^iiss^3S*JSflsaHi&*l ^LJSTID RAILW MEN'S JOURNAL Vol V. No 171 REVELSTOKE B. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15^1903 $2 OO a Year in Advance. -. -���������>s flKtUKM IE V A BOUT THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY we will commence our Annual Stock-Taking, and previous to removing to our new premises, on the Corner of Mackenzie Avenue and First street, which will be-completed and ready for' us in the early spring. We are desirous of reducing our stock so that the work of Stock-Taking will be somewhat lessened, and to that end\'e are marking down our goods to the lowest possible point and are now offering some GREAT BARGAINS as.jhe fol'low- will indicate :���������* - 200 ���������Rr������lii-on_Eues- \l.iy H(lvi,0' Biien 12, LeMaistre 4. Knapp 12, Morris 10. Walker 12, McDonald 4. - -,"- " McLean 12, Steiss 3. Calgary Brewing Cup��������� T Pinkham 24, Carruthers 3, Bae 12, Graham 6. Brock 10 McDonell 5. ��������� Equitable Life Cup��������� Rue 11,. Phipps G. .P. Burns Cup ��������� .IZi. Eiukhatu-ll-'McRae-B���������;.._ ~_ . , , Carruthers 12, Phipps 7. The annual Kootenay Curling Association Bonspiel takes place at Ross- land next -week,-, commencing on Tuesday. ��������� -jjt.'is. not -known yet who will represent Revelstoke hut in all probability two rinks will attend. The annual bonspiel of the Golden curling club takes place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesaay next and a very pressing invitation has been extended to the local club to attend. The Golden curlers have promised to v'sit Revelstoke this season and a special effort should be made by the local club to send at least one link to G olden next week. . Bob Dunbar, of St. Paul, fonneily of Winnipeg, broL>- the world's lecord last week at St. Paul at the Points culling competition. He made 61, the record up to dale having.been 00. The score is official. The C, P. R. are offering single faie tickets to the Calgary bonspiel and return from Revelstoke. The bonspiel commences in Calgary on the 27th. Rapid Running of Silk Train. The train bearing eastward over the Canadian Pacific Railway the silk caigo of the Empress of Japan is muled as an "extra special," and is being pushed along at a speed that makes the regular express time appear as but a snail's pace. The train, which consisted of lour- teen cars, left Vancouver Fnday morning at 0 o'clock. It i em lied Kamloops, 250 miles from heie, ten hours and forty five minutes later. The time of the i egular express for the same i������n is eleveu hours and forty five minutes. Revelstoke was reached at twenty five'minutes past midnight Sttmday, and barring a short stop for inspection, no time was lost in pushing .eastward, as the train is under orders to make up all the time possible in view of the fact that tbe Empress of Japan was twenty four hours late in reaching this poll from Yokohama. The silk special was rushed through the mountains at better than expi ess speed. She had the right of way everywhere, and two hours ahead of the time made by the express she sped off the division early Saturday morning. The train occupied but twenty seven hours in clearing the division, which is two hours better than passen ger train time. .-���������' A The Chinese special, hearing a large number of Chinese coolies consigned to foreign point*, left here Friday at 12.30 p. m. ^j^he .alio is being rim at better thati/passenger speed, and made Kamlopps- in -ten- hours; ;and ttfleen iniriutes afl'er leSvtngTtnTs- city.���������Pi o- vince. ��������������������������� ''',"-- ���������������������������.'���������'���������'������������������ " Salmon Arm Notes. Sealed lenders are being called for.to be opened Jan. 15. for the construction of a ditch to drain the road south of A. Men-all's r-inch, ��������� and runniug to Salmon River. Born.���������To Rev. J.A. and Mis. Wood, adauuhter. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wood will he pleased to leai n that mother and child are doing well. ���������Kamloops Sentinel. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH The News of the World in Brief As Received Over the Wires From Every Corner of the Globe. Mazatl\n, Mexico, Jan. 14.���������Several deaths and ten fresh cases is the plague situation today. Government has cut salaiies of all government officials 20 per cent and the state of Sitialoa has contributed $20,003 towards i elieving distress. New YoKK.J.in. 14.���������London cable to the Tribune says 'tis understood that Canada will become a keen competitor in the British iron trade. The Dominion Iron and Steel Company, with ample backing, has decided tojco in for the manufacturing of constructing^ iron. - New York, Jan. 14.���������7500 persons played euchre lost night at a party given by the students of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, in the Fourteenth Regiment Armouiy. Two battalions of the foreign legion have been ordered to be in readiness to proceed to the Moroccan frontier. Washington, Jan. 14.���������A bill providing for a rebate of duty on imported coal passed the House by a vote of 258 to 8. Judge Langelier, of Montreal, has resigned because of Premier Laurier's , refusal to keep his promise, that he should be transferred from Montreal . <- fo Quebec. ��������� ,' ' The Expenditure under the Pacific,, Cable Act," up tc Maich 31st, is ������8,044,-" 701. Cable authoiities say the amount / of ti attic has exceeded all expectations. Tne jury in the case 'of Fred _,Gobd- ' " speed, on trial at St' John, N. B.,'" as f accessory after fact in *he murder of Willie Doherty, failed ^to agree and ' "- were discharged,- > The Toronto Globe advocates recU pt-ocity in coal'between Canada and the TJuiiea -������cates."iu -rjv-n���������<^_4U���������:_- famine in hard coal. MJ{��������� ' ��������� While a large crowd were skating ~ on the bathing-basin near the Washington monument at Washington D.C., * the ice broke. n Three 'people were drowned, and several injured. A bill has been introduced at Washington to authorize railroads to tians- port coal invpreference tO'all other . freight for a period of sixty days.* An Algiers despatch says the wife of the American Consul was assualted by foot pads last night aud robbed of her ��������� purse and jewels, - -v I. O. F. G. B. Hume and Company. Goods delivered to all parts of City. Telephone No. 81 Court Mt. Beghie installed their officers on Monday night for the ensuing year as follows: Court Deputy, J. A. Ringer. Court Physician, Dr. Carruthers. P. C. R., J. E. McLean. C. R., C. W. Mitchell. V. C. R , J- V. Saunier. R. S., J- B. Scott. \ F. S., J. Ij. Smith. Treasurer, B. F. Gayman. Orator, F. H. Fretz. S. J. C, and Organist, H. Floyd. S. W., L. Schnieder. J. W..F. P. Smith' S. B., Geo. Beavo. J. B., Jos. Lee. STOCK-TAKING SALE G Wages Increased $20,000,000. New York. Jan!112.���������The American railroads have been readjusting their wage schedules, and the aggregate increase ot remuneration to railway employes in the United States for the next twelvemonth willl be at least 920.000,000. Thisappliesmerely to wages of trainmen. When the payof other employes is also finally adjusted the LEARING SALE ! Remnant Sale ! Call it what you may * ���������the simple facts are that after such a wonderfully successful business career as we had last year, we'can afford to give you Bargains for a Month Another object to be gained is to clear out all the odds and ends throughout the store before Stock-Taking, and as an inducement we have made considerable reductions in every department. " COST" cuts no figure in lots of cases, so don't miss getting your share of the good things. 25 PER CENT. DISCOUNT On the following Lines:���������Cut right in two ! 25 Ladies'Jackets, ��������� Misses' and Children's1 Jackets and Furs, Children's Dresses, Dress Goods, Ladies' Lined Gloves and Mitts, Men's Overcoats, Boys' and Youths' Reefers, Flannel and Flannelette Blouses, Ladies' Tailor-Made Skirts, Etc. We would advise an early call for first choice, as we have included in this Sale a lot of very desirable lines. They are well worth the attention of the Bargain Seeker. Re id & Young: Dealers in * FIRST-CUSS Groceries Flour,, feed : MKIary's Famous Stoves Tinware, tiraniteware Heavy and Shelf Hardware Stores at __ Revelstoke, Nakusp New'Denver 1 &i il ?&3^rt-Gl>������^^^E&^jtt OUMlUMVW I Every Man the Arbitef of His Own Destiny. William O Stinson, D.D.. Bloom- inydalo Reformed Church. Be net deceived; Cod Is not mocked: for rhatsoover n man sowetli. Unit shall he llco reap. For lie tlmt sovveth to his flesh (hall of the fiivli renn conui.tl'iir. hut he hat fovotb to the Sidrlt shall of the Spirit leap lite cver'uutlng..������������������ Hal., vt.,-7, S. ' This is a moral as well as a physie.il ���������world. It is governed by moral laws. iian is a moral being, and he is subject to these laws. This does not mean that he is under the bondage or tyranny of law. There is a disposition in many Quarters to regard man as the victim of seen or unseen forces, which either make or break him. There is a false teaching to-day which says there i3 a predetermined course marked out for each man by an arbitrary, partial power, and each individual must follow this predestined course. Then there is a philosophy of fate and chance, and they who believe it look upon the soul as in a lifelong game of battledore and shuttlecock. Too many persons regard their lives as marbles flung out indiscriminately upon the bagatelle board of human existence. They bump against obstacles, -wobble aound life'* honors and go bounding and rolling toward gome unknown destiny. Pathetic indeed it it to see the persons Hrho have yielded to such teaching. Many ef them have ceased to struggle and ceased to caer. Baffled, discomfited by the strange and hard experiences thvouirh which they hare, passed, they have lost, or well-nigh lost, their' faith in human volition and divine providence. It is pitiful to see them swept along ]ike driftwood on a river or hustled about like dead leaves in an autumn wind, victims of forces over which they, eca.-ic to exert any control. Much of modern fiction is saturated *rith the thought that heredity and environment are the all powerful factors in human destiny, . tint personality counts for nothing, that every man U the ghost of his dead ancestors, who look through his eyes, speak in his words and act in his deeds. It is against this morbid and erron- _ eous conception of life that we raise a ^fQrd of protect and warning. .Heredity; and environment' are not to be underrated. They are powerful factors. Nor are they to he overestimated. But 1 maintain that in every man there is an untainted power, something which passes from generation to generation, untouched by change, and even though it may be shut in by evil conditions and tied to a thousand evil tendencies,.yet it may, and it does frequently, assert itself aiid fchow its superiority. ���������Man is morally free. Strip that statement of all theological sophistry and metaphysical'subtlety; is it not true of every man that. he has the power of moral choice? If vou deny that, then .... it;..- ...r.lis? to appeal to nionv.osrrYri'if may as well close the avenues to academic honors and abolish courts of }us- ticc and penitent iarie?'. We preachers rr.ay as well close our churches a;u! cc.-.se pleading wth the. consciences of men. Deny man's capacity of moral choice and you destiny man's personal a.-.*finniaW:tr and destroy manhood it- Man is al*o under law. You admit that of man's bodily nature, but there ere ls-.rs moral as well as physical. Man's ph viral freedom consists in an odjiis'.:no!:t of his lioriy tr> thc=e physical liw. ?,������ man's moral freedom consists in the adi'.istuu-ut oi his spirit to rmral lt'.vs. ];.>Mi physical and moral laws f'nl their !������mvitaiing centre in God. Tlftp laws are inexorable in their operation. W'p talk about breaking tbe laws of f!od, but that is careless speech. .We break the laws of God? No. If wc do not obey them they break U3. There is no more escaping the consequences ������������������cf-the���������violation. .L>t^the_m.oral_la\y_than_ there is coemption from a broken body U you violate the laws of gravitation. Ifan is under the law of heredity. This means vastly more than the reproduction of the traits and characteristics of bi= parents. It means that he is not only heir to his environment, inheriting, (or example, the lineaments of parents, affected by birthplace, nursing, car'.y training, and the like, but it means th.it he is also inheriting himself in' himself. ���������He is reproducing his own character, lie is repeating himself in himself. K-ich repetition ot an act is intenscr than the preceding., Each bad act becomes the sire of many bad act3, even as each good act becomes the sire of many good acts. In other words, he illustrates in himself the la.w of the harvest. "Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap." The harvest gathered is ever larger than the seed sown, lie who sows sparingly reaps sparingly. He who sows bountifully reaps bountifully. For example, a man bows the love of money. JWhtit does lie reap? Dollars and cents? Possibly; but one thing he docs reap��������� an intensifying love of money. As ths growth is ever larger than toll germ, he growB fonder and fonder of money; It is not to be wondered at if he grows covetous, becomes more and niore grasping and grinding. Xor need we wonder If we sec him grow miserly, until the habit of miserliness is ever becoming more and more confirmed. What is true Of covetousness and avarice, is also true. of intemperance, indolence, scepticism nnd the whole trai nof moral evils. Each man is responsible for his own character. Each man has the liberty ^of sowing what he pleases. The harvest that he rcarn is the aggregate of his r>iHi=: t.h*������. '���������' I" 'hi- -Vii-Vtor. 'Accordingly, then, it Isj for each man to *aj", whether he will be good or ha 1, \viiciht-r lit' u,.l i,\ t>tv t.ci Li-/ or wiu'sp. Each man is rcspon--:ble for his destiny. He is responsible foi his destiny because be is responsible for hi" chnr.t.ster. C.'liat- ncter determine'* destiny. A profound truth lies in the adage of Sallust, "Every ���������.. man is the architect, of his own fortune," Daily rharactci is shaping yor.r futui^,destiny. Fn> the "KfrTn-iiirn-rnril"������V raise Tim* is wllti* iiiat-iliilK filled; Oif lo-day* und' >'i-sli:r<]ii}-K Are the IiIoVIsh with which wc build. Tnkt- heed how you I've. "Sow and ������'ct, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; now a character, reap a dea- fir;-." No Call for Invisible Ink. A writer.for The New York Sun rc- scntly made a lour of leading retail and wholesale ink dealers and manufacturers in that city and found that none of :hem either made or had invinsiblc ink in stock and all agreed that within tlieir lime there had been no demand for it. After detailing his experiences in tlio hunt, the writer gives several instances in which invisible ink has played an important part, and continues:���������"One of the most remarkable cases on record in which invisible, ink played an important part occurred in England during Queen Elizabeth's reign and resulted in the escape from Loudon's Tower-of Knllici- Gerard, a Jesuit priest under sentence of death. All the letters were written with orange juice, the relative value ot which and of lemon juice for the same purpose is carefully set down by Father Gerard in one of his later letters. ".Now, lemon juice," says the priest, "has this property, that what is written in it can be read in water quite as well as by fire, and when the paper is dried the writing disappears again till it is steeped afresh or again held to the fire. Hut anything written with orange juice is at once washed out by water, and cannot be read at all in that way; and if held to the fire, though the characters are thus made to appear and can be read, they will not disappear, so that a letter of this sort once read can never be delivered to any one as if it had not been read. The party will see at once that it has been read and will certainly refuse and disown it if it should contain anything dangerous." As neither lemons nor oranges, pen nor ink were furnished to condemned prisoners in the Tower, Father Gerard obtained a supply of oranges through his jailer. He made a peri out of a quill. Ont of orange peel ho made crosses and rosaries. Then he begged for some paper in which to wrap his crosses and rosaries. He got it and next bribed his unsuspecting jailor to carry a cross or a rosary as a small present to friends outside the prison, each wrapped in paper covered with invisible writing.. Ho received answers to his (letters' in the same way. Thus his escape was arranged for and he got away to safety. Tho article continues:��������� An irate father in London one day intercepted and read with the liveliest satisfaction this letter: Dearest Clorinde.���������By the time this reaches you I shall he on route for, the Continent to travel 1 know not where. I, at last, realize the impossibility of gaining your father's consent to my suit, and I realize also that to remain here and:not he able to see you or. speak to you .is more than! can bear. 1 do. not know when-I shall return-. Jlcvotedly yours, Winthrop. One hour later Clorinde, behind locked doors and with bated breath, read with equal satisfaction the following:��������� Christmas Its Early ...History Massacres by the-Romans ��������� tra. -to*- ���������*- Ir���������* ���������s-b"X.,1?ri' J. xL-.l&d.-, W*y- Tfo- '/ft- mi- ' 'rfS*K-- U.-W- .?"������_ - roJLur CtuO." Or A^vj-CUsa. Iujixj. {vKe^&a������-:i> ecu,, ixn/u ; ^ __* The Queen, as a Nurse. Sarnh A. Tooley, in an article in The tady^f^'ea'lih7"iBntiUedi*'Qneen-Alexan-- dra as a. Sick Nurse," says :���������"The dis- tinguishing qualities of the Queen as a sick nurse are tne gift of silence���������never more golden than in the presence of suffering���������an absolutely calm and unruffled demeanor, a gentle hand, a low voice and implicit acquiscenco in the medical orders. She possesses, too. remarkable power of endurance���������an example of which occurred during the last illness of the Queen of Denmark. The dying Queen wns so much soothed by the presence of her Beloved, .daughter 'Alexandra' that the Princess of Wales, as the Queen then was, would scarcely leave the room, fearing to disturb the serenity of'lier mother's last days. On one occasion she remained fourteen hours without intermission, and only consented to take rest when the doctors became imperative in their orders to the nurses that they must persuade the 'l-'rincess' to leave her mother's bedside. . . . There is no modern movement connected with women which appeals so strongly to the Queen as the development of the. trained sick nurse; and should her-Majesty, following the King's example, found nn Order of Merit for twelve notable women of the empire, we fancy that Florence Nightingale would head the list. Tho Queen has been a. gratified observer during the last thirty years of the gradual displacement, of the good-natured bub unskilled -'Sairey* for the trained nurse; and t.o-dny it affords her great pleasure, and satisfaction to be the representative head of the Koyal 1'ension Fund for Nurses, nnd of the Queen's Jubilee Nurses." Is Dickens Played Out P The best answer to the question, "la Dickens played out ?" snys The London Globe, is given by his original publishers, Messrs. Chapman & Hull, who have been looking into figures and taking a "box oilicc" estimate ot the author. Jfor many years their sales of Ills books have averaged over tt quarter of a million copies, and to these must be added the innumerable issues, of the. majority that arc' now' out of copyright. >So there bctenia every justification for the new biographical edition. As most people, would guess, "David Copperfleld" comes second in favor. First in fnvor, of course, comes "I'ickwick," which is not the title. of the hook. It is a generally accepted belief that on the elate th.it-wo call Christmas Cay Christ was born. This is questioned by some- chroniclers, but the doubt does little hnrin, says, the Brooklyn Bugle. Kvery ou'e is satislicd to take this date as the nativity" of' Christ, anil it matters little whether it is historically correct or not; one day in the year, it is believed by all good Christians, should bo set aside for the celebration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, and the 25tli of December is as good a day as any on the calendar. . It Is necessary to go back to the Roman era; to find the first recorded reference to a festival on the date, known to us as Christmas day, so that It .need not be cause for surprise if through all the past ages the record of. the exact day on which Christ was born should have become lost. History tells us that the first feast to be celebrated on the 25th of December was established by Commodus, emperor of Home, who flourished about 185 yeara after the birth of Christ. After that there are many references to the meetings of the new sect called the Christians, who gathered on this day to celebrate the birth of the God Man. It Is not until a century after the time of Commodus that we find a particular reference to the persecution that the ,Christinns underwent at the hands of the pagan emperors having culminated In a grand Christmas day massacre. Diocletian -w&s the Roman who decided to celebrate the date by killing off a few" Christians. He did so with a vengeance. The most horrible deed perpetrated during tbe festival was on Christmas day, when the assembled Christians, gathered in their place of meeting, were set upon and slaughtered, while the Romans looked on in great glee at the sight of autipagan people being put to death for their religion's sake. When Rome was no longer a pagan state, the feast began to be celebrated In the Christian style, although, some of the songs that were sung nnd some of the rites of the festival would greatly shock the strictly orthodox churchgoer of the present day. At that time there were no excursion trains to carry those who wished to take part in a public celebration from point to point, nnd the electric telegraph had not been thought of. Consequently those who celebrated the birth of Christ in early days did so in widely separated countries, sometimes at widely separated periods of time nnd according to no set programme. It was every community for itself, and-no one to criticise the others for not being careful about the date. As a matter of fact, the ancient celebration of Christ's nativity was left entirely to tbe discretion of the different bodies, and as every community bad divergent interests the time was arranged to suit the exigencies of the case. If Christmas day happened to come upon a time when there was too much work to be done to permit of a holiday, thou It would'he postponed until a more suitable season. Owing to this, indifference to precedents the exact date when the birth of Christ ought to be kept was hopelessly lost. On only one thing were all the ancients agreed���������namely, that the festival In commemoration of the birth of Christ ought to be tbe. most magnlfi- cent-'of-tbe^yearv^lJiSame.cflsesJt^was^ =-* Fop th* F������rm������P, kept up for days and the meaning of tbe festival was forgotten long before the revelers returned to their homen again. It Is Interesting to observe that tbe custom of giving presents at Christmas time, which has survived to tbi������ day, was begun In the first days of tbe Christmas feast So was the custom that Is known as carol singing. The songs of today are based on tbe event that makes Christmas day a time of rejoicing, but -at-.that timo they were not overparticular as to the subject chosen by the singers. In fact It would be difficult to find In gome of them-an excuse for the singing of such ditties at a religious festival. It Is a striking feature of this Christmas celebration that from Its earliest recorded history^ there Is no.sentiment j' In connection with It but those of kind- j liness and good feeling. However much the old style of celebrating j Christmas might be objectionable to . the twentieth century critic of orthodox | tendencies who frowns at the frivolity j of some of the customs, it was-alwnys j a time for the better side of human j nature to be'exhibited-'.and-for people | to take gifts to encb other In a spirit of peace and good will. This kindly spirit has been maintained until nil over the world today It is seen in the merrymaking, the happiness conveyed by the glorious Institution of Santa Clans, the steaming hot dinners presented to tho poor, the frolic and the funninklng In almost every home, and tho -gathering together for tho yearly reunion of those whom circumstances separate for the greater part of the year. May tho season never cense to be famous for Its power to bring out the better attributes of men and women, as It did of old I Origin of Mince I'le. English plum pudding and mince ple������ both owe their origin, or arc supposed to, to ail occurrence attendant uijou the birth of Christ. The highly seasoned Ingredients refer to the offering of spices, frankincense nnd myrrh by the wise men of the oust to the Christ Rblld.���������New York World. During the winter aphides on house plants cause much annoyance, but with care an'd attention they may be destroyed. Slake a solution of an ounce of soap in a pint and a half of water, adding a teaspoonful of ammonia water. Uollle and keep ready for use. Mix a gill of the mixture with 'two gills of warm water' and syringe tho plants, again syringing with fresh warm water nn horn- after, in order to rinse the plants. Do this twice a week until tlio aphides are destroyed. Breeds for producing beef have been improved so as to enable a farmer to. secure twice as much weight in a steer compared with 40 years ago. The average weight of an entire herd of oattlc would not then exceed'800 pounds, but an average of from 1,200 to 1,600 pounds is not regarded as remarkable at the present day. i^eef cattle, In addition to being improved in size, are also better adapted for the object for which they are intended, and the farmsr wto enters into the business of pioducing beef will not give much attention to tho milking qualities of his cows. Seed Testing and Its Relation to Agriculture. The testing.of seed for purity and vitality by scientific methods has been an important factor in the agricultural progress of Germany, Switzerland and other Suropean countries. Laboratory methods for seed testing were devised by Dr. Nobbe of Tharandt, Germany, thirty years ago, since which time seed testing stations have been established in nearly all JSuropcan countries and the United * States. Canada has now one modern seed laboratory equipped with the necessary apparatus for testing the purity and vitality of seeds. The fact that Germany alone now maintains thirty-nine seed control stations shows that seed testing is highly: valued as a means - of safeguarding the interests of agriculture in that country. The results of the work that has "already been done in the Dominion Seed Laboratory reveal a great need for active work in 6ccd testing as-well as persistent efforts to prot'ect Canadian farmers and fields from the "many evils that are connected with -the Beed trade. .���������'Early-'in the spring of the present year, G. H. Clark, 13.S.A-, who is connected with Trof. Robertson's staff, and who is now uncharge- of the seed laboiatqry planned to make an investigation of the trade in grass and clover seeds. With the assistance of agricultural associations, institute workers and other interested persons, over five hundred one- half samples of timothy, alsike and red clover'seed'that was offered for sale by local dealers were procured for the seed laboratory. With each ���������=ample_was enclosed a statement showing the name of the dealer, the place at which it n������3 offered for sale,, the price per found or per bushel, and the origin of the seed. In the seed laboratory these samples were subjected to two examinations, one fnr'the: purity and one for v'tality. In making these examinations the rules adopted by : the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations .were followed in- detail. , Evidence of wilful adulteration was found in a few instances. One sample of alsike obtained from Prince Edward Island contained 26 pounds of seed. From sand per hundred pounds of seed. From ten to twenty per cent, by weight of sand was frequently^found in-,>!iniplcs of alsike and timothy seed. On the whole, there has not been serious cause for complaint because of low vitality. It is the large quantities and noxious nature of the weed seeds found in most of the samples that render the evils connected with the'* trade' in grass and clover seeds of more than-ordinary importance to agriculture. The number of weed seeds per pound of seeds as marketed ranged with timothy from 0 to 237,- 600; alsike from 90 to 180,450, and red clover from 0 to 45,505. The approximate number of seeds in a pound of itirrwtbv^eedsiis-1.350,OOQ,taJsike^7AO!Qprji and red clover 300,000. The weed seed, named in the order hi which they most frequently occurred, consisted of foxtail, Tibgrass, lamb's quarter, white cockle, sheep sorrel, curled dock, false flax, pepper grass, Mayweed, Canada thistle, common plantain, lady's thumb, pigweed, black medick, ragweed, charlock or -wild mustard and perennial sow thistle. -���������'��������� Tho trade in red clover and alsike is undoubtedly the most fruitful medium for the dissemination of weed pests The steadily increasing demand W thet s into the hands of incompetent and irrrnpon- eible local dealers whose main .tin mew is of nn cn'irr-ly different chiruti-r. ���������'Xherfe-nre far too many jobber* dab- 1 ling in the serd business arid the. result is (hit cor-ipcHtion has been confined to pries alone. Unfortunately formers as well ns seed merchants aro not acquninlcd wllh the impurities that Commonly o:cur irt. grass and clovi-r seeds, nnd when making their purchases arc content In screw down the price and -trust to luck. As long its there is a demand for cheap seed, a worthless low grndn nrlicle will be offered; nnd until Canadian farmers have come to know Hint the highest obtainable, quality of si'i-il is always l.lm cheapest, the best quality of our home grown seeds will 'l,i> exported to countries where the seed trade is conducted on n more htt iriiiss- like basis. F. W. Ilndson. Live Slock Commissioner. A Friend ot Thaokery. Mr. Herman Charles Merivale, lawyer, poet, author, journalist and playwright, in a book of rcminiccnccs just issued, tells a number of interesting stories and anecdotes regarding the famous men with whom at various times he wns acquainted. Of Thackeray, his great idol and close friend, he tells this:��������� Onco I wandered under Thackeray's wing through the exhibition of 1802, a tawdry, uninviting show of industry and ugliness, I thought. Thackeray's mind brought its own beauty to bear on it, or I should remember nothing of the hideous monster tit all. As we wandered down an unintei-csting street,of shops, each shoppier-than its neighbor, but supposed to be remarkable for something not in evidence, wc met a school'of little girls in grey, with very wide-open eyes, indeed, improving their harmless little minds under their mistress's guidance, in a quaint row of two-and-two. Thackeray stopped when he saw the., little maidens, arid they stopped, too," randbobbed. "How many littlr girls arc there?" he asked the mistress. : . "Four-and-twenty, sir.".:: "Four-ahd-twenty ,-: little. girls. .They must have four-and-twenty little sixpences to buy- four-and-twenty Uittle* things with." ' ' ��������� - : - . , And the procession was stayed till he had got all tho change for himself and himself deposited a bright sixpence in every tiny hand. The eight-and-forty eyes grew very large and bright, and tlie chorus of "Thank you, sir," very sweet and general. Then the procession passed and so did we. Matthew Arnold's was, he says, tiro most evenly cheerful disposition I have' ever known, never in high spirits, as 1- remember him, and never in low. Arnold was an amusing talker on the subject of the drama, caring admittedly only for the classic. He looked upon the cothurnus as the truscst analyst of the perplexities and destinies of life, and had small sympathy, which was odd in him, with the laughing portraits of the. Muse of Comedy, which liacl in thorn to him something of the. nature of mere caricature, at best. The plays of Aristophanes were in reality but satire in burlesque, and even the comedies of Woliete were to him but as weaker im-. itations. I saw hiin one day on the opposite sido of the street, pacing along and smiling to himself in the \ss\y I knew eo well. Amused, I went across to him and asked him what had ^happened. "What is the funl" I asked. "Have they been attacking you again in The Saturday?" For to, break lances with that periodical was an amusement to both. Freeman, the historian, being reputed to he his adversary. "Oh, no, my dear boy, no! I went to Drury Lane last night." "Oh! to sec Helen Faucit in 'Cym- hclinc'? Didn't yon admire her?" "Oh, not that���������poor dear lady"���������in his Inimitable longueurs, -which could not be described as n drawl���������"she was charming, of course. But it's the play, you know. 'Cymbelinel' Suchan odd, brok en-backed "sort of a thing! It couldn't have happened anywhere, you know." A Millionaire Farmer. A man of extravagances is the vcrsi tile Mr. Thomas B. Lawson of Boston He once paid $30,000 for a single flower, "The Lawson Pink." He spent a small fortune building a cup defender, the Independence, which, when she could not qualify, he broke up that Boston might have souvenirs, and now, after two years' work, a thousand men ha-\e finished improving t'to census there will be 250 hotses, 150 dogi 30 cows and about 2,000 hens in! pigeons on the place Alt Lawson ���������niio ir, vanou-dy known .is "L-iw->ni> nl IJorton," "lioston's gifufpst tappw-iti'i er,'' "tli< pamphlet king" has iWo i'nl published a "pamphlet" a sitppiiuvil ortavo volume with in.b deckel i<1j"m1 pa pel, illustrttions in toloi and i 1 i id ing ti-ph ndent inJwhile and gol 1 l< tr ing the ro\a] mini, 'lhe Law sou (lis lory of lhe Ameruit's Cup" A Long1 Strike. Had Not Noticed Her. The following fiagnipnt of comersi tion was 0%'rheaid in a pirk last "sun day morning bilwtcii two well dieted Indie* : "Did i'Ji nof ice that girl who looked nt us so pointedly just now J" "No, dear Wlmli one J" "It was just as wc weie passing the Athill'S slolue" "Oh ! Do you inc.in the one in ,i grey Eton jacket with blue silk rcVcrs nnd n strapped skirt lo match; a blue lint with a big bow of green velvet, palo grey, kid gloves stitched with black, a pnlc blue silk flounced underskirt, high-hncl- ed patent leather shoes, a spotted veil and a blue p*arasol 1" "Yes, dear, that was the one." "No, then, I. didn't notice her; in fact, I hardly looked nt her."���������Chicago Journal. "I hear your son is reading law." "No, sir. It's a mistake. My son is sitting in the hack office, with his feet on a desk, smoking eigarettes."���������Chicago Record-Herald. The strike of Lord Penrhyn'a quarry- men, Bcthcsda, North Wales, has entered upon its third year, and according to English papers is likely to continue several months longer. When tho strike was declared 2,800 men in his Lordship's quarries went out. Nearly one thousand have given in to'him; about 000 remain in llelhcsda and vicinity, and are partially, support ed by tuulc union subscriptions, nnd the rest have found worok In the coal fields and elsewhere, and'will-not return under any circumstances. The London Daily Mail says that there is extreme bitterness between the men who rstill hold out and those who have given way, and this has transformed Bethesda. "Ordinarily the district is absolutely -crimeless. A sergeant and twq policemen suffice to regulate its conduct. "'Within a radius of two miles there are thirty chapels, and not a single pawnbroker. The keenest pleasure of the inhabitants is in 'preachings' and prayer meetings. Of an evening it is hymns they sing as they march home through the beautiful lanes or up the steep mountain passes. They are deeply religious, nnd /their behavior is usually exemplary. Now a different situation prevails. There is something like civil war in the dis- ��������� trict.vInstead.of two policemen, nearly one. hundred and fifty constnbles par- ado the village. 'Occasionally those nre reinforced hymoTihted. police and a com- pany". of^hnssare.'.' 'Outside the feud between the "bradyrs," as the men who have given in are called, nnd those still out, the district ; still remains ns exemplary as ever. " The strike arose because the men say they were fined for trifling offences, harried" by private detectives, and had to work by the month without knowing, even approximately, what they would' be paid. They demanded that these grievances be adjusted through a committee to be recognized by Lord Penrhyn. He, however, is- an old and ctauneli foe of trad" unionism, ana is said to be fully determined to "smash" the Quarryinen's Union in North Wales, and to force his men into surrender. "11 is c melancholy fact," says the paper quoted, "that the quarrymen commenced this struggle one- hundred" years ago. It is exactly a century since the men mndc tlieir first' attempt to get what most workmen now enjoy. They have had a whole scries- of strikes since then, nnd have achieved- success once In 1874 the late Lord Penrhyn conceded the men's demand for combination, and till his death all went smoothly." He Was a Cab Horse. A' balky horse is an annoying creature under _any circumstances, says , the Youth's Companion, but the story of an incident which happened during a regimental drill raises the question whcthoi such a> Iiorse^may not simply be over- conscientious. The sun blazed down on a field of hot, tired horses and excited men, all waiting for a big, raw-boned animal to succumb to the urging*- of the starter and get' into line. "Bring up that horse !" shouted one of the othcers at last, h,s patience having given out. "You'll get into" trouble it you don't I" The youthful rider of the refiactory horse looked at his officer despairingly. "I'm ns tired of it as you are, sir," lie said, with dull resignation, "but 1 can't help it. He's a cab horse, sir; that's what he is. He won't start ti'l he hears the door shut, sir, nnd 1 haven't got any door to shut 1" Wondtrful Ourjs by Dodd's Kidney Pills Causing Much Talk Dame Joseph Mlllette of St.Rosalre Tolis ot Her i-nins and How Easily Srtcgot Rid of Tliern St. Rosaire, D'Arlhaba.sca. Que., Nov. 17.���������(Special).���������Among the people of this neighborhood there has been much talk of late of the * riiim- - crous cures resulting from the use,? / of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Sueh dis-' cases as Rheumatism, Backache, Heart Disease and even Catarrh have yielded readily to this wor-lerful remedy, and people are fast I _ important it is that the Kidneys should be' kept in shape to pcrfofni their duty of removing impurities from the blood. One of those who speak out often and earnestly of the good Dodd's Kidney Pills have done is the good Dame Jospeh Millette. She suffered from Kidney Complaint- and Catarrh and' is nov* completely cured. It is not to be wondered at that she speaks . as-' follows: .. . '-'I suffered much' from? nialady of the. Kidneys. ,.It settled'in ..^he loins and gave me great pain and discomfort. I took two- bbxesv of ;Dodd'Sj. Kidney Pills and am perfectly well. ;'/ "Dodd's Kidney Pills are a grand remedy for me. I give Dodd's Kidney Pills my certificate Irom a big heart." f; ' Many others, once sufferers but now in good health, unite with Dame Joseph. Millelte in singing- the praises of Dodd's Kidney. ��������� Pills. They have , proved conclusively that no disease arising -from diseased Kidneys can stand before them. '/ - Lord Baltcrsen told this deilgnxiui Btory of Birmingham hero-worship at the Liverpool Junior Reform Club the otlieT day :��������� Teacher���������My . child, \riio made the world ? Child���������Joseph Chamberlain. Teacher���������No, no, my child ; the world was made by a greater than Mr. Chamberlain. - ,; ; Child���������Then, sir, it-is plain you are a pro-Boer.���������London Daily ^Express. ,- , Fast Trains in Britain. The records of "fast tiains in Britain are tho subject of a review in The Westminster Oa/.clle. -which shows that the season of 1002 has been notable lor the bpecd pciformanccs on the railioidu. A inn on the Northeastern Uond, fom Darlington to York, is'.! said to be the fastest ever PuhedulecTbn a llritish timetable. The distance is 44 1-4 miles; time, 43 minuteB;, rate, 61.7 miles per hour. The next best run is on the Midland, from Appleby to Carlisle. _ Distance, SO.3-4 miles; time, 30 minutes; rate, Gl.S miles per .hour. Third in the list is the Caledonian run, from Forfar to Perth. (Distance, 32 1-2 milcB; time, 33 minutes; -rate, -69^miles--per���������hour.^Froin 1697 to 1001 inclusive this run of the Caledonian led all the j-est, but it will be ehseryed that it is distinctly inferior to this year's leader, since the distance is considerably less as well as the rate per hour; Thera'are several longer plat- form-to-plotform runs, in which a high speed ia developed, nf which the following are examples-���������Northwestern, Birmingham to ������uston( London), 113 miles, 2 hours, rate 68 5; Great Western, Pad- dington (London) to Leamington, 100 miles, 1 hour and 53 minutes, rate 5Q..1; London &, Southwestern, Waterloo (London) to Bournemouth, 107 1-2-miles, 2 hours and 0 minutes, rate 51 1. It appears, also, that the time has been ic- dutod on the longest run in the world������������������ that between Paddington and Exeter. Tho distance is 1U3 fi S miles, and tho lccotds for the last three years aie 1800, lime 3 hours 43 minutes, rate 52 1; 1901, time 3 bonis 38 minutes, rote 533; ^02, 3 hours 37 in-.nutts, rate 53.0. Save and TJse Autumn Leaves, livery one should just now be at work gathering autumn leaves for his stable, where thev make the vciy best of bedding; to cover his straw hemes, where they are as good as any coloring ordinarily in icnth, to place in his compost piles with n-di-'S, manure, etc ,where they aie of great \aluc in incieasing the humus and foi covering lender shrubs, roses nnd gin pes and for banking bains and slablts 'lhcsc last, when removed, can be put into the compost piles in the spiing. A wideawake farmer will never let a leaf be burned. He will know! that nature, made, them to increase the soil and to protect-tho trees and the meadows. A hundred loads will not be too many for me. Still I would not rake leaves ns thoroughly as many do. J! would leave theni very largely to serve!as protection; for: the lawns. In the cities small lawn.? may necessarily he kept clean, but our country lawnB look none the worse for the beautiful and yellow leaves-that are thrown upon them by the trees. When you rake leave a fair proportion for mulching your grass. I am accustomed to draw from my neighbors; who have not learned any belter than to let their leaves go to waste. They will burn them if I do not take them.���������K.-'V.���������'��������� Powell, in N. Y. Tribune. Heart Strength is Whole Strength THE blood is.,your .life;. vvh?n ������ 'stops coursing you're dead. If it half stops, YOJU'LL-BE HALF DEAD. Your pain, your weakness, your eternal weariness will all disappear if you "strengthen your heart. But you may take special medicine for t special trouble if you're in a special hurry. ' Cheer up I Don't be moping I You can be i cured. Try it and for the first time you will know tho true meaning of that grand old;word -Health. DR. ACNEW'S HEART CURE renews the vigor in thirty minutes after taking the first dose. Will r:uKK lhe poorest heart and strengthen the strong t man. : W. H.IiW.ley.drucKist.rrKlngsu-n.Oiit .writes: "Mr. Thomas Cooke, of Kinpsu n, purchased six bottles of Agnew's Heart Cure nnd says he is cured of Hraui Weakness, from which he had suffered for years." Dr. Agfeew's Catarrhal Powder relieves catarrh or colds at once Hnd cures forever. Dr. Agnew's Ointment compels Piles to perish permaiienlly.^It gives easu on the !nstant.=Ban-^_ ishesall manner of skin diseases and eruptions. The safest and cheapest cure. Price, 3vc. 4 '"���������vVhat'hashe done, policeman t" .;. "He wouldn't move on when I told him,'_so V arrested him." "But the poor fellow has lost his hearing." "Well, mum, he'll get it before the Magistrate, so you don't need to worry." ���������The Moon. This Woman is Unhappy l: SHE SNOPXS her breath Is. bad, because of Catarrh Itis amercv to tell her that DR. AGNEW'S CATARRHAL POWDER will Curel} Cure her. Some remedies nre quack���������Agnew'B cure is ouictc * Her Hie win danger from Pulmonary disease, which so Inevitably follows Chronic Catarrh This cure complete ������-n!y costs COcU a bottle Relief Instantly and lhe patient stays cured It not only sonlhcs; it heals Colds and Acute Catarrh relieved,and bead--- ache cured in ten minutes George !I,owls, of nollcnbaok it Baker, Slinraokln, Pa,, nrites: "1 have used a fricat many Catarrh remedies and have never had any relief until I tised one box of Dr. Afucw's C������- v- larrbal Ptnnlir, which cured me after I ��������� had been troubled'with Catarrh for fifty ^yearsC; I am 80 years old. ���������^ DB. AtNEW'S HEART CURE keeps the heart golnir, which keetis the nerves toned, which, set stomach and liver and the.whole system tn order, and that's the right way and tho only way to do it 16 &> <*��������������� =TKe Moorvstorve= =Sphirwx= By Mrs. 6. N. WUJIumm, Author at "A CM at ttw PMsb." ; "It Is the-young man -who flung tha' J.strange_,person off the box-seat o������ the i cab on'my last night at the Duke of * Clarence's,"-ishe said to herself. And ���������'fshe thought.it odd,-indeed, that he ! should be;singing, masked,-In a Brighton street- at. night.-/ " .'��������� -,'';' At first, in her almost morbid fear of v deteotlon.'she wondered if his presence ". could possibly have anything to do ��������� !with her; but In an instant she had ; 'decided that this was most improbable. v'& She crossed to the other side of tnu "!! road in. order to avoid the light and ;: the'crowd, and -went on her way���������or "fvvhat she hoped was her way���������not '"'. ;y walked on Bide by side, but at . some distance apart, and neither spok-;. Probably;-tho������-mari"!faneicd that If ������!-." ���������wished for conversation on the way shs 'would set the tjriil rolling. * They fooav the two turnings, and presently entered Salt street, the masked singer announcing the fact in,a businesslike tone. ..:_." ^^Winlfred -thankcd_hlm_wlth _a_ dls^ missing "Good-night." Obediently, her late guide dropped behind, his occupation gone; but, apparently to the surprise of both, tney met again at the ..door.of No.J3. CHAPTER XXIII. A Meeting. The lady in the veil and the man lri the mask stopped, and looked at each: other. Then off came the 'man/a hat again. "1 beg your pardon," sai'd he, "but I live here. Was -lt'No.' 13~'you wanted?" "Yes," responded.' ^ "Winifred, ; "J thought so. Maybe I've made a-mls- Oak*. Isn't it "Mrs*. Purdy's house?" "It Is," he answered, "and "I'm Mrs. Purdy's lodger." - "Ohl" exclaimed Winifred, "she, ���������Volte of you. She said you had been .good to.her,sick daughter." ' "I haven't"'been abler.1'to'do very much,", .said-the masked man. "You know, her daughter's ia, then?" "Mrs. Purdy told me." "I don't think," he went on, "that it's right for you to come Into the house. aflsa Purdy'a better, .but " - "I'm not afraid," Winifred broke, In. '.'Sirs. Purdy sent me here. I���������I hope I ���������an be 1 taken'In.^ It would be���������very inconvenient otherwise." ' -' '��������� V*Of course you can be taken in, If you're not afraid. I don't 'believe my- Mlf there's much danger now, but one mv������r knows; and for your sake I Wish " "Please don't mind," she interrupted Um again. And then, hesitatingly: "I ���������think I recognise your'voice as one > bavo beard before." "I recognized yours tho moment you spoke," he returned. "But I thought perhaps I ought not to say 90." "As you are Mrs. Purdy'a lodger, and ��������� I shall" be In her, house for a lime," said Winifred, "we' aro sure to see, 1 each other's faces. And If .your face la tbe 0110 I think U ls:I feel o'er tain) you- ���������wttl respect my wish to let no one know that I am here." y -���������" ' ' | "T������u may bo oortaln of that," ho amswerod. And, fitting ia latch-key w>lo*i he had taken from his; pocket ���������si* U10 key-hole of .a biiwUJ, battered doer k> a mean Mttlo.'houee.liia row of other mean houses exactly like U,' he threw the door open for Winifred 10 walk In. Inside was a tiny passage, lit by a common, unshaded paraffin lamp suspended fiom the wall by a bracket, with a tin reflector as a background. The floor was bare, save for a narrow strip of carpeting meant to cover a staircase, and on one side of trie passage were two doore. "-Mlsa Purdy's In that room," said the masked man, Indicating the door near the front. "At the back here theie's a sort of sitting-room and dining-room and kitchen all In one. "Will you walk in?���������and I'll light the lamp." WInified did walk in, and in a moment, after some fumbling with matches, darkness was turned into light. The girl saw dimly through the double folds of her fichu veil a small loom, uncarpeted, and furnished only w,th a red-covered table, a few chairs, a kitchen range, plenty of, shelves for bughtly-pollshed tins, and-'cheap blue and white china. A queer old-fashioned clock, with the picture of a pastoral landscape on the door under its face, ticked with supernatural energy on a very nairow mantelp'ece above the range. Hanging o-v er this was a vilely- executed crayon enlargement of a photograph, representing a good-looking young woman dressed as a "pantomime boy." There was hardly anything else in the room save a colored mat woven of -rags, which adorned the bare floor and afforded a resting-place for a largo black cat; but everything was spotlessly clean, and, despite its poverty, the poor little room contrived to wear' an air of homely comfort. Winifred's heart warmed to her refuge. Somehow she suddenly discovered that she was not as unhappy as she had been. She felt a sudden accession of courage and hope, though there was little which-could reasonably account for either emotion. The masked singer gave her a chair, and she sat down, conscious that she was faintly embarrassed in his presence. He had Tecognized her voice, just as she had recognized his; they knew each other.^and she, desired to account to him.in some "commonplace manner for her anomalous position; yet she did not see how to do so without revealing the'actual, .hateful truth. The young man laid his' banjo on the table beside hfs.hat' and began removing his mask. ' As he did -'so, with as sudden Impulse "Winifred's hands went up to the^knot which tied the piece of chiffon.-at the back of her head. Perhaps he had his secret as well as she. But he was trusting her,, and she would show that she meant to trust him as well. Many wise people, knowing her "circumstances, would (have thought her exceedingly imprudent to do this. And doubtless she was imprudent. But she'dld not fear the consequences. And^ the veil and the mask slipping down "at the same instant, the man and the girl looked into each other's faces. . The man's was pale, and his dark eyes were bright, 'if "Winifred had possessed the slightest clue to his strong feeling she might have wondeied at the light in his eyes. His expression was that which -a man might wear in dreaming a wonderful dream from which he feared to ibe awakened. But Winifred was not in a mood for soibtle comparisons,' and she only realized more keenly than she had at their last meeting that his face was fine and vtr-' ile, and singularly attractive in a way that she could feel without analyzing. Sha wondered, nervously. If he would ask any questions; but he did not, and it seemed to her that lie. was making an effort to pass the whole matter oft! as df it were but a, mere commonplace occurrence���������no thing "to 'excite surprise at all. "I must go to Miss Purdy's door and knock softly, to find out whether "she's sleeping still, or if she's woke up and -waat3-anythlng,^_he_annpunced, "Af- ter a fashion I'm acting nurse when the poor girl's mother's away; but she's so ���������well again now that she can be left alone for a while, so I went out for an hour. I'll be back In a minute, and perhaps you'll let me get you something to eat or drink, if���������If you're tired." 1 '.' .1 As he spoke he had been gazing ^t her with a wistfulness that would not he concealed. Winifred ������nieased that sho must be pallid and weary-looking after all's'he had gone through, and fancied ,that her white faco had suggested his stammering offer.' ���������> There was.something ourlouslr comforting and "helpful in his manner, though he had mad* no offer of help ������r hinted his suspicion that she might need It. Whlls he was gone from tha room Winifred listened attentively to' the sound ot his,footsteps In the pas-, sage, his low-toried conversation-with ths sick-girl, and was glad when he cam������ back again���������a warming, protected gladnsss &s of one who has found safe haven after, storm. "I always make myself a cup, of t������a or 'cocoa-when-1 come in about this time," he said, when he.had returned to the kitchen sitting-room. " only forgotten to speak of them. Fei haps he had not seen those >>orrlbi new ones of which that girl Jt th<. theater had told her. "Did Mrs. Purdy speak of me?" sh< asked. "No. Not to me. Since she went r.o the dress rehearsal she hasn't sppkei. of anyone in pat ticular at the tbcatei and, of course, as there's been nothing going on there except rehearsals, she wasn't at the place till then, since yot came to Brighton." Newcome might have added that hr had taken the room in Mis. Purdy's iiouse because someone at" the music- hall had told him she acted as a,dres&- sr at the theater; and that he had tried to extract fiom her some information concerning Miss Gray after the dres-- rehearsal of Mazeppa, but had no', gone about it tactfully enough to ge! the satisfaction he wanted. But he kept this part untold. "You must be wondering very much why I am here, instead of playing m> part on the first night," WiniEied said, hesitatingly, not sure yet how far she meant to go In. explanation. "I'm not thinking about that," New- come answered. "I am only thinking that I should like to help make you comfortable now you are heie." "I simply couldn't play the part as they wanted it done," the girl faltered on. "'They deceived me up to the very last, on purpose, of couise, -beuauie they must have known I wouldn't do it if I had been told Jn ,tlme. They hoped that at the last moment they could force me to take their way. Bui I would not. Still, if it hadn't been for Mrs. Purdy they might have succeeded. She helped me to gat away, and nofbody at the theater guessed. , When they found out that I was gone���������as they must have long ago pow���������I don't know .what they could have done. I suppose they sent somebody el������e on in my place. But I can't care much, because it was like a plot, and I had to 3ave myself, sinoe they were" determined that I should wear���������that I should play the part exactly in their way. I don't want them to know where I am 'It's to be quite a secret, if It can. be kept so. And, oh, I hope It can!" "It shall be," said Hope Newcome. His firm tone gave the girl courage, and she felt a thrill of gratitude. They were still talking together when Mrs. Purdy cams home with the news of the theater and all that had happened after Winifred's disappearance. "Winifred flew down the passage to ; meet the old woman when her latchkey was heard scraping in the lock. She wanted time for one whispered caution before her hostess should come into the sittlng-room.- "Itf you guess the name of the man I most want to escape from," she said, hurriedly,.in Mrs. Purdy's ear, "please don't mention it to anyone, not even your daughter or your lodger, will you? I can't bear to think that people should know In what a horrible way I have been persecuted." , "If I've a thought In my mind about that, there it stays locked up," rejoined the old woman. . "The name I was thlnkln' of isn't known to'the public as the manager of the play, and there's--no reason ��������� why anyone here, anyhow, who ain't in theatrical secrets should put it alongside o' yours." "That is what I hope," the girl exclaimed: "And now I'm so anxious to hear all you have to say. Your lodger has-been-very kind-to-me���������But I've, been Impatient for you to come and tell me If there's any suspicion " "Not a jot, thanlu to my lies," btoke in the old woman. "I've told a pack this rright, and my only hope is that I anay be forgiven, aj 'twas in a good catir.e. When I've .had a .peep at my r ' "'l ro-i-.������ Into th" sittln'-room and tell you everything." MANGER FOR HORSES. HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. A 6lrai>le Ilevlco Meet* nluuy Advutit* ������������������ IlgcH. One thing that hinders many tanners from making a good profit on their farms 13 keeping scrub stock instead of good breeds. Ko one who has ever tried feeding a Poland China or Berkshire hog in the same pen with a st'.iub would need anything else to convince him of this. A good thoroughbred will Eimply return twice the increase for tho same amount ot feed that the scrub will. This is a matter of far greater importance tnan most people think, Tiiere is ho money in scrub stock, and; the sooner It is universally known the ������' better it will be for the country. We| feci and realize, says John A. Wallace. In the Fanner's Home Journal, the fact1- that Kentucky loses thousands of dollars each year by feeding inferior hogs. Thcie is quite a large number of hoip now being fed in Kentucky which vould not pay for htiii the caie auj. Iced given them. '. Just why this is <=o h hard to explain, when we know thr.ttiieie is p. co-d piofit in good ho^'S and a good sow .I'Hl bear cnn.be Louvjht s>o ci c^p.and soja stock.any laim with goo*l liorj. A good biood sow can he bought lor ?n or $20 and upon an avei age. will br.113 fiom s,x to eight pigs. A- guotl boa:- P'g can be had for ?S or $10 and fiom i.j to 00 per cent cf the fscd now consumed can be saved thereby and t'aJo aione would buy go=d licgs by the cIj.:- cn. Net only tins hut it j on da -ci Tpen- ments with good Poland and Chiia pigs and good scrub pig3 finding fiom. 53.50 to $4 difference per head in a year. Now, this would make a difference of from ?30 to ?10 in a seiub sow and a good sow in a year, when we remerrber that a sow will bring two litters a year. A number of the breeds of hogs aro now being bred for early maturity, and need not be kept till one'year old to .mature, but can be kept to six or eight months old and be turned off to top the market the sweetest and best beacon, and the pig3 in the fall turned oft to neighbors at from ?3 to ?5 per head at four to six weeks old, or fed for Bprlng market,'aa may be deslied, not forgetting that extra attention is what makes the extra profit, especially during the winter months. Now, young man, are you in the old rut, breeding that old roach-back scrub? If so pull out this fall while you yet have timo to make preparations for next year by buying a bred sow or sows, as needs be, nnd a good boar to breed to next summer for a fall litter, and don't forget to get a good pedigree with what you buy, which will induce your neighbors to buy from you at good, If not fancy, prices.���������Rui al "World. Pried sweet apples are good for liver or kidney trouble. Pour vinegar over fresh fish to make the-scales come off easily. Beating Bjewed apples till fine and smooth with.Dover beater, instead of rubbing through strainer. This will apply to any soft fruit. Bedroom ltoors'may be kept cool and frest by wiping them dally with fresh water. Microbes, moths or other insects are thus destroyed. Salt and camphor in cold water is an excellent (disinfectant in bedrooms. In rooms that lack sunlight It Is astonishing to see how a strong, bright yellow color of just the right shade, introduced by means of a cushion, or chair, or hangings, will give brightness and life that are almost sunny In effect. Parsnip fritters _ may be made by scraping and boiling three or moro parsnips until very tender; then, having mashed and seasoned them with salt, pepper and butter, make a pint of batter, add the parsnips, and fry a ta- blespoonful at a time in boiling lard. When the glass globes of the chandelier have hecomed smoked and grimy soak them in hot water, to which ni little sal soda has been added. Then put some ammonia in hot water and eciub the Inside of the globes briskly with a stiff brush, whereupon rlnsa thoroughly and wipe. One-half cupful of butter, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of sugar, ono cupful of sour or buttermilk, one tea- spoonful of soda, d'6solved in boiling water, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, two eggs, about five cupfuls of sifted flour, or enough for a moderately thick hatter. Cream tho butter, sugar, molasses and ������picn; set the mlxtuie en tho range until lukewaim. Add the milk, then the beaten eggs, the soda, and last the flour. Beat hard for five minutes. Bake in small tins or a 6inglo cake, as perfencd. It is excellent either hot or cold. Cheese custards served with thin bread and butter sandwiches are often given as -a separate course before dessert. Into a cupful of warm (not hot) milk stir one teaspoonful of cornstarch until dissolved, two tablespoonful's of grated cheese, half a saltspoon full of white pepper, a few grains of cayenne, a quarter of a teaspoonful of .mustard, and salt to taste. Heat carefully in a double boiler until the cheese is dissolved. -Add four eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately until light and brown. The mixture should be baked separately, fo* each person, In paper cases or pattypans, aud eaten as soon as done. All cheese dishes should bo served very hot. N*\v Form fir Coosa Cultures. A North Dakota ��������� farmer has discovered a new way of increasing hi3 flock of geese without going through the usual formality of bujlng or hatching them, and yet he does not steal them As the story goes, there is a great sand bar near the home of the farmer. Thi6 piece of land projects into tho Mississippi river, but in such an exposed condition that a hunter cannot reach it without being seen. For many seasons the bar'has been a favoiite resting place for flocks of wild geese on their long flights to the far north. Ke- ^/MEDICINAL QUALITIES. ';, 'Asparagus Is very cooling and easily; digested. a Cabbage. cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and broccoli are cooling, nutritive, laxative and purifying to ths "blood, and also act as. a tonic, bus should not be eaten too freely by del1" cato persons. Celery is delicious coolted. and good (or rheumatic and gouty people. Lettuces are very -wholesome. They, are slightly narcotic, and lull and calm the mind. Spinach is particularly good toe rheumatism and gout, and also in kld������ ftey diseases. Onions are good for chest ailment* and colds, but do not agree with all. Watercresses are excellent tonic/ stomachic and cooling. Beetroot is very cooling and highly) sutritous, owing to the amount ol -sugar it contains. Parsley is cooling and purifying. Turnip tops are invaluable when young and tender. Green noute shoots, if gathered I0 Spring and cooked as spinach, form a most delicate and wholesome blood. ( verifying vegetable. j Potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turnips i and artichokes are highly nutritous, i but not so digestible as some vegeta- | lies. Potatoes are the most nourish.- ins and are fattenning for nervous oeople. Tomatoes are health-giving and Vuiifying, either eaten raw or cooked. Chill, cayenne, horse-radish an* mustard should be used sparingly. They give a zest to the appetite, and are valuable stomachics. -"Radishes are the same, hut are mdige3tlbler and should not be eaten by delicate people. She was is good as her vvoi-o; and presently,Winifred's mlnd.>waa���������relieved for tho moment of the fear that* Mrs. Purdy's complicity,In her act or "the hiding-piece chosen had been suspected by anyor.������. at the theater/- Later, Hope Newcome "had also a private word for tho old woman's ear. He wanted to give up his room to Miss- Gray^-without letting^her-know what he wji dolng/'and-transfer bis few belongings to the store-room. behind it, where a bed of some sort might be made up on the floor. , ; Mrs. Purdy had'mentally apportioned this poor accommodation to her unexpected guest, since she herself slept In a oat in her daughter's room downstairs; but since 'Mr. Newcome was willing to.endure Inconvenience, there was -no reason against it; and it was ilka him, that was all she had to say! So Winifred was made^comfortabl* at the expense of her knight, blissfully ignorant that h������ 'was sacrificing himself for her sake. t , Next morning she made Clara Purdy's acquaintance, and Clara's fertile mind, alert in her convalescence, suggested a method by which Winifred's safety from puisult might be further secured. Clara was a red-haired girl, but her tresses were -neither long, curly- nor abundant. One year in a provincial pantomime ������h������ had played lh������ fairy qusen, and sho had worn a ruddy wig, which was an Improvement upon her own hair. That wig had been' preserved with oare since then as an expansive "prop," which -might be foiiaa useful at any time; and In going out to sine In the streets this aulumn eha had worn It, as being more attractive, when hanging on-her shoulders, '.has aer own rather scanty looks. (T������ hs continued.) Filtered Mill.-, William Cuiry, an old north Texas dairyman, who has traveled extensively abroad, says, according to the Dallas News, that central "depots whero milk is received and filtered before being taken to the consumer are now a feature'of several Euiopan cities. Large cylindrical vessels are divided horizontally near tbelr centre by com. paitments containing .sand of thieo euccesslve degrees ot fineness, the coarsest being the lowest nnd as the milk arriving from 'the country is poured through a pipe into the bottom of theso "vessels itr 1 iscn-lliiough-the-Faun.&flUer- antl Is run oft by an'overflow pipp'into a cool cistern from which it is drawn dliectly into locked cans for dUtii- bulion. The sand Is renewed each tinie'the ifl'tcr is us"cd. The dirt is separated fiom the milk, tho number of bacteila is leduccd to one-thlid and an astonishing quantity of mucus and slimy matter Is removed, the loss of fat being very light. ' itnpifi nrniiiiig. It Is a common mistake to nippone .that the'-faster a cow Is milked the better is the milk product drawn from the lUdder." It Is certainly not'eo until practice hao acquired, and the mmrlcs ol the hand have been trained'so that the teats, may he compressed gently and ���������without apparent effort. The pulliuj; and hauling worries the cow, and o!ten causes her to hold up the milk so lh?t I no one can rapidly draw it. As a iuie jcowa should bo'inlrked'always There is nothing in a man that two- cmart women can't worm out' of him. You. 1, all of us, -will -throw "tha first stone on a woman who does what a man of honor is freely permitted to do. A woman that is misunderstood id one who doesn't understand othus women. When a man sets but to destroy! things he goes about it like a steer or bear; woman. In the same mood, Iml- ta^es^Jl������_g^w2ngjnouse or tha spring of a serpent."' ~-^���������^--~t 'Fertile Kgc;>. When a hen steals her nest and is allowed to sit, the result is usually a large hatch. When hens have been fed carefully and have produced eggs for a long time, it is folly to expect good, results from setting such eggs. Nature causes the female to become "broody" (when her nest Is full of eggs; therefore, the first twelve or twenty eggs laid are strongly fertile, and will produce healthy .chicks. The result is less satisfactory as tbe number of eggs increases. I' have experienced this, and do not breed from my layers. The best results are obtained by matins two or three-year-old females with, yearling birds, keeping such fowls bach until you wish to mate. "Breeding fowls can be allowed to run at large or mated .with one male; partial confinement with more than one male -will lead t* trouble and lack' of fertility. - Do not blame your Incubator or ths place where you set your hens; tho trouble can be further off. Eggs that do not test strongly fertile at the end of seven days, will not give a big hatch or healthy chicks. Thirty years, of exeperience has taught me that the key to the situation ; lies in the capiton of tbla short tetter.���������D. E. Howatt, in Country Gentleman*. FROM THE GOSPELS 1 By their fruits ye shall' know them. - Be ye therefore wise as serpent? and as harmless as doves. The tree is known by Its fruit. Sufficient unto the day Is the evli ihereuf. Neither cast ye your pearls befor-j swine. Love your enemies,' bless them tliafi curse you, do good to them that hate: you, and pray for them that despite* Cully use you and persecute you. ,Y������ cannot serve God and Mammon. ' Where your treasure is there will" your heart be also. Judge not. , . Whatsoever ye would that men) should do to you do yc even no t������ them. <,*. Many varieties of colored marbles) are found on the mountains surround* . ing Carrara, in Italy. Two varietie* " of blue, dove-colored marble, known as "Bardigllo" and"PavonzaroV nre). ,-well known in the United-States, the/ lattsr especially being largely used and commanding; a high price. The Salvation Army in Chicago will try something new. Its members will produce plays. Major Winchell, of Peoria, says: "I have written 'Jonabj and the Whale' in six acts." -Here u������ a chance for realism and the play* faithfully produced, ought to delizbj lhe young. v The first paper money used In this country was issued by Pennsylvania lit 1723. In the early part of that yean $75,000 were Issued on the credit ot. the colony, and a few month?: liters JH50.000 more XolVjjve^ "-"- ���������=" < aiaiisfiiJisa^^^ie^^i^^^^^^^^S^iS^^^^^Si 3 i ���������!������������������." _ ( . m ., j coS I threeseparatefoldere, counted in pucks JJ^fblr^t ^traW 8lld JJu,lwiJ||oi twenty-ftvs. fifty, or %tn'i Journal, Published By The Revelstoke Herald Publishing Co LlmitedtLUbllity. A. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager. iriTERtlSlSO KITES. I������lspl������T������ds.,J1.50per fueh; single column, (2 per inch when inserted on title page Legal *ds.. 10 cents per inch (nonparlel) line for first insertion; A cents for each additional insertion. Local notices 10 cents per Hue each i~sue. Birth, Marriage and Death Notices cfree. SraSCKlTTIOS^RATES. Byiaalior carrier, 12 per annum; $1.23 for alx months, strictly in advance. ors job otfartmest. Is one of the best equipped printing offices in ���������he West and prepared to execute all kinds ot btiming ��������� luenrlci ���������mall���������for us. fn fimclass style at honest prices. rice to all. No job too large���������none too Mall orders promptly attended rial on your next oral One >: to. Give us a trial der. you TO COBMsrqSDESTS. We invite correspondence on any subject o*. luterest to the general public. In all eases Ibe bona tide name of tbe writer must accompany manuscript, bat not necessarily for publication. Address all.communications to the Manager NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 1.���������All correspondence must be legibly Written on one side ot the paper only. 2.���������Correspondence containing personal matter must be signed with the proper name vl the writer. Thursday, January 15, 1003. Big Expenditures are Coming. Hon. Raymond Prefontaine has repeated his former repudiation of Liberal principles and pledges, and goes it one better. His latest manifesto enjoins Canadians to prepare to meet a further increase, in the public expenditure, amounting to millions. This is quite in keeping with Mr. Pi-efontaine's municipal record at Montreal, and shows that our newest Cabinet Minister has not fergotten anything or learned anything by his ignominious rejection from the mayoralty of his native city. He is evidently paving the way for a regular "wait until you see us next year" scattering of the people's money, and ths coining - budget promises to be a record cbreaker. On tbe tariff question, Mr. Prefontaine is very reticent and has lost some of his^protectionist enthusiasm. Can it be that the Free Trade section of the party are treating the Hon. Raymond to some of Mr. Tarte's medicine? Or is it part of the Liberal's double dealing fiscal policy ? A Busy Session Coming. Parliament is booked to meet early in March. The coming session will he one of the most important since confederation, and will probably last for six months or over. Among the important questions .to be ^considered are: The tariff,|the fast Atlantic service, the redistribution bill, the report of the Colon-'al Conference delegates, tha Railway's Commission bill, the Telephone hill, the Cattle Guards bill, the Grand Trunk Pacific bill,; granting of railway subsidies for the years 1001-2 _and,19JB^, andjhe^proposal t������ further lextsnd the ntercolonia). From this partial synopsis it can be seen that Canada's legislators have abtisy session before them. Marvel of Mechanism. One of the largest printing presses in the world, and undoubtedly lhe largest in Canada, is shortly to be installed in the premises of Ths Mail and Empire, Toronto. This monster is known as th* Scott Straight Line Sextuple Insetting nnd Folding Machine. > Its enormous capacity of 72,000 papers per hour, printed, pasted, cut and folded, will enable The Mail and Empire to publish news an hour and a half later than at present. .'This mammoth| press is one of the most up to date aud complete machines ever manufactured. An idea of its prodigious size may be gathered from the fact that it is 20 feet in length by 13 feet 10 inches in width and weighs ������2vtons! It will print 8, 10. 12, 14. 16, 20 and 24 pages, as required. It really consists of three presses, double width, or fa>ur pages wide, placed one above the other in parallel planes. Each press carries sixteen stereotype plates, and is fed from a roll of paper 70 inches in width. The webs are brought together in register after being printed, and receive a longitudinal cut in the centre, making six continuous webs or sheets, the present width of the paper. The several sheets receive a fold in the centre, while on the run, and are cut oil in lengths of one page, after which they are again folded to half or quarter | any given number. This machine has lieei constructed with great care, utid it capable of turning out a very supsrioi class nf work, special attention bavins; been given to a perfect ink distribution. The printing cylinders are in horizontal, parallel planes, and tbe rolls o< paper are all atone end of themaihint, while the finished product is deliverer at the other. The tensions are controlled by oin lever and separately, and an inde> provided for the purpose, showsexacth the strain on each web of paper. There are two ink distributing eylin ders, with tbair several compositioi rollers to eachjplata cylinder, and thi ink supply'is controlled by pawl am ratchet mechanisms/ In order to produce papers of an) combined number of'pages, either se< of printing cylinden can be run without tbe others, and the folders wit! each. The driving (gear, which is designed for electric power, is mounted on a sub bed-plate below the floor level, and h securely fastened to ths base of the machine. A slow motion with power h also provided to facilitate tbe threading of the webs and getting the machine in running order. REDISTRIBUTION IN NEXT HOUSE Measure Proposed to be Introduced by the Government in the Commons. Ottawa, Jan. 3,���������The Minister of Justice has prepared a memorandum in reference to tbe ^coming redistribution of seats iu the House of Commons based upen the census of 1000. As a result of this, Ontario will lose .six members; Nova Scotia, two; New Brunswick, one; Prince Edward, one; and the Territories, two; while Manitoba gains three and British Columbia one. The new parliament therefor will have 210 members as coiuparsd with 214 in the present bouse (including the Yukon). The representations in the house will then he as follows: Pressnt Ontario 92 Quebec .. Nova Scotia.. New Btunswit-k.. P.E. I Manitoba British Columbia. Territories Yukon 05 20 14 5 7 0 4 1 ~2H Proposed. 86 65 18 13 4 10 7 6 1 "210 Down in Dixie. Just now a number of our renders are planning where they will go for the winter and no doubt tbe majority of them will do as they have done in ths past, buy round trip excursion tickets, good for six months, to .SjjuUierji_PJne9, N. C, and those who want to make side tripiTof Vfewweeks te Florida, Louisiana or Texas can get round trip tickets from Southern Pines to tiie points tbsy desire to visit at the most favorable rate) and thus save unnecessary expenses. Southern Pines is the head quarters for nortbern'tourist. It is located iu the high sand hills among the Long Leaf Pines on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, which is the most direct rout e between New York, Washington and Jacksonville, Florida. We advise our readers who are expecting to make a Southern trip tn write to Mr. John T. Patrick, Pine- bluff. N. C, and he will send them, Iree of charge, printek matter that will be of much interest. Oriental Hotel Ably furnished with "tss Choicest the Market affords. BEST WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS Large, Light bedroems. Rates $1 a day. Monthly Rate. J. Albert Stone ��������� Prop. THE CITY EXPRESS E. W. B. Paget, Prop. LEGAL I \E MA13TRK * SCOTT. , Barrier*, Solicitors, Ete. Revelstoke, R. C. I. M. Scott, it.A., LI..B. W. da aTs t9m Jfca, aTa *������������������ afTm Jft afsK a*s% ������������������> ������������������������ ������������������������> ������������������ ��������� tlG* jffs a*fa "X' Ktr ^3r\F ���������X' \L" *��������������������� %L* *X" Vh ^r^BF'^^'alT "X^'alT^F^B* ~Xr '���������& ^V*+ 'ar "X��������� 1 Going South for Winter?! If you are contemplating going South during the winter of 1902 or 1903 you can get valuable information free of charge. Write to John T. Patrick Plnebluff, N. G. He can save you money in hotel rates. He can direct you which is the best railroad route to travel. He can direct you where to rent neatly furnished cottages or single rooms. !*- ������Ti *Ti a>*l^ a>T*a ������������������������ arTl- ������T* sfTa sTa ������*������?��������� J&m ������������������* aflfai a>^*a aj*gs V&m ��������������������������� ������*I*a A a^������ JTj JTm sTs ��������� *X**X ali**X**X**nr *ji* tii "& X* *A *K* *x* x x y # X X X X ^t**XF REVELSTOKE FURNITURE CO'Y. THE SUPPLY HOUSE FOR NORTH KOOTENAY. WE keep a larger and better stock than any house between Winnipeg and Vancouver. Quartered Oak Tables, Rock������rs. Bedroom Suites. A splendid line of Couches, Morris' Chairs, and i.every_thing_a^jrstjDIa8a^ House carries. Cabinet Making, UpholstofingTTictuire'Fra^ I TO CAMBORNE AND GOLDFIELDS FROM BEATON Shortest and Host Direct Route to the Fish; River gold Camps. Dally Stage leares Beaton for Gold Camps on arrlral of Boats at .12 o'clock noon, arriving at destination that same afternoon. Stables supplied with Single, Double, Baditle and Pack Horses and Freight Teams for any part of the District., ANDREW M. CRAIG, - Proprietor. By Royal 1848 Warrants 1901 JOHN BEQQ'S Royal Lochnagar % WHISKEY ���������OOTLAHB BALMORAL By appointment to His Majesty the King, 1901. By appointment to Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria, 1848.1900. Revelstoke Wine & Spirit Cempany, Limited, Agents. FHKB BTJfl MEETS ALL TRAINS. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION. HEATED BT HOT AIR REASONABLE KATXS. SIBBALD & FIELD, Real Estate Hotel Victoria Brown 4k. Quor-in. Prep*. Brown & aut>rin. Prop*. ELECTRIC BELLS AND LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM ���������A-O-murTa fob - r.i P. H. TOWNfllT*. - MARA T0WN81TK. - OERKAKI) TOWNBITE. - CAMBORNE TOWNBITE, T'TUT 1 iTPI il T (Canada Parmanotit A Western rl N A n\ A AL- \ Canada Mortgago Corporation. I lliaiiunb (colonial Investment and Loan Company. Insurance /dun Fire. Caledonian Fire. Atlai Fire. j Canadian Fire. Mercantile Fire. Northern Fire. J. Guardian Fire. Manchester Fire. Great West Life. I Ocean, Accidont and Uuarantoe. Confederation Life = \.Canadian Accident Assurance Co. Connecticut Fir* : COAL FOR SALE, HOUSES FOR SALE AND RENT. CONVEYANCING. J. D. SIBBALD, Notary Public. RKVEL8TOKK. B. 0. CHAS. M. FIELD. HOURLT 8TKKKT CAB MEETS ALL TRAINS. BAR WELL SUPPLIED BY THE CHOICKST WINKS, LIO.UOKB AND CIOABS P. BURNS & COY. Wholesale and Ratall DmHm-* PRIME BEEF. PORK. MOiTON. SAUSAGE. FISH AID GAME IN SEASON. '' KvHif*f.Li>"tl*i-*Ym I 1 The Train Despatcher. The frightful accident at Wanslead, Ont.. has drawn attention to the tiiiin despiltchtir uivl his duties. When the ordinary piiMriMigi'i- fcils iu a well cushioned se.u in it cur. and peacefully raadH tho Intent novel whili*lhv train swiftly travels down ' tho grades, through the cms and aroitnd sharp curves at the rate of 45 miles an hour, hif> thoughts seldom ever turn to the faithful servants upon whose shoulders rest the responsibility of briii^inn him safely to the loved ones at homes. Here and there, perhaps at the dead hour of night, his train conies to a standstill at a station,'where there is no representative other than, the ever wakeful Wielder of the ticker. One minute passes, sometimes two or three, and the passenger moves restlessly in his seat; another minute pusses, he jumps, walks excitedly about, and then in a domineering tone asks: "Why are we delayed in this nut of the way place?" From the, conductor he receives the infui-malioii: - "Wait ing for orders." To: the comfort loving passenger it is unsatifactory, and he seems quite oblivious of the danger to which he would be exposed -Vers his train . to dash madly on "without a signal from the-.'watch/ tower"���the dispatcher's office, where every minute is carefully counted and ���very utile as carefully calculated upon. He never 'thinks of the telegrapher .who controls the signal tower; that it is from him the engineer receives his cue; that from his cool and level head, as he sits by his table, emanate the ~ signals which bring the train out of the way of collisions and dangeis. He forgets that, as the engine driver peers through the dark clouds of night, bis eye is'ever watchful for'"white' or "red", signals from the tower. He forgets that as he speeds along, the v.orations of the electric^ wires are ever and anon sent fi om thie despatch- er's desk to every station on the linij * to protect him from being hurried headlong into eternity. ���;' Danger is on all sides, and yet the thoughts of the traveller are far from the railway despatcher who controls the signals truly by which every .danger is averted. - We stroll every day into the despatch- -er'sor the station master's office and ~.sse the telognipher sitting at his desk ��� bold ing the -key lightly, between his fingers, and we bear the click, click, dots and dHshes and we' give not a moment's thought to what it'..' all means. There sits the operator with a chess board before his'mind's eye, and on it representing men and kings are biiperior and inferior trains, running sast and west.- north and south, freighted heavily with priceless humanity. He directs. their movement, he calculo tea theirspeed, and[bringing them to the same point, he gives "theiu ���harp connection. He is always on . the alert and in his hands are th�� destinies of a thousand souls. Let them err to the extent of a single moment, let them forget a single station on the line and maybe a hun dred people may meet' death in a deadly railway collision, so remember: Your safety, then, not all depends, On the man who rings the bell; Divide your praises with telegraphers, To them some praises tell. I Back at the Old Home.t IRVINO BACHELL,ER, the author tells a story of having; gone back- after many years' absence, to hlf ota country homo In the New En pi ami States. On the ruined doorstep of tho old house stood the seedy remnant o' a once noble race. He wore, amongst other things, one suspender and a seed;, pair of trousers. The conversation ran like this: "Glad to see ye," sez he. "Thanks," says I. "We've heeid about you," shy. he, "and they say you done noble.'' "Well, nnd how are you?" says I. "Porely," sez h��. "How's that?" says I. "Jest makrln' a bare Hvln\"'sea he. "Why don't you go away?" says t. "Can't," sez he. "Why not?" says I. "Mortgaged," sez he. "That's too bad," says I. ;"Tts," sez he. "Tou don'l seem to have muci to live for," says 1. "Don't want, to live;", sez he. ."Tou might die." says I. "Can't'," sez he. "Why not?" says I. "Mortgaged," sez he. At this point they were joined by another old acquaintance of Mr^Bach- eller's���a man who for yearSj had held a mortgage on every acre of the country-side. "Bo you're Paul Bacheller's boy?" he said, after scrutinizing the visitor closely. ��� "The same," said Mr. Bacheller. "Well." said Mr. Wallace, reflectively, "If your father had kept you on the farm It would not have looked as it docs now." TJp to this point the unfortunate farmer who was mortgaged had tn ken no part In the conversation. Now, however, a Strang grin came across his face. "That's right, Mr. Wallace," Bea he. "If he had been kept on the farm the farm would hev looked batter, but he'd hev looked a damn sltfht worse." RANCH FOR SALE. The administrators of the estate of John D. 13oyd deceased, offer for sale by tender the property in the Biff Bend District, known as "Boyd's Ranch," also the cliatlcl property thereon, a list of which may be seen ut the office of the undersigned. Tenders will be received up lo Feb. ist, 1903. The administrators willjnot be bound to accept the highest or any tender. HARVEY, McCARTER & P1NKHAM, Solicitors for Administrators. Revelstoke, B. C., Nov. 27th, 1902. A Phenomenon of Sleep. He had. come on her dozing In a ham. mock, and when she woke up she accused (tolm of stealing a kiss. "Well * he sat*-.'."I will admit that the temptation w^s too strong to be resisted. I ��lld staral one little kiss." "One!" shs exclaimed,/'Indignantly; "I counted elerht before I woke up."���"Ho'jsehold ���Words." OUR HEW PHOTO STUDIO Land Registry Act. Lois 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, in Block 48, in Town of Revelstoke, B. C, Map 636 B. A CERTIFICATE of indefeasible Title to the above property will be istsued to Frank Bernard Lewis on the lifcth tlav of February. A. D��� 1B0;i, unless in ttiu meantime a valid objection thereto be made to me In writing by a person cluimtni;&n estate or interest therein or in any part thereof. H.F. MACLEOD, District Registrar. Land Registry Office, Nelson, B. C. 17th November, 1902. TIME TABLE S. S. ARCHER OR S. S. LARDEAU Certificate of improvements. NOTICE. Halifax and Gibraltar No 2 mineral claims situate In the Arrow Lake mining division of West Kootenay District. Where located���Two miles from the head of Canyon Creek. Take notice that I. A. R. Heland, agent for J. R. Jamlcson, F. M. C. 13C80I3; T, Mathews, , MC 1163111: J B Hall, IM5U92; J L Farwlg, BT'.>9i2: intend sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the M Ining Recorder for a cerlncate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of tho above claims. And further take notice that action under section 37 must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 3rd day of Sept, 11102, a. D. A..R. 1IEYLASD. 2. Certificate of Improvements. 3STOTICB, Londonderry, Golden Rod No. 2, Hailstorm mineral claims, situate In the Arrow Lake Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located���On Canyon Creek, joining the Londondery, M. C. TAKE NOTICE that I, A. R. Heyland, Agent for T. Mathews,-F.M.a,, B 6S111, J. K. Jamieson. B G8013, intend sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements for the purpose o( ottalnf ng a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further that notice that action under section 37 must bo commenced before the issuarce of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 3rd day of Sept., 1902, A. D. '-.' A. R: HEYLAND. THE TOWNSITE OF .CIRCLE CITY.. IS NOW ON THE MARKET. JSTOTIQE Next to R. IIOWSON'S Furniture Store, is making both Miniature Photos and the regular larger styles. Cabinet Photos in the popular platino tones at reasonable prices. Our Mantello Cabinet is J4.00 per dozen. .Same Pretty Mountings for our Photo Broacnea. Watch Charms, Lever and Dumb '.Bell Cuff Links, Scarf Pins, &c. Thesearc ., suggested as very acceptable Christmas "- Gifts. I also makedifferent sizes of Plain Photo Buttons and I copy from any Picture. Bring small children for sittings either in the forenoon or not later than '���".'- two o'clockInHhe afternoon...Sunshine is . not necessary. r unuinon viup photographer, nUWAKU a\INbf Kevelst- kc, BO. ���Running between'Arrowhead, Thomson's Landini-anrt Conmi.lix, commencing October lull, 19ul;will sail as lollows, weather permitting: Leaving Arrowhead for Thomson's Landing and Comaplij: twice dailyr-lOlc;, and16k. Leaving Comaplix and Ihomson's Landing for Arrowhead...'.twice daily���7:15kand 12:45k Making close connections with all C. P. K. Steamers and Trains. The owners reserve the right to change times of sailings without notice. The Fred Robinson Lumber Co., Limited Your Winter Supply Of Vegetables Should be your first consideration nt this time of the year. I have a lar^e stock, nil home grown, inc'ltuling Potatoes, Cabbage, Carrots,' Etc, Etc. Also a large (luantity of first class Timothy and Clover Hay. Write for prices and par- ) titulars to S. Crowle, Revelstoke, B. C. NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date I will apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and'Works ��� for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands in West' Kootenay:���Commencing at \V. Ie Maistre's north west corner post near Boyd's ranch about half a mile from the Columbia river, thence east 80 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains, thence north 80 chains to point of commencement. Dated the 23rd day of October, 1902. W. Ie MAISTRE. BUY BEFORE YOU SLEEP. CIRCLE CITY is the Terminus of the proposed Railway already surveyed via the Lardcau Creek with fork to that point. CIRCLE CITY is beautifully situated at the base of the Lardeau Pass, Galena and Surprise Creeks. CiRCLE CITY is absolutely surrounded by Mining Properties now under Development. , . . . . . . . Homestead entires fur the calendar year euding 1002 were 22,104,compared with 0U5 for 1001, or an increase of 13,048 for the yeav. In 1806 the Homestead entvies were 1C37. Estimating four 'of a family to f-ach homestead this would give over 88,000 of a new population, hut there weie many parous who purchased their land from land and railway companies. GO '10 L- Schnider FOR YOUR ;-��� ': <;������' ���. ���" ' '���" -��*. Paterit Rubber ?Heels ; and Rubber Soleing - In all sizes and colors. Boot and Shoe Repairing a Specialty i4^t-i.ltl'lrl"H"t"i'l">"ll;Mllll|t't' PELLEW-HARVEY, | BRYANT & CiLMAN Mining Engineers and Assayers, VANCOUVER, B.C. Established 1890 GO TO THE REVELSTOKE DAIRY FOR Pure Milk NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date I will apply lo the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following- described lands in West -.' Kootenay :���Commencing at I. A. Kirk's north west corner post thence east 40 chains, thence south 160 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated the 23rd day of October, 1902. J. A. KIRK. ZbTOTIOE Splendid Water Power Which will be utilized next Season by Concentrating' Plants. SEND FOR PARTICULARS AT ONCE TO THE GENERAL AGENT, a. B. BATHO, - Ferguson, B. C. ���&MHMM*0������J*��*����9**����*��J+**> 9*0**0*#0**0��**��*00��*��*0*^ prASHNOLAM^e J. G. McCallum PROPRIETOR. A8SAY WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS UNDERTAKEN. Test* made up to 2,000 lbs. A specialty made of checking Smelter Pulps. Samples from the Interior by mall or expresa promptly attended to. correspondence solicited. VANCOUVER, B.C. Htt'rlll'H<��'H'HI.IH'WH< ��&=�� UNION -=��# Cigar Factory REVELSTOKE, B.C. Revelstoke Skating Rink Skating every Evening from 8 to 10 o'clock. ���AND EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT Admisaion���45c Season Tickets Ladle ' WOO Gentlemen s 00 TICKETS FOR SALE AT . IS Canada Drug & Bookstore. i J. A. Miller S Co. �� Soy Smythe'a Tobacco Store. a Rink Company. Mid****)**)!!)***)!!***))!********)) Notice. Application! will be received until the 16th February, 19011, by the Secretary Hcvelstoko Hospital Society, Revelttoke. British Columbia, for the poaltlon of Resident Physician. Applicants will please state Qualifications and salary *xp��et��d, H. A. BROWN, Prop. Brands: OUR SPECIAL and THE UNION ALL GOODS UNION MADE '(H W O O D UNION HOTEL FIRST CLASS S2 PER DAY HOUSE Choice Brands of Winee, Liquors and Cigars. NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date I will "apply to the Chief Com missioner of Lands and Works for a special license lo cut and carry'away limber from the following' described lands in West Kootenay :���Commencing at Peter Agren's southwest corner post near Boyd's ranch on -the Columbia river, thence north 160 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 160 chains, thence west 40 chains to the point of commencement. Dated the 23rd.day of October, 1902. PETER AGREN. ���N-QTIOE J. LAUGHT0N, Prep. First Street. Write for our interesting books '* Invent- )or's Help" ami " How you are swindled." ;Send u? a rough fikcich or model of ?our in* Wention or improvement find we will tell you, Jfree our opinion as to whether it i�� probably- >)>ateniable. Rejected applications have often )bee�� successfully prosecuted by in. We Iconduct fullv equipped offices in Montreal .and Washington ; thisqtialifie* us to prompt- Sly dispatch work and quicklv a-cure Patents lai bro~ d as the invention. Highest references, )furm*hed. < J Patent* procured through Marion & Ma Srion receive special notice without charge in ��� lover 100 newspapers distributed throughout. >the D-minion. , , J Specialty:���Patent business of Manufac t Jturersaucf Engineers. J 1 NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date I will apply to the Chief Commissioner . of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands in West Kootenay :���Commencing j at Peter Agren's south west corner post near Boyd's ranch about half a mile from the Columbia river, thence east 80 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence west do chains, thence south 80. chains to the point of commencement. Dated the 23rd day of October, 1902. ;; PETER AGREN. The Smelting Centre of the Similkameen Valley. Backed by the payrolls of two gigantic coal companies and the Copper and Kennedy Mountain Mines. Surrounded by the following resources: .Coal, gold, copper, silver and a fine agricultural country. Large herds of cattle, fruit in abundance, with a climate almost southern and all that could be asked. ASHNOLA is owned nnd backed by tbe payroll of the Similkameen Valley Coal Company, Ltd., which is a guarantee in itself of its success. The equipment and development of their coal mines, ins.'ailing of water, electric light and power plants .are already arranged for. The development of the Ashnola Coal Company's mine by the Eastern Capitalists who have established their payroll at ASHNOLA, makes it the coming city of the interior of British Columbia. "" City of Wonder, Progress and Great Prosperity Lots in Ashnola, are safe investments. In Blocks 1 to 4 and 13 to 20 the price will be advanced 25c. per month until May 1st, 1902i and to ten per cent, in the remaining blocks. The present price is from $50 to $225 Twenty-five per cent, cash; three, six and nine months without interest. Arrangements are already completed for Eight buildings, including cottages for the Employees of thecotnpany at Ashnola. This work will be under full headway by May 1st. Four years ago the Crow's Nest Shares could lie bought and were sold at 11 cents. . Today they are quote! at $80.00. :Witn the advent of transportation, Similkameen Valley Coal can be. delivered at any point in West Kootenay or Yale as cheaply as by any other Company in Canada. v?J FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS APPLY TO SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY COAL. CO., LIMBTED. NELSON, B. C- ��� ' : 9WM>0*0)I��****S0*��0*��&M0*���� NOTICE. Notice la hereby given that SO days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner ot Lands and works for permission to cut and carry awav timber from the followlngdcseribed lands, situated In West Kootenay: Commencing at a post planted at tho south oast corners!^Kate^Bcott'a^liinbcr claim aud marked "A. Y.Anderson's south westcorHcr post," thence north 120 chains, thence east to the west bank of Pish river, thence south following the bank ol Fish river to the point of commencement. Dated thls2Sth day of November 1902. A. Y. ANDERSON. MARION & MARION , Patent Expert', end Solicitors }Office.- I New York Lifep'W'jr, nontrojl Atlantic Bldg,Washington D.C, For Sale. The undersigned having contracted for the whole of McMahon Bros, wood is prepared to supply Mill wood at $2 Per Load qr-Cedar Gordwood���$3.00 delivered.~JtM Vffardwood at equally low rates. ..Thos. Lewis.. Ordera left at O B. flume & Co., Morris A Steed's, or at mill will have prompt attention. For Sale TWO Residences on McKenile Avenue," with modern Improvements, 12500 each on easy leirms. TWO Residences on Third Street, east, very convenient for railway men, 11800 ����ch, easy terms. ONE Residence 0. First Street, east, cash required fSQO. object to mortgage. Apply to, HARv KY, McCikTEEE.4 P1KX HAM. BELGIAN HARES The quickest breeders and greatest moneymakers in the small stock line of the. present dav. Full bred stock of FASHODAS. Price���$6 and Sic per pair, according to age. THOS. SKINNER,���Revelstoke. B. C. NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that ,10 days after date 1 intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated In West Kootenay; Commencing at a post planted at the north weRteorner'of-A.-Y, Anderson's timber claim and marked "B.Steiss' south west corner post," thence north 80 chains;-thence east 80 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains to the point of commencement. Dated this 25th day of November, 1902. K. STEISS. . ��� ��*r�� iTi a*!*- ai*f��� ��*f�� ��*��*X **" ��T��. tt�� *Ti ��*!% aTl aTi lT�� >����� ��*f�� ��*fr�� tTi aTa ��T�� at TXTvE" *3?%Xi" %P%C" twtj,! ��ifc" *ilt* *1�� *ift *>ji* *ili* *ji* *X* ^jjrix* *X* %TT * Do Vou Want to Make Your Business Pay? We Can Show The Road to Suoeeea It Pays to Buy An Advertising 8paoe In The Revelstoke Herald Notice to Creditors. 00:0.0:000.00.0.0:0.00:0.0.0.0.0:0.0.0:000 HOW ABOUT THAT SUIT Of Clothes yon promised yourself this FALL. Our Fall Slock is now the most complete in B. C. Our Fancy Goods nre all new with new colors'and the latest stripes. See theui before leaving your order elsewhere. R.S.WILSON, Fashionable Tailor. " Next the McOarty Block. COURT OF BRITISH IN THE SUPREME >. COLUMBIA. In the matter of the estate of Daniel Robinson, late of Revelstoke, B.C., deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of the said Daniel Robinson who died on or about thcl'Jth day of November, A. D., 1902, are required to send by post prepaid or to dellcver to Harvey, MeCarter & Plnkham, solicitors for the Executors, on or before-the 18th day of February. A. D��� 1903. their names, addresses and descriptions and a full statement of particulars of their claims and the nature of the security (If any) held by them, duly certified, and that after the said date the Executors will proceed to distribute the assets of tho deceased among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims of which thoy shall then have notice. Dated this 18th day of December, A.D., 1902, HARVEY, McCARTER & PINKHAM, Solicitors for tbe Executors and Rail way men's Journal IT HAS A LARGE CIRCULATION IT COVERS THE FIELD IT GIVES ENTIRE SATISFACTION. Notice. If the party or parties who 'removed tbe cap from a field glass at Watchman William Maekle'i Cabin at tbe Columbia bridge hut summer, will return the same to A. McRae, Postmaster, they will receive (5 reward, + + SUBSCRIPTION RATE : $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Our Job Printing Department Is equipped with the Latest Faces of Type, the Best of Presses and Inks, and - we guarantee Clean, Neat and Attractive Work. No Job" too'.Large or too ���' Small. We Print . . . /^-^^ We Print . . . Dodgers, Posters, Streamers, Dates Envelopes Circulars Note Heads .Pamphlets Bill Heads Letter Heads ^a Books. " Visiting Cards Business Cards. ~~ Stationery of all kinds. J Revelstoke Herald Job Room First Street. * vv1-^rV������';..JZj������&5?������^^ S^WevsM '"'���������' WITH THE POETS. Spring. 'VlfftYfo ' Too well 1 k:iaw you,. Bprlnjr, and eo restrain :'~': " _��������� .��������� ���������' " ,:cS froin Ml such flattfir- Jly f.-.0!l^'.. As "mild" r-'.iJ. Evi:: ;is ' This tir;--���������-��������� In*:; ���������.:- ; f- ���������'. I- I :"gentle>���������lest I be re- i-ss ot old, and flayed V:.' hail and cutting sleet, .j your goliig may be but ha Ti lly i l may forget- and drowse iaess beneath Dear Sunimor's v.'-'-m -va>". ���������,." ' iass... Summer.-, Ir.su.-.-raMe season of the Sun, V. h< n will your noisy Insect court take fi!sUt?' ��������� Your orchestra that reals not���������day or night: Tour armies wltH unconquerablo Etingf, When wi!! they flee���������What for do they !.::ve wlnts? How ! Kow harrowing nic with horrid shrieks an-.l groans -'<', ,... Were gcid old JoTIy Winter only here, I'd soon forget you and your evil cheer. Winter. |V'' 3'rary im-n-'':! with mock Jovial air, Vou tooU ;:.. _.een earth prisoner unaware; And pinioned ike trees that moan and call To Spring to fi'C3 them from your ley thrall. .Tou manacled the stream who tugs in vain . . To loose himself from your relentless chain. ���������jAna I���������my heart is sad, my'lyre is dumb, Mild, Gentle spring���������Oh! will you ever r.omc? ' ���������Oliver Herfprd, In Scrlbner's. HOY/ ROB RAN AWAY. It is probably a low estimate when one says nine bo.> s out of ten make up their minds at ss.v'8 Lime during their careers to r:::\~ away from home. There ar-.? various causes that contribute to the.forming of such resolutions, but whatever the cause, the boy is always firm in the belief that he is not being used Hsjht, and that the only way to better his condition is to gather up such personal property as he can -conveniently carry and get out into lhe world, where he can make a name for himself by killing Indians, or, pirates, or by becoming a great detective. \ Sometimes the hoy resolves to become a pirate, or highwayman, and it is not always the most vicious who form such a determination. To the ���������mind of the average boy there seems a ���������-great deal of romance in such a career. For many weeks Rob Norton had 'Jleen planning to leave the paternal ������������������roof-tree, and it must be confessed the -Testing of a most Improbable and Impossible pirate yarn had brought about this reckless determination. Rob had mace up his mind to be- -come a pirate! -Many a night he dreamed of treading She quarter deck and roaring out his arders to his gallant crew. Many a rich jrke had he captured���������in his mind. He had fancied himself performing all manner of desperate and daring deeds, ��������� and had even decided he would be Scnown as "Red Eob, the Rover of the tDeep." He thrilled ail over whenever lie contemplated the magnificence of ���������the title. Working on a farm was "dead slow" -^if ~inm"aj^'^e^liowe=di'tb"qi:6te"' Rob's" owe definition of it. Hoeing potatoes and chasing cows his mind revolted against. Ey shrewd dickering he had been ���������able to get hold of a cheap revolver, And this he concealed under the eaves in the open chamber, where likewise nestled the pirate yarn that had so fas- ..crnated and bewitched him. If Roh's father had known he possessed the revolver there would have "been trouble, and the weapon would Jiave been confiscated. Il wos some lime after he obtained possession of tha revolver before Rob jreally settled on the time of his departure. For two or three days he had Shirked about his work, and the result ���������was he got a good "dressing down," and was told, he would get another It Ae did not complete a certain amount ������T work the following day. *TU never do it aa long aa I llvei" ^declared Rob. .'But he took good care not to utter &ke "words aloud. '���������'That night, when all the house wan oauil. he gathered up a few things and 4U������a them in a small bundle, and the ' And hobby horso and toy, ". ;v For while upon his travels ^ Old Santa'd scatter cheer; He'd make a Christmas somewhere Each day throughout the year. ���������Woman's Home Companion. WHO IS SANTA CLAUS? rrndtticm Aj>������wer* WltU a Pretty Story. It is frequently asked, "Who Is Santa Claus?" Here is ti story about him that lets light upon his real character. He was bishop of Myrn and died about tha year 320. Among his parishioners (so runs one story) there lived a certain nobleman who had three daughters. From being rich he became so poor that thera eeemed to him no means of obtaining food for his daughters but by sacrificing- them to a dishonorable life. Over and over again the thought came into his mind to^ell them so, but shame and sorrow held him dumb. Meanwhile tho maidens wept continually, not knowing what to do and having no bread to eat, and their father became more and mors desperate. When St. Nicholas heard of this, he thought it a shame that such u, thine should happen in a Christian land. Therefore one night when the maidens were asleep and their father alone sat .watching and weeping he took, a handful of gold and tyiug it up in a handkerchief repaired to the nobleman's dwelling. He considered how be might bestow it without making himself known, and while ho stood irresolute the moon coming from i behinda cloud showed him an open win- I dow. i ' POINTED PARAGRAPHS--^ Weeping willows should he paintetJ tn tiers. Tho plainer a woman la the moro sho moralizes. Continued choorfulness Is a. manifest Eign of wisdom. To becomo rich without labor la tho Idea of most inon. Judge a man by his address rather than by his dross. A man must feel girlish whon h? makes his maiden speech. - Creditors and poor relations always call at the wrong time,. It Is an easy matter for a man to re< elst everything but temptation. If any homely woman lives long enough she will become a pretty old ono. A writer says the only gems that arc a drug on the market are gems of thought. - ' Many a man carries his total assets on his shirt front in the guise of n diamond pin. Speech is sllvor and silence Is golden���������and thoro is more sllvor In circulation than gold. Ths public trusts many a man with an office "that his butcher wouldn't trust with a pound of bacon.���������Chicago News. _..- The river Jordan has Its origin in one of tho largest springs In ths world. ������������������ Howitzers aro steel breochloading weapons weighing 2,500 pounds and having a length of six feet ton inches. The shipyards of Great Britain, all working together, cound turn out a big steamship overy day of the year. Whatever the harm of sensational literature, tt teaches the people to read. Despite tho defects of the American press. It holds up a mirror of tho whole world's affairs. The mirror may not be tho right kind, but its tendency is to lead the people to self- consciousness. If you do not like vice and crlrao, change the light. If you look Into a mirror and see a dirty face, do you wash" the face or the mirror? I do not want a press which shows ap tho virtues of humanity and not the faults; but let us have more truth, the whole truth and nothing but tho truth. THINGS CHINES!?; ' Many Chinese temples have wl.id- fows made from mother-of-pearl, found In oyster shells. Tho material Is transparent and looks like opal glass, Tho best quality of Chlnoso tea Is 'very expenslvo and so llttlo of It In grown that thoro is never any of It to export. Tho Chinaman knows good ,toa and keeps it all for his own con- sumption. Tho Chinese think they occupy tlio middle of tho earth, and that all other nations are meroly dwelling on the edges. Their most respectful term to designate a foreigner Is "tho oceao men." Millions have been spent In civilized countries in futile efforts to pro- serve grapos. The Chinese havo known the secret for many centuries, and millions more have been vainly used In the effort to dras from them the recipe. In northern China hot-water peddlers go about with a whistling kettlo ���������the whistle announcing that the wa- . ter Is at a boiling point. When they hear the whistle tho people run with their teapots and buy enough hot wa������ ter for their day's tea. A celebrated Chlneso dancing manner, Hung Foo-Choo, announces in a Chinese paper that ho Is to hold a religious service, to which ho invites everybody, In honor of the 1000th anniversary of the death of his aricestor, who was the first of the family to take up the profession. A curious Industry ik some of tha' provinces in China is tho mauufaeturo. of mock money for offering to- tho dead. The pieces are only; half tha size ofJthe real coins, but tho dead are supposed not to know the difference. The dummy coins aro made out of tin, hammered to tho thinness of paper, and stamped out to the size" required. BRAVEST HEARTS. "None hut tfllots and lovers dollsut la 'constant repetition of the sanio thing." A tiny imp of curious mien, Arrayed In crimson slashed with green, Came dancing o'er tho hill at morn, To whero I wandered all forlorn.' And though I knew him���������know Mm well, 1.a< I laughed to hear each tiny bell. That tinkled on his tussled cap, And fondled him upon my lap. Oh, folly wise! oh, folly sweet! A thousand times to me repeat, The message that she sends by yon; A thousand times it will be new. ���������Arthur Henry. MAN OF ACTION. GEMS OF THOUGHT Deeds are greater than words. Deeds have such a life, mute but undeniable, and grow as living trees and So he threw in the gold, and it fell ! 'fruit trees do; they people the vacuity at the feet of the father, who, when ha found it,, returned tlinnks and presented It to his eldest daughter as her wedding portion. A.second, time St. Nicholas col- ! lected a similnr sum, aud again he threw of time, and make It green and ; worthy. . Why should the oak prove ��������� logically that it ought to grow, and 'will grow? Plant it, try it; what it In by night. So a wedding portion wai j j?"8' of diligent judicious asslmila- provided for the second daughter. But tl0������ and secretion it has, of progress the curiosity ot the old nobleman was ! ancl resistance, of force to grow, will now excited. He greatly desired to know i tnen declare themselves.���������Carlyle. who it wns that came to his aid. There- I fore he determined to watch. When th j good saint came tor the third time and. The longer we live and the more wo think the higher value we learn to ��������� , put on the friendship and tenderness prepared to throw in the third portion, he of parents and of frlends.r-rDr. John- was discovered, for the nobleman seized : soa# *" I him by the skirt of his robe and flung ' ' . .' i himself at his feet, saying, "Ob, Nicholas, i You ttay nnd two wlty men, ton servant ot God, why seek to hide thy- j ��������� clever- men, and twenty-foolish men ! self?1' And lie kissml his feet and hands, j before you will find one prudent-or But St. Nicholas made him promise that thrifty man.���������Old Humphrey, he would tell no man. I About any art,, think last of what | pays, first of what pleases. It is in CHRISTMAS IN THE SOUTH. ; that spirit only that art can be made. ���������: :��������� ; ���������It. L. Stevenson. How the D������y Wa. Celebrated I. One more good man on earth is bet- oiaen Titnei. j teT thaa an ex^ra angei ln heaven. - Sixty years ago skyrockets, Roman can- i ,, ..,,., *��������� ' dies and Chinese firecrackers were un- j . Man l thinks he knows, but woman known in the south. The same may be! Knows better, said ot the Christmas tree outside of the j it Is not the wine that old Episcopal parishes. And still tbe | man drunk, it is the man.. boys of those early days made a deal of j nr,i��������� <���������>,o^;i���������n ���������,.,���������+ jn ������ .. pother by the burstins of bogs' bladders ! ,������l'i ftk * th" and the firing of shotguns at tbe break of . achievements of their ancestors., day. The morning egsnog was seldom; Floquence is a painting of ths omitted in their matutinal festivities. ; thought*.���������Pascal. The old. time negroes, the happiest yeo- i AH thlnss com0.to Wm who mak manry of the world, were never refused , oth Deor>ie wait their traditional Christmas dram. There , ������tner people WSUC' were then no poorhouses, no charity hos- ! The average woman has a lot moro makes a pitals, and the benevolent machinery of j these degenerate days was unknown because not needed. Country quiltings were all tbe rage in the rural district?, and when work was finished the neighboring fiddler was summoned. After no little turning and fntimatns than she has friends. Women consider any brilliant man good-iooklna;, and men consider any good-looking woman brilliant. Whenever a woman who is carrying a fat baby meets a man leadins BcFapTDlftheTBWWn^ atood up vis-a-vis in two lines. At tbe Indignant at him. when the corn was first planted. It even wore an old h-���������t of his upon Its head, and lhe bristling whiskers he had seen the previous night proved to be whisps of straw. With one blow of his fist Boh knocked it over. But he wns cured. He sold the revolver, burned the pirate yarn, and remained at home. , words "Set to your partners" tbey footed j it quite nimbly through the mnzes of the Virginia reel���������no stutoly minuet, no high- falutin german, but a rollicking movement that Bbook the floor until, as Burns puts It, The roof ami rafters ������' did dlrl. | Those wore halcyon days tbe like of which Is not seen nowadays. j AtWl.lna tlia llaclialor*. "Why do you not tell tbe bachelors how to chocie wives?" asked one of them. a'U;r reading the professor's advice to the girls on the question of choosing husbands. This query . is easily answered. In tlie first place, to llabel the girls who would make the best wives would be to give away stat������ secrets. Oae may laugh at the follies and foibles of the sex, when, by pointing out the same, good may he dona; but It wou.d be unpardonable to give the man ln.tlde Information about tho sisterhood oJ ������uch a srave character as that requeited. A man contemplating marriage should he able to settle the question i'or himself. One who cannot dlstlngilsh the difference be- twaen the false and the true should remain a bachelor. Boys should not m������rry. Conning-. Jimmle^���������But your stockin's have holes in them. Johnnie���������Sh! I'm jcoin' ter put a baaket beneath'em.���������New York Journal. Whon a woman tells a man he ought to be ashamed of himself for doing something, half of the time It means that she would have been ashamed of him if ho hadn't. o Natur������ never did betray the heart that loved her.���������Wordsworth. There are truth3 which are not for all men, nor for ail times.���������Voltaire. A day for toll, an hour for sport, but for a friend a life is too short.���������Emerson- . Olil En������l!*ri Saylnjr. As many mince pies as you taste at Christmas so many happy months will you have; ... "Oh tho perfily of mankind," sighed the little Mies Dresden. "Here" Mr. Tlmrnidy has iwnt mc a Valentino with a verso hegin'.ilng, 'Oh, the eirth has no treasures t.ao costly for thco," and when I took It to the store lo eco what It cost they K-'.d me It was twenty, cents laM wsaaonj but marked down to eleven." - -... - KHNC FOR CHRISTMAS OAT. BREAKTA9T. Orarig������s. 'Grape*. '* Oatmeal, Cream. . '' BsketJ Applea. Omelet.- Suwed potato**. * Old Faahlontd Hiumgn Ball*. ' Wheat Cakei Qem*. ; :.', CofT������e. :'jr_ DINNKR. Blue Point] on ths Halt ShtlL Cream of Tomato Soup.; Celery. RatiUhcs. Olive*. Boiled Cod, Lobater Sauce. Kaln Potato Dalla. Cucumber*. Roait Turkey, 0/������tcr Sauce. Cranberry Jeiljr. Bwect Potato Croquette*. : Peaa. Boiled Onion*. Roman Punch. Rout Buck, .Vut Stuffing;. OranKtt Salad. . Plum Puddln/, Brandy Sauo*. Ices. Cake*. Jelly. Cheese. Wafers. Coffee. Bonbons. Kniita. Nuta. SUPPER. Loblter a la Hewhurg In Chafing Dlak. Hayonnaiso of Celery. Potato Croquette*. Pickled Beet*. Parker ilouso Roll*. Vroxo Jelly, Whipped Cream. Sponge Cake. To. ���������A '1- -X SEWING HINTS. Always use double thread for gath- , erlng. ;"''''''.;....' j Always use as'.fine a thread and 1 needle as tho garment will allow. When threading your needle make ; tha knot on the end broken from tha !. reel.'- - 1 The rule for frilling is oho and ������ ' quarter the length of the edge to bo j trlzaraed. | In faelBg a sloare, turn It, and place' ' the facias inside the sleeve before ! sewinjr It on. i Otttiwr* should always be set on tha ' right side, but never with a needle; nee a large ������ln- When cowing on a button place the An ot oa the right aide of the cloth directly under the button. In sewing a eeam, put the stitches elosely together, but lightly, Into tha cloth, being careful not to pull tho thread tight, aa this causes the seam to pucker. ' Sunday consultations at the Pari* hospitals were not well attended by ths working classes, the worklngman preferring to lose a day's work rather than a few of his hours of Idleness oa Suadajr. - ��������� ��������� ���������-- ��������� BACHELOR'S REFL ECTIONS, No man loves his baby at first; ho has to get used to it like a baseball finger. It always makes a girl mad to bo Beared by a mouse when there aren't any men around. Any man can get any woman to marry him if he only proposes to her la enough different ways.' It is generally easiest to kiss a woman right after you have begged her to forgive you for something.' After a man has argued a certain time with a woman he ia either convinced or else ho is willing to admit be is. 0 A man judges a woman's heart by her face; a woman judges fa man's face by his heart. A woman who loves too much sometimes loses, but a woman, who loves too.little never gains: anything worth losing. .. The women have got up a new story now about a girl that was so sensitive that it made her seriously ill to be kissed. Every girl has an idea that when she Is telling a man she loves him he - will see her whole soul looking at him 4 In her eyes. '���������'��������� -���������Whenever a woman sees a picture In a book of a woman kneeling at a man's feet she feels that she ought to read it herself before she lets her daughter. As soon as a woman falls in love hei complexion gets bettor. If modesty was the fool-killer most women would die of old age. . There are probably, a lot of women that will find hoaven awfully old- Cashioned. ���������: A minister doesn't have to know the marriage ceremony by heart, for If he forgets a' word the woman can always prompt him. The only thing which would punish a woman worse than having to say what she believed would be having to Relieve what she said. The main difference between a cat and a woman Is that the cat has whiskers. Any man can go Into a room ful.of woman and pick out tho one that thinks she is "advanced." A.s the women run things nowadays, nobody but an Emperor can go in good-society ^without ^having-; to-bo-a hypocrite. A woman's club is a placo where a woman can go and learn all about baby food, garbage and Rubinstein at the same time. Whenever you hear a woman tell another sho is sorry sho read a certain book, you can inako up your mind the other woman is going to read it.'' ,.' Many a hero to the world at larga sees a "no-account" every time he looks in the glass. The man who talks business at tome Is in danger of getting well-: meant but risky advice. No man can stand on top because he. is put there. Jealousy Is the flattery of love. Husband and wife should never cease to be jealous of each other. In man's eyee disappointment in love is but a pretence for seeking tmusementa without love. : 80ME IFS Tf papa didn't have to go to: work;. If mamma always could.sit down and '���������play;'";'' 1f chocolate* were used Instead ol : bread;" If combs and sponges could be thrown ���������way; tt toy itorM alda't have a alngla clerk; Aad any child could ge la there enA ������ur;' ��������� If we had Saturdays Ive times a - -'week; tf Christmas came on every other1 day; If grows folks loved to hear a lot ot nelse, $hla world would be quite nice for, . Uttle boy*. .-��������� - - ' -:'-- ������& John Desmond awoke at 3 In tho morning and tossed about in his bed, Within his a fierce struggle between tho brniri and tho heart was in progress. He employed every scheme'that, he was aware of to court or compel sleep without success. Suddenly the truth dawned upon him, like a flood of soft warm light. He was In love. The love of his lifo, compared with which all his p:i3t loves-}- montl replied, were mere idle fancies. The btittlo was over. John Desmond, thirty, lawyer, athlete, man of tho world, was conquered.''' "���������'. ', . ' Being a man of action, Desmond no.; sooner acknowledged' to himsolf that he really was In love with Kato Evans- ton than he resolved to marry hor at tho earliest possible day. Kato Evanston was soatod at the piano in the drawing-room of Ilia. Saulsbury's beautiful homo, whore she was employed as companion yto tbs lady of the house. Tho richjllght of a middle May evening pcryaded tho placo. ' j? Her fingers wer softly bringing back memories of "Ermlnle" and other Casino delights as her thoughts travehiJ back over tho past. After a time she arose from ine piano and picking up a number of photographs of John Desmond's friends that lay upon the tabic, seated herself upon a sofa with her back to the door and proceeded to contemplate each of them. > Desmond returning home early t.-.at evening let himself Into his aunt's house vcrjf quietly with his latchkey, hoping to catch Kate at'the piano in the middle of one of the sweet airs be had grown of late to love. .: Ho approached lhe great drawing room doors and took a peep through the crevlco which separated them. In an instant his heart seemed to ceast beating with almost electrical suddenness, for the sight which ;'.!s maddened brain encountered rilled him with rago and Jealousy. With a heart of ice and lead he ,wa9_ about to turn- to leave tho house as noiselessly as he had entered when the sTnkins sun shot a ray. of light through the room and revealed something which made the blood " course faster through his body than It had ever coursed before. Then he turned away, and, closing the door very softly behind him, descended the front' steps of the house and passed down the street/. Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Evanston were at'their dessert that evening before John appeared. He had left word in the morning that he might be detained until a late hour, and so they had not waited dinner for him. Mrs. Salisbury noticed that her nephew seemed to he laboring under considerable restraint and bluntly asked him the cause; hut the good body's solicitude met only with evasion and she presently gave up all attempts to draw anything from him and retired early to her room, leaving John and Kate together. No sooner had Mrs. Saulsbury quitted the dining room! than Desmond turned to Kate and said: "Miss Evanston, I'm going to ask you to "do me a favor." ���������Kate- looked "at him-inquisitively. ������������������ "I want you," he continued, ''to accompany mo on a hit of a -shopping tour, I've got a' peculiar mission to execute and I want your help. Will you do it?" "To.be...sure.' I shall be most happy, Mr. Desmond," Kate answered, "and ifyou'U excuse me I'll be prepared in a. very few minutes." The streets were dark by the time they left the house, for tho shopping quarter of the town", and Kate took Desmond's arm. They had walked for a few moments In silence whon Desmond'said: "I want to explain this errand to you and no doubt you, too, will think it peculiar. As a matter of fact, I'vo been commissioned to arrange for the wedding of two very dear friends." ' "Two couples," Kate asked,, quietly. "Why, no! only one couple; a man and a woman," John answered,'somewhat puzzled at the question. "And was Bhe a very.deaf friend?'* the girl on his Jirm asked. "Yes;, the dearest friend 1 ever had among women; In fact, the only wo- ���������aan I evei i-eally cared for." In a moment John was half sorry, half glad he had said this, for he felt tae little hand of his companion withdraw uatll enly the tips of the Augers rested upon hl������ arm. "That's a good ���������Ign," he mused. For a moment mothlng was said; t*en Miss Evanston broke tho silence. "And didn't she care for you?" she asked.. "Yea," he replied. "She loved me and she still loves me." Presently Kate's curiosity got the better of her Judgment and she asked: "And the mas���������-you say he's a dear friend, too?" "Yes," replied Desmond, "the only tne I ever trusted absolutely." o-.i~.ATm aoes ne know mat you ioT������ tier ant", that she loves you?" "'"He knows absolutely that I love her and he Is mighty certain that sho loves nie." Kato was now thoroughly mystified, "And which of thom asked you to ar- ran go for the wedding?" sho asked. , "Ho did," replied John curtly. , Kato could only suy: "Well, this mission, as you term it, certainly Jj Inexpllcublo." ''..������������������; . "Oh. no, It Isn't," said John. "It will all scorn quite simple .when tho explanation comes, It any Is needed. In fact.-I think it will explain itself. Just you keep those eyea ot your open and you'll see it all very shortly." , Prosently John touched his companion slightly on the arm and drew her into the shop of the village Jeweler. , "Now, I want you to pick out tho kind of a wedding ring you think tho bride should get," he said. When he had paid and pocketed tho plain gold l*u������tl they resumed their walk down the village street and stopped at the local ofilco ot a great metro- polltandally and DesnionuV" leavls* Kate at one side, went.iip to the desk and wrote out a brief, notice and was about leaving with her when tho advertising clerk called after lilm and said that he had not told, him when he Wished the notice Inserted. "Why, to-morrow, of course," Des- "Now, ; their,''..said John,, as they turned into a side street, "we'll go and make arrangements for the "parson to tie the knot' and tlioh wo will have finished our "mission." ���������/.'.���������.) They turned Into the gravel walk leading to the Rev. John Barclay's house and had just reached tho vine- clad porch when Desmond stopped suddenly, as if ho had but that moment thought of an Important thing and, turning to Kate;; who" was standing close.to him, almost' whispered: "I want to ask another favor of you," bending his face close to hers, "I want you to let me kiss yon before wo go in there.". And it was done, In a moment. Before Kate could recover from the perfect amazement Into which John's action had thrown her,he had dexterously drawn her; arm through' his and, lending her up the steps, had rung tho door bell. The. Rev. Mri'Barclay'answered the metallic summons Iii person and gave John a most cordial welcome, which surprised Kate, for she had supposed John an agnostic and didn't think that ho numbered members of. the .clergy among his. Intimates. "Mr. Barclay/' began 'John, when they had entered- thcYsnug- parlor, where the good gentleman's wife wa9 seated doing some fancy "work,' "I've - come over to-night to * arrange for n, wedding and I want.you.to perform the ceremony." , "When is It to come off?" asked the clergyman, consulting-"������'���������' small'..: date book which he drew, from' bis -.waistcoat pocket. "Immediately," said John. The Rev. Mr. Barclay cast a quiet glance at Kate. "And who are the partiestto ;,bo married?" he asked. John took Kate's hand ln^ his own anil answered firmly: "This,lady, Miss Kate Evariston, and mysolf." Kate could not'belteve her ears. She stared at John Inamhzement. 'He hastened to reassure her. "Yc.u're excited, my dear Kate. Calm yourself." The whole truth ''had!comeVto her. :The explanation of the,mysterious'errand was solved. She looked into John',3 eyes and' read love unspeakable nnd her. own answered ;in kind, ^he went through ..the ceremony like one in a dream and feared it was a dream and hoped If It were she would never awaken. The:parson tied ths.knot and John slipped the ring which Kate had selected upon her finger and 'then the parson insisted upon;--his'oscillatory perquisite, and then they started for home, both supremely happy. All the way back Kate clung'"' strongly to John's arm. '���������������������������'���������< ...Before they, had quitted, the .Barclay garden Kate said to Desmond: "Why did you want to kiss ine before we went Into:the house?" "I'll , tell . you," returned John, promptly. "You see; Barclay nnd I .were'classmates.'7'I know his propensities, and-I didn't'want to suffer tho reflection in. after, years,, that lie liad I kissed my wife first." - I When the happy couple'reached their j home "Kate' said: ��������� ��������� j "You are the most audacious man I ��������� over met. You bought the ring and ' even Inserted a notice of our marriage before you asked me to .marry you. Tell mo why you did not ask me first? Kow did' you know I'd not refuse to ' inirryyou and make "a scene In the minister's house?" " ''��������� And Desmond answered: "When a man of action .sees a girl kissing his picture he knows .that,,the, time for action, not words, has come, and ho carries.her off.to the parson." .Kate.bhfihed furiously, and'-pressinff her face against his shoulder, whispered ever so'low"V "I love an audaclono nan."���������Chicago Dally. News. :l. Stomach to Fit. During Sherman's '"March to tho Bea" rations were often scarce. Ono flay an officer found a soldier eating a perBimmon, and said to hla, "Don't eat that, it's not good for you." "I'm tot eatin' it because it's good," he said, 'I'm trying to pucker up my stomach bo as to fit tho ratlonB uncle Billy Sherman's a-given us." The Pug^-"Say, hut dat new feller flon't do a thing hut put 'em,to sleep luick." The Mug���������"No wonder! He wuz a. preacher before be took ito prize Ightln'." i A military ball���������A cannon hall. 1 A LOVE STORY ^vo u������d the summer both were >ouU(; fcnd eo wore ������������Vn^ t /wimat: v������hen under, leafy H������U^S���������L* r ��������� } Her hammock In" the'shade; - iffhe birds In happiness above With lyrics filled the nlr, _ And- here was Edon. Uoro was love, And here my bweethoart fair. Vhought I, no need of winning ���������*������ I To set her heart asllr; I Ullrnt, I'll let tho po���������>t birds ) Sing of my lovo to her. (���������Dumb for an hour I sat and thl������ | Is just what happened thei.��������� IS turned and stole a timid kiss, Another, nnd 'again. What CM she do? Oh. nothing mucS : Kxcert to laugh and say f'Twas strange that men make love in sttch II a. very frlchtenod way, ���������JViid think what klfscs I had lost \ In ono hour, more or less; K"t when 1 counted up ihelr coat Che paid it with her eyes. .���������The Delineator, ~ A GAME OF CHAFF, I The great house loomed darkly before the young, man who paused for a i moment: at the Iron gates. Then he stepped forward'brlbkly and passing '-around the mansion i.ing, the bejl at lithe side door. It was almost immediately answered by a young woman who J put her finger to her lips as she usher* Vcd him In. ��������� - ��������� "Please bo very careful," she ��������� said. [' "The family is bo fussy. Come ��������� this ,������ 5vay." if Shetook him Into'annpartment that i,. might have been the breakfast room | nnd motioned him towards a chair. h* "Can't I shake hands with you?" ho ; asked. 'It seems like quite an ago [ since we parted." - -" ��������� - ���������, ";Thank you," slleisaid; and gave him tier hand. "It was just two weeks aso .. to-day���������it that can be consideied an I* ago." "Thank you for remembering tli> t flay," he giavcly said. ' "I will admit," said the girl with r. Ilttlo blush, "that it was quite an episode in my life. I'd never' had 'sue!? ttn:opportunlty before." - .. . '"No?" he said with'a slightly'rising Inflection. He looked at her with a ���������curious expression. She was a pretty girl, a very pretty girl, and though her air was smoothed'into plainness and surmounted,"by'a-simple little white jcap, its beauty end luster seemed' -brightened by this attempt at conceal- Hng them." "Her-gown'wUssplaln.'-'too, and. over. It-She .wore a fresh. ���������whito apron. "Yes," sho said and her inflection \iooks the 'opposite1 direction. -"And she In turn looked at him. Ho was a man ��������� worth .looking at. <:Well knit, well featured "and'.well spoken>- "Some^'men," ^he"" shortly added, * "arer easily , de- -celved." - "Some deceptions are preferable to toe truth," he said. "But pray go on��������� you have something to tell me." 'Yes," said the girl. "No doubt you have guessed it. You saw me at the seaside resort for those few days. >Tho glamour of, the place'dazed you.? You took appearances for realities." , "They���������wer.e such.charming appear-^ .ances," hejsoftly said. - ; "- * ~ "Please/don't' interrupt,"-she' cried with another little blush... "You saw me with^Miss Ainslle's -aunt. Yoj took mo for Miss Ainslic���������and I let you deceive yourself.., I;,was. only, the. dear old lady's companion.' I am only Miss 'Ainslle's companion. _ ,-One moment (Miss Alrislle showed rue your note ask-~ X""Vj '- ., "May I ask^why?"tsa!d,-the girl.,".. .- ' "1 was aboutV-to^tell'Syou." he^.ro ; plied. "You see. .that as the petted ". heiress, Gi-aco Ahidie.-.yon seemed.as . tfar above me as a itar. -I was mad'to ,write to you to-day. But now It's different. You are nearer my social level. ���������V fl do not have to storm the bastion ot . wealth to reach you." -. - ... ..., , '- "That's rather pretty," said the girl ('And you .are not disappointed ?"- " "No," said the man, ''I am glad." _. ,f'Glad that lam a dependent instead of an heiress?" .' "Glad for~my own sake, yes. And tov may I ask'your name?", ' "M-my name?" stammered tho girl ."Why should I tell you?" ��������� "Do as-you please about it." said the man. "It will he easy to give yov .' another.''' '* "' " l '"'���������" ' ' ��������� "And-may;. 1. ask, what yours , 13?'' queried tho girl demurely. "A tru'ee-to names," he said. "Thoy) count for nothing.to-night." "And'yet I'm foolishly particular rc������ carding them'," she said, with a smPc. "You aTe thinking of the jov ilil"i ���������hange,"' he thoughtfully remarked. "1 don't-.blame' you for being ,a .little fastidious. It does you credit. ,. .Yo-i wouldn't fancy a' name like Ildopcn- looper, would you?" ,. "No," she gravely nnswered. "1 wouldn't like7 any nnme that ran over the������dge;of'aoalllng-card."T. ,_ "But, after all," ho cried. "It is tho ������nap; not tho name-." . ���������nrhen,H.ahe Raid, "you learo me to Jnter that your name la aa atrocious ono," '���������������������������>' "My name la well enough," he said. "But lot it go. There are other thing* to hold our attention. In tho first, place, how do wo stand socially���������and tlnanclnlly? Walt, please. 1 am about to tell you something concerning my "Not lhe story ct your llto!" "Not exactly. But piny do not Interrupt. I nm thirty-one; In good health, r.o serious habits, fairly good- looking, measurably . ambitious and Rome,Uiins of a favorite where I am bostiknown. I have a comfortable situation in connection with a'down town olliee, and thoro in d'noal littlo Bum lylns to my credit In, a cortatn bank, -I think I might even'.compasa Uie ct,st of a modern cottage," \."That's nice."'she'said. ' "I have a Htle balance/on a. bank book mysilf." 't'That's nice, too," bald the man. Do you think it would coverr the C03t ot -tho furniture?" ."Mine.is ductile steel. Miss What3- rournattie. 'Tls a heart of'wax when thou art near. Aud your face Is , tho only impression it hears." "But, ah. if your heart warmed up unduly that-impression-would soon he obliterated." "No, no, It Is Indelible... Ah, if I only fenew your name how' delightful ",',lf .would be, to1 make love to you." ' J , ' Tfib girl made, a quick gesture jot dig- 'tent -' ������ ; r i -' ; ':.,"','- "You would take altogether too An Anelent Ooremony. The London Times' contains th,e following account,of an interesting ceremony:���������For the third time in a period extending over 327 years the Courts ol Brotherhood mid f.iueBtlin:; ot the Cinque l'orls assembled recently at Dover, the premier Ciinjue Port. The proceeding* were of a quaint, old-world character, n"d were witnessed by a very large gathering. At-half-iinst. 10 the roll was (.���������ailed, nnd it wns found that there were deputies piesent fiom lhe llvii iioi ts of Dover, Sandwich, Hastings, komncy nnd IlytliP, the two unut-nl. towns of Kyc and Winelielsca, and their limbs, namely, Deal, Rnmsgiitc, leaver- sham, Folkestone, "Margate, l-O'dil and I'euteiden. Kadi town was represented by the. Mayor in tho robes of a Baron of the Cinque Ports, ns worn by them ������t the coronation, ami also by several Al- dcrnieu and Councillors in their robed. These Courts; were founded over a thousand years ago, and there, is evidence that in the year 1108 matters oi national intcicst to the Cinque Poita were dealt with by them. The Speaker of the.Ports this year was Mr, Stafford Charles, Mayor of New llomncy, and ho appointed as his chaplain Canon Page Roberts, clmulain .to the Lord Mayor. The Court.was formed in the ancient MaUon Dicu llall. The Court occupied three nicies of a square, and a ������laco was allotted to Major-Oeneral Sir cslia Hundle, commanding the southeastern district, the youngest Baron oi the,'Cinque Ports, who' received his freedom on the previous day. Behind each Mayor wa8 his mace-bearer, many oi these being gorgeously attired. Tlie deputies having taken the oath to bo true Rnd faithful to tho Sovereign and to maintain the liberties and customs oi tho Cinque Ports, Sir Wollaston Knoek- er, C.B., solicitor, to :thc Ports, read I ho decrees, from the>Black Book of Ilia Cinque Ports made on August 13 in the 13th year of Queen Elizabeth. According to the Black Book these decrees are to he lead at each gathering of the Couits, and are a copy of those made in the third vear of the leign of King Richard the Third, The Speaker of the Ports proposed a resolution of congratulation to their Majesties on-their coronation, in the course :������������������ of which i reference was made to the position of the Ports as in all probability the most ancient recognized-corporate body still in existence within^the' realm, and to their services in former' times in providing warships for the protection and preservation oi the country. The Mayor of Hastings seconded the address, which was unanimously carried. "The delegates were afterwards entertained at luncheon in the municipal buildings. "XOU WOU1U ura.u u.w��������� much time," she said., "I shudder to think of your, verbosity'If you had a three syllable name to encourage your efforts. Besides, you must remember that this is my night in." "Your night in?" "Yes, it's-my night to have company and to receive it���������or him���������in this particular apartment. All the other help go out in-order to leave,the lucky %ono a. clear field. My chance doesn't come again for ten days. But that' will not excuse me for overdoing the present opportunity. You leally must go. . I fancy I hear footsteps now. Hush!'* The footsteps* came - down ;.the. hall. They paused and the door opened. ' An elderly man with-a heavy white mustache looked in. ... , * . "Oh, there you are^Gracej" he cried Excuse me. I didn't Jknow" you "had company.������ Bless my soul if it isn't Warren Hayes! How are you, my boy? I didn't know Grace knew you. Helping ber ,wlth private ������������������ theatricals, I see. Don't let her w,ork you too hard. There, there, I won't interrupt any longer. Glad to" see you at any time, my hoy." "I'll drop In on you at the office in the morning," said Warren Hayes. "I have a little Important business I want fo seei you about" - "All right,' my boy. Any time aftes -.10. Good night", "Goodnight" ' .. r - ^There was a.little silence.'- The man looked at tho girl. The girl looked at the floor. -���������yI-'was..8llehtlyladmlringLthe _wajf your father says Grace," remarked Warren Hayes. ' "Come," said the girl sharply, "what - fa that special business you have with papa tomorrow morning?" .,-,<.; ,"And here I've*been^openly. credit* /ng you with" unusual cleverness," said Warren Hayes, with a despairing gesture. .j.'VYet-1 fancy you half suspect The fact is, Miss Grace Alnalie,- alias iThingamy, that when a young woman admits her devoted admirer through tho side door it is about time for papa's consent to be'asked." "You aro a rude and hasty man," l'..tt 11, - As many of your readers tirolargoty fntisresua i..-. -ea-JOj iu growing uis UiiU ionise i'.u...--.:.c r'-urlda velvet bean���������and 1 luuc n;������i, .* tv-un expei'tenct in the culture, 1 want to give thorn somo points that will'bo o������ ureal vuluo 10 them. When It Is possible it 1h alwnys bet* tor to give tho growing vino uupuurt to keep pods off the, ground, thiw lai paly increasing ti'uUnge. To do thin it is a good Idea to mix corn with yimr bean seed, and tho vluo will cling to the stalk, giving it the auw.ssary support. A full,well developed crop will give you from twenty-live to fifty bushels to the acre. Tho green forage is eaten ravenously by all stock on your farm, but I would not continue stock on It steadily for more than a week or eo at a time, owing to Its fifty-four per cent of nitrogen. A few days off to other. feed occasionally would be advisable. Should you want to sacrifice your bean crop you can cut the vino up at. any stage ot growth, and cure it as hay. All farm stock will eat lvi greedily; or, what would -be, better, plant, a field ..later which you could use as a green forage for" a time, and finally cut and cure It as a dry fodder. A good-average acre will yield you nearly four tons. When the bean is ripe in the fan, pick it, but be very careful to place pods in an airy, drying-place���������a scaffold is best���������for fear ot heat and mould. Most all your stock will eat the hullB and all, but it Is better to have them ground with hulls and feed equal part of bran ahorts. This is excellent feed for :new milch -cows,1 increasing the flow;' off 'milk' largely. After picking your beans in the fall you .will most likely want to turn your leaf and vine under for fertilizer. You will .find vino exceedingly tough and leathery.and exceedlngy hard to shell, and they can only .be shelled at all excepting when pods ���������are crisp dry from exposure to sun, aud even then they often shell, hard. If you, want to practice economy and use your muscle freely, you"'.can.shell them fairly well by placing pods in a bag and pounding then'air your might with a bludgeon. In this way a good strong man will pound out six or eight bushels in a day. With us we have passed that stagt, and found a, better ;way."\- We ,have a shelter���������a' -Uwo.men :.;machlne���������made specially for the business,1-that1 is capable; of .turning out from five to eight burhels an : hour, the. bean coming .through sixty-nine to ninety-eight per cent, commercially clean." This' li a labor saver to us, and one we appreciate, as many of us have, as we do, from ten to eighty acres of plants to, eell. -,-< That the Florida velvet bean is the coming forage and fertilizing crop ot the country! there can-he no question, and as a fertilizer and an uphullder ot overworked land there Is nothing that begina to equal It. It has grown steadily In' popular favor here, and men who commenced to grow'it in a small way are now growing fifty to eighty aeres. It is certainly the finest all- around forage, feed, fertilizer, and shade for the sun-parched soil that can be placed upon the farm. With ua it has beem on trial for several years, but it Is having a broader test tho coming season, as I have sent it on orders to all the States of our Union, to Honolulu, 'Canada, the nineteen Central and South American- republics, -Austria, England, Irelan'd, Scotland, Prance, 'Germany, Italy, Egypt and to tar away China and Japan. THE BUFF COCHIN SL ropnlsr Bird Tlmt X:������a Several Exceb ' lent Quiilltlea The four varieties of Cochins aro (.very popular with brcedors. Thoy are r.rbnt:vble fowls. They nru hardy, good winter layers of rich, brown, medium r-lzeil I'gffs and fairly gnnd tabln fowls. M'lio chicks grow well und develop rnp- tdiy under proper care ��������� Tilie buff v:\riety Is the most renerat- Jy bred. Their color tone olTcrs un n: traction to fanciers tlusit la hard to rlb 1st Both malo and female aro of a ��������� MlilMuiinicr VD'rcnipif?''. in. HoYfc.*.*' TTat Here are the "Sunshade," the' "Tin Bonnet," the "Garden Hat," the "Stanley," the "Sponger," the "Izack Wal- 'ton.V'and.all the other correct things in equine headgear. " ' 4 ' The Summer girl Is not-rthe only freature agitated about-her'Summer millinery. The draught horse is con-, cerned about" his, and" often it is a toss up as to whose is the most weird. Pull Feathered Buff Cochin Cocfe. fflch, deep, clear buff, uniform In shade throughout, -except the tall, which, should oe a deeper buff or copperish bronze: under color! same as surface color, but of lighter ehndonnd should extend to the skin. In breeding select females as near as possible to the de- Bire'd shade of huff, aa free from dark or white In wing and tall and of as even a color as-can bo. To such fe- niaJes mate a cock of deeped shade, With some little lilack.'lh wing and tall 'of deep buff of., it "coppery lustre. Th1a : mating will ."produce-''good" results in , cockerels and pullets. Tho heavy log nnd foot C&theiing, so characteristic of: the breed, ohould ' h';.ve constant care and attention,- While the feathering should be nflmiitlant all semblance ito vulture hock, or rtiff feathering, ffhould be avoided.���������Farmers' Bulletin ���������No. :B1,' Agricultural Department. Money In Capnnt, - < Tfoey who wish, to make money In poultry should turn their attention to canonizing. Any one with steady toerves and fair eyesight can do the������ twork; and It Is very remunerative.; Be������ gin 'by. getting a book of instruotlona and a set of tools; then, after becoming acquainted with the directions, practice on dead chickens until you are expert. Learn lo be quick and thorough. -Chickens should be kept on (Short rations one whole day before the operation. It may be performed at any lime after the chickens are old enough,' eo that one may-distinguish betw������ea- pullets aa'J cockerels, n does no8 make much difference as to ths season, but I think fall le preferable. When you have learned'to do the work well, 5'ou will find that you can make considerable by doing it for your neighbor, especially wien they see how ���������muich more you get for capons than ,they can get for fowls that have noil Jboen (Kvponized. One usually charges ten ^cen'te per fowl tor canonizing.���������* J3mma Clearwater, in Housekeeper. POULTRY SCRAP BOOK. "Proper and due proportions of euro In the management of poultry Is worth whole pints of-'uiedlclnu."^" "Care means a naturally warm house In whiter and plenty of shade la summer." "It also includes propor exercise, clcau water, grit, charcoal and a eon- Etuiil wurfnro waged winter and summer agnlUBt vermin, principally lice." "Medicine should only bo needed In Isolated cuacs. When n whole Hock !a gU k or out ot condition something it I radically wrong." "Sick fowls should Immediately bo but In a placo out ot sight and hearing ot the rest ot the Hock, and they ulona be given drugs. "There is no sonse and ofton much barm in drugging n whole flock to euro a few sick Individuals." "Medicine should never be given In twatcr which 1b contained In metalic ycssels." ' "Warm mash in tho morning, eo much as will be eaten up clean and greedily in five minutes, wheat outs and buckwheat burled deeply in H.ttor for all day exercise, and parched whole corn In moderate quantities just betbro going to roost, for lots ot eggs." "Green bone cutters, clover cutters and mills to crush oyster shells are Indispensable to up-to-date profitable .poultry keeping." "You can buy your clover cut and your grit and oyster shells crushed. But green hone should be cut at home the fresher the better." "It seems;Impossible that any one ehould feed tainted green bones to his poultry. He had better not feed any ot all." "-"* ' VOti Safe Ground. "Did your husband ever make fun of your love letters?". "Yes; but'not until" after we were married." - - ��������� Katie the Sinner. "Why, Jacky, open the door and let ttatle in. Don't you see it's raining?" Cried Jacky's mother.-., , .;_ "I can't, mamma," said JackyT "WK fire playlag Noah's ark;-I'm"Koah and fCatlo Is the sinners, and she must, stay out'ln tfie wet" Yonkera" Statesman. A Man of Meant. f am a man ot means, possessing' God's richest gift,' earth's rarest bless ing��������� - .* ' , , . Content to call hut little tclnc: 'Some friends;* a conscience lightl) laden; (With you to fondly kiss me, maiden; And for each day ajug of win el *-From unpublished Goethe manu- " sci'lut by ' George Seibol in tha ] ��������� Critic. !-- J Humor of the Hour. The eviUi of intemperance are well known. The momentous question is: Will the referendum? iWild; fiighte of fancy and striking originality are displayed in the headgear ,of the horse of',the wholesale district 'As for the beast whose pampered" cousin reigned at the Horse Show, he cares not whether he wears a bit of wire with a cloth stretched over it, a spongo, or a Move of a thing In tulle and leghorn," just so he Is protected from the scorching sun. Schoolmaster���������Now, let us have "Little Drops of "Water" again, and ^ do, please, put a little spirit into it.���������Glasgow Evening Times. .9 A Highland woman, selling a hen to her neighbor, was asked :��������� "Is she a good hen, and has she any faults !" Reply :���������"Ay, Margaret, she has got ae fau't. She lays a hit egg on the Lord's Day I"���������Scottish paper. . ' o^ , Servant���������There's a gentleman at the door who says he knew you when you were a boy. Master���������Tell him he was very kind to call. Should I ever happen to be a boy again III let him know I���������Boston Traa- script Gnpfll In CUIcTka. Gapes in chicks is a disease which has existed on farms for centuries, and the annual loss of chicks from such cause is 'large.-- It- seems to prevail mostly on old farms upon which fowls have ranged for years. Experiments : made demonstrate that when Chicks Are kept on.clean board floors and frequently on clean new locations they escape the difficulty. The Kentucky experiment station, after numerous experiments and comparisons, found that earthworms caused gapes in ' chicks, but .whether there; is any connection ���������between; earthworms and gapeworana Js; unknown. The soil and' conditions favorable to the earthworm are the' stme for the gapeworm. On light, candy soils, where but f������w: cnrtti- worms are found, the chicks are seldom atUolted by gapee. Here arc some tid-bits of unintentional humor from the advertising columns of the daily press :��������� ," Wanted���������Experienced nurse for bottled baby. Wanted���������An organist, and a boy to blow the same. -��������� Lost���������A valuable cane by a gentleman with a gold head, little used. Wanted���������A hoy to he partly outside and.partly behind the counter. Annual sale now going on. Don't go elsewhere to be cheated���������come in here. Lost���������Near High Gate archway, aa umbrella belonging to a gentleman with a bent rib, "What in earth are you doing in hero, Tommy?" asked his mother, peering into the darkness of the henhouse, whence "had_been-coming- for -five- minutes -or more a series of dismal squawklnga, accompanied by a loud flapping of wings. "I am trying," said Tommy, who seemed to* be doing something with a knotted rope, "to fix this rooster so hit alarm won't go off before 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."���������Chicago. Tribune. You Pay��������� You Ch0066. There is no case of /Rheumatism that tho Great South - American Rheumatic Cure will not conquer in a few day. ���������acute : o: chronic, muscular or nervous. It gives al - , . most instant relief and at once begins to drive.out the disease, root and branch, curing in one to three days. George England, a ship builder of Chatham, writes: '.' IWaslaid iip for six months wiili rheumatism. I procured u bottle of SOUTH AMERICAN RHEUMATIC CURE. In twenty-four honra I wai well nnd have not been troubled witb rlicu- matium since." Soatfe AmDricaa Kidney Care .speedily and thoroughly re- ,-lieves and cures- the worst Kidney and Bladder diseases. Relief in a few hours. " "If It.:would cost him twcnty-flX cents a pound to burn or bury tainted meat-and green bones it would still bo cheaper then feeding It to his fowls." "Tho farmer that buys a green bono cutter had best flrst buy a'clover cutter Clover he usually has In abundance the year round and what he will feed hie Uene will never be missed," "But without the cutter there are a great many chances the fowlB will either not get any at all or waste moie than ' they eat," "Buy your stock fiom a live poultry- man. Be slow in making crosses unless you Know what you a: e after. But nevei use a male for breeding that Is n cross,'' "pon't think that pure bred chickens peed to bo crossed In any way to makt them better. If you are not satisfied with the kind .you have or the number of eggs they lay, dispose ot them and get some other standard variety." "Whatever else you do don't think that you can improve any kind of t, etr.ridard variety by crossing. Or If yot like the kind you have but arc getting "tineasy-or a sort of- feeling that you ought'to do something, kill off all the malce and buy new. blood of the :sam������ yarlety." /'There Is much to learn by close ob. eervation of the birds in the breeding pens. Do not be in;a hurry at this tim������ to dispose of all your old hens." "Find out the best layers,*" the best all round and desirable hens and hold on to them for breeders year after year." "There 1b money and much profit: ia holding on to this kind of an old hen." "There are mongrel hens that lay at tnany eggs as the most proline Leghorf but tiey can not be depended on U transmit tho tendency to their progeny, This is where the mongrel fails," HERE AND THERE The light of tho body 13 the eyeV'i In 1816 It cost 25 cents to send it tingle sheet by mail a distance of 403 miles. To-day a letter fcontainlu;: F'"-eral sheets may j-o a3 many thoa������: BiiiiU miles for two cents. Nearly 100,000 pounds of snails a'A> sold dniiy In the Paris markets, to bo eaten by dwellera in that city. They nro carefully reared ter the purpow lu- extensive snail gardc.-.w In tho provinces, r.nd fed on aror.-.atlc herbs !���������*- make their flavor fiiifr. 'A publishing house In St. Paul has1-- leased a club bulldlus tor its ������0 crn~- ployes. Tho dues aro 10 cents a month;, untitling a member to all the prlvll~- oges of the club. Refreshments are>- furnished at cost, and storage foe bicycles Is provided. The largest grape-growing region lit, the world is not tho champagne dis-. trlct of France nor the sunny valley,., of southern California, for westertfc New York owns the title by virtue oC- fifty thousand acroa now given. ove:t- to gi'avc culture. A Chicago scientist predicts that" the'method ot living will be so im-;- proved during th* twentieth centuryjr- that people will be considered yooxis.i when they are 100 years old. A number of Scottish grouse hareo?.- been Imported by the Canadian, gov���������~ eminent from tho highlands of Scot���������-- land for the purpoae ot stocking; thou provincial parks.' - The Chicago Journal says:" ,rWhen*������r- Sheridan road is completed It wilLbor.*- the only 85 mile driveway in the wbrldfe- that does not cross a. railroad oc-Oxbridge. The Medical.. Record says nothings- will improve a .woman's health Ilka r sweeping, baking, bed-making, dish-1 washing, and polishing the silver. Tho heaviest man whose -.weight !��������������� recorded authentically.was vMilesi Dar��������� den, of Tennessee. He weighed.a' lit-s- tle less than 1,000 pounds. The oldest bonnet was "found upnns: an Egyptian mummy, that of a prin-^ cess who. was . Interred ... about, 2,00(8% . Years before Christ > . The Queen of Holland has an enormous fortune, only a part of which, be* longs to the crown. - \^. Green crocldollte, or "cat's eye,'*" iaai; found in New Mexico. i������ lV- Posslbly tho. Chinese .would take- afi - little more kindly to Christianity, it. they realized that j you can'believer-14, tt without practicing It.���������Puck. -- I f The Luxembourg Mfiseum has- lost: - bought several pletures-that were.-dlss- f <;'������ ' '*& ���������_ ��������� . flot^**-' lapd," and Humphrey Johnson's "EOt- tralt of -������- bullt to his memory some time slncer ^> In hiB native town.of,Steubenville>,OV""r" but tbe association formed a- few. - years ago to raise the funds has notr : met with any success. An effort!;!*- ���������; now being made there to revive tao- Vioject. " . ,. -, ?s������>-N Before the German Empire was'unlr * " tied an author had to obtain 22 diffep��������� eht copyrights for a book, and a rail- l way bill had to pass through 1-^difc?-. ferent parliaments. ���������������*'i\. The royal palaces of Bangkok fonrci.��������� a city in themselves. They consist. oT\ several hundred _ Individual palaces.^ surrounded by magni-leant gardenxc and pagodas. Bangkok Is' reall$rrb.-< city of waters. It is an Indo-Chlnesa~������- .Venice. More people live lu fleatinje-: homes on the Menam, "the .':���������', Nller.'.oC*- Siam," and in many canals, that; permanent buildings. . . ���������"' -- " E=~ PARADOXES.,^ Sterne beat his wife aud-jrT^'nVKt: pathetlcaliy on a dead donkey;, Johnson, who -was a perfect fiesarjT' wrote admirably on polltonesfc.. An electric thrill In the grasp oCKcc hand as you say "good night" wonJHiV et least $4 left at the florist's next dsys^ 'A man never knows bis friendc'isa. r til that "touching" period of'adrexs^tsji;. 0 has arrived. ~It's"a~wlse~epsculator-that Viiiiim.��������� his own broker. - s. '. In tho "show" of "Vanity Falr"i1iiaOK woman, who thinks should be: statu, the "blue" for "performance only*-��������� "conformation and style" don't conn* In her class. . 'A ������-k- Facial massage is a popular ttonfe^--' meat for wrinkles. I knew a bett������������r-������- contentment. The "summer, girl," like travaganzas. is not alw: cause she glitters: Flirtation Is to love what a prefaca. Is to a noveL Verily a kiBsrtbroush,a veil lsrltkc* ' ������nto champagne through a Btraw^-., He who findeth - an American -arifcr findeth a good thing���������yea, and a costly. Courtship may be termed a boacor k'not that marriage pulls into a hard; knot, and, occasaionally, a very bang, knot- some OK-> ays gold bo������ SLIPS OF THE TONGUE. An embarrassed minister gave out . the first line of an old hymn In. Ud* ,way: ��������� ��������� ��������� This world la all a floating ahooJ* Kealizing that he had made a mistake he tried to correct the same am} said: / ' ���������. "This world is all a shouting floo-", Tbe congregation laughed. Th������ dominie, reddening in the toco, nearly snouted: ' , "This world is all a sheeting flow."*.' j Another preacher read a notice of m church Kiirper, of which "new dough--" - ; nuts will be given." .He meant duos., j notice. ; i It ^as an KngllBh curate who ssldt j { "Here heglnnclh the fifth chapteioi of the Duke of BbuteronomjfjC^ - "'" ^_ & ,...tWW*������,IBlJ������-..Wi>t':(^;,,"iir^U^^ J - I*' m m ' i-y. - ifV |8%. LIMITED THE LEADING STORE FOR��������� Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, House Furnishings, Etc. BiBBfjSBHBaaBBBsaBBBtfaanm������ajaraRfasKsaBanBB>ssans -'' FRESH GROCERIES OUR SPECIALTY Taylor Bros. & George, Limited. & Mail Orders Solicited and Promptly Attended to. Permit us to draw your attention to the wisdom of presenting your family with Choice Lot The first'step toward providing for them it homo of their own. A part only of the amount usually spent on pretty hut useless presents will' make the first payment. REAL ESTATE Is the basis of all wealth, and you can now lay the lotindation of your own prosperity , while making . someone else happy. Cull and investigate, we have other things to tell you on tho subject of How to Own a House of your Own. LEWIS BROS, Agent* tmslter Townatte Notice. Applications will bo received until the lfilli February, 1003, by tho Secretary Rtvelatoke Hospital Society, Roveltuoke, British Columbia, for the position ot Resident Physician. Applicants will please ttateoualillcatlonu and salary expected. ' M CHESSMAN'S .... Built to Order Garments .... For Ladles and Gentlemen Are cut to individual measures and constructed by the most expert Tailors. Only hand labor of the very best can produce a well-shaped collar and give to the shoulders and chest the proper moulding. On this depends the fit and shape of the garment and the permanence of that shape. CUR COATS Will not develop those unsightly draws and wrinkles all along the shoulders and down the front which so beautifully, and "unmistakably adorn all the ready-made store clothes you can buy at one half the tailor's price. $15 to $35 Suits, - Suit 'rom .... Dross Suits AC +n RA we are offering at.,. *������* *>v ml Trousers, alt the way trora 4 to 12 LadleH' Rainproof Coats Ovorcoats and Rainproof coats ....-,.. Ladles' Tailor-made .-Hits Ladles' Skirts Ladies' Skirts $15 to $35 16 to 75 6 to 25 .114 to $35 We Curry the Largest Stock in British Columbia. J.B.Cressman, Art Tailor PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SKVKRK FROST WITH .\ CHAMOIS VEST We have them to fit Men, Ladies and Children, and at very reasonable prices ���������AT��������� Canada Drug & BooK Co NOTES OF NEWS ���������Vole R. Tupping for Alderman fin Ward'J. " Tho?. Downing of Beaton, was in tewn yesterday. Remember the Scottish concert tonight in the opera house. W. Bellac, engineer, Field, spent a fe\T d;iys in town this week. Miss A. Scott of Katuloops, is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. D. McCarthy left on Tuesday morning on a short visit to the coast. Mrs. Risteen was the guest of Mrs. Chas. Wilson at Vancouver last week. T. J. Graham has accepted a positioo on the staff of the Arrowhead Sawmill Co. '" "\V, Cowan returned on Saturday from a business visit to Trout Lake City. H. Sutherland, the well known merchant of Ferguson, spent Monday in the city. ===^^ic--Ander.8.on,jj������adjnBjter^f_the_C. -P. R. at Field, has been in town fof~a few days. ���������For home grown vegetables of all kinds send your order to S. Crowle. Revelstoke P. O. Henry Wilcox, of the Fawns Standard Mines in the Big Bend, is visiting hiB brother in Idaho. The ftcr. Dean Paget, of Calgary, spent a few days in the city last week the guest of his brother C. B. Paget. The body of the young man Elliott drowned at Trout Lake about two Keeks ago has not yet been recovered. 3. D. Sibbald, who is in the east on business for the past month, is expected to letum about the end of the week. Ben Reamy, one of the oldest prospectors and owner of some valuable properties in the Fish River carnp, is ill town. Frank Morrison, chef at the North- -western Development Co's. property at Goldfields, was in the city on Tuesday. ���������Potatoes, cabbage, carrots, hay, ,������tc.. all grown in the vicinity of town, cheap for cash. Write S. Crowle, Revelstoke. for quotations. J. H. M. Parker. Canadian government agent at Duluth estimates there will be 7000,000 American immigrants t* the Northwest next year. Premier Prior announced at Ash- eroft that the west Yale election would be held in February and the legislature would meet in March next. - W. H. Kelly, one time a baker at Kamloops, was killed in McLellan & BIcFeeley's warehouse, Vancouver, on Monday, by a crate of plate glass falling on him. The deceased leaves a wife and four children to .mourn" his loss. C. B. Hume & Co. have just rece;ved it carload of counter and shelf lumber foi their new store. The Independent Band lias been engaged to furnish the music for the hospital ball on the '������iv& inst. | |The Revelstoke Lumber Company have a carload of machinery on the way for their mills at the Big Eddy'. R. Tapping has erected two opera boxes, one on each side ol the stage, in the opera house. They will he in use this evening for the first time- TO LEASE.���������Tlie Caledonian Restaurant. Apply to Mrs. Blake. The present owner is compelled to give up business owing to ill health. E, J. Coyle, asst. general passenger agent O. P. R. at Vancouver, passed through the city on Tuesday morning on a tour of lhe Kootenay. Mr. Coyle is one of the best known and most popular officials on the coast. A. Aird. a consulting mining engineer, from Glasgow, Scotland, attempted suicide by cutting his throat in the Hotel Metropole, Vancouver, on Monday night. Aird is now in the hospital and will recover. J. M. Scott returned on Monday morning from Victoria, where he had been attending the sittings of the supreme court. Mr. Scott was solicitor for the Cowan, Holten, Downs Co., defendants in the appeal case Turner vs. Cowan, Holten, Downs Co. Judgement was reserved. The Gavin Spence-Flora Mncdonald Scottish entertainers appeared in Nelson last week, and this is what the Daily News, of that town, has to say of them: "Both performers are remarkably clever, and the program was so well arranged that it came to Tiir-end^allHoo quick!y-foi--those-pres^ ent. Songs, readings and dances followed each other without any tedious waits, and in the hearty applause and insistent encores that greeted most of the selections the appreciation of the audience was testified.' W. A. Foote, who has been laid up for the past week with it very sore throat, is on a fair way to recovery. Mrs. Grimes, who has been spending a week with friends in the city, left for her home at Sicamous Tuesday evening. Mrs. Geo. L. Campbell, of Victoria, is in the city visiting her brother, E. E. Ward, manager of the Molsons Bank, and Mrs, Ward, The regular meeting of L. O. L. No. 1GE8 will be held in the lodge room tomorrow night. Installation of officers. All members are requested to attend. Miss Bell, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. J. McDonell, at the Hotel Revelstoke, for the past two weeks, returned south to Grand Forks yesterday morning. The next meeting of the Quadrille Club will be held in Selkirk Hall tomorrow night in order to avoid colliding with the Hospital Ballon Friday evening ot next week. Shortly after S o'clock Tuesday morning fire was discovered in the residence of W. Fleming, north of the 0. P. Ri-track. An alarm was immediately rung in to No. 2 fire hall which brought the brigade quickly to the spot. Two sti earns of water were soon playing on the flames and in an hour the fire was well under control. The fire is supposed to have originated upstairs in the children's bedroom from clothing lying near the stove pipe. Considerable damage was done to the house which was insured for $500. The Hon. Colonel Prior. Premier of British Columbia, and the Hon. W. W. B. Mclnnes, provincial secretary, returned from their tour through W.-st Yale on Monday's delayed train, and proceeded to Victoria. The pOymier was uncommunicative on the snl-ject of7he~sticceSs~ of" his~misVioti. but it was learned on good authority that so far the honorable and gallant colonel and his ministerial colleague were unable to induce anyone to coma out as the standard-bearer of the interim government. ��������� News-AJver- tisor. Sold Their Mills. The Fred Robirnon L iinlirr Co.have sold out their three mills mk' their lumber holdings to a Minneapolis and Duluthsymlii.ai������>. Tlie new company took possession on the Hist of the year. A Warning On the Sly! Mnny people who deny tliey have a sweet tooth, lmy a box of our delictmiH Confectionery. Every piece tnstcs like more. Wo have Chocolates and Creams In bulk���������50c par lb. ���������To the pai ties who are in the habil of taking wood from my wood yards at night without authority. I lx������g to warn them of the consequences should f catch them at it. W. Fl-KMlNO. Clearance Sale We want to clear out our 3to<-k in order to make improvements in our store. Jt has to be; made larger. We will give you a big discount on anything in our stock. Call early and get your choice. Rbvelhtoke Furniture Co, ; CORPORATION OF 1HE (ITY Of REVELSTOKE. General Financial statement at December 31st, 1902. LIABILITIKS. Debentures��������� - Series A.,.'..' Series B Merles C- Serlos K Series F Series ������ Series H Balance '."... Assets over liabilities * 1.1,000 00 2,000 00 4,500 00 3,000 00 7,000 00 ' 0,000 00 on.wo oo #102,0uf) 00 1I.US4 84 ���������llll.OH 84 RKCKIPTH. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1902 * 925 07 City pound 2.1 00 UoatlTax '. B24 00 Liquor licenses 1 tlOO 00 Dogtax -.... '184 00 Police court lines 307 00 Real property tax, 1899 434 Oil Real property tax, 1900 459 SO Real property tar, 1901 :... 1,000 50 Real property tax, 1902 5,702 68 Government grant to school 8,898 75 Quarantine]) ��������� 10 05 Pest house 15 00 Cemetery 75 00 Interest on sinking fund 15 91 City scalei $������8.95, less commis'n $11.30. 10 95 Debentures "F" 7,000 00 Government re new school 250 00 School furnaces UO 00 Trade licenies 947 50 Molsons bank on school debenture1)... 8,000 00 Molsons bank on water and light deb. 62,500 00 Molsons bank on tax arrears 2,000 00 Molsons liank on water and light de- Ixntures for interest 677 60 Molsons bank on 1902 taxes 7,000 00 ASSETS. Balance of assota over liabilities on general account ; t 78107 Sinking Kind , 64������ 00 Roads and streets '24,714 81 Wator and light plant and materials .. 62,846 06 New school 18,000 00 School grounds 8,000 00 Old school building .T 3,200 GO ,'������J' i 95,838 87 EXPENDITURES. City pound Interest on Notes Roads and streets construction Roads and streots repairs Civic salaries Police department Small pox Dis. on deb Public schools Postage and telegrams Quarantine Fuel Printing and stationery Pest house....". Overdraft 1901 , Office furniture Election expenses Patriotic celebrations Health department Insurance, new school Miscellaneous Light rental Water and light plant Prisoners' keep .* Sick and destitute Fire brigade equipment Hydrant rental- Voting 011 by.laws r. Snow service Fire urigado maintenance Drill hall lots Engineering expensetj# Fire hall No. 1 Insurance, fire hall Fire alarm City scales Interest, debenture A Interest, dobenturo B Interest, debenture C Interest, debenture E Interest, debenture F Interest, water and light debenture . .Paid on loan nn 1901 taxes Sinking fund New school (from general fund) ���������113,084 84 * 61 08 264 511 7.661 32 82 15 1,663 ������3 2,086 46 ��������� 2 76 176 00 6,455 64 47 70 40 00 160 57 60S 34 185 00 3,000 00 158 17 87 50 100 50 236 05 183 60 242 16 1,107 90 62,500 00 177 40 64 75 210 79 406 50 3 00 330 02 479 64 455 00 1,043 75 369 66 120 00 156 20 8 60 760 00 - 100 00 837 60 150 00 175 00 677 60 161 65 16 91 250 00 MORRIS & STEED GENERAL MERCHANTS Fresh Groceries and Provisions. Miners' Supplies and Outfits a Specialty. P t*r������ n t St fPP't Revelstoke, B. C* *��������� 1 Will 4k/ll VWl) - Mail Orders Sollclsed. SUITS FOR BOYS AT HALF PRICE I $7, Suits for $3.50. Jj $3.50 Suits for $1.75. ��������� - $5 Suits.,for $2/56.. . $2.50 Suits for $1.25 "-.- $4 50 Frieze Overcoats for $2 26 || EDWARD J. BOTJRNE, i Revelstoke Station. Bourne Bros.'Old Stand. - ! *������4f*4HH*������*4*4(*T44*������**44t**������*4-*****4*������44[*iHHl4^ Balance . -������ 92,237 38 3,101 49 t 96,838 87 Dr. Balance cash on hand j 3,101 49 Due from water and light department, 2,561 71 Uupald taxes, 1902 2,33162 Unpaid tuxes, 1899, 1900, 1901 2,034 10 Due from C. P. R. for employees road tax 250 00 Audited and found correct. % 10,268 92 Cr. Due to bank on notes for odvancen . Sundry accounts due by city Balance B. A. LAWSON, City Auditor. H. FLOYD, City Clerk. WATER AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT. Balance Sheet for Three Months ending December 31st, 190a. Toastod'Marshmftllows���������S5c por box Chocolates in Boxes at prices ranging from ISC to 81.60. Also a hoHt of other linos In Confectionery. Walter Bews. }$?������������������.%. DitrjrgUt ii ml Httittaner. Next Umnc Block Leaving Revelstoke JANUARY 20th will be my last day in the City. Howard King Photographer. i)r. To Capital To Canadian General Electric Co .. To Packard Electric Co, To McLennan & Co.. To Sundry Assets To Profit and J/ms.. ..;............. ������62,3(io oo 881 62 288 Zo 102 2ft Jo 6o :' 3,400 77 ������ 66,984 S4 Cr. By light plant.. By wator plant; , .......;.. By cash at bank By cash at office ........../........... By Installation materials and fixtures on hand ...................;......... By accounts owing by customers ; Are You Looking for Something Nobby in FURNITURE s We can suit you in any .line. We take special care in v selecting the best goods at moderate prices, and, mind' you, the goods we refer to below are this year's, stock. They include the following : - ,- Carpets, Linoleums, Oil Cloths, Easy Hookers, Dressers and Stands, Iron Bedsteads, Etc. - -Our stock _is_bo_ught to sell and when sold we know ��������� that the buyer has procured substalitial goods as. well as being nobby, and up-to-date. That is the kind we keep. R. Howson & Co. DueS}^6Etc Undertaking, Embalming, Etc. Mackenzie Avenue. n . ;I s������)(^)(^)1^) Second Annual . . . Hospital Ball TAPPING'S OPERA-HOUSE, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1903. LADY'S TICKET, . GENTLEMAN'S TICKET, Profit and Loss Account for tho Same Period. Dr. To Printing and Stationery t 47 90 To"Watcr Repairs, eto 314ft ToRalaries 1,0ft* 08 To Genera! Expense 89 88 To Water Rental 28 CO To Inmirance 87 GO Tc Electric Repairs and Maintenance. 68o Oo To Ovorcharge������ 44 23 To Batmico (profit). * 1,005 o9 8,4oo 77 Cr. By water rate* By tapping mains ................. By light rates ;.... By meter rents ........ By profit on installation and fixtures.. I.fllo 82 13 8o 3,299 IS 22 So 419 58 ��������� 5,365 86 t S.SOS 88 Audited and found correct. B. A. LAW80N, City Auditor. By Balance | 3,4oo 77 H. FLOYD. '-���������- City Clerk. IHAYB.ITI. The largest stock - of tbe latest WATCHES, CLOCKS, RINGS, SILVER.WARE, CUT GLASS, FASHIONABLE JEWHLRY, Eto. My many years' experience enables me to bay goods at the right prices, enabling me to sell to the public at reasonable prices. ; J. O-TTST BAEBEE. '. WATCH REPAIRING A BPECIALTT.