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HE ISLANDER Largest Circulation in the Comox District. X.ghbM* U>r»*1 i* VOL. IV., No. 22 <_§jPe> THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1913 Subscription price, $1.50 per year TWEMTY-S1X SENT TO HIGHER COURT Men Accused of Rioting will be taken to Victoria to Await Trial. Nanaimo, Aug. 26.—Twenty- six committals, five dismissals on one charge but held in costudy on other charges, and two acquittals was the result of todays session of the court presided over by Stipendiary Magistrate Simpson, when thirty three residents of Nanaimo were charged with rioting on the afternoon of August 11. Evidence as to the rioting was given by Chief of City Police Neen, Constables Shirass, Wall- bank, Robinson and Young, and Messrs. T. R. Stockett and Harry Patterson, the last named being owner of the house stoned by the rioters. The evidence was conclusive as to rioting having occurred, and identification of the accused was complete, the accused being silent when asked by the magistrate if they had anything to say why they should not be committed. Those committed on the charge of rioting on August 11, are R. Haddow, D. Purse, T. Miller, Aiex Laird, James Baird, Arthur Jordan, R. Griffiths, William English, Pat Mulgrew, C. Styles, W. Wardle, Robert Farrell, S. Dickinson, Ben Miller, William Flock- hart, R. W. Smith, H. Murdock, G. Young, William Cummings, J. Douggan, William Gibson, Isaac Storey, H. Martin, James Hodgkinson, and George Skyo- visky. Those dismissed on the charge of rioting on August U, but held on other charges, are S. Connor, F. Barker, Thomas Jordan, Alf. Wardel, and William Burnip. Acquitted and honorably discharged : Robe,t Waugh and James Higgins. 4i.«ii -=g=»= WAGNER TRIES SUICIDE. Henry Wagner, who was hung at Nanaimo on Thursday morn- irg for the murder of Constable Westaway at Union Bay, made an attempt on Wednesday to cheat the gallows, this being his second attempt at self-destruction. In the first attempt at suicide Wagner plunged headlong into the iron work of his cell in an effort to dislocate his own neck in which he was not successful, although he was rendered unconscious and required medical attention. On Wednesday night Wagner retired under his blankets and about nine o'clock his guards heard a gurgling noise issuing from under the blankets. Turning down the blankets they found the condemned man unconscious and almost dead from suffocation, he having twisted the blankets tightly around his throat and in this manner tried to end his life by strangulation. The unconscious man was revived by Dr. Ingham and then given-opiates order tha*; he may secure some sleep before the march to the gallows. Hangman Ellis decided to stay with the condemned man the re- mainer of the night, remarking "he did not intend that Wagner should cheat the gallows." _^:_^7oV\Vi ■» 4 »" **~it ~ Fall Clothing w Phone 10 rE HAVE just received cur first shipment of Men's Clothing. Men's Suits in all tlie wanted shades, prices to suit all. Our New Samples for our Mado-to-Measure Department are just to hand. .S'uits and Overcoats made to measure. Perfect fit and satisfaction guaranteed. We invite you to call and inspect these lines. Sole agents for the FIT-RITE CLOTHING Macfarlane Bros. Corner Store Cumberland P. 0. Box 100 MR* PLACE GOES TO HIGHER COURT Socialist Member Committed for Being in Poitesiionof Stolen Property. Nanaimo, Aug. 27.—Mr. John Place, Socialist member for Nanaimo in the Provincial Legislature, was committed for trial to day by Magistrate Simpson on a charge of being in possession of stolen property, said property being a pistol which was taken from Provincial Constable Harry Taylor by the mob on Wednesday, August 13, during the progress of a riot on the C.P.R. wharf in this city. Mr, Harry Greeve testified as to seeing a man hand a pistol to Place, the latter putting it into an inside coat pocket, then drawing his coat together and advancing in the direction of the mob, Chief Constable Neen gave evidence as to having searched the room tenanted by Place in the Gibson Block and of finding in a bureau drawer a pistol which was identified by Constable Taylor as being his property. Mr. Place's defence of his being in possession of the pistol was that, standing on the outskirts of the mob on the day in question, he noticed a man carrying a pistol and, fearing bloodshed, requested the man to hand over the gun, which he did. After securing the weapon, Place put it into his pocket, afterwards placing it in his bureau drawer, it being his intention to make a trip to Victoria, enter a protest to the Attorney General at his sending special police into Nanaimo and show him the kind of death-dealing weapons with which he was arming the specials. It was his intention to go to Victoria on Monday following the riot of Wednesday, but he was unable to get away owing to otlier business and had decided to go on Tuesday, but his arrest on Monday night had put a stop to his plans. In committing the accused for trial, Magistrate Simpson remarked that in his opinion there could be no clearer case, and he had no hesitation in committing him to stand trial at the next sitting of a court of competent jurisdiction and tfould commit him to the county jail pending his trial. In addition to the preliminary hearing of Mr. Place, the time of the court was taken up this afternoon entirely with the preliminary hearing of the case of Thomas Moore, local pugalist, on a charge of having in his possession goods looted from the home of John Cunningham, manager of the Extension Mine, on August 13, the house afterwards being destroyed by fire. Chief of PoliceNeen and Special Constable Boran testified to having made a search of Moore's home and finding in the basement a valise containing a number of articles, mainly ladies' apparel as part of the wardrobe which she left in her home at the time she was forced to leave the premises by the threatening mob. Moore disclaimed any knowledge of the stolen goods being in his cellar, and could account for them only by the supposition that some party who had a grudge against him had placed thc goods in the barrel where they were found by the police. Magistrate Simpson declared that judging from the evidence he had no other alternative than to committ the accused for trial. LOCAL NEWS. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary will be held on Thursday evening, Sept. 4.h, at the home of Mrs. Alex Cameron. The big steam pumps at No. 1 Shaft, Nanaimo, are pumping water from the bay into the mine with the object of flooding the south side of the workings. The Conservative Association will hold their bi monthly meeting at the Conservative Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. Members are urgently requested to attend. Dr. Kerr, dentist, will be in Cumberland on August 27, for two weeks. For notions and smallware you should see Mrs. J. M. Quick, Union Street. Grand fall millinery opening, all the latest New York and Paris models are now on hand at Mrs. John Gillespie's, next door to the Union Hotel near the railway station. The Union Steamship Company's " Cowichan " will not mfike the run from Vancouver to Union Bay and Comox on Sept. 2nd, the trip for that date only is cancelled. The steamer will remain at Vancouver .o blow down boilers. A man staggering drunk was seen on the street at 8 o'clock this morning, while to some he extended the glad hand others were receiving his filthy and abusive language. It may be well to enquire how this should happen with the saloons sealed up within a radius of twenty miles. Mrs. Elizabeth Parks, aged 77 years, died at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs. George N. Bertram, on Thursday morning. The deceased lady was the mother of Frank Parks, local postmaster. The funeral will take place at 4-30 on Sunday afternoon from the residence of G, N. Bertram to the Cumberland Cemetery. Rev. James Hood will officiate. Harry Lewis, an inmate of the local hospital, while returning from Courtenay on Thursday week lost a parcel near the halfway house containing his seaman's discharge from the "Niag- ra." Will party finding it please return papers to the above named at the hospital. Milline-y opening at Miss Dency Smith's, Courtenay, takes place to day. See advertisement on last page. 30,212 TONS Output for Week 12,000 Tom, No. 6 Mine Breaks Record, 430 Tons. To day closes a busy week at the local mines. Sixty men arrived from Ladysmith by special steamer on Sunday and have secured employment at the local mines. The streets of Cumberland are quiet, while No. 6 Mine which adjoins the city makes a record output of 420 tons in eight hours. No. 5 is also increasing her output, the latest being G30 tons for one day. The total output for all the mines on Thursday was 2109 tons. During the month some of the mines were closed down for hours an a time on account of accidents to machinery or from some other cause, yet the output for the month of August totals 50,212 tons which is a very creditable showing under prosent circumstances. Rev. B. C. Freeman left on CASE REMANDED. Cumberland and vicinity has enjoyed a week of peace, the only case before the City or Provincial Police Court was the charge laid against Forest Cave by Alex Campbell, which was to day remanded until Friday, Sept. 5th. The offenders against the law are evidently beginning to think that the U.M.W.ofA. cannot pay the penalty when the sentence is imprisonment with hard labour. We do not understand why there should be such astir among a few who, until recently, were loud in their expressions of disapproval. We Understand that James Abrams remains judge of the small debts court, coroner, and stipe'ndary magistrate for the Comox Electoral District. He is only relieved of his duties as police magistrate for the City of Cumberland. It is not a question of satisfying one or two individuals it is what publ ic opinion demands. We are all agreed that Judge Abrams is one of the most respected gentlemen in the County of Nanaimo. But the offenders against the law in this need more than a few dollars fine which the U. M. W. of A. were called upon to pay. The work- Thursday for Alberni. Mr. Geo. ers and strikers appeared dis- Ransell will preach tomorrow at satisfied with the administration Grace Methodist Church. of the law. Carpet Ends We have received a large shipment of Carpet Ends iu Tapestry, Brussels and Velvet Pile. Make your choice while we have a good assortment. Cushion Covers A largd consignment of same has just arrived from England in some of the daintiest designs and colorings. The choice and variety will be difficult to surpass, and the prices are most reasonable. You can get a good useful cushion cover from 50c., more elaborate and choice 65o , 75c , .„vl.00, £1.25, and 81.50 each. New Skirts Our New Skn ts are Bel in*/ wi •11,2/et Wl! st 11 have a guild assoi tllll'llt t( ohoose from and intern 1 milking this depa tinclit a adder, New Skiit.s will come forward High class Piano for Sale. whichMrs.Cunningham identified Apply Elk Hotel, Comox, B.C. from time to lime so that our assortment may lie kept up NewFall Suitings-Men Already the Samples of Fall .Suitings are to hand, and the selection is up to the usual standard of Coppley* Noi/es /.'atldall's high class clothing, /'lace you We guarantee a perfect fit. order now. Simon Leiser & Co. LIMITED "The Big Store" Phone .is THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C. .lis* Coot Gating Shoes THE PERFECT SHOE FOR SUMMER SPORTS ASK YOUS DCAIEH. (F LOVE CONQUERS ALL (BY ARTHUR APi'LIN) War.!. 1-ork __ Co., Limited, Lou dun, Melbourne and Toronto %■■,— =.*_*J (Contlm -dj CHAPTER II H was night now. Sir George H&thertngton eat alone !n thr* oak panelled dining-room of I'ranby Hall. From ibe four walls portraits of ancestors gazed down coldly on him and lie In turn gazed at Ihem, anxiously—wcndcrlngly. He wondered why these pictures did not etore memory In his heart. Tho majority were very eld, but two at least __e_.-n.cd comparatively modern; a gracious white-haired lady In quaint early Victorian dress and a handsome middle ngpd man in hunting kit. But tliey were strangers to him—all, all Btruftgers, lie could not even trace any likeness In their features to his C.Vll . lie had been through nearly every room in the great house, though only a portion of the left wing In which he wns sitting had been prepared for Mm. The half empty rooms With the furniture hidden away behind white draperies were cold and ghostlike; he felt like an Intruder, starting guiltily wheu the hoards creaked be- inath his net. He found himself grawing trig'-u-ned at shadows. . Io v»faa grateful when dinner was (serve.I ,::.:_ It was seated In the well lighted dining room with the butler nud the rosy-faced maid who had opened the door to him, for compan- :.n=_. He Hied to engage the former in conversation while he served the simple thoufh well cooked dinner, hut the num wus ;oung, shy and had evidently been lately engaged. He learnt nothing from him; the only person who might have enlightened him was Ihe housekeeper, Mrs. Marie r. nnd the was mourning thc loss of ibe chauffeur, the man for whose death be, Sir George, was responsible. Tha tragedy had naturally cast ft gloom over Ihe whole house; servants came and went quietly and spoke In subdued whispers until Hetherlngton almost felt as though he were a murderer. As yet he had not nccoui.t- ed for the accident, but there would probably be a.i inquest; he wondered what he would say. It was lucky he had done nothing until the man who had overtaken him, one of his employees, came upon the scene. As soon as he was left alone In the dining-room with bis coffee and a cl- fcar he Hung open the windows and stood gazing out over the park-like land. The moon was rising above the distant moorlands, it cast long shadows across the lawn. Not a sound wns to he heard but the distant song of a turbulent stream. Hetherlngton shivered und drew an armchair up In front of the fire where oak Iog3 blazed cheerily. Once again—and for the Inst time he told himself—he racked his brains and tortured memory to try and pierce tbe veil which covered the past. He thought and thought until the perspiration broke out ln his for* head and ran down his face. An BeautyofSkin BeautyofHair stem^SS^SA Insane desire to run away seized him, to escape the Present and go back to find the Past. But he knew he could not do so, there waa only the future tor him and that too, was a closed book. He w__i as Ignorant of himself and his position, Ma future, as a child. He no longer laughed, he was only afraid. Afraid ot the Things and the people who might come to meet him out of the unknown Pas.. One of the servants had partly unpacked his boxes and he had changed Into evening dress; at the time he noticed that the clothes which he discarded seo ned rather rough and worn for a man In his position. They were all right in their way, but those lie now woro bore the name of a tailor ln the Ilue de Itochefort, Paris, They fitted him much as those ln which he had evidently travelled did; they were rather loose and baggy. Apparently he was careless bu. extra- vagaut In his dross. When he examined his baggag; he m.ght learn more about himself. Ilo was waiting now for the arrival of the village doctor and directly the latter was announced he briefly explained what had happened without, however, telling him tho extent to which ho had lost his memory. Dr. Murray was a young man of about thirty Tears, keen and energetic with fair *risp hair and moustache. Robert, the chauffeur was quite dead when you discovered him. ho askod wheu Hetherlngton had finished his recital. It Is fortunate some one camo lo help you. Vou seem to have been rather badly Injured yourself. ! Hftteilngton allowed the doctor to examine him; Murray dressed ai.d bound un tho ntsty cut on the back of his head. Lucky yoi wero ln >.co.t condition, the latter said cheerily, or '.his wound might have given trouble. 1 suppose It Is suflicient to account for my temporary loss of memory? Hetherlngton asked. The doctor nodded. Quite. Probably you were lying on the road unconscious for a long time. Yoj have no Idea how the accident happened— vhat cau.-o-. It? Hetherlngton shook his head. I supposo 1 was driving along from the station. I understand the car met you at Bordletgb Junction? Hetherlngton hesitated, then nodded; I expect I was keeping on the near side of the road and didn't notice a big rock sticking out, which must havo caught the bonnet of the car and pitched us out. Yet Robert's body was some distance away behind the car. Curious, Dr. Murray said slowly. You were probably going at high speed. A most unfortunate homecoming, Sir George. He moved towards the door. I daresay you would like me to do all that Is necessary, inform the coroner, and so forth? I shall be more than grateful, Heth- erlngton replied. I've—I've been out of the country so long that I feel an absolute 6tranger here. And this accident, has quite knocked me out. If only I could remember— Don't try, Murray said kindly. It will all come hack to you in time; if it doesn't—well, perhaps so much the better. When he had gone, Hetherlngton sat over the fire again, once more against his will trying to remember. He was not thinking of the accident but what had happened before It had occurred, where he had come from, what he had heen doing, why ho had gone away! Thc clock from tho stabies outside r.truck the hour, nine o'clock; r.s the sounds died uway, the silence was emphasized. Hetherlngton hegr.n to dread the coming nigh'. supposing ho did not sleep, was haunted by the dead man's face? Again ihe longing to run away camo to him; but there was nowhere he could go, only out. Into the night and back to the moorlands where he had found himself. He knew there must he degrees of loneliness, but had ever any man found himself so utterly desolate as he? A stranger in a strange empty house, which nevertheless was his home! A man ln possession of all his faculties, vitally alive, yet dead to everything that had happened or was liappculn- ln the world. He was roused from his reverie by tho clanging ot the front door boll. The butler entered the room and handed him a card. I don't know the man, sir; I told htm that probably you woro engaged; hut ho was most Insistent, said it was urgent and that you wished to seo him. Hetherlngton looked nt tho 11* tlo strip of pasteboard: Mr. George Ulster. Curious! samo Christian name ns Ull own. Tbat at least was something that ho remembered, but that was all. Show Mini l. nt onco, he said abrupt- At last, perhaps, he was going to learn something about himself! Ages wemed to elapse filnco he first, awoke to eonst'loir-ncsa on the desolate moot lands. (To bo Continued) Met Her Match A few days ago two young women entered a trolley car and found only tlanding room. ' I'm going to get a seat, said one to her comii.tn.on. Now, you see! Selecting a eedate looking gentleman, she walked up to him. My dear Mr. Green, she exclaimed, how delighted I a mto meet you. You are almost a stranger. Will 1 accept your seat? Well, I do feel tired, I admit. Thank you so much. Tlie man arose. Sit down. Jane, my girl, said he, as he courteously pointed to the vacant seat. I don't olten see yon out on a washing day. You must feel tired, I'm sure. How Is your mistress? A Constant Change In Body Tissues "Our bodies," says Huxley, "may be likened to au eddy ln the river, which retains Its shape for a while, though every instant each particle of water Is changing." The tissues of the body, composed of millions of tiny cells, aro being constantly broken down and wasted away by the process of life, and especially by overwork, worry and disease. lu order to reconstruct these wasted tissues there are necessary such elements as Iron, sulphur, magnesia, potash, etc., and when these are not MASTODAN MAN What Insects Think of the Monsters of the Human Race A scientist recently took a strange photograph, using the compound eye of an Insect as his lens. When the plate was developed there appeared one hundred and fifty separate distinct photographs of the same object —one for each of the hundred and fifty eyes which make up the complex seeing organ of the tiny creature. Some Insects have a thousand such eyes gathered together into one. Imagine what lt must mean to look at a single enemy and see lt multiplied Into a company or a regiment. Among scientists there Is much debate as to Just how much or how well Insects, as a class, are able to see. It is fairly certain that certain wasps are quite dependent on their sense of sight ln finding their way to their nests. They have been observed to study carefully the stlckB, stones and loaves of grasB which are close to the entrance to their nest, and on returning from a flight, to hunt up and Identity these landmarks before entering. If these surroundings are disturbed they sometimes have difficulty ln locating their home. Let us now suppose that some Insects are capable of seeing objects quite clearly when the object Is at close range. This is probably the case with such creatures as crickets, who are quick to recognize the slightest motion even when at Bome distance away. If It is true, then, that they possess clear vision think what the world must be through the eyes of an Insect! The grass ts a mighty forest of curious thin stemmed plants set so close togc-her that even walking is difficult. This Jungle swarms with countless millions of cieatures, many of them preying upon one another as in a real big Jungle of tlio tropics. Huge serpents glide ln and out, feasting upon the Insect life, and Held mice, gigantic rodents, dig great holes down to tho forest roots whore the InsectB live. Met. look over hundreds of years., and shudder for those poor mortals who lived ln terror when the great prehistoric beasts Inhabited our land. As prehistoric monsters were to men so Is man to the creatures of the insect world. He Is a frightful creatur.1, a thousand times the bulk of a mastodon. When he comes he casts a shadow ovor half a mile of Ins.ct land, his two groat feet are like grinning monsters whoso mouths never open, but always crash and crunch Ibe insects In their paths. He cvuBhes great sections of forest to earth with every Btep, when rain comes his footprints fill and form great lakes, everywhere there Is destruction In his wake. Ei. barrassing This Is awkward. I flirted with a young man at the seashore and wo both pretended to be rich. Now I find »UPP**«*In sufficient quantities in he lives la our city. I "*e foo*l we eat lt Is necessary to aid But yo i needn'tsee him If vou dou't! nature by the uso of some restoratlvo want to. I can't well get out of It. It seems ho collects tho payments on our piano. Impurities of the Blood Counteracted.—Impurities In tho blood come from defects ln the action of the liver. They are revealed by pimples and unsightly blotches on the Bkin. Thoy must be treated Inwardly, and for this purpose there Is no more effective compound to be used than Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. They act directly on tho liver and by setting up healthy processes have a beneficial effect upon the blood, so that Impurities are eliminated. preparation. Food particularly effective under such circumstances, because It is composed of Ihe very elements of naturo which go to form new, rich blood, create now nerve cells and rebuild wasted tissues. This great food cure Is radically different from medicines which are usually employed ln the treatment of nervous diseases. For, while they stimulate tired nerves to overexertion or by narcotic Influence sootho and deaden them, Dr. Chase's Nervo Food revitalizes wasted nerve cells and so accomplishes lastingly beneficial results. Such symptoms ns sleepleness, Irritability, headache, Indigestion, brain tire and feelings of failgue and discouragement soon disappear when Ihe -Most peoplo find Pr. Chase's Nerve system is built up by the use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food 50 cents a box, all dealers, or Edmnnson, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Probably Caruso's doctor says that the great tenor has muslrul bones, that a tap on his knuckles brings forth a musical note. I'll bet a tap on his nose would bring forth a musical note or so . $100 Reward, $10t*. It was a Scotchwoman who sa the butcher of her town only killed half a beast at a time. It was a British magistrate who, being told hy a vagabond that he was not married, re. sponded: That's a good thing for your wife. It was a Frenchman who, contentedly laying his head upon a large stone Jar for a pillar, replied to one who enquired If lt was not rather hard: Not at all, for 1 have stuffed it with hay. CUBS' FOOD They Thrive on CrapeNuta BABY'S OWN TABLETS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED No medicine for little ones Is so highly recommended as Is Baby's Own Tablets. They are guaranteed by a government analyst to be absolutely safe and besides that thousands of mothers throughout the land praise them as the only Btire cure for childhood allmenls. Concerning them Mrs. Edward McDonald, Douglas- town, Que., says: "I can highly recommend Baby's Own Tablets to any mother who has a baby suffering from constipation or teething troubles." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mall at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Storn Parent—Quite so, quite so! You tell me that, you have proposed to my daughter; but—er—you say nothing about jour position. Nervous Suitor—My position, sir? Oh—er—the usual one, I believe—on my Knees, you know. Mlnard'a Liniment Cures Garget In Cov:_ Well, Johnny, what was the text today? asked a proud father of his son who had Just returned from church. Let me link, faver, said Johnny, as he scratched his head In deep thought. Oh, yes; I remember, lt was: Don't bo scared, you'll got your quilts all right. John's father, after pausing a while over this queer text, called up the minister. Could you tell me what was this morning's text, Mr. Jones? he aBk- ed, and was convulsed to hear the reply: Fear not, the comforter cometh. Looked Like Shorthand She—I didn't catch you name. Ho—I've Ju3t written lt on your programme. Sht1—That's made me wonder what it Is. What's the matter, old man? Brain fng.' Been presiding at the graduation exercises of a grammar school, Had to listen to forty highbrow essays. But you seemed played out, too. Yes; indigestion. I took In a cooking school. Had to laslo forty different messes. Hi. refttlrrl of tlil_ paper Trill Ic vlme-d to 1 that mere 1* at Icn-t one tlrc-Atiwl intense tlmt eelenee that ' «ss been able to e.ire Id all Ita Blast-, antl tbat b Catarrh. Haifa Catarrh Cure la the only potntlve tiire uow known to the medical rrp.tfrf.ltr. Calarrr being a con-lllutlonal c!L*c„e, rcculr., ft ronnitti- tlooal trcalment. Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Itt- ternall**. artai; directly upon the btootl ana mucoul lurlacra o( the aystcrn. thereby ilratrnylnt. the foundation of the tlli.l-s->, nil alvlnc the patient itrengtlt by bull-Ins up tlm conetltiili-n and nralat- „ In, nature In tlolr._ lu work. The proprietors have ■_—_——-.___— •0 miipli (allh In lie curative powera that thny one. Two lawvers hofnrA nn AnifM-l,- n One IM-tlr.* Dollar! for any rnae that ll 1.11s M , l„.l„ ..„ .t l,°IOr? a11 Amotlu.n «ure. send for list of tmin.ta.iaia Judge recently got Into n wrangle. At -k?id™%tiiiin,S*E?.e*C0'1°''''°'0' ilast <>ne of ll'° <">-P**tants, losing eon- «___U-ii-'autiiyruiaio.eon!tipntio_f. lro1 over his emotions, exclaimed to (his opponent: Sir, you are, I think The hank, n consequence of a farm- j the biggest fool that I ever had the et's failure, had to finance a largo misfortune to set eyes upon. Order! farm, and last spring the man they Order! said the Judge, gravely. You had put ln charge of it wired to the seem to forget that I am ln the London manager of the bank: Lamb ing begins next month. If drought continues will result iu total loss. Postpone lambing till further orders, wired back the resourceful London manager. Minard's Linltr.ent Cures Dlctemjer A laborer went Into a neighbor's cot* tage. In the corner of tho little kitch- d!al of which was tlie customary llg- -f* nf an old man holding a scythe, and above was the lime-worn Inscription: Tempus fuglt. Looking wisely up at the clock, the old man said to the owner: Aye, teiupus fuglt! Same man as made ours, 1 see! A Scotch preacher who dellghte.1 In much verbal flourishing before he finally mado his point, was one day telling his rural congregation the story of Jonah. And as they throw the pulr mon overboard, he said, a girt monster appeared at tho side of the ship—atbllns It was an elephant, aih- lins it was a lion, albllns wa3 a hlp- poppotamus, a!blins— Albllns lt was a whale, shouted nn eager old woman from tho front row. Albllns you're a fule! retorted the disappointed old minister, and brought bis sermon to au abrupt conclusion. Bright or Lazy Johnny, I don't believe you've stud- led your geography. No, mum; 1 beard pa Bay the map of the world was changing every day an' I thought I'd wait a lev. years till things get settled. Whenever I listen to a poor speaker, I think of a physician whom I once heard wading through an after-dir/ier Bpeech in this city, said a well-known American architect. The physician did not wade very far through this Peevish, _xile, restless, and sickly children owe their condition to worms. Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator will relievo them and restore health. Let me see some ot your black kid gloves, said a lady to a shop assistant. These are not the latest styles ate they? she asked when tbe gbves were produced. Yes, madam, replied the shopman; speech. He said—Unprepared as I we have had them in stock only two am in this impromptu—totally unprepared, I^wlll—ah—extemporaneously, being unprepared — Just then the physician's wife, who sat nex'. to me said to her husband ln a luw, encouraging voice: Oo on, Tom! You had It all by heart this afternoon. Oo on. Remedy for Nose Bleeding Thero arc two little arlerles which supply the face with blood, ono on each side. Tlieso branch oft from the main arlerles on each sldo of the i language windpipe, and running upward toward I Dealer v, t tho eyea, pass over outside of the jawbone, about two-thirds of the way days. I don't think they were, hccatise the fashion paper says black kids have tan studies, and vice versa. I see tho tan stitches, but not tho vice versa. The shopman explained that, vice versa was French for seven but-ons, so she bought three pairs. Paragon of Parrots Customer—But Ib lie a good bird? I mean I hopo ho doesn't use dreadful Healthy babies don't .ry and tbe well-nonrlsliet'. baby that I., fed on Drape-Nuts Is never n crying baby. Many babies who cannot take any | hack from tho chin to the anglo of other food relish the perfect food, | the Jaw, under the ear. Now, Blip- Qrape-NutB, and get well. jposo your noso bleeds by tho right "My baby was given up by three nostril| with tho ond ot the forefinger doctors who said that the condensed ] fool along the outer edge of the right MUST BE POLITE Preserve-by Cuticura Soap Assisted by an occasional use of Cuticura Ointment. No otlier emollients do so mudi for poor com plexions, red, rough hands, dandruff, and dry, thin and falling hair. r.illrura Soap and Ointment are Bold throuchou, lh« world A liberal rample of each, with ...p... ■anklet on tho r.-.rc anil treatment of the akin and ESo «n- poSt-dc**. Addreaa rotter Drill * Chem. Corp!, Dept. ISD. Uostoo, U. 0. A. . German Minlst.r of Railways Instructs Government Employees The Prussian Ministry of Hallways has Issued an ordinance requesting tho employees, "especially their lady employees to bo more polit. In their Intercourse with the public. Numerous complaints have reached the Mln- stry of short-comings in this respect and the Ministry warns Its servants that If they do not turn over a new leaf sterner measures will be taken. With regard to the ladies, thoir main faults appear to be too great an addle* milk on which I had fed her had ruin od Iho child's stomach. One of the doctors told me that the only thing to Jaw until you fool tho beating of the artery directly under your linger, the same as the pulse In your wrist; then tion to knitting, crocheting, and the | truthfully say I think it is the best W. N. U, »68 preparation of tea or coffee when the public Is Impatiently waiting to be supplied wllb railway tickets. In busy times the;.' arc also too apt lo lose their heads and to answer Ira- pallent travelers tactlessly. Some years ago-similar complaint waa made about tho ladles employed in the post offices and at the telephones; but energetic measures were taken by tbe Government to stop this nuisance and it has now become a pleasure to transact business with fc- male post office assistants do would be to try Grape-N'uis, so I, press the linger hard upon it, thus getting the little fellow In a tight placo between your finger and the Jawbone. The result will bo that not a -drop of blood goes Into that side ot the face wlille the pressure continues; hence the nose Instantly stops bleeding for want cf blood to flow, and the ruptured vessels ln the nose will probably bv that time contract, so that when you let th. blood Into them they will not bleed. Bleeding from a cut or wound anywhere about the face may be stopped In the samo way. A tramp wont up to Easy street And tried to work the rear, He tried each house for bread or meat, Since Easy street had naught to spare The tramp was prompt to go, And later on he struck good fare 'Way down on Poor. Man's row. f if An advertisement taken from a morning paper show3 to what a pass a genius may come In a great city; Wanted—a collaborator, by a young got some and prepared It ac follows I soaked l*. tablespoonfuls In one pint of cold water for halt an hour, then I slralnod off the liquid and mixed Vi teaspoonfuls of this strained Grape-Nuts Juice with six teaspoonfuls ot rich milk, put in a pinch ot salt and a little sugar, warmed it and gave tt to the baby evory two hours. "In this simple, easy way I saved baby's life and have bnilt her up to a strong, healthy child, rosy and laughing. The food must certainly be perfect to have such a wonderful effect as this. 1 can food In the world to raise dc!!...tc babies on and !. also a delicious healthful food for grownups as we have discovered in our family." Grape-Nuls Is equally valuable to Ihe strong, healthy man or woman. It Blands for the true theory of .ealih. "There's a reason," and it is explained in the little book, "The Hoad to Well- ville," In pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They' playwright. Thc play Is already writ- are genuine, true, and full cf human I ten; collt.borator to furnish board and jlntereit. 'bel until play Is produced. saint, lady; sings hymns beautiful. I 'ad some parrots wot used to BWenr something awful, but, lt you'll believe me. ludy, this 'ore bird converted the lot. Enumerator (taking details for the census). What Is your age. madam? Lady—Thirty, sir. Enumerator—If I don't mistake, you were thirty at the Inst census, ten years ago, Lady- Well, my man, I'm not the person who says one thing to-day and another tomorrow. UPTON'S PURE FRUIT JAMS Are pure Jam improved by the addition of Pure apple jelly Try if. All Grocers Lady Farmer Raises Record Crop Mrs. Annlo E. Williams, ot Glelch- cii, Alberta, had a record tlax crop last year. She seeded Ii3.33 acres and threshed 1,877 bushels—which Is equivalent to I'D.63 bushel; to tho acre. The significance of this will ho more readily appreciated when it is stated that tho average yield per aero Inst year In Alberla was 12.83, ln Saskatchewan, 13.56; in Manitoba. 13.39, ln all Canada, 12.60, and ln ihe United States 9.90 bushels to the acre. The variety which waa grown was 'Pretnost,' a new kind which has been developed by tho Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, and which ripens from ten days to a fortnight earlier than ordinary flax. The record of the growth of this crop shows that It was seeded April 16-18, was one foot high and in bloom on June 23rd, rlpo on August 10th and cut on August 27th. The germination lest over seven days Bhowed 96 per cent How Gipsies Marry There Ib nothing secret about the gipsy courtship; It is carried on ln iho open. If n Romany lad makes love tt a maiden already pledged she has n way of Indicating tbo fact without speaking a word. She goes .. littlo way off, and sitting down on the grass, unfastens her hair, letting lt fall on her countenance. Time was when gipsies were married in their own tents, after the ancient cusloni of their race. In Bomo Romany families it Is a rule to tie the matrimonial knot in a church; other families, however, still hold to the older way and avoid being parBoned on their wedding day, nor do thoy seek the offices ot tbo registrar. The Poor Man's Friend.—Put up in small bottles that are easily portable and Bold for a very small sum, Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlc Oil possesses more power In concentrated form than ono hundred times the quantity of many unguents. Us cheapness and the varied usf-s to which it can be put make It tho poor man's friend. No dealer's slock Is complete without It. Toinniv had been a town mouse all his littlo llfo up to tbo present yoar, but. work had been plentiful with his father, nnd ho was discussing with his wifo tho desirability of Bending Tommy for a week Inlo tho country. Tommy listened thoughtfully and at length broke In; I don't want to go! Why not? Cnust I've heard they have thrashlng-nia-hlnes ln the country, and It's bad enouRh here In town, w'.ien It's done by hand 3 -To Women- Seeking Health and Strength "0 For those ills peculiar to women Dr. Pierce ■"•• g] recommends bis "Favorite Prescription" as gj BI "THE ONE REMEDY" H a A medicine prepared by regular (fraduated physician of t*nu» nal experience In treating woman's discaees-carcfully adapted to work in harmony with the most delicate feminine constitution. All medicine dealers hav» told It with aatltfacUon to customers for the past 40 years. It Is now obtainable In liquid or •ugar-coated tablet form at the drug ttotw-or send Mone-cent •tamps for a trial box, to Buffalo.« Every woman may writ- fully »nd eonfia-mtlally to Dr. Pl-ree, IrtTiiW Hotel and Surg id InttltnU. Buffalo, N. Y., ugmayU •uro thst ber uu wlllrecelvotareful, conscientious, cooadontui coaitderatlon, and that experienced medical advice will lie gtvea to her a-K-lutely free. . Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inviiarale stomach. Utter and bowels. Satar coated, tiny S'etmde. easy to take as candy. THE ISLANDER. CUMBERLAND, B.C. I [MIIIMIIIIIIIIIIHI.H-1. Ny Platonic. Friend Or Was It Above Earthly Love? By T. A. MITCHEL ;tl'iI.Il'M"M-M-»-H"I"M"H-H»H-I- I There Is somelliing pleasing ln light fcejitttl youth on the threshold of man- Iwo.. or womanhood, all unconscious •« tbe vltlsslluiles that flesh Is belr to. •orb a person I met during a sojourn *» Rome. He was nbout twenty years •Id, Mil, lithe nml handsome as Adonis. 1-Mlet.tl, I never looked nt him thnt ho 4ld not remind mo cf tho statue of tht Apollo llolvetlore lu tbe Vatican gallery. Ile gave the impression the •Utile gives- that hu waa ubout to ■Trliig oil' Into space. I lir»l s.iw 1)1 in In thc gardens on the Pint Ian hill, llo was standing beside ito,great basin of tho fountain, spat* •King tbo water wllb a light cane wltb fbll<i:ikt* Interest. 1 hnvo compared Wa to a studio. Perhaps a better com. (arisen would be one on the Oipltoliuo kill, tlm .'111111. While be had tho light- Sees uf thu former, bo had the relaxed* ■ees of lilt! latter. I was standing on tbe opposite side of Hie basin from kliu. in nl ho suddenly looked up to tsko itto iiiintviiros. He snw Hint my whole soul went out to 111 ill. not exnt'lly ns a woman's would go nut lo a siroiig man, but ns to a younger brother, for 1 was twenty-five years old, and my Ideal of the _uqii I would marry was some one •Idt-r. moro massive. Though diir stay nt Ihe fountain was tut for n few minutes, though no word was spoken between ua, something told Be I hilt two kindred spirits bad met •nd mingled. Thero Is n certain kind •f mating between a hoy and n girt a tow years older Hum himself that may list well lulu Ills manhood. The young man had returned my gaze In kind, Ma own Indicating "I like you." [ cuuld iiiiflorsiiinil how he, aklumiltig •long. Hie surface of the waters of llfo ■Ke ll .fining bird, would (Hid a com* *__E SDDDIiNLT LOOKED DP TO IAKB US . UNAWAIIRS." pauliii. In n woman four or Ave years bis senior mure readily than In a young (III mure like himself. And so I thought n bail I him il great deal and Wished (lull I might know hlin. Hut, though 1 met him ngain and quite often, there was no way for uu to muke his iii'qualntiinco except by •peaking In hlin without an Introduction. I would not have hesitated to do •o except lhat In a country where so •nn h allcnlliin Is paid to conventional forms I feared lo giro hlin nn Incorrect Idea of my status. As for bim, rJoiiliUcs.1 he would hnve considered addressing me without being duly pre* •ruled an Insult, I presumed ho wss b.i Italian, though 1 did not know, j One day I was walking on tho Janl* fuliiui, a bill on the samo side of tbe ■Tiber wllb St. Teler's, where tbe Innd Is devoid of buildings and has something of the sylvan appearance nbout •n. lent Home, when, leaning ngainst a tree, I saw Ihe young man wbo bad so impressed me. He had taken a position similar to that of tbe statue of the .'nun In Hie gallery on the Cnpl- tollue hill, for a moment my fancy fan away v.Xh me, and I went back In Imagination 2,000 years, when fauns Ind satyrs and such creatures were •opposed to Inhabit this very bill. On •eelng me n pleased expression came •ver his face-not a smile nor'a look •f recognition, but simply a sudden ripple of pleasure like a sunny pool sorted by n light breeze, Our party passed on, leaving the jronng man behind. We descended tbe •III toward St Peter's, wblcb stood out white against the green hills nnd a little below us, and on reaching the (Tiber took a car to onr hotel. One dny In company with a friend I lode on the electric railway across tb* Campania to I'rascntl, a village In tba llrcctlon of Alba Longa, from which, tradition says, came tbe people who (rot settled Rome. While taking some tefreshments at tbe hotel another car ■nne. and I aa* my friend descend from the outside ieatfT I tat Mn ti tbo crowd, bnt wben my companion, • woman, and I were climbing the bill back of tbe hotel, turning, I aaw bin following us. Wa wandered about la the country, and I noticed tbat be never lost sight of us until we bad descended. On returning to Rome, having told what we had done, we were Informed that we bad taken a great risk. Just beyond where we had gone Is a town nearly all tbe Inhabitants of which •re criminals. Then for tbe first time tbe reason for our being shadowed by the young man was a possible need of protection. One morning I met with a surprise. I Ilved tn a pension on the fifth floor of a large building on the Esqulllna bill. Tbe floors beneath were occupied for different purposes-apart* ments, studios, music rooms, and th* like. I usually descended and ascended by an elevator. But on tbls occasion, preferring not to wait for it, I walked down the stairs. Coming up between tbe second and third floors wbom should I meet but my young friend My look of surprise was met by tbe same pleasurable expression I had seen on his face before. I wished to thank bim for his attention to me at I'rascntl, but he gave me no opportunity, bounding np tbo stairs so lightly as to seem to be made of air. I wondered if he lived In tbe building, and, ln order to find ont, after tbat I usually walked downstairs, hoping to meet hlin when be came up. I did not have to make many such trips before I snw a door opened. He came out and descended tho staircase directly ahead of me. Tbls time he did not se* me, for he was ln baste and did not look back. Determined to open an acquaintance with bim, I resolved thnt the next time I met him I would drop something. He would pick It np, hand It to me, I would thank bim, and In tbls way the conventional gulf between us would ba bridged. An opportunity soon occurred. Entering the building In which I lived, I saw bim coming on the street Instead ot taking tbe elevator, I walked upstairs, and when I beard a footstep behind me I purposely dropped my glove. Then I heard the comer behind ma mounting two steps at a time, and presently a voice beside me said: "Slgnorlnal" I turned, and my friend was handing my glove to me. I said, "Thank you very much," whereupon be shook his bond mournfully, indicating that be did not understand me. I knew enough Italian to say "Gracla" (thanks) and moved on, but the disappointment la my face was reflected In bla. Those were the first and last words spokeu between us. I saw him one* more 1 bad made an engagement to go on one of the many excursions ln the environs of Rome, and tbe only available train left early ln tbe morning. I descended In the elevator, and when I reached tbe ground floor, bearing a step on Ihe staircase, I turned and saw my friend coming down. H* was dressed in a dark suit, his coat buttoned close under his chin, concealing his shirt bosom anil even bis whlto collar. He raised bis bat and smiled— not a sad smile sucb as I would have expected had I known the errand on which be was going, but tbe smile of one who bas not yet learned how thin Is tbe crust on whlcb mortals walk and tbe certainty of breaking through to destruction at last Indeed, he teemed light hearted as a boy. Soon after this, yielding to my desire to know hlni, I nsked my landlady, who spoke both English and Italian, to write for me on a bit of paper In Italian some sentences to hand him when I should next meet him. I kept this paper with mo always nud never went out of or entered tbe building but I was ready to band lt to bim should I meet bim. A week passed, snd, though I entered and went out, climbing and descending the stairs, I did not see bim. Then one dny I received a letter through the mall addressed to Slgnorina Worthing* ton at the pension where 1 lived. I opened It and found lt written iu the Italian language. Tbe signature was unknown to me. Since I could not read It I took tt to a friend, who translated It for me. It was as follows: My Frlend-I _ro to fight a duel. If I live you will never receive this letter; If I die lt will be sent you by iny second, who has In.lrii.lioii.. to do no. It li raid lhat there can be no such thing as friendship between the sexes, I hnve disproved the statement by conceit-Inn a pure affection for you with whom I have no acquaintance. Bo strong Is this feeling within me that I have no dealre to love or be loved with a view to marriage. I cannot believe that you will receive (hia letter, for It does not seem to me that 1 can ever die any more than that I rttn grow old. Hut tf you do receive It be assured, dearest algnorlno, that, though my body perish, my affection for you Is eternal. My reception of the missive wss proof Hint be had fallen. Rome, whlcb till this moment bad been full of interest, suddenly became repulsive to me. lt seemed typical of the world of change In which we lire. What Is that gap of time from Augustus to Victor Emmanuel! It seemed lo me rather a precipice toward which all Romans have been marching and over whose brink they have been pouring like the waters of a cataract The Eternal City is rather the city of tbe dead. Of no other bare we such records-of its men and women wbo shone resplendent for a brief season, theu mingled with the oblivion of the past. I returned to America wilh a sadness tbat has never entirely left me—a sadness occasioned hy ono with whom I had no acquaintance, yet between whom and me there existed a pure affection unalloyed with human attributes. Of all my momentary meetings wilh him the most vividly remembered Is that last, when I aaw him on the brink ot the chasm, yet as light hearted as a bridegroom going to moot Ms brlda. UtfoA SEC-RU CEUTEHARY. I WNUDfAI. WDlVfDUALfTY. ■h-fy *t Brave Woman Whose Fame Will Live In Canada. Monday, Jnne S3, was the centenary ol a deed of heroism that will always live ln Canadian history, the accomplishment of which made pos- aible a great Canadian victory which ihad Its effects upon the issue of th* war ol 1812-14. On June 23, 1813, Laura Secord, daughter of a United Empire Loyalist, and wife ol a Canadian militiaman, who had been wounded at Queenston Heights, accidentally overheard a conversation between some American officers who had taken np their quarters la her home at Queenston, tbe purport of whlcb led her to believe that the Americans were about to attack and defeat the small British lores commanded by Lieut. Fitzgibbon, at De Cow's Falls. Leaving the house, ostensibly for the purpose ol milking her cow and driving the animal hefore her ln a manner that gave the American soldiers the Idea thst she was unable to <atch lt, she managed to pass the American pickets unmolested Once outside the American lines, she dashed into tbe woods and walked twenty miles by a circuitous, difficult and perilous route, through forests and swamps to Fitc.gibbon's camp. As the result ol her heroic deed, Fitzgibbon, jon the following day, with less thsn ,60 men of H. M. 4th Regiment, about {15 militiamen and a small force of ;Six Nation and other Indians under Capts. W. Johnson Kerr and Dominique Cucharme, surprised and attacked the enemy at Beaver Dams, and after a short engagement, captured Col. Boerstler of the U. B. army, his entire force of 642 men and two field pieces. This was undoubtedly one ol ths most remarkable victories in our annals, and a victory, too, that helped to rid Upper Canada ot the invaders and maintain this country as a British land. At the time of her act ot heroism Laura Secord was a woman of 38, the mother ol five children. She was a fine, tall, strong woman and she lived to the old age ot 03. Other acts of bravery are attributed to her, Including that of saving her husband's life, for after he lay wounded, lt is on record, that he would have been clubbed to death by tha enemy had not his wile came to his assistance. A monument has been erected on I.undy's Lane In memory ol this heroins, on which the following inscription is placed: "To perpetuate the name and fams of Laura Seoorti.. who, on the 23rd of June, 1813, walked, alone, nearly 20 miles by a circuitous, difficult and perilous route, through woods and swamps, over dity Toads to warn a British outpost at De Cew'a Falls of intended attack, and thereby enabled Lieut. Fitzgibbon, on the -Kill of June, 1813, with less than 60 men of His Majesty's 49th Regiment, about 13 militiamen, and a similar force ol Six Nation and other Indians, under Captains William Johnston Kerr and Dominique Ducharme, to surprise and attack the enemy at Beechwood (or Beaver Dams), and, alter a short engagement to capture Col. Boerstler ol the U. S. army, and his entire force of 6.2 men, with two field pieces. This monument, erected by the Ontario Historical Society from contributions o' schools, societies, Her Majesty's 49th Regiment, other militia organizations and private individuals, was unveiled June 22nd, 1901." President Falconer Sees a Great Fi> slen ef Ram. "There are two strata that con.li. CANADA'S RAILWAYS Now Leads Weld In Per Capita Mil* age and Needs More. It was a notable day for Cansdl __.«._. strata tnat, con.ti- jj wis a notable day for Lansoi tute the mass of the population o! fan | when the first through train on tht eastern Canada, exclusive ot Quebec," i Canadian Pacific Railway reache. laid Dr. R. A. Falconer, president ol the University of Toronto, in a recenl „.. ,.„ .„„, , ..,,,., _,_,,_ „ address before the Canadian Clubi That memorable occasion dates baci ay •Tort Moody on the Pacilic coast, hav- left Montreal seven days before of Vancouver. "The first stratum was the Loyalists tbat came ovei ;from the United States at the close ol or during the American war. Thai stratum settled in the Maritime Fro- ivinces and up along the shores ol Lake Ontario. That old Loyalist .stratum came with a Terv decid.d 1 .character. Those people left a lanl .in which they had enjoyed a measure I lat least of comfort, ln which they ha1 J .won for themselves some refinement ,of life, and In which they cherished ] ,very powerfully certain ideals. It mtj have been that on the whols their opponents, who constitute, the ' United States afterwards, may have been a people of greatest intellectual power. Leaders like Washington and Jefferson and Hamilton were men t.t outstanding ability. Probably ths Loyalist was a man who sometime. to July,-1893. To-day Canada has mon 'miles of railway per capita than at.J other country on earth, and leadini railway officials tell us th t Uu greal construction has only fairly begun, .Indeed, the facts would seem to justify this view. I Up to the present time, it msy hi statod, railway construction in Canada has been largely a matter oi bulletin. main lines. Whatever rivalry ther. has been among the railway builder! has concerned itself chielly with tlu 'contest for through traffic between .terminal points. But now that the-. imnin terminals are practieiMy completed, the period is at hand Ior tlu extension of branch lines anl the tl.*- jvelopmont of new traffic in the rich : interior sections ot the great west. I This Is precisely the history ot rail- the Unit*:l States, . , ,.,,,, iWay building in .... - acted peculiarly, but who was a man , fwhen the giennlio construction and of very nowerful sentiment. He turn*! loolonization era transformed the face ed bis thought to the past, he looked 0[ xtslme r. tde deserts blossom into ; towards Britain as the motherland, | tha land where the King dwelt, and he would not yield. . . "As time went by another stratum began to overlie the east. It cams almost a wave from Britain mainly, and that wave came from the smaller units, the country and cities ot Britain, the small farmer and artisan and small townsman, and brought with it many of the Ideas that were beginning to ferment in Britain during those years. He came and that stratum superimposed on tho other and Making the Mainland. Prince Edward Island Is ice-bound for about four months in the year, and during that time its 1,030 inhabitants have little Intercourse with the mainland. One of the conditions on which they consented to annex themselves to the Dominion of Canada was the establishment of regular communication wilh the outer world during the winter. Danger Is little dreaded now, although it used to be a serious matter to cross the nine miles of ice between C.ipe Traverse on the Island and Cape Tormcntine in New Brunswick. Even women and children attempt the pas- sa;_ now, and everything possible is done tn make the journey comfortable. That it is not quite a pleasure trip, however, may be gathered from the following: In favorable weather the journey l_ accomplished in three or four hours. The boats are furnished with both oars nnd runners, one to use In open water, the oilier on the ice. The shore ice is usually good, and then all may ride. But the exciting time coir... when the boat has to be pushed or pulled through broken or floating ice. Then the managers with might and mtin work with oars and boalhooks to force their wuy, or the passengers, women, ot course, excepted, lay hold nf straps attached to the sides of the boat, and seek to draw it along. Now and then someone goes through and gets a cold bath, but he is soon fished up by liis companions, who cannot afford to laugh at his misfortune, since their turn may come next. Passes 102nd Birthday. Still in full possession of all her faculties and able to attend to soma of her household duties as well as ever. Mrs. Franchelta Rodier of Windsor, Out.,' has just celebrated her 102nd birthday at the home of her daughter on Glengarry avenue, where she has resided many years. Mrs. Rodi.r was born in the old town of Sandwich in 1811, ond lias lived here her entire life. She has so many grandsons and granddaughters as well as great-grandsons and daughters that she says that she cannot recall the names of many o! them. gardens, and created a new inland empire extending from the Mississippi to the toot hills of the Sierras. And history, we have learned, repeats itself. Some Impressive estimates were adduced a few weeks ago on the occasion of the Panama Canal conference at Calgarv which showed in a striking light the real needs ot the Canadian West ss regards transportation facilities. The substance of the conclusion! drawn was as follows: The three prairie provinces have he brought with him a new type. 'in are, 0i «a,ooo,000 acres. Laying Improving Live Stock. In New Ontario Live Stock Improvement Associations have been, (ormed under the auspices of the Department, whereby twelve residents could form an association on payment' of one dollar each, and thus the association would le entitled to the choice' ot one bull, Ave rams or two boars ot any breed suited to tb* district. Coming in between 1790 and 1650. ha brought with him ideas that were becoming powerful and, coming to this new land, he believed that he would liar and whom I need not mention. What was the struggle? Simply this: 'Can we as men of British stockmen inheriting the Anglo-Saxon tra- ditions—can we be relied on to gov- em ourselves or must we be governed from afarP And they said: 'We are tho same people as those whom we left behind, re must govern ourselves and the people shall win.' And Can- ada governed Itself. 'In the far east that struggle went on mainly, but in Ontario it went on to a lesser degree in the same way; in tho far east led by men like Joseph Howe and others, and In the west by men whose names are familiar to every home in Canada. "The Anglo-Saxon, the Briton, and those associated with them, can be trusted to govern themselves, and no other people but them have ever made that marvellous discovery. What Is it based upon? It Is based on • splendid Insight into humanity and a very fine trust in human nature, lt Is based really and fundamentally on lhat old British conception ot freedom; freedom which Is at the very root of British history from the coin- mencement. Freedom has put the Briton where he is, and it is the freedom in every part of the British Empire that our fathers struggled for, and it is on that in the long run that the Empire is based. "For a few moments let me turn to Quebec Quebec was beautiful, was romantic, was full of history, the scene of possibly the greatest historical event in some ways on this continent. Quebec, more conservative than any other section of the country; Quebec that arrogates to itself the right to call the Quebec man a Canadian—what has Quebec done anil what will Quebec do? Quebes has already produced great leaders, and when Quebec has gone through what France has it will, I believe, produce still more brilliant men, and there should be moro of the intellectual power that has characterized the Latin race, so that In a short time Quebec ought to add to the intellectuality of the Canadian people." M.P.'s Asked For Buttermilk. Buttermilk haa had to be added to the list of refreshments obtainable at the House of Commons at the special request ol two members, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Kelly. The demand at first took the catering department by surprise. Wines, red and white, and still and sparkling, liqueurs, spirits, ales aerated waters, even barley water they readily provide, but buttermilk for Irishmen was something unthought of. Was any. thing wrong with tho Irish whisky? No, said Messrs. Murphy and Kelly, and persisted iu their passion for. buttermilk, 8o the committee gave way, and every day until thc end of llie session two bottles of buttermilk, thiol, and sour, were provided for them. To it) nourishing and sustaining properties they attribute all sorts of virtue.-, and hope in time to be champion walkers ol the division lobbies. Gait Landmark Rased. The work on the demolition of one of Gait's oldest structural landmarks began recently, when a big gang attacked tbe venerable Dumfries Flour Mill, on Ainslie street. The mill was established in 1810 by Absalom Slade, founder of Gait, and has been in con* stant service ever since, under various owners. In the early days, when Gait was a trading centre, Dumfries Flour Mill gristed for residents covering a radius of 70 miles, lt is a coincidence that the present year, old Dickson Mill, en Grand River, with a history dating back nearly a century, was also demolished. The latter gives place to a large new four-storey shoe factory and the Dumfries Mill to an armory and drill shed. New System For Civet. To check the spread of bovine tuberculosis the Ontario Agricultural College has adopted the Bang system, by which calves at birth are taken from the mother, fed on mi:k either pasteurized or from healthy cows, and reared in a separate building, as it ii well known that tuberculosis is contagious, but not hereditary. 'aside 32,000,00 acres for waste lands 'and lakes, and 200,000.000 acres lor 'purposes other than raising grain for 'export, we should still have an area |of 200,000,000 acres of cultivable land, .each acre of which on the averags 'would produce an annual yield of 15 jbushels, making an aggregate annua! vield of 3,000,000,000 bushels of grain. • That means that 90.000.000 tons of grain would have to be moved out ot !th- prairies every year. Suppose one Irailway hauled ono train every hour for 300 days every year, it would move 7,200 trains in the year. This means that something like 27 railways would be reeded to remove the grain of a single crop. These 27 railways would have to double their tracks tc Teturn their empty csrs; and the 200,000.000 acres left for stock-raising and other purposes would demand many more railways, as would also the increased passenger .raffle that would result with this Increased freight traffic." It Is those only who are unfamiliar with basio facts who undertake to criticize the present aggressive policy or the Canadian railway builders, and who make bold to assert that railway mileage extension in Canada is being overdone. A lar more reasonable criticism would be to argue that current contruction programs actually fail to keep pace with the growing rcquir.- ments of the commercial West. Where- ever this is true, tlie railways themselves must suffer together wilh tin community.—Arthur Bumstead in The Montreal Standard. fl* The Old Coffee House. One ot Ihe buildings which looms up large in the history of St. John, N.B.. is (lie Old Coffee House on Iho corner where now the Bank of Montreal stands. In Hie days when ths U. E. Loyalists came north to New Brunswick it wns a famous gathering place. An insight into the commercial life ot the time Is afforded one when it is remembered that the site upon which tho tavern was built was valued by a would-be purchaser ns worth "a Spanish doubloon and a gallon of Old Jamaica." Hero for mnny years the men congregated to talk over tlie affairs of the town, to transact business, to interchange with every passing traveler nnd sailor the news from the outer world; here llicy read the story of Waterloo and fought it over again months after it had heen lost and won. Here name the wits and poets of the day, and here men forgot the strugqle'they wero making in the newer country when they talked with those from over seas of the glories of tho home land, l'rom Halifax. His Itnyal Highness, the Duke ol Kent, for the moment moved his court to St. John, entertaining and being entertained with all the lavish hospitality of Ihe times. Many years lat.r, Edward VII., of peaceful memory, slept in the same old house that lut 1 shelteicd hia gay and dashing grand-, sire. An Annual Ceremony, A devoted band of old-timer* in New Westminster annually perform a ceremony thnt is probably unique In Canada. Tliey are the Ancient and Honorable llysck Anvil Battery, and on the 24th ol May each year tliey gravely assemble ami fire the "anvil salute" of twenty-one guns In honor of Queen Victorio, who gave the city its name. The ceremony nriciunted In 1861, when the visit of Governor-Gene. .1 Seymour happened to coincide with the Queen's birthday. The ceremony has beon perlormcd without a break Binee its inception, and several of the battery, Including Captain Peele, are the same men, albeit a trill*, older, who fir.-t expressed the loyalty of the Royal City to its foster mother in, this manner. Buoy Drifted 16,000 Miles. The Quebec agency of the Canadian Marine Department has received word lhat a gas buoy which drifted from its position i*) the Lower .... Lawrence River during the winter of IS12 has been pi__er.l up by the lightship at Hellewiek. New South Wales, lt is upposed that thc buoy drifted round Cape Horn, a distance of :6,000 miles. The date of Ihe buoy's disappearance is not given, but even if i; took place early in the winter of 1011-12 th. buoy would have to drift thirty miles a dsy or. more to reach New South Wales In the tim*. Good form Announcement Cards, When a marriage has been ce.cbr.it* ed quietly before tbe immediate faintly or Just a few friends announcement cards are sent to inform other* of tbe ceremony. These are In several forms, tbe fol.OWi-._f being tbe ac, copted stjle: Air. nnd Mn. John Grey Announce Ibe mat-tinge of their daughter Alice to Mr. Andrew Hall On Friday, June the sixth, Nineteen hundred and thirteen* Is-ilt.I Mai y'a Church- New 1'orlt. Often a Inrgc visiting card of tbe bride and groom Is Inclosed with an announcement,. This bus tbe address of the new home and the day at borne of the bride. If tbere are no relatives to Issue ao announcement the news can come directly from the happy pair lu tbls manner: Mr. Andrew Hall and Ml j* a Alice Gray announce tbelr mnrrluge on Friday, June tho Hlxih, Nineteen hundred and thirteen, at Balnt Mary's Church, New York. Now n few words nbotlt recalling wedding Invitations. Illness, death or, alas, disagreement between tbe engaged ones which results In a broken engagement sometimes makes It necessary to-reeall Invitations. Fortunately orders can be filled in a very short time by first class engraves, who nre prepared for thoso events. To every one on tho list of names who has been honored with nn Invitation should he Bent a card a little larger than a correspondence card wilh a mestsage which can be worded like this: Owing to the sudden denth of Mr. John Gray's father, Mr. and Mrs. John Gray beg to recall the cards Ismied for their daughter's wedding. Announcement cards require no acknowledgment Persons who observe strictly tbe receipt of cards call no tho parents, who are the host and hostess, within two weeks of tbe notice of the wedding. A very gracious thing Is the sending to the bride or groom a littlo note uf congratulation. The posting of n visiting card to either one or to both with a phrase expressing sincere good wishes Is nlso correct Announcement cards need nut be acknowledged by gifts. Vour ftinillliiilty and wish In this matter should decide. No married couple wish to be Inter* preted as bidding for presents when they announce their marriage. It Is foolish and uncalled for to scud a gift wben ouly a slight acquaintance exists. 1'our sincere good wishes should ga with the gift. Wllboui them tlie most expensive present is worthless. Letters of Introduction. Writing a letter or Introduction ts a (ask that fulls more often lo a man than to a woman, but there comes a time In tbe life of utmost every w uu wben such n letter Is n necessity, Perhaps sbe wunts to give It to n friend who Is going to n distant city nr to 11 cousin or otlier relative, lint Just here a word of caution Is necessary-dnn't be too lavish In giving these letters, Most people are averse to hliving strangers Introduced to them hy mere acquaintances. Don't address such letters to any one but Intimate friends or give them to Tom, I) I - k and Harry. A letter of Introduction should be short and straight to the point. Something like tills Is all that Is necessary: My Dear Mrs. Smllh-Thli. letter will Introduce to you Mice Dorothy Clark, who in going 'o -p-tid a month or two In Colorado Springs, she in on Intimate friend oT mine, and ns I want all the pao* pie "1 nm very fund uf to meet her 1 am lending her to you. Any hide attention you may extend to her will ho gratefully appreciated hv ma. Cordially yours, many hrown. Letters of Introduction should never be sealed by ihe person giving ihem. nnd if llipy nre not business letters, but simply friendly letters like the foregoing, tliey, nre rarely delivered in person, but sealed nnd sent by the recipient to the man or woman to whom lhey nre addressed together with the -raid of iho recipient on which Is written the address of the house where she Is stopping. And If you should receive such a letter of introduction from a friend yoil must en II Without delay upon tlio person Introduced to you by letter. Notet of Condolence. Unfortunately it rails io the lot of sit of us to hnve to write letters of condolence occasionally. And even people wllb the wannest hearts In the world often dread this duty extremely nnd, putting It off to the last possible moment, sometimes turn out a stiff and stilted note thnt Inndvcrenlly wounds those whom they Intended to comfort Letters of condolence should he short r.nd simple. Almost nil one can sny at such a time ts to let ttie friend know thnt one is deeply sorry nnd feels fof ber In her grief. Don't harrow already overwrought feelings by too fnmllltf (illusions to the deceased. Buch a letter should always be sent shortly after the funorni bus token place. Letters of condolence must be answered by the recipient or by some relative or friend who kindly undertakes the tank tm tbe bereaved one. ihJ-f iM_AJNi>r.n, (. iiitinr.hi.Aivl> Cumberland Courtenay & C moxAUTO STAGE will leave Post Office every day (except Sunday) until further notice on the following schedule. ] ves Cumberland for Courtenay 8 a.m. " Courtenay for Cumberland _ 8-30 am. " Cumberland for Courtenay and Comox.- 10 a.m. " Comox for Courtenay and Cumberland.. 11a.m. " Cumberland for Courtenay 1 P*m. " Courtenay for Cumberland — 1-30 p. m. " Cumberland for Courtenay and Comox- 2-3(1 p.m. " Comox for Courtenay and Cumberland.. 3-30 p.m. FARES—Cumberland to Courtenay 75c., Courtenay to Comox 50c. All parcels must be prepaid and letters stamped. Phone 18 E. C. EMDE, Cumberland, B. C. C ipital Paid Up SU,560,000 Roierve Fund ttS.OOO.OOO THE ROYAL BANK OF eANHDft Drafts Issuac. in any currency, payable all over the world SPECIAL ATTENTION paid to SAVINGS ACCOUNTS and Interest at highest current rales allowed on deposits of »1 and upwards. CUMBERLAND. B.C, Branch - - ■ 0PE*'?^J^ UNION WHARE. Bub-Branoh,OPEN TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS D. M. MORRISON, Manager. COUP.TENAY, B. C, Branch, OPEN DAILY. R. II. HARDWICKE, Manager. e Watch # # ainne T. D. McLEAN THE LEADING JEWELER Cumberland, B. C. J. YOUNG HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER OUTDOOR WORK A SPECIALTY COURTENAY AND CUMBERLAND, B. C. HOTEL UNION OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION . First Class in evory respect. Perfect Cuisine Headquarters for Tourists and Sportsmen Winer, Liquors and Cigars John N. McLeod, Proprietor ' Union yuur ...■i-.-.|i.arter_ ABSOLUTELY The Latest in Fall Hats Yonr Choice of London, Paris and New York Model*. Dency Smith Milliner Courtenay, B. C. Mrs. J. M. QUICK PHOTOGRAPHER Scenes and Family Groups a Specialty, also developing and Finishing Kodak Work. hetvt. your tmlers at I'tuu'cy's I>riijr Store " * Iherlnforwatlitn r—' " ' oppositti I'tlii.Il For turth-r liifi.riniiti.'ii apply r-aldflncu " ' flol.l. NOTICE TO CONT1..1CTORS COMOX SCHOOL CE__I.-M> TE-V.9E7-S, superscribed " " Trader fur Cuinox Soliool," will lie received by tlie Hon. tins Mi" istrtr of Public Works up to noon i.f Momliiy, tlf<a Rlli dny of September, 1918, for the erection nnd completion nf a two-roomed nohpol and cotiyeniencrs Plann, specifications, contract, and forms of tender may be seen on and after the 16th of August, 1913, at the office of Mr. J, Cnrtliew, .Secretin-)', School Board, Comox; Mr J. Bnird, Government Agent., Cumberland, B.C., or the Department of Public Works, Victoria, B.C. Intending tenderers can, by applying tn tli.' undereiutii ■!. olil'itiri 'i copy ,, tl,- hlu ni-nd -iien'licatioiis for lli" Synopsis ot Coal Mining Regulations COA ti mining rights of the Dominion in Manitoba, Satkatcliewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory. theN..rthwest Terri tori-* and in a portion of the Province of Bnt ish C.'iumbia, may be leased for a term nf twenty-one yean at an annual rental uf SI an acre. Nut more than 3,500 aores will be leased tu une applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or sub Agent of the district in which the right- applied fur are situated. In surveyed territory the land muat be described by seo tions. or legal subdivisions uf sections, and in uusuiveyed lerritory i he tract applied fur shall be staked out by theHpp'icaut him*elf. Eicll application must, he aceompanied hy a fee of gu which will he refunded if the i ii hi h npplied forare nut available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output uf the mine at the rate .f live cents per trill. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with swnru returnsac- counling for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the c al miuiag rights are ontbeim! operated, such returns shall be furnished at leastonoe a year. The lease will include the coal minim, rights only, but thol- Bsee may be permit- ted to purchaae whatever available sur face rights may be considered necessary fnr the workiuu of the mine at the rate nf §10 OOanacie. Fur fuli information application should lie made to the Secretary of the Department of the Intel ior, Ottawa, or to any A"ent or Suti Ae. tit < fDomiuion Lauds. W. W. COFtY, Deputy Mini-tor of the Intetior. N TI- Unauthorised publlotitiun of this advertisement will not be paid for. .fuiiileil on lli.ii' latum ii gouil urtl t. Each proposal muat lie aeeoinpniiie I ,,, iiniiocepted lianli eVieqtu oV .■ mi Ml,,. In, •'" ipnti i.< It: , ei cuiii . ut mn i r, w I. ,-li ahull ne forfeited if tlie pnrly tendering decline to enter into contract when called upon to do so, or if he fail to complete th.* work contracted for. The cheques or certitice.ied of deposits of unsuccessful tenderers will he returned m thein upon the execution of the contract. Tenders will not be considered unless made out on forms supplied, signed with tlie actual signature uf the tend rer, and enclosed iu the env'el ipes furnished. The lowest, or any tender not necessarily accepted, J. E. GRIFFITH, Public Works Enuiueer. Department of Public Works, Victoria, II. V., Aui/usl. 18th, 1918. TIMBER SALE X 58. Sealed tenders will be received by the Minister of Lands not later than noon on the 29th day of September, 1913, for the purchase of Licence X 58, to cut 1,750,000 feet of timber on the area immediately north of Lot 1431, T>amre 1, Coast District, on the ■ ■I:*: silk1 (if Cadero Channel. iwo years will oo allowed for the removal of the timber. Particulars of H. R. MacMillan Chief Forester, Victorta, B. C. ■^EALED TENDER-a.Miese.l m tin ■■> uiiueiMi_i.iu. seii Te r Jeity and Drue*.ing at ha N> rill Aim ul Kraser River, 11 O ," will be received at this office until 4 p in. Tuesday, Sept- 'tuber 30, 11113, for ttie c nstrllctimi of Jetty and Diedgini. at the North Arm nf ihe Fraser River, II C. Plans, spe_i8oati,ins"*.nd form uf cun- traot can he seen and forms nf tender obtained at the nllices of C. C Worsfuld. Ei*. District Engineer, New Westminister, B.C.i W. 7, Earlo, Esq., District Knuii.eer, Winnipeg, Mao.; ., X. M.,c. Uchlan, E«q„ Disirict Enuiueer, Vio- toria, I) 0.J .1. b. m chaud, Eiq,, D strict Euiiiieer, PustOUIce BAildingi, .M mtreal, I'.Q i J 0 Sintr, Esq , Di-triot Enuiueer, Um,federation I, fo Building, Tuf.il.ti*, Out, and on applicathn tu thu Pust- master at Vancouver, II G. Person tendering are notified that tend* ore wiil not be considered unless made on tbe pi inted forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures, statin*, their occupations aud places of residence. Iu the case of lirms, the actual signature, the nature nf the ncoupatiun and place nf esidence of each member of the tirin must be given. Each tender must bo nccompaned by an accepted chique on a chartered bank, liayable to the nider of the Honourable he Minister of Public Works uf Canada iqual to tine per cent of the amount ol ,he tender, which will be f rfeited if the person tendering declines to enter into a oontiaot when called upon tud.i bu, oi fail to complete the work contracted for. If the tender be uot accepted the cinque *ill be returned. The Department does not bin,! itself tr accept the lowest or any tender. Bv ord. r, RO. DESROCHERS, Secietary. Department of Public Works, O tawa, August 18 1012 Newspapers will nol be paid I r thi, advertisement if they insert it withnu authurity from the department.—46074 Cumberland and Union Water Works Co., Ltd. Sprinkling will be allowed only two nights a week, viz. Tuesday and Friday, from 7 till 9 o'clock in the evening. Leaky taps must be attend- to at once Any changes or additions to existing piping must be sanctioned by the Company. By order. L. W. Nutins, Sec. Cumberland, B. 0, July 29th, 1913. -sols VV'-,*--.,' Mm W. A. ■'■:- '"■'^■f',. ^ SKALED TENDEUS addre_BKl tu tin uwlort-igntd, mid tmduMed "Tei-dei fnr wharf it Shelter Point, (iilli_. B.iy. H C," will l»y received at thia nHice unti 4 p.m., on Mmiday, September J.t, 1013 far the cniiutnie'r n itf wlimf Ht Sheltei Puint, G Hum. liny, li C. I'liiiis. Blieciticrttiotia and f..im nf cm. Tact cm be Been and fotnu uf tenHen il.ui.u_ii attl'U department mul tit tin III.-* i.f C. (J. Wiuafiild, E ii , Diuirict ISngineeri New WeRtmina'ert it C. anr in a|i|ilioa'i ll tn lliu I'imtiiiiif.tur at Van* Oi.uver, B 0. PormiUB tendering are nctili.d thm 'tiiduis will nut bo cniiPidi.i'oU \u,\e*t made out on thu p inted I'mina supplied, tnd Binned with their actual aignatureB, stating their fccupatiiitiB and pta-e oi rendence. In thcc-Be of lirtna, the ac- ual si^nai ur.B, tlm nut ure of the 00- :itprtiitU)fi, nnd pIiiOH nf ic_idei>co of eacl mt mher i f the firm must, be fjiven. Etuh tender muat bu acaimparted by tn Hcct.ptf<l cbiqttu una chartered bank, pnyable tu the mder of tbe Honuuiablt the Minister of Public Worka, equal to en pur ( 10 p.c. ) of Uie atneunt of the tender, which will hu forfeited if the puraon tendering decline tu enter int . contract when called upon to do ao, oi fail tu ooiuplute the coiitracN If tht ender be nut accepted the cinque will ■te returned. The Department doon not bind i sell '<> accept the lowest or any tender. By order, RO DESROCHERS Secretary. Department, of Public Worki. O tawa, August 12, 1913. Newspapers will not be paid for thi ulvorii-eiiHiit if they insert it without -Uthor-ty from the Department.— 45241 Wanted to Rent, a four roomed house, by end of September.— Apply Box 430, c,o. Islander. New Townsite-No. 8 Mine This consists of P.igbty Acres, half of quarter section 228, the Canadian Colliery owning tlie otlier hrelf on which ' the main sha ft and s«\v mills are situate, so that it is twell situated being close to business operations and absolutely inside property. Price of Lots $150 anil upwards, on eas; terms. Vancouver Island Fiunm and Acreage Bpcc.al.st9 Apply: HARRY IDIENS British Columbia Investments Limited Courtenay, B. C. Vancouver Inland Farms and E Acreage I •Specialist.) 1 TBLBPHONB 3«* 1 ROCKERS ! AND i CHAIRS 1 A new stock of Rockers ranging in price from $1.75 and up. Blankets and Comforters at popular prices. A good selection of Sideboards Extension Tables, Parlor Tables, etc. Dresseis and Stand at from $1G per set and up. Try a Pawcett Range, guaranteed to give satisfaction, from $25 up. gS«[RAvBNUE A. McKlNNON cPLM„.lRLAND' b c- the furniture store BUY R LOT IN Centre of Town Terminal Subdivision **** - - ■ ■ antJ Upt The Island Realty Co. Fire, Life, Live Steel- Accident . W_HMk P. L. ANDERTON. Phone 22. Courtenay, B. C. " The Magnet Cash Store" STOVES, RANGES, FURNITURE, HARDWARE SOLE AGENT FOR EDISON AND COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPHS ALSO GOODYEAR NON-SKID PNEUMATIC AUTOMOBILE TIRES Phone 31 tmmmmm■—■p—wi Cumberland, B.C. ■Ui mmmjtmtgmmmtmwmmo THE G.A.Fletcher MusicCo P innos, Player Pianos, Oulu inlil a Grapha- pliones and Records Edison Records aud Maul i i nes - _«__»_**— The McKinley Edition of Ten Cent Music a Specialty. NANAIMO, ■ - B. C. SILKS SILKS SIX-iKS We have all kinds of Silks imported direct from Japan ; Cream, Blue, White, Pink and Grey. Price 65c. to $1.25 per yard. Pongee Silk, 55c, to $1.50 per yard. K. ABE St eOMPANY Dunsmuir Avenue. Cumberland, B* e.
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