ftiWTIOft $1.25 A YEAR l i Wage-earners should sub- | scribe, because this paper in published as their organ. J ss V* -vi) KWi^IOJUXmL **��� tt- J B. C. PERHAiVEST LOAN AISD - SAVINGS CO. .Authorized Capital - ��10,000��W Subscribed Capital - - 1,V�� 000 Abkeiiover .... JOO.miO Head Offlio 321 Cambie Street, \*un- comer, B.C. VOL. 4. VANCOUVER, B. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901. NO. 13 TRADES AND1AB0R COUNCIL .President John Crow occupied the chair at Thursday night's mooting ot Hie Trades and Labor council. Tljnre was present aa average attendance. " Coraimunlcnitlona. ���I". 6tacy "Whitney, secretary-treasurer Later Congress or tho Stato ot .Washington, wrote Inviting- the coun- ell to send an honorary delegate lo the convention, which meets ait Tacoma on January 15-16, 19U3. Tbe Bessrtoo promises to be the Jairgiest gathering- of trades unions ever held in the Pacific Northwest. Received. ' From tho Stevedores' Association, complaining- 4hWt its name was omitted irom the union directory. Secretory Instructed to reply that the council had nothing to do with tihe .getting up of the said card. A. J. Voege, secretary Berlin Broom- makeis, asking- that Vive Sale ot union label brooms be pushed in B. C; that SKtewi-imtuJe and other brooms were lielng'sold in thus province. RefeneJ _to clerks. JRrom Rossland Trades and Lalior Council, sitaitilng that'the Gooderhaiu .syndicate, of Toronto, controlling tho Centre Star and War Eagle mines, of Jtosalaind, had been declared unfair towards organized labor, and nsked the sap-port of all lalbor organizations and their members in Canuuda in its action. The resolution also included nil companies controlled by ��he Gooderham syndicate, namely, Gooderhann & "Worts, limited, distillers; tlhe Manufacturers' Life Insurance Company, Toronto, and ithe Barffc of Toronto. On motion all members wore requested to oeaee patronizing Gooderham, & Worts' w1hi_.kles, and to note the other concerns. ' 'Parliamentary Committee. o Tour committee wish to report a." follows re municipal -questions for the enKiiing elections: 1. Are you in favor of the water ��rorttage by-law? 2. Are. you in favor of albolisblng the iwoporty qualification for mayor and aldermen? , S^Aire you, in, favor of .amending the" city charter- sc> aa to allow .all money by-laws to he ivtoted on by all electors? ��� 'A. Are you-in favor of lowering the assessment on Umprovements at the tale ot ten per oent. per annum till obliterated? S. Aire you in favor of leasing at a fair rental for a short period, or, selling; or giving away the tidal flats belonging or likely to belong to the city? -C Are you in favor of assenting tho city's rights to Che ends of Cambie, Abbot and Carol s__n��ets to deep water and fo giving a standing order to tho chteT of police to remove any oibstruc- i Uon placed serosa said streets by any individual or corporation: claiming any rights thereto? 7. Are you in favor of municipal! _- tag 'the street railway, etatrlc light- 'tag. gza works, telephones and other t public -Utilities?, 8. Are you in faivor of municipalizing Uie liquor traffic? 9. If elected will you Insist on having tho by-laws of this city enforced toy its officials andi vote for the dls- imlasal of any oneof them not carry Ing ���nt the same, if it lis (his duty to do so, or It he has orders to see It carried ��Ut? - "-.'i - ML Are you in flavor of having the union lotncl on all city supplies where passible? ' i , > ; * - tl. Are you tn favor of Inserting a minimum wage clause In nil contracts flclent time to the plumbing depart- tnenL of this olllce to ensure the bylaw I lng carried out in a proper manner; therefore "We, tho undersigned, <lo hereby petition you, the council, to thoroughly Investigate tho said matter, and wo would humbly suggest that 'If the present st-ilt Is lnudequato to meet tlhe exigencies of the case that a practical plumber should be appointed to uct us plumbing inspector under tho supervision of the present health inspector, and that he be Instructed to pnfoice the by-law without tnt.ur or favor, and we, your petitioners, will ever pray, etc." Nomination of Oflicers. President���W. J. Lamerick and -G. XV. Isaacs. Vicc-Piesldcnt���F. J. Russell and J. ���II. Browne. Secretary���T. H. Cross and F. J. Rius- .sell. FlnainolaJ Secretory���R. Todd, W. J. Lamerick, J. Lii ley. Treasurer���C. Crowder, J. H. Wateon, audi J. M. Sinclair. Sergeant-at-Arms���J. Lenfesty,'C. J. Salter and w. 'Mortimer. Statistician���R. Macpherson, J. H. Browne and J. H. Watson. i- Election will take place next meeting. ' General, J. H. WaUon, 13. Burns, G. XV. Isaacs were appointed .ludltors. A delegate d__<_ed If the health inspector was supposed tO'publlsh an official list of coses ol contagious diseases, especially smallpox; also that 13 cases of scarlet fever were -reported. The musicians reported that thire was at present Jin unfair orchestra In this city. The bakers will hold a ball and supper an January 22, 1902. Adjourned. LABOR PARTT. The Vancouver Labor party held a unetetlng on Wednesday night. President Bartley presided, and Secretary Taylor was ia his iplace. It was suggested that the party should enlarge the scope of Its work A member thought .that a committee should be appointed toformiulate a plan of organization ifior. political purposes. Messrs. Atkinson, Beary, George^ Dixon and others took ipart in the discussion to the end that a resolution was carried unanimously that "the name of the party would be" still adhered to] and tha* a committee be appointed to draw up a programme for propaganda work for the next three months." Open meetings will be held, at which the public will he cordially invited to attend. ' The objects of the party are to study economic subjects affecting the welfare of lalbor and the promulgation of information regarding same; and also to secure fior labor a just shore of the wealth It produces by such means ns the obtaining representation ftom. its own ranks,in the {parliamentary and municipal bodies of the country. Any person may become a member of the party who ia In sympathy with Its principles; threte-fourths of' the members shall be wage-earners; .but this restriction does luoit^aply to farm- era Those desiring Ito become memlbers must ;be duly proposed and seconded by members of -the ptarty. The party witli meet again during the flout week ln January. TUE NEWSBOYS' BANQUET. Following are subscribers to the funds now being raked to tender Uie newsboys and messengers of Vancouver a citizens' compliiiK-ntary bunquct. Which will be b\id on New Year's Eve. On behalf of the committee we herewith tender ita sincere thanks for same; and to request that ailHtalee a_i interest dn the affair, ns it Is purely a citizens' testimonial to the lads for tlidlr faithful sorvces: The Independent $10.00 A. E. Lees & Co, L. D. Taylor) J. iBuntssen, Bolleniialkora' Uin on (eaich 93) 20.UO Baikers' Union cj.oo Chas. Wilton, K. C 2.30 E. P. Bremner, J. H. Watson, P. F. Burns, F. M. Jaines, A. Mo- Marine; Johnston, Kerfoot ,& Co.; McLellnn, 'McFeely & Co.; Bailey Bros. Co ; J. Morton, A. C. C, Gordon Drysdale, Jos. Dixon, C. Woodward, Thos. Mc- Whlnnie, Metiopole Hotel, D. >B. Charleson; Bowser, Godfrey & Wall'brldse; Vancouver Gas Company, H. J. Painter, C. Sweeny, J. S. Talt, A.- Jukes, Henry Doyle fi. Co. (Jl each) '23.00 XV. E. tCuck, J. J. T.onsy, Ed. Gander, F. J. Gavin, P. Evans, Alex. Paterson, Caish, Chas. Pi-ck, McTaggart & Moserop, Thos. Dunn & Co, McDowell, P. Bums & Co., A. M. Grossman, W. G. Haiu'cy, Donaldson & Mathews, J. M. Aikin, A. 31. Tyson, R. Porter & Soms, <M. M. H., J. Horner, G. Hobson, P. Wright, W. J. Orr, Thos. Duke, Stanley White v& Co., �� Friend, T. Mathews, Browm & Harvey, Jas. XV. Browne, J. Dobson, ' Wm. McGirr, Dongall House, H. E. L��� A. Shan," A Donation, Cope & Frey, CaBh, E. E., C. F. 'C, W. E. F., Wm. Baatikmcre, .Sfcott & Kennedy, Thomson ^Stationery Company, Thos. B. AtMns, Jas. A. SoougaJe, Rus- - sell & Russell, BrltajuSk1 Office, ' J. R. Seymour, Banlfleld, J. P., H. M., A. H. iS., D. litoPhaidenr Canada- Clothing Co.;' Ram&ay " ' Bros., J. A. P., A hZc., J. W., L. H., O. N��� Cadi, G.'C, Barnwell Bros., XV. Clan*. <50 cents each) 32.00 ot rascals and put another In, why, in tho name of common sense, what's the use of making the change? The policy' of the "for and against" party hangers-on seems to be always .when they are out of office, to holler "Its time Tor a ohange," and "you must ibe f6r or against the government." Independents are the only ones who have beni really consistent Jn advocating and adhering to their political principles ln ths province. We wsay to ithe Post, even If lt Is subsidized by the Bodwell aggregation, taJoe a tumble. ���With regret is chronicled the retirement af John >Logg from the Trades and Laibor council, of whioh institution he was president. During his term of office the council ���progressed as It nev.'r did befoie. He was untiring in hh efforts to fetch toe council out of the apathy into which it had fallen. It was at a special meeting of the Tailors' union held Friday -night 'that the resignation of Mr. Logg wus accepted. Owing to clrouimstamccs he considered It was in the hest interests of his union that he should cease from acting as their representative, and pressed Shit he be released of the duties as delegate to the Trfules and Labor council. Although no longer an act(ye member of the council, he still reni!aln3 a trustee of ithe new labor halls, and will continue to take-an active- pirt m the alfairis of organized laibor.���Colonist, SEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD Please mention The Independent when you write to firms whose advertisements appear In our columns. That ls an easy way of helping the labor paper. Another good iway is to induce your friends to patronise those who advertise .In Its -columns, 'and to mention The Independent also. In these days of vaccination and Inoculation, why not hajvfe Ithe city doctor squirt something deadly into some 'of the aspirants for municipal honors. This would save the electors a deal of trouble and exipense on election day. Tetanus or lodk-Jaw 'serum would be the real thing. M baaed on the standard wage of the var- fems trades employed in the u'nderta].- ; *ogi , 18. Are you in favor of handing ov.r ihe nigSits of the aitizens to a select ftw according to,their ability to sub- iscrfbeT AStl ot which to Teepeotfully subinit- ' *etf��� by your committee. New Union. Tho organizing committee reported ���hat there was a union tn course o' formation that will embrace all un- rtcllled workmen. Flunking Inspection. "The council endorsed Wife following petition to be presented to the lncom- ,lnff city council: "Whereas���"mere exists a by-law Jn this city governing plumbing and ��anl- , tat Ion; amd "Whereas-It Is to the best Interests wf.tho whole community that sold by- , laws axe strictly enforced in their en- tiety; and "WHiereas���The aaM Inspector Is at Vw> present time wucbte to devote suf- BALL AND SUPPER. The Journeymen Bakers and Oonteo- tlonlerB, Local Union No. 49, of this city, are mloOdng elaborate preparations for a big emtertatnment.-'ball and supper to be held ln the O'Brten Hall on January 22, 1902. This will be the firat oo- caslon on which itihds progressive union has undertaken to get up an affair of this kind, and it will not he this cause of lack of vim and energy If it does not turn out to he one of the big events of the season. Valuable prizes Jn the way of the most artistic of the worem of the trade will toe drawn for, besides theoe there will be special prizes awarded tfor best dancing. .Tickets will cost ladies 50 cents each and gentlemen tl. They may he had at the following bakery stores: Mulr's, Mount Pleasant; Kent & Tliiuiu, Cordova street; Qben's, Hastings street; 'Murray's, Hastings street east; Toronto Candy Company, Ci/.-dovia street; Mlniahtn's, Granvlll'J street west, and Barwell Broe.', Granville street. The fallowing committee will also provide tickets on application: W. Anderson, C. Wllbamd, G. McLaren, C. J. Salter, J. Teasdale, S. Walker, O. A. Nelson, F. Moylss, W. Wood, L. G. Friend, S. Gross, R. J_C, O. Nelson, A Fnlend, Geo. Hunter, Al ���Friend, A JFWend, J, Herman, - A Friend, J.' A. Clark. J. C. Bush & Co., A Friend, C. 6. S.; H. Grassde, John Sykes, Mrs. Russell, A IWend, H. A, Thos. Gallowiay, J. M. Charles, A1 Friend, A Frtenld, Jumbo, A. Friend, Mrs. S.- A. Jackson, Johnson & Higgins, A Friend, E. W. ��loomifleld, A Friend, W. Murphy, Centre & Honna, G. W. Bloomlfleld, A Friend, W. - Starr", A Friend; H. C. Flesh- mten. Bodega, A Friend, A Friend, A Friend, A (Friend, A. A. McWhlnnle, J. F. Henderson, O. H. Dlngnan, E. C. 'Beaton, C. Hamilton, A. Verdero- da, A Newsboy, Prior & Co., Stewart, Hloks Piano Co, A1 Friend, A Friend, Old Two Four, F. Busicombe, H. B. Cuth- Ibertson, D. C. Harrison, C. T. Eolston,.B. B. J., F. S. Clarice, E. G., W. B., R. D. R., B., J., W. _P*. L., J. F., R. C. D., E. B. 'M., G. A. R., M. H. M., T. Q., S. it., I. M., Trade Budget, W. , _ ~D^^Frie^r^rM^THTGrc7" = H., E. J., Knowdell, W. B., F. H., A Frtend, A. W., 3. C, Mfff. Co., Spencer, W.'G. R., O. H., Valley Dairy <?o., Pniend, W. S. Dalby, Plainoi C. Jordan (25 cents each) 24.25 A Friend, A Friend, H. .Mutrle (20 cents each)....1 - .. .. ,.60 J. K. P.. ..' ' ,18 J. Oben, Aire pounds of candy Total' J116.S0 Mr. Robt.' Todd, at'the request of his imany friends, has decided to run for license commissioner. "Bob"' would malte a good commissioner. Give him a <vote. Mr. J. H. Waltson's name has been mentioned, but so far he has not decided to come out. n Boston public library has put the ban oii several of Eugene Fields' works. Boston's culture seems to ibe a trlde overtrained. ' Englishmen aire smarter than Amerl cans. The latter must have a key to ode anything funny in Punch and; Ally Slopor. , Christmas ls here. postmen. Don't forget tno N WILL JOLLIFY. The Brothertiood of Painters and Decorators, Local Union No. 18S, of this city, will hold thedr election of officers on Thursday, the 26th Inst. After ���which the union will resolve itself into a gathering of good fellowship. An en ergetlc committee has arranged to have a -good programme of songs, speeches, etc., as well as reflreshinenits.' The entertainment will be In the nature of a smoker. There is bound to be a good turn-out. At Bridgeport, Conn., on the 11th Inst., Dennis. Mulvihill, the stoker mayor-elect, was Inducted Into office, and that oity had the novel experience cf ttvaiu��uratlng-as-J_s~oh_er "magistrate" a" man who left the coal heap In a local ftfandry to sit dn the mayor's, chair. 3Iulva.HI, -who, although, he has been an alderman, never gave iup his 11.50 a day Job as stoker, reoeivted the largest majority even given a mayor in that oity, and hi this year of reform overturned the Republican machine. During November 2,910,810 net tons ot freight -were carried thiough the Unlt- od States und Canadian "Soo" canals, as against 1,752,000 tons for November, 1800. The German soolnl-democratlo party has opened a library at Beilln, whore a collection will be made of all the books and pamphlets on socialism In all languages. The total value of all farm products and live stock raised In (Knnias Mil., year Is $S_0,000,000, ��17.000,OO0i over list year, and an increase of $i;,OO0,40O in ibwo yeara. It Is" estimated that the uss of electricity In Canada has Increased GS per cent, in three years, and that 303 electric lighting companies are now doing business In Uie Dominion, as against 259 In 1S3S. Russia has built a greater length of railway in the last twenty-live years than any other European country���15,- 142 miles is her record since 1S73. Germany comes next with 14,605 miles. France has built 12,098 and EnglaTl 5.089. As a result of high railioad rat-9, pioduce merchants'in New York say it is cheaper to import potatoes from B3l- glum thnn to have tliem brought frcn points west of Chicago. On the steamship Southwark, which arrived at New York this week, iwere 30 000 caste of potatoes. The Official Guide, published by the National Railroad Publishing Company, is a complete and accurate monthly digest of the railway an'd steamboat service ait all' points In the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico an.l Cuba. As an exannple of the amount of work InvoHied in ithls compilation, it ls stated that change's on 019 time tables, affecting 15,846 trains arriving or departing from 28,000 stations, were involved. The capitalization of the railways ot Pennsylvania for the fiscal year ending June 30 waa $3,086,590,203, and the amount of capital outstanding for all the ilnea ot the Unitea States for 1901 "was-ni.49i;03il,960:'bn ''the failroa'ds reporting the .totail number of employees was 223,865; last year the number was 307,737. The. total amount of compaisatlar. paild In 1901 was $189,201,- 533; last year the amount paid was $176,762,468. / Consul'Hossford reports fiom Trieste that there Is every indication that Austria-Hungary is on the eve of a great industrial depression; that the wave of inactivity -which has been influencing Germany^for the past two years appears to be moving eastward. Until recently Iron, steel, eleotrloity, petroleum and nearly all other great Industries seemed to be in a flourishing condition, the only apparent exception Ueing the textile branch. Bradstreets says ithat C. S. Hurtf-r, Dominion government metallurgist, of Vancouver, is responsible for the statement that among the millions of dollars of Ymikon gold brought to him for purohase by tihe government this season was an abundance of platinum unknown to the miners. Hundreds of little nuggets of platinum were mixed with the coarse gold. 'Mr. Hurter gave It as his opinion that the miners of the Yukon were throwing away thousands of dollars worth of platinum dally. Thj Dominion govienvment is now sending an expert to ithe Klondike to in vestlgate the matter. veit. The liberal working man waa Mated and prejudiced, whereas the tory working man was democratic and had! an open 'heart and mind. The Jlberal opposition���or,wnnt ot it���was more responsible for the war than Mr. Cham- berluln's diplomacy. The funeral took place recently at Paturages ot a sooIalLst member of tho Belgian 'parliament, Alfred Defuia- seaux. Over 30,000 poople took part in tlio funeral procession. Defulsseaux's career has been a remarkable one. He became originally known as a bnrrls- ��r enguged on behalf of miners in their disputes with ithelr masters. As the outcome of a perseoutlon he was btiuck off ths u-oll of barristers, wont abioad, and took part In the iflghtlng in Bulgaria. On returning to Belgium he pmb'isilic'd a "People'ls Catechism," of which 300,000 copies were Issued and which (procured for him a sentence of a years' impi lo-onment. Rogers, Brown & Co., of New Yorfe think it 'Is doubtful If in tliie whole- history of tne lion trade ithe monthiof December e.er opened witn the ibust- ness of th.2 following year so completely mu.de. Mills, snops and turnaces for weeks past have been filling their, or-J der books with contracts running woll into liC(_, and m many cases thiough -ie eutjie year, 'those industries dependent upon lai'lroad equipment are bookE'd -U-U- ahs-ad. In <alll electrical lines it is found dllllcult to place const! action oitic-rs for deliveries .prior fo n.'.dsu nmrr, and the laige shops 'are :cpo:ited to have little capacity available prior to 1903. According to the most recent census the total population of the administrative county of London was 4,433,018, ot whom 2,1199,548 were mal-es and 2,333,. 470 females. This does not Include the "outer ring," that part of the metropolis skirting the county. 'Marnage _ rate and birth rate has Ibeen steadily declining since 1853. In ithat year London's marriage rate was 22.3 per 1,000 persons (children, of course, included), / while In 1S98 ithe marriage rate was/ 18.7 per 1,030 persons. From 1851 to IW only about three males of every / entering .wedlock did so under twert^ one, years of age. The proportion ts growing,-.haweiver,.and.ln-1897-it''show\^c! ed "over fbuir. ' The .proportion 'of Lon-" - don girls who enter the marriage'state ' ' under, twenty-one is albout four time* as great, which Is near about the comparison prevailing throughout England. The latest return of London marriages In lS98'is as follows: Bachelors mair- rled, 38,181; spinsters married, 39,998; widowers remarried, 3,862; widows remarried, 2,945; making la total of 84,088. /7 i ;'%7C 7'I 'I "There is not a single constituency, in the province desirous of being repnv sented by an independent member, The electorate -want their members to be straight "For or against the government."���Victoria Post. For pure un- -adulterated geil-and a slap at the intelligence of the people the foregoing takes the cake. A man who can be led around by the nose by any party or clique or government ls not much use. He 'belongs to the "grafter" gang. F. Bottle, and W. H. Barnes (chair- I And the opposition is as full of tliem man)* 1 as any other. If we turn out one set The Ameirlcan Federation of Labor Is to 'be congratulated upon its deriding to undertake the organization of tlie Bcfhool teachers of Canada and the 'united States. It Is a welMknown foot Chat teachers are very poorly paid foir their services. In Quebec tn some districts 'they earn ibut $6 to JIO a month, and If they don't organize here their snlanles will be reduced," too. A young girl, eighteen years of age, named Bremeeva, teacher of (he local schoool at Rutchl, in the government of Nljnl-Novgorod, diled of starvation. owing to the miserable salary she was receiving. It amounted to about nttein Shillings a month. There was, moreover, no free lodging. A serious oontffict has broken out amongst the Milam sodallsits, the .most .powerful socialist body in Italy. A numerous section of the party refuses to follow the political opportunism of Signer Turati, who aims at diminishing the revolutonary character of socialism and supporting the present ministry. It will be Interesting to follow the development of 'this eonlfllct, which Is an exact repetition of that which broke out fn 'France. It Is generally believed that the mass of the Italian socialist* will rally to the ideas of Slgnor Turati and 'became,' as in Finn nee- and Germany, simply a (political nnd parlla- montfiry party. Councillor Philip SnowUen, of Kelgh- ley, the candidate of -the Independent party for Bladloburn at the lost election, said recently he could not get over the fact that the working classes were becoming more tory every year, and argued If they were to 'become an efTeotlve power their alllanoe must be with conservative rather tham with liberals, whom thiey could not convert. The tory working man they could con- THE BARBERS. On Wednesday night the Barbers" Union held a successful meeting, with President Isaacs in the chiiir. Atter disposlng of matters of routine the election of officers for the ensuing year was held as follows: President, G. W. Isaacs, re-elected; vice-president, Fred: Hall; financial secretary, D. P. Johnson, re-elected; recording secretary, C. D. Morgan, re-elected; treasurer, h! P. Davis:, guardian, P. J. Bennett; guide, E..Morgan; finance committee, G.'w. Isaacs, A. H. Leggatt and Fred. Hall: trustees, C. D. Morgan, E. Morgan, A. McLaughlin; delegates to Trades and Labor Council, G. W. 'Isaacs and J. A. Stewart. * The proposed license law for barbels was discussed at length, and progress made. i STILL IN THE FEDERATION.' President Frank Richardson and Sao- Tetary JdliiTColby. of the South WeTT" Ungton Miners' Protective Association. . has wirltten the Herald, atatlng that" it ls untrue as piiblleflied that the Al- ' exondra men lhad broQuen away from the amalgaimatlon. The offloera mentioned wish It to he distinctly understood thnt they ore not responsible for the statements mode nor for letters appearing in tlie press, but that wh.>n any -changes are made due notlt��> will be given. REMIND!" YOU OF HOQTE. Tho window of the City Grocery. Westminster avenue, dresaed for the- hoHdi-Vys, ds quite a wank of art. It represents a landscape showing an old grist mill, wheiro Venus flour ls made, and a farm house in the back ground, to which place the City Grocery delivery wagon Is going loaded downt with good things for Chrlstimlas. The- ground Is covered with snow. The City- Grocery In nothing If not enterprising.' I.I ���1 if The Hon. W. C. Wells is a regular- red herring factory. His supply nevw ��eem__ to run short.���Victoria Poet. 1 :*M , ����� p- ��� r . 'i ^L-*- ii"/ '���*. VARIETY IN OATHS. METHODS OF SWEARING TO THE TRUTH THE WORLD OVER. li 1 l.e 1'iirseo I'rt-fers to Vouch lor Uli Vi.'1-ai-ity b.v Uoldlii^ lllo I'uII or nl'nw ��� lit.- C.'hult-sio .'l4.'lHoil* Aro .lllliiy uud Ciii-.ihii.1ii Form���1 hu Oath ol Ilrittiiii'a K u hi-. The rult'i- of Gi-'cgt Britain swears lo uiiliidil tlie C'liurcli of Kii|'l'in<l. iiml ii: oiilj iwn utiii.-r countnc:** (Iocs the ruynl miUi nl oliiix- iniiUi.' nny rc- i'cix-iici.- n> religion. The King of i'or- tnyiil sivimi-s iu iii.iiiii.uiii the t.'alli- olii: ix-liyiiin nml iin.-. Ivin;-; of tiivecu Ki siiji|Mii't. Dm'tirvuk'cliurcli. Tlio whole Kiiliji.-ut.i! iii' d.iiIim is iiitor- ustini;'. Tlu-y |h'o-'ii|>iuim! tint any ninn is linljlu lo In rale his mere wunl ��� _;iii;.;s ,nul i-iiiimiui-.s us wull -is any- Ijiiiiy ulho. Wliollior un oath makes tlio uvi-rajfi; in.in more irullifiil ot' >uii.' is a ijiii.-.sLi.iii. The itnuoriil opinion -serins lo !'..- .iiiii nlvi.ijs ui have been Llua it dues, hi Ij'i.-iuuiii.v. Iiow- <jvi'r. oaths linvo l>'.'"ii ubolishuil nlto- .gctlivr, uml in Ainvricii. iCiigiaiid und Australia anj- oiiu uhjocliiij; to being sworn in conn "n roliyioiis htoiukIs ..is iillowcil to "iiiii'in In i-'riinix- no out!] is n.qiiii'.-<i ol iniiiii'-i-i's of the . iiuMiiiiiil h'Hisliiluix'.-iinii il. ciitinol l:p iiclil lliu-t llyi'uimi -witnossL-s,' <iiuuter.s 'anil iiioinbur.s uf'tliu'l-'ru'iicli Cluiuiljor <if llcputios 'ure niiui.- liiiraliaiiiu in ���court than olln-r "|ji.-n|ilu. A pliiloso- j-tlici* onco saiil thai when Uiu.oiii.li .coiisL-i'l to lie . OiiKling no country t'.oulil exist for u your. The lukinfrof an oulli is a very -ancient, practice and lias been common, lo all nations, civilized -.nil r-av- . age, in nil limes. The Meiles .-.ml the Pei-sicins, the I_ii-,yi.'*.ians anil Iho Assyrians swiiro. and llie tiniu |uoLi- ��ib!y never will como when ihe ualh swill have died out of Ihe uorlil. There is-?u yreat variety in the form ��� of talcing an 'otit.li. but Ihe object is ': the same���to call down upon 'onu- 'sclf the venijeani-'e of (J oil as the penalty of lintriitli. ljul' there is a con- ciirrutu and very lively sense of., the voiijjcniice' of ihe !uv.' as'well. In Knt'luiiil, Spain. Italy ami Austria l.iio oath is lakeii on Uio-Uiblc. The linglisli always kiss ihe. book. lii l.-'i-ance, JJeliiiiiiii- and Scotland the .path is taken '-Willi the'right hund "���jraiso'l over the head.. .... .Ji'iirsees soinctimcs i give rise to .saiiich,'pei'|)lexily in law courts. They ���.-.���slruiigly. object lo be sworn on llie ..���.Bible, and claim the right lo innlce ��� aho oath us in their own country-���. - .namely, by holding the litil of a. cow. 'The cow being, a. sacred animal in the .eyes of ihe Pui-soe., he can-.'. commit, mo sin .-'while touching it. llul there is fortunately an alternative. In the city of .London courts some years ,_ago,,it being impracticable to . <pro- ���'Curc-.u .cow, ;a I'arsee look a saercd trelic -out from his bosom and holding it aloft, swore impressively, ."By. -....God; _u__l<,''oil omniscient, and God omnipresent, and ,(!od almighty." . ��� -'..-'.-.IMcjhr.m'metliins are much-opposed to "swearing. Wlion they do swour, it is ���'������la. soleuin ceremony: and is-.performed' l by holding the Koran in llie ���'.'.'��� right liiind,, placing the, left hand7 on the l'oiehe;uI,; and .bringing: olio- .head .down'-to alie, book. A Alolihinriie-lriu' -Tseldoin commits "perjury'.'.- .In -.-.-; India :Ttlieir:-pt-cjiiilicc.-'against swearing . is so /strong that ..the,, Government :>al- "Jpws tliem to allii'm. ; TheChinese , have, 11 great variety -'of oaths, iiiiany of them curious in . fon;i.: One of- Ihc-ni is taking a" saucer and .breaking it while the..'clerk' says,''.' You shall iel I Ihetnilli nnd ihewliole truth. The saucer i.s crack-. lied, aiidif you do not tell the truth your soul shall be cracked;like iho ���saucer.'.'- This is a binding bath, ��� for 7-the'i.Cliiimiiiun believes that his, soul can be smashed in to f ragmen ts. Chi 11- iieseiin tliis country iindi Eiigluu'cli are ; sometimes sworn by-the broken saii- ���'.-'cer. More effective, however, in the eyes , of the Celestials is the joss stick..The joss stick'; is set alight', ���'and while it turns the Chinese swearer' wishes that his .soil! inay be burn- ��� cd like ..-the stick if he gives false cvjilence. '1'he Chinese swear, in many ���oilier ways. A siilciiin.'.'o'atli'. is made iby writing certain sacred characters .011 a'paper. and .buruing::it,' praying .at the .same: -tijrie that he may.'be 'burnbcl if: he .-. does .not speak .the . trutli. Sometinies lie swears by IJurn- ��� ing 'a piece'-of straw, but "nothing is ���'solforcible, in :drawing the truth 7 from ;a, Chinaihdn' as "getting, him to ;-cnt,o'lT a cock's' head. 'J'liis, like the *. breaking bl the saucer, has a religious foundation. The Chinese believe :thait if .their.-, bodies are mutilated on earth their * souls will be similarly jiVutiliitcd in luiavon.' . > - A GLORIOUS LAND. liriuuifr.l laud ia 11 northjru 1,-i-mvi tall mnl jj-.i-uiit;, -ol- roves lUni Ihe m.liilo There Is n i-liine. W'lli-iv me pi lie And llu.- iiiimw.- t! Klines. Wim his ilmbs so Utile niul -ony: C�� lu-i-e Un- ln-avei' <!:i!iis Ule sil.el* elX'-'k, Ami llu- liuiiaii. wa.-i woni to loiini: H'heiv im- eiisciiile leans lroni the iluiialhiB hi-lghts, To ue loai iii Uu- feathery foam. Tlu-a row uie n'er 10 Camilla's iili-iix-. 'lu tlu- hunt 1 line llie ln-st: l-'ur lieiieaili hot- liine anil maple ��n>,*ea 1 ivuuld lay my ngues lo rest Tliem are pnilrles vast, Willi tlielr wavlas k'l-IISS. Wli'i-e llie luowsliij; herds are seen. Wliere llel.ls ,u-wavni;;. golilen i,rritlli Uo noil in ike sliintiiiei-iii^ .^tleell Of iln- silvery iiu.uii, !a an ay.iire aiiy. A^.l Uie hri;;lu uiii-oi-.i's fl-rain: l.iUe die nates ajar 111 tlu Heavenly land, I -*ee tlu-e lu my thvaina. Tlu-ii ion- un.- u'ei- tu ymi origin sluii-c. To (lu1 huiil 1 lovo llu- best, '.Neath tli.. nia;ile leaf unit llie fc'ulUeu sheaf. 1 wuuhl lay mu Uoivu to rest. The ilaiielui; waves of yon Inland sea Are I0.1t on ihe shliniiiei'liiK' sand. While Ule wavelets Bilnt III llie (,-ohlen sun. . L!!:ij a gleiiiu irom the fairy land, llii'i'e are uie Ih.rnl bowers iu her forest -��� Klades. Anil Uu- sons of her mighty rivers: The Miuudiu'liij,' liuom of Un- itiv.il eniar.iot, \xliii-li ;:ees on unit on forever. Then row me o'er 10 Canada's shore, To llu- ilearon spot on eartli. " 'To Un- land o. livroes brave ami true, 'To ihe laud whleh gave ale ulrih. The Rlnhviu-t sons of Cnini'llaii sol! Shall shoulder to shoulder .stiun;. Willi tlieir Uiews of Iron nud sinews of sieel, I-"ur [he Komi of tho inolhci- limil; T-'or Uie Kood of tlie lam! wulcli gave tliem [< blrlh. The lain! of corn aiid wine. The kind of gulu nud ;;l^iintle*'\vold, Where tiie elrelhu ivies I wine. ��������� 'Then row uie bael; 10 ihe land I love. Oh. row me o'er the.river, To llie In ml ul' the maple, the !nud of the free���: 0 Canada for'Over! -A. J. Mart.. Toronto, September. 1D01.T CHILDKEiYS COLUMN. Wlien Tliey Go Derrylnff. When little folks ro berryinB, don't you think it might be a good plan to btick a piece of court plaster ncross the lips? Then the bellies would oftener get n clinnce to go into tbe puil, instead of down a long rod lane. Mother has had lier mouth fixed for a dish of raspberries ever since ��� blossom time, and tlie children huve said to her over uml over again: "Mother, thut bis; bt'.sh by the roadside hns heaps niul heaps of berries on it, INTERESTING FLAG EXHIBIT. Thut of tlio Seminary of St. Sutpice ia tlm City of Montreal. During the recent visit of the-Dukc and .Duchess ofj Cornwall to*; Montreal, u.church building had the most interesting ..exhibit of all.'.The building is the. Seminary of St. Sulpicc, ivhich nestles in quaint, medieval form under tlio wing of old , Notre Diiiue.-The decorations consisted only of a score mid a.half Hags hung over the, high stone wall. They were over- sharlowed, eclipsed, by the, displays nround about, and tlie display was positively mean looking to the unobservant, but. to ihe man of eyes tho Hags betray a history."The,Hags are while, yellow, * blue, the English Jack, the French tricolor,; 'mid floating above all the white emblem of the society. The white flags'ia're'grey with age, the yellow - discolored, and the'national emblems look frayediand worn. That big white flag- above has boon in possession of the society in Montreal since the. sixteenth century, when the pioneers of the ijroat order landed at Iiochelngd. It has floated ,froi_i;thi_ tower oil all churclv .. gala occasions. It has -lloatcd. there with others during the celebration of Canadian ivictory in,;,lS12. It flaunted in tlie :, breeze .with '. the tricolori: of l-'rauce'and the 7Jack of old England' when Sibastopbi iwas conquered, and it symbolizotl 'the joy of the7*.'priests wlien tlie Jubilee was 'celebrated. .Every f!ag.,'tliait greeted-, tlie..-Dulce of York has a history. Most of theih greeted his royal father 41 years ago. The bu'iIding itself hiis. soine pretension, to. historic interest beyond- its ago. AVithin those walls in 1770 Benjamin ..Franklin iand his emissaries tried to seduce the Sulpicians from their, allegiance to. England's King��� and failed most, miserably ; to incite revolt. - . :-y-y '.'.';' RUNAWAY MAREIAGE LIEUT. CECIL AND HIS BRIDE NOW AWAIT THE PENALTY. Miss Uuiu and Hor Husband, a Wnnl iu Clutuctirj-, Defied thn Cuurl nnd Slurried lu ScollunU���A Serious OO'ence Committed by 3IIKS liuln Ulnier liliK- ll.sli Law��� \> liatlho ChaiicellorMuyUo, Interesting details ure given In The .London Daily Tulcgrnpii, which arrived by the English mail on the .'IO1.I1 October, of ihe Cecil romance, which hns attracted great attention in l-.'nglaiid, owing to tlie fuel that the young couple-concerned have set al. defiance the l_ord Uhiuicull'or, by getting married in Scotland. The bridegroom, Lieutenant Itlcli-. aid William Ernncis Cecil, 11 nephew of the .Mariiuis of Exeler. is a ward in Chancery, buiilg.il0 years of age, und, under the will of his grandfather, Sir William CunlilTe : Brooks, enjoys or will enjoy un income of about S10.000. His marriage with .Miss Jessie Bain, the daughter of ai llelfasl stock broker, was objected to..-by.his mother. Lady'l-'runcis Cecil, who procured uu injunction from the Court of Chancery to prevent it. The lovers, however, went to Edin-: burgh, whore; the English* Com t of Chancery has no jurisdiction, got married, and proceeded to London to await the consei|uences of their evasion of the English law. "Quito a reception," snys The Daily* Telegraph, "awaited the stoui-hcarted couple at King's Cross Station. They were cheered as they stoiiped from tlie train and walked to a cab pto drive to a hotel. Lieut. Cecil, in an interview, declared that he had no particular course of action marked out. He was now within the THE BUSH IiOOKS NEARLY EMPTI. and just as soon as tliey are ripe, you shall have a nice treat." . j Poor mother! How surprised and disappointed slie will be! ' ,-: I. ..... ,...,., r , n, 11 The bush looks nearly empty, yet Sally lunsdictioii of the Lord Chancellor, has not the bottom of her pail covered; a,mI would iiwait whatever action in Tom's basket'one can scarcely count the court might, take wilh remird to 20, ami 'Barbara, having nothing else, him'. ���-Mrs., i^-'Cecil; .- who is a tall, uses her mouth as a basket. 5 handsome lady, was dressed 111 a Now you see, iC their mouths had ���tf'-0"' traveling cloak and blue toque, 'been closed with the court plaster, there with black trimmings. "-������ '������-'- consists in -imprisoning, not the lady, but her husband, until he makes a settlement of his property in such a wny that the wife cannot get any of it. Fortunately lor Mrs. Cecil, she runs no risk of this punishment, becauso it is only resorted to where the judge "i.s .satisfied thnt the lady is a designing woman, who has inveigled the unsuspecting youth into a clandestine marriage and an untimely fato." What wilp happen to Lieut. Cecil, however, denenils entirely-, upon the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Cecil managed to avoid the arrest which the Lord Chancellor ordered in consequence of the younir man's disregard of liis guarilian. who, in tliis case, wus his mother, but, so far as tlio law goes, ho docs not appear to have committed nnv contempt of-court. That verv indeterminate, class of "offence" was comiuiUcd only by Miss Unln in during to wed Lieut. Cecil witliout first consulting the Lord Chancellor and obtaining his consent. r It Is exceedingly improbable, however, that Lord Halsbiirv will impose a vicarious punishment bv imprisoning her .luishinul or stoppinir his allowance until lie reaches tho ngo of 21. lie may, however/take strict "-'measures in relation to the disposal of Mr. Cecil's fortune, so that the property and money shnll not go to those \vho_mii.lit "i-olit. bv it in ..ordinary circumstances: that is to say, ho con prevent air" Portion of it going to Mrs.''Cecil, should she survivo her husband. It is understood that Lady Francis, Cecil will take ho further proceedings against Lieut. Cecil for his marriage witli Miss Buin.\ is no telling how many berries mother might have had for her tea! * . i *L'"^tl<>cr-ri-l?iiiiiei->f^llaiik->'(itear-"^;^' 7 The Boor prisoners in cnmp'in Cey- .'lon have shops and a newsimpcr, * --iind, ns bed is a civilized conimunily, ii papei- currency. Thei liritish auth- oriiics .dp not* allow the .prisoners lo have 'more money than 25 cents "in T Cui-rft only wlll'n t^f P-*^*icr��' Wowr* Inn iujy.bi*' oi ''"* Olfic* of 'w. Officer in c'wru.P' ��r PnliCnr'toi Vat. 0.��aloUr��3 /' '��/y 1 ���.'- -4t y/,/< -.L araa^M^I___iM.VfflW'i''''Mff<^!W^ina_!_^g Mliy IVo Clieer. Don't .err,, it-isn't the Duke of York alone the nation cheers, but the throne "and the.'people, behind it ��� the beef-caters, .tlie sturdy ... men, those who have,.made,the little .island great. ' : ���' .-.' We look at the Duke;anil pass him away idown the long avenue of DrilV ish history. We .cheer because Wellington won- lit Waterloo; wo cheer because the maimed;''glorious Nelson fell andi every, man' did ihis: duty; ���'��� we cheer because of Gordon, the great man wilh a soul- that wanted i to reach out iind love the whole world; we.': cheer -.' becauso iof Alfred".'-., the. Great, the road-maker and burner, of i-pancakes; .wci-cheer .because ��� of Cromwel I, the "o Id-time rough rider; because of SiinUespeuro, thepoct for all time, and Alilton, his brother in immortality; because of Byron and ���Tennyson, Burns and Gladstone; wc cheer because of her whom we loved, our Queen, his grandmother; becauso _of__.OAi-^Kii]g,_twlioii-=wo__resi>ccl,____Iiis_ father, ���'���':������'������. The arches, the great guns, the hats doffed,'courtiers' on their knees, the .chcars are not' for the Duke alone, but in honor of the great past of the little island that he represents,:innd in whose history, lie 111115- some time take a vital part as' King. - No Heller Soli .Anyi* here. "The fertility of the soil is unsurpassed aiiywliere," siiid Mr. Gibson, "the climuto is not .severe, and no I early frosts injure tlio crops. Now 1 that Iho Canadian Northern runs j through' this district 'throughout.'its ; entire extent, any objection to the ', liol'.ll'PIliso.NKHS' HAS It KOTKS coppci in" lhelr j)ii.--'.5ession .at one ��� itiiue, bill greater" wetilUr"is' represented,in paper iiotes of di-ITerenl-value, Tlie above is u reproduction of iii. note I'd' fill iX'iilsr in it tlio language of the eamji it is a "good-for" and so it is.. These paper notes are most Iiopular.;..- "' -v.-. . ��� Rus.ia hh'ii Itullwiiy "Builder. : -'Rufsiahasi built a-greater -length .-of railway in the last 23 years, than any otlier European country��� 15,- 142 miles i.s her record since ,1875. Germany comes next with 14,666 miles. France has built 12,998, and Britain 6,089 miles. onstwnrd or westward, has been removed.: Indeed, it would bedillieult t.o imagine a more desirable field for immigration of farm settlers .who are not afraid-.to.,grapple, with the ordinary dilliculitcs and hardships incidental',to original settlement:'' 'The timber in the Ilainy l.nke'dis- trict seemed more, plentiful thnn ' he' bud supposed. There are Jorge areas, of excel lent Norway pine, which can be*sawn into lumber for the ini-reas- ing; and-'ever-ready- market in'Mnni- toba.. He; hail: no. doubt but that, iri the- near, future, ;, the Lake -of', the Woods and Ilainy Lake and the nuuv- erous btlier; writers- in' that part of the Province would bo resorted to by. summer tourists from the United States as well as from older On7 turio. .'/��� ���-' Why He Fnllcd. ,'. A young man who had failed by only three points in ancxamiuation for admission to the marine corps appealed to his representative in congress for assist, ance, and together they went to see tbe secrotary of the navy in the hope of securing what is known as a "rotating" of his papers. ������'. y:y. ,- i": "How many chances do you want?" asked Secretary Long. "This Is your third time." And before tho young man hail a; chance to answer the secretary continued: "How do-you. expect to get along in the world when you smoke so many cigarettes?. Youri clothes are saturated- with their odor. Pull off your gloves and let me see your fingers. There, see how yellow they iare!" pointing toi the sides of the first aud second fingers. Before the j*oung man found his tongue to offer an explanation the secretary ask- Her husband is ia stalwart-looking young follow, quite six .feet in height. Jlorwears a ���.slight, fair moustache, n ni I looks at least 23 or 24, instead of hisireal age-ofjust over 19 vears. ly .--,; : ��� it'iseenis -to have escaped genorfel notice that .the olTending person in; this, very delightful modern; romance is not I Lieut., Cecil himself, 'but the lady, i who has had the temerity to, make! Id ni ������ her husbaiid. ���' Wards., in Chancery foi-m. a class in: the com-, munity whom the law cuarils :with special; jealousy. If ithey arc of; the weaker sex, they are surrounded witli microscopic '-. precautions, and it'ie.v must only do, or be, done by.ns 7;, the Lord Chancellor desires... ii 7 it. "The ward must not be*sent7 to scliobl or '.to '.business without tlie consent-of the court; and. above :all. the guardian must not take the ward abroad, or ,. allow1- him to iiro abroad without the special permission of -the Lord;Chancellor.;; But,;.by.far;;?.the most[xi.-uwfiil penalties; attached i Ho ��� Killliitr l'.ut�� Willi (inn. Some interesting; experiments luvvt tukon place at the London docks tc shoW tho elTcct of a now system ; for the extermination* of rnits 011 board ships. 7. The'vessel is charged '-.with sulphur dioxide gas, .which apparently : has the effect, of attracting the rats from their hiding places, and as soon as they breathe (lie fumes thej become .siiflocated. -''Tn'.the.'expert incuts on the steamer Gourkhn sov, eral hundred rats wero destroyed ir a few minutes by imciitis bf the gas which has no injurious effect upbt the H��cor��tlo"B of the saloon. A Chnrt For the Hour. ffhiallc wlicii luck makes llj_lit your heart Shiff.'wlien .viiu've cliucr in store, : Dm, oh, ivlicii troulilc Ki'tsiii start, Tliun sing rind whialc more, i* cd him if he drank "Only once in awhile/' was the sheep^i anybody, niale or femn.le; iwhoimivr ish reply. '7 *>: ���-���;-:: i'-iyi 7 7! ries^a^waird of Court:- without';; i pcr- Sccretary Long then "invited the con- mission. ; So. careful: is thelLortl gi-cssmnuinto his private office andi While iChaiioeilor ubbut this matter;-: that offering to do everythingithat,he could7the ward's guardiiui 'must notiallow consistently, added, ���"I am sick of .trying the ward to niake ,love ior be- made to make anythiugiof these,boys that are love, to, 7 witli aiview,to marriage, loaded with cigarette smoke and drink still less to be engaged tobe-' liiui'r 'once in awhile.',\They' are about^^ hope- ( ried, . or. Ho marry.i.wiihbutt leave less." i-i-..: , .���������,..���' '������"!fi'bm'His;Loi'ilship;V"-'i'-,-f'.v:'--*q:;.---;:'. When they left the department build- j ; jt is [d serious thing, to iiiarrvin- ing, the young man, half apologizing for ';��� ward ot bourt. *And 'thei unuallant his poor showing, i remarked, "Drinking, my father says, is the bane of the navy." "I guess it is." replied the eongressmab laconically.���-American' Boy, Tlie War <o Lenrn. ;-, "Say.dnd,'-.'jylien I igrow llg I ivanter bo a 'toi-slinist���j-oii lcuow, like.a man in a circus what bends' all'up crooked���and George Blj- saysil oughter dite wlien I'm little-7-aud - lie. says Mite' menus' to eat *puftickIeT,-thiiigs"-and^iot=uothln_clse;:^ aud now what'll I cat to make iue �� ���torslmist?" i .*' "Green apples, my son." Ratli'M Apology,; ,, Bain, rain, go to SpainI ,: Never, never come againl '��� f ,Kow, have you eone.to Spain;.. : Dear rain! Ton stay 50 loni; an-ay, lly Birilcn grows moro dusty and More dreary-eveiy day, ;' ... . And oil tlio vegetables are dry, '. And withered up and small. Why, that old foolish rhyme I tali] -"'��� 1 didn't mean at alll .; :-:::,..- My little brook I lovo 60 woll : ..; Has.thin and sickly urown. Wliere onco 1 trim! lu vain to'cross Are only plies of stone, -''"'��� And where were little waterfalls, > Wilh rushes round the lirliik, Are only muddy, trampled pools . ,,' Where cows conic down to drink.' . - And so, please, If you look offense.- . ; Forsive ii'c rlslit away-' *'.* i: 7 7 '7 : And come and water all my flower*': Soon as you can���unlay 7i . If quite convciiieiit; Dcif t feel had. Forget and come again. -' -, Why, "never" wm jiisl make believe I really love'you, rain, : *' '���;.. 1 -Dear rain! - -.-.-* '��� -": Oh, plcace come hack from Spain!, i ��� Youiu's Companion. ��� A Wonderfnl. Pii|ipy. ;, A 5-year-old iu wi-iling to his -absent father snid: "You just ouglit to sec mv puppy, pupa!: He is getting bigger ever/ day, and sometimes twice a <'av." part bf the law is that it- attaches the .same, penalty.--: whether the ��� ward, is. male ior yi.'fenialei-;,*lt isiunlikelyi that Lord Ilalsbtiry iwiII,have illrs.i Cecil hauled beforei him';'aiid comhil.t- ted to' llollownyi: Jail for Tier: "cout tempt'' 7 "in .marrying, Lieut:;; Cecil, without; first, consul ting the,-head of. the Court of.iOlinhceiT.i.but. the,lady undoubtedly is in a. dangerous posi- tiorii-'-'r.:'--;;'^1 ���-;��� iX-.-yX 'l:::'[iX:y,l-yy.'X. ������'.:.- i 'But, i witli-.ail.tops.v-turiveyu.ess : not frec|uent:..:iii i Uie.- .English jaw., tho "punishment" 'insiiclii.case usually. 7 :J -no Could Si(11 ml Jt.y Girl���Are yoli a lover of music, pro- fessorV- 7" *,, ���77'-^7"7y 'ii'y 7,.'���"'' ��� I'l-ofessor���Yes. 1-nm; butiit-does uot' iniike any (Jlll'eieiiee.7 .lustigo on aud play away, iv'.'; *'.''i.y ylX-"l, *;**;,: 7 '������'������'��� i'.Snfer. aiid^hSjSKre. ;'.'.-*;,; y.yy ,loe���If��� you"lihvo itiiytlilng uaonn;to sayinbbut a liiaii.'siiy'it to'his' face. 15llly-0h.lt will almost as quick.;:?.,: ��et*iirouudit.o him .... Of: Two. Bit rcmcai, ',"��� , ;.i'A Siggler's betleritliiin-theman i ii:: Who,never laughii' a: lilt. ';',:,;; : To.laugh.Bt incthing'si better than',: : / To^worry oyeri it. *;������: i'"7ii:7 ;lln3 r^pno Hei-De��*. i, Xyil. Xray���C_ioily7<ioti'ox; isiIn-loire;wjtb me'and dppsu't kiioiv/it 777'7;77 - 77; Graice-TWoll, iiloh't7worry,7iiiy'der' it Isn't'ypur'fault.;;-ix'liy:'yiiy:iiii';xfxi:i A'PIcn. For. tlic, Colonel*.":' '.'Oh, tell us not.lhc crop(luis;talledl :" 'Hcv'lvo our libpesianew; .*:;.' . ��� ,: For,' 11,there isn't any icorn, ,,: i7;i HVhat will Kentucky OoiyXl^ '-��� - .Ont of ithe .OriHrinrjv; ,-' MissGushlelgh^-She Is beautiful, Isn't ������lie71s:.:;lV:7':':';77::7.;:v-::-'i;7'7'7;;:;.:i'7;.77i. i Va n Sii.irp���Ye���cs. * But she Is;brlght- ,er than slie lboks.i7i-.77" -'i'5", XXXXiil-i,:' SHERLOCK HULMLS, JK. Another Oue of His nemarkalile Deductions Comes to Lit tit, ' > Sherlock Holmes, Jr., clutched his com- 'punion's arm and said: "Do you see that man?" "Yes. You mean the one with the mustache and goatee, don't you? "The same, lie was awake all last night with the toothache. His wifo wanted to put the hot water bottle on Ins vlieck, but ho wouldn't hnve it, and she made him promise to have the thing pulled today. His tooth isn't ucliiug now. though." "Then he is a friend of yours, is hc7 Why don't you introduce me'*" "A'friend of mine? Xo. 1 never saw him until I called your intention to biiu a moment ago." The great iimntour dt-tei'live's companion shied away like a innrricij woman who sees Wu Ting Vang coming to ask iir.i'siitius and said: "Sherlock, there's no use talking. I've not to quit associating with you. This tineaiiii'y way you liave of finding-out.all-- , about- people who are strangers to you in making mc nervous. I'm afraid of you. How do. you know this man had the tootliache all last night?" "Look at * his eyes. They are nil, red. riioy are the eyes of-a man who has ,-i'i.n robbed ;of sleep." '-,'.; ���<; ,.:. 7, "Yes. 71 cim,see that lilseyesare red, hut perhaps;he is a victim of hayi>fever, ur something:of,that kind."., ' '���:���:������ *'.'''" "X "No. If youi could:.make i deductions yon would know, better.-. Look.. again.; You will see a dentist's sign*in a' tviuilow aei'iiss a sti'eot"tliere.V \:y"y;'':''���'"[ 7; 'i:;' '���'������ "Yes;:l see it.";-:",.~: iii -������ yyy:y y-y:yyy: ; "i noticed that liei gave a sudden s��rt wheu lie, happened to see that.sig'ii.'aiid halt stopped as if lie thoughtiot'goitjgi over. ; Then lie put ia hiiiid "up' to" kia "clieek, assumed; a cheerful: look; and hurried oh.;,So you,see his tooth;lias quit::! aching." '.:������',.: X'Xli . ������.'-.-.-��� .���'���.'���������::.���':.���.', i "But*how do youiknowihe didn't'have a hot water bottle against his cheek: last ���uight?":.i7..:xyyiXiixX'i "Xiy-liiy yy ''Because ho has just had a sbaye. A man never getsshaveil the'nextimpining after letting,his cheek rest lipdu- a, hot:' water bottle.': Of course his wife wanted him to let hei- add to his misery by boili- ing his faciv because that's always a wo- luari's way in such a; case of beingkind." "Perhaps. -���; But I "think you, have left; onoi point .unexplained.; How do you know the, mini" has' a'wife?", X i'i '.: ���'���������'..'-���:'��� "Oh, but you're diill. You're aboutithe poorest deductor 1 ever saw..; Didn't you notice that he,was wearing a hair.Watch'iy chain?-VWho ,6ut a; man;Witli7a: ��00l?v7 strong'.] wife]: whose' - h'air.V.' coniposed], it] would weiir one:of those'thiugsiiin this: enlightened age?"���Chicago "Rccord-Her- ii old.;,;���",;:';];. '" -X'xiXxy.y:.yyyXyiiXy;l':L: ;:"*: RetnrnlnE Vnenilonl/its.-'���"'��� is: They're comins back:vvith nosc9,;v: ::,V ' i ���; ii].';: By. Old Sol painteu red.;':i\; *-.7.'7' - , ,: O'er necks and checks and loreiicadi ..7*7, ] i The tan isitbicklj-rsprcadi^;.^^*i^::::']]';;'.7]:-:; ,-���,Fro_r,;_nountaln and.ti;oin.:&cnshbre. i,]'7;,"'.;; i.' From lake and spring.and ijleu,- -i :.,.;>���;. " The thronps-of pleasure seekers ;���-;;]pl:XX:X .ii," Are coming:botiie again. ..ii i'X,X-ly-:'yiy i; They're" comins'back'.wiihistorici'*,*' IX.���':���::y,.Of marvels they;have seen] ^i\:.;ii-7ir-XXy-y- ii-.-And'now andiiheh arctellfnc;,.; -X. ,L ,���:;)-._. 'I'l-y-yy --��� Ot cost: in. good long-Grcch.-;;,:-,; 'v. :-;'.::, ;,:���:. The Buhunei boys art boastinffii,/i]]',:,,'.7,;v* "'.'. ;";:7i Of valor,ihey disiilayeJ.,XX��� '-���"-:'[-::',-":il,X ,.'":"'And Biimm'er nirls ore;siiiiiInff7>':l77i7 -:.*' ,,])V: ;-,:,O'er couquesta'tlmt theyimada-^i'^^'v,^*: iiy,X<ilitie parsoD. who*s;bi_eD'-��^Di7]^:;]ii;';f,;^.V7 '������ i-,yX:-X-'l& showinii In hir face '-1-:X'���_-:. /;-,;,..'.":;.:'v , ];:7*i That he analn is ready*':;,:: ,7--i:-]ii]i7;i;:;; ]. * -;]:- *.Tb give Old'Nick,a'ehflse..'i:;: *]"- -Xy[���' ::'*���::-The lawye'i: who's, been .'loallngi ,,;_���';; ,:":-^;;;' ,:: .. where.Nepmiit,slaves tc:plcasa:xy,.. '[.,;��� .Is, now (or clienls ready, .yXXX���y' "������ylXy '���-���''��� ���... .-With mind intent on fecsi 'Xly '���::��� -yXl Xyy The gas man'and the plumber, . 'y,y.X.y'-l ,;. ",-;- Ilave*had*thi'lr'tinie: bfircst. ;.*^' '.,:���:-: :And now th'e.iiuilbledo!lariV-i;7i77;7i!77 i .,,;*]*,' They'll.hunt7vUiigtealcr,i:est/:;]::.;:.i;v;i;:7; ;,";.; Aiid;thouMnilsare,the"toilers :,.-^:';.-!'; :-i, -.,,: .Wiho, work wilh hand.oribraia, i-yyl'l. ':;Kow;i'omiiii; iiai-k, more able -:.:,';: lliy ���;"��� y.;: ���''Xo bear the.dailyiairaizC :-: i .;,. i '.;,," '���;::;];,In.many: homes tjiere's srhtllnff ��� - * ii]] ;;7> ^.-'Andoft'exclninuc^or joki-sj] :-;.;,:7 '7;^:. i'i .,.:;.'-Because;back:hcnieiare,i-'iniingr .x-.l:yX.: yiyyl :;Long]absriif wdinen lulks.']:,]���'-;j;,]: ,:. . y.: -],-,,] .'And of *'t liesn.: li'a pp>-! U-lfrnvs]] '::yfXy :,,-]' ��� .-,;::"*There's one sii|irenii'lyii;ay::;7; '':7',:-V* -];' -i'i i,-:7 Heitried_loicook liisTyieiualsj]-,; . ���]]*- iii. 7- "U;i, , i While'"wlfey was"awiiy." -''7 :r- "���. X- '" ��� [. i "ii -,.,���Pillsburg Chionicle'Teleitf.iiiS:"_;:"' m m n��(MT_rm>u>.in>nt��M) * BroncMtis, or a Severe Cold on tlie Ohest and Liings^ "���: a.nrl'.Tnitnen-fciirifi'afl -Mia Tn*natv"RffinntiTwi ,I,roo*f��oii4;:,;'/:''-:-i_7";":- :-'::i;7: ���'*-::':���:.:; .������;-:;..'.:: aad] InrpentinoaB tho most Effective Treatment; 7 ".]��� For every class of dtsbaso thero,Is one medicine'that]stands proi^in In :tho case of Asthma,'; Broncliifcrt.Vandit^rith^ ] Syrup of Linseed and Turpentino. ;|Dbctors do ]n6t]*hesita.Ve to say- that] whorf thoi patient ,i becomes flushed ]aiidi .exasperated in hisi struggle f6r.;broath.]! wheezes-loudly] and experiences intense;i agony in his chest and, iltiiigs there is no]preparation available ithat wiirgive.suchiprbmpt'and thorough relief as \%IX'IX!'y������-���' -lyy:'-;-;. -e'":-'; -:yy i:iDr��y(^a.s&&:Syi^^ ___ Mrs.; George .Budden, Futnamville, Oat., says -*r"I feel it my duty.to recbiiimendDr.fChase's Syriip'Vf Lin- ]] ^.scod-arfd-TurpehtlHeriiS^I^ha'd^tH^A'stlii^^^ jiersuaded mo to try this remedy, as ho had tried it,, and it proved successful.71.tried;.it arid- it7cured]mo7]i;. I-] am thankful today to say. I am a well woman'through the use of ithls'remedy. ;I keep itinitheihouse all the timo :aiid]vy;ould'not;.be;;Withovtiit.'';;:',"7];7;*'"7]";'"- "���--;���������.' ''y-.ily:xy-iyiyl}yX..yyl,lXy'l\XyXrx'y'yyy' . iyXiiiilyy I)r. Chtis'o's Sj-rup of,]Linseed and Turpentino is so well knowa-in tlio homes of Canada that it seems'tii- riccossary to aidd further comment, but a word of warning may.bo needed.*' There'aro other prepdrationsibf linseed-and' turpentine, imitations'."of pi*. Chase's. Be sure the portrait,arid signature of Dr.' A.'., W. Chasdaro] on: the bottlo you biiy.''Twenty-live cbiits a bottle ; family;size," three times ias , much* >iG0c.;-i: AH .dealers, or];. ,;Edmanspn,i.Biitesi& Co., Toronto.]'':-.- '"'. 'i'y-\-:i'���-���:���'���' ��� ���-.:-. .'���;��� '��� -;-,-���,���- '���;*:;7'--':;;:' : ].-j ,];, .���"'.'-.' :-" 7, 1 yi. yy,: yli XSM in i HOME WORK FOR EVERYBODY^DON'T BE IDLE Wo want Man, Womtn and Chlldranta Work torus at thilr own Horaei, undsfilhs Direction ol-- r,*.'<-/7' -r/ !dy- THE PEOPLE'S KNITTING SYNDICATE,^iiTEH (Authorlxed Capital, $180,000) Tb Fill Largs Oontraots���Good Wages Easily Earned ' ':f^,'--''$>ii-!&iii?Zx"^>ii\ Wo want a fow more worker* In this locality, at once, and in order to tocure your Co-operation without tho 'delay of eorretpondohcej* we herewith explain our full plan In thle advertliement. Tho work Is elmplo, and the Machine ii e��lly operated, and with tho Guide, r.quirco no teacher. If you wuh to Join our staff of Workers let us hear from you promptly with remittance, and we will send machine and outfit to begin work at onco. - . . , , - ,.,.. ... ���- ������..,.,-����� -. Wo wlib to iKura tbo lorrlc-s of fimlllof to do knlttlns for di In tbclr tomei. We an tbi Introduce]* of thle plnn In Cini.i1a~_.nd* are Ihe'lAi Atle-1 ' ���'���* -��� ��� ' . .- . ... .... Tlm "Jf '"��� ���" ,"lv' *"u "'" ��|ki��iiiiu �����/ aiiuiiio, iv i^imiuk imamivij iiiiikd k iiiiimis ID lis. WIT*. - Tfio (treat demaad nuw Is for Wootlmeii'i Hocki. via Mutormen'i Mltteni, mid m wo aro uiulilo to ninply thn dejiKUiil, ws have taken this mtihod of adTcrtUinff for mon beln. T��.- ���.���4_a.��an_��f.,_(Inl.l__ul _.__._,.._., _.*_._!._.._._. ���_ alm.i. '������--1--1 ��� ��� ���- ��-- �� - - - - - -!��� i. i.if taii.f ��� .ft..-..', mlll.i,. tli.. .. .... 1^ ��� . r wi with to iKura tbo lorTlcM of fimllloi to do knlttlns form In their homes. We are the Introdncen of this plnn tn Canada and are the InrcMt knttttiiir concern on the continent Alter Iour ex[wr]oiit;��, vru have buen ahls to tiroduce an Antomatle kUctiliio hy which all kimls ot seamless knittlnu U tluno by mtr ramlly Alaclilne, tbcn>by cimbllnir ntiviiiie of trylntelllvceia-etotiulckljrlcarntoilotbo'urorK from the Initructloo (luUls.-All that we require UUiat jouusetUe uiachlUBaa-onllufitodlrectluiia.' Tho Jtachlnti being nude ordinary inieiiiitB _ . expruunr fur this iiiirjio-n., Aiid tho ojH_ratl..n io slitijilo. It cannot t>o��llilr tnnke a mltUke In Its work. The ureal demand n��w Is for Wootlmeii'i Hocks, anil Motormen'i Mittens, ami as we ore uiuhlw ��� "��r,��^ ��..., "..iimiiuui,���. The jirice we psyfornnlih^l Mcyde stocklnirs Is |10.ou jter bumlrwl i woodmen's socks, tc. i��cr i>alr. ami moturmeii's mittens, JSc. a luilr. The itiachlnocau be operatetl by any one o! a faintly, ami at our j-rlcus any enen.'etlc family sboultl banliletosustAlnthenuelvescomrurtably. ���- - < ''���,,���- . - ���*���*-,--.77*7 -',���- Our plan li to send out eaib machine to twiriiinors wllh a sock or stocking imnlally kultted, nnd remalnlnir In the machine ready to bo continued, and also enough yam to knit one palrofsun nlo socks or stocking ami a slm|-le ami complete Instruction (Jtildo, shuwluit how (bo work Is to bo done. \Y hen samnle bas been flu!-, lied and teturueu to us sutlarnc tory, wo send aquantltyofyani.whluh you knit and return llkewlsa when fliilshed, U'o iirciuty charces on all work one way, and our worker* nayroturn chinas. The work, as wo havo statnl, la slmplo and rapidly done, the machlno huTlnir a capacity of tun thousand atltcnea a luhutte. / We have many ixttwih now In our em ploy who can knit &om tweuty-flyo to thirty va'p�� of socks or stockings a day.anu. where tho time of a family wdsvotetl to the work, you om readily ecelhaifnim $1 to |lo per woek can bo easily earned. " "������,'��������� tory, wo send a quantity of yam. which you knit and return likewise; when finished. y pairs of i _. .,. _, . m_ ...t _ We fbrnlsh our workers all tbe materials, yarn, eto., free, aud everything that la necessary for the work. We furnish the machine only for tho exdu&Ivo into of those desiring to take employment with us, who must, In order to become a member, aend us nt luut one Koodreferenee, and remlttanceoccordliiply.toclvoustho'mjcc^iwry nsaur.mco Hint tlio quantities of valuable yarn we may send from timo to time will not be waited or misappropriated. Our Interests nre, mutual, and this.confidence must bu -jittal'l. slifd If were nro to Eticct-ed, We Riiarsnteo fair dealing and prompt payment for work, so do not ailc us to devlat�� from our terms; as we cannot wako a dJstlncttuu wUhoneaudnotauothuri bcsidej,wo aio dolus aa extensive business, and must be Rovemnl by business principles, ' * ��� .* r ;.-, Tbo manufactured prtcoof the machine lsllfi^ and ponltlvely will not bo'sold to any cthctn than those who will asree to do knlttinjrforui.' .'"'r r; ''... ��� *'.':'> ^ it .;'������.���'.��� -i Therolsalarsodeninndbythotnitloforthlsclasiorwork. pur workers cau depend, upon It year after year, andifymientace wllh us (whole or troaro time) wo will Icoopyoa ���applied with work as Ion? aa you do It satisfactorily for us and return'lt promptly,: We entrust our workers with large quau titles of viduablo yarn, aud u wu clvo references ac tduiir honesty and Integrity, wo muse askyou to do tho8ame,lnonlertbncwomaykiiowwltbwhomwoarodenlni:. . -���������. We have. In as brief amanner as possible, endeaTOumltoahow you whst our workls. we simply say hs to the machine. It lajust.what we ropnjsent It to be, and will positively do eTerylhlnffwnclalmrorlt(orrcfUnd tbo money. Em:h machlii", securely packed'with an outflt,ls sot tip fur wtirk, thoroughly tested,and asockorstockliiK narilallykulttod before boxing aud shipping. Should you dccldo to engago with us. It will bo iiecessarytosrndusatleastouegoodrcfereucoitogetherwlth tbo remittance oi|10.w), wtdchuiakeatiiejnaddno your property, upon receipt of which we will forward machine and outfit ready t3coinmence. ��������� ' ..,������_:"* ���'.-���\ ��� -r .:---:.���' ���* . ���-���..���'.v .'--���������;.-���--,;.��� Wo aro to frequently and unnecessarily asked If oue caulearutotoiit without a teacher. Wo My, Ycsj it roaulrea no teacher i any person of ordinary intelligence who can read tho Instruction Vnliie can learn to knit at onco. *���-��� *.-������. -. . , .7 v ., -������ - ������ - * > : , .;.���.:���."'.��� ��� If at any time a worker becomes dissatisfied nnd wishes todlscotittnueln our employ we will take hack the machine and return tho money,provided tho machJnelalnasEood condition as whon received and provided au amount of work equal to tho amount paid for tho machine has been dono. : : . ,-'-.- ���.'.; ^ . .���....>....*;.��� laorderingjoumustenuogoftfrwdclrethenamoofflomoresponslblofrieiidorne^ flddresss THE PEOPLE'S KNITTING SYNDICATE; LIMITED, Our Befaronofll-E��pro��a Companlos, Banks, or Toronto Business Hous03. Head OtHco: McKlnnon Bldg., Toronto. '"'fl Si i'-i'Ai RESPONSIBILITY No strnm frnm its roi rre ' I lows iLdUartl. how lonelj ,-icTer Its c-uree, tlu. \\lut auuie land Is e'adtlcit-dl No alar ever rose And ect without inftiierce foinrwliere' Who tnuu' What cirt'i iiciia Irom carlh'a lowest c-rcatur"? No hie Can be pi re in Its purpose anil strong In ita e.rile ^ \ AnJ a.l lite not be r"*cr ��nJ ktroiiRcr t'lrrcbyl l.e spirits ol iJ't ins rul,p |Hrt��t on l'l��'i> lit arrv of nuriers wiui sun I b\ the t'iroiie Ami ���"i��� Into tl.e (aie tbat makes glonous their o .n. Know ilil��, aurel), at lastl Honest lo��e, lion-it s rrr -, lionet nnrk lor the day. honest hope tor tlio rnrrow��� Are tlnsi north nothing more than the hand tin v iral e i-c-iri, Tlie heart lluv liau k-i! Vied, the life the) liaic I'icarj 7 Huh1 Hi* iiir-loli! Im*tv to the loice of tie Spirit !..ho. 'la lh it o'crco mill sMall all tlnusi in licru!" ���L tlon THE STORY ~ OF A SONG By Mrs. Only n little worn lilncl. liorl so small Hint it could be mi nnl in o.u-'- picket, and yet the faded in mil! tell-, tin- lic.nt React of n lone poet's life. It might still haio lain at the liuttnm of tint mif-tj pile of ni.inus.iipi it I li.nl not round my *-uny into the nlil nti'ciiu- shop ����<���' ��'"l<-'i- noon of tl..tt iii-vi-i to In- toigntto.i sum- itii'r,in Vicuna And so 1 ���mo it to tlio -woild "Wl'nt should I do unbent you, my bclov-J r.n';d.tul! Vci mc not to ine pages of liiinl p-poi lu ti'''Wi Iwo coveti. but my inner self, tn nhonrl unieseivcd- \\ pour out n J lon^iir-'s ���mil .tspuutioas. 'To j on onli can 1 "tne sum >\\ woids' to mice inj deepest Jc\ It in ikes no diffet- encp to j oil, dear little joi'in.il, that 1 am Uioit of Mat ine and of t-^Ut. lotinil shoul- di'icd, nil.u.id in rij ivntici ard my Itnit. What caio juu tint my face is plain and mv speech li.iltm^? Those ont- n.iid signs tint ni.iko the man foiemost haie noic-i tiutilihd jou. Vou Know the leal l-'i.in/ Sicincit. his weakness and lus 'Strength nnd aie ovcr lendv to icccive his confidence, and jou shnll hnie it, best of friends. To jo.i I'll tliinl. iloud. VHai" jou tfuigottcn th.it this is .Ian. 31, and I am twenty-one.'' 'Hunk what a long, uphill climb life Ins been to that hltle lad old tlol/er taught to play nnd sing! Aye, but think again of all the Hiv tbat n iimc has brought to him! How . proud mv deir old master wns of nil I did! I can lemc-mbei once he gaio nie Bach's' "Heut Eier Faithful' for n theme, and when I improvised and modu- lated i.ito difTeient keis he cued out with delight, 'The hoy has haimuuy in his linger cuds.' "What do I not owe you, faithful friend ��nd teacher? Were jou not the first to pliee within my hand the key to the deep hidden mysteries of tone? Iiam com meed that tod.iv will be the red letter day of my life, for the count's patronage must hi ing success. I wonder if he die.inieil what his generous .offer meant to me. , ��� "I ti ied to stnmmer my gratitude, but human speech fails to show what is in the lien it. Only/the language ^ music speaks c.in adequately tell of disappointments, loftv desires, .hope's fiillrilmcnt. The count laid his hand upon my shoulder .is I pi ij cd, and then I came to know nt once that he felt the thauko I , could not litter. 1 , 'i ->*-, ' *| ,' "By the calendar It Is a mouth (though I can seaieely believe it) sinco that moiuiug,- when, tiembling, I tried 'to make n careful toilet for my first libit to my noble patron's, -where I was lo gup lessons in music to his daughters. My thread!) u c waistcoat nnd ,fmyed linen neier showed so plainly. I was an hour inking the seams of my, coat i.and paring the edges of my cuffs. Finally I started for the palace, mv henit thumping so loudli against my nbs that, when I hnltmgli linished niy inarliciilato greetings to the count. I feared to hear him nsk tho luckej.-'Whnt is,thnt pounding?' "While I was" vainly stingglmg tb comninnd breath ond words a fnlrylike apparition stood beside me. lier father bmd, with" loving accent, 'My dnughtcr,' but inwardly I questioned, 'Can anj thing io exquisite be mntenal flesh and blond?' Theie seemed to.-he a gleam of sunshine in the Half daihen-d loom.' I looked and found it was her smile." I heard a tender cadence, a strain so beautiful it .could only come from heaion. Dumb nnd motionless I listened for it again, and then I knew it was her voice. "How can I >;*'_! even you, my Inner self, of all ber grnciousness of manner throughout these weeks, of all her love for what is best In music, of iher keen appreciation of a thought expressed in tone? ' ���> ���' i "Days, weeks, months have passed, I'm .told, and yet I could count .time only by two hours'; each ���weok.\ How "short they nre to hbhl the whole of life' Can 1 be���I. who neier looked with love upon ���& womin until now. and she ns far-above me as the stars, although not sharp and glittering like those distant oibs, but sympitl-etic. kind and true, my Lady Cniolinc! w ^f^fhat could'(hnve."moved \her so this morning?) .She 'seemed eppressed, and as she finished playing Beethoven's favoiite 'Andante' tears filled her eyes. "'I love,it and.,seem to feel It In my heart.' she murmured.' 'but wh'en'-I-plny it sounds so cold, so harsh. Tell me the he- 'Cret of your touch,' my'master,' and she Ijftcd up her eyes' beseechingly to mine. .' J "For a minute's space, I .couldynot,anv swer, for there rose before me my miser- iiMe, stnned childhood. So unutterably different frorri' the life of her'who questioned me. I shivered as I Bcenicd to bee nu ill clad, boy^of twelvc.^lu the ently dnw ii of [0*1 bitter rfin'ter's daj-jlmnklifg his ����>���' to tlu?" pi notice room' wliere no waimtli nor ray of* sunshine'ever pene- tinted, and ,wheie his numb fingers could liaidly call forth the tones be loved, and so hungry that ci en his loved music cmild not In ing forgctfuluess of that giinwmg hunger. , "A wave of pity filled my heart for that desolate", little' hid,1' ns thonglil'hc we'ie Borne other than myself, as 1 rec.illcd tho piteous letteis he would write to Ins brother.'begging ,n' few brcitt.-eis .with* which to btiv an'apple or a him m ku<p body and soul together, and. looking down upon this thiiniy child of 'ti>Vtiim' .is b.ie Mill questioned me with those dink ejes, ��� tif HrttVen's lilue.ul stammeted: " ' ' "' " 'You -would' k.ii.w' thi! se'bret of my tou<4_,.'_.���.l_,jstii[li(d it ln a scjipql ^Utn-r-. name I pray jou may ne.er comprehiud ���the school of poverty. The mastei* who taught me all I know may come to yon in later years, and, if they do, their tiaimng, hard though It may be, will give you all you long for in your music' "Oh, little book of mine, words arc to�� poor to tell the sympathy, the encouragement In her voice���her face. If God had only made her nenier to my level���what am I baying? Would I, If I could, dr��g her down to my poierty, my hedged -a life? No, ne.er! She is my star, my queen, whom I bhnll ever wotship. "Wlnlo I stood trembling before her, speechless with love, she spoke again: "'BimU vou iiaie something: to sav to me, my matter?' "Hesitatingly. I drew a blip of paper from my pocket, sajing: 'Yesterday I wus tinensj, restless, and in the evening, to bung sleep, I wnlked many miles. Returning we.iij-, I stopped at a littlo wuy- side inn, and as I sat at table idly turning tin.' leaves of n hook some one had left tlicre this lino cnught my eye: "Hmk, hark! The lark at heaven's gate Miigs." And instantly n melody sang itself to llie woids, and I wos compelled to write it down. I searched mj pockets for n bit of paper, but could find none, bo I used the bill of fare. Will you pardon me that I bring it to jou just as It is?' "Then, without more words, I played It to her��� played as I neier had befne. She sat neiu me. nnd when I paused she did not speak, but with her eyes said, 'Moie!' " 'This I wrote and thought of yon,' I whispered, nnd I pl.iyed 'Who Is Sjl- VII!?' "When I rose to go, it wns my lady's turn to tremble. 'I���I'��� she stammered, and in her confusion I gicw strangely self possessed. '1 long huie wished to nsk you win���whj, ns jou lime dedicated so manj of.jnui noble works to otheis, I alone am left unnoticed. Do jou not think ine woithj?' She glnnccd up shyly, while hot blushes overspread neck nnd brow*. My voice sounded far tu.nj as I stud: " 'My la Ii, do you not know that everj thing I haie eicr done is nltcndy dedicated m my heart to you?' "The blow has fallen, little speechless comfoiter She is going from, mc. These few lines which she hns written take frnm me sunshine, life, nnd thrust me into th.it outer darkness whence thero is no escape: " 'Dear Master���In three days wo leave for Ilimg-iry to pass the summer. Will jou not come nnd give one more lc��'-oii to your pupil? C. B.' "Mun hcbsdien, thou art gone and hast taken with thee all sn.e honor! I did not speak, though thou didst question me with thy sweet eyes, but yet my soul communed with thme, and it did seem that thy he.ut answcicd mine. Heart's dee rest, couldst thou tend aright thou must have Been and known for months how dear thou ait to mc. I do not speak thv nnmc alone within this little room without falling upon my knees In rc.eicnco for thv goodness. "Canst thou dn ine the pang it cost me thnt I must let thco go and never sny 'I love thee?' And yet, through "nil tho bitter pain one thought brought comfort ���rnptuie. It was this: That I, so poor that I dare not tell thee in words the woiship tint I feel, yet have the power within me to expicss my love for thee in ,ncver djing song. Yes, yes! Immortal beloved, in my heart there sings for thee n song of bongs that will live when we aie gone: will live to tell the world the sacicdness of man's lovo for woman, of mj loi e for thee. , i ��� # ' * * ��� * i -i . r "How many days I have neglected yon, donr"little book. I am so weary, so tired of this hopeless stiuggle, that something within me cries. 'Take courage, it is not foi long; j-our work Is nenily done!' God gr mt it ninj he so, and yet thnt night, when underneath her window I stooped and lifted to my lips this fnded rose her hand had thrown mc nud read these 'woids wlapped round the stem, I felt life held no deeper bliss: �� "'lleloied, I know well now the masters who taught thee so'long ngo tho secret of thy thrilling touch nnd tone, for they nre dailj with me. Their names mean life and they are called experience and lo\c .What cin I sny to thee of thy dear bong, w hose melody still fills my soul, save thnt it tells mc all I longed to know, nnd leaves me comforted though broken hearted?' "' "I rend again and jet again her dear confession. I-presscd it to my heart, my lips. Those first days when "my Caroline hud gone my song kept ever ringing in mj ears���the song thnt wns to tell her how I loi ed���ndored. "At Inst.tlicre came a time when even love could benr no more. 'I must, I will go nnd-sing my song to her' I cried in my despair. 'At night, when all is hushed nnd still heneath her window, I can ease mj heart.' a * ��'- ��� a ��� ��� "It was past midnight when I crept through the garden gate. Silently I stood awhile beneath her window. Far off a nightingale naiig In the forest depths. Yenrninglv I stretched my nrms nnd .breathed, ',Where the darkling streams nre^ereepiug, dearest, let us go.' Then 'love touched my' voice and carried It on wings of glory unto my desire. _ "All the stars Keep watch In heaven . M lille I sing to thec, " , . Anil tlic_nl|;]lt tor loie waa c'lenj " ���* r ,* iD��rest,rcoBie fo mov ( s , ' "A power*from 'above" filled me as I snng my swan' song'to-my beloved. Wns I awake?. Was I not dreaming? 1 feel again the thrill with which I snw the ouier blind move slowly unci., and in the moonlight, grave'i nnd pale, thero stood my Lady Caroline. (Although I lieind no wotd, I knew ,'fnrcwcll' wns on her lips nnd In her tcnr'dimmrd eye. "She Hood, an.>lnstqnt:, then, as she reached to draw the' blind that wns to shut her face from me forcvermore, there fluttered from her'hand and dropped dow ii nt my feet this crushed white rose.���Chicago Tiibiine. THANKSGIVING CAKE. With Haple Sagar Vxoatlng ��� Borne Other Delicious Confection*. Mix together and beat with tbe hand until perfectly smooth two cups of bread dough (ready for shaping Into lon.es), half a cup of butter, two cups of sugar, two eggs, one-fourth of a tea- spoonfrl of cloves, half a teaspoonful each of cinnamon, runce and nutmeg, half a teaspoonful of soda, oi-e cup of seeded raisins nnd one-foui th of a cup of sliced citron. Turn Into n tube enke, pnn nnd when light (it should uot quite double lu bulk) bake in nn oieu nt a temperature a little lower than for bread. When cold, pour n maple sugar fiostlng over the enke nnd decorate with peenn or lilckoiy nuts nnd oina- nu'iitnl frosting. This cuke Is partlcu- l.iily good mnde of withe whent bread dough. Maple Sugar Frosting.���Stir a cupful of thin crenm and two cupfuls (one pound! of gin ted or shaved maple sugar over the tlie until dissolved. srr- TllANKSIiIMNO CAKE then cook until the soft ball stage Is tcuched without' stilling Iti-moie fiom the Hie. set Into cold wntei .iud bent until of coiihlstenej to spri.nl Ilollcd Maple Sugar Hosting - 1'oM two cupfuls of mnple sug.ir pn-p-iiu! ns above with half a cupful of boll ing wntei until u soft Iin 11 inn he formed in cold w.iter, then pom In a fine stream on to the stiff beaten w lilies of two eggs, biMting constantly: leiinn to the fire nud heat c-.nctully to mold burning, twoortluee luinuKS, then le- mo.ff und bent occasionally until cuid aud of I'onsinOiicj to sprefi'l. Mocha Cuke.���B.iko a sponge cuke tnlxtuie In two loiind layer cake pans Half n pound each of eggs and sugar nnd the usual propoitlon of othei In- gipdleuts will give, two Itij-eis nnd a dozen lad*' fmgeis I'repnie n mocha cream and spread smooth between the la., ers nnd upon the outside of the cake. Score the cake iu pieces for soiling. Pipe with the remainder of the cream. For the mocha crenm wash a cup of butter, then bent to a cieam nnd ndtl slowly enough thick siiup. flinoied with coffee, to sweeten the mkturc io taste. To make the sirup cook togctli ci a cup of sugar and half a cup of clear, stiong coffee until a thick simp ls foi mod; cool before using A cup and a half of butter will be needed for a large cake with henry decoration Pound Cake.���Bent one nnd a li.ilf pounds of butter.to a crenm. add gi .filially one and a half pounds of sugfir, then the beaten jolks of ten eirgs; add alternately one and a half pounds ol flour sifted with two level toaspoon- fuls of baking powder and a srnnt cup of milk and. lastly, the w hltes of ten eggs beaten dry. When putting the mixture Into tbe pan,'add heie and there a slice of cltion. ENGLISH BEAUTY. HOW THE STANDARD HAS CHANGED IN EIGHTY YEARS. / A Popnlar Dccorntlte fden. It has been quite u poptilni Ide.i nf late, says Good Housekeeping. In ill- tlstlc effects,10 use handsome stieli-li"i of tapestry or brocade for bnekgioiiiul pieces against the wall behind < nm I or sofa. They mnke a line slum it from beauty and linimony of <oloi ml richness of texture they desene s( worthy and conspicuous a place Uul It must be remembeied that such tun It' giounds nre to be the setting for llv lng pictures, nnd It is only tali tlml they should not diminish or detnul fiom the pose of the nctois. It uonlc' be the poorest expression of art In the home if the personality of the occupants Rhould not'be nlwnjs at Its lust tn its own surroundings. SuKoroiI Siveet Potatoes. Peel cold boiled potatoes mt In twe lengthwise, place In a dripping pirn flat side up, sprinkle with snlt. pepper and granulated sugar quite freely On each piece place a small piece of but ter, and brown in a ciuiek oven. ' Xa<ea.t Millinery. ' , ' Hnts dip much over the face, n strll -1 Ing but not unhersally becoming stilts.' Fur nnd lace blend together, and ninny hats and toques will be worn made entirely of fur. | Toques formed of Inch wide gold braid alternating with silver nnd ti un- med.with ,llght.blue pnnne and salile *** '* * V i-i.' J_"l_ -��� IP Once Everything Depended Upon tne Eyca ��� The Dume-Jonet, Rosncttl nnd Da Manrier Types���What la Liked Today* A famous living artist, a grent authority on what is peculiarly the study nad aim of art���beauty���lias been heard to maintain that women of our generation bale a quite uncanny power of altering themselves for the ovei throw and enslavement of their victim, man. If it be ttuc at all, it ib probable they always had that power and almost ceitain they never let it lapse for want of us,ing it. And certainly when wc look round at the pretty English girls of this piebont year it seems as if it were ttuc. What U true Is thut the trpe seems to have-completely changed. Some eighty years ngo n famojs chap- eron used to lay down as the condition of certain ttiumph that a girl should have ejes. Other points of beauty went for nothing or for little. If she hid eyes she would do, and by "do" thnt much requisitioned chnperon. meant that she was sure to capture a desirable husband. And the painters of those days showed us what sort weie the eyen that did .nil the mischief. They wore not demure, or provoking/or flashing; they were birn- ply large, lazy, lauguorous and generally blue. There wns nothing "unholy" In the expression of the ejes; lt was only in the color; they weie essentinlb- ingenue eyes. Lady Hamilton had them, but Romney mnnaged genciall.i so to deepen them with shadow thnt you never reaped the color ns blue. Now, -with this beauty of ejes, nud especially of blue ejes, came the beauty of complexion, the healthy pink and whito ot the Lite Georgian and c-ion the early Vietotian era. We lime but to turn to anj portrait of that tune to see that the oval face, "the blue eye, dear and dewy, and the infantine sweet nir of her" were what the painter knew his sitter wou'd enpoct. Then came the change. Rossetti, so to speak, discovered throats, Du Mnuricr made us look at chins, Hazlitt snng the praises of pallor, passion pale pallor; ejes were forgotten or overlooked and "regularity" was unnecessniy to noses. Figuies became long nnd angular, dross ignoied bgurc nnd changed to drapery, nnd the whole tjpe .altered., Burno- Jones, Rossetti and Du Mauricr seemed to have fashioned between them a new kind of beautiful woman, Tlie portraits of the seventies rccoid the changing fashion and it was pait of it that tbe age of beauty w as thought to como later in the life of woman. The type passed to exaggeration in.the testhetic cra?e, but, all the same, throat and chin and mouth nnd pnllor ruled us and eyes nnd completion went for little or nothing. But the reaction was ineiitablo and not long delayed. It has come a'ready. Women have again uncannily changed themselves for the destitution of man. The Rossetti type is disnppenring nnd gtndunlly gi. ing place to two other types, which indeed hnve little in common. One may frankly be called the Rom;,ey type. The hair is brown nud curly, the face is bhoit, tho nose ia slightly upturned, the coiners of tho mouth turn tip a littlo too. The only -word of praise which you know would be inapplicable is "dignified." It is a souhictie kind of beauty, captivating, provocative, domestic, certainly not oveiintellcetual, with no great tendency to lttcintuie or nrt, winsome, nnd conscious of its lirobistibihty. You see it just now Iirgelj lenvening nil classes of English society. There is nothing of thp grsndo dame about it. Can you fancy ono of the Rossetti-D-J Maimer tjpe beauties ever stooping to conquer, eier descending to the barmaid;' and jet remaining Miss Uardcastle? You will see the type all through London' today, in ladies, in shopgirls, In servants, a tjpe very attiactive for ita healthy, lovable comeliness. Romney gnie it to us for our admiration, nnd the London hniidicsser has helped most girls moie or less to come under it. Tho short locks with the curves support the curves of the ictrousse nose, give zest nnd piquancy to the impertinence of the face, and gne to the whole type its pro- vocatne ehaisi. It certainly is not a refined kind. The face is broad, fat, white. Tie nose is rather shapeless. The ears nre rather large and decidedly ugly. The mouth has little form in its lines, no firmness when it closes, little expression when it lies open. The roll ot that black hair accentuates all these defects, and brings many individuals, really unlike, nppnrently under the same type. It HtRWAY. Eyer' Well, r.o, lier ejes nln't mncn; Guc*s jou teen a lot o' such- Sort o' Muall an' liluey-grey, 'T iiin't her ejes���Its jest her wny. Hnlr ain't Mack, ior e\en brows; dot no cold upon lier crown; bent o' ibh\, I bhoulil sn, 'T ain't her hair���u �� Jest her way. 'T nln't her month���lier rmiith la vr\da\ Soit o' rtuib from altle to slilc; bee em lietkr ei'iy (Inj, 'A ulu t hei mouth���her mouth la wide. Nose ] reckon'*, nothln' great, Couldn't eien suour It s, straight; l'uet. I feel I'm _ie-< to sij 'T taln't h(i nose���It s Jest her way. rigger's pi iln completion's red; (Sot no stile. Tie heard It snlil: Neier learned to bin,; er plij, Kr p-irlci l'jiiuli���It s Jest her way. IiO\ e her? Well, I guess 1 dol I.oie her nilglm fond nnd true; Ia'K- her better ei'ry dny; Dunuo whj���It's Jest her wny. ���fcllziibetti" Sylvester IN LAVEMDER LAND. The Fr.igrant Kurie-t In the Shire ol Mim-*, In t-nslnml. Only ten miles from London lies La\onclor land Glorious patches of put pic Hotels bathing in bright Sur- ley sunshine seem to make the mr heavy with their s.wcet, old-fashioned scent for miles .iround Just now thev nie busy in Lavender land gatlieiing in the season's harvest. The inhabitants of the littlo Village of Wallington ��� upon which tho mantle of Mitch.un. foimerly the centre of the indiisliy, has fallen ��� aio cutting the puiple blossoms und making them into shc.ivcs Fiom the holds the sheaves of lavender are taken to the gieat distilleiy which stands within the Uowei-laden garden of Miss Spuilcs, the lady lavender faimer who hns clone so much foi the ieviv,il of the local mdustiy Yeais ago, when Miss Sprules first begun its cultivation, tho local lavender was in a bad way A succession of severe winteis with killing spang fiosts had almost exterminated the once-famous laiender of Milcham and the neighborhood, and tho foieigner was pom ing his inferior scents into tho English market Now the mdustiy has become again a laige and important one, and in spite of the cnci oachnicnts of tho builc'ei, which have ahc.ulv driven the laiender fiorn 3Iitch.ini and aie thi (intoning it in the neighboring villages of Carslmlton, Wallington and Bcddington, there is enouch of it grown m the distuct to last for many a year. The old London street cry Is almost dead. In but few places now can tho old, familiar call "Sweet lnvcndei " bung back to niemoiy the dajs when the use of the (lower and its scent wns almost universal among the women of England But in spite of this the sale of the English lavender is again increasing, thanks largely no doubt, to tho p.itionage of the late Queen Lavender in branches, laicmlci in bags, oil of lavender, salts of lavender, lavonclei disinfectant, and lavender w.Uei*��� all are being sent away in (imntities from the llttlo cluster of Si.ney villages���London E\picss. i ur. it.ii ^i :..ii i, Allred Drejfus has writtci. giving an account ol Ins lmiJrisoim.ynt 'ihe jniKe oi i_Hi.ii>uage is ihe only mcmbci of the lcjjnl family who employs a woman to cook Tho Jluke of rife is su.d to keep 12 suits going at thu sainu time, anil never we.us the same clothes twice in one week. Dr Gallus Ritter von Ilochbergcr, imperial and roval counselloi of the Austrian court, who icsides at Carlsbad, is 07 jcus old, has been in piuctice 71 j ems and still jyve�� medical aduce The Duke of Cornwall and York, Lord Roberts and Loid Alverstone have been elected honoinry members of the London Saiage Club The club has only foui other houoi.ny life members���the King, Sir II 51 Stanley, I)r Knns.cn and "AJn-k Twain " The newest Pi ussinn census shows that Emperor William's landed pro- peity includes S3 sepnt nto estates, .iggiegnting about 1121,800 acres. Next comes Pi nice Pless, with 75; the Dukes Ujest and Rutibor, with 32 and 51 respectively, and then tho- King of Saxony, who owns 50 largB estates The British House of Commons has its stoiy tellei in chief in the person of a Mi Tullv JIis latest yarn is of a Scotch inn-keeper who for yeais got tipsy every Sunday afternoon One Thuisday he got drunk by mistake, thinking it wns Sunday, and found a couple of his guests) playing billinids Jle insisted that they stop, saj ing that he would not allow anyone to play lulliaids in his house ' on the Sabbath " SIiuiiiBlair.a ilnnband. ; , ,, Every unmarried woman has said: "I'd like lo own thnt mnn for one dny. I'd touch him to behave." But have you noticed that when they marry they don't seem to ninnnge any better than others? ���Atchison Globe. lie-1 C-tenpenttiflr. Jones���I've just been \doing something thnt nlw.tvt makes,ing fe'el*cheap. Smith���Wlnt is tlint 7 Jones^CouipnrinK-j,myi salary , with what I think it ought to'he. -..".'T;���T-���^"-rT. *' ' A Rent Martyr. , ^ShepYes, she Is a wqmnn who has suffered n'gieitt deal becnut.e,of her belief. ..Ity-^Iniloed!. And,wfiat'is'her belief?, 'She^Tbnt she enn wear'a No.1 3 Bboo nn a .Vnv,4 foot* ������,���<"��������',*������' J,r l AN KLFGA.XT'IIAT, '.��! / , are. slngjilnMy, dreggy. 'Trlcorries anc adaptations of-NupolMiilc styles*hfivi gieat \ogujj. f . ���{ - . .- The��wi'y blilcilint'Illustiated Islnfndi In leliet unci eliirto!. of mi elushe tint only to be likijrtcd.-toUIiif bloom on u ilpephini The sides are foi inetl ol two ii'iilher; pndsj s(ipniatc'd(,.,b}_?n";l;'iepc__< buckle, while the dome slinpjd ciowu is built up In guuVtud chlffonaud circles of liuuow velvet won't last. \ But there is another form gf face which we have begun to see_ latterly which is a type and which has come to Btay. Its beauty is more or less that of the early Vietotian type. TThc eye here has for its essential a natural outlook. It does not beg the chanty of notice, it does not care for it. but enjoys itself In the world nnd hns its beauty from its pleasure. Tho biidge of the nose now returns to its normal importance. It is Fecn_as_that_of_the_delicately_lifted aquiline. Du Manrier thirty years ago nnnexed the high bridge, accentuated its defects end mnde it the special preserve of the downger duchesses. The ugliness of the exnggcrntion has now passed away. The delicate aquiline has a beauty of its own, especially when with It comes in onco more the Inrge eye that has room for a Inrge lid. This type has nlbo the chnim of complexion, a wholesome red nnd white, cheeks thnt cnu blush subcutnnc- ously, a face thnt Ignores the surtn.ee of ponder nnd the tint of rouge. This beauty, nil the same, is rather dollish and of a stupid kind, with its chin npt to be weak and its luow low nnd shelling. It Is essentially nristocrntlc and belongs to the _ granddaughters of Du Slaurler's dowagers���Loudon News. They Can'. Swim. It is a curious fact that the girls and women who live nlong the const nnd enn handle any kind of bont from a dory to a sloop, .-.nil are ns competent with the newer naphtha or gasoline Inunches na the men. nro unnhle to swim, with few exceptions. Although they spend a good part of their lives on the water, thty Bccm to hnve nn aversion to going into It. But this ignorance of the nn of swimming is not confined to the one box. Many of the oldest and. most evperi- i diced "cap'ns." who have spent their lives making or managing bonts, will admit thnt they "ain't much on swim- min'.V though' they-'could do "a few stiokes, p'rnps, If put to It"���New York ' Press. ! *ir ll 1! ( oniini Sir William Mai ton Conway, who has beer elected Pi ofessor of Tine Art, Cambridge is alioadv eminent as a lectin er on that subject, holding, as, he doi_s, the Chair of Ait and Univeisitv College, Liverpool, but it is probably as a mountaineer that he is best known In 1802 ho was in the Ilunalnj'as, wheie he climbed a peak 28,000 feet high In 1S94 he tiaieised the Alps fiom end to end, and in 1816-97 ho cxploied the exterior of Spit/boigen In 1898 he explored and sniveled the Bolivian Andes, ascending Sorata Illi- mnm, nnd also Aconcagua lie has wnUon laigelv, alike upon mountaineering nnd upon art, his chief works upon his professional subject including "The Ai tistic Development of Rovnolcls and Gainsboioutrh," "Early Flemish Aitists" "Tho Woodcutters of the Netherlands," "The ��.1 toi ai y Remains of Albiccht Ilurer," and other works ITc has been a university* extension lecturer for Cambriclcre Sir Mnrton was born at Rochester, in 1852, and is the son of the Rev Win Conwav, canon " of Westminstci Repton is his school, and Trinity, Cambridge, his college "Slim" 11r�� De ll et The Vetit Blue tells a. story lllus- trativcfof the 'slimncss" of Mrs. IJewet An English officer was pointing out to her how impossible it yens for hoi husband to escape the cordon of tioops which wns drawn round him As Mrs Dewet seemed -un.iblo-to undo stand lum.-the officer placed a dozen eggs in a circle on the table, with a half-ciown in the middle The eggs, ho explained, pointing to himself, weio the English, the coin, pointing to a portrait of Dowct on the wall, was her illusive husband It was an excellent object-lesson, nnd it was pci fectly successful "I see," said the simple, Dutch woman, m excellent English "But wheie is Dowct?" And the half-crown had disappouied' Atlirini-il ��ii.| >i. l-'iul'a Condition. The public ahum concerning tho condition of St Paul's Cathedral, suys a cablegram fiom London, is becoming intense, ns cxpci Is report that the settlements of tho foundations is due to a series of drv,summers, which have caused the London clay, on which the nniiounl Cathedral is built, to ci uinble It is estimated that tho cost of underpinning tho labile will ho $1 000,000, for which a public subscription is to be started ills Cllllcs "What it takes to make a I'ara^ disc," some one has said,,"depends upon the person who is going theie." There was once an .utist who painted a picture of Adam and Eve in tl.e Garden of Eden It was exhibited publicly One day the paintei, entering the hall, saw two men, who appealed to bo f.umcis, standing befoie the���pictuie "Now," said the artist to himself, "I can hear an unpicjudiccd opinion of my woik " He di ew near, and listened to what the f.umeis weie sajing ' Well, John," said one, "what do you think of if" "It's pietty good," said the other, "but thcie's one thing about it that strikes me as a littlo mite queer. "What's that**"' "Why, he's got Eve with a Rhode Island greening in her hand." "Woll, what of it'" x "Hum' Seeing that the first Rhode Island gieening was raised in this century, I don't finite see how they could have had them m Paradise1" "No gieeningsi" eiclaunecl the other contemptuously "how do join suppose they could have got along in the Gaiden of Eden without the- Rhode Island greenings?" Clearly Understood. They seldom gave dinner parties, and what they gave weie small. But they liked things done decently .end. in ordei, and genc-ially hail th& best. On the aftei noon of one of the little partics the host summoned the boy in buttons and said to him "Now, John, jou must be veiy caioful how you hand lound the wine " "Yes, sir " ' These bottles with tho black seals are the best, and these with the ied seals the lnfonor sheet y , The 'jest, sheny is for aftei dinned, the Mifei- 101 sheny you will hand aiouncl with' tho hock after soup You understand���hock and inferior sheny after' soup'" "Yes, sn, peifectly," icspoudad Uie; hoy in buttons The evening came and with it tfia-* guests Eieivthing wont on swimmingly till the boy went tound the table asking of the guests, "Hock or mfcnoi shell,. '"���London Tid-Bits. . .-r-\n IrUli llotto The Boer, Commandant, Wolmnr- nns., writing about the fight at Bionkhurst Spruit mentions tho bi.iveiv of'Piivatc Doolnn of the" Constabulary. Fifteen Boers surrounded lum nnd demanded that ho surrender Doolan leplied "Dml a. st-rrendei" " v and killed four Boors' before he was wounded, mo-tally, it. is bcliev"!. . <" A I)Liiti(,l'n (ltictr mil. A dentist died in a niial town in England iccently, after spending over fiity yeais pulling the molars of lus fellow citi/ens He had made it a hobby to keep all tl.e teeth which he, had diawn in the com so of his professional taieei, and took great pride in the collection When his will was opened it was found that he- had ordcied his collection of teeth, to be placed with him in his coffin for bin ml His hens fulfilled his command, and almost thuty thousand teeth weie put into the coflm with the dead dentist * If some archaeologist of tho futme century shall happen to open that giave, ho will have "food foi thought" and somo difllcultv, pci haps, in explaining tha piesence of so many teeth i Time for rliouclit. A man is nicisuicd by his soli- tudes7_-He_wlio^llie^all~nioments"or_ isolation is as conscious of guilt as he who avoids all companionship is palpably moi bid "Use sometimes '" says Gcoige Heiberts, "to be alone " No flowoi comes to its fullness of beauty or sweetness wholly by sunshine or entiiely bv shade. "When thou host enteied thy closet," sajs oui Lord, communion is possible and idelations, will come. The man who is afuud to <, meet himself isj.be man foi otheitv to avoid.r-Cluciigo Intel ior. A11 lltollll ti.|>lu<l(. One of the chemical pupcis repot ts an experiment by which mi aiuilcj.il asphalt wus produced, which closely resembles the natuiiil subn.inu.' l''iesh hei ring and oily pine v oocl weie distilled in an uon letort and the produce was condensed :n a Lle- big condenser. The expenment seems to confirm the thcoiy lhat i.sphult nnd petroleum uie the pi'od'icis cf u natural distillation, oy . Inch the ic- mnms of em Ij minis of .ininil .and vegetablo life luuc boon tiansfonned in the heated cm i i lie -iith, **" < I 1 hut -.titnu 1 line Gayloid���Glnd to have met you, oId*boy ' Conic up and seo meJsome time >' - n v. Meckel���1 deel.nc it's too bud! It will be impossible foi mo to come then I'\e an engagement elsewhere. So soiry.'' "l" '���> . * ~ i\ i"\ -���^~*m_. ><- _ES____S nn mas fj^l*! THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY.. .. DO0CHMBER a, mt THE INDEPENDENT. PUBLISHED TVEEKLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE MASSES THE INDEPENDENT PRINTING COMPANY. BASEMENT OP KUCK BLOCK H.\STlN<iS STIUJET, VANCOUVER, Ii. C. SL'I'SCRUTIO.VS IN ADVANCE. A wedi. month-.. X one jear, i cents; Ci'lltc, 1.23. month, 13 cents; three six mouth?,, ti., cents; ENDORSED BV THE TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL, THE VANCOU- VER UABOll PARTY AND THE HL'JLDING TRADIiS COUNCIL.. SATURDAY. D15CB.M1IE1. _.*!, 1H01 THE CITY HOSPITAL. A good deal of dif-usMon and intcrc.it Ihave been rihoivn in hospital matters shins the inciting oh tht- 12Vn. It is a fac-t that radical improvements -In the present sta.te of affairs must be made?. The over-crowded civic institution is not fitted ito cope with the ca-ses demanding care and treatment. To start with, the managing boaid should bo changed; nnd instead of t-helioard or health now appointed hy the city council controlling the management it should be a. hoard of commissioners��� a portion of whom -should ibe elected by the peo'ple. the same as the licensing board, -and the remainder selected In meeting assembled of it hose contributing to the hospital funds not less than a stated turn per annum���say $3. It must be 'borne In mind that unless th.' public at large talce a Fymp_itlietli_ interest in hospital m.-.'tter.o the institution cannot possibly 'be run as it should be and made a home in the 1'iille.st meaning of the term for the sick. This public feeling of sentiment and good will, so ibaelly needed In Vancouver, could bo partially brought into existence were people allowed some voice in the management. Again, the public .. should contribute, especially the big corporations, because they tore in many instances the.direct cause of patients going to hospital. Poor people, struggling for existence, at ipres-ent must pry per ratio with the rich. This may he right Jn principle, that nil men ar^ equal, 'but it is not according to ability to ipuy. The 'hospital 'buildings, ns constructed, ere not .flL for sick people, .being a long way from limning" proper ventilation. Leaving the annex for -the oper- i atlng room or kitchen you .pass through a bath room and a iv. c. ito get to them. The distance edibles must be- carried from the -kitchen to the .patients through if resh inlr makes them more like a "'Wand out" for tramps ithan'"dainties" for invalids. When some unfortunate muet undergo an operation tlie operating room Is "fired up" or heated, Bind ten to 'one if the place is not filled ���with smoke by the time the patient arrives on a stretcher after being enrrhd . some di-stonce througli a long, nairow shed or corridor with open sides, and tlie wind wihi.itllng through It the same as It 'does out of doors. Fancy the trip .���Uaick, say, after a case of .appendicitis. This exposure can-not be avoided unless the building Is 'altered. The women's ward, though considerable morfty has already .been spent on it, Is another shiftless affair. The private 'apartments are more like cells for Jail -birds than healthy spacious rooms for the sldk. If there were about 2.1 of ithese apartments .built as they ougnt __toj.be, thcy_iyould_mean_a_big_revenue to the .hospital, .which could partly be used In defraying the expenses of those occupying the general ward. Ire the latter place old women, young women, girls and children are all kept together inone big room. When delirious nnd suffering women are bewailing anj moaning their agonies It of times scares the Httle ones almost .beyond paclfica tlon, which is a great hardship on the mums as well ai; ithe. tlny'-"lnvallds. Consumptives are also kept in the mime room or ward. There Ih no room for a children's word or a .place for con- euhvpt-h-es. Theie are an ���absolute necessity. Uhe ofd hospital building proi>er is now turned Into an old innnV home. This Is 'kept up by the city in connection -with the city -hoslptnl, but, Jn tact, should be kept up as a, provincial Institution. In this regard a Hionte for aged, and destitute people is needed. The isolation department Is a cottage ���with eight beds ln It, located back of Uie old .hospital, which .needs some attention. For instance, whateiver the patten to require in the way of food, Is brought from the kitchen, or cook louse, through the open-air (passage to a wicket s_nd shovad In. The "grub" must be good and cold no doubt by the time the patient receives It. Of course this has its advantages, 'there being no i-lmnrt) for a weak, siak person getting burnt much. The nurses' quarters are now In two houses���one of which Is on Cambie, the other on Hamilton street. The reason for than being located otiulde tihe grounds I.s that Dr. McEiien made n "'kick" about Uie former abode of the muses. It being directly over the old general ward, where phthisical patients were treated, also cises of -septicaemia, etc., ciutlng foul smells, >o much -o that the writer believes that It was ill- it-ctly the cause of .bloodpolsoning and the- death of n late lamented nurse. A nur.se.s' home, accommodating say about 2.*i, ivhould bs right on the grounds. At present there are n-bou: 15 nuives, about 14 or whom are in tialning, chiefly young women. They receive the princely stipend or to a month tlie Hist year, $S the second, and $10 the third, and 1*2 hours a day. Don hours and1 shout -pay are evidently the rule that prevails at the city hospital. They should get double tihe amount for eight -houis. The nurses and the city doctors are not any more to blame for this state of things -than the patients 'themselves. Tlhe doctors deserve the .thanks or the citizens for .their free services, ns likewise also the nurtses*. You can't expect things to be any better so long as they remain im the hands of our aldermen, who do everything on the cheaip. Now, if It were diiving oxen, or men, -etc., it would be quite another matter. They are .trong in this direction, ibut -quite Uif- rerent 'regarding tlhe sick. It Is thei-j- fore necessary to change the management. In 1S90, according -to the last obtainable printed report, the city paid ?12,- 282.92, the government $C,S12.J0, and patients 53,131.43 into .the hospital .funds. Theie were 634 patients cared for, st a cost a dny of $1.01 1-2 each. A few- comparisons for the .same year Is .herewith given: Winnipeg paid $10,000, government aid ?.fl,_2G.7<_, donations $2,003, municl- -pnlitles $1,700,.patients (private wards) $10,067.30, patients (public wands) $3,- SCS.45. working account $13,868.01. St. Luike'is, Ottawa, General Hospital���Treated 914 patients, patients' fees $9,309.99, subscriptions J9.309.99, maintenance cost $14,873.39. Medicine Hat General Hospital���Patients caied for 378, cost $8,812.24, or 88 cents each a day, patients 'paid $2,76S.- 23, donations $2,017.25, government aid, 52.3SS.73. Cnlgary General Hospital���Patients, 297: cost, $4,043.50; donations, $362.30; patients paying, $3,822.67; Calgary, $500; government aid, $1,339.19. Urandon���Patients admitted, 560; cost, $9,743.46; Brandon paid $500; municipalities, $1,150; provincial government, $3,- 50S.S8; donations*, $288.65; private patients, $1,118.50; general patients, '$3,- 623.13. Among the life governors of this institution are F. T. Cope, A. Jukes and IJ. G. Stewart, all of this city. The reasons, in all likelihood, --wliy our city hospital does not receive public donations, like other places, ai-e the same vis might be applied to the water works- department. In' some quarters the question has been raised why do the doctors serve on Uhe'hospital staff at all? One reason, we suppose, is that ithey get a better opportunity to treat certain special oases to gain experience, which fact would be a merit rather than a demerit in an enterprising practitioner, for, ln turn, the public would be benefited thereby. The staff is supposed 'to attend to all people who go to -the hospital f^r- treatment, those who are able to pay and those who are not There are many able to pay who would go to an hos- pitnl_to_take_adwntage_of_the .cheap rates, but they are different In Vancouver, where the chances they must risk are too great. One of the very strongest' reasons why the proposed new hospital site- should be located ln Falrview Is that the doctors of the city are practically .unanimous om the question, and who would know better than they? A hospital should be situated ln the best possible location as regards pure air nud sanitation, the same as any health resort. The air is purer in Fainvlea-. This fact may be proven In -the early morning, when that part of the city lying between. False Creek and Uur- rard Inlet is covered and hidden by a cloud of fog-, rising from the low lands, while Uie snow-capped peaks of vhe coast range of mountdlris on the other side of the Inlet may be plainly seen from ,the httl In Falrview. These are tlie grounds most desired. To get to the hospital, were It loettcd there, In an emergency frnm the centre of the city, an up-to-date rubber-tired ambulance could be kept always ln waiting for service down town, and the patient would reach itihe new place quite as speedily as he does now. Extensive for a first-class hospital, and we In Vancouver want the best ajid must have it. .Dr. Tnustall suggests that the building should be so laid out that it may be added to until 300 patients can be accommodated without. at all Injuring the architecture. We agree with this view. The worst feature to contend with in this discussion of changing -the hospital site and management,, ls the fact that the novices, many of whom were never in an hospital or even needed a doctor, seem to be the bitterest opponents to any Improvement being made in the present arrangements. It w-a.s Ciirlyk- who said the healthy 'know not of their health, but wily the sick. Therefore the health of a city is -paramount to Its wealth. The next Impending calamity to this province is the meeting of the legislature, wihlch, ln all likelihood, -will take place next month. For every time lt meets some one's pet scheme or schemes are .pushed through which cost the .people quite a iplle. -Land .grants and siuibsid-les to railway .promoters no doubt will be the chief order of the day. And what else can you expect, for the same .influences which control the commerce and finances of the country control Us legislators? Speaking In a collective sense, the workingmen tihemselTCs are to 'blame far this sod state of affairs. for fall A rich and beautiful showing of the latest Dress Fabrics for Fall, 1901. Every wantable kind of material Is included Jn this showing of ours. We devoted considerable time to the picking of these goods, which fashion has decreed as correct The result Is seen ln the unapproachable assortment, from which wc mention a few of the weoives we have ln the latest designs and shades. ZBBOLINE, Y___N33TI_VNS, HOMESPUNS, OHBVIOTS. SUITINGS, ^BROADCLOTHS, FRENCH FLANNELS, Etc., Etc. We ash you to call and see them. Wo know the price will do the rest. -�� Subscribers -need -not toe ashamed to .pay their subscription to The Independent to date. We have no objection to taking any old kind of coin, so long as our creditors will accept it at .par. CURRENT 0PINI0N---ALL SORTS. Who's Responsible? We have showed conclusively that over half a million dollars is .being filched from the .people of this territory during .this winter .by the whiskey trust. Who is responsible 'for this stupendous theft, Slfton and Smart, the conitipt hypocrites, or our James H. Itoss? We think Slfton and Smart are. Mr. Ross can settle the question in three words. If iMr. Ross will not say those three words he iroust assume some of the responsibility himself��� .Klondike Miner, Grand Forks, Y. T. Willing to Take a Oho.nce. Seven .children In St Louis .have been 'killed Iby the use of impure anti-toxin used ln the treatment ot dtpththeria, which Caused lookjaiw. Nine cases or lockjaw and seven deaths (resulted from Ioukjaiiv caused .by maccination,1 at Campden, N. J. still the dootora tell us that vaccination is necessary to prevent smallpox. I will talke my chances of having smallpox -rather than to chance being ikilled by vaccination. ���Terra Haute Toiler. cfA*��> JM^&Mtivcfefof 9 it n <��� n n il n <��� 170 Cordova, Cot. Cambie. J [ We reach wherever the mails reach.*' i > <��� <> il n n n n <��� <��� <��� <��� o it '<*��� n o. i> n <> n i> o . - :: To be faithful ���������������-�������������������������������� u <i ; | All tilings requisite Tor the Holi- j j <. day Season in ���... 11 Fancy Raisins, Figs, Nuts, <, ' ' Naval and Japanese Oranges, ��� Finest Creamery Butter, Strictly NEW Laid Eggs, and of first importance a TURKEY or GOOSE at ' FORD'S GROCERY,!! iTel. 728. 25 Hastings St. E. . I Lowert price and highest quality .. our motto, v MAYORALTY 1902. To the Electors of Vancouver. is the motto of the management of the Union Mutual. To serve all interests impartially. To treat all parties with consistent candor. To issue policies bf pronounced liberality. To make all death payments with the utmost ^ promptness. To be fair in all dealings. Honest, capable Agents can always have employment with us. 0 Union Mutual Life InsuranceCo i: PORTLAND, MAINE. Incorporated 1848. *' ; Call or write for particulars and plans Head Office : 419 Hastings St. W., Vancouver, B.C. J. E. EVANS, Provincial Manager. ' >��������������������� ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������� <��� o <�� it ���09 The Question of Fit �������� Refers to Victoria. We are sound asleep out on Mils coast to our superb opportunities; the men vvith ,tihe ideas ihave mo money; and the men with -the inoney Hhuvc, too often, no ideas.���LnHysmltlh Leader. At Saintly Toronto. It seems, according to the evidence, that the .g-amblew watched for the police, and as soon' as ithey saiw one coining they ihld all thicir.-money.���Toronto Star. Log Rolling. Canada can supply three million tons of timber a year to Britain, amd we have all the log rollers -we need, too.��� Toronto Star. Independent Political Action. The parllamenitary committee of tJie Vancouver trades and Laibor council, to whom was .referred conrumimlcatlons referring to political action by wUge- workers, itaikes a ivery broad ,view cf the suKject, and Is to be commended therefor.���Fortland-Labor-press: Independence Depends. TJie only man In Victoria who has so far dared to support the Dunsmulr govemmonlt has been read out of the Independent labor party with all his backers on that account.���Victoria Post. grounds are needed, 20 acres at least, Kootenay Down on Ilonusing. Smltti Curtis says the Vancouver pa- pears lied about him. We congratulate Smith Curtis. Whenever the coast papers begin to He nbout a man 'It Ih a good sign. According to CupIIr' say so. he delivered a speech In, Vancouver, laying down a political creed of eight Ktnnziia In whiloli he did not advocate ���b'onuHing Jim Hill. This the Vancou ver papers flailed to report,- but -th-��y counted .him among the grafter gang. Ountto indignantly denies that he aver advocated .bonuslng the V. V. & E. He says ihe wants to see ithe Coast- Kootenay-road 'built by the government or, falling that, by the corporation giving the 'best terms. This Is sound policy, and Curtis will do well to stand by it. Bonuses and land grants for raJl- waysimay look good to Victoria folks, but ithey aire not popular h* the Kootenay.���(Sanldon Paystnealk. , ' LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:��� At the request of a great nuirtber of my fellow-electors, I am a candidate for tho office of Mayor, and I beg,to solicit your votes and influence. "' Ami,, when elected,, you will find mc ready and fearlessly, without favor to any, performing the duties of this Important office, consistently with the best Interests of the City. I shall endeavor, immediately after the election to lake In hand the reclamation and Improvement of the upper end of False Oreek, east of Westminster avenue bridge, plotting part of this valuable property for manufacturing sites. I shall endeavor to establish a farmers' market-In as central a part of the city as possible, fetching consumer and producer together, thereby saving thousands of dollars to our citizens each year, thus promoting and encouraging agrloulture ln the vicinity of our city. Ranchers and farmers who now complain of small prices will have the best market In iBritlsh Columbia, and the trade ivMI be thousands of dollars to our merchants nnd hotels. I sliall endeavor to inaugurate a system of Improvements on the north and south sides of Knglish Bay, making lt nn attraction second to none. Our healthy climate, tempered by the sea breezes, combined with sea bathing, ls an Incentive for us to exert onrselves am} make this citi- a fashionable and popular tourist resort for ipleasure seekers. I shall endeavor to stop all waste and extravagance of the city revenues, and <bc as economical ln the administration of the puhllc works department as possible, securing a dollar's worth of benefit for everv dollar ex-pended. Wishing j>on a hnqupy and prosperous New Year.,I am. ladles and gentlemen, 1 Yours respectfully, CHARLES WOODWAKD. ��� Never needs to keep*men"from wearing our Clothing. Tliey must fit or you musn't take tliem���just so as to stylo, cloth and appearance. \ye buy tho tiest materials made in Europo or America, selected by experts of long experience and trained observers of fashion's changes. Our largely increased and increasingbusi- noss shows that they are right. Why not avail yourself of this opportunity to dress well and save money. " ��� Prices $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00 and upward per suit. CLUBB & STEWART, Telephone 702. 160 Cordova Street. O30O0O9uC)O0O0COQ0000CO0O0O0000OSO0O0000000OO00O00OOQL & s s Christmas Presents A Full and Complete Asssortment of Fancy Dry Goods for the Holiday Trade.v Illouses and Dress Silks, Purses and Chatelene Hags. A largo variety of Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Kid Gloves, tidies' Ties, Furs, Genls' Ties,' Table Linens and Napkins, Needle Cases, Perfumes, etc., etc. , , . . Jr HORNER, 400 Westminster Ave. CORNER HASTINGS STREET. ��������������������������������������� I : GEO. HAY : | f^ Vancouver's Pioneer Clothes A J Renovator, makes a suit new. ��� X Dyeing and Repairing. % A '210 Cambie St., Vmooovi*. X oooooooooooooooooocoooooooooooooooocoooooooooooooooc \ ��� ��� ��� Ladies* Felt SHfrfrers ��� 0 ��� Onhj 65 Cents. �����-. ,Men,s Felt Sixers *����� At ?5 Cents. ' Everything else in proportion throughout the holiday season at F. M. WETZEL, 58 Cordova St. Importers and Bottlers GORE.AVEi 'PHONE 783. SOLE AGENTS. . . UAKn A irBCULTT o_>.. b IM M Liqueur, m ��� o ushers Block umeiimiKiM -LAROB STOCK OF- ��� IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC - . Cigars. R. B. Mulligan & Co., Props, .Omuiib Ooioova aud Gamuix. \ $AVOY THEATRE HcPoxbu-A Simpson Pioniietora. Air. f. Jahek BU<e Matu|��r. Week Commencing Monday, Next Artistic md Refitted VawforfBe. EVERY ACT A FEATURE. The-^**^ Seymour Streeet, A. M. TY&HN, WHOLCULI AUD UTAH. D8ALIS IM Fish, Game, Fruit, and ' vegetables. 112 Cordova St. Teonb442 For stomach trouble of any Und take Flint's Dyspepsia TaMets. Ther cure or you get your money back. GOo box. McDow.ll, Atkins. Watson Cto. For th. next (0 dajri joo aa gut a colt tt- Tonroma pries at., , ��� THE ACME Tb introduce our as* ajatam at _aU��i_i_g t��-- tore our Jtall Stask aniTti. 21 emtio M. C 1. W_oa_t, Ctttor. -\ - SATtTRDAT DECEMBER 21, 19011 THE INDEPENDENT. Every man, woman and child is imbued with the spirit of pood-will���the de- ���sire to give is strong upon everybody who is ablo to give. Anil this is tlie s-eason ��� when those not able to give are willing to receive in kindly thankfulness. If you ������attend the great Retiring From Business Sale of tlie I'alneu Clothing House "Co. you'll Iind it an easy matter to give Christinas gifts us large preparations 'and tre- 'mendous reductions have been mado to help your buying useful Christmas presents. You'll find one dollar spont hero will go as fur as tiio in any otlier store. Another Saturday of Irresistible Bargains. Come and be convinced that prices were never so low. The Palace Clothing IIO Cordova Street. We Don't Sell Toys We Do Sell Shoes. 0 Don't you Avant a new pair before Christmas. . You \vill<jvant to appear well on the Day of All Days. Come in and see our Comfortable Footwear. The Union Store. THE GOLDEN BOOT STORE, 13 Hastings St. E. STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. (By G. K. Maxwell, .11. P.) A writer of considerable note tells :u3 that ihe was taught one of .the lessons of 'his life when on -a- holiday. He -went to Switzerland to climb the sublime Alps, to wander throug'h the charming valleys, to behold the awful majestic glaciers, to listen to the thun- -der of the avalanches, to sail over the beautiful lakes, n.nd to be encihnnt_d by the Bridal Veil, the GSiessbatk, ati'l Eie countless . other waterfalls for ���which this country is faunoais. Em ., nimld the marvelous scenery something ��� ��� more marvelous 'was discovered, viz., the people, their history, their simplicity, their industries, their life; all these 'have a charm compared with whioh ithe imagniflconce of nature dwindles Into insignificance. The same "is true of .ill lands and of nil peoples. There is more ' 'Of God in the maid ��� who cooks our meals, ln the man who polishes our boots, w.ho digs our coal, who chops, .saws and planes our wood1, who builds ���c-ur. houses, who blasts and chisels out - - xoek, who moulds our . iron and our ' steel.'and who puts them Into t'he most toea-utlful shapes, and*Into the most -serviceable forms, who senves >ln our stores, th'an there Is ln 'Mount Blanc, ,-or In t'he Fiords, or In 'the Trossnolu, ���or in Niagara, or in 'the Rocky Mountains,-or ln the Yellowstone Park.* This 5s a thought of pre-eminent Import a'nee, and Is one which should merer be forgotten. Man is iby nil odds the ���chief thing in the world, and all things 'in lt receive their beauty and1 tliedr "value, 'through*'tihelr .touch or contact wltih Jilni. In thesre days when all "things are being tested, when the 'thoughts, the principles, ithe systems, the labors of others who have gone -be- ' fore, and who no doubt thought and ��� _. labored according to the light that was in them, are being severely criticised, to -see what of right or wrong, justice -or Injustice, good or evil, there may be in them, lt is well to keep this In view. .Just as there are those who, when th;y c .go to a mew country, make moie of Its rivers, lakes,, 'fields, flowers, valleys, '.hills and mountains than 'they do of the imen and the women who have glv- -en to the country an^ glory, whioh it possesses, so there are those ,ivho, when industrial or social questlons.come up, and when brought face to face with ' glaring nnd unjustifiable Inequalities," 'due to a Vicious 'system, will sacrifice the man before ithey will sacrifice the cold-blooded article, puts Jt, we are *o take comfort fiom .the reflection that the terrible" struggle for existence ten is to final good, and that the suffering ot ���the ancestor Is paid for 'by the Increa ed perfection of the progeny. There might be something in this argument if. after the Chinese, the present generation could pay Its debts to its ancestors, otherwise It Is not clear what compensation the Eohippus (primeval or antediluvian horse) sets for his soriovvs, in the fact that some million i^f year* nrterivard��. one ot ihis d-2- sceml'ints iiiii�� the Derby. Suffice lt to say. theie is ,i struggle, that is admitted; let us see the results of this struggle so far as man is>concerned. So 'far ns Canada, Is Interested in this quest Ion ue do not as yet see the full force of .t'hl.s stiugglc, because the system which causes this stiuggle .is limited in Its operation. The older a country is. und the longer the system has been in existence, the more palpable 'Ltild struggle /becomes. Sir. Charles Booth ns not n faddist. He Is a cool, calm, clear headed man, who started out with n band of assistants to find out by personal Investigation the condition of the"people mi tlie great city at London. He has published the results of his Investigations, not by means of a. blood curdling novel, 'but in ' bar:, unvarnished .statistics, and yet ilr. Kidd, another collected thinker, says he has hi ought out in,a far more impressive manner than any sensational llteratuie could do, what Ls perhaps the most notewoi thy aspect ot t'he life of the masses in the centre of our civilization, namely, the enormous portion of the population which exists In a state of chronic poverty. The total per- 'centnge of the population to be found in .poverty as the result of these inquiries is stated to be over thirty per cent. Despite the enormous aecumula tlon of wealth system. In other words, they will give the system fair play rather than give -"the man fair'play. They will' Rather Fetter the Man . than fetter the system, and hence with such the system is everything, and man is of no account. To-day the great dls- ���covery is the .people, tholr needs- and their rlgihts. .We have made ourselves Hong* enough, too long ln fact, the slaX-es'of a system, and the .thought is shaping, itself Into a policy, that man Bhould not, and must not,,'be mode conformable to a system, but that any .system should be made conformable to ���the well being of man. The struggle for existence is a fact, an Indisputable fact, and we consider It one of the tfoulest plots on our civilisation to-day. When we attempt to grapple with this -fact we are met faoe to face with the -evolutionist and the materialist, and 'Consciously or unconsciously, intentionally or unintentionally, they do not help us. They tell us that this has been going on from the beginning, that ilt Is ���a. law or __, freak of nature, that lt Is one of her methods, natural selection, to attain a 'better apecles. As Prof. Huxley, in a .wry unsatisfactory and In the IUchest City of the world, the entire middle and upper classes only number a little over seventeen .per cent, of the whole population. In estimating the total percentage of the imputation, of Lomdo.i in poverty, the rich districts are included, ndtii the poor districts, but in thirty-seven districts, each with a population of over thirty thousand, and containing altogether one million, ono hundred and seventy-nine thousand persons, the proportion in poverty in no case falls below forty per cent., and In some of them it reaches sixty per cent���Let aie-add-to-this^picture.���Tn General Booth's picture, n hich he gave us Im Darkest England, there are iiftv- one thousand In workhouses, asylums, and hospitals; .there are -thlrty-thrue thousand 'homeless, two .hundred and tneiity-tivo'thousand next door to starvation; three . hundred thousand nre starving, nnd three hundred and eighty-seven thousand are very jioor. In nil this army of helpers nnd' needy ones is nearly or.e million strong. There lire, thirty 'thousand women leading lives of Hhnnie, and probably as many more engaged In the same 'business In quieter and lesa ostentatious ways Ten thousand seven hundred children died the previous year to the publishing of this book of violence and neglect. Theiv aie three thousand sweut- ers" pens in uJileh may be found three .thousand children. There are about three millions of people being tossed upon tihe sea of, misery. Let me still add to the .picture. There are.In England about seven hundred thousand out of work. There are about eight Jiun- dred thousand paupers. Of every one thousand persons who die, over nlns hundred die without leaning any 'property. About, eight millions of people exist alwttys on tihe borders of destitution. About twenty millloni are poor. More than half the national .income belongs to about ten thousand peopU, while there are over forty millions. Out of the1 same amount of people only one million and a half get above three pounds per week. The average income per head of the working classes I.s about seventeen .pounds per year, or lers than one shilling per dny. As. one man looks nt this .horrible mass of suffering struggling humanity, he writes: Some sell their lives foi bread, Some sell their souls for gold, Some seek the river's bed. Some seek the workhouse -mould. 'Such Is proud England's sway. Where wealth may work its will, While flesh is cheap to-day, W'hilc souls are cheaper still. How oheap both souls and bodies nre we shall see ns we proceed. Take .in illustration, ffou can get eight 'hundred matches for five cents. That is the retail price. What will the wholesale price 'be? If the manufacturers charge twopence for eight .hundred matches, after paying for wood, wax, wiflk, .phosphorus, printing, paste, advertisements, carriage and laborj How Much Will He Pay the women and children who make them? Wlhat can they possibly gat after all these other things, together with the manufacturers' profit, are provided for? What kind of a living can tli'ey get?i What kind of a struggle must be theirs when they haive to pay for rent, food and clothing? We talk of abolishing slavery. True we kicked the fetters off the black man, and paU millions to do so, but we have our white slaves still, and 'because dt is an '���industrial system which enslaves them, we say, the capitalists, that It is all right. By 'necessity these white slaves are compelled to toll sixteen hours a day, nnd seven days a week, for the magnificent sum of four shillings���one dollar. Isn't a body and a soul cheap? Isn't God's .handiwork cheap? But ns you look on you mutter, It's a struggle to get a bit of fire and warm them, a bit of bread to keep them alive, to get a few rags to cover them, to got a hovel to liouse them���a struggle! Yes, it's all a struggle to save the blasted figment of u body. Poor .things, lilttle did the God who made man. think that His workmanship, praised by every noble Intellect, would be so crushed, so abused, *,o mutilated for the glory of a system whose aim is gain, and whose dominant principle 'is selfishness. Struggle away. Soon outraged nature will rise up like an infuriated Pythoness, and then the gurgle" u 111 tell that the 'brutal struggle Is over. 'Dead! Yes, but a death that is a crime laid at the' dooi* of liumanlty. Who should be better provided for, who should 'have a nobler life, wlio should enjoy more of this world's comforts, who should live longest and happiest, j than those \i ho are day by day ministering by Wrelr toll, and iby what they produce, to the necessities, the comforts, and the luxuries of .humanity. Such things done in the broad daylight to me are awful, are disgraceful and are revolting. You* talk of treason to a king���why that man is the greatest traitor who Is false to his 'brother, man, and ithnt is the worst treason this eauth knows, irtwi a man arms himself through a system to Inhumanlze humanity. Take another .picture of this stiuggle. London! think of it, audi there come to you visions of cloud capped towers, -and gorgeous palaces; visions of sple.i dors, which outshine the splendors of Sardanaplus: 'Visions of wealth, visions of 'fashions, feasts," and what not, that make one Imagine that he was face to face with a land fairer than the day, and face to face with an Elysium in iihich there is no destitution, no poverty, no wrethedness, no misery, no suffering, and' no struggle. . All is NotGold That _<_HItters._i= have beem a true man, and a good citizen. Let us talk with one of .them. You see he 13 a staJwart youth, a man that would and might be useful and serviceable. He replies, to your questions. I .am a greenhorn In London. I've been walking the streets night and dny for nearly two weeks, and can't get work. I've got the strength, though I shan't have it long at this rate. I made a penny to-day, and bought a Ini'porth of bread, und a ha penny inugo' tea. There he Is���ground doivn to the locks."There are some who deny that a man needs to struggle for work. Such don't know what they are talking about. They are either ignorant or Innocent. This man's case is a fact. I 'know it. That pathetic figure of a strong 'honest young man Is a reality, and a scandal. Out'he goes looking for work. One day passes, and another, and another, but tbe thought keeps cheering ihim, better luck tomorrow. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, but, ah, it seems often like a mere will o' the wisp. Days run into weeiks, and still tlie youth is on the trail. There are times when he is received With great politeness, there aie other times when he Is drivero off as 'if ihe was a robber. To some places, buoyed up by a word or a look, 'he goes again and again, until he r��ceives the knock-out blow: Please do not come again. If we require your services we shall let you 'know. Who can. express the strange feeling thnt comes over one when the fact -begins to dawn .upon him that his search for work is a failure. He looks in the glass and he sees a strange degeneration in his own appearance. "*> Walk in and examine our ChriBtnnis goods. Invest 60 cents and secure' a ticket for our drawing. You may secure one of the ton beautiful prizes. DAWDSON BROS. Choice walnuts, two pounds for 25 cents. At The City -Grocery. The Mint. Is located at the corner of Carrall and Hastings streets. The bottled goods nre all first-class and the prices right for every one. Se.ittle Rainier hcor,5cents. If you want a really good rye whisky at a low price, our SOc rye is it. Gold Seal Liquor Company, 740 Pender street. PARIS GREEN, i HELLEBORE AND WHALE OIL SOAP for the extermination of the CUT WORM and other Insects���for sale 'by the McDowell, Atkins, Watson Company, The Drujrgists.'^ancouver. P. 0. BOX 29C. "PHONE 179. w. j. McMillan e> Co., Wholebaie Agents fob TUCKET CIGAR CO. UNION LABEL CIGARS I Brands: MONOGRAM, -MARGUERITA, BOUQUET, OUR SPECIAL, EL JUSTILLO, EL CONDOR, SARANTIZADOS, SCHILLER, Corner Alexander Street and Columbia Avenue, Vnncouver, B. C. -*m Union Directory. VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOH COUNCIL���President, John Crow; vice- president, W. J. Lamrick; secretary, T. H Cross; financial secretary, W. J. Beer; treasurer, C. Crowder; . statistician, W. McKtssook; sergeant-at-arms, G. F. Lenfesty. Meetings���First and third Friday in each month, at 7.30 p.m., ln Union hall, corner Dunsmuir and Homer streets. THERE IS of Fire or Injury to' Health when you use the ' The price is now such that almost everybody can afford it. Once used, always used. Apply at Office of Take your stand not, in vision, but .in Uie body. You hear Rig'Ben strike two In the morning. The moon shines clear on the Thames, and lights up the stone work of the embankment. Look at the spectacle whlcli a. Christian civilization presents to -a South Sea Islander, to a Mohammedan, and to a Buddhist! Look amd sec the fruits of our present industrial system. Theie on the. stone abutments which afford a. slight protection from the 'biting wind tire scores of men lying side by side, 'huddled together for warmth, without nny covering save their own. rags. Some have laid down a few pleoes of paper by way of taking the chill off the stones, but the most nre too tired even for thnt, an4 their toilet consists of removing their hats, and wrapping round thslr 'heads any old'nig that serves the, purpose of a handkerchief. There Ithey He, and some call them waifs, others call them wrecks, others call them tramp?, others -call them the unwashed���but everyone of these names la more of a disgrace to us than they are to them, for if Hie world had ibeen right, If a true system of brotherhood) (had been to' existence, everyone ol these would JOURNEYMEN BARBERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, No. ISO-President, G. W. Isaacs; vice-president, A. H. Lc��- gatt; corresponding - financial secretary, D. aP. Johnson, 163 Hastings St. East: recording secretary, C. D. Morgan; treasurer, J. A. Davidson; guide, J. A. Stewart; guardian, ,E. Morgan; delegates lo T. & L. Council: G. XV. Isaacs. Meets flrst and ' third Wednesdays of each month in Union Hall. THE RETAIL CLERKS' INTERNATIONAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION meets in O'Rrien's Hall, the first ana third Tucbdavs of each month. * T. A. Phillip, president; W. J. Lamrick, secretary, 24S Princess street. TEXADA MINERS' UNION, No. 112, W. F. M., meets every Saturday at 7.30 p.m. in Foresters' hall, Van Anda. President. R. Aitken; vice-president, C. A. Melville; secretary, A. Raper, Van Anda, B. C; treasurer, H. V. Price; ��� conductor, 'F. Burt; warden, John Llnklater. WOKS, WAITERS AND WAITRESSES' Union, Local No. 28. President, Chns Over; vice-piMsident. W. XV. Nelson; recording secretary. Jas. H. Perkins; financial secretary, R. J. Loundes; treasurer, Wm. Ellender. Meeting every Friday at S.30 p. ro. in Union Hall, corner Homer and Dunsmulr streets. VANCOU'R TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No 226 meet the last Sunday ln eacta month at Union hall. President, C. S C.impbell; vice-president, George Wllbv: secretary, S. J. Gothard, P. 0. box 6!: treasurer. W. Brand; sergeant-at-arms, Andrew Stuart; executive committee, E Ii. Woodruff. 6. R. Robb, J. H. Browne N. Williams; delegates to Trades and Labor council, J. C. Marshall, Robt Todd, J. H. Browne. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS���Beaver Lodge, No. IB- Meets second and fourth Wednesday in , each month in Union Hall. President, Wm. Beer; corresponding secretaiy, E. Tin-.mlns, 72G Hamilton street: financial secretary, J. H. McVety,' 1211 Seymour street. , VANCOUVER FISHERMEN'S UNION. No. 2. Meets In Lnbor Hnll, Homer streets every first and third Saturday In - each month at 8 p. m. Ernest Burn, president: Chas. Durham, secretary, 517 Harris street. STREET RAILWAY MEN'S UNION Meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month, in Sutherland Hall, corner Westminster Avenue and Hastings Street at S p. m. President, G. Dickie; vice-president, John Frizzell: secretary, A. G, Perry; treasurer, H. Vandcrwalker: conductor, Ed. Manning: warden, D. Smith; sentinel, T. Dubbcrley: delegates to Trades and Labor Council: John Pearey, Jas. Barton. Geo. Lenfesty, G. Dickie and H. A. McDonald. LTD. > Cor. Carrall and Hastings Streets. gAN&IJlftN t--a- ;.7vR/*c:rFi*e7 and PACIFBC LINE World'* UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS and Joiners���Meets every second and fourth Thursday in Union Hall, room No. 8. President. G. Dobbin: vice-president, J. M. Sinclair: recording secretary, W. T. MaoMullen; financial secrotary." H. S. Falconer: treasurer, J. Fergoison: conductor. R. MacKenzie; warden, J. MoLeod: delegates to T. and L. council, Robt. Macpherson, G. Dobbin, J. M. .'Sinclair. JOURNEYMEN BAKERS' AND OCKN- iFECTIONEKS' International Union of ��� America. Local No 40. Vancouver, Bl C. President, James Webster: vice-president, J. XV. Wilkinson; recording secretary, Murdo MacLoan, 2721 Westminster Avenue; financial secretnrv, H. McMuliin. Toronto Candy Co.: treasurer. - XV. - A. Woods, S55 Ninth Ave*, Mt' Pleasant; , corresponding secretary, F. Hawllngs, Barnwell Bros., Granville .,street; mas- to T. & L. Council: G. W. Isaacs. Meets first and third Wednesdays of enclt month In Union Hall. . CIGARMAKERS' UNION |NO_ 357��� Meets the flrst Tuesday in each month ln Union Hall. President,. A. Koehel; vice-president, P. Crowder; secretary." G. Thomas, Jr., MS Cordova street -west; treasurer, S. W. Johnson; sergeant-at- arms. J. W. Brat; delegates to Trades and Lahor Council, J. Crow, C. Crowder, G Nelson. i BROTHERHOOD OF IVAINTERS AN1D DECORATORS, Local Union No.-138, Meets every Thursday In Labor HalL President W. Pavier: vice-president, E. Crush: - secretary, C. Tinder, 1739 Eighth avenue, Falrview; treasurer, H. MeSorley. ' *��� - JOURNEYMEN TAILORS' UNION'OP AMERICA, 'No. 178-3Ieets alternate Mondays in room 1, Union Hall. > Presi-. dent, F. Williams, vice-president, Mlsa Graham; recording secretary, H. O. Burritt; financial secretary, Walfrefl Larson; treasurer, C E. Nellson; str- g��ant-at-arms, A. J. Kennedy.' �� i if win LOWEST RATES, . BEST SERVICE. To all point! In Canada and the United BtttM. THE FA8TB8T AKD BEST EQUIPPBD TBAIf CR088IKG THE CONTINENT. ���ULiMsa roa jiiu* aud csiha. EmpreM ot Chin* Dee. 2 TarUr.../ Dee. 16 Enpreniof India..' ;.'....Dec. w and erery lour weeka thtraalter. aaiLixo roa boholclo and awt*aua. Miowera Dec V Aorargl Jan 10 Moanb Fab 7 and every (ouctredu thereafter. For further particulara u to turn ratal ett apply to E. J. COYUE, ��� . >' JAKES 80LATER, A.Q.F.A., TietotAfeat, VaaeoaTtf��� B.O. *m Hcstlnca m., Vtatoant, B. 0. $uf��|>_.y From Tbelr Nanalmo, bonthdeld and FrotccttoB Iilano ^llieriei, Steam, Gas and House Coal Of tbe Following Gradei; Doublo BofMiwd Lump, Before You ;i: Oo Away - I for -your Christmas holidays._rlng_ " up 3-4-6"and we will send for your ���bundle. . - , Your linen will not only bo a. source'of comfort and satisfaction to you, but will .be the envy of your friends. If you like the HIGH GLOSS wo oui glvo It to you. or If you prefer the MEDIUM GLOSS or DULL FINISH you can have cither ��� tell uh your choice. Wo guarantee to satisfy youi PIONEER Run ofittM.MIn*! lNi Washed 1 !ut'sr>d *- I .��, * BAM DEL 1(. BOBIKB, Baptrlntcadtat. EVANS, COLEMAN A EVANS, Af*Bta, Vancouver City, B. C. DELICIOUS WINE Made KicuntvuY "to* B. C. Fkvit. FBK8H CUT FLOWERS UNION'-MADE DOMESTIC CIGARS. When making a trip around the Parte call oa w.D.*joo��ftBT-i&,rt HC���BtMHOBBMMBQ PnoNK 340.910 - 914 Richaum St Downtown Okfick, No, 4 Arcads. WlflTC 1ABOS ONLY. Arlington Hotel Cordova St. West. Head<jnarter��tort_i��en��tneerin�� trade in VancoOTar. CHOICEST���^^ Liquors and Cigars Flrrt-claaaiwwcafNmMeentauf. R. HURRY . - , i'JXi ���"���I r -v*'V ... -?--ut SP1LLIM THE SALT THE ORIGIN OF AN OLD AND VERY , COMMON SUPERSTITION. Some of the Ancient SlRma and Omens That Still Hold Sway Over Mankind ��� Breaking a Looklntf Glnsa and the Croaalnff of Knlvea. , There is a "wherefore" for all things, even for those "sigus, omens, superstitions," which some men call frivolous and foolish. Some men object to walking under a ladder. Well, is there not the dnnger of the ladder falling on you or of the man at work on it (hopping Ills paint pot or bis soapsuds on you? It is regarded as 11 sign of bad luck to cross knives nt tuble. This superstition came about In this wise. The original knife was nothing else but a dagger which men woro in their belts, renily for carving tlio mutton or tboir acquaintances. The crossing of blades meant a fight, and It is no wonder that women found crossed knivea a sign suggestive of misfortune. Spilling the salt or.ce meant tlio worst of bad luck, and toilny thine are many people wlio throw a piuch over their left shoulder "to break the charm" if thej happen to tip over the saltcellar. Salt was until recently an expensive article and a dear necessity. So important was it that' the finding of salt wells in Cheshire', England, first brought the merchants of Europe into savage Hritiiin and led to the civilization of the island. The very phrase "worth his salt" means vroith his biliary, und the word balary itself means "salt money." Because it was so important nucient usage placed the saltbox in the. middle of the table so that It might be within icaeh of all. The "gimtles" but above the salt and the "simples" lieloiv it. In the regalia in the Tower of London the saltcellar is oue of the most gorgeous pieces, being built like a castle of silver and heavily gilded. Such being the importance of the saltbox the upsetting nf it was something more thnn nn accident, lt was an event, aud, being bail luck in itself, soon came to bo regarded as a sign of bail luck. Some trace the beginning of the super- Btition to the picture ot "The Lust Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci, in which painting the saltcellar is represented as overturned. But the superstition is older than the picture, and it was undoubtedly because o_;tbe superstition tlint Leonardo so depicted the suit in his celebrated painting. To break a looking glass is regarded in some households as a sure sign of death in the family. The supeistition regarding the looking glass came about in this way. Before theie were any pool bouses thrio were plenty of old women, poor and friendless and long past the age when they could make their living by manual labor. But thoy knew the world nml the credulity mid the passions of mankind. They also knew the herbs of the Held und the garden which were possessed of medicinal virtues, nnd so between thcir knowledge of medicine und their knowledge of the human heart they managed to make-a living by selling simple remedies for the body and dealing out advice, prophecies and spells for the mind. "If you have n proud foe to make tracks," if you melt a rich uncle in wax," or if yon had the stomach ache, all you had to do was to cull in one of these "wise women," .as they were termed. Sometimes tho "wise woman" got too wise and was drowned or burned as a witch. Hers was a" perilous business, but the only oue by which the poor old hag could make a living. If you wanted to get rid ot an enemy in those days, you celled in tho local practitioner of witchcraft and told her your symptoms. Then she made n little imago of wax or a rag doll, which vvas named from the person whom you desired to "get off the earth." Set the image by the fire, and as it melted away bo would your enemy or your rich uncle pine away and die. Stick pins In the rag doll, anil the objectionable one would suffer the pains of "pins und needles." Smash the doll to pieces, and tho hated or superlluous oue would meet with n violent und sudden death. Another bchool of witchcraft held that a surer way to smash an enemy was w break n looking glass into which the hated one had just gazed. It must be done before bis image had vanished from the surface of the glass and with proper incantations, but was held to he mire effectual than wax dolls and rag babies. Hence the superstition regarding tbe bi caking of a looking glass. Why does a horseshoe bring good luck.' One explanation of (ho use of this prosaic piece of ironmongery as a talisman is that the Russian peasants used to paint outside their doors a picture of tbe Blessed Virgin. The halo aroutid the head they gilded. The rains and snows washed off the paint eventually, but tbe gilding remained iu the bhape of a horseshoe, and the peasants regarded it with the same reverence as tliey bad the whole picture. From Ilussin the trnveleis brought stories of the peasants having horseshoes at tlieir doors as a protection ��� ngainst-evil fortuno.uud so.the_supersti__ tion of the horseshoe spread over the world. The other explanation, and probnbly the true one, is thnt tbe symbol is of a far more ancient origin. The Oieeks nnd the Itonwns who pinned tlieir fuilh to the goddess Diana used to wear us n symbol of tlieir loyalty to the divine huntress her symbol of the crescent moon. As tbe ages rolled the crescent becuiue a horse.- shoe. One is nt liberty to accept either of these explanations or to reject both of them, but whatever the origin of tlie..belief In the lim wfclioc us a portent or go-id .luck, whether It'be the symbol of: the heathen goddess Diana or of- tho Chris- tlon Virgin. I here nre hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world who would "never lake the borsi'Blioc fiom the door." < ,,. , c Among the Italian" a Horseshoe Is supposed lo be a'protection ugaltiNt'the'evil eye, nnd when tliey feel lu need of such au amulet nud lmve not n linrs.shn. 'bandy.tbey point'out with the little linger nml the llrsi linger, tucking away the second nnd third lingers under the thumb nnd.thus making a passable smt of horseshoe of llie bnnd. Tliey always do, this in the rtii.il districts of Italy when tbey meet an Englishman, a mun witli, a suupshot cumera or anything else doubtful. ^,.���,�� ,, '" j A Good Filler.., _' *, ���] r" ''Jowne��� Blow'itz 'is* certainly,-"n bet tec campaign orator tbau Wyudhnni i.s. ���- Browne-^l ' don't 'see miich choice.: ^JThere's nothing new or, intPjipsting in, "itiiaf either or them cver'htis'tn say. - Towne��� I know, but Blovvitz takes lancer to say it- One Wcj- to Coll a 21am. The following is the recipe of the famous John Chamberlln of Washington for boiling a ham: "To boil a ham a la Chamberlin, tbe night before put tbo bam in a tub of cold water. fleshy part downward; skin part up. Next morning put the ham in a large kettle or pot of cold water to boll. Let tho water get hot gradually nnd continue to cook the ham lu a slow boll, scarcely move than n simmer. At the eml of live hours tnke the hum out, throw the water out of the pot and till it with fresh cold water. Put the bam back immediately and let it simmer or boll slowly live hours more. Then uild, according to tiie size of your purse, n gallon of vinegar or u gallon of elmot or burgundy or champagne; then simpler or boll for three houis more. Then take the limn o(T, skin It nud put In a cool place. Next morning trim It and eat when you nre ready. "To prevent the hum from tearing or the water suddenly boiling too fast It Is always safe to sew a piece of cotton cloth tightly aiouud tbe ham so as to lit us close as a glove. This will keep the ment firm and guard npjiiiist the neglect of tlio cook in letting the water boll too fnsi." A Clever Woman's Anawer. "Do you not consider your husband the most graceless sinner in existence''" This question vvas asked the wife ot n guy Lothario b.v n rival for his affections while playing a game culled "cm- dor." The stillness became Intense and overy pair of eyes grew rounder as those present looked from one woman to the other. It vvas the husband's voice that broke the silence. "Your question is out of order, Beatrice," he said quietly. "It is a rule laid down in courts of law that a woman is not required to testily against her husband." In the confusion that followed ns the game broke up the mun sought his wife's side. "What should you have replied to tlie query of the fair Beatrice if 1 hud not come to your rescue so neatly?" lie demanded. "I should have said you were a sinner, yes, but n graceful rather than a graceless one." Sloiv lint Inexorable JaMlce. In October, 1000. Pietro Ginconi and Marie Uonelli were tried at Home on n charge of sextuple murder by poisoning committed 31 years before. In England Eugene A ruin was hanged for the murder of Clarke 14 yours after the offense.' A man named llorne was executed for the murder of his child in the eighteenth century no less than 33 years after the offense. There is also the well known ease of Governor Wall, who wns executed in 1S02 for n murder committed lu ITS'.'. Sliervyard wus banged at Norwich for the murder of bis wife after a lapse of 20 years. But Sir FitzjiiiiiL-s Stephens recalls ���what ls the most remarkable case of all. He prosecuted as counsel for tho crown in 1S0I5 :i man wlio was charged witli stealing a leaf from a parish register CO years before���that is, in 1S03. In this case tlio prisoner was acquitted. Tf��&��ml��slon of Soand. A striking example ��� of: the magical effects capable of being produced by any one conversant with the laws of sound was shown by the late Professor Tyndnll in one of-his lectures. He placed on the iloor of tbe room an ordinary guitar. No cue was near, and yet some uiisceii bnnd drew sweet music from it so that all could bear. Tbe guitar vvas replaced b.v a harp, -with the same result. A wooden tray was then substituted, and even froru that Issued mysterious harmonics. The marvelous effect was simply due to the sound condi.ctliigqiisilltyof wood. In a room beneath and separated by two lloors was n piano, ami connecting the rooms wns it tin tube containing a deal rod, the end of which emerged lroni the Hour. The rod was clasped b.v rubber bands so us to close the tube, and the lower end of tlie rod then rested ou the sound board of the piano. As the guitar rested upon the upper end of tlie rod the sounds were reproduced from tbe piano, und when the bound board of the liurp was placed on the rod lt seemed as though the actual notes of tho burp were heard, the notes of the plitno being so like those of tbe burp. As the professor said, "An uneducated person might well believe that witchcraft was used In tlie production of this music."���Wliuuibers' Journal. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS; HOW THEY ARE MADE READY TO MEET MISHAFS AT SEA. The _ftrenf.<_t of n Slinrk. Given special advantages, such as that of holding the end of a stout rope at the other extremity of which is a hook fixed in n shark's mouth, man may, with the assistance of a number of his fellows, have the best of the shark. But alone and in the water the advantage Is wholly and absolutely tiie other way, und tbe strongest swimmer and the bravest heart fall when the tyrant of the sea seeks to make his acquaintance. The shark ls a creature gifted with great strength, a savage temper, dogged perseverance and exceptional power of jaw. The lion and tiger may mangle, the crocodile may lacerate, the bulldog may hold fast���the shark alone of llvlug creatures possesses tbe power of nipping on. a human limb at a clean bite. ' Gender of the Sword. Among the many curious notions obtaining among tlie different races using tho sword may be noted tbe gender of the weapon. In the north of Europe it was either masculine, as in Britain, or neuter, as lu Germany, while iu the south It wns uullormly, feminine.; Its force aud cruelty appealed to the northern mind. Its prncu and:elegance attracted the warriors of the hunny south, It typified to the oue strength,,to the other dignity.���Exchange. ' . A Fur Look. Three vlsltois traveling in the Isle of Mtiu thought tbey would visit Snne- fell, the king of Manx mountains. When walking up toward the mouu- tiuu. they e&pli'd au old shepherd coining toward tliem. Tliey thought they would take a rise out of lilm, so oue accosted him, saying: "They toll ine, old ninn, you can see England, Scotland. Ireland and even as far as Ameilca from the top of this mountain." "Oh, yes," said the old man. "If you will come with me, I will show you much further than America." So, chuckling to themselves, tbey decided to follow lilm. After trudging for about half an hour up the mountain side In a boiling sun tliey began to feci rather fagged and kept asking the shepherd bow much further tbey bad to go. He kept urging them on n little further until nt lust the three visitors lay down on the grass and said they would go no further for any sight. "Now," said the old man, "If you will sit here long enough you will see the moon." The Tnnnlnx Procesa. The slowness of the process of fanning ls largely due to the ililliculty witli which the tannin penetrates Into the bide. As the penetration progresses the outer part of the hide becomes converted Into leather and Is I hereby made Impervious: consequently the rate of penetration decreases. Months of soaking in tho tan pit are therefore necessary for thick hides. Many attempts have Been made to hasten this absorption of tunnlii b.v hide. The methods used include circulating the tan liquor so that fresh portions nro continually presented to the hide, forcing the liquid through the bide by pressure and using strong aqueous extracts of tauuing materials. It has been sought to attain the same object by passing a current of electricity through the vat in which tlie hides are suspended. One such process,bus been found lo shorten the time of tanning to ti quarter of that iicccsury when no ctiircnt Is used, and the leather is said to be unexceptionable.���Electrical Review. The Enklmoa. The old tradition-that the Eskimos aro a people of small stature is without foundatiou. On the contrary, in Labrador, Baliin Land and all around Hudson bay the height of the men is probably above rather than below the uvciugo of the human race; but, as a rule, the women, although very strong, are considerably shorter than the men. They nre brave. Industrious, piovident and communicative, in nil of which characteristics they contrast with the northern tribe of Indians., , Poor Meekton. "Henrietta," said Mr. MeeUton, "do you remember 'the moonlit evening when I nsked.you to marry me?" "I trust." Leonidas. thai yon ure not going to become sentimental and silly." "Not a bit of it. But I often recall the occasion with Inteiest. I can never quite understand how 1 managed to talk so familiarly to you without seeming Impertinent." All Cork. "There goes a man with two corlt legs. You'd never think It, would you?" "Go away! Didn't.I just'fioe lilm running awopB.llie-street like n deer to catch that street car? Lie cotildu't do that with corlc* legs, could lie?" "Certainly. If. as happens to be the case, be was born In Cor!:. Timely Warning. i Proprietor���1 am siitlsllctl with yon/ work. Pusher, mid I wiU^lse youi salary/from $30 to $1_" a,week; b.it. mind, that'does not mean-thm you must go and get married' on .the Btrengtb of It. ,.r,', Written Chinese is practically on;- form tbioughout the cnnplie and fliii* hard!? altered flurlug t,lie wbol?.course of'"Chinese1 hrstory.'1''T_i(.'f��!;[JOl;pi] 'ln:i- 'guage.'.oU'the other band, is cvjdskiu'J.i chanting. A Wonderful Uclio. Many 'wonderful echoes are known, but tbe one which takes the first place seems to be tbat of tbe old' palace of Slmonetta, near Milan.' which forms three sides of a quadrangle.. The report of a pistol Is said to be repeated by. this 'echo 00 times, and Addison, who visited the place on n somewhat foggydayrwhen-tbe air was unfavorable, counted d(i repetitions. At first tliey were quick,'-but , the Intervals were greater in proportion as tbe sound diminished. A Corn Plaster. A medical publication gives the following formula for a corn plaster: Take of purified ammonia and yellow wax, eaeli two ounces; acetate of copper, six drams; melt the tworUrst'together ovcr the fire, arid" after removing from, the ure, add the verdigris just before'lt grows cold. Spread the mixture on soft leather or linen, pare away the corn and apply the plaster. Keep It oh a fortnight nud then renew It. i * . ��� ��� ��� j, ���. . .,(! ChanKlnar tbe Subject. ��� ,An original method of closing o conversation was adopted by a host at,a dinner party the,oilier duy^ 'A young ,man had tinned It to a topic which bo ^lld not care to discuss, and angry fiances railed to make any Impression. "Now, then," said tbe host at last, "lot's change the conversation'.' ;For ���what we have received,'" etcu���London 'Globe. \ i ��� ��� n 1 'J _ -. -,;:-. -'patience.' '*���'' ' > ' \^ ] Her'Mother���You must,be patient with Wm,-... i..��.-i v '" "'���''' '-'Tha.Brlde-Oli, I aa-.ttap*-** lt will (take time for bim to see that ho can't tare hi* own way-���Puck. The Life Saving Outflli Thnt Are Carried by the Atlantic Llnera. Pnraplicrnalln Required ny Law. 1'honK Who Die at Sea. Going down to the sea in ships is gen- ernlly regarded.as risky business. Even, persons who would tuke their lives in their own hands nre squeamish about putting them into other persons' hands. This MliiciunNliiH'ss doesn't keep many of them iislmrr, but it makes most men, and piohahly all women, wish they knew how innuy lifeboats stood between thein and a wattiy gruve. When the manager of one of the lines of ocean steumeis was asked what prcpi- i.'itinn his company makes for saving passenger? iu case of accident, he said: "In the lust place, we don't expect to hnve nu accident." "But if you do?" "Then we have lifeboats, life proserv- eis, life rafts, lifelines and all the paia- i plieinnliu leciuired by law. Our steam- eis sail between New Yolk and nu English pott a ml are therefoie subject to the regulations of the Biitlsh board of trado as well as to the American rules. In order to clear a vessel currying passengers fuim a British port wc must be inspected or sm ieyed by the British surveyois befoie vie can get n ceililicute. This bus to be done before eveiy departure from their ports. That means vve are surveyed* by their inspectors every few weeks. When taut takes place, all our fire apparatus is examined, and vve hnve to go through a pint of the bout drill. A certain number of the lifeboats ure swung overboard to show that tha davits aio in woiking order, and one of them is loweied to the water. "We used to have drills ut sea. but that iiiennt that the whole ship's company must appear on deck. The firemen came up in their iinilershiits or without them, ns the ease might be. Tlie stewards, the clinks, the butcher, and the baker, nnd the ���.eiillion���eveiyboily tinned out. It wasn't whnt you might cull a dress parade, and we gave it up. Drills nie hud in poit now. We hnve lifeboats with a cur- r.ving capacity of 1,500. although vve rnie- ly hnve more than 1.300 or 1,400 souls ubniiid. When vve hnve cnnieil over 1,500 out from England, we put on rafts for the balance." A big ocean steamer carries a whole lleet of lifeboats. Here is the list of the bouts corricd by one of the German steamers: Ten steel boats of a capacity of .V_!0 cubic feet each, two steel bonis ot 'IHO cubic feet each, twelve collapsible bouts of 304 cubic feet each and two wooden ones of V24 and 135 cubic feet io- speetivi-ly. Tho cubic capacity of a' bout is of interest because upon that depends tlie number of persons it can enrry. Ac- couling to the law in this country, the carrying capacity of it lifebont on un ocean vessel i.s found b.v multiplying the cubic capacity by six nnd dividing the result by ten. According to this rule, each of the largest steel boats above mentioned would be allowed to enrry thirty-one pus- songeis. As a mutter of fart, they are exported to cany fifty or sixty. The lifeboats aie nlvvrys ready for use. They uie not elaborately stocked, but eueli one entries a certain list of articles stowed away so us to economize space as much ns possible. _ Each boat contains two ensks of water, a case of ship biscuit, nine ours, extra oarlocks, snil ami mast, fireworks foi' making signals .if distress, lumps, oil, bont compnss,.axcs, rope lad- ler with wooden'rungs, bailers and plugs fer stopP'Uig leaks. The 'hipping regulations in thi.s conn tiy requite nn nnnunl inspection of steumeis wl-ich "must be made only on writ ten application" by the owner, muster or nil- thoii-.ei! ngent. Our shipping laws nre modeled un those of Great Biituiii. but in this respect nre considerably less rigni- ous. We have no inspector to see that tlicie is a fire drill or that the life saving appliances are ever tested, except once a year "on written application." The certificate then issued Is good until the ne\t annual inspection. As for the ill ills, theie is a law requiring tliem to Hike place once n week, and the fact that the drills are held to he entered in the logbook. Excellent law. If the drill i' always held and lecordeil nnd the busy in. specter looks through the logbook /or the whole year nnd ���..���uislics himself thnt it is nil there, then the excellent luw is most excellently obseiveil. Heie is the I.iitish regulation for tlie inspection of steumeis carrying passengers fiom Biitish pints: "A ship shall not clear outwurd or piocecd to sen on any voyage unless bhe hns been surveyed under direction of the immigration ollicer ai the port of clearance, but nt the expense ot the owner or charterer thereof, by two or more competent surveyors, to be appointed, etc. The survey shnll be made before nny portion of the enrgo is tnken on bonrd, except so much as may be necessary for ballasting the ship and such portion, if laden ou board, shall be shifted if ree.'.iiied by the surveyors." While the proportion of passengers lost nt sea is remarkably small, the proper- Jiou_of those who die at sea is still sniiil]- er. Obscuie persons unnccniiipuuiril by friends ure lecominendcd not to shufile nh* I heir mortnl coil on shipbonrd unless they have a funcy for being buried at sea. Steerage passengers who die���and they form the majority of those who do���nre always buried at sea and In very short order too. ��� In the case of cabin passengers It nil depends on circumstances.' All stcamcis carry one special collin, but r.s a general tiling only one. This can be hermetically seuled uud would be used for bringing into port the body nf any one of espcclul consequence or of any one accompanied by friends who objected to a burial at sen. If n man was not well known and was unaccompanied by friends,, his body would not be carried to port unless the ship was only n dny'or two from landing. The steamship man who gnve this Information said it was rnther u delicate question whether a coipse had any rights, lie did not know whether the friends of a person who had been burled nt sea would have a right to protest because his body had not been brought to them. Tho captain's word is luw aboard ship, and if he chose to bury anybody who had died be would fi'obubly be within his rigbts.- ^ Foiled. "ITnir'singed',' sir?" tho barber said, witli n rising inilection. ' < ,;'W,Iint good does it do.to singe Jt?" do- mantled Mr...Tyte-Phist. , ,. ,;'', ,] "flukes it "grow better." '"' *' ' ' | 1' "So'you ca'u'g'et to cut it'oftener, hey?" sifiJ'.-Mr.' Tyte-lUilst .fiercely..-."No,, sir! It grows too bluuied well now!"���Chicago Tribune. HER WAY. Ejer? *5'cll, no, her eyes ain't much! . Guess jou seen a lot o' such��� Sort o' Binull nu' liluey-grey, 'T uln't her eyes���It's Jest her wny��. Knlr uln't blnek, nor even lirown'; ' tint no gold upon her ciown; sort o' ashy, 1 Elioulit my, T ain't her hair���it's Jest her way. "f nln't lier month���her mouth ls wide. :<ort o' runs from side to s.ile; See 'ein hotter cv'ry day, 'A uln't her mouth���her mouth la wide, Nose 1 reckon's notliln' groat, Couldn't even swenr it's straight; 'l-'uet, 1 feel I'm free to suy 'T tuln't her nose���It's Jost her way. rigger's plnln: io:np'e\lon's red; tint uo st.ile, I've heiiril It sulci: Never li-niueil to slug or pl.iy, I_r parley Kreueli���it's jest her wiy. Uive lier? Well, I giWJS I dol I.o\o hor mighty fond nml true; l.ove her lietter cv'ry ilny; Dumiu why���It's Ji-st her ivny. ���miuihctli Sylvester. IN L. VE-IDER LAND. The I'rnerniic Hiu-o-t In tlio Shire of surroy, in l-n;;!''"'!' Only ten miles from London lies Lavender land. Olnnous patches of purple flowers bulbing in bright Sur- ley sunshine seem to make tlie air heavy with their sweet, old-fashioned .scent for miles around, .lust now they lire busy in Lavender land gathering in tlie 'season's harvest. Tho inhabitants of tho little Village of Wellington ��� upon which the miintlo ot Mitchniii, ' formerly tlio ccntic of the industry, bus fallen ��� are cutting thn purple blossoms nnd miikinu; them into sheaves. From the' fields the hheaves of lavender aro t.iken to thu gre.it distillcrv which stands within thn flower-laden garden of _lliss yprulcs, tbo lady lavender farmer who has done so much for the revival of the local industry. Years ago. when Miss Sprules first began its cultivation, the local lavender was in n bail way. A succession of s-evcro viniteis with killing .spring frosts had almost exterminated tlie once-fniiious lavender of Mitcliitm and the neighborhood, and the foiciguer wns pouring his inferior scenls' into the'English market. Now the industry has become again a large and important one, and in spite of the encroachments of tbo builder, which have nlrendy driven llie lavender from Milclmm und aro thi oat ening it in the neighboring villages of Carsluilton. Wallington, and llcddineton, there is enough of It grown in the district to lust for ninny a vear. Thu old London streot cry is almost (lead. In but few places now cull the old. familiar call. "Sweet In vendor," bring back to memory Iho days when the use of tho flower and its scent was almost universal among the women of Knglund. But in spite of this the sale of the Knglish lavender is again increasing, thanks largely. no doubt, to tho pntronngc of tho lute Queen. Lavender in branches, lavender in bags, oil of lavender. salts of lavender, lavender disinfectant, nnd lavender w.iter���nil are being sent away in (planthies from (lie little cluster-of Surrey villages.���London Express. Mr ^ M. ( onnii\. . Sir William Marlon Conway, who has heer elected Professor of Fino Art, Cambridge, is alieady eminent lis n lcctrior on tlint subicct, holding, as he dues. the Chair of Art and University College, Liverpool; but it is probably us si nioiiiitniiiccr that bo is best known. In 1S92 ho was in tne Himalayas, where ho climbed a peak 2:1.000 feet high. In 1-Sill lie traversed the Alps from end lo end. and in 1S0G-07 ho exploicd the evtorior of Spitzberiren. In 1S!>8 he explored and surveyed the Bolivian Andes, nsriniding Sorntn. THi- niuni, nnd nlso Aconcagua. -Ho hns written largely, alike upon mountaineering; and upon nrt. his chief works upon his professional subject including "Tbe Artist!c Pevclopincnt of Reynolds nnd Guinsborouch," "Early Flemish Arlisls." "The IVnndcutttu-s of the Netherlands." "Tln> Literary Hcmn'ns of Albrocht Duror," and other works. TTe has been a university extension lecturer for ("inrnlirldi'e. Sir Morton was bor\ nt, Ilnrheslnr. in 1S52. nnd is the son of the llev. Wm. Conway, ration of Westminster. Rcpton.is bis school, nnd Trinity, Cambridge, his college. , | -, ; ' , * ,,Mln��" *'r��. Up *��� ,-t. The relit Blue tells a story illustrative of the ".slinincs.s" of Mrs. TJeuut. An English ollicer was pointing out .to her how impossible it was for her husband to escape tho cordon of, troops which was drawn "round" lilm. As-Mrsr**l.eivct_secmed unable to understand him, the olllcer placed n dnrcu eggs in u. circle ' on the table, with a half-crown in tho middle. The eggs, bo explained, pointing to himself, wero the English; the coin, point ing to a portrait of Dewot on tlie wall, was her elusive husband. It wus nn excellent object-lesson, nud it was perfectly successful. "I see," said the simple Dutch woman, in excellent English "But wliere ( i.s Ilewet?" 'And tho half-crown hud,disappeared! > Aliirim-il Ov*r *->. I'iiiiI'n Condition. The public alnrm concerning tho romlillon of St. Paul's Cathedral, says a cablegram from London, is becoming intense, as experts report thai the, settlements of tlio .foundations is due to a scries of dry summers, which huve caused the London clay, on which the national Cathc- (-1-111*1 is'built, to crumble. H is estimated thai th.e cost of underpinning the fabric will be SI,000,000, for which a public subscription is to be started. FIVE LITTLE FOXE& An lrlnli vtfitti, Tho Boer Commandant, lVolmar^ mis, writing' about the fight at Bronkburst . Sprint, mentions tlio bravery , of Private Doolan of tho Constabulary. i Fifteen Boers surrounded hi in and demanded that" ho surrender, -noolnii replied: "Ilivil a surrender!'{ft and-kiHod four Boars' before bo wns wounded, mortally, it le believed. Among my tender vlnea I ��py ��� -' - A MtUt (ox Mined���By and By.. Then set upon him quick, I say,. Tba avrlft young,hunter���Right Away. Around each tender vine I plant 1 find the littlo toi���I Can't, Then, fas* ��i ever hunter ran, ,* Chase him vrlth bold and brave���I Cafe No iin In trying���laffa and whinca This fox among my tender vines. Then drive him loir and drhe lilm high. With this good hunter, named���I'll Try. Among the Tines ln my small lot Cretpa In the young tox���I Forgot. Then hunt him out and to his pen. With���I Will Not r-wgot Again. A little fox Is hidden thero Among my vines, named���I Don't Carr. Then let I'm Sorry���hunter true��� Chase lilm afar from vines and >ou- \ SMALL CALIBER RIFLES. now They Mny Tie Kept Clean Wit* a Suulrt of Water. "Now, I'll tell you something tllat will save you the trouble and expense of bringing this gun to nie again," snld the expert gunsmith to the owner of a .22 caliber magazine rifle, the barrel of which had become so foul that It would not shoot true. "The rifles of this gun are not leaded. They arc simply caked up vvitli powder. All small caliber rifles get tbut way when ordinary, soft bullet* nie shot out of them. This caked powder Is as hard,us steel, and If I ���were to .try to get It out with Instruments I would ruin several dollars' worth of tools. Water Is the thing to use. Water Is the greatest solvent known, but very few people, particularly people vv bo handle guns, seem to appreciate it They nearly always try to clean their gun barrels with oil when water will do the work twice as well. "Vou use this rifle mostly for shooting frogs, don't you? I thought so. Hint Is what most men use a .22 caliber for. And you sometimes shoot It several hundred times a day. nnd you find lt too much trouble to wipe It out every fow shots. Ain't I right? I knew It. Now. let me tell you what to do. Get a small syringe that you can carry in your vest pocket, nnd after every ten or twelve shots squirt a syrlngeful of water Into the barrel of your gun from the breech, then shoot a cartridge out of lt while lt Is wet. If you will follow tills plan, you pan shoot your gun 10,000 times and never need to clean it. The water softens tbe powder that has accumulated in the rifles anil the bullet forces It out. "Use plenty of water In the barrel ot your rltle. very little oil In the lock, and never under any circumstances put coal oil lu the works, and you will save yourself much vexation and always have a smooth working gun." Anecdote of Sims Rcc.tcs, ' An operatic singer tells tlie following little known ac.cdote relating to tho- lato Mr. Sims Reeves: About the middle of the sixties, while the eminent tenor wus living in a hotel of a town on tlio south const, he made a vvagcr with another guest that he would black 1:1s face, proceed to the beach und 6lng ii few of' the songs which hud mado lilm famous without recognition. Sims l.eeves duly disguised himself and rendered to a sparse audience "Tom Bowling," "My Pretty Jane," etc.; but, strange to sny, he did not receive much in tlio way of appreciation or financial tributes from the beach loungers. Hat In bund the tenor approached an elder- lv gentleman who was standing apart and requested a trifling honorarium, but tlie stranger hud recognized the gieat vocalist despite his ebon hued skin, and he replied with decision: "Nut this time, Mr. Sims Iteevcs! My wife Is mad about your performances, and you have cost me many a guinea. You liave just treated me to the luxury of listening to you .without any ruinous expense being attached." "Confound, you," t said Itecves. "you have made'me lose my bet! Come to my hotel and have a drink." The stranger accepted the hospitable Invitation. Children'* Meali. Children should be taught to be regular nt their meals and to take nothing between meals. This rule -applies to Infants'as, well as-to older children. The practice of feeding the little one every_tinio.lt cries is a.most serious !n-_j jury to its weak digestive organs. ' An infant's stomach, though lt needs'food at more frequent Intervals���two to four hours, according to Its age���requires the same regularity which is essential to the maintenance of healthy digestion, In older persons. The Irregularity usually practiced Is undoubtedly ono of the greatest causes of'tne'fearful mortality of Infants from' disorders of the digestive organs, as appears In our mortuary reports.., .- .. -. - Comment. Before using cornmenl In a bread always : scald'it to soften"' Its'' starch. There ls net time enough during tho baking for tliis to be1 dono pioperly. Do this by scalding half of the milk or water you, use, then pout' lt hot ovcr the eornmeul. Next ndd the eggs, tho rest of tbe cold liquid, thon the flour nnil baking powder sifted together.��� Good Housekeeping. ��� " Pepper. 14. - ,,', ��� - The value of pepper,was .known of old.. Wc read that when'Rome'had to lie ransomed from'tho barbarian conqueror In tbe year 400 Alarlc'demandcd 3,000 pounds of pepper among the'payments and thnt'HIppoeiates used It in mcdlclnciapplylng It to the skin Jezebel lng to' on ,the que,cn of Abnb, accorfl- e"(if"i!in rabbis. haii'':'biack _"_'(��� nf boll." , - THE INDEPENDENT VANCOUVER, B. C. Hindoo Dniteing., nindoo dancing boars no similarity to that of the European. Stage acting in the shape of comedies and tragedies is hardly to be found among the Hindoos. The chief characteristic of their dancing Is their dress, which very often is horrible nml giotesque to look nt. Theli dances consist in wrestling, jumping and moving the shoulders, heads, hands, logs, 0.1 it agitated by violent convuis.ous. to 'lie sound of musical instruments. The Hindoo taste for music is so marked that there is not n single gathering, however small, which has uot some musicians at its head. Thu instruments nu which they play nre. for the in-jst part, claiincts* and tituiipets: tliey lmve also cymbals and several kinds of sm..ll iliuins. 5.'he sounds produced by theie kiMru- incuts are far from pleasing nml may men appear hideous to Rtuopi<m cais. The niattiva, or conductor, i_ the most renin ihu hie of nil the musician.. In heating tinu he taps with his fingcis on .1 narrow drum. As he beats lus shoi'ldeis, Lead, aims, thighs and, in fait, all the IMits of his body pel form successive biovi inputs, and simultaneous,!}- he utteis luiiiticuljtc ciles. thus animating the Wusieinus both by voice aud gestuio. ' Wclxh Rabbit. The famous John Chamberlain of Washington had a iccipe for Wflsh rabbit which vi as a poem. It is as follows: "Welsh Rabbit.���Four ounces of cheese, half nn ounce of butter, a spoonful of mudo mustaid, two tablespoonfi.h of eieiiiu, cayenne und black pepper to taste. "Grnto or chop the cheese then in a bowl w ith a spoon 01 ia a mortar with a pestle, rub all to a ttuifoim paste, adding or not, ns you like, a tablespoonf nl of ale, porter, beer or champagne; make a rhro of lather thick toast, which dip un Instant in boiling viator and place iu tho oven. "Now transfer your prepared chetso niktme to a saucepan nud stir ovei a gentle heat until melted, then heat up quickly aad pour upo'i the toast niul Mi re. This is a quantity for one person. Tune leqniicd, fiom I Into to l.i a minutes. This leelun *��">iu'lie lesnect of < ougrcss." CAUGHT A POKCUPINE. . , J. C. C. Bremner's stagbounds killed a porcupine last week. Mr.-Bremner took __>__ quills out of the mouth of one of the dogs and a largo number out of the mouths ol the'others. Some of tlie quills had worked thcir way through tho roof of tho dog's mouth and i were pulled out point foremost through the skin of tho nose. They had penetrated the bony structure of the dog's mouth and aoso in thcir passage. The dogs are very little the worse now, although their mouths wore very sore for u time. Porcupines are very seldom seen here.���Edmonton Bulletin. ADVICE TO MOTIIBHS. How to Keep tho Baby Healthy and Happy���Avoid the So-called Soothing medicines. 0. C. 1UCIIA1.DS i. CO. Bear Sus,���A few days ago I was taken with a. severe pain and contraction' of the coids of my leg, and had to be taken homo in'a rig I could not sleep for the pain and vvas unub.e lo put my foot to the Iloor A friend told me of your MIXARD'S LINIMENT, and one hour from the first application I vvab able lo walk, and the pain entirely disappeared. , You can, use my name .us freely as .vou like, as I consider it 'the best reniwly I have ever used. CHKlSTOPHElt GBKIiY. Ingersoll, Ont. ��� ���> Tlie first fire engine used in tho United States was brought . from England to Xevv York in 1731. Every widow, even to pound limit, imagines bhe "pathetic figure in black." ' ' 7, . 11 MARIJ'S LINIMENT CUB MU the 300- makes a Every mother is naturally solicitous as to the health of her children, but not everyone treats their little troubles in the right way. The so-called soothing remedies aro still used altogether too much, although physicians have preached agumst them for many years. Tlio fact that they put children to sleep is no sign that they aro helpful. On the con- tiary, soothing drugs aro dangerous and distinctly harmful. At the slightest sign of ill-health or disorders, give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets. Tho medicine is purely vegetable, and is guaranteed to contain no opinio or poisonous soothing stuff. Foi indigestion, sour stomach, colic, constipation, simple fovers, diarrhoea, the irritation accompanying the cutting of teeth, there can bo no better, no safer remedy than this. Baby's Own Tablets ore a sweet, pleasant little tablet whiih any child will take rca-dily, and dissolved in water, may bo given with absolute safety to tho youngest infant Motheis who havo used those tablets cliccrfully testify to the benefit their little ones have dciivcd from them Mis. K. L. McFarlane, Bristol, Que., sajs- "In my estimation Baby's Own Tablets have no equal as, a. medicino for lulle ones. In cases of childien.' ttet'hing I would not be without them on any account, ns they keep my baby healthy and happy." Diuggists keep tliem,'- but if you cannot (ind them conveniently! send 25 tents direct to us and wo will forward a bo\ by mail prepaid. The Dr. Williams Medicine Co , Brock- ville, Out. Eieiy mother .should have our .valuable little book on the caie of infants and young children. Sent free for the asking ' A STORY TELLING CONTEST ''After a woman succeeds in getting the wedding img vihero she wants it she begins to say what she means. linn With the Solemn Fnce Eanily B?n_ All the Ollicra. One evening, at i. well known hotel a lumber uf traveling men wore spinning yarns, and the talk turned upon self sacrifice and the piivations good friends had undergone to contribute to the vvoild- ly success of an associate. One solemn faced man told the following. "I had two tclioojmates," he began. "One of them was aspiring to be a lawyer and the other had aspirations for a high place iu the medical profession. Tbe college we attended was one at which tlie discipline was severe and the requirements for graduation ivei-e cMicting. Well, thusc two boys managed to worry along until tho day of the linal examination came. The young law student had perfected himself in his studies and vvas likely to pass with high honors. The medical student, however, was in a far less enviable plight. He found that the examination would he for the most part upon the anatomy of the leg. and this wus the one branch of the course lie had neglected. He confided in his roommate aud nailed out his bonows. " 'If I only had a leg to dissect,' said he, 'I would puss that examination at the head of my class.' "It was here that his roommate rose sublimely to the occasion. He rolled up his trousers and insisted thnt his friend amputate hi" leg at the knee. His medical fnend dciutiircil, but the lnw student insisted, and finally the amputation was performed and tlio medical student cap- inled his diploma. "Years afterwaul this same doctor was sitting iu an oflice suiiounded by all the evidence of a piospeious practice. The door opened and in came his old roommate nt college. The greeting was, of coarse, uffeelipg, ami then the doctor in- qiiiied how the lawyer was getting on In the wiuld. The lawyer biiid lie had been pi.u-ticing .scleral yeais in the petty af- faiis of the law and would rise to distinction if he could secure a good case. 'I want a minder case,' said be: 'one that will titti.ici speiial attention aud Involve sonic well known citi/eu ' "The doctor evcused himself nnd, picking up a heavy poker, left the room. He p'lotccdcd down stabs nnd killed his l'liull.'dy, icsortmg to ull thctatioeitics that ingenuity could devise to make his Clinic one that would create a sensation. He w.is siiciessful. The papers teemed with the nu fill details of the deed arid the tragic events of the tiial. His friend, the one legged l.i iv yer, defended Inm. nud he was .cle.li cd. Both of these men occi.py lending places in their professions today. It }ou don't believe this stoiy, you can come up to my room and I will show vou a picture of the school these two friends of mine attended." $15.00 Ladies' Spocial Ilk cold fillod Ilimlhif. en .0 miaruntood to wear for i"ije,ir-, with oithor Wultlium or El- Kin movement. A splondid watch fot a school te.-ichor or zuirso. ^.OO Gent's Spccialopon faco, nv mill fillod enso Kunrnntood to wonr for 2X yours, with oithor Wnltham or Elgin movomont. A Rood relisblo time-piuco for mi) num. Sunt to nny lulilrosi.Monoi clieorfullj rofundcdif unsatisfactory nud roturued at onco. D. R. DINGWALL Ltd 4 24 Two Stores 08i MAIN ST. HCOIil.D.A.-X* argams-" AND gans Our Mr. Hatcher goes east this week to select a large stock of Pianos and Organs for holiday trade. In-the meantime we are offering some great bargains to make room for new stock. Write early for Catalogue and price list. XVe have a large number of good second-hand Pianos and Organs for sale cheup. Kldredgc "B" Sewing Machines. Dr. ,1.1). li i _���'g'e J_.\sumuiy Cordial is a 3IH.L-0V cuie lui i \-e- tin, din.ihooi, chol- cm, timimci ioni;>i.itii.t ten -icMio-3 and complaint-, i���u eiil.n lu ehlldnn teething. Itgiven imriicd.n'c ichif ti ,h.)S0 puflermg from ihu ��� tkotsof mdisuieion in oiting unripe fruit, cusi.inln.ra, Uu. Ii acts with won. dcitul inpiditv aid nour fai!�� io lonquer thodi*u-j. Si ono need fo.r choloia If the> liuteu buitieof thiii mouiuine convenient. In, New Orleans last year soventy- eigiit persons^ died from the effects of jgunshot'wounds.' * " *"' - During tho month of October 320 immigiants lodged at the government buildings, Calgary. Boware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury w ill suroly destroy tho sonsoof Bitioll and completely derange tho wholo system whon entorin,; il through tho mucous surfaco_. Such articles should noior boiiscdozccptonprcscrip. tions'rom ropntnblo physicians, ns tho dnmaRo thsy .nil do is tenfold to tlio cood }ou can pos* lbly demo from them. Hall's Catarrh Curo, luiinii f ictureil hy F, J, Chouoy & Cd.,ToIedo, O, contninsn(>uiu.ciiry, and is taken intornally, nclintfdneitl) nj,on tho blood nnd mucous surfaces of ILots-tc:-. la bu}'iii; Hall's Cutnrrh Curo bo sino >ou Ketthoccmmio. It is tnlcoa i Internally, anil mudom Toledo, Ohio, by]?. J, Cheney A. Co. Testimonials freo. Sold h> D.-njwisti, prn o 75c. per bottlo. Hall's family Pills nro tlio best. The average man fails to learn a lot of things that experience should toach him." S0Z0D0NTT00TH POWDER 25c I' ' ������__^_^~___ ' 'Most ftirls who look-sweet at men don't meuii it. Coquettes ure like weather vanes- only fixed when tbey become rusly. MAUD'S LINIMENT Relieves Nenraljia. Slow wisdom is sometimes better than sudden lnspnation. When a widower puts a black band around his hat, the women say "The old hypocrite." Mmard'S'llmment-Cnre^Bums.-Etc;' The chief reason most men want to go to heaven when tliey die. Is that they know it will surprise their wife's relatives to seu'lhuni there., ' ' ���Tl-ihh't necessary for, a man- to sow- wild oats, they come up along the path ho travels. SOZODONTfortheTEETH25c The fellow i\vith< an. axe to grind'is always looking for someone to'do him a good; turn., -p ,\ . . , , HINABD'S LINIMENT for Sale EreiTWiEItL Won. ITc bad gone to nsk her father for her hand lu man Inge. "Well, sir. what Is It?" snapped out the old man."Remember. I urn a mail of few words." "I don't care If you're n man of only one word If It's the right one," replied the suitor. Ue got the girl. Lemur* For tlie 2_oo. * . i J The national zoo has Just received thiough an animal dealer In Philadelphia a magnificent pair of the large black and .white lemurs Indigenous to the Island of Madagascar. This makes the fourth pair", of; these animals brought to this country, and. In 'nddl- tlon to being highly attractive by reason of their coat of loug Jet black and 'snow white balr and.'thelr'abnormally' large and luminous eyes, tbcyjare of very great Interest froin"tb'e*vleVpolnt of science nnd evolution. The lemur stands In the same relation to apes and monkeys as they in turn stand to tlie human race, only In tbe case of the lemurs and apes the "missing link" conhcctlng'the two generals In real aud actual existence, be- ,Ing'realIzed,In',tbeJI'aye-aye," a peculiar animal, also of Madagascar, tbat ls as much lemur as It Is simian. .,'!'('.; <* -"'Tho Retort Conrteorn. -rA-storjj-ortitoId Isffbat of LordT^-7 who when a young "man was opposing Mr. Sugden,_subsequently.lord,chancel- lor of England, In a parliamentary contest "He's tbe son of a country bar ber,", said the noble lord.- ��� ���1 Replying afterward, Mr. Sugden said: ''Ills lordship (has told y,ou tbat -I am nothing but tbe son of'a'country barber,, but ne lias .not told you all, for I have been a barber mysfclf and worked In ,tny father's shop, and all I wish to sny about that Is that had 'bis lordship been born the son of a country burbot ho would have been a barber still. That, to my mind. Is quite clear." Sclllnic Your Dlnmondn. Foople who bay diamonds are apt to aiiMici lellections upon tLeir e\tiuva- g.ince with tlie lemaik thnt diamonds iuo a good investment and that tliey can always get thei; money hack'on tliem. This is plausible and p.ntly true, hut not ontiicly. Tl.e linq; itself, though the design may be olnbointe. as it sometimes is ln men's nags, nud of the finest and riost j aitisticof viork'naiibliip, will seldom liiiug tunic than llie ninth of the gold unless sold to an individual, and styles of setting change c.iough to make old fashions of little value. , A woman In rtdiiced circumstances recently sold a ring which cost at the time ' of its purchaso $150 for $-10. It is a cluster ring, witli nine small diiiniuiuls surrounding a linger one. Tlie ring was up- piaibOil at a jeweler's, who bet the pies' put value upon it. It is a pielty nug. nith white stones and biillinnt, but it is uofwoith a thud of what it was foity yeirs ngo, when it came into the possession if its oiigiunl owner. Dealeis ia stones say alsni that diamonds lose in weight perceptibly with wear, and for thut reason become less valuable. NO RISK There is absolutely no risk in purchasing your watches, fine jewelry and silverware from us. We guarantee safe delivery; we prepay charges and cheerfully refund money in full if desire'd. Our handsomely illustrated catalogue will assist you very materially, 3.nd may be had upon application. DIAMOND HALL. Established 1854. ESTER & ER Y. M. C. A. Dlock. - - - - Portage Ave, Winnipeg. �� THE 99V it STEEL RANGE Got What He Deserved. "Ton know Thioggms? Smooth fellow. "(Jieat jolliei., 'files to Keep on the good ,"i>iile of eici.vhody. Well, he went lo .chinch last Sunday morning and slept thiough the whole sei mon. Then he li ul the gall to tell the Rev. Di. fomthly. after the congieg.ition had been dismiss- *"ed, that he hail never enjojed a iIiscihusp so much 111 his life, and he would like to hon oiv the in.iuiisciipt of it and take it home with linn, so he could rend it again during the day What do jou suppose the doctor did?" . "I can't ini.igine." ' "Well, hir. I think he'd seen Tliroggiiu, ^nodiling aud knew, he hadn't lieuid a woid. At any late, he took Thioggins b.v the aim. led him into his study, rj.iiic him >-it down and then he lead eieiy blessed line of that sei mon over u^ain to hi in befoie he would let him up. Oh, jou don't get ahead of Dr. Fouithly���not much!"���E\eb.iuge. RYRIE BROS., Yoagre and Adelaide Sts.i TORONTO. BECAUSE. Willie���Pa, why do they call our language the mother tongue ? Pa���It's because your father never gets a chance to use it. Has won an onviablo reputation in tho Stovo world. In its construction every Important improvement has been added which hns made it the mo. t desirable steel ruugo for domestic use. Every detail has been carefully studied to mako it efficient, and we ore proud to offer it to you as 11 model of steel raugo construction at a reasonable price. Wo maUo this magnificent steel range as illustrated;with four or six No. 9 cooking "holca, It has a largo copjior reservoir, is fitted with improved duplex grate to burn . any kind of coal; tho oven is ' largo and is lined with asbestos board. It will bnl.o biscuits in THREE MINUTES usixfr a very small nunntity of co.il. Prlrousillustrated, (v/ipiTNo.Ucookinglinlos S55.00 Jl'. Ci. 13, (lo barn coal or wood) ( " ONo. 9 - Wo plvoagua.sntoe with every rango sold, . stovo dealer, vvritu us for furthor particulars. TECE GTTRITE-X-, FOXT3STIDR-X' t. . rQp..OOrucWps. If not kept in stock by yonr local CO., Limiiod, Winnipeg Mxi. Colette Ooon, Syracuse, N.Y., writes: "For yenr_ I could not eat many kinds of food without producing a burning, excruciating p un in my stomach. I took Parmo- lo>'s Pills according to directions under 'Dyspi-psia or Indigestion.' Ono box entirely cured mo. I can new out anything I Cuoose, nut'.otit dibtressing me in tbo least." Theso pills'do not caike p dn or griping, and hhould be Used when a cathartic is lc-uuired. Lois of sermons are not as broad as they arc long. .Truth is mighty. Sometimes mighty uncomfortable. , . , it's .When the chiropodist nnd tho hair dresser arc introduced it'is a case where extremes meet ? Tho new woman, if you look close enough, will often bo found to bo an, old woman. , She Uot It. "Dear sir," she mote. "I snould deorly love to have a pige fiom one of your manuscripts for mj autoginpli 'album. You see, I am ambition--,foi my album. I iiiiut something moie than just n bpeci- meti of linuihiiitiiig. such ns a signatme ���I want a hit nf my fniuiite authors' work, just ns they piepaiu it." lie sent hi'i Ihe page for her album, but still she 11 as not happy. 'It was, a tjpeiuittbii page.���Chicago Post. ^_ , .\o L'nc HcIiir Captions. , , "What's all this ti.i-.hV" demanded the old man ns he -.tirnlili'd over a pile of stuff ia the hall. "Gn'it hcivens! It ���.(���ems that we've gut two or ilnee sets of harness nml enough olliei bluff heie to go into the ship cli.iudlei ing business." "Theie. pi," his nife iep!i(d, "don't be disagieeable. You ��eie a hoi once jour- M'lf. jou know. That's Mill's football um'oiui."- Vnm a iu in spend* Inlf his time n- tic,|i,i:i'u' lo.nininn aud the oritur half tn li'g>c!tii',--,ii'-ieiil,iy. - TEATIS AND LAUGIITEU. God made both tears und laughter, and both for kind purposes ; for, as laughter enables mirth und surprise to breathe freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent itself patiently. Tears hinder, sorrow from becoming despair and madness ; aud laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to-the human species. ���Leigh Hunt.. "���;���: /.- . .< ', -. There never was; and* never-will be. a universal panacea, in one remedy, for all ilii to which flesh is heir���tlio very nature of many curatives being such that were tht germs of other and differently seated'di*. ea��es rooted in tho system of the patient��� what would lelieve one ill ia tuin would aa- 5-avato the other. Wo have, however, Tn umine Wine, when obtuinablo lu a sound, unadulterated stutc, a remedy fur many tuia grievous ills. By its gradual and judicious use the frailest systems are led into convalescence and stroiiijth by the influence which Quinine exerts _.n nature's own rentoratnrea. It roliovcs the drooping tpirits of those with fthom 11 chronic state of morbid despond, enny and lack of interest in life is a disease, end, by tranquiliz.ng tho nerves, disposes to eound and refror-hing eleop���imparts vijjor to tho action of the blood, wluch, being ���tlmulated, courses throughout the veins, strengthening, tho liea.lhy animal function! of tho sj'Sttm. thereby muting activity > oseessary result, strengthening the frumt, and giving life to tho digefctiro organs, whioh nuturally demand increat-cd substance���re. suit, improved appetite. Xorihrop k Lyman, of Toronto have given to tiie jniblio their superior Quint-no Wine at tho usual rate, and, gauged by the opinion of scientist*, thii wine approaches ncureat perfection of any ll the market. All druggists sell It. llloway & Champion ' BANKERS AND BROKERS WINNIPEG. Write to ii3rfor prices of SO&IF. Got our List of Lands. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold. We can furni-ih tho oxuet amount of Scrip'for any payment on Dominion Lands. Do not pay cash. ,, c Willi sonic people oven the smallest tioublcs como 111 largo sighs. In a .poker game even a vegetarian has been known to play for stukes. Pabmklp.b's Pili__ possess the power of acting speciiieniry upon tho diseasea organs, stimulating ,0 action the dormant energies of tho system, thereby removing disease.' In fact, so great, is the power of tins medicino to cleanse und purify, that diseases of almost every name una nature arc driven from the body. Mr. D. Carawoll, Carsucll,P.0.,Ont., writes: "Ihave tried Puruielcc'd Pills ana find them an excellent medicine and ont that wiil soil well." Some men have no use for music except when they aie permitted to play fust violin. 1 *t The most effusive nr&umentn charming woman can use to n man is an appealing "Don't you think so?" II'V* Patience Is the key of content���Mo- bam mod. Florida's orango yield-, this year will be at least" l,'200,000"boxes. " " Because there are sermons in stones it does not follow that many preachers arc old fossils. He nnd Great expectation*. "How do jou account for tbe fact tbat Miss Bullion, the wealthiest heiress of the season. Is golug to marry Nodo.vWho hasn't a cent to'fats name?" ' X'fOh, but be bns great expectations." ! "He has? "What u>e tliey?" "He Is golug to marry Miss Bullion.' ! *! 1 f f'��� ,,. , ��� . ; , , f Rules of gram.nar cannot give us a mastery of language, rules of rhetoric cuiiuot make us eloquent. 1 iles of conduct cannot make usigood.���Aphorisms and Iti'llectlnns ' , , When three women sit down to talk about a new dress pattern a small boy vvith a toy drum is inaudible. Xo 1111111 believes thai he is fully appreciated. Even hush money is npl to talk. The golden. rule never gets the gilt rubbed olT it from over ure. Tooth Powdfer 25 -. i*'(, Good for Bad Teeth ^Nbt Bad for Good Teeth tSoxodont Liquid 35c. Large Liquid and PowdM T4��e At all stores or by mail. Sample of the Liquid for the postagejjc, UAXmIm tS�� RUtlKEL, KewYorK, , THE HKIGIITEST KL01VERS must fade, but young lives endangered by severo coiiKlis and cuids may bo preserved by Dr. Thomas' Euleetiic Oil. Croup, whoopiug. cough, br iichltls���in _hort, all injections of Ihu ihronl and lungs aro lolleved by this sterling preparation, iihieh nUo rcmedim rhi'imi'it'o pains, m,r s, hru sos, piles, kiduoy d.ability, uud la must ecouoiuio. ^.C3-B3ST?:S * WANTED WANTED, Agent j f or tho snlo of Ilnrdy Russian upplo-, currants, coosobcrries, ornamertal trees and seed Potatoes. Every talosmun hns cxclu sivo torritory. Sample outfit freo. Good pay. Woaroono of tho oldest established firms iu_ Canada. Appplynow. PELHAM NURSERY CO. Toronto, Ont. . N. D.Cntnloguo free. Farmers can ronko good money during their black suason. P.N Co. , WANTED-PAIU'IES TO DO KNITTING for us at homo. W*furni chine. Ka.sywork. Goodpay. also.wanted._Send stamp f-r particulars to lis at homo._ W" furnish yarn and ma- Hand Knitters chine. IDs.sy work. Good pa; also wanted. Send stamp u. ._ STANDABD JIOSE Co., Dopt. H, Toronto, Ont Don t Be Idle-w�� win ..puiy j��u *iu mrk \ ���_ to be dun* it home. ll#Mp��rl IwecKeuIlrainictlkntUlniriox. Waiuptilr mtckln* itidfl I m_t��rUL and tu? for work; u lentln. writa lo daf. Tba I B 1'aoplQ ��� Knitting Sxudliitc, Limits, Toronto, Canada. | The contortionist is not the only follow who is given to patting himself on. tho back. Tho man who would try to stab a ghost would stick at nothing, i A wise man never interferes with a, iv oinan who is minding her own business. Xearly every bad young man you nicbl has a good sister to watch ovcr him. A Cincinnati physician foolishly took some of his own medicino. The verdicl of the coroner's'jury was : "Death due >������ unprofessional conduct." lier Aire. Judge��� IIoiv old nre you, madam?. Witness (hesitatingly)���I am���tbat Jtidge���Out with It! The longer you wait tho older you will grow. , , Tno ol a Kind. , Guest���What a '���splendid dinner! I don't often get as good a nipal as this. > Little Willie (sou of tbe host) The word'"mlle" comes from tbe Latin "uiille" a tbous.iud. A thousand paces of n inarching soldier made the Itouian mile. And lot ni tapply yon with a ctoiin ciit.modorn lot that villi brighten np your pngos 'ind plonso jour roadors nnd ndvortisors. Wufous for estimates on anything 111 printer's material. : : ; TORONTO TYPE FOUNDRY :C0'Y 175 McDermoi Ave,, Winnipoj. IA W. N. U. No. 351. .3 ^-zro- THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY.. .. 'DECEMBER SI, 1901 Felt Slippers and Others for Men, Women, Children Slipper:- from the comfortable kind for houtewear up to elaborate affairs for j>eople who desires luxury. Men's Felts at 50c and SI; Women's ot 40c, SI, $1.25 up to $2; Misses' -at 75c; Child's at SOc; Infants' felt Button Boots at 25c and 40c. W. J. ORK, 420-422 Westminster Ave McARTHUB? ��> LOUGHEAD, CORNER BARGAIN STORE. Dry Goods, Small Wares, Mouse furnishings, Men's Furnishings, Oil Cloth, Linoleums, Etc. Corner Westminster Avenue and (tastings Street. We Would Be Pleased To have you call and examine our stock of Holiday Toys, Hook*', Christmas (Jards and Calendars. The stock is vory complete and prices away down. Century SajjfjSy Company, SALMAGUNDI. Near Cily Grocery 442 Westminster Avenue ��� ��������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������� Just a Reminder Tlint ue have :i larger ussortnient of Christmas presents in Hock, biicli as 1'urlor und Music Cabinets, China Cloi-ets, Easy Chairs, Conches, Etc.; beet line of Sideboards in tlie city. We make all our Upholstered Goods. Xt you want a nice new Carpet call on us. Wc have no old stock to work off on you. Eierything up lo date at G. W, HUTCHINGS, Furniture Dealer Opposite City Hall, Westminster Avenue. <��������������������������� ���������������<*�������������������� ���������������������������� I - 6 )] mm THE MARVELS OF STEAM were 'first discovered through wottihlng a ibolllng pot. 'IHio improvements in atove manufacture are almost as remarkable as the ailvanceuient made by steam. Oue ot the ibest makes is the IMPERIAL OXFORD, to which your attention is Invited, with the certainty that It will please you If you ti-y it. Knowdell & Hodgson 512 Granville St., Opp. P. 0. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. To tlie Editor ol Tin: Ikdki'KNdknt. Sir,���I noticed in last Sunday's Colonist that all arrangements have been made Iin respect to the proposed1 Westminster bridge across t'he Fraser. Among other trades, whose rates of wages Wave been menltioned, rlvete*.1) are rated at $2.75 a day. Would you please correct this, because It any Intend esthnatliig on t'he work for saM bridge, ��und expect to get riveters for $2.75 a day, they will lose money on the undertaking. The rate ol ipay tor riveters is J3.50 per day, a difference of 70 cents to ithalt quoted, whldh is quite an ttem. The raite for holdera-up is- wron?, so Is the rivet heaters, and may l>e 11 some of the other trades mentioned will look the matter up they unay find Unit tliey have been wrongly quoted also. By Inserting this you will oblige, you re truly, J. H. WATSON, Secretary Local 194 Brotiheifliood of ��� i Botlermo'kars. Vancouvier, Dec. 17, 1901. -eOLLBCTtVEISM-VS.-INDrVTDUA.L- ISM. To tbe Editor of TllK Isbei-esiiint: Sir,���I crave space for what seems to me, as yet an unconverted 'believer ln Individualism, to be a, <rery well contrasted description of socialism and my favorite "Ism." It Is borrowed from Max Hlrseh's ohapU;r on. "Individualism." "Socialism." writes Max. "denying the existence of indlvidnul r natural rights, seeks to reconstruct society In a direction opponltc to Ita past evolution, to malkc ithe individual absolutely BUl>s-_-ri"leiit to the state, to de fM-ive him of Ms equal right with all others of exercising ihis industrial faculties as he will, and to compel him to exercise them 1n sudh manner, -time, amd place as 'he ls d I rented, to annul his rlglht to Oieneflt by his own beneficial a/cte, and1 to allot ihim a reward bearing no reference to tihe service ren dered by him. "Individualism, affirming *he existence of equal, natural, individual rights, Beaks Uhe further evolution of society In ithe direction of ite part evolution until society ehall (have become rfully su/Bservlemt to the welfare of the Individuals composing It, seeHtln^, to at. ta..n, ttueh general we>*are through the removal ot tt'e remaining Infractions of Ule natural and equal rights of all Individuals���'the freedom of eaoh ito exercise all his faculties as 'he wills, provided lie Infringes not the equ-al freedom of any otiher'���the right of each to ITie fullest opportunities for the exercise of his faculties, limited only by the equal right of all others, and the unlimited right of each to benefit by his own .beneficial acts, reward 'being proportioned ot senvlce rendered." Prom the advanced socialist point ot view this comparison would of course be held1 up to withering scorn as Ibeing merely caipitalism In disguise. But, on the otlier liana, who has ever met a socialist who honestly'admits that his reward for service .rendered -will be ef feated by one or more certificates for food, drink or clothing���(money, of course, there being none)���always supposing that he -is a working item, and not an overseer of workers? And where is the father, actual or potential, wiho will liajid ovcr this children to state Institutions as-won as tliey are able to leave the moth**? Yet these "conditlons"He-:it~the~roi>t���of"the-ii resent day socialism uH it going concern. S. ROOTB. Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 17, 1901. SOCIALIST PARTY. The socialist party of British Colum bla has now branches at the following places In this province: Victoria, Nanalmo, -Ladynmltlh, South Wellington, Vancouver, Port .Moody, Ferguson, 8lo- can, Revelstoke, Nelson, Sllverton, New Denver, Sandon, Kaslo, GrvuiU PorAu, Rossland. Organizer Cameron Is hard nt work organizing two or three branches every week. The executive officers of this organization are: O. Lee Charlton, Victoria, provident; Ernest Burns, Vancoui'er, secrotary. Lo cal Vancotuver iholds Its regular meeting in rooms above 130 Powell street every Friday evening. With -the New Year they contemplate holding a series of propaganda meetings every Sunday evening at ithese rooms, to Which all are Invited. A large shipment of ���poultry will arrive for The City Grocery to-day, Prices right, quality guaranteed. > . Early Love. It will scarcely bo denied by any, for surely all must have felt the truth of the observation, Chat the world appears to us In different colors, at different stages ot our existence. Youtli has been -termed, and not unaptly, tlio poetry of life, und a_re Its prose. In the former season, the young enthusiast views the world us a scene of unalloyed und boundless enjoyment, the delights of which aro Inexhaustible and fadeless. IIo;��_, that treacherous, but supporting principle, then reigns paramount In the breast, diecks every rising fear, absorbs t-m.-1-y painful ilou'jt; grief, care and disappointment seem to 'Uie Imagination, evils of only possible occurrence, shadows which pass before the mind, the mere 'Visions of a distempered fancy. While on the other han 1, Joy, hinppiness and pleasure, appear so palpable to ithe sight, so attainable to the grasp, that pursuit seems all that Is requisite to gain possession of them. Alas! let 'but a ieiv .brief years fulfil their course, rand the fallaciousness of the ex-peotati'on is displayed too well, and the world is .seen, not Indeed, as a clime wliere Ithe indigenous offspring of the ."-'Oil Is loses only, but as a land where (briars and brambles spring up with ithem in such choaklng profusion, that ,to pluck the lloiver ls to bear away also with it a considerable portion of the thorny weed. It 'is a Subject which has excited much discussion, and on which very different opinions have ibeen advanced, whether In this world, an .equal proportion of Joy and sorrow ls allotted to us. The agitation of the question opens too excursive a Held for argument to enter upon In this place, further than to remark, that If we allow���and. who will deny it?���that the most powerful .dispenser Of weal and woe to the human heart is Love. Plenty of Matches. Little Herby Brown asked his father, who was preparing a Are, if he thought It would he hot enough ito burn up bad boys. Papa nodded. "Does the devil always keep a hot Are for bad boys���real hot?" continued the miniature querist. "Yes, Herby," chipped In his .three- year old brother, "and he's got lots of matches, too?" "Who's got lots of matches?" snapped papia, mho had Just struok itwj bOXCB trying to malke the biaui'i*. Are burn. Just Like a Lady. , __ 'A little girl from an East-end slum was invited with others, to a charity dinner given at 'a great house In the West-end of London. In the course of the meal the little maiden startled her hostess ,by propounding the query, "Does your husband drink?" "Why, no," repplied .the astonished lady of the house. Alter u moment's ipause ith2 little lady proceeded with the equally bewildering questions, "How much coxl do you hum? What ls your husband's salary? Has .he any bad habits?" By ithls time the presiding genius of the I table felt called upon to ask her humble guest what -made her ask such strange questions. "Well," was the Innocent reply, "mother .told me -to 'behave like a lady and when ladles call 'at our house they always ask my mother those questions." Three Ends. An Irish-man who was out of .work went on hoard a vessel that was dn the harbor land asked the ca/pitain if he could find him woilk on the- ship. "Well," said the captain, At the same time handing the Irishman a piece of rope,-"lf-you-can-iflnd-three-'ends-to that rope you isfhaJI have some wortc." The Irishman got hold of one end of the rope and, showing It to the captain, said: "That's one end, your honor." Then ho took hold of the other end and, showing lt to the captain as before, juuid: "Anil that's two ends, your honor." Then, taking hold of both ends of the ro(>e, he threw It overboard, saying:, "And, faith, there's an end to the rope, your honor���that's three." He was engaged. Odds and Ends, Freddy ,the son of a well-known minister, hatt mlflbohavcd and Ito punish him he war not allowed to eat at the family table. A small tnbld iwias ,set for hlni in the corner of the dining room. When his dinner was placed .before lilm Freddy said very solemnly, "Lord, I thank Theie that Thou has spread a, table before me ln -the presence of mine enleinies." Lady of the Houser-You. eay you would like <iK to do a ,llMIe sewing foi you? Tramp���Ye��, mum, I havie a 'but ton here arid if you would sew ,a shirt on it I would be much obliged. Fifty of Kitty-seven European glaciers are decreasing. A marble quarry In Switzerland, hurled by a glacier in 1779, was laid ibaiie in 1S71. Two of ithe greatest literary -productions of the Chinese are a dictionary of 5,020 volumes and an encyclopaedia In 2.937 volumes. In trial by Jury In Germany a vote of eight to four is necessary for the conviction of the prisoner. A slx-to- slx vote means acquittal. A reported remedy for hiccough Is to pres.1 the -thumb on the pulse, wltih the Xoreiiliuer In the back of the wrist. It ls SuM to give instant relief. Europe and Australia together are almost exactly equal In area to South America. North 'America and Australia combined would almost cover Africa. FTllOM THE STEVESTOWN WEEKLY SOOKEYiE. Jim lladdlson will tfaTte a 'few pupils at his house on the accordion. It is -proposed that a -delegation of our prominent citizens see if they can not Induce Andrew Carnegie to give lonely Steveston ti public library, the lower story of which could be (fitted up as a. rflre engine bouse. There will be a hog guessing competition and an ice cream social at the Boston hotel on Friday evening, the proceeds ,to go to buying a new naphtha gas machine to Inst'al In the church. Two new subscribers last week. We do out best to give Steveston a thoroughly up- to-dmte newspaper, and aim to imerlt the encouragement of all Its citizens. However, there are a few who don't subscribe to the Sockeye, and more who have failed1 to pay last year subscriptions. , Willie McCutoheon's customers did not receive their Vancouver evening papers until 9 p. -m. last Friday, as Willie was kept.In after school, but as this does not happen ivery often he has received few complaints. Willie ls a nice boy and is In his second reader. -MR. VROOMAN1S SERMON. We regret that Rev. Mr. Vrooma-n's very able sermon, namely, "Christian Socialism or Is the Economic Problem a Rt-Jiglous Question." has been una- voidubly crowded out bf this issue for lack 'Of space. It its one of the most scholarly lectures ever delivered from a pulpit in this country. It will appear, however, next week. Goid Seal Canadian Rye ifl Seagram's Grand Old Rye. Only, SOc bottle. Gold Seal Liquor Company. Blue Ribbon Tea is packed in Vancouver by white men���are you drinking it ? Choice mixed candles, three amd one- half pounds for 23 cents. At 'Ihe City Grocery. Convalescents need Eisen Port���"the builder up of the weak"���60c bottle. Gold Seal Liquor Co., 746 Pender Btreet. Try a bottle of Eisen Port, the sunshine of California, SOc bottle, at Gold Seal Liquor Co., 746 Pender Btreet. Telephone 1���2���5 for a fine livery turn-out. J. J. Sparrow, Palace livery 6 tables. Drink Red Cross Beer, the beer that's pure, 75c pints, $1.50 doz. quarts. Gold Seal Liquor Co., 746 Pender street. . Buy your 'Xmas groceries from The City Grocery Company. They haine a large assortment to choose from, and their prices cannot be hcaten to the city. Tbe Mint Is the new saloon at tho corner of Carrall-andrllastings-Btroets��� Case goods are the best, and tlie prices 0. K. Seattle Rainier beer, 5 cents. Now, gentlemen, here is tlie shop to get your hair cut to suit you: Cornor Cambie and Cordova. C. Ellis. When you want to hire a flmt-cleso honw and burgy, ro to tbe Palace livery stabtec Telephone IK. Kllnt's Dyspepsia Tablets ore guar- nnued to restore' falling appetite and onrreuf. any kind of stomach trouble. CD c. box. McDowell, Atkins, Watson Oo. Offers nn excellent opportunity to 'Xmas Shoppers E VKRVTIIINO' RkDUCKD. R.G. BUCHANAN e5�� CO. ckockeey'ahd house FimmitiiiNGfl,' Opposite Cltj Hull, Weitmlniter Avenue. Vancouver, B. C, | YOU'LL NEED MEAT $ T Before long now. The best heaters made ��� T ���the cheapest to buy and the most eco- ��� X nomical to use are the ��� ��� ii FAfrflUB \&*9 AIR-TIGHTS AND % ^ ��� **' "v��jcy BASE burners: ^ ��� made by the McClary Mfg. Co. ��� | Wm. RALPH, 126 Hastings St. ��� ^ SOLE AGENT a . McLennan, McFeely &> Co* WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS LV Shelf and Heavy ardware MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE) PROMPT ATTENTION. A Smoking Jacket Nothing lie would liko better or get moro solid comfort out of. Why not give him one this Christmas and flil a long felt want? Drop in at tho Jaip Store for Men and see somo beauties. Or how would he like some Silk Handkerchiefs witli his initials on tliem? Or a pretty Fancy Vest? Wc hnvo them in all the latest styles and patterns- Double or Single Breasted. And one hundred and one otlier suitable gifts for father, brother, husband or lover. JOHNSTON, KERFOOT ��* CO. 104 and 106 Cordova Street. Trunk Store 12? Hastes St., 0|>|>. Wm. Ralph's. 5SaaB__eg_BJ__BB_ra KELLY. OOUGLAS & CO. WHOLESALE - GK0CKRS, Cordova and Water Streets, - Vancouver, B. C. Ug^3 Headquarters for Domestic and Imported Ctyars and Smoking Sundries. $3.S0.5HOE$ i line is n wonder, G. W. Leather gh ^ JBL . J, latest styles, light or heavy sole. "WT4\W% |vl_&_n UNION MADE J UI T Id I t.:| UNNECESSARY atiAB When you can dreas neatly and economically. How? Purchase FIT-REFORM Over coats or Suits, at one half the - tailor's cost. r FIT*RBFORM has made fast friends of those that have studied its methods, and have worn its clothing, " others in line." Fit-Reform Wardrobe 334 HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER, B. Ci MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. SELF MEASUREMENT BLANKS AND*' SAiM0LESSENT.ON.,APPLIAa_ION.7 - 1 (I
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