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m» rial romp I" --" Winn: mw befall“) mm") f "I " nzc an gem” do not hug-y. wears their .3 art straightfor- lmnpatcb. og to a 00!.- mnhuarvlolcy, 'e greaterot 1 lt' Mtg! pipe and un- YWHH it akin him: in both nus In P3 to In" 'rar. o speak M. chum“!- eett,'t " pro 0W: twyond tttw rain. " P-shOl’tQM ‘1 chin I. over-aha). 4nd well- (rf tho tit- mean jaw wins; the run retain lid. While " naming willed. one so redder- me within ' mb". [I tTtttt Tpo. roke It [Pram 1 univer- mus't h. It could stage. re than evident Ion-tam t would a com- cirmmr. rvo any Moment ho who mantel: heating are m , fever. $rogm mat to lid 0- tain- hung over half 'ame ‘Iund " ll ad- tt rid all ttt I 'e"t""t"e't""""--dVaT'i".""i""c "In that cast.- I have you are pre- pared. Captain," I mJMned. ilo smiled. . " "Hottenbcrg is Immanue' he Said. “The sentinell are nt their has. and tho drum” i. to ho Pulsed. It the Countou " et,'""" hrm. it will not be my twt. Then I went down to broth the news» to Counted. BOEI. Who '” tuktng tea with her Aistogragaritt, 'JJ"g, were ,t,,iit,ttt','t'.'""l ttair ot Fit" " in the I IM' She understood aueatt, from my tone in mm hot that the" in: “unscru- tho nus-Id W13" wmlthlN-uu no rv/iii:' mama; Giiifuvou hm sharp (Wes toe your 080- The” are undoubtedly Albert“ men.", __ . I xxx-ant tokeepmy word. Accom- ly, I immediately not tor the Cap- lam (.5 tho Guard. minus young follow, stupid and oonoelted- " “A Wnuld unitlwr sleep in a $6692: "I'M-m» his shirt until Helen o t ot “Shim l have Been driven 1'llUl mu country. and most at tho\|berl'b subjects secretly mhnded . M‘x'lin mu. 1 11'lt1','/,';mueu tho King tolgzom IIs ion of Gerelsteln with my -__ --- lump in thought, I had gone to 1m window to look oat. At a dim .:u;u9 from the castle. in tttg torent. I taught sight of mounted men. Tho mm shone on their trreeu and ,n-lluw colors. l necoxnlwd the crelt "t Albert ot Jnegendor! and under- stood that tho 'Counteu‘u hour had sirut'k. 1 liar" always taken pleasure ln writing a little in my Del-um hon". and wlmn I write I always lit in tho 02ml. lower of the castle, whence {new la a, magnineent View. over the 'n‘uunlnin crags and the his - lcregt at the foot of ma castle. ThaL ill-starred mortals 1 “had writlmx a letter to the Kim 00’” wrung Countess Helen. our guelt. and though I and many other Io)ml *ubjwls would gladly have seen her nu tiv. other we ot the frontier, I ind umN-Iy reported on her health. Wo could none of all [once any- L:.n.g luv. musfortune tor the coun- tl'y tf thin womttn--wlttr. high tmir- uml " nd beautiful as plus wats-tshould n-u-z‘ betotue queen. "top in thought, I had when“) From tho German. It was 4 o'clock In tho afternoon “nun I, Hubert von “numb. nut .iimwra-d the danger which threat- "canl tla, castle of Gottmmeiqr, and thanked God that my master. the bur-g. was not with us. t v v - O¢§++§H§MW§§§+ 9M 0§§§H§§+WWNW§§M intorma.tion regarding it and order- ul Fir" Hrrculns Robinson, the Brit- =-fr Lipdt commiatuoner in South At- T'rtu', to repudiate his action by pro- tltntation and send a messenger to Dr. Jamm'on ordering “a immed'ate wturn. Tho memenger reached the .;.!wn=.urera. who felt that they had the sympathy of persons In power, man n" a::cepted usage was against t‘wn‘ hostile acts towards a“friend- ly" zuLtznzn. and Dr. Jame‘mn replied to l',. message smut 'it "should be hin 6b+t 'to-te-to-HH-tHHH"" s".. consequence. Winning recognition from Cecil Rhodes by his ability to accompruUt military and political mission» which seemed almost in- poot.U ' ot _tuwornpiishmcatt,in com-to of time he became 'a most important otticett in tho employ of the British south Africa Company, ot which Cecil Rhodes was head. t t was within his power to organ- a military 'axpeditions,qo, in Decem. ber, 1899. when the outluden in Johannesburg. who had armed them. lat-Ives with the intention ot obtain- my: constitutional meottnixation, Ink- ul him to come to their ‘anintance. with his usual promptneua he started tho next day with a tome ot 600 luminanuinod mounted police in com- mum! of several British officers. mr the South African Republic. The: warn armed with Lee-Mettord and nutmi-iinnry rifles and eight Max- im guns; and Dr. Jame-on took poin- m prevent any offeial recall reach.. I115: rum. He cut the telegraph wires mzu‘ Hawking. Only a day's supply of ration was taken. Notwithstand- ..n;: Dr. .lamieson‘s secret departure .xn 1 his attempts to provnnt news ot his vxpcdition from reaching the out.. .iiv wort l Mr. Chamberlain received 'lot "Dr Jim." Fertttuttr, did mot need tlu' zmunstunca of a madcap raid to gm. ms name bun-enemy. but gtotb. mg in his career mag, done lo much to Hulk“ it tromembered as his Inval- mn or the North. Aim 39mm prmr to tho Boer wal- and. the nar- row escape from the Imposition ot mu death punnny upon hint and his "(nor-rs by the Boer anthorltlea as tic-mud to." s' Other Warnings of a. similar char- wtrr Poached y.kas from other nurcrs, but Dr. Jameson replied to “mp that he was anxious to mill“ is "l romise made to the principal o t (New (York Wu.) ' moment mm are some men who can old ofl be kept (him. Dr. Leander mm temits, ,[an§on, of south Atritta, lamina-l, The n Known as "Dr. Jim," mu, b of them one of them., EU dh “We tun ot within t tho wheel the man 'who to. "on “I: & " ptoicianu practice to he (Inc. under a of administrator ot a 'mvlnoo In. ind be“ south Africa. then 1611 technically h, from m the famous filitutsteruttt “mum, troop w mm the TIMI-van] to .tho low opposing level of a convict. ha. attain then. courage, This time the height attained 1. were ot greater than an: hema- ruched 5.. arm at fore. He had been called to the 91- ter thee tico of Premier or, Cape Colony to his {one “coma Sir John Sprig“ prong“, Random the tun" instance on record ot the where tI promotmn or a Lonvbt to a mean!”- The my amp. ' son's for Irmmis man had trwprtt thet It THE KING AND ll IN GOTTESBERG CASTLE. §C0uld Not Keep btiii'iiiiir'ii'it' ' Jameson, of Raid Fame, is One the Imrttressttrtes" D“.\lbort or Jaegendorf It" he re- mated .danbtiullly. "I came along the forelt path and saw; neither him nor his men." I told no!!! I had made the counteee put on the uniform ot a. courier. the King thought the who daring-- too much lo. Homer. he wished to convince him-ell of the true state Ho looked at me with his gray eyes. and the expression in them My! that be under-toad and was 'tttttttur.. " - A _.“m a. mv ear that his Majesty had come back and was waiting tor mo in the little library where he was in the habit of working. a, The message frightened me so that my knees trembled under me; and when I stood before the King he at once read the secret in my race. “Where is the Countess? Why did you let her go?" he asked In the clear. cold voice which always pre- ceded an outburst of wrath. "Your Majesty." I stammered. “she went because Albert of Jnegendorf is at the doors.“ _ The captain and I were sitting at our owning meal. when n. servant suddenly appetyte1eo.d Jolaptrtd, in ".chrt'will read her letter," I said to little Marie. as we stood looking; after the departing ones, "and it will serve as her passport, a.» it simply states that she is well and happy at Gottesberg." Thtvs Eden of Gerelaleln heeame the King’s courier. .Wheu the sun had gone down she left the castle with six trragpom' as her escort. __ . ... ___= LA_ I_LL‘_97 f "I! you were to ride to the city with the message to Ms Majesty. you wourl wrar the uniform ot a. cour- ier and have an escort. The cap- tain thinks the castle impregrtatrle, but there are others who maintain that Albert and his men would mocm I'araduw if they saw a' chanca ot finding: bcoty there. Ta a. few. hours we :mll know _Who is right. “Them is the report which is sent under escort to his Mayan; every awning at sundown, " you could take it yotuseit------" "You must be mad.'" she cried. "I -a woman and alone-and Albert ot Jaegendort at the doors!” 8hr wunt ItTC'I. to ,thc window and lockod out. Between the tree tl’unsk a. light blutsh mlst was visible. "There “H n. camp-rim in the forest -Uou't try to deny it, Sir Hubert. Albert or Jaegendorf is there with his men. 1mm. it so I" she asked. “I tear .50. Countess.” She laid an icy hand on mine. "What shall I do? Tell me, in heav- en’s name? "l 7 - torrat two mounted men with black feathers and silver crosses. -_ v. "u. nun“. (U Bo TOOM) aid of his fellow. men in their ex- tremity." t The he” were able to take care of themselves when “Dr. Jim" got within their territory. At Kruger!- dor; a (one or about 1.000 men l under Commandant Cronje met him, and being in an exhausted condition 'trom want '0! .sleep and food his troop were unable to withstand the opposing force. They fought with courage. but the tollowing day were obliged to lay down their arm at Doornkop. Immediately " ter the eapltutatidn Dr. Jameson and his toilowers’ivere taken to Krilc (tendon? and thence to Pretoria, where they were put in prison. The nucceesful capture ot Dr. game. son’s force led the German Emperor to “end to President Kruger the de- l snatch which became famous con- l grutuinting him on having Guttceed- l ed "without calling for the help ot 'Iriendly powers " azainst nran Dr. Jiameson and several of his orrierrr4 were found guilty by the Jury of leading an expedition nan-limit a country with which Great Britain was at peace. and sentenced to ten months? imprisonment. Dr. Jameuon served trom May to De- cember. and was then released on account of his health. He took part int the war against the Boer repub- lic after returning to South Africa. He i4 of Scottish descent. having been horn in Edinburgh in 1853, and he first went to South Africa to IyLtTtit.mediteine at Kimberley in, 1971. i no tree from political and social bias an they are to-day, it was intended to immre Justice to the no- (maul. Not only is there a jury, but more than one Judge occupies the bench. This form of trial, it man mid at the time. had been em- ployed Only five times In the pre- Tious hundred years. A "trU1 at bar" i-iuzranted only when the im- [ortnnrn or Cie issttrtre at stakinthe probable length or difficulty. of the inquiry. and the likelihood that serious questions or evidence oflaw will airrivn in tho course of it to warrant it. l Dr. Jameson and the other ot- ticers were eventually taken to Great Britain, where they were re.. ceived with enthusiasm, by the rcople. Dr. Jameson was tried be.. foro npourt "at bar." a form of criminal inquiry cakiom employed in the British courts in these days. Es- tablished in the \iays when the courtu of Great Britain were not -"H -_,-_-v‘.. vu-vc-a "CID to be (mot. bat this proved to be unfounded; at least President Kru- ger promised to turn them over to Great Britain or punishment. an act which was recognized as unex- pectedly generous under the circum- stance». a: "Wltllout calling for the help of friendly powers " against armed hands which had invaded his coun- try. Th1: created a great deal ot excited feeling. both in England and in Germany, and resulted in the mobilization ot a. tlying aquadron by Great Britain. There were ru- morn that the captured officers Were ,A '-. “A . . _.. r??idtnts of the rand, to go to the 1 men in their ex.. of m a can wont got u ho ters- "I my men know: Aim, The ltion we u Ple I aha! “I hear a sound as ot gaIIOping horses," I said. "At tho bottom of a We!” Hear- enf, it is true," he exclaimedu "I have matches in my pocket. Your Majesty. and as true at I live. I think my hand is touching an in?!) step? We leaned over the well and w,- certained that we were not mis- taken; "It is no well but ,a tower on the mountain side," the Klng suddenly cried. " have seen it when hunting. Thero must be a Way out ”when. I would give a thousand noriaus for a match." um “an; m In, Hanu. , 'Ut we only had a. stone to throw. How dark it is." the King said. “Lis- te_n. Hubert. do you hear anything?" What I miw was a well about thirty feet deep. with a. black bot- tom and slim and mud all over the sides. (the bad air extinguished tho light in my hand. _ This sudden inspiration gave men start. I leaned out over the water without paying attention to the fearful Odom ' The King sat down on a stone ledge in deep despair. 1n the still- ness we heard a distant, ill-boding sound. as of many feet and shout- ing voices. . ' After a while he said; I "It is not like my grandfather to have built himself such a. rat trap. " me only had " lantern we wank] try tho water in the well." At last we stopped. The way which we had come ended abruptly before an immense well, trom which an odor so fearful emanated that was instantly recoiled. I remember gum-t 1 took a ,sandle and lighted the King while he des- mended the stone stairs, after I had closed the panel, and replaced tho heavy iron "bars at its 'back. We traversed a Cellar and then went down another narrow and steep stairway and through a long tun.. nel which wan so low that wchad to 'ruMyp as we went. v "Here is the forgotten passage. Hubert," tho King said. and added ed with deep reverence, "Lord, it in Thy will." 1 DOWN! my host] and looked at tho miracle which had happened. Tho bandit had thrust his sword in- to the forgotten door leading to tho passage to the Vaults. The nwonl must have touched a secret spring. or tthe wood was rotten with age. The opening in the wall shown] " a. way of escape. , The clumsy fencing of the bandit rejoiced my heart, and I laughed aloud when his blade struck in the panel behind the old King‘s pots trait. T e tcrow, threw an evil glance at me, but It was his last, tor his Mnjrety'u unrust was quick and sure. who man fell, frothing at the, mouth. Fascinated, I stood watching the King's sword-play. Albert's men Were still working at the outer door. What good would it do us if we King should conquer this foe? Death awaited us in the corridor. I lighted this cgndle. and m attain ”than I turned. to the King. Two men lay dead at his feet and he was standing with the third before him, at the other and of the room near tho portrait ot his father. a. stroke ot my sword I cut" it, aha the man fell. like a stone. a hundred refit to the bottom of the ravine. He fired at the. King, but with a atroke on his arm I deflected the bullet, and before he could tire an- other shot the King had felled him with the butt of his pistol. Butwizere others had entered oth- ers might follow, and there were al- ready two of them In the room. I left them to the King and wan to the window. Sure enough! There was another hanging at the end of a rope. With asked. - "v __--, ,“"',"' - "Ahout fifteen minutes, I think, your Mayesty." . Suddenly tho large window was torn off its hinges and a. man with a. rope about his waist came tum- bling in. It was (me of Albert‘s Int-n. They must have let him dorm: frqm tho tower above the room. He was pale, Md had drawn his mw1hrx1. There was no need of telllnzz him anything. ' 'How long will it take them to any! open the door, Hubert y' he ailN5 King Y' ' l I l l ' I slammed the door and swung into place the heavy iron bah. A knock at the door or the ,royal sleeping cm:- was an-wu-ed by Wntt Lad- mg mime". I A pistol allot flashed though the darkness and showed me our guards dying in the corridor and a. crowd or strange men with awards and pistols in their hands. In the con- 2efee 1'I' heard cries of "The King I I went Into the mtemom in order to be near him should anythlng hap- pert. The hours, crept on trtowdy--more slowly my. ever in my me before. Tho steps ot the snetlnel were the only sound that broke the atlllneea. In vain I tried to persuade myself that the castle could not be stormed by a. hand of hlgbwaymen. Suddenly I new a. Beream. I " terward learned that It came from little Marie. who had been torn out or her sleep to be curled up into tho mountains. I sprang to the door and called to the sentinel. trhgsrxs was no to- ply. _ would Wigtr-rurduppi, says he his loved 1nd lost.' Wtqgic-yes; lost a rich tnth. er-in-hw. A woman can’t feel comfortable and niggnfeel grayed up. _ - - - Under tho Itand of its new mis- tress, the American wife of Baron Ton Sternburg. the German Em. bassy in Washington. has emerged from the character of a. somewhat nonedeecript bachelor abode it has preeented ot recent years- and be gins now to have a cabinet of its own and to reflect ”nothing of the taste and individuality ot the woman to whom tor the time being it is home. The barons“ we: Mis- Langhun before her marriage. lndlvldnnl Finger Rings. Fashion has sent forth the edict that rings must be adapted to the wearer's special shape and color ot hand. and no longer be worn mere- ly because they are costly articles of luxury. In consequence. Trench artists and designers are prepar- lug lovely creations ot graduated rings which will be Specially, adapt- ed to the different fingers of the hand, and some startling depar- turen will shortly! be seen on the slender digits of the leaders of fash- ion both in London and Paris. “hunts not the aetreag out of funds loo plans to loose her diamonds: Blame not the millionaire who capers To get his actions in the papers; Tb'y've little to immurtalize, But they at least can advertise. 'Tis sad. but it is true. the same. That those who till the book of fame. Have loft their records, more or less. Through sonw tremendous foolishness--, Yet they were right and they were wise To thus got in and advertise. When Dr. Johnson made a spree Of forty-seven cups of tea. He surely showed his navnir faire By having Mr. Boswell there--- And he was right and he was wise To thus get in and advertise. When old Diogenes began Pot hunting for an honest man, His chances of success were slim; Hut folks hogan discussing him-- And he was right and he was wime To thus get in and advertise. When Cheops made his subjects bid On contracts for a pyramid, He got a tomb well worth a king, (Though not a very useful thing), But he was right and he was wise To thus get in and advertise. Advertisement. (Life.) When Cleopatra, wise old girl,. Got gay one night and drank a pearl, All frugal folk cried out "For shame!" But marvelled at her, Just the same. And she was right, and she was wise, To thus get in and advertise., German Embassy Clnngcs Base I dare say there are more ways than one of making Athole brose, just as there are making oatmeal porridge. Some Highlanders simply mix heather honey with whiskey and partake of that; but I believe the real Sandie Me. Kie, as they call it, consists of a hand. 1tl of oatmeal, two tablespoonfuls of (honey, and a very little drop of whis. key-say, half a tumblerful.' This for each mam That makes the real High. land tartan brose; but I seriously ad- vise the English tourist who desires to become more intimately acquainted with the delicacy to note exactly on which side. of the room the door is before par- taking. else he may be glad of a bed beneath the table. But. joking apart, there is some good even in Athol brose, for, however people may dilfer in opin- ion concerning the merits of whiskey as a dietetic or medicine. there is no doubt about the oatmeal and the honey. Well, I have sung the virtues of the former many times and oft; let me, therefore, change my lay, and strike the lyre in favor of heather honey.-W. Gordon Stables, M. D., R. N., in Scot- tish American. . ', *----u In the Highlands of Scotland once upon a time this drink, or dish, or what- ever one may choose to call it, was recommended as a panacea for almost all ordinary ills. It was used on the hills and in the cottages of the stmths and glenn, Used for fatigue, after ex- posure to cold, or before going out to face snow blimrds; used to induce sleep, and to cure colds, and rheuma- tism itself. But the reader will please to remember that those who used it were hardy Scots, dwelling among the mountains and breathing the purest of air. I would not recommend it, there. fore, to those who live south of the oil- very Tweed. In fact. I do not recom- mend it to any one who can do without such questionable stimulation. .--- , -hfiolfiiiai"i That the King‘s marriage also cam to pass does not belong to this story. But to me, Hubert von Bhusach,.i,t shall never be said that I served any one but my King. Whom I away that all good spirits may protect trom evil. Thus Albert ot Jnegendorf was driven out ot the country. But little Marie stayed with him, and she who once was can-ind screaming trom tho Castle now rules over him with an _iron will. wunout It. on "lend." l We ran through the forest like two ”mm". In the nearest village we secured horses and were in the carpal at daybreak. our and our“ "Not your dove-na, I cannot live wallwut it, old friend." l All Creirrtei,isiroCt'iM, rut G that the King's arm werenround {Whack} and that be repeated it watepped out tittis the “LIME. aCthet (loot at the cliff. i “no mend harm you step, Hu- F’el't." he called up to me. "There 10 a. dob:- beta." A fresh Drone ttontirmed his words. I thrqw- Away the .light and felt my way down). At tho bottom at Que ladder was a door, nag: through While 1 udi'rinitrhted the candle. tho Kim went down, 'to me or dep, u hi_I_dgstiny willed. the light wen? GCit Tai GGG' In an iron ladder hunt on one “do "ttttt align wall. Rana}; _o_ver the black hole. nature o' mo SCOTLAND , If you are an average man, you have probably never once in your life said the hearty. cheering things you ought to say to her, and you do say to Tom, Mek and Bill whenever they happen to hit anywhere near the bull’s-eye in their undertakings. Your wife mi ht more a whole blackboard of ten “rigo- in her shopping and be I. regular Napo- leon of domestic tinane without your keenly realizing it unless Lou see it in the sporting columns or t mr news. Did it ever occur to you that nobod much - vhat now-pupa you and: or whether you read one " all, for. the readernllthobigbun'mmennntto rack with their Minx-thing ad all the wine 1'th want to "not with Have you ever congratulated her on her genius at her buying, instead of cracking cheap jokes at her propensity to follow up the barguin ales). Your house is well furnished. your table is well supplied, your children are well clothed because the woman who is the financial manager of your home knows how to shop. How often have you over said that you 'ttgt,"" what she was doing for your met No, she is studying the newspaper advertising and saving her dollars to buy things for everybody but herself ; things father wouldn't be able to have nor the little folks if she didn't shop so well that a dollar of your money will so expand with pride at being handled by such an expert and do” things you eouldn't make a dollar do to save your life. The lords of creation hate to come home to a cold supper just because their wire have been down town shop- ping, never remembering she has pro- bably put in a hard afternoon trying to make his dollars stretch round the lam- ily circle till both ends mttet--stoekingm for him, shoes for baby, a new frock for Elizabeth. a new pair of trousers for the boy--hn so hard on his clothes. you know. and these were marked down from a dollar to sixty-eight eenti'- and half tt dozen napkins for the din- ing-room, and all sorts of other things for the family and the home, and pos- sibly, not probably, something for her own dear self. It's not first or oftemst the “inveterate shopper" thinks of ber. self. The neumpaper funny man jokes about bargain hunters even when it is the legitimate advertising revenue from bargain stores that is probably paying the funny man’s salary. _ O ONO-"QM”.."HH MOO-NW ..H.0..t- "It." (Toronto News.) their newspapers in your wife. your m "G . ‘h . , r h dl . under tood ther or your sister! . . omg s WW”; ls ar , ' s I All the boat literature in the world m m true significance. m”... h... .3.-.“ I "Our mission compound commands . a fine view ot the harbor and road- lptewd, and to who left and further peaward, n. atlll better View la se- cured. As the ships disappeared in f the haze, our heartu stood still with lulmost ugonlnlng suspense. Then . came the roar of two mote across :thelr bows. Then, refusing to my, I to,' they opened thelr batteries and [were reopened upon tral the concen- '. mated tire of Mm Japanese fthipy., _ Five mittutm, we thought would 'rat- i ' tlets to end the unequal combat. but i earth and sea shook under the awful l thunder of the guns, 30 minutes. il,) minutes. 52 minutes, and unable to break through. accruing to surren- Ider, the Rosanna swung around and steamed hack to their anchorage. lwith' flags still flying. , . "We 10stenod to row oat in a samrun to inspect ourselves. We saw no scars or wounds on the Korimtz, though the sailors Were putting fresh paint on her hull here and there, as it to conceal scars. and the olficor directing had hie hem} bandaged. Allen asked in Rus- "ian Low they fared. The com- mander replied that they had no dance. and that at A, p. m. he “Lian would go up. The Yariaq ov- hdently mun sinking. She was mor- tally wounded amidsmps and had a “Sure of their prey. and perhaps unwilling to fight unnecessarily in the harbor, the Jun-mew did not grumble. but resumed their station in the roadvtoud, unnhletoly block- ing the only: channel. The four fun- neied, Cramp-built big cruiser Var- iag WM evidently badly wounded and Hated to port. The Korieu, the smaller ot the two, was armr- ontly uninjured. gnu: WOMEN WHO i. M OUR SHOPPING. :i-NH .e006.H66H .e600q "..e. "00et ++++++ ..6.6. om po harbor it they: did not leave be- fore noon. The Russians. decided to go out at once and animal their ships tor action. "Tuesday. the Oth, like a shock m'n through the oitir the report that the Jupunvse consul had notified the Russians that if they, um not sell out tw noon they would be attacked in the harbor at 4 pm. Soon after an official order was made public that the Japanese ships wouid attack therRussinn mend-war in Chemul.. A Cinclnnntl. o., demtch we: Bishop Dark! ll. loony!!! the leth- odlet. Episcopal Church. whose Held In China. Japan and Cores. we. ' witneu at the naval battle between the Russians and the Japnese at. Chempuipo. In a letter to the Oin- cinnntl Post, Bishop Moore gives a vivid description d the content. The Blimp ldt Shanghai. Felt. It, in the Bangui-i. of the Russian line. plying between that city and Port Arthru. which can anchor in Che- mulpo harbor out he morning of Feb. T, near the Bastian crumers Var. tag and Karla". and the next my all were at the bottom of the sear Not a Japanese cruiser wan in sight at this time. The binlwp, after des- cribing the arrival of 12 Japanese warships, writes in part as 101-] low a Ttdrnttqe TORONTO The rise of the Easter lily is one of the most sensational features of green- house fiorticulture in Americe. during the last quarter of a century. U. B. flor- ists rsise shout five million Enter lilies e yesr. Assuming that only hell of these pleats ere sold; that eech one bears only two flowers (e good plant should hsve six to eight) and that the public psys 50 cents I bud. it would seem that the American 'git, - " lent $2,500,413 for ter 1mg every year. Verily, there are thousands of housos in this city which would not be well furnished; thousands of ftuuiiiea that would not be well clothed: thousands of husband: who would not possess happy homm and money in the hank if it were not for the woman who mods the newspapers and knows when to go shopping. No stock listed in any market in the world fiuetuatea as much as store price do, and it's the wine shopper who know: this, and watcher the quotations in or- der to "jump in on a sharp decline," and place Four money on “something good Wiggn ith, way dowu." Yet how many men look on the od. vertisementq of the great stores as the real tinauteiru news of I. newnpaper or the real market reports'. “cf do it by" reducing prices by their specie. sales. In a day the merchants who min-Hia- can do the most wonderful thing in the world-they are doing it. They inn-aw the purchasing power of your dollars from 40 to 30 per pen}. _ _ - Tho time the women who shop spend reading the evening family newspaper to find out what is going on at the storm next day is time devoted to your inter. ests, for it is time devoted to becoming expertly informed on the subject of mort vital importance to you. It is the women who spend the family money. and it in the family money that supports all the stores in town. It is because they were, wise in their generation, and advertised to reach the women, that the bi ' t and most pros- porous stores get '.'e,2l of the rent. Wen," if sod did, it wouldn't make any difference. All the best literature in the world is made for them. “You don't read advertisemnts, any- way," you any. Be Ind fought in may battlu, He had quite I martini look; Bythe got} glue pt nttlu "Oni., the Sungnri remains. so ro- neatly our home. She sinks. all too slowly. l boat pull oft to her from tho French cruiser and soon her beautiful unwrmorks are u hear- lng lurnnro. of flame. All night she burns and glows, and dim! with the morning light. "All this In 'tb state of hotrtllity.' "What shall wn see when war is formally decluned T' Mivtr It norm rim rages in the bunkers of the “thug, more and more she lists, to port. She has outlived tho sun. but at six o'clock, with one great shudder, like a huge levia- than, she turns on her side and dies. “Through tho blackness of dark- ness and the rain of falllng Ingmar: to of thelr rulnod Ihlp come stately and solemn and grand from the French ship. where they had asylum. her (tn-W's majestic chant of the Rus- sian national hymn, at once their new (with of allegiance to the whlln star. and n mqnu‘m over thvir lost ship. The smoke-stack, hél' gleaming [mow and portions of ltet' steel trump, slxmv. where the Kori- ctz met her fate. "We land and cllmb to lg summit. The hands of the watch emote 4. Instantly n torrifte explosion In tho stern and almost 'simultaneously un- other forward. sent the Kerk-ts to its doom. Two malignant volumed of smoke and debris leap writhing and twisting upward. cllnchlng and atrumllmz. as though two uncultur- in nwruu cou'Ibat. And as their black bodiea pulled apart for a mo- ment. tho sinking sun. tearful with filmy hare, shone through. Whktuhadtoitmtheeooe. "Wo hailed the tirst olficer ot tie Sungnri. the ship we landed tron the day before. 'He indicated that all was lost. and shortly after We saw the men duh below as it to scuttle her. Now. the men are luau- tening to leave the Korietz. We are within a few same of her last two boat? as they put on. It " 20 minutes to [our and we rectill the captain'q words and Laden our rowers. There in an island sur- mounted by a revolving tight. 600 yards runny. .- "h lieutenant who was on the bridge when it was struck was torn to pieces and blown overboart,alt but his right arm and hand. which; ware found atitl holding the tttut With which he was shunning orders to tho Korietl. Tho boats ot the other wnmhipu were removing her man to the security of their mm ducks. The wounded were being taken on to the French and Ent. liuh ships-es hundred. more dead than alive. It was pathetic. the tondvrne-m and \‘enorntion with which they handed down the Czar"; portrait. Our United Staten chum!» Yukwburg. alone gave no sanctuary. though her life-boats helped remove the men.. SPENT FOR EASTER MMES. Luge rent in her upper works. Two ot I," (when were. riddled and her bridge wan a mass of twisted iron. I'tt 6:33 " In" " H