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. I aberrtbST* wtu. do not receive their paper raralarly will plea** notify u* at unce. Call at will > for advertising rate*. - - .- . THE ADVANCE' KI.K.sllKKTOX.OXT. SHARPS AND FLATS. There is no gosjiel in a kick. Faith is a light that never foes nt. Law wears iron shoes and never are* where it steps. It i* easier to find a Judas in the hurch than it i* a Daniel. Atheism is tbe husks on which the devil would fatten his swine. Keeping too much in the pocket will keep Ood out of the heart. Two great foes of the church the golden calf and the leathery oyster. We begin to backslide the moment we think we have religion enough. A church letter in the bottom of a trunk never does the Lord a bit of food. As soon as Esau smelled the soup he Mopped caring for his birthright. If men could get to Heaven by hard work, how many loafer* wonld soon be busy. The man who does not love his neighbor as himself i* not the friend ef Christ. Nothing doe* less honor to the cause of God than a Christian with a long face. Heaven is only a step from the pen- itent sinner, but millions of miles from the hypocrite. It is doubtful if the devil is ever driven back an inch by th* testimony ef a stingy Christian, Thei* uever , iiil never will be, a siveraal panacea, in on* remedy, fer all till to w i.ii i. fleih is heir the very nature ef isaur curatlTe* bring inch that wrre Ik* ferns ef other and differently seated SiwaMS reoted la the evsiem ef tin patient what would relieve one ill in turn would aggravate ike ether. W* hare, however, in yniiune Wine, when ebtamable In bound unadulterated tale, a remedy for many and greviou* illn By It* gradual and judicieus ue. tb* frailest system are led ml* convalescence snd strength, by the luBueuc* which ym- Blns exerts en N*;ure'*wn restorative*. It relieves tbe drooping spirits ef thus* with when* chronic mat* ef morbid des- BVBSCBcy and lack of interact life U a Ueaao, anil, by tranquilizing th* nerve*. Oiipesoa ia> sound and refnsninc *l*e In parti liter to the actlen ef th* blood, which, being stimulated, course* through- eut tb* veins, strengthening tb* healthy animal functions of the system, thereby Baking activity a necessary result, tlnagtbentiig th* frame, and giving lif* te th* digestive organ*, which naturally demand increased substance result, in Braved appetite. NorthroB *V layman of Toronto, have flven to to* public their (oner Qinnia* Wine at th* usual rate, nd, gaUK*d by tlis opinion of ncienlisU, this win* approaches nearest perfection of aay In Ih* market All druggists sell It. I tumuli ! > m rirtures. An nniHirtant pictorial feature will ihortlv begin in The Ladies' Home Journal in a neries to be called "Through Picturesque America: In 100 Pictures. " Through the medium of the inost superb new photographs, taken expressly for this feature, the series will Mart where American land begins on the Mainn coast, take in th greatest point* of magnificence and marvelous scenic wonders in every part of America, embrace Alas- ka, Cuba, Portu Him, and end where American possessions stop at the farthest point iu the Philippine Isl- ands, liright, popular explanatory text to uccoinpiinv the picture.-, wll ho supplied by Luther L. Holdon, of Boston, who has crossed the Ameri- can Continent over one hundred tiuien and knows every step of the way. The series will run through the mag- azine for a year. Are you not well '- Are you p.lr, weak- ly, deprriuwd In *plrlt*, melancholy, tired, nervous. iml Irrlialih-? Then try Miller'* Cuiupouiid ii.in I'lll*. They will build you up, tone up your nervoua system, giv* you energy. The Letters r TWII Fansnus Authors. It was once said of the brilliant "Gail Hamilton" that she was never brighter than when she could poke fun at the poet Whittier: his bachelor life and (Quaker ideas. And Whittier enjoyed the visits and letters of his witty friend. She wan in the world ; prominent in the literary set and in public life because of her relationship to James U. lilainc. She saw inin-h, while Whittior lived a quiot life and saw very little of the outside world. For years they were the closest friends and correspondents. Now The Ladies' Home Journal him secnr ed the best part of these letters from Vintner'* executor and biographer, and for the first time they will lie published, beginning in the Christ ma* number. THE SALVATION ARMY __i_- THE LIFE OP I HI M SELK-SACRI- I HIM. WOKKM'.S OFTEN ONE OF While on lluty Cupt. lifii. llrjnn stiii KI ii With .1 Supposed l'ii in ..I. u. NleeiKi- .tint I in .-.I i Itelloqulsh tlie Work-He Ilu* Now lleoovered III* Health. From the New*, Alexandria, Out. The life of a Salvation Army worker is very far from being a rine- cure. Their duties are not only ardu- ous, but they are railed upon by the regulation* of the Army to conduct out-of-door meetings at all seasons and in all kind* of weather. This being the rase, it is little wonder that the health of these self-Racriflo- iiig workers frequently give* way. Capt. Ben. Bryan, whose home is at Marville, Out., is well known through In- former conu<>ction with the Army, having been stationed at sach impor- tant points an Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, Gnelph and Brockville. in Canada, and at Schenectady, Troy and other points in the United States. While IMI duty he wan attacked by a so-called iticuriililo ili-cuse, l>ut having been restored to health through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, a repre-cntntive of tin- Alexandria News thought it worth while to procure from hiH own lips a statement of his illueiui and recovery. He found Mr. Bryan at work, a healthy, robust man, hit* appearance giving no indica- tions of hit* recent milTerings. The story of his illness and -nbne- qnent cure by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills reads like a miracle, and is {riven in his own words as follows: While stut ioniil at Deseronto, in July, 1MI7. I wax attacked with what the doctors called "Chronic Spinal Meningetis. " The symptoms were somewhat similar to those, preceding a plonratic attack, but were accom- panied tiv spasms which, when the pain Ix'came too sevrre. rendered me unconscious. The length of these un- conscious -IX-MS men-ii.sei| ax the dis- ease advance*!. After s]N-n<ling four months in the Kindlon ) ieneral Hos- pital, and on the Salvation farm, To- ronto, I regained some, of my former strength and returned to my work. The second attack occurred when I was stationed at Schcncctady, N. Y., in October, 1K96. and was more severe than the firnt. The symptoms of the second attack were very similar to thoHo which preceded the tir-i, the only npiuircnt difference being that they were more severe and the. after effects were of longer duration. Ow- ing to the precarious state of my health, I was coni|>elled to resign my position after the second attack and return to my home at Maxville. While there a friend advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I begun nsing thorn in March, 1KU9. I have used only a dozen boxes and am once more enjoying perfect health. I feel that I am perfectly well and can cheerfully say that 1 attribnto my present state of health to the effects produced by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mrs. I'.i MUI has also used the pills and has benetlttcd very much there- by." Women anfl I livlr Whela. Jane O. Yatman lias bnaten all bi- cyeln records for w<unon, having rid- don 700 miles in 81 houm mid n HUM ules. For three ami ono-half ilnyH nhe slept less than two hourw. AH airainst HUH wo can point with pride to over A.OOO women in Toronto who make no such fools of tliemsolvos; they nse the wheels rationally, bli'KH the mem- ory of tho man who invented it, and get eight honrs of refreshing sleep ont of every 84." If the children require phynlr non* art* o nice as Miller s Worm 1'owdrn; very l-ii-.ls.tlil to Ink.- A Tralr U .n.lri ful Oowa. Princess Czarturyski has just had a remarkable gown made in Paris on which ber coat of arms i* produced in jewels on a white satin ground. For this purpose the stones had to be pierced, and though their value is tbns deteriorated, the cent nine as it stands is reputed to be worth $76,000. The I'm-r U e I i i . The latest pocket hook novelty is nearly w|iiare and very larire. It hi eiiuises. ami an edge, if one can afford it, uf lieuvy UiisMiiu k r lil. Some have an nlgo of plain K"''l w itli a iM-ndi ill ion t I lie inside, and othiTH have this eil^e nf sterling gill. Advnnce styles in iniilwinter purses itrti of .seal, inlg with golil, on \\hii-li I'IH-MI-I in,- in, u of tuninoixe appear ut regular intor- \iiN. Another in entirely covered with a delicate trncery of silver. Health for th* vVorni Powders. rhildres. Miller's Donrsi i.. "If It is true." Kald tbe promoter, "that every man him III* price, the fact naturally iinmse.s a certain amount of curiosity." "As to what?" atiked the alderman. "Well, as to hnw you're quoted, for one thing." answered tue promoter. Chicago Cost. Kntei-prUIn*; Kncllsh !!. A warm of bees recently took pos- e.s-mii of a hniis.. at Teddington, England, after driving the occupant eat. A acw back for 50 rent*. Miller's Kidney Pill* snd Plaster. Dangerou* ftnlhla*T to Hlrp. In certain parts of the Himalaya mountains the native women have a singular way of putting their chil- dren to sleep in tbe middle of the day. The child is put near a stream of water, and by means of a palm leaf the water is deflected so as to run over the bark of the child's head. The water in pouring on the child's head apparently puts it to sleeo. A Care-fully Prepared Pill. -Much Urn* and at tent inn were expended in ex- perimenting with the ingredient* tbai enter into the composition of I'armelee'i Vegetable Pills Iwfnre they wer* brought to> the state in which they wer* flrst of- fered to the public. Whatever other pill* may he. Pitriiielee s Vegetable Pill* ar* the result of much ex|>eriiiienting and tudy. and all person* suffering from dy*- pepsia or disorden-.l liver and kidneys may confidently incept, them a* being what they are represented to be. Unhealthy Mlaio Foarll. The nse of slate and pencil by chil- dren is denonm-ed as unhealthy. It haw been forbidden in the schools of Zurich, Switzerland, and pen, ink and paper have been substituted in- stead. The reasons given are that the light gray murks on the slate cannot be followed without straining the eyes. Miuird's Liniment Cures Colds, etc. If sh. Had Known. Ths mummy of the Egyptian prin- cess who fonud Muses in the bull- rushes has been discovered and placed on exhibition. The Chicago Times- Herald thinks if idie had known this was going to happen, just because she bad a kind heart, it might have been an unlucky thing for Moses. New life for quarter. Miller's Co**- pound Iron Pill*. Took Thrlr Own Forks. Before the revolution in France it was customary, when a gentleman wan invited to ilnuer. for Inn to send Ins servant with a knife, fork and spoon ; or, if he had no servants, he carried them with him in his vest pocket. A Suceessful Medicine. Kveryon* wishes to te successful in any under- t ikiiijc in which he may engage. It is, therefore, extremely gratifying to the iro- prietora of Parmelee's Vegetable Pill* to know that their efTurii te compound a meilicine which would prove a blessing to ni.iiiknid have been succniwful beyond tl.i-ir expectation*. Th* endorsatu/n of these Pill* by ih* public i* a guarantee th.n a pill haa been produced waioh will fu.ill everything il. tuned for it. <ierod. In the northwest province the glass bangles worn by the Hindoo and Mus- sulman women are regarded as sacred objects. If a glass bangle be accident- ally broken the pieces are gathered together and kis.s.-d three times. If your child I* pule, peevish, and doe* not thrive, a dos* of Miller'* Worm Pow- der* occasionally will cure. A C'olnnjrnf t pllrpllcv In Bielefeld, (ierimiiiy, there is a colony of epileptics, numbering abont l,.'i(Xi. The colony was established in 1S68, and patients from all parts of the world go there for treatment. Always on Hand. Mr. Thomas H. J'rt*r, Lower Ireland, P. Q., writes! "My huii, 18 month-, old, had croup *o bad that nothing gave him relief until a neighbor brought me som* of Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlc Oil, which I gave him, and in tiix hours he \va cured. It I* th* best medicine I ever uoed, and I would et b* without a bottle of it iu my house," MlDird's Liniment Cures Diphtheria, Quoone antl 1' vpewrltors. The Queen of Knglnnd has a great dislike to typewritten communcations, and does not allow anv documents that are Kiipp 1 ""' 1 ' '" emanate from the sovereign to IH< sent out typewrit- ten. The czarina, on the other hand, hits taken a great fitiicy to the type- writer, and is tho owner of a machine with type bars of gold and frame set with pearls. People who nrmlc Initiated and who lack ii'TK.v a result of overwork, ore and ainictv will rtso\i r quickly by taking Millur'* Compounil li-.ni Pill*. t'otriilfiiin in llornoo, The results of recent drillings In Porneo have caiiNcd many persons to th nk that Borneo will prove to be the richest pntroloum n. I.I in the world. llnard's Liniment Cures Distemper. Intolllcoano la Mela-ne. Something like intelligence is often exhibited by plants. If. during a dry season a bucket of water be placed near a dry pumpkin or melon, in the course of a few days it Will turn from its course, and get af least one of its leaves in the water. ' wtttv(~9~fat I .'ln> I i .1 nn Inn, A remarkable incident has come to light in connection with a recent drowning case at Rothesay. One of the occnpants of the boat, a boy eight years of age, whose swimming master bad told him in an emergency to lie Min his buck in the water, did so. Two little girls belonging to the party held on to his legs and a smaller boy rested his head on the youth's breast. The four thns floated for some min- ute-, and were picked up by men who had to row nearly a mile to their res- cue. Three adults two sisters and a sweetheart were drowned. $100 Reward $100. Th* reader* of this paper will be pleased to I'srn that tb*re is at lea*' uns dretdrd ulses** thsi srlenre ha* tern abla le cur* In all it* Haters, and that la Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cur* tni -mly p>0llivs i-urp known to th* medical fraternity. Catarrh toini; a c nutntio:ial ills asr, roqulrej a constitutional tr<-atmnt Hall's jatarrh i 'ure Is taken ln:i-rnally. actinc direct- upoa tb Mood and mucous sur'aces of t'i* int-m. thrrrbr destroying th* foundation of th- disease, ami fflvtntf th* patient strength by juil.llnif up the fOMniutin and assisting- na [aralB doiaf II* work. Tb* proprietors oar* lo much faun In IU i-urstive powi-rs, that they ifferiini- llu iilrnl Dillars for any cas that ft [ails to eure. *MH| f >r lit of taMUaoolal*. Addrrss. F. J i II K NE Y * CO., Toledo, O. sVSold by Druggists, Tic. DlAK SlB*. I s* for (even years a tuff er-r Yom Bronchial trouble, and w >ul<l be so hoars* at Urn** that I could soarefly speak above a whisper. I got no relief (r m anything till I tried your IIINARD'S llnNKV BALM. Two tattl* STATS relief ami six b >ul* made a com- plete cure. I would hrartllr rsrommsnd U to aiiyon* suffering from throat or lung- troubl*. Fredenoton. J. t. TaOBOSsUaK. Dynamo and Drniainlto. Till recently tha employment of electricity in any shape or form in Constantinople was strictly forbidden. Incredible as it may appear the sultan naively imagined that a dynamo must iave something to do with the manu- facture of dynamite. Weak constitution* are built np by Miller'* Compound Iron Pills. Great Value l Shipping. The French navy is installing wire- less telegraphy between the light- nses along the French coast. Judg- ing from the results of the prelimin- ary experiments, the installation will prove of great valne to shipping. There Is danger in neulectim a cold Many who haveciir-l of coimumption dated tlirir troulilr-. from exposure, followed by cold which settlnl on their lung*, and In a short time they ero herond the skill of the best physician. ll:vl they uiwl Bickle'i Anti-Consumptive Svrup. before it wai too late, their lives would have been pared. -This medicine li.is no equal for curing ruu^ii., colds *ud all affection* of tb* throat and limit". UlBird's Liniment Cures Garget In Cots. F.zporleno* Mad Tattxht Him "That grass widow didn't catch yonr country oonnin with her wiles." "No, indeed. Cousin Joe says he isn't going to get fooled the second time with green goods." Oood appetite, good dlgi-stlon, refresh Ing ulivp follow the use ,.f Miller'* Com- pound Iron Pill* Ml i loses '.v> rent*. I .4. I.I - I . tt.tl S|l... Canada lacks only 337,000 square miles of being a* largo as the whole continent of Kurope . it is nearly 30 times as large an ti.riit Britain and Ireland, and is !(>:>. (XKl square miles larger than the United States. Wtf" * t , * i .. .. U AHNOI.l TKI.Y Kit IF. war riiu-.i ..(ei.-t tmie-aerper. lo BoV*nd O'H i.o fc.r dislrlbu tln A(l*r- tl*lns- Msltfr \V..ii't !" t vou 0*111 Snd rrss f ir particular*, sum Bo*., LunnoM. PLOWS, ROLLERS A HARROWS I Ii. II. i Mil H.-ii.T I.ii- I t ,lxilf>. NTFO 0< K SUIT I PLOW < l> . HRA FORD. IUCAS, STEEIE & BRisroi, --. eoo< -. --. eoo< -. US. . Writ* US HAMILTON. L.S. s\ BBteSS BINDER TWINE AND MANILA ROPE OMTAIilO MINiii i: I-WIMB CO.. lit Colon Station Areexl*. Tor*atei. Bolli TTeroTlala. "My first wife," said the gentle- man from the lakeside, "wo* remark* ably plain faced." "And the second?" asked the other gentleman. "Was remarkably plain spoken." A BRAVE WOMAN. How a Drunken Husband Was Made sober Man by a Determined Wife. A PATHETIC LBTTHR. Phe writes: -I had for a long time be*B inkiiittof trying the Sam.-iria Pnscrlp- :l'in treatment nn my huvUind for his [miking huhlts but I was afraid h* would Ii-. over that I was Riving him medicine. in i cha thought unnerved me. I hesitated 'or nearly a week, but one day when he :T:m h nil* very much in'uxlrated and ITS week'*aLnry nearly all >-| . nt, 1 threw ' ' .ill fear a -id determined to make an '.Tore to save our home from th* ruin I <->v oomlnii. at all hazard*. I sent for four Sum/tria Preserlpttesi nnd put it in ill i- jtTee a* directed next in. .ruing; and -TIT -bed and prayed for tl nult. At i > n I gave him mor* and n'-" at (upper. II* never ui>ert4-<i a thin--, nnd I then i)l Hy kept riitut on giving it rexularly.as I h nl discovered something i'lit wt every i.-rvein my body tingling with ho|ie and up.iiness. and 1 could sew a i-riirht future ipretd out bofore me a pt%iccii;l, hnppy ao ma, a *har* in the good Mings oi life, an iti'-ntive, lovlag husband, e .1,, forts, and tverything else dear to a W'-inun heart, 'or my husband had told me it .it whiskey rasvil* stuff and h* was taking a dislike oi'. It wai only too true fur bt-fore I ii fiven him tha full course he had *top- - 1 irlnking altogether, but I kept giving -i medicine till It wo* goo*, umt then sen* 'ur a aether lot to have on bar < 1 if he should -elapee, a* he had done fron. his promise* :' >re. He never ha*, and I am writing roil this letter to tell you how thankful 1 tm I honestly believe U will cure the rerati A pamphlet In plain, sealed envelope, lent free, giving ttlmonlaU nd full in- funuatlon, with directions h w to take or ulminUtq^mftria I're*crt|'tiun.*4Corr*- ipondonce considered *acrlly confiden- tial ^Address The Samaria Remedy Ionian street, Toronto. Ont The Owen Electric Belt TradtMuk-DT.Owea The only *rlentlflo and practical Electric Boll ina<|p. for general use. having- hatterl** taal ratoa slionj current of Kloctrlcity thai 1* T perfect control and can be appliea to aay pun of the bod;, for tne cure of Nervous Diseases rtiniisand* of people suffer from a variety ef Kervon* Diseases, such a* Seminal Weaknee*. lm|>olni.-y. Lost Manhood, etc., that the ola n-! i of treatment fail to curr 'I here 1* a lo** at nerv* force or power that cannot bo rvetorea >; anv aaedloal treatment, and an; doctor who sroiild try U an-omplish this by anr kind at iruK-4 t* pursuing a dangerou* tiractio*. Pro- .*:.! treated, these dueasea can u* Positively Cured Klr.-triclty, a* applied by the Owen Electric Bell and Suspenory, will most asuureHly do so. It M the on 7 known power that will supply wh.kt ls lacking;, namely nerve fnrre or power. Imp.irl tone ana vigor to the organ* ami aroma* to hralthy action too whol* D*riuussjt-ui. It will **esl auuredly cure, Without Medicine. Varloocele. Nervous Prostration. KhenrnaMraL -s.-.iiica. Kidney Dlaeas* LiunbafO. Lam* Jiao] and Dyspepsia. 0\H lUUSTHATtD CATALOGUE ContaU* fullest Information reg vr.ling th* owe '- and nervous uiHoa-es. price*, how toortli-r. etc.. mailoa (sralod)-FRII-to any adilrtts*. The Owen Electric Belt And Arellano* Oa. TORONTO ONT. ef auule, PsofBf*. ITOPPatD FREK Permanent I I V ' r ( '" r "'l 1<H aLIN*'* CIMIAT I SJ *>tnvii KrsTn*. |'UII|T* cur* " r all Nerv us l>.eeae*. Fit*. Dane*. No - ,1 IT'S use. bottle sent tin 'Utch Canadian Afmicy Kit i> t Kit patient*, thrT paying *ipr***ebarfl*oolv when received. Svii.l lo l>r Kline. 881 Arch st , Phi adelphla.Pa. aw~ i'..r*re, B*ll*p*y. Spasm* and St. Titus Hani ^L Fits or Nervousne'fl after rtmt day'i i ..-.n... >ml - trial bottle T. N. U. 244 WOMAN WHY jSUFFZR? .. HlUlltl, M *,., ,* r*,. ~* UM n*^ rr *'">*' ** * *M*S - w^-t-S-,! *. ) i > i|H.. *. M taJ. .~i tar.. r~ wft "In. **!. p*ra9.r*iMM. nim<a,iiM. IOM W yfW.iM, ..M., * w.tl ec^l * ma.l fr** a |O<rt pavhage V UM i..l -GUNAOATHON HOMI TftlArMFNT wkk .il t*Mnr*s.Ms f*v Ma<*m The. .**< ot (...,. .. tk.a raaUJy. lira. G. W t* f*MU liMhi n> t*>s;iv a, lawaMlirairof) >atrlia*i. Wa *\as.iani ,\ *>.LI 4*> ajj *> ciaism, Oafa'a>f. *. truly *kai ftt ..as** km*jlt*v "A tleafjitw U , _ - ^^^ -*tay. AsMroa* - TKI UaUIlN UfflaUTMl THE MAJUBA HILL FIGHT. HrHh.nl llrltl.h Orl W r.rate-n bf !)> lloera. Here is a description of the flght nn Itajuba Hill, which shows that all the blame for the disaster cannot be laid on Sir Ufirga Pomeroy-Colley, who was a brave and brilliant soldier. Majuim Hill is a flat topped and Tery steep monntiau, which com- mands Lamp's Nek. After his first repulses, Colley found himself en- camped opposite the Boer position waiting for reinforcements. The Boers were, steadily entrenching their position at the Nek, so that the storm- ing of it would be far more difficult than it had proved when first attempt- ed. So far the Boers had made no tart at holding Majuba Hill, on ac- count of the difficulty of ascending it. Consequently, (a) if the Boers oc- cupied it they would complete their chain of fortifications, (b) if the Brit- ish occupied it they would outflank the Boer line, and, when the rein- forcements arrived, could attack with excellent chances of success. Sir George Colley accordingly deliberate- ly kept back his reinforcements, a strong force of infantry and cavalry, at Newcastle, so as not to tempt the Boers to occupy the hill, seized it by night march, and then ordered by flag signal from the hill that these troops be hurried to the front. In two or three days they would be at his main camp, and then a combined attack would be made. This plan hinged upon one consideration ; that neither of the two small bodies into which he thns divided his army could be attacked and overwhelmed in da- tail. The hill appeared to be impreg- nable, and Sir George carefully pro- Tided for the defence of the mam Dr. J. W. Dr. Leyds Is ex-secretary of state of the Transvaal and DOW receives. It Is mid. a salary of $85.000 a year as tbe Transvaal's minister to several of tbe great powers of Europe. eamp. The force which set out for the hill in the night was smaller than is generally given. It mustered . rifles, and 300 of these were left at two detached poets on the four-mile road to the hill. A HOLLOW IN THE HILL. The top of Majuha Hill is flat, tri angular, and covers about ten acres, auai the crest-line measure* about 1, 00 yards, so that 350 men made a mall garrison for it. A hollow occu pied part of the top. At the angle nearest the Boers the hill row steeply to the edge, and then from this tip a lope ran up for about ISO yards to a ridge, about forty feet higher, which ut across the top. Behind this ridge lay the central depression, and from the summit of the ridge, owing to the conveM'y of the scope, the tip o the hill could not be seen, much less the steep hillside. At the corner o the plateau nearest the Boers, and in advance of the curving slope jus mentioned, was a kopje (or koppie) a rocky mound. A party of High landers, afterwards reinforced by soin 68th men, held this kodje as an out post. Behind them, on the true edge of the hilltop, was a line of troops composed here of Highlanders. Be hind the transverse ridge, iu the cen tral hollow, lay the reserves. Fin ally there seems to have been three paths up the hill. One was by th Highlanders' kopje. The second \\a in rear of and to the right of th transverse ridge. The third was tha next to the British camp, by which the force had ascended. When the Boers preceived the troope an the hill, and determined to attack a number of parties advanced to th lower slopes of the hill, and from early morning until 1 :30 directed heavy fire on the mountain top. Onl three or four of the British were (hot and the fire appeared absolutely wast ed. But while this was goiug 01 mailer parties of the Boers were sil ant IT climbing the hill. A good dea as* the hillside is "dead ground,' t. e. , cannot be seen from the crest o the hill, so that they could olim afely over these portions. The or GETTING AMMUNi TlOM. WAR PREPARATIONS CF THE BOERS AND GENERAL JOUBERT. -While England and the Tr:mv:i:il were !:plon::it: l:e sturdy burghers of the South Africa* Republic were getting armed to the teeth. Many tons of nnmiunit.ou uud other wur supplies reached them recently, anil practically every man and boy e:ip.ii>le <>f .- :- n idy to fight at u moment's notice, (ieneral Jou- bert. who Is a veteran of the Transvaal's two wars with Knglnud and rice prwitlent ot the republic. Is the leading military genius of the republic. from the corering force at once at- tracted the attention of tbe British, and by making it unsafe to show one's elf on the skyline prevented them from watching the slopes of the hill. By 1 :80 the first of theee parties, about 60 men, was close under the Highlanders' kopje. Something had been seen of them, and the post had been reinforced, bat no idea of their numbers was entertained. The Boers deliberately prepared for the destruc- tion of this advanced post. The party collected under a rock ledge which hid them from the soldiers on the skyline above them. Then, at a word, they stepped back with their rifles at the "present, " and instantly discharg- ed a volley, which brought down al- most the whole of the pioquet. The rest PANIC STRICEKN by this sudden slaughter of their comrades, fell back; the line along the true crest in their rear seems to have shared the panic, and fell back to the transverse ridge. To this ridge Colley and his officers were leading the reserve, and as the two waves, the retreating and the advancing, met, there was a scene of intense con- fusion, M Highlanders and 68th men mingled. For a while the retreating men bore the others back ; then the officers got a little line of battle form- ad along this ridge ; and here took place the fight for the hill. The line was confused, companies and corps were mixed up. the men were badly bunched, the flanks were left weak and unguarded, the men were dis- heartened by the sudden and amazing attack which had befallen them, and all was wild din and tumult. Then the Boer force, which had thus storm- ad the true crest appeared. Vw while the two lines ezubang- right was enveloped with fire, and outflanked and ontshot, the line gave way in rout. Colley stood to the end and was killed while urging his men not to run. The rest was a flight down the hillside. The official state- ment showed 30 officer* and 26ti men killed, wounded and missing ; a heavy fall from 350. HOB. JM**> Ch*ubrlalB. Tbe British colonial secretary Is the great champion of British paramount- cy ID South Africa. His wife Is an American woman. Before ber mar- riage she was Miss Mary Kndlcott ad a heavy Are, but no loss occurred on either side. But the Boers were hugging the ground, covered by tha convexity of the slope. All the Brit- ish saw were spurts of smoke and rifle muszles, and here and there a head cautiously lifted. The British lead was whiszing over their heads. The Boer fire was striking the ground in front of the British line ; gradually it crept up, and the soldiers began to drop. The Boer line was being fed by the climbers lower down the hill. Then a fresh party oame ap by the path to tha right of tha ridge on which the British line was : then that A ll.ro .nd HI. Mother. When the Black Watch went into action at Tel-el-Eebir, says The Scot- tish American, one of the most pop- ular men in the corps was Sergeant- Major McNeil. He was a north country man ; he had seen many yean of service with the "Auld Forty Twa' ' ; was a splendid specimen of a Highlander, and a magnificent sol- dier. By officers and men alike he was not only respected bnt beloved, As a man he was singularly honest and straightforward, and was ready with his counsel to all young soldiers who appealed to his experience. When the Black Watch swept over Arabi's trenches McNeil rapidly dash- ed to the forefront of the battle, and became engaged in deadly band -to- hand combat. Six of the enemy had fallen before the terrible sweep of his claymore, when, pierced by three bul- lets, he fell dead near to the spot where Lieut. Graham Stirling was also shot down. His death was deep- ly deplored by his comrades ; it was felt that not only the Black Watch bnt tbe army had sustained a loss. In the little graveyard formed at Tel-el- Kebir they showed their attachment to him by erecting to his memory the most conspicuous monument in that remote place of sepulchre amidst the desert sands. It was after all this had been done that the regiment learned how noble a fellow he was, and how inadquate the provision made by his country for such heroes as he. The sergeant was an unmarried man, having, through choice, remained single, because he had a widowed mother. On her sol- dier son the old woman depended for her support. For a time illness had kept her in an infirmary in Aberdeen, Then the sergeant removed her from there to a comfortable little home. The cost of this home he defrayed out of his pay, setting aside a certain portion every month. Up to the time of his death this sum was regularly paid. Bnt the fatal Egyptian bullet stooped the widow's allowance. Had the sergeant-major been married his widow wonld have been entitled to a pension. His old mother was not en titled to anything. The officer* ef his regiment felt so strongly in the mat- tar that they made a special represen- tation to the War office, setting forth the deserving nature of the case and the high qualities of the dead soldier. But the red tape of binding regula- tion could not be unloosed, and the request was refused. On this becom- ing known the officers at once sub- scribed from their own pockets 50. which was handed to the bereaved mother. Two years later when the Black Watch was hurrying to the Soudan from the Suez Canal bv rail, they passed the little cemetery at Tel-el- Kebir. The train stopped for twenty minutes, and more than one of his old comrades paid a last vist to the grave of Sergenut-MaJor McNeil. And, grandest tribute that a Black Watch man knows, they pulled some feather* from the "red heckle" In their bonnets aiid laid them reverent- ly on the head of h'is grave. Then the train passed on. carrying the de- voted heroes to the miseries of the sad Soudan and the crowning glory of Kirbekan. A Major t I >-n t -*. The youngest major in the British army is John Campbell, of the Cam- eron Highlanders. He is only twenty- seven three years younger than any other major in the service. He ha* attained his promotion so rapidly owing to active service. The two cap- tains above him in 1m regiment were shot at Omdurman. Major Campbell comes of a long line of soldiers hi* father and grandfather were both in the Cameron Highlanders, and three of his mother'* brothers are command- ing regiment* in India. The young man had a narrow escape from a death shamming Dervish after the battle of Omdurman. He was walking ove the battlefield with a companion, when he noticed a strange appearance about one of the supposed corpses, don't believe that man's dead," said he to his comrade, "I believe I saw his eyelid move." Nonsense; he'r dead, right enough. " said the other, and they walked on. Scarcely had h* spoken than a spear whizzed through the air from the hand of the supposed corpse. Campbell had turned his head to speak to bis companion ar it must have killed him. For th LlTlntr. 'Twere better to send a cheap bouquet To a living friend, this very day. Than a bushel of roses, white and red, To lay on his coffin after he's " Za Ireland a itrand ef womaa'e hair Is put la a baby's cradle. Roumanian mother* bind red rib- bons about th* b'.y's ankles. Esthoniaa mothers tie bags el herb* to their infants' n*cks. la Wales a pair of tongs IB th* radl* secure* th* ulte ef humanity froea harm. Aasqag ta* Voagae sealants, ehlt- area fcora at th* new moon are sup- po**tl t*< aav* th*ir tongues well knag, aad tho** bora at the last t* aav* keener reaaonlag. A Frmlnl u Plata*. Wife Too are *o different. Huiband Bow. my love? Wife Well, you are so Indlfferent- JohanncBtiurg Is tbe mining metrope- Us of the Transvaal had Its greatest city. It bas a population of 90,000. L*al*ltlv at Pvtrl*h Pretoria, the capital of the Trmo*- vaaL to a small city of about 8.000 white population. It Is the > ef Prealdaav Krujrer. BV CARRIER PIGEON Was Brought Welcome News From Beleaguered Ladysmith. THE BRITISH AT BESTER'S HILL. Arllllrry and *sultv \ >! u 11 ter n i It r i -.- III.- I .1 . in * II,,.- r* !.< ll.i>\ii> and I li.-ir i amp Wax LM|ilurrd Him. u 1 .... U a -in.i I I II... r, \uw llu. ^ lolcaso. -'Hi.- ar Omcu ..owiiit; at, 11. -iO la*t in^hi. ' liulli-r. to Uiu of Dor ttar .e Town. Nov. o. i^.ln p.m.; Th- ilunt at JJurlnin svnda : in mi Lady- 'ii pijitt d^' iJ Nov. 3: '- Oiit Wlth and i-rtVi-UVL-i., : iagr xruhuut loss un our T.ii-ut. Ejji.-rton of Uio 1'uMurful is .. JuutH-ri .>.-!: i m 11. i; or Kin- i' i he Ko\al Irish raailien and A, Minded prisoners. Kmht Bu.-r* I M-hauge, no others bcinjj rit to travel. . Hrm-kleliurst with cavalr> , 'Iii urtillcr\. the Impenul 1 -Uil Uountad \ iil- re wa enguKod to-du>- with the 'ithwest trf l-ud>- .stnith. The fighting lasted several all. 'The bouibaJ-ilni'-nt of Luds smith . -T shells being pitched m'o .vn. I are m ?'<>d health I d- iDg 'Well ' All \\ MIII.I^.I Dula c M.-II the h. all the I I.IIKIIi! 1. til I II I I 10 lit l.l_ Tho> llnii.ii ...in. i .r.- Three 9s>at* t the II. ..-r, mi.. IAII .. . . J,- a iroui l..i.l\ sin.i.i, dated Nov. ..rn.ntf , .i.\s 1'urmi; ilic night the liuurs uu\ :u Ulc lirit- .;'... ma mid I _ .ins m . Alt.*aii ulniv the naval guns ha\t- btt-n moved in uune tavor- luna ni-ar UK- IU^MI. and omiiii.uul.iig ttouiv of ihc lioer bal- leriae. At U oci.uk tii.s umriuug White ordered the bumburUuienl i( the fiifinv, and Uio blue jackets opened the hull. The liners replied "iil\. Thej lired siiu,i;lit, and oi the LlritiKb were hit. A ter- rible urtilk-rj. duel has been procetni- m({ for o\er three hours. ao far th*> nuval guns arc the ..:il\ one*) that ha''" .- enelllX " I l...r,d, . Klaihl n... ,1., J from L.nl>suutn. .. Ihurs- UglKins. su\. 'The artillery duel at iluvsn. in \\hah Uic IJotT guim NM'i't- ilfncfl, AJ intended to ot-eaii'v tlie lloerb and to euuble >ir - van \\lute to achieve his I'lirposf. the cupturc of tho Uor tauip i.eini.d UvMtcr Hill. For thlB purl >-' me LAiicers, llu.ir>. Natai larl.i: e.-rs .11 liorder Kiflee) t.irit-ii umlcr i. en. 1-n-n.li at sunriso and got within striking ilmt.ince be- lore the eneuis \\ aj( aare of their preaonte. A licid bullery was also M-i.t. and it secured a |{Ood ;. .>ition, tomui. iniiing Ult- enemy's camp, which as a. largo one. luttgered \vitn arui\ wagons and other vehi- cles. Hester's Hill was well fortiued and pr.'\io.cd with good i;uns. At 9 o'clock the Hr . . --icd tire, the liocru rt'i'l.Miig with s|nnl, but bad aim. Die British .(iin-kh sent a 4i- pound shell into the aiuip. inlhcting terrible loss and spre.ul.M^ punio iiin.'iiB the i'iieui\ . our cu\ulry then stnri: .'sation, the liot-rs dee- 11114 preci|'H.ilel\ , Icn.v IIIK uuiny dead and \\.rfir.i.-d. as nell us the whole lump an. I i,u;pui.'iii . in the hands of th.-' Untish. '1 ' ss \vill | the i'lan.s of the Oranne tree Suite .1 inlers and , \\ill pro- vent them giving the Untish further troiil'i" t'rom t: Ih. i-orrospoiiUent of The Times at \-.ninh, under dute irf Nov. 2, confirms T lie report of artillery ex- chanjii-s He says "The investment of the i own U now pretty complete. Last night tho enemy tupped the wires m our rear. He can. therefore, cut our I'limiminicat ion whencM-r h ->. It is suni;.>ted. however, that the lloers |..-li.-\e that Ludy- snuth is in their poner. and that they are. Therefore, .mxiouti to have us get up all our military stores be- fore they attack us. V r.ronnais- I 1>\ l.unce-s iiinl .A ''.'i.l I'a inul a I'll. *!.i'e la. liter, which the Llritish slielletl tlri\ me the liters out." It Waa m. n.iii.nr. The Tunes |.iil>.isji, g a dispatch froui I'lftermarit.'i - . il.ited \ - .'I. *\llil'h SU.\S 1'lle pllii-h l-'-sl- ilenl.s In '! n.'i\s of a Sanguinary buttle ("ii-^ln \.-si. prolml.ly ln'twivn l^nlvsnulh an. I i i>- lenao. A large nunil-er of the Hoers were hiHed. many h.'ii.j; ralativei / \M tjil PutcH ' renidini; in this place. Tin- Ki!i;l:sh r. ' ii.ive no know- li-ihjjc of o.v uf.fcBii'iiiii.'iii." * .