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CONDITIONS AT LADYSMITH.

AININ SRRENGTH AND ARI CONFIDENT,

Che correspondent of the Associated

Press at Ladysmith, from which place

he « ped February roth, and arrived at Dur ban February 1 sth, sends the following, written before he left Lady- sinith ; Since the furious canronade in the f y part ol the week, quietness has zned. lhe hi'ls on which the relief column’s lyddite shells were bursting in | hundreds afew days previously, are now only occupied by grazing cattle.

the north Boers laagers can be

Further away on Spion Kop, the

seen evidently bigger than before wing they have no idea at present of retiring from fheir position.

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Much disappointment is felt at the non-appearance of Gen. Buller, as from the severity of the fire every heait was giowing with hope and excitement at the prospect of immediate relief, not that we are at all inthe bleus, for every one capable shou!dering a rifle is con- fident of our ability to hold the town against any force the Boers are capable of putting inthe field. Still the con- tinued diet cf horse and mule flesh is getting monotonous, health of the place, into consideration be expected. try have abated. not virulent, but is The scarcity of vegetables is very try- ing to the troops. Luxuries are be- yond the reach of most of us. Oranges are 26 shillings a dozen. A _ smal fowl is eighteen sb llings and sixpence ; shillings each; small vegetable marrow 31x shillings; a tin of jam twelve shillings and sixpence; a tin of milk seven shillings and sixpence | a box of sardines three shillings; tobac- co ninety shillings apound, A case of whiskey was raffled for 4,145.

“The Boers are smuggling tobacco into camp through natives. A local fac- tory is turning out excellent h rse sau- sages and another is maa. » isinng

soup which is muc’ appreciated by t troops, who certainly have increased in strength since is were served out.”

The escape of the Associated Press correspondent was most adventurous and arduous. Leaving Ladysmith the evening on February roth, he glided by a patrol, who fired upon him. Escap- ing the patrol he crawled 26 miles over the roughest and stoniest paihs, hid- Ing in native Pen | an 1d kraals during the day and procecding at night. Once a Loer patrol came to the door of the hut where he was hidden under blankets He swam the ‘Tugela river and reached Chieveley the morning of February 13, where he took a train for Durban.

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A TRIBUTE FROM PERU. one of the leading | the editor, Senor

In an editorial o newspapers of Per

Arambura, says -—

“Tt is impossible to deny t’ 79 majority of the Peruvians R with the Boers, because suffering from the efiects ce tories of a powerfu! adversa a necessary, however, to reflect 2 consequences that would tollow 3

victory of the Boers. On the one han

Great Britian is democratic na- tion and an example of political moral- ity and commercia greatness and pro- gress ‘This nation’s original lot was an arid island. but the inhabitants cul- tivated their rocky |, learned to build ships, to ruic the waves and to extend theircommerce. ‘To-day theirs empire in the universe, he world. Onthe Great Britian suc-

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IS ihe the admiration of other hand should cumb, the outcome would be Musco vite absulutism—a _ return to slavery ani vassalage and an eclipse to hui: Moreover, Peru owes 6

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grattude to Greet Britain, wt: Prim. Minister, George Canning, » the first to recognize the republic’s depen ence, while

Cochrane, Milics | and O'Higgins fouyht for the cause, | and London has given many loans to pro. de capital forthe commerce, the industries, the progress and the ad- vancement of Peru’

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An Intcresting Case.

Mr. W. G, Phyall, proprietor Bodega Hotel, 36 Wellington street Ku-t, Torontio, says:—

*W hile ti ving in Chie gol wasina terrible Stale with ite hing anc bleeding plies, I tried severi! of the vest psydiciags and was burnt aud torturedin various ways by their treat- ment to ao avail, besices spending a mint of money to no purpose Sines coming to Toronto 1 learned of Dr. Chare’s Ointn ent, I

although the:

Enteric fever and dysen- | The camp fever is. slightly increasing. |

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Qrestion Ia Unanswered.

A certaip crocer op the bill bas for some days been looking for the owner of a voice that claimed bis attention at ihe telephone one busy morning. Wher be tinds the man, the meeting will fur- nixh material for an interesting itenc, nat the following dialogue explains it- sere:

rhe Voice—Hello, there! Is that you, Charles?

(irocer— Yes,

he Voice—Have you any salt fish?

Grocer— Yes.

The Voitce—Is it fresh?

(;reocer—Yes; came in this morning.

The Voice—Cod or pollock?

Crocer—Got both Which do you want?

The Voice—Well, 1 don’t know. Is the pollock good and dry?

Grocer— Yes.

The Voice—Well, why don’t you_give it a drink, then?

At this point the grocer brought the colloquy to a sudden termination with

a reroark that would be out of place in polite seetety and therefore unfit for publicat:on.—Portland (Or.) Argus.

Mice as Food In China,

The first thing which strikes the traveler in China upon his entrance in- to any of the many cities of the Celes- tial empire is the strings of dried mice which hang from the roofs of the houses suspended by their tails, just as sausages are hung in front of butcher sbops in France.

The Chinese bunt these mice with @ which they plunge into the animals’ throats. Then the mice are suspended by the tails un- til the blood has dripped out, when they are skinned, drawn and smoked.

Another faverite dish with the Chi- nese is dogs’ feet. The feet of black dogs are considered more of a delicacy than those of any other color, and white dogs are rejected as being taste- jess. Dogs’ fat, prepared in a special manner, is looked upon as a repast fit for a king.

Going to Bed In Indta,

Going to bed in India is a very dif- ferent process from going to bed at home. To begin with, it is a far less formal process. There is no shutting the door, uo cutting yourself off from the outer world, no going up stairs and finally no getting into bed. You werely lie down on your bed, which, with its bedding, is so simple as to be worth describing. The bed is a wooden frame with webbing taced across it, and each bed has a thin cotton mas- tress. Over this one sheet is spread, and two pillows go to each bed. That's alli—Scottish American.

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“No.” she auswered coldly, “Tl can- not marry a man who carries a rabbit's foct for luek.”

For a moment he contemplated bernin intense silence, but only for a moment. “Who.” he exclaimed, “now can doubt the efficacy of the rabbit’s foot after this?”

Then he left her forever, pausing on- ly to Inugh the wild, mirtbless laugh whick was suitable to the occasion.— Detroit Journal.

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