l&g&��g��pg&& 1 Oenii-f eeM? EditicB Issued TUHSDAYS-and SATURDAYS S2 00 a Y^ar in Advance. Oh<- Mon'.h 25c. . Tln-��e .vlouths 50a ���, 1 THE NEWS ���$' Is the best alv^rcising. medium -in Comox District. j�� SEVENTH YEA-R. CUMBERLAND, B. C.'SATURDAY MAR nth., jSoq EspMalt; 1 Banaimo. Ry. -f^^s*S����ri Seambbip City of Nanaimo will sail,as follows, calling at' way ports as freight and passengers may offer. Leave Victoria for Nanaimo , Tuesday 7 a.m. * ' Nanaimo for'Comox, Wednesday.7 a.m. 1 ��� Comox for Nanaimo Friday 8 a.m "4 ' Nanaimo for Victoria, Saturday 7 a.m, FOR Freight tickets and State- rooms apply ��� on board; GEO. Ij COURTNEY, \ ' Traffice Manager. �� O.H. LEADING BARBER Keeps a Large Stock ' , of Fire Arms. Amuni- . ' tion and -S-p;o r t i n g , ..Goods of all" descrip- ' tions.6 -' .0 ' ,- Cumberland, B. Oj �� J": K;, McLE]Oi: >t General Teaming Powcfe�� M./.... Oil;. Etc., Hauled. Wood , * in Blocks Furnished. SCAVENGER' WORK DONE " " 000,000000 0000000000 '.A-isriD I am prepared to furnish Stylish Rigs O and do Teaming at q reasonable rates. g D. KILPATRICK, o o o o o o o o o Cumberland o OOOOOOOOO 0000000000 S^SSS&dSSSSS^SSSSSS^i B * U 5�� With that cold, cure it. LAMBERTS SYRUP OF DOUGLAS.... PINE..........r.... is the remedy. For sale, by. all druggists. 25c. per bottle. PURE MILK.- . Delivered daily by us in Cumberland and Union. Give us a trial. HUGH GRANT-<& SO:&. INSUEAS01 I am agent for the following reliable companies: The .Royal Insurance Company. The London and Lancashire. James Abrams. %j. A, Carthew ARCHITECT and BUILDER, ' .CUMBERLAND, B. C. WHARF BUDGET. , When the City of Nanaimo announced tier approach by a more or. less musical salute last Wednesday, our harbor was beautifully calm, and the rain delightfully wet. Then the snow,that emblem of innocence and foierunner of mud, took a hand; and between the three��� wc all lelt like 11 drowned nit looks. We consoled *our- sclveis by anticipating a fine day,Thursday, and we discussed weather in general. The dance at the Wilson House Wednesday night was not largely attended, 1 owing piobably to the rain. ' Those who braved mud and sleet, however, had a good time from 9 p. m. till 3 a. m. Music was furnished by Messrs. Roy and Graham, and an excellent supper was served free. There were quite a few over from Comox and Cumberland. La grippe is on the 'rounds, Mr. Geo. Howe, one of aur prominent business men, is down with an attack. The bark Colorado will take 'a full cargo of coal here for the north. Mr. and Mrs. 'McMillan of Denman Island came over on the steamer Uncle Tom. and returned,!he same day. - - The residents of Union Wharf who are fortunate enough, to have gardens are getting them ready for ��� sunny clays. Although the weather is very unsettled the indications are that spring has come. HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following were the arrivals at the Cumberland Dy this week's steamer: 1 J. R. Miller, Winnipeg;. Wm Roberts, 'Winnipeg; H. Mahrer, Nanami'o; W. E. .Norris, Nanaimo; J. Votz, Nanaimo; G. H.'Brown," Victoria; Fred ; P. Wilson, <" " . �� * . ��� F-VaMc^uvtMTXr'v^ll^ "ifi," Vnncou v.er;' Robt>: Pol lick, 'Nan.iimo; J. H. Mateer, Union Wharf. The following were arrivals at the Union Hotel by this week's steamer: Judge Harrison, Nanaimo; Post Office Inspector Fletcher, Victoria. COUNTY COURT.���His Hon. Judge Harrison has announced that in future he will hold County Court at Cumberland once ���A ' a month. The next sitting will be onthe 6th of April. The holding of court at regular intervals v/ill he much appreciated by the business community. TryNSievenson & Co's., for a good fine lady's shoe, at a moderate price. A new line just arrived. TRIED TO "DOUP" JAPTOWN.���Wm. Reed was up before Magistrate Abrams Monday on a charge of assaulting two Japanese, Hutchesoa and' Fugie. He pleaded "not guilty," and Mr. L P. Eckstein defended. S.;vtrai witnesses were 'called for the contpUmahts. The defendant was lined $5 acid oats for his p-.ius in crying to "do uo" J.'ptowu. PROF.MOBIUS5 ENTERTAINMENT On Tuesday night Prof. Robt. Mobius assisted by .local' musicians, gave a very interesting entertainmentm Cumberland Hall. A good sized audience audience- composed of quite a^.few - doubting Thomases���had gathered;to witness the Prof.'s hypnotic experiments, and it is not too much to- say u:ai Prof. Mobius soun demonstrated thai he was- no novice .it the work. He did nyt claim to use any supernatural'influence, asjs the case with charlatans, but he'u did lay claim to a scientific knowledge, of the art, and he proved his ability to the satisfac- ���4 - r tion of all. - The subjects experimented upon did exaactly as he suggested, and the exhibition was an unqualified success. The music, supplied by the "Four Star String Band," was"Joudly applauded, and ' the performeis'had to respond to several encores. ��� - ' The programme was repeated on Wednesday night with equally, satisfactory results. , ' O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o "00-0-0-0-0-0-0 o-O 00 . ��� " ��� < ���� 00 ' COMOX NOTES. 00 00 " " ��o O--0-0-0-0-0-0-0 p-d-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-O Rain ! rain !! Comox mud. * . Mr. A. W: Rennison returned from California this week.- We regret to report that Mrs. ���S: J. ' Chffe is down with an Utack of la'grippe, but hope that she may be soon around again. ' A three-year-old- colt came up on the iCitv. last trip for Mr. J. Davis.' He is a' Very hanclsoiiie animal. -��� > Mrs. Robb returned from Nanaimo on Wednesday. The addition to St. John's Cathohc Church is being plastered. Mr. Hugh Stewart has the job. The work Mr. Stewart did in this church some years ago is as good as ever. J. P. Davis, the gardener, is preparing his ground for flowers. Comox will be able to show a number of pretty gardens this summer. Why doesn't someone start an Athletic club? A room could easily be obtained. The cost o! fitting it up would be trifling and the amusement and advantage would more than compensate. Then when the ships are in - we can get an instructor to give us a few lessons. It would be a handy play house for children during the day, and grown-ups in the evening. We are sorry to learn that Mr.Hudson, Sr., is seriously ill, and hope that returning spring and warm weather will bung him around alright. Don't qo to Klondike- Without an "^T ���. .���.__���_.....,. ������ ��� ��� ���nrim ft'i"f ^���1��^�����m��������r.vmr��ngKTv iners' Folding Deflecting- Stoves. Strong Steel Stoves tTlIst. Combination Cooking and Heating ^��^T^a 0F SPECIAL otoves. DESIGN ������ Each Stove has Pipe and a Bake Pan Inside. 1 �� d Bffi W'fiti Plllli 5} ������-; B.i w t��j Ss null a j^ s MuJviUti >*J !��.' ��& flX |V s'wTf?.'*. & r% \V W1 VICTORIA. "B- C (SH LWKfKT/anVJV! prof Robt;M.'Mobilise The Noted Phrenologist and Physiologist-���* 1' . -��������� i'j from Personal examination and fiom Photographs, wdl describe Character and rtvea liiient and tell the natural p.drtptaiion of any person for Law, Literature, Art, Science Commerce, or Mechanism. Call and get assistance in selecting a'proper pursuit,in ^ which success will be certain. '��� . ' . ��� - ' ��� p' ��� , Your nrirriaije adaptation and business qualification, accurately delineated. , Bram �� is monev ' Character is capital. Knowledge of your tesources the secret of success.., 'Mrs M C Mobius gives Readings in Scientific Palmistry., One hand read free.' Your life is writren in'your hands Terms reasonable. Consultation free. - - READINGS Daily and Evening. Oitice-CUMBEF LANDHOTEL PARLORS.', ��t-t "P ir�� T" LATEST BY wifi SUDDEN DEATH in NANAIMO THE QUEBEC MURDERERS. Mutiny and IVIurder- in Phillip, pines* c DR. POPE HAS RESIGNED Fastest Trip Across the Atlantic.^ Earthquake in Japan. ;i'?1" , Other News. " " - ' ������ ��� - ___i_^_L-l���. - , ' ' Ottawa, Mar.-'ioth���Ex-Governor'Mac- .kinlosh left for England today." - ' vs "^ THE"FASTEST\PASSAGE':5''.. - New York, Mar. gth���The^' Fuerst express steamer Kaiser VVilhem der.Grosse arrived today from Bremen, Southampton and Cherburg, making the most surprising record trip across the Allan fie, a 'distance of .3,148 knots, in 5 day, 21 h.s., and 8 mtnules. EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.- Yokohama, Mar. 9th���A severe earthquake shock was experienced at 10 o'clock this morning, the disturbance vis- itiug the localities of the great shock of 1891, with some loss of life and property. DR. POPE RESIGNS. Victoria, March 10���S. D. Pope, for the past 16 years Supt. of Education, ha-s resigned. The step is attributed in part to recent reduction in salary which at the time was vigorously protested against by members of the Opposition. There are ot* - er reasons however, also prompting Dr Pope in the course he has taken No successor has yet been appointed MANILLA. NEWS Manilla, March 9���The steamer Gloria, which arrived here today from Curimas in uon hern part of Island of Luzon, reports the Rijinirfh steamer San Juan, strrnded. Htir cv��o had been gutted by t her native crew, who mutinied and murdered all Spanish officers on the vessel LEAVES FOR VANCOUVER. Ottawa, March 9���Frank .Richardsoa, with staff of assistants, leaves for Vancouver to-morrow, to commence construction ���of a telecraph line to Dawsou The cost will be $150,000 DIED SUDDENLY Naiiaima, March 10���Robt Morrison, of Shoal hay, who was serving a term in jail here for selling liquor to Indians, died suddenly yesterday in jail. An inquest and post mortem will be held THE OPEN DOOR. London, March 10.���Rear Admiral Lord Beresfoid, in an interview with the Daily mail, says that the Government should force an "open door" in China or fight. "America will not likely join, but America, England, Germany and Japan might work together." MURDER AND SUICIDE. Nanaimo, March 10.���Dave Evans, known as "Di" shot and killed his mis- tress.Libby White, and then killed himself in Dawson City last month. He . was jealous of the woman, which-prompt* ^ "��� V ��~ ed him to commit the rash acti .- ��� >\ ''.�� TSOI YfflTOfilL ' ';5| Victoria, Mar. 10th���One" of the chief".���>. /' , complaints "of the British residents'of Au''-'"f:; lin, as embodied in 'fthejr petition to the - \'-} government, appears tofallto the ground \ A.,J, by reason of the amendments made 'to, ;*!"'V;i the Mineral act during the late clays . of^'/^v the r.ecent session! They could not find,''-. enough Britishers in the country to'work '''��� their properties, they said, and" they, could not engage Americans as the law,'".. provided that even a wage earner' in a I , mine must possess a free miner's, certifi'^ - cate. This condition does not apply "-.un-" ~ der the amended law. ��� * .', -,'/,- Sii Charles Hibbert Tupper, M.P., and':, Miss Tupper, Miss Martin, and Hon. E. *-, , G.' Prior,^M.P.,and family leave,for ,Qtta�� )^^)\ wa today, to be an hand for the '��� opening \"' \~\ of.the I>omin!on. House. ��� L'.j, '\ V>;i^' James Dunsmuir and Mrs. Djunsmmr--,. .returned5'".last-evenmg^'foth) "from 'Sari! '-'xl Fancisco. . ���. ^>\ ...--' ��� >��� ;*:.w''~r,:, \ THE QUEBEC MURDERERS..,'^:-"1 Si Scholastique, March ior���Cordelia, v-^.1-' (Poirier and Sam Parslow^were1 hanged v this morning. The drop fell at 8:04. , " '"\ KIPLING STILL IMPROVING^ " ;'. New York, March 10.���Rudyard Kip^'.' ling passed a restful night. He is - a - shade belter to-day. He has' asked' for > his children several times, but the doc~, tors have refused his request. He does not yet know of Josephine's death. PILOTAGE Commenting on the discus* ' Colonist, sion at the council of the ��� Board of Trade, the Colon- ist said yesterday that vessels lying in Royal Roads were subject to compulsory pilotage". This is not the case, as the following extract from the pdotage regulations will show: "(h) Compulsory payment of pilotage- dues is not chargeable against vessels, while in Royal Roads, unless such vessels shall enter either or both the harbors o^ Victoria and Esquimau. "(i) When a vessel is bound to or from any other port in the province, either la-, k den or ballast, and does not discharge or receive any caigc, passengers or mails, but simply enters it as a harbor of refuge,, such vessel shall be exempt from pilotage into and out of Esxuimalt, excepting in cases where bo very destructive to the spat. Undir this system, too, a person will have con-, tral of his plant. A plant covering a teath of an acre will yield 1,000 bushels of spat^ or adult oysters, which will cover at least four acres. I would not think of planting more than 250 bushels to an acre." ��������� "' ��������� "What do you mean by spatting?" "This system," said. he. "is < purely a system of spat culture to roar oysters for planting, or seed oysters as they^ are called. By the time the spawning season is over, or at the end of 90 days, the Kpass are ready to bo taken out with the sholls to which thoy ate attached and transferred to tho bed, where they will f-ia allowed to ������ stay until ready for the market. The spawning season is over in 90 days. The oyster will double its bulk every .year, and in four years bo ready for tha tabio. ^In Franoo and other countries oytser cultivation has boon carried on fur a long time, and, in fact, there is reason to foeiiove thaG in the days of tho Caesars attention was given to this matter. Tho ifrench Government in 1S51 madooxperi- scents in spat culture by strewing sholls co. the bottom. .'^Tbo term fry, as U3ed by mo, means freo swimming embryo. Tho existence of tbx������ srnbiyo is divided up into threo etftges. First, tknro is tho egg, which ���������V8hen fertilized passes through its early giage from three to ten hours, and then foeeornea fr7. The nest stage ia whon tho fry settles and fastens itself to ������*ome >������afcgfcc&, makes its home for life, and then S.fe becomes spat. The fry swims until it finally meets some object to which it can a������ftach itself. Once fixed, its wandering1 existence is at an end. "You see these shells," said tho scientist, taking up a number of small oyster Khalls. "These I took from buoy poles. There you see these little specks,"' he continued, pointing out tiny little dots oa the shells���������so small as hardly to be -visible. "They are little oysters, or spats. I will show them to you under the microscope." One of the sholls was adjusted under the glasjs and tho specks at fiusca appearsd to tho eye as mollusks ot sjuita respectable size. '"You could range 500 of the eggs or fry in tho space of an inch," said the scientist. "The oyster lives 24 hours as a | canvas. Whut ,P������:ice Ttlcans in ltnssln. One thing at least ' is absolutely certain, and that is that Russia is profoundly desirous of keeping .the peace and ia very far iroin being prepared to wage wat with either Germany or England. It will be ami umber of years before the Trans- Siberian Railway will be nearly enough completed to bo used for transporting troops and supplies ' to Corea, Northern China, or any ot those regions where there has been so much friction botween British and Russian interests. Ic would be hopeless for the Russian soldiers to attempt to cope on the Chinese coasts with the English ships. Russia has plenty of mon under arms and could recruit still vaster forces; but her resources are so undeveloped that in a groat war it would bo well-nigh impossible to transport or supply large Russian armies, and in suoh respects Germany is incomparably superior. Russia has every reason for desiring a long period of profound peace. Her statesmen have observed the progress of the United States, and realized the fact that the material greatness of this country is due to tho immense development of the Mississippi Valley and the far West in the more than thirty years that have followed the civil war. The profound object of Russia's policy i9 to build railroads, open mines, bring vast areas of wheat lands into cultivation, and, in short;, to build up the nation upon a basis of economic progress and prosperity. This being true, Russia would gladly obtain relief from the enormous pecuniary burdens imposed upon her by the maintenance of her huge armies. She needs the money for railroads and tho agencies of peaceful development. But she is tho victim of the prevailing military systom of Europe' and considers it necessary to go armed if her neighbors do the same. It has been very much the European habit of mind to regard Runsia as the groat menace to the world's noace; but tho Russians take precisely tho opposite view of their position and are very far indeed from wishing to provoke a war: Moreover, they are shrewd diplomats and have scored great points of lata years. As matters stand, they have nothing to gain and vory muoh to lose by'going to war. The new Czar will keep the peace. ��������� From "Tho Progress of tho World," in tho Amoriean Monthly Ro- view of Reviews. What to Do When One Faints. A fainting fit is not often in tho least dangerous. TJ'nloss the pationt is treated in an improper manner ib will pass away in a short tii^o without leaving any evil effects. It is caused by tho temporary absence of blood from the brain. Do not on any account lift tho head of the pationt on a pillow, or serious consequences may follow. On the contrary, allow tho body to be lifted a little higher than the head and remain resting in a gradually inclined position from the feat to tho head. Loosen the clothes, especially about the throat and waist. Admit fresh air in abundance and do not allow many persons in thi room. Apply smelling salts to the nostrils, or if smelling salts are not on hand use a little ordinary ammonia diluted with water and poured on a handkerchief. ,A few drops of sal volatilo in a glass of cold water will assist in restoring full consciousness whon tho patient can hwallow. CATCHING A SHARK. A FIERCE STRUGGLE WITH A NINE FOOT HAMMERHEAD. Musts mid Sails. The highest masts of sailing vessels are from 1G0 to 180 feet high, and spread fiom 60,000 to 100,0U0 square foot of Sport That Is Extremely Dangerous and Punctuated With Excitement From Start to Finish���������A Monster With, the Courage and Tenacity of a Bulldog. After a somewhat extensive and varied experience with sharks on many shores, I believe for' ugliness, hard, fighting, pug- . nacity and utter indifference to the presence of human" enemies the hammerhead shark stands pro-eminent. Personally I have never known one to kill a human being, though Mitchell records an instance in which a man's body was taken from one. Shark fishing, I am aware, is not recognized as sport nor is tho despised and dreaded animal considered game for the angler, yet I would say a word in its favor ���������at least this much, that he who hooks and takes ashore a hammerhead shark of nearly twice his own length has given battlo to no mean foeman. . My experience with a nine foot hammerhead will illustrate this. I was fishing with a light rod ono day, whon my hooks began to. disappear. There.would be a slight tug, then tho frayed, Ashless lino would come up. More than this, tho fish had stopped biting, and I, began' .to look around for the shark. About 30 feet from mo two mon were fishing in a boat, who had strung their fish on a line and thrown, them overboard. All at once, as I looked, tho big dorsal Sn of a shark appeared so near the boat 'that the men could have touched it, and the animal continued swimming around them, always within reaching distance. The sharkwas so persistent that I determined to take it, so rowed into tho harbor to get a long shark line. When I returned to my boat, I found that tho shark had,followed the two men into tho harbor. It was complacently moving about with its big dorsal fin protruding from tho .water surrounded by a fleet of 15 or more boats, whoso occupants were shouting, firing rifles, striking with oars and boat hooks, all making a most extraordinary attack upon tho hammerhead. I saw at once that tho shark would be driven out of tho bay, so I pulled my boat out and prcsontly found that tho animal, followed by tho fleet, was swimming along tho edge of tho kelp beds and gradually distancing them. Placing myself directly in its track, I waited, and when it was about 50 feet off threw out a seven pound whito fish, fastened to tho hook and,to a float, scthat it hung three feet from the surface. By manipulating tho line 1 ��������� brought it directly in front of the shark, and presently saw its dorsal fin sink out of sight as it seized the bait. Then began tho 6teady paying out, the peculiar^ thrill of the line known to shark llshcrmon. My companion was an invalid, unable to afford me any assistance in the way of wri?k, so 1 directed him to keep the boat, which was a small, flat bottomed skiff, weighing porhaps 150 pounds, stern to tho fish, and then I began to haul in, to coil the rope behind me, looking' out for the -rushes. Tho hammerhead took 10,20 feet of line and was gradually increasing its speed, when I jerked the hook into it. Whizl and I was almost pulled overboard. The next second tho lino, torn from my hand, went hissing over the rail, not away, but down as straight as a die., Two hundred feet went out before I could catch it, and then the jerk almost capsized the boat. Tho remaining 50 was taken from me in terrific jerks. As the end of tho rope came I held it in a notch in tho stern, as, if it had slipped out, it would have been the easiest matter for the fish to overturn the boat, which was a cranky affair at best. The shark had gone directly down, and at every lunge, it brought the broad, flat bottomed boat almost under. Had the line been in tho bow instead of the stern, the hammerhead would certainly have hauled it under. Its savage lunges continued for 15 minutes or more, during which tho boat was towed rapidly offshore, so, that the boats which Avere following were outdistanced. When I finally took the line and gained a foot, we were a mile from where tho shark was hooked. Tho first attempt to haul the big orea- turo in resulted in a renewal of the vigorous plunges, but I soon gained 10 or 12 feet and found that I could hold it, and from then on began the struggle of endurance. As I hauled in, taking the buffeting blows on my arms, giving and taking, my companion took tho lino from between my feet and coiled it. Time and again it rushed out with tho greatest velocity, and tho work would all havo to bo done ovor again, and . so, hauling and being hauled, tho fight went on for nearly an hour, and then, whon almost exhausted, 1 caught sight of tho shark's whito bolly 30 i'ect below, its ugly head with tho hannnorliko cyo standing out in startling relief, and its big mouth half open, viciously biting at tho hook. Whon it caught sight of tho boat, it gathered strength and made a final break of 50 feet. But this was tho last, and, making an effort in the nature of a spurt, I ran the monster in, and clapxicd tho end of tho chain over tho edgo of the stern, then laid back and held on while the shark endeavored, with great liftings and curves, to overturn tho boat; failing in which it raised its powerful tail and drenched us with spray The shark was now lying lengthwise with the beat, facing the stern, and with about three feet of chain was" swimming and towing us so rapidly out to sea that tho still pursuing boats found it somewhat difficult to overtako us. Finally one throw us a rope, and then by an accident the shark took about 20 feet of line and now towed two boats. Another boat presently caught up with us, then another, and four were finally added to the procession before any material progress was made in the direction of shore, now a mile and a half distant. The secret of controlling a large shark is to haul it short, and we soon had our hammerhead at the surface, and I held its head by the peculiar lobes while the retinue of boats slowly moved in. The shark never ceased its struggles, and when ^ we finally reached tho beach, and tho line was tossed to 15 or 20 men, it made" a terrific rush for liberty, hurling the water over the boat, but was quickly hauled, writhing and leaping, up over the pebbles. This ehark was nine feet in length, not large for its kind, yet a vigorous lighter, with the courage of a bulldog and much of its tenacity of purpose.���������New York Post. THE HAPPY PONDO/ He ' Always. ��������� The Foreigner���������So a woman can travel alone all over this country, can she? The Native���������Yes. -All she has to do ia to put on a bicycle suit of sufficient insufficiency, and there will be plenty of men to look after he*.���������-Cincinnati Enquirer. ADMIRAL MAKAROFF. to A Russian >~aval Officer Who Intends Kcach the North Pole by Means of Ice ISrealceis. Vice-Admiral S. Makarofl, the Nansen of Russia, is about to put into practical oporation hid idea of reaching the north pole by means of ice breakers. The Vice- Admiral was in other coantries having necessity for ico-breakers, but tho plana did not suit him and he has now adopted a design of his own. A credit of 1,500,000 rubles has been opened for tho , construction of this ice A Compliment Wasted. Lord Lytton, whon "Viceroy of India, was seatod one day at dinntr next to a lady whose name was Birch, and who, though very good looking, was not over intelligent. , Said sho to His Excellency: "Are you acquainted with any of tho Birches?" "Oh, yes," replied Lord Lytton. "I know several of them most intimatoly whilo at Eton���������indeed, more intimatoly than I cared to." "My Lord," replied the lady, "you forget the Birches are relativos of mino." "And they cut me." said the Viceroy; "but," and he smiled his wonted smile, "I have never felt moro inclinoa to ki3S tho urod than I do now." Sad to say, Mrs. Birch did not point, and told her husband His lency had insulted her. 803 the Excel- Kniiiciatert Christians. Church going is not merely a habit; it is a duty and a very profitable and pleasant one; When the house of God is nogleoted, it Is both a sign of coldness and a producer of indifference. No one ought ever willfully to neglect the courts of God. He thereby shows dishonor to God and indifference to His people. But the greatest loss is to himself. The soul starves for want of spiritual nourishment when our Father's house is forsaken. Some may indeed go to the church services, and still famish, but those who neglect them will certainly become emaciated Christians, if they be Christians at all Loafs and Gnztles While Hia Wives Work to Support Him. One of the problems of civilized man is how to live with a wife. The question that worries the Pondo is how to get along with only one. Monogamy is to him a condition of abject poverty. 'When, however, he can afford the luxury of three or four wives, he. is fairly assured of success in life, and with half a dozen or a dozen . he is rolling in wealth. The explanation of this paradox is simple: Whereas civilized man is expected to support his wife, the, Pondo leaves to his women folk the privilege of supporting him. This shows that a savage is not necessarily a fool. Mr. James O'Haire, missionary of tho Catholic church in Umtata, explains the working of tho system in a letter. "Polygamy," says he, "is the very life's support of the Pondos. The number of wives a man has settles the question as to his previous wealth, for each wife was bought, ������������������ and for her he must have paid her father from 8 to 30 oxen, and now his wealth mqy be estimated by the number of wives and - children, .because the whole affair, may bo simply described as natural human farming. Each daughter is worth, say, ten oxen. If she is well built and, pretty, sho may sell for 40; then, too, the- sons work in tho care of cattle, for tho whole of the Kaffir property consists in cattle. The wives work, and so do tho daughters. But tho head of tho family, tho man, works no more aftor marriage." Tho "dignity of labor" is so noble a thing that one'cannot but admire tho com- plcto self abnegation of tho polygamous Pohdo's in leaving it all to tho fomales. And yet tho absence of work docs'not scoin to prey upon, their spirits. "Thoy are as happy as tho day is long. Thoy, all smoke tobacco and drink'beer and, oat mealies and beef or tho flesh of wild tanimals'or wild birds. They sleep a great deal, and . thon rise and laugh and sing and dance and play and work a littlo, mid aro without a solitarjTcarc, without sadness or sorrow."���������South Africa. THE HUMAN STOMACH. .ADMIRAL MAKAROFF. breaker, and the work on it will begin at onuo. It is in this work that the practical operation will first bogin, for the initial oxperimnt with tho'comploto ice breaker will not be'made until,a year from next winter. It was at" first thought that.the ice breaker would' be built in England, but tho Vice-A'amiral has de- ciaed that tho entire affair shall be of Russian inception and completion. . Vice-Admiral Makaroff will confine his first operations totho Gulf of Finland | and the Kara Sea. It is intended that the flr9t result of the ice-broakng experimonts shall be Increased facilities and an increase of foreign trade with Cronstadt and St. Petersburg, and perhaps, Siberia, at times in the year when ships are now kept back or frozen iii by the ice. Sea communication with the Yenisei is now carried on in a casual, . desultory sort of way, only once a year, whoreas by means of ice breakers a regular service of boats might bo maintained and a voyage made every fortnight, beginning in tho first week of June or earlier, whan tho mouth of the river is free from ice. Siberia is so rich and its population increases so fast that by natural growth and colonization plenty of cargo would be found to support a more regular course of sea traffic between Siberia and the rest '.of the world. ' This it) the first time that an Arctic expedition or plan has been organized or conceived of genuine practical benefit before its final purpose was carried into execution. Vice Admiral Makaroff is confident that by' means, of these ice breakers ho can batter a path through the ice which will allow his vessel to pass through without serious difficulty. These ice breakers >vill be ope',ated by powerful engines, and the boilers1 which* furnish tho steam will bo of such' draught that a tremendous power will be secured at a minimum' consumption of coal. The Vice-Admirai hasnot made public his entire design, but says that the principle of the ram of a warship has been adopted, and that, while tho breakers are capable of tremendous execution, tl.ey occupy a comparatively small amount of space, and it will therefore be possible to store a sufficient number for an entire voyage in the hold-of an ordinary sized shin. Each ice breaker will have a forcp of 10,000 horse-nower, and it is claimed that it will bo able to cut through the ice at the rate of from five to seven knots an hour. It Display* Entlnrance and, Energry . Almost Beyond- Belief. What insect pest can compare ' in mcro devouring faculty, asks a French statistician, with man himself, or what machine wrought by human skill out of steol or iron compares in point of ondurance and energy with tho human stomach? Is it to bo wondered at that after wrestling with so many tons of solids and so wido flowing a stream of liquids a man's digestive organs at tho ondof tho process should be in a stato of wreck? "��������� Assuming that a man has a good appetite, a roasonablo income and lives for 70 yoars, his Hvcrago, consumption of broad in all forms of baked flour would - bo 15 tons, representing in bulk 1,200 cubic feet ���������about the sizo of a suburban villa; bacon, if, placed ond'toend, 4 miles; chops sufficient to reach from Westminster abbey to St./Paul's, London; beef equal to 20 full sized bullocks, representing a monster standing 15 feet high, and weighing over 18 tons; 5 tons of fish,- 10,000 eggs, a ton of butter, 336 pounds of cheese, vegetables enough to load a train of cars; peas alone, if in a single pod, 3J������ miles long; sugar, 9,000 pounds; salt, 15 hundredweight; pepper, 8 pounds; mustard, 100 cans. Assuming that he drinks three pints of flujd a day, tho total of this would be 76,- 700 pints, or nearly 43 tons. Whilo as for his tobacco, the consumption of tho aver-' age smoker would bo ,half a ton, or of cigarettes about 250,000. Altogether a man consumes about 1,280 times his own weight of food and liquid in 70 years, or, more exactly,' he eats 53 K tons of solids and drinks 42% tons of fluids. If these 96K tons of solids and liquids were converted into terms of mechanical force, they would be sufficient to raiso 87,600,000 tons ono foot high or to lift tho Forth bridgo a quarter of a milo in tho air. Her Ambition. Maude Valerie Whito, the English muslo teacher, says, in Cornhill, when discussing tho humors of a musical life, that there aro people who beliove that singing can be learned, like any mechanical art, and that in three or four months an industrious pupil would bo ablo to earn her living thereby. One-, music'master was visited by a lady who said she wished to become a professional singor. , ��������� Would ho try her voice? ''Yes, "was tho answer. "Are you a soprano or contralto?" \, "I really'don't know," was "the answer. *'I haven't any voice yet.", The teacher was naturally puzzled. ��������� "What, do'you mean?" asked ho. "Well," sho replied, "I'm 48, and I've never sung a nolo in my life. But I'm a widow, and I've, only ������25 a year. Ono can't livo on that. I caivt say I'm fond of music; I never was, but I'vo been told it's a lucrativo business, and so I want to become a professional siugcr. How long will it takc?^ ,' . Funny Irish Sayfngs. Hero ni-o n few Irish bulls: An Irish member of the Vcntnor local board some 30 yoars ago proposed that, St. Boniface down should bo planted with somo fino. old oaks. Horace Walpole rocords one which he pronounces tho best ho ever met with. "I hate that woman," said a gentleman, looking at a person who had been his nurse. "I hate her, for when I was a child she changed me at mrrse." This was a perplexing assertion, but a similar instance is recorded in the autobiography of an'Irishman, who gravely informs us that he "ran away early in life from his father on discovering ho was only his uncle."���������London Telegraph. He Lang-lied Lust. "I suppose, Henry," said the old gentleman to the new son-in-law, "that you are aware the check for $50,000 I put among your wedding presonts was merely for effect?" "Oh, yes, sir," responded the cheerful Henry, "and the effect was excellent. The bank cashed it this morning without a word."���������Vanity Fair. <\ i ! $ ���������.'.TSuA ���������**.. ������) ^ ) i j u- ik AT/ \T> \V \T/ \V ^V *T> -\T> ^V WaV^V, *Jv *Iv ^iV *r* *Iv ������^V *aV ^i> *i* *1V *lv 3? JOHi^ ARTHUR'S WARD,��������� DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTEB By the author of " A Woman's Crime," "The Missing Diamond," etc. * V/ W *V A.T> AV-AV_aV. CHAPTER XXI.-HAGAR AND CORA. Meanwhile, Lucian Davlin had hastened to Bellair in response to Cora's summons, full of conjectures as to what had "turned up." When the noon train from the city puffed,,up to the little platform, Lucian Davlin was n among ,the arrivals and ab the end of the depot platform stood tho -dainty phaeton of Mrs. John Arthur. That,lady herself reined ,in her prancing ,ponles, and the whole formed an object; of admiration for the few depot loungers. As Lucian Davlin crossed the platform and rook his seat besido the lady, an old woman hobbled across tho track. Casting a furtive glance in the direction tho pc.iioi wore taking, she hobbled away toward the wood. Miss Arthur's maid had surmised -aright. It was no part of Cora's plan to .permit the ��������� inmates of Oakley a view of Mr. Davlin on this . occasion. , So tho ponies were driven briskly away from tho town, and when that was left behind, permitted to W3lk through tho almost leafless woods, while'Cora,revealed to Lucian tho extent oTtho fresh calamity tiint had befallen thorn in tho advent,of,Mr. Percy. "Well,, what have you to say to all this?" demanded the lady, pettishly, after she had'disburdened herself of the story, -with its most minute pirticulars. "This is a pretty state of affairs, is it not? I am. worn out. I wish Oakley and the' wholo tribe were at the bottom ���������of tho sea!" , ���������< . . "Stuff!" with much coolness; then ed toward the village, and driven at a brisk pace, thus enabling Mr. Davlin to catch the afternoon train back to the city. No one at OakSey was any the wi3er for his visit. It was no uncommon thing for Cora to drive out unattended, and she returned to tho manor in a very good humor, considering the situation. Cora's drive had given her-an appetite, and .- she had partaken of no luncheon. Sho therefore ordered a very bounteous one to be served in the rod parlor. Mr. Arthur was enjoying his usual aftornoon siesta; Miss Arthur was invisible, for which Cora felt duly thankful; and so she settled herself down to solitude, cold chicken and other edibles, and her own thoughts. Ever and anon she gazed listlessly from tho window, letting her eyes rove from the terrace to the hedgerow walk, the woods beyond, and ba-)k again to the terrace. ' Suddenly sho bont forward, and looked oarnostly at some object, moving toward the stile from tho grove beyond. A moment later, it appeared in the gap of tho hedge. Cora leaned back in her chair, still observant, muttering: "I thought ^so., It is that ugly old woman. Now, what in the world does she want here, for~yes, she is, entering the grounds, coming up the terrace'" True enough, old Hagar was coming slowly along the terrace, taking n leisurely survey of the window facing that walk, as she did so., .Casting her eyes upward, thoy met'the gaze of Mrs. Arthur. Then, march to the surprise of that lady, sho ' pausod and executed a briof pantomime, as grotesque ad it was mysterious, Cora'drew back in somo'astonishmont, pondering as to whether or no tho old woman might not .be partially insane, when Susan, the maid of the romantic mind, appeared before her,and announced that the object of her thoughts was in the kitchen, and begged that'1 Mrs. .Arthur would permit her an interview. Cora , was still more surprised, ,rWhat can she possibly want' with me?" she askod herself, quite audibly. ��������� "If you plea-se, ma'am," volunteorod Susan, she said chat it was somothing important; and that she never would have unkind to his step- ignoring the last sup- I were 'taking ,a flask containing, some amber liquid from a breast pocket ho held it between his oyes ami the light for critical ���������examination. "Scuff? where? In that flask?" "No, in your words. This," shaking the amber liquid, is slmon pure;, best French. Have some? I felt as if I noeded ���������a 'bracer' this morning.". I presume," eyeing him "Up all night, -askant. -., "Pretty much;" indifferently VWon't ���������take any? Thon, here's< confusion cto " Percy,"- and he took a long draughts '!Now, then," pocketing the brandy and turning toward her briskly, "I'm ready for business. ; How the deuce did we let this fellow' pounce down upon us'liko this?' I thought he ..was safe in Cuba?" - "He will-never be safe anywhere, until ' he gets to���������" ' , - "Heaven," suggested he. " "_ ���������"I suppose-it was stupid," she wont on, gloomily. ''But when Ellen Arthur :raved of her dear friend Mr. Percy, how was I' to imagine that among all the Percys on earth,this especial and particular ono should be the Percy. " I wrote you that sho had a loyor of that name; did it occur to you that it might be he?" maliciously. "Well, candidly, it did not." "We wore a pair of stupid fools, and we are finely caugnt for our pains." "First statement correct, " composedly; "don't agree with the last,however." "Why not?" "Does he know I am on deck?" "No." , , "Didn't inquiro after mo, or say anything about the documents?" - "No special inquiries." "Well,then,whoro is tho great danger?" "Whore?" much astonished. "Yejs, whereF If you told me all tho truth concerning yourself ten "years asro, we can make him play into our hands. ','How?" "Don't go too fast. When you told me that he believed you to-have left home because of an unkind step-mother, was that true?" "It was true. I did leave home and come to tho city whon I was but sixteen, because my father was a drunkard and my step-mother abusive,and we wore poor and I was proud." Don't doubt that fact;" with anvout- ward gesture of tho supple hand. "But you told him that you had two big stepbrothers!" Cora laughed, "A big brother is an ''.excellent weapon to hold over Che' heads of some men," she suggested. "True," with an amused look. "Why didn't you brandish ono oVer me?" "Over yon?" laughing again. "You and Poroy were two different men." /'Much obliged," lifting his hat with mock gravity. "Well, we aro'two different men,' still; just let your pretty little head rest,.and loavo Percy to mo," "I wish to heaven you had made an oiid���������" " 'Ah-h-h I havo sighed to rest me,' " warblod Davlin. "Cora, my love, never put your foot on too dangerous ground." "Well, I do wish so,nll the same," said she, with feminine pertinacity. "Now, tell mo what your plan is. We want co understand eaoh other, and have no more bungling." "All you will have to do will be to keep quiet and follow my cue. When i come down, we must manage it that I meet Percy in Miss Arthur's absence. Tne T8st is easy; this .Mr. Percy will not find his path free from obstacles, I think." "What game will you play?" "Precisely what I am playing now. I am your brother. That will explain some things that puzzled him some time ago," dryly. "I am your sole protector, saving the old chap, don't you see?" The woman pondered a momiMt. "������ think ic will answer," she said, at la**.. "At any race,, it is the best we can do now." ' A little more conversation, and Cora was quite satisfied with that and other arrangements. Then the ponies were head- put her foot inside this house, begging your pardon,' only for you.:* Flattering though this statement might be, it did not enlighten- her" much.' So, afcor a moment's reflection, Mrs. Arthur bade the girl, "show the old person up." Accordingly, in another moment almost, old Hagar ��������� was bowing very humbly before the lady with the silken flounces. Susan retired reluctantly, doep- ly regretting that she could find no time to stop up tho keyhole with her ear, thus rendering it impossible for prying eyes to peep through that orifice. "Well, old woman," began Cora, ^rather inelegantly, lb must be confessed, "what on earth were you making such a fuss, about, down on , the terrace? And what do you want with me?" , r ' A close observer'of the human countenance divine would never have judged, from- tho small amount of expression that was manifest in the face of Hagar, that her reply would ������have been such a very humble one". "I want,to serve you, dear-lady." ''*... , The "dear lady" pursed up her lips in surprise. "You���������want���������" "To warn you, madame." ,Cora was dumb with astonishment, notUnmingled with apprehension. What had broken loose now? "I am only a poor old woman, lady, and nobody thinks that old Hagar' has a heart for tho wrongs of others. I said that I would never cross John Arthur's threshold a train; but I have seen your pretty face going to and Jfro through tho village streets, and I knew there was no ono to warn you but me," "Oh, you did," remarked Cora, not knowing whether to be alarmed or amused, at tho old woman's earnestness. "Well, old���������what's your name?" "Hagar, lady." "Well, old'Hagar, do you mean to tell mo that I am in any particular danger just at present?" "Is the dove in danger when it is in tho nest- of the hawk?" said Hagar, closing hor eyes tight as she uttered tho word, but looking otherwise very tragical. Cora laughod musically. "Good gracious, old lady!" She was modifying her titles somowhat, probably under tho influence of Hagar's flatteries. "You mean to compare moco a clove," laughing afresh, "in���������a hawk's nest? Oh, dear! oh, dear!" wiping hor eyes. "Now, thon, nleaso introduco mo , to tho wicked hawk." Hagar was sotting tired of hor part and she made a direct rush at the point of the business a:*!., with very good dramatic effect. "I mean your husband" she said vehemently. "I mean John Arthur. He is n bad man. If ho has riot done it already he will make you miserable by-and-b'y."' ' Cora drew.herself up and tried to look sovero. "Old lady" she said with supernatural gravity "don-t you know that it is very improper for you to como and talk to mo like this about my husband?" "Just hoar her!'' sniffed Hagar, rathor unnecessarily; "all because I chink she is too young, and too pretty, to be sacrificed like tbe others���������" "Like the othors? What others?'' '���������'Like his first wifp. She was young like you, and a lovely lady. His cruelty was her death. Avd then ho must worry and abuse her 'poor daughter until she runs away and comes to an untimely end. And now���������" "Now, you fear he will make an end of me?" brisklv. "Sib down, old lady," becoming till more affable. "So Mr. Arthur ill-used his first wifa, my predecessor?" "Thank you, dear lndy; you are very kind to a poor old woman," seatincr herself gingerly on the ofi^e of a chair opposite Cora. "Yes, indjed, he did ill-use her. She was my mistress, and I shall always hate him for it." Cora mused. Here was an old servant who, hated the master of Oakley; might she not prove useful after a time? At any rate It would be well to sound her. "You were very much attached to the lady, no doubt?" insinuatingly. "Yes; and who would not be? She was very sweet and good, was my poor mistress Oh, he is a bad,bad man, madame, ana yua surely caecct !������a very happy with him." "And he was daughter, too?" position. "Unkind? He was a wretch. Oh. I could almost murder him for his cruelty ,to that poor dead la?sie" fiercely. Perhaps he was none too kind to you," suggested Cora. "Oh1, he never treated xno like a human being. He hated me because I tried to* stand between her and harm. But he could not get rid of the pight of me. I have a little home where'he can't avoid seeing me sometimes.' I believe if 1 kept always appearing before him, he would go raving mad, he hates me to that ex tent." "Um-m! Is that so?" "Y;^- Indeed. Why, lady, if without h\mse or home and you, out of the kindness of your heart, were to tako me into your employment as tho very humblest of your servants, I believe he would kill us both." "You think he would?" Cora actually, seemed' to encourage the old woman in her garrulity. "Oh, I know it. Jt's not much in the ,way of charity, or kindness, yon-will be able to do in'this house. If he don't imprison you in one of the3e old closed-up musty rooms,'you will be lucky. Ho is very dangerous. Sometlmos I used to- thin k ho must be'insane." Cora started. "Well Hagar," she said, sweetly, "it's very good of you to tako so much interest im me. He is very cross sometimes, but, perhaps, it won't be so bad as you fear.'' o "I hope it wont,"r rising to uo and "shaking her head dubiously; "bi.it I am afraid for you.'-' ' "Well," laughing, "I'll try and not'lot him lock me up,, at any rate. Now, is thcreanything I oari'do for you?'' > "Oh, "no, lady". - You looked so pretty. and sogood that I wanted .to warn you; that, is all. I should, be glad if I could serve you, too, but I could never serve him.o I don't want for anything, dear lady; - New the old woman will go." " I won'c forget you, Hagar, if 'I ever need,a"friend." , - > ' < Hagar turned toward hor "If you ever want to make him feel what it is to make others suffer,, Hagar will, help you." * ,. " ' ' There was a vindictive light in the old woman's eyes,"and,she hobbled out of tho room, looking as it she meant all she had said. , ��������� , \ Cora sat, for a time, pondering over the interview, and trying to trace out some motive for insincerity on tho old woman's part. But she could see none. She resolved to investigate a little, and all that evening was the most attentive and agreeable of wives. Abundant and versatile was her conversation. Deftly shelod th������* talk up to tho proper point, and then faid, carelessly:* ���������driving through the village to-day I* passed that queer old woman���������Hagar, do they call her? She glared at mo, o'-i! so savagely." ��������� , , - "She is an old hag!" Mr. Arthur answered; with unncessary fierceness "1 don't see what Satan has beon aGoufc all these years that he's not taken her away ,to her proper atmosphere'.-" . "' - "Why,'_' in pretty.surprise, ."I thought she used to be one.of your servants?" "She was a servant to my first wife," moodily. , "I got rid of the baggago quick enough when Mrs. Arthur died. She is an old viper, and put more' disobedience into that girl Madeline's head than.revoi could get out." "What a horrid old wretoh she must be!" shuddering. Then the conversation dropped, and Cora was satisfied. ','The old woman shall be my tool," she thought, triumphantly. (To Be Continued.) AN OPT-ICAL DELUSION. The Story of a Martinet Colonel, n Captain and a Sword. The colonel, a rigid martinet, is sitting at the window of his room, whon, looking out, ho sees a captain crossing the barrack yard toward the gate. Looking at him closely, he is shocked to observe that, the rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, tho captain does not carry a sword. "Captain!" he calls from the window. 'Hi, captain, step up to my room for a moment, will"you?" The captain obeys promptly, borrows a sword of the officer of the guard, tho guardroom being at the foot of the stairs, and presents himself to the colonel in irreproachable dress. Tho colonel is somewhat surprised to see the sword in its place, and, having to invent some pretext for calling his subordinate back, says with somo confusion: "Beg your pardon, captain, but really I've forgotten what it was I wanted to speak to you about. However, it can't haye been very.important. It'll keep. Good morning." ������������������'���������.������������������;���������' The captain salutes, departs, returns the sword to its owner and is making off across tho barrack yard, where he again comes within range of tho colonel's vision. The colonel rubs his eyes, stares, says softly to himself: "How in thunder is this? He hasn't a-sword to his waist!" then calls aloud: "CaptainI Ho. captainl Ono moment, please." The captain returns, borrows the sword again, mounts tho stairs and enters tho colonel's prosence. His commanding officer stares at him intently. He has a sword, ho sees it, ho hears it clank. "Captain," he stammers, growing very hot,'"it's ridiculous, you know, but���������ha! ha!���������I'd just remembered what I wanted to say to you, and now���������ha! ha!���������it's gone out of my head again 1 Funny, isn't it? Ha! ha! ha! Losing ��������� my- memory. Nevermind. I'll think of it and write you. Good morning." The captain salutes, departs, returns the sword to its owner and makes for the gate. As he crosses the barrack yard the colonel calls his wife to his side and says, "Sea that officer out there?" "Yes." "Has he got a sword on?" The colonel's wifo adjusts her eyeglass upon him, scans him keenly and says, "He hasn't a tasto of a sword." The colonel: "That's just where you fOol yoursolf 1 He has."���������Now Moon. The Robert SIMPSON Co. Limited WIDE-SPREAD INTEREST. 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I.Withi fancy dial and&i second hand, **������;% .$3.50^"/ ' -fif _ A post-card request will bring you copy of bur store pkper, cotflf taining nine pages of, Xmas. suggestions���������lists 'pftgobds.for Xniasl presents that^carii be sent anywhere to mail customers;. ���������. * ^V#������ Address exactly as below; ,i \ The Robert (Section 52)' V-(J SIMPSON >o <$m V������.%5 Co.- .-j Limited TORONTO! UK WILD FLOWER DOILIES. fcosea, Violets ^rd Dr.lclcs T^raUh B������a'A- tifal Deslsaf. For tho ssttiug of a country snpj3Ljr no decoration coramends Itself to The Decorator and Furnisher, the source of the accompanying design, as equal to wild flower doilies. This authority says: For some reason they suit exactly tbo purpose. They are fresh looking, cool and inviting, besides filling all the dictates of fashion. In the treatment of Wild roses embroideries go hand in hand with the wayside blossom, the delicate piuk of tbe flower being peculiarly charming for table adornments. In affairs of this kind the center eloth should be a spacious one, with embroidered edges trimmed with lace, tho pretty blossoms gracefully outlining tho border. To accompany these are four corner pieces, smaller in size, but with tbe same lovely design. Asa floral decoration daisies arid field grasses suit .weirtho'tablo, the tints of each making', a'complenieutarybue. Rose bowls filled, with these samo blossoms make an effective showing and can bo employed at each corner .or one largo ono in tbo center. Somo yoars ago tbe pink tea and yellow collation was all tbo rage, which in a measure lias now been revived, eo that field flowers aro now forming again wi th lace, the ends falling over the clotliiv In field flowers nothing is better t&������i| the wild violet, 6f 7i'k*cu there ale' i������aiayB shades. A beautiful sat latelymadewasj|ff| a carving elefch and some three mats^if: the edges closely defined in a broad scal^W lopj tho blossoms thrown here and there^lj lightly over the eutire surface. < :|������ifp For embroideries that are used dailyf^5 the butcher's linen is by far'the bgBfe^lt Although thick, it is good for woar, andKI,; if the designs are in pure white it cans be laundered weekly, running no risk - of fading, like those of more delicate;;;: tones. For summer wear the purewhiteA cloth has a precedence not excelled ey.en.T';- by tbo most dazzling of tints. For these / daisies and French bowknots in cream silk are very dainty, making a full^ echemo from tbe largo center cloth to, ; tho smallest of butter doilies. ' ';" In all embroideries of .this kind the; hemstitch edge still holds its own, especially for tbe everyday meal, the ���������finer sort being equipped with laice of various makes, in which often the field flower is abundantly given. WILD VIOLET DOtLY. excellent embroidery ornamentation. An artistic border is of pretty blossoms in tones of good yellows. Sometimes a daisy is mado tho scheme, tbe pattern in no set plan As a center adornment a spread of linen running the entire table is embroidered, edged on both sidos A Wayside Flower Quilt. This i3 composed of 25 squares of. creamy white linen, between which run rows of handmade lace, the whole being,bordered with an edging to correspond. Upon each square a different design of wild flowers is embroidered in natural coloring, such familiar flowers as the pink pimpernel, thistles, buttercups, dandelions, with their "clocks, " clover, tiny white daisies and many others being realistically reproduced. The tiny petals of tho last named flower, which in ordinary embroidery stitch would scarcely show upon this cream colored background, is cleverly worked in "bullion stitch," or "worms," as1 these raised stitches are more frequently called, each little petal being represented by ono stitch or "worm." The variety given by the different colorara flowers is decidedly fascinating. - Never put canaries in a painted cage or they will pick tho wires and imbibe poison. When a canary droops and seems ill or shows signs of asthnia by a wheezing sound, feed him for a week on boiled bread and milk and mix flaxseed with his bird seed. On tho occasion of a certain society marriage Chesterfield said that "nobody's son had married everybody's daughter." :T~ MM J * '.'���������'"���������/.'��������� ( 1 ������������������ ^.VT-WT-.TjaY STEWS. COTM^'jBPliAMP,' B. 0- SATURDAY, MAE. ll*h 1899 ^r^Tj^zT^T^^Z^TSSTSI^^^mittip^ff^^ "HE SE.Vil-WE������KLY NEW i Mary E. Bissetti Editor. 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Another has taken the ��������� place of Ithe.much abused President Faure, but unhappy France is as far from peace as ever. vTo understand the feverishness lof French politics, it is necessary to understand,' French character. France is essentially a nation of Hero-worshippers. Let a m an have lithe qualities that dazzle, he will immediately catch the popular; fan- Icy. Few look,beneath the surface��������� the is taken for what he appears to |fe, This explains the marvelous guccess of the first Napoleon. The iFrench are sometimes accused of |?&ing fickle. This may be true in flense, but in one sense only. llTlieyare.imaginative,and enthusi- I astic. - Their hero must, be ideal. t&o long as he is, they will be faiih- Ijuitq'him. This they domonstra- Med "when Napoleon came back Lfrom Elba. !:���������/ But.their enthusiasm is the very cause of their misfortunes. It is Kthis:that makes'the French an easy l^rey to designing "patriois" of the ];Danton type. ' The Derouledes, the Haberts, and I the' Millevoyes of to-day are the political decendantsof the self-seeking inciters 'of the Revolution���������the men who spilled the best blood of I France, and left her helpless in the ��������� hands of her foes. * That a controlling power in the government of the country should -be in the hands of the Jews, is certainly not for the best interests of France.' This power could be easily taken from them by constitution ��������� al means, but in politics the French .seldom follow ordinary methods. What France needs more than a great navy or a powerful army, is a master mind to mould and control public opinion, to bring order out of-chaos. This will be only when the imperial crown rests on the brow of a sovereign worthy of I "the land of chivaly and romance." Last Sunday evening, the Rev. J. C.Speers delivered a. timely sermon in the Metropolitan Church, Victoria, on Kitchener vs. Jesus Christ, in reference to the Sirdar's action in deciding that only the Mohammedan religion shall be taught in the Gordon Memorial 'College, and that missionaries shall not be allowed in the Soudan To the first objection, it miy be replied that as the majority, if not all of the students are of the Mohammedan faith, the college should, in justice, be conducted in accord ance with the teachings of Mohammed. Every man has a perfect. rignt to follow any creed he ban a mi..-d to, whether it be that of Confucius;''Mohammed, or Jesus Christ, and our individual opinion in the matter should not be forced on our follow men. Therefore, let Moham uiedanism, even if a false religion, be taugh.t in the college. It U for Mohammedans. r No one has a right to dictate to them what faith they shall follow But as to excluding missionaries from the Soudan, we hold that' is an act worthy of Pagan Rome, but not Christian England. The British people are essential lyChristian. The noble Gordon was a follower of Christ first, and a soldier of England next. Though no nation can claim to have a special mission to teach the Gospel,'yet, the- very fact of being Christians implies that we are ready to assume the obligations it imposes, and surely the first of these is to treat with rev erence all that pertains to it. To exclude Christian missionaries from a country is equivalent to holding that their presence would have an' evil influence on that country. Why ? Necessarily because of their teachings. But it may be urged, the Mohammedans have a faith sufficient unto, them. Why should'we try to change.it? An answer was given to this objection long ago, in the olden time. It was given on an occasion when there was question of persecuting Christians in the early days. "Let them be.' If their faith is from God, you cannot kill' it.. If it is not from God, then it will fail of it- 0 self." Why not apply this, rule to the Suudan ? If Mohammedanism is a true religion, its adherents should hot fear opponents. If it bo false, then let it die. Let us b we the truth at any cost. Herein only consists real liberty: To know the truth, and that will make you free. There isn't in the history of the whole world a nobler, a more sublime, a grander type of the heroic man than the sincere and faithful nr.ssionary. There may be some unworthy���������there was one among the Twelve���������but that is no reason why we should sneer at all. ��������� Such men as Jogues and Lalle- mant, McKay, and the martyr of Thibet, in our own day, deserve a little better. These remarks may seem far off, but in view of the fact that we may soon be called upon to contribute some of our hard earned dollars to the Sirdar's college, . we might as well consider to what use they will be put, before we let them ROOTS VS ENSILAGE. Papers Read Sefore the Farmers' Institute, Oourtenay. by John J. JR. Miller. go- THE MUSICAL CLUB. The following are the name given in up to the present time for'-tho purpose of forming a musical club. The time expires on the 22.1, of this month, for receiving names. Prof. Howells, D W. Richards, T. H. Carey, John Farbou, Mr. .Williams, Chas. Lowe, F. Purely, Mr. Green, Chas. Segrave, John Kemp, A Grant of Comox, Prof. McGregor, O. fi. Feehner, E. T. Searle, Ben. Hutchinson, John Hutchinson. D. W. Richards. At a recent me.tmg of the Institute, whilst one of the speakers w_s i^iviat; hi* ex perienoe in feeding-euaila^e, the question was put from the chair, "Would you feed ensilage for fattening beef cattle ?" His answer wad tnat he should reduce the a- mount of enaila^c one half and make up the ration with roots. ��������� As this answer dui not agree wis the results of ihe _Xj_ori.ii������us conducted at the Central Experimental Farm aud was li-Aole to lead cu ,rr������r, I'was requested by the Board of Directors to write a short paper ou tho superior feeding qualities of ensilage ovur roues for fur fattening; in other words onEusiiage va Rjois , As wo i'u Comox hav_ lud no experience in feeding eiioiliga, all I c- u dj is CO uisice extracts from the reports of the Commission.^ er of Agriculture showing the results of experiments carried on for a number of years at the Central experimental Farm. Experimental teats in the fattening of steers were commenced at the Central Experimental Farm in December 1S90. Tub mam object of the experiments was to obtain information 011 the comparative cost 01 fattening steers.:��������� ^ Fir-t���������Upon a ration in whioti tue bulky fodder portion was main ly corn, ensilage, hay and roots. Second��������� Upon a ration or which the bulky fodder. ', portion was mainly hay and roots; aud upon a ration of which the bulky fodder portion was inaialy corn ensilage. Feeding to.ts weie continued dur.n* 1S92- 93, to obtain further da-a tor a comparison of 'the economy of using the bulky-fodder portions or ration No. 2, hay, roots, and straw.j and No. 3,.corn, ensilage and straw. Instead of ei_u.il cp.iaau.ioa of meal being added to the ditterent rations, asi equ.d quantity of meal per'head per day, waa ted to the animals, which were clai.e-i. r_r com- prison iii the two groups. Four steers- two of them two-year okls, and t.vo ot clnm one year olds���������were arr.iuged mliu ^roupu I, aud fed on ra.iou Nj. 2, as uuaer; a.ia four steers of similar age, quality aud Deeding, were put luto gruUyo 11, auu feu ou ia tiou No. 3, as nude:- : ' Ration No 3 Lbs (JjiU uuaLlagu. . . . UJ Straw, oUj <5 NOTICE. As quite a number are anxious to know when the Mandoline and Vocai Club will be started, wh have concluded to make this announcement, that, we will extend the time of enrollment of names to March 22d. We earnestly urge upon all those who wish to join to give their names to any one of the undersigned as soon as possible. J61IN KEMP, 0. C. SEGRAVE D. VV. RICHARDS. Ration No. 2 Lbs. Hay, cut 20- Roots, Turuips.40 ������ Straw, cut ������������������ :J, Tue animals were allowed as muoti ot tue mixture as tney would eat. Tae moai, which was fed iu addttiou, was a uiixuirj of equal parts by weignt of ground barley, peas and frosted wtieat. Tbe two-year old steers in botii grouses were giveu live pounds per head p������r u^y of the meal j aud the one-year old steers in both groups were given four pounds per head per day or tiiv. meal. The following i* a summary of the results from the feeding tet.be for three years with two-year old steers. Conclusions, from the tests of 1S90-91; during the feeding period of 20 weeks, the steers which weie fed upon ration No. 3, com, eubila&e, straw aud meal, gained in weight, ou the average; 33 pounds per head more, aud cost 7.33 cents per head less, per day for feed consume d, . than the steers which were fed upon rauon No. 2, hay, roots, straw and meal. 2. During the feeding period of 20 weeks, the . steers which were fed upon ration No. 3, gained in weight, on the average 61������ pounds per head more, and cost 3.68 cents per head less per day for feed consumed, than the steers which were fed upon ration No. 1. 3. When the experiment was ended the steers which were fed upon ration No. 3 were in the most attractive condition of the three lots for handling and selling. From the tests of 1891-92 it appears that: 1. During the feeding period of IS weeks, the steers which were fed upon ration No. 3 gained in weight on the average 55h pounds per head more, and cost 3.75 cents p^r head less per day for feed consumed, than the steers which were fed upon ration No.2. 2. During the feeding period of 13- weeks, the steers which were fed upon ration Nj. 3 gained in weight on the average 36 pounds per head more, and cost 3.8) cents per head less per day for food consumed, than the steers which were fed upon ration No. 1, 3. The cost ot feed consumed per 100 lbs on increase in live weight, was 62.95 per cent greater on ration No. 2, and -18.32 oer cent greater on ration No. 1, than it was on ration No. 3. From the tests in 1S92-93 it appears that: 1. During the feeding period of 24 weeks, the steers which were fed upon ration Ho. a gained in weight ou the average 19 lbs per head more, and cost 5.06 cents per head less per day for food consumed, than the steers which'were fed upon ration No. 2. 2. The cost for f?ed consumed per 100 lbs of increase in live weight, was 66.34 per cent greater on ration No. 2, cbau it was on ration No. 3., Ration No. 1 ' Lbs. . Corn ensilage.. .'...��������� 20 Hay���������cut J ...' 10' Roots '..'20 Straw���������cut -. .. 5 ��������� Oil-cake...' .' .'...2 Peas���������ground '....' 2 , Barley��������� ground .- 2 ��������� \ ' ��������� .61 Ration No 2 Lbs. Hay���������cue '...-. ..20 Roots..! 40 Straw���������cut. ,. . . 5 Oil-cake ' 2 Puas���������ground 2 Barley���������ground '. 2 71 Ration No. 3 Lbs Corn ensilage 50 Straw���������cut 5 Oil-cako :....2 Peas���������gi ound \ 2 Barley���������grou .d :....' 2 61 JOHN J. R. MILLER. Jan. 4, 1899. LOCAL BRIEFS, | H. Mahrer, ot Mahrer & Co. of Nanaimo, paid tht-. city a visit this week. Mr. Wilson of McLennan 'and McFeely, was up"on a business trip this week. Mr. Jno. Miller, who was badly injured last Tuesday afternoon, is recovering. FOR.SALE.���������The Rabson farm on easy tsrms. Apply to L. P. PJeksteiu. R v. Win Hicks commences a series of sermons on Holiness to-morrow morning. Mr. Bloouiing-.'altf, of Simon Leise'r, Vic- tori 1, was up instead of Mr. Leiser this week. Have jus*- received a consignment of men's pit shoes. Call aud sec them. STEVENSON & CO. The Ladies' Literary Society met at the resideuoe of Mis. Dr. Staplts, Friday afternoon. Mr. W. E. Norn's, representing the Union Brewery, Nanaimo, came up ou Wednesday. .<������������������ Mr. A. Gibson,-who has been visiting his brother here, left on Friday morning for Nanaimo. Mrs. Gibson, who was visiting Mrs. Barrett for a week, returned to Nanaimo Friday morning. P. O. Inspector Fletcher was in town this week on official business. This is his t first visit since '93. ���������Just arrived, a new lino of Gent's bow ties, sweaters, bicycle hose, etc., at STEVENSON & CO'S. Messrs Hudson Bros, ot Comox, have purchased the Hellan farm, and will immediately begin to put it in shape for crops. The New England restaurant has been renovated and now has an addition of several well fitted bedrooms on t. e third floor. Prof. Mobius gave a very pleasing entertainment' on Thursday evening, giving an entire change - of program. To-night he will give a hypnotic entertainment at Courtenay. Try Stevenson & Co's., for good dress linings 31iik, f������gg$, Vegetables,-: ^ *..- I am prepared to deliver daily pure fresh milk, fresh eggs, and vegetables, in Union and Cumberland, A share of patronage is solicited.- ' JAMES' REID. Gordon Murclock, Third St. Union, B.C. Blag ksiit hin G in all its branches, , and Wagons neat- , ,.... lyl^epaired-i-smresssB^,. < fa 1 i*\ ��������� ������ fXr^tmrmxui ZE^O^ZESSIOZSr^JL,.. YARWOOD & YOUNG. BAURI5TEW and SOLICITORS Corner of Bastion and Commercial ,r Streets, Nanaimo, B. C. Branch Office, Third Street and Dunsmuir Avenue, B. C. ��������� Will be in Union the 3rd Wednesday of each month aud remain ten days. NOW READY WILLIAMS B. C. DIRECTORY -For 1899��������� . PUBLISHED. ANNUALLY [ The Largest and Most Complete Direc-- lory yet published for liiitish "Columbia. Contains ever 1000 pages of all the latest information. PRICE $5 00 To be obtained"direct from the Directory Offices, Victoria, the Agents, or P. O. Box 4S5, Victoria, B. C. ' ' ' <' NOTICE. r I - ALL PERSONS indebted for'milk supplied by Mr. Andrew Seater are kindly l-pques'ted to pay their accounts. All accounts unpaid by the 20th of March prox, will be placed for collections. ' - CITY OF CORPORATION, OF: THE 1 / CU.vlBEKLAND." Amendment to Clause Two of the Municipal Road Tax By-law IS9S. " \ The aforesaid tax shall be due and payable to tho C'dhctor for the' Corporation of the City of "Cumberland, at his oftice'withm the said Corporation, on and after the second day of January 1899. Read the first time the 30th da " '" second " " 13th " " " third " i' 27th Reconsidered aud finally passed 27th day of Feb. 1S99. LEWIS MOUNCE, Mayor. LAWRENCE NUNNS, City Clerk. of Jan, " Feb. ^^'^^^^^-'"';^~^^���������^"^���������^^" -^"������������������"-���������^t5^S������ ".i*SjuUnHc������,i^c.igudwtj."jOt*^;j^^^M.lucxaiMsiajUMaimiU' JipT ~j ^ 66 I at 21 ������ m The wear and shape retention of a shoe nip.y be doubled if, when taken cfF the foot, it be put on a tree the exact shaj.-eof the shoe.. The leather thus regi-im its elasticity aird fiber tension' and the shoe its form. Valuable to wearers with a tendency to run oyer on heels. A good idea is to have two pairs of shoes ^s-'SVfr1^ 1 ten lately "treed" and worn. Each pair . ^^'ivi^ will thus give double service if allowed a '^zJ rest-clav. bVtween wear-dayr-. Trees to fit the A'arious shapes of Slater Shoes, at ,$i.oo per pair. . Catalogue Fl.EC. ft ] -\������ .������������������������1 v! Bffifl