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bout Ourselves and in Winnipeg's new 3 Nov. wth. Ot- deaths. Zinchool of mus- flor of Militia. ”I teachers are of 1 municipnl Londons Y. M. I to 569 during unployo of a week. h u- m tn buy and sailors l Wuhi u.- .rge sum in tmti. in the have nearly tthe Clue 0f "I tage, has in her {10,000 (01' led while in; August a over July mnpany has of a Luge filectionns [a for sell- ghrge 10.3 f, !ostern di- ac Railroad no further the North- the U. 8. It in to b. Idronp of {fish chan- are doti- has arrived I the comâ€" ; squadron, :Dnt, trans:- fiation. ow there , 29 doc- Inlannf-uc- ' tlomen“ t all. store was I saved her until she rhich visit- came from ntinmbert Ian Ham- with Lord lent posi. ill. mind and lad., {or keepers” oath to in: China- $100 goes I corpor- owod the '. Kruger. command r8 Home set, ha ve the earn- ;llway this e histuhc no of wor- since the Idestroy- [2,000. No buy Sal- Bpain, as he Chan- Sir Mat- | London, the Mia- miser‘s | of Eng- and Con- Hannah l found shows :â€" 31‘0 of from Mr. Wanterbyâ€"Nonsense! Why should we have burglar; proof alarms in the house? 'We have nothing Worth hauling. In. Wnntcrby-I know. dour. but it will who tho michbou think we Kentâ€"I hueâ€"tor one. She jilted the other fellow utter I met hat. and mr. tied mo ON THE WINNING SIDE. Dem-I have no use for 113111 who is a jilt. ' The missing document, however,was found a few days ago and in the strangest place imaginable. Ayoung ' man was rambling through the house, and, happening to see a graphophone on a table in the library, he exam- ,ined it to see if it was in working larder, and finding that it was he put la record in it, v. bich he supposed was that of some popular Russian song, \\ hat was his amazement, however, when instead of a song he heard (be dead man’s voice slowly recite the words of the missing will! ' Russian blouse suit for boys from 2 to 8 years. Materials serge flan- nel, corduroy and velveteen. The blouse reaches almost to the knees just allowing the trousers to show he- neath. It is fitted a little closer about the body than the ordinary blouse waist. A leather belt which is slipped through loops tacked at the sideseams holds it in at the waist and makes a slight fullness at the back. The sleeve has but one seam and is gathered at the top. Size 6 years requires 4 3-4 yards of 27- inch, 2 8-4 yards at 42-inch or 2 yards o! 64-“ material. ‘ The heirs were promptly notified of this discovery and they lost no time in carefully examining the re- cord containing the will. It was found to be flawless, and the question then arose whether such a will would be deemed valid by the courts or not. This question is now being discussed in the Supreme Court at St. Peters- burg and the case is interesting all lawyers who have heard of it. Many think that the will will be pronounced entirely valid, and it so it may be- cOme {common practice for persons to use graphOphones for the purpose at making their wills. [Wealthy luulae's ‘Oll Found in a 0m phephe me. One of the wealthiest land proprie- tors near Smolensk. in Russia, died la few months ago, and after the tun- eral his heirs and attorneys began to look [or his will. They fancied that 'thie task would be merely prefuncâ€" tor]. and that the document-would be found among the other family pa- pers, but, much to their surprise,they were unable to find the slightest trace of it. Every room and article of furniture in the house was then carefully searched, but the result was the same, and the only conclusion at which the heirs could arrive was eith- er that no will had ever been made or that if one had been made it was destroyed before their kinsman’s death. The German training frigate Gneiae- nan bu foundered oft Malaga. Des- Datchco say that forty persons were drowned. A ton-year-old son of a Berlin law- yer has been dismissed from his gym- nanum. and tor.i..den entrance to any other in Prussia, for committing lose majecte tn cuuuection with the latent attempt on the Kaiser’s lite at Breslau. tulip: which lure occurred in Now York city Intel], the demand for no- ciâ€"no virus exceeds s11 previous do- mud... More than 85,000.03!) have been pro- dnced from taxes and customs in [hr Philippines. In Gormany is negotiating with a Scandinavian inventor for the pattern of an automatic breech-loading rifle. The Sulttn sent a quantity of (£33:- ottu to the crew of the United States btttleship Kentu'kv, now at Smyrna. The Norwegian government has awarded the entire contract {or steel rails for the “tate railways this year, 11.8% tons. to the Pennsylvania and the Maryland steel'oompauia. IENERAL. Hora than 48,010,000 of pot-Ions at- tended the Paris Exposition. THE A NOVEL WILL. A DISAGREEABLE CHARACTERIS- TIC. Katherineâ€"l detest that Mr. Tit- tingtan. Nomadsâ€"Why. Kather'mel 0h. hp's the kind of man who al- ways all. whnn you are expecting “body else who doesn't come. Herzog's commando, is 700 strong. The Object of the invasion is to incite tile Cape Dutch to rebellion, and to rvcruit: fighting men to help them in the Boer country. All along the northern border of Cupel Colony much disaffection exists. {'l‘he British suffered severely in a fight. near Rouxvillq thirty miles north of Aliwal North. They lost 41 killed, 15 wounded, and 48 taken pri- SDDCI‘B. Here are five golden rules which should he observed by those who often arrange flowers. Use plenty of foli- age... Put your flowers in very light- ly. Use artistic glasses. Do not use more than two, or at the most three. different kinds of flowers. in one decoration. Arrange your colors to form a bold eomtrast, or, better still, a soft harmony. The aim of the decorator should be to show off the flowersâ€"mot the vases that con- taim them; theretore, the simple mes are far preferable to even the most elaborate. Glasses for adinner table should be either white, adelicate shade of green, brown, or rose color, according to the flowers arranged in The 'elderly gentlemanâ€"The true secret of success is to find out what the people wan-tâ€" The younger man-And give it to them eh! Naw. Corner it. THE 'AIRRANGING 0F FLOWERS. Who Were Forced to Retire for a Time. A despntch from Cape Town says:â€" 'I‘.h'e.re is uunvfir'nwt ion of the news that the Boers have again invaded Cape Colony. A force reported to be under command of Ilcrzog. crossed the Orange river near Ali'wnl North on Saturday and started south. On Sun- day Brabant’e corps and the Cape Po- lice, who are patrolling Northern Cape Colony, encountered the invading com- mando between Odendaulstroom and Bethulie., They headed the Boers off and pursued them, but were forced to fall back. This town is rapidly filling with re- fugees from the country, and eVery house is utilizwi in giving them shel- ter. The military authorities are sending in all people living on farms, whether trustworthy or not, the for- age. grain, etc., being destroyed. This action will doubtless prevent the bands of marauders now infesting the country, from obtaining supplies, and must soon tend to diminish their dais-hes for loot in the vicinity of towns. ENGAGED BRABANT'S FORCE A sergeant of the Royal Field Arâ€" tillery committed suicide on the same day. ’ Sergeant in Kitehener’s Horse Kills 'ieut. Bumes. A deypatch from Krugersdorp says: â€"Lirut. Bummmf Kitchonor’s Home", was shot dead by a sergeamt of the same regiment. The latter was be- lieved to have been drinking too much. and on being ordered out of the ranks he turned round and deliberately shot his officer. 00d. Image exha’Jbited splendid brav- ery. Ho, abut time Borers with his re- mlver More he tell with three bul- lets in his body. After thn British retreat, the Boers he! ‘1 a prayer meeting. Thair hymns coud I be. hmu‘d by the retiring: soldi~§s. General Clements' entire force had a narrow escape from capture. The. Boar puns were splendidly laid. If the [min British column had tarried a little lonngei'. there wall In ve (been a comp) 'te surcess for the Boers, whn expanses! themselves undauntedly, yell- ing and waving their arms. Their rushes were only stemmed by artilo lery. Boers Suffered Severely in Their- Flght With Clements. A despatch from Pretorie anal- The Northmnberhod Miller: who were captured. by the Beer: at 'Nooiat- gedaoht made a dogged defence 88‘8th superior numbers, and fought an until their Aux-Initial: was ex-'; haunted. lTh-en, when they saw that they were frretrieva‘bly hemmed in. and that there was no hope of assist- em from the valley below, where Gen. Cliwments had his hands full di- recting the, retlremnnt at the balance Of ‘his force, :2: 2y surrenlered. Meet at the prisoners have since been re- leased at a paint close to Rnstenburg- The Boers lost heavily. They car- ried nine waggon 101d: of dead and wounded of! the field. SHOT HIS OFFICER DEAD. ‘ SELL IT} TO 'EM. WAGGON LOADS. Of This Number 82 Were Killed or Wounded. A deapatnh tram Landon an;â€" The British lose- at Nooitgoducht, according to the official accounts. mm 82 killed and wounded, with 44 mining and still unaccounted tar. Attacked Kaalfontein But Were Driven Off. A despatcsh from Pretoria says ;- Tnhn Boers hre exhibitiugoonsiderable activity between Kaalfontein and Zuextontein, stations between this city and Johannesburg. Five hun- dred of them attacked IKaalfontein on My afternoon. but were beaten oft. The Boers mistook the nature of the ammunition and set fire to it. A ter- rific explosion followed, killing and wounding a number of Boers. Terrific Explosition Kills and Wounds Many Boers. A despatoh from Pretoria says that during General Clements‘ retreat the Boer fire wag so heavy that the British were forced to abandon a qu.~m- tity of ammunition. Gregory. Impressive Service Held in St. Paul’s. A despateh from London, Bays;â€" Thsere was an impressive service at St. Paul’s on Wednesday afternorm in memory of the soldiers who hau- imam khlled during the Boer war. The church was crowded. The Lord Mayor, the sheriszs, Secretary of War Brodri'ck, and ex-L‘ommander-iu-Chisf Werlseley, were among those present. The services were con-ducted by Dean An attack on Winburz its moment- arily expucted. General De Wat’s losses in break- ing through the British lines on Deâ€" cember 11 were 3J killed and wounded and 12 men made prisoners. . General Knox has been forced to abandon the pursuit of General De Wet owing to the situation created in Cape Colony by the Boers crossing the Orange river. Now Carrying 011’ Stock in the Ladybrancl District. A despatuh from Maseru, Basuto- Land, says the Burs are carrying off stool: in the szdybrasmd district. Genera-l De Wetls tomes are: supposâ€" ed to be the raiders. of 1,-.o.1 mules. A big revival in the shipment of stock to South Africa for the use of the British army has occul- red. Nine vessels have left for Cape Town during the month, carrying 3' 7156 horses and 5.701) mules, worth mme than “,,.000000 Nearly all the am- tools were purchased in Texas and Mis- isouri. ' The British offims bought origin- ally the largest and f nest mules in the max kb They are buying toâ€"day only the smallest an1m1ls which would be rejected on any plantation, animals not much larger than a homo, and the) report that these little mules me [or better adapted. to the climate of Africa, stand the exposu1e better, and have proportionately longer lives than linger ones. 'el‘h t1unsp01tationof the 11111118 is so perfect here that the loss in transport is barely 11 per cent. ., in spite of some overcrowding of the was 13,11 long voyage of 7,50J miles and very bad weather all the winter. The Britisn Are Now Buying the tmallest Animals. A despatch from New Orleans. says: â€"Thu British transport. Montezuma left here on Wednesday with a cargo EXPLUDING AMMUNITION. m to South Africa went to pieces immediately after it landed, and all subsequent reinforcements went out as divisions, and Lord Roberts worked with the divisional unit throughout. However much the corps organizatâ€" tion ma 7 be adapted to European war- fare, itbno place in such ware as Great Britain usually wages. With the disappearance of the army cOl'DS, WW tr00ps will go, and the divisions will have their own small proportion of cavalry and artillery. The cavalry and artillery will then have cumstancee. TOTAL CASUALTIBS I26 FOR THE SOLDIER DEAD. Has No Such Place In War as; Britain No Wages. A despatch from London says :-One, of the things that appear to have been settled by the Boer want is the disap- pearance from the Bruins}: army of the organization known as the army corps. It is stated authoritatively that the division is the largest tactic- al unit that can be conveniently em- ployed in the field. The army corps ARMY CORP DISAPPEARR. BOERS L081 FURTY MEN BOERS ARE ACTIVE CARGO 0F MULES.‘ St. Louis. Dec. uâ€"Wheat closedâ€" Caah. 710; December, 70 5-8o; January, 71 1-40; May, 72 84¢. Ghdcago, Dec. 24.--Wheat was easy early to-day but rallied later! 034 bul- lish Argentine advices, firm Courti- nemal markets, and a better cash demand; May chins 1-4 to 8-40 our Saturday. Corn closed unchanged to 1-40 higher. Oalta a shade tower and 91'0va 5 . to 17 1-20. Buffalo, Dec. 24.-â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, old, curloads, 83 3-40; No. 1 Northern, old, carloads, so 8-4c. Win- ter wheatâ€"No. 2 red, 77c; mixed, 760; No.. 1 white, 750. Cornâ€"Quiet: No. 2 yellow, 42 1-2c asked; No. 3 yellow, 42c; No. 4 yellow, 41 1-40; Na 2 com, 41 1-2 to 41 3-4c; No. 8 com, 41 to 4) 1-40; No. 4 corn, 40 1-2 to 40 3-40. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 280; No. 3 white, 28 to 28 1-4c; No. 4 white, 27 to 27 1-40; N0. 2 mixed, 2") 3-4 to 260; No. 3 mixed, 25c. Barleyâ€" Extra, 64 tq 65c; choice to fancy, 62 to 63c; fair tq'good, 57 to 600; low grade, 62 to‘560. Ryeâ€"No. I in store, 560.‘ Flourâ€"Dull and weak” 1 Detroit, Dec. 24.â€"Wheat closedâ€"No. 1 white, cash, 77c; No. 2 red; cash, 77c; December, 77c; May, 79 14¢.- Smwkul mmla-Hams, heavy, 120; m¢dium, 12 1-2 to 13 1-20; light, 13 1-2»; breakfast bacon, 13 to 18 l-Zc; chnio hams, ‘03; ml. bacgn, 11c; em 1k.~ d backs, 12. All malts out of luck“: 1c less than prices quoted for smoked meats. erx'Jâ€"Ticroes, 100; tabs, 10 to 10 l-4c; pains, 10 14 to 10 1-20. Quotations {or provisions are as fol- luwa;â€"Dry wltc-J shouldm‘s, 60; lung clear bacon, loss... in car lots, 10c; and in case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1-20; short out pork, $19.50 to! 320; heavy mess, 317.50 to 318. -- Dressed inc-gs oni the street to-day were‘ unchanged at $7.25 to $7.40. Car lots, track here, Were quoted at 86.230 to) 87. Provisions are active. Lum- bermen, who have been holding off expecting lower prices, are placing orders freely. The lumber trade is reported in first-class condition, and a large demand [or provisions from this 50nroe is looked for. Beansâ€"Ordinary white beans bring $1.;0 to $1.25; choice hand-pick“! beans are quoted at 81.40 to 81.45. Honeyâ€"Firm, Dealers quote from 9 1-2 to IC'p per lb» for 5, 10 or. 60-1b tins, according to the size of the or- der. Comb honey sells at 82.40 to $2.75 per dozen sections. Baled hayâ€"Firm. Choice timothymu track, 810.25. Twoâ€"ton lots. delivered, $11. Shawnâ€"Scarce. Car lots of straw, on track here, 37. DRESSED llOGS AND PROVISIONS. "g Bafieyâ€"Easy. No. :2, east. (1c; end middle, (heights, 400; No. 3 extra. 39 1-30, cast; and 38 1-20, middle, heights. Ryeâ€"Easy. New rye, 460 west. and 47c east. Buckwheatâ€"About steady. Car I lots, west. are quoted ’at 49c; and east ’ at 500. !'0ata§-â€"Demand active. One lot ot :twenty cars of No. 1 white. on the Midland, sold at 27c to-day. Same. middle heights. ane quoted at 26 1-20. Light white oats and mixed oats are quoted firm at 1-2 to lo less. Poultryâ€"Receipts were lange to-day but holiday buying set in, and a big trade was done. Prices were firm all romnd. Choice, brightu turkeys br. ught 100, and bright geese as high as 7c. Quotations are as follows zâ€"Chickens, per. pair, 25 to 400; ducks, pet: pair, 40 t0l70c; turkeys, per 1b. 9 to 10c; geese per lb. 6 to. 70. Potatoesâ€"Firm. Car lots, on track here, sold {0-day at 330. Sales, out of s'tore, are mad-e at 35 to 400. Dried cir'uzitsâ€"Drixad apples, Bell at 3 1-2 to 41:; and evaporated at 5 to Field produce, etc.-â€"-Turnips, out of Htoa‘e. 3J0 per bag; onions, 60¢ per bag; carrots, 40c per bag; apples, per bbl., 400 to 81; Sweet potatoes, per bbl., 82,50. Flourâ€"Dull. Holders ask $2.65 for 90 per cent. patents, in hwyea‘s’ base. middle freighta and exporters bid 82-55. Special brands sell locally, (mm 10 L0 200 above them tigueres.; PRODUCE. i Eggeâ€"Fresh eggs scarce. Cold store" ed are principally in demand. and are; selling at 180. Prices are as follows:} Boiling stock, 26 to 280; cold stored, 18c; limed, 15 to lfic. ,3 Peas-Steady. and in fair demtnd; No. 28011. middle Heights. at 611-26; and east at 630. BREA DSDUFFS. ETD. Wm Dec. dLâ€"Wheatâ€"Ontario whats rather firmer. and me de- mand (mm exporters. Several can of red and white. middle heights. sold today at 631-20. Manitoba were unchanged. Quotations are u to!- lom;-â€"Ml winter, 631-20; and white. 631-20, mfldlo heights; spring wheat, east, 663; Mamiboiba, Na 1 spring east. 660; Manitoba. No. 1 hard. old. gist“ 9.31-2c; and No. 2 at 870: No. 1 hard, ‘North. Bay. 910. Mllfeodbâ€"Scarce; ton lots. at the midi door; sell as followa;â€"Bran. .12 b0 012.50; and shorts, at .1410 “£50. 44 1-20. MARKETS [IF THE WORLD triees o' Cattle. Chests. Gain. in In tho Loading lax-nu. Corn-Easy. No. 1 American. yelo W. 45c, on. track here; and mixed. to be piacod on 5 hard wood or stained floor. Some hounkoopeu and decanters. however. mwmmead W ch. as“! Rubber and leather cuten are now (regumgly [nu ma tyranny. «Met: in i. too. am Wondering how long it will be until Grace Brown tells her doting husband that. although the loves hln just as devotedly n she did the day she al- lowed him to select the lint outline he ever purchased for her. the ei-ply insists that he get out at the chopping habit. and threatens him that If he done not she will order every “it of clothee he wears, and his neckties. andâ€"worst of all-his cigars! And end it all with an emphatic “There now!” which means I great deal from pretty lintâ€"Margaret Hannie in St. Louis Republic. If you know a man who is falling into the shopping habit. do stop him. I know this will be a difficult thing to do. but it is such a serious matter that you may consider yourself as doing a great and good work by nipping in the bud his faith in himself in this direction. I know that the average householder has a notion that if he were buying the children's clothes he would not spend half the money on them that their mother does. but let him try just once to buy Mary's hats or Wil- lie’s shirt waists and he will select arti- cles whose prices would startle the chil- dren’s mother. and yet he will not flinch. once the charm is upon him. Little Mary skips by his side and revels in the red and green and yellow hat that he has bought her. but her mother fairly shivers at the sight. Mary's little made over cashmere frock is all out of keepin. with the gorgeousness of that hat. but wear it all season she must. for the family pock- etbook will not permit of frequent our. chases of expensive hats. ' Don' t )0U km 1 woman or [“0 “ho has been made quite unhappy b3 the hiinging home of a gown or a hat that she knows is far too costly and elahmute or out of all harmony in color with tho balance of her wardmbe? I am reminded by all this of the story of the woman who bought a red hat and had to live up to it. Perhaps you have read it. You know, the red hat. [wing a dashing thing. did not accord with the gowns of the woman's wardrobe. and so other gowns more dashing wu-o made to go with the hat. Then the demure manner of the woman suited not the ms- tutne she wore, and she changed herself. as much as she could, to suit the hat. In fast. she had to live up to that hot. And the llttle spokeswoman continued while the other girls llstened and agreed iwith her that it was n very bad thing i indoed for a man to be encouraged in the llwliet that he knows hew'to buy n wo- man’s clothes. 1 once knew a man who knew only two dress fabric-s. One or these was both- bazine and the other calico. [Iis knowl- edge was thus limited until one day in an unguarded moment his wife sent him to the store to watch some samples of ribbon and velvet for a hat. Then he found out the glories of the dry goods store and the millinery shop. He learned what satin and velvet snare and even wont farther. posting himself In the “trimmings" department. Now the dry goods bills of the family are larger than ever. but there are fewer complaint; heard from the man than in the older days when he know only bomhazine and calico. The masculine shopper bears home in triumph his green and blue silk. and his pale little wife. after a mild ejaculation. is too tender hearted to let him' know he has made an impossible selection. But where. oh. where is the man who will smoke a bad cigar just because his wife has bought it or wear a tie at the col- ors of Jacob’s coat for the same reason? If you know such a one. take. 06 your hat to him when you meet him. for he in a perfect model of a man and an adorable husband. Have you ever noticed what a fascina- tlon there is for a man about shopping when once he is started in that direction? The average man shuns a dry goods she} with all his mightâ€"until he grmade ae- quainted with the myfifies thereof. Once let him become bold enough to venture in and buy a “dress pattern” of silk or cloth. and unless be is restrained he will in future want to buy all the tiny goods and hats for the family. His eye is caught by the colors. and all at once it dawns upon him that he has an artist's eye. Green and pink. he decides, is a lovely combination. and so it is. Then he is told that green and blue is more. lt‘renchy. and he wonders why on earth he has never seen harmony in those colors before and straightway goes and purchases a green and blue silk for hip wife. who hasn't a speck of color in her face and is in fact undeniably sallow. “Yes. shop." continued the girl in brown. “Once Bob bought his mother a hat and gown that she perfectly raved over. praised his taste and all that sort 0! thing. and I know that Bob resolved right then and there that it ever he mar- ried he would do the selecting of his wife’s clothes. And I know he is doing it. I am only waiting to see how long it will be until gentle little ce puts her foot down and says she w do her own buying or never appear in public again as long as she lives. Now. Bob's mother did not really approve of his taste. but she decked out in the purchases he had made because. she said. she thought it so lovely of Bob to think of her when most mother's sons were selfishly spend~ ing their incomes upon themselves. Now. if mothers Would only train their sons instead of spoiling them. when we marry them"â€" “Shop!” repeated til the other (it'll. putting great stress on the word. _ The girl in brown had made no com- ment when the other: had said in choral that they “had.” in answer to the quee- tion propounded. but now she looked up with n merry little twinkle in her eye. “Do you want to know why Grace in wearing such ‘outlandish’ costumes. u Belle calls them? Well. it is just thin! Boh thinks he can shop!" All the other girl. azreed with the cm In blue that Grace’s costumin; was not as it used to he. the “Outta-dial” Coat.-.- lob Inuit Foa- Bla WItoâ€"lt la Danna». on to Initiate a In. Into the Iva- toalea .1 Dry Goods and lull-cry. “Ha:e you noticed Grace Brown lat.- ly?” said the girl In blue. “Have you no- ticed what outlandish gowns and hata aha is wearing? Before her marriage to Bob Brown I thought her a girl of such good taste. one who could make a stylish ap- pearance and spend less money in doing so than any other girl in our set.” THE MAN WHO SHOPS A “ENACE TO HIS WIFE’B GOOD LOOKS AND HIS OWN PURSE.