'- ".- "I "i iiiliiMMMa' *^&0 'f ll ''^ ^r\y^p fv*^'^ l ���: \ :,.a mm mmmm ,��� .' Sly '%' # II I I ������! --. VOL. W. EE7ELSTCSS. WEST KOOTENAY, B.C., AUGU3T 19. 1893. No. 10. LOST. u Browii SPA NlBL, with four White foot and soiiio white ou face.���Return to T. L. Haig, Revelstoke. WANTED, At Tappen Siding, at oboe, 10 good Woods Man, fj good Teamsters aud ouo Blaoksiniiili.���Apply t'd Jos. Genelle, FoR SALE. A very banileoiiie WINCHfeStER RIFLE, quite uew and perfect, model of 1886, Will not) cheap for eash.- Apply at StaS olfoe. BRITISH COLUMBIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY CU. NOTICE Is hereby givon, thai in piirsliauoe Of the Act, a Map or Plan lias thin day been filed i'i the Department of Lands and Works Betting forth the Lands to bc taken by the qnid. Jtuil- ���yay for Right of Way purposes between Sta'iou 1300, near tlie confluence of the Elk and Kootenny Rivers, theuce up the Elk River and Kooteuay valleys to Station '23515, a distance of 21- ihiles. (Signed) W. HANSON, Managing Director. . 4th August) 1893. NOTICE. . A COUNTY COURT wiil be held it Revelstoke, B. C, ou SATUBDATt Septembei Kith, 1893, at tell o'clock iiii, j; KIRKUP) Registrar'. ReVbkoke, R.U.Aug. 9th, 1803. HIRE'S ROOT BEER, FOR THOSE WHO AHE DRY. Bald the owl to himself; If the moon I could get ���tyhi'm-Vof I'm dry, my throat I could wet, Tiie moon in a qtiarter. With a qllnrter, I hear, I can purchase five gallons of Hiro's Root Beer. I A 26c.package of Hire's Prepared Boot Peer Will make five gallons of the thost wholesome, healthful and cooling temperance ^IriUk in existence. Just tbe thing fol* ihis ���freather, FOR fWLK AT THE kevelstoke Pharmacy TROUT UUjm HOUSE itfOUSKE BROS. Prop's B-est Accomodation . in the City, BEAUTit'lJ'i.iiJr SITUATE*! NEAB TIIE LAKE. Splendid Fishing, Boatiug, Hunting. .first-class stock of Wines- Spirits nud Cigars. 'front Late' City is tho nearest point to the famous Lardeau Mines'. All iiifofmafion given to proapeolttftj and buyeffl of mining claims; CENTRAL HOTEL. ABRAHAMSON BROS., Prop's, Charmingly situated on tbo bank of the river, on the principal street, dose t.o tho post-ollice aud Qovofnniont buildings, and hoarest to tho Steamboat Wharf. first-class Table, (-rood Beds, Telephone, -6tJ8 MEETS ALL TRAINS AND STEAMERS, Kootenav Lake SAW MILL, KASLO, B.C. Q, d BUCHANAN, PROP. .-������i'ii - tlflp6.tr ^OOOft^lttf dlefrj "A* McNEIL, IjAlvlJ'ili'H.nop* HATH ROOMS, Mfilis-YoJEtfi -'���'-'' LOCAL NEWS. Mr. Wilson will conduct service in the Presbyterian church to-morrow al 7.80 p.m '; Sabbath-school al 0 Messrs, John Abrahaoison and Albert Stone left on Thursday morning for a week'- sojourn al the Hot Springs. Hon. Theodore Davie left ou the Ar. Colnmbia Thursday morning for Lower Knotrnay, ami will return here ou Wed nesday's boat. Dr. L G. Chamberlain oye specialist, is in town to-day and cau be consulted at Dr. McLean's drug store. He will be at Rai.ff on Monday, New Denver ban now two mail. each wav weekly, Our weekly news budget is now brought by Wednesday's boal instead of Saturday's, Rov. C. A. Proounier will preach In the Methodist ohuroh lo-moirow ; morning ut 10,80, evening ai 1.60. Sunday-school in the church at 2.80, Monday night's Paciflo Express was 11 honr.'i Into owing to the burning of a trestle bridge near Portage la Prairie. It Is said the lire was caused bj tmmjis. . The Rev. F, Tolland will oortdiiet Church of England services in the schoolroom t. -morrow. Morning at 11; evening at 7.30. Holy Communion at morning eebioe, Mr, Marpolo's private car has been renovated and re numbered, and in the stylish-looking No. 20 very few would recognise the old familiar No. 88, ur. M.'irpole went east on Monday, Mr. Henry McLean, of Toronto, is iu town on a visit to his ton, Dr. McLean. Mr. McLean in ao favorably impressed with our climate and scenery lhat he will remain with us some months. H. N. Coursier is offering wonderful burgains in prints, muslins, dress goods and millinery, which must be cleared out at onon to make room for fall and winter stuck. See his big advertisement on fourth page, Revelstoke Public School opened on Monday with an enrollment of 30 children. An addition to the equipments has been made iu thc form of a fine new, clear-toued bell, lho gift of ex- Trustee P. Fraser. Rumor has it that a trip to the Hot Springs is not the only object of Fi'ud Ablin's trip south Thursday morning, It is said a certain little .Swedish girl from New York will meet him atSpokane and return with Mm to Revelstoke. If tbe appearance of our streets can be taken as a criterion there must be quite a number of men out of work. Here's a good chance for some of them. Ten woodmen, five teamsters and oue lilaoksmltU arc wanted at Tappen Siuing Sawmill. The Royal Agricultural and Industrial Society of British Columbia will hold its annual exhibition at New Westminster on tbe four days commencing Tuesday, September 2Gth. Substantial prizes are offered, and an excellent programme of sports will bo provided. Entries for the show close on Monday, Sept. 18th. Thc steamship Miuv.-era sailed on her second return trip from Vancouver to Australia on Wednesday, earning a full cargo, There passed through Revelstoke 11 carloads of binders and agricultural machinery from the Deering Manufacturing Co. of Chicago, aud 10 carloads of merchandise from Ontario, all for shipment by the Miowora. Great excitement is prevailing at tho boundary town o'. Bonner's Ferry over (be discovery of l'icli quarts! lodges of free-milling gold near the Moyie River, alioul 95 miles from its month, and ou the Port Steele trail, This would place the goldfield almost ou the boundary line. Eonuer's Ferry is almost depopulated by the rush to lhc MoJiS, and Nelson and Kaslo bid fair to follow suit. Edward Holmes, the pedestfain journalist, who is "hoofing il.' from Mont- trcal to Vancouver along Hie C. P. R. track, arrived iu Revelstoke about SAO on Monday evening,, haviug walked 36 miles that day lie greatly admired the ���midline scenery coming through tbe Selkirks, which was a great relief after the hot plains of Manitoba and the Northwest* After a good night's sleep at Hie Viotoria he started over the long bridge westward. .Mr. C. Lindmark (C. B. Hume k Co.) returned from Vernon on Wednesday, where he attended tbe financial me, ting of the Methodist ohuroh of Kamloops district a3 a delegate in company with the Kev. 0, A. Procuniar, Mr. Liud- murk wns most agreeably nnrptlsed at the beauty of Vernon and vicinity, lie says it ii the garden spot ol the provinoe, and thu linn buck buildings give the town a solid, substantial Appeara- c< A Held of magnificent wbeftl was being cut by machinery, the ground being as level as a billiard table and tho Held 1,000 acres in extent. property right away, so at to ship ore as " as possible, Tbo Silver Cop ore is ol nnnsiial richness, picked samples '; vini' assavei as I igb ��� 2 000 oz, in silver to the h n. The Bine is easy of access from the main trail and abont Ini miles .'roe tbe Northeast Aim, the shipping point for ih" large oteambonts. Th only drawback is tbe small width of lhe vei -22 inches. Several specimens of auriferous rock iii- ��� been brought in during the week, samples of which aSBay from eighl to len ounces of hold to the ton. One of the ledges is claimed to go over 12 oz. per ton, but no regular assay has been made nf this las' Knnio ni' re nickel claims have boen locati il and i .;;; il samplts of ore have bei i, . I i in rl out with tho nbjeel of obtaining sstii iates ir thi oob| of reduction, ke Thr Iirsl discovery of nickel in this distl'iot buiuy ouly about five weeks old it is not yet known with any certainty whether it it will pay lo work it in the face of the high transportation rates. It is however, the opini'iii of many practical miners that the nickel in this dislrict, if found in anv quantity, will eventually become more valuable than the galena, R. E. H. Maunsel, wbo in company wiih J. Kiuman Bas been getting out lumber for Cook k Hamilton's hotel, is on the sick list. While chopping a log hia axe glanced off a knot aml'strnok bis left loot jnst above the instep, laying it open for lie.' length of ft linger and severing some of the sinuivs. He is able to got around a little with the aid of u pair of crutches, but will probably be unable to dispense with their assistance for a month. Messrs. Cook & Hamilton eipect to have their new hotel completed bv the 20th inst It will be tbe largest building in Trout Lake City, having a frontage of 70 feet. Meanwhile Tom Hamilton is doing a rushing business at the temporary stand across the street. TK0S* ABEIEL- Geiu'. I iigi "i m eeal estate & m. NAKUSP, B,C Sale of jllinc.'i a Specialty; I/ASDEAU VOTES. ifbliil nui: nvs COBREsI'ONDESt] Timer Lake I'm, Aug. 8th. Messrs. Under and Diok8oh, ol the Monte Cristo jMii.iug Co,, left town on Monday after tbeir trip np the mountains to the Great Northern chum. 1 hev eipresaed a high opinion ol tbe im*" , and, In fact, tbe country genctally. It is picbi'.lii'' that lbe -''i i' Northern wil! Ite bonded at. an early dap.. M','!("iki*n,nf the thinker Hii! mine, ban ct���*'���; '��� toil his ai r&i r i lents ���..!': " ��� d ti be -iii n ' "��� and Int ��� Havi fitiuniber ul mor ������' ���������'- ah ihi SLOCAN NUGGETS. [FBOM OL*!! lAV'N COKltKSl'ONllKNT.J New DitNVEit, Aug, 14th. The hew telegraph line has reached New Denver, and the wires are being stretched along lhc lake shoro towards Naknsp, which place it should roach in a few days. The wagon road is now within a short distance of the forks, ami.will he completed to tbir, town as soon as possible. It is stated that three of the claims in the Gr.idy group have been bonded for $100,000, which shows that silver has still soiiie. ulav.ucli ntrpportovs. This group consists of seven olaims, the iirst of which was located in May, 1892. M. Grady, O, Laalz, L 11. Briggs and Jim Buckley are thc owners. On the Alpha there is one cf tho biggest surface showings in Ihe camp, and numerous assays have shown that the ore is of very high grade. Between 20 and SO men aro employed at the Washington mine, and sufficient development work has been done to rate tho mine us a ��800,0000 property, Sales of lota iu the McGillivray town- site arc reported daily, and doubtless as soou us the railway is oompleted to the head of Sloean Lake wo shall have a boom that will beat Basic's record of lust spring, P.O. Inspector Fletcher has made a tardy recognition of our postal requirements. We aro now favored with two mails a week. Pi Mclnuis ia about to build a now store, ou the completion of which be will at once transfer his stook from his present "two by four" premises, F, E, Ward of Spokane in paying us a visit and looking aftei the mining to' (crests of F, E. Lynch of that city. station built. Thin is revei'siiij, the order of things as tbey do it it Kaslo. There they built Ibo station first, but if is hardly likely tbey will havo any Use for it this veat, Among recent arrivals are Mr O, Whittled; aid futnily from Kaslo, who will build a residence n.s soon :h lumber can be obtained. Mr. Holland, anntlier new arrival, has suoh confidence in Naknsp lhat lie has invested considerably in real estate. alt'i.. Mai'tin, who bar, had a pleasure- able stay here of several weeks, I, it lust week to join her btiBband on Ihe Skeena River, to the gr-at regret of a large circle of Nakusp friends. That a wharf was badly needed in Na- knsp was a point conceded by everybody, and the Inhabitants were greatly rejoiced when the present one wus built, Rut lhey oo not rejoice any more. It was understood the Townsite Company bail promised to pi-mine a free landing- place al the fool of Sloean Ave., bin the ov tiers ol lhe wharf are now charging a ptetty Stiff figure on all freight landed there for private citizens. This is a grievance which the Townsite Co. should remedy at once if they wish to prevent a great injury to tbe growing trade of tha town. Great complaints are beiug made as to the inadequate steamboat service at present, aud the question is being asked "Why was tbe Lytton tied up just as the railway construction started?" It is impoesible to got lumber brought down promptly, and when it does arrive (two or three weeks behind time) the consignee has to supply mon to unload it, the boats being wofully shorthamled. Building operations are delayed, there being such a largo amount of freight for the railway that lumber cargoes have to eitahd aside. There is no doubt that if the steamboat company is "a benefit to the district," as waa stated by one of thc owners a short timo ago, it is very evident the Interests of the district stand a very poor show compared with the in- tefests* of the steamboat company. Down With High Prices For Electric Belts. ?1,55, $2.65j $3.70 j former prices $5, $7, $10, Qualty remains the same���16 different styles; dry battery arid acid belts ������mild or strong current. Less than half tbe price of any other company andmora home testimonials than all the rest together. Full list free. Mention this yaper. W. T. EABR & CO. Windsor, Oat. NAKUSP ITEMS; fFUoM OUR OW.\ 0OB11E8PONDENT, I Nakusp, Aug. 10th. The town lo orowded, .'-ome arc here through idle curiosity, but most have some speculative purpose lu view, Frofti nil sides ���'��� in;'.; the din nf hammer and saw. Many new buildings aie going np mnl lhc .lima nd for lumber is greatly ill esceii, ol the suiipl The large store for Jordan a- Co.. on the corner of Lake Ave,, and Bay Strict, is maritig completion. Two cottngi residences are being built on Hii can Ave, and the Colored people aro building a large lions.' mi Pine Streel. Lake ami Slooan Avenues seem to bo mostly favored ly huildi rn. Rouses are rapidly going np '��i belli sides .'ind thc blaokoncd Btninpn ire giving place to neat d-u'Jliiigs and handsome stoics all over the towiiBitc, A large hotel is shortly tn bc commenced on the corner E of 'Sh'Ciin Ave. and Broudwuy, This will place Nakusp in Ihe front rank for hotel aooommodation Messrs. Doherty k Vinas have started a cafe restaurant, and are already receiving a large share ol public patron- KgH. They apieiid nn excellent table and tbe attendance leaves nothing to be dc�� sired. Among the new Bton s to open up is lhat ,.f Mr. John OumtfilnRS, an old Revelstolaiau. J Lis otncll bun jtlst or* rived, and is flonsidefod Brit ohms, Wc nil ���������)V,i ''I'uck' tlio best of BtlocosH ill bla otSibarkation, single-handed, upon lbe commercial aea, and trust that, he will become one of tlm solid merohftnt "' i:'": of tlm fteulth City, T'.e Miiiie.p lailwo) i'< now graded I'J r.cvora.1 mlltiD, bill tit ?'it wc have nd BIG BEND. Gold Quartz and Pinter Claims Receutly Located. Every day brings good reports from tbe gold country up river. Gils Lund arrived down on Tuesday with very fine samples from his quartz ledge on Mo- Cnllop.li Creek. The rock is thickly encrusted witb free-milling gold in such quantity that if the rest of the ledge ��t all equals the sample it will be worth about 8700 per ton���nearly 40 ounces; Tho sumple is now on view at thc otliee of Mr. A. H, Holdich. assayer. The vein is from 18 fo 20 inches m width nnd has been traced for over a mile, the precious metnl being discernible all the way, Mr. Lund has some fine ore on the dump and will send down a tou by pack train this fall for shipment to San Francisco. Our correspondent, who has spent six weeks in Big Bend, camo down last Saturday. lie first visited the McKeuzie hydraulic wows, Thoy bad jnst got started lor the season's work, rather late on account of tho heavy snowfall, but will be Inking out the bullion in a week nr two. They bad already obtained a quantity of small gold in clearing away tlie ground for their sluices, one nugget beiug worth JJ5, High water had prevented their making much headwoy, The next camp in situated at the bead of McCullogh Creek, whero the genial (Jus Lutid baa his residence, Here BOtne half dozeu tents nre pitched, and their eleven occupants aro earnestly eu- gaged in the business of scurching for the precious metal. A number of good cluiiiiB have been slaked bum, the most successful prospectors so far being W, Liosi e, who has n I foot ledge carrying large lumps of free-milling gold ; Sam Douclnimp bus some very lino ore in siilpbiuetn; Jas McOreary a 13-inob ledge very r'ch iu free geld. This claim was located IiibI year, and is now in an ad'.aiiced slate of development. Mr, MeCrcaiy bus also a 8-inch ledge which is rioh in fir ��� gold and growB better and linger as it goes down, This ledge i>! nhio considerably developed. Oils liiind hie; Iwn claims, one 18 ami thc other a 10 inch ledge, both showing a lot of freo gold. C, B, Hume oomeH next with a good Winch ledgo of sulpliuiets with visible gold. 0. Lindmark has a very good claim wbieh. when some work has bei n don'e on it, will rauli n i ono of lhc be;'; gold ��� ������. oi iii lh( country, I Andy Hunker's claim will have to be j tiponea np b'jf'jrc luything clu bo wid cb uf the quality, but it is not unlikely Hint it aill develop into a paying ledge as soo,] ns ji is nn. overed. ,T M. Douglas bus a ledge located ifl good qimrtz, carrying BulphnretB. W. C. Di nglns has a similar one, and both claim- buve a very ToniHi.g appearance. The Mc In tyre Bt03., Jami aDd Jehu, have four locution-, on tli top uf the mountain. Tbey were staked in the snow, and do not show any Well defined lend. A now placer claim has been -lo ated Just abopve the Last Chntice claim, nnd present indication** go far to shin that ibn groumf is licfi right do*u to bedrock. All tbe above, ure on McCullogh Creek, which empties into Gold River, a tribu- tai'y of the Columbia A few miles further up Gold liner is French Creek,' anil lu ic is situated the Consolation. Gobi .Mine, which hus been successfully, worked for several years and m,.i,\ g'liofl., sized, nuggets takeri out. A half-inierest" has just been bought by Messrs Mc- Cie.uy and Williams, of Event, Wash.' and work will be vigorously pushed tbie season. They commenced putting down a slope ou the 7th. the tunnel being too' long to truck tbe dirt out. Tbey expect to tup some rich ground inside of a' month, and the slopo will be utilized. jU Smith Creek, ou Iho opposite, or western; side of the Columbia, the Sol Holden Mine is turning out over $o per day per man. Last week they bud to' shut down for several days on account of a (ailing tree carrying away part of tbeir flume. The veteran prospectors, Johu Boyd' and Tom Bain, have been operating in' Big Rend for some weeks past. They camo down a short lime ago, and it leaked ont that they had sl'.uck something rich in the vicinity of Downie' Creek, and when Boyd weut back again lie was accompanied by J M. Kellie,' M.P.P., wbo is said to be the banker for tbe outfit. Bain was cailud away to Vancouver by the severe illness of oie ol his children. It is believed that tbey hnvu got a good thing ou DowOio Creek,' as John Boyd is known as one of the' best and most reliable prospectors in the' provinoe, On iheir return to Revelstoke' news of a valuablo discovery of goldT may be expected. Other claims are those of F. Sullivan1 and O. McLoo'l, three locations ou Mc- Cnllogb Creek; Jas, Scott on Freuch Grfiek ; and Gus Lund a placer claim. C. Lambkin and E. Pardee are doing well witb their placer on Smith Creok. A. Hunker and partnei havo started for Canoe River. They will have a hard time with the high water. Boyd and Bain shot two cariboo while' at Gold River, which proved a welcome addition to the larder of the whole' oamp, fresh meat being a luxury. W.' E Losee shot a fine b'laok bear, which1 furnished some excellent steaks. Oc his way to Revelstoke last week he shot a large bear op tbe trail, skinned it, ami spread the skin on the Iiushe3 to dry.' leaving the carcase for the wolves nr the' passing prospector, if the meat was not* too " high." A. McCleary has returned from an un-J availing attempt to get into Rig BcdcI via Douald and Kinbasket Lake, but or^ account of tbe high water at Gold River (not the Gold River mentioned above) be could not pans that point, and had to roltirii to Kev, lstoke and go in the usuar way. He says, however, the river conlJ' easly be made navigable from Donaldf o Kinbasket Lake, and he thinks the. time will come when the importance of Big Bend goldfichls will make the Dominion aud'Provinoial Uoverumeuts and mining capitalists ro eager to get there' tbat the river, ns the cheapest highway,' will be made uagivable right around Rig Bond from Donald to Revelstoke. [continued .next week.J Dr. L. G. CHAMBERLAIN; Eye Specialist, Representing tbe Philadelphia Optica? Co.. ocated l'bilad at Winnipeg aud ���Iphia, l'a., will be at Revkutoke Saturday, August1 10th; Vernom Thursday, Aug. 17th;' Banff, Monday ami Tuesday, Aug. 21st and 22nd. Ife is the only Eye Specialist iu the West, giving attention to the scientific fitting or glasses by a new method, that reston i Bight and cures headache aud' dizziness in all cases, Call and get circulars for particulars at Dr. McLean's1 drug store. A, H, holdich, Oi Bwansea and Wigan, Analytical CUeiuinl x Assayer/ REVBIiSTCKB, B.C. W. A. JOWSTT, MINING AND KKAL ESTATE BHOKKR ' N��LSU\I, B.C. Lardeau and Slocau Prospects1 Wanted, R, H, RAMSEY, Hov.se Painter, Paper" hanger and Graiufr- Ptr-Ki^AtiF '���** iNU 1 WlOLLl, UU1 1UU VVLLL, CHAPTER XIII. '. ;i i.',' loved." -ti * -aiil. ' Man is w ia'*���U id U dread." Thi uhilil can just, run alone now, and lisp hii mother'a name in that sweet baby language which is earth's most exquisite music to a anther's ears. If'.- is a lovely little fellow, wuh big, .slurry eyes, and soft gold hair, and winning coaxing ways,whioh did as they would with nil womeukind,who hud uiytliing to do with him. Lauraine kneels therefor a moment under the great oak trees, and holds him clasped to her heart. ������ We will take him home, nurse," she st,y��. looking up at tlie stately personage who is his guardian, and who adores him with all her soul. "YiiU'iu't carry him, my lady, audit is too far for him to walk," she says, "Oh, yes. Lady Etwynde and I will carry him between as," answers Lauraine. "Darling, how strong and big ho gets! There, utke mother's hand, Isn't he de- lighted, Lady Ktwynde, to como with us?" " He seems so," smiles her friend, "Farewell to philosophy now, Lauraine. King liahy pats everything els.; into the background." " It is wonderful, is it not ?" says Lauraine, with something of the old bright smile. " I wonder how I could ever have lived without him. He seems to hold all mv heart m these two wee Iiand3 of his." "I have wondered," says Lady Etwyude .Iroimily, "it seems an odd thing to say, perhaps, hut I have often wondered at women who arc mothers 'going wrong,' as people express it. I could understand a wife, bad as it is; but to forsake your children, your own flesh and blood, for the sake of a man's love���well, it must he a sort of delirious frenzy, 1 suppose, And do you know it is not always flighty women���careless women���who aston'sh us by a faux pat. It is sometimes the quietest and most unlike- ��������" "\ es," answered Lauraine, very quietly; "these esses are so totally different to the lookers-on, They only see the result, not whai leads up to it." " It i.s diflioalt to know what to tliink," says Lady Ktwynde. " I have known people marry for love, for money, for rank, for e uiveiiienco, for obedence's sake, for duty's sake, and yet I don't know ot one siucle really happy marriage. The lovers have got sick of each other in a yoir, the moneyed pair are miserable, the others indifferent, unfaithful, erratic, as the case may be. Is it any wonder, Lauraine, that 1 give the business a wide berth 1" " Vou are fortunate to he able to please yourself, says Lauraine, bitterly ; " it is not every woman who can do that." " No, I suppose not," says her friend, thoughtfully, " And then it's a case of ' what can't be eared must be endured.' Is baby too heavy lor you ? Let me carry him now I" " I wonder what nukes him shiver so? says Lauraine, anxiously. " I don't think nurse outfllt to have brought him out such a cold afternoon." "And we haven't a shawl or wrap ot any description," says Lady Etwynde. "Yes, he does look cold. There, I'll turn his face away from the wind. We shall soon he home. Why, how troubled you look, my dear. When you have a nursery full of little plagues, you won't fidget about one so much." But, despite her cheery words, sbe hurries on as fast as her feet can carry her. The littic fellow shivers constantly during that passage through the avenue, and glad indec I is she when the ruddy blaze of lights and lire gleams from the great dark old Mansion, "H? will soon be warm now," she says, iheerfuily, when thty reach the house. Lauraine and herself take oil'his hat and coat, and sit down with him before the groat blazing tire in the hall, and chafe his litlle cold hands and feet until he crows and laughs, and seems to have quite recovered himself again. Tbe two womeu sit there and have tea brought to them, and administer some to baby, who appreciates it immensely. Thoy play games with him, and sing nursery rhymes, and, in fact, have an hour ot the simplest, and perhaps also the purest enjoyment that women can have. Then nurse comes, ami he is carried off to be I. ,; is : rosy, boisterous, his pretty...;. ter ing down the wide oak staircase, his eyes beaming star-like down on his mother's face so long as ever she remains ; i sight, When he is fairly gone the two friends ensconce themselves comfortab y el re the great fireplace. A footman enters with the post-bag, and hands it to his mistress. Lauraine unlocks it, and takes out its contents. She hai ��� two rr three letters to Lady Gtw glances carelessly at her own. One sees, is from her h isl ui I, the sudden wave of colour irii On tc i well ihe knows I ��� characters, " Why does he wr te to she t..inks passionately. " i in try in i let nie forgel Lady I'. vynde is ed er ov r irrespon len n. Lauraii e he y tea pen the en dope i i. i ike loBCly -overed. The ���"������ my pi ; iiiiiile, or fonnd mo " Pi rhaps I o ighl nol to w e Yoa gave me no p irmission to lo ;. i I ���" Lown ; but, all tho ia ne, I feel I must. Il is only i week nnce you went away. How long au eh mbe! [can't make up my mind whore to go, I have heaps of invitations, I ut ' n I ire to 11- c.pt any of thom, Mrs, Woollffe ind hor ulei ������ nro it ?oai iorou ;h, hej ; i lo Trou- vill ��� ifterwarda. I may join them, Desp to eccentricities, tbey suit me hettei I an Knglish people. How is the'Ladye?' Is she pursuing culture amidst I ��� . gran leur of Northumbrians i< , arid do the bore or entertain you ? Perha| use to ask questions, for you have ie er promised to write, Would you do so, I wonder, li I told you what, a prut, g��cat pleasure it would bo to iue : and I think you know some' thing nl the emptiness of my 'oi". Do not fancy I am complaining, or tl it I wish to excite your pity. I only leave :'������ to yourself and your own kind-heartedness, I won't even plead the old 'boy and girl' claim now. With you, Lauraine, I hive always felt more as ii spoaking to my ell in a way���you have so muoh comprehension, so mi 'li sympathy, You know thcni are [ewpenph to whom We ever open up our rai solves, and most of us go through life roally strangers to thoso who think they know us best. But with you and me this will never be. We have stood heart to heart in our childish days, and known to the full cach other's faults, weaknesses, capabilities. How often you used to lecture me on my selfishness, my headstrong will, my impulsiveness. Ah me I how often that i sweet little child-face of yours looks back ! at me from the mists of the past. I have j only to close my eyes and I see you, oh, so 1 plainly, in your simple cotlon frock, and j with your great eyes upraised to mine. I un even feel the touch of your lit tie hand on | my arm; and yonr voice���will ever a woman's i voice on the face of (tod's OPrth thrill my I soul and calm my wild heart as yours has I done, and docs. Oh I the pity of it all j the j pity of it " My pen is running away with me, my thoughts arc no lonier under my control. As I sit alone here, I hear a band in the street below playing x sad waltz air, an air that we danced to ouoe, this season that is over. How it brings you hack to me. I can see the colour of the dress you wore, I feel the seems ef the flowers in your breast; you are floating by my side and your heartbeats close to mine. All I ihe masic ceases: you arc gone ? I am looking out on the evening sky ; purple and gold and amethyst, the clouds bordered with a fringe of fire as the sun just sinks away, Perhaps y.ou are looking ou tho same sky ; perhaps your thoughts���. But no, I will not dare to say that. It is so hard, Lorry, oh, so hard to think that we arc not nowii3 we wcre. Do you think Ihavegrown sentimental? I, who was always so rough and wild and impetuous, and laughed to scorn the milk-and- water of poetry? No. I think you will know whal it is lhat is in me, and why I feel like this: as the thoughts flow into my mind, ir.y hand traces thom just as in those past happy days. lean put into words for you, and you alone, the strange feelings aud wild imaginings that no other human being ever suspects me of possessing. This is u long letter. Perhaps you will smile ai it. I should not wonder; but, in any case, don't visit its folly on the writer, who is now and always ���V'ours only, "Keith." In the reddened glow of the tire-blaze Lauraine reads these words. Her eyes grow dark and misty; u strange soft trouble takes possession of her heart, " Ho is quite right," she thinks, "We two stand to each other in quite a diflerent light to what we do toiinycneelse. It was so natural once to speak to each other like this; but, though I thought 1 knew Keith, I am afraid I did not. I never gave him credit for such depth of feeling. I thought after that day, he would forget me And, after all " A heavy sigh breaks from her lips, She folds tlie letter together, and puts it in her pocket. Her husband's lies on the table, unopened. "Sir Franois is a good correspondent," remarks Lady Ktwynde. "Is he enjoying his cruise ?" " Sir Francis I" murmurs Lauraine. vaguely. "I���I have not read his letter yet." " I beg your pardon I" exclaims Lady Ktwynde, hastily, and colouring with em harassment. It has not occurred to her that long, bold, manly scrawl could be from anyone but Sir Francis. Lauraine takes up the other letter now. No closely covered sheets here, Rather a different missive : "Df..ui Lait.aivk, "Weather beastly ; everyone out of sorts. Awfully slow, it it wasn't for Lady Jean, Hope you ami the boy are all right. Ask some paople for next month. The Salomans will come baok with me.���Yours, "Fiia'.i is Vavasour, "P.S.���Will write and say what date to CX'p.'Ct US." "Husbands don't trouble to write long letters," remarks Lauraine, folding up this curt epistle. "Sir Francis is going to bring the Ualoman's here next month. I wonder wh il on earth Liny -lean wili do with her- self.' ���'She will organise ai! aorta of entertainments, ind turn the place upside down," answers Lady itwynde. "Are you going to h ive , larg ��� party!" "I suppose ao. I am sorry for it. 1 hoped to h i a ng spell of rest and i'l.,'"." fill isk - .- mother, I suppose?' " M" mol La rail - ii irts and looks ���' i -. "I���I 'ion': know. I thought a utit yet." '��� 1 wo-, ie: what is :;. the ba : gr thinks twynde to lerselt, 'She ��� : ��� ��� ' get on :;.'.��� er Did she i Lauraine n irrj Sir Francji . ��� the girl had sufl treng ol mind to p :-. ..... -'.., om ��� . I0WS, ! ���: lore dinner igain ���"������- ol Vthi torn fonder what 1 ight to do ihe .��� rous to go on with . ��� o different to ju I - is tw i to w . il ;��� wo del ���', m oul idi r And tho . en iway now, j, i ii .,,.,, I '.'.!,' ui".'- : ��� ��� < I part ��� .' 'ei:' ��� .������ parte. An I the p ior (allow .... [ do, I know ' ��� there is .��� ��� irt, any dang the tw . ' ... I pari i and .���'...:��� n the third vol sure to '��� ���." .' ,'i". igl , . . here ild be a rd v . . , , , , Ah, 1-ir mo, whi ��� i . ������ \ ^^^^^^^ With a wee ug thai end thoughl ishe lo era iy, Far enough ; ihe from ��� easing whal will won put I hei VI, mm ile the Lady Etwyn i he! in I 0' ' -' ������" I, genuinely fond of 1 no . . thai has i ime inward tronbl ��� weighing on hor mind, and yet she -I������������' nature, oi en appear to notli ��� knows the girl is pnre-mimli tl mtrolli nil si havo boen other womon, ' h >, henoal li a fiudden tempting ,. Hi. ���, wild Incomprehensible pai ion have! n Iron thoir high estato. And thero ia that ni and aboul Lauraine that bo- trays th il ho lotild love i'"ry deeply, vi ry n id ly with that absorption ol hei ioi! into what she lovi th il is so clangorous i lev ���, ��� .. ii weaK, iue piii.'iii, tne prosaic, tne cold, SUOIl a nature as this is quite incomprehensible, To the iinteinpiedit is so easy to be strong ; to the cold, so e��3y to be virtuous. The conquest of self seems so possible when you have not to count the cost. To yourself ? ah no, not to yourself, but to one other who is all the world to you, and whose pain aud sorrow intensity your own till the agony grows too much for human strength to bear. Lady Ktwynde had no personal experience to guide her through this maze of conclusions ; hut sho had an immense amount of sympathy, and an infinite tenderness of nature. It pleased her to veil and deny this to the world lit large, but ll made her all the more beloved by the chosen fow whom she neither could nor would deceive, For Lauraine she had conceived a strong liking, not the mere pretty, gushing fancy that stands in lieu of friendship wiih so many women of the world ; but an earnest and appreciative affection that would serve aud stand by her all li3r life. She had a shrewd suspicion I lint all was not right with her; some care, some secret trouble, was preying on her mind, she felt assured. " Perhaps, in time, she will tell me," she thinks to herself. " I hope she may. I might help her. Brooding over these tilings wiih one's self always makes them worse. What a woman can't talk of is bad for her. It cats into her heart and life, and absorbs all that is best in both. There is a disdain, a weariness about Lauraine unnatural in one so young. Sho loves her child, that one can see ; hut apart and aside from him she seems to have no life, no interest. Apathy, indifference, despair; those are not things that should he about her yet; but I know they are. And why?" The dinner-bell sounds, and puts au end to her reflections, and she goes down the great oak staircase in her floating, artistic draperies, and despite her beauty and her picturesqueuess. actually has the had taste to murmur, " What a comfort there are no men here I" CHAPTER XIV. "AKMS KMl'TV OF HER CIIIU) SHE LIFTS," The storm that threatened at sunset fulfils its prediction as night draws ou. Lauraine, lying awake in her bed, hears the howling ofthe wind, the fierce rush and sweep of the rain, the far-oil' roar of angry waves that dash against the dreary iron- bound cliffs. Once, suddenly, amid lhe noise of the elements, she fancies she hears a strange sound from the adjoining room, the room that she has turned into a night nursery, that hercliild may be as near hcraspossible. She sits up and listens ; hut all is still. Again she lies down, but a restless, troubled feeling is on her. Sleep seems impossible. She rises and puts on a loose white dressing-robe, and, softly opening the door of communication, steps into the nursery. A night-light is burning dimly, the lire in the grate throws a fitful blaze around. She moves swiftly to the little laoo-curtain- edcot, and bends over the child. What, is it she hears that blanches her face with terror, that strikes cold and chill to hor heart? Her arms are round thc little figure ; a cry arouses the sleeping woman in her bed beside the little cot. She springs up and 3ees her mistress, and in an instant is Iiy her side. Too well she knows the meaning of that bourse, strange sound. The cold and cruel wind has done its work. In another moment the household is aroused. The Btill- ness of the night is all one tumult, of voices and feet. Lady Etwynde, startled by the noise, goes straight to Lauraine's room, and finds it untenanted ; but there in the nursery, with a face white with despair, a vague, pitiful terror in the eyes that turn from the little figure in her arms to the pitying faces around, sits the poor young mother. The struggles for breath, the hoarse, horrible cry that once heard is never forgotten, tell Lady Ktwynde their own tale. Someone has taken a horse and gone for a doctor. The usual remedies of hot hath and steam have heen applied, They can only wait, wait in that agony of suspense which is the cruellest suffering of life. Weeping, frightened, the little crowd fill the room. The mother alone is dry-eyed and calm. Her voice from time to time wakes ihe silence with all the fond and tender word? the baby ears have gtown familiar with. Sometimes a quiver of agony passes over her faco as she sees the terrible suffering, as the lovely star-like eyes gaze up at her ina wondering, imploring way, seeming to beseech help and ease from one who loves him so. Tne night, wears on. The leaden-footed hours drag thoir way wearily towards thc liawn. Slowly thc wind dies away in sob- ��� ing sighs ; slowly the silver streak of coming day paints all the black and lower- . mds that roll stormily aside. And thon at last the doctorcomes, and the little figure is taken from its mother's arms. Another hour goes onto join the rank of thoso so weighted witli agony snd (ear, And with it coos on suspense ; with it flickers the littlo lifo in those cruel spasms of pain : :!' kera more and more faintly, .'. ��� "1 '���' hope lhat only fades into ��� I -a reak lhe brightness of the ni i i iy burst i ipon i waking world that il with life, lint the brightness >olden sun i upon s baby lace, . i; 'ill and painless no* aether's n ist, ana something .' .i not " , .ess ol the morning i hi earl stilling its throbs, .,' : ', Ol ' 'I. Hei ��� '. long ii ��� touch with pitying words, ner fri it, 1 itrivea to draw hor from ihal room. In cain, "��� .1 ��� |(l f'i ,"ii whero tlio III, 10 ca ii now ; her ���hi the lovely littlo I ice; y '��� io wil I, i pasui mate, ho on- i u I their gaze. i i only i he li 11 nol lefl mo," I '..������, ,/, 'H ; it ind aside 10 ' v.' ' ' " 'I". : Lady Etwyn Ic hade thom ill go out, ���. I. '. Lviralm ido, The ��� :. ; hei ' . . hei jonlli hoarl wat ; at tl ��� s ghl ������'I .i i mu'". blank su for- ��� " li ar, do iry and realize It, she wills- :. tend irly " It ishard, terribly hard, I I >i ���. But (or lum, doubtloss, ll la best," Lauraini roie to her loot, and ,, i i.1 inkly around. The hath, the i.lu,1 .'is, the paraphernalia of thai brief llln ': the sunlighl streaming In through if, window j tho little figure ro still, so ��� ���. n ��� '. s ill, iill struck ni her withn dull, li u Ii ;.i ii, iiii ol something missing , Then a low moan broke Irom her lips. "Oh, God ! lot me die too?" That awful day of pain and grief rolls on. To Lady Etwynde it seems the most terrible she has ever known. Lauraine has passed from one fit of unconsciousness into another. They watch and tend her in ever-increasing fear. La/ly Etwynde has telegraphed to London for a physician, and also to .M rs. Douglas and Sir Francis, though she fears the latter will not receive her message without considerable delay, owing to the uncertainly of his movements. In the darkened house they all move with bushed steps; and in one room, where noise and merriment had been so rife but yesterday, thore is something lying white and still, with llowers piled high upon its snowy covering. Something from whose angelic beauty all trace of earth has passed, something in whose presence all grief is stilled, and tears forget to How. Again and again doos Lady Etwynde steal into that room and gaze on tbe exquisite face on which deatli has left no shadow of dread, no trace of pain. It seems as if only tlle mystery of sleep had sealed the marble lids, and left that strange, soft tance-like calm upon the onco restless body. I be little sinless soul must be happy now, she lliinks; but, oh I the agony that is left, the awful sense of loss, loneliness, despair, through which that robbed and paralysed motherhood must wade . . . the deep waters ere comfort is reached . . , when every sight and sound will bring hack the memory of loss, when every child's voice vill strike sharp as a knife to the aching heart that holds the echo of but one. Alus, alas I for the desolation of this sad young life, that, clinging but to one joy amidst ail the Btorms and sorrows and weariness around, sees it snatched suddenly from its hold, and looks out on a future blank and desolate as a starless night, where all is shrouded from sight and touch, and every landmark obliterated. Another day comes to replace the wretchedness of this. Lauraine rises white and calm from her bed, and still dry-eyed and tearless, takes up life with its new burden of sorrow. Arrangements, orders, all devolve upon her. No word has come from Sir Francis, hut a telegram announces that her mother will he there that niglit, Lady Etwynde watches her in the deepest distress. This cold, strange, tearless grief is worse than the most frantic sorrow. It seems io chill ail sympathies, to harden her as it wero, from all offers of consolation When Mrs. Douglas arrives it is just the same. Hor reception ot her mother is almost cold, and, pleading fiiligue as an excuse, she retires to her own rooms leaving Lady Ewtynde to do the entertaining. i\Irs. Douglas, who dislikes Lady Etwynde, grumbles openly at her daughter's strange behavior. " So odd, so coid, so unfeeling, as if I could nol sympathise with her loss���I, who have lost two children of my own, And to shut herself apart from everyone like that, it is positively unnatural. " It has been nn awful shock to lur,"says Lady Ktwynde gravely. " Of course, of course ; but ther. such a baby ; and she is young, she will have plenty more. But I never knew any one so changed as Lauraine since she married. She is not. a bit like tho same uirl. " Marraige does change people, you know," answers Lady Etwynde, looking calmly back at Airs. Douglas's petulant face. " Aud 1 never thought Lauariuc was happy." " Happy I" echoes Mrs. Douglas, scornfully. " What in heaven's name does she want? She has everything that could satisfy a woman, I iimsuro, and it was quite a���a love-match." " Indeed I" says Lady Etwynde, arching her delicate eyebrows. "On whose side?" Mrs. Douglas passes by this question loftily. " She is of a cold nature, and utterly different to nie. I am sure if she hid had to hear all the troubles and worries 1 have put up with during my life she might talk of unhappincss. Lauraine's unhappi- ness must be something like a crumpled rose-loaf, I imagine." Lady Etwynde only looks quietly at her for a moment. " I don't think you quite understand her," she says " There may he natures that cannot find happiness in position, society, and���diamonds. Of course it is very odd that they should not do so, some sense ot faculty must be wauling; but all the same they do exist now and then " " I hope she is not going to begin one of her lectures on culture," thinks Mrs. Douglas in inward perturbation. Aloud she says; " It is very awkward, Sir Francis not bjing here. And yatohing about, like lie is doing, perhaps he won't get the news for ever so long. Who has made all the luiangemcnts?" " Lauraine," answered Lady Etwyude. " But how odd, how cold. Why does she not have someone���tho clergyman or the doctor!" " i don't think it is out of a mother's province to act as Lauraine is doing," answered Lady Etwynde, composedly. " My only regret is that she is so calm, so self-contpollod, If she could only cry I" " Ah I" murmurs Mrs. Douglas, plaintive- lv. " I told you she was so cold and hard. Kven as a child she seldom cried." "Tears are no sign of deep feeling," says Lady Etwynde, sternly; "far otherwise. Some of the shallowest and most selfish people I have known, can cry for the least thing. Lauraine's grief Is vory terrible to me, because she will oot give It natural out- lot, 1 know what the child was to her." .Mrs. Douglas looks at the fire, and is silent, 3llO feels irritated, annoyed with Lauraine. Annoyed because she lets peoplusec her iinhappinoss iu the life chosen for hor; annoyed because of her coldness and indifference towards herself. They have never had muoh In common ; but since her marriage, siu'e iho suppression uf that letter Irom Koith Athelstone, Lauraine has never bcen llie same to her mother., " So ridiculous not !n make the best of her position," she thinks, Impatiently, " What on earth is the use ol pretending lo ho a martyr ? Perhaps now that she has lost the child she will think more of the father, The father I Hn is lit lhat moment stretched on a pile nl oUJhions on the deck of his yacht, thc blue, rippling waters turned to silver in the inooiiiays, and his eyes gazing up at the liquid, brimming orbs ol the Lady Jean. H fired���with you?" he murmurs, "That could never bc I" And bis wife stands broken hearted hy the side nf their littlo dead child I (TO BE CONTINTEU). gpullamclicen Biielielars i.o.iilns loEnu land fur Ueliiiiieets. The bachelors of Canada's western lands ory out for helpmeets from among the girls of England. Here is the pilant of one of them settled in the Spallunicheen Valley, British Columbia, 'llm settlers here .are (he says) almost without exception, Englishmen, many of them coming from families of good social standing in the "Old Country." Mo3t of them have got through the rough parts of their labors, the " collar-work," and arc j ist about to realize the fruits of their industry. They wish to build good houses and get betier furniture and to get married. They are unable, however, to leave their farms to go to England to got wives, and there arc no women here; and so they have no prospect before thcni of attaining the refinements and the comforts of the homes for which tbey have been so Ions working. In England, or. the other, hand, there are many more women than men, employment is difficult to obtain, and parents areata loss to know what to do with their daughters, "Now," adds tbis practical minded British Columbian, "it would he an unspeakable blessing to the girls and greatly to the advantage of the settlers here if somo means could be found of bringing the two together, so that the girls become lhe happy, con- tented wives of well to do farmers, who own the land they till and have a stake in the country, and mothers of healthy children, who will have a fair chance in the strugule for existence." He then suggests to the Self Help Emigration Society the following lines of action ; "There are no servants in this country, all persons being socially equal. There are, however, scores of respectable families in which 'companions and ' helpers' would be eagerly welcomed and paid very high wages. If you like I will send you the names of clergymen and ministers in this immediate vicinity who will he willing lo communicate to you tho addresses of a number of persons wanting helpers, and who will guarantee the respectability of such persons. The society might, then arrange for the first party of, say, twelve young women to be sent out; and, if satisfactorily settled, more might follow. The scheme might be varied or altered in some particulars to make it workable, For ins lance,settlers who obtained wives through the society would be willing���if need be���to pay the society the money expended in sending them ont. Thj whole question is one nf distribution, such parties at die present time coing through to Vancouver and Victoria���where there are too many women ��� and never reaching the interior ol tho country, where there are none. I should he glad to hear from you that the scheme is feasible, as its operation would give a great impetus to trade in this valley." Extraordinary Occurrence- The African Co.'s steamer Oil Rivera, Capt. F. W. Clarke, with mails and passengers from the West and South-West shores of Africa, arrived in the Mersey on Monday, The Oil Rivers brings dates from Lagos to tho 1st ult., at whicli time the details of a most extraordinary occurrence at thc French colony of Gaboon had reached Lagos. According to these n French trader at Gaboon had some transaction with four natives inland of the placo. The natives had got iuto the trader's debt and ho went up thc river to tbe place whore tho nativos were settled and demanded payment, An altercation ensued, during which it is alleged the Frenchman drew his revolver and shot one of them dead. The other three then disarmed the man and thrashed him, The trader returned and complained to the authorities of the outrage. A force of police was sent up the river, and the three natives being arrested were brought to Gaboon for trial. At the trial the Frenchman complained nf tho flogging he had received, but admitted having shot, one of the four men. The court decided against the natives, and the three poor fellows were sentenced to be shot. The execution took place on the following day, and was witnessed, it is said, by some passengers from one of the English mail steamers, who had heard ol thc extraordinary affair, and landed especially to see if tho sentence would bo carried out. The despatch states that the three men were carried from their prison and tied to trees, when a posse of 12 soldiers were told to carry out the order The affair is so singular that it can scarcely be credited, but the report received from Liverpool says thatthe account given to t.he Lagos authorities was by an eye-witness of the occurrence. The Months and the Flowers- A charming occupation for the minds and eyes of all who love llowers is suggested by a recent investigation made in Canada concerning the relation of floral colors to the time of flowering. Mr, A. T. Drum- niond announces as the result of his observations on this subject that April, May and dune, and to some extent July, are remarkable ior the prevalence of white flowers. Iu July the yellow llowers begin to prevail and their reign seems to culminate in August, which is the month par excellence of golden hues. In September and October the ascendancy passes to blue and purple blossoms. One cannot help noticing that this march of color among the flowers, carrying them from white in the spring to blue in the autumn, recalls the supposed progression cf age among the stars as indicated by their colors. It has generally been thought, although the fact has not yet been finally demonstrated, that the white 3tars are the youngest, that the yellow stars represent the mid-season ol solar life, and that the deeply colored stars, red, purple and blue, are those which arc fast passing into decadence. If this is true, then in the heavens also we may say white is the color of springtime and purple the badge of the season of decay. But Mr. Drummond's observations on tho llowers pertain only to those which flourish in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. There is need o( additional investigation of tbis interesting subject, and every ono who has sullicient love for the beautiful objects nf nature should observe and report thc results. Enough diamonds to load two largo coal trains and having a total weight of 60,000,- ()I)H carats and valuation of $350,000,000 have been taken out of the Cape diamond fields Bince their discovery iu ISO". The healthiest spot in lhe world teems to be a little, hamlet in Francefanned Aumone. There are only forty inhabitants, twenty- three of whom are SO yean ��� f age, and ouo is over llio. Something; ofthe Career of Princa George- nu Early Entrance into the Navy-A|rt- ness ns c lenriicr nnil n Plnit-cl����s Si-:uii:in--liis forcer ils f oiiiiiriiulrr of ii Torpedo Kant-Appointment lo the ('iinhnnt Thrush-An Efficient .ami Popular Officer. Tho New York Tribune has the following sketch of Prince George of Wales : Hitherto Dukes of York have been proverbially cither unpopular or unfortunate. There is no succession of English princes figui ing less creditably in history. A brilliant exception to the rule, however, bids fair to be found in thir Prince, who was born at Marlborough house in 1865, From his early childhood he has presented a striking contrast to his elder brother, the late Duke of Clarence. The latter was pale, pensive, retiring, but with a singular grace of manner and deportment that never afterward forsook him : the other was ruddy of countenance, full of brightness and brusque vivacity. Thc features of the elder were finely cut, in close resemblance to those of his lather at the same early age, Prince George, on the other hand, hears a striking likeness to the Princess of Wales' sister, Ihe Prireess Dagmar, the present Empress of Russia, not only in the general form and cast of countenance, hut also in detail of feature and expression. Throughout tbeir boyhood the two were constant companions. An extraordinary intimacy and sympathy existed between thom, and each exerted a marked influence over the other. Together they entered the navy as cadets, on June 5, 1877. Prince (ieorge had only reached the required ace two days before, and was perhaps the youngest cadet ever admitted to service. For two yeara they vere on the training- ship Dartmouth, the younger winning a reputation for athletic prowess unusual for his age. Then, on Jnly 15, 1870, they set out on tlieir famous three years' voyage in the Bacchante. They visited the West Indies, South America, the Cape, Australia, Fiji, Japan, China, Singapore and Ceylon. The Bacchante was then ordered through the Suez canal into tbe Mediterranean, and a considerable period of tune was spent by the Princes in Egypt, the Holy Land and Greece during the spring of 1882. After returning to England Prince George went with his brother to Switzerland. They resided at Lausanne for six months. Then, on May I, 1883, Prince George wasappoint- ed midshipman to tl.e Canada, which was then commissioned for service on the North American and West Indian stations. Besides visiting many other places in the Dominion and North America, he ascended the St, Lawrence in her as far as Montreal. During the ensuing winter the Canada crui.-el among the West Indian islands, and visited Demerara and British Guiana. Shortly after this Prince George became the senior midshipman in the service, and was waiting till his age allowed him to present himself for his examination as sub-lieutenant. This hc did on the earliest day possible, namely, his 19th birthday, June 3, 18S4, when he obtained a first class in seamanship. On returning home he at once joined, as all sub-lieutenants have to do, the Naval College at Greenwich for further instruction, and subsequently went on the ship Excellent at Portsmouth. Here he went through the course exactly like anybody else. Every sub-lieutenant has to pass five examinations, one each in seamanship, in navigation, in torpedo, in pun- ncry and in pilotage. In four of these Prince George achieved the unusual distinction of obtaining a first class and thus won his promotion to lieutenant's rank on October 8, 18S5. A GALLANT Y0l*>"0 SEAMAN. Early in the following year he was assigned to service on the Thunderer, in the Mediterranean, and then to the Dread- naught, ou which latter ship he became lieutenant on August 25, 1880. There he served until April '20, 1888, when he was transferred to the flagship Alexandra, on which his uncle, the Duke o: Edinburgh, was Admiral. Thus he completed three sucess- ful years of service in the .Mediterranean and then returned to England for another course of training in gunnery at Portsmouth. His next appointment at sea was on February 1, 1889, on the Northumberland, flagship of the channel squadron. He took part in the naval manieuvres of that year, as commander of a torpedo boat. In the coarse of the manoeuvres another torpedo boat disabled her screw off the coast of Ireland, and was iu danger of drifting on to a lee shore. The sea was running high, and there was a still breeze blowing. Prince George was sent to her assistance. The task was a most difficult one, owing to the delicate construction of suoh boats. He sho ��� ed, however, such skill, judgment nnd nerve in approaching, securing with wire hawser after several hours' elfort and ultimately towing the disabled craft into safety, as won him high praise. The Admiralty ordered tho Prince on May 0, 18110, to the command of the large gunboat Thrush, on the North American and West Indian stations, In that capacity he successfully accomplished the difficult task ol towing a torpedo boat across the Atlantic. Hc also visited Canada and tho Unitod States, and acted as the Qheen's representative in opening the industrial ex- nibtinn at Kingston, Jamaica, Returning lo England, he was promoted to the rank of commander on August 27, 1891, In tho autumn of that year he went to visit his brother, the Duko of Clarence, at Dublin. Then he contracted typhoid fever, and nearly lost his life. But his robust constitution held out, and he recovered his health just in time to stand by tho deathbed of liis brother, who had fallen a victim to pneumonia. CIIAIUCTEI1 OF A l'UTURE KINO, " From his earliest days at sea," says a recent writer in Tiio English Illustrated Magazine, " Prince George has ever been a thoroughly efficient and also a most popular ollicer, not only with his comrades in the gunroom or the wardroom, but also with all the men over whom ho has had command. As a midshipman he was always keen to do all in his power to render the boat's crew or the gun intrusted to his charge the smartest and best handled iii the ship; as a lieutenant he was always alive to all the individual characters of the men of his division. Those who showed themselves neat, steady, smart and eager to fulfil tlieir duties and got on, hu was ever ready to encourage by word and nyinputhy and helping hand. Be- cauie he kunwa liis work thoroughly well, uiorongn connuencem mm, well aware lhat when need be he never spares himself; and thus when he calls upon them to put lorth ail their powers, they always cheerfully respond iu a way that British bluejackets alone can do. More thau one of his captains has remarked tint they never felt more secure, or could turn in with less concern at night, than when Prince George was officer oi the watch. " In every single duty that has been hitherto intrasied to him he has acquitted himself with ability, and discharged it zealously and to ihe satisfaction oi all concerned, whetbersuperiors or subordinates. Beyond the regulation attendance at public functions, the opening of buildings, laying of foundation stones.aud uuaingsnort speeches at charity dinners, his pari for the next few years will be chiefly to stand by, to observe, to study attentively from every possible point of view, all questions relating to the Government and prosperity of these realms, and the social well-being of their peoples, in order that he may thereby fit himself to discharge hereafter the otlice of head of the British Commonwealth. As he will naturally be brought intodirect personal contact with all the leading men of each party in the State, he will have unique opportunities for so qualifying himself. His acquaintance villi all portions of the British Empire is already very wide. India is the only portion of thc Queen's territories that he has not yet seen. His experience of men and of human oharaoter, both ashore and afloat, has been already very varied, and ho has used it well. "The undoubted brain power that he possesses is inherited, perhaps, from the Prince Consort as well as from the Queen of Denmark. He is known to be a great reader, of active habits of mind and body, punctual in the discharge of the smallest appointments, warm and constant in his friendship, endowed with a large share of practical common sense, simple in his tastes, and like his late brother, singularly free from any trace of self-esteem or conceit, most considerate for the feelings of others, willing to learn from all, generous and open handed, yet careful and frugal on his own account, lcr his private allowance has up to now bcen moderate. His fellow countrymen may patiently await aud watch the further development of such a character with strong faith and with large hope." OBSERVATIONS IN BORNEO- Some Peculiarities or Iff In the Great East Indian Island. So little is known of the state of Sarawak that Charles Hose explains to the readers of thc Geographical Journal that it lies in the northwestern part of Borneo and covers some 100,000 square miles. The rajah is an Englishman and British influence along the coast is strong. [It is hard to believe that there are magnificent shops and warehouses in any town of Borneo, although il is the capital of a rajahship. There is, however, plenty of jungle on the island, as Mr. Hose learned in steaming up to the sources oi the Baram. Even then he did not escape the customs of civilization, The party had scarcely reached the heart of the island before it came upon a musicile. I'orty persons were listening to the notes of a flute. The musician blew not through his mouth, but through his nose, and, when the air escaped too rapidly, tore out the lining of a pocket and blocked the offentling nostril. The time-honored excuse of singers was made: "I have a cold," said the flutist. "When my nose is in good condition I sometimes move my hearers to tears." Another bane or blessing of civilized life which is found on all sides in Borneo is the cigarette. The very Punas, "a race of people which live in the jungle, more like animals than human beings," roll tobacco deftly. The Borncans appropriately cover the eoffius of their relatives with cigarettes, which, they say, the dead take away as passports to the lower regions. The young ladies wear odd necklaces ; iu fact, they have a habit of thrusting their heads through tluir ears, Mr. Hose says: The lobe of the ear is pierced when the child is about 8 months old and earrings weighing about two or three ounces apiece are hung in the ear. The weight gradually drags down the lobe to a great length, and, by adding weights yearly as the child grows, by the time she has come to maturity the ears will reach to her breasts." Once on waking after passing the night in the hut of a chief Mr. Hose noticed for the first time at the head of his bed a large box which was found to contain the remains of the chief's wifo. The traveller describes a toad which measures fourteen and one-half inches around the body and roars like a tiger, but he modestly makes no mention of the more interesting discovery, which was this: Mr. Hose's expedition proved that the fauna of the mountains of Borneo is Himalayan. SIAM TROUBLE England Will I'ruliilily K.iu hll.li a pr lectorate Over Thit fiwnlr.r-1 German Warship Unlf rr il In Bangkok. A Victoria, R. 0., despatch says:���A Singapore paper brought by tbe steamer Victoria says:���French encroachments will precipitate wnat the English and Siamese prophets have long forseea the establishment of a British protectorate over Siam. It remains to be seen bow France will receive applications for a British protectorate over Siam, We have an uneasy feeling that if England were to address a general remonstrance to France for her conduct in Siam, and ask for explanations, France would withdraw all objection to British occupation of Egypt if Eugland would allow France a free hand in the tar East, including the occupation of Siam. Berlin, July 12,���The Navy Department has sent a despatch to the German China station, ordering the warship Wolf to proceed at once to Bangkok to protect German subjects and interests in the Siamese capital in the event of an outbreak of hostilities between the French and the Siamese. Tho Saltan's Extravagance- The Sultan of Turkey is the most extravagant housekeeper in the world. As- cording to a recent estimate his domestic budget runs thus:���Repairs, uew furniture, mats, beds, ic, ��600,000 : toilet reqtiisitec, including rouge ami enamel for the ladies ofthe harem and jewellery, ��2,000,0001 extra extravagances, of ��2,(i00,000; clot',-1 and furniture for the Sultan personal ��� t'IPO.isX); douceurs and wages, ��800,000 i gold and silver plate, ��^00,0001 maintenance of Ave carriages and horses, ill -U.n.'ll -a luial ��I ��7,000,000, Practical Pointers, By keeping the land covered in the winter you may prevent the waste of much nitrogen. This is particularly true if much manure has been recently applied. Sow some grain crop for this purpose. Rye will answer, and will also he of some service as a fodder crop and to turn under lor the further enrichment oi the land. If you want a large crop of corn from the field which is in clover this year, manure weli alter the second cutting. This, in connection with the decayingc'over roots which will be turned under, will so store the soil with plant, food that it will take very untoward conditions indeed to prevent an exceedingly large crop next season. Ordinarily, hoed crops must alternate with grass, clover and cattle in order to make a permanent success of the farm. In such a way ouly can the requisite fertility be maintained. About the only exception to this is where so little land is cultivated, as in market gardening, that the entire amount can be manured heavily every year. Economy on the farm may be observed in many ways which are generally neglected. One of these is in the study of the shape of fields, so that they may be cultivated with thc least expenditure of time and labor. A field of regular shape, in the form of a parallelogram, is thc one which can be cultivated with the greatest economy. When wheat is to follow corn, potatoes or beans, the breaking plough may often be dispensed with, provided the soil is in good condition. A disk harrow will cut from four to six inches deep and make a fine loose soil, which may be then easily compacted by tho roller. This will reduce the cost of preparation very materially, and sometimes save many valuable days. Perhaps the clover did not make a g'od catch and you are thinking of ploughing it under and putting it in some other crop. If you really need the clover, better let it stand and see what you can do toward improving it. If you will manure immediately after the first cutting yoa will find that it will stool out very much and cover most of the waste places, unless the bare spots are very large. In that case better sprinkle on a liltle more seed where it is biro. The harrow is one of the most valuable of all farm implements, but many farmers never find its full worth. It is a common mistake when preparing the ground, not to harrow deep enough. The clods just below the surface often do more harm than those above, as they prevent the moisture from rising. A disk harrow is the best for cutting these unseen clods, throwing them out, sifting the finer earth between them so as to make a compact bottom. Such a solid bed is especially necessary for wheat, particularly in a dry season. Use the harrow thoroughly. In a very great measure the farmer stakes the result ofthe season's work upon the seed he plants and sows. He can not, in any circumstances, alford to use poor nor doubtful seed. Any elfort or expense is justified which is necessary to obtain the very best. It would he a good idea to keep this in mind when selecting the wheat seed this fall, and to remember that aur best cut tivators say that it will even pay to select the seed by hand, using only the largest and heaviest grains. Every season we have some inquiry as to the value of sawdust for fertilizing, We can only answer, as we have done before, that it has so little value for this that it will not pay for the hauling, but as an absorbent in the stables it can be used to the very greatest advantage, as it will take up and retain the liquids, which would other wise be wasted, better than almost any other material which is available. If you have an opportunity to put away a good supply for winter use in tliis way we advise you to do it, but do not waste time and money in applying it directly to the land as a fertilizer. Why not plant some timber trees, especially ii you have an acre or so of ground which is not very well adapted for oultiva' tion I As a permanent investment for old age, or as a nest egg for your children, nothing could well exceed in value the plantiug of a large patch of the best timber suited to your locality. By the time your children an? grown it will have acquired a very great commercial value; in fact, this is the very best kind of life insurance for a farmer, as he keeps thc premiums in his own hands, and is sure of the final return if he only attends to ids trees, An exarnina tion of the forestry exhibit at the Columbian Exposition will teach some good lessons upon this matter. Some wonderful results have been obtained in potato culture ia Franco, which are worth noticing as showing what intensive cultivation can accomplish. The grower, who is also a chemist, has been experimenting for a long time with potatoes with the remarkable result that hc has at last grown a crop ol forty-two tons an acre, The plan he follows is to carefully select the seed and to use only the host and soundest tubers. The ground is dug er plowed to a great depth and well manured Before planting the seed potatoes they are soaked tor about twenty-four hours in a mixture composed cf saltpeter and sulphate ammonia, six pounds of each Bait to twenty five gallons of water. After this soakiiq. the tubers are allowed to dry, and then they stand for twenty-four hours longer, in order that (he eyes muy have time io swell bofore putting them in the ground. Of course such methods as these are expensive, cspe cially tbe very deep cultivation of the wound, but with such a yield there can be little doubl that the extra labor is well repaid. It is to methods of this sort that wc must look for that vastly greater yield an acre, with all our crops, which is to bo a feature of the agriculture of the future. Horse Notes- But for the bicycle sulky not a record would have been broken in 18!).!. It is only a few years ago that a very large majority of horsemen wcre totally ignorant of the benefits of veterinary dentistry, hut now it is a recognized profession. In teams and work horses it is wise to so mate them with a view to activity in movement as well as strength. Active, ;ood movers, are frequently broken down iily by mating them with slow motioned i.-irses. When you see a man just entering the breeding ranks hunting around for JjO or $100 mares, you cau bet your bottom dob nobody will want the majority of his Btock. Now is the time for thc man who wants to breed trotters lo make a start by securing a well-bred mare, and mating her with a good stallion. Good, well-bred mares and fillies are now selling cheap, and service fe?s arc lowei than ever before. Begin with a few, and those have good. Suppose that every well-developed horse in the country under, say, a dozen years of age, could be trained to trot a mile in two minutes���what of it? Would the human race be any happier or nobler for it? It wouldn't he worth a thousanth part as much as if every healthy cow should add a quart of milk to her daily yield, or every hen lay one more egg a week than now. You who may have a "skeery" horse that trembles in the face of unreal, imaginary langer, teach him first to have faith in you, and then in time of trouble stand between him and the thing he fears. When ho sees you there, cool, kind and un-alarmed, a great proportion of his fear will vanish, and your control of him will be immeasurably easier. If you can't inspire your horse with confidence in you, you had better sell him. Take good care of the colt. The dam should not be worked until the colt is ten days old, then if you should work hor do not let the colt wear itself out following her, hut keep it in the stable. Until thc eolt is three weeks old the mare should be taken to the stable once between morning aud noon and between noon and night. Let the dam cool off before the colt sucks. Teach he colt to eat as soon as possible. Feed it a little bran and oats,beginning with a very small quantity aud gradually increasing it. A BRUTAL HIRED MAN- He Killed llis Employer, llis Wife, unit Four Children -Arrested In Manitoba. A despatch from Cando, N, D., says;��� This community was paralys d on Friday by the arrival of Miss Anna Kreider, whose father resided on a farm one and a halfmiles irom this place, but partially dressed and almost frantic, with the startling announcement thatherfather'sfamily had been butchered by the hired man. Citizens who hurried to tho homestead found an awful spectacle of wholesale butchery. The father lying in his bed, the mother in the kitchen, where she bad been preparing breakfast; three girls, aged respectively 1.1, 11, and 0 years, and one seven-year-old boy wore lying stiff'and ntark where they had fallen from thc wounds inflicted by a doublebarrelled shotgun in the hands of Albert Bamberger, a farm hand, Bombergcr was a distant relative ofthe family who had been in Ki eider's employ about nine months. The father was the first victim, then the mother and the children in tho order named. Miss Anna, by piteous supplications, induced the fiend to spare her life and those of her three remaining litt'e brothers. At the muzzle of his gun he compelled her to prepare his breakfast with the corpse of her mother lying at her feet. He ate leisurely, then criminally assaulted the girl, and tying her in tne barn to prevent her escape, he saddled her favourite pony and deliberately rode away northward. By the aid of one oi her brothers Miss Kreider succeeded iu freeing herself and making her way to town, leaving her little brothers alone with their dead parents. As soon as thj alarm was given a dozen or more of Ca- do's citizens started northward in pursuit. They struck the trail of Bomberger, who was evidently making for the boundary line, distant forty miles, He was heard of at several places. The whole northern part of the couutry is alive with men looking for him, and it is confidently expected that he will be captured and lynched. Bomberger seems to have been chafing under some imagined want of attention from Mrs. Kreider who was apparently not satisfied with his work, but from all that can be learned he had no stronger motive for the crimo than innate depravity. When he left he robbed the house of all tho money he could find, about $50, and some other valuables. A special from Deloraine, a town in Manitoba near the boundary line, says :���A Bomberger was arrested here to-night for the murder of D. S. Kreider, his wife, and their four children at Cando, Cando county, North Dakota, Hc criminally assaulted the eldest daughter, aged fourteen, who afterwards drove to Cando and gave the alarm, Posses set out and tracked the murderer across the lines. Sheriff McCune and posse came to Deloiaine shortly after tho arrival of the murderer on Kreider's pony. He was easily captured, and is willing to waive extradition proceedings, and wiil probably go back to-morrow. The feeling ia high in Cando, and lynching is feared. The Yankeo's Ideal of Labor- Tho Yankee's antipathy to work has never yet boen adequately appreciated. He ia in a state of perpetual insurrection against lho primal curse. Ho feels that he was born to sit ou the fence and whittle in the sunshine, and he i.s against every apparent necessity that would compel him to forego thc serene pleasures of a purely contemplative existence Ho recognizes, to be sure, lhat work has got lo be dono. No ono has a more vivid realization of lhat. But the consciousness nf lhc need of gulling things done does not impel him to take his coat otf and do them, so much us tn contrive somo way of accomplishing ends without work iug. The crudest, simplest way of doing that is to get rich enough to biro labor. Accordingly, the Yankee do s try to get rich, and docs not try in vain. It is nol that he loves money so much, and desires to possess it, as that hc loves labor so little, liut to get rich is only an indirect way of beating the tyrant, The Yankee would rather abolish work than elude it. If he can get it done without human intervention at all, ho likes that best; and if he cannot wholly eliminate human intervention, ho wants lo reduce it to its lowest possible limit. When ho gets matters fixed so that the work is done with very little intermeddling ho is willing to sit by and superviso tho process. Ho will pull a lever and turn a cock now and then without much complaint, if so bo that ho can ruminato and whittle, His name is a synonym for energy and perse- verimco. But to mako things wurk together for the automatii'accomplishment of labor, and to sit hy and soo that thoy work right���that is the Yankee idea of the mission of mail.���Scribner. Fiery Orators of Colorado Talk of an Aiuical to Arms. The Governor of the Slate Greeted with Thunders or Applause aa ile Speaks or Wilding Through mood. A Denver special says:���Antony's address to the Roman mob was not a eircum'knee to the intense excitement that raged for two hours the other day at the Siate Silver Convention. The leaders against tue "gold conspiracy of the East " rolled forth invectives, covert threats, and open rebellious and seditious sentences. When a calmer- minded man attempted to counsel caution aud cool deliberation he was promptly howled down amid threats of expulsion. When Gov. Waite, the white-haired Populist Executive, read a carefully worded address as nearly revolutionary as it would be possible to make it, ihe enthusiasm of the mob Convention knew no bounds. This was followed by a speech of like tenor by W.J. Kerr of Pueblo. The excitement reached its height wheu Jay Cook, Jr., of Denver, ascended the platform and sought to counsel moderation in the official expression of the mass Convention. The crowd would not have it.and for an hour the Chairman battled with the hooting, jeering hundreds to maintain the lloor for Cook until he had finished his speech. For a time a crowd clustered about the stage, threatening to throw the speaker from the room. At length he retired, and Gov. Waite'e speech waa endorsed by a mighty shout and with the accompaniment of three rousing cheers. E, Holden, the fiery, impetuous miner who has openly declared for a Western empire, threw the first lire brand into the meeting in the morning when he declared that some monometallists were iu the hall and he wanted them excluded. He was choked off, but the mischief had been done and the temper of the Convention was such as not to brook any difference of views. Chairman Thomas sa'd that this Convention recognizes no party or creed, but has met to face a crisis that has few parallels in the history of ihe nation���to face a conspiracy against the liberty and freedom o! the citizens. The nation has a dishonest dollar, and it is the gold dollar of Lombard and Wall streets. There is no outstanding obligation of the Government that cannot be lawfully paid in silver, and the officials refusing t i do so violate their obligations. While tne Cominitteo on Resolutions were out the incendiary speechmaking began. E. Holden hinted darkly that he was through with talk. He uow proposes to act, and he shook his fist in a manner to evoke shouti of applause. "If this crisis continues," he said, "all institutions west of the Mississippi River will fall, and when men become hungry they became insensible to reason. Then I am ready to act." Gov. Waite opened his speech with the words : "The demonetization act o;" 1873 was secret and fraudulent. The conduct of the masses will be open and violent." Aftei talking in tint strain for some time, ho used these words: "If it is true that the United States ii unable to carry out its economic and mental policy under our own Constitution and laws without the direction or consent of foreign powers.if we are only a province of European monarchies, then we need another revolution, another appef 1 to arms and to the God of hosts; and wiien we have won that battle, as we will if war is for.ed upon us, we will send to Halifax a far greater army of British Tories, according to our population, than our fathers sent there after the Revolutionary war. " Who is Grover Cleveland ? and who is Benjamin Harrison! and who are their supporters in Wall street or in Denver, that in this nineteenth century they dare to assume to drive into poverty and exile a half million of American freemtu? No banker, no broker, no usurer, and, least of all, uo peddling politician has it in his power to compromise this tremendous issue. " The war has begun. It is the same war which must always be raised against oppression to preserve the liberties of the man. Our weapons are argument and the ballot, a free ballot and a fair count, and if | the money power shall attempt lo sustain I ils insurpation by the ' strong hand,' we I will meet that issue when it is forced upon ' us, For it is better that blood should flow to the horses' bridles rather than our na- tioual liberties should be destroyed." Col. Piatt tried to calm the spirit of the mob. He even told them that Senator Sherman had said he ought to be hanged. Hc asked if tho Sherman act is repealed, what will be the consequence ? Somebody shouted: " We will wring their damned nocks." Another speaker said : " We want Paul Revere to preach liberty throughout the land, and there is always one recourse open to freemen." . Serious Eioting at Rintroon. The Mahonunodan Festival opened at i Rangoon on Sunday withseriousdlsturbanc- es. For thc previous two days the popu- j lit.on had been in a state of ferment, and lhc streets were hei 1 hy the civil and mill* i tary police. In ipito of all presentioni, however, a serious riot broke oul nn Snnday j morning near the principal moique, situated ; in tho heart of the town, owing to the re- ! fu��nl of a magistrate to allow the Moslems I to slaughter a cow in tho vicinity of iho ! Hindoo Temple. All the principal officials | wore on the spot, but their efforts tmeui permil ! this ��� :������:> ��� ". ' ' ' ������������'��� \\ I v bus .'n' i lam .i i .. .'"ii' . e ���'��� licr own . We havi in .���'.-] i rabli qu -; dies i ������������ li re in West Kod t i un i if int we ��� ii | iu L'oroito or \lontre ��� i ��� ;, a] |' - with ail tl ���v. ild ni ... ', el il - ur wet :'.' in i ��� ��� on ... ., ' ��� ��� .... ���.; , ii.' i res . "��� - ���'. '. adar tt won o nes if the Ci Gove ������ ' ���;������-,.. I ..��� tl' >",' . pr en if silver Ir ���. ,n om,' \ ��� ''L, MAIN HOUSE, 20 tc 212 FIRST AVE. NOKTM. paoi-Hinone ot th' la L-A'ii" AH ]L.kLt.il'ii��&&& !),�����' jy'^:',K:-^'a.'.IKa-.��'''��i'U^^ T. L. HAIG, NOTARY PUBLIC i REVELSTOKE, B. C. Mining and Eeal Estate Broker and General Commission A^eai, FIRE, LIFE & ACCIDKNT tNStJIUiNCE. REPRESENTATIVE OS THE ROOTEKAY SMELTING AND TRADING SYNDICATE. Agent FOB -y^Ul Uli C::Y; K4^L0 CiTY, MU & "ther TOWNSITBS. V LARDEAU V is situatt'd at the head of the North-East Ariii of tipper Arrow Lake, ft is the easiest point from which to enter the remarkably rich mines! Of the Lardeau and fish CreeK* Dis* trictsj It iVill have the advantage of both rail and steamboat lines. TaieG.P.fta.Wlll begin the liuikliiitfofa line Irom Kevelstoke to tbeN.E. Ann of Arrow Lake sis soon as the Weather will permit, I.AltDKAU is at the head of navigation on this Arm, and will be the terminus of steamers and that ol tlie Lardeau at Kootenay Itailwayi There Is Ho question Hint tlie 1,'ieli Milling Districts Which arc tributary to LAUUitaAU will attract iiinusands of I'i'iiNpeeiors and Capitalists during the present season, ami that a lnrge town will grow up nl that (mint. The history of Kaslo will be repeated al LAKDEAU this year, and investors in Konterinv liroporty should study the situation. Kaslo, in inany in- stances, has already repaid from 500 to 1,000 per ceut. to InvestOfs The wisdom of an investment in LAKDEAtT is without question. Po! ii.'1 ' piirtkulara, prictM nifl terms, nyiyly to uny of tlm niider- signed ttOBEUT IK\ ING,-Trustee, Broad hi n, v*ictorm. lii'.Ni.'V CROFT, ColeniSI Bnildiug, Govefntiout Strefct, ViotOritti boUCrLAS .'-.' <'<'.. i -.'��� ������������'������������������ ��������� Viiiifuiivor. GKEEl . 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PltlNTS; MUSLINS,- Dress Goods,, AND TRIMMED MILTMNEnf Must he Cltrtred Out Quickly, ami to do this I am' Offering"' sh Snaps Ji TO EVERYBODY This is A rijiartoe, and you \rsnt to lose no time to buy ffli'iltj tn") opporttlriHy St ���ed,' Voi thsrle lines mnst b3 sold off tt) ffiake room f6r Se* Stook edmiilg to H. N. COURSIER, 'i OURNE BROS, GENERAL MERCHANTS, evelstoke, DUAL E It 8 11,1 DRY GOODS, PROVISIONS r n> UPPLffiS, Sf��fEI9 HAW )i��3 JcLi PLOUHi OATS, SII01U8 MM) ALL KINDS OF FEE0i DOORS, WINDOWS^ RLINDrt, tAINTg) OILS' VAKWISHUS^ Wall fAPER, Etc* (iiant Powder kept in stock at New Denver and Nakusp. Iters, 0. B. Hums 6^ Co, B * vel. tike Station,' I (JltOi IIICIMS I-KOtlSlOSH . ilOD-JS & tbUOPA I 1-01 It il/. flDWAKE P15lit) & OATS ��U-THlsT'S Av::iINITIOS ^UaiKK^ ftoG\M Crtuuif(iiiriont of Buttor nud Eggs received every' Week, Our store at Tn-ut Lahe City is StocLed With '.'���., ��i��|5KL�� Bveiything required by Miners and Prospectors, ".'iKllJI' ','��� l/lli f'olHfl'il'M',. H ��������� ��� Irueti ni in- l���� i , iiismiflHuna '��� ,'M'f ���. -: ' '���,;,.,:: fi .. ,<>,<���.;.: gf( ���'.<;.,.' ,' Ji K Si'Y.i'i.tif.l'V1 . I n. u i u y iiii un.i.\i)J' A miserable corn field, green here and there with a weedy foot-high sprout, climbed from the muddy river on a smart slope. The stream had a June swell afloat���just enough to carry the little steamer over the shoals three miles up, at the foot of the big town on the poiut. Behind the straggling crest of the poor corn field the houses of Burke's Jumps lifted a few peaks, a chimney or two squaring themselves on the milky sky just where Wiltsee could catch sight of them when he watched the smoke of the nearing boat unbosom itself in the northwest. Wiltsee was standing half-way down the elope, Below him at the landing, which consisted of two logs and a vagrant railway tie lossed from the bosom above, a group of five or six men awaited the boat. They exchanged cumbersome joke3 as they pocketed their hands and sheathed theirbrogans in the red clay. An elderly man in a brown blouse jerked his thumb in Wiltsee's direction " He's right there, Wiltsee ia. He knows who'a on that boat���hah '.' Better watch out, Green, What with his singin' and varsity- in', he's got a trick with the girls. Wiltsee he?.." He chuckled as he added : " I reckon Hogan'a girl and young Widder Hays and the rest o' 'em'll git the go-by now't Nonie Human's oome home. Look a- yendtr. That's her a-loanlng over the boat rail. Hotter straighten up, Green, Vou're as big a man as Wiltsee���heh '.''' The young man at his elbow essayed a mild laugh. It seemed, however, to fall rather (lat, and he chewed at his stubby brown nir.slai.he, au anxious twist between his sober blue eyes. " Hey, Green!" insisted thc old man, following up his word of advice and commendation with a poke of the elbow, Governor Green cast a glance back. Wiltsee stood tall on tho hillside, his long richly pale face act up river, the eyes dashed over with black arches, the slender nose dipping towards a thread of mustache which grew in the shape of a bow slightly disjointed. His slimness, the brooding abstraction of his hands, gave him a poetic air. He wore faded blue trousers, the pockets disclosed a.s threadbare sections. His starchloss shirt bulged over the "leather thong at the waist. Ho was romantically good-looking, but neither this fact nor the circumstances of his attire seemed to engage his consciousness. The whole speculation of his dark glance wai for the nearing boat. Green turned suddenly about, bis heel digghig into the slippery soil. Below him the throng had sauntered closer to the river edge, A man was obligingly kicking the landing iuto placo, thereby* dislodging a frog, which bad been squatting on an end of the tie in a soupy gray lump. Across the river the sun-cleft green bank ot the Cumberland rippled against the south like a silk banner delicately written with gold. Two negroes were swinging a gang-plank over the steamer's deck. It emerged from the white bulk, red and insolent, like an out-thrust tongue. There was a shrill second blast of steam as the prow pushed inland. A barrel of molasses and one passenger were detailed for Burke's Jumps. The barrel had right of way, snd came ruling over the plank with a jocular suggestion of thinner potations. Behind it a girl stepped demurely. She was triin-walsted and red- cheeked, her light hair frizzed to a cloud tinder her flower-laden hat. In her long hazel eyes a certain excited spark flickered. She came near dropping one of the bundles she carried, a bundle wrapped in crimson paper, and indicating thereby a purohase from Saybottom's store, "down vender at the P'iut." t'reen sprang forward. " Beg leave to pack somen'your p'under, Miss Nonie," he said, essaying to mask the nervous tre- mour of his voice in an accent of jest. She laughed with a conscious air, glancing past him. Wiltsee still stood motionless above on the slope. His eyes turned their mournful gloom on the two figures toiling upward. Green atared stolidly down. The girl at his side, panting with the climb, seemed to redden a little more pronouncedly, " Oh !" she said, with a well-turned accent of surprise. " Is that you, Mr. Wiltsee': Howdy?" Wiltsee smiled a sad sort of acknowledgment, stepping aside. The crowd of six at the landing watched these proceedings, standing arow, " Blame if 1 don't reckon she's got more'u half an eye for Wiltsee," gossiped one. " Fool girls I Jest like 'em to churn the back on to a well-set-up, land-owniu' feller like Guv'nor Green���sober, nice man and all���jest to hev a pair of black eyes walliu' lodes 'um.'' The man in the blouse demurred. "Shucks I Nonie hain't no rale use for Wiltsee. Jest her way. "Tain't likely as a girl thet's ben stayin' a month down vender at the Pint viaitin' her km and goin' to all the doin's hez any use for a man without a seoond ooati�� his hack." "Can't toll," protested another, as th.' till''.n,' began lo tile up lh'' lull. I he houses of ihe hamlol sal about in a groove nt in" rivor slope, going qulotly to pie es in tin.' sunshine, They were gray and old, with vine-hung hoods to the doors, ami liiilr gardens in which weeds mi : I ��� debated with ..iiiis anil hollyhocks question of precedence In tho front window of the Boman houso n muslin ourtain fluttered fn shly, A i ���-��� treo twinsd over the latticed porch, its thorny arms laden with couutloss llowers of a tl: cl.ly pitaled sort resembl ng i pu kered uunches of pink ribbon. Green liaudod over the packages be had i .mi oarrying." "Could 1 come :���, yi I: this ovenln'': he ventured, He stood awk- wardly in the gate, his toe.i pathetic ill their variance of direction. In liis brown ri !; ii dusky red manifested it-elf. Nome's mother, a big, fair ,voman, beam- i i ucoiiragemeiit from the poroh-way, "A course you kin," sho assured him, Inside ;i"' low celled living-room she embraced In r daughter proudly, " Law, Nonie, you look ... i iti le I n llu.' girls "i: tin \ i hvill hoai I Tl il lh ire hat now I And v.''.: it' |i i' '. .i I ��,iu; I.i -ri' i'. -. i c�� il critical i oldneas Into ii : _ " Y' ..' -I.i a-iiir I, " it's ever} bit aa jimpy aa I keor in hov it, y - waist is, for I aim llkotlioniassakorlii ��� ��� thoireoi ii Ies t itln ir "ir lidos, Aa lighl ae vn kin fei i tin strings without holp, thet's tight e:i" igh." In a moment sh.' broke mn amuse ) "Green's ben mighty bid oil som eyou j* ni'.1. Looked like in: w:u i iat. \\ ��� 11, i You're going to do weil, rsonic. laint every girl kin crook her linger aud git a mau that owns two houses and a barn." The blond head under the flowery hat executed a decided toss. " Oh, I don't know," cried the girl. " He's a nice man, Green is, nut I don't know as he's just���Oh, well, 1 kind of favor a darker-complected style than what he is ���black eves and���" Her mother's faoe leaped to a sudden misgiving. " Vou better look for something besides color in a man's eyes," she said, austerely. " A man thet hain't no gift but the gift of turnin' a tune and battin' his eyes ain't to be named alongside of one thet's honest and reliable. Thet there Wiltsee���" "Who spoke his name? I never." "'Twasn't needful. Thet there Wiltsee hain't ambition enough to drive ducks to water. I'd liever see a daughter o'mine in her shroud than married to thet smock- faced feller, with his moonin's and his mournin'e. " She stopped with the sudden sharpness of tone which denotes unwonted excitement. Nome's laugh rang out clear and disdainful. ".The flush in her aoft cheeks came aud went, " I wouldn't worry," she advised her mother, ' seeing that I ain't married to no person���nor likely to be." That night as Green got up to go, Mrs. Boman signalled her daughter. " Vou step out with Guv'ner and see thet the gate's tied, Xonie. I'm jest outdone witii Blair's hawgs a-grubbiu' up my garden o' nights." The moon, slipping into sight ahove tlie hills, showed a long oval blurred about with silvery clouds. Tbe rose-vines over the porch, lacquered blackly on the outer brightness, oust frail shadows of themselves on Nonie's gown as she stepped over the threshold ; some night bird tried a lonely note across the unseen river : a little wind wandered thr ugh a thicket beyond the house. Green helped to fasten the gate behind htm. His fingers touched Nonie's as tbey fumbled with tbe strand of rope, and both drew up with a startled air. Green's breath came heavily. " I never looked to hev the face to ask you," he said " Xonie���I���it's been a long spell sence I made up my mind about you." And as the night bird croaked a second rasping cry, he added, simply, "Nonie��� could you ?" The girl turned a little. Her fac3 had an usual delicacy in the moonlight, the hair a weft ot mist and moonshine, in the web of which her eyes shene dark. A candle flared past the window, and Mrs. Boman's shape, a plump apparition of warning, modelled itself up on the car ain, " Say Nonie ! Oh, I'd do anything on earth 'or you I" Nonie withdrew her arm from his grasp of the thin sleeve. she slipped away ; but midway of tbe path she paused and glanced back. " Well," she said. And her tone was a tone of consent. By morning the silvery presage of the moon's ring had verified itself in heavy clouds. Mrs Boman, taking note of the towering mass leaning ita white shoulders on the south slopes, prophesied thunder. " Would you keer to fetch a bucket of Bpi'ing-water against the rain comes':" she asked her daughter. Her accent was deferential, as toward one whose fortunes are established. Nonie threw on a sun-bonnet, catching up the bucket as she went. The spring gurgled between two rocka overhanging a creek, just beyond the house. It was icily cold, a little iron-flavored thread, so clear in its motionless continuity of How as to look like a filament of glass spun against the gray cliff. Half-way down the moss-padded approach to the spring's yellowish basin Nonie paused foot-bound. A man was just stooping to drina from the basin's rim. llis ha: lay beside him in a clump of ferns, aud liis black lock? cast oil'tlieir silkiness of texture in white gleams. Perhapa he had seen her. Nonie hesitated for an instant, Then she went forward, Wiltsee, getting to his feet, freed his mustache of water with an unembarrassed brush of the hand. "Howdy ?'��� he aaid, as ahe set her bucket to till. " That trinkle of water sounds mighty pretty," he remarked. She nodded, half kneeling on the mossy rock, her hand supporting her. Wiltsee observed her critically, " I reckon you 'ain't any idy how sweet you look kneelin'thet a-way," he debated. She (lashed up a glance of reproof, but the sadness of his face awed her, it had so little in common with his words. "When you blush, like you're Muslim now," he went on, dispassionately, "you mind me of an apple blow���all pinky white." He tilted from heel to toe, a rhythmic whistle slipping between his teeth. This presently took on a distineter measure, the idle breath shaping Itself in words: " When apple blow. Is whltenln' Ami birds bogan to -ii t, And littlo Aprilslmddors Aero��s tho sky's blue cling- , Oh, then my hoarl i- swellln I. ��� -:���'.���" burstln bud; .'I. -ii' el l".-'- ill !ll". A mountain stream il flood! " For apple blossom? brings mo My girl - (ai ������ 11 i��hin up i 1, | . . . :i. ��� i rei; |n Front ��� pink | os; i. Fur, fin boyond.. ��� ." .-; :, 'Mv':' mi ooi i ' n . she I- ��� veel to wl . an I -unl I:.:: i il ith to me Ashe paused he regardi 1 Nonie doubt, fully, '��� Thar's more words lo it i.bul- blin' up in my mind whi n i look at you���" "lean*: wait to hear'um,' she panlod, stumbling up. " I can't I Vou tot a migl iv swi et ,' iii ������ in I a.! ;...���, an I those songs you make up are lovely, But 1 don't reckon I can listen at 'um any more, Guv'ner Green��� he���"' " lie's iski : yeh!' .... " x-yes, Wiltsei roppi I n his breast with a slow motion of despair vi . :h seemed dl ' ::���.:. .:.! ;;i i'.s ac ������) I nee of her : .(-nt. " I thoi ;1 - nn ": takin' a singin'-olass down'l in- P'int," hi sigl ed, " An I thai' wos a I ���: ho .-��� down thar -with blue windows���" V ������<������ ��� darted away, piling. " Don't! you reathed, Wilts lighed ...'ri',, " I won't saynare ..... i with engaging roadii '''''''-': ��� ' '. light as :,, she I nun, ins neau on hu hreast. the motionless figure haunted her. The averted face, thc hopeless attitude, kept sleep away that night as she lay listening to the song of the frogs below on the slushy river-bank. The little muslin flounces at her window made ihe darkness a visable thing full of ominous batterings. Was tbat a cuckoo's cry, that experimental note somewhere below 2 It came from the thicket beyond the house. A gentle sibilance throbbed through the night, its sound like the stir of taut strings. And then the stealthy undertone crept into language. A low voice was singing : '��� My swoetheart'a sleepin'. In her breast No pain nor ache. My sweet heart's sleepin'. tho'my eyes With hot tears shake. Alone and in the night am I. Amournin'ncaf a starless sky. She sleeps. Nor will my bitter cry Her droamln'break." Nonie lay breathless. The sound seemed as if wandering off, the twang of strings more faint, some little tripping measure replacing in the distance their earlier rhythm of mournfulnesa. " I never see a girl take aech a sorry in- t'rust in her weddin' fixin'a as you do," complained Mrs. Boman. "Here you got a hull holt o' Wamsutter to make up, and you jest set round the jurin' time a-count- in' your lingers. Ain't you feclin' right stout':'' " I'm well enough," said Nonie, sullenly. But her super-abundant color was becoming delicately less. There were patches of purple under her eyes. She spent the greater part of her time on the porch below the roses, sitting idle, casting furtive glances up and down the road. "Look like uo oue ever passes?" she complained. "They don't lay out to pass," chuckled Mrs. Boman. "Chains and oxes couldn't dror Guv'ner Green a-past that gate. So fur he gits and no more." Her daughter snapped oil a rose and began to pick apart the fluted pink petals. Down the paveless road, beyond the thicket, she could sec the scrap of dwelling in which Wiltsee lived alone; it waa on the skirts of the hamlet, a mere log pen in a clump cf greenery. Withiu its mossy walls he sat by himseli, his line eyes always downcast, the pallor of his cheek more marked as time wore on, With the easy clairvoyancy of abut lids Nonie saw him thus���life, because of her, touching his lips as a tasteless morsel. Another man might bave sought distraction among men. The delicate litre of Wiltsee's nature made solitude Iiis only solace. Honor, too, constrained bis seclusion. She was promised to another, and he would not cross her path. It waa only now and then that she saw him, even at a diatance. Several weeks passed. Summer labored into the heaviness of mid-season, the aerial slightness of her first budding replaced with matronly curves. " I p'intedly look for early frost," commented the old man of the brown blouse, as he slouched over Boman's fence one evening. " D'ye hear thet katydid ? Six weeks to frost. Well, I'm ready for fall and fall rains. I ain't like some, content to wear iny marrer-bones thoo with settin' on 'um, Look at the lazy cattle these young fellers is ! Lord ! J could no mo'���Thet Wiltsee, now ���Oh, say ! did y'all hear about what happened him yistiddy ?" He spat with a prefatory air, " Why, he went down to tho Pint with a dugout half full o' 'sang, and whilse he was waitin' fer a chance to trade it, he sat down onder the railroad clilf tor rest. And look like they was blarstin' up thai-, 'cuz a slab o' rock took him in the bead. They tell as his eyes ia well bunged. Some 'lows he won't never hev no use on 'um. Waal, sirs, when I see him a-puttiu' home last night, all wrapped round the head and a feller leadin' him, I jest aays to 'um all that I 'lowed the A'mighty'daarved him 'bout right. Hain't no mo' use 'n a pigeon��� Wiltsee hain't. Good ter whine achuneinto some fool girl's car, 'n 'nothin' mo1���uh ? Why, howdy, Miss Nonie? I never seed you in amongst them thar vines." It was just on the edge of dark, as Guv'ner Green, smelling freshly of soap, and damply polished about the hairs of his head, came out of this dwelling next to the store. Something advanced from tho vernel gloom of tho lilac-bushes beyond the gate���something white and trembling, which moved with a sound of rustling mus- line. For tbe instant Green fancied his own thought had taken this overt shape and waa t uching his arm, appealing to him with a curiously white face. "It'a me," panted the appearance, becoming a very real creature with a sobbing catch in its tone." "I've just heard about Wiltsee I Oh, Guv'ner, I'm punished. He cared a bean for me, and I wouldn't let him say a word, 'cause I 'al promised you : and now he's nearly killod I Ob, Guv'ner I" He had taken her hands, and was steadying her shaking figure. " What do you want me to do, Nonie':" he asked. " I've got lo sec him. Vou won't hate me, will you? Oh, Guv'ner, it's 'cause he loves iue so much that I feel so���so bad. He does, Guv'ner I lie loves me more than you do, Thom sougs���" " Vou want me lo take you where he is ?" " V-yes." "Well, I will. He alll't hurt so bad. Don't cry, Xonie. I'll take you. 'N I woni hate you, doary. He couldn't love you lik... I dn. Bui it's for you to say," in'-, viin! along iii tho dark, stumbling a littlest times as the dog-fonnol trappod their feet, Forks ol' .loll red broke at in- ' .'a'., [i in ii cotl igi door and window. Men were talking mi the store stops, their figures grey and indefinite in a pule wash of light, But after the two wayfarers had passed tho heart of tho hamlet hints of lights and noise died, and the drowsy councils of thu township frogs seemed to impress the stillness with a profimi' 'et quiet, Wiltsee's house Wil still some way ahead ���tbe poor small cabin in which he lay, broken and bleeding, with no familiar baud to servo him, Nonie's breath camo sharp at the woeful picture. Those tuneless lips ���was memory at work, or waB thai thin sweet resonance the airy lilt of banjo- strings? Grei n heard it too: It. seems to como from Hogan's," lm said d'lttbtfully, glancing toward a window disclosed jusl, oil' lhc road .is a pulsing Bquarc of candle light, A voice appeared lo iry a pitch, There wa- a murmur of laughter, and it rang out mora assuredly, Noniostoppsd. The voice was Wiltsee's. Perhaps they had taken him for better care to a neighboring house, Porhaps in the delirium o! suffering masking itselt m a guise of gayety, " Look in," she said in n strained voice. " See if it's really him." Guv'ner moved toward the unfenced yard his form a blot upon the ruddy space. He moved so slowly lhat a vibration of impatience bore the girl after him. He was scarcely in range of the room before Nonie was at his side staring into the deal- walled enclosure. Wiltsee sat at eaae in a corner of the wood settle, his banjo in his hands. The bandage over hia brow did not spoil hia picturesqueness, but rather enhanced hia foreign air, giving him the look of aome turbaned Oriental. Tbe same subtle sad- neaa quivered in hia lips. The very movement of his long fingers on the strings held intimations of inconsolable grief, But the watchers in the garden space were not markedly awaro of the precise features of Wiltsee's aspect, being absorbed in regard of the room's other occupant, Beside the settle, on the low stool, sat Hogau's girl,a plump young creature, whose large matronly figure and small babyish face had a fascinating incongruity. She was leaning toward Wiltsee, with clasped hands, and the young man, lifting his hand from the banjo, trilled with the loose locks of her brown hair. ' 1 never see sech shiny hair, Bills," be said. " Widder Hays got right uppity tho tber night when J told her 1 jeiigcd you was about as handsome as they make 'em. Between you and her and the rest of 'um I can't say a word. Thar now, Ellie, 1 never went to hurt your feelin's.' Your cheeks is redder than hers. They 'mind i me of some words thel came a mixin' ami stirrin' through my head last night when laid awake stiidyin' about you." lie lrcaded the cords, beginning softly, " Whon applo blows is whitonln! And birds begin to sing -" Green felt himself twitched toward the road. Thc figure at his side seemed to have for the moment a force which set a mock on forces merely natural. And then, of a sudden, it was no longer a compelling miracle of power, but only a soft, limp something which caught bis hand to its lips and hung upon him, sobbing : " 1 ben blind ! Oh, Guv'ner, I ben blind I" The Oomin'r of Summer. The woods are astir with the flutter of wings, Each thicket resounds with the notes ofa sons: Tlie maples' (,'reen banners unfurl lothe tireeze, And hither the dryads eomo tripping along, Whose chanting has startled the squirrel '.bat springs From bough unto bough of the whispering trees. The uplands, whose pastures of emerald hue Laugh low at the frolics of lambkins at play, Are waiting expectant for some one to come, Tricked out in their holiday finery, gay With bullcrcui>s yellow and harebells of blue. That tinkle and chime when we think they are dumb. Tbe brook is aglad witl: hilarious glee. And gambols and leaps as it runs to thelakSa ".She's coining! she's coming I" it shouts the Held ; "The cranes have come back and the wood- chuck's awake!" I.ikcnny young madcap from durance set free, Andslngoth for joy till its lips shall be sealed. Thc lake as her children run into her arms, Impalienl to tell lhe good tiding- tlie tlrst. Takes each io her heart, and there rocks II to sleep: And while on her heaving, full bosom 'tis mil's!, She croons a sofl lullaby, speaking the charms Ofsullimoi', high carnival coming to keep. -1 William T. James, Toronto, in Frank Lesllo'8 Weekly. Worth While. I pray I lice, Lord, thut when il come-: i me To-ay if I will follow Truth and Tie'''. Or choose instead io win a- heller worth My pains some cloying recompense of earth��� (Irani ine. great Father, from a hard fought Held, Forcspenl and bruised, upon n battered shield, Homo to obscure endurance to bo borne, liathcr than live my own mean gains to scorn. Far belter fall with face turned toward the i goal. At one wuh wisdom and my own worn soul. | Than overcome to see myself prevail, 1 When 10 succeed al last is but to fail. Mean ends to win and therewith be contents' ive me from thai I Direct Thou the event As suii s Thy will: whero're the prizes go, Grant mc i he struggle, that my soul may grow A Paradox of the Pole- At the Kortb Pole there is only one direction���south. One could go south in as many ways as thero are points on the compass card, but every one oi theso ways is south ; east and west have vanished. The hour of the day at the pole ia a paradoxical conception, for that point ia tbe meeting place of every meridian, and tbe time of ali holds good, so that it is alwaya any hour one carea to mention. Unpunctuality hence impossible���but the question grows j Take note of tho reddening, ripening yield complex, und its practical solution concerns ' Of tho cherry trees, lately in blos-om so sweet. . l a v���... ln���,l.���i ..,:���!. .i !_-.-..-. ,_.-... ��� few. "When Oherries are Sipe-" When cherries are ripe nnd summer is hore, With blossoms and fruitage, with welcome and cheer; When robins and bluebirds 'neath sheltering wing Chirp of nestings nnd brooding?, and joyfully sing; When the forests arc ripe with glistening sheen And llie grass in the meadow is heavy and green; ��� , When llie maid in thc kitchen, the boy in the 13 i Held Xo one needs to go to the polo to discover all that makes that point dill'erent from any other point of the surface. But the whole polar regions are full of unknown things, which every Arctic explorer of the right stamp Iooks forward to finding. And the reward ho looks forward lo most is the approval of tbe few who understand and love knowledge for its own sake, rather than the noiay applause of the crowd who would cheer him, after all, much as they cheer a winning prize-fighter, or race-horse, or political candidate. Thc difficulties that make the quest of the pole so arduous bave been discovered by slow degrees. It is marvellous how soon nearly thc full limits of northward attainment were reached. In 1696 Barents discovered Spitsbergen in about 7S ��north: in 177D Hudson reached St) ��; in 1827 Parry, by sledging ou the ice when hisship became faat, succeeded in touching 82" 45'. Since then all the enormous resources of modern science���steam, electricity, preserved foods and the experience of centuries���have only enabled forty miles ofadditional poleward advance to be made. Remembering that the circle marked SO' is distant aeven hundred miles from the pole, the reader can realize the distances involved The Arctic Basin, occupied by the Arctic Sea, ia ringed in by laud ; the northern coaata of America, Kurope, and Asia, forming a roughly circular boundary broken by three well-marked chaunelscomniunicat- ing with the ocean. Bering Strait between America and Asia ia the narrowest, Baffin Bay between America and Greenland is wider, branching into a number ice-blocked sounds to the westward, and tapering off into Smith Sound iu the north-east. The widest channel of the three lies between Greenland and Kurope, and thia ia bisected just, south of SO0 North by the island group, of Spitzborgen.���[McOlure's .Magazine. Now loaded with cherries just ready to eat; When ripe clusters of frulton the trees aro displayed, Wo think ot the pics that our mothers once made When cherrie-are ripe. Cobweb?. No longer fairies bold tlieir -way: Vel tiny hammocks swing Froni waving summer boughs to-day; And lo the Brasses cling Soft beaded veils o( woven mi-!. Whero elves wcre wont to hold their trys The busy litlle gnome who spreads Unseen these dainty things Can mingle with his fragile threads No hope of future wing-- 1'nlike lhc rival worm who spins His silken shroud and heaven wins. Nature has weavers who possess Beauty and poworof song. The snider in his humble dress Is silent under wrong. And wiih his webs ihe vireos dare To make their pendent nests more fair; Vet still undaunted by his fate Ile bangs this shimmering lace On awkward wall or clumsy gate With matchless skill and grace: liut ceaseless foes his fabric- rend : Titauia's weaver has no friend. Songs of the Pine- A gliinp-cof woodlands, green and fair, A carpet brown soft spreading (here, And fragrant nature everywhere; Among green leave-' a singing breeze, A song oft sung by grand old trees. A song of pines a- zephyr- play An old-time hymn sung day hy day, A thousand years lhat same sweet lay; A murmur soft and born aloft. And sung anew Iiy memory oft. 0 troubled soul, bow eft nt night To calm thy throbbing heartache's blight. Across the moors of time so while. Come wafted notes, a -ong that tloats Across our seas inmem'r* boats. Ohl for an hour at thy dear feot, To lie upon thy carpet neat, Andgaze through bough- where arches meet, Wliile days of thine, in mem'ry mine, Come low, sweet murmurs of lbe pine. Tho Ooral Sea. Iii no quarter of tho world are the partly buried ocean wonders moro lavishly dis played in all their endless variety than off this north-eastern coast, of Terra Australis, within the Great Barrier Reef in the (.'oral Sea. A.s the boat is launched to tako us ashore, the wonders commence at once, It is surely some fairy forest where elfin kings conn princesses iu fisllly guise, or water babies sit and pout on Bomsoorul liouldor, Or is it a submarine llower garden whsro the mermaids dwell ? Deep down in clear, bright water wm- drolls shapes and colours are seen, al li:-' liidlstinotly, liko a tinted photograph out of focus: then, as lho wator gets shallower and shallower, more ami mora distinctly Hash the jewel tires, ami tiie picture is com. I'li'ie, l,ar;/i) Hal. bnivlsiif milk-while coral ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Iirst attract tho eye. Then others with | ,. '....,..��� branching antlers liko a fallen door only tlie Hope points to I iven, drops fairy herd thorn are lying hurled in a huge, confusod mass, Sonic are envored with ten thousand sharp pinnacles of a light purply colour, eaoh pinnacle having a bright blue eye (or what looks like an eye) al lhc ex- treniily. All in a sea of emerald, this dream of enchantment, We tear before WU see hall the glory of it wo might awake, anil, alas ! for- "Hone On, Hope Ever!" " lb .pe on. hope ever!" Karth i-not so drear. Nor life.i comfortless and empty dream; Tho darkest clouds thai gather o'crus here Are not the hnrblngors wo sometimes deem*, For, In! how brilliant 'lie returning ray, A- one hy one their shadows pasi awa) t "Hopeon, lm] v. r! I-:'..} In irl bi i fl Oi .dl thai rendon -l lifo onco dear lo thool .'. I ia ��� ��:>' ik thi ei hloss snarl - '���������:'���. Whose light, tli , ��� '������ '.' sh ill thj bo icon 1)0, Though dentil -. "I i I. md - imo kin In A tto maj -I vi r. Still Ictlh; ni" to b ��� " Iloi ii. hop ovi r!' " Uopcoi, '��� ii ������ " '���' ���' in " ri -i"l. i ... ��� : till onl ' . on thy tun en chci . Tin re i- , !i.'.' ���. if eton I rest, v, io i : ... ii. ii : il tong ie ' ,n In ''. then A Pap:-v to Prevent Forged Documents It i- very desirable th ��������� lishonesi p. neat be prevented from duplicating ���:'.:', .:��� s ol Bto :k, bonds, di >:'.-, :.:. i - . ii valuable documents: and many devices have been employed (or this purpose, A new pro* . . ������ ,. ,, , , ,, i cess has just been introduced in making a get too soon, J hero light and fea hery ,)envhJich wU1 at lea8t bedifficult to imi- branches ���| ferndike coral are blushing a ���f-, *nk is applied to a litho- soft p.nk or pale nasturtium yi low. Here : ,, *Jnd mother similar .-tone is large solid masses of brain coral, round and , J. ��� , . ��� ,. ������,,���:,,���;,,.,.,.,.������,,, whits, tho surface cncrusieit or engrave-^U heinkisso distributed that i variegatsd With the most delicate lace tracings ; Md I j ,. ,,,���;, , |, \V1,m tlu. ���,, ^ I the design is transferred to paper alter the usual mannoi in lithographic printing. Of I course any i-'.'.or may be selected tor ths As Sniiihkins sat in his oilmen dye-agent ink. Iti* manifest, also, tint the design put his bead in at t he open door, and asked ��� thus cheaply pr iduoed cau be varied indeli- ehee.'liiHv : nitely until a pleasing or etl'ective one is "Any old olothes tobe dysd?" '..''������ t: - .<>��� i. A ������.���".���..���������.:-���:.:��� ':��������� ������ i nonce " No," answered "imlthklni in funeral when compared with i sampli I ihsgen tones, "they are all dead," uinepa] I ic most others green and iapi grave lace tracings ; and like a coarse moss, i An Evasive Answer. LAKE CITY WEST KOOT 0. WMWMWm%WaVaaWmWMWKUWKMWmWmM The above town site is now on the market, and lots are being rapidly bought up by local parties. It is situated at the north end of Trout Lake, in the famous which is going to be one of the RICHEST MINING REGIONS in America. NUMEROUS RICH CLAIMS have been found close to this town site, which will make it the DISTRIBUTING POINT for an IMMENSE TRACT OF COUNTRY. It is the only level land at the north end of the lake. The owners intend to expend money on streets and other improvements in the Spring. The trail from Lardeau City, on Arrow Lake, to Kootenay Lake, runs through the town site. For the NEXT THIRTY DAYS corners will be sold at $150 and insides $100. For further particulars apply to ii ������ at the Head Office, Nelson, B.C., or to ,^**#J Wn-i to y.yo AA 4 -������% C,,KtJ r-Mit-WiV 1 'rl M Local Agent, REVELSTOKE, B.C, l ��� "t ir H