6 %lnnbzv THE ISLANDER established 1910. With which a Consolidated The Cumberland News. THE CUMBERLAND S^EWS established 1894. VOL. VII.. No. 26 CUMBERLAND, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1916. Subscription price, $1.50 per year "AH Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go." ■y m, ri; r 1 • n i r ;/*">r !■ ■TwMMm Mmtri ^' ismWmmsm 3111% Jl .•--- \ t,-'illtf'»'bllll*ilr«,',C,\ O.'lriK&s&sF TA^lS/flW Pathetic picture of "The Hun in the Street of Adventure," which is suggested for the walls of the British Board of Trade by the Evening News, London. NOTICE is hereby given that, on the first day of December next, application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for renewal of the hotel licence to sell liquor by retail in the hotel known as the Malaspina Hole1, situate at Lund, B.C., in the Province of British Columbia. Dated this 11th. day of Sept. 1916. FRED THULIN, Applicant. NOTICE. The Partnership heretofore existing between Geo. F. Rofe. James T, McLean, and W. E. Finley doing business as the Lund Logging Co., has been dissolved by mutual consent. Accounts owing or due to be presented to Geo. F. Rofe, Lund, for settlement. NOTICE is hereby given that, on the first day of December next, application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for renewal of the hotel license to sell liquor by retail in the hotel known as the Bevan Hotel, situate at Bevan, in the province of BritishColumbia. Dated this 11th day of September, 1916. WATKIN WILLIAMS, Applicant. NOTICE is hereby given that, on the first day of December next, application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for renewal of the hotel license to sell liquor by retail in the hotel known as the Union Hotel, situate at Union, in the province of BritishColumbia. Dated this 11th day of September, 1916. WILLIAM JONES, Applicant. Mrs. Simms wishes to receive pupils at her house in Jerusalem for pianoforte instruction any time by appointment. Apply for terms at the house, or P. 0. Box 353, Cumberland. SCORES NEW GREEK CABINET London, Sept. 22.—The Times, in an editorial urging sterner methods by theEntente in Greece, says the new Greek cabinet is a collection of puppets and intriguers whose position would be merely ludicrous were it not fraught with embarrassment to the Allies. They have heen called to office for the sole object of threatening the Entente. " We must end this state of affairs which daily becomes more dangerous to the interests of the Entente." Last episode of "Peg O' The Ring" tonight. Also a three- act feature. Uo Ilo Theatre. FOR SALE White Wyandotte pullets (some laying). 3 for $5.00, Cockerels $2.00 each, yearling hens from $1,50 each. Heavy laying strain. J. G. Randall, Royston Station. Vancouver Island. If you want reliable nursery stock for fall planting, roses, trees and shrubs that grow, see A. H. Peacey, Cumberland, local representative for the Dominion Nursery Company, Vancouver B.C. At Ilo Ilo Theatre. Tonight-Last episods "Peg O' The Ring," and a three-act feature, "The Mayor's Decision." Monday-Margarita Fischer in "A Lonesome Heart" The BEST Yet. Monday Only- Tuesday--"The Strange Case of Mary Page, episode 7, and another good feature. Wednesday--"The Barnstormers,''' a four-act Broadway Star feature EMPLOYMENT FOR The City Council held their regular meeting in the Council Chambers on Monday evening. Present His Worship Mayor Parnham, Aid. Macdonald, Henderson, Bate, Brown and Carey. A communication was received from the secretary of the Comox Agricultural and Industrial Association, stating the b air would be held at Courtenay on Sept. 21 and 22nd., with a full program of sports on the 22nd., and asking the Council to declare Friday, the 22nd., a civic holiday. This was received and filed and a half day granted. A copy of the resolution passed by the City Council of Nanaimo concerning Alien enemies was received and endorsed. Copy of resolutions passed by the Mayor and Council of Niagara Falls, Canada, demanding equal pay for officers and privates throughout Canada during the period of the war. In presenting the resolution the Council of Niagara Falls pointed out the fact that the Canadian Army is a cosmopolitan one and has been recruited from every walk and avenue of life and that in thousands of instances the officers are the superiors of the privates only through the accident of war. In private life they are absolutely equal. This was received and endorsed. The following accounts were referred to the Finance committee for payment. S. Davis, .75; Cumberland Hotel $2; Hugh Mitchell $26.25; B. C. Telephone .45; Simon Leiser & Co., Ltd., $19.75; C. H. Tarbell & Son, $2.80; Alex. McKinnon, Jll; The Islander S22.50 The Islander $9; Hugh Mitchell $7.25. City Constable Ward handed in the following report of collections for the month of August: • Police Court $11.50; City Scales $1.25; City Pound, $16; DogTax $11; total #39.75. At the request of Aid. Henderson the following were appointed trustees of the Returned Soldiers' Employment Committee; George Campbell, Union Bay. T. A. Sprustan, Bevan, and Robert Henderson, Cumberland. The Council instructed the Board of Wo-ks and the Fire Wardens to inspect the Kilpat- rick building on Dunsmuir Ave nue, with full power to act. The first of the semi-monthly dances, for the season, was held in llo Ilo Hall on Thursday evening and a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by those attending, About fifty couples were pms ent, Courtenay, Union Bay and Headquarters being well repre sented, as well as Cumberland, The music, which was supplied by Miss Lowdon and Mr. Harold Woods, apparently gave every satisfaction as dances were re' peatedly encored. The next dance will be held on Tuesday, October 10th., and it is expected there will again be a good attendance from all points. WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC SOCIETY MEET Monday night a feature film which, from all accounts would be hard to beat, will be shown at the Ilo Ilo. It is a four-act fea ture entitled "A Lonesome Heart" and features Margarita Fischer in what is probably one of her best productions. It will be shown on Monday only. On Tuesday the regular episode of Mary Page, and on Wednesday another strong four-act drama, "The Barnstormers." The third annual meeting of the Women's Patriotic Society was held on Sept. 20th. There was a general review of the work done in the past. The total a- mount collected from subscriptions, Tag Day, Red Cross Teas etc., was $1400.10 in cash, besides numbers of finished garments, linen for the hospitals and supplies for the hospital of the 102nd. Bott. Letters of appreciation for the work done were lead from the Vancouver Branch. A letter was read from theLieut-Gov., stating that a Tag Day in behalf of the British Red Cross Society would be held on Oct. 19th., throughout the Dominion and requested our aid. It was decided that the Tag Day should be held on the October pay-day when members of society will call at every house for subscriptions and Red Cross boxes will be at various points on Dunsmuir Avenue. It was decided that the Red Cross Teas should be discontinued for the present, but insead, people are invited to make a monthly subscription to the Canadian Red Cross Society. Opportunity will be given for promises to subscribe on the October pay-day and the money will be called for each month until further notice. Please note that a meeting for further business will be held on Monday next at 3.30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Hood. GOVERNMENT LOAN ALREADY FILLED UP Ottawa, Sept. 20-The Finance Department is refusing to give out any figures as to the total subscriptions to the war loan, but the general impression in the capital is that with Ihe fifty million from the Canadian banks, the loan is already oversubscribed. The Western applications are now bulking heavily in the mails, and, judging from the numbers and amounts, the West is exceedingly prosperous at the present time. The Western subscriptions are understood to be much heavier than a year ago. The loan is open until Satur- lay, and it will beat least another week before the final applications are in from British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. It would not be surprising if the total subscirptions ran to $270,- 000,000. The small subscribers will be given priority, and it is possible that the banks will receive no allotments from their fifty million dollar subscriptions. The most gratifying feature of the present loan is the large number of small subscribers. Canadian investors are evidently being educated up to the value of Government bonds as an investment. The first loan was largely taken by the larger financial corporations and rich investors. They have again patriotically given a lead for the Dominion, but a much larger percentage of the present loan will be in amounts of $10,000 and less. Free Grain To Farmers By instructions of the Hon. Minister of Agriculture, a distribution of superior sorts of grain and potatoes will be made during the coming winter and spring to Canadian farmers. The samples for general distribution will consist of spring wheat (about 5 lbs,), white oats (about 4 lbs.), barley (about 5 lbs.),andfieldpeas (about51bs.). These will be sent out from Ottawa. A distribution of potatoes in samples of about 3 lbs, will be carried on from several of the experimental farms, the Central Farm at Ottawa' supplying only the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. All samples will be sent free by mail. Only one sample of grain and potatoes can be sent to e ich farm. As the supply of seed is limited, farmers are advised to apply early. Requests received after the end of December will prob ably be too late. Anyone desiring a sample should write (post free) to the Dominion Cerealist, Experimen '.al Farm, Ottawa, for an appli cation blank, J. H. Presdale, Director, Dominion Experimental Farms. ' Oukeof Devonshire Speaks London. Sept. 21. - The Duke of Devonshire, receiving yesterday as a compliment on his appointment to the Governor-Generalship of Canada the freedom of the City of Eastbourne, said that if certain individuals on the continent of Europe hsd recognized the true relationship existing between all portions of the British Empire this war would never have taken place. Germany, said His Grace, never had made a bigger miscalculation than in imagining that it only required a signal from herself for the Dominions to rush into her arms or set up independencies. The Empire, he believed, is only beginning to show the power of which it is capable. —.-.».. H»- London, Sept. 22.-The latest official communication from Bucharest confirms the Entente reports that the great battle in Dobrudja has ended in the de feat of the Central Powers after six days' fighting. The battle began last Friday and gradually increased in scope and intensity until Tuesday evening, with the result that on Wednesday the Germans, Bulgars and Turks, crushed, were forced to withdraw, burning villages in their line of retreat in an effort to retard their pursuers. The same communication, referring to the Transylania theatre announces that a Roumanian force has entered Ot'derpei, bet tei known as Szekely Trl-arhely ,50 miles northeast of Kronstadt One-fourth of Transylvania is now in Roumania hands. TOWN TOPICS Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Baker left for Victoria on Monday morning. The dance at Bevan on Tuesday evening was a grand success. James Ward, City Police officer has resigned and leaves for overseas service on October the 2nd, William Mordy left for Vancouver on .Sunday to complete his matriculation examination. Nowater Soap, the World's best hand cleanser will be demonstrated here during the next few days. There will be no services at Holy Trinity Church in this city on Sunday next. Nowater Soap cleans dirty hands in a jiffy, drop in and have a wash. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bickle left for Victoria on Sunday and and returned on Tuesday evening. Miss Nettie Stewart of the Canadian Collieries Telephone Exchange, is now visiting Vancouver end Victoria on a ten day vacation. The Comox Agricultural and Industrial Exhibits was held at Courtenay on Thursday and Friday. Miners, Mechanics and Motorists as well as the Housewives, are all using Nowater Soap, the velvet hand wash. The ladies of Grace Methodist Church will serve afternoon tea, and hold a small sale of work in the school rooms of the church on Tuesday afternoon, October, 17th. Mrs. Henry Richards, of the Courtenay Road, died at the Cumberland General Hospital on Thursday evening. Captain the Rev. A. Bischlager Chaplain of the 4th. Poineer Battalion left on Wednesday morning for London, England, to join the overseas forces at the front, FOR SALE, CHEAP-1 Martin Orme Piano, in good condition, Can be seen any time. A Bargain. AI:-o 10 shares of Cumberland and Union Water Works shares. Apply P. O. Drawer 226. Cumberland, B. C. Tonight the last episode of "PegO' The Rip.g" will beshown at the llo Ilo Theatre, and in addition a three-act drama with Gloria Fonda and Win. Gowland, "Toe Mayor's Decision." Strong, plot, absorbing story and higu cla."-s work, See it early as seals will be in demand, Children ot- cupyingseats must have tickets. London. Sept. 21.Turkish tioops havo appeared on the Riga front, says a Renter's dispatch from 1'etrograd. They are led by German and Austrian officers and their whole equipment is German. " From Fontenoy to Peronne." 1745 F mtenoy: "Fire first, Gentlemen of Britain! " 1915 Peronne: "We fire together, G •ntlemen of Britain! " From Le Petit Parisien, TWO THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B. 0. BE OF GOOD CHEER 51u* 3u.Umi.rr Published every Saturday iiy the Islander Publishing Company al Cumberland, .C, Canada. Telephone 3-5. Subscription I One year in advance, $1,50; Single copies, 5c. Foreign subscriptions to countries in Postal Union, $2.00 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1916 THE SECRET 01'VICTORY. "England is the driving force in this war," says a Hamburg paper, and it adds: "Britain will never yield until forced by the iron of necessity." We do not think this gives full credit to the resolution and undaunted courage of our Allies, but undoubtedly Germany has awakened to the fact that the nation, whose fighting power on land she affected to despise, is the most terrible of all her enemies. But thc awakening is not in Germany alone. Not even the British people themselves were conscious of their tremendous power. For years they had been enjoying the ease that comes from peace and prosperity, and not a few among us wondered just how we would stand an extreme strain. We were all, however, sustained by a sub-consciousness that somehow we would prove ourselves equal to any task that might devolve upon us. Neutral nations especially have been vastly impressed with what it means when the British people have been fully aroused, and we find the New York Tribune saying: "Sadly, grimly, the British are going now about their work. There is no hymn of hate in their resources; they have no "Mar- sellaise;" theirs will be a slow, silent but relentless action. What you have to see and feel is millions of men who are at last a- wake to the fact that all that life means to them, nationally, morally, spiritually, has been threatened. After the tradition of his race and the fashion of his nation the Englishman, millions of him, has now gone out to kill and be killed until the work that is lo be done is done. Once that spirit was clear in England, then those of us who believe that all that America as well as all that democracy held best in the world was at stake in this war could afford to roll up the war maps and put aside tlie battle reports. The incidental changes would mean nothing. "They come so slowly," the Frenchmen told you of his allies six months ago, but in saying this he added out of his lace consciousness of half a thousand years of Anglo-French con- flict. "bul when they do come Ihey will never stop." History is only repeating itself. Britain stands today as she stood in the days of the Napoleonic wars, as the guardian of human liberty and the rights of the smaller nations, She exhibited then the same tenacity of purpose as she is displaying now and the wonderful military genius who sneered at the British people as a "nation of shopkeepers" met the same fate as is in store for the tyrant of Potsdam who has referred to Kitchener's army as "cold-blooded shop-keepers of the Thames."—Daily Colonist. jrOx ^Aenma, ■/« mm 7- YM wp 'J//r/. MILLINERY in Trimmed and Ready-to-wear Hats. Wonderful variety in Plain Velvet and Ornamental Shapes. COSTUM.ES in Serges in all shades, trimmed with chamoisette and lined with fine light colored silk. These Suits are all Man-Tailored. COATS in black and white material, trimmed with Green Leather Collar and Button Holes; also in all wool Covert Cloths and black and white Checks. SKIRTS in plain and Trimmed Serges, Poplins, Tweeds, Worsteds and Taffetta Silks. SHOES Ladies' Invictus Shoes in Eight and Ten inch Tops, in Button and Lace, Cloth Tops with vici kid vamps; also patent leather with dull kid tops, Cuban and Louis heels DRESSES One-piece Dresses in Serges in all shades at Popular Prices. BLOUSES in Silk, Marquisette and Fancy Voiles in the newest styles. "Frank did yon hit Fete in the eye with that lump of clay." "Yes: father, the teacher fir- bade us to throw stones." Two Irishmen died. Pat went to heaven while Mike went to the lower regions. After a day or two spent in their respective a- bodes Mike called Pat up over the 'phone and the following conversation took place: Mike: "Hello! Pat, how are you getting along up there and what are you doing?" Pat: "I'm shining stars. What are you doing?" Mike: I'm shoveling coal. How many hours a day do you work?" Pat: "I work ten hours a day. How long do you work?" Mike: "I only work eight hours a day but I have lots of help. A little boy had praved continually for several weeks for the Lord to give him a little brother. Finally he said, 'It's no use, the Lord don't hear me." Within a weekorsohe was called into his mother's room where he was shown,not one little brother but two. He said: "I'm awfully glad that I quit praying when I did 'Cause if I hadn't there would have been three of 'em." Co-Operative Meat Market UNDEK NEW MANAGEMENT You are assured of considerate and courteous service. Phone orders are given very prompt attention. We are improving our service. Let us know your needs. We thank our customers for past business and solicit your further patronage. Our Business is' Growing/ Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Fruit Trees and Small Fruits. NOT HOW CHEAP, EUT HOW GOOD. EVERGREENS - ROSES - RHODODRENDRONS Descriptive Nursery and Bulb Catalogue on request. Dominion Nursery Company, 2184 4th Ave., W„ Vancouver, B.C. One Episode Each Week of The Great Circus Serial "Peg 0' The Ring" ILO ILO THEATRE Once every week. Admission 10c. I . 11r»i«n \A/allr»a no**c Beauty may be only skin deep; WaiipapeiS but don't buy your wallpapers before you have examined our stock, ranging in price from 15^ a double roll, to the best ingrains. DUNSMUIR AVENUE A. MCKINNON pK2"laND' ' C' THE FURNITURE STORE THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., IX.D. D.C.L., Prtaldcnt IOHN AIRD, General Minuter. H. V. F. JONES, Aan't Goncrsil Mnnncer CAPITAL, $15,000,000 RESERVE FUND, $13,500,000 SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS Interest at the current rate is allowed on all deposits ot $1 upwards. Careful attention is given to every account. Small account*, are welcomed. Accounts may be opened and operated by mail. Accounts may be opened in the names of two or more persons, withdraw als to be made by any one of them or by the survivor. Si50 CUMBERLAND BRANCH. A. J. BURNSIDE, Manager. THE B. C. GARAGE JOHN THOMSON, Proprietor. Local Agent for the CHEVROLET Model Four-Ninety. Price $775.00. Gas Engines, Supplies and Repairing QUEEN BEER HEALTH and PLEASUEE There is nothing that will add to the enjoyment of your picnic or outing like the addi- '] tion of a few bottles of • good beer. You will not be disappointed if you specify QUEEN BEER. • m tUCKaBEJabattW! QUEEN BEER IS DELICIOI IS & 1-1 EA] iTHFUL Jieewed from tho eholaosl cBhSEJl'FJl ,/>'-/,/,'• LEY and cB.6. JI-@,pS Good Beer Aids Digestion, Improves Your Appetite-Good Beer is FOOD and DRINK. Pilsener Brewing Co., Ltd, Cumberland, B.C. LAYRITZ NURSERIES VICTORIA, B.C. Headquarters for Choice Nursery Stock—all home grown. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Small Fruits, Roses, etc., and in fact all hardy trees and plants for the Garden, Largest and best assorted stock in the country. Price list on application. [ESTABLISHED 24 YEARS.] at THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C. THREE UNION HOTEL Opposite the Railway Station WM. JONES. This Hotel has been renovated throughout and is now a strictly first-class Hotel in every respect. The best and finest supply of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Silver Spring Beer Contains backbone and stamina, and gives you back the appetite that you have lost. Drink the Beer that's pure at the UNION HOTEL Cumberland, B. C. . This is to urge you that you get your Suits Cleaned, Repaired and Pressed for on Yukmi 1\ ti'ilory. the Nurthweat Terri lie-nnilin h portion i-f the Province n| II. iii«l! Cxlumhia, may be leased for a 'enn >f twuut.y-one years ar an annual rtmiitl < ' £lati»cre. Nut mure luui 2^600 toi-** .vill belonged to one applioant. Applioation for a lease nnietbenmde bt he applioant in parson rn thu Agent "r .sul \ gent of the. district in which the rig hi (ppliud fnr are nituaind. In surveyed territory the hoid must bf it Hcriht'd by seoti'iiiu.tir K*«.il subdi ieioiiB if HeetioiiB, nnd in un«U'v«ywl territory he traor, applied for shall lie Btakfd out by heapp iuitiit liimeelf. K'ih ipplio 'ion tllii&t be -ice ii.p'i.1 i' ■y .1 f«e if ihe [pineat the mie of $10 OOanaure. for full information application .should he made to the Secreiary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any V-^eiit or Sub-Ay- nt f Dominion Lko-U W W. CORY, D- nnv Mil. tt r I he I te ior. N. ll- Ul.-U ll I 7, ll pi.b.ICa ) |i ■ f this ..v. rm.enmnt *lllnol bet-aid fur, THOS. E, BANKS FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND UNDERTAKER CUMBERLAND.B.C Agent lop the NANAIMO MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS Alex Hcndcnoit, Proprietor EHtlmates and Designs furnUhed HI) A|i|iliciiti(in The New Home Bakery A fine selection of cakes, pies and small pastry made daily. Fresh Bread Daily J. H. Halliday Dunsmuir Ave. ere s room ; [or more hair ;, on your head we recommend Rexall "93" Hair ; tonic. Diives away dandruff, makes tlie hair glossy without great- i . iness, stops the falling out and promote'* a healthy growth. ft Sold exclusively at Rexall Drug Stole. 50c. end S1.00 boltlei. A. H. PEACEY Cumberland, B.C. sgagasanaHEBMaBwai CUMBERLAND HOTEL DUNSMUIR AVENUE First Class Hotel at Moderate Rates WILLIAM MERRIFIELb, Proprietor. The Spirclla Made-lo-order Cor et, ol the finest qunlity. Every pair guaranteed. Forjfurtrnr information applv to Mrs. JOHN GILLESPIE, West Cumberland. FIREWOOD Slab Wood for Sale at $3.00 per Load. Cash or. Delivery. Fhone 93 L. RoystonSawmill Co. Ltd. LESLIE J. ASTON DUNSMUIR AVENUE Shoemaker REPAIRS NEAT and PROMPT Prices in Line with the Times King George Hotel VICTOR BONORA, Prop. First Class in Every Respect : : : : Terms moderate. Dunsmuir Ave. Cumberland,B.C. When you want Someone to Entertain you— even if it means an undignified, but care-free snicker, you are sure of a thusand and one laughs on the exceptionally comedy monologue Columbia double-disc Records Cohen at the Telephone — that's jnst one und it's a long way from Grand Opera ■'•• yes, but there's a laugh in every word and every word is pure unadulterated fun. This is just one of hundreds of "laugh producers" to he found in Columbia Records. WHITE FOR COMHLKTK CATALOG G. A. FLETCHER MUSIC Co., "Nanaiino's Music House" 22 Commercial St., NANAMO, B.C, M.AJCCCB] PEOS Grocers and B Aers Agents fin1 PilsesVER Beer Cumberland Courti nay E. L. SAUNDERS PRACTICAL BOOT AND SHOE MAKER Orders Receive Prompt Attention Repairing a Specially West Cumberland PAID IM IN FULL Savings of Manufacturer's Stenographer Saved Employer From Ruin and Disgrace. By GEORGE ELMER COBB. After five years of hard work Wilfred Ashton walked down the Mens ol the neat little factory he hr ' ■' ■tr lnated, a ruined man. Th a, was bright and beautifie uke new wine, all nature E ; port ing ln the brilliant sin,! slut his heart was like lead. Ihe plant was ln the bands of a receiver, and bt vas a bankrupt. Wardells had done this—Wardells. the upstarts, the business plratOB, The elder of that firm had boon taken In off the' street penniless by Ashton, had' been given work, had learned the secrets of the business, aud had gone out to exploit them on his own account The rival house manufactured a counting machine. Iu snme way Wardell had secured tha sole right lo manufacture a machine the sale nf which was Ashton's chief source ol revenue. Trade fell off. Wardells spread and flourished like a green banyou tree. Ashton & Co. went down hill, fast. And now—ruin! Reckoning up anxiously, Wilfred had found that the plant and hia other resources would pay off about seventy-five per cent, of th* debts. This lt waa that crushed hlm. Son of a business man of clean, straight record, proud of his honorable business reputation, what had teen swept away was as nothing to him if he could but have paid one hundred cents on the dollar. He reached the oftico of bis lawyer, dejected and hopeless. "We have an offer for the assets In bulk," explained the attorney. "It will square the secured Indebtedness entirely. It will also take care of all tbe other liabilities, except about two [thousand." "If I could only reach that!" exclaimed Wilfred. "It Is those creditors, small, struggling firms, tbat need their money. Is there no way I can .reach this deficit?" "A way has been opened," announced the lawyer, "a remarkable one. There la the list ot tbe unsecured creditors," and he pushed over "We Have an Offer for the Assets In Bulk." i n written page, "and here Is two thousand, handed to me by a brother at torney, representing a mysterious ell- lent who does not wish to be known." "You amaze me," cried Wilfred, his .face shining, bis eyes Ailing with [grateful tears, "who could have done [me this kind act?" He thought of two brothers of his Bead mother. Family differences had lestranged them, but surely this Igraclous help In tbe time of need had Icome from them. Wilfred signed (ho I. O. U. extended to him by the lawyer. [His heart seemed singing within him. "A mere matter of form," remarked 'the attorney—"the money will never lie asked for." "But It will be given," Insisted Wilfred. "Bless tho glvor! All tho obstacles before me are as trifles now- one hundred cents on the dollar! My name without the shadow of a stain, and life all beforo me!" He was treading air as he left the lawyer's office. He would yet build a grand edifice on Ihe ruins of the old! He took from his pocket a card Oiled with memoranda. There was an office boy recently In his employ to recommend, some trifling personal bills to adjust, and— Miss Bonney. His face brightened when he was home again, with thoughts of the true, loyal persons who had been not only his employees, but his friends. Miss honney! Ills heart gladdened aB hn 'ecalled the occasion, three years before, when he had given this poor, friendless girl,, a position In his office. Her gratitude, urging the most devoted service, had made hlm respect and value her. She had been "his right hand man." More than once, gazing at her sweet quiet face, be aad thought of a home with such n precious being as Its mistress, hut waited, waited, "until his ship had come In for certain." Four days previous, when It w-as known that tlie business was on the rocks, Amy Bonney had gone home, 111. Wilfred remembered now thnt she had not sent for her salary. He consulted his little store of money, i Wilfred found her ln a neat, modest aattsUEQ. bar ."oil tnnlhsss' Ita lutlisut- Keeper. She blushed and paled, and looked wistful and then trembled, as he banded ber ti. money. Her eyes Slowed sympathetically with bis own when he told of his unkuown benefactor. "I shall not forget the most helpful assistant I ever hafl, when I get on my feet again," said Wilfred brightly. "I am very sorry to see you out of employment." "Oh, I shall ston find a new position," declared Amy. "A relative left us a small amount of money a short while ago, and I could almost wait till you need a stenographer again, Mr. Ashton. whlcb I know will be soon. It Is all you—you!" she cried, In a burst of fervent emotion, "who gave me work and encouragement when we were down at the lowest ebb. I shall never forget it." "It seems tn me that I am receiving nothing but blessings in my own darkest hour." replied Wilfred movingly "There Is another thing." said Amy. "Vou rememhpr Mr. .ludson. the old Inventor who was hurt at your plant? You pensioned hlm off, you know. Kver since then he has heen trying to Invent a new cniinting machine. I —that is, I have encouraged him. He was here yesterday, and he is sure, oh, so very sure, that he Is near to perfecting his Invention. Two evenings later a messenger brought Wilfred a note, asking him to call at the home of Miss Bonney. When he arrived be found old Abel Judson tbere. ."I've made It!" cried tho inventor enthusiastically. "The double ratchet did it. Tlie dream of years! Aud all for you, who were so kind to mo, and this dear girl, who financed me! My Invention Is perfected—a counting machine that will drive Wardells out of the field." It was true. One hour later, after an Inspection of the Invention, Wilfred knew that Judson had at last won fame and a fortune. Only one thing would the Inventor lagree to—that Wilfred was to become his partner. In three months capital {waa found, In six the old plant was running again. At the end of the year Wilfred and Amy were man and wife. | "I am making money so fast," be (Bald to his happy helpmate one even- jlng, "that I will be able to pay up [the two thousand dollars so generously given me when I failed." Amy reached within her pocket. [she drew out a scrap of paper. In [amazement Wilfred regarded the I. JO. U. "Don't you understand?" sho cried [ln delight, and tore the document to |Bcraps—"paid!" "You—you furnished that money!" [exclaimed the dumfounded Wilfred. "Yes, my all for you, tho bravest, truest friend I ever knew," replied Amy raptly, "and now the dearest, best husband in all the world!" (Copyright, 1313, by W. O. Chapman.) HIS BROTHER WAS AT HOME Little Virginia Darkey Explained That His Relative Lived In the County Jell. A certain Virginia lawyer was ln the habit of driving In from his country placo each morning to his office, conveniently placed, after tho fashion of the country, in tho court Iioubo yard. Just back of the court house stood tho county Jail, and tho barred windows of the cells looked down Upon the row of bitching posts used by the members of the bar, tho judge, the sheriff, the clerk, the mcmbcrB of the grand jury, and other citizens ol weight and standing. As our lawyer drove up his eye lighted on the small negro, known as llamfat. because of his shining countenance. Instead of hurrying up to take the horse as was his custom, however, llamfat was engaged In conversation wlfh somebody behind one of the barred windows. "HI, there, you young rascal," called the lawyer, "como hero." Hamfat came. "Wbo was that you were tolltlng lo In the jail?" camo tho question stern, ly. "Yas, suh, dat my brother, suh." "What Ib your brother doing In Jail?" "He live dar, sub. Dat he homo." Conveniently Placed. A considerable number of Americans and some Europeans connected with the diplomatic servloe are aware that there are strceln lu Washington named for the letterB of the alphabet. Peoplo who live In the eapltul frequently write I street, "Eyo street;" T street. "Ten street," and 1' Btroet, "Pea street;" but It was left for a car conductor Imported from London to ring nnother change on those abused street names. A woman pm- scnger—n stranger ln tho city—hn 1 asked this conductor lo put her off nt Lutheran church—which happens to be on L street. - "H'eye street," called the conductor !on reaching I street. "Kay," he shouted at tho next corner, and then, at the next; "H'ell—all out for tho church." So the Phonograph Happened. I was singing to the mouthpiece of a telephone, when the vibrations of my voice caused a flno Bteel point to [pierce one of my fingers held Just be- hind It. That set me to thinking. If 'i could record the motions of the point 'and sent It over the same surface afterward I saw no reason why the thing would pot talk. 1 determined (o make a machine that would work accurately, and gave my assistants the necessary [Instructions, telling thom what I hnd discovered. That's the whole story. The phonograph Is the result of the prlcklifg ot a finger.--Thomas A. EMI- KO THEHSLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C. THE BIG STORE NEW FALL GOODS A very smart assortment of ladies' trimmed Millinery at reasonable prices, including many of the newest styles. ladies' Black Sailor, in velvet trimmed with saxe blue ribbon, a very neat becoming model. Price $3.95. Ladies'Black Velvet, sailor shape, with purple silk crown and band of purple around brim; very new. Price *$3.M. Black Velvet, sailor trimmed, deep band of pink with under- brim of pink. A real new and pleasing style. Price $3-95. Ladies' Tweed Coat, one of " Northway Garments," semi- belt, very smart collar and fluted at the skirt. 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