p//;/-/ ^; NO 5. COURTENAY, COMOX D1S 1'KICT, B. C. THURSDAY, DEC. s. 1892. -2.00 PER YEAR. J^crKIIIM: has opened up a Dry Goods Boots and Shoe Store Grocer)' & IN COURTENAY. A full stock of goods will always be car-led. A share of your trade is solicited. ^-.^w^^wc ul���.^~sa*^e.^=eemi~l��J U ���BSBBVaMBSSBSBl MCPHEE tte ^OO^E COMOX, B. C. We aim to keep a WELL REOULATED stock ok merchandise and at prices as low if not beneath our competitors. J. B. HOLMES IMPORTER AND DEALER IN ^ General Merchandise comox, it, c. A large consignment of Cooking and Heating stoves received this day, per Steamer Comox. \V. J. Young. P. i\ Scharschmidt. CO UR TEN A Y PHA RMA O Y. ���* PURE DRUGS & PATENT MEDICINES # Also Fancy Toilet Articles TOBAOrO AJSTD CI&ABS. UNION MINES FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT . A Full Line of Everything = From a Cradle to a = ... Complete Parlor Set ... BUHJiKkS and CONTRACTORS ^���UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Grant and McGregot .',*j.s. The Courtenay Hotel Leading hotel of Comox District Everything; first class. Rates from $1.00 to (2.00 Bar supplied with choiceat liquors This section is tiie Paradise for Hunters and Fishermen, and a favorite resort for visitors from the cities. R. G-.ih.im, Pit a:: OPPORTUNITY ARRIVED I have for sale some Splended Lots and Blocks a little EAST OF COURTENAY VILLAGE. As is now understood, the Canada Western will run its track Directly Through The Property in passing from Courtenay to Union Wharf. Figures low and erms reasonable now, but prices will be advanced before long nd may be doubled any day . Opportunity is our guest at present, and once neglected NEVER RETURNS. STAGE LINE MoArdle'a fmr. stajje will l.ave Cot'inux.iv WrComox ;�� lip. m. on Wednesdays, returning ,, ��� er mail hour. ^ Oi.OAWltUAV th" sthlii* "''" U*��ii ���t < URTEjiAY for Comox at 8 a. in. R-- * .niinu li-iive OOMOX for UNION MINES at lO a. in., returning 10 Comox same even up. SanrJwick Poii-olse Mail for Friday mofning's boat closes at 1 p. m. or Thurdsays. W�� licp a cu eftiily swleoft'il st�� ck of (Ikxf.iiai. MOCHANDISR. DoiUBLB Faiim Hoots hikI Siioks a SPB01.U.TY. 00T.S nnd Ruiiuiiiis. ��������� Duncan Bros. A Consignment of Holiday Toys en rout". Esquimalt and Nanaimo Ry. Steamer Jo in J. K. lSUTLEU, MASTER. On and after Aug. 23rd, 1892 The Steamer JOAN will sail as follows CAI.LIS'U AT WAYI'OllTSl Lsavo Victoria, T'uusd y. J a, in. " Naimlmu for Cftnius, Wedn&tfiiijr. 7 a. ni " Coniox for Valitos Island, Thursila)' 7 n.m, I Itstuvnlntt .mnert iy, ] Leave Oomox for Siinaltno. Fridays, 7 a.m " Naimiino for Victoria, Saturdiy.7a.nl , For freight or state rooms apply on 'i board, or at the Company's ticket office, Victoria Station, Store street. Office at Courtenay. Wm Cheney, Real Estate Agt, Dr. W. J. Young Physician US Surgeon OFFICE 5- V> 3 ��Q ft! Society Cards Leiser Lodge No. I3, A. O. U. \V. holds regular meetings on alternate Saturday evenings at^.30 p. m. in the old North Comox School House. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. Ernest A. Hollitlay Recorder. Hiram Lodge No 14 A.K .& A..M..H.C.R. Courtenay II. C. Lodge meets on every Saturday on or before the full of the moon Visiting Brothers cordially requasted to attend. W. J. Young Secretary. Subscribe for Tbe Weakly News, J. W. McKenzie Courtenay, B. C. General Blacksmithing and Horse Shoeing. Loggers' Work a Specialty. m> FOR SALE 80 Acres of timber land.mostly Aid r Bottom About 7mil2S from Ccmox Landing Terms resonable Appiyatthe NEWS OFFICE. A CARD. 1 have had my premises in much contusion lately, owing to repairs which 1 have been making in the premises, that 1 have nut been able to give attention to my baking department which is required for the best rcsuIts. I have now so far completed my arrangements, that I cm promise in future that there will be no just complaint, and that the best bread cakes, etc, will always be on hand. I'ar- tiei hotels, and families supplied with the best and special orders promptly attended to. Thanking the public for their liberal patronage in the past, I solicit a continuance of thc same in the future. Respectfully, E. F. Clay. For Sale Grain, Produce, And Cattle, Also a fine farm. Apply to Adam McKelvey v > u o tn w Our Union Letter The PoopU AH Out on Runners��� Orefit Preparation* for ClirUtmnf-- Opportunity for the Bfltthful Youu^ Man ��� Long Felt Want Suppli ed��� F re Company Needed��� Tel egraph line Ornamental but Be in; Buried in the Ground��� Union, D-c. 6-.h- Toe p��op'<> of U ..��������� oil took advantage of 'he *leigh:ng ��" Sunday, uud everybody from th** gal- lunt swain with his best ittrl to the i aid business man with hi* wife and family could he seen on the street en ioyiujj fh-ir tdeigh ride. A | arty of huuthuien went ncrosi to I kn on Puiday, nmi each secured fine buck. Sam. finvls, jr. got a lei did .end which he intends h��v- g stuffed. 'I'll' hoarding housf in ennnention with K. Grant i mi** mill was dhttroyed by fire Suie'ay morniny, All the furniture mill efiveta were saved. There i.s not any insurancce. A place the size of Union should hava a Volunteer fire-company. No clou >t tlm Union Coal Oo.wou'd give substantial support as it owns nearly all the buildings here and has no means of protecting them from tire. The teachers nf Union school .ire pri'piirine the pupil* for an entertain- mentto h- nn the evening of the.23ltd inst in the*rhool house. There will Im a Christmas tree in connection with the entertainment. AH ar- cordially in- vit d ro dress the tree with presents for ���heir ehiklren and f-ieurls. It ��ililie asj-lnnded opportunity for the bashful yotli R mm tigi e a present tohi�� ��� and vista v��?rsa. A good programme in Mi g i repot d and all are invited to att" 'd. Tin-Sunday school also holds u Xmavs tr*-e entertainment ^mas eve. Messeti (-rant and McCirc.or. the f-nien rising contractors have gone into the furniture businese and carry a full Hon. A large consignment arrived by the Ifaliel. It wi'l be a splendid place for the people of Union and Oomox to get their fun-iture. The business supplies a long felt want, TIiere is n thing new in connection with the milieu, njori" men arei going *<��� work every day, The San Meteo has left with ��'ull cargo and is now malting reuiilartrips from Frisco to Union. Thc hark Rh hard Third i* loading at the Wharf. She cirri-s about 1700 tmis. Al'-x Graham and .T KcKlm of Courtenay paid Union a Hying visit on Sunday Usi. ��� Ilev. Mr. Rohsnn goes to Denmnn next week, There will be no Methodist servic.i in Union or Courtenay. J. Bi'UCH returned from Comox this w��ek. He has been appointed Secre taryofthe Local Hoard of the Dominion Mutual Loan Automation which has recently been formed here, The Dominion Government mu��t linve stopped ftork on the telegraph over-head lino to experiment with an underground wire. The wire. is down several plaoen between Union nnd Courtenay, and in ot e place the waggons running over it. are burying it under ground, The lint! is very or nainental and enhances 'ha beauty ofthe scenery ahme the road. It would be an improvement if the poles were painted in different colors, Mine -al Spring Mineral spring* h��ve been disco* ured Mthin h short distance ot Union Wharf j which are ��aid \a ptwuea* w-imerful j curative properties, For a o-;g tim-. j beyond e/ldch H not Iai^c, this may divert the tn ire flow from the pUee w|n re i' now appears mi ibe seiface, but itissaid there in no leijal obj-c ien to iln* | ropOKed plan ami that it Mill undoubtedly be carried into eftVct. Board Proceedings Pursuant to call, a mectini of the officers ami ditcctors of The Coniox Ag ricul'.urnl >nd Industrial Aa^ocintion was h' Id a1 Mr, Cheney's,. Courtenay on Friday evening, Dec, % The following members were pre . ent: J McPhee, President; Alex. Ur- quharr, Vice President; J. Mundf-ll, Secretury; W. Duncan. TtiMNurer; a Messrs. Whitney, Mi-Kim and Hcther iugton, Directors, The minutes oi m eting for organization were read for information. The Secretary was instructed to pro cure necessary books, wutionery, forms, etc Some discussion ensuud with refer ence to procuring memlii*i-.ship, and the following parties were selected to canvass the sections specified; A Urqu- hnrti South Comox Sohco|Di��triot;Wni Duncan, Melvelwy'tt Road, J. \ erfnton, from his form to Mr. Sal liiollds; S, J, Pie>cy, from the Mission to Coal's farm; J. McPeee, South-Side of Bay to Mission; J. Mundcll, from Mission to Cross Road ut Mat. Piercy; A. McMdlun, Denman Inland; und Geo. H'atherbell. Hornby Island. Messrs. McPhee, Urauhnrt and Hetheriugtou were selected a Finance Committee, A committee on ily Laws was appointed consisting of Messrs Mc Phee, Urquhurt on' Mundell. There was $i7.60 received for meinhfrs fees which was handed over to the Treasur pr The Board will meet again on Mon day evening, at same place, Dec. 19th The Victoria Commercal Journal endeavors to belittle the effort to build up a city at Duncan Hay, but it forges that we will be crowded down this wayjbefore and that Duluth may reasonable)- expect to receive thebemh'tcf the ovcr.iy*. Estray A young hrift r strayed to my premise about two weeks ago. It is marked on the left ear, and will be sold at 11 a, in, on Monday next to pay cxpen e of k# ep ing and of advertising unless the owner calls before and pays such expenses nd remove., the animal. James Rees. I. O. G T. Entertainment. The (Jood Templars en ertaii.in*nt came oil" a* advertta-d on Thursday py filing last. In spit'" ofthe weather it was well attended The program wa< a good one and ��aa without -xeeptioii well rendered uuinffeunat��l' r-d l��y many ��a thri moat fctioes^fu e^er uiveu in Oo mox. It opened with aqu rtette ' !l?il Silent Nigh*" by ftaVsra Piercv, rla Ii- day. Bennett and liuneau wnich has ex cillently rendered. This rw followed by '' The Iriaii Jubilee by Mr��, (.'. C. Wes'wnotl, wlduh received an entliUSKS tic encore. Alias Smith sang" The Trysting Tr-e in her usual fault!-** manner. Mrs. W.estwood and Mr Halliday gave "For ever mine" .unl fur an encore,'Whispering Hope', Mr. Bennett read "A^ kmg lh��' Govenior"which created roars of laughter. In the l.elhuny QuatirJ!e which closed ethe first part of the programme the e ght ladies apparent!* dKiiced bxck ward* all thiough the dance. The audience was so pleased with the perfor malice that they insisted on a second figure. After an mtenui-son of ten minutes the feature of th.* evening was givrn; namely, the "Gip-y Countess," liy \l . and Miss Smith in character. The stage wan decorated 10 represent�� hu*h sc nc having a gipsy two: and (ire. jMiss Katie MuCorrigle gave recitation Which was encored, This young lady hasev idently received very careful 'raining. Mrs. Kr:c Duncan brought roun I after round > t applause for herself: iu h> r song of "Her o*n bachi,lnr,',aud on being encored gave a short reeitatioa, Mr. Ei-nest Halliday read Arlem���� Ward's Loudon lecture, whicli was w- II received. Mrs We3twood t'nl ow.d with a Ming 4,My mothers kiss waa sweeteai of them ull" Mr. \V. H*l (day appeared in a negro character song '��� Keep in the middle of the load". His make upas a darkey dude was excellent and his ex tra Verne on the railroad ami Weekly News created rounds ef applause, He receivtd a hearty encore when he favored the auditince wild a break down dance. The Shadow Panunniue entitled the Angry Chinaman brought the programme 10 an end. Attor the clone ol ihe entertainment thn boys raited a c ���Urction, hired tne, hull und ad those who wished were in .ited to-'trip the light fantastic', which invitat on was cordi'.Ily accepted by a larg.j number aud dancing was kept up into th�� "wee small hours". Shipping News L;ist Thursday, ihe Isab' 1 arrived in place of the Joan, with the following consignments: McPhee A Moore, general merehsnts, I. McKim, powder, Duncan Uras(ttjur J, It. Holmes, Hour, y. Creech, general merchandise. D. Anderson, Oytter Point, lot bran, W.Cftates, general mer chandise and Uco. H we, lambs and beef, and 'i hue list of passengrrs, th" names of some of which appear in our local brevities, Double Wedding At the residence of the Rev. A. Fraser, there was a somewhat notable gathering at 6 p. in. Tuesday, The oc uesion was the marrigc of Air, '-uberi Graham proprietor of the Courtenay Ilou-eto Miss Agnes I'ierey, daughter of Mr. John Piercy, and Mr. Neal Mc Ftidyeu of Union to Mrs Margery Bruce. The two bHdes are ai"tars, Miss Victoria Piercy and L'tiie I'ie^cy, sis' ters of the brides acted tv bridesmaids The ceremony wai conduu *>d by the I Rev. Mr. Fraser in his usual happy, but impressive manner in the presence of the immediate members of the Piercy family and intimate friends, and when ovpr the parties rep ired to he mansio . of Mr. Joha Pi.r y, where tie wedding dinner <*as partaken Thc presents wer�� appropriate an I quite numerous, show ing a host of friends. in ihe evening the event wa* honored at the "ourieuay hoaie by a large social gathering, made up of the elite of the neighborhood. Dancing was in dulgud iu until a lute hour. During the evening an elegant spread was serv ed. The News extends its hearty congratulations. Local B.-aveties Hiram Lodge No 14 A.K. & A. 1 Nf., H. (,'. R. located at Courtenay has nsur- ed their furniture and regalia for $".00, Rout Cesiford has purchased of Wm. Cheney lot 9 blobfc 3 of Sharps Addition. Said a man as he passed the office the other day, reeling along" I'm an Irishman, and I'm ng'in the Govermcdt," The Leiser Lodge, A. O. U. W., "ill meet Saturday evening for the election ot Omcerj., Joshua Taylor of Hornby Island has moved to u ctlington. Geo! Ford postmaster at Hornby 1> and mud ua a pleasant \ijil la*t Thur day, Miss Cordon came Up hist week to via it ui Wm Rubb'e Btlly Glennon of the Riverside hotel hai the roputilti itl of being thc bo^ 0-u- tender in the Province. A friend of ours, appears regularly since the heavy rain-, set in, with a bran new hat. "lhat is his way keeping out thc wet. How singular that all thc deer the hunters incut are old bucks' There was a pleasant social dance on Monday at the Eik hotel, Comox. We have received congratulations from Mr. George llcaihcrhell of Hornby Island. He also enclosed a crisp two dollar bill thus setting a splendid example We c.ill attention to ihe chance offered hy Sloan & Scott to obtain a ticket to the World's Fair, See their ad. Some one has discovered that the best door fastener is .1 table knife. \V C. Fierce and R E. Larss, phntng rauhen of Nanaimo called at our office last Friday. Mri'Abrain Pickles, Mr. David I'M; lesofDumntn Island came to the Hay on the [jujcI. Quite a party of locating engineer9 have ghne up to Duluth, antl some of them will soon be this way. They aro in the employ ofthe Canada Western. Mr, Wm Cheney, of thin place, has uosoc.otetl with him, in this branch of huMneKH ��n expepenced cruiser, and is enabled to place a settler with nt delay in a goud lovadon. Wc call attention to the advertisement of Grant & McGregor, furniture dealeri of Union, They are doing a rushing bus iness and sell at Nanaimo prices. Thc surprising demand for their goods has induced this enterprising firm lo take steps for ihe erection of a large and well appointed building for their trade, We regret to learn that Mrs. Will'art. Robb of the 11.y is seriously ill. Jack Smith came down from Camp bell River tie early part of the week He reports that he did not find much- sut w until he reached Oysrer River. From there umij he got into" the open ��yt ey snow was 18 inches deep. Robert Grant of Union was elected 2��o Vice ['resident ofthe Comox Agricultural and Industrial Association which makes him a member ofthe liourd 'f Di- rector&ibut in last issue the name was primed John Ciiint by mistuke, Wecan only say that they are both good men, nnd as it is all in ihe family we hope to bo forgiven. A young man shot a black bear last Friday about a mile and a half up the river beyond Courtenay���his name is Dennis-- the man we mean. The bear was evidently aware of the hunters approach for like Ziicheus he climbed a tree, Like the Tower of Babel it wasn't tall enough to reach the heaven a) safety, Four leaden messengers were sent up after him before he accepted the im itation 10 come down. Next he was invited to give up his coat. He Is now quietly quartered among the Chinamen. Thebiilding improvements in Courte- nav still continue: They week Mr. Win Cency contracted for ihe election of an elegant six room dwelling for himself, on the South Side, McCann ik Cession! are ihe builders. It will be commencec at once, aad hurried th completion as soou as practicable. Locating Settlers There hi plenty of good lend to settle upon, but the difficulty is to tind it .It requires a cruiser to pick it out, one who knoAS what is railroad land and what Provincial land, endwhere the best land i-. An inexp��rienc*>d person will not know w he the1 a certain claim has been taken, and lit* is in danger of loos ng his bearing", Offices Elected. Hiram Lodge No. 14 A. F. ,v. A M. H. C. U, held its regular meeing on .Saturday, Dec. 3, ut which the foi lowing officers elected and will be installed on S\ Join's Day, Dec, 27th, viz Urn. Alex Grant. W, M.; ||n., Win Math'-rson, S. W.; Bro. Robert Grant, J. W,j Bro. George Howe. Treat.j W. Urn. \V. J. Y,,M-">-'. Secre. tar v; a nd Uro. John r.f rcy, Tyler- installation night isaUays a mem orable one wiih this mysticctftft. Christmas Goods Young ft Schanchmidt have received a large ^....igmucnt of Christmas goods cards, toys, etc. Loak for them at the Courtenay Pharmacy, Comox Athletic Asso:Ution 'The AthltcA >o istion held a m ng ht the otlicu of W, Cheney, Tui .y Evening. There was a very good atten donee and considerable interest was man ifest. A commit ee. on By-Laws was created to repor neat, meeting; also a committee to iiresti. a'c and report ou the co-tof putting a room for the occupancy ol thras-ocation inpiopertrim for use. It waa decided to rent the warehouse of J, McPhee for the present Tha meeting adj urned to meet at McPhee'i warehouse next Tuesday ev ening at 7:30 / LAST OF THE AMAZONS- French Forces Out the Famous Feint Wrriors to Pieces, fli.'iirihlni; llitnil Ihc Women Snltlltr- a ouiiimii-.v Tbey arethe Hcrcest H*b en French Troops Have ETer Kaconn ored. Everybody has re.nl of Dahomey���tn and of the amasonlan warrior, the home �� thc highly intellectual skull dance, and tli abiding place of that faaeinating monarch Behaniin L, whose Ii tie oecebtriciti. with regard to celebrating national evani have done a good bit toward dspopulattn bordering aountriea and have finally arouse the righteous ire of tlio (-'ranch government Yes, everybody Ins read of Dahomey am the amazons. and the more certainly ainct tbe papers oflato havo been full of storie- about tlio sanguinary battles between tb< resolute liltlo French army under Col Dodda and the hordes of Dahoinoy, araazoi and male. Hut it's dollars to doughnuts that tin average reader doesn't know whore Dftho inoy in, ami it's dollars to even less odd that he doesn't know much about this little monarchy, which has long heen famoui a�� the only principality defended bj women soldiers. To begin then i 01 homey Is a Utile scran of territory lying along the bight ni Berrin, Giilf o Gulnoa, on the wost coast of Afrioa If yon don't look carefully you'll mist it oven with these dlreotiODB, Tho aalen way t" got to Dahomey (on a map) is to follow the equator liuu across Africa from oast to west, and whore it strikes ialt tval er and the second degreo of east longitude tn look around a bit. A little north ol thii point, nay about seven degrees north latitude may be found the little block of territory Inhabited by 200.00C of tlm fiorcestof the African tribes, withal seatboivilisod, and ruled over by a monaroh who, while educated InEnrope ami speaking ami reading several languages, ia the most bloodthirsty and unmitigated tyrant that rules in all the dark continent, The bloodthirsty King Bohamdu.who oel brates his birthdays Ly cutting the heai off some BOO of his slaves, Is now in danger of having his own nreolous neck treated to a somewhat tight-fitting hemp necktie, for Col. Ootids, tne commander of the Frenoh troops in Dahomey, is expected, according to his reports to the home oftlce, to wipe out tho balance of the Dahomeyan army hetore the end of the month. Behanzln will meet no tender treatment from the French government, for of all ihe African potty tyrants this bullying brute ia hy far thc worst. The war now in progress was begun on account of tho Inhuman acta perpetrated by this Bend, who wus ably assisted Ly Ids redoubtable ami ferocious guard of amazons. At the close ofthe war in l>SS!i France made a treaty with tho king, by which, in consideration of an annual pension of 20,* 000 francs ho recognized France's r glils along llio const and agreed to stop his raids into the French proleutoratoof Porto Novo, along the favorite hunting ground of Dahomeyan rulers for slaves and victims to sacrifice to their terrible fetich rites. Late last fall the king violated hla agreement by sending expeditions Into Porto Novo, where thoy surprised Bevoral unsuspecting towns and dragged hundreds of people to Abomey, When the lieutenant* governor of tlio French colony protested the king sent an insolent letter declaring that he recognized no troaty, that lie had a right in Porto Novo because his fathers for ages had heen suzerains of the county, und that he should continue his raids il he chose, because all the region occupied hy the French belonged to him. And yet, a he knew very well, his father, ('clile, foUl toen years ago gavo up to Franco all rights to the port of Kotonu, and he himself bad recognized the claims of France Into Porto Novo. Tiie young bully sent word to ihc French that if ihey touched one of his towns in the interior he would at once de Btroy Porto Novo and all the French po^ta. lie waa carried away with the idea of his power and the prowess nf his far-famed amazons, ami undoubtedly believed that he could drive the French into the sea. King Behanzln la a most extraordinary mixture of civilization and barbarism. The dominant note in his character is unlimited vanity. His younger years were spent ill Paris, where he learned lo (speak and read French ami other languages. He Subscribes regularly for several Parisian ntwqiapera, which nre brought to him from the coast by special messengers. When he lim saw a notice of himself uud his capital in the Fi garn he exhibited almost mad delight, uud performed a war dance around tho copy eon talnlng the news after whioh he caused hi amazonlan guard to be brought up aud translated tho paragraph to them, at the same time giving orders for tiie preparation of another raid on the French settlement, to show his contempt for France and his fearlessness of consequences. In ordinary times the army of Dahomey [a composed ei 9,000 amazons and 6,000 to 7,000 male warriors. This is llie well-drilled standing army which Is kept near the capital ready to lake up arms at a moment's notice. In the present emergency the king has been compelled to call out all the available reserves, whioh gives him some 20.000 ama- sums ond men all told. As the population of Dahomey is estimated al more than 200, ��� 000, any or all of whom oau be turned Into soldiery by tho king, it can tie readily understood that the Brenoh have not such a small affair on their bunds as most persons imagine. Thc most reniurka hie feature., of Dahomey are its targe force of women warriors and im terrible syBtem oi religious sacrifices, in which huntlrotlBof human victims aro butchered at the capital every your. The sacrl- h'ci..l festivities take placo In the autumn und spring, and arc called " customs." Last May tho French representatives reported thai not kss than 000 pooplp were biiL-licred in the marketsquareal Abomoy, A largo shed, culled the "blood house,' stands in the squaro, iii which thc prisoners are confined and exhibited prior to the butchery. They are bound to poles ilriveu Into the grOUlld, and black and white goals are tied alternately with each victim. These victims are most fantastically array- ed in peaked capiaiid short mtinlle.-i liR'ieck- ed with ribbons, A large patch of scarlet cloth i.-; sewn on iheirMiirts over the region of tho heart, lu addition to the human beings publtoly sacrificed at iho religious cci i monies tho amazons ure allotted a very large number ->f prlaonors, which thoy ukr to their noartora within the palaoo to tor- lure and kill at their pleasure. No mini is allowed to he present io Inquire Into tholr horrible and peculiar rites, vlolal Ion of thc rule being punishable by instant, death. Daliomy Is tho only country in the world which makes women a part of Its military system. In the year 11'<.0 the king, bard pressed by hla enemies, placed a large number of armed women among his soldlors, These women aotod with audi aigri d bravery ami fought with snob abandon m il ferocity in the battles whicli brought victory to Dahomey that they were orenntzed Into permanent regimen s. The llowor ofthe fait SOS in likely to get into the arntv as well as nearly all the strong-minded women, the viragos, and the unfaithful wives. Now and then the king takes a temporary consort from his Wtmeu regiment", but no other men may marry them. They are known in Dahomey by the titles of "Our Mothers," "Tigers of War,"and the " King's Wives.'' They live in the king's palaco and there perform their fetich mysteries, The nnia- i-ons are sworn to perpetual celibacy and at ihe gate of tholr dwellings a curious fetich ia hung, which is Bttpj^sod to insure certain crposuro to any anw/on who has broken the vow of her e libacy. The very fear of this fetich often causes nn amaton who has gone astray to confess hor sin. Then? aro occasions, however, when violation* of these vows are permitted, and the moral code la completely relaxed. When tho king sends hla ama'iona through tho country lo enlist men for the army the "fur" recruiting agents arc permitted to oQet any Inducement they ploasa tempt men into the ranks. The women 1 laugh t that they are not weak but >--\ rone, /cry womanly sentiment is suppressed. d they become unsctcd and unnaturally looious. The recruits ure subjected to a ���ry severe drill, which fortifies them to the iduranoe ot all kinds of hardships and lysioal pain. They are compelled I.) sleep it of doors in all kinds of weather, enfied nl kicked with amazing frequency. Hut forything Is submitted to without murmur. Col. Dodda, the French chief in command, ectare.s that in all his experience ho has jvor met with suutl ferocious bravery as hat exhibited by the amazons. He says liat these she devils aro by far the most irtnidablo of King Behanzln a forces. They uly fire al close range for u. tew minutes, hen throw away their guns, and, littering err.Bc screams and yells, charge madly gainst the ranks of the enemy, using their irge, curiously shaped knives wilh a fury hat death alone will end. F.vcn win u shot lown and trampled under foot they will ight io the last gasp, stabbing blindly at heir assailants above, biting and tearing he legs of those standing over them. Before ���oing Into battle the amazons are given iberal quantities of rum, whtoll gives them he frenzied fierceness and daring reckless* loss which always marks their attacks. Tho uniform of the amazons is a short iloevalws tunlo ot blue ami while native sloth, with short, half*Turkish trousers and ��enrioua headdress ornamented with horns, Md and young, ugly or handsome, ihey ire all alike marvelous to see. As full of muscle as the male warriors, their ullitud. or "set up," is us well disciplined and -���orroci. The leaders of each regiment arc easily recognized by their rich attire and ferocious aspect. This is probably then last appearance on the field of battle, at franco, when it annexes tha Dahomey tor ritory, will abolish this army of sin- devils, and at last accounts Col. Dodda ami his forces were before the very walls of Abomey, BEASTS ADJUDGED A3 0BIMIN AL* t Cnrlotu ������iu,iy of Man's Dealings wtlti the iiniie Creation. A book whioh will delight all lovers of the curious and grotesque its well as provide food for serious thought, has hist appeared at Naples under the title of the " criminal beasts." its author Sig, d'Addosio, tie- scribes it ns a mere attempt to deal with the subject. He prepared il without assistance, and admits that it only imperfectly covers ihe ground he has outlined. Yet, it presents a perfectly astounding array of faots ami veracious Incidentsrelatin? to the supposed aiucnahilily of brutes to the civil law. The reader is first reminded that the ancient laws of the Egyptians, Indians, Persians, Hebrows.anuureeksattrlbutQd rights and duties to animals, and decided that equally with men animals were subject to praise or blame, reward or punishment. For this reason severe penalties were in Btitllted against men who look the life of animals, maltreated or hurt them without reason ami equally severe penalties were awarded to animals for aoto hurtful to thc lives or property cf men. Little by little these laws, which flourished when mankind was still child-like and ingenuous, full into disuse ns the human race became aware of its Immense superiority, and finally the eold and reasoning Romans denied to animals any rights and duties, and pronounced them to bo void or cansaienoo or per- aonality, without, however, deciding that they were mere machines, Then came a reaction. The middle ages, distinguished for the predominance of imagination over reason, leapt back ut a bound to superstition and barbarism, and all rights and duties were restored to animals, together with such responsibility that when they committed any act hurtful to man or his works thoy wore summoned is orimhials and subjected to the rigor of the law. In the sixteenth century this humanizing of animals began again to decrease, until iu the seventeenth century it entirely disappeared. After this historical sketch Sig. d'Addosio considers the advance of science in relation lo the animal kingdom, The theory of evolution, which ascribes lo brutes thc rudiments of human attributes, is carefully reviewed. The modem school of science, Bays the author, declares that, in common with mankind, animals possess reason, will, con- actouoo, language, sentiment, aud sociability, and lhat the whole difference lies in the more or less, in quantity and not in quality. The modorn penal school now begins to ask i " What is crime':" ami Itself replies that crime is a natural phenomenon, common io plants and animals equally with men. Now, slyly observes ."Sig. d'Addosio, if this theory bo corned out toils logical consequences, il would result that an animal which has si until against human society ought lo be punished for its crime, as it was in Ihe middle ages. Tho curious lawsuits which were, in the middle ugej, ho often instituted against members of the animal kingdom wore sometimes penal, sometimes civil. The former wero directed against animals that had destroyed human life, or resorted tu magic and diabolical works, when tho accused were put in prison, tried, sentenced, condemned, and executed according to all tho formalities ot lawsuits against human criminals. The civil suits wore directed against such animals or insects us attacked and damaged cornfields, vineyards, orchards. meadows, and bo on or in any other way wars hurtful to the possessions of men. When prayers and processions hail been re- BOrtCll to iu vain, an appeal was made to tbe local ecjlesiastioal judge, who cited llie destroyers to appear before him. nominated advocates for and against. The 111' habitants of tlio damaged district did the Bame,nnd the trial took place with solemnity and with all the tcdioita detail und long- winded argument of mcrli.-val justice ami jurists. The sentence generally condemned tho accused insects or animals to leave tho invaded territory within a given date ou pain of curses and excommunication, ami almost always assigned some uncultivated place where they could retire ami live as they plMSOll, Often, when the creatures had been deaf to the sentence, a new trial ami verdict was undertaken to carry out the exoomtnnnieatlon. There aro given III ihe book, on the an- tborily of ollieiul records aeaounbl of a vast umber of trial iof horses, i-ati l--,towls, tlois, gnats, snakes, Iccohos, etc The majority of cases ure taken Irom the records ot French courts, though Italy furnishes a goodly mbcr. In Naples Itself, for oxamplo, an ass was solemnly tried ami condemned to burned to death���a proceeding which called forth a BCOftllig poem from a wit of tlio period, Civil suits wore generally Hrootetl againstvormlo, such as caterpillars, grubs, leeches, locusts, rats, mice, and soon. In 1451a suit was Instituted against iho leeohes which Infos tod the ponds in the neighborhood of Uerno, in Switzerland, and the'bishop of Liusannc, in his instructions 'jIb parish pi lests of llerno, whicli Instructions wero solemnly approved ��t by the pro- feasor of the University of Iteldolburg, mentioned that It Would beadvisible to pro- 3liro " some of the aquatic worms ami place them before the magistrates." This was done, and the leeches, both those present and those absent, wero ordered to leave the places they had an boldly infested within threo 'lays, on pain of Incurring tho malediction of God. In conclusion the author dwells upon tho fact that Bcioutifia knowledge Iibh swept away nearly all tlio legends and fancies concerning tho animal kingdom, A history ot* inch legends is, ho holds, highly prolific of ,'aluablo thought ami forms a most, curious ihaptor of the history of the human mind Liolf, lie dwells upon the modern movements for the protection of animals from loltyand prophesies for the future a tlmo when n still mote intelligent and sympathetic interest will be bestowed upon them. SundaySohool Toachor���"Noah took ji pair of every living thing lutothoark so that they wouldn't drowned." Little Johnny���"Say, ma'am, was that thc ien- ton he took in the fish J" LATE FOREIGN NEWS The personal estates of the late Duke of Manchester was ��633. Lord Coleridge has declined an Karldom, which would remove him from the bench. The Queen's preferences are now said to lie toward Do Verc, ihe Irish poet, for the vacant luureuteship. Mr. Egau will regar.1 this as painful. Cancer has been discovered in American brook trout in a pond in New Zealand. It was supposed that the disease was unknown to fishes. The Mikado of dapau lias no mere llori- cultural little country to rule over. He is the sovereign of 40,000,00 I people who live in 18,000 towns and villages. King Francis of Asia, grandfather of King Alfonso of Spain, is nearly 70 yens of age and of dwarfish proportions that do not exceed those of his little royal grandson. The Gorman Emperor his added the dec oration ofthe Btaok Fugle to that of the Red, which he had previously given to Count Taafo. Over hero it is ihc eagle that gets Ihe taffy. Four men, one of them au underlonker named Cartwell, were suffocated in a seven feet seam ofthe Whitecross Colliery at Ski mersdule, near Ormskirk, on Saturday, by un inrush of gas into the workings. The profits uf tho Paris Post Office, whiol last year amounted Lo ten millions of dollars, have moved the Post Office clerks to consider what Btops they should lake for gelling their salaries raised. British officers In India are to occupy a lowly position after death, according to BOmo of tholr native troops, who hold the doctrine of the transmigration of souls. No Hindoo sentry iu Bombay Over fails to salute a passing black cat, for he firmly bellev that the soul of a British officer Inhabits that sable body. The Duo de Moruy, distinguished as a amateur photographer, has given to th French War Office a process by whicli paper of any kind or thickness can receive a photographic print Highly Impressions can be made in a minute at a trilling expense. Soldiers' certificates of servico and character will bear the owner's portrait. Mr. E. S. Travels, writing to a London evening paper on Friday, says:���During the last lew days there has heen cartel from some place (not known to me] und discharged into barges at a wharf on tin Thames at BlackfrTars, a great quantity oi human remains, one barge alone having '_,i. skulls ami various human bo*ios visible, Surely this is punishable by law. Such a ghastly and revolting sight is a disgrace to any civilised country. The largest cannon manufactured by the great German gunmakor, Krupp,ltls recorded, weighs 270,0001b. The calibre of this monster hostile engine is 1'1'iti, and tin barrel is 44ft long. The greatest dlamete of this gun is li*.ft, antl its range of lire i about 1'..' miles. Tha projectile is 4ft long, weighs 27001b, and is tired by a charge of powder weighing 701b, This gun, it is slated, will carry for nine miles, and penetrate !_*IJ inches of solid steel armour. Mi. Churtan, West Chester Coroner, held an Inquest at Delamore on Monday afternoon on thc body ot Ann Mosely, aged 40, who died under peculiar circumstances. The deceased, who had latterly been mentally deranged, eaoaped from her nurse on Friday night, and was found by a policeman sitting quite dead on thc bank uf a brook, with her feet dangling 111 the water. Dr. Moroton was of opinion that death resulted from starvation and exposure to cold, A verdict was returned accordingly. A woman, about 'Jll years of age, who states that she belongs t> tho theatrical profession, swallowed a quantity of oxalic acid in Tottenham Court (toad, London, early on Sunday morning. She was taken to thc police station by a constable, where the inspector gave her an emetic antl sent for tho divisional surgeon. Ultimately she wus removed to the hospital. The acid caused excruciating pain, but she is quite out of danger. She has explained lhat the reason she took the acid was disappointment at a gentlemen not meeting her according to promise. Late on .Sunday evening Mrs, Wright, wife of a hat manufacturer residing in High Town, Luton, met with a terrible experience at the hands of a tramp. It appears that a rough-looking man went to her residence, ami, on learning lhat Mr. Wright was out, attacked her with considerable violence. A sharp struggle ensued, and evontually the unfortunate lady was stun* ued. The man then escaped with a small amount of money in silver. Mrs. Wright Waa shortly afterwards found lying uncon- j scions in a poo! ot blood, Sho was still iu a critical stale on Monday, and her recovery Is extremely doubtful. A ������I'iry Mr. William Hancock is telling on the lecture platform in England reflects great credit upon the sagacity of the bulla- Iocs in Sumatra, where he bus been traveling. He says that these intelligent animals, being in great fear of their mortal enemy, the tiger, take refuge at night In the rivers, where they rest iu peace and comfort with only their horns and noses sticking above the water. Possibly the traveler derived his information from veracious natives liko those ot (.'mitral Africa who regaled Dr. Junker with tales of monkeys who built tires ami cooked their food after thc manner of the lords of oreatioi. Commander Dandas, I'.N'., of the British Imperial East Africa Company, is on his return to England, after having devoted nearly two yeurs to a successful exploration in tho steamer Keiiiu, of the rivers Tana and Juba. Alter making his way for more than 300 miles up the Tana last year, Coin- mandor Dundaa reached Mount Konia by caravan, ami ascended it. tn a height of Its-,-! iwOft. This year he ascended the Juba more than 400 miles, established pacific relations with the Somalia of the country, ami reached ihe spot still marked by the wreck of the Guelph, the steamer in which Baron i von der Dookens navigated the stream in! he ill-faied oxpedftion, 27 years ago, whioh inded in his belns murdered with live of his [European companions. The city of Panama has founded u public library to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary ol the discovery of the New World. Tin'- Star and Herald speaks ofthe Institution us u ''long-felt waul," and those who knew Panama in ihe palmy days oftllO canal buildets utnl Speculators will he interested in the Indications of a romarkablo iliailgodown there. The Municipal Coun- ill made au appropriation of funds to Install and maintain the library, which is to he known us the Uiblioteca Colon. Three hundred volumtawero provided to stun '.he library, and llie Society Progre-to del 1st mo has denoted some 800 mere, which formed Its library. The general public is invited to take a patriotic interest In tho institution und make it a worthy inemoiial ol Cristobal Colon, as they call him. According to a Paris telegram, thero has jiiai concluded botore tho Mayonno A-sisresa sensational case Which UOVellstS will not neglect to note. M. Trobet, a voionn try surgeon, was accused of having poisoned a woman named Tubur.with whoso parents he lodged at Carroii. He bail promised mar- Huge to thc girl, and hor mothar, who was reported io bo in lnvo wilh accused, was for a time Implicated in tho oliorgo, M. Trobot maintained that D'ttdoinolaeHo Tabur took arsenic rather than survive disgrace and reminded the court thai he fully intended to marry her, and that her father was opposed to tlio match. The veterinary .surgeon ami Madame Tabnr were acquitted. The landlord of a Florida hotel at which game figured sparsely on the hill of fare had among his guests recently a sporting Rug- Unman who ouo day made tho assertion that there worcplenty of ducks and plenty of quail tn be had within u few miles of the lintel. The landlord said,satirically, " I'll give you Til) cents for every-'duck yon got and 25 cents a pale for quail," Tho Briton, lith one man accompanying, set off. At nightfall they returned, and a witness of the incident said. " Wet, sir, they just cover- id the otlice Iloor with birds. 1 never saw mything liko it. And the landlord had to pay, too. Yoa, sir. He sputtered for a while about its being unsportsmanlike to sell game, and ail that, but he had made * promise and he had to stick to it. Being a mean man it nearly broke his heart, but hi quests had all the birds they wantetl for th next week.*' On Tuesday night an alarming collision occurred iu the Mersey between tho Walla Boy ferryboat Crocus and the nailing vessel Eurydlce during a log which prevailed, the ferryboat had about 300 passengers ot board, and in going towards Seacombe she ran into the Eurydlce, which arrived on Tuesday from Vancouver, and was at anchor iu mid-stream. The collision was followed by ,1 panic on the part ot tho ferry passengers, who rushed to the lifebelt3, prepared for a struggle for life. The funnels of the ferryboat came tumbling down on the affrighted passengers, followed by a rush of steam, which Intensified the situation. The tarda of the Eurydlce struck some of the ferry passengers, ono having his leg fractured aud others sustaining minor injurus. Tho captain of the ferryboat at length succeeded in calming the uf frighted passengers, who were ail safely landed at ill* landing atage. Some Idea of how it rains in the tropics may be gleaned by Northern readers from a few items in lato West Indian newspapers relative to the "autumn showers. One day it is noted that on the previous evening "a block occurred on the ear line at North street, ono of the cars being unable lo cross tho gully, down which the water was rushing like a river." Another day several gangs of men were reported out repairing the diiuugo done to the oar tracks by tho " showers of thc previous day.'' Next day tha city had men out "cleaning up ihe debrta washed down by the shower.'1 At a celebration the people were de tuined iu the building over three hours by the showers. The children were kept from school one day, And there have been times when the " showers" have developed into " hcary raius," and business has had to he suspended hi Kingston, even to the extent of newspapers suspending put lieation. II.it the marvellous way the country freshens up after the showers makes tlieii not only welcome, but simply delightful. TftUE &T0EIE3 OFTHE HUNT- A Ttirllllllg Hear CbnSO 111 Hit* Muskokn Wlldl. "What's that?" said Jack starting, as wo were tin'whint1 our bite one snowy morning last week, ami hud nearly given up thc idea of having any thrilling experience lo relate to out uuxitnis friends iu distant homes. The noise was that of crackling sticks, apparently being crushed beneath the feel of somo wild habitant of the Mtts- lioku wilds, .lack sprang from his block of woo.l whicli answered tlio duty of a chair, and peeping from out our tent whispered that he saw a great big hear at a short distance from us. I insiautly seized my double barreled gun, took aim, discharged both barrels and struck old Bruin���not to kill, however, perhaps not to wound, though i was fully Intent on both, Mr. Bear at once bounded into a thicket, not leaving even a little fur behind. We were uot to bo discouraged, howevei, in this our Qrstbeur experience, so seizing our shot und powder llasks and calling our dogs we look to the ihaso. Recent snow was valuable assistance for ns. fur the bear's track on his runaway was till that could be aeon, hence it was not uneasy for us to follow thc trail of our would-be victim Our dogs hud preceded us on thc trail. and ere we had peuetrutod many thickets or fallen over many of Muskoka's rocks and boulders wc heard the burking of our hound in the near distance. Nerved by probable victory we hastened, if possible, our steps, and were delighted to see. shortly our faith ful dogs at the hot loin of a large tree baying furiously and wilh their hungry eyes lii-ccted to its brunches. Up there among ihc snowy boughs sat bruin t|uite unconcerned ami defiaut. Without delay we discharged our guns, but without effect ; a second and a third time without result, further than the merest ruflle of bruins shaggy hide. Wc were not surprised at this, however, for tn our hurry we had brought partridge ihot which wus certainly loo tino for the present occasion. The only alternative now wus for one of us to return to the camp for heavier ammunition, while the other kept watch. Jack, who was probably the more nervous of the two, agreed to get tho shut and at once started oil at his utmost speed. In that 45 minutes during Jack's absence many vague terrors crept over me, the ohlofest being the fear of Bruin coming down the tree and demanding a hand to-puw encounter, in which I certainly would be Ihe vanquished and perhaps squeezed*to-dcath party, Thanks to Bruin, however, he sat mule and motionless, save for an occasional glance askance, probably looking for some safer avenue ol escape than down ihc tree. Jack returned, bringing thc moob-deaired shni ami also an nx. In a jiffy we had reloaded and both 11 red almost simultaneously. These four shots had evidently taken sonic effect, for Bruin begins to tremble and appear very nervous. A repetition of the dose shortly afterwards provtd more than old Shaggy could stand and hang on to the tree at the same time. Consequently he topples over, his last clutch Is loosoned and he falls to tho ground with i thud, Not to lie quiet, however. He regained his feel, antl with a rollicking movement attentats a retreat from his cruel assailants, who have reloaded in ihe meantime and lire, bringing his much- abused hotly to iho ground for ihe lust time. 1 at once seized the ax anil dealt him some heavy blo��'S on the head, though I confess Brain's pitiful and sympathy-inviting eyes peering on mo caused my Immunity to rise within me a little and I almost hesitated to strike the last blow: but being an Englishman who works for victory, with bull-dog tenacity I struck the delayed blow, thii time to beat tlmo to Bruin's last kick. .lack ami I trealed ourselves to bear's meat for dinner, ami we feel that tills, with minor experiences, will repay us for our lirsi hunters experience in the wilds of Muskoku. No one doubts that Dr. Sage's Catarrh Hemedy really cures Catarrh, whether the Jliease lie recent or of long standing, because the makers of il clinch their faith in it wilh a$300 guarantee, which isn't a mere news- piper guarantee, but "on call" in a moment. That moment is when you prove Unit jlx makers can't cure you. The reason for their faith is this : Dr. Sage's remedy has proved itself tho right cure for ninety-nine but of one hurtdrodoasos of Catarrh In tho Head, ami the World's Dispensaiy Medical Association oau afford to lake the risk of you being the one hundredth. Tho only qu Btian Ib���-arc you willing to inuki-the test, if the makers ate willing to take the ink? If so, 'he res! IseaSV, Von pay your ilmgglst 130 cents ami thc trial begins. If you're wanting the 8500 you'll got something hotter���a cure! If brevhy is the soul of wit, then la it any wonder that the short man is witty? Dr. Harvey's .Southern Bed Pino for coughs and eolds is the most reliable ami period cough medicine iu the market. For sale everywhere Who among you is honest? Does not every one of yon love to steal���a while away t \ MONO MILLS MIRACLE, A Tale That Beads Like a Nov A TfteBtoryef George Hewitt-Helpless tm Thirty Years���Al la*. Flndi Rellrfta a Simple Way���The Story < orriiliorated 1��V lt�� llaltle Hllui-sses, OranRovUlQ Host. For several mouths The Post, iu Common with many other journals of Ontario has been publishingaccounts of miraculous cures in various parts ot Canada and the United States. We must confess, however, that we have paid little or no attention to these reported miracles, and probably our indifference would have continued to the cud had it not been for a little accident that occurred in our ollioe when Washburn's circus was in Orangeville a few weeks ago. Mr. Stewart Mason, a respectable young farmer of Albmn township, called at our otlico on business ou that occasion, aud as he was leaving wo happened to ask him���a course generally pursued by tho newspaper man in search of nows���if there was anything new in his vicinity. He replied that there was nothing very startling and followed this up by asking us if wc had heard of the wonderful cure nf a man named Hewitt at Mono Mills. We confessed ignorance, and then Mr Maaoh Said that from what he had heard it was undoubtedlyunothoriuiracnlous cure through the agency of Dr. Williams' famous fink Pills. We had become so thoroughly imbued with the idea thai the various details of miracles in other purls were only a new ami catching fake in ihe booming of patent medicines that we must admit Mr. Mason's intimation of a genuine local cure at onee excited our interest. W look a note r>f the name ami, quietly made up our mind to Investigate the mutter at our earliest convenience, We came lo the Conclusion that there must be something in it, for Mr. Mason, a respectable and reliable young farmer, would uot for a moment bo suspeotedof equivocating ou a matter In which he had any interest, much less in one which did not concern nitu. A few days ago The Post despatched a representative to Mono Mills to mako a full Investigation of the nl e.jjcd cure ol OeorgS Hewitt, He first called ou Mr. John Aldoits, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, and after a fow usual preliminaries asked him if he knew a man named Hewitt, in the village " Is that the old man that wasn't able to move a short time ago, and is now getting all right so fast i" queried Mr, Aluous. Thc reporter nodded assent, and in less time than it takes to tell it the quilldrlvor and the obliging Mi. Aldoiis wero on their way to the lieu and comfortable home of Mr. Samuel Benson, with whom it was learned Mr. Hewitt resided. The Uensou home is in the eastern suburb of the village, und upon the reporter anil Mr, Alliens calling, they were courteously received by the b-isy house-wife, who was not too busy, however, tn spare time to tell The Post all about her interesting hoarder und his miraculous cure. Mr, Benson was not at borne, and The Post at once suspected that agent* leman between 50 and GO years, who occupied a chair in a corner of the cosy room, was no other than the famous Geo. Hewitt. Tlio surmise proved correct. Mr. Hewitt shook hands with the sorl e, remarking as he did so. " I could not have taken hold of your hunt! a few months ago." When the object of the visit was announced, Mr. Hewitt, who is au Intelligent, well educated man, began to dilate in glowing terms on the wonderful change that hud come over him. ".Shall I tell you thc whole story';" kfld he uf the reporter, and upon the latter intimating his desire to here all. Mr. Hewitt gave him the following narrative! Mil. ItEWITT's WOXDl'RPtjr.STQKY. ' In old Ireland, thirty years ago, 1 was ling a stone wall one day wheu I foil backward ami had my spine injured so ily that a short time; later I became j BurprI|od l0 nPftr of reat beneficial results almost entirely disabled. _ Ihe fatal ellects ^.^ ^ ^^ ^^ W(j Clifford Blackmail A Boston Boy's Eyesight Savocl Perhaps His Life hope that the cure will go on until I am completely restored. I drove down to tho village lust twelfth of July. It was in April I commenced usine the pills, and the friends who saw mo could scarcely be- Ileve their eyes. It was like the appearance of a spectre or an apparition. "Oh, I tell ynu sir," said the grateful man wilh enthusiasm, "it is my full intention io write a pamphlet on all tint 1 have gone through, on all that has been done for me, and you may be sure that the chief prominence will ho given to ])r, Williams' Pink Pills. They are a boon which cannot possibly be loo widely known." TIIH stdKV COHTtOUOIUTKD. The reporter could scarcely believe that Mr. Hewitt's voice, now so silvery and resonant, was ever the squeaky, feeble and indistinct organ of speech he had indicated, and the scribe questioned Mrs. Benson on this point. She suit) that every word Mr. Hewitt had related was literally true, ami on the question of the restoration of his voice she was corroborated by Mr. Aldous, ami other respectable witnesses whom the reporter mot in tho village later in the day. Mi. Aid,.n:t auid he wus not surprised at the . Iiesitaii'.-y of people about believing tho ' ��� , ,��� ���, . _ , wonderful cure. He did not think that ho ** Hood's Satsapurllln-Ulood I ot- himself could credit it if he had not been j sonetl by Canker. an eye witness of the whole affair, lie had Reafl ^ foUow|ng friim ��� grato(u. Im>Um_ known Mr. Hewitt tor years, knew that, .. My mt!l, 1)liy h.llt s,:i1m t-vver when l years his former utter helplessness was as no bad ^ * d ( |(if(, ( Wi,.lk ;im| wlt]| hl(K1(l described, and either he had lo say it was not Mr. Hewitt who sat before him or in admit the miraculous escape "These pills,*' said Mr. Aldous, "are certainly a wonderful remedy." The re orter shook handswiih Mrs, Pen sou umlthn cheerful Mr. Hcwiil, and start- id forth into the street a doubting Thomas no longer, lint promising to transmit to the Dr, Wllllami1 Medicine Co. Mr. Hewitt's, lavish expressions of thanks 'or what their wonderful Pink Pills hail done hr him. " Here wo aro," thought tho scribe, "in the cold and practical nineteenth century but here's something right here in thii little village of Mono Mills mightily closely bordering tm the miraculous all the same." After leaving the Itenson home the reporter sought out Postmaster Mills, whom lie found equally eloquent in his praise ol the wonderful Pink Pills. "They're certainly a great remedy," said he, " and anyone that doubts this has only to be told about (jcorge Hewitt's case. 1 suppose you have heard llie whole story, and there's no use iu my wearying you. The pills have undoubtedly worked ihe amazing change that is to he noticed In Hewitt's condition. ItwasIfirBtsentfortbo pills for him, and I can certify lo the striking change." The reporter further learned that the Pink Pills were kept for sale by Mr. Mills, uud that the demand for them *������ us large und increasing. The representative of The Post conversed with many other oltliens of Mono Mills regarding Mr. Hewitt's case and found all agreed on the question of his former condition, his restoration and the remedy, Kvery one in ami around the village, in fact, appeared to know all about tho cure, and Pink Pills seem to be a household word in that section. On the Post's return to Orangeville Mr. Richard Allen, ox-warden for Duf- ferlu county, dropped Into our office. The ex-warden resides about three miles from Mono Mills, ami was ask- .1 if he had heard anything about what Dr. Williams' Pink Mill had done for Mr. Hewitt. He had heard nil about the case, and wus unhesitating in ex; pres-lng ihe opinion that nils was u itriklug Instance of great results following tho use of the pills. "I'm not much of a believer in wonderful cures I read about.' saitl the e.vwarden, "but I have known Hewitt for years, ami this change in him i- certainly astounding." The Post was aur prised to hear that Dr, Williams' Pink Pills were extensively used in this section but after the Hewitt narrative it was no linlinnrd ��'Ufa ��unit, i. Un eyes lifetime so inflamod that his Buftcrliuts were Intense, and for ioven weeks ho Could Not Open His Eyes. I look him twice during that time to tin* Rye and Bar Infirmary on Charles street, but their remedies failed to do him the faintest shadow of good, l commenced giving him Hood's Barsanarllln and ti soon cured him. I havo in-ver ilouliteil thai It ..ntf.1 Ilia ���lahl, even if no; ft in very lift'. Ynu limy use this tOS- tlmonlal in any way you choose, lamulwaya ready tosouuu the praise ol Hood's Sarsaparilla because of (lie wonderful good it did my son." Amur, p, i'i,\rijM\N. S8S8 Washington St., Boston, .Mass. CIct HOOD'S. HOOD'8 PlLLS at-e lioml mndo, nmi are jier- foct lu cotOpOllUon. t>''"'mt*i-��' ' -t'tnearnm-u. DO YOU IMAGINE That people would have hern regularly iHiiift our Toilet Son|is since is,;, (forty-seven lent? year-) if l hey had not boon GOOD 1 The public are not foolsnnd do not contlnuo to buygotxU Unless thoy aro nattstaetory. nrxaAxtiaXi. WRITE FOR PARTtCULAHS Of Complete Steam Launches from 20s I to .11*7 "Acme Coat-oil Boilers nnd Enfflnes" from 1 In s u |\ LnrKOslztM. Coal or wood fuel. "The Marsh steam Putn|i' the be-fc boiler feeder in the market. Returns oxhousl into fecit water hcatliiK it from hi to .UilcKives. Km- catalogue Bend Bo, -tamp. j��h\ t.|l 111". A CU, 4 arJ<-l(Mt I'liue, Out. of iho fall were gradually but only too apldly felt, and looking back on a stretoh if time extending tive years over a quarter of a century, there is little more in the prospect than apioture of pain ami gloom nd suffering. About twenty-eight years ago 1 came lo Canada and am known around the country here for miles. Until twelve years ago I could sit ou a chat r when placed on it, and manage to move myself around a ittle. Then even that comfort was suddenly taken from me. One day I was unintentionally thrown off tho chair, and tho second fall may be said to have done all butend toy life. There was not a ray of hope for me, not a sign of a break in ihe dark clouds. Ever since then my pitiable condition is known to every one in these parts. All power to use either arms or hands, legs or feet, completely left me. I could be propped upright in a chair, but something had to be put in front of me lo keep me from falling forward. Usually a chair like this," and ns Mr, Hewitt spoke ho lifted and drew forward a lhair which was near him, " was placed iu front of We and on this 1 would rest my arms. Not only was all power left my limbs, but every feeling likewise. Why, ynu could run a needle right into my flesh ami I would not know what you were doing un-t loss I saw the act. A myriad of flies intgll light and revel on me, but 1 would be in happy ignorance ol" thc fact, When I was laid in bed 1 could not got up or move unaided if I was given till creation. Tho only rongth are disposed lo conclude from what parties told us, that the base imitation business is already entered upon by tinpriu- cipaled persons, and the public will do well to see that tho Pink Pills they purchase have all thc i arks 'if genuineness advertized by thc Dr. WllllanuvMedeolnBCompany. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills aro not a patent medicine in the sense in which that term Is usually understood, but a scientific preparation. They contain in a condensed form all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood nmi restore shattered nerves. They arc an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, neuralgia, rheumatism, nevOHB headache, the after effects of la grlppo, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, and the lirctl feeling resulting from nervous prostration ; all diseases depending upon vitiated humors in thc blood, such ns scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to the females, suohaB suppressions, irregularities, and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In Iho case of men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from menial worry, overwork, or excesses of whatever nature. These Pills are manufactured by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Brockvillo, Out., and Schenectady, N. V., aud arc sold only in boxes hearing their trade mark and ... i , .i wrapper, at CO ots. a box, or six boxes for partofmyiyitamln wind, any straigtl , , .'��� ,, . |d , ��� m]iM,, seemed to terrain, was my neok,J^at last ,,i||k vm arc mm lM ,��� ^ m hy l|le even my head fell forward on my breast, ami I was Indeed a pitiable Bight. My voice, formerly as clear aud ringing as it is to-day, seemed to go like the strong!) and feeling from the rest of mc, and sometimes 1 would scarcely be able to make myself understood, 1 know you hear me with incredulity, for you can scarcely believe that the helpless und hope! '������������ l; ' ' ' '" ly. HQldbrdrugBis.* Heal beauty is just as dawtHng in a calico wrapper as it can possibly be in silk or Butln. The MriSBftchUBoUs Legislature has abolished the lifty (rent poll tax asn prerequisite for women's voting fur school committee, Since tho poll tax for men baa now been abolished as a prerequisite tor voting In Massachusetts, thisTs only equitable, and Will meet with general approval, ihod is tho man who now sils befor cheery, vigorous ami hopeful. Un the legs, which a short time ago were liolptossandsecm- ed useless, 1 can now walk with a litllc assistance, being able last evening to go to my room with my arm on on Mrs. Benson's shoulder. Why, man, a few months ago 1 could not do that on tho promise of inheriting the kingdom of heaven." Hero Mr. Hewitt stamped both foot on ihe floor with much vigor and enthusiasm, "lu those days," he resumed, "if I ever wrote any- thing It was by placing tlio handle ofthe pen between my teeth ami getting through wilh llie work in that way. Don't ask me if I tried the best doctors. 1 spent a fortune, thousands of dollars, iu trying to get. cured. [consulted physician after physician, and paid some til them high fees for tholr services. They all (ailed, utterly and hopelessly failed, to give me the slightest relief, You can put that down in big black letters. Uf course you have heard what has wrought this wonderful change In mo. 1 read in The Post and other papers of the miraculous cures effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, but I never dreamed that there was even a glimmer of hope for me through the use of this much advertised remedy. Miracles might be worked on every side of me, but there was no chance for me. I was like the doomed leper, a hopeless out- oast, a being whose sufferings and [Usabilities would end only with tho period of earthly existence. One day I plotted op a paper ami read llie Saratoga miracle, that case wdiere Mr. Quant was so miraculously lestored by the Pink Pills, and at once concluded to try the ama/ing cure on myself. There must be some chance for me, 1 thought, when a man who was as helpless as Mr. Quant got such relief. I bad no money, but 1 sent for Mr. W. J. Mills, our popular and kind hearted general merchant and postmaster, and he procured mo a supply of tho Pink Pills, and these I immediately commenced using with the joyful result I have described, My voice Ib fully restored, my head is upright once more my chest (once so shrunk and hollow) is rapidly filling lip, I am quickly securing the use of my logs and arms, and oau feel the slightest touch on any part' of inc. Is there not a miracle here, indeed, ami would not he a base ingratc if 1 refused to Bound rjljR the praises of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills .' .,_.J Bvonif I get no better than 1 am now I shall he forever grateful foi what litis been dono for mo. Hut I have great J do/en or hundred, and any dealer who offe substitutes is trying to dofrsud ynu nnd should he avoided, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be had of all druggists or direct by mall from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company from either address. The price at which these pills aro sold make a course of treat- invalid I have de- mont, �����l����**wly inoxponslvo, as com KOFF NO MORE WATSONS' COUCH DROPS will give positive and instant relief to those ftufferinq from c0ld6, hoarseness, sore Throat, etc., and are invaluable to Orators and vocalists. R. 4 T. W. STAMPED ON EACH DROP. TRY THEM USIC. Shoot Music, Music Books, Guitars BanjOli Violins, Accordoons and all kimN it Band instruments. Thclargosl stock in I'aiuula to choose from- Clot our prleoi before ".uroluiBlng elsewhere nnd snv.i money, BEND FOI! CATALOGUE. WHALEY, ROYCE&CO., IBS YON OH STREET. - TORONTO, ONT. 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Y*u may count on the kinsfolk around you to stand, on, loyally true in a brotherly band 6< ----*-..- Ml I wouldn't be crow with a stranger, ah. nol I Rider Haggard's novel*, and verify the old Tothe pilgrims Wo meet on the Uie path wo axiom that "Truth is stronger than fiotion." ,_., _ __i teaspoonful ax moves, vn�� i eggs, one half teaswwiM oi cinnamon, ono ifu ttird tasaotewtrat Attempt to Renal. half taaapooaful ���(salt, one even teatoson- I Itl tUww-CNwmad tanaill. The third attempt to ascend Mount Kenia, the anow-orowusd mauotain of eaat Africa, lying directly under the equator, was made in July last. Joseph Thomson was the first explorer to attempt this ascent. He climbed up the west Blope to ahighelevatian,but was not able to get to the top. Count Tola* ki met with no better Buceesa a fow years later on the north side of tho mouutain. One fact that madaeuocess diliiuult iu tho case of these explorers was the unfriondly attitude of tho natives living ou the lower slopes and at the foot of the mountain. The third attempt in July last was made by C.tpt. bund h and his companions, wh< ascended the Tana River in the little steam boat Kenia for '160 miles and then inarched over-land to Mount Kenia. The day they bcuaD to elimb the great mountain an its south side they forced their way through dense forests overgrown with mosses, dark fnl of itda. Thii makes a thin batter but baked in a quick oven ia a very nice cake WITS OB DAU&HTEK? A Romance of the Nlaeteenth Century- A IV Italy Iranian Believes He lias Married Hi-t Loag-Luit Daughter. A Chicago despatch says:���Counsel waa I retained the other day In one of the Btrang- ;S&SS:��ffi '&XT- I *���'"{������� sir}n& ? *s ��<^?'��<~*�� public. The facta outdo those of any of wouldn't be cro.w with a stranger, nh. nol I Rider Haggard's novel*, and verify the old roths pllKrims we moot on tbe life path wo ax,0m that "Truth is stvongor than fiotion." Thin kindness to give them good cheer as thoy The lawyer in question is Jas. W. Drouil- IKi-iK, lard, who has au olEoe in tho Chamber of To clear out the flint stones and plant the soft Commarco building, and tho client is Sam> No. deSS'wIth a stranger tn trial or loss, j uel (��inton WUUtt, who asks the lawyer I perohanoe might be silent, I wouldn't bo to decide far him whether a woman whom cross. I bo married about two years ago is his wife No bitterness sweetens, no sharpness may j or ''j8 daughter. ],,.���! About ia years ago, according to the Tho wound which thc soul is too proud to ro- story told the lawyer, .Mr. Willcta w*s ��-, Tcal- .. . . , . ; I married to alias Mamie li. Kvans at Erie, "No envy hath peace; by a (ret and ajar ' u u i ,~ e .. i si- The iieaiitltni work ofiiuc hands woJmay mar. P'L He was only 1/ years of age, while Lot happen what may, dear, cf trouble and ahe was just turning lti. ihey went to loss. "" " ��� ' ' ' I wouldn't be enm dear, I wouldn'tbe cross. flanging out Clothe* llY KATE THORN'. If you are a good husband, of course you have helped your wifn to hang out clothes, and you know how it in yourself. It always blows furiously when anybody Is washing. It isan old faying that " washing raises the wind," and there is truth in live with Mr. Willets,' parents, nnd for u year they wero happy. At the end uf that time a baby girl waa born, and the joy of the young couple know no bounds. As time pasted, however, din. sensions arose, and quarrels were Ire intent. A crisis was at last reached. One night whuu young Mr. Willets re turned from bis work his wife and little child were gone. Shortly afterwards he heard that his wife had died. Six years after bis Wiio deserted him, Mr. Willsta It. And In the winter washing day is always niarrlcdCaroliuoHteveua.a young girl whose fearfully cold. parents resided at a small town adjoining Your wife is tired���women always are on Erie. In less than two years a sou wus washing days: and she nays how ahe does given to tliem, but his wife was taken away, dread hanging out those clothes, and re- He named the child t'eorge. It grew and numbering that at the altar you so solemnly prospered in health, and whou 17 years old promised to love, cherish, and protect her, fie entered tho employ ofthe firm of Hard- you generously ofler to help her hang thorn jng| |>avU & Company, Wholesale hardware oQt dealers iu Pittsburg, Pa, In n fow years Thermometer at zero, and wind blowing ho n9 8eut on tho road by the firm. In at the rate of ninety miles an how. The n few years the father mo,ed to Pittsburg, clothes line is always stretched on the north mi] t00k up his residence with his sou. On side ot tho house, with spoeial reference, we Christinas night, in 1SGU, Mr. \\ diets sat suppose, tt just such an occasion as this. | waiting in lib apartments for the return of Your wife takes ono handle of the basket, ������ * bbbbbmbbs- and you take the other. Some desiguiug person has emptied water on the door step, it has frozen, and you are nut so cautious as you should be to see toit lhat you stand firm. frl HEALTH. Tko Heat of tha Body. Of die warm-blooded animals, man has tho most remarkable power oi sustaining m in elimatea widely differing in temperature, the average being 08 degrees, Fahrenheit, in all parts of the habitable globe. There is but a slight difference in this respect whether man lives at the equator or in thewctiouacontiauous to the poles, or as near as t is possible tot human beings to exist. Thii is well Illustrated by the fact Bhat Cupt. Parry, who wintered in the arctic region, the thermometer ranging from forty degrees below zero to seventy degrees fouud the animal heat to be almost precisely Uie same as at the equator, while Capt. Seoreaby found the temperature of the whalo, one of the few warm blooded inhabitants of the ocean, to be one hundred and four degrees above zero, very nearly agreeing with that of the equatorial whale, though, in the former case the whal" was his son, who had been ou the road for three months, .finally the door opened nud the Welcome visitor came In. He was uot alone. With him ho brought a young and beautiful r ��� . wife. She was.�� Mil's Helen Wright, and Iho first thing you know, you ure down ou youngWUletshadmetand wouherluCleve- the toe, and away goes the clothes-basket j^ Ohio, while traveling for the firm, aud gloomy, with no sign of life in iti deep' BMroundodby ice, ata'temperature below shades. The eold was severe and tho heavy ' tfc�� freezing point of fresh water, the water in which he spent his life being at about theaame temperature. Aside fiutn this power of the body to equalize and control the temperature, we might expect that the bleed and other Quids of the body would be- oom�� so congealed in the polacBuctious that they could not circulate or psrform their natural functions, resulting iucertain death while, on the contrary, in tie equatorial regions the fatty portions and the softer nutters might become liquefied, This power to conform to existing circumstances, and realst the natural effects of tho heat In itaaetlon on the fats, is the moat remark ably illustrated when the human body is subjected to unusual temperature, as when aa eminoot man entered a room in which the temperature waa ratted to two hundred and sixty degrees, but it was still more remarkable when the " tire-ktae.," Chaubort, entered an oven, heated Is six hundred de- greos, a temperature twice ai high as is necessary to cook meats and bread, bucIi a heat not changing the form of his body, uot sooking hla flesh. To enahle the body to oonform to these varying conditions, to live and thrive iu such widely differing temperatures, it is necessary to hive regard to the food eaten as to the clothing worn. The inhabitants of tbe highest latitude���where no mortal need ever live fine it necessary tolive on tbe "blubber" of the whale, or they would soon freeze, while the inhabitant., of the tropics live very generally nn tho juicy fruits and vegetables, with but little solid food. Should these two classes down over tho bill, with your wife hanging to it like the tail to a kite. You recover yourself, nud start after the fugitives, and brine them back Both her parents had recently died. Mr. Willets took a strauge fancy t? his sou's bride, and as time passed it was diiliuult to say which loved her the more, hither or son, You think you will begin with banging i;ol. ojj years the couple lived happily to- out a sheet. A sheet will be plain work, gather, and eld Mr. Willcta seemed content You take one up giugerly by thc corner, and cd, ih liir it to the line, with' tlio other corners trailing. "Oh, John l" cries your wifo, in atone of dismay, " do be more careful! See what a dreadful smutch you have got on that sheet l'' On December 8, 1833, George Willets ['tied after u painful illness of six mouthB. A few months after his son's death, Mr. Willets and his daughter-in-law went abroad. A singular attachment had sprung up between them, and on January 13,18'JO, You Beizo tbe other corner, and tlap it ] they were married iu West KensingtonL over the line, and it freezes stiff ftB a board Loudon, ting., by Rev. Waye McLeouard, the Instant it touches there, and is as un- nn Episcopal minister. Shortly afterward manageable as a sheet of /inc. Yon give it they returned to America and travelled. a savage pull and a twist to get it out Much of their time they Bpeut in Chicago, straight, and the line ia loose and springs tta they intended to eventually make this before yon, and then, when you let it go, . city their homo. A few months ago the pos- springs back ayain, and takes your hat amid- nihility that he had married kin own daugh- ships, and away it goes, aud the wind ter began to dawn upon the mind of Mr. pounces on it and whirls it array to a fence Willets and be was forced to believe that corner, where you possess yourself of it, hia wife wu tho little girl who had been well filled with snow, and in good condition born to him many yeara before in Erie, Pa. to obey a well-known medical prescription i Since then he has learned that his lirst " Keep tho head cool," | wife after deserting him. went to Cleveland, You return to thc charge, blowing where in lesi thanaeven years she married a fingers, and your pantaloon legs full miin nftmcd John Wright. She brought her of snow. Your wife tells you you should [jule girl lip under the name of Wright. have put on mittens. " Mittens be���con- Shortly alter thc marriage her now fou d founded!" you tell her, in an emphatic husband deserted her. Sho was loft alone voice. You Ily at thc sheet again, and your w'th her daughter, and in a short time wife telle you to let that sheet alone, and died. Miss Wright, left alone, sought cm- hang out something you can manage. She pjoyment, aad earned her own living uu- recommends you to try a shirt. I til sho mot George Willets in a house where Soyou try a shirt, and you hang it over she was boardhic, and fell in love with him. the line, with the neck part up, just as it is | Mr, \V.lints and his wife, or bis daughter, worn, hut your wife tells you to bang that aB he now uaju her, arc living on thc North shirt as it ought to be. Tho other extrcm- aiile. Mr. Willets has sent a private de- itv belongs up. She takes an inverted view tcctive to Cleveland to trace thc career of of things. You try to obey, but tho thing his first wlibi. has frozeu fast to the line, and in attempt ' mist and dew rendered everything damp1 and chilly. The following day the party entered the region of bamboos. It would havo been impossible to proceed further if tho caravan had not taken advanta o of the elephant tracka. Emerging from this bamboo thicket on tbe afternoon of the second day, they found that the ridge along which they were ascending ran nearly due west, with four distinct ridges visible between their standpoint and ttie peaks of Kenia, which were about six miles distant and 10,- 000 foot above them, clad far up their steep slopes with deuaa jungle. Between these ridges were deep raviuss too deep for men with loads to pass, and if they followed tbe ridgo on whicli they stood to the summit, it would take at least threo days mors to reach it, tho ridges all runniuir arouud the mountain side in spiral fashion from west to cast. Tho party did not have a autliclont supply of provisions to enable them to complete the ascent of Kenia. The highest point reached was about 3,700 feet, and here specimens of volcanic ash wero obtained, und dog violets, thistles, docks, for-gct-mc- nota, aud clovor were also found growing. (.'apt. Dundas says that the mountain is not a single mountain, but more properly a mountain chain, stretching from west to east, commencing in the high Leikipia plateau on tho west and rising steadily until it culminate.1' in tho great double anow crowned peak. Then comes tho second large peak with five or six smaller ones. Tho ascent could, in all probability, be accomplished without great dilficulty from its northeast side, as the drainage, which iu a great measure forms tho deep ravines appears, aa at Kilima-Njaro, to be on the southern aspect. The point at which Count Teleki made bis attempt to tbe north of the mountain seems to present no insurmountable obstacles. The highe.it point reached by Cant. I>un- daa's party waa six miles south of the equator. The general appearance of the mountain anggests a comparatively recent volcanic formation, though the stops aaconded waa ao densely covered with jungle that little geological information could bo gained, there being only two exposures, one of volcanic ash and the other of basalt. Mount Kill ma- Nj am, which is south ef Kenia and a little higher, was ascended to the summit of its tallest peak by Dr. Hans Meyer three years ago, An Elder Duck Farm- A recent visitor to Iceland thua describes tlit iniiuner in which the elder duck is there protected for tho sake of the eider down of commerce, which is so highly esteemed:���- "One of the larger eider duck farms is situ- atod on a small island in the bay at Reykjavik, and, with tho permission of the owner, can be visited by strangers. Not much agricultural labor or ingenuity ia expended by the cider duck farmer upou his property. It consists for the moat part of a large field AGRICULTURAL. SeasonaVe Buggastieus. Dry, oleau bedding is a necessity if ye*" j watering pails. would keep the stock comfortable and healthy through the winter. For this purpose a good Bupply of straw should always Ire under cover. If stacked outside there will frequently be times when it can not be had unless wet or covered with anow or give an extraordinary yield of milk and hence are to have richer food than that given ti any single croup, oau then be given he extra amount or concentrated food in abruptly exchange the foodB ssfely adopted by them, death would soon fellow, the one tVecxinfl in a few days, at most, while the other would contract tho yellow fever in the same time. The acids and the juice of the tropical fruits and vegetibles���largely composed of water���promote penpiration, one of the most prominent moans of effecting the escape ofthe surplus heat of the body, while the thirst ot such regions encourage frco water-drinkine, promotive of perspiration. Jo sustain tho body at the uocessaty point of temperature, thore aro three classes of the "heaters"���the sweets, the starches and the fats, the latter being, relatively, very difficult of digestion, so much so as not Itiano argument against the value ol well-bred stock that we occasionally find an animal of very obscure pedigree which embraces first-class qualifications fur some epocial purpose. We have known common steers whose feeding qualities could hardly be excelled, and some hue milch cows whose origin was very "scrubby," but tbe fact remains that such cases are the exception, an** not the rule ; while with tfiorouyhly well-bred stock it is a rule that the progeny is good, and the poor individual is the exception. The prepotcnoy of well-bred stock ���tho power to transmit its qualities to its oil -pi���ing���is a faot that must not be overlooked . It may be a valid objection against tbe Jerseys that they do not give a sufficient amount of milk to suit the .iceds of the dairyman who sells that article, instead of making butter, yet even these would find it of advantage to have an occasional cow of t his breed in order to give color to the whole prod ii.-t. By putting bells upon the sheep tnueh annoyance from dogs may bo avoided. Have a hell to every tilth or aixth animal, and when they run there will be bo much noise that the dogs will think beat to retreat. The attention of tho farmer will aUo be attracted by this means, so that ho may come to their assistance. The experiments being conducted for the euro of lumpy jaw in cattle, under tho direction of the Department of Agriculture, appears to be quite successful, A better knowledge of the means for controlling dia- oasos means a better profit for the stock grower. Wheu cattle are aecn licking each other it may usually be taken as an indication that they need salt. Not having it, the briny exudations from the skins ot their companions attract them, and the habit of licking each other la formed. By this means large quantities of hair are taken into the stomaah. Bciug indigestible, this forms into hard balls end becomes a source of disease, and sometimes causes death. A want that is so easily supplied as this should not be neglected. Gross or Pure Bred* I Among the questions discussed in a set paper, and afterwards debated at thc late British dairy farmers' conference was: "Whether it is better to cross breeds or breed pure for the dairy." The regular paper was read by Mr. Henry Simmons, who had tried a series of experiments. Bo crossed a pure bred Shorthorn bull and Jersey cows with the greatest success for first or even second cross, then arose the di'Jiculty���that of maintaining the cross, as the animal drifted back to the pure breed of the sire. He selected animals so produced from the herd and crossed them ro- Profitable Butter-Makin5- Sotne of our exchanges arc saying that it is all wrong to urge more farmers to turn their attention toward dairying, aa we are already Suffering from an OVer*BUpply of dairy products. This is sheer nonsense. Possibly in some markets there is a reported glut of butter, but let a shipment tha'. is strictly " gilt edge" go in, ami it would at once find ready buyers at high prices. We have never known, in this country, a lime nor a market where there was an over-supply of really good butter. If farmers pro. pose to CDgagu in dairying merely to add to the stock of poor stuff With which wc are already deluged, then thoy had better stay out; but with our present knowledge of advanced dairy methods there tsno Mouse ;or one beginning on this basis. It may be difficult to get out of eld ruts when on�� lias been in them a long time, but there is no excuse for going in them in broad daylight. ��� - *�����*��"��" v uiivMiiMwuiviw, """u,''.k__:_ I and other pure breeds, but in no ouae was it ulni-ly unfavorable to those having impaired digestive powers, while in our climate they are never absolutely necessary, the aweota and at arch inn being all that wo really need, tbe former being particularly palatable, while the latter are very abundant in our grains, in the potato, eta ing to break tho unfortuuate attachment, you tear off thc collar-band, and split two clothes-pins, and knock a picca of skin off thc back of your hand, Oh, the unutterable contempt which is expressed ou tho countenance ot your wife I GIRLS roUUHT WITH RAPIERS- I'-sIng Thru Like Broomsticks While tbe Heartless Lover Lno<,hcil. r __. _ ^ "Speaking of prize fights reminds me of She calmly reminds you of the fact, which one 1 once witnessed in Marseilles, France, women are so found of enunciating, that between two as handsomo young women aa men ure a nuisance, and requests you to go ever looked out upon the blue Mediterran- into the house about your buBiticSB, I can," said Otto Gottsiugcr. I'.ut you persist in your benevolent, efforts, 1 "The prize waa nothing more nor less and seize upon a miscellaneous pile of mill- than the heart nnl hand of a gay young aea ed things, which are worn only by the gent* Captain who might have posed for the statue lcr sex, and you hear them in a wrinkled of Apollo, and who, rumor said, had prac- wad to thc line, and lling them on. | tised piracy on the Barbary coast. It was The wind whirls half of them away iu a no soft-glove affair, let me tell you. In fact, petrified condition, and you cling to the it was u duel to the death, aud the weapons others in such a way lhat the lino cannot used were rapisra with points like cambric bear tho pressure. It snaps in two, and ncedlos. It appoiri that the roving swain down comes the whole cnucern into the was another Don Juan, and made mad love anow and dirt of that back yard, and to every pietty woman he met. Two pretty freezes there in leesthan uminnte. It will Marseilles lacs makers were the recipients take gallons of boiling water to thaw those of marked attentions from him and grew iu- clothea up from the ground, and thoy must sanely jealous of each other. Thoy mat one go hack to the rinse again, and your fingers day in his presence and engaged in a very feel like icicles, and your wifo is���excited, j undignified toratehtog match, and ho sug- and wc draw a curtain over the scene. gestsd that they settle the ditlicnlty a la But we want to tay that tho man who,'mode, promising to marry the survivor, under auch circumstances, can keep his They agreed, and the next morning's sun- temper, and not lapse into profanity, is rise saw thomiuawoodedsuhnrbof theoity ready for tho millennium, and may expect with their attendants ready tor tho fray. to be translated any duy, after the manner . Through a friend of the mischief-loving of Eaoobs Beoeipts Worth Trying. present. ._ _ _ ,. , " Your French maid is nothing it not Washington Uke.-Ouc cup oi eager,! drrtm!lti0i mA both stripped to tho waist, ono cup of fionr, four eggs, a rounding table- . J j [kA h** dockings, and spoonful 0 butter, and ono and one half giArl* At UaSt that was iL only tablcBpooufuls of hiking powder. Bake in ���" j^ The c ,n aotfld �� jelly ina For the filling grate one apple and �� ceremonies and privately encour- one half the yellow nnd of a lemon. . fa , d J , (f M rf Mix and set on the stove until 1 just comes g 0n Mount Ida as I looked on the to a boil. Spread between the layers while Hwjn0t Hflro ffaa pftri3( Veuu3( and JllQOi it is warm. but jiijnorVfl dear Goddess of Wisdom, was B..Kni Ccstaho.���Scald but not boil one conspicuous by liar absence. The combat- quart of milk ; add by degrees to tbe . ant3 faced each other on a grassy plat, stir- beaten yolks of four eggs, mixed with five rounded by live tress, just as the sun show- tablespoonfula of sugar and when well mixed [ ej |,jg rim above thc wave ; aud thoy wont stir in the whites. Flavor with nutmeg and at their work with a will. Neither know vanilla and pour into a deep dish or custard) Rnytbtnfl about fencing, but each waa cups. (Irate nutmeg on tho top of each, set: hungry tor tho other's gore, and roekless in young Captain I learned of the affair, and, ��� company with a Parisian journalist, was them in a pan of hot water and bake uutil firm. To be eaten cold, H.\sm:n Potatoes With Orb am,���Chop consequence. Their temper soon got tli hotter of their judgment, however, and they began to belabor each other with their wea- , ....�� ,..vvv0 ��u���� pons as though tbey were broomsticks size of dice/but iu a bakingpan, dust wilh I Thi* proving unsatisfactory, they dropped ivor with thick cream their rapiers nnd began to pull hair, when cold boi'ed pUatjea into pieces about the I pons hia-of dice, but iu a bakingpan, dust with I Thin salt and pepper, cover with thick cream their rapiers sprinkle stale bread crumbs over the top I tho barbarous Captain rolled on the grass 1 ������ ��� ��� ��� - -" '- ��� nnd shrieked with laughter. Tho jonrtiaiiat icon got enough, and, despite tlio Captain's protestations, separated tliem. and bake in a moderate oven thirty niiu- ltei, BriaKPAST Disii.���Chop finely nny small pieces of beef steak ur roast meat, add bread crumbs in the proportion of one tablespoouful to a codec cup of moat. Season with fioppor aud salt, moisten with au egg aud a it tie milk. Butter small patty puna and fill them two-thirds full. Bako until they aro browned, then break an egg over each one and cook from threo to five minutes. Remove from tho pans carefully that thoy maykeep in shape. If the pausare well buttered they wilt brown well, Hot Si.aw.��� Shave the cabbage fine then put it on with just enough water to cook it; wheu it is done put a little milk in, salt and pepper; then rub a little flour and butter together and stir iu ; or nco au egg instead >[ the llour. B01T.BD Ham.���Soak tho ham over night then wash in two waters uud scrub with u brush. Boil slowly allowing twenty ruin utes to tbe pound*, When it has cooled take off the ekiu aud ruh It over with beaten egg, then spread over powdered cracker wet with milk and lot it blown iu the oven. Bean Root?,���Soak ono quart of beans over night then put them into four qunrts of water and hoi! two hours, Shred a few pieces ot salt pork in the aoup, then boil another hour. Strain through a colander, pressing through all but the skins. Reason to taste. Toust some thin slices of bread and break into the tureen, 6piug Cake,���One cup ol sour cream, one Public executions in Paris prove vcr< profitable to thc owners of houses command ing the scene. Windows are let out for the occasion, tho landlords watuking for thi first sign of tho elocution, and then at once sending word to the persona who have hired tho room. If an ordinary criminal is executed tho charge is usually about 15s. per place, but should tho offender have committed any remarkable crime the price runs up to tfl. Major Allat, of tho British army, thinks that ducks would be preferable to pigeons for carrying naval despatches over the aea, because tbey would drop down and sit on tho water when tired, aud resume their flight after rearing. Moreover ducks can Ily by night, whilo pigeons cannot, Major Allat also suggssts that sea gulls might be trained for message bearing. In Tokio, Japan, surgical operations are very Buccaafful, and tho healing process rapid, owing to the abstinence of the people from alcohol, and their not being flush eaters. The mortality ia only twenty per one thousand,in spite of thc largo infant mortality duo to lack of care. It isnot unusual to aee a week-old baby strapped on the back of a child about eight, and sont out to bo jumbled about n* its infant nurse disports itself with other children In the streets, of stunted grass, which lias been blown by the wind and worked by tho action of the weather into round hummocks auch as may he frequently met with nil over the barron and devastated country of Iceland. In the recesses and cavities between the hummocks the eider ducks may be seen sitting on their neata. Of these there are several scores, and the birds themselves when sitting are perfectly tame, come of them even allowing a stranger to stroke thorn with the hand. They arc not all hatched at the same time, and many are still in the egg when the others aro hatched and swimni ng about In tha aea. The drake is a handsome, showy creature, with much white plumage. He ia excessively shy and wary, while the duck, whose plumage is brown and glossy, is, on the contrary, tauiu and confiding. The latter lays from five to six eggs nt the beginning of June, and it is no unusual thing to fiud from ten to sixteen eggs in one nest, together with two ducks, which ait either at intervals or, if necessary, side by side, and, strange to say, they seem to agree remarkably well Thc period of laying lasts aix or seven weeks, and the birds are in the habit of laying three times in different places. From the firht aud second of these nests both the down and the eggs are taken away, hut from the last it is very seldom that tbe farmer removes either. Should he do so with any degree of persistency, the birds would desert tho locality. In somo cases the owner resides ou or near tho farm. In thin particular instance he visited thc island from the mainland once or twice a week at tho least. So soon as he and his men arrive at a nest they carefully remove the Bitting female, and take away tho superfluous down and eggs. The duck im 'odiately begins to lay afresh, aud covers her eggs with now down which Bho plucks from nor owu breast. Ii the supply is inadequate, the male comes to her assistance and helps to cover the eggs with his down. This, being white, is easily distinguished from the brown coveriug which tho duck supplies, and is notsogood In quality. The nest la now, as a eotioral rule, left until the young ones are hatched. There ia uot much cal- lowncas and helplesanessabout these youngsters. About an hour after they are out of the ahull they quit the nest together, when it is once more plundered. The heat down and the greatest number of egtis are obtained during tho first three weeks of the laying period, and it has in general been observed that tho birds lay the great* est number of eggs in rainy weather. The eider duck is a close and persistent sitter, aud, so long as she is sitting, the drake, with commendablu constancy, remains on the watch hard by, but 11s soon as thevoung aro hatched he considers his responsibility ft tan end, and leaves thoin otheirnwudevioes nud the care of their mother. It is a ourious and pretty sight to sec how the latter looks after her brood. 8ho leads thorn out of tho neat so noon as they creep out of the eggs, and precedes thorn to the water, whilo they toddle after her. When she reaches the watorsido she takes them on her back and swims with them for a few yards; she then dives, and tho littio ones are then loft floating on the water like yellow corkB, and henceforth ate ob.fged to look after themselves. Indeed, tho farmer soldom aees his flock again until the neU breeding season, for they become comparatively wild, and live out among the damp rocks in the sea, where they feed upon insects and small Crustacea and molluscn. Homo idea of tho value of the crop may be be gleiucd from the fact that one female during the whole time of laying ncnorally gives halfa-pouod of down, which ia, howovcr, reduced one- half after it ia cleaned. Thc down ia divided into thaug-ounn, or sea-wend down, and gras-dntin, or gnus-down, The latter is generally considered to bo tho best in quality. Tbe down isvory valuable, and fetches from 15a to ..Osn pound. The threo takes of down vary considerably In quality, the first being superior to tlio second, and thc second to tbe third. Tho birds themselves, apart from their dowo-givlng capacities, arc ol littio value. Thc down taken from a dead elder is valueless, as it has lost all Ub ma velloua elasticity. _ Let wickedness escape as it m ay at the bar, it never fails of doing justice upon . itself, for c<>rv aui'*v person, is his own Physical Training in Schools. In cities, more than in smaller towns and in tho country, the value of some regular physic ' drill is evident. In respect to wholesome surroundings, the country boy or girl ia much tho more fortunate. The greater purity of the air, though valuable, is perhaps not bo much responsible for the better average of health found in the country as are the varied occupations, which give rise to robust and symmetrical physical development. Coming from an examinatian of tho crowded conditions of many city schools, one ccaaes to wonder at the necessity for the city's rocruiting Us ranks from a rural population. Boys with imperfectly developed bones resulting in deformed figures, cirls with stooping shoulders or curving spine are anything hut rare. For such children snmethine must be done. It aeema absurd to overburden the brains of children who have so-little physi- cal strength. Such a course favors disease1 of both mind and body. For some ot the mental training Imposed upou such children physical drill should bo substituted. One hour���twobojra, if necessary���might bo taken from the school hours and devoted to muscle-building ex- eruiHea. Under a competent trainer and loader auoh exerctaes develop the greatest amouut of result in the shape of enlarged muscles, and what is equally important, they lesson nervous development, as la evidenced by less craving for excitement. Many aoliools are already equipped with auoh arrangements, and the results have heen most gratifying. Every public auhool in every large city should be provided with appointments for regular physical exercise and drills. Tho time spent in exercises of this kind sIiowb more muscle-building result than the same amount of time spentiu Borne laborious occupation demanding the use of certain muscles u ly ; in fact, these exercisof ����������- satisfactory, as a more or leas mongrel offspring resulted, ao that he was forced to the conclusion that, whether your fancy ia with the Shorthorn, Jersey, Guernsey, Hereford, Polled Angus or any other pure breed, according as you wane to produce bucf or milk, you do well after the first cross to go tmjk to tho pure breeds on both sides, that is, grade up towards the pure breed. Iu tho discussion that followed no one attempted to controvert whut Mr. Simmons had advocated; in fact tho obstacles that Mr. Simmons had met were recognized to be insurmountable. Chickens in V/inter- When fouls are Bhtit up in the winter they often want for aome things wtdch are eBaenunl to their well being, and which can be supplied with a little labor and thought. Tho dust bath is necessary to keep them free from vermin, and this should be pro pared now while the ground is dry. Road dust ia excellent for this purpose, and a sufficient amount can easily be gathered up and put away in barrels to last until the spring. Keep an open box filled with It all the time in tne hen house. If you neglect to procure the dust in time wood ashes may be used as a substitute. A supply of lime ia alao necessary, and the best way to provide this is to give pounded oyster shells. Bones pounded fine, so as to have long splinters, may also be used, or fiuo gravel which contains limestone. Attention to the little things is what makes poultry pay lu winter. Add to these comfortable quarters good food and perfect cleanliness, and your winter's income from the fowls should be very satisfactory. Planting Fruit Trees- A correspondent has asked us whether wo advise fall ar spriug pluntiug of fruit trees. Wc havo not spacn now to enter into a discuflsiou of the relative merits of the two systems, but just now wo certainly advise fall plantiug, and fur the following reasons: It is better to plant now than not to plant at all, and many who put it off until spring will ne^loct it entirely. Beside, the autumn affords more leisure for doitig tho work properly, and 11 tree that is Well planted now certainly has u bettor prospect for ft profitable existence thau one that is poorly planted in the spring. Therefore, just now we advise fall plauting, id shall continue to do so until the ground freezes up. Poultry Keeping for Women- The attention of women who are looking for aomo money making occupation which they can pursue at home without interfering with home duties, can safely be directed to the poultry yard and garden. How often we hoar tho question asked : " How can we keep our hoys on the farm ';" hut the question iu my mind when I Bee so many farmers' daughters leaving home to pursue some other occupation, some as dressmakers, some to serve aa clerks in stores, and still others as school teachers, is: " Why do they not stay on the farm and engage in tho poultry business ?" Their remuneration, if the business is properly conducted, would far exceed the wages paid in stores or at school teaobing. There is no more desirable occupation for women, and thore is nothing the farm produces that will make quicker returns of profit than eggs and poultry. But it should never be treated ns a sideline, leaving the feed and care to the hired man, the chore boy, or any one else, but should be under the supervision of some member of tho family. Poultry raising has always been considered woman's work, and when it is combined with gardening, ia the only labor on the farm that she can engage in and run successfully without being considered out of her sphere. When her poultry aud eggs find their way into the market, her labor will bring just as much ac though a man had raised them. It can be started with a little capital, aud from the vi-r,' start the business can bo made to yield nn income over and above all expenses. But fowls cannot be kept with profit on thc farm unless they are yarded during May, June, and July. This ia why ao many farmers claim that it "don't pay to keep hens," because they aro allowed to rm over the grain fields, in thc strawberry patch, through the door yards and tbe garden. A yard two and one-half rods wide and five rods long will easily accommodate one hundred hens, and thoy should be kept in this oucloaure from thehrstof May until after harvest. And right here is where we derive benefit from the market garden for the poultry ; all the tops cut from the vegetables, thc raking,weeds,etc,, can bo carried into tho yards and thrown uuder shade trees, and the fowls will be kept busy all day, besides furnishing the necessary material for eggs. There ia a vast ditlerence between raising poultry for market and for sale of pure breeds. In raising poultry for murkct no difficulty will bo met, for the object is only weight uf carcass and yellow good flavored flesh. While wc could not get along without the fancier, the farmer wanta to raise poultry and eL'gs for market, nnd to do this wo must keep our flock of thoroughbreds, for we cannot produce proper cros.ses with pure breeds, and the most successful niaikot poultry is that which is obtained by judicious crossing. A OANADUH TEMT30N. Kent. Vol., lei-mir Halms Hluli KtU tioLusblp. An item having been going the rouuds that the late Lord Tennyson had a brother esiding at. Dresden, Out., a reporter visit- id that pleasant littio town lo interview him. Dresden itself is a rather romantically situated town in Iveut county���the lazily- rolling Sydenham River dividing it in two. The country thereabouts is a fine farming district, The thickly allocked cornfields ami orchards with apples in great red and yellow heaps indicated thrift and prosperity. Tho Tennyson home is a modest four- roomed cottage on the outskirts of the town. Mr. Tennyson is a short, rather thickset man with a strong Cornish accent, a typical "'Hodge" in looka and speech. " What ufyour full name, Mr. Tennyson i" the reporter asked. My name is Martin Tennyson, age 58, occupation laborer, and I work this half c of garden whioh you see here," ho an- ered with the air of a cautious, method!* cal man under cross-examination. It is stated in the papers that you area brother of the late poet laureate of England." That is not true, thou. The late Lord Tennyson was my uncle. My father's name was John Tennyson, a tenant-farmer in Cornwall, England. Besides my father, there were Alfred, the poet; Charles, ft Church of England dergyman. and Wilb iam, a wholesale tea meronant on Chatham street, New York. "How many years since you left Lug- laud t" "Thirty-eight years ago, landing in New York,whore 1 stopped with my uncle William for a timo before coining to Oai uda." "Have you any reuieuibrnuces of Lord Tennyson T' "I remember visiting with my father at his place in the Islo of Wight and remember llie t>oet as an odd-looking man, though I read by tho papers these late years that, he waa the greatest man in England. My own father v.aa a better-look ing man, though. "Did Lord Tennyson over write to you';" "When this boy was born," pointing to his grandson, Alfred Tennyson, a boy of 10 or 12���"W0 decided to call him oftcr the poet laureate and I wrote my uuclc ao. A reply came back from Hvdlam Tennyson, and shortly after Lord Teunysou himself wrote ine a kind lottcr and 1 tell you he could write. None of tho scratching like tho lawyers write but a hand like copper* plate." " Have you those letters with you?" "No; they are out at my married daughters on the North Branch (near Wal- laceumg). Her neighbors wanted lo soa them, but 1 can got them for you to see ; but l won't aell them. Some mau wrote to me fioru London, England, wanting to buy them, but I don't waut to noil them." " Did any others of tho Tennyson family write poetry ?" I think Charles did but he didn't amount to much. My grandson hero is a bit clever and some day will be as big a man as Lord Tennyson. Let the gentleman hear how good you can play, Alfred," But the boy peremptorily declined to exhibit his clever- ncsa iu that lino and begun to cry instead. Tho old gentleman seemed proud of his /elationship to the poet laureate and touters the hope that he will yet come in for his share of the Tennyson estate. He wished particularly that a paper containing tha interview should bo sent him so lhat ha could send it to Lady Teunysou. All his neighbors give him credit for being au honest, hard-working man and his appearance and home bear out these statements. The Dairy in Winter- When one has tho proper facilities for conducting the business, winter dairying may bo made much more profitable than summer dairying. It must be kept in mind, < however, that it does not pay any better to turnout a poor product then than at any other season, but good butter will Bell in winter at a price so much higher than in summer that it will much more than balance the difference In the cost of feed and care, uiuavuw - ./ -., _ -- - Good feeding will be required in order to rect errors of unayrr.metrical development .produce fine nutter of good color and free that exclusive occupations induce. from streaks. It must be carefully handled, Far girls especially such exercises are Und will sell to best advantage if put up In valuable. (.Iris are as capable of develop* I small neat packages, which may be sold ing mnaclo as nre their brothers, and they I direct to the consumer. The perfect but. aro no less womanly for being possessors of' ' * * ' ' --�������� muscle or for knowing how to uaeit. hangman.! PEARLS OF TRUTH. When We know bow to approciUo a merit wo havo a germ of it within ourselves. If you wish toappoaraureeabloin society, ynu must consent to be taught many things which you know alrcadv. Feelings come and go like lii;ht troops following tho victory of th�� present, but principle!', like troops of tho lino, aro undisturbed and Btand fast. Tha demon nf dullness which is allowed to romain ut home has more In do with driving young met. into- tc' us company than the attraction of vice Use f. Thou must be true to thyself, If thou tho truth wouhl'st teach; Thy soul must overflow if thou Another's noiil would reach. He that waits for repentance waits for that which cannot be had us loni> aa it is waited for, 11 ia absurd for a mau to wait for tliat which he himself has to do. It ia astonishing how soon the whole conscience begins to unravel if n single stitch Ib dropped. One little sin Indulged make a hole you could put your head through. ���[Charles BtUCton, If we except the blessings of strength, health und the testimony of a good conscience all thc other conveniences and pleasures of life depend upon opinion. Except pain of body and remorse of conscicnce,all our evils are Imaginary. There in no more potent antidote to low sensuality than tho adoration of tho beautiful, All tho higher arts of design are essentially chaate without respect to the object. They purify tho thoughts as tragedy purifies tho passions. Their accidental cfjhots are not worth consideration���there aro souls to whom not even a vestal is holy. Mau'sgreat actions arc porformed in minor struggles. Thero aro obstinate ami unknown braves who defend themselves inch by inch in the shadows against thc fatal invasion of want and turpitulc, Thore arc noble and myitc ious triumphs which no oy m��cb, no renown rewards, and no flourish of trumpets salutes. Life, misfortune, Isolation, abandonment and poverty are battlefields which have their heroes. tor ia firm, fino-arained, of a rich colden co'or, sweet and with a nutty flavor. If you will study your business and learn to produce such uniformly, you will find that winter dairying is about the moat profitable occupation that you can follow. Individual Feodiug* The cow of the highest productive capacity will naturally need a larger quantity of nutrients, commensurate with her large production of milk. But the amount of nutrients in tho daily ration of ono and the same cow should also vary as her mt'k production varies, being greatest early iu the milking period when she is producing the it milk, and gradually decreasing with the advance of the period, until as sho becomes dry tho concentrated lood is discontinued altogether and the basal ration alone fed. Willie this means of feeding of course icqiiires attention it Insures the greatest possible profit from the iiiiiiiudi, and results in the highest development of tho milking qualities of the held, which being transmitted by heredity, effects a continual improvement of the stock. To feed an animal during the most productive part of lactation p;iys well, but to feed the entire herd equally well, without regard to individual production, can prove remunerative only when in addition tovield- Willie Goes to Church. Willie {in " whisper, after two consecutive minutes of laborious silence)���" Mamma, what kind of flowers has that lady got in her bonnet";" Hia Mamma���" You mustn't talk so loud, dear. You'll disturb the congregation." "They look liko Johnny-jump-ups, don't they?" " Hush, dear. Listen to the sermon. , (After a prolonged stillness of ten seconds) "Are ihey real flowers, mamma, or only make-believe';" They are artificial, Willie. Bo a good boy now and don't whisper any more." " Yes'm.1' [Says nothing for at least half a minute.] " Mamma'." "'Sh, Willie! What is it*" *' When Johnny-juinp-ups aregrowedup, do thoy get to he juinpin'-jacks ?" " Listen to the sermon, dear I" " les'm." [Anot ut period of silence.] "Mamma, tho preacher said 'thirdly.' How many morelys will he������" '"Sh, Willie r "Yes'm. But I'm getting awful tired." "It will only last a little whilo longer, dear. Be quiet." ' Yes'm. . . ��� Mamma, can a woman ho real pious if she wears a stuffed liummin'- bird on her bonnet?" " Willie, if you don't hush I shall have to punish you !" '��� Right here t" " No 1 After we get home. 'Sh I" [Another pause.] " Mamma, seems toino I've been 'sh-inga mighty long time I How much longer lane going to " (Crowing desperate) " Willie, if you Bay another word I'll take you right out oi church 1" (Apparently struck by an idea) "I won't say another word tiuimnia but I'm gottin' just horrible tired and I don't ceo how I oau set still another minute and 1 wish ho'd quit talltiu', ain't you tired 'most to death, how much longer is he going to keep on, dint's the use 0' bringin' mo here anyhow [And Willie's mother takes him out.] to be fattened. UtltO ing milk the cows arc wise such feeding results jn great waste of food, is not Infrequently the causa of the low prolits in dairying, and makes the barnyard manure expensive. Tho system of individual feeding is most easily carried out in practice when each animal has its own separate manger. In th construction of new cow stables this ai rangetnent IsveryBtrongly recommended, ti matter how large tho herd may bo. At each feeding tho extra quantity of concentrated food can then be mixed dry with tin chopped fodder in thc manger. Where loug, continuous mangerB, without partitions! are used, the basal ration for each animal, which is the same for all, may bo placed tit the manger and thc additions of concentrated food given twice daily in the watering nails. Or theoows may bo grouped according to their productiveness und tbe stage ofthe milking period which they are in and those of each group fed together. Tho rations for oaoh group are then mixed together in the i��lit, proportions and fed in long manger ABIMALS' QUEEU INSTIMTS. While Mice, Blind Kltleni and woirpupa ami TiM'ir Pauling Ways. Did you ever keep white mioe ?'��� aaid a naturalist to a reporter the other day. "Nover did, eh! Welt, thoy are very interesting creatures, but they exhibit ono freak occasionally which has puzzled me a great deal. Of course you know that they are albinos���that is to say, a lusua naturn*. Now and Hen among ordinary gray mice one or two white ones will be born. It is the same with rats. Because they are odd and pretty mich albinos are sometimes preserved and a pair of them bred from. Naturally, they tend to reproduce albinism in their progeny, but 'ome of the latter from generation to generation are gray, reverting to the original and normal color of the stock. Tho gray onea, however, are destroyed by tha fancier and at length a pure strain of white mico is obtained. Precisely the same thing is done with white rabbits, which are likewise albinos. All white cats aro apt to have pink eyes and to be nearly or quite blind. As for the mice, even in a race of white ones that has long been cultivated by selection a gray specimen is likely to turn up occasionally." " All gray like thc ordinary mice?" " Exactly ao. Now, it is just here that the puzzle I apeak of comes iu. Take a litter of white mice in which there are a couple of pray oneB, and you will find that the behavior of the gray mico is altogether different from that of their white brothers andwisters. WhereasthewhiteooeBshow no fear of human brings whatevor, having been accustomed to them through many generations, tho gray mice from the earliest infancy exhibit a dread of man. In fact, tney behave precisely as small wild mice in a nest would do. Evidently, in reverting to the color of their untamed ancestors, they have at aome time resumed the instincts of tho latter. Is not that very strange! No, I cAn not pretend to account for it. It is a psychological problem too deep for Boicnco to do more than guess at. For reasons which wo arc not able to comprehend, there certain relation between color aud din- position in animals. For example, it ia well known that white horses are the moat gentle. Did you over see a wolf pup?'' "Nover." " Of course, mr-nyof onr finest breeds of dogs aro descended from wolves. But take a newly bom wolf pup nnd procure it adoption by a dog for nursing. Ittakea kindly to its foster mother and usually thrives, but actually before its eyes aro open it showsfearof human beings. It is the same way with blind klttene, Before they have opened thoir eyes tbey will spit and bristle up if anything that smells of a dog bo brought near them. That is what U commonly called 'instinct.' But what is instinct? It is inherited experience. The kittens are afraid of dogs though they havo never seen one, for the reason that their progenitors for thouaamls of genorutiona have recognised the canine tribe as hostile. IteastR have tiu same kind of intelligence as m posat-sBcd by man, though less of it, but they have a great advantage over mankind iu this inheritance of experience, which humans beings enjoy scarcely anything of." to" the cows ot that group. Cows whioh [allei all, don't you V She Thoueht Better of It. "And you won't, Mabel!'* "No, Qoorge, dear, much as I esteem you I cannot, but in me you will always find an ever admiring Bister." "Sistor I" "Yes, George.1 "Heal sister, Mabel?" "Of course." "Liko Frank Jones's sister ?" "Ye-es, Qoorge, dear." "Well, porhaps It's best, for If there's any one I really appreciate it's Frank's sister, Such an awfully sensible girl, Mabel. Mends all his Books and looks after tho patchings of lin wardrobe, and is never too tired to answer any letter he hasn't time to attend to. Thou she introduces all the most charming of her young lady fritnda to him, and ' "Oenrge 1" "Ami besides " "Oenrge tlrarest I" "Yes, Mbbel." "I���er think we'd bettor get married, In tlio dreary duetts of Arabia the rose* mary and lavender tio urish to perfection, It. -.lie islands of Now Britain a man must not speak to his mother-in-law. Nil only is speech forbidden to his relative, bin. sho must beavolded ; and if by chance tho lany ia met, the son-in-law mutt hide himself or cover his face. Sulotde of both parties is the outcome if the rule is broken. One of the English missionaries tried to got the natives'idea ot'an oath, ami he found the moft solemn asseveration among them was: ���' li I am not telling the truth 1 hope 1 may touch the hand of my mother-in-law." There is in thc museum of Turin a papyrus roll which displays a whole aeries of comical scenes, 11 the first place a lion, a crocodile, and an ape are giving a vocal und instrumental concert, Next comes an ass, dressed, armod, and sceptred like a Pharaoh, With majestic swagger he receives the gifts presented to him by a cat of high degree to whom a bull acts as proud conductor, A lion and gazelle are playing at draughts, a hippopotamus is perched in a tree, and a horse has climhod into tha tree and is trying to dislodge him. THE WEEKLY NEWS, DEC 8, 1892. m mm hews, Published By M. Whitney & Son. Every Thursday. Courtenay B. C. TEAMS UF SUBSCRIPTION. IN ADVANCE. IHae Year |3 00 six Month, IK ���**Cony 00 RATfiS Ol^DVERTISINO! One inch per year. J 1200 .. minth 1*0 iiiif ."h col per yuar SS CO . /.u-rh 6003 ��e-lc. per line 10 Itoaal notices, por lino 0 HO Nonces of Births, Marriages and Deaths. 50 cents each insertion. No Advertisment inserted for less than 50 rents. Ttailay,DEC.8,1892_~ School Matters Mending. We are glad to learn that the affairs of thfi South Comox school are tmtiro- wn-o filthy as to be dangtious lo the public health, or thai upon any premises in his district there Is any foul or offensive ditch gutter, drain, privy, cesspool, ashpit or cellor kepi or constructed sons to be dangerous or injurious to the public health, or dial upon any such premises an accumulation of dung, manure, offal, filth, refuse, stagnant water or other mat ler or thing is kepi so as to be dangerous or injurious as aforesaid, it shall be the duty ofthe Agent, personal y or by deputy to enter such bujlding or premises for the purpose of examining the same, and if ncc essary he shsll order the removal of snch matter or things as aforesaid. If the occupant or proprietor, or hi slawful agent or representative having charge or control of such premises, after having twenty-four hours not'ee from any such Agent or dep utyto remove or abate such matter or thing as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to remove or abate the same he shall be subject to the penalties imposed under Rule 26 of these Rules. The Agent shall also have power to abate or cause to be abated summarily, and by force if necessary, any nuisance likely lobe injurious to the public health. (4) Ifthe Agent is satisfied upon due examination by himself or deputy that a cellar, room, tenement or building with in his jurisdiction, occupied as a dwelling place, has become by reason of the mini bcr of occupants, want of cleanliness, the existence therein of a contagious or infec tious disease or other cause unlit for such purpose or lhat it has become a nuisance or in any way dangerous to the health of thc occupants or of the public, he may is sue a notice in writing to such ocoupaats or any of them, requiring the said piem ises to be put in proper sanitary condit- iou, or if he sees fit, requiring the occupants to quit the premises within such time as he may deem reasonable. Ifthe persons so notified, or any of them, neglect or refuse to comply with the terms of the notice, every person so offending shall be liable to the penalties by Rule 26 of these Rules, and he may cause the pre mlses to he properly cleansed at the expense of the owners or occupants, or may remove the occupants forcibly and close up the premises, and the same shall not again he occupied as a dwelling placa un till put in proper sanitary condition; or the Agent, if he sees tit, may cause such premises to lie distroyed, with the consent of two Justices ol the Peace. (5) No proprietor or tenant of any shop house or outhouse shall, nor any butcher or other person, use any such lu.use, shop or out house at any time as a slaughter house, or forthe purpose of slaughtering any animals therein, unless such shop, house or outhourebc distant not less than two hundred yards from any dwelling house, and distant not less than seventy yards from any public street. (6) All slaughter - houses shall he subject to regular inspection tinder the direction of the Agent, and no person shall keep any slaughter house unless the permission in writing of the Agent, for the keeping of such slaughterhouse has been first obtained, and remains unrevoked Such permission shall be granted, after approval of such premises upon inspectionsubject to the condition that the snid houses shall be so kept as not to impairlhe health of person i r s I- ing in their vicinity, and upn i ������ ich condition being broken the bin I pcrmnson may b; revoked by the A*jt*m; and all animals .ia be sl.iughieied. und all fresh meat exposed for sale, s.lm.1 be subject to Ik ��� inspection. (7) No person shall offer for sale as food any diseased .inimnl' or any meat, fish, ftuit, vegetable*:, milk- or other articles offood whuh. In tea on of disease, adulteration or impurity, or and other caanse shall be unfit for use (8) All wells wlii'b are in use, wheth er such wells are public or private, shall becleancdouton or before tne I51I1 days of March and October in each year, and incase the Agent certifies that any well should be filled up, such well shall be forthwith filled up by the owner ofthe premises. ^9.1 No privy-vault, cesspool, ��� r reservoir, into which a privy, water-closet, stable, or sink is dranictl, sl.all be established until the details nfsuch establishment shall havo been submitted to and obtained the approval in writing of a duly qualified mcdii ul practitioner. do) Earth privies or earth closets without a vault below the surface ofthe ground do not come within Rule 9, but sufficient dry earth, wood ashes or coal ashes to absorb all tiie fluid parts of the deposit must lie thrown upon tbe contents of such earth prives and closest? daily; the contents when removed from ihe closet must be placed in a shed or box ivi'h tain proof cover, and removed from the premises at least twice a year, 00 or before the 151I1 days of Murch and October. fit) Ifthe exigencies or circumstances require that privy-vnults, cesspools, or reservoirs shall be allowed in accordance with Rule 9, thev shall be cleaned out at least once a year, on or before ihe I51I1 (lav of March, Jind from the 15th day of March to thc 1st day of November in each year they sh.tll be thoroughly disinfected by adding to the contents of the vault, cesspool, or reservoir, once a month, not less than two pounds of sulphate of copper dis solved in two pailfuls of water, or other suitable disinfectant! (12) No night-soil or contents of any cesspool shall be removed unless deodorized as above, and during its transportation the material shall be covered with a layer of fresh earth, except the removal shall have been by some "Odorless Exca vating Process." (13) All putrid and decaying animilor vegetable matter must be removed from all cellars, buildings and outbuildings, at least once a month, between the 15 h days of March and November in each year. (14) Ever>' householder and every hotel and restaurant keeper or oilier person shall dispose of all garbage, for the disposal of winch he is responsible, cither by burning the same or by placing it in a proper covered receptacle for swill and house offal, the contents of which shall, between the ijih day of March and thc 1st day day of Xovcincer. be regularly re moved as often as twice a week. (15) Between thc 15th day of March and the 1st day of November, no hog shall be kepi excep1 in peas ervei-o- ' *������������" from any house, with ��00 s kt pi free ���r,,,m stan in; water, ie-u:;uy uc.ii.al . n I dis f t ted. ("<>) The keeper of everv livery or nth er stable shall keep his stable and stable yard clean, and shall not permit, between the 15t'i'lay of March ami the 1st day of November,more than two waggon loads of manure to accumulate in or near ihe same at any tunc. (17) No house shall be built in or upon any site, ihe s���ii 0f which is made up of any refuse, unless such shall have been removed from such site, mid the site dis infected, or unless the said soil shall have been covered with a layer of charcnnl, covered by a kner of concieienl least six inches thick and of such additional thickness as maybe requisite under the circumstances to prevent the escape of gases into such proposed house, (18) No pipe carrying tirqr gas from any drain ���.- soil-pipe shall he connected with any chimney in II dwelling house, un less tne s; me be a furnace chimney used cxcliislvel) tortile purpose of ventilating such sotl-pipe or drain. (19) Every house drain shall be constructed ol vitri ed earthen ware or iron pipe; nnd every soil and waste-pipe ofiron pipe rendered impervious lo ^as or liquids the joints thereof being run with lead and caulked, or of lead pipe weighing nt least six pounds tothe square foot; and the waste pipe from every closet, sink, tub, wa-h-bason, safe or other service shall have, as near as may be, to the point of junction with the service n t.ap so con- structed, vented and furnished that this shall at no time allow of the passage of gas into such house. All joints shall be so constructed as to prevent gas escaping through them. f2o) The construc'ion of any closet or other convenience which shall allow ojf the escape into the house of air or gas which has been confinnd in any part ofit, or from the drain or soil-pipe,' is hereby prohibited. (20 N'�� pipesupplvlng water directly to acloset or urinal shall be connected with the pipe supplying water for drinking purposes. {22) Thc Agent, shall provide each medical praciioner practising within his District, blank forms on which to report tothe said Agent any case of diptherin, measles, whooping cough, or nny other disease dangerous to thc public 'health; and also, with blank forms on which to re po-t death or recovery from any such disease. (33 The Agent within six hours after he shall have received a notice ofthe existence of scarlet fever, dipthcria, smallpox, cholera or whooping cough, in any hnu��c, shall affix or cause to be affixed by the head of the hotiBchq'd or by some other person near the entrance of such house, a curd at least nine inches wide and twelve inches long, stating that such disease e\i-t- In said bouse, and stttti t.g the puvility for removal of such card without permission ofthe Agent. (24) No prnon shall remove such card without the permission of the Agent. (25) No animal affectctlwr.li tin infectious or contagious disease shall be brought or kept within Hi irsh Columbia. (26) Any person who violates, by act either of omision orcommision, any prov isipns in the foregoing Rules and Regtiln tionS contained, or any order or direction of the Agent, shall be 'liable lor n, cry si ch offence to a penalty not exceeding $100, in the den-coon nfihc.voi.vi :n:�� Justice or Magi" rate, besides cost? 'ich mav also be indicted if the con c i 1 Ju-tice or Magi-ir.ae sees lit to lnp< -lie same. Every such penalty may be iceovcretl by any person before anv justice ofthe Peace or a Stipendiary Magistrate having territorial jurisdiction, nnd shall he levied by distress and sale of tliegoodsantl t battels ofthe offender, with the cost nfsuch distress aud sale, by warrant under the hand and seal of the Jusih e, or oi ihe Stipendiary Magistrate, before whom the same arc recoverable, or under the hand aud seal of any other Justice having territor ial jurisd'ction, and in default of sufficient distress the said Justice or Magistrate mav commit the offender to the nearest common gaol or lockup for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labor, unless the anount imposed.be sooner paid. 4. These Rules and Regulations may be cited as the "Sanitary Regulations, 1892." Dated at Victoria, this the 171I1 day of September, A. I). 1892. Hy Command. JAMES BAKER, Provincial Heorotary. The Weekly News Has - Made arrangements whereby it is en abled to take contracts for all kinds of Job Work THIS TELLS THE TALE. We Luy in the right markets and sell everything at very close prices. Prices that can't b;: equall ed for same class of goods elsewhere in ihe Pro vince. We have no old stuff, our stock is always fresh and well assorted. There is hardly anything in the Dry Goods line that we cannot supplv, Just now we are having big sales in Jackets, Water proofs .Dress Goods and Trimmin gs Every time you buy $5.00 worth you get chance for FREE TRIP TO THE WORD'S FAIR. Letter orders receive prompt atteniion. SLOAN & SCOTT Cimmercial Street Nanaimo B. C, Make It a Point T0 Know THE GOODS I HANDLE. Fnr Iho last thirty years ha.iuu handled Silver Warn, manufactured hy tin- CeMirated lirni. qtjtiwl and Barton���Kodgi-rs l847 ���and Mt-rldl-ll llritaunia, l know thrill to Im A I. ESt In Jewelry, Clocks, Watches, and Spectacles, I Show Ih- Largest Stock in the city, AT HARD TIMES PH10E8. Specal attention jjiren to reparing in ALL Bratiuhes of the Trade. I*. Orders hy mail will bava prompt attention. ��i M. R. Counter Orescent Jewelry Store. 5 Nanaimo B. C. "Vancouver Furniture Warehouse," JCatuhl) shcil 1873- BASTION, WHARF AND FRONT STREETS JOHN HILBERT. MANUFACTURER AND DIRECT IMPORTER ��� Also Dsal.r in ��� CARPETS BEDDING AND WALL PAPER, GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, AGENT WHITE SEWING MACHINES. UNDERTAKER. Telephone 30, NANAIMO B.C. Ra���� Nanaimo Cigar Factory. Philip Gable, Proprietor. B&atun Street ��� Nanaimo B. 0. Manufactures the finest cigarcs, employing none but white labor. Why purchase inferior foreign cigars, when you cm obtain a SUl'EK.OR ARTICLE for the same moiwy? Raper Raper & Co. Booksellers, Btatiouers, ja General New. Agents. Nanaimo. H. C. Nanaimo Machine Works OF Robert I WmliM' Fraser Street Near Bastion Street Bridge Nanaimo' B. C. All Kinds of Machinery made to order and repaired. Fruit Trees Mainland Nursery * * Ladners Landing B. C. A large supply of three and four year old APPLE TP.BE3 Also I'ears Plumes, Prunes, and Peaches Ornamental trees for lawns and grass plots. Small fruits, shrubs and evergreens of every variety. IA Gilchrist, COURTENAY, B.C. Agent for Comox District. The Nanaimo Pharmacy Nanaimo B. 0. W. E. Mc Cartncy Chemist, M anager. Pure Drugs Chemicals and Patent Medicines. Pliynicnns Prewlftion. and all order, tilled with car. and diHuatvh. I*. 0. box 12 Geo. Bevilockway, -*- Red House -��- Commercial St a Nanaimo. B. 0. Dealer in General Merchandise. Highest cash Price Paid for Furs,Hides, and Country Produce. Ralph Craig's Nanaimo Steam CARRAGE WORKS. Ilaston St. Bridge, Nanaimo, H. C. General Btacksmithing, Horseshoeing Carrage Building, etc. Wagons and Farming Implements made aud repaired. Miners'Auger Drilling Machines made to order on short J. G. Melvin Experienced Watchmaker Manufacturing Jeweler And Diamond Setter. Work done for the trade. Repairing a specialty A trial solicited Orders by mail Box 598, No 208 Abbot St. Vancouver. Eureka Bottling Works, LOUIS LAWBXNOE, PKOMIIETOB, MANt'FACTUIIKlt OK 60DA WATER, LEMONADE, GINGER ALE, ��� 11a, and Champagne Cider, Iron Phosphates, Syrups. Bottler of Different Brands of Lager Beer Steam Beer and Porter Agent for Union Brewery Company. Nanaimo and Courtenay B, C. BSBBWaW. A THOUSAND DOLLAR FARM ON TERMS The place contains 160 acres, and is located a few miles from Courtenay, has about 25 ACRES CLBABED and 15 acres are suitable for the plough |y This farm must be sold Apply to J. McPhee, I have some splended lots for sale, bolji business and re sidential. Nov is the time to buy to adr-mUge before the Cajiada VVestain Railway reaches here. With the advent of the railway, i it addition to the othw conceded advantages of the place, prices must rule vert- high. This town Ls located in the midst of the largest agricultural seaJcjnent on Vancouver Island. It is uidsin six m&s of Uniin Mines affording the farmers of the valley the very best home market, and is situated on the only highway leading from the settlement to tbe mines. The lumber interests of this section are most ex tensive, and urtt an important factor in our |)rogress. The per cent of improvements of this town during the present year is greater than any cuher place the Coast can boast of, and the march of improvement is still onward. The prosperity of the town has for its foundations, therefore large mineral, agricultural. and timber recources. It may also be added that no section furnishes a better field for the sportsman. Fish and game are always abundant and our hotels of the best. For particulars address. Joseph McPhee Courtenay B.C. Wm. Cheney [ Office at thc bridge j oouiLTE'isr^.-sr b. c. Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer. Lots sold on easy terms. Money to loan nn chattle mortgage. Comox Saw Mills. Rough and Dressed Lumber White Pine always in stock. All orders executed promptly. UrphartBros. Proprs. Comox B.O,