I SLOCAN SLOCAN, B. C, AUGUST 8. 1002. 12.00 PER ANNUM. Hot weather is here what's the matter with . . TiiTd It never wears out, rusts or becomes ™™J°I U8e' Can be had at WOODCOCK'S. Sir foot or infant's Full line hardware and miners' supplies. T. D. Woodcock & Co., Slocan, British Columbia. Are You Preserving? We have received a large shipment of first quality Fruit Jars, in half gallons, quarts, and pints. YOU WANT Best B. C. Granulated, SUGAR. 17 lbs. for $1.00 W. T. Shatford 6c Co.. General Merchants. Slocan, Vernon, Fairview, and Camp McKinney, B. C. A. YORK Derated and he would advise Ihe /|\ drafting of a new bylaw, as tlie present one was very faulty. There was no provision ina.le for saloons, for instance, and ths would have to be made at once. The liquor act called for hotels having no less than I thirty rooms and there were few j places in the city coining in under |/|\ that head. The council bod uo po*A0r|i|L to modify the law, and the hi»tels at j •*• present not qualifying mujt come in | M> under as saloons. This announcement somewhat squelched the council and the aldermen found thoinsclvesallatsea. The solicitor told the council that the hotel men could come on to thec'uy In the event of trouble. Following an interesting discus sion, the solicitor was instructed to prepare the bylaw in accordance i* with the act. All bylaws would have to be registered by the 17ih. Other alterations, including provision for the Music Hall license, were ordered to bu niaihi in the bylaw. Council adjourned. orbs, baton Saturday the situation I ness of its ore is proyerbial, smelter turned on a deer. When the Nelson train was approaching the Y the engineer noticed a young buck on the track. In endeavoring to escape the animal got entangled in the wire fence along the track. Tho train was stopped and everybody got out to assist in bagging the game. The deer, minus a horn, Was brought into town and corralled back of Wordeu tiros.' stublo. OTTAWA BOTJOHT UP. Pittsburg People Pssy t'assu ami leeisre tho Property. Matters u"feeling the Ottawa took a decided change shortly after the visit here last week of Messrs, Noble and Coleman, of Pittsburg, and by Saturday night tho propeity had passed into their possession on a cash basis. Two small interests alcne remain outside and they will be secured without any delay, When the Pittsburg people failed to come to an agreement with tho lessees, Messrs. Mulvey and Clement, owning the controlling interest in the group, offered to Bell out for cash, which was accepted, and the -ther owners soon fell into line. The amount paid, through the Royal Bank at Nelson, was considerably less than thaiealletl returns on some of it going over 1000 oz. Tho property is to bo worked throughout the winter. TUB J'XCllAXC'Ii BOLD. Charles Dempster Oat. th. Group an a Cask Kail*. A second deal of prominence to be consummated during tho weok was that of tho Exchange group, en Dayton creek, whieh was acquired by eastern American capitalists through the instrumentality of Charles Dempster. The transaction came as a distinct surprise, as no inkling of it had been allowed to leak out. The sum Involved is kept private, but it is known to bo substantial and was for cash, the money being paid over in the Bank of Commerce, Nelson, on Friday. There are two claims in the group, known ns the Exchange and Silver Plate, and the main putties to the deal were IL L. Fife and J. T. Tipping, wiih a ceuple of silent part ners. The Exchange has had a remarkable career and ln its heyday attracted much attention. In tho early dnys it was secured by a company of Canadian politicians and monied men, headed bv Sir Charles Tapper, f "The King! God Bless Himr % Now let the toast go round and round, To British hearts on British ground And whercsoe'er they may be found— "Our lung! God bless him." 'Tis long since Britain's isle has known On Scotland's famed historic stone That saw her old kings crowned at Scone A king-Cud bless him. Yet, wc have known thc years of peace, The years of plenty and increase, Nor with a king oiir prayers shall cease— We'll pray:" "Uod bless him." C.ikI give him grant tf years a store, As his Ouern mot lur hail before, And all the |ov*j her subjects bore Be his: Cod bless him. Be his to look abroad and feel That dusky liegemen's hearts are leal, And strange dark races dally kneel To say: "Cod bless him." Be his to Ionic abroad o'er seas Where stalwart Britons true as theso ("ivu honor to their King's decrees, And pray: "Hod bless him." O'er hinds of many a creed and caste, Where freedom has but lately passed, Be his the hand to hold it last— Our King's: Cod bless him. So sweet contentment still may bide, And shed its .joys on every side, That, Britain's Empire far and wide May say: "God bless him.'' Then, pledge wo as our father, erat, To kings their island Empire nursed, Old England's Seventh, Scotland's First: EDWABO—God bless him. Fill up, fill up your glasses wide, Till liowiiif- drops run o'er the side, Ami we will drink wliate'er betide— Our King, God bless him. So, let the toa t go round and round, To all true hearts on British ground, Till echoes o'rr the Earth resound— The King! God bless him. —R. T. Anderso***. Lemon Creek. $ ^S#C€-€*-f**-*W**» »»»»-€€€€€€€fe **s.ii |i:i\Tii ilisit is.mu. The Neepawa, ou Ten Mile, closed down ou Friday, and work will not | be resumed for somo time. Only a small fui'co has been employed tiflsto, is it was felt tho English bonders were uncertain how to act, A month Or SO ago they made a payment on ' the property and got the bond price j reduced. On Thursday a carload ef oro was shipped, making 101 tons' sent out under the present dual. The return, while hot large afforded sonic margin for profit, but whether the bonders thought It sulVicient or not tl hard to say. nig (.ism., ia plentiful, i Big game is plentiful in tlio vieln* for in tho bead, but tt WOS of sufficient land bv them extensively worked. size to make tt one of tho best deal* ! In applying tor a crown grant thc -ve been very heavy the total reaching 201 tons, being a considerable increase over the preceding week. In all four properties shipped, one of them, the Florence, being a new shipper. Itscnt out one ton as a test to the Nelson smelter. The Neepawa sent 20 tons alse-te Nelson and the Arlington CO tons. From tbo Enterprise 120 tons went out, 80 tons of ore going to Nelson and 40 tons of concentrates to Trail. The outlook is particularly bright ar.d events are shaping towards exceedingly heavy shipments for tho winter months. To date the exports amount to 3917 tons. For 1900 the exports from this division amounted to. 2847 tons, mado up from 10 properties. Last year tho exports totalled GSgO tons, from 14 properties. Following is a full list ot the shipments this year to date: MINI. WMtK. TOTAL. Arlington UO. 2480 Enterprise 120 1.5011 Ottawa 7 Neepawa 20 lyi May .,( Paystreak .1 Duplex 7 Fourth of July II Florence I ,1 201 3837 -IlKlCa AND MINIM*. The owners of the Lily B are sinking on the lead. Harvey Fife and partners are work big' some claims on Tiger creek. Eric Lemieux took a i big outfit to Tiger crock Mondav to develope his claims. A report again issues from Spokane that tbo Phoenix group is to • be worked. John F. Holden, mgr. of the Tamarac, has been in New York of late on business. The camp of tlie Kepublic wager, road lias been moved up close to the Erin cabins. Several more mon have been added to the force on the Republic wagon road during the past week. The new buildings at the Monteroy were completed during the week aijd a start made on development work. Operations arc to be resumed at an early date on the Iron Horse group. Contracts will be let to sink the shaft 200 feet. Last week witnessed the heavies'; shipments from Ten Mile in the history of the creek, 11 carloads-havin-g beon lifted. J.Frank Collom went to NelsfsU* Wednesday, to effect a settlement oa the vexed intention of the rates on Arlington ores. Oro shipments from the lake ports arc exceedingly he-ivy just now. The Enterprise, -Wakefield, Hewett and Bosun are the principals. Wbat is beJievcd to be the Kalispel | lead -Jroiu Ten Mile lias been cut en | the May group, on Twelve Mile. I Bunches of rich ore havo been en- I countered, much of it carrying native silver. j Thc creditors ofthe Chapleau have Keen asked to fend in a statement of ! their account*) at once te Nelson, as Sir Charles' *-*' liabilities are to be wiped out at once. Letters to that etrect were received here on .Saturday. The Nelson News of Saturday was far astrav about the deals on Springer creek. It was not the Transfer hut the Exchange that was sold to Chas. Dempster, and the stipulation iu- volvcd was far in excess of 16000. V i v m¥\ It* The, late owners further tai developed the property end proved yey, Clement, Worden, Smith, wlch* main), Lloyd and Owens, and the result was as above. The Pittsburg people are continu ing their development and will gradually increase their working force. Before the snow flics a wagon road, two miles long, will be built,counect- THIHU Ul-AL IN WEKK. Nelson parties this week secured a controlling interest in the Montreal and Two Friends mineral claims, on Springer creek. They paid Mayor York $5000 cash for his half interest in thc Two Friends, and also sccuroit tha sixteenth interest held by the ■AndrewsBros. A sixteenth was already held in Nelson, leaving live ity of this burg. Several meetings j -said of tt bere. In majiy respects it with bears have occurred In the sub resembles lhe Arlington and the rich- the lead to be 18 feet wide, and car I rying pay values, some of the ore be- i ing very rich. Last winter Jaek Aitchison held a lease on tho Exchange and shipped (live tous of orr, the smelter returns I being over $70 net. It is too early I yet to say what Mr. Dempster's "*sao iciatos purpose doing, but thev wlH hi ti:.' mine with the Arlington j not let thc property loagremain idle. I sixteenths owned by W. T. Shatfoial road, and the cost of transportation The Exchange is tne third deal Mr. j und ono sixteenth by James Tatter- will lie greatly reduced. The new 1 Dempster has put through in a year, sail. Tbe Montreal was owned owners will eventually stock the pro j and in each instance much benefit equally by D. Sloan, W, E. Bole, J. party and handle it through a strong I has resulted to t ie eamp. | Moffatt aiid J. Owilllm, the two lat company, an there are several finan- • ■ ter being in Nelson. The deal was The Enterprise is now paving at |i|Uiutly and quickly arranged and it tentlon to development, the last: is the intention of the purchasers tt* month having been spent In breaking \ get to business at ouee. This is the down ore. A emsscut will likely be] third deal effected hero during Ik* run to lhe big vein. i.-Aoek. olers in Vittshurg desirous of getting into the combination, The Ottawa Is so well known that little need be i*aifa*ii'v,.'i ' THE LADY OFLYNN By SIR WALTER BESANT. (Copyright 1000 by Sir Wss Iter Beaant) •Tben send blm pack-In*-. Lord or no lord, proud or bumble, If be fur nlabes explanations, If these thluga are untrue, then—wby, then you will consider what to do. But, Molly, 1 do not believe tbat any explanations will ne forthcoming and tbat your noble lover will carry It off to tho end wltb the same lofty pride and cold mien." "Let us go Into tbe parlor, Jack. There are tbe captain's writing materials. Help me to say wbat Is proper. Ob, Is It possible? Can 1 believe It? Are these tblngs true? Tbat proud man, raised above bis fellows by bis virtues and bis rank and bis principles! Jack, be risked his life for uie." "Ask uo more questions, Molly. We must bave explanations. Let us write tho letter." It was Molly's first letter—the only letter, perhaps, that she will ever write In all her life. Certainly she had never written one before, uor bas sbe ever written one since. Like most housewives, her writlug Is ouly wanted for household accounts, recipes for puddings and plea and tbe labeling of her bottles and Jars. I have the letter before me at tbls moment. It Is written ln a large, sprawling hand, and tbe spelling is not such as would satisfy my father. Naturally she looked to me for advice. I bad written many letters to my owners and to foreign merchants about cargoes, and tlie like, and was therefore able to advise the composition of a letter wblcb should bo lustly expressed and to the point: "Honored Lord—This Is from mo at the present moment ln my guardian's parlor"—writlug parlor when I as mate of the ship should have written port or harbor. "It Is to Inform you tbat Intelligence has been brought by letters from London and Cambridge. Touching the matters referred to in these letters, I bave to report for your satisfaction that they call your lordship ln round terms a gamester and a ruined rake and your companions at tbe spa— viz, Sam Semple, tbe parson, the rickety old beau and tbe colonel—simple rogues, common cheats and sharpers. Shall not, therefore, meet your lordship at tbe cburcb tomorrow morning as Instructed. Awaiting your lordship's explanations and commands, your most obedient, bumble servant, "Moixr.*- Thls letter I folded, sealed, addressed and dropped Into my pocket Then I bade Molly good night, entreated bee to be thankful for her escape and so left ber wltb a light heart Verily It seemed as If tbe sadness of the last two months bad been wholly and suddenly lifted, and on my way back to tbe Crown I passed the Lady Anssta- sla's lodging just as her cbalr wae brought to the house. I opened tha door for her and stood bat ln hand. • "Why, It Is Jack!" she cried. "It Ie tbe sailor Jack, tbe constant lover. Have you anything more to tell me?" "Only tbat Molly will not keep tbat appointment of tomorrow evening"— "Oh, tbat Interesting appointment ln St Nicholas' cburcb. May a body ask why tbe ceremony has been postponed?" "-Things have been disclosed at the last moment, fortunately ln time." "Wbat tblngs, and by whom?" "By letter. It Is stated as a fact well known tbat Lord Fyllngdale la notblng better tbau a ruined rake and a notorious gamester." "Indeed! Tbe excellent Lord Fyllngdale! Impossible! Quite Impossible! Tbe Illustrious example of so many virtues! Tbe explanations will be, I am sure, complete and satisfactory. Ruined; a rake; a notorious gamesterl Wbat next will tbe world say? Does bis lordship know of tbls discovery? Not yet? You said it was a discovery, did you not? Well, my friend, I am much obliged to you for telling me. You are quite sure Molly will not be there? Very good of you to tell me. For my own part I start for London quite early —at 5 o'clock. Goodby, Jackr Then I went Into the Crown, where I learned that tbe captain bad been reading another letter containing accusations as bad as those In tbo otber two. So we fell to talking over the business, and It was resolved tbat tbe captain should demand explanations by letter, that be should refuse to receive the villain Sam Semple or bis lordship and that tbe vicar should. If necessary, proceed to London and tbere learn wbnt be could concerning tbe past history and tbe present reputation of the uoble suitor. Meantime 1 said no moro about the Intended marriage at St Nicholas' church and tbe abandonment of the plan. As things turned out It would have been far better bad I told the captain and bad we both planted ourselves as sentinels at tbe door, so as to be quite sure tbat Molly did not go forth at tl In tbe morning. Tbat evening, after leaving me, Lady Anastasia sent a note to Lord Fyllngdale. "I am leaving Lynn early tomorrow morning. I expect to bo ln London In two daya Shall write to Molly." CHAPTER XIV. A WEUDIItO. nAD rowed myself aboard tbat evening In a strange condition of exultation, fori bad no doubt—no doubt at all—that tbe charges were true and that a conspiracy of tbe most deadly kind was not only discovered. but also checked, and I could not but admire the craft and subtlety with which the favorite of the muses bad devised a plan by wblcb lt was made possible for the conspirators to come all together witbout the least suspicion to tbe town of Lynn. Nobody could stand against him, not could any one in Lord Fyllngdale'a rank visit tbo town ln its ordinary condition witbout receiving an Invitation to Houghton If Sir Robert was tbere unless, Indeed, there were reasons why he should not be visited or received. What Sam had not expected was without donbt tbo wonderful success of his deception, the eagerness wltb which the country round accepted his inventions, tbe readiness wltb which they drank these Innocent waters, tbe miraculous cures effected and the transformation of the venerable old port and trading town Into a haunt and resort of fash* Ion and the pursuit of pleasure. Thinking of all these things and In blissful anticipation of tbe discomfiture of all tbo conspirators, there was an Important thing that I quite forgot— namely, to send Molly's letter to her suitor in bis room at the Crown. I carried the letter in my pocket I undressed and lay down In my bunk. I slept with a light heart, dreaming only of tblngs pleasant until the morning, wben tbe earliest stroke of tbe hammer from tbe yard and the quay woke me up. It was tben 5:30. I sat up. I rubbed my eyes. I then suddenly remembered tbat the letter was ln my pocket still. It was, I say, 5:30. The engagement was for 0 o'clock. I might bave to run yet to stop Lord Fyllngdale. It does not take long to dress. You may Imagine that I did not spend time In powdering my hair. In a quarter of an bour I was over the side of the sblp and in my dingey. By the clock In the Common Stath It was five minutes to 0 wben I landed hnd made her fast I climbed tbe stairs and ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the Crown inn. As I reached the door the clock struck & Was Lord Fyllngdale lu his room? I was too late. He had left the bouse only five minutes before and bad been carried in his cbalr across the market place. I followed. It was already five min utes past the hour. I should find bin in the church chafing at the delay. I should give him the letter and retire. The market place was filled with the market people and wltb the townspeople who came to buy. I pushed across, stepping over a basket and jostled by a woman with poultry and vegetables. It was seven or eight minutes after 0 when I arrived st the church. The doors of tbe south porch were open. Within I heard tbe sound of voices or at least of one voice. I looked In. Heavens! Wbat bad happened? Not only was I late with my letter, but— but could I believe my eyes? Molly herself stood before the altar. Facing ber was Lord Fyllngdale, wbo held her band. Within the rails stood the Rev. Benjamin I'urden, beside blm the clerk to make the responses, and the minister, wben I arrived, wos actually saying the words which the bridegroom repeats after tbe minister, completing In effect the marriage ceremony. "I, Ludovlc, take thee, Mary, to my wedded wife," and so on, according to the form prescribed, and again thj words beginning: "With tbls ring I thee wed"— I stood and listened, lost In wonder. Then came the prayer prescribed, after which tbe clergyman Joined theii bands together, saying: "Those whom Cod hath joined together let no man put asunder." I beard no more. I sat down on the nearest bench. What was the meaning of this sudden change? Remember that I bad left Molly only a tew hours before this fully resolved that sbe would demand an Inquiry Into the statements and charges made In the two letters—resolved tbat she would not keep the engagement, her admiration for tbe proud, brave, noble creature, her lover, turned Into loathing. And now, now, in the early morning. With her letter in my pocket stating ber change of purpose, I found her at tbe altar and actually married. "Whom God hath joined together let not man put asunder." Wbat If tbe man Purden was all that he was described? Tbe priestly office confers rights and powers which are Independent of the man who holds that ollice. Whatever his private wickedness, Purden was a clergyman, and therefore he could marry people. Molly stood before the ulinr. as had been arranged. She wore a black silk domino; she bad on a pink silk cloak with a hood drawn over her head, so that she wns quite covered up and concealed. But I knew ber by ber stature, wblcb was taller than the common, and by ber dress, wblcb bad been agreed upon. Then the bridegroom offered his band and led the bride Into tbe vestry. Tbey were to sign tbe marriage register. And here I rose and slunk away. I say that I slunk away. If you like It better, I crawled away, for 1 was Sick at heart. The thing wblcb I most dreaded, the marriage of our girl to a rake and a gamester, bad been actually accomplisbcd. Misery aud rulu would be her lot. A-nd In my pocket was ber letter asking ror explanation— and withdrawing her promise for tb morrow. Could one believe one's •senses? I crawled away, nshnmed for the first time In my life of tbe girl I loved. Women, I said to myself, are poor, weak creatures. They believe everything. Lord Fyllngdale in net have been with her early, lie hud but to deny tbe wbole; she accepted the denial. I'esplte ber resolution she walked with bint to the cbiirib as tbe lamb goes to the shambles. Oli. Molly! Who could have believed It of you? 1 left the cburcb and went away. I tbougbt of going to tbe captain; of telling my father; of telling tbe vicar, but It seemed like treachery, and 1 refrained. Instead, I walked back to tbe quay and paddled to tbe sblp. where presently tbe barges came alongside and tbe day's work began. Fortunate It Is for a man tbat at moments of great unbappluess bis work bas to be done and he Is desirous to put aside bis sorrow and to think upon bis duty. But —alas! Poor Molly 1 Wbo could bavo believed It possible? Well, you see, I did not follow this wedding to an end. Had I gone Into tbe vestry I should bave been witness of something very unexpected. Tbe clergyman bad tbe registers lying on tbe table open. Be took a pen end filled In tbe forma Be tben offer ed tbe pen to the bride. "My lady." be said. "I must nsk your ladyship to sign tlie register—lu duplicate. If you please." The bride sat down and ln a large, bold band wrote ber name—Mary Miller. Then the bridegroom took tbe pen and signed "Fyllngdale." Tbe clergyman sprinkled tbe pounce box over the names and shut up tbe books, which be gave to the clerk. This officer took the books and locked tbem ln tbe great trunk wnicii held the papers and books of tbe church, putting the key In his pocket. "And now," said Mr. I'urden, "let me congratulate my noble patron and tbo newly made countess on this auspicious event. I bave brought with me a bottle of tbe flneBt por*. tne Crown possesses, and I venture to drink health, happiness and prosperity." So saying he produced a bottle and glasses. The bride, without saying a word, inclined her head to tbe bridegroom and drank off ber glass. Lord Fyllngdale, wbo looked. If one may say so of a bridegroom, peevish snd ill at ease, raised his glass. "To your Happiness. Molly," be said. So all was mushed. "You are golnr borne, Molly?" he nsked. "Fa* the present—tnat ia to ssy, for a uny or two—lt will be best I shall claim you very soon. There Is no one but ourselves In the vestry." (Fur the clerk, having locked tbe box and accepted tbe guinea bestowed upon him by tbe bridegroom, was now tramping down the church and through the porch. No one but themselves was In the vestry or tbe church.) "You may therefore take off your domino." "As your lordship pleases." Lord Fyllngdale started. Whose voice was that? "As you order I obey." So the bride removed her domino and threw back tbe hood. The bridegroom started. "What Is thla?" be cried, furious with certain words which were out of place lu a church. "Lady Anastasia I" cried Mr. Purden. "Good Lord! Then we are nil undone!" "Whnt does It mean? Tell me. she devil! Whnt does It mean? Where Is Molly? But this Is play acting. This Is not n marriage." "I fear, my lord," said the parson, "that It Is a marriage. Tbe registers are In the strong box. Tbey cannot be altered." "Go after the clerk, man. Order him to give up the keys. Tear the pages out of the registers." "I cannot," said Mr. Purden. "I dare not. The man Is a witness of this marriage. Be has seen the entry In tbe register. I dare not alter them or destroy a single page. I have done a great deal for your lordship, but this thing I ennnot do, It Is n marriage, I say. You are married to the Lady Anastasia here." "Talk! Talk! Go after the man. Bring back the man. Tear the keys from him. Silence the man. Buy bis silence. By heaven, I will murder him ln order to stop bis tongue!" "Your lordship forgets your bride— your bappy, smiling. Innocent bride." He cursed ber. He raised bis hand as If to strike her down, but forbore. "I told you," sbe continued, "that In everything I was at your service—except In one thing. Tear the registers- murder tbe clerk—but the bride will be left. And If you murder ber as well you will be no nearer tbe possession of the lovely Molly." The bridegroom sank Into a cbalr. He was terrible to look nt, for his wrath nnd disappointment deprived him of tbe power of speech. Where was now the cold nnd haughty front? It wns gone. He sat In the chulr, upright hla face purple, his eyes sturtlng from his bead, as one wbo hath some kind of fit The clergyman, still In bis white surplice, looked ou and trembled, for his old pupil was In a murderous frame of iiilml. There was uo knowing whom he might murder. Besides, he bud before this divined the true nii'iitilug of tbe visit to Lynn, and tie foresuw ruin to himself as well as his patron. Lord Fyllugdalo turned upon him suddenly and cursed him for a fool, an ass, a villain, a traitor. "You are In the plot," be said. "You knew all along. You have been suborned." "My lord, my lord, bavo patience. What could I know? I was bidden te be here at 0 to marry you. I supposed Unit the bride was the fair Miss Molly I eould not tell. I know nothing. Tbe lady was lu u domino. It is Irregular to "be married in a domino, but your lordship wished It. What could I do?" •Send for tbe key. tben. and destroy tbe registers." "Alas, my lord, it Is now, you may be sure, all over tbe town that you have j been married, and to Miss Molly." "Where Is Molly? Where Is Molly i tben? Why did she keep away?" The bride looked on wltb ber mock- J Ing smile of triumph. "You may mnr- i der me." she sold, "but you will not j undo tbe marriage. I bavo been mar j rled, lt Is true, under a false name, but I am married none tbe less." I "You havo brought ruin upon us all." j ber husband said, "ruin, headlong ruin. I am at my last guinea 1 can raise no more money. 1 hove no more j credit You yourself are as much discredited." "If you are ruined." tbe lady replied, "you are rightly punished. Bow many vows bave you made to me? How many lies bave you Invented to keep ine qu lot?" "With submission, my lord," Mr. Purden stammered, for terror nnd bewilderment held blm. "Tbls Is a bad morning's work. Let me advise that before the town Is awake we leave the cburcb uud talk over tbe business In ber ladyship's rooms or elsewhere. We must be private. To curse and to swear helps notblng, nor does It help to talk of a jealous revenge. Let us go." It wns with a tottering step, as If he was smitten with palsy, lhat the bridegroom walked down the aisle. The bride put up her domino and threw ber hood over ber bead and so. wltb the parson, lu silence, walked away from the cburcb to ber lodging, leaving the bridegroom to follow by himself. As yet the market people had uot heard the news. But the news spread. The clerk told his wife. "I come from the church," he said. "I have witnessed the marriage of Miss Molly—Captain Crowlo'a Molly—with Hie noble lord, who wears the star and looks so grand. A private wedding It was. I know not why. The parson wns the Rev. Mr. Purden, he who reads the morning prayers and preaches on Sunday." Then the clerk's wife, slipping on her apron—for such folk find the shelter of the aprou for their bauds necessary lu conversation—ran round to the pump- room. No one was there as yet but the two dippers. To them she com niunicntcd the news. Then she went on to the market aud told all the people of the town whe were chaffering there. At 7 o'clock, the cnptnln, walking In his garden, was surprised by the nr rival of the horns, who stood before the house and performed a noble Hour I Ish. "What the devil Is that for?" sal.) the captain. Then there arrived tin j butchers witb tbelr marrowbones nni clenvers nud began to mnke tbelr mu sic with zeal. The captain went out tc them. Up went their bats. "Huzza for Miss Molly and her hus band!" "Her husband? What do you mean?' "Her husband, bis lordship; married this morning." "What?" The captain stored In amazement. Then be rushed luto the house. Molly wns In the kitchen. "Whnt Is this?" be nsked. "Tbe butch- ers nxe here nnd the horns, nnd they swear you were married tbls morning. Molly." "Why. captain, I have not been outside thc door. I nm not married, I assure you, nnd I begin to think now that I never shall be married." The cnptnln went out and dismissed the musicians, but tbe thing trouhh-d him, and he was nlrensly sick nt henrt ou account of tho Inst night's discourse and Its discoveries. A» lsi.'i With Diamond Byes. It la n curious fact und oue scarcely known outBlde of Russia, and there hardly over mentioned, that tbe fa- mous Oiioll diamond was once the fight eye uf the great Idol Sen-lnghum In the temple of Bruhmu. This precious gem was stolen nt nbout tbe be- tinning of the eighteenth century by n French soldier who hud i. ude n pretense of being converted to the Hindoo religion in order to gain the i.'oulidfiice of the priests aud admission to the temple. The Frenchman first sold tbe diamond for £8,000. On the next «urn It wus bought by a banker of Constantinople for £12,000. The banker kept it until 1774 and then sold lt to the Bus* sian empress for 0)0,000 nud a life pension. Tho gem hus been lu the Russlun royal futnlly ever sluce. As It Is now set In thc Imperial scepter of Russia it presents a flattened, rose cut surface and weighs exactly ISMVj carafe. Vanity Tickled. During the early excesses of tbe French revolution a rubble of men nnd women wero rioting lu the streets of Paris. Lafayette appeared ittul ordered a young artillery olllcer to open lire upon tbem with two cannon. Tho of- Beer begged tbo general to let blm try first to persuade them to withdraw. "It Is us'icss to appeal to their ren- soii," suid the general, "Certainly," answered the ofileer, "and It Is not to tbelr reason, but to their vanity, I would uppeul." The officer rode up to the front of the mob, doffed his cocked hat. pointed to the guns and said: "Gentlemen will Imvc the kindness to retire, for 1 am ordered to phoot down the rabble." The street was cleared at once, for none could brook the Idea of being classed with the hcuiii of the city. I'vi'tD.] Mothlna Doing. Gold Brick Brown- Den youse don't want to buy It? Uncle Joe—Well, not jest now, sonny. You nee, the gilt ain't quite worn off tbe last one I got from you. Cons*"*-*-**.. Mamma—Did you tell God bow naughty you were? Ethel-Yea, and I guess I wasn't so awful naughty after all, 'causa he didn't make any fuss about lt-Phllade»- phla Press. War He Wasn't Impreaaed. Tho following story Is told of n gar- rulous victim of the Johnstown flood of ISSfl, who when he reached pnrntllee Ascended u cloud thut served within the peurly gnts s us it rostrum nnd un dcrtook lo thrill his now made nc- qualntuiici s among the shades wltb nn account of the disaster through which he bnd passed. Ile wus Interrupted by a gray bearded old man in the group, "A mere bucketful—■ mere bucketful f* the old fellow piped. "Don't waste bu much time talking of a small affair like Unit!" The Johnstown man resented this nnd hunted np St. Peter, of whom ho ■eked, "Who la tbnt old codger who teems to think our Hood sucb is trilling mutter''" "That?" said St. Peter. "Why. Hint's Nouh!" A t'lmri'ls Id Wislr.. Wrexham parish cburcb Is known as one of the seven wonders Of Willi's. It dates ua n structure from the fifteenth century nud Is cutbs drill like ln Its proportions. A "chained" Bible, now kept uuder lock ami key, is among tbe curious relics, ami beside it is a handsomely bound "visitors' book." sent by the students of Yale university, United Stntes, for tbe uso of Yale students visiting the church. In the siiurchynrd Is the tombstone of Bllhu Yale, with Us qimltit epitaph. Tlu* -soldiers' cbnpel. Which is entered tlnough nn exquisite arch, hns u benuiiful memorial window to the Welsh fuslleers who hnve fallen 111 battle. W.iss'l Slisv Itstssln.il. This notice appears on n Flushing steamboat: "Passengers ahould obtain a receipt for nil provisions taken on board this bout uud are roqucatcd to retain the same." Balder snid tliun done! It reminds us of the old Limerick: There wna a young man of ("»sti'nd Wlin mil.I he'd bold out till tha slid, I!ut when half way over From iiHiPtisi to Dover He did whut lis; didn't luten*. Hedgehogs nud l'.ur". Rome yeara ng". not ining able to account for tbe disappearance of eggs, a wire cage trap was set lu n fowl run. After n little time this wns oecifblpd— lint by n rat, but u line hedgehog lllli'd to Its utmost Capacity the trap. It wus react, to be lillisl In u few days by Mrs. Hedgehog! No more eggs were missed.—London Timet*. A Delicate Point. "It seems te makeScaddlng* ton's wife as mad aa a hornet every time he boasts that he began nt the foot and worked his wny up." "Well, be started ln as a hootblnck, you know."-Chlcn- go Record Herald. I.laisla and P>u...l. „ „f Sp_„,, There Is an Immense range of differ ence In the bright ness of the stnrs when the sun Is tnken for a stnndnrd of compnrlson. Riiiim of tlm stars emit only ono one-hundredth u much light as the sun emits. Others emit o thou- snnd times ns much \\g\tt „„ |)e do(lg Indeed, one scientist thinks there are at Irnst two stars each of wblcb Is probably 10,000 times ns bright us the sun, which slgnllls's that if either of those stars were as near to tis ni the Hnn Is It would outshine him 10,000 tlmea In brightness. Tbe two slurs nro Catio pus. which Is In the soutbern hemisphere and Invisible from our part o" tho earth, and Itlgsl, one of the two brightest stars In tbo constellation Orion. Hs*lsnli(*sl. Illggliis-IIow Is It you nre always Idling about? I never see you when you have anything to ilo. Wiggins-The fact Is, It tnk«*s so niiuii of my time looking nfter other folks' business I have none left for looking nfter my own. Don't ynu Hud something like tbe sumo trouble yourself? Pimr I Issarla. "And, you sci\ there are plenty of closets," sul.l tbe flat owner, sliowing n lady through the ii|iui'tiiu*iits. "Do you call those clnsi'ls?" replied the hiily. "Why, grndous inc. they're not big CnOUgb tO even keep our family skeleton luP'-Yonkere Statesman, Remember*' the Kin*inra«<*a. "He snys bis proudest bsmst Is thnt he never forgets o kindness." "That's tight lie nerer docs forget ono tlmt be does you, und ho won't let you forget It eltl-er." Proof Positive, "Looncy Is no Judge of hiimnn nnturo ntttll." "Why do you suy Hint?" "He has such sublime faith In himself." ""• lislllisn. "He always bas an PXCUie ready." 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"Whnt shell lt be?" „ "Sny I'm worth my weight in beer. Yonkcrs Stntesmnn. Don'sle Vlalon. .Tuilj-e-Hnvp 1 not seen you twice ■**•■ fore under the Innucnce of liquor' Lofendant-Ii you wero lu that dlllon, your honor, yon probably seo mo twleo.-l'lillndelphln Press* The Drill. SLOCAN. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Mne men are so busy looking tor i» position that they have no time to fa,\.'!"i,u*llviunIrTuST M*°WBBB must *'*'•'*• couUs un*5 ,Vr? '""•••'Wred by ao ' ' Tho,*??. ."U,ls mily M preserves! L.i 'L'i,.,."l.B Bclocglo Oil. Croup, by Ur. Louis LVI. was never better pleas- v., , ; ■•■;••'":' ;■ i'Ii-i. on. t:i„ui>. ed than when seated in front of u 'aBectloSS of *ti,e th?"c?lu-,'Jln. ,h*»rt "■*'• £gu meat pie. 1'ork pie was hie _&«_** ffl^C^■5B&ffi preference;, Vihen imprisoned in the temple, his bitterest complaints were with regard to food that was furnished him. There never was, and never will be, a universal panacea, in oue remedy, for all Hla tss which flaoh is heir—the very nature »f many curatives being such thai were the germs ot other and differently watcd diseases rooted In the system of the i>atlent—what would relieve one 111 l„ turn would aggravate the other. We huve. Isowe-'er. in Quinine Wine, when ob- tuii.'sIsle Ir. so. ■ ' unadulterated hiistc, B remedy lor mi »nd grievous ills ily ltH ,.1'iitliiiil and .udlclous use the frailest lygtems are led into convalescence and strength by the influence which t'utnina exeils on nature's own restoratives. It relievos the drooping spirits of those wlth whom a chronic state of niorliisl despondency and lack of Interest in life l» a slisettse, and, by tranqullizing the nerves disposes to sound and refreshing Sleep- iiiipiirta vigor to the action of the blood, which, being stimulated, courses thnsiiuhout the veins strengthening the healthy animal (unctions of the rysteni, thereby milking activity a necessary re- suit,strengthening the frame, and giving lits. lss tie di-restlve organ*, which natu- rullv ili'iiiuiid Increased substance—result, Improved appetite. Northrop A Lyman, „( Toronto, have given to the public their superior Qulnlus* Wine at the usual rate, and. gauges! by the opinion of ss lei,lists, this wine approaches nearest perfection of any lu the market. All druggists sell It. The Emperor Charles V. was a must abominable glutton, and wus fond of anything he could chew and swallow. IIo finally died of a sur- i's*it caused by overeating. It is bo- liiU'ii by physicians thnt his appetite was morbid and diseased. Minard's Liniment Cures UGrippe. It ts perhaps well to remind that girl whose parents arc doing all they sun to make her happy, and who is (lissntisfied, that some day her happiest moment in life is when the baby is asleep. is mosi economic ' k'd"ey dlfflculty. <""-> wi? Ukod stewea lamphreys. gometlmoa when visiting he would He abed for two or three daya at a Ume, unless he heard that there wore v. J,n lamiJhl"ys 'W dinner, when he WOUld rise and make his appearand at the table. BABY'S OWN TABLETS. eep Little Ones Well During tho Hot Weuther Months. The average wife imagines her hus- b.ind would have remained a bashe- elor if he had not been fortunate enough to meet her. In the game of life the one-armed nmn playa a lone hand. A man never knows whether a woman's hat i.s on straight or crooked. The proprietor of a German menagerie keeps caged together a lion, n tiger, a wolfc and n lamb, whieh he lubels "The Happy Family." Vs lien nsked confidentially how long these animals had lived tof/tiner he ntiswered: '"1*1*11 years, but the lamb hus to be renewed occasionally."—Philadelphia Times. Messrs. C. 0. Richards & Co. Dear Sirs,—While in the country last summer I was badly bitten by mosquitoes—oo badly thut I thought I would be disfigured for a couple of weeks. I was advised to try your Liniment to allay the irritation, and I did so. The effect was mssro than I exp»acted—a few applications completely curing the irritation, preventing the bites from becoming sore. MINAItli'S UNIMENT is also a gs>od article to ks*ep off the mosquitoes. Yours truly, W. A. OKK. Harbor draco. Nfld, Jan. 8, 1898. At llochester, England, the death hns just taken place of Mr. Oeoige Thomas ("rook, formerly inspector of machinery in the Hoyal Navy. Mr. • look, who was seventy-two years nf ago, wus known in the service us "the man who sat on the safety valve." fssr his plucky action during 'ho Egyptian war of 1882. He then, ut tho risk of his own life, adopted tlss* heroic expedient Indicated in order to raise sullk'ient. steam to lift. ashore at. Suez., by means of a rickety crane two locomotives which were urgently required on the Egyptian Knilwuy. *ttTaG_**"TtY ,,-t IJVER r .,cfSTHESYSTl-M tLEAN5i--'EFFECTUALUY. r^ntlStlrWIOri "Ritual "-fl^D*-*** ITS Re..- "v"* *-"--> buy the genuine-MANT'D by It you want to keep jour little ones hourly, rosy and lull oi life during tho hot weather give tlieui Daby's Own Tablets tho moment they show signs of being out oi uid.fi' iu any way. This mediciue cures all forms oi stoma, h und bowel trouble**., which carry olT so many little ones stuiiug the summer mouths, anil is the best Hung in the world for slceplcb-sUObS, nervousness, Irritation when teething, etc. It is just the medicine lor hot weather troubles; lirst, because it always does good; und second, because it can never do any burin—guurun- teed free from all opiates. Mis. W. E. Uussuiu, Kingston, Ont., says—"1 began using Daby's Own Tablets when my little girl was about three months old. At that time she had indigestion badly; she was vomiting und hud diarrhoea constantly and although she had an apparently ravenous appetite her food did her no good and she was very thin. "Nothing helped her until wu began giving her Duby's Own Tublets, bul after giving her these the vomiting ami diarrhoea ceased and she begun to improve almost at once. 1 have since used the Tablets for olher lioubles and have found them all that can be desired—they are the best medicine 1 ever used for a child." These Tablets are readily taken by all children, and can be given to the smallest, weakest infant by crushing them to a powder. Sold at drug Stores or you can get them post paid at 25 cents a box by writing direct to the Dr. Williams Mi'dicine Co., Brockville, Ont., or Schenectady, N. Y. ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE. •*.0,5v,'t*, tJr*fMNoir *«WV0**T [QB __ Bv Ait 0au&6l-iT5. PftiCt SOc.ftft BOTTU. Oa* ttf th* Great Dangers Wklch Threaten Man. The greatest dangers which threaten men are generally Invisible to the vie tlm, and among these none Is more productive of disastrous consequences than "electrical leakage." the selfsame leakage used by the natives of ull hot climates to lower their temperatures. As no organic function can take place except by means of electrical currents, so lt can be easily understood that lt those currents leak from our bodies the loss of power must lie distinctly harmful. A common Instance of this loss of electricity from our bodies consists of what we call a nervous shock, the scientific explanation being that s sudden egress of electricity takes place owing to the violent mental Impressions Involuntarily forcing a current of power through chanuels which had not been previously open to receive tbem. "This," remarked a scientist, "is but one case among n thousand of the ways In which we uselessly expend our vital power. The electrical waste of u person Is entirely due to his surroundings —the seat upon which you sit. the table npon which you write, the floor, the celling, tho fireplace, the rays unit colors of light which surrotiiiil you, all may bo instrumental in absorbing your electricity, to the great detriment of your health. Hed or yellow light travel excite electricity within you, blue and violet waves exhaust It. while green waves ore practically neutral ln their effect. "Tho sir you breathe places you in direct Communication wilh the walls, windows or hearth of yonr room; if, owing to the manner In which they are constructed, they place you in electrical communication with the soil on which your house Is built, nu 'eurili return' Is formed, und the electricity In man's 1'omleiiRor -tliP brain Is drawn out of the body. When one stands In the vicinity of n place of electrical exhaustion one ought to face It. as the base of the skull and spine, being the center of tbo nervous system, are more sensitive to outside Influences than Is the more covered front of the body. This Is why one feels so tired when sitting with one's buck to a lire; the Oamei hs'ive ns coniluetoi's and extract the force from the exposed nervous centers."* _ An OlillRlnr*, Yoatt*. "Miss Rink seems to be n very sad and serious person." said Miss Cayenne. "Nothing ever scorns to make lur smile." "That's too bad." answered Willie Wlshington. "1 guess HI pr****"*"'' •'• her. That seems to be the best thing I can do. It uever falls to get a laugh." _ •Rear to Kind Ont. -now absurd It la to aay that o man dos'sn't know on which side his breafJ |fl buttered when It's oo easy to Uud ollt." «SJJr|t Any one ought to kaov" ih'it lt wiini^M^_ji!.(>