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NO. 179. UNION, COMOX DISTRICT, B. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1896. $3.00 PER YEAR
taseeasataaBSgewg
Change of Advertisement will appear in
next issue on arrival of
3_T23"W GOODS
In the meantime call and
examine
OUR FI8HINQ RODS AND TACKLE
JAMES McKIM
Spring Goods mwarrotd
IPS/ICES YIE/Y IOW
Take a Look at the Window and 8et PRICES
Suits cheaper than in the East. * My stock comprises the
very latest novelties in Scotch and English Suitings.
I will sell fine black worsted suits
��� 1-t' ,-.\ xy,.; ,- .*... 'A * ���
..........at $30 per suit
"lie Ya
M Iinw Regulation Act
1 (or OeUiarr Mana_ara
OtrrtMktaaafOoapatener
Notice ishereky fivta tktt ia aumin*
atioa In Managua Certificate* of Competency under ikt thev% Itottd Act will
k, held at -JUaaiiae, oa Otabaot tht aid
Thprtday ef April, 1I9A. Caadidalce
aiudiai.to atucat tkcuiselvti 11 such
UMaiutioa mut, oa or befort tta lit
day of April 1I96, totily uck inttation
to tke Chairaata af the Board from whom
all iilormarioa is ta panicolars caa be
abut ltd.
Applicants fer tiiminatien muit aot
'be lest thta J j vein of agi aad must
Ulf havt had at lust twa purs tiptriencc
aidtrgroind it t caal mini (or mitres).
Aloif with the applicitwa they are ta
aead a certificate of service from tkeir
���reseat or previous employer.
TAKE NOTICE that there will also
beea elimination held at Union ia
Atfutt msath, 1I96. This eximiiatioa
it hr the same object u the one ihore
referred to which is tobe held in Nanai*
aaa. far pirticilirs apply to
ARCHIBALD DICK,
Chairman uf tht Board, Nanaimtk
Mininwo, Jtnuary-ptb, ljg6,
YARWOOO *% YOUNQ
IARRISTIRB and SOLICITOUS
������XBvwirr ouilo at ran"
Oa Eattae Meadsy, the ladiea af Triaiiy
0.114 give u "At Horn." It ill, waiat
waa largely alluded ud proved ��� mut
njeyabl. aoeial.
Toe T
Carter of Bastion aud Commemial
Streets, Vaaaimo, B. 0.
Baatcsi Oassu, Third Street ead Daatauir
Avaau, B. C
Will he ia Caioa the Srd Wtdattdty of
auk tiuath aid reaiaii tu diye.
*mm��*,ttm��B��a'*,map���raratas*aasra7a*a_��
Henry Cunliffe
���AUK OF '
Nome Wade Pread and First
Class Plea, Cakes, Ite
trntteeeVOttmtl BUHf, neietmtB
��� aronoi to BBS? coast
nnuM
Pmtidwt ud Vite-PraaidtM ef Ik.
Otild,MiecC��i>Ureud Mrs. B>ekmu,
ware av.r*/��ur*almusaa hall, welcoming
eaoh cm aad doiag slaty u hctoeaao.
ike hUl wuwrepod wish iri-eoltr but-
mg, ud Japueae lauterua abed a mellow
liykl. Ureal petaef fame ateed ia tk.
wiadowt, aad oa small Mblts were bowlt ef
aeulifil flewere.
ro Mr. aot Mn. Piket ut du tkuke
for Ihoir kiad genocacity ia tuderiig
Ulmberliad hill te tht Guild, free tf ehirge
lbs for aks Isu ef dishes ud tposat.
There were gaaus, ud gauss I
Tha mtroskaaeats were boaulfil sad of
tht beak lieedamie Lewreaee, Moore aad
O'Briu, tram hup aapplyiag euflse, aaiirt
wielae (whioh 1 heard aomeoaa aay were
the beat Madwiensa!) ud oan le tbe volua*
leer waiters���yeaug gutlemea���wbo gal-
laotly aatiatad tbe jroaag Iodise la terviog
their gueie.
Ataoof thm preeaet, we Mtioed Rev.
ud Ure Will.,,*..* tire Bndenek, Tta*
eoaveri Mre Lawruo., Dr and Mre Wee:.
wood, Mr aad lira O'Dell, Mr ud Mra
liellie, Mn B MuKim, Mr u,l Mra Moore,
Mr aad Mrs O'Briu, Mr ud Mn Balkan,
Mr ud Mn F B dumb, Mr ao.l Mra Airt.,
Mr aad Mr. Rauw. Mr ud Mn Whiluy,
MwUtaee fttwerds, Tarbell, Kludtll; the
MimeaCbaasbara, Wllwa, Akram*,TuiulKnl
Pikil, Mibaea. Niokenoo, P���#ell, demur;
Meeen Dalby, MaoOrager, Riggs, Sharp.,
Smith, Henry, Nurthey, City, Low, Dr
P.lbv, Walaoa, Piket, Sgiberlud, Mc*
Keasie, Williaasa, Blore, Watkiua, Wilson,
Kilpatrick, Partnige aad Walton, ud
muy ���base hm we did mi lure.
Sspmal. & Mm Rj.
Time Tahle No. U,
Ta like edhel it S a.n. oa Saturday, March
tilt, IIM. Traiat raa ������ Puile
0a aad ifttr Mirck jut, instant,
���sdersigted will claw eat hit aa
Ceawanos BuiatM, aad aa er Dei
the
ettire
CemmittiBi Bitiacu, aad aa er before
April 1 J*, lift*, >*ll aattttidiagiccouits
���tit at settled, et tkat ��>" kt placed ia
Ma kaadt ef a uliciter far redaction
All partiu ktviag icceuitt igiiit tkt
���adinigtad tro roqueted ta preseat
tkera it oact.
JOHN WILSON,
5.S. Join.
Mmuimo, Muck totk, 1I9* '
GOING NORTH
j Uaily. I a��i'a>.
let. Vietorla fee Veaelate led I a. ��.
Walllaaam I Ml
ar.Nao.lroo Il.u
Ar. WlUUftu ItM
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GOING SOUTH
AHVUAI. METING OF THS
P*B8B_TBItIAN 00MOBK3 ATION
The regular annual meeting of St.
George's Prubyteriaa church was held
in the auditorium ot the church on Fri-
diy evening, it which the congregation
wu well rcprcscated. Rev. Mr. Logan
presided.
Mr. Russell gave 1 very interesting report from the Session ind S. tchoot
Miss Girrisnn presented the Y. P.S. C.
E report which indicated that there wat
a good dul of activity in tht young people of the congregation.
Reports were read by the secretary and
treasurer, Mr. Mitcell, which showed that
Ihe friends of the church,' were all things
considered, ia a healthy stilt. Theu te
ports along with the estimates were received, discussed, and adopted.
The officers for thi year were then ip-
Sinted as follows: ���Managers���L. C.
tcdoaald, James Reid, C. McLean, T
L. Ray, Wm Mitchell, and 0. McKeniie
The last two were added this year. James
Reid was nude secrrwry, Win Mitchell
treasurer, James Addison and Dr. Jeffs
auditors, and A. Lindsay janitor. The
ushers appointed are "Wm Mitchell, A.
Lindsay, D. McKeniie and Mr. Langman
Oa niotioa the matting adjourned to
mut nur the close of December; u it
wis agreed'to make the ecleuiiticil close
wiih Ihr calendar year.
UUBABT OHAT
We think it was Beecker whs said it
wu 1 misfortune l*f 1 person of oalv
average ability to r&e 00 soma occuioa
to the height ef a gnat effort, because a
reputation thus established required too
great labor to maitwia. It would seem
best for one thus mulled to oaly tagage
ia literary wotk occasionally and whtn
there is ample opportunity for tbe bur
possible achievement. The spectacle of
falling sun is aot encouraging.
It too often khtapi jfcit authors rely
upon their repuiati.ojt tfl Seat 1 work with
little merit.' Tke'SMt that they can do
good mark, ance letnowiedged. by the
public; tkiy imagine isill that is needed.
But experience scan proves new delusive
this view is. There are some authors
who never publish anything which does
net represent.their, best thoughts and
culture, thus ittiring a growing popularity. Tm muck h.iste hu caused
many 1 literary tua to stl never to rist
again.
A great many versifiers rush into print
without iny welt grounded idiat of pros,
ody. This is doubtless partly owing to
thc want ef any reliable work on tke
subject. If tbey take Pope at an example
they will have little difficulty in following
his forms but they will not find a pattern
suited tn ill subjects. Tke study of foe
will yield much profit, fer although ef
erratic genius he took few liberties, con-
fining hit verse to regular measure, yet
by substitution of equivalents, producing
a variety suited to the varying sentiment.
We received some verses not long since
which thc author strangely thought were
correct in metre because be could sing
them in a certain air. When we pointed out lhat a certain line in one of the
verses did not correspond with itl mate,
he quickly overcame the 1 difficulty by
repeating the words quickly in onc case
and mare slowly in the other so as to
make their utterance occupy the ume
time. And this galloping through one
line and passing through the other on a
slow walk, so to speak, did aot strike
kirn as at all peculiar.
The Union Musical and Dramatic
Society will give an entertainment at tha
Agricultural hall, Courienay nn the evening of Saturday the 18th inst., and in
Cumberland hall, Union, on the evening
of Monday, the 27th inst. The entertainment will consist of the presentation
of the comedy entitled "The Rough
Diamond. I: wili be preceded by 1 first
class concert.
AM LOUOHXID * 00.
AUTISTIC TAILORING 72 YOUMO
SCBBST ABOADZ, TORONTO.
A chance far every gentleman to droit
ia city ttyltat 1 small outlay
Iaspect our importations of fishiom*
bit Suing for the spring se.non.
See the grind line of samples- every
thiag of the highcit clan, emiaiatly correct, of unsurpasied value. Call and 11
tmine samples and be renvinced.
D. C. McKeniie, Agent for B. C.
ioii
Hamilton.���At Union April nth to
thi wife Mr. A Himilton a diugktir;
still born,
Elliott.���At Union, April 9th ts tbe
wife of Mr. Robert Elliott a ton.
McPhee & Moore
FAMILT BROCm 11 HIT MABBT
,-lMFORTBfU AXB DBALRRS W-
Flour, Feed. Field and Garden Seeds, Etc., Etc
C~"& MB AT MARKET ���<
��� ��� ' ������*��� " '" ' ��� ���****���' "
Is well stocked with choice fresh and salt
meats, vegetables, butter, eggs, poultry and
all kinds of fruits . . .
���*��� i^Goods Delivered Promptly
ar.an.ka island motbs
Miu Wilsoa, teirher al Hornby Iilud
wu i gum i portion ef UM week it tki
McMillan maniion.
Mn. John Howt, af Hereby, paid htr
daughter, Mrs. David Pick is ef Dtamaa
Island, a visit last wuk.
Mr. That. Cairns, of Comet, wu riming tin McMillans lut wetk.
Ckirlu McFirline,who some time ago
sold his ranch to Chilmcr Bros, witk the
iiltatiaa af removing to tne Hawaiian
I ilands, aid afterwards ceacladtd that
Deimtn Island wis ��� good tniugh plact
ii which to live, it nnw building himself
I new house aa land parckaud from kit
brother.
Mr. Geo. BeidaeH it expected kick
from the Old Couniry.
Mr. f. W. Robbiu kit received aa
atkiowltdgemtnt with thiaks from tki
Geological Department n�� Ottawa, of.
���Mine fossil specimens discovered by him
on thc islands aid for��arded to tht department a few wecki ago.
Mr, John Piercy has taken charge af
tie boarding hnuse it Union Biy, duly
conducted by Mr, A Liidsiy.
VMIOM BKXTOIeTO
The Daisy left on the 6th with aae
tons of coal for C. Petbody, Victoria.
The Mimeoli left on the ;th fer Lot
Angeles witk 3,300 tons sf csal fer tk*
Southern Pacific.
Tbe at. Maude left en tbe Ith witk MS
tont nf coal for tht C. P. N., Victoria.
Tha tag Vaaciuvtr oa tka ��tk tank
116 tons of coal for lba Electric Tram-
way, Victoria,
The Tepic oa the eta took away Mt
tons of coal for the C. P. R., 114 tau af
coal and n tons of coke for Ike Sugu
Refinery, Vaeceuver.
The ian Mateo left aa tka nth with
4,300 tons of cwl fer Su FrueiKO.
Tke Transit left oa Sunday witk Iff
tans of coal fer tha Ceatral A at trim
.Steamship compear.
The Coiwtaace witk etaw took aa mm
totk t jl tool af cut fer Victoria.
Tkt Progreuiu it due aad the Mia*-*
wiUbt-iuttktSnitftkawMk.
VMIOM mmiOAJ, AMD
SMAXAXIO SOOOTT
Will givt ta eaterttirrtnt at Agricul-
Ural hill, Courienay, Saturday evciing
April 18th and at Cumberland kill,
Uniin, Monday ivening April 17th. The
following is the
* PROGRAMME:
Pima selection. Miss Williams; tne,
Mill Kushworth, Dr. Westwood and M1
Cock; banjo long, Mr W H Snvih; sung,
Mr Cock; skirt dance, the Misses
Williams; long with violin obligato, Mi-s
Ruihworth and Dr. Westwood; interval;
address, the chairman; piano min, Mm
Williams; followed by lhe comedy, en*
titled, the Rough Diamond with the
following can of characters: Lnrd Plato
���Mr Geo Hull; Sir William Evergreen
���Dr Wcitwnod; Capt Augustus Blenheim��� Mr P Dunnr; Cousin Joe���Mr
Wm B Smith; Lady Plito-Miss Skinner;
Margery���Mrs Westwood; Lucy���Mitt
Gibs'in, Mils Willitmi,. accuuip.inut.
Mr. Whrney, chairman.
ran uaonroa AMB
amovM" ,..
Wi were tkewa Ikreegk Mr. LHUa'i as*
iMduutadetrtrialyilliMtritatliadUr
well dtaigaea and tastefaUy laWkei kerne.
Tki architect it 1 hcitkcr of Mm. aVMh,
udreaidMiBSurrueiawt IkeeMlttetsi
il Mr. Ctrlktw if Vtita, tat, tkewark M��
leeia will ccadit�� Mr. Outhtw u ia
triitu. Blare * Set kin due the patat-
iig, ataiiiig aad aeUekii|, ud made a Iaa
job
Tht hmi*�� i. f euhed ia Ihi utwal weal
bighb poi,it.d, ud ike rMeptiea kill, it
bu>nif.il. A uiahniiem mati'.le ia the
.irawiutt rmiiii, is *jsi tiooUrly, huidsnow.
E. -Mtiiiiij, suyj-i-si, eicutci lasts, aud it ef
M* hi ,1
T, m gi-j ��������-; <r�� .|,.oif.u��, and aie Mag
sirtlilotl, tod a uimht r ���f fnit treee eet aU.
Piumlhc wisiltwiiel the eeeMd etitf
.ho view I.fi.*, tad thi saaialud .WMe,
a unrky intuU spot is ike dieuaeo.
Such haildiaga stould be 1 pride ta
Union.
1 ml ra
IDall/.iaafly.
Lv, WeltiaflMiwTleUrli l.fe I -LU
Lv. Naulsufer Vl.torla... Ill |,M
Ar. Tleuria I lt�� I Ml
Per ratal aid* liflmatlea apply at Com-
pur'a ttka
A. DUMSUUIR, JOSBPB BCKTBB.
PreaMmt Out gift
R. K. PRIOR,
Oea. rrelfkt tet raaeeaur Ail.
SUNDAY BIBTIOtt
Sr Gwiaoi'a PausrrsRiiur Caoaai-
Rev. 1, A Logu, psetor. Servioea a* II a.
ai. and 7 p. m. Sunday School itSiW.
T.P.8 C E. it clou of .veuing eervioe.
MiTBODUr OHtlnca��� Serricu at Ihe
usual huura innruiug and ereaing. Rev C
H M. Sutbrrloriri, pattiir,
TaiaiTTt'nuacH-.Servi<���� ia the email*. Kev. J X. Willemar,
VABSBD THB XXAMUTATIOM
At the examination oa the 19th aad
loihnlliist month at Conrtenay, Ihi
following were the succetsful candidates
fnr entrance into the high school: From
Comoi school, Miss I. Cithcart, teacher
���Arthur N. Smith and Hilda K. Smith;
of Courtenay school, Miss A McLennen,
teacher���Horace McPhee and Judsoa
McPhae; of Grantham school, J A.
Hillid.iv, tetcher���Francis W. Smith
and Charles H. Smith; af Puntiedge
school, J. B. Bennett, teacher���Charles
Mathewson, Geo. W. T. Carwithea,
William Dingwall, ind Lueile Halliday;
ol Union school, R. Waikin, teacher-
Roderick W. Limliay, and Robert McKnight.
LKOlUiS-COM-BRT
The lut entertainment ol iht lecture*
concert course undtr the auspices af ��� the
Epworth League will be given at the
Methodist church on Saturday evening,
April 13rd. As the course commenced
with a concert su it will end with a con
cen, and it is the purpose that it shall
end as brilliantly ai it opened which of
courie is etpecting a good deal but not
more, we feel sure than will be realised.
Every effort will be put forth to hive a
lilting close tn a course of entertainments
whicli has been so succeuful. As many
hold course tickets, and as lhe admission
for others will be onl, 15 cents there will
naturally be a crowded house, and we
may be sure tkey will be well entertained.
Attention is called 10 ihe ad of North*
ey St Sutherland, lhe new real estate and
insurance firm. If yeu have property to
sell or rent give them a call.
VEXT GREEN
Victorian���I dreamed I wat ,n Hadts
last night and was shown around by Hit
Satanic Majesty. Coming to a crowded
room, I asked where are thut frcm.
"From Union" was tht reply.
Unionist��� I alsovisittd Hades IB a
dream and wat conducted to a luge
apartment where numbers wire tuaeae>
ed from the ceiling, aad a dense smoke
previiltd. I enquired, "Wko are tkeu?"
"These ire Victoriint" lea
burn, wu thi answer.
amkvax, atumre
Al the innul muting of tkt Uaiaa
md Comm District Hospitil na Sues.
day, April 4th inst., the following ofleera
were elected: Juines Abrtms, prtiidtit,
(reelected); Andrew McKnight, vici*
president; Dr. Lawrence, treasurer, (re*
elected); J, B. McLein, tecrctiry, (reelected); Thomit Russell, John Thorn*
ton, William Milchell, James Reid ind
C. II. Tarbell, directori. Drs. Lawrence
and Westwood were appointed lurgtMt,
Mrs. James Reid, matron, tad Miu
Margiret Shaw and Miis Maud Smith,,
aursu.
VAMMB VOB SALB
We kari seue imyrsved lad pertly iu-
Cveri Iim. fur ill. chew. Ala<> good
1 ia !��, SO. ui 46 ure truta, clou to
Uuioa end very lew ia priee. haf fl
of payat.tl. CH ud aee te.
Neiran * th-rauLaa*.
OpiMMte Pact Oflao, Vtita.
eoaTxxxnvAtu a oMaurea
Mr. R. Witkin, tht tScieat nriiciaai
af thi Uaion school etpecti to resign kit
petition at the end of the present term.
which eipires June 30th for the purpose
of entering upou a count of medical
studies. I^t.
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"**
KATIE TOUGH'S DEATH,
Haimnonii Oomniital to Stand His
Trial,
Evidence at tin- I'rellnitoarj Bearhig���Twa
iiruthvm of th*- beeeaaed T��U wimt
They KaoVv���Hmumontl Hud Denied
Huliij- It!��riii ll tu 1 heir SUter��� \\\> Utail
KlrMt Mi-nrlniicd tin* WOttl PoUbfl���Two
l.t-tttrt He -Amu- tu the I)e��<l Girl Pot
in i��h K\irt��.nrf���Tin- Pvlianer Uefneeato
Utkke n Statement. ��� -
A Ura_vyiiJmrtit Ucti;i;ttch Kity.-: Although it was generally known tliat
Hammond "would imt Le arruigned lio*
[ore 2,30 p.m., u.v f>) in tin- mora-
lag many ot tho luhnliltanta of tho
outskirts Of the town were out, in
holiday attire, congregated nt the
corners of the streets, eagpfl-y tlisuns
^ing tho all-absorbing poisoning case.
Tlio train from i-Sracehridgo arrived
promptly du time, bringing' with it
tlio accused, William J. Hammond,
in charge of CongtaWo AViUuun Sloan,
ami accompanied ty the coroner, -Ur.
Bridgland, and County Crown Att'-r-
ney Thus. Johnson 's also Mr, EpUraim
Hammond nmi Mr. Kogs, o: Johnston
At Ross, ol Toronto, who will appear
for William .1. Hammond. On tho
bench the mntcUtrates wero Messrs.
.1. P: CocKjmfnJ T. M. IlbbiuSon,
Henry CaBtle and ii. B. King.
Tho room was soon uon-iuiy packed
by tho crowd that li.ul..heen kept
ontijido, who had beon anting them;
selves by pelting showbalts at each
uthor over the Crofcd,
At 2._!"> Hammond) tho accused, was
brought into court, nnd took his
seat beside his counsel, Mr. "Ross, looking a littio paler, but quite bright.
Aftor Itonring tho charge ho Bftt( down
ii+,in(iff. "nnmnn
! for his purchase on Saturday, when
requested to do so*
Elizabeth Tough, mother of the dead
girl, guve evidence identical with thnt
given at thf inquest. She said that
wnen JUuumoiul- came in witb the
body of Katie she accused him of
beiuj; married then, but he denied It,
and* she testified to having found the
following two letters addressed to
Katie, which lmve been spoken Of, but
not published before:,
BCPORTANT I.ETTKKS*
March 3rd. ISB6.
M.v Dear* Katv-"Wrote yuu on Sat*
nnl.-iy snying that I would be up, and'
that If yon w.;u;u meet me I'd give
you thnt cheque, and now I think it
Is y.(jry funny, indeed, for you not to
meet-ine, as it was on your account
principally that 1 cninc up. If you
want t ) get your tilings m-jct mo this
evening about eight p.m., between
your place nmi Presbyterian Church,
becauea I must lie gqlng haek iu n day
or two, and other thinga are turning
out, ;iii rightt; and if yi u only try and
dr your part evorything win be nil
v.g'it. T t:i t yeur letter last Saturday, nnd be sure to c ime out to-night
nmi meet yonr lovingly, W, T. .T.
" EI-PRIEST " RIORIJAN AGAIN.
���Tlie Professional Agitator Uses 'His
Little Pistol,
THEEE MEN SERIOUSLY HURT.
with tlio utmost composure,
KATIE'S BROTHER.
Tlio first witness wuh Prank Tuiigh.
brother ui tlie uoceuscd, who testified
that ho hud seen his bister Kate in
tlio huuse ut (i o'clock un tlio .evening ui hoi- death, Slie.,had been iu excellent health, und was all right tliat
evening. Abuut 8 o'clock lie saw lior
un tlio street neur Cornell's drug
store,- nnd u little before II o'clock he
suw her walking with Hammond un
tin, roud in frout ol liis (witness')
home. The next time lie saw her wus
a little aftor 9 o'ulock. and she wus
then liruught intu tlie house iu a
dying condition. When brought in
lier face wus bloated, aad she frothed
at tho mouth. Withess' detected a
peculiar odor from her breath, but*
could not tell what it was. The*
prisoner, whu had helped i to carry
Kutio into tlio house, *��n_u*iji0d inside I'm* aliout twenty, miinitos after.
The prisoner Hammond asked witness
while there if lie (witness) was* sure
Katie had been taking medicine
lately, and witness replied " No."
Hammond then usked him to go upstairs to lier room and see if tliere
was no poison in it. 'Witness, retimed
to go,.-and asked Hammond if he had
been with Katie that Dlglit. Hammond replied tliat he had not. Witness then usked the prisoner 11 lie
was married to Katie. He replied
tliat ho was not; that she was married to a man nalned Jnmes, whom
lie knew slightly, and with whom lie
had talked a lew Mines, Witness iur*
thor said that the trunk brought Irom
Toronto by Constable Sloan was his
trunk, und was lent to his sister.
To Mr. Koss the witness admitted
that he was not friendly towards'
Hammond, and that on tlie night of
Katie's death he had told hini; lie
felt like hitting him. He felt sure
that Hammond was the first to suggest tlie Idea of poison in connection
with Katie's death on the night it
occurred, lie testified to having found
the bottle of poison and phosphoric
acid between the ticks lif Katie's bed.
He explained theu where hu found
them.
A YOUNGER BROTHER.
James Albert Tough, another .uul
a. younger brother of tiie deceased
girl, waa the next witness called, lie
stated in tlie course of his testimony
that lio hnd seen his sister Katie
at 0 o'clock at supper, and that at
about 8 o'clock she had dropped Into
the storo which liis lather keeps.
Ten minutea Inter the passed the win-.
dow of his store ng.uji,'anil a few'
minutes later ho ���s'n.w lief still again,
between the rink *riM the foundry,
walking with a man with a Bhort
overcoat. Witness was not. near
enough on that occasion tu tell who
the man was. He did not see his sister again until alter lior death. He
had heard his brother ask llaiiniiuinl
11 lie had been .with. Katie thut
night, and Hammond had ilcnleo it.
Afterwards, when they wire all iu
the kitchen, witness' mother said
she wondered how it could have happened, and Hammond asked her ii i
Katie had been taking any 'medicine, i n
Mrs. Tough said tliut slio had not, mid
Hammond then tu piled, tu wltns* ami
lii.i brother, and iiuggestcd that one
of tliein should go up to her room
and seo if there was any poison tliere.
Nono of I hem, however, acted on
tho suggestion. 1ft*. thought* it was
Hammond who first used thu word
poison. ..*. ', .. .
Colin Campbell and John Howes testified to finding,tljo body ..and car-
Toronto, February -**. '98,
My Dear Kate,���Am very sorry to
have kept ymi waiting so long for
your thing*, but I am coming up tomorrow, and will bring it with me,
and I would nave went up before but
the Gov. came down, as you perhaps
know, and so detained me. ��� If you
will nicet ine si nie place and time tomorrow, ���Saturday evening, I will give
key and some paper.*, p rhap-*, and
now, Kate, it is Just poss ilic tliat I
may not be able to come to-morrow,
but if you don't see nie to-morrow
night, .why expect mc Monday for
sure, anil the time is I believe, about
20 minutes to 8. Ue sure and don't
disappoint me, and I wish you'd try
and make arrangements also so we
can manage as we did two weeks ago
to-night, and do you remember. I
don't know anything else to tell yuu
now, dearest, but. hoping to see you
soon, I remain yours lovingly,
W. T. James.
A. A. McXalib testified that he was
in Tough's house after. 8 o'clock on
Friday night, and Katie did uot come
in alter tliat time.
Dr. J, A. C. Grant, wlio made the
post-mortem' examination, was then
called, and his report was put In as
evidence. Tlie first of his evidence
w*as that the death pointed to poison,
but not pointedly so. *.
Chic! of Police Sloan testified to
the seizure ol the trunk in Toromto
and to the llndlng of tlie uihirriage
certificate and life insurance policies,
1* gethcr with the effejits of . Hammond. ,
I.-aac Amherst, Toronto, Manager
of tlie Provincial Prevalent Institute,'
proved the policy in'his company for
$3,000, takeu cut by Katie, und made
payable to W. T. Jamee.
This ��� completed .the evidence, and
Hammond leiu-el to mrike any statement. * The magistrates unanimously
decided tliat he must stand his trial*
at the next assizes. He was taken
back this evening tu Bracebridge
Jail.-
Is spii'i-h *'T��� Wointn Only" Hrouir'-t u
Slab -Pelted Wilh Holten KkrsmicI I.e
-Fired sl�� sh.os. Wounding two .M.n-
ImisIIIioI,, In Helttrt.-Wiirntiiln Out tor
the Fuffltlvr...
A Duiiuiore, l'a., despatch says: A
religious riot,, ia which bloodshed occurred, ti ok pluce here to-day, when
a mob attneked the cx-priest, Victor
M. Ilutliven, alias Kloriian. Vor several years lie hns appeared in West-
orn and southern cities stirring up
religious rancor by addresses aimed
at the Reman Catholic Church and tlio
priesthood.
As a result of the riot to-day two
men are suffering from -bullet-wounds
received from a revolver fired by
Eiitliven and another, onc of tlie ex-
priest's budy-guard. ls badly wounded
und likely to die from a shot fire;!
from tlie mob. The victims of tho
tragedy are:
"William Mink, shot in the back and
ling. Considered fatal.
hot in left
(illtl. mil T.U.I.1 ASSAULTED.
Another Canadian Maltreated in Unffajo���
Kesvued By Uar ���Sister,
Buffalo despatch snys: Harry
Morgan, a well-dressed man, 29.yi.arH
old, wlio says hu is Presidput olid
General Manager of tlie Buffalo Advertising Company, offices at No. 17
and 19 Court street, was arrested
this morning at 9 o'clock by Policeman Cottrell, oi the Franklin Street
Station. He is charged witli having
brutally assaulted Kittle ���Satehcrr. a
17-year-old Canadian girl, who -<���-
ceatly c.-iiue to Buffalo frum Canaii:..
Tlio girl's sister has boon fur some
timo employed tu clean the Osborne
billiard parlor, over -No. ;'23 Washington street. This meriting she
had some other work tu do, so site
asked Kittle to clean up tlie billiard-
room for her. The latter agreed to
do so, a ml went thero fur tliat purpose at (1.30 o'clock. She says soon
after slio went to tho room Morgan
entered, and locked the door after
him. The girl says she screamed until Morgan threatened to kill ber If
she " didn't shut up.'* Hor sister
Mnry proved a rescuer when she
went to see what was the mutter.
She screamed for assistance when she
found out Kates plight. A crowd
gathered, and tlie door was held so
that Morgan could uot escape, Police*'
man Cottrell was called from Gain
and South Division streets. lie arrested Morgan, and .brought, the prisoner nnd the two women to the station in the patrol wagon, The girl
erlnil bitterly, when Cnptaln Taylon
questioned lur about the assault.'The
prisoner soeuied to rcyillte his grave
plight. He broke down and cried
like a lialiy when he Wns locked up.
UOIlltt-'.lls soai.iii*:i> HIM.
rying it Into the. liou.se
Roslna Russell gave evidence to tire
effect that at 8.3*0,'o'clock on 1'rida'y
night slio had seem *a young iuau and
woman walking.tip and dowa tlie
road past Tough's houso. They had
gone through tho gate leading to
Hammond's house, but she did not
seo them enter. She had never seen
them before.
John Skltch, a tailor, related somo
conversations heThad had with ilaminond the day nltw tho tragedy. Hammond had suggested .tl* possibility of.
suicide by poison. He said site had
tried it once before; He laid also denied that he was maryled-to l,ier.
PEDSSIO ACID.
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Ashland despatch Says : Tlio victim
of fiendish robbers, Paul (laiioulink,
died ia tlio hospital here to-day. Two
weeks ago last Saturday night
Ganoshak was held up by three men
at l.ukc Fiddler colliery, SlianioUin.
They demanded $100, which tbey
said ho carried.
Ganoshak declared lie had only
a small sum of money. He was then
terribly beaten and carried to where
a pipe from tho mines wa.s discharging hot steam. He was held over tills
and actually scalded so badly that
after lingering in* agony for two
weeks ho lias died: His. niurdorors dis*.
appeared from jthe neighborhood. Immediately after committing the
crime, and nothing lias been seen of
them since.
Mr. Gladstone has donated Ci.00 to.
the Armenian fund,* . . . ;
Commissioner Booth*-Tncker, ��� who
has boon appointed to the command
of the Salvation Army in the United
States, and his wife wll! sail fro
left
William S. Seagraves
leg.
.Charles Kcilar, shut ia right side,
llu th von narrowly escaped being
wounded, a bullet passing through the
sleeve cl his overcoat, nnd but forhis
escape Intu the house of John Nichols,
whe.e the women opened tho door, he
Would havo fallen into the hands of
tho nub. For some weeks past ifutli-
ven has been endeavoring to secure
places in Scranton and its suburbs
where ho could deliver his addresses.
Ho had rented the Thirteen.h liegl-
inent Armory, but when the trustees
learned the nature of his udore.*i*es,
and tliat they weie not of tlie patriotic nature he represented, they
shut him out.
Huwever, he rented small halls lu
the Sbuth Scranton and Hyde Park
sections, and there, uuder police protection, addressed meagre audiences.
Yesterday afternoon he spjike in the
chuicli at Dunmore and was so encouraged by his audience that he announced other talks for tliis ufter-
auoa and evening.
Tliis afteruuun's harangue was lur
women only, and the ilttlo church was
crowded to hear him. Meanwhile,
word had issued tliat ltutlivcu intended to attack . CuthoUcity, and
tliat ho would make bold assertions
relative to the confessional. The
alarm was seat forth, and fully 400
mou 'aud boys gathered ' about tlie
church, their' manner being threatening. Some sought admission, hut
were repulsed by a bodyguard of
three men, Who accompanied Ituth*
veil for Ids protection! The ex-priest
heard tho threatening nulso outside,
and some of the women asked him to
accept tlieir. protection, in leaving
tlio hall, urging that tlie crowd
would mako no attack upon hini un**
der sucli circumstances. Iliithven
refused tliis offer and dismissed his
audience. .Shortly before 6 o'clock
ho and his men prepared tu leave.
Yells,and cries, oi derision greeted
tliem-iis -thoy appeared in tlio' door-
Mvu.y, but Ruthven, undaunted; stepped
to the sidewalk. At that moment an
egg struck him ia tlie oar, followed
by aisimwer oi snowballs, Irozen ieo
and mud.
Ruthven pressed onward, drawing, a
revolver and threatening to shoot at
tho next assault oii bim. Tlio crowd
wavered for a moment only, thou
surged forward again. Another shower of ieo assailed the ox-priest, ��� and
without hesitation ho leveled bis
revolver and fired six times ia rapid
succession. The second, shot felled
Seagreaves on the edgo of the, sido-'
walk, where lie was watrliitiir the
disturbance without participating,
(hie of tiio others brought down Kel-
lar, with a dangerous wound, in his
side. By this time somo men in tlio
crowd hud drawn revolvers and began firing. Mink fell from tho side of
th�� ox-priest, badly wounded, and
ids life Is despaired of to-night. Ruthven had emptied all the cartridges in
his revolver and called on ono of his
men to shoot. Tills man was following orders when the Nicholas door
opened and Ilutliven ran Into tho
house, followed by his guard, leaving
Mink in the strrol with blood streaming from Ids back. Nearly 1,30!) men,
women and boys had gathered, and
when thoy saw tlm resiilts of the riot
they clamored for RiitUveh's life.
Ilutliven afterward fled from the
Nicholas houso, escaping across lots
(o Scranton, whoro ho found a hiding
place. Warrants for his arrest wen*
Issued, and further trouble is feared
when ho Is lound,
A CHILD CHARGED WITH MIJIiDl.R.
St. Joseph d< sputcli says: Tin
mystery ol tlie poisoning ol tho D*I- I *^"['th nausea
Ion Taylor J.i inily _ at_ .Craig, _Mo., vomiting, compression ofthe pulse,
ylT>^S.
SOLOMON'S WISDOM WANTED.
A very interesting will case is puzzling judicial authorities in Magdeburg, Germany. Aliout a year ngo a
wealthy bachelor married, and since
he became HI ho made a'wili dividing a
fortune of 800,000 marks In the following way : An increase In the lamlly
being expected, he decided lhat If a
boy was born two-thirds of the fortune was to b.i kept la trust for the
child, wldlc one-third was to go to
tho mother: hut, if a girl was the
issue, om-thlrd was tobe held intrust
ior the girl, whilo tho two-thirds
would be the mother's share in tliat
case. The man died soon after, his
will being admitted tu probate. About
three weeks ago his wife gave birth
to���twins, a boy and a girl. Now tho
court and tho lawyers are at loggerheads how tlio fortuno Is to bu divided ; whether all is to go to tlio
children and nothing to the mother,
or all to the mother and nothing to
bo kept In trust for tlio children.
A LOT OF GYPSIES';
A census of tlio gypsies in Hungary has just lieen taken. They number 274,9-10, abuut half setllors in
towns and villages, while the uthor
half keep up a nomadic life. Of the
total number 82,015 can'unly speak
the Tslgany ur Romany (language;
104,70(1 spoke Hungarian, too, as
thoir mother tongua; 67,040 Roumanian, 9,857 Slovak, 0,8(11 Servian,
2,896 German, and 2,008: Rut'lienlaii;
but of tlie nomadic gypsies (12 per
cent, could speak no language but
Romany. Out ol 5!l,000 .cnildren ol
school age 40,000 managed to escape all schooling, although the law
requiring attendance is 'very stringent. As to religion 48 per cent,
nre Roman Catholics, 11 per cent.
Green Catholics, 13 per ceut. orthodox Greek and 28 per cent. Protestants ol various denominations.���I'nll
Mall Gazette.
HOW TO GIVE CASTOR OIL.
Did you ever find It necessary to
give a child a dose of castor oil ? D'ld
you ever long for somo magic power
to forco the nauseating mixture down
the throat ol tho little, obstinate,
squealing, sputtering youngster? Try
administering the dose ln tho form ol
castor oil biscuit or ginger bread and
tho difficulties aro easily overcome.
Tako one-fourth of n pound of flour,
two ounces of moist BUgar, a small
quantity of spice, and an ounce and a
half of castor oil. Mix all together,
roll It out ami cut It Into ten cakes.
Bako them quickly In a hot oven.
Eacli cuke will contain a good dose ol
castor oil, pleasantly disguised. One
or moro ot the cakes may be given
at a time, according to tlio nge of
the child.
By adding ginger nnd using molasses
Instead of sugar, castor oil glnge.rnuts
may bo made and the children will eat
them readily without perceiving tlie
taste ol the oil.
THE STUFF OF DREAMS.
To dream of picture cards indicates
tliat you will be Married tu a wealthy
person. ' ���
If you d(rouiu tiliat you hnve an aguo,
tlie sign is that you will become a
drunkard.
To dream of outing oysters signifies
a large Increase in your trade or business.
A dream about a peacock betokens
that you will marry a very handsoiiio
person. . .
To dream thnt you are entangled In'
briers mbaas thai you will shortly Mil
In love.
If 3'ou dream of a crown the token 1*s
of political, social ur oeelesl��stteul
preiftrment. ... ,
Snakes always indicate enemies. To
kill one mean.*) success ovei; one's ad*,
versaries.
To dream* that you nro travelling
In a private carriage foretells poverty
and disgrace.' I '���'' *
A-dream of being In a heavy rain
betokens that attempts will soon be
made io rob you.
To dream of, readlngiia entertaining bouk is indicative of an* increase
In your fortune.
Gathering flowers In a dream means
success in tho undertakings you are
engaged in.
To dream of Abraham Is favorable
to the dreamer, signbying that be will
become rich.
A dream that you stick ln the mud
means tliat yon will shortly have
trouble about bind.
If you dream of a goose you may*
expect soon tu see a iriend wlio has
boon long ubsent. ��.
-STALE FISH POISONING.
It is more dangerous tu eat stale
fisli than stale meat, booause' the moment tliat decomposition sets lu In the
flesh of a fisli exceedingly puisonous
products, possibly compounds of phosphorus, begin to form. Tliu poison ls
an Irritant, and its effects aro usually
first a severo attack of Indigestion,
passing in the most cases Into the
gastro*e*terltlc form; then comos
great coldness, ot tbe body aad'nervous disturbance nnd depression. Anither form still more serious begins
severo and protracted
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GOING HOME. ; '
Out of the chill und the sliadow
Iuto the thrill and the shine;
Out of the death of tlie (amine
Into the fullness divine.
Up from the strife nud the buttle
(Oit with tlie shameful defeat),
UP to the palm and tlie laurel,
Oh, but tlie rest will bo sweet I
Leaving the cloud and the tempest
Leaching the halm and tlie cheer
i Hiding the end of our sorrow
Finding the end of our fear,
Seeing the lace ,*f our Master
���.earned lor iu ������distance' nud
droam."
Oh, for that rapture of gladness!
Oh, lor that vision supreme! ���-
Meeting tho dear ones departed,
Knowing them, clauplug their hainl
All the beloved and true-hearted,
There in tho fairest of lands!
sin evermore left behind us,
Pain never more tu distress; *
Changing tne niunn fur the milstc
Living tlie Saviour lo bless.
--wool meaii-
Dr. A. ,1 (���aiiiiibell-'tratlfied to Ham- I Southampton for New Y*ork on board
mond buying an ounce of pr'ussic acid I tl10 steamer St. Louis on Saturday.
Irom hini on Friday, and on Saturday,
when asked what���rlWilftuJ.'doae;with
it, ho said ho hwi ���������tjirown It .away.
Hammond hnd sigtaQd the.poison'book
The Princo of Wales gave a dinner
to tlio, members uf the CerciQ Nau-
tique, rapues, last evening. Eighty
guests1 were present.
which resulted In tho deiitli of Dillon
Taylor, and tlie probable death of
Robert. Taylor, bli son, and the hit-
tor's wife, was cleared up to-day,
when Gertrude Taylor, 13 yoars oil,
confessed that she wns guilty of the
poisoning. She said she had formed a
dislike lor her brother and bis wife
nnd her father, as thoy would Dot
consent to let her koep on- organ
wliich hnd been ln the homo for a
year. She was arrested on tho charge
of murder, and her bull was placed
at $1,000.
Iu the United States Senate .yesterday Mr. Mills, of Texas, Introduced a Joint resolution directing President Cleveland to request Spain to
give local self-government to Cuba,
and in tho event of Spain's refusal the
President Is authorized to take possession ot tho Island and hold It
until tho people of Cuba can establish solf-govornincnt.
A young man named Roy was killed
on SatuiUny at Iliniouski, Que., .by
being run over by a train ho was oiling. The conductor did not know ho
was there, anil started the train.
great lowering of tho temperature,
cramp, diarrhoea, then convulsions.
TUOLLKY CAR SPEED. '
Tlio average speed of cars in Philadelphia is 10 miles nn hour, nnd tlio
average daily mileage 130 miles. Tho
cost of a kilowatt-hour ln largo
central stations is about 1 1-2 cents.
Sinco the average amount of energy
required to propel a loaded trolley
car may bo taken* ns about 20 kilowatt, or 30 horse-power, approximately, tho cost of a car hour will bo 39
cents, and tlie cost of a ear miles 3.9
cents, exclusive of tho cost of the services of conductor and motormam'
Tlio first trolley line in America, It
Is said, was built in 1881, on ono of
tho, smaller piers at Coney Island.
Tho first extensive practical npplica-'
tion of tlio trolley in tills country
was at Baltimore, Md., August 8th,
1S85.
Tho Solei] Bnys If the British repulse the Dervishes* in the, Soudan, the
French, -German and Belgian,-positions.
in mid-Africa will be endangered.'
Thore we shall lean
ings
Hidden to-day from our eyes,
There we shall waken liko ehildrer,
Joyous at gilt and surprise.
Come, then, dial' Lord, in the gloaming, ���
Or when the dawning is gray I
Take us to dwell in Thy ptvseucp���
Only Thyself lead tho way. ~
Out of the chill and the shadow
Into the thrill and the shine;
Out of tlie death and tlio famine
Into thii fullness divine;
Out of the sigh and the silence
Into the deep-swelling sung I >..
Out of the exile and bondage
Into the home-gathered throng.
BEWARE OF FALSE STANDARDS.
Tlie adoption of a false standard
means the abandi ilnincnt of a ' "true
standard. Let success once be a national aim, and then every consideration but success Is iuld aside. It
makes'tiie biisiiiess ntan unscrupulous.
It makes the workingman rocklets
and destructive, ln obedience to it
solemn contracts, binding capitalist
and laborer, aro torn up as the Interests* ol either purty dictate. ln
politics, national honor, even national
well-being, are forgotten In order to
push private ambition. Aud in the
field of, sport whore gentlemen meet,
or ought to meet (will tlie young men
of my readers bear with me, will thev
believe mo when, I say 1 speak that
wliich I know und testify to thnt
Which I have seen), tliey do not race'
or row ns they did twenty years ngo.
The true idea of spurt, in its right
pluce a healthy and enuubling thing,
Is too often laid aside iu obedience to
this Inexcusnblo worship of success.
Let ns win, nu matter what happeiB,
strain rules or alter rules, play with
professionalism, hunt over the land to
get likely athletes for our college,
puy men's way through, pile up great
sums in our club lunds���for win we
must. Yes, "cur own company, right
ur wrong," suys the. business man.
"My uwn party, right or wrong,"
says tlie financier. "My own college,
right or wrong," cries the youth.
"My own party, relght or wrong,"
cries the politician. And "our .own
country, right or wrong," cry we all.'
What are we saying 'I Do wn remember how near, for tho Christian man
this comes to .bluspheiny* To be g.,1
Christian means in some'amad, but
real, sejise. to be the folldw4r*ol Hlin
who said ,'Cand'when He sold those
words Ho ga.Ve .us tlie. watchword for
all time): "Fiil-'this cause was I born,
fiirthis.cause'camo I into the world,
to liear* witness to tlie Truth." And
if,*: fur nny sake���company,' fortune,
college,, party, interest, or %ven country's sake, we take sides a-��Alust tlto
truth, then do wu take side* against*
the living Lord, Gud of all righteous*
enss and right, and we undertake ,a
pretty 'big contract.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
Tlio times nro too last; they .'require tou much money, und the poor
liavo to struggle too hard to live.
The rich set the pace, tins middle class
follow, had tho poor live ln dissatisfaction.���Kev. W. Vt. West, Pittsburg,
���*-����� it Lli! ild
God punishes sin iu nations as In Individuals. National sins bring pattella! calamities. " Righteousness cx-
alteth a nation." Tho nation must bo
"established iu righteousness,'! or
It will not bo established at all.���Tho
Rev. E. Humphries, New Bedford,
Muss.
Religion Is no longer un antidote
against Hie fall oi Adam, Imt ah al*
wny,,s grander striving for a bettor
lifo. Tne old church has as hopelessly
lost touch wjth the religions development as necromancy und exorcism has
with science. Prejudice*, may yet continue the uhl Church, but tu the''belligerent tlielr dogmas have becuuio
hollow mockOMCS.���B6Vj li-.ll*. Morehouse, New York.
Goil pat-no child of Ills into this
world to fcrovel iind'trt be a worm ;
God, wants everyone to strive to get ���
up In tlio world, it Is only as men are
possessed with Uds desire that' the
world Improves. Let all men lie satisfied with everything Just ns* it is
and thnt would stop progress.���Rev.
W. H. Flshburn, Columbus, <).
* Tlie Univcrsniist Church believes ln
hell, In punishment, both hero and In
the world* to'conic. There are not
minlsters'-nor theologies enough in all
the world to disguise, to disprove the
self-evident fact tliat every violated
low will bring its pennlty; that whatsoever a njan soweth that shall' he
nlso rcap.-Rev. Albert Hammott,
Universalis^, Brockton, Mass.* ��� ��� ������
A liberal ln. religion Is one who
keeps his hjoar.t and mind open to
every appearance of triith and beauty,
who. expects new light nnd welfcofhes- '
lai-gor vision. Thus he is the mnn pt ���
progress, because, while . remaining
loyal to the truth* he has, ho lo'dE'
ever, for new truth. Bollovlfig that tlio' '
universe .of God is not yet .c'xhahlrted,
but that there .a re great reservoirs of
truth and life..to be, drawn i��ptm*.for '
.hupian. neeita.-Rc.v.o.-J,. J-alECblld, ,
Spokane, Wnsfc. . ���'' .
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It was Morgan who Und s<*en John
Slough, and hud offered to settle nil
money questions with him. Neither
he nor Diego, however, had expressed
��ny surprise at not seeing llouert,
am! It appeared as if a sort or tacit
agreement kept them away irom El*
I en's husband ; but IJobort was too
much absorbed by the anxiety which
his wlfe�� Mines? caused Mm to pny
any attention to their behavior. For
a wliolc mouth tlio delirium continued,
attended almost every day by ter-
riblo fits. Gradually, however, the
fever disappeared, but loft tlio patient
in a state of extreme weakness* It
was a profound torpor, a general prostration.
Thnt nature so firm, so energetic,
so vorfle, had suddenly disappeared,
ami when the convalescence of the
body was complete the malady ol the
mind continued. Ellen passed whole
days without tweaking, holding lier
���son's hand and weeping silently. Summer and a part of autumn passed thus,
and Robert could not make up his
mind to leave Ids patient for a single
day, in spite of liis business interests
wliich urgently required his presence.
The time was approaching,however,
when he would be forced to attend to
the disposal of Marys property. Kllen
was her sisters heir, nnd however
great was Robert's repugnance to
occupy himself with question of money,
he was about finally to make up his
mind to attend tn them, when one
morning John Slough brought him
tt ran go news.
Dlego. Morgan nnd the Moorish servants had left without saying where
they were going, and this abrupt disappearance had a remarkable resemblance to a flight, Rumors of this
singular departure had spread apace,
and creditors had poured in from every
quarter. There was no doubt in any
one's mind of Diego's utter ruin, nnd
this news wns accompanied hy the
most insulting remarks. Robert soon
learut from a sure source that his
sister-in-law's fortune had passed entirely Into her husband's bands, in
virtue of documents of which the unfortunate woman had not understood
even the meaning.
This sad conclusion surprised him
Uttle; he had long foreseen it, and
soon consoled himself for it. Mary's
death bad severed the last tie which
bound hlin to Dlego, uud the loss of
tho money was nothing to him, for a
much more dreadful trial had been re-
nerved for him. Kllen had never recovered from the blow wliich the
fatal event at Salnt-Oucn had inflicted on her. lier strength diminished day by day, aud her life was
gradually flickering out. Robert witnessed, heart-broken, the slow decay
of this loved existence, and, ln order
to spare his son his share of sorrow,
ho Imposed upon himself the frightful
torture ol concealing his grief aud
���wallowing his tears.
At that timo George was sixteen
years old, and ho adored his mother.
Misfortune ls handed down like a herb
her with kisses. She had still
strength tu extend lo each of them u
bund, then her head fell back ia a
last convulsion. A deep sigh issued
from her colorless lips.
It was her last. Ellen was dead.
Robert's despair was of that nature
which finds no expression in words-
groat grief ls dumb. It wus his wish
that Ellen should rest in the cemetery
at Whltstable, and he found strength
to take her body to England and pay
the last sad duties. Ou Ids return to
Paris, crushed with grlel, he found
himself face to fuee with min. John
Slough, to whom he had entrusted his
affairs, had had great difficulty ln
saving n few fragments of the fortune
left by Disney. Robert was especially
anxious to 'keep the cottage in England ln which Ellen had been born,
and tho house ln which she had just
died in France, He sacrificed his last
resources In order to retain possession
u' theso two places, wliich were not
seized by his creditors, "and he continued to live at Montmartre for the
time being. He found a sad charm iu
surrounding himself with mournful
souvenirs, aud he would willingly have
died In the midst of the remains of
that past which had faded away in
teara. His son bound him to life
Ueorgo was nearly eighteen. He hnd
just finished his studies, and he showed a decided leaning towards the
exnet sciences. He was a tall, handsome youth, und his features recalled
in a striking manner tnose of Ellen.
His mother's death had imprinted ou
his character a touch of melancholy
that it uever lost; hut, beneath the
exquisite sensibility which he inherited frum her, was concealed a firm
and upright mind, and a heart filled
with generous instincts. The time had
arrived when his future must be
thought ol, and the choice of a career
could no longer be deferred. Robert
himself felt the necessity of working,
in order to build up again that fortune which had so suddenly crumbled
away. After tho financial disaster
which had befallen him in France,
England alone olfered him a favorable
chance of making a fresh start. He
had added to his former knowledge
the experience gained during twenty
years of work, and It was only to he
expected that he would easily find a
market for his knowledge In a country where trade at the time was ina
most favorable state. He proposed,
moreover, to complete George's education ln London, and to take him as
a partner in Ids work. So he decided
to leave Paris; but on leaving the
house where he had spent the happiest days of his life, he could not bear
to think of its beiug profaned by
strangers. .
Ellen's room remained in exactly the
same state as on the day ot her death.
Robert left tliere the furniture which
his wife had used; he had tho fastenings made stronger, shut up the house,
whicli from that time forth wore a
tomb-like look, and atarted with
George for England. The faithful
Slough accompanied them, so Robert
left no one in France that was dear
to him, and he resolved never to return, hut to visit tho dear relics at
Montmartre.
He would not open the chest where
Ellen hnd locked up the proof of
Diego's crime. In spite of himself, he
ed him to watch ovor what trifling
interests he still hud In Whltstable
and Paris. A week after their appointment tlie father and son had
taken up their posts on board their
ship, and the frigate left Spltbead on
a splendid spring morning which gave
the verdant slopes of the Isle of
Wight the warm and many-tinted
look of some southern shore; On leaving Old England once again Robert
could not help thinking sadly of that
day when, twenty years before, he
had seen the white cliffs of Dover disappear in the haze. God had taken all
those whom he had loved then, and,
with tho adored child who remained
to him, he was once more about to
brave the perils of life. It wns tempting misfortune, and misfortune was
not long in coming.
Tiie Avenger was a steam frigate,
built several years before upon the
old system, that is to sny, provided
with paddles, and already worn out
by numerous voyages. Robert soon
saw that they made very Uttle way,
and the voyage was a laborious one,
for he had to attend to engines which
were ln a bad state, and needed frequent repairs. However, he performed
his difficult task with success, and
his son's skllfulness was particularly
appreciated by the captain, a rather
rough old sailor whom George's willingness and good nature finally overcame. Robert was proud to see him
beloved and sought by the young officers, who appreciated his gentle and
communicative gaiety as much as
they did liis sound attainments. For
his part, he took measures from the
very first to live somewhat apart
from his companions, and to reserve
for himself a few hours of solitude;
bat he was on excellent terms with
all the officers. The English always
pay honor to tho useful professions,
even when they are not brilliant,
Robert's post was a difficult one, and
entailed a heavy responsibility. To
tend aud keep in working order tiie
Immense muss of machinery which
moves a great vessel is one of the
most formidable tasks possible, but
it is also one of the most attractive.
George and his father lind come to
love the engines which they con- i
trolled, as a man becomes attached
to the horse which lie rides every
day, and their gloomy work, hidden
In the depths of the steamer, had as
much charm for them as that on
deck and in the rigging had for the
ofiicers. Moreover, .the sailing orders
which the Avenger received shortly
after Joinimr the sonailmn *m-..i�� +i.~i-
couid
tage, and the poor boy had a sad still doubted such wickedness, and li
beginniug to his life. It was God's will preferred not to learn the fearful
to send Robert another trial. Since j truth. Ho hoped, besides, thut chance
Ellen's Illness he had completely aban- | would never cause to cross the path
donod the superintendence of the . of his life the man who had done so
works iu whicli lie had little by little \ much to ruin It. Ho drove away the
invested the whole of his fortune. A . sad onemoriOH of the past, and
crisis which took pluce ubout this , took refuge in forgetful ness. The
time In tlio trade ol France and Eng- futuro, ulasl had other trials in store
land seriously affected his Interests. ��� for him.
The wretched management of tha The first few years which followed
partner wlio had taken his place com- | his return to Whltstable passed with-
fcdeted his ruin. Perhaps, if Robert; out incident. He had taken posses-
had been able to Interfere, he would ��� slon of tho cottage agaiu, and, by dint
havo been ablo to arrest the fast- j of economy, he had been able to de-
approaching ruin of the business; but j fray tho expenses of his non ln Lentils tlmo was no longer his own, uud , don, who wus studying for au culm witnessed the disaster without glneer.
having tho courage to attempt to \ For hla QVrQ pftrt( ne umiert0ok
Pmil I . a i . * 'some submurine works, in company
in?* S ,w*i i01 ��. ,w,r��n<,m?lewi 11J I u'itU Bomo ����"��<-����� workmen of Dis-
eft Robert almost indifferent. Whilst ney.St Uq tooj�� m oid pro,eH8lon
, nftu,no waa. casting: away, he saw again without difficulty, and he even
^1ai����rua��lllntf V'ltU, *Bl0�� 5! ,mud a Cl*taln charm in thus return-
S5��K?��J2! ' 55fiplS? t0,?, iB8 tu too rough occupation of his
J uS8lu ,Vllk l\- Tihe SS) yuutl1- Gcure�� earned also to take a
Si" 'm!1 SU" >ad Hopes. He ing tho short visits which ho mude
thought that It was impossible for at Whitetable, hts futher let him
Sr��S*S,J��^���Sri��ff.^U0B8a80nW^n ��Won����uV him on his Journeys be-
n���2 W ra ���wne t0 llfe' ,r , , , ntJllth the waves. The young man
hAnpiKER ff?iVi f M,ay U*B %2 PP0Ved ,limHc;' ^ be brave and skil-
had Ellens sofa carried out ou to the ful, aml nI, tl ,, d,_pp- WOrHhinnfld
taliraeb,,at,,V,1UCC,(1 Ut ,tll�� f?��t* 0I iSB V* : bu?I& walefurWf o i1 Vn-
IvJ tree where her sister had ; tending to risk his son's lifo iu this
loved to sit. The garden was covered moat dangerous of professions.
pre-j xt was his umbltlun that George
t Joining the squadron made tlieir
task a less difficult oue. -
She was ordered to keen open communications betweea Gibraltar and
Malta. Every month she made a
voyage between these two stations,
and these short trips were followed
by Intervals long enough to allow the
officers to make a stay ou shore. Tiie
summer and autumn were employe*'.
in this easy service.
During fine weather the Mediterranean is nothing but a magnificent lake,
and voyages on it resemble pleasure-
trips. The winter brought a little
variety to a life which every one began to find monotonous, and the
Avenger experienced several storms,
which taught Robert the dangers of
this sea which is so calm in appearance. The frigate
with tliat soft verdure which _
cedes the more abundant foliage of
summer; the birds *uiig joyously, and
tho miu gilded the splendid diorama
of Paris, whicli lay at their feet.
It was, in truth, the birthday ol
Spring, For Robert it was the dny of
final farewell. Ellen bugged him to
scud George away, ana when they
were alone sho said, In a voice which
waa feeble as a whisper i
"Robert, I feel that I am going to
leave you, I begnn to die on the day
when my sister became the victim of
a cruel murder, anil the blow which
killed her has smitten mo to tho
heart. Watcli over bur sou. I leave
you weapons to defend him with. Take
this 'key; it opens my marriage-chest.
I havo placed in it the written prool
of tho crimes of that monster whom
wo have so long called our brother.
If ever George's life were to be threatened by hint who brought mourning
and disgrace into our family, make
use of this proof, and let the felon be
punished. May God alone mete out
the chastisement I"
Tliese were her last words.
Her voice had gradually become
feebler; her arms moved as if she
would have thrust death away, and
a leaden hue spread over her pale
face. Robert had fallen on his knees,
and George, who had hurried up on ,
hearing his father's sobs, had thrown
himself upon his mother, and covered
should adopt a different calling, and
ho hoped at thu same time not to bo
Separated from him, His studies and
his experience enabled him to fulfil
the duties ot uu engineer und
mechanic, and at tliat time openings
were not wanting in England. Not to
mention the railways, whioh began to
extend their uot-wurk over tho wholo
kingdom, navigation by steam hud
become enormously developed, and
men understanding engines easily
found employment. Tho Royal Navy,
especially, was at that time recruiting a body of mechanical engineers
to whom It offered groat advantages.
Now, George had a great tasto for
navigation, aud Robert had always
loved the sou. He looked out for a
berth for his sou and for himself, and,
thanks to some old friends of Thomas
Disney's who had somo influence at
the Admiralty, he obtained tho post
of euglueer ou a frigate, with permission to take George as his first hand.
The young man, who had Just obtained his diploma, could hardly contain himself for Joy. The name of tho
ship was Avenger, und sho wns awaiting at Portsmouth her orders to Join
the English squadron in the Mediterranean.
Their preparations wero few. Robert had long betore installed his old
friend Slough In the cottage; ho con- ;
tided to him tho care of It, nndchnrg- l
.-.*_...-.. behaved fairly
well during the bad weather, although she was heavy and difficult
to manage; but the engineers had a
great deal of trouble with the engines,
wliich frequently got out of order.
Several times Robert thought it his
duty to Inform the old captain that
repairs on land were indispensable, but
the old sailor thought that tliey could
be deferred.
The necessities of tlie service had
become urgent, The garrisons were
being changed at Malta, and in the
Ionian islands, and the Avenger was
continually occupied iu going to Gibraltar to fetch men, arms aud money.
The captain was a man wlio was too
sure of his past experience and too
confident of his skill to be stopped
by obstacles of secondary Importance. Perhaps, eveu, lie took a certain
pride in running some risk in the
performance of a task which he looked
upon as much beneath his merits.
One would have said tbat he preferred to Suit out to sea in weather
which would keep other ships In
port, and that he took a pleasure in
ploughing his way through enormous
waves.
He soon had au opportunity of satisfying himself. At the beginning of
January the Avenger was at anchor
at Gibraltar, and was only waiting"
to complete a heavy cargo consisting of artillery, ammunition and
money for the soldiers' pay. The passengers wero more numerous than
usual, for many officers, having obtained leave to go to Naples or Rome,
for the Carnival, took advantage of
tho voyage of the Avenger in order
to make their way to Italy by way
or Malta.
The weather had been threatening
for several days, and it wus probable that at the entrance to the
Straits they would moet witli a
very heavy sea, for many vessels hnd
been forced to put Into the Bay of
Altfeslrns. Tlio captain, who wns
only too ready to weigh anchor, consulted, notwithstanding, a Maltese
pilot whom he had brought With him
and who answered for the safety of
the trip. The wind, which was blowing from fho West, wus favorable.
Tho last of tho cargo havlug been
taken on board about G o'clock In
the evening, they weighed anchor In
order to leave the port before night.
Robert had carefully inspected the
engines, und, thanks to a few hastily
performed repairs, he was In hopes
that ull would go well ut least as
far as Malta. He could not help feeling anxious, however; but he thought
he had paid all debts in full to fate
and that misfortune must bo weary
of making sport of him.
The weather at first was calm. The
frigate rolled a gnat deal by reason
of the strong west wind; but the
breeze was still moderate, and they
made good way. About midnight,
when the frigate was at the mouth of
the Straits, tlie weather -.-hanged.
The wind went suddenly round to the
northwest aud began to blow a gulf-
The engines labored terribly, and
Robert thought it prudent to let
George rest and to sit up Iu his
place.
About fl o'clock In the morning an
enormous sea struck the ship. Roliert, thrown down by the shock,
heard a terrible crash, which he
not at firs; understand, but
the meaning of which he found out
only too soon. The rudder had btion
curried away.
This was a serious accident���the
most serious, perhaps, ol any that
can possibly happen at sea. A ship
without a rudder is liku a horse
without a bridle. From this fatal
moment ail ou board the Avenger
were rushing to death, without knowing on what coast the wind would
drive them.
Robert woke his son and went on
deck to ask for orders. The sight
which he saw was one of those which
cuu never be forgotten. Tlie day was
breaking, wan aud sickly. It lighted
up mournfully u waste of waters
of a dirty gray color, which
rose like wails on each side of the
ship, and rushed past her witb a
sinister sound. There "was no sky
visible. It was hidden by tlie liquid
dust which the furious hea threw up
as it broke. No horizon. Nothing but
a trough of the sea, iu whleh the
frigate rolled heavily. Lashed at his
post, the captain was encouraging
by voice and gesture those sailors
who had not been washed overboard
by the terrible mountains of water.
Robert made his way towards him,
and usked for his orders. The old
sailor gave him them, firm, clear and
precise, as if the Avenger bad been
lu safety at Malta, at author in the
Port of Vale tta. In u few words he
explained their situation to Robert.
It was a terrihle one.
Tho northwest wind wns driving
the frigate towards the coast of Africa at a fearful speed, and, deprived
of her rudder, she was nt the mercy
of tho waves. In order to steer her,
the captain's ouly hope was In tlie
engines, and this hope wns but a
feeble one. Hla plan was by holding
the ship up to the wind by the aid of
the paddles, to endeavor to steer due
east. But this manoeuvre, au uncertain one ln any weather, was almost Impossible lo the midst of a
tempest and with inferior engines.
It had to be tried, however, and
Robert went dowu to superintend it.
George was waiting for him at his
post, his face calm, his look serene,
aad the sight of his sou, so confident
In the presence of danger, inspired
Roliert with a little hope. The
whole of that day and the following
night were passed in this superhuman
struggle against the storm. The
frigate kept well out to sea, and did
not deviate much from her course, if
the wind only abated a little, thoy
might still avoid the African coast,
und, the sea having become calmer,
rig up a steering-gear and gain a
safe anchorage,
It was tlieir last chance. It speedily disappeared. On the morning of
tlm second day the shaft snapped,
and the sharp sound of its breaking
rang in Roliert's ears liko a death-
knell. Nothing could save them now,
nothing but a miracle. The furious
impulse of tho northwest wind must
inevitably drivo tho frigate on the
rocks at Kabylie, and tliere tlio natives would finish off those whom the
sea spared.
Robert went up on deck with
George. Their task with the engines
was over, sinco they could no longer
act; but they could still help the-
sailors, who were trying to rig a
temporary rudder. Before setting
themselves to this work, wliich had
become very dangerous, on account
of tho waves wliich swept over the
ship at every moment, the father
and son tenderly embraced one another. They knew that they were
about to die, and they knew also
that death would not separate them,
Towards mid-day tho storm appeared to abate a little, and the wind
got back to tlie west. An unlooked-
for chance presented itsolf; the Avenger had not yet drifted enough to
the south to clear the coast of Africa,
and by steering duo east tbey would
havo tho open sea belore them, for
two days at least. Hopo revived in
overy heart, and the captain reanimated tho exhausted crow by his
exhortations, For nearly sixty hours
neither he nor his officers had left
the deck.
The day passed, and the ship had
not changed her course. She was
flying at a terihlo speed before thn
wind, with the land ou her starboard
(juarter, and although this was tho
only courso which could savo the
vessel and her crew, many dangers
still menaced them. They had not
been able to take any observation for
two days, and no ono on board knew
their exact position. According to
tho Captain's opinion tho Avenger
was probably at that time passing
Bougie, and leaving It about ninety
miles to the south; but these calculations could only be approximate.
According to the course they wero
following they might go to pieces on
the Islands of Sardinia or Sicily, or
pass by a miracle between the two.
It wns a question of life and death,
und God niono could determine It.
Towards tho evening the wind, although still blowing from tho west,
dropped sensibly, and they were able
to try and set somo sail. If the
night passed without somo catastrophe, rescue was yet possible.
Robert hnd told George not to leave
hini, and at about nine o'clock at :
iiI��;ht the father and son wero together lu the fore part of tlio ship,
The second mate who was thore on
tho look-out, hud called them to assist him if necessary, Tim aight was
very dark, and, In spite of tlie most
careful attention, It was difficult to
distinguish anything a short distance
away. All at once George, whose
eyes were lietter than Roliert's,
clasped his father's arm and called out
to him:
" Breakers ! I pee breakers ahead I"
In the dense obscurity which enveloped them Robert fancied he could
distinguish before him a kind of
White belt, nnd he turned to call tbo
officer of tho watch, but ho had not
time. A terrible concussion shook
the frigate, and the masts fell with
a crash, An enormous sea lifted the
hull and let It fall with violence. The
Avenger heeled over on her side, and
the stern, torn off by a furious wave,
plunged ami disappeared In tlie foam.
At the iirst sliock Robert, seizing
Georgo by his belt, leapt with him
Into tlie netting. Bj Clinging to the
cordage of tho bowsprit, ami clasping one (mother tightly, they were
able to withstand tin* terrific shock.
Wheu tho enormous wave which had
dashed them on tne rocks had poured
over them like a mill-race, and aa
soon tas tie conui get his breath, Robert lookea about him and fancied he
could distinguish a few cables' lengths
ahead a black mass, Incessantly wash*
ed with foam. It was the reel upon
Which the Avenger bad struck. Behind him tho shattered deck of the
frigate disappeared In tho night. The
wreck trembled ns each fresh sea
washed over it, but It still kept Itu
position. Robert saw that a lucky
chance had wedged it firmly between
two rocks, and that it would remain
there until broken up by the sea.
* ��� ��� ��� ���
After their rescue from the Sorelle
by Diego's shiver Robert hastily mads
up his mind what Us do.
To pretend to be the dupe and pro- .
fess confidence was tho task he Imposed upon himself. H<' must at any
price remain impenetrable. A word, a
gesture surprised by one of the scoundrels, was denth for both father und
son. It wns necessary, however, to
hit upon srtrne moans of escape. Robert thought it pretty certain that
a favorable chance would present itself on the coast of Brazil: but. even
nMowing that "ho could escape, the
problem was only hull-solved.
Suddenly nn idea struck him. The
Avenger contained treasure within
its submerged recesses. The gold that
Robert had seen taken on board at
Gibraltar was now lying at the bottom of the sea, amongst the dreaded
Sorelle rocks. The last fragments of
the ship had disappeared beneath the
waves, and there was nothing to
show what the unfortunuto frigate
had perished on this root*
Three persons still possessed the
secret: Robert, George, and the
Irish sailor who had been saved with
them; it was possible, moreover, that
tlds mnn did not know of the embarkation of these cases of gold, although
the contrary was the, more probable.
The father and son were thus the
sole masters of immense wealth, lawful masters���at least so thought Robert���since without them the Bea
would retain its prey. As for the
means of getting possession of it,
Thomas Disney's pupil wns In no difficulty about snatching n fortune
from the waves.
(To be Continued.)
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ENLARGE THE SCHOOL
BUILSIKa
The Union school house is too small,
rot only for the number of pupils, but for
Ihe number of teachers. The government has already provided in the esti
mates for a monitor at a salary of $40
p L*r month, but ihcre is not sufficient
school room. Another wing should at
once be added to the present school
building. The number of pupils in Miss
Nickerson's department���about 60���is
twice loo many for one teacfecr to do full
justice to, and the air is vitiated by the
constant presence of so many children
crowded into so small a spr.ee. With
regard to henlih alone steps should be
taken without deliiy for the erection of
an addition. And while about it particular attention should be given to not only
itb proper ventilation, but that ofthe other
school rooms, ln the summer ihey nre
like a heated oven, and the windows���
shame that it should be so I���aie station*
��ry The attention of the Health Officer
is called to ihis matter. Let him visit
the building and make suitable recommendations to the Board of Health. Dr.
Lawrence pointed out last year the want
of ventilation, but what steps have been
takea to remedy the evil ?
JUNE 26th, 1697
Neat year will mark the four hundreth
mile post since Cabot's discovery of
Canadt. Four hundred years I It is a
day which, we are pleased to note, will
aot be allowed to pass without a proper
���bservance. Steps have already been
takim by some public spirited cititens
looking to a great historical exhibition in
Toronto to celebrate the event.
Tu. -,.����� liove ,',,-, Ot TJMflUUI U'r.A
tke K��tt*rins of tht) ,To*rt anions nl!
tt* nations ot tbe eamli has brought
them In clow contact vith tli�� ralltip
neat. The urejtvilce whji;!i 1..;:. oey.n
held against thou has died ont with thi
roller knowledge of (Mr 111: sij iscolleu!
qualities. Familiarity ban brod reaped
snd reepeot bus grown into admiration,
They ate a wonderful peoplo and tht
history of their aciiievemonts contains
many glorious deeds. Art, literature,
idenoo, state cra*t't have nil l��on adorned
by them and tbey have risen as hicb and
la many instances higher thau their
Christian brother:!. But in all their
doings there ia nono which is so peculiar
ly their own as the building: and main.
Ulnitig of charitable institutions. The
doctrine ol love for mankind precohed
to John the Divine waa not wholly new.
ftntariea before hint Moses hnd told
hia people to care for tho poor bccnusij
lhey were of their own himceliold.
There haa never appeared ar.oi.cnr nice
which has looked upon itself In this
light There hae been tall: of kinship
aid that sort of thins;, bnt the umltt*
tndee of Jown for more than 3.00O yenrs
have acted in arainrilanoa with tbe l.fty
Maa of human aolidarity, whilo the On-
tile, have be,*i*. thi oriziuijabout it. The
orphan asylum ,11 Owan bill is bnt an
expression in brick nnd etomi of the pre-
railing notion in the Jev>i-h mind.
Every Jew is a futbur or a mother to
the fatherless and tho niotherluea, and
th. ofcild left without parents is adopted
ae the well-beloved uf the ritce,���Uioot
bn,,.a*'.a
Tennyson a. . Mcmf-int.
Tennyson had extraordinary mosmectc
powers, says the Boston Herald's cones*
pendent. Ho went, as a young man,
with his wife to some oountry inn, nnd
���aooa after his arrival a doctor called
who, having introilucod himself suid: "1
tn here with a lady wbo is suffering
from aevere physical ailments, and 1
want you to come and try your mes*
Vtorfc passes on her, because I nm quite
oonvince4 tbat you have strong mesmeric powers." Tennyson laughed at
thle. but he went with the doctor, who
���hewed him how to make the pauses, and
he found tliat he had the power, and
tkat it exercised a very beneficial iniin-
���aoe cm the suffering lady. Afterward
When he went into tho room the patient
weald ft��H into a mesmeric sleep almost
hate* b" began his posses on her. Af tel
tka parties left tlie inn tbey did not meet
tn sow* years, end Twiaytou did uot
teeognlae tbe doctor until reminded of
the ciicumaiaaix'S by the latter, v?b��
pitAhtt Hidi "Doyon know you wived
OmltAje ltf*> and she it uow my wita,*
Millinery
Opeilirig
x-GO TO-x
MISS NASH'S
FOR THE SFiR-HSTQ-
_j*_vrEST Novelties
A Fashionable Trimmer
(Uu of Sloan a Soott'.)
ls turning out soiue Iluiuty Crsatioaa in
, HATS AND BONNETS
A choice ^election of Flowers,
Jet Ornaments and Ribbons
Just Received,
tVhere Ball llr-H.e. Ar. Made.
tt seems that tbo lady members of tbe
siUlocracy run just the same risk as do
tbe gentlemen ot infection from their
wearing apparel. Their grand dinner
Ireues, recherche walking costumes
and delicate morning robts���even their
bridal wreathes and beaded ball slipper*
are frequently made in the most miserable dens. A reporter bos been hiving
a chat with a lady who at one time wat
employed by a noted West end costumier.
"Mauy a'titled durue would positively
shudder," sbo exclaimed, "if Bho saw
thc poor, naif-starred, ill-clad oreaturot
who have tho making of her finery."
"Uo court dvessmakers. then, like
fashionable tailors, employ outside
header
"Ves, all do mure or less, especially
*:he small >r firms. Indeed, many of ths
.to-called court dress ui akorn, whose places
if business consist of swell flats or draw
lugnxim floors, really do little 01 Br
Aink on the premises. They 'fit' ladies
nwliiiiily, but au often aa not tho mater
!ul is mude up iu the most wretched
uunis by women who can scnrcaly earn
enough to keep body unci soul together.
Por instance, in a case Iknow of, aduch*
as ordered a wedding cc-ituuie for a
���ii!.un date. The linings were made by
the firm, but the material for the bodice
waa given to one outside "mad and that
sf the rkirt to another. Much to her
ladyships chagrin, tho costume was not
rwttly by tbe day appointed. Now,
what was the real reason? It woe that
the poor woman who had boen entrusted
with the making of the bodice bad suddenly died of sheer worry and starvation.
Uho wns found lying on her old four*
post befletead in a little back room in
Maryiebone, with tiu haif-finished garment, grasped in her iutud."
"ii tlio v-.y of these outside hands so
very small thant"
"tes, in tho majority of caeca. The
.jourt dresfl makers tace good care to
have neatly every farthing of the large
profits for themselves, Tlie middle hand
feta no mere tijiin ii* she ware employed
j I the most common work, yet so trying
is lheir occupation that I bare oiteu
inown women to go blind or into ecu*
.iimptioti ovor it. EveJi when constant
iy employed they CKai.ot earn more than
10 ciiiUinga or ll shillings a week, and
;mt of this paltry sum they have to find
lheir own twist or cotton 3o poor ore
lhey, imlead, that it is quite tt, common
thing fcr them to get 'dolly shop'boepen
to aavtiuoB nujiill sums on the material
ior one job till tbey have executed aad
been paid tor aootber."
"i inKe it that ull this applies tothe
tinti'l firms oaiyV
"Ves 1 mtinlv to thoso people who call
themselvee 'Madame*' or 'Mesdames.'
But it umouute to much tbe aiune thing
even in tbe case ot tbe largest court
drensmakeva. Once they give out w.'k
lhey ciuinot tell lor certain where it is
made up. They may live it to A, think-
big that she does it at home, but very
often A, for tbe ealw of extra profit,
givm it to B, aud B may give it to C,
some pour creature living in the depth
ot* squalor. It is just the aame with ball
ulua-s and bridal wi-or.ths. Thu former
ire. in very mauy iiutauces, ornament
tA nmiilst tbo most unsanitary sur*
rounding*', the latter are made aud
���mounted iu places equally unhealthy end
miserable. Theonlyremedy for the evil
is to make it illegal for firms to give out
work ut ul). An it iu. tlio servant h much
iiJ-u than her maiireiw. Tbo ordinary
dreiMUiaker d'��s her work with her own
hoiida iu p.aow wliich. it humble, ara ei
least cleunly; the f.wliionuble dressmaker
���limply liodl the fitting and talking.
S*i,;iie'.ii,if-,i she is so iishomed of the
obvious poverty of ber outdoor hands
that she gives tui'ia particular instructions not to hriii'f bscU work diulug
biisiii, <ta lu/ure, in eai>o Ib- y might M
wu by her customers, whenever 1
bear of a case uf faver among tho aria
locj'sey I nsk myself if tlie clothing b
uot mot 9 to bl'itue than tiie diaina/'-
tjoBiae ''tvonicle
hystesuatle Woather 1'iMittlon.,
Before many years have passed there
will bo adopted a regular system of making prediction, of weather 011 the ocean,
biiKud upon observations nt stations in
jiileront parts of the Atlantic. It Is oot
pi ac ticablc to con ,,tr 11 c t reliable forecasts
lor that vast waste of waters from data
obtained on ifa shores. Therefore it is
proposed that observations shall be ee.
tab"'shed on tbe Bermudas, tho Azores,
the Canaries and the Cape Verde is.
lands, all of which aro ready or will
����m be connected with the continent by
telegraphic cable, lixcept the Bormu
ibis, all ft. these islands bave localities
suitable for high-level observatories,
i'-iere are inotmtainea in too Azores u
liju ami a half iiiKh. in Madorlii a mile
: ij), in T, -i'u.ih'etwo milea high, aud or.
���'.. ** ia-id of |An(0 there is n
QUALITY ��� ��� WNTS.
We have nearly all our New Fall and Winter stuffs in Stock
Don't you make a purchase without first taking a look through our
store.
We mean to do the business this fall and have marked the goods
to sell. Drop in anyhow, when in Nanaimo. We will be more than
pleased to show you our stock whether you are buying or not.
49 Commercial Street. SLOAN & fiCOTT. Nahaimo, B. C.
EttaMHIiri 1877. CAPITAL, $600,000. iMorponM Ium l��, IMS.
Jas. McMillan & Co.
Minneapolis
Sheepskin
Tannery.
INCOapOBATID
li.*- -j ��� 1
Shipment. Solicited an*
Prompt Returns MM*.
eeutes a
C. 8. Hides,
|��f Dry Hides,
Pelts,
Wool, Furs.
TALLOW,
OIN8ENO-.SENEOA
Writ* Por Uteat Prte.
Clraular.
ttterttf Issk ��f l!i����_.ls,
flHtIstl.ndtsit, . .
t*r,l>\ 3.11k, ��� ��� '
RtFIRCNCtk av PtRMiaSION:
lIUHroUt, __s. I ItRbuti' IiUtuI lot,. . Ua
HiuttHll., llss. IiiUu Ml.s.1 tank, ��� ��� I*)��o
mnw^lh, Usa. I ��m,|t, |__ .remt hhe. ��� (ml FtUi, hat,
MAIN HOUSE, 200 to 212 FIRST AVENUE NORTH,
HINNSAPOLie, .... UIMRBHOTA.
BRANCHES I
HEIENMOMT. I CHKADO, ILL IVKTmU,B.C.[WINNIKfl.MUI.|EDMONTON,N.��.T.
CooteStDoKOanBil I B6 Whurf St. | 334 King St. I JupCT Ave.
Drs. Lawrencs A Westwood.
Physlolana and Surgeons.
xmioir s.c.
We ke.ee appointed Ur. Jamea Abrams em collector until turtner no*
tioe, to whom all overdue accounts
may be paid.
7 Sox. 1898.
Society Cards
I. 0. 0. F., No. 11
Union Ledjfe, I. 0. 0. F., meets every
Friday night at 8 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited te attend.
A. Lindsay, R. S.
Cumberland Lodge,
A. P- & A. M, B. C, R.
Union, B. C.
Lodge meets first Saturday in each
month. Visiting brethren are cartlially
invited to attend.
James McKim. Sec.
Hiram Lot-go No 14 A.F .St A.M..B.C.R
Courtenny B. C.
Lodj,-e meets on evciy Saturday on or
belore tbe full of the moon
Visiting Brothers cordially requested
to attend.
K. S. McConnell,
Secretary,
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Ry.
~a^~a~
Loval Sunbeam Lodge No, 100, C. 0.
0. F��� meet in theii lodge room over
McPhee's store, Courtenay, every second
Saturday at i p. m. Visiting brethren
cordially invited to attend.
), M. Fulton, Sec.
Cumberland Encampment.
No. i, 1.0. 0. )'., Union.
Meets first and third Wednesdays ol
each month at II o'clock p. m. Visiting
liiethren cordially invited to attend.
J. COMB, Scribe.
WOTIOB
We the undersigned hereby authorise
John Bruce to collect all accounts due Ike
estate of Robert Graham.
R. Grant*)
H. Hamburger*^ Trustees.
OrmBKKLAND SHOE BHOP.
1 have moved into my new shop on
First St. next 10 the Customs off.ee, where
1
sil _
shoes. Give me a call,
Nelson Parks,
��� ItSl Ot. ncju iu uic vuaiuiii. �����>.��.*-, ���*..��.���*-
am prepared to manufacture and repair
ill kinds of men's, women's, and children's
FIVE Linen Collais for 25 cenls nt
Langman's.
HOTIOB
Anv rerson or persons destroying or
. iihh'uld.ng the ktgs and barrels of the
Union Brewery Cnrnpaov Ltd of Nanaimo, will lie prm ecuted. A liberal reward
���.ill be paid for informaiion leading to
conviction.
W. E. Norris, Sec'y
POST OFFICE REGULATION
The monev order department closes at
7 p.m. Thursdays. Loiters mo> be regis*
ered lip lo 7.30 p m. on Thursdays. Ap
ply fur boxes tn arrive nexl month before
they nre all taken,
Steamer Joan
l. P. I-OOKE, MASTER.
On and after Mar. zind, 1893
Thc Steamer ,10AM will sail at follows
CALLING AT WAY PORTS as
and freiaht may offer
Lea..Victoria. TuikUy, 7 a m.
" KaMlmo (or Conioi, Wedne^ajr, ).,���
Leave Comox for Nnuaimo, Frirtuys, t a.ni.
" Naralmeter Victoria BaMrder,' am
For freight or state rooms apply on
board, or at the Company's ticket office,
Victoria Station, Store street.
Wm. O'Dell
Architect and Builder
(5
Plane and fricmcations prepared.
and buildings erected tn the
. shortest Notice.
Houses built and lor sale on easy
terms ot payment.
AT-
/^NDERSON'fi
METAL WORKS
The following Lines are
Represented
Watches, clocks and jewellery
NEATLY REPAIRED-
Tin, sheetiron, and copper work
Bicycles Repaired
Guns and rifles, repaired
Plumbing in all its branches,
Pumps, sinks and piping,
Electric bells placed,
Speaking tubes placed
Hot air furnaces,
Folding bath and improved
Air-tight stoves, specialties
Office ar,u Works J^'-SK: "**'
Dr. JEFFS
Surgeon arvel Physician
(Graduaie o' lhe University nf Toronto,
L. C, P. & S., Ont.)
Olfleean residence. Maryport
Ave .next doorto Mr. A,Grant's
Hours for consuitaticn-8to lo a m,
2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p m.
Riverside Hotels^ <
Oourtenay, B.O.
Grant li Munighan, Praps.
W~
Best of Liquors
Finest of Cigara
and
Good Table
Courteous Attention
The Famous
DOMINION PAMS CO.
W ft to Ml. Juiim M.
MONTREAL.
;,.:-��� suits
%\V\( To order <j
PAi\T*
i*Mt) $3
!��!>������ tBr8��s��pl.fc Fr.upi iclit.t). Id
Milt It s��tr��.lpbi.
Nanaimo Saw M
-AND- j
Still aril ObOt
F A 0 TO RY
ur
A. HASLAM, Prop
(OFFICE-MILL STREET.) '(
li:0, Dmwer M. T.lipheoe Call. II) ,
NANAIMO, B. C.
t(f A complete stock of Rough tei
Dressed Lumber always oa hand. Alse '
Shingles, laths, Pickets, Doors, Wia-
dows aad Blinds. Moulding, Scroll
Sawing, Turning, and all kinds
of wood finishing furnished. \- J
Cedar. White Pine Redwood. ~|
Barber Shop
~ AMD
: Bathing
Establishment
Heviag pueliesd the ahove el Mr. 0. A.
Kiaas, Iskallbe pleased te see sil
my eld friends, aad as tasaJ
aew ones as aagp shssis
to |ive sse tkeir
patrenaie.
O. H. Fechner,
_F_R03F��I"E.T0*
1VERY
I an prepared w
turnteh stylish Msb
and de Teaming
At reasonable rate*.
D. Ullpatrltk.
L'nion, B. 0.
��EAM1NG-^ THE WEKKLY NKWS, APRIL 14. 1S96.
LOCALS
Mr. Geo. Heatherbell is putting up a
dwelling house on his ranch.
1000 pairs of ladies fine shoes from $i.
up Simon Leiser.
Tke reward ofthe faithful advertiser is
certain.
A monopoly is a good deal like a baby.
A man is opposed to ft on general principles until he has one of his own.
For granite ware go to Grant St McGregor's, who have the largest and most
complete stock in town.
Wc are glad to set the dealing process going on. The Health Officer
appears disposed to do his duty and is
ably assisted by the Health Inspector.
C. H. Tarbell has just received a full
line of those celebrated Souvenir Stoves
and Ranges thoroughly up to date. Call
and have a look at Ihem.
Any one desiring a good servicable
sewing machine in capital order can be
accommodated at R, B. Anderson's It
will go cheap, too.
Two persons were f ned before Magistrate Abrams last week $10 each and
costs for fast driving. There is ton much
of this done and our police are determined to put a stop to il.
For Rent.���Tht butcher shop at
Union fitted up ready for business, lately
occupied by A. C. Fulton. Call on bim
or enquire of A. Urquhart, Comox.
Mr. J. P. Davis of Comox brought to
tit last week, a lovely bouquet of flowers,
which still retains Ht freshness. Mr.
Davis is a skilled gardener and we learn
is aow at work en the grounds of Mr.
Little's place.
"Horrid' hot" was intended to have
been printed with the apostrophe to denote the elision of the last syllable which
would kave turned an adjective into an
adverb. However we think Ihe colloquial
form sounds quite as well as thc more
etiltcd aad pedagogic onc.
All persons desirous of joining a sing-
ting class, for Ihe purpose of sight singing, under Prof. Spear, are requested to
leave their names with D, McLeod, the
.tailor, next door to Adderton & Roboth-
*am'��, the bakers, who will furnish all
information.
Mr. Win. Ford reports the fruit trees
looking well on Hornby Island. He says
the blmard a while ago knocked around
the boats pretlw lively. Thc Margaret
P. was driven ashore, and the Foyburg
against the wharf, although without much
damage to the latter. It was .ihoul the
worst north wind ever experienced theie.
Thertu'ilir moiulilv meeting of the
Hospital Ho-irU will be held at the office
ol the president un Tuesday evening,
April 14th, at 8 o'clock.
J. 1). McLean, Secretary.
A young gentleman of Union, who
w.,s rusticating on Denitian bland lasl
w-ek returned *iih a bouquet of iiainr.il
flowers .hich loukcd as though they
miii.ii have been plucked from the neighborhood of Hesperides���so bright, so
tweet, so delicate and so harmonious in
their colors although so varied! Anyone acquainted with the island would
know at a glance that thev came from
the. garden ofthe M cMillans'.
H, J. Theobald,
House and Sign Fainter,
Paper-Hanging, Kalsomining
���nd Decorating.
CHAINING A SPECIALTY.
OO orders Promptly Attended te
T/niom, B. 0.
NOTICE
Any person removing brick or oiher
property from the Union brick yard, or
premises in connection with the tame,
���without authority from us will be prosecuted according te Uw.
March m/96
tf
Urquhart Bros.
Courtenay, B. C.
a. or t.
Unite Division No. 7, Sons of Temperance, meets in Free Mason's Hall,
Union, every Monday evening at 7:30.
Visiting friends cordially invited to
���attend.
THOS. DICKINSON, R. S.
WABNIMO.
All persons driving over the wharf or
aridgts ia Comox district laster than a
walk, will be prosecuted according to
taw.
W. B. Anderson,
Gov. Agent
JAM FOB BALI
Fane of too acres 4 miles from Camox
wharf for sale. For particulars enquire
���af Father Durand at the Bay or at tke
Kcwt off.ee.
HOTXOS.
Peneat eteif thc mulct and horses of
the Ueirm Colliery Co. without permit*
tin will lie prosecuted according to law,
F.D. Little, Sept
Take E. Pimbury & Co's
Balsamic Elixir for coughs
and colds.
S~ Ther; is Ncthin_
IELEATHER
If it is Veil Put figetter
80 here it is : :
Single Harness at $Io, $12, $1; per set
and up.���Sweat Pads at 50 cents.
Whips al io, 15, 50 and a good Rawhide for 75 cents, and a Whale Bone
at Si and up to Si.
I Not One Man in
One Hu.idred
So iovaats kit mon.y that it yields, ia
twenty yean, anything like the profit
afforded by a policy of Life Insurance.
HI8T0BT* Th. percentage of Individual,
PB0V��S ,* wbn succeed in business
THIS ') is snail '
No old-Iin. mutual life insurance oonpuy
has ever failed.
ii
I have the largest Stock of WHIPS in
town and also ihe
Beet Axle Grease at O BQacSB
For Twenty-Five Cents*.
Trunks at Prices to Suit
the Times,
Promftlt ino
MSAl'LV IWNE
{
Wesley Willard
JAMES ABRAMS
Notary Public.
Agent tor the Alliance Fire
Insurance Company of Lon
don and the Phoenix ot
Hertford
Agent for the Provincial
Building and Loan Association of Toronto.
Union, B C.
F. Curran
SCAVENGER
UNION, B C
mm.
nil Denier in
Stop and Tinware
Plumbing and general
Sheetiron work
PROMPTLY DONE
aVAgoat for the
Celebrated Gurney
Souvenir Stoves and
���Ranges
Manufacturer of the
New Air-tight heaters
Cumberland Hotel.
Union, B. C.
The finest hotel building
Fixtures and Bar
North of Victoria,
And the best kept house.
Spacious Billiard Room
and new
Billiard and Pool Tables
Best of Wines and Liquors.
J. Piket, Prop.
"7" JS3 __T 3D O M ~\
RESTAURANT
At this New Boarding Hens.'ud BwUur*
aat jet can obtain H.als at St cento aad
opwards. Board and Lodgings at tW per
month oa the STRICTLY ADVANCE
CASH PLAN. If paid at the end ef the
month tlo will be invariably ohargsd.
W. J. HARRIGAN, Prop
School and oflice stationery
at E. Pimbury ft Co's drug
store.
AS
PROTECTION
LIFE
J!
I IS ���
AS AN
INVESTMENT
INSURANCE pBIVALLID
ar LESS TBAN
Ten Cents a Day**��**_
Will bay for a mau 35 yesr- of sg. a
$1,000 SO-Payment Life Policy, one
of th. best forms of iusuranoe written
in the
Union Mutual Life
Insurance Company
Of Portland, Maine
A Sound, Ssfe, Ably Managed, I iitcoKron
itelialila Substantial Iustitutiou I
ATUD
1848
Wbioh NSVEll STANDS (
CKM TICHHICALITUS "��� ��� ��-'""'"'
J. X. XVAN8, Provincial Manager,
r 0. box 603 Vancouver, B. C.
For further information call on
7. -T. DALBY,
With Janaos Abrams.
MOTeEY
I have an unlimited supply
of money for loans on the security of farming property at
low rates of interest. Loans
put through expeditiously.
Mortgages purchased. Insurance effected.
MARCUS WOLFE
Nanaimo, B. C
P. O. Drawer 17
FOR SALE AT���
COMPANY'S mm
Lot 7-Block X
" 6-- " IX
�� 7- " XIV
-�� 7.. " E
" 12- " XIII
All Cleared Ready for Building
CjAcrb Blocks
A few hundred yards from the
Switch where the company's
new buildings are to be built.
Choice 5 acre lots can be pur
chased on easy terms.
Prices from $150 to
$300���$25 cash and
$10 per month.
Several good houses for sale
cheap���costing but a few
dollars more than ordinary
rent to purchase.
A.D. WILLIAMS
Real Estate and
Financial Broker
R-I-P-A-N-S
The modern standard Family Medicine : Cures the
common every-day
ills of humanity.
BANCH FOR BALE
One mile and a half from Union: contains 160 acres and will be disposed of at
a low figure. Enquire of
James Abrams.
Union Mines
Furniture Store
A Full Line of Everything
Including Curtains, Carpets
and Rugs, and our
Celebrated
woven wire
Infepartti
Apartment
wt keep
Furniture
UNDERTAKING
DEPARTMENT
We conduct every leranch of the
Undertaking Business including
Embalming, and keep all necessa
ry supplies
cOMTBACfrOBS
A*ra
n~XL.o~ix��
Grant & McGregor
Puntiedge Bottling Works.
DAVID JONES, Proprietor,
MANUFACTURER OF
SODA WATER, LEMONADE, GINGER ALE,
Sarsaparalla, Chempaeae Cider, Iron Phosphate! aad Syrup*.
Bottler of Different Biande of Lager Beer, Steam Beer aad Porter,
Agent tor tho Union Brewery Company.
EEQ BEER SOLD POB C���&~ 03t~~
COURTENAY, B, C.
Stage and Livery
OJJ���jT7S:7STJa.~', b. o.
e
Fine Rigs at Reasonable Retes Always on Hand,
,'. Teaming Promptly Bone, ,\ .
1<AcQ,TTXXj-jA.1<T 6c CrIXjls��0~b~2
I preenme we have nsed over
��� one hundred bottles of Piso's
Cure for Consumption in my
family, and I am continually advising others
to get it. Undoubtedly it is tho
I ever need.���W. C. Miltenbhrger, Clarion, Pa,
Dec. 29,1894 I sell Piso's Cure for Consumption, and never have any com-,
plaints.���E. Shorey, Postmaster,'
wy, Kansas, Deo. 21st, 1894.
BLORE4 SON
Punters & Paper Himcois
[Wall Paper and Paint Store . .
i| Tinting and Kalsomining a specialty
^y
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
Williams' Block, Third St. Union, R C,
H, A. Simpson
Barrister k solicitor, No's 2 ft 4
Commercial Street.
KJAXTJAZiCO, 23. C
. J. A. Oa'thew
ARCHITECT and BUILDER,
���vxrxoje, s. a.
Nanaimo Cifiar factory
Phillip Gable ar.d Co., Prcrfr't
Baotio.. Btreet ��� Kaaaitoo El, 0
Manufactures tlie finciit cigars am)
employes mv.ii bu* white labor.
Why purchase inferior foreign eigan
when you can obtain a suw.rk** auti
iff. fa thc tame money
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I rent. ...n n.nnru I
AGRICULTURE,
if you are Intending to prow
eucumb&rs or melons in the garden
this spring tft-'t ready now* to fight
the striped bugs. Better than any
Insecticide which can lie bought for
this purpose is the soot Irom the
Htove pipes. Save it carefully, and put
ln a dry place. Dust it lightly on the
plants before tho bugs show tliem-
selvos.
Cucumber and melon vine? are apt
to dio down qulokly during a drouth,
but if Water can li- applied they will
keep up tlieir productiveDCBfl for a low;
time. Under ordinary conditions and
in ordinary tQasona it is fair to sny
thnt Irrigation will double their
fruiting capacity.
Eaves troughs prevent a good deal
nf discomfort Dripping roofs are hard
<m good Olothes and poor tempers.
Mure than thiB, they damage foundations and spoil cellars, and the rooms
above become damp and mouldy. They
produce havoc with tlio mii mire heaps.
too, and rob the farmer of that upon
which he fo mueh depends.
One of the good U. S. trees is the
whito ash, ami It is adapted to a very
wide range of territory. Trees twelve
years old liavo been known to pay tlie
planter $600 or $700 an acre. Land
whicli would otherwise be q constant
burden of expense can be thus profitably used, though the returns would
not be so prompt ns upnn good Roll.
Onion Reed must be good; there nre
tons of tlie worthless sold every yeur.
Plant oarly, for onions will not grow
after the weather becomes hot and
the soil dry. No frosts nre likely to
Injure them after the weather becomes warm enough to start them.
A delay of two weeks often means a
failure.
In growing onions, never allow tbo
Kiirfaee of the ground to remain
crusted over. Kvery day and week in
which thia crust Is allowed to stay,
time Is lost which cannot be made up
later, as the season is continually becoming loss congenial. Tbey must
mature early, or never.
Never place manure on your onion
ground just before putting out n
crop, for tho weed seeds you sow will
causo more trouble than tho manure
will bring benefit, Take ground which
is rich from last year's manuring, and
sow a little commercial fertilizer over
it, if needed. After it is well started,
a scattering of hen manure cannot do
harm.
Finely crumbled tobacco Is one of
the very best of insect destroyers, and
an excellent fertilizer as well. Tt will
keep the green fly from the lettuce.
The young tomato, pepper and egg
plants nre soon rid of tbeir lice if
freely dusted. It is nlso an enemy
most positive to cabbage and currant worms. Dust it, or spray the
tea.
It will soon lie time to plan for
planting potatoes again, and. if we
would have n generous crop, wo
must do nil things wisely. If we
would avoid the rot, we mast not
plant where diseased potatoes were
the former season, T,et only the
soundest tubers lie planted, ever.
In diversifying our crops, more attention might profitably be, given to
tbe growing of barley : its feeding values have lieen most wholly Ignored.
Some years ago it was n common food
for horses, nnd It mado the host of
pork. Tt needs special cultivation,
but may lie a good crop for our fields
for this very reason.
STOCK.
Although repeatedly demonstrated
that pigs cannot be kept healthy mi
concentrated food only, many farmers continue to give them little else
during tlie larger portions of tholr
llros. I'orn. either ground or un-
ground. is too solid and compact a
food when unmixed with other materials, nud cannot lie thoroughly
digested.
Pigs kept In pens, so tliat they nro
unable to forage lor themselves.
should bo fed green clover or ensilage; this is alterative and relaxing,
gives bulk and lightness to the othor
food, and furnishes no little proportion of the muscle-forming material.
Hoots, or hny steamed and mixed
with bran, is a good substitute.
The Polnnd China has the necessary
Miialities to bring success In swine*
breeding. If the man is of the right
breed. The breed of tin' one is of-as
much Importance as that of tlio
other: but tills breed of hogs Is not
essential, Tor there nre others whleh
pos��oag as good nun titles and will
yield as large profits.
A good breed of pigs must consume,
digest und assimilate a great amount
of Tood and convert this Into paying pork, and It is necessary to see
that, the nig hn-s plenty of the-
right nourishment. Rometimes this
high feeding affects the constitution
of the animals, nnd it becomes necessary to select a hardy, cinluii.ng
variety.
The sire iihiinlly gives the feeding
capacity to the young. The animals
should attain some size before they
nre selected for breeders. They will
show their merits nt about six
months. . 'I'he sire should bo heavy
boned, strong, well hni red, have a
round belly and a long body, and
should stand up well.
There Is more leisure right now to
make ber* hives than when some one
nf tho family eoines shouting thnt
the bees are swarming . ���V.een will go
to work In any kind of a box or keg,
but in such they are not duly protected from their enemies. If they
have no house they bravely take to
the woods.
As the pare breeds of stock are the
chief maintenance of tlie European
farmer against cheap foreign competition, so too, nre these pure breeds
e-sentinl to onr farmers these times,
to make the farm and stock breeding
pay. "When scrubs no lontrer pny Tor
their food the Improved breed-; give
the quality which does pay.
Th(j bulk of farmers neglect the profit from bees. There Is no over production of either wax or honey, and
a "good article always finds ready
sale at a good price; and the food
ol bees is supplied lavishly by
nature, and goes to waste unless liar-
ve-ted uud utilized by them.
In cattle, age largely determines
the rate ui gala, and the ration required to sustain tho gain increases*
with age in proportion to tbe weight
of the animal. Heavy weights are often tsu&tuined at such cubt as to destroy all profit whioh might have been
mude hau the animal been tuld when
y��uinger.
The only safe way to feed cattle is
hv a method which will let one know
periodically if the gain made Is in proportion to thc food consumed. ������Kxuct
methods" and "science with practice"
should lie tbe motto upou every farm,
und taught to every farmer (schoolboy
lu the land. There U no longer a
question about "book farming" paying.
DAIRY.
When a heifer first Comes to her
miik the milk glands are undeveloped,
ami need good care to produce an
abundant and prolonged flow of milk.
Seo that every drop of milk Is drawn.
Knead the udder If there are any hard
lumps iu It, bathing often with warm
water, if necessary. If Intended fur
the dairy, never allow thc calf to run
with her.
If possible, liavo the heifers come in
nfter tho grass lias started, as It will
help materially la securing a good
���/low of milk. It Is better not to breed
for her second calf Tor several months,
for thus tlie youug and promising
heifer may lie ruined, with her energies directed to tlie growing calf she
is carrying, for ber milk functions will
suffer.
A Hoard's Dairyman correspondent
concludes that turnips fed to cows
while being milked taint the miik, but
Llie taint is from the cow'a warm
breath; but if fed after milking there
is no toatut in either milk, cream or
butter, aillk'ta often tainted in uncleanly stables, and is il ficquent
cause uf poor butter.
Where the pastures nre rough, or
where iced uud fodder are generally
rough, no other breed of cattle will
give better returns than the Ayr-
shires. They are tough and hardy,
hearty feeders, aud not at all dainty.
Tliey eat what is at hand, aud lie
down and digest it, while the more
dainty animal would grow poor hunting abuut tor something move to her
liking.
Half blood Jerseys usually please
tlie farmer ; but iu " grading up" his
herd grows poorer. Somo 01 the offspring incline toward milk giving
aud some away from it, and some of
the higher grades aro inferior to the
lower. Ho does not like to sacrifice
these, aud his milkers retrograde.
.Selection should be positive ; save the
few.
HOETICULTDRE. .
With the small farmer it Is sometime.-- a question how to get* money
out oi thu orchard as souai as possible. H does uo harm to grow crops
among your trees. Fur the first, try
potatoes, manuring liberally and adding an extra dose of ualeached ashes.
Tlm trees will tell you whoa you
have planted potatoes long enough;
so will the potatoes.
No matter bow good tho treatment
of the young heifer in other respects,
site cannot be developed into a good
dairy cow Unless sho Is well fed. The
ration should he ouo well intended to
enable her to give tho largest flow
of milk, Tlds is of more importance
thun with the cow wliich has had
lier habits reasonably well CKtab-
1 is lied.
Because of tho long* transportation, the. Australian butter package
Ls a box 9 by 15 inches lined with
parchment paper, aud the butter is
salted for use. This solid butter brick
is sprayed all over witli a solution of
borax, then wrapped up and nailed
air tight. Kven will) our refrigerator
system, wo must make improvement
over our present butter tubs.
Australian butter will keep for
from six to twelvo months; as good
on the outside as on the inside, and
ever sells at tho highest market
price. Their square box takes less
room In shipping, which Is an Item
In export; and tliere can bo no question but that an attractive package
sells tho butter.
Palpitation nf tlte Heart Defined.
Palpitation of tho heart is perhaps
the most common symptom of heart
disease, nnd is defined as pulsations
that are perceived by the patient, it
comes on in paroxysms, with intervals of more or less freedom from
attack. The h^nrt may begin to
beat violently; It may pound against
the walls of tho chest; tho vessels
may throb ln the nock ; the eyes become suffused, nnd tho head ache; ors
on the other hand, tbo heart urny""
be very rapid and very feeble, so
that tho pulse may onnslst only of
a scries of rapid and almost Impalpable waves.
Those suffering from palpitation 01
fluttering of the heart should not delay treatment a single hour. I'r.
Agnow'fl Cure for tho heart will always relieve this trouble within thfl
first half hour, nnd for this reason
Is regarded by physicians generally
ns the greatest known remedy for
the heart. Sold by druggists.
TO RECEIVE TWELVE LASHI_S.
James MCKoand, Who was convicted
of committing an indecent assault
on the fifteen-yea r-old daughter of the
postmaster ut Carlton, came betore
.ludge McDougal] in the Sessions yesterday at Toronto for sentence, Ills
Honor sentenced bim to three months
In the Central prison, and to receive
twelve lashes on the back one month
before tho completion of tbo term.
Consumption can be cured by the
use ol Billion's Cure. This great
Cough Cure Is the only known remedy for that terrible disease.
"Mamma, do you think Undo Barney will go to heaven V" " I hope so,
���Tuhnny. Why?" "'Cause ho won't
if tlie Lord knows him aa well as I
do."
Thousands of cases of Consumption,
Asthma. Coughs, Colds, and Croup are
cured every day by Shlloh's Cure.
Fifteen hundred gallons of Illicit
whiskey was seized ln the house of
a Quebec beer bottler named Vezma,
yesterday. A still and a bolter were
also seized and destroyed.
HOW A HOME WAS LOST,
Tlie Bitter Experience ot Mr, Elwood, Sr., of Simcoe,
Attacked with Neuralgia of the Ltnibw, Ne
Became tit-iim**.* aiul Suffered Intense
Atcony���Spent His Home tu Koetorimt
Wlth;;8pect*Uitd Without Avail���Vc
it mums' i'iuk I'ills Came totttetteauue
When Other Means Uml ITaileu.
(From the Simcoe Reformer.)
Tho mauy virtues of Dr. Williams!
I'luk Dills for l'ale People havo so often been published Iu the columns of
this paper that they un; widely
known to tho residents of Norfolk
County, and It Is us widely conceded
that tliey havo brought Joy Into more
than one household, and their merits
are spoken of only in words of praise.
In this instance the (acts are brought
directly home to the residents or Sim-
coo, a gentleman who Is glad to testify to tho benefit ho lias received
from the uso of theso pills being a
resident of this town. Mr. William
Elwood, sen., a resident of Sinicoo
for about two yoars, and for years
a resident of Fort Erie, a carpenter by trade, is loud In his praise of
the benefits ho derived from the use
of I'ills. In an interview with Mr.
Elwoodt tliat gentleman told tho Reformer thnt about eight years ago ho
was attacked With uiccruted catarrh
of the head and throat, nnd was
obliged to quit work, and since that
time lias not beon ablo to resume his
calling. The disease, shortly after
he was taken ill, developed Into neuralgia of the lower limbs, from whicli
be suffered terrible agony. During
his long illness the services of specialists in both Toronto nnd Buffalo, ns
well as those of local physicians, both
In his former homo and Simcoe, wore
called Into requisition, but nil to no
purpose. So bad did he liocomo, nud
"^
AA;:
" Was Unable to Walk Around."
so great were tho pains that Bhot
through his limbs, that at times Mr.
Elwood had to lio held down ou bis
couch. ��� His stomach and bowels
were seriously affected, ana ho was
indeed in a. deplorable condition.
About a year ago he lost the uso of
his left foot and ankle, nnd was unable to walk around hie home without
great difficulty. At ouo time Mr.
El wood wns possessed of a good
home, but so long was ho ill that he
spent all his property in the hope of
regaining his health. Lost fall Mr.
Elwood commenced taking I'ink I'ills
and shortly after he began to feci an
improvement in his condition. He
continued the use of tho pills until
lie bad taken thirteen boxes, when he
regained the use of his foot nnd ankle,
aud thought he was about cured and
discontinued their use. So long bad
bo been a sufferer, however, tliat it
was Impossible for him to become
convalescent iu so short a time. An
attack of the grip again brought on
the disease, but not by any means so
terrible as formerly. Mr. Elwood
again commenced taking the pills,
and Is fast regaining his former
health, and leels certain that the
I'ink Pills will exterminate all traces
of disease from his system. Ho feels
so gratified at what the pills havo
done for him that he gladly gave tho
Information to the Reformer for publication, In the hope that his experience muy be a benefit to some other
sufferer.
Dr. ���Williams' Pink Dills strike at
tho root of tho disease, driving it
from the system nnd restoring tho
patient to health nnd strength. In
cases of paralysis, spinal troubles,
locomotor ataxia, sciatica, rheumatism, erysipelas, scrofulous troubles,
etc., theso are,superior to all other
treatment. They nro also a specific
for the troubles which make tho lives
of so many women a burden, and
speedily restore the rich glow of
health to sallow cheeks. Men broken
down by overwork, worry or excess
will find In Dink I'ills a certain cure.
Hold by nil dealers or seat by mall,
post-paid, at HO cents n box, or six
boxes tor $L\f>0, by addressing thu
Dr. Williams* Medicine Compriny,
Brock Villo, Out., or Schenectady, N.Y.
Beware of Imitations and substitutes
alleged to bo "Just as good."
ATTAR OP ROSES,
Attar of roses ls constantly growing more costly. A small quantity���
about eight teaspoonfuls���costs from
$10 to IjtlB. The peasants who produce It in Bulgafia have largely given
up raising grain to raise roses.
HOW'S THIS I
We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that
can no't lie cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
E. J. CHENEY & CO.. Drops., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, hnve known F.
J. Cheney for the last IB years, and
believe him perfectly honorable 11
atl businesa transactions nnd financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
West ft Trims, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.; Wnhllng, Klnnau & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is takeu Internally, acting directly upou tho blood
nnd mucous surfaces of tho system.
Price, 7oc. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free. $
Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the
blood and gives a clear and beautiful complexion.
REV. Ml Mill IUISK11. II. 1)..
UF Hamilton, Out.-Thin W.'Ii-Kiii.m u 1'res-
byt.-ri(*u Divine, 1'nntorof Knox Chinch
Hamilton^, Out., Has U<**d i>r. Aguew's
Catarrhal Powder und Tells Iln VlrtUf b.
Pew ministers iu the Presbyterian
Church of Canada are better knowu
than the Rev. Mungo Eraser, D. I).,
of Hamilton. His great talents have
been over aud over again recognized
in tin; church courts. As a preacher, be has few equals, and the people of Knox Church, one of the largest
Presbyterian churches In Canada, believe he stands at the head of the
list. He had suffered, as so many
in his profession suffer, from eold In
the head���a serious hindrance to
those who have mentnl work to do.
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder was
brought under bin notice, and ovor
bin own signature he has told of tbo
groat benefits It has conferred on
him, as It does on all who use it.
One short puff of tho breath
through the Ulowcr, supplied with
each bottle of Dr. Agnew's Cntarrhal
Powder, diffuses this Powder over
the surface of the nasal passages.
Painless and delightful to use, It relieves in ten minutes, and permanently cures Catarrh, Hay Fever,
Colds, Headache, Sore Throat. Ton-
sllitls and Deafness, <I0 contR.
THE PROGRAMME
Oust a little thinking,
Just a little said.
Just a little waiting.
Before the two nro wed.
Just a little grand sweet song,
Then some not whollv sweet,
Just a little South Dakota,
Da capo; 1. e., repeat.
STINGING CORNS.
Next to a stinging conscience,
makes life a misery. The stinging
pain of a corn may be speedily and
painlessly removed by tin; UBB of Putnam s Painless Corn Extractor,
Twenty-four hours after Putnam's is
npptled the corn may be removed.
AYIIAT KRUPP GIVES HIS MEN.
During the summer season Krupp
supplies his workmen with cold coffee
and vinegar at intervals through the
day, and such of the men employed
In connection with the puddling works
receive dully oue eighth of a quart ot
brandy.
NEURALGIA'S PERSISTENT AGONY
Has but one source of relief. Nerviline���nerve pa In cure���penetrates to
the Irritated nerves, soothes tliein
Into repose, nnd affords relief almost instantly. The whole range of
medicine affords no parallel to Nerviline ns a pain reliever. _
NO EALSE MODESTY THERE.
An English editor recently announced that he would in tlie next
Issue ol his paper begin .the publication of a serial story entitled "The
Prettiest Girl In Town." Over a hundred girls wrote notes to the editor
warning him to refrain from using
their names ur suffer tho consequences. ��
INSURANCE FOR BICYCLE RACERS.
Bicycle racing in Sydney, Australia, se:m s to be very p Oil table nt
the present time. The gate receipts
on ono single day nob long ago
amounted to $14,035. Tho expenses
and prizes lor tho day's meet amounted to $85,000; a not profit of $10,-
500 resulted for the enterprising managers. There Is one curious custom
observed there; that is, that every
starter in a bicycle race is insured
against accident by tho club. Although tlie rates of insurance nro
very high, the Sydney Cycle Glubcnn-
nlder It better to Insure, the riders
than to be held responsible Tor possible accidents.
TWO SCHOOLS UNDER ONE UANAGEHEHT
Toronto and Stratford, Ont. UNQUKSTTm*
ADbY tfio lcftdhiR commercial schools of thi
Dominion. ADVANTAGE HKBT IN CAN
ADA. Mode-rat,** rates. Students admitted a'
any tlmo. Writo to either Hchool for clrcularf
Mention thia paper. 8HAW & ELLIOTT
principals
KELLY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE, PREB
oott, Ont), Shorthand and bonickooplin
taught by mail Writs for partloulara. _ '
men��wanted
To handle ou very liberal terms one of tho hict
household articles ever Invented. Bulla on
night. No fake.
ill you mean business semi stamped envelops
fur reply, Addri'r-s
ONTARIO PLATING WORKS,'
llutoilliju, Out.
VOU SAI.K, O'lSS WEBB PERFECTING
L pri'Mf, In good running ordor; capacity t
anil 8 puKiH, ii or " oohtnuiRi shoot -'I by ftli.
Por furtfior particulars addross Herald Print
ngCo,. ll untlton.
BULLS AND BEARS,
A pamphlet tolling how tu hai-dio Ktopicn,
Or iiu, etc., on rnvgln*, will bo mailed on an*
pllo-itton by Roulllot & Co., Brokers, Ne. lali
La-ins' entrance No, 127) South 8rd nlnoi,
Phlladnlj.1 Pa
gtO.OO Mi.i'tdn*-10 shares of stook, 1,ouo bushels
cl Grain, $30,00, Twenty, etc. ,,..
INDIGESTION
CONQUERED byK D C
IT HESTOHES THE STOMACH ���^���fcTH^^"
A FORTUNE.IN A MONTH
Cannot ho expected, hut thi biggest mono)
made by agents to-day Is mado by tho=o whr
bandlo our Silverware, 'I able ware. Tea and
f'ollVo Hl.raim-rs, Stereos-open nnd Views
Violin Outfits, Photograph Frames, leatherette
Tablo yintH, etc. Onsh naid for raw furs,
TIIK QUEEN BILVERWARE CO.,
Montreal, Que
OLD CAMPIAH POSTAGE STAMP!
PARTIES HAVING OLD LETTERS 1*
original envolopflu of the datow 18.51 to 1870 witl
post&go stamp.* thnreon will got good prlcon foi
the stamps by applying to Box 195, llamllbi*
latarlo*'
ISSUE NO 13 1896
NOTE,
In replying to nny o! these advertisements, please mention thii
paper.
Sons
w Emulsion
The cream of
purest Norwegian
cod-liver oil, with
hypophosphites,
adapted to the
weakest digestion.
���Almost as
palatable as milk.
Two 51zea���SO cent* and f 1.00
SCOTT &. BOWNE. Belleville. Out
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE K.D.C.
FOR NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
HEADACHE, UPPHESSION OP SPIRITS, Eto.
FREE bAMPLCS K.D C. AND PILLS. Writo tor thom.
K_P_C.CO._Utl .Boston. U.S.. .md NgWOlMBOWJgn
Eclipse
Bicycles
STAND THE TEST.
Not a Frame broken during the enttn
��eason of 1895.
For catalogue apply to Local Agent m
ECLIPSE BICYCLE CO,
nfWULTON. ONT.
As80S6meot System.
MUTUAL'
RESERVE
FUND;
���Miitnal'l'rinclple.
L
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Association
lill
:iiinniKic:H:;]ii';j-* ���-*
l,i m ft .�����;:.;:::���. ��� '
Edw. IJ. Harper,
Foimdor.
Fri-dA.Buriiham
���ProtiidciiL
lfiyrs.cotTjpletod,
Tlte l.iiri;. wt
nnt .Stroiigutit
Natural
Premium
Lifo I iim nnn itu
Cnniimtiy
In tlio world. I
WW>,000,000 of new Iiu-Ih-ms Itl I Nil,-,,
w:toH,i;<Eo,ooo nr bnRlneii in force.
*M."H l,07a tli'ulfi rlnlniHpxId In I Win.
DPUr��,000,01>0 dentil cliiliim pittd Hlnoe 1)0*1-
iift's ht'Citi).
lHD/ixliowH nn tiici-.'ii'H' In ltoih iiHHOtn
nol HiirpliiH, ItMlfltUfl iuul IximIiiohh In furi'e.
iivi'i- inr..son members ii)toni*tvtL
W. J. MoMURTKY, Manager for Ontario
Freehold Loan Ralldlnir, Toronto Out.
A. it. MoNIOHOLi, Manager for Manitoba
British Columbia and North-West TerritorleH
Molntyro Rlook, Winnipeg) Man.
1).'/,. BESSETTE, Mannger for Quebec,
Piano d'Armo��, Montreal. Quo.
OOIj. JAMH8 BOMVILWJ, ManagertorNew
BruiiHwiiik, St, John, N. U.
W.J. MURRAY, Manager for Nova 8coti��
Halifax, N. S.
FOR TWENTY-SIX TEARS
THECOOK'S BEST FRIEND
LARGEST SALE IM CANADA.
/���>��� -T***. /���/ a _
' ^8
That Raise Money ''
LbrgeBt and , *���>* Ctgnplato,
CAT^i-OGUt: OF ,.,
Good Seeus, Pretty Flowers, ane
F'anv*. Renuisitea issued
in Canatljl
SENT TO . , S . ': ,', WniTC OS
BUYERS a.l,.*�� ITWILLPA*
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EGYPT IK gam
Eon, Mr* Curzon Explains the African Situation.
THE ADVANCE OF THE DERVISHES.
<>i>_<>, t ol Mi.. Itrlildli KxpedltlouuSympathy Vor the Italians���Moral lnflueuue of
tlie'ltrititiii Force��� ir wiiiimih Vernon
llarc.iurt UOjvctx.
Loudon cable sujs; Th eplau oi
the Egyptian campaign, ay submitted
at tho Cabinet meeting, held tm Friday, la that five black infantry battalions, seven Egyptian battalions,
ami a largo forco of artillery ami env-
alry, with about 100 BrltlBli officers,
will compost? the expeditionary forces,
Tho eatae routo ns taken In 1881 will
bo followed, but owing to tho low
water in the Nile, tbo transport of
ammunition and'supplies must bo by
camels, of which a vory largo number will bo required. It is proposed
to conquer tlio Soudan, province by
province. Dongoia will bo first taken, nnd then a great deal will depend
upon circumstances. * While the campaign Is endorsed by the Unionists,
tho Liberals and Radical press loudly
protest against it.
A despatch to thoifilobe from Cairo'
says that the fast of Ramadan ends
to-morrow, and it .[a thought there,
thc dervishes will'cause trouble and
march northwards. , The despatch
adds that much anxiety is felt in official circles, and that tne military
authoritlees havo been in consultation nil day long.
The Issue of th(;.\c:i mpuign against
Ii &\ tllc dervishes I�� hy no menus sd-cei--
��� ���*.'* tain as wns that of the recent bloodless Ashnntl expedition. Experienced
African authorities ptate. that tlie
news of tho expedition" will luclfto
semi-burhnrlc forens everywhere. Perhaps even in Inrtirt It will bo vastly
exaggerated ns the intelligence Is
disseminated among them. Tho Khalifa himself Is described by Slatta
Paslia nnd the lnte Major Wlugate as
a man who, In point of vigor, will,
courage aad pow_y of inspiring; tlie
deBort people with fnntlcism, is a
worthy successor'to the Into Mahdl,
who died In Jtttie,'iSStf? Throiighmit
the campaign which efuled.In the fall
ol Khartoum, Abfluihih *wns-his chief
i ieutonant. Though - swrv-ing* the
Mahdl, he had a keen eye for
the main chnnco. lie did not
believe in tbo Immortality. of ..tive
son of the prophet* whoever ojse did
so. He took caro to have a proclamation issued by- tho Mahdl which
practically assured succession-to himself. There are -i-,600' British troops
In Egypt, and Sir Horatio Herbert
Hichener, sirdar of the Egyptian
army, will probably bo In general
command. Ho was Gdveiuor-Genernl
Of the Red Hea littoral In 1880-1888,
and Adjutaut-Goneral to the Egyptian army from 1888 to 1892, whon
ho received his present command. Ho
is only In bis forty-sixth yeur. General Knowles. who is In command nf
the British troops, is a maa of 01,
who, whon quite a lad, fought In tho
Crimea, and was in the trenches boforo Sevastopol,
Cairo cable: The advance of
the British-Egyptian troops from
Wady-Halfa Up tho Nile upon Dongoia will bo commenced without do-
lay, according to statements mtfdo In
semi-official circles here.
Tho British-Egyptian troops under
orders to proceed up the Nile In the
direction of Dongoia Will consist of
8,000 mon. All will carry arms.
The route wliich will be followed Is
this: There is a railway as far as
(iirgh, 840 miles from Cairo. Then
to Wady-Halfa. a distance of 250
miles further, there Is no obstacle to
Nile navigation, but the remaining
250 miles to Dongoia present Immense difficultly. Th.o,t portion of
tho river which lies between Wudy��
Haifa and Tsnklrmatta, a distance of
109 miles, is the worst part, five serious cataracts having tt) be encountered with a succession of rapids and
rocks. ' r
There is much rejoicing In the British army at the prospect of another
campaign In the Soudan, In spite of
tlte past experiences with the fierce,
tireless troops of thc Mahdl, and the
recent defeat of the Ttallnns by the
Abysslnlans. Th/tt a British-Egyptian
advance up tlie>��ftjp from "Wady-Halfa
on Dongoia hn^ boon determined upon
is no longer a question I" doubt. All
tho British officers of the Egyptian
army who have heen absent on leave
havo been ordered to- return,, tothelr
posts immediately, and a ihisjinteh
from Cairo announces that the Connaught Hangers have already horn or-
dored to "Wady-Ilalfa.
MENELBK AND HUMBERT. *
Rome cable: A despatch from
Massowah says: The Nogua has reviewed 100,000 of ids troops la the
presence of Major Salsa, the Itatta'h
officer who Is treating for peace with
the Abysslnlans. The troops marched
in good order, and were well armed.
The Negus showed Major Salsa Ids
quantities of provisions, tho Italians
having some timo ago been undor tho
belief that the Abysslnlans were short
of supplies. In fact, It is Baid tliat
this was one ot the reasons that
prompted Gen. Baratlerl to make
his disastrous advance upon Tigre.
, The Tritmmi says that the proposals of the Abyssinian King, Mone-
lek, for ponce with Italy, Include a
demand that King Humbert send him
an autograph letter Requesting
peace, and agreeing 'to the Immediate evacuation of Adlgrnt by the
Italians. '���
King Menelck, the paper enys, further insists ou tho withdrawal of
Italy's forces to the frontiers fixed in
tlie treaty concluded by Ucclll, and
an .agreement on "the part ol Italy to
refrain from erecting new fortresses
and to decline all offers of an alliance
from an outside colony.
King Menelek, the Tribune aays,
promises If tliese conditions are compiled with to undertake to oppose
JSw __i
any advance by the.dervishes on Kas-
sala.
The Government has sent a despatch to Gen. Baidiss��ra, commanding tlie Italian troopa in; Afrjca,
stating thnt no discussion* i* possible
on' the proposals.
London cable says: The greatest
possible interest Was manifested" in
the House of Commons to-day, when
the Liberal leader. Sir William Ilar-
c'odrt put ids question to the Government regarding thu proposed;* ud-
Tance ol British-Egyptian troops up
the Nile from Wady-Haffa, and when
the Under-Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geo. N. Curzon, roso
to reply, Jho attention of the whole
House was Immediately centred upon
his utterances.
Mr. Cimon's answer was ia the
shape of a loug and evidently carefully prepar*"l Statement, during
which he pointed out the threatening dervish advances, and their danger to Egypt, and Intimated that the
movement of Egyptian "troops arose
partly from a desire to aid Italy la
her struggle with the Abysslnlans.
Continuing, Mr. Curzon snid the Government was sure that all the subjects of Her Majesty would have the
most sincere sympathy for Italy In
the rererse which tho latter's arms
had suffered in Africa, and he expressed regret at the defeat, of General
Bflratlerl at the battle of Adown.
This statement brought forth loud
Nationalist cries of "No." Mr. Curzon, however, replied that the courage, ot the Italians led to the hope
that they would urlse from their reverses and vlndicato the honor of
their flag. Mr. Cjurzon then said:
" At the present moment influences
nre at work and forces are unchained In "Central Afriea.-whiclv if flushed
with victory ami swollen by a perfectly possible combination of forces,
would constitute a most fjcrlotis danger not merely to Itaily,' Egypt, or
the British occupation of Egypt, but
to the cause of Eur.ope, wldch is the
cause of civilization.' *
Through Mr. Curzon's speech tlie
Irish interjected cries of "Oh " and
when Mr. T. M. Healy, among others',
cried "Nol" to the Under-Secretary's
expression of sympathy with Italy,
and Mr. Healy's followers cheered,
the speaker paused for an instant,
.and continued, "A sympathy which
la not broken by a few-dissentient
voices nt a misfortune which has befallen a nation of gallq.pt soldier's
and staunch allies." (Great cheering.)
.Continuing, Mr. Curzon sa^d that the
GovernnicuJ; had for some time been
aware of 'tlio threatened advance of
a large force of Dervlfches.* The fad-
Vance threatened three��*wldely objective points, among the'm Dongoia.
The Government had boe.u lu possession of this Information since the
eud of February. The immediate objective point of the Dervishes was,
perhaps Knssnla, blit there was an
ultimate danger, the resi.lt of which
could not fall to react upon Egypt.
The Information which had reached
the Government had caused . considerable anxiety, he said, which had
deepened "since the report: of the disaster to :tho Italians in Abiysfelnla.
Not only-were the Italian'forties there
In difficulties; but Kafisala *tsei! is
threatened by a force uf Dervlnhos
estimated to be .'100,000 strong. The:
Government, Mr. Curzon said, had
beeu In constant communication with
the Government of Egypt, and the
opinion of the military authorities
both Iier6 and in Cairo was that an
advance tip thc Nile i-s nocessarry..
Consequently and advance of. I the
British troops had' been' ordered to at
town one-third of the distance between Wady-Halfa and Dongoia, and
it mny ultimately be made to Dongoia. Referring to the report that
the expedition was primarily destined for Dongoia, Mr. Curzon said
the future actions of the Government must be regulated by considerations not merely of military' Importance, but ot political and financial moment aw well. The Government was convinced that the steps
which It had decided upon woult!"
net as a diversion for tho relief of
Kaesnla, and also save Egypt from
a menace which, If left alone, would
grow- to formidable dimensions,
MR. LABOUCIIEUE OBJECTS.
Mr. LubouChere, member for Northampton, iu moving to adjourn the
lions*, of Commons In. order,to discuss the proposed attack on Dongoia, complained of the .hypocrisy of
tho British policy, and' claimed that
financiers were the root of the whole
business. Continuing Mr. Lnboueherc
quoted from a blue book tfie conversation whicli Mr, Gladstone had with
the French Ambassador, in wliich tho
English statesman declared that
Great Britain would uever attempt
to. ro-OLCupy Dongoia. The result of
the preaent policy of the Government,
afcdordlng to tha. mendier for .Northampton, would tw that the great
powers would unite and Insist upon
Groat Britain fulflilnig her pledges.
��*>lr Charles Dilke, member (or the
Forest of Dean division of Gloucester,
supported tho motion to adjourtii and
in oo doing said that the liritish po-
i Icy would strain Great Britain's ro-
| latlons with tho powers for years,
Dongoia, lie pointed,out, was"-not in
the dlractlcto of Kn'ssala, but la . the
.'direction of Khartoum.
' , SIR WlLLlAM'UARCOURT.
Sir Wildam Vernon ILircourt, the
Liberal leaner la the House, io lowed
Sir Charles Dilke. Ilo said t|iat if
this was tlio first step of a forward
policy in Egypt it was of a most
perilous character and deserved
Sojenuous opposition,* ��� There was a
grdat party in England which learned nothing from experience, and
which was always eager for the extension of the empire, which was already large enough to please the most
inordinate ambition. ��� He would not in
the meantime assume that there was
any intention on tka part of, tjio Government to give the mbvemeut up
the Nile a significance beyond Mr.
Curzou's statement. He asked the
House to noto tluit the Government
repudiated any intention to occupy
the Soudan. Tho House was bound to
assume that this was a small movement for military purposes to moet
a temporary occasion. He hoped
there would be an early' opportunity
to discuss tho matter in its larger
liearlngs, when the whole policy of
the occupation of Egypt was considered.
'���#
MR. BALFOUR.
Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, Government leader In the House, said that
all the Government could state at
present .was jjhaf the advance*must
be made. It would be.premature" to
discuss the further movements intended. Mr. Labouchere, he added,
seemed tn rejoice at the defeat of Italy. That, Mr. Balfour continued,
wus certainly not the view of a single
man on the Government side of the
House.nor was it the view of a majority on the opposite Bide, nor of tho
English people. Even the nations.of
Europe, whose policy was most divergent from that of Italy, expressed,
sympathy for the Italians in the r reverses. ;Mr. Labouchere alto rejoiced
because.of the resurgence of Makdlsm,
Ha;d the world ever seen a more cruel
or worse rule? Ho couid not Conceive
a change moro for the benefit of the
Soudan thnn that the country should'
be transformed to a government act-
lag under English Influence. Nothing
certainly would more conduce-to .the
welfare and prosperity pi the Soudanese than replacing brulTi. anarchy by
regular laws. The Gavefnp,tyit#hQj no.
reason to believe that any great '
power would object to tiie expedition.
certainly those powers favorable to
Italy would not object, nnd /iny other
power that was desirous that Egypt
sliould remain prosperous end secure
would not regret tlie step the Government had taken. Tho Government did
not dream or extending the conquest
to Darrur. That was a nightmare, a
creation of Sir Charles DllkWs imagination. The rumor of a British advance would Bpread with lightning-
like rapidity In the Mahdlst regions,
There could be nc better diversion In
favor of the Italians, even if. the expedition went no further than Aka-
ahn, cne-thlrd of the way to Do ngo a.
John Redmond, member for Waterford city, and one of the Parhelltte
leaders, said that If the expedition
met with n misfortune'similar to that'
which, had befallen the Italians, the
news would be received witli satisfaction by the greater number of the
Irish members of the House. �������� ��� *
Tlie motion was eventually rejected
by a vfate of 268 to 126.
Akasha, tne town referred "to��� 'by'
Mr. Curzon and.Mr.. Balfour, is* tho
point south of Wady Haifa which It
is tlie present Intention of the Government to make the terminus of a
railway from Wady Haifa; Fart ol
a dine is still In existence; but it has
not been used since the evacuation of
DongoUi in 1885. Engineers report
that the rapid completion of the Une
could he easily effected. :; *:
THE COMMANDER.
It Is reported from Cairo tliat Sir
HjOratlo Kitchener,' sirdar la the
Egyptian army, will . bo iu general
command.
General Horatio Herbert Kitchener,
C. B., C, Mil G., Aiue-de-Camp to the
Queen, obtained his commission as
lieutenant in 1871. , In 1874 ho Joined
tlje oiirvey of Western Palestine under Major Condor.' In 1878 he Was
sent to Cyprus to organize the courts,
He wns next appointed Vice-Consul nc
Erzeroum. ^subsequently he returned
to Cyprus, ahd made a survey of the
entire Island. In 1882,- hearing tlpit
an Egyptian army was being organized by Sir Evelyn . Wood,! he volunteered for tlie service, and was appointed one of tho two majors of
cavn ley. He was Deputy Assistant
Adjutant ami, Quartermaster-General
iu the Nile expedition, 18Si-8.>, was
In comin'aud of d brigade (if thu.Egyp-
tian army In the operntlonsf near
Sunklm, in December, 1888, and was
present In the engagement at Gemaiz-
ah. Ho was also In the engagement
at Toskl, on tlie Soudan frontier, in
3889.
. A Cabinet council lasting two hours
took place Wjis afternboii. The Comma nrterj-in-Ohlef, Lopt. Wolseley, was
In attendance, and it. Is*\understood
that the Soudan campaign was "further discussed. Beforo Lord Wolseley attended tho Cabinet council he
consulted ' with tho jQunrterniaster-
General, General Sir Henry Evelyn
Wood, and with,, tho Adjutant-General, General Right lion. Sir Red vers,
Honry Duller, to secure necessary Information from tholr -departments in
advising with the Government.
TROOPS GOING FORWARD.
'Cairo cable r- Public? feeling here
Is generally favorable to the Soudan
expedition'. This is e.-peclully * tho
caso among the commercial community, who Foresee a revival of trado
with the south'. The Khedive Is taking tho' liveliest Interest In the expedition. Ho has ordered 'all tho Officers Who will take part la It to call
at tho palaco to bo bidden farewell
before they go to tho front. *
Tho Egyptian troops have started
for Wady-Halfa, where tho entire
Soudan expeditionary force is expected to he assembled on April 1st, on
which dato tho advance on Dongoia
Will bo commenced,
Tho first troops to leave for the
Dongoia expedition*, will go on Wednesday If the transport vessels an'
rondy,
Tlio Third, Fourth, Sow-nth. Eighth,
Glovonth, Twelfth and Thirteenth
UaHulious aro already nt Assouan,
Wady-Ilalfa or KoroSKo. The Fifth
nnd Sixth llattiilhuis go front Cairo,
nad also tho newly-fo^iii; I Fourteenth
Battalion, which I*.-'composed *������ of
picked Soudanese troop-.
Tho Staffordshire Re: Iment la thn
only English ono at present ordered
to the front, but thfl Coanaught
Rangcr,s are to be medically examined
to-morrow.
It is now affirmed that Sir Herbert
Kitchener does not lead tho expedition, but that the commander will be
sent out by Lord Wolseley.
There Is a strong force of dervishes
at Dongoia. The Intelligence Department hears that two Btrong bodies of
dervishes are marching on Knssaln.
If It falls Suaklm will he placed In
great danger* ��� '��� ���
Yesterday was tho first, day of Bnl-
ram, nnd the Khedive held a reception
In the morning, which was attended
by all the members of the diplomatic
and consular corps nnd tho other
notables In Egypt. His Highness'held
a review at. Abbaslych la the afternoon of all the Egyptian troops in
Cairo. An Immense concourse witnessed the spectacle. The troops presented a splendid appearand.
Berlin;cable; The proposed Soudan expedition of the British Govern
ment excites * vast deal of attention
and comment In political circles, and
In the press here. The German newspapers, in commenting upon the pro-
I-psejl, .Egyptian advance to Dougftln,
stlll.show on. intense hatred f.Jr' England; ��� -.
It is learned tliat Germany and Austria have promised to support the policy of Great Britain In Egypt, and the
Dreibund will thus secure Great Britain's support tn the future, showing
that the Hohenlohe Influence has
proved superior to Bismarck's.
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��� A FKl'llCOAT ��.*��VMsM!i:>T.
O i* Cin'miui'iUy WIhtk tin* Vt i-me'li l|n Ul
.ill,- Hoik mMl Mnhn the LlfWa.
A veritable tittle state, Inhabited
and governed almost entirely by women, exists in the i'roviuce of Smolensk, lu, Western Uutitral Ru-v-fla. It
.is ubout ftftedti vereta ior ton miles)
Btjunrs and contains a large number
���oi populous rilmguSi and the region is
one ot tho mora fertile in the Czar s
���ctoumms,'*sajti u writer lu tho Now
Jfcrk Worid.
In that part ol Russia it is Called
the, 'woinun'B kingdom,' because the
male population, almost tu a man,
^migrates en masse each springtime to
Mu*.cmv and the other great citi.es
hot inr distant, In search of employment, for the summer season is the
busiest one in these Russian towns.
During <Aio warm weather fairs are
held nnd commerce is at Its height.
The men are therefore enabled to
find wo(k at such wages tliat they
can return to their rura; homes In the
autumn with a greater store of rubles
than tliej could have accumulated
from tiding the soil.
Tho women are btrong anil hardy,
and, bn hit; left alone, till the fields,
harvest the crops antl do other work
which ordinarily belongs to masculine
husbandmen. Some dress In short
skirts, but a lew of them, to secure
greater freedom of movement, put on
male attire, and the casual traveller
through the province is unable, seeing thtun at work in the fields, to distinguish their sex. In largo house-,
hpjds the Jjoung girls attend to the
ordinary feminine tasks of preparing
meals, sewing, buttermaklng, and the
like, but they are generally eager to
begin tlie outdoor work of thoir older
sisters 'tin soon as they are able.
The inof-jt remarkable feature of
this " women's kingdom." however, ls
that the government of the ynrious
villages is entirely in the bauds of
the sisters, wives and mothers of the
absent men, and remains so, In many
cases, even after tiie men have returned. Each town has Its "lady
mqypross," who presides at all meetings of. tlie. village council, whose
members ard' likewise women. Questions of public Interest nre debated
and decided upon as'In other legislative assemblies, and there Is no
more Jealousy and ��� bickering than Is
ordinarily-tl^e-case wheu the legislative body Is composed of men. Perhaps this Is largely due to the fact
that, *, the ;.months of outdoor labor
give the women strong nerves, ns
well as strong bodies, for among
them 'it Is considered a disgrace to
Indulge In tears or hysterics if anything goes amiss.
-"The political nnd financial condition of tho *' women's kingdom" Is
OB flourishing as that of any province
in tho empire. It is a curious fact
that Iq most other provinces throughout Russia tliere Is said to be bribery nnd corruption on every hand, and
a public pfflce is considered a legitimate eouree of plunder. But ambng
these women " purity In politics" Is
the rule. The female tax gathers are
never guilty of extortion and the
imposts which government levies are
paid cheerfully and exactly.
A WOMAM MAV UK I VNCItKl).
Aim. Kodnmn Tell* How Slut UI reel Amur
HtiiH lu Kill Hnr lliistmtid.
A Hutchinson, Kan., duwputrh says:
The oiToJ-.ts of the authorities to bring
to ju/itice tin; murderers of Charles
Rodman, a prominent business man,
of Harper County, nave result d iu the
������arrest of*..\l,i'*s* Rodman, who has confessed Hint she hired Wild am MattOX
and Charles Clark to kill her husband
and that she paid Cfhirk $50 after
the crime had been committed, The
iinen are also under arrest.
Rodman -was killed on February
28th Inst In his barn. The crime
was- ovidently a premeditated and
cold-blooded ono and was involved In
mystery. "
Governor' Morrill offered n reward
of $100 for the arrest uf the murderer, aud the Huppor County Commissioners added $1,000 to the amount.
A few daya later Sheriff Miller arrested William Mattox and^CharleB
Clark, charging them witli, killing
Rodman.
Whon Mrs. Rodman was told of
this arrest of the two ni u she broke
down "nd confessed tliat she had
employe!t the two men to kill her
husband; that Matiox had made thn
urrangoments for the crime. Last,
Sunday .Mrs. Rodman says she paid
Clark $50 ior committing tho deed.
Sho snid that Matto.v wns Inr friend
| mid induced her to nave Rodman killed. I'poa his arrest Clark had t_��Uj
I amount,tOf money in. his possession.
I The wliole county is arbused to it
: fovor heat and vengeance Is threatened upon Rodman s Slayers.
Muttox is a farmer living near
where the inurd r wns committed, and
has always been considered n good
citizen nnd onc of the most reliable
men In tho county. Chirk, the other
man under arrest, has liver! with Mafc-
tox since last September, having
crme from Texas. His wife, who is
dond, was a sister of Mrs. Mattox,
GRQUXD GLASS IMITATION.
An Imitation of ground glass mny he
effected Jiy* rubbing up, its for oil colore a sufficient quantity of BUgar of
lead with a little boiled linseed oil,
and distributing this uniformly over
tho pane from the ends of a hog hair
tool, by a dabbing, jerking motion,
until the appearance of ground glass
is obtained. It may be ornamented
when perfectly bard by delineating
the patten with n Rotation ofcaustlc
potash, giving such time to act as
experience dictates, and then expedi-
tiousbft' wiT'ing o'nt the portion it is
necessary lo remove,
FOB Till' CHILDREN. .
'Now, doilies, I know, j ou are in a
uew place;
Vnd you're lonesome, dears, 1 ea
tell by each face;
And it is not strange���you have only
heen hbre ��� .
lust the week between Christmas
and the New _fear I
"How new dblttes feel, I believe thu*.
1 know ;
But, dearies, .vou iiiusti t be hoiuer.n-k
oh no! .
Vou ure going to have a (iUQ l|DP
with me,
We will nil play together, me and
you three;
' fll road lo von uow [roui aiy new
Christinas bunk.
There are pictures, too���if you ikeyo j
may look/- '
And the new dollies salt! that the>
should like that;
So Rosabel read them a tale of a cat
THE STORY OF BLUE BEARD.
Once upon a time there lived u cruel
Old Tartar in a splendid castfe.
Sis shaggy beard was as blue as the
sky. He lived alone and his neighbors
were afraid of him. because they had
heard nwful stories about Ids cruelty.
On the opposite side of thq plain
from old blue Beard's custlo there
lived a widow with two beautiful
daughters.
Ono day old Blue Beard sent them
an invitation to come and visit.him
ut his wonderful castle.
So, dressing themselves in their .gayest clothes, they rode to the castle
.and were received In great sty-le.
The ladies were very much pleased
with Blue Beard, und after that they
called frequently.
Aftor a time he offered to marry the
youngest daughter, who straightway
accepted him.
They had a merry wedding; and for
a time the young bride was-as happy
as any queen.
But one day her husband called hCr
to him and said: "My dear, I am
going away. I shall not be long, but
I want'to leavo theso keys of the
castle with you. Now, mind, if you
value my love, do not enter the Blue
Chamber. Farewell, Fatjiua! Remember I" '
Fatinia promised him she would nht
go near the Blue Chamber, and then
she went with her sister Ann to show
her over thc cas&ie.
When they had finished the tour '
she began to think about the forbidden chamber.
But, Woman-like, of course, the more
she thought nbout it the more curious '
sho became.
Aftor a time she-left her sister with
some excuse und stnrte.l for the Bine
Chamber. She paused a'minute at the
door and then opened it and walked
bravely in. And what do you suppose gjie saw V
There lying side by side with their
beautiful bends cut from their lifeless
Iwdies were the former wives of Blue
Board.
Fatlma wuh ho* horrified that she
nlmost fainted. In her fright she
dropped the key. but picking It up
Rho hurried away.
Half-wayvdowu tlw stairs sho met
Bluo Beard returning. Taking her
keys, he noticed tho blood stain on
one of them.. " Mighty well, madame,
mighty well," he said.
" What does this little Mood stain
moan? You've broken your promise,
and now you may prepare to die like
tho rest of my faith less wives."
Then Fatlma, Billing on her .km-et*.
begged him to have, merry: to let her*
have a feW 311it111t.es to prepare to
meet her Lord.-
"I will grant yon ten minutes," biro a red.
Fntiinn flew to her sister nnd told
her to rush to tlie top of the tower
and see if tlHr brothers were not
Doming, for they expected them at
the castle at that hour.
In terrible suspense the�� watched
for the sight of horsemen, They
heard Blue B^ard shouting "Time *
np," and In he nr hed swinging his
sword In tlie air.
Grasping Fatinia by her beautiful
hair, It seemed as though she must
die, when a loud knock rang nt tin
castle gnte and she was saved.
Her brother- had como. 'Rushing In
they killed Blim Ro-nrd with his own
sword.
They Inul a private funeral for him
and by his side they burled his un
fortunate wlvtv.
Of course It wan a good while b*
for Fattmn recovered her uptrltn
! again,
! Slid lived to be nn phi,lady nnd tin
i fe.-t of hor 'UN she ..evoted tn ohoer-H
' Intr tlio heart-; of the mffnrln - poor
AFTEi: THE PIOHT.
The school gtrllii nil greet me���when
thev meet me,
With a smile,
j The school hoys only Js*r at me, are'
fmwn,
'Cause I lost the fight, tho othei
night,
Wtth Willie Smith,
; An' hollered to get up when I wn-
djown.
i I'm sure that I licked bim if he'd only
Let me up.
f had the best of ft nil nlong.
Till I fctumbled and tumhled
Over an old str.iy pup,
An* thon Willie Smith held me down
Mother says her boy should know
bettor
Than to fight.
Brother says ��� T couldn't lick a clown.'
Father snys "He'd punish me, only
I whs punished enough.1'
Whpn Willie Smith held mo down.
I'll bo even with Willie for it yet.
If I don't, I'll run away from town.
The next tlmo we moet, a good lickln
He's goin' to get,
And he won't have a chance to holi
me down.
LITTLE FOLKS'.FUN.
Schoolmaster���-Nbw( then, who signed .Magna Chnrta? Come, be quick
who signed Magna Chnrta 1 Boy���
Flense, sir���boo-oo-oo���I didn't.
������m McBain & Co., Real Estate Br.
Nanaim.', B.C.
lespcctor of Mint. Archibald Dick wa,
ia town lut wmk.
For the latest styles in bats and men's
furnishings ju to Stevenson & Cos.
Tommy Willinms brought .own from
Cbilliwhack a line Durham ball.
Taka a peep at Blore St Sob's new
wall papers.
Maithew Mitchel! il pulling a (.a roam
ttilage on I'tunm Avenue, aait to S.
Creech's regideace.
Theobald the painter, has on hand for
sale a large lot ef line fence posit.
Miss Bantam,, wbo left for Nanaimo
Friday last, will return here on tbe 29th
���f tbe month to reside permanently She
will ba quite aa acquisition in musical
circles.
LOST ��� Between Linday*s boarding
bouse aad CunlitTe's bakery a link bracelet of Cornaliaa stone, of no value eicept
to Ihe owner. Leave at News otter.
It pays every lima to buy yoar groceries at Partridge It Watkins'.
Oa Monday, April 6th, Mr. William
farkia and Miss Mary Elisabeth Scott
weia quietly married at the Fresh,teriaa
���ease, Saadwick, the Rev. A. Tail oftc-
iating.
A Urge and varied stock of men's and
boys' spriag and summer felt hats just
���pened up al Langman's Bargain Store.
A Wtstera ediwr once invited correspondence as to the best way to conduct
his paper, aad the maa who hit the nail
equaral/ on tke head replied anonymously, aa a postal card: "Run it as you d���d
please."
Nerthey k Suthcrlaad's office is tha
first door west of Ktlley's Photograph
Stadia oa Ouasmuir Ave,
Tha news editor prepared aa article,
id which ha said."Mr. Dash is hopelessly
ill. " Before goiag, lo press Mr. Dash
died, and a hasty alteration was made in
tha sentence to meet the aew condition
of affairs. Whan Mr. Dash's friends read
in their paper that ''Mr. Dash is hope-
lesslv dead" they were naturally shocked.
To clear 500 men's fancy laundered
shirts wiih collars and cuffs at 45c. worth
Si. ;o Simon Leiser
W. E. Holmes, Grand Master I.O.O.
F., is eipected here oa the 15th inst,
and a special meeting ii called for that
evcaing in the lodae room to meet and
welcome him. T
Oa Thursday evening he will institute
a Rebekah Degree Lodge, which will
���tart with a good membership roll; after
buiiness is over, the Sisten will eaiertim
Ihe company to a feast of goon ibingi ia
Ihe ante* rooms.
Remember the Union lira:,* Band
Benefit Concert is fer May md.
Soma new lines in Spring Prints, fait
colurs at Stevenson & Co'., Union.
Mr John J.R. Miller of Little River
Gardens brought in to Mrs. Whitney the
past week a bouquet of fragrant flowers:
hyacinths, daffodils, thyme and other
beautiful blooms; also some gaidia
plants.
Orders for powder left for me at Dave
Anthony's will receive prompt attention.
F. Curran.
At a recent meetng ofthe Y. P. S. C.
E. a vote of thanks wai passed to those
who had gratuituously helped in fitting
up the basement of the Presbyterian
church.
If you want the newest and best styles
in men's felt hats and al half regular
prices by all means buy at Langman's.
The band benefit concert will take place
oa the second af May They have pre*
Eared a .undid progiamme which will
e publised nest week.
For new flannelettes aad fancy spring
dress goods, Stevenson & Co is tha place
la get the correct thing at the right price.
Tha subject af lha morning service al
the Methodist church aent Sunday is
" Christ in yea "; ia tka evening" A sermon from a Coal Mine "
1,000 mea's sew hall. The latest
styles in Stiffs, Fedora'i, ate, at Stevea*
ion & Co'l.
NOTICE-I would like ta taka cob*
tracts of every kind of work. 1 am a
contractor. S. Manukaw, Japanese.
P.O. Boa 131.
For nie, quick; ito aerei of laad
partly cleared. Good house. Property
within 3 miles of Union. All far $1,300.
Must be sold. Worth $1,000.
Nokthey it Sutherland.
Come all you good, wise people aad
buy your clothing cheap aad save money.
We hava an all-wool Tweed Sail made
to order from $1 J.oo up and Panti from
$3.00 up. A first class fit and good
workmanship guaranteed. Give us a
trial and be convinced.���A. Loughecd &
Co., Artistic Tailoring, 71 Young Streel
Arcade, Toronlo.
D. C. McKeniie Agent for B. C.
���iif-noTsoxioir
Weary Miner���Wot the dickens yau
carryin that club for nnwdays ?
Hungry Bachelor���It's leap year,
pardaer, that'i why.
Wj _____jf * SOOTT
:��� ____l __\
Mr. Joba Dayle, Maaager far Stevenson St Co. has just received a telegram
lhat hii Arm hai bought the bankrupt
stock of Sloan & Scott, of Naaaimo, al
ridiculous prices. Mr. Doyle il required
ta assist at the Great Sale which commences ia a few days. If you require
aaythiag in Dry Goods, Millinery,
Maatles, etc., of a high grade it will pay
yoategodawa there for your spriag
purchases, as il ii goiag te ba lha greatest Slaughter Sale aver bad in British
Columbia. If you cannot go to Nanaimo, wait for a short time as the firm are
aot going ta let their customers ib Uoion
aad Comoi Iota all Ike bargains. They
are receiviag maay ckaice lints for tha
Uaioa Branch ia Millinery, Maallae,
Dry Gooda aad Fancy Dry Gaads.
STEVENSON ���& CO.
P.S.���Mr. Doyle will be away only a
caapla af weeks and lha firm have seat
ap a juaior clerk who will ia the mean
time leek after his firms buiiaess al
__
WA-STTS
uf ANTED���A competcm, needy woman
(���desires to go out washing. Enquire
at News office. ���
WANTED a loaa of $500 on good farm
property for a term of five years. Particular! will ba given at tke Naws office,
TO OUB 09BT0K1M
amd tbj rvnxe
*We ask yeur careful inspection ef our
aaw spring samples���the largest stack of
uanfples in tke province, over one thousand to select from.
Wc confidently state that we have never
���hnwn such handsome patterns aad fine
values iu imparted Scotch Tweeds.
Call and iaspect samples and be convinced. ���Great Eastern Tailoriag Da
partmeat, D.C. McKeniie, ag't far B. C.
For Rent.���The butcher shop at
Union fitted up ready for business, lately
occupied by A. C. Fulton. Call on bim
or enquire of A. Urquhart, Comoi.
A PIKI STOCK OP������
Clocks, watches, books
and stationery.
T. D. McLean
���: JH WEJLErR* J���
���3���our.��. c.
M. J. Henry
Nurseryman amd Florist
P.O. address:���Mount Pleasant, Van-
couver, 11.C. Greenhouse aad Nunar),
604 Westminster Reid. Most complete
Catalogue in B. C���Free lo yeuraddreai
No agents.
laTXIBTAUUfSin DXBIOrOBT
. April tlth���Concert aad play al ika
Agricultural hill, Courtenay.
April 13rd���Lccture-Coacert al tka
Methodist church���last af tka coarse.
April ��7th���Concert aad tha cernedy
entitled "Rough Diamoad" al Cumberland hall.
May lad���Bead Beaefit Concert.
~~~~~~T~
The officers aad directors of tha Uaiaa
aad Comoi District Hospital, do hereby
tender lheir hearty thanks lo Drs. Lawrence and Westwood, surgeons, Misses
Shaw and Smith, nurses, ead Mrs. Raid,
matron, for tha efficient maaaer in which
they have discharged their duties duriag
the year ending March 31.1, 1S96. Also
ta the public who have in aay way assisted ia the good work.
JAMES ABRAMS, President.
J. B. McLEAN, Secretary.
FOR SALB-P.r. White Mfmteek Reek
Rags at T. D. M.Uaa'..
Oave Anthony'*
.Cigar and Fruit Store
Bud amd Xtaaaasair Ave.
UNION, B. C.
NUTS, CANDIES, NOTIONS,
MINERS NtPLIM.
HOT El , .
- - Vendome
The largest Hotel in the City
with the best accommodation
for Travellers . . .
The bar is stocked witk thf
best of . .
Wins*, Liquors and Cigars
Barber Sf Williams,
���Pmoym-BBToaui
LOOK F0R-
BOYD'fi TBAM
Good Oil far Light CHf AP
FRESH ?TRH Ev*ry cth*r ��*y
���majm. ��Mk���
Dawn comes the price ia mackiateskaa!
Tke A. C. Catlrae Co., Ciaciaaaii, Okie,
dawn tke warld an wa ter* preaf elotkiag.
Ladies mackintoshes made le order, aay
style from $3.00 up, aad gottlemoa's,
from $+0* ap. Over lee lamplee t��
ckoose from.���D. C. McKearia, ageal
for B. C.
AU persons desirous of joining a sieging class, for the purpose of sight singing, under Prof. Spear, are requeued ta
leave their names wiih D, McLeod, tka
tailar, neit door to Adderton tk Reboth-
am's, the bakers, wha will faraish all
information.
flopfpEy & stiTfiEpu^B
REAL ESTATE X FINANCIAL AGENTS
UNION, B.C.
v
Property for sale in all parts of the town. Some very desirable residence properties cheap on small monthly payments.
Farm lands improved and unimproved in Comox District $10 to $50 per acre.
A splendid farm, 30 acres under cultivation, 5 miles from Union; $10 per acre.
20 acre track within 3 miles���first class land; $10 to $15 per acre.
S*H
Rents collected
^"^ ^���N *r""S
Loans Negotiated
*vi
ItB
Our Spring stock has commenced to arrive.���we have received so far about 40 cases and packages of
Blouses, bootsand shoes
flannelettes, prints, hats, gala-
tea, zephers, caps, gingham,
cotton challies, shtrtiag towelling, cottons, handkerchiefs,
shawls, canton flannel.art mus
lin, Ashing rods and ties,
cambrics, hose, men's ties, art
silks, and flower seeds.
r
These goods are cheaper and nicer than ever before.
Call and see them while they sre fresh.
~���S|IHO]* LEfSEp
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