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[Courtenay Weekly News]
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r (%Atiwy& / c^ XI J- |SH Il wli��. .���II.MI ^ NO 16. COURTENAY, COMOX DISTRICT, B. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 1893. 52.00 PER YEAR MCKIM has opened up a Dry Goods Boot and Shoe Store Grocery & IN COURTENAY. A full stock of goods will always be car-ied. A share of your trade is solicited. MCPHEE So MOOBB COMOX, B. C. x We call attention to our large stock of wallpaper also S case. Hoots and Shoes just opened up. A carload Ogilvie's Hun garian flour just in J. B. HOLMES Importer aud General Merchant THE WHARF -r-x COMOX, Ii. C. Agent Dominion Pianos and Organs. Giant and Judson Powder Co. 15. C. Potter and Terra Cotta Works. A carload of Ogilvie's Hungarian Flotirjtist to' hand. W. J, Young. P. F. Seharschmidt. CO UR TEN A Y PHA RMA G Y. ��l- PURE DRUGS & PATENT MEDICINES * Also Fancy Toilet Articles TOBAC:0 A.2-TD OIO-AB3. OPPORTUNITY ARRIVED ��� I have for sale some Splended Lots and Blocks a little EAST OF COURTENAY VILLAGE. As is now understood, the Canada Western will run its track Directly Through The Property in passing from Courtenay to Union Wharf. Figures low and terms reasonable now, but prices will be advanced before, long and may be doubled any day . Opportunity is our guest at pri sent, ami once neglected NEVER RETURNS Ollice at Courtenay. Wm Cheney, Real F.stateAgt Dr. W. J. Young Physician # Surgeon OFFICE <*s liESIDNOE Courtenay Pharmacy COURTENAY, B. 0 WARNING AU persons driving over the wharf or bridges in Comox district faster thin a walk, will be prosecutedaccord' ing to law. S. Oreooh Gov. Agent. UNION BAKERY And Restaurant E. I. CLAY, Courtenay B. C. Best of everything in his line Always on hand. Fraser ^Thomas Stage and Livery Business Stage connects with all steamers at the Day. Also ulo a general Teaming Business Orders may be left H thc Cotrtenay Hotel, or this office. F. W. Hart Manufacturer, Importer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Ftria-trxT-u-R-Ei CARPETS, LINOLEUM, OU. CLOTH AND - HOUSE FORINISHING - fc'fi' Largest Establishment of its kind, it-24 Cordova St. Vancouver, II. C Riverside Hotel Courtenay B C J. J.'Grant, Propritor 'I'lte lintel is one ofthe best equipped on the Pacific Const, and is situated at the mouth of the Courtenay River, between Union and the large farming settlement of Coniox. Trent ate plentiful in the river, nnd large game abounds in the neighborhood Thc liar connected with the hotel is kept well supplied with the best wines und liquors. St;q;c connects with all Steamers. Terms moderate McCann & Cessford Carpenters * And Builders General Job Work t3" UNDERTAKERS. Courtenay B. C, Nob Hill Property. Six and One Half Acres on Nob Hill lacing the Gulf. Splendid Fruit Land free from wind and frost and suitable for a Gentleman's Residence Four Acres are in grass and the rest slashed. Price $600, balance three and six months. Enquire at News Office. SHOEMAKER A Good shoemaker is needed at Courtenay He should be able to mend '���;rnesscs; K tniu.'icd man prefcred. This - a snap for the right matt. UNION MINES FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT A Full Line of Everything BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS 23= UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Grant and McGregor Props. ... George Howe. ... COMOX and UNION II, C, Dealer in All Kinds of Meats, Vegetables, etc., Orders Filled on Sliurt Notice. STAGE LINE Mc'.rdle's line sta.e will leave ComtricNAV for Uo-Mox ut 1 p. in on WkunebiIAYS, returning Leading hotel of Comox District |l,oflei ntnil liuur. OuSatubbav Ihe tt��ge will leave """oun'i'KNAY for CoMoi at 8 a. m. Re. turning len\e OOMOX for UNION MINKS at id a. m,, returning .o Uomox same even ng. The Courtenay Hotel Everything first class. Bates from $1.00 to $2.00 Bar supplied with choicest liquors This section is thc Paradise, for Hunters nud Fishermen, and a favorite resort for visitors ro n the cities. R. Graham, Propr. S, 1 Esquimalt and Nanaimo Ry. Steamer Jo w J. 15, UTJTLKR, MARTEB. On and .after Aug. 23rd, 1892 The Steamer JOAN will suilas follows CALMNll.VT WAY POUTS; L'-ivi- Victoria, Tuunlny, .-> ���*- n\. " NiiniLlmo for C'c-nuix, Woilmudtij*, 7 n m " Comox for VnlOciS Wlni-il, 'I'liuwuiy 711.111. t Ho'urn In*- antuotl j*. | l.unvo Coma** I'm-Siiimmo, PrMnya, 7n.in. Niiimlinofor Vlotoi'iu, Sutiinliy, 7 n.m Fur freight or slate rooms apply on board, or at the Company's ticket office, Victoria Station, Store street. Esquimalt & Nanaimo K'y. Time Table No. 17, Po tnko effect, nt, 8 00 a. m. on Friday Sopteraber 30th 1893. Trains run' uu Pacific Standard Timo: : I b|| : : -.::.::'.:���: |T n P ** i~7 8a ���- f. < - - : ��� 3 .'' : :SS t : :,. ; : ; : :.P. 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Return Tlokota for ono ami a half ordinary faro nmy lm purchased dully to nil point*, Komi for Boven diiyB, Including day ot issno, Nu Itoturn Tlokota Issued fur n furo and a ilimriL'r wliOfO tllO aiiiKlu faro In tWOllty-flvo COIltB. Through rales botwoen Viotoi'la and Comox A. DUNSMUIR, JOSEPH HUNTER. ProsldciiU Qetl'l Supt. 11. K. PRIOR. ' Qon. Kreifc'hi mid Pnaaongor Agt. Society Cards Leiser Lodge No. I3, A. O. U. \V. holds regular meetings on alternate Saturday evenings at*7��3o p. m, in the old North omox School house. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Ernest A. Ilolliday Recorder. Hiram Lodge No 14A.F .& A.M.,ll.C.R. Courtenay li. C. Lodge meets on every Saturday on or before the full of thc moon Visiting Brothers cordially requested to attend. W.J. Young .Secretary. K. of P. Comox Lodge No 5, K. of P., meets every Saturday, after the new and full moon, at $ p, m. at Castle Hall, Comox. Visiting Knights cordially invited to ai- tend. John Bind, K. K. S, Duncan Bros. Farmers and General Merchants This season, as usual, we shall supply farm seeds of the best quality at die lowest possible (igtifes. T, C. Woods Comox B. C. Conducts a General Teaming and Livery Business Mis Stage Runs to Union and Returns Thursdays and Satur- days. Tor Sale At Cairns' Ocia^onnl Fnrm House, Swci't euri'd Hncon, Hams, Kggs, Pdtiltry, Pma oes, Parsnips, Onions OurrotR.Ciibl'"fi��', and I'ricis n-asonahle, delivered or other- Thos*. Cairns For Sale Grain, Produce, And Cattle Ako a fine farm. Apply to Adam IcKelvej Union RteamNliip On, B.G.Ltd. HKAJJ OFFICE and Wharf, Vttnoouvor.B.O, VaticQUvooriMid NunnlRio���SS. Ciitcli l-i-avon ''. P. R, \yimrf dnily iit.l:(W |i. in. rnlundix from Nai-iuniotil T.i. tn, L'nr-;o at loiiiiuuij's Wlllll'f lllllll llUIIM. Vaiiooiivoi* und Comox���-SS. Coniox leavos ColUl��l)IJ''H wliiir! uviiy .Moildiiy nl K �� in or L'otiiox itlatrluti roLui'lmnj mi Tuoadny. Vnnoouvor nnd Nnrlhorn L'^'j-ii'i: Cnrntw and Suitonic In ��� H ri. Com x lonvoa ihc I'oiiiiintiyn whurf uv��ry WHliid-tdiiy ai. Un. in for (iltiHOIi'** l.niidiiu.*ii,'OL*lii:!', Wi'lt'iiinn Pum Lund, Guru**. \W.\u\ i-mnd mil roluriiliiu lltu BAino routo .nmi to I'orlNovillc and wity'iorta tvi'iy iitlt-riiiittJ wouk *t��.rft--!iinms find -*L*invsiiHviijs nviiiliihlt! fi.r KS'UiMliiiis.TiMvln-.'. IniHlilli.t,' lliiuim-i-B. Am lihi ritoriiu'ii AmiiiMiliiiion mi i'o'h whurf. I'ariH'iiliilf- on 'i]i|ilii-iLliiin tu Ulla nil 1 ir. WM. WEBESTEH, Munagf-r. ToloylionolH P.O. Uox ���il' J. W. Mckenzie Courtenay, B, C. General Blacksmi thing and Horse Shoeing. Loggers' Work a Specially. Chas R Hardy & Co Roul KhIhIu And t'lnniicl Prokor Notury Public, Conveyancer, Niiiii.lino, 1). C, The Human Ox. Our Enterprising Reporter, Truthful James, Goes on a UisBion in Search of Mr. Ox, Passes through Leagues of Forest, and Bleeps with a Swarm of Boos in a Hollow Tree. In arronlniire with instructions ri'* reived ut The News offlw* at Onur-c nay, on Mnnrluy- J>��� unary, 2nd, I nt mice eommcni-cd to mnkc n*y pM-psr* nt'QtiA Dt an extended journey in scorch ofthe Hi man Ox. Tiie mnimgi meat, wns Ratlfifi'd of it*, extttioicc, and f fully s''On-<J in thai belief, and was mix inus to lt*;irnjliis wheren'ioutS fet'lingei r tain that mot important i*i-\'i'la.tons would follow Tin* task asutgneil mi* wns most important nmi tin- journey sure to entail much fniign-*, nnd p'-iil, but it wns PunouiKhd hy so much mystery, and withal so novel, nnd hi ensr of success pron.is-d no litth- f me ihnt 1 did not for a moment hi*sitaie. T was fond of advepture, a good murka man -nd us<-d tofitmticr 1 f-.\ In tin1 matter of an ou'Ht, I wai very cnMul. A ifoo'l rifle with pletitv of aniuui ion was my fi ft purrhasi*. N* xt n tlouhlo heavy M.nket, with water proof protection cover- a compns*t, patent lighting machine, a small hot powerful j-lnss. |*ap> r. pencil*, knif--. pmnll metnl disli a few fiimpl* remedies, nnd n lib ral supply of concentrated fond, wa-nll 1 cand tu encinnher mysalf with On the following Wednesday 1 made n Ktnrt,' in ocenronnce with a thenry ihnt Hns yoverni d by humiiii inte'lii peucwould mo'ein'o niection of tlm country infrrquentcd ly man, if as I lielieved liudiwed to eseope oVs'Tva- linn. I therefore went diroeily from ihe month Of th" Conrteuay River, by the nearest Hit*, to the mountains, I'Vr the first three or four mil*s \ sim ply kept an eye on*..but moved on with nut any ntt'-nipt at detailed examination of theereund. T pn-sed tlnnmrh n potiiin r>f the for st whin!) snrpii-crl me by its (i-'ant cedflis, and bv -j n'eiock imihc In a hollow lire near thc fool of n moni-ta'n fidge, "here 1 d-'en'iimd to remain iin'il morning I gathered come dry wood and anon hn*-! n muring fire, mrtnok ofa liq''' snpp-r. wrapped my blanket nbnnt me, and as'Urtiin^ n. lndf rtcli"ing position wns soon lost iii slum her. My mind hnd been full uf my glijanee qii'S", nnd in mv dr'.im- T mhvd rnp- Idlv thrntigli the wnnds passing on' by Onmox Lake and iip intn the gorge, whieh I'followed ibrniitjlt t''e monn- tntns. turned up to [herislit n few miles following the low hcihes, until, as 1 passe I around bet ween .two lm-e build f-rs, 1 suddenly stood I ef'Te nn op n- ing in the roek of very large dim n- <iiono- *u of winch a small strenni of wnier poured. Then I awoke. ICvery step nfmyjoui-nt-v in my sleep wflsehnrly impressed on my memory, at' p-envd so real: and I at onee determined to b" guide i by h" vision. The 'tin was already up I found some waler ivar. nnd nft-r fa' ihg some hardtack and smoked ll*h, f was on the mint of resuming mv journey, when J henrd a ������traiiee liumniing sound above my 1 e<*fl, A little examination showed me I had sleptih 'he lower berth ofa bi-e hivp, Wi'h a little effort I soon o'va ned 11 lin" supply 11 comb honey. Af'cr eating almn-t lo repletion I fill- nd mv d;-h mnrk'd the tree nswell as f could nnd moved on. Tt may sc m Mrnnge, but T hnd no diffii'u'lv in fn lowing along 'he route winch I hid passed in my dream. 1 reeognlai'd here n large tree, and there a burnt stump, ami pnsserl along, ns rapidly ns my f et wou'd entry nv.over loirs, under half fallen trees, and around d'ant honldrrs, Iiy noon I had paRsed out of sieltt of Comox T.ake nnd was in the "ell known mountain psss which will someday b" uii iz<*d for a railway between Com *x valley ami Albcrni. To do fniilin'it-il. Lyric Club Entertainmsnt. The entertainment timlor tha duoplooa of this c'ub given at the Pythian Hall, on Monday cvening-of last week wis well attended, The flay was exceptlonably fin ���, and the evening was lit up by ihc radiant light of Innumerable stars. Thc sleighing was superb, and the boys were all out accompanied of course, each one with ihe reigning belle of his heart. There was a big contingent from Union, Hob Grant's teams being utilized for the occasion. Courtenay and ihe settlement were also well rcpresente I. TIIK PROGRAMME Opened witban instrumental performance by Baird, Anderson and Hardy. A song was well rendered by ihe Misses McDonalds. A flute solo by F.Dorman gave a p'easing variety. Then I). McMinn sang so acceptably that ihe audience denuded a repetition. I.B,Holmes il- tustralcd a good deal of the numerous in a'recitation, nnd received an encore. Alf Penrce, who has a fine voice was also call cd upon for"flnother". Mrs.J.B. Holmes as usual sang mosl acceptably, and little M'ss McDonald, gave n recitation iu a manner which gave promise of high histrionic talent. A farce by Rvnn tiros, Clark and Higgins-set everybody laugh ing. Mrs. W.II. Anderson's sung received much praise. Then followed a song by W.II,Anderson, b.ind music, and last but not least appreciated, refreshments. After the entertainment many remained to take part in the pleasures of the dance. Two Votes. The member from New Westminster City has Introduced a bill into ill" '-���������is- lalurc providing lhat a vote shall be given lo "every person BOTH male and female" Why not give such persons two votes? Annual Meeting Of the Prosbytsn-in Oongreg it-ion. The annual meeting of th" Prefbv* timn congregation w s held in the church on Fridny evening the IU1I1 inst. There was a f-ir represft t��'i e nt* tendance p>* sen', consid* ring the wem.her and ihe state of the roHfU. The Uev. Mr. Kia-i*r necupl*-d ihe ohair; Wm. Dm ran, Siolniy lead 11 inutes of previous met ting whioh were adopted. i';.e Treasurer John Mnndcll. rend the bal iiuc sheet of receipt-* nnd ���-���*. pendhure* showing that the mm of $983.05 wis 1*'-is- <i and expended dm* ing the year for church purposes The reports ol S.s. work at Ct*ninx, Courtenay, and tin* li'iy wi*re given and aj)* pi-nved of. The mount of collections i" Court'1 ray SS. was 16 uO d-ri"g the year. OntM hisHiiubunn books, ������ le h'sm's, ticket.-, nud library l�� -*ks were ptircl a id ami asp"rhtl collection for missions amcunting to $2,05. Mm SS. is held it. the school house which was k'mdly given bv the tru-t*-<s fr e of chaige, nnd Mr. Leon od Davis gem rou iy provides the fir* wood. The following genth-niPii were elect ed rm tlm Hoard of Management for 1893: M'S-crs J.A. Halliday, Wm Grieve- Alex. Uiqulmrt, Jos, Mel'hee, Sam. J. Picrey, A. Snlmond, John Mundell, Trcasur r, ami Wm, Duncan, Beretary�� Votes of thank" w'*re given to tbe Lade Aid Society, and oihers for servi ces rendered in connection with the church. The meeting elused with ihe d xolo- gy and the bef.t-dieliun, . Union Items. PmIi.16��� Times htvc been dull up here this ftinnth This has been owing to ih�� extreme cohl weather (now hap pil\ paRlJnnd the tro< b'e with theUuit-n pftilors below, whleh co iibiued to keep away tbe colliery ships thun leaving the ears and IiuiiIcith full of coal, Aa a matter of courvti lh** mining Btopl until these were un'omled. The snow is gradually ,v*tllins down nnd we begin to look forward to spring when ��e expec pretty lively limes. There was qui'e n d-b-panon went down to visit Rateman lodge ai th- old north Com ox i-chool h use, nnd tbey speak highly of th" manner in which tbey wc-e rnb-rto'iued The sleigh ride too, was enjoyabb- nnd every om? is enihusinst��o over liis trip. We are-xpeeting n ritli t <*at next Saturday when th * Rv V McL-od is to lecture on ''Tlut young mm.'1 He is swnkeu o'' ai a vt-ry el iqu'm-' ni'in and tio doubt there will he a large turn out iu hear him. La*t Monday was 11 delightful day ami there we e quit" a number over from Conrteniy "lid tho \ dl ���.* beyond to enjoy n sleieh ride. Am nr others we noticed on M Ardlo's line ri��, Mr*t. Wm. Lewi**, Miss Sarah Lewis, nnd Miss MtRijii- McDonald. There was also n little par y who came n* er in tlnirown rigs, mnde up of Mr. George Grieve nnil wife, Mrs. Lucy Jones, Mr**. CJnrnett and her two daughters, and Mrs. H. Piercy and her three child ren. latf.r���The lecture on A Model Boy by the Rev. Mr. Robson on Thursday was well attended, and gave great satisfaction The lecture Saturday evening by the Rev.Mr. McLeod was agreat treat, and is wc understand to be repealed at Presbyterian Church in Comox valley on Tues day. There is now at the wharf loading, the Sun Mateo, Forest Queen, and the Umatilla is expected the first of ihe week. The SS. Joan after reaching Nanaimo, last Friday turned back for the purpose nf conveying some instructions to those in charge of Union Mines. What awn- veniencc thc telegraph will be when we get it Nearly all of Union turned out to thc funeral of the late Mr. G'lchrist, He taught school here for years, and was universally liked. The Odd Fellows and Knights ol Pythias turned out in a body. Today (Monday Is pay-day in Union. The payroll is a heavy one and the miners areagainin comfortau'c circumstances ThePresbjterinns of Union arc* moving to have themselves separated from ComoN, nnd have :i resident minislcr. As -il present there is ion much work for Kcc. Mr. Fraser to attend to, it is to be hoped they will bi successful, W. It. Walker and Thomas Rus*ell have been appointed elders in ihc Presbyterian Church and will be ordained in March. The death of W. A. GPchrlsl will he the subject ol .1 sermon by the Rev. Mr. Fraser on Sunday March iath. Local Brevities What's new? Cubb,s Cough Cure is new, effectual and speedy. There is nothing the matter with thc weather. It's all '.ght. A weather prophet is of no account in thL country. Wild geese have been very plentiful of late. McPhee & Moore nre enterprising mer cSants. They keep Cubb's Cough Cure. The snow is a "goner." Mrs.W.R.Robb of the Hay is reported lo be very low, Last week was the Chinese New Yen's celebration, and there was no '-washec" An intelligent Chinaman snys it was tbe the 19th year uf the present dynasty Re". Mr. McUod, pastor nf the St. -\ndrewf. Pre-In ..-iran Church, Victoria, i-ameiijj hist week on the SS. Jom., nnd will probably return on Friday, Miss Sybil Brown arrived on the SS. Joan lii-it Wednesday from Chemainus, and is slopping with her sister Mrs. E. F. Clr.y, It is reported that Tom Leask nnd hi; companion of Valdez Island, who were supposed to be drowned are Still alive and kicking. There was a surprise parly at Titos. Cairns, quite a number aiming from the Mines. A'- McAlister's orchestra was a- longit is safe tu presume that dancing was tn order. The sleighs were going b.ick at about 2 n'clok in ihe morning, Bells arc a pleasant adjunct to a slri.*h ride. We noticed two improvised sleighs lining by inst week with cowbells attached to tbe front. Last Saturday Fta-'cr ft Thomas look nloadofhayup to Melver's on Oyster River. Anderson ofthe logging cninp at Oyster Hay, and who h'i- been stopping al R ver sidc for some time, has returned, --o says he will resume ope rati ins by Apiil 1st, provided he can s*et a fair price for his logs. We receive orders for Brownlee's commercial map ofthe Province, it is a line map and will answer all the purpose of thc fifteen dollar one, and isi home production Can be seen at our office. Cubb's Cough Cure is leading in thc cities as ihc safest, surest, and speediest remedy for Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough and kindred ailments. Thc Comox Athletic Club will hold a special bu-ines-- meeting at it's Club Rooms, near the bridge, Courtenay, Tho meeting is important and a ful'attcnrinncte of the ihembersjs desired, including those at ihc Hay and Union. The Rev. Afr. Fraser will leave on the S.-i. J.nn on Friday to attend the Prei by leriiiu Synod ai Nanaimo. He will-be abs**nt lwo Sundays. Breaking a horse is always exciting sport, but breaking in a young bull fur lugging work creates often lots of fun. Wc dont know whether Archie is given to dancing when McAlister's practiced hand draws tin* bow or not, but wc know from occular demon it ration, that tie one end of ft stout rope around a wild 'mils horns, ami gi��-e Uie other to Archie, that he can dance as livelj as as anybody. On Mon lay while Mr. T.D.McLean wa.i at Courtenay he invested in a very large salmon, Ou bis way home the sleigh in which be was one of thc nccu unnts-stopped at the Riverside hotel, and die salmon bv some mysterious means, tin known 10 Mr.McLcan found its way 10 the kitchen of th 11 popular resort. Every body stopped to dinner, mu\ the secret ofthe salmon havin; leaked out wai greatly enjoyed. Knelt 1 i.c was asked lo have a piece of th" McLean'* brand, and it u.'ove-! mi delicious, that there is no doubt but that when that worthy gentle m in has a fresh supply, it will be in great demand. W.A.Gilchrist's Death. Thc intelligence nf the death ofW, A Gilchrist, nlthough expected, will be received with unfeigned sorrow, lie had a large circle of friends, being of a generous and social disposition. His constitution was not strong, and liis health delicate. About three months ugo he was observed to be failing, and for ihc last six weeks 1 e has been growing weaker, until the end came at 1 o'clock Saturday morning-at thc Elk Hotel, Comox, where he had received the most careful attention, lbs two brothers, Malcolm and Duncan Gilchrist, who reside at or near badner's banding, had been with him for some days. He came from Puslinch, Ont,, had uo parents living and was 23 years of age and belogcd 10 t\Vo or more fraternal societies. His remains were taken to the Pythian Hall, when* on Monday a shon service was held, al the clos; of whicli il,e pro cession formed and moved to the Presbyterian church, above tin* Mission, wllCiC a service appropriate to the occasion was conducted by the Revs, McLeod and Fraser, At the grave, in the Presbyterian ccmetry, ihe beautiful and impressive rituals ofthe odd Follows and Pythians wore read. Methodist Service, Feb . ��6th. Union.11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Courtenay, 2.30 p.m. All are invited to attend Rev. John Robson. H.A. Pastov Bull Postponed. Owing to ihe funeral of W.A. Gilrhrist. taking place on Monday, the Knights 0 Pythias Ball was postponed from that dale until tonight (Wednesday.) The annual halls of the Knights arc always gotten up jo lirst class style and looked forward lo as (lie most Import on I event ot" the kind ofthe year. The music is certain to be good, and the refreshments unexcelled. Puntlego School for January. Pupil* enrolled number 38, and the av crnge attendance 30 The following pupils stand at the head of their respective classes; Kli/a Milli- gan, 5th dnssi Adelaide Williams. 4th Class] Lucile Halliday. 3rd class; Sophia Garrett, second class; Lilian Uridges,first class Shipping News, The SS. loan cn��*e in last Werinesdny a' aboi t t'e usu I dine with co.i-iyn meats for McPhee 8: Moore, u.-Muart J.P. Holmes, W.R.Kol.b. S.j.ClilTc. |. McKim. ('.. <;. M .cDnii*dd, Voting .V Scharschmidt, A. Urquhart,S.J. Piercy,A. Cesford, Fraser, Smith, Creech, and Lawrence. The Forest Queen is al Union Wharf. Social and Ent irtalnma *t. The members and friends oftheMcth- orliii Church of Union intend givug a 1 Social nnd Novel Entertainment in the Old Sdmol House. Saturday, Feb.,25111. The ciiteitainmcnt will eonsii-t ofa good assortment of Mngtc Lantern views; also of feats of skill. Prize-, will be given to the most successful, as well as a consolation prize for the least. Everyone should attend this unique affair. Friends from Comox and Courtenay invited. Doors open lit 730. Chair taken atS, Proceedings In aid af church funds, HOUSEHOLD. My Baby- My babj mmt h tvegone away ; Here, in mj nrmi but yosterduj*, Or ��cRrco - ��� lone ugo, Ht*iRoldon head upon my broast, Hlawourv littio iinili-��L rest,, Irocked liim toand (ro, Tho littio darling's roguish ejoa Are bright and blue nn summoraklos, Ui'-S'u'ii-li Irvll���ii fair. Urn sloop doca v. i with lids Itkosnow, And like the -mrnmor'a sunshine glow Hi- waves uf golden hulr. And so mr baby sleeps,nnd I Am gtiarJlntr o*er with watchful oyo My rounl ".' prlilo and joy. *.* v "������ Hut oiionatos camo and baby grow So fn-t and strong, that o'er I know My baby wnsalioy. [nhoyMi Ion-*.- ami ski rt, W'l.ii iii eta broon anddetvuti dirt, Wlio- ichooksn idark wlthl n. Tomju 0111)1 11 .'111 vital til-nut Willi iiiii-y sh i, i- about, at, My =1 irdy little Bui oh, witli he ul upon mybroa St. No huh no-ales el so ion il; I hnv )hlm -till, I know, Mybo* Ulla nil im honrt, bui 1 (Ifl h iWIHVlll'Hl, ml itiiii'tmirii ETtlgl -J mi - in* ball* so Don't bo 111-natwed- An ill-iiiiHiivtl word spoken without reflection fastens tho ch irgo of impropriety on i< pretty woman guilty of nothing worse than high spirits of youth, and that want of caution whioh ho often accompanies these high Bpirita mated with innocence, Want of reflection is Iho undoing ou lioi aide, aa woll as on lhat of ihe ill-tiatun whioh ilestroye hor for want of thought rath* er than for overplus of malioa llecausoBlio is brink and bright, aho ia, thoroforo, assumed to he light nud fast. Her frankness n mado to look like Impudence, her gayety tike immodesty, Whon t-hoia good tempered she i-s coarse; and liorvory courago is insensi tivo rather than brave. As for ner maimers to men, thoy aro shamelosa, nnd no other word Is to he said. Brum all whioh the poor young woman, whose worse crime 'a a certain heedlessness���acortain want of previa* slon as io where appearances are against her aud leave her reputation vulneablo���- is convicted hy general gossip set afoot by one thoughtlessly ill-liaturod chatterer nnd for over after goes through life with a mildewed name ami a rnstod character. All small soelotios aro Infested hy this kind ot plague. Human nature lias its Imperative Instincts, whatever the theatre on which they nre enacted, Tlio stage ms��y bo as wide as the world's greatest tragedies, or as narrow as the enmities in the old woman's ward of a workhouse, lint the in- stinets f-re the same ; mid thin of unfriendly interpretation is one of them, Il is*a kind of inverted form of the drainatlo instinct as well us that curious combativeness which secka to destroy for the mere pleasure of destroying���oven as n mau will shoot gulls on the sea, for no good to anyone but the fishes which feed on flesh, and the gratification of Ins own pride as n marksman. The moral world is an analogue of ihe material . mid in this caroleBS ill-naiur wo see tho thoughtless unrksman who (���hoots seagulls, which he can neither hag nor cat, for llie mere pleasure of the sport. And in restricted societies, whero Iii-* events aro rare und heroic tragedies almost impe.s sible, the dramatic instinct gets its gratifl cation out of mean and potty quarrels, mean nud petty slanders, and the wildiire flung about by substantially good-natured bui also mentally blind and thou-.'lit less ohfltterors. A death, with the will to follow, is fort Ik ground for this kin I of thoughtlesB ill' nature ; and subordination, perjury, undue influences, a later will destroyed, frustrated Intentions, and all ihc rest of it, wander about the talk of the place like so many .uttering through an on- rein they nre set last, ���liliot get loose iuto the npd of speech and foul surmise uever roach the light of upon accusation. They wander hither and thltlior, and are handed on In whispers from one to another, and no ouo pauses to lake heed of the words whioh Imply bo muoh more than i-i known, and accuse of crimes no one could verify under pain of his life. Even relatives will say these terrible things of ono another; and n, foolish, irresponsible chatterer of this kind did not hositatu to charge her sisters and brothers with the crime of undue influence, hecniiso she was dissatisfied with tho father's will, which was simply just iu its impartiality, und did not make specialized provision for In r, Hero, herohnrges were thoughtl-jBt, only inasmuch as, being a fool, she did not realize the magnitude ofthe oflense .she assumed had heen committed. Hut there WOS none of the enrelcssiiOHS we have spoken of above ; and what she said, she meant, nnd Iho arrows ebo lot fly sho wished and Intended should slick. In some houses gornip of lids kind abounds. Tho talk is all of people, novel' of things : nnd when you got into the habit of talking about peoplo, you necessarily .slip into tii-it of Hi-nature am] slanderous insinuation. Jl is so muoh easier to dispraise than to praise ; and ill-natured criticism can lie made auiusinv, while encomiums are apt io lie heavy when not cloying. Besides, ill- nalnrc reacts in a kind of reflected light on one's own person, When we condemn our dear friend for this fault and thai,naturally the corollary is that we ourselves lire free of that special sin, and look at '.he world so far wilh clear eyes. The pot calling the kottlo black is n very Billy performance -and when Satan and Sin fallout-, the little demons laugh for joy. So that, unless wo think to hide our own Ill-doing by exaggerating that of ftngthor, we are supposed to stand free from those moral troubles by which wu say our neighbours have beonscorod aiidseriiteh- cil. And even the careless and good-natured, who give themselves up to the fatal habit of slanderous insinuation and ill-natured commentary, are not quite without a conception of self in their lives, aro not quito Ignorant of that inner glow which accompanies Iho Bharp speech agaiust another ���do not disdain the thankfulness of the cloanly-living Phnrisoo that ho wasnotas that sinful Publican yonder, whose living was madc(oiitoftliesufroriiigs of others and whose soul was thoroforo spotted with guile, even as a leopard's skin is spotted with stains unchangeable. j Sects is beyond question says that glycerine j and rose water should never he Used to : | soften the lips, as this remedy has one groat ��� I drawback, namely, that it induces the growth of su peril it ou-- hair, a warning I ! wlii.li all women will gladly heed, for no j i one desites to poseos a bearded lady. When i ' eold sores appear rub them with eold cream, being careful not to break thorn, and they ' will s'on disappear. The reason that they j usually oling so lonj- is, that they are tampered wiili by rubbing orbiting, and then-- I fore oannot have a chance to Ileal properly, as '.hey would if left alone. The same writer who warns us against glycerine and ruse water is a Btroug advocate of hot water, and affirms that there Is scarcely any ailment that will not succumb to its healing virtues, Therefore, with cold cream and hot wal0*- one should be able to present to thi wild a pair of rosy lips free from any uu ijhtly blemishes. Man and Tiioir Ideals- The notion that men have nf their own worth, says George McDonald, and of claims rounded thereon, is amazing; most amazing of all is what a man will set up to himself as tho itan.lard of the woman he will marry. What the woman may have a right to claim nover enters his thought. He never doubts the right or righteousness of aspiring towed a woman between whose nature and his lies a gulf, wide as between an angel praising God . devil taking refuge from him in a swine. Never a shadow of compunction crosses the leprous soul as ho stretches forth his arms to enfold tin- clean woman. All, white dove, thon niuat lie for a while among tbo pots ! If only thy mother he not more to blame than tin* wretch that but act8 after his kind. He does not die of soli loathing I how, then, could he Imagine the horror of disgust with which a glimpse of him such as lie is would blast the soul of the woman? Yet has ho���what is it, the virtue, the pride, or iho cruel Insolence.��� to shrink with rudest abhorrence from one who is, in nature and history and ruin, his fitting and proper mate 1 To see only how a man will lie content to be himself what ho scorns another for being, might well be enough to send anyone crying to tho Uod there may be to cimo between him and himself. Lord, what a turning of things upside down theie will lie one day 1 What a setting of lasts first ��nd firsts last. sooty liilln Imps (.���hanled wood who and whence thoy ' open day. Than Tested Beoipas- Kniitoy Cakk,��� Cream onccup hutter,add gradually two cups of sugar and beat well, then add four eggs well beaten ; mix to* nether three and one-half cups flour and three teaspoonfuls baking powder, add this to tho first mixtutc alternately with ono cup milk. To half of tho bailor add one cup raisins atoned, cut and floured, ono half pound figs chopped very fine and floured, one tablespoon fid of molasses, i.no-half teaspoon of cinnamon and one-half teaspoon of clove, niaco and allspice mixed equally, one-ijuiirlerof a grated nutniog, the spiers lo be mixed with one tablespoouful of flour. Hake in buttered pans tn a moderate oven about, thirty minutes and put together with a thin layer of jolly. This is a good recipe for general use, and tho rule makes two cakes each of dark anil white cake. Spread the jolly on while tho cake is yet warm. It may ho put together with frosting if liked but this makes it too sweet for some tastes. Apple jelly is a good kind to use as it has less flavour and detracts less from the fine flavour of the cake. In making this cake about eight spoonfuls of thu batter will make one of the layers. Frost with a boiled icing, lloil together until it threads one cup sugar aud one-third cup water; beat the white of one egg to a froth, pour on tlio hot syrup and beat five minutes or until cool 'enough to spread. Flavor with one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Stir the sugar and water together until they are mixed then do not stir again. After a few minutes try the syrup to see If it will thread ; use YOUNG FOLKS. Fuss iu Corner- From four bright corners in a room book out eight roguish eyes. The beauteous ..���-larkh* of which e'en An Angolo would prize. The roses bloom on childish cheeks. *J Their hrows are white and fair. Their feet am nimble for the race��� Tlio race for corners thero. Their faces are illumed with smiles. Hipplm** tike BOme fair lake, Which perfumed breoiea haste to kiss For beauty's precious sake, Sweet childhood's overflowing Joy Springs from Buch seines as this; Suoh beckoning with finger tips��� And lips just made lo kiss. It Booms bui yesterday that I, An old man, thin and (-ray. Did, willi a troop Of little onos, "I'li-sin ihe corner"play. Your prancing, dancing feet awake Sonic long forgotten strain, And make uu- fed, lliough 1 am ,*lil, Just like a child again. Play on I the witchery of your spell, Alas, I would not break, For those who play the most and well Grand l&on and women make. Lost Love- Little children, be kind to the motherless. Those'of us who wore unfortunate enough to lose our mothers in infancy often liud ourselves wondering what the beautiful feeling is between a child and its mother, They call it affection, but this hardly seems to describe this beautiful, holy feeling in little children's hearts, We read of it, wc hear it discussed, we see it enacted before our eyes, but we have never fell it I Wc have often longed to tnato that morsel of love, for it must bo deeper, purer and more honeyed than what mo rentier ton. father. So powerful has tho desiro become at limes lhat we have been tempted lo envy (only tempted) those who are enjoying this pi eious boon. One may possess dear friends, a rioh inheritance, and the adultilions of so- olety, but tteso cannot compensate for the loss of a fond mother to love. Moro particularly is the bereavement felt in childhood, Wo can well remember, when a schoolgirl, how astonished wo wore to view tho little kindnesses and fond caresses that wero be stowed on our little matea by tholr afieotion* ate mammas. We felt that tbey were enjoy ing something that had never como into our life ! Thoro seemed a beautiful fountain opened for them at which wo had never quaffed. The word motherless has a far deeper meaning than any other word. It, embraces not only the loss of a mother's love and care, but it means tho total extinguishment ol th-vt filial feeling that ia so natural between the child's love for its mother and the mother's love for tho child. These can only die with hor last breath. Thoy aro blessed factors for good in youth, but when this Bwcet, yet strong, barrier ia removed, ol the breaches that invite the various tides of evil to onler, The trust of a child to its mother Bhould be as true as the sunrise tothe morning. or tho star to beauty. Oh, life would be f desert but for mother-love! Chcriah tin love of a mo! her, yo who may call it yours. It is the fairest jewel earth can bestow. Other blessings may come, hut guard this well. Well wo know, thoso of us that never ottered the sweet, endearing word mamma, that never in the flesh can come to our robbed hearts, though they search the universe for that breathing beauty, a child's love for mother. The Little Runaway Tommy was a little runaway. Ho was always missing. True he did not go fu bui the distance be put between himself and mamma was enough to cause uneasines. His mamma was young and thought all little boys possessed the same tendency���that it was merely the overflow of his bright,, joyous nature, that overleaped the bounds eold spoon and do not leave it in the hot of her small rooms, for as quick as the out- sugar and then expect to make an accurate .- *ido door was open out went '1 ommy. He igar ami then oxpi_��� - lest. Do not heat the white of the ogg too was only four years old. One morning ticli for this kind of frosting. when ho entno in running and foaming after Gold Lur OAKfcMftMii one scant half J'" l,m,811ftl, n,"ta his *n��tnorT ,""' cup of butter, add one cup sugar and cream I "Tommy, where havo von been. I do not together; beat the volksofcght eggs to a Bee why you slip olT so.be ore I hay tune to and add to the first mixture. To miBB you you are away outof eight, this add one-half cup milk and one and one- . " Oh. mamma, I have been out hunting half cups flour mixed with two teaspoonfuls I �� spring this morning, do not you know 1...I,:..,.1 i���. ,i���.��� ui, ��� L��� I that papa said ho was on his way here, fi baking powder : flavor with one touspoi ful orange extract and bake in a moderate i oven about forty-five minutes. This ia a i good rule for using the yolks of eggs and I makes a eako'of fine texture. Hake it in a i single loa! and frost. I . . . , . . SusoK Icisa.-ToUio grated rind 0f felt >���> "rango that he would turn abo. ;o add Uo toulunnon-ulu ol orange . "'" 1""'"* *��!"" '<>> ""*''!'' ot " I'0"-' lie smelted liis breath in the air, but I do not nee Ilim." His mother could not rcfircBB a smile. She knew that Tommy would not venture far, for as soon as he found himself alone be tout and ,.,:.��� ������r.iiii!i-iiiMtirotal,|.-s|i,.onfiils���l���rarme '; ��.",' > "' , ': I- i���'1���"1'1"- It-loa and one teaspoonful of lemon juice, lot; l��.n.ny would comostrutung along between Maud one hour, strain and add to tho un- I imal *���" offlotahohattrnta" In hi- boy 1.1. beaten yolk of oue egg. To this add con- m!, V""1 .b- fm0 to '!'" I,0,nl��!, ����� b�� foo Ml1 sugar to make it .tiffenough to ��"'"1'1 '^ *?���rmi "ff J?'," '''!'",; ,*",? .. b - . - .. '' i house, where I live. But this morning, it spread. Bo careful lo urate the yellow out- -. . , . , ,. f , ��� ,, side rind without taking any of the white ��cem. he had a spec al inot.vo for roan ng of the orange lies in .he !e was ... search of spring. I could,, t pool. The flavor ot the orange iii,d and not in the juice, and tho rind also gives color. This is ono of tlio easiest, kind of frostlngs to make. Wnter or cream may be used instead of the orange juice and any "avar preferred. Hut he sure to use xxxx onfootionors' sugar, Thi binned if it is too thick to spread easily waa in search of spring, find him," ho said, "not yot, but 1 will some day ; bo wears such a beautiful cloak of bloom and carries fresh flowers. Oh, I shall know him just ns soon ns I see him. Thev say he wakes up all tho little germs, . f,-nqlim, iiuu, hn an,l whilo the birds nre coming to breakfast lo^S'Siyjiier'r'?"!^'^'!: j��2rJ-'-�� but these quickly mado frostlngs are to be iproad, not poured on a cake like a boiled ioing. Another frosting is made with the white of au egg and confectioners' sugar or with the white of au egg, a tablespoouful of water and tho sugar. , . , -, . - Sposue Oakk���Ih making thia kind of! *-���*��� "����--*-# couam*. ln,��fv Pre"nCB onc cake always start with the yolks of the ?an^off ��" OWlventionalttlcs, and appear eggs ; beat them until light, add the pnw-1 "' lm 0ffn tr,�� OT,or**- ^'f 'W 18 H0 nice���oh, I will find him some day.' Dick Bummers And Oouain George- Perhaps no sweeter gift ever comes tothe human heart than a pretty, artless, bona del ed sugar gradually and emit intio boating I sweet, her smile warms whilo it cheers Now add tho flavoring, after, hat Ihcwhil.o S"01! �� K''1 .T1" ."l10" "'"Ulton I she was * . . . . .... . , ��� , . ' ct.'irL' .Mif ti'tl . ln.rl . ,111,1 lilt-Mil \T INif. II-iiM What tlio Lips Tell- TllO rosy lips of lovely woman have been sung about by poets ol till ages. Tlio Cupid �� bnw in uaillty curves has always been symbolical of u perfect mouth, mil lips most klssablo have never been represented as oilier than pink and perfect. No Other portion of the face, however, so quickly responds to symptoms of itl health in the body aa do the lips, l-'cver blisters are tho disfiguring reminders cf n cold; dry, broken, or bloodless lips show that one is out of Bort8,ovon more certainly than heavy oyoa or dejected mien, and it is a woman's duly to endeavor to restore llieni to their soft, rich redness, which is the outward and visible sign of good health. To do this tho general Bystern must ho toned up, diet regulated, and a regular houao-oloaniug (-one into ; but there aro certain defects of tllO lips that, can be overcome Without all tills trouble, because they arise from a woman's own fault, Mnny of from nervousi i or habit, ���t the eggs beaten still'. Add a part of tbo ggs at a time cutting and folding them in ,s in milking au omelet. Now ndd a part of the flour in the same way and theu the rest of the egg und finally the last nf tho flour, Remember not to stir but to fold it over. Hake in a moderate oven. Five eggs, ono cup of powdered sugar, one cup of flour is a good rule. Paper the pan and butter it very slightly ; lo remove tho cake turn the pan oil one able then on tlio other and let tho weight of the cako assist in ita removal. 'Ann uiiton to a napkin or a wire cooler but as a delicate cake sometimes tttkOB the im* pression of tho wires the napkin is to bo preferred. Soft Ginokhbbbad-���Put one cup ol molasses and one-quarter cup butter Into a saucepan, place over the fire and remove iih soon as it leaches tho boiling point, Add one and une-balf teaspoonfuls of Boda beat well; add onc beaten egg with one-half Clip of sour milk and iwo enpa of flour mixed with one teaspoonful each of ginger and sal'. ; heat again, turn into hutterod pans and bake in a rather quick oven twenty minutes. This gingerbread bakes woll il) a large sheet but better in individual pans. As the soda is added to the hot molasses tlio effervescence must bo caught quickly and hence better results with email cakes that are baked quickly. A Gat's Objection to India. A good cat story, comes from Bombay, In August a Liverpool resilient proceeding lo Uoinbay took out with him a cat, which he Intended to present loa friend in India. .Soun days after tho arrival of the steamer in Bom* , bay pussy was missed, and though she was vo a way of j searched for high ami low she was nowhere bltiog our lips which will Buroly result in to be found. Her owner had quite given her swelling, bruise or dryness that is both un- j up for lost when he received intelligence comfortable ami unpleasant to look at. | from Kligland that ihe cut bad mado her ap- Tlierofore, the first step is, lo break oil' so ��� pearanee at her old Liverpool homo on the pernicious a practice by watching oneself Sflth October, as calm and collected as very carefully. Next, anoint the poor, I though a trip to India mid back was quite in bruised members with somo hcdillg Sal-re of the ordinary course of her life. The fuels a pure make are vouched for by a Bombay paper, and Do not, howc cr, think io ouro chapped llioro Is no reason to doubt thoir substantial lips by anointing them after being out in accuracy, but it is not made clem- whether the air. The iimo for treatment is bofore tho out was stowed away in the steamer in the mischief is done, putting on n little cold which alio went ont to India, and carried cream nvery time you start out for a walk luck on its return voyage in'tho ordinary which yon will find highly beneficial ami course. aud rosy aa when tho milder zephyrs of I When a man realizes that he cannot be summer rule the air. famous there is some hopo that he will sot- A writer whose knowledge of snub sub* tlo down and bo useful, sparkling with mirth and beauty, yet free from coquetry. She was only sixteen, and wna visiting her cousin, Ueorgo Ell wood,at his city home. Ho had grown to love her���iu a cousinly way, to bo sure ! But ono evening during her visit ho entered his mother's sitting- room, and after glancing furtively around in a vain endeavor to find something that was evidently miasing.tboro was a vacancy, and it was quickly revealed to him. " Whero is Helen'!" he inquired, ������3lie has gotio home," replied his mother. "(lone! Why did sho leave ao suddenly '���" ������ A telegram came, saying littio Eddie was very ill, and she hurried off." Oeorgo silently asked himself how lie was to fill up tho time bis cousin had made pass so delightfully. He sat down lo tea, but could uot eat. Ho was listening for a familiar footstep at his side, Everything seemed to speak of her. Ho retired to his study ; there lay the unfinished book, with the leaf turned down by Holen'i lingers. Ho icsolved tn writo to her, and did so. This relieved his lonelinoss a littio ; and then ho road till midnight tho book they had commenced together. A fow days elapsed ; then came the following;nnte : " Pkah Cousin Georob���Your letter must have been written in great haste, and under thc impulse of momentary excitement. By the lime this reaches you I know lily couaiu will endorse all that his Cousin Helen says. Tho memory of those pleao- ant houra passed with you and dear Auutis will ever afford mc many delightful thoughts, as I review them in the solitude of my secluded home ; but, dear cousin, f must repeat what I havo ao often said to your appeals���that no fonder feelings must ever be permitted between us than a pure, sweet, cousinly affection. " Yours, lovingly, Helen." The aanio words, ho exclaimed, " that she is always ringing in my ears. Cousin, cousin, cousin ! that death-blow to all my hones." Uncertainty was tugging at this young mini's heart. The future seemed drawn with intersecting lines. No oasis iuviled him thiougli the labyrinth of doubt lo a certain goal. His banner star refused to shine, and Ueorgo was unhappy. Young men sometimes go to the club when in trouble ; sometimes they plunge into dissipation, grasping the wine cup for relief. Hut (Icorge Elwood, in this case, went to is mother, und sweet were his dreams after, thai twilight interview. He did not reveal the story of bis love. Oh, no! But that mother revealed to him ina pleasant conversational tcto-a-tetc, instituted for a lefinitO purpose by himself, certain facts, Which he hugged aa a miser hugs his gold��� tenaciously, for very love of iu On the following morning our hero atood on the threshold ef Ida beloved home saying adieu to tbe inmates. He was about to take a journey. Already could be heard in the distance tho shrill sound of an engine's whistle. Now, George, remember me to Helena, kiss the dear children for me; good bye." "Good-bye, mother," came in response. The moruing sun had reached the zenith of its glory; beautiful September was hastening to a close. Already the aummer foliage wits loosening its hold on the sum titer branches which had ao gladly sheltered the tired traveller on his dusty march through the little village of M . Fruit still clung to the old trees of the orchard, beside which nestled a low white cottage. Silence reigned about it, and the gentle duller of a white dress among the flowers in tho garden behaved the onlyaignaround that pretty parsonage, Helena was gathering somo late blossoms, when tho click of the gato caused her to turn suddenly and find herself fnco to face with "Cousin George." Ablush, beautiful ns the morn Ing suffused her cheeks and brow as she exclaimed,���"Dear Cousin (icorge I" A frowu disfigured her friend's whit brow for a moment at the word "Cousin,' then taking both her little bands in his, he looked down inlo the pure depths of those dark eyes. "What brought you down V she asked. "I hope alt aro well?'* "I can toll you who brought mo down he said, laughingly. But George Elwood, brave as ho thought himself to bo, could not muster courage, now that he was in tho presence of bor hi loved, to tell her so. It wits sweet t( breathe tho same air, drink in tho loved tones, revel in the pure Bunshine of Helena's smile j to watch her footsteps, ride by her side, read with her, in fact, dream the days away like one iu a trance. A week rolled by, One day, as the two pleasure-seekers were retnrningfromodrivc, Helena behold, as they nearcd home, Hick Summers, whom she greeted, Oeorpe was inclined to think, rather warmly. But hor gentlo manner won nit hiarts, and why not bis ? The two --entlemeu shook hands and were soon in friendly conversation, for they were acquainted. The presence of Dick Summers decided Ceorge to learn his fate on the morrow. Descending to the dining room tbe following morning he was grouted with : "'Good morning, Cousin Ueorgc. How did ynu rest?" "Very well, thank you. But, Helena, no more cousining, please. We aro only third cousina anyway, ami I love you as only a true man can love a beautiful woman, Will you bo my wife?" Helen, remembering her obligationa to her father's family, looked up through glistening tears saying i " How can 1 marry and deprive the little ones of my care." " Ah, then, your father has not told you he is to bring home a wife ?" " ND, but 1 can trust papa and know hi lias chosen wisely, and since you love me and papa does not need me, why I don't see why you should nol havo mo." He kissed her blushing cheeks and lips as thoy walked ont on to the porch, when lo, in front of them waa Dick summers in the act of dismounting. After the greeting, he said: Well, I'm off for Now York." What's your hurry ?" said Ceorge. Well, to toll the truth, 1 camo down to propose lo your cousin, and you are the last person I suspected of being a rival. But since Charley ami 1," patting hia hor nook, " witnessed thc little by-play lu the porch just now, I wish yon joy !"' Dick left as he said be would, and Ceorge soon followed, having won his cousin for A BOY ID THE BOLE OF JONAH- Lintcrcil Info nn I'lrpliant'a Miiiimcli to UeillOVflAu I Hill-**-it IM*.- Iron Itftr. Apropos to tho Incident related recently of the death of Xipp, the big elephant Barboo, Wis., from having swallowed a chain weighing fid pounds, a reminder was called up and related by Dr. Hume of Dei ver. Jusl prior to the demise of tho much lamented 1'hineaa T. Barnum I was touring in Connecticut and called upon the great showman at Bridgeport, who invited me to seethe circus nnim-ds in winter quart its, On arriving ut tho great caravansary where tho wonders that tour iho eo..nuy year aflor year are stored, the illiistrioua owner was informed that Beta, the prize trick elephant, was ailing. All tho symptoms of tl o pior beast pointed to tho fact that she was suffering from acute gaatralgia and means had been tried to relievo her without avail. It was finally discovered that Beta had by some means wrenched off an iron bar from her stall, and as it could not be found it was surmised that sho had swallowed it, nnd which accounted for the gastric irritation of the valuable pachyderm. Mr. Barnum saw that poor Beta muit soon sticciinb to the imflnmmatiou caused by such a Urge foreign body and wit h ready wit resolved on a unique plan to remove it. Attached to his large winter hotel was a mall colored boy who went by tho name of Nigger Joe. Ho was but little larger than a full-grown possum, and P, T. sent for him and explained that he must take s rubber tube in his mouth lo breath through, and, with a rope round Ids waist, must go down into the elephant's stomach and got ont that bar of iron. "doe rolled his eyes and demurred, but he knew hia employer too well to reluso. Accordingly doe was anointed with a pound of vaseline and, Beta being safely gagged, he was gently pushed down the giant u<so- phagus head first, a smooth stick well oiled landing him at the bottom. According to instructions the boy soon gave threo tugs ut tho tope to be pulled out again, and sum enough, tightly clasped in Joe's hands was tbo ollending and ii.digestible iron bar, tt is needless lo say that Betas life was saved and that Nigger Joo was handsomely rewarded for Ins euro of tho valuable elephant's indigestion," A Curious Marriage Ousto:n- The marriage customs in some parts of Brit tuny aro very curious. In Cornuillo the village tailor is the important personage to whom the candidate for matrimony applies for a list of eligible girle. Having selected one, iho tailor at onco proceeds to tho maiden'- father, carrving a wand of broom. He is dressed for the occasion in official stockings, one of which in of violet color and the other red, and with him is the suitor and bis nearest relative. While the family chiefs aro making their arrangements the lovers retire to tho other end of the house mid discourse their own "sweet music." It is necessary that the engaged pair should put au end thotiiEoIvos to the term of negotiation, Thoy approach, holding each other by ihc hand, to the table where their parents or relatives are seated, when bread wine, and brandy are brought in. The young man and tho maiden eat with the samo knife nnd fork and drink out of the same cup, and the day for the union is then agreed upon. The subject of men's hats is engaging tho attention ofa number of London newspapers and their readers. Mr. Laboucherc has headed a cruiade against tho " top hat,11 and speaks in favor of some kind of a soft felt hat as a substitute, Ono correspondent urges iho adoption of a throe-cornered variety, as combining In iho highest degree all the qualities required in (that. "It Is becoming to everybody," bo says, "smart looking, compact, handy, warm, weatherproof, and is not easily blown off." The Prince of Walest s anxiously looked to for a Ign on the proper thing. IMPORTS AHD EXPOBTS. Traile Wilh llie Old Country Is UrowlnS Rapidly. An interesting and encouraging series of tables showing the trend and volume of Canadian trade has been issued by Mr. N. Clarke Wallace, Controller of Customs, and submitted to his Excellency, [Exports show an increase of 816,500,000, and Imports increased $8,500,000, The year 1882 was, up to tho past year the " high water mark " of our exports���the value being fl02,137|20.'b In 18112, however, they wero $113,003,375. Thc excess of imports over oxports since Confederation is $511,113,031, or a yearly average of $20,444,750, The course of trade hits changed during the pnst year���it has trended steadily from the United Stales to the Mother-land���but at the same time it has grown to agratifyin-* degree with tho West Indies, China and da- pan, showing that tho Government's efforts in these directions to hnd markets arc meeting with aucccsB. The following table shows the imports by provinces with tho amount uf duty collected thereon :��� Value. Duty. ftlA.0ea.fi01 |8,J95,78fl 7fl fiO.23S.803 ;..<!U.8(HI HI Ontario Quebec Nova8ootla New Brunswick..., Manitoba Itrili-h Columbia... I'. E. Island X, W. Territories . ���'.������v-Coi S.M2..V.1 VIT.lt'l i;.:i;i\H7<; Ml 1,2*1 mfi\ i ii7 1,010,570 OS 775.PM 18 lAujat 87 181,107 A5 10,021} 111 1127,400,088 |20,5J0,I73, 53 Owing to the abolition of the sugar duties the importation of thin commodity shows a larpo increaao compared with 1800. With reference to the exports, Canada sent to England in 1800 3,000dozen of eggs, valued at $820 ; last year tho record was 3,087,658 dozen, valued al $502,318. In these same years thero was a great falling ofT in the shipment of eggs to tho United States. The exports of butter also show a gratifying Increase. ISLAND IlEVRNTK JlKl'ORT. The lignres iu tho report of the Controller of Inland Revenue for 1802 are most encouraging, being considerably in excess of tho previous year. In 1992 the total amount of inland revenue accrued was $8,070,520 as against $6,005,005 in 1891. A decrease is noted in thc quantity of malt taken for consumption to the extent of about 20 pel cent., as compared with 1S90-IU, and 1'J.J per cent., as compared with the average of the preceding four yearB. The total quantity was 46,425,882 pounds. This is doubt- less owing to decreased production of malt liquors, on account ofthe increase of tho duty upon malt from one to two cents per pound. The following table shows thc annual consumption per head of population of the articles mentioned : Year. Spirits. Itccr. Wine. Tol] ooo .778 3.803 .0U7 Us .883 3.360 .101 ui .71ft 3.7M .ill '.'It: .701 8.510 .mi .-'.': Silenciuf* Complaints .Servant���" Please, uiiliu, the hoarders complained that the Bteak waa tough this morning." Mrs, Slimdiet���" Too bad. Give them liver to-morrow." Servant���" And Ihey want maple sirup for their griddle cakes.*'' Mrs. Slimdiet���"Omit the griddle cakes," Havo You Asthma? Dr.. R. Si-uiiTMASN, St. Paul, Minn., will mail a trial package of Solliffmanu's Asthma Ouro fret to any sufferer. (Jives instant relief in Worst cases, and cures where others fail. Name this paper and send address. If the conceit was taken out of soni'i pen plo there wouldn't be enough of'em left lo hang clothes nu. Dr. Harvey's Southern Red Pino for coughs and colds is the most reliable and perfect cough medicine in tho market. For sale everywhere. Kate Field asks: "How many women marry age-ml man?" One at a time, Kate, except in Utah. Gioiarjr to3thaoh�� qjwi tot* at tomnomry Uilim;. ami stop] toothache lint int. Iy BotdbydraBBlBtt*, A mother may have taper lingers, but hor liltlo boy, when corrected, does not consider her hand lighter on that account. Cures Coufmniption, Congha, Croup, Nero Throat. Snld by oil DniTcisw on a Gunr-uitec, Fur a Lame Side, UhcIc or Chest ShfloVa Porous Plaster will give great hu Ii i'.-rtion.���a-> cents. .CATARRH REMEDY. Havo vou Catarrh V This Remedy will relievo and Curo you. Price .Mfcta. This Injector lor its successful ti-cutniciit, free. .Heineinber, Killloli's Itemedlesurocold on n guitraniee. Eetter tl an NotbbfC- Servant���-" Please, sir, the coal is all out." Mr. Wearic������" Well, bore's a big pile of dunning letters for that last ton. Hum them. " YVomeu are not slow to comprehend, They're quick. They're alive, and yet it was a man who discovered the one remedy for their peculiar ailments. Tho man was Dr. Pierce, The discovery was his "Favorite Pri- scriplion"��� the boou of delicate women. Why go round "with one foot in the grave," sull'rriiig in aileti *e���misunderstood��� when there'u & remedy at bund that isn't an experiment, but which is sold under thc gnarantet that if yeu are disappointed in any way iu it, you can got your money back by applying to its makcii. We can hardly Imagine a woman's not trying it. Pucsibiy it may be true of one or two���but we doubt it. Women are ripe for it. They must have it. Think of a prescription and nine outof ten waiting for it. Carry tho news to them ! The scat of sick headache ia not hi tho brain. Regulate thc stomach nnd you cure it. Dr. Pierce's Pellets arothe Littio Regu latere. "It is always best to lie on tho rltfht Bide," remarked tho stump speaker when bo heard nt the election of the man lie had been advocating. oigns of Spring- All lovers of gsrdening will revel in tl o handsome catalogue of seeds, bulbs, roses, filints, etc., just issued bv the Sieeb, Irlggs, Maroon Seed Co.,of Toronto. Thia firm stands at the head of their profession in the Dominion, and are noted for the i ��� - ' liability of the seeds thoy sell and for fair dealing. This year they have added (Jroeu- I houses to their already immense business and offer for '03 everything now in roBes, carr.at'o*is, falmB nnd other plants. Novel- ties ottered by American .Seedsmen can be ' procured from this firm and bo save oxpress and duty. Tho latest mvelly, " Datura " or "Horn of Plenty," a grand flnwcr, is Illustrated en front over oc their catalogue and it is a marvel ot beauty. We recent- mcnil o ir farm* r% and gardening {friends to write for a co* y and to ba particular in mentioning this paper. The socialist is generally a man y< would not like to have on your sociallist. l^mKmVhildreii ''���'''��� -'V W\ Grvowma ���%Si;^''- 'Too Fast become HrrtlesB, frotful, without energy, ihiii rnd weak. Fortify nud build them up* by the hso of '11' CF [-USE COD LIVER OIL AND HYPOP1IOSPHITES Of JLIllto ::��'.! Soda. PaljbWo co 111:':. A.-. .1 riucvKMivi; m: 11 he ov wi mis < ���> colds, ih both THE DID AND CWIHOi IT 15 UHEOUALLED, 0,'nuiiio nisi!? I; S.c'.t A DUK119. U-ll.-vil!?. Salmon Wrapper; -! l.i Drucoliti, lye. and Ol.no. KOFK NO MORE WATSONS' COUCH DROPS will aive positive and instant RELIEF TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM COLDS, HOARSENESS, SORE THROAT, ETC., ARID ARE INVALUABLE TO ORATORS AND VOCALISTS. R. & T. W. BTAMPED ON EACH DROP. TRY THEM I CURE FITS I .-aliinMa ItMllM Mid bottle atiix-illi'iio MDl Fiee to any ';uf*-is'-. I'i.i! 1-ti-if-t, nmi l-oil lillice ni|.||-!-i, II. u. I'UUl*. M.1...1-W H>,i AsL-i-'.U Siicet, Tu^iUo, Out WHY B XJ-S" Hoot or Sboo that does ���i iu. Why punish your it inait.iin-iiiiitf io form fool toaboot orshoo, IlootH ami Phi lioai livolo-'ililir fort* n I widr-i Aakforthn J. D. King & Co., Ltd., porfoctflt linn ���'������oil'-, and bo liit'ipy. -im.TAKT'S A*TII1IM,I'.\ Qlvea a Nights Sweet Sleep and no ihnt yon need not. .-���lliipiilliiiKhtKa-'pinj* for brcalb for (carol auflbcation.On receipt ofniiinoanill'.O.Adilri*.--���**-"" ��� ���-* '������ will mail Trial Elolllo Dr TaitBhob-JIroicine Co., Koohoator, N.Y. fiinaillan Utllcc. ISO Adelaide Street W Toronto. k Veteran's Story g Mi*. Jo".��>->l* Hi'*"- mr-rich, mi old soldier, r>2f> E, 14('.tli St., N. Y. City, writes ns voluntarily. In 18C2, at Iho battle of Fair Oaks, he wns stricken with typhoid fcTvr, and after a Ion** stiii-:*;]'* In hospitals, lastliij* several jMrs, was illi- witb ��������������� Mplisa. Doctors siild both lungi were affected and he could not live long, lint a comrade urged hlin to try ll-inii".-* i-iursapurllla. Hrfore lie had liul ilii'i] nne lmtlli- bis ciiniili he-riii to net louse, Iho {'lii-klii!*' -sciHiitloii Ml, and nliihl sweats (jn*w less nnd lens. Ho Is now in good health aii.l cordially recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla i'i n fjonornl lilnod purifier find tonic m��*Hi- ���Inr, especially to hit comrades In tlio O. A. K. HOOD'O PlLLQ nui hand mnrld, ana ar* per fi'i'i In ���'������������������.-���-.iiii'ii, pmiiortloii and appotrauet. T7WH MUSI Itll'llON HOOKS. IHI, I, I* I? ASI> tl Itl lis write lo William UrigKS Publisher. Toronto PEriAL om.n, boantifnl dosiRn with > vour name In fancy colors, hxcentod litlio Automatic Shading Ton. for lOotS., silver, fniiiplelontorkof I'ennian-tliip t-uppllOH CircularsliddrOM W.A, THOMHdON, Toronto 11,iv I.9U BOX 1*28. SITUATION VACAKT-For hunilroils o ���smart, yo-ing men and womun w ho wll thoroughly pronuro thom-iclvo-i In i-ihorthnnd Hookkcojiing, Arithmetic, Ponmatmhip, Typo writinif, clr. AildrcM-t Collegoof Correspond once, Toronto. IF YOU WOULD SAVE TIM* AM MONEY BUY A mi WHIMM SEWIftt H'CIIIM <A gcnU everywhere. DO YOU IMAGINE That nooplo would havo been regularly using our Toilet Soaps rdnee WIS (forty-sovon Iouk years) if thoy had nol luen UOUDI Tbo public arc not fool* and do not continue to buy good* unlcBi) tliey aro Hatiafactor}'. -EXZIA.-RX.-E3. CONSUMPTION, nil two lionles ofmeillclnu suit Vtva I ny SN'",:rt.. I.lvu Kii-i'--. .ii"l IW Uiliu: nihlicit. T.A LUCl'M & CM.. IH'- wtii AdtWJo Stiuel, Tuiuiilo, Ont. "German Syrup" We have selected two or Croup, three lines from letters freshly received from parents who have given German Syrup to their children in the emergencies of Croup. You will credit these, because they come from good, substantial people, happy in finding what so many families lack���a medicine containing no evil drug, which mother can administer with confidence to the little ones in their most critical hours, safe ana sure that it will carry them through. Eu. I.. WlLLITS, of Mrs. JAS.W. KlBIC, Alma, Neb. 1 give it Daughters' College, to my children when Harrodaburg, Ky. I troubled with Croup have depended upon and never saw Buy it in attacks of Croup preparation net like with iny little daugll- it. It is simply lni- ter, ana find it an lll- raculous. valuable remedy. Fully one-half of our customers nre mothers who use Boschee's German Syrup among their children. A medicine to be successful with the little folks must be a treatment for the sudden aud terrible foes of childhood,'' whooping cough, croup, diphtheria and the dangerous inflammations of delicate throats and lungs. �� IMPORTANT. Tho preparation ofdallalona nnd wholoHome food i-i iii*i'-\-s;-r> louur happiness, To accomplish thia lino materials miiRt bo used, Wo recommend EMPIRE BAKENG POWDER ni- containing ulrongth, purity and sifoty Guaranteed toalvoBnllBfiioiion. *iHiniifii,*tiir i*d only hy i:i.l.l-* A K.tiH.IIM'Y, Tor OH to Sold a 83cts pound tin. Auk your grooor fori CANADA PERMANENT loan akd unias roirjm, nvestod Cantlnl ��� $r.M><io,ooa HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO ST., TORONTO. Theiimj.lontid lnoroaninK nwourccfl of title roiiipiinyi'iinlili-fl-IHr.vt.-1-i i inakcidviuii-e-i on UK A I, KSTATK -.-ainii,'- timny mnoiint wit bout doiny, at tin' iowi --I , nrrt'iit rutv of In- loroat, and on tho moul favornbln torma. Louns granted on Improved fann-i and on prodnotlvo town and otty proportlos. Mort��aKo��and Dobonluroa puroluwod, Applfoatlon may bo mado thorough tho local Appraisers of tho Companj or to J. Herbert Mason, MannglnK Diroctor, Toronto. tafcissi of Youth A man may afford tube ugly, bui no woman can. St. Leon Mineral Water lias a magical effect upon l)*c ul-in in removing wriiiKlea, blotohos and pimples. It clears up the com* ploxlon loft heavy anil sallow from sickness or tlio excessive use of cosmetics. For Bale everywhere St Leon Mineral Water Co., (Limited) 1011 KiiB Strool West. Branch, ilf Yonno Street. Tol, 1391 Shoot Music, Music Boohs, Gultara Banjos, Violins, Accnrdoono and ull kind of Band instrumonts. TholargOdtstocI* in Canada to choose from. (Jul our prices bofore purchasing elsewhere ami Bavo money, aiBND FOTt CATALOOUE. WHALEY, R.OYCI3 ft CO., 5S V ON.".: CTREET TORONTO, ON CURE GUARANTEED Why bu troubled with piles external OH INtehnal, FISSURES, ULCERATION, ITCHING on BLEEDING, of THI BftQjy-A��91,r,-*V!U31-1'K'" Dr- CLARK'S PIUOWMLKTi'v��� iiiiiiii-Uintu relloff In tho lmti.is o( fHDUSANOS it, bos proved perfectly liivabmii!''. It Never Fails, ivi*n In canes of loiiK (-tniulinp. PfflEE $ 1.00 01 DrUgglstfl Sont-byiniiil mi ntci'i'ituf prico l*v mi.li.'ssiiia CLARK CHLMIQAL CO., ISiiAiitLUPE ST.W, st, luilOHN. Haveallthe latest Improve ami -,-ci one for your buggy, Thoy i ban ever fur Cm Have You ATARRH W so, USE Dr.CLARK'S CATARRH CURE. It never fails. IT CURES OATARRH INTHE HEAD THROAT and NOGE, COLD IN THt HEAD, HAY FEVER. INFLAMED PALATE AND TONSILS, M- Btores tbo suuBe of emnll, nuddnvosnwiiy tho DULL HEjtiDAQHE o-tporionccd by all who nave Catarrh. One bottle will work wonders. Price COc. at Dri*i'(*i*-t3. Bent by mail on receipt of price by addressing CURK RllEMIGAl CO. -i��-i ���--tftDE ST,WEST. TORONTO. IMPROVED THE LAST 20 YEARS NOTHING BETTER UNDER THE SUN ^RUPTURE Send fob Queition Sheet. Ok Receiptof ahswers, Iet Me Iileoi What is Rfquirfo. Will Send Vou PllOi. QUODS��BE l!HI BV MAIL, REOISTIH*. Co��eot��kdChe��p. ������^������ s.ml atiinj. for in ���'iii.., nook -^������ CHAS. CJSU-iTTX-Eja Iurgioal Machinist, 134 Kihq Sibeet W., ToaOKTO John Bull Htool Pla^j Kango. v TOli CO-.!. AMD WOCD. I,ATI>T AM, IIRST. ETKII EIMI1KII.IKAULI!. llosrirc nnrl suo till, plojjtlllt slovo li InRnnyotlioi Slnnfil l,y Belli If nil Ii .11'. ,.|,il���-.V *,,. I.ASTIM1. joforo buy - -lunlor& Tiiriiiifr, OTX!" znxfziMWSL Or::, Discount*allowed for io; PARCHL .' . . lor . . ���Ren a;: - liinstrate^ Quid :s allowed /-rj *���*q v~a P\ ,���.,,.. ., ...iwUMioi aoitio, n=^//nn 100 mm, antl 1 pkoe. oooli pjl I f "VI Kennlo'a Delia.,��� Bnlaums, \\JJ \sA I ,\JJ (10o.)l (Hunt riww.'t lV-iis -Ollt 1^ J<X\tXS\^ .iii BolMtlon���(lfio>)l 'l'1',,(J Marmiorltfl Oar nation, (20o.)] Ronnie's Superb Mlgnouotte: (10c.) above collection poetpoit] foi-25o. Wll. RENNIE, Toronto, Ont. Rennie's Famous Seeds At extremely low prices for " 1893." PARCEL "i-'' ���,, . T,c������ic'3 IJlus- . . fur . . Jifyi,. (ratedGoiuVOO pnSw.nml! pkge.oaoUWon. tlorfiiUiipanosoOllmblngOu. cnnibor,(16o.)i PamousQiaut rrino-Tekor Onion, (10o.)j _, _ Now Winter I'ine. --0 Ir apploMuekMelon, [10c.)i Honnio'e No�� Qneon Pen, \l.z:3,izy X^y (10o.)PoBtpalt*l25o. -IflMTJ iiiiitiTEE*<r*ir?t*TTr^^ J AGRICULTURAL. flow Farmers Should Combine Capital- In tho .laiiuiiry issue we urged ihe importance of farmers, with small farms, combin* in.: capital so us to be ablo tu purchase with greatest economy all auch machines us really save labor and cheapen cost of production, ami, iil-iii, to purchase such seed animals as aro necessary to improve their domestic animals and rcuder them really profitable. In thin article we purpose to givo a few liims on the best methods of combining capital and using labor-saving machinery and seed animals of improved blond. Wo would say here, that we havo long been of the opinion that the ideal farmer of this country, the onc who is to elevato tho vocation ami afford the best illustration of the intelligent, prosperous, successful fanner anil citizen, will be the small farmer of 100 acres, oi under, who cultivates his land thoroughly, and surrounds liis dwell- tag with beauty, convenience, comfort and even luxury, especially Biich luxuries as are prod need from the soil. Tbe greatest obstacle in Ihc way of realizing tl is ideal is tho inability of the small farmer to stook his farm with such machinory us will enable him to produco at as low cost as the large ftti mcr, and thus successfully compete with him, We havo held, in opposition to the theories of those who deny that there can bo any rightful ownership of laud, that the former who comes iu legal possession of so much land ns is ncccBsary to employ hie inootal nnd physical capacities for labor ami enable him to support his family, bus as just claim to ownership of that land as with from two to throe inches in depth of any other property owner has to his prop- noil, will answer every purpose in forward' i-t'ty, but when a man takes possession of J nig plants. asters of the growing children and of tho parents, too. Vou know very well that where there is a will to do a thing, to carry out any plan, a way will be found. Now, we know very Well, bolb from experience and observation, that a farmer will be much more likely to have a good garden tbe following season if ho b-giiiB preparations early. An important preparation is to secure the seeds. This can be done by your whiter fireside, when old Boreas is Bweeptng down from tho north with greatest velocity and hurling upon earth liis sharp snow crystals. Order a tow seed catalogues Irom thc most reputable seedsmen, study them well, make vour selections and send nn your orders. When you get your seeds il may be woll lo test them and see bow reliable they are. A dozeu of each kind, kept moist in earth or bran, or moss or oven in cotton flannel, and kept warm under the stove, will begin to sprout in a ft-w days, and you can judge of the vitality of thc seeds by tho percentage that germinates, Then, again, you may think it advisable to start some kinds of vegetable antl flower seeds in boxes, so as to have good strong plants to transplant into the garden as soon as the soil is well warmed up in thc spring. if you do not care to bother with hotbed, you will want to start some, tomato plants, at least, for to wait for tomatoes to grow in tho open ground, from seed, is to shorten tho soason of fruitage wonderfully. Tho following annual flowers may be started in the house and will bear trans* planting well I Antirrhinum (nr snap dragon) listers, balsams, diantlius, poitulaoen, petunias, phlox drtimmondll, salvia, stock Ion weeks and zinnia, Shallow largo tracts of land, which ho does not need ami does not properly cultivate, keeping others from entering ami cultivating it, we are not moved to say anything in advocacy nf such claims. We nre aware that it is not an easy matter to indicate a plan by which a number of farmers can form a partnership or joint ttick association for the purchase and ownership uf machines ami blood stock, that shall operate with justice anil equity to all the members and givo no cause for complaint, lu the first place, wo would recommend no loose association of neighbor.'-, verbally agreeing lo purchase, own and uso certain property jointly. Such allocutions arc pretty certain t*. result in misunderstanding)-, disagreements, bent burnings and, probably, ligitations. Our idea would he to organize legal joint stock corporations, for woll and clearly defined purposes, everything lo bo woll understood and in writing. A dozen near neighbors, working from 1000 to 1500 acres of land, in as nearly a square body as possible, could meet together and talk the matter over. They could determine what machines it would bo economical for them to own jointly, which would lie, probably, Buch as they would want to uso for a short timo only, in certain seasons, Bay a drill for seeding, spring and autumn j poesibly a roller, corn planter and perhaps a disk harrow, and mower.harvestor and threshing machine. Whenever a practicable husking machine shall be invented that would, likely, bo include-.!, and a potato digger whenever we have ono that is really labor-saving and economical. Perhaps a largo cutting machine would also he wanted and a traction steam-ciigino to operate threshing machine, cutting-machine, possibly buzz-saw in some localities where wood is mill plentiful. Then, they might include auoh seed animal-- as a stallion- a bull, a ram, a boar, all of lust blnotl, or, perhaps, a stallion might profitably cover a larger territory. It could easily be estimated how much would be required to make all necessary purchases and then *.'.*�� tool) percent, added for repairs and other necessary expenses. 1 his would constitute thc capital stock, which Bhould be divided into shim**'of convenient size, $25, $30 or 3100 each. Tins stock should bo taken by the neighbors, exclusively, and in proportion to tho number of acres each member has under cultivation. It would not be necessary to pay down the full amount of all tho shares ut once, A certain percentage could be paid alnrgani;*.- ation and future assessments made as hinds were required to make further purchases. Somo nf thc most leliable men should be uhosotl us trustees, and a president, secretary and treasurer-elect. The treasurer, should expend the money, ami the score-; tary keep the accounts and havo custody of property. A building suitable for housing all the prnporiy, ' h mid bo erected at tho home of the secretary to bo leased to the association. Tho secretary should bo located as near tho centre of tho area covered by tbo stockholders, as practicable. In the by la wb it should ho stated, how much should be charged for use, per day or Jier acre, for every macliino, and how much or service of o\ cry animal and such charges Bhould be entered against every stockholder using machines and animals. At the end of the year tho company should bo credited with thc value of earnings of property which should bo divided among the shares of stock. If any stockholder has had more than liis share ol uso he would fall in debt to tbo company, and if any had less his credits would exceed his debts. The by-laws should explicitly state the rules of precedence in use of machines, as thore the greatest danger of trouble would arise. Tlms-.i who should first get ready to use tho machines should enter their names and use them inorler of record, and as soon a* dono icturn to secretary. The sec- re tary should carefully examine each machine' beforo and after each member should use it, and any damago appearing, not nee- osBarlly resulting from wear, charged to the one who caused it. We are aware that wo have only hinted at the details that would ha necessary in suoh joint stock operations, but wc are confident that such organizations are feasible, if farmers will enter them ami conduct them on ordinary business principles, and we believe that they would result in greatpeauni* nt y benefit to those engaging in them. Wo ask our readers to discuss the question, offering snob objections, if any, os they may think would operate to rentier them impracticable. Make Furl j* Preparation' Au experience of over half a contnry has taught us that few things connected with the farm givo greater enjoyment to tho entire family of the farmer than a wcll-ar- ranged, well-stocked, well-tilled, garden. It Is well arranged when located adjoining the donryiird in such a way as to augment the beauty of the landscape, and to bo of easy access from both sitting-room and kitchen. If difficult of access it wi 1 not bo visited so frequently in those spare moments of time snatched from the busy lives of those engaged in carrying ou a farm, whether indoors or out; for, be it known that wc regard the boiisokccpors,tho cooks, who prepare tho food for supplying the energy required to perform the outdoor labor and make everything pleasant, restful and comfortable In Another preparation that can be mado to good advantage in winter is manuring. Select some of the finest, most rotten manure that you can find about tbo stablos and spread over the survace of your --anion immediately. If the ground is covered with snow all the better. When the snow melts and the rains fall tbe manure will bo dis- ��� jived and soak into the soil, ready to feed ihc plant-an soon as the seel is sown ami germinates. If these preliminary operations are attended to in winter you will bo likely to plant a garden in the spring, if not, you will probably lie loo busy to attend to it and go another year with nothing worthy of tho name gurdeu ou your premises. A GBEAT L0HD0N WBTITUTIO-M- Tlie Origin nf Lloyd's and the Hay In Hlilrti It Iranian-* Huh In--<-���-. Al at Lloyd's. How few of tho people who use thiB oxprossian know really all it means, that tho ships and steamers which reach the highest class, 100A1 for irou and AI for wooden vessels, havo to undergo a severe examination aud careful survey of all their principal parts, It is a kindred association called Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping which does tho surveying and classing, lis ollicc is in White Lion court, Cornhill, London, and, for the benefit of the underwriters at Lloyd's especially and the community at large, it publishes every year a book showing every detail of each vessel, and it is from this book, called "Lloyd's Register," that tho underwriter knows whether the vessel is a good or bad oue, and in some cases knows more than the captain who commands her. " What is Lloyd's ''." Tho great institution, with 570 members, about (J'20 subscribers, and au equal number of substitutes, began in a very small way. In the latter part of the seventeenth century an Edward Lloyd kept a coffee bouse iu Tower street, and later in Pope's Head alley, and to this coffee house flocked the merchants and brokers of London to talk overbusinesB, Tliote they used to agree to share with each other thoir marine risks, and started a newspaper called Lloyd's List, gwiug all the latest intelligence of their maritime ventures, and so this small body grow iu Us limited surroundings for almost 100 years, till 1774, when with seventy-nine members, it migrated, taking with it tho old name, to the nrst floor of the Royal Exchange, where it has remained ever since, nnd besides its members and subscribers, has now over 1,500 agents at all thc different seaports who tako charge of the under** Titers' interests. These agentB are chosen from tho most trustworthy of the merchants at each place and tho appointment is muoh coveted, for although there is no fixed remuneration, yet thero nre a number of emoluments in the way of fees, besides tbo prestige which helps touring moro business- Tho "Room," us habitues call it, is guarded by a barrier, at which Btauds a rod-coated janitor to see that no stranger pusses through, for no one but members or subscribers "is allowed to enter. These, however, can introduce strangers. You ask for tbo person you wish to see, nnd, after a name quite unintelligible to you has been called out, your friend appears nnd you walk in at his invitntion and see before you a long room with three rows of desks, ai whicli tho underwriters and their substitutes sit. The gangwajs aro filled witb brokers and thoir clerks, showing tho underwriters' ships on which the nature of the riak is written, and, should ho liko the risk, ho writes down the amount ho wishes to run the risk of losing should the vessel bo lost or damaged, and his initials. So from desk to desk tho broker goo-, until hn has completed the amount he wislieB to insuro, after which a policy is made out, to which tlio underwriters affix their names and respective "lines." At tho end of the largo room there is a small apartment where some moro underwriters sit. As you go past the barrier you will bo struck with thc fearful noise going on, and marvel that tho mortals rushing here and thero should he able to catch their respective names when called, yet ao accustomed do they get to the buzz aud so clearly and distinctly does Furrant, tho jovial crier, call them out that they very seldom havo to bo repeated. On the left as you outer jb the superintendent's room, besido which is tho "loss book," in which is writ- ton nil the serious casualties. At this book all tho underwriters and brokers look drat in tho morning and then pass nn to wh.vt is called the "chamber of horrors." This is a small room, on tho walls nf which all the casualties, great and small, are posted, also notices of the committee and all the tele* grains announcing the welcome news of tho safe arrival, the speaking or the departure of vest-els, or the disastrous tidings of a loss. Tho arrivals aro posted into large books in the order thoy aro telegraphed before being posted into largo alphabetical index books in which the initiated oan trace the movement ofany vessel on any particular dale with ease. Those books are on sloping desks in tho reading room and are constantly being posted by a BtalT ot clerks who arc kept busy night and day. In this reading room are kept books in which the record of every captain from thc timo he gets his master's certificate is written. There are also all the directories of thc principal towns in the world, whicli arc religiously filed and PilAULS OF TRUTH- Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. When flattery is unsuccessful, it is but the fault of tho flatterer. One cannot live to bo a hero, but one can always bo a man. If God bears with the worst of us, wo can surely endure each other. Give what you have. To some one it may be bol ter than you dare to think. Many a smiling face hide-) a mourning heart; but grief alone teaches what wo arc. Where there is much prtttenilon, much has been borrowed ; nature navor pretend-* The feathered arrow of satire has often been wet with tho heart's blood of its victim. We aro our own worst and moat dangerous society when we aro in trouble. A kind heart iaa fountain of gladness making everything iu its vicinity freshen into smiles. The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are :oo strong to be broken. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to sec what lies clearly at hand. Those who pay their employes good wages are mora truly philanthropists than those who cut wages and givo largely to chapols for the poor. Unlimited good humor is onoof the chief requisites of all good government, whether of one's self, a nursery, or a country. Philanthropy, Hkoroljgion, wants, first of all, thegiftof l ho heart and soul of those who would do good t*t others. Unless you give yourself you can not help others. How much trouble ho avoids who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only to what ho does himself thai It may bo just and pure. Luxury is materialistic aud selfish ; it retards the mental and spiritual development ofa people and lends to impoverish a mil ion. Luxury breeds luxury as sin begets sin. Hope spiritualizes the earth. Hope makes it always now, and even in the earth's best and brightest aspect, hope shows it to be only the shadow of au infinite bliss hereafter. Scienco has done much for us, but it is a poor science that would hide from us the groat, deep, sacred infinitude of nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This world,after all our science aud sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable magical and more to whosoever will think of iu APPALLIN G DEATHS OF SPACE. RtellarDlslnneca That Sinn Ihe Hind nnd llafllc Com i>rc lienslon. Sir Robert, Bell, at the Royal Institution on Saturday afternoon, delivered the last of hia It*.:tares on astronomy. He took for bis subject " The Stars," those orbs which, though appearing so small to us, becauso of their immense distance, arc, in reality, greal and shining suns. If, be said, wo wero to escape from tho earth into space, the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and eventually the sun would become invisible ; bnt, far as wo are from the stars, they still shine brightly to us. Many of these stars are heavier than our sun. For example, Mizar, the middle star iu tho tail of tho Great Rear, is forty times as heavy as the sun. To the naked eye thero arc five or six thousands of these heavenly bodies viaiblo. In nil probability thero are worlds revolving round them. Sixty-one Cygni id the nearest stnr to us in this part of the sky. AlphaCcntauri, in the constellation Centaur, in tho southern hemisphere, is the nearest of all the stars. The sun is a long way off, 03,000,000 miles. Xow, multiply this by 200,000, and the result is, roughlyspeaking.itt.OOO.OOO.OOO.IKX), nd this is the distance we aro from Alpha 'eiitanri. Take tho speed ol: an -duo trio current, which is nearly tho same as that of light, 180,000 miles per second���suppose a message to bo sent at this speed from a point on the earth's surface, it would go seven times around the earth in one second. Again, let it he --opposed that messages were sent off to the different heavenly bodies. To reach the moon at this rale it would tako about ono second, In eight minutes a message would get to the sun, and, allowing for a couple of minutes' delay, one could Bend a message to tho sun and get an answer all within twenty minutes. Hut to reach Alpha Centauri it would take three years; and as this is the nearest of the stars, what timo must it take to get to the others? If, when Wellington wen tho battle of Waterloo in 1815, the news had been telegraphed off immediately, there are some stars so remote that it would not yet have reached them. To go a step further, if in 1000 the result of the Conquest bad been wired to somo of theso stars, tho message would still bo on its way. If the tiding' of tho first Christmastide ir. Reihleliem had been sent to thc stars, thero aro seme orbs, situated iu the furthermost depths of space, which could not receive the message for a long timo yot. tho indoor life of tho farmer, quite us really ! ^e worm, wnicn aro roiig-ous.y men ana tho workers on tho farm as ttloso who tlft J��P{ fort ��'�����"""-. �����/ "J. �����-*�����' other - - i h-solio. nt**.. necessary for tho information nnd sow and reap the harvests. The second requisito in a garden is that it bo woll stocked ; that is, that it grows thoso species ot vegetables and fruits most enjoyed by tho members of the family. Tastes differ greatly, oven in children of the same parents as well jb in the parents. It is a waste of' I heard you mention Mrs." Uppofton'snamo. i grow_ kinds that none of tho family am\ I know she has been, very sick. Car books, etc., of thoso doing business there. A Little Too Polite- Strange Lady���" I bag your pardon, but time to D._ . . _ care for, whilo any decided predeliction of y0U (.ell mc how she is?" any member, however humble, Bhould bol Gentleman���"She is dead." respected. A free discussion of the matter Strange Lady���" Thank you." around the evening lamp, will soon settle Lady's Friend (in a whisper)���"Hor- wliat varieties it is best to cultivate. In r,lrB | You should not havo said ' thank the meantime do not forgot tbo ornamental. I y0H,' That gentleman is Mrs. Uppcrtcn's Feed ideality as well as tho physical. Have physician." flowers somewhere, eilhor on the lawn or in i thc garden,, I v , . v .,, The third point mentioned was well tilled] inougn to JS.UI- Anoglected garden is repulsive to every ��� Doctor���" I see what tho matter is. It's The Whole Story cue who sees it. If you cannot resolve to dyspepsia. All you have to do is to j Kind Lady-"Why is It that hoys liko to Great Britain at the Fair- The total space occupied by Great Britain and the Colonies at Chicago will in all probability he more than 500,000 square feet, exceeding the amount occupied in Paris in 1878, viz., 380,1100 square feet, the largest space beforo filled by tho British Section at any exhibition. In Vienna ]"0,- 000 square feet were occupied, at Philadelphia 105,000. at Paris, in 1880, ���J.'Ci.fKKt. At Paris in 1880, Belgium occupied 120,000, tbo United States 113,000, square feet. No other country had more than 05,000. Of the total area.allotted to Great Britain and the Colonies at the Chicago Exhibition it is probable that Great Britain alone will occupy about800,000 Bquaro feet. While the remaining 200,000 will bo occupied by con tributions from tho British Colonies, the great countries which, practically independent and self-governing, lend, on such an occasion as the present, so much strength to thn Empire, and enable it to hold a position that without such aid it could never protend to occupy. This is an advantage which no other uno possesses, and one ol which wo Britons may sorely with sonic justice be proud. It is not very easy to ascertain accurately the way in which space wub divided between the mother country and the Colonies in previous exhibitions, Al Paris in ISHO tho Colonies and India only took up 38,000 square feet of the total area of 230,000, At Philadelphia tho proportion was very much larger, and the Colonies scorn In have occupied moie than a third of the whole space.���[Henry Trueniiiu Wood, in North American Review, The Feeding of Schoolgirl**. In tho feeding of schoolgirls, Bays thc Hospital, tho first thing to do is to provide them with an appetite ; nud this can always be done if intelligence is nt the head of affairs. The girls should havo a liberal supply of fresh, well-cooked meat at least twice a day. In addition to this they should have eggs and fish threo or four days a week, A great variety of thoroughly nourishing puddings Bhould be provided for them ; and plenty of vegetables of tho freshest and best, Milk should be abundant and fresh fruit plentiful. They shiuld have four good meals in the day. They should never study within an hour and a half after one meal, nnd half an hour before tho next. Pour hours a day of thoroughly diligent study is as much as tho average girl oati well stand, Flvo hours aro too long for many girls, and six too much for all but the very strongest. We have purposely avoidod the laying down of minute rules, but wo hope that enough has been said to show parents what ought to bo dono for their daughters during school life, and to persuade thorn to insist that it shall ie done. OATS AEE MALIGNED- Some of Tli'-ni, How'-vcr, Are .Vol so Very lln-l. There is not in all zoology a more maligned animal than the cut. It has even been stated that llie unpleasant traits attributed to the vampire bat are woolly mythical. Yet no one has arisen to vindicate the cat. There arc still rural communities���those not yel penetrated by the railroad and the telegraph���where they carry nutmegs for rheumatism and plant their girdena in tho light of tho moon, whero the cat Is care n'ly put out of doors every night lest he should suck the baby's breath. An authenticated example of this terrible nabit ou the part of poor pass has novel* been produced. It is like seeing a ghost. It always appears li somoboilys second cousin, who told his great-aunt, who pissed the legend down to the succeeding genet ation. A cat's lack of attachment to its benefactor is another crime charged against the poor animal. Cats are not tho only creatures who do not like their benefactors: there are hundreds of folks who hale 'em. As for pilfering, another fault, what man oi woman is there who has not surreptitiously helped himself to some coveted dainty, and said nothing about it? People who have studied the ways of tho cat species are surprised to find bow many different typcB of character there aro among them : the dull and the intelligent; the lazy and the ind trions; tho affectionate and tho indifferent; the sober ami tho dlgniflud, and the veritable harlequin, A family who have always had a largi collection tell many stories of the idiosyn i-rasies uf their pels, A WVACK AND WIMTl'. Among '.hem probably the queerest of all was a black and white female wbo had been denied the joys of motherhood. Never was the longing for offspring more strongly shown in a unman being. She had a pas ���donate interest in the kittens of all other cats more highly favored than herself, Not only would sho watch their frisking and playing with wistful interest, but alio was a hardened and persistent kidnapper. She was an incorrigible kitton-Btealer that no punishment could cure. She would watch her opportunity when the real parent had slipped away fur a breath of air, make a descent in the box or basket whero her family had been left, and carry them away, ono by one, until the whole lilter had been abducted. She had allsorts of hitting places for the stolen babies���in the clothes-press, on the shelves of thc store-room and between the blankets uf tha children's irundlo-hed, and when the defrauded mother returned she witnessed her grief and lamentations wilh the utmost complacency, seeming to cherish her guilty secret. Another cat was a mighty hunter���also a female with six kittens. Her master's house adjoined a wood, and before her kittens' eyes were opened alio began to sally forth in search of prey which sho considered adapted to their tender stomachs. Small moles, wood-mice, chipmunks, and Hying squirrels were ruthlessly rlauahtered, the family box being surrounded by their mangled remains. No amount of boating or other cans of discipline could curb her bloodthirsty propensities. A DORS CLOW**, Another cat was a born clown. It could run antl loop and turn somersaults like a trained poodle, and learned of its self a clever trick of opening doors. Tho house was an old-fashioned one, nnd many of the loors were supplied with ancient latches. The cat would spring up, thrust ouo paw through the curved piece of metal and tap the finger of tho latch with thc other until thc door would Ily open. Then she would walk in with pronounced pride in the achievement. The collar of tho house would occasionally get flooded with water, The entranco was through a pantry, upon the shelves of which kitchen supplies wero kopt. There was a pane of gloss broken in the eel* lar and this Madame Puss discovered, using it as a means of ingress and ogress. She was usually put out at night, having been pi o- vided with a snug box in the bam. But she very much preferred the rug in front of tie grate, or better still, to curl up in bed with the children. One spring the rains wore unusually heavy and the collar was flooded. The cat went down the cellar steps and discovered it, experimented gingerly, and then retreated. While tho flood was still ah it** height she was turned out to go Co her own quarters, as usual, which she showed de- lided unwillingness to do, In a little while there was beard a tap, tap on tlio latch and in walked the cat, not only dripping, but covered with flour, Sho had braved the waters, crawled through tho le in the window, swam the flood, and wound up the ������erfon-iimec* hy knocking down ti pan of flour from tho shelf, with which her wot fur was coated from the cars to the tip of tho tail. The family laughed immoderately and if ever there was a grin of sympathy depicted upon an animal's face it appeared upon that oat's. She seemed perfectly consciousof her ridiculous appearance ami of what sho had dune, A lady had a very beautiful Maltese torn, an animal of great size and sagacity. While he was yet a young kitten a spaniel puppy was added to the collection of family pets. Between the dog, which had the incongruous name of Phantom, ami the cat, which was christened Timothy, there sprang up an Immediate friendship. Thay had many a stirring roinp and ate out of the same dish with the utmost amiability. When their mistre-B went to the meat market Phantom and Timothy both accompanied her, walking sedately by her Bide. It was only a short distance aud when tho place was reached Phantom went inside for iii** accustomed bone and Timothy ran up a tree by the door and perched ou one of thc lower branches, out uf reach of alien dogs whom he had not converted to peace and good will. When his mistress and Phantom reappeared he gravely descended and trotted home again, sure of a choice tid-bid, which was never forgotten. And the Maltese Tom and a small k ye terrier were also great chums, and played together constantly. They raced through and through the house ovor chairs ami sofas, and "even ncross the piano, but tho cat had the advantage, Tho terrier was never permit ten logo up stairs. When the play began a liltlo too fast and furious tlio cat would dart up ihc steps ami He down on the upper landing, panting with exhaustion, while thn dog squatted in tho hall below waiting for her to descend, Ho wns generally quiet, patient, watching his play nato eagerly, but pnlltoly refraining from pretty well grown. When they were told off for slaughter she evinced the greatest sorrow. One escaped and months afterward a rat caught in a wire trap was turned over to her to be killed. She sprang at it, then suddenly showed signs of recognition nntl refused to touch it. It wus without doubt one of the family that Bhe had taken to her heart when her kittens were drowned. Ivo it good culture, whatever betides you laugh Wrtjly before and after each meal." j atone'catTf1"* I got them j Bad Boy���'"Cause cats can't ..ad bettor never commence a garden. A; Mrs. Binks���" Impossible, neglected garden will react upon the char- myself, and wash tho dishes." any barking or yelping that might Indicate her movements. Whon the cat had rested sulliciuilly she would rise, steal down tho stairs with tho utmost caution, aiul when within four nr live steps from tbo bottom would leap upon the dog's back and away they would go again, racing through the rooms until thc cat grow tired, when she would again take refuge on the stairs. This was the regular programme for tho evening's entertainment, r.\T AND 1'IOEOK. The pigeon was a pet and was accustomed to como into tho kitchen every morning to he fed. Tho cat was usually waiting for it and after it had eaten aud it begun to coo and strut about the cat would soize it in its paw, roll over and ovor with it,, and kick it gently with Ins hind feel. The pigeon submitted good-naturedly, never seeming to realize that ho was literally iu the clutches of his natural enemy. They played together in this way for many months, the eat never attempting to harm his feathered friend, until the poor pigeon had to be sent away because of a very disagreeable and tlOpelesfl habit It had of roosting on the back and disturbing thfl slumbers of the family horse. Cats that have been boreav- ed of their kittens sometimes adopt strange foster children, One cat suckled a flying squirrel, caressing it with great afTeotton. Another, nntl moro remarkable still, brought home a family of young rats to tako the place of tho nurslings which had been drowned. She hid tho adopted young ones very cunningly until they woro QUEER THE0EY OONOEfiNING LEP- B08Y- II Is Believed lo fie Prnpnunted by Can nlba 11-,111 In ll-'ctuilcu. Mr. Boyle visited Burnuli, the Malay native States, Sumatra, Slam, llorneo.Java, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, the Sandwich Islands, and America. Of all the facts noted by him as a sanitarian the most remarkable are those relating to leprosy, a tlisease which he believes to be spreading to an alarming extent all oyer the world. He win* particularly struck by the gigantic proportions the evil has assumed in Burmah. The steps of the great Shwedagon pagoda at I bin goon, tbe Mecca of the Indo- Chinese Buddhists, he found to be "closely lined from top to bottom with lepers, buffering from that loathsome disease in its worst forms and most advanced stages." A number of tho victims examined oy Mr. Iloyle "presented a most sickening and awful spectacle." Yet no provision worthy of tbo name appears to bo made for the maintenance 0-" treatment of theso poor lepers, who aro thus compelled lo resort to begging to keep themselves in existence, At Mand&lay Mr, lloylo camo in contact with honors of a similar nature, During times of high festival tho entrances of the great Arakan pagoda in that city are crowd- ed by hundreds of lepers, sr. thut tho visitor lias to pick his way carefully among them. In the Sandwich Islands, also, Mr. Boyle was strongly impressed by tho terrible effects of the curse of leprosy, which, he says, has nearly decimated the native pop. illation, He has a curious theory to the eflect that tho propagation of leprosy hns been to a large extent connected with cannibal. ism, llie disease "being spread wholesale through the eating of infected bodies." He has frequently seen in New Caledonia and the South Sea Islands human hodjei "hanging up in the native huts, intended for future repasts, though then in nn advanced stage of decomposition und exhaling a sickening odor." Sir Biobard Owen's Ghost Story- The late Sir Richard Owen used to relate a remarkable ghost story. In his early days when be held the post of surgeon to the prison nt Lancaster a negro died in the jail, and a postmortem as well us an inqueetwere necessary. After the inquest the young surgeon saw tbe body put in the collin and the lid screwed down, to he ready for tho funeral next day. Owen had at tho time been already attracted to the study ot comparative anatomy and negroes' bead- were not plentiful; so he mado up his mind that this one should not be lost to the cause of science In tho evening he returned to the prison with a black bag containing a brick���from his official position he had no diflicultyin getting admittance to tho mortuary, where the coffin lid was unscrewed and screwed down again. During this process the brick and the negro's dead changed places. Thc ground outside the principal entrance to the jail has a considerable descent, and the time being winter, with slow and frost, Owen had scarcely passed out when he slipped and fell all his length���the bag went from bis hand, and the head tumbled out und roiled down the paved way. He jumped up, caught the bag, and following the head clutched it just as il finished its -areer in a small shop where tobacco was sold. Pushing it into the bag again, he vanished out of tho shop with ull the speed he was capable of. Next morning when Owen was going to his usual duties at tho prison, ho waa called in by thc woman at the shop wheie the accident had occurred on the previous evening, She wished him to see her husband, who tvas very ill. He had had, she said, a fright the night before that caused him to look wiltl and dozed like. The man it turned out, wa- a retired sea captain, who had been in many ad ventures, among thc west India Islands, when many deeds were done that did not at that time require to be accounted for. Among these had been the killing of a negro in which he had a hand, and the transaction had left a touch of trouble on his conscience. After giving the details, the old captain told of the horrible event that took placo tho night beforo. He was sitting in his shop, all was quiet, and it so chanced that ho had been thinking of the negro, whon suddenly he saw his very hoad roll into the shop in front of tho counter, and it was followed by the devil, all (n black, with a black bag in his hand, ihc devil snatched up the head, and both disappeared through the earth like a flash of lightning. The description was perhaps not quite complimentary to the young anatomist, but it was satisfactory bo far that it showed that his identity had not been recognized. The Tragio Side of Alpine Life- These heavy crosses, each covered with a narrow, pointed roof and decorated with a rude picture, standing beside tho path, or on the bridge, or near the mill���what do they mean '.' They mark the place where a human life has been lost, or where some poor peasant has been delivered from a great peril and has set up a memorial of his gratitude. They tell of ttio danger that lurks on the steep slopes of grass where the mowers have to go down with ropBs around thoy waists, ami in the beds of tho streams where tho floods sweep through in the spring, and in the forests whore the great trees fall and crush men like flies, and on the icy bridges where a slip is fatal, and on thc high passes where the winter buow storm blinds tho eyes ami benumbs the limbs of the traveler, antl under the clill's from which avalanches slide and rucks roll. They show you men and women falling from wagons und swept away by waters ami overwhelmed in landslips, lu the corner of tho picture you may net* a peasant with llie lilack cross nbortttbM head���that means death. Or, perhaps, it is deUvoranco that the tablet entninemor- ales���and then you see tho miller kneeling bcsitlc a miIIwith a flood rushing down upou it, or a i-oaaant knccliug in hia harvest Hold under 011 inky-black cloud ; or a landlord beside bis inn in flames j or a mother praying beside her sick children ; ami above appeal - uu ai,!-el oi* a saint, or the Virgin with her child. A TERRIBLE WRECK. ONE EH GIBER'S EXPERIENCES- He llim killed Twcttlj* Iwo Persons, itiit l< lEl-.'illllril US 11 Baft) llllll. "Lafayette Truman, engineer of the Erie train that ran iuto the Eastern Illinois train Friday night, has killed twenty-two men." said C. It. McCulkngh, a brother engiueor of the Chicago and Krie road, at the Clifton last night. "But,'' he continued, "in no case was he to blame, and in every case he has been exonerated by the jury. Most of these killings wereat lai'road crossings and in other similar accidents where the engineer could not be held responsible. He is only a young man, but I want to relate two experiences of his which show him to be possessed of a marvellous presence of mind. " In Ociober, 1890, he was engineer of a train that was dashing through burning forests near Lima, O., at the rate of sixty miles an hour. That night the sky was concealed hy black storm clouds, and before the burning district was reached ihe darkness from the windows of the cars seemed impenetrable. Then, as the train proceeded, the horizon became hazily red. As the train sped on nearer, the blood-red clouds appeared to be tumbling about tumiiltuous- ly as if it wero a sea of lire buffeted by angry winds. At lengb the train seemingly plunged into the heart r.f this forest ol fire. "There was a straight stretch of track continuing for seven miles, As llie train dashed along the fire sprang up in sheets from crackling, falling trees on either side, and above was a canopy of shifting,eddying, red smoke. Down Ihe track, beyond the reaoh of the headlight, there was only a red blur. A bridge spanning a deep river was ahead somewhere, Suddenly, immediately in front, Truman saw a shower of big sparks Ily upward. In au instant he was reversing his engine, and the train was brought to a standatitl just on the edge of the river. I> had Hashed over him when be saw the spur lid that the bridge was burnitig, and that a Spar hud fallen, sending up, as il went down, a i-hOW of light', He saved the train and tbe lives of 800 passengers. There is not one engineer in a thousand who wool.I have arrived at the conclusion so quickly that the additional transitory light was from the bridge burning. Trey would have supposed it was an inconsequential part of the phenomena, and plunged ou to destruction. "The other incident, while not surrounded by the popular hero-like aspect lent by tho forest fire and tho run through it, was no leas heroic, and showed a far creator pros once of mind. This was in Ohio too, near Hepburn. His train this timo was running at about the same rate, sixty miles au hour, when the rods on each side nf tho engine broke, instantly killing the fireman nnd wrecking thecal). Truman, to save him self, j-imped into the tender. And there he wai isolated, and it were, for the train was going sixty miles an hour, and the broken roda wero "Hying madly and beating deafen- ingly, and it was impossible for him to reach an airbrake with the train going nt that speed. He is only a young man, but ho did something then that many old engineers have since told mo they would never have thought of. He got out his pocket knile ami cut the hose,thereby applying the automatic brake, and -uceeeded in stopping the train. I would rather rido behind that man," concluded Mr, McCullough, "than any engineer in the United States." 11 inl<>it or n I'ii-k-i'Iik-t Train i nlllr Train In llungnry. A Hilda Pesth, telegram says :���A pas' senger way train and a cattle train collided near (irau to-day. The cattle train was heavily loaded and its impetus forced the locomotive over the locomotive ofthe passenger train and into the first aud second carriages. The other carriages of the passenger train wero partially smashed. In tho lirst carriages three persons wero killed instantly and 10 more were severely, perhaps fatally injured. In the second carriage lo persons were injured two so serioiislv that they aro expected to die. In the other carriages 18 persons were cut or bruised, but none dangerously. Tho engine drivers of both trains wero terribly burned, but may recover. Three hundred head of cattle were killed. Most of the injured who could be moved havo bien taken to theOrau hospital. Tho misplacement of a switch is supposed to have caused the accident. Gave Uiin 'Warning. Western Judge-" Why did you kill Long Jack V" Hair-Trigger Ike���"He wns a bad man, y'r Hen or, au' it was a case o' chaw or bo chawed." Judge���" Did you give him any warning before you Bhot him 1' Hair-Trigger Ike���"O, yes, y'r Honor, I told him lo hold up his bands," DEATH FROM i'RlGHT- tutlii-ntle lines In Wlilrli It Ha* Keen Ultima (�� Mi-enr. "I havo interested myself somewhat in looking up unusual causes of death," said Dr. Elder, "and have mot several well authenticated instances where fright was the cause. The English Surgeon General, Francis, tells of a drummer in India across whose legs a harmless lizard crawled while he was half asleep. He was sure that a cobra hail bitten him, and it was tuo much for bis nerves and he d'od. " Frederick I. of Prussia was killed by fear. His wife was insane, and uno day sho escaped from her keepers, and, dabbling her clothes in blood, rushed upon her bus- band while he was dozing in his chair. King Frederick imagined her to bo the white lady whose ghost was believed to invariably appear whenever the death ofa member of the royal family was to occur, and he was thrown into a fever and died iu six weeks. But perhaps tho most remarkable death from fear was that of the Dutch painter, I'entmiin, who lived in the seventeenth century. Ono day ho went into a room full of anatomical subjects to sketch somo death's heads and skeletons for a picture lie intended to paint. Tho weather was very sultry-, and while sketching he fell asleep. He was arouaod by bones dancing around him and the skeletons suspended from the ceiling clashing together. "it a (it of terror he threw himself out ihc window, anil, though ho sustained nu Bcnoiui injury, ami was informed that a slight earthquake had caused tho commotion among hia ghostly surroundings, he died in a nervous tremor. I could cite many other cases where the shook to the nervous system which wo know as fright has produced death. An Extraordinary Story- An extraordinary story���one ofthe real- ity-beating-romanco style���reaches us frim Kieff. The news reads liko a shilling-shocker or a Porte St. Martin drama, and, without entering into all tho unsavoury detaili on which our correspondent dwells, wc may summarise his narrnii*'e briclly, as follows ���It, Boems that, by the orders of tho Central Revolutionary Committee, ono of the aililint-' cd was entrusted last October with the strange mission of eloping with the wife of ono of thc chiefs of :he famous Third Section of the Imperial Chancellery, (lie object of the proceeding being to extort from Madam la (ieiierale some information about a fresh system of reprisals against Nihilists, as planned by tho High Police. The mission it appears was not one of extreme difficulty, lor on the 10th ot November the couple were travelling in Italy under the respective descriptions of Anna Kilter, vocalist, ami Richard Wernor, impresario, and several voluminous reports had been despatched lo St. Petersburg. Iu the meantime, Ihc os- capadc had been made known iu every detail to the police ell over the Umpire, and when tbo couple returned on the 12tll ol December to Russia, and repaired lu Kiel)', Unit hot-bed of Nihilism, il was only to meet a speeily doom. Man and Woman wero recognised Immediately, ami his Exoollonoy. ttdcgraplicd for from St. Petersburg, utai ted without delay, and surprised his wife with her paramour in an hotel, llefore the gendarmes who wore following him could Interfere, the General, drawing his sword, began to hack about, decapitating his wife with a tremendous blow, and mortally wounding the man. Tbo body of the woman was buried the same night, and the wretched man thrown into prison, where every care will bo taken that he docs not die before ho speaks nut. So eager is tlio RusBlnn Government tn know every particular of lids Story that a special emissary has been despatched to retrace the route journeyed by the two overs, Why He Stayed In* Mother���"This is Saturday. Why don't you go out and play ':'' Small Son���" I'm afraid I'll get too tired to sit still in church to-morrow." Mother���"Woll, if you aro lire.l, you need not go to church. Vou need exercise, and should take it to-day. Two boys have been wailing for you out hero fur thc past hour." Small Son -"V-e-B, they're waiting to lick mo." A Green Foreigner- Fllflt IJoy���"The paper says that when somo train-robbers started'to rob ihe passengers out West, a man jumped up an' knocked 'em down, and kicked cm out." .Second lioy���" GiiOSB he must a-beeil sumc Immigrant wot hadn't been llvin' in a free country long enough to get scared," ONE OF IHE OLD 80HG& Him- ni,- [mUsptted BlngtrCoaqtiered* The Immense hall was crowded with "all sorts and conditions of men," all impatient and eager to hear tho much advertised new singer. The orchestra had played nearly all its repertoire, in order to prevent tbo audience froii) noticing the long wait, ami still .die did not come. When at last Bhe ditl appear alio was accompanied by her manager, who explained that the artist was suffering from a very unpleasant sore throat, ami that, though rattier than disappoint her kind friends she would try to sing, her selection would not be tbe brilliant aria on the programme, but a simple, old ballad. With a sweeping bow be retired, and the prelude began. A moment later '.be singer's voice fully proved thai the sore throat was a s'ern reality, and not a deep-laid advertising scheme, us the wise ones of the audience had begun to suspect. She was ijuite hoarse, and when she reached the high note her voice almost "cracked," but Biill tho worse she sung and the mere nervous sho became the more intently the people listened and the more Interested tbey seemed. But in truth, the majority of her hearers were far away in mind, though present in the flesh, ana the sounds tbey heard were " twit ones. The fat man in the corner who looked io intently at the singer's feet was thluklng ol the far away time when somebody had sung the very song to him, and the faeo at which be mentally gazed was a very different nne from that of his wife, now sound asleep at home. Tho old maid by his si-lc bad a pleasant memory connected with tliut song, loo, and tho thought of ii brightened her face and modo her look so young and pretty that her old admirer aorou ihe aisle lost bis heart al lover Igalu, and the "wedding bells " in bis left ar came true soon after. Tho servant girl silting with her "feller " ,i the "nigcer-beaveii " grinned and tossed her head when the refrain began and hummed it softly to herself, "Sure, yer vice IS iweeter'n her'n," whispered tho "feller," and two people wero in a state of blissful enjoyment for the next half hour. Tho gray*hatred wrinkled old singing teacher in the parquette sighed and groaned ami laughed alt at once us ho recalled his varied experiences with the well-worn music, and iu front of him two pretty vocal students thought exultantly bow beautifully they would be able lo sing that song "next term.'' Alas ! their teacher, might havo told a different story, and that kindly old tyrant Time did so eventually, for one of llieni entered the heavenly college very soon and the other married u plumber. Up in 'ho gallery two shabbily dressed women glanced sadly at oneanotber, and one wiped way a tear, while not far from ibem tbe angry frown on one face and the bitter expression of the other told as phi'idy as words of a domestic t*ugedy. ML'SK! AND TIIK MOSIGIA***. Down in the orchestra seals the first violinist's face lighted up with a heavenly smilea-i he listened lo the tender tune, for it was associated iu his mind with n happ*. courtship, ft merry weddlno'day, and thirty- five years of perfect married life. In the first row a young man leaned back in his seat, ami softly, unconsciously whispered : "Good-night, mother." as he thought of the long-dead woman who had ao often sung him to sleep with that very air. She had intended him to become n Baptist minister, he remembered, with an amusing smile, and last night he hud been sent to interview a gambling-house keeper, to-night bo sat in the music hall (sho had regarded all such places with holy horror, as wiles of tho evil one,} and he blushed to think of whero to-morrow might ceo him. lb-Hide him another journalist nut smiling in a half-sad, half-happy way���a bright young woman about to give up tiie work she loved for tho sake of the chubby little urchin whose golden head had nestled in her loving arms the last time she bad heard that ballad. And so, the song went ou, the theatre was crowded wilh ghosts ami spirits, ghastly skeletons, and pleasant, visions. Wcddfiig inarches and merry dance tunes, funeral dirges jangled in soundless melody ; peoplo and dreams and hopes long dead came back to life again ; babies that had never lived were cradled in loving, lonely iirmB ; gold mines wero discovered, difficulties surmounted, disagreements settled, mountains climbed, and oceans crosuetl. To some it murmured of still, pleasaittcoimtry places ; to others of the moaning sea, while net a few felt for the moment a breath of tho fresh wind, which, in childhood, had accm- etl to blow all troubles away. In some cars anil hearts il sung a psalm nf thanksgiving, iu others it wailed a dreary despairing dirge; to others again it- was the stirring call of a battle trumpet, but moro than all it whispered of the hope and cheer which underlie all human sorrow. And so il came to pass that when thc song was ended tho applause was deafening and the singer felt obliged to return. Hor next selection, a brilliant gavotte, was very woll rendered, but (he upplnusc was faint and perfunctory, and the astonished artiste wondered why such a musical audience should show bo littio discrimination, If fora moment she could have looked back of tho flowers and congratulations she re- cicvcd.tlieiiiauager'sdciiglitfulapprobatinii, and the faces of her many new made friends alio would have seen that tho memories awakened, had pleased all hearts. I The Kangaroo aa a Prize Fiehtor- Among the recent developments In tho world ol sports, in Australia, is the training ofa kangaroo to slant! up and spar or box witb a human antagonist. Au exhibition of this curious kind of combat now takes place regularly at the Royal Aquarium, Loudon, uud it attracts many spectators. Tht: way in which the natural kangaroo spars in the bush, bis birthplace, is peculiar. Ho places bis front paws gently���almost lovingly upon the shoulders of his antagonist, and then proceeds In disembowel liiiil with a sudden and energetic movement of one of his bind feet. From this ingenious method of practicing ihe nohlo art of solt-ilclcnso tho htngmroo nl thu Royal Aquarium has been weaned. Tlio clever Instructor of this Ingenious marsupial has trained it to conduct a contest under the conditions known as Ihe Man[iiis of Quoonsberry's rules. It oannol be said that it adheres to these regulations qui to so rigidly m the combatants who pummel nne another at the National Spoiling Club aro required to do, On tho contrary, it cannot wholly disabuse Itself of the idea, favored by llie I'reiii'h, though discountenanced by Hid Kngllsh, that tlioso who are attacked have as good a right, to defend iheiiiselvo** With their feel as with tholrflsls, It affects lasavale in preference to A boxe,a predilection whicli, considering ihc force with which a kangaroo can knit, might quilo conceivably cause an injury to his antagonist. However, no harm, has an yet been done, and the encounter between human and muisnrpial is spirited ami novel, ami admirably illustrates the power of liiuu to bend the brute creation to Iris will, A writer iu a recent number of ihc Overland o.Ninthly advocates the importation and domestioation of the kangaroo in this country. Ho gives authorities showing the feasibility of the project, and believes ihc animal could be introduced and raised here with profit. Tbe flesh of the kangaroo is highly esteemed as a fond, and from llie hides a valuable leather is made. 'I hese are legitimate uses o? tho unimal. Hut it is shut-king to think of degrading so useful a creature down to the level ami equal of a brutal human prize tighter. Kniiu Pasha is not dead, if latest 1'f-pnri bo Hue, and it is beginning to be fell that all future rumors ol his decease will need discounting unless he oomea to ihe front nntl confirms them, Tbo City of St. Petersburg is preparing to build a bridge over tho Neva to cost $1*1,��� 1100,000. The plans uud specifications were drawn by AI. Eiffel, the distinguished French architect and onglnoer, THE WEEKLY NEWS FEB. 22,1893, m weekly nn Published By M. Whitney & Son. Every Wednesday. Courtenay, B. C. I'Krt MS Ol- SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE. t--*KI ��� x Mon *��� * gto r lis .. .. pj .... 1 ii 0 0,1 RATKS OF ADVERTISING: Onu inch per year $1200 .. I. month IW intnli int. lie 1* year 25H0 rib 'inn ������00k, nor lino ' ��'in I-j id miiiees. per lino 20 Notices (if Births, Marriages and Deaths, 50 routs each insertion, \'o Advcitisnitni inserted for less than v cents. WRdnesday.FEB, 22,1893 Ridings. In fhe matter of redistribution we 1 rust the CJovcrnmcnt will adopt the jiiiiifipli' of dividing up districts into ridings, or which would be the same thing cut up the larger districts into smaller oiifs. Thc blanket system is unjust, and most unsatisfactory. The cities should be treated in the some way. In the sutes no more than one member is over e'ected from the same district, to legislative bodies,no matter whither state or national. In this re ��pect we would do well to follow their example. ���nnMnn Labor and Arbitration Bills- We are glad to s* e measures introduced looking to the settlement of dispu es between labor ond capital. We perceive tliut a portion of the press think the bills as framed do not go far enough, UV1I, they are certaintly in the right direction, and as such legislation ia more or less experimental, it is best not to go too fast. The test of exper. ience will quickly show in what way ihey can le best modified, to meet the difficulties which they are intended to overcome. We do not desire to frighten away capital whioh is so much needed for tlm development of cur natural resources, audio give employment to labor. Our laws should be bo framed as to encour- age and protect both the employer and the employees. In doing this we must l<e careful not to go too far in the dir- ci-iion of paternal government. The largest liberty comistent with protection is desirable. We do not wish to feel the touch of Jaw beyond whit is necessary. Individual freedom is en titled to safeguards. So far as the pub lie interest will permit, tho citizen should have the right to do as lie pleas- is. Nevertheless entirely consistent with this, are measures for the spe-:dy and pacific settlement of diputes und the people arc to be congratulated that legislation is now looking in this direct ion Bill. I Introduced by tho Attorney General. ; An Act to nmentl ihe " Registration j of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Act'* HKlt MAJESTY, by ami with the ad- vice and consent of llie ti>gisla- i tive Assembly ofthe Province of Brit- i ibh Culumbift- enacts as follows;��� 1. This Art may be cited as the Registration of Binhs, Deaths, and Marriages Act Amend nent Act, iSyli" 2. Section 9 of the ������ Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriaees Act" is her. by amended by adding thereto the words "provided, always, that the District Registrar may register any birth at any lime upon satisfactory proof to him ofthe date of any birth by a solemn declaration made in accord ance ��ith the provisions ofthe "Ouths Act, 18112,'' by the father or mother of the child, or by a nurse or physician, or other person present at the time of 5uuh birth." Bill. Introduced by the Attorney General. Au Act to amend the "Homes-end Act" HER MAJESTY, by and with the ad" vice and consent ofthe Legisla live Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows;��� 1. Thin Act may be cited au the '-Homestead Act Amendment Act, li*03." 2, Section 10 of the "Homestead Act " is hereby amended bv adding thereto the following words: 'piovidcd that nothing herein contained shall l-e construed to exempt any goods nr chattels from seizure in satisfaction of a debt contracted for or in respect of such identical goods or chattels." mil. Introduced by the Attorney General All Act to amend ������ Hills of Sale Act," E ER MAJESTY, by ar.d with the advice and consent of the Leg is -ative Assembly of the Province of Jiiitish Columbia, enacts as follow*��� 1. This act may be cited as the "Kills of Wale Act Amendment Act, 1893." 2. Section 2 of thc "Bills of Sal* Ail" is hereby amended by inserting after the word "thereof," in the ninth J 11c of sub-section (n) of the said section the words l( transfers or assignments of the rolling s'otk or other moveable property of nny railway com puny, if by thc said in-trumenl of tr-tns for or assignment uny real property of suub company is included.'' :J Section 9 of the said ' Hills of Sale Act" is hereby amended by strilc ing Out thc words ''on Vancouver Is- -hid'* in the third line of said section. Bill, Introduced by the Attorny General. An Act respecting Foreign Companies. WHEREAS doubts have ari;en as to rights of companies incorporated elsewhere than in British Columbia to assume the status of mortgagees: Therefore, f���r the avoidance of such doubt, Her Majesty, hy and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts os follows:��� 1, This Act may be cited as the "Companies Act Amendment Act, 1893" 3. N.ithwithstanding any doubt to the contrary or anything appearing in any law in force in this Province, any company which has been or shall here, after be incorporated elsewhere than in British Columbia, for the porpo.se of carrying on any business having for its object ihe acquisition of profit or gain, and registered, shall whether registered in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in the Province or not, have, and be deemed to have here- tofore had, the right to acquire the Btatus of mortgagees of property, b tli real aud personal, aud to exercise all rights and remedies as such ino tgagees. Bill. Introduced by Mr. Brown. An Act to further amend the "Provincial Voters' Act." HER MAJESTY by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of tho Province of liiitUh Columbia, enacts as folio*-, s:��� 1. This Act may be cited as the " Female Franchise Act." 2. Section Uo of the 'Provincial Voters' Act" is hereby struck out and the following section substituted in place, thereof: ��� "2. Every person, both male and female, of the age of twenty-one years, and who is not disqualified by this Act, or by any other law in force in this Province, who is entitled within ibis Province to the privileges of a natural- born British subject, who has resided in this Province for twelve it.oiuhs an.I in the electoral district in which be or sho claims to vo'e for two months of that period immediately previous to sendit g in his or her claim to vote ai hereinafter mentioned, and being duly registered under the provisions of 'his Act, shall be entitled to vote at the election of a member or membeis of the Legislative As embly; Provided that no person shall be entitled to be registered as 11 foresaid who shall have been convicted ofany treason, felony, nr other infamous offence, unless he or aliti -shall have received a free or conditional pardon fur such offenc*, cr have undergone thc sentence passed upon him or her for suoh offence," 3. Siction three of tbe said "Provincial Voters' Act" is hereby amended by strieking out, in tbe first and fifth lines thercnf, thc word "Chinaman," and substituting therefor the word '���Chinese," 4. Section five of the said Act, is hereby amended by inserting between tbe words ' shall" and "during," in the third line thereof, the wr>rds " being a mile-'' und by inserting between the words "also" and "be," on the fifth Una thereof, the words "whether male or female, shall for the name period." 5. Wherever in the said Act, or iu the "Provincial Voters' Act Amendment Act, 1890," the word "he'Vlu's" occuis, the same shall, from and after thc passing of this Ac*, be construed to include and mean "she" and "her,'unless sulIi construction shall be antagonistic to the meaning of the context. The Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, pastor of the brick Presbyterian Church New York declare*, that if tbe theory ofthe origional scriptures was to l��e set tip as a test of his orthodoxy, be would be driven from the Presbyter iati Church. This New Commcial Map of British Columbia is now ready for delivery, mounted ready for Office use. Price 3.50 A home production, carefully compiled and complete. J. H. Brownlee, 42 Fort St. Victoria Nanaimo Saw Mill ��� and ��� Sash and Door Factory A HnHlmn, 1-roti. Mill .St., IM) llox 33, Tel. 111 Nanaimo 11. C, A complete stock nf Rough and Dressed Lumber always on hand; also Shingles, Laths, Pickets, Doors, U indows ami Winds, Moulding, Scroll sawing,'ruining and all kinds ol wood finishing furnished Cedar, White I'ine, Redwood. All orders accompanied with CASH prompt ly and carefully attended lo. Steamer J'stcll Harbor and outside towing done at reason able rates. LEGAL H A Simpson Barrister ami Solicitor. Office in 2nd flat, Green's Mock. Nanaimo, B. C. 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C. Make It a Point I Know THE HOODS I HANDLE. For iho Inst thirty years having handled Silver WW, manufactured hy the Cclehrated linns of Bied anil Ilanon���Hodge's 1847���und MerldiMl Britannia, I know them to be A I. ES. '" Jewelry, Clocks, Watches, and Spedacles, 1 Show the Largest Stock in the city, AT HARD TIMES PRICES; Hpecal attention given to reparing iu ALL Brunches of the Trade. tS, Orders hy mail will havj prompt attention, .431 M. R. Counter, Crescent Jewelry Store. Nanaimo B. C. Vancouver Furniture Warehouse, Established 1873. BASTION, WHARF AND FRONT STREETS JOHN HILBERT. MANUFACTURER AND DIRFXT IMPORTER ��� Alio Heftier In ��� CARl'ETS BEDDING AND WALL PAPER, GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, AGENT WHITE SEWING MACHINES. UNDERTAKER. Nanaimo b.c. *.*��** Nanaimo Cigar Hactory. Philip Gable, Proprietor. jjastun Street . ��� Nanaimo B. C. Manufactures the finest cigares, employing none but white labor. Why purchase inferior foreign cigars, when you can obtain a SUPERIOR ARTl- ci.ic fur the same money? Raper Rapsr & Co. Booksellers, Statiouers, .'���-, General News Agents. Nanaimo. II. C. Nanaimo MacMne Works OF RoM],? lento' Fraser Street Near Bast on Street Bridge Nanaimo' B. C. All Kinds of Machinery made to order and repaired. Fruit Trees Mainland Nursery * * Ladners Landing B. C A lar^'c supply of three and four year old APPLE ERBBS Also Tears Plumes, Prunes, and Peaches Ornamental trees for lawns and jjrass plots. Small fruits, shrubs and evergreens of every variety. W A Gilchrist, COURTENAY, li. C. Agent for Comox District' The Nanaimo Pharmacy Nanaimo B. 0. \V. E. Mc Cartney Chemist, Manager. Pun- Drugs Chi'inirals and Patent Ms-ilieint-s. t'hy>*icnnB Preftclptlons and nil ontoru HIM wilh aim unit dlnpfttch, I'. O. hox 13 Geo. Bevilockway, -���- Red House -**- Commercial St. = Nanaimo. B. C. Dealer in General Merchandise. Highest cash Price Paid for Furs.Hides, and Country Produce. Ralph Craig's : Nanaimo Steam CARRAGE WORKS. IJaston St. Bridge, Nanaimo, II. C. General Illar.lcsinithins, Horseshoeing Carrngc Building, etc. Wagons and Farming Implements made and repaired. Miners' Augor Drill- ��� -ing Machines made to order on short J. G. Melvin Experienced Watchmaker Manulacturing Jeweler And Diamond Setter. Work done for the trade. Repairing a specialty A trial solicited Orders hy mail ox 598, No 208 Abbot St. Vancouver. Eureka Bottling Works, LOUIS LA WHENCE, PROPRIETOR, MANWACTUHKR OK SODA WATER, LEMONADE, GINGER ALE, *Sarsaparalla and Champagne Cider, Iron Phosphates, Syrups. Holder of Different Brands of Lager Beer Steam Beer and 1'ortcr Agent for Union Brewery Company. Nanaimo and Courtenay B. C. At H orac. l.D. McLean Jeweler, Bookseller and Dealer in Organs, Pianos,Music Stationery, and Notions ol all kinds. Union Mines, 13. C. 1 have some splended lots for sale, both business and re sidentiaL Now is the time to buy to advantage before the Canada VVestain Railway reaches here. With the advent of the railway, in addition to the other conceded advantages of tin: place, prices must rule very high. This town Ls located in the midst ofthe largest agricultural settlement on Vancouver Island. It is within six miles of Union Mines affording the farmers of the v.tlky the very best home market, and is situated on the only highway leading from the settlement to the mines. The lumber interests of this section are most e��c tensive, ami are an important factor in our progress. The per cent of improvements of this town during the presei.t year is greater than any other place the Coast can bijast of, and the march of improvement is still onward. The prosperity of the town lias fur its foundations, therefore large, mineral, agricultural, and limber resources It may also be added that no section furnishes a better field for the sportsman. Fish and game are always abundant and_ our hotels of the best. For particulars address. Joseph McPhee Courtenay B.C. Wm. Cheney l Office at the bridge ] OOTJRTElT^-r E. O. Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer. Lots sold on easy terms. SETTLERS SATISFACTORILY LOCATED ON PUBLIC LANDS. Comox Saw Mills. Rough and Dressed Lumber White Pine always in stock. All orders executed promptly. UrphartBros, Proprs. Comox B.iJ.
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