I ���> r ^ i ' / J i i l * j* j*.-. , *��* i*-! w { i-'' < J7 ���> r^�� ���*> Al I ' I- >'' I7 .'X-V. . "���-, rt ,��y " 4-s, VOL. 8. S^l "ATLIN, B. C, SATURDAY APR^L ',25, ,1903. !? ,4 , 'NO. 197. THE SEASON. Winter Operations Mostly , ' ' Suspended. - '/Miners Waiting For the Creeks to rRise���Very Sanguine,of Ro- sults. , Now that Spring 'has set in and .our Jfirst rain has fallen," with a continuance of mild weather, we may ' look foi active operations on the various creeks ' by the miners in sluicing out their dumps. Without exception the miners are sanguine to a degree 'as to the final outcome. 'It is said that^Gold' Run will astonish the country with its returns'. In one instance it is reported , that a company of miners are taking out $200 to the set. Boulder and Spruce will also contribute their share, while Pine will not be far behind. , ' With the return of mauy of t^ie miners from the outside, the sea-, son's preparations are -being* got under way. Several of the Blue Canyon miners have -gone f over there to set up camp and haul in supplies while the snow lasts._ On upper-Boulder creek' Cr-D. Newton aud associates contemplate ' beginning operations on their hydraulic ground. These, - for the first part of the'season' will becon- " fined to' ground-sluicing, prepara- tory-to installing a plant next,fall. It is thev intention to construct a big -reservoir for the purpose of conserving the water supply. Almond-Eyed'Visitors. z ; ' Atlin had a visit this week from two emtuissaries of the Mikado, but, for ''business" reasons, they couldn't' stay long.' jThey had no idea this' was such _a '"warm.1 countiy/and on their return to the temperate south they will doubtless tell their compatriots that Atlin is a veiy unhealthy place for Japs., A Hint to the Wise. / Attey the'expeiieace of a year ago 'and in view of the re-enactment of anti-Oriental legislation, it would be \\ ell /or,managers of companies and otheis to remember that on the question of Oriental labbi tHe miners of Allm "are as one man, and that it will be well to "let sleeping dogs'lie." , i t - ' ' Mass Meetinp ' y ' * Of Atlin Miners Declares Itself As Opposed to the B., C. Miners' Association.* CANCELLED Northern Trip of American Engineers is Off. The Western and Northern trip, planned by the American Institute of Mining Engineers, has been cancelled owing'to the inability of the committee to make suitable transportation arrangements. The committee wanted to get a special train of twelve or more cars, but the Eastern railroads are so crowded < that such an equipment coHld not "be spared. The trip north from Vancouver had been carefully planned, and it is much to be regretted that the coutemplsted visit of this important association of men has had to be indefinitely postponed. t. Special attention is called to the advertisement of the hydraulic plant for sale. This plant can be bought and landed in Atliii for less than half its original cost.���It is an opportunity of a life-time. New Stock of Garden and Flower Seeds at C. R. Bourne's. The following report has been handed to us by Mr. E. L. Burdett, Secretaiy of Saturday evenings Mass Meeting at Discovery, who was deputed by ,the ^meeting to draft the proceedings for'publication \r / ' _ \' " One" of the' largest and most enthusiastic meetings of Free Miners ever held in the Atlin" district took place at the ^Nugget Hall, Discovery, on .Saturday'evening,,* 18th iust. , , " ' . "The gathering was the third of a series called for the purpose of discussing, "the" advisability^ol organizing either a district branch of the B. C. Mining Association or at purely local organization.* .^. . 1 - "The previous meetings were held at 'the call of the local Execu-' tive of the provisional B. C. Mining Association, and for the purpose aforesaid of organizing a permanent district branch of the B.C. Mining Association, but at each meeting resolutions were passed strongly condemning the recent action of the said Association 111 re proposed chauges' to the ' Placer Mining Act,' while deciding not to organize a district branch. ,v, "These meetings were not fully representative of aught except of (the interests of the 'Blueprint . speculator,' owing to the public's lack of confidence in the Executive at whose call they were held, sufficient only of 4 the individual miners being present to carry the meetings by a majority vote of i two to one. "The Mass Meeting on the 18th iust, called by Mr. Conroy, Chairman of a provisional local association, known as the Atlin District Placer Miners' Association, resulted in an attendance of upwards of 200 miners aud others, prominent among whom were the following well known mining men ��� of the district, viz.: Messrs. Fall, Cancel- lor, Thomas, Pearse, Dockrill, Grime aud others. Mr. W. B. Conroy and E. L. Burdett were elected Chairman and Secretary, respectively. "The meeting, while most enthusiastic, was harmonious. The following resolution, moved by Mr. John Kirklaud, secouded, by Capt. Foley, was unanimously carried : " ' That/Whereas an association of miners and others interested in the'mining industry'of this'.Province has lately,b*een > formed witli headquarters'Xt Victoria, B. C, - - , And, ^yhejreas, a very limited time .was given to the, miners*and others ,. in this 1 district to form a local branch of the said Association through the arrival of an organizer i . ^-*^ *. * ^ \ . *��� only a-few'days*before it was neces^ sary that the'delegates of oiif local branch should leave "Atlin to be in time for the opening 'of the session of the Association at Victoria, 'And,,Whereas, for the foregoing-reason, it --was impossible to give clue and mature deliberation to the instructions "to be given to the delegates from thedistrict, for their guidance' in voting upon any questions, and more particularly on the question of suggesting any proposed alterations of or'amendments to the ",Placer Mining Act\' as at present in force ; ������'And, Whereas, the'instructions forwarded toi the delegates from this district did not arrive in time for the said delegates to act thereon, or, for some reason at present unknown to, the miners of the Atlin district, were not acted upon ; 1 And, Whereas, the ballots given by the said delegates in voting'up on the proposed amendments to the "Placer Mining Act," did not show the feeling of this district, more' particularly in regard to those sections dealing with the issue of Crown Grants to, property, both leases and individual claims, held under the provisions of said Act; 1 And, Whereas, the miners of this district are of the opinion that the issuance of Crown grants to holders of leases would have the early result of tying up large tracts of ground and thereby militating most severely against the interests of the individual mines, 'who would be prevented from prospecting thereon; And, Whereas, it is the opinion Continued on page 4. TO SETTLE DISPUTES A CommissionJr Appointed to ' Enquire-* ' Into Western Labor Troubles���A Deserved.PromotioE���Result ^of a Protest. *T : ' , Vancouver carpenters -have returned to work and have agreed to submit their-grievances 'to arbitration.' '/ PROSPEROUS. The White Pass Co. Sees a Big ' Business Ahead. General Manager" Newell, of the W. P. & Y. Co., returned to Skag% way last Friday after an absence of over six mouths. In speaking of the outlook for the season 1903, Mr. Newell says : " We aie looking for a good year's business to. the North. There is a larger quantity of freight in sight at this time than there was at this time last year. The shipments of machinery will. I think, be heavier this year than they were last year. Another important factor will be the tourist tiavel, which promises to be heavy. The growth and development of the Atlin country is going to have a great deal to do in keeping up the business of the North." Frank Weir, who has been spending the week in Skagway on business, returned this morning. Subscribe for the Atlin Claim aud get your friends to subscribe. y- i-' i i \ ,<i ',, h ��� i ' -*!> N Chief Justice Gordon Hunter and the Rev. Elliott S.^Rowe; pastor of , the Metropolitan Methodist Church at Victoria, have been selected by the Dominion .Government' to be a Commission "to''enquire"into labor ^ troubles in this Pioviuce. - Mr. W. L-' Mackenzie King. Assistant Minister-of Laboi will'probably act with them, <��� * -- r -t't i S- y. . y-'-yyi- - .���* -; .-'yy v ,<���* 'V ' x,' 1 t �� ' "y 11 ^The'Treadgold protest has resulted in the Government despatching an engmeei to Dawson to "study the ; situation and to say/what the ex-' ' ipense would amount to of develop- mgthis water supply.'1 - * v a 1 r ,Tbe "King - has" piomoted Sir "' George Stuart White/the hero of 1 ���Ladysmith, to -the,,'rank" of Field-" .Marshall. \Sir George -JVhite"- is > now Governor of Gibralter.,, -,y_: ' J ��> - , - y^ Victoria is 'piesently suiterin from a" coal .famine, owing to- the strike"in the Dtiiismuir colleries. The price"has raised to $6.50 per ton. !, - o- ' -I ' f, J1". * '^/"-"'; y ���'- J?\ \ > J. ht v- -< , y y y, '- k y y;"; -" ;^'j.i3'-v-yr y 1-1 ( j ; *vl\, iff ex. i I ���*r .1 J. J i 1 n m iiiw 1 miiKfiiii'^'naiMiiliiiui Si'< / A.' 'ft i i 1 I * M j J I ���M " ! >-* ���I I '1 v R *. 'S' U v Ml I I i ft 'i ft I5 m I I 'tis fc] "Cm '���1 13 1 J *���* I'll I Counterfeits. Howard L��. Jones, Pastor of (hi Bapfc.'st C nuch of the lipiph- aiiy, Now Yoik. - Pilate saith unto him, What is truth ? ������John xvin., 38 Pilate's question is the yawn of a tired agnosticism which has( encountered the countcifcits of virtue until it "doubts the icality of nghlcousness. Its conclusions mark the point where the brain grew weary of thinking about the facts of life. Though its conclusions fce worthless, its facts aic interesting and valuable. It is as well to rcajuc that every viituc has its sham as it is to know that each coin of om cunency lias its countciieit But it is as foolish to doubt the genuineness of all vhtuo because of these shams as it would be to declare all coins woithlcss because of their counterfeits. Truth can only be rreprcsentcd Its foi ras of cxprcs- , *lon are innumerable. It can be sung in a song, told in a poem, painted in a picture, represented in an act. And In Just a* many ways a lie can be told. Wherever there is the necessity of representation there" is the possibility of Misrepresentation. Nothing is gained 1 by shutting our eyes to the fact' of �����unterfeit yirtues. They are in .the ���world, and it is far better to know them ttam to ignore them. They are in the world because they are more easily acquired than the genuine' As long as it teosts less to seem to be than to be the *-orld will be cursed with counterfeit righteousness. Blustei is cheaper than bravery, talk costs less than genuine f liberality or unselfishness, fake frankness b less expensive than straightforward sincerity, and modest phiases can be .made of a baser metal than the fine gold of true humility. It is wisdom to recognize all thist ' Nor is there anything to be gained by ignoring the danger of counterfeits. To depend upon the fiankness ,of a. fnend and find that he is, alter all, only a past master in the art ot flattery is a threat to the peace aud happiness of hie. If you are in no way piepared for such shocks, beioie you know it you are saying, in the bitterness of some crushing disappointment, "All men are hais." Greatei than the menace of being tne victim of some pietis- tic ceunterieuer is the danger of being ourselves counteifeiteis. So subtle- are the temptations to trathc in the nefarious business that none ot us is entirely safe. It is so easy to get credit for anoyed righteousness. Here was One who seived man, but received His re1 waid from God. Man gave Him a eross, God gave Him His crown. "What is truth ?" To dwell among men, living our lives as unto God and not nnto men This is the genuine and the true And to know righteousness within ourselves is to recognize it in others. "Chis is a far worthier ability than to be able to detect countcifcits The inspiration of the genuine life is the Voice which it is possible ior every one to hear within, soying'Thou art-My beloved child, in whom I, am well hearted." For the Parmer. The easiest and' best way to des- ^oy all kinds of weeds is when they ire just beginning to appear above rround, as even a slight stirring of the bil will then seriously cripple them in Irowth or desti oy them. If weeds are |��rmittcd to grow, however, they make Ixccllent green material for ploughing Jndcr, but while they may nearly reach haturity before being thus utilized, inder no circumstances must they be permitted to produce seed. If no weeds aie allowed to scatter seeds it will be but a few yeais before the farm will be entirely clear of them. It will ���ay the fafmcr, however, to keepiweeds lown by stirring the top soil when the weeds are young. Cutting Seed Potatoes. The results of several experiments Conducted within the past few^ years ihow' that cut potatoes have a marked influence upon lhe( crop produced. Large pieces of seed cut from the best narkctable potatoes produce greater fields and better quality than small un- fut potatoes. It lias been round that food potatoes cut into pieces of about 1 ounces in weight gave very satis- factoiy icsiills, when the amount of ��eed used, as well as the vield ot potatoes produced, weie ^.oin taken into :onsideiation. As the result of an experiment conduced for thiee years in succession, In planting one, two, and foui pieces dF potatoes m the same place, and by ising the same weight of seed in every case, it h.'s been found that laig- er yields and better satisfaction have baen obtained where only one piece was planLcd in each place The cutting of a potato tends to increase the number of stems produced, and when fiom two to foui small potato sets are planted in one place, theie is a greater dumber of stems produced than when one good piece is used A few large, rigorous stems appeal to give better results' in both yield and quality of potatoes than a laige number of small weakly stems. ' An e:xpcnment has been conducted lor seven years' in succession 111 cutting potatoes and planting them ,oa the lame , clay, as compared with cutting ���jotatoes from four to five days prcvi- >us, to planting It has been found iliac the potatoes which v. ere cut and planted on the same day gave upward' of six bushels per rtre per annum .vhoie grain���coin chiefly���andchop��� oats and corn���mixed with skim milk to a stiff consistency, and fed in troughs. A crammer is not used. The finishing period is one of about! twelve days,/ and the birds are fed -thiee times daily, 'about 10 am, 1 p.m., and again in the evening. No hard grain is used in the finishing, but a mixture of oats and barley, not more than quarter of the laltei, ground fine and sifted as the end appioaclics, mixed with skim milk, soft enough to eat freely, constitutes the chief diet. If the bird shows signs of getting off feed, la bi eakfast of hot roasted com is fed, whole. > The night feed'is tal- 10w, in the lough.'. This tallow is led crumbled, and about a handful to cadi bird. This insures the bright, light- colored flesh that is so desired. Mr. Woodrow says that when no tallow is fed, the meat being a bright yellow, the price is reduced about two cents per pound. The birds are allowed out on the ground in the yards during the day and driven into sheds or pens it nights, without roosts, but straw- floored. The spring hen turkeys weighed about sixteen to seventeen pounds, and the gobblers'twenty pounds. The starving and killing Mr Woodrow considers most important matters. The birds are always starved a full forty- eight hours before killing Curious Bits of News. virtue without paying the pi ice which virtue always costs. A supsihcial view Biore"th'an" those' which1 were cut and ,. .e reveals how easy it is to "fool ilhmeci to remain a few days before all of the people a pait of the time," but a better vision assures us that'the rest of Mr. Lincoln's quaint aphorism is equally true. An unctuous manner, a loHg face and a convenient tremolo stop to the organ of speech have been Bore temptations lo men in every age, and have otten anested ana given ignoble salistaction to noble ambitions. lhe wisdom ot admitting the fact of eounteileit virtues and recognizing the threat which tms lact hoius against the peace and happiness ol life suggests tne further wisdom-ol itesLing all virtue. The spmtual counterfeitei has some ot the same limitations Smell circumscribe the man who deals in bad .money. His piohts depend upon keeping his countei leits in euculacion. He must palm them off on somebody or they are of no use to him. We do well to suspect the man wno is always telling us of his virtues. If he intimates too often how frank he is, we will be on 6ur guaid to repel duplicity. It he makeii a parade of his honesty, our fcinda will instinctively be upon out pocketbooks. A tropical luxuiiojsness of profession will make us suspect an arctic barrenness of piactice. We will be constrained to quote Emerson's words, "What you are thundeis so loud that I cannot hear what you say." We need more especially to note this sign of a counterfeit within ourselves. If we feel impelled to talk of any of our virtues we may be quite sure that they are not genuine. Genuine virtues need *o advertisement. They enrich their possessor regardless f ot recognition. The counterfeiter must choose his opportunity for passing his bad coins. An uncertain light is to his liking. The counterfeit virtue is tendered on propitious occasions. It is dependent upon certain moodsf and,external conditions. After-dinner charity is enly a counterfeit of the genuine charity jvhich "never failelh," which "suflter- eth long," which "is not impulsive, is not puffed up." Virtue which needs the environment of stained glass windows and the accompaniment of oigan music is apt to be but a worthless mutation of that which can stand the sunlight and which rings tine amid tho eonfusion of tlie busy ;n,iits of trade. But, after all, the infallible test of Bny virtue is to compare it with that ���which we know is genuine. God has given us a standard of comparison. Jesus of Nazareth is God's pica ol genuine manhood. Pilate had the answer to his question if he could only have understood Him into whose face ,'he looked. Jesus spoke no word in re ply. There was no need of woids. Jesus Himself was the answer. Here- was a union of God and man, without which there can be no genuine, un- ;h"y were plrntcd Fxpeuments very "l^arly demonstrate the great import- ince of planting potatoes immediately jfter they are cut.���Farmer and Stock- oreeder, London, England. Indigestion in Cows. With the exception of a few ce^es due to organic disease, indigestion is, as a rule, a consequence of errors in dietjttoo much food or feeding on material of unsuitable quality. In cases of indigestion in the adult bovine, whether there be or be not any marked engorgement associated with it, special treatment applicable to the case'is desirable. Generally, simple indigestion means loss of cud, with the symptoms that inevitably follow in the tram ol cessation of rumination. The distinction between acute and chronic indigestion is bound to be in a large measure an arbitrary one, but it is generally found that in chronic cases there is developed a depraved appetite, which grows on what it feeds upon. The animal becomes unthrifty, as denoted by a dry, harsh, staring coat, depraved or irregular appetite, irregular ind imperfect rumination, a tendency to tympany���that is, to become 'blown"���flatulence, torpidity, or sometimes looseness of the bowels, a "tuck- ed-up" appearance, and loss of flesh. Generally the treatment of indigestion In bovines is quite as much a matter of giving up as giving of less food, or a change of food, as of the administration of medicine. The treatment should comprise change of diet and of general surroundings, conditions, and the administration of stimulant tonics and cordials, after the bowels have been cleared out by a brisk saline purge. An example is: Powdered ginger, 1 oz.; Bicarbonate of potash, 1-2 oz ; Epsom salts, 12 o��. to 16 oz.; warm ale or gruel, 1 quart. After this has acted give: Powdered nux vomica^ 1 drachm; bicarbonate of soda, powdered gentian, ginger and calumba root, of each 1-2 dz.; warm ale, 1 pint; twice daily. Salt Is known in many Gases to promote digestion in unthrifty ruminants, and a lump of rock salt should be placed hrithin reach.���Pateley Bridge Dressed Poultry. The prize poultry at the recent Can- idian winter fair was shown by Messis. Woodrow & Sons of Beacons- field, Ont. The turkeys, in particular, were very heavily meatcd, plump and white fleshed. The method of feeding had much to do with the result. Mr. Woodrow feeds for a pciiod of about five weeks in all a preliminary diet of An Early and Uniform Moult. When a'specialty, is made of producing winter eggs it is of much importance to have the hens shcd.thoir feathers early in the fall] so that the new plumage may be grown before cold weather begins. In case moulting is much delayed the production of a new coat of feathers' in cold weather is such a drain on the vitality of the fowls that few if any eggs aie produc- :d until spring, while if the moult takes place early in the season the 'fowls begin ..winter in good-condition, and with proper housing and feeding may be made to lay during the entire winter. A ,fcw yeais ago Mr. Henry Van Drcser proposed a way wheicby fowls may be caused to moult as' early in the fall as is desirable -Briefly .this' method consists in�� withholding food either, wholly or*in pair, for a few days, which stops egg production and reduces the weight of the fowls, and then feeding heavily ( on a ration suit- iblc for the formation of the weathers ind the general buildnig up of the system. ' ' The .experiment, designed to study [his method was begun August 5, 1902, .vith two'pens of Rhode Island Reds' and two, pens of White Leghorns, ibout two years old. One pen each Df Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns received no foodr for thirteen ���< days except what they could pick'" up in their runs, ivhich had been - sown to oats in die spring. These runs were fifteen ieet wide and one hundred feet long, ind nearly (all of thfc' oats had been picked from the hea'ds' before the beginning of tho experiment." The other two lots of fowls were fed as usual on mash, beef scraps, corn, wheat and sats. After the _ expiration of-tlie thir- :een daysfall four lots of fowls were fed liberally. Each lot of fowls contained twenty hens and two cocks. The following table shows the number of eggs produced dining the first thirty days alter the beginning of the test : Lot 1���Rhode Island Reds ; fed continuously ; produced 75 eggs. Lot 2���Rhode Island Reds ; no food; produced 17 eggs." j Lot 3���White Leghorns ; fed continuously ; produced 172 eggs. Lot 4���White Leghorns ; no food ; Droduced 25 eggs. Lots 2 and 4 ceased laying entirely on the seventh day of the test. ' Thirty days after the test began the, "no food" nen of Rhode Island Reds had practically a*complete coat of new feathers, had Jsegun to lay, and witliii. 1 week from that time one-half of the hens were laying regularly, while the other lot of Rhode Island Reds were lust beginning to moult, and the egg production had dropped down to two or three eggs per day. Both lots oj White Leghorns were a trifle slower in moulting than the Rhode Islaud Reds,, but otherwise the treatment affected them in a similar way.���West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No 83. An ingenious young man once took his fiancee to church in a small country village, and when the time fot "collection" came around he rather ostentatiously displayed a sovereign. Presuming upon their engagement, the young woman placed a restraining hand upon the arm of her fiancee. "Don't be so extravagant, George !" sho exclaimed. "Oh, that's nothing," he replied. "I always make a point of giving a sovereign when I go to a strange church." Just then the deacon came with the plate, and George dropped a coin. Everything seemed favorable, and the young man beamed with a sense of generosity. Then the minister gave out the notices for the week, and concluded with the wholly unexpected announcement of the day's collection. "The collection to-day," said he, "amounted to 19 and 6 pence." George hadn't much to say all the way to his fiancee's home���Tit-'RiN la a note to tho Academie de�� Sciences, M. Niclou states that the in- fajit is tainted with the alcoholism ol the mother, transmitted in the milk; also before birth. According to Choquet there are fivJ epecies in carles of the teeth, and ex tlnough the shell iperimentally they produce decay ^ in ^ diawbacks, cheese helps to ruin diges- " " '"" tion. Root vegetables are to be avoided, because of wireworms. Tomatoes induce cancer, and caibbagea may become poisonous by the action of improper fertilizers. Itaw fruit help3 along cholera. Mra. Carrie Nation, the Kansas "saloon smasher," has bought for seventy- live hundred dollars��a fifteen-room house, tn Kansas City, in which she proposes to establish a home for drunkards' wives. It is leported that the Russian Minister of the Interior is consideung a pio- leet for nationalizing the medical pro- 'ession/so that all doctors and chemists trouild ho stat�� officials. A commission aas been appointed to colleofc information. / , . ' " ��� ' ���! i A demonstration of the earth's rota<- tion-upon its axis will be given in the rotunda of the Capitol during the meeting to bo hold in Washington this winter 5f tho National Academy of Science. Tho sxhibition'will be a lephca of that given ,n the Pantheon in Paiis some time ugo. Suspended by a piuno vvne from the lome will ba an iron ball1' several pounds In weight. As the' earth revolves the ball will ruvtuially change its position fiom' time to lime, the rotation,of the earth being tli us demonstrated. ! Dr. Davidson, the new Archbishop of Danteihuiy and primate of all England, is a Scot, nnd in this connection it has been pointed out that a Scotsman is now Piime Minister; the loadci of the Opposition is a Scotsman; Wie Chancellor Bf the Exchequer, the Attorncy-Qcneial, Secretary of Board of Tmde aie Scotsmen. On tho other hand, the Loid Chancellor, the Sohcitor-Cenciul, the., Secie- tary-for India, the Foieign Secietary, tho Chiof Seeietaiy foi lieland ine of Irish ongin. Whoio does poor^Englund coina in? , < '' The pio^iess of'the leligioiis census^of London being uiado hy the "Daily N��\vV' shows, with almost uiibioken regulinity, that Loudpnoi3 are not church-goers Seres distiicts< of London ,liu.vo been enumciated ���' Kensington, liampstead, Battcisca, Pnddington, St Pandas, Lambeth, Waudswoith���with the lesult that, in a.total population of 1,3X0,(^90' in these localities, only 207,514 men, women and childicn have attended the chinches' and missions of all flic denominations and faddy leligious sect3. tfiom this attendance a considai'ahla 1 eduction has to beniado on account of those who go to church twice daily.-, The Lady Chameleon' is attracting attention in Paris. She 13 a young Rumanian, Maiga Ceibus by name, \>liobCj coloimg is determined by hei emotions Anxiety turns hei gieen; she is pink when joyful, violet when * afiaid, and black when angiy The Boston 'Jom- nal" oan seo how such, a woman would be a novel-falling joy as a wife. Ilti husband would uever bcin doubt ns to the pieeise natuie ol her mental condition. And then theie might come a mildly polygamous telling to a husband having a white wife, a coloied wife and a red wife on difterent days , "Yet Miss Cerhus will, no doubt, mairy a man that is color blind, a"nd therefoie unappre- ciative; such is the iiony of life." , ' "It begins,to look as/though the 1 brothers"Lebaudy of Paris had already Bolved tha problem that has baffled every airship inventor hitherto���sailing against the wind," says a writer'in tho "Scienti-, fie American." "Following up their first rather sensational success, they made an ascension at Nantes lecently that gave j3tnking testimony to the truth of the claim that they had made the most nearly peifect airship yet built. Seveml ascents weie made, tha balloon returning to a given spot each time. It moved in all directions above the fields and woods which border the Seine. In every instance the airship was brought back to its starting-point at a speed of twen- ty-flva miles an hour, the turn'being made against the wind." ' to tne large qtiantity which is sold in ahr unfit state tpx human consumption and!' the difficulty of obtaining it really fresh; Poultry, if freoh,'appears to be the most!. wholesome sort of dish, as there is only] a vague, undecided, and eminently back* boneless microbe to its account. There-' , foro, duck and green peas^ appear to bathe, dish io make a1 stand'upon, but le* tho peas be freshi^ Still, when you coma to .think of^ it, you cannot always gett duck, ajid you certainly cannot alwayd get fresh peas. It is really^ a shocking prospeotl'' Equality of the sexes means for th* woman ja step'down. l ,. 1 , Engagement Extraordinary. George Francis Train ("Citizen" Train)! gives, in his recently published "Reminiscences^" a very amusing account of hisl �� oourtship, and shows > the indomitable pluck and assurance which characterized bis youth. When he was. twenty-onei he started for a'journey west. At Syracusa .he was struck "by the> appearance of "a lovely girl" bidding good-by to a half- dozen students. Ho turned to his traveling companion. - , , j , /'Look at that girl with tho curls," I�� nald. - , , "Do you know her?" "I never saw her before, hut oh�� shall. be,my wife.". Whereupon I snatched up ' my satchel, rushed over to the tram ano( rthe.car which the gill luid entered, and-' ,, dropped into ft vacant seat opposite her. An elderly'gentleman was 1tci conipan- lon'-My chanco'cinne sooner thun I expected. The eldeily geiiUoin.wi tried, to ' < raise the sash of the window, and could not move it; it .hud, as usual, stuck ' ,'fast. I sprung lightly and veiy quickly * across the aisle, and said:1 "Permit mo' to assist you," and, adding my youthful BticnjrUi to his, rinsed the window. Both ' he and the young ludy Ihtinkcd mo. uTho- old gciitk'iii'in went further, and asked mo Lo tuke the' soat dncctly oppesito lum nnd the"'young ludy, on the snmo side of the eai. l\0\d so, and we entered .iiiLo fonveidiiLion immediately. I .eon- ' tinned my, speculations us to the relationship that existed between them. Tho 'gentleman seemed luthei eldeily for her husband, and she too young to be married at all. Ho did liot look exactly as if he 'were her father _ ^ 1 It turned out that ho was an< old friend of the family, c=-coitin(j the young lady to her home 111 the West. ' Then- immediate destination ywas Oswegw, where they would take a boat.. Says Mr. Train: , - "I ^immediately exclaimed that'I-was- also going in that ^dnection, and "was , ��� delighted to know that we should be; fellow-passengers. In such matters���for- * love is like war���quickness of decision 13 1 everything.-. I,would have gono in any direction if only I could reniain''her fel-*. . low-passonger. And so we arrived a>, -^ Niagara Palls together. Dr. Wallace was' kind enough'to permit me to escort'his charge about the falls, and I was fool- - ... ish'enough to do several-risky things,,m , a sort'of half-conscious desire to appear ~ " brave-^the'-last* infirmity ofv the mind of ��v lovei. I went under the falls and1 clambered about in all sorts of dangerous places, in an intoxication of love. It was' the same old story, only with the- diflerence that our love was mutually - discovered and confessed amid the roaring accompaniment of the great cataract We were at the Palls forty-eight hours, and before we left we were betrothed." c Felt Scrry For Him. HAPPINESS IN . ' ��� THE FAMILY ISthriko mq, thinl I defy ye I don't ye sthrike me?" , "Shure, an' Oi wouldn't flatter ye by ulterin' tho shape av ye facel" What May We Sat? Says the"Family Doctor:" "If all w�� read be true thero is nothing one can safely eat. Bread is not to be thought of as au article of diet. It is a treacherous compound, consisting largely of alum and potatoes, and concocted in some insanitary cellar; it is teeming with microbes, and is, so we are told, totally unfit for food. What, then, are we to look to? No careful man will surely touch beef, mutton or lamb, owing to the number of tuberculous carcases which are constantly being placed upon the market. Piggy is tabooed because he may have died of swine fever. Butter and milk are poisoned with boracic acid and other noxious preservatives, to say nothing of tho artificial coloring matter which is frequently added. Egg3 are dangerous because so many of them are packed in lime to keep them good, and recently, too, a foreign bacillus has found his way In addition to other sheep's tooth. In dentistry all carious teeth should be filled. Pipe lines have long been In use foi conveying- natural gas, petroleum, etc. and now one is in operation at Utah _.-���-- ------ - >. *��� . , for conveying sugar beet syrup. Thii fish, although possessing highly mitri- line is twenty-five miles long. J tious qualities, should he avoided, owinp Dodd's Kidney' Pills Cured MotKer ar d Daughter . . Mrs. S. Barn urn Tells HowTHer Backache Disappeared and. her Daughter Found Health. 1 Madoc, Ont , March 23 ���(Special.) ���The hold those standard Canadian remedies, Dodd's Kidney Pills, ar�� obtaining on this community, grows stronger day by day. "Tried and not found wanting," -is thev verdict awarded to"~them hy dozens of cases where those numerous ailments arising from diseased Kidneys have banished the health and threatened th�� lives of people till Dodd's Kidney- Pills have come to theie relief. And as one who has benefited fiesta. Dodd's Kidney Fills recommends them to another and he or she in turn flack relief and health, it is not to be wondered at that whole families unite in singing their praises. This is wlurt the Barnums are doing. Mrs. S. B��r- num saysy "I had been troubled with Backache, one ef the first symptoms of tha painful and dangerous Kidney Diseases. I had been told that Dodd's Kidney Pills were a sure cure and resolved to try them. I procured half a dozen boxes and commenced taking them. The backache soon disappeared, aud has not come back. It is a most' satisfactory cure. "My daughter Annie, too, was rua down and out of sorts, and subject to pains. Dodd's Kidney Pills had done me s,o much good I resolved to try them in her case. The result is her pain is -gone and she is in good health again." M If 4 m 1 -38 I 1 [copyrighted] To Set Her Free- ' By Florence Warden ( > & > ��� t ��� v 7a Author of "The'House in the Marsh," "A Prince of Darkness," t t& etc, etc. ���/-* 4S "Sec," she went on, "how miseiabio he is, iust because I'm talking to jou lie will come' ovci heie m a minuto and , tako you away " "But you ought to he flattered,' <��� said Asllcy. "Thcio's no love without jealousy, you know." "Love!" mutteicd Norma scornfully. f "That's not love- it's growl Ho only wants my money���to buy stamps with Think of it'" ������ ,,',.<. j Astley could not control his imp.iioo to laugh tins tune 1'ct ho felt noiiy for tho giil too. Eiialic as sho was,, sho had moio vitality m hci, moio humanity, than the palc-cyed, thilly-hiuicd ltoboit "As foi his wanting your money," ho , ��aid, when lio had lccovcrcd his.gi ivit) A little, "it's vciy naluial. Kveijbody wants money I want it myself 'i "Do youT" sud Noima with uilpiest * "Now it's about the, only thing I don't want. I shall have moie than twenty thousand pounds, nenily soven hii'died t ycar,rwhcn I'm of ago or when 1 miu- "And yet you wonder that Biiocot's lealous!" bioke in Astloy,'bunling. Tho girl frow ncd. . < "If ho mariics me," said sho, "he'll - want to flitter it all away on a hoind 'iouso just like"other people's, and on riving dinner paitics to people I hate, r Mid in trying to mnke a little nppeai as! If itvweic a great deal. While 1-want to go away, right aw v from here, and to learn / things, and see things, and get something out of lite Whv, it I could .j -�� >nly get experience, I ini��nt da soma UttTn ��ood Irrtlfo- world with "my poor molhei's money, make some few people ' happier perhaps, or���or do some thing, something," she ended impatiently. Astley looked at her with interest. ' These vague longings excited his sympathy; they betokened something moro than mere restlessness, the generous desires of a r.oble, kindly spirit. ' He gave her a quick look, and a>liltle nod of intelligence and sympathy. .,-- "I see," said he. "But^ean't yoii man- �� .- uftge it?�� Can't you get awayT Haven't you any other relations, or friends, who'd help you?" 1 > Norma answered by a slight'but depressed shake of the head. "Not one," said she, in a low voice. ' �� "I'm tied, hound hand and, foot. Of course,'1! she went on, with eager mter- 1 est, delighted to have a sympathetic lis tener, "I could insist on going away if I * liked, and on having my allowance paid ,, me, and I could go to London, and join eome'sisteihood, or do something like that. But though I'm so self-willeJ, I'm timid too, and I don't like to aaic the opening. Do jou sec? I'm so lgnoiant that I should make mistakes, and do the wrong thing3, more harm than good, as oo many people do, who want to do the right thing, but don't know the woild well enough to begin." Astley was by tins time deeply mter- v. ested m the mingled innocence and good sense which the young gul showed He was going to put a luithor question to her, on the subject vital to hci thoughts, when, as she had piophesied, Robert Bascot came fussily aci03s the loom to them, and earned her oil to the piano, to play tor one of tho old ladies The gnl exchanged with Astley one significant look, and went away like a lamb. Ho "got no further chance of speaking to her that evening, but from that tune he frequently called at the house, eithei by himself oi with Jack Fielding, taking care always not to ruffle Robeit Bascol's susceptibilities fuither. Indeed, that en thusiastic collector of postage scamps, gave him no chance of another * tele a- tete with his well dowered cousin, so that the fiist occasion on which the3e two strangely acquainted persons weie able to exchange any words except of a trivial kind was when they met by chance one day while he was sti oiling along under tlie leafless trees in Addison's Walk. Her greeting was abrupt and impul ���ive. "I've been thinking of you," she said in a low, breathless voice, "and wondei- imr whether you'd help me!" "I'll help you in any way I can, I'm sure," said Astley heartily, conscious liko tho good fellow he was, of quite a pleasuro in tho possibility of domg a good turn for the unhappy and 'oddly attractive girl "But not this, I'm afraid. I hardly like to suggest it," said she, with sud den hesitancy, which yet was not ordm ary shyness. "You hate the thought ol marriage, don't you? You don't ap prove of it? , You would never want to marry, you are sure?" "Most heai tily and certainly iure," said Astley, his sun-browned skin glow ing redder, so earnestly did he speak. . If you had to marry, in fact, thoro's nothing you wouldn't do to be rid of the society of your wife?" pursued Norma, with a sudden flush ovcrspieadmg her usually pale face. , "Certainly. And feeling like that, why should I many at all?" said Astley, naturally enough "Would you do it���would you marry a' girl, not really, hut at a registry office, for her sake, to sot her fiee?" "Good Heavens, Miss Bascot, you must be dreaming!" criod Astley, w>tih his eyed starting out of his head. "Dreaming! Do I look like it?" said she simply, as she gazed steadfastly into his face, her great black eyes gloaming with excitement, her lips parted, her bosom heaving, and Wie ever-deepening flush rising to the daik hair 'above her brow. ' CHAPTER IV. Astley Dwrwcii. though ho wns not yet soven and twenty, had knocked about tho world, and seen bornething of life, both in pcaco and wai, and at homo and abio.id. But nevci hud it oceuired to lmn befoio to meet with a girl like this one, who was both shy and bold, innocent and yet shicwd, at the snme time. Never boforo, cithci, had it happened to him to have an offer of.miunago made to him by a lady, and tho conjunction of sudh singular cncumstanccs went nigh toi overwhelming him ' ^ Norma guessed* something of what wrs ��iutsuig,in his mind, and the blush v.luck nad lapidly overspicad hor face suddenly died away. , J ' "You'ro disgustcdi-with me, of course," said she, biting her lip, and tinning away hor head, while her eyes filled with tears , Astley answeicd her quickly, with a waimth and kindness ^thei e was no mistaking.' <��� r '[Indeed I'm not: The feeling uppermost in mo at this moment is the most intense sympathy foi you, the stiongest wish to be of use to you I'm only wondering what I can, do .What you suggest'wouldn't do anything but plunge you into ficsh\troublcs" "I suppose ���I was mad to suggest it," mumbled Norma, "but it would have set me free. And as you'ie 'always protesting you would never marry any w oman, and' complaining of youi povei ty at the same time, why I thought you might help me, and let me help you at the same time For we would have gone shares in what I have, and I should have been grateful to you to my life's end " ���" Astley felt a natural difficulty in real- king the intense force of passionate feeling m this girl/which made her so unable, to face common accidents ^of life squarely and "sanely. That she should have attempted suicide; that she should now suggest the maddest of mad expedients, merely to free.horself from the society of uncongenial companions, did1 indeed suggest a nature so out of the common run that to suppose her mad would have been a paidonable assumption. \ But, pardonable as it would have been, Astley did not fall into this mistake Knowing what he did of-her parentage, appreciating too' the constant irritation .which the restraints of her uncongenial life put upon her, and the steady determination with which all the members of the Bascot family pursued their intention of forcing her into an ill assorted marriage, he saw that her desperation was not the result of insanity, but ol ignorance. This gnl, brought up in a convent school abroad, and accustomed to hear of mainage- arranged on busi�� ness principles only, id hit upon a way out of her misery, v\ -hout realizing the fresh difficulties to -% nich the course sho proposed would give rise It was not easy to put the matter in a right light. ' i ^"Don't you know," he said, gently, when they had walked side by side for some moments without speaking, "that there's no such thing as half marriage? Matrimony contracted in a registiy office is every bit as binding as if the ceremony wciC performed in a church." "But it wouldn't seem the same!" retorted rNoi ma quickly. "I could never feel that a man to whom I'd only been married in an office was really my husband " Astley smiled at her feminine view of tho mattoi. s "What you would feel doesn't matter: I'm telling you what would he the fact," 6aid he. "if I were some needy and unscrupulous adventurer���" i "Oh!" interrupted Norma with an indignant flash of the eyes. "I repeat, if I were some penniless rascal, ready and eager to profit by your impatient generosity���"���> ' "I'm not gencious, and you'ro not an adventurer, no it's ridiculous to put it like that." "Will you listen to me, Miss Bascot, or will you not?" said Astley, with half- serious peremptonness. "Ill listen," said Norma, after a moment's pause, submissively enough. "If Iu were to marry you���" "At a registry office,'' put in Norma. "At a registry office or anywheie else, you would be legally my wife, and there fore you would be pi collided from marrying anybody else as long as I lived You never seem to have thought of that." "But there's nothing I'm moro determined about than this, that I will never marry at all," sard Norma firmly, "except, as I suggested, a3 a maltci of business, a partnership of convenience And it was because you always talked as if you felt exactly as I did about this horrid subject of marriage, that I ventured to be so bold as I wa3, and'to suggest it fo you." "Oh, behove me, I quite undeistand that," said Astley, who now began to find a secret but decided amusement in this most odd discussion "But I, when I say that sort of thing, speak fiom ox- Serfence, while you are too young to ave had any." "Oh, no,. I'm not," said Norma gravely and with decision "I know what the experience of mv own mother was, and through her I laiow of other cases, of plenty of other eases. And' there's nothing Via. more strongly resolved upon than that'll! be wyown mistress as long as I'live." 'I wonder you "don't go into a con rent," suggested Asllcy "I shouldn't ho my own mistress there," said Noima "However, we needn't discuss it any longer. You think what I said absurd, unwomanly, uncon f( ventional, I can see that'" "Unconventional, ceitamly. But not unwomanly, and I don't even like to say absurd. I'm lather touched by the confidence'you show m1 me, a confidence whioh, I am bound to add, is wholly mis placed." 1 ' , * ' { Norma, wbo had been walking on beside him in a state of so much shame facod excitement that alio had scarcely been able to mibduo hor pate to his Inisui el- lame gait, stopped and stured at lira "Wis plnocd'" echoed she m surpnse * "Yes," said Astloy ,with dogged deci sion "You take' it foi gianted that because I've abjuied matrimony, I mm' be a lmrd-headed philoeophei, supenor to the oidinary human emotions But 1 tell you I'm nothing of the kind Sup posmg I agreed to���to���;1o your ldci, and bt gan,with a lofty and noble refusal to touch a'penny of your money, as I ot coin so should do Why thon proficntlj flhen I found out you wore spending ronr comfoi table little, foi tuno in bone nting the human race, and in olhei spe cies of what the moro man calls tomfool riy���you'll excuse my speaking (with hideous fiankriosa?���" Noim.v nodded, mniling a little in spite of hrisolf - "���Then I should bo mad, and I should, como sneaking after JOu, with BUggca ; tions that we should join forces, and "spend vvhatiwe'd got, on ouisehee, just like Robert Bascot" * Norma chew herself up ��� "You'couldn'tibo like Robert Basoot! That's whyfI like you,"*shc said "Oh, B��scot is n good deal more'human than you think," said Astley 'There's only this difference between us, tlhat his hobby is postage stamps, and mine isn't, and that^ he shows iheV greedy, and I take care not to show whether I'm greedy or not" f 'Tin delighted to hear it Because I o^we yotya deep debt, and if you1 are greedy, I can lepay you. ,But I don't believe you are" . ' This was the very first expression of gratitude which Norma had ever used to Astley m connection with his rescue oft her from the river And she uttered the words in such a low ..hi eathless voice, with her eyes turned away and"her hands moving nervously, that he was treatly touched. He tned, however, to faugh it off. ' "Oh, nonsense," said he "You know that was no more than anybody would have done I- thought you were too Bensible'to think of it in any other way." They weie both moving'again at_a very slow pace, and now Norma stopped onoe more <. ���JAh," she said. "You1 think, of course,^ because ,1 haven't spoken of it, that 1' never think"about it, but I do At first' I admit I wasn't grateful; life seemed too dreadful a1 thing to bear. But���-but ���now I'see more ��anely, and���and I'm ashamed of myself, ami���and thankful that���nobody knows���but you " _ Therevwas a simple confidence in these words, uttered in the same diffident manner and low voi6e, which thrilled Astley to the heart. He felt impelled to reveit to the pievious subject of conveisation, which began to have a new attractiveness. J'Come," said he, "let us get back to the point Suppose we weie to mairy, you and I, vv hat would your people say' What would they think of me "> Wouldn't they^spiead the tale abioad that 1 had taken advantage of their hospitality to steal awav your heait from its rightful ownei? Come, now, I'm suic you must confess they'd say something like that?" Norma's black eyes looked down haughtily thiough their long lashes "Would you mind?" said she "I shouldn't" "Well, I can't say-1 should care to get the reputation of being a mean fellow. You see, if you don't marry me, you admit you will probably end by marrying Bascot" "They might make me marry him, but if they did, I should murdei him," laid Norma, with feiocity. "If you would save me fiom that, therefoie, you would at the same time save a man from being murdered" ��� , Astley laughed a little He was not afraid of letting her see him laugh now, for she was getting used to his way of looking at^things, and no longer resented his lightness of heart. Tin not Bura," he said gently, "that laa prospect, as you put it, is altogether reassuring." "Ok, but I shouldn't murder you, if you mean that," said Norma, quickly, but smiling a little. "You wouldn't really bo afraid of that, would you?" And then she tuined upon him a look, the first of the kind she had ever given hira, eloquent of womanly feeling and charm. Decidedly she was too good for Bas- oet! Astley involuntarily came a little" nearer, as if to speak low. "Perhaps not," said he "But^-theie's something else I should be afraid of." She might have known what was com- iitg, but ahc did not. She met his eyes full, enquiry enly in hers. "And what's that?" '.���Why, I might fall in love with you, you know." The girl laughed almost harshly. "I wouldn't let you," she said quickly. "I 'would keep you to the bond Mf mother used to say that no man falls in love with a woman without some sort of invitation." "And you're not afraid," suggested Astley, half amused, and half resentful, "that you might some day be inclined to givo the invitation?" "Not a bit," said Norma, frankly. "I respect you too much. I should be very sorry to see a man I liked sink down into a husband like my undo, meek in the presence of his wife before other people, a tyrant in private Or to see him become another sort of husband, openly neglectful and cynical No, no, no. It's botter for a man to feel free." "Yet not to be free?" Norm* was silent. But there was a deep flush in her cheeks as she looked asra<r, and he saw that he had pained Her by the words. "Look here," he began again, in a humble tone. "I don't quite understand yet what you propose to do, supposing we were to���" - She moved impatiently. "Oh, don't let us talk any more about it," said she "Forget that'I evci���" ' "But I don't want to forget it, I want to talk 1't out and help you. if I c in I want you to tell mc, supposing you v\ ei c lo go to the registry offacc mademoiselle and to como out madamo, what would you piopose to do'", ' ' "Nothing," said Norma, quickly, "at frs,t, but just to tell them v\hat I had done, so that they would know it was of no ute to worry me to m ury Rohei t, and M5 that they would have to let me have my money." "I see But if you pioposed to remain with them, suiely thoy would make ii moro uncomf oi table than evoi aflei thai?" '' y "I don't think they could," said Noi ma. "You see, I should be absolutely my'own mistress directly; and instead of doling mo oul a wictchcd allowance of a hiindied a year, more than half of which 1 have to pay them as my share of tho'h-jusohold c\pcns>cs, Ihov would lic at my mercy, since 1 oould Uneaten to go away at once, and then my money \ould go with mc j It's all a misainible, raoidid affair," she ,n ont on rostlossly, -"but I'm obhgod to toll you nil, am 1 not?" ' ' '' "Yes," said he, "of course you are 'Well, you wouldn't slry with'Hiom poi maiienlly, would you?" v "Oh, no, I should go to London, to the East End/wheio tho poorest people iro, and ftry to do some good there , Aere are lots of associations, chanties ,md bodies there for doing good, aren't there?" - s ! , , . ' "Oh, yes, plenty. They all do ^ood, some to the poor, and some to them selves," said Astley, < rathoi cynically "I expect I should have my work cut out for'me m'keepirg jou out of the hands of rogues, advertising oharity- mongeis, and ���uchj.folk." "You nood not w orry your head about that," said Norma, .superbly "I've given up ^all idea of tins, and I quite agree with you tiat I was mad to speai* ofcit" y> i > i t 1 "Now, don't be nasty. I only wanted you to undei stand -what you were do ing," said Astley, i humbly. '"Bub I quite agree we've talked enough about ,tlufl for the present. >Now I must see 'you home. You're gettingipold I walk so slowly with tins stiff leg 'of 'mine " - So they turned back, and'said never a word more - on the subject of Norma's freak until he had delivered her up safely at ber uncle's door. But perhaps therevwas a sort of self conscious look on their faces, for tlie parlor-maid peeped out after him when she had admitted the,young lady, with a sly look in her eyes. i She at least was not astonished when, a little more than'a foitnight later, th��( news became known m<the household,' and filtered down quickly to the kitchen, that Miss Norma had gone and got married to Mr. Dorwen , f * - * i Poor Norma had ill calculated the force of the disappointment to the wholcf family which the news of her suddenly-, announced maniage created She had had half a dozen -seciet meetings, with Astley_ since the" day when she staitled him so greatly hy "her unconventional proposal, and each time he saw hei Astley was more attracted to^the passionate and waywaid girl Not that he'wae m love with her. Norma's pronouncement that no man could love a woman witfc. out invitation no_t being without truth,' and she hci self refraining distinctly from giving such an invitation, it was lateiest Kithei than love which he feltjm her; but it was interest stiong enough to1 make him thiow prudence and common sense to the winds, and become in his turn the proposei that she should take his name and thus free herself fiom the hateful position in which she now was placed. There was of course just this difference between their attitudes towards Bach other. Norma believed that-the business footing on which they started could be maintained; Astley knew that it could not. But to his piophecies that they would hate or love each other witlun a year she turned the deaf ear of scorn, and told him that she thought better of both him and herself than he did. When, however, she announced at( tea one afternoon that she had been married that day/'at a registry office" to Astley DanvvenI ihe rage and despair of her aunt in particular knew ao bounds; and during the scene which followed, both that lady and her husband, to say nothing of Robert, reviled Norma and Astley in such bitter terms that the gnl rushed fiom the room, put on her hat and jacket and started at onoe, before any one could discover her intention, for Astley's hotel Under the old-fashioned wide entrance she went quickly, and piescnting hcrseK with a loudly beating heart at the ofiioe, asked tremulously whether Mi. Astley Darwen was at home. As she uttered the name, Norma saw that a qutetly dreeeed wenan, who w*S Btandinj- with ber back turned towards the new earner, and whom she had not noticed as she entered, started peroop- tibly, and moved so that she ootild get a look at the speaker. Even before the manageress could answer Norma's question, tie other woman, with a stealthy glanoe at Norma as she went, passed quickly and quietly out into the street. f\ -ii J\ So she^was-afcown into the coffee room." f( and in a few minutes Astley came in. s ' He seemed surpnscd to sco her "��� . s '' , "You never sent up any name," said , ha, "or at least thoy didn't give mo ��ny" ' ;, "I didn't like to," said' Norma, who ' ; >, suddenly found hciself afflicted with an ' j overpowering shyness in Astley's pres- 71 ��� once., She ^as reali/ing to the full tho J > strangeness of the fict that ^ this man,, ,i uho yesteiday had been but"an acquaint-, - ^ anco, was to day legally not husband jr Astley, who had been considciuig tho^ matter also, smiled a little. t < "Why not?" said he. j - ; 1 They had the room all to themselves j ; and could talk at, their ease But thoiovSf<^ was something soothing, too, m the , knowledge that it was a public apart- , j ment, and "that, as they weie liable to' {J lhe entrance of a waitci or a 'chance . / , visitor at any moment, theie was a suf- ^ \ hcient excuse for keeping the conveisa- ,y lion at a pleasantly common-place level. Theie was a pause befoio Norma said, jathei huiuedly, as she looked down at f the file befoic vhich she was stand- u - ing -< " ' -i 1 " *' "���Were you expecting anybody else, then?" ' ' *]"} ,"0h, no. Jack Fielding sometimes ^ looks in, but they know him and bnng^ .y, up his name, if he doeoii't come straight ^.j up himself. But to soe you is an un- ���^1 expected pleasure " 1 "> Norma laised her > eyebrows ^a-nd _ ^, shrugged her shouldeis dismally -"She ' '��� had wheiitcd lhe habit of cei tain httla' v���y dcmonstiative gestuies fiom her mother. ,-;- "Plcaeuiel" she echoed, with mocking *�� lips 7 . * ! I *-. "It is a great pleasure," l etui ned Ast-^ / ley, as he came close beside her, and^' <���*, leaned against the mantelpiece, as she t * was doing. "Or at least it would be, n;--^ I ware not afi aid that something has , J^ happened to woiry you oi put yau out. v. > ��� r Come, Vh*t is it'" T-'X* He *d sot touch hor, but he bent tad y ��| head * little towards hci and smilcA re- f ^;<l assuringly mto hei face, a�� it to lemind'tf J>\3 her that ho Vtus hoi staunch' friend at 5 least. ' ' , Then her face quivered, and'she almost - r sobbed out���''it's boen dreadful! ,} \l Worae, much woise f than I expected, ^<-j^ -They were hateful, all of them, iespe-/ cially m# aunt. At least I suppose Roto-w ,; " ert was really as hateful as she, only ,: I despise him so-that he doesn't count. ^ r. But oh' It's beautiful to be able to despise him only, and not to be afiaidfof t him, too" j ,^ . Astley laughed, but not mirthfully. s - "I'm afraid this is only the, beginning s< of the trouble," said he. -"Why couldn't i. you keep your secret until I was there to back you up'" T " " - ��W��u T * ���* . (To be Continued ) ���> .v�� " '�����<. CHAMPION SAFE BREAKER M ^ CHAPTER V. Yes, Mr- Darwen was in the hotel, the manageress said. Then Norma hesitated and asked. "Did the lady who's just gone out ask for Mr. Darwen?" The manageress look surprised. "I thought she was with you," she answered. "She came in just before you did, and hadn't spoken when you followed her." It was rather a strange circumslKince, Norma thought7os, much too sny to scud up her married name, she gave the message that some one wished to see Mr. Darwon. Staked the Book ���' KnetOTta's Locks oa jA��� a YT*Kcr ui Tn Easily. , t ,^ The first worli'a fair, th��' Crystal Palace at Lonflofi, was held in 1851, ��". and, though It wa�� a long time ago, it ^- da not forgotten, and has not been sur- - passed by the woild's fairs which bava followed, f It waa"at tho Crystal Palace ��� that the American mechanic showed 1 Aiat he stood second to none ���> In tha^- jworld., JHobbs challenged Chubb, and - Hobbs,' tho American mechanic, carried off the first prize as a lockmaker. Hobbs represented aa American man- t ufacturer of iron bank safes He placed his safe on eshibitioa and tied the key to' the combination look on the outside. Inside the safe was placed ?1,- 250. and the free offer was made to the mechanics of the world that if they opened the safe the money contained therein could be taken for their success The safe was never opened. ^ . At that time Chubb was famous all - over England and m Euiope as a lock- -. malcer. The Bank of England indorsed Chubo and used his locks exclusively. - Hobbs examined the workmanship, of t the locks and offered to not only enter the outer doors of the Bank of Eng- laad, but to open also the seven doors leading to the treasure safes inside of j ' two feours. If permission was given. ���v This was too much for the Britishers^ to stand and thoy gave the necessary , consent. .���*'"-��� ���- i ' Ho-bbs was on hand two houre before the time of opening tfae doors of the bank arrived and announced himself ready to go to *ork. ���A11 the tools he had he oarried in his vest pocket, con- eistiae of about twenty picks. < He opened the front d��or in seven minutes > nad entered the bank triumphantly. He next approached the outer door of the treasure safe. In slv minutes tho doar opened, and before one hour had^ passed, half of tha time he asked for," b�� had his hands in the treasure of the ba*k, much to the amazement of th�� directors of the bank and to the in- fceaee disgust ot Chubb. He took his defeat gamely, howsver. Bad B��on set to work to Improve his lock* Tkia he did by taking Hobbs into his employ as an adviser. For the time, however, I think the Bank of England pat American locks on their eafee, for everybody- recognized tho fact that Chubb was no more a match for Hobbs than Sayers was for He��= aan.���Washington Star. .^ The East Indian army has for years been clothed in a cotton uniform dyeq of a dust brown color, to which thl, Hindoos have given the name of khaki, meaning earthy. The advantage q) khaki lies In tfro fact that being near'} tho ooler of earth, men droased in i* become Invisible at some distance, and therefore do not present easy sh��ts toa a marketnan. The true khaki color heu the advantage of bei&e fast to rufebmg fast to light, fast te wtsbiog and soap, iae���ia faot, fcr aril erdiaojry wear and tear it te one ef tfc* fastest oolers e*-.�� tank- ��� . : ���" 1 f*?* i in ( V* wa.. ��� /** -j^L. ti r, �� ,',l{. '* '-h k*\tfi*i lliAni AWd^utncMthiMUUi, ��alu / If tt.AM./Tdi'jfUl tit,ur^nui. i4<ftxttulfinto<i>M. '"��� ^^rjfrT-'^'gys-sssasgrss^?:--���- y- >'",-! : if. ii ii i '< < >-1 j 1 l-^TT ��� ill > 1.3 A' >��� Hi M \r Hi ft? ���8 ���n 4 J ' li! ��i J Jif. a; ' ��i- - ii - !- ,1- fa ��; *? Pi iii |; i ��� 11 : '-ATLIN, B." a, SATURDAY,,. APRIL'* 5. i��o5. lie Atlin Claim. I'lililishctl t-\cry Siitriidnj inoi-uin�� In .Tmc XirjN CliMM PUHIjISHINo'CO. ,. A.b. lllltSCIIl'Kl.ll, PUOI'UII.1011. 1). 'J'ODU lilliS, JlANAC.I.SC, KlUJOII Olliooot publication PnirlS-., Atlin, 15. C. Ad\oi'tisliiK K.iti1^: SI.UO pi>r inch, each insertion, llcudiiu; notices, 21 cents u line. Special Contract I tut'", on application. Tim subscription price is *���.") n jeur pu.v- i\l>lo in advance. Ko p iper will lio dcluored unli'ss this conililion is complied w ith. Saturday, Apiui, 25'rn, 1903. Tin? "lesult of the mass meeting at Discovery is clcaily indicative of the fact that the miners of the district arc net' unanimously in harmony, with the organization of a permanent biancli of the British Columbia-Mining Association, nor ' vet with the results' accomplished >, iby-the first meeting of the Convcu- \ tion recently held in Victoria. ' Such a condition "was to be expected, as it-would be_an"ab5olutc impossibility to suggest any measure 01 measures which would have the approval of anything like a majority ot the miners of this district 1 in connection with placer mining ' (.legislation, and perhaps it is foi the best that a certain section of the community should foini an association of their own.''We can only extend to them our best ^wishes and sincerely tiust that their efforts for the public weal may be fruitful of good results. Our-col- * ninns are alwavs open for the free *��� aud impartial discussion of matters of public importance.' < ��� <: We deeply-regret that if, when' the B. C. Mining. Association was first taken up iti the district, in January last, and nearly 400 men signed the roll of membership for a branch Association, that cause sufficient should be found to take such an opposite view at this iate date. If Saturday evening's" meeting was a fully representative one ���we were not present���it must be readily apparent that the sense of that meeting was averse to the proceedings 0 f the Association. We do not wish the miners of Atlin to think that in endorsing the oigauization of a permanent local branch of the Association we endorse either the Constitution aud By-Laws of the main Association or tha placer amendments proposed in their entirety, far from it, but, in our opinion, the only way to have these altered to oui liking is to have a big voice in the transactions of that Association, and not by forming one hostile to it, such an one, we fear, would be more liable to die a-borning than to see its inajoiity. It is a serious injustice on the part of too many men in this camp to class all "hydraulic men" with those who hold hydraulic ground for speculation only, aud lo refuse lo concede any rights to those who have invested thousands of dollars in labor aud material in the district, and we are glad to learn from the Secretary of the new Association the it is one of its main objects, while conserving the interests of the individual miners, to foster aud encourage the legitimate hydraulic owner and operator in every way as distinctive from the hydraulic speculator. s TRIE. An Important Measure to he Introduced. Tho B. (J. Government Will Try to Minimize Trouble Between Capital and Labor. "The new Act, for the puipose of preventing strikes and lock-out, has just been received fiom the King's Printer. The Act is-,short and concise, comprising 14' sections. Lt pio.\ ides that it shalK be unlawful, in the event' of-"any dispute arising between,employer and em-, ployee foi cither to declare a lockout 01 strike, until ,lhe pisputc has, been enquiied into and reported upon by a Boaid of Conciliation and thrt reporti'published in'accordance with the Act' The Board of Conciliation "shall be constituted by, the selection of a membei representing each part}- in ��� the dispute, aud within five days after, such selection of members they shall select a chairman. In the' event: f their not agieeiug upon a chairman then such,chaiiuian shall be���-appointed by a Judge'of the Supreme Court upon application made -by either of the two members. '--'-. , Forthwith after the appointment of the Board, the1 "chairman'shall promptly 'convene the same, and with a view to/a just and fair settle- raeut of the matteis in dispute or difference the'Board -shall, iii "such' 'manner as -it thinks fit, make careful and expeditious inquiry into all matters affecting the merits thereof. ,The Board maj- make suggestions towards inducing the parties lo come to an amicable settlement,' aud' it shall with all reasonable speed make to the Provincial Secretary ,' a written report setting forth'the various-proceedings aud steps taken for the purpose of fully and correctly ascertaining all the facts and circumstances, and also setting forth said facts and circumstances and .its findings therefrom, inehjding the cause of the difference aud the Board's recommendations, with a view to its removal and the prevention of its recurrence. The penalties imposed for a violation of Sect. 3 are, for an employer, $500 for each and every day a lock-out is enforced, together with a forfeiture of double wages to each employee; to employees, for a strike,1 $100, or six months. ~!a*s And'All, Kinds of jewellery Manufactured on the Premises. <f$$Ei* ' ,Why send otu when you can g'eH goods as cheap here?,, , ,��� y ,}-.*''- - -'> c 'Watches Frons $5 u&* Fine itfree of Souvenir Ssiocns*'-' ��� The- Swiss' Watchmakers.'- ' o J' THE KODTEN'AV HOTEL. U " 1 - /' i , ��� ��' j ' lGeorgo'E. Hayes, ,Propriotori , ��� ',,' �� - Coii. -FnicT and Tkainor STKl'-vTS. , s This First Class Hotel h.is been remodeled ami I'olni'iii'jlicil tliroutflK.ut 9. ,. mid ollors tho best iiccutmmiilntioti lo Tninsiont or I'ci'nmnent ' . ' 0> ' ' Guests.���AiiinriciinI'aii(l Kiiropoun plan. O , . Finest Wtnos, Linsoiors and Gigars* ' * SJ �� ' ��� '" Billiards and' Pool. '" ' - ' , ��� ,��� �� THE,'- Op.LD,r HOUSE,'- ' . " "' 'D'SCOVERY,' B. C.' ' ,' , ' Comfortably Furnished Kooins--By 'tho* Day, Week or Month". - ' The Best of Liquors aud CigarVa'ways iii, Stock. ���.lfinc stable in con :m nc*lion with the House".- AMERICAN -AND 1JUROPEAN -'PLAN, 'y - " ' .1. P. ltOM'.��� Miinneor. THE WHITE - PASS-- a '-YUKON '. vROUTE.-' ���'������"'",.���. .'-; , Passenger and jj>cpi.ess Service, Daily (except Sunday),' between Skagway, Log Cabin.'Bennett,' Caribou, White Horse aiuMntermechate,: points, making close connections witli our owirsleameis al White Horse for.Dajvson and Yukon points, and> al Caribou for Atlin every Tuesday -< and Friday; Returning, leave Atlnr every Morula}- and-Tliursda'y. N 'Telegraph Sei vice 'to'Skagway:'r Express matter will'-'jb'e received- , for shipment to~and from"all.poiuts in,Canada and the'United States.' ,'. For information relative lo Passenger, Freight*'Telegraph or "Express,-, "~ . Rates apply, to any Agent of the Company or to." ' ' "'--'.- . , . ' ' J. F. Lek, "Traffic Manager," Slc'agway.' t f "v , DISCOVERY, B.' C. . ". Finest of liquors. -Good stabling. G.*E. Hayes. J. G. CoitSBr.ti.,it Ed. SANUS,iPropiietor. o i\-�� BATHS BARBER'SHOP G.H.FOPD Prop. , ' J Now occupy their now quarters, next ���> - to the Bauk of B. N. A., First Stieet. Tho bath reoms are equally as good as found in cities. Private Entrance for ladies.7 - .' Discovery. \ -' - 'OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION. Ueadauaitors foi* Brook's stride. A MASS MEETING. The Canadian Bank of Commerce. -1 ��� < CAPITAL PAID UP $8,000,000. - ��� *�� ' Reskrve, -$2,500,000. Branches of the Bank at Seattle, , ��� , " San Francisco, . ^ - , . " ��� Portland, - ' - ' . SkagWay, etc. Exchange sold on all Points* ' > Gold Dust Purchasud���Assay Offick in Connection. D. ROSS, Manager. f. Continued from page 1. of the Free Miners and others here assembled that the " Placer Mining Act as at present in force (with the probable exception of a some triffliug items) is a good and sufficient Act, if the provisions'of same, especially of Part VII., relating to leases, and the conditions under which said leases may be held, be strictb' enforced ; 1 'And, Whereas, lhe conditions of this district in regard to the interests of leaseholders and individual, claim holders are different E. ROSSELLI, Proprietor. Corner Pearl and First Streets, Atlin, B. C. -����4 FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION. CHOICEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS CASE GOODS A SPECIALTY.'' Hydraulic A/llning; m ?s* HYDRAULIC GIANTS/ WATER GATES, ANGLE STEEL" RIFFLES HYDRAULIC ewg & ��� . RIVETED PIPE. from those in any other part of the J Estimates furnished on application Engineering ' Vancouver," B. C. A. C Hirschfeld, Agent, Atlin, B. C. y;y| ?1 f m Mi i ���star m m* m ml m rm 65*S$| 0- ', ' < �� 57 i1 V-v,* "y y *>v"-rJ ATLHM, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1903.' We can^e T��" as Good'Value for;your, CASH as Ql^OOerie^.PrOVlWlOnSj'^etO. vv ^ any House in Town. ^�� , ., ���" * . ,. / ' * Giant Powder on hand. ��� ����� H, It Province, and any, alteiations as suggeslecl would work an especial deLiimenl lo tins district; rf ��� * Be it Therefore Resolved That, is 'inexpedient and would be 'injurious to, the best nilciejts of 1 the Free Mineis "and the camp 1 ' '111 general to'make any alterations \ ' of or" amendments lo lhe said^Acl, especially , in regaid loathe said Vv- "*- Part VIL, iclaliiig.'to leases, and, thai our Legislators, now in As-! . -, - , seinbly al,Viclor ia, do thcielbie not sanction any of said alleiations of ! or' ainendments lo the, " l'lacci , k 1 . Mining Act,',' 'as suggested by the a Mining Sub-Coinniillee of Lhe Miu- j 1 rm i ' ing Association of, Biitish'Cohuu- -> bin ; and '- - - ��� > " , < . > y ' ' ��� , ; 1 ��� ''Be it Further ..Resolved, lint copies of this resolution beloiwaid- / ' ed by the Secretary to, 0111 Rcpic- 1 "��� *��� j seirlatives, Messis. Stables ��� and Clifford, and others of 0.11 Legisla- ��� *. tots as well as to ,the 'Provincial '' Pi ess ' * , > ���> 1- ' ,,, " Furthei resolutions weicpre- sented, as follows : " ���-. "Moved by Mr. A. Gassidy, seconded by Mr William,Green and or , carried : ' - "-- \, / ' . 'i'That in v'iew of the-fact that >��� - some 146 hydraulic leases^-have recently been cancelled,"v.he Lieut."- ��� . Governor-in-Council shall be re- ' i quested not' to consider any new applications for leases to any - - giouud previously held, as.hydiau- lic leases, but subsequently cancelled, and that the " Placer-Mining Act''j be so amended'-'as ^to leave ^ "���' said giound open only for location by the individual minenfor a period of two years, thereb3- giving an incentive to a large influx of prospec- 1 tors into the district.' '" Moved by Mr. D. G. Cochrane, seconded by Mr. J. Palmer and carried: ��� "'That the Gold Commissioner be requested not to recomineud, for the space ot two years,'any ground previously held as leases and sub- subsequently cancelled.' - v" Moved "by Mr. F. Dockrill, seconded by Mr. J. Walters, but de- feated : - .- " ' That the opinion of this meeting be taken as to the advisability of forming a branch of the British Columbia Mining Association.'* "This resolution caused a spirited discussion, which was joined in by numerous "of the miners. Mr. EJ. M .N. Woods, in the course of his remarks' on the question at issue said that while protecting his - individual rights, the miner could aud should at the same time conserve the interests of the bona fide hydraulic operator as distinctive from the 'Blue print gentlemen.' "A resolution was passed instructing- the Secretary to wire the proceedings to Mr." Stables, after '' " ' which the- Mass Meeting dissolved ', to' convene " as -the ' Allih'Dislrict Placer Miners' Association." ,' "E.L. Burdetti Secy." last, rStli inst," v\ lib ofiiceis and corumrt- day evening lhe lollowiug les: j , Hon. President', J Kiikland ; President, J. B Green ; ,; Sccy.-Tieas , W. B. Conioy. Couuniltee on Constitution and By-Laws : ������Messrs. Woods, Wrong, Gieen and Conroy. - Foi Collection of Siguatuics, Spi uce Creek, T. Sloicy; Atlin,J. Xirklniid ;i Boulder,' W. Beaty'; Gold RunyyF. ' Wasleir Spruce, A. Cassidy. Uppei ' -1 The Alliu District Placer Miners' Association was formed on Satin- -* Dredging and Agriculture. , It ih well known that in California hydraulic mining, until the Debris Commission regulated the in- ' - - 1 7 M du��try, was a serious detriment to agricultural pursuits in the vicinity ot hydraulic "operations. The irr- troduclion of lhe dredging method in mining has completely, revolutionized the industiy in some paits ��< ������. * > of tlie State, and, instead of detract- from the value of the land, it has very greatly enhanced it. * We have been -favored >witlr a ,perusal 'of., a letter - from a resident in Oioville,'Cal.,-the present centie of dredging operations, addressed to Mr: Weldon, a well known'��pro- spec tor in this district, from which \ > .i> ������ 1 the following extract is taken . , "Dredging below Oroville has boomed this town. A >dozen or moie ��� dredges "aie at work aud otheis aie being built all the time. All that, "lava bed" country is being worked, and the companies have paid as high as $1000 an acre very greatly enhancing the^value of some of it. The L'eggatt farni is being worked now by the dredges. These dredges are leaving the land all level again so that it can be planted to fruit when they are through'with it." Mr. Weldon informs us, that the bulkof this laud previously sold at frpni'$io to $25 an acre, aud, that in many- instance's the companies are paying' a heavy loyalty for the use of it, returning it in practically as good condition as they found it, if not even better. -' The success attendant upon the operations of the British-American Company's dredge-���which, by the way, will be constructed with all the latest improvements���in view of what is now being done in Cali- fomia, may demonstrate the possibility of winning millions from auriferous lands throughout the Province, and yet put the soil in a better, condition for agricultural purposes than it' is at present. The Fraser river valley alone suggests the possibility of several thousand dredges finding profitable employment for years to,come ! NOTICE. ���RJOTICE is hereby glvoii'tlitit application will bo made'to tho Loffislativo Assembly of tho Province of British.Columbia at its next Session for an Act authorizing- the British American Dredging Company, Ltd., to divort and appropriate tlio waters of W110 Crook, in "the District of Atlin. in tho Province) of British Columbia, at a Point nbovo Pine Crook Falls about 300 feet, for tho pin po��p ol j'l'nei iitiiij; elctnc po%\ci, loi tlin pinpobO ol Mippljinf; the snnia to Mio mines mill dinilfiiii^ opcuitioii-jmloii^ Pinq (!ic(*k and the n.��i��hboi 'iood tlici cof, and to chin j,ro tolK tlio:olor �� tiil ihimsn amurican miujoiKG inli21-3 ' jCOilPANY J.TMU'LD 111 Council has been pleased to'uuiko tho follow nif, aiipoiiitinent ��� Sid .\pnl,"l903 - t- Kham: IIaiiuY Moin.i-v,ol Allin, Ksiiunr, to lie n.Liiconcc Uoinirissioiici loi tho Atlin liieonto Disti ict, > ice .Mi J St Clan llllllkett, ILblgllOll f . s> mm -roc NOTICE: RESPECTING Xl"MRLR -LICENCJSS. "RJOTICE is heieln f?i\cn, pmsii.uit.to the ^ in oa Dions ot Section 00 of .tho "Landi Act," that i��i future no special licences to cut timbci on Ciown lands, -will be^sianted 01 loncned until aftei tho applicants have had the limits snr\ejed by a duly qualified PiOMneial Land Sni\ejor to the.satisfaction of the Land-, and W01I1& Depaitment. ii- ' W. C. WLLLS, v Chief Coinmissioner of Lands A "Woiks, Lands i. Woiks Dei at tment, . ~ Victoila, 13 C', 26th ll.11 oh, 1903 llap-4^ Clui'l Coiuiiiissioncv ol Lands unci Woiks foi pel nu.unii to pun h.ibe the lollomiis ik��s(-i ih'v! jiaiLil en tic.cto't lviul loi ntrvl- Li.lliinl pin poses: L'ou.mei tin;; al a porit plautod on tho cist s>hoie pi \tlmto Uivcr: thence 10 clmms m .1 noitliciU dilution aloiifS tho slmio of Taku Ann, thence 20 (.liaiiisin ii'i ouhtcrb diiection, llionce 20 clmiiit.ni 11 sijulheih dnoctloii, tlionce 20 lIiiiiiis in 11 \\ ostoi ly diieetion, to tho point ol cominoiiccinoiit, contaiiiniR 10 acics more 01 less. T. lliiithelillo. Tuku Ci(>, H.C , UoLeinbei Jblb, I0QJ. I COAL PROSPECTING LICENCES N{ O'llCE is loicb-v i. noa that, ifter 80 dajs fiom date, r li-tond to uppb to tho Chief CoimnissioMCi of Lands amMVoiks for a Licence to piospcot foi coal on tho follow ing- dtsLiibcd lands On the north side of the T.ihltan Uner," about-1(5 unlos fiom felosinph v,iiok, eom- nifyri(ina- at 11 post planted about 1 miles liom the mouth ol tho nvoi. ma iked, "J). G. St'MMiit'i, &. TV cmiiei," thence SO cha.ns ' 1101 th , thdiice SO chains east, thence 30 chains south, tlienco SO chums west to point of commencement, tout lining 640 dues moie or to" , -' D, (j- Stewart, Located, Am il Ctli, 1901 pjOTJCC is heiebj Riien that aftei SOdavs li-om date, [ intend to ipplj to the Chief Commissioner ot Lands and vAVoi k<> foi a Licence to pi aspect loi coal on the following desciibod lands On the 1101 tli and south sides or the Tahl- tarrn\ei commenting at a post maiked "A. K irtDonald'-,1 S. E: coiner," thence 80 uliainsnoitli thence SO chains west thence 80 chains, south, tbonce SO chains east to point of commencement containing 61Q acies, moie or loss ", A. 11 McDonald. Located, Apul Gth, 1903. ;;-v-/- notice: , ��� / TsJOTICESs hoieby gisen that Sixt-, dnjs. aftei date T intend to apply to the Chief Comnnt.siorer of Lauds and Woiks loi pcuiussioiii to puicbaso the folio gins described tract ot laud for a{ruciiltuial puiposes ,That puicel or tract of I.i.id situated in tho Atlin Lake vMiuin.r Dnision, conimencrnffint a' post planted at the N W cornel of Atlm Townsite,-thence Last 10 chains',*thence n'61 th 20 chains, thence west 10 chains, thence south 20 ehems to point of commencement, containing 80 acies, moie 01 less L, P QuL.^^^. Dated at Atlm, U C, this Gtli day of llai ch, 1913 , " m.n7-8t T\TOriCB is'hcieb-v gi\en thut aftei iOdajs from date,lI intend to appl\ to tho Chief > Comniissionei of Lands arid-Woiks for a.Licence to pi ospect foi coal on tho following desenbed lands , On the 1101th side ,of,the Tahlt.111 nver, commencing inb a post mailccd "Mmdock %rcICio'& N IV corner post," thence SO chains east, tlienie 80 chains south, thence 80 chains west, theneo 80 chains 1101th to ' point ot ccmmencciiient; containing OiG ncies, nioio oi less UuTdock ilcEai."* Located, Apul Cth, 1903.- ���" " NOTICE. ���RJOTICE is hei eby given that SixtT dius after date I intend to appb to tho TVrOriCC is herebj gnen that after SOiIajs fiom date, I in'eud to appb to the Clijef Comnussionei of Lands and Woiks foi a Licence to prospect foi coal on the following clesciibed lands ��� On tho 1 orth and south sides of tho Tahl- tau river, commencing at a post maiked. "J. A Fiasei's N E corner," theneo 80 chains west, thence SO chains south, thence 80 chains eust, theneo 80 chains 1101th to point of commencement, containing Gi& acres, moie or less I. A. Fiasei. Located, Apul 6th, 1903. SPECIALTIES IN FANCY CAKES Fresh Breads, Rye Bread, etc* & PASTRY. Ciias. Mver, Proprietor- Good Rooms to Eont���Bj tho Daj, Week or Month at reasonable rates. 9 Wholesale and- Retail Butcher FIRST STREET, ATLIN, B. C C. DOELKER, . . . FRESH MEATS ALWAYS ON HAND. . . 1 Fish, Game in season and" home made Sausage. First Street, Atlin. FINEST EQUIPPED HOTEL IN* THE NORTH. EVERYTHING. CONDUCTED IN FIRST-CLASS MANNER.. French 'Restaurant in Goctaecticn* David Hastie, Proprietor. Corner of First and Discovery Streets. , J" J Bl I . 3~ -. ���'- *-,'y'- ,-.�� \ J* y ^���>l 1! -' t 3 m �� * ���* *-l '-:\p , " 't>i J * , /"I H ,. ft 1 \ ' 'Il r * 1 * t�� f f,. ,''. i, t1* /v*j/^**^Wj>^ u'/VS 1 ^, r*-^ H~;,?~j ,fc; ,y f-r\OiSS**d ATLIN, B. C, SATURDAY, A PRO, 25, 1903 ���.Mrj-w��j t gmii n $ can give You as Good Value for your CASH as QrOOerieiSj,' Provisions, etO< any House in- Fown. , "','"��� ' , ?><r g?3 with ii sBssi.see* ��� Giant Pcm'cler on haucl. 3 3 "Sm^a** <\ #/'a Province, and any alterations as suggested would work an especial detriment to this district; ' Be it Tlierciorc Resolved That, It is inexpedient and would be ���injurious to lhe best iutcreols of tlie iM'ce Miners and the camp 1 in general to make any alterations of or amendments to tlie said Act, especially in .regard to the said, " Part VII., relating to leases,' and that our Legislators, now in As- ��� sciubly at Victoria, do therefore not sanction any of said alterations ul' or amendments -to the " Placer Mining Act," -as- suggested hy the Alining Suh'-Coniinittec of lhe Min- ing,Association of British Columbia ; and 1 Be it Further Resolved,.tint ��� copies of this rcsolution'be forwarded by the Secretary to onr Representatives, Messrs. Stables and Clifford, and others of our Legislators as well as to the Provincial Press.' ��� "Further resolutions were presented, as follows : "Moved by Mr. A. Gassidy, seconded by Mr. William C.rcei'i and carried : " '.That in view of the fact that some 146 hydraulic leases have recently been cancelled, \.he Lieut.- Governor-in-Couiicil shall be requested not to consider any new applications for leases , to any ground previously held as hydraulic leases, but subsequently cancelled, and that the " : Placer Mining Act'" be so amended as to leave said ground open only for location by the individual miner for a period of two years, thereby giving an incentive to a large influx of prospectors into the district.' "Moved by Mr. D. G. Cochrane, seconded by Mr. J. Palmer and carried : "'That the Gold Commissioner be requested not to recommend, for the space ol two years, an}' ground previously held as leases and sub- subsequently cancelled.' "Moved by Mr. F. Dockrill, seconded by Mr. J. Wallers,- but defeated : " 'That the opinion of this meeting be taken as to the advisability of forming a branch of the British Columbia Mining Association.' "This resolution caused a spirited discussion, which was joined in b}r numerous of the miners. Mr. E. Al .N. Woods, in the course of his remarks on the question at issue said that while protecting his individual rights, the miner could aud should at the same time conserve the interests of the bona fide hydraulic operator as distinctive from the 'Blue print gentlemen.' " A resolution, was passed Instructing the Secretary to wire the proceedings to Mr. Stables, after which the Mass Meeting dissolved to. convene as the 'Atlin District Placer Miners' Association." "E. L. Burdett, Secy." day evening last, tSth inst, with llu- i1",1':'^'' ��'" f.euerniing eirriric power, . . , '.1 I for llu; purpose ol supplying the sum? to tlie following Officers and COUinilt- ti,c ,ni,���.s ;lud- dre*d;-iiitr operation-, along Pino Creek and the n:>y hhorliuod t hereof, tes : Hon. President, J. Kirkland ; ��� President, J. B. Green ; t Sccy.-Treas., W. 13. Conroy. Committee on Constitution and By-Laws : Messrs. Woods, Wrong, Green and Conroy. For Collection of Signatures.; Spruce Creek, T. Storey; Atlin, J. Ivirkland ; Moulder, W. Bealy; Gold Run, ' F. WastcIJ; .Spruce, A. Cassidy. mid lo charge Soils therefor. thu imrn.sii a.m.urican luiiinc; rNG inliSI-8 COMPANY LLMI'L'KI). Upper DredVine and Agriculture. ' PROVINCIAL SlvOlMOTAUY'S OFIMCK, tj/S HONOUIl the Lieutenant-Governor "* in Council bus licoii pli'asod to muko tho following appoiiitinc-nt:-- < 3rd April, 1003. Kit ami, IIaiiuY Mohi.kv, of Allin, Esr-nirc, lo bo a Licence Commissioner for the: Atlin r/ieori'.-e UUlrict, vice Mr. J. Si. Clair ['Jacket t, resigned. &�����%) ��� NOTICE. RESPKCTIXO TIMIJliR LLCii-VCES. ���ftJOTlCE is- hereby given, pursuant.to the provisions of Section .">0 of the " Laud Act," that in future no special licences to cut timber on Crown lands will bo grunted or- renewed until utter (ho applicants, havo had tlie,limits surveyed by a duly uualilied Pr oviucial Land Surveyor lo the satisfaction oi'ihe bauds uud Works Depart incut. W. C. WELLS, Chief Commissioner of Lauds ��.t Works, Lauds & Works Dopiu-tment, Victoria, B. C, 26th .March. J903 liap-it NOTICE. The Atlin District Placer Miners' Association was formed on Satin - rt is well known that in California hydraulic mining, until the Debris Commission regulated' the industry, was a serious detriment to agricultural pursuits in the vicinity of hydraulic operations. The introduction of the dredging method in mining has completely revolutionized the industiy in some parts of live State, and, instead of detract- from the value of the land, it has very greatly enhanced it. We have been favored with a perusal of a letter from a resident in Oroville, Cal., the present centre of dredging operations, addressed to Mr. Weldon, a well known prospector in this district, from which the following extract is taken : " Dredging below Oroville has boomed this . town. A dozen or more dredges are at ��� work aud others are being built all the time. All that " lava ��� bed " country is being worked, and the .companies have paid as high as $1000 an acre comill0IlccIneilti c01ltai���ing so acres, more very- greatly enhancing the value of or less. ii, p. Qubus some of it. The Leggatt farm is being worked now by the dredges. These dredges are leaving" the laud all level again so that it can be planted to fruit when they are through with it." Mr. Weldon informs us, that the bulk of this laud previously sold at from $10 to $25 an acre, aud that in-many instances the companies are paying a heavy ro3ralty for the use of it, returning it in practically as good condition as Ihey found it, if not even better. The success attendant upon the operations of the British-American Company's dredge���which, by the way, will be constructed with all the latest improvements���in view of what is now being done in California, may demonstrate the possibility of winning millions from auriferous lands throughout the Province, and yet put the soil in a better condition for agricultural purposes than it is at -present. The Fraser river valley alone suggests the possibility of several thousand dredges finding profitable employment for years to come ! Chit'!' Commissioner of Lund= aud Works for porini.jion to purchase the loliov.'iiijj dt'Mjrilii'd parcel or 1raet of lauil lor airri- cull lira! purposes: Ooir.meuc-irig at a pt>ot planted on tho cast shore of -Atliiito liivcr: lhonci'20 chains in u -northerly direction along the shore of Tuku Arm; thence 20 chains in mi easterly direction; thence 20 chains iu a southerly direction; thence 20 cbniiis in a westerly direction, to the point of coiuineui-mnont, containing -IP acres move or less. , ' T. IliiieheliH'e. Tuku City. H. 6 . December IStli, 1002. COAL PROSPECTING LICENCES TVjOTiCK is lierr-bv "ivmi-tlmf after R0 days from date, i intend to apply to the Chief'Commissioner of Lands and Works for a Licence to prospect, for coal on the following- described lauds: '" On the'north side of the Tahltan River, about 10 mile-; from Telegraph crock, commencing nt u post planted about I miles from the ir.oiilh of tho river, marked "D. G. Stewart's S.'Yi'. corner," thence SO chains n'.-.rth : thence SO chainscasr: thence 80chains south ; thence SO chains west to point of commencement, containing CJ0 acre? more or loss. U, C-. Stowarl, Located, April 0th. 1903. TsjOTIOL is bci;eliy given that after 30 days from date, I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a Licence to prospect lor coal on the following described lands : On the north and .south sides of the Tnhl- tnu river, commencing; at a nos>t marked "A. It. MclJOTiald's- S. ft. corner," theneo 80 chains north: thouce SO chains west: thence SO chains south: thence 80 chains east, to point of com in cm cincnt, containing 010 acres, more or loss. A. It. McDonald. Located, April 0th, 1003. ���RjOTJCIi is hereby given (hut after :!() dayt from dale, I intend to apply to tho Chief Commissioner of Lands aud Works for a.Licence to prospect for coal on tho following; described lands ; On The north side of the Tulillan river. (commencing tit a post marked "'Murdock ���fyJOTlCli is hereby given that .Sixty days j McKay's N. W. corner post," thence SO after date I intend to apply to the j chains east; thence SO chains south; thence Chief Commissioner of Lands aud Works', 80 chains west: thence SO chains north to l'or'iie'rmission to purchase the following J point of commencement, containing 0-18 described tract ol land for agricultural purposes: That parcel or tract of landsil- nated iu the Atlin Lake Mining Division, commencing at a post planted at the N'.W. corner- of Atlin Townsite, thence Last JO chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west ���10 chains, thence south 20 chains to point of Dated at Atlin, B.C., this Gth day of March, 3903. ' niiir7-St NOTICE. "RTOTICK is hereby given that Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the acres, more or less. Murdoc.k ilcKny." i Located, April Gth, 1003. JsJOTiCIi.is hereby given that alter 30d.iy-t from ilutB; I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands anil "Works for a Licence to prospect for cord on the following- described lauds : On tho north and south sides of the Tahltan river, commencing at a post nmrlteit "J. A. 1-rascr's N. 13. corner," theneo 8!i chains west: tlicnueSO chains south; theneo SO chains east; theneo SO chains north to point oT commencement, containing 6-JO acres, more or less. J. A. Fraser. Located. April Gth, 190:5. w IX-ftl! SPECIALTIES IN FANCY CAKES & PASTRY. FrssSs SreaeSy Rye SreaeS9 ata* Ci-ias. Mver, Proprietor. Good Rooms to Rent���fly the Day, Week or Month at reasonable rates. NOTICE. TyTOTICR is hereby given that application will bo made to the Logislativo Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, at its next Session for nu Act authorizing the British American Dredging Company, Ltd., to divert and appropriate the waters of Pine Creek, in tho District of Atlin. in the Provinco of British Columbia, at a Point abovo Pine Crook Fulls about, 300 feet, for L.OUIS SCHULZ9 Wholesale and- Retail Butcher FIRST STREET, "ATLIN, B. C 7" > Fish, FRESH MEATS ALWAYS ON HAND. . . . Garr.e in season and home made Sausage. First Street, Atlin. FINEST EQUIPPED HOTEL IN THE NORTH. EVERYTHINa CONDUCTED IN ..'FIRST-GLASS MANNER. French ��� Restaurarat in .QoBtszeGtsGn* David Hastie, Proprietor. Corner o-f First and Discovery Streets. i / / FAIR FANTINEKILL. , r' [S. B. Hampton.] ���fair Fantinekill, what boyhood scenes Return again in Manhood's dreams? , Each pathway'through the wooded dell Some tale of youtMul pleasures tell. Here Nature's .lavish hand is see,n , iu richest hues���in greenest green, j And cv'ry little rippling rill rioldoUi'a power to cliarm and thrill fhe afler years we feed upon When youth and all but hope is gone. Sweet memory floods my heurt at will Repeating o'er, Fair Fantinekin. Thou nestling valley gem, -walled in. By mountains tall���by mountains grim, Such frowning, lionry head is dearth fn praises fitting to thy worth. ' IftinUnokill, fairy auoen ol' "brooks, S'hy sinn 11 cascades were irtenl nooks Before the vandal wouuman lore 3'ho leafy giauia from your,shore. 'Grim solace now, n�� moro ai lacks Can come from desecrati'ii/? axe��� Disponed vol' nmrm'ring swee ly still, And silll 1 love thee. Fantinekill. The hazy lime of life's ne'rv dim If but. wo turn our eyes wiiltin. For there we flndeth no decay Among the mcm'i-ios laid av;*y. Beneath the dust and grime of years More oft lhe sun creeps out than tears. More oft a deed of excellence Stands side by side with recompense, And spectral,shadows fade and flee When'youth returns in memory��� Youth and-hope and every thrill That clustered 'round thee, Fanlino- ' kU1- ��� J'J, ,_-,.��� The brooklet ages may defy With voice attuned to song aud sigh; It's life must he as lives of men, .The past will ne'er return again. Yet man, when in the twilight ago Turns dreamy eyes for inward gaze, And feasting, finds, that shadows lie Too deep for retrospective eye. 'Tts' sunkissed hours that mem'ry brings��� Like rose bereft of thorns and stings��� Thrice welcome ere to heart whose .thrill 'Responsive is to Fantinekrll. 1 - ROOM F TWO. �� *' Mrs. Getty's coupe was at the .curb In front of a florist's establishment on Fifth avenue, near Forty-third street. 'Her coachman held the coupe door open, for at the moment the lady was issuing from the shop. Across the .way was an empty hands'om cab wait- : . ing for patrons. There was rather more than the ordinary bustle of traf- ~ lie in the famous thoroughfare. Automobiles rolled silently arid swiftly, stages lumbered slowly and noisily, and all manner .of private vehicles fwero on parade, making it a matter oi . -no small difficulty for pedestrians to -cross from one sidewalk to the other. ,Tho clock on the tower of the Grand -Central station near by told all who ���oared to note'that it was fiye minutes past/2". : Just as Mrs. Getty was stooping to enter her ccupo a man came hurriedly up Forty-third street from the direc- "- tion of the Grand Central, took in the scene on the avenue with a quick glance, jumped into the waiting han- Bom and pushed open the little trap in the top. There was a bill in his hand. The driver promptly possessed himself - of the bill while he bent his head to ���hear his customer's orders. "Go to No. 3-17 West Forty-fourth street as fast as you can,"- said the man; "there'll be somebody there to tell you where next. Don't let anything W" fever delay you." "All "right, sir," answered tho cabby, dropping the trap and jerking the reins. The horse started at once, and at tho ' ��� -same moment the passenger got out. Cabby saw him go, and wondered, but with the bill still crumpled .in his hand, and with the passenger's struct Injunction to let nothing delay him ringing in his ears, he drove on, and tho jam of vehicles was so great that he could not .even turn his head to see Tidhal became of the passenger! "It's a good job, anyway," thought : cabby, thinking of the bill, "and if the fellow at No. 347 is as generous as this one, I'll get that new coat I've needed 60 long." The man who Had left the cab so shortly after engaging It rised his neck by running in front of a stage, .dodged an auto and darted across'lhe avenue, making as straight as circum- etunces would permit for Mrs. Gctty'3 coupe. She hud nestled into a com- .fortable position and the coachman ���was climbing to his box when the man opened the coupe door, entered and pulled the door to quickly, but noise- ylessly. "Say nothing, madam," he said -sharply,- "or I shall be compelled to resort to violence to quiet yon," ��� .Mrs. Getty shrank, terrified, against .the side of the coupe, her cheeks :blanched, her lips parted and her eyes distended. The man sank upon the .seat beside her and breathed heavily. Then the coachman, all unmindful of what had taken place, spoke to his ���horse and the vehicle started. The episode had attracted no attention from the sidewalks, for the pedestrians, Intent 6n their own affairs, could not see what went on in the rondway. It may be that a number of ��� persons in p- ssing conveyances saw a ..part of it, but they comprehended not $ lay coacTHnaTi,"' said Mrs. Getty, resolutely, "and have hi 1 put you out and into the' hands of the police." "As she finished speaking she raised a hand to rap on the window.' "Don't madam," e.cclaime-: tlie man, appealingly, and ho help up a band too, not iu ttireat, but as a gesture, of entreaty. At sight of it Mrs. Getty sank again into1 her corner and stared at Mm, once again, with speechless horror. Around the wrist he held up was a steel twiid, and from it depended a fragn-cr.t of chain. "J.'-tcld you I should have to shoe* you..again," he said quietly, "but you know the worst now. Yes, 1 am a convict. Ten minutes ago I was on my way to Sing Sing. You may not know that convicts are always taken up on the train that leaves the Grand Centra's at five minutes past two. Tho train'has gone and I am here. Willi your assist-, nncc 1 shall be a free man within an hour." ' ,. "No! No!" she protested, faintly, "you shall not make me .a party to your crime." And again she made as if she would rap on ..he glass. "One moment, madam," he interposed, a little sternly, and as he displayed once more that stec-1 bnr.d ard tho broken chain, -her resolution gave way to helpless terror.' "1 have committed no crime," ho continued, impressively. ���"My life has ijeen venturesome, colored with many nn episode that I regret, but before heaven ,1 am innocent of the charge upon which 1 have been convicted and sentenced. 1 can prove ray innocence if I can be free but a few days. To go to prison now would moan the destruction of my only hope of clearing my name, unless that/might'happen after I had rot; ted for years in a coll. You arclislen- ing, madam, and I .will be brief, for time is pressing. Convict though 1 om in the eyes of the law, I have faithful .friends who know my innocence. They have helped mc thus far on my escape. One of (hem managed to supply me with a pair of super-hardened steel pincers. Another thrust money into my- hand during the moment of confusion, at the-railroad station. I was manacled in the usual way to a deputy sheriff.. When we were about to board the train I nipped the chain that bound me to my guard and broke away. My friends made a diversion that gavo me a s'light start, arid here I am. Now you know everything except my plans for establishing my innocence. Those I have not time to tell you, and you might not understand them. Liberty I must have. You will not give mo up. Pity me, madam, and save me from the unmerited degradation of a felon's life." "What do you expect me to do?" cho asked.- "Have your man drive to the Twenty-third street ferry," he replied coolly, "and cross the river. I shall then be not only in the Pennsylvania railroad station but in a no flier State, and [ those facts together will give me' all the time I need." ��� I "I cannot do it," she said. "It .is j not right for me to interfere with the I law. In a moment my man will stop. You may then go out, arid I will not ask him to summon an officer. That is all I can do, and it is more than I ought." Even then the coupe was driven to the curb preparatory to stopping. "Madam," said the convict, hopelessly, "it shall be as you say, and within ten minutes from the time you leave me I shall again be a prisoner." If he had used threats or showu desperation, the outcome might have been different. To this day Mrs. Getty is puzzled to explain her course to her own-complete satisfaction. When ihe coachman opened the coupe door he started a little at sight of a stranger, but, like a well-bred servant, said nothing. "Wilson," said Mrs. Getty, with astonishing calm: ss, "my friend is in a hurry to catck a train at the Pennsylvania station. Go over by tho Twenty-third street fern as quickly as possible." Wilson bowed and closed the door. "You are an angol!" whispered the convict. Ho said nothing moro for a time, but ftusicd himself in winding a handkerchief around his manacled wrist. "Unfortunately," he remarked at 'length, "I lost my pincers in the scuffle and so can't get rid of this just at present. May I ask one more favor of you? Fasten this bandage with a pin, please, and it -will then appear that I have injured my wrist and'thn sign of my disgrace will not be visible." . He held his hand toward her, and Mrs. Getty, wondering if she were under a hypnotic spell, complied with his request. . He thanked her and remained silent until the coupe was driven from the ferryboat to the platform of the railroad station on the New Jersey side of the river. "Thank you once again," he said then, as he s" _uted. "If I might know * ��� * ����� ana cared not. So when, a few seconds later, a number of men came rushing excitedly up from the Grand Central station, such information as they could gain by hurried inquiry sent them speeding, some on foot, some in cabs, down West Forty-fourth street. ' So soon as the coupe was in motion, tho man turned to Mrs. Getty with a deprecatory smile, in which there was a gleam of satisfaction, and said: "I am truly sorry to intrude on you In this unmannerly way, madam, but there's room for two here, and you'll have to endure my company for a bit." J'l can easily attract the attention pf mto has assisted "No." she interrupted: "I nevbr want, to know more than this.' "You are probnbly quite right," he responded. ' "Good-bye," and, lifting his hat he went rapidly toward tho ticket office. In the rex-* day's papers Mrs. Getty read long accounts of the sensational escape of a noted forger on his way lo Ring Sing prison. There was a lot of detail about the . "rsuit of an empty hansom ,cab, hut not a word about the coupe in which thero proved to be ample room for two. , ' RETIRED. *: 1 A Tooling of Rderitnicnf. "Did you do anything to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday this week?" "I should say not," answered ihe man with the big diamond and the fierce mustache. "A man who wrote thoso box office frosls like 'Macbeth' and 'King T ~ir* ought to bo glad lies livln' without askin' for any celebra- lions."���-Washtngton Slar. ,'A girl loses her self-ppssesslon when she puts'on a wedding ring. Usually the moro money a man haa tha more selfish his children are. LITEMS OF INTEREST. '"if a girl can "get along" with her ���own brothers, I think she has^a pretty ^;ood disposition. Thero is no promise so sacred to a woman as the one sho has not beau- Risked to give. ��� ���A girl may forgive a man for kissing hor on the impulse of.the moment, but never (for apologizing for it.���Indianapolis "Journal. Thero is a peculiar littlo sensation, which goes with the keeping of an appointment made by herself. If a girl sends off all of her beaux fo? one, Ghe can safely gamble on losins the one. ���Many women look long for some* dhing that they can't find. Guess .what. Because a woman stares in tho win- lows she passes it is no sign that sho era more than her own reflection. By using a lymph discovered by a .Paris phyoician, It is now possible, according to reports from that city, to regenerate the red globules in the blood of lepers. Dr. Metschinkoff of the Pasteur institute is the discoverer, and he thinks that when he has improved the e-ei-um he may be able to rejuvenate tho organs of the human body. The kia le, or the household fox, is r, /avorite pet of Chinese women, who are also extremely fond of a variety of Angora eat. 'The ordinary cat of Southern China is, like the Manx, tailless. It is occasionally used for food, hut is not so popular as horse or dojj flesh. When raised for the table it is fed on rice and vegetables. Japan is the largest 'consumer of rico fn the world, the average being 300 pounds per person a year. The Americans us�� but four pound�� per capita. Belgium uses more tobacco in proportion than any other country, about 110 ounces per capita yearly, while Italy uses only 22 ounces. Experts who have examined ryi straw a,re of the opinion that a very high grade of paper, not only adapted to newspapers, hint cuitabie for books as well, can be made from that material, of whioh Louisiana produces thousands of tons that are now got rid of as a waste product. A Knoxville, Term., lawyer publish��-, ith'j following professional card in a local newspaper: "Sherman It. Maple3, attorney. Lumber for sale cheap, cut to order. Flooring, ceiling, etc. Twenty per cent under yard prices. Call quick." There is only one sudden deal>. among women to eight among men. Breakage of propeller shafts at sea costs an immense sum anuually in salvage. Married couples in Norway are privileged to travel on railways at a fare and a half. Coal is worked so easily In Chins that in Shansi it sells at less than 1 shilling per ton at the mines. There are 4,200 species of plants used for commercial purposes.' Of these 42C arc used for perfumes. The coast region of Georgia Is tc ftave a sugar refinery, the first one ir the state. It is to be located in Baxley The postal savings bank system is in operation in Austria, Belgium, Canada France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, and in most of the colonies. An Italian electrician has invented en electric cartridge, which he offer! as a substitute for dynamite and smokeless powder in mines, rock blasting, and for heavy ordnance.' The average depth of sand in the ��� deserts of Africa is from thirty tc forty feet. From a French journal, we learn thai we are making varnished paper tilea, durable and better than slate tiles. The first photographic portrait taken /rom life was produced by Professoi Draper at the University of New Yori in 1839. At one place in England slates ara ���washed twice a day with a disinfecting fluid. The elate and sponge should he inspected. ���-,' It is claimed that some artists tarn* tigers with the smell of flowers, and th< rose seems particularly grateful to this usually fiery animal. Dr. Aar's experiments, given in tho Zeits, Pedag, Psch., show that the'gir- lets mostly prefer green and the boy- Jots the combinations of blue. ./ During an influenza epidemic in the ,4iprth of England, the curious fact L\ai 'freen noted that only the men workinj in very high temperatures have escapee .'injection. . ,. j . ,. ���;.... The strong tide breaks upon the.narrow pier, ! The ships,go.by; and ono who knew \ them well , . Sits at the close of day, and sits,alone. Captain no nfbre! But he remembers yet ' * �� ' The little town In clear old Maryland,' Where first he learned by star and wind and tide The track,of the ocean, and the way of ' ���war, , , '' Upon the wave that smote his nativ�� ; n ��� *"��*- .,���*., -.-.;. u./_v t. I P "WJ -;������������, --,���... " ,1 Now all is done: a warship rides the ' t'ay, . j With shining hull and blackened fun-' j nels high. , ! 'And his old heart leaps at its prisoned side. For that his hoy is there!' He minds tho time When little arms were twined upon his neck, And ears bent low to hear the thrilling talo Of ships that fought in battles Ion;; ago. _, .,,���,,,. He thinks ot her who stood beside him then -With-shining eyes���the light-house'of his heart��� And outward passed, like to a Iittls' , sa.il, That, rocking in the aiist, returns no , more. _ J.,-..di. ^.��,._...:... j So comes the dusk; he hoars tho booming gun, , i He sees the lowered flag, the, night- lamps sot; , And watching on tho pier ho falls asleep, ��� | And dreams of golden anchors far away. j ~Jolm J. Median, in Leslie's Weekly" ; ��� *****.>,************* t**��*******i-i-***** I M DOUBLE DILEMMA. ! �� . * �� .�� Thoroughly tired of the pier, the esplanade, and the tennis-courc, one afternoon, during my stay at the seaside, 1 took a solitary ramble round the coast. , ��� ��� With tho tall cliffs on one side of me and a vastc'expause of ocean' on . the other, I made my way over sand and shingle, careless- of everything save the appearance of my immaculate flannel trousers; until the town ,o�� Brinybay was hidden by a chalk promontory, and I found myself alone, or apparently alone, with Nature. As,-however, I approached an'irregular mass of rock lying together at the foot of the cliff, a scarlet object appearing above them attracted my attention, and, on nearing the spot, I discovered it was a parasol shading one of tho most bewitching girls I had sver beheld in my life���and I have seen a good many! Comfortably seated on a mossy boulder and deep in the perusal of a yellow-backed volume, she was becomingly attired in a dress of pale pink, and as I passed her I fancied she peeped at me from beneath her shady straw hat; but young men always think that girls notice them, especially when like myself, they, are Oxford under-" graduates with their college arms emblazoned on the breast of their blue serge jackets. I had not left this siren very far behind whon my progress was suddenly brought to a stop by the sea, which had covered tho beach and was lashing the base of'the cliff. 1 at once realised the unpleasant fact that the fide .was flowing, and that if i did not speed-' ily retrace my steps, my return to Brinybay would be prevented in the same manner as my advance. Hastening back, and. passing the maiden in pink, who was reading as unconcernedly as ever, I again found my path barred by a sheet of water several yards in -width. I was completely shut off from tlie mainland. To scale the cliff was utterly impossible, and although I might have resumed my homeward course after wading through the water, I could not have deserted the fair girl near me, who was evidently unconscious of her critical situation. The; waves, were rapidly advancing towards, the rocks among which she was seated, and the seaweed clinging to them told mo that at high waaer they were totally submerged. Approaching the parasol, I coughed. "Excuse me," I said, "but the tide is coming in very fast, and, I, am afraid, will soon be up here." -.,:���'-. "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed, blushing, and hurriedly looking around her. "Oh, dear, how very stupid of me not to notice it; whatever shall I do?" "The only possible way of getting back," I remarked, as she slowly closed her book and left her seat, "is across this piece of water, hut it is rather deep." In silence she followed me to the spot, and after gazing upon the fast- widening barrier, looked up at me and smiled. "I think I know how we can ovor- *om0 the difficulty," I said, "but 1 hope you -won't be offended at my suggestion." "Oh, no, no," she exclaimed, with a little laugh; "anything as long as I can get out of this horrid fix." "Then, I believe I could manage to carry you across, If you wouldn't object," I said, after some hesitation. Another smile illumined her fair countenance, and she replied in tones of the deepest sincerity��� "Oh, thank you, thank you; I should , feel so grateful if you wo\ld, so very much obliged." ' - Throwing off my shoes and socks, and tucking up my immaculate ones, I put the yellow-covered book' into one of my capacious pockets, dcpos! ed my, stick with the/scarlet parasol on the beach and gently lifting its fair owner ,n my arms, In another moment had lorded, the walor and depositeu her on ierra firma, ' - - * . ,, . , Sno returned with me to Brlnyb'ayJ Her thanks were overwhelming, and ere long we were chatting together lika a couple of old friends. ��� A proposal I,made for taking her mother for a sail in my yacht pleased her niore than ever, and when I parted with her near tlie pier���though ignorant of her name and connection��� I-thought" she was tho most charming girl I had met .with for a long time. On arriving at my apartments , I found that the yeilow-covered volume which she had entrusted to my care was still in my pocket. I opened it and found on ihe-.fitle-pagc the following: "Bessie . Gragg, .Sea View Villa, Brinybay." < ' Not displeased nt my discovery, I penned'a polite little no'c to "Miss Cragg"���who was evidently the bewitching possessor of the scarlet parasol���in which, after briefly referring to her book, I had the boldmiss to fix a day for tho proposed yalching expedition. Neatly enclosing the epistle with tho volume, I''left. Iho parcel, that evening at Sea View. Villa. Next morning I was .told . that a_ gentleman desired to speak, lo me in' private. I "ordered my landlady to show tho visitor in, and forthwith n black-looking man, of middle ago, entered my parlor. "Mr. Lyon,' 1 presume?" ho began, eyeing mo unpleasantly. - - ( "I am Mr. Lyon; what is it?" I naid,' annoyed at the-.sl ranger's manner. "What is It?'; he sneered; "what is it, indeed young man! What do yon mean by sending my wife such stuff as this, and by asking her to accompany you in a yacht, etc., you impertin- - ent fellow?" and he threw my littlo note to Bessie Cragg on-to the table. "Your wife?" 1 exclaimed in confusion, "your wife, sir? I think you are in error;, I think that you have made a mistake, sir." "Mistake!" cried the stranger fiercely; "mistake���fiddlesticks. I am Mr. Joseph Cragg, young man, and"if ever I catch you insulting my wife with another such billet doux It's ten to one you won't have a chance of repeating the offense!" With this terrible threat, my visitor left-the house. , I threw myself into a chair and groaned aloud���a pretty ending, forsooth,-, to .the romantic incident of the preceding day. During the next week I had littlo Miss; it made me miserable to think that fair and frolicsome Bessie was hound for life to -such a wolfish monster as Joseph Cragg. On reflection, I wondered why she hadn't informed her husband of her adventure by the seaside (for I presumed he was unaware of it,) and why, when she was with me, she had ap-- pearcd so eager to accept my invitation. ' I met Mrs. Cragg several times alone in the town and on'the pier, hut always passed her without any token of recognition. On one occasion I fancied she smiled faintly at me, but taking no notice of her familiarity. I thought, for a married person, that her behaviour was extremely improper. Just a week after my eventful ramble round the coast, while strolling listlessly on the esplande, I was surprised on being accosted by a pleasant- looking old lady who, grasping my hand, exclaimed��� "Are you the gentleman that saved my clear'little Marie from being drowned when almost caught by the tide some days ago?" I was absolutely bewildered, nor was it until I was seated in tho gushing old lady's drawing-room conversing with her aud her fair grand-daughter Marie���the identical possessor of ' the scarlet parasol���that an explanation of the whole affair took place. Mrs. Elizabeth Cragg was a friend of Marie's and had lent her the yollow- backed volume which, on being returned to its original owner, had fallen Into the hands of Mr. Cragg. Without showing either the book^or the note to his wife, this gentleman had opened the letter with the above iccorded unpleasant rcoult. It may interest the loader to know that Marie and I took our yachting trip as proposed, and thoroughly enjoyed it, too; but beyond the information contained in the appending newspaper cutting,! cannot furnish-further particulars of the consequences of my eventful ramble when, although I eluded the clutches of Neptune, I fell a victim to the snares of Cupid. Lyon���Brading.���August 4, at St. Old's, Brinybay, by the Rector, the Rev. P. Prosy, M. A., Charles Lyon, eldest vson of John Lyon, Esq., of Harrowfield, Hants, to Maria, daughter of Colonel John Brading, Royal Slashers. How to Rend tiro ToriRUO. The perfect tongue is clean, moist, lies loosely in the mouth, is round at the edge and has no prominent paPiiae. The tongue may be furred from local cause or from sympathy with the etopiach, Intestines or liver. -i-?*-r >^^3!����^ w SE5SZ '-if - ���" Mark Twain on Christian Science. There is a deal of thoroughness about' Mark Twain. '. .When he seta out to relieve his mind he 19 apt to relieve it fully.- Ho stops not at the end of the page, nor at a convenient point, but when he gels through. When that happens it 13 usually found that he has made a mark that will stick. The reader may differ with his views, but he does hot forget them. They aro too well pounded in for that. Mark is publishing in the "North American Review" a series of discourses on Christian Science and the future' before it. These discourses wore written in tSurope in 1S09, and have been seasoning for tihree years. This mouth's chapter ^mainly devoted to the,, amazing proiit- ftbleness of Mother Eddy's monopoly. Mark insists that the old lady will be 'worshipped in due time by her following; meanwhile he guesses how much money she must have made, and what n.re tho financial prospects of what ho calls tlie Boston Christian Science Trust, tie can find no'evidence that this trust ' ever gives anything away. It sells many things���the great Eddy book, hymnals, manuals, miscellaneous writings of Mrs. Eddy, and the like, "always at extravagant prices, nnd always on the.one. condition��� cash, wish in advance." From ��� and to end of -tlie Christian .Science literature, says Murk, "not a-single (material) tiling in the world is conceded to bo real except the dollar. Hut all Shrough ita advertisements- that reality Is eagerly and persistently recognized." , Mark has a keen scent for 'inonoy- ohaugci-s in'the temple', its lenders may recall. The trust, ho,finds, now collects a fee of! three hundred dollars for a finishing course of seven lessons 111 its ni'oLaphysical college in Boston, anil .1 tax of one dollar a. head, n mum Ily, from all {members of Christian {-Science , churches. Ha thinks its revenues from all itJhese sources���books, souvenir spoons, fees uud la.xes���must already be very large, and bid fair to be enormous. And ho cannot find that it has any serious expenses, or that it supports any charities, lie is very deeply impressed by Christian Science as a commercial enterprise, in tlie hands of n small triiat, not accountable to anyone for its receipts. ' He insists that if is destined to win an enormous growth, lie guesses there will be ten million Christian Scientists in America in 1910, and that they will be a political force. He guesses that they will be politically formidable in 1920, and in 1930 "the governing power of the republic���to remaini that perma'u- " ently." "Arid I think it a reasonable guess," he adds, "that the trust will then be, the most insolent and unscrupulous and ��� tyrannical politico-religious master-i-hat has domineered- a people since the palmy days of'the "Inquisition." As for the curative branch of Christian 'Science, Mark declares that the power which a'man's imagination has over his body to heal it or to make it sick is a force which none of us is bom without. l>wt because, if left lo himself; a man is likely to use only that half of the force which invents imaginary ailments, it takes two imaginations, his own and some outsider's, to help him. ��� The outsider must imagine that he is doing, the work, and the patient must imagine that this is so. "1 think," sayts Mark; "that it is not so at all; but, no matter, the cure is effected, and that is the main thing." The outsider's work, he says, is unquestionably valuable. Ho likens it to the work done by thryengi- neer when he turns on steam and'starls the engine. The power is in' the engine, but if left alone the engine would never start of itself. Whatever you call the engineer���Christian Scientist, Mind Cur- ist or Hypnotist���he is simply the engineer, and. turns on the same old steam and the engine docs the work. The reason why the Christian Scientist engineer; mouse screen had been dragged in front af the organist, now innocent even of his blanket, so that he was shielded from view, mid ihns, the water dripping froni his hair, his lingers and his shoul- ier-blades, the shivering musician played "God Savf t'hi' Queen." while one servant rubbed him with a course towel and another gave him brandy.' The King was ielighted with his musical reception, nnd when Mr.- Carnegie told him the circumstances under which tlie National Au- hhem had been performed his Majesty laughed' till his side3 ached. Mainiy About People. .The late Dr. Joseph Parker was once trguing with a man on the problem of uontinued existence, and at the door the friend declared finally: "The fact is, 1 1111 an annihilationist. I believe that when 1 die that will bo the end of 1110." "Thank God for that!" exclaimed the .doctor, and 'hanged tho door. 'Tho , following effusion was addressed to the editor of a F uthern paper: "Sur an Freud���Do the Carnegie lib- If some men told all Ihey knew the silence \UQiild. be onurcssL&o. , He Sat Down. Tho curtain had gone down on the first act, wImh a bullet-headed man, who had come in ten minutes late and disturbed a dozen people to get to a scat, got up. It was time for refreshments. He had been Vi there twenty-two minutes by the watch; and was suffering untold agonies for a ylass of bitter. Ho started to put on his overcoat, when tho strange lntlv at his side enquired: "Going out?" "Yes, madiim." ' >��� "Coining back after you've had a drink?" "Yc-yes, mndnin." "Well, 1 cm no prepared. T have two bottles, one containing Scotch and tho other boor. Whidh will you lakoV" "W-w-what!" "he sUinmicrcd, (is iio looked down upon her with bulging eyes; and gradually his arms fell, find ho dropped into his scat with a thud that ed everybody in the row.���"Pick-Me- jarrei Up." Jews, Rich and Poor. At the synagogue at fTampstcad, says The London Star, the Chief Rabbi startled the assembled Jews by reading Mr. Street's essay on "The Paradox of the Jew." . I-Icre arc some of the Gentile's sentences that smote the astonished cars of Israel.:��� "The 'poor Jew fasts or eats dry Dread when he cannot, get meat which nas been, duly killed ; the rich Jew eats meat unclean to his fathers, because the other is not( served at tho Savoy Hotel., The pooruJew binds his phylacteries round his arm in the sight jf the heathen ; the rich Jew is ashamed of the Day of Atonement. The poor Jew glories in liis race when it is m'ost despised and rejected ; the rich Jew���now, that no one but a fool ���n this country despises his race ��� "hanges his name and hopes to be :aken for a Scotchman. (Rustling iaughter in the synagogue.) ' The poor Tew clings to his heritage, though the world would batter him ; the rich Jew gives it up to win a contemptuous smile'.v The poor Jew is ,a strenuous man, -worthy in tlie main', despite his iaults, of a glorious past ; the rich Jew ;s a sham, barely worthy of an ignoble Drescnt. ' That is the paradox of the rew."- "My brethren," the Chief Rabbi said, "the indictment is severe, but is it not. true ?" He denounced the flaccidity, the laxity, the limpness of Judaism. Mme. Humbert's Jewels. - It appears that the jewels of "the 'amous Mmc. Humbert, who, with several'members of her family, is now.on :rial at Paris, were sold by auction in London in Igor, realizing ��38,879. The jem of the collection, says a London paper, was lot 0, which was a pearl necklace, of which an illustration was given in the catalogue. It was coni- j posed of six rows of 424 fmely-match- d and graduated pearls of the highest 1 j 11 ii ,1 ��� ,, -<r 1 "U illlU UIcLUUillCtl UCilllS Ol [lie mOTCS" SL^ ��L:fSJ! ^r%.S quality, "and Orient with circular open thinks, because he has tlie takingest name aaid wears religious overalls, but chiefly because die has organized the business, backed it with -capital, and concentrated it in Boston in Uhe hands of a small and very competent trust. It is on tlie existence of this trust that Mark has based his expectation of the vast spread of Christian Science. If it were loosely conducted, as such enterprises usually are, it would do no better than "unorganized great moral and commercial ventures" usually do. "But I believe," he says, "that so long as this one remains compactly organized ... in a trust, the spread of its dominion will continue." How Carnegie Greeted the King; The visit which King Edward paid Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle was . a complete surprise lo the philanthropist, Oho King merely telegraphing him a) few hours beforehand that ho would arrive at R. certain time. Mr. Carnegie happened to be asleep when the "wire" came, says 8. correspondent of the Philadelphia "Press," and it was not handed to him until ho awoke. Tlie correspondent relates tho incident that followed: Than there was considcrac-lc excitement. The King was due in live min-. utes, and Mr. Carnegie was in despair at the' thought that not a single arrangement for his reception had been made. Then lie had an inspiration. At Skibo there is an immense pipe organ which Mr. Carnegie had put in some time ago for his own pleasure. An organist is a permanent member of the. millionaire's household. Mr. Carnegie determined that the ormiri should thunder out "God Save the King" as his Majesty entered the .suable. But when he sent for the organist, tho reply came back that tho musician had goiic down to the neighboring Bwiiumiiig-pool. '. "Have him out of the water, then!" roared Mr. Carnegie. And so they had him out. Actually dripping and clad only in a blanket, the wretched man was brought back to the east.lo on tlie run, borne into the con- scrt-room and plumped down on the organ stool. It was just time, for the word passed that the King's carriage was coming up the driveway. An im-. asp set with emeralds and small bril iants, weight of pearls about 4,050 grains. For this superb necklace, said :o be the finest which has ever occurred in the auction room, bidding started at ��10,000, and at ��20,000 it fell to Mr. Robinson. The next highest price was ��3,150, which Mr. Arbit gave for a rope of 234 graduated pearls- of fine Orient, i\ith single brilliant snap. A pair of iouton pearls mounted as earrings .vere purchased by Mr. Drayson for ��2,550, and a pearl and brilliant stom- icher of large brilliants, with five bou- ton pearls down the centre, and a border of pear-shaped pearls, was knbek- :d clown to Mr. Harris for ��1,850. Other lots were a brilliant trailing tower-spray ornament, with large fine Brilliants forming the centre of the flowers, thirteen inches long�����610 (Crichton) ; a brilliant collet necklace', :omposed of 31 large graduated brilliants�����1,080 (Harris) ; a brilliant rose-spray brooch or hair ornament, jied with ribbon, with three fine bril- Sants forming flower centres�����280 (Harris). A ruby and brilliant suite, purchased it the sale of the French Crown jewels in 1887 consisted of the following: A trailing flower-spray ornament-dc- corsage. with seven large and six smaller rubies�����1,260. A bracelet, with a ruby and brilliant cluster centre�����165. A pair of large ruby and brilliant -luster tarrings�����480. An emerald and brilliant'suite consisted ot the following :���A tour-de- corsagc,' with row of eleven large graduated collet brilliants and three iarge emeralds down the centre of two' rows of cJose'y-sct brilliants�����2,350. A hair ornament, .with a large oval emerald in lire centre�����400. A bracelet set with seven brilliants��� ��530. A brooch composed of a large square-shaped emerald, with four brilliants at the sides�����400. Another, similar�����500. berary lend Books teechin Matthownmt- tics, to Outside your Citic? I want Onile Books on Mallhewmattics, as I am all right on spellin and am a purty good Grarumatlcian if 1 do say it Miscf. I .kin spell and G-ramm'arizo but Malthew- inattics is one too Much for Mc." A country vicar discovered not long ago that one of his male servants was in the habit"of stealing his potatoes, llu mentioned the fact to his curate, and uskod- advice. "Well," replied tho curate, "of course you must remember what the Bible says: 'If any- man take away thy. coat, lot him have thy cloak also.'" 'T sec," mused the vicar. "Well, in this case, as tho man takes my potatoes, I'd bettor give 'him the suck!-' When Br!' Loronz, the distinguished surgeon, received the degree of doctor of laws from Northwestern University' he said, iu acknowledging tho compliment: "I had the degree of imperial royal counselor of the Government from the Emperor Francis Josef. I think I am the worst counselor of government to bo found: In-receiving this degree of doctor of laws, I am tlie worst doctor of laws in the world. But it seems nowadays that the less a man knows tho greater is Oiis degree." , A Pittsburg physician was visited tho other day by a very nervous man, who had dropped in to secure medical advice. After a brief examination, tho doctor said thero was nothing much the matter with his visitor. "Take a tonic and dismiss from your mind all that lends lo worry you," concluded the-physician. Several months later the patient received a hill for eighteen dollars, together with a polite request to "please remit." This is the reply the nervous man made: "Dear Doctor���I have taken a tonie and your advice. Your bill tends to worry mc, and so I dismiss it from my mind." E. S. Willard administered a wcll-dc- served rebuke to some theater-goers of Hartford, Conn., at a matinee the other day, when, just before the last. act, many of those occupying - boxes and front seats decided that thoy had divined the climax and rose to leave. The disturbance was marked. Willard stopped suddeuly, and, holding up his hand for silence, said: "I have stopped tho play in order that those who arc desirous of leaving may do so, and leave oth; ers to that which is their right���undisturbed attention.",, Those who were seated applauded, and the disturbers sank into their seats abashed. Oliver Wendell Phillips, the abolitionist, never permitted a.negro slave to wait on him. It is related that one clay while in Charleston, S.C., 'he came late to tho dinner-table at his hotel, and'when a negro attempted to serve him, he asked: "'How long have -you been a slave?" "I. ain't got no time to talk about dem foolish questions," the slave replied, '"'will only five minutes for dinner." Mr. Phillips told the slave to leave the room, that ho would not lot him serve him at the table; that he would wait on himself. "1 can't do dat, suh," said the waiter, "'cause 1 is 'sponsible for de silhor on de table, suh!" The thriftincss of- a London shopkeep- - cr is illustrated in a story told of a dry- goods dealer. The merchant was of an excitable temperament, and on hearing his assistant say to a customer, "No, we have not had any for a long time," was unable to countenance such an admission. He fixed his eye on the assistant, and said to the customer: "We have plenty 'in reserve, ma'am, plenty upstairs." The customer looked dazed for a moment, and the shopkeeper did not seem happy when his assistant; informed him that the customer was speaking about the weather, and liad remarked, '"We haven't had any rain lately." There is a story of a man of seventy who, when ho was asked if his father lived to be an old-man, replied that his father was upstairs putting his grandfather to 'bed. Thero is another sotting of this old stoiy���old enough to be new ���which is told by the New York "Times" as coming from a Southern senator, who was explaining how healthy his part of the State is: A mountaineer, niHoly-two years old, and his wife of ninety wore returning from the funeral of their eldest child, who had died at the age of seventy-one. As they discussed their los3 in deep grief, the wife said: "I always told you, John, that wc should never raise that child." At a Maine educational convention Rev. Nathaniel Butler, formerly;" president, of Colby College, but at present professor of English -literature in. tho University'of Chicago, was down for an .address. As he was about to speak, Hon. VV. \V. Stetson, state superintendent of schools, said to him: "Doctor, i3 your address like a cat's tail?" "How i3 that?" asked Br. ���Butler."- "Why,- fur to tlie end," replied Mr. Stetson. *Dr. Jjut- ler smiled appreciatively, Jiut kept .silence. He opened his address-by saying, "Your .superintendent, just asked me ii my address was to bo iikc a cat's tail��� fur lo the end. 1 assure him that it is' like a dog's tail���bound to occur." Mrs. Langtry's Gowns. A professional modiste thus describes Mrs. Langliy1* gowns in "The Crossings:" Ail tho Langtry skirts aro 'full, fathered' on the bolt at tho waist, and 111 arc of clinging materials. Tho sapphire blue in the third act is a wonder. Its curious shade is produced by the flraplug of an odd colored bluish-green not over a changeable blue and green taircta silk. The effect simulates t'ho richest sapphire velvet, without having Its oulkiness or weight. The net is full and plain from the waist line to the hips; where it is latticed with rows of liurge black sequins to the bottom of the Bkirt. At the various points where this lattice intersects, black silk roses, with glittering black sequins as centers, appear, and lend a wonderful richness to the dress. Tho bodice is slightly fulled into tho belt, which is a regulation girdle of soft silk, pointed top and bottom In front and narrow and straight in the. back, whore it fastens. The top is low in cut, showing the actress's fine back) and is 'finished with "pointed capes, two in front and two in the back, which fall fret: quite lo the waist. 'i.iescare trimin.'d with tho roses and black sequins. The sleeves'are short iu front ��nd fall long in the back in exquisite bits of scintillating drapery, through which the pink flesh gleams. , No nock jewels are worn with this costume, and only a few rings���sapphires , and diamonds. Tlie cloak which completes this won- aven't Possibly You Noticed It, but-Othst ers Have. r. Agnews r. Catarrh, if neglected, soon develops , into ihe chronic form, accompanied by "the most . nauseating and disgusting" symptoms. Dr.- Agnew's Catarrhal, Powder is a specific for curing .Colds, ��� Coughs, Deafness, Headache, S'ora Throat, Tonsilitis, Cold in the Head, Influenza and all other diseases of the nose and throat. Mr. C. Spooner, a literary man, tfnd editor of the- Kingston News, Ontario, writes: "I was troubled with constant headache, and used almost eyery concoction sold 'under the name of 'Headache Cure' without obtaining- any relief whatever. At last I heard of Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, and thought to give it a trial, although having but little faith in its curative action, I was at once relieved and after using it but a short time almost entirely free, from the disorder." ���Do You Suffer from Stomach Disorder? '��� If so, your liver is probably not work- derful toilet is of black shirred chiffon ing properly. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills,. and net, made over a sapphire blue satin purely vegetable, rapidiy,induce healthy lining of the exact shade of the gown The collar is a fluffy mass of black ruffles and plaitings, and the entire bottom of its long skirt is made up of row after 'row of 'double ruchings, and shir- rings. A delicate blue neglige, matching the color of Mrs. Langtry's eyes, is perhaps the most becoming of her toilets. The bodice,, of this creation falls quite straight from the bust, with a long bias seam up the front. A wide blue satin ribbon is passed directly around the bust and tied in a huge bow at the left front side, leaving wide ends falling to the feet. The neck is medium low in cut, and perfectly-round, finished by three alternating rows of satin-pipings and white chiffon sliirrings. The white chif- ���fon is also let into insertions-to trim the very wide "angel", fop sleeves, which fall gradefully over Hie' smaller pull's of white net that form the elaborate under- sleevcs. The latter have deep cull's buttoning to the wristband made entirely of pipings, a dozen or more in number, applied on white1 net. Turquoises and diar monds are worn with this costume. The white water-lily ��� gown, made of wliitc net, showing green graduated rayons at intervals up and down the skirt, is "exquisite. The bottom fulness of the skirt is a mass of yellow and blackhearted water lilies, with green-colored netals, outlined in silver spangles of 11 chill finish. The leaves of the lilies .are made of'white chenille, and stand out 111 -exquisite relief. The bodice shows the same capelike effect 'back and front already described, with only slight modifications. The capes are made of rare lace, on which lilies and leaves are embroidered. The graduated flounces which form the sleeves arc also of this material. The most charming and novel feature of tlie" bodice, however, is the soft silver fringe which is united in some mysterious way with the lace and falls over the arms and in stunning festoons over the bust to the waist line. With this Mrs. Langtry, who is not at all partial to hats, wears three clusters of scarlet berries in her hair and a handsome opera cloak of white chiffon, with pink rose petal trimming in the form of a huge boa about the collar and down the front. The cloak shows the most curious shirring about the sleeves and across the back at irregular intervals. The only hat in which she appears is a pink chiffon affair trimmed with a wreath of a dozen or more deep pink- hearted full-blown roses. It is of medium- size, and droops slightly in front, while a pink satin chou raises it slightly from hor hair at the left side. The gown with which she wears this is of pink chiffon over silk. The skirt is trimmed with three ruffles of pink lace, headed by ruches made of tiny pink chiffon roses, and the bodice is trimmed in the same manner. This pink lace is also an innovation with which New york is not yet familiar. It is not so very pretty, but it has tho charm of novelty. The handsomest jewel Mrs. Langtry wears is a pendant attached to a slender . gold chain which just encircles her fine I throat. This has one large yellow cen- j ter diamond of wonderful brilliancy, sur- j rounded by many others, the entire pen- > dant being about the size of a silver | quarter. Her rings are magnificent, particularly those of emeralds and diamonds j "but she wears only one brooch��� a huge fleur-de-lis of diamonds. . The necklace and chains and butterflies and pins, which formed so conspicuous a feature of ner adornment on her last America-atrip, are left in her jewel box. action and restore the entire systein, to normal condition. 40 doses.xo'cts. No.ST "When I rejected DicK he- didn't! leem a bit put out. I can't understand'. It." "Well I can. Dick Is used to It. He> lsed to write poetry and get a dozen ���ejections every week."���Chicago Newa, , = ' , i&c! The Awfu! Twinges ol t Rheumatism fWSean Age in Youth. tteue 811 Six - flours, Ointments, Salves and Lotions aro positively worthless for Rheumatism. Get at the cause���the. blood���and by purifying that, restore the system' to a clean, healthful condition. -XI"'�� Great South American Rheumatic Cure relieves in six hours and'cures in one to ��� three days Muscular and Articular Rheumatism, Inflammatory Rheuma-- tism, Lumbago, Neuralgia, Sciatica, and ' any affections of the joints and muscles arising from impure blood. Mr. F. E. Wright of Toronto, Canada, writes: "I suffered almost constantly with Neuralgia and Rheumatism. I ��� used several remedies, but nothing seemed to relieve the pam until I tried South American Rheumatic Cure. After u-,ing a few \ bottles of 'Rheumatic Cure' and also 'Nervine Tonic,' I was wholly cured."- Pain in the Region of the kidney?. Pain anywhere is a danger signail'- Pain in the region of the kidrieys, means*, that they are. not workis? proper!'.-.. The Great So-th American Kidney Cure restores these organs to a heatihv" working state, ^ 53 life, I'-foJll One 1'oint of Virw. ' "So she has refused you?" said tha Dative. " "She has.", replied the titled but impecunious foreigner. _ . "Ah, well," said the native consolingly, "a disappointment in love " "Hardly that," Interrupted the titled foreigner. "Rather a disappoint- mehtiin business."���Chicago Post. The dry tongue occurs most frequently in fever and indicates a nervous prostration or depression. A white tongue is diagnostic simply of the feverish condition, with perhaps a sour stomach. When it is moist and yellowish brown it shows disor dered digestion. Dry and brown in- A brilliant necklace, composed of ' dlcates a low state of the system, pos- ninctccn open square-shaped graduat- sibly typhoid. :d links�����520. When the tongue Is dry and red and smooth, look out for inflammation, gastic or intestinal. ? Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, who died recently, used to be fond of telling of a great start that a Boston clergyman once gave his congregation. "I was born in Boston," Admiral Wildes would say, "and in my boyhood attended church there. Well, at church one Sunday, morning there was, it ���cems, a couple to be married aftei the service. The minister made the announcement . in this way :���'The parties that arc to be joined in matrimony will present themselves immediately after the singing of hymn No.- 245, Mistaken Souls That Dream of H.cayen.'" '"-i^sA"* Vyy*1'"^ ���>.-���: .-><Sy �� The world contains an oyersupply of average man. The gold handled by adentlstis always at a premium. l,Jv The Gate to Health is a hale heart, and the,better the blood pump the more vigorous the vitality. Some know they have weak hearts l, others only know that they're ill and 1 don't suspect the heart. But cure the heart cures every part. No heart is too sound; ninety-nine out , of a hundred are disordered or diseased. Doctors do not gel lo (lie heart of the subject; to be effective thar. is what medicine must do. Dr. AGNEW'S HEAtfT CURE. enthrones health where disease reigned, in the great center of the system, the heart. Then good blood pumps in full measure, sends new life quivering j through every organ and tissue of the body. It means newoourage, new cheer, ' 1 a new lease of life. Dr. AC NEWS PILLS scavengers ot the dij.r-:.stive system and healers of the disordered apparatus. Purely vegetable and mild, forty doses for ten cents. One-fu'ih the price of. the next best coinpetlng'pill. 13 N ATLIN- B.. C, SATURDAY, A PR IT, '5. 'IQ03. PICKED UP HERE AND THERE. jCluiroli ol Hijjrlmiil: St. Martin's Cliiirch, cor. Third and Trniii- or streets. Sunday services, Matins ut 11 u. m., Kvensoiiff 1:30 p.m. Celebration of Holy Communion, 1st Sunday in eueli month and nn Special occasions. Sunday School, Sunday at X p. in. Coinmittco Meetings, 1st Tliui'bduy in each month. ltov. b". I,. Stephenson, Rector. St. Andrew's L'l-esli.vlnrinn Cliiirch hold services in tlie Cliui'cli on Second Street. Morning stM-vice al II ovrniiiji service 7:'-!0 Sunday School at t lie close of the morning kervici*. Hnv. li. Tni-Uiiiiiton, MinUtei'.- Free ltcailiiid ltnoni, to which all tire welcome WANTED ��� Correspondents in every section of tire district. Enquire at the Claim for particulars. We received a telegram, last Saturday night announcing' that Editor Hirschfeld had taken a junior partner���a baby girl. Let us hope that the arrival of'new blood into the editorial sanctum will do much to smooth the arbitrary policy said to permeate the columns of The Claim by some "non-subscribers." Full line of Wall Paper at E. L. Pillman & Co.'s ' , ' L. P. Muirhead and his brother returned from Seattle this week. Louis Muirhead purposes doing a little prospecting on Birch creek, prior to lhe opening of navigation. He is watching the Tauana rush, and if the excitement continues he may spend the summer there. J. H. Brownlee returned Tuesday evening. He slates that work on the property of lhe Otter Creek Hydraulic Co.'s property will be commenced at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Hewitt, a man of wide experience, who accompanied Mr. Brownlee, will be foreman of the work. There is more solid comfort in a cup of Blue'' Ribbon Tea than in a gallon of most beverages. Now is the time to order your printed Stationery���Letter Heads, Account Forms, Statements or Envelopes ��� The Claim Office can supply your wants. Many new faces have been seen in town this week, and many of Lhe old timers are returning from their winter migration. Atlin has had quite a lively appearance of late. Sixty-five cents per pair Ladies' Misses' and Boys' Rubbers at Blackelt & Co.'s Fresh stock of Imported aud Domestic Cigars at C, R. Bourne's. Oranges, Lemons and. Apples��� McDonald's Grocery. Mr. A. Kaye has returned 'to Atlin aud has taken up his old position as assayer for the Bank of Commerce. The first of 'the season^ crop of oranges at E. L. Pillman & Co.'s. A. C. Hirschfeld has beeu elected a member of the Executive Committee of Vancouver branch of the B. C. Mining Association. Spring Cleaning-Get your Wall Paper and House Lining from J. A. Fraser & Co. A Concert and Dance will be given in Discovery orr Friday, May 8th, in aid ..of the Fire Fund. Full particulars in next week's issue. A meeting was held last night at Discovery of those in favor of forming a branch of the B. C. Mining, Association. Some 60 [ miners signed tlie roll. R. A. Lambert filled the chair and Harry Brown acted as Secretary. Committees were appointed to increase the membership prior to permanent organization, on Saturday evening next. ���Blue Ribbon Coffee is absolutely pure.1���It is sold in all the stores in Atlin, '. 1-1. M. ,Babb, Secretary of the Columbia Mining ��� Company, who has been hcre: for the last eight months,-left for his home in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday last. Mr. Babb takes with him a very high opinion of Atlin and its possibilities. Before leaving he- purchased the Snowshoe group on Gold Run from O. Belliveau. Gents' Furnishings, Boots and Shoes at cost.- A chance to outfit for very little money, C. D. Newton's, Discovery. Slaughter prices on Ladies', Men''' and Children's Shoes al Closing Out-Sale.���Blackett & Co. ���w e are going out -of Business.,, Ottr Stock must' be sdld by- the' opening of navigation.. We have a large dine of Mens Goods, including MEN'S UNDERWEAR, Furnishing FEDORA HATS OVERSHIRTS, STETSON HATS, DRY Etc.* Easter Meeting. The Annual Vestry Meeting of the Church of England was held on Monday evening last, 20th inst, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Rector's Warden, J. K. Shirley; People's Warden, A. Kaye; Secy.- Treasurer, C. R. Bourne; Sidesmen, Messrs. Woods, Grime and Neville. FINE SHOES, in different weights, GOODS, BLANKETS, .Etc., All of which can be "bought below cost. BOM'T OVERLOOK THIS Come and look around. You will surely see something you need and on which you will save money, , BLACKETT & CO. Hci$$eB! 9 D1XCN BROTHERS, ���- ���������-; Proprietors Pool & Billiards, Free. Freighting and Teaming. jt , * Horses and Sleighs for Hire. A Summer Resort. As briefly announced last week, Mr. George F'indley has taken over the Dawson Hotel at Taku, from Tom Hinchcliffe. Mr. Findley informs us that he intends to remodel t the hotel, adding to it improvements with the view of making it a first class house, as well as an attractive one for summer visitors and lovers of sport. He will provide boats for the use of anglers or pleasure seekers. Mr. Findley desires us to assure his patrons of a warm welcome whenever they would visit him. UaiKOttw General Store, ��� - **-m -*��� Dealers in Provisions, Dry Goods, Etc., A. S. Gross & Co. DRINK THE BEST ��� . "NABOB TEA." In Lead Packets 01 1/.-\\j and 1 lb each. For Sale by all First Class Grocers. KELLY. DOUGLAS & Co.. Wholesale Grocers, Vancouver, B.C A Boon to the Thirsty! The Pine Tree. The dining room of the Pine Tree Hotel, Discovery, has just been opened for the season. Mrs. Hinchcliffe is in charge of the culinary arrangements, which is a guarantee of their.excellence. An addition to the Hotel premises will be commenced immediately ; this will consist of a large dining room and kitchen, with bedrooms above. For a good square meal go to the Pioneer Bakery and Restaurant. Brinks, 2 for a Quarter* Commencing Monday, April 20Q1, I will cut prices on all my goods at the LELAND HOTEL. I have a large stock of First Cass Goods and intend to dispose of them at Cost. This' is strictly a Closing Out Sale. Goods must be disposed of by July 1st. .Hotel Building for Sale���No Reasonable Offer Refused. E.'P. QUEEN. The Rise and Fall. The lowest temperature recorded for the week ending 24th inst, is as follows : April 18 . 9 above ,19 ���'���'���. ;. it , : >yzo . y ��� 15 ,"��� . ,21 .... 24 . , ... 22 ���"��� 35 > --.'23 ' . 28 , ,,24 ���.. 22 , FOR SALE���AT A BARGAIN��� A complete hydraulic plant, consisting of: 260 ft., 18 in. steel pipe 684 , 14 , 821 , 11^ , 600 ,10, , 1 reducer, 22 to 18 inch 1 do 18 to 14 inch t do . u1/: to 10. inch 1 iSrinch elbow ��� i 14-inch , .1 Ti^-in.- ,' 2 6-inch monitors 1 n-inch water gate, Etc., Etc. The plant has been in use, but is guaranteed in first class condition. For terms, etc., F.O.B. cars, call or write this Office. Prices for the Season 1903. Rough, up to 8 inches, $35. do do 10 ,, 40. do do 12 ,, 45. Matched Lumber, $45. Surfacing, $5.00 per 1000 feet. ���ALASKA ROUTE SAILINGS��� yThe following Sailings are announced for the month of March, leaving Skagway, at 6 p.m., or on arrival of the' train : Princess May, April, 7, 17 & 27 For further information, apply or ' write to H. B. Dunn, Agent, Skagway, Alaska. uuunmiugungiufi
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Title | The Atlin Claim |
Publisher | Atlin, B.C. : Atlin Claim Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1903-04-25 |
Description | The Atlin Claim was published in Atlin, a remote community located in northwestern British Columbia, close to the Yukon border. The Claim was published by the Atlin Claim Publishing Company, and ran from April 1899 to April 1908. Although a number of different editors worked on the Claim, the two longest-serving editors were Alfred C. Hirschfield and William Pollard Grant. |
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Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1899-1908 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Atlin_Claim_1903_04_25 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-09-07 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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AIPUUID | 53a3b585-bf1d-4bb7-871e-8eb141d35b6a |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0169170 |
Latitude | 59.566667 |
Longitude | -133.7 |
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