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t^lJhi-ACj "VOL. 1. NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1909. NO. 30"^ HE MME TO TOWN Our IVjeqiber Shows Up Smiling and Promises ' '"■ to Make Good Our Needs' W, R. Ross M. P, P. was here on Wednesday, Mr, Ross came down tin' special invitation of the Board of Trade, to enquire into the' needs of Government expenditure in Now Michel*, and we riithor imagine lie had' his eyes opened by what ho saw. Pie was shown around the coming metropolis of th.o Pass, by prominent members of tiie Board, and partook of a sumptuous ropait' at the Groat Northern hotel. He.likes good things to eat, and as lie1 lias been living quietly at home in Fernie since liis return from liis legislative labors at Victoria, the cliango of menu' must have beenJargely responsible for his display of extraordinary good humor. "'.' ' • ' ' * ■'.'"•■ * ; j • •'■■■■ • Th0 president of the Board of Trade, T. B. Baker, impressed in his' blandest tones; just what wa'sdesirea,'and intimated rather strongjy that1 nothing less Would do, but geht- ly suggested 'that if Mr. Ross' liad something' better' up his sleeve, he,'1 need not hesitate tq play his long suite'. ! R. H.: M°ore, oiii* celeb'rated. stock expert, ha'd his prize bull out for inspection, and Mr. Ross was apparently delighted with everything with Which he' came in'contact. AVe hope 'Billy will be a more frerjuent visitorhere than formerly, lis hd Will find many friend^' willing to "advise him nnd if he feels lonely among tho ruin's of aftcient Fernie,"_ he has only to drop do'wn here to inhale the pure air of the 'prairie arid with a moderate adnnxture of Crystal Spring .water, feel that life is once more worth'the living. Another inducement we might mention that ought to have weight. : New Michel will at no' distant day, Require a good, solid man to represent'her in the cabinet,' and from what we can learn', Billy Ross mjght confidently pack his grip from here; THE C. P. Ft. NEW STATION There has been a rumor floating around town during the past week, ■relative to the C. P. B, station.' From what we can learn, it' is proposed to locatetheniain' station here; and as, in tl*.e'nature of things, it is highly improbable there would be sufficient business to furnish employment for two staffs, it is also stated that the old station will be put out from general freight and passenger traffic and utilized simply for the use of coal shipments over that line. As it is, the great bulk of the business outside of one or two firms, is now transacted in New Michel. Then conies along sqiim idea,'said to cmaniitp from the C. 1>.R., relative to a change of name for ibis place. Briefly, the (own of Michel—old' Michel we mean— is hot a registered town-site, and until New Michel sprang into existence made no pretensions to be other than a mining camp, while New Michel is on the Government maps and deeds are issued bearing the name of the town-site. Now, if any name has to be changed to meet the wishes of the C. P. R., What is the reason they've pitched on the one bearing tho Government recognition ? The people here are unanimous in favor of New Michel, and it sconis out of keeping with the dignity of a great railway, to hesitate to comply with the wishes of a majority of prospective patrons and the business men of New Michel. Hotel pehel T, Crahan, - : * Proprietor The Largest, Most Modern and Best Equipped in the Pass. Michel, t British Columbia to the person catching the largest speckM trout, wjimn a radius of ten miles of MicheL a $10. Green . heart Fishing Rod, pur stock is complete and w'pll assorted in y/el} selected flies, *" ' rods, lines, reels, basket's,'gut, hook's'etc.,'etc; "■.' ' Jlqiiip yourself with our tackle..' ' KfiNilEDYfS DRUG AND BOOK STORE NEW MICHEL imperial Bank of Canada ; Head Office: TORONTO Capital Authorized $ 10,000,006. ' Capital Paid up' $5,000,000.; '' '■ Resf $5,000.00Q Savings Bank Department. Interest allowed on Deposits at Current Rate from Date of Deposit. Drafts,' Money prders and Letters of Credit issued, available in any part qf the World. MICHEL BRANCH, " T- B. BAKER, Manager. Somerton Bro's wish to inform their customers, that thoy have just received a consignment of high grade. WATCHES .consistingof such makes as Waltham, Elgin, Hamilton, Beth Thomas and Illinois, which are recognized as tho leading makes. They aro put up in Nickel, Silver, 20 year, 2q year Qold filled and solid Gold cases. You will find no trouble in choosing a watch from our stock. 'Invest in — A GOOD MOVEMENT and you have the 'right timo,- Somerton Bros. Sm_ New Michel 41 Meat market Ltd 41 High-class Butchers New Michel Allmeat fresh killed—Prime Beef, Pork, aud Million Dairy Butter. Mild-cured Hams and Bacon—Fish ,in Season The Store Where They Send What You Order ' 2 Deliveries Daily 2 Nixon & Ferguson Tinsmiths, Plumbers and Steam fitters Plans prepared and estimates cheerfully given. Hosmer, B. C. Great Northern NEW MICHEL, B. C, EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS Cuisine Umurpasied Bar Stocked with thi Fina»t Attendance Unexcelled McCool & Moore, '.'. Proprietors HOTEL KOOTENAY New Michel, B. C. Laurenson & Douglas - RATES S2.00 A DAY Everything First-ClasB and Comfortable 'Nothing but white labor employed FREE BUS MKETS ALL TRAINS Proprietors Singer Sewing |y|achines The Best In the World. Simple, Strong, Silent, Speedy Sold on easj payments. If you want a Machine, drop a line iu J. P, IIOULAIJAN, Agent, FERNIE, B. C. ISi, JVL A, A. A: GEftf GOING A Fair Start for a Central Sports Pody is Now 1 Underway for New Michel ■'# A meeting to organize the New Michel Amateur Athletic Association, was held at the Great; Northern hotel on Tuesday'evening,' G. B. Stedman was moved to. the chair; and H. Somerton was appointed secretary. The following was the result: ' ' ' . I 1 Moore—Meikle, That we form ourselves into an association, to be known as !|The New Michel-Amateur Athletic ' Association,''1' • McCooJ-T-Meikle. That G. B. Stodpan, R. H. Moore and H. jOnierton act as a,.eommitteo to interview H, H. De-1 pew, regarding suitable gi'ounds for ajShletijc purposes. , Meikle—McCool: That each oluh' 6eii4 5 representatives to the jinriual mqetjng of this associaiior*, to toe held at New Miohel'the first Monday in June.' l •' • ' • Meikle-^-Moore. That the secretary be Instructed to try and get copies pf by-laws and rules from Hqsmer, Fernie" aijd Cranbrook, ' ,: '••"'■ ''•"■"' ■''■• -■'■-- McCoob—McLapders. That secretary write H. H. De- pew, jn regard to arranging an interview with the committee' anci after tiie cqmriijttee 'and Mr.' Depe'lv have met, to call ,'ii meeting of the association, for the purpose of placing the arrangement before them and for the election of officers. • I. C. S. SMOKER ON SUNDAY A smoker will be held in Crahan's hall on Sunday even ing, under the auspices of the International Correspondence Schools. One of the objects, is to organize the I.'C. S. Fraternity Amongst the students; and incidentally to sell stock in the company. F. X. Holl. the stock representative, who is in charge of the undertaking, states, that with the organization of the fraternity here, the company wi}l dopate some $600.00 worth of text books, hearing on technical, subjects. These books would he useful tp those who desire to improve then minds, learn tte practical side of their work and fit themselves for'better positions, and should form the basis of a first-class library. He will be pleased to explain everything in connection with the work at the smoker and no doubt a crowd of young men will take advantage of this opportunity. • Livery, Feed and Transfer Bus service, five trips daiJy between the C. P. R. Station' and the Koqlenay Hotel Fare, Round Trip „'. Single Fare ;.... ;.....'....... GEO. FISHER, Proprietor Singer Sewing Machines for saje at W.-B. King's fruit store, New Michel. 1-Jeedles, Oi) and Repairs. F. J. Conroy. Agent. P, BURNS & CO., Ltd, New Michel, B.C. DEALERS IN Fresh and Smoked Meats BUTTER Lard, Hams, Bacon and Eggs. Give us a Trial, We Guarantee Satisfaction OUR MOTTO—Always the Cheapest and Best RETAIL LUMBER YARD All Kinds of Lumber, Moulding-*, etc.—Fancy Windows, Doom on I' Verandah Posts in Block and to Order. Fernie Lumber Co., Ltd. :-■ New Michel SLICK UP Get Your Hirsute Appendage Clipped and Your Whiskers Pushed in at the Great Northern Tonsor- ial Parlors—You're next. P. M. MacLanders, Prop Reporter Ads Bring Much Business To The Advertisers A THE REPORTER, MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. HINDU REBEL METHODS HOW SEDITION SPREADS AMONG THE NATIVES. Story In Pall Mall Magazine Tells How Soldier Was Accused of Poisoning the Wells of the Village and Innocent Tommy Atkins Was Brutally Ill-treated—Arrival of Patrol Saved Him From Death. The methods which, it is claimed in some quarters, are adopted by lliose intern on poisoning the minds oi the millions oi India against British rule are strikingly illustrated in a short Btory wliicn appears in the current issue of The Pall Mall Maga- Tlie situation which gives the writer the story is as follows: Private Jas. Smith has fallen out of the ranks in the course ol some cavauy manoeuvres, and is trudging along with his lame horse in the hope of tinding the camp. As a matter of fact, he is lost, and some time alter dark has fallen he reaches a native village. ' On the same diiy a fakir, filthy to an unspeakable degree," had arrived in the village, anu at the moment that Private Jas. Smith reached it was haranguing the natives on the wrongs of India. His hearers, standing and sitting around him in picturesque groups, dwelt upon his words, and swallowed his statements eagerly. They saw themselves robbed of their little stock of hard-earned money; they saw themselves preyed upon by a Government of foreigners, and despoiled to niake fat an unknown Lord-Sahib and a King who dwelt across the seas. Truth and lies rolled together, and in turn from his .glib and poliBhed tongue. He demonstrated-beyond refutation how famine had been introduced into the country with the sole view of stamping out the population. He showed how, not content with the progress of the scourge with which it was seeking to kill off the people, the Government had invented a certain thing called inoculation with the sole view of slaying the people by more direct means. But, he wont on, that was not all, worse things were being done. When the Government saw that people were not deceived by their wicked trick of inocultaion they began to do something yet more devilish. They sent out emissaries to—here, with an orator's instinct for effect, he paused— ■to poison the villago wells! It was at this moment that Private Jas. Smith stumbled into the village, and the fakir took instant advantage of the dramatic possibilities of the situation. "Hush! Watch him, and see if he goes not to the well?" he whispered. Naturally that is exactly what Smith did. The bucket was lowered three times before his thirst and that of his horse had been satisfied. "There!" said the fakir impressively to those nearest him. "There! Did I not tell you that Government sent forth men to tamper with the wells?" The result was that Private Jas. Smith was attacked and tied up, and then the fakir led his audience to the well to prove that it had been poisoned. Truly, this pseudo-fakir was a use- iul man to those who employed him. He was not one of the posturing devotees who acquire merit and earn sanctity by measuring their length along the road all the way from Calcutta to Benares, or by some similarly foolish and impressive act. He was of another breed—a new breed that has sprung into existence, or perhaps has only renewed its existence, of recent years; u breed the members of which are sent out from various centres to poison the minds of the country folk, to tell them the "real truth" about the Fcringhi and the aims of his rule. The bucket was again lowered. It was easy for the fakir to drop several little bread pills into it, and then it Was raised. Floating on the surface were half a dozen little objects that bobbed innocently in the ripples, nnd showed white in the light of the lantern. A •roar broke from the crowd; the water was poisoned I—hnd been poisoned before their eyes by a soldier! There was the poison in the bucket, evidence irrefragrable of the truth of statements they had been ready to believe proofless. Private Jas. Smith was dragged out and brutally ill-treated by the villagers and the fakir. The villagers wanted to make him-drink of the "poisoner" water, but Ihe fakir was against this. Throw him down the well, was liis advice. "The well is useless to you henceforth, for it is already foul with poison. Therefore drop him in it." Nov the fakir was only too eager that the village should be embroiled [with the authorities; he knew that the villagers would be much too simple and too avaricious to sacrifice Private Smith's horse, for it would be of use to them. Consequently, when iBearcn was made for Private Smith, his horse would be found in or near the village. That, in its turn, would almost certainly load eventually to the dragging of the well and the flsh- ing-up of a soldier's body. Then there would be the devil to pay, with the ultimate result that the village would really become angry and disaffected with Government. That .would be so many men gained. But Private Smith was not thrown down the well. Ho was rescued by a night patrol which happened on the village just in the nick of time. 1 The upshot was, firstly, that Private Smith was stiff and sore for several days; secondly, that the village had quartered upon it a force of punitive police, to show them that soldiers !must not be bound or drowned in that off-hand way; thirdly, that the fakir, who turned out to be a defaulting babu from a commercial office in Calcutta, was sent to the Andamana for ten years. Nova Scotia Apples. Of late years the export of apples bom Nova Scotia has averaged 500,- .100 to 600,000 barrels annually, the bulk of which goes to Great Britain. Announcement . / I beg to announce to the Officers of Western Municipalities and School Districts that in future all negotiations for the purchase of debentures shall be carried on in _ my own name, and not in the name of my former representatives in Regina, with whom I have severed connection, William C. Brent iImm!™.'. TORONTO Up Against It The suffragette leader was addressing a meeting of the Cooklady's and Chambermaids' union. "You women should all have a voice in the affairs of the nation," she exclaimed. "You should assert yourselves. You should be entitled to. a vote." Hereupon a seeker after information arose. The interruption was accompanied by a strong Hibernian accent, "Sure, thot wud menn that we'd be after havin' to live in wan place for six months, wodn't it?" demanded the speaker. It was not until then that the suffragette leader fully realized what she was up against. Trial is Inexpensive.—To those who suffer from dyspepsia, indigestion rheumatism or any ailment arising fiom derangement of the digestive system, a trial of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills is recommended, should the sufferer be unacquainted ""with them. The trial will be inexpensive snd the result will be another custom' er for this excellent medicine. So effective is their action that many cures can certainly he traced to their URe where other pills have proved ineffective. "But you must come down to dinner with me." "Beally, old boy, you must excuse me; the doctor warns me that if I start to eating I am liable to go to flesh and blood." Repeat it:—" Shiloh's Oure will always cure'my coughs and colds." Yearning The farmer who doth till the soil Has independent will, But,still doth.yearn to hie to town And learn to soil the till. Mlnard's Liniment relieves Neuralgia. A Dear Friend "I hear yer freen' Tamson's married again." "Aye, so he is. He's been a dear freen' tae me. He's cost me three wadding presents an' two wreaths." Why suffer from corn3 when they can be painlessly rooted out by usii'H fiolloway's Corn Cure Dust There is a Wilmington man whose nerves sometimes give way under the constant fire of questions from his talkative eight-year-old son. "Dad," asked the youngster, just as the old man had one evening settled down for a perusal of his newspaper. "Dad, am I made of dust?" "I think not!" responded tiie unhappy parent. "Otherwise you'd dry up now and then." Horsemen, Read This I hnvc used MINARD'S LINIMENT in my stables for over a year, and consider it the VERY BEST for horse flesh I can set, end would strongly re commend it to all horsemen. GEO. HOUGH. Livery Rtnblos, Quebec, 95 to 108 Ann St. Doetor—No, I shouldn't advise you to lake whisky for the grip. Guzzler—Well, I don't believe I'v got the grip. It must be something else. Say, Doc, what disease is whisky good for? THE GIANT ANT EATER. A Most Peculiar Creatine That It Found In Venezuela. The giant ant eater of Venezuela ia one of the most outlandish loosing creatures in all the domain of nature. It is an animal about two and a half feet high. The body and tail taken together measure about seven feet in length. The tail is usually carried curved over the back, draping an<j shading the body. In appearance the bushy tail may be likened to a clump of ornamental grass. The head is very small, but it is prolonged into a snout a foot or more iii length. The month is at the extremity of this Snout. The ant eaters belong to that group of the animal kingdom known as the edentates, a class usually toothless. If they have any teeth at all, they are very few in number, of a rudimentary or simnle form, in the back of the head. They resemble in this respect birds, and they furthermore bear a resemblance to the bird creation in the possession of muscular, gizzard-like stomachs. One feature of the edentates is that they all have some peculiarity in the covering of the body. The armadillo, for instance, has a shell of armor, the pangolin » series of shingle-like scales, the aard vark, native to the Transvaal, a piglike skin, scantily covered with hair, and. lastly, the ant eater, with a bushy tail and the body plentifully covered with hair. The ant eater is in many ways unlike other animals. The most striking dissimilarity is in its mouth, which does not open and shut with an up and down movement of the lower jaw, as that of all other quadrupeds, but it is a mere aperture, opening only enough to admit of the passage of the foot long, whip-like tongue. In eapt.ivitv the ant eater is fed on bread and milk. In its native haunts, the forests of South America, it feeds exclusively on termites, or, as they are commonly called, white ants. These termites abound in the wilds of tropical America, and the ant eater ♦ears open with its sharp fore claws their conical mnd neBts and with its Blender tongue licks np the inmates out of every nook and crevice. The ant eater has a queer wav nf walking. It is the manner in which it uses i's fore limbs. The clows nf Kb fore limbs nr» so constructed that they are incapable of sustaining the weight of the bodv, b"t are turned backward. enmpellin<* the animal to stand and wnlk on ♦he outer surface of the wrists. "When it ambles nronnd. awkwardly, as it aopears. ij seems to be using two amputated fore limbs. One of the Immortal Arnolds. Mr. Forster came of a family tkat simply could not help themselves in becoming famous. Son of William Delafield Arnold, director of Public Instruction in the Punjab, and nephew of such master minds as Dr. Arnold of Rugby, certainly the greatest and still most hero-worshippeu oi the great cult of English public school masters, and Matthew Arnold, whoso classic poetry will ever live in the minds of those Englishmen who can never forget the sad and tragic description of a so-called unbeliever's loss of Christ: "But He is dead; Far off He lies In a far Syrian town; And in His grave With "twinkling gaze The Syrian stars look down." Likewise nephew of Sir Edwin Arnold, whose "Light oi Asia" is still the only safe handbook for those lovers ol Indian lore who look upon Buddha as the light of the coming Indian race, a probability which God forbid, and Lord Morley of Blackburn destroy. The Acid Test She looked up at him. "You love me, George," she said. "You have told me you would do anything to prove your love." "Anything, dearest," he fervently muttered. Her steady gaze did not waver. "My new suit from Paris haB come," she said, "together with my new hat and my new puffs. I will array myself in these and you will walk down the avenue with me to-morrow afternoon." *■ He turned pale and hesitated. "This is the acid test of love," she coldly added. Ho mutely shook his head as he arose. "I can't do it," he hoarsely gasped, and went nway deeply sorrowing. When the Nerves get out of tune And nervous prostration or partial paralysis brings you to a bed. of helplessness. / You Can remember the case described i here and revitalize the wasted nervous system by using Dr. Chase's j Nerve Food. ! It is so easy to neglect derangements j of the nerves until something serious happens. We say happens because many persons do not think they are really sick until ■* they are laid low by nervous prostration or some form of paralysis They overlook the headaches, the nervous indigestion, the irritability and nervousness, the loss of sleeo and energy and ambition. They forget that (or weeks or months life haB been more or less of a drag. Then when the nervous collapse comes it takes; patient and persistent treatment to get you on your feet ■train. The nerve cells must be gradu- ully built up and a little more energy added to the system eoch day than is exnended. Get in the sunshine, breathe tne Iresh air, rest and use Dr. Chase's Nerve Food and yon will get well. But you must be patient and persistent. Mr. Wm. Graham, Atwood, Ont.. writes :^"My wife had been ill for some time with nervous prostration nnd two of. the best doctors we could get failed to help her. She gradually became worse and worse, could not sl"ep and lost energy and interest in life. She was giving up in despair when a friend advised a treatment of Dr. Chose's Nerve Food. "From the first box of this preparation my wife used we noticed improvement and now she is completely cured and as well as ever she was, eats well, sleeps well and feels fully restored. I am satisfied that my wife owes her life to Dr. Chase's Nerve Food." -60c a box, 6 boxes for $2.50, at all'dealers or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto. These Pills Cure Rheumatism.—To Ihe many who suffer from rheumatism a trial of Parmelee's Vegetable fills is recommended. They have pronounced action upon the liver nnd kidneys and by regulating the action of these organs net as an alternative in preventing the admixture of uric acid and blood that causes this pain- lal disorder. They must he taken .according to directions and used stead ily and they will speedily give evi donee of their beneficial effects. Griff—You look prosperous, old man. Grafton—Yes, I suppose you rend about Nuritch'3 ambition to be a senator? Griff-Well, yes; I see by the papers that he says he's in the hands of his friends . Grafton—That's it. I'm one of his friends. Cannot some of these scientists teach us how to make baldness attack the face instead of the scalp? A MOTHER'S CHIEF CARE IS HER BABY'S WELFARE Every mother is anxious that her little ones shall be healthy, good na- ttired and bright. Every mother can keep her children in thi.' condition if she will give them nn occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets'. These Tablets cure nil stomach and bowel troubles, destroy worms and mnke teething easy. Mrs. T. Covert Mas- sie, Toronto, Ont., says;—"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my litt.lt boy Binoe lie wns three months old nnd find that they agree with bin splendidly." Sold by all medicini dealers or by mail 'at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. It is usually the blunt man who says the sharpest things. Muscular Rheumatism Subdued.— When one is a sufferer from muscular rheumatism he cannot do better than to have the region rubbed with Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. There is no oil that so speedily shows its effect ii subduing pnin. Let the rubbing be brisk and continue until ease is so- cured. There is more virtue in a bottle of it than can bo fully estimated. A GREAT RUNNER. On* of Hit Feats of Which Ha Had t« Be Reminded. "I'm the real thing as a runner," said Howard James majestically aa ba seated himself at the first home din* nor since his return from college. HI* motber and sister looked at him lo sheer admiration. "Yes, mother, I wish you could have been at the university to see me run. During the football season I ran away from every oue on the team. They were not In It for a minute. In the classes I took the lead, leaving them in the lurch. 1 always stood highest in my lectures. And then when it came to selecting a president for the class I made the race. When the voting started I ran second, but at the last, well, I ran ahead of all of the otber candidates. There's no doubt about It. I'm a runner. Of course, when tbe baseball season opened the crowd wanted me to get on the team. At lirst I hesitated because I realized my superiority, but persuasion succeeded. ! went on the team, and the way I ran bases was a positive shame. Then I went into the track meet I ran ten yards Id ten seconds, almost equaling the world's record. Yes; I am a runner. Then"- "Theu you ran Into debt," interrupt ed Old Man James, witb a distinctive grunt, "and 1 have to pay you out." DARK DOINGS. Th* Reason One Woman Is Disgusted With the Voting Proposition. When any one asked little Mrs. Pratt ber opinion on tbe question of equal suffrage she had her answer ready. "I don't want to hear anything about it," she would say pleasantly, but firm, ly, "and I'd just aa soon tell you why. It's because there's got to be a concealment and mystery about voting, nnd I like'things open and aboveboard. It's tbe way I waa brought up and tbe way I shall always feel if I live to be a hundred. "I've hnd one eT**<"lonce, and that'a all I want. A friend of mine talked and tni'-ed to me about voting on the eduont' -nsl question till at last I said I would, because I was brought up to think a great deal of education, and I always swill. So I gave up an engagement to go to tbe polls and register (and the dress wns almost spelled on account of my missing that trying on, too, because she didn't wait to see whether tt fitted or uot. but stitched the seams right upl. and tben I took tbe greatest pnlns to go and vote just us they'd told me to, and what do you suppose Henry Pratt told me afterward? My vote was thrown out because I bad the frankness to write my full name and address on Itl "I told Henrjr that nothing would surprise me after that-nothing!" Convalescing ' This following was told of the patient of "a well-known New York physician i— The patient, an elderly gentleman, became quite ill while the doctor .was absent upon a vacation, the indisposition being the' result of too frequent potations. A female . nurse was at once engaged to care for him iri his hotel. A lady residing in the same hotel one morning inquired concerning his condition of the chambermaid. "Shure, ma'am," replied Maggie, "tth' I think he be getting, along very well. The nurse was sittin' on his lap this mornin'I" Exasperating . From the dark' kitchen there emanated a series of thumps and angry exclamations. Jones was looking for the cat. .. "Pa!" called the eon from the stairway. "Go to bod end let me alone," blurted Jones; "I've jdst barkcl my shins." "Pa!" insisted Tommy, after a moment's silence. "Well, what is it? Didn't I tell you to keep ouiet?" "I—I didn't hear your shins bark." And the next moment Tommy was being pursued by an angry sire with a hard hair brush. What Shall the Punishment Be? How must we deal with those who steal a child from its mother's side? What is the fate that should await such wretches' far and wide? They bid us pay or they will slay—let vengeance quickly fall. Enact, oh state, a fitting fate—a fate that will appall. EVERY WOMAN WHO SUFFERS CAN -FIND SURE RELIEF DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS IN Mrs. J. Oliver Telle How She Lost Her Pains and Weakness When She Used the Old Reliable Kidney Remedy Elgin, Ont. (Special) .—Women who suffer, and there are thousands of them in Capada, will hear with interest the experience of Mrs. J. Oliver of this place. She has suffered and Found a cure and she has no hesitation in saving that cure is Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I suffered for over a year from Backache and Fainting Spells," Mrs. Oliver states. "I was tirvd and nervous all the time and the least exertion would make me perspire freely. My feet nnd ankles would ewell and I had a dragging sensation across the loins. I snw Dodd's-Kidney Pills advertised snd bought some. Twelve boxes cured me." All women who suffer should use Dodd's Kidney Pills. They make healthy Kidneys and healthy Kidneys nre the first rule of health fo> woman. The female organs depend almost entirely on the Kidneys for their health. No woman can hope tq be healthy and hnppy unless her Kidneys are right. The Kidneys need occasional help or they must become tired or sick. And j almost any woman can te.ll you out of her own experience that Dodd's Kid- j ney Pills are the help they need. All men are born free and equal, but most of them spoil it by getting married. The schoolboy thinks that a switch in- the hand is worse than a dozen in the bush. # Repeat it: —"Shiloh's Cure will alwayi cure my coughs and colds." Deadly Breath There's a lot in modern science Sure's your born. Did you ever try deep breathing For n corn? 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Retained In the Role. By CARL WILLIAMS. Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated Literary Press. Melrose was agog witb excitement The local billposter waa banging the paper ot the Denham Repertoire Company for a three nlgbt run. And Maggie Denham' hailed from Melrose. "Margaret Denham" ahe was billed, but Melrose recognized her. . It was tbe first time that what Mel- roue called "a real theater .troupe" had Visited the little town. This in Itself would have meant much, bat Maggie In addition created an epoch in town history. > Melrose could not know that she waa to be a star only for this brief engagement In Melrose. Maggie had happened to mention that sbe bad been born ia Melrose, and tbe astute manager bad changed the name of the company from the Metropolitan to Denham Repertoire company for the three nlgbt itay. He well knew the value of a local name In a small town. Occasionally Maggie bad let fall some strap of Information as to ber departure from the town tbat told the rest of the old story of the girl who had run away from home to go upon tbe stage. Maggie's story differed from most, for she had succeeded in achieving her ambition. She had become a fairly "I'll OLID HE DIDNT BEX ME LAST N10HT A8 TBI 1DVKNTUKB88." useful player of parts in tbe smaller con lea. Tins was her second season with the Metropolitans, and she smiled confidently wben Qululln, tbe manager, asked her if ahe felt atroiig enough to play the star part for three days. It Involved a little extru rehearsal, but Maggie was delighted. She would ■how Tom Chambers und tbe rest ot Melrose tbat she bad made a success. Tom came ahead of tbe rest of Melrose, because there hud been a time when tbey two were almost engaged. and abe still thought tenderly of those courtship days. She looked about eagerly when the company arrived; but, ihougb every one else in town appeared to have come to the train to stare curiously at Maggie Denbam's troupe, Tom waa not there. With a curloua sense of bluukness Maggie climbed Into the ramshackle bua that was to convey tbe company to the hotel. Ber triumphant eulrauce Into her home town bud gone for naught Just because one man waa not tbere. She was angry and surprised to realise tbat ahe still cared more for Chambers tban she hud ever admitted when be bad tried to win her. Sbe bad not long to wait, however, for information about the recreant one. Presently a siring ot callers came to tbe hotel, and all of the friends of ber school duys crowded tbe hotel parlor, all talking at once.' From the babel of voices Maggie gathered that Tom bad left town tbe day before wltb Ibe evident purpose of avoiding her. Tbe blood throbbed In her temples. It waa to give Tom a lesson that she wanted to'show to Melrose how well ahe had' sncceeded. Now he would not witness her triumph, and sbe turned strangely depressed until the manager, versed In the handling of the erratic omen of tbe stage, sensed the situation. "Anyhow, you can do your best," Qulnlln reminded her, "and leave behind a record that be will be proud of." "And who may 'be* be?" demanded Maggie truculently. "I don't know," confessed Qulnlln promptly, "but there is usually a 'he' somewhere, and since be does not seem to be around I thought you might like my suggestion." Maggie waved him off with a Jesting remark, but her. heart was lighter. Here was something that she could do. So It happened that even her fellow players wondered that evening at the brilliancy wltb wblch she played ber part. "You'll land on Broadway yet." they aaaured ber, but even tbls promise of teaching tbe goal of all actors did not .-beer tbe girl, and wben tbe performance was over she hurried back to tbe hotel, only to creep Into bed and cry' herself to Bleep,-, On tbe third and last day of the engagement Tom appeared suddenly in town, and, though sbe could not see blm In tbe badly lighted auditorium tbat nlgbt, Maggie felt tbat he was there, and she acted wltb a touch of tenderness that lent new beauty to a naturally sympathetic role. Jobn Benjamin, one Of the Important eastern theatrical men, bad stopped over to wait for a train and bad drifted Into the opera bouse, where tbe manager overwhelmed him with attentions. As be watched the girl work he nodded his bead, "I'd like to Bteal your leading woman," Benjamin said to Qululln, "1 pan place ber In a road company for a year under one of my good stage directors and then bring ber into New York." "Go ahead and Bteal," invited Qulnlln. "She's a nice little' woman, and if yon can place ber tbe contract she made with me won't hold ber back. I'll tell ber to write to you."' The big manager nodded bis thanks, looked at bis watch and hurried oil to make bis train. Maggie only nodded carelessly, when Qulnlln hurried back wltb word that the way to Broadway waa open to.ber at last. She could not think of business when Tom waa out.there in the darkened auditorium watching her. She needed to give all of ber attention to her performance, and she played the laat ace wltb a rtcb sincerity that won tbe audience completely. Not until the curtain had fallen and the other players crowded around to congratulate ber upon tbe opportunity Bhe bad earned did she seem to realize what It all meant and then abe accepted listlessly what the other women of ber profession would bave given years ot tbelr Hffl-to attain. Sbe slipped from tbe stage door alone to go to tbe hotel, but as sbe emerged Tom stepped forward with outstretched bands. "1 had to come to see you," he Bald brokenly. "At first 1 vowed tbat 1 would stay ont of town while you were here, but I bad to come back, and I'm glad I did. "I thought that yon would be tough and common. Maggie, like the rest, but you can't be that and play aa you did tonight Tbat wasn't acting, and when I saw you as you really are, and not as I thought that you would be, I wanted to get up ond about to you to come right to me and we'd get mafrled, as we used to plan wben we were children. Will you come and marry me, Maggie? I've got a fine farm now, and you'll never regret It dear." n don't think I wIU regret It," agreed Maggie happily, "bin l didn't tblnk you'd want me, Tom " "You know what tbey think about actresses here," he ren I ided her. "I guess I thought pretty much the same, but you-well, wben I saw you come on tbe stage looking Just aa you used to do 1 knew you were my Maggie stilll" He clasped her hands, unable to say more, but Maggie understood. To the Melrose minds all player folk were followers of the devil. Perhaps the In- genuous role she bad played bad won Tom. He wanted for bis wife the woman ahe bad played. And she knew It would be easy to continue In that role wltb Tom as opposite, Sbe felt that sbe could continue her success tn tbat part, and so sbe let him kiss ber before she pushed blm gently from her wltb a whispered command to come to tbe hotel In' tbe morning. Together tbey would see Qululln and secure tbe releuse from ber contract As she entered the hotel tbe manager was walling for her. He bad taken from bis trunk ber contract for the season, and tbls be banded to ber. "This sets you free, my girl. You can go to Benjamin and Broadway," be suld smilingly. "I'm glad that at last the Metropolitans have contributed a real star to Broadway." "I'm not going to Benjamin," replied Maggie. "I'll play tbe season out for you If you want me to, but I made a real human bit In tbe part tonight and I'm going to keep on playing It /or Tom here in Melrose. (Jee, M. (Juln- IIas. I'm glad be didn't see nit last nlgbt as tbe adventuress." lee Sport For Danish Children. In Denmark one of the favorite forms of exercise on tbe Ice 1b a fame wherein tbe skaters can bave heir fun nnd also tbe tota wbo • refer to ride upon sleds. A large pole Is fixed upright In the middle of the frozen pond, and a crossbeam Is -fttut-hed. the whole affair' being kept from toppling over by means of a lurge wagon wheel, through whose hub the upright pole Is thrust and whlcb lies Hut upon tbe Ice. To tbe end of the longer section of the transverse beam a string of sleds Is attached, and then eight or ten of the large lads and lassies begin to skate in a circle, pushing tbe beam around wltb tbem, while the little fellows climb on ihe sleds. Around and around tbey go, faster and faster, amid sbonts of delight, until the string of sleds Is dung out across the Ice like the lash of a long whip It often becomes necessary for those who are furnishing the motive power to slacken speed In order to let the coasters get back Into a better position, centrifugal Jorce hating stretched tbem out sometimes almost to the banks of the lake.-l'athllnder. ORDER OF THE GARTER. It Is the Most Exclusive Order In the World. The news that the King has been pleased to approve of the Earl of Durham being'made a Knight of the Garter in the place of the late Earl of Leicester will give special interest to the following facts on the story o( the world's premier honor, and how this greatest of distinctions is conferred. . The origin of this illustrious order has been much disputed, but tradition has it that the choice'of the emblem was determined by a trivial accident. It appears that Joan Countess of Salisbury dropped her garter of blue embroidered velvet when dancing with Edward III., and the King, picking it up, tied it around his leg. But, observing the Queen's jealous glances and the significant looks of his courtiers, he returned it to its fair owner with the remark, "Honi soit qui inal y pense!" (Evil be to him who evil thinks), adding, "that in a short time they should see that garter advanced to so high honor and estimation as to account themselves happy to wear it." The knighthood now consists of the Sovereign—who is invariably the head of the order—-twelve dukes, five marquesses, and eight earls of the kingdom. These, with the Earl of Durham, make up the total number of twenty- six members, but* the reigning monarch has the power to extend the order to foreign sovereigns. At the present time these include twenty- one reigning rulers and six heirs- apparent to European thrones. The order has for its principal emblem the garter, which formerly was of light blue Bilk, with the motto Bet in pearls, rubies, or diamonds. It is now, however, of dark blue velvet, about an > inch wide, with a buckle and pendant of solid gold and the motto in gold letters. It is worn on the left leg a little below the knee, but if the head of the order is a queen, she wears it on the left arm above the elbow. The dress of the knights of the order for ceremonial occasions is, as befitting the greatest distinction in the world, most magnificent. The mantle is of blue velvet, lined with taffeta (the finest white silk), and having the star of the order embroidered on the left breats, a hood of crimson velvet, a surcoat, or coat without sleeves, of the same material and lined like the mantle. A hat of black velvet fastened with a band of diamonds to the lining of white silk, and bearing a plume of white ostrich feathers, having in its centre a tuft of black heron's feathers. Over the mantle is worn the "collar" of the finest gold, With twenty- six garters—signifying the number of members—enamelled ~iu azure blue, each enclosing a rose "gules" of red enamel and having between each gar- tor-link a knot aid pendant in white enamel. Upon this is suspended the "Great George"—a figure of the patron saint of England on horseback, who, having thrown the dragon on his back, is slaying him with a tilting spear. The ribbon and star are ty" ' invariably by knights of the ordi when attending at Court, the ureat George" and collar being only assumed when, by specinl order of the Lord Chamberland, any great ceremony is declared at the Kin;' ■ command to be "Collar Day." A BIRD BUILT BOWER. \ OLD ROMAN BATH?. Wal- Very Fine Example Exlft. at wick Cheaters, England. Of Roman remains there art many examples in the north of Eni'land, and one of the best and best preserved is to be found at Cilurnum. or Walwick Chesters, as the miuom name is. The words "Cyl hyrn" are Welsh to this day for "narrow hiiugh," bo the link with the past is very clearly seen in this expressivo term for "riverside meadow." Tho remains of the R>ma-i station cover an area of five and a quarter Had the Proof. "I wonder If Jones Is married." "No." ' "Did yon ask him?" "1 didn't have to I heard him telling what h« wnhlrt d" it hiiv wife of bis cai in l" ii nifi'i * u'e gown." acres, and are "n thi; usual plan oi an oblong. Excavations in 1879 brought to light .much interesting detail, including fragments of gin ■', quantities of fine plaster and wood- ashes, but the most important discovery was that of portion of a bii/ize tablet which recorded the ccnfei of the privileges of Roman ei ..- shir and the rights of nn. 6e on certain troops quartered i., Brit.,in under Antoninus Pius in the year 146. Of such tables only a very few are extant. Many coins also have been found here, dating from Agricolu to Vnlentinian, as well as a small altar inscribed with the words "Dil.ua Veteribus." The bath in particular is of special interest, differing altogether from that example, for instance, which is one of the treasures of Roman London, being much larger in construction. It is lined with a red- colored cement, which gives an idea oi warmth and cosiness. In the breach of the wall there was discovered some time ago an effigy ol a river-god, which may be taken as a former representative of the Genius of the Tyne. We bathe somewhat differently today than did the Romans, but not more luxuriously or, indeed, frequent. New Zealand Feathered Colonies Con* struct Intricate Houses. Writing to ProfeBsor James Drum- mond. whose delightful nature notes from New Zealand are well known, Mr. Will Lawson gives some interesting details of Queensland's 'natural history. Referring to the bower bird, he says that these birds, which are about the size of magpies, dwell in colonies of about a dozen, and each pair has its nest, a most untidy, hastily-thrown-together affair, Btuck promiscuously in adjacent trees. The whole energy of the colony is centred in the bower, which each group oi birds builds, and which is a marvelous construction. Twigs are laid on the ground, and their ends are curved upwards. Then more twigs are woven into these, their ends still curving, until a woven tunnel is the result, built so strongly that it is difficult to cauBe any movement by shaking it with the hand. These tunnels, or bowers, have several ramifications, and here the birds play all day long. They decorate their bower with bright leaves, flowers, pebbles, and shells, and if by chance a silver spoon or ornament falls into their clutches, it is given a prominent position In their playhouse. The laughing jackass, or "kookaburra," is a bird whose fame as a humorist has traveled far, but, says Mr. Lawson, a person must hear two of them laughing to really.appreciate this eccentricity of bird-life. There nre two kipds of laughing jackasses, the grey and the blue, and the laugh of each is quite distinct. One giveB a "hoo-hoo-hoo," while the other chatters and cackles. The sound rises in tone until it is very loud, nnd then it quite suddenly dies away. Another bird whose cry is a combined "ffort is the stock-whip bird. One of the nair emits a whistle, sharp and shrill, which rises in crescendo, and is then cut short off with a "whit." verv like the sound of a wet stockwhip lash. Then the hitherto silent mate gives two quick notes, just as though it said, in startled tones, "What oh I" Closely related to the stock-whip bird are the soldier MM, all uniformed like a red-coat, and the leather-head. The latter has no feathers on its hend. These two chatter all day long in the Bcrub.—Standard of Empire. In Lilac Days By GERTRUDE MANSFIELD. CASTLE UNDER HAMMER. Famous Falrhill Mansion In England Is to Be Sold. The beautiful Fairhill maniiion and estates, belonging to the Earl of Derby, are to be sold by auction. Situated between Bevenoaks and Tonbridge, the 4,000 acres, or thereabout', extend from Knole Park to the latter town, and include portions of the parisheB of Seal, Shipbourne, Hildenborough, Wrotham, Ightham (the scene of the terrible Luurd tragedies), Hadlow, and Tollbridge itself. "The garden of Kent" the district has been rightly named, containing as it does, some of the most beautiful scenery nnd some of the most Harming architectural treasures of that county. In the sale will be included the famous One Tree Hill, a landmark that is famous over the whole of the south of England. The mansion nlso wid be sold, as well as a number of other residences end farms. At Ightham, although apparently not included in the sale, there is one of the most interesting historical edifices of oil, Ightham Mote. An illustration of ' .e beautiful tbwer over th, e-.aauce to the courtyard is printed herewith. The older portions of the building date back to the reign of Edward III. [ Originally in the possession of Sir Thomas Cawne, Ightham Mote later on passed into the hands of the limit family, at that period influential Kentish squires, whose representative, Richard Haul, in the fifteenth century, mixed himself in political matters, and lost his head and his estates, the latter being restored to the family by Henry VII. Edward Haut, who received this mark of the Sovereign's good-will, iB generally believed to I have caused the building of the beautiful tower. Another Tine piece of atone and woodwork—probably a part of the original structure—is the great entrance gates and their overcovering, pointed arch. A Powerful Plea. A count whose normal position ono of insolvency paid court to daughter of a millionaire. Whei tervicwing her father the impr iouB suitor remnrked ingenuou "Be assured, sir, that in uskinr for your daughter I am guided by selfish or interested motives. your daughter's marriage portion go to my creditors!" was I the. in- run. I sly, you no All i will Heir to £10,000,000. Considering that he is' the son of tho millionaire inventor of the West- Inghouse vacuum brake, and heir to £10,000,000, Mr. George Westing- house's marriage to Miss Evelyn Brocklebank the other day was a very quiet affair, although a spice of novelty wbb introduced into it by driving to tho railway station en route for the honeymoon in a conch and four. Mr. Westinghouse, however, hns always been characterized by his unassuming manner and lnek of "side." He is twenty-eight years of age, nnd lor some twelve uf those worked in his father's workshops for' 9d. an hour. He has been through every deportment, and when his time comeB for controlling something like 20,000 men he will know exactly what they Ihould do. - Copyrighted. 1909, by Associated Literary Press. ••Eh, what'B that?" Alan Berresford, tali, athletic, good looking, swinging at • rattling pace dowu the city streets, dung around as an odor, fralnt, fragrant delicious, assailed bis nostrils. "Lilacs, by Jupiter!" Lilacs, in truth. The street stand at the corner brimmed over with tbein- great purple swaying plumes ot sweetness among their cool, green, smooth, heart shaped leaves. "Lilacs, sir?" Tbe swarthy skinned young vender evidently expected a liberal purchaser. "Yes—no; wait a minute!" And tbls prosperous mail of affairs, whose dictum could shake the board of trade building over ou Lasalle street to Its foundations, stood looking absently at the flowers, lost in retrospection. Lilacs! He saw all at once the quaint home in a pretty, peaceful country town! He saw, too, tbe overgrown old garden where tbe peonies and gooseberries Interlaced silken stems und briery branches, and farther back stilt, Just where the emerald slopes of the orchard came gently dimpling down, a secluded green stretch of pathway. At either side a row of lilac bushes grew higher than a man's bead -a way of bloom and beauty, of overwhelming fragrance. Lilac lane they called It And when the moon rose and set shifting shadows about the place It was a luminous mosaic of moving leaves and silvery lights where he and Elsie walked. "Lilacs, sir?" "Yes—a lot." Berresford pnlled himself together wltb a start. Ah, that all seemed so long ago! Had he been letting himself drift Into a sentimental dream-here. In broad daylight, on one of the most crowded streets of a great city? He glanced around half guiltily. Then, with a little cynical smile and shrug of bis shoulders, be turned to tbe Greek Bower seller. "Send those to n.v hotel." He motioned to a great eartbeu Jar full of the beautiful blooms. He penciled name and number on his himself sufficiently to explain bis repudiation of Ronald Derer. "It is a queer coincidence," be said,, "that you ihould have spoken to me lust when I was dreaming of the little old town In which we both grew to manhood." He bad himself so well In hand now tbat be spoke almost dreamily. "Of course I was thinking most ot the Rivera' home, where we botb used to visit You probably know that I was engaged to Elsie Rivers wben that fortune— wblcb Is tbe cornerstone ot my wealth today-was left me, and 1 was obliged to go abroad to claim It." The other gave a startled glance, "No; I never knew that!" be Bald. Berresford' pressed his lips tightly together before be spoke again. "It was midwinter wben I left-spring- time wben I returned. And, of course, I went at once to our old borne town. Elsie was out her motber said, somewhere around the grounds, I went Immediately to our old trystlng place In Lilac lane. Tbere was the same familiar walk, all odorous wltb bloom and tbe moonlight falling In a thousand shifting lights and shadows, Just as 1 always loved to remeraber"- Hls voice bi-oke curiously. HIB companion, a slight, dark man, younger than be, looked at blm wltb frank anxiety In bis eyes. "Sbe was tbere," went on Berresford. "So waa. a man whose arm encircled ber aa tbey walked. Her bead almost touched his shoulder. Her drooping face I could not see distinctly, but the helgbt and walk were those ot Elsie, whom. 1 had called iny Elsie. I believe," with a sudden chill change of tone, "that la all 1 need explain, De- verl" "No," said, Dever quietly, "It Isn't quite all,. Who waa her escort? Who was the man?" A great wrath shook Berresford from head to feet He whirled around upon bis companion, white to tbe lips, "You!" he cried. "You, Ronald Deverl I saw you distinctly. You were tbe man|" Dever spoke In a level and commanding voice. "Come! Let us walk still a little farther. Neither you nor 1 can afford to Invite public comment I hope to prove to yon that you hive been mistaken." Startled, but Incredulous, Berresford accepted tbe suggestion. "What made you turn, like another Enoch Arden, and leave tho place?" Dever asked. "Because, being supplanted In my absence, 1 waa another Enoch Arden I" came tbe reply, passionately spoken. "Listen. After you went abroad Elsie's cousin came to live wltb her. They were of tbe same height and general appearance, although wben considered together they do not look alike. I fell In love with Laura. Sbe bas been my wife for three years, and a mighty sweet wife she Is. Will you dine with ub tonight Berresford?" Berresford flushed nnd trembled like a girl. "It was she—not Elsie—that I saw with you?" "Assuredly, as you might hove discovered had you been less Impulsive In your flight He mentioned tbelr address. "Weil expect you at «." "No, no; I must go at once to Elsie— 'f she will listen, If she will forgive me. But there may now be some otber persob, some other claim." "There isn't any one but you. I don't think there ever would or will lie. But come to dinner ut t), as 1 said. Elsie la Just now visiting at our home." "What?" ahouted Rerresford. "Give mo thnt card with your ndilress-qnlck! HI, cabby! Double fare If you make good time! Walt until u, indeed. Well, I guess not!" Then he wns being driven swiftly southward, and for him all the world -the gracious, sweet, delicious, springtime world-wos full ot the waving of lilac plumes, the prescient fragrance of lilac blossoms. "BEE DROOriNU raUE I COULD NOT BIB DISTINCTLY." business card aud banded It to tbe mun with u bill. Then, receiving his change, he walked on. the scent of the lilacs still seeming to perfume the surging city street "Hello. Berresford!" But the mun addressed apparently did not hear In this place of blare and bustle bis thoughts bad gone astray, lie was no longer walking dowu the street of a western metropolis He was walking with n girl In a gown of palest rose nnd green through the changeful lights ond shallows that flickered over Lilac lane. •'Hold on. Alan! What Is the matter with you? You'll get run over tbe first thing you knowl C'un't you speak to un old friend?" Berresford swung around An old friend! All the dreaminess went out of his eyes Ills laws were set-hord. Yes. a Judas friend one who could snd did betrayl And thut now. Just now. lu this crowded city street he sliniild loom up he who had been responsible for such disillusion, sucb sorrow, such loneliness! "Ilonnld!" he cried In scorn. "How dare you speak to me?" Amazement was apparent on the face ef the man who hnd oddressed blm. "Alan Berresford. have you gone clean daft? Why should I not speak to you? We who sat side by side In the samo , school, went swimming III the same creek, went swenthenrtlng together"— Berresford controlled hlinBolf with an effort Men were passing whom he knew - whose salutations, deferential and ndmlrlng. he mechanically acknowledged The necessity for self | control wns obvious. "Wo must not attract attention." he said. "Let us w'nlk on " And walk nn In silence they did. It wil'. urn until they hnd gone several hi.ri:« iinn Reresford could control Plsteau Plains of the West A phenomenal feature of the desert plains Is tbe plateau plain. Mesas they ire called In tbe southwestern United States and Mexico. These mesas, as their Spanish name signifies, nre extensive, flat topped, tahle-llke areas rising abruptly from the general plain to helghta of from inn or 200 feet to 1,000 feet or more. The great Mesa dp Mayo, In northeusterti New Mexico, la 3.500 feet above the next lower plain. The surface of the plateau plain is usually found to lie composed of somo hurd rock layer, m In Hie case of tho vast Llano Estnciido, or "walled plains," or staked plains, as It Is railed by the Texnns. or Is made up of an extensive lava flow—as, for example, the Mesa de Maya, the Oente mesa ond the mnjorlly of the plains of this kind. The surface beneath the lava flows of the mesas Is Itself a plain worn out on the beveled edges uf the strata. The plateau plain thus represents n former position of tbe generul plains level It Is the best example of clrcuindcnnda- tlon through vigorous wind scour.— Popular Science Monthly. Part of the Game. "I come." sold the great actress to the modest lawyer, "to engage you to get n divorce for me." "1 suppose you bare u good case," said the lawyer. "A perfect one," responded tbe actress. "And want It got ns quietly SB possible" said the lawyer. "Quietly ub possible! I should soy not! What Is tho use of getting a divorce. I'd like to know. If there Is to bo no advertising In it?" Practical Superstition. "Heard a dog howling all night." "It means a sudden death." "I didn't know you were superstitious." "I am. It means tho finish ot the log." ■"■^■e-i^|-*»**»»*»******l**»| THE KEPORTEK, MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Opal Serpent By FERGUS HUME, eVetker </ "»» Myetery •/ « Hen.orn Cell." "Bar Nenderin'i Fen," Etc Copyright, 1»B, by G. W. Dillingham Company. (Continued.) CHAPTER XVH. HOR the next dsy or two nul was kept closely to work in the office reading a number of tales whlcb were awaiting his Judgment After hours be several times tried to see Billy Hurd, but waa unable to meet bim. He left I note at the Scotland Yard office, asking If Hurd had received his communication regarding Mrs. Krlll, and If so, what he proposed to do concerning it Hurd did not reply to this note, and Paul was growing puzzled over the silence of the detective. At length the answer came, not in writ- lag, but in the person of Hurd himself, who called on Beecot Tbe young man had Just finished nil frugal meal and was sitting dawn te an evening's work when there came t knock to the door. Hurd, dressed la hii usual brown suit, presented himself, looking cool and composed. But be was more excited tban one would Imagine, as Paul saw from the expression of his eye*. The detective accepted a cup of coffee and lighted hi* pipe. Then he sat down In the armchair on tbe opposite side of the fireplace and prepared to talk. Paul heaped on coal* with a lavish hand, little as be could afford this extravagance, aa the night waa cold and be guessed tbat Hurd bad much to say. So, on tbe whole, tbey had a very comfortable and Interesting conversation. "I suppose you are pleased to see me?" asked Hurd, puffing meditatively at his brier. • Paul nodded. "Very glad," he answered, "tbat Is, if you have done anything about Mrs. Krlll?" "Well," drawled tbe detective, smiling, "I have been Investigating that murder case." "Lady Rachel Sandal's?" said Beecot esgerly. "Is.lt really murder?" "I think so, though some'foUts think It suicide. Curious you should bave stumbled across tbat young lord," went on Hurd musingly, "and mors; curious still that he should bave been In tbe room wltb Mrs. Krlll without ■recollecting the name. There was • great fuss made about it at the time." "Oh, I can understand Lord George," ■aid Beecot promptly, "The murder, If rlt is oue, took place before be was bom, and, as tbere seems to have been some scandal In the matter, the family bushed It up. This young fellow probably gathered scraps of Information from old servants, but from what he said to me la the cab I think he knows Tery little." "Quite enough to put me on the track •f Lemuel Krlll's reason for leaving Chrlstcliurch." "Is thst the reason?" "Yes. Twenty-one years ago he left Cbristcburch, ot the very time Lody Rachel was murdered in his public bouse. Then he disappeared for a time and turned up a year later In Owynne street, with a young wife whom he had married in tbe meantime." "Sylvia's mother?" "Exactly. And Miss Norman was born a year later. She's nearly twenty- one. Isn't she?" "Yes. She will be twenty-one In three months." Hurd nodded gravely. 'The time corresponds," said he. "As the crime was committed twenty-three years back and Lord George Is only twenty, I can understand how he knows bo little about it But didn't he connect Mrs. Krill with the man who died In Owynne street V "No. She explslned that. The name ef Krlll appeared only a few times In tbe papers and was principally set forth, wltb the portrait. In tbe handbills. I shouldn't think Lord George was the kind of young man to bother about handbills." "All the same, he might have heard talk at his club. Every one Isn't so stupid." "No; bnt st all events, he did not seem to connect Mrs. Krlll wltu the dead man. snd, even with regard to the death of his aunt, he fancied she might not be the same womsn." "What on oss he must ber sold Hurd contemptuously. 1 don't think he has much brnln," •confessed Paul, shrugging bis shoulders, "but he asked me If I thought Un. Krlll wos the same ss tbe landlady or the Red Pig. and I denied that ■he was. I don't like telling lies, but In this case I hope the departure from troth will be pardoned." "You did very right," said the detective. "The fewer people know about these matters the better, especially s chatterbox like this young fool." "Do you know blm?" "Yes. under the name of the Count de la Tour. But I know of blm In another wny. which I'll reveal later. Bay Is still fleecing him 7' "He Is. But I.urd George seems to be growing suspicious of Hay." and Paul related the conversation he had wltb tbe young man. Hurd grunted. "I'm sorry," he sold. **l want to catch Ilsy redhonded, and If Lord George grows too clever I may not be able tn do so." "Well." sold Paul, rather Impatiently, "never mind about that fellow Just now, bnt tell me what you have discovered." "Ob, a lot of interesting things. I When I got your letter or course I at once connected the opal serpent wltb Aaron Norman and his change of name with the murder. I knew that Norman came to Gwynne street over twenty years ago—that came out lu the evidence connected with his death. Therefore, putting two and two together, I searched in the newspapers of that period and fouud what I wanted." "A report of the case?" "Precisely. And after that I hunted up the records at Scotland Yard for further details that were not made public. So I got the whole story together, and I am pretty certain that Aaron Norman, or, as he then wns, Lemuel Krill, murdered Lady Rachel for the sake of that precious brooch." "Ah," said Paul, drawing a breath, "now I understand why he fainted when be saw It again. No wonder, considering It was connected In bis mind with the death of Lady Rachel." "Quite so. And no wonder the man kept looking over his shoulder in the expectation of being tapped on the ■boulder by a policeman. I don't wonder also that be locked up the house and kept his one eye on the ground and went to church secretly to pray. What a life he must have led. Upon my soul, bad aa the man was, I'm sorry for blm." "So am I," said Paul. "And, after all, he is Sylvia's father." "Poor girl, to have a murderer for a fatter!" Beecot turned pale. "I love Sylvia for herself," be said with an effort, "and if her father had committed twenty murders I would not let her go. But she must never know." ., "No," said Hurd, stretching his hand across and giving Paul a friendly grip, "and I knew you'd Btlck to her. It Wouldn't be fair to blame tbe girl for what her father did before she was bora." "We must keep everything from her, Hurd. I'll marry her and take her abroad sooner than sbe sbould learn of this previous murder. But how did It happen?" "I'll tell yon In a few minutes." Hurd rose and began to pace the narrow limits of the attic. "By the way, do you know tbat Norman was a secret drinker of brandy?" Paul nodded, and told tbe detective what he had learned from Mrs. Krlll. Hard was much struck with the Intelli- leace. "I see," said he; "what Mrs. Krlll says Is quite true. Drink does thange the ordinary nature Into the ipposlte. Krlll sober was a timid rabbit; Krlll drank was a murderer and a thief. Good Lord, and how he drank!" ' "How do you know?" "Well" confessed Hurd, nursing all chin, "Pash and I went to search the Gwynne street bouse to find if possible the story alluded to In the scrap of paper Deborah Junk found. We couldn't drop across anything of tbat sort, but In Norman's bedroom, which nobody ever entered, we found brandy bottles by tbe score—under tbe bed, ranged along the walls, tilling cupboards, stowed away In boxes, I had the curiosity to count tbem. Those we found ran up to 600, and '.ord knows how many more he must bave got rid of wben he found the bottle? crowding him Inconveniently." "1 expect he got drunk every night," said Paul, thinking. "When be locked up Sylvia and Deborah in the upper room—I can understand now why he did so—be could go to the cellar and take possession of the shop key left on the nail by Bart Tbeu, free from all Intrusion, he could drink till reeling. Not that I think be ever did reel," went on Beecot mindful of what Mrs, Krlll had said; "he could stand a lot and I expect the brandy only converted him into a demon." "And a clever business man," said Hurd. "You know Aaron Norman was not clever over the books. Bart sold those, but from all accounts be was a Shylock when dealing, after 7 o'clock, In the pawnbroking way. I understand now. Sober, he was a timid fool; drunk, he was a bold, clever villain." "My poor Sylvia, what a father," sighed Paul. "But tbls crime"— "I'll tell you about It. Lemuel Krlll and liis wife kept the Red Pig nt Cbrlstchurcb, a little public house It Is, on the outskirts of the towu, frequented by farm laborers and such like. Tbe business was pretty good, bnt the couple didn't look to making their fortune. Mrs. Krlll was a farmer's daughter." "A Buckinghamshire farmer," said Paul, "How do you know? Oh (on receiving Information), Mrs. Krill told you so? Well, considering the murder of Lady Rachel, she would hare done better te hold her tongue and hove commenced life with her dead husband's money under s new name. She's a clever woman, too," mused Hurd. "I can't understand her being so unnecessarily frank." "Never mind. Go on," said Paul Impatiently. Hurd returned to his scat and refilled his pipe. "Well, then," he continued, "Krlll got drunk and gave his wife great trouble. Sometimes be thrashed her and blacked ber eyes, and be treated their daughter badly too." "How old was the daughter?" "I can't say. Why do you ask?" "I'll tell you later. Go on, please." "Well, than, Mrs. Krlll always revenged herself on ber husband when lie wns sober aud timid, so the couple were evenly matched. Krlll was master when drunk, and his wife mistress when be wss sober—a kind of seesaw sort of life they must hsve led." "Where does Lady Rachel come In?" "What an Impatient chop you are." remonstrated Hurd In a friendly tone. "I'm coming to that now. Lady Rachel quarreled with her father over some young artist she wanted to marry. He would not allow the lover to come to I the hall, so Lady Rachel said sbe would kill herself rather than give him tip." "And she did," sold Paul, thinking* of the suicide theory. "There you go ngnln. How am I to tell you all when you Interrupt?" "I beg your pardon. 1 won't no so again." Hurd nodded smilingly and continued. "One night—It was dark anil stormy—Lady Rachel had a row royal with her father. Then she ran out of the hall saying her father would never see her olive again. She may have ln- [ tended to commit suicide certainly or she may have intended to Join her lover In London. But whatever she Intended to do, the rain cooled her. She staggered Into Chrlstchurcb and fell down insensible nt the door of the Red Pig. Mrs. Krill brought her indoors and laid ber on a bed." "Did she know who the lady was?" Hnrd shook his head. "She said in her evidence that she did not, bnt living in the neighborhood Bhe certainly must have seen Lady Rachel sometimes. Krlll was drunk as usual. He had been boozing all tbe day with a skipper of some craft at Southampton. He was good for nothing, bo Mrs. Krill did everything. Sbe declar i that she went to bed at 11, leaving Lady Rachel Bleeping." "Did Lady Rachel recover her senses?" "Yes—according to Mrs. Krlll—but she refused to say wbo she was and merely stated that she would sleep at the Red Pig tbat night and would go on to London next morning. Mrs. Krlll awore that Lady Rachel bad no Idea of committing suicide. Well, about midnight Mrs. Krill, who slept in one room with her daughter, was awakened by loud shouts. She sprang to her feet and hurried out; her daughter came also, os she had been awakened and was terrified. Mrs. Krill found that ber husband was raving mad with drink and smashing the furniture In the room below. The skipper"— "What was the skipper's name?" "Jessop—Jarvey Jessop. , Well, he also, rather drunk, was retiring to bed and stumbled by chance Into Lady Rachel's room. He found her quite dead and shouted for assistance. The poor lady had a silk handkerchief she wore tied tightly round her throat and fastened to the bedpost. When Jessop sow this, be ran out of the Inn In dismay. Mrs. Krlll descended to give the alarm to her neighbors, but Krlll struck her down and struck his daughter also, making her mouth bleed. An opal brooch that Lady Rachel wore was missing, but Mrs. Krlll only knew of that the next day. She was insensible from the blow given by Krill, and the daughter ran out to. get assistance. When the neighbors entered, Krill was gone, and, notwithstanding all the search made for him, he could not be found." "And Jessop 7" "He turned up and explained that be hod been frightened on finding tbe woman dead. Cut the police found him on his craft at Southampton,'and he gave evidence. He said that Krlll when drunk and like a demon, as Mrs. Krill told you, had left the room severs! times. Tbe last time be came back, he and the skipper bad a final drink, and tben Jessop retired to find —the body. It was supposed by the police that Krill had killed Lady Rachel for the sake of the brooch, wblch could not be discovered"— "But the brooch"— "Hold on. I know what you nre about to say. Weil come to tbat shortly. Let me finish this yam first It wss also argued that, from Lady Rachel's last words to ber father and from the position of the body—tied by the neck to the bedpost—she had committed suicide. Mrs. Krlll, as 1 said, declared the deceased lady never mentioned tbe Idea of making away with herself. However, Krlll's flight and tbe chance that, being drunk, he might have strangled the lady for tbe sake of the brooch while out of tbe "What wai the stopper's nomsf" room, made many think he was the7 culprit, especially as Jessop said that Krlll had noticed tbe brooch and commented on tbe opals." "He was a traveler In Jewels once, according to his wife." "Yes, and left that to turn Innkeeper. Afterward he vanished, as I say, and became a pawnbroker In Gwynne street. Well, the Jury at the Inquest could not agree. Some thought Lady Rachel hod committed suicide ond others that Krlll had murdered ber. Tben the family didn't want a scandal, so lu one way and another the matter was hushed up. The jury brought In a verdict of suicide by a majority of one, bo you can see bow equally they were divided. Lady Rachel's body wns laid In the family vault, und nothing more was heard of Lemuel Krlll." "What did Mrs. Krlll do?" "She stopped on at the Inn, as she told you. People were sorry for ber and helped her, so she did very well. Motber and daughter have lived at tho Red Pig all these years, highly respected, until they saw tbe handbills about Krlll. Then the money was claimed, but as the circumstance of Lady Rachel's fate was so old nobody thought of mentioning It till this young lord did so to you, and I, as you see, have hunted out the details." "What Is your opinion, Hurd?" asked raul, deeply Interested. "Oh, I think Krlll murdered the woman and then cut to London. That accounts for his looking over his shoulder, etc." "But how did he get money to start as a bookseller? Premises are not leased In Gwynne street for nothing." "Well, he might bave got money on the brooch." "No. The brooch was pawned by a nautical gentleman." Paul started up. "Captain Jessop, perhaps. You remember?" he said excitedly. "Ah," said Hurd, puffing his pipe with satisfaction, "I see you understand. I mentioned that about the brooch to bear what you would say. Yes, Jessop must have pawned the brooch at Stowley, and It must have been Jessop who came with the note for the Jewels to Pash." "Ha," said Paul, walking excitedly about the room. "Then It would Been that Jessop and Krlll were In league?" "I think so," said Hurd, staring at tbe fire, "and yet I am not sure, Jessop may have found that Krlll had killed the woman and tben have made him give up the brooch, which he afterward pawned at Stowley, though why he should go near Mrs, Krlll's old home I can't understand." "Is Stowley near her old home?" "Yes—In Buckinghamshire. However, after pawning tbe brooch I expect Jessop lost sight of Krlll till he must bave come across blm a few daya before the crime. Then be must have made Krill sign the paper ordering the Jewels te be given up by Pash so that he might get money." "A kind of blackmail, In fact" "Well," said Hurd doubtfully, "after all, Jessop might bave killed Krlll himself." ■ "But how did Jessop get the brooch T "Ah, that I can't tell you, unless Norman himself picked it up in the street We must find these things out I'm going to Cbrlstchurcb to make Inquiries. I'll let you know what I discover," and Hurd rose. "One minute," said Paul hastily. "Do yon think Miss Krlll Is the dead man's child?" "Of course. She's as like her mother as two ne-ii Wh- do vou ask?" raul detailed what Sylvia and Deborah bad said. "So If she Is over thirty," said Beecot, "she can't be Krlll's child or else she must bave been born before Krlll married bis wife. In either case, she has no right to the money." "It's strange," said Hurd musingly. "I'll bave to look Into that Meanwhile, I've got plenty to do." "There's another thing I bave to soy." ' "You'll confuse me, Beecot what Is It?" 'The sugar and that hawker," and Paul related what Sylvia hod said about tbugglsm. Hurd sat down and stared. "That must be bosh," he said, looking nt the novel, "and yet it's mighty queer. I say," be took the three volumes, "will you lend me these?" "Yes. Be careful. They are not mine." "I'll be careful. But I can't dip Into them Just yet nor can I go Into tbe Hindoo business, let alone tbls age of Miss •Mil. The first thing I have to do Is to go to Chrlstchurch and see"— "And see If Mrs. Krlll was at home on tbe night of the 0th of July." Hurd started. "Oh," said he dryly, "tbe nlgbt the crime was committed, you mean? Well, I didn't Intend to look up that point as I do not see bow Mrs, Krlll can be Implicated. However, I'll take a note of that," and this he did and then continued: "But I'm anxious to find Jessop. I shouldn't be at all surprised to learn that he committed the double crime." "The double crime?" "Yes. He might have strangled Lady Rachel and twenty years later have killed Krlll. I can't be sure, but I think he Is the guilty person." CHAPTER XVIII. TlHE next afternoon Hurd was I on his way to the former abode of Mrs. Krlll. During the journey he glanced at his notes and arranged what Inquiries he should make. It struck him as strange tbat Mrs. Krlll should bave told Paul of ber association with tbe Red Pig, considering the reputation of the place In connection with Lady Rachel Sandal's murder or suicide. It would have been better hod Mrs. Krlll changed ber name by letters patent and started a new life on her dead husband's money. The detective could not understand the reason for this unnecessary frankness. Before leaving town he took the precaution to call on Pash and note down a description of the sailor-presumably Jessop—wbo had tried to obtain possession of the Jewels on the morning after the crime had been committed in Owynne street. He learned tbat the man (who had given no name) was tall and stout, with the flushed skin of a habitual drinker of strong waters and reddish hair mixed with gray. He also had a scar running from his right temple to bis mouth, and although this was portly concealed by a beard, yet It was distinctly visible. The man wns dressed in blue serge, carried bis large bands slightly clinched and rolled In his gait Hurd noted these things down and bad little doubt that be , would recognize the man If he came acrosB him. Connecting him with the individual who had pawned the brooch at Stowley, Hnrd fancied he might be Jessop. He resolved to look for him In Southampton, as, Judging from the evidence given at the Inquest on Lady Rachel's remains, that waa tbe port of call tor tbe mariner. At the station immediately before tbat of Chrlstchurch, Hurd glanced at a- telegram wblch ho produced out of his pocketbook and then leaned out of the carriage window. A . pretty, daintily dressed little woman saw him and at once entered the carriage with a gay laugh. She was Miss Aurora Qlan, and Paul would have been considerably astonished had he overheard her conversation with Mr, Hurd. But the detective and the actress had the compartment to themselves and talked freely. "It's the safest place to talk in," explained Miss Qlan, producing a bag of chocolate and eating during the conversation. "Of course, I told the landlady at the Red Pig that my brother was coming down, so we can go there right enough. But walls bave ears. I don't think railway carriages have, though, and we have much to say, BUiy." "Have you found out anything, Aurora.''1 asked Hurd. Miss Qlan nodded. "A great deal considering I have been In the place only twenty-four hours. It's a good thing I'm out of an engagement, Billy, or I shouldn't have time to leave London or to look after that man Hay. 1 am a good sister." "Well, you are. But there's money In tbe business also. If 1 can get that thousand pounds, you'll bave your ■bare." "I know you'll treat me straight, Billy," said the actress, with much satisfaction. "I always say that my brother is as square a man as I know." "The deuce you do," said Hurd, rather vexed. "I hope you don't go telling every one that I am your brother, Aurora?" "Only one or two special friends—not Hay, you may be sure.. Nor does tbat nice Mr. Beecot know that we are brother and sister." "You'd best keep it dark and say nothing, Aurora. It's Just as well-you left the private detective business and went on the stage. You talk too much." "Oh, no, I don't," -retorted Miss Qlan, eating a sweet. "Don't be hasty, Billy, or I'll tell you nothing." Her brother shrugged his shoulders. He was very fond of Aurora, but he saw her many faults, and she certainly had too long a tongue for one engaged In private matters, "What about Hay?" he askel Aurora raised her eyes, "I thought you wanted to know of my discoveries at Chrlstchurch' -he sold, pouting, "Well, I do. By; nay"- "Oh, he's all rlfcut. He's going to marry Miss Krlll oud uer money and Is getting cash together by fleecing young Sandal. Tbat fool will play and keeps losing his money, although I've warned him." "Then don't warn him. I wish to catch Hay redhonded." "Ah," Miss Qlan nodded, "you may catch him redhanded In a worse matter than gambling." "Aurora, you don't mean to say be has anything to do with the murder of Aaron Norman?" "Well, I don't go so far as to say that, Billy. But wben I got settled In the private sitting room of the Red Pig on the plea that I had come down for a change of air and expected my brother"— "Which you do without any lies." "Yes, that's all right Billy," she said impatiently. "Well, the first thing I clapped eyes on wns a portrait of Grexon Hall In a silver frame on the mantelpiece." "Hum," said Hurd, nursing his chin In his hand, "he may have given that to Miss Krlll during the engagement" "I dare say," rejoined the actress tartly, "for he has been engaged for many a long day—say two years." "I thought so," said Hurd triumphantly. "I always fancied the meeting at Pash's office was a got up thing." "What made you think so?" "Because, when disguised as the Count de la Tour, I overheard Hay address Miss Krill as Maud, and It was the first time she and her mother came to his rooms. Sandal was there, and gambling ".sent on as usual. I lost money myself," said Hurd, with a grimace, "In order to make Hay think I was another pigeon to pluck. But the mention of the Christian name on so short an acquaintance showed me that Hay and Miss Krlll had met before. I expect tbe meeting in Pash's office was a got up game." "You said that before, Billy. How you repeat yourself! Yes, there's an inscription on the portrait—'From Grexon to Maud, wltb much love,' Sweet isn't It, when you think what nn icicle.the man is? There Is also a date. Two years ago the photograph was given. I admired tbe photograph and asked the landlady wbo was the swell," "What'B the landlady's name?" "Matilda Junk." Hurd almost Jumped from his seat. "That's queer," he said. "The woman wbo Is devoted to Miss Norman and who nursed her since she was a baby Is called Deborah Junk." "I know that," said Anrorn. "I'm not quite a fool, Billy. I mentioned Deborah Junk, whom I saw at the inquest on Norman"s body. The landlady Bald she was her sister, but she had not beard of her for ages. And this Matilda Is just like Deborah In looks—a large Dutch doll with beady eyes and a badly painted face." "Well, that's a point," said Hurd, making a uote. "What did she say about the photograph?" "Oh, that It was one of Mr. Hay, who was Miss Krlll's young man, and that i they bad been engaged for two years"— "Matilda seems to be a chatterbox." "She Is. I got a lot out of her." "Then there can be nothing to conceal on the port of Mrs. Krlll?" "Well," sold Aurora, throwing the empty sweetmeat bog out of the window and brushing her lap, "so far as I can discover, Mrs. Krlll Is a perfectly respectable person and has lived for thirty years as the landlady of the Red Pig. Matilda acknowledges tnai her mistress had Inherited the money of Lemuel Krlll, and Matilda knows all about the murder." "Matilda Is wrong," said the detective dryly; "Miss Krill gets the money." Aurora smiled. "From what I beard, Miss Krill has to do what her mother tells ber. She's nobody, and her mother IB all the world. Matilda confessed that her mistress had behaved very well to her. When the money came Bhe gave up the Red Pig to Matilda Junk, wbo Is now tbe landlady." "With a proviso she should bold her tongue." "No. Mrs..Krlll, bo far as I can learn, bas nothing to conceal. Even if It becomes known lu London tbat Bhe was the landlady of a small pub I don't think it will matter." "Did you ask questions about Lady Rachel's murder?" "No. You gave me only a bint wben you sent me down. I didn't like tc venture on ground I wasn't sure of. I'm more cautious than you." "Well, I'll tell you everything now,*" said Hurd, and gave a rapid sketch of what he had learned from the newspapers and the Scotland Yard papers, relative to the Sandal affair. Aurora nodded. "But Matilda Jnnk said nothing of that She merely stated tbat Mr. Lemuel Krill had gone to London over twenty years ago and that bis wife knew nothing of blm until she saw tbe handbills." < "Hum," said Hurd again as the train slowed down to the Chrlstchurch station, "It seems all fair and above- board. ; What about Jessop?" "Knowing so little of the Lady Rachel case, I didn't Inquire about blm,"' said Aurora. "I've told you everything." "It's strange," sab? Miss Qlan, nodding with a faraway look. "It would' seem that Mrs. Kr'Jl knew of the- whereabouts of net- husband before she bbw the handbills." "And possibly about the murder also," said Hurd, Brother and lister looked ai one another. The case waa -becomlrg more- end more interesting. Mrs. Krill evidently knew more than she chose t»< admit But at this moment the train) stopped, and,they got out Hurd took! his handbag and walked Into the towni with his pretty sister tripping besldet blm. She gave htm an additional piece- of Information before they arrived ati the Red Pig. "This Hokar is not at all; popular," sbe said, "They say he eats cats and dogs. Yes. I've talked to several old women, and tbey say tbey lost their animals. Cue cat was found1 strangled In the yard, and"— "Strangled!" interrupted tbe detective. "Hum, 'ind tbe man's an Indian,, possibly a thug." "What'B a thus,?" asked Aurora, staring. Hurd explained. "I rah. through the book lent by Beecot last night," he added, "and was so interested I sot up till dawn"—' "You do look chippy," said his sister candidly, "but from what jJU say, there are no thugs living." "No, the author Bays bo. Still, it's queer, tbls strangling, and then the cruel way In wblob fie man was murdered. Just what a Hindoo would do. The sugar, too"— "Ob, nonsense! Hokar left tbe sugar by mistake. If he had intended to murder Norman he wouldn't have given himself away." "I expect, he never thought any one- would guess he was a thug. The novel Is not ono usually read nowadays. It was the merest chance that Miss Norman came across It and told Beecot" "I don't believe in sucb coincidences," Bald Aurora dryly, for In Bpite of her fluffy, kittenish looks she waa a very practical person, "But here wo are at the Red Pig. Nlc and comfy, Isn't it?" (To be Continued.) JAPANESE CADETS. Military School Exercises Include Hsno to Hand Conflicts. In tbe Japanese military school, where 1 saw a Spartan system of education, tbe exercises of tbe cadets with pikes, rifles and broadswords were not approached by anything of the kind, that 1 had witnessed in Europe. It was lighting of tbe fiercest character. At the end of the struggle tbere was- a hand to hand combat, whlcb lasted until the victors stood triumphant over tbe bodies of the vanquished and tore off tbelr masks. In these exercises, which were very severe, the cadets struck one another fiercely oud wltb wild cries, but the- moment a prearranged signal was given or the fight came to an end the- combatants drew themselves up in a line, and their faces assumed an expression of wooden composure. In all tbe public schools prominence' was given to military exercises, and the scholars took part in them wltb enthusiasm. Even in their walks they practiced running, flanking and sudden, unexpected attacks. The history of Japan waB everywhere made a means of strengthening* the pupils' patriotism and their belief in Japan's invincibility. Particular ■tress was laid upon tbe country's successful wars, the heroes of tbem were- extolled, and tbe children were taught tbat none of Japan's military enterprises hod failed.—McClnre's Maga- dne. The Winter 8h»v*. "To shnrpen your razor. In bitter weather," said a barber, "you must dip It first In boiling water or very hot water, then wipe it dry nnd then strop- It while It Is still heated. This will cause the blade to take on the keenest kind of an edge. Men continually complain that they can't give themselves: a decent shove In winter. They thlnlc It's their faces, but It Is really t he- fault of the chilled1 razor."--Exchange. THE REPORTER, MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SULTAN TOJBDICATE IS NOW AWAITING THE CALL TO STEP FROM THRONE Salonikins Have Submitted to the Governrient List of Persons Whose Punishment is Demanded for Complicity in the Recent Mutiny—Commanding General of Army of Investment Issues Proclamation Constantinople. — Sultan Abdul Hamid is waiting in his palace for whatever may befall. He has not taken to flight, and his grand vizier, Tewflk Pasha, has announced that without fear, the sultan will remain with his family and accept resignedly the fate which has been prepared for him and his Country. • Te,wflfc Pasha and the minister of war, Edhem Pasha, who sent in their resignations to the Sultan, have decided to withdraw them, and the grand vizier is spending most of the time with his majesty. Nazim Pasha is still in command of the garrison, but no preparations have been made to offer any resistance to the advance of the Salonika troops. The Constitutionalist lines now envelop the city, but the commander-in-chief, General Husni Pasha, is still at Hademkoi, and there is little likelihood that the invading army will enter the city before the end of the week. It is understood that Salonikins have submitted to the government a list of persons whose punishment is demanded for complicity in the recent ( mutiny. This list includes deputies, journalists and theologians. But apparently there is the .utmost good feeling between the invaders and the residents of the city, many of whom visited the camps of the Saloniki troops and were received hospitably by the soldiers. Two proclamations, signed by the commanding general of the army of investment, and addressed respectively to the citizens of Constantinople _., and the garrison, have been issued They have hnd a reassuring effect That sent to the war office for distri' bution to the garrison, denounces as "criminal" and monstrous the acts committed under cover of demanding that the Sheri laws supercede the constitution, by bands of executioners, ■vile, conscienceless agitators and partisans of absolutism, who deluded the soldiers and populace so that the par- • liament was stained with blood, tho nation plunged in mourning and a blot made on the Ottoman army, whose honor had remained intact for the last 600 years. WHEAT PRICES WILL KEEP HIGH Population Increasing at the Rate of 65 Per Cent., While Yield of Wheat I ncreases But 25 New Yofrk.—A special to the Tribune from Washington sayB:—James J. Hill, discussing the wheat situation with a prominent representative, ,de. dares that the price of wheat will never be substantially lowered, and in the near future the United States will be forced to import large quantities of grain to supply its own needs. . He pointed out that the population increases at the rate of 65 per cent while the yeild of wheat and other staple products increases only 25 per cent. From these figures he made the deduction that sooner or later the demand for wheat would far exceed the supply and the price of its products would constantly rise. He gave as an example the large import of bar ley every year from the Argentine Re public, although a few years ago the United StatoB raised all the barley it consumed. This same condition would, he said apply to wheat in the not far distant future. He said that Patton and his associates had merely taken advantage of a normal situation which was made apparent to them by their business fore' sight. He declared that Patton knew there was a decrease in the produc tion of wheat and a corresponding increase in the demand for it and in his bull, movement he was merely taking advantage of the situation. Game Birds for Alberta Calgary.—After a long trip by land and water over a hundred brace of partridges are to-day fluttering to freedom in the bright Alberta sunshine. Thoy are the second consignment which have been brought out by the Fish and Came Protective association By the same shipment there was also received 50 head of pheasants. TheBe birds are being liberated in various portions of the province. Fifteen brace are being sent, north to Alix, 20 brace go down to the High River district, 25 brace go to Pekisko and 50 brace are getting their freedom west of Calgary. The pheasants—50 hens and ten cocks—ore also being turned loose west of Calgary, Refuse B. C. Government Request Ottawa.—The board of railway commissioners hns issued a judgment which constitutes a refusal to meet the request of the British Columbia government to reduce freight and passenger rates on the C. P. ft. in thnt province to the level of the rates in other parts of the Dominion. Chairman Maybee takes the stand thnt. the only party that could make any complaint as to the rates would be the Dominion government, with whom the contract with the C. P. R. was mode and not the government of British Columbia, which is the complninnnt. Canada's Coast Defence Montreal.—At a banquet here to the Hon. Mr. Graham, the. minister repudiated the idea of either building a Dreadnought for Britain or giving a cash subsidy, condemning this as building the superstructure before the foundation. He foreshadowed the Canadian undertaking ns the construction of coast defence vessels and the continuation of home defence works started when the Dominion undertook to garrison Halifax and Esquimau. Strike Does Not Affect Smelting Nelson, B. C—The strike in the Crow's Nest Pass and Alberta cool mines will not affect the operations of the mines or smelters of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting compnny at Rossland, Phoenix, Moyie, Sandon and Trail, as all these properties have several months' supply of fuel on hand and can get more if it should be required. Jos Martin Speaks to English Electors London.—Joe Martin has issued an address to the electors of Stratfoid-on- Avon in which he say's he considers the question of the House of Comironfl the most important with which the Liberal party has to deal. The adoption of the policy of tariff reform which is being advocated by the Tory party, would, he says, be the greatest calamity that could happen a country, with the exception oi war, pestilence, or famine. The policy of protection would at once dethrone' the United Kingdom from its proud position as tbe commercial mistress of the seas, nnd would also bring with it the long liBt of evils, including extreme electoral corruption, such as now prevails in Canada and the United States. Would Embitter the Relations London.—The London Chronicle, re. ferring to the tariff reformers' plea that preference would encourage the extension of the wheat area of Canada and tend to prevent the recurrence of wheat shortage in Britain, says that if the wheat were taxed for this purpose, at the first time of scarcity the outcry would be raised for a removal of the tax, but it could not be done because of preferential treaties. Could the most malign ingenuity devise a surer way of embittering the relations between the mother country and the colonics. Zucht to Face Serious Charge Calgary.—Gus Zucht, the young German who was arrested by the city police oil a wire Irom the authorities at Edmonton, has been taken back to that city by the mounted police. The cliarge which he will have to face will probably be manslaughter, and there nre extenuating circumstances connected with the case, it is not thought that his sentence will be a heuvy one. Zucht is tho young man who killed another man named Ingles at Stoney Plains, when the latter was attacking the father of the prisoner. Canada Could Relieve Wheat Shortage London.—An experienced member ol Murk Lane discusses the wheat shortage in nn article in the Morning Post. He snys Canada has four million quarters of old wheat which if put into Mark Lane would supply half of the deficit. Canada holds a strong position, and any movement she makes would have the important effect on operations which the American ring may be contemplating. Dominion Coming Up Paris.—The annual report of the British Chamber of Commerce calls attention to the extent to which trade with Canada was hampered during the past year prior to the ratification of the Franco-Canadian treaty, to which great importance is attached as showing that the Dominion is coming into the forefront of the battle for the world's trade. Civil Service Examinations Ottawa—A general competitive examination for eighty-five clerkships in the civil service Will be held throughout Canada, beginning on Tuesday, May 25. The examinations will take place at the following points in the west:—Port Arthur, Winnipeg, Reginn, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Nel- Bon, Vancouver and Victoria. Earl Grey Competition Ottawa.--John Co bin, of \Tew York the well-known dramatic critic nnd author, will be judge of the Karl Grey dramatic competiti in A Baby From Ireland All Alone Calgary.—Annie Brown, a little girl only ilvo years old, hns completed a trip of nearly 5,000 miles, from Belfast to Calgary, in which she wns unaccompanied by relatives or friends other than those she made on the journey. Her father, .1. Brown, settled on a ranch near Calgary a year nnd n half ago. Ho has succeeded well, and decided that he wauled his little daughter with him, He was unable to go after her, and so sent her passage money, having .her placed under the care, of the boat officials Annie ciune the long distance quite safely, and enjoyed her long trip. G. T. P. Will Build to Vancouver Vancouver, B. C—E. J. Clinniherlin, general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific, has announced that preliminary survey partlca would be put in the field immediately to explore a route for a line from Vancouver to join the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific in the north. He says the main line to Prince Rupert will he completed in three years and the line to Vancouver in five years, The All Rsd Route Wellington, N. Z — A deputation from the conference of the ciiambers of commerce submitted to Premier Ward resolutions of thnt body, including a motion for the establishment of an nil red route, and another dealing with the desirability of compulsory service. , Is China Contemplating War? St. Petersburg.—Official despatches from the far cast convey a warning that Chinese apparently trained soldiers, have been passing through Harbin every week. It is intimated that they have a common rendezvous and contemplate a campaign. STORE GRAINAT COAST TERMINAL ELEVATORS TO BE BUILT AT VANCOUVER If the Railway Company Will Not Provide Facilities for Handling the Wheat of Alberta the Grain Men Will Take the Matter in Hand, and Erect the Necessary Elevators for the Export Wheat. Vancouver.—"If the Canadian Pacific railway does not decide to start the erection of a grain elevator in Vancouver the Alberta grain men will willingly undertake, the task. It has been suggested that temporary facilities for this season be provided with the idea of building an elevator here next year. In my opinion this provision will prove entirely inadequate, as the movement of the export wheat from Alberta via Vancouver is no longer a matter of conjecture. It is a certainty." This was the important statement made by Mr. L. P. Strong, of Calgary, general manager of the Alberta Pacific Elevator company, at the Hotel Vancouver. Mr. Strong arrived from Victoria, where he had been in consultation with Mr. William Whyte, second vice president of the Canadian Pacific railway, in regard to the question of providing grain handling facilities in this city. "A grain elevator with a capacity of at least one million bushels should be completed before October of this year, when the first westward movement of ihe wheat begins. Two or three years hence an additional plant of possibly larger capacity will be needed here. The Alberta grain crop last year at a low estimate was 30,000,000 bushels, with 1,000,000 acres under cultivation. This year, if normal conditions prevail, the grain crop shonld total 46,- 000,000 bushels of which 15,000,000 bushels will be wheat. Reports indicate that 50 per cent, will represent the increased acreage this season. In four years, or five years ot the latest, the Alberta grain crop should approximate 100,000,000 bushels. If it were all shipped out of the country its transportation would require 100,000 freight cars." i j WESTERN NEWS IN BRIEF Would Have Canada Aid in Defence Victoria, li. C—The Victoria board of trade will memorialize the Dominion govern oent to construct a dry dock at, Es-'uimait sufficient to accommodate the largest battleship, as a contributhn to imperial navol defence, and also adopt a policy that will promote the building of steel ships in th's country with a view to the ultimate construction of ships of war. Transcontinental Finished by 191 Ottawa, Ont.—"We fully expect that the whole work of the National Trans continental rnilwav will he finished by 1011.' So stnted Willi* m Wait* •• right, vice president of the Grand Trunk Pacific. , "Rails are now laid between Winnipeg nnd Battle river, a distance of 675 miles. The. balance is graded nearly to Wolf Creek at the foot of the Rockies. The line will be into Ed tnonton next month, ai d by June will be in operat'on between Winnipeg and Edmonton By n xt October we expect to be running trains from Ed. monton through to Fort William and carrying our share of the grain trade. This is providing that the piece being :none by the government is finished, as T understand it wil be. With regard to the "istem ection and also our iine to the coast, my advices lead to tbe conclusion thai, as originally intended, the whole thing will be finished by 1911." Purity of Fertilizers Ottawa.—Hon. William Temple- man's bill respecting agricultural fertilizers was discussed. The object of the measure is to secure purity of fertilizers. Every 'rand is to be registered nnd sold under a registered number. Canada and Australia Melbourne.—Mr. Thomas, the commonwealth postmaster-general, bas expressed himself as in favor of negotiating for a preferential tariff arrangement with Canada in order to make the All Red service a success. No Further Trouble at Falls Ningara Falls.—According to expert opinion, all danger of further damage to property by the ice jam is practically over. The ice ia going over Ihe falls, and is passing through the gorge without causing any apprehension. Items Gleaned of General Interest From Various Points in Canada West Rossland is planning for a new recreation park. Dr. Blow is erecting a $30,000 warehouse in Calgary. Lethbridge has opened the new $90,000 school there. A $20,000 opera house is being erec ted at Raymond, Alta. Mission City wants the provincial university located there. Prince Albert streets will be paved this year with macadam. Nelson fruit fair dates for this year are September 22 and 24. Horse thieves are active in the Wood Mountain and Elm Springs districts. Greenwood hotels have been in. structed that bars must be kept tight closed Vm SundayB. F. Miller, a cook at Victoria, has been ndvised that he is heir to an estate of $30,000. Chilliwack board of trade will commence a campaign of advertising the resources of the valley. For deserting a farmer by whom he was employed, a half-breed at Brandon was given one month. The board of trade in Revelstoke hopeB to expend $5,000 in advertising the resources of tbat city. Vancouver is the only city on the continent with a fire hall exclusively equipped with auto fire fighting machines. There is great dearth of workers for missions of the WeBtern Presbyterian church, forty-seven vacant fields being reported last year. The corner stone of the Moose Jaw Y. M. C. A. will be laid on the afternoon of Thursday, May 6, by Lieutenant Governor Forget. The taxidermist at Banff is engaged in mounting the head of Sir Donald, which is all that could be saved of the carcass after the herd had finished with him, According to the annual statement of Howard Douglas, superintendent of the Rocky Mountain park, the tourists visiting Banff left there last year nearly $2,500,000. Building permits at Fort William this year are expected to show a total of $5,000,000; the G. T. P. elevator is one of $900,000, and the C. P. R. station and improvements will go to $1,000,000. Between 25 and 30 scows are now in course of erection on the river bank at Athabasca Landing, and they present quite an imposing Bpectncle, especially to a stranger who is ignorant of the use of these 40 foot boats and the means of transportation in this north country. It does seem a pity that these strong, well built boats should go down the river never to be brought up again, says the local paper. Prince's Congo Tour Southampton, Eng.—Prince Albert of Belgium lias sailed hence for Cape Town on the first stage of his journey to the Congo. The prince intends to visit Rhodesia, then he will walk over 1,500 miles through the Congo forest to the source of the Congo river, which he will follow to Boma, where be is to arrive in August. King Leopold at first refused to allow Prince Albert to go to the Congo, but the prince was inclined to disobey The king then traced a programme ior the trip which would be comiortable and superficial, but Prince Albert wrote to his uncle "i owe my people an example. If I lo not go through the dangerous zones it is no use going at all. I want to see everything,'' Since then the relations between uncle and nephew hove been somewhat strained. The prince did not go to the Riviera to say good-bye to King Leopold. The prince is accompanied only by two officers and a valet. At Broken Hill an escort of 300 men will await and escort him through the Congo forest. British Capital to Develop the West London.—The Hudson's Bay and Pacific Government company has been formed with an authorized capital of £150,000 sterling, the, objects being to construct and operate railways, train- ways, telegraph and telephone systems in Canada. Lady Carling Died of Excitement London.—Lady Carling, wife of Sir John Carling, minister of agriculture in Sir John A. MacDonald's government, died suddenly of heart disease, following the excitement of the wed ding of her granddaughter. Advance in Flour and Bread Edmonton.—The price of flour lias advanced from 10 to 20 cents per 98 lb, sack; bread in consequence is to go up. The Edmonton board of trade has endorsed the daylight saving bill now before parliament. Advance in Flour in Vancouver Vancouver, B. C—Another advance of 20 cents a barrel in Hour has licen announced here, making the price $7 flat. Worship as a Garden London.—From time to time amazing revelations have been made re fording the condition ol the Turkish navy, and these must have prepared Admiral Gamble, the British officer entrusW with the task of the reorganization of the fleet, for some surprises when he came to investigate matters. If there p eny truth in the latest report from Constantinople, he must surely have be.M nonplussed by the condition in which he iound a certain vessel. It appears that the Turkish sailors bad turned the whole of the quarter deck into a kitchen garden, in which an excellent crop of cabbages and artichokes was flourishing. The crew had become bo absorbed in their gardening operations that they had entirely over- lo'oked their naval duties. The state of the vessel can be imagined. Killed by a Convict Edmonton, Alta.—Deputy Warden Stedman, of the Alberta penitentiary, was murdered by a convict, who hit him at the base of the skull with nn axe. The deputy warden, with six convicts, was in the carpenter shop at the time. The reason for the assault is unknown. Richard Stedman, the dead man, came from Penetanguisheno in 1906, where he was a warden in the reformatory for twenty-five years. He leaves a widow and two sons. Will Continue Boring for Gas Calgary.—The well borine. of the Calgary Gas company is now down 2,600 feet, and the company will keep on boring until gas is reached. Recently the drill passed through a five foot seam of coal oi very fine quality, either bituminous or semi-anthracite. A sample Of this hns been sent to Ottawa to the geological survey for analysis to determine its character. The C. P. R. lias taken a financial interest in the work oi the company. PROTECT COUNTRY'S RESOURCES Dominion Railway Commissionsr Will Make Move to Secure Protection Against Forest Fires Ottawa.—^ t a meeting of the special committee on the preservation of Canada's natural resources, Hon. Mr. Rifton said the railwoys were responsible for -enuding the country of valu able timber. It was decided that the former,minister of the interior should see the transcontinental, railway commission with a view to clearing the right-of-way of all combustible ma terial. The Dominion railway commission will also apply for a similar order in regard to the C. P. R., and the provincial governments controlling forests and railways will be asked to secure more adequate measures ior protection against fire. M. the tbe Safety of Arctic Explorers New York.—Friende of Dr. R. Anderson and V. etefansson, Arctic explorers sent out by American Museum of Natural History, rejoice over n *ws whi' h has, reached Dr. H. C. Bumpus, director of the musium, by telegraph that on Feb. 14 the leaders of the expedition were safe, with no immediate prospect of starvation. The telegram from Dr. Anderson, dated Smith Bay, an arm 1 the Arctic ocean on the north coast of Alaska, about 72 degrees north latitude, was evidently sent by messenger to Nome, thence by wireless to St. Michael, and from that point to Fort I.iscum on the Gulf of Alaska, south coast, by the military telegraph line. Money for Travellers New York.—The first of the "new international money" or travellers' cheques of the American Bank association were carried abroad hy travellers this week. The cheques are hand. somely engraved, and printed on scientifically protected paper whicb cannot be counterfeited, and are of $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations. Every cheque bears on its face tbe acceptance of the New York banking institu tion on which it is drawn, European bankers are co-operating with the American bankers to make the new cheques in every sense international House May Adjourn May 21 Ottawa.—There is a fixed determination on the part of the leaders on both sides of the house to bring the session to a close by the end of the third week in May. When the debate on the report of the New Brunswick Central railway commission, the budget debate and the Grand Trunk Pacific loan bill have been disposed of,'little will remain on • the parliamentary programme of a controversial nature, and business will be rushed till the end of the session is reached. The formal adjournment will probably take place on Saturday, May 21. , ._ Bankers Favored Slot Machines San Francisco.—Despite the petition oi ihe principal bankers here asking that slot machines be allowed to con tinoe to operate, the "nickel-enters' nre doomed. After July 1, no slot n.aenine will be allowed to operate in San Fiancisco, as a result of an ordinance passed by the supervisors. The cigar dealers made a hard fight to save the machines, which are said lo take in $12,000,000 annually. They were hacked hy the bankers, who for some unknown reason entered a plea *o save the gambling devices. Leffingwell Getting Ready Seattle.—Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, geologist nnd Arctic explorer, who will spend the next three yenrs in mapping nnd surveying Northern Alaska, is in Seattle. He will remnin in the city, for the next three week st'perintending the construction of his yawl, the Arg, which will enrry him nnd his little party into .northern waters. The party, consisting of Leffingwell and a crew of three men, will leave Seattle about May 2 for Flax- man islnnd, where winter quarters will be established. Miners Submit Proposal Hosmer, B. C—The miners have asked for an agreement similar to that whicb expired March 31 last, with the addition of the closed shop clause They have stnted their position to the operators, and the latter have not yet replied. Mr. Sherman says: "If the operntors do not accept this we will call out nil working miners nnd it will lie a flght to the finish The international will stand back of us." Defence Meeting Ollnwa.—Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in re- ply to Mr, Foster, said that, shortly afler the house adjourns Sir Frederick Borden and Hon. Mr. Brodeur will proceed to London to confer with the imperial authorities as to the best means to be adopted to give effect to the terms ol the resolution on naval defence. LUMBER WlU ADVANCE ASSOCIATION MEETING SAYS PRICES MUST INCREASE Increasing Demand for Lumber from the Northwest Will Have a Tend-, ency to Strengthen the Market, and Present Prices are Considered Too Low to Permit of a Profit to Sawmill Owners Vancouver.—Lumber prices, which have been stiffening naturally for some weeks owing to the increasing demand from .the northwest, will probably be given an assisting shove in the upward direction very shortly as o consequence of the conference of sawmill owners in Vancouver a day or two ago. The members of the British Columbia Lumber and Shingle Manufacturers' Association, Ltd., at a meeting in the rooms of the association discussed the question of an advance in the list prices. No action was taken at this meeting, but signs of an increase were much in evidence, and it was stated by a member of the association that it would be only a short time before a move in that direction would be made. Owing to lack of cohesion 'here cannot be said to be any rigid base price at present, but it 1b generally accepted that $10 for rough lumber is the rule. This is declared to be altogether too low to permit oi a profit, and the advance must come. Sawmill men claim that if they received $17 per thousand feet for their product for the balance of the season they would not make up their losses for last year. Any advance on the coast will be followed by an increase in the prices of the mountain mills. The coast mills are now receiving plenty of orders at the low prices prevailing. Swinburne Highly Praised London.—Swinburne's body was interred at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, where other members of the Swinburne family have been laid at rest. The English newspapers pay the highest tribute to Swinburne as, with the exception of Meredith, the last of the great names of the Victorian period and a force in English poetry, second only to Shakespeare and the other great poets. The authorities of Westminster Abbey bave not yet taken steps to offer a place in tbe "poets' corner," but there is no doubt if they do their action will meet with the universal wish oi the press and public. Anxious to Reach the Jungle Mombnssn, British East Africa.—A despatch has been received from Theodore Roosevelt, on board the steamship Admiral, asking that he be met here by his special train and that it take him and bis pnrty direct from the steamer to Sir Alfred Pease'B ranch on tbe Atlii rivt-r. ThiB request again proves that Mr. Roosevelt is anxious to get into the jungle. Ho will be Sir Alfred Pense's guest for a fortnight. The Admiral is expected here shortly. Bloody Conflict Expected Rome, Italy.—Official advices from Constantinople stnle that the triumph of the reactionaries is complete and that the committee of union and progress has been routed. The sultan is delighted. He professes adhesion to tho porlinnient and constitution, but it is thought he speaks ironically because lie demands obedience to the Sheri laws as expounded by the Ulema nnd dispensed by the Cadis. Italians believe that the Conservatives will return to power or lorce a bloody conflict. Meanwhile the nttitude of Europe is awaited with anxiety. Canada and the Navy London.—The Standard says that the Dominion fleet, cruising off the-coasts of Newfoundland and British Columbia and putting into tiie St. Lawrence, Halifax, or Vancouver, would ioster Canndinn pride and minister legitimately to Canadian patriotism. It would also furnish the stimulus to the whole maritime mechanical progress of the Dominion, nnd this is a long stage in the process ofvpolitical integration nnd social development. Ask for Lemieux Act Winnipeg.—Prolonged negotiations to reach an agreement having failed, the employees of the Winnipeg Street Railway co.npany decided to apply to Ottawa for a board of arbitration under the Lemieux act. The principal point, of contention is the demand of the men Ior a nine hour dny without a wnge reduction. Reciprocity in Surveyors Lcndon.—Importnnt steps hnve been tnken by the council ol the Surveyors' Institution with n view to establishing reciprocity between governments and examining bodies of the empire. The recommendations received approval ol the colonial secretary, who Iiiib ad- ircsflcd a despatch on the subject to the various governments. This Should Help Some London.—It is r.tated that the commonwealth government has cabled the admiralty that in the event ol nn emergency the whole naval forceB of Australia will be placed under its direction. McKay to be Brought Back Calgary.—George MrKny, who is now being held hy tho London, Eng., police, is wntmd here on a charge of Converting to !;is own use $1,800 poid to him by John H. Hrown, of Cross- field, Alberta. A Northwest Mounted police officer will lie sent lo England lo bring McKay ban": to lace the charge of embezzlement. Warships are Ready for Turkey London.—It is reported thnt two British warships at Mnltn have been ordered tn hold themselves in renrii- ness to proceed lo Turkish waters. The report is denied by the admiralty, but there is guild authority for it. France has two cruisers in readiness nt Toulon to sail for Turkey should events warrant. Editors Will Inspect Warships London.—The first, second nnd third divisions of the homo fleet and the Atlantic fleet, comprising 68 ball'"- ships and cruisers and 75 toipcdo boots, will assemble at Spitliead on June 10 (or the inspection ot the colonial journalists attending the imperial press cotilercnce. To Cspture Bear Cubs Vancouver, B. C—W. Dodd, representing the London Zoological Gardens, has left here on nn expedition to capture white benr cubs in the north. Veterans' Scrip Was Lost St. Catherine's.—Two war veteran scrips wortli $1,800 have been lost in the mails between here and Calgary. THE REPORTER, MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Mary's Homecoming. By DOROTHY CARLTON. Copyrighted, 1809. by Associated LlteraVy Press. "Ma, we ain't got much to be thankful tor, 1 reckon, but the Lord knows —he knows," remarked Josioh Wayne to his wife the morning set apart tor gratitude tor the year's blessings. "We've got each other, Slob, and that's a heap," sbe replied softly, "That's right, Martha. We're spared by God's grace, but will Banker Hall ' spare ns wben tbe mortgage comes due next month?" And he shook bis head dubiously. "Deacon Hall Is mighty close fisted, pa, and he likes to get good farms cheap. If he don't get ours, It will be divine answer to prayers. It'll be a miracle," declared his wife. "The book says the Lord takes care of bis children, Martha. We'll put our trust In him." And the careworn, toll tired farmer rose and left the house. "If Mary was only here," sigbed Mrs. Wayne, "and, seeing as she ain't, It would be powerful comforting to talk about her, but Slab is set in his ways. Seemed as if I knew sbe was happy I'd be thankful In spite of tbe mortgage," sbe said to herself as sbe hastily wiped away the starting tears. Ten months before Mary Wayne had eloped with a man wbo passed three weeks' vacation at the farm the summer previous. John Mott had been delighted with the weather beaten old farmhouse and its surroundings when he first glimpsed them, not thnt they stirred an artistic soul, but because they recalled gone boyhood days and the home he had left, an orphaned youth, to make a fortune in the metropolis of the west. "Almost like a dream come true," he thougbt, and he lived again the years when he was blood brother to tbe woods and Its people. His financial success and business standing In tbe city were nothing to him in the country. He was just an eager boy, who was restless to go fishing and swimming and club tree limbs for chestnuts, though It was August, all at once, and his only discontent was because all his desires could not hove simultaneous gratification. Then came Mary. Sbe was away when he first arrived, and he had begun to hunger for companionship of young people when she returned. In candor the girl could not be colled beautiful, but there was that In ber face to mnke her good to look upon. Her features were not regular, but the ensemble showed strength of purpose. Painters would not bare raved over her eyes, but discerning poets could have found In their depths that tender sympathy which makes some women akin to angels. Sbe had taught school tbe term before to aid In lifting the blanket of obligation that haunted the old people in the evening of their lives. She was the only child, and her one aim wos to make their last days comfortable, but tbe hope seemed far from fulfillment, for her savings were small, the mortgage loomed large, and the banker was a grasping, inexorable Shylock. Still, the year and more that Intervened before the blow would fall might bring many things, so Mary worked and prayed. To Mott the girl was a revelation. He had known girls In tbe city, but they lived In a world apart from Mary Wayne. Hero he found sincerity and frankness that came from tbe heart, not the mind. The difference In types appealed to him, charmed first and then held his affections. When he said goodby at the end of his stay he knew ho had found the one woman he needed, and he hoped to win her. In the autumn she resumed ber school duties In a town several miles distant from home, and It became a fixed engagement1 tint Mott should spend Sundays with her. She .rarely went to the farm at week ends, as the trip Involved expenditures sbe did not feel justified In making. Mott's visits were comforting from the beginning. Gnidiinlly she realised that they were dear to her In anticipation nnd memory, and one December night she found herself nnd knew they were necessary to her happiness, Mott's next call was eventful. He was sure of his love tor her. Because of his uncertainty ns to her reciprocation he experienced unrest and sought to learn his fate. Mary loved him ond when he proposed told him so. Then he Journeyed to the formhouse home of Ills sweetheart's parents. "You may write to any one In tbe city yon know ns to my character and ability to core for Mary," be told him. "Young man. cities are wicked places," said Farmer Wayne. "Do you believe In (ioil?" he asked abruptly. "Why-cr-of course, Mr. Wayne." he replied, abashed at the text of the query. "Do yon belong to a church?" the slern Inquisitor continued. "Well, Mr. Wayne, you see I otn pretty busy, nnd I-l"- stammered Molt. "You ore not a Christian. You arc a money chonger In the temple!" thundered the old man. "| know your city ways. You forsake nil paths except those that lend to fortune. You ore hypocrites ond deceivers!" he shouted In concluding the denunciation. "Then I"— began the young man. "Never see my daughter again, sir. Goodby." "I love her dearly, Mr. Woyne and she loves me. I'll not promise never to see ber again." Aud he left with a heavy heart. It took many, many days to decide whether to go where her heart led or obey her Puritan parent. In the end love won, and In January they were married in Chicago. Farmer Wayne received one letter from his daughter tbat he read. It announced her marriage. Subsequent missives were returned unopened, and he forbade bis wife to mention her child's name to blm. Thnnksglvlng dny held little cheer for the occupants of the old formhouse. There would be just two lonely old people at the table who expected soon to be called to an eternal reward. "I hope Mary Is happy," Mrs. Wayne spoke aloud without thinking. "Don't, ma, don't!" cried her husband. "Why, Slab, you're crying," and she ran to soothe him. "Martha, I was wrong. I know it now. Things have changed since we were young, and because tbat young man did not see bis duty as. I see mine I drove Mary from home. I wish she was here, wife; I wish she was here," and bis voice- was broken with the grief tbat was In it. An hour later Mrs. Wayne, glancing out of a window, saw. two young people descending from a carriage. One was Mary, the other her husband, The old. farmer was sleeping on the lounge in tbe living room and did not hear the cry of joyous * reunion she made as Mrs. Wayne ran down the path to droop, weeping, In the young arms of ber daughter, "John would come, mother, and I've wanted to, ob, so much," Bhe said. "I'm so glad, Mary. Pa bas forgiven yob, I think, from something be said today. He's sorry the way he spoke to Mr. Mott. "Call him John, mother," said Mary gently. "Mother," Bald Mott, "let me be a son to you," and ho kissed ber wrinkled cheek. "Father's asleep In the sitting room. I'll"— began Mrs. Wayne as they entered the house. "Ho, mother. Come up to my old room. John will see father, and I've something to tell you," and Mrs. Mott led tbe elder woman upstairs. Tbe farmer was awake when Mott entered. "Mr. Wayne, Mary and I have come to ask you"— he started. "There, there, boy. Let's forget what I Bald. Times have changed. If Mary could love you 1 know you are a gc-od man. Make her happy—you'll do tbat?" and bis hand went out to his son-in-law. "I will, sir, I will," fervently Mott replied. A moment later Mary and her moth* er came Into the room. Mrs. Wayne was crying quietly as though her grief was not great. "Blah," She Bald, "here's our Thanksgiving." "What, Martha?" he asked. "Mary and John have paid the mortgage," and she took the paper from her bosom. Farmer Wayne slipped to bis knees, resting his wrinkled forehead on a hand calloused by honest toil. "Dear Lord, we thank thee," he began, and while be spoke with God the others stood bowed In reverence. At Its conclusion Mary slipped ber arms about ber husband's neck' and, half turning, said: "Father, you forgot one thing." "Yes, Mary." "To thank him for sending me the dearest lover husband In the World." "Aye, Mary, girl, and to us a son," her father .replied. How Our Aneastors Dress Us. Once gentlemen wore sword belts and gauntlets. These have disappeared, but tbelr ghosts still guide all tailors, and two useless buttons are Invariably sewed upon each cuff and two others at the back of tbe frock coats of all afternoon males. Somewhere about 1753 a batter nnmed John Hetlierlngton of London mode and wore the first tall hat, now known as the silk, full dress, plug or stovepipe hat. A horse saw blm and ran away. The owner of the horso sued Hetlierlngton. but lost his case, the judge doubtless holding that an Englishman has an Inalienable right to dress as ugly as he can. One time there wns a king who had a deformed ktiee. He abandoned tbe knickerbockers which revealed tbe weakness of the royal leg and took to long trousers. Hetlierlngton and the king have long since gone to their reward, bnt their ghosts still ride civilized man, one at one end and one at the other, from Paris to Tokyo, and, Lord 'a' mercy, we daren't even laugh at the spectacle, -Frank Crane in Atlantic. ' PEERESS WRITES PLAY. Lady Townshend Combines Many Roles In Lenten Production. "The Novice," a one-act play written by the Marchioness Townshend, was successfully produced recently in aid of a local institution at the Maidenhead (Eng.) Town Hall. It is founded on a picture called "The Foundling," which the marchioness saw one year at the Academ*y. "Tho two most striking points about 'The Novice,'" Lady Townshend says, "are that there are no male characters in it, and that there is no love scene. "The play may be described as a Lenten play, for the character of Sister Catherine is a deeply religious one. Its object is to show how very lovely and devout Borne oi- the sisters in the conventB are." The scenery, also the work of Lady Townshend, represents the garden of the Convent of Our Lady of the Lilies, and the play was stage managed by her also. The story is a simple one., It tells of the conflict of Marie Josephine between a saintly and a worldly life. She has been jilted by her lover and is about to take the veil, full of hesitation f.nd doubts. Then in the midst of her vague fears and tremblings comes a message from the outer world which shows her the way she is to go. It is none other than a cradle with a little baby in it— the child of her one-time lover, whose wife is dead, and who is dying himself. He leaves the baby to her whom he once loved, and she renounces her novitiate and resolves to devote her life to the, child. ' It was' received with enthusiasm for its austere, beautiful sentiment, and Lady Townshend, smiling and beautiful, bowed her thanks. The play was inspired by the Academy picture, "The Foundling," Lady Townshend said after the performance. It is meant to show the power and efficacy of prayer. "I should love to Bee it produced in London," she said. A Vsnturesome Lord. Lord Brooke, heir to the earldom of Warwick, who is reported to be engaged to Miss Eden, daughter of Sir William and Lady Eden, and one of the most beautiful girls in society to-day, is in his twenty-eighth year, and first distinguished himself as a lad, of seventeen by running away from Eton to serve in the war in South Africa. The story ran that he pawned his fur coat and bought a second-class ticket for the Cape. Touched by this display of spirit, his friends obtained for him a reasonably safe employment—aa A.D.C. to Lord Milner! He was the youngest officer bearing a commission in South Africa, and at the close of the war was given a command in the 1st Life Guards. He has since served as a war correspondent with the Russian army in Manchuria, and there he spent his twenty-first birthday. He has also made an adventurous trip to Uganda. Savage Crabs. The most savage specimen of tbe crab species is found in Japan, seeming to dream of nothing but fighting, to delight lu nothing half so much. The minute be spies another of his kind be scrapes bis claws together in rage, challenging him to tbe combat Nut a moment Is wasted in .preliminaries, but at It they go hammer tnd tongs. It sounds like two rocks grinding against one another ns their claws rattle against the bard shells. The saud flies as the warriors push each otber hither and thither until at last one of them stretches himself out in the suu tired to death. But he docs not beg for mercy or attempt to-run away, only feebly rubbing his claws together In defiance of tbe foe. That toe conies closer, nnd with his claws trembling with joy nt his victory the ronqucrcr catches hold of one claw of the vanquished crnb, twists It until It cumes off ond bears awny the palpitating limb ns a trophy of his prowess. Such Is a bottle between warrior craba. A Foe to Tipsters. Lord Durham, the new Knight of the Garter, enjoys, among other distinctions, that of being one of the few twins in the peerage, and of being so much like his brother, the Hon. F. W. Lambton, that they could on occasion take each other's places. His lordship is one of the richest of our peers and a keen sportsman. He is an old member of the Jockey Club, and lately has been singularly successful on the turf. Last year he won no fewer than forty-one races, on one occasion scoring a "treble," the stakes totalling nearly $10,000 for the day. His great desire, however, is not so much to win races as to moke the "sport of kings" more pure. He would abolish racing "tipsters," and his famous speech at the Gimerack Club some years ago, in which he denounced turf frauds in unmeasured terms, led to considerable improvement in the tone of the racing world. The Tallest Bishop. Dr. Talbo*, the Bishop of Southward who recently celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday, is still in - full vigor, despite an Alpine accident by which he was long crippled. Dr. Talbot is said to be the tallest occupant of the English Episcopal Bench, being well over six feet in height. He is also perhaps the most democratic of High Churchmen. He is always accessible to humblest of his Hock, and patronizes the penny bus iar more frequently than ho does the mdrc expensive cab. Many good stories are told of Dr. Talbot. Once he played in a Worcestershire cricket match, and a local curate bowled him a wide. "That's outside my parish." shouted the bishop. The next ball caught him full in the episcopal apron. The reverend bowler apologized, but added, slyly, "That, at any rate, was well in the diocese, my lord I" Aborigines of Australia, There are now 75,000 of the abor- ginal population in Australia. Of this number there are about 20,000 in the colony of Queensland, Queensland has an elaborate system for looking after the welfare of the blacks by means of 'protectors" stationed all over the colony to see that the natives are fed and clothed and shielded from interference of white people. Many of the natives are over six feet in height. Like most savages, they are polygamists, but they are not cannibals. The natives under civilization have developed habits of economy and saving. They have made good progress in both reading and writing, but missionary reports state that teaching them arithmetic is hopeless. An Historic Custom. The forthcoming marriage ol Lord Douro, son nnd heir of the Duke of Wellington, to M!bs Coats, reminds one of the foot that at Apsley House, where the bride-elect will one day reign ns Duchess of Wellington, the old custom is still kept .up of presenting a flag to the sovereign on each anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. These flags are subsequently given to the regiment of Guards quartered at Windsor. ARTISTIC CASSEROLES. Made at tho Pottery Works of Clsmsnl Massiei. This Is the time if the year when all eyes ure turned toward the Riviera. Hut how many among those birds of passage who throng tbe hotels of Nice and Cannes ever take the trouble to nuke an excursion to Vallaurls, the head center for the manufacture of these baked clay casseroles, known wherever tbe best traditions of the French cuisine nre recognized? The art pottery establishments of Clement Mossier and his fellows at Golfe Jouan and on the orange and olive tree covered hillsides roundabout are as far as the seekers of souvenirs of the "Cote d'Azure" ever go In their quest, liassler is a great artist no doubt, though he might still have been fyjgjfa'b si '■lit ml t jiff mmW ffl<3 Iff Wm 3/wvKSftJsii C ■•»- WUEBB THE OABHEHOLKS COME FHOM. a simple journeyman potter hnd he not years ago attracted the attention of Qeroine, Gabanol, Puvls de Cha- vannes and the world of art nt Paris, who prevailed upon blm to devote bis undeniable talents to the making of these exquisite forms and colorings which have made his jugs and vases and plates famous the world over, Massler's work Is to be found In tbe museums, but where one example Is to be seen closely guarded in a glass case in a museum hundreds of tbe casseroles of Vallaurls are to be found among the chefs' pots and pans of neighboring hotels and restaurants. Almost within sight of Massler's establishment on tbe shores of the Mediterranean rises the tall stack of an Industrial community of some 0,000 souls who here in the Vallls Aurea, the golden valley of the Romans, turn out each year countless thousands, perhaps millions, of these rough, shallow pots In terre culte, which are exported to the ends of the earth. At least half the population of Vallaurls gains Its dally bread tn the potteries, whose chief productions are marmltes. poelons ond casseroles, those faithful handmaidens of the masters of cookery, the French chefs. To Barcelona, to Marseilles, to Genoa, to Naples, to Alexandria and to Trieste are shipped dolly from the little seaport a few miles distant on the shore of the Golfe Jouan shiploads of these rough made pottery cooking utensils nnd from thence nre rcshipped In great liners to nil the ports of the seven seas. Fifty establishments at least at Vallaurls continue the old traditions, unaffected by the rise of prosperity nnd the art potters of the neighborhood, who produce more aesthetic forms out of the same plastic material. A GATE FOR BEOS. Crossbars Can Be Closed Up When Not In Uss. No cribs are required in households which are equipped with one of the bed gates recently invented, nor need adults worry about tumbling out on the floor during nightmares. The gote is of metal and Is composed of crossbars pivoted nt tbelr points of intersection so that the whole can be stretched out to tbe length of n bed or folded up In a small compass at the head or foot. mo emus Ann needed. In tbe center is*n vertical bar to hold the gate agolnst outward movement. Parents who have small children sleep- Ing with them will find the contrivance a great convenience. This device means a considerable saving In money to families wbo do not have enough little members to make a crib a paying, nnd more nr less permanent Investment. A crib Is of no use after a child la old enough to sleep without nccl- dent, and the gate here described solves the problem of how to get along without them—without cribB, that Is. When Japanese Wash. The Joponeso rip their garments apart tor every washing, and they Iron their clothes by spreading them on a flat boord nnd leaning this up against the house to dry. The sun takes the! wrinkles out of the clothes, nnd some < of them have quite a luster. The Jap- anese woman does her washing out of j doors. Her wosbtub la not more than six Inches high./ Sidewheel Dawson's Pardon. By D. H. TALMADGE. Mr. Dawson's "fin" was weary from vigorous shaking, his bock was sore from repeated slaps, his neck was chafed by tbe collar to wblcb It bad long been a stranger, but his state of mind was one of most excellent satisfaction. A man who had been'sentenced to twenty years of hard labor in the penitentiary nnd who comes forth free and in the full possession Of bis health at the end of five Is certainly entitled to some felicitation. That was precisely what had happened to Mr. Dawson. He had killed his man under what appeared cold blooded circumstances to an Intelligent jury. He had pleaded self defense conventionally, but the testimony was such that there seemed no doubt of his gnllt. True, there had been no eyewitnesses to tbe slaughter. Those who testified merely told of threats he hnd made, of bis bad reputation, of the peaceable character of his victim. Tbe defense had called no witnesses. '"Tnln't worth while," Mr. Dawson had snid 'to his attorney. " 'Twould do more harm than good for any of me friends to testify to the gentleness of me disposition.. Snapper Grlfliu'd have had me dead in another wink if I hadn't jerked the trigger when I did. and that's straight. Be begun the trouble oud kept pushln' It on, while I tried me levelest to reason with blm. He'd been dopln' with somethln', I think, but be didn't wiggle a wiggle when he pointed his'gun. He was himself all right, and there's some comfort In knowin' it, for I'd hate like blazes to feel tbat tbe only man I ever killed wasn't responsible for himself. I've got a mighty tender conscience, whether you know It or not, nnd It's perfectly comfortable now. I'll take whatever the court' gives me, and I won't whimper a whimper." The first night he slept in the penitentiary his attorney was delivering in the levee district a message to his friends. "Hump yourselves to get Von Altren elected governor," was tbe burden of it. The levee gang did not know exactly what to think, but they were sufficiently well acquainted with Mr. Dawson to accept the instructions in good faith. Mr. Dawson's message was entirely' responsible for their action. To the contrary, It was only on important drop In a tolerably large tub of political suds. Their own candidate had "done them dirt"—quite by chance, certainly not by Intention. He bod allied himself In a moment of mistaken wisdom with the Prohibitionists. Tbey were engaged In hesitating and grumbling nnd scowling when Mr. Dawson's message came, throwing the balance over to the Van Altren side. Sldewheel Dawson never did anything without a good reason, but what his reason was in this particular instance they could not conjecture. They were still In tbe dark on tbe day when Mr. Dawson unexpectedly and triumphantly returned. "Say," snid hejifter the first wove of welcome hnd passed and be was sitting comfortably In the rear room at Muggsy Kelly's place with n number of old and tried associates about blm. "I'm owln' you boys a lot for tbe way you helped old Van to the puddln'. I i wos a bit leary you wouldn't get next to what I was up to, but It didn't cost nothln' tn try." "We didn't get next. We ain't next yet," candidly observed Mr. Kelly. "Is Van a partlc'ler friend of yours?" Mr. Dawson smiled. "No," he replied, "but he's got reason tor bellerln' pie when I tell him I shot Snapper Griffin 'cause Snapper Grifiiu was dead set on givln' me the long trip and for no other reason." "We believe that," sold Mr. Kelly. "We knowed your story was true, but we couldn't do nothln*." "Course you couldn't. If any of you had stuck your mugs Into tbe game I'd have been queered to tbe limit. Likely I'd have got the drop and gurgle, and then Van couldn't have reached me even If his gratitude was twice as long." "Then Van was owln' you somethln'!" Mr. Kelly and the others looked nt Mr. Dawson with a common expression of curiosity and admiration mingled. "You've got us tn the air. Sldewheel. Take us down or we'll bust." Mr. Dawson laughed this time and rubbed his hands together. "Sure. I'll take you down," he snid. "'Twon't take tne long to do it either. Muggsy, do yon remember a little job we bad on six years ago tbls summer dawn at Bayslde. when"— "When you was out all nlgbt and got nothln' but a pair of red eyes and a fit of sickness and a stink of gas?" Mr. Kelly put In. "Yes, I remember. I almost lost me faith In you that time." "Yes?" Mr. Dawson chuckled Immoderately. "I wos to divvy what I got from the place-that dead easy place with the open cellar windows you spotted one Sunday afternoon when you was strollln' home from church. I wns to dlvvjvand I got nothln' but"— He suddenly assumed n reflective attitude, his bond upon his smoothly shaven chin, his gaze upon the celling. "But what?" Mr. Kelly spoke with the sharpness of n long starved and desperate Inqulsltlveness, "But—gratitude. «It was the rumml- est go of nic life. I followed the lay ius( as you'd glv» It tn, tne. I went through the first floor first, gothertn' up stuff worth maybe a tenner of hundreds. If I'd quit right there I'd— well, I'd be lookln' forward to fifteen more years of it 'stead of beln' here with me future before me bright ns paste. But everything was so nice ai.d quiet 1 Just says to mcself, 'I'll tour tne next floor.* So I pfles me stun: Dy the grand exit, where I can pick it up when I strolls out,and climbs tbestairs. "And the first thing I know I'm tak- in' part in a high life tragedy drama. 'Twasn't no supe part either; 'twas the role of the hero that drops In when he's least expected nnd saves the whole. cheese. I opens tbe first door I comes I to, and I nearly faints, owln' to gas. The room was full of it, and I closed the door, standln' tor a minute with me band on the knob, thinkin'. 'Twos no picnic of mine, of course, but I couldn't help feeltn' that somethln' was wrong—that somebody was -tryln' to croak and that It was up to me to save 'em if they was to be saved. That settles It. I draws In two bagfuls of wind nnd opens the dOor again, slidln* across tbe Boor to a window and raisin' the curtain, and then I tumbles. There's n girl on the bed and n letter on the table—the same old layout. I tries to raise tbe window, but It won't budge. It didn't take me all.summer to find tbe leak. The stench was com- ln' from a hole In the wall where a pipe—one of these things that sticks out about a foot—bad been busted off. Sbe must have hung her whole weight on that thing nnd Jumped up and down! But she'd got an elegant flow of gas—way ahead of what she'd have got by turnln' on the burner, and the beauty of It was tbat nobody could turn it off. I couldn't see nothln' else to do but put me thumb over the hole, and that's what I done, takln' short breaths till enough of the vapor bad got out at the door to let me pump- somewhere near normal, and then"— "And then?" Mr, Kelly had planted his elbows upon the table, contemplating Mr. Dawson.flxedly. "And then-I waited,. What else waa there to do? I couldn't sneak, leavln* things that way, could I? I'd have been ashamed to look an honest man la tbe face forevermore If I'd done that. And after awhile I hears a pattt- pat In the ball and a dopy voice say, 'Seems to me I smell gas.' 'You're dead right, me friend,' 1 calls. 'Hustle In here and don't strike a glim for y out* - life!' "And then I has the pleasure of mak- ln' the acquaintance of the Hon. James Van Altren. He's in his pajamas, and his hair Is tousled, and his feet hare no coverln', and his eyes are bllnky. 'Tls two minutes maybe before he can shake himself together. The first question he asks Is a double bender. 'Who are you, aud what Is the ' meanln' of this?' he says, 'I'm a thief,' says I, 'and tbe young lady on the bed there is one, too—at least she's been trjin' to rob tbe world of her presence.' 'Oh, horror!' says he, seeln* what's up. 'And what are you dolnT 'I'm holdln' me thumb over this gas well.' says I, 'and I'm gettlu' weary.' " 'Oh,' sayB he and skins over to the bedside. He shakes the girl, and sbe sits up, stnrln' like a wild tblng. Then he turns to me again. 'How long have you been here?' he says. T don't know,' says I, 'but plenty long enough to save tbe young lady's life. This room was a fright when I got here. Will you stick your thumb over this hole till 1 can rest my arm a bit? And he sticks his thumb over the hole, and I bids him a courteous adieu nnd slides, leavln' blm there. 1 didn't stop- tor nothln', not even me lantern, I wos sick, I was afraid I wouldn't be strong enough to get to a safe place before I'd have to stretch meself, Maybe you remember, Muggsy, bow groggy I was for a time after I got here?"" "Yes," responded Mr. Kelly, wltb a. succession of nods, "I remember." "Well, tbat was tbe string I hnd on Van, and after I'd served what I thought was a'falr time tor what I'd done to Snapper Orlftin I writes to the- governor, recallln' to him the circumstance. And he comes down handsome, os 1 was sure he Would. He- gives me the honor of u personal Interview, nnd he falls on me neck In a sort of mild way and tells me that he- believes me story regardless of the- court, and he sends me a pardon, and that's all." "Uee!" said Mr. Kelly after a. thoughtful Interval. "Supposln' Van hadn't been elected!" "Don't!" sold Mr. Dawson. "It gives me a horrible puin to think of It!" "And the girl—what was the matter with her?" persisted Mr. Kelly. "I didn't nsk." responded Mr. Dawson. " "f wns uone of me business." The Girl From the Country. Said a visitor to a teacher in a west side business college: "that girl from Ihe country seems to- be the brightest student In the room." At the request of tbe teacher she designated more particularly the girt she had In mind. "Oh, yes," said the teacher, "sbe la very bright But how did you know she is from the country? She doesn't look countrified." "Her habit of washing her hands so often gave her nway," sold the visitor. "I have been sitting here about two- hours. In that time she lies washed her bands three times. No city girl would bare done that She would have sharpened pencils or turned over dusty books and simply have polished ber hands on her pocket handkerchief nnd gone on working. The country girl would find It Impossible to work under such conditions. Sbe must have clean hands. All country people have a mania for washing their hands. After each task down go'their hands Into a basin of water. City life cures most country habits. Frequent bathing of" the hands Is the last to go."-New York Times. Cotillon Favors, A novelty In rose decoration Is the Illuminated Jacqueminot rose. The wands with roses on top'Beerete nn elcc'rlo buttery, which when pressed upon will Illuminate the ruse.' They oro sold by the dozen ond used as colli-- Inn favnra. ■, THE REPORTER, MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. » ■ ' — WHALING IN FAR NORTH CANADA HAS REMARKABLE COLON/ ON HERSCHEL ISLAND. Little Group of Whale-Hunters Away Up on Our Arctic Seaboard Have taken Fourteen Millions' Worth of Bone and Furs Since 1891—Inspec- . tor darvis, R.N.W.M.P., Tells of Their Habits and Customs. On our Arctic coast, not far from the mouth of the Mackenzie river, there is a bit of territory about forty iquare miles in extent, consisting largely of rocks, but with some soil, which, during' the brief summer of the Far North, is oovered with a luxuriant growth of grass sprinkled with beautiful wild flowerB. It is known as Herschel Island andherei our Royal NorthweBt Mounted Police maintain a poat principally for toe purpose of assuring that all goes well with the whalers, who often make the island their winter headquarters. ' The whale these fiBhennen seek is known as the bowhead. The first was taken in Canadian waters in pi. Since that time thescatch in those waters has been 1,345 whaleB On an a'wage each whale yields 2,000 pounds of whalebone, tor which the average price during «ie past hve years has been $5 a pound. mis whalebone, therefore, had a value ol 113,450,000. If to this be added the value of the fur trade carried on with the natives Of the district the' total roaches the sum of »14,850;000 -j- a trade certainty worth looking after. The trade in the bone of the bow- head whale is practically controlled by one firm of New Bedford, Mass., and buyers go to there from England, Trance, Germany, and practically from all parts ot-the world. The bone is used in the manufacture of corsets, parasols, and other like articles. Fifteen years ago these whales were taken in large numbers around Herschel Island, but the whales are each year being driven farther and farther . to the eastward. At various times whales have been taken bearing the heads of harpoons with which they had been wounded many years before. For instance, in 1886 a whale was caught, having stuck into it the head of a harpoon marked "Ansel Gibbs, a ship'wrecked fifteen years before on Marble Island, in Hudson Bay. Another case is that of the whole tak> en in 1893 by- the ship "Nprwhal. the whale carrying a flint harpoon- head. Such heads had not been used for twenty-five years, so that the whale mqst have carried it at least that length of time. ., . In the vicinity of Herschel Island lives two tribes of natives. Those living on the island and along the coast are known as Kogmollicks, and naturally they subsist ohiefly on fish, seal, and white whale. For Borne unknown reason they are looked down on by the Nuntalmutes, or the inshore natives, who subsist chiefly on what they kill in the mountains; Buch, as mountain sheep and deer. No people could be given a higher character than Inspector Jnrvis, of the Herschel Island E.N.W.M. Police post, gives of these residents of the Arctic coast, the despised Kogmollicks. "They are quite religious," he says, "holding services on Sunday, and doing no work on that day. Their , religion they carry into their everyday lives. They neither bag nor steal, p.nd slander is unknown among them. They ate as near 'God's chosen people' as any I have ever seen. After my experience of this world I could almost wish I hnd been born an Es- quimo Kogmollick. They are very fond of their children, and tnke the greatest care of them; The children never require to be chastised, and nre very obedient. One never sees any quarrlling or bickering among them. They show the true sport in their games of footboll and baseball, playing theae games on tjie hard snow when the thermometer registers 25 decrees below zero. "There has been no crime reported in the district to date." Four marriages took place on the island during the year, one of which was quite noteworthy, writes Inspector Jarviu. The bride was a young widow, not more than 17 years of age, and Bhe had lost both her feet three winters before, when they had been Amputated after being severely irozen. The bride wos given away by a bro- Iher-in-law named Supidido, which in English meant "Sour Potatoes," certainly a remarkable name, and not a very cheerful one for.the master of ceremonies at a wedding. "The wedding breakfast," writoB the inspector, "consisted of seal meat, whale meat and frozen rotten fish. The ceremony took place at the Igaloo or house of the brother-in-law, there being about fifty persons present. The size of the Igaloo was ten by twelve feet. I was invited, and got as far as the 'door. The odor arising from the preparation of the breakfast was more than I could stand, and I had to retire. It is quite possible, thinks Inspector Jnrvis, that minerals may be obtained in this far northern quarter of the Dominion. "It has been generally known here for many years," he writes, "that the nativeB to the eastward bave been using copper for cooking utensils, harpoons, needles, etc. Capt. Klengenberg, who wintered at Prince' Albert's Landing, brought down a good many specimens of copper from there. I am informed by the natives that there is a great deal of graphite and other minerals in the vicinity oi Richard's Island. I am of the opinion that within the next few years we shall be called upon to act as mining recorders in this district. Along the coast are what are called the Smoking Cliffs. They consist of cliffs 200 feet high, and the smoke is said to arise from burning sulphur." Hotel Dleu Alterations. . Extensive alterations nre being made to the Hotel Dieu. Part of the building, which will be 250 years old tn July, is to be remodelled, and sn sdditional storey will be put on, which will be utilized for new wards. The Hotel Dieu waa founded in 1658, and the old building, whioh is being UUred. was constructed. UGLY SKIN SORES. Zam-Buk Removes Them It is juBt at this season that pimples blotches, sores, scrofulous ailments and eruptions generally make them selves moat felt. Zam-Buk will, bi found of wonderful use wherevei there is skin eruption or deep-seated ulceration) PimpleB,' blotches, and irritating rashes on the face and other parts of the body indicate a disturbance of the functions of the skin Impure matter Mich the blood should discharge. by means of the 'skin, is allowed to remain in the pores, the process of "exhalation" is interrupted and just where the bad matter collects, there pimples, ulcers, and sores quickly anpeor, and the skin tissue suffers. To be complete, the treatment must be of two kinds. The sufferer may help to diminish the sup. ply of impurities by taking no rich greasy and indigestible foods f but, to remove the impurities themselveB, the pores must be opened and the skin made healthier by the vigorous aopli cation of Zam-Buk morning and night and -washing .frequently with some pure soap. There is none better than the antiseptic Zam-Buk Medicinal and Toilet Soap. Zam-Buk balm stimulates the functions of the skin by the penetration of its refined herbal essences, and thus reaches the root of the disease. Mr. Arthur B. Griffin, of 191 Picton Street, E. Harnilton, says:—"I was areatly troubled with pimples ond blotches breaking out on my face. I tried a number of remedies, and also snecially dieted, yet the pimples and blotches remained. Acting on the suggestion of a friend, LbegAn using 7am-Buk, and wos much pleased to find an improvement, after several applications. The itching was alleviated and the inflammation seemed less. As I continued the Zam-Buk treatment the pimples and blotches became less sorej the itching was cured altogether, and inflammation banished. In the course of a short time every blotch and pimple was removed." Zam-Buk is also a sure' cure for cuts, lacerations, burns, eczema, ringworm, poisoned wounds, festering sores, bad, leg, and all skin injuries and diseases. It, is also a cure for piles. Druggists and Stores everywhere sell at 50c. a box, or post-free1 from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, on receipt of price. origin of Attar of Rosea. Tho preparation of the famous attar of roses, according to the Circle, seems to have been discovered by accident 1'rom India we get the tradition. The favorite Sultana of Sehanghlr caused a bath, of rosewater to be prepared for her use. The burning sun of India brought Its might upon the bath prepared in tbe royal garden and soon globules of oil were found floating upon the fragrant water. ' Deeming the bath Impure and attempting to skim off the film, the attendants/broke the globules, nnd at once the garden was filled with fragrance. The finest essence is not gathered from the rarest and most costly flowers, for the fragrant oil glands are most abundant In tbe petals of the free blooming, oh*, common kinds. A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL To All Women: I will send, free, with full instructions, my home treatment which positively cures Leueor- rhoea, Ulceration, Displacements, Falling of the Womb, Painful or Irregular Peripds, Uterine and Ovarian Tumors or Growths, also Hot Flushes, Nervousness, Melancholy, Pains in the Head, Back or Bowels, Kidney nnd Bladder Troubles, where caused hy weakness peculiar. to our sex. You can continue treatment at home at a cost of only about 12 cents a week. My book, "Woman's Own Me- dieal Adviser," also sent free on request. Write to-day. Address Mrs M. Summer?, Box H.I., Windsor, Ont. A Song of a Statesman Life would be free from bitter thrills If all we had to learn Was to put through our favorite bills And placidly adjourn. DOGS IN SILKS. Fldo's Season of 1909 to Have Extravagant Fashions. The cult oi the toy dog has been increasing every year in England, aud no smuii. woman is seen wunout a diminutive ball of brown or black or gray Huh under her arm. It is t>uia. However, that 1909 is going to rival uil its predecessors, iu extravagant fashions ior tbe scenteu canine pets. A'loy uog will aoon be a more expensive luxury to keep tban a motorcar. One well-known society woman has a maid for a. couple oi miniature tOmeranianB, and the,little animala' outfits cost as much as many women spend on their" own. waruroues. , "The modern dog, wno only weighs as much as a fair-sized doll, is one ot the most important members oi the household," tne manager, oi a West End firm said recently. "It is as necessary for us to cater for aim as tor his owner or her cniluren. "The old kitchen 1>late ior the miniature 'toy' 'is out of the question, nowadays. Every pet has,, a little plate stamped with his name and u drinking bowl. These ore made in anything from flue china to pewter or even real silver. ''The high-bred toy dog suffers intensely in the cold weatner, and for this reason sweaters and miniature cardigan jackets are being made, 'i'iie sweaters are crocheted or knitted, and cost about $2.50. The cardigan jacket is made,of brilliant scarlet flannel fastened with gilt buttons.' "Another novelty is a raincoat made of silk waterproof, lined with a contrasting dolor. It is very useful in these days, when a woman always takes her dog out motoring. They are made with a hood over the head. "Dogs' boots bave been seen before, but this year they are being knitted or crocbeted in thick wool to put on at night when Fido is tucked up in his basket. "Miniature dog blankets are made of gray tweed, bound with ab right- colored braid, with the spoilt orea- ture's monogram embroidered in one corner." A most ingenious traveling bag for toy dogs will be seen this season. It is made of canvas lined with oloth. The bag contains a comb and bruBh, a toothbrush and nail clip, and a handbruBh to draw on like a glove, hiade of fibre tendrils, with which the dog is scrubbed in his hath every morning. The rest of the outfit comprises, a cake of Bcented soap, some cold cream, a soft bath toweiv and a bottle of perfume. The toy dog's playthings ore made of india-rubber, and consist of balls, solid dolls, mice, or tiny replicas of himself. The latest bed for Fido iB not a basket. This resting place he selects in the daytime, but at .night he .is provided with a miniature armchair. It is fitted with a down pillow, and there is a white fur rug to put over him. Solid gold or silver bracelet collars are fashionable for the tiniest dogs. These are engraved with the name and address of the owner, and are often set with gems. Repeat it:—"Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds-." Three Lady Maxwells. A short time ago there were no fewer than three Lady Maxwells in Cairo, namely, the wile of Gen. Sir John Maxwell, Lady Maxwell of Onkler- wood, and the wife of Sir William Francis Maxwell. Titled Lady Novelists. Lady Trowbridge is one of the titled authors of England whose novels have attained great popularity. Another society woman who hns written novels of note is Lady Helen Forties, a Bister ot the Duclicss of Sutherland, who has also produced some very creditable volumes. The Duchess of Leeds, Lady Henry Somerset, Lady Cromartle and Lady Nnpler of Mag- ilala have all helped tn swell tho total number of titled lady novelists. Argo- oauf. DODDS ''' f KIDNEY k PULS - t,mKlDN£tJ^( Land Clubs Increase. A land movement of silent but extraordinary development was revealed recently when a cbuvention of land clubs was held at Westminster Hall, London. Many districts have started these club's for the reconstruction of English country life. At this meeting they were federated into a union. The movement is an effort to restore great tracts of unused land to the people and arises Irom the difficulty '.hroughout England of buying land. The small holdings act having proved worthless, agricultural laborer formed these clubs. Many members of the Government are interested in the scheme and strong representation will be made in Parliament that the Government should buy land and set up model colonies of small holders, appointing a commissioner for every county land club. Norfolk is well organized, having 5,000 members in its club with a balance of $5,000 in the bank. Recently three notices were given in this county of three compulsory sales. 3,000 Consecutive Daily Baths. An astonishing record ha? lately been created by Mr. Thomas Moorby, a well-known resident of Hull, England. Mr. Moorby makes it a practice to take a morning bath in tin: open air daily throughout tho year, whatever the climatic conditions, ami recently completed a record of 3,<KJ0 consecutive daily baths. A two miles run or ride before breakfast, thinly olad, and during the last two years without hat or cap, on an empty stomach, is (ho says) surely evidence enough, especially when the very .severe weather encountered lately i; taken into consideration, of the beneficial results following sucli a cuur- of exercise. A teetotaller and a nun smoker, nenring the age of Sixty-five, Mr. Moorby says that so iar us physical fitness is concerned he is eqiu.l to a man of thirty-five, and, indeed, feels younger than he did twenty-five years ago. The Late Secretary For War. Death as usual has been very persistent in its calls lately upon the cultured and leading classes of tie- old land, and all ranks of society have felt the sting of the fatal arrow, but perhaps nowhere lias it bo heavily fallen than in the ranks of the late Balfour administration by the removal of the Right Hon. Huph Onk'-- ley Arnold-Forster, M.P., the late Secretary for War, who only a bri i 'A'eek ago followed with an impassi"!:- ed speech the Right Hon. R. B. Ha! dane's presentation of the war estimates; now he is gone, never agsin to help the party of Balfour, Chnii'- berlnin and Lylleton, whenever they may resume office. Seven Brothers Named William. William Hurris Number One, a sen of the "Sausage King," explained in tbe Kingston (Eng.) County Court recently that this was nctually his rial name. He said all his six brothers were also named William Harris, and that they were nnmed "William Harris Numb°r Two," "William Harris Number Three," etc., in order to distinguish them. BANISH PIMPLES AND ERUPTIONS Everyone Needs a Tonic in the Spring to Build up the Blood If you want new health ana strength in the spring you must build up your blopd with a tonic medicine. Alter the long indoor winter months are past most people feel depressed and easily tired. . This means tha'. 'he blood is impure and watery. Tbat is what causes pimples and unsightly eruptions. To this same condition is due attacks of rheumatism, the sharp stabbing pains of neuralgia, poor appetite, frequent headaches and a desire to avoid exertion. These troubles can all be banished by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Every dose oi this medicine makes new, rich blood, which drives out impurities, stimulates every organ, strengthens every nerve and brings a feeling of new health and energy to weak, tired out, ailing men and women. Mrs Frank Murphy, Clark's Harbor, N. S., sayB:—"A year ago I was completely run down and my work became a burden to me. I felt tired all the time and could drag myself about I was advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and after taking three or four boxes was again in the best of health I,think Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will prove a friend in need to all who are weak and ailing." Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes ior $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Chserful Giver "Mamma, didn't the missionary say that the hecthen didn't wear any clothes?" "Yes, dear." "Well, mamma, Ihen why did papa put a button in the contribution box?" Failure Big. R. Wrett—"Greasy Grinds' college life was n perfect failure." Hellth E. Chue—"For instance?" Sig. R. Wrett—"Well, he never learned his class yell!"—Coyote. CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the sent of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, nnd acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was orescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It iB' composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best, blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two in* gredients is what produces such won- lerful results in curing Catarrh. Send tor testimoninls free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. Tnke Hall's Family Tills for constipation. A woman may be as old as she looks, hut it is seldom possible to get her to admit it. ,, Mlnard's liniment for sale everywhere Nearly all children are subject to worms, ond many are born with them, fcparc them suffering oy using Mothe • Graves' Werm Kxterniinaior, the best remedy of the kind that can be had. It might be thnt men would take more interest in their fashions ii it were necessary to have some one to help them get into their clothes. "The physician attending me prescribed, on my rallying from an attack of rheumatism, your Scott's Emulsion, which I have been taking every winter since. I find it most valuable in strengthening and building up one after a severe illness. I have not had -rheumatism since the .time mentioned above and I owe it to your most valuable Emulsion. It is my life now, and, makes me strong and healthy."—R. P1CARD, Grand Ligne, Quebec. ., For two hundred years before Scott's Emulsion came Cod Liver Oil was used for rheumatism. Scott's Emulsion is modernized Cod Liver Oil; the purest and best oil partly prcdigested, made palatable and suitable for Ihe most delicate child or invalid. It enriches the blood, tones up the entire system, and drives out rheumatism. AM, DRDOCISTS Let oe eend im a corr of Mr. Floerd'i teller end other lltoreture on the rub. jeob A 1'o.t Card, MentWDLntf tote neper. SCOTT * BOWNE IM Wollloito. Si., W. Toronto PASSIHG OF LONDON. Rosebery Says It Keeps Changing Like a Huge Camp. Lord Bosebery, in delivering the presidential address to the members of the London Topographical Society at Burlington gardens, was in a pessimistic mood regarding the trunsitori- ness of London. "We survive our London," be said. "We realize in modern life that all around us is change. The house that we knew in childhood seems to be in the minority, and when in a long walk one comes to some untoucheu. nook, it is with the same surprise that one finds a patcb of snow under a hedgerow after a thaw. "If Borne power the gift could give ub to see once more the London, of our ohildhood, the contrast would, I believe, be greater than we imagine. We live in a city almost as fleeting as sn encampment. We do not strike out tents, but rather lOse our ruins just as our judiciously constructed house is coming to pieces. "Let our society watcb this process viligantly, as, I believe, the London County Council also watches it with more authority and ampler means, and garner up carefully what is worth preserving of a great city built not for time or posterity, but for the business exigences of a leasehold tenure," Lord. Bosebery's address referred principally to Whitehall Palace, tho site and remains" of which he said he had recently explored in the company of Lord Welby. "I thought Lord Welby and myself were' somewhat- attentively watched," he added, "until it was judged from our appearance that we were not political women in disguise. "Though glorious under Henry VIII., Whitehall remains chiefly connected with the name of Stuart. We call that name unlucky, not with scientific accuracy, for it has plenty of luok, though it did not know how to use it, or threw it wantonly away up to the very end. "Its princes persistently misgoverned Great Britain when it was not difficult to govern, and ended by throwing away an empire for a mass. We should admire that tenacity of conscience as compared with the more jaunty example set bv their relative and ancestor, Henry IV., did we not know that when it was too late Charles Edward abandoned the mass with easy alacrity. Be that as it may, we know that hot merely the glory, bnt the actual habitation of Whitehall ceased with these luckless Stuarts." A Bashful Princess. Princess Alexandra, the elder ol the Duke of Fife's two daughters, and granddaughter of King Edward, was to have been presented at one of the courts which are to be held during May. Just before Bhe left for Egypt with her father and mother, however, she begged hard to be let off until the season of 1910, when her younger sister, Princess Maud, will be able to brave the ordeal with her. Princess Alexandra's timidity is even worse than that of ber mother the Princess Royal, who is known in intimate family circles as "Her Royal Shyness." Being a royal personage, she would not be presented like an ordinary debutante, but would have to take her place on the royal dais to be criticized by everyone in the ballroom. Her mother probably fully sympathizing with her daughter, has let her off until next year, when the two sisters will be able to hold bands on the dais. Princesses Alexandra and Maud, who were born in 1891 and 1893, respectively, have lived a very retired lite, formerly at Brighton, which residence the Duke of Fife has now given up, and latterly in the Highlands. Queen to Wear Great Gem, The Queen will wear the great Cul- linnn diamond in future on state occasions when the crown is not in use. It will be set in the.imperial crown in such a manner that it can bo detached for separate use. The crown nnd diamond were taken to Buckingham Palace a few days ago, and the matter was discussed between the King, the Lord Chamberlain. Col. Sir Douglas Dawson, the master of ceremonies, and representatives of Messrs. Garrard, the- court jewelers. • The feasibility of the plan having been demonstrated, the court jewelers have been commanded to carry out the work. Thus the Cullinnii, while retaining Ihe status of a crown jewel, will be available for wear by the Queen on some occasions upon which the crown itself is not in actual use. It is understood that the King's main object is to show to the fullest possible extent his appreciation of (lie Transvaal's, gift, feeling sure that, the donors would be more gratified by lliis use of tbe gem than if it were to lie fm'd permanently in the crown and kept as a rule from the public eye. "All Mad." After leaving Won Lord Mcath had seme glorious limes in the little prin< cipnlity o! Scliauiiilierg-Lippe, where he went to learn German. In coin- pt ny with some oilier gay young English spirits, lie organized a paper- chase. So little was this game understood by tiie natives that when the "field" asked some peasanla whether they had seen the hare, they replied, "Ah, yes, the thief hns the booty in a bee; you wil! catch him over the hill." Next day a policeman emtio from the Prince of Scnaumberg-Lippe, hv-i highness having heard lliat !he In.ys had li"en robbed of filKI thai* rs. Prolonged explanation only drew front the policr-nmn the remark. "Good heoveiiBl Tho English are all mil." "MY KIDNEYS HURT ME ALLTHE TIME* Gin Pills Cured Them." Eta Sample Box Leads to Cure. Only those who have been torture! with Kidney Trouble can appreciate how Mr. Trumper suffered. Being a railroad nan, he was called upon to do all kind* of heavy work. The constant strain ol lifting, weakened the kidneys. I received the sample box of Gin Tutf and waa greatly benefitted by them, lly kidneys were in such bad condition I could not lift or stoop without pain. In fact, they pained me nearly all the time, I hsve taken three boxes of Gin Fills, working ail the time at heavy work on the railroad and did nbt lose a day. FRANK TP.UMPER, Kapanee.Ont Do sharp twinges catch you as yon stoop t Are you subject to Rheumatism, Sciatica or Lumbago f Does your Bladder give trouble t Take Gin Pill* on our positive guarantee that they will cure yon or money refunded, 50c a box —6 for $2.50. At dealers, or direct If yon cannot obtain from druggist. ," Dept.N.D., National Drug 4 Chem- '•al Co., Limited, Toronto. 117 Different Terms Wilkins—"Does your wife play th* piano?" Bilkins—"Well, she say* she does. but—." Wilkins—"But whatP" Bilkins—"It sounds to me as if she worked it." Sir James Dewar, who was presented by the Piince of Wales with tbe Albert medal of the Royal society, is known pre-eminently in connection with the liquefaction of gases. Origin of the Sex A poet who has been known to teP. the truth recounts this story of his little daughter. Her mother overheard her expounding the origin of the sex to her family of dolls. "You see, children," she said, "Adam was a man all alone, and was very lonely, so God put him to sleep, took his brains out, and made a nice lady out of them." Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syruo needs no recommendation. To all-who are familiar with it, it speaks for itself. Years of use in the tre itc it of colds and coughs and all affections of the throat lias unquestionably established its place among the very best medicines for such diseases. II you give it a trial yo.i will not regret it. You will find it 25 cents well in* vested. Examination of the records of 8,000 cancer cases of which the Middlesex hospital, London, hns notes have shown thot there is no evidence that the disease is inherited. Repeat it:—"Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds." The keel plate of the cruiser Indefatigable to be launched in October, wns laid at Devonport recently. She will be the largest cruiser afloat, her length being 570 feet. Mlnard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Mighty Uncertain A Georgia moonshiner whipped his wife. She betrayed him for revenge, and then refused to give evidence. The judge summed up the collective experience of the universe in the comment that "if there is one thing the Lord doesn't know it is wbat a woman will do."—Montreal Herald. SUKUGHT 1AP DON'T BB AFRAID -that Sunlight Soap will spoil your clothes. There are no Injurious chemicals In Sunlight Soap to bite holes lu even the most delicate fabric. $5,000 are offered to anyone finding adulteration In Sunlight Soap. - .,. McKENZIE'S Tortolseshell Atrocities. An appeal lias been sent by native gentlemen in lloinbay to the Queen askiii(* Her WfoiOBty to discourage the use of tottoisesnell ornaments on the ground pi tho cruel methods in vogue for procuring tho shell. It is obaincd from turtles which are cnuglil alive and shelled by baking them helore a slow fire. If the reptile survives it is let loose in the sen nimin to crow a fresh shell, and is] afterwards caught and "shelled." SELECTED FOR THE WEST. Sold by every widc-uwako merchant. Insist on McKENZIE'S PURE SEEDS. and if your dealer cannot supply, send your order to us , direct. Address . .JeSflteetl1 BRANDON WRITE FOR CATALOG. ALGAE A. E. MCKENZIE CO., LTD. W. N. U., No. 731 THE REPORTER, MICHEL. BRITISH COLUMBIA. I THE MICHEL REPORTER NEW MICHEL, B. C. Issued every Saturday, from office oi Publication, Northern Ave, New Michel. SUBSCRIPTION TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE ADVERTISING BATES ON APPLICATION SUtOROE Q. MBIKLE, -■ MflNAGINO-EDITOR In and Around Town A young nmn who's iir.4 name is bltjfc Who'd had lots of fun anil aa kick, Took llio flyer for Foniio, Hat continued his Journey; la fact want toslccp pretty quick. Ha woke up, but minus his grips. Ami tho language-3!! panic out 111 rips, For ivhoii Klngijgato wus reached He found himself benched, And nothing to show bat his clips. Tho wires were h(it for awhile. Meantime he got rid of his MIc. Suld he "What's tho use, It's Unit —- 'lcetric juice, Hut didn't I travel In style J" • New Michtjl Is all right, all tight. The Oddfelldws frill parade tomorrow. , A. J. Mc Cool fras in Flerme; on Thursday. Jf, B. Turney of Fernie, was here on Wednesday. (, W. Richai'ds has succeeded R. B. C. Hammond as Coal Co., electrician. , The tfetv,, Michel Waterworks Company is applying for incorporation. i I- i! • f ".v; • Arthur E. Ferguson (.of fljxOn & ,-Ferguson, Hosmer, was here yesterday. ... St. Paulas .church is .c'onsidptably improving both in appearance and financially. ,- Anson Potter ,of Vancouver -jyill arrive on Saturday to take a position with Somerton Bros. Y >,' '' '"I, i Several.Q. N.' engineers are in Calgary to-day,, and it is said the ,Elk Valley extension Will start at' once. . , . R. B. C. Harhmond has return-' ■ed to Ferine, • where .he has taken .charge of the city electric light plant. • Somerton Bros', hate -bbtight moijt of the stock of Gordon at Hosmer .and will remove same to New Michel. Much ciedit is,due to the prdper- ty holders fot' their ready.icotnpli- •ance with the orders of the fire wardens td clean up. The firfe-wafdons'are to* be cdm- 1 mended dn tne thofoughyancl, efficient mannbf In Whieji thoy are performing their1, duties.. v.'. "\ \\n '•■ i '! Additibnlil nilnors to . the extent 'of 10 toi5 a daft arb bbing employed here, which hreans intreastoMon nage as Wbll as a larger pay-roll. : J. R. Rbaf, 'whb'.tias been.' acting ; as superintendent of the Coal Coy since Jas Derbyshire left,'has relumed to Fertile, his' place being temporarily filled by Chas Sinister, -m :-. , W. R. Ross 'M\ P. P, Was here on Wednesday, looking into the requirements of New Michel ami wont. back tb Fernie. leaving the people here feeling good over the prospectSi ii The Government roads, Btteets and lots are in a disgraceful condi- ' tion. Private owners can be compelled to clean up, but it appears that there is lio way to fofcie the ' Government—only td wait till they get good and ready, A laWn ttintup (itabhaB been' organized, with^H'. Somerton, presi- <}ent; P, M, McLaiYdbi's, Vice-president and At ^Kbhh'&ly,1 se6rctary- ' treasury,' .Tir^c'fcifmUtsq ctjhslsts ' bf G: ty Sutai'an atvi L, W. Erlbal lit'dilntlf' have Wseri Bfeciired in the f'tjaf of tilt! iiitf dWar'o store near Pa- sific Ave. v" Theiecreation grounds are about lo become something more than a One Cent a Word Advertisements such aa For Sale, To Let, Lost Founo Wanted etc., Inserted at the uniform rate of One Cent a Word Bach Insertion rpO RENT. LAKGE FOUR ROOMED HOUSE. Apply to J. T. Armstrong. WANTED TO RENT IN NEW MICHEL, A " fcomfortftble-lorflroom cottage. Apply ut Reporter Oftioo. POR SALE. HOUSE" AND LOT IN NEW MICH- -•*• ol. Lot2, Block!), oil whitli a comfortable ilwiilling is erected. Apply nt the Importer DfflPe. WANTED TO RENT IN NEW MlCHEL, A building suitubltf for a printing bHU'C. Would lensft'snnifl for u term of yi>ars If a Katia- factorv building was erected. Apply at the Reporter ofllec. eventy Million, timber- haw Mill - ' tirout Northern'Italhvny passes through — ft limits—running IK years— annual duea 1575 or $115 annually babli. tvdiir, UiinaraB, fir, spruce, and some Whitfe pint). I'rit'e Is $!u,iwk), half cash, balance on terms, Address the Editor bf this pa- por for further particulars. pirn Million feet oi' first-class tim- x heron drivuble stream. Easily logged to Columbia River. This can bfl bought for §1(1,000, -!-■ cash, balance ojie und two years. Those licenses run for 1» years more. Cost of continuing licenses in force, $1.15 each, The above are Snaps, and if you are a lumber or timbiT man coinmu* nicato at once, as the owner must sell. For any further details, address tho Editor of this paper, SUNDAY SERVICES METHODIST CHURCH MICHEL AND' NEW MICHEL SEEVICES EVERY SUNDAY NEW MICHEL, 10,4'S a. tii„ in room over Somerton firo's store. MICHEL, Sunday S'liliooi, 2.80 p. m. Evening BiifVice,. at 7.H0, Band of Hope every Monojay at 7.30 p. m. . ttev. S. Cook, Pastor. The pastor anti officials 'eitend a cordial invitation to you to' attend thiJsS services. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH 'mISBeIj ft b'. Servlces-ilst. 8\y\A^ In the mohth, Holy Cominunion, 11 a. m,,. Every Sunday,,. Jjvensoni, 7.30 % in. Sunday, School, every Sunday, 2.30 p. m. A,. Briant.N. CrpWJlier, St..A,, Vicar. Union. Bakery . G. SOVRANO, Proprietor OLD. TOWN, -,: - , - MICHEL Fresh Bread Delivered Daily BAH.EY THE BUILDER, • ilUILDEU & CONTRACTOR, EBtimotoa Furnished Free, on Short Notice. NEW MICHEL J, J. .SCOTT,..,. ,," ',. GENEEAI. BLACKSMITH, Horseshoeing a Specialty . NEW MICHEL' Coffins In stock shd rnade to. ol'der Ered. Pomaiiac, .Sew michel Billiard Handicap Beginning ■, ., ^atiljdflijik^i'ghl;', April 24tli. r/.g '. \i'. \l « '''' tmi Prize. Gold Mbu'Ated Pip4 BScdrid Prize, Genuinfc Briar Pipe --^T. H ■ " .;■-. . . . \ Cosnibpolitan Billiard feooms NEW MICHEL Application fof traruhr of Liquor ,, Llotnc-* , T JOIIN S. I.AUKENSON. ol tlm toil'n ol. Mich- -1! ol, II, C.; Iinroby iiPUly to tliu Suimrlntonilciit ol I'l-ovlncliil 1'ollco lor n Irlinslor to U. 11. Btoo- mini ol lilt- lli'cnco to mill UitoxlbntltiK liciuors iiinliT tin' iitovlslons ol tlih SlututQH In Mint im- [lull, In tlio promllea known nitil DMorlbotl us tlio K'Hitciiny Hotpli Hltimti'fl in Now Mli'liel. H. C. lo coinmotiCQ on tho lat flay ol Juno, UOOi JOIIN 8. LA1IRENSON. Mlclicl.n. C, April 2lth. 1IKW. pipe dream. H. H; Dbp'eW, land comtiiissioncr for the Coal Co., was here on Thursday, and went into the tut'estibn' witH th'e1' delegates from the Athletic 'Association, and the result is, a'lbasoof'the'desired property will probably be here by Monday. i „ The dancbat Martin's hall on Moftday night was well patronised every one soeinod to enjoy tiiom selVea. the only kick we have heard \Viis that some pe8pl» thought the lunch was to be thrown in free. As a lunch counter was provided, and hicntidn was made of this fact in tho announcement, we hardly see where the kick comes ini. J. D. Hurd, manager of the Coal Coy was in town on Thursday. Are You House Cleaning ? We have everything in Paints Oils Varnishes Alabastine in all Colors Crow's Nest Pass Hardware Co.* «* New Michel British a Coiumbi A EAST KO'OTENAY - IRRIGABLE - FRUIT LANDS We have for sale five aci'ti flocks of lands specially adapted • for Fhut .Or^wing, within, twenty minutbs' w,alk of the bugines^ e'en tre1 bf thb city,, of .pAntirpolc., Which &D be purchased On easy terms, ,Alsb farms b| hll'/jiies, and lands stiitttble for farming. Write il9 'for phiticufijs BEALE & ELWELi* CRANBROOK, B. C. PHOTOGRAPHS SOMERTON BROS. Studio.Now Open Over The Store Adver- Get Ten Days Only April 24th, to May 4th ■■■■•■■ . ... \/0V are Well aware that my place is small and my 1 stock is fatge* I have large shipments of goods now on the ^ad and Sirtiply ^got td niake room.*' For Ten days enly^ IM offering my entire Stdck-*— nothing reserved at prices never before known, in Michel. \ <. x ■ * . . Pot&f's English pVih't? 8 ya»ds for„^^..;V..:^V.^Lv....$L00 Piaiiraiia striped . ( ....,,. .FiannelMs 8 and 10 yards for.'.'.'.V....".V.'.V.$1.06 Table Oilcloth', ., ., , while it lasts fSryard ^.^.'...25 . ■ -i . ^_ The largest stock of Shoes in Michel, at your eetvice. ^runks, Valines, Suit Cases, . Hats, Caps, Gloves. Men's Wear. Weber's, New Michel 20'0 pairs of Shoes ,. l'crv'pair....,.-,v-;"" • %1.«k) Mien's,, Wpmens',, . .. (. Boy's and Girls'. You can sC'e them in the window. 2Q.per cbnt;.discount off Jlon's and Bojs Clothing It we can't fit or .satisfy you, we .will take your order and get you to finest, tailor-made suit you ever wore, at 20 per ctnt lesa thail regular prices. WEBER'S 20 per cent off all Ladies', .arid Children^ Ready-to-w;ear S'tuff \ve have got ill the h'ou's5e, including Fine Net Blouses, Taffit^ and Jap Siljts, White and Colortd Cottori Waists from „75e up., Nightgo*»ps, (jlloves,, Hose, Shawls Aprqns and Skjijts, Coi-set,Covers', Lawn, and Woolen Underwear. Finp Dres^ Goods, fo-onqji Henrietta, the latest patterns m Panama, Lustres, Silks', ■Velvets etc. 20 Discount 20 Wener's, New Michel Business Bringers Reading Notices Inserted under this Heading at tile rate of Ten Cents a Line, each Insertion. No ads Inserted anlongst Locals. QMOKE Crow's Nest Bpeclal aud Eilra. Union " Mado ' ' Mado clgari-.. l?6*J.*ttl, TliiitUiiaj'Hloflpondiv dollar advar. 1 tlslflit wlintybu lose. How lasUy-Jour eyo caught.tllis notice. ' . ,, WAlt^D, ,>or you to notice how 'mi'lttl your. eyaeiUighb this Item nnd how easily you could gotecjucouc else to notice your want and1 answer |tu- Tj*att sVA 'IJliacc.ln tills, .coln-nn of. the Bo-| r porter iv. v'liicli.yo'i.cnn adxertlae what you haye to-soil. ■ Sonioono wants It. no matter.what it is, and will sco your nd as atilckly as yoii saw this. §TOCk QUOTATIONS As Furnished by Beale & Elwell; CranOrOoki & C, April 19, 1909 ; ^Elk Valley leer1' Pure arid PleasinS: Elk IVIahufacturbd, frtnii >- Canadian .Malt,., ,, . . .,; f. u ;. Bohemian Hops' tiiid the how Famous, . tl.. Crystal Spring Water Brewing Co., Limited " . «.i BID ASKED' Aurora Consolidated .oik ; .56 1 1.0, Aiiialgniuatod i .00 H. C, Copper 0.75 1 / .25 ^aimillanfloldllolrM. '. ..M .05 1.G0 ,1.75 Jimadlali North Wost Oil .no !■ ,115 'niiAilMatiil smeller* 77.00 85.00 Iranbroiik I'lro Urlck 1.10 llilllililllil l.'oal .60 .05 DliuiLoiul VnluCoal .'' .KVi .ifiVfi Iiitcrnntional Ciml .05 .07 Mwillllvriiy Creek Coal - .22 .'25 S'lniln Coal Mines Mil .01 . -Ol'.i Ninissllig 10.7ii , 11.25 Noilli Star Nuggi't Qdlq Mines ,70 1.011 llaiulilni-Ci.i'llioii .1-1)5 lloyel Collli'i'les .30 Soiii'ty OIi'l ■ .25 SullU'lllI IciTdl Weslern (111 1.70 1.M Western Oil (prof) 2.211 . 4.00 Veteran War Scrip .*." 050.00 61KI.0O GASTON E. BERTON Carpenter, Flnislitjr, Pninoiiiaker, Pipe Organ Tunfer, Saloon Organ Repairing. MdSMER, B.C. E; V; Holding, Co.,: ,. Builders tad Contractbfs Repairs and alterations prpmptly attendBd to. . Estimates cheerfully given. . ' . . . ., , | ' - New Michel TO THE BALMORAL HOUSE, if 0l Want Good Board. V i i ■ '. ', • ■ • ',,..-, A* t„,-,' . Dray and Express Work Done. -.. - r Bus Meete All Train? 4 ■ ' ' tl Most Reasonable Prices in-jtown White Labor Only Employed.,^ H. CARRj Jftprietor The billiard tournament now on at the Cosmopolitan Billiard Rooms is drawing out some fine shots. The inference that appears in aft article in The King'n BuslnBssydat- ed April 21et, that the Oddfellow's of Michel Would hold their church paradH under the Chapman-Alex- lind'er Evangelical rtiovementi is misleading. The Oddfellow's will hold their annual church parade, to the Methodist church, tomorrow at 2,30, but entirely independent of any denomination. Printing THE BUSINESS KIND THAT'S WHAT Keeps us busjT e-eT.m**l>M
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