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The Boers Are Contesting Every Foot of Lord Roberts’ Advance. A despatoh from London, Thursday. aays:â€"The idaa that the Boers were demoralized and in a. condition of panic has been dispelled by the. pub- lication of a. serious casualty list from, Gen. Lord Roberts without any explanation of how or where the loss- Naw comes the news that nearly 50 out generals, have been killed or British: officers, including two promin- .»w.,und:ed, while the losses of the rank and file are not mentioned. There can be no doubt that the British invasion of the Orange Free State is being sharp'y contested, and that the Fed- eml forces are Still in vigorous fight- ing trim. There has been no definite informal- ti o concerning the progrezs of the Roberts-KiLc-hener campngn smce lished by the War Office, gave the impression that the Boers were in full retreat, making hardly any resist- ance, and aroused the expectation that the next tidings would announce RIVALLED THAT 0P PARIS; The Siege of Kimberley Was Very Trying to the Inhabitants. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says :â€"Accounts of the priva- tions of those who were besieged in Kimberley are beginning to arrive. Numbers of people from Kimberley are now flocking to the Modder river camp. The woman and children are weak from their sufferings during the siege, which, according to the Daily Chronicle’s correspondent, riv- alled that, of Paris. For sixty days horsefiesh was the daily diet of the inhabitants of the town. All meat had been consumed and the horses were starving. Those which died from starvation were seized and de- voured by Uh: Kaffirs. the surrender of Commandant Cron je’s army. I: was after the Boers brought up their lWâ€"pounder that the siege be- came worst. This gud had a range of 8 miles, and it was placed at Kam- fersdam, four miles distant. It pound- ed with segment and shrapnel shell daily. “WOMEN AND CHILDREN were killed in this ugly bombardment even those living in excavations. Those burrows afforded security against or- dinary artillery, but not against the EO-pcmnde r. Consequently most of the women and cnildren, by Cecil Rhodes’ order, were sent down into the mines and disâ€" tributed along the various levels. Many saw the sun Friday for the first time in weeks. They came to the sur- f“ pale and weird, looking like 1n- uabitants of another world. Nevertheless, it was this residence in the mine workings that, prevented a heavy loss of life. The De Beers Company did everything in its pmwor for the nonâ€"combatants. Mr. Rhodes A despmch from London says:â€" Tbe following report. giving the Brit- ivh 195393 in South Africa from the commencement of the war up to Feb. 17, 113% been issued by the War Office: KILLEDâ€"4,677. BRITISH LOSSES 12,000. Of Whom 2.100, Are Dead, Nearly 600 Died From Disease and 1,700 Were Invalided Home. The F u-ailiers who were captured at or missing after the battle of 'icholâ€" son *mk are noz included m the above figures, nor, of course, \hose snst axned in ah» advance on Blvemiomedn. ugures, nor, 01 course, xnose snsraznea: . in air» advance on leoemfon: edn. ‘Supplies an: cha'g; Bflng Pushed on 0 1m er ey. The. War Office also announces. in addi [an (0 th« ppyviuu 1y publihd A despatch from) London, says:â€" Statement of the 108398 at Paardebetg Friday, Feb. 23, 1.30 a.m.â€"The M'ar F. o 1 , {mt ( . . ° . . {zguteegantg were iifizgfaln and lhlee Offxcemhas Issued the followmg from Lord Roberts :â€" DESPERATE FIGHTING. A French ofiioer has invented an army bicycle, whlcn van be folded in two and slung over the shoulder. Lord Wolseley, Lord Roberts, and Sir Evelyn Wood have all written con- siderable for the press. Sir Redvers Bulk nas nevellwriit’en anything bu A,‘D° _ ___ J tho'h}; â€"t'o_ the "War Oifice, _ and shows his aversion to any other chan- nels of publicity. Of-L'icers . . . . . 15 \Ien . . . 1,512 DIED 1' ROM DISEASEâ€" "x76 0.?icer5. . . . . . 13 Men. . . .. . .. 3163 03' icers. . . . . . 13 “911.. 36-3 ACCIDEN TALLY K [LLB Dâ€" 13. Oifioers. Men. . 0i i ice rs. )Ien. . Officers. Men. . Men. . 2,446 I)“ ALIDED HOMEâ€"1,682. Officers. . . . 54 Men. . . . . . 1,628 Tm al low. \VOUN DEBâ€"5,40! . MISSINGâ€"2,617 . 11,964 Sunday. in which 19 Canadians were killed and 61 wounded, but it is reason- able to suppose that. Commandant Cronje has now been reinforced by ten thousand. men from the south. It is impossible that the Boers who were wi.h‘drawn from Natalcan have yet reached either him or Bloemfontein, ; The news from Gen. Buller’s, cam- i pmgn is favourable as far as it is goes, but the persistent report that Lady- : smith haebeejn relieved proves to have been premature. The Tug‘ 1-1 rimr was crossed for the fourth time by the brit- xsih yesterday, but the retirement of ' the,- Boers from this point before: the Buttâ€"sh, advance may possibly not. in- dlcate an intentftm to abandon the srege ol Ladysmith and the possessron i of territory in Natal. In other words, _the crislfs ts not yet. passed 'accordlng i to the information at p-re4ent received, : and all depend a not. on Gen. .Buller's campaign. which is now aside issue, but on (than. RobertS' great dash at the Free. State capital. The War Oifice at midnight an- nounced that it had. received nothing for publication, and no details have come from any of the English corre- spondents of the operations in the Free State later than yesterday morning’s descriptions, which brought the news up to Saturdayi night. personally rendered invaluable help. Indeed, but for his encouragement and infectious good spirits it is doubt- ful whether the town would have held LA DELIRIUM OF JOY. A truly remarkable achievem'ent was the manufacture of the 2pounder gun known as “Long Cecil." Its maker was an American named George Labram. He was recemly killed by a shellirom the Boers’ big gun, which burst in his room in the Grand hotel. ‘Long Cecil" was rifled, and it zired eilher shrapnel or common shells. It was simply in- valuable in helping to keep the Boers at a distance. our, so long. IL is easy to realize that Lthe' corre- spondents: do not. exaggerate when may say that Gen. French’s arrwal drew iorth wild demonstrations and rejolcings from the inhabitangs, and that they sang and danced in a de- lu‘ium of joy for half an hour before Gen. French eniered the town near the Premier mine. The eucco'ur was not expected,’ the people not; havmg even heard of the Briti.~-h advance: _ A; sigzmaller saw the column on the ’move. and. recognized it as being Brit- nsh. The enemy‘s forces were melung away, and Gen. French's cavalry Were coming up extended along afron‘v of ten miles. Mr. Rhodes rode out of the town. but. went to the wrong flank, : thus massing Gen. French as he emer- On Friday the British horses were nearly dead from the effects of their terrible march but notwithstanding this, Gen. French marched north in the dir'emion of Dronfield, hoping tocap- ture the big; Bder gun that had so harassed Kimberley, but he did not stucceed in getting it. FRENC'SH HORSES NEARL) DE The engineer repaired the railway, and the first train from the south en- tered the town Monday evening. CANADA’S SPLENDID SPIRIT, Should Serve to Impel Britain to Greater Exertions. A despateh from London, Friday, sayszâ€"The morning papers allude to the thoughtfulness of Lord Roberts in sending a dt-spatch- to the Earl of Mimo, the Canadian Governor-Gener- The military critic of the Times urges the Con'tinuance of efforts to send more troops to South Africa, so I 9 I i I I I u as to be ready for the many difficul-é ties that. mustt be surmounted, even: after Lord Roberts has succeeded agaiust. General eruje. _He adds :_â€" -._.__-,..... â€" “ The splendid spiri't shown in Can- ada, which has just received .‘the first news of losses incurred in .the service of the Empire, should serve to impel us to greater exertions.” DISTRESS BEING RELIEVED. “Paardeberg, Feb. 22.â€"Methuen re- ports from Kimberley! that supplies of food and forage are being pushed on as fast as possible. “Therâ€"e will be enough coal tosiart the De Beers mines in Len days. By tlgs means great. misery will be alleviated. "Hosfiital arrangements there re- ported perfect. L - u .- ‘- “He Hopes Prieaka and the adjoin- ins country will soon be settled." 3A D. Toronto, Feb. 22. â€"- Not since the N orthwest rebellion of 1885,1138 such a. blow fallen upon the Domin- ion as that which flashed from South Africa. yesterday. The expected has happened. The Canadians met the enemy in battle, and did not escape seamless. An Empire’s victories are dearly purchased. The news, though unconfirmed, of the relief of Lady- smith, joyous as it was, paled into insignificance before the grim tidings that Canada’s sons were among the Slain in Sunday’s engagement. The news was received in the city with universal expressions of sympathy.- Many flags were {burn at half-mast, and otherwise there was evidence that the sympathies of Torontonizins were at the front. Ion-ow Bots-0d ‘1. lay Town- .- Cities 0! the Dominion on 8.6.1:” of tho New: or tattle. Ottawa, Feb. 22. -â€" The Ottawa quot-.1 of the first contingent has lost two men by death and several wounded. There is mourning in at least two homes, and widespread sympathy is ex}.)r(~.ssed for the bereav- ed ones. Pte. Zachariah Lewis, kill- ed, was 26. For three years he was a mounted policeman. He. was a. nephew of the Archbishop of On- tario. Oliver Burns, killed, was for- merly a. member of the 43rd Battal- ion. and was a noted shot. He. was Men From Toronto. Tht- killed in ”C" Company were: Ptes. J. I! Findlay, 35th Batt. and W '1‘. Man- ion. mth Royal Grenadiers. Tho wounded in ‘9‘” ACongagy yere: Ptos, M,“ M, Stewart Q. 0.- wR' J. 11‘ Vsshnr QHOR; James Kennedy, Q.0.,:R J, H. Sutton 1? th Battalion: '1‘. L. Mc- Givm-in. Q 0 IL; S \V “’ard, QUORJ R. H. Manughlin, R.(.‘.RI., and M. Vander- watcr. Q.O.R. 841-51de these men. 'I‘orontonians are mournfnlly interested in the death of Pte, Chas. 13, Jackson of Nomiay. who was a member of “D” Company. and in the fact that (am. James 0. Mason of the Royal Gronmllors, serving as a lieutenant With “B” (‘mnpany, was wounded. ‘)ftu“’a’~z hum! :uu: “Munch-d. ed: Pic. Angus Macauley was the son of Rev. E. A. Macauley. Pte. W. G. Ritchie. is a son of the late Chief Justice Ritchie of the Supreme Court. He is 23 years of age. Pte. Charles P. Clark is a son of John Clarke. of the Dominion Police De partment. Pte. Coleman, a printer by trade, is a former member of the 43rd Battalion. Pte. Laird belonged to the. RC, Kingston. and was reâ€" cruited there. Pte. Bradshaw came from the 16th Battalion, Prince Ed- ward (lounty. Pte. Gibson is a for» mer muniner of the 15th Argygle Light Infantry. Pte. R. N. Thomp- son was an Irish medical student from Dublin University. He was connected with Dr. Jameson in his famous raid. Pm. F. H. Wood, who is captured, is a. fnrmer member of F Company, 43rd Battalion. He is a nephew of ex-Ald. R. Stewart. He was a _mem- ber of the Capital Lacrosse team of 1899. Perth Mourns Ber Brave Dead. Perth, Ont, Feb. 22. â€"â€" Flags are flying at half-mast from the Town Hall, fire stations and the county buildings here, on account of the deaths of Johnny Donegan and Wil- liam Manion, killed in Sunday’s fight at Modder River, the former being a native of Perth and the latter of Bathurst, adjoining the town. Sorrow in Montreal‘ Montreal, Feb. 22. â€" It goes With- out saying that the news of Sunday’s battle at Modder River, and the loss of so many Canadians has created sorrow in the commercial metropolis. Among the Montreal casualties, per- bars the man rest known among military men was Corporal Robert (:nm’hllcm of “E” Company. He was descended from an old Engilsh military family, and 'was brought up in Kingston, ()nt. He marries Miss Leden. daughter of former Quarter- masterâ€"Sergeant Leden of the Royal Military College, Kingston, now liv- ing in Toronto. Mrs. GOodfellow is at present residing at Beuuharnois with her only daughter. Private C. Les‘tcr of “E" Company, 2nd Butt“, 3.11.0.1, was a former member of the 2nd Life Guards. There is no man of the name of Barrie in “L‘” Company. The name is sup- posed to be a mistake, for Private Cecil H. Barrie, son of Mr. George Barrie, merchant. Private Barrie never belonged to any volunteer corps before enlisting in the South African contingent. The only Quebec member of the contingent who has given Up life for his cuu‘ntry is Corporal Alexander Mch-en, aged 22. He was the son of Mr. Hector McQueen. Arthur Percy 'I‘lhcmaus of the Duke of York's R. (I. Hussars was born in Moutnral 22 years ago and is the son of Mr. James Thomas. contrac- tor. The following are the details of Montreal's wounded: G. 'l’. Roberts was born at Ban- hutgx'. Eng-x. in 1.876, ht“. has lived for twelve months in .‘Ion'h'eal. 1-10 is a son of (Iharlvs Rnlmrts, at pres- ent liViug at Swindun. Eng. Allan C. Shaw was born at Que- bec in 1856 and has boon living with his father. Mr. R. M. Shaw. The. following comprise the wound- Thomas A. Munro was born at Great Grims'ny, Limrnlnshire. Eng” and ('01718 to Canada. when he was but; 7 years old. He was private in the Duke of York's Royal (‘anadian Hussars. William Mch‘er is. a lawyer who took his degree at McGill last May, afLer having brilliantly passed his exumina t ions. Pte. A. Robertson, a momber of “H" (‘:ompam. is a. Montrealer Well- known in lacrosse circles here. Pte. A. J. Turner of “E" Company, Mc_)nt.real‘. was 3 Quebec man. ~ Daniel McGill was born at Lunark, Scotland, 29 years ago. He had seen. service in the Yukon. He re- ceived his military training at St. John's Military School under Major W. denore. Gibsou a Bollevfllo Man. Bellcville, Feb. 22. â€" Charles A.. G‘ibsmx and F. Bradshaw, who were wounded in Sunday‘s fight. volun- MOURNING FOR SONS. mend trom the 15th ~-Bat'ta.lion. Gib- Ion In 3. Belleva maul whose par- ents live here. He served in the U. S. volunteers in the war with Spain. Bradshaw came here from Picton. He is a western man. _ London, Ont., Feb. 22. --'The bit- ter reality of war was borne in upon Londoners yesterday morning, when the first. black-list was posted, show- ing the names of those who had giv- en their lives for England. The news- paper offices were besieged all day with an anxious throng, which block- ed the street, waiting for bulletins. From public buildings flags were fly- ing gaily to celebrate the reported re- lief of Ladysmith, but on the streets the air was one of gloom. Two of the three “B” Company men who were killed were wellâ€"known London- ers, and among those reported wound- ed and missing were boys 'known and liked by everybody. John A. Donegan, killed, had lived in London .for years and was well known. Donegan’s father is foreman of the C.P.R. Locomotive Depart- ment. His father is now seriously ill, and it. is feared that the news of his son’s death may hasten his end. Mrs.Donegan is prostrated. Robert Smith, killed, was 23 years old, and a member of the firm of Smith Bros., manufacturers of fly papers and novelties. The best known name on the- list of wounded was that of Sergt. Geo. B. Sippi, one of London’s most popu- lar and best known young men, a son of Dr. Sippi, bursar of the asylum, and possessing a good position, he gave up all to fight for his country. Chester McIaren, all-round athlete, is another member of the 7th, who was wounded. McLaren was one of the cleverest. amateur baseball play- ers in Ontario. Private A. H. Wheatcroft joined the 7th Fusiliers in order to secure a place in the contingent. He was 23 years of age. There are two Greenes on the mus- ter roll of “B” Company. One of them is a Londoner, a brother of Policeman Harry Greene. The other is a member of the 25th Battalion. Wm. G. Adams, reported missing, is a son of Sergt.-Major Adams of the city police force. He was just 21 years of age, and one of the tallest men in the company, standing over six feet. W. "J. Burns of London, is another of the 26th Battalion._ v Vncv â€"- -_. Corbold, who is said to have been captured, is not known here. “'innipe'.’ Excite-«i. Winnipeg, Feb. 22. â€"â€" Great eXCite- ment “as caused throughout the city yesterday by receipt. of the news from Modder River that the Cana- dian contingent, in an engagement under Gen. Colville, had seen the thickest of the fight, and that the casualties among them were serious, the killed and wounded including well-known local men. The fact of Major Arnold being wounded spread throughout the city like wildfire, and the question as to the extent of his injuries was asked a hundred times. During the whole day the newspaper ofiices have been deluged with tele- phone mess-ages, while crowds always surrounded the bulletin boards and eagerly discussed the names. With Gloom in Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Feb. 22. â€" News of the loss of 40 per cent. of Victor- ia’s volunteers in the first South Af- rican contingent cast a gloom over the city yesterday. The Legisiature adjourned out of resmct for the dead and flags were halfâ€"masted through- out the city, even on the consulate of the United States. the exception of Major Arnold, Serg't. Scott of Victoria, Pte. McKenzie of .l'nrmge la Prairie, Pte. Duncalfe and Pte. A. Maundrille, few of the others are known here, all the others haw- ing come from British Columbia. Looks As If His Army Will Be Destroyed. Mr. Spenser VV'ilkinson. reviewing the military situation in thu London Morning Post, says:â€" “Lord Robe-ms, who was once anar- Lillery officer, will Luke'care that the Mallory fire is p-ruperiy concentrated. Prolonged shelling will compel .the 8mm either to hurl Ithemselves at the British infantry in the: hopa bf forcing their way out oxrui surrwnder. "The best chance for (.IeneralUronje would the L0 make a night. :lLlack, but the bayonet will serve the BritiSh éat mglxl as well as by day. There are, 01' course, in. war all (sorts of chances. A party of Boers from .the .norl'h‘ or the Stoulhl might concedvulbly full by sur- prise on some pomi of the inn-sling: rmg, and thus gain achance to escape for the beleaguered Boers, bul.‘ the Dr-ulbalfiliLies; are that General Cromje wdl be compelled to surrender, and that thus at Paardeberg will be effect- ed the destruction of the first fractlon of, the Boer army." . PRAISE FOR OUR TROOPS, “Pnard be rg, Orange (Free State, F eb 2.23 1980. â€"Oanadia.'n Regiment has done admirable selvice since arrival in South. Africa. .I deeply regret heavy 10853 t suffered 1n the fighting on 18th inst” ., and beg you. Will assure the people how much we all here admire conspicuous gallantry displayed by our Canadian comrades on this occasion. Signed, - - "ROBERTS ’ Gen. Roberts Says the Canadian Soldiers Displayed Great Braver-y. A {.195th from Ottawa says;â€" His Excellency the Governor-General has received the following telegram from Field Marshal Lord Roberts :--4 A doctor with cavalry experience has invented a patent galloping h03pital, drawn by two horses, and capable of accommodating six wounded. CRONJ E’S CHANCES. London 1.91. Bitter Betllty. Thu- ‘lia'bill': ‘Ic Pcn Pictures of the War A STORY FROM ARUNDEL. An amusing incident occurred in connection with the British occupa- tion of Amndel. The Boer adjutant at Amndel had gone out for acouple of days’ hunting, and, returning high- ly elated, with a fine buck slung across his saddle, rode etraight into _ the (.an only to find our troops there and himself a prisoner. An “absent-minded beggar,” while waiting to embark a few days ago, was interviewed by an onlooker. When asked was he not sad at the thought of leaving home, he replied: “ Begorra, I am and I amn’t. It’s the thought of them I lave behind that makes me loth to sail.” He looked too young to possess a wife, so his interlocutor said: " Who are you leaving? Is it your parents, or your brothers and sisters?” “ Lormanty, no! divil the re- lation have I in this world, barrin’ an ould uncle. It’s only a couple of fat geese that were fattening up for my Christmas dinner. Troth, and it’s sor- rowful I am. whin I think of thim! An’ nobody to eat them but the ould uncle.” THE BIG .BOER GUNS. It has been suggested in some quar- ters that the Boers may have to sur- render through vmant of ammunition, but this is not probable, as they are reported to have started the war with over 250,000,000 rounds in store, most of which has been brought up by the Cape Railway Government. What is far more probable is that they will soon be handicapped by the want of big guns, some of which must neces- sarily soon be put out of action by excessive firing. Up till now, howâ€" ever, the Boers have hit us harder With their infantry fire than with their artillery. This is proved by the fact that the majority of our wounded cases have not been serious ones. Many who were wounded at Belmont and Grapsan have returned to duty" or are about to do so shortly.” . A CAPTAIN’S BLUNDER. Writing with reference to the af- fair at Nicholson’s Nek, a correspon- ent Says: "I am told by one of the survivors that the gallant colonel hop- ed to finish with a bayonet charge and expend all the ammunition; but suddenly a captain of the Gloucester Regiment, whose name had better be withheld pending inquiry, being se- verely wounded, ordered the wnite flag to be raised. 'l‘hereupon a towel was fastened to a stick and displayed. The Boers instantly stopped firing, and stood up. The officers of the Glouces- ters, thinking that perhaps the flag had been raised by the order of Col- onel Carleton were uncertain, and. while some companies stopped firing, others continued. The next moment both forces were inextricably mingled, and the surrender was complete.” THE SAD STORY OF A BOUQUET. A lady at Durban writes: “ In see- ing the troops of! down here we do all we can to give them a happy send- offâ€"thrrow them flowers, cigarettes, fruits and cakes. The other week a girl gave one of the Scottish men a dainty bouquet of flowers. Finding she lived close to the station, he said: “I shall keep this all through the war and if. 1 am wounded and can do it, 1' will wave these flowers as we pass heu‘e’â€"for the wounded are brought down here to the Spartan, the hospit- al ship. Well, she watched every Red Cross train which came down, and one day, after the battle of Elandslaagte, when the train came down, she saw vv â€"â€" n bumli of very withered flowers fieebly waved from one of the carriage windows He had been badly wounded in his first engagement. ” There are degrees of military pride and patriotism. Among the cheering Antipodean crowd giving the Austra- lia-n contingent a send off there was a. stout matron, wedged next to a mild little man. As the soldiers passed she suddenly cried: “ There’s my man I” and nudged her neighbour violently in the ribs. ‘ “Indeed, una’am,” cried the gasping old man, " I’m sorry to hearâ€"’ ”Don’t you. worry,” she interrupted; " E’s orrite. ’E’s a corpser. Harmy Med cal Corpse. ’13 don’t fight. ’E’s got more sense, you bet I” THE “ LADYSMITH LYRE.” Part of a copy of the new paper published in Ladysmith has been re- printed by a contemporary. It is call- ed the Ladysmith Lyme, and is pub- lished to supply a long-felt want. " What you want in a besieged town,” says the prospectus, “ 18 news that you can absolutely rely on as false.” Only one quarter column is reserved for True News, if any should “ unavoid- ably creep in.” In the edition un- der notice this column is blank. “ THE SOULDIERS POCKET BIBLE.” In connection with the 40,000 copies of the Psalter and Gospels which the British and Foreign Bible Society has distributed to the troops in South Ai- rica, there is.an interesting article by the Rev. H.‘F. Mou-le, in this month’s Reporter, on ” The Souldier’s Pocket Bible,” produced in 1643, for Crom- well‘s Ironsides. A facsimile is shown of the title-page, which begins as fol- lows : Containing the most, if not all, those places contained in holy. Scripture, which doe shew the qualifications of his inner man, that is a fit souldier HER MAN WAS A PORPSER. PAT’S REGRET. SOULD [ERS. Pocket Bible : thé’fiéiztfinâ€"iiaé‘fi'éiitflhd'atter the figgt. *3? fight the Lords Battels, pot; befp‘ro Which Scriptures are reduced tosev- ereall heads, and. fitly applyed to the Soudliers sevemll occasions, and so may ‘Bupply the want out the whole Bible; which a Souldier cannot con- veyieytly mljry about him. And may has also useful} for any Christian to meditate upon, now in tie miserable time of Warre. _'.l‘he enemy’s new quick-firing ma- chine guns make a most irritating noise, and seem to work on a pivot. landing shells at intervals of a few yards which explode one after another. The noise is like a double series of hard blorws on an iron door. It is of this gun that a captain of one of the Guards’ regiment with Lord Methuen‘s forrce writes: “I happened to be in the line odf it just before dark, and they pumped six rounds at me. The first four pitched in a. line about twen- ty, ten and fifteen, and the fourth four Yards in front of me, and threw dirt all over me, and the next two just pitched behihd me. I didn’t like it a. bit.” THE CAREFUL BOER. Whilst a group‘of gentlemen were discussing the situation in a London‘ street, the conversation turned on spies and their treatment, and one of the party, who has had a deal of South African experience, held that the Boer methods in this respect were superior to our own. To back up this argu- ment. be quoted the following inci- dent, the victim of which had related it to him: “ At the time or the Jame- ‘son Raid, a Dutchman named Marais, living at Krugersdorp, wished to vis- it Johannesburg, and obtained aper- met from his Field Cornet to do so. When returning to his home he was accosted by Boer scouts, to whom he handed his passport. They were, how- ever, suspicious, and after blindfold- quit.” THE TURUNTU MARKETS. CV91, Ouoy|u1uuq, (Au\t (.5..wa ......... .â€" ing him they led him back to theirrâ€" camp, where the commandant heard his story, and was satisfied of his bona-fides. But though they admit- ted he w-as one of themselves, they again blindfolded him, and led him for two miles from the camp, when he was permitted to mount. his horse and Toronto, Feb. 27.â€"VVe had a dull market here toâ€"day; all the slush and filth of the city had apparently been dumped in the \Vestern cattle yards; the attendance of buyers was small, and those who were here cleared out as soon as possible. There was little trading, and a large portion of the cattle were left over for the regular market toâ€"morrow, Wednesday. All told 33 car loads of live stock dame in, consiming of 1,100 hogs, 500 mantle, 250 sheep and lambs, and afew milkers and calves. The cablegram this morning re- porting am 13 lower uL buLh Liverpool and London tendcd Lu depress Lhe e».- port trade, and. iiLLlc was done aL Very liL‘ie during in the butuherg market ; price: are not quutunly chang- ed. There was iiLLla doing with feeders, Stockers, buns, on miikcrs; and prices are not perceptibly, changed. The prices [or sheep and lambs are the same as on Tuesday; trade easy. All round the markcL was. excusa- Hogs are steady and unchanged. For prime hogs, scaling from 100 L0 200 lbs., the top price is 51-40; light and fat hogs are bringing 45-80, per 1b. . . Cattle. Shippeh, per 0W1... .§ 425 Butcher, choice, do. . 37.5 Butcher, med., to good 323 Butchen, inferior. . 27;) Stockexs, per cwt. . 275 Sheep and Laughs. S 500 425 3)0 300 350 Cows, each. Calves, each. . Hogs. C‘Qm'me hogs, per OWL. . 475 533'; Light; hogs, per cwt. . 400 4621-2 4 62 1-.5 Heavy hogs, per cwt. . 400 Sows.. .. . . 7. .z 300 300 Stags. . . . . . 2-100 200 Toronto, Feb. 27.â€"\V.heaL â€" Quota- :ions are as Icllows:-â€"0ntario red and white, 65 to 660, according to nearness L0 the mill. \Vesmrn UnLario 1XJiI‘1Ls; and 661-2. to 676, east; goose wheat, 71c, low reigms to New York; spring cast, 67c; ManiLoba. No. 1 hard, 790, North Bay; and at, 791-20, g.i.t. Hourâ€"Quiet. Outside miners ofier stra-igh-i. roller, in buyers’ bags, mid.- dle heights, a1-$2.65 per bbl; and ex- pol“. agean bid $2.55. Spec-ml brands, in wood, {or iooal accoum, sell around Following tions z:â€" $3. - Millieedâ€"Soarce. $15.50 L0 316; am $18, at the mill do: Ontario. UUL aLLvo Cornâ€"Firm. No. ‘2, America :1, ye]- lc-w, quoted at 420, track, Toronto; and mixed m 410; Canadian corn, scarce and firmer at 41c track. Tcronto. Peasâ€"Strong, and in guud demand. Oar lots. 62 to 62 1:20, north.‘ and west; and 63 to 63 1-26. egst. A J 1_-n-... ---. He that worries himself with the dread of possible contingencies will never be at restâ€"Johnson. Barleyâ€"Export demand keeps up well. Choice heavy making b.1rley u in excellent enquiry. Oar lots of .No‘ 0 middle heights, 421-20; and east. U) at 431-2c; No. Us quoted at ~44 to 450 outside. A. I . " A___A_ ‘AJ Oatsâ€"Firm: and active. White oats, north: and yeast, 2'1 1-2c; middlc freights {280; and east, 28 1-:Zc. Buckwhea£.â€"â€"Quiet. Offeringshghi. Bfickwhea.’â€"-Qulet. Ullermgs u Car lots, outside, quoted at 4910 Immimafur. Edm: Calamy. A CLOSE SHAVE. zedâ€"Scarce. Bran is qumed at .0 $16; and shorts at $17 to the mill door through Western is the range of quota- tort demand keeps up. heavy m-alng b.1rley Lu. Car lots, 51 west, and The pencil heaved a weary sigh. And murmured to the pen, "I haven’t felt so out of sorts Sinceâ€"oh, I don’t know when. “The penknife treats me very ill. It cuts me in the street, And really is extremely sharp Whene’er we chance to meet. “And when I broke the other day Beneath its bitter stroke; It sgid ‘it didn’t see the point,‘ Neither did I the joke! i“With many troubles I’m depressed l ‘My heart just feels like lead,” ;'1‘ne pen mopped up an inky tearâ€" [ “I weep for you,” it said. While a boy bugler in England‘s Fifth Lancers has been rewarded for. his pluck at the battle of Elandsâ€" laagte, there is one boy .whose grit in England’s Crimean War made him a name that has lasted even to this' day. This boy, whose name was Thomas Keep, went with the English army to the heights of Alma, preserving the most undaunted demeanor through- out the battle. Shot and shell tell about him like hail; but, notwith- standing the weariness of the day. present dangers or the horrid sight, the boy’s heart beat with tender- ness toward the wounded, Instead! of going into a tent to take care of himself after the battle, he was seen’ venturing his life for the good of his comrades stepping carefully over one body after another, collecting all the broken muskets he could find, and making a fire in the night to pro- cure hot water. He made tea [or the sufferers, and saved the life of a Sergeant and several of the private soldiers who were lying nearly ex- hausted from want. At Balaklava, again, he assisted the wounded. He did his duty by day and worked in :the trenches by night, taking but lit- itle rest. At Inkerman he was sur- rounded by Russians about 20 min- [utes, and, to use his own words "thought it was all over with him.’ He received one shot, which passed through his coat and out at the leg of his trousers, but he was unhurt. He helped, with all the bravery of a man, to get in the wounded. He waited on the doctor when extracting the shot from the men, and on the men be- fore and after, Some of the wound- ed say they would not have been alive now had it. not been [or this boy’s unwearied watchfulness and kindness in their hours of helpless- STEVENSON AND CHILDREN. Edmund Gosse, an English writerfi has a charming paper on Robert Louis Stevenson in his relations to chiidren in a necenz number of the Youth’s Companion. Mr. 60880 is an especial admirer of “A Child’s Garden of Verse,” and has this to say about one of; the notable huh: poem conLained in the voiume. Everyone recollects and delights in “The Land of Counteriane,” which begins: W hex I was sick and 1a) abed, I had two pillows at my head, And all my Lops beside me My LTo keep me happy all the day. All this, we may say, is Lhe imagina- tive experience of a sick child; but to the very close of Stevenson's life he was accusmmed to make up adven- tures as he lay in bed very still, for- bidden to speas or move, propped up temperament of a cum. and it w his philosophy u) encourage it. “Hi his illness was more. than no bean upon him he used [.0 contfi little amusements for himself. played on a time, or he modelied 1i Lle figures and groups in clay; but he could nor. always be doing this, and when his fingers were tired, he lay gazing down on the White world which covered him. and imagined that a'l‘mies were marching ova the hills of his knees or ships coming to an- chor beuveen the blanket and sheet. Toward the end of his life, be com- plained that he could not care any more about we Land of Counterpane, and to those who knew him best this seemed quixe a. serious sign of im- paired vitality. - ~â€"__-â€" on pillous, wiLh the world of fancy before him Sometimes it required more brav- ery 1.0 do a little thing all alone than to do some great. {hing in com- pany with others. Thus a soldier may be a hero on the field of bat- tle, but lack the courage to mend up alone on a platform and’make a speech. Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay on "Heroism," says that genuine hero- ism is persistence. As an illustra- lion he tells how his_li_tLle eon Waldo on his way to school had to pass a house, where lived a French family- The child heard the family talking ihcir native language, which he could' n01 undersumd, and that made him; have a sort of superstitious tear of; them. So Mr. Emerson used to walk; (0 and from school with the little (elf? But one day he decided that the child was old enough to overcome his fear and pass Lhe house of the French family by himself. He went to school with the lad and told him that he must return alone. Row After school was dismissed Waldo walked maninlly toward home nag he had nearly reached the Fr house. Then he stopped, and, leaning against the fence, began to whimper. Miss Elizabeth Hoar, a neighbor, saw him and went to the rescue. "Come, Waldo, I am going your way and you can walk with me,” said she. The child looked up tearfully into her eyes a moment and then said i the most doleful voice: "I don‘t thing that was what my father meant for me to do.” Then he trudged on by himself. _..‘ AN ENGLISH BOY HERO. SORE POINTS. A TRUE HERO