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"s LY: DIRT His! at!" C'"'" a n h u Hi irniiiiiiiiiur, false paperi of Norwegian citizenship had been taken all by the subs-rim. A despatch to the London Daily Telegraph from Copenhagen says the Danish steamer Frode, which was sunk in the North See September 6, was sent to the bottom by a German submarine titer a German sailor who boarded the etumeret Buenoe Ayree A despatch from London says: Eight biplanes have been Presented to the British Government by over- seas clubs. Three of them are from Montreal, St. Catharines, Out, and Nova Scott. A Alt-watch to Washington says: The formal agreement lifting the Rus- sian embargo against exports to the United States has been signed by Secretary Lansing and George Balth- meteff. the Russian Ambassador, Rus. sian goods will be allowed to come to the United States consigned to the Secretary of Commerce, on condition that the Russian Government is given satisfactory guarantees that the mer- chandise wilt not reach her enemies. A despatch from Paris says: Two German aeroplanes flew over Swiu territory between Cou.!tenny and Por- rentry and dropped a bomb near the Cras Dermont farm, injuring a child. according to newspaper despatches from Berne. BIPrANEti PRESENTED BY CLUBS IN CANADA GERMANS DROP BOMBS ON SWISS TERRITORY A despatch from Lethbridge. Alta., says: That Captain Frnnk Pett, n Lethbridge officer, with the Tenth Battalion, was intentionally murdered by a wounded German on the field of battle at Ypres is now established by word from one of the soldiers with Captain Pett at the famous charge. Captain Pett, in the charge, came across a wounded enemy, who asked him to spare his life, which he did. When he turned to go the German shot him with his own rifle in the A despatch from Amsterdam says: A Berlin despatch received here any: the German Government has announc- ed that a new mine field will be laid south of the outlet to the Sound and that a pilot service will be established to enable neutral shipping to traverse the (tanner one. The Sound is the channel between the Danish Island of Seeland and Swe- den which connects the Baltic with the Cattetrat and the North Bea. The waterway formerly belonged to the Danish sovereigns, who for many years collected tolls from foreign vet. sels using it. In 1857. however, by a treaty with the commercial natiohs of Europe, the dues were aboliohed. back 4TATEyl NOW OPEN TO RUSSIAN EXPORTS General Jofrre, the French Com.. mander-in-Chief, and the allied com- manders on this front-Field Marshal Sir John French and King Albert of Belgium-are developing a new plnn of campaign that involves the almost continuous use of artillery on a vast seal" alone the whole line. One French aeroplane carrying Lieut. Baum, as observer, and Sergt. Garnier, as pilot, attacked and defeat- ed " Root of six German battle aero- planes, it was revealed in 1 general ordvr. Both French aviators are men- tioned for conspicuous gallantry. The tieht took place'ovex Nancy. The French aviators attacked the German machines one by one, preventing them from bombarding the town. When the French machine landed it was riddled with bullets. ENTRANCE TO BALTIC IS MIXED BY GERMANS French am: In" MW Stuttgart, capital of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, wording to the French official communication. They dropped about a hundred shell: on the Royal Palace and the station. The otrieial report says: SAVED NANCY FROM SHELLING Paris Announces Reprlsal for German Raids London and Other Places “In retaliation for the bombard- ments by the Germans of open towns and civilian populations of France 1nd Enghnd, a group of neroplnne: A French Avian: Single-Handed Puts Six Hostile Air Craft to Flight. A despgtch from Paris says: With the exception of an attack by an enemy patrol in Champagne the ttttht- ing recently has been largely in the hands of the artillery. Cautnonadintt has broken out in Belgium, according to the French official report given out in this city. Artillery thrhtintr has taken place also near Arran, between the Somme and Oise, between the Aisne and the Argonne region, and in Lorraine. set out recently to bombard Stuttgart. About a hundred shells were dropped on the Royal palace and the union. Our aeroplanes, which were cannon- mom tttmidi" iriijiiji ,0F THE KING or mRrrlilllBilll(l 'anadian Spud Life of Thm Who Shot Him in the Back. , ytUrttrEkED BY GERMAN, despateh from hm says: How the Submarines (let Victims I A statement issued before the an- 1,niiniiiiiit', of the attack on Stutt- _ gut tells of the effective bombard- iment of the railroad station at Con- : Hans, which is in occupied French ter- ritory on the line between Verdun and l, Metz, by a. group of seven French air- i men. Contaminated water or milk-the latter especially, as it is more any coptible of contamination than any. thing else. and is a perfect growing ground or all Irerms--9re the two main sources of typhoid Infection. But the germ has to bred in "filth" first. Therefore. perfect sanitation and cleanliness in dustbin. milk-jug, person, ete, makes it impossible tor the germ to originate. This testimony, the correspondent says, was adduced by the Danish mar- ine court at an enquiry into the link- ing of the Frode. When the steamer was halted by the submarine, Beeord- ing to the testimony, the sailor imme- diately declared himself I General! was transferred to the lam Later the Frode was termini: two men were killed by the Typhoid is medically termed a. "filth disease," because dirt. filth, bad drains, and the like are the soil in which the germ originates. grows and multiplies. It is transferred to us by drinking or inhalation. It is not "infectious" in the sense that ordinary contact with a patient will be likely to convey it. Lack of care, imperfect disintectlon of linen or typhoid matter are the causes. - -kitraordimtry" precautions have been taken at the front, and the re. sult Is the exit of enteric. A despatch from Wheeling, W. Va., says: A movement to have all Austro- Hung-rians quit the plants where they are employed making war muni- tions for the enemies of Austria was ina urated here, and it was announc- ed lglut a speaker representing 3 Cleveland society would address such workmen at Bridgeport, Ohio. Mill managers. fearing the men would walk out, arranged to have their places taken by workmen of other nationalities. Important contracts for shells are being filled by factories in the Wheeling district. his ttrd pair of 1oretrousem " s man thinks he is in his first silk hat. Water and Milk the Two Main Sources of Typhoid. The present war is remarkable tor much that is new, but the exit, or, rather, the Bott-entry, of the enteric scourge, easily takes pride of place. The typhoid or enteric trerm--the two are the tgame-breeds among the sew- age and decayed and decomposing animal matter. It is the living part- icle, very minute. and has been identi. fied as a low form of plant life. CONSPIRACY TO CALL STRIKE OF AUSTRIANS Red lamp on the right, white lamp on the left inform all and sundry that here is the post-office. A telegraph- office has no lamps of its own, for by night it is always with' divisional headquarters. By day lamps are replaced by flags, ranging from the Union Jack of gen- eral headquarters to the diagonally- halved blue-and-yellow flag of the pay-office. . The motor-cyclist or other orderly who arrives at a camp It night with despatches for the officer in command of the line of communication, should know to look out for a green lamp shining beneath a white one. On the other hand, should his errand be to the headquarters of an army, he will look for a red lamp over a white one. Two green lamps hanging side by side will guide you to the headquar- ters of a post, garrison, or base, while a single green lamp will tell you where to find the supply depot. Red lamp on the right, green lamp on the left, mark the location of the ammu- nition column; while the ordnance de- pot hangs out two red lamps placed side by side. Red lamp over green indicttes the headquarters of a division, while a solitary red lamp stands for the head.. quarters of a brigade or administra- tive district. These are not to be confused with the two lamps of the veterinary hos- pital; these are also white lamps, but are hung one above the other, not side by side. Thus, two red lamps suspended ver- tically, one abovs the other, indicate the position of general headquarters, and not, as the novice might suppose, the situation of the hospital or ambu- lance. Two white lamps, placed side by side, are the distinguishing mark of the hospital or field ambulance tent or hut. The point of departure is not named in the communique. If this was Nan- cy, the aviators had a straightaway flight of 135 miles to Stuttgart, " lowing for no detours. The distance from Belfort is I matter of five miles shorter. Ditrerettt Colors at I Military Camp After Sundown. If perchance you are admitted to.?! military camp after sundown, you will see lamps of various colors shining and twinkling here and there. To .the initiated these lamps have a meaning according- to their arrangement and color. - nded at different points along the line, ret_u_rned in safety to their base." . A boy isn't half as conspicuous in LAMP LANGUAGE. EXIT ENTERIC. A despatch from Kingston, Ont.,) ssys: Dean J. C. Connell has issued; a statement regarding the work of Queen's Stationary Hospital at Cain-0,1 Egypt. The opinion was expressed by‘ the authorities in Egypt that Queen’s Hospital was the best equipped that; had arrived. It is the only hospital} there with a laboratory and expert; pathologist. The wards have been} named after prominent Kingston snd‘ Queen’s donors. There are 480 beds‘ is thehospitsl, which is situated in) the Abbassis cavalry barraeki, Imiit) by Kitchener. I Montreal, Sept. 27.--Sa1es of good steers were made " $7.25 to $7.50; fair at $6.25 to $7; and common at $4.75 to $5.75. Butchers' cows, $4.75 to $6.75; and bulls from $4.75 to $6.50 per cwt. Canning stock, bulls, $4.25 to $4.35, and cows at $3.25 to $3.50 per ewt. Lambs, 0n- tario stock, 87-75 to $8, and Quebec at $7 to $7.25 per cwt. Sheep brought from $4.50 to $5.50 per cwt. Calves, $5 to $20 each, as to size and qualitr. Hogs, choice selected lots, $0.65 to $9.75, and rougher lots, $9.25 to $9.50 per cwt., weighed Jrff cars. Toronto, Sept. 27.-The quotations were:-Best heavy steers, $7.75 to $8; butchers' cattle, choice, $7.50 to $7.65; do., good, $7 to $7.40; do., medium, $6.25 to $6.75; do., common, $5 to $5.25; butchers' bulls, choice, $6.25 to $6.75; do., good bulls, $5.75 to $6; do., rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.45 to $6.50; do., good, $5.25 to $6; do., medium, $5 to $5.75; do., common, $4.50 to $5; feeders. good, $6.50 to $7.25; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $7; canners and cutters, $3.75 to $5; milkers, choice, each, $65 to $100; do., common and medium, each, $35 to $50; Springers, $50 to $95; light ewes, tii to. $6; s1uttrsulysttvv,, p, _25 to $575; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, cwt., $7.75 to $8.60; calves, medium to choice, $7 to $10.50; hogs, off cars, $9.65 to $10; do., fed and watered, $9.50 to $9.60; do., f.o.b., $9,15 to t9.IF. W -- _ - - Business in Montreal. Montreal, Sept. 27.-Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 87% to 88e. Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 431he; No. 2 local white, 42%e; No. 3 local white, 41%e, Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.85; seconds, $5.85; strong bakers', $5.15; Winter patents, choice, $5.50; §traight rollers, $4_ Alt) to $5; dry, bags, $2.25 to $2.35. Rolled oats, barrels, $5.25 to $5.35; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.40 to $2.45. Bran, $25. Shorts, $27. Middlings, $22 to $38. Mouiilie, $30 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17 to $18. Cheese, finest west- erns, 15 to 1ir%e; finest easterns, 14% to 14%e. Butter, choicest creamery, 30 to 30'de; seconds, 28% to 29e. Eggs, fresh, M to 3Av, selected, Me; No. 1 stock, 27 to 28c; No. 2 stock, Me. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 60e. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $13.75 to $14. Pork, heavy Canada short mess, bbls., M to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada short cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27 .50. Lard, compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10e; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10%e; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 11% to 12e; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 12% to 13c. U. s. Markets. Minneapolis, Sept. 27.--whisat- No. 1 hard, $1.06%; No. 1 Northern, $1.00% to 51.05%; No. 2 Northern, 97% to $1.02%; September, 98%e; December, 93c. Corn-No. 3 yelluw, 70% to 71%c. Oats-No. 3 white, 32% to 33%c. Flour and bran nm- changed: - 7 __ ---- -- Bacon, long clear, 14 to 14lie per lb. in case lots. Hams-Mediums, 18% to 19c; do., heavy, 14% to liie; rolls, 16 to 16e; breakfast bacon, 20 to Me; backs, plain, 28 to 24c; bone- les_s btyrkh 25 to 26%e. straw, for), 56 L 50. Duluth, Sept. 21 hard, $1,03%; N 81.02%; No. 2 N Montana No. 2, $1 $1.00%; December, Cash, $1.67%; Ser December, $1.66%. QUEEN’S HOSPITAL BEST SENT TO EGYPT PUatoes2The market is quiet, with gar tots quoted " 60e per bag on me . Lard-turs, 12%" to 12%e; pails, 12% to Wie; compound, 9% to IN; do., pails, 11%e. Baled hay, new-No. 1, ton, 815 to $16.50; No, ?,_tpn, $13 to $14; baled van-U nu. a, ohw TO pa. iGhri-iGrn'i' chickens, 20c; fowl, 16 to 17e; ducklings, 17 to 18e; tur.. Kee, 22 to fMe. Honey-No. 1 light (wholesale), 10 to 11%c; do., retail, 12% to 16e. Combs (wholesale), per dozen, No. I, $25401 No. ll, $r60Ao92. - -chuese-Lliire, 15 to 1554c; twins, 1514 to 16%e. Butter-Fresh dairy, 25 to Me; in- ferior, 22 to Me; creamery prints, 29 to _80e; do_.,_ solidsL27 to, 2859c. - Etrks---thr. 1, it td 26d iéi’ in_c_ase 1otsiextrtyat 26 tp 27c. Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Mont- real freitrhts---Bran, per ton, $24; shorts, per ton, $26; middlings, per tru'."' good feed flour, per bag, Theuuliaglhrlrets Manitoba flour-First patents, jute bags, $5.75; second patents, jute bags, $5.25; strong bakers', duty bags, t6.0ir, Torero, -- - OntaFio' tiour2New Winter, 90 per cent. patents, $3.80, seaboard or To- ronto freight: in bags, prompt ship- ment. Canadian" "edAv-..No. 2 yellow, gle, track Toronto. T to, S t. 27.--amtitou wheat r,ltJe'l'hl'f'l'd l Northefn, $1102: No. 2, $1, track Take ports, immediate shipment. __ - _ American corn-No. 2 yellow, Me, trash 13);: ports. -- A -- -. 1urlei-dood aaitine barley, tr?. to Me; feed barley, 43 to 46e, according to_fre_igh_ta outtide. _ . . 1trsiirhett-.-ty.r" lots, nominal, ac- etdintr Y? frpitrhu_oupridts. __ Rye--No. 2, Gominal, " to 78e, ae- cogging t9 frgights gqtside. H . . Ontario" Gu-New crop, No. 2 white, 38 to 89c; No. 8 white, M to Mt, accqrdirgg to fggightg outset. . Ontario wheat-New No. 2 Winter. per car lot, 90 to 92d; wheat slightly tough, 80 to 85c; sprouted or smutty, 70_to 85ectutct?rdintr to sypple. . m _ PéiLNEfEIEéT Grik,' nominal, acacrdjng ttt friitrhttoutyidt. -- . Wholesale Bay Market. Live Stock Markets. , Sept. 27.--Wheat--No. 1 .03%; No. 1 Northern, No. 2 Northern, $1.00%; No. 2, $1.02%; September, December, 93%e, L'tnseed-- .67dhi September, $1.67%; Country Produce. Provisions. Bretsdstutrs'. dozen, do., tubs, in in in Although Mr. Roosevelt's attitude over Germany's outrages against America has been very militant, it is a mistake to describe him as a fire- eater. There is a notable saying of his to judge him by: "I have always remembered the battle " Santiago, in which I fought; I have always remem- bered the horror and the sadness of war, and I have said to myself it must end." CONSCRIPTION AHEAD FOR BRITISH DOCTORS A despatch from London says: "There will be no c6urse open but to apply to the United States to fill up the necessary complements of medical men if this country cannot produce the requisite doctors," writes Sir James Barr, vice-president of the Bri- tish Medical Association, and a lieu- tenant-eohrpel in the Royal Army Medical Corps, in appealing for doe- tors for the armies going abroad. Sister Agnes, in charge of the Hos- pital for Officers in Grosvenor Gar- dens, London, is the nurse who at- tended King Edward in his last ill- ness. She has a horror of publicity, and does not remember any paper that, for a long time at any rate, has reproduced her photograph. There is one British M.P. who should be able to set a practical ex- ample in economy. This is Mr. Ar- thur Fell. At the time of the famous Budget he said economy for him was imperative. His wife must have fewer clothes, he must go to fewer theatres and possibly have a suit or two less. Signor D'Annunzio, who has had the exciting experience of a flight in an aeroplane while under fire, asserts that the contempt of women is the vital condition of the modern hero, just as the contempt of men is that of the latter-day heroine. D'Annunzio is, of course, the supreme interpreter of passion. “Two thousand thre -handred of them are required," declares Sir James, who addl: “Conscription is THREE BELGIANS TO DIE FOR SMUGGLING MAIL Interesting Chats About Men and Women of the Day. Mr. Ronald McNeill is one of the tallest members in the British House of Commons. It is a toss-up whether he does not beat Mr. Eugene Wason, the giant who represents Clackman- The Tsar is probably the best whist, player to be found on any throne. When times are normal 3 game of cards is a constant recreation of his. He plays with cards specially made from linen, with a water-mark of the Imperial Eagle and Crown. One of the wittiest of the English hostesses is Lady Crewe. At dinner, Lord Rosebery, her father, happened to be sitting between Mrs. Asquith and the late Duchess of Cleveland. "Look at papa.'" she exclaimed, "ait- ting between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries!" eomihir." A despatch from Amsterdam an: For smuggling letters into Holland, . German court-martial at Antwerp h... untamed three Belgian citizens to death and thirty-three others to hard labor in prison for terms rum fromH1fteep months to ten yen-g, no- .rding to the Echo Beige. Mr. Bernard Shaw has always had a bee in his bonnet in the shape of Germany. In his sketch entitled "Press Cuttings," which the Censor refused to license, he introduced, to quote his own words, "A wildly im- possible Teutophobe general, whom I christened Mitchener, in order to clear him of all possible suspicion of being a caricature of Lord Roberts" British famous actresses always confess to some disappointment. That of Miss Ellen Terry is that, during the twenty years she has played Por- tia, she has seldom had a Bassiano to her way of thinking. They were us- ually all too genteel. Of one Bats- sanio she has remarked: "In the love- scenos he appeared to be taking or- ders for furniture." this looks like I medieval “we; bat it is In “Invisible uniform,", which orneem of the European armies don " night and In which wnlk Into the open to Inspect trenches. ote. amuse of the black mum/rill of which It 19 made tt, f.'"" hardly be seen after night" FEE N ighiJress of Mars . Worn at the F rant a “Ml-too. C yaw-um”) PURELY PERSONAL. NAVAL AIR SERVICE PATROLS THE NORTH SEA. Military Binnie}! Possibly Saved Pris by Keeping General French Informed. At the very beginning of the con- ftiet, when the British fleet was chief- ly concerned with protecting the transport of the British expeditionary force across the Channel, naval air- ships kept up a continual patrol be- tween the mouth of the Thames and the mouth of the Scheldt, thus cover- ing any possible attempt of German warships to approach the Straits of Dover. At the same time seaplane patrols guarded the Straits of Dover themselves, constant coast patrols were kept up along the east coast of Great Britain by naval aviators on seaplanes and shore-going aeroplanes, and in the far north a seaplane station was established at Scapa Flow, from which seaplane patrols went out into the North Sea practically to the Nor- wegian coast, on the lookout for any German warships which might make an attempt to break out into the At- lantic with the intention of damaging British shipping. British aviators, naval and military, haYe dye fine work during the war. "Tine British section of the s rt.. loners will be sent to Mousm _in oberland, the French to Lent: and the German to St. Moritz. Probably the finest exploit of the naval aviators was the destruction in one day of two Zeppelins. In one case two of them dropped bombs on a shed with a Zeppelin inside it, and in the other an officer who was in search of another shed elsewhere came across a Zeppelin returning from a raid on the British coast and destroyed it while in the air. Possibly Saved Paris. The work of the Royal Flying Corps (the land service) has been undoubt- edly one of the most remarkable fea- tures of the war in that it has in- fiueneed the course of operations in a manner very different from that in which it was expected to do. When A despatch from Geneva says: Consumptive prisoners to the nu'mber of 2,500 will shortly arrive from belli- gerent countries for asylum and treatment in Switzem under en agreement recently ed between the Swiss Government end those of belligerent notions providing for the csre of invelid prisoners. def wise mrd st the expense of a: 2.95.". The fact that these patrols discov- ered very little in the way of hostile vessels was not due to any remissness on their part but to the absence of enemy warships, and though one can- not of course give details of what the aviators did discover, it may be taken that their time was by no means wasted. During this period only two lives were lost at Bea-two naval offi- cers disappearing on a seaplane which went out from Scapa. Their fate still remains a mystery. Patrol North Sea. Shortly after the outbreak of the war various ships were commissioned as seaplane carriers, and several of these have been briefly mentioned in Admiralty despatches. Seaplanes car- ried on these ships raided Cuxhaven and the German coast in the vicinity. A considerable amount of information was gathered, and some material dam- age was done, but that is all that has been heard officially of that particu- lar squadron. However, for months on end the same squadron has regu- larly patrolled the North Sea, and in the absence of German shipping, the seaplanes have done quite useful work in spotting mines which would other- wise be invisible to ships on the sur- face, and they have also been engaged in sundry minor operations. it was first proved that aeroplanes were of military value it was foretold that they would hasten the end of a war by enabling the different com- manders to watch one .another's movements and so to bring about a decisive action. What actually happened was that when the little British expeditionary force found itself first opposed to the German army the Commander-in- Chief was warned by his air scouts that the German forces were so enor- mous that it was impossible for his army to oppose them with the hope of success. Consequently the masterly retreat to the Marne was carried out. In the absence of aircraft it is more than probable that the German forces would have been underestimated and the expeditionary force would have stood and fought till it was practical- ly annihilated. It is, therefore, quite reasonable to claim that the four squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps which went to France at the beginning of the war, about the 20th of August, actually saved the bulk of the original expedi- tionary force, and -very possibly saved Paris. INVALID PRISONERS GO TO SWITZERLAND God governs in the “him of men; and if a spun-ow ennnttt fall to the grqupd yithouf His ggtice ngither an ii kingdom rise. without m. “d.- Benjamin Franklin. . Other seaplane carrying ships have done good work at the Dnrdanelles and have assisted in the operations which destroyed the Konigsberg. Seaplanes have also assisted in con- trolling the fire of warships bombard- ing the Belgian coast towns which are occupied by the Germans and have taken part in various raids against Zeebrugge and Ostend, destroyed a Zeppelin at Dusseldorf, etc. The Germans might have occupied Paris and have established themselves firmly glong the whole coast of North- ern France, in which case the position of Great Britain would have been con- siderably more difficult. ents. DOING FINE WORK tFf't7'stt'fTi'ir5? [MEANS SEEP. MOUNTAIN Removal of Austrian Garrison From Monte Cotton Officially Admitted by Vienna -- . " _ Winter snows are already Idling in the Alps, rendering still more perilous the work of the Italian tad Austrian troops who are engaged in warfare in the mountainous region near the bor- When In Automobile Ran Over Dru- silla Vance‘s Hen. To cherish a grievance is usually to manifest a sullen or vindictive dispo- tsition--a serious fault indeed. There may be, however, exceptions to the rule, as Lydia Peters of Bentley rea- lized. Looking-gleam ere commonly to be seen Imaging outside Dutch dwel- lings. These are so ensued that persons sitting inside an, without be- ing seen, enjoy s mtuaion of all that A despntch from London an: The loss of a mountain position on the Italian front is “mined in the oili- cial statement sent out from View by the Austrian War Mice. The gar- rison on Monte Coston, the communi- cation says, evacuated the position as the result of an attack by "forces ten times their number." The mountain for some months had presented an awkward wedge in the Italian front, which now has been straightened. It was midwinter, and Trollope ar- rived nt dark, chilled to the bone, " ter a long drive in an open jauntine car through a sleety snowstorm. He at once began to explain his errand; but the Irishman, observing that he was wet through, hastily sent the but- ler for a hot drink, began peeling off the investigator's coat, and suggested that he should go up to his bedroom before troubling himself about busi- ness. "Bedroom!" exclaimed Trollope. "I wouldn't turn a dog out on such a night as this-and yourself a man and a gentleman," was the reply. The Mere-cc. Little C1arenee-"Pa, whnt is In optimist” .. iauoirtk with tho 'tNet. When an automobile ran over her lame hen, she was doubly distressed. On coming downstairs, warmed within and without, and attired in dry borrowed clothing, the novelist tried again-in vain. Business must not be talked at dinner. After dinner he must hear the daughter of the house sing. After she had sung, his host was too sleepy for affairs, The next morning breakfast must not be spoiled by I discussion; and when, after breakfast, Trollope insisted that they really must discuss things, the genial host "wrumt his hands in disgust, " most in despair." "But what am I to ssy in my re- port'." persisted the representative of That was all there was to it. Trol- lope reported his hospitable enter- tainer as "now quite tmtisdied with the postal arrangement: of his district," but with a distinct sense of ingnti- tude in robbing him of his grievance. "i'm sorry for the hen," she ex- plained, "but I'm sorrier for Drusilla Vance. Whenever she got extra low in her mind and needed chirking 11Pr-- she's a kind of half-invalid, you know, these last years, and the don't find life any too exeiting,-i'd let that hen get through Drusilla’s fence. The poor critter eouldn't scratch, not to amount to anything, so I knew there'd be no real harm; but she'd cluck round the garden just about half a minute before Drwriiin'd discover her-and then there'd be doings'. She'd send out Johnny to shoo poor Limpy out; and of course Limpy never could find the hole she got in at,--gou know what hens ttrel-id she‘d squawk, and run, and flutter, this way and that,owith Johnny chasing her, and Drusilla at the window as interested! What! Oh, yes, of course! Mad as a hatter, but it did her good. You’d ought to hear her rake me over the coals when Pd drop in to apologize! She wouldn't forget it for a week; kept her eye on the fence, like a cat at a mousehole, and thought up new and cuttinger things to say about my carelessness every time I run over. My, my, I do wish that scooting, toot- ing young idiot had run over any hen but Limpy! Drusilla does so enjoy a good grievance!" Anthony Trollope, the English no- velist, who was for many years a val- ued official of the post office, was once made to realize in an amusing way the occasional blessings of a grievance to the aggrieved. It was a part of his duty to investigate com- plaints, and the department had re- eeived so many and such irate letters from an Irish gentleman' in a remote village of County Cavan, that he was at length dispatched to visit the com- plainant. -Mr, Gnttiper-"An optimist, my son. is a person who doesn't care what happens if it doesn't happen to "Anything you please!" cried the Irishman gayly. "Don't spue me if you want an excuse for yourself. Here I sit all day-and I like writing letters." A despatch from London says: The British steamship Groningen, 988 tons gross, has been blown up. One mem- ber of the crew lost his life and sev- eral others were wounded. The Dutch steumer Koningen Emma, of 9,000 tons, which struck a mine as the was on her way to Am-; sterdam from Batavia, Java, capsized i and sink in the Thames. The 250 paucngcrs had been previously ukenl of the Koningen Emma. which was} being towed up the river when shei sank. I STEAMSHIP BLOWN UP AND ONE MAN KILLED the post office A CHERISHED GRIEVANCE. TORONTO nkE TllgKlllllIhhuNilttliqrttgt der. A ourth of the - do [manna ductile. the recent bat. tle for who of the Austrian Mold on top of Mikael noun- tain, 9,000 feet high. The attack no made under moot ditruattt condition. lThe Austrian- had prepared for do menu"; from the cost. Two battalions !of Italian Alpine troops made their iwuy around the mountain and attack- }ed the Austrians from the rear. To t reach the summit they were compelled Lto Beale the precipitous side of the mountain, clinging to rope: placed in Iiposition by mountaineers. The cor- ‘Ircspondent states that the Italian. 'ieaptured 250 Austrians and a In" Squnntity of munitions. It is now clear, thanks to the ski‘ful counter-attacks of Russian cavalry. that the Germans not only failed to envelop the Vilns troops. but have been compelled to break their line and un- dertake sepsrste unconnected engage- menu. At present the Russisn dis- position and locations between tha railwsy from Vilnn to Bursnowitchi, Novo Wilesk and Minsk will evidently compel the enemy to change its move- ment from eastward to northwest- ward. NEW POSITIONS ARE FAVORABLE The Russians are preventing the enemy from turning the Rivers Oljnn- h, Beresinn end Dubowkn, which " present are serious obstacle. in the direction of Minsk. The Bussien suc- cesses " Molodechno, Nova Wilerek and Lebebevo Ihow that they are en- tirely free to devolop offensive opera- tions between the upper Vilnn and Eastern Dvina along the railway from Molodechno to Polotzk. Russian- lhve Formed Firm Front After Retreat From A despatch from Petrogrod an: Experts with the staff any that the Ramon: in the course of the fighting during the successful retreat from the Villa region inflicted terrible lou- ee on the enemy, estimates of (lemon casualties in this region running on high as 250,000. The new position on the front is altogether favorable. It extends from Oshmioni south-weat- ward along the River anla and crouel the line from MoIodeehno..Lidn near the notion Gavin, 80 miles eut- ward of Lida, which is in the enemy'. hands. Further it extends southward " miles and westward from Nova Grodok to Milovida and eastward to the thtinski Can-l. The Red Cross hospitals evacuated Vilnn in good order. Two local hospi- tals, with 350 wounded, remained in the city, it being impossible to move them. Russian officers admit that the new front in the Vilm region is warped and interrupted in places. - The region to the east of Lida and south of Molodechno is intersected by a multitude of rivulets. These are emberrusing the German advance. necessitating a detour northward, and consequently eo-operation between the German group in the vicinity of Vila. and that near Lida will be difficult. The Russians expect that the Gernttuts contemplate a race for crossings of the Beresina River, particularly at Boriuov, " miles north-east of Minsk, where Napoleon came to grief in 1812. WELL 'tJJPREttEN7'rq? --- m qggxrgv's sauna; . A dunk]: from Guelph says: Mrs. Scott, of Hewitt Street. has I son and six brothers, fourteen eon-ins 1nd seven nephews serving their King and country. “Poverty, my dear, is no disgrace." "I know that; but, on the other hand, you know, it's nothing to Brig about. “that" Crown Prince in _ Boy Scout Garb Abovo In shown Crown Prince Hum: ttere ttf [tel] In his new unitar- “3301803“. Vi [1 ' " {I} If