"eb6b5dc8-3771-4dd6-9895-1ac602f8d3ad"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2015-11-27"@en . "1912-03-01"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chilliwackfp/items/1.0067487/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0PBs--\n*n^Av\nlibrarian tfjL\n. w V_S-**\u00C2\u00ABi\nPublished in the Garden City or B. C.\nYOU WILL LIKE CHILLIWACK.\nVol. 1.\nSUBSCRIPTION PRICE 11.00 PKR VEAR\nSINGLE COPIES PICK CENTS EACH\nCHILLIWACK, B. C, FRIDAY, .MARCH 1, 1912\nC. A. BARBER\nEditor nnd Proprietor\nNo. 26\nBusiness Deals Aggregating $90,000 Closed\nMany Local Deals Consumated This Week at Big Figures.\nOutside Investors Largely Interested. The Royal\nHotel Sold. Other Purchases.\nThere hns been u big movement\nin business nml renl estate properties\ndining this week, \"everul lurge nnd\nimportant business ilenlu being put\nthrough, the pllrillllisors being fnr\nthe must pnrt outside men who nr'\nnot slow tn recognize the opportunities present bere utul the values\nto be IiiiiI. The movement hns\nstarted curly nnd indlciitlnns arc\nHticli us lo lend most people to I e-\nlieve thnt n entitinunnce nf investments by now men will Ihi the\norder, The deals closed represent\nun investment nf between S'.HHI.OtHt\nand $100,000\nTbe Royal Hotel Sold\nThe linyul Hotel bus chutlged\nliuiids uml the new proprietor, J.\nMel ind.- of Vancouver, will tuke\npossession on March 15. The\nprice pnid for this property is between forty nnd fifty thousand\ndollars. I). S. Duildas the recent\nproprietor has not decided whut he\nwill do, though it is not likely that\nhe will uguin engage iu the hotel\nbusiness .Mr. Dundas came to\nChilliwuek eight years ago and conducted the Commercial hotel now\nowned by C. .1 Hatch. Four yenrs\nngo Mr. Dundas erected tho Royal\nand has conducted the hotel continuously since that time, and is\nthe oldest hotel man in the city,\nfi'.r. McDade cornea from Vancouver\nwhere he conducts the Bodega hotel.\nMr. McDade haa also purchased\neighty aores of farm land in the\nvullev paying the sum of (250 an\nacre, which he will use for farming nnd gardening purposes.\nWl BaU Two Read-acts\nSamuel M. Ruttan, of Regina,\nand formerly of Chilliwack, has\npurchased two half acre lots in the\nflrandview Sub-division, from \V.\nC. Barbor. Mr. Ruttan will erect\ntwo residences on the property, one\nof which he and his family will\noccupy. The Chilliwack Land &\nDevelopment Co., negotiated the\ntransfer of tho property.\nBtji Twhe Acres\nSamuel Sutor, the new proprietor\nof the Kmpress, has purchased\ntwelve acres of land close to the\nC. N. R station and adjoining the\ntownslte. Seven acres were purchased from Banfonl Bros, and\nfive acres from F. W. Beldam.\nMr Sutor intends using the land\nfor farm purposes. Mr. Sutor is\none of the new men in the Valley\nwho see a big future for Chilliwack,\nand property nt present prices looks\nliken pitying investment. His ex-\numple is being followed by his\nfriends nnd other outside investors,\nnnd n number of properly changes\nut good prices hnve resulted.\nBowling Alley Purchased\nIt. Shirley, who bus been employed nl I'*. Clillnndcrs for some time,\nbus purchased the buslnessand equipment of the bowling alley conducted\nfor some lime by C, I). Warring.\nMr. Warring intends going to Vancouver, where he will construct\nbouses on residential property\nwhich he owns in the Terminal Cily.\nTobicco Store aid Building Purchased\nMessrs. It. O, Atkins uud C, J. Ott\ntook possession of Fred Glllnndors\ntobacco storo und pool room on\nThursday, having purchased the\nstore, fixtures nnd business. The\nproperty bus a frontage of twenty-\nlive feet on Wellington street. The\nprice paid was between eighteen\nund twenty thousand dollars, cash.\nMr. Atkins has been a resident of\nthe valley for some few months nnd\nMr. Ott comes from Vancouver.\nWe have not learned what Mr.\n(inlander's intentions for the future\narc.\nAlf. While SeUs Ont\nA local deal was consumated this\nweek whereby Alf. White disposes\nof his music store business and\nagencies, together with his interest\nin the Lyrie Moving Picture Theatre,\nto hia partner in the latter, F. E.\nJ. McManus. Mr. McManus will\nconduct the music business in conjunction with his jewelry and\noptical business, the partition between the stores heing removed.\nMr McManus intends to keep the\npicture entertainments at the Lyric\nstrictly up to-date, and proposes\nmaking some alterations which will\nfttther enhance the quality and\npleasure of the splendid productions\nat this popular resort. Mr. White,\nwc understand, intends to return to\nEngland in the course of a few-\nweeks, where a lucrative moving\npicture proposition awaits him:\nMr. White has. been prominent in\nmusical and social circles, giving!\nfreely of his ability, and will be\ngreutlv missed among the young\npeople of thc city.\nBig Refrigerating Plant\nTbe Chilliwack Creamery Association Place*\nOrder for Installation of Plant. To Be\nReady for Ibis Season's Bosiwu.\nThe Chilliwuek Oreunicry Association Limited have just placed an\norder with Mr. (I. E. Mitchell, Viineouver represent ive of the Friek Ice\nMachine Co. for twenty-four Inn\ncapacity refrigerating plant which\nthey oxpoot to huve installed in\nntnple time to supply Ihe need of\nChilliwuek nnd vicinity for ico during the coming summer, The Friek\nstyle of ice milking machine hus been\nadopted after a careful investigation\nof the working out of various makes\nof refrigerating plants.\nIn addition to having plenty of\nice for cooling pur|Kises nt their\nown plant, the Creamery plans to|\ngo extensively into the manufacture\nof ice cream und the supplying of\nice liolh wholesale and retail, lt is\ntheir intention to sell ice at u price\nthat will bring it within reach of\nevery home and a regular delivery\nservice will be maintained throughout the Summer.\nA feature of this move on the\npart of the Chilliwack Association,\nthut should appenl to the pro\ndueer of farm products, will be the\ncold storage facilities offered. Cold I\nrooms will be provided for the stor- j\ning of eggs, meats and fruits and\nthe farmer will be enabled to hold.\nhis produce instead of rushing it;\nonto the mnrket when the price is\nlow because of over production.\nThc proposition is meeting with\ndeserved support from the shareholders of the Association, the\nstock required to defray the cost of\nthe plant being rapidly taken up.\nThe farmers are determined to cut\ndown by every legitimate means,\nthe great difference that at present\nexists lietween what the producer\nreceives and what the consumer\npays and it is a well know fuel\nthat what benefits the farmer, benefits thc community in which he\nlives.\t\n$100,000 INVESTED LAST MONTH\nThat Eistcrn clients, have their\neye on Chilliwack valley and city-\nproperty is plainly shown by F. J.\nHart ,t Co's. monthly statment of\ntheir local branch here which reports thc sale of 8100,000 worth of\nproperty for the month of February, mostly to eastern men.\nPolice Report For Fcbrnaiy\nTho Chilliwaek Police report for\ntbc month of February shows that\ntwenty-three arrests were mmle, resulting in a like numlier of convictions, ns follows : Drunk 17, ns-\nsnult 1, theft 'J, under Indian Li-I\nquor Act 'i. In dofiiiilt of payment\nof fine twelve men were sentenced I Tin\nto hard lubor in the city lock-up. plot.\nFor theft two were sentenced to six\nmonths ouch hunl lubor In tho common goal, Westminster, Ono man\ndrew throo months hunl labor for\nsupplying un intnxicnnl lo un In-\nHan, and an Indian for having\nThe Chilliwack Hospital Opened to the Public\nThe Opening Ceremony Took Place Wednesday, A Very\nLarge Crowd Participating. The Equipment of a Very\nHigh Order. Hospital Free From Debt.\nliquor in his possession received ttv\nmouths hard labor, The total\nniiioiint of lines pnid into thi; cily\ndork's oiliee wus (S.-jS.\nGive Very Fine Address\nA capacity house nnd n real in-\ntellccluul treat were the features of\nthe military duy program Inst Sunday afternoon by the P, S. A. in\nthe opera house. The Boy Scouts,\nund the 101 tb Regiment headed by\nSt. Thomas' Blind marched in u\nbody from the Purish hull to the\nopera house, where seats wmv re-\nRev. ('. II. C.ark, of Sardis, fob\nlowed with n short congratulatory\naddress nnd emphasised the fact\nCliilliwnck Hospital, corn-\nfurnished and equipped, wns\nformally opened on Wednesday\nafternoon, and those who Imve been\nno energetic nnd prosislont In their\nefforts toward the securing nf such\nan institution lor Cliilliwnck, must\nhave felt gratified witli the tangible\nresults nnd by tho intorost taken in\nllie opening ceremonies. The\nhospital comploto hns exceeded Ihe\nexpectations of almost every onoI generous support of\nwho hns visited thc building since! both city und vnlloy\nthai Chilliwack city would reap the\ngreatest benefit nnd nn the city\nwould fall tho greater amount of\nresponsibility in the future. Continual nnd voluntary contributions\nwould he necessary for the maintenance nf the hospital und this\nwould require the never failing and\nthe people of\nMis completion. Erected on a com-\npmandillg site, from ench window\nI mountain scenery unexcelled for\nlieauty, muy be viewed. Tho wards\nlure light and airy, and the furnishings und bedding arc of first quality,\nwhile the appointments and equipment ure nlso of u high order. The\nwhole institution is u standing\nmonument to the zeal, enthusiastic\nserved. When the service began I and optimistic endeavors of those\nwith the singing of tlie national who hnve had this highly laudable\nanthem the house was packed. A work in hand from its inception in\ncouple of hymns nnd ail illustrated 1908 until the presi.nl time. The\nrecitation, the Union Jack, by Free Press guve an outline of the\nHamish Ewnn. prpepeded the ad-1 plan of the building, furnishings\ndress, the speaker for the afternoon and equipment in a recent issue\nlieing Principal Iletherington of | and a repetition is unnecessary nt\n|Boird Medio- To-light\nThe regular monthly meeting of\nIthe Board of Trade will Ik- held to-\nliiight in the Odd Fellow's hull at\nl.-ight o'clock. Mutters of much\n|iiu|Hirtuncn make a large attendance\nIdesirnble. E. Stuart Wade, Publi-\n,-ity Commissioner of New West-\nIniinster, will address the meeting.\ni'i Need Of Altei-N\nThe boarding cars of the track\nLaying gang were moved seven\nmiles east of the city on Friday,\n(\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'he sanitary condition of the cars\nsaid to Ik- extremely |\u00C2\u00BBnor, as\nliuiny as forty-eight men heing con-\nlined in one ear. The Provincial\nJlcalth Department has lieen not\nl-lcd through tho local Police De-\nlartment of the wretched state in\nIllicit thc men are forced to live\n|>iaf To Kdewaa\nM. A. Alsgard formerly of Chilli-\nlack, spent a few duys this week\nli the city. Mr, Alsgard has spent\nlie past couple of months visiting\nliferent interior towns, nntl has\ncided to open an up-to-date\n[staraunt at Kelowna. Kelowna\nTopic will find Mr. Alsgard a good\nattain and a lirst class Inisiness\nInn in his lino. We are sorry to\nlie him from Chilliwack.\nl-rin Old Post Olce\n1 Contractor Hunt, of Victoria, has\nInimenced o|iomtions in prcparu-\nfin for thc erection of the new post\nIVice. The present building is belt- moved to the rear of the lot by\nTiCalbiek, and work on the new\nfil ling will he proceeded witli, nt\n, early date. J. C. Robertson of\n| illiwiick, has secured tha position\nbuilding Inspector.\nirhe way to fortune is paved with\nI e ads in the local paper.\nCW- Society\nThe Choral Society meets as\nusual tonight in Cook's Church\nSchool room at eight o'clock.\nSplendid progress has lieen made\nand is being made by the Choral\nSociety under the leadership of\nMr. Ward and the members are\nvery enthusiastic over it. All who\nare interested in the study of good\nmusic in choir form will be delighted with these practices and should\njoin at once A concert will be\ngiven some time about Easter, it\nis expected. A short business meeting will lie held in conjunction with\nthe regular practice this week.\nTbc Cblwicb Cricketers.\nThe Chilliwack Cricket Club will\nholtl its annual meeting on Monday\nMarch I, at eight p.m. in the ofliee\nof Chas Hutohcson it Co. Plans\niu general will lut discussed for the\ncoming season which shows every\npromise of being a good one for the\ndevotes of Cricket in the valley.\nAll the old members nre just as\nkeen as ever nnd several new men,\nwho will make good cricketers, will\nbe ndded to the list. Thc Club Inst\nyear was unfortunate in not luting\nable lo piny any outside matches,\nbut this year outside games will\nprobably be a feature, ln this\nconnection, 8 A. Parsons, the\nclothing man, lias very generously\ndonated a handsome Cup for competition among the Clubs of the\nValley and any other Clubs which\nare considered eligible at the meeting. Chilliwack represented this\nyear in the annual tournament at\nthe Coast, by a lirst class team is\nhighly desirable and quite possible.\nAll interested nre cordially invited\nto attend thc meeting on thc foregoing date.\nA Distressiif Accideit\nA sad aud unfortunate accident\noccurred at the home of Mr. and\nMrs. J. A. Evans whereby their\nthirteen year old son Clordon\nwill lose his lefl eye. Last Friday\nthc boy received a kick from a horse\nwhich injuried his ankle so badly\nthat he was confined to the house.\nTuesday afternoon he was experimenting witha Cartridge when it exploded, the shell striking his left\neye with such force as to break the\neyeball. Medical aid was quickly\nsummoned and preparations mnde\nfor taking the unfortunate boy to\nVancouver on the evening tram for\ntreatment, his father accompanying\nhim. The accident is a serious one\nand much smypathy is expressed\nfor tho boy ana Ills parents. Mrs.\nKvans is ut presenl in California.\nTbc Bubcri Wia.\nA good game nf football was\nplayed last Saturday lietween lbc\nCoqunleolius und the Hauliers. The\nduy wns un ideal one, and more\nspectators turned out to sec the\nmutch than have boon present at\nany other game this season. The\nBankers opened strongly and scored\na goal about fifteen minutes from\nthe start, through Dunford. A few\nminutes later Carter atlded a second\ngoul for the Bunkers and thc tirst\nhalf ended with the Bunkers two\ngoals ahead, In the second half\nthe play was very even but the\nBunkers added another goal and\nfinished with the score three goals\nto nothing in their favor. The\nscorers were Dunford, two goals\nand Carter one. On Saturday the\nMilitia team will play the City\neleven in a league game at the\nagricultural grounds.\nFour more of thc C. N. R. rail\ngang have joined the city chain\nbrigade, their initiation being via\ntlie liquid route. They each drew\nten days. Two of the previous\nqunrtette are now free having served\ntheir time.\nColumbian College. Westminster\nThe speaker hns n pleasing, entertaining and convincing platform\nstyle, and easily succeeded in at-\ntracting the undivided attention of\nthe lurge audience to \"Hitching\nPosts'* the subject of his uddress.\nThese were three iu number, Service\nSacrifice und Love. The speaker\nin emphasising the worth and importance of these presented a world\nTiow of the subject nnd in speaking to\nthc Bov Scouts nnd Militia showed\nthe true relation of these organiza-\ntioiA-io the-country. X-ithing is\ngreater than character,\nacter thc result of a life\nthis tunc.\nThe opening ceremony was honored h.v a very large and representative\nattendance nnd when the pi**sent\nChairman of the Board, Rev. it. J.\nDouglas announced thc opening\nservice the lurge building wus crowded. Rev. Mr. Douglas in his opening remarks referred to the vast\namount of labor and thought that\nhad lieen given in the erecting and\nequipping of the hospital, with attendant disappointments and discouragements, and the absence of\nany practical knowledge on the\nand char- j part of the Board in such work.\nof service,, He paid a high tribute tn the ladies\nsacrifice and love, which places us'for the interest taken and the valu-\niu touch with thc licst, the grandest i ublo assistance given, und also to\nand truest in life. ''Kipling's Recessional\" by Misij Kathleen\nHenderson was well received. A\ncouple of xylophone solos by Harry\nGardner and a hymn brought the\nmeeting to n close.\nOrange Grand Lodge.\nthe generous liberality of the people,\nwho hud by their practical support\nmade it possible for him to make\nthe gratifying statement that the\nbuilding as it stood, equipped and\ncompleted was entirely free fmm\ndebt, there lieing a balance of 835\non hand over und above the total\nChas. Parker has ftjlnrped from [expenditure of 810,000, which sum\nKamloops where he attended the]had lieen entirely made up of sub-\nannual Provincial gathering of soriptions. He ventured the opin-\nOrnngemon. There was a good at-.kin that if the hospital had to lie\ntendance and the annual reports as erected this year it would cost\npresented were gratifying. Strong 1812,000.\nresolutions were passed dealing witli |*,.v. A. E. Roberts, President of\nHome Rule and the Ne Tinnerc tho B. (.'. Methodist Conference,\ndecree. Xiinaimo, Chilliwack and invoked the Divine blessing on the\nVancouver made strong bids for the!opening of the hospital and 111 all\nnext convention-, Vancouver sei.-ur-1 Its future ministrations for relief of\ning tin, plum. A number of minor pain nnd suffering.\ncbunges to the constitution nnd liy- Canon Hinehliffe gave a brief re-\nlaws governing tho grand lodge and Lnne of the history of the move-\nalso primaiy lodges were made. |mont which had made possible the\nOwing to the large number of\nmembers suspended by primary\nlodges during the past year for being\nonly u few months in arrears, the\ngrand lodge adopted u resolution\nthut iu future uo primary lodge\nshould suspend uny of its members\nuntil they hud been twelve months\nip arrears, nnd then only after being tlvico notified, Considerable\ndlsousjiion ensued regarding ihe advisability of Orangemen of the Mainland uniting in u monster celebration oh Ihe 12th of July. It wns\nfinally decided to leave ibis matter!\nopening exercises on Wednesday.\nThe first move was made in lbc\nspring of 1908 by Curl Grossman,\nivho organized a troupe of minstrels,\nfrom whose effort.- it fund was Started. The death of a young Englishman by tin- namo of Potts, while\nenroule via boat to Westminster\nHospital nnd subsequent events in\nconnection therewith. Stimulated\nInterest in tho proposal, uud u public meeting wns culled. Among\nthose taking an curly interest in the\nproposal were Mr. nnd Mrs. (!. R,\nAshwell, Mr, nnd Mrs. (I. II. W.\nMayor li. F. Waddington in the\ninaugural uddress dwelt on the fuct\nthat the project hud not been consumated without self denial und\nsacrifice on tlie pnrt of those who\nhnd persevered and accomplished\nthe object in view. The same concentration of the effort would still\nbo necessary. The Hospital wai a\nnecessity und would yearly become\nmore and more so, und would \"require the practical support of residents of the valley in order that\nthe splendid work might be tuain-\ntaincd and its scope enlarged as the\nneeds increased; this support the\n-Mayor maintained was a Christian\nduty devolving upon all.\nThe Opening Declaration wus\nmade by Reeve I'. C. Wilson.\nReeve Wilson pointed out not only\nthe present necessity of such an institution in Chilliwack. but, with\nthe assured increase in imputation\nus a result of the coming of the\nC. N*. R. andG. X. R. linesthrongfa\nthe Valley, the ministrations of the\nhospital would lie largely sought\niind its present proportions would\nhave to be increased. In .peukiug\nof support tlie Reeve paid a stroua-\ncompliment to the splendid generosity nnd liberality of the people of\nChilliwack and Valley. In a few\nwell chosen words he officially declared the Chilliwack Hospital open.\nThe singing of \"'Praise God from\nwhom all Blessings Flow'' terminated a very interesting and important service, in connection with a\nnew work in Chilliwack, which haa\nliogun under such favorable and\ngratifying auspices.\nAt the conclusion Of the ceremony\nthe many visitors inspected the\nhospital und wen- served with \u00C2\u00BB\ndelicious sup of tea and refreshments. Chilliwaek's new Orchestra,\ntinder the leadership uf Miss Hill,\nrendered a pleasing pr'UTam at\nmusic during the afternoon.\nWe are given to understand that\nthe most active lady on the tint\nauxiliary mentioned by Canon\nHinehliffe. was Mrs..M.C.Hall. srii,\ncollected iu the neighborhood of\n-IHO, and who deserves a liberal\nshare of credit,\nThe President und officers of the\nWomen's Auxiliary welcomed the\nguests aud took great pleasure in\nshowing the hospital to the visitor,.\nnn.l hud the tables, etc., decorated\nwilh daffodils.\nIn tho hands of Vancouver and Now I AbIiwoII, and L. W, Paisley, thr\nWestminster County Orange Lodges |Canon making special mention of\nto settle between themselves. Following is a list of new officers:\nGrand master, E. J. Clarke, Vancouver; deputy grand muster, Edwin\nBush, Mission; junior deputy grand\nmaster, .1. II. Armstrong, Revel-\nstroke; grand chaplain, Rev. W. ('.\nCorey, Kamloops; deputy grand\nchaplains, Rev. .1. C, Mailill (Vancouver), Itev. Wm. (iovicr (Illllll-\nmond), Rev. F. .1. Rutherford\n(Ladyamith), Rev. Morton Smith\n(Vancouvor), dipt, A. I., stride\n(Cranbrook); grand secretary, W.\nII. Brett, Vancouver; deputy grandInient and progress of tin\nsecretary, F. ('. Morgan, Van-|Wns familiar to most people\nCOltver; grand treasurer, Wm.\nT. Jugn, Vancouver; grand\nlecturer. L. D. McCall, Peach-\nland; grnnd director of ceremonies.\nW. (I. (Iambic, Abbotsford; gram'\nAs Important AitMuoceaeit To Tbe Ptbtc\nOf Cbftnck Valley\nMr. II. F\u00E2\u0080\u009E Broadhead Jeweler,\nwho recently opened up business on\nYoung street bus decided to add an\nup-to-date optical parlor, which will\nbo ln charge of Dr. I.. It. Stevens\nwho has had many years of practical\noxporlonOO in tin- optical profession.\nThe public will hnve the advantage.\nof having Iheir eyes examined in a\nmost thorough and inlonllflc manner, und glusses lilted nl umoder-\nf glasses and\nframes will always he curried in\nstock. Mr. Broadhead finds it\nnecessary to add this department\nIn his very rapidly increasing business which speaks well for the\ngeneral protnorlly of Chllllwaek nnd\nthe surrounding valloy.\nauditors, (Ico. Sholield (Vuncovor)\nund F. E. Pakenhnin (Mission);\ndeputy grnnd lecturer of llritish\nColumbia, S. ('. Court, Victoria.\nThe robins returned lust week.\nthese ou account of thc active interest manifested by Ihem from the|\nearly stages lip to the present line-. I.,,,, CMt A ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E,\t\n(libers mentioned were Hooves h.l\nC, Kickbush and P. C. Wilson, |\nMayors, S. A. Cawloy, T. II. .luck-\nsou, ,1ns. Munro, nud T. E. Caskey\nnnd A. II. McKen/.ie, nlso u Indies\nauxiliary of three organised by Mr.\nPaisley, which secured about rJlilK)\nfor the project. On n site being\nadvertised for, W. II. Hodglns bud\npresented the property now occupied\numl from this point the develop-\nscheme\nCanon\nHinehliffe thought that those who\nworked lor und stood by the scheme,\nwhen the majority of the peoplo\nwere Indifferent should not lie forgotten, nl the presenl nor yet when\nthe hospital became n larger mid\nmore important institution thnn it\nis to-day. The Canon's remin-\nsjconcoi w M\" of u very in1 crest ing\nnature In nil who were presenl.\nDelhi Dorbai at Lyric\nA program of special interest will\nbe presented to patrons of the Lyric\nTheatre mi Friday nnd Saturday\nevenings of this wc-k with n matinee\non Saturday aftcrn i, when that\nspectacular pageant, tlie official\ncoronation of King George and\n('ueeu Mary as Rulers of India, will\nbe thrown on the screen. This\naffords all, u splendid opportunity\nof witnessing this great event of\nsplendor and panorama and crowded\nhouses should he the order. CllIld.lWACK FREE PRESS\nONE WAY OUT\nI)g WILLIAM CARLETON\nCopyright, 1011\nIlly Small, Maynard & Co., Inc.\nCHAPTER n. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' li.un.l.\nThirty Dollars a Wecli.\ntin\nwa v\nmil\nAPTEll In- I.\nschool, Rut\nto begin aa\n(,. foil all I\n1 didn't gel\nnow am! Ul. I\nbod too whon\nnl courso I\"' v\n_. ul anil if Iin liudn'\ntttiiir.s I guoss I 'il liuv\nonco. Hul\nnl I\nwas III.\nI lofl il\ngo to\n.s, .'lii.'.l\nIii a\ninlCimsl\ndied. II''\nIlu\nlell\n u iiDleep l.|.-\nknown a diffur\nthe nine i i lie was. in\nlti n :\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Ins iiiiu lil'r now\nall. I 1110 1\" QUmolVl'S\nlie ir.. I o. ,'.,, ovor for mo\nI' hla day from the timo\n1> ni IK., morning auiil\nnway ia li.'l ii;;aiii at\nllii'iv would eu a\ni.'.l as iliiine.li thoro\nuethiug moro, but thoro\n jxt lew itinallis it s.-.'iu\nrd almoBt as tluui^li she was waiting.\nFor what, 1 didn't know, ami yot 1 too\nI'.'li thero was a lapse In our lives. 1\niici'i r loved liar moro. Thore was oovor\na timo whon she was su truly n wife\nnnd yot in our combined Uvea llr -\nnil lli.'\ndetails '\nk llllll .\nshe iu\nIted kin\nnighl\nmd Hhi\npause.\nIt i\noughl\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E bO sn\nwasn'l\nTho ii\nIII,' I\nI. I'll'\nI'll,'\nliis\nnlll.nllll.\nIn kavi\nslioul.l huve pro- Ui\u00E2\u0080\u009E,\am\nliii.l been eating a*.\nnow and there v.\nplain. Uut\nn't b i al\nthat\nund drifting,\nllm gunwales ovou now. ^^^^^^\nin her eyes had u right to bi\nIn 't answer it. I\n.,,., , mouth, I di,In'I\ndarn speak even ono eight when slu\nawnetl on me.\nrt liungor that\nno. Dick was u boy\nnn baby to take hip\ni Lord, as it was I had\nin savu a dollar. 1 know\nwere simply holding on tlghl\nTin- imat was loaded t\"\nAnd yet that\nexpression in\nlliiswViv.l. But\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2II,.\nall we lui\n____^^^ Hilly\u00E2\u0080\u0094just one.\"\nI gripped her hand and Bat staring\ninto tho little imil hod llroplace which\nOn.\nCHAPTER III\nThe Middle Class Hell\nSaturday afternoon,\n I .liila'i\n>-,.,<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 what 1 did, su long as il gavo tu,\na living wago. Surely, then, then\nmust i\" s plnce for mo\nhustling cltv,\nI lum-lit a papor mul\n\"Help Wanted.\" I fell envoi,.,.\nat Bight of tlm long column. 1 reai\nthrough carefully. Half of tho p\ntions demanded toehnleol training\ninaiiiluil Bpociul\nski-d for yuiinir m\nlliis alv\nturiii'il\n.mr. li\n____ oil', Mn\nicpartment, whose\nni,' enviously for live\n,,asl I\nI'll t lire\nlo minr\n1\nI\n. bouse\naftc\nWO didn't light more than once a month\nnow. Even uh ! watched tlio Barnes 1\nhuw thom licking up pennies\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2lust ono! And I too want\nful like Dick.\nI Imil to sn* that look night\nnight and I had lu go to town knowing\nI was leaving her all atom* witli tlu* one\naway at school. -And what a mother\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0she wa.*-! Sin- ought to liavi- had a baby\nliy hor side all tlm* tinn*.\nAs thi* ono grow, liis oxponBQB in\ncreased. Tin* unly wny to meet them\nwas hy cutting down our own oxpen\nne_ still more. I cut out smoking\nmade my old clothes do an extra year\nRuth spent halt' her ti\nhunting and saved still more liy taking\nit uut (if herself. I'm\nshe worked harder for\nI did und I was working hard-\nthat sum than\ndollar, but we\n.struggle. As V\nabout the peopl\nlillle houses W\ngrim light was going on\nBome ni them wer\" not su lucky us w\nand ran into debt, while a few of them\nwere luckier nud were helped out will.\nlega\ni'ti-r we hi\n, the head of the|\njob I had been eye-1\n^^^^^^^ nra uow, called\nM.,- into his office. For three minutes\nI saw all my hopes realized; for three\nminutes I walked dizzily wilh my\nwhole life justified. I could hardly\ncatch my breath as 1 followed him. I\ndidn't realize until them how big a load\nI ha.l been carrying. As a drowning\nman is said to see visimis of hla whole\nI saw visions of mv wind.*\nsaw Ruth's eager faco lifted\ni 1 told her the guo.l news;\nihe boy takon from his common*\nsurrounding und doing himself\nproud in some big preparatory school\nwhere In- brushed up against n variety\nof other boys; I Baw- -God pity mo for\nihe fool I was\u00E2\u0080\u0094other children at home\nto take his plnco, I can say that for\nthreo minutes 1 have lived.\nMortio seated himself in the\nfore his desk aud, bonding\npapers, talked wil hunt looking at mc\nlie was a small fellow. I don't suppo-\na beefy man '\"ver quite gets over a cer\ntain feeling of superiority before *\nsmall man. I could '\nMorse in one hand.\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Carleton,\" he began,\nut down vour salarv live\ntare.\"\nIt came like a blow in\nIon 't think I answen d.\n\"Sorry,\" he added, \"but Evans say\n1 | couldn't\noi lh\nrequirements c\nami again th\nfn\n*.| in upon\ni'n h way to\nhelp me-\nchair be-\nover his\nquest io\nthe devil was 1 .'\nI didn't kuow w\nluul no relatives ti\ndays of my groat* gran dllatl\nton had ever quit tho gam\neven. My business nssoeii\nbadly off aa I was ami i\nneighbors,\nMv relations with tho\npeculiar, now that I came t\nIn these hist do/en years\nto know the details oi thoi\nInnately us my o\\ n. I n n\nbeeu liko one big familv\neach other as Frank, and!.\nand Josh, nud were fam'il\nannthi-i 's physical ailments when\nus had any. If ttilj of the childr\nwhooping cough or the measles\nill.Ill .Ills. \\ , II III I ll\" li. igUU\nwatched nt the bedside\ntun:\nSu much\nl.-serl. that thi\nmly about lift\nIMioru are only\nmud in Porsiu, The highways, save\nthose built by the Russiaus (expense\n;ed to Persia), uro of the most\nunlive character. In largo areas\nii- are no roads whatever, only trails,\nc \"public debt, which is a tremendous\nrden to thc country, is only $27,000,* |\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 in oui money. Persia's principal; .\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i-iiiis are Russia and Great Britain.\n_U< h in brief is the condition of I'er\n, Ilnancinl ami commercial, brief nr\ni> statement is, it is luminous of tin\nmblcs in which Persia is plunged to\nv. If Persia were not pom*, H|i\npointed, backward in all\nd tho most wretched of the Persian\nmusses combined tt* overthrow the despotism of the shahs and introduce u\nconstitutional regime, Evor since there\nhas bet n fighting within uml fear without. The Persian Liborals retained the\nmonarchy. There is a shuh on the,\nthrone, and v. deposed shnh who wants\nto get back and who is never far frum\nim- Russian outposts. The official mid\nof Porsiu has not cume, but it. is to bo\nfeared that it is not far distant.\n'11 be\nbuddy e\nbe gontl-\nglt oloni\nkind\nition,\nyou\nought\nlatto\no thin\n1 hai\nWe\n ts iinhl*-\n I would not hnve -rot Itsolf Into\ntlm hands of iis creditors in a snap\nmortgage, for tho sum of $27,000,000\nwhich muny a minor European country\nwould consider n bagatelle to be easily\ntaken care of in the routine of its Halluces, The trouble with Persia Is that\nit is one of the \"has boons\" among\nthe nation.;. It is nmre correct, to say\n\" Persia wns\" than \" Persia Is,\" for\niln* once grenl Empire of tho shahs hus\nfallen bo low that il exists only iu for\nalily. become merely a \"g'eogruph-\nal expression,\" it survives only bo*\niiise Russia and Great 13 ri tain cannot\nk the nonr now. Russia\nGUNPLAY IN WASHINGTON\n* Five OUt Of the nine Well groomed\nan.l gentlemanly private secretaries of\nmembera of President Tuft's cabinet\nkeep loaded revolvers handy iu their\nks every day of the year. They do\nnol often use them, but there ure just\nenough cranks around Washington and\nits departments to make a revolver feel\ngood to the touch occasionally.\nMr, Roborl O. Bailey, private soere*\ntary to Mr. Franklin [vtacVongh, secretary ui tho treasury, keeps his men\nha ml ier thnn a desk drawer. I f you\nwere to Btep back of tho big mahogany\ndesk at which Mr. bailey works yuu\nwould tlnd n small shelf to the right\nbeside his knee. Upon it. there is a\nbusinoss-likfl looking .38 calibre rovol-\nwr. It has boon there o\cr since Mr.\nbailey wus visited last summer by a\nMost uny woman\niccasioualiy. No\nf git too great t'\nround home. Men kin eveu\nhappily with trained seals by\nuilin' em' a lisli ever' time tbey bal\nco a torch on thor nose.\nA great man really ought t' he tick\nI t' death t' fflt out o' th' limelight\n' nway from th' friends that er usiu'\nhim, nn' spend a few hours with th'\nirl that re\nperfume\nan\na shave.\nVery\nfe\nthor wiv\nes\nsociety.\n(ly knows him un' reinem\na turned his cuffs, use*!\ndopoudotl on his father for\n;roat uieu\nwould know\nn in congenial\n,.,. in pi\ngot Un- moro b-pi\nnf tl,\nboon\nmun wh\nMa.'Vuai\ncense fn\nMr. I!\nml u uii\nll .lis.ll.-v\nlgleet\n, domandi\nli iluii In\nolloil\niI tlm\nI'll!\n,.llllll V\nnf tlie\nii'tarv\n\"il li\nII' Ilu\nI. f\nami Hi\nwith a\nhave\" picked up,\nmul\nyear.\nin bargain\ni. I\nlittio woman\ni quarter than\n ^_____^H\nI used to\"\n. were not alone in th.\nla- camo to know mnn\nin that group of hiiuu\nknew tlmt th'' sanu\nnil of them\nW.\nw\nAll.\n sens.\nil the youngster was well again,\nknew to ll dollar what each man\nearning and what each was spun\n\Vu borrowed \"ne another 'fl garden\nind the women borrowed from\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 stht-r*-; kitchens. On tlie surfac\nvere .just about as intimate us\n'I've got to possible for a community tu Im.\nhundred ilol-; \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.-.., what did it amount tol\nThero wasn't a man-son uf thom in\nthe face. I ! whom 1 would hnve dared gu and can\nf.ss tlm find that I'd lost my job.\n. They'll Know it soon enough, bn sure\nlie can double up on your work and of Lf that; lint it mustn't como from inc.\nfirs to do it for two hundred dollars There wasn't nm< of thom to whom 1\nmore.\" fell free to go and nsk tlieir help to in-\nI ropoated that name Kvans over and torest their own linns to secure nn-\novor. lie was the man under me. Thon other position for mo. Their respect\ntake. While watching the for me dopi nded upon my ability to\nlintein my nodal positron. Tlu-v were\nbehind me. bvans and|liko steamer friends. On thr -\nhad been stood friendl\nHe was about twenty,\nworker.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Well'\" sai.l Morse.\nI recovered my wind.\nintolligon\niretico to llm I'm\niiker poorly placo\ndghl Im dollectod in\ninns Blinking \"i ll\"\nI.ut against any bucIi\n. within llm riul\nbrauchoB 1 il\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0elected with rn\nUroal Britain is\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E whilo il\"- nonr\nits fall liy jinli-\nI ru\", KusBla is\n i'\";i y. To\n.ni'laplinr fnr plain facts, tb\" Ilus-\nBphero of influenco lakes in tbu\nrtbi'in I't'isia finiu\nml has nearly\nin.I wh\" was plainly looking for trn\n11\nclose t\"\nviolently\nBhoutcd:\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2I del\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Ml\nahead.\"\nThis s\ni th\nI'.ail,\ndesk\n., broi\nui llie\nII... \"ilu\"\n, it daahoil\nu had long\nli full I a.'in\nmlilu.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ili.iU\nI, .in\nghl In\nI,I,ni.a\nnl a p,\nI saw my ml.\t\nman ahead of mc I had neglected to\nwatch the man '\n\"Good God,\" I cried; \"I can't live\noi any less than I'm getting now!\"\n\"Then you roBigrit*' ho a**k\"d quick-\nI liked him. they clung to one another closer than\nind a hard j bark to a tree, but once the gang plunk\nwas loweied the intimacy vanished. If\nI wished to keep them ns friends '.\nmust 'stick to the bout.\nI knew they couldn't do anything if\nthey had wanted to, but ut tin sum\"\ntime I felt there was something wrong\n; iu u ittuation that would not allow mu\nrod. I wanted ;io ;ISI; even for a letter of Introduction\nwithout feeling like a beggar. I felt\ntin vn- something wrong when they\nmade mo feel not like a brother in hard\nluck bul like a criminal, I \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ;an to\nwonder chat of sterling worth l had\n^\"it out ni this life during tho past do\ncade.\nHowever tlmt wns an Incidei mat\nr. The only time 1 did such think\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0iiorii\nFor a Ht'cond I .^^^\u00E2\u0080\u0094-___\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2o take this pigmy by the throat, j\nvauted to shake him. lie didn't give\nne time before exclaimingi\n\"Very well. Carleton. I'll give you\nill order for twu weeks' pay in ad-\n-tlllCII.\"\nThe next thing I knew I waa in the\nlUter ulliee with the urder ill illV hand.\nsaw Kvans at his desk. 1 guess 1,\t\nmist have looked queer, for nt tirst he Ing as this waa towards th\nThen Im came Ing after I hud lain awake all night\nnnd cxhnluted nil othn resources. 1\n\"wlnt's the tacklod the problem in the only wny I\nI could Think -*f and that was to v' \" \"'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i answered,\nI tried t.. speak\n*h or by well to-do relativi\nvt,,.- as much alike as peas in a pod\nWe were living on tho future and bluff\ninn m't ,hl- present. You'd have thought\nit would have enst a gloom over th,\nneighbor! 1 you'd have thoughl it\nWould have done away with some ul\nthe parties and dame-, lint it didn't\nIn th.- tirst place this was, t'i the iimsl .hnwk nwnv from me\nnf us, just life. In the second place 0 ,uy flj(|c>\"\ntliere didn't Beom to be uny alternative, \"Carleton,\" he said.\nThere was no uther wav of living. Tbt mattet\ne litions seemei! to bo fixed; wo had ..| guess you know,\ntn eat, we had to wear a certain typo \"You aren't lired.'\nof ilross; an I unless wo wiabod '** * xisl \ bucked up at this\naa exiles we had t*\u00C2\u00BB meet on n certain naturally.\nplane of social Intercourse. The con* \"Yos,1 I said, \"I'm fired.\"\nveutlona were us Iron clad hero as * * iinl thai isn't right, Carleton,\" ho\namong tho noldliiy ,.f Kngliiml. N'o protested. \"I didn't think it would\none thouaht of violating them; no one come to thnt. I Went tO Morse ami told\nthought it was possible Yuu had to |,im | wanted to get married and n I-\nHvo as the others did or di id be e.| more money, lb- uske.l me if 1\ndone with it. If anyone ni us had thought I eould do vour work. I BaldImost impos-dbln to read\nthought we might have soon the fool Vi.Hi \\\ \mu. *ilt,\ v,.s if |\u00E2\u0080\u009E.m nskcdlbut I hung on In *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*>\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nIshnoHs of this but it was all so manl-,,,,,, jf | could do the president's work.\ntest that m. one did think. The only But\u00E2\u0080\u0094come bock and let mo explain it\nmethod of escape was a raise and that to Morse.\"\nmeant moving Into another sphere' |, MIH white* of hie*, wasn't it\nwhich would ruvor that. I H.,w elearlv enough hat he\nA now complication \u00C2\u00BB*: when the | lighting for*his riRht tu low\nhoy grow old enough to have **'iei:i| \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 lighting for m \" '\nhii own. lie had made\nwanted to\nlass and 10,| tow|n..^^^^^^^^^^\nback. (who trente\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"Don'l go in thore,\" 1 warned.\n\"The Hm thing you know you'll be\ndoing m\ work without your twn huu\ndrc*L.\n\"Thnl o,' ho nns wo rod. \"Bul\nWhkl BN you going I\" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0> now |'\n\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2. t ii '.eh r |ob.'' I noBWored.\nnn,- ..I thc great blosslng of my lift\n'r* the fact that il liii-**. alwnys been DOS.\nto lepi.it bad new*, lo liutll. I llev\nhn*l to break things gontly to her. tfh<\nalways '*\"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0> u blow standing up, lit.*\nu man. So now I boarded my train and\n.it |tnJghl to the I,i.live tilhl told her,\nTlu\nde<\nroom.\nthe place\nrenter part ul northern rersia irum.-t-n-Ad.i i,,\nCaspian downward, and has nearly I j'\n,000,000 inhabitants, while thai of h, .[ h,\",,\nCroat Britain is in tho oxtromo south,jt1l .'. '.,\nami has only 090,000 population, The I\nmnl nil sphere, kindly loft to Persia,'\ncontains about one lifth of the population nominally subject tu the Shah, and\nhas about throc*tcntha of the area of\ngeographical Persia.\nThat Porsia has sadly fallen from its\nhigh estate everybody must realize whu\nrecalls his schoulboy days when lie was\ncompelled to memorize the. achievements and fates of Xerxes, Cyrus and\nDarius. Hut probably few persons n|\nprci-iate the rapidity of th \" \" ~x ~\nnhowo\n. lie\nick a f\nation,\nunit, for free speech.\nmd Mr. Balloy; \"u<>\nbe a surprise to tho\nII desire to shoot Up\nocovored himself an.l\nw pnees. 'flan llO be\nll lasted ten minute\"\nMr. Bailey put in:\nway. You nre all\nnnk accepted the vordl\nbow aud\nid\n'Fine;\nright.'\n!, mad.\nof tht\nThe\nDUEL OF BLANKETS\nIndiana ni Southeastern Alaska\nhave a curious custom En their \"duel\nof blankets.\"\nWlu-n a friendly difference between\ntwo ni Ihem arises and a friendly sel\ntlenient seems impossible, one of then\nthreatens the other with dishonor. He\nwill cover the face of his foe with\nshame. He executes his threat liy tearing up a certain number of his own\nblankets. The only way whereby his\nantagonist mny \"get even\" with him\nis by tearing up a greater number of\nhis own.\nIf the contest be prolonged it results\nin the destruction nf ull the blankets\nthey have, each Indian destroying bis\nown. The one who destroys the greater\nnumber is regarded as having won the\nfight.\nABE MARTIN'S VIEWS ON WIVES\nO' GREAT MEN\nIt seems that th* greater a feller is\nBut\nwas only\nwas\nI\n__________________________________________ _____!\nhouses with whom I had learned the\nUnited Woollen did business. I remembered the names of about a dozen\nof thom and mado thc rounds of these\nfor a starter. It seemed like a poor\nchance and l myself did not know ex\n(ICtly what they'could do with me but\nit would keep me busy for a whii..\nWith waits an.l delays this took me\nIwo weeks. Without letters it wuh nl-\nthe man igers\nI untd ' Mi.'-\nceoded. Here again I didn't feel like\nan honest man offering to do a fair re\nturn of work for pay. so much as I did\na beggar. This uuiy havo been my\nfault; but alter you've sat arouid in\nofllees and corridors nud been scowled\n, .... __., . ._ descent of\nPersia to its present pitiable plight.\nThe world-shaking monarchs of Persia\nme in the dim, misty past. Only tho\nhistorian sees them clearly; but there\nhave been Persian rulers and statesmen\nwithin two hundred years who made\ntheir Asiatic contemporaries uneasy,\nand even fixed the attention of Europe\nfor a time. A hundred years to a Western nation is a very long period; to un\nOriental nation it is but a watch in the\nnight. A century ago Persia was uot\nto be ignored by European statesmen\nwurking out scheme, of colonial expansion or playing for influence in Ada.\nPersia had, it is true, begun to decline\nthen, but Powers with \"interests\" in\nthe Kast hn.l not altogether forgotten\nthat Nadir Shah had conquered India,\nand fe.-ued that again a sudden revival\nof tin* old national spirit might hring\nnboul a quick, if only temporary.\nchange un the map. The drei'm of a\nPersian army marching into India today never en tors upon the slumbers \u00C2\u00BBf <\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - ,,,,,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , , -. ,\ntlm timid.-i Hindu, but a Persian host rr,b *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 nU iu,mo PIa\u00C2\u00AB< \u00E2\u0096\u00A0''' f,ftv ',o1\nput a mark upon Delhi lu tho eighteenth law n mvk alimony. Arl is a peat\ncentury whieh all its subse.iuent pro* <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 over thing but ben' n hus\ngross has iuo erased. King Qeorm is ,,!,I,\"i- \" ,u' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0,:\"1 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB<\u00C2\u00BB* '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"' l-\"1*\nthe Boveroign of one of tho Powers now llt lim\"\" that ho used while campaign in\npractically partitioning Porsiu. When tVr \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'tor bed be thero this minui\nho stood \"b.-ti.re hi. Indian lieges, in all Mlt'n l,-v hls (J\u00E2\u0084\u00A216 \u00C2\u00B0ovorcd with child-\ntl.,- glory m the Delhi durbar, did he [^ :i\". try*n * Bmoko !in' hsU\" fc\nfleet that only a little more than I7H '*'H Ull<' u'lu{ \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 society page out loud.\nyoors before a'Persian monarch on tho *\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 ,N' l1*'''1 ,,IH tUfl \"\",l *>'\"'*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nsain.- spot, at the head of a great audi M\"sI \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"'>' k\"\"1 \" \u00C2\u00BB f(,,,('r kl'* K'*\nVictorious army, laid down the luw to|r._?8, wltn !l W\"\u00C2\u00B0 \" D0 h:,,f W*y tH,,!''\ntrembling India.' That is what Nadir\nShah, whom historians now call \"the\nNapoleon Of the EOBt,\" did in Delhi in\n1730, uml he did mure. He caused the\nstreets of Delhi to run with blood, he\nA TAOIST TEMPLE\nTin* leinple grounds cover an area of\nubout six ur ..even ucreB, ami are mtr\nrnumled by a wall fourteen fool high.\nThey are subdivided Into three incloe\nures, in the principal nf which stands\nthe main temple, surrounded by avun\nlies of I ees nnd a granite pavement, on\neither side of Which, instead nf a gran*\nBWUrd, Ihe BpttCO is given o\er tn half\nbricks, n>h heaps, notshords, brokos\n-lavs, and oilier imflciltloilH nf illttidi\nnesH and neglect, Sundry pigs, dogs,\nami foWlB roumeil at will.\nPound the temple enilustire were nil\nlarod cloistors in a similar Btato of dirt\nami disorder, oven to the ashes ami bit*\nnf charred Sticks remaining from Ihe\nfires made ugulusl the . hunter w;ill In\nthe pilgrims of Ihe pnst seamm. The\ntemple itself stands upon a raised foilll\nllatloil, and is surrounded by a colon\n h*. nu the fa f the raised foun\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0bit inn and Oil Ihe walls of the tempi*'\naie carvings nf white marble \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 II a*- uut nf this social\nbusiness, ll - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 tn, i such a pitiful\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2rta-i. nt ammunition under the clrcuni\nstances. I wan ted t-. -a*. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 thi money\nif it wa- po ibh in Ul J w.\" I\" eke it\nout, foi his i \"hn ation Put ,*,i(at could\n1 dot Th.- boy had to liven*, hit friends\n||> * d i>r ^iv i- I li'-in ii|\ne I tn do ri\nthr It i -lit...'I\nHe wa^ii 't a-k\nthan the other boys \u00E2\u0080\u00A2*'\nmd but he was rlghth\nh much. If he couldn't\nI don't know tbatlatai in intruder for throo or four hours\nI ihouTd have been as generous ns he j'ind then been greeted with a surly\nwas\u00E2\u0080\u0094ten years before. He had Start-1 \"What do vou wantf\" you CBO'j h'dp\nI the door when 1 called him. having a grouch, There wasn't i\ man\n' my ofler as a builnen pro*\ni .mi\nto something paying anything. Pit-ally sh\nvou ( an'I *'af.'P tamp.\ndied -it\nSad\n_____________^^__. \u00C2\u00ABith. II\nIn have*the money and wo managed it\nsomehow, Put it broughl homo the\ngrim old fact that I hadn't as vet saved\na dollar.\nI clung more than ever now to the\nnm* mv of lope the job ahead. It was\nihe only comfori Path and I had and\nwhonover I fell especially downhearted\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ho'd atari In and plan bow wo'd spend\nit. It look tl Ige olT the imim-diat,*\nthoughl oi danger. In the meanwhile i\nresigned ovor trum the Neighborhood\nClub and lol the boy join the tennis\nclub. I noticed at once n change in the\nattitude \"f ihe men towards mc. But\nI wns reaching a point now where I\ndbltl 't cure.\nIn this wav, then, we live,I until I\nwns thirty e-ght and Kilt ti thirty, and\nthe boy was cloven, Por the lasl few\nmonths I had boon doing night\nwork without - ^t*:i pay si 'i ' was\nprneticnllv exiled from th. hnv except\non Sundays !'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.at nnt th \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nthe way 1 nteil The local trn\nBchnni was iln it a prit ate h\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Well. Hilly.\" she sai.l. \"il can't be\nii.\".i. can it \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 s.i good Itwk tn Bvnni\nand his bride.\"\nWhen a womnn is ns bravo as Ihnt it\n'tit up all the lighting blood in a man.\nLooking int.. her steady blue eyes I\nfelt thai I had etnggi rated my mil*\nfortune Thirty eight is not old and I\nWO! able hmlii'd. I uiicllt bind something even bottor Ilmn thai which I\nhad lost S\u00E2\u0080\u009E instead nt' n night of misery I Iind actually felt almost glad.\nI stirted in town on Monday in high\nhop.-, itut when I gut off the train 1\nU. Kan in wondor Just when* 1 was\nbound, What sort nf a job was 1 going\nto apply fnr: Whnt was mv profession,\nmvwnyf I -.-it down in the station i..\nIhtnl the problem over.\nI'.ir t\\.nt\ years now I had been\n* In th.* i li ri.ai machinory of the\nITnltod Woollen Company. I wai knowt\nas n I'nii i Woollen man. Ilul\nh ii I ii had tins exporionce mad. ,.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n. ' I was nol a bookkeeper. I km-*.**,\nno more nboul keeping a full set of\nAt the end of thai time two qUOftlonS\nwere burned into mv brain: \"WhU cm\nvou -in'\" und \" HOW old are JOUt\"\nThi iiM-r queal camo as a nvola*\nlion. It seem-* that from a bUfloO-l\npoint of vlon t wa sldored sn old\n i SI) goml strong body counted f\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BBr\nrn th ngi my wllltngneai to undertake\nani task counted for nothing, I wns\ntun ..h|. No 000 wanted fo botllOf wilh\nbeginner ovof olghtoon or twonty,\nTin- market demanded youth youth\nWilli ihe years ahead that I had a'ready\nsold, Wherever I stumbled by thnnce\nupun n vacant poiltton I found wnil\nng thoro half n doaon stalwart young-\niters. They lookod us I had looked\nwhen I joined tin* t'nited Woollen Com\npany. I offered In do the same wirk nt\nthe same wages ns ihe youngsters, but\nIhe managers didn't want inc. Tliey\nlidn'I wnnl a man around with wrinkles In his face. Moreover, thev were\nlooking to Ihe future. Thev dldn'l in\nlend t<> adjust a man into their mii'hin-\nery only In have him die in n do/en\ny.-nrs. 1 wnsn*t a good risk. Mure*\nOvor, I wouldn't be so easily trained,\nami wilh n wider oxporlonce might\nprove mora bothoraomo, At thirty\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0dghl I was too old to make n begin\nning. Tie* verdict was linnniniOUI. All-'\nc.1 I had a phyilque like nu OX nn*'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0h-*r.' waan't a gray hair ih my head\nI \"''mi' nut uf Ihe last of lh, fflee\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0/Ull -, v fist- ell tubed.\n!'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the meanwhile I had Use I ip or\ndvnnce salary and was. for the firs*\n\"i- in my life, running into debt\nUni ti* nlwayi i\">i*l my bill** weekly i\nn I i,, crodil what*' er. Rvi n at th\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 d .if the third \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.., i, i kneu thai th\nman nnd Imt- Ier woro begin\nrubbed the capital of the Moguls of its\nt*hnice*>t treasures, am! he marched baca\nto Persia wiih a loot his contemporaries\nthought worth (020.000,000 to enrich\nhis subject!, wlmse descendants tn this\ndny .'all him \"the great Shah.\" Thut\nwas the apex of modern Persia's glory,\nbut when the nineteenth century wiih\nyoung Persia had still Vigor Onougfa\nleft to be courted by Kuropcun inu-n-\nn re hs. Georgia had gout* to (Inula,\nwhich from tlie days uf Peter the OroBl\nha.I Riarkod Persia fur iis ipuirry, but\nPersia eould still be a valuable\nGreat Britain, 1'rai and Rusal\nschomod t ntrol Persia':\nNapoleon, always dreaming\nIn\npari.\nUv.\nresources;\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^ if a umrch\nndta, sent General Hardline nml u\nstaff of oOleori tu renrgatii/e the Per\nsian army ami gi\e offoctlvenOM to Hs\nma*.s.s. In fortunately for Persia, it\nwns iu virtual alliance with Prnnei\nwhen the catastrophe nf impj tome\nItunlo, free.) from the mighty anlagon\nlim nf Nnpnlcnn, turned nil iis wrath\nand ull iis force upnu Pel-tin. From\nthat period tin* descent of Persia tn\nwardl Hie nbyn has been rapid, ami it\nhas been accelerated by Persian mistakes. Persia has fought tho llritish,\nth,- Russians uml the Afghans, always\nto be wonted, until to-day a brigade \u00C2\u00ABf\nthe ezur's troops is force enough to\n.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2impel tt to yield even thu right to\nmoke its own select inn of nu agent to\nmanage its own llnatiees.\nThe .student nf mnrhhl political psy\ncholngy will find Persia inlerest hig\nground, lie will not be long nt work\nbefore he will see tlmt Persia's misfortunes nn* due tn the maintenance ut a\nmilitarism become degenerate. Lenders\nliko Nadir Shnh, whu wiih nn Oriental\ndespot) but u soldier antl statesman,\nhave lieen succeeded by men who were\nOriental despots wim were useless on\nthe battlefield and in Ihe council. The\nshnhs uf Poflla Imve been clad iu gnr-\ngeoui uniforms, and have carried r-'nhrcs\n'h.v were iifraid to draw Rgnlnil nny\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2il tlieir slaves. Tln-v have been in\nilolcnt, savage nnd sensual ut tin* same\n'inn*. Th. v have Iraim (1 both the vm\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ige and th\" treasury, Soma of ihem.\nliko the I'd-- N'nir ed din, got B glim\n ng m.tii.n Hml Persia needed t\" bo\nput in touch with the ennfetnpnrnrv\nworld. Nni ^^^^^^\nlook nt a dressmaker's husband,\nI Titer hai nt nuthiii' in th' world as\ntrillin' nn* ln/.y ns a dressmaker's\n] husband, nn* yet he kin give must nny\n|man cards an' spades when it comes t'\nheiri' poplar around home.\nHave yon ovot noticed how a Intel*\nlectuui giant's wife slicks around th'\nbackground ? Her husband found it\nvery easy I' ml like a humnn hem'\nwhile he wu/. spnrkin' her an' buruin'\nfather's coal in th' dimly lighted\nlor. She never knew whut a really\n man he wus until she married\nhim. an' now she feels like a odd cuff\nbutton.\nA great feller never gits it rubbed\noff fer OVOU om* ovenlo'. He never looks\nright in a theater er laughs when other\nfolks i\n. He thinks he's pnp'lar when\nfnlks er unly afraid u' him. Vou kin\nlell by th' way u great feller pays his\n.-ar fare cr bins a newspaper (hat who-\nOVOT married him is tremblin' an' won-\ndel m ' n hat he's goln ' I ' Imp her\nabout when he gits home. Th' only\ntune most great men ever rcfYr t' their\nwives is when they tell how ihey cook\nlomethln', an' th' only time ther ever\nseen with 'em is when Ihey bring 'em\ndown town l' nigti mime property awny\ner nppear with Yin at some high brflW\nfunction where it's necesuary fer th'\nlooks o' things. Then alt Hi' women'11\nsay, \"Whut ou earth du you su|>po**c\ntie ever seen in that little dried up\ntiling!\" er. \"I Wondor how her father\nmado his moneyT\" A great feller's\nfe never gits any credit. Ot'cnniun*\nally her name gits in th' paper in con-\nlinn with Home charitable affnir,\nbut that's only I' boost her husband.\nSome new phase u' a woman's char\nnder pops out ever' day nn' I don't\nre ll\nhe \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nOUE SHRINKING EAETH\nDuring untold ages the earth has bepi<\nslowly contracting, is still slowly con\ntrading, round its -ontral. ever harden\ning core. True, its density is four\nfifths that of hammered steel; but what\nsteel could stand tho contracting force\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094nr, in other words, the weight\u00E2\u0080\u0094of all\nthat goes tn form our globef Now\nas the earth contracted mountain maps\nes were thrown up in ridges, and long\nsinuous valleys dipped iu folds. Ts\nda\ the same proCOSI ll still going on\nSlowly certain shores nre rising out of\nthe deep, and thus towns that two.tho\nland years ago stood by the lOOahore\nBro now inland villages; slowly, but C01\nIn inly--for no butt rej\u00C2\u00AB can stay (.he\nComing calamity--ether shores arc dip\nappearing beneath tha waves, nml thus\nover what was onco populous land the\nsea rolls. There is no quarto? of the\nworld where this secular movement, thi*\nslow unrest, duo to a contracting earth.\nis nut manifest. Wo do ool speak of\nthose creases nn lho earth's surface\nwhich we eall tbo Andes, ihe Himalayas,\nthe Alps, wrinkles on the face of our\ngood green earth, telling that it in no\nlonger young* -elowly these were thru**:\nup in a far-past age as the crust Irow\ntogether; but wo do insist that la the\npresent day iu England and in Scnlhiuil\nin .orwny and In riolland. In Australia\nand In New Zealand, by inland seal and\nby wldo*-trotching oceans, some land*.\narc slowly upheaved one foot a contnry,\nwhile oilier lands, again, are luhllding\nImperceptibly but sural).\nWhile no Inst rumen tl. however sensi\nti\e. could rospond In this slow folding.\nproducing mountains, ur to this age lung\nswinging, producing ocean and con tin\nonti, uf their existence we have abund\nanl evidence, Why, much nf the **iory of '\ngeology is a lab* of vast earth move\nmental Now ami sgaln the enormous\npressure of a cooling uml conducting |\nglobe getl too grent for oven tho solid j\nrnekl fn bear the itross uud the strain I\nnf it, and snap goes u rocky st alum\nTl en over the Wide earth ihe |ai\nfelt, iu every obiorvatory the delicately\npoised needles vibrate ,n *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'' atlanii\u00C2\u00AB.|\nwaves that radiate from the centre off\ndisturbance] while over the ipol when-*!\nthe earth, crnil has given way\u00E2\u0080\u0094pet\nimps only a few Inches -devaitatloi\nui.I .I. ath, sueh as we witnessed cut |\nlv nl Mct-dnn. mark one of naiurc'1\nmoil awesome phenomena,\n'il .Iin thrice visited Kur-\nNF.W USE FOU NETTLE8\nTin* search for u cotton substitutd\nhas hen going on In Rurope for a bm-,1\ntime, ami many experiments have bei\nmade with lh immon nettle whicli\nims beon a promising plant on oecoonC\nof the strength of its Bore and its read-I\ngrowth while under the moat dlscoufl\naging COndltloM, with a large yield pej\nacre. The great difficulty has beet\neopnrattng the fibre frum the wuodJ\nstem, lu a method Of treatment tha|\ngreat her husband thinks he (hns been worked out in the Inst two i\nht t' remember lhat it'll soon three years, the dried nettle stems ai\nbe In morrow nn' he kin go down town .boiled nboul half uu hour in dilute smll\nagin. hye, and looienod fibres are thon aopaf]\nA few litlle kind words mean a whole ated in a mm him* wilh revolving brusr\nInt mora to th' average womnn than es. The material is thon inbjoetod t|\nany great problem OF bualnoN deiil her a number of nllernnte bailings in dilu\nhusband may be absorbed In while he lyo and thorough wnihlnga, both and\nmight t' be enterliiinin' her. Hut tit* high pressure. The prn.lui't is a ma\nnever flndl it OUl till she's Dackoil lip 1 of yellowish fibres, free from RUin. tli:\nnn' gone back t' her fnlks nn th' news 11 nn be bleached, combed and spun iu\npapers prlnl her side fir-it. Ther's lotl lUltTOQI while yam. This l*t elaimetl t|\no dllTeronce bctweon a goml husband have the imoothneae and aoftneaa \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nan' u good provider. |lla\, wilh tin* strength even great)\nIf your wife is fond o' mimical than that of hemp. The ynru Iris hm\ntreiiis nn' sett lemon I work ymi ought ms i to brilllanl damaak. and can I\nl' Im willin' t' make a few COnPOtsionl, uscl-'ilone or with other thread) f1\nif she objects t' gittin' break fail upholiterloa, ribbons, ami a variety *\n'eatUm she looks so ugly in th' mnrnin' fabrics. VIII uul \u00E2\u0080\u00A2.\u00C2\u00BB iiv.J\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0/\nHealili for Every Woman\nKo More Headaches\nFrom Weakness and Despair Thousands\nHrvn Beeu Bestorod to Eohust Good\nHealth by Dr. Hamilton's Pills.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2***-\u00C2\u00A3__\nAntiquity of Inventions and\nStories\n(By Womia.ll Phillips)\nJ havo been Bomowhat erlticlsod, was put uuiler a dove's wing and sent\ninto\nere tliey enlarged i' ami\nrend tho news. Tins copy ul' the Iliad\nmust havo beon made by Bomo Bueh pro-\niL_i*---^4D\nThat sick women are made well by\nDi : iviiiinn'!* Piiia is proved lu tho\nfollowing letter:\n' ' Pur \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ear-- I WH \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 thill llllll llolleUtO.\nI Insl eoloi and WUB OIlBll-i tiled; ;i\nM'llim pallor, i Imple 11 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I bb tt lies ou\nBee won I onl) moi i ifylug to\nay feollnga, bul beei I thoughl\nmy skin would \\o\ ei look nleo ng tin\nI grew \u00E2\u0096\u00A0Inxpoudotit, Thon \n) appol Ita\nfailed, I g nv \ et v weal. Vim iniiH\nroutedion, .-ill . Umlen and tablets 1\ni r.eil without poi mil non I benefit. \ v IbII\nm e v f.u.ier pul into m*i hands a box\n.\"I hi llaaiill.ni'-, 1Mb. She placed\nrnl In ii re upun them, ami nne, thai the;.\nImve made me a woll woman I would\nnul bn witll0Ul tllQItl WlllltOVOr thc.V\nmight coal 1 found Dr. Hamilton's\nhy their mil-,1 yet searching nellon\nvery unliable In lho tleluale cluuac\ntm of ii woman's nature. Thoy\nnnvov once griped am, yei thoy oh-\nUhllihod regularity. My appetite\n|Tew my blood red and pure\u00E2\u0080\u0094heavy\nrings under my eyes disappeared,\n.mil to-day my skin Is .aa clear and\nnn wrinkled M when I wan a girl. Dr,\nHamilton's Pills did It nil.\n; o >t might forward letter\nfrum Mrs. ,1, V. Todd, wife of n well\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -, , | iii ill l.'nge \"svillo, is proof\nonl that Dr, Uumiltou 'a Tills are\ni y.i udorfnl woman 'b medicine, I'm-\nan ellier pill lull Dr, Hamilton's. 25c,\n, et bi ;. All ileal era or the Catarrho*\n7.0110 Vu.. Iviii'.-tnii, Ontario.\nyear after year, for this endeavor to\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 'pen up the claims of old limes. 1\nhave hi en charged with repeating use*\nIc.-.*'. fables wilh no ion mint ion. To- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\nday I lake the mere subject of glass.! In (he Roman theatre\u00E2\u0080\u0094tlio Coliseum\nThifl material, Pliny says, was discov- . .whi\u00C2\u00ABh eould seat a hundred thoueaud\nered by accident .Some sailers, land- people, tlic emperor's box. raised fo Ihe\ning on the eastern coast, of Spam, tlghost tier, bnre about the same pro-\ntook their utensils and supported them portion to tho space as this stand dues\non tho sand by tho stones that they j to this hall; ami look dowu to the confound in the. neighborhood; ihey kind- tro 0t a six-acre lot was to look n eon-\nled their lire, cooked the fish, Unishod Biderable distance. (\"CoiiBidorable,\"\nthe meal, ami romovod the apparatus; |,v ,}\u00E2\u0080\u009E. wtly is \u00E2\u0080\u009E-, ,, Yankee word,\nami glass was found to have resulted Lord Chesterfield ubcb it in his letters\nIrom the ultra and sea Kami, vitrified to his sun. ho it has a gnnd English\nby the heat. Well, I havo I n a doson origin,) Pliny huvb thai Nero ihe ty-\nlinns eritii'ised by a number ol wise .-,.,\u00E2\u0080\u009E, tin tl ii ring with a gem in it. which\nmen, in newspapers, who havo Bttid that ],,. looked through and watched tho\nLuiB w\" :i \\'r-v \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\" tol\u00C2\u00BBi 'I';'' there iword-play ol the glatliators-mon who\n1fVOT *\" \" ' >\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '\u00C2\u00BB ;| *\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 t\"1\"-; killed oaeh other nuse tho pooplo\ndies ol Blcks to produco vitriflention more eloiirly thau with tho naked \u00C2\u00ABvn.\ngin mmmmmmmm ammmmmmm\nng. 1 happened, two years\nto meet ou fhe prairies ui Missouri,\nProfessor Bhophord, I happened tb\nmention Hi ta eritlcism lo him, Woll\nsnys be, \"n little practical life would\nha . fl fr I men from that, doubt,''\nSnid In-. \"We Btoppod lasl year in\nMexico to nook somo vonlsou. Wo gol\ndown from our -a.i.iii i, and pul Ihe\ncooking apparatus mi sIohob we found\nmade our lire wilh tlm wood we\ngol Micro, resembling ebony, and when\nw,< romovod the nppnriilus I here was\npun* silver gotten oul of the e in hers\nby the intense heal of that almost Iron\nwood. \"Now,\" said he, \"Hint heat!nnd tl\nwna greater than any necessary tO vilri-|lhe aid\niy Ihe mall-rials ui glass.\"\nTake the whole range of imagiii.it.ive\nliterature, and WO are all wholesale borrower-;. In every matter (hai relates to\nInvention, to use, or beauty, or form,\nwo are borrowers.\nYmi may glume around the furniture\nni the palaces in Europe, and you ihay\ngather all these utensils of ail nr use;\nan.l wheu ynu have fixed tho Bhapo un.l\nforo' in your mind, I will take ynu intu l.m museum of Naples, which gathers\nall the remains oi the domestic life of\ni h.' Romans, and ynu shall uut Hml a\nsingle one of those modern forms of\nan ni beaut] ur uso that was not anticipated there. We have hardly added\nnne single line nr SWQOp of beauty to\nI he ai tique.\nAll the boya' plays, like everything\nthat amuses thc child in the open uir.\nare Asiatic. Kuwlmson will show you\nHu Xero had an opera glass.\nSr. Mauritius I lie Hii lllun slood on\ntin* promontory nf his Island, ami could\nsweep ovor tho ontiro sen to tho coast\nof Africa wllh his nuuBCOplto, which is\na word derived from two Qrock words,\nmoaning \"lo see n ship.\" ICvidontly\nMauritius, who was a pirate, had a mat\nIne ioleseopii.\nVou mny visil Dr, Abbot's mi scum,\nwhere you will see Ihe ling of I'heops.\nUu use n put him live hundred years bo*\nlure Christ, The Biguot ui the ring is\nabout the si/.e of. a qunrtor ni a dollar,\nugtnving is invisible without\nf glasses. No man was over\nshown into the cabinets of gems iu\nItaly wit hunt, being furnished with\nTnE KING OF CORN REMOVERS\nIs Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor.\nForty yea a' success in many lauds\nproves thu superiority of Putnam's\nPainless Corn |_xf ractor over every\nothor remedy. t_at*o, painless, prompt.\nI'titnam's Painless i orn Extractor absolutely certain tn reuioi >\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 corns. Sold\nby druggi.ts, price _.\" cents.\nbrought homo n stone about twenty\ninches lung and ten wide, containing\nan entire irenti.se op mathematics. It\nwonl.I bo perfectly illegible without\nglasses. Now, if wc are unable to read\nit without the aid of glasses, ynu may\nsuppose tin* man whu engraved it. had\npretty Btrong spectacles. Su the microscope, instead of dating from nur lime,\nfinds its brothers in the bunks of Moses\u00E2\u0080\u0094and those me infant brothorB.\nPLANTATION KONGS\nA pari ial ily for music has always\nbeen n characteristic oi tho negro\n,aie. In tlu'ir native Africa tllO\nInstruments usod are of the must\nprimitive kind, Ihe drum generally playing a prominent pan. To tho\nuntutored European such mush seems\nmoro remarkable for noiso l hail mcl\ninly, though under the Influence of \u00E2\u0096\u00A0tomtom' performances ihe nogroeB iti the\nWosl Indies and elsewhere have been\nknown lo work thciiHclves up to a\npilch of regular frenzy.\nNegro snugs havo always been popular aimmg us, and deservedly sn. On\nwhat dues Iheir attraction depend? As\npoetical products they are g. rally\nseriously dofoctlvo, The negro tins 1 n\naptly described us it persnii with the\nintellect nf it child nml Ihe strength\nuud passions of a full-grown man, and\nthese characteristics are borne out by\nhis poetry. The language of tho plan-\ntaliunsuug is often a disjointed .jumble, scarcely superior to a nursery\nrhyme, yot it contains u pathos which\nquite a fair sum to save by giving up\noue cigur a wee!.. But thero Is more\nto follow,\nIii those days of political upheaval\nand commercial uncertainty, capital was\nentitled to a bigger return on its in\nvestment than il would be today. The\nrisk was much greater. Though we\nhavo no actual records of Ph.ygian\natos of usury, It is fair to assume thai\nHie Midas's account drew Hi por coin.\ninterest compounded annually for at\nloafl! the first 3,000 years, nr* until tho\ncommercial world hud reached a com\npn rati vely recent stage of development.\nBeginning, the efore, 800 years before\nChrist. Midas put into his savings 1(1\nl-S tt ovei) week. At the cud of thi\nfirst 10 week- he hud a dollar, The\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 lerest on $1 for one year is not great,\neven at I\" per cent., but it adds an-\nothor dime to tlio 10 already saved. Al\ntho end ui the second year there Is\n- thing ninie than two dimes to be\n.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0hided.\nAi tho end of the first, hundred years\nfhe accumulations on the li st dollar, at\nin per cent, compounded, would bo\n'HO.Otl. 'I has. .Midas, in Ihe vear 700\nB.C. would havo hn I $13,780.(10, result\nlug from his lirst 10 weeks' _ living\n'I he compounding gooa on i -trough t he\nnoxl century so thnt ul tho end of 200\nyeors or In tho vear non B.C., Mldna\nwuuld havo had $189,000,800.0-1 front his\n(Irs! dollar,\nAl Ihe end of llie next hundred your\nor In 500 B.C., the results from those\nlirsl IO dimes' put away would be $2;\n010,028,140,100.03, Continuing this\ncom pmi ml ing through the following\n_.411 years it is nol 0 * Ipllcato\nmathematical problem tn arrive at tli\nsum Midas would have today frum his'\nfirst $1 saved.\nRemember, murenvor, thi**. sum, which , \"**_\u00C2\u00A3\u00C2\u00BB\nwould be up among Ihe uncountable tril- \u00C2\u00A3prP 7'\"1\nlions of dollars, would represent the in- I\nelement of only -{il put away by Midas.\nKENDAICS\nSPAVIN\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2cue.\n\"ALWAYS S.tfEAND-l'RE\"\nIc_laadtc River, Man., Sept. -6th 1910\nDh.b. J. Kendall Co,\nDear Sirs\u00E2\u0080\u0094Will you plwite wall I\nmy address a co] of 3 \"Treat.\non lite Ha--' r l ! ,. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 a n .\nKendall's Spavin Cure on Iniu \u00E2\u0080\u00A2: i\nTlmt tells Ihe whole id ry, and It\nllie czperb nee lhat hundreds of ..in\nsiiutls have had iu the past^o yean,aud\nIt's the experience you will have\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Ilia\nthe only sine remedy\"*-*\nlor Spavin, R in [[hone, Curl), Splint,\nSwelling and All Lameness\nI Sold by DniEKlM-- $1.00 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Bolll\u00C2\u00BB, 6\nbottlei fm l.o. Keen it on hand\nalways. Ue ready fur lite emergency.-\nKendall's Hops tli-- puin, Harts ihe\ncirculation, pi aetra'estnd removes tbe\nemi-c of the dil Iti-. Aik tor a Tree\ncopy of \"A Treatise cm the Uurt.e.\" If\nnot at dealers, write to*\u00E2\u0080\u0094 CJ\nPR. 0. J. IU M'Al I. CO.. Eno-bnrf f-lli. VI.\nDON'T CUT OUT A VARICOCE VEIN\n^ABSORBDIUK*\nitaiKfilc, dl*ca-\n- i i .[..\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 at, tii.t __\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ni \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2und slm-\n _. Mr. It. I . k It \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-'.\nj! :. ',.\" . . 1, ; . Jill B thM\nri-i.i ly, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 :.. re : >\ni-ainl'til and latin i i iii \u00E2\u0080\u00A2:\nti. -v \, re i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ed and\npc In loo'k'Vti.V.nr^\nhun\n\M\nhimself, bu_ily\ndimes.\nbe idle fur hi in tn look at thu inwithoiit\nono. lie cntildn't appreciate the deli-\ncat.1 line.**: and expression of the faces.\nIf you go to Parma, thoy will show you\nu gem once worn on the finger of\n.Mi.lmcl Angolo, of which the engraving\nheart. This in their great merit, and\ni it is mure than sufficient to count er-\nJ balance deficiencies of rhyme, metre,\ngrammar, and composition, and to endear thom nol only to the colored nice\nj but to English-speakers of all races al\ni_'two' tiViiuKimVvfiiVr'oid\" \u00C2\u00B0oTwu2!|tno worl? lvor^h\u00C2\u00B0 i,'l/:,M,\"l,1\":iI,->vtong\n,, _\u00E2\u0080\u009E .. -, * ' I rim\u00C2\u00AB inn.In hv nn-clafv Ml*nof-*nl tuirt iir...\nruns* made by Christy Minstrel performances In Loudon and elsewhere bear\nwitness to this fact.\nPlantation songs have been tho de-\neyebrows. Layard says ho\" would ! '_*\u00E2\u0080\u009E_i?.\".11'__\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"? _ 1\u00C2\u00B0!V_!!'IU_\u00C2\u00B0 __- _\"_!\"__\nunable, to read tbo engravings on\nthere aro tho figures of seven womon.\nYou must have the aid of a glass in\norder to distinguish tho interlacing-muscles and count every separate hair on\nth UmmmmWmmmmmmmmm\nbi\nMtnervah without stron\ntliey are so cxtrcuielv smal\nlucated, of all ages and of both sexes.\nspectacles !'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"' ia doubtful if thero is any kind of\nHawllnson theatrical performance that is more\nuniversally popular; nor cun it bo\n [denied that, whether tliey strike the\nntimental chord ur the lighter vein\nwuuld have started a new series of dollar pyramids every 10 week*1. At the\nend of the first, year's saving he would\nhuve started (ive and a half of these\nstupendous fortunes. To compare any\nnne of these with the $14,007.20 he\nwuuld have saved If ho had received mi\ninterest, certainly presents the interest\nhabit in a favorable light.\nKing Midas will bo remembered aa\nthe man who loved gold so much that he\nasked Dlonysius to turn everything he\ntouched Into gob!. Dlonysius did *^o\ni.::\"ii:.::,.!K..f oTein*\n.n .mil t' :\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I\n,t ti.-- tru a du\n...;. v.- .. \" .\n.,.'.-. . I\" l\nIt, i 1.1 \"' t_ai \u00E2\u0096\u00A0:.: : I \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n'. book '. '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Ire. \t\n: \u00C2\u00BB,._,YOUNG.P.D.F...to LyroaosEMa-Hontr-wl.Ci-\ned to himself under the same name.\nThese checks ar.- seldom made out for\nmore than a hundred dollars; and ad to\n.refuse a ehe.-k from a responsible pox\nson is a serious affront, no matter how\nregretfully it may be done, the \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0a.-ihier\nwill more often than not ''tak*? tht*\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ chance\" when tlm - up to\nbut at the end of the second dny Mid.is a certain standard of outward r - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\ncame back and said: \"Dlonysius, every- ability. He therefor \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 iBn\nthing I tunc.i turns to gold, but I'm amount of the bill frum the pz\nstaining to death. Kvery time I grab \"heck, uml hands the guest th.* differ\nsandwich it turns 22 carat. I say, :\"\n \u00E2\u0080\u0094 - ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"- '\"\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094 j that tln-v came somewhere from \"thi\nST.MUL-.MTS SOMETIMES GOOD \u00C2\u00A3*^ ' \u00C2\u00AB j ?&\u00C2\u00A3$*$?\u00C2\u00A3\nAlcohol is consumed oa a table bev- cidenta of hia Roihan stories from\n-.rag, chiefly in tbe form ol light.wines l.gonds of a thousand years before.\nimi mall liquors such nt beer, al,-. andhmieed Dunlap, who has grouped tlie\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0tout, an i thc common alkaloids are hlstorj of the novels of all Europe into cafl in o aud tea and tho to one essay, snys thai in tho nations ol\nimin ol ch late, il we exclude , Europo there have beei two\nitcol oe from considoration. hundred and fifty or three hundred dis-\nThe comparatively modern scionce oi tincl Btories. Ho says al leasl two hun-\nphysiologicul chomistry has devoted dred of these may bo traced, before\nmuch attention to these substances in Christianity, to tho other side of the\nBlai .. 8ea. If this wen- my topi.*.\n[which it is nnt, I might toll ynu lhat\n-hr effort to determine their precise effect un bodily functions and their po-\n-.m\nred\n... ...... w iffflr-\ni;..,,,........... ........ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.. ,..,- iiS\u00E2\u0080\u009E.ul ,u\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00ABr\u00C2\u00AB \"unn-MCii il buriio __ LJvrut. i nro, -iueasll. Wl).- Ult thfl\nTHE UNION BANK A of humor, thoy are innocent in tbelr wish this gold habit off nfe before 1 documoul is a forg u\nDrrnon VCTAD [nature and elevating in their tendency, starve.\" DTonysius there!'..re had Midas Ut** gracefully or otherwise, a. * t%\ntr_CV/*V/r&L/ ICMK Would that the sunn could be said of bathe in the river Pactolus and Mblas's 'to ]\"* temperament.\n*\u00E2\u0080\u0094- all music-lml! songs! Eminent states- gold sank into the river sands and be* There is little risk lard\nHead Oiiicc to be Moved to Winnipeg men, liko the late W, E. Gladstone, came a placor mine. thc event of a hot\nImve been listening with ropl attention ior asking too man;\n'he Union Bank of Canada held its io theso old-fashioned ballads; while \u00E2\u0080\u009E-_\u00E2\u0080\u009E. \" _ \u00C2\u00BBftftnwT10--n the guest nee a u -:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n|tho novelist Thackeray records his im-jHOW HOTELS ARE HOODWINKED[expression, | \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n17th annual me.'Mul,' at the bean office\ni-i Quebec on Monday, December the\n18th, 11)11. Tho meeting was u memorable one for several reasons. In tho\nlirst place, the reports presented by the]\nI'resident nnd General Manage: wer-\ntho bost In the bank's history, nn*] te\npn ssiuns ns follows: \"1 heard a\nhumorous balladist not. long sun*!', a\nminstrel who performed a negro ballad\nthat, I confess, moistened these spectacles in 0 must unexpected manner. 1\nhave gazed at thousands of tragedy-\nqueens dying on tbo stago and expiring In appropriate blank verse, and I\nr i\or wanted to wipe them; they have\nTin- hotels of the larger cities are] pnrt, assuring the cashier thai he will\neontinuelly being victimized by forgers, thereafter taki\none of these gentry, clothed and mnn Uouae to bis ei\nuored as n man ui affairs, will provide it Is the gs \\nhimself m some nndeihaml way -per- fl | ;[,,. | - .\nImps by bribing an ulliee boy, or even parativeb small an I\nby having tho printing .1 himself- - greatest Inroa -\nwith letterheads, envelopes, and blank While many fo .\nchecks bearing the name of a respon- are exceedingly clumsy piei\n: Knstem Provinces. This decision on tlu\nPettonkofer sums thojly, If^ there was not'an\"impudent fel-1IM WC8t nf ,'i,,i'' SiIP*-'ri\"r a\"*- 7,j \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\nneatly by saying suchjlow looking over my shoulder, reading Ontario, leaving only a comparatively\nevery word.\" \"No, you lie: I've not fow ;n the Provli f Quebec and the\nredd a Word yOU have written!\" This\nis un Irish bull, still it is a very nil\noue. it i- nnly two hundred nml fifty\nyears older than ihe N'.-w Testament,\nHorace Walpole dissented from Richard\nLove)I Edgoworth, and thought the\nother Irish bull was the bosl of th l\nman wim said, \"I would have been a\nvery handsome man, but they changed\nin the cradle.\" That comes frnin\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0nt authority\nmatter up ve\t\nth ogs aie \"lihi tbo oil to ii-mnchinc\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nth.-y can'l tako tho placo of tbe steam\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' st -ii. .\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB i *i, bul tney can mak * the\naction smoother and the running bottor.\nOnly the oil must ool corrode the mail in ''\nHere we have the crux of the mailer. The healthy hotly may be able to\nmake u\u00C2\u00BBo of minute quantities ni stimulants al moderate intervals without\nharm and oven with benefit. Hut If the\nases tho natural intuition or instinct\nis very remarkable. No better Instance of this fact could bo cited than\nthe ease of Black Tom. the musical pro*\niitry. This boy. burn about 1850, as n\ntoo large or too ^froquent,^a | Don Quixote, nml is Spanish; but i\ntoxic quality manifests itself, oi if the\n-.eu hi no be already injured <*r weaken*\nid i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.. H orgaalc trouble exlsta\u00E2\u0080\u0094an\n.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2iln strn i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 on tloti rlorati l tis\nsues Whlell thev nie lllt.-il'l. '.. .-uppiiil.\nHence thi dm lot 'a commands to gi\ o\nip (toffee, wine, tea, ur tobUCCO\nCOHNSTALK PArilU\nKxperti havo d< monst rated thai a\nverv fair quality nf paper < c be manu\nfactured frum tbe common cornstalk.\nvantes borrowed it frum the Greek In\nth, fourth century, and the Greeks\nstub* it from the Egyptians hundred**, uf\nyears lack.\nThere is one stury which I: is laid\npari of tho dlroctora ,....1 sl\u00E2\u0080\u009E,rol,ol,lcrsis1,'\u00E2\u0084\u00A2' '\" ,\"'\" S'\"!\"',7\".TT} '\"''V<''\"-1\"\n1 ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' a most, remarkable talent tor music\nto move the heud office to Winnipeg\nis a ie. ognll ion of the growing importance of the West,\nThe nd profits for tho year, after de*\nducting expenses of management nml\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-1 i g pro**; i lion for all bad and doubt\nful debts, amounted to $002,437 ns com-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i vlth ' i ,020 for lho pro**, lou \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ni ear, Tl in ingt for 1911 were a!\nho rata of 11 por cent, on the bankV\nit \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 pnl : e \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 capital foi tho year.\nThe premium on new stock issued\nWashington has related, ni a man whu\nu.-nt into nn inn air.I a-k.-d fnr a glass _\nof .Link fmm the landlord, who pushed . .,.,\u00E2\u0080\u009E,;.,\u00E2\u0080\u009E, , , .;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,:,,,., u;,,[,. ,|1(. hnlnneo\nforward n wine glass about h.iii tie*\nusual *. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 'lh tea-eups also in that ' -\"'^ \": ;i\",\"';'i' \"\" ^vrnnbor 30tli\nday wee- nol moro than half thi prea* amoitntod to $ \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 I I Theso sums, with\nent size. The landlord said, \"That ,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u009E, n0( oarnlngs for tho year, made n\nfcpwwltt for books, maga_lnes,|Bl\u00C2\u00AB oul of which you are drlnkiug Is , , ,,,. $1190000 ;iV!l;hM\u00E2\u0080\u009E foi ,,,,\nin i fur a v.-rv fa r quality of writing ort) yeurs old. \"W.ll, Bald the '\npaper has been mado, ami'Hm oxperti tWret) traveler, contemplating Its dim* ' '\"\", '\" ,l\" '\u00C2\u00ABW \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ^vidon.U\n.|e. lire ii would bo possible In any cum- Inutl' a pronortionp, \"I think it ii tbe absorbod 301,000, the sum ol -\ngrowing communit* for n paper mill j smnllosl thing of Its age l ever san ' waR iron, for rod to the resl accouut, as\nThat story as tt.l.l is given as a stnrv ,. ,--,\u00E2\u0080\u009E., . . r ..\nof Ann-; three hundred .,..,1 seventy- woil :' ''\" \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB> '\" \"'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nfive years before Christ was born, j \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-'i'\"*' account from premium on itou\n(Why, all those Irish bulls ore Greek\u00E2\u0080\u0094|st\neuro sufficient material ol thi** char-\nactor to koop lbo mill busy throughout\nihr* entin\nintu fnd.b '.in be i;rinvn purpn-ielv^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\nmr paper pulp. M should Iw planted ovorj ono ol them! Take the Irishman\nthickly \u00E2\u0096\u00A0id * ut beforo II is old enough wl irriod around o brick as n spocl*\n,n j.,.,,, -rain, ,: ,l'' house ho had to sell; tako\nIrishman whu bought a crow, nlleg\n_ , _ ! Itl,, ,|1(! , pow| r,.,\u00E2\u0080\u009E,ri(.,| tl, ]jlt, Uv\u00E2\u0080\u009E I,,,,,\ndred years, and he anl to sol oul and\n11 It; tal . the litshman who met a\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 I iv In. laid to hun, \" Why, sir, I\ntil yOU weie dead.\" \"Well.\"\n... the man. \"I suppose you ice I m\nnot.' \"t'h. nn.\" suys ho, \"I would\nbelieve Ihe infill who lolll llie :i good\nd -il qulckei than l would you.\" woll,\n__ , - _ _. \u00E2\u0080\u0094_.__. , -, r.,tl _ th. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 j.n* illl t.n \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 k, \ ICOro Or mnn* ui\nMurln* Evo Romody Co.. chi,-nKo \u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00E2\u0080\u009E. \u00E2\u0080\u009E pil| , ch_ctoI \u00E2\u0080\u009E..,_\n , Alhom,\nI (llci-ro i.ni.1 Unit In. Ii.-i.l Bonn tli*' .-it\nWhen Your Eyes Need Care\ni ..-I.\nWeak,\nlliu.\nTry Mm ini- _\".\u00C2\u00BB.* Itftn-H) Ho Hmnn >\nrjH \. bi Q\u00C2\u00BBli i.i* Trj ii for ll\nw\u00C2\u00BBi.-r*/ i , il Ciraimlairtl Kyrll\nIraUm i>\".*k in rn.h t'nrhuitv **t Is\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0c't-nni I I I nl \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ... \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .,!',. lit *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' >|\ni.-ik. \" t.i i .1-.--I iii mu*. mi phi rim r\nli \u00E2\u0080\u009E f.ir I.- mj rein Snt* tli .11 tied hi tlir l'.u>.\nIln nn.l ru I pi Mil ir.ul \u00E2\u0080\u009E i ... r |t..itl.-\nIffi- K.ilv.1 in A***|tllu I'iiIics, '_.- iiii.l MV\nYour Liver\nis Clogged up\nThtt_ Why YouV* Tired\u00E2\u0080\u0094Out of\nSorts \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 llavn No App\u00C2\u00ABlil-.i\nCARTER'S LITTLE^\nUVER PILI-S\nwilt ent ynu right\nin * frw d.\u00C2\u00BBy*.\ntin Iinui, which is u \ m us lar,;\nthe New Testnmcut, written on n skin\ns.i ihat it eniii.i be rolled up in the com*\np:i . el a mil-h.-ll. Now, this is Imperceptible to tl idinnry r\e, Vou hftVO\n, seen the I Vein t a I ion nf I ndcpeiiilence\nIin the < pass ui a quarter of n dollar,\n'written with glasses, I have today a\npup'T at h a?* long ns half my hand,\non which waa pholnj-riiphcii the whole\n. nn i en I of a l.omlnii newspaper. 11\nTl.pv do\nllirii dut/.\nCute\nCnti'lipi-\n' lim, Hii- I\n, lonm-ii, Imlitcfitiii, ind Sick Heirliclw.\nOUU MU, SMALL DOSE. SMALL FJtICI\nGenuine n\u00E2\u0080\u009E..iu, 6jguatur\u00C2\u00BB\nOOSttTOOUB and Ita Cnro.\u00E2\u0080\u0094When ibe\neM'tel'iry orgnns lei use In perform\ntholi functions properly the Intostlnsi\nbi'i'ome otogged. Tli in is linnwn as\ncost hole*-** and if neglflctod gives rise\nto dangerous complication*., rnrmoleo's\nVeuelaldc fills will etTect n Bpoed]\ncure. Al tbe flrat. int iinution nf thin\nliiliiieni the sulTerer should pmcnie H\nptekel Of Ihe pills uml put himself un\nder a COUnO of treatment. The gO0(1\neffects of Ihe pills will be almost im\nmo*)lately evident.\n!., making a total transferred t** tho\nn t net o \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I Df 10/17,000, The mm ol\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 io wn \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 written off bank premlsei\n anl and tho oflli oi \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' pension fund\nroi olvod ! 10,000, It .r ing b bah ai\nt.e,i forward ol \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I D7fl,\n,\ further exaiuln itlo i ol thi roporl\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0hon - thai ilu h \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I making rapid\nogresi In oi or) .let.an tnenl Tl \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\namount 11 notes in i In ul il Ion It\ned during the yenr i-\ l,3u l, 10 I, ths\ntotal depot its by <*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*.. Si * whi.-h\nnon stand, nl M*1 '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' 00 I I ho i n I\nup capital Increase I bj f:-i 1,00 I, nnd\nIhe rosl an lit bv | early $00 1,000\nThe total a ol i of the bank now stand\nni * i 8,-1,1*1,000, as com pn rod with .-I Id,\n\".\".uinl fnr ihe previous year, The\nIncrease in the bunk's capital, doposlts\nand as-et- puts ;i in -i position t\" \"I\"\na Inrgor huslnore during tho coming\nyoar. The o Increases nlso nhow a gain\nin the confidence bf the public.\nDuring the vear the Union Bnnh\nabsorbed the United Umpire Bnnh of\nToronto, winch had twolvo bronchos In\nOntario ami a paid up capital of rj-m'.i,\n , Later in the year ii ostnbllahed\nn branch in London, Rnglnnd, boing one\nnf the four Canadian banks having\nbranches iu Great Britain,\nAltogether tbe bank bni been show*\nIng marked progress nml enters upon\nthe new year equipped to dn even bei\nter work\nalthough ho was both blind and halfwitted. I.ate nne Iii gilt, after Turn's\nmaster had retired, ho heard tho sound\nof inns:,- proceeding frum the drawing-\nroom. Some one was playing tho piano\nwith deli.ale touch ami nn ordinary\nskill. Dressing himself hastily, he\nstole downstairs, and oponing the door\nof the drawing-room, peeped In, The\nsight which met his eyes almost took\nIns breath nway, The talonted must-\n. ian proved to bo tbo blind black boj\n11 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 played not only some of the\n-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0tuple songs he had already heard per-\ntulined OU the piano, bul difficult exit iob whlcb he had heard the daugh*\nin of the house perform, exhibiting\nInl) the v hile :\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ecstasy of delight. Thc\nblind bu-. was playing the pin no for\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i Into in his life! The fame of\nthe new i ro llgy | rend far and wido.\nProW that tune Tom was allowed free\nncrttts to thu piano, to his groat do*\nllghl, and n ns n source of wond< t to\nthe many visitors who fiockot] t-\u00C2\u00BB hear\nhim. Old airs which people had for-\n'ii\"t*i. md which Tnm could not have\nheart] more than once, woro played\nwith the t;r atost .n.iiracy. Ilia man-\nn- Induced tn make a publh exhl\ni. tl 'ii of Iln boy's tnh nt, tie perform\ni il n vni lous cities of the Southern\nBts i the llavo-laws prevented blm\niii-i i * in tho North), and on the\noutbreak of tl\"- ;:. at Civil War be\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0vn \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 i ii,. i i i Englandi where he played\nto crowded nudionces in Bt James's\nllnlli\nwith the tirm'. name ^^^^^^^^^\nThe forger arrives at the scene of\noperations on the same day as hia written matter. At each of the Imtols he\nOngagC- mure or less expensive moms\nunder tho name of the man to whom\nhe has addressed a letter, and asks for\nhis mail. Aft.-r running up Bmall bills\nIn all these hostolrlos. ho will announce\nhis departure. To each cashier he will\noffer, in payment of bis account, the\ncheck ho has mado payable to the man\nv. hose namo ho has assumed, identifying himself by tho letter he has address-\nstyle of perforation, aa\nsignature.\nWart* will render tho prottlost bands\nunsightly, Clear tl sconces\naway by using H olio way'i Corn Core,\nwhich acts thoroughly and painlessly.\nJoni \"I Bay, 1\nfunny thing\nto recite mild and m a\ngreat le\nJim: \" Abl that t i 'nan\n1 niee 111 '\nJones *.'.;'' * -..I\nabout him V '\nJim: \"i ih. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\nheard thai\nShiloh's Cure\nSTOPS C;\ni'ook. Foolish mums\nwhy u.i.i't King Mldns, tho gold\nInvef, try In WV0 1 I CI M \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 0 I 01 I Uo\ncou). hit \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 gli \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 n I ho world a wondor*\nful example ui Ihe value Ol thfl laving\nhabit, t-tesides, ho wonl.I have left\n. . iv- member* of his family\nilivo in.!;,. Mbln was ono of thfl\nol in i gia, Ab the Phyrglnn\nline wis wiped oul b) tbo CimmorTani\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 070 i'.'',. we ni:i\ nssumo ho lived\nnboul \"\"'i it*'., i * nl leasl S711 years\nago.\nii King NTIdns had started In saving\nl'l cents n vveet h\" w mild hav >\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 |i v e I a\ndinie, therelnre. on e:t h nl I 10,870\nweeks. This would make hltn the nenl\nlittio mm of -'i 1,007.20, Mthough nol\n;, fortune in the e .lav- . M l,\u00C2\u00BBO7,20 e-\nThe Rs^fO Lamp\nTlie Lamp That\nSaves 1 he Eyes\nCliMrtn natuia!ly nr-vcr tliinli of\npouiblc s'rniii on lii'-ir 11\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 . . u\nponng over ;i fa in il i '\"sok.\nIt ii up to you ton tt they do i Inan\ntlic-if young eye. iln- <\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ImiR -\nby rending under I poor light.\nThe Rayo Limp i> nr. insurance\nog-iimt eye 'troubles, alike for young\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and ul.I.\nllie Hay.) is n low-priced lamp, bul it ii eointructed on the soundest\nicientifio principles), and ilu-rc is not a belter l.m.p cude al am price.\nIt is easy on llie eye because its li,:lit b so suit and while and\nwidely dilluscd. And a Rayo Lamp never flickers.\nEasily lighted >vit!i,\u00C2\u00BBiil n-moviim sluJe er chimney; easy lo rl-an .ml nwfelu\nSuliil liiasslhioii|;hoiil, will, hanilwunc nickel finish; also in sn.ny nthet styles and limshe\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAtk your dealar tu sl^.w vou l,i, lias ,'t R >ro l.mps: or wsilc lor JrKrspliw tirc.Ur\nlo any ag.i.c, ol\nThe Imperial Oil Company, Limited\ni^\t\nft{*_iW7%r4\n\ cough li often the furomnner of\nnerloiiB pulmonary afflictions, j*el thero\ni-i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ii pi i i ire within th.* reach ui\nnil in Dlnklo'fl Anti*CottBum|it've Syrup\nnn \"l I time nml widely rccotfniied\nlemedy, whieh, if roaorfed '** at tne i\neon tinn of a cold) wi'i InveHnldy give\nroiiof, nml bv overcoming the troulde,\nguard the ivitotn from nny lorlona enn\nBcquoneoi, Price M cent\", nt all deal-\nWALL PLASTER\nBoard Mkea tln> plnoe ol Lnth, and ih Rreprnof,\n1*1 nt.\nTin- \"l-'.niipi-\"\" branda'of WoodBlier and llnniwuli\nPlanter lor -food oonitmolion.\nHHAl.li WE BEND TOO FLA8TEB Lll r.llATfJK.,-\nThe Manitoba Gypsum Co., Ltd.\nWINNIPEG, MAN, FP.EE PMgfr 01-JLL1-WA.CK, BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nem\nfee************************************************** 'CHILLIWACK FREE PRESS\nPARSONS\nNew Spring Goods\nSpring\nFurnishings, Boots &\nShoes\nAll of the latest style and finish, i\nI Terms Cash. Cash discount on all J\n* amounts over one dollar. f\n\ HART BLOCK j\nFormerly (The New Km,)\nPrinted unit iiublislied every Tliurstluy from It-i\nntlicc, West mi nn tor Street, Chilliwuek.\nSubscription price 81.00 per year in advance to all\npoint* in British Kmplre : tu United Stated 11.90,\nADVRKTISINO KATES\nDlspttiy ndvertlsliiK rates mode known on appll-\nntiitii to tin- puhlUhcr,\nClassified advertisements, 1 cent per wonl each\nInsertion, ptiyaul- in advance,\nDisplay advertisers will please remember that\nto insure 11 chaiutc, copy must Iw in not Inter than\nVVetllicsUav tii.iriiii.K.\n(*. A. IIAIWKK, 1'iiWisticrand Proprietor.\nLocal Items\neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*\nI DO YOU WANT A GOOD\nDOOR CHEAP?\nWo havo in stuck a number of standard doors, assorted\nsizes, which we purchased at a snap price. We bought\nthese doors right and will sell them right.\nThe Prices Range From\n$1.75 to $2.15\nCompare these with regular prices and come and see the\ndoors. Come early us they will not last long ut these prices.\nP. 0. Box 243 Phone L2442\nChilliwacK Planing Mills\n4*44*4*M*++4***.*>*++4+++++^^\n! A. G. Brown-Jamison Co. Ltd.\nSUCCESSORS TO A. (i. BROWN & co.\nHock Cmshen Itoml Machinery Contractor. Equipment\nMining Misi'liinery Ilnilcrsi Engines\nInterstate Automobiles\nFarm Implements Dairy Supplies\nlirainni Motor Trucks\nlliucluimil Milium; Machines\n: 1048 Main Street Vancouver, B.C.\n'**>*******************<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0+**+**+******+**********+*+\u00E2\u0080\u00A2***\nI.. F .Croft, at Mee Studio for photos\nFor photos ut Chapman's\u00E2\u0080\u0094phone\n39.\nCoal and wood\u00E2\u0080\u0094City Transfer\nCo., phone 111.\nSlock Foods\u00E2\u0080\u0094Chilliwuek Implement it Produce Co.\nAll coal and wood orders receive\nprompt attention. Phone 11). City\nTransfer Co.\nWANTED\u00E2\u0080\u0094(Jirl to do light housework. Apply Mrs. A. 8. Watson,\n(lore avenue.\nHorn\u00E2\u0080\u0094In Chilliwack, on Friday\nFeb. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm.\nBarrett, a sun.\nLight uml heavy draying handled\nwith care and promptness. City\nTransfer Co., phone 19.\nI). E. Munn, manager for F. J.\nHart & Co., city, is the possessor of\na line new touring ear.\nWAnted\u00E2\u0080\u0094A good driving horse\nquiet and thoroughly broken. Apply to John Orr, Yale road.\nXo reference whatever is made to\nseparate schools in the hill extending the boundaries of Manitoba\nThe Delhi Durbar at the Lyric\nTheatre to-night and to-morrow\nafternoon and evening. Don't miss\nil.\nA bnsohnll meeting is announced\nto he held to-night at (inlanders'\ntobacco store for organization purposes.\nLadies and gentlemen's clothes\n\"lined and pressed. Satisfaction\nguaranteed. Your Valet, opposite\nOpera House.\nHe suro to see the first spring\nopening of millinery at MissHoyle's\nacross from the post office, on\nWednesday March 6.\nWanted\u00E2\u0080\u0094A good smart girl to assist in Johnson's confectionery and\ntea rooms. Apply at once to S.\nJohnson, Johnson's confectionery.\nDressmaking nnd Ladies Tailoring\nin all branches, hy Miss Northcote\nN'owel st., or immediate attention\ngiven to all. orders left at W. T.\nHolfe's store.\nWasted\u00E2\u0080\u0094By solier hard working\nFrenchman, work at clearing or\ngeneral farm work. Apply for references to E. W. Appleby care ol\nCawley & Carmiehael.\nDirect From The Tea Gardens\nin Ceylon to their .helves is the\nway Ashwells are buying STERLING\nBRAND Tea. None lietter in Canada\nat 11) cents a pound.\nHandsome Camera to sell with\nall appliance. Been used twice.\nCost .tlO in England but owner\nwill take *35. To he seen at\n\"Spcrnn_t,\" Princessavcnue. Chilliwack.\nThere is a Seed Scarcity; place\nyour orders early with Ashwells\nBig Store. They ar- agents for\nSteele Briggs Seed Co., D. M. Ferry\niv Co., and Itcnnie Ar Co. ; all at\neastern prices.\nTaking a tumble to or from thc\nold post oiliee (as you choose) seems\nto Imi a very popular diversion\nthough not a very graceful one in\nmany eases. A number of rather\nbad falls have already resulted owing to the huilding being raised nm\nan additional step placed at thc en\ntrance.\nSpring Opening at Ashweus\nin Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings,\nSlmes, Ladies Tailored Suits, and\nall al Departmental Store prices.\nA new orchestra has been organized in the city, with Miss Hill ns\n..'iider. Practices are heing held\nthree times a week and good progress is lieing made.\nHefore sending your money away\nto Eastern Catalogue houses get the\nprices and see the big display at\nAshwells big store. You are boosting Chilliwaek when you spend\nyoui' money there.\nHorn\u00E2\u0080\u0094To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh\nLaughlin, Camp Slough, on Feb29,\na son. Baby Laughlin is entitled to\na silver cup engraved, and given to\nall babies born on Feb. 29, by Saturday Sunset, of Vancouver.\nOn information laid by Deputy\nGitnio Warden A. P. Cummins, S.\nMules appeared before Stipendiary\nMagistrate, J. Pelly, on Monday,\ncharged with shooting ducks on\nthe Hurst Hop Co. preserve. Mr.\nMotes thought he was within the\nbounds of the law He was assessed\nthe minimum penalty of 815 ami\ncosts.\nMr. Bower, who has been engaged\nin the jewelry business with lleg.\nE. Broadhead, on Young street, left\nthis week for Lytton, B. C. where\nhe expects to start in business for\nhimself. Mr Broadhead ha-secured\nthe services of L. II Stevens of\nVancouver, who besides lieing a\nfirst class jeweler and wntehiiiuker,\nis highly qualified ns an optician,\nChilliwack is being favored with\nideal weather. Cool nights and\npleasant days of bright sunshine.\nDust and automobiles are Hying\nthrough the streets. Many proper\nties are changing bauds, work on\nIhe post oiliee has started, the hns\npital is now open, ballasting on the\nC. N. 11. is progressing, and everything generally betokens activity\nand development, to which will be\nadded the excitement of an early\nprovincial election.\nE. W. Seahold, of this city, and\nJames Seat-old, his brother, of Vancouvor, went up the Eraser valley\nfor the week-end with the brothers\nGeorge and Ed. Smith, and spent\nthe day at George Smith's ranch, a\nlew miles frnn Chilliwack. Mr.\nJames Seabold is building a live\nstorey block in Vancouver, on Hastings street east. This includes three\nstores and 108 rooms of tho most\nmodern type.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Westminster News.\nThc Badminton tournament held\non Monday night reversed the sue-\nesses of the lirst tournament. Miss\nMat-den and H. Cline succeeded in\nwinning three sets at the lirst, Miss\nCoote and A. J. M. Bound one and\nMiss S. Buthcrford and R. S. Boss\none set each for their club, while Miss\nCawley and W. Frost won two sets,\nMiss Knight nnd K. Brock, Miss\nBrown and C. Huteheson each won\none set for their club, thus making\nthe tirst players win by one set.\nThese contests are always keenly\ncontested and full of fun as well.\n*****************************************************\nI THE MERCHANTS BANK !\nI Established QF CANADA\n1861\nCapital paid up\nReserve Funds\n$6,000,000\n$5,458,878\nFarmers Business\nMoney advanced to Farmers at rcasonnlile rates,\nnotes handled on most favorable terms.\nSale\nCHILLIWACK BRANCH\nN. S. MACKENZIE,\nManager\n******************************************************\nMillions Know thcValue of the Name\norv a\nwagon\nFor the past\nsixty years\nthe Studebaker\nhaa set the\nstandard In\nfarm wac'ons.\nConfidence\nIn Studebaker value and Studebaker service, has\nbeen handed down from father to soa\nThe best proof of how Studebaker service is\nappreciated Is shown by the fact Ua Sl.\u00E2\u0080\u0094: t\nplant covers 101 acres of _round-the largest vehicle\nfactories in the world.\nIf you want the wagon of finest appearance a nd\n-l longest life you'll choose a Studebakp- r\n^andletusshowyouscoresofpoi.-s-ois \u00E2\u0096\u00BC\nFor Sale by The Chilliwack Implement\nand Produce Co.\nCows For Sale\nTwn good rows fur Hull-, .nn- now milking, tlu. nili. r .liu- lo frislu n ul mill Mm.\nlit. These nre i xtru good Block. For\npi Ices eu-., apply io\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Jt-tl' J. R. Pointer, Young road.\nDog Lost\nI/ist\u00E2\u0080\u0094A black retriever dog, answers to the name of \"Towner.\"\nThe dog wears a narrow collar. The\nUnder will lie suitably rewarded by\nphoning 8. A. Chadsey, F 64,\nH. C POOK i\nSueii-ssnr in WM AKi'lllllAI I'\nHEATING AND SAN ITA HY BN'UNEEH\nSTEAM AND HOT WATER FITTING\nBATHROOM FIXTURES A SPECIALTY\nEstimates Given\nWELLINGTON STREET\nPhone 58\nP.O. Box 2115\nFor Sale\nFor Sale cheap\u00E2\u0080\u0094 A large team of\nhorses, new harness and wagon for\nheavy work. Also pony, harness\nand buggy, stumping outfit, blocks\nand cables. Apply to\n\V, N, Stringer,\n26. Sardis.\nElectric Cooking Appliances\nEl Perco\nFor your morning\ncup of coffee.\nPrice $7 and |8\nEl Stovo\nThe heating disc for\ngeneral light cooking.\nPrice |5\nEl Tosto\nMakes delicious\ntoast on a moments\nnotice. Price $4\nHotpoint\nIron\nToo well known to\nneed special mention\nPrice 94.75\nSee these appliances at our Chilliwaek Offlce.\nAll are Operated from an Ordinary Lighting Socket\nEL C Electric Railway Co, Limited\nLIGHT AND POWER DEPT\nCHILLIWACK\nCentral Property\nF.J.\nBusiness site in centre of the City\nPRICE $45 per front foot TERMS\nHART & CO., Ltd.\nThe Chilliwack\nSpecialists ; FREE PRESS, C-tfLUWAGK. BRITISH COLUMBIA-.\n-Jjk\nMISS HILL\nTeacher of Pianoforte, Momberol M.\nL. o( A., Graduate of Madam Johns'\nPrivate School, New York\nWishes pupils lor Piano or Organ.\nApply*Henderson block, over\nMaple Leaf Itcstraunt.\nC. T. Vradenburg\nCONTRACTOR AND BUILDER\nESTIMATES FURNISHED C\nFletcher St.\nChilliwacK\nNOTICE\nWe have a new anil mi-tn-date\nplant with the latest methods for all\nkinds of Cleaning, Dy_m- and Pressing, Expert help tor nil branches.\nSpecial attention will l\u00C2\u00AB- given to'all\nMail ami Express orders from Chilliwack ami lho Valley, Wo solicit a trlnl.\nJARVIS DYE WORKS\n428 5th AVE. W.. VANCOUVER\nCOLUMBIA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC\nVANCOUVER\nTeach rs nf Voice, Plana and Violin\nIn'Chilliwack weekly.\nApply liy iMisii.i .anl i.t tl,.- r.nisiTviinirv i\nsol I'.iniiihviiy Wesi. Vancouver\nmul nur tfiu'lu-r ..III rail oil roll.\n.I< >lIN\nOliAUGHTON\nIIAItltlsTUK, SOLICITOR,\nNOTARY I'l'lll.lC\nvVcsimillstor Trust Hiiilding\nCIHI.I.IWACK, B.C.\nK. A. Henbehron, O.E. (KM.E,\n.ss.Hl.vri: MBMnRII OP IIIK CANADIAN\n-IK'lirrV OK CIVII. KSIIISKBIIS\nII. ('. I.ANtl Sl'llVKVOK\nlimine. 10 ,v 11, Westminster Trust Hlock\nCIIII.I.IWAi'K, 11.0.\nTHE EMPRESS HOTEL\nCHILLIWACK, I. C.\nOpposite II. 0. E. Station\nFitted with modern conveniences nnd comfortably\nfurnished throughout.\nSANVEL SUTOH, Proprietor\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0099\u00A6.\nTheatre\nThe Lyric\nSwecial Attractions for Two\nNights Only\nFriday and Saturday\nMarch 1st and 2nd\nOVER. 3000 FEET OF MOVING\nPICTURES OF\nThe Delhi\nDurbar\nA trip to India to witness one of\nihe most spectacular pageants of\nModern History, on tiie occasion of\ntlie Ottlcial Coronation of King\nGeorge and Queen Mary as Rulers\n<>f India.\nProbably the most S|>eotacularCeremonious display since the days of\nAnthony and Cleopatra,\n(ini'l draped elephants wilh their\nRoyal Passengers, Indian Princes\nin iheir lloyal Holies, Barbaric Potentates in all tbeir Oriental Splendor wilh a background of a tremendous panorama id' soldiers and a\nmultitude of people conservatively\nestimated, 160,(100.\nFRIDAY SATURDAY\n8 p.m. 8 & 9.15 p.m.\nADMISSION 25 Cents.\nSATURDAY MATINEE 3 p. m.\nADMISSION 15 Cents.\nAPPLICATION FOR\nTRANSFER\nTake notice that I. D. R. McLennan,\nol Chllllwaek, B. (.'., hereby apply tothe\nHoard <>f l.i.i'ns.- Cotninissioners for the\nCliy of Chllllwaek at thc meet ing to be held\non March lillh 1912, for leave to transfer\nilu. hotel license (or the sale of liquor ut\nthe Empress hotel, Chilliwaek, 11. 0.\nfrom myself lo Samuel Sutor.\nUaied this sili day of February 1912.\n1). lt. Mcl.l'NNAS.\nFor Sale or Exchange\nHoUteln Hull Calf, registered. Sire.\nPrince Rundolph. Dam. Emily H. bred\nby Win. Arm.tr.mg. Ililllnirsi, Ontario,\nRecord nf Umn. 10,000 pounds of milk j\niu twelve months, For particulars and\nterms apply to\nJAMES 111 SCAN.\n24 d lli.rriia.il, MilN\nWANTED\nReliable men with soiling\nability and sonic knowledge\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2if tht' fruit business or Nursery Stock, to represent us\nin British Columbia as local\nand general agents.\nLiberal inducements and\npermanent position for the\nright men.\nSTONE ft WELLINGTON\nThe Fonthill Nurseries\n(Established 1837)\nTORONTO . ONT.\nIt Has B.en Proved\nThat Machela, Nature's Scalp Tonic,\nbus a record for growing hair\u00E2\u0080\u009495 caws\nout of lOfl. It is the only remedy ever\ndiscovered tbut is similar to the natural\nhair foods or liquids) of the scalp. Re-\nmoves dandriifl. Prevents falling hair.\nEach package contains a packet of\nMueheia I'ry Sluimpuo Powder. Price\nfor complete home treatment. 81.00,\nSold and guaranteed by II. .1. Barber.\nNOTICE\nTiikV IK it l.r tlmt iippliratioii Mil) Im*\niiu.ii tu iii.-ii.Mni uf i.u-ciiM* Commlmoneri\nnit I in* IU \u00C2\u00BB Ll\u00C2\u00ABn*Jcl|H Court for tin* City\nuf CtiilliHiu-k nt iti mutt -ittine, fur\nii lir.ii-t- tu -.11 Win*/-. iDlflU, Ht-vr\nur ulli.-r I'.-rin. nt.**.. ur uif>>vi. n(iris l.tnimr hy Id-\ntuli in that certain uulldlni know huh tin- Com*\niih-tiinl H..I.-I *iiu.iii- uii llie iiurtlicrly side vt\nUY-.tmliul-.-i ilrcal un lul .i. nn.l tin* WMtcrl]> 1*4\nuf lut ii. HIiM-k XV uuw kuuwn ui lut j mul WMt-\n-iiv i i..f i.ii ti in i.i.\u00C2\u00ABk XVII,l)iv|iltin\"B\"ortlM\nCltj of CliilllwHi'k tin* \n\" I t ni lut fl. Murk XV, mm kmmii nn tut .. mul\n\" WV-Uily I fuflut fl. ii) Murk XVll Wt-Mmi\n\" \"K\"nf tin- City uf Chilli\u00C2\u00BBHrk. tlir Nun. nm\n\" t.niniiit nut li'*.*. Iinui JA ruuntKHCtuully furtiiuli\n' 111 fOl ll.it.-I pliriM'M-S iltlll ..I U llllll till' .Ippll\n\" ''Hilt i\u00C2\u00BB Iff********.'*\n\" ikitiil thin tlmt tlm uf K-lirmiry A.It. Ittl*.\nJohn Miihiuulit.\"\nIhitH nt CIiIUIwhi k II C lint lut .Im nf Klmi\nmt l\"l*\nJiiliii Mi'Dutmlil. l.r--*.-.'.\nA|iplli'iiut.\nBritith Columbia Electric Iy.\nPASSKNOKII SKItVll-K\nIVifliNiiinil\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLeave Arrive Arrive\nChwk. Wcrtniin. Van.\n,,,,8.80 a.m. 11.80 18.10\n....1.16 n.in. 8.4*i 4.80\n....ii.oo pin s.m ii.ito\nIx-iivc Arrive Arrive\nlllgiln. WcHlmili. Van.\n1 8.80 a.m. 3.66 0.46\nKlIMlsnlllld\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nhave Arrive Arrive\n'mi.i Van Wisiiniii, Clink\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' 8.80a.m. 0.80 12.16\n4 12 10 noon 1.20 .1.60\nS fi.no p.m. \u00C2\u00AB. in II. 10\nhuve Arrive Arrive\n| Traiii Van. WchiiiiIii. Hindu.\nII 8.03 p.ltl, 4.06 O.lHl\nTrain.\n8. .\n6.\nTrain\nKIIKIOIIT HKIIVII'K\n..illiv.ie l< 6 mi a.tn. I llally Rxri'pl\n\Hiieoiivcr 7,00 ' \ Sunday\n.111 |....****->*->**'!-*.:.***+.>****++4,t*t*^i.#<,\nWE HAVE IT!\nEverything' You Require for\nHousecleaning\nTHE BOY SCOUTS\nin Many Shados\nRenovators\nThe Hoy Scouts of Troops One\nnd Three on Tuesday night proved\nthemselves very successful in .emu\niiTnl't. Aboul nine p iu. llioy\npn\ncceded very stenlthly toward the\nmilitia barracks, On t'cachinglhero,\nscouts were hidden at several posls,\nthere lo await orders. Tlie captain\nof tho militia on his wny lo roach\nhis horse and buggy wns takon prisoner. Thon a despatch was soul to\nIhe officer iu charge inside the drill\nhall lo stale Ihnl thoy had passed\ntheir sentries, if uny, and surrounded their camp, nlso asking lo state\nthat their captain would be held!\nuntil satisfactory terms could be nr-\nI ranged. The Scouts afterwards\nwore drilled liy Lieut. Goodland,\nand will again to-night skirmish\nwilli the militia.\nAJabastine\nFurniture\nKalsomine Brushes\nStep Ladders\nCurtain Stretol\nGloss nnd Flat-tone\nPaints\nPainl Brushes\nCeiling Brooms\nDenmarh & Burton\nPHONE 10\n********** ****************** *************************\nA Cowboy's Girl.\nMr, Gerald flute hasdomonslrated\nbeyond a doubt that an old adage, !\n\"A prophet is without honor in his,\nown country\" is un exploded theory.,\nA native westerner he begun his\ncareer with the important desire for;\nexperience, which wns tlie great requisite that he needed. He gained\nit in Western Canada, anil after\nhaving tlie same polished in Non-\nYork as a star or leading man ofI\nseveral big successes, lie comes back |\nto us in a brief tour of the stirring\nwestern comedy drama, \"A Cow-;\nbby's Girl,\" his biggest success in\nthe United Slates. Audit tnaysafoly\nbe said that no strictly western play\nhas created such a furore ns this |\nsince tlie production of \"The Virginian,\" or \"The Squawman.\"\nThe charm of this piece consists in\nin the fact thnt it is a picturesque\nyet remarkable faithful delineation\nof ranch life, the action lieing rapid\naud stirring, witli a vein of humor\ntypically and colloquially western,\nA dainty romance lends added\ncharm and holds the audience with\na gripping heart interest. To anyone Buffering with acute attack of\nmelancholy no better tonic could\nbe described than a visit lo the\nChilliwack Opera House next Tuesday Night March 5 and see Mr.\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6+\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>**\u00E2\u0099\u00A6****\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>****\u00E2\u0080\u00A2:\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*-+*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2',\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*+*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2+***\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2**<\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*'.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ********* *********\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\nX\nYour Suit or Overcoat Built\nExpressly For You\nPerhaps you prefer your clothes ninth-1'\nwhich is all tlic more reason why you s\nyour measure\nlouM borne to\nThe Fit-Reform Store\nfor your Suits nnd Overcoats\npartment is at your service.\nDesigners are at your service\nin new and elegant materials await your\nOur Special (Irder De-\nThe Famous Fit-Reform\nand hundreds nf patterns\ninspection.\nWe will he pleased to submit to you patterns and prices\nFor Your Spring Suit.\nCHAS. PARKER\nYour Out Utter. Fit-Reform Clothkr.\nquired Ihe constant attention of Chile and an excellent company in\npatrolman Carey and that in the \"A Cow Boy's Girl.\" Seats are\nmeantime ho could not look after! now on sale at While's music store.\nthe oily hall, hence the recommonda- Prices 91.00, Tic and \".lie.\ntion. Same was adopted. , \u00C2\u00AB. -....\nThe rental lobe asked thoMuniei- * 3*m Ml\"\npal Council for oiliee room, in tlie\n.-ity hall. Council chamber, cells,\nlight, heat nud earetuking was placed\nat 840 per month.\nThe condition of the opera house (day, but their\nA couple of Industrial workers of\nthe World blew into the city Saturday and after sizing up lho situation\nbegan industriousoperatlons on Mon-\n***<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0**',********************+********++*****+*\n*\n| Mountain View\nSnap\nlay and experience\nlis. regards exits, was brought up for j W'J3 lls brief, as it was interesting.\ndiscussion and this matter was given j Dlll-IR tlie afternoon the pair visit-\nover to the chairman of the fire, \u00C2\u00AB1 Goo. Clark and tried to arrange\nwater and light committee to deal forithc sole of a few cases of bias]\nvvjtl, ing powdor putting up n plausible\nTlie disposal of garbage, ctcjstnryasto their possession of the\nwithin the city limits, by the cily\nscavenger was commented upon and\nchairman of hoard of health asked\nto investigate and report.\nCHILLIWACK OPERA HOUSE\nMarch 5th\nTUESDAY\nNIGHT\nTho hesl show of the SoOSOn\nJohnny Pringle presents\nMR. GERALD CLUTE\nAmi nnd an Excellent Com-Kiny in the\nSuccess\nBig Western Comedy\nj 'The Cowboy's Girl\"\nA REAL LAUGH SHOW\nPrices\u00E2\u0080\u0094oOc., ,75c. and $1.00.\nSeats now on sale at Whites Music Store.\nstuff, but no snle was mnde. About\nseven o'clock in thc evening the\ntwo \"Workers\" appeared again at\nMr. Clark's home each witli a box'\nof powder. About the same time\nMrs. C B. Reeves 'who resides\nacross the street, noticed two men\ncarrying two boxes of powder from\nthe barn where Mr. li.-ovis stores\nquantities of ihe oxplosise. She\nI notified Mr Reeves, who in turn\nI askod Mr (lark if he had seen any1\nI thing of the men. Tlie two men at\nthe moment were I lying tn muke a\nsal.-to Mr Clark, and the industrial\nprospects of the promoters blew up.\nThe police were phoned for, and\nduring tin-short interval, lightning\nI changes in scenery were made in\nlho vicinity. Clark rationed |tos-i\nsession of one artist, the other,\nescaping lo tlie mill yard adjacent,\nwhom he wus later taken in loll.\nThe pair appeared before Magistrate\nMcGillivray nnd Mayor Waddington\nat (he Court house Tuesday mom*\ning and draw six months each witli\nhard labor, und were taken lo Westminster where thev will have op.\nIportunity of practicing tlieir Industrial propensities along well do-\nlined lives. They gave tlieir names\nas Geo, (Irimes and Chas. Grundy.\n| hailing from Washington\nWe have lor sale an ideal building lol on Second\nAvenue, close in. which can be bought for\n$475 cash\nIf you intend building it will pay you to call on us\nfor particulars.\nChas. Huteheson \u00C2\u00AE Co.\nREALTY AND INSURANCE AGENTS CHILLIWACK\n*****************************************************\nUSEEUL AND ACCEPTABLE\nHousehold Articles\nSj E. Howard spoeifl\nlive of Sells Ltd., the\nrcpresentn-\nell known\nLondon Publishing hoii-e, has I n\nin Chilliwack this week in connection with the compilation of un important publication \" British Coh\nubia, it history, people, commerce,\nindustries and resources.\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\nEl Boilo\nThe little immersion heater. B oils\nwnler in a few\nseconds.\nEl Stovo\nThe BtOVO\nwhich boils\nyour kettle\nquickly\nVt. -*Jm\nIII\nToaster\n3tove\u00E2\u0080\u0094For\nall cooking\npurposes as\nwell as toasting.\n'El Perco\nMakes dolic\nurns coffee\nin ut 'few\nlililUles.\nPhone\n257 S. PUGH Chilliwack CHILLIWACK FREE PRESS\nIdeal Protection Against\nInroads ol Catarrh\nBy Breathing tho Rich, Balsamic Vapor oi Catarrhozono You Prevent\nand Cure All Head, Nos., .and\nThroat _Jisoa_e.\niem bar this:\nh lien using\n' iuliulo ll I\n:li . ti, thi\nVilli (loi! 't\nCutarrli ozone\n.nliug vaj-i\nt catarrh, In\ntako\nthai\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0',,lll\nat.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ii.\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2What is the mutter with your wil'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 iv iIio'b gol Iter hand iu a sling.\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0liv.-Ur.-s driving,'\n\" Automobile?\"\n\"Mo: imil.\"\nii i in in.* biiiigs .such [jronipl re*\nHoi \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 yrta well un Invigorating influ-\ni iuc, ur .-'u i horougbly uud speedily\ncurofl throat i rouble**; ua \"(laturi ha\nmho.\" Doctors, hospital i, suitituri\ninns, all say thai for those who Buffer\nfrom changeable weather, for those\nwho lire | ispow I Lo cntii li, lung\nIroubli . li ii I'm or broiivl , uo\ni , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .ii i-. *u ituii ; en able uh \"I !u*\nVictim of Chronic Catarrh Cured.\nI. contracted a Bovere cold while i\nlowing my occupation of furniture tra-\nvoiling, and eventually It developed\nInto Catarrh. Tho desultory mode of\nlife I waa following gave me very little chance to attend to tho Catarrh\ncondition, and at last 1 became a victim of Chronic Catarrh. I bought a\nlarge package of Catarrhozotie, used it\naa pcr directions, and havu never been\nbothered since. I will be only too glad\nto give any information I possess to\nany poison suil'ering from the disease\nthat was the banc of my life two\nyears.\nA. II. SWARTZ, Brockvillo, Out.\nfor certain cure, for relief in an\nhour, uso Catarrh ozone, the only direct, breathable medicine. Two months'\ntreatment guaranteed, price $1.00,\nsmull-i* size 50c; at all druggists, or\ntin* Cuturrhozouo Company. Kingston. Out., and Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.A.\ni Iwnoi -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nlure Lho ti\n< Imuilou\nil_i\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Uow did yoo come to punc-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Run over a mill, bot-\n- \" lUiln '! ymi BCC il in linu-J'\niur- \" No, iii|L khl bad Ll uu\nuat.\"\nOliver Uerford once onterotl uu mnn\nvitiug restauraul in a small S'en Vi-. li\ntown, nnd ordo (\"1 u lamb chop. 'I he\nrel urncd, bearing a [\ndab of mashed potatoes uud\nmucli ovordoue chop, with a\nubly long and Blender rib attui\n\"Son bore!'1 called Herford,\ndered a chop.\"\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \" Ves, -sir,'' replied the man,\ni! is.\"\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Ah, bo ii iw.'\" mused Ilerfoi\ning al it closely. \"I thought i\ncrack in the plate.\"\nWilli u\nn tiny,\nromarli\nhod,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0M or-\n\"then\ntl, peer\ni was ti\nFOR SELLING COMPRESSED AIR\nAn enterprising mechanio bus invented a unique device in the shape of\na nickol-in-the-slot machine whieh will\nBUpi'ly bicycle and motor-cycle owners\nwith compressed air to Inflate tho tirea\nquickly and at a moderate cost. The\ncrank or lover attach ment is so much*\nmore easily worked than the ordinary\npump that it ia meeting with general\nfavor.\nTho machines nro placed on telephone\npoles along tho thoroughfares mostly\nfrequented by cycle riders, and they are\nnetting their owner a handsome income\nand providing u great convenience to\nthe peoplo who :-.> - of >r compressed\nair. The ic-.ii i mis ur.* built of iron\nand arc i ol lai gei I has g tod slzod mailboxes.\n\"Thut member of Congress says you\nhave voted for bim for the last flftoon\nyears.\"\n\"That'b right,'*1 replied Farmer Corn-\ntoBsel,\n\"Vou must think a lot of him.\"\n\"Well, i diiiino. Vou see, fifteen\nyears ago 1 luul a couple o' horse trades\nwith him, an' since then I've alius felt\nsafor with him spend.ii' so much of Ins\ntimo In Washington,\"\nA _*Iorthemor riding through the West\nVirginian mountains came up with d\nmountaineer leisurely driving a herd of\npigs.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Where are yon driving the pigs\nto?\" asked the rider.\n\"Ont to pasturo 'cm a bit.\"\n\"What fort\"\n\"To tatten 'em.\"\n\"Isn't it pretty slow work to fatten\ntlieni on grassf Up where I como from\nwe pen them up and Peed them on corn.\nIt, saves a lot of time.\"\n\" VnsB, I s'pose so,'' drawled thc\nmountaineer. \"Bul what's time to a\nbnwgf\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'Tlu- Vacuum,\" -aid u student in\none of our largo institutions of. higher\neducation, \"is ;; largo empty -pace\nwhicli the Pope resides.\"\nVssociatc Justice Charles E. Hughes\nof tho United States Suprome Couit.\nroll tl story:,\n\"In a Jacksonville, Florida, court\npresided o\ or 1 j a doaf lodge,'' said\nhe, \":; oted tl e line from\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 v. ho Btoala w.y purse\natealfl tra h '\nu | \" A*hai *!- thatf1 tho judge demai d\nil,\ntrash,1\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 D\nslave\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , i. htoal irse Bteab\n' the lawyer repents I,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 'Twas something, nothing;\nmine, 'tie his and has been\nvou.\nA somewhat nupatrii I ii little sou\n.it h \\. twelve ; old, i am to hii\nteacher iu the publi< school and nsked\nif he itil'l i a1 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 li \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 no!i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 h inged,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \\ In i yo .'. -i 'Image\nnauief'' Uio toaeher oskt\n\"1 , : io bo sn Vtnerican. I live' '* ' ' . 7 P*\npoated tho unfortunate lawyer,\n'* ti lis trash. 'Twas \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\ni :ni 't. you speak up?' growled the\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Them'\nanswered\n'Hill.us gtuie\nPresident W. 11. p. Fauuco,\nuivorsity, is responsible Co\nliving on the hill in Hi\nthe college was approache\nay by a Btudeut-lodger,\nan find tho right kind of\nd ho, 'it would be agrei\no a roommate to reduce oi\n\"If\nellow.\nnrdingly, the I:\nhim ut. lliis addre\nyou.\n\"Hlgli\nwont al once ti\nfound the man in '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_\n\" ' 1 wus told al\nsli\nelated,\ntho\ndy came over to\nlo tho proposition\nhe man for you,'\ner. -i'oll Will find\n.lust say we sent\nthe good woman\nIln\nlooking fo\nI but you\nmnte. Kow, I\n** *1 wn-,' broke in tho young follow\ndesperately, ' but\u00E2\u0080\u0094er\u00E2\u0080\u0094I\u00E2\u0080\u00941 wanted a\ngentleman, you know.' \"\nSecretary of stale Knos bae fo I a\neoloied messenger iu his new oflice who\nknows something ot geography.\nAlong ildo tho Secretary '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 desk is n\ngroat globe, standing over six feet\nhigh. The other day, Mr, Knox con*\nsuited it lo see if il were really true\nthat the sun never sets on our dominions nowadays, or to learn something\nelso of equal importance. The Pounayl-\n\ aula statesman is tlie pink of neat-\nuess, and was somewhat irritated to\nfind that the big revolving ball soiled\nhis coal bIoovo,\n\"William,\" ho said sharply to the\nmessenger, ami laying a finger on the\nglobe, \"there is dust a loot thick\nhere.\"\n\"It's tliickor'u dat. Mr. Secretary,\"\nreplied the negro, with thai familiarity\nihai comes of mingling with greatness.\n\"What do vou meant\" demanded\nMr. Knox.\n\"Why you'se gol vour fingah on tho\ndesert of Soharah.\"\nMr. Knox did badly nt trying to sup\npress a Binilo.\n. ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Vou '11 find some on the Atlantic\nOcean, too,\" he remarked as ho turned\nto his desk.\nThe Pennsylvania Dutch have tlio ro*\nputatii ; of being very economical, and\nvery careful in watching tho details\nof domestic affairs, no matter how\nsmall.\n\"Hoiny!\" called the father,\n* * \ ni.'\" ai sworod the son.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Run an' count, dent geescs again,\n1 lei iiv.\"\n\"All right.\"\nv wont; iieiny returned.\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 lloin;! \" --aid the I';.' her.\n\"VKtt\" said tho son.\n\"Did you count dein geese* again,\nHeiuj .'\"'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2< bess.\"\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 [low many vas dey, Helnyf\"\n1 * Vun.\"\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Dat _ right, ileiny.\"\ni can 't\nIge irrits blj.\n* *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \\ ho \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nWith i'.. - Horses\nyou\nin Amei lea now.\n' to I\"' u Dago.\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Whii *\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i bo u\n\"1 havo ore, I hnndlug\ni1 .* tenchoi u dirt,*, - rap ol paper on\nn In, h wat \u00C2\u00AB i il leu Pal iel Dennis Mc\ni\nI no longer want\nname would\nli\nidge.\nIn poll I tho criei thought it\ntin e to interfere. Ho benl \u00C2\u00BBvei tho\nand shouted in his eoi i\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 * lie jusi sa;.-. Bir, that an; bod\"\nteals iii- i\" iketbook, won't get\nI idgc Homy A. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* Plupy\" Shute was\nii Introduced as au after-dinner\ni ine of thi ecenl reunions.\n, .. .. *,:.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 psbire Bat A* lociatlo i,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 master, Vrthur 0. 1'jiller. of\n. [l . i \u00E2\u0080\u009Ed long I si ' Ictlml :ed\ni Judge shute. who, In oi loi to find\non time for the w Iting of his boy\nories, would run aero a tho street to\nwhere Puller Bold his law und propound\nlegal problemi in a hypo*\nI manner, obtain Bomo first rate\noo oi I with no mere\nim ;, \"tlmnk you\" to pay for tbat\n-.. ,-ii had been dolvod out by the light\n. 's plxt) cenl gna, woul '. trot\nThe report that Darkey Hal 2.02 .\nis owned by American parties and tbat\nsho will be raced down the Canadian\nice circuil this v. later, has been go\nthe rounds and has drawn the attention\nof John K. Swartz, of Wingham, bei\nowner.\nMr. Swartz states that lie still owns\nDarkey and, as bo puis it. 'will own\nher un1 il ti e heriff take-- hei awi .\nin return for whal she ban il ine tor him\nlu th \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 past, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 also stnti a thai\nal tho home of Hal B., .'r. 2.03 and bat\nbi od to the famous llttlo pat ing\nstallion.\nNij.v that the game Uttl\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 iare's racing career is ovor, d re. ie\u00C2\u00AB\nui:e would proi 0 ' J I \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nosting to admiring horsemen,\nDarkey Hal commenced racing In\n1005, when a four-year-olt, and made\n'iv-- -tun- and t-.ok n record of B.I9*ft\nBhe wen one \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nsecond, once third, once distanced ai \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nonce unplaced.\nSbe was \ery last iu 1000 and no.li\ntllO Sailer end of llie BOOSOI\ntimes first, once second and three times\nil . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0..\nIll I00S she made only (ive start,,\nI.i | n on a Inrgo amount of money.\nITer stur performance <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the season\nwas al Dotroit where she won the\n-.Lien 2.07 pace from a lame Bold\nincluding such noted porformors as\nCoj-u do Oro 2.01, Qoorge Gano 2.02,\ni . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Mallow 2.03%, .Index 2,04, etc\n[Ior . ositions wore 1-3-6-M, and tbe\ni n.- oi the heats 2,04*4, 2.04*4, 2.04*4,\n_ -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.-i, and 2.00%. At JJalnmazoo sho\ntopped the summary of tbe 2.08 puce,\n; a :-'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 >, and in 0 race against\nDewey G. 2.07V, at Port Huron, she\nwon and sel. Iho Michigan half mile\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , It iho record at 2.07V-.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 of five\nstarts Darkey won four races and was\nonce third.\nme daughter of Star Hal had an oasy\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" in 1908 and was in good shape\nfo n long t-ur in limit. She started\niu nine races and at. Syracuse, N.V.. re\nii od bor record to 2.02,4 In a winning\n.... e. She woo five rni es from the bpsl\nof I lie .veai. was oni'O BCCOIld,\n- third and omo fourth, and wo\u00C2\u00AB u\n: i imiOUUt of money than in any\nIS \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"ii Rai 0 goors Will neve:*\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 her remarkable races down the\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2, I tie In 1009, in tbe Syracuse raco\nit noil abo*-* o. she boI the season '*\nccord at ihat time Cor pacing mares.\nShe vim her heals in 2.03% and 2.02*4\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 1 was driven out both trips by ihe\nold Canadian warrior, Major Brino\n2.04*4. Al Columbus, Ohio, in the Ton*\ni essoe 2.03 pacing slake, value $5,000,\nsho defeated one of the best fields of\nhorse-;* thai <*\ Or turned I'ot Ihe word\noil the grand circuil. \ine steeds faced\nlho starter and among Ihem were the\nnoted pneors, Lady Maud C. 2.00*Vj\nQoorgo Gano 2.02, Dan s. 2.04-4, Uron-\ndn Vmke 2.05*4 and Major Mrino\n2.04*4, Darkey's positions In Ihe race\nwero 1-1-2-1, and tlio tlmo of tho boat!\n2 0-1 Vi, 2.05*4, 2.04Vi and 2.00'4, The\nfirst week of tbo Columbus meeting -she\nstarted iu the 2.05 pace, purse $1,200,\nund defeated practically the same field\nin 2.04M, 2.04^ and 2.0514,\nDarkey Hat opened the season of\n1910 witli a race record of 2.02*4 and\nwns compelled to meet the fastest pacers out. Evon though she meed ugaiusl\nmil horsoa as Ross K. _.0l*.j, Qiftline\n2.02%, Ailoon Wilson 2.02*4 and The\nEel 2,02Vi, she managed to win two\ni ices, come second twice and fourth!\ni breo times.\nDarkey was taken ont to Winnipeg;\nearly in Ihe past season with the Intention of rat ing hei again, but one ni\nher legs threw out danger signs and\nMr. Swartz wisely retired and bred her\nto Hal B. .li 2.03.\nDarkey Hal has been handled by dif-\nronl reinsmen, aud has added addi-!\ntional proof-to the * Id saying \"Good\nlio -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 mako good drivers.\" she gave\nI account of herself no mallei\nwho held the reins, -lack Rombougb,\noted Canadian trainer, drove her\ni o?t of her engagements over the\nbalf mile tracks and Bill Snow,\nHornell, N.Y., the pacing wizard, tea\ned her down the big line.\nHE GOULD NOT\nSEEP AT NIGHTS\nTILL HE FOUND RELIEF IN\nDODD'S KIDNEY PILL-\nDarkey Hal was one ol the gamost\nnice inures that Over went down Ihe\ngrand circuit and possessed a lot of\nspeed and Ihe ability to carry it. She\nis u mare built somewhat on the thoroughbred type, small boned and slender\nwaisted.\nDarkey was foaled in 1001 find is bv\nSlur Llal 2.04%. Her lirsl dam. Browuie\n(dam of Charley ii. 2,07%) by Hamlet\na son of Highland Boy 1820. Second\ndan. Brown i.adv, by Don Juan, She\nwis bred by Wesley Smith of Ryck*\nman's Corners, Ont., and as stilted\nabove, is now tbe property of John E,\nSwart/., of Wingham, and will remain\nso until she dies.\nWHEN __IE THAMES FROZE HARD\nfor dismal drizzling rain und impenetrable fog than for snows nud ice; but\nabout half a dozen times in tbo last\nthreo hundred years truly arctic con*\nditions hove prevailed in that metropolis, and the River Thames has been\nfrozen ovor so (Irmly thai inoii and\nliorsei could go upun it. Each of these\npot tods has boon the occasion of a\n\"frost fair\"; booths have been erected on lie ice; printing presses set up,\nvarious sports und games indulged in;\nand Ihe whole population boa joined in\ncelebrating ihe rare ovent,\nThe firs] grenl frost fair was held in\nJanuary, EGOS; but the most, famous of\nall wns thai of I'.s:. I. which lasted\nirom Ihe beginning of December to tho\nith of February. Evelyn gives lho following description of this fair iu his\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I linry\": \" The frost continuing\nmole and more severe, the Thames be\nfore London was nl ill planted with\nbootbos in formal streotes, all sorts of\ntrades aud simps furnish'.! and full of\ncommodities, even lo a printing pres-ie,\nwhere the | pie *tn.| ladyes Lookfl u\nfancy lo have Iheir names 'printed, aud\nthe dny and veiire sel down when prinl\ned on tho Thames: tins hut r tooke\nso universally, that 'twas estimated\nllie printer gain'd \u00C2\u00A35 u dny, fur printing u line Oliolyj at. HlxpOUCO a name,\nbesidos what he got by ballads, etc.\nCoaches plied from Wcstminstor to Ibe\nTemple, and floiu several other still res,\nIn ami fro, as iu Ihe streotOB, sleds sliding un skootoB, n bull baiting, horse\nand coach racefl, puppet-plays, ami in*\nPraises this Anlnma Remedy. A\ngrateful user of Dr. .!. D. Kollogg's\nAsthma Remedy finds it the only remedy that will give roliof, though fo\nthirteen years he had sought other help,\nVears of needless suffering may l.e pie\nvented by using this wonderful remedy\nal Ike li.'t warulug uf t:ouble. lis\nuse is simple, its cos! )< sliolit and it\ncan be purchased almost anywhere.\nRHEUMATISM\n13 Months' Suffering\n\"Dear .Sir;\n\"I wish you to put my letlor on record for ihe sake of suffering humanity,\nI lure Buffered 18 months with Muscular Rheumatism iu my back. 1 Imve\nspent, at least $20,00 on pills und Uni\nui cuts during thut time, but nothing\nwo^d easo mo of the pain\u00E2\u0080\u0094in i'uet it\nwas a chronic pain. Por I huso, long I.\numntlis it stayed right with me, sometimes convulsive and cramp-like, causing me to grouu aud cry aloud. Every\nmoment was tortuie. I could not turn\nin lied without yelling mil. -Now 1 will\nalways ble^s the day when I first started to rub in, nnd to take internally.\n* Non iliue.' A Her using four bottles\nmy pains have left tne. I shall always\ntake off my hat to 'Nerviline' and enn\nhonestly Bay it's tlie poor man's besl\nfriend, because it will atwayii drive\naway from you the Demon-- I'ain.\n\" Yours truthfully,\n'' Thomas Goes,\nUse only Norvilino, Sold in _.V. ami\n50c. Imi ties the world over.\nI.rl.i.l. s. nii.li\n',1 I,. In. :i\n!8, tl|\niaccli\nting, K\numlliii\ni tlmt.\n1 riu\nit ..rein\nnpli, ur\ni iinui nl nn 1\nIO wo\nii'i.\"\nKing\nCharloa\nII. 1 Ins I'i\nMllly\nvi-Uoil\nHi,' i\nnir, uml\nluul tlu'lr nn\nHI'S |\nrlntoil\nnn :\nquarto\nsl 1 of Dut.'\n, ,.:.,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A21. wl,\nI'll is\nHllll et\nluul.\nI'lNDINO\nTitr.\ni: ro\n1101IH\nVEE\nTlio nvoriigi\nphi.\nlififlnl- .\n1' ii rnr Boons'.\nI,, I,., moro\nIntui\nHt.'.l\nIll III\n' liorsa\npower which it is capable of develop\ning than in any other feature of Its\nability or ofiieloncy, and consequently\ninn- of the moat common questions nsk\nod IB, 'Mow Is tin horsepower of u\n, motor determined i\"' The simplest\nformula, and the one most commonly\nUBOll, is known ns Ihe A. L, A. M\nhorse power formula. By tho A. L A.\nM. formula the horsepower of a motor\nIs obtained by multiplying the square\nof Ihe bore by Ihe number of cylinders\nand dividing this product bv two and\none half. Il should be remembered (hut\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2this formula applios only to four-cycle\nI motors.\n67//\n8T0P8C0UGH8?IJcll^BcL^\ne;;;.t__-_\u00C2\u00A5tti_inK__s'Ks_^^^\nRLE\nFLAX\n., . iho \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -in.i s.'iiisi'v sumo I.ul thi big treel\nmm \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0. ii tlic HiiiMy lit- uu- season ul London, om.. nnil\n.ii \". .ml iii-u to hU ilUti .\"I. At '\"'\"li Boaforti :.i\n,. .in i'1'.ii.i- quill. Pallor luul towol bo a a. i i and m tl\nv.;i:!. I ortunity i\" tliru.v |:. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0. reducod hor record i\" -'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,\n'::,., ' Ion ring tho Pro i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 towol sho went\nu;;'^.'.T_ST SCHOOL ...... \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"I will now In- !.. Hi.' Buffalo gn\n,,. i i i,ue Judge Henry A. econd to ii\"- fi\ntn |. I...- i,.. ' ' '.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2. n as ion Vdd i:. in -''\"'.. -; o\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Pliipy,' l.u' now :i ',\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.it literary and ...\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,: appearance -ii VVludsor, ni\n. ,| light I!, ,'. ill il. '\" .vuu \" \" . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 2.01 ,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0! :n\ :i' : iii,. r,',.;'!io! ' i I.<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Law, i 12.09! Pron followel\nvon ii\"- nil twaro, be get. from my the circuil '\" Readrllto, and m e hi\nAve. and Fort St.\n. ,i World Bi\n..,. i' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 n ii . and met\n. iloguo, WsalK\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nFred. Swanson, of Saskatchewan, ;:cuds\na mcB3age ol cheer to those who feci \\nthe weariness nnd aiscourngomcitt;\nthat comes from broken rest.\nNfacklin, Sask., Decomoer '.w.\u00E2\u0080\u0094(Spc-\nci -i . 'i ho e *.* ho Buffer froi i sicei h -- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nnights and (jot im iu lbc morning feel\niug tired and discouraged will Snd re\nnew\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i I opo i;. iln Btaomenl mad \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I\nPre - -. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 son of i bis ploi <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2. Ho could\nnot sleep at nights, i.e discovered the\n-an--. )| was Kidney trouble. lie\nred Mo 'in\". Ii i- Dodd's Kid*\n\" . i' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\"' es,\" Mi. Swanson says iu an In-\nWr\ ic.'. regai ling hi - enso, \" 1 ***a-\ntronblc l n tli \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 K Idnej Foi over a\nyear, bo bad th it I could not. sleep a'\nbox of\nlh- Id'- Kidney Pilla I found g oal relief. Pour b ixi i' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-od all \"iv pal .\nand now 1 ! i well and I nm BB\nstroi \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 my Kidneys as any mac\"\nbloo i\nbe \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' lh ami\nI rest :- an Impossibility, Sirong.\nhi I UIO ni pure bloo 1. ne :\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nhi \) and thai di\nful r- -i nl i tho swoetesl thing In\nlife. It.- ii'i Kidnoy Pllli always mal i\n-*,.. \". he lti v Kid bj\nOwing te bo moeh unfavorable .\".eatber, many furuiere oter Westsra\nt.'anada have gathered at least part of tbeir crop touche i by frost o:\notherwise -veather damaged However, through thi largi tagi\ncorn, oaH, lia**lcv. fodder, potatoes Bod vegetables, ''v the unoi *\nnml droughl of asi summer i ti,.- United States Eastern l .* i n\nWestern gurope, lher^ i- going to be .. stead' demand at gono pri .*\nu- *,il tiie grn-f! Western Canads hat* raised, no matte** *h:-* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2- i:. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nSn ninei. \\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-:.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0. ... qualit*. makes .t imposslbh '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0<: those .- * \"\npei \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ii \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'. to judge the full --ubjc thai shonld be obtalDerl \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *1 jrt*\ntherefore the fmrmer never stood mure iu need of tbe (service* of th.\n.'.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-*, en.-ed -ind reliable grain commission ma* to act for bin I \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nlooking after and selling of * .* \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 than b< doon thli seasoi\nFarmers, voo ivill therefore do well for yours-dver not t( -'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ti \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n-. track ii'i.t but t\" ship your gram by carload direel u Pon\n\v.; ii; ir Port Arthur, to be handled i**;- oa i. a waj thai wi'' \u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nfor ** \"u ii there ii in it. We make liberal advancei when desired\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * u*j ihipping i'i;;- for cum shipped. We never buy yoni grain\noui \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0> iceouot, but sel a*- your agents in Belling it to the best nd r\ntage for yonr aceonut, nnd we do ho on \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Bn eon niuioi '\nbust\nA i huve oiadf' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0< speclalt) oi tbii work foi mani vean, sn '\nwell knowu over Western Canada tor our experience \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 the grain I\nI -ireful attention to oui iston * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2iterrt**tiv and p'em \t\n:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' sett '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ments.\nWe Invite farmers who bave not yet employed bi to writs it' oi foi\ni ping ioBtructionn and markei information, nnd lu r_gar-l ro om\ning ni thr* Winnipeg drain Trade, and our financls po Ho\nbe \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i\" refer you to the Union Bank of Canada, hu-' anv of Ku 1 ra\n;.(\u00E2\u0080\u00A2< ii *-,, rommereial sgonelei n' Hradatrners r.nd W o !* \u00C2\u00AB\nTHOMPSON SONS & CO.\nCHAIN COMMISSION MERCHANTS\n703 Y Grain Exchange Winnipeg:\n-,-,.-. II Willi III II Illl II \u00E2\u0096\u00A0! HEIII IIHI\u00E2\u0080\u0094WII\n\2:^fl .. M.lnliV 8.0 >'. li.\". '\n. |.rnlir:il;iil' ..,!1 Itflpl iili.l .\,h ti.lir II..'.\" I'.: -i'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nV | icli of ino.l '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" i'i I,-, i';,.. wliora -l\"- wai\n,] ,\in:: ii. I-, mn lii'si-i.- thr t.'ii.'.. Viloen ivilion B,(s2*' . 0\n fori I i.'.' There !,0-l| \i Port Huron ,he tn \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\niii.ii'iiiriililo \u00E2\u0080\u00A2.lull.-, lioorlng olofl labl\nNorth -V/cst Hide\nSt Fur Co.\n278 Rupert Si. Wlnnlpe*. flan.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 tn'oi iv illfTcn I - (qulalte\nil itrnylth l-ii'iii .-.ml un.yisli\nI | ', \u00E2\u0080\u009E',\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 'i. mu' llmt Hi\"\nir I., :i >top.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 llott ileeornl i-cl\" b e nt* the\nmon.\n\"Wlml lovol.i colorl\" -ai'l \"im \"f\nIII.' ui'l-.\n;.. i.. paint,\" hrI.I tlie\nart 1st.\n\"Won'I ...ii i'ii-.-\".' toll ii\" wlmt -t\"i\"-\nbonutlful tiling, nn-!\" nsk.'.l Mr. Wul-\n, la,.'\nTl i' \"i i \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i\"-s cla .! urmii' 1 in\n\": ,oi i tl\" \" siaiplv suit.I:\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Wl, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 wi- ii,., ,\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Uilng, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0:\" wing along\ntli t.i.,' hen. I never law anvil, ng\nlilif tin'\"..''\n\ pltyii g .mile sprcnil ovor tbo '.-at\n'I. M't '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 fenturei.\nQ illnghur, .tapping on \u00E2\u0096\u00A0!\u00C2\u00BB\nll\nAt Iftlca, N.V.. -hi' was\nngnln ami put in two mil\n\l '.'. I. ' \". -. .\nwon \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"M hi l.l:i. 2.00*- :.'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 timi place ill \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 wi\nti. iln- Columbus grand elreull lie\ntrnek, wbero alio n bo fnmoi\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"in! I:.\"- J.-iI ini'l l!ni-.li'\"l \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nhim in 2.0.-.V,, B.0.1M ami '.'.\"i'i. 'il,.'\naoeond wook uf tbo Columbii\nDnrke- wm Htai-tod baeb nnil\nthlr.l 'tu Ail.on WU\t\nI' i.'li H.Wl'/i, In -.QliVI\nJ.\"Pi. S.OtIV, nnd 8.0DM, In\nstmts in 1007, Darkey [Inl wn. .oven\nnloto in lloolf, M.itl\nWorm t'.v'i'tuiiiiatnr .Iiiom\ntnnto of nny oilier mo Heine\ni\" make it otlootlve. It dooi not full\nt\" do its .vork.\nUiaiful ln Camp.\u00E2\u0080\u0094r.M.Im.\"\nrn-. nro.| tnrsi nnd buntori will ti\".l\ni\u00C2\u00BB- Th ns' Bcleotrle Oil vorj ol l\n^. mp IVhon tin- fool nnd leg. am\n~ ' M't in,.I i>..1.1 il is. woll Id rn!. tl.- a\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Qrnvo, freely with tho (HI nml lbo r< |j\nt re(|iiirc |bo tin- prevention nf patna in iho nut..\nplea, and shoulil n out, nr ennttialon.\nin,. l,o sin.tiiino'1. ii\"!' ' i\nI\" i mi i is n dreaalng nr lotion\nDIVORCE YOURSELF FROM\nTHf.EE nn onv\nLIQUOR\nNil HVPOPERMICS\nINCflBABL. your hu.ii.\" i value by dlvor nn; t*our*\n: frmn nne i. * AI roh ol fl(*en i i'o' (train\nKfltctrnr) of \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\er> \"moderate\" drinker. It will\nIon \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 r \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 our m In laol nronorilon to the\n. ni id ni, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0! n inking i- bul a ii.iidi. not\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - . .1-. iu of ti\" io '.*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 nyi torn\nir drinking wa \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 it could not be cured lu\nHirer iin**.. Pntlontt*. fi om\n: iir. ..ie betna cured in\ntliree rtayn m tin- \ioil Iu*,iIihi, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2>,\n, tn ,-.i iiorfeetly, 1 wiv**.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 In r relatlven, em*\nI loyi rn. friend*,**-\u00E2\u0080\u0094 kIvo hi* tb**\n* ope timt Mu* drinker will at, n\nliquor lomfl day of lain own v^ in.\nH< hn no -** i:> io belli him io\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 1..,- II Will ile^tr.ive,1 loim BRO\nhy i'. ohollc poison CO iv i\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.\npuree iiito. if necessary, to lake\nNO HTPODBUMIC INJRCTlONa IWuae t\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB nil**\nany treatmon] for Hi** drink liaull where hypo*\ndermic Iniccttona are given, for thoy are to\nliable io r. uii io i.i i poison from un Infecte.\nui. i in oui Ii can li miei of others, Knob patient\nI | lv\nnhi\nday.\nYOU ARE LOSING\nMONEY EVERY TIME\nYOU TAKE A DRINK\n\i*iii Tri'ntiiii'iit. When in\nagain o normal man nft.*r three\n.In*--, ai Ho* \eiil InNlllUle- lie will lliillik yOU. It Ih\nthe only ralvatlon, ihe ohly way i\"i you lo save him\ni ni.il m I i 1 v-leal IM-liealMi. ami from bunl,-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ..r worse. Vou mnii ni Drug Treat meat\nhas enroll hundreds >, manners, religion\nof the natives, uur tyrannical mot\nof rule, and anything else thai\ncame Into our bends to while away the\ntedium of tin- journey. We stopped nt\nu station, an ordinary wayside station.\nIfow Irritatiugly alike till these stations\nnro to tbe fugged Aiiglo.-liulinu traveller, wit li tholr crowd of sweating, chat*\ntoriug, quaintly robed nativea struggling fur places iu the semi -cattle carriages already\ packed to thrice their\ncarrying capacity, into which the a-\ntiou olncinls have to shove them by\n-beer force through a dense array of\nheads ami forms at ovary n Indow\nshouting to the station writer-carriers\nor trying hard to buy from the. plat-\nform hawkers some of those sticky, unappetising sweets so dear to the native\npalate! All over the platform another\ncrowd lay or squatted, patiently awaiting the arrival of a train Hie probably\ni: lit\n M\nmr eyes and our\nI mid nolo book\nr rule\nId 1.\nIII! Mil\nregal\netc.,\nhods\noa ono occasion, pass by the wearer;\nbet that whenever a stone du\u00C2\u00BBapp*-*aitf_\nIhe charm must ut once be passed on.\nWhy the yogi gavo the charm, or what\ndeath his father escaped, tho old man\nknew not; but, us ho said. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Sahib, my\nfather belonged to the Kshatriya or\nfighting caste, and in those days there\nw.is no lack of perils for such us be, As\nit was, ho died in battle whilo 1 was\nstill a boy, having some time before his j hi\ndeath fastened the charm round my u\"\nneck. There I wore it for mure years\nthan I can count; because, buioor.\nthough F am n Ksliatriyit, I am a man\nof poaco, and have lived by tilling tho\nground; therefore, perhaps, deadly danger has not cume nigh to inc. Itut\ntwo years ago came tho great sickliO-S,\nand amongst our villagers it struck like\na murrain in cattle. I was one of Llie\nlirst lo sicken, nud when doatll seem\ned certain those of my household car\nlied ll ul in Ilu* nighl lime mil laid\ntne in tllO Btroot, because, as yo.i knuw,\nlluzoor, on account of the Qovorninonl\norder, we people like not Hml nny be\nfouud dead of ihe plague in our bouse\".\nAnd in Ihe early duwu llm buffaloes and\ncattle driven oul to tho grazing passed\novor me; for though Ibey snorted and\nedged uwuy in fear, still iu the crush\none put its fool lightly upon me. And\nal OIICC 1 fell a new life come into mc, I\nand painfully CrawlOd back to my\nhouse, where I lay all day hulf-eon-\nBcloiiB. Thai night there was no one\nlo carry mo OUl again; tho great Blck*\nnobs had taken them all, until, woman\nnnd child, uud unly this babe wus left\nlo me. And from the charm n stone\nwas missing. So I fastened tho charm\nround the child, for I had tm one else\nto give it to; but, now that his tu**n Is\npast, to whoin can 1 better give it than\nto you, Uu/.onr, whose kindness helped\nto savo himf\n\"Sam, though distinctly sceptical\nand inclined to laugh at the tale, accepted the trinket chiefly not to olfeml\nthe old man, hung it on liis watched out a couple of rupo.s ri\nted the first four days, a great deal\nhad to bo concentrated in the last three,\ni'he Duko uot only presided at the\ndeck sports, but he won tbe fat men s\nrunning prize, helped to pull the English team to victory ill the tug of war\nami had several other athletic victories\nto his credit, Afterward he bad the\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2stowing the prizes upon\nml whenever ono fell to\nwould pocket it with tho\nMoM\"\nmust energetic nud con-\nin the deck dances, be-\nspecially enthusiastic in barn\ni and otber lively dances. \"Shake\nprivilege of I.\nthe winners,\nhis own lot hi\nexclamation '\nlie was tin\nspicuous flgur\ning\ndune..\na leg, Billy,*\" ho would shout\nswung from one person to another, exhorting all to join in tho merriment.\ntho \"concert\" given by\n\ga\nshin\nuio\neat lilHi\nintroductions a\naimed at him,\n..! heard\nth\nspeeches am\nharmless jolt. _\u00E2\u0096\u00A0__________\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094_\nUn the lasl day he passod around the\nhat for contributions for tbe baud amt\n .. . _.tniubly ts snapshots wore made\nof him by lourislH wishing to add a\nduke to (heir collection ot* foreign\nviews.\ntaken\nHill nc\nllnw\ncertain\nat\nver thi:\nthat he\nthe nlu\nHOW TO MAifl] SKIS\nTha construction of a good ski is not\nan easy task, t'or'H involves u number\nof delicate problems.\nSkis intended for use in lliu mountains must be both strung ami supple.\nTheso two qualities aro associated i\"\nthe wood of the ash, of which most good\nskis are made. Because of Um high\nprico ol ash, many moitutaiuoorn Biibstl-\nlute spruce or larch, which abound in\nthe Alps. Skis are sometimes mado of\ntwo kinds of wood, a lo-uvy, close-\ngrained species being employed for tho\nlower, uml a light wood for tho upper\npari. Very hard and heavy oak i.\nused for the bottoms of leaping bktfii\nA ski made entirely of oak would bo\ntOO heavy for use. WhltQ asll presents the besl construction of the four\ndesired qualities Of elasticity, strength,\nliglitnois and moderate cost. The trees\nnre fetlod iu winter before tho sap has\nstarted and are cul into planks eight\nfeet lone:, four and one half inch's wide\nand one and a half Inches thick. Knots\nuro carefully avoided and tbo planks\naro so cut that the grain of the wood\nwill run obliquely downward from from\nto rear of tho ski. Tho plank.*. are\nseasoned in tho air for one year. The\nskis are thou cut out with the nol of\nmodels and tho bottom is pt.und to\nperfect smoothness. Tho desired cur-\nat ure is usually obtained by soaking\nIt is said that\nchange of rooms.\nba\ e beeu, it is\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 this time learn-\ntan made his calculations, or the great Knglish university would nol have summoned him to\nreceive its liouorary degio .\n(bir readers will wish to know about\nHill's work: the) will not be contented with a mere collection of anecdotes\nabout the man himself, though such a\ncollection eould be made a large aud interesting one. Nor is it possible to explain in a few words and in a manner\nintelligible to the general public just\nwhat Hill's principal contributions to\nscience are. Ol course, his official\nwork in the Nautical ulliee was necessarily of a somewhat routine character.\nliis great reputation rests upon a very\nlung series of memoirs which he produced in Ids spare time and published\niu scientific journals. Many of these\nnre in Ihe domain of tho BO-callod pure\nniuilicniutii':', bill more ut'len his tnstQ\nled him to ihe study of planetary and\nlunar complexities of motion. Ever\nsince tho lime of Nowton niulhemuti\nclans have continued the endeavor to\nexplain these motions as necessary ecu\neipieuees of lh\" law of gravitation\ndone. As the power and acourucy of\nnst ru ment a I appliances hns gradually\nm proved, oiisorvntionnl astronomer**,\nbrought lo light small\n| in these motions; il\nbelieved ihnt, such Small discrepnu\ncios as still remain unoxplalned by tha\nlaw of gravitation would disappear if\nman's powers of mathematical analysis\nwere perfect. Espoclally In the case of\nthe union, dm* lo its proximity to our\nearth, hus it boon possible to extend ob\nsorvatlon&l Inquiry into tho most minute inodicac.es of motion; and it 'ih in\nibe lunar theory, perhaps, that Hill's\nItiOBt signillcaut nud most difficult work\nhas been done. Cortain it is that he\nhas hero bropffht about a real extension\nOf human knowledge, one that will stand\nfor all timo, if we may trust tbo best\ncontemporary critical judgment.\nlittle knife is near my heart one last\nwind to you, a kiss, now another\u00E2\u0080\u0094Oh,\nmy love, I \"\n'I'llus it ends abruptly, with but a\n(lark red spot us u possible answer. I\nhave pul the yellowed paper and the\nrosodtlBt back Into their resting place,\nand lho little desk remains a thing\nirt.\nGAME LOSERS\nThere's im way of telling in advance\nhow a man is going to take his complete wiping oul in game of chance.\n\"There's no rule about it,\" declared an old gambler. \"I've seen meu of\nlung tested gamoness go all to pi\nl-lenlv\nuldr-ii,\ni ba.d;\nid luu\nconstant ly\nInoqunlltlo\nau exchange-present, rode on his way,\nand dismissed the affair from his mi\",*!.\n\"Some five years biter be was engaged as one of the engineers building the\ngreat railway bridge over the Indus.\nOn his section the huge iron girders had\nbeen swung into position, and swarms\nof half-naked workers were busy riveting and making secure the superstructure. Walking nlong the foot-plank\nlaid on the girders at a dizzy height\nabove the river, he was supervising tho\nwork above, when u frenzied cry of\n.\u00E2\u0080\u0094 _ __, , ,, .... . - .warning made him instinctively spring\nin lour or live hnurs turn, while In a baek \u00E2\u0080\u009Ec|ir,v M ,,-,.. ,mhuK.e \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u009E tho\nraore secluded corner, apparently utterly; ,|(,, Jngt'-n t-tne A wM Q _\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- ht\noblivious Of the bustle around him sat||r at ,,-<. watcn.cbaln, nnd a heavy\nan old ash-smeared fakir, begging, bowl gl^ge-hammer which had slipped from\nin hand, and with a peculiar silver \u00E2\u0080\u009E,. ha.lt, of |omo oflrelOTa wo).kmrini\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0moment hung by a cord round his ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E.\u00E2\u0080\u009E.,,- -lis ^y, w-.,t hurtlinj-\ntbe ski in wator and bending it with\nthe hands or by pressing it in a mold.\nDr. Paulcke advises tho mountaineer to\nsupport the ski, in an oblique and inverted position, with its front end ovor\na charcoal lire. A wet cloth is placed\non tho part, to bo bent, and tha point\nof tho ski is drawn downward by means\nking **.heoj\n' a month\nid li\nnn the\nmd his\n'out th-ut.\n1 heard of.\nt him $18,*\nOt\nIN AN OLD ESCRITOIRE\n1 have long had a passion for an-\ntiques, furniture especially, but my fin\nauces will not permit of much indulgence along this line. My friends all\nknow of my hobby and often tell me of\nnew places where I may securo treasures, ami it was from one of them that\n1 learned of a little shop on one of the\nlower side streets whero bargains in\ngreat variety were to be had. \"Everything you could possibly want seems to\nbe there; from the seeds of the first\napple to a tooth of donah's whale,\"\nadded my friend, laughingly.\nOno afternoon I went down to the\nlittle shop and was well repaid. Such\na delightful, heterogeoneons collection\n11 ' down into the roaring torrent beneath.\nWe were just beginning to relate for It was a narrow escape, and .--onu-how\nthe benefit of our \"grillin\" somo high- |,in thoughts went living back to tho\nly imaginative tales regarding these!almost forgotten charm. Ho looked;\nyogis or holy men. wneu wo wero as*! the chain was snapped, the charm still\ntonishod to see the Public Works offi* hanging on tno broken link, but another\n*-ial. a gru\e mnn who seldom spoke, stone had gone.\nstaring intently through the window, ,*B ^ ,.,.,., ,,\u00E2\u0080\u009E, ,-\u00E2\u0080\u009E,_ ,,it of _.,.\nat the unconscious fakir, and then, as Vef w_,,. homo t(, mir 8i,teri tt) whotn\nthe train moved on, sink back in his Sa|M wM ,, ,,v BUaobed \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E,, for lomo\n-cat. saying, \"I nover heard 0 but ono _ w_ *n ,.,;\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*., ,.,,,,,,, tinth- ftirUl\u00E2\u0080\u009E\nother charm like lhat. am] it had o, \u00E2\u0080\u009Ef ,, Tlin, 011l. dny ,.\u00E2\u0080\u009E,,,\u00E2\u0080\u009E - ,c|tor\nqueer story-1 don t know ,t it is end- wyIng tho \u00E2\u0080\u009E.\u00E2\u0080\u009E,,\u00E2\u0080\u009E -,. ;.lit. anu* prMalc\n)ei\" England hod barely escaped o peril so\nWe immediately stopped our bunter.) deadly thnt she refused tn name it. But\nand begged the yam. Bottling ourselves she wus saved, another stone wns miss*\nimfortably down to listen, well know- ing. and the trinket bud been passed on\nny tllle the P.W.O. might tell| to her fiance, a captain In n line regi-\nnt then on it*, wav to the war which\nof a cord until thc desired curvature is of tho past I have not seen in many\nobtained. The cord is then fastened to I days, and especially was 1 taken with\n8 fixed object, the wet .doth is removed -\nind the ski i** allowed to dry over the\nfire.\nAt the normal military school at,\nat any\ncou\nlog __\nwould be well worth the heating.\n\"A good number of years ago,\nbegan\u00E2\u0080\u0094''l should not like to Bay how\nmany, they do pass so quickly, some\nhow my brother Sum. riding quietly\nhome after a hard morning's pig-stick\ning. passed by a solitary jungle hut. in\nfront of which, playing with tbo wax-\nlike (lowers fallen irom a shady tnowbti\ntn veihoad, sat a small brown baby\nmil are nude except for a carious silver\norname&t secured by n silken cord\nround his fat little middle. Such an\neveryday sight wuuld usually have puss-\ned unnoticed; but at the moment of\npassing Sam's quick eye detected a\nmovement In the dry grass Immediately\nin front of the babe; tben suddenly\n\u00C2\u00BB tall CObra reared its ugly head, hood\nexpanded, In the attitude of striking,\nIn n flash Snm had sprung from his\nhorso, , with so many delightful drawers ami cute cubbyholes, l pulled them out again and again\u00E2\u0080\u0094when by\naccident 1 touched a secret spring and\nopened at tbo sido a tiny compartment\nwhich I had not noticed before.\nAgain the scent of roses greeted mt\nand I could not resist putting iu my\nhand as if to receive a cluster. Malingers closod on a piece of paper\u00E2\u0080\u0094old\nand yellowed\u00E2\u0080\u0094with a single faded rose\nthrust through it. The petals fluttcro '\nto the floor, as rising I went toward\ntho light. I found I bad a letter. With\nfast dimming eyes I read it and here\nset it down for you. Peihaps you can\noffer somo explanation, perhaps you\nknow a story of which it. could bo n\nport.\nThose questions now confront mc:\nHavo I the. desk of the recipient, or did\ntho writer never send tho letter but fold\nit away iu her secret drawer? Can\nyon help to solve this mystery?\nIt has uo title nor date other than\n\"The Pay\" nml begins simply:\n\"Is is in truth The Pay, the'great\nday. The sun peeped in my window\nthis morning to awaken me, but found\ntne waiting for him, as I have not slept.\nAlas, I fear I shall make but a sorry\nlooking bride. How pale I am! Thor\neip camo to help tne dress and 1 have\nbeen to matins, made my confession and\nreceived the communion, so now I am\nready to be married\u00E2\u0080\u0094or die.\n\"Mother came in last night to tal!;\nWith me and tell nie how lucky I ntn.\nand warned uie that t must not think\nf you nor breathe your name again,\nsaid nothing. How could 1 tell her\nyou are my mind, iny-Jtml, my life, nnd\nthat it ii Impossible* not to thiuk of\nyouf Dear, those are forbidden sub.\n.iccts; many things are often done for\n(lie good of the fmuiiy, I am youug aiol\none's mother knows best--yesf\n\"Ho camp nbo last night, but I would\nnot spo him. Uo is a very good man,\nand he, too. will be mcrillred, 1 am\nsorry, but whyf Ob, wmider-tnan, is it\ngiven In him tn huvp much of this\nWorld'l good and mv body, and yon are\ndenied of :tll save in\ heart ? Your\nruses havo Just come,\n\"During my sleepless night I have\nrend ami re, read your dear letters. 1\nsuppose I must destroy them \u00E2\u0080\u0094 I could\nnot do it beforo. Is it wrong, I won*\nIer, for ono to worship another as l\nlo yon? I wish you had not written\ninn inen loiters.\n\"Thcrosc interrupts tne. She says it\nis timo to g\" down. Tho minutes nro\nliving. 1 hnvo put my slippers on ami\nIhey hart me. Von know the ob1 sny-\ning, \"If a bible's slippers pinch nr hurt\nsho will walk a stony path.' Is it true,\ndo you think? Therese is nlarmod at\nmy tnck of color, she hns gnno downstairs to gel me somo wine. This is\nright. The condemned criminal is ai\nways loft alotie a \\yw minutes before\ntho end. *^^^^^^~\n\"..nd this i\u00C2\u00AB the Knd! I cannot, will\nnot do it. Hoarl-of-my-heart, i am always yours and yon nre mine. Nothing\nbut life enn part ua, nml so t will come\nto you in death. Kveiylhiiig is rendy.\nI can hear the bells\u00E2\u0080\u0094surely that is a\nUrge they are chiming. The-eso if\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0oiuing with mv mother, I must hurry\ntinnd-byo, my love, for a while. The\nUni* big losings; seen the\n-truck speechless, us weak us i\nwith their lips trembling like I\n*.vi i. en who are about lo cry.\n\"On the other hand, I 've jei\nwith low to ehoads and weak c:\nreputations for crawfishing au\ning wnler in light places, sin\nsquare to the finishing wrenches of\nruns ni devilish luck, an.l take tli - r\nbitter medicine with hearts apparently\nas bravo as their faces were weak. I'm\nbnbly tho best educated and tho most\nhighly organized men aro the har6Vsi\nlo.-eis.\n\"Tho gamest loser I ever saw was a\nsheep herder, who didn't, look to hnve\nOliough character in him to -lull' li glial\npelt. lie wus Imiii.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nIdaho ranges for $2.\ngrub when au aunt\nuu he had scarec\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2h fl seen, died \t\n000.\n\"lie didn't, have to come east t\nthe money. A lawyer handed it to him\niu n bundle at I'o'cutello. He won! to\ndim llosford's faro bank ami told dim\nthat he wanted to make a few thousand\ndollar bets. Hosforth told him that\nhe'd better hang ou to his mniiey. The\nherder told .Mm that ho wanted action\non his money, and that if he couldn't\nget it at llosford's layout, why, there\nwero others.\n\"So llosford dealt them from the\nbox himself with a $1,000 limit. [ saw\nthc whole play. It only lasted 45 minutes. The herder wasn't in it at any\nstage of tho game. Coppered or open,\nho couldn't land right. It was the\nfiercest run of evil luck I ever saw a\nman have at faro. When the herder\nhad lost $13,000 llosford said to him;\n\"'You'd better pinch out that remaining $5,000, Ombrey; give yourself\na chance.'\n\" 'Vou hand me ont another box full,\nreplied the herder. 'When I got enough\ni'ii quit.'\n\"The man was perfectly cool and col\nleoted and laid down his last five $1,000\nbills without a tremor, Ilo picked\nfour straight losers. Hy that time the\nbox was out, and Hosford riffled 'cm\nand started another one. The herder\nwatched them slip for a minute and\nthen he put his last $1,00(1 on tbc high\ncard. That kind of a long-shot playing don't do ior cinch work, and the\nbet trimmed him out. There wasn't a\nparticle of contraction to his features\nwhen he struck a match and coolly lit\na cigar. I think those who saw the\nplay felt a good deal sorrier for him\nthan he did for himself.\n\" 'Bud,' snid llosford to the herder,\n'I'm no hog. I'll just split the differ\n6nee with you. and he began to count\nout hnlf tho money he had won from\ntho sheep man.\n\" 'No, you won't,' replied the herder,\n'but you can givo me u drink and a\nbottm to put in my pocket.'\n\" 'Better tako a couple of thousand\nand run to Vriseo or Denver and have\na whirl out of it, anyhow,' persisted\nllosford.\n' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' I 've had my whirl,' was ihe man 's\nreply.\n\"He wasn't sulky at all. am! he didn't look abused. He was simply all\nman and all game.\n\" 'Where are you bound for now?'\nasked llosford after settling for the\ndrinks.\n\" 'Back to the old G\u00E2\u0080\u0094S, snid tb\nherder, and he started for the ranch au\nhour later. He had bought three tlan\nne! shirts, a pair of top boots and a\nponcho, and he took those things along\nwith him iu a bundle. They were all\nhe got for his $18,000.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'Then I recall the game lose made by\nan Irish coal miner named I.arkiii, iu\nLeavenworth, in 1881. He had beon\nmaking .*_ a day in the mine and was\nunmarried, lie wasn't a drinking uiuti.\nWhen ho knocked off work on summer\nevenings ho would bat u ball around a\nlot for the young fellows until darkness camo on. Home near relative left\nI.arktn $3,000. Larkin washed up and\ntook the money over to one of the\npriests.\n\"The priest told him he'd bettor\nbank the money. Lark in got inside\nthe bank, and there was n log line of\ndepositors before the window **f tho re\nepiviug teller. Instead of Inking bis\nplace in line ho waited at the door.\nAcross tho streel ho saw Ihe attractive\nwindow of Col. JamlBOn '\u00C2\u00AB bon boil\ngambling layout, which was wide open\nat that time.\n\"Ho drifted across the sireet tn look\non for a while until tho line at the re\nreiving teller's window should become\nte.lined somewhat. He dropped the\nwhole $8,000 at a stud game in less than\neu hour and ho walked back to his\nboarding house whistling 'The RokM -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nu.il waters reflecting the Bunlight >'\nbrilliant while Bheets, From this heigh\nrailroad lines, because of their nouti\ntint, were largely Indistinguishable, At\nthe height of 200 metres belfries of\nsmall churches were confounded with\nhouse.-, but la ge churches isolated them-\nselves admirably.\nThe French army's idea is to isolate\nou tho proposed chart those objects\nwhich naturally detach themselves most\nvisibly on the earth, Towns are to be\nIndicated by vivid red, with a difference\niu shade to indicate the relative sizes.\n.Shiuls for dirigibles, aerodromes, and depositories for hydrogen are to be marked witb convenient signs. Vinos, gur-\ndens, and slopes of country are also to\nbo indicated.\nWith such a **ystem of signal*-, thi\nFrench think t Imi greater security\nshould follow flight, largely by giving\ntho airman additional confidence and\nalso by saving him time and worry. Hy\nibis means also, after a little practice,\nho will bo aide to lay out his route with\ntolerable p cclslon for the outcome of\ndying is expected to show that airmen\nwill keep iu certain currents precisely\nus sou pilots learn to avoid danger\nmurks in harbois.\nThe Aoro * !Iub of Prance has also\ntaken up the ipn-stion of charts, Hot\nthis iduh has decided thnt neither compass nor eluirt u ill answe nil pui11 es\nthe aviator must bo able to \u00E2\u0080\u00A2* langer\nous obstacles\u00E2\u0080\u0094ami to ibis end it is not\nunlikely that in lime each municipality\nwill go to the expense of erecting dan\nger signs iu its vicinity, as well as\nmarking points of location withi.n certain woll-doiiiio'l distances. The president of the French Aerinl League ka>\ncomo out with n proposition that poles\nlie in* ted on all high towers, etc., with\nletters traced upon them to 6how dft\ntances, 'i'he figures, the lea gu< lays\nshould bo two in kind: one to\nthe distance, north or sonth,\nres between any given place and rhe\nparallel of Paris; and the other, :;\ntanco east or west from the merid\ntho French capital. For exam\nan aviator reads the figures .31.3*1\nwill know that be Is 4:il kilontet \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -\nthe south of the parallel aud 340 from\nthe meridian of Paris, and by cons\nhis annual register can easily get a -\nbearings for the next lap iu his :i _:'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\nCAESAR'S TRIUMPH OVBB\nPOMPEY\nSupplies were so difficult ro obtain\nthat at one time Caesar's *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 . - .\nto subsist on roots . \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -V\nsome months, Pompej **. I is\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i\nvocations to pitched battle, and\nwould actually have destroyed Caesar\nwithout lighting, had uot tim Bomaa\nnobles in his camp, rendered impd\nby inaction, anxious to returu to the\ncapital, nml emboldened by t'ansar a\nAcuities, obliged htm to gfve battfc. The\ntwo armies came to blows 'in the Sel\nof Pharsalia, August :i. t& B.- .. u_d\nCaesar's veteran infantry, seasanad by\na decade of wars in Haul, undid in a\nfew hours all tbe advantage 'if Pmn\npay's great numbers. Wtth the blfaat\noccurred a general disbanding o_ Pun\npey's party.\nFortune had once more favond Cm\near; and once more he -owed himsolf\nproof against self -deception, pur\u00E2\u0080\u0094 tg\nthat, notwithstanding the rfisftary, hia\nfoe could still command fatees greater\nthan his own. He gave .mother won\nderfnl exhibition\u00E2\u0080\u0094his last\u00E2\u0080\u0094uf mado .\ntion and tact: he dementi? a tted Ib\nhis side the uncertain and those, n.\nhail followed Pompey from 61 ai I -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ir\ngratitude, or because\nconnections, and grac ed Ehe\nsurrender of many of I a -\ntrious partisans, ami % tbs ..\nJunius Brutus. il is\notlicial announcement o_ the\nsuggestion of celebrations-, . i\ned Anthony thither mend\nduty oi' directing hia par*- .\nagain master of the com .i\nsenate.\nMeanwhile Pom \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 fle ; *\nfollowing to Egypt,\nonferred benefit - <\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nreigning mons I\nwinds of bis soldi*\nKnowing that ble *-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 b] bad * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\ngone to Bgypt in order to contri a ths\nrenew..1 of be wnr. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 laesar\nwith two legions to captors him and n\nconclude the struggle. When h** ar\nrived, he discovered thai Pofl-poy was\nalready out of reckoning; he had been\nkilled by the ministers of King I\" .\nHut there wanted little of bts l'i_\nging Caesar, too hot in pnrsoit, ro reia\nin Egypt with himself, for\nAlexandria, the latter - _i_ I \u00C2\u00AB i Us\nlegions in a national civil war,\nhalf of Cleopatra, ngain.-t the par\nthe king's ministers, n .'\"una\nher joint rule with her brother Pte *' \"\nSOME USES OF SNAKES\nWhat la th.- use nf snake*! In thv-ir\n'going on thai\nhoarding I\n.Uullow.' ^^^^^^^^^^^^\n\"lie finished ont the afternoon but\nting he ball raund the. bit for the\nyoungsters, and Ihe i ext morning. With\nhis tin lamp hi his hat and bu din\nner bucket, ho set out for thc mine1-.\nstill whistling merrily.\"\nSTONAL-CUAETS FOR AIRMEN\nThe French army is Studying B proc\ntleal menus of making aviation at onci\nless iliP'cult ami less dangerous by\nmenus of aerinl charts. Atwood in his\nflight from St. Imuis followed tho line\nof railroad, ami the delays he met witb\nme well known. The French idea is\nto have beforo the compass a card\nwhich the airman should bo able to\nread at a glance, no matter what his\nspeed, confirming its information by D\nglance at the earth over which ho is\npassing.\nAviators consider thnt characters in\nwhite spread over the green surface of\nthe earth arc most serviceable for iden\ntillcatio\". From ihe height of 0,00'-\n'notres while lines wore distinguished\nlast April by two aviators sent up fot\npurpose* \"f observation. From thl'\nheight villages appeared iii dark spots\nbelly,\"' UlS '-ireum\nstam-e that so offended Bacon, lies one\nof their greatesl uses, because that, together with tlieir internal formation\nand external covering, enables them to\npenetrate where no larger carnivorous\nanimal could venture, into dark and\nnoisome monuaes, iog jungles, swamp*\namid the tangled vegetation of the\ntropics, where iwarms of the leoae. rep\ntiles, ou which nn many of them feed,\nwould otherwise outbalance- the har\nmnnv of nature.\nWondrously mid exquisitely cnn^tnic\nted for their habitat, they are nidi* to\nexist where the higher animals could\nnot; and while they help to clear thosr\ninaccessible places of the lesser vermin,\nthey themselves supply food for a num\nber of the smaller mammalia, which,\nwith many carnivorous birds, devour\nVast numbers of young snokes.\nThe hedgehog, weasel, ichneumon.\nrnt, peccary, badger, goat, hog, and nn\nimmense number of birds keep snakes\nwithin dm* limits, while the latter per\nform tlieir part among tho grain-devouring ami herhevoroui lesser creatures,\nKiln - That young farmer tried to kis*.\nme. saying that he had never kissed a\ngirl before.\nst, Ms What did you tell himf\nGila\u00E2\u0080\u0094Thnl I was no agricultural \u00C2\u00ABx-\nperittHet station.\nHe sang about the \"good timet,\nWith all his heart and sonli\nNo matter how the world behaved)\nl!< still iried, \"Let '-r mill\" FREE PB-I&i <&t.UWA\u00C2\u00A3i RpJT-tSIl COUTMBtA\nYoung Street\nThe Scene of all Future Business Expansion and Activity.\nProsonl plmis of various interests involved, make it\nabsolutely inevitable thai this stroot must, become tho\nsoiit of development nud extensive building operations\nimmediately.\nWe havo listod with us evory available piece of property on Young street. We recommend investments on\nYoung sireet, heartily and will be pleased to submit\nquotations which will prove the excellent opportunities\nexisting along this thoroughfare.\nWe carry the choices! list of Farm and City Property\nin the Fraser Valley. Most complete and reliable information cheerfully given to all enquiries.\nChilliwack Land and\nDevelopment Co.Ltd.\nP. O. BOX 109 PHONE 178\nOFFICE-YOUNG STREET Next to Empress hotel\ni LETTERS FROM DR. AND T. B. HENDERSON\nCi.tuiiyl iivti, lost peek.\nj \"S. S. MakUra, nt tlio Equator,\n|.Tan. 7.\n1 nm starting this letter throo or\nfour Jays before we get to Suva.\novory morning _ very beautiful,\nand the sunset hit evenim; was the\nmoat wonderful sight, you could]\nImagine. We have passed n larger:\nntimbor of Islands today quite close,\n(Jan 12), Vcsterday was Wednesday and today Is Friday so we lost a\nPersonal Mention\nThis being Silt-flay it is quiet on day, by putting our time back. We\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00ABr______i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0_____\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_____\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .___\u00E2\u0096\u00A0__\u00E2\u0096\u00A0<\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,____\u00E2\u0096\u00A0_,__\u00E2\u0096\u00A0---\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nHIGH CLASS\nTailoring for Ladies and\nMen*\nSatisfaction Guaranteed\nA. CUPPLES\nTWO DOORS FROM POST OFFICE\nboard as the day is well observed\nTonight we are going to havo service\nat 8. p.m. and i understand there\nis to be some ex.tra singing. We\ncrossed the lili\u00C2\u00AB today about noon\nbul being Sunday, Father Neptune\ndid not appear. We heard yesterday that the temperature at. Winnipeg was forty below. 1 wish wu\nhud what they could spare. It\nwould make tilings much more\n| pleasant, (lero wc are trying with\nice-cream, and putting off all tho\nclothes we possibly can, to keep\ncool Imt it's of no use.. Hot, you\n.ju-t feel you would give anything\nfor n change. The nights are not\nmuch lietter tbun the days, still\nyou can manage to get a lair\namount of sleep. We usually turn\nout lietween six and six-thirty anil\nskoot for thc bathroom. It feels\nfine when yoij arc lying in the salt\nwater, but you are not over drying\nyourself when you want to go in\nagain.\n1 must now go hack to Honolulu\nand tell you something about that\nplace. Unfortunately our stay\ntliere was for only a few hours, so\nas soon a-, we got ashore our tirst\nrun was to the post office to mail\nour letters wliieli we hope you have\nreceived. Then we had to go to\nthe bank to get some of our money\nchanged to Anieriean. Then we\nmade inquiries for a ear to the\nAquarium about four miles out.\nTliey have a tine ear service, the\ncars are longer than ours and open\nat both sides, making it handy to\nget on and off. The cars took us\nout to thc Aquarium, four miles,\nfor five cents and the scenery on\ncither side of tjie street I can't begin to deserilie. Palifl trees, Ban-\nnana, Cocoanut trees with fruit on\nmost of them, al) kinds of smaller\nplants and pretty little houses in\namong thc trees, all looked like a\nregular Paradise. The Aquarium\nis said to be one the of thc finest in\nthe world. Tolk alxiut beautiful\nli.-li of wonderful colors and shapes,\ni I never could have believed such\nI fish existed. The octopus or devil\nj fish was there too and of all the\nI ugly repulsive creature* I ever saw\n! it takes the cake. We had no time\nto go to tbc oilier places of interest as B\n. we had lo l\u00C2\u00BB- back on board at\n! 1 |i.iii.. so we came back, had lunch\nat 12.30, and amused ourselves\n; throwing iUiaJI coins ipto thc water\nand seeing the natives dive after\nthem and I did unt see one of them\nmiss finding tlic coins.\n, There were live of t'nclc Ham's\n(\"misers in pojt a;id we would have\n'iked to have goiio aboard as they\nare passing Islands, some of them\ncompletely surrounded with reefs\naboul two miles from shore nnd the\nbreakers are dashing on the reefs\nnnd inside there is not a ripple.\nWo will mail our letters from Suva\nif we get in tonight, and write next\nfrom Auckland.\nChurch News\nIlev. C. B. Clarke and Mrs. Clarke\nare moving to their new home, the\nRectory, at Sardis.\nThe services in the Methodist\nchurch next Sunday will lie conducted by Uev. E. L. Best, of the\nColumbian College, in the absence\nof the pastor.\nLast Tuesday at the regular\nmonthly meeting of the Woman's\nMissionary Auxiliary in the Methodist church it was decided to organize\na Mission Band for the members of\nthe Sunday School, The first\nmeeting is being held today (Friday)\nwith Misses Graham and Wood-\nworth in charge.\nThe birthday social given in the\nK. of 1' hall on Tuesday night by\nMrs. II. Eckert aud Mrs. K. A.\nHenderson wan aiieligbtful affair,\nand the many who were there\nentered into the spirit of the evening\nwith fun and spirit. Original games\nand conte-ts, a short program of\nmusical selections, and very inviting refreshments, served from a\nlong centre table artistically decorated were the contributions to the\ngood time spent. It doubtless meant\na good deal of extra work on the\non the part of the ladies in charge\nand their ..apablc assistants, Miss\nMorse and 11. A. Henderson particularly, but thc result was worth\nwhile.\nNext Sundav, Rev. A.E. Roberts\nwill act in his official capacity as\nPresident of tho B. C. Conference\nof thc Methodist church and preach\ntlie dedicatory sermons in connection with thc opening of now\nchurches at Dundonal.l. near Now\nWestminster, and Sperling, on the\nC. Electric. A splendid new\nMethodist churcli is also being\nopened at Prince Rupert with Rev.\nDr. Chown, General Superintendent, preaching. Another new\nchurch will he 0|ieiicd at Wilson\nHeights. Vancouver, on March 10.\nTa Be Ordain*. Smdiy\nThc first Ordination Service ever\nheld in connection with thc Church\nwere some of their newest ships, 0f England in Chilliwaek, will take\nbut there was ^a-im1!. Tho town place in St. Thomas' church on\nwas full of\nabout 1 ..'10 foiTTarf\nwe reached on the 6tli after a very\npleasant run'from' Honolulu. It\nwas shining bright 'and clear when\nwe made fast to buoy anchor about\na mile off shore. We were only there\na little while when we were treated\nto a real tropietd shower of rain\nand didn't it come down for about\n|ts. We left j Sunday morning next at\nngtsland which\nleven\no'clock, wneu tne new Incumbent\nat Rosedale, Mr. Scarles, of Vernon,\nB C, will be ordained, by Bishop\ndi Pcncicr, of Westminster, assisted by Archdeacon Pontreath of\nVancouver. Bishop de Pcncicr\nwill preach the morning service and\nArchdeacon Pontreath in the evening. A service of interest and\nWatch and Jewelry\nRepairing\nI lout send your Watches and Jewelry out\nof the city lo be repaired when you can have\nthom repaired here carefully and promptly.\nWe guarantee perfect satisfaction, (live us a\ntrial and be convinced.\nREG. E. BROADHEAD\nAgent for the Columbia Phonograph.\nSecond door from Empress hotel, Chilliwack.\na half or three quarters of an hour, j importance of the foregoing is rarely\nland then oul bright and clear again.\n| Thc Island is only three miles in\n', length, alxiut two miles in width and\nis said to be only fourteen feet alsovc\nI the sea level.' It looked very pretty\n|from tho ship, coyta- with palm\nj trees, date, and cocoanut trees. It\n:onductcd outside thc larger centres\nand such an event is not likely to\ntake place in Chilliwack again fur\nsome time.\nCk_-i him* Rally\nThe Quarterly Rally of the Local\nhas been occupied' by the British!Union of Christian Endeavor So-\ni Government for some time nasi as\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0a. cable station. There were alxiut\n; a dozen white people ou the Island\nand two or three down natives.\n; No one was allowed on shore as we\nj wen- only tliere an hour or two, but\n! we will la- most of the day at Suva.\n1 Wc have a series of tournaments on\nI the ship. Ihe passengers selecting a\nsport\n; games and\nmitt.-..'. W\ncietics was held in the Carman I\nMethodist church Sardis, on\nMonday evening. The very large:\nattendance was an indication of the!\ninterest that is lieing taken by tho i\nyoung peoplo of thc valley in this I\nmovement. President Copeland j\noccupied the chair and after the;\nopening exercises, called on the j\neonimiltee to got up the'Rev. C. G. Parker of Vancouver, to\no are two of the com- address tho mooting. The speaker |\n made a program, col-1chose as his text, 'Quit you like\nlooted money to buy prucs and the I men, be strong,\" and spoke particu-\nI tournament lias Boon on for two Marly along the line of courage,\nidays and will last two days longer; The three things necessary to make\n! if it, does nol,'gjH too hot, We had a la great man are, Strength, Courage\nWhist drive in whicli forty-eight of Und Wisdom. The speaker showed\n.the passengers wore playing at once, how the absence of Courage spoiled\n1 We bad quite a little' excitment on to a grout extent the other two\nboard today, when (SnjS\"of the pas- qualities and how its development\nisaugers, a newspaper correspondent I brought the others lo a fuller de-\nof a German paper, tried to com- velopmcnt. During thc evening\n*****************************************************\nParticular Printing\nFor particular people is the kind\nsupplied customers of the Free Press\n*****^******+^****+i+*e****************************\nimil suicide by jumping overboard.\nj He had been drjnking'hei'vily and\nbecame despondent.' The ship's\nIofficers took him in charge and\nl he was locked Up. It has boon\n: frightfully lint today and we have\n; lieen lying nbout deck most of the\nI time. Wo also had for a change a\ngame of cricket oil deck. Tonight\nit is very dark' ami has\" every appearance ol a tropical (storm as it is\nfrightfully close and oppressive.\nA very large number of the passengers arc sleeping on the upper deck\nunder the awnings (Jan. 10).\nAnother boiling hut day. 1 can see'\nthc sun rising out of the sea while\nlying in my berth and the "Newspapers"@en . "Chilliwack (B.C.)"@en . "Chilliwack"@en . "Chilliwack_Free_Press_1912-03-01"@en . "10.14288/1.0067487"@en . "English"@en . 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