__■**_; Mt. Pleasant Advocate Devoted to th- interests of Mt. Pleasant __d South Vancouver. _BTABLISHED AFRI- 8TH, 1-99. WHOLE NO. 420. Mt. Pleasant, V*Nt'0-VB«, B. C. S_tu__ay, Mat 4, 1907. (Ninth Year.) VOL. 9, No. 4 WHY NOT Local Items. HAVE YOUR TEETH EXTRACTED? aAlNIiKSiL, and by the most Skillful Operators known to the profession. Our Specialists' are all Graduates, Lkcensed bv the BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA. We give you a Written Protective Guarantee for 10 years witli all Dental Work. NEW YORK DENTISTS 147 Hastings St. . Telephone 1S60. Office Honrs: 8 a. m., to 9 p. m.; Sundays 9 a. in., to 2 p. m. Signet Rings Among the few articles of jewelerv that are worn by men are the heavy, plain or chased, nil gold Signet Rings with the initials or crest engraved. Let ns show you our colleo- -on of i' me Signets just received from our factory. They range from the smnll billies' ring to the extra heavy gentlemen's ring that will stand the .toughest use- age, , HENRY BIRKS& SONS Ltd. Jewelers & Diamond /Merchants Coruer Hastiugs and Granvi.le Sts, Geo. E. TROREY, Managing Direct-r. For local nows subscribe for THE ADVOCATK onlv *1 for 12 months. THE Best After Grippe Tonic IS Flint's Syrup of Hypophosphates Tones up the system nnd mo^fs you feel good. Large bottle $I.OO at M. A. W. Co. nt. Pleasant Branch. 'Phone 790. Free Delivery. Ol_-$es for advett-et-ehts sfoould be in before Thursday uoou to insure their publication. Davidson & Stark, tbe Mt. Pleasant Photographers, are making the popular Stamp Photo. Mrs. Albert Houess of Victoria, is the guest of Mrs. Joseph Toys, 102 Seventh avenue. :o: The many friends of Mrs. Ternan, Eighth avenue, Will be pleased to learn she is recovering from a very serious illness of acute pneumonia. Mrs. Ternan has been very ill for three weeks ItOUNT PLEASANT METHODIST OHURCH. ; Evangelist J. L. MoComb will preach in the morning, subject: "The Soul Neglected." In the evening Mr. G H. Morden will preach. Miss Powell of Victoria, visited Mrs. R. Wbitney this week. Miss Powell came over to meet her mother who returned on Wednesday from a year's visit with her daughter Mrs. F. C. Davidge of Toronto. SPRING ITEM.—Lawn Mowers sharpened aud repaired at Grny's Bicycle & Repair Shop, 2818 Westm'r ave Mr. nnd Mrs. M. H. Gibson and little son, of Minneapolis, are visiting their aunt and ancle Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrison, 2644 Quebec street. Mr. aud Mrs. Gibsou purpose spendiug the summer in Vancouver. STOVES & RANGES All kinds—all prices. Air-tights from $3.50 np. GRANITEWARE, TINWARE, WOODENWARE, in fact, everything for the home. We are always pleased to have you call and inspect our stock . A. nett, Ltd. HARDWARE STORE* f»000000**00000000000000000 New Spring FOOTWEAR !i W. T. MURPHY 2415 Westminster avenue 4 Mt. Pleasant. kf0000*****r**r****0******000 We now have a nice variety } | 3.1 of New Boots and Shoos for Men, Boys', Ladies' und j i Children. " 11 See ns before buying your 1 [ next pair. Our prices are right. Now is the Season for Evaporated Peaches, Evaporated Prunes, Evaporated Pears, " Apricots, " Apples, ' Figs, Also JAMS aud JELLIES iu cans, glasg aud jars — From 2 for 25c up, to SOc for 5—U> tius. Wo carry large liues of tho above goods. Quality iu all cases guaranteed. Call nud See Us.—We havo many New Goods to show you. J. P. Nightingale & CO. Westminster & Seventh Aves. Nt. Pleasant. Telephone l!i()0. »• *rxa ** "i 111 ii - 0**f00r00*r0*r****r**0*0*0****0 The Northern Dank Mt. PLEASANT BRANCH Cor. Westiniiister and Ninth avenues. Drafts and Bauk Money Orders issued. A General Banking Business transaotad. Wo invite you to start an aooount in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WITH ONE DOLLAR. Oi-M Saturday Nights, 7 to9 o'clock. J. B. HAWKSHAW, Manager **mi%%n%f00»00mm^00t*0»*** '■<£,%V*j ',. .. >.,.- y, l:\mtx- •xtx, ir li Lawn Grass Seeds Clover nud Timothy Seeds, Pratt's Poultry and Animal Foods, Pratt's Lioe Killer, Holly Chick Food, Beofscrups, Etc. FLOUR and FEED. * k'PITH Corner NINTH .venue * _**. IV Cl I 11 WESTMINSTER ROAD. Tuli'phoiic 10 87, T H "P ROYAL BANK of CANADA ' Incorj-rHti-d 18110. Mt. Pleasant Branch '. '.y , Capital Paid-up .... *8.9O0.000. Reserve Fund W.890.000. DEPOSITS OF ONE DOLLAR and upwards, received afad interest allowed thereon. Compounded FOUR tiniea yearly. OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS from 7 to 8 o'clock'. A GENKRAL BANKING BUSINESS trabsacted.' W. A. Schwartz, Manager. If yoa miss Tub Advoc^t; J*9 ***** No prettier or more Stylish Millinery than Mrs. Merkley's Spring Display, to: Mrs. A.JW. McLeod and children left Thnrsday to join the Rev A. W. Mc Leod who has assumed the pastorate of tbe First Baptist Church of Nanaimo Mr. MoLeod's muny friends on Mt. Pleasant will wish him every success in his new field of Christian work. For your Ico Cream and Candies go to the Mt. Pleasant Confectionery Store (Chas. Homewood prop.). Ico Cream sold in auy quantity, put up iu neat boxes Mr. Bert Murray arrived from Wuni peg ou Suuday last. Mr. Murray has been iu charge of the Mailing Department ot the Winnipeg "Free Press," aud him assumed a similar position ou "The World." "Bert"' will be n member of tbe Maple Leafs Senior Lacrosse team. FINE LOTS in South Vancouver: $50.00 cash; price $160.00.—Mrs. R Whitney, "Tho Advocate" Office, 2450 Westminster avenue. MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH. Anniversary Services Rev. F. T. Tapsoott of Victoria, wil) prench nt both services, and will deliver an ad- dross on Monday night when a musical program will ''0 arranged by Miss Mny George. Sunday morning there will be Ciiiiiiiiiininn Service uud receiving of uow members. ■ :o: Now is the time to havo your house photographed. Have it doue by the Mt. Pleasant Photographers, Davidson & Stark, corner Ninth and Westminster avenues, , iei . The "social evening" on Tuesday eveniug given by the Girls' Entertain- ing Sooiety, to the members of St Michael's Church aud their frieuds. was most enjoyable. The sojgs, rendered by tbe "Friends of the Girls" were heartily applauded, mnuy being encored. Two dialogues entitled "Meudicaut," aud "Country Cousins," were exceptionally good. A vote of thanks was passed, to the President and "The Girls" for the splendid entertainment. Refreshments aud ice cream were served. "The Advocate" 0 months for 50c. FLOWER * Garden Seeds at THE Independent Drug Co. Finest Lawn Grass mixture, 25c per pound. Dominion Express Money Orders issued. J. O. Reddib, Manager. Cor. Seventh & Westminster avenues. 'Phone 2336, Mt. PLEASANT. " ' "* For Sale or to RENT the old Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Budding corner Ninth and Westminster avenues;apply to H. O. Lee, 2425 Westminster Avvs 'Phone 322 90000000000000000000000000900.90000000000000000000000i King's Heat flarket I ! R. Porter & Sons. 2321 Westminster Ave. | Wholesale and Retail f j! Dealers iu all kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats. Fresh Vegetables always ?* \\ on hand. Orders solicited from nil parts of Mount Pleasant nnd Fairview. J» 1 Prompt Delivery. FRESH FISH DAILY. Poultry in season. 2 $ Tel. 2110(1. i, t*****44 t0********** Before starting on a shopping tour look over the udvertiseuwuts in the —too Wallpaper These bright days show-up yonr rooms nud no doubt, there is one or two tbnt need papering. We have tbu kind you want from 5c per roll up If you wish to hang tho paper yourself we will trim it for the asking. Yon will find our prices reasonable, nud tbe men qmck and clean. Wm. Stanley & Co. —Papku-hangekh— Northern Bank Block Ninth and Westminster avenue*. 'Phone aIODB. -tod the New York Dental Parlors adv^ti»e_ent in thia paper, then go to *f*M %*Mm VM...-4Partem fot ym*t work 100,000 CAFE GRANVILLE STREET * White Cunk. First-class in every respect. Vancouver's Lending Restnurmil ■ Miss E. Bukfam, Prop. TheCanadian Bank of Commerce SAVINGS BANK DEPAtTMENT., Deposits of One Dot lab. and upward:*' received and interest allowed thereon. Bank Money Orders issued. A General Banking Business) transacted. OFFICE -POURS: 10 a. m. fo 8 p. iu SATt*K*pAYH: 10 a in. to 12m., 7 to H p.m. Cast tnd Branch 1 444 WeaUuinster C. JW-. JfiHR*^T«IOXi avenoe. ,'' ,i-^*ljlm% ' ' !1 i '" THE ADVOCATE. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. DARREL of THE BLESSED ISLES By IRVING B ACHELLER, Anther of "Eh*- Holden." "D'ri and I." Eta. *** -OPYR.IGHT. 1S05. BY LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY mi (Continued.) •raey-ioo_e_ up'at him and then at each other, Letltla laughing Silent:?, S'mantha suspicious. For many years fun had been a thing far from their thought "Play checkers?" he inquired. "Afraid we couldn't," aaid Miss Letltla, answering for both. "Old Sledge?" She shook ber head, smiling. "I don't wish to lead you Into recklessness," tbe teacher remarked, "but I'm sure you wouldn't mind being happy." Miss S'mantha bad a startled look. "In—In a—proper way," he added. "Let's be joyful. Perhaps we could play 'I spy.'" "Y!" they both exclaimed, laughing silently. "Never ate chicken pie like tbat," he added Ih all sincerity. "If I were a poet I'd Indite an ode 'written after eating some of tbe excellent chicken pie of the Misses Tower.' I'm going to have some like It on my farm." In reaching to help himself he touched the teapot, withdrawing his band quickly. "Burn ye?" said Miss S'mantha. "Yes, but I like it," said he, a bit embarrassed. "I often go and—put my band on a hot teapot If I'm having too much fun." They looked up at blm, puzzled. "Ever slide dowu bill?" be Inquired, looking from one to tbe other after a bit of silence. "Oh, not since we were little," said Miss Letltla, holding her biscuit daintily after taking a bite none too big for a bird to manage. "Good fun," said he. "Whisk you back to childhood In a Jiffy. Folks ought to slide down bill rnore'n they do. It Isn't a good idea to be always climbing." " 'Frald we couldn't Stan' lt," said Miss S'mantha tentatively. Under all ber man fear and suspicion lay a furtive recklessness. "Y, no!" tbe other whispered, laughing silently. The pervading alienee of that house came flooding ln between sentences. For a moment Trove could bear only the gurgle of pouring tea and the faint rattle of china softly handled. When he felt as lf the silence were drowning blm he began again: "Life ls nothing but a school. I'm a teacher, and I deal in rules. If you want to kill misery load your gun wltb pleasure." "Do you know of anytblng for Indigestion?" said MIsg S'mantha, charging her sickly voice witb a firmness calculated to discourage any undue familiarity. "Just tbe thing—a sure cure!" said he emphatically. "Come high?" she inquired. "No; It'a cheap and plenty." "Where do you send?" "Ob," said be, "you will have to go after it!" "What Is lt called?" "Fun," said the teacher quickly, "and the place to find lt Is out of doors. It grows everywhere on my farm. I'd rather bave a pnlr of skates tban all tbe medicine thia side of China." Bbe set down ber teacup and looked up at him. Sbe waa beginning to tblnk him a fairly safe and well behaved man, although she would bave been more comfortable If he bad been shut In a cage. "If I had a pair o' skates," said she faintly, with a look of Inquiry at her slater, "I dunno but I'd try 'em." Mlaa Letltla began to laugh silently. "I'd begin with overshoes," aaid the teacher. "A pair of overshoes and a walk on tbe crust every morning before breakfast; Increase the dose gradually," The two old maids' were now more at ease with their guest Hia, kindly manner and plentiful good spirits had begun to warm and dicer tbem... Miss. S'mantha even .cherished a secret se-.. i solve to slide lf the chance came. After tea Sidney Trove, agHlhst tbelr' protest, began to help with the dishes. Miss S'mantha prudently managed to keep the stove between him and ber. A fire and candles were burning in the parlor. He asked permission, however, to stay where he could talk with tbem. Tunk Hosely, the man of all work, came In for bis supper. He was an odd character. Some, with a finger on their foreheads, confided tbe opinion that ha was "a little off." All agreed he was no fool, ln a tone that left it open to argument He had a small figure and * big squint. Hia perpetual squint and bristly, short beard were a great Injustice to him. Tbey gave blm a look se- ****,■*—*"*» * " verer than be deserved. A limp and leaning shoulder complete the inventory of external traits. Having eaten, he set a candle in the old barn lantern. "Waal, mister," said he wben all was ready, "come out an' look at my hoss." The teacher went with blm out under a sky bright wltb stars to tbe chill aud gloomy stable. "Look at me," aaid Tunk, holding up the lantern as he turned about "Gosh all fishhooks, I'm a wreck!" "What's the matter?" Sidney Trova inquired. "All sunk ln—right here," Tunk answered impressively, bla hand to his chest. "How did It happen?" "Kicked by a hoss; that's how It happened," waB tbe significant answer. "Lord! I'm all shucked over to on* aide. Can't ye see It?" "A list to sta'b'rd; that's what they call It, I believe," aaid the teacher. "See how I limp," Tunk went on, striding to show his pace. "Ain't lt nwful?" "How did that happen?" "Sprung my ex," he answered, turning quickly, with a significant look; "thrown from a sulky In a boss race an' sprung my ex. Lord! Can't ye see It?" The teacher nodded, not knowing quite how to take him. "Had my knee unsot, too," he went on, lifting his knee as be turned the light upon lt. "Jes' put yer finger *here,' .aid be. indicating a slight Sidney Trove began to help with the dishes. protuberance. "Lord, it'a big as a bog spavin 1" Ha had planned to provoke a query, and lt came. i "How did you get lt?" "Kicked ag'In," said Tunk sadly. '■Heavens, I've had my ahare o' bang- in'! Can't conquer a skittish hoes without sufferln' some—not allwus. Now, here's a hoss," be added as they walked to a stall. "Ha ain't much f look at, but"— He paused a moment as be neared the horse— a white and ancient palfrey. He stood thoughtfully on "cocked anklet," every leg In a bandage, tall and inane braided. "Get ap, Prince," Tunk shouted aa ba gave blm a slap. Prince moved aside, betraying evidence of age and infirmity. "But"— Tunk repeated, wltb emphasis. "Ugly?" the teacher queried. "Ugly!" said Tunk, as lf the word were all too feeble for the fact in hand. "That's what be ls! Look out! Don't get too nlgb blm! He ain't no conscience, tbat boa*' ain't" "Ia he fast?" "Greaaed 1 Ightnln'!" said Tunk, shaking bla' head. '''Won twenty-seven races." • "You're a good deal tof a horseman, I take It," aaid the teacbert * "Waal, some," salil l\p .expectorating fhoiightfu'i'.y." "but I do'iVj, haye no chance b*»n_. What &'?&' 'sheet of a man livln' with them ol' fill..as." He teemed to bave more contempt than hit wordt would carry. , "Every nlgbt they lock ma upstairs," he continued, with a look of Injury. "They ain't fit fer nobody t' live with. Ain't got no boaa but that dummed ol' plug." He hnd forgotten bit enthusiasm of the preceding moment. Hit Intellect waa a museum of freaks. Therein Vanity waa tbe prodigious fat man, Memory the dwarf and Veracity the living skeleton. When Vanity rose to thow himself tbe others left tha atage. Tunk't face bad become suddenly thoughtful and morote. In truth, he Wat on arrant and uiniiuJuir limsbu. It haa been said-that children are all given to lying ln aome degree, but seeing the folly of lt In good time, if, indeed, tbey are not convinced of its wickednets, train tongue and feeling into the way of truth. Tbe respect for truth tbat la the beginning of wisdom had not come to Tunk. He continued to He with the cheerful Inconsistency of a child. The hero of bla youth had been a certain driver of trotting horses wbo bad a limp and a leaning shoulder. In Tunk the limp and the leaning shoulder were an attainment that had come of no sudden wrench. Such ls ths power of example, he admired, tben imitated and at last acquired them. One cannot help thinking what graces of character and person a like persistency would bave brought to him. But Tunk had equipped himself with horsy heroism, adorning It to bis own fancy. He had never been kicked, b« bad never driven a race or been hurled from a sulky at full speed. Prince, that ancient palfrey, was the most harmless of all creatures and would long since bave been put out of misery but for the tender consideration of bis owners. And Tunk—well, they used to say of bim that if be had been truthful he couldn't have been alive, "Some time," Trove thougbt, "bis folly may bring confusion upon wist heads." / (To Be Continued.) CLERKS' HOURST^GERMANY 4ii __ort te Do Away Wltb tbe Long _—Ida- Interval. A discussion ls going on ln commercial circles ln Germany regarding the respective merits of the English and German systems of arranging the hours of work ln banks, company offices and big business bouses. It has always been customary In Germany for clerks and accountants •nd all workers of this class to begin work considerably earlier tban Is the case.ln England and to terminate work tn the evening much later tban Is usual In London. Work begins in German offices, as a rule, at 8 o'clock In tha morning and Is frequently not concluded before 8 o'clock In the evening. Partial compensation for tbe early beginning and late termination Is obtained by taking a two hours' pause at midday, but even wltb this break the total hours worked In German offices considerably exceed those In English offices, especially as a balf holiday Saturday Is still an exceptional arrangement In Germany. An agitation Is now going on for th* abolition of tbe long midday Interval nnd of the Introduction of the hours of work usual In English offices. Many German business men, however, resist the Innovation and persist In maintaining tbe old fashioned system. Many German stockbrokers, company directors, directors of banks and captains of Industry adopt a curious arrangement by which they dine at 8 o'clock In the afternoon and afterward return to tbelr offices from 6 till 8 o'clock In tbe evening. Tbe Fnllh-il Little Golde. Ofttlmes I have seen a tall ship gilds by against the tide as 'If drawn by ■ome Invisible towllne wltb a.hundred atrong arms polling It Her sails hung unfilled; her streamers were drooping; ■he had neither aide wheel nor stern wheel. Still ahe moved on stately ln serene triumph, as If with her own life. But I knew tbat on the other side Of the ship, hidden beneath the great hulk that awam so majestically, there was a llttle tolling steam tug with a heart of flre and arms of Iron that was hugging It close and dragging lt bravely on, and I knew that lf tbe little •team tug untwined her arms and left the tall ship It would wallow and roll •bout and drift hither and thither and go off with refluent tide, no man knows whither. And so I bave known more than one genius, high decked, full freighted, wide sailed, gay pennoned, that but for the bare tolling arms and brave, warm-beating heart of the faithful little wife that nestled close to him •o thnt no wind or wave could part them would soon have gone down stream and been heard of no more.— Oliver Wendell Holmes. LATE SIR WILLIAM HINGSTON. A Fatal Sleep. Hugh Miller, the Scottish geologist •nd writer, was one of the most Illustrious of sleepwalkers. Miller, who had been addicted to somnambulism In his youth, found his restlessness return while he waa engaged upon his "Testimony of the Rocks." He used to wake in the morning feeling, as be said, aa lf he bad been abroad In tbe night wind, dragged by some Invisible power and ridden by witches. On the nlgbt of his death be slept alone. In the morning they found-him stretched dead on the floor witb a bullet through his breast He bad written a note to his wife: "My brain burns. I must have walked, and a fearful dream rises upon me. I cannot bear the horrible thought My brain burns as the recollection grows." Bo Intense had been the poor fellow's anguish tbat to make certain his end he had torn back shirt •nd vest and placed the muzzle of tbe pistol to bis naked flesh.—St James' Gazette. The Fractured Le*. A visitor was going through the children's surgical ward of one of tbe city hospitals when he spied a llttle fellow with his legs In the air and his weight resting on his head and shoulders. Going closer, he saw that the boy's feet were fastened with ropes which passed through a pulley above. At tbe other ends of tbe ropes were weights, just heavy enough to hold the boy's legs In the air without lifting him entirely off the bed. "What's all that nbout?" asked the visitor. "Doesn't it hurt him?" "Not at all," answered the physician who waa accompanying. "He doesn't look unhappy, does be? That's the way we always handle fractures of the leg witb a child. Otherwise the youngsters squirm around so tbat they I work the splints loose. Only one of Those Germans who bave practical i this boy's legs ls injured, but they are experience of offlce work In England , both swung ln the air for his greater are unanimous In declaring that English clerks do Just as much In six or seven hours as German clerks In nine or ten hours and advance this as • strong argument In favor of the general adoption of the English hours of work In offices. A few of the big banks In Berlin have already got as far as a working day of eight hours, from 9 o'clock in the morning till 6 o'clock In tbe afternoon, with two hours less Saturday, when tbey close at 8 o'clock.—Berlin' Letter ln London Standard. comfort.' Electricity In the Borne. In a $3,000 or $4,000 house It Is * very common matter to wire for electric lights, but by giving tbe subject • little further attention with your electrical contractor and the architect lt Is possible to arrange outlets for lighting socket heating devices at very littlo extra expense. Sucb receptacles would be taken off from tbe lighting wires In • very simple manner. The cost of operating later ot lighting rates would not be large, for the reason that the electrical devices which will be used on such a circuit consume Sorrows of a HumlorUt. "This thing of being a humorist Is •bout the saddest thing I know," sighed Simeon Ford. "An ordinary person fan have bis moods and humors as he pleases, but I must always be on the job. I am constantly being Invited out not because I'm liked for myself alone or because of my manly beauty, but because I am expected to entertain the assemblage. Tbe rest of the company may be as dull as dishwater, but If I do not shake up the gathering with a few Jokes the hostess glares at me and really feels resentful. I may be sunk ln the slough of despond, but just as soon aa I take my seat all lean forward •ni eye me expectantly. My son, never get a reputation for being funny. It is the most mournful thing on earth." I Teeth of Chambermaid!. Have you ever noticed that every chambermaid who has been taking care of tbe hay and feathers foi a number of years Is usually devoid of a few teeth of the upper "case?" Vet- only a small amount of electricity »nd , -*"" chambermaids can seldom show are generally used for only short Inter-' I " full set of upper teeth. "" vals. They would comprise, for ex- ample, the chafing dish, the coffee percolator, beating pad, cigar lighter, shaving mug, curling Iron, baby milk warmer, small frying pan and many others.—Cassler'e Magazine. A Bale of Cotton. In order to see bow far a certain bale of cotton was shipped before being manufactured into goods W. H. Parks, Jr., of Funis, Tex., placed a note In a bale which was shipped In the autumn of 1005 asking the person who finally received and opened it to write to him •nd tell him where the cotton was used and what price was paid. Tbe bale traveled many thousands of miles, as Is shown by tbls letter, which Mr. Parks received recently from Reva), Russia, which ls situated on the Baltlo sea: Itoval, Russia, Aug:, ti (Sept. E), The bale of cotton ln which your letter and blank memorandum were found was reotf-Vrd at the Baltlo mill, Reval, Russia, via Bremen, bought from Oebruder Frltae of that city at 6.X-L a pound. The absence of tbe ivories la explained as follows by a. downtown dentist: "The teeth of the maids which I replace with artificial ones are pillowcase teeth. They are constantly used ln putting on pillowcases and are not strong enough to stand tbe strain: Their work Is a constant wear and tear on the Ceth." A Tree Freak. A rare proof of the vitality of .certain trees la offered by a poplar ln the village of Gunten, on the Lake of Thun. When, about twenty years ago, a fountain was placed before tbe post- office building of tbat place the builders used for a shank and girder of the water conduit a young poplar trunk which tbey drove Into tbe ground and In which the pipe was Inserted. After • short time tbe trunk began to throw out shoots, and today It is a tall tree, with heavy foliage. Tbe .water pipe ls now completely overgrown, and lt ts • strange sight to see • Jet of water stream forth from ths Interior of the uninjured treo. ; . "Canada's First Great Physician" Title Often Applied Him—How He Deserved the Honor. "Canada's first great physician" was a description often applied to Sir William Hingston, who has died in Montreal. On the principle that great men lived before Agamemnon, the popular idea of Sir,William may have been unjust, but it is undoubted that he was the most famous medical man Canada had produced up to the time Prof. Osier became so widely known. His career has been no longer than it haB been distinguished, both in publio life and in liis profession. In the latter he stood quite abreast of the most successful American doctors for a quarter of a cei.tury, and hardly a week went by without bringing to hiro 9ome patient from the United States who believed that in his own country there was no physician quite as capable as the doctor at Montreal. Although 78 years old at the time of his death, Sir William's standing among the medical men of the country remained what it had been for a generation. Won Honors Abroad. He was born in Montreal ill 1&!9. His father had come to Canada as adjutant of the famous Hundredtb Regiment and fought througli the War of 1312. After the disbanding cl the regiment, in 1819, Col. Hingston took up his residence on the Chateau- guay River. He died when his Bon was only 18 months old. William received his early education in Beau- harnois, and then, at the age of 15, entered the Montreal College. His first year there gave a promise of a brilliant future, for he captured three first and two second prizes out of a possible five. HU first intention, after leaving school, was to become a chemist, and he spent two years in preparation. At the end of this time ho had concluded to become a doctor, and entered McGill, graduating in 1851. Afterward he proceeded to take a post-graduate course at Edinburgh, and continued hia studies in several European countries. Of honors he won in Europe one was membership in the Imperial Leopold Academy, and he was the first Canadian to so distinguish himself. Then he returned to Montreal and began the serious business of his profession. For surgery he had a peculiar aptitude, and it is recorded that in 1867, on a visit to Edinburgh, he performed a most difficult operation at the request of Sir James Simpson, one of the greatest surgeons living, and a keen admirer of the Montreal doctor. Tha First In Canada. As surgeon of the Hotel Dieu Hospital, he was able to practice his art over a wide field, ana soon his skill was known far ond wide. It was when filling this post that Dr. Hingston had the honor of performing for the first time in Canada a number of difficult operations, removal of the kidney, excision of the knee, and excision of the . tongue and lower jaw being among them. He was one of the organizers of the McGill University Society, and a resuscitator of the Medico-Chirur- gical Society of Montreal, the first, secretary of the Dominion Medical Society, and afterwards its president. When Bishop's College Medical School was organized he was appointed professor of surgory, but soon resigned. In 1876 he was chosen by the International Council to represent Canada at the Philadelphia Medical Congress, and in 1867, when the congress met at Washington, he was again offered this honor. So one might continue the list of professional honors, concluding: with knighthood in 1395. There is hardly any distinction open to a Canadian medical man that he had not received. Mayor of Montreal. As a public man Dr. Hingston first came before the people of Montreal as a candidate for the Mayoralty in 1875. He received about ten votes to> his opponent's one, and, as he stated at. the time, "without having spent one moment of time or one shilling of money to obtain a position which no one should seek, but which, coining as it did, no one waa at liberty to decline." He was re-elected by acclamation, but declined a third term. The period of bis Chief Magistracy waa one of unusual importance, especially at the time of the Guibord affair. For the wise and moderate manner in which he discharged his duties Mayor Hingston received the thanks of the- Governor-General, Lord Dufferin. ■ He has been a frequent contributor to the medioal journals, and not infrequently his papers interested a far wider field of readers than the medical profession. For example, a well- considered essay on the climate of Canada and its relation to human life was a Step in. removing an ignorant prejudice that is now fast disappearing. Hit Back. ' Walking along a road in the remote west of Ireland, two tourists wero- passing one of the cottages, or, ns they are better known in the country, cabins, of the peasantry. This particular cabin was even a more than usually dilapidated specimen of its class, and the chimney, consisting mainly of the remains of an old top hot, presented a comical, if pathetic, appearance. Tipping his friend a wink, one of the tourists accoated a youth who was sitting contentedly on a fence. "I say1,'_iy boy, he said, '"floes that chimney draw wellf* "Shure, thin, it does," was tho prompt reply. "It draws the notice o* ivory fool that ptssea by ("—London Journal. THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 7%e Mark That Tells rf/unt Trade marked thut in A variety of style., fabric, and prices .or wom.n, men aod children. Form Fitted. Dealers are authorized lo replace instantly and at our cost, any Pen-Angle sar- tnent faulty in material or miilng. 206 Pen-Angle trade-; mark (in red) on every Peu-Angla garment, tells you it will fit and won't shrink, —your own dealer so guarantees it Underwear thus trade marked is softer, warmer, more flexible, better wearing. I _B ETTE NPERWEAR THE GOVERNMENT AND ZAM-BUK SURVEY OUT FROM FORT WILLIAM TAKES A SUPPLY OF THIS USEFUL BALM. Zam-Buk, the favorite household balm and salve, is now adopted as "The Doctor" by leading parties engaged in surveying various parts of the Dominion lands. Mr. Henry Hall, writing from Fort William, says: "Having proved how beneficial Zam-Buk is in cases of cuts, skin injuries and diseases, I determined to keep a supply handy. Being engaged to go on a survey, I thought it would be a most Useful thing to take along. I obtained a supply in Fort William and very well it was I did so. I may say that pretty nearly every day it was called into requisition by one or other of the party for cuts, bruises, burns, or some injury or other. It is wonderful how quickly Zam-Buk takes the soreness out of cuts, burns, bruises ■and injuries; and on our survey it earned golden opinions from all who had occasion to try it. I have found it very fine for skin disease, and I can strongly recommend it as a household balm." Mr. Lascelles Scott, one of the lending Government analysts, says: "I have no hesitation in certifying the entire purity of Zam-Iiuk, whicll in my opinion is excellently adapted for skin injuries and diseases." Zam- Buk cures cuts, scalds, burns, bruises, ■eczema, scalp sores, ringworm, ulcers, abscesses. chapped places, Spring pimples, blood poison, chronic abscesses, etc. As an embrocation it relieves rheumatism, neuralgia and sciatica. All druggists and stores sell at 50c. a box, or from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, for price. 6 boxes sent for $2.50. Send lc stamp and we will •mail you free sample box. Price of Platinum. Platinum, ounce for ounce, is now worth more than half as much again as gold, while the demand for platinum, like the demand for other metals, has increased. There has been talk of an export duty on the metal produced in Russia, and a rumor that such a duty was about to be imposed was given credit for causing the recent sharp advance in the price of the metal; but the export tax plan, it is reported, has been definitely abandoned, and the Russian government will make, special inducements to encourage prospecting. French investors are heavily interest- I ed in the industry. Tlie largest producer and also an extensive buyer of crude platinum in the Urals is a I French company operating a large refinery in Paris. It should be noted ' that the imports of platinum into the United States, which is a large consumer, during 1905, were valued at $2,173,263, as against $1,879,155 in 1904, an increase in value of $294,- 108. Considering ._e increased demand for platinum, the gain in importation is slight, but if the high i price and scarcity of the metal be | taken into account the wonder is that there was not a large decrease in the quantity imported.—Industrial World. Roof your Buildings with "EASTLAKE" Metallic Shingles Made in Canada 21 years Warranted made of better material, more accurately and scientifically constructed, will-last longer and cost less for labor in applying than any other metal shingles. RUST, FIRE, LIGHTNING AND STORM PROO? mmmi■—_—_—_____—__-■——«_______________-__________________^__*a .' We are manufacturers of all reliable kinds of Sheet Metal Building Materials. No cheap trash. Careful, thorough and prompt attention to all enquiries. Prompt shipment and right prices. Catalogue upon request Write for prices. The METALLIC ROOFING CO. Of CANADA, Limited TORONTO AND WINNIPEG WEAK AND WORN OUT. European Peace. A league of peace already pretty well exists in Europe by virtue of circumstances. Austria-Hungry is full of domestic dissensions; Russia is slowly grinding herself to pieces by the attempt to maintain an absolute and tyrannical domestic system, and is up to her eyes in debt to France; France has a good many millions invested in Russia, and cannot do otherwise than shape her policy so as to make the invest- Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Give New Strength to Overworked Women. The life of a domestic is a hard one. She toils from early morning till late at night; her work is never done. Often she is too busy to get out of doors for a breath of fresh air. Unless her blood is kept rich and pure this close confinement wears I ment good; Germany is building on her health. Her strength will j tfi'eat navy, and the completion fail; she may lose her appetite, become pale ar,. dyspeptic. In fact she is in danger of a general breakdown. Such was the condition of Miss Marie Aritie Fleury, of Ste. Anne de la Per- ade, Que., before she used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. She says: "For a number of years I have been a Itch, Barber's Itch, Ulcers Blotches, QPrvunt Tin tn n. vear aero I alwavs chronlc Erysipelas, Liver Spots, Prurigo, servant, up to a year ago i always Paorlsl8 or other erupti0n8 of the skin enjoyed the best of health, but sua- —what Dr. Agnew's Ointment has done denly I was seized witli pains in my for others It can do for you side, my appetite left- me, I became this task is of far more importance to her than any military adventures, while all that Italy and Great Britain wish for us is to be let alone. Have you a Skin Disease?—Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Ringworm, Eczema, ' ■ '■ ■ Ul?e -■• ' One application _rtves relief. cure you. 35 cents—87 Handicapped- "Have the Eskimos adopted any of the ways of civilization yet ?" asked the young man with the plastered hair. "Exceedingly few," said the arctic explorer. "Think how costly it would be, fr"- instance, to put on a full dress suit up there and wear it to tatters in one evening." 1— Some people couldn't get ahead if they didn't push someone else behind! Canada has 6,000 miles of waterways irom the St. Lawrence to the Mackenzie, with only 150 miles of land break. DEAFNE88 OANNOT BE OURED by local applications, aa tbey cannoi reach Ibe diseased portion ol tbe ear l'bere Is only one way to cure deafness, tnd tbat ls by constitutional remedies. Unarm-hu ls cauBed by an lnUamed condition of tbe mucous lining of tbe l-ustacb ian Tube. Wben tbis tube Ib indameil you have a rumbling sound or imperieci hearing, and wben it Is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unlenH tu< tnnammatlon can be taken out and tbu tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; mm oases out of ten are caused by Catarrh. which ls nothing but a_ inflamed condition nf the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars toi .any oase of Deafness (caused by catarrh; that cannot be cured by Hall's catarrh Uuro. Hend for circulars, free. F. J. ciiioni.! * (JO., Toledo, o. Hold by DrugglstB, Vbc. Take Hall'a Family 1'llla for constipation. dyspeptic and lost all strength. I consulted a doctor who told me I was suffering from general debility. I was forced to stop work and for three months I followed the doctor's treatment, but without benefit. I was advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and as I had often read of the cases they cured, I decided to do so. I only took eight boxes before I was cured and today I am stronger than I ever wns. My digestion is pood and I can now go about my work, without fatigue. I owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for what they have dona, for ma and I strongly advise other weak sickly girls to give them a trial." Miss Fleury's case is one of many that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured after doctors' help had failed. The success of these pills lies in the fact that they strike right at the root of the trouble—the blood. Other medicines simply act on the symptoms of the trouble—and may relieve, but they do not cure. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make new rich blood — that is why they cure dyspepsia, rheumatism, anaemia, heart palpitation, headache, backache and the ills of women; all these are caused by bad blood—Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure them all because they make new blood. For sale at druggists or by mail at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Go., Brockville, Ont. Lawyer (cross-examining witness)— Are you sure you didn't dream that, Mr. Ruggles ? By the way, do you believe in dreams ? Witness—Not as a general thing, but I know they come true sometimes. Lawyer—Oh, they do, do they ? Can you mention a specific instance ? j Witness—Yes, sir. You remember, | Mr. Ketcham, you paid me $5 the other day that you had been owing nie a year. Well, I had dreamed the night before that you met me on the street and paid it. I was so strongly impressed with that dream that I hunted you up the next day, you recollect, nnd dunned you for it.—Chicago Tribune. The Yukon district large as France. is almost as An old gentleman, pointing to his favorite dog, snid proudly: "That dos certainly seems almost human nt times." "Yes," saiu his wife, "he growls over his food as much as you do'" —Minneapolis Journal. Have you tried Holloway's Corn Cure ? It hns no equal for removing these troublesome excresences as inany have testified who have tried it. Tho many-sided character of Canadian immigration is Bhown in the fact that during the last fiscal year .there were arrivals in the Dominion from 54 countries in' ...J world (including the British Isles and the United States'! representing the chief •races of the five continents. Some 46 171 from the West Indies, 340 from Newfoundland, 89 from New Zealand, '7 from Persia, and 18 from Egypt Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup is an unparalleled remedy for colds, coughs, influenza and diseases of the throat and lungs The fame oi the medicine rests upon years of successful use in eradicating these iffections, and in protecting mankind from the fatal ravages of consumption, and as a neglected cold lends to consumption, one cannot bo too careful to light it in its early stages. Bickle's Syrup is the weapon, use it. "Dad," enquired Freddy, "what is a 'figure oi speech ?" "Where's your mother ?" asked "Dad," cautiously. "She's downstairs," answered the boy. "Well, then," began "Dad," "a figure of speech, niy son, is a woman." —Harper's Weekly. Itch, Mange, Prairie Scratches and •very form of contagious Itch on human or animals cured In 30 minutes by WolWd'3 Sanitary Lotion. "Did I understand you to say that this boy voluntarily confessed his share in the mischief done to the schoolhouse ?" asked the magistrate, addressing the mother, who held a small, dirty, struggling boy by the hand. "Yes, sir; he did," replied the mother, jerking her offspring into momentary inactivity. "I had to persuade him a little, but he told me tho whole thing voluntarily." "How did you persuade him," asked the magistrate. "Well, first I gave him a good whipping," said the determined-looking little woman, "and then I put him to bed without any supper, and took his clothes away, and told him he'd stay in bed till he'd confessed what he'd done if 'twas for the rest of his days, and I should whip him again in tTie morning. "In less than an hour he told me the' whole story, voluntarily." — Companion, It Lays a Stilling Hand on Pain — For pains in the joint and limbs and for rheumatic pains, neuralgia and lumbago, Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil is without a peer. Well rubbed in, the skin absorbs it and it quickly and permanently relieves the affected part. Its value lies in its magic property of removing pain from the body, and for that good quality it is prized. Canada has a continous waterway of 2,384 miles from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the head of Lake Superior. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Have used MINARD'S LINIMENT for Croup; found nothing equal to it, sure cure. CHAS. E. SHARP. Hawksluw, N. B., Sept. 1st, 1905. The Phi Family ysiaan The best msdicines Id the world cannot take the place of the family physician. Consult him early when taken ill. If the trouble is with your throat, bronchial tubes, or lungs,' ask him about taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Then take it or not, as he says. The women teachers of New York believe they will win their fight to be placed on an equality with men teachers in the matter of salary. Their battle cry is "equal pay for equal work." Minard's Liniment Curea Distemper. Visitor—Henri, I have got some nice sweets in my pocket for you. I -"'ill give you one when I go. Henri—Well, go now, can't you ?— Bon Vivant. A Wo publish our formulas 9 yers We banish alcohol I from our medlcliiOD 1 W^urge you to I oonsu.lt your doctor •II Bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indigestion, constipation, dizzy spells —these are some of the results of an inactive liver. Ask your doctor if be endorses Ayer's Pills in these cases. The dose is small, one pill at bedtime. i = __ broken limb. No salves. Nolymphol. No Ilea. Dui- able.cheap. Pat.Sept. io.'Ol.l BEhT ON TRIAL C»T«LO«UI MIS. ! C. E. BROOKS, 8619 Brooks' Bid,., COUGHS, LA GRIPPE, Colds, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Catarrh, WeaK Voice, Sleeplessne.j, Nervousness, Malaria, Anaemia, Bronchial fought. Chilli and Fever, Difficult Breathing General YVeaKness Female Troubles, FlcKlc Appetite, Hemorrhages, Nisht Sweats, Consumption, Catarrh of th* Stomach. MH-SnUI. MICH Canada's three northern districts of Mackenzie, Ungava und Franklin are larger than Cuina proper. Dropsy la one Positive Sign of Kidney 1 Disease.—Have you any of these unmistakable signs? Pufflness under the eyes? Swollen iimbs? Smothering feeling? Change of the character ot the Urine? Exhaustion after least exertion? If you have there's dropsical tendency and you shouldn't delay an hour ln putting yourself under the great South American Kidney Cure.—80 The boundary line between ada and the United States is miles long—1.C0O by land, through water. Can- 3,000 1,400 It Is a Liver Pill.—Many of the ailments that man has to contend with have their origin in a disordered liver, which is a delicate organ, peculiarly susceptible to the disturbances that come from irregular habits or lack of care in eating and drinking. This accounts for the great many liver regulators now p eseed on, the attention of sufferers. Of these there is none superior to Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. Their operation though gentle is effective, and the most delicate can use them. The multimillionaire was asked if he would take the stand. "Oh, I don't know," he answered, "what's the stand worth ?"—Philadelphia Ledger. W. N. U. No. 628 You .cati-ot possibly havfr a better Cocoa than EPPS'S A delicious drink and a sustaining food. Fragrant, nutritions and economical. This excellent Cocoa maintains the system ln robust health, and enables it to resist winter's extreme cold. COCOA Sold by Grocers and Storekeepers in i-lb. and i-lb Ting. All these diseases are serious In themselves, *nd if not promptly cured in ths early stages are tho certain forerunners of Consumption in its most terrible forma. Psychine conquers and cures Consumption, hut it is much easier and safer to prevent its development by asing Psy. chine. Here is a sample of thousands of voluntary and unsolicited statements from all over Canada: Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited: Gentlemen,—I 'eel lt my duty to advtae yon of the remarkable cute affected by your Psychine and Oxomulainn, which here come under ay pergonal observation. Three men. well known to me. Albert Townae nd, Hatol Hlpaon and John McKay, —1 ol Shelbarne County, were pronounced by tbe best medical men to have consumption, and to be Incurable and beyond tba reach of modlcinl aid. They used Psvchine and Oxomulslon and thoy are now lu rood health. I feel it a duty I owe to luffering humanity to •late these facta for the benefit of other sufforan from thla terrible disease. Youra very truly, ' LKAND-R McKENZIS, J.P., Greon Harbor, N.S. i Psychine, pronounced Si-keen, ls for ■ale at all up-to-date dealers. If your druggist or general store cannot supply you, write Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited, 179 . Kins Street West, Toronto. A Natural Laxative [fnwaf- cleansing *s an necessary as outward bathing. To keep the bowels free and regular is of even greater importance than to keep the skin-pores from becoming clogged. The neglect of either invites disease. Everyone needs a natural laxative occasionally, to free the bowels of accumulated impurities For this purpose take BEECHAM'S PILLS the greatest boon ever offered to those who suffer from the ills that follow constipation. For over fifty years Beecham's Pills have been famous as a Stomach corrective, a Liver regulator and Bowel laxative. They never gripe nor cause pain. Powerful purgatives are dangerous. Avoid them. Use Beecham's Pills. They give relief without doing violence to any organ. Their action is in harmony with physical laws. Take them regularly and the necessity for their use becomes less frequent. They are a natural laxative and a positive cure for Constipation, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache and Dyspepsia. Prepared only by tb* Propriotor, Thorn. » Beecliam, St. Helens, —incaililre, Bag. Sold everywhere la Canada and U. S. America, la bona ** ctnte. THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BHIIISH COLUMBIA. fit. PLBASANT ADVOCATE. (--.tab-shod April 8U89&.) |*fvi--ioi_: a 4 6 0 Westminster aiveaue, *-Nu__!H Office—80 Fleet street. Loudon, E. C, England Where a iOe.'of "The Advocate" is kept for ■ftaitors. ' Mrs. R Whitney, Publisher. ifitc-soription $1 a yoat* payable in Advance. a Ootay. Tel. R1405. Vancohv--,. B. O.i Mat 4, 19W. Important News Items of the Week.. April 27.*-— President Roosevelt,. <;he diplomatic, naval and military u-presentatLv.es o£ thirty-seven of uie nations o£ the world, and the Sovernots-ol a score of states, par^ '-icipated to-day in the opening eK- -icises. of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition. While the ex- yosition, which is to be open until •loyember 30th next, is still far 1.10m complete the unfinished con- -itibn of. (Sift buildings and grounds was nut aH»wed; to interfere in any way with to-day's celebration of the 1'.tree hundredth anniversary of. the '.ir-it English settlement in America. Another big; question of provin- ial rights has turned up. This !rae it is the incorporation of fire risurauce companies. The ques- .'.qn is whether the companies incorporated bv the province of On- ■-rio can do business outside this lii'-vince. Involved in this question ire the righ-- of thousands of companies all over the province, representing capital of up to nearly $10,- ■■.'"00,006. Involved is also a matter .ii '$150,000 or more of revenue jach'year to the province. But it -tects every, other province in Can- > da as well as Ontario. Tlie question wiH: be argued before tbe Su- ■''rennf Court at Ottawa on May 7, lien T. Ritchie K.C-, and Thomas '.lilvev, K. C, Assistant Provincial: iccretary, will represent Ontario, ."he case. _ will probably go to. the L'rivy. Council. The Dominion Parliament, nror- Kogued, after a session extending from Nov. 22nd. April. "iB..— Foreign Secretary Urey is taking advantage of the presence, of the colonial , ■rrcimefjs.' in. London to obtain the first-hand, views of. Sir Wil- irid Laurier and Sir Robert Bond ja the questions pending, between 'Jie' United States and Canada and '.''ewfoundtatid respectively. ' lintercst in the'labor situation at. lkwontp is becoming more intense •iaiij. in tbat. city. Though several •it the unions have passed success* JlMly through troublesome periods, ind have arranged for at least another year, they a/e in tbe midst of i fight for better condition.', and! trouble is' said to. be rapidly ap- j broaching for others,, At present ilierc are qn strike 82J5 picture tr'aitiQ' workers; 1<> marble workers, [ ,.) plumbers, 30 painters, in. all over j t'lOi Printers, bookbinders,, ur.ess- ■-tHi, fteders, stercotypers, plinnb- -rs, structural iron workers, street Milway employees, coopers, coil I'.jyers, teamsters and sheet metal .•.'inkers have made demands for an idvanoe in wages, and it is report- ucl that mam; of them will be compelled to fight to.get it.. The strtic- 1 "i:d iron workers and sheet niet-1 workers are looked upon as ;.rob- ::blc strikers for May 1st, with the ((lumbers on May 15th.. April 20.—Hon.. B. R. Eammir- >ou is suing tbe Frjedericton Gleaiir «r! for libel, the damages asked! is $.2.5,000. Iftsvctically all' work has liesn stopped at Prince Rupert., Thu.- Empress of China made the r.t 11 behy.(l'_;ii Hong Kong aaid V'ilh- qouver in 1?. d&ys,,, 15.honrs autl.-12 i' inutes. April 30.—It is expected thore will be a strike of the Langsjjwtt- ::.en's Union at* ^eattle'on Aiay !/">. The 'i5Q cabman who have been an strike 'tin ''orortt© will return to v\'>rk, l^i,!^ a-V matters of dis-- jut* to Ju^fi^>Vii»lJ»»tcri as a .'-•' "dferaj,^.' ft-ft Mpkeb' the ? ers will recognize the Union, but will likely grant the increased wages asked. A revolt is in progress in Montenegro, caused by the government inaugurating a campaign against the radical party. May I..—A C P. R. tKtiw was wrecked about 75 miles east of Fort William', three employees were" killed Within a very few days work on the active construction of the eastern division of the Grand Trunk Pacific, extending diagonally through New Brunswick, from tbe Quebec boundary to Moncton, will be commenced. The two principal contracts have been awarded. ; Two' speci-li G'.. T.. K. ttrai-s left Toronto with 300 settlers for tlie North-West. Aboutl a third of the party were women and! cfiil_i-_n. May 2.—TH® Sovereign Be . of Canada Bb» passed" into tho centre- of 1. P. fi-Sorgam, the great .financier of New Torlb Secretary FU-Ilp* of the _■' T. P., declares there irv no-t-uth' in the report that the Grand TrnnJk would abandon Prince Rupert for North Vanconver The following trades are on strike in Toronto: Lathers 125, cab drivers 250, gilders and picture frame worker! 200, marble cutters 20; total 545 MayS.—General fiotha. Premier of the Transvaal, sprang a surprici at tho Imperial Conference todny b.v tl'_ dcclit- ration that he was uncqiiipromisingly opposed to a commercial pr ire shoe withitt the Empire. Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Nawfoundlaud, Spoke 111 n Rimilnr strafe. Mr. Herbert Asqnith, Ohancellbr of the Exchequer, in a strong speech,, opposed prefer" 11 b . saying they won'tJiBf-oSve. the setting up of a new fiscal system'which woul b an infringement of the root and pririblple of free trade. While the col"" s .ight bold preferential trade ten be . rheir interests His Majesty's- ('■ inient held that free trade was vital to the interests of the United lu... '• " and they could uot accept anvtlr." .. ler- miuingthat policy, even expi'i ■' .ily. It is unofficially reported at ' "nie thnt the miners have decided : • : nru to work. The agreement, a ■ which so much, secrecy hus lJethijobsi- . too tically means the achievennn! ol the closed shop principle. The iuuream undcr the agreemeut ranged s iiv to twelve per cent. NOTICE is hereby giv u thai the partnership of C. A. God!' i*j Gerster aud J. A Flett here 1 sistiug under the uunm ill 11 ..erster &C0., hns been di "1 muiiuilicousRut. as from the h- April, 'iHl. J. A Flett inivi..: from tin. said firm. Dated this 12th day of Adri K>(> 11 tiftb; Klfroy, 1 by • of retired Subscribers are requested .port auy ottualbssuess in the deliver. /■' this paper. -iii-.t. ...I.. ^TttTT.... Nutsihi?. iffiotWrs aud OVer-btt-dened tfomeni. fn all' stations of life; *hose vigor and vitality may have been unclermlned and broken - dbani by over-work, exactin_r sni'iul duties, the'tbO'fsequent bearing ot clilld'nin, or other causes, will find ln Dr. Pierce's PavOrftO Prescription tho most potent, invlgortttlng'rt—toratlvo strength- giver ever devised for* their special benefit. Nursing mothers wMll'tlnd It especially valuable In sustaining their strung th and promotlng'an abnudttnS nourUlimeiit for tho child. Expectant' mothers too. will find It a priceless boon to prepare tho system for baby's-oOmlng ttnil rendorlng tne ordeal comparatively painless. It. 11111 do no harm In any state, or condition ot the female system. Delicate, nervous, weail- women, who sulTer from frenuont' headaches, backache, draggfng-uWn dlsttnss low down in the abdomen, or from'painful or Irregular monthly periods, gtlawlng or distresses sensation in stomach, dizzy or faint spells, see Imaginary specks or spots floating: before eyes, hav* disagreeable, pelvic catarrhal drain, prolapsus, anto- versloftior retro-version or other displacement!! bl; womanly organs from weakness of parts, will, whether they experience many or dnjy a fow of; the above symptoms, find relief and a permanent curo by Using faithfully and fairly persistently Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. This world-fr—ned speciHc for woman's Weaknesses and peculiar ailments Is a pnro glyceric oxtract of-tho choicest native, medicinal roots without a drop of alcohol In lt...'miiki.-itj.. All Its Ingredients printed tcnplaln Kitellsh on Its bottle- wrapiier and afltt-stt*)'under oath. Dr.- Pierce thm lnvtws)'the fullest Investigation of his formnU11'nowlng that it will' tin found tio cortti_l.fi wily the best agents• known to> the ra'fWt,' advanced medical' science ot all the different schools of pruc- tlce for the enn.'of' woman's peculiar' #e»Unesse* and ivllnvents. , . It yoa want to'know more abdut the' S.^rnpp'-ittloit aftd' profnsslontl endorse-- mitnt, oM_k**'mvame Proscription," send1 iMoardlrlfft.tfSsi'to Dr. R. V. Pierce,. -Tit*,'..!) tV.Whli fret booklottroat-- H*jFHlMp You csn't'rVff.ird to acwpt as a iui.^i- thte for.thisriwiedy 'i/Mwn --u»n< • a a m-cnit 'nitmini u/ nih-'ii..., ik' eon.i«Mrt*- **tmi.'JM*X«mil., mivt\, _-^.4 * mv *■*** I CASCADE THE BEER Without a Peer, Btfewed right here in Vancouver by men of yea*.' and year** and years experience, and a brewery whose plant is the most perfect knowi- to the Art of Brewing,.- I* it any wonder tba« k has taken a place in tbe hearts of the people which no o"tte*_ beer can supplant ? Do-., quarts $2. Doz., pints $ f. Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. Vancouver, B. £» Tel. 4_9 For Sale at all first-class Saloons, Uqnor Stores nnd Hotels'«*■ delivered to your houae. Elbert Hubbard's Sayings. Tbo'C-oe-Sii Loser is w Winner; C-iy cbaracter counts—and then ill doesn't, unless used for huinm service, Bofore you* can manage men yon. must leant' to1 munagoyourself. In loaning money the moral character oil the borrower counts for more tban his financial worth. Get busy on your character. The mind of the average "educnted" mnn is like a great tract of land, of which only oue little eoraer is cleared and coH-Vat-d* in ordbr to secure an Eu -i Bl—all the rest is simply prairie- dog town. Get your mental acres under the'Itoe I: "Yon-have a model husband!;" said the lady wbo was congratulating the bride. The next, day tlie bride 'aethought her to look up the word' "model" itr the diotionery, and this is what she found: Model: A smnll imitation of the real thing As I said, before, God Himself cannot make a man or woman wor^ thy ot coi-ideuation except in the cuucible of- industry.. Wonk iis not ia curse. Indolence is a beastly moflheit,. breedingj no high purpose and) nc sweet sentiments, nodiing but the imps- of. selfishness. Earning- one's bseadi by the; sweat of one's brow—whetSrer on tha Outside or the irrsid'e'—i_ not a curse. God help the children of the ricn, the poor can work. I have no patience with the rich loafer, I think much less of him than I do of She poor loafer, and I have no more respect-for the female loafer—a loafer is a> loafer—notfnng more need ft* said, nothing* worse cam be said. — John: J. Lotto. IVIfc Pleasant Lodges, t. O. O. F. Mt. Pleasaut Lodge No. 1 P. meet sever/ Tuesday at Sp.in, in OddfellowB Hall Westmiuster avenue, Mt. Pleanaut. Sojourning'bi-thren cortlfttHy invited' tio attend. Noiu.k Grand—-Stanley Morrison. -.ECORDIN- a-CHETARY—H. PSHter- son, 121) Tenth'iWeiiUO", east. LADIE» OF -ITft MAOCAKE-W Alexandra Hive No. 7, bold* i1l<)tUlni>' Keview 2d am. l«h Tuesdays'of each mouth in KniR-lts of Pytbius Hall Weatiniu-HIor a^bnue. Visiti—g Lnd!i»s nlwnys wblbome. Lady Coi-i-niKler—-Mr». N. Pettipiece, 25 TenHh aveuue, east; Lady iSectwd Keeper—Miw. 1. Martin,. Ninth aven _e. L, O. Li Hit,. Pleasant) _.. Oi tu¥ Sro..l843,.mectS'tTi» lVrtl and! aa-THtirsdair of esehrtioiith,. at8p.m , iU'ttio->. of P. Ha_ All vwitiug Bi-tlireu' cordially welcome. 3. Martin. W. M-, 121 Ninth avenue, east. Samuel Motae, Beo. Sec'y., . South Vancouver l'sstofficu. —'•The AdVoeate" is-alwayw pleased to receive from its renders any items of looal interests' snob as notices of people viBiting on Ht. Pleasant or of local residents visiting outride aoints, all social affairs, clinrchmud lodge news, births, marriages, etb. LO. F. Court Vancouver 1828, Independent Order of Foresters meets 2d and 4th Mondays of each mouth at 8 p. in.,, ia Oddfellows' Hnll. Visiting bret"_re_ always W61come. Chief Ranger—-A. Pengeflj": Recording S_ok_tary—M. J. ®rehnny SS7. Prthco»s«tre«, UlVy.. Fiit_NciAii SecretAa_=-Rnlph Si -_ffl- mings, "AdVocate" Offlce, Mt. Plensaut* CANADIAN ORDER OF CHOSE!* FRIENDS. , VancouverCbmwil, JXo. 2Wa, meet-., every 2d and 4th -bhrsday. of cach. month, in I O. O. F., Hull, Westminster avouue. Sojourning Friends alwaysswelcouie* E. R. Flewwelling, Chief Connciller 'J&12 Onttaio atreet; Mrs. O. G. Kinnie, Recorder , IMS Sevonih »venac, east. *00000000**a**ty0000*a*0>04^ REAL ESTATE ! Two 25-ft. lots, % block from Westmiuster avouue, $660. !l lots on. Westminster nvenue, cornsr, £8.500. -i-tecutHrniveu-e, 6 lots, 50x190, $500 each. Corueri; 50x100, Ninth avenue, lil.OOO. $4,500 Buys 44-ft. on Westminster avenue. Good business property. Increasing in value all the time. F©r | sale exclusively by Property on Westminster avenue,, bringing a rental of $100 per month. 2 *38if«. lbts,.9-roomed House, orchnud small fruit... .&I.050 Beautiful 0-rooui House;, gns- and electric light, couvenient to enr; Thirteenth avenue. Lol 2flxl!.2 on Westmiuster nvenut two-storey building, iu fine conditio- ; leased for 2 yours; title perfect.. Price -14 000. Ouo lot, 35*120, on Westminster avenue; price if500, $200 down, balance uu easy terms. B Lots (corner) Westminster avenue, 80x182; price $8 500,. terms. Six-room bonason Howe street, $1,200 cash, bulaneo ou easy terms. Beautiful house, 4 lots on coruer, iu Grandview. Lovely home Beautiful eonwr, fine honse on property: In desirable part nt Vancouver. —o- Choice Acres near city; suitable tb' subdivide; good buy; favorable terms. $500 .Buys a lot 25x122 on Westminster aveuuo, near city limits. $200 cash, $1 500 buys n fine lot on Lorno str**t. Tlie finest location on this street. Buy now before the price guns up; $800 cash, balance 6 aud 12, LOTS on FOURTEENTH Avenue $41.0, $475 aud $>i00 eRch—half cash. These lots are high aud level. Your Property wit'* Mrs. R. Whitney, 2450 Westminetbr nvenue, "Advocate" Ufliee. Mrs. R. Whitney 2450 Westminateff ave. *«00A*****0*»**0*30*r4>*,'.***f0.i. ■ ■**00a\00\00k*hm40xaT*k*x*m\i fat, ■.'et***J**Am^m*i*«*e*00rm%am*\\ii THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Local Items. Mrs. J. J. G. Thompson is convalescing from a week's illness. :o- Mrs J, L.. Powell hns been ill for about a week, but is improving. io: i Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Colo have re- turned from their wedding trip and aro living at 850*Sixth avenue. Use Royal Crown SOAP BoimMfnl Spring Hats, latest styles at Mrs. W. W. Merkley's. Mr. Al Murphy ot Seattle, is visiting his parents Mr aud Mrs. Jas. Murphy, Twelfth avenue. _ (0| S -I |l'lI I Mrs. Kickbrueh of Chilliwhack, has been visiting Mrs. P. Ryder and Mrs. 0. G. Kinnie this week. Capt. H. B. Walton, 581 Ninth avenuo west, will givo free treatment by tlie Electric Rays all noxt week, from 1 to !) p. in , to prove the merits of this mechanical discovery for all pains and discoveries. — :o: Flint's Bromo Grippe—best cure for cold in the head—26c a box at the M. A. W. Co.'s Postoffice Drng Store. On Saturday afternoon last a fire broke out in the Vancouver Rackett and after it was extinguished and die Firemen had gone back to the hall, another fire broke out in the Abernethy building, adjoining the first one on fire. Damagies to the extent of about $1,000 was done by the fire. Gray's Bicycle; Store, Mr. Clark over the Rackett, and the Abernethy building were the sufferers from the flarnes. The fire was caused from a chimney. Thompson's Cream of Witch Hazel— best for chapped hands. At Mt. Pleasaut M. A. W. Drug Store. Attention is called to the advertizement of Crocker Brothers, wood dealers. This firm is well-known on Mt. Pleasant and its business is steadily growing, there being four teams now employed in delivering wood. They give god big loads of wood at the lowest market price, and make a specialty of dry cedar wood. Their 'phone number is 914. Remember them when you need wood. Mrs. Janet C. Kemp, D. S. C. of the L. O. T. M., gave a tea at her home on Niuth avenue, in the interests of Alexandra Hive No. 7, Thursday afternoon and evening. The following ladies contributed to a most enjoyable impromptu program. Mrs. Hicks saMg '"There glows a Bonny Brier-bush in our Kail-ynrd," nnd tn an encore- •"Within a mile o' Ediitborough tonu"; piuuo selections by Mrs. and Miss Neil. Misses Webb, Skiuner and two vocal solos by Miss Paul were pleasingl(y rendered. Mrs. Kemp spoke en the objects and financial success of the Order. About fifty guests were present and wero served daiity i efreshmeuts. SjSi'8. F.Budloug and Mrs. J. Wilsiu assisted the ho.-te ask you to accept a present from them which they hope will be a daily reminder of their regard; also to express their regret at your departure. We assure you it is a pleasure to us to have this opportunity of expressing our sense of the pleasant relations that have always existed the years you have been among us. We are most pleased to learn it is not your intention to leave the city, and hope you will have a very pleasant and enjoyable hcaicby. We have no lack of confidence in vour future success, as we know that the conscientious fidelity which has characterized your management for others must be succesfu) when applied U> the business you intend starting for yourself. Please accept this Cold Watch and Chain with the very best wishes of your Mt. Pleasant friends. Sigjied on behalf of your friends : N. Allen, W. R. Owen, G. A. Cruiekshank. The following names were attached to the address: Dr. W. D. Brydone-Jack, Dr. Robt. Lawrence, Dr. N, Allen, Dr. \V. F. Coy, Dr. E. D. Carder, Dr. J.U. Hast, "TFre Advocate," Xo. 3 Fire Hall, Tlie Vancouver Breweries, Ltd., Mrs. W. W. Merkley, Mrs. H. P. DePencier, W. R. i sail i Then cut off the triangle-like end C->w™- ,H- ?• ^e, E ^ft^f' and lay this edge even with your £• Cruiekshank. J P. N ightmg* e, ...ittern nt the "Ltam of centre- ?.'. VY" I™**** __- '_' .<*?all?' At a meeting of the Quarterly Hoard of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church on Monday evening, it was decided to extend a call to Rev. J. P. Westman, Cranbrook, B„ C, to succeed Rev. A. E. Hetherington. Uev. Mr. Westman has a splendid record as a successful minister and is a good speaker. Whoever succeeds Rev. A. E. Hetherington must be a successful man; as Mr. Hetherington has by his sincere and faithful work advanced the -mrch wonderfully in all. lines of ils activity during his three years- pastorate. Rev. M. Hetherington is a man who can co-operate with the workers of his church in every Brancft and' thus utilizes; the services and ideas of all for the work of the church, this, coupled with his devotion and personal industry, has made his ministry-the most successful, so far, in "the history of the church. Rev. Mr. Hetherington will become Assistant Principal at. Columbia College', New Westminster, assuming his duties in September.. pattern at the bottom of centre front. After cutting out this width lay. the uncut goods-above itr matching each line and plaid. Cut W. T. Murphy,. W. D. Muir, II Williamson, SS. McClay, J. P. Law- son, Oscar MfcCutcheon, C. Ternan, H. W. Howes, H. J. Foote the other half of the skirt by that R TrimMei R„ssd, & McCuaig, (. The pe«rji|»ient advertiser is thfe ehnp who wins-'OUt The "occHri-onsit' ad isn't to*."* tfeft * lllll- I.IIII 111. IHIIIIHIHIIl;.: II.I ally It Vory goc^busih*-lfcj}*r'iip»-ii' which you have already finished When basting together edges that require matching, place the stripes or figures together and put the point of a pin through the design to be connected ; then turn the point down, again through your connecting material pieces.. Stay all bias seams (when not attached to lining) with seam-binding, which costs about a sent a yard.. As this season's trimmings, arc so largely bias folds, bands or flounces, on the checked, striped or plaid gown it will be necessary to cut these on a true bias. To do this fold over the end of your goods '•ven with the fely-jdg*. and cut off tfte comer. From this end you may cut any width you desire, remembering to match at every seam) and to handle the bias pieces carefully, basting the turned-under edges with fine thread in small stitches. These instructions are the same for cutting out almost all that the home dressmakerif.T; may handle, whether shirtwaflH-S.^odices, skirts ur the otdinarv cosftetoes.. G. LvalV,. Si W. Keith, C. Peters. ■ ^**t***0St*4M*********'40* t00*»tS*090»000000000000»000l y\dvertize —IN— ft Syr. Looal Harm* Beai-'--] TC. ASWOOAT- The Advocate ii *****r***0***00<*a em******** ***a00000000000000.***M>*0r0»0: i, like to read! advertisements. Tflcy are im rtiemsclves literature; and' I can gauge the proisperity oi the cowI- •try by their very ^ppearanoe."—Wil- fSam E, Gladstone. Advocate $1 lor 12 p-ttths -—g Argyle House The Big Bargain Dry Goods Store of B. 0. Our BARGAIN List Manufacturers' Samples of Children's Silk, Laco, Lawn and Nainsook Pinafore*. Manufacturers' Samples are better than regular stock, you buy tbem at a big discount and get a larger variety. Children's Japanese Silk Pinafores, worth 91.00 for 60c each " " 1.36- '• «3c •• " " " " " 160 " tl-00 " " " " " " 1.76 " ... 1.2*5 " i Children's White Lawn arid Nainsook Pinafores Worth 26c for 16c each, .i .. i. .. .. .. 80c „ 20c „ *l t» •i (» ** 60c " 36c It M *• »* " BOe " 45« »< tt M •i " 75c " &£ 1* H M it. " $1.00 " 7te •«» t» M ii - " 1.26 " 906 Children 8 Liueu Coats, worth 80c for 60c each it *t i* ii $1 " 75c ." J. Horner, 139 Hastings street east. Between Westminster and Columbia avenues. 'p&one 877, Have PineLote iiii **»00000m00000000000000000m0000000»000900000000>ay00000 I j South Vancouver j also ACREAGE | 2450 Westminster ave* 5jj_ 1 1 . « 1 \*rtftam*taya**^00*^ 1*0000000000***00*00**0004 List Your Propertv with Mrs. R. Whitney, 2450 Westminster avenue. There is a great demand for vacant lot* There ia a great demand for houses to reat. Residential property is also in greut demand. List your property now. 90000000.9000000*000*000000!, e, & jt. HRum & co. Company, FW-N'ciai., Press and ACVKHTlSEHS' A(iKN*T8. 80 Fleet! St., London,. E.G., Bhglnnd (_oftiuinl Business a Special*}-. SUNDERED, By Gevakiiitc Meybrmlt.. They go from us, our well-beloved dead; But, ev'h as sailors by the northern- star,. We steer our course by lights that shine afar, And. trust to come at last, unhindered, (When that our days of diligence ' be sped), Unto the blessed region's where Cncv are, Into their gracious presence, with no bar Between our sotils and theirs, nor any druad ,But ah, fof those who. livinc. neap up scorn Against us; make a barrie-*" of wrong Or dull indifference; who bave up- torn Affection by the root! Though we be strong,. Though we be faithfuly wc may not come nigh*.- These- are our lost ottes, and' uot tiiose whir die! —NOTICE.— . Personal notice* ofc vleifors On nt. Plans*!*, or s* _uf»tt*tti( meditutoWhtt-J it cirtttlatfti. ?•). BUM SO YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs ©eFiVFUCHTS AC Anfone 8—i— ng a sketch-nml d<__-!t*t!!>n _hnf OwV-'lily aac.item our orilnii- freo.wlictliftr a?-. tnveimi— le probabl; i-._eritA.rle. Ciinirh-tnl.**. tioiiantrlcllyconiIdentuui rl*__id—.piton l'atp-itn> sunt free. OM1 est nimncy fosse curing patnntn. Patents taken thmuirr.. Munn -t Co. rccttlvi. tptctatrwtict, -AStlloiu etlerue, hi tlm Jlmerlcatu A hand-OTrtrit? itfnHttar-tivi Wrii-ftly; t.nt(?_«t cite ctilntion of any noicnttUc I'mrnuL Tonus. \yi f/ ynur: frti»ptti'ontlifl»$t Sold by all n-PW-wltMlem- MU!4»&Af'^^'NewM Braacti OIBce. -6 V St.. V(__lilniiK,n. D. C. CORRECT C&J6LISH, . HOW TO USE IT- A> Moutlil-? Mfigaziue devoted to tfce- Uue of knftiivh. Josephine Tur«k Baker,- Editor. Jl A ysnr; 10c for Snmpto Oopy. Agehts- Wanted. EVa»«tos> 111., TJ. S. A. Partial Co-Menlrs fo» this Mouth.-^ Course in English' for t_B Eftgihuef course i» English for the Advanced pupil, How W>Increase Olio's Vciciibn lary. The Am of Gonvel'Katioii Should und-Wcmli— how tftl'nse them, Piouuii. elation, Correct English iu tbe Hon el CorJH'tcSuftlish iu. fho Sc&ool*. Burii- 1U.KI1 English for die Rusiuens Mun Studies in English Literature. *-***r*-4f00W*&*^M.*-0**-*r***4, WJSINfiSS NOTICE. Locals Advertisiug io,.- a liue eoch issue Dtspluy Advertisiug ?1.00 per Inch per mouth. Notices foifGhurch nnd fcV-efy Entei'- tniilu»ent!», Lecture*, cm., WHl.jtH TH5. OB3T.CT 1st TOUAIlfi: KO-tEY will He charged f'ir. AIIj jS*dvcrti«rinu'!its firt> Miffjeguftflys* anlfcb-rged^iir uutil dl _-ed tlufy ' be discoutinued. Transfetft' Adwrrizet* illu^t jinV Or ndvanee. Notifesr/t.' Births, Miirt-ia.'tr.Ti na flay -l&rting jslea-* _dtif> THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. HEALTHFUL II Because of Its Purity end Freedom From Coloring Matter. II l.tad SALADA GREEN TEA Packets Only, 40c, 60c, and 60c Per Lb. At All Grocers HIGHEST AWARD, ST. LOUIS, 1904 STAMMERERS! The ARNOTT METHOD is the " ohly logical method -Tot the cure of Stammering. It treats the CAUSE, not merely the HABIT, Snd insures natural speech. Pamphlet, particulars and references sent on request. THE ARNOTT INSTITUTE, Berlin, Ont., Can. Medicine Made for Mothers use For Intern- _nl Extern- use. Cures croup, colic, cramps, coughs, sore throat, burns, brafSe»bItesandanyso«ue«. 25 and 50 cts. At all druBPBts. ' 1.1 MOM 4 CO,, Boil". ■»«•• W.prant.d to aim* S.tlaf.otlon. Gontbault's Caustic Balsam Has Imitators But No Competitors. A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for Curb, Splint Sweeny, Gapped Book, Strained Tondonft, Founder, Wind Puffs, and all lamenece from Spavin, Ringbone and other bony tumors. Cures all ikin dlseaies or JParasitoa, Thruah, Diphtheria, Removes all Bunches from Horses or Cattle, As a Human. Remedy for Rheumatism, Sprains, Bore Throat, elc, it ia invaluable, V.vcry bottle of Caustic Balsam sold Is "Warranted to prive satlsiactlon. Price $1,60 per bottle. Sold by druggets, or sent by ex- (iress, charges paid, wltb full directions for ts nse. t-TSend for descriptive circular.., T testimonials, eto. Address The Lawrence*William- Co., Toronto, Ont. ffm Nurses' and Mothers' Treasure —safest regulator for baby. Prevents ■colic and vomiting—gives healthful rest —cures diarrhoea without tbe harmful effects of medicines containing opium or other injurious drugs. a*a 25c.—at drug-stores. _f National Drug & Chem- ami ' " 'tc___r Cures Diarrhoea^tSil No Infraction of Rules. As an express train was going through a station one of the passengers leaned too far out of the window, overbalanced, and fell out. He fortunately landed on a sand heap, «o that he did himself no great injury, but, with torn clothes and not a few bruises, said to a porter who was Standing by: "Whnt shall I do ?" "You're all right, mister," said the porter. "You're ticket allows Vou to brenk your journey."—Tit-Bits. HEALTHY BABIES. Healthy babies are good babies- it is only the sick child that cries ■all the time. Mothers, if you want *o see your little ones smiling and 'happy give .them Baby's Own Tablets—there is a smile in every dose. The Tablets cure all the little ailments of childhood arising out of a 'disordered condition of the stomach or bowels. They are good for all !babies and are sold under the guarantee of a government analyst to 'contain no opiates or harmful drugs. Mrs. P. D. Kirk, Dumfries, N. 8., ■says: "I always use Baby's Own Tablets for the ailments of m'y little ones and find them a splendid medicine. A few doses always restores them to perfect health. I would not be without the Tablets ill the house." The tablets are sold by druggists or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Tlie Mackenzie river is, with its tributaries, 2,500 miles long—equal to the distance from Liverpool to Halifax. COVERED WITH BOILS! HOW BILEANS PURIFY THE BLOOD , Spring pimples, boils, skin rashes and eruptions are just now rampant. The most scientific corrective and blood purifier is Bileans, the herbal remedy. Mr. Thos. Hesselwood, an employee of the Consumers' Gas Co., Toronto, says: "Bileans are the beBt blood purifier and liver corrective I have ever met with. Pimples and boils broke out all over my neck. My blood seemed absolutely filled with impurities and poisons. My liver was disordered, too, and I was dull, weak and ailing. Bileans purified my blood and cured the boils and pimples; they also toned up my system —gave me vim and energy, and filled me with life and vigor!" Reader, Bileans can do the same for you! All druggists and stores sell them at 50 cents a box, or from Bilean Co., Toronto, for price. 6 boxes for $2.50. Send one cent stamp for sample box. Use for the "x"-ray. Even such tricks as hiding jewels in hollow shoe-heels or swallowing diamonds cannot longer be depended upon to cheat the customs officials. In the French government tests of the "x"-ray detective of Alphonse le Roux, persons representing smuggling passengers have been examined without removal of clothing or any indignity except being detained a few moments before the apparatus, and so rapid is the process that 167 persons received attention in forty-five minutes. On these individuals were articles of many kinds, variously concealed. Watches were revealed in the hem of a woman's skirt, a tiny locket under a young man's tongue, watch chains and a bracelet in tlie coils of a woman's hair, card-cases in a man's shoes, and even buttons —proving the presence of gloves—under the clothing over a man's chest. Tried on postal packages, without breaking sells or untying strings, all kinds of articles were shown in the most innocent and unlikely places.— Philadelphia Ledger. A Pill for Generous Eaters.—There are many persons of healthy appetite and poor digistibn who, after a hearty meal, are subject to much suffering. The food of which they have partaken lies like lead in their stomachs. Headache, depression, a smothering feeling follow. One so afflicted is unfit for business or work of any kind. In this condition Parmelee's Vegetable Pills will bring relief. They will assist the assimilation of the ailment, and used according tc direction will restore healthy digestion. A Marvelous Machine. A machine which threads a thousand needles a minute is at work in a Swiss factory. 'The purpose of the machine is to thread needles that are placed afterwards in a loom for making lace. The device is almost entirely automatic. It takes the needle, carries it along, threads it, ties the knot, cuts tlie thread off a uniform length, then carries the needle across an open space, and places it in a rack. The work o. threading these needles war formerly done by hand. "THE DESIGNER." The early spring number of "The Designer" has a useful and interesting array of household matter and fiction. The first fifty pageB are mainly devoted to the display and description of gowns designed for spring and summer wear, and to the illustration of the accessories that go with them. The end of the book is reserved for articles relating to household affairs, among which are the three sections of matter contributed by the readers of "The Designer" containing many practical bits of advice about children, homes and wage- earning. Simple entertainments, suitable for little home evening affairs, are always given in "The Designer," and in the March number some verse suitable for recitation is included. The Puzzle pages, the Fashion Notes for Men, the practical advice about how to make and keep oneself beautiful, the lectures by a florist on how to grow flowers—all regular departments of the magazine —are full of especial interest this month. The Fiction is made a feature in the March number. A continued story by Miles Bradford, author of ' Carlotta and I." is begun, entitled "Economy Farm." Also, Edilh Parker Johnson, now a resident of Korea, has contributed an interesting article called "An American Garden in Korea." Besides these, there is a story by Edwin L. Sabin and a particularly graceful little poem ol Minna Irving's. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. Vancouver to the Klondike. Application will be made to the Dominion parliament to incorporate a company to build a line of railway from the northern boundary of British Columbia to Dawbon City by way of the most feasible route. The applicants for Yukon River Valley road are Messrs. Henry Blitz and Louis Auerback, of Boston. The significance of this application will be realize- when it is pointed out that at the last session these gentlemen secured a provincial charter for a railway line from Vancouver to the northern boundary of the province, known as the British Columbia, Northern and Alaska company. EXCITED NERVES, TWITCHING MUSCLES System Exhausted by Worry and Loss of Sleep—Perfect Health the Result of Using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. Such cures as this make it impossible to doubt the restorative influence of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. Mrs. E. J. Vanderburgh, of Eastern Welland avenue, St. Catharines, Ont., states: "For twenty-one years I was badly afflicted with heart trouble, nervousness and cramps in the limbs, also twitching'of the muscles and nervous headaches. I became weak, debilitated and emaciated. My condition was distressing and'I was made worse through worry and loss of sleep. "I tried a hundred remedies in vain and reading about Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I decided to try it. After having used half a dozen boxos of this preparation my old trouble had entirely vanished and I was enjoying better health than I had since girlhood. I am now past middle life and am in perfect health. I would not take worlds today and go back to niy former state." There is more or less mystery and doubt as to the specific action of many drugs, but it is positively and definitely known that iron forms new red corpuse'es in the blood, or, in other words, makes the blood rich and nourishing. But iron alone cannot be taken into a delicate stomach. Tho great secret of the success of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is in the way iron is combined with certain other restoratives so as to make a preparation that can be used with the greatest benefit by even the most weak and delicate person. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is also slightly laxative as well aB tonic in influence, and while building up the system insures the regular and healthful action of the digestive, filtering and excretory systems. If you would enrich the blood, strengthen the nerves and replace weakness and disease with health and vigor use Dr. Chase's Nerve Food; 50 cents a box, 6 boxes for $2.50, at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto. Dear Mother Your little on- ere a con.t_.nt eare it, Fall and Winter weather. They will catch cold. Do you know about Shiloh'i Consumption Cure, the Lung Tonic, and what it has done for to many *** It ia —id to be the onlv reliable remedy (or all cii-a-. of the air passages.jn children. It it absolutely harmless and pleasant to take, lt is guaranteed to cure or your money is returned. The price is 25c per bottle, and all dealers in medicine sell 314 iSHILOH This remedy should be in every household. Otherwise Occupied. "Why can't I get my number f demanded the man. "Line's busy," replied the telephone girl. "I don't believe it." "It's so, just the same. Some cowboys have borrowed it to hang a horse thief with."—Louisville Courier-Journal. ___________ Use the safe, pleasant and effectual worm killer, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator; nothing equals it. Procure a bottle and take it home. Canada extends over 20 degrees of latitude—from Rome to the north pole. A Sour Stomach and a Sour Temper travel hand-ln-hand and are the precursors of mental and physical wreck. Nine hundred and ninety-nine times In a thousand food ferment (Indigestion) ls tho cause. Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets keep the stomach sweet—aid digestion—keep the nerve centers well balanced — they're nature's panacea — pleasant and harmless. 35 cents.—88 Towne—That's the local weather forecaster who just passed us. Browne—Indeed ? He isn't a very healthy-looking man, is he ? Towne—No; he says the climate here doesn't agree with him. Browne—Yes ? I wonder if that's why he keeps changing it so much ? The distance from Halifax to Vancouver is greater than from London to Halifax. Mlnard't Liniment Cures Garget In Cow*. Mrs. Harris (looking up from a letter—I'm so glad we sent Harry to a boarding school. I knew he would make his mark. He says he is already considered one of the best scholars. Mr. Harris—Let me see that letter. Why that isn't "scholars," it's "scullers."—Chums. t-AKF - STEEL"): Shingles WRITE FOR PRICES METALLIC ROOFING C? _ 1 rvl I T I _*> . VV I IM IM I PEC _*.i__iu«N^t* srrops Cattle with horo? at-o danc«rous md a constant mcun-o to person* and other oattle. Dehorn them Quickly aiid with illgbt pain wuh a KEYSTONE DSHORNER AU over In!) minutes. Not ah&nih method. Leaves a clear, clean cut. Cows kIt© more mllkisteers make -fetter beef. Send fortruo booklet, ft. H.Uckenoi. fldois.8aU.io, Cu. Ji5ht mm I 1 la p m 'Oshawa" W. N. U. No. 628 ElQlity Years Old—Catarrh Fifty Years Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal I'.iwdev ;uits him. Want any Btronger evidence of the power of thla wonderful remedy over this universal disease? Want the truth of the case confirmed? Write George Lewis, Shamokln, Pa. He says: —"I look upon my cure as a miracle." It relieves In ten minutes.—89 the Canada contains one-third of area of the British empire. Minard's Linimen. Cures Colds, etc. When Thomas A. Edison was living in Menlo Park a visitor from New York said to him one day: "By the way, your front gate needs repairing. It was all I could do to get it open. You ought to have it trimmed, or greased, or something." Mr. Edison laughed. "Oh, no," he said. "Oh, no." "Why not ?" asked the visitor. "Because," was the reply, "every one who comes through that gate pumps two buckets of water into the tank on the roof." — New Orleans Picayune. You canputonaroof that will ^A'V*^nt^y 2M»^£L_-d last a hundred years and be the ~r *m **w "0-__wa',sh'_g-s-28-guage tough- right kind of a roof every «__ steel, double galvanized—good minute. Or you can put on a ten-year roof for a century, guaranteed m writing till 193^—fln> that will nroLbly leak ^j»»fe«* I^SiSfeSfT t^S^ hits it, and keep leaking till it is rotted away. Gt\ymiztA Stoel Shingles Either roof will cost _ten feet by ten feet you about the same in Compare that with the money at the start- ff""* -*• ofdoiiedlg But the "Oshawa"- •fe#<»thow *" tt And you canput on these "Oshawa" Galvanised Steel Shingles yourself, ^^^^^^^^^^ easily, — with no tools but a claw-hammer and snips. Simplest thing you know—can't get 'em on wrong. "Oshawa" Shingles lock on all four sides—whole roof is practically one sheet of double-galvanized steel, that never needs painting. shingled roof will be FIRE-PRO OF-liter- ally; and wind-proof— actually; and lightning- proof—positively. That's the hundred-year roof! And that " Oshawa "-shingled roof will be weather-proof for a centory. We'll GUARANTEE in every way for a quarter-century—from now till Nineteen- Thirty-Two. «'(UB9U "Oshawa" Galvanized Steel Shingles are GUARANTEED in every vray for Twenty-Five Years Ought to Last a Century And GUARANTEED - don't overlook that. Guaranteed in writing, over the seal of a company with a quarter-million capital,— guaranteed in plain English, without any ifs or buts, for 26 long years. That's the argument in a nutshell—cost the same Guaranteed in writing for 25 years—and you needn't ever paint it, even I That's saying something, isn't it ? What would your mill-man say if you . hta_.„. flre .proof, water-proof, rust- asked him to guarantee cedar shingles for even » F^hSfproof! eesi-_ to put on; and He certainly Would make remarks I jjuAiUNTEED: That's the "Oshawa*' proposition I ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Tell ua the measurement of any roof, and we'll teu you exactly what It will cost to roof it with less work and for less money. Plenty of facts that concern your pocket-book come to you as soon as you ask for our free book, "Roofing Right. ten years ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ And even the best cedar-shingled roof will be leaking badly inside of ten years. Seven out of ten of them leak the first time it rains. No wood- shingled roof is fire-proof for a minute, and the first high wind that catches a loose shingle- whoosh 1 goes half your shingled roof over into the next township, 101 ask on. A post card will do to .The Pedlar People. 2KB&. u= J8SS1 Of Oshawa .SEt Why don't yon ask now 7 WINNIPEG T8 Lombard St. VANCOUVER 015 Ponder SL if PAGE FENCES m< WEAR BEST" Made" of HItrh Carbon Wire,—well prove It to you. O0n__)-not crimped. This mokes it etfll stronger in servloe. It stays taut Pointed WHITE over heavy T H «. PAGE, _WIR a JT 1LN CI CONPASY, UNITE galvanizing—nut proof. Experienced dealer* to eroet It -sada all In sales M9 —oa ln merit. Got Ulustratod booklet and 1907 prices before buying W-U_«r-m». Toronto. Montr*__.l, St. John. Winnipeg THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA- NOVELTIES AT THE OPERA CarryKu-n!sesedinp HEALTH THROUGH HYGIENE w PARIS, Jan., 1906. rITH each passing: week the opera becomes more brilliant. Saturday ni__.it tho loges presented a acene rivaling "8a- lambo'a" African splendor — celebrated ln national opera. Gowns ot Hol't. pale tints, as well as creamy white (the latter have only recently reappeared), were all brightened by eome daring touch either ln trimming or an accessory, head-dresses being the moat noticeable. The exceptional few who were without a head ornamentation seemed to lack finish >.o their costumes. Empire wreaths are seen In great num- bera-^the most peralstent of Empire styles yet seen. One exqulaite Parisienne wore a gold wreath and gold slippers with a white lace Empire gown. Aigrettes —worn by very young women—are wonderful bunches of heron or paradise feathera, fastened In place with a Jewel and standing off to the side nine or ten lnchea. Louis Seize wreaths, poised co- quettlahly on the pompidour, make a pretty note of color—rosea or vloleta sprinkled with sparkling gold duet. lights of the shimmering velvet, a tiny 11 peacock fan of Iridescent sequins. There ls another new fan much ln favor with girls who are not yet "out"— for the opera ia their great privilege. Get somebody to paint you one of these fans, if you aren't equal to lt yourself, for It has been discovered they all come from a certain place In the Boulevard des Capucines, where an amusing little madame explains, with excusable pride in her Invention, that each Is painted by hand so no two are exactly alike. They are done In bold black or white on a ground tinted to your own choosing, which, at the same tli e, cunningly blenda with kitty's stylish bow. But the eyes! greenest green. Impudent, droll, threatening, pleading—a peep Into every sort of soul known to kit- tendom. Such a fan Is worth its weight ln gold for breaking the Ice of conversation— these meek little French demoiselles are wise In their generation. Though their p.alted hair Is tied on their necks with a quiet, brown velvet bow, let me tell you, messieurs, that soft frizzy pompadour Is nothing mor. than an artistically ruffed up Marcel undulation. E. D. I There la uaually an Empire scarf or feather boa matching the color of the flower chosen. ' Over a gown of black ctilffon a young matron had draped a black scarf, beaded ln crystal. This she repeated In a narrow band of brilliants, diagonally crossing her waved pompadour. To be "a la mode" you must have some touch that lightens the costume, but take good care not to overdo it; that ls where 1'arlslenne taste gets in Its subtle work. I Imagine a velvet gown, richest sapphire blue In color. Its round neck and eibow sleeves edged with creamy lace, and carried with it, unconsciously lead- In* you into all the beautiful hidden SECRET OF WARM FEET THE golden rule In cold weather ls to keep the extremities warm, and the HrBt and most important rule for carrying It out ia never to be tightly shod. Boots or shoes that (it tightly prevent the free circulation of the blood by pressure; but when, on the contrary, they do not embrace the foot too firmly, the si ace left between the shoe and the stocking has a good supply of warm air. The second rule is never to sit in damp shoes, it is often aupposed that unless shoes are positively wet it Is unnecessary to change them while the feet are at rest. This is one of the greatest fallacies, for when the least dampness la absorbed Into the sole In Its evaporation It absorbs the heat from ihe foot, and thus perspiration Is dangerously checked. This can be easily proved by trying the experiment of neglecting the rule. The feet will be found cold and damp after a few mh-utes, although, on tak- 'ng off the shoe and examining lt, It will appear to be quite dry. SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES I f THINK It waa some wise old chap I ln Elizabeth'* time who aaid: I "There la an hour In each man's life * appointed to make his happiness, lf then he seize it," but it la that seizing business that's the rub. If only opportunities came to us ready labeled, it would be dead eaay to take advantage of them, but they don't. Early training may have something to do with our blindness. We haven't learned to look out for the thlnga that may come our way, and very few capabilities spring into life full-grown. Kindergarten babies of today are given building blocks and lumps of clay witb which to make things—not necessarily special things, but something, and the principle Is a good one. Competition Is a big incentive to work, and the human atom who sees his neighbor In the adjoining chair constructing a man-of-war out of some bits of three- Cornered wood ls apt to call upon his own Imagination, and watch for a chance to build something more wonderful. He ls seeing his opportunltlea, tbat baby. There never was a succeasful Invention patented that there did not come before the public, half a dozen claimants who had thought of the same thing, and who were just getting their plans into shape when the other fellow dumped the full-fledged scheme on the market. It is no doubt true that they did think of It, but if they couldn't see the opportunity to present It flrst, tho other fellow is not to blame. It's the same way with every Bort of work. If we don't see our chances for writing a certain article, for doing a particular sketch, for designing a little accessory of dress, somebody else, who la a little more on the alert, wllb and she'll get the credit toi it tuts, WONDER why it is," said the woman who thinks about things, pensively, "tnat so few poo,.le think it worth while to carry good breeding into their business relations? I know plenty of women who pride themselves on always doing and saying the correct thing In their own or other people's houses who make you think of Fiji Islanders off on a vacation when they are let loose ln an office or store," "They haven't time to be polite," said the woman who works for a living, tersely. "It takes longer to get Inlo your clothes when yuu wear frillB than it does when yeur wardrobe consists of the Scriptural sackcloth, and, naturally, It takes longer to put trimmings on your manners." The womun who ihlnks about things shook her head. "Some women put more energy and time Into one nasly speech lhan Ihey would need for a whole manual of politeness," she answered, "so it isn't necessarily because they arc hurried. Besides, 1 am not confining mv observation to women who are hustling aipunil getting their bread and butter, though heaven knows, there Is room enough *' improvement wilh fliem, too.' Dm _■ nover notice the woman of leisure • .ion she goes shopping or hus business dealings with any one—especially a fellow- woman? You'd tlnnk she couldn'i curry ber politeness and her noutteii. ink around at the same lime! ' Some women do act .is if .|bey h.. to get every 'please' end thank you' through the cuBtom house, they're so sparing of them.' admitted the woman who works for a living, thoughtfully; "but, all Ihe same, 1 slick lo my old opinion, that hurry is ui ihe root of most rudeness. If you are busy, and in a rueh, vou are naturally much mere absorbed In your work than In other peoples feelings, and, If one or the ether has lo be given the no-by it is apt to be In the feellrgs. The same rule works with the woman of leisure. She goes on a shopping expedition, flred with the deiei mil,alion to buy everything on a haifyard list within four hours; and—sad as lt Is, I must confess the truth—experience teaches that other people ure more apt to uphold their end of the line, if they know their failure means your turning nasty." Tho other woman silll looked unconvinced. "That's no reason for being disagreeable In advance," she said, "and 1 don t like the principle, li seems to me if every woman would just start out wi'h the Idea that she was going to be con siderate and well bred In her business dealings, we might—" "Suppose you lend off." Interrupted the woman who works for her living wilh a twinkle In lier eye. "The cause seems to be a good one, but"—she opened her desk energetically-' I am afraid yuu will lind the way of the c* rmer like that of the transgre.„oi «* jre'iv hard." REDUClhu FLESH ,"vf* By Dr. Zinnia B. Walker .. Copyright, 1MB, by A. S. Barnes & Co. LIGHT, moderate exercise for a short period will have very little effect in reducing flesh. If you have allowed yourself to become awkward and heavy, it will take very serious attention on your part to reduce this superfluous fat. lt la only through vigorous exercise and profuse perspiration that thla can be accomplished. An actresB famous for her beauty, and now approaching middle life, has solved this important problem by swathing in flannel the overdeveloped parlB and throughout an hour's vigorous exercise, drinking freely of hot water. These are legitimate aids In reducing flesh. Choose a few exercises and practice them faithfully, constantly increaalng the number of repetitions and you will be rewarded by a return of symmetry and elegance of figure. To make the waist small and flexible try this exercise of body raising. Stretch out on top of a table face down. With the feet held, 'or caught at one end of the table, bend the body at the hlpo over the opposite end of the table. Now, with feet firmly held, hands at back of the neck, elbows well back and head up, chin in, bring the torso to a horizontal position; bend downward toward the floor, then backward to horizontal position again; repeat three times. Do not practice this exercise lf you And lt strains the muscles of the back, as serious results may ensue without proper precautions. Always have an at tendant when this exercise Is taken. Do. not take lt alone. The waist will be much smaller when the trunk la uplifted and the internal organs held high, in proper position,, than it la when they are allowed to sag-t The wearing of corsets ls not the way tat reduce the walat naturally. Following a simple exerclae will acM compllsh ihis within hygienic limits-1 Take standing position, slightly advanc-1 Ing the right foot; sway the body weir forward, throwing the weight onto the* forward foot; ra.se the arms upward, hold well back, at the same time Inhaling the breath gently and slowly, until, by the time the arms are fully extended upward, the lungs will be fulljr Inflated. Hold this position for a moment, then exhale the breath quietly, allowing the arms to descend to their normal position, at the same time iv- laxing the muscles. To reduce the double chin.—The various neck exercises are a wonderful help In reducing a double chin. Stretch the head flrst to o..e side as far as possible, and then to the other. Extend lt backward as far as possible—flrst ui- rectly back-and then twisting the head at various angles. AI) of these movements put the flabby muscles of this part on the stretch and help to tone them up. in order to reduce a fat, ugly back, practice with a broomstick, using It as a wand. Keep It always behind the back; raise and lower lt, jump with it In your hands, twiat and turn and awing; :t, always working with it behlnu you. FORTUNE-TELLJNG BY CARDS RAINY-DAY CLOSET RAINY days often mean trouble in the household where there aro plenty of children, and some one has suggested that the mother of such a brood would dc well to provide herself wl.h a rainy-day closet. To It will find their way special playthings, rtserved for state occasions- pictures, scrap books, paste pots, scissors, old magazines and paint boxes. Anything, In fact, that can provide indoor amusement. When the rainy day comes round the closet may be opened and a distribution of its blessings made Children delight in novelty, and the very fact that there is a special treat reserved for the days when the sun doesn't shine will go a long way toward alleviating any disappointment over the putting off of out-of-door tames and pleasures. FORTUNE-TELLING, in one form or another, will probably never lose Its popularity as a means of entertaining people. Most of ua are egotists enough to enjoy peeps into the future, even if we've no faith in lt. To the would-be amateur fortuneteller a word of caution should be given: don't tell bad news, even lf the cards reveal it, to any one, no matter how impresslv it makes the fortune; and be particularly careful what you tell those credulous mortals who are to be found in every group, lf you do tell bad luck, tell it in conjunction with something good, so that its force IB broken. Otherwise, some one is certain to worry over it, ridicu- ous as taking such things seriously teems to those of us whose nerves Are not easily upset. Ask the person whose fortune you are to tell to make a wish, while you shuffle and reshuffle the cards. Then lay them, face down, upon the table and ask her to cut them in three piles. Look at the cards ln each.pile separately. If, in the one in which the nine of hearts is found, there are two aces, the cards foretell the getting of her wish. Discard the spot cards below the sevens, and take out a queen (or king) to represent your "client." For a dark woman the right queen ls that of spades; dark hair and blue eyes take a heart, chestnut hair and brown eyes a club, and a fair woman a diamond. Lay the face card down on the table end lay out four at a time of the pack left after discarding, placing one on the left of the face card, one on the right, one above and one below. The cards the card faces (the queen's head is rlways turned to one side) tell what Is to be; those behind her, what has passed; those over the card, what s, or will be, in her mind, and those below her, what she triumphs over. The significance of the cards, according to an old colored "mammy" whose- readings were a never-falling source of delight to "young white folks," and a. creator of awe among her own people, are as follows: Spades: ace—love, or, coming upside- down, slckne88; ten—something immediate, or a disappointment (the "or," of course, depending upon 'he other card* which appear wiih it); nine— deBpair, or a quart el: eight—In the far future; seven—vexation, annoyance. Clubs: ace—a letter, some testimonial of distinction and honor; ten—a Journey; nine—a proposal, a present; eight- prosperity and success in business; seven—Inheritance, gain, profit. Hearts: ace—your home; ten—a wedding; nine-betrothal, the "wish' card as well; eight—great surprise; seven- falling ln love, a love affair. Diamonds: ace—great prosperity, news; ten—Immediate pleasure, meeting a long-absent friend; nine—sickness or money; eight — pleasant information; seven—flattery. The face cards i.iean people light or dark, according to the rules given for determining the Individual's card; ano) the kings mean older men than do Jacks Read according to -he groups rather than from each card, setting the meanings of the cards "glvi and take" from each other. Three cards of one kind coming together rlgnify: 3 aces-i great surprlae; 3 tens-finding a new i-iend; 3 ninesr-a removal; 3 elghts-somi thing unexpected; 3 sevens—a loss; 3 J.cks—deceit and treachery; 3 queens--,! quarrel- 1 kings—a warning. The cards following teli the nature of the meaning A llttle practice—and a good deal of imagination!—will resuli in your learning to tell a very Interesting fortune In. a little while; and than—prepare to bein demand! THE'HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE A WESTERN member contributes a list of household helps that remind us pleasantly of the valuable "briefs" for which we are Indebted to our brotherly "Private Secretary." If I had ten times the space which Is now adjudged to be our lawful proportion, 1 should gladly bring into the light sundry excellent communications that lie In my Exchange drawer. Necessity Knows no choice, and one long hitter would swallow up our tiny corner. Dear and worthy friends and willing workers! 1 tm>v not plagiarize Sydney Smith's advice to the young author who submitted u manuscript to the great wit for his "candid criticism." "Hefore I read It let me advise you to revise It and strike out every other word," said the elder writer, "You will be flitOnUhed at flndliiK how much It will strengthen your style!" I do plead for short, pithy letters. They will be read by more people and with moro attention than longer papers, and room can be made for them where I hIhmiIi] like to have our practical women and ..opld-be learners represent- <1. .ay whut you hnve to say, and then stop! Hnve 1 ever told in this Corner our family anecdote of tho guinea pig? One of our small boys was told to "pick up a guinea pig by the tall and see his eyes drop out." The 4-year- old thus described the failure of tho experiment: "I couldn't take him up by the tall, for he hadn't any! It wasn't cut ore or broken off, either. The guinea pig just stopped there!" Take the story to hearts, dearly beloved. Do not wltiihn' ' our rightful tale of helpful letters. Help us, and let us help you. But when the story Is done, stop there 1 Small Things That Help in the Kitchen 1. Rot a dish of cold water In ths ovsn to keep the bread from burning while linking. 2. Lemoni will keep fresh lf put Into sn uncovered |ar of cold water. Change the water every two or three days. 8. Bait will remove stsins from oilcloth table cover. Rub hnrd with a flannel, dampened, not wot. with wnter. 4. Baking soda, rubbed hard on tinware with a piece of damp paper, will clean and IK.llF.ll It. B. Cut off the top of an old soft jhne and sew the leather between two thicknesses of cloth, and you cnn iron without burning your hand. s. If the lampwlok will not turn up easily and evenly, pull out three or f"ur threads lengthwise In different parts of the wick. Try It In your oil stove. 7. Keep a large, sound apple, thnt ls not too fragrant. In your cake-box to kvep tho cake moist. 8. To drive away nnts, mix sn't, pepper, borax and sugar together and scatter on the pantry shelves. 9. Here Is a new wny to mnnagt a pot roast: Put (he meat Into a large granite pan or pnll that has a top. Penson to taste, pour In a cupful of hot wnter. flt the top on tightly and net the pall In the oven. Cook slowly for threo \\mm for beef, two for Iamb or young mutton, not removing the cover until trie meat Is done. Then take up the meat and keep hot while you mako gravy of the liquid )eft In tha pan. 10. I have boon much Interested In the Exchange. This Is mv first visit. If any member ■ haa an old bureau or bookcase in attic or woodshed for which she has no use, your humble servant would be thankful to get It. Tours tor help, HOUSEKEEPER. Will * ou add to the other "beloe" you offer your address ln full? I hope to have occasion to make further uso of it, and that we have now la incomplete. Fruit Punch and Salad Tou flatter nie by asking for the formulas for fruit punch and fruit salad you had when yuu lunched at my house last sum-. mer. It given mc pleasure to Inclose recipes. Tou may rely upon them as exact. They have been often tried In my family. C. C. (Elizabeth. N. J.). Fruit Punch. Add to the Juice nf one can of pineapple that nf six lemons and three oranges, one can of rich preserved strawberries ana one of tho same quality of preserved cherries. Sweeten to taste and let all stand for two . or three hours. Add, then, a quart and a cupful of Iced water and a large cupful of chopped ice. If you wiBh, you may also udd a pint of claret. Fruit Salad. Put Into "individual" cups three strawberries to each, canned or fresh; some grated olneapple, a teaspoonful of orange ;*'ilii and the same of grapefruit; a very llttle svrup from preserved ginger; a teaspoonful uf lemon Juice, one of raspberry Juice, n little sugar and nil up the cup with marasohino cherries. Set in ice until very cold, Rut from the cups. I can testify the punch was as nectar and the salad was as ambrosia to my thirsty self on the June day of the memorable luncheon that introduced a dozen of us women to the delicacies aforesaid. From a Young Housewife Apropos of the fruit salad, we have a request from a young housewife In Memphis, Tenn.: I am aahamed to tell you how little I know of real housekeeping, but proud to repeat thst my John told my mothei-ln- law last night that I bid fair to be as flood a cook as nerself In time. I do mean o do my very beBt to justify hia praise of one who married within a year after sho' left school. And, as "Rosa' says to "Martha" In her distractions, "When do girls get tlma tu learn anything of the most Important of a woman's professions?" I, for one, am determined to study hard until I "get there." Now for my petition: John was at a "Stag supper'' the other night, and there was a fruit salad that Just captivated his gastronomic heart. He says It "looked like grapefruit on the outside and tasted like everything good Insldu." He Is sure he "detected celery and banana, snd there was mayonnaise dressing." Can you put ma In tho way of getting the recipe from this most msscuilnc snnlysls? I am, or I t was, a country girl, and rather "new' to ■ modem Taney dishes. Hut I should dearly lo\e to surprise my dear' boy with that * particular salad some Sundny 'night. We keep but one maid, and. I get supper every other Sunday. I must tell you that I can make beautiful mayonnaise dressing. The rest of the salad Is wbat bothers me. Ho you suppose he really "detected what he thinks he did? R. 8. H. (Memphis, Tenn.). I am sure that he did detect the Ingredients ho named. As positive, also, that the captivating mixture was served In the skins of grapefruit. Try this recipe when your next Sunday evening "at home" comes around; Cut the Inner and crlspest stalks of celery into half-Inch lengths. Skin a banana and cut It Into r t cubes. Do the same with a t nder tart apple. (A "snow apple" would be good for this purpose.) Have ready a couple1 of halved grapefruit, from which you have removed aU the pulp bo carefully that you have . ot torn the skin of either half. Cut the pulp taken from one of the halves Into small pieces in else corresponding to the apple and banana dice. Put all these Into ■ chilled bowl and set in the ice or in a very cold place for half an hour. You do not need to be reminded that the mayonnaise should be made lirst of all, and left out ln the cold while you are preparing the rest of the ln- gredfents? The emptied halves of the grapefruit should lie in ice (cracked) until you are ready to make ready for serving. Then empty, wipe and fill them with the fruit mixture as soon as you have poured the mayonnaise into the bowl and tossed tho contents up lightly with a silver fork to Insure thorough incorporation of fruit and dressing. Put a half teaspoonful of the mayonnaise on the top of each portion of fruit and serve the filled skins upon small plates. Let me know if this is what won John's heart, and how he receives the Sunday night surprise. Suggestions for Churning May a practical butter maker BUggeet to "Mrs. a. H " that a small barrel churn Is preferable to- the' .old-fashioned "dasher" chum? In using the more modern vessel, mb soo i as the granules of butter appear on the si.rface of the milk, pour In a dipperful of cod water, and, when the clots are all formed and collected on the liquid, drain oft the buttermilk tnrough the. hole provided for the purpose. Stop this, with a cork, and ' pour in a bucket of cold water In summer, wanner in winter—say from 5(3 to BO degrees. Pit on the lid and turn the churn Beveral times. Drain away the water and salt while the butter is still In the churn. Stir with a round stick, used for this purpose alone, A butler paddle will do. Walt fltteen minutes, then, with the lid still fastened down, turn as in churning, and the butter will be thoi- oughly worked and the salt evenly distributed. It may now be moulded Into pats or packed ln boxes that come for the purpose, holding from one to Ave pounds. This Is a much easier and quicker way than the old method of lifting the butter out Into a bowl, working, setting away and working again. And If "Mrs. A, H." wants to make money with her butter, ahe'can get iwo cows, and. witli a cream separator, she would And the work would be done most expeditiously with the barrel churn, and. as I have indicated, with more satisfactory re- suits. Mrs. F. B. Q. (McNabb, 111.)* How to Hull Corn I get so much good out of the Exchange that I should like to help a weo bit. So I venture to answer "I, L. W.," who asks for a recipe for hulling com. Soak the corn over night in warm water- almost hot. In the morning drain oft the water; put the soaked corn into-a kettle; cover deep' with hot water, adding to each quart of corn two tablespoonfuls 'w baking soda. Cook gently until the hulls will .slip off when the grains are rubit- d ln the hand. Pour oh" the soda water; cover the corn wJth DUrs cold water and rub off the hulls, changing the water several times as It becomes clouded by the hulls. When the corn Is cleaned, return lo the kettle, pour in plenty of cold water, and bring again to the boil. This dono, drain once more, cover with cold wnter, salt to taste, end cook tender. It Is now ready to eat. Our grandmothers used Ive to loosen the hulls, but the Boda will do the work a,*» well. I have tried to make this as short and as plain as possible. MRS. e. e. c. (Union, 111,). You are to be congratulated on your Bucee_s. We thank you. A Wish Gratified I saw In your Corner that "1. L. W., of Buffalo, N. Y.," wants a recipe for hulled corn. I have made It every year for ten years according to an easy and simple formula. I have had so much help from The Exchanre •n the past that I should like to return a ilttfe of it. F* 'M. 1st Wt (Mujak yo;* 'or icndln* nur name to two dear ladles-one In Trenton, N. J., one in Philadelphia. Tbe bootus tuey have given me were so much nicer than we had expected that we are overjjyed And they have written such friendly letters that 1 almost feel as if they were personal friends instead of utter strangers. I suppose, if wo only knew it. that there are lots of good things we all could do for others, poor though we may be. Hulled Corn for "I* L. W." Soak half a peck of c'-rn over night In lukewarm water. On the morrow put It Into a large pot; cover deep with cold water; add three heaping teaspoonfula of n.ii- natus, or of taking tooa, and bull gently Until the hulls will rub off easily ln the hands. Drain, and wasn the cum until the water runs char. Cover again with cold water and boil for half an hour. Wash once more. Proceed in thiB way until the corn is ter der, and the lust water in which it fs boiled is not at all dlsculotcd. At first It will be very red, but each washing will make it llghtar. It will take several horns to n.ake it ready, but it requires no care while in cooking. 1 keep the coin In mi open crock covered with water until it is ' ustd up. I fry it In bacon fat for tbe table. It seems like a tedious operation, but it is good enough to repay one for the trouble uf preparing Tt. A. F. D. (Spencerport, N. T.). You are right! there are many, many good things- we. can do to muke Hie brighter and easier for' others, if we only keep our eyes and hearts open. You have done arte CThd thin* in taking a busy woman's time to write out the recipe another woman wants. A §it of Information Here is a bit jf Information that has fluttered down upon my desk like a leaf of wholesome pot-herbage; Perhaps you know already thut gasollno fs v^ry good for cleaning oathtubs, sinks, etc.? I nnd it far bettor than kerosene. Garollne evapjiates and leaves no unpleasant odor. „ m. 13. (Chlcagu). ln using H yo**Tcannot be too careful not to have so rnuch as a spark jf tiro In the room, or artificial light of any kind. It ls not a week since a worthy housemother poured two gallons of gasoline into the stationary tuba in her laundry, trusting to the assurance of the man who sold it to her that It would not Ignite unless brought Into direct contact with ilame. There was a low flre In the range within six feet of her, and the range was red from the hotter flre of ironing day. The day was stormy, and kitchen doors and wlndows*wero - closed. The gas thrown off by the gasoline -n tho process j,t cleaning a gown. . filled the room, ana" an explosion followed. The credulous worker will carry nil her life the scars left by the luckless experiment. Real Plum Pudding I Inclose recipe for a real English nlum pud-ling. The I an l Christmas was the third wo have spent In America, and uur fourth Blnco we were marriod. My brother came a long way to pass the holidays with us, and we had a good time cooking all manner of home dishes. Grandmother's Plum Pudding. (English). names given through The Exchange. I thank you for the hint about washing 1 tried It. and it was successful. 1 do it in half the time I used tu take. I washed my curtains arcordlng to The Exchange rules! and thoy are beautifully white. '" M. C. (Chicago),. " Another Pudding Recipe From a second English Womxtt wt have still another recipe for the far- famed plum pudding. I give both formulas, and a Jury of housemothers may decide upon their respective merits i do not presume to offer an opinion ' In competition there ls life. As an English woman, I do not like to see our national dish— Kngiish plum pudding— misrepresented. It always seems to hurt my fesjlnga. We Kngiish never use butter in plum pudding. I give betow a recipe for. the real, sort. Try II snd ree how rich it la. "The Real Sort." .; A good pound of beef suet, chopper tftwr 1 pound of seeded raisins, 1 of currants, t of Sultana raisins, iu of best brown sugar, - a good 14 of a pound of Hour, a good H. pound of stale bread crumbs, part of a nutmeg. 1 tablespoonful of powdered allspice. 10 cents' worth o* blanched almonds, chopped? very line; y> pound of mixed citron ami lemon peel (more of citron than lemon), cut up very fln<-\ I put tpn eggs In mine, but six will do. W hip them thoroughly, andft then drop gradually *A 'Pint* of brantly into the eggs. Mix thoroughly; tie up In a floth, taut (I use % of a yard). Plunge Into boll-** Ing water and keep well under the surface.. Boll ten hours; six hours when- you_,/ni_ko it. . four more when you are going to serve It— say at Christmas. It will keep a ye*"- If hung uu In a cloth. Brandy Sauce for the "Real Boru*1 One pint of milk sweetened to taste, brought to a boll nnd thickened with the yolk of one egg nnd two tenspo-infuls of cornstarch, with a |literal dash of hrnndy. Stir the brandy Into the boiling milk uml keep stirring fast for three minutes. ENGLISH HOUSEWIFE. A Man Favored "A man and a brother" sends In a request which Is not germane to the usual tenor of our exchange, but in courtesy we admit It. Kindly tell me where I may find these verses, by sn annnymoui writer, 1 think. The Arflt lines sre as follows: It Is dull nnd dark nnd gloomv With the window* fsclng north; This, the old Colonial mansion. From ths ivy peering forth. u. n a. W, i THE ADVOCATE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH,COLUMBIA. -May 4, 1907- Pi "i ■ r". i .,•'■ 1 F"J. ' *V V 'i ;ii •:1 4 % K i Howe Sound f 43 Acres Crown Grant Laud. Half milo water-front. Heavily timbered—fir and cedar. $5,000 Cash *> 1.000. "Will exchange for city property. LOTS! One 50-ft lot, on Thirteenth avenue, $500; cash $825—a good buy. One 42-ft corner lot on Westminster avenue; $8 00, oash 1505, Double corner on Tenth avenue; ^price 11.950, easy terms. Two choice lots on Ninlh avenue; price on terms $1.600,cash $1.000,balance 6 and 12 months; price all cash $1,525. These are very dosirable lots., $4,300, }4 cash—will buy 44-ft. front on \ Westminster ave. Good business property. Mrs.R. Whitney, "Advocate" Ofiice, Mt. Pleasant. *0*0*t0**f0**r****l0**r0***0*** Phone 014. Central iim ■ jsihi'ii n—ie___■_■—■-- Wood Yard All kinds of Mill Wood. Dry Cedar a specialty. Yard, foot of Columbia street. Crocker Bros. Proprietors. ^0000000000000000000000000, THE ADVOCATE is only $1.00 a year, 50c for 6 months, U.io for 3 mouths. Youug Peoples Societies. SUNDAY. Loyal Workers of Christian Endeavor meet at 15 miuutes to 7, every {Sunday evoniug in Advout Christian Church, (Jevoiith avenue, ueur Westin'r ave, MONDAY. Epworth League of Mt. Pleasant I Methodist Church meets at 8 p. m. ' 3. Y. P. U., meets in Mt. Ploasr Baptist Church at 8 p. m. TUESDAY. The Y. P. 8. C. E., meets at 8 p. m Ju Mt. Plcastu-ant Presbyterian Churoh 000000000000000000000000000»0*0000000000000000+*0***i . w \ Crockery, Glassware, ENAMELED and TINWARE Buchanan & Edwards 662 664 Granville St. 'Phone 2021. *^._#g4jt^-000000000**W0*0*************4***^ THE VERDICT The Jury unanimously agree that the BEST Bread is made by Hanbury, Evans & Co. (Successors to W. D. Muir.) 2414 Westmiuster avenue, Mt. Pleasant ■Phone 448. Mt. Pleasant Mall, (Postoffice.) Tho letters aro coll.-otcd from theMt. t'li'iu.iint Postoffice at the following hours: 7s30, 9, 10.30 a. m., 18:110,16:15, 16:46 o'clock. All clnsses nf mail leaves ai 10 a. m., uml H* )0-0p m. Mail arrives at 9:30 and 3:15 p. m. Mt. Pleasant Jewelry Store All kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing done. First-class Workmanship. Satisfaction guaranteed. J.R.WRIGHT 2456; -Westminster avenue. DO IT WOW l-If sol alreudy a Sab aariatm tm "T** AirxytrnM" *** While»Blossoms are Out ou the Trees is a good time to have the house photographed We make all sizes from a Post Card up. If yon will call at the Studio corner Ninth nud Westminster avenues, we would be pleased to show yon samples and sizes of our work and quote you prices. DAVIDSON *\'.STARK PHOTOGRAPHERS Northern Bunk Buildiug, Niuth avenue. Red Star CASH GROCERY For tho Freshest and Finest of Grocery goods on the Hill. Coffee giouud while you wait Butter aud Eggs a specialty. Ninth & Westminster avenues Northern Bauk Building. Chas. SYMONS MERCHANT TAILOR Kit nail Workmanship Qimriuttoert. denning, Repairing, Prosslhg nml Dyeing Suits sponged and pressed Ior*i, pants for 25c Niuth &, Westminster aves., Up-stahs Get your work dono at the Glasgow Barber Shop 2 doors from Hotel FitANK Underwood, Proprietor. BATHS—Bath room fitted with Porcelain Bath Tub and all modern conveniences. IOOO "The Advocate" 1007 YOUR LOCAL PAPER $1 a year; M>c for * months A-iTeurti^ iB "1\* AjyacjU*," -". LOCAL ITEMS. BOY WANTED at the M. A. W. Drug Storo Mr. Cecil A. Hale, of Calgary, is visitiug friends on Mt. Pleasant. :o:~—— Mr. W. G. Davidson will leave Sun day for a business trip to Portland. Mrs. (Dr.) Brett Anderson and Mrs (Dr.) H. D. Burritt left Wednesday for a week's visit to Seattle. Mr John Ford of Manitoba, has bought a home on Seventh aveuue, and will reside on Mt. Pleasant Mr' N. A. Webb from Dauphin, Man., brotheriu-law of Mr. W. R. Owen arrived in the city on Saturday aud will locate on Mt. Pleasant. "The Bulkley Pioneer" is a new weekly paoer which is devoted to exploiting the resources and every advantage of the Bulkley Valley country. It is ably edited and contains interesting instructive articles and news items of that Northern country. :o: Work on the Robson Memorial Church at Epworth is progressing rapidly and it is expected the corner-stone will be laid on Saturday, May 11th. When completed the church will hold 200 people. It is situated at the corner of the Flett and Flemming roads, one block south of Clark's Park, and one block west of Cedar Cottage station. The Concert given by Miss Mignon Duke at Knox Church on Thussday night, will uo doubt remaiu a promi nent feature of the present musical seasou. This talented young lady never sang better, und her different numbers brought forth storms of applause. The best numbers were "Tonight," by Zurdo, and "Kathleen Mavorueeu." Miss Duke was capable assisted by Miss Fowler of St. John, N. B„ aud Mr. L. H. J. Miuchin. The Epworth League of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, H. H. Armstrong; 1st Vice, Mr. Copeland; 2nd Vice, Miss M. C. Mc- Caine; 3rd Vice, Miss Alberta Dickey; 4th Vice, Mr. Proud; Secretary, Miss L. Copeland; Treasurer, Miss H. Burritt; Organist, Miss Edna Kinch. Prof. G. P. Hicks. Musical Instructor in the Public Schools, guve tho pupils of the Fourth aud Fifth Readers a fine Recital ou Thursday afternoon at the High School, among those taking part wero Miss Ella "Walker, Miss Leulls Webber aud Miss Ritchie. The objeel of thp Recitals is to cultivato a taste for the better cIhbs of music among the school < hildren. "Music ennobles those who study it, ns well as those who hear." Choice Home Sites at CEDAR COTTAGE SOUTH VANCOUVER. This is one of the prettiest suburbs of Vancouver. This property is within a block of the tramline—carefare to Cedar Cottage is the same as on the city lines. Fine homes have been built in this locality and many handsome residences are to be built this summer. For people with means no more exclusive or beautiful locality can be found so near the city. Two, (2), Half~acre Blocks; One, (1), lj^-aore Block; Two, (2), 88-ft. Lots? Four, (4), 83-ft. Lots. Facing on three streets. For Sale Exclusively By— Mrs. R. Whitney 2450 Westminster ave. Mr. R. Meek of South Vaucouver, who has lived in Vancouver over twenty years, has, us mauy know, suffered for ibout 12 years with Salt Rheum iu hii legs. He hue speut hundreds of dollars ,iu medicines aud doctors, has mndi two trips to California, to the Hoi Springs and has never been benefitted, he is uow uudor the Electrio Ray* treat ment. given by Capt. H. B. Walton, 581 Ninth avenue west, and has n-ceiveo more benefit m six treatments than iu IS years with medicine, -NOTIOE- "Tho Adrocate" wiihea any careless ■•aa in delivery renewed Ul m Qtt\p*. 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RETAI1 All kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats. Fresh Fish Daij Prompt Delivery. Henry Schmidt, Pr] Don't BURN Money! WITH OAS—You burn fuel only whilst cooking. WITH WOOD—The expense goes on before, during and after. Vnncouver Oas Company. Optic- : earner of Carrall and ********* rtraet* >***•m* *i ■ m .# _______