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VOL. 3���������NO. 42. SANDON, B��������� C, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900. FIVE CENTS. 8 On Attack at Paardeberg Whicn Re- the Blot of Majuba Hill on Its Anniversary. pealed Toronto, March 27.���������The Evening Telegram's London correspondent cables that ,the London Times correspondent, in writing of the buttle of Paardeberg. which resulted in the surrender of Cronje, says General Hector Macdonald and General Colville, who commanded the division in which the Canadians were brigaded, reminded Lord Roberta that February 27 was the anniversary of the battle of Majuba Hill, suggesting to the commander-in- Chief a plan of attack, but Lord Roberts demurred, fearing the plan would result in the loss of too manyCanadian lives, the Canadians, however, insisted, and this insistence,' says the Times correspondent, broke down Lord Roberts' reluctance and the Canadians were sent to repeal the blot on the name of the Mother Country, and to avenge Majuba Hill. The correspondent continuing, says" the Boers admit that the accurate lire of the Canadians compelled them to fire at random. London, March 28���������A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Kimberly dated Monday says: "Four hundred Free Staters have taken possession of the road between Kimberly and Paardeberg.- They have siezed a farm, near Pandam's fontein. It is rumored that their object "is" to raid the railway by way of Jacobsdal." London, March 27.���������The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily News telegraphing today. Tuesday, says it is improbable that the advance'from Bloemfontein will be made for another month. General Clements is advancing to Bloemfontein in four columns.-' When Lord Roberts begins the march northward General Gatacre will be left ��������� in charge of Bloemfontein. The Colonial government has ordered the Cape volunteers to withdraw south of the Orange River for fear of accentuating racial feeling. London, March 27.���������In response to the executive committee's request that the American hospital ship Maine, be permitted to remain in South African waters, General Buller has cabled as follows,, from Ladysuiith : "We think the shipin going to England confers the greatest benefit upon the sick and wounded, as with her excellent medical staff, she best aids in that way the evacuation of our congested hospitals ofbadcasrs. The Trojan and Spartan are ample for local transfers. If the Maine goes we hepeshe will return as soon as. possible." London, March 28.���������The Morning Post has the following dated March 26, from Burg'sdoip : "Dutch disloyalty is now very strong and the Dutch "are tumbling over each other in their efforts to give information to the British authorities.: ���������'. Real loyalty, \hpweyer, will bei a:plant of.slow growth in these districts. -I have travelled'with Sir ; Alfred Milner and' I believe his policy, towards the rebels favors temporing- justice with'mercy." ���������������������������������������������-..��������������������������� Montreal, ,March '2'6.^-The Herald correspondent with the First Contingent,' in a letter to that paper Loday, describing the battle of Paardeberg,where 19 Canadians were killed, says the lives were lost in a needless charge : that the commander of the.Cornwall regiment was with the Cornwall's when the assault was made. The order to charge was given because it was thought too much time had been occupied on the Boer position. The brigadier after expressing regret that. the charge had taken place, which he said wnsnot intended, expressed sympathy at the loss of many Canadians, but congratulated them on their fine lighting qualities. which settled in South Africa. He was born in Cape Colony, but was taken b}' parents to the* Orange Free Street, where he was taught from childhood to shoot straight and hate the British. Of schooling he had but little, but his ambition -prompted him to read the few books he could obtain,and he succeeded in obtaining a fair knowledge of history and languages. Soon after the acquisition of Natal by the British he becamea burgher of the Sonth African Republic and "a daring fighter. . It was Joubert who organized the army of the South African Republic, dividing the country into 17 military districts with commandants, field cornets and lieutenants. To such a point of perfection was the system carried that when the present war was declared Joubert, it is said, only had to send 17 dispatches and within 48 hours the Boer nation was under arms. It was due to General Joubert that the South African Republic succeeded in amassing the immense stores of war munitions and provisions, which have stood them in good stead during the conflict now in progress. Although known as "Slim Peter" he was nearly six, feet in height and of stout build, his nickname being jiiven him on accouiitof his shrewd military tactics. The wife of General Joubert, who was a ' Miss Eraser, had been devoted to him throughout the campaign, frequently sharing the dangers in the field. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. Harris is expected homo in a few days. . ��������� Mrs. Chas. Pearson left for Seattle on Thursday morning. Mr. Thos. Duffy'is in the citv after a long absence. again A Second Demosthenese' The Nelson Tribune: "The business men" of Nelson who are not politicians are unanimously of the opinion that the eight-hour law has come to stay, and that the agitation for its repeal is doing the country more harm than the operation of the law. Business men know that as long,as the question is kept a live issue by politicians, the burliness interests of the country will remain in an unsettled condition, and they, have been in that condition long enough." Fanny Squeers thought all she had to do was to propose to Nicholas Nick- leby and that.settled it. All that is now necessary to settle the mining' trouble is for "the business'men of Nelson who are not politicians" to unload themselves. The dogs of owners have no right to even an opinion in the matter. If it is news to the Hustoman print we may say that as long as that law, with its penalty clauses, is on the statutes the agitation Cor its repeal will not cease. It was passed by tinhorn politicians to buy up the labor vote, when they knew thev had no statesman's qualifications to present to the people. It was never asked for by the country; it is a deterrent to capital, a prevention of the development of the country and, therefore, an enemy to the men that are now clamoring for its retention. Mr. CJeigerich and Solicitor Martin, of Kaslo, were in town Wednesday. Lawyer Christie went to Kaslo this week on some important mining business. Mrs. Lafavor and family left on Monday for their new home at Blaine. Wash. Andy Rankin, who has been in Nelson and vicinity for some months, is in the city again. Col. Pearson went, down to Hill Bros, mill on the Lake, Thursday morning on business. Mrs. Pitts left Sunday morning last for a lengthy visit in Ontario, in the vicinity of Montreal. Mr. Chas. Culver returned Thursday from Oregon to resume his old position as foreman of the Star concentrator. , Mr. C. J- Smith went fishing at Rose- bery, the other day, aiid caught a lumbago, weighing 20 lbs, more or less. Wm. Hunter, of Silverton, and R. F. Green, of Kaslo, were in the city this week, some thought on political missions, hut went to Kaslo, the evident centre or base of operations, next day. formation against one of the Union | men, who appeared for trial on Thurs-1 day. At the trial the truth was | brought out and the Union man acquitted, it having been provpn that he knew nothing of the matter." If the Silvertonian wants to know the truth it is this : One Grant, an old- time miner, but whether union or nonunion we cannot say, was arrested y,pr an assault which took place on the street in the city. He himself did not deny that he was mixed in it, but in cross-examining a witness he conveyed the impression that he did;not strike but merely pushed some one. As'the Finlanders could not speak English there was no one to prove that they were the 'parties assaulted and that Grant had a&saulted the plaintiffs. The case was dropped simply for the want of proof on these poins. Prints should either leave such matters alone altogether or publish the facts. MINES AND MINING. Wilful Misrepresentation. Canada's Exhibit at Paris. Canadians as Athletes. A HEAVY BLOW TO THE BOERS. General Joubert, Commander-General of the Transvaal Forces. Is Dead. Pretoria, March 28.���������General Joubert died last night at 11:20 o'clock. He had been suffering from stomach complaint. Tlie town id plunged in mourning for this true patriot, gallant general and upright and honorable-gentleman. General Petrius Jacobs Joubert, commander general of the Transvaal forces, better known as Slim Peter, was born about 68 years ago. He was descended . _ -- . .. .. Both bodies from tho old French Huguenot family, J will be interred at Nelson. The Globe's correspondent at London, England, cabled Menday the summary of a letter received from Mr. John E. Ewan,; the Globe's correspondent with the���������'second .Canadian contingent, and dated Cape Town, February 27th. Mr. Ewansays':.���������:"The Pomeranian "arrived here; yesterday:' ��������� Nine'��������� horses died on the voyage but the men are all well,- insplendid spirits and delighted at the.prospect of active serviae. , At the sports held here today the Canadians entered a team in the tug of war contest, being the only non-naval team in this event. They surprised all by reaching the semi-final, having had to contest against strong trams. They were beaten in the final by -a small margin. Their' victories over the sailors in the qualifying tugs were vigorously applauded by the great multitude present. Williams, a Canadian, won the half-mile race. These contests, indicated the fine physique of the Canadians, especially in view of the fact that they had only just landed after a long voyage. Since Paardeberg the praise ot the Canadians is oil every tongue;" BROKE THE RECORD. ��������� At Boston, Tuesday night, March 13, Dick Grant, of St. Marys (Ont.), broke the track record in a mile run,running the distance in 4 minutes, 54J seconds. He nearly lapped his field. After a half-hour's intermission, Grant won the 880 yard run from his club-mate, Neil Keliher; by five yards.-. Ottawa, Ont., March 26.���������Canada will have 1,697 exhibits at the Paris Exposition this year, valued altogether at S200.000. This is a smaller number than was,sent to the Chicago Exposition in 1893, but Mr. William D. Scott, oneof the-Paris commissioners, who left yesterday for Paris, says the quality of the exhibit is far superior to that sent to the Windy City"/]" The exhibits- include horticulture, agriculture; minerals, timbeis and the government's exhibit of fish and game. Commissioner Scott speaking of the Dominion exhibits said : "We have endeavored, as far as possible, to keep it purely commercial. We have never had anything like the mineral exhibit. It has been prepared under the supervision of Dr. G. M. Dawson, director of the geological survey, and that should be sufficient guarantee of its excellence. The territory covered by the specimens, extends from the Yukon to Cape Breton and Nova Scotia. The British Columbia government has a particularly fine display of mineral, including onehundrecl specimens ��������� of free gold from one hundred different creeks, some from.'Atlin: : A fountain throwing wheat will be in operation in the agricultural- department and wheat, will be taken fromthe Territories and Manitoba arid will illustrate the hard varieties grown in the great Canadian west. The, fountain will be worked by electricity. ��������� Other grains will be shown and thewhole ex-, hib'it has been prepared by Dr. Saunders, the director of the experimental farm. Prof.. J. W. Robertson ; has had charge of the fopdproduct exhioits arid ,tnese include cold storage, plants shown in operation with all. varieties of food in cold storage. ��������� When the gulchite has to knowingly fib about the causes of the departure of those Finlanders from the Payne mine, for the purpose of bolstering up the contentions of the radical element of the unions and having a fling at the owners, the public can well understand its extremity. In the first place but 10, and not 16. quit work and went away. In the next place it was not because they wanted to join the union that they were discharged, as they were not discharged at all but went away of their own accord, leaving pretty good assuraaces that they were induced to take that step by an emis-, sary of the,union. We may here say that the owners have offers of all that class of men they want, and many of them are excellent workmen, but they have refrained ,from employing them out of regard for the demands of many deserving local men. If, however, the unions persist in interfering clandestinely with these men, it will only be the worse for themselves, as it will end in the more of them being employed to..the exclusion of resident miners. The owners are desirous of employing all deserving locvi men, where tney-can do it with immunity from union interference. Where the latter is impossible the other alternative will have to be resorted to. We throw this out as a timely and friendly suggestion, and we only hope it will be accepted in the same spirit. The Bosun's ore shipments aggregate 120 tons for the month of March. The Mowich Mineral Claim, Cir- penter creek, has applied for a Crown grant. The Northwest Mining Sj'ndlcafce have opened up the Lakeview group again. The Rambler-Cariboo shipped from McGuigan 102 tons of ore during the- month of March. The Victor claim, on the east hill, after running two shifts for a short time, struck 6 inches of clean galena. The Joker and Cody Fraction mineral claims have been seized for some $91 due Hunter Bros, by SheriffTuck. A two-third interest of the Rockland group, Eight Mile creek, has been bonded by J. P. Graves for $75,000, which will go to do development work. We were informed yesterday that the -Ruth concentrator , would" commence operations today (Saturday).'. The Star is likoly to be running in a week's time. Sheriff Tuck has seized the goods and chattels of the Da'rdenelles Mining & Milling Company, Limited, including 230 sacks of silver-lead ore, buildings, mining machinery, etc., in satisfaction of a claim of 51,427. The Chapleau Consolidated Gold" Mining Company, Limited, has recently been registered in London, Eng., with a capital of ������75,000, in ������1 shares, for the purpose of acquiring and developing the Chapleau group, on Lemon0 creek. All.the signatories are resident in Paris. The World's Production of Gold. The Transvaal a Competitor. THEIR YIEWS OF IT. There Are Some Prints, and People too, Ready to Condone Any Attrocity, .;: in the Union Ranks. ,... Nelson was the scene on Thursday of a frightful accident which, resulted in the death of two employes of the Ontario Powder Company and slightly wounding two others. Four hundred pounds of powder exploded, blowing up tho works. The killed were Harry German and Wm. Way. The Paystreak says that no union miners were involved in the fracas with the Finlanders (Dagoes the print calls them though it knows thsre is not a Dago in the mines around) lip the the Reco trail some clays ago; but that "they quarrelled amongst themselves." The print also knows this is an untruth, and a little enquiry could assure it that the parties believed to be guilty have cleared out. The idea is to prejudice the minds of the' public against the meia that have been the means of breaking up the tie-up here and allowing miners to go to worki Such arguments please' Coeur d'Alene rioters wherever found, but they never go down withthe sensible part of the community. Even the Silvertonian will have it that the late trouble with the Finland- era here was the result of a row among themselves. Here is what it says : ���������"He returned to town and laid in- Tt is much to be regretted that at this juncture those who are trying to force the eight-hour law on the country for the personal advantages it may bring, do not give a little cool thought to the future of the country. Everything goes to show that in a very short time the Transvaal country will fall under British administration, and that it is exceptionally rich iii the precious metals. Experience also teaches that capital is'ever shy of disturbing conditions, and that our agitations turn the attention of capitalists to quarters where disturbing conditions are less m evidence. It appears to us that all who look at these matters calmly must see our impending danger. Without foreign capital there will be but little here for miners no matter what the length of our labor day, and if we do not offer tlie necessary inducements it will go the Transvaal, where troubles will be less numerous, and where agitators and street-corner politicians will have less influence with the labor element. _ It would strike one that the present time is one for unity of action instead of distraction of sections. If we can only get plenty of capital there .wili.be plenty of employment for labor ���������in fact capital will be competing with itself for labor and the miner regardless of the length of day will get every cent he is worth from the value of his productions. It seems to us that our if legislators instead of trying to buy up the miners with promises they never intend to fulfil as they are now every day trying to do, were trying to bring in this foreign capital that may a little later be lost to us for ever, they would be taking a patriotic step the country would haye much reason to thank them for later on. Rand & McNally's Bankers' Monthly gives the following facts regarding the world's production of gold : While gold is found almost every, where, even in the waters of the sea- vastly- the greater part of the world's , production is confined to small areas and few countries. Sonth Africa, Australasia and the United States contribute more than 70 per cent, of the world's output. The director of the mints has estimated that for 189S the world's production of gold was $2S8,- 000,000, of which the countries named produced 3206,000,000 as follows : South Africa, SSO,000,000; Australasia, S(>4,- 000,000, and United States, i?6-t,000,O0U. If Russia be added to the lis', with a> production last year exceeding $25,- 000,000, then four countries contributed more than 80 per cent, of the world's supply in 1898. Y, Uutil the Boer war upset all 'calculation's.,, the indications were that the current year would record a world's production exceeding considerably $300,000,000. Indeed it is. riot improbable this great sum may be- reached, for there are well defined rumors of marvelous .discoveries at Cape Nome, which has been characterized the geological surprise of the century. Truly thia is a new golden era.. Only a little over twenty years ago- Suess, the emineut Austrian geologist, estimated that three-fourths of the world's gold production was from placer mines, and from this supposed fact he concluded that, since the w rking of such mines is limited to short periods,, the future of gold mining was by no means encouraging. Yet of the total" $2S8,000,000 gold brought to light by last year's operations,, not more than 15 per cent, was the product of placer mines, while, approximately 60 per cent, was derived from tnose stubborn fields which at the time of Sueas; pessimistic prediction, could not be worked with profit, and so were abandoned. Gussts at the Reco. The Wind-up of Curling. The cempetition 'between the six local rinks, for four boxes of Roaebery cigars, donated by Smith, Fischel & Co., St. Jerome, P. Q., proved to be the most interesting of the season and resulted in Wm. Wilson's'rink capturing the: coveted prize. While the other rinks were anxious to win for the honor of winning, it.is only fair "to say they all had decided to swear off smoking, which is���������"nufsed." Geo. E. Martin, Kaslo; Alex. Cross, Nelson; Geo. M. Aivnian, Winnipeg? E. F. Tolmie, Nelson; vVm. J. Morton, New York; James T. Gates, Nelson; M. BIythe, Rossland; Rae McNally, Boss- land; J. Wilson, Kauiloops; R. F. Green, Kaslo; Win. Hunter, Silverton; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Benson, Chicago; II. T. Tilley, Toronto; H. T. Twigg, New Denver; A. Goldsmith and m ife, Whitewater;. L. J. Cross, Vancouver; "W. N. Bragton, Kaslo; Gus Deenn, Montreal; John Goettsche, New Denver; J. T. Black,: New Denver; R. I. Kirkwood, New Denver; W. T. Ash, Victoria; F. A. Henley, Montreal; H. Giegerich, Kaslo; II. Mac- person, Nelson; A. W. Grierson, Kaslo,. TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box, /' SEA COOKS JJDABBDBATS. MIRACLES DONE IN THE GALLEY OF AN ATLANTIC LINER. Dimc-ulllm of Concocting an Knlree When ibr Kllrlien In Trjliis to Turn lllm Tur tlr nml Hm Pols mill 1'nuit Arc It.-inct. K Ihe full-Can���������Sen C'nkn 1,11 Jln-rlinnl Milp. Wlm Hire lo Plgutfli.iCren. Cooking on tho high seas isn't so exiling a profession as it was in the old days; but even now, it presents problems and situations Ural would drive mi Landsman chef, to despair. It is one thing fo sit down in dignified onlm, in a hotel kifchen, and compose a symphonic entree; and it's quite an- othsr thing to clutch a rope swung across a kitchen that is trying to turn turtle, and to master an entree that is attempting to dance a can-can on top ot a plunging range. It would be a happy thing for stowards and oooks if every disgruntled passenger on a transatlantic steamer could, in rough, weather, be forced to pay a visit lo tlie galley and watch the efforts by which the meals with which ho has been finding fault are prepared. Tho chances are that two minutes amid (he fumes and heat of Lhe gvilloy would reduce him to a state of seasickness which would rob him of all interest in meals oif any sort, but if hs could v>ai_ ljng enough to receive a few mental impressions, be would climb (he galley stairs a humble and contrite traveller; and. in future, would say "plea.=o" lo the stewards, beg them not lo hurry about filling his orders, and Hccepr food Jit lo eat as a miiacle wrought hi his behalf. ON THE MODERN .STEAMERS galley arrangements have been, improved lo a degree thai .would make au eld timei tea cook open h.si eyes in tt'mazcment, bui. even uudei tuch conditions tlie cooking- is dil'.ioult work, ln ihs, first iilace, room is necessarily limited, aud every inch of space must be muile to ouum.yet a huge number of cooko tud assistants are employed. One ' of ill* large it earners w.ill have thirty men at work in its galley and thirty nun playing .leapfrog about a microscopic kitchen, aud doing juggling feats with pots and pans aud knives and roLling V'os.wbiile the ship stands o-n its 'beam ends, is a sight to bring tears tu the eyes of a lowr of a quiet life, iu ih-iie narrow quai ters cooking ii done on a bot.de. linger, than the ordinary baloo.i passengei l-ealizes. Tim orewi must be fed iu port and out, bo 1 his cooks have from 500 to GUI) men on lliair liamLs ev<ary day of the year. Than,daring the voy.a.ge, the steerage, 6eoond cabin and tust catiin must be provided Cor. The steerage passengers do'not have an elaborate bill of fare; but about 3,000 small loaves ot br^tti are baked for the trow and sleer- age every day, and that, in itselj., is po small task. The very sight of the taker's dough, trough ia enough to dis- Doui-a'ge. a faint-hearted cook, tor fljur is dumped into it by the barrel. One .tiundred and fifty barrels of (lour melt away on a voyage like Bpiiug snow fLliakes, and twenty tons ojt potatoes dance merrily up the gal- Ley slailfs to table, hand in hand with zO.OOJ poundi ot bee:,wh.le lu,u\;0 eggs, uiw. ������. or lo--b t Kjaswek, lollow wear.ly. Then 150 grjAIi.ua ol i resh milk scoin the 1,000 gallons of condensed milk Bloied beaiue it and advise the 1,000 pounds ot coifee to have nothing to do with. it. The ghosts of countless chickens, turkeys, ducks and fishes blaaint the. larder.whete their slaughtered bodies hung in hundreds at a tiime. As for t'hie incidentals, no one but the huiad steward knows tha tale of them. Imagine all'this food pie- pared in an apartment house kitchen addicted to hand springs, aud ydu have lb.2 sieanier galley situation. Along t lis end go. the loom run the ranges. The ovens ire divided into wmiwriinents which will hold firmly p.i.ns of various sizes. ON TOP Ol? THIS STOVES ������ steel bar runs along the front aud back, and separate cross bars may be clamped to. these at convenient intervals. Pots and kettles are hemmed In, in this "way, and,to add to their firmness, each is damped to a cross bar with what looks like a large iron clothespin. All cooking utensils are made much deeper than would be necessary in ordinary cooking, in order to avoid, spilling of the contents in rough wealthier. The huge copper stock pots, in which whok'sailo boiling Is. clone, arc heated by steam; and/ all broiling is d.one over.an immense charcoal fire. The bakers have a separate, cubby hole and ovens for , l hem- selves; a.nd beyond I hern is a cold room where confections and pastry are made. Everything is swept and garnished, in a fashion to satisfy the heart, of a Dutch housewife. The white *)aint. is scoured until it is dazzling. Che copper .shines resplendent���������but the liriells! ye gods 1 the smells I Let the" Beasiek man who has held his breath a.nd plunged madly up the companion way, to escape the deadly whiff of air coming from tha galley, imagine that gust of odor inlensiiied, concentrated, mixed with steam and smoke and multiplied by four, and he nuay have some Idea of the atmosphere down in the gialley. A steamer kitchen is noplace for any one with a tendency, toward seasickness; and the first few voyages elf a young cook's assistant are tortures besides which the sufferings of the martyrs fade into insignificance. There isn't any fine glow of majesty About his martyrdom, and he Loes.a't get an a lorn of sympathy. His galley mates guy him, and his superiors bully hilm. He sounds a dep.h of -.easiekuess, beside which the state of .he grcianing passenger on deck in a steamer chair 'is rose colored and agreeable. Often one voyage is all .hat ha can stand, and he boUs incon- .inently, when the ship reaches port, but it he has the courage lo su fer until he. is thoroughly seasoned, he overcomes his qualms a.nd,is ready to laugh at the next green hand. , Kew accidents occur in the steamer galleys nowadays .when innumeiable patents and safeguards are employed. Once in a while a stock pot blows up irom too much steam pressuie, or a eaieless or unskilled cook is cut or burned or scalded, but such cases aro jiare. Hopes are s. retell id across in front of 111* ranges, and when the sh-p is plunging badly tha cooks hold these rnpis wliiJ-j working over the lire. Fortunately Lur the workers in the galley when the weather is' very rough a huge percentage of the passengers lose ilu-ir interest in food, so the work of thj cook:, is.lessened, and this fact o.f- sclS the added d'tfacuity in tho preparation of the food. is separated from the rest of the boat by watertight doors, and can be shut oil so secuiely thfit it is practically impossible, except in case of serious accident, for waler to reach) the nros and put a stop to culinary proceeding-.. "lil.iss your heart, we don't have any trouble new," said the chef oi ono of the new sb'.ps. "You have to be a bit ot an acrobat and up to slaigfot-oi- haud performance, but that's all. I've b&en a sea cook for twenty-five years, and I've seen seme jolly messes in my day. We didn't have even a sam.pl.?. of thj conveniences we have now, and the boats weren't so steady, and whenever the. storms weie extru bad the water would com������ flooding inlo the galleys amd put out the fiies, and then there wa,s lhi' Uevil to pay. I remember once, when all tha passengers who \wre able to be up sat aroun.d the saljon wiihl their feet tucked up under th.jm and the stewards handed around big platters full ou" roast beef. By Jove, I hey inst look the beef and bread in THE GALLEY their fingers. There wasn't any use trying tu ma.nage dishes; and I tell you getting that beef cooked was my greatest triumph. Many a lime I've .������������������soil the first cabin ^passengers precious glad lo get a boiw'l of Irish stew and iume bread and butler, but now, if tliere isn't a menu, as long as your arm and everything cooked to per- | fee:ion, there's a. bowL of protest. The modern bouts have made the difference po-sibli, but the passengers haven't amy idea of the diifioulty of doing ship's cooking in bad weather, and are unreasonable sometimes." Thi cook on a merch'ini vessel misses some of the complications thai vex t h������ soul of the chei on a passenger heal ,but Ins h i.s troubles of his own. He must be a'bl? lo vindicate his repu- t alien as' a cook by thrashing any one ���������why dares assail it. He must cook J well the few things that make up sail- I or.-.' fare, but if the duff turns out ��������� I1.2a.vy he must thrash the crew individually and collectively. He is the bad man of the ship's crew, an dusual- ly only this first mate is a match for him. When he gets drunk or craizy 'and runs amuck the mate is told off 'against him and everybody else stands by to watch developments and galber ' up the fritigmenls. Altogether his life is a tritle more varied and pic- I tuiesque than that of the passenger Iste'ii'irier chef, but there are victor.es | and victories, and who shall say that ,t he. concoction of a Ulgnon dinner, in j dfifia.nce of wind, weather and the law I o.f giavltation, isn't as great a feat |.aii the thrashing oi a geordie ship's ' ciew. U all depends upon the point of view-. THAT MARVEL-TOMMY ATKINS. ihe the Uruursil Iluller'.i fli plain Deiurlue* I lie l(rl!l-ili'������>J<ll'-i- it'lcr a lialllc. The following letter Ikus been forwarded to The Methodist Times from ths itev. Thomas 11. Wainiuan; the re- cetuly-Wppoinfod chaplain ^ to riir Redvers liuller's forces in NU<lal: 1 arrived juat at lhe close o Tugclu battle, and witnessed L.ng line, ot st reicher-'bearers bringing in the wounded. To ait tempt a description uif the. scene is beyond me, for lo my mind, thn scene wm.s so harrowing, i������o l n.i'gic, and withal'so sad, iIkli it bnggars description. And yet, everywhere .around, the -soldiers of the various regiments -were, busily engaged c.teuiing thsir accoutrements and generally putting linings in order, and see.mingiy as bright and hopeful as. though a greia't victory had. been, won ���������luiany of th.?.m'singing anil laughing as lii,..'Ug'h h-e:llftss of ��������� th-.'. terrible deaths to w,hich they and -their fel- Ijws had been i'.\\ik>.se.d the previous day. Tills brav-ory and. heroism1 of the UriiU-ih si.I.-liar is thti I'nlk and the ad- uiiiii:,ion if.fi "'���������' w-h-<J witnessed, the bat- 11.-���������l>oLli' of ojficers and civilians. As one. of the younlgi olficers put it to me the (lay following: "I hiave never been on active service before, and could not lw.ve believed what: I Siaw, tlwaugh 1 have looked at pictures of the bal.tlei.iielrl, but always regarded them .ais .overdrawn.- But yesterday puis into the shuidii any picture I have seen. Fort Wylie, one o.C the. 'Boer positions, looked; like a, cauldron otf fire, .shell nf.er shell from our cannon expLoding tight inside it. All around us a.nd over us rained a parted storm of l������ad from the trenches occupied) by the enemy. Shells were dropping and bursting all about us; iand yet on,' straight on, marched out men, not one of them turning ������ hia.ir, or even so much as booking round to. see where the shelils were, falling; (but. I locked���������my hoa.d w;a.s continually on the move���������I coaLdi not keep it still. I wv'er ihtawght of. th'w British soldier in nha 'Wiay! I d!o now ; but to me, sir, n.rtrtf Ihiei is a grajid and a brave fel- UK" JOTTINGS ABUTJT THE WAR ������������������������ SOME ITEMS THAT WILL INTERES1 YOU AT THIS TIME. Ihe Itoy.i on l������c linl li-flrlil null Those on llitlr Way to IIic'Ciiib��������� All ICrllir.u Look lo UrriU ol Kr.-ivcry. A subscription list has bcon opened at the British 0a.:i3u.late. Copenhagen, tor the Princess oi Wales llo?pital Fund. Several, comic papers and illustrated i>ost cards caric tunng the Queen have been confiscated by the Austrian police. What upsets our men, and especially the wounded, are the une .rth- ly screams the Boers give vent to when wounded. President' Steyn has given orders that none of the Army .Medical Staff or of the Red Cross bearers are to be taken prisoners. After one skirmish near Estcourt (ho Boers could be seen .'through field glasses playing at leap-frog and ihav- ing wrestling bouts. The Straits Times haa collected about ������2,503 for the Mansion, 'House Fund.- Of this at least ������700 'has been contributed ty Malay princes. The Duke of Portland ha,s\ bought a ma.g.iiificcnti charger from the London Cab Co-operative Company, which he. intends to present toi Lonl'Kitch- emer. Mr. D. G. Colliins, of Newgate street, London, has received from tho. War Office am order for twenty-four complete Coram union services lor t he artmy hi Soutlh Alrira. A Coldstream Guard writes from Modder River:���������"Bngla.nd should be proud ot us.. Tihey ought fo thmlc tho world of every soul who faces death for Queon and country." The Bond newspaper al Britstown having begun to preach open ^treason to) the surrounding district, threo companies of t'he Warwickshire regiment have visited the town. The Majestio left Ca'pe Towm for England fcvith 170 wounded, including Generaf Featherstonhaugh, Major Uairymple Hamilton, and Mr. Knight, of the London Morning Post. "In- (he attack on Storm.berg,i says a correspomdent, British troops walked ui daylight in a column four deep right uaider the enemy's nose. No scouts or skirmishers were out. A gratifying feature of the war is the finvariable courlesy which the British officers en route for the front display* at every station along the line towards the Dutchmen they meet. A collection- has been made in- a French infant school to assist: the BoersiVilh men. A child singing "A bas Ies Anglais" subscribed threepence, and another singing, "A. bas CliaTn'berlain" five pence. The French Rifle Club Union, has issued a circular urging all French- mcrai to make themselves expert rifle shcts, amd points lo Ihe Boers .'as, in its opinion, keeping the British troops- in check by superior skill with the rifle. The focal newspaper of Falken- burg, a town in Pomerania, .gives the following bit of news in a special edition:���������"Reuter's office just anno- u'nees that the Boers have sunk forty- six English ironclads in DeLagoa JJay with a searchlight." "England mud be formidable in war as she ia helpful in- 'peace," said Mr. Flelcher Moulton, Liberal M.P., speaking at Bristol. "The duty ol the Liberals at the present moment is lo strengthen the hands .of the Government," With regard, to the use of coloured glass to defect Ihe vapour, or flash from smokeless powder. Messrs. Ne- gretti and Zrmibra write that a series of expcrimenits has satisfied them that no tinted glass is of any appreciable use in this direction. The. steamer City of Lincoln, ..with live stock on board, consigned to ,the Durban agent of the Impen.al ,Conv- mifasariat Departme'nt, has arrived after a terrible voyage from Buenos Ay res, during which almost tho .entire cargo was washed overboard. A lieutenant and. .a war correspondent' with General French's force we.iit out springbok shooting. While they were successfully stalking an innimal, their horses bolted, and Boers begu.n to appear. They ran. for cover ii.n'il' let the Hoers havet the buck. At Ora.nge River the cunning Boers try to trap the British .by driving cattle, into au open space '.netxr hills in which their marksmen are hidden, ���������nr by ietheri.:iig. ponies in.', the same place: but the artifice-is too transparent' and meets with no success. A colonist writes iu the .Natal Witness:���������-"Chopped gai lio given . occasionally in the forage, keeping) horses out of the. hollows, amd, not riding Hie-ia hard or heated in',.the .evenings, are lo a.n exlont preventive.! against horse sickness, hut the only; certain safeguard is close, stabling." An' Englishman resident in Franco writes: "As lb tine effusive offers of French hotel-keepers to receive our wounded officers, they are well aware that> each officer would'' hwo friends and relatives with bim, who would largely compensate the "generous' Frenchman for his 'hospitality.'" Mr. Gandhi, n native of India, is ratsr.i'g an ambulance corps ot Indians mi Ki'h*", Mr. Gandhi is a lawyer who has taken a most prominent part in Lhe agnation ot equal lights for Fast Inuix-m natives in Soultia Africa, ii his corps proves a success, he .wil. have practically won his casej so" far as Natal is coucerued. The South Alricaw horses ofi the Mounted Infantry are the smallest ct ;uay iu the field force. A little larger ihiui them are the Argentine, ^Lbs, and then in order the Yl\ew( V.eal nd nurses^ about iii i-2 liaiaus, Lhei A^s- iral.a'n, tlie Dr..gooiis and liu-t,ara- ciiuigerj, a.ad l.u>i. ihehea.y horses of tne itoyal Horse ArtUl������-ry. '��������� Trooper (Jorton, of ihe Imperial Light Horse, who succumbed to' the twelve wounds he received, in the attack on Ladyi-tnith, was a young Jojiai.we-'ou.goi- Lr^wer livui Lur- coa. Al Iiiahi.'jl*-gto Liie chief magioii-ate oi Jobn'iines.burg caLoJ out "Hullo, Gortonl" aii'd ^uotth.m au jie won re'turuuig tho salutation. A HLALTH KES0RT. EviM'rliuruli sli.������������ iu.it Very I'cw <;crnii ul l)l<c.i>c Are lo be t-'ouiul lu ���������>���������>- A.ct.c Ki'kIi.u . . According to Dr. Levin, the Well known pny-ician and buCL.eriol^gist, it would be dU.ieult, if not impoosible, to lind any country whi.ch is so iivo ifroin the germs oj. disease as, is lh-3 Arc.ic region. This slatemeut is tha resuU vi inveslig-ations iiuade at Spiyibeigen and in King Lbiiilos' Ly.iid. ' tn eleven ouibic centimetres "of tea iWM.er oiily one germ was discovered, iwh,.le. the wuter u-a the coaut at. swt- ideu, for e^a.uplu, contained on an average, 7t,0,0-0, germs in oach cubus centimetre. Tei.13 tlwt were made with snuw. ice, me Led snow, gluo.er water and fre-ah wa^er produced similar ro- tul.s. ln thj R.ver Seine as many as 600,000 microbe..-, can Le. louud in a single cub.c ceiuimetre,. , Dr. Le-vin searched thoroughly for microbes in the intestines oi several seals and polar bears, but his search tos wh-lly, in Main, a- fact whi.ch is tho more uo.ubta a.s many physiulog.sls hiave hi.herto maiulain-ed that the presence ol miicraoes in the gastric region of ainmalij is absolutely ueoes- i/ary, as otherwise lha process ol digestion would, be greatly impeded and gjo.l h^til h. W-'ulj be iiiipoasit-l.!. .S'time j.ear.-> ago Nordenskjold pointed out that illnaas is fair more prevalent in countnoo wiLha high temperature-, and later oh^ervera have maintained Llii.ii the pclar regions would be found to be .aLiioal, it" not wholly, fiee from those fsgions ol noxious m.oiobes wihich, in hOu.h.irn countries, poison Uit- air, and arc the cause 6.fi so many epideiuio3. T.iiait. such is lhe case Dr. Levin has now unmistakably demonstrated. Dr. Levin went out one night when the temperature was several degrees balL.w lieezing point, and, anter fust tlucroughly wetting his clothes, exposed .liimiself lor a good wh.le to a. strong wind. On another occasion he ltiy for hours on the damp ground, but ������iusta/.ned no injury. Inquiry among the natives el.cited the information that catarrh, whether in the nose, neck or chest, is unknown in those regions, and ihh.it othor maladies are much more rare than they are in warmer countries. ln a word. Dr. Levin saw enough aud heard enough to convince him ib.it line pclar region is the healthiest in I he. wo i Id. HUNTING THE HUNTER. .L Hauler'* N rroir INi-iiiie Trniu ItclnJ Kllli'tl ISy u iil> u .ci-i-os. The rhinocerous is a singularly ob- - tuse. unwary brute, but when if'perceives the hunter, and its tdood is up, it is high time' for thii hunler to ba Laking decisive measures. An English bportsmaii, F. V. Kiirby, recounts aa experience In 'Eals/l Alrica, with one of these beasls. an adventure such as a man seldom lives to tell of. Mr. Kir- by was lunling at dusk in a lough patch of ground, and although his furst shot killed a bull rhinoceros, his second only wounded tne cow, and tho huge beast ran straigijt at hdxn. ��������� I held, says Mr. Kirby, an empty rifle, which 1 o'ould not reload, and was standing light in tho brute's way. By the time hor ugly horned snout appeared' at the edge ol the grass I waa moving. It wus rather dark, but she prooably smelled the smoke of my rifle, for when, hoping to dodge her, f fumed short to the left up the hollow, and made for tho. nearest .tree, anout a hundred yards distant, ' sho wljP/oled with marvellous celerity, and with a loud snort, gave chase. [ was bare-legged and in good trim, and after getting rid of my rifle, Tdid unl loiter. BuL although I had twenty yards the start oi bar. sho ran two 'feet to my one, audi felt that 1 must be caught. Already, in imagination,. I felt her horn assisting me in tho rear, a hensation wiuich, together with tine brute's vicious snorts close'behind, spurred me on to do (my best. , XMiree bt rides in front of me I saw, one of those yaping, sand-cracks, so common in tlis dry country; and 1 knew, as I glanced over my sihoulder aud measuied the distance between my pursuer and myself, that safely lay between its ciumbling sides. What might ho its depth I neither knew nor cared. I had seen theso crtioks only three feat deep and others twenty feet, some a foot across and ot tiers twelve. This one happened lo be about seven 'feet deep and three feet wide, and when 1 say that the rhinoceros was now barely two' lengths behind, th^ agility I displayed in tumbling over thi' edge of this haven of ie|l uge can be imagined. I The next moment I was half smoth- ' eired in sund and gravel, and the s.ame inslttnl a grenl bulk passed over une. But 1 wns safe, for on poking irny head ��������� over the edge, I saw my late pursuer [ disappeaiing under the gl'odm of 'the trees. She had Chased me just sixty yards, and I hnd Hound the distance just sixty yards too far to be pleasant. HI I EVERY MAN IS A KING. In Hnrolsc. South llrlca, Tliere Is No He Ml Killer. Only ono people and one little valley south! of the equator, whose sovereignty hits not been claimed by some European power now remains. It is the. valley oif Marotse, fifty or sixty miles 'wide, north of Lialui, in South Africa, and the only reason why- the Mairotse, who Lnhnibit if,,have preserved their independence is that Fngland aud Portugal both claim it, and, therefore, the work en "oivi.ligation" is at a standstill. It may not he. so e.usy tu conquer t'h ��������� Marotse, wh.m th ���������, time comes for ih,;iy are a ,fall, well set-up ��������� race, very black iu skin. . In lhinhnera they are very courteous, and iu bearing dignified. Every full blooded Marotse is by birthright a ki.ngi a.nd lakes his pi ace in the aristocracy of the empire. In I act,' as .every one; is king there is no he-ad rul- The- bare fact that, he is a Marotse insures ihe respect of the subservient tribe-s, and as hegrows to manhood a sense of his superiority usually implants in tlw nat'.ve tha dignity of self- rei:.pect. . All. the ��������� laliior is done, by slaves, who have been captured from1 neighboring tribes.' . . J������L_ ONE THING IN THEIR FAVOR. I'll give lhe Boers credit for one thing, remarked the engineer of the armored train, as several more shells banged against the armor ; their gunners would make ideal suburban citizens. .. How's that .'inquired the fireman. Why, they never miiss a train! retorted the engineer, as the baggage car left the track. . . - ���������'��������� POSED. Belinda says her phofograph was iake>n when she wasn't looking, but t don't believe it. "Why don't you? "She had her head on one-side and her eyes rolled, up. TERRIBLE PESTS. r.xiiellciicos orn Trnicllir In the Illmiilayn n miiiiins. Travelling has its advantages and its disadvantages. Major Waddcll, in his new book, relates some experiences which few travellers in the Himalayas, or anywhere else .would bare to duplicate. Foremost among those is the encounter with leeches in the damp forest of the Teester valley, A leech that is famishing, Major Waddell explains, is no thicker than a knitting-needle, fn such a condition, he is a dangerous enemy Lo every two- or four-legged creature that crosses his path. In that forest, hungry leeches istood alert on every, twig, of,the brushwood that overhung the track, and on every dead leaf in the path. As lhe travellers approached, -they lushed ���������themselves vigioxously to and fio ia a frantic effort to seize hold of one or other of the parly. The instant they touched their victim, they tixed themselves firmly, und then, by a series of rapid movements, readied a vul- neiablc point, and once there, lost not an instant in beginning their surgical operations. The servants aud coolies, who'walked barefoot, 'were badly bitten. From their ankles and legs lillle streams of blood trickled all day, and at almost every step the.y had to slop and pick off the pests. J,t i\viaa often hard lo dislodge Lhem. > . Major jWaddell and some of 'lug friends took the precaution to dust their stockings with tokacco-snuff, and bind their legs from ankle 'to .knee with " putties." But t,he ieeches were not to be kept out. r'fluey .crawled through the eyelets of the travellers' booLs and caused, Litem much riiscom- tort- : ���������'������������������''' ' : i, a It was upon the poor caLtio and goats and. ponies, however, that the leeches made the most determined attack. Their legs wero always bleeding, and the little pests would lodge in their nostrils and hang from their evelids, and from every vulnerable part of Lhe body. Major Waddell attributes the remarkable absence of four-footed game in these regions to the prevalence of these tormenting creatures. ' WINNING HER. Briggs���������Nothing remainn but-to ask the girl. ���������. ' Griggs���������Do you thiirik she will, consent ?'."���������.' Briggs���������Oh, yes. I a in 'going to t ell her that her parents are dead against it . '���������'. ' '-.'���������,:-' A SHORT ORDER. Mr. Di.libs���������1 tell you the. telephone is a great, 'convenience. Mr. Bobbs���������Sure thing, /'ell.ow Jown at Beamer's restaurant ������,**': inn a Lot roast over mine yestw/in-f. A jasuHEEBHuasisras OPPORTUNITY. Master of human destinies am 11 Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace���������soon or late��������� I knock unbidden once at every gatel If Uceping, wake���������if feas.ing, rise before I turn away. It is tho hour of fate. And they who follow me reach every- state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate. Condemned 10 failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and u.elassly implore. 'I answer not, and I return���������no morel ���������By John J lngalls. JAPAN TEA DRINKERS I CEYLON GREEN TEA ii lhr������.uuu flav.j ras Jap^n, on'y uinr- de'tcloiis. A POOR. MARK. irom"i7 fo recite TUio Beggar, to-morrow Rant r*-���������I'm Absent-Minded night. Strutter���������Well, take my advice, old ..man and dress in a khaki costume. > wi th DREAMS OF TW1LIGIIT. "When the tvindowa flame at set . . And the sLreels are sluiced blood And the dying day is sinking , ln the nighL's advancing flood, Smoky volumes lighLIy trailing, Veil the housetops stark and high, Tinged with purple rhat the moment Deepens in the Western sky. " When the shadows round us guth- _ er " ~Arid""tri'e' darkness settles fast And each flush of life conclusive See ma but prelude to the'last, Dreams shall soften wasted faces, Fraught with presage darkly tonight Dreams- that like the smoke will vanish At the coming of Ihe night." '[ i i Cholly���������Your papa kicked mo but whan I aikcl h'm for your hand. Miss Gibby���������Papa is so intense. Uo puts h's wh-.le soul into everything ha undertakes. 0'KEEFE'SL^"D T.oriVIALT Inrir/nrates in.) BirrugihtBM. LLOYD WOOD. Toronto. GENERAL AOEN7. BUNGLING GIRLS. ; A story.of bungling and cruelty at r bull fight comes from Bordeaux. Tho fight, in which the part of lhe torea- Ths attack on Korfyfontein should bo made bsrore ��������� breakfast, remarked Mr. Belle irld. xou certainly havo Birong grounds for your suggestion, addod^ Mr. Bloom ield. THEN HE PAID. These trousers, said Slopay, I'd like like you to reseat them. You see, I sit so much��������� That's funny, interrupted the tailor. Now, there's that bill of mine. It ought to be receipted because it's been standing so long. EVERY DAY adds to the large list of drinkers of rsssa JasEB Jess CEYLON TEA. Wordn may not coaTinco >ou, but a trial certilnljr will, LEAD PAGXACE8. 2D, 30, ������9, 60 and OCo. reates I0USC n ������* (1.1b] ^TEEi^BftoG* MONTREAL HOTEL OIRE0T0RV, Tha " Balmoral," Froa Bus &&?;������ HateTCarslake, Z^Ex^ O.T.B. Station, Montreal. Geo. Carslaka ft Co., Prop's. AVENUE HOUSE- .MoOlll���������Collsfo Athdu*. Family Howl rates 11.59 per day. ST. JAMES' H0TEL..o?rb-!01ko.^B^;: Railway. FUivalau Oomnaretal Hou*. Madam ls������ floVf���������saia Balaa moderate.. I think, said tha friend ofi the family, that you ought to keep a watch on your son. Impossible, declared the disgusted father. He'd exchange it dors and matadors was performed by for a pawnticket the first chance; he Spanish girls, was witnessed by a gJt. , large orowd. There were six girls en- ������������������ gaged, and they all exhibited great Catarrh Cannot be Cured pluck and daring in throwing the ban-1 .lnr ,���������������������������������..,,,.,,, ,. defiles and in evading the bulls, hut ^^^,\%^L,^%^1J^0%* -when it came to giving tho death- or ionnltution������I dinoimo, and in trdor to cur������ strobe they were unequal to the oc- j! Jou "iu s tnke Internal remedies. Hali'n raKion Vivn hull* were slaughtered ' Cat*"h Curo '��������� ,*lton, Ini.mallr. and nets dl- cabion. Dive DUU3 were Biaugnierea, reoti7 on iho blood ������nd mnaom ������urf������coii. Hall> and three ot the poor brutes were sub-. Catarrh Cure in not a qua. k mediolne. It w*s jected to terrible suffering, owing to preacrjbed byoneof the be-t. pnyaii Uns in thia ���������the lack of strength and sureness of '"' aim of the girl handling the sword '. ONE NOT ENOUGH.u ; . She���������A man and his wife should be I wonder why they so seldom A NEW ���������FOR STOCK FEED The. SfeekBpicjcjs ��������� (^^SEED (o-i-m.��������� SUPPLIED IN 5EAUED PACKAGES ONLY JOf\Or>lT0. C-NT. Unlike any other variety. Grows threc-fourfhj its length out of ground. RpoU large, clean, of a beautl fu! rose color, flesh white, firm and of finest feeding quality. EasiBy Harvested EVERY GROWER SHOULD TRY IT. ' What an English expert says of this new "Roval Giant" Sugar Beet: " I should like to express my highest opinion of the special drain of Sugar Beet you showed mo at your trial grounds. I have sever jeen anything so uniformly pood before, size, form and weight are perfect, and there is absolutely no waste. For dairy farmers in a country like yours it must be simply invaluable." Supplied in seated packages as 'represented In accompanying cut {printed in colors). Pries (post-paid), 50c. per lb. *������! STEELE, BR.GCS' lanis'l A leading and favorite sort, supplied ln sealed packages only. Price (post-paid), SOc. per lb. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEM. one; jiref 1 He���������Because it ft quarrel. takes two to make Catarrhozone fools the Doctors. Mr. L Reynolds, of 3S> Queer* St., Ottawa, writes: "I have been a constant eufferer from Catarrh with dropping in the throat, &c, for some time. My doctor eaid an. operation would be; necessary, but the use of one bottle of Catarrhozone has rid.' mo of my trouble." Catarrh-o-zone is anew scientific treatment guaranteed' to cure (.'alarm, Asthma and Bronchitis. Bold everywhere. Trial outfit eent Bio<iuc'aij.tiucb.>'wonderful results in curing atarr'n. Send for tesumoni >ln free. F. J. CHENEY;* CO., Prop*.. Toledo. O. i Sold by drUKKii<t������. price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are tlie best. - ��������� AN EMPRESS' WARDROBE. The Empress of China has over 2,- 000 dresses in her wardrobe . BROAD SHOULDERS. - Baris tailors have set their approv- - . ing s������al upon- broad shoulders as an to any address for 10c in stamps by > accompanimsnt to tho fashionable nar- N. C. POLSON & CO., Kingston, Onr., ,ow wni3t al:d b:pSi no breadth of hips FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS VR8. WINSLOW'S SOOTHINO 8YRUP bu btw Mad by mothan? fur thair children teethlug. Ii soothes the child, eoflans tho ffums, atlaya pain, oures wind oollo, And is the bMt remedy for diarrnotft 35o. a bov* Ua. Sold by all druf gliu thronchoul tha world. B������ asra and aak far "lira. Wimlaw'a Boothuis Sirup. Proprietors. Is Brown happy in his marriage t Well, I thEnk if Brown were to see Mrs. Brown to-day for the first time he wouldn't even ask for an introduction. " Pharaoh 10e.MISS;tS2^fc A BOARDING HOUSE EXPERT. How's your new cook f She's great. She cooks prunes so you can't tell 'em from dried poaches and she cooks dried peaches so you can't tell them from prunes. TO CVBB A COLD ID ONB DAT Tabs Lazatlro Bromo Quinine Tablet!. AD flrasslato reluad tho money K It fails to cur* Me. hL W. Drove's aiffnatnra U on each box, Visitor, lookirg at portraits���������What & lot of ancestor's you've got I Pork- enchopps���������That's dead r"ght 1 I don't want so many,.but Sarah she insisted. ' ��������� ��������� ��������� being noticeable in the new outline of tho spring tailor frock. W P C 10S5 REMEMBER.���������If pou cannot obtain Steele, Briggs' Tameus Seeds from your Resident merchant, send pour orders direct Examine carefully pages 92 to 101 of Catalogue,. Mailed Fhee. Instruments, Driimn, Uniforms, Etc Every Town can have a Band I.o\r������������t priced e7cr Quoted. Fine caUtociio 500 illjt' trailuu, mailed free. Wiite iu for anything in Mucio or Musfoal Instruments. ito, Ont, M^iunipejf, Man. Whaloy Royce & Co., Tcroa^ ������.nt-c^ CALVERT'S Carbolic DIslnfectKnta. Soaps, Ointment, Tooth Powders, oto.. hare been awarded 100 medals and diplomas for auporior oxcelleiiee. Thr>lr remilar useprerest lnfeeti- ous diseases. Ask your' dealer to obtain a supply. Lists malltd free on application. F. C. CALVERT & CO., . fctANOHESTKR - . ENQLANO. HARRIS LEAD^OPPER, bra3������T Wholualaonlj. Lon������DiiUiiceT������l������i.honti;2������. KriUIAH ST., TORONTO. POULTRY, BUTTER, EGC8, APPLES, and other PRODUCE, to ���������ntura b������t reiulta comlga it Tho Dawson Commission Co., Lirrjited, Cor.Woot-Markot &Oolbarns St., Tarenlw, ;..... COMGluN 8EKSI KlttS Bou������hi������, Bad Burn, R������U and Ulct. Gold by all DrturgisU, or 8M Qut������o W. Toronto.. CathoSio Prayer aa:^TS^^ Relillaua Pieturei, BUtusr?, and Church OrnanienU, EilueUIonal Works. Mr.il onlen recelri prompt itten- tioa. D. A J. SADLIeB A CO., Montrsal. assurance Company of Canada The eighteenth annual meeting- of the shareholders of the Federal Life Assurance) Company of Canada was held-at the head office of the Company in Hamilton, on March 6, 19 o._ The managing- director, David Dexter, presentea the folloNyiag reports and financial statement. DIEECTOES' HESFOET. Tho directors h������re picture in lubmittinc for the Information ������nd at.|.r������yul of tlio nharehnldrn the following report of lk^ buf Ineri of the compfci.y together with a fiUlemen' of reot-iptJ* ������n I cLubilriPininn for llu1 yo r M-hicb t ori-d on 1)^0. 31, 1869, and nf ihe ������u<ela nnd liubiltties . n chat riittc. Xew l>ur.ine-i> coiuxttid af MijhUieii hnndrud in.l flftj-rerm ���������pulicvlone for innuranre. a|;(rei;atii'C $2.ii.3 700. of which ������cT*ni������-i'n huiuhed ..nd n n. ty-llvo ap- pllcationa tur S3,<8.',������i0 *ero accepted ; app irations for SKI,800 baTiug bctn rejccicd i r hrl.l for fimliei- inform*, lion. Annuitr premium., to I he iiuokl-L of S4.C03 <i'et������ at������o reo^ved. Dl.r ns the }rar. as ill pr������tTiotis years, al O'JLlWptu cent, of lhe uerr hllAlnrbs of thf comrauy wur on itl illTOBt. meut plans, shoirtuK lhat iuvcatuient inrnranre still holds favur in eompar com iriih oth^r fornin o( liiYO.t.nont��������� eu which interest ������������rmDss are depredating sUadlly. The fiatura of jrroDlat-ccmulatl'jii^ for u w.m of yo.rs in increasing in popularity. Tha incrjajinj prosperity of the 0 nntry ku eileniled in u.lliicn<.c to life insurance, as indicated bjr the lt>r������������ it'ercau in ths premium inc-jmr nnd assets of the comp uy. HACKNEY STALLIONS FOR 8ALK-* hay two- year^ilds; ooachinr type; hish action,- size, fashionable breediui; Prices rcasonablj. M. 11. Cochrane. Hllhurst Station. Quo. \sf Thrre is only one way to euro rheiimatlim, that Is to kill the jerms thit cause ft. This csu he done only by using Dii. AKNOI.DS ENGLI.-H Tt.XIN PILLS. Ko othtr medicine known destroys all diieaae eerms. One trial of D'. Arnold's EnB ish Toiin Pills will prore that they will positirely cure rheumatism; AU dru������ii<U sell them ���������76a. a box, small sire S5c,���������or sent po&t-paid on rscelpt of price by THB ARNOLD CHEMICAL CO., Limited, (JanatJa Lift DulltHnj-, Tcront*. AGEMTS WAHTEB. ���������\r* want good, kzlixbls, x^Ksamid man In "unrepresented districts" throughout the Donlnicn to sell our stock for iuvt-i.tuietit, This stock guarantees good dividends payable hitif rearlr, or abiding Co inrdss. ment: also to secure applications fo.'sood loans. Ws pay liberal commissions. Apply, 8un.C&tflii������& and Loan Company, Toronto. fRE Followiuu ilECOSD.HANX) UAOKtKBliy; ha? benn used but. little; U practically a* gootl M ne������; will bo sold chop: 1 Oarrln H*nd WUor; 1 Emery (Hand: 1 Litiin, i font bed, ; ! DllssdaU Latia, I foot; i Chucks, 13 in.; 1 Power Hack Saw; 3 Tubs Tlces, lron'i'edjMtal; 1 Laorjo Poliihlng. Jack; 1 S.eed Lathe: 3 Spoke Thr������adin������ ifiwhlne-i; 1 Bngina Lath*! a Split Pulleys of different dws; 5 Blook Pu.layn Awply toB. W NKSBITl', xroe*.r*cV Ont. TUB MOST NUTRITioUS." Th groin mcome of th* companj ihoira & eratifr-iijf inoreai* ov������r pr������ tIou< yeirs, %rn\ the Mdilton of $194,377,- at? vo theawctj n ci- ecially noticeablt*, tiiv total aisoic having r.a.n to (?lt0G0,6U)60r������x ihiakc of ciihiunici> capi- ixl. The security for Pi>Ifcjholdsra, in lurlfnjr ttuirantco capi-ht, An.ou������>t������d Co $1,669.6^0.%^, and the Ilabilitiru for rr.i������rTc* ������nd all oiiUUndinf c a\w\ tfHM03.03-*liowiiijt * surplus of $733,357 77. ������soluaiTo of nuoalKd guarnn- Ui caiiiUI, the imrplim to p>IlcyhoWrr* w������vi f!Hr257.77. Asturatice������ for. llW.Ot'O, ou (orty-firo Uvea, l,eci.m������ claims throuch He������th, e{ wh ch amount tho coairuny was re-lntmretl for 94.000. Including canh diTktonda aatl dividdiKM itjiplled to tit* reduction of prcmlam* ti2l,4$0 62, with annuities 82,572.07. the t'-ui pajmai.ta to polio*- hoMuri Amounted to S125,4M.8i>. -���������XBtoreahadowed in In a I report, the stcurini,' of th������ 5p������c:i������] ace of tncorpor*tion ��������� from ,th������ pftrif*ment of Cfcnada hu v������������'.ly lncre*c-^ rnr UTestmenU in tha other pro* inces, much to ibo ndynub* ago of the company. The tnri^$sumt������ of ������ho conipaoy hnre been oirefully niMiiaxi'd, ������*id haTe yielded repult* con idembly above tbe aterase ro*ult*cf ftll companlei doinij tu-inena in Cunaa*. Exiwnaes havubecn leer* within reasonable limits, while due effort has b> en made for nevr husintFS. Tho chief offiucrs and fttjentfl of tfaij company am entitled to much credit for their able representation of the com any'a interest. Theodico stuff har* alio/proved faiibful in tlie oompi.ny's ������rVico. The acconuwyinij certtticate from the auditors Touch en for.the conectueaj o2 tha itatemtmta 3u"buittt*d h=Pe- with. All accounts, <ecuritiea and Toucher* hate b<;on examined by them. ',. .- JAMES H. BEATTY, -.'.'���������'.��������� DAVIT) PKXTER. President. ������, MunaKlriH Director. ATJ-DITOBS' REJPOBT. To the Pr*sldentund Directors of tho Fideral Life Asauranco Company : Ocntlpmen : Wa have mado a carefu. audit of the'boota of your company for tho year endln? Poo. SI, l������Ss\ and haye certilled to . heir oorrcctnewt. The securities hare been inspected and compared with the ledger accounts and found to aprei. thrrewlth. Tho Gnsncial position of your compftuy, as on Dta 31. is Indicuted by the acoompatiyng .statement. Eespeotful y submitted... . H 8. STEfHUKH, SHBKMAN E. TOWK8END, ��������������������������� Bomilton, March 1,1900. " Auilikon. .^i3sr^.3srai-^L/ST^^T33]vrE!iq',x,:, ise>9. Premlnm income : ..8 89S,;t09 OJ Intersst nnd Rvnts ; 41.S-.iJ RS> Paid to policyholders for death claims, endowrarnts,, surrender values nnd ���������'��������� profit?,. ���������;... Exron-eu. taxes, dlfidends Ond rs in.nrinco premiums Balance ������������������������������������ , ASSETS 31SX;: 33^30333^330633?-, 1899. OchenlnrtM and Bonds -. Mor tgiiB-s Loans aoenrod by prlioy rcserres.. Cash in batiks and other aistU SO, There !a a right way find a wrong way to use paint, and a right grade and a wrong grado to buy. If j-ou would use paint the right way, you should buy the right grade. T,ho best quality is th* best Investment, X.I-A.SZX.ZTX.-E3S. 6 .������ 0 r? 44(>,S80 14 I2S.4M M ISI.SIH) 11 440,289 I������ M.ftK 8* 401.8IS O* SM.JMll 0? 0������ .(ICI.SIIO .no 9������-i,������Ka ������:������ II4.U5J 71 B-crxii^Lxra. GRATEFUL���������COMFORTING. BREAKFAST���������SUPPEBL are the beat and are for sale at nil leading Hardxvare and Paint stores. A. Ramsay fc Son, Montreal. PAINT MAKERS KosBrvo fnnd Claims unadjusted Surpl-un :........ Gnarautise capital.......... Burplns gccurltr ��������� PoliclcB woro Ia6r.ed rtssurinu Total aB-suranco in force. ....#U,SI7,07������ 43 The medical director, Dr. A Woohcrton. prcentcd an ini.cres'tlnir repcrt. cf which one of the irost srmtify- teff feature* lo iliciicholdcrn and pollcyholdoaa'ike was tho item thowlnc the doth ra������-e for the year to hirvo ncen the lowest ext.erienccd by the coiuj.in* in the ph.t ten years. An crcell'nt oi! pnrtri.it of the vresident. James II. Btattr, by the well-known artist, J. w. L. Fun tor, was placed on the wall of tho board room, aa a toion of the estjem in which Mr. Bea'.ty is held by the diKcloro *n>3 The l'e'tiri'int dirsctnra were reelected, and nt n tuhscqucnt meeting of tha board. Mr.Beatty w re-oUotod president. Iicut Col. Kcrna end T. II. Mucr-hcrBon, M. r., Ticc-prosidcuts. <3l.tl(!tl,(i(l9 89 . CU9.0O0 <*0 f?i,nnr*,c(w st .������... ������,4!>7,900 OO Stem Wind To lntrodttca 1>, Desa* TooJr PUUfcw nalbs2s;>ka4 for pal������ peaple, f������mato vtmhtcau*. tiin- ���������uHTlHtut disoM*, nnrooiswas, veskus ������������*Uaa> er������l������w,<4������L. are ^^ M W������W..fy������*eVov The pUisVro"Ke^rtos���������<auMta-ffiboxn itIto POSE your dMc������ ������.< ��������� Ufa 134 plain or angroTcd, or r IMut %&#} ue-ut's mUbalo slnw' this anxHint and yon wfl! rccntre Mf fer������r������ n-atca; 01 writs far parthHlsm, , Assorts waratad Iu vrtrj Uiern and cif^. TBI BO. OEAT FtU (������., ���������J������ A4������lc(A> ������������., Wmv, tcKM4, Oa*. Slilohigan Land fm; 3ais3 0 ceoaoBKa ooon farhihq landm-arekao **1 laooo, Oiamaw and Crawford Counties, Title par. {sot. On Mlohican Ojnlral, Da'rolt at llaoklnao and Lean lVake Railroads, al prices ianflnf from 92 so $1 Mr aora. These L vnde ara Olosa to Kntsrpristna; Now Towna, Ohnrohea, Sohools, tiU., and will be told on cal raaaoaiblo taross. Apfly to B. M. PIERCE, Agent, Watt Bay Oily, Mich. Or J. W. CURTIS, WhUtaDoora, Miah. Carters 00l������ 0UDB 10������- Onroaln a Jiffy. T, Ua- * Oormaor * Co., Aienta, JSantraal. ?l THE 0U tieiHES INOUBATOR-BHtsUitl theo|������������c3 O. Holland, sole UKent for the Dominion. Send Set. stunj for ea������a'ot-nc 373 fit. Paul Street, Montroal J I. I For th* T*ry Vwrt fivad your work in ti* u BRITISH AMEHICAH DYE'iHfi C0r* I/ook for ajieat ua your town, or snnd dirs������t. Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec. CHEAP MANITOBA FARMS for aalaC In-proved and unlmproTed. One-Ofth aaah. tnt������sdlntf settlers oall and get benefit of fiftron yoars' ���������xperlenca as to dlstriot to asttle ln, A. W, A (.WIN. SI Toronto Ojimbera, Toronto. yi������. MVr I���������W^."V^. 'I fc"!" >.| TTV*1TM V '*" "��������� '!��������� W'W -.^a.'. '-f. T" f^-T" WT* B> ' ' .l*1|"lf ��������� ^ 1W. 1"IVA " "^TF^H P"WT 1^"��������� ��������� ff - WI ��������� ��������� ST ��������� 'S"IVr^1S>"F !��������� !��������� J������ |t H ir-|r^*|l U' ".F������������������ ^ 11 ��������� ��������� ��������������� l^rr^ r��������� ��������� ���������TT-T. - t '. ��������� I ��������� tlfw ������^-���������^^f ^-.-^, i, , S*- *l . ���������". j ' . ��������� ' \ A ' ���������*��������� " ^ \ " **.* " j ' ".^ .'ft 1*1, ' .' i' l '.I ������V ' * l~*j "iT ��������� l i ��������� ��������� *������ * ill* ������ i > t* ". J,'i''*l' r' T*^ i ���������* - fV1������i' ^)|J -r-e-! u ������������������...V'-fi.J'H THE MINING REVIEW���������SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900. SATURDAY. MARCH 31,1900. LET US BE HONEST. '.Mr. Green was'.in ,the city Monday afternoon, and, as usual, was closeted with the miners' union. What''program has been decided on to promote his election we do not know, but if he ���������wants to command the confidence of the people as a whole he must assure ���������the miners that' the country must have capital and mines as well as miners. He should assure them the policy that oncourages any one to the prejudice of either of the others is unfriendly to the country and must be discouraged. He should also lose no time in advising miners there is not a country, outside the state of Utah, on the face of the ���������globe, that lias an eight-hour law like 'ours;''..that.there is.not a party leader or a parly in the province in favor of ''"��������� .retaining it intact, and -there is not a "paper in the country defending its retention in its present form save the Kelson Tribune, which is doing it for ^purposes of deception, and the Sandon Pay streak that does it through ignor- Y ance. If Mr.Green is honest with the 'miners he should inform them that his party leaders, Semlin aud Cotton, off- fired to form a coalition with Mr. Turner, and as a condition to abolish the -eight-hour law, or obliterate its penal clauses. This being the case,' Mr. Green should be frank with the unions. Mr.Charles Wilson savs he will retain ���������the. law intact unless either of the parties interested suggests changes, in which case the suggestions will have full consideration. This is the expression of a statesman, and it offers 110 assurance 'that the law is a perm- .anency. Again, Martin's minister of mines says he always knew changGB could be made in the law with advantage to the miners and the country. Martin is backed financially by Dunsmuir, who is the champion of cheap labor in the country. Martin's chief organ, the Vancouver World, says the penal clauses of the eight-hour law are a direct infringement on the rights and ���������'liberties of the people. There is not, :thcn a party- nor a newspaper in the ���������province committed to the law vas it "'Stands', in fact; that is not in favor of ^making radical changes. ��������� We know the miners do not appreciate it, but we prefer being frank and honest with them under all circumstances. The law will not be retained in its present form; it is prohibitory of the increase of capital; an impediment in the way of the country's growth, and an encroachment, as British institutions go, on the rights and liberties ���������of the people. Mr. Green knows all this���������he knows more, ho knows that in his last pre-election pledges he assured the people he would oppose any changes .in the mining laws without first sub- ���������mitting the proposition to the people. "He knows he did not do this, and to that extent deceived them. He knows today that if the Scmlin-Cotton-Turner coalition had gone ahead he would have supported their measure' to ;aholish the penal clauses of the present .'law. In that he would have been wise and earned the thanks of his constituents. We fear, however, that in'his . present attitude towards the miners, though a" man of integrity and.honor -. ,in all private dealings, he is playing the pranks of the artful politician for the votes it, may bring, leaving the future, no matter how many skeletons ���������of kroken pledges it may reveal, to take " -care of themselves through the healing influences of time. The miners will not.of course, thank The Review for its advice, but later on they will find it has throughout told them the naked truth. ��������� . lakers' j. LJfi \s^ jlj3,������ 5b.'J?fcs.!^������ We littlo know the toil and hardship tlmfc those wlso make tlie "Staff of Lifo'' undorgo. Long hours in siijierheutfd and poorly ventilated workrooms is hard on tho syMaui, gives the kidneys more work than they can properly do, throws poison into tlio system 'that. skould'be carried off by these delicate filters. Then tho back gelt, bad��������� Not much use applying liniments and plasters. You must reach the Kidneys to euro tho back. DOAN'S Kidney Pills cure all kinds of Cad Backs by restoring tho Kidneys to healthy action. Air. Walter Buchanan,; who has conducted a bakory iu Sarnia, Ont.i for tho past 15 years, says: "For a number of years . provious to'-''talcing Doan's KidnoyPills I MifTflreil ft Croat deal from acnto pains across tho small of niy hack,' pains in tho back of my head, dizziness,weary fcoliiij; and general debility. From the lirst fen- dosos of Doan's Kidney Pills I comiswjvced to improve, and I havo continued until I am to-dayawoll man. I havo not cot a pain or actio about mo. My hoad ia clear;.tho urinary difficulties all Rone; my sloop is refrosliine and my health' is batter now than for roars." STILL SCREAMING. The Iiustohian and other prints still yell themselves hoarse over the eight- hour law. As the elections appear to draw nearer they grow still more boisterous shouting "the battle cry of free <lom"���������the eight-hour law. Would it "aiot be well for them to stop and put on their,thinking caps for a few moments ���������-the country really wants something more than,the corralling of a few miners' votes, we say a few, because we Iknow the thinking men of the mining profession will not be caught by chaff .:ih6rc than any other class of the community. Why'dori't these prints ask 'themselves "What has the law done for the country so far, sifter it has been nearly a year in operation ?" Take the ^Slocan, forinstance. A year ago there ���������were about 1300 men in this district | working not over nine hours a day at actual work, drawing S3.50 per day. Since the' enforcement of the law the number has not averaged over 300, at an average of about S3.25 for an eight-hour day. Has this 'condition resulted advantageously to'.: the mine owners', to the provincial revenue; to the business community ? Has it been of advantage to the men themselves ? Has it been a service to the 1000 men left idle, or forced to go elsewhere where most of them did worse, to see 300 of their number take, lower wages for an hourte less work? There is one thing wo want to assure those of who are living in hopes, who are even sanguine, and it is this, that while the eight-hour law remains on the statute books, in its present form, but very little change im the industrial situation need be' looked for. The low- grade properties will not open, as they cannot do it and pay their way ; the undeveloped properties will not be worked, as the money will not come in to work them. Only the ���������leveloped high-grade, properties will be worked, and they by about a half force only. We again ask is it desirable in the interest of either the country or the men themselves that this state of things should continue? We have from the first to the last, without a particle of feeling excepting a desire to see tlie best done for the men and the country, at the risk of being boycotted by a principle of misdirected feeling endeavored to present the facts. The truth has in all ages of the world been slighted for a choice of catering to a teeling, but in the end the conclusion is it does not pay. It will .not pay now. Better accept the truth founded on reason. If the law- was removed tomorrow, or so modified that men could deal among themselves as best suited their purpose, tliere is no doubt but that the two plans, would be ofl'ered to the miners���������the old hours and the old pay, or eight hours with relative payment, leaving them free to make their choice. We submit thia would be infinitely.preferable to.the present condition of things. Those who felt like earning the old wage could do it, and those who preferred the shorter hours could be accommodated. It appears to us the sensible portion of the mining community should take the matter in hand themselves, and work a solution of the present trouble on these lines. THAT WISE ACT.' The wit that one little head can contain at times is a marvel. The Nelson Are they troubled with headaches ? ; Are the lessons hard for them to learn ? Are they pale,'listless and indifferent? Do they get thin and all run down toward spring? If so, will do grand things for them. It keeps up the vitality, enriches "the blood, strengthens mind and body. The buoyancy and activity of youth return. , 50c. and $1.00, all druggists, SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto. Tribune says the miners in convention there, tho other day, did one of ' the most sensible things the country has ever heard of. They adopted a platform and sent it around for acceptance by all the labor organizations of the district. Wherever they can get candidates to support that platform they will accept them, and when they meet candidates they cannot depend on they will nominate men from among their own ranks. Now, supposing the mine owners and capitalists were to do precisely the same things, would the Tribune say it was also one of the wisest things ever heard of, or would it say it was an attempt to strangle tho liberties of the people? Which? The trouble with the Tribune always was. it could never see with the second eye���������onl} with the one that was always squinting for votes. The truth of the matter is that no ono organization can of itself ever adopt a platform unqualifiedly in the interest cf the country as a whole. It is only when such is submitted to all sections, and is, as nearly as possible, approved of by all, that it can be said t������ bo unqualifiedly in the interest of the country. If when the miners get back their platform, they, then call the mine owners together and submit it to them and declare a willingness to give as well as to take; making concessions as well as asking them, until they ar-" rive at something that will be accepted by both sides, wo will be willing to say they have done one of the wisest things of the day. When, however, one brings the labor question of this district down to sensible consideration in this way bestirs up a prejudice that works the whole issue into a red heat. The only answer is that the Payne, the Star and such properties are paying -largo.'dividends, therefore, all the mines can pay the miners', demands, and the man who says they cannot must be boycotted. That is just how the question i3 handled by the men, who think infinitely more of trifling, transient advantages to themselves than they do for the service of the country. The history of constitutional government in any portion of the earth does not furnish _ anything approaching a parallel to the condition of things in British Columbia at pr.sent. Governor Mclnnes' prints say he had to call on Martin as he had already dis- missed.Turner, as if there were but two or three men in.the province in public life. One time in.Ontario Mowat was taken from the bench for premiership ; but.lie was. at once endorsed by the whole Liberiil party and held the office a quarter of a century, when he took a seat in the Dominion senate. Martin is thrust upon the province.and Instead of being followed by a party is distrusted and hated by every one, and Mclnnes knew in calling him this would be the result, Martin in turn spends a month in scanning the country for a ministry, and succeeds in securing two men, one of'them his own brother-in-law, and neither of them in public life or with a following. Though the voted estimates will be exhausted by the 30th of June, and the constitution requires 'that . the parliament should meet and vote more money before it is expended. Martin says the new lists will be revised on May 7th, before elections arc held, then follows two months to print' them and other delays that will postpone the meeting pf the legislature till,the 7th of August at least. In 1837 Governor Metcalf in Canada used to say "Me and my government." Mclnnes can say, "Me and 'Fighting Joe', run the show" as there is no government, only a three-handed game and two of them blanks. What surprises most people is that Premier Laurier allows this thing to continue so long! . Bro. McLagan must have a very short memory when he says in the World, "Joseph Martin was always .a Liberal." Martin himself must laugh at the idea. Will Mr. McLagan kindly turn up its file of the Winnipeg Free Press during the spring of 1883. If he does he will find in a letter to the Free Press from the Hon. Joseph himself declaring "he. was iiot a Liberal. He was a member of the 'Provincial rights party' and he would sue the Free Press for defamation.of:��������� character for calling him a Liberal, if it did not retract its *������������������������'��������� nneiit. . VVas that' Liberalism ? ju ,-\Vti8 Joe' a Liberal when he passed that Alien'Exclusion Act, when- Laurier was at Washington, for 'the purpose of embarrassing, the latter gentleman while there, and preventing him from doing anything for Canada? Was that, again, Liberalism? Teaciier's more callings they would not overcrowd the resources of this province. On the other hand, again, it is not necessary for the capitalists of the country to sink their money in mines, thc-re are so many interests in which they can invest it, where they will be less subject to the caprices of labor. How, then, is labor at the mercy of capital in this country ? It's not a new variety of headache. It's the old pain consequent on conditions which result from study, confinement, and careless eating. It is only one symptom of a derangement of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures headaches by curing the diseases which cause them. " I was troubled with very frequent headaches, often accompanied by nevcre vomiting," writes Miss Mary Uelle Summerton, of Sou Diego, Duval Co.. Texas. .������ Dowels were irregular, and my stomach and, liver seemed continually out of order/Often I could eat almost nothing, and sometimes absolutely nothing'for twenty-four hours at a time. I was entirely unfit for work, and my whole system seemed so run-down that discouraged. I was advised to try Dr. tierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and did so with such satisfactory results that before finishing the third bottle I felt perfectly able to undertake the duties attending public school life, and contracted to do .so. I most heartily advise those suffering with indigestion, and its attendant evils, to give this great medicine a fair trial." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets keep tha bowels healthy. The miners' unions say they want tho arbitration laws of ' Australia adopted in this country. Will those same unions accept also the eight-hour* law of Australia? If they will only accept the one as they demand the other something may be done to meet them. They have an eight-hour law in Australia that enablen men to work 6, 8 or 10 bourn",~as--iiiay be agreed on with the owners. If we had a law in this province that would allow the owners to olfer ������3.00 for eight hours or $3 50 for ten there would be no difficulty in settling the labor question. LIVER COMPLAINT. " v I have used Laxa-Liver Pills for a serious atta-jk of liver comr' tint, they did me a world of good ai made me smart and healthy.���������Mrs. (i.o. Hurdis, Carleton Place, Ont. F <j Mil has HINIMQ CONTRACTOR. PROPERTIES HANDLED ON COMMISSION The great mistake of the labor agitators and philosophers, in discussing the situation in tho Kootenay, lies in compiling the circumstances with those of older countries having fewer resources. There is not a doubt but that labor is at the mercy.'of capital in the industrial centres of the old countries, where the same families have "worked in the same institutions for generations. If they want to make a change there is nothing else to.which thej can turn their hands, and they are without the means to take them where there are other means of employment. It is just as reasonable, however, to compare the situation in .the' Kootehaiy with ��������� the situation in such'localities as it is to compare the winter* in the planets Mercury and Jupiter. If all the miners that ever were in. the Kootenays chose to takeup,farming, lumbering, fishing, fruit-growing or a dozen or Mines and Mineral"Claims, examined and leports made. Interests taken In partpayment:orservice3 rendered. Contracts taken for openlnK ud lott or invisible.ledges. Twenty years' experience. SANDON, B.C. flLTd LODQE, NO. 29 A.,I'. AND A. 3t. Regular Communication of the lodge. Meets 1st Thursday la each month at 8 p. 111. Visiting brethren cordially invited. THOS. BltOWN"; See'y. Cook's Cotton Boot Compound Is successfully used monthly by over '10,000Ladles. Safe, effectual. Ladles ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Root Compound. Take no other, as all Mixtures, pills and Imitations are dangerous.' Frioo, No. 1, $1 per box; No. a, 10 degrees stronger, ts per box. No. I or 2, mailed on receipt of price and two S-ccnt stamps. Tlie Cook' Company Windsor, Ont. EST-Nos. 1 and 2 sold and recommended by all responsible Druggists ln Canada. Sold in Sandon by the McQueen Co. .^ and F. J..Donaldson, Druggists. F0LLI0TT & McMILLHK Contractors and Builders. Factory opposite the C. P. R. freight shed. Plans and Estimates Furnished on all Classes of Building. P. O. Box 155. kSash and Doors, Frames and Mouldings on hand or to order on short notice. Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Lime and Brick. CALL AND GET PEICES. SANDON, B.C. 1* *������r. With the latest in tools and machines, good stock, I am prepared to do only first-class work. ',. ".'",. Personal attention given to all orders, i ESTIMATES ������IVEN. MODERATE PRICES. MAIL: ORDERS PROMPTLY-ATTENDED -TOi > Shop, at present, '.ear Sandon Sawmills. f ������������j I S I ���������Si I I m i i if P ���������fej l|il *"i \\ THE MINING REVIEW���������SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900. /-, SKEIN OF WOOL. "���������urn holdinft her wool ln an attitude quaint,, 9eelini4 :ur,t like a wooden armed, Btaim-l wi'idow saint; She is sitting ut eus4 in a n.'KliRent pose, As charming and fresh as tho dew on a rose She than .a mo for helping her out of her tanifh And calls tne "so kind" When I shy I don't mind, ���������Why, to plcafco her I vow I would slave o������ 1 mangle. Soung Cupid, no donut, in a mischievous vein, Is weaving n snnro from that innocent skoin, Tor who could hoblind to those dimplesdivino, ffhoso oyes that mi roguishly glance up at liiinnl lam longing with lovurliko kisses lo smothor Tlnit BWi������.t little fuco. But I kiui v it's a cuso Of n Birt at ono end ind a fool at the otiierl' .--"���������Golden Penny. FOIBLES OF GREAT MEN. Kapoleon'n Fondness For Wliito Trousorai A Famous Jurist's IVeaknoss. The weakness of n groat man is often (that featuro which contains the most In- ' terest for the student of human natw.ro. Id may he of interest to know that Napoleon sot "aside $4,000 u j oar for dross. Unfortunately bo had a weakness for whita broechos, and often whilo wholly absorbed ta stato affairs he would.spill ink or coffo* ��������� an those dolicnto trousers, whioh he would hasten to change upon discovering tin spots. This circumstance cost the blameless but timid Comto dolteuiusat his placo as master of the robes. Tho emperoi spoilod his clothes so frequently-that tha imperial tailor was constantly rocelving ��������� feesb orders, and 84,000 became insufficient to meet tlio bills. The master of lobes was foolishly afraid to mention the subject to Napoleon and continued to giva '��������� unsatisfactory ropliiis to tho insistent tai- tor,'who becamo pressing in his domands. At length, becoming exasperated, the tai- ' lor took tho bold step of complaining to ' Napoleon, who learned with astonishment 'and angor that he owed his tailor $6,000. He paid tho bill and ut tho same time dismissed tho.frightonod Comto do Kemusat. "I hope, " said the emperor,.smiling and [frowning at tho same time at his newly .uppolntod mastor of robes, "that you will . aot expose mo to tho disgrace of being dunned for tho breeches I am wearing." Tho famous judge,'Lord Kenyon, had a weakness for indiscriminately passing the aentoncc of doath upon the victims of law brought before him. This peculiar weakness took its form in terrorizing the defendants andaftorward invariably modifying tho decreo. He passed tho terrlblo sentence of death upon a young woman who had been found guilty of theft, but intl- ��������� mated that he meant torocoiumund her to mercy. The young woman only hoard the formula of tho sontenco and fainted. Lord , .Kenyon, evidently much agitated, callod out: "I don't moan to bang you I Will no ono toll hor that I don't-mean to bans hor?" Tho number of celobrated men who stand conspicuous ln human foibles and weaknesses is largo, and oftpri it is among the great minds that selfishness, -vanity and unreasonableness aro found to hold tho most unchecked sway.���������- Detroit Fro������ Pross." l The Badge of Deference. Perhapi ho tisod It from choice. It may Stpvo beon tho rulo of tho company that he should use It. Hoa-over that may bo, I could not do othorwiso, suys John S. Durban* in Tho Atlantic, than romarktho fact that the porter doforentially held out a silver tray to recoivo tho chair chooks from passengers. It was tho nicest act of discrimination I had ever observed in tho workday world. I was on a train between New York' and Boston. Tne portor was only an agent in a business transaction ot a corporation, but tho ugent at tho station who had thrown out the check with businesslike deftness and tho conductor who had briskly oxchangod that chock for another woro also only agents in tho transaction. In their daily intercourse with tho jiublio thoy must make friends, and, with tho faithful performance of thoir duties, they vory properly look forward to ud- Tnneomont in their chosen career. Tho silver solver, however, murks tho porter. It is the Iradnoof all his tribe. Ho may bo mi educated man. us ambitious and as intelligent as the bagga������o agent or as tho conductor, but ho must keep his place, - mid that place is at tho bottom, and his color fixes it. He is un American citizen, and theoretically he enjoys innlienablo rights, among whioh aro liberty and , tho ..pursuit of happiness, but in his case liberty .���������md the pursuit of happiness liave their limits fixed rigidly by a sontimunt���������the sentiment of organized labor in the Unlit-'.1, otatea. Tho tray is the badge of deference. Bo philosophically keeps himself iu his - solace aud makes the best of it. ������^������> Sandon Ore, Shipments. . For the week ending as follows: MINE. ; '.Payne last Chance.. Total March 30 were . tons. . .......;���������......309 ,;.. 80 .389 RHEUMATISM Is completely (Jriven from the system by Milburn's Rheumatic Pills. ' They giS'e relief from the pain, limber up the'stiff jointB .'.and cure when other * methods of treatment fail. ".','.'��������� CHURCH NOTICES. Methodist, Rev: A. MY Sanford, B.A., pastor.���������Regular services will be' held to-morrow at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. ni. ;; Pbesbyterian, St. Andrews.���������Rev. J. A. Ferguson, B.A.. pastor; services on .Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 D.m. CURES CROUP. Every mother knows how dangerous ' croup is. On the first signs, of the eroupy "cough use Hagynrd's. Yellow Oil. It will cure this dangerous disease when nothing else will. Price 25 cts."' Have you boon ) smoking a good deal lately and i feelanoecasional twinge of pain round your heait. Are you short of broalh, nerves unhinged, sensation of pins and PtS' needles going through ���������a,** your arms aud fingersf )] Belter take a box or two of Milburn's Heart and Nervo Pills and gov cured before things bo- come too serious. Horo's what Mr. John James, of Caledonia, Ont., has to say about tbom: " 1 have had serious heart trouble for four years, causod by sxeossive use of tobacco. At time3 my heart would beat very rapidly and then geemed to stop beating only to eommonco egain with unnatural rapidity. "This unhealthy action of my heart causod shortness of breath, woaknoss and debility.' I tried many medicines and spont a great deal of money but could not get any help. Last November, however, I read of a man, afflicted like myself, being eurod by Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. I went to Ropor's drug store and bought a box. When I had finished taking it I was so much better I bought another box and this jc-mpletod tho curo. My heart has not bothered mo since, and I strongly recom- T.nr.d all sufferers from heart and nerve "rouble, caused by excossivo use of to- 'jr.e^o, to give Milburn's Heart and Nerve fills a fair and faithful trial." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are 50o. i box or 3 for $1.25, at all druggists. T. Milburn & Co., Toronto. M. L. Grimrnett, ll. b. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Sandon, B. C. ���������\V. S. Dkkwky ���������Sandon, B. C. H. T. TwiQG New Denver, B.C. DREWRY & TWIGG, Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyors. Civil and Mining Engineers. Bedford-McNeil Code. D5 woods CURES COUGHS AND COLDS. Mrs. Alonzo H. Thurher, Freoport, N.S., says: "I had a'severe attack of Grippe and a bad cough, with groat difficulty in breathing. After taking two bottles of Dr. Wood's Norway Pino Syrup I was completely cured." Work while you sleep without a grip or gripe, curing Sick Headache, Dyspepsia and Constipation, and make you feel better in the morning. AND OTHER INVESTMENTS. Every Representation Guaranteed. SANDON. B. C. ��������� COMPANY, Ltd. Operating Kaslo <fc Slocan Railway International Navigation & Trad. Co. Schedule of Time Pacific Standard Timo KASLO & SLOCAN RAILWAY Passenger train for Sandon and way stations leaves Knslo atS a in, Dally; returning, leaves Sandon at l.l."i pm, arriving at X.55pni. '. International Navigation & Trading Co. Opuratingon Kootenay Lake and ltlver. SS. INTERNATIONAL Leaves Kaslo for XcLson aid am. dally except Sunday; ret urn I ng. leaves Nelson at 4 30 p m, calling at Balfour. Pilot Bay, Ainsworth and all way points. Connects with SFAN train to and lroni SpokanoutFivo Mile Point S S. ALBERTA IiAiino-Du-xCAx Division���������Steamer Alberta leaves Kaslo for Lardo and Argenta at S.30 p in, Wednesdays. Steamers cail at principal landings In both dlrectlons.and at other points, when signalled. Tickets sold to all points in Canada and tho United States. To ascertain rates and full information, address * ROBERT IRVING, Manager, Knslo. Kaslo and Slocan Railway. TiriE CARD. Trains run on Pacific Stai.dard Time. Daily. Going East. Kaslo Arrive 3.55 p.m. Going West., Leave 8.00 a.m. " 8.32 " " 9.30 " 0.15 " " 9.55 " " 10.12 " " 10.25 " 10.33 ArrlvelO.-iO NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Kaslo & Lardo-Duncan Railway Company will apply to tho Parliament of Canada at its next session for an act to extend tho times limited for Ihe construction and completion of its works, nnd to authorize the Company to con-, vey or dispose of Its railway and works. ��������� WHEA.LLER & MARTIN, Solicitors lor Applicants. Kaslo, B. C, 1st oi December, 1899. ��������� South Folk " 3.20 Spoules " 2.25 " Whitewater ���������'" 2.10 ���������' BearLnke " 2.00 " McGuigan " ].i5 " Bullous " 1.31 " Cody Junction. " " 1.23 " Sandon Leave 1.15 " CODYBRANCH. LenveU.00a.rn. Sandon Arrive 11.40 o.m. " 11.15 " Cody 11.25 " GKO. P. COPELAND, m.. ' Superintendent. For cheap Railroad and Steamship Tickets, to and from all points,apply to S. Cajipueli., Agent, Sandon. E FULLS I NELSON 8 FORI SHEPPM RY. RED 3'INTMN RAILWAY The only All-rail route without change of cars bet wen Nelson and Boss- land and Spokane and Rossland. LEAVE , DAILY ARRIVE G.20 a.m Nelson...-. 5.35 p.m. 12.05 a.m Rossland 11.20 p.m. 8.30 a.m Spokane 3.10 p.m. The train that leaves Nelson at G.20 a. m. makes close connections at Spokane with trains for all PACIFIC COAST POINTS. Passensrers for Kettle River and Boundary'Creek connect at Marcus with Stage daily." C. G.Dixon, G. P. T. A. G.T. Tackabury, Gen. Agent, Nelson. A FEW INTERESTINQ FACTS. When people are contemplating a trip whether on bustnessor pleasure, they naturally want the host service obtainable so far as speed, comfort nnd safety is coi.corned. Employees of the Wisconsin Central Lines are paid to serve the public, and our trains aro operated so as to make close connections with diverging lines at all junction poinls. Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair Cars on through trains. Dining Car service excelled. Meals served a la Carte. In order to obtain this first-class service, ask the ticket agent to sell you a ticket over THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES and you will makedirect connections at St. P.uil for Chicago, Milwaukee and all points east. For any further Information call on any ticket agent, or correspond with Jas. Pond, . or ,1as. A. Clock, Gen. Pas'. Agent, General Agent. Milwaukee., Wis. 210 Stark St., Portland, Or. I L A first-class salesman wanted to represent us in Sandon, B. C, and vicinity for for the sale of hardy fruit trees, ornamental trees"and shrubs. Over 600 acres under cultivation. We grow varieties of stock especially adapted to 13. C; all stock accompanied by government certificate of inspection, and auaranteed free from blemish of any kind " Write for terms to the PEL-HAM NURSERY" CO.-, Toronto'. Ont. N. B.���������Wo' liave other territories not covered. Applications solicited. PRIVATE LESSONS. . In French, German, or on the Violin, by T.J. Barron, B. A. (McGill), and violin pupil of Jules Hone, Montreal. Terms, &c, on application at Cliflb's bookstore. . 5E/1SON 1/ HERE. laf*lt'M'll' **,t<������W*������"Il,lfM.������'*#M,l,UMi**t(*1,l*|(*������������l������'^1,l������|,������r|1f*| "We liave opened up a new stock of s^**M?,*t?*$"*t? -si? -sfe* ���������$? *!? -fr #,$"!?'2H������?g������' ���������4* * * * SANDON, B. C. ��������� .. ^ -5* ���������S <%r in Opaque Colored Ingrains and Floral Designs, with Borders and Ceilings to match. The styles are unique, and the PRICES REASONABLE. This stock was selected by a well-known Coast paper-hanger and decorator. * ��������� . .. . pm ���������&��������� ���������&> ?&p rje ���������&? ���������&* 'fo "A" 'ie ���������&��������� ���������&��������� *ife* *ie sb* '*������? 3&5 Dry Goods! pry m* Dry Goods! .We have just received a larete shipment from the east. NEW DRESS PATTERNS. NEW FANCY SILKS. . NEW FLANNELETTES. .NEW EIDERDOWN. Ladies', Misses' and Children's (Health Brand) Underwear. We also carry.a full line of Carpets, Linoleums, Floor Oilcloths, ���������Curtains and Window Shades. HUNTER BR0S. The machinery is the best to be had in the country��������� the workmen are all experienced,���������so that nothing but the best work is turned out. ��������� Orders from a distance solicited. Goods sent in by express or otherwise have immediate attention and are promptly returned.^; ���������Northern Pacific Ry.1 TIME-CARD OF TRAINS, JPOKflNE. LIVERY 5T/I5LES. Finest string of Saddle Horses in the Kootenay. PACKING, RAWHIDING, ' .. OUR'' SPECIALTY.' '. ' ; Sandon, B.C.. Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anyone sending a sketch nnd description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable.. Communications strictly confidential. Handbook on' Patents sent free. Oldest rieency for securing patents. Patents taken through Alunn &. Co. receive special notice, without charge, in tho A handsomely Illustrated woekly. Largest circulation of any scientific Journal.* Terms. $3 a vear: four months, fl. Soldbyall nowsdealers. _Z& Co.361 Broadwa-- New York Branch Office, C2o IT St., Washington. D. C. .,.<-' ' ' Arrive Depart No. 1���������West Hound. fl.50 pm 0.55 pm No. 2���������East Bound 7.10 am 7.20 am Coeur d'Aleno Branch. Mon-' fay, Wednesday and Friday, .(i.30 pm 7.45 am 'alouse .t Lewlslou Branch. .1.80 pm S.00 am Central Washington Branch:1.I0 pm S.lo am ���������Loenl Freight, west 7.00 pm 5.45 am "Local Freight, oast.. 3.15 pm $.15 a.m "Dally except Sunday; all others dally. .7. AV. HILL, Gen. Agent, Spokane. Wash. . D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A.. Portland, Ore. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS To and from European points via Canadian and American lines. Apply for sailing dates, rates and. full information to any O. P. R. agent or J. C. CRUSE, Agent, Sandon. W. P. P. Cuminings, Gen. S. S. Agtent, Winnipeg. AND SOO LINE. EAST != WEST DIRECT ROUTE. i������5 TO /ILL POINTS. First-class Sleepers on all trains from Revelstoke and Kootenay Landing. TOURIST CARS pass Medicine/Hat, Daily for St. Paul, Sundays and Wed- ���������nesdays for Toronto. Fridays for Montreal and Boston. The same cars pass Revelstoke one dav earlier. S.00 Leave DAILY. TRAIN Sandon Arrive 16.30 Connections daily to points reached via Nakusp and except Sunday to points reached via Rosebery and Slocan City. Tickets issued through and baggage checked to destination; , For rates and full information address the nearest local agent, or J. C. CRUSE, Agent, Sandon W. F. Anderso-n.Tnav. Pass. Agt., Nelson E.J. Coyle, Asst. Gen. P-ass.1 Agt., Vancouver $?��������� iSS ft?*? IX*., IA AS'< ������&'" .*>>: m _ r - H4a / CHAPTER Vlll.-Continued. " I knew they had all done something or other very famous," said Lady Neslio laughing. "Now, when your story comes to bo told in those same family annals, what will they eay of you 'I" " I do not know," replied Mjsd Neslie. i "I can foretell some part of It. II will read after 'this fashion���������'This lady was very beautiful, very nccttmpliffh". Bd, and is chiefly to be remembered for her great, dislilce to Valerie Neslio,��������� hor father's second wife' That is how It will begin,���������how will it end?" "You aie a generous foe, Vivien; you would not pushi ra* into the mill- Aim, like tho jealous sister of Bir- morio, of whom Colonel Hetley was reading last evening." "No," replied Vivien. "I should nev- ir do unything of that kind. You should not say such things, Lady Neslie ; they are nw. only absurd, but. wrong."' "Well," said "miladi," dauntlessly, "you are better than I am. If I had been mistress of a home like this so long as you have been, and a st ranger wore broug-ht in to t'nke my place, I should hate her wilh a mortal hatred���������I admit that frankly. You do not waste much lovo upon me, Vivien. I like ray name Valoiie belter than yours; there is something light and fanciful about it. There is as much difference between our names as between ourselves." But, to Ik as she would, flatter, cajole, praise, no matter what���������Lady Neslie could make no impression on | Sir Arthur's daughter. She could not , win from her any token of interest, ' CHAPTER IX. "When I die, the Abbey passes to Vivien," so Sir Arthur said, while he tied his wifo rode slowly along; and Jyuly Nellie thoughtfully pondered llu- words. In marrying Sir Arthur, she believed that, in the words of lhe marriage horvioo, he had endowed her with till hi.s woidly goods. S.ie had never h.-iird of tl.u English law of entail; she never thought of the possibility thai, the estates might descend fiom father to son, or from father to daughter; a'll sho knew wo{3 that sho was to share her husband's woalth The dislike between herself and Vivien Neslie had increased with every hour, but Lady Neslie had always preserved tho utmost good-humor; it was part of her policy never to ullow any sign of impatience or anger to escape her, and it had been easy when tho victory seemed a'll to lie in her own hands���������when Vivien Nc&lio appeared in no other character than that of the deposed mis- trcsB of the Abbey. Things would bo quite different if in process of time Vivien should again be mistress���������if it should be in hor power to send hor rival away. " Now 1 understand," thought her ladyship. "I cc.uld not imagine how it svas that so many people paid court to Miss Neslie���������stood in awo of her ; I can understand it all now. I am mistress here only for a time; sho will be mistress forever." It must not bo. "I am not sure," mused Valerie, "that 1 should have married, had I known this.". Then she comforted lursclf by think- any mark of liking, any sign of cj- j ing uuit, oven if she wero compelled, te^m. | ���������,������, j.uc event 0t her husband's death. One day when they were discussing ttf i^ve the Abbey, still there must some invitation which Vivien had advised her father to decline, "milndl," on the contrary, waa eager to go. "You will not enjoy it," said Miss Neslio to her, "they aro stiff, formal people, all of thorn very clever. You would not- feel at homo with them." "I Euppose the real truth is," observed her ladyship at the eloso of the argument, "' that you do not wish me to go, because you do not wish them to know .me, and you object to their knowing me, beeiuse you do not think me good enough for Sir Arthur." ' Your ladyship has for once sup surely be a fortune for her. Sho . wished to be mistress of Lancewood, I that gave her the position she.had always longed for���������the position that she now enjoyed so thoroughly. i During- the remainder of tho ride ! home Lady Nellie was thoughtful, the sunny face was clouded, the ringing laugh died quickly away. Nor did she take so much in teres t as sho had in the various views of the estate which Sir Arthur pcinted out lo her. What would it matter i What interest could she feel if Lancewiood was to pass I away from her into the hands of the girl whose calm superiority angered posed the exact truth," said Vivien. . her. She resolved, when she reached as she turned away. I the Abbey, to ask some one to explain "I nm afraid," remarked her lady- ! tliia law of succession to her���������some .ship, looking after her, " that some one who would not gue3S hor motive, day I shall forget my good manners, ���������Colonel Iletley, for instance, w-ho de- *nd shake that proud young lady, lighted in long and pompous argu- How astonished she would be 1 ' And Lady Neslio forgot her anger in laughing at the notion. In timo people begtan to perceive that there wore really two parties at 'the Abbey���������one headed by its present ! ments. She wtrtild not say1 any mure to her husband, or he might grow suspicious, and think she had married ham for the sake of being at' the Abbey. She found an opportunity of talk- mistress. Lady Neslie, the other by lng to Colonel Hetley, as sho always the heiress, Miss Neslie. There was found for whatever sho fancied or de- no open dispule, no ill-bred wrang- sired. ling, no strife. Vivien was always, ���������' ' have been reading a story this proud, calm and snlf-possessed ; Lady morning, colonel, and it turns on what Neslie wae always the perfection of is called in England, tho law of entail, good-humor. Nevertheless, two parlies will you.explain what that means to were formed,- and people sided' with one or, the other, .according to their ages and tastes. All the light, frivolous, pay, young girls of the neighborhood, ranged themselves by Lady Neslie. She was fond of life and gay- oty; sho loved dancing, flirting, all that they loved ; she delighted in frivolity. -- - ( Lady Neslie was very happy; hor hours passed gnyly and brightly; she did ncft fear that time would ever change her Jolt. But one day she was out riding with her husband ; he had ' taken her by tho banks off (ho river Ftinge and through the Hyde woods. 5he hid never seen so much of, the ^tate before. At the other side of the woods, near the pretty town of Hydewell, she Raw, a house almost hid- <teri\ by the trees���������a large, well-built bouse, very pretty and picturesque." "What a pretty 'house I" she said, "but; ah me, how dull, how quiet t J rtiiauld' not like to live there, Arthur." . ��������� . , , ; " 1 hope you .nover may," he returned. "But no, I am selfish ; I .must not SR.V that. 1' mean that I. hope It rimy lie long years before you go .there.'"' .'.'',.��������� " I shuli never go there," she said; ,' decidedly. "Do you think I could llvo ������������������there amongst those trees? I should die of ennui in a week." "Nevertheless, my- bright, happy lovo, you may be compelled some day '. to go there." " I would not go���������nothing should compel me... But Arthur, you . have not told me what house it is." "Wo. call it the Dower HouLse,". bo replied'. " Aj*d now I am no wiser. What Is thnt?" she asked. He looked half sun-prised for a minute, and then ho said��������� "You do not understand English customs���������I forgot that. The Dower House was built for tho widowed la- dien of the family; that is why I say I hope that yoju may never Jive there ,-at least, ;not for. long." " I do not understand even yet Arthur," she said, looking up at him gravely. " Do'yctu mean that, if you should die, I must live there?" "T'hat is/,tho custom," he replied, "When the head oif the family dies, bis widow retires to the Dower House.'" "But," cried Valerie, "why could I not live at the,Abbey?" " Whan I die the Abbey passes to Vivien," he said. "I could not leavo It to you. It ia only mine during my lifo time;' If Iliad ason.it would bo his; as I have not, it will be Vivien's. It Is not mine to will as I like." Shis had grown very grave as she listened. After all, what were her passing triumphs, If Vivien should tome any or otlher supplant her? me?" " And the colonel, only too delighted, to be consulted by his young and lovely hostess, entered into a complete exposition of thp matter. She listened with a profound attention that flattered him. " I understand," she said ; "thon this beautiful Lancewood of ours la not what you call entailed���������it does not pass to a male heir ?" " It was entailed once," repliod the colonel. "I remember hearing why the entail was destroyed, but I have forgotten the reason now. Lancewood, like many other large estates in England, can be inherited by son or daughter ;. but tt must be in the direct lino. No lorn, of LnnaewoodYhas power to .will ������������������his estate from, his own children. If hB has sons, it goes to tho eldest; tf daughters to the eldest; then the daughter, retains tlie name of Neslie .when she marries, and so tho name is kept up from generation to generation." '!' ��������� ��������� "Then no ' master of -Lancowood could leave his estates to his friend or his wife f" she said, slowly. "No, that would not be possible," answered; Colonel Hetley, who began to "receive a.drift in these inquiries. "Take yourself, for instance," ho said, "though personal applications of generalities should bo avoided. Supimso an event we should, all deplore��������� Sir Arthur's death; in that case I-ance- wood'would belong to Miss Neslio. You would, without doubt, succeed to ' a very handsome fortune, but that kind of tiling is generally arranged in the marriage settlement. Miss Neslie would succeed to Lancewood; and it would descend again to her son or. daughter. Do you understand now. Lady Neslie?" She tried to throw off lier gravity, and'looked up with' a laughing air. ��������� "Yes, you have made it all plain to me. 1 thank you, Colonel Hetley.. It seems hard at tirne3 to comprehend your English customs." "But you have the law of entail in France. You have but to look through the history of your own family���������the D'Kstes���������for. numerous examples." She looked slightly oonfused for ��������� a moment; but quickly recovered 'herself. "I was but a ohild when I was in Franco. I remember nothing of such things; they had no interest for me. You have told me .all about it, colonel ?" "Yes. I do not remember any do- tail left unexplained. ��������� Miss Neslie is hei ress of Lancewood; but, if Sir Arthur should have a son, that son would succeed him." , From that moment the one passioned, to be consulted by this young and soul was that she might have a son. A son would inherit: Lanoewood���������-and what was her child's would, of course, be hers. What a victory, what.a triumph for her, if she could only show Vivian a sou of iher own���������the heir wJio would take Lancewood from her 1 By night and by day she pondered this one idea. People began lo wonder what had come over Lhe bright, animated, vivacious Lady ;Nestle. She was often to be found now with a grave, almost anxious expression on h������i' faoe,. she was tliinkiug how suro she would be of tho foriune if she had a liltJo son. She began to observo Vivian more closely. She could understand now why, despite all lhe victories gained over Miss Nes.ie, she remained calmly s-./.'ene, '-' Boll-poasessod, self-reliiani.. Soin.ii.hing more like hatred than slio had ever felt beforo empt into Valerie's heart, and she made up her mind with trm feminine resolve that Miss Nes.ie should not enjoy .more comfort than was good for her. Sho had ono3 believed it wiso policy to try to make Sir Arthur's' daughter her friend, but sho saw now that they could never bo anything but enemies. She'ceased all efforts at conciliation. She made irritating little speeches. She took every opportunity of exercising her authority. She never consulted Vivian in any matter, but pleased herself entirely. The breach between Sir Arthur and his beloved daughter grew wider. Lady Nts.ie had a fashion of saying��������� "It is of no use asking Vivian; sho is too grave to care about suchi nonsense." Tnen she would twine her arms round Sir Arthur's neck, and, laying her bright Jiead on his shoulder, ask him��������� '������������������Would you lovo me better, dear, if I tried to be grave aud wise, like your beautiful daughter 1' , "No, Valerie; X like you just as you aro." "Nonsense and gayoly Included 1" she asked with a wistful smile. "Just as you are, my 'darling, without, change," replied Sir Arthur, fondly. She clapped her hands with the gleo of a child���������such lit lb. whit* ha-ids they were, all shining with costly gems. "Now I shall never try to be wiso again ; after all, I am but one of tht> butterflies of nature, 1 shall spread my win.de in the sunshine, and enjoy it while it lasts, without thinking of the coming rainy days." "Do you think of rainy days, my darling 1" asked Sir Arthur. "Not. often; but I do not expect to be always as happy as I am now." "I do not see anything that oould make, you Jess happy, Valerie." ��������� Sho did not eay, "You have overlooked the loss of Lancewood���������'the fact that my rival will reign one day where I am quaon now���������'the fact that I Bhall have to give way to her;" but i>ho looked up at.iliim, with an expression of devotion in 'her brilliant face. "I should be happy enough" if I might always have you, Arthur; but, il I wero to lose you, what happiness could I ever know ogain 1" "That is but a gloomy idea for a butterfly," said .Sir Arthur, laughingly. "My dearesc Valerie, we know how uncertain life and death are; still I hope to spend many years with you yet." It was wonderful how solicitous she became about his health. Uis looks were a barometor'of her spirits. When he seemed perfectly well,, sho was gay,' happy, light of heart, full of merriment ; if he looked pale or ill, if ho complained even in tho least, she was all anxiety aud solicitude. Sir Arthur thought it concern about his health, arising from ,her great lovo. Vivian understood it better;, she knew what it was, and called it by its right name. "Oh, if I had but. a sou," exclaimed Lady Nrslie, inwardly, "there would bo no more cau3e for anxiety or dread !" For many long years there had not been such gayety at Lancewood. Ono of Lady Nes.ie's wildest caprices was a masked ball; nothing "else would satisfy her. In vain Sir Arthur said that a masked ball was all very well during a carnival, but that it was riot a favorite amusement amongst English people. "But She laughed aloud in the fullness,of her glee. "You are the kindest husband in the world I" she cried. , Bui Sir Arthur was right; the neighborhood was startled. Tho more serious poriion of it looked grave, and said Lady Nes.ie was really going rather too far; but the gay young girls and gay young wive3 applauded tho idea, and tho masked ball was a success. To be Continued. GUARDS OF ROYALTY. .Snmeihliig About TSiose Who Wntrli lil ii Hi mill ftnrr.ii*. The monarchs of Europe are not guarded from harm by tho fhowy soldiers in shiny tin cuirasses who disport themselves about palace anterooms. The actual seamy work is done by the plainly clad, unostentatious secret police. The degree to PAINS IN THE BAIK FREQUENTLY DUE TO SLUGGISH LIVER OR KIDNEY TflOUBLES. O VMS Mr. Fraak HulKr*, or Exrtcr, T*lln of KuiTi-rlnsc and How Dr. mil'.iiu*' I'lnK PHI. fund 111 in After Oilier Jlnltduoc In I. <���������<!. From the Advocate, Breter. Mr. Frank Walters is a young man personally known to moat of the residents oi Exeter, where he has livod nearly all his lifo. ��������� Talking wilh the editor of the Advocate rccontjy Mr. Walters said���������"In justice to Dr. Williams' Pink Bills I think It my; duty, in view of what they have dona for me, to add my testimonial to the thousands of otlurs that have beta printed. For some months I suffered most severely from pains coursing ug and down nty back. It waa thought that 'these pains were due to liver which police protection is indispens- and kidney trouble, but whatever lh������ able may be gathered from the fact c?,u,so th������y fro'J������ont,y ltv" "��������������� ��������������� ���������������*- ,.,,,-..-,,, ., ... ribie agony, lhe pains wern not al- that President Caruot s assassination | ways confined-to tho back, but would- immediately after Prime , shift to other x*arls of the body. "As Duijuy had d.sbandod the'11 "suit I got little rest, myappotito d'Elysee, or Presidential ^^t^lV^'^A *J?}1..������". ������reat" occurred Minister BrigJ.de ���������police. Scarcely a week passes during Queen Victoria's sojouins at Wiuusor or Osborne without some cra^sy person ly in weight. I tried different remedies suggestod by friends, which having no effect almost disgusted m������ with medicine. Then a personal friend urged me lo Lry Dr. William** Pink Pills. I was not easily per- endeavoring to obtain an interview suaded because I had about concluded either by calling at the palace or by '' *-tlat medicino would not relievo me, attempting to waylay the sovereign ^(rhve lill*sifte? J1���������' ,fi"a"y X c\reidaAJ , , . ���������., , * to try them. I ([/urchased one box at when the is out diivuig. lhose of the first, and lo my astonishment before maie sex, usually deciaie that thoy . it was finished I was greatly relieved. Then I .got a couple more boxes and these rostorod me to my former Imust. have it," she said. "Of all bulls in, the world a masked ball ia the most enjoyable." "1 am afraid our neighbors will not think so, Valerie. I am doubtful whether you would even find your invitations accepted. There are hundreds of English jieople who entirely disapprove ot suclr things." "We will try them," said Lady Neslie. "Masked bails are common enough! in Paris." "Tliere are many things common in Paris that I nhould be sorry to see here," put in Vivian, "Lancowood is an ancient building, but I do not think such an entertainment as a balinas- que has ever been given in it." "There is no record of one in tho family annals," mimicked Lady Neulip. "Surely soine of your ancestors must have had a little notion of enjoying themselves. All argument is useless; you know. Sir Arthur, you cannot refuse tne ; let rno give a masked ball." , Sir Arthur looked at his daughter, as though he would fain havo asked her to help him; but iu tho noble, b?,iuliful face he only read contempt for his weakness and contempt for his wife. Valerie quickly noted his glance. "It is of no use looking at-Vivian, Sir Arthur; she will be quite sure to oppose me; she does Lt on principle,.to counterbalance your indulgences." _ "I think, Valerie, you must defer a littlo to English prejudices. I assure you the whole neighborhood would be startled by the notion of a masked ball." . "I siiouid delight in startling it," she said���������"no one more so. Now, Sir Arthur, instead of my deferring to English prejudices, let English prejudices defer to m������." She looked ui> at him with ono of those winning smiles fao was so utter-, ly powerless to resist. . "You shall have your own way, Valerie; send out your invitations whenever you liko." are in love with tha <*.ueen oy proteas that they are secretly max-ried to her, while Lhj females allege that they aie either daughters or s.st.ers of Her Majesty, or e.se married lo the Prince ol -Waies. Every-timo that C_ueen Victoria plans to leave, her icsideace at Windsor, Osborne, Bo.lmux'ai or Buckingham JL'aiiice lor her atcernoun urivo the iuient.ou is communicated to the Chief lu.-.yecLor some hours betore- haud by tho equerry on duty, \iho announces the loute which Her Majesty proposes to take. At certain puintb aloug the way policemen in piain clothes are slauuned. An inspector of thu London police is in eh.ugv: of Lhe men appointed to guard the Prince, of Wales. King Humbert ot Italy is guarded by one poucemun. Tnis olficiai is u tt5rge.uit-maj.jr of the Carauih.eri, ccoiipo^ed Ol picked soldieis and ex- noii-commissiouud ofiiceis ot tho army, lie it. a man ot herculean pro- poruens und ot tried resource. Moreover, as bo is a native ot 1-iedmont, he is blinuly devon-d to his JxingJ He never iej.ve-> his side byi any, ana, at might bleeps acioss the threshold of the room occupied by his master. Napoleon III., had a. bodyguard each of whom was a Corsican, their chief, tiriscelli by name, having saved the Emperor's life several times. When Count Cumerata, a cousin of N-ipoleon, was assassinated in the Tuiieries, tiriscelli disguised himself and followed the supposed muidjrer, Kambo, to London, where- Kambo was stabbed. The same fate overtook Silvani di Peruggio, who had organized a plan for wrecking the imperial train near Uiarrilz. He fell a viccim to lhe Corsica u's dagger at Bordeaux, whether Griscelli had tracked him. Two Maz- zinist conspirators, Kussini and Galli were l.Icewise stabbed by Griscelli. One evening when Napoleon was calling at the Countess of Cast iglione's Suburban residence a man crept into the room, knifeuin hand, and threw himself upon the' Emperor. Gen. Floury, Nap.oleon's aide-de-camp, p'ri- ioned his arms until Griscelli rushed into- the boudior and cut short the existence of the conspirator. Documents of ; a compromising character wero found and the result was the temporary exile of the Countess. good health. I do not hesitate recommending this medicine that others may profit by my experience, and no* suffer tortures as I did." Dr. Williams'Jf ink Pills cure by going to the root of the disease. They renew and build up the blood, and strengthen the nerves, thus driving- disease from the system. If your dealer docs not keep them, they will ba sent postpaid at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for ?$2.K>, by addressing- 1 he Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ., A RIGHTEOUS CUSTOM. I kissed "the tempting crimson of her cheek, As fragrant as a rose. And, lo, across its bloom a pallid streakl , And here, upon my nose, A touch of red, of which I blush . to tpenkl 'Tis true I hnvu. no reason for complaint��������� I stole tho fragrant kiss. And yet 'tis customary to acquaint Unwary ones of. this, By placarding, the danger point! Fresh Paint. GROWING CORDIALITY. ' Mesheck���������You must come up to my place aome evening and try one of my cigars. Yawiier���������Thanks, but I don't smoke: ' Well, come up on Thursday and have a glass of wine with me. Thanks, I nevor drink. Himmell Theu come up and see me every evening. ��������� ' . ��������� WONDEUFUL INVENTION. ��������� McJigger ���������I attended Mrs. Blank's lecture on liquid, air last night. 'She poured mercury into -a paper mold shaped like a hammer, immersed the wholo in. the liquid air, and the mer-" curycame out so solid.tlmt eh������ easily dTove a nail through a board- with'it. Thingumbob -^ Wonderful! Any invention that will enable a woman to easily drive a nail through a board can't be beat. , I Too Hach ot s Jar, A little group of professional men- were talking of dentists the other day when the stout man of the party related, a ho morons Incident that occurred some time ago. It happened in a dentist's office iu iuinsai City. A typical cow puncher came in and wanted a tooth treated. He was a big fellow with an immense soft hat, and when he deposited himself in the operating chair everything creaked. "Mind yon don't hurt me," ho said, in a menacing tone, and then the dentist (jot to work. ���������After boring into the tooth a moment he paused. "Now." he eaid, "don't stir. If yoo do, this tool may slip and your nerve will get a nasty jar." All went well for a few moments nnd the big fellow threw his head buck. There was a yell, a scramble, a falling chair, and then a brawny fist flew out, and a dazed and bleeding dentist picked himself from the floor oa the opposite side of the room. "You blamed idiot," he mnmbled with his band on his jaw. "I told yoi>< not to move!" "Thet don't make n mite o' difference!" roared the cow puncher. "No man kin hurt nie like thet an live!" And,'seizing his big hat, he plunged! heavily down thu stairs, ncnthemutia- ing the wholfc dentist fraternity at ev- ��������� ary step.���������Cleveland Plain Dealer. Outvrltted I>y Hl������ Coaohmnn, ; The carriage horses of Chief Justice Marshall were exceedingly thin, nnd his family told him that It was cur-, rently hinted that Jerry, the . colored' coachman, .exchanged too great a pro-., portion of the horse feed ��������� for whisky for personal use to. allow < the horses food enough to keep, them lu a good, and creditable condition. The. Judge-' went to the stable and directed .lerry'B attention to the poor appearance of" the .'hoi-sen,'; told him. of tlie- rumor- about his exchanging oats and bay for whisky nnd thereby depriving ' the horse* of their necessary supply of food ami spoke of the sleek,, fat team driven by his neighbor Brewer. "Laws, Massa John," salcl Jerry, "it's the natur' of the animals! Looh at Mr. Brewer hls.������:df, sah, a short, fat. grensy gen'leman,'that aln,'t seed- his boots after his feet was In 'cm for- yeahs, while you, sah, Ik. tall and roun shouldered an sees your feet all da time ''you.se, wn'.kin, an look at Iris- coachman, thicker through than he la- long, whiles I'fie only skin an bones! Of course his critters Is fat, whIJo youra is thin. It's their natur', MaBsa. John; it's their uanir'. They belongs to the fat kin, and we all belongs to d������ loan kin. It's natur'." "Perhaps tliat Is so," said the Jndgo- reflectively and walked away as If well; satisfied with thu explanation.���������Chiett- KO Inter Ocean. . Tnliliie tlie Cowbojr'n lMcturv. "Now," eaid the border photographer, pulling his gnn and/leveling it across the camera at the man in th* chair, "will yon havo thu kindness to- look pleasant ?"��������� Much amused by the cheek and the ��������� cool nerve of tho reqnest thus convoyed, the bold cowboy smiled broadly, and at that instant the border photographer pressed the button.���������Chicago ioeer- Ocean. I m 5.-1 S vaL i I I ' r .'.'? i >n 1*8 3 pi Ii K.ll 1- \S ll m ���������ii1 '.1VS 1$ ���������'j ���������$ ���������hi' *vtf On the Farm. POINTS ON, BUTTERMAKING, In'the first (place good cows are a necessity. A' scrub which gives indifferent milk half the year is one of 'Uie great leaks on many farms, writes 'Mr. S. N. Wolcott. Noxt, cowa must be well-skeltered, well-fod and kindly treated, this last being far more essential than most 'people think. Cows which arc stabled should bo well brushed and tho udder wiped with a damp cloth to prevent the fine dust ,,fcof the barn falling into tho pail. This is one cause of bitter milk in winter. A wire strainer with a fine, thin . oloth over it keeps'every thing else out of the milk. Tin pans are easier kept sweet, lighter to handle and I think the cream rises better in them than crocks. The milk should not be oovered until ��������� the animal warmth is out of it. The sooner it cools the more cream " rises. In summer the pans can be set in, cold water and. the water drawn off when warm and renewed. A shallow, zino box, like ' the top of a sink, only largo enough to accommodate all the milk of one milking, is handy.) The ��������� box' should be as deep as the pans, with a spout to let the water off. Ono bucket of water would be sufficient lo cool the milk. The pans can be left here until next milking or when cool set flat on the cellar floor. A frame of lath' large enough to cover all tho .. ��������� milk can ba made with legs two or i "f going through the-furrow, with a three inches higher than the pins. | cultivator made very narrow. Over this stretoh muslin and tack i . Plant the seed deeply to avoid hill- tightly. It can ba set to one side or inC 'ind the consequent drying out of the ridigcs. Level culture .gives the best results both experimentally and in.actual practice. It is a little mora may ba injured. A 25 cent mixture may be used before the buds start into growth. Crude petroleum should ba tried carefully. It.is more lasting than kerosene and more penetrating in its effects, bub is death to the scale. PREPARE FORJPOTATO PLANTING. Seed potatoes should be sorted out and) ketpt in a cool plaxso to retard sprouting. Sprouted seed has lost its vitality' and will not yield as large a crop as seed that had not started into growth before planting. Medium sized tubers, smooth, clean and uniform, give the best results. They should, for tho sake of economy, be cul to two or tkreo eyes., If the ,seed is high-priced or some large premium potatoes are wanted, cut to one eye. This will give large potatoes and fewer to the iii lit Before planting soak tlie seed in corrosive sublimate solution .for 11-2 hours. Dissolve 2 oz corrosive sublimate in 15 gals of water, put the- potatoes in a bag ana' immerse in the water, which should be in a wooden tub or barrel. After removing, dry the potatoes, then cut'and -handle Ln tho usual way, but be careful, as .this stuff is a deadly poison. The soil needs -to be plowed early and deeply. The great majority of farmers and gardeners still use stable manure for fertilizer. The common practice - with Long Island- market gardeners,, on" their light, sandy soil, is to open the rows 21-2 ft' apart with a two-horse :plow,, spread tho manure in the bottom of "the ��������� furrow, cover lightly with soil, drop the seed from 9 to 15 in. apart, according to variety and cover with, a plow.or plank drag. If fertilizer is used it is applied in' (he same .way, mixing it-with the soil *A&DiS&AlSW3t*&'&~ ���������^b^b^^Q raised up on end and down again,i covering or uncovering all'or as inuchi us you want ut once. Tho muslin oan be taken off and washed, and it does away with bo many lids to scour and sun and the milk is bettor than when shut up tight labor to dig the potatoes by hand when planted deeply, but tho use of the plow, or digger greatly'aids rapid work. While early planting gives tho Tin buckets are the best for tho. earliest results for the general orop cream. In winter I hang my bucket i i*-1 doss not pay to plant too early. up near the coiling and ripon my , The seed gets ohilled and oomes up cream as well as in summer. In sum- J weak and uneven. mor I skim sweet and hang in the well, so without ice can make good butter the year round.'Milk must bo regularly skimmed and the cream regularly churned, winter and summer. Thirty-six 'hours is long enough for milk to set, and 24 is too 'long if the milk clabbers. Cream should be ohurned at least every other day in summer and twiioe a week in winter. Sixty degrees in summer and G5 to 70 in winter is about the proper temperatures to begin churning, for the warm air will raise it a little in summer and cool it in winter eral thicknesses of old bagging. The lap should not ba sewed���������two or three pins will hold it in plax������. Havoi one of these not only for the back door but for the cellar and shed doors. The damp cloth in an invaluable ad- jui-cl to tlio thorough sweeping and ducting which in well conductedhumes occurs regularly each week. The cloth should never be wet, but should be wrung as dry as possible. It takes up the dust���������all elf it. A dry cloth lakes up some of tho dust and sots the remainder afloat in the air again. Rin.se the cloth frequently in warm water and "*ou will discover how much dust,you haVo removed. Remember that there is just as much dust on the floor as there is on the furniture that stands on it, and don't consider your room properly # dusted until you have wiped up that 'on the floor with your cloth. The oJd-fashioned ��������� wiro spoon egg- beater gives a greater bulk to the whites cd* eggs thai* any other forir of beater, and the greater bulk gives more lightness to cake.- "A pinch of salt whitens the whltos.; chilling them makes them beat up'more quickly. Use the-, - folding motion in adding tho whiets to the cake batter, you-thus incorporate more air and aids lightness.1 The young housekeeper should buy agate ware in preference to tin. It costs a. little more at tho outset, but lasts so much longer that it is really an economy. You can toast bread over a kerosene stave by putting the broad in a small hi* ��������� i .��������� j_ th i i , liUlUU'Ci l/l U1X3U VVIUU ������liXt\. eet iron spider over the stove. If the ,, ,. h . :llt.,.��������� ���������f ,,-, pan is cold it will be crisp all through.! E"Zh������h Amll-eiy at -ii If you prefer it browned on the outside heat the pan and then put in the bread. It is convenient to 'know this in summer. PROPHETS OF DISASTER. Animals Tell of Imiieurilnx Eiirlliqnnkes nn<! Thunderstorms. Animals are exceedingly sensitive to disturbances of earth and air, and seejna to possess a "sixth sense" which warns them of impending danger. _ Just before the great earthquake on the Riviora in, 1897 horses, dogs, mon- W f he Home \ TESTED RECIPES. Poached Eggs.���������Have a clean stew plan with boiling hot water, add to it a little salt; break the eggs ono at a time into a cup, and from it slip them into boiling water; when the white is set" and firm, which it will be after about five minutes, take each up with u skimmer, and lay them into'a dish over a pot of boiling water; cover the dish, when all are done, put a bit of butter, and if liked sprinkle pepper over them and serve; in this way thoy may be kept hot and soft for a long time. " Scalloped Eggs.���������Boil six eggs twenty, minutes. Moke one pint of cream sauce. Moiston one cup of fine cracker crumbs in one fourth of a cup of cream. Chop fino. ono cupful of cooked fish. Remove the yolks of the eggs and chop the whites fine. Put a. layer of tho crumbs into a buttered baking dish, then a layer of the chopped, whites, with sauce, minced fiJn, yolks rubbed through a fine strainer, and so on until the material is-usod, having the crumbs on. top. Bake until .brown. - French Omelet.���������Break eight eggs into a basin, season -with a small tea- spoonful of salt and a little pepper, and, if liked, inaoe or nutmeg; add two tablespoonfuls of milk or cream, two ounces of.butter broken in bits, and 'a little parsley cut small, if liked, also a' finely chopped shalot or white onion well washed. Broiled Salmon.���������Cut some .slices about an inch thick and broil them aver a gentle, bright fire of coals for 10 ox 12 minutes. When both sides aro done take them on to a hot dish; butter each slice well with sweet butter; strew over each a little salt and pepper to taste, and serve. Rice Pudding.���������Beat two or more eggs light and stir them into a quart -.,.,. ,, . . . ,, ,., i���������. . .i ���������>,-, iu,. u^^i oi ���������u ,.a ������ ';;������ SH/Si^p; K������ SSttiSft1. ������ S Kfc fM'^K SUTL-TS-SS S'tSS.'SSS JJi* ?.uJl.i.^d*^^h?-d.^.t^J!!.0ir About eight or nine years since the DON'T PUT A BIRD IN THE WINDOW. now this British flag would wave from Cape Town to tha Zambesi. (Cheers.) Tha forts at Pretoria were armed with two Creusot guns, known as "Long Tomm," each ot which weighed 14 tons, in.La-.uiod jusl skurt oi 14 feet ia lung^h, earned a i/l-lb. projectile, and, ii ivou so.id, hud' a langu ot lea miles. Owing lo ills nxounLavno it was, however luipous.Ule to lire ten miles in tha TnauaVdal. He was informed by a wJI-kiiown litoi, in reply to the question why Mr. Kruger, who hud ullod . bj oi.ice of Preoiueiil fur about 15 y-jard, did nol give way to boine >\.unger mian, Lhat if the President w.^ie to die or to retire, .what ho had bjou doing Vor the past 10 years would jail lo Lhi ground, and what he had b-iju d-eilug hud been to arm his forces auu-pl.in lIuj pieaent campaign. ("Hear., huar," and. crias oi "No, no."). MONEY b'OH SECRET SERVICE. General Joubert had told hiin nut eigh.een months ago that il was ih-iji' intention when EngLand was in troublj with, Pnance or uermany, or soone u:her power, to strike for their independence. The people of this country grumbled when Ihe sum o������ ������4O,OU0 a y^ar wa^> ap-uni in secret service, but in ihe Transvaal ������120,000 a year was devced, to secret purposes, and Dr. L.-yds told the Executive at Pretoria iliac that was not fi.ufiioi.eiit, and he ai;ked that an additional grant of ������2i),- GOJ should, be given. Eighteen months ago fin Irishman named Gillinghain travelled from South Atrioa to England, and ihero engaged a certain ! number of men wiho had. served in the l day, with a grant of ������50 whan thuy arrived at Pretoria, and a piece of land when the war which wots to come on was' over. '1'h.aae men, who wero accustomed to using EngL.sh guns, had lo lire German and C'reiisol guns, which wero sighted, by metres and not by yards, and that was why they were linng so " Never- put a bird in the window," said a bird fancier tho other day, wildly at first. But now they wero beginning to calculate the difierence j be. ween yards and metres. It was a , . . ., , , . I tact that President Kruger and Gen- rarely go into tho street, in summer|euU j^ubeic> OI1 tho a������vice o������ Dr> or even on a mild day in winter that; Leyds, senL ail their money to be bank- I do not see unfortunate canaries hung,e"d in Amsterdam*., and he believed that Ln the windows. Even if the sun is1 one ������* Llw> reasons wihy so many Mau- jser rifles were used in-the Transvaal -comes and draw off tho milk. I like to "wasih the butter thoroughly by whirling the cjhjurn, changing water until it runs clear. Work just enough to mix the salt. The grain then remains and the butter is rich, Stop churning when the butter | keys and even ducks were in a panic I or several days. At Nice many of the homes were "timid and weak, unable to draw their burdens, while a monkey and somo other household pets a wineglass of'rioe, well washed; put to it two tablespoonfuls of sugar, half a nutmeg, grated, and a tablespoonful of butter. Bake one hour in a quick oven. Indian Meal Pudding.���������Over a pint of Indian corn meal pour a quart of boiling milk, stirring it all the time; add a teuspoonful of salt; beat three or four eggs, very light ; and when the batter is nearly cold, stir them into it; put the pudding into a oloth or tin maid and boil two hours. Serve with a sauce or with sirup. few remember there- is always a draft in an open window. THE GUIS OF THE BOERS. EXPERIENCE OF A FORMER TRANSVAAL OFFICER. Too much I thklt Were *LSUally anxious to stay in- eweet and toothsome. .iwv. mu���������u, , working makes it solid, and tallowy j ?������������*'t c0,u.Id not be induced to enter and destroys the sweet buttery taste. I never w.ork over butter that comes solid in granules, I find customers prefer it this way and every bit of milk and water can be got out if ohurned at . tho right temperature. There are [people in every town who are willing to (pay a good price for gilt-edge butter, and cows can bo made to- be a source of revenue, not to' be desipised by the farmer's family, even when only a few are kept. TIMELY WORK WITH THE SPRAY PUMP. Early spring spraying is necessary to control most forms of fungous diseases and for a few insects like the bud moth, leaf folder and San Jose scale. The loss resulting from the attacks of such fungi as apple scab, bit- tor rol, 6ipot disease of the cherry, downy and powdery mildew of the grape and a host of other diseases amounts to millions of dollers every year. The most iaommtun funiglici'd'es are bordeaux mixture, copper sulphato and the ammoniacsil solution of cop*- iper carfcfcttiiiteu Cf.'fc4>per sulphatp should never bo used after the buds have started; but always when tho trees are dormant. Dissolve lib in 15 gals of water and spray for tho apple scab, cherry and plum rot, pear leaf spot and anthracnoso of berry bushes. For (|������aoh trees, dilute to 25 gals. Tho'bordeaux mixture is coining to be used more generally each year. It is best made by dissolving 6 lbs of cop>- sulphate' in G gals, of .water and then diluting to 25 gals. In another vessel slake slowly A lbs. of fresh stone lime and dilute to 25 gals, pouring the two mixtures together when wanted *.~ .........:.. -o���������. _li .. l , _ _ _i the house. Even the cows were terrified and there was an appreciable falling off in their milk before lhe earthquake. Some people, especially women, seem to have this premonition of coming disaster. A lady residing in the hotel at Amalfi. left tho day beforo the landslide, declaring that sho would not on any- account remain in that section another night. This sensitiveness to the earth's tremors is unknown except among people living in the earthquake zone. People who have,, been in one earthquake are particularly alive to tho slight earth shudders that precede the real shock. Af tor' the disturb- anceiu the Riviera the inhabitants acquired a peculiar prescience which warned them of the succeeding ones. Earthquakes have a terrifying effect on all kinds of domestic animals. During tlie earthquakes at Agrarn oach ykosk wasi heralded by the crowing of cocks, barking of dogs and howling of oats. The animals of the West are alive to the approach of the cyclone and seem to fee), the electric tension before the , humiua beings notice it] Domestic animals are more susceptible than wild ones.' , The terror which some dogs manifest during a thunderstorm is proof of their sensitiveness to the electricity in the air, and they seen* .also to be. frightened at the vibrations following thunder. In the Alps (he Swiss cattle on the up>per pastures come running in terror' to (lie milking .ground just before , a severe thunderstorm, and even the goats and sheep join them. THE CARNATION. Carnations can be started from seeds or small plants. If by seeds, buy a packet of some reliable seedsman and plant in light sandy soil in' March. This can be done in a cool but sunny room, in boxes, quite without the aid of a cold frame. Transplant to the garden in May, setting the plants ten inohes apart. Pinoh off the first buds and let the' plant gain strength before beginning to make bloom. Water not too freely but sprinkle often; keep from heavy winds and the bed will bloom from early August to the time of heavy frosts. A slight frost will not trouble carnations at any stage of their existence.. Tho same plants will bloom a second summer if they aro covered through the winter, after which they are no good, the carnation being a biennial. If wanted for winter blooming, keep back the flowers by cutting off the buds as fast-as they show themselves; pot early in,the fall, keep in the shado awhile, then give plenty of sun and water. Provide an inoh of broken pottery in the bottom of tho pots, to ensure perfect, drainage. The. secret of successful cultivation of carnations is light watering and perfect drainage Tliey will not thrive where Transvaal Had Itccn Preparing for Cim- nict wilh :lic Brlllsli���������I>r. L������j������T������ Stuffed limber Willi Noiisoiihc. The London Standard gives the following report of an interesting lecture by a former Transvaal orLillery officer:��������� A lecture was delivered the other evening at St. George's Hall, Lang- hiauii Place, under the auspices of the Bjer Government bought ten, and Lwelve pounders in England, but they refused to use them because thoy had got better .weapons,1 and our naval guns were the only ones which could compete with those which the Traus- vaal possessed. CREUSOT GUNS. In 1898 the Transvaal had received from the Creusot factory fourteen C-inch guns, carrying a U-lb. shot. They had uLso the five Nordonfeldt guns taken from Dr. Jameson, ten German 5-inch, Krupp, guns, ten English seven-pounders, eight English twelve-pouiuiers, twantj- 72mm. Krupp guns, and. six German HO-pounders, making a total of 73 pieces of cannon. In addition to this, they had low1 of this very best Maxim-Nordenfeldt 37- mm, guns, 30 MJaxiins, of 303 and Martini pattern, and aboul 500 Mauser pistols. Tbe cavalry were armed with Webley revolvers, and they had about 70,000 rifles of the Mauser and Martini Secret Service of the Transvaal Republic." The leclure wias illustrated by oxy-hydrogen lantern slides. There waa a large attendance. Captain Holcroft said he had been accused many times of .being a Boer, but the statement was unfounded, as hiB was an Englishman, and he had resigned his commission in the Transvaal Artillery, and forfeited ������4,500 worth of property in Pretoria, rather thian take up arms against his countrymen. (Cheers.) In 1894 ho was aware that the Transvaal bought 23,000 Gueder rifles, and later ho found that most of thisso rules were sent to the disaffected Dutch in Cape Colony, with 100 rounds of ammunition for each. President Kruger had told him that at an early period all the/ mines drainage Tliey will not thrive where! a1- Johannesburg would be run by the water is allowed to stand because all {state, and that the property of those Sunday Leclure Society, by Captain Holcroft, iato of the Transvaal States I pal tor nd, "and about 8,00 or y.OOOLee^ Artillery, on "Th������ Secret Arming and Metfords, not reckoning whlat they had plants take in and transpire water through their leaves. Carnations possess narrow,; rigid leaves, presenting a . small surface for evaporation and a limited capacity in part of the roots for sucking in water. The carnation likes a dry, well- drained soil and a moist, cool atmosphere. The ground should be enriched now and then with liquid manure ; the plants should be often sprayed to keep them' from insects. Young plants, already started, can be bought of florists, all ready for transplanting, at from one to five dollars a dox- en, according to tho variety. A PALPABLE MISTAKE. to spray. For ail grape troubles and for all fungous diseases after the buds have started this preparation is best, Add Si-I lb paris green to 50 gals bordeaux mixture for eating insects and ' pake the first spraying of these two, Where the apple scab is bad, make the first treatment with copper sulphate. Before the flowers open, *pray with bordeaux" mixture and paris green'and again, as soon as the flowers drop. Give one or two more applications at intervals of two or three weeks. i ��������� . Spraying for San Jose scale is still in an experimental stage, but s'everal years' experiments have shown that it oan be controlled with a 20 per cent mixture of, kerosene and-water. This should always ba (put on during a sunshiny day 'to allows the kerosene to ������vaj������orate quiokly, otherwise the plant Mr. Snipkins���������Ah, Mrs. Highmind, I have been wonderfully struck by the strong resemblance you bear to your husband.. .,..-���������. ; Mrs.' Highmind���������Young man, you are altogether wrong. I do not bear any resemblance whatever to my husband. My husband looks like me, that is all I last A PERTINENT INQURIY. . Nell���������Mr. Shortleigh proposed night. Bess���������And did you "confess everything? Nell���������Well, I admitted that I loved .him. ������������������-.,.. , ��������� -,- Bess���������Of course, but did you tell him that the report about your being an heiress was false? " . , ABOUT THE HOUSE. Every child should be .itaught that a match must never be thrown away while burning, and never shaken to extinguish; it must, bo held still in the fingers and blown1 out. Many valuable lives have been lost and property destroyed from the careless using of matches. An unlighted match dropped on the floor may be as dan gerous as a loaded revolver. It is the proper thing to have "a plate rack or bric-a-brac sheif all around, piled with a multiplicity of plates, in any sort of room���������man's den, girl's boudoir, matron's dining room or bendict's library. A f oot-cleanar, or " mat," that can be shaken and dried as often as needful,' is made by wrapping a board some two feet long by a foot ,wid������ withi lib- who rebelled against the Government would be taken possession of by the state: He had, asked President Krugor on one occasion why Lhey had adopted in the Transvaal-th* Continental drill and the English bugle calls. The President laughed; and said it would be found out. one day. -The lloeis know exactly every call which was sounded for the British troops, and that was why they wanted in hiding uulil lhey heard, the signal to retire given. There would have been no.war at tho present Lime if it were not for Lhe mannor in wihich Dr. Ley (Is stuffed President Kruger's hoa/d full of nonsense. SOU ItY DAY���������POtt'FRKE STATE. . Two years ago'Presidents Kruger and Steya met to discuss the question of a closer union between the two states, which was, no doubt, a grand thing for President Kruger, but was a very sorry thing for the Free State. He Lhen asked lhe question, What had induced the latter country to throw in its lot will* the Transvaal, and he was informed that, though the time was'not-'then'.ripe, the time would come when the Dutch would drive the Reincks into the oce.an. If President Sleyn htul taken no notice of Mr. Kruger t hi.s country would never have molested the Free Stale���������(hear, hear) ���������whioh would form a sort of nest- egg in the centre of South Africa, but capLured during the progress of tha w������r. Altogether he thought the Transvaal had over 100,000 rifles of different makes, about seventy million rounds of small ammunition, and about 5,000 tons of heavy war material. This was a correci account of Lha number of guns in the Transvaal armoury at the time he usked leave of absence Last April, and he believed lhey had. many more since then. Many persons would., no doubt, wonder when these armaments and muni Lions of wai had ooime from; buc he believed (hat nearly nil of it had passed through Cape Colony, and especially through East London and Port Elizabeth, and Mr. Schreiner laust hiave known about this importation, iwhicn, in a great many instances passed through as mining materials. (Hear, hear.) During the course of tho lecture portraits of Mr. Cecil Rhodes and Mr. Chamberlain which were, nm'ongst others, presented on Lho screen, were hissed by a portion of the audience, while loudly cheered, by the great majority, and Captain (HoU:poft said that if those who hnd hissed Mr. Rhodes had I ravelled, as. he had done, lhey would 'recognize that that gentle-man was one of Lhe grandest of men and greatest Empire-makers that ever . lived��������� (Cheers.)���������while Mr. Chamberlain waa ' the right nva.n in the right place, and ait the right time, a,������ he waa tho only ni'a.n I he Dutch were afraid, of, because they knew (hat ho meant exactly what he said. (Renewed cheers.)' THE WORLD'S LANGUAGE. German authority estimates that , almost a third of humanity speak tho Chinese language, that the Hindu language is spoken by more than 10,- f00,003, the Russian by'89,000,000, while the German is spoken . by 57,0C0 0:0 tongues and 'the Spanish by 48,000,001). NUMBER OF EXPLOSIVES KNOWN. Thirty yen is n.go there were only about 25 explosive compounds knowii. Now there are more than 1,100. A TASTE FOR BATTLE. Cousin Phoebe do you keep posted on the progress of woman suffrage I ��������� Well,'I read all about the rows th< women have. .COVERS. MULTITUDE OF FAULTS. What, made you suppose that' old Crossgra.in' has dyspepsia? Why, I like to take a rharilahle view of everybody, and dyspepsia. '<��������� i lie best excuse I could think of for his dis- j position.
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