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L. McLeod Gould Public Stenographer Copying, Mailing, Editing, Expert Journalistic Work and Adv't Writing Accuracy, Despatch, Privacy 11208 Government Street Phone 1283 The Week a British Colombia Newspaper and Review* Published at Victoria, B. 6. HALL fcf WALKER Agents Wellington Colliery Company's Coal 1232 Gov't St. Telephone 83 |Vol. X. No. 3(/ f\^ Tenth Year THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 Tenth Year One Dollar Per Annum b UE RECOGNITION—By the time that these lines appear in print the Conservatives, not only of Victoria, of the vicinity, to say nothing of many itors from the Mainland, will be uniting do honour to Sir Richard McBride, C. M. G., Premier of British Columbia, anquet has been arranged to take place the Drill Hall in this city, the special ect of which is to show the high regard which the Premier is held amongst his stituents. The proposal to hold this ban- t, when once a definite date had been d, met with the instantaneous and en- iastic approval of all members of the servative Party. Tickets sold like wild- so that the lists had to be closed sooner was anticipated, owing to the fact that rill Hall could not be made to expand ill. During the past week, the energetic etary of the Victoria Conservative Con- jative Association, Mr. W. H. Price, has literally besieged with requests for the rvation of tickets, but a limit was hed at last, and at the moment when e words are being written, there is liter- no room for further accommodation, eature of the banquet will be that it will no wise partake of the regulation and ewhat meaningless stock-in-trade which ally characterizes these functions. This :o be no cut-and-dried, swallow-tailed rtesy, such as is frequently the allotted of distinguished personages. No! The ption to be afforded to Sir Richard this lay night is designed to demonstrate the fl which he has obtained upon the rank file of his constituents. The matter ress may be but a trifling one, but ws show which way the tide is running, the mere fact that men in morning |ss will be every bit as welcome as those appear in regulation evening costume, n itself a tribute to the universality of esteem in which Sir Richard is held. A demand has been made for seats in the lery to be occupied by ladies, which is but ther indication of the interest which is |ng felt by Victorians in this unique int. During the course of the evening ' Richard will make public his announce- nt with reference to Railway Terminals, though this pronunciation is being erly anticipated, it was not for the purse of hearing what these arrangements that this banquet was projected. It is natural result of a feeling of party loy- iy, of the wish to prove the faith felt by constituents in their leader and of n's natural desire to do honour to whom Inour is due. <AANICH PENINSULA—What is to become of Saanich Peninsula? Although few people seem to have given serious thought, there is no doubt that the near future it will present a difficult .blem. A few years ago, say four or five the most, Victoria could point with pride an area of land some thirty miles long 1 five or six wide which, beyond a doubt s capable of being made into a veritable rden of Eden; it is susceptible of the hest degree of cultivation. Here and re this cultivation had been demonstrated everything which a farmer could pro- J;e had been produced, of a quality which ild not be excelled in any other part of itish Columbia. This cultivation had :en place in a great number of localities .ttered over the whole Peninsula, and en one talked of the future greatness of ;toria, this one hundred and eighty square es of rich fertile land was regarded as greatest asset, and one which would |ure luxury for the dwellers and profit the traders, In view of this anticipated I/elopment, the B. C. E. R. Company was fed to extend its system to the north end the Peninsula. The matter was laid be- •e London directors, who were then visit- Victoria, and the outcome was seen in present extension, which will reach Union Bay this year and Deep Cove in the Spring of next year. But meanwhile a metamorphosis has taken place; it is no exaggeration to say that fifty per cent, of the cultivation has been discontinued, partly because the farms have been cut up into subdivisions, and partly because they expect to be cut up in the near future. There is very little serious farming on the Peninsula today. This summer men have not taken the trouble even to gather their crops. What is the good of slaving in an apple orchard, or a strawberry patch if you can sell it off in lots and become rich in a day? The best known orchards on the Peninsula have been neglected. Some of the best have been sold off in patches, with the result that cultivation has almost ceased and trees which, up to a year or two ago, were carefully tended and productive because they were a commercial proposition, are now diseased and decayed. And yet it is a ridiculous absurdity to suppose that the whole of the Saanich Peninsula will ever be required for townsite purposes. Subdivision lots are being bought as a rule not to build on, but to speculate with. This is proved by flie fact that many subdivisions near-in can only show perhaps half a dozen houses for two or three years' development, and if this is true of sections within two or three miles of Victoria, what shall we say of the folly of subdividing farms fifteen and twenty miles away. Victoria is growing, ancl growing fast; no paper has been more insistent than The Week in pointing out that this will continue, and for the best of reasons. No paper has spent as much money as The Week in showing the firm foundation upon which the future prosperity of Victoria depends, but that does not blind it to the folly which is now being perpetrated all over the Saanich Peninsula, a folly which is rendered almost criminal by the fact that in the remote farming sections of the Peninsula, land is being sold at prices which render it impossible for it to be cultivated at a profit, and yet buyers are being urged to acquire it on the ground that they can make a living off five or ten acres as the case may be. The Week ventures to think that the time has arrived when some public body, such as the Board of Trade, which has the true interests of Victoria at heart, should make a protest against any further alienation of the land to purposes for which it will never be required. POLITICAL PRESCIENCE—A few months ago it was announced with great particularity and with not a little of the delirium of joy, among the Liberal papers, that Sir Wilfrid Laurier was about to make a Dominion campaign, which would commence in the East and finish in the West. They did not say "rise" in the East and "set" in the West as was the case when Sir Wilfrid last made his famous tour. Nothing was said about a political programme; indeed, if one did not read between the lines, it would have appeared from the deftly worded paragraphs in the inspired Press, that the veteran statesman was just going to take a holiday jaunt, to familiarise himself with the development of the country under Mr. Borden's regime; it having been confidently predicted that development would cease as from the 21st day of September, 1911. Well, the campaign was commenced in Quebec, where the illustrious ex-Premier did not receive the hearty reception to which he was accustomed of yore, ancl where he was asked a number of difficult questions which are still unanswered. He proceeded to Ontario, where matters did not greatly improve. The Week has already pointed out how severely even his inimitable faculty of phrase-making was tested in the effort to make it appear that he really would "stand by the Motherland" and that "a Canadian Navy, built in Canada, owned by Canada, and controlled by Canada," could still be an imposing factor in the scheme of Imperial Defence; ancl then Sir Wilfrid came a cropper, literally a wheat-cropper, for it was announced, without any reason being assigned, that he had abandoned his Western tour. This might have happened for a dozen legitimate reasons; it might have been because, as he plaintively told the electors just before last election, he was getting old and weak, ancl was appealing to their consideration for the last time. It might have been owing to reports which have reached him about the unsettled character of the weather in the West; it is just possible, although not probable, that he might have been influenced by the magnificent reception accorded throughout the Western Provinces, ancl British Columbia in particular, to an illustrious Royal personage, especially as Sir Wilfrid's "bete noir," Sir Richard McBride, had figured so prominently in connection therewith, and it might have been that at last, Sir Wilfrid had received just one ray of illumination, which might be called "political prescience," for at the very time when he would have reached British Columbia, the "solid seven" Conservative members would have been sitting at the banquetting table to celebrate their victory of last September ancl the honoured guest of the occasion would have been Sir Richard McBride. The most hardened sinner in the Conservative ranks would be willing to save Sir Wilfrid from such an anti-climax; the "debacle" of September 21st was a sufficient political revenge to satisfy the most exacting. But while this may be the view of British Columbians, our friends in the prairie provinces have their own opinion on the subject, and they explain it in the following trenchant words, which are taken from the Calgary papers: "The real fact "of the matter is that Sir Wilfrid's western "trip was called off because at the time of "his trip and for some weeks previous wheat "and oats in Winnipeg had been selling any- "where from 5 to 8 cents a bushel higher "than in Minneapolis ancl Chicago, whose "grain markets Sir Wilfrid insisted to the "Canadian farmers in his reciprocity argu- "ments would be of such inestimable value "to them! Had he continued his trip "amongst the western farmers they would "have laughed in his face. Ancl yet, if Sir "Wilfrid had his way, the Canadian market "would have been thrown wide open to the "American farmer, who would then have "sold at whatever figure he might ancl cut "the ground from under the Canadian farmer's feet—have, in fact, taken the Canadian market away from its rightful owner, "the Canadian farmer. No wonder Sir "Wilfrid abandoned his western trip." MIXED FARMING—Anyone who has watched the development of the Prairie Provinces must have realised that the clay of wheat growing on the present system must come to an end, to be superseded, as thc highest authorities have pointed out, by Mixed Farming. Many circumstances have conspired to render grain practically the only" crop. This has been due to the urgent necessity for new settlers to "turn a penny" as quickly as possible, and the scratching of the surface ancl the scattering of grain were the only processes necessary to bring about the desired effect. We are told that today not more than 10 per cent, of the agricultural land of the prairies is under cultivation, and yet, already, the wise ones are casting about for the means wherewith to institute a different method of cultivation. The strongest recruit to their ranks is Sir William Whyte, who may fairly be regarded as the veteran pioneer of the West. Two years ago, speaking before the Winnipeg Board of Trade, he strongly urged that the Western settlers should begin to farm, for, said he: "They are not farmers, they are simply grain growers." He pointed out many of the advantages which would follow from this broader cultivation, not the least important of which would be the continual enrichment of the land, which is now being impoverished, through lack of crop rotation. Another very obvious advantage would be the production of many of the necessaries of life, which are now imported principally from the United States. In other words, Sir William Whyte held that before it had any right to be regarded as a serious business, farming would have tq take on a new aspect. The subject has been pointedly revived during the last few days by an instructive address delivered in Toronto, by "The Field Secretary" of the Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance, who has just returned from a six month's tour of the West. He says:—"Wheat "growing occupies a farmer's time for only "six months of the year, ancl the other six "months he "'bums.' When he has this "time on his hands he finds his way to the "bar-rooms, and learns bad habits." He said further that the country could not go ahead along educational lines as the farms i are too extensive in area ancl the farmers not sufficient in number to keep up schools. He thought the country should be split up into small farms. Without agreeing with the Field Secretary, who, by virtue of his calling could hardly refrain from exaggerating certain features of the social life of the people, The Week is prepared to endorse what he says as to the deficiency of any system which leaves the farmer with a large portion of time on his hands. It is demoralising from every standpoint; even if it does not lead, as The Week declines to believe, to the bar-room. The suggestion of smaller farms is one which will become of increasing importance every year. In British Columbia, where, of course, the conditions are very different, there is a universal movement in favour of smaller homesteads, and a general conviction that intensive farming is well within the range of practical politics. While the prairies will always be the great wheat producers of the World, there is no reason why they should produce wheat to the exclusion of other commodities, which are indispensable. The advantage would by no means be confined to the social or even the economic life of the people, ancl although it is probable that development will proceed upon the latter basis, it will not be without its influence on the former. A FATAL DEFECT —The Week would be very greatly surprised if the "fiasco" at New Westminster Penitentiary does not lead thc Attorney- General to adopt some drastic measures for the better securing of the prisoners. It is hard enough to catch the desperadoes who arc ultimately sent to the Penitentiary; it often means months of patient tracking, of vigilant search, with hair-breadth escapes, and sometimes fatalities. Il is therefore intolerable that when men of this type have been cornered, delivered into thc han ls of justice and sentenced, they should be able to get away. And yet New Westminster Penitentiary has earned an unenviable notoriety in this connection and much of the moral effect of our incorruptible administration of justice has been destroyed. In reading the account of the incident which occurred on Sunday, when Prison Guard Joynson was killed by two desperadoes, if is perfectly clear that more guards are required, ancl also that more vigilance should bc demanded from those on duty. Joynson lost his life because Guard Craig turned his back on one of the convicts, and gave him an opportunity to strike. That men of this type, sentenced for burglary, a calling which demands expertness in the use of fire-arms, can be trusted is an untenable proposition. That any considerations of gratitude or obligation would deter them from striking if the opportunity offers cannot for .(Continued on Page J.) THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 "Parturiunt montes; ridiculus mus Nascetur." —Horace A. P. Yea, verily, the mountains have been in labour and travailed much, and what has come of it? A silly little mouse. Our City Fathers have made much to-do and have protested mightily about the commission which has lately .been held into the question of the civic sewers, and the public has seen, as a result, the appearance of a report which bears a strong rescm- j blance to the body of the mouse belched forth from the flaming volcano. Personally, I don't take things very seriously, least of all the City Council. From the time that I first set foot in Victoria, I realised that this Council was a sort of permanent joke kept by the citfzens in order to afford them constant amusement. Up to the present I do not think that my original estimate made some seven months ago is very much at fault. I have a sneaking idea that quite a few members of the august body referred to will, in their inmost hearts, agree with me. But we have now arrived at the supreme joke. The sewerage question was one of considerable importance to the city; it was felt that something was wrong somewhere, and an investigation was ordered which held weighty sittings and made profound remarks, and gave the daily papers an opportunity of using up a bit of waste space—and now we have the result. We are told that there was great mismanagement, and that the City Engineer had better he given full power to hold an enquiry. * * * Now it is a funny thing, but though I know much less about sewers than the average rat, I could have made this brilliant suggestion months ago. and why it should have needed the time and attention of substantial citizens sitting in solemn session to have arrived at the same conclusion, I am at a loss to determine. I have heard two opinions voiced with regard to this same investigation; one was that the mismanagement had been so gross that in 'order to save the citizens a shock it had been adjudged advisable to hush the matter up; the other was that there was nobody connected with the investigation who was half as capable as the City Engineer uf arriving at a correct solution of the difficulty. The first conclusion was to me absurd; I could not conceive of anybody either in the Council or in the public employ of the city having sufficient brains to be crooked enough to bring off a deal worth concealing. The second conclusion was so obvious that it is not worth noticing. * * * However, let us leave such unsavoury subjects and turn to something more savoury. The quotation at the head of my article mentions mice; and mice naturally suggest cheese. It has been a long-standing complaint of mine that it is exceedingly difficult to obtain a piece of decent cheese in Victoria. I am inclined to believe that the same difficulty obtains throughout Canada. When I first reached this city I found a piece of genuine English Stilton, but it was the tail-end and it did not long survive my arrival. Since then my vicissitudes with respect to cheese have been many and varied. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to find a piece of Roquefort or Camembert, but for the most part I have been put off with Maclaren's, Swiss or Canadian Stilton. Excellent cheeses, no doubt; but not calculated to appeal to the man with a jaded appetite and with the love for something strong. True it is that there are hostclries in town where every brand is sold, but most of them are beyond my pocket. I have at last, however, been fortunate enough to find a restaurant where every variety of cheese, from cream to Limburger, is sold; and, praise the pigs, I can afford to patronize it. I will let you, dear readers, into the secret. The Balmoral Grill, which has lately been opened in connection with the Balmoral liotel, on Douglas street, keeps all kinds of cheeses; it also keeps all kinds of other good things, ancl serves them up in a splendidly appointed room by the hands of waiters who do not keep you waiting for your asparagus until your joint has grown cold. Moreover, when the meal is over, you do not have to dig down into the inmost recesses of your hip pocket, and then, with a wry face, ask whether they will take a cheque, before you pay your bill. In other words, the Balmoral Grill supplies fine viands, well cooked, well served, and at a reasonable price. I wrote a paragraph last week dealing with the questionable methods as regards good taste and decency, of the National Sales and Importing Company. That my remarks were true and unimpeachable is evidenced by the fact that up to the time uf writing I have had no call from thc local manager. But I have been informed of what I might term a new development. I referred to their victim last week under the name of John Smith, and pointed out that he had lost a day's wage in attending to a letter which purported to be to his own advantage, and had merely received a writ. It now appears that it was not the right Mr. John Smith, and I sincerely trust that more will be heard about it, and that the right Mr. John Smith will "lie doggo." * » * During the days when men ate, drank and dreamt Reciprocity, the term "Americanisation of Canada" assumed the proportions of a veritable writing on the wall. Now that Reciprocity is a thing of the past, the writing has grown dim, and the phantom has almost faded into the shades of obscurity. Almost, but not quite. A great deal of indignation has been in the past, and is being in the present, expressed at a number of Americans who are being employed on public works when British subjects of equal, to say nothing of superior ability, have to hunt their daily bread by means of temporary jobs. Of the Canadian Mineral Rubber Company I need say nothing; the case is too flagrant to need newspaper publicity. Of the Strathcona Park, however, I think that it might not be inappropriate to point out that the engineer in charge is an American, and that he is rapidly recruiting the ranks of his assistants from the other side of the line. The majority of American citizens who thus obtain lucrative posts in Canada keep their wives and families ensconced within the borders of United States territory. To them they remit a large proportion of their earnings. The Chinaman does the same to his friends across the deep sea; so does the Dago. "Nuf sed." "Verb sap." 'Tis a long worm that has no turning, and at last a worm has been found which has turned. Not with the success which it had hoped for, but with sufficient success to show that even worms, when they do turn can inflict a certain amount of injury on their persecutors. I am referring to the "Cause celebre," the result of which the Colonist so carefully tucked away in an obscure corner of its pages. Barnum, the hypnotist, who sued the Mayor and the Chief of Police, received a verdict in his fav our, and though the damages he received were only a fraction of those for which he asked, he has established a precedent, and in future it is probable that our over-zealous spiritual pastors and masters, to say nothing of their hysterical followers, will think twice before bringing influence to bear on the Mayor of Victoria and his trusty lieutenant. Mayor Beckwith is a man of brains and perception, and if left to himself would never have committed the act which has cost him the sum of $1,000; but he is too busy a man to attend hypnotic shows; he is also too sensible. He trusted to the representations of our reformers, and has suffered,' as most people do, who act in the same way. From the influence of the same people may the pigs, which I mentioned in a previous paragraph, forever keep the C_ri PTt«^l*. AT MAESTRICHT (]iy Frank Taylor) Life Guards of England, Musketeers of France, D'Artagnan, Monmouth, Churchill, side by side, Oh, the brave fellowship, the foul mischance— Tread softly here, for here D'Artagnan died. Without the mouldering wall, the vanished gate, The broken bastioiij and the moat sundncd, Still stands the demilune most desolate,— Tread softlv here, for here D'Artagnan died. If you have followed fortune, riding post, Fame for your spur, and beauty for your guide; If you have boasted, and outdone your boast,— Tread softly here, for here D'Artagnan died. If vou have thrilled beneath a woman's touch, If you have told her truth, if you have lieo; If you have loved too many or too much- Tread softly here, for here D'Artagnan died. 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Plain and Twilled Scotch Wool Blankets, Satin bound and whipped, sizes 54x81 to 78x94 $5 to $io per pair 739 Yates Street Telephone 1391 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 The Fascinating Widow. ibbles, bubbles; everyone knows John Millias' famous picture. But pies may be made of common I'll Windsor, and they may be of that finer soap which gives that irridescent hue so dear to jieart of child and adult alike, the bubble which we saw at the pria' Theatre jn Wednesday last was surely formed from [nost expensive brand of Pears'. "The Fascinating Widow" is a bubble, and yet, withal, so Iscent that its lightness and its |>ur cannot fail to appeal to even kost obtuse. I the night in question Julian El- Imade his first appearance in jia, and there was not one peril the whole of the crowded who did not hope that it would I to be the first of many succes- ppearances. Truth to tell, there stage during the first act when light that the play was doomed llure in Victoria,- and I sensed jeeling throughout the audience. 1 after the appearance of Mr. El- I with his song "The Fascinating »w," there was a feeling of op- lion; but this was speedily dis- ll when the bathing scene was jiced, and from that time on it (certain that "The Fascinating J»w" would go down as one of the luccesses produced in Victoria. |e play itself partakes of the nature as "Charley's Aunt," but can be no comparison between Penley, as the maiden aunt, Julian Eltinge as the fascinating I might qualify this by say- Ihat the actor possess the voice |e former rather than that of the In all other respects, how- the roles are so different that |>arison is impossible, though the partake equally of comedy, edy outrageous, extravagant and best friend that man has. t>art from the marvellous impers- of the star, the most brilliant Jires of the performance were the ling, the magnificence of Mr. Eire's costumes and the beauty of ■dresses worn by the ladies of tbis |pany. Another feature was the nting air of the song "Don't Go he Water," at the close of the act. \i the support I will say that Miss lir has a voice which though not lng, is singularly sweet, and her lng was of the highest order. The |ainder of the company were most illy balanced and the grotesque antics of Mr. Garvie, the smug priority of Mr. Douglas, the buoy- Ispirits of Mr. Spottswood and the fious inanity of Mr. Butler, to say ■ling of the character acting of |s Perkins, gained in equal degree enthusiastic appreciation of the lience. Shattuck Brothers. Both these were features during the early part of the week at the Crystal Theatre. In addition to the above there was an excellent series of pictures from the studio of Pathe Freres. Little has been said lately' in these columns of the fmusic at the Crystal, but it is well to the fore and presents quite a feature of the entertainment offered by the Broad street house. The Majestic Theatre. During the past week the Majestic Theatre has been running rather to tears than to laughter. There have been some most beautiful dramas flashed on the screen which, though they have had a cheerful ending, have had a most tearful beginning. It is perhaps, howeveer, well that the public should not be surfeited with overmuch comedy, and there has been a good sprinkling of pictures of the latter class together with those of scenic interest. Romano Theatre. It is not often that the writer of these paragraphs appreciates pictures which deal with the feats of Ameri- BROOKE-HOSKYN, ESQ. Itl PROMANDER WALK The Empress Theatre. is seldom that the vaudeville pa- Jis of this city have the pleasure [hearing such a delightful turn as contributed by Mr. Barney Gil- Ire. His songs of Ireland and his lh scenes afford a treat which none luld miss. The playlet this week Itook of the melodramatic order was distinguished by the excel- acfing of Mr. Edwin Maynard. |nmy Long is certainly an eccen- ■and his antics exaggerate the luliarities of his formation. Alf. lit and Weston and Leon complete \k programme. Crystal Theatre. There are many black-faced come- Ins, but there are few as funny as liter Perry; there are many clever 1,-glers, and many worse than the can arms, but in the case at least of a splendid double film at Romano's, telling the story of old Fort Dear- oorn in the early days of the last century, this opinion was entirely reversed. Here was no flaunting of the flag, and no blaring of the trumpets, but merely the story of that heroism, trial and tribulation through which the whole of this continent has achieved its present greatness. Princess Theatre. "Because She Loved Him So" pleased immensely the past week and played to very large houses. It is a story far removed from the ordinary, and pictured home life in a most natural and convincing manner. Miss Mildred Page as the jealous wife did some of the best work of her engagement, while Mr. Van Dyke in the juvenile lead, and Mr. Arthur Belasco in the character lead were both excellent. Next week the management announces the revival of that grand old play "East Lynne. There have been a great many requests sent in for this play, and Mr. Williams is sure it will prove an important event. As almost everyone has read the book, it is unnecessary to describe the plot. The cast we append in full: Lady Isabelle, Miss Mildred Page; Archibald Carlyle, Mr. Van Dyke; Barbara Hare, Miss Bessie Bruce; Richard Hare, Mr. James Conway; Sir Francis Lev- ison, Mr. Byron Aldenn; Miss Con- ny, Miss Josephine Rice; Lord Mount Severn, Mr. Arthur Belasco; John Dill, Mr. Dave Williams; Joyce, Miss Julie ivlullaicy; Officer, Mr. Ernest Howard; Little Willie, Baby Adeline. "East Lynne" all the week, Wednesday and Saturday matinee. The Pipes, the Pewters and the Snuff. Mr. Louis Napoleon Parker, the distinguished English dramatist, has laid his pretty comedy, "Pomander Walk," in the year 1805, a time when "morals were high and manners most polite." The scene is a charming spot in suburban London, "out Chiswick way," on the banks of the Thames. The play has pricipally to do with the interesting characters who inhabit a row o*f quaint Queen Anne cottages, which is known as Pomander Walk. Many of the characters will remind the auditor of several of the best known characters of Dickens and Thackeray, and in fact three of them look as if they might have just stepped out of the Pickwick Club. It has been said of Mr. Parker that he possesses in a remarkable degree the power of delineation for which these great masters of characterization were immortalized. This pretty comedy will be the attraction at the Victoria Theatre on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15th and 16th, with almost identically the same all-English cast that appeared in the comedy for one whole season at Wallack's Theatre, New York City. Sheehan English Opera Company. Joseph F. Sheehan, the great American tenor, is coming to the Victoria Theatre on Thursday, October 17th, with his all-star company, in "II Trovatore." Joseph Sheehan needs no introduction;* he is universally acknowledged the greatest of all American tenors, and his company for the past three years has been proclaimed the foremost operatic company, but this year he has .by far outdone himself, and surrounded himself with the greatest cast of stars ever heard in English opera. In selecting "II Trovatore" for the performance in this city he is giving us the greatest and the most popular opera of modern times, and in so doing has struck a responsive chord in public favor. To those who have heard "II Trovatore," the opportunity of hearing the great tenor solo, "Di Quella Pira" sung by the greatest of American tenors, of hearing the stirring "Anvil Chorus" by a company of selected voices, of hearing the world-renowned "Miserere" in the tower scene, and a score of other famous numbers, will be a welcome treat. To those who have never heard this great opera it will prove a most happy surprise. "The Chocolate Soldier." Light operas may come and light operas may go, but "The Chocolate Soldier," which Mr. Whitney is offering for the third season in more magnificent style than ever before, seems destined to go on forever. Its presentation here at the Victoria Theatre on October 18th and 19th, with matinee on October 19th, is only one of a hundred engagements that have been made in answer to an imperious demand from all parts of the country for the greatest light opera since the beginning of the present century. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, "The Chocolate Soldier," when its full glory burst upon New York three years ago, revived, illuminated and enriched the traditions of light opera which seemed to have perished from the earth when Gilbert and Sullivan withdrew from the theatre. Its libretto, an arrangement of "Arms and the Man," George Bernard Shaw's mocking comedy-satire on time-hon* ored social institutions in the guise of a Bulgarian war romance, is replete with situations that are themselves an evening'* entertainment. But the crowning glory of the opera is the music of Oscar Strauss. The Crystal Theatre Broad Street The Largest, Best Furnished and Most Comfortable Vaudeville and Picture Theatre in the City. Two Acts of Vaudeville, changing Mondays and Thursdays. Four Reels of First Run Pictures, changing Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Best Music—three-piece Orchestra—in the City. The biggest Fan on the Coast, removing 37,000 cubic feet of air every flve minutes, insuring you fresh and cool air. Hours: Pictures from 1.30 to 5.30 and 6.30 to 11.00. Vaudeville, 3.00 to 4.00 and 7.00 to 11.00. 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C, Canada WILLIAM BLAKEMORE, Editor Tragedy or Comedy By Bohemian I often wonder whether this life, into which we are brought without any express desire of our own, and from which we cannot make our exit by our own volition, except at the cost of offending the laws of God, and of our own Constitution, is more of a tragedy or of a comedy. I am sometimes inclined to think that in the crowded cities of the Old World, and in the Eastern part of this Continent, tragedy holds sway and with buskined feet stalks the stage. There is so much of sorrow, of poverty and crime to be found in* the crowded slums of thickly populated centres, that life, except in the cases of the thoughtless rich, seems to partake of the sombre view and to provide but little amusement for those who are travelling through it. In the freer country of the West, however, where there is room for all and where poverty, <fiough not unknown, is at least not sordid, it seems to me that life is tinged with a different hue, and that the grejat god Pan takes the centre of the stage. But the thoughts which inspired me to write on such a subject as' this were not connected so much with the outward conditions of life as'with the inner thoughts of men and women themselves. It is a question as to whether mankind at large is not more prone to patronize tragedy than comedy. There is a morbid strain which seems to run through the minds of men, and though there are jesters who contrive to live their lives always looking at the lighter side of things, and who take their enjoyment out of comedy, there are many more who seem to prefer the gloomy view and ■who are never so happy as when they are witnessing tragedy. How else can wc explain the fact that amongst the very poor there is nothing which affords them so much pleasure as a funeral? It is well known that in the slums a funeral occasions more interest than a tvedding, antl that the very bereaved themselves take a-morbid delight in seeing to it that the obsequies which attend the final departure of their lost one are done'on a better scale than those of their next door neighbour. Even in the very young we find the same symptoms, and the small boy at school who is the fortunate possessor of an ulcerating sore becomes a hero and an object of interest to his companions. I will venture to quote a little story for thc actual truth of ■which I cannot vouch, but which certainly illustrates this tendency in childhood: Two little boys were walking down the street one day, the elder munching a large and rosy apple; his companion limped painfully by his side, and one might Tiave thought that the boy with the apple was tbe happier of thc two. But no, he kept on casting envious eyes at his little friend ancl finally said in a wistful voice, "I will give you a' bite of my apple if you will let me see your sore foot." Let us take another aspect of the case. If this preference for tragedy wcre not rampant, should we find our newspapers devoting their headlines to tales of murder and catastrophe? Think for yourselves and try and recall tbe number of times you havc beard a newsboy selling his paper to the cry of some cheerful event. As a rule the selling cry is "All about the murder!" or it may be "All about the shipwreck!" or again, it may havc reference to some gigantic disaster which leaves the world shuddering with horror. There are occasions, of course, when the news shouted by the youthful vendors partakes of something pleasant, but most of my readers will, I think, agree with me that these occasions are few and far between. There is still one more feature of the case which has struck .me most forcibly of late, and that concerns our amusements. It has been said time and time again that Briton^ take their pleasures sadly, and when I see places of amusement portraying scenes which are calculated to bring tears to the eyes instead of laughter to the lips, I cannot help thinking that there is a vast amount of truth in the accusation. Last week, iu Victoria I went to three places of amusement, and out of each one of them I came with a lump in my throat. But my fellow sight-seers seemed to regard the scenes they had witnessed and the words they had heard as part of their everyday pleasure and emerged from the theatres with cheerful grins. Now this made me think, for I am a philosopher and make mankind my study, that there is a callous indifference in this world to tragedy. That men are too much inclined to confuse tragedy with comedy and that when the latter shows her winsome face they greet her with laughter which is too apt to be ribald and not genuine. And then my mood became retrospective and I pondered as to whether I myself was a pessimist or an optimist. Is it true optimism to regard tragedy with a cheerful smile, or is there not a truer form of this virtue, for virtue I believe it is, which appreciates the real aspect of tragedy and prefers to finds its interests centred in comedy? That is my own belief, and I prefer to walk my path looking at the bright side of life and disdaining, as far as possible, those grim realities which beset _s on every side. There are many who would call this brutal indifference, but it is my belief that the jester has his uses. Where so many are grave, let some be gay, and thus the gaiety of the few may relieve the melancholy of the many. This is not a new philosophy; it was enunciated thousands of years ago, but it is too commonly forgotten. Nowadays the words "Eat, Drink and be Merry" are regarded as the expressions of a knave or at least a fool. Contentment is a condition to which few attain, aiid the ambitious strivings of the model man towards "bettering his position" are regarded as worthy of praise, but so long as a man has the means to support himself and his family in a moderate degree of comfort, he should have no real reason to ask for more, and if he would turn away his eyes from the grim figure of tragedy and let them rest awhile on the dainty form of comedy, he would have a better chance of attaining that most desirable state, in life which is best described by the word "contentment." of Stories Wales Written Secially for The Week hy Gilbert Malcol m Sroat Orkney Islanders. The islands, anciently, of the Kingdom of Norway, did not join Scotland until 1468. The population, say, 50,060, largely of one nature, lived, much .'alone, in circumstances . favourable to oral tradition. Nevertheless, within less than * three centuries, not only did the Norwegian language become practically extinct in the islands, but no tradition existed of any single important event, much less of any series of events, in Norwegian times, even as to the former, ownership of the islands by Norway. This was the case until about 1715, when Icelandic "Saga," in the Royal Library of Denmark, were found to contain particular information respecting the islands that fitted with names of places and persons, also with customs, superstitions, ceremonies and with some terms and expressions of the language, though the actual language and the active tradition of events, of the Norwegian times, were extinct, as above said. But let us get back to Wales, remarking only, in As to the Welsh frontier, it was, constantly, almost in a state of war, which a very little good sense and benevolence . . ., would have prevented by admitting the conquered people, to equal 'privileges, with their, fellow- subjects. Instead . . . legal reprisals upon Welshmen were granted, and they were absolutely excluded from offices in*Wales. EnglishmAi in Welsh' towns petitioned, to ■ continue this exclusion. The disorderly frontier was complained of as late as towards the end of the Fifteenth Century. There were only four superior judges in all Wales until the reign of Elizabeth." Naturally, industries were checked by a system of this sort. Bishop Goodman, in whose 'diocese Wales was, stated in his will (1655): "I desire that 15 pounds may be paid for the binding out two apprentices, yet that they may not be bound within the principality of Wales, where we have not any working-trade in its full perfection." Again, the eminent Among the questions asked (at present with reserve) by many scientists respecting Professor Stefansson's discovery of certain "blonde Eskimos" in* Arctic Victoria Land, is the following by Dr. Clark Wissler, anthropologist in the American Museum of Natural History, which, with the Canadian Geological Survey, has financed Stefansson's expedition since 1908: "The criticism might be made, that, if a large number of Scandinavians came over to Greenland, bow is it that they did not retain their language? Even if a small number came, why should the language have disappeared entirely, when the type still prevails? How is it that there appears to be no transmission of Scandinavian traditions handed down through the generations?" A similar, but more difficult inquiry still awaits answer, respecting the A CRY from WESTERN CANADA (By a Would-be Benedict.) There's a loud complaint from the farming men In the land of the western sun, For there isn't a wife for one in ten, They say, and they can't get on, Unless some vessel with crowded decks, Her topsails soon shall furl, And land a load of the softer sex— A load of assorted girl. The cry rings out of a thousand throats, In piteous minor chords; As a hustling cablegram it floats To the land of the House of Lords. It says: "Don't send us your woollen goods, The sons of your bankrupt earls, Your calico stuff or your;patent foods, But send us a lot of girls.* "Girls to iron and girls to cook, Who haven't got time to cry; Who'll give us a sympathetic look If we can't digest their pie. So don't be sending us useless things In return for our gold and pearls, But send us a ton of wedding rings And a hundred tons of girls!" The letter is preserved by Mattl Paris. Speaking of soldiers, Petrarch tributed the defeats in our King I ry V.'s time, suffered by the Fre to their drunkenness. Contrariv the success of the French, under I ourier, in the modern Revolutioi saiid to have arisen from it. Stran the effect of the aeroplane, so seems not unlikely to revive the "push of pike" encounter as a tae result. The Truth Abou Telepathy Written Specially for The Wee by J. Arthur Hill passing, that the Scandinavian "Scald" is supposed to have been the cognate term for the "Bard" in Wales, but, probably, their functions somewhat differed, because, under the Nowegian "udal" land law, the question of family descents and relationships, as affecting popular land rights, was more important than any question of rank. The reader will be interested in the following letter, about Wales, from a sincere Welshman, Mr. Richard Wynn, who accompanied Prince Charles (afterwards Charles 1.) with Buckingham, on the matrimonial excursion to Spain—a letter not meant for publication: "We may," says he, "think ourselves happy that have everything in Wales, for both of the Kingdoms of Cartile and Arragon are not worth one of our worst countries. Things could not have been very bad in all parts of Wales during the first quarter of the Seventeenth Century, when Wynn wrote confidentially to his father in tbat way. In earlier times, no doubt, the country's story, like that of Scotland, was a wretched calendar of crimes, usurpations and family assassinations, but that was partly due to treatment by England, as appears from the following opinion of the dispassionate historian, Hallam (1777-1859): "A strange policy, for which no rational cause can be alleged, kept Wales, and even Cheshire, distinct from the rest of the Kingdom. Nothing could be more injurious to the adjacent countries. Upon the credit of their immunity from the jurisdiction of tbe King's Courts, the people of Cheshire brake with armed bands, into the neighbouring counties and perpetrated all the crimes in their power. Welsh historian, Philip Yorke, of Er- thig (some of whose manuscripts are on my desk), writing at the close of the Eighteenth Century, shows that the laws, as to Crown Manors in Wales, made these of little use to the Crown or to the subject, tbe Crown's power going to a limited lease only, with other restrictions. Further, a heavy coal waste duty, of small profit to the State (which might be relieved by commutation) rendered the vast Welsh depot of lime half useless— large plantations were absent that "might warm the waste and bring habitations into it," and so forth, all of which, of course, have more or less yielded to changed modern conditions, including population. Mr. Yorke nevertheless considered that North Wales had more inhabitants formerly than when he wrote, judging from the number of militiamen raised for the Scotch war in the third year of Edward II. (1310). All men, be it noted, holding of the King immediately, that is, in Capite. Poor fellows! most of them, at Bannockburn, June 23, 1314, found that the Scotch were exceedingly vigorous in coming to the "scratch" —even at that early period. May I add, reader, an account (Henry lll.'s time, 1246) from a soldier of fashion, describing the distresses of the English army in a Welsh (not Scotch) campaign. "We lie here," says he, "watching, praying, fasting and freezing; we watch for fear of the Welsh, who beat up our quarters every night; we pray for a safe passage homeward; we fast, for hardly have we any food, the half-penny loaf being raised to five-pence, and we freeze for want of warm clothing, and having only a linen tent to keep out the cold." The amount of nonsense thai talked, and apparently widely [ lieved, about telepathy, is all enough to make one wish that] phenomenon had not been dil ered, or the word invented. Wil any adequate basis of real knowl| the "man in the street" seems accepting the idea of thought-: ference as an established fact,! wireless telegraphy—which lattl responsible for a good deal of credence accorded to the former! seeming equally wonderful. Btl analogy is a false one. There! great deal of difference betwee| two. In wireless telegraphy derstand the process; It is a sh of the ether into pulses or which act on the coherer in fectly definite way and are m. able. But in spite of much loosd about "brain-waves," the fact isl we know of no such thing. Ini there is reason to believe that | pathy, if it is a fact at all—and lieve it is—may turn out to be al cess of a different kind, the natu| which is at present unknown. Fo thing, it does not seem to confoij physical laws. If it were an affa! ripples in the ether—like wirele egraphy—the strength of ir would vary in inverse ratio witli square of the distance. The influ would weaken at a known rati more and more distance' intervene! tween sender and recipient. Andl in many cases at least, is not fouJ be- so, consequently Mr. Gerald four and other leading member] the Society for Psychical Researcl cline to the opinion that the trans sion is not a physical process, takes place in the spiritual world.| I have said that I believe in pathy, yet I have deprecated ready credence. What, then, are| facts? The first attempt at serious inv^ gation of alleged super-normal nomena by an organized body of 1 ified observers, was made by the don Society for Psychical Reseal which was founded in 1882 by H^ Sidgwick (Professor of Moral ophy at Cambridge), F. W. H. Mj and Edmund Gurney (Fellows I Trinity), W. F. Barrett (Professo| Experimental Physics at Dublin, now Sir William), and a few friel The membership grew, and the | now includes the most famous sd tific names throughout the civil world. In point of prestige, the si ety is probably the strongest in e."-T ence, of its kind—I mean if we I elude such bodies of specialists as| Royal Society. The first important work underl en was the collection of a large n| (Continued from Page 9) BOOK NOTES At the Victoria Book and Stal tionery Co., 1004 Governmen| St., Victoria, B.C.: "Fathers of Men," Hornungl $1.50. "Whispers About Wrimen,'| Cunard Merrick. $1.50. "Thirteen," E. Temple Thurs| ton. $1.50. At Fullbrook-Sayers Station! ery Co., 1220 Government St. f "Chronicles of Avonlea," se-1 quel to "Anne of Avonlea." LJ M. Montgomery. "Canada in the Twentieth Century," by A. G. Bradley. "Self-Government in Canada,"| by F. Bradshaw. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 _m 'M^&vim*. •*^t^__^L trust: BUILDING PERMITS October 2 to October 8 lober 2— frank Clark—Haultain St.—Dwelling $ 2,500 i, T. Mitchel—Superior St.—Garage 150 trust's of Fairfield Est.—Moss & Fairfield—Temp. Church 750 C. del Harwood—Madison St.—Temporary Dwelling... 250 Ilrs. E. Slattery—Mason St.—Dwelling 500 lober 3— \ H. Bale—Collinson St.—Dwelling 4,600 I. H. Bale—McKenzie St.—Dwelling 2,500 lapt. 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Capital and en- prise have not by any means exploited, to the fullest degree, the coal Ids of those provinces. There is scope for much expansion of the pstry. The effect of the new waterway on tlie coal trade may be con- lered in two divisions—first, in regard to coaling stations, and second, 1 regard to the general trade. Proposals have already been made to ■prove the harbor accommodation at Kingston, Jamaica, and at St. jiomas, in the Danish West Indies, and to establish coaling stations ere in preparation for the great tonnage of shipping which the new lute from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the Pacific to the Atlantic ] expected to attract. The United States are considering the estab- Ihment of coaling stations on the Canal itself, and the prices at which 1 will be possible to supply bunkers. The coaling facilities will be as liportant as the amount of the tolls charged in defining the commercial (iture of the Canal, and encouraging traffic. Government Coaling Stations—The Panama Canal bill recently |troduced in the United States Congress proposed that stations should : established by the Government, and that the Government should sell 1 coal to the vessels bunkering during their passage through the Canal. he question of price is vital, and it is not expected that much revenue )ll be derived from this business, profits on it being regarded as of jcondary importance to the attraction of traffic by the Offer of cheap Ipplies. It is even reported that bunkers will be obtainable at about 1st. In New York, it is understood that plans are being perfected for Iquiring and equipping a considerable number of coaling stations Dng routes that will be traversed by hundreds of steamships whicii 111 use the Panama Canal. None but American steaming coal will be Ipt at these stations. The provisional estimate as to the cost of docks, |>al-conveying machinery, coal pockets of steel construction and ship- Ipairing plants at seventeen points where it has been decided that Irge supplies of American coal shall be maintained calls for an expen- tture of $24,000,000. Conservative estimates of the amount of domestic steaming coal which can be sold to vessels traversing the Panama (anal routes vary from $14,000,000 to $18,000,000 per annum, figured the ruling prices for prime coal at tidewater in the United States. Within a year, the world's largest coaling station, it is stated, will built at one of the terminals of the Panama Canal by a powerful |mdicate of American bankers, coal mining and coal carrying com- anies, which will also build and operate a line of coal carrying ships D supply coaling stations in the Pacific Ocean. 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BLYTH Optometrist and Optician 645 Fort St. Phone 3259 apl 20 S oct 26 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 ship companies, are preparing to establish a large coal depot in the vicinity of the Pacific end of the Panama Canal, having associated with them United States capitalists, who see in the United States control of the Canal an opportunity to secure strategic positions for the bunkering of steam vessels, both on the Pacific and the Anlantic coasts. The coal bunkers at the eastern terminal of the Canal would be supplied from the Atlantic coal range, and the Pacific coaling station largely from British Columbia mines. The coal from Washington State does not meet the requirements for steam coal, it is said, and examinations of the Alaskan coal have shown that the coal there cannot stand shipment. Importance of Stations—The establishment of such stations is naturally of great importance, as steam vessels westward through tlie Canal bound for Pacific coast ports along the North and South American continents, and also to Australia, to Asia and the Philippines, will desire to take bunker coal at or near the westward end of the Canal in order to save the proposed payment of $1 charge per ton on all freight, presumably including coal passing through the Canal, and to allow more cargo capacity by re-coaling at intervals en route. A United States government expert recently emphasized the contention that it was more important to have coal easily available at different points along the route of a ship, even if it cost a good deal, than to start out with a large load of cheap coal. If freight was abundant and prices were good, the shipowner would rather pay more for coal and take it on frequently. At present ships bound around the Horn took on the whole load at the point of starting. They could coal only at Coronel, on the west coast of South America. The coal there was not very good. In general, he thought the Panama route would have great advantage over Suez. Sues and Panama Coal Prices—At present the price of coal in the Suez Canal was normally $5.10 to $5.35. In Panama coal at the end of a ship's tackle was worth about $3.80. To this, however, had to be added fifty cents a ton for overhead charges and depreciation and fifty cents a ton for taking it through the Canal from the eastern to the western end. This made $4.80. On the whole, he thought that coal could be sold at about $4,50 a ton at the east end and about $5 at the west end of the Canal, these rates being for the Pocahontas coal. Loading, unloading, etc., were other important items, he said, taken in the case of a ship going from New York to Japan via the Suez Canal and back again, and found that its total fuel bill was about $20,868. Working out the cost of the fuel for the trip of this ship, if it had gone through the Panama Canal, gave a figure of $18,222. This was a ship of 3,000 tons net, and the fuel prices were on the basis of 1911. More recent prices gave even greater advantage to the Panama Canal. The current advantage would work out at about $1 per net ton of registered tonnage. —The Monetary Times. CANADIAN MAGAZINE The Canadian Magazine for October is notable for the quality and quantity of its fiction. The first story, "Valuable Space," by Ethel Seymour, a young Canadian writer, is an exceptionally fine newspaper tale, and it is related with verve and an intimate acquaintance with the subject. There is a fine story of the wilds by C. Lin- tern Sibley, with other stories of absorbing interest by George Randolph Churchill, Harold Eyre and G. A. Palmer. Dr. J. D. Logan contributes an analytical essay entitled "The Witchery of Woman's Smile," with illustrations, and there are as well "The Ring in Hyde Park," by John Edge- cumbe Staley; "A Tennysonian Interpretation," by Professor Adam Carruthers; "The Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park," by Frank Yeigh; "How Much Shall I Tip?" by Louise Hayter Birchall; "The Art of Mary Riter Hamilton," by Florence E. Deacon, and a sketch of Mr. E. J. Chamberlain, the new president of the Grand Trunk Railway system. A POOR LOOK OUT. Dora is just seven years old. "Mother," she asked the other day, "if I get married shall I have to have a husband like father?" Mother gave her an amused smile. "Yes," she replied; "just like father." "And if I don't get married shall I have to be an old maid like Aunt Sophy?" "Yes, dear; just like Aunt Sophy." "Mother," after a pause, "it's a tough world for us women, isn't it?" CHAINED NO LONGER. General Clerk to Office Boy (after senior partner has told poor joke): "Why don't you laugh, too?" Office Boy: "I don't need to; I'm leaving on Saturday." VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of South Saanich TAKE notice that Victor Alexander George Eliot, of Victoria, B. C, occupation Stock Broker, intends to apply for permission to lease the following; described lands:—Commencing at a post planted on the foreshore at the north-west corner of Lot g of the Subdivision of part of Section 12, Range II West, South Saanich, thence following the shore line of Lots 8 and p in an easterly direction about three chains; thence north-westerly 20 chains; thence westerly 3 chains; thence south-easterly 20 chains to the point of commencement. Dated August 0, 1012. VICTOR ALEXANDER GEORGE ELIOT By his Agent, Francis Joseph O'Reilly, aug 17 oct. 12 For Sale 497 feet of waterfrontage on main channel of Frasei River, with 369 feet on Annacis Avenue, and near thc proposed bridge shown on official map of Westminster Harbor. An Ideal Industrial Site $24,000 One-fifth cash, balance 6, 12, 18, 24 months Apply to Pearce, Carlin & Co. 509 Sayward Building, Victoria TIME IS MONEY Cook with AND SAVE BOTH See The VICTORIA GAS COMPANY, LTD. 652 Yates Street THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 THE GORDIAN KNOT By Willard L. Percival Eleven o'clock had just struck, and j Hutchinson, a gray-haired, weazened j old man, sat in his library, a cigar in Ihis mouth, and a glass of sherry at [his elbow. A kno*4r, and the butler I entered. "Your secretary, sir," he said obsequiously. "Show him in, show him in," Ishrilled Hutchinson excitedly, "and [Greaves, you may go to bed." The door opened, and a young man appeared. "Well, Jenks," cried Hutchinson Jiervously, "what's wrong?'' "Nothing, sir." "Then what on earth is your rea- lon for disturbing me at this hour of |he night?" "I wanted to talk to you, sir," said |enks, the words coming with difficul- "about that copper dividend." | "It will be passed, as you know." "Yes, sir, but . . ." | "But what, man? Out with it! Find pur tongue!" ("Some people are very anxious to Ive advance information." |"Well, well," exclaimed the old man ptily, "I know :hat! It doesn't infest me." I'And they are willing to pay well it." I'Of course they are willing to pay," lioed Hutchinson, "but what has Jit to do with my affairs?" rSimply this, Mr. Hutchinson," re- led Jenks doggedly, "Blair has of- red me fifty tnousand to let him in- 1 the secret." J"And you refused, of course," jutchinson ,spokc very quietly. ■"Not exactly, sir." |"A-a-ah!" The monosyllable came a deep growl from the old man's Iroat. "So that's the color of the |g!" "I told Blair, Mr. Hutchinson,"— leaking as if he had rehearsed the Ice—"that I would think the matter ler, and let him know." I'Well, said Hutchinson impatient- "what are you going to do?" I'Mr. Hutchinson," answered Jenks jwly, "give me one hundred thous- |d dollars, and you may send the re- yourself." ['And if I don't you will . . ." ['I will give Blair the information." Itttchinson looked steadily into his |es. "You have made up your mind?" "Absolutely!" |"You have considered the fact that lu will be mentioned in my will?" I"lt will not provide for my old Je." J"And in gratitude to me, you de- land only twice as much as you Iked Blair?" l"B!air would pay more if I wanted r'Of course, of course," gesticulated Ie old man, "Blair knows what he is ])ing. Have you told him anything yet?" "On my honor, sir, not a word!" I'So that's the case," queried Hutch inson, once more at his ease. "Sit down, Jenks, sit down. I want to think ... I suppose you have worked out the details?" "Most thoroughly, sir." "It is out of the question to change our action now, and declare the dividend." "It is too late for that." "And my friends and I need at least a week's time to get out from under," continued Hutchinson as if working out a mathematical problem "and Blair . . ." "Will smash the market flatter than a pancake," replied Jenks in a confident tone, "and the results . , ." 'Will be extremely unpleasant,— not to say, disastrous." 'Exactly so, Mr. Hutchinson," assented Jenks. The old man half closed his eyes, deep in thought. His nostrils dilated like those of a hunting dog in sight of the game. "Of course, I rnight raid one of Blair's stocks," he went on, testing every loop-hole, "but I suppose . "He has already protected himself." "Or I could support the market. "At a great loss," said Jenks in a matter-of-fact tone, 'Ihid but defer the catastrophe. Moreover, you could do little in the face of Blair's sell- ing. "What an elegant scoundrel you are, Jenks," said the old man admiringly, "you seem to have turned the trick." "Under your tuition, sir . . ." "No compliments, no compliments, Jenks," he interrupted. "So you think there is no way out?" "Except to pay me what I ask, sir. It is far the simplest." "The simplest?" he reproved mildly; "but simplicity has never appealed to me. Jenks, there must be some point that you have overlooked; you cannot have thought of everything!" "I have gone over the situation with the utmost attention, sir." "Yet a man of your calibre cannot outwit me!" cried Hutchinson decisively. "Better men than you have tried, and I have come out on top! At the very last moment something has turned up! I am not beaten yet! There must be a solution! Let me think, just let me think !'i The clock on the mantel ticked quietly. Jenks walked up and down, looking uneasily at the old man, who sat with his head buried in his hands. A bell in the corner of the room tinkled gently. "Did you hear that, Jenks?" whis pered Hutchinson eagerly. "The burglar alarm! Open my desk and hand me my revolver." He fingered it lovingly, and saw that the chambers were loaded. "How I'd love to take a crack at you, man! Just one!" "And hang for it, Mr. Hutchinson?" inquired Jenks, laughing. 'Certainly, Jenks you're right. That would be most inconvenient. Turn out the lights!' The Hutchinson mansion stood some distance from the street, and was surrounded by a spear-pointed steel picket fence, which this particular night defeated its purpose of guarding the premises, by concealing a slight figure in its shade from the gaze of the occasional passers by. Ten and eleven o'clock had struck, and it remained motionless. At eleven-thirty the half dozen lamps ighting the short driveway to the house were extinguished, and the figure immediately galvanized into action. Waiting until the nearby policeman's back was turned, Connor slipped quietly into the vestibule. He carried few tools with him. A clever workman has contempt for the clumsier members of his profession, who produce their results by means of strength rather than of skill. Connor disdained the use of the traditional "jimmy;" it was too noisy, and he could afford to take no risks. He placed his reliance on a simpler instrument. A hairpin in the hands of an expert cracksman can work wonders, and Connor was a master at his trade. He needed no light to guide him. In his idle moments he had practised assiduously, and the lock presented no great difficulties to his adept fingers. A few minutes of well directed labor, and the enormous door swung back noiselessly on well oiled hinges. Connor stepped into the house, closing the door behind him. The interior was dark. No light shone, and no sound of voices broke the deathlike stillness. Connor did not hesitate. A less experienced cracksman would have needed a flash lamp, and that would not have been without its dangers. The daily papers, however, had published elaborate plans of the floor arrangement at the time of the construction of the edifice, and Connor had made it his business to familiarize himself with them. He removed his shoes, and feeling his way along the wall, silently ascended the marble staircase. His objective point was the library. Embedded in its woodwork was the safe, and a quarter of an hour's work would suffice to open it. A quarter of an hour more, and he would be safe from pursuit, and the thought of the spoils that would be in his possession caused his heart to beat more rapidly. His hand closed on the knob and turned it. The door yielded, and admitted him. The room was heavy with the smell of cigar smoke. Evidently, it had just been vacated. Fortunate for its inmates, thought Connor. He scratched a match. On the instant every angle of the room flashed with lights, every bulb lit up, and overwhelming brightness flooded every corner. Connor, dazed , instinctively felt for his revolver, but a shining barrel already covered him, and a pair of merciless gray eyes, relentless eyes, met his own. "Drop it!" the voice rang, through the silence like a shot. Connor looked about him a moment, like a wild animal driven to bay, and let his gun fall unresistingly. "A nice kind of a burglar you are! Thought to catch me napping?" sneered the voice derisively. "Well," it continued in contemptuous accents, "as long as you are here, sit down. Make yourself perfectly comfortable. And you' carried a gun, did you?" more slowly, "carried a gun!" thoughtfully, "a burglar, and a—" A strange expression came into the eyes of the speaker. The tone changed suddenly, "Fine! fine!" it went on, almost cordially, "I am very glad indeed to see you!" Connor glared. "Forgot the alarm?" came the solicitous query. "You should pay more attention to detail. Detail, as as I was telling . . . but I really beg your pardon, Mr.— Mr. " "Damn!" ejaculated Connor vehemently. "Smith let it be," continued the other imperturbably, indicating a figure near him, "allow me to present Mr. Jenks, an amateur at your profession, merely an amateur, but gifted, very gifted. I am Hutchinson, Mr. Smith. Now, as I was saying to Mr. Jenks detail is the most important thing in life. But perhaps I weary you, you may not be interested." Connor snorted. If the man intended to give him into custody, let him do so at once, and have it over with. "Mr. Smith," inquired Hutchinson gravely, "to what do I owe the pleasure of your most unexpected visit?" "Mr. Hutchinson," interjected Jenks earnestly, "I don't like this nonsense. Shall I telephone for the police?" "The police, Jenks? By no means! I regard Mr. Smith's presence as most, as most—" he seemed to search for a word—"as most opportune. I am surprised, Mr. Jenks, that you should treat a confrere, may I call him, so severely! Above all things, honor among—among birds of a feather!" he concluded triumphantly. He picked up Connor's revolver and toyed with it thoughtfully. "Mr. Smith," he continued slowly, "Mr. Jenks has occupied a position of trust in my employ for fourteen years. That is a long time, isn't it? I picked Jenks up out of the gutter. When I found him, he had nothing, knew nothing, was nothing. What he has now, I have given him. He has risen to be one of my confidential men. But Mr. Jenks knows that I am interested in problems, and so, for my entertainment, he has brought a most difficult one for my consideration to-night. If I solve it as Mr. Jenks suggests, it will cost me—by the way, how much did you say, Jenks?" "A hundred thousand," replied the other sullenly. "One hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Jenks prefers to deal with round numbers. If, on the other hand," this very evenly, "the problem remains unsolved, the results will be most, I might almost say excessively, unpleasant. It would inflict a heavy loss on my associates and myself. "You do not care for the exact figures, Mr. Smith; let us call it a great deal of money. Mr. Jenks thinks his is the only solution, and I differ from him. Mr. Jenks says, 'Pay and be done with it!' and I say, 'Pay, and that is only the beginning.' Fools pay, and wise men use obstacles only for stepping stones. Mr. Jenks believes that there is no way out, and until your appearance, I was inclined to agree with him. I told Mr. Jenks that there was an answer, though I did not see it then, and I assured Mr. Jenks that I should discover it. Mr. Jenks overlooked a detail, and for one in his position, that is absolutely inexcusable!" He shook his head solemnly. "Mr. Smith," he queried, "did you ever hear of the Gordian knot?" Connor answered with an oath. "I presume you did not," he went on quietly. "Let me tell you about it. There was once a very skilful man, who tied a very intricate knot, and said that the man who would achieve a certain great feat must first undo it. Now centuries went by, and nobody was able to disentangle it, until at last there came a man, who saw a little more clearly than the common people. He tried for a long time to unravel the perplexity, but found it impossible. So then he drew his sword, and crying, 'This knot shall be undone, and thus do I undo it!' cut it in two." Hutchinson's voice had risen during the recital. "That is what I propose to do, Mr. Jenks!" he shouted. Jenks jumped to his feet, bewildered, at a loss-to understand him. Hutchinson continued in an excited tone: "Mr. Jenks offered me a very poor solution. It suited him, but it did hot suit me! It would have provided for his old age! Yes! But that need gave him no concern!" He levelled Connor's revolver at him. "For God's sake, Mr. Hutchinson!" screamed Jenks, "you wouldn't . . ." The sentence was never finished. "This is my solution!" cried the old man, and at the word, the weapon rang out, and Jenks, tottering an instant, collapsed to the floor. Hutchinson turned to Connor savagely. "Here, take your gun! Out with you! Quick!" and suiting the action to the word, pushed him through the door. Connor did not wait. Already the sleeping house was echoing with hurried footsteps, and lights were moving through its gloomy interior. He leaped down the great staircase, threw open thc door, and rushed into the open air. Suddenly a voice, Hutchinson,s voice, shrilled out into the silent night. "Murder!" it quavered piteously. "Help! Murder!" (Continued on Page 8) TAX SALES kALE OF LANDS FOR DELINQUENT TAXES IN THE VICTORIA ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that, on Saturday, the 12th day of October, 1912, at the lour of 10 o'clock a.m., in the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C., I slhall sell at public luction the lands in the list hereinafter set out, of the persons in said list hereinafter set out, Tjr delinquent taxes unpaid by said persons on the 31st day of December, 1911, and for pterest, costs, and expenses, including the cost of advertising said sale, if the total amount not sooner paid. lame of Person Assessed T.J Ior, J. H. ■ ers, Mrs. Lizzie Curdy, H. B. ...' Idas, F. A Tlonald, Jas k, A. W , ••• C. Junk & Hardware Co. ton, Geo. S tart, Alex fih, W. H ligan, J. W Short Description of Property ESQUIMALT DISTRICT Lot 13 and W. 'A Lot 14,, Subdiv. of Suburban Lots 37 and 45, as per Deed Plan 54" Lot 11, Reg. Map 822 of Suburban Lot 48... Lot 9, Reg. Map 822, of Suburban Lot 48.... Lot 13, Reg. Map 822 of Suburban Lot 48.... Lots 23, 24, Bk. C, Reg. Map 772 Lots 12, 13. Bk. D, Reg. Map 772 Lots 13 and 14, Reg. Map 1050, 10.49 ac... Lot 24, Reg. Map 326 Lots 7 ana 8, Reg. Map 276 Lot 11, Reg. Map 946 Lot 18, Reg. Map 946 Lot 5, Bk. A, Reg. Map 1071 ! 3 2 00 2 00 J 5° 8 50 3 50 5 25 14 50 2 80 30 4 60 2 15 1 05 1 00 1 00 I 00 I 00' I 00 I 00 I 00 4 15 3 10 3 10 3 10 12 80 4 *J5 6 80 8 30 20 45 10 05 5 1° 3 85 Name of Person Assessed Walton, G. M Gerard, Lamerta ... Child, E. Constance Allen, Edward Holt, Thomas G Weiler, Geo Sims, J. R Burrowes, G. J Mann, Mrs. Isabella ... Ashton, Mr Williams, J. Edw. .. /.. Taylor, W A Cameron, Alex., Estate. Gerard, W. Burdette Hcnshell, Anna L Butler, John Christiansen, Walter T. Tite, Julia Green, Frank Gallagher, S. F., & Ellis, L. H. Dale, Bonnycastle Butler, Audrey ... Stewart, G. and J. Short Description of Property Lot 6, Bk. A, Reg. Map 1071 Lot-is, Bk. A, Reg. Map 1071 Lots 1 to 4, Reg. Map 424 Part Scc. 69, as per Deed No. 15298 at L. R. O., 10.81 ac Section 75, 100 ac Lot 22 of Suburban Lots 10 and 20 Lots 19, 22, and 23, Reg. Map 446 Lot 3, Bk. C, Reg. Map 772 Lot 23, Bk. E, Reg. Map 195 Lot 74, Reg. Map 265 Lot 27, Reg. Map 424 Lot 8, Reg. Map 1071 Lots 6 and 35, pt. Section 98 GOLDSTREAM DISTRICT Section 118, 640 ac MALAHAT DISTRICT Lots 1 and 4, Bk. 35, Map 218B Lots 8 and 9, Bk. 15, Reg. Map 218A... Lots 11 and 12, Bk. 15, Reg. Map 218A. Lot 45, Reg. Map 728 METCHOSIN DISTRICT Section 113, 100 ac SOOKE DISTRICT Section 107, 150 ac , Lots 31 to 34, Reg. Map 217 RENFREW DISTRICT Section 84, 135 ac N. '/, of Sic. 7, Tp. 14. 286 ac. 2 75 1 75 6 00 22 50 17 50 80 00 1 75 2 25 2 So 1 00 4 00 16 00 20 00 56 00 2 15 60 1 95 1 35 1 15 2 60 65 'll 50 65 30 1 80 80 0 3 85 Victoria, B. C, September 17th, 1912. E. E. LEASON, 1 00 1 00 6 IS 3 45 9 30 26 95 20 30 2 20 3 70 ■ 65 4 10 185 1 50 165 1 30 87 65 28s 3 35 3 60 2 OS 7 00 18 75 1 65 22 95 60 60 Assessor and Collector for the Victoria Assessment District. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 Canadian vs. U. S. Fruit The air is now full of protests by Canadian fruit growers against the action of wholesale fruit merchants buying so much fruit from the United States, and the latter protest as strongly that they prefer Canadian fruit when they can buy it at a right price and put up properly in attractive packages. If the Canadian fruit growers would only be more loyal to their own co-operative organizations, learn the lesson of united action with mutual respect for one another's interests, and put up their goods in a thoroughly up-to-date manner, they could compel a square deal and get a good price. Speaking on this subject, Mr. Thomas Cunningham, chief fruit inspector for B. C, says: "The foreign fruit grower seems to have got control of the Vancouver market, which is the best cash market on the Pacific Coast. There was more fruit shipped in this year than last and more last than the year before, which shows that the consumption of foreign fruit is on the increase. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the home-grown article. The explanation is not the inferiority of our own fruit, because in exhibition tests either in the United States or in the Mother Country, British Columbia fruit generally carries off the bulk of the prizes. No, the fault lies in the high freight rates and the faulty system of distribution. The question is one that should be looked into. The local fruit grower, given equal conditions, can hold his own with any competitor, but he is not given a fair chance by any means. "The production of small fruits in this province has gone behind. Vancouver Island produced more strawberries seven years ago than it does to-day, and yet it has the best strawberry soil in the world. Why is this? Unfair transportation rates, lack of co-operation between growers, and poor delivery. It costs more to bring fruit from Vernon than it does from across the border in Wenatchee. This is discrimination. Cheaper transportation, quicker delivery and more cooperation will go far to improve the situation."—The Fruit Magazine. may rest assured that the law will take care of him!" "Yes! * The law! Thank God ejaculated Hutchinson wildly. And Connor, gasping for breath, feeling his limbs give way beneath him, heard the judge, as in a vision, pronouncing the fatal words, and saw the merciless outline of the scaffold grimly rearing itself in the distance. TENDERS TENDERS addressed to the undersigned at Ottawa and inarked on the envelope 'lender for the purchase of the 'C. G. S. Georgia'," will be received up until noon of the TWEN- TY-FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1912, for the purchase of the Canadian Government Steamer "Georgia" now moored at the Government wharf at Sapperton, B. C. The leading dimensions of the steamer are as follows: Length of keel 60 ft. Breadth outside 11 ft. Depth moulded 6 ft. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered Canadian Bank equal to ten per cent of the total amount of the tender, which cheque will be forfeited should the successful tenderer decline to purchase the steamer at his tender price. Cheques accompanying unsuccessful tender will be returned. All tenders must be made with the distinct understanding that the successful tenderer will pay for the steamer in cash when he is notified that his tender has been accepted. All tenders must be for the steamer as she now stands and no apparel or equipment will be furnished by the Department with the exception of what is now on board. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Deputy Minister Marine and Fisheries. A. JOHNSTON, Department of Marine and Fisheries, —28529. Ottawa, September 19, 1912. oct. 5 oct. 12 WATER NOTICE The Gordian Knot (Continued from Page 7) And Connor, dashing wildly toward the iron gate, ran into the outstretched arms of the policeman. The scene upstairs, when the officer, clutching Connor tightly by the collar, brought him back for identification, was pathetic in the extreme. The room was in a state of wild disorder, furniture overturned, chairs broken, cut glass carafe lying shattered on the floor. In the centre of the room, Mr. Hutchinson, a bent and broken old man, knelt next to the body of Jenks. "A good servant, gentlemen," he sobbed, "a good servant. In my employ fourteen years, and I loved him like a brother. Gentlemen, gentlemen, he saved my life at the cost of his own!" "Excuse me, Mr. Hutchinson," said the officer, breaking in upon his lamentations in a low voice, "is this the man?" Hutchinson glared at him. . "Yes," he answered weeping, "yes, that is he. We were talking, gentlemen, Jenks and I, when suddenly this man dashed into the room and attacked me. I was no match for him in strength, yet he drew his revolver. He threw me from him, aimed, and was about to fire, when Jenks, gentlemen, dear faithful Jenks, interposed his body, and the bullet that* was meant for me found a worthier mark!" His voice rose to a shriek, and clenching his fists, his tear-stained face distorted with rage, he rushed upon Connor. "Don't worry yourself, Mr. Hutchinson," said the policeman, quietly stretching out his arm, and holding the feeble old man at _ distance, "you For a Licence to Take and Use Water NOTICE is hereby given that The Portland Cement Construction Co., Ltd., of Victoria, B.C., will apply for a licence to take and use 0.2 cub. feet per sec. of water out of China Creek, which flows in an easterly direction through Lots 73, 118, 143 and 144 and empties into Saanich Inlet near opposite Tod Creek. The water will be diverted at 100 yds. west of bridge over China Creek and will be used for Industrial purposes on the land described as Lots 118, 73, 74, 75, 95, 127. This notice was posted on the ground on the 18th day of September, 1912. The application will be filed in the oflice of the Water Recorder at Victoria. Objections may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. THE PORTLAND CEMENT CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., Applicant. By F. A. Devereux, Agent. sept. 21 oct. 19 CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the Reserve existing over Crown Lands on Lasqueti Ialand, formerly covered by expired Timber Licence No. 40779, by reason of the notice which appeared in the British Columbia Gazette of the 27th of December, 1907, is cancelled, and the said lands will be thrown open to pre-emption only, on Friday, November first, at 9 o'clock a.m. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, 19th July, 1912. july 27 oct. 26 CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the Reserve existing by reason of the notice published in the British Columbia Gazette of the 27th of December, 1007, over a parcel of land situated on Texada Island, formerly covered by Timber License 22841, which has lapsed, is cancelled; and the said lands will be thrown opei* to pre-emption under the provisions of the Land Act, at midnight on Tuesday, October 15th, 1912. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B. C, 16 July, 1912. july 20 oct. 19 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of Cowichan TAKE notice that Washington Grimmer of Port Washington, B. C, occupation Farmer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the south-east end of the larger of three small Islets situated in Port Washington Bay, and lying to the west of Section 23, the said small Islets containing one acre more or less. Dated August 6th, 1912. WASHINGTON GRIMMER, aug. 17 oct. 12 SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Applications for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by ■ sections, or legal sub-divisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of' five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working" of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. sept. 21 NOTICE Navigable Waters' Protection Act TAKE NOTICE that the Hinton Electric Company, Limited, of Victoria, British Columbia, are applying to His Excellency, The Governor-General of Canada in Council, for approval of the plans of work and description of the proposed site thereof to be constructed in Victoria Inner Harbor, Victoria, British Columbia, and being part of and in front of the lands known as Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11) of Lot Ten (10), Block C, Co'nstance Cove Farm, Victoria District, according to a map or plan filed in the Land Registry Office at Victoria, British Columbia, and there No. Eleven hundred and sixty-five (1165), and have deposited the area and site plans of the proposed works anu a description thereof with the Minister of Public Works at Ottawa and a duplicate thereof with the Registrar of Titles at Victoria, British Columbia, being the Registrar of Deeds for the District in which such work is proposed to be constricted and that the matter of the application will be proceeded with at the expiration of one month from the time of the first publication of this notice in the Canada Gazette. HINTON ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED, By Jackson & Phelan, their Solicitors. Dated this first day of October, 1912. oct. 12 nov. 9 "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to part 10 acres of Section 35, Esquimalt District. NOTICE is hereby given of my intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate of Title issued to Kate Jenkins on the 28th day of October, 1908, and numbered 18932C, which has been lost. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victoria, British Columbia, this 23rd day of September, '9"' S. Y. WOOTTON, ' Registrar General of Titles, sept. 28 oct. 26 CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the Reserve existing by reason of the notice published in the British Columbia Gazette of the 27th of December, 1907, over a parcel of land situated on Proincess Louisa Inlet, New Westminster District, formerly covered by Timber License 30564, which has lapsed, is cancelled; and that such lands will be thrown open to preemption, under the provisions of the Land Act, at midnight on Tuesday, October 15th, 1912. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B. C, 16 July, 1912. July 20 oct. 19 RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Jordan River TAKE notice that Alvin W. Steinmetz, of Oakland, California, occupation Stationer, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencin" at a post planted at the north-west corner of Lot 77, Renfrev District, being A. W. Steinmetz' south-west corner post, north 40 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence west 80 chains to place of commencement, and containing in all 320 acres more or less. Dated August 26, 1912. ALVIN WOOLVERTON STEINMETZ. By W. W. Steinmetz, Attorney, sept. 14 nov. 9 CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the Reierve existing, by reason of the notice published in the British Columbia Gazette of the 27th December, 1907, over a parcel of land situated on Stuart Island, Range One, Coast District, formerly covered by Timber Licence No. 17652, is cancelled and that such lands will be open to entry by pre-emption under the Provisions of the Land Act, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon on Friday, November 29th, 1912. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands, Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, August 27th, 1912, aug. 31 nov. 30 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of Renfrew TAKE notice that I, James Horace Wilson Salmon, of Victoria, B.C., occupation Clerk, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at or near the S. E. corner Post of T. L. 396; thence south 44 chains; thence west 80 chains, more or less, to Cheewhat Lake; thence north _\> chains, more or less, along Lake Front; thence east 80 chains, more or lest, to point of commencement. Dated 12th August, 1912. JAMES HORACE WILSON SALMON. Louis C. Y. Doerr, Agent, aug. 24 oct. 19 NOTICE OF CANCELLATION NOTICE is hereby given that the Reserve existing over the lands included within Special Timber Licences Nos. 39318 and 39319, situated on the North Thompson River in the Kamloops Division of Yale District, by reason of a notice published in the British Columbia Gazette on December 27th, 1907, is cancelled and that the said lands will be open for entry by pre-emption on Thursday, December 19th, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B. C, ioth September, 1912. sept. 14 dec. 14 "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to Lot io, Block "P," Oak Harbour, Victoria District, .(Map 848). NOTICE is hereby given of my intention, at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof, to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate of Title issued to Simon Prins on the 24th day of March, 1010, and numbered 22812 C, which has been lost. Dated at the Land Registry Office, Victoria, British Columbia, this 17th day of September, 1912. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar-General of Titles, sept. 21 oct. 19 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of Metchosin TAKE notice that I, Amy Travers, of Chateauguay, Que., occupation Married Woman, intenas to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of Section number one, Metchosin District, thence along the boundary of said Section N. 73 deg. 15 in. W. (Ast.) eighteen chains and fifty links to the shore of Lagoon, thence following the shore line of the Lagoon and Parry Bay to the place of beginning; containing ten (10) acres, more or less. Dated September 16th, 1012. AMY FLORENCE TRAVERS. ' Charles Herbert Ellacott, Agent, sept. 21 nov. 16 VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT District of Coast, Range 3 TAKE notice that I, Susan Conkey, of Vancouver, B.C., occupation Married Woman, intends to apply for permission to purcnase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted near the mouth of the Nossasock River, marked South West Corner Post, thence east 40 chains, thence north 10 chains, more or less to South East Corner of Indian Reservation, t thence West 40 chains, thence South 10 chains to point of commencement. Dated August 28th, 1912. SUSAN CONKEY. oct. 5 nov. 30 RENFREW LAND DISTRICT District of Jordan River TAKE notice that Elmer E. Crane, of Berkeley, California, occupation book-keeper, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:—Commencing at a post planted at the north-west corner of Lot 77, Renfrew District, being E. E. Crane's south-east corner post, north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence east 40 chains to place of commencement, and containing in ail 160 acres more or less. Dated August 26, 1912. ELMER EVERETT CRANE, By W. W. Steinmetz, Attorney, sept. 14 nov. "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresll Certificate of Title to Lot 9, Block 2, ol Sub-Lot 71, Fernwood Estate, Victorif City, (Map 420). I NOTICE is hereby given of my intentiof at the expiration of one calendar month froi the first publication hereof to issue a frei Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate Title issued to Lilian Goward on the 7th di of February, 1895, and numbered 97C whii has been lost. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victori| British Columbia, this 23rd day of Septembi I9"' S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. sept. 28 oct. WATER NOTICE For a Licence to Store or Pen Back Wal VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of Metchosin TAKE notice that I, Amy F. Travers, of Chateauguay, Province of Quebec, occupation Married Woman, intends to apply for permission to lease the following described lands: —Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of Section number one, Metchosin District, thence S. 61 deg. E. Ast., 9 chains, thence N. 57 deg. E. Ast., 12 chains; thence N. 6: deg. W. Ast., p chains, to high water ■ mark, thence following high water mark to the place of beginning, containing 11.0 acres, more or less. Dated September :6th, 1912. AMY FLORENCE TRAVERS. Charles Herbert Ellacott, Agent, sept. 21 nov. 16 "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to Section 15 North, Range 3 East, and part of Sections 16 North, Range 2 East, District of North Saanich. NOTICE is hereby given of my intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate of Title issued to Wilson Joseph Armstrong on the 13th day of July, 1875, and numbered ■393 A, which has been lost or destroyed. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victoria, B.C., this 26th day of August, 1912. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar-General of Titles, sept. 14 oct. 12 CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the Reserve existing on Crown Lands in the Peace River Land District, notice of which bearing date April 3rd, 1911, was published in the British Columbia Gazette of the 6th of April, 1911, is cancelled in so far as the same relates to Townships in, 113 and 115, Peace River Land District. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, July 27 22nd July, 1912. oct. 26 "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to part 24 acres, 2 roods and 9 perches of Section 16, Range 2 East, North Saanich District, and Section 02, Victoria District. NOTICE Is hereby given of my intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate of Title issued to Caroline Elizabeth White Birch on the 25th day of July, 1910, and numbered 23643C, which has been lost or destroyed. Dated at Land Registry Oflice, Victoria, British Columbia, this 25th day of September, l9,2~ S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles, oct. 5 nov. 2 NOTICE is hereby given that The Portlal Cement Construction Co., Ltd., of Victol B.C., will apply for a licence to store or m back 31 acre-feet of water from China Crel a stream flowing in an easterly direction af emptying into Saanich Inlet, near oppoa Tod Creek. The water will be stored in thi small reservoirs, of 8,500,000 gals, capacil built or to be built on Lot 144 on China Crel and will be used for Industrial and Domes purposes under application for a licence take and use water mentioned in permit No. posted herewith, on the land described Lots 118, 73, 74, 75 and 127, 95. This notice was posted on the ground the 18th day of September, 1912. The applic tion will be filed in the office of the Wal Recorder at Victoria. Objections may be filed with the said Wa Recorder or with the Comptroller of Wa Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B The above reservoir sites are situated follows: No. 1—Half a mile N. W. of bridge o\ China Creek. No. 2—Three-quarters of a mile N. W. bridge over China Creek. No. 3—Five-eights of a mile N. W. bridge over China Creek. And all on China Creek. THE PORTLAND CEMENT CONSTRUCTION CO.. LTD Applica By F. A. Devereux, Age sept. 21 oct. CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the reset covering the parcel of land formerly he under Timber Licence No. 40026, situated the Columbia River in the vicinity of Am Park, by reason of the notice published in t British Columbia Gazette on the 27th Dece ber, 1907, is cancelled; and that the vaca lands formerly covered by the before me tioned licence will be open to pre-emptii only on and after the 28th day of Decembe 1912. R. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B. C, 24th September, 1912. sept. 28 dec. "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a Fri Certificate of Title to Lot 23, of Sub vision 76 to 81, both inclusive, of Sect 10 (Yates Estate, Map 88), as delineat on Map 389, Victoria City, Brit Columbia. NOTICE is hereby given of my intentii at the expiration of one calender month fr the first publication hereof, to issue a fn Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certific of Title issued to James Leslie McVicar the ith day of April, 1909, and numbered 12 which has been destroyed. Dated at the Land Registry Office, Victoi British Columbia, this 12th day of Septeml A.D. 1912. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar-General of Title! sept. 14 oct CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICE is hereby given that the rest existing over the lands included in Spe Timber Licence No. 14830, situated on Ut Rendezvous Island, Sayward District, by son of a notice published in the British Col bia Gazetter on the 27th of December, 1 is cancelled, and that the said lands will open for entry by pre-emption on Jam 15th, 1913, at 9 o'clock in,the forenoon. ROBT. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Land Lands Department, Victoria, B. C, 25th September, 1912. oct. 5 ja THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 FULLBROOK-SAYERS STATIONERY COMPANY Successors to Standard Stationery Company Are You Buying a Typewriter? We can Save You FORTY Per Cent. 1220 GOVERNMENT STREET Phone 276 VICTORIA, B. C. The Truth About Telepathy (Continued from Page 4) ber of cases of apparition, etc., in which there seemed to be some supernormal agency at work, conveying knowledge; as in the case of Lord Brougham, who saw an apparition of is friend at the moment of the lat- er's death. The results of this investigation were embodied in the two tout volumes called "Phantasms of he Living" (now out of print), and in ol. X. of the "Proceedings" of the ociety. As the outcome of this ar- ^ous investigation, involving the col- cti'on and consideration of about 000 cases and extending over sev- al years of time, the committee ade the cautious but memorable atement that "between deaths and' paritions of the dying person a collection exists, which is not due to harice alone." This guarded state- nent was carefully worded in order to void committing the society to any efinite (e. g., spiritualistic) interpre- lation. Some of the apparitions oc- urred within twelve hours before eath, some at the time of death, ind iome a few hours afterwards. But [hese latter of course do not prove spirit-agency"—though indeed sdme- imes they seem to render it probable for the telepathic impulse or bought may have been sent out by lie dying person, remaining latent— 0 to speak—until the percipient hap- ened to be in a sufficiently .passive nd receptive state to "take it in." Definite' experimentation was also fiade, of various kinds, e. g., one person would be shown a card or dia- ram, and another (blindfolded) ould maintain a passive mind, saying loud what ideas "came into his head." ome of these experiments—which re still required and should be tried y those interested in the subject—in- icated that the concentration of A's ind did indeed sometimes produce a everberation in the mind of B. In series conducted by Sir Oliver odge, the odds against the successes |_eing due to chance can be mathemat- cally shown to be sixteen millions to ne. For this new fact or agency, Mr. yers invented the word "telepathy" |[Greek tele, at a distance, pathein, to eel) and defined it as "communica- ion of impressions of any kind from ne mind to another, independently f the recognized channels of sense." But I wish to say, and to empha- |ize the staement, that this transmis- ion, though regarde'd as highly prob- blc by many acute minds, cannot yet e regarded as proved, stil! less as ccurring in a common or frequent ay. We have all o^ us known some- ody who claimed to be able to make eople turn around in church or in the reet by "willing" them, but usually ;iese claims cannot be substantiated. is difficult to eliminate chance co- licidence. And the folks who lay aim to these powers are usually of a jiystery-loving, inaccurate build of kind, and therefore very unsafe uides. Moreover, how many times [ave they "willed" without result? One reason why I deprecate easy edence, leaning to the sceptical side [lough believing from my own ex- riments that the thing sometimes ppens, is, that there is danger of a turn to superstition, if belief out- |ms the evidence. If the popular ind gets the notion that telepathy is ore or less a constant occurrence— [lat mind can influence mind when- er it likes—there is a possibility of return to the witchcraft belief which {'suited in so many poor old women ing burnt at thc stake in the Seven- enth Century. Personally, I prefer cessive materialism to excessive credulity in these things; it at least does not burn old women because they have a squint and a black cat and a grievance against someone who happens to have fallen ill. Unbalanced minds are very ready to believe that someone is influencing, them. I have received quite a number of letters from people who, kuowlng of my interest in these matters, got it into their foolish heads that I was trying some sort of telepathic influence on them. I had not even been thinking about them. It was entirely their own imagination. One of these people is now in an asylum. I think she would probably have become insane in any case—if not on this, then on some other subject—but these incidents almost make me wish that we could confine the investigation and discussion of tne subject to our own circle or society, until education has devel oped more balanced judgment in the masses. But of course such a restriction is impossible. The daily press and the sensational novelists have got hold of the idea. We must counteract the sensational exaggerations—which have such a bad effect on unbalanced minds—by stating the bare, hard facts. Here, as elsewhere, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is the half- informed people who are endangered. The remedy is more knowledge. Let them learn that, though there is reason to believe that under certain conditions telepathy is possible and real, there is nevertheless no scientific evidence for anything in the nature of "bewitching," or telepathy of maleficent kind. This cannot be too strongly insisted on. Let us follows the facts with an open mind, but let us be careful not to rush beyond them into superstition. "THE CONNAUGHT' The New Connaught Dancing Hall For many years Victorians suffered from the lack of a dancing hall of their own. Then came the Empress Hotel and the Alexandra Club, and the void was filled for the moment. But, however excellent the accommodation afforded by these two institutions, there still existed a feeling that there should be in the city a public dancing hall which would be open for use without previously consulting the arrangements of club owners or hotel proprietors. ln this column we show a view of the new Connaught Dancing Hall, which will occupy the space available above the Acme Press printing establishment on View s'"eet, west ol Blanchard. The floor measures 66x100 feet of beautifully finished maple. Tasteful electric light arrangements are suspended above, and at one end a great archway leads into a commodious dining room. Next to this is a roomy kitchen, with gas stove, Rund instantaneous water heater, and sink. The entrance hall, with counters, opens on two large dressing rooms, each one having its own completely- fitted lavatory. Mrs. George Simpson, who has so long conducted dancing classes in Victoria, will have charge of the hall, and Miss Thain has undertaken to look after all musical arrangements. It is, however, to Mr. Clifford Denham, manager of the Victoria Theatre, and the man who has made such a success of the Gorge Park amusements, that the inception of the hall is due. Hc, like most people, realised the need; but he, unlike most people, took steps to obviate it, and it is owing to his energy and resourcefulness that the "Connaught" is an established fact. By the time that these lines appear the opening dance will have been held. "LAND REGISTRY ACT" In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to Lot 3, Block B, of suburban Lot 2, Victoria City. NOTICE is hereby given of my intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof, to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu of the Certificate of Title issued to Thomas Shaw on the 23rd day of December, 1908, and numbered 19313C, which has been lost. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victoria, British Columbia, this 9th day of October, S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar-General of Titles, oct. 12 nov. 9 WATER NOTICE I'or a Licence to Take and Use Water NOTICE is hereby given that Gordou River Power Co., Ltd., of Vietoria, B.C., will apply for a licence to take and use 1200 cubic feet per second qf water out of Gordon River, which flows in a southerly direction through Port Renfrew District and empties into the sea near Port Renfrew. The water will be diverted at about loo yards below Newton's No. 1 Camp and will be used for power purposes on tlle land described as within a radius of 100 miles. This notice was posted on tlie ground on the 3rd day of October, 1912. Thc application will lie filcd_ in the office of the Water Recorder at Victoria. Objections may bc filed with tlie said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. GORDON RIVER POWER CO., LTD., Applicant. By Lorenzo Alexander, Agent. oct. 12 nov. 9 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT District of North Saanich _ TAKE NOTICE that Thc British Columbia Electric Railway Company, Ltd., of Loudon, England, occupation Railway Company, intends to apply for permission tq lease the following described foreshore:—Commencing at a post planted at Union Bay, at the soulh- west corner of Section Thirteen (13), Range One (1) West, North Saanich District; tiience west (ast.) Twenty-eight hundred (2800) feet; thence north (ast.) two thousand six hundred .'md forty (2640) feet; tiience east (ast.) One thousand six hundred and twenty (iGjo) feet, more or less to high water mark, and tiience 111 a southerly direction along high water mark to the point of commencement, comprising one hundred and thirty-seven (137) acres, more or less. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO., LTD., Arthur O. Noakes, Agent. September 14th, 1912. oct. 12 dcc. 7 We Offer A first class stock of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Prunes, Plums,: Peaches, Apricots and small fruits. Also Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, decidious and evergreen, Roses, etc. The very finest quality and best assortment grown in B. C. Catalogue free. Personal inspection invited. Now is the time to order. LAYRITZ NURSERIES CAREY ROAD, VICTORIA BRANCH AT KELOWNA, B. C. PHONE M3054 It is simply impossible for this space-saving IDEAL Folding Bed to close accidentally. It is self-balancing in any position. Works with springs, not weights, and is so light and perfectly balanced that a child can operate it. All metal —therefore vermin-proof. 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'LAND REGISTRY ACT' In llic matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title tu Lol 9 uf Lots 2 and .1, Block "11," Fairfield Estate, Victoria Cily (Map 90.1). NOTICE is hereby given of my intention at thc expiration of one calendar month from the lirst publication liereof to issue a fresh Certificate uf Title in lieu of the Certificate uf Title issued tu Robert Hetherington on the 1 ol li day of October, 1910, and numbered 34347C, winch has Been lost. Dated at I.and Registry Ollice, Victoria, British Columbia, this 9II1 day uf October, 19U. Sgd.) S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar-General of Titles, oct. 12 nov. 9 Get it at Bowes' and Be Safe That Complexion You Admired Yesterday may have been natural, but it was improved and preserved by continual care and attention. Tbat delicate bloom on the cbeck which is every woman's right may bc cultivated by tbe proper application of BOWES' BUTTERMILK TOILET LOTION Per Bottle, only 25c Cyrus H. Bowes Chemist 1228 Government Street Tels. 425 and 450 10 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 Society Miss Phyllis Green is over from Vancouver on a short visit. * * * Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Baynton left on a trip to the Old Country. * * * Mrs. Charles Gore, of Vancouver, was in town a few days during the week. Miss Bertha Smith, of Charlotte- town, P. E. I'., is the guest of Mrs. Henry Lawson. * # * Miss Florence Munsie has left for Vancouver to enter Braemar College, Shaughnessy Heights. * * * Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Worlock left last Wednesday on a' visit to San Francisco. * * * Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Barnard have returned from a very enjoyable trip spent in England and on the Continent. * * * The engagement is announced of Miss Eunice Kent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kent, to Mr. Robert Whaley, of this city. The marriage will take place in the near future. It has been arranged to hold the opening dance of the Connaught Dancing Club next Friday, the i8th, at the new Connaught ball rooms on View street. * . * * The Misses O'Brien, of Wellington road', James Bay district, gave a most enjoyable evening to a large circle of friends last Monday at their beautiful home. * * * Miss Walbran, at her home on Beacon Hill Park, resumed her most pleasant and hospitable evenings last Wednesday, when many friends attended. ' * * * Invitations have been issued for a ball to be given by the bachelors of Victoria, which will take place on Wednesday, October 23rd. * * * k Miss Naomi Holmes and Mrs. Studd, of Vancouver, who came over to be present at the ball given by Mrs. Prior and Mrs. Little last Tuesday, are the guests of Mrs. W. J. H. Holmes, Oak Bay. * * * The marriage of Mr. F. P. McBey, of Cameron Lake, Vancouver Island, to Miss Nellie J. Stewart, only daughter of Mr. Robert Stewart, of St. Leonards, Johnshaven, Scotland, was quietly celebrated recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mac- lagan, 2048 Hutchinson street, Montreal. The bride was becomingly attired for the occasion in white crepe- de-chene trimmed with Buckingham lace. Her only ornament was a wrist watch, the gift of the groom. Mrs. F. A. Maclagan was matron of honour, and was gowned in white and carried a shower bouquet of red roses. The bride's travelling costume was Scottish tweed. Mr. and Mrs. McBey left for Niagara and Toronto, and will later on take up their residence in Vancouver. * * * Last Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Vancouver, was the scene of a very pretty wedding, when the Rev. Dr. A. F. Perry united in marriage Mary Florence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fraser, of Revelstoke, B. C, to Dr. Charles Musgrave Mac- Naughton, son of Mrs. R. W. Ward, formerly of Victoria. The bride wore a very smart brown travelling suit with brown velvet hat with plumes. Miss Sadie Cherry, of Lampson st.eet, Victoria, made a very charming bridesmaid. Dr. Thompson supported the groom. A very delicious luncheon was served later at the home of Mrs. Ward, Salisbury Court, Where only the relatives and intimate friends of. the young couple were present. After their honeymoon, which is being spent in the Sound cities, Dr. and Mrs. MacXaughton will reside at Suite 2, 2431 Vine street, Vancouver. * * * A recent marriage of interest to Victorians was that of Mr. Gordon Hillyard Campbell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Campbell, of Vancouver, but formerly of this place, to Jessie Eleanor, eldest daughter of Commissioner and Mrs. Perry. The wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. M. MacKinnon, assisted by the Rev. Percy Menzies, in the chapel of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Barracks, Regina. The chapel had been very prettily decorated with white asters, ferns and palms. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an exquisite dress of white duchesse satin, heavily embroidered in' pearls and beautiful rose point and duchesse lace was draped on the gown. She wore a beautiful diamond and pearl necklace, the gift of the groom. Mrs. Jennings, a sister of the bride, looked very handsome in white satin and wore a large black beaver hat with white plumes. The three bridesmaids were prettily gowned in shepherdesses. Miss Mildred Campbell, sister of the groom, wore mauve; Miss Jennings, of Toronto, in maize, and Miss Rimmer, in Nile green. Mr. Kenneth Perry, of Montreal, supported the groom. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Commissioner and Mrs.' Perry, where the happy young couple received the congratulations of their many friends. Mrs. Perry was gowned in a very handsome white satin dress, veiled in black Chantilly lace, and a smart black velvet hat completed her costume. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell left on a honeymoon trip to the south, the bride wearing a cadet blue cloth tailored suit trimmed with military braid and a very handsome set of black fox furs. Quite the most successful and enjoyable balls of the season was given ■by Mrs. E. G. Prior and Mrs. F. D. Little for their debutante daughters, Miss Jessie Prior and Miss Lucy Little. The ballroom had been very beautifully decorated in pale pink with garlands and wreaths of smilax and other greenery. An excellent musical programme was carried out by Miss Thain's orchestra, and the dancing was kept up until after 3 in the morning. Mrs. Prior wore a very handsome dress of white satin with Honiton lace appearing on the bodice, while Mrs. Little looked very smart in a beautiful dress of rich blue gray satin with a lovely over-dress of Brussels lace. Her daughter was tremendously admired in a dainty toil ette of white satin with a tunic embroidered in diamonds. She carried a large, soft white muff and a huge bouquet of hot-house flowers. Miss Jessie Prior was very sweet and pretty in a girlish costume of soft white satin with some beautiful heavy silver trimming appearing on the draped overdress. She also carried some lovely flowers. Mrs. George Johnston wore an artistic dress of copper-colored satin with pannier of sage green naion. Mrs. John Hope (Vancouver) in peach paunce velvet; Miss Mabel Eberts, in soft and white satin, with lace overdress; Miss Violet Moresby and her debutante, in white crepe-de-chene; Mrs. Arthur Gore in handsome old rose paunce velvet dress with gold lace; Mrs. Barrington Foote in goblin green; Mrs. Walter Langley, a very smart costume of black and gold brocaded satin with peacock blue appearing on the bodice; Mrs. W. H. Holmes, in a striking dress of shot mauve and gold brocade; Miss Molly Wood, in a very dainty pale blue and blue dancing dress; Mrs. Roger Monteith, in white satin with old rose and silver tunic; Mrs. W. E. Scott wore green with black jet overdress; Mrs.' Stephen Phipps (Cowichan) looked handsome in black and gold; Mrs. Hermann Robertson, very pretty pink satin, with mink fur trimming; Miss Tilton, in green satin; Miss Monteith, in white and silver; Miss V. Mason looked well in pale pink satin with pearl trimming; Mrs. James Dunsmuir, in bright royal blue; Mrs. Basil Prior in pale pink satin; Mrs. Robin Dunsmuir looked very smart in grey satin; Miss Rome, in mauve satin; Miss Jessop looked well in black; Miss Eva Loewen wore a very pretty white satin dress; Miss Angus Robertson, another debutante, wore a very pretty and soft write satin dress; Mrs. Charles Gore (Vancouver), in smart black brocaded satin, and a great many other striking and beautiful costumes too numerous to mention. . Correspondence The Week accepts no responsibility for the views expressed by its correspondents. Communications will be inserted whether signed by the real name of the writer or a nom de plume, but the writer's name and address must be given to the Editor as an evidence of bona fides. In no case will it be divulged without consent. A PLEA POR A SMALL, HARMLESS BIRD. To the Editor of The Week: Sir,—I would like to encroach upon your valuable space in bringing to your attention the cruel manner in which Egrets are killed for the purpose of adorning the fairer sex, The plumes of this bird (aigrettes), which is the only leather used, are bridal plumes and only grow in the breeding season. This time is the only period of the year when the hunters can shoot them, as they breed in hundreds in colonies, and the hunters lay around the nesting grounds shooting the birds as they come backwards and forwards to feed their young, just cutting off the few feathers and leaving the rest of the bird to rot, also the young, who expect their parents' return, to starve. Thousands of these birds are killed off in this manner every year, and it seems a crying shame that such a beautiful bird should be sacrificed just for the pleasure of women. These birds used to breed by hundreds and are now nearly extinct. To show how serious a matter, in the State of Washington none of these plumes are allowed to be sold, and the Humanitarian League of Great Britain, perhaps one of the most powerful institutions in the world, are doing everything in th-eir power to stop the wearing of these plumes. I would point out the fact that, though perhaps they do not know it, every girl that wears one of these plumes is wearing thc life blood of five innocent little birds, and if she but knew the true facts of the case, would shrink from them as a criminal shrinks from the shadow of the law. I sincerely trust that the many women in Victoria who wear them will desist from this practice, as if they do not wear them, there will be no sale for them and they will not therefore be killed. I must apologize for taking up your space, but I do so in the interests of humanity. Yours truly, WALTER I. BURTON. The School Magazine The Week is in receipt of the latest number of The School Magazine. There are two 'big features in this issue which deserve special mention. The first is entitled "The Armada, July, 1588," and is, as is most natural, from the pen of the president of the British Columbia branch of the Navy League. No better time than the present could have been found for the publication of an article of this nature. The Empire at large and Canada in particular are in the throes of a naval agitation. Mr. Clive Phillipps Wolley admits that the article is for the most part "a paraphrase of 'Drake,' by Mr. Alfred Noyes," but it is none the less valuable for that. Drake is the hero who, as much as any of Britain's warriors, stirs the imagination, and the excellent manner in which the writer has traced the story of the great sea fight is worthy of the highest praise. The other feature deals with the Rhodes memorial, and quotes in full the eloquent speech of Lord Grey, late Governor-General of Canada, ill his dedication of the "superb memorial to Cecil Rhodes, South Africa's greatest servant, and therefore greatest man." TOO ANGELIC. "Mother, what is an angel?" "An angel is a human being who flies, dearest." "Why, father says my governess is an angel, mother!" "Yes, and she's going to fly, too." Does your Grocer Consider You a Satisfied Customer ? Does he have so much confidence in the quality of the goods he is serving you that he feels he can always rely on you to say a good word for him? Does he know that the service he is giving you assures him of your entire grocery trade? Why not have just such a grocer—a grocer that has a grocery store complete in every line? Give a trial order to our Grocery Department or our Liquor Department or our Fruit and Vegetable Department or our Butcher Shop and you are always assured of supreme quality and unexcelled service. Are you open to conviction? H. 0. Kirkham & Co., Ltd. 741,743, 745 Fort Strebt Grocery Store Tell. 178, 179 Butcher Shop Tel. 3678 Liquor Store Tel. 9677 The Union Steamship Company, Ltd. of B. C. S. S. CAMOSUN for Prince Rupert and Granby Bay every Tuesday. S. S. CHELOHSIN for Skeena River, Prince Rupert, Naas, Port Simpson, and Stewart, every Saturday. THE BOSCOWITZ STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. S. S. VENTURE for Campbell River, Hardy Bay, Rivers Inlet, Namu, Ocean Falls, Bella Coola, Bella Bella, every Wednesday. S. S. VADSO for Skeena River, Prince Rupert, Naas, every two weeks. JOHN BARNSLEY, Agent, Phone 1925 1003 Government Street may 8 (S) oct 19 The Royal Cash Register $50.00, $60.00 and $75.00-Less 10% for Cash Not in the Trust For Sale at Victoria Book & Stationery Co., Ltd. 1004 Government Street Telephone 63 Chas. Hayward President Reginald Hayward Sec'y-Treas. F. Caselton Manager The B. C. Funeral Co. (Successors to Charles Hayward) Late of 1016 Government Street, have removed to their new building, 734 Broughton Street, above Douglas. Phones ..3s, ».t, »37> «J8, Established 1867 JAMES BUCHANAN & CO., by Royal Appointment Purveyors to H. M. King George the V. and the Royal Household. 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KLEINERT RUBBER COMPANY 84-86 West Wellington St., Toronto Ike name "Kleiner!" is nol on lhe shield, "t a Kleinerl—Tht Guaranteed Shield THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 11 ti ff Sotto Voce The Week's Rumours and Humours (By The Hornet) That Victoria is indeed becoming entitled to the name of fame when she entertains three distinguished visitors within one week. * * * That this week we have entertained Mgr. Bruchesi, General Sir Neville Lyttleton and Father Vaughan. * * * • That Father Vaughan's addresses Jin town would fully entitle him to the Iterm "notable," even if he had not already earned the term elsewhere. * * * That, nevertheless, he has not yet attained the dignity of "prelate." * * * That the latter, according to the best authorities, is an ecclesiastical llignitary of exalted rank and authority, as a bishop, archbishop, metro- |olitain or patriarch. * * * I That, once again, the enthusiasm of contemporary editor has outrun his |-lean_ing. * * * I That "Hornet" always knew that |ie City Council lacked "sand." * * SK | That he now knows why this is. * * * I That two years ago the City Coun- |il bought a sand waggon. * * * That this is still reposing in the Ihed. * * * That it is little use arguing with a (runken man. * * * That a short time ago a prominent litizen of Victoria paid a visit to a |ity lying South of the Line. * * * That there he inveighed against tolonel Roosevelt, and said that the atter thought that he had placed the |alt in the sea. * * * That his intoxicated opponent |tated that that v/&. nothing, as he lad himself placed the beach on the pcean. * * * That much has been said about nan's inhumanity to man, but little kbout woman's inhumanity to birds. BRITISH WOOLENS Real Tailored by Real Tailors in Real Tailor Shops a Hobberlin Tailoring at The Commonwealth TWO STORES 606-608 Yates 720 Yates That in another column of the paper will be found ? letter from a correspondent who gallantly takes the part of the weak and innocent. » * * That the assistant engineer should be an engineer—properly qualified. * * * That if placed in charge of a survey department he should be a surveyor— properly qualified. * * * That these considerations should lead to serious reflections. • * * * That there is trouble brewing for a neighboring municipality. * * * That the resignation of a constable might lead to the elimination of the trouble. * * * That it is a pity that the Times was not in existence during the work of creation. * * ,* That with its facility for making mountains out of mole-hills it would undoubtedly have been of great assistance. * * * That the natural expression of an obvious result has be«n construed into the voicing of a threat. * * * That the Balkan States have long been a thorn in the side of every European diplomat. * * * That for the same space of time they have been a blessing to every paragraphist, who had space to fill, and naught wherewith to fill it. * * * That the old story, "wolf, wolf," has once more received* a practical illustration. * •*. * That once again ,t is shown that religion does not necessarily mean peace. * * * That religious wars are always the most blood-thirsty, and a. lot of blood is likely to flow in the Balkan Peninsula. * * * That Julian Eltinge provided more amusement on Wednesday than Victorians usually absorb in a month. * * * That with such fascinating bathing costumes it is a pity that there will be no more sea hereafter. * * * That it's never too late to mend. * * * That it's never too old to sit for the B. C. L. S. exam. * * * That all is not yet over with the investigation of the sewers committee. * * * That the sting of the report lay in the tail thereof. * * * That several members of the staff are longing for Christmas. * * * That the Yankee engineer is very enterprising, but often at the expense of his Canadian and British confreres. * * * That the worm will turn if you keep him out of work long enough. * * * That after he turns he may bite. * * * That there is trouble in the world of minor journals. * * * That it would be a pity if the little cockle-shells were wrecked. * * * That they often pass away a weary hour and serve to light the fire thereafter. * * * That it is not wise to back bills for other people. * * * That the gentleman who picked up the filmy handkerchief which fluttered to the ground at the Horse Show, thought he was in for a good thing. * * * That he knows better now. * * * That once bitten, twice shy; likewise "Verbum Sap." * * * That if anyone deserves a good dinner, it is Sir Richard McBride, but if the dinner isn't good it will not be the fault of Harry Price. * * * That great developments are expected. * * * That there is some grounds for complaint, as voiced by a correspondent to a local paper. That if mortals can read, surely the gods can. * * * That they might be allowed a few programmes. * * * That Barnum has indeed had a circus. * * * That the Mayor did not occupy the lion's cage. The Honesty of Porters I remember once giving a porter as much as half a crown, and, though I do not think it is a wise principle to pay anybody for being honest, I have never regretted it. I was coming up from Cookham, where I had been visiting for the week-end, and I had several bits of hand luggage in the carriage with me. When the train drew into Paddington I handed these to a porter and jumped out. "That is all," I said. "There is a dress basket in the van behind. Get it and call a taxi." The man, instead of following me immediately, climbed inside thr far* riage. I turned, half curious to see what he was doing, when to my consternation he held up my handbag which contained more money than I would have cared to lose, and some jewellery. I gasped. The porter looked a respectful reproof. "It had all my money in it," I said, as I took it from him, "and I don't suppose I should ever have seen it again if you had not taken the precaution to examine' the carriage." "It's not the first time, Miss, that has happened." Porters, English porters at least, are as a rule a very honest lot. I could quote story after story that has come to my notice in the past couple ol years to illustrate this. I know two men who made the silly old mistake of a half sovereign for a sixpence in tipping porters. In one case the train was beginning to move when the man came for his tip. The gentleman put his hand hastily into his pocket and handed him a coin. By this time the train was going quite fast. The porter sprang on the footboard for 'a moment and flung the gold piece into the carriage. He paid for his honesty by so doing, for he sacrificed his tip altogether, there being no time to remedy the matter or even to get the man's number. In the other case, the porter was more fortunate, for he made his discovery in time and ran down the platform after the gentleman, who presented him with a shilling instead. A friend of mine handed a man a penny and a half crown in the dark one night at Ascot railway station She discovered her mistake later, and spoke to the stationmaster about it the next day. "Yes, ma'am, he told me," he said, and called the porter, who handed over the silver bit unhesitatingly, and accepted sixpence.—Louise Hayter Birchall, in The Canadian Magazine, CHRONICLES OF THE KHAN. (From tiie Toronto Star.) AND WE WILL HELP. , Mother of Nations! thine own cub may pun* beside thine ear;_ Thou in thine isolation mayst pull its lugs, but bear! Back in thc years far gone and past in history's pages hid, What did you do for me and mine? I'll telf you what you did! You wove your _ hair in bow strings when hemp and things were gone; You pawned your gems to l.evi to buy your lions brawn. The blood that beat in hearts of oak when I was a wee, wee kid, To-day is warm as e'er it was in thc heart of each ironclad. A transmigration of souls—none knows the joy I feel When lhe Old Oak's soul looks out at me through rustless ribs of steel! They boast that Blake and Nelson arc harmless in the tomb. Go to! Blakes and Nelsons arc thronging in thy womb! Judith thou art, and Rachel, Mary thou art and Ruth, Love antl Vengeance, Honor, Dignity, Faith ancl Truth. Rispah defending her children, the young that thy heart desires, Watching the spot in the sky where the bev- ermincd vulture soars. We called, o'er the wild of waters, came your bannered mastheads high To find out what was the matter when you heard the urchin cry. Xow your full-grown son in measure hc standeth six feet high, Sound of heart and hip and head and strong of thew and thumb and thigh! ORCHESTRA EVERY EVENING, FROM 6.30 TO 12.10. MR. M. NAGEL MUSICAL DIRECTOR Balmoral Cafe _ The Management Begs to Announce the Opening of the Balmoral Cafe. Your Patronage ts Solicited Opposite Opera House -:- Douglas Street A. PETCH The Douglas Street Watchmaker Begs to notify his customers 'that he will be located at 707 Pandora Avenue, just around the corner from Douglas Street, on and after the 4th October next, where he will be pleased to meet his numerous customers. Going Fast! Our Zambrene Raincoats are going fast ancl the sooner you select yours the better will be the assortment to choose from. Our range is complete. Prices $10. to $40.00 F. A. 60WEN, Managing Director 1114 Government Street "For Tea You Can't Beat Upton's" From our own Estates to you. Specially blended and packed for Canada Fragrant, delicious and invigorating LIPTON'S TEA Goes farthest for the money They may harry the woods of Windsor with fire and battle-axe, They may even plunder London, but they can't take Halifax. They might capture old Gibraltar by siege or by assault, Or burn thi.' docks lit Portsmouth, but they can't take Esquimalt, Wc learned from thee, of battle we'll never be afraid, You taught yonr cub to fight and you taught him how to trade. For when the wars were over and waved the flags of peace, The people went trading far and wide in lumber, silks and grease; In bark and bolts, in hair and bops, in drugs, and wine and wheat. In corn, guano, and oil, in salts and senna and meat; Tn wool and bones and marble, cigars and Bibles and beer, In iron and gold and copper and brass, diamonds and such like gear. Circling the old earth always to thc old earth's furthest bound, Clothing and feeding God's people, wherce'r God's people are found. Kach ship tbat left your island goodB to foreign people bore, And you made the swagger brecchclout that thc dusky dandy wore. Mother of Nations, tbe little cub tbat played between thy paws lias got to be quite a lion himself with claws and likewise jaws. So, Mother of Nations, be at rest, and do not troubled be, For your little lions around you can lick the whole menagerie! BUST AND HIPS Every woman who attempts to make a dress or shirtwaist immediately discovers how difficult it is to obtain 1 a good fit by the usual "try- ing-on-method," witb herself for tbe model and a looking* plass with which to sec how it fits at thc back. "HALL-BORCHERT PER- FECTION Adjustable Dress Forms*' do away with all discomforts and disappointments in fitting, and render the work of dressmaking at once easy and satisfactory. This forni can be adjusted to 50 different shapes and 1 sizes; bust raised or low* 1 cred, also made longer and shorter at thc waist line and form raised or lowered to suit any desired skirt length. Very easily adjusted, cannot get out of order, and will last a lifetime. Write for illustrated Booklet containing complete line of Dress Korms with prices. Hall-Borchert Dress Form Co., of Canada, Limited. 158Q Bay Street, - Toronto, Can. ^ Jackie (aged eight): "What makes his lips sweeter than mine?" Kflic (aged nine): "Chocolate." Jackie: "Huh! He's mean—lie eats it all himself," Kflie: "F'r'aps; but I get the flavour when he kisses me!" 12 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 EDITORIAL ''Continued from Page i) a moment be entertained. Craig either thought otherwise, or was indifferent and did not think at all; at any rate, he turned his back and that was the beginning of the tragedy. The escapes have been so numerous, that public sentiment will demand the adoption of more efficient methods, and now that the Attorney-General is "cleaning up" his Department in the most thorough, not to say drastic manner, it is surely not too much to ask, that this very important subject shall receive his attention. If it does, he will undoubtedly remove a reproach and restore public confidence in the ability of his Department, not only to get, but to hold. CULTURED WOMEN—Mrs. Borden has "put her foot in it," if a lady can do such a thing, by stating in London that: "The Cultured English woman should never think of going to Canada." The probability is that Mrs. Borden said a great deal more in the context which would render such a statement not only perfectly intelligible, but demonstrate its absolute truth. What she probably meant was that the average cultured woman in England was not only totally ignorant of the conditions of life in Western Canada in particular, but was equally ignorant of such simple domestic duties as her less fortunate sisters have to perform even in the Home Land. Leaders of thought have not hesitated to say that Canada is deficient in culture, and they have proceeded to illustrate their argument by referring to our picture galleries and our literature. It is not worth while arguing on such a subject. No country as young as Canada has ever yet established a standard which the older nations would have regarded as on a par with their own. Our people have been too busy hewing down forests, digging the soil and carving out for themselves rude homes in the country of their adoption. It is true they brought with them the seeds of the best English culture, but those seeds have hardly begun to germinate; they are not dead, they are merely dormant, and as Canadians accumulate wealth, and they are just beginning to do it, they will have leisure, and leisure means, for the Anglo Saxon, the cultivation of his mind, the opening of the door to many opportunities, and the insatiable craving to secure for himself what his more favoured fellows have long enjoyed. In this respect, Canadians are not going to be different from other sections of British folk who have colonized Greater Britain beyond the Seas, but meanwhile it is an undoubted fact that Canada is no place for the cultured English lady, as such. To come here and live a life of "inglorious ease," or to find a sphere in which she can profitably exercise her literary or musical talent, or form circles such as exist in all large English cities, is out of the question. There is not room for a score of such women in Canada today. Our women are too busy helping their husbands to "make good," looking after their homes and keeping their doors ancl windows barred against the militant suffragettes who are, by some people, regarded as the last word in a cultured English lady. The few cultured English ladies who have come to Canada with these ideas are now either feeding chickens, gathering strawberries, or eating out their hearts in what they regard as the humiliating position of lady-helps. There are some people who believe that culture makes itself felt in every sphere, and it may therefore be faintly possible that the chickens are' better fed, and the dishes more thoroughly washed, but in the opinion of The Week "the game is not worth the candle." There are no more hopeless women in Canada today and indeed none so hopeless as a few that The Week could name in Victoria, who came out with the idea that their culture would carry all before it. Most of them are now pensioners on the generosity of their friends who are too kind to let them starve, or even to let them know how useless they really are. The theory of The Week is that every cultured English lady who comes to Canada should bring her husband and, if possible, half a dozen healthy children with her. THE BALKANS—The bolt has fallen at last. Eor many years "Trouble in the Balkans" appeared at intermittent intervals in the head-lines of European papers, but as time went on and no great up-rising occurred, the nations of Europe began to think that diplomacy would always win the day and that actual warfare would always be averted by occasional massacres. This time, however, the diplomats were caught napping, and the ludicrous (if such a term may be applied to an event productive of such dire results) part of it is that the little independent Kingdom of Montenegro was the one which caught the sleepers while they slept. Montenegro has hitherto conserved her independence, partly owing to the terms of the Treaty of Berlin, but, probably, more largely owing to the mountainous character of her defences* The Montenegrins are mountaineers and their hitherto unassailed position is due to the same causes which have kept Switzerland an independent State with different-tongued cantoments. Now that Montenegro has assumed the offensive, it is impossible to say what results may accrue. The Ottoman Empire is hurriedly patching up terms of peace with Italy, and will soon be in a position to hurl the whole of her forces against the aggressive denizens on her Northern frontiers, for it is. unlikely that the remaining States in the Balkan Peninsula will be able to resist the temptation to join in a concerted attack on their hereditary enemy. If this proves to be the case, and if the further intervention of the Powers proves futile, we may yet see a veritable Armageddon take place in the Balkans. Nor must it be forgotten that, in the event of a general conflagration amongst the various States comprising the Balkan Peninsula, the strife will inevitably partake of the nature of a religious warfare, than which none is more terrible. Christian versus Mussulman, as in the days of the Crusades. One aspect of the case must be remembered by British subjects, though it might well seem that we in Canada need only take an academic interest in the proceedings. A vast proportion of Hib Majesty's subjects are Mahommedans and in view of the spirit of unrest which prevails today in India, it may well be that the outbreak of hostilities in the Balkans will be fraught with hitherto undreamt-of peril to that portion of the British Empire which lies South of the Himalayas. UNPLEASANT INCIDENT—That incident at Edmonton in connection with the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, looks much worse1 since George S. Armstrong, mayor of Ed:; monton, made public over his own signa ture the circumstances under which the ad dress to His Royal Highness was preparer! In that address there was a statement, direc or implied, that the people of Edmonto: favoured the reciprocity proposals of th late Government. At the same time it not fair to blame the citizens of Edmontc as a whole for this piece of bad taste. Hei is what Mayor Armstrong says in tl course of his letter giving the inside histoi of the address:—"If it has been possible "read into this address any endorsation c "the policy of the late Government, it is "compliment to the skill of the gentleme "who undertook to prepare the address. 1 "such a reading was intended by the gentk "men who prepared the address, no explana "tion is further necessary than to state tha "the address was prepared by Mr. Williar "Rae, solicitor, of Edmonton, a leading sup "porter of the late Minister of the Interioi "assisted by Mr. A. G. Mackay, late leade "of the Liberal Opposition in the provinc "of Ontario." The affront was, therefon the work of two prominent members of th Liberal party. Most All You Folks who Read This will Find on Investigating these Rugs that You'll Need One or Two They're new ones just brought into stock, and not only are the prices particularly attractive for such good qualities, but the patterns also. Designs and colors suitable for your dining or living rooms, new Oriental and all-over designs, and a very generous stock of dainty pinks, greys, blues, beautiful forest greens, all these appropriate for your bedrooms. Here's the way they're priced, but you must see them to fully appreciate the prices: GARLAND 9 x 7.6 $20.00 9x9 $25.00 9 x 10.6 $28.00 9 x 12 $32.00 12 x 10.6 $37-50 13.6 x 10.6 $42.50 12 x 15 $55.00 HALCYON 9 x 7.6 $20.00 9 x 9 $25.00 9 x 10.6 $28.00 9 x 12 $32.50 12 x 10.6 $37-50 13.6 x 10.6 $42.50 12 x 15 $55.00 BLOSSOM 9 x 7.6 $16.00 9x9 $19.50 9 x 10.6 $22.50 9 x 12 $25.00 12 x 10.6 $32.50 12 x 15 .* $42.50 ROSELEA 9 x 7.6 $13.75 9 x 9 $16.00 9 x 10.6 $18.50 9 x 12 $21.00 12 x 10.6 $25.00 13.6 x 10.6 $28,00 CLAREMONT 9 x 7.6 $8.75 9 x 9 $10.00 9 x 10.6 $12.00 9 x 12 $15.00 12 x 10.6 $17.50 13.6 x 10.6 $20.00 RUGS Eastern Wilton Rugs, 11.3x12. ..$60.00 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 11.3x13.6.$65.00 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 11.3x15..$75.00 Hershar Special, 9x13.6 $95.00 Hershar Special, 11.3x15 $135.00 MIMMOSA 12 x 8.6 $32.00 12 x 10.6 $37.50 13.6 x 10.6 $42.50 BALMORAL 9 x 7.6 $12.00 9 x 9 $14.00 9 x 10.6 $17.50 9 x 12 $20.00 12 x 10.6 $22.50 13.6 x 10.6 $25.00 MAYFLOWER 9 x 7.6 $18.00 9 x 9 $22.50 9 x 10.6 $25.00 9 x 12 $27.50 10.6 x 12 $32.50 10.6 x 13.6 $37.5o 12 x 15 $42.50 RUGS Eastern Wilton Rugs, 9x6.9 $27.50 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 9x9 $35.00 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 9x10.6.. .$40.00 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 9x12 $45.00 Eastern Wilton Rugs, 9x13.6 $55.00 BEDSIDE RUGS 4*6 x 2.3 $3.75 6 X3 $6.00 Preserve Your Clothes Ladies, Save Your Furs These new Chests on our fourth floor are Guaranteed to be made of Genuine Tennessee Mountain Red Cedar. It necessarily contains knots—the more knots, the more fragrant the odor, which drives away all mice and insects. A Suggestion A birthday, wedding or holiday gift that will be highly treasured by the recipient as well as a pleasure to thc donor. A Necessity in* any home. Fifteen Different Sizes and Designs to Choose From Each Chest contains a large package of Red Cedar Shavings. These are the newest things in town. Come to our Fourth floor and examine the first and new shipment from $45.00 to $20.00 VICTORIA S POPULAR HOME FURNISHERS THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY WEILER BROS, Limited VICTORIA'S POPULAR HOME FURNISHERS
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