~~fm -■■*>''/,,, LADIES' READY TO WEAR and MISSES' TRIMMED HATS, at Campbell Bros. . THE ISLANDEi \.Ai:,t,•*;■*% ■I" ■' ■ ■•■-'.- H LADIES' READY TO WEAR and MISSES' TRIMMED HATS, at Campbell Bros. No. 4.3 mmm RAISING THE CITY TAXES Single Tax is Turned Down by Aid- . ermen Special meeting, of the City Council were held un both Monday and Turn- day evening, to ounaider thi toll for 1911. The City Solicitor waa appointed at a nlary of |IM) per anuun. Mr. Cunii appeared before Iht Coun til to ailt perniiuion to remove part ol the ttage in the.City HaU in order t. inoreaae the setting oapacity. Tht matter wu deferred till Ibe nest regular meeting. It wat decided to pot double duori In tht rear of tht City HaU to at te at' low of a taft tiit in oatt of Art. Tht Council went ovtr the a»emntnt roll aud iuortattd tht Uie. on land all round Lota on Dun.muirAv.nue from Firat to Fourth Street, weft aahtatd it KM) fur inaidt lota and |800 fot c. rutr lute. Lute in othtr parte of tht town were tailed on an average by about f MO. Improvement! wen alto taied mor. at Tuttday night', nutting. Tht Mayor tuggwted that tbt Rutting adjuurn aud that two aww.gr. be •ent around to value tbt land in tht eity and tbat a rate iuffloitnt to rtitt tht required revenue bt livied aecordingly, but noaotion wat taken by the Council is tht matter. Savtral Aldtrmtn .iprewtd opinion favorable to Single Tu, but thtir attkms did nut prose thtir linearity io the Bat* ter. THR I8LANDIR, CUMBBBLANC, B.C., IATOBUAT, MARCH 16, 1911 Denman Island. It ie probable thai a new road will shortly l given In the hall on Monday evening Quite a number of the young peoph were present and a very enjoyablt evening wu spent by all. TO PRINCESS MARY C.P.R.s New Boat a Magnificent Vessel On Tueeday n'ght a large number of Cuniberlandertwent down to thewharf to welcome the Princess Mary on her in itial run on the Comox-Nan timo ter vice. The new boat is in command of Capt. Brown, for so many years with the S.S. City of Nanaimo. Owing to the fact tbat the train pulled out about 15 minutes after the arrival of the boat a hasty exaniinat ion only wu possible of the vessel, but this wu quite sufficient to show that she wu mott luxuriously fitted nut. The boat it 332 ft. in length and it practically unainkable, bring provided with 7 watertight bulkheads and 3 watertight flats The Princess will make tht trip to the Bay oo Tuesday, Thursday* and Saturday, returning on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, while Sundays' she will be on the Vanoouver-Nanaimo THE THOMPSON Vinson Mir Bantamweight Chan* pionship Will Be Settled To-Night 8PORTING NOTES. It is rumored that Chris Coombs the genial proprietor of tha Coty Oomer i* going lo eater th* boxing game again. Tbe Jap who wm ho snxious to throw white tneahu left town. Boat of the hoys wen after him, maybe than't Why he hurried Long Willie hu been teen on the football field this week, with hia shooting boots on, Thru or four teams are after his services but to tar no offer hu been accepted. The Mixture* and Shamrocks cluh in the final of the Kesley Cup Sunday; there promise* to be something doing. _. t__ Potters Big English Billiard table hu brought forth some skillful players and new scores. Try it, and tee the different between it and a pool table. Boothman the No 5 Forward wbo wu .uttering from ill health Iut tea- son is rapidly rounding into shape and will be a hummer for the backs to look tf ter this season. Stanley Warren and Isaao Dike, will be two valuable additions to sporting circlet tbis season, swimming ia their forte and they both have a gnod rep at their distance, Nanaimo United teemed to benefit •y tbe inclusion of Sutherland in their forward rank laat Saturday at Van- touver. Vancouver critics item to thimk tlmt Nanaimo will hava tbe Champion team of the Province tbis year. It says something for Cumberland football when Sutherland eat- iihet a place with tha Nanaimo team. John Bannrrmsn onr Marathoner iiu started bis training for thil aeaaon. Ha hu a large programme to carry iut this summer and it behooves bim to be up and doing. Hit first appear- ince will be the 34th of May and all local meet*. Labor day at Nanaimo tnd the Amateur Cnampionahip at Vancouver iu the fall, and witb tb* improvement he hu made thit Iut two .eaaous he will make the beat of tbem go in the mile which ha will tpecalite thit year. The meeting to Organise a Lacrosse Club wu largely attendee on Thursday night. Jno, Cameron wat appointed to the chair. After some distuuion it wu decided to form a Lacrosse Aisoeia. tion witb two teams in Cumberland and u many teams u could be got ia Courtenay and Union Bay, The following oflio*r* were appointed. President, Mr Lawrence; Manager, W. Hayman and Alex Rowan Secretary. It wu decided to order (tick* and alto io leave it to the President and Manager to call the next meeting for the purpoae of organising tha team*. The following the Rev Mr. MiOftlivrey't rigaetow wat handed into thit eStt by tbt Rev Ml. Fintman with'jtfce Nf«**t tbat it be pab- Subseription price $1.50 per year HL CAHfPBELL INTERVIEWED MR. COULSON Midnight Philosopher Speaks Before Large Meeting The Thompton-Vinson eonUSt for the Bantam weight Championship of Canada which take* place in tbe Cumberland HaU to-night ia probably the bait advertised bout that bu. aver bam pulled off in this city, even the palpit having been used for thit parpoe* Thompson, ba* been working Oni every day at the Cumberland Hall aad looks to be in first class condition. He has. been boxing twice a day taking three find four men en in rat- cession from heavyweights down, for three or four round apiece, ind hi*wind it in almost perfect conditio* and he shonld be able to go tba fall 16 roaadi without any troable. Vineon who arrived Thursday ba. many admirers aad appears tob* a favorite ia the betting, bat Thompson will have many backers and it is aai likely lhat an*, Vinson money wilt bt allowed to go begging, Both men are abeolutoly certain that tbey can get tba deciaioe %m tbeir opponent. . Tb* tin round preliminary V Frank Dyer tha Ln* Aaglta* tttf ifljjl*" 'm~* "*" Um beariagoed reflation, aad Kid H| <• *•»'*»«>» on* Ree of thi* eity it eicitiag, alma**■*__*— ***^ar * *• ' much inter**! a* th* rnm'a eenlut, if Dyer win* it it probable thit it* will ba again aaen ia aetion JOtm, he he it anxious to arrange a mid willis some other good lightweight for tba near future. A large attendance wu on hand on Sanday to bear the Midnight Philus ophert' tddress on Socialism, Mr Campbell, it is probable will be Ih* Bodalate candidate in this distric at tbe next provincial election. tba tpeaker had evidently made a •ludy cf hii subject aad handled tli. una) Sueialislie arguments, withou the Ire, howtver, uual with speaker. «f tbi* kind, end hit delivery was ar gUBMOtativ* rather tban bombastic. Mr Campbell stated that he ha>i fought against Socialism, having u| till a ahtet time ago being a Corner- vative, bnt had finally been oonverted by John Stewart Mill* writing* on Pol itical Economy. The Churches and Universities osnie In for noma bird knacks, and tban thr speech drifted off into a lenghty dis- tribute upon everything capitalistic. Tha never foiling collection brought th* mmting toecloae, the sum of $16 beieg collected toward the funds nf theSocialitt Party ia thia district. Correspondence. 0*mttm0*0*00mmm09^im0^ttm0iiem0*mf>tetfm0emfe To tht Editor of tbt Itlaodu:- ..Pltut permit the underslgaed through your oolmnae to make abtolete denial ef th* truth ef th* stslsmiat mad* in tbt bumiaof MarabUth. lelbe effect that thtrtii te bt a boxing eoateet ntxl Baser, day betwtta youth* wt)i*ti*ting lh* Pmbyterian end Mtthodbl thanhec. teehdttailtaiwgfvuu aright penibly i thee* aauf eaiated wllb tbe attitude of tbeu eharebee toward prbt-lghl- ing to give oredeaet to tbe lie. To thott who know tht cirtauutaacee tt b nttdliH lo lay that etitktr lh* Mttbed- bt aor thi Pmbytcrba Cbenhu bu anything whatever le da with Ib* matter. Without autborimtlea for eae te as- umt to rtpretsnt *»f pint* or terpet- ation b a uriou matttr. Mtitbtr due aseumptiun enutitult proptr itpnttattt- ion. Tbe attitude at the '•i.trrie to- tfaid prise if kUng b u well kaewn es tketeflbe ckaiebu referred Mb Bat b abreyrtetetttlea ofw large aa eleaunt of tbe eossatoalty u b etmpffa- edinthiihorehu relttted apea b a* intuit to tbe emu ef propriety for whbh be publle amy be relbd apea le mate to lee offender ab due. Oupitt ef Ihb letter art beiag seat to tbe Ntwt tad Tat Ituanaa fer peb- lioatloe. D. MoOiuivatT Cumbtrlaad, RO., March 14th. MIL ', Te tho Editor, It appeals thai eertslapartbsef Ihi* town de ael believe lb* MeMauati made by Mr. Alwhtaon ia lb* hn bu* ef tbt Htw't in regard to tba agwiminl m*dt rime of tbe Bud Benefit Oeaeert la Oumtwriaad HaU Iuttead ef beUevtog It they eemmenu aaew with Ihelr Mm- hoods, aad stated that whea Bead Beet- 8t waa bald in City HaU. th* pteptltor ef Ceaberbad Hall hat mat Ml Mu> (a man well known aad rwptetid etbtr iid* of the a toe *baw nu btMJn OhmhtrioadHtU. MrMaidoek barren au eonuat to au bb mme iatotffog that oa thai night bi never «Mt ap any ride at tha strut, and •btltugm cay of there Hue and hypo- milt to ntave mme, I wtth lo Mate tl- eo that *UM* I entered the moving pic- teretkow barium I hav* always endu- voted to do my utmost to nleau the put lit, bat I've never ia my part life pond u a mastyr. aad 1 eertalnly refuae to dn so la tbafutajf. »d uy time 1 have to beg end make a house to house oanva. fer patreoeg* I wilt quit tb* business. Ia rsgard to films, I alwaya secured tbt but obtainable, and wu alwayt in i potitlea to obtain them from uy film exchange doing bustnsm. But my astern wilt not allow me to mtkt a seats- •ba at ana et evuy-dty picture.. Any. Ihlag epeehl thai I've brought to thi. bul alwayt approved of by the people patronising me oa. aighta they were shown. Ia regard to th* Mattmanta circulated that letted wrongly in offering 176.00 (tt tht City Hall, I witb to inform the public (if tbey don't know) that a new council have a perfect right to rent any- thing ia the City'a pnsstisinn. At th. time ae.deie had a luu cn tbe Hall, uy mere-then the police other or city, clerk bad ea thrift, and I uppcu if I were tu pet la m tpplietttloo fer polieemu, tea- veagec er elty clerk, a right which ta> •Meu hu, Ihep would my I wit acting aaiwtiltkly. Ia eaailaalen Mr. Rdltor, I wbb fc laeaau thai rinu eumiag to this leva I've elweye acted huaeetly to Ihe but of my ability wtth everyone I woe latoametwith, and anytime any nf theu lew, eneeklag bukbitan think I bare to dtptad oa thtir patrontgt or de pead ea tba motion pietarm for a living art tadly mbtakta. Wbibt in buaiaeti |n Ihb town I amy aet have aceamulated a tortaae, bat I've ben edacated to tba pstoi, atver se tnat yoar friends; your *U lew meeu to drive year ptlreaege away, bat yoar friend. e tepmtP) tba Iim to halbv* tbem. Tbeabiagfoa Mr. Editor to edvtau fot tpu* ia year valuablt paper. > I remain yearn, ete. '■'■■■' 'ILr.McNBa. ' ■ * FOUND—A pane containing a turn ef meaty. Owner can have mme by ap plying lo Ju Seott, thit city end prov (agatopmr. Mayor McLeod Be-Assured as to Towns Future During Mr. Coulson'. visit to thi inuus here thit week, Mayor McLeod ook advantage tf bi. opportunity t. hare a talk with that gentleman regan iug tha future uf the t wn, nnd fnum >he mine manager quite willing to talk •ud the umeaga that he had to convey to the people uf Cumberland wa. moat re-assuring. Mr. Coulson wu surprised that thi Oity had pot installed a sanitary sew ersge tytttm hut year, and thought i tould be unwiae to overlook the O >v ernmut't offer of 19000 toward thai pnjoet again. In answtr to t request from the Major, Mr, Ooulsun assured him that thi Company would bt pleased to attain to the oullectiog nl tbe City Road Tax from employee, at tht office. "Tht future nf tht town," aaid Mr Coulson, "is what tht oititent make it." Is tht town lay worse off now than when we took hold of the mineel" he aaked, and added, "thtre i. uo r-aaon why tht town ahould ba any worse off at an) time in the future. If the oitiiene themselves do nothing to injure the town, the Company will certainly do nothing t. retard itl growth, but on tht contrarj may do a grut deal to help it. Tht oau of another coal mining tuwi in R 0, that had suddenly gone duwn, being mentioned, to Mr. Coulson de •bred that the casts wire not analogous ll in thi out eau th* coal bad pattrtd Wt, whilt thtre wu tn abuudance of •cat en every ride of Cumberland, aiul the Company wuigelng to get it too. The Mayor1, action in securing these twurencw from Ht. Coulsuu will bt much appreciated by those wbo hart hitherto bun inclined to place tin much oreduce upon the wbiniug u the psatimista. _ colored gentleman who went uj Duutniuir are. iu a drunken condition oi Monday, cursing loudly .nd threatening to .lack Johntouise any white trash it town found the trouble he was lookitif for whtn he fell iuto the dutches of Con •table Stevenaon aud Gray. The Judgt thought 3 months would fit the rtquin- taent of tbe case. That tbere are those in town pre pared to see that the Provincial Liq uor Law ia carried out. in every par tioular, and are even prepared to go ti absurd lengths in their effort to haras- tlielicenst) holders was proved this week. On Sunday laat it seems that one of Mr, Dallus' bartenders was in the hi room cleaning; up the premises when llis pretence was noticed l>y a, passer by with the result that the City Nil icitor wu requested to take proceeding gainst Mr Dallos by a member of tin Police Commissioners. This the City Solicitor refused to do on the ground tbat he wu employed by ami took instruction! only from the City Coun oil. Mr Scott, repraunting tht Vancouver laland Nursery Co. will be in the distric next wtek uking nrdim for hii firm. Thb firm b prattl ally monopnlitmg the uunery trade on the aouth end of th. Island u stock frum thi. company doer not n ed to be fumigated to deatroy puts which i. txcetdingly injurious to plant lift. M JO.M. Line the proprietor of thi. aura ry wu formerly wi'h Lint Bn*. Beiktmptte d au'terie* in Knglf d where tbe Lane famih hu be»n cuntinuoutlv in the nursery business for 4 generations, he Beekampatead nuraeriea being the seeond largest in England. Mr Lane it undoubtedly the foremost authority on plant life in B.C., aud one placing order. with tbt Vancouver Itland Nunerit. may be abtoluttly turt of aatitfaction. On aeonunt of Friday, April Uth be- Ing Oood Friday and a Dominion Bank Holiday, the Royal Bank of Caneda'eSub Breach at Courttnay will be closed on that day.but will open on Saturday for tbt uut boun. FOR SALE—Marrinelli'e Boarding Houae. For particular, apply to tht owner. FOR SALK-A tive rovuiedliouae,.it on half uf Iut 3. Penrith Avenu-, Cumberland. Will tell fur 1650. Apply to Antono Ftrr.ro at rttidence. A MEDDLESOME PULPIT POUNDER The Editor's Character Discussed From Pulpit. Whtn a preacher undertake, to dram an editor down trom hit pulpit we fui duly grateful for the advertiting lhal uur paper thus receives, ud we feel thet it is only right that we should reciprocate by giving the generous Huvea Broker a little write-up in our column in return. We have no doubt that we may lean a great deal from thi. generous iky pile! about the correct aiy to run a new.pa- liir, a. tbi. talented and Itemed gratia- nan from hit liberal attention to othu people', business is by thb time aa inubt much better qualified to attend to •ur butiueti thtn wt ire ounelvee, id faet wt ara willing to believe that hi. knowledge of nta.psptr buiinmt ta much mora vast than that of bit knowledge of tht Gospel of Ood, A ftw boun before going to pram Iut wetk Mr. Jackie Thompson, who boxu Vinson to-night for tht banttmweigbt championship of Canada, called upon u tnd requested us to mention in our columns that he had put up a cup to be competed for by lads representing the city churchee tnd mentioned the names of two youths whom ht stated had agreed to enter the competition. We alao had the mid cap pointed aai to ut in Mr. 8toddart'i window, together with a card stating for what purpcu the oup wu being put up. We felt perfectly justified under tb* oiroumstancu in complying with Mr. Thomson's request, and that gentleman has since assured us that the article u printed wu exactly what he had aaked ui to state and no more, and we had not then, and we have not now, any iftuon to doubt that gentleman's veracity. If the minister of any church felt that any injury had been done to hii church we would have been quite willing to have aet his views before our readers in thisi ssue. This would bave been a gentlemanly cuurse for the preacher to have followed •nd wculd have bun quite u effective aa a theatrical attack upon tba editor from the pulpit. Mr. W. J. Goard, practical piano tuner of Vancouver, B. 0„ will be in Cumberland on or about March Mth. Reserve your piano till Mr. Goard comes, and have it put in proper iatpe. For Sale,—A Piano in first class order. Oust #400, will sell for $250. Apply Potters Pool Room. In another column will be seen the ad. nf the Realty Co which hu jast ipened in Courtenay under tho man- getuent of Mr LP. Anderton. Thb mmpaiiT does a general busineit, and handles insurance of all kinds. The combined basketball teams nf the district will bold a grand muk •«11 in the Courtenay Opera houu on t'huraday April 18th. Look out for this u it will be a hummer, Owing to the fact that his offer of a Church Cup to tie competed for by representatives of different churches has not been received in the spirit in which it was intended Mr, Jackie Thompson has decided to withdraw thia trophy. Complaint waa mnde to the police this week that duer were being slaughtered out uf season, and a tail picked up on the railway track wu produced hy the complainant ns evidence.*" Ou investigation however it was fount! that the tail was that of a yellow dug which had the misfortune to be run over by life train. Evidently the complainant is not an exnerieuce hunter of deer. J _ TjIK Igj^DKR, CU^MOltUNlX 1UJ.. jl/JOTOR car; m_^mmw_^_m_^_m__ becoming iuereas- ingly alike Tuo trutu of litis statement will appeal to every ibserving visitor ut the Detroit show luring tho coming week, The 11*11 models of practically all the American factories will bo ou view. Superficially the differences aft' many; fundament' illy they are few. Particularly does thia statement apply wheu the curs are iivided into three types whieh motor lout is coming to regard as staple. There hu-* beeu no startling mechan- .cal novelty disclosed by any of the retcrun American manufacturers thi? year. Aside from several three-wheeled nodolS) neither of the New fork Bhows axhibited anything of the nature of radii aliun, And even the threo-wheo! irn hark bach in a wny to the old days Df cycling, Generally Bpeaking, it will bc pei teetly feasible to divide the cars at .In l). a. D. A. show into three types th ■ . unaboul of 20 horse-power or tees; the light touring flur of approxin Ij 30 horse-power; and tho large, luxuri- nts type with accommodation for seven ui'i :i power of 40 horse, or mure. Chifi ; ear virtually all the American manufac .*■• rs dei otc themselves tu a standard chassis on which tbey furnish i variety of body deaign including a runabout, close-coupled car for tour, and a touring car type. Borne manufac- tureril make two types of chasslB. .More than this number Is unusual. The aver- ige American manufacturer makes uuch more of his car than hns ever bfieu the case before. In the days when notors, iransmissions, rear axles and t;.,i- component parts wero purchased from parts-makers, an infinite variety tl i lassie types wuh feasible and im- il d -little additional expense. With the present centralized system in vogue for manufacture, uniformity becomes a me essential to economy. in the runabout ttnd light touring our (lasses, the four-cylinder motor is practically univeVsal. Sliding-gear fcransmis- lion ip the most commonly accepted type, though planetary systems of unproved typo still find friends, Water looling will be universal at tlio Detroit mow. Magneto ignition is a generally recognized necessity und there are but fow manufacturers who do nut include i magneto—Usually of the high-tension ■-;;<---us a pari of the regular equip* Then i i ie-- variety than ever in the location and plan of tiie control system. in fact, one standard system has been svolved which makes it possible for a aau familiar with any type approaching to the'popular to drive any other ior without difllculty. Pedals for the dutch and service brake; Blde-leven (or the gear shift and emergency brake; land-levers ou the steering wheel for ipark and throttle, and au accelerator j. tween the foot pedals are nuw almost ihe universal system. Tbcro is still ionic lack of uniformity iu the location )f tho driver'3 seat. The great major ity of manufacturers continue to prefer die right bide, with right-hand side-lev ars, and there are no notable recruits to the left-hand drive this year. A devel- >pnient, however, has been the inuugnr- ition ou several of the new models of i left-hand drive with control levers located between the passengers on the front scat. Jn many ways thi:i plan teems the moBt logical yet. Thero ia more brass than ever in the .'opular-priced 191] models. Kobe rails nnd foot-rests for the tonneau are more in evidence, in some models these are .-.Mended as added comforts to the oecu- paiits.-of the front seat as woll, though rn a modified form. There is more paint and a better grade in evidence, aot only in thtj show models but in tho standard types as well. The general lines of the touring bodies are lower *ban in former years. Heats are also an inch or two lower—a concession to stability and comfort combined. Inset fenders—heretofore a characteristic of '.he higher-priced ears—tire making an Appearance in the popular-priced mod- •1b, The roadster of racy type, with low tents and low rake of post, is now a standard offering of nearly all the makers. In some cases this is equipped with doors. Others cling to the scuttle-dash type, with sides prolonged to the point *hero they join tho body. The close-coupled four-passenger cars iave apparently found friends to an extent which brings recognition from marly all manufacturers. This car, like the roadster, is of the semi-speed type, vith protected front, low rake of stcer- .ng column aud an abundance of room for the occupants of the front sent. The loatS nro even lower than those of the '.ouring car type. There is still a disposition manifest >u the part of the manufacturers to loubt tlte lasting value of tho fore door ^ar of the torpedo type, though the nakers who tlo not build cars thus equipped are comparatively few. Un- Loubtedly the fore doors add an element jf comfort to the occupants of the front teat, in cold weather. Whether or not ;hin compensates for the time expended n opening and closing the doors is a natter for each owner to decide. There a apparently an opening for a success- Jul fore door of the detachable type, mt this is a problem which the cngin- ters have attacked with caution born of mien unsatisfactory experience with de- '.nehable devices which, iu the main, lavo proven only partly successful, ns .pplied to other portions of tho cars. The greatest variety shown by any >f tho types in the show is naturally '.hat of tlm high-powered class. Here ibo six-cylinder cur still holds its own, lompeting (tn almost nn even basis, nu- nerlcally, with the fours. Relieved of h« responsibility of building to a price. the manufacturers of this type have had free opportunity to work out their Ideals of comfort, strength, speed, antl luxury. Home of the enclosed types arc auch as to hold the admiration of the ainst adept, of the old-time coach-build- srs. Equipped with every possible eon- 'eniencc, polished and burnished until very exterior detail glisten ;iirror, the cars m this department of he show will, as usual, bo the centres f interest tor those who appreciate he acme uf beauty and mechanical con- miction. i'he motor curs of 1911 are bettor nan those of 1910, hut there is no us- outlnl mechanical change, which has judo obsolete the cars purchased a ear ago. tfraduai evolution to a stun- ard type is established. 'I'he purchaser f a lull tUOdel may, to an increasing egree, tee! assured that Ins,car will be easonably up to date for many years 0 conn ■ Lucky tlte man who lias never been ■ im 1 1 obtain a "worm's eye view" 1 ins .-nr from the 1111.Idle of u muddy r dusty Country road. Fate is ns un ertain iu regard to motor cars ns with iverything else, and thero is no telling - whai portion of of the macHihe site lay unexpectedly point her ungei ami Bay, "Thoro, man, bo a worm; crawl 1 rider there and sweat and BWonr before your car shall move one inch." And BO, as long as we are subject to llie uncertain moods of Kate, it is well always to bo prepared for any emergency when motoring fur from homo, for only by this means inuy we hope to foi! the ludy. If tho proper toolB and spa^o parts, combiued with a little ingenuity, are substituted for the swear words and sweat, a better job will be done. In fact, "always carry the proper tools und plenty of spare parts" might be used as a text nn which to base a aor- mon that would keep inclement. Fate at a respectful distance from the cur of the man who followed its precepts. The problem of lhe select'tou of tho proper tools with which to equip a cur tor nn ordinary trip is not a difficult one if; previously, all the parts of the I ar have heen gone over carefully and the wrenches, screw-drivers, spanners, und pliers io fit each bolt, nut, screw. uud ping Imve been set aside. 'Many of these tools will have been furnished wiiii llie car, but occasionally'a nut is Found wlilch cannot well be reached with the wrenches supplied and recourse will ueed'to be hail io an automobile-, supply concern. An adjustable wrench will tighten a multitude of nuts, biit' it is woll also to be'supplied with the standard sizes of "end" wrenches both in the straight and "S" shapes. Theae wrenches are double-ended and have notches forged at both extremities to lit nuts of two different sixes. As there may be thirty or forty nuts of the same slzo on a single car, such a wrench will be found useful, particularly as its shapo allows of its application to nuts that eould not be readied with the more clumsy jaws of a monkey-wrench. A few costly socket "wrenches" will also be found usefnl for sotting nuts that eau be tightened only by applying the tool from tho top. A wrench of this type consists or .. tube of stcCl in one end of which is forged a socket that is of the proper size to receive a certain nut. the tub* __________________ or tighten the nut, and the small side space which the tool occupies when in position makes lhis an exceedingly useful wrench. A set of these wrenches. consisting of removable sockets of different sizes, a shank with a universal joint in tho eentro, and a reversible ratchet handle makes a very useful and compact tool to have in the car at all times. The heads, or sockets, of diifer- ent sizes adapt tho tool to nearly all the nuts on the car, the universal joint II tl^e centre of the shank allows the nut to be approached from almost any convenient angle, and g the reversible ratchet in the handle admits of a nut being turned as many times as desired i„ either di^Umiritb.wr^ouding AWMAL LONGEVITY turn of tl»e handle through ' tho lon8 *l£gteeS, . v .. " ->. ': * V-'.V ,-_[j^ ys.t-iiv^lSemb^ra pf ,t|ie anlmai A pair of stout-plUMVwitii ■'» fclw^ cutting attachment should ue included in the outfit, and these might be supplemented by u small "Stilsou^" or pipe, wrench". A machifltstt's bflfmhB£''tt*pafr of cohl chisels, ami a oouplo. of files, do- servo an important place in the well- equipped kit, while a small vise, which can be clamped to the ruuuing-board nml used to hold bolts, nuts, pins, and the like whilo they arc being filed or hammered, may oftentimes provo a valuable instrument to have at hand. Two se row-drivers will be necessary, one light aad the other heavy, and it would be better if both of theso could be provided with square shanks oij which the jaws of nn adjustable "Wrench could find au easy grip when outside aid must be invoked to persuade a veculcitraut screw that it is time ttrtrii.vi'.- \ '!' , 'Ho much for the toiyis^i Q(heiil^ires und appl-ninct's'iiuty he'ftdded.'from tuni1 to time, but thoso described above should huve a place in the tool-b ivery car that is to be home" fnr any appreciable length ef^eni^gOj bdaVt time, ami whatever trouble n,ud ;>;: venlende may he caused'by ctHUV-iiib.* un! carrying them will bo more thnn' repaid nt a timo wheu it Is least ex pe.led that such impedimenta will be of any service. ' ,<' ; When cars were small and of simple construction, it was no difficult task to collect duplicates of nearly ovory bolt, nut, screw, pin and key found oa the entire machine; but this procedure, of course, would be out of the question nowadays, and the nuloist must be content himself with carrying those pieces which will soem to be Jliost tiee'dtnl *ti euse of a breakdown. Home of the sizes of cap-screws,' bolts,, mils; and screws that nre used .in the greatest numbers about tho machine should be carried, as well as a generous number and variety of cotter pins with which to hold the nuts in place. A roll of annealed wire, flexible but tough, may also come in handy, and it is advlfidblo to carry one or^wo extra vulvorsprings if nn extended tbuT is to'be'taken. Rubber hose and clamps of the proper size to fit the terminals of the water-circnl- u'ting. system mav often' he required/ and as they are 'hot picked 'ut day by the roadside thqy should, form part of the equipment of the'touring car. C;tWlli'.A'.i('k'Mt£ smeared ' with grease, or.-".dopA\,J. "ma\v bo made' to form an 'elective packing fur a joint in' ''u'd-pipe, while jftn'bf a y^l kingdom,'their'^fo averaging be tween lm* and 8u0 years, lt is said that when Alexander conquered India he took (ine of King I'orus' largest pl« |diahts;'iia"nieiIv'^liax."aii(T' turned "linn loose; with' thin- inscription on-bis col lar: "Alexander, the son of Jupiter, dedicated Ajax to the sun." This ele pliant, the story Flutes, was captured Sot) years later. II has been claimed that, as a gen eral rule, there is a direct relation be tween the duration of life ami the tinu required to develop fully; but to thi* there are manifest exceptions. The eat is mature before it is a year old; yet it may uttaiu the age of twenty years Hiyo^ilso seems to havo a certain re lat ion', 10 JjJngeylty, the elephant and the wliale being generally held to bt the longest lived of mammals; but here. again, 'enters the axfeeptiM, since tin l\i'rte beaver lives'inure tban twice at- long as the rhinoceros. 'I he average ag ^ e* other animals estimated as loll »wk, Ass, UO years, S!?5ra?i6,*-?.l: 'ft mel. tige/ . aOi'dok' Uj Tox, lVlJont, I8j guinea-pig, l-l; hare. ',*;■ hippfi'pofumits, -id; hdrse. L'o; hyoita Cf.* .jaguar. 25j lpopiird,^25j lion, -10; bttritey, IT; moose. 50; mouse, 0; pig. .!■>;■ rabbit, V;' mt, 7; rhiaocer Biioep, Hi; stag, 50} squirrel, H 25, ;uvH: \v»>ll'.»-0 years. While the.;average nge'of the whal is somewhet'e between one' and two hint dred years, Ouvior asserted that it i probable thnt some whales uttaiu th age of a thousand yours. {Somo thirty yei IJotiischiltls i'nstal .the ,gasoIilie'-fe'(M'-pipe, while | cake of:.fjoap*hA& often served ae-an im1 prevised, plj.g for a small leak.iu th The first of these accident* is not iieiu>KS!irilv.an uncommon oue,i as every joint in the gasoline-pipe nin^t,be packed. This pai king -may- evenhmlK1''we}(% out or be shukeii lopse uirMibi'itineidam-, aged during the progress of qome other adjustment or repair, and'if'this-,h:i|V peus the gas.dine will be .sure-to .tind us way cut. In case this accident oc the gasoline should be turneil ott; the' uut at which the leak ocijura unscrew- ed, and the old packing removed. Thit packing may then bo substituted by a short length of- the (.nndbi.-wickiug whieh should have been previously covered with a good grease. By 'winding ,- - ii 1 11 [this greased wickiug tightlv a'rotrndthe' A eroupicce m the end enables pipe«0 ai it „„« ,£, ,.;„.,,„ in t|„, be try be turned in or.kr to loosen t 'p^g.^ ,vh,„ t„c ,.lUcl. m^.a over It, a tight joint will be made when the not is screwed into position., The same improvised repair ma'y bo applied to a leak iu the joints of the pipes leading to or from the water-pump. 111 an unexpected encounter with a telegraph pole, a fence-post, oy a' rock' at the side of the roadnthe radiator,is liable tu shoot wator in as many directions as tnere* are holes punctured' in* its tubes. Some soft, putty-like -substance that ,can bo forced into a small hole and made to'stay must'serve"-tho p- 'pose. Boap can sometimes bo tjsed if the hole is not large, but, the application will have to be renewed occasion? ally aa the water forces its wuy through this improvised plug. Beware of haste in starting-the motor.! after repairing a. .radiator from which, the water has leaked.. If the. leak lias Oeon gnfdhnl, 80 that the' "mo^df will'; havo been running for ■> some time ojt little or.no water, all parts "of the jackal ets will be so hot that thb application -)* cold water througu the radiator w,il( be almost certain to eontractiand'thus crack tho cylinders. If it is desired ter test thc repaired radiator before"' the' motor has cooled sulUciently to permit water being used, lubricating oil may bo poured in with no harm resulting so far as contraction of tho cylinders and jackets is concerned, but care should be taken to see that this oil doe's not catch fire from the hot motor. :* • .■ On The Verge Of A Breakdown ShMsGjm Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the Only Hope for Weakened Nervous People This warning will be read by thousands of people who ouly just succeed in getting through the day's work without a breakdown. If you feel always tired out, have but littlo appetite, and a poor digestion, cannot sleep well, suffer from headaches, backaches anil nervousness, it may mean that you are on the verge of a serious breakdown. Dr. Williams' Pink Tills curo weak, nervous, troubled men and women because of their direct action ou the blood. Kvery dose of these Pills helps to make new, rich blood, which ton,-s the vital organs, strengthens the nerves and brings renewed health and strength. Mr. Oeo, .Johnson, of Ijfiquillo, N.S., suffered for somn y^nrs as a result of overworn and strain, but found no help for his condition until he bfgan the u^e of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. Mr, Johnson says:— "While working on a railway handling heavy tioa I hurt my back and had to give up work. Later I was able to do light work, but for about six yoars I. suffered from dreadful pains in the back and down my legs, This condition became aggravated by indigestion and chronic constipation, and my life wus one of constant misery. During those years i was treated by different doctors, but did not get any help. One day a friend urged me to. try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and proved his faith in them by presenting nie with a box. It was moro to please him than from any belief that they wonld bo of service to me that I began taking the Pills. Before the box was finished, however, they seemed to bo helping mc; Ihe pains in my back and legs grew less intense and the bloating iu my stomach, caused by the indigestion, disappeaied. I continued taking the Pills until I had used over a dozen boxes, when I found myself fully restored to my former health. I am now able to do heavy farm work, and for the past year have not lost a dny, nor had the least symptom of my former troubles, and I attribute it entirely to tho use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Dr. Williams' Piuk Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or may be hail by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for *2.n0 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, A collar made of brass tubing of the proper size to fit over the -valve sterns may provo a useful accessory. This Should be provided with two set" sciow'« to hold it in place, and 'in case the yulve stem breaks this collar may bo slipped uver the fractured part and the set screws fastened ia positihn, flam Rigidly uniting the halves of tbe stem.-. Thm emergency collar should be cut from tubing suflicitMitly thin to allow enough room to enable it to be slid o,vcr any part of tho Valve stein that maybe fractured with ho interference d>etwe'fiii, jjt and the walls of the, cylinder; or, other parts of the motor which may be placj ed in proximity to tho travel pf the stem. ■ One of the most annoying accidents is the breaking of one of;the!&P a mend that will be almost as good as new. This should be (damped tightly to tho damaged side pf tbe spring near the end of the broken leaf, between it and tho middle of tbo spring,'and will servo to reintorce thebroken portion. Many ears are built Wfth som'e' nuts riveted* into place by -hammering,! oa "upsotting," the end of the bolt on which bach is screwed.' A'difficult'jofc^ therefore, is presented to tho jdriw^t wjhjp, desires to remove such a nut in order to make a roadside ropair or *r'compajiies .lias been 'ffirjdl. upon them against their will. Pubhc,.consumption will b'e tolerant up. to a certain figure and thero tolerance cease?, tlnly'men' of large foftun'Os'used gas :\t. th(?/$10 rate. ■ They did' it as much for vainglorious showwbefore their less . pjo«porbiis>'ueighl)6rs". as fot their' own convenience, for the 1 gas was of, Lpoor quality and the apparatus for consuming it was very imperfect in.those days, it was not until the early SO's that [gas began tb''assunte tile status of a human necessity for city people, At thut time the rates rauged from $1.50 to $2.50 per 'tihrmsand. Tho uso was very sparing until it dropped below $1,50! Then gas stoves began to come into use nnd once established .the ne ^essity for cheap fuel created pressure {or a': cheaper VatV. lWory reduction of the rate has been a cause of Ini ■creased profit to the companies, yet at a rule they have boon fought with ull the .resources of the law, lavish expenditure of money for hired lobbyists and'ftir the corruption of legislative bodies and e\;eii executives that DlOSOy COUld procure. ' And yot somo of the big corporations .Which are now putting away millions of profit that has boen force* Wpon them by the public demand, think /hat their success is ull a result of shrewd nitiungement. ur hour ment, tr' id yet it iins ever; du stenntb ave been One cut bout in fl WUY. ullt and the complet euth traps of every going through ut Bpeci consider lot spent Ct.gland iu whic don i^ ubout two ive covered the dis- . including in that at least five min- ice. Allowing for * quite au achieve- done bv dozens of lad our train been I, its time would ibly better. loiig in trave lefdro noticing rail roi quick the I had prur Kng Hing thc absence i-r'tptiou. AS GOOD AS HAVING A DUCTORJN.THE HOUSE . That is what thousands bf mother* say of Baby's Own Tablets, Thesi Tablets promptly ami surely cure al the tnihor ills of babyhood and child kopd* aud what ia moro they aro .abso lutely safe—thpy have, never bpci knoWn to harm the youngest baby— thoy nqyor will, harm . anyone—tlnn nro good for babies of all ages. Con corning them Mrs! Win. Higgins; Karri Ont,, w.ritcs:-r" l shall'never bo with ytit Baby's Own Tablets in the housi us long 'as my ' children ure small Th'cy are a wonderful medicino -Une are ys "qod as having a doctor in tht abUse. 1 gave them to, my Utile boi ifprcolic^ and 'they quickly cbred him I am always glad to recommend thei tO other mothers." The Tablets an sold bj^fefliWftc dealers or at 25 centt ii box from The Dr. Williams/ Modi clue Co., Brockville, Out. main roads from London to ftdinburgli or Glasgow (which constitute the longest runs in the country), would never cross 11 single carriage path or road, nor run along a street,, nor intersect another, railroad on the samo level. Its right of road is absolutely clear. What this means to safety and speed in travel only those familiar with conditions in Canada can thoroughly grasp. Almost every line of railway in Kngland is double track, except a few roads over which the service is infrequent. Stations, at even the smallest points, arc consequently built double—one half cm one side of the track and the other half on the other. The two parts are frequently complete in themselves, with waiting-room, booking office, rid'resit ment and news stuiul in oneh. Either an overhead bridge or un underground tunnel connects the two sides, and it is a criminal otTeuce for anyone not connected with the railway to cross tho tracks. The big metropolitan stations in London, oi whlcb thero must be nearly a dozen, are most conveniently arranged. When our train pulled into Enston, we found ourselves landed on 11 platform along which wero drawn up a long string of taxis, hansoma, and four- wheelers, the taxis being in the great mujoritv. A porter hauled out our luggage from tho baggage car with great expedition, and in a twinkling had piled it on a taxi, and, giving directions to the driver, wo were whirled out of tho station befoie we could catch our breath. People who talk to me now of tho slowness of the English make me [tired. Just contrast such au arrival iu the biggest and most congested city iu tho world with an arrival in Toronto, By running roadways in between platforms, where vehicles can lino up, it is possible ^or a traveller to transfer from train to taxi with the utmost expedition. There is uo bother about luggage. Polite porters handle it.for you; and there is no delay in getting a carriage. "Why do you Knglish poople stick to these antiquated compartment coaches?" I asked one day. "Why don't you Americans adopt them 1 ' ho retorted. "Woll, now," said'I, "you must surely admit that the American coach is a saner contrivance.". "Not a bit," he replied. "It may be! for you. It. may suit conditions oven thero better, but for us the compart! ment ear is the thing. You sec, our .journeys are usually short ones. Wo wish to travel quickly, and in order to loud and unload out cars^expcditiously, we use the side doors. A compartment. holds eight, or at most ten people. Suppose you hnve a crowded' train. Wo could empty it nnd fill it agaiu before you people could even empty yours." This is quite evidently the reason for the peculiar arrangement of Knglish coaches. Everything is dono to [facilitate ingress and egross. Station platforms nre built high, so that there is ouly ono step up to tho level of the floor of the cottch, and there are always plenty of porters waiting to open the doors and assist passengers in and out. That the English people are not slow to adopt improvements, when it is shown that they nre wortb whilo, is quite clear. Oii tho longer runs, corridor trains ure uow operated. But oven theso trains nro constructed with the side doors. The corridor runs along1 tne side of tho conch, and, opening from it nre a row of compartments. Doors ^ open from the corridor to tho side ofl tho train and from the compartments 1 to the other side. Theso corridor cars were put on to admit of passengers proceeding to and from tho dining coaches. An English railway train of the lat- osUty+m-bi-4uiJ.o..a.-hiuidsQmii.uli!air. Tke engine, of which I saw somo fairly large examples, is u beautiful pioeo oif mechanism, oftentimes painted ttomo color, such as purple, dark red, gro*M, or dark blue, ami always polished up to the nines. Its surface .is quite smooth,_ ull the rods, cylinders, and other coii traplioits which Jiguro the Canadian U- comotive being concealed under ' it* body. 1 was sorry to find that, on many engines there is still no provision made tor the protection of the driver and bits fireman from the elements, but this defect seems to have bcen repaired un the majority of the Knglish railroads. Kxpeditiou seems to bo one groat object 011 ull Knglish roads, nml one dny I was fortunate In being provfdod with an example of up-to-date methods, which would put even a Yankee to. shame. We were waiting at Learning luu, ralher ait important junction point on the Great Western, for a train for Oxford, when along camo ono uf the famous London to Birmingham dyers. These (ruins mako a remarkably fast run between the two cities ami cannot afford lu lose a minute, if they are to hold their schedule. As il roared through Leamington station, I was surprised to note u idg burst of steam pouring from lhe reur couch. 1 turned to 8 porter standing near by for an OXplAB* tion. "Oh,",said he, qnite calmly, "they 've dropped a couple of slip coaches. Here they come now." As he spoke, a couple of cars eume rolling down the track atid stopped at the platform, They hud boon detached from the moving Birmingham train * short distance outside the station, and then stopped by hand brakes, Quite a number of passengers descended, having come dowu from Loudon lime, aud without having delayed Birmingham train one ins' noted references to slip-coaches in the railway timetables before, but never understood what was meant- until 1 had hud this demonstration. It lice qnite generally follow land by the railroads, A noticeable difference between English and Canadian methods is t.o bo found in the Handling of tickets. These ure bought alter Hut same fashion iu both countries, but iu Kngland they are not I.tken up by 11 conductor. Indeed, the word conductor is unknown. The train is in charge of a guard, whu carries a green Hag by day ami a green lantern by night, nud rides iu a Httle compartment of his own at the rear end of the train. Coming into a hrge city like London, the train is usually stopped nt smite convenient suburban station, and a horde of officials pour down upon it and collect tickets. This is done very quickly. Landing in a smaller place, a special exit from the slatb-n is arranged through which ill passengers must pass, and ns they go through the gate thev present their tickets. As most people aro aware, b:ig with the benefit they havo derived from the use of Zam-Buk, Mr. P. Ab l ridge, of '.I St. Paul St., St. (Jathnriuer Ont., says: "For five years I have sui tered untold agoay wdth protruding piles. The pain was so grent. at timet 1 would almost scream. "I lost weight and had uo appetiU I tried everything I ever heard of fei [dies, us 1 wns willing to tuke anytliinp to get relief, It was useless, however nml I almost gave up in despair. One day a friend gavo me a sampl* of Zam link, and told me of u liieac of his witty had been cured. 1 dccitloc to try Zam-lluk, and the relief I got was encouraging. 1 used three boxer, and at the end nf that time I was com pletely cured. I wish 1 could have got Zam-Buk years ago; it would havo savor me a great deal of misery." Zam-Hnk will also be found a aim cure for cold sores, chapped hands frost bite, ulcere, blood-poisou, vuri cose Bores, Hcalp Bores, ringworm, in flamed patches, babies' eruptions ant chapped places, cuts, burns, bruise* and skiu injuries generally. All drug gists and stores sell at 50c. box, oi post free from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto upon receipt of price. You are warnei ngainst harmful imitations nnd sub stitntes. See the registered name "Zam-Buk," on every package. Send for free sample to Dept. B.F National Drug & Chemical Oo., Toronto Yoo Cannot Forget Yonr Corni They pain too much. Perhaps yos bave tried this, that and the other rem edy—you still have them. You do nol experiment wben yon use Putnam'i Painless Corn Extractor. In twenty four hours the soreness is removed, In a day or two you are rid of them, roat and branch. Keep the name in sigM because it tells the story. Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor. Sold by drag gists, price 25c. foretold, and of each of these sh« keeps copious notes. And it is froas these notes that she is able to "tell tht fortune" of France, and of Paris particularly. The lives of her people, of course, make the life of a nation. Thus, Paris is to be plunged intt mourning three times. Mme, De Thebe* says this because she read the future for three people high in public life whom she found were to be taken ofl during the year. Two captivating stage favorites of Paris, she says, an to meet tragic ends before the end of 1911. A prominent statesman is te have "a romantic departure" or disap pearance from view. Whether he is tr die or wed is not stated. The world at large is to see s tra ngt moral lapses and many peculiar love affairs of universal interest; scandab among high families, and deaths tf some famous "old boys" while playiaf at Romeo. Some people seem to lose sight oi the fnct that it's'the night before that makes the moruing after. s Gim purely stops coudlis. cures colds, lira he throat nnd liiaijv > *!3 ceoti the Famous Rst/b Mm |a t*. .i.urt tstamt ai Th* lonwrOI Wtimtmr, Itmkf*. A New Head In 30 Minutes ■ _mr\f_Z™-\ fsttsan.H-t .chine. Ihrobbnf. mSiu-t. wtaU—t lm— I -S__)___iW_* fer.ctau.uol,eanfcrtaU«r Creek f Denman Island f Arrive Unlim Bay ft.iffl a.m. Tneidajn I#mVfl Union Bay lO.Hf)a.m. Tnwdaya Arrive Cnmox 11,16 a.m '1 'uesdays South Bound Li'iiVf Oomox i.is p.m. TuemlayH Arrive Union Buy 2.001>.« Tuemlaya Leave Union Iluy vi. tr* p.m. Tuesdays Denman Island f . Beaver Creek f Arrive Nanaimo Hi p m. Tuesday* Leave Nanaimo 11,00 p.m. Tuesday* Arrive Vancouver 1.30 am. W .Hliitwdays ( Indicate* tUn ntop. For rates and further particular* will cr apply to H.W. BRODIB, W. MoOIRR GBN'L. P. A., Agent, Vancouver, B.C. Nanalmo, B.C. IHJI1EH HDUEflTlSING MTE8 Display Advertisements In cents per column inch per month. Special rata for half page or more. Condensed Advertisements 1 cent 1 wonl, 1 issuo ; minimum charge 25 cent*. No accounts run for this clans of advertising Subscribe For tmm XSLANDBR THK ISLANDKlf. CUMBBRLANp, B.C. $1,000 REWARD For a Caso of Incurable Constipation To a person who can't bo cured of constipation by l)r, Hamilton's Pills, the above reward will bo paid, N cathartic medicine gives Mich lasting aatiafaetion or effects such-luarvcllou cures us Dr, Hamilton *h fills. Relief immediately follows Por headache, bili oneness ami stomach disorders) No wiping pains, no burning sensations, nothing but the mosl pleasant relief attends tho use of Dr. Hamilton'b PHU —others not so good. Price 85e, a box, at ull dealers. TIIK preacher had boon eloquent in liis nui.trks concerning the young girl ovflr whose remains tbo runot al services wero being bold. Tears mere, in the oyos of all present Even ho speaker's voice trembled witli thr force of Ins emotion, II,' concluded his s< rmon with thil outburst. ''t nn anyone doubt tbnt this fair, fragile flower hns been trnniplantod to the hothouse of i he Lord .'' ONE morning laat summer President Tnft, wearing the largest bathing suit known tn modern times, throw his substantial and ponderous form Into thc cooling waters of Beverly Bay. That afternoon a newspaper corrc- epondont Bent tlio following to his paper: "Thoro was mighty littlo swimming along the nortli shore to-day. The Presl* >lout wns using tho ocean*'1 A DISTINGUISHED Irish prolate was by nature a very keen sportsman, ani] though ho never allowed hia tastes in this direction to inter fere with hia many duties, there wna oothing he enjoyed more than a day's ■hooting. On one of these occasiona be was met by an old lady, who strongly disapproved of any members of the clerical profession, and especially ono of the Beads of the church, indulging in sucb pirsuits. "I have never read in tbe Bible thnt any of the apostles went out shooting, my lord," she observed severely. "Well, '*ou see," returned his lord- efcip cheerfully, "all their spare time Ifcey spent out fishing," • • • HARVEY W. WILEY, the government's brilliant food expert, was talking about a notorious case of (•od adulteration. "The morals of these people," be •aid; "it is incredible. But I know of a little boy who will grow up and join them some day. I was walking one morning in a meadow when I saw this Rule boy gathering mushrooms, " 'Have you had good luckt* I asked. " 'Fair,' ho answered, showing me Ua basket. "But I gave a cry of alarm. " 'Why, my lad,' I said, 'those are toadstools you've got. They're poison, deadly poison,' "He tipped me a reassuring wink. " 'Oh, they ain't fer eatin', sir,' he ■aid; 'they're fer sale.' " • * • OYER tbe dessert a magazine editor reproached the author for the aw- foi way he roasts the morals and manners of our millionaires in "The Jelly Comer." The author said that ttey deserved roasting—and to prove , it-he told a Btory. He said tbat a New York multi-millionaire got converted one night at a revival meeting, and, standing up in his plnce, the rich convert declared that his conversion was retroactive, and lie proposed to make restitution to uny- mc be had over wronged. Well, about two o'clock that morn- . tag the millionaire was awakened by a long ring at the bell. He put hia 'head r/ut of the window. "Who's that!" ho said. "I am Thomas J, Griggs," waa the reply. "I board about your conversion ^JDODDS ' fKID§EY >ss*si VARICOSE VEINS, Varicosities et* ■romjtly rallmrt and eTentnaliy cwidby; fllafi pain, itopt faini-nfu. Mr. Lake KaTaoaafk, Hr Brian mi., W. BprinuflBld, Mul, ■uttered io yean with enlarged,knottwl TMni; hli doctor adrlied Hop- Mm work and f olnjt to bed. initead of doing eo he used iBSOBBlNK, J It., and m n monthr tim* the ior*. Kand iwtlllng had all dtiappMtrfd and he wu et* f cured. Ri>nwTU Ooitr*. Wrni, Tutnori, <:•«• Ud rally baunH, t'ur*«itral!iiinrt ipraln*. ILOMoa, jaoo-llot.beltleatarnfgUUordelirriwl. HoofelK Vnt* §*t.VOUNG, P. D. F„ 210Temple St., Ssrlitfflild,Mil* I.YJUSH, Mil., Mnnirnl, (■■■llm irsiiti. «• ft.rt.MiH h; H*KTIS HlJl.K k WITS** CO., M.»V|I E KATIHN4I, I)HI<1 k IIIKHllAI, CO., Wtialp,* k Ul- m—t em* UUUKIUON 111103. 1.0.. LU.. Tumiim. Pr.MartersFemalcPUls ^—— ■ IIIBIMH! ———^— BTOffEOI TEAMS TB 5TAWAO mt tadwwpiiiiiil tee wrmwfe *e% Via 'rJlaVii "Uii JUTu* *JT3 —* 1W ■*•»*! *n* Mama. mid I'd liko you to pay mo back $200,- 000 yuu cheated mo out of in the U. B. I), receivership." "All right, I'll pay you," Baid tho millionaire! * 'but why the deuce," he added angrily, "do you want to ring nm up at this hour'/" "Well, you Beo," wuh tbo reply, "1 thought I'd como early and avoid the rush." ata '1MIK hour wns one n.m. Inside Hip A dlml« lighted hallway stood Mrn. Dorklns With a grim smile on her fnee. Tho front iloor was boiled. "John," she suid, in cutting accents, "ynu have been dissipating ut tho club againl" "Marin, ' spoko a voice outside, rapidly, clearly, and distinctly, "lie blew lugubriously ou tho blooming buglet" Instantly Bhe unfastened and opened tin. door. Mr. Dorklns had not been dissipating, A DETROIT millionaire Rave his Utile daughtor, last Cur 1st mas, a Superb doll's house—a doll's house lighted With electricity, tbat lyul baths :ind a gat go und even, in one CO flier of iis garage, n tiny doll monoplane 1' Well, my dear, do you liko yonr new doll's houso?" the litlle girl's fnther nsked her one day during Christmas week. "Oh, yes, papa; tremendously," she replied. "But I've let il furnished lo OousiQ Angela for len dollurs a montli." • t t 'PUIS is nu extract from the diary r.f JL the little heroine in Kate Tribte Sharber's story, "Tho Annals of Ann," which proves the sharpness of youthful observation! No mat tor how line a doctor a lady's husband is, she is never permitted to mention it tu ber friends, for this is called "unethical." Hut if she's expecting company of an afternoon she can happen to have a bottle with a queer thing inside setting on the mantelpiece, nnd when tbe company asks whnt on earth the thing Is she can suy, "For goodness' Bake! My husband must have forgotten that. Why, that's Senator Himuck's appeudix!" • • • ONE of the cleverest bits of electioneering dodgery waa devised by aa agent who had beeu forbidden to corrupt tbe electors. He called a meeting and attended with his pockets full of gold. "I have to inform you, gentlemen," be began, "that there is to be no bribery on our side during this election, (Hear, heart) For my part I do not intend to give away a penny piece. (Uneasy silence.) But I am afraid that there are aome d——d rascals in this room, and that presently they will lay me on tha table and take 500 sovereigns out of my pockets." The next few minutes he spent upon the table. • • • GOVERNOR MABTIN F. ANSIL, of South Carolina, and Governor W. W. Kitchen, of North Carolina, recently met at Louisville, Kentucky, and iBsued the following joint statement: "It has been the legend that the governor of North Carolina said to tho governor of South Carolina: 'It is a long time between drinks.' No such statement was ever made, Tho facts as told by an eyewitness of that famous meeting brand the wholo story as fabrication. "This is what really happened: the I governor of North Carolina said to the (governor of South Carolina, 'Remember the fate of Montgomery!' 'Well, who in h was Montgomery!' aBked the governor of South Carolina. 'He was the man who died between drinks/ replied the governor of North Carolina." • * * IN Kentucky is a.quaint character named Ezekiel Hopkins, who once gained local fame by discovering a piece of broken railway line and warning nn excursion train in timo to save disaster. So it waB decided to present Ezekiel with a gold watch. The bead of the presentation committee, approaching Ezekiel with a grave bow, Baid: "Mr, Hopkins, it is thc desire of the good people of Kentucky thnt you shnll, in recognition of your valor and merit, be presented with thia watch, which they trust will ever remind you of their undying friendship." Without the least emotion, Ezekiel ejected from bis mouth a long stream of tobacco juice, took the watch from its handsome ease, turned it over and over in bis wrinkled hand, and finally asked, " war's the chain!" A PRETTY sehoolma'nm ouce taught school in a Long Island village. All the young fellows for miles around were mad about her, but the schoolmu'am was proud, and nono of tbe boys seemed to stand the ghost of a chance. Young .Tim llrown, the judge's son, was thr best looking chap in town, nnd probably loved the scboolma'am more than any of her oilier swnins, but lie never had tho pluck to declare himself. One day the schnolina'nm being away on a visit to New York State, .Iim asked advice of the editor, The editor snid: "Take thp bull by the horns and insert nn announcement of your forthcoming marriage in my society column. It will cost, you only fifty cents," So -Tim inserted an announcement tn the effect that the schoolmn'nm nnd he would spend their honeymoon at Atlantic City. A short time after the announcement appeared the schoolma'am came back home. Jim hpard on all sides how furious she wbb. Por several days Iio kept away from her. Then, one afternoon, as she was coming home from school, ke ran plump into her in the lane. She let him know at once what Bh? thought of him and his outrageous conduct. She stormed and raged and her pretty ayes flashed fire. Jim stood first on one foot and then on the other, and finally he blurted out: "Well, if yon don't like it 1 ean have the announcement contradicted." "Oh, bother itt" said the school- ma'am, "it's too late now!" Strengthens The Throat Mr. W. l\ Purdom, writing from St, Anne's Hay P.O., says: "I used to bo troubled with relaxed throat, constant Irritation and QOUghinff, I inhaled Ca- tarrhozouo as directed und havo been permanently cured. I can think of nothing so good for the throat, noso nnd bronchia] tube as Qatarrbozone. I re commend it to all my friends," Cure is quick and mire if Cutarrho/.ono is used lor Bronchitis, Irritable Throat, Catarrh and Chest Troubles; 25(1. BOc and $1.00 elzpS, at all dealers. Fishing for compliments seldom lands a husband. tpiso*s-r I "the best medicine 1 z__mr,£T*i>AVx_m—MMi-Wii :r coughc CO'-.D J CLOCKS THAT STRIKE THIRTEEN \ MONO the most curious clocks in £3l the world aro iwo iu Worsley, Lancashire, England, that neve Btrike one. Instead they strike thlrtoOU at 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. One of thom If over the Marl of Kllesiuere'. place call od Worsley Hull, and is tho original clock which the Puke of BrldgOwnter had placed in lhe tower, It in said that Ilu* duke had tlio clock made to strike the "unlucky" number so as to warn his workmen that it was time to return nfter dinner, some of Ihem having excused themselves for being lute on the ground that thoy could not hear it strike one. This recalls the tncldont when the big clock of llie Houses of Parliament saved a man's life. A soldier In the reign of William and Mnry was condemned by court martial for fulling asleep while on duty on tho terrace at Windsor. He stoutly denied the charge, and by way of proof solemnly declared that he heard Old Tom (the predecessor of Big Hen) strike thirteen instead of twelve. The ofllcers laughed at tho idea, but while the man was in prison awaiting execution several persona camo forward and swore thnt the clock actually did strike thirteen, whereupon the Boldier was pardoned and released. Wells Cathedral contains one of the most interesting clocks in the whole world. It was constructed by Poter Lightfoot, a monk, in 1320, and embraces many devices which testify to the nncient horologist's ingenuity. Sev- eral celestial and terrestrial bodies are incorporated in tbe interesting movement and relationship. They indicate the hours of the day, the age of the moon, and the position of the planets and the tides. When the clock strikes the hour two companies of horsemen, fully armed, dash out of tho gateways in opposite directions, and charge vigor- ously. They Btrike with their lances as they pass aB many times aa correspond with the number of the hour, A little distance away, seated on a high perch, is a quaint figure, which kicks the quarters on two bells placed beneath his feet, and strikes the hours on a bell. The dial of the clock la divided into twenty-four hours, and shows the phases of the moon and a map of the universe. An oddity in clocks is the invention of a Frenchman, M. Paul Cornu. It consists of a dial mounted above a reservoir and having a sort of a seesaw mounted upon its support. The reservoir holds sufficient alcohol to last for a month, and this serves aa fnel for a small flame that burns at one end. The heat from the flame causes the air to expand in the bulb of the seesaw directly above it. As a result the seesaw moves every five seconds. This movement is the sole motive power that actuates the hands. In Switzerland clocks are now being made that do not require hands and faces. The timepiece merely stands in the hall, and one presses a button, which, by means of the phonographic internal arrangements, calls out, "Half- past four," or "Five minutes to ten," or whatever the time may be. A Munich professor has invented a re markable sick-room clock. When a but ton is pressed an electric lamp behind tho dial throws tho shadow of the hour's and hands, magnified, upon the ceiling, so that invalids can see it from bed without craning tbeir necks or putting themselves to any inconvenience. A German shoemaker spent fifteen years of his leisure momenta in constructing a clock of the grandfather shape nearly six feet high, made entirely of straw. The wheels, pointers, case and every detail are exclusively of straw. The most remarkable fact it that it is reported to keep perfect time. The Czar of Russia is the possessor of a unique clock that records not merely the passing seconds, minutes and hours, but the days, weeks, months aud years. Tbe clock was invented and manufactured by two peasants, who presented it to tho Emperor as a token of their loyalty. In St. Petersburg, too, is to be seen a clock having ninety-five faces, indicating simultaneously the time at thirty different apots on the earth's surface, besides the movements of the earth nnd planets. The clock of Lyons Cathedral is a wonderful piece of mechanism, aud the legend describing it is as follows: The cock erowB; the bell sounds the hours; the little bells the Sancta Sp'rilus; thc angel opens the gnte to salute the Virgin Mary. The heads of the two lions move thc eyes and the tongue.' The as- trnlabo shows the hours in it.- degrees, and tho movements of the moon, Moreover, the perpetual calendar show* all tho days of the year, the feast dityi Ultd the fcieeextlle, The hours at whleh the chimes are complete nre f\v». and ?ix in the morning, midday, and one nnd two o'clock in the afternoon. The chimes nt the other hours are restricted so ns not to interfere with the cathedral Bervice. Complicated, indeed, is the clock of the Beauvais Cathedral. Tt is said to be composed of 92,000 separate pieces, according to a French statement. One sees on the fifty-two dial plates the hour, the day, the week, and the month, the rising, the setting of the sun, the phases of the moon, the tides, the time iu the principal capitals of the world, together with a series of terrestrial and astronomical evolutions, The framework is of carved oak, eight by five metres, or twenty-six by sixteen and one-quarter feet. When the clock strikes all the edifice seems in movement. Tho 68 iff ner wished to depict the Last Judgment. This wonderful clock is the work of a Beaubalsion, M. Verite. He died iu 1887, THE DUOHESS OF MARLBOROUGH U11' tho many Anglo-American peeresses, quite one of the most distinguished is the Duchess of Marlborough. She haB been making somo outspoken remarks on tho question of marriago and education. Elver since she came tu Kngland us a bride, sho has thrown herself body and soul into Bocial work of every description. But long boron* that oven her Grace wa.s already a social forco iu New York, where she put many of ber organizing talents to practical purposes, Mho was Instrumental, for instance, iu founding the first club for workroom girls in the States, a club whicli. has since prospered, and whicn now numbers somo hundreds of members. Upon Blenheim Castle, tho Duchess has brought to boar much of hcr artis- lic. persuiialily. Among the many Innovations she has introduced is an American bower, which, perhaps, would bo belter described ns a floral tunnel. Ii is very long and narrow, and arched over with bofioysuokto, clematis, and dust or! llg rambler rose, At intervals, the bower Is widened to form alcoves for seats, and one can Imagine nothing more delightful Ihuu to sit among the honeysuckle and watch, bolwoen tno cluster of rosea, the river which winds iis way ttin.ugh the greensward below. The duchess also introduced a small menagerie of wild.- animals, arid has Special cages and healed kennels built for thom, Ouzel Ies, vultures, snakes, chimpanzees,' and pelicans were Introduced, and, afler her Grace's tour to the Nile district somo years ago, a number of othor rare animals wero added to the collection, making it now one of the best private zoos in England. 1'rotect the child from Ihn ravages of worms by using Mother Craves' Worm Exterminator,; Tt is a standard remedy, and years of use have enhanced its reputation. MiMbCim 'jutckty otopfl co.. 'liv i.irii.if mid Itlttfjl LORD BRAS8ET AS A YACHTSMAN T1HERE nre few men who carry their . years lighter than Lord Brassey, who, at the age of seventy-four, is shortly to start upon another trip to this country in his yacht, tho Sunbeam, The Sunbeam has already, if she never sailed anothor knot, a record career in sea annals, having covered considerably over 300,000 knots. Many of hcr voynges have been made famous by the pen of Lord Brassey's first wife, the gifted writer who died at sea under poignant circumstances many years ago. Nor is this to be Lord Brassey's first trip to Canada; he accomplished a simi lar trip some years ago, on that occa sion travelling a distance of 7,085 miles of sea in a few hours less than thirty five days. "To lovers of sailing," his lordship wrote on nis return home, "yachts capable of cruising under Bail offer great advantages ovor full-powered vessels. Whether in the navy or the pleasure fleet, rigged vessels serve to rear up seamen of that hardy breed which we see disappearing with so much regret." After yachting, Lord Braisey's favorite recreation is cricket. On the magnificent grounds surrounding his beautiful Sussex seat matches are fre quently held during the season. Of one of these fights he once told a capital story. It appears that there was a scarcity of available talent, with the result that it waa necessary to secure one of Lord Brassey'a footmen as umpire. In due course, his lordship himself went in, and a local bowler was put on. The second ball he stoppod with his leg. and the cry was raised,, "How's that!" for being out leg before wicket. It was the footman who had to answer, and, turning to his master, he exclaimed, in a half-apologetic tone, "I'm afraid that I must say, 'Not at home/ your lordship." "Not at nome?" cried Lord Brassey. "\\hat on earth do you mean?" "Well, then, if you will have it," the footman made answer, "I mean yon are hout I" The Horseman HIGH PEIEST OF THE BURNS CULT RECENTLY, Lord Rosebery opened the renovated Auld Brig of Ayr, which had been closed for more than two years, undergoing the repairs necessnry to secure its safety and stability as part of a public highway. One of Burns's best poems wns on the "Brigs of Ayr," and the success of the preservation scheme owes much to the eloquent pleading of the Laird of Dalmeny. Lord Rosebery has well earned the title to be regarded as orator-in-chief and high priest of the Burns cult; for, during the last thirty years, no ceremony connected with the poet'B memory lias been considered complete without his inspiring presence. As far back as April, 1882, we find the noble lord unveiling a Burns statue—by Mrs. D. O. Hill, siater of Sir Noel Paton—in the town of Dumfries, where the poet died in July, 170fi. London una two memorials of Burns. There is the familiar sthtue ou the Victoria Embankment, which was lho gift of a London Scot, aud executed by Sir John Hull. This was unveiled by Lord Rosebery on July 20th, 18K4. In March of the following year he was called upon to unveil a bust of tho Scotch poet in Poets' Comer, Westminster Abbey. In July, 1806, thn centenary of the death of ilurns, was celebrated by the Burna Clubs of Scotland. Lord Rosebery, on thnt occasion, delivered two magnificent orations on the genius and memory of the poet—beginning his theme in Dumfries in the afternoon snd completing it iu Glasgow at a big public gathering in tho evening. In September of the same year he unveiled a statue (by Pomeroy) in the town of Paisley. The faster a young man is thc more difficulty he has in keeping up with his running expenses. A woman's reason is "because," but it sometimes happens that a man hasn't even that one. , , , A good motto for the bridge-player is, "Never double trouble till trouble doubles you." A friend of mine says he can tell any woman's nge by simply looking nt her. T wouldn't be so mean. I Tt is just as well to look a gift auto- j mobile in tho gasoline tank, I Wheu n fool and his money nro parted there is seldom any alimony, ■ Tt is impossible to mnke a linn of n man who persists in making an ass of: himself. I 'IM1AT whirlwind from tho western J. part of Ontario, G. A. llrown, known in Canada as the "Speed Merchant," and in Michigan as the "Canadian Wonder," arrived in. Toronto recently with 0 car-load of twenty harness horses, trotters and pacers, of known and unknown quantity, nnd made the Repository his headquarters. G, A., or Art Brown, as he is better known, occupies a unique position in tho realm of harness horsemen. lie claims, aiul 1 think he is justified iu malting the claim, that ho bu'ys1 und sells each year more tr otter q anoV pacers than *nuy .individual in the world—aiul lhls surely entitles him lo distinction. I hi ring the past two or Ihreo years llrown has disposed of a largo number of horses iu Toronto, some, of which remained, there Jirud Mliers were sold for shipment lo outside points; and Whllo, as he says, it is impossible to pick "all peaches" without getting an occasional "lemon" in the horse garden, many of the horses ho sold l'o parlies in Toronto more thttn made good for (heir new owners. The pah of Koadmaster mares, Pansy and Violet, that, he sold to a Toronto horseman. proved even better than ihey were represented, The former won two heats in the big 8,33 class pacing stake at Ottawa the winter before last, and although the best that fell to her lot was second money, she demonstrated in lhat race her ability to win with more favorable treatment. Violet ia known to be better than a 2.15 pacer on a half mile track, as she wub only last woek beaten by a small margin in 2.10',/. over the ice, and thore aro many seconds difference between a "dirt" track aud ono thnt iB made of ice. Another mare that came from the same source that proved a real prizo is Nettie Ethan, now away on a winter campaign. The mare was raced extensively during the past summer season, and has already been to the races tbis winter, and alt with a largo amount of credit to herself. Paymaster, a gelding, by Koadmaster, waB sold to a Toronto horseman a couple of years ago and wns turned down ae lame, but the horse was resold to a party in the west, who raced him with more than ordinary success, and gave him a record of 2.17 Vi on a half-mile track. The new owner of Paymaster considered this patter good enough to take to tue Grand Circuit, and although he did not land any purses, was timed separately several times in 2.08 or better. The same Brown is undoubtedly tho world's champion horsedeoler. He buys and sells horses with as little concern as a merchant would deal in so many potatoes, and the price never stopB him. It was only last winter about thiB time that he extracted a roll from his hip pocket ana offered Nat Ray twenty crisp one hundred dollar notes for the pacing gelding John McEwen, and in view of the fact that Nat cleaned up nearly that amount when his old favorite won the now famous free-for-all race at Ottawa a few weeks later, Brown would have been justified in giving the additional five hundred, as the horse was offered to Iiim for $2,500. It is just-three years ago this winter since the lanky horseman calmly wrote out two checks which aggregated closo to $4,000 for the two pacing mares, Maud Keawiek and Lady May, and ho RHEUMATISM 13 MONTHS* SUtFERINGlCUREB Dear Sir: , - "I wish you to put my letter en record for tho sake of suffering human ity. I have suffered 18 months witl. Muscular Rheumatism in my back. 1 havo spent at least $30,000 on pills and liniments during that time, but nothinp would ease me of the pain—iu fact, it was a chronic pain. For those long L8 monl lis it stayed right with me, sonwp limes convulsive and cramp-like, cans lug me to groan and cry aloud. Evety moment was loiture, I could uot turn in bed without yelling out. Now 1 will always bless the day whon I first Started to rub iu, and to take internally 'Ner viline.' After using four bottles, my pains have left me. I shall always take off my hat to 'Nerviline' ami can hon estly Hay il 'a the poor man's best friend, because it will always drive away froa you the Demon—Pain, " Yours truthfully, "Paris, Ont. "Thomas Cosh," Use only Nerviline, Sold in 2,"ic anc. BOfl bottles (he world over. mado the deals afler very little cere mony. He had his mind made up that ho would own tho two fastest pnelnB marcs iu Canada, and he went throogl with it, and whon they became his pro perty it gavo him thp distinclion nf being the only man in the world to own two mares with records as fast as those two had, And his judgment was good in buying two such fast record pacers, for, like the owner of John MeEwou, he took Lady May to Ottawa the week after he bought hcr uad in the hands of i)an MoEwen, the veteran reinsmuu of The 15el (2,02]4) fame, this mare won the free-for-all of that year on the Ot tawa River, and incidentally beat Jobs McEwen, Upon the result of this race Brown wou th> mare out, and inside »f two weeks sold her for $S,800. Gallagher, the famous pacer that hails from Blenheim township, is aa other of the headliners that went through Brown's hands, but not until after his days of asefulness at the racing game were supposed to be over. However, the nstuta dealer could see a lot of good in tha gelding, and ia this he was again right, for Gallagher not only held his own racing witb th* fast class pacers on tha Grand Circuit after Brown got him, bnt he actually paced a public trial at Columbus la 2.02%, after which he was bought hy J. 8. Btrosneider af New York for $3,500. Such deals show that the Canadis* speed merchant does net put a limit n the prico ho will pay for a trotter at pacer, although he handles hundreds af the cheaper variety. Horses are hit stock-in-trade, and he handles thaa like a drover does sbeep. This Canadian hns earned tho title of "Champion Speed Merchant of the World." Some peoplo are only contented whan they have more than they can possibly use. The trouble about beginning at thr bottom of the ladder ia that you map have to do it so oftei. • Some men impress is as being aie cessful in spite of themselves. It Will Care a Cold.—Colds aro tht commonest ailments of mankind and If neglected may lead to serious conditions Dr. Thomas' Eclcetrie Oil will relieve the bronchial passages of inflammatien speedily nnd thoroughly and will strengthen them against subsequent at tack. And as it eases the inflummatiaii it will stop tho cough beeause it allay* all irritation in tho throat. Try it asn jirovc it. CANAWELLA Tf one be troubled with pnrns and warts, he will find in Tlolloway'fl Corn Cure an implication tbat will entirely relieve snffvring. HOOSIER PRESS DRILLS Plant at an ev«n dapth Ooami-v* th* moisture In tho wok Insure a good erop HOOBIEB FBBM DRILLS eoamrr* tks —umU~ U tk* mO, U •sum tkey paek tks ssrtk orsr tks ies* wkss It 1s sews. Tkta ta wkj tks Nortkwest hummn sis msis ssrtsts sf s (sod trap. Tks Bssslsr get. ths wed ll tks (mud st ss stsi dsptk ssd sstsis tt. Tks Hssstsr li Light DntX, kss s pssltlrs tons (ssd, ssrsc skips, ssns skskss. H»» the freatstt possible sttssfth ssd will stsad sp sadsr tks ssswest •trslss. Absotststj psisstssd. 8ssd (sr estslsgas, sad — ts —J local dsslsr sad IsSkst ss sssisf tks Uooeiet. The American Seeding-Machine Co., Inc. King and James Sta., Winnipeg, Man. >\i THK ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND. B.C. The'Pirate with a Conscience By John Lang IN the early days of tlio eighteenth •eutury, few parts of tho world formed a happier hunting ground Rt'or pirates than the Guinea Coast iu Nwi Africa. Its creeks, bays, aud rivera Conned Boeure harbors of refuge j whoro pirate ships might careen in safely; along the coast, was no lack of ' Brines beuriugjich cargoes of all things dwurod by pirates—wine, rum, and I 'job! dust—to be picked up almost for lftrtio asking, with small risk of inlerriip l)t»*a from ships of war; and tho fow IInhabitants who dwelt permanently In j Jiosa latitudes ("private traders" they | Bailed themselves) were themselves for ' Wm moat part, either retired pirates or FTtrt— from fear, or possibly from diplomatic reasons—friendly to tho pir- atea. Old rharta of lhe eoasts, wilh Iheir .sailing directions, read Cor all tho world u |J ihey had been taken direct frum tba pagoB of some boj ' romance. "I'y- raUaBfty," tho 'Tape is known by a ■agio Tree miu-h linger than lho rest Md high baud on thu back of it," " Plenty of Oysters, on ye Mangrove frees along this lliver,'' are entries that one fluds in thoso charts. Near Pyrnte's Uny in Sierra TjCouo River dwelt alone ono Ben Gunn, a name familiar to lovers of "Treasure bland"! and not far distant lived a liftftry villain, John Leads! one (Old Cracker ho was called), who devoted the last of his ovil days tO rum and to lhe keeping up of a battery of brass nuns il hla door whoro with to salute his friends Ilu- pirates as lliey came sweep- [ng Irom sea. Many a man bearing a same notorious in criminal history ran w there to drink and carouse and rout wllh Old Cracker. There came Kngland, and Avery (who robbed the Governor of Han Thome :\\u\ paid Iiim with & bill drawn on the pump at Aldgato), Davis, Roberts, Cocklyu, La BousO) and bnlf a of otliers, ith hardly a rede mm ity god that of rookie .vie was the exi inle; "a gen. he is descrlbi i of iiim durln •q man most of ming pol them it ox V, ll septb runs d by ■r U 11 'kept, then u to the ge and huinai aw mth's captlv- bis crew in was anolher an who never Otorious 'tho lives nf the Indian pi".pie. This is to carry to the Great Spirit tho thanks of llis children for every gift he has bestowed upou them within tho past yuar. As this dog is spotless, so our thanks most rise in spotlesBneSB; as in this dog wears wampum (lhe Indian message of p'eaco), so our message to the' Great Spirit is one of peace; upon the smoke which arisen from this sacrifice, Btill he lifted and carviedaloft., all the good and the gratitude iu our hearts, and as thn smoke curls about tho feet of lhe Greal Spirit, who sils smoking HiB pipe of peace iu the Happy Iluat'ig Grounds. He will know that we, His Indian children, du thia thing lo show our thankfulness for the grent peace that He has caused to dwell between us." Then with three quick, wordless ealls, the chief drops the white do£ into the embers, aud scatters above it an incense whicli his own palms have pywdoved, and which consists of certain leaves, roots, llowers and n touch of.tobacco. Tho devotees stnnd nbout in -ulent groups, watching -.vith solemn eyes tke ascending smoke. Each half-savngft heart echoes the message itci'trries, {j:u'h simple, faithful soul believes that ftnp visible smoke will reach Ihe Great Spirit—perhaps it does—no ono knows. When the white sacrifice ia entirely consumed by the (lames, thc worshippers return to the Doug House to rosnme idie dance, aad presently great iron kettles of steaming boiled inutloii aud beef are brought in; keltjes of corn boup. kettles of beans and many loav.'s of "white" dread, as well as much of-' thc "pounded" corn bread of Indian make. Then follows great feasting, for the religious rites once over, the tribe forget their mood of melancholy and for another (wo daysj they will dance, and feast, and make long speeches, and'Anally, when the great festival is ended, they will depart for their homes in an orderly ami law-abiding^manner. There is no carousing, iio drinking, no noisy hoodlumism, such as is frequently a regrettable feature amongst tho Christianized tribes living at the very doora of the pagan portions of the reserve, and yet, although not 1 per cent, of the population of Toronto, or the nearer cities of Hamilton and Brantford. know of the white'dog sacrifice; those who da, nre scandalized that such "Paganism" should bc permitted to exist iu the very heart, of Ontario. And still—if the citizens could attend one of these festivals, coulduknow'*. of tl|c law-abiding livea, the coinaistent faith, and the simple devotiori of tlio Onondagas, It would open their ivyes to the beauty of an aneiem belief tmjl has wrought for its followers nothing butl!*good. The last time [ attended thq "whit« sacrifice," we had in our party a renowned " ludianologist." wlio, the year he died was president af the American Association of Science, and we . wrro also accompanied by a very scholarly young prlost from Quebec, As we entered the sacrificial lodge, uud this invocation to the Great Spirit was interpreted to him. Father FraneoU remove* h Ihsat aud stood bareheaded through the half-hour it took for the burning of the dog. T was a young girl at the time, and afterwards I remarked to the priest on his action, and added: "Father, I am so glad the pa its a rite so impressed you." "Pagan?" he answered, "nre these devoted Indian children—pagais! I only wish that, half my congregation wore as close to real Christianity as these people who put up that prayer we heard an hour ago." B. PAI'MNR JOHNSON. 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