parm; No.2 rthern Chicugo, -cif, 1; winter pomival. Cor weak; No. 2-yellow, 52c; No. 2 corn, 5046 to ce, Oats + No, 2 white, 48ic; No. 2 mixed,- 4640. Barley, 55¢ to 65c asked for westérn store. Rye, no offerings. 7 LIVE STOCK MARKET. et were light -to-iny, g& was nctive on limited nthe morning: | receipts were 40 ears, gontaining 653 cattle, op and lambs, | 1,166 bose get 26 calves The tchers' were sold at firm Ba slg A load of choice ani- mals brought $4.55 per cwt. mand was fair for all tho -- to | Classes,. but miedium and low eo scriptions were igre Butchers" cows did not be scem but their prices reel about steady. Owing to the snow blockades on the railway lines the call from the country for feeds and stockers C) prices were nominal at current quo- tations. There was no new feature in' the sheep trade.to report, The-arrivals, theugh light, were about equal the demand. = continued steady at 40c cast o at Tucsday's levels Buckwheateis. firr firmer at 49c¢ for ae calves wero wanted, and sales No. 2, enst or west. em were brisk. Values held Is firmer at 55¢ for No, 2 firm east or west. Good butchers' were in fair demand Corn--Is steady for Canadian and | While medium and lower grades were firmer for Americ rs of Can. | quiet and weak. Quotations follow : ada mixed are quoted at S7hc d|--Good loads, $4 to $4.35 fair a yellow at west. Ameitcan is | good, ey to $4,10; commo quoted at 384c to 54¢ for No, 2/|fair, $3 to §3.50, and cows, "82. oo yellow, 52}c to 58c for No. 8 yel-|to $8.20 ol cwt w c to 52c for No. 3 mix-; The bull trade wos 'quick. We quote : -- Heavy bulls, $3. to $4.10; feeding bulls, Fe oa to $3.50, and light bulls, $2.0 Butchers' and ond or cows were still in light demand. We quoto :-- Export cows, $3.20 to $3.50; butch- $2.75 to $3.10; and can- ners, $2. 25 up. No chango took place in the prices of sheep. rt ewes, $3.7 to $4; export bucks, $3 to $3.25; but- chers' sheop, $3.50 to $4; grain-fed lambs, %5_ $5.50; arn-y lambs, $4.50™to Me per c were quoted at $2 to $10 cach, and 4 to 6c per | Milch cows continued in fair de mand. We quote --- $50 each logs were unchanged. We quote as follows :--Selects, 160 to 200 Ibs. of prime bacon qualily, off cars Toronto, $4.75: fats and lights, $4.50; sows, $3 to $8.50; stags, 2.50 to $3 per cwt. ROYAL WEDDING. Princess Fe tosee Married to Prince Alexander of Teck. A despatch London says: afternoon at St. George's , Windsor ---- Nya Queen ti) ied The Arabbichop of |Canterbury, assisted by other clergy, officiated, and King Edward himself 'gave away the bride. ~ Tne whote cer-- emon. was elaborata and - brilliant. |There were no less than four distinct processions to the chapel, namely the a en of Wurtemburg's, that of Queen tr Emma of the Netherlands, the pro- 'ees: on of King Edward and Queen Alexandro, and that of tho bride, t was a brillinnt assemblage of 'members of Royal families, foreign nees, Princesses, Ministers, diplo- 'mats, and other distinguished person- 'ages, the men all in court or levee 'dress or uniform, and the women in lovening dress. The display of jewels Wos magnifice There were = fiv Royal bridesmaids, all cousins of the | bride. venth Hussars, ji bridegroom's regiment, ve. A luncheon was given subse sucnte in the State dining-room at Windsor Castle, Windsor was decor ated with flags and filled with excur sionists. THE POINT OF VIEW. After all, it isn't the thing itself nally under y elect. And the sunshine and -- sky, Trance, music of Hia {aco roflocts his bappy nature--and happiness a germ; it's contagion. The heppy fellow 'is radiating good cheer and smiles jand laughter wherever he goes. He snaps _his finger the dog he imeets; he says 'Tello!" to the child, me old auntie ss a strip of ice. Everybody is the better for meeting him. place under the sun ature is moro effective than in the Soxas, and yet people go ulvdn ape aa tha large Manitoba ini !crs 15c lright on committing murder every apart. Patents range from $1.90 to 'day. Isn't it murder to spoil an $5; strong bake.s', 34.60 to $4.70; | resale life by disregarding every- wintor eat pate ls, $4.25 to | that is benutiful and soulful, 84.25; straight role :, $3.90 to $4, bs sighting all tho birds and tearing the extras, $3.50 to $5.05; straight rol- petuls of the dowers of fancy and lers, in bags, $1.50 to 31.90, and a eankiton? extra, in bags, §1.65 to $1.75. Many a bright career has been Feod--Ono of the lirge millers nade! checked lees one syinpathiz- vanced prices on bran yoste:day -- to lod wilh it. "hans n anne, tired body $19 anltoba bras, in bags, $18 |jies unde tho snow on the hillside to $19; shorts, $20) bing $21 per ton tecavsa of the word never spoken. Ontario bran, in bulk, $17 to $17.- Every word, every deed, has its echo. Sd 10 EOF cee ton. an _. | moullle, \7e reaches farther than we think, like ~ o ' 1 Rolled Onte-_The ieoclation ynd:e tho rippics fn the pool, growing wid- er and wider until choy lap the shore. Put your hand-glass in the window some bright day and let it catch the sunshine. Tiit at at some certain angel and noto the effect You have a benutiful rainbow spanning the room, A mnn can be a curse or a biessing He can be an Inspira- tion or a wet blanket. Life is short at its longest. e might gece are flowers than thistles, and let t be chary assing on praise. A Hetie of it tn life "e worth heaps of flowers and long ee after iigers Then it is ploasanter to remember, ter one is gone, tho kind word spoke, y cheer wo gave fin his home. we the ; |pathy we showed. View Hilo from the Be. right point, and pass on the prai ----4-------------- PROHIBITION STATE, TOO. A Kansas papor tolls of a -- "between a freight train ily londed' passcnger."' When a a& pas- gets heavily londed he should not walk on the railroad track. Ths Prince Riaxeuier of Teck and Princess } Alico of Albany were married on Wed- Z moat hall. at Owen So G t will ; diedgo St. ohn's harbor on penal rion = a the is- pong Railway, have leasod the Grand 'Trunk | & Railway Company Tho Marin partmont has siekined con of at Ottawa wireless jeeeerery under ny Punto Works 'De- pany, running from Canadian poe have come to an un- \derstanding to maintain the present de- through rates to London. A ch arter will be sought at 'the coming session of Parliament for the Great Lakes & Northwest Transpor- tation Company to construct canals and improve the navigation beteceen vation Superior and Red River, near peg. FOREIGN. Five thousand people attended the funeral at St. Petersburg of M. K. Michzelovsky, a celebrated critic and publisher. It is said that 1,500,000 bushels of coal have been 'despatched from Pittsburg, Penn-, to New Orleans for shipment Russia, ni t hiring men to throw vitriol in the face of his wife and thus disfiguring her for life The man Rousseaul'of Les Martin- gues, France, who escaped burial threo times, aw aking. from his last trance to find himself in a coffin, is dead in earnest Luther Holbert and his wife, ne- grces, of Vicksburg, Miss., were burned at the stake by a mob of 1,000 persons for murder of th James Enstland, a wealthy planter, of Doddsville. 2c | Inglis, ae pe of the first Chelmsford, ead at London. She" was with ie phere through- out the defence of Lucknow and pub- lished the diary sho kept during the sie, On "account of one of thelr number recelving a censure, the-inmates of the State me for Girls, Tren- ton, N. J., rosa in reveit and = pro- eeeded to bbe the place to pieces. "h. |The matron was very severely hand- led e % DOLLAR'S WORTH OF CORNED BEEF, . The household where strict econo- my is practised, is wnere the' mo- ther cook, or presiding genius, should make a scientific study of how to buy cook and serve meats in a variety of dainty fixed ieft-overs that the appetite and kesop down expenses. _ daily carefully a nice piece of beef that. 28, been in corn a few hays on- it. on. boil, covered with cold water. "Save a kettle with fresh boiling water ready and when the beef has boiled one hour stcad- ily, drain off the water and add t osh. When dono lvt stard cooling in the watér with boiled potatoes, mashed pickled beets and boiled cabbage desired. The next dinner have the para cold, sliced thinly und preceded b. mato soup; for vegetables, inaadind potatoes, boiled lima Leans with but- ter dressing and stulled eggs. Next comes a "coarse hash." Take a por- tion of the meat and cut it with knife and fork into small picces. ane cold boiled potatoes, and tur- nips in equal portions, making one. fourth meat and three-fourths vege- tables. Mix all together, adding pep- per, salt and a dash of sugar. Have the frying pan hot with a gerenous lump of butter in it, then let the bash heat slowly. If. a little more moisture is necded add a quarter of a cup of boiling water, then stir on a hotter place until done. Chop fine the remainder of | the meat, add double quantity of cold boiled potatoes finely chopped and a fino tart apple also chopped; an on- be added or not, according |™ Scason ond cook ap with the other hash. If desired beat into it two ems, a handful of cracker dust and bake a half hour in shallow but- --_ dish or pan. Vo think our Peters will with us, that this is all one expect to do with a dollar's of corned becf, no matter how mfcally inclined. rnips, if agree could worth econo- -------_4-- -- SHORTAGE OF BARRELS, wackoring, Siosed Z Down Through + of 'Limber. A dospateh | from Toronto says: Mil- lers, fruit exporters, and others con- tinue to be hampered in their busi- ness by the scarcity of barrels. Th cooper shops of the city have been unable to meet the demand for their products owing to a shortago in tho supply of staves. Sinco the stormy weather set in the backwoods stave factories have been compelled to close by reason of the difficulty in having timber brought to them through the Thus scarcely any ship- staves have been brought forward this year, as oa several barrel factories in tho have not been running at their capacity. Owing to their being out of staves a number of factories clos- ed for a fow days last week. Mantu- hand are now cleaned out. The pric- es of b unchanged since tho advance made last fall. --_--¢4----_--_--- RIOTS IN FINLAND. A eepatedi from St. petitebnegs says suerions disturbances aru ported to have broken out at eval, the fortified scaport on the Gulf of Finland. Four penne of soldiers are said to e been despatched. to suppress tho rioting. The distur- bances gre connectei with labor troubles, =e been prepared for a now ; to- | suds--never Russian Soldiers Ssont to Suppress Trouble. a 'o keep ice ina sick room -- over. nighs fet a pitcher in a newspaper, gather up tho ends, twist them tight, wag map ta @, sei . will save a lot of grumbling and vexation, When using driod app! dried fruit ovor slight in cold water: Cook slowly till tender. Then swect- en and flavor with a littl lemon os clove syrup € Fragilo glass and china, to prevent chipping, should always be w in a ---- bowl, Failing this, er plan to fine your bowl llth a cloth in it. To t pain away from a cut fir ag before binding up dip the finger in ~~ takes away ses tho cut to close by and heal rapidly. Whon- frying at ifs little salt ia aprinkle¢d on the bottom = the pan belore getting in the mea rfat will be provented from Pe on the grate or stove. Never use tea leaves for laying the dust when sweeping a light-colored carpet, unless they viously rinsed tho t may be Mashed potato Ieft over meal should bo at once packed @ cup or small bowl. When needed pd use cut it into slices, dip into egg bread crumbs, and fry in deep fat. keep caulifiowers a nice color muslin and put them in plenty boiling water, ae a tablo spoonful of Californian iui puddings are very nice baked. The pudding should be put into a deep buttered basin and covered with a plate--no cloth required---and al lowed to bake in a slow oven for four or five hours After the juice has been squeezed pec] and pulp d be snved for cleaning brasses Dip the lernon first in milk and then in brick dust, and rub it well on to the tarnished brass. : Always keep cheese well covered in a cheese-dish, or it will become dry and tasteless. If the cheese is wrap- pen in a cloth molatenod with vine- r it will keep penny moist and retain its favor longer. According to the best authorities, the folowing are the best articles of food as cauteining ie least of carth- ly salis:-- Fruit, fish, poultry and young mutton of beof, because of their boing less nitrogenous. Remember to sweep the carpets the Way of the nap; to brush the other way is to brush tho dust in. to and be vory diflicult to remove. For avoiding dust in a room where there are many pictures, ornaments, al ped in tepid water with salt in it and wrung fairly d An excellent method for regen Glass bottics and narrow necks, should then be as c . To clean soiled papier-macho trays Wash with a flannel and warm soap in hot water--dry well, and sprinkled well with flour. In a little while shake off the flour and polish the surface with a silk hand- kerchief. Cabbage and sauce is a good vege- table course. Boil a nico head of 'cabbage in tho usual way. Squeeze it very dry and chop fincly. Mnake half ® pint of melted butter sauce, put tho cabbage ~~ = to heat, and servo on buttered t For a headache an n excoltent rem- ly is to add o teaspoonful of good toilet vinegar to a pint of very jhot water. ring a cloth out of this, fold so that ft will be on the fore head, and apply os hot as borne, changing oem le in a kettle prevents fur- ring. A large oe marblo boiled in milk porridgo, sauces or stews will sioenatloalie do the stir ae as the liquid cooks, Any chanco f burning will be prevented, thus the fatigue of constantly weer ing and the cook's time can be sa pny Pleanty of soep and cold water, and no soda, are the secrets of suc- cesa in Washing board flodrs, and the . Mi want to get dirt off, Change the a often. "You can' expect boards to be a good color if they are rinsed in dirty water. Hundreds * people have ruined their teeth ote using 'wait instead of powder to clean' them with, and hundreds aro continuing to do the same thing in exactly the saine man- ner, Undoubtedly salt will clean the tecth not wisely, but too well. It soon cleans off them, and most people know what that means. Thero are many objections to the usc of poisonous articles to keep mico out of a house, and a hint may bo useful for those who are troubled with theso little pests. Mi have Q groat antipathy to tho smell of kerairgpat a and a little ofl of pep- permint placed round their haunts and holes will aa secuatally keep them away. ------------- FLOUR CONTRABAND ? If it is, Eagar in West Will Lose) Profitable Market. A nnlpeg _ cores atch says :--There isa vero rumor at os C.p R. fea ature that Cana- its trade with Japan is as large as that of the United States and is on the constant increase. Since the beginning of hostilitica ther marked increase thie trade and the application of the Russian Government, if ted tho Fane. «wou o Western profitable Ree Tannin stains on teacups can be re pe ta gg with a damp fian- dipped in whiting or prepared