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1/ 1 -Usi VOL. 2. NBVV MiqHEL,' BRITISH COLUMBIA; SATURDAY, DEC. 25, 1909. no: u FOIG MEN Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Gloves See our stock of Ties. and Braces. . - -. ' - - - •. Qur Combination Set containing Braces. Arm Bands and Garters, put up. in fancy box. makes a very acceptable gift. ti.t-by.rA At J\f\ tli f The Great Northern Hotel Block THE MEN'S 'WKAH MEN NEW MIpHEL,, B.C. wishes you one1 and all zA District 18 Elects Officers SECRETARIES If there is no Union,Printing Ollice in your town, send your work to the Reporter Office, New Michel, and bave it done by the man who Unionized the First Printing Office in the Pass, and have vour jobs decorated wit!} that j BADGE OF HONQR -THE — Fernie, Dec. 19.—The annual election of officer? for district 18 U. M. W. o*A., took place last week and resulted in the,return of district president Powell unopposed, and the re-election of vice- president SUibbs and sec'y.- treas. A. J. Carter, and the election of Cbarles Gaper, ol Michel, over former International Board Member, Petei Patterson',' by a large majority. Nat Howells, of Miehei, was elected district board rriembei for sub-d'striet I; J. 0. Jones, of Coleman, for sub-district 2; John Larson, of Lethbridge. for No. 3; and A. H, Fox, o Canmors, fur s|ib-district No. 4. These with tiie executive ol District No. }8. compose tli district board tor District 1 for the year. This board i> the body through which the minors of the big district transact their routine business. Tbe membership of thp district now numbers 4,5.00. ami is constantly growing. Thc feeble attempt to start a rival organization in the territory Oi'er wliich thp U.M.W. of A haa established itsplf, met with sudden death, and it i- not likely that any other coal miners' orgnnizution can ever supplant the present union. Suitable -Qifts one For father, MQther, Sister, Brother, everyone on the long list of friends and relatives which is made up every year at this time. \X//->t-.t-?<-- Fancy Christinas Candies, Cakes and Pjum Yy ©DD S Puddings. -.'' - Everything in Xmas Novelties in Hardware and Furniture Departments, including Special Values in IJockey Sticks and ; Skates, Sleighs, Rocking Horses etc. The Mpst Complete Line of Toys in £he Pass Christmas Gifts Oar new and beautiful lines of Holiday Goods are now ready for your inapt* tion. Wo can supply you with the nicest ond most appropriate gifts for Br ery person. -' Special lines in Toys, Books, Novelties, Art and Burnt Leather Goods, Mapicure, Shaving and Dressing Sets,: Xmas Cards Perfumes, Farley'Chocolates,Souvenir View Books, Ebony Good? etc., etc. - Make your Xmas purchases now wliile stock in complete tnd w« will set aBide any article for you. - - - - KENNEDY'S DRUG AND BOOK STORE Agent for Phonographs, Gramophones, Kodaks, Waterman's Fountain I-ens.' -' -' '■'-. .' ' ' - 7 ' . The Trite^Wood Q9, Ud. Michel TUESDAY Crahan's Hall Clark's Moving Picture and Vaudeville The talk around town Entire change of program Michel Xmas Tree The Xmas presents for the children of pid and New Miuhel will he- given out on Xmas Day, Decembei 25th, from 1.30 p.m. till 0 p.m. All children are requested tp hrinf their tickets along befo**p they receive a present. Any child residing in New or Old Michel who has not received* ticket kindly see ll.ie secretary of Michel Local Union. Any person desiring to donate toward*- same kindly send their donation to Cliafl. Garner, secretary Miche: Local Union, a list of whicli will he puhlisheij in thp Michel Roportei hy request. Michel Xmas Tube CosimI'itee, Chas. Gamut, nonrotary, Michel, 13. C. HOTEL, KQQTENAY New Michel, B. C. Road to Serve Interior B. C. New faces in Vaudeville ii.OOO feet of tbe best Life Moving Pictures procurable line SingiiiR. Kxrellont Yaiidcvillu funny and Thrilling Pictures and Good Music. Special Notice to Parents tiring your little piiai, Thoy aro wol- iniine, beiidei tho orijov il as well as you. Ms of roptn for carriage?. ADMISSION Children .15 nnd .15c AJulta. 35c Dontmisstbisshow? I £* . Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 23.— Il in reported hero that the lownsilc of Midway, B. C, in the houndury district, and owned hy a Montreal conipany, of which Peter Ly_M, contractor is president has sold out its interests to thc Kettle Valley lino for 815,000. The railway proposes to oxleiid the system west via west fork of Kettle lfivcr through thc Okaniigan and Smilkalneen districts nnd over the Hope mountains lo Hope in the Frtizer river valley. Legislation granting it subsidy of Sfi.OOO a mile lo tlioenlerprise from Midway to Nikola, it distance of 150 miles, Will hn introduced at the coming session of thc provincial legislature in accordance with Prc- McUridc'H \iiite-clection Canada's Forests Progress of Forestry W0i'k during 1908 - -1909 "The work of the Forest Service of thp United Stages is spoken of in the highest terms of praise and witli good reason, but it may bo pointed out that, although the extent of Canadq is not less than that of tho United States, tht- forest service of the latter bas an appropriation of $4,640,00(1 ind a permanent staff of over 2,000, while the Canadian forest service has ao appropriation of $100,00,0 and a permanent -ttaff of about forty, if the Canadian people wish a servipc equally efficient with that of the United States, they must be prepared to deaj much rnore. generously with it than tbey do now.1'' The foregoing words form part qf the introduction to the report of the Dominion Superintendent of Forestry, (Mr. R. |f. Campbell), lately laid before Parliament. Jn addition (p the forestry work proper the Forestry Branch has charge of the irrigation work and the national parks. I'llOTEi'TION pF THE FOIIESTS FROM FIKE The main divisions of tho forestry work carried qn are protection of the forests from fire, work on the forest rotjei've*- and work jn tree planting on the prairies. At present the protection of the forests from (ire is accomplished by means of rangers, wbo patrol their respective districts, discover and extinguish fires and warn travellers and residents of the danger of setting fires. While the season of 1908 was exceptionally dry and tho risk correspondingly great, few serious fires occurred on Dominion lan"fls?''r*.Yhe most serious tires were at Salmon Arm, Mansoji Creek and White Lake in British Columbia, and in the valley of the Spray river in Alberta. For the 13. C. flro squatters on timber berths wore chiefly responsible and the ease carelessness on the part of a lumber company was a part in I cause. For the Spray valley tire tho carelessness of tourists is responsible. By the B. C. (ires 200,000 feet, board measure, of lumber was destroyed and 10,000,000 feet damaged. The Spray valley fire burned about 3,000,000 feet of timber. The total number of rangers employed during theseasoi of 1908 was 82, and compared witb 47 during tbe season of 1907. A special patrol was maintained along ibe line of the G, T. P. and no serious lire occurred tbere. Additional rangers wero employed nmtb of the Pass, in the country north of Prince Albert and on the Peace and Great Slave rivers. Despite-this'exlehsjoiij however, there is the most pressing need of protecting the great Northern Forest Belt, n district reaching from Hudson Bay lo ihe Rocky Mountains (a distance of 1000 miles) and from 30(1 lo 000 miles wide; there is also great need of the same along the many lines of railway projected into the northern country. Doti£l$f $ Stednwill : j RATES $2.00 A DAY Everything First-pla*. and Cornfortabji Nothing but white labor employed J BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS Proprietor* Irpperial Bank of Canada ■ " Head Office I TORONTO Capital Authorized tlO.OOO.OOQ Capital Paid Up $5,000,QQQ. :-:. Reserve Fund $5,000,000 SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Interest allowed on Deposits from Date of Deposit Diaiis, Money Onlprs and Letters of Credit Issued, available in Any part of the World Brinchas •*. Ml-shel and New Mlohtl. T. B. BAKtiB, Mam-ajar A Warning An editor approached St. Peter at the Golrlon Gate and handing him a long list of delinquent subscribers said: "Look this list over carefully and sec if any of llieso fellows have sneaked through the penrly gates," "No," snid St. Peter, "there are none of them inside, but a fellow slipped through hero the other day who took the paper a year without paying for it ami had the postmaster mark it 'refused,' but wc arc after bim. and when caught he will be consigned to tbe place wbere be properly belongs, lie is meaner than the delinquent subscriber, nnd Heaveil is not his home." Somerton Bros, Wish All Their Customers A Merry" CHRISTMAS * and heartily thank them for theii generous patronage in the past SOMERTON BRO'S Jewelers, Opticians, Photographers New Michel Blairmore Frank $1.00 is not much to pay for this newspaper FOR ONE YEAR. SUBSCRIBE TO IT NOW THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SUNLIBHT DOVER A GREAT PORT. HALF THE TOIL of household work la taken away when Sunlight Soap ll brought Into the home. For thoroughly cleansing floors, metal-work, wall* and woodwork, Sunlight Is the most economical both ■ in time and money. Han-'/'a P grets Henry VII. of Englnnd, while sojourning in America, visited i. divorce court in Chicago. "And t;) think, I wns only able to get rid of five of 'em in forty years," he moaned, ns he saw the judge un- couple couples at the rate of thret an hour. Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes Relieved By Murine Eye Remedy. Try Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You Will Like Murine It Soothes. 60c At Your Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Free. Murine Eye Rem edy Co., Toronto. Engineers are figuring on piercing Mont Blanc for a double track, electric railroad. The tunnel would be eight miles long, and would shorten the distance between Paris and Genoa over 30 miles. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. "A horse! A horsi!" the actor cried; In nccents of disdain A little gallery god replied: "Gwan! ' Git an aeroplane" —Chicago Record-Herald. Shiloh's Cure quickly st*f» couglu, ovm ooltia, heal* <&• throat mmii !■■«•. • • • 25 cents. Hurry Ends in Indigestion Use your fath on your food or your stomach will suffer. Quick lunches, hurried eating, bolting food, are sure to end, sooner or later, in some ■form of indigestion, more or less troublesome. quickly relieve the distress caused by hurried eating. They act directly on the stomach nerves and actually help the food to digest and assimilate. They are particularly good for nervous dyspepsia, bloating, hiccoughs, bitter taste in the mouth, and flatulence. With reasonable care in eating, Beecham's Pills will soon Put an End to Stomach Ills • SolU Everywhere. la Boies sn cento. A Great Deal of Work Is Being Done on Its Navy Yard. It is not generally realized that the navnl harbor works at Dover have been in hand for twelve years. Dover was used as a base for the fleets | which the Romans maintained for the ' suppression of the pirates of North-. era Europe. Sir Walter Raleigh re-. commended Dover lor development as i a naval base, and Henry VIII. did 1 much for its benefit, building a new ' pier there. In more recent times Dover has j been the subject of much talk and j comparatively little action. Three ] royal commissions sat on a proposal to build a harbor there in the middle of lust century—one in 1340, another | in 1844. nnd a third in the following ! year. All that resulted-, however, was I the Admiralty Pier, begun in 1847 and j not completed until twenty years | after. Many years later the Dover Har- ' bor Board brought forward n scheme j for the commercial development ot the. port, and their plans were actually 1 sanction in 1891. Soon after, how. ever, they were modified owing to thi! decision of the AdmiraVy to construct there a "nntional harbor of refuge," the contract for which was let to Messrs. Pearson & Son in 13C5, and which the Prince of Wales opened re. cently. The work has been a tedious one, and it is open to doubt—in naval circles*, to openly expressed doubt— whether the place will ever b" worth what has been spent on it. The result of the twelve year's work is ii naval harbor 610 acres'in extent, and a tiny commercial harbor (by courtesy) of eighty acres. The harbor is enclosed by the Admiralty Pier, 4.0(V) feet long, the "eastern arm," 3,320 feet long, and the detached southern breakwater, 4,200 feet long. In addition, a sea wall 3,850 feet long was built in connection with the reclamation of twenty-three acres of land at the eastern end of the harbor. During the twelve years of work, as many as two thousand men have been employed at one time. The contraction of the eastern arm and of the Admiralty Pier extension were, proceeded with simultaneously. Most of the concrete blocks used weighed forty tons each, and were placed in position by powerful cranes. Three of these machines alwavs followed each other on the works, the first preparing the sea bed, the second placing the* blocks, and the third working the great diving bells for un- der-water work. The gantries for the crane railways were made of Australian blue-gem, specially selected in the tree by a representative of Messrs. Pearson, sent to Tasmania for the" j purpose. Each of the piles was about j 100 feet long, and their value, when i prepared, was (2,500 each. I , Old Iran Ships. i Modern war vessels become obsolete I with ruinous rapidity; but the mer- j cantile marine shows many instances i of iron vessels now in regular service '■. at ages rivalling those of the ancient | timber fabrics. Readers will recall ! the disastrous wreck of the New Zealand steamer Penguin on Cape Tera- whiti; but it will surprise many to learn that this vessel was built on the Clyde as far back as 1864 by Tod and MacGregor, the historic builders of Jules Verne's famous blockade- runner. The same year saw the graceful Iona, still accounted a model craft, take the water from J. and G. Thomson's yard. tn 1853 the Lough Foyle was launched by J. Barr, Glasgow, in 1846 the Mary Jane by Tod and MacGregor, and in 1844 the Edinburgh Castle by Smith and Roger. These packets, under other and well-known names, are still in active service, and are to all appearance as staunch now as when they were launched over half a century ago, though the firms who built them have long disappeared.. Steel vessels have yet to prove thoir relative durability, as the oldest example no* running is probably the comparatively youthful and popular Royal Mail steamer Columbia, built in 1878 of mild steel from the mills of the Steel Company of Scotland.— Chamber's Journal. By its antiseptic influence Dr. A. W. Chase's Ointment prevents all danger from blood poisoning when applied to scalds, burns, sores and wounds. It is soothing and healing. Takes out tbe fireand inflammation, heals up the sore, forms new, soft akin. Dr. A. W. Chase's Ointment is best known because of its wonderful record in curing eczema, piles and all sorts of itching skin diseases. There are a score of other ways in which it is invaluable iu the home. Dr.A.W.Chases Ointment has no substitute whit: an be compared to it as a means of stopping itching and healing the skin. Wherever its merits sre known i t i» considered of utmost value in tho euro of Itching skin diseases. Dr. \. W. Chnno's Ointment CO cts. a box. at nil di-alere nr K'lmannon. llnt»o& Co., Toronto. Write for froo copy Dr. Chaae'aRooelpte, A Quaint Wedding. A quaint and pretty wedding celebrated in Trowsley, Kent, recently, I was a genuine old English affair. The bride was Marjorie Nach, daughter ol n retired army officer. The "bridal carriage was a farm wagon, hung with ! strings of roses. There were two seats i in front, and one was vacant on the ride to the church. Behind the bride \ were thc eight bridesmaids in a double row. Three heavy farm horses, led by larm laborers in smocks, drew the wagon. On the return from the church the bridegroom sat beside tho bride. Fiddlers and dancers went ahead of thc bridar party, and thero was a stop at the village green, where all the villagers were treated to cakes and cider. Outside the carpenter shop the bride received the gift of a wood- jen spoon. The village blacksmith came out in his apron and presented a horseshoe to her. She received gifts from all the shopkeepers in order through the village. Girls scattered roses in the road, and the bride and' bridesmaid were in oU-fnsbioned costume. Sir Thomas Upton's First Stroke. I Sir Thomas Upton t"lis of a oom- i mercial stroke wliich he effected om , his first crossing of the Atlantic at the age of sixteen. "I hnd no money, nor any one to go to, when I arrived. in New York, o*d b'f.ire wo landed 1' j cm gelled my bruins ns to what 1 ' wns to do. As the steamer drew .lnngside tho pier I took up my few b-longings r.n I rushed away to the nearest liolel before nny one else had left the vessel. As it seemed a clean, I uell-kept place, I asked to see the j proprietor, and told him that I could ; get him forty pntrons, provided he would board and lodge me for a I month. To this he consented. I made my way bnck instantly to the boat, and wns just in time to cntch my fellow-passengers and persuade theni to go to this hotel, where I assured them they would get excellent nccemmoda- lion. And they did."—Strand. A Little Cold . He caught a little cold— That was all. So the neighbors sadly said. As they gathered round his bed. When they heard that he was dead. He caught a little cold— That wns all. (Puek.) Neglect of a cough or cold often leads to serious trouble. To break up a cold in twenty-four hours and cure any cough thnt is curable, mix two ounces of Glycerine, a half ounce of Virgjn Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces of pure Whiskey. Take ki teaspoonful every four hours. You buy these nt any good drug store and easily mix them in a large bottle. Chinese Law of Nationality A recent Chinese newspaper states that the law of nationality, consisting of twenty-four articles, has been decided upon. By this Inw any person who has lived in Chinn over ten years nnd is above twenty years of age, of sood moral standing, being helpful to China, may be allowed to assume Chinese nationality, if nsked for. "Uu- less one has lived in China more than twenty yenrs he will not be allowed to serve in the Grand Council, Imperial Household department, or as a military official in any position above the fourth !tre.de, neither can he become a member of parliament nor df the provisional council. Wby Stanfield's Make Underwear The Governor of Sierra Leone declares in his report that the special identification of the colony with the phrase "The White Man's Grave" is now a libel. The governor suggests that the graveyard metaphor "should itself be decently interred. The Count (despniringly)—Now tat you have given me the mitten I shall go awav from everybody—away to te North Pole." The Heiress—Good idea, count. Hnve some other g'rl give you the mitten, and you will" hnve a pair to protect you from the cold. U' It is snid thnt moBt of the suicides regret it after swallowing the fata: dose—just ns some men do after ( ting mairied. "Jabet it gettin' used to public speakin', ain't he?" "Oh, yes. I re member when you could hardly get him to stand up, an' now you can hardiy get him to sit down." 1 Easy to tell With hisses and gronns the audi ence greeted the principal Bcene of the new drama. All hope, then, was at nn end. "It's hard to t/3ll just whnt the pub lie wants," murmured the heart-broken playwright. "It's ensy enough to tell in this case," said the manager grtmly. "It wants its money back!" The women of the Yankee States may think they nre clever at driving bargnins, but/ the claim is made thut in Guthrie lives a woman without a parallel for commercial wit. Several months ago she entered a large department store in New York City to buy a yard of silk, which the clerk told her would cost her thirty-five cents Her purchase left a remnant of one and one-half ynrds. The clerk suggested thnt she buy the remnant. "What will you tnke for it?" asked the Guthrie woman. "Twenty cents, madam," replied the clerk politely. "Well, I'll take it, butyou can keep the yard you've just torn off." The clerk was staggered for a moment, but, appreciating the humor of the proposal, smilingly made the exchange. Not the least merit of this story is that it is true.—Lutheran Ob- erver. Plenty of fresh air, sleeping out-doora and a plain, nourishing diet are all good and helpful, but the most important of all is Scott's Emulsion It is the standard treatment prescribed by physicians all over the world for this dread disease. It is tbe ideal food-medicine to heal the lungs and build up the wasting body. FOR SAL* BY ALL DRUCGISfS OonS 10s.. aame ef paper ana t-ia tt. tot oar bwiiillriti Brrlnai Bank ana Child's Bfntoli.nn.-k. llaok beak ooatalaa a CWed Lett hiu. SCOTT * BOWNI lMW.ni....,, 8.., Waal, Tetania, Oak TP' to 20 years ago, most everyone considered that all Underwear—no matter .how well cut and made— would shrink and harden.- In those days, the makers were w&rkinj oh the wrong idea. They were trying to find a way to finish Underwear so that it would not shrink, instead of trying to find a way to get the shrink out the wool before the yarn went to the knitting machines. * The late C. E. Stanfield—who knew wool as only a man can know it who studies it from the sheep's back to the wearer's back—gave his attention to the problem for years. Living in Nova Scotia, he soon realized that woolen underwear, and the best of pure woolen underwear, was the only kind that would and could protect the Canadian against the rigorous Canadian Winter. He found that as underwear was then made, he could not make woolen underwear that would not shrink, mat and harden. He devoted himself to this problem and after many years of experimenting, he finally discovered a method by which he could take the shrink out of the wool before the garments were knitted. ' This method, improved and perfected, has made possible the immense business of Stanfield's Limited, -with a larger output of their special classes of Underwear than any other factory in Canada. The Stanfields make underwear today because Canadian people find Stanfield's Underwear the most comfortable, the most durable, and the warmestfoists weight, The Stanfields are making more underwear every year because the buying public demands more ont. Popularity is a good test of quality. ^ In 3 standard weights—Light (Red Label), Medium (Blue Label) and - IjjJ Heavy (Black Label) and 17 oti>r weights and qualities to suit the'needi (ad requirements of every man and woman. The best dealers everywhere handle StanrnU't Underwear. Catalogue showing styles, and sample of fabric, lent tree lor "four address. 5 W Slufteld.Limlte4 TKURO, N.S. NOT FOR MONEY mm. QUIRK WOULD HE BE WITHOUT DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS They Cured His Lumbago of Twenty Years Standing, and Made Him Feel Twenty Years Younger. Fortune Harbor, Nfld. (Special).— Sixty years of age but hale hearty and with all the vigor of a young man, Mr. Ric urd Quirk, well known and highly respected here gives all the credit for his good health to Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I suffered for over twenty years from Lumbago and Kidney Disease," Mr. Quirk says, "and after consulting doctors and taking their medicines, made up my mind I was incurable. I was unirbln to work when I was persuaded to buy a box of Dodd'B Kidney Pills To my great and happy surprise I had not taken half a box when I experienced great relief. Seven boxes cured ine. That was in 1900 and I am still cured. I would not be without Dodd's Kidney Pills for any money. I am twenty years younger than before I took them" Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kidneys. Healthy Kidneys strain all the impurities out of the blood. That's why they cure Rheumatism, Sciatica and other diseases caused by the presence of uric acid in the blood. Teacher—Johnnie, where is the South Pole? Johnnie—Dunno. Teacher—You don't know after all my teaching. Johnnie—No. If Shackleton can't find it. there's no use of me trying. When yoo stun, p-ta-rflhl •llrtr, yon aafunlty art ftf Knives, fork*, spoons, tit., tl stamped Hurt 1 pernueut fceinty irttf .iin-Mlffy. Sesf lea st Is, -Niles, srsHsts, tit,, ore tltnsed CHI DEN MIT* CO., eoLD av LaADiN-a DBAUUal "SOut Host that H-Wl BABY'S OWN TABLETS A SMILE IN EVERY DOSE Smiling, happy, healthy little ones are found in every home where Baby's Own Tablets are used. An occasional dose regulates the stomach and bowels and keeps little ones well, or will speedily restore health if sickness comes unexpectedly. Ask any mother who has used this medicine for her children and she will tell you there is nothing else so safe and sure. Mrs. N. Paquin, St. "Wenceslas, Que., says:—"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for most of the little ailments of childhood, and have not known them to fail. From my own experience I can recommend them to all mothers." Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville. Ont. One Thing Needful The Highwayman — "Hands up! Give us yer money, or I'll blow yer brains out!" The Victim—"Blow away! You can live here without brains, but not without money."—The Sketch. A woman can't understand why her husband is more interested in the brand of tobacco the new next door neighbor smokes than he is in the kind of lace curtuins in the parlor windows. Agents Wantei to push wad sell • full Une ot Tho llftf ■MflTTiTH Wlllmott Binders, ulHI-IHI" Mowers, Rakes, HRhmIV Shockere, Shock M«"■"";■ UffljM Loaders, Etc. ___| Apply HENRY W. KINO, Western Representative. - Reglna. The output of the mining industry of Japan for 1908 totalled $51,583,000. ,.«>«.>>>,».,,1,,.,,•>» llMUMIIItil CUT YOUR FUEL BILL IN HALF 1 by using a SUPREME STEEL RANGE made only by THE SUPREME HEATING CO., Wetland, Ont. Is the only Second Combustion Rang*'made in Canada. 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The Winner The manager of the Steakanam restaurant recently received numerous complaints concerning the negligence ol the waiters, who, it was alleged, talked incessantly about horse racing. Anxious to find if the accusation had any foundation in fact he was all eyes and ears to find a culprit, and ultimately succeeded. A diner had just given his order and the waiter yelled down the hoist: "Calf's head one!" Then a voice from the depths beneath filtered into the manager's ears. Great. Scott!" it said. "What's second and third?" Occasionally you will find a man so lajy that he would rather pay rent than move. oiler you more of Better Toilet Tissue for the Same Honey than any Other Make on the Market. Made in Every Known Form and Variety", and Every Sheet Guaranteed Chemically Pure. Always Everywhere in Canada Ask Fer EDDY'S MATCHES SUMS rpgflMIC|^~_ mwilJwwDt W. N. U„ No. 770. MADI IN CANADA, IS USED BY THE BEST BAKERS. CATERERS AND HOME COOKS, AS WELL AS BY THE LARGE STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD COMPANIES. AND IS PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER. E. W. GILLETT CO. LTD..' TORONTO. ONT. THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. GLASS BRICKS. "Obliged to bend over books till 11 o'clock." IF Poor Richard 1111 not wrlto- Berlr to had and early to .rise, ■ It vou wouldba haalthr ond wealthy he mlsht havo been the author, so much done It roeemble other ot hie cut- and-drled maxima. It belongs lo tho aamo school with— Ha who br tho plouah would thrive Hlmaalt muat either hold or drive. I And- Whan houaa and landa and" fold are opsat, Tban laaralas 10 moat eacallant. One and. all, they are founded upon pound common oenaa. If they bore ue In tho repetition, It Is because they are such palpably self-evident truisms tbat nobody would trouble hlmaelt to die- pute them. Conservation ot vital (orcee tor tho acquisition of health, wealth and wisdom la a necessity. And without sleep, and enough of It, the human oreature la handicapped. Wa may excuse our neglect of this physical duty, an obligation aa binding upon every Intelligent being ae tM duty ot cleanllneea and eating digestible food, by. flippant ana ehallow pleaa. I wonder how many time. I have had. flung at me, when I {have argued with ihe young upon the j Importance of thle matter, "Six houre for a man, seven for a woman, eight for a fool." If I grow Impatient at the unreason and banality of auch talk, It la because I am eo flrmlv convinced In my own mind that not one young man •r woman In ten geta all the aloep tho 'Creator Intended that be or ihe ahould have In order to play aright hla or her part In life. •*" U-BSLT AFFECTATION The day haa, happily for the race, gone by when Laura Matilda feigned to live without eating, regarding hunger as a coaree and brutish sensation to which tho ultra-refined "lady of high degree" ahould bo' a atranger from the cradle to tho grave. Her granddaughter confesses to a fondness for the good things of lite, Inoludlng the pleaeuroa of tha table. Why she ahould cling to tho affectation of Being able to live and thrive upon four hours' sleep ln tho twenty- four remain! a myetery. It la to mo aa pussllng that her brother exploits hie owllah habits as proofs of manllneea. Where one young follow avera that he had "a jolly nlght'a aloep, never stirring from 10 P. M. to 7 A. U.," after a hard day'a work or play, forty boast of dancing- or* studying or supping or "having a good time generally" until 2 or 8 in the morning. A sensible, God-fearing householder told me, in the hearing of hie two aona, that, when he waa ln,college and after he began the practice ot hie profession, he seldom undressed for bed three nights in the week. "I would throw myself down ln my evening toggery, too tired even to take off my necktie, and sleep until 6.30, when my alarm clock called me up. Then a bath and breakfast set me up for the day." ALMOST CEIMINAL Bo said tt with quiet pride In the achievement. Don't ask me why ho and hundreds of other men plume themselves upon the aln against tho bodies committed to them ae a sacred trust It le low; I cannot attain unto Sleep, and In abundant measure, la absolutely eseenttal to the preservation of the proper balance of mental and physical powers. Ignorance of the cardinal truth Is stupidity; disregard ot It la a aln. So much—and all too little—ot the Importance ot thia natural refreshment to the-adult He requires It for recuperation of waeted energies, the unavoidable wear and tear of the working day or the round of exhausting pleasures. Our children havo ao much more to lose and to make up by sleep that neglect to Insure long houre of healthful slumber for them -Is lnfantlcldal. ' In addition to the waete I have apoken ot ae common to all" agee, they muet make good the vigor expended lb growth. We make too little account of tho fearful drain upon the most robust child by this process of growth. Wo all recall' the mortification we felt when, going to our elders with the complaint ot racking pangs and tiresome aches In back and Umbo, wo wero put olt with, 'Wothlng but growing peine. Run along to play!" It may not hurt the child all the while to grow, although It does ao often that ho would seek relief from parent and nurse more frequently but for the dread of ridicule. It pulls heavily upon hla atrength, and with po- cullar eeverlty upon his nervous eye- tern. Tho delicate child la either under- alsed or ho "runs up" with abnormal rapidity. "Re haa outgrown his strength," we eay, glibly. Doea tt occur to the anxious mother that the beet and surest remedy for tho loss of vigor Is more sleep than la needed by hie eturdy brother, wbo gains more slowly, but steadily, In ataturet INHUMAN FBXB8UHS It la not tn my power, however agonised may br. my protest and my anxiety, to alter the policy of our great educators with regard to the degree of labor exacted trom students in our aohoola and ln our colleges. Now and then one hears of a private achool where the curriculum le more merolful. I am apeaklng within bounds In declaring that the work demanded of the growing child by our public school system, claimed by preas and rostrum to be the finest ln the world, la arduoua to cruelty. But for the gymnasium and ball ground that go with the lnatltution, the next gen- &■ "The poor little things get tired waiting for father." . "* _ The Housemothers' Exchange "Heavenly Hash" IF TOtT are not tired of recipes for so- called "Heavenly Haah," parhape you may make room tor mine. I use It Instead of (rult-oup aa an Introduotorr i course to a dinner, aa a dessert with cake, , asrved in champagne glasses with a "dab" of whipped cream on top, or. sometimes, between steamed pudding made of dried cake steamed. Heavenly Huh. I' (Alias Tuttl Frutti.) One pint of pure greln alcohol In a atone I crook (I use a fpur-quart Jar).. Fot Into ' tha alcohol all the frulta that are ln ee*> son—berries, and whatever In tbe fruit line you can lav your hands upon. Also two plnte of shelled nuts. It almonds, blanch them. I use halved English walnuta and 'blanched almonds, diced bananaa, oranges, pineapples, grapefruit, peaches, peara, 1 plums, berries (blueberries harden: don't uh theml), seeded Malaga grapes and atoned cherries. Aa you add the fruit, I day by day, strew over eaoh layer a few j apoonfule of granulated auger, allowing a cupful to tha pint When tha Jar la full, fit on the cover and aet away to ripen end mellow, It will be eatable In a month, but It lm- I proves with tbe keeping. ONB OF THB FAMILY (Philadelphia). Tour recipe reads to me like an old friend. Thirty-five years ago, probably when you were in the cradle, I used to put up fruits In precleely .that way. They kept well for years,' when they were not called for .'so Importunately that the store was exhausted prematurely. White whisky la even better than alcohol* for-this conserve. Grape Jelly Now Is the Ume wheu perplexed housekeepers will begin to beg you to tell tbem how to make grape Jelly that la without sugary lumpa all through It. My dear lady, they really mean without the cream of tartar crystals. Tou and I, who make our Jelly of green or of par- ' tlally ripe grapes, never have that trouble. . The poor olty people, and those who have ! not been taught to make .It In tbat way, Ufa the rloe or the overripe grapes. Hence t,Velr tiouble. Can't yo*i tell them how the <eftam ot tartar la made? The use of the grape sugar crystals, and bow. tbe grape In ripening aloras up tbe augar in tbat tormT Now for your friend, the chronic board- , er.. She la right about many auch places, ! but they ere not all alike. There are landladies and landladies, and It aha were energetic she could find ths right one. Aa for myself, I've oult boarding and do light housekeeping Instead. For tha aame money 1 can get two housekeeping rooms in a good neighborhood, near the park, and do my own cooking, it la ever ao much more satisfactory. Of course. 1 attend to my own rooms the same aa If I were keeping house tn my own little home. The landlady furnishes tha little kttchen-dtning room with a dining table, chairs, cup- , board, gas plate for cooking and utensils for the asms and a clean white cloth for tha table every week. Tbe bedroom parlor le the same aa In any boarding house. I have a sanitary couch to make It pleaa. enter and more Ilka a sitting room during the day. t can hava my friends In to see me, and I even give little dinner parties. Sometime, there la Quite a crowd of ua, end tt la a great pleasure to plan and gat up an elaborate meal' in email quartera and to havo everything just right. The landlady furnishes all the gee tbat a light housekeeper neede both for light and cooking,. and seldom "kicks" unleaa - you are vary extravagant in the use of It. . yl bave my own little gas oven, and even bake bread occaelonally. My two noma cost me M.C0 Per week, and my cooking whatever I choose to make It M. B. P. (Chicago). A "heartaome" letter, full and brimming oyer irlth excellent and practical ideas, I hava often speculated to. myself as to tho causes that crowd single women by tho hundreds Into boarding houses when each might make for herself a genuine home auch aa our lively correspondent describes. The streets are "decorated" with signs setting forth the attractions of tiny (lata with all tha "modern conveniences" and In good neighborhoods. Wo pity tho man who wrote: "My home Is any room In which 1 can turn the key upon the outside world." Yet there waa a big grain of comfort in tho thought. And a miniature flat, furnished to one's own taste, hung with one's ■own pictures and aa secluded from tha roaring, selfish outer world aa If one were a hermit ln a mountain cave, may he bright and fragrant with domeollo peace and happlneae. A Treasure Restored I am mora than happy to serve the Bx- jtinnse. I hava gleaned from Ita harvest of good th'nga ao long without ever aowlng any of tha good aeed myself that 1 am glad to restore "Mrs. J. O. J." a lost treasure. I wonder If she haa other little gems? It ao, I should like to exchange some with her. Housemothers really need some helpful, Inspiring thoughts, aa well aa our One receipts for baked beene, corned beef, etc. Somebody has aaid: "Ir I had but "two bite,' with one I would buy bread and with the other—hyaclntha!" Ah, how we need tha hyaclntha along with the breed! I am thankful that the sun- shine of the Exchange la ahed Into ao many homes and Uvea. ' Mrs. F. M. B. (Utlca. N. T.). And I that there are dally more and more like youreelf to diffuse that sunlight. I thank you tor t.e poem and bless you for the letter. It should have appeared long age, but It was orowdad out by prior claims. TamaleMeat K That te what tha friend who gave me the recipe called It, Boll beef very tender. There ahould be at leaat a pint of liquor laft. Chop the meat fine: return to the liquor: let It boll again and stir In comma*!, ea ln mush. Season with aalt and pepper: turn Into a mould to cool and. when It la stiff and cold, slice and fry. It la good. , 2. Did you ever try making winter "panttee" for your Utile girl out of old atocklng legs? If 1 had a stenographer I would aend "Iota" of little hlnte to tha Exchange. soma of which I have found out for myself " and some of which were "handed down." I cannot write them out myself. ONE OF THEM (Redondo, Cat). Readers will recall that we gave the first part of her letter last week. They will likewise agiee with me that she has made a pretty fair Job of "writing them out hereelf." aratton of American cltlaens would be dwarfed and anemic beyond the conception of parente who meekly assume that what boards direct and teachers obey mubt be the proper thing for the education of their offspring. Thar* la neither propriety nor humanity, nor anything short of a monetrous offense to child and parent, In a course of study that robs growing boys and girls of their rightful allowance of eleep, obliging children 10 and 12 yeara old to bend over tjielr hooka until 10, 11 and 12 o'clock for Ave nights ln tha week; that sends them, languid, appetlteless and tremulous*, to school next day, and keeps If this digression weary hy Its length those who have no personal Interest ln thle branch of my subject, I beg htm to recollect that I am Dick's friend and champion and, 1 add proudly, bis confidante and would-be comforter. Furthermore, that having five grandsons In high sohools and colleges, and a granddaughter In a private school of high repute, I am well behind tbe scenes In this matter. It is, thank heaven! still practicable for the "Early to Bed" rula. to havo free couree In the nursery. Here It should be aa binding as tho laws of the Medes and Perslane, and with ao few exceptions that It may be aaid to be Invariable. Building Uaaa to Which Thay Are Put In Germany. , Germany uses glass bricks for building purposes with measurable success. In Berlin la constructed a small villa the walls of which are built ot glass bricks of several shades of dark green and blue. Tbe glass bricks are especially adapted to construction where light, cleanliness and neatness are particularly in demand, lu Hamburg they are utilized In place of windows. Tbey admit light In walls whlcb police regulations require to be fireproof and win- dowlesa. In addition to admitting light to dark hallways, rooms, etc., they are said to possess the same strength as ordinary clay bricks. They are also utilized ln walls Id yards and partitions ln the Interior bouses, salesrooms, offices, workshops, etc., as well as for the construction of verandas, hothouses, kiosks, bathrooms, hospitals, Ice factories, butcher shops, railway stations, breweries, stables and In other places where cleanliness, light and uniform temperatures are especially desired. The bricks are also made wltb a wire coating for fireproof walls, ln some of tbe recently erected buildings ln Milan, Italy, bricks made of glass bave been adopted for ground and upper floors on account of the light obtained, Tbey are also coming Into use for partition work ln some of the hospitals on account of hygienic principles. . In one of tbe leading banking Institutions ot the city of Turin the lobby office floor, whlcb Is about 30 by 68 feet. Is entirely paved wltb glass bricks laid ln Iron frames for tbe purpose of admitting light Into the basement, where are located numerous private boxes or vaults, ln the Netherlands hollow green transparent glass bricks are used principally for light giving purposes ln machine sbops and conservatories.— Chicago Tribune. Preparing Por ths Census. Over 65,000 enumerators wtll be engaged in tbe census work next April, and supervisors will be provided lit every congressional district These officials will be selected by tbe director of tbe census, but tbe appointment of all other employees must be through competitive civil service examinations. Tbls arrangement will secure a force tested for efficiency and will prevent pressure upon congressmen by persons looking for census appointments. Tho census will embrace eacb state and territory and District of Columbia, Hawaii. Alaska and Porto lllco. June 30, 1000, marks the beginning ot what Is known as the decennial census period. The scope of tbe census will be substantially the same us tbut of tbe last one. Statistics of the number ot employees out ot employment ut the date ot enumeration will be gathered. A new Inquiry Ib provided to show the nativity of foreign born persons on farms, and the acreage of farm woodland and the character of tbe timber will be obtalned.-Natlonal Magazine. Westminster Abbey. The finances of Westminster abbey are tn a very precarious condition. On tbe advent of Dean Bradley In 18&! tbe outer fabric was discovered to be in a fearfully dilapidated state, while the revenues of the ubbey. mainly derived from landed property, were sinking lower and lower.. It was a crisis, but fortunately It waB met by so competent a master as tbe late dean. While the revenues were placed on a secure foundation, tbey remained wholly Inadequate, and an Immense grant was made by tbe ecclesiastical commissioners to Bave tbe building. Today tbe abbey Is stapgerlug under a tremendous debt, while oue of Its can- onrles is suspended for an Indefinite period.-Eichaoge. ECONOMY AND THE GAS RANGE THB last word hat not been said on gas-range economy, and It will bo many a long day before tbe subject li exhausted. In fact, tbo discussion of gal versus ooal never can ba settled, or even approach a solution, so long aa the housewife leavei the maid In charge of the meter. X think It Is safe to say that notfody whose purseetrlngs are not touched when the gas bill li due will ever have as watohfui an eye on the kitchen gas flames as she whose dubious privilege It Is to meet expenses. Be tbey neve, so kindly, the younger, Irresponsible members of the family and Its cooka seem hot to have acquired, even after long practice, that "feeling" for the gas range that renders them capable of Its control. Firstly, there ls the prevalent habit, almost too trifling to mention, of lighting the burner and filling the teakettle afterward; and the companion to It, the continued boiling of water that fa already hot enough. There is also the mistaken gas-stove method that leaves a flame high after the vegetable or meat haa begun to boll. A correct theory lo tho' use of a high flame until the boiling jyolnt Is reached, followed by Just flami * enough to keep tho kettle boiling. A vast de, \ of waste heat goes ln the same way Into the oven. Once heated It will roast or bake quite as well after some of the excess of flame has been turned off. The oven top*(lf there be a Dutch oven In UBe) Ih an excellent ptaie for the melting of butter for satires, etc., and the free use of matches In connection with the gas stove Is an economy. The men who came Into a well- regulated kitchen with the Inquiry, "Hello! Are we burning gas or matches!" simply didn't know. His wife did. Turn off your gas every time you can and remember the parting Injunction of a kindly gaa man, "Matches are cheaper than gaa!" Putting aside the question of actual waste, there li much to be learned ln gas-stove cookery which may well be gone over again for the Inexperienced. It ls entirely different fromMhat of the continuous-performance stove, on whoae half-hot Uds may simmer slowly the soup-that-ls-to-be and such lengthy vegetables as beets and soaked beans. These and a few others of the same sort are an extravagance for the users of gas stoves, unless the science of gas- stove cookery has been mastered and the simmering burner has been Intro* duced Into your particular stove. The various patents in stove plates and utensils for the cooking of several vegetables over one burner rank as first aids to the gas bill, but more Intelligent methods may be employed In the choice of foods and their preparation. We have, for Instance, the oven which Is the horror of the economical. "Half the price of a roast for the gas to cook It!" walls the untrained tn tho science of ovens, but the addition of a good many centi to the cost of the roast Is canceled by tho fact that tomorrow's meat, and still again tomorrow's, Is cooked, except for ft second's reheating ln some left-over form. Also, at the time of the cooking of the roast have we not baked beans (finished a baking of beans), scalloped today's tomatoes , and tomorrow's Creole rice? And In the waning heat of the ssme oven bave we not dried the stale breadrrustH for rolling Into crumbs and freshened the last loaf of a baking of bread? The left-over, no longer scorned, but highly respected dish, has come Into Its own at Inst, and Is deliberately plannod by the gas-stove expert, who Invariably bolls half again the quantity of potatoes and. Indeed, Of many other vegetables for tomorrow's croquettes, scallops and souffles. Having been done, they can no longer require a second lengthy cooking, but the mereat healing In their acceptable disguise. Dishwashing, too, comes ln for a share of the lecture. Thia may or may not be an economical "function." The woman who hurried through her meal so tbat she may w«Bh her disheu in "the water In which the lima beans were boiled" le outsldo the pule; but she who makes a practice of rinsing and scraping under cold running water every dish, pot, pan and kettle and then finishing thorn with one good kettle of hot water seems, indeed, to have mastered the science and the economy of the up-to-date gas stove. The Incompetents BUT oh! the mighty army of incompetents that Infest usl I grow fierce as I think of the women who have come into my house, and received and destroyed tht? material given them; of the careless, botchy, dirty work; the sowing, every stitch of which had 'i b« ripped out and then put ln again, thc shirts which fell to pieces, the crooked, frayed buttonholes, the slovenly machine work, the utter, wilful disregard of directions, the persistent inattention to the expressed wishes of the -employer, not to name the peculations, big and llttlw, and the downright, gratuitous Insolence to a woman who can Iruthfu'.ly say sbe has never in her llf-e spoaen to a ■oamstresa otherwise than ns she would wish to be spoken to herself. This was tho army (not noble) of Incompetents—the great hordo of thope who "can du anything." THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Pool and Billiards Drop in any time and have » game. Tables in excellent condition. Choice Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. Barber Shop Now open and ready for business. A trial solicited. W. A. CARMIOHAEL Imperator Hams AND BACON, are the best cured Meat in Canada Shamrock Lard Provincial Govt. Creamery Butter All Government Inspected Meats Home Made Sausage. No order too small to fill Two Deliveries Daily to All Parts op the Town P.Burns & Co. Ltd. NEW MICHEL, B, ft Patronize Home Industry Smoke Crow's Nest Special arid Extra Cigars Man-tortured by the Crow's Nest Cigar ftictoty, _*firhi<i The Hotels all through the Pass handle these goods and Union men should ask for Union Label Goods. Livery* Dray atid Transfer ' Bus leave's 8.40 a. th.; 1: _0 p. m.; ahcj 7.0. p\ iii; '"Returns ah arrival bf traihs Cut Wood for Sale GEO; FISHER;, Proprietor &y» E. V; Holding Co., Builders and Contractors ftepairs and alterations promptly attende'd Id. Estimates cheerfully given. ■.'.'.. . New Michel SLICK UP Get:Your Ijiirsute.'Appen'dage Clipped ahd Youi- Whiskers Pushed in at the Great Northern Tonsbr- Iftl Parlors—you're next; P M. M.cL.nd.ri, Prop The model Bakery NOW OPEN) Bread j Cakes j Pies, Buns; Etc; -..Fresh Every Day' Driver will call for orders and deliver the Mode. Bakery NeW Michel P&eiFic Eastern Canada fcXCfcfRSIONS tOW ROUND TRIP BATES TO Ontario,. Quebec and Maritime Provinces Tickets on aal* Dec. 1 to Pec. .11, inclii- slve, good tu return within three montlig •Tickets isai-ed jn connection with Atlantic flteainship Business will be on sale {rom Nov. 21, and limited to Ave months from date of laatie , Wnnt Equipmont. Standard First-Clan* tnd Tourist sleeping Cars and Dining Sin on all Through Trains. Compart- lent- Library- Observation Oars on tlio "Imperial Limited" and "Atlantic express." 3 Through Express Train. Dally 3 . THE "TORONTO EXPRESS" leaves Winnipeg daily at _2.40,f: making oonnections at Toronto lor all points I East and Wbat thereof. gie "tpperiai Limited'* leaves Winnl- g daily at lB.lo, and the "Atlantic" tpreei"-at 8.00 daily, hjakfng tjonndc Hon at Montreal lor. all. points East ,V.'i'|,V I'.i U>«r«of eVElkLTTO*».n«»rest.O,P,R. Agentlor full <u/onziatioa Notice .' j ,. :■'■■.').'. II' : ll ji J In future all Job Pripting done, for i)on-a(JvertiB6rs is csah in «d- yance; for advertise*™, cash when jub.is delivered. . ..., ' Northefti OCEAN Michel Tp Liverpool 183.40 " " " Antwerp 87.90 " " Oderherg 01.80 " " Havre 91.4d Firsi>cia_y Railway Cars through Sleeping Oat1, Ho change at St. Paul or Chicago, *3.6S EXTftA THE cTWICHEL REPORTERj NEW MICHEL, B. C. Gboboi G. Meiklb, Managing-Editor Issued e»err Salnnlar, from toe ollice of Publication, Northern Aremie, New Miehei, B. p. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR STRICTLY IN ADVANCE Advertising Rates on Application «•__»■ Finest Job Work in the Pass Christmas God rest ye, little children | but nothing you affright, For Jesus Christ, your Saviour, Was born this happy night; Along the hills of Galilee the white flocks sleeping lay, When Christ, the Child of Nazareth, was born oh Christmas day- ' saj-Dl M, M.tf_ocK _____ -•..- ^ Ring, merry, joyous, happy Christmas bells, ^y of glad greetings, happy gatherings, good cheer and kind shes. Enjoy the blessed occasion—enjoy it fully and rightfully, lay aside the sad and somber things of the day-***- forget them. It is true there may be many dear and precious memories that you Would not and could not bahish' for the world j- and it wduld riot be right to, but for the; time live in the sunshine, brighten the atmosphere and bring joy to those about you | for the; day live for others, live for those that love you and are left for yoii to love. Earth's trahsitory things have their heavenly side as well a. their earthly; look tb the former 4Hd it tteVej* fails to re'niit some ray of light, while the latter may only impart appalling darkness: It has been said, and iridst truly, ttfd; tljat life is" nliich What We make itj and so will be; yddr Christmas; it niay be the suhahlhfe df.yoUr whole life1 df tWiich you may absorb so much it will Sd brighten the rugged way you have to tread, half of the sorrows of life will be mitigated, and a large share Of its griefs assuaged Then drink your fill- nf its joys*, ahd sip sparingly of its sorrows; and thus, dear readers; niay yod One and all bave a niost truly joyddfy hajjpy and merry Christinas; f—" /' 7, _ Haiig up the Stockings : the' Chrlsnias tree is all vety well it is ''splendid1' lh fact, and how beautiful it looks With the candles lighted and the bright tinted balls and bolls ahd eggs ahd hearts and stars shining all over it; biit it is nothing to tile stocking in the chimney plade dn, Christmas live. Have tli. tree' by all means. But if ydu want to make the children happy don't omit the stockings, It is English aiid fashionable to have the tree; with all the aunts aiid lihcles and cousins asked; and gifts for everybody, arid niusic, dancing ahd games, ahd cakes, oranges, lemdnade arid fdnriy recitations and ail sorts df things. But, oh, the stockings' When everyone has brought a pair of the lringest arid biggest, and papa has taken pains to hang them so that they are1 strong, and all is quite still in the streets, arid it is bedtime, what wonderful ideas come into the little minds, and what pleasant memories into those of the grown-ups; What mother would like tb miss the little exhibition bf hope and faith; The child who trusts most alraentty iri the benevolent Santa Claris will be the most likely to put faith in Heaven', mercie-i in his after life; for Santa Claus always conies when he is expected, and when mother and father hang the stockings up he is sure to put something in them; ■"••'- '--tit- a u » •*•,(**_■ (A) ^ew ■ub-diyisioh pfjCfdiJary has just been put oh the V**' map. iThis subdivision is located west of the, city about two miles from the post-office, perfeqtly level,,, overlooking th,e river; city park on, opposite side and a, beautiful view of the city! The new park three miies.further, "West of this, is having a street car line built to jtin the spring, the line running through this prdperty. With,building restrictions, location and beautiful scenery; makes this property very valuable and a, coming Residential patyqf Calgary. .Lots now selling at $150 each;. $50 cash and $10 a month,, JO per cent allowed for cash. For further particulars apply to7 . •',..,,■ W c^tajesde Realty Gtij Room 2, -^Armstrong Block j-.', CALGARY, tALTA, __ Elk Valley Beef" Pure and Pleasing! kahufftctured from ■, Canadian Malt,., ,'■' Bohemian Hops, and the now Famous ,; ■ Crystal Spring Water Elk Valley Brewing Co., Liitiifed! GREAT NORTHg^ HOTEL NEW MICHEL 1 A* EVEBYTHINQ FIRST-CLASS si? Cuisine Unsurpassed Bar Stocked With the Finest Attendance Unexcelled ALEX, J. McCoOL, JProprJtsjtOf 41 Meat market Ltd 41 High-class Butchers New Michel All meat fresh kille'd^i-Vime Beef, %xk, Muttoh and, V«»! t)airy Buttt)h Mild-6dr_d Hanis atld Bacoit - f'ish ih Seasdil > thtt Store Where they Sbrid What Voii Ordeir CHOICE TURKEYS* Geese, Ducks, Chicken I3tc.? BtCi |* tt 2 Deliveries Daily 2 JOINER'S NSW MICHKL. All kinds of Furniture Repaired Nbw Furniture made to order Coftiris1 lh stbbk atid to order . . ^ ■ ? ; FRED; POMAHAC •____ Builder _ Contractor J; _; SCOTT, GENERAL BLACKSMITH, I ,. „ • S■■!■ h Horeaahoalnj a SptJclalty NEW MICHEL L. P. Eckri|K D; E. McTAqoABT Mfifiiiii i^cTAGrGlAf.'r BarrlattM, Solioitora Etc. , ECKSTEIN BUILDING, FERNIE, B.C Union Bakery G; SOVItANb, JProprietor OLD TOWN, r] 1 -MICHEL Fresh Bread Delivered Daily t. C. LAW* ALU. t. rlBHKlI, B.A. t LAWK & ftSHER, -arriaters and Solicitors FERNIE - - B.ci ii all #e ask to* m4- Wp to yon SUNDAY SERVICES METHODIST CHURCH MICHEL AND NEW MICHKL SERVICES EVERY 8TJNDA. NBW MIOHELj Sunday ichool 2 p.m'. 8»rvic8 3 p.m.. In thi KhoolhouM. MICHEL, Sunday School, 2.30 p. a, Evening Mrvict', *t 7.30. Band st Hope every Mondta*.at 7.30p. m. R«v. S. t< Cher^owath, V- A., Futor. The pastor and officials extend t: cordial invitation to you to attend these ear- •Vices; ..-.■:,.:;"-,■ ■ In 'i »———^i^iI ST. PAUL'S CliURCH ^ mIcHel) b. o. _ervicej-r3rd Sunday |n the montk, Holy Commuiiion, 111, m. Evensong, 3.30 p. m. Sunday ^cljpol, 2,00 p". iB. New Michel, in th« School house, 7.30 .■ . A.- Briant N. C*o*f*er, ■% A., View, ■■ ..•" . - * * ■ i •y> . RdMAN CATHOfilC, CHURCH ,, MICHEL,. B. D. Sunday: Low Mass, 8, a. in.; Hl|k Mass, lO.'SO a. m.j Sunday School, I •p. m.j VtapHnl"4'p. m. Monday: Mass, 8 a. m. Rev. Fr. Melmner, Pastor tXPERIZNCB ScieittifieBttiericait i *' ■ - ■ -i» moanetelweekir, laVieste-.' ay sdrnuto loarnaL, Terau (et a retr.rostaie prepaid. BoMtr Dissolution of Purtnerahlp rXK NOTIOB, that the partnerthlp heretofore . eklstlng betweeti'Alexaniler JI: Mboool and to*jertH.T}"orPi',»rr»lBS,o*ibuslnMeai Iratel- keeten at Nt» Michel. II. C-, Has thle dar been -Uasdlta-l br mumal.cnnssnt. Notice Is hertibj riven, that all nuUtandlne aecounu against the SBltldnn *lll,be Deld br Alal. 1. McCool, and all accounts (Ins the tale) f rm mint be paid to Ale.. J. McCool, Dated at New Michel, B.C., this dnt dar et •_-(_-«. IM j^u^VgifloJ ROBERT H, MOOBB. THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Sanderson By HALLIE ERNINIE RIVES. Author el "Baarta Courageous." Eta Copyright, 1KB, the Bobba-Merrlll Company. '(Continued.) Harry's heart contracted as If a giant hand bad clutched It His elation (ell like a rotten tree girdled at the roots. If Hugh did" not dlel He chilled as though lu u spray of liquid air. Hugh's escape—tbe chance bis conscience bad given blm—was cut off. Tbe Judge reached for the newspaper the lawyer held, ra'u his eye over It ' and brought bis gavel down wltb an angry snort "Take, blm away," he said, "ills testimony Is ordered stricken from tbe records. The line ls remitted, Mr. Felder. We enn't make you responsl- Me for lunatics. Tbe court stands adjourned." Felder bad been among tbe last to leave the courtroom. He was discomfited and angry. At the door of the courthouse Dr. Brent-slipped au arm through his. "Too Dad. Tom," he said sympathy, Ingly. "I don't think you quite deserved It" Felder paced n moment without speaking. "I need evidence," he said then; "anything that may belp. I made a mistake. Vou beard all tbe testimony]" The other nodded. "Wbat did you think of It?" "What could any one think? I give all credit to your motive, Tom, but It's a pity you're mixed up In It" "Why?" "Because, If there's anything In human evidence, he's a thoroughly worthless reprobate. He lay for Moreau and murdered him In cold blood, and he ougbt to swing." "The casual view." said the lawyer gloomily. "Just what I sbould have said myself—If this bad happened a month ago." His friend looked at him with an amused expression "I begin to think be must be a remarkable maul" be said. ''Is tt possible he bus really convinced you that he Isn't guilty?" Felder turned upon tbe doctor squarely. "Yes." be returned bluntly "He bas. Whatever I may have believed when I took this ense. I bave come tu the conclusion.-against all my professional Instincts, mind you—tbat he never killed Moreau I believe he's as Innocent as either yon or U" "He has as good us admitted to Miss Holme that he knows who did It" "Come, come! i Cutting his neck Into the noose for rji'eje "Quixotic feellug? And who. pray. In. this Cod forsaken town, should be la- Sacrificing himself for?" the doctor usked satirically. "That's tbe rub." said the lawyer. "Nobody. Vet I bang by my proposition." "**i ' . "Well, he'll bang by:.something less tenuous. I'rri"nfrald. > Bu*r It won't be your fault. Tbe crusty evangelist was only an Incident ne merely served to Jolt us back to tbe normal By tbe way. did yoo hear btjbsplutter after he got out?" "NoV "You remember the story be told the other night nt the tulu- was amhlliig i com- Deluged the Itinerant, niiinlon table? Well. Hugh Stlres Is not only the llev- erend Henry Somcthlng-iir-other. bnt he Is that man too! The crack brained old Idiot would have told the tale all over again only tbe crowd bustled him There he Is now." he salil suddeuly us a light sprang up and voices broke nut on the orrioslte corner "The gang Is standing by. I see your friend Bar ney McGinn." he added, wltb n grim en Joy ment. "I doubt If there are many converts tonight' Eveu as he spoke there came a shout of laughter and warning. Tbe spectators scattered In all directions, and a stream of water from a well directed hose deluged the Itinerant and his music box. Ten minutes later the street preacher, drenched and furious, was trundling his melodeon toward Funeral Hollow, on his way to the coast >«ft Ister who / caught guitil ' on his own < •/""V. S Harry stood again In the * ,"£-*_FWv °**":ure na" darkness of St _____ ■*'" ""'" "" c*me ,0 ''"m 1 ,"_T^_ that the present bad a v y^ farrenchlng significance: ir > that It was but the handiwork and resultant of forces In his own past. He himself bad set Hugh's feet on the red path that had pointed hlm to the shameful terminus. He hnd gambled for Hugh's future, forgetting that bis past remained, a thing (hut must be covered. He had won Hugh's counters, but his own right to lie hlm self he had staked and lost long before tbut game ou the communion table un der the painted crucifixion. The words he bad once said to Hugh recurred to blm with a kind of awe: "Put myself In your place? I wish to God I could!" Fate—or Was It God?—had taken hlm at his word. He had been hurled like a stone from a catapult Into. Hugh's plnce-4o bear his knavery, to suffer his dishonor and to redeem tbe baleful reputation he had made. A step outside the cell, the turning of tbe key. The door opened, and Jessica; pale and trembling, stood on the threshold. -' "1 cannot help It" sbe said as sbe came toward blm, "though you told me not to come, 1 have trusted all the while and waited and—and prayed. But today I was afraid. Surely, surely, the man you are protecting has hnd time enough. Hasn't he? Won't you tell tbem the truth now?" ■ I He knew not how to meet the piteous reproach aud terror of thot look. Sbe had not heard .the street preacher's declaration,, be. knew, but even If sbe bad It would bore been to her only an echo of tbe old mooted likeness. He had given ber comfort once, but tbls was no more to be, no matter what it meant to him or to her. "Jessica," he Bald steadily, "when you came to me here that Brat day and I told you not to fear for me I did hot mean to deceive you. I thought then that It would all eome right. But something has happened since then- something thnt makes a difference. 1 cannot tell .who was tbe murderer of Moreau. I cannot tell yon or any one else, either now or at any time." She gazed at him startled. Sbe had a suddeu conception of some element hitherto unguessed In his makeup- something Inveterate and adamant Could It be that be did not Intend to tell at all? Tbe very Idea was monstrous. Yet that clearly was his meaning. She looked at blm with flashing eyes. "You mean you will notl" she exclaimed bitterly. "You are bent on sacrificing yourself, then? .You are going to take this risk because you think It brave and noble, because somehow ,lt fits your man's gospel. Can't you see bow wicked uud selfish It Is? You are thinking only of him and of yourself, not of me." "Jessica, Jessica!" he protested, with a groan. But iu the self torture of ber questionings sbe paid no heed. - "Don't you think I suffer? Haven't 1 borne enongb In the months since I married yon for you to want to save me tbls? Do you owe me nothing, me whom you so wronged, whose"— She 'stopped suddenly at tbe look on his face of mortal pain, for sbe bnd struck harder than she knew. It pierced through the fierce resentment to ber deepest heart, and all her love and pity gushed hack upon her In a torrent She threw herself on ber knees by tbe bare cot. crying passionately: "Oh, forgive me! Forget what I said! I did not mean It I have forgiven.you a thousuud times over I never ceased to love you. I love ynu uow more than all the world." "It Is trim" he said, hoarse misery In ,hls tone. "I have wronged you. If I could coin my blond drop hy drop to pay for tbe past I could not set tbat right If giving my life over and over again - would save yon pain I would give It gladly. But what you ask now Is one thing I cannot do It would make me a pitiful coward. I did not kill Moreau. That is all I can sny to you or to those who try me." "Your life!" she said with dry lips, "It will mean that. That counts so fearfully much to me, more than my own life u hundred times Yet there Is something that counts more tban all tbnt to you." His face was that of a man who holds bin hnnd In tbe Ore "Jessica." be said, "it Is like this with me Wben you found me bere—the day I sow you on the balcony—I was it man whose soul Hud lost Its compass and Irs hearings. My conscience wos asleep. You woke It and It Is fiercely alive now. And now with my memory bus come back a debt of my past that I never paid. Whatever the outcome, for my soul's sake I mnst settle >t now and wipe It from the score forever." She rose slowly to ber feet wltb a 'despairing gesture. •"He saved others,*" ahe quoted lt> a bard voice; "•himself fie could not save!' I once heard a minister preach (rom that text at home, It was your friend, the llev. Henry Sanderson. I thought It a very spiritual sermon then. That waB before I knew what his companionship had been to you." "If there were uny Justice In the universe," sbe added, "It sbould be be Immolating himself now, not you. But for him you would never be here. He ruined your life and mine, and I hate and despise htm (or a selfish hypocrite." That was what. be himself had seemed to her ln those old days. Tbe edge of a flush touched his forehead ns he sold slowly, almost appeal I ugly: "He was not a hypocrite. Jessica. Whatever he was It was not that At college he did what he did too openly. That was bis (ailing, not caring whnt others thought He despised weakuess In others. He thought it none of his affair. So others were Influenced. But after he came to see things differently from another standpoint—when he went Into the ministry—he would bare given the world to undo it." "Men's likings are strange," she snid. "Because he Dever had temptations like yours and bas never done what the law calls wrong you think be is as noble as you—noble enough to shield n murderer to bis own danger." "Ah, no, Jessica I" be Interposed gen- tly. "I only said that ln my place he would do the same." "But you are shielding a murderer," she Insisted fiercely. "You will not admit It. but I know. There can be no Justice or right ln that If Harry Sanderson Is all you think hlm. If be stoud here uow and knew the whole, be wonld say It was wicked—not brave and noble, but wicked and cruel." He shook bla bead, and the sad {{shadow of a bitter smile touched his lips. "He would not say so," he said. HUNTING ROCK HARES. "it should bt ht immolating htmselt now, nol you." A dry sob answered him. Be turned and leaned bis elbows on tbe narrow window SHI, every nerve acblng, but powerless to comfort Be heard ber step. The door closed sharply. Then be faced. Into the empty cell, Bat down on the cot and threw out bis arms, wltb a hopeless cry; "Jessica. Jessica!" ,. (To ba Continued.) TELEPHONE DON'TS." Temper Juatiee Witn Mercy In Your Treatment of Operators. Do not allow yourself to get Into the bablt of long conversations over tbe telepbone. People wbo do this lose all perception ot the times when tbey may be unuoylng or disturbing others. Particularly ih ,tbe case of party wires ls tbere cull for consideration. Someone else may urgently desire to use tbls same telephone over wbleb you are gossiping. Do not use tbe telephone of tbe woman upou whom yon are calling unless It ls absolutely necessary. Thoughtless women often make a convenience of their friends In this respect Your hnsiess may not wlsb to take you luto tbe part of the house lu wbleb the telephone Is sltusted. ot wheu frequently done It may prove a considerable expense to her. Do not call up men ln business hours If you can possibly belp It. It It is tiecessury to do so, be as brief as possible. Do not tell things which you do not wish known over tbe telephone. Conversations are often audible to all ot the persons in tb»>room with tbe person lo whom you are talking. If It Is a business conversation It Is well to think what you are going to say beforehand. Orders or requests are frequently misunderstood through tbe hesitation and changeableness ot tbe person giving tbem. Finally, temper justice with mercy In your treatment of the youug woman operators wbo answer your calls. Their business Is a tedious and wear- In oue, and It Is almost Impossible tc be always eagerly atteutive. Rare Paintings on Stable Wall. Emy Elcbhorn. grandnlece of Jean Louis Agitssiz, famous American naturalist, bas discovered paintings of blgb artistic merit on the walls nf u stable in the village of Merna, In the Tyrol. Miss Elehborn lives wltb her mother, who Is a writer. The stable was once used as a chapel, but tbut fact.was forgotten, and 'he paintings were covered wltb the dust snd dirt of decades. Miss Elcbhorn had tbe walls cleaned, and the pictures stood out clearly. Tbey are Iii panels, and experts from Berlin are to examine them. An old villager remembered having siwi toe pictures when he was a hoy, but be said "nobody thought they had any value." This attitude parallels that of country folk In tbe north of Ireland whn whitewashed out of existence one of the most interesting relics of Dean Swift. He scribbled stray thoughts on the walls nf a substantially built shanty of a single room. The place wns preserved many years until a farmer went In one day with bis bucket of whitewash ond obliterated every word written by tbe cynical Swirt. Miss Elcbhorn Is more fortunate In ber pictures baring escaped a cout of whitewash. Waetebaeket For the Kitchen. One often reads In Ihe woman's column, wbleb Is bristling with advice, tbat tbere should be a wuslebasket ln every room In tbe house, and If the tractable housekeeper does as she is bid It Is probable tbut she puis one In every room In tbe house, wltb the exception of tbe room that needs one tbe most, the kitchen. Perhaps It never occurred to yon to bnve one In Ihe kitchen. In tbe days of tbe cool range it waan't really needed there, bin with a gas or gasoline atove It Is a great help In keeping tbe kitchen In order Try one under the kitchen table and see how many pieces of wrapping pn Iter and siring It will catch lu the course of tbe duy. The Ideal Conductor (nslnnlshedi - Ynn onl> gave me 8 cents, madam. The fare for you nnd Ibe old genl Is 10 cenls. Lndy (Indlgnatnlyi-I gave yot* the correct fare This old genileniao in In his second childhood.-Judge. A Fleet Little Animal Found Among the Sand Hills of Arabia. How long,the Arab has Inhabited tbe deserts of the near east Is a much discussed question. How long he has In- iu'iged In the old Ume sport of falconry It is equally difficult to say. Sure It Is that tbis keen blooded race has not lived all these Centuries In those sun scorched wastes without some sort of recreation, and his delights today are probably much tbe same as those of his ancestors a couple of thousand years ago. Curious to see what natural sport tbese barren regions could afford, the writer accepted au invitation to Join a party of Syrian Arabs (or a week's hunting. Our quarry was the rock hare, ao animal nbout tbe size ot an English rabbit, but wltb very line developed ears, whlcb frequents these deserts lu small numbers, living on what scanty herbage It cab find. We started straight away ln search of It by forming a chain about n quarter of a mile long and drawing like. ly tracts of desert In lung semicircular sweeps. Tbe herbage was very scant indeed. These sand bills, being scorched by a tropical sun and baring a yearly rainfall of only some three Inches, support but few plants of any kind.. I noticed a few insectivorous birds pursuing tbelr prey with keen voracity, as though they fonnd It hard to make a living, bnt saw no trace of Wild animals. On we marched In silent order, merely following the lead of our falcon bearer, whose face seemed invariable, bis manner unmoved. Hours passed by. it was now 11 o'clock. Tbe sun was (lot above us, drying up our parched lips. I began to think that rock bares must he a myth.when suddenly the bound leaped forward with a great bound, our horses Instinctively following at full gallop. But we had not far to go. it was only a "gar- bour." The hound was soon up tn ll, and I thought It was all over; but no- the little creature leaped, as It were, right out of his mouth. One spring brought the greyhound alongside again, bnt again tbls agile quadruped had slipped out of the grasp of his sharp teeth. The speed ot the tiny thing wns so great and lis actions so sudden that tt was as much as the eye could dd to follow It at all. Again Its great pursuer sprang upon It; again this nimble animal slipped from bis very jaws. But It wns no good. It was outclassed In size. These great leaps shook the very life breath from Its (rail body. At Inst it (ell nn easy prey to lis relentless enemy, and one crunch put an end to its miseries, It was an Interesting little beast Its body about the size of a rat. It carried a Hue long coat, was gray on the back, with white under the belly, having a long bony tall with n pretty tuft at tbe end. But Its hind legs were Its great feature. They were very long, being, like those of the kangaroo, specially adapted fnr Jumping, 1 noted, too, that each hind foot was provided wltb only tbree toes, whereas on those of the fore legs, which were very short, there were the normal five. Altogether It was a most Interesting and sporting specimen.— "Near East." Descendanta of David. The history of the Bassoons Is one of the most dramatic in tbe very dramatic story of tbe Hebrew race. The original Sassoon was a Bombay merchant, but tbe family Is descended from a group known as Ibn Shoshun. who at one lime held tbe position of nossl of Toledo. The name Sbusban. which signifies "Illy" In Hebrew, was gradually transformed into Sassoon, signifying "gladness." Tbe family claim Davldlc descent, nnd Abraham Sassoon. who flourished ln the seventeenth century, stated thnt he was a direct descendant of Sbephntlnb. Ihe fifth son uf David. Not only are tbere muny references to the name In Hebrew mediaeval literature, hut mention of It Is made ln tbe Talmud-London M. A. P. Three Tightwads. Speaking et tightwads, a Texas paper says: It Is reported that three o( tbe stingiest men In tbe slate were In town yesterday. One of ihein will not drink ns mucb water as he wants unless It Is from nnolber man's well. Tbe second forbids uny of bis family (rom writing anything but a small hand, as it is a waste of Ink lo make large letters. The third stops his clock at night In order to snve wear and tear on tbe machinery. All of tbem decline to take their county paper on the ground that it is a terrible strain nn their spectacles to read newspapers even lu tbe daytime. LANDMARKS OF SANDWICH. Many Evidences of Jesuit Pioneer* Still Stand. During the recent old boys' reunion , ln Windsor, Walkerville and Sand- j wich a beautiful and suggestive pa-1 geant was enacted depicting the land- I ing of the Jesuit Fathers Richardie j and Potiers, who came in early days to establish a mission to the Huron Indians id Sandwich. Tho day was brilliant with sunshine, and the broad sweep of the. Detroit Eiver reflected the gladness of the blue sky and rippled in response to the summer j breeze. The grassy bank and rolling I meadow between tbe Catholic Church I and the river were overrun with a company of 6,000 people,, and the medley' of summer attire and the variegated parasols made a scene of unusual animation. The chatter of the crowd was at last hushed and their patience rewarded by the arrival bf a fleet of canoes, Irom which landed a company of priests in long black soutanes and broad-brimmed hats. They were set in relief by two score Indians dressed in all the crude brilliancy they so much admire. Great, strapping fellows they were, painted and decked with feathers, beads, fringed leggings, moccasins and all that go to make up the striking costume of the redraan. After scouting to see tbat the way was safe they fell into a procession and followed the solemn tread of tbe priests, who, book in hand, chanted the hymn "Vexilla Regis." They proceeded to a grassy knoll in' what was the old Huron burying-ground and there planted a huge black cross inscribed with the dates 1723 and 1909. The interesting roles of the missionaries were taken with simple dignity by Fr. Cote, parish priest of Sandwich, and Fr. Aboulin, for years in charge of the Sandwich flock, now pastor of old St. Anne's, Detroit. This was the very spot where nearly 200 years ago the Jesuits set themselves the task of founding a church in the wild, beautiful wilderness, "Where trees," as Cadillac said, "of prodigious size grew. Trunks straight as arrows, without knots and almost without branches, save at their vety tops, growing with the lustiness of centuries upon them." In 1721 Charlevois said: "The shores on the south side of the strait nre bluffs of clay from IS to 20 feet high, commencing opposite the foot of an island (Belle Isle) where Btands an Ottawa village and continuing with unbroken front for four miles, then sinking gradually to the water's edge and ending in a crescent-shaped bay, with beautifully gravelled shores." There the Jesuits pulled up their canoes and built the first bouse in Sandwich by other than savage hands. The cleor surface of the river could be seen for miles from this point, while crowning ihe bluffs on the opposite side of the river stood the prominent bastions of.Fort Ponl- chartrain, then swarming with French soldiers, commanded by the ambitious Cadillac, founder of Detroit. And what is left to remind us of these bygone exploits? There is sn old avenue of maple trees, familiarly called the "priests' walk," which runs Irom a handsome modern L'As- 8omption churoh to the river, and was formerly terminated by a huge wooden gate, which, however, has sunken into picturesque decay. To the right of this walk is an old gnarled orchard in the midst of which standB the "Presbytery," latterly colled the "Old Convent," for in the early 'seventies it sheltered a company of nuns. Thia is the original building erected by the Jesuits. It hns b?en patched ond added to and finally moved to another part of the orchard, but still the old, old house stands, with its French roof, blind gables and wide stone chimney whitened by countless rains and (lashings of sleet and snow. It has a frontage of thirty leet snd whs built two stories high, with an nttic. The roof rose in the old French style and was pierced with dormer windows. It was constructed of square pine timbers and had a foundation ol solid stone. CLEANING UP COBALT PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR BELL HAS HAD A HARD TIME. There Have Been 700 Cases of Typhoid Since August and Camp Has Been In a Terrible Condition — Only a Threat of Quarantine Woke Up the Residents—Mayor Lang Also Put Up a Hard Fight. '., Dr. R. W. Bell, Provincial Health Inspector ior Ontario, expects to conclude his labors of scouring the Cobalt camp eome time next week. He has now been there about six weeks., During thut time three deputy inspectors have been engaged in scouring the camp with the aid of a large gang; of men and a dozen teams ami wag- . ons. Dr. Bell has-been supreme in' authority, and it has been .the first- time in the history of the Province of i Ontario that the Provincial Health, authorities have been called upon to clean up a town. Since the first day of August there; have been over 700 cases of typhoid, lever in the' camp, and the disease is still prevalent, from four to ten cases developing daily. Of this total Food Scarce. "This circular describing the Mount- Ingvue says ynu can sit nt Ihe dinner table nnd see ibe beautiful mountain peaks," said tbe man who contemplated going. "That Is true." replied the one who hnd been, "nnd that's just about all you i o see." Just Fish. Commissioner George M. Bowers of the U S. Bureau of Fisheries snid recently in Washington of thc black bass that he is sending to South Africa at the request ol Col. Roosevelt. "These fish will do well, but no miracles are to be expected of them. Many persons seem to think that our bureau is as miraculous in all its works us—well, as the Canadian salmon. "Two Canadians were boasting. " 'Where I curoe from,' said the first, 'we have a salmon river that rises in some boiling springs. As the salmon climbs up tho river they gradually get acclimated to the heat of the river and don't mind it. In fact, when we fish in the highest reaches oi the stream wc catch our salmon ready boiled.' "'I don't doubt that,' said thc second Canadian, calmly. 'Down my way there's a curious salmon river, too. It rises in some tin mines. As the fish work up they meet the suspended ore in gradually increasing quantities. They get quite mineralized il they keep on up-stream, so that if we lish at the head of the river we catch the salmon ready tinned, and all we have to do la to pack and ship them to market.'" MAYOR LANG. number 307 cases broke out among the.. 4,000 miners in the camp, and the town authorities have records of 333: cases among the residents of the town. It is impossible to obtain a re-' cord of ihe number of deaths nmong the residents, but it is known that mere huve ' been a large iiuinb-r. 'there huve been twenty deaths among the miners. Kven after Dr. Bell took charge the residents of-the-town were loath to clean the town the provincial officer! said, and it A. as not until he issued an ultimati a that unless they-did something toward preventing the spread oi '.he disease he would oiiHr- i.ntinc the town, and if ncccssury place a legiment of militia ■■round it and p' ( vent anyone to either enter' or leSvc it until the disease was entirely wiped out. ThiB caused the: town officials considerable uneasiness, and they immediately took steps toward erecting a temporary hospital, but it was not until two weeks ago that this institution was in readiness, to iccommodute patients, despite tho- fact that the provincial authorities had sent four tent* to thc town threei weeks previous. There are now twenty-one patients in the town hospital, while the overage number accommodated ut thc Miners' Hospital is about' 175. One ol the hardest workers in behalf ol a clean Cobalt has been Mayor Lung, chiei executive of tho camp,' i nil oue of the most loyal Cobitlters, living. But. ('.limit is not where it is: on the map for the purpose ol becoming a beauty spot nor a residential town. Its residents ure there to make' money and then get awuy, so Mu>or bung has hud a hard fight of it. He Wouldn't Die, Mrs. Peoihhlow-Why does yonr bus-' band carry such a tremendous amount of life Insurance when he's In such perfect health? .Mrs. Flloker-Oli. Jusl to tantalize rae. Men ure nulurally cruel. -Life. Not Unanimous. Sbe—There's Mrs. 'foozle. Sbe seems i|Ulle reconciled to tbe death of her first husband. lie-Yes. hul I'm afraid her second never will be. ln IV ndrerslty of our best friends tmi often find something whleh does uot displease us.-Kochefoucauld. Ontario Fruit In London. Ontario people would glow with pride could they sec the magnificent peaches displayed in some of the grent stores in London, Ung., above which uppear a legend telling that these are grown in the open in Ontario, and ure the firBt peuches to be brought Irom Ontario to Knglninl. Ths Emigration Office and the C.P.R. ol- fice also display Ontario peaches, which are the wonder and admiration 61 all who see them. Ill the Army and Nuvy Stores the other day the manager was kept busy answering enquiries from curious customers, who expressed much interest in the fact that this beautiful fruit was grown out oi doors in Canada. Thc peaches ure sold for sixpence each, alter passing through several hands from the time they are taken Irom the trees until they reach the London dinner tfibies. Thunder-Sounding Smoke. The Victoria Falls—the native name for whicli is Mosi-on-Tounya, or the Thunder-Sounding Smoke—huve rightly been called the most bcuutiful gem: in thc whole of the earth's aeenory. Since the completion of the railway to the Zambesi in 1004 tliounM.us of' persons have visited the f.ils, and, several have tried- to 'jive in writing I heir impressions No pen-picture r 'ihotogmph can, however, give the l..i:..JSt idea oi the' marvellous grandeui i nd bonuty of, the scene. The maj 'y ..nil mystery: ol the gigantic gor|,< ., the fennung' lorrents, the wondei u' atmospheric (fleets—all come u*. ii one with a, lorce and power as .hough nothing' had ever before bei i read or heard; in connection with them. The falls' by moonlight are a truly fascinating' spectacle. Tho roaring clouds of spray, the Bombre Ruin Forest, tho; stream of the Zambesi shimmering iar above the trembling earth, tho' lunar rainbow, combine to muko an Inimitable picture. Where the Znmbesi bites its mighty' plunge ol a sheer 400 feet the river ' is over a mile wide—or, to he exact, I 5,808 [cot—Hand Daily Mail. A Jowett Story. I In spile of the reputation for lnti- j tmlinnrianism he gained from his j early trial for heresy, tho late I'rof.' Jowett of Oxford was intolerant of pretentiousness and shallow conceit.' One sell satisfied undergraduate, mot the master one day. Master, he' 1 stiid. "I have searched everywhere in all philosophies, ancient and modern, and nowhere do I find the evidence jot n Ood." "Mr. ," rc;.!le,| the master after n shorter puns" than- usual, "il you don't find n Coil by 5 o'clock Ibis afternoon you iniist leave Ibis college." Presence of Mind. "Yes." mused the returned Ar~*'0 explorer, "al one timo we cane within an inch ol Ireczing to death! Luckily, however"— He in zed reflectively nt lh? calling, "Wc had the presence of inlpd to lull into a huat'.'d discussion." THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. A* the End of The Summer:; ' > The Game of Golf That < > * Richard and Mar- * cut Played. By TEMPLE BAILEY. Copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary Press. Marela. ln a red sweater, made a bright siiot on tbe other Bide of tbe green. Richard waved to ber. and sbe waved back, dropping ber bug of golf clubs and standing ou tiptoe so that he might see ber clearly above the bushes. Wben he came up to her he said: "Such energy! It's only 7 o'clock." "1 hoped to be early enough so that I could go around the course alone." Tbe words were severe, but ber eyes twinkled. "You know you'd rather go with me." Richard built up a lee of sand neatly and topped It with bis round wblte ball. "I've made my drive." Marela said, "and my ball Is lost over there somewhere In the bushes; so. If yon please,' I'll follow my nose and find It." And away sbe weut. And Richard, putting nil Ills skill Into, bis drive, sent his ball halfway to tbe first hole. Tben be picked lip bla bag and marched lu leisurely fashion after Marela. "Found it?" be questlooed. "No." "That's a woman's trick—to lose a ball." She whirled nround on blm. "Just as It Is a man's trick to lose his heart!" she'blazed. ( Be grew wblte. "I didn't' think you'd say a tblng like that," be said and turned and left her. She went running after him. "Oh. Dick, Dick!" she cried. "1 didn't mean it." He |rainped on, unheeding, and at last she came up to him and laid ber hand on his arm. "Really, I didn't menu it," she pleaded. Be stopped and looked down at her gravely. "I'll admit It wasn't very nice of me to make that remark ahout the ball." be said, "but there's a difference between mnking fun of a girl's game and mnking fun of a man's love." "Yes, there Is." sbe admitted. "And I'm sorry. Dick." Of course be forgave her. as be had forgiven her nil snmmer. ever since that flrst night when he hsd been presented to ber In the ballroom of the big hotel nnd she had divided his •waltz with some one else. But she hsd begged pardon so prettily thnt he hsd felt almost as If be were the offender. . "But this Is the end." he said sternly. "Let's hnve It out right bere. Marela." ,"Have what out?" "All of It. We are going home tomorrow, and; try as I will. 1 enn't get an opportunity to ask you tn marry me." "Oh!" "You've held me off and parried and rnn away, bnt It's got to be settled here and now." And with that tbls very fierce young man sat down on a hillock and motioned her to another. "Oh. my goodness!" said Mnrcln faintly, but she did as she was told. "Of course I know I'm not worthy of you and all that. . I haven't much money, bnt I've got health and strength and the will. I've got ambition, and I'm going to win out In the fight of life, nnd I'll make a place for ynu If yon'll let me. And I'd do anything to save you from Dorlng." Her head went up. "I like Mr. Dorlng," sbe emphasized. "He's very polite—snd-and"- ."1*111 not," said Richard bitterly. "Oh. you needn't rub It in! But you keep me so stirred up, I'm not balf bad when I'm normal.') Her laugh had a tremble tn It. "No, you're not half had." she agreed. He turned to ber eagerly. "Marela. ynu don't lore-Dorlng?" She arose quickly, "He Is worth a million." Richard stood up also. , "As If that would make n bit of difference to you." he said. "You may have your faults. Mnrcln. but I don't believe you are mercenary." She wus lingering her cleek nervouB- ly. "But-but I nm mercenary, Dickie, boy." she suld very low. He stared ot her. "Marela." he said ehtirply7".voti wouldn't marry Dorlng for his money?" Sbe looked up nt him suddenly. "Oh. I don't know-1 don't know! I've always been poor, and I've never bud pretty things, und I want them. I want to go Into the ballroom all In chiffon and pearls Instead nf In my old wblte dresses nud my Utile chain with the gold heart. Think of it, Dickie— I've never had any Jewel but Unit, and 1 wnnt Jewels. Every girl wants them, and Mr. Dorlng could give them to me." But Richard was not listening. He took out his watch. •'.Mnrcln." he said In a practical way, "have you had your breakfast?" She looked up surprised. "Why this change of subject?" she faltered. "Becnuse you're tired and nervons. and I don't think you nre capable of saying what you think." he said. "I am going to lake you over lo the Inn. We'll lirctikfost on the liluh*. nnd Ceclle will make us nn omelet nud some perfect coffee, and we ahull hnve a basket or while rolls, Will ynn go?" "Why. of course." said Marela un- rertiilnlj*. "Bui I' was such a funny thing for you in Hlhili nf breakfast— rlgV iif.ter vou pi'*ipnset1 to me." "You've beurd uf bread and cheese and kisses," said Klchard fippantly. "Well, this Is a case of adoration aod omelet. Coiue on. Marela. mine." "I'm not yours." "You're going to be." said Richard, ahd he picked up their bags and started. The Inn waa a little French place where delectable mealo were served to those who tired of the regular hotel fore and where, it was whispered, certain gay souls sat somewhat laleat night. This morning Ceclle, tbe trim landlady, met them at the door wltb radiant welcome. They sbould have the j omelet and coffee—such coffee! And away she went, smiling, while they settled themselves at a table on tbe porch. Through the window they could see Into the dining room, where tbere was one table not yet cleared of the half empty bottles, as well as other evidences of s midnight feast. Half sprawled across the table lay a man asleep. Marela. peeping through the window, snid. "He evidently doesn't know It's morning." Richard nodded; "Let's wake him up." And he began a silvery tattoo wltb his knife on the glasses. The man yawned, stretched and raised n face red and sodden. , Marela caught at Richard's arm. "Why," she whispered, "why, Richard —It'B—Dorlng!" But before Richard could answer Dorlng. stumbled out on the porch, gave one look at Marela and fled. Then Marela looked nt Richard. "You knew." she snid, "that be was here?" He laid his hond on hers. "I knew." he told her, "tbat he was no fit mate for you. Marela. And 1 wanted you to see. What would his money amount to If you had lo put up with that?" He pointed to the wine bottles ln the otber room. Sbe shuddered. "I-I didn't really Intend to marry hlm-be-cause 1 don't love him. Richard." "And you didn't mean whnt you said about wanting money?" be questioned eagerly. Her eyes met his bravely. "Yes. 1 do like money. Dick. But I wouldn't sell myself. I couldn't marry without love." "Neither would I." sold Dickie boldly. "So when are you going to marry rae. Marela?" Sbe laughed. "In the spring per- baps." "As If I'd wait," sold Richard masterfully. "After breakfast we'll go back to the links. And If I win the game you'll have to marry me In October, and If you win I'll wait until spring." So bnck through the clear September nlr tbey jvent and played nine holes. And Morels did ber best. But a woman is only a woman, and Dick was famed for his good gnme. And so. nfter all, the wedding came at tbe end of tbe summer. SIRES AND SONS. The Same Stock. People who knew tbe Huntley family, "root aud branch," always snid that there could be only one other person In the world as blunt nnd tactless as James Huntley, and tbnt was bis cousin William. James lived in New York and William In Bostou. One day James uppeared at William's bome just at dinner time. "Well, this Is a surprise!" said William.. "You're tbe last person In tbe world 1 should bare expected to see tonight! Uot tired of home?" "You wouldn't have seen me If I could bare got through my business In time to catch the il o'clock train," said James. "1 tried burd enough." Tbe cousins looked cheerfully at each otber nnd were quite unaware of the frantic efforts made by Mrs. William to guide Ibe conversation luto a smooth channel. Seated at last at tbe dinner table aud attacking the roast beef, the host suld: "If I'd known you were going to drop In on us tbls way. without warning. I'd have ordered a better dinner." "Don't trouble about thut." said James heartily. "It does well enougb. and next time I'll be sure tu let you know beforehnnd."-Youth's Companion. Proposals In Holland. A very nice girl made me ber confidences concerning Dutch youth. She wus not engaged-no. and for all excellent reason. There had lieeu no Ice for two yeurs. The canals never once had frozen over—ergo, there hud been no chnnce for the engagements, whlcb in Holland are made un Ihe ice, where suddenly no stiff conventions eilst und girls and young men are free to nilugle as we do. Her sister hud become n young Indy In a fortunate but very cold year, nnd ber engagement hud taken place nt once, nud sbe now lived In America, 1 sow ner once. -Her bnlr had been loosened to a brave pompadour, she wore her wnlst long nnd loose, and she hnd joined a woman's club. My friend, the unmarried one. had once done an awful thing. It bnd nearly upset the family. She hnd wnlked alone a square with a very "old mnn nf forty" whom she had met many times at her grandmother's!- Harper's Bazar. The Old Reason. "I can'l see how so mnny men stand It to eat In n cheap nnd noisy and untidy restaurant." "I suppose the explanation Is as old as Adam." "What's thnt?" "The craving for food."-Cleveland I'lnln Dealer. Too Long For Her. "When I hnve Stll.WKI In the hnnk 1 will nsk you to marry tne," be snid. "I belong to s long lived family." replied the sweet girl, "but I can't bop* to live as long as that." - Life. Herbert Henry Asquith, prime minister of England, waa born ln Yorkshire In 1S5_ and waa a prize scbolur at Oxford university. Alfred H. Booth of Worcester. Mass.. has been organist at St Multbew's church for thirty yeara and iu that lime has missed but one service. Speaking In Toronto recently. Dr Wilfred T. GrenfeU. the Labrador physician-missionary, outlined bis project ot erecting In St John's, N. F„ a home for seamen and fishermen. Henry Savage Landor. the English explorer, who will soon make an attempt to reach the south pole, is or tbe opinion - that Lieutenapt Shackleton failed through having a cnmlier- some and unnecessarily large expedition. It Is estimated tbat General Lu's Terrnzas, the richest man ln Mexico, has not less than $200,000,000. Ills pro|ierty holdings are located chiefly In the state of Cblbuahua, but be also hns large Investments tn other parts uf the republic. He Is the greatest hind nnd live stock baron tu tbe world, ll Is snid. Judge Robert Scott Lovett. who succeeds the late E. H. Harrimnn. was a plowboy before he entered tbe rail- mud service. He was born • in 18.7.1 near Shephard. Tex.; worked on the farm, tben In a neighboring store and at last for the Houston East and West as local agent. Once In the railroad business and admitted to tbe bur bis advance was rapid. The Duke nf tut Abruzzl Is thirty- six yenrs of age. and be has broken ail climbing records by his ascent ot Bride peak. In the Himalayas. 24.(100 feet high and the highest mountain climb ever recorded. He wns the first man to ascend Mount Ruwenzofl. in the border of Legnnda and the Kongo Free State, while his arctic feats are among tbe most notable ot the day. PETS OF GREAT LADIES. Some Curious Affectations of London'a Social Favorites. Some pretty rough things hnve been Mill about liie affectations ot English ai'istiH'i'iicy from time to time, but the recent accounts ot their household pets | are Ubout us Incomprehensible us any JUST IN TIME. if their otber foibles. The grey bound English Etchings. London has fifteen medical schools. Burglary wns a capital offense In England till 1829. Births of English children used to be laxed-a duke 130 and "a common person" 2 shillings. In one year the number of taxlcahs tn London hns more than doubled, nnd tbe burse drawn cab will probably soon be extinct. No fewer thnn 20(1 persons lost their lives In tbe mines of Lancashire. Eng land. Inst yenr as agulnst nn average aniiuni mortality nf 140 In recent years. It Is uot often thnt a gate Is mnde out of a window, much less out of a prison window, hut the gate of St Cedd's churchyard. Canning Town East Loudon, was at one time a window In old Newgate prison. Electric Sparks. A galvanic cell bus been Invented which generates an alternating cur- rent. The electric lighting Industry Is represented In tbe lulled States by 5.2IH companies and municipal plains. Electric laundries are being installed on the big ocean liners, where an tbe washing, drying aud Ironing are dune by electricity. •/- In a receut tert of a new Merman high speed telegraph apparatus 2,suu distinctly recorded words were Iruus. mil ted 4110 miles In five minutes. A new application ot tue electric light bath consists of u halt cylinder, studded with Incandescent lamps, whicli may lie placed over a |iersoii lying In bed. the light beiug botb radiated and reflected to bim. Household Hints. A bare broom splinters matting badly. , If you bnve no long handled, soft brush make a gray canton flannel covering for top of broom. All Ihe cooking utensils should be washed with soda Immediately after tbey have been used, which will remove every trace of grease. When running dales, flgs or raisins through tbe food cbupiier. add a few drops of lemon Juice. It will do much toward preventing Ibe fruit from clogging ihe chopper. If you ciinnul use a scrub brush to get Inlo all parts of the refrigerator when cleaning II, try using u small. Bt If) paint brush fnr the purpose. It reaches the corners. The Art of War. Although work bas nnt yet been begun on twn 2II.ISKI tun battleships fnr the Ainerlcnn navy, exiM-rts nf the navy department already are figuring on 30,0011 ton vessels. The Austrian army Is trying nnt a range finding rifle bullet wblch Is hollow ond carries a snlislunce whlcb gives off a puff of smoke when tbe bullet strikes anything hard. For overhead firing against airships a Merman Inventor has brought out a shell wltb n ninge of 20.(100 feet, giving off ii light by nlgbt and a smoke hy duy, so iliul Its course may be traced. Train and Track. The death record nf the railroads In New South Wales Is one in seven 'years. Copper tula's are preferred tn vied In locomotive hollers by many European ex|H'rts. Chinese rnllwny enrs bnve push buttons for fissl or refreshments, which nre promptly answered by Imy waller*,, The li'iu|H'riiture uf ibe lire ot u ilipv. lug locomotive hns liccu ilclcriiinieil to In- lil.llflU degrees in a specil nt Nilrir one miles nn Hour anil l'.'.huu it I u sin-ell nl nineteen miles. nud the long, silky eared spaniel are things of Ihe post. The Ducbess of Marlborough Is said to bave n special fondness fur serpents. She spends days nlso in the park ut Blenheim with the gazelles, which bi her society seem to forgei tbelr traditional shyness. Her other pets are grotesque looking pell- inns, which muy be seen uhuut the shores of the ponds. Lady Warwick, the titled Socialist leader, eapecially loves while animals, aud In ber grounds at Warwick are white peacocks, all kinds uf white birds, even a wblte elephant. Her special treasure is a white parrot whicli Is said to be more thuu a century old. Lady Cadngnn has a famous collection of snakes. She Is able to drape some of tbem about her in sucb a way that they serve as jewelry. Among her pets are two trained lizards. Ludy Cotlenbam nurses wttb great care het dormice, and Lady Churchill Is said to be bapplest when ber crocodile Is near her. Lady Hope's pet Is an ape from Senegal, while Mrs. Hose Hubbard, one nt the most popular ot the women ln Mrs. Keppel's set ralseB geese. Miss Itose Houghton, one of the most liked of the unmarried girls In London society. Insists upon taking to all the houses that will allow her a hyena that sbe brought from Constantinople and hns tamed. .'■ A NEW MATTRESS. Foreign Affair That May Be Worthy of a Trial. It has often been said I bnt thousands of people live' and die without ever having known tbe luxury ot sleeping upon a really comfortable bed. for, strange as it may seem, the proper cure of beds slid bedding is one of tbe pet economies of the English housewife, writes a London cor respondent. Her French sisters set her a better example, for at this time of the year every good housewife In France Is employed in the overlooking and the thorough cleansing and remaking of ber household mattresses, which, according to the latest hygienic theories, ore veritable traps for collecting dust and dirt An Improvement upon this state of affairs bas lately been Introduced in the form of a new sanitary mattress tbat does away with the need ot this yearly overhauling. Its Inventor has bit upon ihe plan of arranging some thousand coppered steel springs Incased In Ingenious woven calico pockets thnt are kept In place by rigid fastenings, so that each works Independently without coming in contnet wlih the other, the whole being Incased In horsehair. These new sanitary mattresses nnt only Insure perfect rest, but tbey absolutely prevent tbe entry of dust or otber objectionable matter. At Ihe same lime the new mattress is perfectly ventilated, so that It Is always kept pure and fresh, and It should be a boon to hundreds of housewives. rhe Squire Waan't Actually Nigh, but He Waa a Little Close. ! Tbey were discussing tbe salient! 1 traits of old Squire Mregsou's cbarac- i | ter, tbe funeral being a thing of the i past. "Suine way or 'nother, between j I bis goln' un' the bury In', nobody felt ; j free to speak." Abel Nutting had Said ; as an Introduction to his remarks.' "It seemed iiiure'n likely be'd come to j again au' call us to account same as* | usual." '•He wna'free to gi>e to pbylantbrupy an' the church," said Barton Sedgwick wben his turn enme; "but in the fain'- j ly circle 1 called him kind o' close. 1 won't go so fur's tn say he was actu'l- ly nigh; but be ccrt'nly was klud o' close." , "As bow?" Inquired three voices In unison. They all had plenty of Instances of the old squire's "closeness," but It wus Barton's privilege to speak first he1 being a cousin once remnved. "Well, I wns there to a Sunday dinner with hlm last December," said Barton slowly. "He Invited Sally an' me, same as always, once a year, ' "Well, S.;lly bad One o' those stuffy colds Ibat make yon feel worse'n If yon had pneiimony, an' she vowed she wouldn't go. She said she couldn't taste anything anyway, an' the mere thoughts o' his cold pork an' boiled potatoes went nguinat her. But ahe wanted I should go for policy, same as all us relations went an' I did. » "Well, when 1 got then an' told squire be said, 'Sally not comln'!" an' clipped it right out lntp tbe kitchen, lenvln' the doors open all the way. "■Here.' he said to old Jane Wills, that cooked nn' done for blm, 'hare those potatoes boiled soft yet? That's good. You lift out,Mis' Sedgwick's potato, nn' It'll be Just right to try tor my breakfast tomorrow,' he said, 'tor Mis' Sedgwick Is kep' at home With a cold. Lift it ont careful! That's right!' "An' when he come back to' me be was all creased up with smiles, be waB so pleased with himself." TALES OUT OF SMI LADY CARDIGAN IS OUTSPOKEN IN HER MEMOIRS; SEEING UNDER WATER. Hat Supporter. Tbe Illustration shows a hat supporter. You muy wonder what tnls curious edifice Is Intended for, but when you are let Into the secret ynu will at once realize its worth. It is used in a hntbnx to bold up tbe present style of enormous chapeau. wltb its profuse underbrlm trimming and the long, drooping ostrich plumes. Thus It prevents these costly trim- mlugs from being crushed when trot The Refraction of Light and tha Limiting Angle of Vision. One of tbe most peculiar things In connection wltb lite under water Is wbat Is known as tbe limiting angle of vision. Tbis applies to fishes, divers, submarine crews und, In fact, any beiug possessing tbe power uf sight aud desiring to look through the water at objects In tbe air. Tbe effect Is uot due to a defect in vision, but to tbe refraction or bending of light and no telescope or otber optical Instrument can get nround It. Tbe effect consists of tbe impossibility of seeing anything ou the- outside unless tbe observer directs his line at sight within forty-eight degrees of Ibe vertical. If n forty-nine degree angle or over is taken, the surface, no matter how clear tbe water Is, acts as a perfect mirror and reflects Objects at tbe bottom of the water, thus not allowing anything on tbe outside to be seen. The consequence of this property Is the most startling of all, for everything on tbe outside can be aeeu and thus has tn be seen In tbe cone descriljed by tbe forty-eight degree angle from the eye. Tbls shows all outside objects huddled together and appearing high In ulr. Thus, If one dives into the middle of a wide river, on looking up tbe banks will appear close together, but at a great distance trom tbe observer, high In air. This angle'is called the "critical" angle and of course varies with tbe two media In contact. If one desires to make the experiment a square glass box or an aquarium will nnBwer very well. Suspend this from the celling or support It ou a wall bracket and look under it nt*un angle. The-'phenomenon will lie observed as Indicated. The elenrer the water and the stronger the light tbe more clearly will' things appear. BAT SOPPOBTER. In use. The hat rest is made nut of two embroidery hoops, one a hnlf inch smaller than the other. Tbese are connected by three standards, made of cardboard, corset steels, whalebone or Ihln strips of wood. Standards and rings are closely bound wltb ribbon, and Ihe joints, where the hoops nre sewed tn tbe standards, are hidden beneath smart little bows of ihe ribbon. The "rest" Is now n Ihlng of beauty und Is ready to be a joy. If not forever at lenst for ns lung as tbe present fashion In bats lingers. The Professional Woman. Mrs. L.vdlu Kiiigsinlll snid at the recent quinquennial congress of Ihe International Council of Women: "The pruteiiKluiiiil womnn-ibere nre sou.- mm ol hoi In ihe United Stoles. Of all sell supporting women she Is the ablest nnd iiiosi successful^ She bns declined tn lie n hewer uf wood nud a drawer of water nnd bus dared lo earn ber living by her brain. The professional woman hns been making experiments Him will (■veniunll.v be of grent vulue in all women She has been n sort of occupation explorer, fludlng mil wbat lines of (bought and worn nre most snliiilile and coiigctil.il. Her motto has been, '"'Hen III doubt try It.' and even net ifnllureK have thus been cducl- ilulial." Why He Was a Heathen. Sir Arthur Kanaka w related an amusing story of a Mohammedan servant wbo when aaked his religion, replied: "Beg pardon, srir, I'm » heathen." When asked by his muster wbnt he meant by a heathen tbe man answered: "Beg pnrdnn. snr, a worshiper of stocks and stones." "Confound It." remarked the master, "I can't keep a man like that In my service." To which came tbe Immediate rejoinder: "Beg pardon, sar. In your highness' service no lime to worship anything!" —London Noes. He Spoke Too Soon. . A well known business man attended his daughter's commencement exer- clses at an eustern college. He had been greatly pleased with the beauty nnd dignity of the exercises and was discoursing to bis wife upon the relln- lng Influences or college life. Suddenly his Impressive monologue was cut short. A girl In cap and gown came dashing down the steps of the main hall waving her diploma and shouting, "Educated, by gosh!" Not Anxious. "Ynu have qulle n number of tbe pools." said (londhy. who wns Inspecting WiMidby's library. "Ah. there's "Browning! Iln ynn understand him?" "No; 1 don't." said Woodhy. ■» "Ah." Bald Mondby, continuing nil examination, "have you Praed?" "Certainly not What's the use of praying?. I ain't anxious to under- (land him." True honor leaves no room fnr hesitation or doubt- fluUrch. Famous Victorian Belle Gives Some- Remarkable Peeps Into the Society of the Last Reign—Husband Led' the Light Brigade's Celebrate. Charge — Disraeli's Bad Breath-- Siaps at Royalty. In London society even the budget, has been obliged to render up first puce, ior tile time being, to Lauy Cardigan's book. There is one thin_ at ieuB( to say for the production,, whicn pertains .to be the, life audi doings of the Countess of Cardigan, and Lancaster, aud her friends aim. acquaintances, and that is, it will sell.. In fact we ure told that the bookshops in the better portions ol London are fairly teeming with peopic anxious to obtain copies of this remarkable work. There is something almost uncanny: in Uie thought that the authoress oi. this book— still enjoying life, still without a pang oi indigestion,, with the powers of satirical observation and" enjoyment which this book shows— can remember personalities who seem- to us the legendary figures of historv —too legendary to realize as having* f0 §_jfi_ 1" M ____h Ys_ ^"-ss^^ 1 LADY CARDIGAN. been seen by our own contemporaries, and us having lived jmd had their' being like other people. But here ihcy come forth irom their tombs and their niches, and once again walk the earth, with Lady Cardigan maki a' them give "ghastly grins as she rj- counts and recalls their flirtations, their rivalries, their physical delects,. nidi' uuveiitures, now turcica!; lioy tragic. tint husband. Lord Cardigan.was in cuuimund of the famous Six Hundred wlien they made—"Oh, the wi.d charge tney made"—in the Crime..n war. "I have often," says Lady Cur- oigan, "been asked whether he con- hui-d to me anything particular ub.mt the Charge of the Light Brigade, b..u the truth is that he never seemcu to- attach uny importance to the part ha piayed." [ This ia her own story of how she- came to marry Lord Cardigan, Inn-- lirst Ludy Cardigan died on the morning of July 12, 1856, and this iB what. happened: "Un the morning of J my 12, lb58, I was awakened at seven o'clock by a loud knocking at tne front door. It was Lord Cardigan. I had just time to slip on my dressing- gown when he came into my roo.n, and suid: 'My dearest, she's deui.;. let 8 get married at once'." The writer oi these Recollections actually refused Disraeli's offer of marriage ln 1873 Disraeli, left a widower,, proposed to her, "I had known Disraeli all my liie, and I liked him very well. He hud, however, one drawback, so far ae 1 was concerned, and that was hij breath—the ill odour of politics, pei- haps! In ancient Bome a wife could divorce her husband if his breutli. were unpleasant, ahd had Dizzy lived in those days his wife would havii been able td divorce him without any diihculty. I was wondering whether I. could possibly put up with this unfortunate attribute in a great man when- I met the King, who was graciously pleused to ride with me. In the cours.i of our conversation, I told him about Disraeli's proposal, and' asked him whether he would advise me to accapi it, but the King Baid he did not think the marriage would be a happy one: ior me." "There is realism for you," com. ments Mr. O'Connor. "The dazzling romancer, the most daring and sue- cessful adventurer—except Napoleon —in history. The man who made an ancient Queen into an Empress, who subdued and led the ancient aristocracy of England — climbing to th; Premiership of the greatest oi empires from a Jewish home and a law-, yer's office—there he Btands beiore us, belittled, shamed, and made almost sordid and abhorrent by this crdel and undazzled female observer, ai simply a man with a foul breath." Side by Bide with these anecdotes and sketches oi people, bitten into copper with vitriol, there run—with delightful female inconsequence- naive confessions of her own charms, the havoc they played in many hearts ■, and the impressions of some of her admirers would have made them turn in their graves ii they could have read them, il regions beyond j_e skies enjoyed the luxury of a Lending Library. Now and then this audacious chronicler drags down an eminence from the pedestal. She meets a royalty; "The old Duchess o( Cambridge was one oi the house party at Egerton Lodge, and she very good-naturedly' offered to take care of me on my jour-, ney to London, as we were both leaving the' Bame day. We traveled together, and, .directly the tram started, the duchess opened a large reticule and took out a German sausage, which' she devoured with great relish, cutting slices off it with a silver knife, with which she transferred them to her mouth." THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 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The action of the oil is instantaneous and its application' is extremely simple. Dressed in the latest nnd most improved motorcycling coBtume, with goggles nil complete, the motorcyclist gaily toot-tooted his wny toward the Zoo. Suddenly he slackened, dismounted, and said to a small, grubby urchin: "I say, my boy, am I right for the Zon?" Th" boy easped at ao strange n sight and thought it must bo some new animal for the gardens. "You mny be all right if they havei a spare cage," he said doubtfully, when he could find his tongue; "but you'd stood a better chanst ii you'd only had a tail!"—Answers. It is better to be a financier of kingdoms than a king of finance. "Do you think Unit policeman on our heat ever does u thing to earn liis money?" "You bet I do, and a goc., fat, juicy tip besides. Hi's been tho cause of our cook staying with us for the last seven years."—New York Herald. George Washington, hatchet in hand, had just concluded the famous interview with his father. "It's lucky," he remarked n the nired man, "that I went after a cherry tree instead of the North Pole. Otherwise my motives and veracity would have been subjects of controversy lor gen- ertltions."—Washington Star. I SILENT LEGISLATORS. Members ef British Commons Who Never Speak. Most members of the British Parliament think it incumbent upon them to do a little talking in the House, if it be only to almost empty benches, in order that their constituents may have the pleasure of reading their weighty utterances in the local paper. But, although Parliament is often taxed with loquacity, yet there are members in the present House who have done their duty faithfully by their constituents, but have never opened their lips to say a single word. It is more than probable that they : have been quite as efficient representatives of their constituents as the member who is always trying to catch the Speaker's eye, and it is possible that the business of the country would be expedited if there were more ol these silent members. Some Parliamentary families are, indeed, noted for their ailence. Probably no family has had more of its representatives in Parliament than the Tollemaches of Cheshire. But they have never been talkers. Indeed, there died not long ago one ol them who has sat for over thirty years in Parliament and had been known to raise his voice only once in debate during the whole of thut period. -The M.P. who was actually known aB "The Silent Member" was Mr. W. Bramston Beach, who was for some time "Father oi the House," and who sat for an agricultural division in the southwest oi England. He was in Parliament ior forty-six years, and during the whole of that time .was only known to speak on six occasions. He was not, however, a taciturn man, but he was often heard to declare that too much time was wasted in the House by talk, and he was determined not to add to the hulk of it. The present Father of the House, Sir John Kennaway, a typical English gentleman oi the Sir Roger de Coverley pattern, ia another silent member. Certainly he has made spcecheB in the House, but when he rises he is listened to with the respect which he deserves, but although he has been in Parliament for iorty years it may be pretty saiely said thot his speeches combined would not make a very large pamphlet. Nevertheless, few members have done their duty by their constituents in a more conscientious, loyal, and wise manner than Sir John Kennaway. It would almost appear as if one chance oi becomini* Father of the Commons was dependent upon exer- •cising a vory wise discretion with regard to speech, for Sir Charles Bur- rell, who was "Father" at a period preceding Mr. Beach, and who held a seat in the House for over sixty years, was distinguished by the eloquence oi his silence. It is a remarkable lact that Sir Charles never dared to riso and address the House except once in al! those sixty years. The exciting, imiiortant, aud attractive subject which induced this reticent M.P. to brenk hia "duck" was the introduction bf a bill providing that housemaids »h< aid not bo compelled by their employers to clean windows Irom the outside. But ever Sir Charles' great ient of silence has been beaten, for General Forester, who represented thj notable constituency of Much Wrnlock for nearly fifty years, never jnee allowed himself the luxury ri speech in Parliament! It is said that all sorts of devices and plots were started, both by his admirers and detractors in order to induce or coJipel him to address the House at 1 jast once, but all these plots signally iuiled. "Bob's" Defeat In India. It is not generally known that nil through his military career Lord Kob its, who has just celebrated his seventy-seventh birthday, has been one of the finest riders in the army. In his younger days he was nicknamed "Jehu," "because he rideth furiously," and his prowess in the saddle has repeatedly astonished the fit— ti.'st and hardest equestrians in the kingdom. Apropos of Lord Robert's fondness Ior children we recall a curious adventure he met with one day in India. Wliile visiting one of the native bazaars a pretty littio child, the two-year-old daughter of the shopkeeper, ran into tho shop. Tho temptation proved too much for "Bobs," nnd he caught the little one in his arms nnd pretended to carry her off. The child's mother, thinking he was kidnapping her baby in earnest, rushed upon him with the impetus of a tigress's leap. She snatched the ter. rifled child from him, and, inveighing him in her native tongue, drove the astonished hero of a hundred fights out of doors. "That day," says Lord Ri borts when he tells the story. "1 was defeated in India I" Hew He Fooled 'Em Frank Nelson, former state superintendent of pub'ic instruction of Kansas and "Cap" Gibson, the veteran record clerk in Auditor Nation's office, are great friends. Nelson is now president of a Minnesota college. When Nelson was still in the state- house, he and Gibson had a talk one day about teaching school. "I was orce a school teacher," volunteered Gibson. "Is that so?" asked Nelson. "How long?" "Yes, I fooled 'em thirteen years," replied "Can." " 'How was that?" asked Nelson. "Oh," said Cap, "I ouit when teachers had to qualify"—Kansas City Journal. Not Bright to Him Don't get down in the mouth, old mnn," snid the optimist, "look on the brierht side of things." • "That's all very well," mournfully renliid (he sufferer, "hut what is the bright side of a gumboil?" She—"I have jitBt discovered that the diamonds in the diadem you gave me last year nre false." He—"Why. then the'y just suit your golden hair."—Meggendorfer Blaetter. Physiological "Effle," said Margie, who wsa laboriously spelling words from a first reader, "how can I tell which is a 'd' and which is a 'b'?" "Why," replied Effle, wisely, "the 'A' has its tummy'on its back."—Tit- Bits. ' Mother—"Were you good at the party?" Six-year-old—"Yes.'" Mother—"You didn't ask twice for anything at the table?" Six-year-old—"No, I didn't. I asked once and they didn't hear me, so 1 helped myself." Mistress—"Now, remember, Bridget, the JonscB are coming to dinner tonight." Cook—"Leave it to me, mum. I'll do my worst! They'll never trouble you again." Doctor (to his cook, who is juBt leaving)—Well, Mina, I om sorry, but I can only give yon a very indifferent chnracter"—Well, sir, never mind. Just write it like you do your prescriptions." a _____^_— Tomm"y (during a temporary lull in the conversation)—"I say, ma, isn't it a pity you haven't trot the toothache instead of poor Jane?" Ma—"Gracious me; why dear?" Tommy—"Why, cos you enn tnke yours out, and she can't."—The Sketch. r DODD'S ''>, fKIDNEY^ t/h PILLS 4 \. BR.^eyMArilA*^-'* W. N. U„ No. 770. Unequal Housing. In England and Wales we find that the 20,000,000 acres of possible housing land is utilized by the 32,600,000 of population as follows: Seven and a half million people are spread over 19,900,000 acres, 12,000,000 people take up 162,000 acres, and the remaining 13,000,000 live on 48,000 acres. The one-roomed dwelling is bad, an excessive numbir ol families to the acre is bad, the absence of playing sites and brenthing-sptc■« is bad; but when all these evils exist together, as so often happens, tile struggle is awful. Well-K'-own on the Wolds. Willinm Moor*, a postman, who died roc 'nt y ot Hovingham, near Mi'.lton, England, is said to have walked 220,000 miles during the Iorty yer.rs ho wr.? in the service of the postofi'ce department at Malton. Only once did he fail to make his long daily journey across the Wolds with his letters. That was in the-great storm of February, 1800, when the snowdrifts were twenty leet deep. He—"Have you anv reason for doubting whnt T say?" Fhe—"V.-.a, 1 have." Ht—"What is it?" She—"I don't believe you." 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"ttaieuce 8lrBu|i,'r"«eelt*B.'' supplied la Bridal) Millers hi Sout* Africa. Far all Threat umt »'.»•* TraaMm, Vlaarlaf, Laeafe, AbMieeaaa, Ole* Saras, Plaore. Palate, aula Diaeaaea, Keeaaae, riaaplee, stiff J« ate, Rhaanatlam, Lamkafe, Sprains, Hralsea, file., <*■!», tore real aaa l>reet Bum. toidbyBnesgMaVtM. Ti.lt (MM. Why Actors Wear Long Hair. Marshall Hall,,K.C, nt the Inst dinner nl the Playgoers' Club in London, referred to an early statute uader which [■/'tors found wandering were li. able to be branded through the right ttui, anu suld that Unit was the reason so many members ol the theatrical profession still wore their hair long. Thoy wanted to conceal thai particular decoration. Alter a visit to a famous entomologist, whose wonderful microscopes have proved that there ia nlways some living being to hn found preying on the Inst of the minutest creature last seen, an English writer turned to him nnd Raid: "I came hern, believing myself, nn individual; I leave knowi self to ho a community."- Companion. Ja'Wl BLACK KNIGHT STOVE POLISH "Black Knight" Stove Polish waa made for women —made to save them work, worry and weariness. "Black Knight" is the eeey-to-shine Stove relish. Just a few light rube, with cloth or brush, brings a brilliantly black polish that lasts. It's ready to use —no mixing—no soiling hands- no dirty work—and cheaper than any other because it goes farther and you get a bigger cau for ioc. Orl "Ulack Kalshl" al your liakr'a—or sead inc. for a laige Mn free poatpald. i r. I. MUIT C*. tOOTD, These arc thc melanchol the old problem recurB rubbers this winter or le; wet? jFTyr.'i-Bswc-v rgr^^y-qrak-j. r. XffX, REPORTER, SEW MICHEI,, J&RITJSH COLUJtWA. "In and Around Town Shawville, II. M. McOuin Que., iu here. Tiie C. P. R. haa closed the camp up the Elk for the winter. A. Weigart (Dutch Charley) was down this week from Elk Prairie.' Frank Harmer is going to work with hia I earn for Strong & Forester in their camp. The Miner's Union is figuring on a hall and store. Tho vote for the 'same takes place ori fhe 39th.' J. S. Thompson, of the Groat Northern railway, will act as customs broker at this port of entry. The Custoitu House is opening in ,the Great. Northern station with" G. Ellis, of Fernie, as eollecto**. There will be a shooting match for chickens at the fiock Cut on Christmas morning, beginning ut ten o'clock. Bill Esinine will be down from his traps on Christmas, on his way to Pittsburg, where he is going ivith R. M. Narboe. Fred \V. Swain, of praubrook, the flrst J. P. in Michel, is visiting his old friend Chris. Maurer at the Kootenay this week. W. E. Bullock, of Bremerton, a former resident here, dropped off the other day on his way to Quobec. He will stop off again on hjsretui'n. The winners in the raffle, hold in the Kootenay hotel on Dec. 20th, are: 1st, No. 320, Qorbin \0. Cpm- ;iie; 2nd. No. 127, Jenkoiisons, Michel. Provincial nonstable Morris has inspected the milk ranches of A. C. Murray and- Win. Weaver, and found eyerying in first-class sanitary condition. Master Walter and Marie Beatty are home from Western panada College and the Convent, palgary, to spend tho Xmas holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wright. Presents from the Christmas Tree will be given out between one aiid six. All children holding tickets must he there in person in order to receive their presents, The distribution takes place in'Craliaii'sIIall. The Triles Wood Co. announces that on New Year's morning from 10 to 11 they will he pleased to sop every boy and girl in Mioljel at iheii* store, and will present each with a package of candy, nuts and •fftiifr. E. Estabrook has Ipft for the ■joust, en route fqr Alaska. He will look over the hunting grounds there for big game and if not satisfactory will endeavour to turn tl).. tide of big game hunters into our liioiin- tiri'.is. On Sunday last Willie White- house made his first appearance in public ut Michel Methodist Church, jlis playing un the violin vas much appreciated by tho whole congregation and rello.'.to I great pyodit on his teacher, J. Bauer. The Provincial government has at last decided to strictly enforce the Fir* Kscitpo Act, .which cull* for (ire escapes on all public buildings, hotels, etc., over two stories, and all public buildings to havo floors opening outwards. A. J. MJjCool, uf the Great Northern hotel is one of the first to comply with tbo above ict, already having men nt work. English Church Service There will lie Holy Comunion on 'Ihristtnas day in Ihe school room, New Michel, at 18 a. ni. . A. B. N. Orowihor, cilrate in charge, Bengough's Speil People who missed Bimgough'H iinteitlinme.it, on Monday night-, missed Homothing that if they only knew how good it was will always regret their absence. His local cartoons alone were well worth the price of admission, whilo his el. meter sketches worn just . 80 iin^J thrown in. Tho editor hue had I pleasure of being acquainted wil J. W. for the past 3r) yeurs anil nj numerous occasions has wii liis handicraft and art; and decided chango from the toifleet.again ono of tho boys that ever came out of, This Spells Prosperity The'output from the mines here is steadily increasing; Last July the number of men employed was .700, today the number exceeds 1,000. The pdal conipany ii starting up abqut 100 more ovens'. Only about ond-'third of tbe ovens here have been in operation all Suinmei*, and from what wp can learn, every oven'will shortly be'in Commission. While nbt'iiotding a brief from 'fhe coal company, we may he pardoned if we eSpres's the 'hope", that this start in the right direction is permanent. 'The men have had their own'troubles, and we'are glad tb note that the prospects for the future look tso good. Nowhere along the line can be found moi'e favorable aspects than confront both tiie employer" and employee tliaii at Michel, and as time goes on tnqse tOffirt that think they are it will; hi* taking off their hats to the people of this section of thb Pass. Clark's Show Shows may come i*.nd shows may go," but Clark's goes on—licit forever, we hope not, for Chirk and his 'estimable wife deserve, a rest epme* time, and when that time omn.e"s wo look to meet them both in that home wliere'St. Peter is the entertainer, and he knows enough to issue free passes to tho press. "Next Tuesday Clark piifs on' an entire change of programme. Victoria Powell will sing and dance and the tvhole performance will be in keeping with the festive season. Turn out, and take our word for it, you'll enjoy yourselves^ From the Corner Dt?sk Early in the lull the Indians prophesied an open winter and up to now it certainly seems us though the prediction' was coining true. For the last few weeks we have hud i''o.tl weather and' there seems every prospect ol a continuation,' '« Whilst Old Michel must necessarily remain connected with the coal, there ii every opportunity for New Michel to set up; in uii entirely dill'crcnt line of busiue<. With pino clad 'mountains all around, a splendid natural drainage, abundant pure wator, magnificent scenery, and last hut not lease, a'jtood train ,-eniro, there is no reason at all why our towti should iiot take its place in ' the front rank ol Canadian lio_lt.ii' retorts." II une prominent doctor would kindly Hole the above points the trick would he done. Now, Mr. C. P. H., give tlio Kicking Horrio'a rest and' let the Crow huve a turn. - Thoro uredilliri in "Hailthorioi"— dollars and dollars and dollars ! Don't forget the sulphur springs, too! Bengough gave au A. 1. eiitertaiiime*'1 'w'liicn should have been hotter patron fed. You missed a real clover show, ljoy.. Theie was talent, willi a big T, oispla_. uii —a top notch, brainy performance, A Chrietuias toast: "Here's to Hit* dusty diamonds, May we dig tlionaaud- of tuns and make thousands of dollars." A hitler memory of 1909—The Coalman coalmen wete goalmeu. Allis!a poor Michel! How we do miss that cup from Tom Crahan's bar! For she is the Bell.' el Michel, And oh I how we all adore her. Dainty and nice, Like sugar und spice, But when we glance, Just as cool as ice, Oh 1 Khe iB a lovely girl Who sols all our brains in a whirl, Although she is tho Bell of Michel, PLEASE NOTE I Her inline isn't Laura. To canvassers lor now saloons: There's nothing like a satnplo to convince folks. Mine's a "port and ginger." It wottldd't bo a bad idea for the Editor to sculler a few pans and a gallon of ink around tltc town. Then, pc'lmps, sotne follow would find Umt he had un opinion ahout something and send it along lor another fellow to contradict. S. R, J. A Big Contract Weber yesterday delivered the toys and other goods purchased by the Michel Miner's Union for Xmas, presents'for1 tlre'children of Old and New Michel, consisting in ali, pres-J ents and candies,'of 1162 packages, and it took'five di-ay loads'to haul it. This'is, without a doubt, the, largest contract of this kind ever handled' by any merchant in the west. The "idea is unique in itself and is a very commendable custom so generously carried out by the lot*al"uliioii:""'. " Tenders for Freighting Supplies for '"' the" VuRon telegraph Like EXTENSION OF TIME rp*.IK time for rpcolvlim tenil.irs for tho fioteht- + tut* of sui-phiis (or thii Yukon TelGgrniih Line In tlio. i-oiu-do ol tile aetiHouiol 11)10, 1,111 nnd I'.il'J. isliel-nby oxu-iiilcil to '1'nesdiiy, IVInniuy IB, I'.HO. Tenders tire to bo soiilcri . aniiorsed Tender I6r P. l-kln« Siluullos,' ' and Hdilici-cd tolhoioHii'i'SlKiied. Forms ol lender lind spcrlllention ra'jy be Ob. tiiiiinl HlKt lorni ol cnnln ct soon on jdpllctltlon to Mr J.T. Thelnti. Superintendent ol Govern. ment Telegraphs, Viou-ouvor. H. C„ Mr, Win. Hendei-siin. District Superintendent Oovor ret Tc-lom-ephs, Victoria, B.C..unci Irom the Gov eminent Toli'jrrnph Agents ut Ashcroft. It. o„ Qiiosiiello, 11. C, Enzleloil. B. ft nnd Ma-rauli Creek, 11..C. ' I'orsons tendering rre notified Hint tenders will ndt be oonsidei-ed unless mtiilo on tin' lirlntoil lornissupiilli'd. and signed wlih their ictualsiKii.iliiros, w.trt their occupations ami liliioes' oi res rtences. In the case-ot films, the i.etiuil Hlffiltlturo, the nntiiro of tbo occtipution and ph-cool residuum ol eacb member oi the, firm must be given. KBChtdnde*'must bo accompanied by an accepted, cbeqtto on a chartered bank, yuyrblo to the ordnrpl the Honorable the Minister ol I'nlj. lie Wor(ts. oiiufl'l lo ten por cent UOp.c.) ol the amount ill tbo lender lor-ono year's pri-klny, whloli will be iorlfiitod If the person tonniriiiK decline to enter Inlo a contra ot wliou called upon lo do so, or Inil to completo the work cnntn-cied for. li tbe tender be uot accepted Uio choline Will be relumed. ... .The'Dcpiirtniont doos not bind Itself to accept the lowest or any tender. By ordor. ■*" NltrOLEOt* TBSS1ER, ''- Sccrotary. Department ol Public Works. "' ' . . Ottawa,December, 16,1300. Notk.—Provision Is boiriir niudo by the Gov. oriliiiotif to tho exieiit ol $j;raju. ior general re. pairs, renown 1 ol bnoges, ive., along tho trail be. tivoeu tliizietonaud Moth Ci bin, next sciisun. Qm Cent a Word Advertisements such aa For Sale, To Let, Lost Fo no W>ihted' etc,."Inserted at the unitorm rate of One Cent a Word Kuch Insertion HELP WANT|D-Hf/VtE WANTED. A OOOD CARPENTER. APPL. *r lo F.fld. Poimiliue. Now A[:cti_l, VVANTED-MJ?Cpi,LANEOUS •JECONn-IIANl) HEATERS FOR SALE. Aoplj u J. SciKie. New Micliui. liUStNESS Cnnls. Fln.Mt work in the l\in 1 * Any si/,o tiiid nny color ink yqu dwire. I'm ied«i the Heportor olllcii. * ' PQR ^Ltf [F YOU AUG IN DOUKT WHAT TO 111' 1 your imsb iid or ben yoiiiiK Jimii drop tin :OM)*'A M;iKV nnd buy u ootnhtimllnii s>- '(iniiiinimr Kftfttw, Arm lltiwls hiu) (inrtors i 1.1inW boxes. Uii'il lift t'l-i.-icd 111 over. \ SRCTION OF LAND u\M nere,> Lots 4182 mu *Y 41:0. hitiintfiltibntit four ijitlo, up Elk Hlvi* irom M!ch>l I'n'itrln (lood nbll nitd'nbntti oi we.icrn Imnk of rivor. For fu* titer pHrticulm PPly ' I.." ItE 1'OUTEU QI'KICI., Business Bringers Rtadlns Notices Inserted under thfs Heedini at the .at. of Ten Cents'*. Une, each fnHei tion. No adi Inserted amongst Locals. ■QOHT ,ON"r MISS CLAUK'S SHOW TUESDA1! JMOKE Crow's Neat Speclnl and Extra. Unln ^ Miitln OI«nr_. ■JHIPPINQTiifffi, prltitw] to order, good tongl y .look, lit tli. ItOportur ollice. IpNVELOpRS. Aiiyfinniitltv. (rood stock, wol 1J prmii'il. tit tho Uoporter nlllcc. STATEMENTS. Printed nnd pndded as yo< y wnnt th .in. at tho Reporter otllc.. T F.TTEU Hend'.. Plain or Fancy. Any colo 1J Ink. Printed uh yon llko them at Uio Ropoi lor ollice. DUINTINO Ink. Wecandec-i.-atoyoiirprliitlnj 1 jnlii with any color on-tlm-rie of tho liiifiit tnk In tho world. For fine wilor work .end yom order to the Reporter. HOTEL WALDORF FERNIE HOME OF COMFORT i j Ls. JENNINGS Proprietor UiSUE MILLS, M VNAUtiR , \ &4ND eimistetttestmtmmr^tsnsnt I ,|t.l. \i\.ttnntsntemnnnnm After the Holidays , We will have some important news for you, so Don't Forget to watch this Space WEBER The Workingman's Store New Michel
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