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-A**' t -*��������� ^irtiWi-VMw.. If' NINTH YEAR. CUMBERLAND'; B. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902. h * Dry Goods, '. '" ;< .,''**������������������,��������� Carpets and Rugs, /, v Linoleum, I - , Matting, r ' ' " <���������,������ . ' Curtains,, ,c ^ House Furnishings, Groceries, - " ' -. Flour and Feed, < -j , > ' Boots & Shoes, r ^ 1 * Rubber Goods, ��������� 1 -C* j Gents.-Furnishings,/ Clothing. ��������� Oomlimatioii'IronlBedi and Spriigirom -* .���������������������������������������������-���������, * ,* ���������������-��������� ��������� ������ re^g8gg-a[������B15BB3nBBH^^ -Sg^^Sgge 6S- <&*>!&." JLV5-VJimJLH-*.M '61 -YAT^S -STREET; VICTORIA, B. C. rf , S\ *������r'* ' ^ HARDWARE.^MILL-X'N.D MINING' MACHINER-Y,; ^'|;.r \ ANbfFARMiNG^rANb^DAlRYING IMPLEMENTS, '-ta:������' - -- OF-ALL'-klN-DS>:u-s'V'* ,'���������-��������� -V. ..*" \ - ������������������IV j* -" AgentstforMeCofinicli.Harvesting^Machinery.. . , ���������^-���������������������������v^Vrite for pricAi-arid.paBic^lais:^Prb^Dra-w'er,'&oa.*-v---. , #���������-������������������?,-��������� SSSr ���������t- *4.. ��������� - re- FOR Igricultoal Report . **��������� ; >. , The sixth' roporfc* of 'the Depart**.) rnent' of Agriculture,' 1900, has * ' S* ' < '' recently been issued' from"' the r * 1 T Government Printing Office, -Vie-, ,zt -1 - - tor 1 a: . The" report is - profusely .illustrated, and the compilation1 of the letter-press relating to farming &c.6, throughout the Province, is 1 . (J, I >, both valuable and interesting. The report says'that:������������������' The production of agricultural products throughout the-Province-has materially in- ���������* ' l creased-since the issue of the last =��������� '' ��������� - , ' ��������� - j report. . Root crops suffered'sever ely-from the depredations' of cutworms/ By ' means of Farmers' Institutes a-sreat deallpf -valuable - information on farming problems has 'teen'1 promulgated throughout .,' - * . - > ,' the Province ".through ���������the lnstru-- v - > ; * ������ . .,- ' , . 1 mentality of ,able (lecturers., The,, ���������production of cereals, ''with the ex 'ception.ofsoats, -is not increasing."^ Land can be put >to more; profitable use. ' Cigar tobacco is 'beirigrpro-- duced in'increasing quantities/at4 j '' ��������� , - ' ,' ); * Kelowna, where a cigar factory is in - successful operation.-; ��������� The" produc- ' - i ** *'' tion of* fruit is , largely increased. ^ Hop raising is still being carried on Loid. Aberdeen's ranch, near-vcr-' ,nbn. Some, of 1 ther Lower Frascr growers have".abandoned'thehvpro- duction.* .Co-operative dairying is earnest attention. Clearing of lands , *% by the use of blasting powder ;is bound to be the only efficient and least expensive way of getting 'rid of stumps. Forestry has had, alL the attention bestowed upon it that it is possible to.give with the limited means at command.,,.- (rjciECErdin iirtTF, ,fir.-*egatoatisi ��������� WW. >.u if t ��������� m ���������'wwtgngur-x -e������Ma������am������!Crss?zzy-t which are" ornamental as ,well and a source of lasting'pleasure. We h we a most complete assortment- Easy, I NETS, \CHINA HAIRS, LADIES' , DESKS. MUSIC CAB- WORK BASKETS,, PARLOR TABLES, CLOSETS, - HEARTH RUGS, 'TABLE COVERS, FINE CURTAINS, '.TABLE . LINENS, I'APKINS, BUREAU, COVERS, -TEA and DINNER SILVER, WARE, RODGERS CUTLERY. AND BRONZE ORNAMENTS -E1S, ���������i-llNA \ Our Catalogue gi>s full information and Prices���������Free to you. ���������WElCEK/ BROS, - THE FURNISHERS, \ ' VICTORIA, B.c V - taken of Government assistahce'in severaL localities for the,erection of creameries: ��������� - One; condensedMmilk "factory, is'' in- operation at --Mission -City._ 1 ne.imporfcatiorfiot pUiVbred live stockt from the" Eastern" provinces have^been most successful. The production of horned cattle for beef is reported profitable in nearly every section of the country. Dairy cattle have increased in value. Horses have been more profitable of late, large, draught horses are most profitable. Sheep are only produced in limited numbers, being bred for mutton only. The swine industry is capable of great expansiveness". The imports of swine and their -products amount to the value of nearly a million dollars yearly. The production of poultry is probably one of the most' remunerative branches of agricultural industry, and many breeders of fine poultry are reaping a good harvest from a comparatively small out-lay. Soiling crops and ensilage are, now receiving attention in many quarters, and we may, ih the near future, look to a great accession of these important branches. Dyking of the rich delta lands of the Fraser is being successfully pushed, and large tracts ou both sides of the river are now kept free from water. The dyking operations of the lands of the Kootenay have been abandoned for the present. The raising of the bounty on coyotes to $2 per head is more highly appreciated by- those interested1. The Canadian thistle is increasing. Plum rot is prevalent in,the humid regions of the Lower Fraser. . The number of, noxious insects has not increased.' neither are diseases of animals. Experiment stations in. different parts of the Province are constantly urged upon the attention of the Government, and the Deputy- Minister recommends that one be established in the neighbourhood of Victoria, so as to be under the immediate supervision of the officers of the Department of Agriculture.' The analysis of soils requires most 1 Tlie Sew Council, ��������� The Mayor and Councillors were duly -sworn in by Magistrate Abrams*,at their first convention last week. They then went to business and among' communications, read one from the, band committee asking for the use of the Old School Room for band purpopes. The re- quest will no doubt be acceded to. Mr Banks' application re/raise of salary ras'laid over. .'" Mr. Nunms was Jre-appointe I 'city clerk ; Mr Banks,rpolicemahjrand Mrliornal, scavenger! - ' ' In /connection -with--! the Old School-house -thu "Council' intend removing the building across the street to the lot next, the "fire hall, - if this lot can be procured frona'the* Wei. Col. Co. The building Will" then be utilized as a band room' , - - -T - *- , ��������� and a gymnasium. ., < h The Electric /Light' Franchise By-Law - was ��������� reconsidered ' and - , *- finally passed) LOCALS. LEAGUE, OF American . Sportsmen. ' __ * ' ' ' ' > - ', ' The object of this Association is already' denned in the following creed heading the constitution and- by-laws. There '.is' every prospect ;of a local chapter, being organised ih this place.,~ ��������� , . '���������,",'-, r "The'Leag'ue of American-Sports-/ men is organised for the purpose-of protecting the game .and game fisues; the song, insectivorous and other innocent birds, not classed as :, ,Rev. Mr Dodds has" gone on a ���������visit .to Vancouver. L * > A magnificent sonvwas born to Mr and- Mrs Pillsbury last week. A little Btranger also- came to" stay with Mr'and Mrs Hunden. - It is the opinion of many^that the newly elected Council are some of our staunchest and best citizens. ��������� -i There has been quite a number o of patients received at the Cumberland Hospital during the last two months, the majority of whom are. '<��������� , it'1 rapidly convalescing under the skill ful attention of our popular physi- ��������� cians and -attentive young nurses. The hospital is still under the Blip-, - ervisipn of Mrs Hall who- now, as , always, has proved.herself a careful ;, and competent matrom ' *. 1 ' 1*. ���������<t' ' i*^ Pianos.5���������Messrs Hicks ���������<$���������; Lovick are offering for sale in addition to" the world renowned ."Chickering*" and Mason & Risch'pianos,'the " Henry Herbert" in .walnut'case, _ 7������ octaves, and new improved scale. The price-is so reasonable that it is . "now within, the means of * every' family, wishing ar durable and perfectly toned instrument,- to secure ��������� one,aslhey are'veritable bargains.' A member of the'.firm1 will shortly _' visit Union. ���������.,,."���������. " - ���������- Woodmen's Banquet: "-'? \<* game birds. Its prime object is to enforce game laws, where such exist, and to secure and enforce such laws where not now in existence. It aims to promote good, fellowship among sportsmen; to foster in the minds of the people a love of nature and of nature's works ; to encourage the propagation of game and game rishe=, and the re-stocking of game fields and public waters. To these ends it will act in unison whh State, county and municipal authorities who aim at similar ends. The, League of American Sportsmen will not compete with any other organiza ion that has similar objects in view. On the contrary it desires to enlist the sympathies of, and to co-operate with, all such. The League of American Sportsmen is opposed to excessive slaughter of game and fish, under the name of sport. We are opposed to the killing of any innocent bird or animal, which is not game, in. the name of sport, or in wantonness, or for commercial purposes. We are opposed, to the sale of game and game fishes, at all times and under all circumstances. ,-We believe in reasonable bags. We believe the killing of game and the taking of fish should be limited by law, not only as to seasons, but that the bag for any one man, for a day, and for a season, should be. defined by law. We, as individual members of this League, pledge ourselves to work for the education of the public, and especially of our boys, on the lines indicated above; to cooperate with' our officers, and with State or municipal officers, in the enforcement of game laws, whenever an opportunity offers." ���������' The Cumberland Woodmen of the World met'together*with friends at a social banquetjn the dinirfg room of the Union Hotel last Thursday,, evening'and after disposing of a generous and most appetizing din-v ner which reflected the greatest credit on the hostess, ^ Mrs - S. C. Davis, spent a pleasant evening enlivened with songs, anecdotes, ��������� toasts, &c Mr T. E. Bate presided, and this is enough to let people- know that the affair was well chair- c ed. The Society is to be congratulated on the success of this their first dinner here. The following is the programme:��������� " The King " proposed by T. E. Bate, responded to by H. Pullen ; "President U.S.A.," proposed by J. P, Struthers, responded to by G. W. Clinton; " Woodmen of the World" proposed by G. Clinton, responded to by J A. Fraser;'," Wei. Col Co." , proposed by F. Ramsay, responded to by G. Clinton, W. Johnston and J. Kesley; 'Mayor and Aldermen," proposed by R. Shaw, responded to by W. Willard; "The Governor- General of Canada," proposed by G. W. Smith, responded to by Rev. Mr Glassford; "Kindred Societies," proposed by 0. H. Fechner, responded to by G. Clinton, masons ; Whyte, I O.Q.F.; Magn'one, Druids; and Robertson, K. of P.; ���������'Prosperity of B.C.," proposed by T. Banks, responded to by Rev. Mr Cleland.; " The Ladie3," proposed by 0. H. Fechner, responded to by E. Barrett; "Prosperity of Cumberland," proposed by J. B. Mac- Lean, responded to by C. H. Tar- bell ; " The Press," proposed by C. H. Tarbell, responded to by W. B. Anderson ; ''Host and Hostess," proposed by C. Segrave, responded to by S. Davis. Songs, &c, were rendered in good style by F. Ramsay, 6. H. Fechner. C. Segrave, C. Vater, R. Robertson and K. Pullen, a m 11 > ,.1 '���������>, 'I' 'j. ��������� '*ft , -'��������� i ' ������������������ if , \ -,-���������������������������-- t , , J; . /^ .)������������������ ' - r- I9 "41 iit\ I*- ������11 -H ���������?f m \f r 1-- L Mi W P m-T*ute*&j**i -\ ���l��w-.S r* i,>UiA*it*t*JU *li *.w*-^i' tjM,A*.f*tf*4����ArjL-s*SS. 4.1* ���-^i-v.^^-Ai-sj^ ���> J* _��*��-/iM1J&J&&Ffin>*i r K\,JT^vjr&ntvii E^A.iUUri.fW-49'^-rie.t -W-tti-^' i-jJi tj Jjw.1 ��w--k<-^-U*v---kij ^.��i.��- ufciUi-i-J^j^Aj'^iMafc-tyii^iiv-i. 1 ! ' < X-SSwKU EVERY WEDNESDAY. . Subscription, $2 a year, in advance. 101. 38. Hit&erson. 3��&ttor. \ o !&" Advertisers who want their ad changed, should get copy in by 12 a.m.. day before issue. Subscribers failing to receive 0Tiik News regularly will confer a favor by, noti- ' fyiug t*ie ��ffice- r Job Work Strictly O. O. D/ Transient Ads Cash in Advance. <. OilPBILLS' . DIRECT from lhe GB,OWEK to the CONSUMER C. J. MQORE. ". Sola Agent CIVIC ELECTIONS. The' election for Mayor last Thursday resulted in,favour of Mr Willard who defeated Mr ,Roe, his ' opponent, by 9 votes. TheCouucil for 1902 will thus be :��� Mayor, .W. V Willard, Aldermen���E.- Cain an, J*. . Beidj R. Robertson, T. E.' Bate', -F-. ' Partridge, and M. Mitchell. School Trustees���A.; H. Peacey,' TV-H;1 Carey, and H." Campbell were elected/Mr Peacey heading the poll-.-" ' We have no hesitation, and'take ' great;-pleasure* in stating that the new l May or and Council will find / civic^affairs^in a most satisfactory , state; upon - their taking the reins,; and the public.will most .assuredly , endorseavote of thanks to the- last - Mayor andCouncil for the exemplary ���way in which ,they have conducted. the city business since taking office.. During the past year many improvements have been .done in streets and other, .public .works, and, yet there has been ho foolish or-un** * *- i "��� ��� necessary spending of money:. They; will .'leave a balahcein.hand,.and; therel will be no fetters to trouble;.1 the newl board. Thanks to Mayor- .Carthew and "the.Councillors;. They - met for the last'time in their-term, last week, and the cordial manner in which,a vote of thanks was passed for Mayor Carthew showed the high esteem in which he was -held by the Aldermen and public servants. The usual quiet prevailing at the bay was somewhat broken in upon by a'little "tea party" indulged in by some of the Indians that occas-, ionally gather around. ^ Special constable Hudson was around,and took a hand-in.'the affair which seemed to put rather a "vet*blanket " feeling over, the participators. .Results���Fines-ranging from fiv.eto fifty 'dollars""aiid .costs, with the' 'Joptiori of free board at the hotel de Stewart for-from 30 to 75 days. ' ��� MUNICIPALITY '- " ��� of 'riui���, ��� -. \ \^i. ' CITY -.OF C U M JBERLAND ;-. ftSAMAL" SM1IEBT,- *-�� " r. t ' "The McMillan Fur & Wool Co. have placed their .price' circular on, file at our office for reference. ��� This house'1 'has been-- established for nearly 'a quarter of a century, and shippers find their dealings with them.-very satisfactory. , PB.OCL.AMAT102-JS. EXTENSION RELIEF. c It will be gratifying to the public to know that the collections among the Company's employees' for the Extension Relief Fund .reaches near,$600, which will no doubt be * materially .increased by the business men of the town. When the fact that we ourselves have so late- ly been badly crippled by two serious disasters, No. 6 explosion and the burning of our best mine at No. 4, is considered, the amount reached is beyond expectation arid shows two things���-that the town is rapidly recovering, and that she is peopled with a class of^ whole-souled generous people. I- WHARF NOTES. f Transfer was in on Sunday for a load of Coke. S.S. Otter loaded a cargo of coal for Victoria on Saturday. Barge Robert Kerr loaded 1800 tons of coal for Vancuuver. S.S. Tepic'and scows have made three trips to Vancouver with coal last week. S.S. Wellington arrived on Wedr nesday and loaded a cargo of coal fo- the Treadweli Mines. .��� Douglas Island. Ship " Glory of the Seas," Capt. Ekren, arrived from San Francisco on Thursday. She will carry a, full .cargo of coal to San Francisco. T.U3 Ohobalis and scow took a loud oi coke-; to Tan Anda on Wed- ] aesday. ' Reports the gjiielter run- | ning "full blast" and business looking up in consequence around Van Anda. [L-S-] t ��� - ������ ' ,-' J HENRI G. JOLY de'.LOTBINIERE, j .'-,,, . "CANADA,, . ''_ ' ' .. Povince of British-.Columbia , ' EDWARD VII., by the-Grace of God, of - the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, KlNG, Delender of the Faith, etc., etc., etc. To our faithful the members elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of our" Province of British Columbia, at our City of Victoria^���Greeting-. A PROCLAMATION. D. M. Eberts, ! WHEREAS We are Attorney-General. - VI desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet our people of our Province of British Columbia, and to have their advice in our 'Legislature : ' NOW KNOW YE, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking- into consideration the ease and convenience of our loving- subjects, We have thought fit, by and with the, advice of our Executive Council, to hereby convoke, and by these presents enjoin you, and each of you, that on Thursday the twentieth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and two, you meet us in our said Legislature or Parliament of our said Province, at our City of Victoria, FOR THE DISPATCH OF BUSINESS, to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our Legislature ol the Province of British Columbia, by the common Council of our said Province may, by the favour of God, be ordained. In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed : * ��� ������ ��� ��� Witness, the Honourable Sir Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinierk, K.C. M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of our said Province of British Columbia, at our Government House, in our City of Victoria, in our said Province, this Qth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and in the first year of our Reign'. By Command, ���' ��� ;. j:���'D./PRENTICE, Acting Provincial Secretary. 25-l-'02. 2b ; TRANSFER OF LICENSE. T JOHN RICHARDSON, of the 1, WaVERLY HOTEL. Cumberland, B.C., beg to notify the public that I have this day, January 4th, 1902, Transferred the License of the said Hotel to Mr Samuel Shore, late of Wellington. JOHN RICHARDSON. January 4th, 1902. 8 1*'02. 35 BECEIPTS. .Cash on hand Jany. 1, 1901, . Road Tax, - r, - ���- " - ,Sidewalk Tax, - . "- "Dog Tax, .- '���-.'. t ' ' 4 "Real Estate Tax, ���Trade Licenses, - ���Scavenger,' - -' 'Scale Fees, --."-, - ��� $.. 39 66 r "-270 ,00 . -' '.36'00,, ,% '' -6 oo,.. 991 50 1601 25 - '; 823 25 ��� ', 22 75 Currant ancl Sultana Raisin Cakes ....... .......10c. and 25c.. , ' . ' * * J. -- Short Bread and Chester Cakes 25c. and 30c. per doz Biiasmuir Avenue, Cumberland. ��sg^ags����?^p.2-?^^ ���/I /- < * .' - . $3790 41 Expenditure, . .- ', - .-3775 27 ���Gash on hand, - '- , , $ 15 14 .(--.*,' .. Due on Sidewalks, -���" ,, $ 86 00 - , Due on Scavengering, .. 25 00 ' '. -, * Total, -. $111 00 Accounts Owing��� , * 'i" -'' E. P.riest.for Surveving', -' $ 12 Ko S.vLeiser* for Nails, Coal , : Oil, &c., .��� -'( - ' - - , \" 3S 65 >"E. J. Prior & Co. for Scales, '' 111 00 , '��� - ���' . Total,' $162 15 r f^-j^J-iaamnj**��a - EXPENDITURE. ��� ' ��- ,(" Election Accounijany. 190I $ 22 50 Refund Road Tax ':< - 26 00 1 *\ i Isolation Hospital .'.'!.-. - ��� ���- 85 00 1 )bnation to No/6 Explosion* ' ' * Relief ,. - -. 25000- 2 Cai ts 90 00 I Horse 150 00 Harness * ' 25 00 'Freight * 2 20 Repaiiing Stable 31 00 .Laying on Water at Stable.. 8 So Solicitor's Fees '..... 25 00 Water Trough 20 80 Sundries 30 65 Advertising ( 74 50 Office���Auditor's Fee " 10 00 . Clerk's Bond 6 00 Chairs 10 So , Stationery and Post- - age , -31 90 Sundnes 2 2*; Sidewalk 266 3 r Fire Department.' 19 3s Tools 1 75 Clerk's Salary 240 00 Drains 675 27 Refund Trade Licenses .... ' 6 65 Horse Feed and Repairs 113 20 T. E. Banks' VVages 720 00 Hornell's Wages 742 00 Light Account 48 75 Erecting Sca'es t 35 99 Refund Real Estate 3 60 $3,775 27 LAWRENCE W. NUNNS, City Cj-kkk. Jany- 131I1, 1902. 1 havCexamined all books and vouchers and find the same to be correct. HENKYF. PULLEN, Auditor. 15-l-'02 2t TAX NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in I** accordance with the Statutes, that Provincial Reuenue Tax and all assessed Taxes and Income Tax,: assessed, and levied undei the Assessment Act and amendments, are now due and payable for the year 1902. All taxes collected for the Comox Assessment District are due and payable at my office, situate at Cumberland. This notice, in terms of Law, is equivalent to a personal demand,by me upon all persons liable for taxes. ' JOHN BAIRD, ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR, Comox Assessment District,., Cumberland Post-Office. Dated at Cumberland 2nd Jany., 1902. 8-1-'02. 4t. Hardware,' , 'Paints; , ' ,; : : -. 'V.^rnisltes,'"-. " ���' -,���'.( iWal'I '��� Paper; " ������ Paint Brushes., .'CHEAP ."������;" : ���-.'.- ���.''''���'���'���D'qQ-RV:;r:', ':; '���: ���'-..'";'' MATS7 ,.' . - .' We " ���;��� ���"'���" ��� ��� ���' , Have- 'J 1 hem ivenne,, GTuaberlaiid, h KQ GZtriMTT.mf2UKU.TZ.TTLS ���t 1 t I A. 'Hv-PEAGE Y; ;��et'CStatMer ���^������^^.-^v^^-sg for; tH'At^oough;^try ^ ;, . ;'fe^ ^��^&Z?Z-' ^^^���=^^^^^^^^^^^^^- WINTER'S-7 . " -��� , ' INSTANT ' ' CD UGH C \j RE, it's a good one, and -reliable FOll miLDREN AND ADULTS. Wc are selling our TOILET SOAPS at Cost to make room. Finest GLYCERINE and 'CASTILE . SOAPS Away'Down. $1 STORE OPEN Sundays fioin 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.r ML " , -"���nc- n'om 5 P-m- t0 ^ P*m- ' ' l($L (S Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland, B.C. Ik 123 HASTINGS ST , Vancouver, B.C. 88 GOVEENMENT ST., Victoria, B.C. January 1st., 1902. MESSRS GIDEON HICKS & CO., wish all their Customers, a Happy New Year, and beg- to announce that in future they will trade under a new title, viz :������ 1 �� Hicks & Lovick Piano'Co The Management of The Hicks & Lovn_k Piano Co. is in exactly the same hands as under the old title and all accounts are payable as usual.( WHITE 'US FOR CATALOGUES. JOMIffiAI. u -r|-w "-.-ww-^juP^* 1 ������*���*���-.��1 COURTENAY- 33.0. Headquarters for Sportsmen in: the Best Duck* and Pheasant Shooting GROUNDS in the district. '...'���' .... ������ MEALS PROM PTLY SERVED . The Best of������ WINES,' liiaUOKS, ���i Hand SVIade Single ....MAltWmtiS... $15, S20 and $25 for Rubber Trimmed. Factory Harness $10, $12 & $18 and CIGABS -In Stock. "���' ���������" ;"'��������� ��� '^~" ������"���;��� BARBER SHOP, ... In connection with the Hotel. D. W. "RICHARDS, Manager- jP^Repairing Neatly Done while you wait. slT n-pwwMii-1 -.i -ai-aw M^Lggv ;ei jim>jnium!nm<mmz*M*q \ NOW IS THE TIME TO ADVERTISE IN THE a NEWS.'' "i\ f\ 1 !/' III ft I AW Ik m wm'" U.*h^ ���t'r'vi*,-;' <(���-.?.?*��������� j?r.-?ri t*fy,-*?&,sV'tf:??7rT.:*''V'.!Z- K 4 V -,-Ji ww Tl--.^-*** "-<i������ 'f \ ' vv '4 C\ ' ���������K I- *��������� NINTH YEAR I* CUMBERLAND, B. C. .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, r902. TheBI r >\\ '->; Dry Goods, : ' ' Carpets and Rugs, Oholeum,' ' ; ' , Matting, \ , ' , < Curtains, ���������, House Furriishings, , ,, (groceries, 1 Flour and Feed, ���������, - > * * ��������� ' ' \ - Boots & Shoes, "J 7' * *" ^ , ,'" ' ; Rubber Goods, Gents'. Furnishings, Clothing. .CpfflMnatianlronlBeraiiil SpriEg froni - $9.75- ������������������ & ^ HaBEBBBBBBMaBmW-^^ &<?gg5sess??g- .SS- ..- a- eli;o ehquf,.,'l& P., ,;6TYAT������S STREET, ^VICTORIA, B.C. v������ ; ��������� ��������� HARDWARE**-MILL AND/,MEN ING -- MACHINERY-, V ,*!,AN D[ FARM1NG. ,AN D - DAIRYTNG" .IMPLEMENTS - OF- ALL, E*!N-DS>'-;<;- . V-A- v-'' ~.\ - ; " , '- X< U,, J," ,, 'j- v^ Agents-fqrMeCormick' Haryesting^Machinery-l - i '-. 'v^. C -11 iv'----Write-for pcic-^s and'p'.iHict/laiV^v'PrQ^brd.virer 503.-S,.--���������. , fa . - ', ��������� . --.,���������'.> - ������������������������������������.. -���������������������������'-. *. ���������- - - - 18 f; ft) ,1. :? g5������SS@3S FO'B ?lit ART ^Agricultural Keport. ' The sixth' report of 'ttie Depart-^ ~". ~-1 7 rnent of * Agriculture, '/1900', " has' r ' < I recently been issued from'' the Government Printing Office, -Vic- ���������v - -j ������������������ , tor ia. "The report is profusely illustrated, and the compilation1 of the letterpress relating to farming cfec, throughout the Province, is both valuable and interesting. The report says that:���������" The production of agricultural products throughout the - Province has materially increased since the issue of. the last report. ,( Root crops suffered sever ely from ,'the depredations of.'cut-i worms. ,' By means of Farmers' Institutes a great deal of valuable information on farming*, prdblenis , ������' >~ .' < "*'������,��������� nas been promulgated'throughput 'the Province through ithe instru- -. - '*'" -> mentality of able'lecturers. The ��������� ' <- ,.-*���������> * . production' of cereals, ��������� with,the ex ' ceptiori. of oats,' is not increasing." Land can be put to'more profitable -use.' ''/Cigar tobacco is - being'"pro- ���������duced in. increasing -quantities 'at ���������Keiowna, where a cigar.factory is in' successful operation. 'The produc- i t' \ i. .* ������������������ , /-. '���������* tion of fruit is largely increased. Hop raising Is still being carried on Lord Aberdeen's' ranch,- neaiviVer- non. Some of* the "Lower Fraser growers have, abandoned'their/pro-,' due tion. .Co-operative dairying is finding more iavor withthe farmers generally, and-:,advantage -is-being takehr'bf Government 'assistance'iri < seyeral localities for. the^erecdoivof earnest attention. Clearing of lands h}' the use of blasting powder is bound to be the only efficient and least expensive way of getting rid of stumps. Forestry has had all -���������the attention bestowed upon it that ,it is possible to give with the limited means at command. .��������� The lew Council, The Mayor and Councillors were duly sworn in by Magistrate Abrams at their first convention last .week. They then went to business and among communications, read one from-the band committee asking,for the use of th^Old School ��������� -Room for band purposes. The request will no doubt be acceded to. Mr Banks'' application re raise of **������������������������������������ x i i ��������� salary ras-laid'over. -.Mr Nunnis *" f v r was re-appointe I city .clerk ; Mr < Banks; policeman; and Mrliornal, scavenger. ' . ,'" . In connection with the Old ' School-hou3e thu Council intend ���������removing the building across'.the street to the lot next the fire hall, if tin's lot can be procured from.the Wei. Col-. Co. The' building will then be utilized as a band room'- and a gymnasium. ' , ,'"'��������� The1 Electric Light Franchise*1 By-Law was recoiifcidered and finally .passed. LOCALS. - Rev. 'Mr Dodds has1 gone* on a< visit .to Vancouver. LEAGUE OF American Sportsmen: creameries:!:- --'Ohe'-. cohdensedkfmilk ^^ .which -are ornamental as ,well and <t source of lasting pleasure. X. ' - * We h \ve a most complete assortment��������� EASY, CHAIRS, LADIES' DESKS. MUSIC CABINETS, l WORK BASKETS,, PARLOR TABLES, CHINA CLOSETS, HEARTH-RUGS, TABLE COVERS, FINE CURTAINS, '.TABLE . LINENS, ,NAPKINS, BUREAU COVERS, VTEA and DINNER SEIS, SILVER -WARE, RODGERS CUTLERY, CHINA AND BRONZE ORNAMENTS " .. Our Catalog-iie gives full information and Prices���������Free to you. "W'IEIIjIEIR, BROS, THE FURNISHERS, VICTORIA, B.c W( FOR NEXT 20 DAYS. offer S hirts:; H ats, M en's and ............ Boys' Clothing at.......... INSPECT OUR STOCK AT, C; J. MOORE'a live c stock from'the Eastern ,Pro- 1 - i** vinces have^been most'sucoessful. The producti on * of horned cattle for beef is reported1 profitable in nearly every section of the country. Dairy cattle1 have increased in value. rHorses have been more profitable of late, large draught horses are most profitable. Sheep are only produced in limited numoers, being bred for mutton only. The swine industry is capable of great expansiveness". The imports of swine and their products amount vto the value of nearly ��������� a mihioi? 'dollars yearly. The (production of poultry is probably one of the most remunerative branches of "agricultural industry, and many breeders of fine poultry are reaping a good harvest from a comparatively small put-lay. Soiling crops and ensilage are now receiving attention in many quarters, and we may, in the near future, look to a great accession o'f these important branches. Dyking of the rich delta lands of the Fraser is being successfully pushed, and large tracts ou both sides of the river are now kept free from water. The dyking operations of the lands of the Kootenay have been abandoned for the present. The raising of the bounty on coyotes to $2 per head is. more highly appreciated by those interested. The Canadian thistle is increasing. Plum rot is prevalent in the humid regions of the Lower Fraser. The number of noxious insects has not increased, neither are diseases of animals. Experiment stations in different parts of the Province are constantly urged upon the attention of the Government, and the Deputy- itlinister recommends that one be established in the neighbourhood of Victoria, so as to be under the immediate supervision of the officers of the Department of Agriculture. The analysis of soils requires, most \ The object of this Association is, already ' defined" in the following creed heading the constitution and by-laws. There/is-every prospect ' of a, local chapter, being organised in'this place. ' " 'T '-The "League of American Sports-. men is organised for the purpose-of protecting tlie game and game fisnes; the song, insectivorous and other innocent birds, not classed as A magnificent son -was born io Mr and Mrs Pillsbury last week., r A little stranger, also came to stay with Mr and Mrs Hunden. It is the opinion of many that the newly elected Council are some of our staunchest and best' citizens. ' There has been quite a number of patients received at the Cumberland'Hospital during the last two * ' -- / months, the majority of whom are rapidly convalescing under the skill ful attention of, our popular physicians and attentive" young nurses. ' Thehospital is still under the supervision of Mrs Hall who now, as^ always, has proved herself a carefulJ ^ and competent matron. PiANOS.���������Messrs Hicks & Lovick are" offering for sale in addition to the worlds renowned.'/Chickering " ' and Mason & Risch pianos, the1 "Henry Herbert", in walnut case, V 7^ octaves, and new improved scale. The-price is so reasonable that it is ' now1 within ��������� the means of every family, wishing a durable and perfectly toned instrument^ fo" "secure \ , one, as they are veritable bargains:v A;member of the' firm will shortly .visit Union. '.-, ��������� ' ' ,r Woodmen'i" Banquet. game birds, lis prime object is to enforce game laws, where such exist, and to secure and enforce such laws where not now in existence. It aims to promote good fellowship among sportsmen: to foster in the minds of the people a love of nature and of nature's works ;' to , encourage the propagation of game and game fishes, and the re-stocking of game fields' and public waters. To these ends it will act in unison with State, county and municipal authorities who aim at similar- ends. The League of American Sportsmen will not compete with any other organiza ion that has'similar objects in view. On the contrary it desires to enlist the sympathies of, and to co-operate with, all such. The League of American Sportsmen is opposed to excessive slaughter of game and fish, under the name of sport. We are opposed to . the killing of any innocent bird or animal, which is-.not game, in the .name of sport, or in wantonness, or for commercial purposes. We are opposed to the sale of game and game fishes, at all times and under all circumstances. We believe in reasonable bags. ' We believe the killing of game and the taking of fish should be limited by law, not only as to seasons, but that the bag for any one man, for a day, and for a season, should be defined by law. We, as individual members of this League, pledge ourselves to work for the education of the public, and especially of our boys, on the lines indicated above; to cooperate with our officers, and with State or municipal officers, in the enforct-ment of game laws, whenever an opportunity offers." , The Cumberland Woodmen of the - World' met-Hogether, with friends aV- a sqcial.banquet in the dining room'" , oi< the Union Hotel last Thursday^, evening' and after disposing of' a generous and most appetizing dinner which reflected the greatest credit on the hostess, Mrs * S. C.c , Davis, spent a pleasant evening - enlivened with songs, anecdotes, ��������� toasts, &c. Mr T. E- Bate presided, and this is enough to let people know that the affair was well chaired. The Society is to be congratulated on the success of this their first dinner here. .The following is the programme:��������� "The King" proposed by T. E. Bate, responded to by H. Pullen; "President U.S.A.," proposed by J. P, Struthers, responded to' by G. W. Clinton;" Woodmen of the World'-1 proposed by G. Clinton, responded to by J. A.-'Fraser;'" Wei. Col Co." proposed by F. Ramsay, responded to by G. Clinton, W. Johnston and J. Kesley; 'Mayor and Aldermen," proposed by R. Shaw, responded to by,W. Willard; "The Governor- General of Canada," prupoeed by G. W. Smith, responded to by Rev. Mr Glassford; "Kindred Societies," proposed by O. H. Fechner, responded to by G. Clinton,'masons ; Whyte, I O.Q.F.; Magnone, Druids; and . Robertson, K, of P.; ' ���������' Prosperity of B.C.," proposed by T. Banks, responded to by Rev. Mr Cleland.; " The Ladie3," proposed by O. H. Fechner, responded to by E. Barrett; "^Prosperity of Cumberland," proposed by J. B. Mac- Lean, responded to by C. H. Tar- bell; " The Press," proposed by,C. - H. Tarbell, responded to by W. B. Anderson; "Host and Hostess," proposed by C. Segrave, responded to by S. Davis. Songs, &c, were ' rendered in good style by F. Ramsay, 0. H. Fechner. C. Segrave, C. Vater, R. Robertson and K. Pullen, !? I! .'f r! 11 ' - ��������� n * t. 'o k 1 " hi "-���������- * -, ft srtl I*, 8 t- f \ ��������� i ', *.. 1 U 1M it > e ���������(, U -;i \(:i hS N - 1-i-ntS "ft |8-f- I : 111 j I-- 1 i ������ ODOESS <* of Africa. ��������� ��������� ��������� A Story of the Golden Fleece. ��������� ��������� 0 By ST. GEORGE RATHBONE mmeommmmmmmmmmmmoct* mm ".Tim. Jim Bludsoe, is it you'?' 'And the wild looking savage .with --iVho.-ii. he liacl been'fencing so desperately in the attempt to have his life ���������Btatrfi-crcd hack and dropped li is own ���������w.-XKipon while ho cried: " ."The devil! It's Mr. Hastings, sure pop!" At this 'a couple of figures' ran forward, bursting through -the sheltering' bushes. ; , No need to toll Kex who they were, for tho one in the lead was tall .of .form, 'with t'he figure an athlete .might envy. Another .moment and he. found the parms of the Knglishman around him ������n spite of the paint, and paraphernalia that went to make a full-Hedged Zambodi warrior out of him, and fi--)icily of,a gqnuine bear "'.ludsoi: danced around .��������� ing* to''imitate the ec- iros and hops of. a war-' -rior preparing to go upon the -warpath; "and Little l-'hil stood near by,,' -evidently'in sympathy v/ith it all. This-was an event'worthy of being, celebrated--���������an event'to be marked in the calendar of their lives with a white cross. - r . ' From despair they 'had suddenly -"found .reason for the wildest hope, .and "Rex gave his artist friend as their recovery would be almost a.s sudden as their colli*.pse. When the fire-fiend died low, and only ashes remained to mark the site of the kraal, the voice of the vindictive and stout-hearted Ilas- sa.ic' would make itself heard in the land, calling aloud for vengeance were curse primarily that had res- fall- ���������cnjoyed thr* hug: \v- ���������them en. ��������� . centric --'ge'si upon those who ponsible for the en_upon them. ' , Then would begin ' a * pursuit that might continue to the voiy stockade of Uuluwayo. for these Zambodi warriors know litUc what fear in war- fnre means. Zulu braves have proven that in more than one fierce battle with British regulars; p.nd theJ:lood of a young Prince of France was consecrated by the assegais of these hard lighters. '-Looking backward occasionally they could see tha,t the conflagration \'va.v growing gradually less in volume, as the lodges became more scattered. , The work had been accomplished, and when 'the shock of desolation passed away they could expect to have a desporaU' pursuit inaugural ed. -..Still on horseback they would bes in a position to defy the most ' de- 'termined of foes, provided they avoided' pitfalls and ambuscades, for which these Zulu tribes are noted���������a trap is their usual means of- securing game, and in war they naturally apply the same tactics with-a view to exterminating their foes. ' The high spirits consequent upon the success oi their plans, .were not destined to hold out! ' Kex saw that something , was GUS' SATISFACTION. wrong when a halt goo'd a thing in-the line of a bear hug ," -as he received. ��������� ��������� . "This is a miracle ��������� we had rea- ���������son' to believe yGu migh't be in that Ihouse they were bombarding.' but' I -never* dreamed you had changed to a Zambodi," declared 'Lord Bruno.' "And how came you here���������where .-are the others, Monsieur Jules, the ���������-doctor, ,Ked Eric?'' asked Hex, as a -ihorrible suspicion flashed over him etbn.t these brave fellow adventurers ���������might have, met the fate that ever i'hangs over .those .who invade hostilg Hands. ' 4 ,_ "Don't worry���������-the boys are " all right. We were,-to meet them here after they had set fire to the kraal." ���������"What! Was that" your work?"- , **I rather, think you got in" ahead of the boys. When 1 saw the fire balls popping over tho stockade' I knew* it 'Whs all day with tlie whole business. What* a grand sight, Kex. Perhaps some day we may paint it- between us. ' It would make a scorcher for an exhibition. But tell me, my dear fellow, is this young girl with you the party, known as the fair god of the Zambodi?" i - Lord Bruno's voice took on a suvin of eagerness and anxiety, as * he turned toward the party in whom Jie was so deeply interested. Slefore Rex could make a reply sev- ->eral figures loomed up close by, a .-signal was uttered, and upon Bludsoe -answering, who should. advance but /llc-d f-iric and his two companions. "The' old cabin's-a wreck���������-couldn't i-locate 'em that- ������������������-- must have skedaddled, T - reckon. t But they set fire to ." t- e pesky 'kraal with theiu fireworks b. f .re we could use a match Glory, (! ives a fellow a can expect aftortile cowboy, the addition ' to fxjtitt see tasxe of it scorch, what he wards," -Tattled off Then he noticed was called,' and Lord Bruno entered into an* earnest discussion1 with Bludsoe. * ���������< Tho latter struck a match and dropped to' the ground, as , if bent upon an examination. ' * , Then he ' used some strong language. ' . ' ,,"'*': VWhat's wrong?" asked Hastings, hurrying to where they stood. "The bosses are gone!" replied the cowboy. ' Here was a fearful calamity, a.nd while Ilex could not grasp its r full scope as'readily as tho. prairie rider,, he realized that an exceedingly grave condition confronted them. To 1)0 afoot in this African wilderness, with a whole tribe of enraged, warriors hunting high and low for them, was a slate of affairs calculated to alarm the boldest. , r , it must needs bo. something beyond the ordinary that could make Jim Bludsoe frewn and shake his head. A closer examination .was made. This only served to confirm, the, facts.. . however disagreeable -they- 'might appear. - ' - Home cunning enemy had-' either seen them hide Lhe animals** or else by a' mere' accident had run across them. ' . , '������������������.-' At any rate 'the* Jiorses were gone, and it would be useless looking for them. ��������� But for the presence of the young girl the air in (hat neighborhood would ha\e been-fairly sulphurous, such was, the rage of Bludsoe and Bed Erie. The doctor homg a took things as they <��������� a disciple of might have philosopher, ���������ame. much as the prophet 'Mohammed done: and Little Phil We'll skip it,, reader; for it would look neseemly to begin a story, with an oath like that Gus Gurley swore, standing over his wife's dressing table that morning. And Gus wasn't a swearing man either. , <. How came he', then, to commit such a breach of etiquette and othics? " "Well, may be you wouldn't have done it; but don't be ,too sure till you've heard enough to be able to "put yourself in his place." Imagine a young husband :of six months' standing, ardent, fond and trusting, casually entering his wife's dressing-room in her absence, and stumbling on a mischievious-looking, rose-colored note, freshly opened, a cupid nr every crease, and ��������� a lurking lock of another's hair*���������red���������peeping stealthily from its folds.! The very paper blushed guiltily as Gus caught it up. Eagerly and -wildly his eyes ran over the contents. For "a moment he stood amazed and metion- less, and then broke out���������. But we've promised to skip that. Perhaps any .other man would have given utterance to as much, reading such,a missive as this, addressed to his wife: ' , " Affinity, Aug. ��������� th, 18���������, "Dkakest Kate :���������How could you ko and marry that great hulkv follow behind my back, and without a word of notice ? "ThoiiRli I've returned too late to forbid tho bans, I'm atill In time to give that lord and -master of yours a hint���������which I mean to do- that an older love than his won't quietly suffer another to monopolize its rights. ������ ' "ISxpoct me by Monday, and keep a kiss for '"���������Sour ever affectionate Sam Smcth." \ Smith! Smith! Sam Smith! ��������� Faugh! What a name! Had , it been Brown, Jones or Robinson, there might have been some bearing it. But Smith! And red-headed, too! "Frailty, thy name is woman!" Yet it might bo that Smith "was some presuming puppy, whose vile epistle was the sheer result of his' own impudence.- But no; tne .wife- that could receive such a communication and conceal it from her husband could not. be else than false. " Smith's heart's blood was the-very ' least atonement the case admitted' of. Had Gus been more collected, he might probably have bided his time aud taken his peace-destroyer unawares and then "tripped hiin," trusting to an intelligent jury and proof of a mental alibi to bring him out all right. But he was not sufficiently rational'for that,<aud so ���������adopted tlie foolish plan .of, summoning Smith to mortal combat. ' ' -' .' Gus had a friend,' Captain Borax, a retired quartermaster, thoroughly .versed in points of honor. The captain was ���������just the man for the'emergency; but, as1 ill'luclc would have it,' he was out ? of ,tp\vn for the day. , That no time might be lost, Gus demanded satisfaction by mail, directing his challenge to the address indicated in the caption of Smith's, note: and fixing a time and place" at' which his friend,; -Captain Borax, would. be prepared to coufer with "any friend' of Smith's. At the'same time a brief message to Mrs., Gurley explained' that important busi-* ness necessitates her husband's absence for. the' nextT tew 'days." .Moanwhile, Gus took up' quarters at an obscure country inn, leaving everything to the management of the captain, whom he had succeeded in finding at last, and who, proud to be sought for such a service, promptly repaired to the appointed rendezvous, where he was punctually met by a friend of Smith's. The preliminaries were speedily settled, and a meeting was arranged for the following The combatants were to stand back to back, and, at a signal, to wheel and fire. Gus had already taken his place, and was struggling, manfully but' doubtfully, against an inclination, . will-nigh irresistible, to leap over an ' adjacent hedge, and run* as fast and far as his legs could carry him,< when' an exclamation from the captain caused him to turn his head. "In Heaven's name, who's that?" said Captain Borax, accosting the fellow- second, in the act of conducting a young and beautiful lady to the very spot destined for Smith.' ��������� *��������� '��������� My principal, gentlemen, Miss Sam- antha .-mith���������'Sam Smith,' as' she's callr*'' Air short.' the other answered. ,G d'saw it all. Flinging down the p::-'.ol, he rushed forward, and' would certainly have hugged and kijjsed " Sam Smith," without ceremony, if her sec-, ond���������no other than her affianced lover ���������hadn't looked like a chap that' would stand no nonsense. * As it was, no man was ever equally pleased ,by, the discovery that he had made an ass of himself. . ' The-lock of hair was the only puzzle unexplained, and " Sani " soon cleared that up. It.svas one of Guy's own, given long before to Kate as a souvenir. " Sam " had stolen it, to tease her friend, and had 'taken the method we have-seen of returning it.' Of course it wasn't red, but auburn., '' t "Sam " and her .'friend .went home with Gus,,first solemnly promising, as did the captain to keep the secret, and. above all, not to lot, Kate know; but,' bless you, such things ahvays"do get out. J To I tad It'lJa<r ' ' -' - , Isaac'!Newton was very absent-minded Sometimes, after arising in the morhing.' he would often sir.'with ono leg ,in- his ���������breeches, and thus remain for hours con side-ring some- mathematical problem, ..zyj.thout ev- thinking of r.he-other lea. .Norwegian, fishery commissioners have been measuring the salmon's leap by means of standards erected below water- ", falls. They have found that the fish can- , leap to a height of twenty feet. , jf* A horse owned in a Kentucky town haT , developed carnivorous inclinations. He rejoices in dining on spring chickens and ��������� recently ate-fourteen, for a square meal. ', ���������' He does not stop to remove the'feathers. ' There i3 a quaint little fish which .haunts the .weed tracts of the gulf stream tr .and there builds its nest and,, lays its ' eggs like a bird 'rather than a fish. This ' uuimal. the antennarius, imitates ' ih color the" weed it. lives'in and, like'the chameleon, constantly changes its color. ,One kind of, wasp found in Brazil and ,Guiana makes its nest of a brilliant white pasteboard, suspending it'from the- highest branches" of the tree so as to es- iCape the attention of the monkeys; which in those' "regions have a troublesome habit of ' investigating everything, even 'a hornet's nest. A, LITTLE FISH STORY. The Solid vtheir number, and when his eyes fell ���������. on 'Maid Marian he guessed, the truth, '���������-for these independent cattle punchers ���������--.ire quick as lightning. "Say, that must be -Mr". Hastings. "This here is quite a neat surprise; -and the pai, too. Well, if we uns know what's' good for us, we'll le- \ant cut of this cussed country like jack rabbits before a pcrairic fire." His advice was as sound as a nut jand all of them anpreciated the fact. ���������-Lord Bruno made no effort to ad- c- dress the girl. The first thing to be * done was to male- aood their o'-*c*p.*. . unci once this hud i*e--u olTcclo.l minor matters could be easily Hot I led. So they quitted the hltle gin do that -'hod come so near be ing I!.������.- scene of - a desperate hand-to-hand combat be- xwee:'. two friends t*i dc-p disguise, 'turning their backs ' on the burning' -village. All th*s had occurred iiv less time and around : height, slipping. general (1 good. were the seldom made himself heard. Lord ilruno shouldcre.'Lthe blame, drdnring that it was pretty much his fault ��������� Blud.'-oe had suggested lea***, ir-g fonie on" 10 guard the pre- cio;:s animals, but be had 'believed q\ or;.' arui would be needed at the kraal, in order to carry out their design.-*. Tin; mischief was done, the horses had -been stolen. to them and now to make a it ' safe re- re- out all there ������������������than it takes to transcribe it , 'th e excitement within' tlie stockade was sLil! so that their ciuu:<*������*. away' without bringiup; '-.-.battle, with tlie native.-) 'Overhead the very heavens .���������---oirlow with the' rofiecUon c of and jil. ii> of * on a SCO!no terrible sea of /ire below, and to a timid soul, so wonderful' was the spectacle that so in e fears , might have bi*en amused as to the destruction of 'the whole universe by a wave of '��������� ilanie. Kex immediately sought, the side of. ���������'Alari-. n. Much as lie despised his ridiculous costume he could not keep his ���������distance. At least she would not con- -sidr'i- him. less a man because circum- .���������stnnces had .compelled him. to adopt such a disguise, she who had been beside him when he wielded that i weight v sword, hallowed by a his- '��������� tory connected with many a Scottish bai t !���������������������������*��������� field when Highland clan and muinod treat. i-raich emergencies bring uuiy be in a mon. Although Bludsoe was deeply mortified and inwardly furious at the trick played upon ���������them, lie speedily recovered himself and began to consider what was best to be done. Under ordinary conditions it would have suited him exactly .to ha->g about the neighborhood. re- ru.-'.inim; concealed from tho blacks. ������;������������������'. il so.po i.'orsd opportunity aroso n their hi* >\v ���������������������������<��������� -*. 1- .!'��������� U> any the J ,0 v. nd lord pitted their strength t the hosts of Edward. ���������-was a quality essential to tu this game, for although s were for the hour appar- ic-stricken by the terrible -that had befallen them, miw-i > t* reco\ereu \\--s <ii:'*t rem���������Lord i!r.;i'(i df-sirr-d to place as much distance between the destroyed kraal, with .the vengeful Z-imbodi. and th'-i,' o". :i pis-sons, as possible. Perhaps the presence oC Marian hud something to do 'with' this; . At -rale it was determined 'to' make move. J'.iudsoe. was fully aroused. Mo knew full well they would be followed by a .swarm of eager vengeance seekers, and to throw these trackers off the trail- it "was necessary that he-bring to bear all the tricks learned in his wild .life along the Texan; border. As they turned their backs upon the silent-volcano which in the ages gone by had been such.a factor in the landscape of that country, an outlet of the eternal, fires. Lord Bruno managed to get Rex at his side, in order to question him coh- eeruing" the girl. What he heard seemed to give the Briton, great satisfaction, for he squeezed the hand of his companion several times. As the time drew near, Gus grew nervous. The faot is. Smith's alacrity Had taken him a little aback. " He had felt quite confident, that that miscreant would shrink from encountering the man whose honor he had outraged. But instead, without turning the word, Smith's second had chosen pistols, and named ten paces as the distance! It was plain the wretch was as bloodthirsty as unscrupulous. ^ Besides, Gus was no shot, which Smith, judging from his choice of weapons, no doubt'was. How much better, Gus' began to think, to have fled forever from the scene of His un happiness, or to have invoked the benign aid cf the laws of South Dakota. But it was too late now to retract. From a troubled slumber, such as condemned criminals are apt to fall into in the last hours of their last night, Gus was startled by a sensation as of a bullet piercing his thorax. It was only Captain Borax poking him in the ribs, byway of reminder that hio "hour Had almost come!" In a brief space���������how very brief it seemed���������they were on the fatal field. At nearly the same instant a close carriage drove up, containing the enemy's party. Smith's second sprang out, closing the door behind him. Ho took Captain Borax aside, and the two held a hasty consultation; which over, the ground measured, pistols loaded, positions allotted, and everything in readiness, it only remained to place the. men and give the word. ��������� , , Trout That Was Frozen ���������For Eleven Years. Ir. 1873 I was.residingat Junction City, A pretty little town located iu a romantic spot on the "banks''of Mill creek in central Wisconsin. The country at that time was new,, and fish and game wercplenti-" ful. Mill creek'was at,the time famous ns a trout stream, it,' being .no ..trouble 'at all to catch fifty pounds of speckled trout in a half day's fishiiig. On Feb. 15, JS73 ���������I remember that date because it was my' twenty-first birthday���������I took down my rifle and struck out into the forest for the.purpose of killing a deer." I had wandered-along the banks of the.stream for a distance of perhaps two miles when, I ran' on to an old hunter-who had cut a hole In the ice, through which' he was fishing for trout. He was meeting with great success, for .scattered all around him could* be seen the speckled -beauties,,'where he had thrown them as he took them off his hook. I was invited to help myself, which invitation I clie'erfully accepted, ' and I proceeded to" put a number'of the fish in my gamebag. " v ���������} - *���������; ..-.,", Tt was just 4:47 o'clock when I-.retnrn- "i'd Upiue that arcernoon.'jLired and hungry, and after hanging up in'y rifle took one of 'the largest of the trout and placcd.it out iu 4i large cold storage 'warehouse that stood near my house, intending to present it to Uncle Sam Carson'for his breakfast the next morning. The fish was forgotten and, as a result, lay in that warehouse solidly'frozen until June 10,' 38S4. Now comes the strange ipart of my story. On the night of the date last mentioned, just about eleven years after this fish had been placed in the cold storage, the building was totally destroyed by fire.' During the process of the fire the fire department, in the effort to save the property, had thrown sufficient-water to fill up the cellar, which, by the way, was walled up in rock and cement and was therefore water tight. Three years later it was decided to rebuild the cold storage warehouse upon the site originally occupied, and men were set to work pumping the water out of the cellar, which the rains bad kept well filled. To our amazement 447 fair sized speckled trout were taken out, besides the old one, which had evidently fallen into the cellar at the time the warehouse was destroyed, thawed out and spawned. The original trout was easily identified, one of its eyes having been accidentally knocked out and a part of its tail broken off before it was placed in the warehouse. Lioncton Is Built on .Sj������ong;ea. Tho sponge which you see iu the shops ready''for'toilet use or which, you may chance to observe when dragged from its .holdings in shallow water does not strike you as likely to form a very solid foundation for building purposes. Yet .London is built on sponge. - "��������� ��������� , " Of course, the statement requires' a little explanation. 1 The flint that forms the substratum of London so������l is'nothing but petrified sponges; if j-ou examine tho fossil sponge, or flint,*; with a glass, you can see the structure 'of,tho animal. They.are .in layers.- ��������� ��������� , ��������� ' In the .southeast 0" England the flint is found under the chalk beds, but in the 'Thames valley the, water,has gradually washed away the chalk-and, left the flint. ."As hard "as flint," although - perfectly correct, sounds " rather - strange ,in the light, of the above facts.'* ' ��������� ���������' t , , Orl-glnnl. Home of Golf. - The Scotsman contends that golf fa Scotch sport - to .which poetical reference 'was madeiin^'Adamson's "Muses Threuo- die." published at-Perth as'long ago as 1C38.' The terms used "in the sport-are for the most part,Scotch. -'But'the'Dutch assert that it was first played in'Holland on the ice, ,and .before 1G3S the Dutch poet Bredero, described how "the golfer, with ice,spurs,on, stands ready to smite with ashen club weighted with lead-or* his,,Scottish cleek ���������of the leaded box." But while this, may be the earliest poetical - reference, to the game, it does not show-that Holland is' the original home of golf. "The reference to; the "Scottish- cleek"'seems'at first sight to point rather to Scotland.- * ' /*;. Bl������r VUitlnjr Card*. ,<*., In Korea visiting, cards -measuring r foot square are' in vogue.' The sayagesr of Dahomey announce --their" visits to each'.other by sending, in ��������� advance' a wooden board or'the branch of/a-tree artistically carved.\ "When.the visit is, paid^ the "card'^returns to the possession of'its owner/'who probably uses it,for,] many years.'' The -natives of ���������Sumatra'^ use-for-n-risiting"card" a-piece "of wood,' about a foot long decorated with1 u bunch of straw and a knife. -. ANIMAL ODDITIES. A Kindly Inquiry. "���������' Fairlie ��������� Jack-; have you that pounds I lent you the other day? Flyntie���������Not all of it, old chap; what I have will do me a day or two longer. Jolly kind and thoutrhtful of you to inquire'though. ten but Unless a girl gives a young man a private lecture on'economy occasionally she doesn't .take much interest iu him.���������Chicago News. Mosquitoes and other gnats furnish utmost the sole food for a very large family, of insect eating birds known as flycatchers. Mosquitoes are not, as is popularly supposed, a hot climate insect.' They are tar more numerous in places where the winters are severe. The age of fishes can be told by their scales. These show under the microscope stripes -similar to the hands in tho crosscut of a tree, which indicate the age of the fish. ������������������*���������'���������. TWO LOVES ,OF A SAILOR. Oh, an old n"Mi sat and blinked i" the sun. And a son;-; v,f the sea sang he. ��������� . Hp sang a scnig- of a /hsnriner bold And his sweetheart' so true, the Bea. Sing: ho, yo ho,.sing hey! O'er creste'cl billows, through dashing spra/. With sails a-bulging, sue scuds away��������� Away, away, o'er the waters gray��������� ^ Away through tlie dying dayl Sing ho, sing heyl Oh, the mariner bold his ain love pressed To his heart and her sweet lips kis;0��������� Sweet lips that sworo they would e'er oe trus When he sailed away i* the mist. Sing hey, oh, hey. ye hot Through the singing tops the wild winds blow. Into the,dank mists the ship doth go. And the'nurmer sings as ho rolls below, "My loie wiil be true, 1 trow!" Sing hey, yo hoi* Oh, the lassie ashore forgot her man, But his sweetheart, the sea, proved true! She lulled him to rest on her heaving breast, And her white arms about him threw. Sing ho, ye ho, sing hev-; He went to his one true love that day At peaie in her.arms tore'er and aye��������� Less lasting'the lassie's.peace,'they 6ay��������� She wed with 0 lump o' clayt Sing ho, sing hey! ���������'���������St.-Paul Di������-"*'-H. Iii NEYS Deep-Seated Kidney Disease Often the Result of a Neglected'Oold ���������Then Go me Great Suffering s from -Lumbago and Backache. (To be Continued.) l/ove's young dream soon develops into 0. nightmare when the young wife cannot cook. Did you ever notice that it is the girl with the pretty foot that has most trouble keeping her shoe laces j tied ? Few people realize what a vast proportion of serious illnesses arises from cold settling on some delicate organ of the body. The kidneys arid liver, as well as the lungs, are very easily affected by sudden changes of temperature, and the results arc often suddenly fatal. It is a common experience with farmers, teamsters, railroad men and laborers to have a cold settle on the kidneys and throw-these organs, as well as the whole digestive system out of order. There is usually backache, pains in the sides and limbs, deposits'in the urine, pain and scalding with urination and irregularity of the bowels. ( M ��������� /ft So many thousands of cases of serious kidney disease have been cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills that they have come to be considered an absolute cure for all kidney derangements. They are purely vegetable in composition, prompt and pleasant in action, and' thorough and far-reaching in /their effects. They are endoi-sed by doctors, lawyers, ministers and others, and are beyond doubt the most efficacious treatment obtainable for diseases of the kidneys and liver. One pill a dose ; 25 cents a box ; at all dealers or Kd- manson, Bates & Co., Toronto. ----*^.-t--^'-i*-i;i:;������-*,'^'*-"'i'^T! I - J, , ' '1 {' "- '���' / / > fK < in THE GRAVE OF KEATS. I have beheld that grave with violets dim In the great Cassars* city, where he sleepi, And over it a little laurel sweeps, ' Fruited and leafed eternally for him.��, Not far away a pine, of sturdier limb, 1 Leaf, flower and grass the mellow sunlight \ , steeps, ' , ' ' And this dear grave! >-Ah, how the soul upleaps,' The breath comes tremblingly, and the eyes swim! ��� , -' In dreams that bordered close the sleep of death He felt the blowing flowers above liis,breast; This moment I beheld a wondrous thing. .These blossoms, Btirring in the wind's .light I breath, ' - 1 Do not they fec-l (.above all violets blest) ! The ever vital'dust from whence they spring! ! " ���Edith, M. Thomas in Scribncr's Magazine. ^VANESSAi 4. -���������O*0*- 4 ���V Tho Story of a Slight Mistm- 1* derstanding. v ' < ' t - ,' * * * ' - "I'did not see you' down /in ,W ads worth/, wood last night, Hardeastle?" said Henry James Dwight to his friend, leisurely lighting a cigar as he spoke. ' "No, I have not been for a week or two.'. Lust time I was*dowu*I took, an old lady there." ' ", ���*. < , ' ��� "An old lady! Well,. I've given .over troubling myself about/them now. What I am ' anxious about' at^present is'that Camberwell beauty." ;,-, _ *���*? . \- Rose Craven, the girl who was listening to this conversation from-the other side of the'clipped yew hedge, waited eagerly.for the'next remark'.,''She-had ,not realized,tj being a woman, that there was-anything' dishonorable in Jistening-to'the conclusion, of a'conversation,', the commencement of whi'chl she- had ��� accidentally' overheard.- She"; was especially anxious^ as- to what she;was~t6 hear next, because she knew herself to be -the', girl from Camber-well��� she" had just'quitted'a school there���to' whom her,cousin and fiance, Dwight," had referred., Certainly the'allusion was flattering, andyi-t Rose' Craven,did not-like the flippant'tone, in'.which if was spoken. "Beautiful creature, that." said Hard- castle enthusiastically, in response to"His friend's remark. ' "What a lovely color!" "Yes; altogether a charming 'thing. And; worth quite a lot'of money,too." "I, understand 'so. -Takes."some catching, though." ; l '. "That's the- difficulty���to make the catch," ��� said Harry' Dwight. "I have been trying for several months." ."Only one,'' murmured poor, Rose, to herself. She remembered, only too'well, how long it was since h^r handsome cousin had come' to- stay at" their .farm. Dwight'was'a medical'student, and^his lengthy.'stay at Wa'dswoKh Hall, farm' was'due to���the examinations for--which' he- was preparing theie in quiet.' Hardeastle was an acquaintance,he had made in^the neighborhood. -,., ' ^ , ~ ' , /������",���., ^\' Rose1 Graven had indeed a lovely color as. she kurned ,away,' and wjlh cheeks blushing Mwtith anger-"walke'd slowly-into' tho house, i So tl-i~* was' hcw-Oarry.-tnlkGd of her���what Harry thought of her really! There was not a word of that beautiful ^ ^ sentiment be. had 'spoken to her���not a (-"something about taking an"oldTady here! enthusiastic in his pursuit of-*that study. On that particular evening, however, 'it was questionable if the rarest moth that ever took wing would have succeeded ia attracting his attention, for he was in.,ft ���tate of utter, abject and' absorbed despondency. Perhaps it ,was something of, a coinct** dence",that Rose, whose anger had evaporated and. who' was in a stats of wretch-- ���dness 'as complete as Harry's own, Bhould also be attracted out of* doors by the cool of the evening and should also select , Wad* worth .wood as her destination. However I hat, may be. the lovers Met, in n1 place whet---* iht-v had often met before; jusst within the j-h-xlo nf iht-* trees.' On coinp* Dwieht. Rot**'*.,.fir��!t impulse was to return In the direction fx*om which she had just come; She had retraced her steps a few yards, .without speaking a word to the young man, when she "heard his beeps behind her, and in'another moment a�� arm slipped around her waist. Harry Dwight-had resolved to use to the utmost'his influence in-order to obtain an explanation from her. - "Mr: Dwight!" cried Rose indignantly. '"I request you to desist at once from your impertinence." .. ' - " /, , The young man, perhaps encouraged ��y a suspicious trembling iu\lhe voice of the girl,-did-not in'tho least obviate his objectionable conduct. ' * < , , "Rose,, darling," he said without re- moving'his arm, "don't be so,,cruel to me.' I cannot bear to go away tomorrow,leavings masters as they are'at present. In God's sight, Rose, .1 can say that I hare not done anything to make myself more unworthy'of you than I'have ��� always known' myscif to be." ,- ' '' C"Tk'nt may,be,"\rejoined the girl; "but I did ,not previously know' how unworthy' that was." , * , *' ��� "Rose, Rose! * Every word you/say cuts me to'the heart/ I protest that I have, nothing on my conscience.' ,Rose', darling,* remember all the' walks wo have had here attimes, and for the' sake ���'of the memory of what we have been to each other give me the chance to explain away this'-misunderstanding'."." / i '-*'-.-- ' ... Perhaps if was the sentimentality always 'produced in the mind of youth by a beautiful, summer evening- that led Rose to break the resolve she'had made.'" t "Harry," she-said, standing still, and in the dim" light he could no(t-perceive in her eyes',thettears,of which he could detect th��' presence ��� through her .voice: ' "Harry,'. I will tell you all, though it seems impossi-, bta that \you should ever'be able to* ex-- plain^it away.- I have been judging you Out of your own mouth. I overheard by accident the conversation between you and Mr. Hardeastle yesterday. < I was behind the hedge whilc-you were speaking." ..."I, do not recollect.,what Hardeastle and-I^were'talking about," said -Dwight. "Oil, Harry! Don't make things worse. by telling lies! You must recollect." ��� ."On my honor. I,do not/ ,Or, stay,"' I "think we were tallcing 'about, entomology. What was it you heard that upset you?" J''The-tone in' which Dwight spoke was one of f genuine "surprise and innocence. For a moment Rose indulged in hope, and then, as the, words she had overheard' came back to her mindC with'freshness, ���-she burst into sops..- , -. -. -, "You began by talking about this wood," she said. "Mr. Hardeastle. said minster attired only in a blanket as'the people were coming outof the church. To this he agreed, but the dean passing out knew him. "What," cried the divine, "Mr. Nash in a masquerade!" ��� "Only a Yorkshire penance, Mr. Dean, for' keeping bad company," said Nash, pointing to his companions. " cret of your touch, my master.' and she ( .depths. Yearningly 1 stretched 1 rThe Pate ot Temple Bar. ' It is ludicrously characteristic of English taste that while Temple Bar.'with all its associations, was sacrificed in 1S73 'upon-the pretext that it blocked up the highway for traffic a contemptible pillar surmounted by tia. dragon blocking the way, to a far greater extent was set up in 1880 'as a memorial of Temple Bar. The statues upon this memorial, representing Queen Victoria and ' Albert ^Edward, prince of Wales, are by Boehm. While' Temple Bar itself might'have been re- erected as an entrance to the Temple gardens for ��500, this "absurd '"memorial" of it cost ��10,1196! Temple'Bar-was rebuilt - as'* 'the entrance to Sir H.-B. Meux's grounds at Theobalds, Waltbam Cross,'in 1888.���Hare's "Walks In Londo'n." / Methuselah's Atlvnntnfire. , ��� Mr. Dukane���How do yon account for , the longevity of Methuselah, and ..the ,, other patriarchs? " - '-. ' a , Mr. Caswell���Oh. that was before so many diseases had boon invented.���Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. - ',, THE STORY ���������[ OF A;SONG By Mrs.' ,r \ ��� ;.' /-' H3E3IAN1I KATZSCHTVTATt. a word of'love at all.1',. She was a difficult catch; she was'worth a lot'of money, those1 were the things he said about her. She resolved to control herself and have no more to do with the man. Indeed, within an hour she had resolved to break off her engagement at once, and she hoped that her cousin would immediately quit the Hall farm if shodid so. Dwight was considerably astonished when he went in to tea at the change which had taken place in the behavior of Rosp toward him. She sat silent and reserved' throughout the meal, over which her aunt presided, and allowed Hardeastle and her thcle. usually the most silent members of tie "party, to sustain the conversation. At\the close of the meal she requested Dwijht to grant her the-favor of a few minu^s- conversation, and together they walked down to the summer house at the bot--.ni of the-garden. "Have I done bmething amiss. Rose?" said Dwight lighy as they entered. "I can enter in> no explanations with you, Mr. Dwigbt-Weplied Rose bteadily. "I must beg you cask none from me. I have only to reque\ that you will release me from the engamaent ��������� entered into with you." \ "Release you ffOyour engagement." stammered Harry wight. "What do 1 vou mean. Rose? x\ cannot be in ear- nest." ��� \ "1 am thoroughly marnest." "But whatever can j,*. -.���-������-,sons be? I am not conscious of Wing done anything to offend you." \ "1 have my /easons.(r. Dwight. 1 trust that you have.euoi. of tlle {-.pntle- mnn about you to acced0 my ix,quest without demanding expl^-jo-jj..-- ������But it is deuced hartn a fellow." protested Harry, "to be s.ito the r-gilt \about without a word of eanation.': " "Nevertheless, ,1 beg yo^accept th0 situation.". , .';_ -���.-.'��� v.��� "Of course," sa>(1 D^-Spt-jkenly,������"if vou give me no alternative. must ac_ cede to your request for a ilse- Uut- I cannot help thinking that'ty is ^mi, misunderstanding. If you K how 1 love1 you. Rose"��� ' * ��� \ . "Mr. Dwight, I neither kno^v. dGsire 'to' know what your feelings m^ .,��' This answer naturally -awak^ SQVQe .resentment in the mind, of the y*vman. He attempted to expostulate, \Rose cut him short. ��� #- , , ,\ "Nothing is to be gained by dL!ng the matter further, Mr. Dwigl(she "* And realizing that such was t\e> Harry quietly raised his hat and',. < and despondently returned to the \& The following morning-be. announcest he was about to leave the farm ant he would return to the city upon thj Then you said," went on Rose tearfully, "that what j-ou were after now was the girl from Camberwell. And you said what a good catch I should be and what a lot of money I was worth. Oh, I overheard all your mean,- mercenary talk." And a sudden burst -of anger almost choked.the girl. "Was -that, what I said?" queried ths amazed Dwight. "Were those the very words I used?" "The very words," declared Rose. 1 "Did I say 'That girl from Camberwell is worth a lot of money?'" said Dwight perplexedly.' *- "You did. Those were your words, I think. Or, stay, you said 'that Camberwell beauty,' and the way you said that was an insult." But instead of being overcome by this information Dwight. to the utter surprise of Rose, burst into a peal of laughter.' "Vanessa Antiopa!" he cried. "I swear, Rose, that I was talking about Vanessa Antiopa!" "Another girl?" cried Rose, with flashing eyes. Harry 'Dwight's laughter was renewed. "No girl at all. Rose." he declared, "but merely a butterfly, the CamberweH' beauty; Latin name, Vanessa antiopa. I'll show it to you in Newman when we get back if you don't believe me. It is a rare insect, worth a good deal of money and difficult to catch; believe me." And before Rose had time to decide whether she believed him or not she found tbat' he had takeu it for granted she did.���-Penny Pictorial Magazine. lowing day. , - ���..-.. ,\ It was a still, calm, altogether lc No Xetr V/ona-an There., It is cxJrornely difficult for Chinese of the higher classes to fir. 1 husbands for their daughters whose feet have attained tlie natural size. It is thought that women who desire unmaimod feet are actuated by no honorable motive, the crippling making it difiicult for them to go about and keeping them more closely at home than would be the case if they had full use of the stunted members.. Love between husband and wife as it exists among Christian people is unknown in China, and it is a subject that it is not considered decorous to discuss. Suicide is common among women of all classes, and, aside from grief after bereavement, unhappiness in marriage: is the: most common cause of such tragedies. Hundreds of wives, it-is estimated, end their lives every year in Peking alone. ���...-.,- Bean Waalt. Beau Nash, who, like Beau Fielding and Beau Brummel, expiated his contemptible vanity in an old age of obscurity, want and misery, was reduced to strange expedients between 1G95 and iL ��������� ��� , 1705. A favorite resource was the ac- evening oh which Dwight set ott tor \ceptance 0f extraordinary wagers. Being he expected would be his last \\at York and having lost all his money, through Wadsworth wood���for some tLome Qf ^jg'frjends pi.ocl3jse(i to equip him at any rate. As usual, upon his sont^.j^ 5Q guineas upon this proviso, that rambles.-he carried the green net wa\e wouid stand at the great door of the marks the entomologist, for .Harry W\ ; * Only a little worn black .book, so small ;that it,could, tie carried in one's pocket, andyet the-faded writing tells the, heart secret of a lone poet's life. ' lt-might still 'have Jain at the bottom of: that musty, pile of manuscript if I had not found my- rway into .the old obs-cure'shop one after- t noon of that -never to be (forgotten summer in Vienna. -And'so 1' give it to the world. "What should I do. without you,, ray beloved confidant!'" You are'not to,me" -pages of lined paper between two covers, j but my inner self, to whom If unreservedly pour out my longings and aspirations. To you-only can I 'give sorrow, words' to , voice-my deepest joy.' It makes no difference to you, dear, little journal, that I am short of stature and, of sight, round shouldered, awkward- in my! manner a'nd my gait. Wha't care yout that' my face is plain and my speech halting? ,Those outward signs that make the man foremost have never-troubled you.' -You know'the real Franz Steinert, his .weakness and his strength and are ever, ready, tV receive his.confidence, and you.shall have it,.best of friends. To you I!ll "think aloud. -*- * v "Have you forgotten that this is Jan. 31,' and I am twenty-one?..Think what ta Iong.-uphill climb life;has been-to that .little'lad^old Holzer taught to play-and sing! Aye," but1--think again' of , all the, joy that music has brought to him!J How proud my dear old master'was of all I did! I can remember once he'gave me Bach/a 'Heart Ever Faithful' for a theme, and when 1 improvised1 and modulated into different keys he cried out with delight, 'The boy has harmony in his finger ends.' "What do I not owe .you, faithful friend and teacher? Were you not the first to place within my hand the key to the deep hidden mysteries of tone? I am convinced that today -will be the red letter ,day of my life, for the count's patronage must bring success. I wonder if ' he dreamed what his ��� generous offer meant, to me. \'I tried to stammer my gratitude, but human speech fails to show what is in the heart. Only 'the language, music speaks can adequately tell of disappointments, lofty desires, hope's fulfillment. The count laid his hand upon my shoulder as ,1" played, and then I came to know at once that he felt the thanks I could not utter. "By the calendar it is a month (though I can scarcely believe it) since that morning, when, trembling, I tried to make a careful toilet for "my first visit to my noble patron's, where I was to give lessons in music to his daughters. My threadbare waistcoat and frayed linen never showed so plainly. I was an hour inking the seams of my coat and pariug the edges of my cuffs. Finally I started for the palace, my heart thumping so loudly against my ribs that, when I haltingly finished my inarticulate greetings to. the count, I feared to hear him ask the lackey, 'What is that pounding?' "While I was vainly struggling to command breath aud words a fairylike apparition stood beside me. Her father said, with loving accent, 'My daughter,' but inwardly I questioned, 'Can anything so exquisite be material flesh and blood?' There seemed to be, a gleam of sunshine in the half darkened room. I looked and found it was,her smile. I hoard a tender cadence, a strain so beautiful it could only come from heaven. Dumb and motionless I listened for it again, and then I knew if was her voice. "How can I t-e.1 even you, my inner self, of, all her graciou'sness of manner throughout these weeks, of all. her love for what is best in music, of her keen appreciation of a thought expressed in tone?.. , -.���' ... -,..-' ' ;������:/ -'..' "Days, weeks, months have passed, I'm told,: and yet I could count time only by two hours each week. How short they are to hold the whole of life! Can, I be���I, who never looked with love upon a woman until now, and she as far above me as the stars, although not sharp and glittering like those distant orbs, but sympathetic, kind and true, my Lady Caroline! "What could have moved her so this morning? She seemed oppressed, and as she finished playing Bee.thoven's favorite 'Andante' tears filled her eyes. "'I love it and seem to feel it in my heart,' she murmured, 'but when I play it sounds so cold, so harsh. Tell me the se- lifted up her eyes beseechingly to mine. "For a minute's space I1 could not answer, for there rose before me my miserable, starved childhood, so unutterably different from the life of her who questioned me. I shivered as I seemed to see an- ill clad boy of twelve, in the early dawn of a bitter winter's day, making his way ' to the practice- room where no warmth nor ray of sunshine ever penetrated, and where his numb fingers could hardly call forth the tone's he loved, and so hungry that even'his loved music could not bring forgetfulness of that gnawing hunger., , , "A wave "of pity filled my heart for ,that desolate little lad. as-though he were, 'some other than myself, as I recalled the piteous" letters lie would write to his brother, begging a few kreutzers with which to buy an apple or a bun to keep body and soul together, and, looking down" upon this dairity ,child of, fortune as ,she still questioned me with those dark eyes of heaven's blue, I stammered: . " 'You would kuow the secret of .my touch?. ,1 studied1 it in a school whose uame I pray you may never comprehend ���the' school of poverty. The masters who taught me all I know may come to you in later years, and, if they do, their training, hard though' it may be, will give you all you'long for in your music'< "Oh, little book of mine, words are too poor to tell the sympathy, the encburage- 3nent in her voice���her face. If jjpod.had, only made her nearer to my level���wh.'it am I saying? - Would I, if I 'could, drug her down to'my poverty,1* my hedged .n. life? No,l never! She is ""my star,* my queen, whom I shall ever worship. d * ','While I stood ,trembling before her, ' speechless with love, she spoke again: ���' * ", 'Surely you have somethinc to sav to me,> my master?' , , , <-,-' "Hesitatingly,-1 drew a .slip of pap'er from my pocket,0, saying:, 'Yesterday, -I* was,uneasy,i,restless, and in the eve'ning, to bring sleep,.'! walked many "miles. Returning weary, I stopped at a little wayside' inn, and as "I sat at table idly turning the leaves of a ��� book some one had' left there' this line caught ,myr eyer "Hark, hark!* ,The lark at heaven's gate, sings."- And instantly a melody, sang itself to the words, and I-was compelled to write itt down.' .I/searched my " pockets for a bit of < paper, but could find-none, so I used ther bill of fare. Will you pardon me that,I bring it to1 you just as it is?' ' ������ ��� ���* ^ v , "Then, without more words,' I ��� played it to her���played as I- never had before. - She sat near me, and when I paused she did not speak, but with her eyes said,, ,,'More!'. --..---,."*.'. . " 'This, I wrote and thought of you," I whispered,- and I, played 'Who Is Syl- via? ' ' ��� /-: '^\. ,.. ' " "When 'I rose to go, it was ,my ,lady's turn to tremble. 'I���I'���*-jshe stammered, and' in her confusion I .grew, strangely self r possessed,. T long have- wished to ask you .why���why, asJ you, have .dedicated- so many* of your noble works- to others, I alone am left' 'unnoticed. Do you(not think me worthy?' She glanced ��� up shyly, while; hot blushes overspread neck, and brow/'^My voice'��� sounded far jD.vr&y as I said: "���"-' - V, i ".'My' lady, 'do you not ,know that everything -I have ever done is already dedicated in my heart to you?' "The blow has fallen, > little speechless comforter. She is going from me. These few lines which she has written take from me sunshine, life, and thrust me into that outer, darkness whence there is no escape: * , . " 'Dear Master���In three days we leave for Hungary to pass the summer. Will you not come and give one more lesson-to your pupil? C. E.' , ��� "Mein liebschen, thou art gone and hast taken with thee all,save honor! I did not speak, though thou didst question me with thy sw'eet eyes, but yet my soul communed with 'thine, and it did-* seem that thy heart answered mine. Heart's dearest, couldst thou read aright thou must have seen and known for months how dear thou art "to me. I do not speak'thy" name alone within this little room without falling upon my knees ,in reverence for thy goodness. "Canst thou divine the pang it cost me that I must let thee go and .never say 'I love thee?' And yet, through all the hitter pain one thought brought comfort ���rapture. It was this: That I, so poor that I dare not tell thee in words the worship that I feel, yet have tho power within me to express my love for thee in never dying song. Yes, yes! Immortal beloved, in my heart there sings for thee a song of songs that will live when we are gone; will live to tell the world the sacredness of man's love for woman, of my love for thee. �� * * * * ��� �� "A sang Was my arms* and breathed, 'Where the. darkling;, streams are creeping, dearest, let us go/ Then love touched my voice and carried it on ,wings of glory unto my desire. "All the stars keep watch in heaven, 'While 1 sing to thee, ' ' And the night for love was given; t Dearest, come to me. ' power from above .filled me as I my swan song to my beloved. I' awake? Was I not dreaming? I feel again the thrill with which, 1 saw the outer blind move slowly back, and lathe' moonlight,, grave, and pale, there- stood my Lady Caroline. Although Ir heard no word, I knew 'farewell' was on< her lips and in her tear dimmed eye. "She stood an instant: then, aa' sho- reached to'draw the blind, that was to- shut her face "from me' foreverinore,. there fluttered from her hand'and dropped down at my feci this crushed whit-arose.���Chicago Tribune. o Manas-iii}-; a Ilaitband. ' ��� Every unmarried woman has said: "V3 like to own that man for ,'one day.' .I'd teacli him to behave." ,' But have j'ou noticed, that when, they marry they don't 'seem to���manage' any better than others?' ������Atchison Globe.r ' *,"' ���" I = * \ ' ��� , Chenpenlnsr. , < Jones���I've just been, doing something- that always makes me feel cheap. Smith���What is that? ���' , , ��� !��� Jones���Comparing my ' Balary' with. what I think it ought to be. - J " ,'M A Real Martyr. She���Yes. she is a woman who has suf^ fered a great deal because of her belief.- He���-Indeed! 'And what is her belief? - She���That'she can wear a No". 31 sbw ���v.l_ji Nn. 4 _rnnt. , , -' <, \ ' ~; " -��������� ,. . c ,>, . 1 .*���'��� if- Ants Are Mosanlto Eaters.' j "The most interesting thing to me is t��" see-an antn handle a mosquito'," "��� said;"��-'' New\Orleans- physician. "Somehow'they v seem to'be*fond of niosquitoesrand they' : pounce'upon them with gretit4 vigor.--If"-.' Vmosquito'happcus to get wounded rfear */ the ant nest so' fie'cannot get into tho* air and' escape, wee' unto the ^winged in- 4 sect'." "The' ants 'will pounce upon " hiroV"1 with vigor," and,'ho will wind .'up in tho- ( ant storehouse, where1 he will be duly \ seasoned and put "away for "winter food. - -< or .probably, devoured on the spot if tho members' are mosquito" hungry. ,*In( my' observation of the ant and. the .mosquito^/ ������ i" have! found thatp ants' are, very fond of- the -winged ���-pests,'r.and really; they ,aro ', ��� great mosquito'destroyers, and no-doubt/' they would destroy many more^for food ���/' "purposes,if they could get to.them. They;, have the strength/the "courage and tho ' ,- inclination', and' 1 expect they -would Jive''", ���on mosquitoes if they had a chance -to '-��,J. do so." ��� - ' .- ' , ."''-''.VV v,,;," V ' 1? J -V_ 1 * f" -1 .4/"/ X _i 'tfP ���fi-A-yi Hi ���J " v\ ������ ���- i.*a r .'' M 'II - ;'--.; ���I**? I - IIninan> SanHliine. ,/^ , ' x - i~~J' \ Next,.to, the. sunlight of^ heaven'-is "the"v.f"!^ sunlight of a happy face.',,-./ V V V''-W"'? It may. be'.n.- very ^little; face^ne-that-���,���-.yi' we nc'stle-upou our(bosom qr^sing.to,sleep..^,.';, ia our arms,with a.lullaby.'"%T . " /, ���V'''-* -"It--may,bevaVwiinkled face/but it is ult,^ the clearer vfor; tbat and all the brighter./' ,We linger near it and love" to "look-upon, ,, it and say, "Heaven bless" tKis happy . . face!'-' .We must1 keep it.v^ith us as.long as we can, for home will lose, much of ifc* '- brightness when that fac'i is'goos. j .j,' ' ,' It may be a very plain face, but there'if . something in it which lifts it above the - commonplace, and ,we forget five hbmeli- J ness of features in the beauty-of i:he soul shining through. There is' & world olT, magic in the plain, cheerful face!���Exchange. <j --_ ��� ', ' Advantage! of Foreiffn Tra-vel. "Successful Farmer���Son George 'got' tome sense durin' that foreign tour, any-, how. - i . ' . '��� Wife���I hain't seen it. ��� -' "I have. You know he spent a goocfr'V while in Lunnon, as he calls it." \"-. '. "Yes, an' I'd like to know what good it did." "Use yer eyes, 'Miranda. He learned. - to turn up his pants when it raids." -s'A i v ,,-"'1 '*.'- i.-J -.������>4I f,Arfl rti'A ���*���>%'**���., 0,1---.-%-- ���j.'-v-Vi-uk ' ft"ifti '*- ' '* -���'*,-*,l .'. ..>-' ��� -j/ ��>"^-^ ��� -J '.:-\' ��� i ...-, va ' i *-��� -"41 "trl - -- * .-'>| ... , >- ,,;.p , - * ,. t- 'v :>Z\ ���/���-*��� "How many days I have neglected you, dear little book. I am so weary, so tired of this hopeless struggle, that something within mo cries, 'Take courage, it is not for long; your work is nearly done!' God grant it may be so, and yet that night, when underneath, her'.window ;.I stooped and lifted to my lips this faded rose her hand had thrown me and read these words wrapped round the stem, I felt life held no deeper bliss: " 'Beloved, I know well,now the masters who taught tliee so long ago the secret of.thy thrilling touch and tone, for they are daily with me. Their names mean life and they are called experience and love. What can. I say to thee of thy dear song, whose melody still fills my, soul, save that it tells me all I longed to know, and leaves me comforted though broken hearted?' "I read again and yet again her dear confession. I pressed it to my heart,'my lips. Those first days when my Caroline had gone my song kept ever ringing in my ears���the song that was to tell her how I loved���adored. "At last there came a time -when even love could bear no more. T must, I will go and sing my song to her' I cried in my despair. 'At night, when all is hushed and still beneath her window, I can ease my heart.' * * -�� * * ��� �� "It was past midnight, when I crept through the -garden gate. Silently I stood awhile beneath her window. Far off a nightingale sang in the forest v The Vainplre. .The following is taken from the Japa* nese papers: "A vampire.was caught the other day; in a cavity of an old tree iu Ginz-n, near Nagaoka, by the woo'dcutto- employed by Mr. Suzuki, a match manufacturer. The body of the animal measures enf},; foot and the tail bix iuches. It 13 said to possess two large wings, with which it covers the face of tlie victirn- whuse blood it sucks." VesetaUon In Ua-tvall. Parsley once sown in Hawaii grows forever, apparently. Lima beans continue to grow and bear for over a year, and they have to be gathered every week after starting lo boar. Cucumbers bear the entire .--year, and so do tomatoes, which, with proper attention, bear for years. Raspberries bear for six rnouths. Inthe Sinus Boat. Her Father (to the youn�� roan yrha had been calling with considemble fre* quency)--'I"would .like to know whether you are going to marry my daughter. Young .Man���So would I.1 Would yofl mind asking her? His Courtesy. ��� "So yon won't chop the wood?" "I'm afraid," replied Meandering Mike> '"dat.de exercise would start an appetita dat '.ud tjcspaas on your hospitality." A SI Jus (jtiusce. Willie.*-i-a.' why do they call onr lao�� Kii.i'.'o the, (iiotlier toiurnc? I'a���'Sh! It's , f.ecause your fatheS never g��ts a chance to use it. borne men resemble lobstp'rs: they turn red when they find themselves in hot water.���Chicago News. It always amuses people to see littl�� logs^i'-h't.���Ati-hispu Gh.be. Jv * i ���������-���������������������������^-���������^���������������������������'���������-���������^���������^-^^ ���������OtilS&J&tygfrXLfibm^&^^^k^AK^&^.ntte^^^&iitf+"*+*&*. W&. j -f-iVifr-f rt ���������FS'ionssBBHisar. -������������������wy-ffifri-WTO-^irta-'tf-^ *&'. V , lriL <r ���������SB: .^?-^-j-rM-ca!ftg"*i*-'rri'aasSv-fefcK H ,< ���������a ii.f- I! - I. > > . f I' ' |i - < - It , I."-1 I' R". ��������� r / ODDESS of Africa. ��������� ��������� 9 A Story of the Golden Fleece. ��������� ��������� ��������� By ST. GEOSGE RATHBONE ���������*���������������������, almost as ".Tim. Jim Bludsoe, is it you?' Yind the wild looking savage' /with "-vVhom he had been fencing so desper- -atel'v in' tho .attempt to have his life ���������sta.-rs-cred back and dropped his own ���������weapon while'ho cried: "The .devil! It's Mr. T-Tastings, sure pop!'" At this a couple-of figures ran forward, bursting through the ���������sheltering bushes. , i No need to tell Ilex who they were, For tho one in the lead was tall yoi" form, with the figure''an athlete .might envy.'' ' Another moment and he<- found the ������������������arms of the Englishman around him ���������in spite of, 'the paint and paraphernalia that went to make a full-Hedged Zambodi 'warrior out of him, and -enjoyed the fc'icity of,a genuine bear "hug; w- lludsoe -danced ��������� around ���������them ei-v -- ���������'- ing to imitate lhe eccentric gest tos and hops of 'n (war- ���������rior .preparing to go upon, theT wary-path, and Little IJhLl stood near, by,' ���������evidently in sympathy with it ail. ' , This was an event worthy of being celebrated-1���������an event to be marked in , :the calendar of their'lives with a wh i te cross. ' ~ ��������� " , ' From, .despair',' they,, had suddenly -found -reason for the .wildest hope, .and TXex , gave his artist'-friend as good a thing in the line of a hear liug 'as he received. * , "This is a miracle ��������� we had rea- ;son" to believe y&u might be iu that' ���������Vhouse they were bombarding, but I -never dreamed -you had changed to a Zambodi," declared -Lord .Bruno.' ,. "And how came you . here���������where '.are' the others, Monsieur Jules, the -doctor, Red Eric?" asked Kex, as a "Jhorrible suspicion 'flushed' over him i-that. these brave fellow adventurers 'might have met the* fate that ever <hangs over those who invade hostile Rands. ���������"Don't worry���������tlie bdys are all riirht. We were, to' meet them here after -they had set-fire-to the kraal." , ������������������".Whatl "Was. that' your, work?" ," *'T rather think you got in ahead 'of the boys, y-hen 1 saw the fire balls ' popping- over the stockade I knew it_, was 'all day with the whole business. What a grand, sight," Kex.' l'erhaps some day we1-may -paint it between us. Tt would make a scorcher for an ���������e::hihitiqn. But tell me, my dear fel- ���������low, is this young girl with you tho party known as the, fair god of the Zambodi?" " Lord Bruno's, voice took on a> stroin of eatyerness and anxiety, as he turned toward the party iu whom Jie was"so deeply interested. ;Ticfore Rex could make a reply sev- ������������������eral figures loomed up close by, a their recoverv would be sudden as their collapse. When the fire-fiend died low, and only ashes remained to mark the site of the kraal; the voice of the vindictive and stout-hearted Has- sajc'would make itself heard in the land, calling aloud for vengeance upon those who wore primarily responsible for the curse that had fallen upon them. Then would begin a pursuit that might continue 1o the vciy stockade of Buluwayo, for these Zam'bodi war-, riors know little what fear in -warfare means. Zulu braves have proven that in more than one fierce battle ji\ ith British regulars; -and'the blood Of a young Prince of France . v/as consecrated by (the assegais of these hard lighters.' Looking backward - occasionally they could see that the conflagration was growing t-rnduaily less in- volume, as the lodges became more scattered. ��������� " ' The work had been accomplished, and when the shock of desolation passed away- they could 'expect to have a desperate pursuit inaugurated. Still on horseback they would be in ������a position to defy the most determined of foes, provided <- they avoided pitfalls and ambuscades, for which these -Zulu tribes are noted���������a trap is their usual means of securing g.ime, and in war they naturally apply the same tactics with a view to exterminating their foes. Tlie high spirits ' consequent upon the success of their plans, were not destined to hold out! ( ' ��������� Rex saw that something ' was wrong when a'halt was called," ' and Lord Bruno entered into an. .earnest discussion with Bludsoe. GUS' SATISFACTION. . We'll skip it, reader; for it would look 'ueseemlv to,.begin a story, with ari oath' like that' Gus Gurley swore, standing over his wife's dressing table that morning. And Gus wasn't a ��������� swearing man either. ' -. How came^he. then, to'commit such a breach of etiquette'and ethics?, "Well; may he you wouldn't have done it; but don't be too sure till you've heard enough to bo able to "put yourself in his place." Imagine a ,young husband :of sis months' standing,ardent, fond and trusting, casually entering, his wife's dressing-room in her absence, and stumbling on a mischieviotts-looking, rose-colored note, freshly opened, a enpid in every crease, and a lurking lock of. another's hair���������red���������-peeping stealthily from its folds! '. y \ The very paper blushed guiltily as - ���������hadn't looked like a chap that' would The combatants were to stand back to back, and, at a signal, to wheel and fire. Gus had already taken his place, and was struggling, manfully but doubtfully, against an * inclination, will-nigh irresistible, to leap over an adjacent, hedge, and run as fast and far as his legs could carry him, when an exclamation from the captain caused him to turn his head. " In Heaven's name; who's that?" said Captain Borax, accosting'-the fellow- second; in the act of conducting a young , and beautiful lady, to the very spot'destined for Smith. . ��������� ��������� -,, , '��������� My principal, gentlemen,,Miss Sam- antha '.-mith���������7'Sain -Smith/ as she's eallr'* /or short.' the other answered. , G 6 saw it all. Flinging down 'the pi.-toi, he rushed forward, and would certainly have hugged and kii'jsed *" Sam Smith," without ceremony, if her sec-, ond���������no other than her affianced lover .Norwegian fishery commissioners have been , measuring the salmon's leap by \ \$\ means of standards erected below water- ���������)i The latter struck a match if and bent' --signal was uttered', and upon Mudsoe -.answering, who --should, advance "but .Red ftric and his two companions. ���������'The'old cabin's-a wreck���������couldn't -.locate' 'em thar ��������� must have skedaddled, I-reckon. But chey set fire to - li e pesky kraal with them fireworks b. f .ra. wo could use a match. Glory, unit see it scorch. Gives a fellow a ������������������-iasxe of what he can expect after-. *��������� wards," .Tattled off the cowboy. Then he noticed the addition to ���������*��������� their number, and when li is'eyes fell ������������������ on Maid Marian he guessed, the truth, vfor these independent cattle punchers ���������-.are quick as lightning. . "Say, that must be, Mr. Hastings. "This here is quite a neat surprise: .and the gai too. Well, if we' tm.s know what's good for us, we'll le- ���������\ant cut of this cussed country like jack rabbits before a pcrairio fire." 5-Iis advice was as sound as a nut -rand all of them anpreciatcd the fact. ���������-Lord Bruno made no effort to ad- <��������� dross the girl. The first thing to be '-done was to make nood their e-cvp**. -and once this had be-.-ii cd'ccled minor matters could be easily Hell led. So they quitted the hi tie glade that -'had come so near being I In- scene- of - a desperate hand-to-hand combat be- ���������cwc(*:i two fri-mos n dei-p disguise, turning their backs on the burning v ill ace. AH this hod Occurred in less time, ���������than it takes to transcribe it,, and "tlie excitement, within Mind around the stockade was still at its height., so that their chuPc**: -of slipping iiwny without bringing' cm a general ���������-battle.With the native:! sc-omed good. 'Overhead the very heavens were -������������������aglow with the reflection of the -.������������������terrible sea of fire-below, and to a timid-soul, so wonderful- was the spectacle that some fears might have been aroused as to the destruction of ' the Whole universe by a wave of ���������- Hamo. ' ��������� . Kex immediately sought, the side of. ��������� 'Alari-n. Much as he despised his ridi- ���������culous costume he could not keep his ���������distance. At least she would not con- -sider him. less a man because circuni- ���������st'finces had compelled .him to adopt such a disguise, she who had been beside", hiin when he wielded that . weightv sword, hallowed by a history connected with many a Scottish ���������'bat-tW'cld when High land clan and " ���������ml lord pitted their strength i the hosts of Edward. ��������� was a quality essential to in this game, for although ' s were for the hour appar- ���������ic-stricken by the terrible -that had befallen them, dropped to' the ground as upon, an examination. Then he used " some, strong language. "What's wrong?" asked Hastings, hurrying to whore they stood. L ."The bosses > are,1 gone!", replied the cowboy. , _ ' ' -Here was a fearful calamity, c and while Hex could not grasp iCs * full, scope as readily as the, prairie rider, he realized'that an exceedingly grave condition confronted them. To 'be afoot in this African Avilder-' 'ness. with a '���������whole tribe of enraged warriors hunting high and low for them was a-state of affairs calculated to alarm the boldest. It must ������������������'"needs' be something . be- .yend' the ordinary that could- make Jim Bludsoe frown and shake his - head. ' * . "A closer examination'was made. > This only served to confirm - the facts, howes er- disagreeable ' they might -appearv ' ' ' - P Home', cunning enemy; had ' either seen them hide the animals������������������ or else by- a mere accident had rim across them. * ,'_,���������''. At any rate the horses were gone, , and it would bo useless looking* for them. IJut for the presence of the young girl the air in that * neighborhood would . ha\e been-fairly'sulphurous, such was tlie nige of Bludsoe and Bed Eric. The doctor being, a philosopher, 3.0- t'-<)!v things as they came, much as a dij-fiple of the prophet 'Mohammed L)*.i-;ht have done, and 1,-illic Phil seldom made himself, heard. JiOr-cl ilruno shouldered the blame, dvchirifij that it was pretty much his fault ��������� Bludsoe had suggested !ea\ l.'g f.onu- on- 10 guard the pre- ci.-'.s animals, but lie had believed cvflry arm would be needed at the kraal, in order to carry out their designs. The mischief was done, the horses had been stolen, and now it remained to them to make a safe retreat. yuch emergencies briny out all there may be in a man. . Although Bludsoe was deeply mortified and inwardly Jurious at the, trick , played upon them, ho spc-dily recovered himself and began to consider what was best to be done. O'nrior ordinary conditions it would havo suited him exactly to ha.'-y about the neighborhood. re- rn.*-inim; concealed from the blacks. ii'-\ il soaH- '.'oo'l opportunity uroso . lien their li'*;\-e.s coi;J-! ic reco\-*ri-u y.'\v 1 he '.-.>���������-��������� \\,������s di.Yi re-it���������Lord ilruno desired to pi.ice as much distance between the destroyed kraal, with the vengM'ul Z.'.mbodi. and lh'-i.' own pi rsons, as possible Perhaps the presence of Marian had >,on.i*l hi..������' to do villi this. /M ti n\' rale it was determined to make the move. ��������� . ' .'.,������������������ Bludsoe was- fully aroused. Ho .knew* .full well they would be followed by n swarm of eager venge- aiu-e seekers, and to throw these trackers ofi' the trail it was necessary that he-bring- fo bear all the (ricks learned in his wild life along 'the.' Texan border. As ,they turned their backs upon the. silent volcano which in. the ages gone by had- been such a factor in the landscape of that country, an outlet of the eternal fires. ' Lord Bruno managed to get. Rex at' his side, in order to question him concerning the girl. What he heard seemed to give the Briton great satisfaction, for he squeezed the band of his companion several times. Gus caught it up. Eagerly aud wildly his eyes ran over tho contents. For a moment he' stood amazed and motionless, and then broke out���������. But we've promised to" skip that. Perhaps any other man,would have given utterance to as much, reading such a missive-as this, addressed to his wife: r ' ' " Affinity, Aug. ���������th, 18���������', "De-vrest Kate :���������How. could you {jo and marry, Unit creat bulky follow behind ray back, and without a word of notico ? "Though I've returned too late to forbid tho bans, I'm'still in-timo to give that lord and master of yours a hint���������which I mean to do- that an older lovo than his won't quietly sutler another to monopolize its rights. - , *- -"JSxpect mo by Monday, and keep a kiss for ���������"your ever ailectionate , "Sam Smith." , 'Smith! Smith! Sam'Smith'! Faugh 1 What a name! Had it been Brown, Jones or Robinson, there might have ' been some bearing it. But Smith! And ,-;red-headed, too! "Frailty, thy name is woman!" ' Yet it might bo that Smith was some presuming puppy, whoso vile ; epistle was the sheer result of his- own -impudence.- But no;' tne ,,wife,.-that ' could receive such a communication and conceal it from her husband' could, not be else than false. . c * 'Smith's heart's lilqod was the very .least atonement the <case admitted'of. , Had Gus been more collected, he might probably have bided his time aud taken his peace-destroyer unawares and' then "tripped him," trusting to"an( intelligent jury and proof of a mental alibi to bring him outf all right. But he was not sufficiently rational'fur that, and "so adopted tlie foolish plan of summoning Smith to mortal combat. ��������� * ��������� ���������* , Gus had a friend,' Captain Borax,' a retired quartermaster, thoroughly versed in points of honor. The captain was just the man for the emergency;- but, as ill luck"'would have it, he was out of town for the day. - ��������� ' ' ' ,That no time might be lost, Gus de- , manded satisfaction by mail. ��������� directing his challenge to' the address indicated in "the caption of'Smith's note," aiid fixing ;atime and place ,at' which-his friend,. Captain Borax, would be prepared,to coufer with any friend of Smith's. At ,the same time a' brief' message to Mrs.t Gurley explained that important busi- " ness necessitate^ her husband's absence for"vthe' next tew ��������� days. ..Meanwhile, Gus took up' quarters at an obscure country inn, leaving everything to the . management of the captain, whom he had, succeeded in finding at last, and who, proud to be sought for such a service, .promptly repaired to the appointed rendezvous, where he was punctually met by a friend of Smith's. The preliminaries were speedily settled, and a meeting was arranged for the following ' stand no nonsense. As it was,< no man whs ever equally pleased by, the discovery that he had made an ass of himself. The-lock of hair was the only puzzle unexplained, aud " Sam " soon cleared that up. It was one of Guy's own,'given' long before to Kate asr a souvenir. ���������*' Sam " had stolonit,1 to tease her friond, and had taken the" method we have seen of returning it.' Of course it wasn't red, but auburn.. ��������� - , ��������� , "Sam" and her friend'.went homo with Gus, first solemnly promising, as did the captain to keep the secret,, and, above all not to lot Kate know; but, bless you, such things alivays\lo get out. falls. They have found that the fish can��������� v> leap to a height of twenty feet. , ' jtr^ A horse owned in a Kentucky town has j developed carniyorous inclinations. , He rejoices in dining on spring chickens and recently ate fourteen for a square meal. He does not stop to remove the feathers. There, i3 a quaint little fish which haunts the weed tracts of the gulf stream and there, builds its' nest and lays its eggs like a bird rather than a fish. This' linimal. the antennarius, imitates in color the weed it-lives in and, like the chameleon, constantly changes its color.- j '������ One kind of wasp found iu Brazil and* Guiana makes' its nest' of vt brilliant white pasteboard, suspending it from the highest branches'of the t'roft'so as to,- escape the attention of the monkeys, which in those region's have a. troublesome ^abit of investigating everything, even a hornet's nest. , ��������� I!o Hud It I Jan. ' Isaac Newtou"wa������ very absent-minded Sometimes, after arismg'in.thoinoniing, he would of teu sir. with one - log in his breeches, and thus,vemain for hours con. side-ring some- mathematical problem, .lyj-tjiout evn" thinking of, the other'leg. A LITTLE FISH STORY. London Is Built on Spongcm. Tho sponge which you see in the shops ready for toilet 'use or which you may chance'to observe when dragged from its holdings in shallow water does not strike you as'likely to form a very solid foundation for building purposes. Yet London is built on sponge. < ��������� ���������' * - - > Of course, the statement requires ,a little explanation. The (lint that <��������� forms ,the substratum of ' London'so>l. is nothing but petrified sponges; if you examine tho ,-fossil-sponge or,-flint, with a, glass, you'can see the' structure of'the animal.- They are, in layers. , In the southeast of England the flint ' is found under the chalk beds, but in the Thames'.valley the waterThas gradually w-ashed.awny-tne chalk>and left the flint. "As hard as-flint," although ' perfectly- correct, sounds rather strange ,in 'the- light of the above,facts. , Solid As the time drew near, Gus grew nervous. The faot is, ��������� Smith's alacrity had taken him a little aback. He had felt quite confident, that that miscreant would shrink , from encountering the* man whose honor he bad outraged. But instead, without turning the word, Smith's second had chosen pistols, and named ten paces as the distance! It .was plain the wretch was as bloodthirsty as unscrupulous. x k Besides, Gus was no shot, which Smith, judging from his choice of weapons, no doubt was. How much better, Gus began to think, to have fled forever from the scene of his tin happiness, or to have invoked the benign aid cf the laws of South Dakota.^ But it was too late now to retract. From a troubled slumber, such as con-, demned criminals are apt to fall into in the last hours of their last night, Gus was startled by a sensation as of a bullet piercing his thorax. It was only Captain Borax poking him in the ribs, by way of reminder that hia "hour bad almost come!" In a brief space���������how very brief it seemed���������they were on the ' fatal field. At nearly the same instant a close carriage drove up, containing the* enemy's party. Smith's second sprang out, closing the door behind him. Ho took Captain Borax aside, and the two held a hasty consultation; which over, the ground measured, pistols loaded, positions allot ted, and every thing in readiness, it only remained to place the men and give the. word. . '- The Trout That Was,! Frozen .,;, i For Eleven Years. " - 1 Iz. 1873 I was residing at Junction City,' A pretty little ttown located in a.romantic spot on the banks of. Mill creek in central Wisconsin. The country at that time was new,, and fish and game were plentiful. Afill creek' was at ,the time famous as a trout stream, it being no trouble at1 all to catch fifty pounds' of speckled trout in a half day's fishing! . On Feb. 15, ��������� 3 S7i> ,���������I remember that/date because it was my twenty-first birthday���������I ,,took down my rifle and struck out into the, forest for the purpose of killing a deer. I had wandered along the banks of the stream for a distance, of perhaps two miles when "I ran on to an old hunter "who had cut a hole in the ice, through which he was fishing for trout. lie was meeting with' great suc-- ce&s, for'1 scattered all around him-could' be seen'the speckled beauties, where he had thrown them as he took'them off his hook. I was invited to' help myself, which invitation I cheerfully ^accepted, and. I .proceeded .to put a number'-of the,fish ih my gamebag.., , \ ��������� . , ' It was just 4:47 o'clock when I-returned Id-t-iuc that afternoon,'.tired and ^lungrry," and after'hanging up my rifle took onelof the largest of the trout .and placed it* out in ii large cold storage warehouse that stood near my house,-intending to present it to Uncle Sam'Carson for'his breakfast the next morning. The fish was forgotten and, as a result, lay in that warehouse solidly frozen until June 10, 18S4. Now comes the strange "part of my story. On the night of the date last mentioned, just about eleven years after this fish had been placed in the cold .storage, the building was totally destroyed by fire. During the process of the fire the fire department, in the effort to save the property, had thrown sufficient water to fill up the cellar, which, by the way,Qwas walled up in rock and cement and was therefore water tight. Three years later it was decided to rebuild the cold storage ware-,' house upon the site origiually occupied, and men were set to work pumping the water out of the cellar, which the rains had kept well filled. To our amazement 447 fair sized speckled trout were taken out, besides the old one, which had evidently fallen into the cellar at the time the warehouse was destroyed, thawed out and spawned. The original trout was easily identified, one of its eyes having been accidentally knocked out and a part of its tail broken off before it was placed iu the warehouse. Original Home of Golf.' ,...���������. The Scotsman^'contends that golf is'a 'Scotch sport, to'which poetical reference ,was made in-Adamson's "Muses.Thre'no- die," published at-Perth as long ago as 1C38.- The terms, used-in the'sport-are' for the most part Scotch! .But the,Dutch assert that it was'-"first played, in Holland on the ice, and before lGSS^the Dutch! poet Bredero described-how'"the golfer, with ice spurs on, stand's ready to smite with ashen club weighted with lead or his Scottish - cleek .of the , leaded box." But while this may he the'earliest poetical reference., to the game, it does not- show'that Holland is the original home of,golf. '.The reference, to the."Scottish clock" seems at first sight to, point rather to Scotland.- '>-.*"��������� " ",< Biff VUltlng Cards. fl In ^orea visiting' cards' measuring ������r foot square are in vogue., .The ^savages:,' of' Dahomey announce their visits to each -other .uby sending ��������� in advance''.a wooden ' board or the branch of a tree artistically carved." When ^'the visit is paid, the "card" returns'to,the possession "of-'its 'owner,', who probably" uses it for many - years.^ 'Tlie-natives---of Sumatra use ���������for-a-visiting -caroT a- piece of -wood about a foot long decorated with a' bunch of straw and"*a knife. ten A Kindly Inquiry. - Fairlie ��������� Jack; have you that pounds I lent you the other day? ���������Flyntie���������Not all of it, old chap; but what I have will do me a day or two longer. Jolly kind and tkouarhtful of you to inquire though. ANIMAL ODDITIES. Unless a girl gives a'young man a private lecture on economy occasionally she doesn't take much interest iu him.���������Chicago News. TWO LOVES ^F A SAILOR. Oh, an old nrMi sat and blinked i' the sun. And a soup v,f'the ^oa sanij he. He sans a song: of a-ni-iriricr hold And his sweetheart so true, tlie sea. Sinp- ho, yo ho,'sing hey! O'er crested billows, through dashing- 6pr������/, With sails a-bu!ginjj, sue scuds away��������� ,. ' Away, away, o'er the waters gray��������� Away through the dying dayl '' Sing ho, sing heyl S) Mosquitoes and other gnats furnish utmost the sole food for a very targe family of insect eating birds known as flycatchers. Mosquitoes are not. as is popularly supposed, a hot climate insect. They, are tar more numerous in places where the winters are severe. ��������� The age of fishes can be told by their scales. These show under the microscope .stripes similar to the bands-in. the cross-, cut of a tree, which indicate the age of the fish. Oh, the mariner bold his aln love pressed To his heart and her sweet lips" kiss^���������. Sweet lips that swore they would e'er oe true When he saiJed away i' the mist. Sing hey, ,oh, hey, ye ho! Through the singing tops the wild winds blow. Into the dank mists tlie ship doth go. And the mariner sings as ho rolls below, "My love will be true, 1 trow!" Sing hey, yo hoi Oh, tho Lassie ashore forgot her man, But his sweetheart, the sea, proved truel She lulled him to rest on her heaving breast. And her white arms about him threw. Sing ho, ye ho, s,mg IieW He went to his''one true love that day At pen te in her aims fore'er and aye��������� Lew lasting the lassie's pcuco, they say��������� She wed with a lump o' clay! Sing ho, sing.hey! ���������-���������3t. Paul Di*���������'l"\. 01 THE KIDNEYS Beep-Seated Kidney Disease Often tlie liesult of a Neglected Cold ���������Then' Co me Great Sufterings from Lnnihago and Backache. (To be Continued.) Love's young* dream soon develops into a. nightmare when the young wife cannot cook. Few people realize 'what a vastproportion of serious illnesses arises from cold settling on some, delicate organ of.the body. The kidneys and liver, as well as the lungs, are very easily affected by sudden changes of temperature, and the results are often suddenly fatal. It is a common experience with farmers, teamsters, railroad men and laborers to have a cold settle on the kidneys and throw these org*ans, as well as the whole digestive system out of order. There is usually backache, pains in the sides and limbs, deposits in the urine, paiii and scalding with urination and irregularity of the bowels. Did you ever notice that it is the girl with the pretty foot that has most trouble keeping her shoe laces tied ? St'sSBoS So many thousands of cases of serious kidney disease have been cured by Dr. Chase's KidneyrLiver Pills that they have come to be considered an absolute cure for all kidney derangements. . They are purely vegetable in composition, prompt and pleasant in action, and thorough and far-reaching in/their effects. They are endorsed by doctors, lawyers, ministers and others, and are beyond doubt the most efficacious treatment obtainable for diseases of tihe kidneys and liver. One pill a dose ; 25 cents a box; at all dealers or Ed- manson, Bates & Co., Toronto. ~r- mmmmmm** i \ <1 THE GRAVE OF KEATS. I have beheld that grave with' violets dim In' the great Cesars' city, where he sleepi, , And over it a little laurel sweeps, Fruited and leafed eternally for him. Not far awav'a pine, of sturdier limb, ��������� Leaf, 'flower and grass the mellow ���������unliglit i ' steeps, ��������� '' . . And this dear grave! - Ah, how the soul upleaps. The breath comes tremblingly, and the eyes swim! In dreams that bordered close the sleep of death Ho felt the blowing flowers above bis breast; This moment I behold a wondrous thing. .These blossoms, stirring ��������� in the wind's light . breath, H < I Do riot'they feeUabove all violets blest) _ ���������t The ever vital dust from whence they spring I 1 ' ���������Edith ll.' Thomas in Sciibner's Magazine. thusiastic in his pursuit of that study. 1 minster attired only in ������ "f nl^ m th. ���������T .Tw ������������rriP,ilnr eveninit. however, it people were coming out of the churcn i-VANESSA'l + -������������������o*-������- ���������J* The'Story of a Blight Misun-, f '.j. derstanding. ' T "I'did notice you down in WadswortH wood last night, Hardeastle/" said Henry James Dwight to his friend, lei- ' ' surely lighting a cigar as he spoke. "Xo. I ha*ve not been for a week or two. 1 Last time I was down I took an old lady '' "I14'"An olcl lady!/ Well, I've given over < troubling myself about them now. _ What -I itm, anxious about at^present is that Camberwell beauty." ,.. *-; ..';.���������" Rose Craven, the-girl who was listening, - to this'conversation from-the other side of . the clipped yew'hedge, .-waited eagerly for. ' '- the next remark.-- She-had.not realized, ''' being a woman, that'there was anything , dishonorable in listening, to the conclusion v '' of a" conversation:- the commencement of, ���������whirh, she had accidentally overheard. K 'stie'was especially anxious as to what-; ''-Vshe was'to hcar-.n������t, because she knew JT /herself to be the-girl from Cauiberwell- *) l she .had just, quitted a .school thcre-to ' whom her cousin and fiance,-Dwight, had referred., -Ceitainly1 the allusion was flat- K' tering. and yet, Rose'Craven did not like < the flippant tone in which it was spoken. , "Beautiful creatine, that," said Hard- . castle enthusiastically, in response to his - ' friend's remark. "What a lovely color! , "Yes; ' altogether'a charming thing. " ' And, worth quite a lot of money too." > "l! understand so. Takes some catching, ^though." v " ' "That's 'the- difficulty���������to make the '' catch." said'Harry Dwight. Jl have. - , "been, trying'for several,months. . "Only one.",; murmured poor Rose to ��������� " ���������'*. herself. She 'remembered, only too well, how long it was* since h<--r handsome cous- ' , in had come'! to-, stay at* their farm. -. * ' Dwight was-ft, medical .student and his *. -��������� Icngthv'stay at rWnds.wo.th Hall; farm. ��������� r, ^was,'dueto.the,examinations.for which he '���������'. -', was preparing thei e in quiet. Hardeastle was-an acquaintance hc_had made in the ' "' ' neighborhood., V. '- ,'*'<. " , ** , '���������*' "<,������������������ . -Rose Craven had indeed a lovely color as' she turned-away," and with cheeks blushing" with anger talked slowly, into, the house, t So tin- ������as how-Hart yT talked of her-what Hur.y thought of^hep really! en - On that particular evening, however, was questionable if the rarest moth that ever took wing would have succeeded im attracting his attention, for he was in a state of utter, abject and absorbed despondency. , ' . . Perhaps it was something of a coincidence that Rose, whose anger had evaporated and who was in'a stats of wretchedness as complete as Harry's own, 'should also' be attracted out of doors by the cool of the evening and should also select Wad*worth wood as her destmn; tion.' However that may be. the lovers ������et. in a place whet*-* they had often met before, just within the *-b:i.le'<*f the trees. O-n cpintr Owieht.' Ro-.-*'- fi."-*T impulse was to retura In the direction from which she had just come: She had retraced her steps a few yards, without- speaking a. word to the young man, whe,u she heard his .-taps behind her, and in" another moment aa arm slipped around her waist. Harry Dwight had resolved to use to the utmost his influence in order'to obtain an explanation from her.' "Mr. Dwight!" cried Rose indignantly. "I request you to desistat once from your impertinence.'' - ' - ' * The young man, perhaps encouraged ������y a suspicious trembling iu the voice of tne girl, did not in thelcast obviate his objectionable conduct. ' [ . ''-1^"' "Rose, darling," he said without-removing his arm, "don't be so cruel to me. I cannot bear to go away tomorrow leaving matters as they are at present. In God's sight, Rose,',I can say-that, I have not done anything to make,myself more unworthy "of you than I have 'always known myself to be." ' .,',������,* i.a*'Th'at may be,"'i rejoined the girl, but I did not previously know how unworthy that was." - ���������","'-���������.������ "Rose, Rose! Every word you say cutSi me to the heart. >I protest that I have nothing on my. conscience. * Rose, darling,-��������� remember'all the walks we havo had here at times, and1 for the'sake of the memory, of what we have been to each other, give, me the' chance, to /explain away this misunderstanding." ' <���������' r rerhaps.it was the sentimentality al- ways produced in the mind of youth by a ihonntiful'summer eveniug-that led Rose 1 people .. To this he agreed, but the dean passing out knew him. "What," cried the divine, "Mr. Nash in a masquerade!" , "Only a Yorkshire penance, Mr. -L>ean. for keeping had company," ,said ^ash, pointing to his companions. The Fate ot Temple Bar. It is ludicrously characteristic of English taste that while Temple Bar. with all its associations, was sacrificed in Ibid ��������� upon the pretext that it blocked up the 'highway for traffic a contemptible pillar surmounted by a dragon blocking the way to a far greater extent was set up in 18S0 as a memorial of Temple Bar. lhe statues upon this memorial, representing Queen Victoria and Albert .Edward, prince of Wales, are by-Boehm.- \Mnle Temple Bar itself might have been re- erected as an entrance to the Temple gardens for ������500, this absurd '/memorial of it cost ������10.-JOG! Temple Bar-was rebuilt as* the entrance to Sir-H. B. Mens s grounds at Theobalds, Waltham Cross, in 1888.���������Hare's "Walks In* London. ' Metlinselnira Aclvantnee. Mr. Dukaner-How do you account for the longevity of Methuselah and the other patriarchs? ' . '-Mr. Gnswell-Oh. that was before,so many diseases had been'invented.���������Pitts-* ^burg Chronicle-Telegraph "t ��������� THE STORY. I OF "A SONG By Mrs. ' ������ ������ v. ' E3E2LANN KATZSCIIMAS. \ ,*������������������ beautiful 'summer to break'the resolve she'had made. ^ , "''Harry;" she said, standing still, and in the dim'light he could not perceive in her eyes the tears of which he could detect thft presence ..through 'her voice. "Harry,' I will(tell you'all, though it seems impossible-that vou should ever be-able to explain it-away. I" have been judging you Out of your own mouth. I .overheard by accident the conversation between you and Mr. Hardeastle yesterday. (I was behind the hedge'while you were speaking. - "I do not recollect what Hardeastle and I were talking'about," said Dwight. "Oh. Harry! Don't make things worse^ by tell ing, lies! You must ��������� recollect.".; - ",'On myuhouor I do not. . Or, stay, I think we were talking about entomology. What was it you heard that upset j'ou?", c The tone in wh?ch Dwight spoke'was one" of ^genuine-.surprise and innocence. For a moment Rose indulged in hope, and .then,,-as the words-" she had overheard came back -to her mind with freshness, "���������she,burst into sobb.- _ ---. v "You began by talking about this said. "Mr.-Hardeastle said Only a little worn black-book, so small that it could be carried in one's pocket, and'yet the faded.writing tells,the heart 'secret of a lone poet's life. 'It might btill 'have Iain at the bottom of that musty -pile of manuscript if l*had' not 'found my wav into .the old obs*ure--shop. one aiter- 'aoon of, that never to be forgotten sum- 'mer'.inWienna. . And so I give.it to-the world.' "WUiat should I dp^ without you; ^ihy beloved,confidant!' You are not to me pages of lined paper between two', covers, but mv inner self, to whom I unreservedly pour out my longings and, aspirations. To you.'only can I 'give sorrow words to voice my. deepest joy. It makes no difference'to you, dear little journal, that 1 am .-r j. -^-4. .������iw1 r.f ci-rht round ShOUl-' M-i,ori wis not a word of that beautiful WOod," she intimrat he had 'spoken .to her-not 'a |> something about taking an old lady here word of love-at all., She was a difficult :a������tch. she -as Wrth ^ lot of money. those were the things he said about her. She resolved to'control herself and have no more to do with the man. Indeed, within an hour she had resolved to break ofE her engagement at once, and she hoped that her cousin' would immediately quit the Hall farm if she did so. " ' Dwight was considerably astonished when he went in to tea at the.change which had' taken place in the behavior of , Rose toward him. - She sat silent and1 reserved throughout the meal, over which her aunt presided, and allowed Hardeastle and her- uncle, usually the most silent members of tie party, to sustain the conversation. Atvthe close of the meal she requested Dwisht to grant her the favor -of a few minutes' conversation, and to- cether they walked down to the summer house at the bottom of the garden "Have I done something amiss. Rose.' eaid Dwight lightly as they entered. ��������� _ "I can enter into no explanations with you, Mr. Dwight." replied Rose steadily. "I must beg yotrto ask none from me. I have only to request that you will release me from the engagement 1 enteied into with you." ' ��������� "Release you from our engagement, stammered Harry Dwight. "What do you mean. Rose? You cannot be in ear- nest. ��������� "I am thoroughly in earnest. "But whatever can your reasons be? I am not conscious of'having done anything to offend you." . . "I have my /easons. Mr. Dwight. 1 trust that voii have enough of the gentleman about' you to accede to my ^request without demanding-, explanations,.",.., "But it is deuced hard on u fellow, protested Harry, "to be sent to the right about without a word of explanation. ' . "Nevertheless, 1 beg you to accept the situation."/. ��������� .'���������..���������*.������������������ i'���������"'���������"-" *���������.. "Of course," said Dwight brokenly, -"if vou give me no alternative. I must accede to your request for a release. But. I cannot help thinking that there is some ���������'...-misunderstanding.' If. you know how 1 -love you, Rose"��������� ������������������ ��������� ������������������'������������������.'������������������/���������-, "Mr. Dwight, I neither know nor desire to know what your feelings may be." This answer naturally awakened some resentment in the mind of the young man. He attempted, to expostulate, .but Rose. cut him short. . - ������������������ ;���������' "Nothing is to be gained by discussing the matter further, Mr. Dwight,' she ,SaInd realizing that such was' the case. Harry quietly raised his hat and slowly and despondently returned to the bouse The following morning he announced hat he was about to leave the farm and that he would return to the city upon the foi-. Itt still, calm, altogether love^ evening on which Dwight set off for what he expected would be his last walk through Wadsworth wood-for some time at any rate. As usual, upon his solitary rambles, he carried the green net which Sarks the entomologist, for Harry was Then you said," went on Rose tearfully, "that what you weie after now was the girl from Camberwell. And you said what a good catch I should be and what a lot of money I was-worth. Oh, I overheard all your meanr mercenary talk/' And a .sudden burst -of anger almost choked the girl. , - ' . ' "Was that what I, said?" queried tha amazed Dwight. "Were those the very words I used?" "The very words," declared Rose. "Did I say 'That girl from Camberwell is worth a lot of money?' " said Dwight perplexedly. "You did. -Those were your words, I think. Or, stajr. you said 'that Camberwell beauty,' aiid the way you said that was an insult." But instead of being overcome by this information Dwight. to the utter surprise of Rose, burst into a peal of laughter. "Vanessa Antiopa!" he cried. "I swear, Rose, that I was talking -about Vanessa Antiopa!" ��������� "Another girl?" cried Rose, with flashing eyes. Harry Dwight's laughter was renewed. "No girl at all. Rose," he declared, "'but merely a butterfly, the Camberwell beauty; Datin name, Vanessa autiopa. I'll show it to you in Newman when we get back if you don't believe me. It is a rare insect, worth a good deal of money and difficult to catch, believe me." And before Rose had time to decide whether she believed him or not bhe found that' ho had taken it tor granted ���������she did.���������Penny Pictorial Magazine. No yew Women There. It is extremely difficult forChinpse of. tlie higher classes to fin - husbands for their:daughters whoso feet have attained the natural size. It is thought that women who deaire unnuiimed feet are actuated by no honorable motive, the crippling making it difiicult for them to go about and keeping them more closely, at home than would be the case if they had full use of the stunted members. ��������� Love between husband aud wife as it exists among Christian people is unknown in China, and it is a subject that it is not considered decorous to discuss- i' ' Suicide is common among women of all classes, and, aside from grief after bereavement, unhappiness in marriage is the most common cause of such tragedies. Hundreds of wives, it is estimated, end their lives every year in Peking alone. -,'���������;.. Bean Nasi*. ' . Beau Nash, who, like Bean Fielding and Beau Brummel, expiated his contemptible vanity in an old age of obscurity, want and misery, was reduced to strange expedients between 109o and 1705. A favorite resource was the acceptance of extraordinary wagers. Being at York and having lost all his money, some of his'friends promised to equip him with 50 guineas upon this proviso, that he would stand at the great door of the Bhortfof stature and of sight, round shouldered, awkward in my manner and my gait. .What care you-that my. face is nlaih.and-my.-spcech.-halting?- Those out- 'ward signs,that make the man'foremost have never troubled you. You .know the real-Franz Steinert. his.weakness and his strength "and ^are ever ready, to. receive his confidence, and you shall have it, best of friends. . To you I'll think alo,ud., - ( "Havp yon forgotten that,thi-=������ is Jan. 81' and 1 am twenty-one?-.Think what a long, uphill climb life has .been to that^ little lad old-Holzer taught'to play and sing! Aye, but 'think tagain-" of; all the joy that music has brought to him! How proud my dear old master was,, of all I did! I can remember-once he-gave me BacK'si 'Heart Ever Faithful' for a theme, and when,. I improvised and modulated into different keys he cried out with delight, 'The boy has harmony in his finger ends.' v ' "What do I not owe you, faithrui friend and teacher? Were you not the first to place within my hand the key to the deep hidden mysteries of tone? I am convinced that today will be the red letter day of my life. loathe counts patronage must bring success. I wonder if he dreamed what' his generous offer meant to me. l r "I tried to stammer my gratitude, hut human speech fails to show what is in the heart. Only the language music speaks can'adequately tell of disappointments, lofty desires, hope's fulfillment. The count laid his hand upon my shoulder as I'played, and then I came to know at once that he felt the thanks I could not utter. ' "By the calendar it is a mouth (though I can scarcely believe it) since that morning, when, trembling, I tried to make a careful toilet for my first visit to my noble patron's, where I was to give lessons in music to his daughters. My threadbare waistcoat and frayed linen never showed so plainly. I was an hour inking the scams of my coat and paring the edges of my cuffs. Finally I started for the palace, my heart thumping so loudly against my ribs that, when I haltingly finished my inarticulate greetings to the count. I feared to hear him ask the lackev. 'What is that pounding? "While 1 was vainly struggling to command breath and words a fairylike apparition stood beside me. Ilor father said, with loving accent. 'My, daughter, but inwardly I questioned. 'Can anything so exquisite be material flesh and (blood I There seemed to be a gleam of sunshine in the half darkened room. I,looked and found it was her smile, I hoard a tender cadence, a strain, so beautiful it could only come from heaven. Dumb and motionless Mistened foivit again, and then I knew it'was her voice. "How can I tell even you, my inner self, of air her graciousness of manner throughout these weeks, of all her love for what is best in music, of her keen, appreciation', of'.a thought expressed in tone? " .",' "Days, weeks, months have passed, I'm told, and yet I could count time only by two hours each week. How short they are'to hold the whole of life! Can I be���������I, who never looked with love upon a woman until now, and she as far above me as the stars, although not sharp and glittering like those distant orbs, but sympathetic, kind and true, my Lady Caroline! "What could have moved her so this morning? She seemed oppressed, and as she finished playing Beethoven's favorite 'Andante' tears filled her eyes. "'I love it and seem to feel it in my heart,* she murmured, 'but when I play it sounds so cold, so harsh* Tell me the se cret of your touch, my master.' and she lifted up her eyes beseechingly to mine. "For a minute's space I could not answer, for .there rose before me my miserable, 'starved childhood, so unutterably different from the life of her who questioned me. I shivered as I seemed to see an ill clad boy of twelve, in the early dawn of a bitter winter's day, making his way to the practice room where no warmth nor ray. of sunshine ever pene- tratedi and where his numb fingers could hardly, call forth the tones he loved, and so hungry that even his Joved music could not bring forgetfulness of that gnawing hunger. ' "A������wave of pity filled my heart for that desolate' little lad. as though he were some other than myself, as I recalled the piteous lettei's he would write to his brother, begging a "few kreutzers with which to buy an apple or'a bun to keep body and soul together, and, looking down upon this dainty, child of fortune itf she still questioned me with those dark eyes of heaven's blue, I stammered: " 'You would kuow the secret of my touch? I studied it in a school whose uame I pray you may never comprehend '���������the school, of poverty. The masters who taught me all I know may come to you in later years, and, if they do, their training, hard though it may be, will give you all you'long ior in your music. "Oh, little book of mine,' words are too poor to tell the sympathy, the encouragement in her voice-her face. If God had only" made her 'nearer to my level-what am I saying? Would I, if I could, dr*g her down to my poverty, my, hedged ;n life? No, never! - She is my star, my queen, whom I shall ever worship. . "While I stood trembling before her, Bpeechlcss'with love, she/spoke again: L " 'Surely you tiave something to sav to me,,my masterV ' ',..'. "Hesitatingly, J'drew, a slip of-paper from my pocket,*--'saying: 'Yesterday "I was uneasy, .'restless, and in the evening, to bring sleep,'I walked'many.miles. Returning weary, I stopped at a little way- 'side-inn, and/as .1 sat at table, idly turning the leaves- of a book some oae had left- there, this line caught my eye: "Hark, hark! . Tho lark-at heaven's-gate sino-s"' And instantly a melody sang,itself to.the words, and I was compelled to; write it down. - I searched my pockets for-a bit of-paper, but could find none,, so I used the bill of fare. Will you pardon me that I bring it to you just as it is?' ' ��������� * s ' ' ' - "Then, without more words, I played it to- her���������played as I never had before. She sat near me, and when I������ paused, she did not speak, but with her eyes said,, 'More!', , " - " ������������������ ��������� ' ; ' " " 'This I wrote and thought of you,' I v/hispered, and I played 'Who Is ,Syl- via?' j. T -' '���������' - ' "When I rose to go, it ,was my lady's turn to -tremble.- ������I���������F��������� she stammered, and in her confusion -1 grew strangely self possessed, T long have'wished to ask'you why���������why, as'you have dedicated so many, of your noble works-to depths. Yearningly 1 stretched my arms- and breathed, 'Where the darkling, streams are creeping, dearest, let ns go. Then love touched my voice' and carried it on wings of glory unto my desire. "All the etais keep watch in heavea While 1 hing to thee. And the night ior lo\e was eiyen; Dearest, come to me. power from above filled me as I my swan song to my' beloved. "A sang ���������j -.. ��������� . Was I awake? Was I not dreaming? I -feel again the thrill with which,, I saw the outer blind move slowly back, and- ia the moonlight, grave and pale, there- stood mv Dady Caroline. Although It heard no word, I knew 'farewell' was on< her lips and in her tear'dimmed eye. ' "She stood an instant; then, as'she- reached to "draw the blind that was to. shut her face ^from me- forevermore,, there fluttered from her hand and dropped down at my feet this crushed white-- tose.���������Chicago Tribune. Mannsluj; a Haulm-ad. ' , Every unmarried woman has,said: "V3 like to own that man forgone day. I'd teach him to behave." But have you noticed that when they marry they don t seem to manage any better than^ others? ���������Atchison Globe. ' \ , < ; : ��������� Chcupenlnfi-. * ( Jones���������I've just been doing something- that always makes me feel cheap.' Smith���������What is that? Jones���������Comparing my salary witK. what I-think-it ought to be. - ��������� i . A Rcnl Martyr. M ' She-��������� Yes/ she is a' woman who has suf- T fered a great deal because of her belief.L He���������Indeed! And what is her belief? , .She���������That she can wear a No. 3 sbo** nii_n'Nn.-4_fno1_.-- ��������� ' " " , '' ���������*" ' Ants Are, Mo-sanf to Eaten. J- "The most interesting thing to me is to* see an-antJ handle a mosquito.,'ysaid^������;i. , New Orleans physician. "Somehow they, seem to.lye'fond of mosquitoes, and they , u pounce" upon'them with great .vigor, it t a mosquito happens to get wounded near .- ��������� ?he ant nest'so lie'cannot get- into the. ,-' air and escape, wee unto ,the winged in- ; 'sect. The ants will pounce upon him- ,*- wTth vigor, nnd-ho ^V^V^VulT ' ant storehouse, ( where' he* will be duly t ant "���������'-I*- ' flU.av for winter food. " seasoned and put av-.ay ������.u������ .*���������__,_,_ .A +litt k 'I I \ } m <frt 5aprooab������^devoured on tho spot if th. * "members are mosquito hungry. In my Sivation of the'ttnlWind the mosquito - Irhave found that'ants are very fond of .. the winged pests. * and, really they are - great Sosquito destroydrs. and mo doubt . 8 - ������������������ icstroy many more for^ood /���������v ' '. *���������?;] ���������.*��������� J i L ..,-. -r^s ���������*��������� yu ���������-I-* ������������-<i, r '.* -w^.-f r -1' -at i r* ' ^'"'"im ILL '11 ��������������� - ���������r-jt iW ' " ��������� ----C-f '1 -' >���������'*:HL * 'a-���������''.JI - i, 'ArjA ������������������ -"--j, i-'-UI ,'i Ai/rfil ��������� ,.���������'��������� ----s'r r. * - - ���������"}{ *,*<���������. "j?- ���������V*' "U1 -f ���������v ^^Leonid ^ to ^J^. hive the'strenglh.ahe. courage and the clfnaSon, and 1'expect^they would hve>; ' - ciinauon, ������*" tK^hati a chance to .������- mosquitoes if,they,naa \^^ . ._ ,,>,,,, i -.'..1 '.."'iS-Kfl -,* s' "'--J I f'������V^| in on do so !-', -4 -others I alone am left unnoticed. Do lyou not think mo .worthy?' She glanced 'up shyly,-'while hot blushes overspread neck.and brow.' My, voice sounded far ,away as I said: '' , - v ��������� .;* " 'My lady, do you not know tnat everything I tiave ever done is already dedicated in'my heart to you?' "The blow'has fallen, little sppechless comforter. She is 'going < froin me. These few -lines which she has written take from me sunshine,, life, and thrust me into that outer darkness whence there is no escape: " 'Dear Master���������In three days we leave "for Hungary to pass the summer. Will you not come and give one more lesson-to your pupil? C. E.'. "Mein liebschen, thou art gone and hast taken with thee all save iionor! I did not speak,' though thou didst question me with thy sw'eet eyes, but yet ray soul communed with thine, and it did-seem that thy heart answered mine. Heart's dearest, couldst thou read aright thou must have seen and known for months how dear thou art to me. -I do not speak thy name alone within this little room without falling upon my knees in reverence for thy goodness. "Canst thou divine the pang it cost me that I must let thee go and never say 'I love thee?' And yet, through all the bitter pain one thought brought comfort ���������rapture. It was this: That I, so poor that I dare not tell thee in words the worship that I "feel, yet have tho power within me to express my love for thee in never dying song. Yes, yes! Immortal beloved, in my heart there sings for thee a son? of songs that will live when we are gone; will live to tell the world the sacredness of man's love for woman, of mv love for thee. 'm ***** * "How many days I have neglected you, dear little book. I am so weary, so tired of this hopeless struggle, that something within me cries. 'Take courage, it is not for long; your work is nearly done!' God grant it .may be so, and yet that night, when underneath her window I stooped and. lifted to my. lips this'faded rose her hand had thrown me . and read these words, wrapped round the stem, I felt life held no deeper bliss: . "'Beloved, I know well now the masters who taught' thee so long ago the secret of thy thrilling touch and tone, for they are daily with me. Their names mean life and they are called experience and love. What can I say to thee of thy dear song, whose melody still 'fills my. soul, save that it tells me all'.'I longed to know, and leaves me comforted though broken hearted?' ; "I read again and yet again her dear confession. I pressed it to my'heart, my lips. Those first'days when my Caroline had gone my song kept ever ringing in my ears���������the song that was to tell her how I loved���������adored. "At last there came a time when even love could bear no more. T must, I will go and sing my song to her' I cried in my despair. 'At night, when all is bushed and still beneath her window, I can ease my heart.' ������ * * * *''.���������*,'��������� "It was past midnight, when I crept through the garden gate. Silently I stood awhile beneath her window. Far off a nightingale sang in the forest ��������� ' 'Human SunHTilne.1 ^ ' , Next, to the sunlight, of,heaven ,is the^ ���������annli-'ht^of a happy, face. ,. ��������� . v. .. Tt mav be a very .little face-^one( that.,. we nStle,������Pon our bosom br,jmig-to jslccfr , i������i our arms with a .lullaby. ,, - , ;,. \ . I? maY-be a,wvinklcd face, but it is all,, theSe-for-that and all the brighter., We ingeVnear it and love^to look upon it and .say, "Henyen blew, thia happy face"! We must keep it v/ith us as long as we can, for home will lose much of itt briehtness when that face is Koas. . it may oe a very plain face, but tliertflt something in it which,lifts it above the commonplace, and we forget ^^ ness of features in the'beauty oi i.he soul shining through. There is * J������orld of magic in the plain, cheerful tacel-B^- change.' ' ' ' . Advantage, of Foreiffn Trn-vcl. 'Successful Farmer���������Son George got some sense durin' that foreign tour, anyhow. ' - ' Wife���������I hain't seen it. , "I have. You know he spent a goocr. while in Lunnon, as he calls it." ' ' _^' "Yes, an' I'd like to know what good it "Use yer eyes, Miranda. He learned to turn up his pants when it ralas. Tlie Vampire. The following is taken from the Japa* nese papers: "A vampire was caught tne^ other day ��������������� in a cavity of an old tree in Gin7-n, rear Nagaoka, by lhe woodcuttc employed by Mr. Suzuki, a match manufacturer. The body of the animal measures ��������� one foot and the tail six inches. It is saitf to possess two large wings, with which it covers the face of the- victim whose blood it sucks." Ves'etallon In Hawaii. Parsley once sown in Hawaii growa forever, apparently. Lima beans continue to grow and bear for over a year, and they have to be gathcied every week after starting to bear. Cueumbets bear the entire' year, and W do tomatoes, which, with proper attention, bear for years. Raspberries bear for six months. V im.1.* ���������r: ��������������������������� ������������������31.V I ���������^-y I ---��������� I "������tl i f ���������"-."���������'���������"*5J-^r''l -n -*._ , \V'-*1 -*-' - *?\ ^i'tfI i-/ -*-,Af Um i M ��������� -V--^! 'r r - i -*- ��������� ~i5r -���������"*��������� o;r> 1, In tlie Snms Doat. ��������� Her Father (to the young man wha had been calling with consideiitble frequency)���������I would like to know whether you are going to marry my daughter. ���������;., Young Man-So would I. Would j^fi mind askitig her? -'.,.. - ���������''_.. IIin C������nrtesy. "So yon won't chop the wood?" . ��������� "I'm afraid," replied Meandering Mike> "daf. do exercise-would.'start 'an.'appctitfl dat 'ud tie'spuss on your hospitality." Willie* -i'a. why do they call oar Ian* gunge the -mother tonirne? I'.!���������'^)!! it's decause your fathei never t'cis a chance to use.it., . Some men roHcmble lobsters: they turn red when they find themselves in hot water.���������Chicago News. It always nrnnsps people to see littl������ logs i\"-i\t.���������Atchison Globe. " . '( ���������V A DUEL IN TEE SKY. I i \ \ v -, f They were brothers���������came into the world the same day. the same hour, and in like manner, they appeared before the tent of Pedro Longman, a showman, who traveled from village to village with his troop of acrobats, jugglers and trained lions. i ' '"What can you do?" he asked. '' ' "Anything requiring skill aud agil- , ity." "Ah! that is. saying a great deal. Can 3**ou give me an evidence of your ability?" ' , iThe words were scarcely spoken when they made a perilous leap over his head, turned a double 'somersault, and landed : in smiling precision before him. Pedro | was delighted;' the ��������� engagement; was j soon concluded at a ,ver3r small weekly' ! stipend, the brothers saying: ."Pay us j what you please; you must decido that." ' ; From the advent of those two un- j known (for no one knew their'real names j���������they* simply styled themselves Dick j and Dock) good fortune seemed to smile I''on this traveling show. ' ��������� ; In truth, it was impossible to imagine ; anything more graceful and daring than ! these young acrobats, whether suspend- I ed from tho trapeze, Hying through the ' I air, or leaping and vaulting in the most I wonderful manner���������they seemed as one j body animated by one will; then with ;' incomparable grace they would /light' on I their feet, and, hand in hand, receive ��������� the plaudits of 'the delighted crowd, while golden louis, bouquets and billets- . doux,' thrown by dainty; hands, would fall-in the sawdust ring. But these per- - fumed billets never had the honor- of - being opened���������--not even their seals broken���������for Dick and Dock seemed ut-. terly oblivious to blondes or brunettes, and when not in the arena, were1 always, studying their profession or��������� practicing ,\ new feats of strength and agility. . ., Nevertheless, they were good com- ,, ,rades with Joannot, tho clown; with the cannon-ball man and with the colossal . fat "woman, who was no other than "madame Pedro herself. Amid all this adultation only ,one person seemed indifferent to their attractions and t that was 2sTita,t the only daughter of , Pedro, ^themost exquisite little darling you can ��������� imagine ��������� in her rose-colored gauze, spangled with gold; she looked like some aerial-creature flying round the ring, leaping through the hoops of paper. Fresh as,a. rose and changeful as a* butterfly, she mockingly <_teased the- brothers, sometimes running after Dick, sometimes leaping on the trapese behind Dock.- Very, cold and correct they silently received her "r coquetries, never' showing "the leasV, familiarity to/the'' daughter of their ^patron. Time rolled on, and gold rolled into , the coffers of Pedrav He was growing 9 rich, and often' wondered "at tlie indif- ' ference, of Dick and Dock, who had never asked ,for an' increase' of; salarj--. This mercenary Spaniard, Pedro, could, ^ understand why a man would toil for -profit 01 position, but to1 work for little or,noti]ns,Jw.'is unnatural���������there must be something behind it.* -' Suituyiiiy a t-iougut struck him. The3r . were striving to establish a reputation,. . "and would then set up- a business for* themselves. He must retain these valuable assistants by a bond not easii3r- j broken. "I will'give them my daught- ; er Nita. Sapriste! she can only marry ! one of them; which shall it be? Dick is I stronger than Dock, but Dock is more I agile and graceful." ..j Then Pedro took a decided resolution ''-< atfid laid his dilemma before the brothers. " ��������� -''��������� 'Which one of you will marry my lit- tleJSuta?"- " ���������.--.* Dick and Dock exchanged looks, then one of them said: "In ten days we will answer vou."��������� "Ah, yes," confirmed the other'; "in ten days." "That's all right,'' said Pedro. "After the balloon ascension; I understand." . Pedro had arranged with an aeronaut for a balloon ascension, a trapeze to be attach eel to the car, on which the brothers would perforin their wonderful feats five hundred^meters above the earth. - Naturally, thsy, Swished to wait until, after this perilous adventure before they could decide."** Shucupin a court they daily practised those dangerous exercises which were to augment their renown and the pocket- book of their employer. The day of -the exhibition, arrived���������a perfect sea of faces���������the baloon oil the centre swaying like a bird trying her wings. Wild shouts of enthusiasm as Nita appeared in her e**oid-spangled costume, dexterous!}- driving the chariot containing the two brothers. She was more beautiful n-nd coquettish than ever ��������� in her rose-colored gauze���������perhaps in' contrast to Dick and Dock, who were dressed in black velvet, lightly touched with silver lace���������rather a funeral costume for such a festive occasion, but probably choo-jn���������.because the}-would .be more clearly outlined on the bright blue skv. ������������������",-��������� Leaping to the ground, the brothers gracefully salute the crowd: then, turning to Nita, they kneel before her and gracefully kiss her hand���������something they had never done before. The aeronant mounts his car, followed by the two brave acrobats. " Let her loose!" A moment's silence���������then deafening shouts of enthusiasm as the balloon cleaves the air. Two young and graceful forms climb' ; through the Cordage of the car and ap- I pear upon the trapeze. Their grace and ��������� audacit}' were marvelous. With folded ���������-farms they stand facing each other, very ��������� pale but'very. determined; a slight iho- i tion of the hips maintains their equili- ! brium." Dick was tne first to speak, i "You love Nita ?" "Yea, and you���������" I "Love her and cannot give her up." I "And I will not,"answered Dock. ��������� "Then fate must decide��������� the survivor will take her." They step back the length of the trapeze���������a knife clasped in their right hands���������and in bitter ^anguish gaze upon each other, utterly careless of the wind that swayed the trapeze back and forth, of the vawning gulf below-. Then, with panting breath and gleaming eyes, they rush upon each other, still clinging to the bar that bends beneath their weight; a frightful struggle ensues; cheer after cheer from the admiring crowd, Nita wildly applauding with the others. ASTHMA SURE FREE ' ' - "��������� Asthmalene'Brings Instant Relief and Permanent'' - ; ' '��������� -, . ���������*" ' ' Cure in All Cases. ��������� , ' " > irewery. fpesh Lager: Beer- ���������V THE BEST .,* IN THE PROVINCE SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL! ���������Write Your Name and'Address Plainly., ' <;' There is nothing like Asthmalene. brings instant relief, even in the wors ca;es. ,It cures when all else fai.s. ,, - The llev. C P. Wells,' of Villa Ridge, III., says: ."Your trial' bottle of Abthma- kne received ,in good coDdition. I ,cannot tell 3'ou how thankful I (feel* for the, good derived from it. I was a slave,* chained, with putridjaor- throat and Asthma for ten years. I despaired of ever being enred. I saw your advertisement for the cure of this dreaaful and--,tormenting disease, Asthma, and thought you had oyerspoken yourselves hut resolved to give it a trial. To my astonishment,., the trihl acted like a charm. Scud me a full-sized bottle." ��������� . STEAM Beer, Ale,, and Porter. \ ** <������������������ f ' / rt / " - ��������� ��������� ���������' ���������*������������������ ���������-���������>.' j A reward of $5.00 will be paid for information- leading, to conviction of persons wit Holding or-destroying any/kegs belonging ��������� to this company HENRY RE IF Ki:, Manager. v j ��������� Rev. Dr. Morris Weshsler, . ' < Rabbi of the Cong. Bnai Lrael, ,' Now Fork, Jan 3, 1901. Drs, Taft Bro3\ Medicine Co., - (Gentlemen: Your A-thnialeue is ' an"e*<i cellcn-^remedy for Asthma and Hay, Fever, and its composition -illevia es ail troubles which combine with Asthma. Its successes .astonishing and wonderful, cont' ins no opium After having it carefully analyzed, we can state that Asthmalene morphine, chloroform or ether. Very trulj yours, ' ' '. , \, REV. DR. MORRIS WECHSLER -��������� Avon Springs,'N. Y.,'Feb. 1, 1901. Dr. Taft Bros Medicine Co. ' " , ' Gentlemen: I write this testimonial from a sense of duty, having tested trie wonderful effect of your Asthmalene, for the cure'of Autbma. My wife has been ' afflicted with- spasmodic asthma for the past 12 \eurs. Hayii-g exhausted my own skill as well as Tmauy other*. I chanced to aee your sign upon your windows on 130th sireet New York, 1(' at once obtained a bottle ot Asthmale-ie. My wife commenced taking it about th������ first of November. I.very so<;u noticed a radical improvement. Aster using one bottle her Asthma has disappeared aod she ih entirely free- from all symptoms. I eel that I can consistently recommend the m^'icinc- to ail who are afflicted wit'i thisdistjessins; disease. ��������� -. ' Yours respectfully, O.' D. PHELPS,- M.D. i. ��������� ��������� Dr. Taft Pros. Medicine Co. . feb. 5,51901. Gentlumen: , I was troubled with Asthma for 22-years. I have tried riiiiiierous remedies, but thev havs all' failed. I ran acrossj-oiir^dvertisement and dtartnl with a trial bottle. I foun-* relief at once. 1 have .-.ince purchased.yoiu ful;-aize bottle, and I am ever gratefu . "I have'family .of four children, and.f. r six yeais was unuble to work. I am ' now in the best of health aud doing business every day. vi'l'hid tt--;itiiiion-y y- u^can make use of as you e'ee fit< ��������� (���������' ��������� -- ' , Home'audress, 235 Rivingtoii Street. ��������� ''* S.RAPHAEL, , j -'' ' ( ��������� 67 E.ist J29ui St., NewY' rk City, ,., ^ . ������������������ - _ i , ������������������ TRIAL BOTTLE SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE. ON'RECEIPT ��������� - -'^ ' ' " OK POS'lAL'. "'-���������'-' D<> not delay.; Write at ouce, a.idr, miug DR. TAFT BROS. MEDICINE CO Eist 130fch St., New York^City. ,m ' ' ^ * - '��������� , ' . SOLD BV ALL DRUGGISTS. men tney erana motionless ror a moment, when, by a sudden movement, Dick makes Dock lose his hold and fall back on the trapeze. Bending over him, he says: "Will you give up Nita?"��������� "Never 1" He buries his knife in his brother's throat, the hot blood spurting in his face. ������������������ ��������� With a wild maniac laugh, he -rises ���������up and leaps into space, falling.a crushed, and helpless mass on a distant roof;, the dead body of his brother , convulsively clinging to tho trapeze, iioating in the blue sky'while the aeronant, . who had seen nothing of this terrible tragedy, ���������tttill -waves his ������o.ylv-colored flajrs. t , Enconrofving. r Now that the steamer excursion, was nearly overhand they could sco the lights of the city dancing on the waters tho young man grew serious. "I should like," ho said, "to pursue the acquaintance welinve begun in so casual a way on this boat, and with, your permission I shall* venture,to call upon you at your home." "But I don't even know your name," protested, the maiden, with becoming diffidence. "My name," he replied, "is Eddy." And the friendly darkness hid the blush that suffused her cheek as she responded softly: , "You may call, Eddy."���������-Chicago Tribune. ' Their Second Mectlner. When Miss Swagger mot Mr. Sap- hedde at tho seaside, she thought he was a millionaire, and he permitted her to think so, although he was a humble clerk iu a hotel at the Skwedunk. On her return home ' some weeks after his departure it so happened that she stopped over night at the Skwedunk hotel. Her meeting with Mr. Saphedde was very embarrassing to him until she said, "Oh. you didn't tell me you were a hotel* proprietor." "No," be said airily. "I own several hotels over the country, but I.' didn't think they were hardly worth mentioning. "���������Ohio State Journal. ���������r w > Jtopmalt t lanaimo; Bj-' *s������",4*\**-* A**-*- Tv "lllWl^'-^^--7' -^-?^-g^--^ ~--** >���������������������������****.���������.r^C? - '|i i fmm ii 'xiiwi HM I i inn i jrr.rT--.. Steamship Schedule-Effective September 30th. 1901 NANATMO-COMOX ROUTE. S. S. "City of Nanaimo.' Sails from Nanaimo, for Union Wharf, Comox and Way ports on Wednesdays at 7 a. m. Sails from Comox and Union wharf for Nanaimo and way ports Thursdays at 8 a. m. Iiayingr Plnn������. "What style of house does your husband expect to build, Mrs. Nooritche? Do you favor the Gothic or the Italian renaissance?" ; ; "Well, I don't know just which of them I like best..v It don't make much difference to me as long as at has more, rooms in it than the Blewbluds have and the doorknobs are real brass. We can j������-t along without a Gothic or that Italian thing, I guess, as long as we have a good high attic finished off and a Turkish corner."���������Chicago Record-Herald. 's. s. THISTLE/' Sails from Nanaimo for .Union wharf and Comox direct on Thursdays at 10 a. m. , Sails from Comox and Union wharf for Nanaimo direct on Fridaj' at 6. p.m. GEO. Ii. COURTNEY, Traffic Manag-er Black Diamond lursery QUARTER. WAY, Wellington Road EUTCHEESOI % PEEET TO THE Ti'AF. , A rich lady cured of her' Deaf,- ness and Noises in c-the Head by Dr. ( Nicholson's ��������� Artjfcial Ear Drums, gave $]0,000 to his ..Inst)- tute. po tl.iHt defif people unnblp to procure the Ear'Drums may have them free Address No. 14517 The Nicholson Institute, 7 SO Eighth Avenue, New York, U.S.A. KURTZ'S OWN KURTZ'S PIONEER, or KURTZ'������ SPANISH BLOSSOM CIGABS Best in B. C. and made by Union Labor ih ���������&��������������� ASSESSMENT 'AfT AND PROVINCIAL' , REVENUE TAX. The ttz k C-o's pioneer CBigar ^factory, Vancouver.B. C. ria e , . ,. Incredible. He���������This author should be ashamed of himself. A married man too! His Wife���������What does he say? He���������He says that a man's wife "gazed at him in speechless astonishment." Why, such a thing is unknown In matrimony! v--. ��������� w, . ... v.. .��������� ' '���������' -Ji&H��������� -a"*.-���������" 20,000 Fruit Trees to choose from. Xiarg-e Assortment of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Everg-aeens, Small Fruits in Great Varietv. Orders by tended to. sl2tc mail promptly at- P. O. BCX, 190 Two very desirable 4-Roomed Cottages in the best residential part of Cumberland. Bar- rains. Owner leaving the country. Bona fide intending purchasers apply at iy5 THIfi OFFICE: WANTED All kinds plain sewing. . Work promptly attended to. Apply to MISS OLSEN, atMrd R Grant's 'y.OMox District. Ml TIC'-] is hereby given, in accoidancc ���������*��������� ^ rfun the Statutes, thftt Provincial Keviauu Tax, and all taxes levied unuur the Assessmeut Act, are now/due for the year 1901. All the above-named taxes collectible within the Cooiox District-are payable at my otiice. at the Uourt House Cumberland. Assessed taxes are collectible at the following rates, viz:��������� If p ������id on or before June 30th, 1901:��������� Three-fifths of one per cent, on real property. ' ��������� Two .ind one-half per cent.' on assessed 'value of wild land.' ��������� One-half of one per cent, on personal property. Upon uch excess of inco<jne���������u Class A.���������Oo one thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars, one per cent, up to five thousand dollars, and two per cent, on the remainder: Class'B ���������On ten thousand dollar-, and not excfeding tAenty thousand dollars, one aud one-half per cent, up to ten thousand dollars, aud two and one-half per cent, on the- remainder : Class O.���������On tweuty thousand dollars, aud not exceeding rorty thousand dollars, two and oue-hulf per cent, up totwency thousand dollars, and three per cent, oa the remainder : Class D.���������Ou all others iu excess of forty tnousand dollars, three per cent, up to forty thousand dollars, and three and one-half oer cent, on the remainder. If paid ou or after 1st July, 1901 :��������� .Four-fifths of one per cent, on real property. Three per cent. ; on the asses^fd value of wild land. Three-quarters of one per cent, on pereonal property. ������������������''*-'''' On so much of the income of any person as exceeds one thousand dollars, in accordance with the following classifications; upon such excess the rates shall be, ��������� namely ��������������������������� ������������������[' ��������� , Class A* On one thousand dollars, and not exceeding ten thousand dollars, one and one-half per cent, np to five thousand dollars, and two and one-half per cent.' on the remainder,: Class B���������-Oh ten thousand dollars, and not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, two per cent, up to ten thousand dollars, and three per cent, on the remainder : Class 0^��������� On twenty thousand dollars, and not excee-i-vig forty thousand dollars, three per cent, up to twenty thousand dollars, and three and one-half per cent, on the remainder :'.'���������; Class D.���������-On all others in excess of forty thousand dollars, tbre and one-half per cent, up to. forty thousand dollars, and four per cent on the remainder. Provincial Revenue Tax S3 per capita. JOHN BA1RD, Assessor and Collector. Cumberland, B.C., 11thJanuary, 1901. My 22 , +z~*rTm&t*i*' "ZSPttn* -: ���������^?jvxf:r ^r\r"*h y**> '������������������������J*SJ-*J- a v THE CUMBERLAND NEWS - Issued Every Wednesday*;.;' , ' W. B. ANDERSON, EDIT0H ��������� The columns of The News are open co all who wish to express therein views on- matt- ra of public interest. ' While we do not hold ourselves, responsi ���������f ble'for the utterances of correspondents, we reserve, the r ght of declining to inser*" -.,'.. *-*., ' - , ommunication8 unnecessarily,personal. i WEDNESDAY,- JANY*. 22/1902.| r-.-_ - _ .-���������>���������-. ������������������- ' ��������� - 'Solii&yAIlKeW-sdealers1 ������ Our fee returned if-we fail; Any one sending sketch and description of any invention will promptly receive our opinion free concerning the patent- ! ability of same., " How 'to/ obtain a patent" sent upon request. Patents " secured through us advertised for sale at our expense. < Patents taken out through us receive special^notice-without charge, in The Patent Record, an illustrated and widely circulated journal, consulted ' by Manufacturers and Investors.'' /, 'n Send for sample copy FREE. Address,, *-*,-.-.. VICTOR Ji EVANS & CO., * . n / (Patent Attorneys,)>', -, t rifaits BuiMing, ������- ������������������< WASHINGTON,*. G. Espiinalt - & Nanaimo Ry. , -TIME TABLE *EFFECTIVE " NOV. 19th, 1898.' ' " VICTORIA TO WEI/LIiSTGTON. No. 2 Daily a.m.' De. 9:00 ... ' 9:28,... " 10:9 ... " 10:48.... - p.tvtI , 12:W '.Nanaimo. A . 12:3 ..'... Wellington No. 4 ?.! 4-vr , ' l'.ii. .... Victoria.., '..... De. 4:25 ..-.Qoldscream: ������������������ 4-53 ���������' Koenig-s..:.- " 5.31 .<���������....Dunca.113....... .'...6:15 P.M. Ar. 7=55 WELLINGTON!). TO '.VICTORIA. Furnishes .Monthfy to all lovers of Song, and Music*'a vast volume of New, Choice Copyright' Compositions by 'the most popular authors'* ;> ���������?_"'- - ���������"' 64 Pap cf.Piaao psic < ' Half Vocals Half Instrumental 21 Complete Pieces fcfPiaqB: 1 ) } , >- ' l" Once a-Month for'25 Cents.. -~ Yearly Subscription, $2.00. .If bought in any music 'store at ���������-. ��������� ' ' one-half off, -would cost $5.25, - * a saving* of $5.00 monthly. <,*���������'. ���������- In" one year ypa get nearly, 800 Pages of - 'Music,"comprising 252 Complete Pieces -/-for the Piano.> J ������r.'" >' - ,V" - ,h If you, will send us the Name and Address of , -. FIVE Piano ��������� and Organ Players, 'we will' send ;��������� you a copy,.of the Magazine Free. - J. W. PEPPER, Publisher, Eighth * Locust SU., Philadelphia, Pa.' 1 f 1 / . \ '-* SUBSCRIPTION \-. t.; For tlie- "Ji^-.-W.. >Pepper _ Piano Music-Magazine,"price Two Dollars? \'er year (postage*������������������ paid),-��������� -ca:i be' rpWed<Wy applying to-t Fie office of .-News, Cm ��������� berln'nd!, B. C., .where c 'fiarnn bp peen. ' 1 - --v.' ���������***��������������������������� The Bestand Most Influential Mining Paper in the World."' g No. I Daily. ' - .,/������ No. 3Sntvrday.' < A.M. - .-, ' A>AI# ���������R.e,|:05" Wellington ��������� De. 4:25 , ��������� |:?6 'Nanftinio.: "���������1:39'' .. ,%������������������������ Duncans .'....... ���������' 6:05 4, J?:?I ��������� Koenig's*. " 6:10 ii:l������ Goldstream ."-��������� 7.32 Ar. 11:45 ., ...Victoria '..Ar. 8:00 km. Reduced latea lo and from, all points Saturdays and Sundays good to return Mon. day.** -" ; ' "For, rates and al" information apply at Company's Offices. > ��������� ��������� ' A. nUNSMUIR President. , , J AS. 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F~Sti Death Intimations Funeral Invitations Memoriam Cards On Shortest Notice. evens Ideal Rifle. No. 44. BeeSupplies,Seeds, arid Fertilizers. Agricultural Implements, Fruit Baskets and Crates. ' ' ��������� Fruit and Ornamental Trees. ;,Biilb-rv for fall planting. Catalogues free. M. J. HENRY 3009 Westminster Road VANCOUVER, B. C WHITE LABOR ONLY. It will Pay you TO ADVERTISE IN THE im NEWS," GREAT WEST LIFE. T HE reason why the Great West Life Assurance Co. has more business in force than any other Company ever had at this same age, is their promptness in Paying Claims, and the Liberal Contract given, free from all annoying restrictions. Any information asked for will be promptly and cheerfully given. A. ANDERSON, General Agent, Drawer, 5. Nanaimo, B.C. The most Northerly Paper published on the Island. Subscription, - - $2 oo per an. G������ ^c -K- Advertising: , Price Only $10.00. Made in all the standard calibers both Rim and Center Fire. Weight about 7 pounds. 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Office Hours :���������8 am. till 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 to 1. Fancy Inlaying in wood and metal,. French Polishing. "Apply NEWS OFFICE. AN OLD FASHIONED WOMAN. No clever, brilliant thinker she, With college record snd degree. She has not known the paths of��������� fame; Tlie world has ne\er heard her name. Home is her kingdom, lo*te her dower; She seeks no other wand of power. Around her childish hearts are twined, As round some rcerend saint enshrined. And find all purity and good , In her dninest motherhood. She keeps her faith unshadowed still; < God rulps the world 'in good and ill. ' This sad old earth's a-biighter place All for the sunshine of her face. v ,Her -\ery smile a blessing throws, And hearts are happier where-she goe������, A ,pentle, clear eyed messenger. To whispiT love���������thank God for her! ���������L. M. Montgomery m Congregationalism. 1 THE BAY,OF I THE DEAD! I*..-' * ������8 A Story of Piracy and a Hid- .'������ jg den Treasure. - ���������5 For years the0deep and tortuous and , -fti-eat bays oh the Lab-sador coast afforded a' safe haven to bloodthirsty pirates ' - and rovers of the seas *who, driven by hot pursuit from more frequentedi wa-, ters, repaired to this northern shore to mend their shattered vessels. Hero'-dur- ing the short summer they recovered from their wounds; here, too, they secret- ��������� ' ed their booty; here perchance the long ���������^sought treasure of Captain Kidd may be ��������� ,hidden. Who can tell what, secrets are held forever in the recesses of these '���������' wave beaten and' rockbound t shores ? '.Wondrous traditions are told of hidden ," wealth on Labrador, and that these are -, * not all 'old men's tales this true story of Manning may convince the reader:*" '' Toward the'close of the eighteenth cen- i ' tury'a',Scotchman named Manning set-, ' tied on the Labrador coast and alone and ���������( unaided followed the rough and precarious calling of a fisherman. At the close of each "season he visited Newfoundland to dispose, of his catch to the English 1 traders, buy his stock of provisions and then return to his lonely dwelling to pass the long and dreary winter. For several o 'yean he led this life till," by his economy having amassed a few hundred dollars, a jtreat longing seized him to see his native laid. Accordingly he crossed the1 Atlan- - t r- r i i tic, .and during the round of visits to his Scotch friends" he met a bonnie lass whom he persuaded to share his Labra- *.\ dor' home.1 Fitting out a small vessel'or ������������������schooner," he, set sail-for America with - " his young bride and a-crew of hardy settlers and their families. This was in the ���������''year,180G.'' ��������� . '-��������� '.���������''-', - ' But-after,twelve months of industry at i," Labrador Manning grew'restless and persuaded the most active" and daring spirits 'in those parts to -join him'in a new project. Toward the lattercpart of October, ' 1807, he placed his effects on board his vessel and quietly slipped out of the harbor, determining to lead a life of piracy. All his old habits of thrift and industry seemed to have left him, a very demon of ��������� adventure seemed to have driven out his better feelings and wiped out all natural affection,-' for with heartless cruelty he basely deserted his wife and young child. . A stranger in a strange land, far from home and kindred, the fate of the unfortunate woman is not known. ��������� Most probably she did not survive, her cruel treatment long. ' On the coast there'is now a small settlement called Mutton Bay or Meccatina Harbor, and about a mile east of this sct- . tlement is a deep inlet called by the ., French "1/Arise aux.'Morts," or Bay of '"' the Dead. This bay is .screened alike ' from the fury of the sea and the observation of passing vessels by a small island which is easily mistaken for the mainland.'; Under the rugged and frowning cliffs whichc overhang the Bay of the Dead, so called because an old burying ground was there, .Manning and his companions landed:' Securely sheltered, there they perfected their plans for a life of pi- racytand bloodshed, and in truth no spot could be more admirably adapted for such a conclave." . The course taken then by vessels on their way to Quebec from Europe was through the strait of Belle Isle, close to the north shore of the St. Lawrence and just outside of the island behind which Manning and his crew lay in hiding. At that date a packet was sent out annually by tho British government with the pay of the forces stationed in Canada on board. Manning knew this only too well and was on the lookout for tho vessel. Unsuspicious of danger, she neared the island,: when Manning, with his . ship,' darted suddenly from his place of hiding and swooped down upon her. She fell'an easy prey. Her unfortunate captain rind crew were butchered, the treasure removed, the vessel scuttled and no trace of the foul deed left. At Quebec, the overdue ship was anxiously looked for, but Lope died out at last, and it was thought that she had succumbed to the fury of the Atlantic. The following year another packet was sent out. and she shared the fate of-her predecessor. The loss of two vessels and their crews in such a short time aroused suspicion, and a third was sent out. but with her a man-of-war. All went well till the vicinity of the Bay of the Dead was reached, ���������when, the man-of-war having fallen far astern, the pirate schooner darted out, quickly captured the packet, secured the treasure and destroyed all the crew-with one exception. This was a negro whom Manning wished to keep for a servant. This man, hoping to propitiate his captor, told him that the man-of-war was close behind them. The news so alarmed the pirate that he beat a precipitous retreat to the island. That night another dread crime vms added to the long list already committed by the bloodthirsty wretch. Fearing discovery and believing in the adage that dead men tell no talcs. he changed his mind about the negro. He resolved to bury his treasure, and undei cover of a blinding storm, while the thunder rolled and the lightning cleft the sky, he collected his ill gotten gains into five small casks." With the assistance of the negre k������ placed them in as many holes dug in the old burying ground of the Bay of the Dead. Having accomplished this, he suddenly sprang on the unfortunate- negro and plunged a knife into his heart. As the lifeblood slowly ebbed away he twistpd the limp form of , his victim around the central cask. At this dread "moment the old Scotch superstitious nature asserted itself, and he believed that the "wraith" of the negro ,would keep truard over the treasure, preventing* any adventurous outsider from unearLhlng.it. He then heaped up the earth over the five casks in the form of graves,'judging that no French habitant,.whose reverence for the dead is proverbial, would molest them, and at each apparent grave he placed a stone to carry out the illusion. QAr dawn the pirate sentinels saw tlto man-of-war sailing through the western passage and heading toward their retreat. Sail was quickly set, and the schooner escaped through the eastern outlet. The storm of the previous night still raged wild and fierce. The sea was lashed to fury. The .waves ran high, striking the vessel with resistless force, throwing her on a sunken reef. With despairing shrieks and prayers to the God whose laws they had outraged her 'wretched crew were launched into eternity. All were thought to have perished. '��������� Twenty years passed, a new generation grew up, and the story-of Manning and his exploits was well nigh forgotten. 'Then,' as now, trading"vessels from Nov������ Scotia frequented the coast to( supply the scattered settlements with the necessariee of life, receiving in return furs, and fish. In the yearr1830 the captain of one ot these vessels happened'to be in an inn ia Halifax talking over his summer voyages while smoking a pipe with a friend. They observed that an old man sitting at a table near them; sipping his whisky and water slowly, appeared highly interested in their conversation. When Captain Black left the inn, the old man followed him into the street and eagerly questioned him, about the Labrador coast. Before they parted he made the captain promise to take him to the Bay, of the Dead the following spring. Captain .Black had harboredt there once during a great storm. "In the spring, when the warm rays of the sun had loosed the icy^ barriers of the coast, Captain Black, mindful of his promise, sought the mysterious old man, but found him dying of fever. Amid the ravings of delirium the astonished and horror stricken caqtain was told a tale of murder, bloodshed and robbery on-the high seas and of the hidden treasure'of .the Bay of the Dead. - ��������� . Manning (for the dying man.was none other than the notorious<-'ex-pirate), with blasphemous curses, foretold death and destruction to any one who should attempt to secure the ill gotten wealth. In a paroxysm'of fear and despair he died unrepentant, unabsolved.-- The ��������� captain was too boltl a man to,be deterred from seeking the treasure by a'dying man's curse, so he immediately set sail for the Bay of the Dead. - The weather being foggy and the coast dangerous, he approached with the utmost caution. Within a-few hundred yards of the coveted goal, the burying ground, a strange faintness came over him, and his limbs refused to bear him. Eager to secure the" treasure which had from long brooding become his sole object in life, he, jvith a great effort, dragged himself to the-bow of the vessel. At that moment the ominous words, ''Death, death, death!" sounded in his startled ears. , - .���������.���������''' A mortal fear overspread him, and he had barely sufficient strength to order the crew to put about. The sailors, wondering at the strange conduct of their captain, obeyed just in time to prevent striking a sunken reef. Among the crew of Captain Black's vessel on this occasioa was a .lad of some thirteen years of age, Ricketts by name. The captain had made rather a pet of this boy .and during the iking voyage had related to him the story of. Manning. Thirty years passed, and no further attempt was made to wrest the wealth from its ghostly keeper. In the j-ear 1SG0 Ricketts, then in middle age and living in the United States, was a haunted man. In dreams and in Lis waking hours the apparition of Manning followed him, urging him to go to the Bay of the Dead and secure the treasure. Old inhabitants of the coast say that in that year, I860, a atrange vessel flying the American flag sailed into the harbor of the Bay of the Dead. The captain, whose name was Ricketts, hired a fishing boat and while ostensibly cuguged in fishing operations spent a great part of his time in exploring the shore and digging. After a mouth spent in this mysterious way he departed,, returning, however, tho following summer. -.-..-��������� Again he was watched and from the burial ground at .the Bay of the Dead was seen to'unearth a large wooden box or cask, which he carried off with him. Again, so late as 1S80. a strange American vessel paid .mysterious-visits to the bay. Their object was and is a subject of.' endless conjecture among tho fisher folk. There are now many graves at the Bay of the Dead,' and the good people of the coast, with their, great respect for the dead, disturb them not to search for hidden treasures. .,..-.. ' It cannot be asserted positively that the treasure of Manning has been torn from its hiding place and the spirit of the nffl&. dered negro released from his, long and faithful vigil. But" it is a sure'and certain fact that a dweller under the cliffs of the bay has of late, without apparent effort, become very wealthy, and rumor hints of treasure trove. Such is the story of Manning as related by a native of that bleak and desolate coast, and, though the mellowing hand of time has thrown a halo of romance over the picturesque Bay of the Dead and the deeds done there, the main facts, are well established., tightly grasped a five cent piece. ' "Let me have five cefih.' worth of ozone Et once," she'said to the druggist. ; "What did you say, madam?" the druggist asked. '"Some ozone." "Why. madam, there's ozone in your botrle now." "Sir, I do not want to be insulted;" replied the woman indignantly. "I know what the doctor told me to get, and if you don't keep it let me know: Have yougot any ozone or not?" - ��������� > ' "Well," said the druggist, very deliberately, "* 'ozone' is an element in the air v,-e breathe, and unless the air, in your bottie has become contaminated it has about as high'a percentage of it as any I have in the store. I would suggest that possibly your physician meant that yon should get some benzoin." I ��������� 0"Oh, yes," hastily replied the-woman, "that's it. I knew it was something like ,ozonc." i , She took tlie five cents' worth of benzoin, .which was almost lost sight of on account of the ozone which still remained in the quart bottle.���������New York Times. The Explanation. < ' Jones (referring to the pleasant faced lady who has just passed)���������Ah, my boy, I owe a great deal to that woman. 1 Brown���������Indeed. Who is she? Jones���������M.v Inndl.'idv , , ',. | THE-;BROKEN- ICHAirt... fi '* ������ , A Story of Italian Hove. X c-> . ������j> Giacomo went rapidly up the stairs to the fifth floor, and when he had reached the last landing, on which .two* doors opened^ono at the right and the > other at the left, he paused for a' moment, drew a key from his pocket and for a long-time regarded, the left'hand door, ��������� heaved a deep sigh and then opened the door on the right.-As he stepped oyer the sill he turned his head quickly.and again gazed longingly." at the other door, gave a second' sigh and finally stepped inside. On entering his 'little room ho removed his overcoat, took a. chair, placed it beside the wall, seated'himsejf thereon astride, lighted a cigarette and-remained thus, watching tho clouds'of smoke'that ascended to the ceiling, every few minutes placing his ear against the wall. , lie continiied -to sit there for some time, had smoked more than one cigarette and had repeatedly placed his,ear against the wall, when his face. hitherto| clouded, suddenly assumed an expression' 'of joy. Some one-was moving about'in the oth������er room.' "She has come home,"'murmured the young man. and," in fact, a sound of chairs and dishps could now be heard. ' " "She ,is preparing supper,"'again,murmured Giacomo, .and, -leaning his head against the wall, he tried; to catch'every -mpvement'of bis neighbor, for, though he could not see her, he was happy in feeling that she was'there'and in thus being .ihle to live next door to her. -, Poor Giacomo! He feared (that he should never again behold her, and this was indeed a great grief to him. At one time he had been accustomed to see her often, for he used to arrange to meet her on the stairs, and tnere he was wont to await her coming for hours and on seeing her approach at a distance of hastily ascending a few steps in order to give her time to arrive, when he would.go slowly down stairs, feigning to meet her by chance. But he was always so overcome on beholding her pass by, ever serious and reserved, -that he would then bow more awkwardly than tho most diffident schoolboy and lower his eyes, too timid to gaze upon her. ,It was all in vain that he told himself to be less shy, to practice bowing, to find some pretext to start a conversation, or to make some brilliant remark, tor- at the ��������� psychological moment all his fine intentions vanished in thin air, and he ended by saluting the girl more awkwardly than ever and on one of these occasions by even dropping his hat. Finally, in despair of ever succeeding in overcoming his timidity and emotion and fearful of .producing a bad impression, he had renounced tho satisfaction of seeing her at all. In this way, thought he, if I'cannot succeed in rendering myself attractive I shall at least be sure of not displeasing her. and he had then arranged his manner of life so as to.go out aud return simultaneously with his fair neighbor and had tlv.;s contented himsplf with living beside her, his existence to a certain degree in- Wanted. Five Cents' Wortlt of Ozone. A woman rushed into a drug store the other day. In one hand she carried an ^^ ���������..__,��������� J empty quart bottle and in the other sh6 J was onjy ^gij together by a miracle and terwoven with hers, while she perhaps did not suspect that such a person as himself even existed.' So he saw her no more, though he now knew who she was. Her name was Car- lotta. She supported herself by doing embroidery, going out early every morning and returning to her home in the evening. Giacomo was filled with admiration for .this courageous and beautiful crii-1, who. though all alone in the world, ��������� for alone she certainly must be, as she received no visitors, should thus resist all lhe temptations tapt beset her pathway. She had .come to live in this house the preceding year. At first he had only thought of her as a pretty girl and no more. Then by degrees, living there thus beside her, he had ended by always thinking of her and by loving her with . his- whole heart. If she had only been willing to say a word or two (to him or if he on his; side had only; had the courage to speak, his declaration or rather his profession of faith would have been' brief, but conclusive���������thus, for instance: "Signorina, I love you. Will you be my wife?". But, then, alas, in order to offer his hand to the girl it was necessary that the hand should contain something, and Giacomo unfortunately had nothing. He was a painter, one of* those artists who "arise" in the end, but who at the time possessed naught save hopes and whose canvases found no purchasers, so that the poor boy had been compelled to sell his furniture in order to pay his rent. Nothing now remained save his bed and this wretched, shabby old cane chair that signorina?" ". "Yes, signor. Last night after the, commotion caused by your fall, not hearing any further sound, If eared that some misfortune had befallen you and, so came here and found you' in. a faint. Now, however, you are much better, and in a few days you will be quite yourself again. But, tell me, how in the world did you ever happen to fall off your chair in so strange a manner?" Giacomo did not reply and blushed deeply. But women are quick to divine the sentiments that they inspire, and Carlotta was not long in reading the young man's heart. And now Giacomo and Carlotta are husband and wife and as happy as it is possible to be in this world. Carlotta ia no longer compelled to embroider. The sale of some of her husband's pictures, for he is now beginning to be known, i3 sufficient .to provide for them both. They are living in a sim*">'e but pretty apart- on which, he was ,now seated, smoking and lending an ear to the slightest sound that proceeded lrom the other side of the wall. As the blind who by the sense of touch alone can give an accurate description of the form of any object, thus Giacomo on hearing'the rustle of ��������� Carlotta's, gown against the furniture by her step, now advancing, now retreating,' by' the silence that from time to time succeeded sound, had at last come to "see" ,her,: just as if she was really standing before him, and "so would say to himself: "Now she is setting the table." "Now she is eating."' , , ' , "Now she has finished." , _ ' "Now she,is putting away the things." And then it would seem to him that he was really sitting beside her contemplating her in silence. Sometimes when seated as usual astride his, chair���������his observatory, as he called it ���������he would close his eyestaud, give free rein to-bis imagination. t, . r <. "Who knows of what she may now be thinking?", he would then ask himself. "Who knows but that she may even suspect, that I am here beside her? Ah. if she only knew how I Jjved her!" And the temptation would then seize him' to make some disturbance in order to attract,the girl's attention, such as,-the discharge of a weapon like some- make believe assa's-' sin, one who fires a revolver loaded with powder at a passing prince'simply that people may talk about him. But the fear; of displeasing her-restrained him, and-he preferred' that she, should, never" know that hedoved,'her'rather .than to be sure, that she would never care for him. " ,. Then he fell to building castles in the air. -. ."' t. '"If is impossible," thought'he, "that she should never'think of me at all.- She knows thatTthereis such a*person as,myself; that I dive directly'adjoining ^ier. When she comes home, she can see that there is a light'in my-room through the door that I leave ajar. Like all .women, she must have some curiosity and at ' times'must surely'ask, herself what I am* doing" and-why I never go' oiit. 'Perhaps she has already,noticed me notwithstanding my 'awkwardness, possibly' precisely * on that account. She may' even have divined that I love her. She may expect mo to 'declare myself, and, seeing that I ���������dare not do so, perhaps < she will make the'first advances. But how can I manage that she shall.not delay doing so?" And Giacomo, still astride his chair, continued his reflection*.r Suppose he were to write her a-letter and pushdt under the door? He had often thought of doing so. But, then,1 would the girl have read it? And, even admitting -that she had, would not the very first,words have wounded her?1 Should he try and get her to speak of some one? But'of whom, then? They had no friend- in- common. No, no. All these means were .decidedly objectionable .or impossible. There, was nothing to be done but to wait. Butyoh, how long would he have to do so? ������������������ Meanwhile it was growing,late,-and Carlotta in her little room was making theneedle fly rapidly. She had decided to finish the piece of work begun that night, and in order not to fall asleep she \ras singing. Giacomo naturally sat up likewise, still in the same -position, listening and mechanically keeping time with his body,.to the measure of the melody. When the tune was a slow one, all went well, but when it was'accelerated his motions became dangerous, for the poor, trembling chair was constrained to execute gymnastics far beyond its strength. The repertory of the beautiful brodeuse was most extensive, and hours thus passed by, .Giacomo truly enchanted with this concert which he was.thus privileged to enjoy.' ' .. After awhile, however, the.girl began to grow weary, and the grand arias which she had been singing from the first to the last notes were followed by fragments of songs interrupted now and again, while the tones of her voice grew lower and sweeter, and to cavatinas succeeded "romances" and "reveries." Giacomo, still seated,upon his chair, was not getting drowsy, but continued to stay there, listening to the songs as in a sort of dream, mechanically, keeping time by the swaying of his body to the measure- of the music. ' Carlotta' also was falling asleep, but then decided not to go to bed till her work was quite finished and so made a supreme effort to shako off the drowsiness that was ��������� overpowering her and in order to do so suddenly began to sing a waltz with all her might, "Walts of the Roses," by, Metra. Giacomo was now dreaming. Of course he was dreaming of waltzing aad so moved himself about, keeping time to the music, but to this final proof of its strength the chair refused to respond and, with a fearful, screeching sound, gave way, dragging down in its fall the unfortunate cavalier. This caused such a terrific crash that Carlotta, overcome with fright, uttered a loud cry, but Giacomo wassilent, for the poor fellow in. falling had'struck'his head against the bed and how lay stretched upon the floor in a deep swoon. When he finally regained consciousness, he found himself lying on his bed with his head bandaged, and there beside him, watching over him while embroidering and seated upon a chair that was neither old nor shabby, he beheld a lovely young girl, and whom should it be but Carlotta! "How is this?" he exclaimed. "You here, ment tastefully furnished and are held in high esteem by all who know them. One thing, however, causes their friends to wonder. In the place of ,honor, in the center of their tiny drawing room, "there stands a great ugly cane chair which is ih so rickety a condition that in order to maintain it in an upright posi-, .tion Carlotta has been compelled to bind "��������� it together with cords.���������Translated From the Italian For New York Commercial. J) One ������������������ L.arry Jerome's PronkB. Lawrence R.������������������Jerome, known as;Larry Jerome,, was one of, the best known ��������� of the old school of practical jokers and "men about town." , With a friend Mr. Jerome was watching the progress of a -real,heart thriller, of the old days, the plot, of course, revolving about the disposition,of, a mortgage that threatened to thwart the happiness of the heroine���������-the charming Mrs. John Hoey, in her day as popular as any actress of these times." With the plot at its thickest/the heroine in despair, the villain triumphant and the outlook in every way dark for the perse- ' cuted girl as the.curtain' was"descending ��������� at the end of the'third act.' Larry Jer- r ome, with tears rolling down his cheeks, rose from,his' seat and in most^ iinpas-,,,, sioned;tones, his voice broken with sobs,, but audible' all over< the housev exclaimed to his companion: ,, - , ',- , "By heaven, Tom, I'll pay that-mort-, ) gage myself!" ' / ���������>, , >- <"' ' ' Then this consummate .old joker and '> clever actor strolled out-into the lobby-, to enjoy one of the biggest sensations a first ��������� night audience at Walla'ck's had'had in. . their lives. Incidentally, too, the ruse ol Jerome's helped materially lo the making .-. of the play.���������New York Times. -', ' '"���������' >' * ��������� ��������� - ; ' I > f '1 I ' , SpItcfnK , v She���������He says- be loves me, yet he has only known me, two days. . _ "* ' Her .Friend���������Well, perhaps that's thY. & reason, dear.-' ��������� \ '���������'>' >> < ' ' -.<-���������- ��������� '" - ���������������, , ������������������ i * < ..Bond* of Sympathy. ���������' ,, ."There was one consolation for'"'pur crew when they- lost that race.", ; - - , J "And what, was that?" . . " -" ; "They were all,in the same boat."��������� , ��������� Philadelphia Bulletin. ' ' .- ' ,o ���������<��������� ' ������ ' , J t-ar; '��������� An UnsymphtlictJc Girl.-". V\ , "Can I confide'to yon my-secret sor- -row, Arabella?" ",<������������������' "Yes,-Arthur, if-it's a new one. If it's that"same old,one, I haven't time."������������������ Detroit Free Press. ,0 '' r. Johnny's QucHtlons. , ,v t Johnny's strapped his books and slate and started ( off to school; , ' ' a' '' " * lie's enjoined to study well and mind the"teach- ' ' er*3 rule. ' ��������� - *,-���������.' ' c He's advised to con his books and every lesson, learn ��������� , So that he may thrill the'land when it comes bur ,- / turn.' -.C( , ' -- ��������� That "is .why his father has , a most important task* * ' *- - -i - - - Re must flndv.the answers for the questions John -��������� will ask." > >; it m "Why don't water run up hill? 'Why don't scare- ,' -. crows fly ?���������_ " ,,, t _ . ���������: -, ��������� ,*. -When*was Julius C-ssar born? How'd he come,to . die? - ' it," Sive a list of presidents. Where is Rickjavik? How is it that sc\en djys only mako a week? How do you spell phthisis, pa? Who was in th������ axk? - " - Where does all the daylight stay while we're" io ' the dark? {��������� ��������� "Why do pickles make boys sick? When waa Moses born? Pa, how'many kernels iatin a grain of corn? Pa, who was it held the pass at Thermopylaa? Was it like a ciicus pass? What is Labor day? Pa, what does a oyster eat? Do .they live ,in beds?.' , ' Does the little oysters' mas have 'to comb their , heads? * - - ��������� '- ��������� "What is germs? \ Tlie teacher says they're ������d ppneils and * , Must .be antisopticized 'fore they touch our hand. ' She says they must be removed or 'twill never do. ' Are- they like us little boys���������chew the pencill too?" ' ' . . Then his p������ -prill drop his book and in accent! deep Bay, "It's time that boys like you were'in bee asleep." ���������Raltimore Amenctn. - # <-, ^' c ��������������������������� i Too Much For Hiin. Doctor���������Well, Mrs. Timothy, I suppose your husband has taken my advice and eaten plenty, of animal food? Mrs. Timothy���������I hardly know, doctor. You see, it's like-.this: He was all right with the turnips and sich like, but'when' it come'to the hay 1 could do no good with him at ail, at all.* Bagley-'a Revenge. .-...* O* one occasion, just previous to open-7 ing in one of the large eastern cities, Joseph. Jefferson dismissed his property.; man, -Bagley, for humiliating him before1 a number of friends by familiarly ad-! dressing him as "Joey." Bagley got! drunk right away and that night paid-< his way to the gallery to see Mr. Jeffer-! son present "Rip Van Winkle." The; angry frau had just driven poor, destitute) Kip from the cottage, when Rip turned' and, with a world of pathos, asked^' "Den haf I no interest in dis house?"*' The house was deathly still, the audience; half in tears, when Bagley's cracked' voice responded, "Oniy 80 per cent, Joeyy ���������only SO per cent." - ���������_., n k v-t h ��������� in - i ��������� i ���������fi-', ��������� % *? i 1, ~yrr vb THE'CUMBERLAND NEWS CUMBERLAND. B.C. SUMMUM,BONUM. A1- 1 How blest is he that ran but-love and do ��������� ��������� And haS/iio skill of speech nor trick of art Wherewirh' to tell what faith-approveth true 'And snow for fame the treasures of his heert' When, wisely weak, upon the,path of duty * Divine' accord has nude his looting sure, With humble'deeds he builds his life to beauty, ',Stron;i- to achieve and patient to eiidure. -��������� But.they that in tlie maiket place we meet, n Kach with hi*, tmmpet and his noisy fjctioiC '' Are leakyr vessels;, -poming on 'the stieet ' \ The tiuth they know ere it has known iU ������*- , ��������� tioii. And which, think ye, in his .benign resratd - Or words or deeds shall merit the reward? '' ,' - '' ���������Peter UcAithur ia Atlantic. TEABS "OF SDFfEKIKCI HOW RELIEF CAME TO THOMAS ��������� " FINDLAY. OF FETROLIA. t He'Had"-Suffered for Forty Years From ' Dyspepsia���������Food Became , Detestable and Stomach Cramps Made Life a Burden. ' , ' MUST HAVE HIT THTiSL An editor in Columbus printed an itoui that the -than -who was hugging the hired girl haii better ,stop or Ins name would he published. Next day 25 citizens paid -up their subscriptions and- told, the editor not to pay any attention to.foolish stories going- around. ��������� l BABY'S HEALTH. * : t > A man has a right to express hm opinion'of the weather, "hut what's t'he use. '"','. '" ���������. THE " BEST PILLS.���������Mr. Wm. Vander- Toort;Sydney Crossing, Ont., writes: '"We" have been usine Parmelee's Pills,' and find them by far the best pills, we ever used." Foil DEIilCATB AND DBBIUtTATBD CONSTITU-' xioirs these.pills act like a charm. Taken in, small ^dosee; the effect is both a tonic and a ' -stimulant, mildly excit'.ng ��������� the secretions of the-body, giving tone and vigor. * ' ' %: I1*1 " it. I )i re - tU . ������������������> 1 i , ������ There'is no law .to' prevent' a 'wo- . . man kissing., a-ipug-dog���������but -just the * ' same it's-a"mean, "advantage to take 't v of the,dbg.. V - ������������������->' \ ������*.- "l ' "',''^-r^���������: ' '/ , , '; ,'/, ��������� -��������� ,, If4 a man' is a chronic ^grumbler, it " always makes" him happy to find a . ���������"��������� button off.his coat.when his, vvjfe'is .*������ busy ,1-!- II? \< ,i-rt-" ������������������.!���������> j,r<^y,f:' ��������� ���������*���������- - v c> V ** i -���������������������������H, *.-*-������i-- Thorr, never 'was,'and never will be. a **��������� universal panacea, in one remedy, for all ilia to which flesh' is- heir���������the very nature of many curatives being such - that ,were -th* germs of' olher--and'( differently seated ,die- ' eases j rooted in the system of tho,,patient��������� '*' what would relieve'one ill m turn would ag- . .gravate- the other.' Wo have, however, in 'Quinine Wine, when obtainable in a sound, ' unadulterated -state,*'a'rein'edy for many anti -grievous ills.,.-By,its gradual and.judicious use therfrailest, systems 'are led into conva- * lescence and btrength by the influence which > Quinine exerts on nature's own restoratives., < ' It relieves the drooping.spirits of those with .whom a chronic state of' morbid despondency and lack of interest m life is a disease, and, by tranquilizingthe nerve3, disposes to ���������- sound and - refreshing,' 6leep���������imparts vigor - to the action of > the blood, which, being ,' - stimulated-;, "courses * throughout ��������� the veins, strengthening- ihe Jieaithy animal functions ��������� ,,of the-system, thereby making * activity a . necessary .result, strengthening the frame, ' and giving life to the digestive organs," which naturally demand .increased substance���������result, improved appetite. Northrop & Lyman.- , of Torontor have given*;to the public their *, superior Quinine Wine at the' usual rate, and, 'I gauged! Y>y the opinion'of .(scientists, this , wine approaches nearest perfection of any in the market. -All druggists sell it.' . , ,_ From The Topici Petrolea, Ont. Few men in Petrolea are - better known t'Han Mr. Thomas Findlay, who has resided ��������� here nearly forty years. In 1862 Mr. Findlay, came here, ,and before the railroad connected with Petrolea he drove a stage eoach, bringing ih������ early oil men. When the' railroad ��������� came " here Mr. Findlay engaged in the oil' business, but later he suffered from a gun-accident, that disabled his hands permanently. ,,After recovering from his Mr. Findlay was appointed constable and night watchman for-' the town, which office he -has held1 during thirty years,past. This accident was by no' means Mr. Findlay's .worst misfortune. ^ From' early'youth he had been a martyr to dyspepsia, which finally became so bad that , he'looked forward to death! as a merciful release.. Happening to hear,that Mr. Findlay had found complete relief from his lifelong foe; a Topic reporter .waited on him to find if this was'true' Mr Fhrdlay was only too glad to tell his story,( hoping its* publication* might' The Most Precious' Thing in World to a Mother���������How to Care for Little Ones. . the a-; i help some other sufferer. ,< " I,-.���������.���������, i ������ pretty old man now,'' said Mr. !���������'md- lay, ' "but1'' I cannot remember'' the time' when ' I was not in pain from pernicious dyspepsia and stomach ���������trouble until lately.'As'a"young man on the ' farm I suffered all sorts ', of pains with it;-food would sour'on my stbm'ach' anti violent 'vomiting spells would follow. '. As 1 grew .older my sufferings increased. I could1 not 'eat anything1 but ��������� the ' simplest kind of food','- and ��������� little' of that. My "system" became" badly run'- down <and' I grew so'weak that I really looked forward 'to, death as a release from;my misery. iOne ' af ter^anbther I tried doctors ^an-d medicines, but-could get no relief, then in .despair I concluded to quit' all'fand .,await' the end. Meantime- my condition > became worse. Violent, cramps attacked- my' ^legs, prostratingcine -for a time.*- They be-1 came worse and more frequent-'until they "one-'day-attacked my stomach, and I thought "my, end- had come. Unable to^move'and;ih agony I'"was. drivenfhome,f as I 'thought/to' die,; but after an injection of morphine I gradually-recovered. From 'that^time oh;4tbe cramps increasing in. frequency ^ arid violence. Nothing gave me re- I ". *, vt~: : P7T .. r^,\lLef except the temporary immunity Lots of'fellows are -'not satisfied!. /Ko price would be too great to pay for the - preservatiom of the perfect, rosy, sturdy health 'of a baby. No price would be'- too great; but, as a matter of fact, the price is very small���������simply -precaution/, and ��������� the exercise of goad 'judgment. ' , , It. is not good", judgment to give the tender little infant ' remedies containing opiates, and the ^so-c-oiled "soothing';! medicines,' always contain opiates; .they do'not cure,'they only drug and stupefy the little ones. Baby's JrOwn Tablets are guaranteed to contain no opiates and t no harmful -drugs. It is Lhe best nedicine for little ones, because it is promptly effective and absolutely harmless. For nervousness, sleeplessness,, ��������� constipation, colic, 'stomach' troubles, the irritation accompanying'the cutting of teeth, and other infantile troubles, Baby's Own Tablets, is beyond question the'best medicine''in the world.' The Tablets are "sweet- and pleasant to take, and dissolved in "water can be given ,with; ab&olu'te safety to the youngest infant;.' Mothers who have used this medicine-for- .their little1 ones, speak of it in the most enthusiastic tei'ms-^th'at'-.is.-'t-he best proof, of its-efficacy'. l Mrs. Alohz'oFeltmate,, Whitehead. N.S.;������sayW "In my opinion Baby's Ownh Tablets are unequalled -for' children. They' take it readily, and it regulates ,the bowels, cures them' of peevishness, and is a great helper (' in ��������������������������� teething. -1 would hot think of being without the Tablets.,'" 'Sold by' druggists or' sent post paid on receipt of price,'25 cts. a box, by* addressing ".the ' Dr. Wil-*- bams Medicine Co/, 'Brockville, 'Ont.- ��������� .t-. ��������� MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS i* ,_ ' _ Our Mr. Hatcher is now in tho east selecting a stock of pianos and organs for holidays. Among his selection, will be a large number of th������ latest stylos of the WILLIAMS' PIAXOS famed for their pure, full aud lasting: tone. Our new stock will begin to arrive about Dec. 1st and it will be well for those interested to call early. Out- of-town customers will receive our best attention and all enquiries will be' .promptly answered. \V ������ send catalogue and price list on request. We handle several different makes of organs and will be pleasecf to quote prices delivered anywhere. We have a number of good second hand organs and pianos, in good repair, some as good as new, at very low prices. Your credit is good with us, no matter where you live : ��������� :' : : ': ��������������������������� t ���������I* ��������� ���������������> FORRESTER & HATCHER - ���������"> V - Y. M. C. A. Blk", Portage Ave., Winnipeg. Eldredge "B" Sewing Machines. ���������*****-������!-������-**>!������������!*������*������!->*^ >!������������������>!< ������������������:������������������.������������������:< ������!***���������*'. V ���������>"; **������t~t~i**i"i~Z> even when", they get there ."with, both 'feet, - They kick because they are not centipedes.'/ * --T^ Beware of Ointments for, Catarrh That; Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange tho whole system when entering* it through tho mucous surfaces. Such articles should never bo utedezcepton prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to tho geed you can pos- ibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J Cheney & Co.,Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. , In buying Hall's Catarrh Curo be sure you get the genuine. It i-3 taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Choney & Co. Testimonials free; Sold by Druirgi-its, price 15c. per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are tho best. * Vvhen a man ��������� has a birthday he taker* a day off. With a woman it is often a ca'se of talcing a couple of years off. \ S0Z0S0NTTOOTEI POWDER 25c The flowers in the garden maj- dead. but there are still' lots blooming idiots. - be of .Tas. Mel-Tee, Lachlin McNeil, Lin-wood, Ont. Mabou, C. -B. John A McDonald/Arnprior, Ont. C. B Billing, Markham, Ont. John Mader, Mahone Bay, N.S Lewis Butler, Burin, Nfld. These well known gentlemen all -assert that thev -were cured by MINARD'S LINIMENT. from pain1 afforded by morphine. I became so weak from pure starvation that death stared me in the face. Finally a friend said: 'Why don't vou try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ? ' 'What's the use ?' I said, ' I've tried everything and just got worse ail the time.' 'Well." she said, 'you try a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, they cured irie, and I believe they will do you good.' Well,'! purchased a' box and started talcing them. After a little I thought they helped me, so I kept on taking them, for a couple of months when I felt I was really curedr after so many years of suffering. My strength came back, my stomach recovered its 'power, and I was able to eat anything I fancied, and once more could enjoy life. This is nearly two years" ago, but I was cured to stay cured. I have never had a sick day since or known the slightest' stomach trouble. I am confident I would be a dead man now if it were not for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills- nothing else ever helped me." - The old adage "experience is best teacher," might well be applied in cases of dyspepsia, and if sufferers would 'only be guided by the experience of those who have suffered but are now well and happy through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, there would be less distress throughout the land. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be had at all dealers in medicine, or by mail, post paid, at 50 cents a box or six boxes for ������2.50 by addressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The difference betweea men and wor men who lie is that tlie women don't mean to; the men1 do.'- , Some people-are "prepared for' emergency���������except twins/' ���������, . any Oecbokio Dbbavoembnts of the Stomach,1 Lives and, Blood are speedi y removed by .the active principle of the ingredients entering into the coinpo-dtion of Parmelee's Veg- etablePiI's., These pills act ep'eciScally on the deranged organs, "stimulating ,lo action', ,the dormant -energies of the'system, thereby removinof disense and renewing life and vitality to the afflicted.";In this lies the great -secret of the popularity of Parmelee's Vegetable pills. ,; ��������� , .When scheme, 3'ou meet -a man with proceed to get in a hurry. FREE Wc are Rivinj"- aw ay better I-rentiums than ever before for selling our Pills:���������A Lady's or Cent's Nickel Watch, stem winder and setter; a Solid Cold Rmir, set -ahIi real pearls and (-arncts. in plush case; Violm and Bow, Autoliarp; ten-keyed Accordeon; ' Lady's or Cent's ten-year BoId.filJed Watch Guard; Lady's Dress Goods and Shirtwaists. , Hoots and Shoes, Air Rules, &c Simply send us your name and address and we will send you our large illustrated catalogue and nine boxes of the FAMOUS OLD ENGLISH REMEDY, DR. PRICE'S SARSAPARILLA BLOOD PILLS, postpaid. Sell 'them at 30 c<-nts per bo-c and send u-> our money and we mil send *,ou any one of the above Premium:, j ou -.elect. > , , (fcir Pills are the best remedy in the world for impure blood, liver and kidney diseases, rl'.cuuiat&ui, stomach disorder-, aud all female troubles. ' ��������� , , ' r - 1 You take no risk as you aiay return Till*;, if unable to sell them. Remember we are one of the largest medical firm*, in Canada, and>ou can rely on our Premiums beinp exactly a*., represented. 'Send your name at oace and secure an extra I'rcii-iuiii. Alfctition this pjpef. ������������������ 88 >. BAY ST. PRICE MFC. C0,e*8r8sT,T0R0Ntd, ONE -<V -v1 "v**"-"11 ��������� ' ���������������������������"������������������������������������ ������i 1 ��������� ���������������'.��������� '��������� ���������iMiiin.iv ��������� ','1/ . ������ . / .* , *..fTr\M-'*''t-i/,iy g; , *vuf^ "{Mx^&ciA ]^f^i^d^ 800 DINNER ftHD TEA SET PIECE AND '.-' ' ".". ssfP 48: PIECES; SILVERWARE FREE -���������Ws.1 Ji ft fi ���������' A raro cliaccc Vo iicccption, WBd Jspt-ik nothln-,' but tbo trutli. -J.'011 can Igtt a full slzu decorated Diuncr and Tea (100 -fiicce-.) and-12 S.lv.-T'riatcd'taives, 12 l'orfca. 12 Tea Spoons and 12 Tablo 3023. ior solim-: our rcTeuics. -Our 1-us'mcs-* repuUtloa ia for��������� squaro arid honest. ��������� -������������������ ��������������� ���������������,4-1s. * .v^-1 , *, '& dcall-i-'. nr.ilT,-o-w"l wove It. Etctv honest peason who soils onlv 8 boxes of our, hcvr litp Fink Pills (a & [ , <,.,' *.. ,'f 1 EranVlremodr forall impure and weak condition-) of the blood. Ind--rest ion. Stomach Trouble, Constipatloa ^,',������-; ���������'?,, ,-f * , weakness and nervousdiior'ler-4-n pontic l.-ix.-itivc���������a prar.d tonic ami Hfo builder wtll receive our genac i.'. 5-t --',-������������������, -'A1-).1 OTSotTcrL "amtWa -^ -������������ "'������������������'������������������o Dinner and Tea Set and 4S nieces ofsIlYerwajo with ������,- ���������'-, ,,. ' ;W ^ - Sea������tirul S������v-S PMcd Kuttir trifls. Su^ar Shell, P.cklo I-'ork and Salt and l'cfper Set. wldchwo glv������ ,_ -M'^, s^\l%\ ftbsolntcljftee for cellos the 8 boxesof Pills.L,_-t .,-D*7-���������������.���������l;.:r���������-t,.v���������-_*'oe ������*..'������������- #T������,������������ .~ ^. -������-mt������ -l '--' f"-*5 M> Orierto-Va^anrt-woKentlKlhbyniail, sellthernot25ccntlatos JTlieso tra_otir rcgnltt cv are easy to sell. When sold Bond 1:3 tho money, ���������2.00, and ire (-uarantee',. 'Don't"Send :a Cent.' te^rt^ if you comply with thoofTpr, wo send to evci-yono taking advanteco of this advertisement, tlio IS Knives. UVorks -12 Table Spoons, 12 Tesv Spoons ami 100 xiicro decorated Dinner and tea Set will bo Riven obsolntelr freo. ' V/o ������re a re-liblo - concern and frnamntee the dishes and silverw.-iro full size for famll v iko. IVc'dosiro to introduce cr- P*JJs Into everv Jion-uw 1<J ���������^MdjttoadvcrUsiuetnUuawoy. Write at once- NEW LIFE,REMEDY CO./ Bos, 220,T������">n--O.OaU'{ -- 1 Samples of the hundreds of Testimonialaweare daily receiving.J *-''" ^' - '-' '' f* ������I* ������������������ ,$4 l'i&������? NEWtiFBEZMKirrCO.:���������Sranyth.'Tikstoyouforthelovply Dishes and Silverware I received, iney are very handsome, I beg yon to accept my tliaulcs, 1 will do all I can to introduce your Pills. , .-, J ilss. Burro* Grant. Cantertmry Bt, YortCo., K.B. ITsw Ltpx*I.emed-? Co., Dear Friend r~*I Tceclted ������y dlshesto-dny.'lam-morcthandcllghtcdwlththeni.'fcannot - u express by letter my many thanks to you for them. Youai������ ���������_ hi-rhly esteemed by me for an honest, reliable company ttlj *' " will do as they agree. Mf.s. Gerald Bud, Lvncdoch, Out, ' . SL A sh-do down hill seems ten times as s-wift and fast when .you ai*e on it as when the other fellow is. *������������������, Minard's Liniment Cnres. DipMteia. ^^^^^^^^^^ \ WomaM is less suspicious of flattery than any other animal.' " ' Life's pleasures are not so numerous thai 5*-ou can afford to snub one. were it not for the fools in the world, the wise g-uys -would have to turn their hands to honest labor. ��������� The man who doesn't fail isn't always a success by a long shot. We' win to try again and lose ; we lose to try again for the same thing. V in ��������� POOR PUSSIES ! A" hundred tons bfccat's tails were recently sold "in one lot in New York the j for ornamenting- ladies' wearing apparel. This means that to fewer than 1,792,000 pussies had been killed to supply this one consignment, and yet they say that every cat has nine lives. "i'our neighbor's baby is a crying- shame. Minari's Liniment Cnres Colds, Etc. Good counsels observed are chains of Grace.���������Fuller. The 'beauty seen is partly in him .who sees it.���������Bovee. The inan who owns but one shirt is, necessarily, short of change. Levity in behaviour is the bane of alL that is good and virtuous.���������Seneca. The seedy looking man is probably ready to admit Lhat all flesh is grass. At Your Door. -. Our handsomely'< > illustrated 100 page Catalogue will be sent you on application. This will place the largest and choicest jewelry stock in Canada at your disposal. We are doing business on- the closest possible margin of profit, guarantee safe delivery of goods and cheerfully refund money if you are not thoroughly satisfied. Ryrie Bros., Yongg and Aiiela'.it Stt��������� diamond TORONTO. Established 1854. When we say that some " preachers practice what they . preacli, it is meant that thej*- rehearse' their sermons. - - ��������� ���������' - - "'Vwl ������-iJk-C-������S Vv't*" SOZODONTfortheTEETH 25c Many a man who tries ,to bo a'ras-. cal finds he is only capable of being" a fool. " ��������� ������ ��������� ��������� S " Hiiar&'s Lament Cures Garget irCows. ; V- A.n Irishman 'says there is no bless-, ing like health, especially when you ' are sick. . " '.*" HE HAS TRIED IT.���������Mr., John And- , eraon, Kinloss, writes: "I venture io mv, '* few, if any, have received greater ben-aAt," from the use of Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlo Oil than I have. I have used it regularly for over ten -fears, and have recommended 1*1 to all sufferers I������knew of, and they also t" found lt of great virtue in cases of aev&m' bronchitis and incipient oonaumptiba." -\ When a wido-w makes up her mind lo marry again she selects the man- j.nd.then proceeds to find out what- Ke likes best to eat. *- - People * who whar thev hear worst half. only believe ���������-.half ...of generally believe the Admiration isi-the daughter of ig- / jaiorance.���������Franklin. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.���������Lehginus. The one prudence of life is concentration.���������Emerson. The golden age is before us, not behind us.���������St. Simon. The one-night stand actors realize that life Is but a fleeting show. So rapidly does lung irritation spread and deepen, that often in a few weeks a simple.V. cough culminates in tuburcular consumption. Give heed to a cough, there ie always danger in delay, cet a boitle of Bickle'a Anti-Consumptive Syrup and cure yourself. It is a medicine unsurpassed for all throat . and lun-z troubles. - lt is compounded from .. several herbs, each one of which stands at the head of the list as exerting a wonderful influence in curing con6uxription and all lung diseases. Eve invented temptation, but men have monopolized it ever sim.ee. & Champion BANKERS AND BROKERS WINNIPEG. Write to ua for prices of SCBIP. Get our List of Lands. Stocks and Bonds Bought an"*! Sold. Wo can furnish the exact amount of Scrip for any payment on Dominion Lands. Do not pay cash. of. I ion l ���������������*>aJSe8fa>a*-'* ��������� ��������� ��������� ..���������������'��������� ������ S5������. Soso'dosiw 'Toot2^i Po.<������ir32���������Sl���������, - &5c������������������ All^tores or by mail for the pries. Saniplo for thf. postagf, %~. WjIKTED, Agonts for fchq salo of Hardy Russien apples, currants, gooseberries, ornamental trees ana sesd Potatoes. Every salesman has exclu sive territory. Sample outfit free. Good pay. We are one o������ the oldest established firms .m Canada. Appplynow- PELHAW NURSERY C0C Toronto, Ont. N. B.Cataloguo free. Farmers can mate good money during their slack season. P. N Co. When women are going to have a club meeting to debate an important question their first preparation for it concerns the lunch and floral decorations. And lot us supply yon with a clean cut,modern lot that will brightennp your pages and please your readers and advertisers. , Writous for estimates on anything in printer's material. : : : TORONTO TYPE FOOTDBY CO'Y 175 McDormot Ave., Winnipeg.! W. N. U. No. 853^ * ttrfnryi������rlrttn,*-u -(ta.vv*t lft&tAMtviiiav. *ijLnrx*tf}ub \. "a&M*Xblfcit4r^r'4*+*X6������tl*<AeW������l -alwa-*-- ���������^sxcri.'mr���������" i^: ������dUft'Mt-CC������l -Cd-A-jU. I-3.3UH-D EVERY WEDNESDAY. E*ubscrjpti-^r>, $8 9. yar, in advance ' XTOl.: jS: HnDerscm. ..SDitor., fr��������� - . .1 : =i ���������i������" Advertisers who -want th -ir ad ohangrea, should get copy in by 12 a.m.' day before issue. Subacrioerb failing to receive Tiik News regularly, will confer'a fav<r;r \>* notifying ihu othce. Job Work Strictly C.^O. D. Ticiiu-aeiic Aim Cash, in Advance. WANDERING FREIGHT CARS. How They Are Rounded Up by tho '��������� Car Accountant, The car accountant is a typical Instance of . development in the railroad business. In the early days he did not exist. The superintendent",was supposed to know in a general way what was being done with the company's cars. The j custom was for railroads to carry through I freight as far as1 the end of their own' I lines in their own cars. Then it. was, I transferred to the cars of the foreign iline, and'so assisted on the next stage to *"; its destination. So much time, however, , j was lost iTi making the transfers that the j needs of shippers forced upon the rail- ��������� roads a departure which has now become ! their general custom. Railroads-permit ���������all loaded cars to go through-to their ' destination 'without transferv"and allow one another a certain sum for the use of the cars. This results in scattering the cars of the different roads over every section of track in the country:- It .produces the extraordinary ��������� processions of ' many colored travelers from'distant lands .'that delight the eyes of youngsters at .a railroad crossing. "���������..-'", In theory, the'cars are permitted to run7 ' through over foreign roads to their destination on the condition that on their arri- l val they shall be unloaded promptly and ,"started,on the return home. In practice the-freight agent is apt to use the cars that are most, handy_'regardless of their"* ownership.." Alh agent in -..Minneapolis would hardly tliink twice before filling,up a Maine" Central "freight, car 'with' a'con- signinent for Manitoba.' - The> agent at' Manitoliajwould, not suffer a pang of conscience Vhen-^he-found himself * stuffing the same Maine ;car, with a cargo of supplies for WacoV Tex. Thus are begun the wanderings of a car to which, if it were not for the'car accountant" and his memoranda! there would'sometimes be no end. It is by.,no" means easy to bring .the ' wanderers home. When' the Maine Central's, car accountant leams from his reports that his car is being unduly, knocked about on foreign roads, his first news is that.it hasspent two weeks'in the yards at .Minneapolis. "A tracer is-at once forwarded to the transportation department of the ..railroad,,which is believed to beholding the,car. By this time tho car is " -on its way1 to Manitoba. A-tracer fol- i lows it there, but with" the similar result of finding that the car, has been .dispatched for the southwest. A letter to the company operating the line out of Waco brings an answer to the effect that , it is crippled-and has been1' run into tho shops for repairs or that it has been loaded again, in 'which case the company promises politely to unload it nnd send it home immediately. Then the car is promptly switched off on a branch line for some local consignee and is not heard of again, except by the needy agent who captured it, until it turns up in a tail end collision in the statec of West Virginia. Luckily it is not a bit" injured and is able to continue its wanderings, pursued by more and more vigorously worded correspondence, until' somebody1 sends it homn . DOOMED TO DIE. Dear Mrs B ; in reply to your inquiry as to which is the best tea to use, I" would say ti,at in my opinion it rests' between the lilue' Ribbon and Monsoon Packet Tej.s. -If you like rich, strong'tea, then Blue Ribbon is ur.df ubtedly the best, but should your taste be for d delicate and very flavory tea 1 would advise you to,call on C. J. MOORK for a packet of Monsoon. Personally, 1 mink Blue Ribbon.in the morning and Monsbon'at 5 o'clock, but then, you know, I !am a' perfect crank abJut tea.. t Yours truly,' ��������� - ',''.- ' SARAH GRUNDY. ���������*--~*m'-*'mwr,mAt+jn"itttrrmwmrrrrn With pity at my heart, I stood and j gazeU upon the1111-111 before' me; a mun, i a fellow-being, doomed by u merciless I court martial to die; to leave tne origan I and beautiful world, around nim, and to oe usuered alone iuco "tlie valley of the shadow of death." -A noble-loojhng man he was, as lie stood tnere,' unmoved amid the enemies" that surrounded him, and a haugnty, bail defiant, expression rested upon his haudboine, daring face. * He was a Union spy, captured in the Confederate lines ana bearing upon his person treasonable payers sufficient to- have condemned a regiment. He had made a good fight, but he was at last overpowered, tne papers found upon him, and, after a speedy trial, was condemned to die. I had formed one of the court-martial, and though I knew that the crime of being a spy was punishable with death, yet had i sought to have him spared. I was young then, for ic was the first few months of our (Jivil War, and I was not as used to deeds of blood as I became in after years ; and, besides, the spy was young,and handsome, by his deportment evidently a gentleman, and his reckless bravery had won my admiration. Nightfall came upon our camp, and the following morning the spy was to be called out and shot, Iliad been appointed to take charge of the execution, and, seated in my tent, I was thinking, thinking of the unpleasant duty,I was to perform on the iriorrow. . "Lieutenant, a note for you, sir." I started as the orderly's voice b'ro"ke the stillness of the night, aud, taking the outstretched rote, read : "Pardon me for [disturbing your slumbers, but as you command the detachment, that, will to-morrow usher .my soul, into eternity', 1 would see you, if your duties as an ofiicer do not urge to the contrary. Hoping, you will erant the favor, I remain, with respect, WlLUUH liAYES." I carefully read th? note oyer twice, and then said to the orderly:' . "Say that I will come." A few moments later- 'and-T stood in the presence of the condemned man. "Mr. Hayes, you sent for me." "i did, lieutenant; and it was because of your kindness to me during the trial, and also that I saw in your eyes pity_for my fate." x uo neei ror you, rrom my neart'l do; and sincerely wish I had not the unpleasant duty' devolving upon me of ordering your execution to-morrow."_ " "I have a favor to ask of you, sir;"7to please'order the guard to remove some r;i*-:r-iTK'i*--v,, ,, ti,��������� ��������� n.nt, as it is-a confession I wish to make." . _ j. ^av-j -.*. cuui.i_Lia,nd to the guard to .retire a few. paces, and 'returning, to the tent, Hayes at once" began: "I am no spy, sir. but am condemned under circumstantial evidence. I came into 'the Confederate 'lines to visit my '���������mother,, who lives in the south, although' she is Union m her feelings. After a, visit to her of a few days I started to return*, and by the road-side came r upon a dying man clad as a Confederate soldier. , Imagine my surprise to recog- ' '���������- nize in him a noted spy of our own army, and also recognizing me, he informed me that he'haci been wounded the nignt before, 'by' being fired upon by a party ' of Confederate cavalry, and had,ridden -.on until -he* could -go no further? 'Ho - knew he was to die, and intrusted to my caie the papers he had'iabout him. I watched'over the'poor fellow until .he died, and then hollowing ,out a shallow grave. ��������� ���������' '* 'Left him alono in his glory,'- and proceeded on my way: *" "/, v * / "I have -little more to-add, except that '' I am a major'- of cavalry in tlie United' States Army, and wish that you will "'take ihy private papers "from me after I am dead and'send them to an address I ' will give you. * Now this is all I ask.; except that you will send me pen'and "ink cby the orderly when you return;"; ��������� ������������������ - Thus we parted; and finding a'scout awaiting me abmy tent upon my return",' I gave him peu.-iirik <and paper, and, ordered him to ride 'over, to the' tent' *-where the doomed man was with'thoiu,* andto toil the guard to release his hands " of tho'shackles vvhiln he wrote, but * to" - keep a close watch upon him.- A few minutes' after, I was startled by a loud'shout, one, -two,-three shots in rapid succession, and . then bthe rapid rush 01 -hoofs by my .quarters. ;I was just in time to see the scout's horse dash swiftly by and recognize by the moonlight, "the commanding form of Wilbur Hayes, the Union spy, iii the saddle. ' Men mounted in hot haste, and a chase commenced, but the daring soldier, escaped,, and thus" .saved.''him from the death of a .spy. Upon inquiry, I learned that when the manacles had been removed from his wrist, Hayos, watching his opportunity, with two rapid blows struck the - guard aud the scout to the ground, and springing lightly on the back of the scout's horse, rode ram illy away, followed by' the sho'rs from the sentinels in the immediate" vicinity. ��������� <SS&^<&=^^^&e^^ WIRE NEWS. & '[special to news.]_ ' '' ���������Nanairno, Jany. 28.���������Geo.'Riley'- Liberal, elected to-day by ' 421 of������ a majority' fur Victoria. gg^$**������S������ggS^gggga?s^ CAMPBELLS' j" Currant and ,Sultana Raisin Cakes ' 10c. and 25c,'...,.'. Short' Bread and Chester^ 'Cc-Tkes ....... .'.25c, and 30c --'per doz.... Dunsinuir Avenue, Cnmberlajid. ' (Qj ��������� . - ' i e������nas4nMri!WHini n- ^T^rrrrcsryzmT'SKK.riauxi A NICHT WF BURNS. A goodly crowd met "last Saturday night in the Old School-house to partake of mine hostess' Robertson's supper (including haggis) and join in pong and dance in honour of Burns the bard. Good music was rendered by Mr Thomson, and daylight broke ere the merry, party 'dispersed. Long may they live to honour the poet. ' - - Nob Hill Council. Mayor, Robertson Young; Aldermen, Jacky, Butch and M. Hennessey ; Fish Warden, W. Wilson; City Clerk, F. Crawford ; Policeman, Nickey Nac. Ten applications in for Scavenger. To be disposed of with the next keg' of Union Brewery. ��������� TAX NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the Statutes, that Provincial Reuenue Tax and all assessed Taxes and Income Tax, assessed and evied undei the Assessment Act and amendments, are now due and payable for the year 1902. All taxes collected for the Comox Assessment District are due and payable at my, office, situate at Cumberland. This notice, in terms of Law, is equivalent to a personal demand by me upon all persons liable for. taxes. JOHN BAIRD, ' ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR, Comox Assessment District, '..' Cumberland Post-Office. Dated at Cumberland 2nd Jany., 1902. 8 1-02. 4t. '������3ffiSB& PBOOLAMATIOHS. [L.S.] *��������� ��������� - '-",-..��������� HENRI g: JOLY'de LOTBINIERE, ',' . ' r , CANADA, Povince of British Columbia EDWARD yil.,'by,the Grace of God, of '." the United Kingdom of Gi;eat Britain ' and Ireland and uf the Biitish Dominions beyond the Seas, King,'Defender of the Faith,'etc., etc., etc. To our faithful'ihe members elected to ' serve in the Legislative Assembly of . our Province of British Columbia, at ' our City of Victoria,���������Greeting. ' A PRO CLAM AI'ION. F RI DAY, J AN IJ A R Y, 31 st. - , i- ' l , ' ' , ' ��������� . .'. '.*...,:'...'.:. FOR THE PURPOSE OF........ * ..'..',' -Al ��������� J M4W *A ���������v. Bunsmuir ��������� itsniie /.,.-. Oumlierlant B.C. ,D. M Eberts, HEREASWeare Lbkrts, ,Mjy i Atiorney-General.'' iir desiroub and resolved, as soon as may--lie, io meet our' j people of our Province of Biitish Colum- ' bi;v an<-l t0 have' then- Legislature : * ������-* NOW KNOW -YE, A. H. PEAGE^-.'Drnggi^WtiB^" advTce int our that for divers, causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of our loving subjects, We have 'thought fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council, 'to hereby convoke, and by these presents enjoin you, and each of you, that on Thursda) the twentieth day of.Februarv, one thousand nine hundred and two, you meet us in ou>* said Legislature or Parliament of our said Province, at our City of Vic-.ori.-i, FOR THE DISPATCH OF BUSINESS, to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our Legislature of the Province of British Columbia, by the common Council of our said Piovince may, by the favour of God, be ordained. ' In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made WINTER'S . .ih . - ';-~' INSTANT '���������;. ��������� ;/ "-.'"���������"���������'-' ..'."- ���������"--.- COUGH CUREr IT'S A GOOD ONE, AND 11ELIABLE , ''A ��������� ' ' - FOIl CHILDREN AND ADULTS. * We 'are selling our TOILE I SOAPS . at .'Cost to make room. Finest GLYCERINE 'and CASTILE ,SOAPS Away jjown. , ��������� > STORE OPEN Sundays from'9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and horn 5 p.m. to<6 p.m. ' Patent and the Grei il of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed : Witness, the Honourable Sir Henri GUSTAVE JOLY DE LOTBIN-IERK, K.C M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of our said Province of British Columbia, at our Government House, in our City of Victoria, in our said Province, this 9th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and in the first year of our Reign. By Command, J. D. PRENTICE, Acting Provincial Secretary. 25-l-'02. 2fc 'Columbia- flouring Ills Company ENDERBY, B. C. H ungarian, y, .iree Star, Wheatlets- 10-10, Strong Bakers (LIMITED.) Agents, - Victoria, B.O :J $ Dunsmuir Ave., , Cumberland, B.G. m ������^Sg^83g$@&S������ A\xv\imn?iaiLtXfi*-as.i>j*xrjLmw wngwikTi ~^..^*.**~^***^~*^^*^*\~ifi+*,Vi,xnY?u>x.i.������ei.t* t 123 HASTINGS ST , ' 83 GOVl-IiNDIENT ST. Vancouver, B.C. , *--s ���������.-<.. Victoria,1'B.C."' ' January 1st., 1902. MESSRS GIDEON HICKS & CO., wish all their Customers a Happy'New Year, and beg to announce that in future they will trade under a new title, viz :��������� Tl������ Hicks k Lovick Piano Co. The Management of The Hicks & Lovick Piano Co. is in exactly the same hands as under the old title and all accounts are payable as usual. WBITE US FOB, CATALOGUES- GOUETMAY iiGUSI COURTENAY, B.O., .Headquarters for Sportsmen in the* Best Duck and Pheasant Shooting Grounds in the district. .. .. .... MEALS PROMPTLY SERVED ,The Best -of-������������������ -:-{ WINES, lilQUORS, Hand Made Single ...HARNESS:... $15, $20 and $25 for Rub- ber Trimmed.. Factory Harness $10,,$12 & $18 BARBER SHOP In connection with and CIGARS ���������-���������In Stock. the Hotel. V.W. RICHARDS, Manager. JplP"~l-vepairirjg Neatly Done while you wait. ' w. will Ann. sll- r NOW IS THE TIME TO^10"58������-^^ ADVERTISE IN THE "NEWS.'' n ���������si -['I I wl ft II m M %i I *; m f ������ r ' , r)H VM ' %\ '���������?isi i ���������L t -��������� 1 ml Mi m m w m m ml Wm $m m, s!l a I J-PS Wt
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