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W . U£*r&^~rf A^^^^y Cc^i2-& '%',L'<r'T""i^"t^. c7WIGHEL REPORTER^ VOL. 1. NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1909. NO.'88 Hotel Michel T. Crahan, - : - Proprietor The Largest, Most Modern and Best Equipped in the Pass, Michel, - British Columbia Disinfectants Etc Preventatives from Disease We carry a complete range of Disinfectant^ giicli ds1 Formalill, Creolin, Carbolic Acid, Crude jjarbolitj Acid, Chloride of Lime, Camphor, Etc.) Etlii KENNEDY'S DRUG AND BOOK St§R£ NEW MICHEL IN PRIZES A Grand Celebration on Dominion Pay Thepchel Canadian Club Will hold their First Annual Celebration, bit Z-at ON — JULY 1st Imperial Bank of Cstfiida - Head Officii. TORONTO Ciipital Aiitlibris-ed $10,000;0bb. Capital Paid up $5; i)b0,0t)0. Rest |5 j ODD; bob Savings Bank Deftartfrient. Interest allowed on Deposits at.Curre'rit Ratti froiii Date bf Dbposit. Drafts, Money Orders ithd Letters bf Credit ihkv^d; available in any part of the Wbnd. MICHEL BRANCH, T. B. , MAKAofcR. For One Week Only, We Offer - hotIl —-^—i- Silverware aiftd Ctitlery at the following low prices Quadruple Silverpla'ed Ware Mutter Dishes, flach ,$4.B5 kugar Bowls, each „ n.... 11.75 Spoon Holders, each ii,; B.25 Syrup Jugs, 8atjhmi;.ijirmi,]i!iii.iii... 11.76 ('ream Jugs, each :!;;;;;:: :l il.50 Pasters, each I Oi Wm. Rogers & Son's, A 1 Extra Plate Cutlery Tablb Forkjjjttr dozen ;.::.;.S4:fl0 Dessert Fol'kn'j iter dozen 4.00 Table Spoons, per dozen ..::..;:.; 4.50 Dessert Spoon*), per dozen li.ii 4.00 Ten Spoons, j'er dozen 2.O0 T(»ble Knives, per dozen.! i!!ii. 6.00 Dessert Knives, per dozen iii.iiiidi.a 6.00 febmertbn Brbs; .fe^ New Michel Michel Prttirie is Bne' of the prSttie'st spots in thB Pass High up in the Rockies; level; rind beailtifuljy liirrbunded by shade, within easy distrlnce of trie famous Crystal Springs, it is an ideal spot for pleasure alld IriitHfu' V can by Styled "Nature's playground." Great Northern HOTEL NEW MICHEL, B. C* feVEftVtHlNG FIRST-CLASS Culalna UniurpaiM-J Bar Stookad with tin Flnaat Atten-Jinoe Ufia-ttMllad IVJdCdol & Moore, :■ Proprietors The Canadian Club will s|are no pains in making the day, one' ol enjoyment to those who atteiid? arid a hearty welcome is extended to alii to join in and celebrate our National Holiday. HOTEL KOOTENAY New Micliel, B. C. LamHsnsor. & tioufei**-? - - f * Proprietor! RATES $2,00 A DAY Evei^thing First-Class and Comfortable .Sb'triitig but white labor employed FREE BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS A special train will run to the grounds every hour- and ample arrangements have been maclo for provisions aiid bth- <ir requisites as well as innumerable luxuries; to be served at moderate prices. 41 Meal market Ltd 41 High^lass BtitrHers New Michel' All meat fresh kilied--Prlme Bbefj i?ork, -arid Mytton Dairy Butter, Mild-cufe^d ifyjns arid Bacon---Fish jri Season u; The Store Where They Send What You Oi'der 2 DiliveriesT Daily 2 Singer Sewing Machines the Best In the'World. 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I bave not had a day's Illness since. Nobody could wish for belter health than I enjoy, and It Is all owing to PSYCH'NE. it should be in everybody's hands." Tot Coughs, Colds, Leu of Appetite, Throat, Lung end Stomach Trouble, take Piychine. Druggists snd Stores sell at 50c and $1.00. Send to DR. T. A. SLOCUM, Limited, Spadina Avenue, Toronto, for • TRIAL FREE. THE CANADIAN ENVOYS. An Unequal Load Harry left the breakfast tabic with nn exaggerated limp. . His mother asked anxiously, "Why, Harry, have yon a lame foot?" Little brother Bob solveil the problem with, "Naw, he ain't loaded even. He's got more flapjacks down on one side than on the other." Infuriated Sportsmim( showing bullet-punctured hat)—You nianslaugh- tering young imbecile! Do you see Vhat you've done? My dear chap. It's my hat you've been sporting all day, and if I don't mind, I don't see why you should, LUc. Complimentary References to Canada In London Journal. Sir Frederick Borden and the Hon. L. P. Brodeur, Canadian Ministers ot Militia and Marine, are starting to visit this country for further consultation wrth His Majesty's Ministers on the subject of Imperial Defence. At the same time it is notified that the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia has sent its amended proposals to the Admiralty. Taken in conjunction with the offer r.t Dreadnoughts by New Zealand and by Victoria and New South Wales, these are gratifying signs that the Young Lions are awake to the dangers which loom before the old grey mother and the whole of her family alike. Sir Frederick Borden presides over a force which is already strong both in numbers and in other essentials which make even more surely for efficiency in war. The Canadian Infantry proved itself, on the day of Paarde- burg, fit to fight beside the elite of the British army. /When the Imperial General Staff is established, and the divisions for whioh Mr. Haldane hopes organized, the strength of the Empire on land will be of a kind not to be lightly provoked, provided that the Mother Country will set the example by accepting the liability for service for defence. Sir Frederick Borden's military service has been on the non-combatant side, for he is a surgeon-colonel. But that ia, after all, as real a military experience as most Secretaries for War in this country enjoy. The Marine over which it is Mr. Brodeur's duty to preside is yet a thing of the future. His duties are, for the nonce, confined to fisheries. But there can be no doubt that Canada means to have a navy of her own, and no man's task can be more responsible than his to whose lot it will fall so to concert arrangements with the Imperial authorities that the infant fleet may at once retain its independence of administration, and yet fit in with the organization of the whole when it is called upon to do its duty in war—The London Graphic. SUNLIGHT [ AN INDIAN RIOT. HALP THE TOIL of household work Is taken away when Sunlight Soap la brought Into tho home. For thoroughly cleansing floors, metal-work, walla and woodwork, Sunlight la the most economical both In time and money. ... Mr. Highmore—Going to take a run over to Europe, aro you? Cui bono?" Mr. Pneurich—No, I think not. Mostly London and Paris.—Chicago Tribune. For Women's Needs Every woman should fortify herself against those weaknesses and derangements which are usually present at times when Nature makes extra demands upon the system. 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The sedate gentleman act. ing as chairman had just requested the ushers to see that the women departed by way of certain doors. "Don't let a single woman out by that door," he admonished the assistants down below. Then Gypsy Smith rose to his feet, with this correction or addition: "And don't let a married woman out that way either." "You will break up the meeting," the chairman said, in mild rebuke; but the evangelist would not stay rebuked. "It will break up the stiffness, yon mean," was the way he came back at the dignified chairman, who, however, eventually recovered from the shock. The Times and thi Telegraphers. The London Times likes to have its correspondence from Canada sent over the Marconi route. The Canadian land telegraph companies have no working agreement with that phantom conveyer of intelligence, and they have been charging the Thunderer full local commercial ."ates— thirty cents for ten words, instead of thirty cents a hundred—for delivering the goods at Glace Bay to the Marconi Co. The Times has applied to the Railway Commission to have this discrimination put an end to. The telegraph companies advance as justification the fact that The Times'B reports are very much condensed, to which Chairman Mabee replies that every one who uses the telegram condenses as much as possible. Evidently Judge Mabee is a bit old- fashioned. The Times deserves sympathy in its pioneer support of the ethereal system.' but it had better beware. The telegraph comnanies may introduce the method of charging by the ton, and Tho Times's reports are roputed to be rather heavy. bold Ever, wharf. In Boa., as wntl. "Mauretania" is the all-the- year-round collar. Men who wear it in summer for its style and comfort, wear it all ■winter for the same reasons. 9 FOR 2So. Moat every dealer sella Tooke Collare, troont aaoa. liuitio, uontm-**- British v, American, British tourists in Canada have hitherto formed a considerably smaller proportion than American, but the balance should be to some extent ,.*e- drossed this year. The British Association, which meets at Winnipeg in August, will naturally account tor many, but quite apart from that there is a growing tendency among travelers to go to Canada instead of the United States. The expenses are less, and tho scenery is infinitely finer. The Canadian Pacific staff at Charing Cross, London, is positively inundated at present with requests for information as to tours in Canada. Nowadays the tranBallnhtic passage is so oasy that one wonders why so many still keep to the played-out and over-crowded holiday resorts of Europe.—Standard of Empire. Wanted Real Help. An enterprising newspaper reporter who once happened to be holidaying at the same seaside resort as Lord Northcote, who has been spoken of as the next Governor-General of Canada, took the occasion by the hand by asking for some advice on a policy his pnper proposed to adopt. "Advice I am always chary of," said Ids lordship, "It is so cheap, so easy. 'I remember some years ago watching u boy pushing a heavy cart up a hill.- The hill was steep; tho boy thin. He bent forward at the work till he was almost horizontal. 'Push it up zig-zag,' I cried, 'and you will find it will go much eaaiiT.' "The boy snarled back: 'Not so much of yer bloom'n advice. Come and give's a shove'." Talks So Much Herself "He ahvavs has a good word to say Of ''Is V1""" "Yes. she "over gives him a chance to say it to her." ************************** KEEPING CHILDREN WELL. Every mother should be able to recognize and cure the minor ills that attack her little ones. 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"Walt a minute now, boy," Mr. Samples said as he walked over to his trunk, "if you can tnke out this suit and have It pressed and back here In time for me to go to tbe Bijou tonight I'll let you keep every cent of that dollar." "General," said the boy, his eyes bulging out of their sockets, "I'll do dat shuah, general, or give you all that money back." — Philadelphia North American. Constable Bayonetted a Bull, Owner Assaulted Constable. Details are published in the Indian press of a serious riot at Kotuppa- konda, near Guntur. An important Hindu festival, the Sivaratri, wus attended by many thousands of pilgrims and a police force of 150 of all rauks was detailed, as usual, to keep order. The riot, according to the police version, originated in a constable bayo- ui'tting a bull which had kicked him. The owner of the bull assaulted the constable und was arrested. According to a pilgrim wbo witnessed the rioting, the man was leading his bull to water, and, the animal being somewhat frisky, the constable forbade him to lead it among the crowd, und struck the animal and the man. The latter is said to have retaliated by assaulting the constable with a latbi. A mob of 5,000 soon assembled, attacked the temporary police-station, and pelted the police with stones, Tbe inspector ordered tbe police to fire, and, according to one account, two rioters were killed and a number wounded. Anotber report, however, says that the police fired away all their cartridges in the air. The constables were scattered by the mob, one peon was killed, and the temporary police station was burnt. The district superintendent of police, on receiving a message from the sub- inspector, rode to the scene, and it is reported that he found no policemen there. He was surrounded by the mob, who pelted him with stones and burnt down the house in which he sought refuge. He received four deep wounds on the head and several contused wounds on the body. Besides the two inspectors, three sub- inspectors and eight constables were seriously injured, and six constables are reported to be missing. Tho reserve police arrived next morning and restored order. Poor Business. A a political meeting in the east side of London Mr. C. T. Ritchie, then a Cabinet Minister, delivered an address, but after it was over it was found that Mr. Ritchie's overcoat had been stolen. In order to save Mr. Ritchie any annoyance Sir Thomas Dewar, the chairman of the meeting, sent the sum of 10 shillings to a certain quarter of the constituency well known as a thieves' haunt. Very shortly three overcoats were brought round to the hall. Mr. Ritchie picked out his coat from among them, tho other two were honorably returned to the thieves, and everybody felt relicv ed that the incident had terminated so satisfactorily. A few days afterward, when Sir Thomas Dewar was on his rounds canvassing, a man tapped him on the shoulder und asked if he could have a word or two with him. "Certainly," answered the candidate. "How much did you send for the coat?" he was asked. "Ten shillings," was the reply. "Well, guv'nor, do you call that business? I only got a shilling out of it, nnd I was the bloke who pitched it!"—London Standard. Gave the Show Away Some time ago a travelling circus visited a little town. An attraction was a long-bearded lady. An intelligent little girl was seated at her feet collecting money in a wooden bowl. A gentleman, who had been much interested by the wonderful woman, on the point of going out said to the little girl—"And I suppose, my dear, that this lady is your mother?" Just imagine the. astonishment of those assembled when she answered, "Oh, no, sir, she's my dad!" It was the first time in three days thnt Mrs. Very Rich had seen her children, so numerous were her social engagements. "Mamma," asked little Ruth, as her mother took her up in her arms for a kiss, "on what dny was I born?" "On Thursday, dear," said the mother. "Wasn't that fortunate," replied the little girl, "heenuse that's your day home."—Success Magazine. Mothers can easily know when their children are troubled with wor*ns. and tbey lose "O tip*e in ftp-giving the best of re'"erlios—Mother^rnves' Worm Exterminator. A woman specially likes a man's compliments when probably he doesn't mean them. W. N. U., No. 746. Gordon's Rose-Tree. Of the actual work of Gordon's hands at Khartoum remains but a rose-bush in tbe palace garden which, hewn down by the malice of his enemies, sprang to life again with the coming of spring—a type of the joyful resurrection to which the hero looked forward with that unfaltering eye. It is affectionately tended by an old Sudanese sergeant who was one of Gordon's men, und stands in the midst of an earthly paradise. In tbat indulgent climate, on the banks of the dark river which carries down from the cornucopia of Abyssinia the waters that fertilize Egypt, the growth of gardens is tropically exuberant. This rose-tree, says The Sunday at Home, was found blooming beside the ruins when, on the second day after its red victory at Omdurman, a British army, horse, foot, and artillery, was drawn up, in the full Komp of war, beside the last earthly abitation of Charles George Gordon, to give him, in the religions of the three kingdoms, the most solemn funeral service ever read over a general killed in battle, with one of his own old gunboats firing the tolling minute guns, Mr. Sant and His Models. It is now nearly thirty years ago since the doyen of the Royal Academy. Mr. James Sant, who celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday tho other day, painted that famous pic ture, "The Soul's Awakening." It was a sudden inspiration during the visit of one of the painter's young nieces to London. Mr. Sant caught ber in his studio one afternoon rapt in thought over a book Bhe had just been reading, and "The Soul's Awakening" was tbe result. For "Peaches," another of Mr. Sant's well-known pictures, the artist's-daughter Hilda was the model at the age of two, the radiant cheeks of the child actually suggesting comparison with the beautiful fruit she happened to be carrying in her hand. Friend of the Poor. The death of Dr. Bell Taylor recalls s story illustrative of the generosity and goodheartedness of the noted London oculist. Years ago the doctor wus in Scarborough, and was accosted by a little blind boy who was selling matches and newspapers. The doctor looked at the lad closely. "How long have you been blind?" he asked. "A year and a half," was the reply. The result of this chance encounter was that the boy was taken to Nottingham, operated upon, and is now in lull possession of his sight. This was done entirely at Dr. Bell Taylor's expense. The Boom In Southern Alberta. Calgary in the meanwhile is experiencing an extraordinary rush of land-seekers, which iB so great that hotel "-commodation is unable to cope with it. The entrance halls are filled with cots, and the immigration building is crowded to its utmost capacity. Even private houses have had to ojwn their doors to prevent the land-seekers from having to spend the night in the streets. Ethel—Mother, Miss Bruce told us such a funny thing about tbe cuckoo to-day. (Mysteriously.) It doesn't lay its own eggs.—Punch. Great Britain now has 444 fighting ships under twenty years old, ni/ainst the 200 of Germany and the 233 of France. The English battleship fleet numbers 59, ngninst the 42 of Germany and the 24 of France, while the armored cruisers number, respectively, 39 12 and 22. .England has now 68 submarines nnd 171 destroyers, against the 8 submarines and 97 destroyers of Germany. So it still seems fairly safe to say that Britannia rules the waves. 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Tins THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. /?= A MESSAGE FROM MARJORIE By Nellie Cravey Gillmore. Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated Literary Press. Farrlngton turned from the bookcase with a little gesture of annoyance. Bis Shakespeare, of all volumes! How stupid of Thorn-fa to have let out bis books without his knowledge or consent! Only last week he had missed his favorite, mnch marked copy of Rocbefoucault Presley had nabbed that But this was a little too much. Especially In view of the fact that "Hamlet" was playing that night and there were a couple of passages be felt he must run over. He crossed the room Impatiently and pushed the call bell. It was answered at once by the redoubtable valet. "It seems still more of my books are missing, Thomas, I am afraid you have been careless. I can't locate that red calf edition of Shakespeare anywhere." "You left orders, sir—begging your pardon—to accommodate any of tbe young gentlemen"— "When I rushed off to Europe, eh?" A whimsical smile made its transient passage across Farrlngton s scowling face. "Very well. I presume you aro right I was a bit ups->t I remember. You may go." But as tbe man started toward the door he called him back. "By tbe way, are there any bookstores hereabout?" "No first class ones, sir." "Any—er—first class neighbors?" "A few, sir." "Good! Scrimmage around and'find me a Shakespeare before night and l'll"- But Thomas bad already disappeared. a ***** * Marjorle Hayward was Just coming out of the front door when Farrlng- ton's man stepped up on the veranda. His request surprised ber a little, bnt she was very glad, Indeed, to be able to accommodate blm. She bad a copy of Shakespeare somewhere, sbe said, an old, battered one, but bis "master" was welcome to the use of It certainly. And with tbls Information she went back Into tbe library to search for It What sort of -people were they, anyhow, tbe new neighbors who bad just moved In the day before and were already beginning to borrow people's books? sbe wondered good nnturedly. At last sbe came across tbe rusty ' little volume, stuffed to overflowing with old letters, clippings and scraps of memoranda. She held It np and shook tbem out in a shower, a swarm of memories suddenly aroused by the long burled sight of certain familiar bits of writing, pressed Sowers crumbling to atoms, yet vaguely redolent still of a dear, dead past With a smothered sigh Bhe caugbt herself back sharply from her foolish reflections and returned to the door with the book. Tbomas thanked ber elaborately and hastened away. Marjorle waited till he had passed up tbe short stone walk of the house next door. Then she buttoned up ber coat and walked down the gravel path to the gate. • •*•••• Farrlngton took the volume eagerly, turning tbe yellowed leaves with deft fingers till he shonld come to "Hamlet" But suddenly he paused, his eyes narrowed curiously and his heart gave a startled jump. A brief extract from "The Merry Wives of Windsor" caught his attention. "Ask me no reason wby I love you, for, though love use reason for Its precision, be admits him not for bis counselor." The passage was heavily underscored, and below It were scribbled In corroboration the Initials "M. H."— "W. F." They were hers—and bisl Marjorle Hayward! The name sent bis thoughts tumbling tumultuously back over the past, sent tbe blood tingling even to his eyelids. How many years— neorty ten I—Blnce he hod called that name. Yet how many days, Indeed, had it been absent from his heart? The minutes flew by as be sat there wrapped In meditation. At list he began again to slip tbe leaves absently through his fingers, when abruptly they came in contact with something alien. - He glanced closer, almost Indifferently, and started again ns his gaze rested stupidly upon an envelope stuck to one of the pages and addressed In full to hlmself-addressed In Marjorle Hayward's clear, resolute characters half a score of years ago, when they had both lived Id tbe same little western town. Without a second thought as to whether be should or should not open It Farrlngton deliberately tore the letter from its Inclosure and read: Dear Walter—1 have been thinking things over, and, after all, you must be right 1 made the mistake, and 1 am willing to acknowledge It. We love each other too much, do we not, to let a silly quarrel separate us for life? Come to me Unlght 1 shall be waiting for you. Aa ever, MARJORIE. For an Indeterminate space Wnlter Farrlngton sat half stunned. What had happened? What could It mean? Had she changed ber mind about sending the letter, or had there been some oversight, eome carelessness, In tho pdstlng? ' | And Marjorle herself, where was abe j now? Could It be that she was less! than a block away at this minute? Perhaps she was married. Or was she dead, and hail fate cbosen this Ironical opportunity to thrust an added miser; into his bitter memories? Farrlngton was not a man to hem and haw. He thought quickly, and he acted with proportionate dispatch. He took out bis wutcb. It was almost a In fifteen minutes be was ringing the doorbell next door. But be was destined to disappointment Miss Hayward bad gone to "Hamlet." Farrlngton hurried down tbe avenue that led to the playhouse. Luckily, his ticket was to be called for at tbe box office. It was a good seat . and commanded a sweeping view of the audience. After the first act their eyes met— locked-across the sea of faces In the orchestra. The girl paled, flushed and paled again. Then her eyes fell away from the deep, ardent gaze riveted upon her. After the play Farrlngton stationed himself at the door, but Marjorle left by a box entrance, and he went home with a sinking heart to a dream haunted pillow. The rain washed sky was blushing pink wben be opened his shutters nt 6 the next morning. The flowers made a rainbow of color In the garden be. low. and tbe air was vocal witb the matutinal chirping of birds. Suddenly the door of tbe house across the way swung open, and a young woman in a trim brown travel ing dress, suit case lu hand, emerged upon the porch. Farrlngton caught a desperate breath. The northbound train left in twelve minutes, and he was still In his bathrobe and slippers. After Providence had thus delects- bly tossed them together again she was running away from him. Seven minutes later, decidedly 111 groomed, he whizzed up to- the plat- form of the G. and G., jumped out and sent Thomas speeding on bis way hi the runabout Miss Hayward was just turning from tbe ticket window as he came up, and again their eyes met, hers evasively; his with the old compelling power she had never known bow to resist "Marjorle!" "Walter!" The name escaped her unconsciously. "I just received your message, dear," he said, "and tbat Is wby 1 am here." He displayed to her bewildered gaze the faded writing on the yellowed paper. "Wby," she breathed wonderlngly— "why, I don't understand. 1 wrote you that letter over nine years ago and"— "For some reason whicb Is not presently apparent it was never mailed. See, the stamp Is uncanceled. 1 found It in the little old Shakespeare we used to read so often together." "And which 1 have never opened since you went away," sbe Interposed In a little tremulous whisper. The engine bell rang. With a little exclamation Marjorle started toward the train. Farrlngton took her suit case from ber. "Where are you going?" he asked. "To Pittsburg. And you?" "Wherever you are—always." And tbey stepped aboard tbe moving train. What Is In a Name. Helnemann. the European publisher, once noticed two peddlers standing side by side, selling toy dolls. One of them 'bad a queer, fat faced doll, whlcb he was pushing Into tbe faces of the pass, ersby, giving It the name ot a well known woman reformer then prom!. nently before the public. His dolls were selling rapidly, while tbe man beside him, who had a really more attractive doll, was dolnj, comparatively little business. A thought occurred to Helnemann, and be tried an expert, ment. Calling the second peddler'to one side, "My friend," be said, "do you want to know how to sell twice ns many of tbese dolls as you are selling now? Hold them up In pairs, two together in each hand, and cry them ns 'The Heavenly Twins.'" The toy vend' er somewhat grudgingly followed his advice. It was at a time when Sarah Grand's famous novel was at tbe height of its popularity, and the title of the book was on every one's tongue. Perhaps It was merely luck, but the heavenly twins dolls were nn Instantaneous success, and within one hour the vender of the woman reformer dolls gave up the fight, acknowledged himself beaten nud moved five blocks down tbe street to escape the ruinous competition.—Lorln F. Delnnd tn Atlantic. Tha Supreme Gift. Man has no wings, and yet he can soar above the clouds. He Is not swift of foot, und yet he can outspeed tbe fleetest bound or borse. He has but feeble weapons In his organization, and yet he can slay or master all the great beasts. His eye Is not so sharp as that of the eagle or tbe vulture, and yet he can Bee Into the farthest depths of sidereal space. He hns ouly very feeble occult powers of communl- cation with bis fellows, and yet he can talk around the world and send his voice across mountains nnd deserts. His hands are weak things beside a Han's paw or an elephant's trunk, and yet be can move mountains nnd stay rivers and set bounds to the wildest seas. His dog can ontsmell him and outrun him and outblte him, and yet bis dog looks up to him os to a god. He has erring reasons In place of unerring Instinct, and yet be has changed the face of the planet Without the specialization of tbe lower animals—tbelr wonderful adaptation to particular ends, their tools, their weapons, their strength, their speed—man yet makes them nil his servants. His brain is more than a match for all the special advantages nature has given them. The one gift jf reason makes him supreme In tht world.-John Burroughs In Atlantic. E6G POISONING. Some Persona Always Affected- Others Only Occasionally. Instances of egg poisoning appear from time to time, in periodical literature, and the subject is referred to in some but by no means all works on dietetics. While cases of acute poisoning ■ are rare, writes a physician in The Medical Record, some susceptibility as regards eggs is not so very uncommon. People constantly assert that eggs make them bilious, and, while in some this is often imaginary, in others the condition actually exists. This is notably true of infants and young children. Not only do many infants and young .children digeBt eggs with difficulty, especially when first enten, but many more are made ill if this particular lood is partakan of too freely or, in the oase of older children, if the egg diet is kept up to-i continuously. This inability of voting children to digest eggs is probably in line with the well recognized fact that the infant's stomach, or digestive juices, must be taught to digest most dietary articles other than the maternal milk. Cows' milk, for instance, is a veritable poison to some infnnta, while many a newly-born requires some practice and education before it can thoroughly digest even mother's millt. Individual susceptibility as regards egg. is extremely variable. In eome persons eggs always act as poisons, while in others the toxic influence may be marked at one time and at another much diminished ot entirely witnting, especially when the Bubject is in sound condition. The susceptibilitv mny be observed in eggs of every degree of freshness and in some cases only with eggs of certain birds. Changes in eggs mny h* brought about by methods of cook- in;;, for, while some persons manifest their susceptibility only when the egg is raw, otbers are poisoned when it is cooked or prepared in some unusual an-i unaccustomed manner. In most of the'reported cases the white of the egg appears to have been the offending element. The symptoms oi egg poisoning differ greatly in de ?r»o In some cases only nausea and hendnche occur. In others the most violent symptoms, suggestive of irritant poisoning, are observed. Sometimes when the use of eggs is long continued they give rise to the symptom group which we call biliousness, which, after all, is but a form of auto-intoxication, due possibly to the presence ot some alkaloid in the blood. The symptoms of egg poisoning nre essentially those of so-culled ptomaine poisoning. It is true that the eggs giving rise to toxic phenomena are in most instances apparently fresb when eaten, but when we recall that the porous shell of the egg will admit the micro organisms that cause the egg to rot, as well as various strong odor, it is easy to comprehend that an egg may appear fresh and yet contain bacterid thut in susceptible persons and in cer- tain conditions of digestion may pro duce changes which may cause toxic symptoms. Friendship Insurance. Thnt there may be such a thing ns carrying insurance too fnr is indicated by the case of Mr. Mulcahy and Mr. Mulhooly, two Irish gentlemen. Though they were known to be great friends, they were one day observed to pass each other in the street without a greeting. "Why, Mulcahy," a friend asked in astonishment, "have you and Mulhooly quarreled?" "That we have not I" said Mr. Mulcahy, with earnestness. ■ "Tbere .seemed to be a coolness between you when you passed just now." "That's the insurance of our friendship." "I don't understand." "Whoy, thin, it's this way ■ Mul- hoolv and I are that devoted to wan another that we can't bear the idea of a quarrel, and as we are both moighty quick tempered we've resolved not to shpake to wan another ut all!"—London Tit-Bits. Most Deadly of African Fevers. We often hear of the African fever, or jungle fever. But speak of the fever to the man who has been where it prevails and he will tell you thnt it is more feared by the explorer than the most dangerous animal. There is a malarial fever that the African mosquito will put into you with its bite. IV may stay in you six of seven years, but you can finally get rid of It by proper treatment. But the black water fever of German East Africa comes on you and catches you when you mny think the trouble is only n little malaria. Unless there is a physician in the party who knows its signs the man who is stricken with it seldom comes back to the civilized world alive. The Slavs. The people known as the Slavs appear in history north of the Bluck Sea about the time of the Emperor Trajan, A.D. 110, and begin to be mentioned with some frequency during the sixth century. Since then they nave pushed westward into the Teutonic domain, but have nowhere, snve in Russia, retained political independence. Of the fifteen or more Sluvonic languages the old Bulgarian and tbe modern Russian, Polish, Bohemian, C o- atian and Serbian are of the most importance. Fourflushers. "Him a musician I" sneered Tete He Veau. "Why, he doesn't know the difference between a fugue and a symphony. "Really!" cried L'Oignon, lifting his brows in shocked amaze. An hour later they caught each oilier in the club library looking the difference up. The Cheerful Errand Runners. "It is reolly a pleasure, ma'am, lo observe how readily your little buy runs your errands! "Oh, he's the boy thnt lives next door. I get him to do my errands because my own boy won't!" "Ah! What is your boy doing now?" "There he is, rushing on an errand for the lady next door!" LIBRARY FRIGHT. It Covers Its Victim With Confusion and Helpleaaneis. "That woman," said the library attendant, pointing to a woman who had just gone into tbe reading room, "had a pretty bad case of library fright." "When?" asked the old subscriber. I A few minutes ago, when she ask- I ed for a book," said the librarian. "Did you never hear of the library fright? Many people have it. It attacks them when they go into a I strange library just to look around or I rest for a few minutes and are informed that in order to enjoy the hospitality of the reading room they will have to ask for a book and make at least a pretence of reading. The chances are that, no matter how familiar they are with books, they won't be able to recall the name of a j single one at that moment. If the I library happens to be run on the help yourself principle, which gives patrons access to the shelves, they can pick up some volume at random, but when obliged to consult the catalogue, as they are here, their confusion is both pitiable and ludicrous. "I had the library fright twice myself. My first attack was in the Congressional library in Washington. I wanted to read there for a few minutes, just for the Bake ot being able to say afterward that I had rend there. Used as I was to handling books, I couldn't think of even the dictionary when it came to making a choice. After a few minutes of hopeless floundering 'Table's History of English Literature' flashed across my mind. I had no desire on earth to look at 'Taine'8 History of English Literature' then or at any other time, but I give you my word I couldn't think of any other book to save my life. "Another time, in a library here in town, I was stricken with a similar panic, and after stumbling through the catalogue in a dazed sort of way I asked for 'David Copperfield'— 'Copperfleld,' mind you, that I had read forty-eleven times and knew by heart. It's a funny thing, this library fright. A person who has never experienced it cannot imagine how foolish and helpless the sufferer feels." Some Odd Words. "Topsy turvy"—when things are in confusion, they are said to be topsy turvy, an expression derived from the way in which turf for fuel is placed to dry on its being cut. The surface of the ground is pared off with the heath growing upon it, and the beath is turned downward and left some days in that state that the earth mny get dry before it is carried away. It means, therefore, really "top side turf way." "Coxcomb" is a corruption of cock's comb, which is considered as an unnecessary part and is always cut off from game birds and only suffered to grow on those of the born- yard breed; hence coxcomb is a ridiculous fellow, who pajjs more attention to decoration of his person than to the improvement of his mind. "Hurly burly" denotes confusion or tumult and is said to owe its origin to two neighboring families, Hurleigh and Burleigh, who filled their part of the country with contest of violence. If Juliet Sneezed. Julia Marlowe once yielded to the insistent demands of an ambitious girl admirer, who had deluded the actress with sweet notes begging an interview, and told her to call at the hotel on a certain afternoon, when she would be glad to see her. "I saw you in 'Romeo and Juliet' last Monday night," said the young woman, "and have just been insanely curious to ask you a question." "Well, what is the question?" said. Miss Marlowe. "In the potion scene I want to know what you are tbinking about when you lie there supposed to be in the deep sleep from the effects of the drug you took." "I'm not thinking," said the actress. "I'm hoping," * "Hoping?" "Yes; hoping that I won't sneeze." * A Geodetic Survey of Canada. A geodetic survey of Canada, with W. F. King as chief astronomer, has been established on the recommendation of the Minister of the Interior. During the last four years a tri- anguiation has been in progress in the better settled parts of the Provinces of Ontario und Quebec, under the as- tronomteal branch, the object of which is to determine with the highest attainable accuracy the position of points throughout the country and the lengths and directions of lines which mny form the bnsis of surveys fir all purposes, topographical, engineering or cadastral and thereby assist in other survey wrok. When the Woman Fainted. This happened on the Lake Shore flier not long ago. A man rushed in from the car behind, evidently in great agitation, and said: "Has anybody in the car any whisky? A woman in the car behind has fainted." Instantly dozens of flasks were produced. The mart who had asked for it picked out the largest one, drew the cork and put the bottle .to his lips. With n long, satisfied sigh, he handed it bnck and remarked: "That did me a lot of good. I needed it, for it always makes me feel queer to see a woman faint." The Trade Winds. The trade winds are caused by the difference el temperature between the poles and the equator. As the heated nlr at the equator rises the cooler air from the north and Bouth poles flows in to take its place, and these atmospheric currents flowing from the north and south poles toward the oquotor constitute whnt are called the trade winds. The trades are of varying force, their strength depending entirely upon the difference in temperature between the equator and the pole. The greater the ditto- once the stronger tbe wind. LIGHTNING. Some Facta About This Myaterioua Force of Nature. Lightning is still more or less a mystery. We can imitate it on a small scale in the laboratory, but its gigantic manifestations in tbe sky and its wonderful vagaries make the wis-i est savants shake their beads. Wei know, at any rate, that lightning is the electric discharge at high tension between masses oppositely electrified. Every little particle of moisture in the air carries a charge, and when tbe particles coalesce in a cloud their electricity collects on the surface until the tension becomes enormous. If two clouds are oppositely electrified they will bombard each other until equilibrium is establisbed between them. If the opposition is between the surcharged cloud and an object on the ground a terrific bolt passing between the earth and the sky will relieve the electric strain without regard to the well being of any creature that stands in the way. A lightning flash often darts for miles through the air. It begins with a discharge between two adjacent par tides. The next particle receives the shock and transmits it to its nearest neighbor, and thus it rushes on, zigzagging along the line of least resistance until the unbalanced energies are restored to equality. The way oi lightning is a crooked way when the path iB long, because the distribution of the electric charges in the clouds is irregular. The positive seeks the negative and rushes to its embrace wherever it finds it. The eye is not quick'enough to unravel a lightning strike, but photo graphy can do it to a certain degree, and photographs prove that the path of the discharge is a waving line. No discharge occurs until the tension has reeched the breaking point—i.e., the point where the resistance of the air can no longer restrain the force of the gathering charge. What might be called the inner structure .of a lightning stroke is n marvel. Prof. Henry proved thnt every stroke is an alternating current, the oscillations occupying but a few millionths of a Becond, while the durn- tion of the flash may be a considerable fraction of a second. HIES OF THE DEEP Brave Captains Who Have Perished With Their Ships. An Old Enemy. Persons who rise in the world are not always as frank about their former places in life as good sense nnd humor might lead them to be. Dean Hole in bis book of reminiscences, "Now and Then," tells a little story of one whose humor did not desert him in time of prosperity. A footman who had begun life as a doctor's boy grew interested in the study of medicine and spent his leisure hours reading medical books. He came to the United States, worked hard as a student nnd as a physician for many years and attained a large practice. After some years of absence he returned to England. Seated one day nt luncheon with those whom he had formerly served, he suddenly astonished the company by holding up the mustard pot and addressing it with, "Hast tbou found me, 0 mine enemy?" Afterward he explained that the only reproof be had incurred from the lndv who was then at the head nf the tnble was evoked by the neglected condition of the mustard pot. Indoor Golf. In the eighteenth century goli courts or alleys were roofed over to protect them from sun and rain, wind and falling leaves, so thut people might golf undisturbed in all weathers. These formed long wooden sheds, eighty feet long and twenty broud, covered with tiles. The floor, which consisted of a mixture of earth and lime, was mnde hard, smooth and perfectly level. At a quarter dislanc* from ench end stood a pin turned out- of bard wood. For two feet of its height it was thickly-coated with bell metal, so as to give a sharp sound when struck by the inrge leather balls. Around the golf alleys were little tables and stools for the onlookers. So one finds them in north Holland still. The game in fact lhad been reduced almost lo parlor golf.— London Express. What "He's a Brick" Means. The common phrase "He'B a brick I" is first found in Plutarch. The expression implies any form of admiration. The Spartans, quick witted and noted for their repartee, were early trained in both schools. They were men of few words and fewer laws and embodied in short phrases their ad miration, dislike or appreciation. Ly- curpus wus not only a mun of few words, but quick action. On being asked, "Should Sparta be inclosed?" nn invasion of the enemy being ex peeled during the time of war, he replied, "A city is well fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick." A STERN RULE OF THE SEA. China's Great Wall. The builder ol the Great Wall of Chinn was a great warrior emperor called Chi Hwang Ti, who lived about two centuries before Christ. To put n stop to the incursions of the Tartars and other northern tribes ho caused this grent wall—1,800 miles in length—to be erected. It required ten years to build it, and in his haste to have it completed he worked to death tens of thousands of his laborers. Even when finished it proved useless as a means of defence. Her Translated Duck. Annie hail a little duck which followed her everywhere and was a great net. One morning she woke to find her duck was dead. She shed many tears, refusing to be comforted, until her old "maums," with the instincts of her race, offered deep sympathy in well limed words. Then Annie dried her eyes and rushed to her mother, voicing the consolation, "Mother, I huvc a little angel duck." Tha Captain of tha Veaaal Shall Ba tha Last to Leave," and From Thie Mandate No Captain la Exempt Heroism In Face of Certain Death. "The captain of tbe vessel shall be the last to leave." This heroic sentiment baa been exemplified time and again by the brave men wbo go down to the sea In ships, and to tbelr everlasting bonor there Ib no attempt or desire to shirk tbe tearful duty and responsibility. So It wss thnt Captain Sealhy of tbe III fated Republic refused to leave bis ship till every mini, woman, child and mem-, ber nt hla crew bad been saved. "The Inst to leave!" It Is the law. universally asknowledged at sea by officers and men alike as tbe basis of self respect and honor. From it no captain Is exempt One of tbe bravest of these heroes wns Chief Officer Pnterson of the British King. One day some winters ago he sailed from New York under Captain O'Hngan. Great storms Impeded the passage of the ship, and so stupendous was the violence of the waves that they stove In tbe bow plates, and before the leakage waa discovered tons of water rushed Into tbe bold. Captain O'Hagan told his men to shift tbe cargo, but barrels and cases were hurtling this way and that and one of them, driving the captain back against th? wall, crushed his leg so severely that be bad to be carried to tbe lifeboat For a brief space there was no captain. Then Pnterson took command. At a critical moment his strong personality and calm assurance saved the crew from panic. Three boats filled with sailors from the British King were launched in safety, while the new commander stood In silence on the bridge. Lower and lower sank the III starred ship, and as sbe heaved and took her final plunge Poterson blew a farewell blast upon bis whistle to the fast departing crew. Quite different, but no less heroic, was the manner in which Captain Griffith of the Atlantic Transport line steamship Mohegan faced death. Though It was scarcely darker tban twilight, he bad run his vessel on tbe rocks near tbe Needles In October, 1898, and it was rapidly sinking, Tbe last glimpse of Captain Griffith showed him standing on the bridge ordering the boats to be lowered In order to save his crew. Heroic In death, too. was the captain of tbe oil ship Lnodlana, which several years ago was burned at sea. Before tbinking of bis own safety be saw every man of his crew clear of tbe doomed vessel, and then It was too late. Foot by foot he was driven forward by the flames till at last he hung over tbe bow. A tramp steamship came up, but the waters were too rough for the lowering of the boats. Finally the flames compelled hlm to loosen bis bold, and while his ship burned'fiercely on he wus dashed Into the angry seas beneath. But still more dramatic wns tbe death of Captain Deloncle of the French liner La Rnurgogne. sunk In tbe summer of iniw. Aa he stood one night upon the bridge a tall l-urk suddenly loomed out of the darkness and, dealing La Rnurgogne a fatal blow, steamed hurriedly away. Tbe men on board went frantic. In a scramble for safety firemen nnd crew lost their wits, and people ran up and down tbe deck In wild despair. Deloncle stood calm amid tho tumult Suddenly he abandoned himself to the dramatic horror of the scene nnd. seizing the whistle rope, sent Into the skies one long. wild, walling groan. It wns Heloncle's Inst salute. I'erhapB ihe noblest dentil of all wna that of Captain Craven of the monitor Tecninseh at the attack tn August IM'il nn Mobile. The ship wns fast I sinking. There was not it moment to be lost. At the font of the ladder leading tn the manhole nlinve. tho turret of safety, two men met. Captain Craven and Ills pilot There would be time fnr hut one lo mount. The captain knew It; the pilot knew It But there wns nn hesltntlnn. With a smile Cnpinlu Craven stepped tn one side. "After you. pilot." he said. The man sprang up tbe ladder, and his life wus saved, hut tbe brave captain wns swept under and carried to destruction by the cruel sea.—London Answers. Buying Fodder For the Newtyweds. The newly nmrrled couple hnd just moved Into their new home. On tbo morning after their nrrlvnl a baker called tn solicit (heir trade. He found the young wife In the kitchen. After explaining Hint Ills wagon delivered once a day the linker nsked. "Aud may we hnve your trade, miidniu?" "Yes." she replied timidly; "wo will give you n trial." "And nhntit how much bread will you wnnt eneli dny?" "Well. I dnn't knnw exnctly. You see. there nre only two of us." Then doubtfully. "Would five loaves a day be enough, do you think?"—Judge. Jurymen In the Past. The grievances of present-day'jury- men are mild compared with those inflicted on them in the past. Until the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1870 they were prohibited from having meat, drink, or fire (candlelight only excepted) while considering their verdict, The Answer, "They sny the Joneses ore a very happy couple." "But .limes Is a traveling mnn and Is very seldom nt home." "Exurtly."-Cleveland Lender. Him we cnll nn artist who shall play on nn assembly of men ns a master on the keys of a plane-Emerson. THE HEPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Opal Serpent By FERGUS HUME, Aa-dur ef "Slit Mystarj •/ a H.n.om d*." •Elm Mandarin*. Fan," Eta, CopyrlsM, 1W. by G- W. Dtlllna- ham Company. (Continued.) "Oh, how could you—now couiu* - "You feeble thing," said Maud contemptuously nnd patting tbe g.Ws cheek, "you would not have done it. I uow. But I loved lt-I loved ft! That was living Indeed. I went down to the cellar and fastened the door behind me. Tray was already pressing on the cross stick nt the cud of the wire and laughed as he pressed. But I stopped blm. I heard you and that woman enter tbe shop and heard what you said. I prolonged Krlll's agony, and then I pressed the wire down myself for such a time as 1 thought it would take to squeeze the life out of the beast Then, with Tray, I locked tbe cellar door and left by tbe side passage. We dodged all tbe police and got Into tbe Strand. I did not return to the hotel, but walked about with Tray all the night talking with-Joy," cried Maud, clapping ber bands, "with yon, do you hear? When It was 8, I went to Judson's. The porter thought I had been out for an early walk. My mother"— Here Maud broke off, for Sylvia, wbo waa staring over her shoulder out of tbe window, saw a form sbe knew •well at the gate. "Paul—Paul," she ehrleke*. "come—come!" Maud whipped the black silk handkerchief round the girl's neck. "You shall never get that money," sbe whispered cruelly. "You shall never tell "You shall never get that monet/." any one what I have told you. Now I'll show you how Hokar taught me." Sbe jerked the handkerchief tight but Sylvia got ber band under the cruel bandage and shrieked aloud in despair. At once she beard an answering shriek. It was tbe voice of Deborah. Maud darted to tbe door and locked It Then she returned and, flinging Sylvia down, tried again to tighten tbe handkerchief, her face white and fierce and her eyes glittering like a demon's. "Help—help!" cried Sylvia, and her voice grew weaker. But she struggled and kept her bands between the handkerchief and ber throat. Maud tried to drag them away fiercely. Deborah was battering frantically at the door. Paul ran round to the window. It was not locked, and Maud, struggling with Sylvia, had no time to close it. With a cry of alarm Paul threw up the window and jumped Into tbe room. At tbe same moment Deborah, putting ber sturdy shoulder to the trail door, burst it open. Beecot flung himself on the woman and dragged her back. But she clung like a leech to Sylvia with the black handkerchief in her grip. Deborah, silent and fierce, grabbed at the handkerchief and tore It from Maud's grasp. Sylvia, half strangled, fell hack In a faint, white as a corpse, while Paul struggled with the savage and baffled woman. "You've killed her," shouted Deborah and laid her strong bands on Maud, "you devil!" Sbe shook ber fiercely. "I'll kill you!" and she shook ber again. Paul threw blmself on his knees beside the Insensible form of Sylvia and left Deborah to deal with Maud. Tbat creature waa gasping as Mrs. Tawsey swung her to and fror Then sbe began to flght, and the two women crashed around the little room, upsetting the furniture. Paul took Sylvia In hla arms aud shrank against the wall to protect her. A new person suddenly appeared, no less a woman than Matilda. When she saw Maud In Deborah's grip ahe flew at her sister like a tigress and dragged her off. Mand was free for a moment. Seeing her chance, she scrambled out of the window and ran through tbe garden down the road to- ward tbe station. Perhaps she bad a vague Idea of escape. Deborah, exerting her great strength, threw Mn- tllda aside and without a cry ran out of the houso nnd after the assassin who bad tried to strangle Sylvia. Mn- tllda, true to ber salt, ran also to help Maud Krlll, and the two women sped tn tbe wake of the insane creature who was swiftly running In the illree. tion of the station. People begun to look round, a crowd gatnered mte magic, and In a few moments Maud was being chased by quite a mob of people. She ran like a hare. Heaven only knows If she hoped to escape after her failure to kill Sylvia, but sho ran on blindly. Into the new street of Jublleetown she Bped, with the roaring mob at her heels. She dnrteil down a side thoroughfare, but Deborah gained on her silently and with a savage look In her eyeB. Several policemen joined in the chase, though no one knew what the flying womaii bnd done. Maud turned suddenly up the slope that led to. the station. She gained the door, darted through It, upset the roan at the barrier and with clinched fists stood at bay, ber buck to the rails. Deborah darted forward Maud gave a wild scream and sprang aside. Tben she reeled and fell over tbe platform. The next moment a train came slowly into the station, and Immediately the wretched womnn was under the cruel wheels. When she was picked up she was dead and almost cut to pieces. Lady Rachel and Lemuel Krill were revenged. OLD HOARDING PLACES. CHAPTER XXVI. BILVIA was ill for a long time after that terrible hour. Although Maud had not sue ceeded In strangling her, yet the black silk handkerchief left marks on her neck. Then the struggle, the ■hock and the remembrance of the horrors related by the miserable woman threw her into a nervous fever, and it was many weeks before she recovered sufficiently to enjoy life. Deborah never forgave herself for having left Sylvia alone and nursed her with a fierce tenderness whlcb was the re- salt ot remorse. "If that wretch 'ad killed my pretty," ■he said to Paul, "I'd ha' killed her, if I wos hanged fur it Ave times over." "God has punished the woman," said Paul solemnly. "Serve 'er right" rejoined Deborah heartlessly. "What kin you expect fur good folk if wicked ones, as go strangulating people, don't git the Lord down on *em. Oh, Mr. Beecot" Deborah broke down Into noisy tears, "the •orrors that my lovely oue 'ave tole me. Slch murders and gory assassins!" "I gathered something of tbls from what Sylvia let drop when we came bock from the station," said Beecot anxiously. "Tell me exactly what she ■aid, Deborah." "Why that thing as Is dead, an' may ahe rest In a peace she don't deserve, tole how she murdered Lady Kachel Sandal an' my ole master." "Deborah," cried Beecot amazed. "You mnst be mistaken." "No, I nln't sir. That thing guv my lily queen the 'orrors. Jes' you 'ear, lir. Beecot and creeps will go up your back. Lor* 'ave mercy on us aa don't know the wickedness of the world." "I think we have learned something of It lately, Mrs. Tawsey," waa Paul's grim reply. "But tell'me"- "Wot my pure angel sunbeam said? I will, and If It gives you nightmares don't blame me," and Mrs. Tawsey, tn her own vigorous, ungrammatlcal way, related wbat sbe had heard from Sylvia, who was now sleeping quietly. Paul went to And Hurd and related all that had taken place. The detective was equally horrified along with Beecot when be heard of Sylvia's danger and set to work to prove the truth of what Maud bad told the girl.. He succeeded so well that within a comparatively short space of time the whole matter was made clear. Mrs. Jessop, alias Mrs, Krlll, was examined; Tray was found and questioned; Matilda was made to speak out and both Jessop and Hokar had to make clean breasts of It. The evidence thus procured proved the truth of the terrible confession made by Maud Jessop to tbe girl she thought to strangle. Hurd was amazed at the revelation. "Never call me a detective again," he said to Paul, "tor I am an ass. 1 thought JesBop might be guilty or that Hokar might have done it I could have taken my Bible oath that Mrs. Krlll strangled the man, but I never for one moment suspected that smiling young woman." "Oh," Paul shrugged his shoulders, "she was mad." "Whntcver made her tell Miss Norman what she bad done?" said Hurd. "Because she never thought that Sylvia would live to tell any one else. That wns why she spoke and tbought to torture Sylvia, ns she did, In the same way as she tortured that wretched man, Lemuel. If I hadn't come earlier to Hose cottage than usual, and If Deborah had not met me unexpectedly at the station, Sylvia would certainly have been killed. And then Maud might have escaped. She laid her plans well. It wna ahe wbo Induced Matilda to get her sister to come to Kensington for a chat," "But Matilda didn't know wbat Maud was up to?" "No. Matilda never guessed that Maud waa guilty of two murders or designed to strangle Sylvia. But Maud made use of her to get Deborah out of tbe house, nnd It was Maud who made Tray send the letter asking Mrs. Purr to come to him. so that she also might be out of the way." "Well," said Hurd, "I went with tbe old womau to the address given in that letter which Tray got written for bim. He wasn't there, however, so I might have guessed It was a do." "But you have caught him?" "Yes, In Hunter street He was loafing about there at night waiting for Maud and quite Ignorant ot **er death. I made him tell me everything of his connection with tbe matter. He's as bad a lot as that girl, but she had some excuse, seeing her grandmother was n murderess; Tray Is nothing but a wicked little imp." (To be Continued 1 One of the linrdesl things fnr n wise old mnn to remember is Hint there "ns much move, fun in lining n young fool. Secret Drawers and Hidden Nooks In Which Money Was Stored. It was the common opinion of writ- ! era on economics in the seventeenth ! century that much currency was hid- | den in ceilings, behind wainscots i and in secret drawers. Hor;arth in ! his print of "The Inherit nee," form- i ing one of the set of "The Rake's | Progress," has depicted a shower of I coins falling from the ceiling of tho 1 room where a workman had accidentally disturbed the molding. Old cabinets and secretaries of any size have usually one or two secret draw- era or cupboards, often most ingeniously contrived. It is surprising how well these secret corners elude detection, even when their existence may be expected or inferred. Some years ago the wife of a Kentish laborer was breaking up an old chest of drawers when she discovered a secret compartment nearly filled with gold coins of the reigns of William III. and George II. The chest hnd been purchased for a few shillings about twenty years previously, and the fact that this little store of coins hnd not been discovered earlier was nil the more strange, because in all probability the drawers had been several times repaired. A curious list ol hiding places for money is afforded by two old books of memoranda and receipts relating to the Fulhnm Pottery works in 1693 and 1698. There are 240 guineas In a wooden box in a hole under the fireplace in the garret. There are 460 more in two covered receptacles under the fireplace ;n the old laboratory. Behind the door of the little parlor there is a can containing some milled money. Two boxes full of money were placed in two holes of the great furnace, from which they were to be drawn by a long, crooked iron stond- ing behind the kitchen door. In all ten or a dozen such hiding places are named, and the money was variously contained in boxes, bags, cans, pots and purses. There can be little doubt that the practice of hoarding money and valuables in private houses gave great encouragement to crime. A glance through the pages of early volumes of the Annual Register, largely devoted to the chronicles of crime, reveals a number of apparently hastily planned robberies, which resulted in rich hauls out of all proportion to the occasion. Some thieves get in nt the garret window of a house in Devonshire square and carry off from the owner's bedchamber an iron chest containing ensh, notes nnd otber valuables to the amount of £10.000. Two men enter the custom house nt Limerick nnd in a few minutes earn- off cash to the amount of about £1.800. Such is the character of the crimes wfr'ch were then most sueceRsf"l—a bold, quick bid for the treasure chest, which was olmost certain to be well stocked ond very often convenient for removal by two or three thieves acting in concert. A TEMPERANCE LEADER. President A. W. Martin of Canadian League Is a Hard Worker. Mr. A. W. Martin, who has been elected for a second term as president of the Canadian Temperance League, is an indefatigable worker in all temperance and social reform work. Although a busy man, he gave la«,t year much thought, time and hard work to FATE OF THE WORLD. Four Waya In Which Our Planet May Come to an End, Tbe earth and all Its Inhabitants are doomed Inevitably to destruction, according to professor Percival Lowell, wbo declared tbat one of four possible fates awaits this planet and every. tblng on It. A tramp star mlgbt strike tbe earth, he said, and grind It and Its people to powder or ride full tilt Into the sun, when the earth's living creatures would be scorched to death. Tidal friction, by Its gradually retarding force, might paralyze the earth's motion so that one side of the globs would be eternally baked by the sun and the other side forever trapped. This has already happened to Mercury and Venus. By the loss of all wnter and air through depletion or absorption the earth mlgbt become a dry, desiccated mummy of a planet, wandering lifelessly through space. Mercury, again, Is an example of this, and so Is the moon. The most sure denth of all; however, os depicted by Professor Lowell, Is the decay and freezing ot the sun. which is certain to occur some time. When the last flicker Is extinct thot gigantic ball, bereft of all rndlnnce nnd warmth, and Its retinue of Inert, dark tramps, among them the enrth. will drift about awaiting collision wltb some otber planetary derelict, which would mean at once destruction and a new birth.—Boston Journal. VIGOROUS OLD AGE. Men Who Did Good Work In tha Evening of Life. Enrico Dnndolo was not elected doge of Venice until be was eighty-two yenrs old, and he still retained tbe fire nnd vigor of his youth. He assaulted and took tbe city of Constantinople wheu he was ninety-two years old, himself displaying the gonfalon of St Murk and animating his followers to tbe charge. Vlllars, the French general. In bis eighty-fourth year, wben crippled witb wounds and disease, led a cavalry charge with the same light hearted contempt for danger displayed hy hlm In his youth. The men who won distinction In high command during the mutiny against the English in India in 1857-8 were all of tbem well advanced in yenrs. Sir Colin Campbell, the commander In chief, was sixty-live; Havelock was sixty-two. Sir Hugh Rose fifty-seven and Sir James Outram fifty-four. They stood the fatigue of field service in a tropical climate, wltb tbe thermometer at from 111) degrees to 119 degress in the shade, as well as younger men.—English Magazine. STAGECOACH ROBBERS. How the Express Companies Dealt With Old Tims Highwayman. It was the treasure box of the Wells- Fargo company which transported practically all the gold and silver from the minln'g camps tbat was tbe special object of tbe old time stagecoach highwayman. A shrewd band of robbers would not hold up a stage unless they had good reason to think It carried a, large Bhlpment of gold, and they used every means to find out when tbese shipments would be made. The company, on the other hand, tried to deceive and trap tbem. and there was a war of wits as well as weapons. A favorite method of the company when their stages had been repeatedly robbed by some band whose success showed they had inside information as to the time of shipment was to let a rumor leak out that on a certain day a large amount, of gold dust would be secretly sent out by special stage. This, of course, would reach the ears of some of the bond and a robbery be duly organized. A spy would see n number of heavy boxes placed aboard and report all well. When tbe highwaymen halted the stnge tjie driver and guard would meekly give up and crawl to the ground. Then Just when the bnnds had grown careless from easy success there poured from the loopholed coach a deadly fire that at such short range wiped out the entire gang nt the first volley, for the coach was a decoy, filled not with gold, but with men expert with the rifle. In 186(1 tbree bnnds were thus blown to perdition on the old stage line between Virginia City Ncv., and Sacramento. DUELED W WORLD The Remarkable Career of the Admirable Crichton. A VERITABLE BOY WONDER. This Marvel, a Maatar of Arte at Twelve, Died Whan Only Twenty- two by Hie Own Sword, Which Ha Handed to a Defeated Foe. A. W. MARTIN, the temperance cause and announces thnt he will do the same for this year, and it was the success of the work of last yenr which induced Mr. Martin to accept office for another term. Tlio Canadian Temperance* League has a record of fully twenty years' successful work, each year adding to its triumphs. Many young men and others have taken the temperance pledge nt its meetings and a great proportion of tbese have remained true tn their pledge. The league works generally along the line of moral suasion, but it was a powerful agent in the recent successful campaign lor license reduction in Toronto. What Australians Read. Here are some interesting notes from Australia, giving the "order list" of a Sydney firm for Englisb novels. Miss Corelli leads' with an order for 867 copies, Mr. Hall Caine follows with 819, Mr. Joseph Hocking scores 499. Then we have, in order, Mrs. Williamson, Baroness Orczy, Mrs. Thurston, "Allen Raine," and E. P. Oppenheim. Mr. Kipling can onlv se. cure 182 votes, and Mr. H. G. Wells is at the bottom of the list with 14. I believe that tbe motto of the great Commonwealth is: "Advance, Austria liu!"—T. P.'b Weekly. Pensloni Cause Famine In Silver, The Postmaster-General, speaking recently ut the annual dinner oi tho Accountant General's Department of the general postoffice, said the Department had to provide »72li.000 In half-crowns ench week for the pay ment of old-nge pensions, ond in many parts of the country there wos great difficulty in getting that amount of silver. "In Ireland there nre, of course, far more old-age pensioners than silver," he remarked. "Fourteenth" Louie. It is a singular fact that If you want to recollect tbe prominent events of the life of Louis XIV. nil you hove to do Is tn resolve the dotes at which they took place into the figure 14. Thus Lottls XIV. became king tn 1643 under a regency wben five years old*, add 1-6-4-3—14. Again, he was born on the fourteenth day of September; count the words "day of September," and you will find them to be fourteen. Again, he became of age at fourteen, the legal age for kings of France. Again, he began his personal government at tbe death of Mnzarln In 1661; add 1-0-6-1-14. Again, be reigned seventy-two years; multiply 7 by 2—14. Again, he died at seventy-seven—add 7-7-14. Again, his fatber, Louis X11L, died Mny 14,1643; add 1-6-4-3-14. Hla grandfather, nenry IV.. died May 14. Louis XIV. died in 1715 and so kept tbe 14 up even to bis death, for add 1-7-1-5-14. Pretty Good Fishing. A sportsman was once on the beach nt the outlet of a creek In New fork stnte looking for sbore birds wben be buw a colored boy, wbo was fishing for percti. lay down bis pole at the call of his mother to do some errand. Tbe sportsman put his gun nslde aud took tbe cane pole nnd fished, adding a dozen perch to the boy's string and then sneaked off. Presently a second sportsman, happening that way, asked the boy the usual question and received this answer; "Y'ess'r, (ley's good fishin' heab. Wen 1 stop to run to de sto' to' to get some cawnmeal to' mam, de perch dey come uuten de crick un' jes' strings deyselves nwu my string, 1 don' on'- stnn' It, but dey's Jes' ns good fo' breukfas' 's If dey wus cotcbed awn a hook," A Debtor's Woes, "The worst thing about owing people." sighed the woman, "is that it seems to give them tbe right to ask us such personal and impertinent questions about things that really should be none of their business. 1 never stave off my piano man, for example, that he doesn't ask how It Is that I eon afford to pay ao much rent for my flat." Dialiked tha Other Kind. Philanthropic Caller (with subscription pnperj-I shall ask your attention only a moment, sir. Are you a friend of the dumb brutes? Shorty McGlnnls -You bet I lira! That's wby I hate cats, parrots and donkeys.—Chicago Tribune. Tha Finaneial Menagerie. "Were you a bull or a bear in Wall street''" "Neither." answered the cautious man. "Not having funds to Invest, I was a giraffe. I Just rubbemecked."- Wosblngton Stor. THE STORE BUYER. His Task of Selecting "Good Sellers" la a Hard One. Whoever bos had difficulty In deciding which of two or more articles on a counter he will purchase may be able to appreciate the task wblcb confronts the buyer of a stock of merchandise, sayB a writer In Collier's. The numbers of varieties offered for selection nre almost beyond belief. In the toy department of a large wholesale house the following figures were obtained in regard to the goods actually being shown at one time In tbe sample rooms: Mqgic lanterns, 250 varieties; boats, 300 varieties; horns, 1,000 varieties; Christmas tree ornaments. 2.000 varieties; dolls, 12,000 varieties. In gathering tbls assortment of Christmas tree ornaments It was necessary to deal with 750 manufacturers throughout Europe, and the selection of 2,000 samples represents only a fraction of the samples submitted by manufacturers. Wben it Is considered that almost every person uses dishes at three meals a day and that the prices of plates may range from a few cents ench to $1,000 or more a set. It la not surprising to learn that tbe same wholesaler would display in bis sample rooms over 250,000 varieties ot articles in cblna. The buyer bas within such ranges of variety opportunity to "mnke or break" the patronage of a store by the wisdom he uses In making his selections. Kettledrum a Perfect Instrument. The kettledrum, Gabriel Cleatber contended, was perfectly competent to produce atmosphere as well as rhythm.- Even to tune tbe Instrument tbree things were required—a perfect musical ear. n fine sense of touch nnd five years' experience. After playing over a kettledrum melody written eighty years ago from Meyerbeer's "Robert te Dlnble." Mr. Oleuther continued, "1 venture to say thut outside of tbe musical profession not one person In a hundred of those wbo listen to an orchestra tn England today knows that timpani hove notes nnd can give out a melody." No instrument, he added, bad a grenter range of power than the kettledrum, for none could be played more softly and mine had greater penetrating power.—London Standard. A German Memorial to Napoleon. It will come as news to most persons tbat tbere exists In Germany a monument to Napoleon I. This curiosity Is to be found about eleven miles from Alzeny, In the grand duchy of Hesse. The monument Is situated near the Vorholz hunting lodge, at the summit1 of a wooded bill, and tbe spot Is known as Napoleon's garden, it Is a dwarfed pyramid of three sides, rather more tban three feet In length. Upon It- stands the Inscription, In Latin, French and German, showing tbat'It commemorates the marrloge of Napoleon 1. to Marie Louise, grand duchess of Austria, on April 1, 1810,-London Globe. Speaking Trumpets. Alexander Die Great Is snid to bave used a speaking trumpet. To know how to wolt Is the great secret of success.-De Maltre. Went Paps One Better. "I love you very much, papa," said five-year-old Willie as be crawled up on his father's knee. "And 1 love you, too, Willie, when you are good." replied the fatber. "But. papa." continued the little fellow, not to be outdone. "I love you lust the same, even when you ain't no good." He Was Warned. Mrs. Jones-Did you reolly expect me to accept you the night you proposed V Mr. Jones—Yes. love. Just before 1 got to your house I beard n dog bowl three times, sow the moon over my left shoulder and walked under a ladder. A Light Touch. Wlckwlre—I like Tlmmlns' stories. He has ouch a light touch. Slmralno- Yes; that's one thing In Tlmmlns' favor. He rarely strikes one for more than two or three dollars.-Indlanap- olis Journal. On July 3,1583, In a nlgbt encounter In Mantua there died a boy of twenty- two wbo in tbe last eight years of hia life wns the wonder and admiration of tbe chivalry and learning of Europe. This was James Crichton of Cluny, best known by the title given htm by the French—the Admirable Crichton, He waa made a muster of arts by the University of St. Andrews In his. twelfth year. He knew all that Institution of learning could teach blm when he was fourteen. At the age of fifteen he met In public debate on all subjects many of the best minds in France and vanquished tbem all. He knew all tbe learning of his day. He was a master of twelve languages. He bad a memory so wonderful that bearing n discourse of any length, be was able afterward to repeat it word for word and duplicate every gesture of the speaker. He was a poet, a musician of excellence, an athlete, a horseman, a soldier of trusted command before be waa nineteen, a wonderful actor, a swordsman of extraordinary skill. Crlchton's family was of considerable Importance and wealth and claimed royal descent His father was lord advocate first to Queen Mary nnd afterward to King James VI. His mother was tbe daughter of Sir James Stewart Members of botb families were eminent tn Scottish history. The boy James Crichton was sent to grammar school at Perth. He emerged at the age of ten and Immediately entered the famous University of St. Andrews. The students there were divided Into- what were called circles, according to the talent tbey exhibited. Crichton advanced from one circle to anotber until, wben he was barely past eleven, the university turned bim out wltb the degree of master of arts. It was the custom of youug men of the time to finish their educations by making the grand tour of Europe. Crichton, supplied with letters from his family anil relatives to tbe nobles of tbe French court, went to Paris first His first action on arrival was to post a challenge In all parts of tbe city offering to meet all comers at the College of Navarre in debate In any one of twelve languages, "tn any science, liberal art, discipline or faculty, whether practical or theoretic." Sucb contests were common to the age, but the challenge, coming from a boy of fifteen, aroused deep interest An Immense crowd wus present on the dny appointed. A dozen eminent philosophers und divines presented themselves. Crichton, without tbe semblance of effort, defeated all who attempted to cope with hlm. He wns congratulated by the faculty of the college, and Henry 111., then tbe gayest monarch In Europe, carried hint off to his court The next day Crichton appeared In the tourney and witlt consummute ease remained victor in that martial struggle. Tbe king gnve him un Important commnnd in the army. He remained In France two years, dazzling the people wltb bis accomplishments lu every direction. Crichton went next to Rome nnd Venice. In tbe latter city bis friend* were Spcrone Speronl. one of the most learned names tn Italian literature;. John Donntl and Lorenzo Mnssu, secretory to the republic of Venice. Sev- ernl of tbe Latin poems Crichton composed lu this circle have survived. He wus Introduced to the doge unit the senate and in tbelr presence delivered an oration so graceful and eloquent thnt. according tn Imperulls, "he wns esteemed a prodigy ot nature'" Tbe Venetians were enraptured over bis elegnut manners, his learning and accomplishments. Crichton went to Piidiin to debate on the philosophy of Aristotle, theu a subject absorbing the educated mluds of all Europe. The argument lasted tlirce dnys, and the bnudsome yonug Scotchman wit* an easy victor over all opponents. At Mnntun a famous Italian duelist lived who bnd vanquished mnny antagonists. Crichton sent blm u chol- lenge_and next day ran the Italian- through the body. The Duke of Mantua engaged him as tutor for his son. Vlucenzo di Gonzazu. The court of Mantua was celebrated tor its patronage of tbe Italian drama. The finest troupe of actors tn Europe, denominated 1 (lelosl, wus attached to It Crichton composed a species of comedy for the company, satirizing the weaknesses of the various occupations In life, then undertook to sustain himself the mnst prominent and difficult characters In the piece, Even the actors Were carried away with enthusiasm, ao marvelous wus Crlchton's acting. The young Duke Vincenso, his pupil, wiis Jealous of Crichton, who found fnvor In the eyes of a beautiful young noblewoman whom Vincenzo had woped In vnln. One night Crichton, walking home through tbe streets, playing us he went along on his guitar, was suddenly attacked by six masked men. He flung away the guitar, drew his sword and quickly killed two of his antagonists, put two more to flight and disarmed tbe lender. The letter's mask fell off. It wos the young Duke Vincenzo. Crichton dropped on hl» knee and prenented his own sword to his pupil The duke took It nnd thrum It through Crlebton's body. He Ml >n blu buck dead. THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. TROUBLE OVER CHINA GREAT BRITAIN HAS ANOTHER CAUSE FOR WORRY Germans are Endeavoring to Supplant Britishers on the New Chinese Railways in North China, and German Officers will be Engaged as I nstructors and Advisers of the New Chinese Navy Victoria, B. C—That the British German feeling is not oonfined to Europe was the news brought by ar. rivals by the Empress of India, who stated that not only was there a dispute over the supplanting of Britishers by Germans on the new Chinese railways in North China which had resulted in the refusal of British capitalists to advance further monieB and in one or two cases had resulted in n deadlock, but some consternation had been caused among Britishers in the Orient by the report that German officers will be engaged ns instructors and advisers of the, new navy being organized by China. The Empress brought news of an anti-British boycott in Honan province. A British syndicate obtained from the Chinese government a concession to mine coal nt Honan, and proceeded to sink a deep shaft. The Chinese had previbusly only scratched the surface, but when they saw the Englishmen at work and found that they were finding coal at a greater depth than they had been working they at once instituted a boycott. They also started to sink a shaft nearby. A protest was lodged at Pekin, and the governor of Honan was ordered to enforce the terms of the concession, but up to the time of the Empress leaving he had not done.so, as he was afraid of the people, who were up in arms over the affair. America Should Say Let All Wars End Atlantic City, N. J—Declaring his belief that "America is the legal nation to bring about universal peace throughout the world," United States Supreme Court Judge David G. Brewer, speaking before the New Jersey Bar association here recently, made a plea for united action towards a world wide peace that shall end wars between nations, "The presence of 7,000,000 Germans in the United States is n virtual guarantee that the country will seek no offensive action against that country," he said, "and similar residents here of natives of other countries will have the small effect in keeping down the spirit of war." Continuing, Justice Brewer said.— "With brass buttons and epaulettes becoming more plenty, with constant talk of fighting and invention of new weapons this country must watch to prevent its people drifting into dreams of empire that can only lead to dis. aster. Turkey Wants Island of Crete Paris.—Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy have decided to keep their engagement to evacuate the island of Crete on July 31, and Turkey has served notice that after this date the island, while preserving its autonomous regime, must return to the Turkish flag, and she is prepared to go to war on this issue. Greece, on the contrary, thinks that annexation to her should follow tbe evacuation by the powers, but the et forts of the King of Greece to secure the support of the powers to this idea have up to the present time been unavailing. It is understood that Germany sides with Turkey in the matter. Let Municipalities Handle the Liquor Winnipeg.—Notice has been given at the synod meeting of Manitoba of a motion advocating that the government give tlu* municipalities in Manitoba power to go in for municipal ownership of the liquor traffic along the lines established in Norway. The motion suggests that any profits should be used for the purpose of establishing cafes, reading rooms, gymnasiums, museums or any similar counter attraction to the drinking habit. The motion will be made uy ClUion Murray and seconded by E. D Mai tin, president of the board of trade. Peru Refuses the Japanese Victoria, B. C—Consternation has been caused in the ranks of the Japanese steamship companies interested in the South American service by a telegram from Peru stating that an order had been issued refusing admission to Chinese who were booked in large numbers on the Toyo Kisen steamers. The Hong Kong Maru had a thousand on board at Hong Kong when the order came, ond disembarked them. Steamer Eussie, chartered by Chinese, is en route to Lima with over a thousand on board, who will be turned back. Action Against Christian Scientist Virden, Man.—James H Williams has been arrested here for causing the death of his nine-year-old daughter by neglect. Williams is a Christian scientist, and instead of calling in a physician he sent for two healers of the faith, but despite their treatment the child died. The arrest was made at tlin instance of the attorney general's department. Williams will come up before the local magistrate for preliminary trial. The Militia Orders 'Ottawa.—The militia orders contain the following i—10th Alberta Mounted Rifles—Lieut. H.. O. Forster is -permitted to resign his commission. Canadian Mounted Rifles, A squad- ron—Provisional Lieut. E. F. Appelbo is transferred to tbe 9th Mlssissuuga Horse. Capt. C. V. Campbell, from corps re. serve, vice H. E. McKeo, promoted. Kootenay Rlfles-Cnpt. J. H. McMil- lin is transferred to corps reserve. CROP OUTLOOK NEVER BETTER C. P. R. and' Government Officials Report Crop Growing Rapidly Under Favorable Weather Winnipeg.—T. H. Acheson, freight agent for the C. P. R., has returned after an extended trip through the west. He says after carefully looking over the situation in three provinces and making numerous inquiries, he is of the opinion that the increase of acreage over 1908 will be 50 per cent, or more. On the whole the -crop is looking good and is of uniform color, ranging from a height of ten inches in Southern Alberta to four ond five inches in some of the more backward districts in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Dr. Wm. Saunders, director of experimental farms, who is now at Re- gina, has wired the department of agriculture at Ottawa as follows:— "I have seen the crops from Winnipeg to Regina. The wheat is from four to eight inches high. Crops are a uniform rich green color and growing rapidly under the very favorable weather." WANT CANADIAN TRADE GERMANY WANTS ABOLITION OF CANADIAN SURTAX Editors Are Talking Too Extensively London.—Referring to the resolution introduced in the Imperial Press conference in favor of compulsory national service, the Chronicle says the good sense of the meeting, assisted by the excellent advfee of Mr. Balfour and the rousing speech of Mr. J. A. Macdonald, declined to put anjrt such resolution to a vote. The Daily News remarks that "you cannot parade even the finest enthusiasm day after day without a certain loss in its quality. If all the'speakers at the press conference would take the expression of these things as sufficiently uttered and then proceed with what they really have to say, the speeches would be more valuable." Delegation of Business Men from Germany Will Visit Canada and Intercede With the Government- Are Organizing Public Lecturea to Extol the Excellence of Canadian Products Paris.—Writing in the Journal Des Debats, Robert Diicasble, government councillor of foreign commerce, says the results of the tariff war between Canada and Germany, which is likely to be aggravated by the recent Franco. Canadian conventions, a German- Canadian association accordingly has been formed in Berlin with the object of securing the abolition of the Canadian surtax in return-for the extension of the continental tariff to Canadian products, thus counteracting the disastrous effects of preferential treatment accorded British goods. Tiie German government, Ducnsble isnys, is also considering the best means of rendering Canndinn ant] German markets moie accessible one to another. To this the Canadian government is apparently favorably disnosed. The Berlin association hns decided to send lo Cnnoda a deputation of representative business men. Meanwhile the ossociation is organizing public lectures and publishing pamphlets extolling the excellence of Canadian products and the immense resources of Canada, pointing out the advantages of the country as a field for German emieration. this pronngnnda is being carried out in tbe hope that Canada will display gratitude towards a nn- ■ tion which shows a preference for the I produce of tbe Dominion above that of all other countries. Fireproof Paint for Railway Bridges Ottawa—The interesting statement was made before the railway commission by the C. P. R. that experiments had been mode with fireproof paint as a means of protection for wooden trestles and bridges. After a trestle had been painted with the fireproof paint an engine was run slowly over it and ashes shaken out. Nothing resulted. The engine was then brought to a standstill in the centre of the bridge, and red hot cinders shaken in a heap on the painted ties. The fire practically went out in a few minutes. In another case, trented similarly the paint was burned but no fire resulted. There will be further experiments. Degeneracy and Deficiency Exist Atlantic City, N. J.—Prefacing his address with the assertion tHat "the children of nfen nnd women who use alcohol are the real victims of the rum habit," Dr. T. Alexander Mac- Nichol, of New York, in a speech before the society for the study of alcohol and other narcotics, caused a great sensation nt the meeting of the American associations by saying that "conditions in the New York public schools riyal those of ancient Sodom," and that degeneracy, mental deficiency and other drawbacks to the proper education of youth have increased nt a pnee that threatens the future of the republic." Confirms Purchase ot Phones Moose Jaw, Sask.—Hon. J. A. Calder, minister of education and rail-' ways, has confirmed the purchase of the Snskatchdwnn Telephone company's system by the government for nbout $150,000. Complete detnils hnve not yet been arranged, but the government will take over the system on July 1. This gives the government control of nil the importnnt exchanges in the province outside of Snskntoon. The Snskntchewnn company's system comprises 200 miles long distance with Moose .Inw, Rouleau and Estevun exchanges and 30 toll offices. The minister stated thnt the mntter of improvements nnd extensions hnd not yet been considered, but that improvements would hnve to be mode, parti. cularly in locnl exchanges. Manitoba Crop Report is Optimistic Winnipeg.—The Manitoba government hnve issued their June crop report, which is exceedingly ontimistio in tone. The report says:—The prospects are better than for yenrs, ns the most perfect plant is obtainnble through a continuous period of growth. Up to the present moisture bas been plentiful. The totnl area under wheat this year is 2.642,110 acres, a decrease of 208,329, owing to the late spring, and oats show an im creose in acreage of 137,031, and barley 32,867. To Kill the Czar London.—A sensation was caused in the House of Cdmmons recently when a member practically made an appeal for the assassination of the Czar of Russia when he is in this country The speaker was the Sooialist, Thorne During the discussion over the forthcoming visit of the czar, Thorne jumped on his feet and cried out: "It will be a good job if he gets his desserts when he does come." Confusion reigned, and it was some time before order was restored. The speaker mildly rebuked Thorne, who subsided into his seat with- tbe remark : "He is an inhuman brute, anyhow." Rev. E. E. Hale Dead Boston.—Rev. Edward Everett Hale, famous author and divine and chaplain of the United States senate, died nt his home at Roxbury, of heart failure. Rev. Mr. Hale wos the senior minister of the South Congregational Unitarian church of Boston from 1856 to 1889. He received his education in Harvard, graduating in 1839, and wns ordained at Worcester, Mass., in 1846, where he was minister of the Church of Unity of that city for the next ten years. After that he was for a period chaplain of the senate. He wrote a number of very widely known books, among them being books. The Edmonton Carpenters Strike Edmonton.—There is no change in the carpenters' strike situation, botli parties sitting tight and each claiming WILL TAKE OVER ESQUIMALT Naval Station on Pacific Coast to be Kept Up by the Dominion in Future Victoria, B. C—The Dominion government is to take over the Esquimau naval station from the imperial government, an Rear-admiral Kingsmill, of the Canadian navy, who arrived here some days ago after completing his inspection of the buildings, equip-1 eral houses collapsed, and eight per- ment, etc., of the naval yard, has left for Ottawa to make his report to the governor. The station will be formally takeh over after his report is submitted. The naval yard will be used as the headquarters in British Columbia as the lighthouse and fishery protection receiver and the warship to be brought from Great Britain as a training ship and fishery cruiser Pending the purchase of this vessel the Dominion government has chartered the salvage tug William Joliffe to nid the fishery protection cruiser Kestrel beginning at opce. ♦— Charged 390 Per Cent. Winnipeg.—Magistrate Daly committed Miss Mary A. Glenn for trinl on one general and six specific charges of usury, nnd she was subsequently allowed bail, herself and two others of $500 each. Mae Cyr, manageress- of the office, testified to the coming of Miss Glenn two weeks before the raid, and the circularizing of the city by Miss Glenn's direction before she commenced to audit the books. Miss Cyr wns suffering from nervousness, nnd fainted under a by no means severe cross-examination. Miss Cyr testified to Miss Scanlon and herself receiving instructions from Miss Glenn as to the changing of the old loan system to the new one of making notes, which the firm was supposed to buy. David Carper, an accountant expert, gave evidence showing the rate on certain notes had been, in one case, 390 per cent, while others worked out at 192, 201, 247 and 234 per cent, interest. The charges against Miss Cyr were withdrawn. Predicts Trouble in India London.—In a speech before the Royal Colonial Institute, Lord Cur- zon, formerly viceroy of India, said that a vast majority of the people of that country were entirely without political aspirations, but a section was filled with illegitimate and impracticable desires, cherished by sedition and disloyalty. He sometimes thought he could detect a great hush in India, similar to that of Europe, to which Lord Rosebery had referred in his speech before the Imperial press congress. Lord Curzon added thnt'he was no alarmist and he hoped the developments of which he spoke might not occur, if they occured at all, until the distant .future, but he thought they were nearer than some people imagined. Bank Clerk Shot Friend in Mistake Saskatoon.—Nenr midnight the other night several bank clerks, among them Walter Sherwood, teller in the Bank of Nova Scotia, crossed over the river with the intention' of surprising several other bank clerks, on% of whom was H. C. Lone, of the Bonk of Hamilton. The midnight visitors started pulling the ropes around the tent and were challenged by the campers. Getting no response, Lane fired a shot from a revolver, which passed through Sherwood's abdomen, coming out of his back. Sherwood was taken to the hospital and is in -...., . r -ii ... .i i"l "*ia «***•'■ w tm- iiusuiMu unu is in that the victory will ultimately be L procarious condition. Lone is grief- theirs. The. oftrnenters iimnn hn« I . ■ , . , «. . theirs. The carpenters' union hns signed up a number of non-union men and by an endeavor to enlist all the non-union men in the city expect to get the situation entirely in their own hands. The builders' union claim that they have sufficient men for the rougher carpenter work being done nt present, and they have abundant opportunity to secure skilled labor later in the season. They state that they do not wisli to bring in outside labor, however, if such can be avoided. Shorter Hours for Women Vienna, Austria.—After years of persistent effort on the part of social reformers, the ministry of commerce has approved a measure forbidding work by women and girls beween the hours of 8 in the evening nnd 5 in the morning. Besides doing wny with night work by women, it is provided that in all industrial establishments employing more hon ten- persons Ihe female employees shall enjoy a mini. mum of eleven hours of complete rest. No Cigarettes at A.Y.P. Exposition Seattle.—The new nnti-cignrette law hns gone into effect. It is the opinion of the attorney general's office that nnyperson thnt hns them in his nos- session is subject to fine nnd imprison ment. The Alosku-Yukon-Puciflc ex position police will enforce the law strictly. No one will lie permitted to smoke a cigarette on the grounds. Australia Imitating Canada Ottawa.—D,' H. Ross, Canadian trade commissioner nt Melbourne, re. ports thnt Australia hns decided to follow Canndn's example nnd create nn office of high commissioner In London. South Africa is Solid for Union Durban, Natal.—A referendum held recently whether or not Natal should join the South /frican union has resulted in favor ,of the juncture by n vote of 11,121 to 3,701. This assures the complete federation of the Soutli African colonies, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, the Orange River State nnd Natal. Practically the entire population oi Natal is British, and the disinclination of a considerable element I enter the union was caused hy fear tbat tbe confederation would be dominated by the Dutch. Hudson's Bay Route Not Practicable Montreal.—Mr. Thomas McKenzie Hudson Bay factor from Moose factory, has arrived in the city. Regarding the Hudson Bay route for the shir- ment of western grain, Mr. McKenzie says it is impracticable. He has been up in that region for twenty years and has seen ice come into the bay in September nnd bus known Hudson Bay company's boats to be stuck in ice for ninety days. A railway mny lie all rir.nt, but steamships will not be able 10 run on schedule time, and there will be, no money in it. Rushing G. T. P. to Edmonton Edmonton, Alta.—The steel bend of the Grand Trunk Pncific hns npw reached Viking, 8 miles enst of Edmonton! The gang is now lnying three miles a day and will reach Edmonton in the middle of July. Five train londs of rails were brought to the steelhcttd recently. Wreck of Soo Locks Snulte Ste. Marie, Ont— The moveable dam, stemming the torrent in the wrecked locks of the Canadian Sou cnnal, failed in the crucial test, nllir having been appnrently successful, and the waters are again tearini* through the locks. stricken, as he great friends. and Sherwood were Western Boards of Conciliation Toronto.—The managers of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern railways have eacli locked horns with their employees, and action by the minister of labor is invoked. The Dominion government has grnnted the men conciliation bonrds. In the ense of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway the labor organizations have filed the Earthquake in Southern Europe Marseilles.—Two earthquake shocks, running from northeast to southwest, were felt through the Riviera. While the damage done was not great, reports from smaller ,cities show that the effects of the second shock were serious. At Lambeso, a town of 2,000 inhabitants, 12 miles northwest of Aix, sev sons are reported. to* have been killed. Troops were immediately hurried there to search in the debris for possible dead or injured persons. Several buildings also fell at En- guilles, and at Aix a vermicelli factory was demolished. The populace here when the first shock occurred rushed from the stores and residences in alarm. The observatories report that the disturbances were not grave. Reports received later indicate that the shocks had been felt practically throughout the whole of the south of France, anil that they equalled—in severity the. earthquake of 1904. The violence seems to have been greatest in the vicinity of Toulon. Warships in the harbor there were displaced from their moorings. Washington Not Ready Yet Ottawa.—Prof. Prince, chief commissioner of fisheries and Canadian representative on the internation.il fisheries commission, has returned from Washington, where- he had a conference with officials of the Btate department and Prof. Starr Jordan the American commissioner, in reference to the joint regulations to be proclaimed by both Canada and the United States as a result of the treaty of last year. While the professor's report to the minister is confidential, it is learned that the Washington government is not ready to proclaim the .regulations and will not be for some monthB to come. As a result it will probably be the falhbefore the joint proclamation iB published. At a later period of the summer Prof. Prince and Dr. Stnrr Jordan will make a tour of the Grent Lakes to investigate the fishery conditions there in person. Grand Trunk May Enter Calgary Calgary.—There is little doubt that the Grand Trunk Pacific contemplates coming into Calgary,from the north- cast, and building its depot on the site now occupied by the R. N, W. M. P. barracks. M. 8. McCarthy, M.P., who has just returned from Ottawa, stated tbat he had been assured by an official in Ottawa, who said he was in a position to know, that the G. T. P. had sent in a written application for the barracks site. All doubt, however, will be set at rest after June 18, when the application of the G. T. P., C. N. R. and C. P. R. for charters will be passed upon by the department of railways and canals. Chinese Will Not Join the Army Victoria, B. C—That the efforts made to raise an immense army for China have failed was the news brought by tbe Empress of India. The minister of war has reported to the regent of Peking that in severnl of the provincial provinces, namely, Kangsu, Shantung, Shansi and Honan, not even one division of the projected army hns been organized. Chili nlone, among the eighteen home provinces is alrendy provided witli its complement of two divisions, nnd Yunnnn, Kinng- su and Hupeheacb hnve one division, but ns for the other provinces, they hnve not accomplished anything. Finance Bill Was Passed London.—The House of Commons, by a vote of 136 to 209. pnssed the second reading of tbe finnnce bill. The Nationalists opposed the bill, John E. Redmond, the Nntionnlist lender, having notified the government thnt his pnrty would vote against it on tho ground that it was grossly unfair to Ireland. The principle of tbe bill has thus been necepted, but the , „- . , , ~, . '~' discussion of the detnils, income, is charges. They ^nelude^ complnmts | likc}y to be prolonged inlo nutumn. from engineers, conductors, firemen and trainmen. A schedule of hours and wages is demnnded. The complaints against the Canadian Northern were laid hy the maintenance-of-way men from Port Arthur westward. J. G. O'Donoghue hns been nppointed representative of the men on both boards. Death to Autos Rome.—The little town of Seney, near here, has declnred wnr on nuto- mobiles. At a meeting of the town council recently after a spirited dis. cussion, an ordinance was adopted prohibiting the use of automobiles within the city limits, and the town marshal was authorized to arrest anyone passing through Seney with such "engines of destruction." This is snid to be the first town on record to declare against the automobile in toto. Refuse Compromise on Negro Question Atlanta, Ga,—The strike of the Georgia railway firemen for seniority of whites over negroes passed formally into the arbitration stnteHwhen the firemen announced Congressman Thos. W. Harwick, of Georgia, as their arbitrator under the Erdman act. They nnnounced (lint the Georgin railroad refused offers of compromise on the negro question. Laymen's Meeting Toronto.—The Canadian council of the laymen's missionary movement hns nsked co-operation of the denominational committees nnd the secret, nries in planning n campaign for tbe entire Dominion, beginning enrly in September. Tbe plan is to have n large ntimhcr of meetings in different centres in encli province, ench meet- ing lo last two or three dnys, nnd being conducted similnr to the congress which wns held ip Toronto. Dunsmuir Wants to Quit Victoria, B. C—Lieutenant-Genernl Dunsmuir has nsked to be relieved of the duties of bis office. He hns written the governor-general in council to this effect, but lias consented to remain in*office until a successor, can he found. His term of office of five years bnd another year yet to run, hut lie hns wished for some lime to relinquish the position in order to de- vote liis time more fully to his busi- ness affairs. Typhoon In Japan Victoria.—News wns brought by tbe Ceylon Maru of a heavy hurricane which brought disaster in North Japan, some fifty fishing boats being wrecked off Izu Province and their occupants drowned. Of the licet but ten vessels renched port in safely. Many others were washed nsbore without their crews. Much damage was also done to the famous temples of Nikko by the hurricane. Undertaking Arctic Expedition Paris.—Drs. Recamier and Mertie have left Paris to join the Duke of Orleans, who starts for the Faron islands in the Baltic Sen to meet the I stenmer Belgic. The duke will under- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lake a new Arctic expedition on bonrd j R|ch Gold Strikes in Saskatchewan this vessel. I wimmici-.-Rich gold strike's are re. ported from the country north of Prince Albert. Sask., and tbere is a stampede in that direction. Many claims ore being registered and companies ore being formed to develop the properties. R. L. Borden Going to England Halifax.—R. L, Borden has accepted a cable invitation fo attend the Do. minion Day bnnquct in London. He will sail on tiie 18th, K. B. R0ADJS1N SIGHT COMPANY WILL FILE LOCATION PLANS AT ONCE Hudson Bay and Pacific Railway Company Will Commence Construction Work at Three Different. Points on the Road—Generally Believed Now that Long-Talked of Road Will Become Assured Fact Prince Albert, Sask.—On his return home, W. W. Rutan, M. P. for Prince Albert, found awaiting him a notice from the department of railways to the effect that on June 19 the Hudson Buy and Pacific railway would file their location plans with the department. This announcement means a good deul not only to Ptince Albert but to all that great empire to the north vaguely termed "the north." The Hudson Bay and Pacific Railway company did not attract much attention when their charter first came up. It looked just like an application for another of those charters which cover Saskat- ehewan like a spider's web. About the same time, however, the Prince Albert bill tor a line to the bay was coming up, and so the application was looked into a little. The western members, it is said, found the Hudson Bay and Pacific Railroad company about the strongest aggregation that ever applied for a com- pany, is about $50,000,000, and the promoters claim that it is nearly all subscribed and part paid up. The company, according to information furnished here, has had surveys made of their two lines and they have had soundings mode of the harbor of Port Churchill. They showed, furthermore, that once the rails are at the lake front the White Star steamship line will start an up-to-date service. The company's representatives exhibited contracts already made. The company has charters for two lines. The first runs directly due west from Churchill through Athabasca lake to the Pacific Ocean via the Yellow- bead pass. Tbe second line runs irom Churchill in a southerly direction to the northwest corner of Lake Winni., peg. The line follows the north bank of the river to the Pass and to Prince Albert. The company guaronteed that within a short time of their location line being approved and otbet things completed, to start construction work at three different points in the road, of wliich Prince Albert will be one. They offered to abandon their line of route and use the government surveys and line anil to give all the same privileges as to running powers for other roads as a government rood would have. In this case they would want a guarantee of bonds or a land grant, and if they got a land grant they would be perfectly willing to take the land along their northern route, that is between Churchill and Athabasca lake, and help to open up that great country. "There is no doubt that this looks more like the real thing than any other railroad charter that has been granted," said Mr. Rutan. Says Parliament Cannot Interfere Ottawa.—The question of tha jurisdiction, of parliament over the White Pass and Yukon railway and the right of the railway commission to deal with its tariff was questioned by F. H. Chrysler, K.C, during argument of the complaint of the board of trade of Dnwson that Hie rates of that railway are excessive. He argued thot the Canadian parliament hod jurisdiction only when a railway passed through two or more provinces or was for the general advantage of Canada, but if a Canadian company built n railway elsewhere, parliament bnd no authority. In the United States there wns jurisdiction over commerce, but in Canada over work only. As there was doubt, be stated,' whether the Yukon os a mining district, would exist ten or fifteen years hence, he insisted that tile railway would have been entitled at its commencement to draw from revenue one- twentieth ol the cost of construction each year in order thnt tile rnilwny might pay for ilself during the period the dislriet lives ns a mining centre. The case wns not concluded, Wireless Telephony Paris,-The official trials of the wireless telephone nppnrnttis invented by the naval lieutenants, Colin and Jeannee, have just taken place nt Toulon. They were conducted between the cruiser Conde nnd the nnvnl nrsenal at Toulon. The experiments were conclusive. The ship nnd the arsennl succeeded in communicating a distance of 165 kilometres (nbout 100 miles). The lest established the fact thai telephonic transmission without wires is hnrdly influenced by the electrical phenomena of the atmosphere, wliich hinder so seriously the wireless telegraph systems. American Crops Below Last Year Washington.—The general nvcrnee condition ol crop growth in the United Stales on June 1, based on all the crops reported to the department of agriculture, was nnnounced ns op'- proximately 4 per cent, below tbe condition on June 1 last year, but about 8 per cent, belter than two years ago. China Submits to the Hague Pekin—The Japanese legation here hns given denial lo the report coining from London Ibat China bas withdrawn definitely her request that the Hciiiiiiiiliiii]-I''akiikiiii'!i railroad quos- lion with Japan be submitted tn The Hague tribunal for arbitration, China holds, it is snid. that tbe way is still open for appealing the ense to The Hague. THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. \ /f= In the Rose Garden. By ViHCINIA BLAIR. Copyrighted. 1903. by Assoclatea Literary Press It was ou tbe third night of the new moon that Beverly Alden, musing on his sermon In tbe darkness nf his study, beheld from the window something white moving in his golden. As the Rev. Beverly's garden was a vegetable garden, be thought, fearfully of something sinfully trampling on bis succulent salads, and he rose hastily. Standing just behind the window shutter, he decided, however, Unit a borse would be shorter, n dog taller, nnd he did not believe in ghosts. He went Into the hall, took bis hnt from the rock and stepped softly over the threshold. As his footsteps sounded on tbe gravel of the path tbe white object moved from tbe middle of the garden and fled. He beard tbe click of tbe gate and tben silence. "Hum!" mused the Rev. Beverly and bent over bis lettuce bed. "A thief," he sold as he straightened up. The next morning a fuller Investigation showed that tbere had been depredations of onions and radishes. But the minister said nothing to bis housekeeper. Common thieves dtd not come garbed in white, nor were they of slender outline and graceful. The Rev. Beverly had no unusual powers of penetration, but It had not taken him many moments to decide that tbe spoiler ot his garden was a woman. "But why"-he debated the next night as be finished his sermon-"why should a woman steal—o lady, I am sure, by the grace of her carriage- why should sbe steal my little onions and my lettuce?" But all the wisdom of tbe Scriptures did not answer his question. And after his sermon was finished he again turned out bis light and sat In the darkness of bis study. And again, as he mused, he saw a patcb of white at the end of tbe garden. Breathless he watched, nnd closer and closer came the ghostly figure until it stood just beneath his window. Then a voice said, "I have come to pay you for the vegetables." "Oh!" His usual readiness of speech " had forsaken the clergyman. "Oh, I beg your pardon!" "No, you needn't beg It." the voice said again. "I picked some lettuce and things last night and here is the money. It wasn't a very conventional way to go to market, but we wanted a salad, and"— Tbe Rev. Beverly, peering over tbe sill, caught tbe sparkle In her eyes as she made her bolt apology. "You needed your salad late," he said dryly. "Ah"—her little lough rippled out— "think of my predicament! Some people came from the city hungry, and there was nothing In the bouse but eggs. You see. I nm such a new housekeeper—we came only yesterday—and Susanne, my maid, forgets to tell me when things nre out, and the shops are so far away—so, while sbe made an omelet I flew into your garden— and—and flew back and no one was tbe wiser." "I sow you," tbe Rev. Beverly informed her, "and I thought you were a thief." "Ohl" There was a little gasp. "It did look like It. didn't It? But, you see, I have brought the money." And the sliver glittered on the sill as sbe spread It out before him. "No," the Rev. Beverly protested; "you are perfectly welcome to anything you care to take." "Ob, but you must "-there was a note of alarm In her voice—"because I should feel ns If I hod stolen If I am not allowed to pay." He was smiling down nt her. "You can pay me by giving me a rose from yonr garden," be said. "Why don't you bave roses of your own?" she demanded. He sighed. "I hardly dare allow myself the luxury. It Is cheaper to raise one's vegetables than to buy them, and o clergyman in a small town has to think of expenses." "I suppose," doubtfully, "that your salary Is not large?" "No,1 but there are donations." His eyes twinkled, i '"Such as roses?" She was laughing up at blm. The moonlight touched her hair wltb gold. The pulses of the Rev. Beverly began to beat. "May 1 come over some time and walk with you in your rose garden?" be aaked. "Come now," waa tbe quick response. He went, and It was the beginning of friendship. "He Is lovely," Constance confided to her nunt who hnd come up to her niece's colonial mansion for the purposes of chnneronngc. "And he's here in tbls little town because he feels tbnt Ije Is needed more thnn in a city charge where he could get much more money." "ConBtnnce." her nunt warned, "don't get romantic over n country parson." "Ho hns the dearest little cottngc." Constnnce mused, "with n vegetable garden, ne sends over tomatoes and parsley, nnd I put roRcs In his buttonhole. It's very Inte'restln-r." she sighed. "It mny be trnglc for hlm." "Wby?" "If. you mnke him love you—whot then?" "Well?" Constance's tone wnsdeflant. "Tou enn't merry any one but Warren Olmstend." "Constance's eyes flashed. "I can tool If I don't marry Warren. I merely lose my inheritance. I don't deny that 1 love this old house. Aunt Anne. But did it ever occur to you that 1 might prefer annan to a fortune?" "You would miss the fortune." wot tbe quiet answer.' "You were not made for love In a cottage, Constance." But Constance was down the path. She bent over a pink rose bush aud picked a bud just as the Rev. Beverly Alden came in. "'Roses red and violets blue." Bbe quoted. "Can you tell me the rest of It?" " 'If you love me as 1 love you.'" He hesitated. "You mustn't make me say such things." "Why not?" "Because I hnve nothing to offer you but a cottage and a vegetable garden." He wns looking down at her witb somber eyes. "And If I don't marry one Wnrren Oliqg^end." sbe informed blm. "I lose my fortune. And I won't marry hlm, so I nm really homeless—and—please, I'd like to come and live In your cottage." Aunt Anne's chagrin over tbe engagement found an outlet In a letter to Warren Olmstead. "Come up nnd rescue Constance from her country parson." was the theme. But-when Warren's answer enme It was a revelation. "Of nil things!" Aunt Anne ejaculated when she had read It. "What's the matter?" Constance asked. "Reod thot," said Aunt Anne tragically. It wns a hrlef epistle, but it was very extraordinary, no doubt, for Con stance danced with Joy and waved the letter, crying "Hurrah!" "Of all thingsl" Aunt Anne ejaculated again. Constnnce caught her breath quickly. "You mustn't tell Beverly," she said. "Why not?" "He won't marry," Constance sold mysteriously, "if he knows it." So they were married quietly nnd went to live in tbe cottage, nnd Aunt Anne went home, and the big colonial house wns closed, nnd the winter came, and the roses were wrapped in winding sheets of straw. "You will miss the rose garden next summer." said the parson as he aud bis wife walked up tbe snowy pnth. "I wonder who will live here then?" "The new tenants," said Constance, who, wrapped In a big red cloak, was leaning on ber husband's arm. "are lively. There will be a young clergyman, a very handsome young clergyman, and a very, very loving little wife. Beverly"— "Constance!" He bent down over her. "The house Is mine. Warren wrote to say that he loved some one else. He married first and forfeited his right, nnd I didn't want to tell you because you bated to have me rich. But don't you think It will be nice—for- for Beverly junior to-to play in the rose garden, dearest?" Lova'a Language. It was the morning of that fearsome, uncertain day on which the bonds were to be made fast, where a tiny path yet leads back, when eacb tries to peer Into the future and wonders and doubts and hesitates. They were alone, and she drew near htm, aware and watchful. "Harold, dearest. In a few hours It will all be* over. Can you grasp It all? But did you dreau of me last night?" "Yes, ownest I saw you as a black, marvelous swan, drifting placidly nil alone on a mirrored lake, with bere and there a flat, floating leaf. And then I, a bumble, joyous swan, too, began to float out to you. And my soul took fire, dearest and I thrilled all over as you swung superbly around, and I wished to be a poet, wltb a living, passionate pen, and 1 wished myself an earth god and that a raging wind would swoop down upon you that I might seize you In my arms and defy the storm god. And I could smell sweet Incense snd bear the tinkling of Innumerable bells and could feel the delirium of a burning henrt, nm. ngaln I wished to be a poet that 1 might slng"- "But, Ilnrold, do you really love me?" lie paused, breathed deep and poured out his soul, "Yes, dearest I tblnk you ure it." Aud then she held up her vibrant lips, confident, satlsfled.-Puck. R0THENBURG. An Ancient City That la Still Stately and Fascinating.. For a thousand years Rothenburg I has been a city. For more than 500 yearB it was a free city of the empire. It is not like those ancient towns which, through centuries of Btrife, preserved their entity through being huddled near the base of some castle. It is not like those towns that were protected by powerful princes, for it has maintained itself by its own unaided sturdiness. If great barons came to Rothenburg they came to receive protection, not to give it, or else they came to be entertained j with the lavish open handedness that made tbe city a place to'.which emperors themselves found pleasure in resorting. By crusaders and pilgrims Rothenburg was held in affectionate regard, not only for its generous hospitality, but because, seen from the river, it bore a striking resemblance to Jerusalem. But there vfM order in those times of turbulence; and in on old, old house used by Palestine's pilgrims ond still known as Pilgrims' House there is an ancient stone, bearing upon it an ancient carving of a hand and a hatchet, with the ominous inscription, "He who quarrels in this house sball hove his hand cut off." Yet since those early days the town haB been comparatively forgotten. Even yet it hos not become o haunt of the tourist and the traveler, although each year a few visitors resort there, bringing back tales of this city that out-Nurnbergs Nurnberg. It is easily reached, being on a little branch line from the railway between Frankfort and Munich. It iB a place where the sightseer cannot go wrong, for everywhere is fascination. There are both stateli- nesB and beauty. There are towering houses with crisscrossed fronts. There are deep dungeons under the Rathhaus, reached by stairwayB dripping with moisture, into which not a ray of light can enter, and in one of these dungeons some five centuries ago the men of Rothenburg placed the burgomaster who, more than any other in tha long burgomasterial line, give to the city power and wealth and prosperity. But they charged him with conspiring with tbe emperor and not only gave him ao light, but edged tbeir animosity" Dy deliberately giving him no food. It is in all a fiercely dramatic story, for friends who were still faithful tunneled to the cell and madly cut through its prodigious wall and reached the prisoner, but only to find him dead. Nowadays they treat unpopular burgomasters with more consideration. Each burgomaster is chosen for three years, and at the end uf that time he is either elected for life or gives place to a successor. But an- election for life does not give unchecked power, for it is a. simple matter with these townsfolk, if they tire of a life chosen mayor, to make him "so crazy with vexation," as it was expressed to me, that he is glad to resign and accept the pension that they palliative))* offer. Only recently they thus got rid of one.—Robert Shackleton in Harper's Magazne. BOWSER REELING fiAD Returns Home Full bf Fear and Takes to His Bed. . MRS. BOWSER HIS CONSOLER. {he Wise Goose. You must not say "as Billy as a goose" any more, for naturalists have been studying this animal of late years, and they have come to the conclusion thut sho is the wisest old bird going. She never quarrels without cause; she sees danger before any other fowl; Bhe has more courage than the rooster; she is fur braver thun the gobbler ,nud, if given a fair show, she can beat off the fox. A flock of geese squatted around the barnyard at night is a much greater protection than the watch-dog. They are light sleepers and will give the alarm tbe instant they see a stranger moving about. So in future say "as wise as a goose" and give her all credit—Montreal Standard. Soliloquy ef tha Engagement Ring. I am considered a brilliant success In literature, though many people accuse me of plogarlsm, the popular criticism of my work being "that old, old story." , It Is a pity I am so bright, however, considering the conversatlona I have to listen to every evening. Last night he remarked sixty-five times. "I love you so, denr," ond sixty-five times she replied. "Do you. denr?" He tells tbem all "I love you as man never loved before." Isn't be clever to find so mnny new wnys of doing something so old? Personally 1 can see no difference In his methods myself. They held on to me with both hands last evening, but I Insisted upon cutting tbem. The man and I can always get around n pretty girl. The man owes all his happiness to inc. Only through my Influence Is he | able to hold her bnnds In his nnd taste the Bweetness of her lips, yct-t'lrendy has he forgotten me In his-longing for a wedding ring. Men nre so ungrateful, but I will bide my time. Methlnks I will booh be avenged. I am the "b«st seller" on the market -Puck. Tha Irreparable Loas. What has happened to me?" asked the patient when he had recovered from the effects of the ether. "You were in a trolley car accident," _said the nurse, "and it has been found necessary to amputate your right hand." He sank back on the pillow, sobbing aloud. 'Cheer up," said the nurse, patting him on the head; "you'll soon learn to get along all right with your left hand." "Oh, it wasn't the loss of the hand itself that I was thinking of," sighed the victim. "But on the forefinger was a string that my wife tied around it to remind me to get something for her this morning, and now I'll never be able to remember what it was." Corrected. Inspector of Village School (questioning class)—Now, my boy, wbat is nn island? Pupil (dejectedly)—I dun- no, sir. Inspector—Well, for instance, could I ride from here to France? Pupil (brightening up)—Nou, sir, tbat yer couldn't, lot feyther saw yer on hossback t'other day an' sed as how be' lay a shillin' yer couldn't roide moile without u-wabblin' off.—Lon- on Spare Moments. y The Chafing Dish. "Do you know how to use a chafing dish?" "Yes," answered Mr. Slrius Barker. "I bave some novel ideas ou the subject." 'What are they?" "The best way I know of to use a chafing dish is to punch a Role in tbe bottom ol it, paint it green and plant flowers in it." Persuasive. "Could you tell me where I can get a drink tit this time of night?" "No, sir," says tbe police officer re- bukingly. The belated individual goes on his way, but at the next corner he has s new idea, bo he returns to the faith iul officer and inquires confidentially: "Could you tell me where we can get a drink at this time of night?" Prepares For the Worst, but the Situation la Changed by the Family Doe- tor's Diagnosis—Resumes Old Individuality. ICopyrlght, 1909, by Associated Literary Press.J WHEN the Bowsers sat down to breakfast tbe otber morning Mrs. Bowser found her- self without nny appetite, nnd. though she tried her beBt to conceal the fact, Br. Bowser Boon took notice and said: "No upiietlte, eh? Well,, when I heard that you bad been sloshing uround In the rain yesterday I made up my mind that you would pay for It." "But 1 didn't get my feet wet," she pretested. "Of course you wouldn't own np to It. No appetite this morning, and you look us if you hadn't a week to live. I've talked and talked, bnt what good has It done?" "1 have a little headache, but it will be gone by noon." "(lone nothing. 1 shall come home to find you in a raging fever ond tbe doctor and a trained nurse bere. Even If you live through it you will make me .*B00 cost." "Any one Is liable to have a headache now and then." "Headache! Heodoche! Woman, don't try to deceive yourself. This Is going to be a very serious matter. "OUT Ml! IN OS THE LOUNGE," US WHIB- PEttED. Wading In slush nnd water up to your knees menns something more thnn a slight headache, as you will discover. Well, don't expect any pity from me. 1 take care of myself, and os a consequence no oue enjoys better health Better telephone for a doctor aiid nurse nnd go to bed. In case I find you dying when 1 come home this evening I will telegraph your mother." His words sounded heartless, but ns the headache went off In n couple of hours Mrs. Bowser did not treasure them up. She rather expected be would telephone during the day. but as he didn't she stood, on her dignity and did not call him up. At his hour for coming home she wns feeling fine nnd in good spirits, but as sbe sow blm drop off the car she knew tbat something had gone wrong. His shoulders were all humped up, and his feet shuffled as he walked. Be bad to drag himself up the steps, and wben sbe opened tbe door for bim she exclaimed: "Why, Mr. Bowser, what on earth Is the mntter?" "flirt me In on the lounge," be whispered In reply. "You ore 111! You-are trembling oil over!" "Send for the doctor!" he anltf'as he stretched nut on the lounge. "Rut tell me about It. When were you token? Bow do yon feel?" "I'm a dying mnn, Mrs Bowser! Wns token with a chill two hours ago. I'm first hot nnd then cold all over. I expected to die In the street car" Mrs Bowser looked ot his tongue nnd felt of his pulse nnd wns quite sure tbnt he hud only taken cold. "Did you get your feet wet yesterday?" she asked as sbe chaffed his bonds with alcohol. "1-1 guess I did." "Not a doubt of It I've talked, hut whnt good has It done? You must nice wndftl In slusb and water up to rour neck." Comforts Sick One. "Do you think—think I'm going to Jle?"* "1 can't soy as to thnt. but I sbnll prepare myself for the worst of course you con't expect much pity from me. Any man that will wade around In oliiRh and woter"- "i don't want to die!" he Interrupted "No: I don't wont to die nnd lenve you and oil else. I'm not nn old mnn yet and we con tnke o lot of comfort." "'Well. It may be nothing more thnn n very serious case of typhoid fever, hut of course we shall hnve tn hnve n trained nurse nnd the doctor coming ; three times n day." "Oct the doctor h»re!" groaned Mr. Bowser. "Oct him here at once! He mny be able to check this stcknens before It gels hold of me." Mrs. Bowser went to the telephone nnd wns answered that tbe family doctor waa not In snd was not expected bnck nt hla office In less than three, hours Ut. Bowser groaned. Then he want ed brandy, then to be propped up, then to be lowered again. Tben he asked Mrs. Bowser to' look at the whites of his eyes and report: "You may pull through," .she sold in doubtful tones. '"Then telephone to some other doctor—nurses from some hospital. Tell them to send two of them—three of them. Get two—it's Bowser—Samuel Bowser. Tell them that 1 must be saved. 1 don't care If It costs a million dollars!" Mrs. Bowser didn't telephone to any doctors nnd nurses. She simply pretended to. She was saving Mr. Bowser for the family doctor. She got blm tea and toast, and though be protested bis weakness ond want of appetite he nibbled and sipped. He felt better nfterward, but he didn't admit It On the contrary, after fetching a long drawn groan he whispered: "Why did this come to me. Mrs. Bowser—why come to me Instead of another? Why am I singled out for a victim?" "Because you waded In slush and water." "But 1—I— Soy, Mrs. Bowser, make those doctors understand that this Is a case of life or death and that they can be sued for damages for delay." Then he sighed. Then he' groaned. Then he propped and unpropped. Then he asked if( typhoid patients didn't lose all tbe hair on their bead, and when Mrs. Bowser reminded him thnt he hadn't any to lose he was not a bit comforted. While waiting for three doctors and two nurses and other things Mr. Bowser prepared for the worst. For five or ten minutes he reviewed his post life and then said to Mrs. Bowser: "I—1 n in sorry I spoke to you as I did this morning." "Oh. that Is all right I knew you didn't nieun what yon said." "But I have said otber mean things to you — hundreds of other mean things." "But you regretted .them nt once, and so there Is nothing to forgive." "Mrs. Bowser." he persisted with quivering lip, "If I was to live my life over again I'd be a better busband to you. Yes. I would. 1 wouldn't be a bulldozer and threaten divorce ond all thnt. I wish I could live on, just to show you how good 1 could be." He wns petted and soothed and quieted for ten minutes and had almost fallen into* n doze when he suddenly sat up nnd exclaimed: "There's the cookl I bad forgotten about her!" "Well, whnt of the cook?" "I wont to take her band before 1 die and beg her pardon for finding fault with her cooking. Call her up right away." "But she's gone out this evening for an hour or two." > "And there's your mother! If you can't reach ber on the phone you must telegraph. 1 have been a bad, bad man to ber. 1 want forgiveness. Do you think she can forgive rae for calling her nn old cat and a frump?" "Yes. I think so. Mather Is a very tender hearted woman, nnd 1 think she will even put flowers on your grave. Don't worry about mother, I'll see that she is here tn time." Resumes Old Way. "And tben there's the butcher and grocer and druggist i have raised rows with them a hundred times over. I don't wont to die and hnve them saying tbey are glad old Bowser Is dead." "They shall be sent for In time." How many other things Mr. Bowser would have brought up before gasping his last cannot be told, as the doorbell rang and Mrs. Bowser admitted the family doctor. Sbe may have given him the wink as she bustled in or she may not Be that as It may, he advanced to Mr. Bowser, felt of his pulse and looked at his tongue and then sold: "Come. Bowser, gxt out of this." "W-whnt do you mean?" "Don't play the booby. Nothing alls you that a dose of physic won't cure." "And I'm not going to die?" "Die your grandmother! You are able to go downstairs and shovel over a ton of coal this very minute." One would have thought. In consideration of bis narrow escape from the grave, that Mr. Bowser would have remained humble for at least half an bour. but he didn't No sooner bnd the door closed on the doctor than he rose up and Bald: "Now, Mrs. Bowser, you can see tbe difference between a resolute man and a namby pamby woman. You would hove died half an hour ago. while I am feeling as well as 1 ever did In my life. Be mighty careful how you upset tbls house aguin!" M. QUAD. Stranded. Aeronnut-ThlB certainly out-Crusoes Roblnsou Crusoe.-Hnrper's Weekly. A Quandary. "A necklace of diamonds has been stolen from me!" said Mrs. Cumrox. "Aren't you going to notify the police?" "1 don't know wbat to do. It does seem rather classy to be robbed of Jewelry, and yet I bate to have people think tbat I'd <w ""las n m> tMn* like a necklace."-v^asblngton Slnr. A NEW LINE OF TALK. Unexpected Experience of a .Drummer In a Car With a Pretty Girl. •<*S this seat engaged?" be asked of I the prettiest girl tn tbe car. aud, .finding tbat it wasn't he put his sample box in the rack and braced himself fnr solid enjoyment. "Pleiisunt day," said tbe girl, Coming fur him before he could get his tongue unkinked. "Most bewildering day, Isn't it?" "Oh. yes; thanks," murmured the drummer. ••(Had of it," resumed the girl cheerfully. "You don't look so. Let me put my shawl under your head, won't you? Hadn't you better sit next to the window and let me describe the landscape to jrou?" "No, please," he murmured, "I am doing well enough." "Mny 1 buy you some peanuts or a book? Let me do something to make tbe trip happy. Suppose I slip on arm around your wolst. Just lean forward a trifle, please, so that I can." "You'll—you'll have to excuse me." gasped the wretched drummer. "I don't think you really meau it" "You look so tired," she pleaded. "Wouldn't you like to rest your head on my shoulder? No one will notice. Just lay your head right down and-I'U tell you stories." "No, thanks;'I won't today. 1 am very comfortable," and the poor drummer looked around helplessly. "Your Bcnrfpln is coming, out Let me fix It! There," and she arranged It deftly. "At the next station I'll get you a cup of tea, and when, we nrrlve ot our destination you'll let me call on you?" And she smiled beseechingly right into hiB pallid countenance. "I think I'll go and smoke," said the drummer as he hauled down his gripsack and made a bolt for the door.- Puck. Quite Polite. They were slight acquaintances, ami tbere waB no love lost between them. "Well," Bald the first grande dame, "by by. I must really be getting on. I hnve to make a call on my mother." The second put np her lorgnette and drawled: "Really—ah—you don't mean to say you hove a mother living?"^ The first grande dame Inugbed-n high, thin laugh, with something biting, like acid, In it. "Oh. yes," she retorted on the one who* hnd tried to take her down, "my mother Is still alive, nnd she doesn't look a day older tban you do, I assure you."-Sphere. It Would Not Show. That everything should be neat and shipshape Is most Important aboard it yacht. A writer tn the Mariner's Advocate tells the story of the captain of n certnln sloop who crossed the deck In ii hurry, seemingly very much perplexed A lady stopped blm and asked what the- trouble was. "The fact Is, ma'am," be said, "our rudder's broken." "Oh. I shouldn't worry about thnt." sold the lady. "Being under water nenrly all the time, no one will notice It." Not Particular. II s 'lip (IN M *M L1 < W v rii ^-flnWlu-r ' ~**= ~ ^ Information Bureau Official - Well, young man, what do you waut to Und out? Small Boy - Whnt do you know? - Woman's Home Companion, Her Blue Kitchen. "You nre always tnlklng about yonr lovely little blue kitchen," they suld. "but we see you dining out every night Do you ever cook In It ?" "Not enough to get tired of It." she sold, "and that's' tbe reason I like it so."—New York Press. Force of Habit "The new nlnger In tbe cbolr pitches all his music so high." "But. you know, he came from a baseball team."-Mlnneapolls Journal. Complaint of tha Convalescent. When you're sick In bed of something And hate the sight of food. When the tinkle of a teaspoon la torture to your. mood. , ' Nurse will come to you at Intervale That haven't any length. And It's, "Bat this all now quickly. For you must keep up your etrength" But when you're really better And your appetite Is fine, When your chief and only longing Is substantially to' dine. Nurse will bring you something sloppy After ages, ages long. . And It's. "Just a little slowly. For you know you are not strong." Ob, It may be ahe'a an angel- I have thought ahe was myself— But now 1 am so hungry! Is there nothing on the shelf T 1 want some cheese and eraekera Or a slice of eold mines pie. And It'e. "Vou may have some telly. Lemon lelly, by and by." -Ueraldlne Mavrtek la New York Life. THE REPORTER, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA- "MY KIDNEYS HURT ME ALLTHE TIME* Gin Fills Cured Them. Frea Sample Box Leads to Cure. Only those who have been tortured with Kidney Trouble can appreciate how Mr. Trumper Buffered. Being a railroad, Bum, he waa called upon to do all kinds of heavy work. The constant strain of { lifting, weakened tbe kidneys. I received tbe sample box of Gin Pills end waa greatly benefitted by them. My kidneys were in euch bad condition I could not lift or stoop without pain. Ia fact, tbey pained me nearly all the time. I have taken three boxea of Gin Pills, working all the time at heavy work on tbe railroad and did not lose a day. , 'PRANK THUMPER, Napanee.Onfc Do sharp twinges catch you as yon Itoopt Are you subject to Rheumatism, Sciatica or Lumbago t Does your Bladder give trouble t Take Gin Pills on our positive guarantee that tbey will euro you or money refunded, SOc a bos •—8 for $8.50. At dealers, or direct if you cannot obtain from druggist. Dept. N.U., National Drug 4 Chem- ioal Co., Limited, Toronto. 117 MAKING A TUNNEL Tha -Inoora Bore A Mystery to Father "So your daughter/ has gone to Europe after allP" "Ya-as," drawled Farmer Hayseed; "She's been daffy to go ever since she left skule. These here female girl col. ledges dew put ideas intew women's heads. Her maw an' me never could calc'late why she was so set t' go t' Yurrup. She don't know a soul thar." Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Compounded by Experienced Physicians. Murine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain. Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for illustrated Eye Book. At Druggists. Miss Gush—Colonel, were you ever in many tight places during the last unpleasantness? Colonel Binks—Madam, I have camped in three Cuban hotels!—Puck. It Has Many Qualities.—The man who possesses a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil is armed agains many ills. It will cure a cough, break n cold, prevent sore throot; it will reduce the swelling from a sprain, cure the most persistent sores and will speedily heal cuts and contusions. It is a medicine cliest in itself, and can be got for a quarter of a dollar. The Bore—The yenr 1809 seems to have been a very popular one for birthdays. The Impatient Editor—Yes; it's too had you didn't utilize it.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. After making a most careful sti*.; of the matter, TJ. 8. Governme'.t scientists state definitely that th • common house fly is the principal -means of distributing typhoid fev-r diphtheria and smallpox. Wilson r Fly Pods kill the flics and the disease germs, too. Next to soying you are jealous, a girl would rather hove you tell her she inspires you to noble things. MINARD'S LINIMENT is the only Liniment asked for at my store and the only one we keep for sale. All tbe people use it; HARLIN FULTON. Pleasant Bay, C. B. Way Railroad Engl Through a Mountain. Sometimes tha construction engineer brings bis new line face to face with a mountain too steep to be easily mounted, and then he prepares to pierce it Tunnels are not pleasaut to ride through. They are, moreover, fearfully expensive to construct, and tbey necessitate a double Inspection. But-ond the "but" IB this case is' a very large one—tbey reduce grades and distances In wholesale fashion, and so In a mountainous country the engineer must be prepared to drive tunnels und the folk who come ufter him to operate them. The tunnel Job Is apt to be a separate part of tbe work. It calls for its own expert talent If the tunnel Is more than a half or three-quarters of a mile long It will probably be dug from a shaft or shafts as well as from Its portals. In this way the work will not only be greatly hastened, but tbe shafts will continue In use'after It Is completed as vents for the discharge of engine amoke and gases from the tube. The ordinary course of such work Is by the use of cutting shields proceeding simultaneously from the portals nnd from the footings of the shafts. These shields are to lie likened to steel rings ofi a circumference only slightly greater than that of the finished tunnel. Men working nn different levels of this shield wltb pick nnd Wltb drill nnd dynuinlte constantly clear a path for It whereupon It la pressed forward. Tracks follow the cutting shield, nnd more locomotives, steam or electric, are used In removing the material. The use of electricity keeps the tunnel, quite clenr of gases and makes tbe'safest light for the workers. In rare cases the rock through which the tunnel Is bored Is strong enough to support Itself. But In most coses the engineers prefer to line the bore with brick, as a rule, and tills lining Is set In plnce right fn the path of tbe cutting shield. After long weeks and perhaps .mantis of work the time comes when the dtffesent bores meet nnd tbe tunnel is a single underground tube from portal to portal. the "How was it Ellen got into such deep water?" "I suppose it was because of her falling off in her bridge play."—Ex. Corns cripple the feet and make walking a torture, yet sure relief in the shape of Holloway's Corn Cure is within reach of all. Because of the scarcity of fuel in Argentina, a copper mining company will build a twenty-mile trans-mission line to convey only 100-horse- power from a hydro-electric plant. No other fly killer compares with Wilson's Fly Pads. The particular fun a womin gets out of writing a letter is forgetting to put in the thing she wrote for, so she can write another. Keep Mlnard's Liniment in tha house. The clock of the tower of Columbia university, New York, is said to bo one of the most accurate in the world, varying but six Beconds n year. -r DODD'S 7 fKIDNEY^ kp,us4 THE AMERICAN WON. Hobbs Picked All the Locks In Bank of England. Tbe flrst world's fair, the Crystal palace at London, wns beld In 1851 It was at the Crystal pnliiee that the Ainerlcnn mechanic showed that lie stood second to none lu the world. Hobbs challenged Chubb, and Hobbs, tbe Ainerlcnn mechanic*, carried off tbe first prize us a locknmker. Hobbs represented an American manufacturer of Iron bank safes. He placed bis safe on exhibition aud tied the key to tbe combination lock on the outside. Inside tbe safe was placed CHo. or $1,2,10, and the free offer wus made to the mechanics of the world Ibat If tbey opened the safe the money contained therein could be taken for their success. The safe was never opened. At that time Chubb wus famous all over England aud In Kurope as a lock- milker. Tbe Bunk of England Indorsed Chubb ond used his locks exclusively. Hobbs examined tbe workmanship of tbe locks und offered to not only enter tbe outer doors of tbe Bank of England, but to open also the seven doors leading to tbe treasure safes, Inside of two hours if permission wos given. This was too much for tbe Britishers to stand, and they gave the necessary consent. Hobbs was on bond two hours before the time for opeuing the doors of the bunk arrived and announced himself ready to go to work. All tbe tools he bnd be carried in his vest pocket, consisting of about twenty picks. He opened tbe front door In seven minutes und entered tbe bank triumphantly. He next approached tbe outer door of the treasure safe. In six minutes the door opened, and before one hour had pussed. half of tbe time he asked for, be bod his hands In the treasure of tbe hank, much to tbe amazement of the directors of the bank nnd to tbe Intense disgust of Chubb, n man of Influence and wealth. He took his defeat gamely, however, nnd soon set lo wurk to Improve his locks. This be did by hiking Hobbs Into bis employ as an advise**. Knew What He Wanted. "Gimme a dime's wulb o* dried beef nn' sum crackers," said Uncle Josh to the young lady In charge of the ribbon counter In n downtown store. "You hove evidently made a mistake In tbe plnce," she smilingly replied, "This Is a dry goods store." "Wool,- now, 1 reckon I know'd tbnt, b'gosh," said the old man, "nn' ef dried beef on' crackers hain't dry goods then I'd like to know what In tarnation you'd call 'ein7"-Cblcngo News. INDIGESTION CURED EVIDENGEJN PLENTY Your Neighbors Dan Tell You of Guns by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Every case of indigestion, no matter how bad, can be cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Not only cured, but cured for good. That's a sweeps ing statement and you are quite right in demanding evidence to back it. And it is backed by evidence in plenty—living evidence among your own neighbors, no matter in what part of Canada you live. Ask your neighbors and they will tell you of people in your own district who have been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, of dizziness, palpitation, sour stomach, sick headaches, and the internal pains of indigestion. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure because they strike straight at the root of all stomach troubles. They make new, rich blood, and new blood is just what the stomach needs to set it rr'ght and give it strength for its work. Mrs. Geo. E. Whitenect, Hatfield Point, N. B., says: "I am glad to have an onportunity to sneak in favor of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, for they deserve all the praise that can be given them. I was a great sufferer from indigestion, which was often nccompanied by neausea, sick head- oche and backache. As a result my complexion was very bad and I had black rings under the eyes. I took a great deal of doctor's medicine, but it never did more than give me the most temporary relief. About a year ngo I was advised to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. Before I had taken a couple of boxes I found relief, and by the time I had used a half dozen boxes I found myself feeling like a new woman, with a good appetite, goed digestion, and a clear complexion. I .can strom-ly recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for this trouble ond advise similnr sufferers to lose no time in taking them." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure all the troubles which hnve their origin in bnd blood. Thnt is why they cure anaemia, indigestion, rheumatism, eczema, St. Vitus dance, partial par. alysis, and the ,mnny ailments of girlhood end womanhood. Sold by all medicine dealers or Bent by mail at 50 cents a box or two boxes for $2.(50 by writinp The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. NAVAL RED TAPE. The Reeult ef Having Neither Coffins Nor Craves In Steak. A caw once occurred, wblch la vouchsafed for by naval officers who were present and who tell of It as a A FIGHTING WHALE. Made Splinters sf tha Small Boats and Sank the Ship. Among tbe talcs of the whale fishery told by Jobn It. Spears In "Tbe Story of the New England Whalers" . . . . .,., ■. ., . i la that of the loss of the Aun Alexau- Joke, showing tbe abaurdltlee to which ( dw o( New Bedtord TM, ,„,„ WM »»H .—...... .i..,.. ........... . on ^ -offshore grounds," west of red tape can go. About twenty years ago a certain abip waa lo a foreign port One of tbe men waa taken sick and on tbe recommendation of tbe surgeon was sent to a hospital on shore. The man finally died, and It became necessary to bury blm. Tbe simple and straightforward method would bave been to call in an undertaker oud have hlm arrange for a decent casket and. a lot In the cemetery. This would be the usual procedure wltb a business man or ordinary citizen. The regime of economy aud reform, however, would not permit of so simple a course. Wbat actually occurred was this: The surgeon made a requisition on the paymaster for one coffin. Naturally be did.not have one in stock and therefore It was forwared to the fleet paymaster, who also, not being In tbe undertaking business, bad no coffins on hand. Then tbe admiral directed the fleet paymaster to purchase one coffin ofter obtaining prices from six reputable dealers. The same course bod to be followed In securing tbe grove. Tbe surgeon mode requisition on tbe paymaster for one grave. Strange as It may seem, the paymaster bad no graves In stock. Neither bad the fleet paymaster. Consequently the commander In chief directed tbe fleet paymaster to procure bids from sis reliable dealers In graves and purchase oue from tbe lowest responsible bidder. All tbls, of course, Is a screaming farce, but It Is the horrible example to show what comes when common sense and experience are set aside to give room for the play of amateur and academic fancy.—Engineering. A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL To All Women: I will send free, with full.instructions, my home treatment whicb positively cures Leucbr- rhoea, Ulceration, Displacements, Falling of the Womb, Painful or Ir- '|*T«gUlar Periods, Utcine and Ovarian Tumors or Growths, nlso Hot Flushes, Nervousness, Melancholy, Pains in the Head, Bock or Bowels, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, where caused by weakness peculiar to our sex. You can continue treatment at home at a cost of only about 12 cents a week. My book, "Woman's Own Medical Adviser," also sent free on request. Write to-dny. Address Mrs M. Summers, Box H.I., Windsor, Ont. Wouldn't Stand For It Maud—Why did you refuse him? Ethel—He has a post. Maud—But he can blot it out. KIDNAPING VOTERS. Once a Regular Feature of Political Warfare In England. In England a generation or two ago kidnaping was n regularly recognized feuture of political warfare. On tbe eve of on election especially men of Influence^ either side would mysteriously vanish to reappear later wltb strange toles of forcible seizures, mud races across country In post chaises driven by yelling postilions, followed by longer or shorter terms of gilded imprisonment In great mansions, where tbey were wined and dined lu sump- Chile and Peru, wben on Aug. 'JO, 1850, a "pod" of whales appeared, and three boats were lowered, Captain John S. Deblols going In one of them. Tbe mate's boat soon struck one of tbe "pod," but tbe monster Instantly turned with jaws open, and the men fled overboard just In time to save their lives. A moment later tbe whale bit the boat to pieces. Captain Deblols at once pulled In, picked up the boat1 a crew and ablfted a part of them to tbe second mate's boat. Then both the captain and second mate started to attack the whale, wblch had been busy meantime biting at the pieces of the boat It had destroyed. In tbe nsual course a whale thua engaged would not bave noticed tbe approach of tbe boats for a second attack, but tbls one had Ita eyes open, and It turned to meet tbe enemy more than halfway. Rushing forward with a force and speed that no boat could escape, it grasped tbe second mate's boat, as It had tbat of the mate, and literally made kindling wood of it When Captain Deblols bad once more picked bis men from the sea be beaded for tbe ship, and when there he sent tbe mate to gather up tbe oars ond such other debris as might hove escaped the fury of the whale. In bis view it was bis duty to fill his ship wltb oil and not to "whale for glory," oa persistence In fighting a whale of tbls kind .was sometimes called. The mate, however, was of more reckless disposition. He managed to get within range of the whole and thrust a lance into it. Unfortunately, however, he failed to reach a vital point and the whole. Ignoring tbe small boat made a dash ut the ship. He struck her abreast of tbe foremast and crushed In ber side. St*** sank so quickly that the crew was unable to secure anything, and they would bnve perished speedily In their open boats but for the fact tbat they were picked up by another whale ship. THE DOSE IN TIME THAT SAVED E SALTING BABIES. as a blotter. Ethel—Perhaps, but he can't use me i tuous style and trented right roynll; in every wny, only their liberty being1 denied tbem. Quite bumble voters, too, were forcibly abducted, but these did uot always fare quite bo well. Thus one victim made complaint before a magistrate that he bad been decoyed from his house by a ruse and kept shut up In a cool bole for tbree doys. Wholesale kidnaping of voters in batches, too, was not unknown, tbe process being rendered easier by tbe custom of candidates paying the traveling expenses of their electors to and from the polling places. For instance, at a certain Newcastle election a whole shipload of freemen of the borougb, dispatched from London by sea, were taken by tbe captain—who bad been heavily bribed— to Osteud and there left stranded. During the some contest too, and under similar circumstances a number of Berwick electors wbo happened to reside In London were dumped down in Norway, und a group of tbirty Ipswich voters found themselves on the day of tbe poll cooling their heels uuon -mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm: °.nay at Rotterdam. In the Air Tom—Just saw Miss Welloph on the street and lifted my hat. Dick—And did she respond? Tom—Yes; she lifted her nose. > Many attempts have been made in Germany to isolate the active principle of cobra venom, but in none has the product obtained approached a state of purity. Ask for Mlnard's and take no other. A Composite Produet. Mrs. Boggs - Mr. Meekmnn Is a splendid example of what a man ougbt to be. Mr. Bngga-Not on your life. He's a splendid example of whnt a wife, two Bisters, a grownup daughter and a mother-in-law think a man ougbt to be.-1'uck. Training Grounds. "Do you consider a college training an advantage?" "Unhesitatingly yes. At the same time some of onr best hall players have learned tbe go mo on back lots." W. N. U., No. 746. The Poor Men. She-They say girls con't throw straight, but wben a girl throws sly glances I notice she generally hits the mark. He decently hltieni-Yes-the stay mark.-Boston Herald. How is a Cold To be Cured When it has reached the chest, is developing into bronchitis and threatens to become pneumonia. There's no time for delay or experi- menting.-lt's time to use Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. It seems too hnd that there is not more pain and suffering associated with a cold, for then there would be less tendency to neglect treatment. So gradually nnd stealthily does n cold pass from its simpler form of n cold in the heod into inflammation of the bronchial tubes and then on to the lungs that mnny do not realize their condition until pneumonia is upo'i them. Ordinarily, of course, the cold is thrown off, but with the system run down and weakened there is every reason to expect that a cold will end seriously. Why should not every cold be token seriously and Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine used before a severe illness is upon you. There are many reasons why you should use Dr. Chnse's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. It is more thorough and far-reaching in its effects on the system'than nny mere cough medicine can possibly be. It keeps the Pioneer Daye In Missouri. In 1S51 tbere was in Huntsvllle a man who pulled teeth for 25 cents and a photographer wbo mode doguerro- types at $1.50 each. Tbe flrst wss called "doctor" and tbe second "professor." They moved In the highest circles, as being the representatives of tbe sciences and oris. Wltb deer, birds nnd all manner of game In tbe woods and fine flab in the streams so cheap that tbe poorest larders were stocked with It, the grocers did a big business In mackerel, berrlng ond sardines.The latter were real dainties, because tbe better food was so plentiful tbe pioneers got tired of It Money a Fleeting Joy. Elinor was very anxious to bring home an Angora cat from Maine last summer. Her motber objected, think' Ing that tbe enre of a cat from Maine to Connecticut wns entirely too arduous a task, bo Bhe tried to "buy off" Elinor. "If you will say no more about the eat," Bhe said, "I will give you a dollar, to spend lb Boston." Elinor looked quite thoughtful for a moment tben aold, "But. motber, how much longer a cat would last than a dollar." —Delineator. An Old World Practice That Goee Back to Bible Timee. „ "Salting" newly born Infants, a practice that dates far back to Blbllcai times, still obtains In many parts of tbe old world. The Armenians In tbe Russian government of Erlwan cover tbe whole surface of the bn lie's body wltb fine salt especial care being taken wltb the interstices between tbe Angers and all depressions, such as the armpit uud the bend of the knee, so tbat no point sball remain unsalted. Tbe unhappy Infant Is left In the salt for tbree hours or longer and Is tben bathed In warm water. Tbe Armenians of some districts, hnvlng abandoned the practice, arc rolled,"unsalted" and are despised by the others. The modern Greeks also sprinkle their babes wltb salt If an enlightened motber protests the midwife is ready wltb the objection, "Rut if It Isn't salted It will be puny and will never amount to anything." It this salting process Is carried on to excess tbe poor babes don't stand It at all. Tbe skin becomes as red as fire, the irritation Is Intolerable, and tbe child dies In convulsions. Yet there Is a mountnln tribe In Asia Minor that mercilessly solts Its newborn babes for twenty-four hours, whlcb shows thot tbe limits of human endurance nre wide In some cases. Tbls ancient custom Is still In vogue In mnny pnrts of Germany, but the rites are merely symbolical. In one district a little salt Is rubbed behind tbe child's ears, In others a plncb of salt Is put nn the tongue or a little paper of salt Is Inserted under the garmeut It gives understanding, the people sny, and wards off evil spirits. The action of salt In keeping meat sound no doubt Is Ihe reoaon tbat this strengthening nnd sustnlnfng nowet was ascribed to It. Tbe usage became common In eostern countries, and It was not entirely confined to them. The prophet Ezcklel, referring to tbe degeneracy of Jerusalem, soys: "Neither wast thou washed In wnter to Bupple thee; thou wast not salted at all nor swnddled nt nil." To mnny oriental tribes this means a grave omission of parental duty. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS CURED DAN McQEE'S BACKACHE. Ha Uaad tha Old Reliable Kidney Remedy and found a speedy and complete cure for hia trouble. James River, Antigonish Co., N.S. (Special).—It has again been proven in the case of Mr. Dan McGee, a well known farmer living near here, that backache is only a symptom of kid- ney trouble, and that Dodd's Kidney Pills cure it quickly and completely. "I suffered from Backache for two months," Mr. McGee states. "It started from a strain and grew steadily worse. I also had occasional attacks of Lumbago. I was always tired and at times my eyes were puffed and swollen. In the mornings I had a bitter taste in my mouth. "Then I decided to try Dodd's Kidney Bills, and the result is that to-day I am a well man. I advise all persons suffering from Backache or Lumbago to use Dodd's Kidney Pills." Mr. McGee caught his Kidney Dis- ease in it. early stages, and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured it almost at once. Neglected 'Kidney Disease develops into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Brieht's niseose or Heart Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure any and all of these. Extremely Indolent Mr. Timhid—What would you say if I threw you a kissP Miss Flyrt—I should say that you ore the laziest man that I had ever met. Attacks of cholera and dysenterv come quickly, there seldom being any warning of the visit. Remedial action must be taken just as quickly if -he patient is to be spared great suffering and permanent injury to the lining membranes of the bowels. The readiest preparation for the purnose is Dr. J. D. Kcllogg's Dysentery Cordial. It can be got at small cost at any drug store or general dealer's, and it will afford relief before a doctor can be called. Small Girl—"Why doesn't baby talk, father?" Father—"He can't talk yet, dear. Young babies never do." Small Girl—"Oh, yes, they do. Job did. Nurse read to me out of the Bible how Job cursed the day he was born!"—Tit-Bits. $100 Reward, $100. Hie reader, of this paper will be phased to lean tbat tbere Is at leMt one dreai.«l dlseue that acieOM bas been able to cure la all iu suwea, and tbat la Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cur. to the only positive cure tiow known to the medical fraternity, catarrh belns a corjutution.i dUuiae. require, a constitutional treatment. Hall'. Currh cure fa taken Internally, actio, directly upon the blood and mucous surface, of the system, thereby destrorln, tee foundation of th. dtscM. .nil afvln. tbe patient ■trensth by nullum, up the constitution and a-atot* Ini nature In dolns It. work. Tbe proprietors lava ■o mueb f.ltti m It. curative power, tbat they offer One Hundred Dollar, for .ny oh tbat It falls la aura Send lor list of testimonials Addrra, V. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O. Sold or .11 l'ru,:lsu ISC lata Hall's Family Pnu for e Getting Ready to Propose. A train stopped abruptly a few miles ontstde tbe little station of Hergats. In Bohemia, and the passengers alighted to ascertain whnt hnd boppened. They found tbe guard engaged In shaving , , - , - . -.- ■—*- i tbe engine driver, wbo apologized for cough loose and open, it aids expector- i the de|ay Bnd e,p,n|ned lb(lt he wn, Ilt.inn nnH nil...... *l.~ .'—A ,.*— , . " ' about to propose to tbe young woman ation and allays the inflammation. It does more than this, It cures the cold as well as the cough. It is direct, positive ond almost specific in action Mrs. Geo. Good, Tichborne, Addini*- ton Co., Ont., writes: "It is with pleasure that I certify to the wonderful success of Dr. Chase's Syrup of LinBeed and T/urpentine as a cure for colds. It is tiie best and surest treatment for coughs and colds that we have ever been able to find." 26 els. a bottle, ot nil dealers, or .Edmonson, Bates it Co., Toronto. • In the refreshment room at the next station, and be hnd no time to complete* bis toilet before starting.—London Standard. 8eeing le Believing. Mrs. Brown (to tbe new maid)—Well, Nora, 1 bope we shall get along very nicely. I'm not nt all difficult to please. Norn-No, mum. That's jnst whot I thought the very minute I set ryes on tbe uiaster.-Londoo Sketch. Sustaining *.ife. Mrs. Andrew Crosse In her "Reminiscences" describes nn old nurse born nt Broninlleld. England, who lived to be nearly n hundred. "All her life she had eaten *a dew bit and breakfast a stay bit and dinner, a nnminet and criiniinet and a bit after, supper,' eight meals In all. Resides this It was ber Invariable custom to mix together nil tbe doctora' stuff left offer any Illness In the house and swallow It on the principle that what bad cost money should uot be wasted." Those Missing Arms Venus was telling her friends about her missing arms. "I lost them in a revolving door while trying to attend a sale of peach basket bats," she whispered. , If allowed to roum over your house those few innocent-looking house flies mny cause a real tragedy any day, a. they are known to be the prineipa. agents for the spread of those deadly diseases, typhoid fever, diphth-ni and smallpox. Mrs, Catt, of New York, has been' elected president of the Women's International Suffrage alliance. Won. der if Thomas is a consenting party.— Ottawa Citizen. Queen's University 1 n II KINGSTON and College Ontario ARTS EDUCATION THEOLOGY MEDICINE SCIENCE (IncUintj Entjinterint-) Students rrgistenntl lor the brat time belore October 21st. 1909, may complete the Arte course without attendance. Fnr Calendars, write the Redisirai OHO. V. CHOWN, B.A.. atliuretaa. Oman. Waldo Was Amply Justified. VlBltor—How old are you, Waldo? Waldo Rinerson Boston beans—Does the subject really Interest you, madam, or do you Introduce It merely as a theme for polite conversationV—Lite. The Politician. "Don't you know tbnt no one listens to or rends your speeches?" "Yes." nnswered Senator Sorghum; "la tbat wi v I avoid making enemies." The battle Is not to the strong alone. It Is tn the active, the vigilant, the bruve.-l'atrlck Henry. VERMIN DEATH Is n beautiful brown wood stain for floors nnd other unpointed wood work, that will effectually exterminate BED BUGS It can be rubbed over any paint or varnish except white paint. It will not rust inetnl and can be rubbed with a cloth over lied springs if vermin infest the bedsteads. Has ii slight tnrry odor, which pusses off in a few doys. $2.00 PER GALLON. If your storekeeper does not keep it, write Soles Manager, CARBON OIL WORKS, iu. WINNIPEG, CANADA. Manufacturers of "COWL BRAND" Oil Specialties. THE REPORTKR, NEW MICHEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA. "THE MICHEL REPORTER NEW MICHEL, B, C. One Cent a- Word 3EOHGI-: C. MEIXLE, , ! Advertisement, such as Fof Sale, To Let, Lost - MANAGING-EDITOR Fcarto Wanted etc., inserted at the uniform rnte ol One Cent 0 Word Each Insertion In and Around Town FOR SAUk" ' Pay Day, Don't fpjgfjt tlio Printer. Seigle ii Co. have had 'their (tore painted. G. B. Stedman of the qmitiiprkmilr tvi'KWIiitek. visijiu.;. 0 H.F. Welier. , UNION SECRETARIES Kootenay, lust on Tuesday. assistant chief 011- X. ljly, wits, here returned from the 0. 3, Bowpn, gineer of tne-' Ci yesterday. ' .* 0. N, Woods, formerly of the Imperial bank at Michel, .-haulbeen transferred tu Now Michel. Geo. Kometz has let tho contract to the E, V. Holding Co. for a residence on bis lot. E. N. Jensen, late of Rqsthern, S.ask., has beon hunsferred tp "the Imperial Bank nt Michel'.'' J. Champion from Pijince Albprt, has been transferred to thp' Ivlichpl branch of thp Imperial bailjc. R. G. Triddy of Great Falls, Mpnt. has been doing the plastering on the Great Northern Hotel extension. Joe Bondell of Corbin, met *prith an accident last week, getting his hand caught in a planer. ' He was in on Sunday for treatment. ■ ' R. L. Geddes, tbe trouble man of the Michel branch of the Imperial bank is now acting in the slime capacity at New Michel Lots 5, (i, 7, and 8 in Block g are being cleared' for school purposes. Those lots are on Northern Avenue, just west of the lujnbpr yardsy Two ollicials of the M- F. & M. Railway took possession of a residence on Pacific Avenue, and were evicted in tpup Irish style this morning. Thomas Parker Kidd was instantly killed in the Gebo mine, Frank on Thursday. He was riding between the coal cars coming out of the mine, jyhioh is against the rules 'of the company, as he should have be^n on the lust car. A jolt of the train threw him off and he came in contact witli an overhead pipe killing him almost instantly. * SUNDAY SERVICER METHODIST CHURCH MICHET7AND NEW JIICH^Jj MflEVJfCES SVptty Ff-NDA't NEW MICHEL, 10.-15 n. in.', in Tqpjn i ovjjr Sainertoii Bro'S'Htiire. ; ', MICHEL, Sliiulnjl' (-plionl, 'i.IlO *i. ra. Evening' .service, nt 7,:iO. Bam] of Hope cvcry.Moiiiluy nt 7.110 p.'nul. ■ '- !■ liov. S. Cook, Pastor. The paqtoi; and officials eslond a cordial invitation14o'j'ojj.-tij.attend■.' these services. "' ,, ' ,' ST. PAUL'S CHURCH MICHEL, 33. C. Services—1st. Sunday in tiie month, Holy Coin|i)iiiiio!i, 11 a. m. Every * fciWlay, Eveusbng, 7K10"ip. m. Sunday School, every Sunday, 2.30 p. m. A. Briant N. Crowtlior, M. A., Vicar. Union Bakery G. SOVRANO; "Proprietor OLD TOWN, •-''- - MICHEL Fresh Bread'FteUvered DaUy * .. . If there is no Union printing Office in your town, send your work' to the Reporter' Ollice, New Michel, arid have i't'done hy the man* who' Ubibnized the First Printing Office in the Pass, and lidVe yonr jobs de.c- * orated With jihat '" ' badge of Honor '■ ■' ' -THE 4- • ' '•" . ^fSSpEsia* LABEL' The Summit An Ideal "Summer Resort At Crow's Nest Put in a P|ant of your own, Once—well let's say twice—we have been approached with a proposition to sell put. This is tho finest camp of boys we've struck, and we are not open for a deal, Business is good and we aro paying our way, and the future prospects look bright. We are running an independent paper, anil all parties have a show, so why some people wish to got control of this great family journal is a mystery. If the partiestvho wished to purchase did get control they could not hold thp husiness. It has cost me thousands of dollars in cash and years of penury and want to learn enough to mind my own business, and I hardly think that any amateur can jump in and make good. Hp has no try on thp Reporter at any rate. He May Live pPCClnl lo tlio ISi'iiftrtcr, Ellis is very low but may pull thro. Looses one leg. Bad shock. Coffins i In sfock and made to order FRiJl). POMAHAC, SEW MICHEL tfAILEY THE BUILDER, EUIEPE '. COSTRACTQE X :■ <l I'urnisliod Free, nil .Short Notice. NEW MICHEL J. J. SCOTT, GENERAL BLACKSMITH, \i ■". . • Horseshoeing a Specialty NEWMICHEL PHOTOGRAPHS SOMERTON BROS. Studio Now Open Ovor The Store Sinclair the Tailor Cleaning and Pressing Repairs and Alterations Gent's anil Ladies' Clothes' No. 90, Over the Creek. Business Bringers Read{nf! Notices Inserted under this Heading at the rate of Ten Cents a Line, each insertion. No ads Inserted amongst Locals. QMQKB)Crow's Nest Slu'l'lnl and Extra. ° Mado (.'inure. Union Rosedale Dairy Open for business on May 15th. Fresh Milk, Cream, Butter and Eggs Delivered d,ailf to all parjs of both towns. A. C. MURRAY, * PROPRIETOR Is it War ? siih'Iu; to (In. iioimrti'i', Vioburg, Finland, June 10 As wired Thursday- Britisl steamer Northburg was struck by shell from Russian torpedo boat for approaching too close to Finnish coast where Emperor Nicolas and Emperor William met on Thursday, The Channel fleet is now outside Hamburg and the Mediterranean ' squadron is closing up on Odessa. The creek ha.s been running high again, and on Thursday a charge ot dynamite was fired to remove some heavy timbers anil stumps that were deducting the wator from the channel and washing up against this side of the creek. Tbere is much work to he done yet to put the creek into its proper course, and the | government will now likely do something. The Trades'^Committee is no more, the, Board of Trade takes up the work. The last meeting of the Trades Committee to go on record was held on Tuesday evening, June lS,rin Kennedy's old store. The President, T. B. }.'A<>r, and Vice-President, A. ,1. McCool were present, the Great 'Britain', Japan and J3JCy.-treasurer, a. B. Stedman tint United States are with us and outside the Hungarian States, (Trailed and Italy the rcsl of the world will stand by, and take their Chances. being absent at the coast, his place was filled by G. G. Meiklc. A communication from Moore & Co. re light was received and tiled. _ One from W. Whyte, re the siding and station. Secretary was instructed to reply and strongly This hotel, situated at Crow's Nest, about eight miles from Michel, is just ■ the place to spend !i week end and enjoy yourself. Good' boating, bathing, fishing'and big 'menagerie' and museum, Tine place to go to, to get'riway from the daily grind. ■ 'Leavo'on Satin---' day' evening's express' and back Monday moaning in time for business. '' • Reasonable charges, Andy Qood, Proprietor Grand Opera at fernie Those of our readers who wish to enjoy a night of Grand Opera in- English; should take advantage bf the Boston Grand Opera Company appfJarihir, In Fernie, on Wednesday evening'hext. This is without'doubt,'1 the fiiiest on the road, and as it seldom comes to the lot of the people up here to be able tS get in touch'with the' best operas;' we strongly advise our musically ''inclined' friends to takti'iu this ]iroduct!ioii. ■> '•'* Our New Lock-up. The lock-up here is being built at last, and'from a careful examination of its construction we fath'er think we have Fernie skinned, for, any man who could'make abreak-atyay from this one at New Michel—well, as far as we are concerned, he'd remain free, for we rather imagine he had earned his liberty; hut otherwise, one citizfjn has. spoken 'of buying it and suspending it from his watch chain, Small—well yes ra: ther.. \Yhat we, wanted \viis more in the form of a court house, with cells underneath. Just imagine a town this size with a little jerk-water lockup that a few men could pick up and walk oft' with. It's npt much bigger than a decent sizqd water closet. Whoever unloaded this freak on us will hear something about.it later. urge the construction of samp at an early date and to also show the volume of business at New Michel. One from Ross & Alexander enclosing incorporation papers for the Board of Trade, also, an account pf ten dollars. It was moved tho,t'(he account be paid. The Trades Committee then disr solved and tho formation of the Board of Trade was proceeded with, J. J. Scott in the chair, when the following officers were unanimously elected ;— President i T. B, Baker, Vice-President: A, J. McCool, Sec.-Treas.: G. B. Stedman, with an executive committee composed of Messrs. Kehnody, Wright, Somerton, and Weber, A motion was passed instructing the Secy, to write the Government Agent to have an engineer come at once and look into the position of the town site, and to write to the Minister of Public Works as well. Messrs. Moore, Scott, Weber, and Wright were appointed a committee to interview the property owners and look to protection of properey from the ilood. The Secretary was nlso instructed to write Dr. Fagan asking that a resident health ofticer be appointed foi' Michel. The Secrotary was also instructed to write tho Miners' Union stating that the Board of Trade'iire anxious to have the cemotery removed for health reasons, but as for location, it is left entirely in the hands of the Union and the Coal Company. FOR ■vs. c4W ^tU' The largest and mos,t complete line to select from At prices that suit the Workjngmaris pocket-book es • • a In Our CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Excursion Rates Call at the Crow's, Nest Hardware Pp„ and §ee their extensive'display. What ypu don't see, ask for. MICHEL * S|ATTLE $26,40 Corresponding, rates from, ot.her points. Tickets on saje daily- May 29th to Oct. 14th Final return limit 15 days, but not later than Oct. 31. For complete information app|y tp Agunls, or write j. E. PROCTOR, D. P. A., Culgary. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Mark* Designs Copyrights 4c. Anyone lending a -riteteh and rinscriimnn mar flulclily aecertnln our opinion frco whether an InTanflon.laprobablynatqiiliihlo. Ciiniiimnlca. lions st rictly coiilltloiitliil. HANDBOOK o» I'atonu sent free. Oldest aiiency for securing Patents. entente taken ttirouRh Muiiu & Co. receive sptctal notice, -fflttioutclmrKo, lutlio i Scientific American. all newsdealers. iFBUWuhlliuofll1 Tho Rev. A. B. N. Crowther is attending a clerical conference at Victoria, and will be absent for Sundays June 20 and 27. English church service will be held again on July lj at 7,80, Bamboo Fishing Rods, Your phoicp for 15 cents Right Prices, Right Goqds and Righ| Treatment. TO THE BALMORAL HOUSE, if you want Good Board. : : : Thoroughly overhauled and now in first-class, comfortable shape. Your patronage solicited. Harry Ryan Under the Cars A Fernie Custom's House Officer Badly Crushed Wm. Ellis, deputy oustom's. houso offlpernt Fornle, while attempting to board the Groat Northern expross here to-day, fell beneath tho wheels and had his left leg orushed to a pulp. First aid was quickly administered, and he was rushed to*! the hospital at Fornie. Ho may die from tho shock, He' was only recently married, Telephones Up and Down the Pass The Kootenay Telephone Company is putting in a lino of posts along the streets of New Michel; They will follow the government road where practical and soon we'll have Ihe long distance system complete. Just as soon as the neccss-1 ary subscribers can be obtained, the local system will open- as it is( there arc five public phones in use now.
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