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Hugh Graham, and Dr. Roddiclr, M .P., to come to her assistance and assume the part of trustees. These gentlemen readily consented, and -are now jointly responsible with her for the safekeep- ing and disposal of the fund. i ,..l':`l'!t.Jt,m~:i:0llsi.lr1,:*..l.*ii9`' ; ceam,pj:eommsndant,,.aud, the-`last ' `source, -"the: gallant himself. a Sodom have uoalmculty in?` discovering that we are not the first correspondents on theLspot,._ and L our elfanoss` of accent-' panying the ying column to Ktmber- ley are practically Tnil. It may save. tzme to state here that only eight cor V respondents were allowed to march with the column this morning. The rest of us, after three days of suspense and inward cursing, during which we were `given to understand that we could not possibly follow the column for two or three days, have been `al- lowed to start this very afternoon with as much baggage as we care to take by road, so that we shall overtake the col- umn long before it comes` in touch with the Boers, and are much better oil` than those privileged ones who went o` at daybreak this morning with one horse between two and the minimum of im- pediments. The ` ways of generals in dealing with correspondents are indeed wonderful and past all understanding. -u .5 ;% in niniish f % in 1' -- From The; l`iz-at Stage of the Bogr War, by H. J. Whighnm, in the Feb- ruary Soribner a. T _-+__.;`_7 10 pairs only, Misses . Ove bees, sizes 1'1, Ladies Cashmere G I 4 Ladies Kid Gloves, fur trimmed, eece lined . . . . . . Gents ne Fur Felt Fedora and Christie. Hats . ; . . . 8/4 Chenille Taire Covers. . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/4w .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4/4 "A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As H STOR E . 2;] } .. %..ii?6I'*,I.rii-ifs!-`~ _lp_li `sj_ue',m` 1,-."f, fv\g,:;:un;v!`gqIuv`vauIg-V_ M =It,n`ucco l_vKI n:m{..`1..y1.L-..:`.**:._ ' " . V b ` 4 t-*'.Britain"s use, of the x 1`e_w.' ex--T =cox"npTound. 1yddi.te,.%iin g the at} war has` claimed Lh attention gmemlly from ' person-'3 interested in `-div` Al -III.-`cu .--..I 34.. .__...I _, THE BEMHDSE 80., { Twluom INVALIDS PORT Acme? BT81 . JAMES STRICT. _ - - ' Made in twelve foot-model shapes, all if . % AV sizes, widths,Ieathers, `styles. Every pair Good- AI"~ I-`AW 18 pairs only, .Men s Dongola.-Ihgxd Box Calf Bals., sizes7to9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21 pairs _only,.Mis Uongo xfords sizes 12, 13, -l and2..' . . . . .. ` . . . . .. .........z'50c._1 AA rare OH Po1't_Wine "th Peru-vian, or Cinchona` Bark in proportions accordx to the English and} 9 7 French Ph,a.rmagcopc'e'ias._.o i 72 pairs onlv, Ladies Dongol Shoe xfords, NW. ` and Button Boots, sizes 7, fro . ...$l.36 to $2 00 Evan? DAY BA:-'ac+AI1vs% Medial Research -ache V9 The striking meat` of the bullets is" dependent upon the remaining `ve- locity of the shell at burst upon the exact timing of the explosion. so an to inict the most destructive conse- quences on objects aiuiccl at. Al- though shrapnel may ,be used effec- tively with'percuss~ion fuses on occa- sions when it can `be fired at short ranges over hard ground, timefuses are thos-e -on which its explosion practically always depends. [luoruul - 9-u:nntr .`\r\VIl\:t\IVI\ Inna lz\` kn Terms, Cash or Produce. If you need Vthevgoods, vour purchases from the following list will be a money saving, event to you. oncmrrluz culcuun sun 5- :. A1 ALL onuogltru. sun? 1 -vs mwI~v-oI- " `W - has giv to the world, that wonderful health restoring ife giving Tonic ` The % Stamp of Security. . every `` Slater Shoe , put there 13)/the V "makers as a guarantee of Wear value -- a pr0t' ; tioji against extogtionate prots. " ` Sf,-..; . ' _Manyemen would readily pay more for 3. i:"..S1ater Shoe were not the price stamped 0 `?va-_lue_;o_f the the sole--_this stamp gives the actual market shoe determined by the inanufat` ' * `A: "4 f 33; so and $5.00. `-2-. an uooa `awn lJ`J_O|`3: `all ~ ells, with the single exception of 13-inch howitzer, are `of elongated I!t.'o war so.-n_d its modern-':'m-_.-n _t1qns5. The Lon'donDai'ly G~ra,pli1'-ic. tributes some Aintcrestilng" A {iulvforf-'_* Imltion concerning . the ,shc1,ls_'- in" which this substzincc. is used. . All {;ic,`on'oica.l form. "Common shells have` described _v as" "locomotive "L,-v_1ni.nes,'. and are intended `principally V,-for the destruction of nm'teriu.l and Ifor` rangefinding purposes". though. they are sometimes used at both `short and long` ranges against troops inmass or against troops in line. It` is desirable that a common -shell should contain as powerful a` bursting charge a. possible, and efcicncy in ue respect has been much increased by the adoption .of lyd-dite in lieu of powder. Except for range-nding purposes common shells. are rarely red by eld batteries and never by horse batteries, Physicians rely on` Patients {get well by i*oR sALE BY JQHN xx oons. (A LA aut`nu I-nou) V .to mzo. PRICE. :1 30 2 00 `D911 VA \lJ Nlllbhllllasi \lI .Q\I\tI\CI\J\3o Common shell `are exploded by means of percussion fuses. which. ig- nite on striking the object or ground. The limit for error permissible in` the case of common shell is "very small; it must burst at or close to the object, to be effective. Common shell are painted black. Double shall, a more powerful variety, are distin- guished by a blue point. Qluhnnmni :1` nuunll no-o.\I..-L `unp\A\w\a- 8... 300 Lefmy. an _. Inch.- 100 IJVLA1 I u f.`>'.`%"' iborhood. -;.i;- He was 5 ghalr and 7 5 fV.;.v`ery clean - isdesk. ft` -May I ,=._ n,sk`ed. 1001 V} "Whore- Questioned Just ba .W0ods. he 1 Whati a vldlll-l\J\J ll Inll |Jl\I\3 y\IlIIWO J Shrapnel is used against troops in all formations. It contains a burst- ing charge, placed either in the base or in the head-the latter in the latest pattern-just suiclent to open the shell; and a number of bullets. which are thus. liberated in their ight at the proper moment. rain :.`nu1uuvu-.l..q..--. ..n..-Io. ._ nuts`:-n ..C n.--..-u...;-I .':` v t3_;' `Twenty- School in 'ffvv_:ss. only tl T,i-L,jB`ut the fe )`:'.-nd `W0 men ;'A hit on slow fagty. and 1 L1 pupils, were most ' Hold and t ever seen. that was` rest of tb` yin tease a . . sand makl fhtimes in `:5 way. M'`'`._ In the Iar I had A neat quio -VjW?At rec ` King out: III Inn One war f windows a 3_ punshine a an nrhpn girls. wan .:;,;;m; fjust m 0 ve AIYIYAII .'--- ---.. I - _ Well. .1 'come to s and bring: ....,.... ... ...... ,....,.... ........-.... ...... downmovur` nearly an acre of ground. The shrapnel shell used by the 12- pounder horse -artillery gun contains 162 bullets, those of the 15-pounder eld gun 210 bullets and those OY the 5-inch eld howitzer from 313 to 350 bullets. ' - ` _v|.' . an . - .n . He`mad down the patched. h and be ca his hand. I self ros that Joe 1\ and I roso 9; [had }`on the su out or t forget an pjgtwinlcnn Cfinre bode `A athe would I was very plea, of the b0 were not 'much giv newcomer unploa sun ` or strung . _.Io0n To 5. What quick! 3`-. 0!]! Of t term]? ?W~_make it . [533 And so "u~"1i}_-73:1 Athert an.- had very- .one in st`. _ter Pearl. In the id turn your genuine Harl Q Qheh 1 /ihom I ha ya UVVVOVQLJJ U95 vv (`J 9 Luuyuuluu a Great` nicety, therefore, has to be observed in the elevation of the gun and boring of the time fuse to make- the projectile thoroughly eeciive. .but once the correct range has been ascertained there is--in the open. at least--no more deadly or demoraliz- `ing fire in existence. To obtain the range sighting shots of common shell are frequently red; `for this pro- jectile gives forth a fine puff of smoke on graze, and it is -a much simpler matterto judge of an error in range by a shell bursting on the fground than if exploded in the air by a time fuse. But where common shell are not forthcoming shrapnel must be `red with percussion` fuses till the range is ascertained. A4. .... n ' 11\n\p can-`Inna r|t\.'|I\tuI`l\ V I\' `His Rag` llllu Lu ~A_. 0`er tl . From t 1 To the I Nature : "1 kn With boar They are pre-eminently the V pro- jectiles for eld howitzers, and in the new. 5-inch variety of this wen.- pon, whih is to supersede all others, they weigh when full` 50 pounds and contain one ounce. An incendiaryl star consisting of a brown. paper cy-T linderlabout two inches long, paraf- ned and lled with incendiary com- position, and primed at eaph end with 0. quick match, is inserted in the plug hole when the object is -to destroy buildings or stockadcs. IV uuuuu runs aka,` `A... -._...I...l-.I I.-. _; is use-52' The injurious. etiects which have been ascribed to sugar are more im- aginary than real. The fondness of children `for saccharine substances may be regarded as a natural in- stinct, since nature, by placing it in the mother's milk. evidently intended it to form a part of their nourish- ment. Instead, therefore, of repres- sing this appetite for sugar, it ought rather to be g'ra`!i,ed in moderation. The popular notion of its having a tendency to injure `the `teeth is ._.total- ly unfounded, During the sugar sea- ison of the West Indies, it is said, -every negro on the plantations and Ievery -child grows fat. And no peo- ple onsearth have ner teeth than the negrocs of `Jamaica. There isinoj doubt that children and adults are often injured; by` the use of sugar,` but `it is not because it.._ isfunhoalth-` gun in its `n_a;t_ure;.*but_beause_it? is` used. in .~:or;inv~.an improper 1 Under: :5 Iaulmor. Just to show you what supersti- tion a. great - majority of people have." `said. the proprietor of a. large shoe. store on Toronto street, a. tow dayg ago, fflook at that ladder in frontiot myIpl6,c`e. The .base of it is outfto .tM3gI.11".b. and ye t1the peopleo _'will not mu; undebo`; it.,'I.`hey .pre!er.to' go .`.o1i'ti~.in Lthe -mi-ddl ` ot the ' street -a.' d}. _.$vg,Ik. ca, :pu;`1d-.i?'. moo ro_m_a,rk.. was ;Pr1t3 Vo?`5o`=3< H:am+`h r 1 W0`. ` Honolulu. has more miilionaires than anyplace of its size, probably, in the wqrld.` `A; dozen men are worth from $3,000,000 to $5,000,- 000, and more than a score are rat- ed at $1,000,000, This in a0 town of not over 40,000 people is, some- thing extraordinary. All of them h_uve made their fortunes in sugar. \ ` 0 ` 0 - 0 van ; `I pnaunl Lvuuo Once in Ceutra.1` Persia. the head- man of a town, who was much in- terested in 9. traveler's bicycle, care-. fully felt the pneumatic tire with his- thumb, and then, after some thought, asked: "Does this get harder the more you us_c it, like the human foot?" s c - - - u. ...a vanity -uuu uv Juana. {The highest mountains of the Phil- ippine islands are I-Ialcon (Mindora). 8,868 feet; Apo (Mindanao), 8,804 feet; Mayon, active volcano (Lu.zon),_ 8,283 feet, and San'Cristobal (Luz- on). 7,375_ feet. (5.... ._ n-__4_-1 f\,,, - an - ` - About the only diffrcns that iz be- tween bizzyboddys is, the older they gro the more disgusting. thw. be- gcum. V . Odds! and Emlu of Hunt. Sound moves 743 miles per hour. ; Two persons die every second. 1 The number of Spanish now in the `Philippines is `less than a._t any time during the last 50 years. ` "Plan hi...-l.na4 ......u....,.:..._ _n LL- -rn_'n -The executive --of` the, British Fire Prevention Committee, representing the leading architects and .. engineers. of `the .Un itedpKingdio'1n,' have decid- ed to canceltheir participation in the- Paris Exhibition because of the gen- eral tenor of French.` feeling tovs:a'rds'p Great Britain. This withdrawal in- cludes not alone a large exhibit by 45 rms in the reprooiing.trade,=but also the,committee's T ownscientic `exhibits. A statement issued recent- ly by the "executive says that the withdrawal is due ' to the leading. members of the reproong trade, who were to have been represented by a. large collective exhibit, arrang- ed under the auspices of the commit- tee. considering that the general tenor of French political, business and social feeling towards English- men have of late been anything but satisfactory. The "decision of the executive to cancel their participa- tion has, however, not only been ar- rived at after due consideration of these wishes but after thorough in- vestigation as to the state of affairs at Paris they fully concur with the 5 firms `concerned that this is not an opportune -moment for arranging an exhibit of this kind in France. They have hence also cancelled their own exhibits, which were to have been of an essentially scientic char- acter. The executive regret that this decision should have been necessary, as the collective exhibit of re-resist- ing materials. systems, efc., would have heen the first `of its kind. and considerable trouble had already been taken in preparations." A skourg `vice and pholly, but not the author ov `it. T __- 4,11,, . 9.. ;_- , ,9 `. . ,1 .l,__\ ttwavuugu-Inn V1 Eula! I\n||I.l ll-V Itivvsunua Sun, air, water, ` advice and abuse are aboutall the luxurys a man` Ran git in this world without paying for them. T L vnnwna I (`l'on't beleave in good or bad luck; but yet I would not jine an unlucky man in enny `kind ov an en-V terprize. AL...-J. 4:... -..I_. .um..-__`__ ;n__.. 2. 1.- way... i The safest roun in -the ladder Tiz }the bottom one. the more dangerous i one 'iz the top, we `most agreeable `one iz the middle. A ,_ _ .1 I___'I, 9 and u|_lv.4 uuuulco [ Good luck iz apt to make a. man jkareless, bekause he uttribits to 1112 discernment what. iz often only a. caprice ov fortune. T - 'l1l_._._- .!_ _--AI 9,, ;n 4' -` I Thare. iz nothing thatmenp preend to love so mutch`. and make so poor. a use ov `when they git. it, az they do` ov liberty. ` T 1 `L -~,` _ ' ` `A `;"fs1Iec;~; l~-Amhe:'monbs`!?ani .. .~_ 3 'ftit_fm2"a`nd` date`? o't?lll`l1in` is oii.ua.l! lled projeliilcs.-9: ' Las]il51_$ ._ it svlioulds, be 1 i vpointed outftlmt` the} etcay ar- .; t;ilIei'y :_-,r`a_; rests _Ilnl'O8t iiggnot` gguite` % as much on moral as "on physical ef- \ fect; ;. for,; _,compa.rcd with. tha.two_f sn'mll'arms (which must be 'f:{i}l3i'ac- curate or it will `only emboldcn the on_cmy), .the actual` results of shell fire as a man-ki1ling.a.gencyl. `directed.- as it generallyis againsbtroops un- der cover, are but small. tiuhnlvl \lV lb. Mere tallbnt iz tTrnAnshunt,Ta.nd giva place to other taI1ent,`but genius_ ov every kind iz immortal. `I114--. . . _ . . _ . _...I_ .1- -_.'_ _--_____- WIT]-<;w.;1`;a.n.: ';.a.(.>.[;'l.camti.<.) yu suppozo have ever done good without the ex- pegtashun ov sum kind _o.v reward. Q..- ` -... -u-`L-.. ' -.I--l.._ -...I -I....-_ I nevef knu a. man-worshiper to amount to much ov ennything else. | lEI........A........-...I.-.___._- .4 `AI, -..5.&.-.... .I_....-.L4u.. , British ~r'~1'nm lsuvoun. Frzuu-e. Jojh lllIng"I` Philosophy. Iui azlum ry lillu. nu IulIl'I9lll"UlIIQa_ 1 _ 4 Your wife says you have Insomnia. Mr. Hobbs." . f L _ J ` .-Yes. indeed. at can : even feel sleepy when we have caller: in the. evenin;-.- ,Chioago A , V| a.inL 'l)oal`er., Wu. saw me young woman. "No." answered the young` man.` "not Iince,all those big bicycle manufacturer; quit advertising. _ -.-Waslbington Star. . VUIIIEVIIWT C ' Mrs. S limdlet-No: it's fo Show that ha can't pay nmcvh.-New York Weekly. VA Dearth ot Geuuu. . "'.l`here doesn t seem to be nearly as much ne poetry wtten as there once was. said the. -.`NI'-I." QI'ICCf1nlIL|t. Olin anus`..- _.-_ ' II; AA saving Shane. V .Mise Slimdiot-Here : an" advertise-4 ment or a literary man who wants board.` Does he say he s a literary man to show he : a person of renement and culture? gnaw ran", n . `Q . A_ Gallant:-y. . He looked into her beautiful orbs (love- ' ly girls never have 5eyes) and said: Dar- ling. I love you better than life. -There is nothing in this world I` would not do `for you. nothing I would not refrain from doing for your sake. Then he reached over and grabbed the big.` corner biscuit, leaving the little crustless one for the idol `or his heart-.-Boston Transcript. ` syv-nu Iv we "My pa is a lawmaker. Ma makes the` laws at home. an pa makes em whenshs _.,xi_,ve_s him a holiday. ._Pa has been in the legislature two times, an he'll go there again if the voters don't sit in their right mind `tore he comes home. He.zen'rully . comes home on Christmas when we have something to eat. We expect him thin Christmas."--Atlanta Constitution. sauna u uuapcn or Iuc. That being the case. said the land- lady. I will have to ask you to pay you: board in advance. I've had all the ex- perience with jumperl 1 care 1'or."-Chi- caxo.Newa. ` ' -an-yuan -vs-vi: 3- Z ICGISZUIW "I understand you are an athlete." ro- marked the {landlady to the new boarder. Yes. ma am." proudly answered the n. b. I am the champion high jumper from Jumpersville. 7I"lu._a I....:_... 4.1.- -__- n _-x_: A..- n-_,;` Iull UV wlullviuo Then silencareigned for the` next ve` minutes. broken only by the occasional sound of the reporter gasping for breath. -Chicago '1`ribune. ovv 3-1: w v Inc---- hr. -113 How no you 113. uncle?" said the 1113- ` ble reporter. "I thought I would drop in on the occasion or your one hundredth birthday anniversary and smoke a friend- ly pipe with you. uull|._ n |.....':...4.:.....|... ....-..-...x...I 41.- J `IIVV VVIEI-I JVIJ . "Why." heitntingly responded the. % edmto smoke." d venerable man. I know it is dreadfully nnconventionaletor a centenarlan. but the truth is. youngman. I have never learn- ,,.I ,,_,j 3,, AL- _._#A A!__- Ho Glued U). A Georgia t_>oy s composition on ." .l`ho Lawmakers of Our Country" reads as follows: v ' I ,o ,n_ ' n In ,| ,.L, Ito mind radar hu.no_romp'rhblo . .Re.'jI`_'ut sifted with wisdom Id bill VcI'thi_ hnh; _ .I19I'0~K_. I. V lI_wll!1.MppQI'I(I_lI ' vs ,._-_; an.` 1..- . V '.l`oo Modest by Hall. -Bald he. "Pretty mils. Pray give me a kiss; , "Pu tot one. only one. that I sue. She liked her eye: - ` And exclglmed In surprise, [ "Why.'the other chaps glwaya want two! __fV|..`I_4 _- .lY liel. ' Oh. what I tangled web we weave When out we practice to deceive! And euf we get expert. perhape. Out-`memories both`: to lapse. ._II\HIn'nn-n`Il_ 9-. Succenn In Life. Ribbon counter girl. not weekly Inge. ' Three planks; ` lhrrled wealthy man of middlo_ugo- - Old Hunks. Jewel; now upon her my boiecn _ In chunks. And she taken. when traveling, nineteen Big trunks. V .._lVl.h.._- n\.n..-_- Experience at a Tucher. --_.__I-._-,L_, I nuns ulnuuuytl Glucu EU XV Old Madam Crocodile. She happened to be taking tee In very gorgeous st,vLe. Said the: I'm glad you happened in; I've got the sweetest news. I Just now sold my husband : skin ` To make a case of shoes." 11-... !S__|_ lI___-I.I _ In society. "Glud to see you." empty unlle. V . In society; Weapons lharpened I." the while. In society; All to` make a little Ihow; Bubbles riding lrom.below- Shocking! Some one'o wile. you know. In annlntv uaulvv-lu.o IIVIIIC vuv I "uni. Jill! I In society. Giddy head: And` weary eyes in society; Clrelel laughter. ntied Iizhl, In society; Dreamy strains and dancing feet; Bird: and bottles. drink and eat; Slander : scan on all you meet, In Iociety. _I`||uIn-nu. "Bl-.-_n Important Fumy News. Milo Galllniper called to Ice AI` unnon I`uau-54:33]` enny; _c1'p`ckn; '7 `:I)n?t`_'a`ee svigdt 'ey rq f6r. ~ - L `E! 'ittle,l7girls like me `at. ' '13: 'o11dn't _be`no mgfe. Papa sea `at time it is; Don't est understand, But`1lnkj"atjhc couid stop it E! h_e d'break th old clock : hand. lhmmnA sez: ow watch the clock. When it git: to eight, '8 time for ittle girls in bed," Cuz `en it : nwfu Iat.. Then `ere oughtn't be no night- Alluz 'ould be day; Ouldn t have to go to bed- EIt "ould hue to play. Wight 'ey wuzn't enny clocln; Don't see what 'ey're for. - `E! 'ittle girls like me wu: `Fa Unnlpl-J6 LA an Innrn Not the Prevailing Style. I,IlII #_!j LL- Gfunpa sex `at homfs make` day An dnysimnke up th? year; Summer : got to run away When th' winter ; near. _ An ghmmn sez ahehgittin old An th days pass by; some day she will kiss us all An any a la `goodby. Seems in me th troubl o in `At naughty clock up `ere; , E! it'd stop its tickin. Aln' no one 'ould care. Ouldn t be no winter `en- Summer all th"year; An gamma 'ouldn t get so old- 'Never d leave us here. ~ HI IUIIU EIIIU |I.F Ill` VIIICI Ey ouldn t be no more. .._l'|nl>I-Al An llxtreme Can. V"1| n-__ ---- L - V ` I`! IR 1 vuwvu (In) IE9 I Star shells are made for the 6.3- inch howl-tzer--a. weapon almost ob- slolete---gnd for the 2.5-inch `and 7- _.pounder guns. They are simply ll- lumi _at.ing agents, and are (need for ` light ng up an one1ny'a-position in ' night operations. They must `not bo ` confounded with T incen-diay` stars." `At ;`ono,_ period` rockets`; 11'.-bed ;x_;vtiVt,!;_ tubes, : fgwhte` largely utilized in cliflliod win`- '- _` r o,*especially against fcavalry, cone- aips. etch. . ` Tosdam 'h0WV'9!T.: I v 1; rb_.n ge_'i of orglihary at-_tillei'y_ ` their ll,`l)O.l tor -`rockets; t:,o.1`1`iz'1'j;. ` b9!1.1' 94. 1?a.:se.,?6.f : -51:5} o -Ch1cao Times-lkrlld. :1 iv lI IIUn -Indinnapolh Jgunnl. -U IJIVI U5 -.-Detroit Fret Pren. n -Il\I\.iI0 -New York Herald. -ChIcno Tribut u;u vVUIll_ IWUI -Chlcacoun. -Changes are to be made at the Or illie Asylum, so that there will be accommodation for one hundred` more pntiente than-the institution can take care of at present. The Proyinciel Secretary, under nwhoee. ohorge the `public inqtltmione are,-":han decided them the attic` endiibeeement of _0he;.0rilliofi Case shot will be found with * all guns on eld service: It consists ot a, thin metal cylinder` packed with balls. The case breaking by the dis- charge, the balls are all liberated by the time they reach the muzzle, and spread over a. considerable space. If the ground in front of the enemy ' is hard or stony the balls will ricochet ancl the result he more effective. Case- `. shot is used obly_up to 500 Uyo'.rds, and must never. of course, be red,i like common ball and` shrapnel shell, - over the heads of one's own troops__. I Shrapbel shell. loaded the reverse- . be.-used as case. way.` without plug or fuse, may also 1:14; -_ `__|_-II_ W _.__.n_ 1. - .41.- n n "A --'1`he answers-to correspondents ed- itor was taking a day off when this questionoame in: I am engaged to Kate Murphy, but my former ancee, Kate `Dooley, threatens to sue me for breach of promise. Can you advise me how to extricate myself from this diioulty 1. Thenanoial editor. and the football critic were responsible. for the answer, which read 3 "It would \ap pear} that you have; `already extra- Kated yourself. ?3_-+Baltimore Ameri- can. a -V -At a concert in Bradford a few days ago, the audience requested Mr. J. 0.` Morgan, who` is the composer and author of the song For Queen, Flag and Country,; to make a short, patriotic speech. In the course of his remarks he intimated that it would look much "better for Canada to paythe expenses of those of her sons who are now ghting, for , their Queen. _ instead of sending them out 0. O. D,` like an express parcel, which remark received hearty applause. -The action of}. Priests vs; Flosv will be reopened before the referee here on Feb. 131.11, on account of the dis- covery of new evidence. Already nearly two- hundred dollars have been expended on antiseptic dressings, invalid food, night gowns, slippers, tuques, fans, mosquito net ting. toilet articles, _etc., which are now safely stored on the Laurentisn, in the care of Dr. Ryerson, Red Cross Com- missioner, who has undertaken to see that they reach sick and wounded Ca- nadian soldierswherever they may be found in the various hospitals connect- _ed with the South African campaign. Many persons in Barrie have been made links in this chain by letters re`- ceived. Eairview. 1 Advance Correspondence, _ } Mrs. Geo. Marshall is visiting her} daughter, Mrs. Spring, in Toronto. , M`:-. and Mrs. J. -Row$t .1 viaed triends in this vicmicy last Saturday. Miss Benne`tt la; he:-eT 'Fn`dVs;f for Edenvale. V Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morrison were the guests of Wm. Wagner last week. _ , Miss Gould's Chain-Letter. _ '1`he.ch-sin -letter which -was started early in November last by Miss Emily Gould of Montreal, for the benet of the Canadian South African contingent, has already broughtin the astonishing sum of. twelve hundred dollars in ten- cent pieces, or in stamps of that `value. -Feeling the responsibility of handling such a fund, Miss Gould recently re- quested Mr; E con` 1>enny,.M.1>.'..Mr. I lllbiov Is; Uvvavvg vlilaaguo At very long `ranges theiiangle of descent necessitates the explosion be- ing timed to take placeright over the object aimed at; at very short ranges, where the angle of descent is practically nil an-d the velocity- oi the projectile unimpaired, the shell should burst from 50 to 100 yards in front. It should be noted that against an enemy under "temporary earth cover or crouching behind bowlders of rock the distantly dis- cernible effect of shrapnellre -is often deceptive-.-that is to say, the hostile artillery may be silenced and the ground apparently bareof its defend- ers, yet little real damage has prob- ably been inflicted. Indeed, as op- posed to' the ,Boer in his favorite style of defensive tactics, the eicacy of shrapnel fire is much discounted. High angle re---that is, fire directfd from guns at a. `greater elevation than 15 degrees---with any charges, and with common, shell as the pro-. jectile, would doubtless do much to-_ ward lessening the terrible list of casualties suffered by our storming -parties. Shrapnel shell are distin-; guished by a red point. , _, ._I_ -L ..--1II |,- 5-----.) __-!LI_ -II