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The Week J\ British Columbia Newspaper and Review. Vol. XI, No. 43-Eleventh Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, Dec. 20, 1913 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year Naval Defence "No policy will be satisfactory to the people of British Columbia which does not include a substantial and prompt contribution and the ESTABLISHMENT OF A FLEET UNIT ON THE PACIFIC COAST." A Merry Christmas THE WEEK wishes all its readers n Merry Christmas and ii Happy New Your. It makes no apology for using the old form of greeting becnuse it eunnot be improved upon. Victorious ean appreciate the senson, its'festivities und rejoicings per- .mps ns well us nny other people ill tho British Empire. In spite of so-called dull limes, trudn depression and lack of employment, it is nevertheless a facl lluit nowhere else are conditions more congenial for the observance of an old-fashioned Christinas, There is a fair nmount of business prosperity-; tho various churches nnd charitable organizations nre looking after people who need assistance; the weather is of the mildest, und if there hnd not been u larger influx of nlien labour during llie present yenr thnn usual, there would hnve been no "complaining in our streets." As it is, let everyone make the best, of the opportunity to perform n Christmas net nnd to speak n Christmas word which interpreted according to the immortal chronicler of Christinastido means lo be "charitable" in nil things. a Utilitarian University AT the Canadian Club luncheon on Wednesday Dr. Wesbrook delivered his second public nddress on the P>. C. University. Commenting on his lirst nddress in Vancouver, The AVeek characterized it ns "utilitarian" nud ns branded with "the dollar mark." The second address bears the snme impress nnd even The Colonist, which hns done its best to smile and look pleasant, is forced io the conclusion that this hist nddress "smacked rather strongly of utilitarianism nnd too liltle of culture.'' Tlie only defence which The Colonist offers is thnt possibly Dr. Wesbrook wished it to be taken for granted lhat whnt in University education ure culled the "humanities" would naturally form a part of the curriculum available to those who might desire them. If the very charitable surmise of Tho Colonist is correct, Dr. Wesbrook has skilfully disguised llie fact, not merely hy excluding it altogether from his public utterances, but by selecting such educational topics and treating them in such n manner as to convoy the impression lhat not thc "humanities," arts or culture were present in his mind. Dr. Wesbrook hns snid time nnd time again thnt whatever else the university mny be, it must be "n centre of applied knowledge." With this The Colonist agrees, at the snme time inserting a saving clause to the effect thnt "The University of British Columbia should not he nn institution wherein culture in its restricted sense mny be ignored." So far Tlie Week is in agreement with the attitude of The Colonist, although it could hnve wished that ils views hnd been more definitely expressed, But nt this point in its editorial The AVeek nnd The Colonist pnrt company, for the hitter goes on to sny "nfter nil is not culture rather n secondary product of a university education?"and thinks thnt "the object of our educational system ought to bo the best development of men und women FOE WHATEVER SPHERE OF ACTIVITY IN WHICH THEIR LOT HAY BE CAST." Does not the whole question turn npon llie true function of n university in the educational scheme of nny country? If it is to bo regarded merely as a high school, just n little higher than the present high school, there may be something to be snid in favour of Dr. AVesbrook's attitude. But if it is to be according to its traditional definition, a sent of "higher learning," a place not so much for the teaching of externals ns for thc training and development of the minds of tlie pupils, as n pineo where they nre to be taught to think (and no one enn claim that the Intter function is exercised in even the slightest degree in our schools) then surely whnt for lnek of t\ bettor word tlie civilized world calls culture, a condition resulting from nn intimate and profound study of the "Humanities" nnd a deli- gent nppliontion of the Arts mnst he not n secondary consideration but tlio primary purpose of a university. The threadbare argument thnt Oxford nnd Cambridge are studying science more nnd more every yenr, nnd thnt the clnssies no longer dominate those universities to the extent thnt they did fifty yenrs ngo, is surely beside the mark, 1 Oxford nnd Cambridge hnve nhvnys aimed nt turning out men. Cecil Rhodes, one of the grentesl capitalists nnd one of the strongest personalities of his dny, appreciated to the full the invnlunble services rendered by Oxford to the Empire and to the world nnd crystallized his impressions in n gift of princely magnitude which brought its ndvnntnges within the reach of students in every pari of lie world, If ho, the grent materialist, hnd still sufficient sentiment in his make up to renlize that there was something better than materialism, or even utilitarianism, and that his immense fortune should be used to send tho boys from the Colonies, not to Harvard and Yule with their saturation of modern materialism, but to Oxford with its traditions of culture, then possibly those who seem so impressed with the import- mice of mnking the University of British Coluinbin n training institution for dollar-hunters might pause a little and consider whether it is not possible to lead the way in a movement whicli mny give to Canada n trait, the absence of which has been deplored by every thinker who has contemplated this grent new nation. Nova Scotia nnd New Brunswick nobly blnzed the trail nearly a hundred years ago. Scattered up and down Canada todny we find that the finest scholars and many of the most influential men of public affairs graduated in the Maritime Provinces. In those day the Arts, if not everything, wero at any rate the chief thing, nnd Canadn hns greatly gained thereby. Surely it is not too late for so important nnd ambitious an institution ns tho University of British Columbia to give due regard to the traditions of the greatest seats of learning in the Empire and to obtrude a little less of utilitarianism in its official pronouncements. The Majesty of the Law IN view of certain proceedings which have recently taken place in the British Columbia courts, notably ono in which Mr. Immigration Officer Reid defied a Habeas Corpus order, it may be interesting to refer to a case which occurred at the Maidstone Assizes, when Mr. Justice Buckuill wus on the bench. The ense wns ono of simple assault and a young lieutenant entered the witness box to testify ns to the character of the accused. He had with him a book in whicli entries were made affecting the conduct of the soldier being dealt with, but refused to surrender the book to the Court or even to nllow it to be examined. His plen wns thnt lip hnd received instructions thnt he wns not allowed to show it. Mr.Justice I'ucknill remarked : "In the administration of justice—and here is the sent of justice for the moment—you must show me the book." The witness then nsked if he might show his Lordship lhe book without its pnssing into the custody of the Court, nnd nlso the letter from lhc Adjutant telling him not lo produce the document. His Lordship replied: "If you do not show it to me I will hnve llie adjutant here." Whereupon the book wns handed in. The concluding remarks of lhe Judge nre worthy of note. He said: "You tell your officer that whal yon did you had to do; otherwise we should not be nble lo administer justice, l! must be clearly understood thnt lliere is no rule which prevents nny officer of whnteyer rank from giving n Court of .lnslice silting in the name of the King, nny or nil the evidence which flint Court legally requires." 3 Public Duty IN Thursday's Colonist nn interesting letter from Mr. ('. C. Pemberton appeared reviving n subject upon which Tbe Week commented nbout u yenr ngo. viz., llie possibility of continuing tho marine drive from Foul liny to Shoal liny round the eastern extremity of Gonzales Hill. There can be no question of the desirability of this from the public standpoint nnd il will always bo u mntter of regret thnt the roads on tlie Gonzales Hill sub-division could not have been laid out originally willi this end iu view; bul the conflicting interests of several owners precluded it. Now un opportunity bus offered of currying out this very importnnl work. The Onk liny Municipality i.-. iu wnnt of rock nnd Mr. Poinherlnii. who represents lbe subdivision, hns offered Ihe rock for nothing if it is taken from Ihe line of a projected slreet culled Summit Avenue, llis engineer says thut n rond enu be blasted at this point on n four per cenl grade nnd .Mr. Pemberton suggests u possibility of the properly owners mnking some contribution towards the cost. There mny be lillle differences lo adjust, such ns the width of the street, but there ure no obstacles which could not be removed nt a conferem f the interested parties, nud The Week would strongly urge Ihe entorprising Reeve of Oak liny und his Council to consider Ihe possibility of putting through u work which would undoubtedly be of grenl benefit lo lhe public, however il might affect lhc interests of private owners. Saanich Municipal Elections II K WEEK bespeaks the support of those of ils renders who have voles in Number Two Ward of lbe Saanich Municipality for Mr. A. R, Sherwood who is one of "lhc people's" candidates. Mr. .Sherwood is n gentleman of education, of the highest integrity nud of very wide business experience, lie is one of the typo of men who nre hard lo press into lhc public service, lull who distinctly raise lhc tone of nny governing body wilh which they tuny be associated. In endorsing Mr. Sherwood's candidature it is not necessary to discuss his programme, lie hns been nominated by men who nre supporting lhe policy which llie people of Saanich Municipality hnve endorsed, nnd there is therefore every reason to hope thnt he will be successful. Another Fiasco Til F. press mnst bo almosl tired of chronicling the numerous fiascos associated wilh the public career of llis Worship Mayor Morley. Their name is Legion, nnd nearly every one bus proved a boomerang for the Mayor nnd the misguided coterie of well-meaning but over-credulous citizens who have supported him. There is no reason why n Voters' League should not be n useful institution, but ils usefulness must always depend ou its policy nnd ils lender. With n policy aimed chiefly ut discrediting everyone outside ils own ranks nnd u lender nt nll times inlenl on grinding bis own axe, the Aroters' League could not possibly serve any useful purpose, 11 bus fallen by lite wny several limes, bill ibis week worst of nil in the dishonourable attempt to remove some four hundred voters from the T list by a pretext which proved to be of the flimsiest character. Apart altogether from the question of municipal politics aud the time- honoured adage that"the end justifies the means."there can bo nothing but condemnation for a cunning, unprincipled move of this kind. That move has been defended in the public press by Mayor Morley. An attempt was made to justify it before the Court of Revision by the Voters' League, represented by their able counsel, Mr. M. B. Jackson. The result was the usual fiasco. But the Alters' League will not reimburse the city for the very considerable expense to which it was put by the Mayor and his satellites. There is, however, one thing which the citizens of Alctoria can do, and no doubt they will do it with all the greater determination because of the dirty trick which the Aroters' League endeavoured to perpetrate; at the Municipal election they will send the nominees of the .League, both Mayor and Alde*-- inen to—Coventry, More Practice Needed THE AA'EEK is more than n little gratified to find its opinion on the important matter of "practice" endorsed by as competent an authority as Captain Heinekey, who has announced that the representative Rugby players of A'ictoria must practise together nt least once previous to playing in the McKechnie Cup match. He might easily have gone further and insisted on more practice throughout the Rugby season. The displny of tlie Vietorin tenm ngninst Nanaimo wns pitiable, nnd the men from the Conl City well deserved to win the match. Cnplnin Heinekey hns struck the right nnil on the hend and he will be sustained by public opinion nud by nll lovers of Rugby in liis efforts to bring the men on to Ihe field in gooil condition. Lloyd's (taught Napping IN its issue of lhe 311th nil. that usually accurate newspaper, Lloyd's Weekly, makes n bad slip. In speaking of a competition in which the longest word in the English language figures and also the word containing the greatest number of smallest words, it awards the palm lo "non-disestablishmentarianisin," which consists if twenty-seven letters and contains forty words in ils make-up. A correspondent of The Week questions the correctness of this decision, ul nny rule so fnr ns ils being Ihe longesl word is concerned, nnd sub- mils one containing thirty-one letters, which mny or mny not secure lhe endorsution of Lloyd's offiienl lexicographer. Tbe word is "transubstaiitiationiilizationnlly." Go to Held A WEEK ngo the good citizens of Vietorin were politely invited from a score of hoardings in thc town lo "Go to Held." No doubt lbe press ugent though! ihis wus witty. As n matter of fnct it wns jusl about ns funny ns the disgusting exhibition in which ilint degenerate French demoiselle figured. It would perhnps be unfair lo hold The Colonist answerable for slating in its review of ber per- formnnce that she "wns a dainty Pnrisionne, a constellation of the first magnitude. Her piquancy und her volatile charm, her sinuous movements nud her voluptuous presence ure born of lhe boulevards of Paris, nnd while full of artistic temperament she suffered from being transplanted to a Western stage, like .some exotic Ihnl blossoms nlool iu n kitchen-garden among the cabbages nnd other useful vegetables." Certainly "among the cabbagos" must hnve been the prentice bnnd thnt penned such a eulogium. The truth is lluil while Anna Held brought willi her n splendid vaudeville show, ber own contribution would hnve been negligible, if il hud mil been disgusting. It is u mntter of public knowledge tbnl in llie Sluies she bud to "cut out" some of her business because it wns too raw for ihe American palate. Victorians need be thankful lhat her manager found out in lime jusl what Victorians will nnd will not stand. Anything more vulgar llian her display of hosiery, lights, lingerie nnd corsets in the dressing-room over the balcony bus never been seen in u Victoria theatre. One is not surprised ut anything whicli Anna Held does, hnl it is certainly a matter for surprise Ihnl the daily press should in almost transcendental terms hnve eulogized her exhibition. Encourage Home Industries VICTORIA is being educotcd by degrees lo the point where home products will, as fur us possible, be consumed, ll would seem so natural a condition that to mention it should be superfluous, bin the fact is 1 li si t Victorians import ui least fifty per cent of the food they cat, nol including groceries. This is un anomaly which must be removed if the Cnpital City of the Province is to ci i to its own. We sometimes blame the fanner nnd Bomotiines the wholesaler for this state of things, bin the one thing we fail to do is to get Up nud help ourselves. The difficulty about local produce is the marketing nnd llle lirsl mun who solves lluil problem will he n puhjio I ofnetor. Who wants to eat frozen turkeys nl Christinas, or indeed ut any other time? And who would cut them if he knew ihnl he could gel Islnnd fed birds freshly killed und dressed '. And so on down the line; ll i-. of no use, however, for u business man lo shoulder u big enterprise like the marketing of farm produce unless he receives support. If the average citizen buys a frozen turkey from il trades- imin becnuse il is loss trouble.to order lhe turkey with his other cutu- blos, then he deserves lo enl the cold storage product, But if he is willing to lnke a little trouble, even lo the extent of telephoning to th Islnmls Homo Supply Company al u77 Yates Street, he enn buy fresh poultry of every kind, broilglil in from the ranches of the f<ulf Islniuls on lhe bouts of the Supply Compnny nnd he can buy them cheaper lluili lhe cold storage variety. Afler Ibis il is the fault of no one hut paterfamilias if lhe family docs not sit down to n plump, fresh, well-fed Island lurkov. Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, December 20,1913 At The Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER WjUj- 3E5 3S 33 .J-«l- •-6-ag--i- -Hi^- -Wlif WITHIN a week, Christmas will liave been and passed, and next Saturday I shall be writing on the eve of a new year. And yet I never remember a year when the Christmas spirit seemed less in evidence than in this year of grace, 1913. Last year I commented on the fact that Christmas was upon us before many people had awakened to the fact, and though the Post Office returns would show that the Christmas mail has not been forgotten, I confess that on the street corner Christmas seems very far off indeed. What a pity this is! Are we growing too old for the season? The London papers comment sadly on the fact that toys arc no longer ill fashion; children expect jewellery and such like instead of the juvenile gifts of years ago. Has "Peter Pan" really lived in vain, and are wc outgrowing the greatest festival in the Christian year? I suppose that a reason might he found for this attitude in the custom that has arisen of giving Christmas entertainments at restaurants, of substituting theatre parties for the old-fashioned home reunions, and of generally celebrating the feast in public instead of in private. Perhaps I am mistaken in my view; perhaps Christmas means as much to us as it did to our grandparents, only we show our appreciation differently. It may be that the present age attitude towards Christmas is but a passing phase and that the next generation will reintroduce the Yuletides of yore. I, for one, sincerely hope so. On the other luted .il is mot'e pleasant to believe that we iove Christmas as much as ever we did, that the reserve which civilization imposes is the culpable factor which makes us seem less jovial and thnt at heart wc are all children, and enjoy the senson in the great-hearted way which Dickens taught us. It is often the case that when Christmas Dny itself arrives late in the following week thc seven days preceding seem far removed from the festivnl of mirth, nnd people wake up ou the last Sunday in Advent with u fnr different spirit from that witli which they went to bed the night before. Let us hope that this will be the case this year, and that next week will find us all light-hearted and gay, looking forward to Thursday as the one great day of the year. For the rest, a merry Christmas to you all and "mny good digestion wait on appetite." True to my promise, I went exploring last Sunday. I do not think that the word "exploring" is too extravagant a term to use in connection with a walk in any part of Victoria whicli a person has not visited for some six months. This mnrvellous town of ours changes so rapidly that portions of it are literally renewed about twice a year, and the unwary citizen who thinks he knows his city, but stays away from any particular district for any length of time, will And himself much mistaken when he does happen to pay it a visit. Foul Bny seemed to be a veritable "terra nova" to me. I am ashamed to say that I have not been near it since the first work was done on the Observatory, and I wns astonished to find this handsome building practically completed on the outside. And what a view from the top! rl. But if the Observatory is nil right, I am afraid that one cannot say as much for tlie roads. Crescent Road is fair—up to a certain point; but from Highland Road to the Chinese cemetery it is in a terrible condition. The engineering authorities seem to have tried out a new scheme of repair work, and have lnid enormous blocks of stone on the centre of the roadway, over which a steam roller has endeavoured to pass. I am told that on the first attempt the roller overbalanced and fell into the ditch, nnd when I had seen the size of the rocks I was not at all surprised. It soems so absurd to pretend to mnke a job of repairing nnd to do it in such a half-hearted manner. The road does not lead to the cemetery alone; there nre houses on the way nnd plenty of good seafront ahead. If the road is worth keeping up at all, it is worth keeping up well, and I trust that it will be placed in good order very shortly. I understand that this lies within the province of the Onk Bny municipality, who might take this opportunity of showing "big sisier" how to do things. Did you know that there was a real pit of romance nlong the shore of Foul Bny? On the wny to Foul Point, situate on the outer edge of the rocks, there is a hole fully sixteen feet deep. If might be possible to weave many a Christmas fairy story about it, but I nm told that it represents tlie gold-seeking experience of a newcomer many years ngo. AVhatever its origin, I think thnt. its continued presence on a shore which is snch a fnvourite one with picnic parties is, to say the least of it, dangerous. A full-grown man, if he fell in, would be nearly three times out of his depth, whilst a child would have but little chance of emerging alive. This is no idle dread. We all know how easy it is to slip when roaming about over wet rocks, and children are very apt to wander away from the sight of their elders. A slip, a fall, and a swift descent into this pit could be accomplished iu a second, and the child would be as completely lost as if an aeroplane had carried it away. It would be well to tumble some rocks into the hole before next summer. /Ta Recently a notice appeared in the daily papers to the effect that householders could do much to expedite the delivery of letters if they would have a box affixed to their houses into which the postman could safely put the morning's mail. Acting on this suggestion, Mr. E. A. Hnrris has hnd a couple of sample boxes made, and they are to be seen either at the Enquiry Office in the Post Office or at his office, 1018 Douglas Street. They nr extremely nent in design, and are fitted with a holder underneath for the daily paper, while the cost is a mere trifle. Of course, there are many people who will be unable to see why anything should be done to save the postmen trouble, and who will say that the service is so unsatisfactory that they are unwilling to do anything to help it out. This is a common attitude and exceedingly unreasonable. It partakes of the practice of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. Anything which will make for more efficient postal service in the city should be eagerly seized upon, and the suggestion of mail boxes for residences is one well worthy of consideration. How often the sight of an article will recall days of long ago together with the realisation that the article in itself, though once a familiar object, has been out of sight, nnd therefore out of mind for many yenrs. There are some things which we instinctively miss when coming to a new country, but after the first sharp pang hns passed away, we become reconciled to their absence, and, in course of time, we hardly know that we have not that to which we bad become accustomed, and which we fondly believed wns essential to our welfare. Mustard is one case in point, as I have often pointed out in these columns. Of course, many houses made n point of keeping a mustard- pot, and some even remember to see that mustard is kept in the pot. I know one restaurant where there is a mustard pot as a mntter of course for every two tables. But for the most pnrt, mustard is nn afterthought. Then there is the question of '' tucked-in'' beds. Who that lived as a child in the Old Country could have dreamt of sleeping in a bed that wasn't tucked up? But we do, nnd I, for one, sleep well. One other thing I hnd missed and never thought to see again. Judge, then, of my surprise nnd delight when last Sunday I wns welcomed at a hospitnble board by a ten-cosy. I had not seen a cosy in years. I liad been told that they were antiquated and ont of date, but the sight of one wns like manna in the desert, and I need hardly say that the tea was much better thnn most tea becnuse it was kept hot by this old-fashioned device. Why does the Anglo-Saxon hnte to give away information nbout himself to the nvernge canvasserf Take the case of the Government census. We know thnt many au agent found tbe greatest difficulty in obtaining correct data from some of thc householders on his list. Mnny men nnd still more Women shrink from tnking the Directory agent into their confidence, nnd, consequently, many a directory makes its appearance with inaccuracies which might easily have been avoided if only the public had not been so obstinate. In the case of the recent religious census conducted on behalf of the churches in Victoria, there were objections raised by some who considered the whole thing nn impertinence. But I ennnot see that any harm is done by telling a youthful canvasser thnt you nnd your family belong to some particular religious de- nominntion. If it amuses them to get the information, whnt harm does it do you to give it? No, there is some innate quality in the make-up of the Anglo-Saxon which makes him first cousin to nn oyster when it comes to giving nwny well-known facts about his own life. I am not above sus- never tell the polite gentleman at..fy,p picior. in this respect myself. I should front door that by occupation I am a LOUNGER. 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Kami-matt.r, corrMpondnce, advertlelni copy and cbaniei nut be in by lowecl "^ a lootmnn with tea. Wedneiday morning of eaoh week. Uniolloited manniorlpt mmt be accompanied by etampi inSlclent for return if found unavailable for publication. Bo notice oan be taken of anonymoui communications. 'I expect it's Mr. Bedeloes embroideries, before she came away. come to tea.'' In the specially reserved carriage, "What on earth's he come to tea furnished like a drawing room and for?" decorated with pink and white roses, "I asked him." she showed it to her husband when '' Great Scott! Why 1" she opened tlie bag to take out a clean "To tell him about the contract, handkerchief. He's my guardian as well as my law- "I shall always keep it in there. yer, you know." It's a better lock than my jewel- The door opened and the butler ap- case,'' "Ul be peared, ushering in the lawyer, fol- '' Look out you don't lose the key,'' murmured tiie gentleman absently. His ward welcomed him with an The sight of tlie open bag with its in- ardour that put that astute old person timate little fripperies of powder- immediately on his guard. puffs and tooth-brushes liad taken "How sweet of you to come, some of the colour from his hand- Cluardy!" some face. "I should think it is sweet with "I'll give you the dupliacte in case half London in my waiting-room. I do," snid the bride. She pensively What's the matter? Are you going dabbed her small nose and handed him lo be married tomorrow, or is your a little gold key. She very kindly sat Aunt Jane dying and wants to alter on his knee while he put it away, her will?" "Where do you keep yours?" "No business before tea, Guardy, "Here." He tapped the breast THEY were young, rich, good- gold, with his monogram in diamonds, darling. I've ordered crumpets spe- pocket of his new grey suit joyously, looking, and well born, but they a present from her—and extracted a cially for you." "What do you think! Can't afford to were both the children of their age, second cigarette. "Bother the crumpets!" snid Mr. lose that; bucks you up to know you can put your hand on it at any mo- old monster! Sit WIIL^M BLAKEMOBE Preildent and Editor L. MoLEOD OOULD Secretary L. ». MoDOBALD Advertising Agent The Marriage Contract BY ALICIA RAMSEY and very modern and up to date. "I sny, we've not been divorced be- Beddoes. They didn't believe in the Bible, fore." His voice shook with all-sup- "Ungrateful they said it was ridiculous; they pressed anxiety. "I s'pose that won't (]own |" didn't believe in duty, they said it make any dif.?" He sat down stuffy; they didn't believe in children, "Of course it won't." She smiled 0vei, Ule c!,inlpet.(lish |,e eyed the tliey said it was wicked to have them; at him serenely. "Let me give you a . „ ..,„, „„- ,„ they didn't believe in marriage, the; match." pa of them grimly said it was Early Victorian they She took one from the little match- X tnk* ' yo" tw° *™. "" ' - ' didn't believe in love-until they met stand beside her-gold, encrusted witl. ^'IT?8 '? *.' I!""™'' nt ^ each other. Then it was with them turquoise, a present from him—and even as it had been with their stuffy held it to his cigarette, old fathers and mothers before them. "Thanks, orfly!" He slipped an These glorious young sceptics who be- arm round her, and they kissed—a That's about the size of il, sir." "Under certain conditions, Goef- frey. Don't forget that." Mr. Beddoes cast a sharp glance her direction. lieved in nothing suddenly believed trifle emotionally for such profound "veHiis Kisses in her ■ in Love. philosophers. "What price the wed- What •"""W'"118' "It's a rotten nuisance believing din'?" in love when you don't believe in holy '' I 'm on." matrimony," snid she. "If I buy a "Kighto! dress, I'm not expected to wear it His face flamed; hers paled. She ° ("* °, ,',,, for ever, nm 1?" said she. "If I gave a little scream, and dropped the . tnke a house and don't like it, it's not match. ' considered a crime if 1 want to move. "The beastly thing burnt me!" she How can I tell if I want to stick to said, a little incoherently. Withdraw- yon for lhc rest of my natural till ing herself from his arms, she return- I've tried whnt it's like? Marriage cd to her seat, is simply rotten; but if Mrs. Smith "How'd the end of the month and Mrs. Jones won't call unless a you?" That's just what we want to tell you. We want them properly drawn up in the form of a contract for both do legal contract, thai there's no getting out of afterwards, stating exactly what we want, and it must be binding on us both." "Good Lord! Isn't the Church service contract enough for you?'' ment—what ?'' The bride, who hnd been reclining her head on tlie hard outlines, thinking it was his cheque-book, sat bolt upright. During the next few days that followed she opened the dressing-bag more than once aud took a peep at the document. The legal-looking aspect of the long envelope and the three red seals were a source of inward satisfaction to her. They were like a reassuring voice. As time passed, however, she gradually omitted the little ceremony, until one day, happening to change her chain with lumps of turquoise for one with blobs of amber, she forgot all about it. She did not even ask her maid the whereabouts of Ihe little gold key. It was therefore a bit of a shock when one morning, after they had been married just under a month, ber husband, airily helping himself to dotty oh\ parson mumbles over us, s-pose I've got to." "Fish-knives nnd 'The Voice that breathed o'er Eden' bore me stiff," he said to her in the intervals of Ihe Uus- sinn ballet; "but the piffling old law being what it is, what's a do? Whal, indeed? Lucille'd have a lit!" "Then the week alter?" "That's the Chelsea Art Ball." "What price the fifteenth?" "Oh, don't worry!" "I'm not worryin' about the wed- hnp to din', old dear! I'm worryin' about gettin' back in time for the birds. You should hnve heard the pair of '""""
Love's all right, but it doesn't last of things to be settled first.
We slia'u't come to any disagreement, sir.
My dear girl, I'm perfectly willin'. What wns Iheir contract like?
We? I get a few thousand dollars, John. Why?
I thought, it might come in useful for something,
This one won't hnve to go to Harrow, my dear boy; it's a girl.
Whut'wus tlie old girl God-blessing about?
What ho! Wo shall have you going to church next!
Hullo, old dear! What's the matter with you?
" apostrophizes the setting sun, found in the manner of its composi- stress on amusing the public. Then wishing he could follow it: thinking tion From early youth the ancient the curtain rings up on the famous of its symbolic significance as source Faust-storv had "murmured with Prologue in Heaven, which-incrcdi- of light or knowledge, he yearns- many voices" in Goethe's soul; nnd bio though it seems to us-appeared like iennyson s Ulysses-to in Strasburg, in 1770-1771, he eon- to Coleridge so blasphemous that he ceived Ihe idea of fusing his personal thought it "would not betit his moral "follow knowledge like a sinking experience into the mould of the old character" to translate the work; star, legend. "Like bim, too, (Fnust) I thus robbing English literature of a Beyond the utmost verge ot human hnd swept the circle of science, nnd masterpiece through misapprehension thouSnt; had early learned its vanity; like him and priggishness, for Coleridge's His bookishi pupil has I had trodden various paths, always knowledge of German, added to his yearnings. Give him a warn, clnm- retnrning unsatislied." The studies poetic gifts, rendered him specially uey-corner and a time-s nined manu- „f alchemy, medicine, jurisprudence, qualified for the task. Thc scheme script to pore over, and he is content philosophy', and theology, which had of the Prologue is simply an adapt.,- •Pwently a black dog is seen, circl- so long engaged him, probably made tion of the story of the early part of >ng round them, lo the pupil, it is a bim feel a close kinship witl, the the Book of Job: the Lord asks Satan dog and nothing more; to the keener Faust of tbe storv. But he wrote "if he knows Faust" (cf. "Hast thou spiritual senses ot the master, there nothing of his drama until 1774-5. At considered my servant, Job?") and is something uncanny about it-he this date he put into writing the Thule the Adversary replies that if he were sees as it were a "fiery eddy in its pin B Md the on, g.ven a Bhanoe t() ,ead paust tl,ul,.*- Re-entering his dwelling, the ' the downward rond, he would dug enters with Faust, at his mvitn- such BEFORE you dine TO-MORROW Make a mental note that you will try the Kaiserhof Cafe. You will relish the meal from soup to nuts and yon will be surprised at the very reasonable charge CHRISTMAS DINNER will be a real event at The Haiserhof. Unless you have a prior engagement don't miss the feast our chef has planned. The best of beverages, too. To all our Friends and Patrons, to Victorians WE EXTEND THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON At the Kaiserhof 'Home of German Hospitality' Blanchard St., near Public Library Phone 4753 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT— VICT0RI^„LMP,^IJSSICT— DISTRICT OP OYSTER. DISTRICT OP OYSTER. TAKE NOTICE that I, John Lea, of TAKE NOTICE that David Lewis Victoria, intend to apply for permission Jones, of Ladysmith, B. C, occupation to lease the following described lands:— Hotelkeeper. intends to apply for per- Commenclng at a post planted thicty- mission to Lease the following descrlb- five feet south (ast.) of the south-west ed lands:— corner of Section ll, Oyster District, Commencing at a post planted at the thence south 44 degrees (ast) for 737-8 south-east corner of Lot 85, Oyster Dls- feet, thence south 43 degrees 30 minutes trict, thence east a distance of 575 feet: east (ast) a distance 1,200 feet, thence thence north-west fifteen degrees west west (ast) a distance of 659.1 feet, a distance of 600 feet: thence west a thence south (ast) a distance of 265 distance of 326 feet, thence south-east feet, thence north 37 degrees 45 minutes a distance of 396 feet to point of com. west (ast) a distance of 111*3.5 feet, mencement and containing two and one thence north 48 degrees west (ast) a third acres more or less. distance of 130.6 feet, thence north (ast) for a distance of 700 feet to the point of commencement, containing 17.6 acres more or less. JOHN LEA Dated 21st October, 1913. nov. 16 Jan. 10 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT- DAVID LEWIS JONES, Walter Jones, Agent. Dated October 21st, 1913. Nov. 15. nov. 15 Jan. 10 SYNOPSIS OP COAL MINING REGULATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and ln a portion of the Province LAWD AOT. Tlotorla IMnd Diitlrct — Dlltrlot of Tlotorla, British Columbia. TAKE NOTICE that Mabel Hope Eberts, of Victoria, B.C., occupation, married woman, Intends to apply for permission to purchase or lease the following described lands: Commencing at a . „ ,., . _., ... -,- -,— -.-^ post planted on high water mark, the °r British Columbia, may be leased for a same being situated 10 feet east of the 'a™ of twenty-one years at an annual south-east corner of the west half of rental of tl an acre. Not more than Lot 24 A, Section 11, Victoria District; **.6>"> sores will be leased to one appll- thence S. 10 degrees, 84 feet west mag- cant netlc for a distance of 60 feet more or Applications for a lease must be mad* less to low water mark; thence north hy the applicant in person to the Agent magnetic for 274 feet; thence N. 47 de- or Sub Agent of the District in whlcb grees, 45 feet E. for 160 feet more or the rights applied for are situated. less to high water mark; thence follow- In surveyed territory the land must be ing high water mark In a northerly, described by sections, or legal sub-dlvl- southerly and easterly direction to the slons of sections, and ln unsurveyed ter- place of commencement and containing rltory the tract applied for shall ba •> 09 seres ma.ro nr loam stayed out j,y [,,„ applicant himself. ballad, the Hi'sH first scene with Wagner: then durin; his love affair with Lili he sketched eusily win his soul, Gretchen's catastrophe, the scene in permission:— the street, the scene in her bedroom, the scenes between Fnust and Me- phisto during the walk, and the garden scene. During his Swiss journey, and in Italy, he added other scenes, nnd in 1790 "Fnust: a Fragment, ' wns published. In 1797, the whole was remodelled. Then were added Ihe two Prologues, the Wal- purgis Night, nnd the dedication. In 1801 he completed it ns it now stands, retouching it perhaps in 1806, it was published The Lord gives tion "from its source divert And draw this Spirit, captive down with thee; Till baffled and in shame thou dost admit, 'A good mini, clouded though senses be By error, is no willing slave to it'. (To Be Continued Next Week) BOOK NOTES The Proof of the Pudding. By Edwin Pugh. (Chapman & Hall: (is.) Mr. Pugh can give all kinds of his stories ns though he were veritably possessed of several temperaments in- ' stead of moods. "The Proof of the Pudding" is ns light-hearted as its Man's life is perplexing, for so it title, and Mr. Pugh handles with when is purposed for his education; but bis jocose dexterity the old machinery of One would expect Will is right. So long ns be strives, the impostor taking the place of the more unity than there is, nfter all so long must he err. But He who sees young man who has lived for a long Goethe was not a the far off end, knows that the goal time under a name that is not his his is certain in due time:— own. The book goes with u swing, and it ought to make good the almost this cure. But greatly inspired genius, save short lvrics. He is a wise and many ,••,,,, a, •■ .-.. sided limn, who writes poetry. And "Weiss doch der Gartner, wenn das ironical challenge of its title. minali nf "Faust" seems to have been Bnumchen grunt, * ''™ written in'prose, nnd then thrown Dass Blnth und Frucht die kunft' gen The payers. By Sir William Magnny, ilto verse. Writing', with Goethe, in Mire zieren." spite of his saying "nlles ist ols wie (Knows yet the gardener, when the geschenkt," seems to have been a treelet greens _ mutter of hammering out his thought That flower and fruit the future years England, and here we have in a viva- itellectu.il sort of way, rather shall bring.) ,,, ' '„ ,;j •^^•muummi^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^am ^sh cuached by an unusually sordid (Hodder & Stoughton: (is.) The motif of "Le Bourgeois Gentil- horiime" is never out of date in Old ... Then begins the tragedy itself, woman of the world. The love-story Hazelton, B.C., Intends to apply ior r, wa ' a, ., n a ' ' a i a, l'a- ■> ■ license to prospect for coal over the Conse- f uust appears tor the first inie. Alone ot a young politician, however, is a following described lands' i.—,e miles northeast of the Indian Public Building, PortAlbernl, B.C., will ciotis storv an ex-linendraper ill nn intellectual son ut »»j, ■«»» ■ • than of the rush and swirl of an over whelming inspiration such ns thnt in mlentk'Te' was sometimes short of in his study, at night, he muses on relief to this most expensive matter when be wanted to publish u the futility of life and knowledge, education, book: and anything that cine bandy He has studied—ah, how eagerly and cot' shovelled in as make-weight, widelyl-but has found no real satis- Undergrowth. whether it was suitable or not. This faction. All is vanity and vexation o, is known to have occurred iu the case spirit:— of "Wilhelm Mcisicrs Wnnderjnbre." ..„,., , • The MS wns found to be insufficient "Hnbe nun, achl Philosophie, for the projected three volumes, nnd Juristerei und Medicin, the publishers sent for more. Goethe Und, leider, nuch Theologie wns perplexed; but he bound up two Durchnus studiert, els of manuscript, containing ""''"' Adne R. Graham Edwin M. Brown Phone 1377 ISLAND COAL from South Wellington We are again in a position to supply this famous Sack Lump Coal at $7.50 per :: Ton, Cash :: Place your orders with ns now and secure your Winter's supply VICTORIA FUEL CO., Limited 622 Trounce Avenue 2.09 acres more or leaalj MABEL HOPE EBERTS, F. A. Devereux, Agent November 14th, 1913. dec. 6 Jan. 31 DISTRICT OP OYSTER. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded tf the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of th* mine at the rate ot five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns TAKE NOTICE that I, Walter Jones (Hotelkeeper) and William Henry Price accounting for the full quantity ot m«- (Com. Agent), of Ladysmith and Vic- charitable coal mined and pay the royal- tori" occupation Hotelkeeper and Com. ty thereon. If the coal mining rights Agent, intend to apply for permission to are not being operated, such returni lease the following described lands:— should be furnished at least once a year. Commencing at a post planted 1,650 feet more or less south-east 15 deg. south of the south-west corner of Lot 23, Oyster District, thence south a distance of 1,164 feet, thence west a distance of 264 feet, thence south a distance of 654.3 feet, thence east a dis. tance of 528 feet, thence north a distance of 1818.3 feet, thence west a distance of 264 feet to the point of commencement, containing 15 acres more or less. WALTER JONES, William Henry Price. DaUJ 21st October, 1913. nov. 15 Jan. 10 The least 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. CCRY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid tor. ■:ept. 27 LAWD EEOISTBY AOT NOTICE _^^^^———————————— IN THE MATTER of an application TAKE NOTICE that after one month for a fresh Certificate of Indefeasible from the date of the first publication of Title to Lot 120 of Subdivision of this notice the Victoria Subdivision Craigdarroch Park, Victoria City, Map Company, Limited,- intends to apply to 98k _,.-„ , . , the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies ^il0™?.1*3..1}6,1'^.?1^ of my Inten- for leave to change Its r.nme to Stein, Gregg, Martin, Limited. Dated the 3rd day of December, 1913. H. E. A. COURTNEY, Solicitor for Victoria Subdivision Company, Limited, dec 6 Jan 4 CLAIM NO. 3. TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, of Sealed Tenders addressed to the tui tion at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to Issue a fresh Certificate of Indefeasible Title tn lieu of the Certificate of Indefeasible Title Issued to E. R. Rlrketts of Vancouver, B.C., on tho 10th day of October, 1912, and numbered 4687. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victoria. British Columbia, this 25th day of November, 1913. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. nov 2n dec 27 LAHD REGISTRY AOT. In the matter of an application for a fresh Certificate of Title to Lots 3, 4, and 14 of Lots 8, 9, 10, 14 and 16 Clover- dale Estate, Map 344, Victoria District. Notice Is hereby given of my Intention at the expiration of one calendar . be received at this office until 4:00 p.m, HS2MB village of luspiox, tnence souiu au a,..,,,,,,,,,,,,.. .,,„, T,.,.,„,.,,.„.. ,,m ' fin. *■""* '"•""■■ «*i'.rj..i.iijii ui one calendar * chains, thence west 80 chains, thence ^e^0d"?^S0^ 80V a pubHc' Building £°7ah'rom "»• first publication hereof Rv F mul F Rrelt north 80 chains, thence east 80 chains "%^8AX.°i BC Building to Issue a fresh Certificate of Title By v. and V*. mcu h lnt of commencement. ttt Poit Albeini, h.u '818Ueu\ to Alexander Davidson on the (Mnrtfi. Seeker- Gs ) HUGH TAYLOR. Plans, specifications and form of con- 31st day of May, 1906, and numbered v . , / ,. Dated October 25th, 11*13. tract can be seen und forms of tender ' !fjl C, which has been lost Tills is a strong and interesting aec 20 jan, 17 obtained at the office of the undersign- Dated at Land Registry 0....ce, Vtc- —m>—————————Mi>—————m _ edi p08tmasters at Port Alberni and at toria, B.C., this 30th day of October, Nanaimo, and Mr. A. J. Chisholm, Care- '•*13' Young. B novel, the scene of which is hud in CLAIM NO. 4 mit heissem Be- Wales, where the spirit of place voTTOwTharHurii Tavlor of taker' Publlc Bmiu.ng, Vancouver. makes itself fell among a band of Hi£itoVB.cW t^Xn\\^^lJinmS&9? «V,£ , a a, i licaaasp tn nroRnect for por^T over the tenders will not be considered unless workers in a way almost as baneful following described lands: made on the forms supplied, and slgn- Nov. S. Y. WOOTTON. Registrar General of Titles. Dec. 20 post planted one ed with their actual signatures, stating parcel! niuliii. j papers on soienceTart,'literature, and Da steh' ich nun, ich armer Thorl ! life, and Eckermann selected enough Und bin so klug, als wie zuvor. to make up the quantity. When the book came out "no one knew what to The only thing that he se . is thai make of it" (says Lewes) but Goethe nothing can be known. He is Poeta, only laughed. He was the German Master, laden dust of the ^omminclng »*. -.sCSSiS* "SiVS? and th""; occupation and place of residence. the excavators 111 about twelve miles northeast of the 'n t"e case of arms, tho actual slgna- Indlan village of Kispiox, thence south ture, the nature of the occupatlon.nnd HOTICE OV DISBOXUTIOW NOTICE Is hereby given that the part- 5'o'Uchalns:'thence easTsT'charn'sTthence Place of residence of each member o'f the ,7nrrs,!*A,^f,euts0'0BreeI1 ~l$U{l«. 'if'^f,n north SO 'chains thence west SO chains Arm must he given llamk^a^ to the point of commencement^ M Ench tender must be accompanied by ns Real Estnte Agents at Victoria, Brit- Dated October 25th, dec. 20 HUGH TAYLOR. 1913. jan. ^^^ CLAIM NO 6 TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, payabl( " the Minister ten per the tender. 0f person tendering decline to enter Into —.—. when called upon to do so, or Ish Columbin, under the style and Arm e to the order of the Honourable 0f Bell & Marshall, has been dissolved Inlster of Public Works, eulla to ns f,.om the 30th day of September 1913 t cent (10 p.c. of the amount of by m,,tu„i consent All dobu? due to nder, which will be forfeited If th lhe nrm „rc ,„ ,,c .. , ,h""e.JS paid to the said November. as when tlie sin-i Atrides troubled D'Annuncie's "La Cita Morla.' * H[ The Dream Ship. By Cynthia Stock- ley. (Constable: 6s.) Concerns the emotional adventures __ Teacher, bul where is the uf an Irishman who has become a doc- t *-. i „,.„/.,niwn^ nhmit oub- sense of teaching, when nothing can tor in the United Slates, with a cer- Ha'zenoV^B.c'^mten^ SSHtr?Jt„ Knion Ttelt ^r^bab.e he really taught except a foolish play- tain famous woman-journalist named ^£&SS8&Mr1 °W "" «" « VpS^ J*"""5*5"*5 „ ",'if s," w^s flung together in ing with words? True, having seen Valentine Valdana Ten,,,en ^ommenclng g .^^nuj^w. y»^^. ^ . ., .. . • „ a„ ,!,.„„„, it through conventions and superstitions, shifts from America to Jersey and cla|m No x and about ten miles north- to accept the lowest or any tender, rather similar taslnon. as "'»"■'*■ » „ ,, ,-. ., . . i.nvjns ,, f j sev to pra,1Ce, where east of the Indian village of Kispiox, WM. HENDERSON, is iinnrtienlatecl and jumpy. A first he trans no Hell o, ueui, nut, uumuj, men Horn deist) io uiunwi, ™ ^ about on(j ml|e WMt o£ tn() skeem Resident Architect. ,s uuniuaiiau j ''. , a. Seen the hollowness of everything, he pence comes at last to the hearts ot Kiver, thence north SO chains, thence Depnrtment of Public Works Office, rending, if one were not nlienny iu ■»■»" ™ • r i,„„„:„..- east so chains, thence south 80 chains, -*-■ ■ - - - *" fro,,, lrv- hns lost the capacity of feeling .loy these searchers after happiness. t|;enc(! west g0 cha,ns t0 tne place of well as that of feeling Fear. Or- j* beginning, snenkablo burlesques such ns "Faust dinary i Up To Date," which had its day (a lusion. But is there no way of pene- ■ a i ..nl, omiin twentv trnting below surfaces, nnd reaching short one, (Hanks ne.) son... a wi)1 ,, , u he,.oine who has TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, of from Marlowe-bnt fo. U»^U» g ^ ^ , ^ jn ,,„,. veinSj has been Ha-Uon^EC. ntendsftOoapp.yeforha §^„ w.^^.-., »^ ^J^tJff&S^S%^^ .. spell, and the Earth Spirit flashes *„Uly warned by her mother to ™g£*&^™Z p,a„ted two SHi,rcef„tter?^nme?SLft5roW^1<1annI ^~^,^^ ^StM miliar lho story—say, i„,a»s nilnnlnlionbv Wills, or from,,,,- «s wcii as umi ot .cc..„s .™.. --.- ... — - HUGH TAYLOR ing s adaptation dj vyiiw, ^ _ j; „ Caitli-knowloil»e, then, is a de- Tide Marks. By Margaret YVestrup. Dated October 25th, ion. (Muthuen. 6s.) The scene of this novel is laid iu dec. 20 Jan. 17 years ago, or ^^^^^ such previous knowledge, a lirst read ing would leave the mind somewhat bewildered ns to its general purport. A ml such a statement, if true, is sufficient to condemn a drama, as drama. But lhc work is nevertheless great It is, if not a great poem, a containing great poetry: and it is wise—so wise, so philosophic, that in places it ceases to be poetry. For Art has little to do with wisdom; where one of them is greatly present, the other must he more or less in abeyance. We cannot both feel and think at the same time—thnt is the psychology of the business. _ to be Harry Amelias Bell. DATED the 29th day of A.D. 1913. J HARRY A. BELL. H. W. H. MARSHALL. Witness: Lindley Crease. iSll dec 20 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT- DISTRICT OP OYSTER. N'ews'paiiers'wUTnot be paid for this T2,*1?S„1!!;! '• J°'<*Ph Albert advertisement if they Insert It without m ?™ (o amtl^fo^ nermuJlia'J0." Cilerk' authority from tlle Department. !i,» a „ ?P>"i '°r Permission to lease authority nom un. ueimianient. ^ ^ the following described lands: "** . Commencing at a post planted slxty- ,...„., two feel south of the south-west corner TENDERS ?f |„ ^js, Oyster District, thence south ' ' at .V-J '"nn*10 CKt 661 feet, thence Tenders will bo received by the under- ?,"";" 198 feet, thence east 330 feet, Victoria, B.C., December 9th, 1913. into manifestation before lum, a tern- shun the curse of love. She tries to miles south of the southwest corner of Plaguard Streets In the tlty ot Victoria, „ n ra a a,a ai „ p„ .... a r- ... ,n .... ',., Claim No. 1, nnd about ten miles north- B.C. hie thing of flame. But, alter the ra- shun it, but in modern Cornwall as in onst 0f the Indian village of KIsplox. The work for which tenders are now inous thuiiderspeech-as Carlyle call- ttnfl|ent Greece the old bondage is not nnd about_one newest^the Skeena Invitedjsas follows:- e(] it—in which the Spirit describes |n he averted so easily. The charaot -av„». llis mv" MtivitieB in weaving the gar- era nre animated with real vitality, work uicnt^of God—Nature—by which we „ml n(|mi,.el.s 0f this author's work see Him, he dashes Faust's aspirn- wi]1 not be disappointed. lions by his waitress couldn't be understood outside the peculiar convolutions nf a restaurant kitchen, but he spent hnlf an hour staring ahead of him. .Vt last it came. As the waitress put the order before him he started from his deep study, as ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>aiiiiiifllll» tf he bad forgotten he had an order m, c • •. • , -n, a . coming. Then, looking up at tbe fair The Spirit vanishes. Faust cries out transporter of edibles, he said: "Ynu ill vexation, nnd his cry is heard by look a dny older!" .......... Wagner, his boarder-pupil, who thinks claim no. io Faust opens with a beautiful lyric , , , • t (leclnimin„ „„,,. take notice that Hugh Taylor, of ■ ' . Hnzelton, B.C., intends to apply for a . . thence north 80 chains, west SO chains, thence south 80 cnalns, thence east 80 chains to the place of beginning. HUGH TAYLOR. Dated October 2lith, 1913. "Thou'rt like the spirit which thou coinprehendcst, But not like me." CLAIM NO. 7 TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, of "■melton. B.C., Intends to apply for " M-ense to prospect for coal over following described lands Mason, ™«...^^-^^_ Reinforced and I'luln Concrete, Architectural Terra Cotta, Ornamental Iron, Carpenter nnd Joiner, Hoofing und Sheet Metal, Plastering, Tainting anal Glazing, Murble and Tlle. . .. 'renders for the Mechanical Eailllp- the ment will be Invlled later. Plans nud specifications may be had un acres more or less. - JOSEPH ALBERT THOMAS. Dated 2l»t October, 1913. nov. 16 Jan. 10 WOTICH NOTICE Is hereby given that an application will be made to tho Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia nt Its next Session for nn Act amending lhe Chartered aVccount- mts Act 190r, by providing— (a) No person shall be entitled lo Commencing at a post'planted two deposit of a certified cheque for *ir,.00 'nkc "r use Ihe designation "Chartered " " * "" " ''"'* '"'" u" *"*' '*"' '"'"*" Accountant," or the Initials "P. C. A.," "A.C. A.," "C. A. A.," or "C. A." cither ilono or In cnmbluntlnn with nny other Wharf Street, Victoria. B.C. nwds or nny name, title nr description implying thnt he Is a Chartered Ac- CLAIM NO 1 sountant or any namo, title, Initials or TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, of 'ascription Implying that ho Is a Cer- HuKelton, B.C., intends to apply for^a tilled Accountant or an Incorporated miles south of the southwest corner of Claim No. 1, and about ten miles northeast of the Indian village or Kls- Ynu plox, and about one miles west of the 'aeeTia River, thence south 80 chains, — thence west 80 chains, thence north Si. chains, thence east 80 chains to the place of beginning. HUGH TAYLOR. "-ted October 26th, 1913. dec. 20 Jan. 17 per set whlcb will be refunded when these are returned to the undersigned THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, II. V. PRATT, Manager dec 13 CLAIM NO. 8 TAKE NOTICE that Hugh Tnylnr. of Hazelton, B.C., IntendB to apply for a license to prosnect for coni over the ■ing described lands: license lo prospect for coal over tho a,.,.,,,.,.,,,. „„,„„„ ,. a,. ,„ m.„,,_. , following described lands: accountant unless Is ho Is member of Commencing nt a post placed ono mile the Institute In good standing and reg- west of the Skeena River and about 12 Istcrod ns such miles northeast of tho Indian village of ... „„„„„„ ,„„ ,, KIsplox. thence north SO chains, thence "" * penalty for the contravention east 80 chains, thence south 80 chains, of lhe above anal the manner In which ^^^^^^^ HUGH TAYLOR. nated October 26th, 1913. dec. 20 It"' 'I "Christ is risen aJoy to mortal man." Memories and better feelings rush over Faust's soul, and earth wins him bnck. Carlyle was no doubt ■"''am Nn. 1, and about ten miles north- „ cast of the Indian vlllnge of KIsplox, Mated October and about one mile west of the Skeena dec. 20 River, thence Booth 80 chnlns, thence ~ east 80 chains, thence north 80 chains. thence west 80 chnlns tn the place of beginning. HUGH TAYLOR. "■ited October 25th, 1913. dec. 20 Jan. 17 HUGH TAYLOR. , 1913. Jan. 17 as Dedication written in 1797 when ji„ s „ G,;eek pl„v. TWs Wagner ig ,;___ Goethe was 48, in winch he addresses ,, . f t] . ' . • , n.,1..,,a j..,,,, following described lands, the haavaavlnir fni-ms—tlia. a.Wnntpr. r.f yP BooKlsll pedant. V aust Commencing at a post planted at the the ho*.c,ing toims-the chaiacteis of dismis8eB hlm_ A p,,ial 01, tlie ghelf southeast corner of Claim No 4, near the drama—which have haunted his aa , i • n , ,, the west bank of the Skeena River, and . . . . ' . "i'lll,lcu ■■" attracts his eye. Come down, thou about eleven miles northeast of the In vagination since first the play of • , f ,11i)atOTa nn:,nn .i.... i.„v to dlan village of KIsplox, thence south Fnnsl Win tn murmur will, mnnv SUMICSt poison, lliou Key 10 80 ehains thence east g0 chttlns, thence .,IIK uoou.lue„ ..„„„, Faust began to muimm with many m[ m Notllill ness. Com„ thou „„rth 80 chains, thence west so* chains Comm?nmngr aTa"*po"s° pmnted two thence" west 80 chains to the place of „„„ , voices in Ins soul some twenty-seven taj sllinil,„ „oWet come f,.nm thy t0 p comJu.*'ncement. „»„ routh of tho >0uthwest corner of beginning. ' ",cl1 Penalty shall be dealt with. years before. And with them come anH ense fm. ft ^ sen,ic(! •„ a he memories of those happy days brimming dranghtl Bnt hark| whnt ong past, the wel-beoved friends- soum] Eagter bcU am, „ , _ he is thinking probably of Ins sister Cornelia, Mcrek, laenz, Basedow, Wagner, Jerusalem, Jncobi, the Stolbergs —and in melancholy faltering his soul yearns for the peace of "that silent, solemn Spirit-Land" which is the quiet end of man's troubled years. CLAIM NO. I'AKE NOTICE that Hugh Taylor, of Hazelton. B.C., Intends to apply for n ihcreln after II "word " &1ngVe,°c8rffi landsT "^ l"° '"J pjfep'Id' following aaaaaaBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^— Commencing nt a post planted one mllo wost of the Skeena River and about ... . .- _,.:-- ;■- -"—...a twelve miles northeast of the Indian '"" '" c " !lKhJ lo """ lhc '"""'Bna. north 80 ''"", , 1-hnrlcred Accountant' of the nltlnlH C. A fc) That tlio Institute shall keep a Register of Members nnd providing s copy of such Register shnll be evidence In all Courts. (d) That Section li of thc snid Act be amended by striking out all the words mimmm^'^m^^mm^m' expedient" In by substitut- ng tlie following: "(a) Every member nf tho Institute of KIsplox, thence north the From this we pass to the Prelude thinking of this when he represented on the Stage, the idea of which was „„ "nftershine of Christianity" as probably taken from the Hindoo holding back from suicide the dc- drama "Snkuntala." The manager spondent Professor Teufclsdroeckh. wonders if the piece will be a flnan- From the study we nre trnnsplnntcd cinl success, the poet exalts Love and to the holiday-ground, where gay stu- EXTEBSIOir OF TIME NOTICE Is hereby given that the time for the reception of tenders for the construction of wharfs at Victoria Harbor, B.C. — ' " - 8th, CLAIM NO. .. ,„ iln';eUoRnNI?"CfrtemlVtoKappryy'f^0a S thence-'aV^TsoThulnsrYhenco ^"./C. A.' and may use „„„r jjj. Hranae"to promo! tor coHf over thS "OUth 80 chnlns. thence est 80 chains """'..Jf 'he Institute shall have granted following described lnndi. Commencinff at a pnstt planted at the sonth-enst eorner of Claim No. 4, near the west bank of tbe Skeena River, and ... -- - -- --- ----- nbout eleven mllen nortbonfit of the Tn- Is extended to Thursday, January (1inn villas:e of KIsplox. thenee north SO 1014. _ ehains, thenee east SO rhalns, thenee By order, R. C. DESROCHERS, Secretary. Department of Public Works, Ottawa, December 9th, 1013, south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains to the place of beginning. HITOH TAYLOR. t-*iie«i October 2!Hh, lni3. dec. 20 Jan. 17 — the point of commencement HUGH TAYLOR hated October 25tli, 11113. dec. 20 Jan. Sumyon' Inrtrnmenti and Draw- inf Office Bnppliti. Electric Blot Print ft Hap Oompanj, 214 Central Building. Phone 1634. to him CVrlifleato of Fellowship, tho Initials 'F, O, A.' signifying 'Fellow of tho Chartered Accountants,' and If tho 17 Institute *tlml have granted him a — Certificate of Membership tbo Initials 'A. C. A.' signifying 'Associate of the ''bartered Accountants'." DATICD nt Vancouver, B. C, this 21st lay of November, tfll3. COWAN. RITCHIE A GRANT, Solicitors for tho Applicants, nov 29 dec 27 Page Eight THE WEEK Saturday, December 20,1913 •<1<al The Grocery Store You've =^=Been Waiting For== The kind of store you've often talked about and wished you could find — it opened for business last Saturday and the first week's business has proved that we were right in our idea that Victoria Housewives would appreciate the new COMBINATION OF QUALITY —SERVICE— AND LOWEST MARGIN PRICES. Look at these prices and place your order today:— . SPECIAL MALT VINEGAR, LARGE BOTTLE 15c B C MILK PER TIN in,. Lipton's Tea, Blend C, per tin 40e aaaJ W^cV COMB HONEY, PER COMB 20c B. C. SUGAR, 20-lb. SACK $1.20 "Imp" Soot Destroyer, two for 25c SUNFLOWER SALMON, FLAT TINS, THREE FOR.. .25e Mixed Peel, 2 lbs. for .. 85c IMPERIAL MAPLE SYRUP, LARGE TIN.. 25c Haddies, Herring in Tomato Sauce and Kippered Herring, 2 tins, 25c CARR'S ENGLISH GINGER SNAPS, per lb 15c CARR'S ENGLISH MIXED BISCUITS, per lb 15c MACARONI, VERMICELLI OR SPAGHETTI, ONE POUND PACKETS FOR 10c NEW ZEALAND BUTTER, THREE POUNDS FOR. $1.00 GENUINE DAVIS WILTSHIRE BACON — CHOOSE YOUR OWN FAVOURITE CUT. p*l L. C. ADAMS tf CO., Limited Corner Douglas and Johnson Streets, Victoria Where the Cars Stop "SOTTO VOCE" By the Hornet THAT Christmas comes but once a your, and "Hornet" wish is you all a very jolly ono for 1913. Ha That those people who complain that this Christmas is likely to be a dull one should he thankful they arc not trying il elsewhere. That the age of miracles is past. a, That it is impossible to pay eighty witness fees with one live dollar bill. if That the late Court of Revision might more aptly have been named a Court of Derision. That the working man's friend made a lot of men lose half a day's pay. N, That some people think that by the time you have opened lhe doors nt the front of the car, you could already have alighted from the roar end. if That one conductor, nt any rule, has learnt how to study his passengers' convenience hy calling the next stop in a clear voice which everybody can hear, and in time for the knowledge to lie of use. That the Hillside car might as well have kept to the old route ns waste time at the Hillside end each trip. That when accidents dislocate traf- llc temporarily, information should be posled at Ihe poinls where peoplo are accustomed to wait for the car, That many people missed several cars last Wednesday night because they waited at Government Slreet instead of going to the corner of Fort and Douglas. That Ihe Vernon News has kept up its reputation with its current Christinas Number. *.*: That this enterprising paper always comes out with a lirst-class production just before Christinas. That even the oldest pioneer cannot remember quite such mild weather so close to the 25th. That "Everykid" will be "at homo" again next Friday and Saturday. That with "Everykid" at the I heal re and the Mayor and Council nt the City Hall, Victoria will not feel the need of a Christmas pantomime. That the tactics indulged in by the hockey players at thc last match in Victoria, if conlinucd, would soon put hockey where lacrosse is. That evidently Manager Patrick appreciates thc fact, as he has promised to adopt drastic measures with future offenders. That unless this is done, the box office receipts will soon show what the public think aboul it. me, the material is there!"—Tho Sporting Editor, "Cricket." THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT ITS BEAUTY HAD GONE Daacan Masphersou wns playing golf. Going out lie drove brilliantly over a stream in n hollow. "My. but yon wis u fine drive owre tlie bony wee burn," lie remarked to his caddie. Coming beine lie had to piny over this snme "innn" for another hole and drove right inlo it. "dang ye nn' flail th' bull oot o' yon dirty .sewer," lie growled. (Continued from Page 5) DISCOURTESY REPAID They were on their wedding tour, and Imagined that every civility given theni minted to their new eonilitton of .servitude. Having .stopped ut a wayside Btation, the bridegroom wus approached by the porter, who nsked: "aVre you going lo tnke tlie next train?" "It's none of your business," retorted the bridegroom Indignantly, us he guided the bride up the platform, where they condoled witli each other over the impertinence of some of llie natlvs. Onward came tho train, its vapour curling from afar. It wns the lasl to their destination thut day—un express. Nearer nnd neurer il enme at full speed; Hum in a moment it whizzed past und was gone. "Why In thunder didn't that train stop?" yelled tho bridegroom, "Cos you said 'twarn't none nf my business. 1 bus to signnl if Hint train's to stop." "WE CAN'l'" AUD "WE OAN" '['he Town Crier, ln a most creditable Christmas number, prints these verses bv I. Newton Greene: wo can't play hockey nn Christmaa Day, We can't skate on ice, nor ean wo sleigh; We can't wear snowshoes. in town al least, We can't snowball as wo did bnck East. We ean go yachting on ChrlHtlnns Day, We cun pick u rose nnil motor away: Wo ean play golf to the Christmas chime— We can enjoy life in IhlH Northwest clime. X golf have played the devil with cricket in India, I hoar. Moro'a the pity! These can never bring rulers anil ruled together as cricket can. As games they arc not to be mentioned in the same world. What India wauls is a few more Governors liko Lord Harris in Bombay anil Lord Wonlook in Mndras, a cricketing C.-in-C, a cricketing colonel in every cantonment, and none but crickeling blues appointed its collectors ami 1,-0,,'s of Polico. Then in n few years we should have the Selection Committee al Lord's scratching Iheir heads in solving lhc knotty problem of gelling a side good enough to beat 'these darned fellers from India'I Take it from NOT ANY MOKE? They were gazing out of the window or the train. 'I'he thin mull wus luip- turnusly udmirlng lbe sunset. "Ah, Nature Is u real artist," ex- dulmcd the thin man, addressing Hie fat man who set iu lhe opposite sent. "Huve ynu never gazod nt her wonders? Huve you never watched lhe lambent iluiiie of dawn life leaping ncross the dome of tlie world? Have you never watched the rod-stained Islets floating in hikes of lire? Huve you never felt tho amazement of these things?" "Not since I swore off," replied the fut mun, us he prepared to hunt for another sent. THE WRONG MANNER A deaf mnn. Just ns the oysters came on ut u dinner party, said to his host: "Wllut's Hint you sny? Speak up louder, please. Vou know my Inllrnifty?" Tlie guests restrained n litter! und the host, smiling sheepishly, Inclined his head und began afresh In u slightly louder voice. Hut the deaf man frowned impatiently. "Come, come," he suld, "thut won't do. Never lulls down Inlo your collar when you're uddressing u deaf mnn." Agnin lhe guests broke into restrained laughter. The host, us red ns u lobster, began a third time, urliculullng very slowly nnd distinctly, "I hear you now," Hie deaf man Interrupted, "but I can't mnke out the words. Bettor give II np, old follow." "Hang you!" roared lhc host, Ills pntl- eace at lust exhausted, "I'm trying to say grace, nnd If you Interrupt me again I'll break vour juw, If 1 do two months for It." BE AGREED WITH KER "It's hard," sold llie senllmontal landlady ut Hie dinner tnlile. "lo lliink Hint Hits poor Utile hunb should be destroyed lii Ils youth .lust lo cuter to our np- peltes." "Ves," replied the smart boarder, struggling with his portion, "It Is lough." No system or physical exorcises yet invented cun eompnre for one moment with silk stockings for giving nn erect carriage to the rcinnie h I. jolly red eyes. "Is it the bally old contract you want?" She shook her head. "No; look underneath." Ho looked. At the bottom of the bag, neatly tied up with blue ribbon, lay a pile of grey envelopes, wilh a gold coronet surmounting a black "M." "Great Scott! Where did you get those from?" "It wasn't the Suffragettes stole them. It wns me." "What ever for?" The blue eyes suddenly looked tierce and hungry. "I couldn't help it. I wns so " She stopped short. "So what?" She struggled valiantly, but the word would out: "So horribly jealous of her." She caught his strong hand bul ween her two feverish little ones. They burned as if they were on fire. "I. wns n beast, Geoff. It wasn't playing lhc game. I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it." "Why on earth didn't you open 'em?" "Thnt wouldn't have been cricket!'' Marvelling at the ways of women, he tore open one of the envelopes. "You little idiot! They weren't from her." "Not from her?" Ho took out the letter and showed it to her. The paper inside was blank. "Who sent them, then?" "I did." "Vou! What ever for?" "To pay you out." "What for?" "For that beastly old contract." "Geoff, did you mind the contract?" "Did you mind the letters?" "Silly!" "Idiot!" 'The two philosophers kissed each other madly. "But where did you get the paper from?" "Wlien site stayed with ns for that week-end, I stole it out of her drawer." "Then you're a Suffraggette, too!" "Whnt ho, for the hammer! A Milly!" They giggled gaily. Then she suddenly put her soft hand over his mouth, "Hush! You'll wnke him!" Thc look of terror they both cast at the twenty-guinea erection would have done credit to Macbeth and his lady suddenly confronted by a detective. Their apprehensive whispering was the funniest thing you ever heard iu your life. "Oh, Geoff, arc you sure it's O.K?" "You hot it's U.K." "Tnke me ou your arm, Geoff!" "Wait a tick, old girl. I'll burn Ihese beastly old envelopes first." "Burn this too." She touched the long, white envelope. "Whnt, the contract? Don't you want it?" "Want a contract? Me?" You should have hoard the three jolly, fat red seals laugh as he dropped Ihem into tho fire. "Do you want a contract, Geoff?" "I.D.T." "Do you still keep yours in your pocket?" "Feel." "It isn't there. Where is it?" "In the Are." "Whnt! Did you burn yours, too?" He gathered her closer to him, so close that the beating of their two hearts seemed like one. "You sweet little rotter! What do you think? On our weddin' night, of course I" At this critical moment there came a little sound as of one whimpering, They shut up pretty quick, you bet. "Geoff, he's crying." "Is lhat him?" "Of course it's him, stupid. Geoff, he wants me! Give him to me, quick!" "Don't be an ass! I can't!" '' You must." Driven by the urgency in her voice, lie tiptoed into the enclosure of pink roses nnd little gold birds. "I say s'pose I wake it?" "You mustn't!" "S'pose I drop it?" "Oh, Geoff! Be careful! Put your hand under his head." "I say, I daren't. I'd better call lhe nurse." "No, no, Geoff! It must be you." He fumbled miserably among the laces. A little thing like a crumpled rose-loaf fell softly ngninst his hand. At ils touch a wild, unreasoning wave of passion swept through him. Ho shook from head to foot. So this was silly old fatherhood, was it? This sense of rushing ecstney! This mad elation for no reason whatever! What utter rot it was! Ho picked up the soft little bundle, and laid it down by her side. They hardly breathed as they looked at him. They'd have died rather than confess it, but thoy really were a bit knocked off Iheir perches, and small wonder. Like God, they had mado a man. The Little Beast chose this opportune moment to open his cyos und look at them. It is a way Little Beasts seem to have. He opened his rotten little optics and blinked at Ihem. His father and mother, gaping with wonder, fell at old Mother Nature's feet and worshipped her. At the first touch of her dear old hand, wise with the wisdom of eternity, their hearts opened, and love, new horn, rushed out of them even ns tho living water rushed out of the rock when the Chosen of God laid his hand upon it in lho wilderness of snnd and stone. The pair—exquisitely unconscious Ihey hnd just come into their divine inheritance—broke into thnt song of songs that old Mother Nature loves to hear. "Oh, Geoff! He's got your funny old nose!" "Old girl, lie's got your silly old eyes! I any, look at the liltle beggar's hands. Corkin'l Whnt?" "Geoff, he'll cost tons nnd tons of money. He'll want bottles." "And prams." "And nurses." "And hoots." "He'll hnve to go to good old Harrow. '' "And enter the Army." "The Guards, even if we have to put down the car to do it!" "What does the old car matter?" "Oh, Geoff, isn't he wonderful?" "Top hole! Whnt?'' She lay in his arms, and thoy were as happy and as stuffy as Adam nnd Eve in the Garden of Eden. They looked into each'other's eyes, and laughed Ihe snme silly old laugh lhat tho nngels have hoard since God created the world and snw that it atis good. ^ The living Contract—drawn up, signed and sonlcd by themselves— whose tiny hnnds wore to hold their souls, binding them together in bands of iron from which Ihero was no escaping; thnt stuffy miracle of Godhead, who was to teach them the meaning of Lifo nnd Love, scnrlet- fneed, with no hair to speak of, lay snng amongst his Early Victorian blankets nnd snored.
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