| if] (U. -. 1995 ���,, r/cram, ij^ / I \\ NO. 138. UNION, COMOX DISTRICT, B. C, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1895. $2.00 PER YEAR Gash! Gash! I WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Hut cannot sr.1.1. noons at cost on cri-'hit; con��i'.quenti,v ON ANI> AITI-.R APMIIi Isi I Wll.I. 1)0 IIDSINJJSS ON THK CASH SYSTEM, AND MV PIUCES Aid:: WEB ROCK. "*J**.*\o Skimping in Weights nnd Measures."*****! at tlie OU3^BBI?;LA.lSrD STORE. JAMES McKIM, Union,B.C.Mar.20,1895. THE NEW EGLAND RESTAURANT The Best Metis on the Coa t for 25 Cen s. Elegantly Furnished Rooms in Connection. Special rates made for monthly boarders. This is the best place for working men. Good wash house. All the cooking is done by white men. Come one come all, we still have PLENTY OF ROCM. ICE ORE aim: .pablors -^ Union, B,C^- Soda Water, Candies, Stationery and Books. FEi-TJIT Ja. SPECIALTY. TOBACCOS ���mported and Domestic Cigars Briar and Meerschaum Goods. Tbe Above Storea Adjoin, Where Everything of (to But in their l:capcct.\ e lines will be found. A. PP. Mclntyre Prop. Thomas g; Morgan THE FASHION AXLE TAILOR -DTTiT-tT-B BLOCI-*: COIMIOX SiLW MULT-. Courtenay, B- C. Rough and Dressed Lumber. All orders promptly executed. tjtrqtth: a.~yt bbob. WAEUINO. All persons ilriving over the whnrf or oriilges in Comox district Initi-r ill.in it wall., will Ire prosecuted according lo Imv. S. Creech, (iny. Agent, p to. JAMES ABRAMS Notary Public. Agent tor the Alliance Fire Insurance Company of Lon don an'l thr) Phoenix o( Hartford. - Agent for the Rrovlaeial Bullitlng nnrl Loan ae.io- eiatibi'of Toponto Union, n IC. S.S '/i/ SSS.f-'/ S S rsfv e- AS S S/'/l. m -p ^CJOMOX BAY STORgJ Comox, B. C. Ghoicr Family Grocehies, Also I-'i.iuiu, FKISO, Kic, .VT LOWEST CA*5H PRICE. RENNISON, Mgr Latest Wirinos. The British Ca'olnst Completed - Two Million Dollar Blaze in Frisco-Minister Shot-Mine Explosion-Great Preparations for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight-Minor Happenings. NEW BRITISH CAEINtT London, June 29.���The liritish parliament will be dissolved July 8th. The Marquis of Sa'Uliui-v has formed a cabinet with A. J. Italfour as First Lord of the Treasury, Joseph Chamberlain as Secretary r,f State for the Colonies, Sir Michael Hicks Ileach as Chancellor of Exchequer, J. Goschen First Lord of Admiralty, the Duke of Devonshire, President of Council. FRISCO'S BIO ELAZE. San Francisco was visited by a two million dollar lire THirtday night. Six firemen were killed, being badlv cremated. DE. EBEBT3, WINNER Dr. Kberts ol Wellington won in champion live pigeon's shoot f.u- N'anai- mo and district, last Thursday. \t A. W GRACE BIETHODIST CHURCH. FRANXLIN MINE EXPLOSION. Seattle- Wash.���Two explosions occurred within a short time of each other in the Oregon improvement Co's Franklin mine, on Thursday. P. li. Robinson, pit loremitn was Ic 11 fed and nine oihers injured, but none fatally. Accumulation of gas was the c.uisc ' lIH-TISXEft tiHOT. New Oi-leans. Rev. J.W. Wilson, a well known* Cunulcrl uul Presbyterian minister at. Rcdwuie, Lincoln Parish, was killed near Rnstin in lint parish, by Jas. H.'iweil. a gardener. Rev. Whson was accused of oirctllating scandalous report** aliout a woman and when called to account tried to use his .shotgun hm missed. He was hilled bv return sh it. MAMMOTH AtlPITHSATRE. The plans fm* thc great amphitheatre Dalhs, Texas, for sealing 40O;o.X) people who are expected to witness the Corbet I Flusiriimons fight are about complete. The grounds chosen are two miles from the heart cf the city, in good iva'king distance of the yards of the Texas Pacilic and Central railways, along the lines ofthe former, McLTSOD-BURNS MATCH A Chicago dispatch says th-il farmer Hum*, ihe champion catch as-catch can wrestler, will have to make a match with Dan McLeod, the Nanaimo wrestler. McLeod,.has met every proposition the Iowa farmer has made and ran nn longer b*: denied a match; Nothing remains now but for Hums to co-*er McLeod's money and sign the agreements. WIH-S AGAIN Arthur M -rgan carried off" the Gov- ornor-Cioneral's medal fnr head hiyh school again this term, being second, lime in succession, TIIE SUNDAY LAW An Ottawa despatch says Mr. Cor- bouhl, M, P. has succeeded in amending thc Sunday observance law so as to permit of distribution of Sunday news papers nn Sunday but not the sale amendment, It was carried hy small majority. FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE An Ottawa dispatch say*, that iu com* I inittco of supply, Messrs Corbould, Mara | and Haslam made vigorous speeches in favor of the public winks department pa*,in; due attention lo thc needs of liritish Columbia harbors and rivers. Services for week beginning July ist. Class meeting 10 a. ni.���Morning Service il a. xxi, Subject "The Cry nf the Righteous."���Sunday School and Bible Class-at I.$0 p. m.--Evening Service at 7 p, r.- Subject''TrCitsures in Heaven". -u.u, Thursday evening at 8 Pray WOTIPE Pur'ons using the mules and horsea oi I hi Union Co! iery Co. without pennis* Htbimvill be prosecuted according to law. FA). Little, Sunt. DROWNED A. Telegram from Winnipeg announces that Ernest, lhe ten year old son of Col Holmes, D, A. G- was drowned in the Assinibiin River, Thursd iy afternoon while bathing. MINERS INJURED On-Wednesday Alfred Scales was badly injured Iiy an explosion in No. 5 shaft, Wellington, and the same day in the same shaft Jacob Lat��ie, a Russian Finn was killed by a fall of rock. His partner, Gus Kellogg was badlv injured, but n it fatally. oofe BffllEAl MERCHANTS AND BUTCHERS U3S] TON & aOTT:E&THl^,A"X" Choicest Meats, Fresh Eggs and Vegetables A full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries. Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, etc., etc., etc. DOMINION DAY. The day was fair, just cool enough for comfort. Many went from here to Union Hay, and private parlies sought the woods and lake. A number from Sandwick visited Nob Hill and put in a pleasant day. The sports advertised to come off ,**t McCutchenn's Point between Courtenay and Comox failed to materialize. It seems thet the committee having charge of die affair were unwilling that beer or or spirituous liquors should be sold on the grounds, and sold privileges for lunch stand, soft drinks, fruit, eci. In spite of this two Justices of the Peace issued a certificate for a booth license, and the committee being unable to collect the subscriptions to ihc Sports Fund unless they-enforced their rule against the sale ol beer or liquor upon the grounds which was the condition upon which some at least, ofthe subscriptions had been g-tv- en, engaged Win. Lewis field, back of Cour t'i nay, where they proceeded with their programme as best thev could. The m ijoriiy of the crowd stopped at Courtenay but many not knowing of the change went do-ni to the Point, and some doubtless from choice. The evening ball at ihc Agricultural Hall was turned into a free affair owing probably to the fact thata ball was improvised of that character at the Hay. Huh of course weru largely attended. We understand there were some sports at Mc- Cutt-heons' Point arranged by those wln�� were in possession of the grounds but as we hive not been provided with a list they are not published. The secretary ofthe regular committee sends us the following list of p'izes won at the SPORTS AT COURTENAY. Roys race, 12 years and under, Ed. Parkin, 1 prize; C. Comb 2nd prize. Girls race, 12 \ears and under, prize won by Maggie Piercv. Hoys race, 16 and. under, won by E'l Parkin. Girls race, 16 and under, 1st prize! Mary Miilig.in, 2nd ��p, Sarah Maihuivson. Standing broad jump, J. Martin istj M. McLeod, 2nd. Running hijh jump, J. Martin 1st; W. Piercy, 2nd. Standing high jump, J. Martin ist; Fred Piercv 2nd Running longjumr, 0. Harbor ist; M Mc Leod 2nd. 100 yird dash, 0. Barb*-*!*, I; J, Martin 2nd. Vaulting with pole, 0, Karber, tst; J. Martin, 2nd. Potato race, (>, Barber, isi; Pied Piercy, 2nd' Hoys under 12, potato race, Ed; Parkin 1st; Geo. Hardie 2nd. Stilt race, VV. Piercy took the prize. Putting the stone, M. McLeod, 1st; R, Gilmore 2m!. Three legged race, \V. and Fred Piercy. Throw my the hammer, M. McLeod, ist; II. Piercy, 2nd. Horse race, J. Wilson's horse, ist; Dan Kilpatrick, 2nd. Bicycle long race, R. Robinson, 1st; H. Grant, 2nd. bicycle slow race, H. Grant won the prize. The pigeon shooting match was quite a success, 54 birds being killed out of 61; the match resulting in a tic between J. McKim jr. and Hentlic All persons that have not received their prize money, will please send or call for il at Mcl'iiees', Chairman, Courienay. UNION SHIPPING. The Minnenla left Thursday last for San Francisco with 3,300 tons of cnal. Tiie Daisy left nn Friday with 154 Inns for C. Peabody, v'ictoia. Tepic is due to load for C. P. R. and Vancouver Sugar Refinery. Str. Chtitagony will be here tomorrow for fuel. The Minnen'a and San M iteo will be due about Sunday. STEAMER JOAN. Thc Joan will leave Comox on her regular trip this week at 7 a 111. Wednesday morning instead ot Friday morning. She will leave Nanainifl on Wednesday, night '.vith an excursion for Seattle. FETE CHAMPETRE. The open air strawberry festival af the Athletic Grounds last week proved mo-it; attractive. The day was warm but became gradually cooler as night approached. It was a beautiful scene when the sun went down below the tops of the trees that formed a bank on the west, awd shot its red arrows between the branches. Then as twilight began and the young moon came out, and lhe stars of an almost equal radiance shone forth, lighting up the grounds with their improvised pines and the white ten's decorated with forest bough*, and garden flowers, and. gay with variegated flags, and presided: aver by fair divinities who ladled out thirst quenching lemonade, or dished-out: delicious ice cream and strawberries, or presented bouquets of lovely flowers, or passed ejcga'nt frosted cake, or read fortune in the mysteries of-vpalmiatry-'in exchange for. little bits of silver���this was the F��--te Champetre which will long be remembered for its bewildering enchantment. As if all this was not enough- some one had started afire in the eastern border of the townsite, and its long* red tongues were soon lapping around trees and climbing to their very tops and darting along and under boughs, and blaz ing like a vr��ry demon ol wrath! And. then the shrill notes nf the bagpipes���the martial pibroch,-to which the happy coup* les marched all oblivioin to and careless- of what tlie moonbeams disclosed, followed by a duet from the violin and piano- inviting to terpstchorean pleasures which were kept up into the niddy-nnddy hours.. The little tents or booths draped with ferns, evergreens, and flowers and filled with tempting wares were things of beauty. The refreshment booth was presided1 over bv Mrs. Collis, Mis*; Nickerson, Mrs Ueckman aud Miss Chambers. The flower booth was in charge of' Miss Booth and Miss Rush worth. The strawberry and cream booth was well attended bv Miss S. Hradford(>Miss Hrown, Miss Fora Wa-son, Miss Nelj. Piket, and Miss Gertie Piket. The Lemonade booth was under the superintendence of Miss McMillan, who made a capital Rachel. Isaac (Jack)' was husvjtoo. Mi s Sh.w was the priestess of palmist ry and her temple was approached wilh, awe. Patiently the crowd waited for op. portuniy to enter. Happy auguries attended their exit. The shooting gallery was under ihe* able management af F.It. Smith and coined considerable change for the English. Church fund. REWARD A reward of $25 will be paid for information leading tothe conviction of ihe person who recently killed a steer belong, Ing to me 011 Rubson's ranch. Simon Leiser;. FAN BUILDING DESTROYED. The Fan building in connection with' No. 4 slope was burnt to the ground Monday afternoon (yesteidav) and the fan injured. This will necessitate a stopping of the work in that slope for probably. a week. Canadian drink bill a.mmnts to $143 000,000 per annum. An interesting letter from .1 miner on the subject of an Accident Fund has been unavoidably laid over till next week. A Lind'-ay's new house on lot opposite the new Presbyterian church will be finished about the tirst of August. It will be two stories and contain 15 rooms. Tlie Dickson &. Co. liquor license has not yet been issued. It is supposed that Mr. Anderson, the collector, will await iu structions from Victoria. Nelson Camp 44 of Woodmen will not meet this weel-. bi.t it is expected that arrangements will be made so as to enable it to meet in Odfellows hall the 2nd and; 4th nights of each month. Definite announcement will be made in neM issue. JOSHUA'S FIVE VICTORIES. Talmage Eulogises tie Greatest Soldier of All Time, Hir* Coiupk-te Triumphs Ovor Darkness aud Death���No Provision tor a Christian to Kt'trcat���Victory Ahead; DUBBter a��d DiBhouor In the Bear. Brooklyn, May 2G.���In the Embury ���memorial church a lame audience assembled to listen to the annual sermon of Chaplain T. De Witt Talmage, of the Thirteenth regiment, N.G.S..N.Y. The members of the regiment occupied the body of the ohurch, I)r. Talmage ohose for his subject: "The greatest soldier of all time," the text being Joshua 1., 5; "There Hhall not any man be able to (stand before thee all the days uf thy life." lie held up before the Officers und men tlie greatest soldier of all time ���Joshua, the hero of his text. lie was a magnificent lighter, but lie always fought un the right side, und he never fought uuk*M3 Uod told hi in to light. In my text lie gets his military equipment, and ono would think it must have been plumed helmet for the brow, greaves of brass for the feet, habergeon for the breast. "There sliall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life." "Oh," you say, "anybody could have courage with such a backing up as that." Why, my friends, I have to tell you that the God of the universe and tlie Chieftain of eternity promises to do just as much for ua aa for him. All the resources of eternity are pledged in our behalf, if we go out in the service of God, and no mure than that was offered to Joshua, God fulfilled this promise of my text, although Joshua's first battle was with the spring freshet, and the next with a stone wall, and the next leading on a regiment of whipped cowards, and the next battle, against darkness, wheeling the sun and the moon Into his battalion, and the last against the king of terrors, death���five great victories. He told of Joshua's orders of "Forward march, across the Jordan at the time of the spring freshet, to many an impossible thing, but not to Joshua." He told of the miraculous parting of the waters and then added: Hy friends, God makes no provision for a Christian's retreat. He clears the path all the way to Canaan. To go back is to die. The same gatekeepers that swing back the amethystine and crystalline gate uf the Jordan to let Israel pass through now swing shut the amethystine and crystalline gate of the Jordan to keep the Israelites from going back. I declare it in your hearing to-day, victory ahead, water forty feet deep in the rear. Triumph ahead, Canaan ahead; behind you death and darkness and woe and hell. But you say, "Why didn't those Canaanites, when they had such a splendid chance���standing on the top of the bank thirty or forty foet high, completely demolish those pom- Israelites down In the riverV" I will tell you *why. God had made a promise and He was going to keep it. "There shall not any man be able to stand before thefc all the days of thy life." And then the capture of Jericho was described*ns well as the retreat of the Israelites from the city of Al. What a sorry figure they cut as they retreated! Joshua -falls on his face in chagrin. It is the only time you ever see the hack nf his head; He falls on his face and begins to whine, and he say.1;: "O Lord God, wherefore hast thon at all brought this people over Jordan to deliver us into the band of the Ainoritea, to destroy us.' Would '.o God we had been content and dwelt on the other side of Jordan! For tho Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it and shall environ us round and cut off our name from the earth." I am very glad Joshua said that Before it seemed ,as if he were a supernatural being, and therefore could not be an example to us, but I find he is a man, he is only a man. Just as sometimes you find a man undor severe opposition, or in a bad state, of physical health, or worn out with overwork, lying down and sighing about everything being defeated, I am encouraged when I hear this cry of Joshua as he lies in the dust. God comes and rouses him. How does he rouse him? Ry complimentary apostrophe?- Xo. He says: "Get thee up. Wherefore llest thou upon thy face?" Joshua rises, and, I warrant you, with a mortified look. But his old courage comes back. The fact was that was not his battle. If he had been in it he would have gone on to victory. He. gathers his troops around him and says: "Now let us go up ajid capture the city of Ai; let us go up right away." -��� The city was, taken and the cry was "Forward* march" upon Glbeon. After three days' battle the Gibeonitcs retreat before Joshua and what a slaughter followed. And Joshua commanded the sun to stand still while destruction followed. And the same miracle is performed nowadays. The wicked do not live out half their day, and the sun sets at noon. But let a man start out and battle for God, and the truth, anil against sin, and tho day of his usefulness is prolonged and prolonged and prolonged. John Siimmerfleld was a consumptive Methodist. He looUfiiJ fearfully white, 1 am told, as he stood in old Sands slrect church In this city, preaching Christ, and when lie stood .in the anniversary platform In New York pleading for the i31ble until unusual and unknown glories rolled forth from that book. "When he was dying his pillow was brushed with the wings of ttie angel from the skies, the messenger that God sent down. Hid John Summerfleld'8 sun set? Did John Suni- merfleld'S day end? Oh, no! He lives un in his burning utterance In behalf of the Christian church. The sun stood still. Robert McChcync was a consumptive Presbyterian. It was said when he preached he coughed so it seemed as if he would never preach again. His name is fragrant in ul! Christendom, that name mightier to-day than was ever his'living presence. He lived to preach the gospel In Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee, but he went away very early. He preached himself Into the grave. , Has Robert McCheyne's sun set? Is' Robert AieCheyne's day ended? Oh, nol His dying delirium was filled with prayer, and when he lifted his hand to pronounce the benediction upon his family and the benediction upon his country he seemed to say: "I cannot die now. I want to live on and on. I want to start an influence for the church that vlll never cease. I am only thirty years uf age. Hun of my Christian ministry, stand still over Scotland." And it atood still. But it Is time for Joshua to go home. He is 110 years old. Washington went down tlie Potomac, and at Mount Vernon closed his days. Wellington died peacefully at Apsley house. Now, where shall Joshua rest? Why, he is to have his greatest battle now. After 110 years he has to meet a king who has more subjects than all the present population of the earth, his throne a pyramid of skulls, his parterre the graveyards and the cemeteries of the world, his chariot tlie world's hearse���the king of terrors. But if this Is Joshua's greatest hattie it is going to be Joshua's great- eat victory. Pie gathers his friends around him and gives his valedictory, and it is full of reminiscence. Young men tell what they are going to do. Old men toll what they have dono. And as you have heard a grandfather cr 'i great-grandfather, seated by the evening fire, tell of Monmouth, or Yorktown, and then lift the crutch or staff as though it were a musket, to tight, and show how the old battles were won���so Joshua gathers his friends around the dying couch, and he tells thom the story of what he bas been through, and as he lies there, bis white locks showing down on his wrinkled forehead, I wonder if God has kept hia promise all the way through���Ihr* promise of the text. As he lies there he tells the story one, two or three times���you have heard '-ll people toll a story two or three times ever���and he answeis- "I go ihe way of all the earth, and not one word of the promise has failed, not one word thereof has failed; all has come to pans, not one word thereof has failed." And then he turns to his family, as a dying parent will, and says: "Choose now whom you will | serve, tlie Ood of Israel cr the God : of tbe Amorites. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." A dying parent cannot be reckless or thoughtless in regard to his children. Consent to part with them at the door of the tomb we cannot. By the cradle in which their infancy was rocked, by the bosom on which they first lay, by the blood of the covenant, by the God of Joshua, it shall not be. We will not part, we cannot part. Jehovah Jlreh. we take thee at thy promise, "I will be a God to thee and thy seed after thee." THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, A FEW 1'KKSII JOKES. A Lit lie Boqaet of Wlttiblstni Culled From "Tonu TojjU-b." Lord Fitzboodle���I think Miss Gold- dollar is the most ungrateful ewea- tuali I ever met; Dedswell���Why so ? Lord Fitzboodle ��� She neahly dwowned the othah day, and I sent mo man in to save her, at the risk of hie life. Dedswell���And wouldn't she marry you? Lord Fitzboodle���No. She maliwicd mo man ! Mrs. Nouvo Reesh���She called mc n wnsih woman and i flew at her and pulled her hair. Mra. Toplofty���Oh, how terrible! Even that didn't justify you iu light- in jr her. Mrs. Nouvo Eeesh���Yes, but if you had ever been a washwoman you would understand how mad it mado me I IeVhabod���Are you and Miss Wink- leigh friends V Van Trump���We were until recently. idtiabod���What happened to estrange you ? Van Trump���We got married. Begum���What did Old Soak say when he saw that big geyser in Yellowstone Park ? Leaom���He auid It wus the finest gin fizz he had ever had the pleasure of beholding. Van- Dumb���That portrait of your husband, madam, is a masterpiece of realism. It has everyone of his'Characteristics. In fact, it'a your husband to the life. Widow���No. It lacks ono thing. Van Daub���What'a that ? Widow���Tho hiccups. Judge���What ia tho charge againat the prisoner tit the bar V Officer���I found her walking the street, with her golden hair hanging down her back. Judge���Thirty days for prowling and six months for golden hair hanging down her back, I'll break up this golden hair business or I'll quit tho bench. Next caso. ' Breaker (just introduced)���Who Is that woman you are so devoted to? Dicky���That's Mrs. Browne-Stone. Breaker���My dear boy, she's old enough to be your mother? Dicky���(Had to hear tt, I'm sure. Sho ia my mother. Summer Resort Correspondent���Is there nny very great man stopping at thta hotel nt present V Hotel Clerk���Excuse me. Modesty compels me to decline to answer that question. A WARNING, A young couple were getting married. Suddenly somo absurd idea enters tho head of thc bridegroom* and ho bursts out laughing. Thereupon the old clergyman who la officiating pauses u moment, and says gravely: "Don't laugh, my friend. You'll have littio occasion for mirth in thc stato you aro now entering." as- He lipa HE KNEW HIS G VME. Fashionable Tailor���Go front at onco. Two young clerks there after suits. New Man (whispering)���I'm waiting on a millionaire. " Leave hlm�� and attend to the clerks. These millionaires don't buy new clothes once in five years. A clerk is good for a fresh suit every threo months." On December Slat, 1893, tho farm- era or Ontario wero held by 10,68-4 chattel mortgages aggregating $3,- 059,857. INTERNATIONAL LKShON-NO. X- JUNE 0, 1805. "The Walk to Eramaus," Luke xxlv, 18*82. Time���a. h. 2Si, Place���Emmaue, Persons, Two disciples ; Jeeue. Commentary.���13. Two of them went that same day���One of these tw0 disciples was Clcopasi or Alpheus. not Clopus (Johu xix. 25), but Cleo- patros, accidentally mentioned, because he appears speaking. Luke ia supposed to be the other. This wus tho same day Christ arose. Eininaus��� west of Jerusalem about seven and one-half miles. They probably lived there anQ were going home after the passover.���J, F. & it, 1-1. They talked together ot nil these tilings���(jf the crucifixion of JesUBi and the reports which they had heard of His resurrection. 15. While they communed together nnd reasoned���Probably consulting together what to expect or to do, iu BUOh perplexing circumstances. They exchanged views and feelings, uud weighed the facts before them concerning the probability of Christ being tho Messiab, or uf Hia resurrection from the dead. It wua a common custom among tho Jews to eon- verso about thu law lu all their journeying!*-. Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them���Coming up behind them as from Jerusalem. "Jesus, manifesting Himself to these two men, accomplished for the first time, what lie had announced to the li recks, who asked to speak with Him In the temple: 'If l bo lifted up frum the earth l will draw all men unto Me.' " 10. But their eyes were holden��� Purposely assuming a different form than usual; and Mipernattirally influencing their sight that they might nut know him.���Scott. 17. He aaid uuto them���Au a good teacher, iii order to be heard, Ue begins by gettiug them to speak first. What manner of communications are these ?���What Is the nature ol your talk which so absorbs yuu? By this question Jesus introduces Himself iuto the conversation. As ye walk and are aad���By these words Jesus would bring them to open their hearts to Him. Ho would have them relate to Him what Ho already kuows. IS. Art thou only a stranger���If He knew not the events that had been so public, ao awful, and ao universally known, Ho must be a mere so- Journef; If He did how could He suppose they would bu talking about anything else? Cleopas appears tonished at His question. 19. What ithings V���He evades answer by another question. wants to hear from their own their exact feelings. Concerning Jesus of Nazareth���As lie waa commonly called. They are full ut things concerning Him and give a summary of Christ's life. Which was a prophet ���Ho preached a true and excellent doctrine which had its riso frum ntul its tendency toward, heaven ; He confirmed it by many glorious miracles of mercy, ao that He was mighty in deed aud word, before uod and all the people���He was both a great favorite uf heaven aud a great blessing to men. 20. Tho Chief priests and our rulers ���They avoid all reflection un tliese, perhaps because they are speaking tu a supposed stranger. 21. But (we trusted���Here is an intimation ot their disappointment as the reason ot their sadness. Yor. 21. thut it had been He which ahould havo redeemed Israel���They hud confidently believed Him to be the promised Messiah, who had ao long been predicted and was then expected, tie- side all this���Not only did His deatlt seem to give the fatal blow to their [hopes but Ile had beeu dead two ���days already and thia was the third duy since these things were done��� Though tho Lord had often promised to rise on the third day that gave them little nope now that the duy was (half gone*. 22. Certain women also of our company made ua astonished���Beside what tho Lord had said these women had declared the fulfilment, yut there is deep confusion in their hearts. 23. When (they found not His body When they had looked into the sepulchre on the invitation from the angel. They came, etc.���With the message which the uugel had told them rto deliver!. 21, And certain of them which wore with us���Peter and John. But Him thuy suw nut���He had gono before them. These two disciples came away beforo the women " who had seen Jesus" returned to the apostles. This doleful story Cleopas relates tu Jesus, in the deepest despondency* 25. Ho said unto them���They had spoken, now Ho would speak. They had poured out their grief and opened their hearts, now was His'time tu fill them with new tilings, and first In tho way of rebuke. O .fools���Without understanding. Slow of heart��� if they bad embraced the living God with more fervent faith, tho fact of tho resurrection would not have been su strange to their hopes.���Godct. To believe all that the prophets (hare spoken���Not so strange they should doubt tho women, or tho apostles* Strange they did not resort to tho Word uf God and fix their faith upon what it declared, for by 'their lack of faith they had made the ground uf their surest hopo the ground uf their despair. 20. Ought not Christ to have suffered, etc.���Was not this decreed? Had they never read the fifty-third of Iealah, or the ninth of Daniel ? Hero la a test of their knowledge of tho ecripturca and their familiarity with them. 27. Beginning at Moses���Jesus showed tho real value of the Old Testament sinco it told them the precise offer of Christ nnd the manner of His death. He was the fulfilment of that scripture. They can prove by that whether the real Messiah has come. The firat promise of the Messiah was recorded by Moses. And all the prophets���They all point to Christ. He la the treasure hid In the field. A golden thread of gospel grace runs through the whole web of the Old Testament. Expounded��� explained the things concerning Himself. 28. He mado as though he would have gono further.���He would have really gone, but fur that sort of con- ���struiut which they exercised over Him. Every gift of God is an Invitation to claim a greater.���Godet. 29. Abide with ua, etc.���But for this the whole design of the interview had been lost; bnt it was not to be lust, for He, who only wished to be constrained, had kindled a longing in the hearts of His travelling companions which was not to bo eo easily put off. -J. F. & B. 30. He took bread, etc.���This was a common meal, but Jesua acted as Master, and this first startled them and brought hack a rush uf associations. 81, And their eyes were opened.���He stood confessed before their astonished gaze, tlielr riscu Lord, Hu vanished out uf tlielr Bight.���Probably during their surprise, Ho took the opportunity of withdrawing from the place, leaving them to reflect and meditate ou what they hud heard and seen.���Clarke. 32. Did not our heart burn, etc.��� Tliis accounts for tlio glow uf light, lovo aud glory that ravished their hearts. Searching for Christ In tlio scriptures prepares tho heart tu receive Hia presence and know Him tu | reality. PRACTICAL SURVEY. Tho cause of Badness was discover* ed iu tho complaint of a disappointed hope. Theso disciples fixed all their hopes upon Jesus as thu Messiah. Their expectations were reasonable, and scriptural, but they cannot harmonize their views with thu facts before them. Thc appearance of Jesus was of great value to His disciples, Their hearts woro thereby comforted when burdened by sadness. Their understanding was enlightened, und healed, partly of doubt, partly of Injurious prejudices. Their life was mado a life of spiritual communion with Jesus. Tiie appearance of Jesus was a proof ot tho Old Testament writings and of tho high value which the Lord places upou it. It is the foundation for hope, and describes mily the manner of ills life and death. The Scriptures cannot be broken. Christ ia the connecting link. The rebuke of Jesus was aimed at the heart where raged tho battle between faith and unbelief in the hour of temptation. Tu heal the wound of tho melancholy disciples, -Jesus went to the heart, for comfort could not he given to those erring onea until they came to realize their faults. Jesu-r teaching exalted the standard of faith, aud showed tho harmony of the Scripture with hi.-, actual sufferings. Did not tho law require atonement for sin ? Jesila rewarded the prayerful disciples by opening their eyea. Their hearts hail been stirred. Christ ruling in thu heart quickens all the faculties. RAM'S HORN WRINKLES. Lovo never loses by being tested. Tlio Christian has too much business on hand when he becomes too busy to pray. Jesus never tried to make a disciple by argument. It la not enough to look upon Christ as Ho walks. Wo must walk with Him. The right kind or religion never has to go away from home to find Something to do. If wo would bo more careful where we step, those who follow us wouldn't stumble so much. We can make any kind of hard work easy hy doing it for God. When Christ tenters tho heart, it must bo by the front door. Tho man who gets rich at the expense of his conscience, pays too much lor hia money. Our hardest battles nre those wo fight with ourselves. There nro mcu Svho repeat the Lord'a prayer almoat daily, who never think it worth whilo to raise a hand against the whiskey buslneas. To close the heart against a brother is to shut the door against God. ir we have a heart to give, God will givo us the ability to do It. PAT AND THE PRIEST. Pat was ou his way to church, and on the road met the priest. "Good morning, Pat." "Good morning, yer riverince." "Where are yuu going?" "To mass, aor." "Well, Pat what Is thc meaning uf moss V" Now Pat did not know, but he was bound nut to lut thc priest find it out. "Tlie lolkes Of yuu asking thc lolkes of me the meaning of mass I" "Now, Put, tell me, anyway." "t don't liko to tell you." "But suppose a Protestant should ask you?" "Oh, 1 could easily tell him." "Well, I will bo a Protestant, nnd meet you nt tho next corner." So the priest walked nway and met Pat at tlio next corner. "Good morning, Pat." "Good morning, yer honor." "Whoro are yon going?" "To muss, sor." "What does mass moan?" "Well, if you're a Protestant, It's none of your business."���New York Advertiser. THESE FOR THE FAIR ONES Brisk Cullings of Interest to Maid and Mother, rABHION FA0I8 AND FIOIION. TIIE RULINCJ PASSION. Tlio other day tho kittens wore pawing a sphere of yarn all around tho library, and Ruthvcn wan greatly delighted to seo them tumbling about it in a heap. Finally ho called to hia mother, who waa upstairs: "Ob, mamma. Jnst come down qulckl "What do you suppose tho kittens are doing 1" "Are they eating that fish in the butler's pantry ?" she asked. "No, mamma; they are only playing football In the library." Howe & Hummel will try to have the Gray racing law ol New Tork declared invalid. Luces for Summer Garniture���CanvasjTrtiii mlng. for Children's Flock.���Tile|*tlotle lu Gloves-- Jjuteli" Seek for Girls. Although many ot the new gowns are trimmed with guipure laces, the preference is given to those varieties having smaller meshes. Applique, Va- lencleuncs, and English thread laces are charming lor summer garniture. Dainty gingham frocks lor little- girls aro now trimmed witli linon canvas lu solid tones, i'ink, cardinal, reseda, art green, liluet, sago brown und -fellow nro the favorite shades. Pearl-tinted glace gloves, with closo wrists, fastened with four buttons, in English fashion, und stitching in black or self-color, aro to bo worn with summer afternoon gowns. For morning wear heavier kid in yellowish tan Is preferred, whilo for evening whito glaoes or whito mousqiie- tnires aro modish. Gloves should bo easy-fitting, ns it Is considered distinctly bad form to liavo the hand tightly encased. A beautiful full front recently displayed with a black mohair Eton Jacket was made of pink mousselino dc sole, witli a stock collar and Jabot of ecru lace. Dainty swivel silk dresses have for garniture various accessories of open- patterned white nainsook embroidery and satin ribbon. Dotted muslins In pale blue anil pink are used for best frocks for littio girls. Duck and linen in tan and dark blue, with red trimmings, will be sported by tlio tiny gentlemen. Sheer, fine lustrous mull is an Ideal fabric for tlie graduate's gown. Lightweight, cool glazed linen or wiry Victoria lawn makes an admirable foundation for this airy material, and narrow yellow Valenciennes laco and Dresden or satin-striped taffeta ribbon are a'dellglitfnl garniture. Tlio " Dutch neck " eilged with narrow frills of whito or yellowish lace is seen in somo of tho newest and prettiest models for young girls' midsummer frocks. Leg-of-mutton over a close-fitting lining, nnd balloon puffs to tbo elbow, are tho styles preferred in sleeves. Chiffon fichus are beautiful ns accessories on class-day gowns of silky crepon or wlilto striped taffeta. A blouse waist of silk.or cotton with n. skirt of tweed, serge or moliair makes the most comfortablo nnd practical travelling dress for summer. Mohair costumes imported from Pa- quia have short, Jaunty Jackets trimmed with small, dull gilt buttons anil straight bands of tlio mohair, less than an incli In width. One of the most beautiful novelties among Imported fabrics is spangled crepon. This has tiio appearanco of heavy silk crepe with iridescent spangles of contrasting color woven in the material In geometrical designs. The diamond-shaped patterns aro by far tiio prettiest. Fan plaits lu the back of tho short Jacket nro being introduced by foreign coutourleres. As sleeves promise to grow larger and larger, sleeveless coats, aad coat and cape combined, are among tho newest fashions. Tho piquo Jacket, made with broad capo effect over the sleeves, but quito sleeveless, is a most desirable wrap to wear with wash dresses. It Ib bound at tho edges with fancy cotton braid. Cuffs and collars laid In kilt plaits and edged with very narrow yellow Xttlouelenncs lace aro used in trimming morning gowna of whito or colored lawn. Empire designs are now tlio most desirable In fans for graduates. Stem and art greens in denim anil linen nre ia great demand for making summer lounge aud floor cushions. Washable four-in-hand ties for the- summer shirtwaist aro pretty and serviceable. Flowing ties of striped wash silk are also cool and becoming. Tlie fair shopper Is now giving n. great deal of her attention to silk gloves, chiffon veils, brown stockings and tan Oxfords, to say nothing of tho Inevitable, Indispensable shirtwaist, with Its accessories, consisting of belt and buckle, studs and sleevo buttons, belt and cuffpins and the do Jolnvlilo tie. METAL ANIMALS. A few of tho figures of animals that nro sold for lawa ornamouts and other uses nro mado of iron, but they are generally mado of cast zinc, with a bronze paint finish. The animal figuros most lu demand nro door, dogs and lions. Deer nro mado of various sizes, up to ten or twolvo feet In height. Dogs aro mado of a dozen kinds, largo and small, standing and roclln- ing. Lions aro mado of nil sizes, from small to heroic, aad sitting, standing nnd reclining. Lions sell at from $2fi to $.'1011 ench; a llfo-slzo lion brings aliout $12*1. Deer range from $00 to S.'IOI) each; life size, $05. Dogs aro from 1)125 to $101) each. Wo export theso figures to Mexico, Central America, West Indies nnd South America. In this country about equal numbers of deer, dogs and lions nre sold; the demand In southern countries Is mostly for lions.���U. S. Exchange. MARRIED TWELVE TIMES. Hungarian papers nro responsible for the statement that a woman in Zemplln wns married for the twelfth time the other day. The woman Is but 40 years old, and last winter lost her eleventh husband, with whom she bad made a trip around the world. She will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her first wedding next fall at the side of her twelfth partner In life; so she hopes, at least, as she ���significantly expresses It, THE WEEKLY NEWS, JULY 1S95. LOCALS. Mr. H.A. Simpson, lawyer arrived last Wednesday via Comox, to attend the Licensing Board in behalf of Dickson & Co. Photos for a number- of people have bten left by the photo gallery people at THK News OFFICE. Please rail and get them. Miss Laura Abrams, daughter of J. Abrams, J.P. passed successfully the pub lie c* limitation at Nanaimo for admission 10 tlie high school. Mr. Albeit A.D.ivis of Phil'ip Gable & Co tobacconists of Nanaimo paid Union a visit last week. He s.iys times are better here than any place he knows of, Mr. Potts of Darker & Potts, barristers Nanaimo visited our town for tlie rst tunc last Wednesday, lie expressed sal- prise nt its growth .mil nclivttv. Mr. Arthur Lee Provincial agent ofthe Canadian Mutual Luun I'o, seemed .1 number of tfitod loans lor hia cumpnni lieic during the pasi week. I'oit SAl.i:.- -A pair of heai y three rear old mares, wiil broke; have been working all spring on farm. Easy loriiw if rauii** cd. Apply to Gen. A. Heatherbell, Horn by Island. The L'lion Sundty school picnic w.is held this year at Union rhurfon Mornin* ion Day. What with boating, games, swings and refresh ments the children en joyed the Hay greatly. Messrs Barker and Potts, the well known lawyers of N.inainio, have taken 1111 office in Addciion & Uo�� hot ham's building. (Ine ol the firm may be expect ed nearly every w eek. Mr. J.F. Doyle is now in charge of Ste vcn.on & Co's. dry goods establishment in William's block 3rd street, in place of Mr. Male who has left to make his fortune it i= hoped, in the Kooteuay country, HOSPITAL 10AED MEETING. The Hoard of Directors ofthe Union and Comox District Hospital are request ed lo attend ihe regular monthly meeting 01'thc Board (adjourned frnm July 1) to be held at the office of tlie President, J. Abrams, Esq. on Monday evening, July 8th, at 8 p.m. J. IS. McLean, Secy. MARRIED. Patterson���Carlson At the resi di-ncc of Mr. John Fraser, Harrigan and Fraser road, June 25th Mr. K.G, Putter son ant'Miss Sophi 1 Carlson both of Union, ihe Kev. D, Mclntyre officiating. NOTICE. ! will nol be responsible for any debts other than those contracted b: myself. John Ead. CEMETERY FUND. Cash subscriblions received so far are as follows: Sam Davis, $10; Simon Leiser, $5: W. Gleason, $5; W. Roy, $s; Dr. Law- rencc, $5: L Mounce $5; J. McKim ii Sons; $2.50; A. C. Fulton, $2. E. Piinbu ry & Co. 2.50; 0. H. Fechner, $2; T. D. McLean, $2; W. F. Lawson, $1;- R. Sail- scr, $1; G, II Scott,$l| Thos. Horn, $1 Cash, $2 This list will be kept st Hiding until ihc canvass is closed, and will be added to as subscriptions are recoiled. Help along thc good -.iork. Waverly UNION, B.C.I A. LINDSAY, LESSEE. HU now ready tor the reception oe guests. First class accommodation for the travelling public. rates reduced to. regular hoarder*; H. A. Simpson j Bapp'ster s< Boiioltoi*, No's a & 5 Commercial Street. 2-7A.lTJi.II.IO, S. C. Ericsson���Carlson. Ai the resi- ccni'c ot Mr. ioliu Friser, Harrigan and Fraser loud, June 2jth, Mr. C.G. Elicit- son anil Miss ft.L. Carlson, both of Union the Rev. U. Mclntyre officiating, APPOINTMENT. Provincial Secretary's Office 14th June. 1895. His Honor the Lieut, Governor has been pleased to appoint Henry Percy Collis, Esquire, of Union, to be a Jus tin: ofthe Peace for the Comox Electoral District. APPOINTMENT. Mr. David Jones, Courtenay, has been appointed by ihc board of directors ofthe Comox Agricultural Society, to cam as for members and collect fees, and all mem bers are requested to pay their fees over to him. TENDERS. Will be received by thc undersigned until Wednesday July 17th for the purchase or lease of Tlie Wav.rly House, Cumberland, Union Mines, B.C. 'This House being on the principal business street in a good location, offers a good chance for investors, as 'the future ofthe Union coal mines is assured. The highest or any tender not nccessa rily accepted. For particulars apply hv letter or per soually to A. Lindsay, Sec'y Waverly House Co., Ltd. P.O. Box 103, Union, P.O. FOR 8A*L*a OB LEASU. My ranch of too acres, one mile fiom Comox Hay. It has a good house, barn, chicken house, and 20 acres of cultivated laud, all in good condition. J. W. McKenzie, Courtenay CUMBERLAND SHOE SHOP. I have moved into my ncw shop on First St. next to the Customs off.ee, where I am prepared to manufacture and repair all kinds of men's, women's, and children's shoes. Give me a call. Nelson Parks. NOTICE. Cmu'tcnay, May 13th, 1895.���To all in terested: I have this day appointed Mr Tom Beckenseil to collect all outstanding accounts doc to the Anlev estate during my tcinpory absence from the district \V,A. Mathewson, Assignee. Walter Harvey. Notary Public. CGnvoyaneer Accountant Estate Agent Private tuition. Offieo over McPlieo St Moure'd store. Miss BB. Williams, Teacher of Music, Shorthand ancl Typewriting Pupils c;in have free use of Typewriter and Piano for practice. R. B. ANDERSON. Watchmaker and Jeweler General worker in Metals Jobbing of all kinds Office and Works ���w/''""*,: ���"���*��� UN 10 V Bakery UNION, B. C. Best of Bread, Cakes and Pies always on hand. The Bread Cart will be a Courtenay and Comox Tuesday* and Fridays. Adderton & Rowbotham, Prop HOTEL OiCKSON ���cnsrio-bT ���. Dickson & Co., Props. By the month, $25. By tha week, $6 Single meals, 25 cts. Tickets for 21 mta!s. Si 5 00 EVERY CONVENIENCE FOR MINERS tainio Saw Mil!, -AND- Sash anil Dour FACTO R Y ���o*-:o:o���u��� A. HAS LA M, Prop (OFFICE-MILL STREET.) (1*. 0. Drawer 30. Telephone Cull. 191 NANAIMO, II. C. gy A complete stock of Roiiuh and Dressed Lumber always on hand. Also Shingles, laths, Pickets, Doors, Windows and lllinds. Moulding, Scroll Sawing, Tinning, and all kinds i'f wood finishing furnished. Cedar. White Pine. Redwood. H, J, Theobald, Union Mines Furniture Store. i\ Full Line of Everythinp; Including Curtains, Carpets and Rugs, and our Celebrated woven wire AH In! Apartment we keep Second Hand Furniture Rouse anii Sip Painter, Paper-Hanging, Kalscmining and Decorating. GRA1KING A SPECIALTY. AH Orders Promptly Attended to Union, Ii. 0. UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT. Wee md net every branch of the Undertaking Business including,* Embalming, and keep all necessai ry supplies Grant t& McGreyor Puntiedge Bottling Works, DAVID JONES, Proprietor, ��� MANUFACTURE!* 01* SDOA WATER, LEMONADE, GINGER ALE, Sarsapnrrtlla. Champagne Rider, Iron Phosphates and Syrup*. Bottler of Different Brand!-, of Lager Beor, Steam Beer and Porter Agent for the Union Brewery Company. "t*:*E!C3- EEBH SOLID POE CJLSII GIXX" COURTENAY, B. C. A FINE STOCK ol Clocks, Watches, Books and Stationery. T. D. McLean ���: JEWEL-ETR.:��� TJKTIOIT, *B. C. jo|o|o|o|o|o|o [ 9 9 ���) % Thii Hotel is fitted np with a degree of Kleguncc ;uut regard to Comfort aiul Convenience hitherto unknown out tide of the large cities. k t t i ���OKC-DICMEST��� LIQJJORS - + + + - -A.N"U OIG-jk-HS** Table Unsurpassed lie P. and P. Do, A. C. Thsob-vld, Manager. 1*. 0. Box 151. House, Sign' and ��� Ornamental Painters Wall paper kept in stock Sole Agents for White Enamel and Gold Signs. ffiaMiIacturetl ���- * =D0SB= by Bennett Sf Grant Union, B.C. Livery i_ OTJETHSTAT, 23. O. Fine Rigs at Reasonable Rates Always on Hand, ,'. Teaming Promptly Bono', ,'. I presume wo have used over one hundred bottles of Piso's Cure for Consumption in my family, and I am continually advising others to get it. Undoubtedly it is the I ever used.���W. C. Miltenbergbr, Clarion, Pa., Deo. 29,1894. 1 sell Piso's Cure for Consumption, und never have any com'*-^kgran***********i**R plaints.���E. Shore-*, Postmaster,tWUbwcS^sSe Bhorey, Kansas, Dec. 21st, 1894. fel^^AU1"*""-' m_____m 3PS-HSTC3- S3POE/THSTO* GOODS. Spalding's Iinsc Hall Supplies. | o I o I o I 0 I o o ! o ) Cumberland Hotel. Union, B. C. The finest hotel building Fixtures and Bar North of Victoria, And the best kept house. Spacious Billiard Room and new- Billiard ancl Pool Tables Best of Wines and Liquors, J. Piket, Prop. Cricket Bats, Balls, Wickets, Batting Gloves, ���ANII- i.Ei; Guards, Ayrti"' I,iiwn TfntuY Noli. Dslli U HnckcM. Illlle H'ick Truim and Clay I'iKOoni, Pin Vs Golf Clubs anil Silvcrtimn Balls. :��� I.ally's (.across Stick*. Immense Variety of Fishi.ig Tackle, Goods the Best ""*��-*��. Prices the Lowest WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CHAS. E. TISDALL. Vancouver. ft. B. LEIGHTON, At the Bay, Comox, B. 0. Blacksmithing and Repairing of all kinds Carri?ge Work and Horseshoeing a specialty Nanaimo Cigar Factory Phillip Gable and Co., Prop's Baston Street ��� Nanaimo B. 0. Manufactures Ihc finest cigars and employes none but white labor. Why purchase inferior foreign cigars, when ynu can obtain a superior AKTi- Ci.E for thc same mouey Farm and Garden. "H AGRICULTURE. A successful practice against thc danger or smut In oats is tbat oi treating the seed oats to an Immersion tn hot water, for In this way the smut spores are destroyed, Let tlie oats be exposed to a temperature ol about 135 degrees for teu minutes- then spread them out where they wili quickly drain and dry. Do not guess at the temperature, but use a thermometer. Where !aetorle8 have been established in tlie west, tlie beet crop is looked upon as a staple and profitable product. The sugar beet Is no longer an experiment, and the question of feed comes In here prominently, fur the beet tups are worth one- fifth tiio whole outcome as a ration fur tlie stock. Nu man vet knows all tlie possibilities Imprisoned iu an acre of ground. In every locality there is wealth In nature, In the combination of soil and ottmate, for those who know how to get it. The wisdom of BO yearB ago would hardly find a place for usefulness to-day. It Is a time of close reaeareb. The farmer must know ids boUi as does a painter his pigments. Nature puts a premium upon intelligent methods iu tho tilling of tlie soil. Under tlie advanred methods of good modern farming ground can never become too old to raise a maximum yield of corn. Tillage and supply prevent impoverishment. By all means lot the farmer have a hot-bed, or nt least n cold frame upon his plaee, and have tlie kitchen garden well supplied with vigorous plants early in the season. The great trouble witli tlie garden upon many farms is that it docs not supply anything for the family uutil summer is well advanced, Tlio pea, especially tlie black pea, nnd tlie black eye pea, nre becoming more and more acclimated in the North. They have been successfully grown in Central Iowa and in Illinois. This is a great opening for the Northern farmer in the regions so subject to drouth and winds, for the ���Southern pea should thrive in our hot summers, nnd its drouth resisting nature will give them pasturage and forage when ail else fails. Water is fatal to all life when in excess, bemuse it deprives living organisms of tlie Indispensable air. Plants must have nir as animals must, and will drown when buried in water. Therefore, one of the first enquiries of 'the farmer must be ns to whether his land needs draining, and, next, how best to do It, llye makes much fall nnd winter feed for the stock farmer especially valuable for affording a variety during tlie dry fodder Reason. It makes an early and vigorous start in spring, preceding the grass as pasture, and afterward matures as good a crop ns if it had never heen grazed, and is ripe and harvested before tlie season of drouth begins. HORSES. Strange as it may seem, Shetland ponies are selling for more than the average scrub horse, ns the supply is limited, and the demand is large In nil parts ot the country. They nre dignified with the name of liorse. in their native island, where they nre used in tiie mines and on the farms and gardens. Tlie fall In the liorse market is due more to the general depression in business than to anything ehe. Only the cheaper grades have been replaced by electricity. This depression is about ended, aud a renewed demand for horses ts among the certainties of tlie future. There will be a very short supply to meet it. Tho year 1900 seems a long way off, but that year will have to come before the colts of ISO-.*) nre fully ready for the market. Farmers who are getting in line now will see some high prices before their horses nre ready for that market. That day will come with increased demand, as tlie growth ol our cities will require better horses than they have heretofore had. In Oermany there arc about 8 horses to every 100 of the population, in France 7, in Great Britain 0, in Austria (i, tn Hungary 12, in Russia. 133, and in the United States 20. The wholo number of horses in tlie seven countries is almost 50 millions. Ko farmer can afford to sell the b;st ot his stock, especially the femaley. With good mares, the better they are in quality tlie stronger tlie reason why they should he kept on the farm for breeding purposes. Selling tlie best mares, or tlie best remales of nny kind of stock, can only be considered a step backward. If we wish to raise any style of horses successfully we must, breed continually to sires of a. given breed, and continue to grade up to the sUc anil kind required by tho market. We must adhere to tlio Hue wo have established without wavering. individuality without pedigree amounts to nothing In brooding. A grade aire la opt to transmit only his scrub characteristicsi and his good qualities an1 seldom strongly enough bred lu htm to be perpetuated; but the established pure breeds reproduce thoir type. Before wo can supply tlie Increasing demand fur the heavy draught geldings wo must In some way replace the heavy draught mures. Neither havo we the stallions for breeding. Truly, thore is no other way than to import them, as we did at the first, and all this means that In our inability to meet the demands of tlio market which are now upon us, we Bhall see prices beyond anything we ever knew In tliis country, probably. rOtLTRY. l'reventiou is the best remedy for every form of disease. It is better tu ward against- vermin by keeping sulphur and lime in the dust boxes and nests, anil tiie coop dosed with kerosene now and then, than it is to make a fight againat the hosts of the pests after thoy come in the swarms, such as we often find. Little chickens cannot be kept on grass tinles** they have soma way of getting grit, or are furnished With it; they will soon droop aud die. It is wei'l t ��� move the coop often, that they may have a fresh supply of herbage, but they must have their box of sand or shells. Let tlio young pullets be fed liberally all summer, that they may be ready to lay as winter sets in. During the winter tliey will feed themselves about the stables on what othor animals waste, ami will have desirable exercise In obtaining It. Witli warm skim milk to drink and corn at night, they should lay well when eggs are highest. Soak crumbs for young cliie.kcns nnd mix In the proportions oi three cups ot the-", the same ot oatmeal, two of middlings and of wheat bran, adding one cup of corn meal and oue of malt sprouts; to this evory third day add of beef scraps mude lino, or oae of the animal meals. Do not muko It too ivet* and place upon a clean board. Give tlie animal food to tlie fowls In time, before the hens quit laying, and It wilt hurry them through the moulting season. They will not then stand around looking haggard and miserable for weeks, but will go to singing, and soon be ready for business aagin. Your neighbors will wonder why you get so many eggs. One reason why hens prove unprofitable on many farms is that they are kept until tliey die of Sickness or old age. Her best laying days are past when she is two years old, It Is wise to dispo.-c of them either in the home ur tlie foreign market before the second winter, certainly before the tiilrd. I'ultets which begin to lay tn September or. October supply eggs when they are worth the most money, and ut the snme time aro gaining in weight; but the old hens ubout that time begin moulting, nnd do nothing for three or four months, neither do they gain in weight, but thoy still eat, and duriag that time ure an absolute loss. Sell themi Keep none but thrifty young co:'ks, one to ten hens. Give tlie hens a variety oi food, which assures vitality of the eggs. Select none but tho freshest oi eggs for hatching purposes. Do not set a hen until her inclination has beon proved for four or five days. Place the nests upon the ground, or near it, to procure the right amount of moisture. DAIRY. At a recent public sale in one of the Kentucky counties dairy cowa sold for a better average than trotting bred horses. Tliis showy there are not enough cowa and too many trotters. Tlie former make money all the year around. Tho horses would better be bred up to a larger and more useful type. The immigration to tho South is tilling up the towns and cities as well as thc farms, nnd while they have boon buying Northern butter, the increasing demand and high prices nre stimulating Southern duirying. Improved breeds and appliances will do tho rest. Tlie warm climate and green grass give summer dairying all tlie year. Because viewed from ditterent points, many differ on tl,io feed question for dairy cattle, and experiment stations burden us with innumerable tables, formulas and rations. It Cannot lie an exact science, because purposes, prices nnd locations (litter. As much as possible we should feed that whicli we can produce. Many a man who is making dairying a side issue, and a much neglected one at that, by keeping a few ill- cared for cows on a good-sized farai, Is astonished at the man who can keep a goodly number on a few acres. The whole secret is in the man and liis intensified farming. No item necessary to success Is lost sight of. Milk, as a food for the young animal, is largely a producer of heat. Sugar of milk is found nowhere else In nature, and Its feeding value Is tike that of fat. Caseia and albumen of milk are nitrogenous and flesh- formers, nnd tho materials out of which come the animal tissues, also the fats. Tho water obviates the dangers from concentrated food. Buckwheat shorts are valuable as cow feed, being rich in proteins, the very elements sought after In buying bran and cotton seed meal. We want starch and protein; the thing is how to get them cheapest. Nothing furnishes tlie former more freely or In better shape thaa our cornfodder. From this study of tlie crops we are learning ncw lessons dnlly. Why do women, having tho snme capacity and material, furnish us with so many varieties of butter? We should not wonder when we see the poor conveniences with which many a [armor's wife is supplied. Shelves in the cellar, holes in tho ground, tables la tho pantry���anything must do. Rusty pans, dirty stables, muddy yards, all lend���at least a variety��� to succesH. llolsteins nnd Aldorneys nre better high record dairy cows as tired iu this country now than When tirst Introduced; our rich grain food, witli high record pedigree breeding) bus developed the greatest, butter and milk cows in tlio world. TO CURE BIGOTRY. Archdeacon Wilson gives tlie following rules lor cultivating tlie tolerant spirit: 1. Never take your views of one side in a controversy by reading only tlie representations of its opponents. li. Never think you understand a dispute till you see the weakness of both sides. 8. If you attribute a bad motive to a man, you are wrong nine times out of ten. Search on until you find oue that semis to him good, though t.< you mistaken. 'I. You cannot understand mon until you have some genuine sympathy with them. .",, You cannot be just until you are modest. G. l'ut yourself tn his place. 7, Do us you would ho done by. Mr. Slcemaa has commenced the erection of car and- power houses for the Guelph Electric Railway, aud the line will bo built at once. ntorUKK AND DAUGHTER. ThelU'Stor.itlou'of Doth to ll.ilih UrIiiKi Joy to an Aylmer, Due., Home. If there is any section in Ithis great Dominion in which the curative powers of Dr. Williams' I'ink Fills have not been proved, it must De uninhabited, from ta.ll sections come the strongest endorsutions from people in all ranks of society, and It la safe to assume thut the discovery of this medicine has been ot incalculable benefit to suffering humanity. Many in Ayfmer and vicinity have kind words to speak in favor of Dr. Williams Fink rill.*;, nnd anions them is Mrs. Inglee, wife of Mr. W. J. In- glee, thc well known grocer. To a reporter Mr. Inglee gave the following particulars of Ids wife's cure. For a long timo she suffered severely from pains In the back and kidney trouble, aud was much weakened and run down. Having road much concerning Dr. Williams' Fink Pilla It was determined to give tliem a trial, aud after the uso of a few boxes Mrs. lngleo was completely cured. A couplo ot physicians Who had known the condition of hor health enquired what She had taken that improved hor appearance and health so much. Beiug told that It was Dr. Williams' i'ink Fills both frankly admitted that sho could not have used anything bettor. Mr. Inglee also stated that his daughter- a young lady oi seventeen, had been troubled a great deal for tlie past couple of years with weakness, headaches aad troubles incident to girlhood. She wns very pale, easily fatigued aad troubled with frequent headaches. After using several boxes of Fink Fills tlio color returned to her cheeks and she rapidly regained her former strength, und now there is no healthier girl In tho town. Several months havo elapsed since site discontinued tho uso of the pills, and thore has been no indication of any return of tlio trouble. Mr. Inglee snys they always keep Fink i'ills iu tho house in caso ot need, and thinks every one else would do well to follow the example. Dr. Williams' Fink Fills make pure, rich blood, drive out disease and cure when other medicines full. Tliey nre sold by nil dealers, but only in boxes tlie wrapper around which bears the full name "Dr. Williams' Fiuk I'ills for Falo Feople." Promptly refuse all imitations and substitutes���only tlie genuine Fink I'ills can make you well. WHAT FOURS SAY ABOUT EATING. Tho wicked man llveth to oat, but the good mau eateth to live.���Soc- ra tes. Intemperance In eating Is generally more noxious than excess In drinking. ���OlailH. Moderate eating 1-* the wise man's eognizanco; but surfeiting epicurism is a tool's chief glory.���F. Oglcr. The chief pleasure In cntiug does not consist la costly sensoning, or exquisite flavor, but In yourself.���Horace. In the vigor of youth, scarce anything we eat appears to disagree with ns; we gratify our palate with whatever pleases It, feeling no ill consequence, and therefore fearing none,���D. Bolton. No ono need think ill of eating, or of any of its associations, except tho abuse; to eat, in tho truo Idea of the act, requires a fur more scientific uso of tho month than is tho caso with mere feeding.���L. H. Grlndon, YANILLA EXTRACT. To make vaullla extract, buy ot a druggist or fine grocer a large vanilla pod, which will cost not over 25 cents. Cut this In small hits, put in a half pint bottle, cover with proof spirit or cologne spirit aud leave three weeks before using. Keep well corked, and it will bo found much finer and stronger In flavor thau inanufuctured extract. Select a clean, smooth black pod, aot oae which appears decayed or eaten by insects, and havo good deodorized spirit, which Is the only kind for making extracts. Lemon and orange extract made in the same way, hy steeping thin, outer parings of tho peel la alcohol, will give a. more delicate flavor than most readymade preparations. YOU DON'T IIAYE TO SWEAR OFF says the St. Louis Journal of Agriculture iu au editorial about No-To- Bac, the famous tobacco habit cure. "We know of many cases cured by No-To-Bac, one, a prominent St. Louis architect, smoked und chewed for twenty years; two boxes cured him so that even tlie smell of tobacco makes him sick." No-To-Bac sold and guaraateed by druggists everywhere. No cure, no pay. Book free. Sterling Remedy Company, 37*1 St. Paul street, Montreal. A GRAND OLD MAGYAR. One of ihc principal nnd most aristocratic figures in Hungarian politics Is about to disappear from public life by tlie rosignatluti of Baron Nicholas Yay from tho Presidency ol the Table of Magnates, as tho Magyar House ot Peers is termed. Tlie Baron Is a grand looking old fellow of eighty- seven, lie Invariably presides In full Hungarian costume, witli a curved cimeter dangling nt his side and the Order of the Golden Fleece around his neck. Cold tn the bend���Nasal Balm gives Instant relief. Speedily cures. Never fails. WHY A CEMETERY IS SO CALLED. In tracing the derivation ot the word we find that the root Is a Latla word, " coometerlum,'' meaning a dormitory, or sleeping plaee. Later ou. the form of expression was chnag- ed to " riMiniotorium.'' In that section of "Camden's Remains" which has the heading of " Concerning British Epitaphs," tho following passage occurs: "The place of burial was called by St. Paul 'semeaatorla/ ia tho respect ot a sure hopo ot a resurrection." The Greeks call It "cae- meterion,'' which means " the house of tlie living,'* the idea being that death Is only a protracted sleep that will termiaate on the day when Gab- riot blows his trumpet. Conductor���You'll have to pay fare for that child, sir; he's over six. Passeugcr (indignantly)���Weil,that*s tho tirst time I've ever been asked to pay fare for that baby, and he's ridden with me on street cars for uiue years and more. "Henry, you look very pale, what's the trouble?" "I was stung to the quick by an adder this afternoon." "Heavens I How did It happen ?'* "Why, 1 dropped In at the bank this afternoon, and tho bookkeeper told me my account was overdrawn." Ho (earnestly)���And now that we are eagaged, Ethel, will you pray for mo? She���Oh, no, George. I've been praying for you tor tlio Inst eight.years. But now that I've got you I'll thank tho Lord tor you. I roully think I ought to. Amy���Does Alice Sharp kuow you well ? Sappington���Oh, yes. Why, she takes all sortB of liberties with mc; she called mo a fool yesterday. Amy���Did she? She must know you quite well. Boy (to grocer)���Gimme n pound o' eoffeo I (Grocer proceeds to weigh out coffee.) No, I moan tea I Grocer���Look here, Mr. Crazy-on- Bkates, which do you want, tea or coffee ? Boy���Butter.���Judge. "Liko all men, you havo a pet name for your wife, I suppose ?" "Oh, yes." "What do you call her?" "I call her my income tax, usually." ���Tack (presumptuously in love witli his employer's daughter)���Is Mr. Cas- tjimero In ? Servant-rYcs, sir. Jack Pott (horribly disappointed)��� Well, I'm glad to hear it. He might catch cold outside���beastly bad weather. Good night. "Papa, what's twins?" "Two children of tho same age of the same parents." "Why, I thought they was a phllo- pena." Tlio Methodist General Conference Executive has decided that the next General Conference shnll meet In Toronto In September, 1808. NINE YEAB3 t\ SUFFEBEB FROM SALT-RHEUM. This la to certify that EbJ-'u Electrle Salvo and Eby's Butternut Bittern have eurcil a BCvero case, ol salt rheum ou a young pernon, who had beon troubled with this terrible disease for nine years. It is now throe years slnee we uaed the salvo and bitters, anil there hae not been the least t;Ucn ol tho disease reappearing since. I heart Uy recommend It to those ���tillering Irom this loathing disease John McConnell. Queen Hill, Ont., January, 1895. FOR TWENTY FIVE YE -USE" UISIN'S _AKINC POWDER THECOOKS BEST FRIEND Largest Sale in Canada. OLD CANADIAN POSTAGE STAMPS, PARTIES HAVING OLD LETTERS In original envelopes ol the dates 1851 to 1870 with postage stamps thereon will get good prices lor the stamps by applying to Box 195, Hamilton, Ont. A Tonic that gives tone ��� Adams' Pepsin Tuttl Frutti. Refuse ImlUiiohi ~*I n\*^*Jk^AAA0nJWWVB0ktllt1Bmta0W MRS. WINSLOW'S 8osWoV"tt ��� rOK CHILPREM Tt��KTHIM�� ��� ,. ��.����������� >r ��������� imobK Utar.Uf.wt.fn. I $80 PER MONTH And Bleftdy employment. Do You Want Work For tint whole or piirt or your limn? If -.q write TUB QUEEN SILVBItWARE CO,, Montreal, Que, Michigan Lands. 10,000 ���������Mr*, of tli" bflBt \*m\ In tho Bta'o, a.' from $2 to .~j t'.i tier acre. .*> tour ceuLiie*; ant wi snd near thy Mich. OwtcruA, Detroit & Al ftna & Loon Lake :..-:. K*a;r Wrmi and bus tt&ar.. Ap*ily to R. M. PIERCE, Agt. West Bay'City, or ro j.w. curtis; 'Whittemore, Mich. ISSUE NO. 23 1895. NOTtf In replying to any of these advertise mentia, please mention thlelpapcr. Consutuption, The incessant wasting of a consumptive can'only be overcome by a powerful concentrated nourishment like Scott's Emulsion. If this wasting is checked and the system is supplied with strength to combat tlie disease there is hope of recovery. Scott's ision ^BtmBmmsscssim^ ~ of Cod-liver Oil, with Uypophos- phites, does more to cure Consumption than any other known remedy. !t is for all Affections ol Throat and Lungs, Coughs, Cokls, Bronchitis ancl Wasting-, PrimphMfm, Scoll Is Bowne, Bellevllf*. ni: -:ni.?,. DOn.&Si, . W1RIRE TOBACCO CO , MONT"t'., /AR #100 i"c v-e "vv a r-e o. Wop tfornitid (!���.�� unsornpriloua tlealeru v*> u (%,'��� i!Lii*rni'*u una I v-i-.riir.jui-**-., npftu-jy are iu the habit of netting plugs ami porto- ot ��� pltiKM of Inferior Tobacco, represent*!] k them be the stimuli; (; ���ar-rfc-***.- Ct , o >! Myrtle Navy. The genuine plus Is stumped with tho lottor "T. .v li." In bronze Purchaser* wtllcoufer ���***. favor by looking at the trade tnatfe when pnr obaainff, OTA reward of ON ffi UUNDUKI) DOU*Al'.B will bo givon tc anyone for Information leading to the conviction of an*? pen-on guilty of tho abovo fraudulent practices nr infringing on oik tr.'.dn mark In any manner whatsoever, The Geo. E. Tuckettfc Son Co,, Ltd,, Hamilton, Oat, McKinnon's Internationa! Detective Agency A Nil Bureau of inquiry and Invaitlgatlon, ; ;iiid fnnial�� experts only engaged and id. ('orrf-ipoiuifi't-* ni all thi lo.dinfr In CANADA. UNITED sTATKS nnd 'I'l*.. All business and ������orm-poudencn -,* confidential, igb McKinnon, i Offlca vt Main st iral BuporinbendenM o-i.-t.Hamilton,out. Mr.'- BUPPU nines BUEU etrirlly Hm Gone re o fur nlsh steel tanks'^ with covers, all gal-^ vanized after completion,^ In nests of ten, 8 to 12 feet\ high and 30 to 38 Inches inl diameter, at 2-vc. per gallon." Thoy do not rust, shrink* leak, glvel teste to water, nor allow foreign sub-1 stances to get In. They can bo putl In garret or barn nnd thus aro protected! ���from freezing. They take no setting* p* are cheaper than wood* Tank* substructures of all sizes mode to m: order. Send for price list and aM designs for substructure and A ornamental water supply. AERMOTOR CO. CHICAGO. 2^ 2Ci$* Did yen ����r iton i<- tiiink li..*v completely Urn A, i mi I Co. m*��le lho modern windmill bmitii il )i< w -t Ihu m iwi�� uliiiil lliis entire lino of iiiantif-ii turn I ��� Ml ������* ��� f ||, i. , Invention**, ileelgm, -|iinliUci nu-l prloot, or fora i on. i to Ihi htflrnl n-nl Si'i.ilu Imitator** I ��� Wniiei |'ii3 t.'.i I ���vheel, lho battle (-���������iroJ pumper, tho hlgb |��we<] prnni null. Ihu F-tri'l lo.vui-s, fixed un-i tilting, tlio |*.-ili.*i-l.-ii<: nf work nfi"r completion, Hi.) nlnder eantrlfuBol feed, lho Improved Irrigating mid othor pun-pi, thn nil Heel li mtr.Fi.s inwiit**, -iiiiNiu-'i-s i iiu armus, rntrs. S'riT.I.Ht.UIl-: 11177, HOYS, SiTKI, STOKUIK AM) BTilfK TANKS, STl'l-t, HrilSTlirt'Tl'ItrH, KIT./ KTC, 0.W.- VAMZKli Al lilt Ctllll'I.KTItlS. IT Wll.lj f'lSTINrK I'" nroi.-iost i.innuixv wrniTiii* prune, hunimi m* P.llHS AT A MUT PHICK, ash he tiik wheat mohki. syru:i;.m.*,i.iN Repairing And will endeavor to give satisfaction and hope to receive a fair share of f* IJ T'lrhdl public patronage.v-. A * ��� "��� "" aia.ii P*? Riverside Hotels Courtenay, B. C. Goo. Dunbar, Prop. �� I I Best of Liquors Finest of Cigars Good Table and Courteous Attention The Famous DOMINION PANTS CO. ail & SHC St. Jam��� Si. MONTRKAL. J. A. Carthew ARCHJTECT and BUILDER, ���O-i-TIOJT, 33. O. Society Cards n G ���<�� w FI Ti r > P O m \*r CO **-o *=���*-* <=-* CO ���*! CD *...-.* CD Z30 m CO cz CO CD SUITS To order !-i3 PANTS Aff'Sr vtd Cor Samples. Pniiiipi (>iivcry. Vei rod tit Kuar-inictd. Union Saw MM. LUMBER All Kinds of Rough and Dressed lumber always on hand and delivered at short no tice. 1. 0. (). 1'., No .11 Unior. Lodge, I. O. O. !���'., meets every Friday night at S o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. Wm. Wright, R. S. I CUMBERLAND MEAT MARKET CIE-JOICIER-T FRESH FR3I33TJ Fi^OJJUCB Hiram Lncge No 14 A.F ,& A.M.,1'.C.R Courtenay II. C. Lodge meets on every Saturday on or before the full ofthe moon Visiting Brothers cordially requested to attend. R. S. McConnell, Secretary. Lowest CASH Price A. G. FULTON. Loyal Sunbeam Lodge No. 100, C. 0. 0. F��� meet In tlieit lodge room over McPhee's store, Courtenay, every second Saturday at 8 p. in. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. W.Duncan, Sec. Cumberland Encampment. No. 6, I. O. O. F., Union. Meets first and third Wedneseays of each month at S o'clock p. 111. Visiting Hrethren cordially invited to atlend. K. Gourlay, Scribe. For rent.���Furnished cr unfurnished dwelling of 4 rooms on Fernwond Heights Apply at News oflice, mm Esquimalt and Nanaimo Ry. MOULDINGS. Also all kinds of sawn and split shingles and dressed pine and cedar. STUMPING. Stumping done at reasonable rates by our Giant Stumper. WOOD. Coal, brick and lime on hand ancl delivered at short notice. K.Grant & L. Mounce, Prnprs. Steamer Joan L. P. LOCKE, MASTER. On and after Mar. 22nd, 1893 The Steamer JOAN will sail as follows CALLING AT WAY POUTS an |iiisaon��cr8 and freiirlit may offer l.envo Victoria. Tuesday, 7 a. rn. " Nanalnin fur Comox, WodnofeUny. 7 a. in l.onve Oomox for Nanaimo, Friday*1,7a.pi. Nnnnhnu for Viotoria Saturday, 7 a.m For freight or state rooms apply on board, or at the Company's ticket office, Victoria Station, Store street IVERY-l I am prepared to furnish Stylish Hiss and do Teaming At reasonable rates. D. Kilpatrick. Union, B. C. EAMING QUEEN VICTORIA'.1 Luxurious Apartments of World's Greatest Queen. tlie HEB LOVE OF DUMB. ANIMALS. The Utteen s rooms comprise an audi- ence chamber, n large sitting-room lacing south, a lieilrooin, a dressing- room ana two .warurobe-rooma. Tbe sitting-room anU bedroom are within the angle ol tho Victoria tower, and the entire suite is connected by Uoow. It la reached 'by a staircase in white and gold, and also by a lilt, both of which start from a charming little hail at the loot oi the Vietorla tower, to which access ia gained by handsome double doora o( oak und glass, leading Irom the grand yuud- Ningle,. Tho iirlvtttu staircase la curnoied la crimson pilo, uud eriwsou velvet decorates tuu handrail, und is ulao usoii i0r uiiholatoruig [Ud t-uuen s Ult. '���iho private audience-chamber, wiijen iB mo lir-t apartment likely to 00 seen by an invited visitor vo tne yuuen, co.itaius, iu glass-covered imu- eis, tiio moan varlaule aad interest* lug co.leet.ou oi miuiatui-oa, euauftls, medala, aud Intaglios iu tne world. ifte entire wa.ls ol the r^oiu are iiued "ith them to a considerable height. Abovo .these treasurea uro uung ihe eelebrutod seriea ol portraits, iiaiiit- ed Uy Uulutborougu, 01 Lieorgo ill,,his HUeeu aua uli uta lumily. aheao ure ��let La oval Iramua uuu lonu a pleaa- iug coatrust to tuo nine portraits of our (���ueeus cliialren, iiului^d by u'in- terhuiter, and set iu round Iramea. l-'or many jc-aia tlie.,0 Wlnterhalter portrulta, uli interesting memeutooa 01 tao yueens lamliy whea very youug, were k^pt at, i,ui;kinguam Palace. But ol return yeuis tue Queen haa wl.,heuvo.havo them nearer her. ���the audience chamber contains some beuutuui iuluia und gilt turniture, a hauilsuiuely -carved murblj mantelpiece, and a striking Lu3t ol tne late IJriuee L'ousprt., Across thia , room Irom the Queen's upartmenta is a bright chamber, ouce used ua a schoolroom. It is uow being given over to 1-riucess Henry ol Lut- tenberg, and loruis tho sitting-room ol her very lovely suite. It' it bo truo that a woman's characteristics muy be gathered irom her personal surroundings, then, indeed, does tho lirst glauee uround Hor Majesty s privato sitting-room discover clearly the guiuing esaentiaia of a long aud busy lite. The bright light, whitened by tlie suowy muaiiu bUuds, shlurja through tho greut south oriel window, betweeu the heavy stone mullious of which mugniilcent views over the south terrace to the loug walk, the homo and greut parts, and the lamous i'rogmore gurdeus are obtaiued. Tho picture-covered walls, tho gruud piuuo uud inuuy portfolios oi druwluga betray tho Queen's* love of ull brunches of art. llowors aud a dlstuut twitter oi birds speak ol an equal aliectioa lor nature. An lui- portant) writing-table, with sundry buttiness-iiko uppurteuauces; stunua near tho window, uud tells a tale, if ouo were needed, of urduoua state lubors uud a heuvy correspondence, livery tublo is laden with books, photographs uud portfolios, and over all is uu air oi simple taste aud homely comfort. The lircpluce iu tlio Queen's sitting room is directly opposite tho oriel window, it is large, low, aud eminently iitted to hold the beech logs which are alone used in ull the royal apartments. A large mirror, framed Iu creum uud golu, surmouuts the mantel-board, which, owing to the Queeu's great disliku ol superfluous drapery,' is quite innocent of cloth or border. A fine empire clock, a priceless puir oi covered vuses, u pair of candelabra, two bronze- statuettes, uud souie nail-dozen family photographs completo the mantel decorations. Her Majesty is well known and much beloved, lor that sho has ull her llie been devoted to unimais. Her ul- iection lasts even beyond the deaths ol her pets, and tho broad tops ol tho two large cabinets that Hank the lire- place are conspicuous Irom the many models in bronze, Parian marine, or silver, of long-deceased horses and dogs. The queen is exceedingly particular ubout; the stalling ol her chairs and solas, and each one is the very acme ol restlul comfort. They aro invariably covered with the same crimson damask Ilowered with gold, which was used to decorate these rooms at the time ol the Queen's marriugo. With this same damask the nniplu curtains are made, all the furniture is upholstered, and the walls hung in largo pancla framed in cream and gold. The pluno is supplemented by nn ctngere, containing all tho Queen's favorite operas, bound in morocco, and bearing tho royal cypher, A high-bneked chair bus long mip- plnnted tho old-fashioned " winding" music stool bcioro tho keyboard. An Infinite number ol tables and chairs cumber tho floor space, which, In winter, Is covered with a thick enr- pet which matches In color nnd design the damask of tho furniture, nnd which, In slimmer, looks delightfully cool and Iresh under Its Indian matting ol the familiar red-and-whito cheek pattern. The most striking feature In tlio whole apartment is, according to a writer in St. Paul's, the Queen's writing table. Chief among tho many scores of photos are two beautiful likenesses of the late Prince Consort and the Duchess of Kent. Several statuettes (a popular form of likeness and remembrance with all the royal family), screens of silk or leather, holding a dozen portraits each, miniatures set In every varioty of gold, silver, and Jeweled frames, crowd the space and almoat bide the gold pen trays, the big blotter, the dainty cock's bead in solid gold whose scarlet comb forms a pen-wiper, tbe quill pens, and other small properties. The Queen possesses some scores of inkstands, all in precious metals, but the oue she always uses at Windsor is modelled like a boat, which four little boys���two are winged, nnd two nre ordinary mortals���ure lustily pushing across a rocky beach. THE TABLE-CLOTH. -'( Iliiiii; About the History of This Very Useful Cove^lllg;.,c,- The table-cloth seems to be no exception to the truth of tho old 6ny- iug, that " there is uothlng new under the euu," for a correspondent of a contemporary stutes that at a very early period it was customary to spread a cloth upou tables set aside for refreshmeats, a practice now prevalent iu nil nations where civilization has polished tlio manners ol the peoplo. Accordiug to Moufaucon, the uso of the table-cloth by the llomans begnn in the time of the early emperors. They wero made of line linen, generally richly ornamented with stripes of gold nnd purple, and frequently painted or worked with gold. P'Arnay tells us that the use of table llnon was very raro in England about tlio thirteenth century, but another authority Informs ua that the Anglo- Saxons illned with a clean cloth which tliey called reodsccnt. A cloth wus laid even lor a poor man. Du Ciiugo relates a slngulur feudal privilege, that of tho lord being entitled to the tuble-cloth towel, etc., of the house whero he dined. From the same source wo learn thut n lather, giving advice to his son, purtlculurly reconi- meuds him, as ouo means of success in life, to have hia tablo covered with a clean cloth ; nud there is a complaint made uguinst tho monks for putting a dirty cloth before their visitors. The table-cloths made lor the use of the nobility and gentry were of great value. One would cost ns much ns ��18, ii considerable sum of money in those days. Tho origin of damask tablecloths Is also very anclont. La Bro- qulei-o thus described some used ubroud: "They are," he says, "four feet in diameter, and round, having strings attached to tlieni', so thut they may bo drawa up like a purse. When they aro used they are spread out, and when the meal Is over they nre drawn up, so that all which remains, even to a crumb, is preserved." NOTES' ABB OOMMENTS. Australian insurance companies nre experiencing a steady ianing off In business. The amount written iu 1S90 wns ��9,201,023 : in 1891, ��9,119,- 915 i In 1S92, ��8,077,053 ; in 1803, ��7,097,285; m 1891, ��0,751,013,* or about $33,750,000. Since the Improved Industrial Dwelling Company, of London, England, began Its good work the death rate of that city has been reduced very considerably. The influence of the improvements on the morality oi those Immediately alfected lias, it is said, beea a revelation to moralists and religionists. COM.MEKCIAL SUMMARY, Shipments or wheat irom all ports last week wero again very heavy, rumbling over 9,0011,000 bushels, as against estimated requirements uf importing countries of 0,800,000 bushels. The Euglish visible aad stock ufloat I Increased 1,200,000 bushels. The I United States and Canadian Tisible' decreased 2,240,000 bushels, rather less than was looked for. Stocks now, however, are considerably under the quantity held a year ago, the figures being 54,244,000 bushels, as against 61,330,000 bushels a year ngo. The amount of wheat and flour now in transit to Europe, with the visible supply ol wheat in tho United States and Canada, is equivalent to 98,004,- OJ0 bushels, agaiust 106,522,000 bushels one year ago. Russia lias lately excelled all her previous efforts aa a grain-exporting country. During the last three weeks no less than 29,040,000 bushels of grain, wheat, rye, barley, oats and muizo havo been exported from thut country, iucluiling 11,600,000 bushels ol wheat. Theso are the largest wheut shipments for three weeks on record, except the three weeks preceding the prohibition In November, 1801, when 13,120,000 bushols wero exported. Tho ludlan wheat crop is estimated to be leaa than last year as a whole, but the Kurracheo wheat districts havo beeu blessed, it l�� stated, with a very good crop. Latest cables from Argentina speak well of the corn crop, which, It ts expected, will reach a total of 46,000,000 bushels, of which 28,000,000 bushels will be uvailable for export to Europe. The same reports state that supplies of wheat from tho interior are dralwng to a close, uud that after May the shipments may bo expected to be unimportant. tbe London Grocer says: For Canadian nnd American cheese a feeling of depression exists and lower prices have been named. Fancy old colored cheese, which alone is scarce, still fetches up to 50s, but all other descriptions have been more difficult to move, and to clear out part of their stocks some importers have submitted to a fresh decline. OI the Chicago wheat flurry of Thursday a despatch says: The trading to-day wna enormous, and far exceeded anything known for years. It is estimeted that 50,000,000 bushels wero "bought and sold during the trading hours. Evory broker in tlie pit had his hands full of buying orders, all irom out of town speculators. Strange ns it may seem, with all the enormous trading, very few men could lio found to-day who had made anything. In fact the losers wero plentiful, and nil because wheat bobbed around in so uncertain a fashion nnd did Just whnt no one expected It to do. Millionaire Baker, oi .New York, hnd queer notions. In a suit to set aside his win it was put iu evidenoe that some timo before his death he had expresaeil a wish that when he died ho should be transformed into a mosquito so that ho might como back tu torment his wife. That wish may prove to be worth a lot of money to his wife, who is now attacking the will. Flogging as a means oi preserving penitentiary discipline la almoat obsolete in Canada. Not a prisoner has been thua punished in Kingston Penitentiary In a year, according to the report of the Minister of Jnstice. Three men were Hogged by order ol the court for indecent offences. In Dorchester, however, 11 prisoners wero birched for bad behavior in prison. A New York Mail and Express writer expresses the belief that if England were to be proclaimed a republic to-morrow the I'rince of Wales would poll a big majority of the popular vote lor President. Yet some ill��� iniormed Americans speak of the British monarchy us if they believed it was hated by the people. This writer may overstate the Prince's popularity, but nothing is more certain than that the monarchy will not live a day longer than the British people want It to live. WRECKS HEARTS, ROBS BOUDOIRS ' 'Beau Brummel" Gaatan Takes Af- feotions and Jewelry, Victimised Mis. Mn.iil.ml���While She SJejit (leLefl Her Hourt��, iiudI(!*;,UOO Worth ot May thi* good angels who watch o'er tho good Guide thv dear feet as lhey roam, And In lite land thut i.i better than thia Give thee forover a home 1 A PRETTY GIRL. A little iron, A cunning curl, A box of powder, A pretty girl, A little rain. Away It goes, A homely girl, With a freckled nose. THE STOUT OF. A LIFE. A child In tho nursery! crying���a boy in a cricket field "out"��� A youth [or Q phantasy sighing���u man with a lit of the gout��� A heart dried up uud narrowed���tt task repeated in vain��� A field ploughed deep and harrowed���but hare and barren of grain. Sonic sense of experience wasted, of counsel misunderstood. Of pleasure, hitter when tasted, and pain that did him no good. Some sparks of sentiment perished, some (lashes of genius lost��� A torrent of fai.se lovo cherished���tt rli>- Ple of truo love crossed, Some feeble breasting of trouble, to glide again will* the mri-am��� Iu principle void as a bubble���in purpose vague as a dream. A future hopo half-hearted, for dim Is the future now That the triple crown 1* parted, and death is damp ou the brow. Aud a debt is to pay by tbe debtor-a doctor, a lawyer, a nurse ; A feeling ho should have boen better, a doubt if he could have beea worse; While tho ghostly finger traces its ghostly message of doom, And a troop of ghostly* faces pass on In a darkened' room, With ghostly shapes io beckon, and ghostly voices to call,' And the grim recorder to reckon, and add the total of all, Tho sun of life expended-a pearl In a plgftrougb cast��� A comedy played and endod, and what has It como to at last ? Tho dead man propped on u ptilOW���ths Journey taken alono��� Tho tomb with an urn and a willow, and a lie carved deop ia tho stone 1 In the last 15 years the quantity of spirits consumed by the British peoplo has diminished 31 por cent., while the population has Increased 13 per cent. Figures like these prove the wisdom of a gradual advance. Nothing la to be gained by giving over the causo of temperance to adventurers and charlatans, "We thought something would happen to punish Toronto for Its wickedness. Clara Ford has taken to the lecture platform. UODESTT. One deeply solemn thought Haunts mu by id j: lit and day, Ohanglng nil Joy to nought, Driving all bills away ; It Is the though* of death That thus i ponder on; "Tin pity for tiu* poor, poor world When I aju dead and gono, Tor I pome-time must go And leave thn world forlorn- SlQCO 1 must bring sueh woe Why wuh I OVOr born? Dear human raco, my grief Is not for me, hut you; Whon I *i*ni dead ami laid at rest, What will the p"or world do? Will this dark planet still As now, go whizzing round Its path of good nud 111 When I 0f5 In tbo ground? And will the glorious sun Continue to appear, And will tin* stars eomo out each night When I'm no longer bore ? Then nek mo not to smllo I What comfort can I find Tormented all the while By grief for oil mankind? Oh, millions now unborn I My absence yo must ruo, Without one spark of comfort, save To know I grieved for you 1 G. A. McBain & Co., Real Estate Brokers, Nanaimo, B.C. LATE LOCALS. New novels, plain and fancy stationery at Plmbury's. LAV. Fouquier re-elected last Tuesday to be tried at the assizes. Miss Leigh Spencer returned tn Nanai mo Friday morning after a very successful business trip. Spring medicines tor cleansing the system and blood at Plmbury's drug store. ���ONION SCHOOL ELECTION On Saturday at the statutory hour a few of those interested in the school as scmblcd to fill the vacancy in ihe board of trustees, occasioned by the expiration ofthe term of A. Grant and the resignation of A. McKnight. A. McKnight #as voted to the chair. Mr. C. (1. Garrison was elected in place of A. Grant, and J. Abrams tn fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation ot A. Mcknight. Ares- olution. was unanimously passed thanking the retiring trustees for past services. OOMOX SCHOOL ELECTION. The tneetinj; was organized by vntin;.' Mr. George McDonald to tbe chair and electing Mr. J.H. Holmes. Secretary. The report was then read by the .Secretary of the school board, iiy resolution the special attention ofthe Superintendent was called to nnn compliance With lhe school act. The meeting then passed a vote expressing their high opinion of Miss Cathcart as a teacher. Mr. S. Creech was ie-elecied trustee bv acclamation, C0N1RACT3 AWARDED The following contracts have been let by the Govt, Agent foi road work:��� Comox wharf���H. Stewart, for $409 Donahue's id.���Smith & McKenzie for $90. ��� Black Creek sec. 1���Smith &McKenzie $265. Do sec.-!���H Stewart, $235. Do sec. 3���K. Phillips, $5;. Tsolum River roact sec. 1 Smith & Mc Kenzie, $185. Do sec. 2���Smith & McKenzie, $150. PRESBYTERIAN OHURCH. Services next Sabbath as usual conduct ed by the Pastor Rev. !;. Mclntyre in the Hall. Morning it a.m. Subject--The drawing power of Christ. Evening ** p. m. Subject���The parable of ihe ten virgins. Sabbath school 2 p.m. Pastor's Hiblc class 3 p.m. Praver meeting Wednesday evening 7.30. Christian Endca- vour Friday evening, sharp. WILLIAMS & HUNTER, NOTARIES &c JiA.CCOrnX~JA.1ear; for general proHciencv, L��o Anderton, Edith Lind-ay, E'la Smith, Bessie McDonald Frank lloncll, Jes-io McDonald, Myra Cliffe. Thom.s Cliffe, Nel'.i.: Holmes, Maude Mel) maid, Albert Heckensell, Bertha Lyttell,. NoncE. Any person nr persons destroying or withholding the kegs and barrels of the Union Brewery Company, Ltd.. of Nanai mn, will be prosecuted. A liberal reward p.id for information leading to conviction. W. E. Norris, Sec'y. BED-ROCK PRICES. On and after July 1st. I will let ���single plB3 top a drive to Courtenay tor $1.60. D.K1LPATHICK The World's London correspondent Sftvs:���Miss Mfiude Dunsmuir was presented at 11 reecnt Queen's drawing room by l.ndv Musujuvc. She looked verv handsome and wis considered one of the liel'es. Esquimalt & Nanaimo R'y Time Table No. 24, To take eff��ctat8.00 a. m. on Friday, April 0th 1899. Trains run on Pacific Standard Time. Hi?: .: ������������:::���:.���:��� I *S sasaS8R"jSS6S*i88Sft5!si * ','Xxx-*-,:-*i*i-.i.i��qi:ec*6sifiir1ii*,** *���-'" -"- - .-I yi.\< I |:--:n2**id'ir'52'?3-s,5SS!!sa-;s'l jz ��'���" ji.j.Tir1?. ������ ��� c seo cc��,aicR��**w 1 d��� K .. j uijo^ia I "���*:;i*=SSsSSS5tSSJgf*,8 u.i.u".n i ��� .;;.::.;.::::; ���* lviir 1 c.?!��-;85'?,"**'=;isfisss28fiS'.-i _ l . '.i*f-oi*.i-i.ii*i.i��'ai:��**S',i.'��i.**-i) ��� !��**'j*-' ���,.���,,, ,*���- 1 \i isVi'T7:T?Trr7rfTr*'.1" a -A I ji-*?.S!-:5SS!5S2sifi-iSSai .e ������>*^|��9*j �����*���*> ��:���*���*<���. ���*�������������*������*? -> ��.-��� ��� *>��� On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays* tie turn Tloketl will Im UsuiM hn tween nil jHilnlH for ft fnro iuul ft rj-'iurler, koikI for it* turn not Inter thnn Sunday. It.iMirn TU-krta for one nnd n h��Vf nnliitury fiiru way ho pu'i'lmi-wr dully to nil point*, lioml for 8��v'*ti .lo'i. lachidlnit dry ot Iisd-u. No Itoturn TU'kf'N ls��u<<1 fo- a (nre nnd qiwrier wtioto Uw utinclw &������*���-��� '�� twenty-flv cent*?. Thr -imUmitM h nvniYii t-uriaandC'-mnnx, Mf'iMHt" umHailtiliiu -tro- TU'kvtHVM\ tit) 4-t. UlHodonftP|iHrAtloiiti)'h.okul .\ 1*1*1*1, Victoria, Drtiictiit's uml Nuimo oni Stitt ioitr* A. pUNrfMlHR, JOHKPV Ht'NTKK. IVudiliPt, Gen'l SHyt 11 K. I'limit. Otm. Ki*. Iw In Ht tt I'nHtt'-jKK-r Ai*U Drs Lawrence & Westwcod. Physicians end Surgeon* TJiTIOiT B C. Ponr-enny hwI ih*4 Hn.** will hr vinHr* < vi.*r> \V**,lno-'litj* afternoon fir I In* puri'tuft* uf ton, ���mThi-in-C I'tiMutttK a* n illBtntii'i- wll' rueriv-* nu'y at teal ion uu runei|*t of leleplitint* mcfat-uK**** JNtew Goods ew Goops 50,000 Jtew Goods Yards of Cotton Goods received direct from the manufacturer by the last bo'itFactory Cottons���Canton Flannels ���::���Flannelets��� House Lining���Ginghams������ ������ Bleached sheetings���unbleached sheetings���cottonades���pillow cottons. These Goods were bought fully 25% less than the regular wholesale price and wc are offering them ^CHEAPER THAN EVER BEFORE IN UNION.***42�� j A fine all cashmere vest@35 cts.���3 for $i. Have you seen the bargains we are offering in Ladies underwear ?-J A better line at 40, or two for 75 cents, \ Wool and silk mixed @ 50, 60 and 75 cts. NEW GOODS MICE G00DS CHEAP GOODS ISER I