The Standard., 20 octobre 1906, samedi 20 octobre 1906

[" \u2014 [d(T Lee] [=] = a rss ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT VOL.II.No.42.\u2014 PON §) Greed (C The Standard.MONTREAL, CANADA.\u2014#©e SECTION NUMBER ONE 171 ST.JAMES STREET.#4 rm à b 2 a wv N°.THE RECENT PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA\u2014The above illustration shows the representatives of the various provinces of Canada who met in conference at Ottawa last week.Those in the to right:\u2014Front row: The Hon.Walter Scott, Premier of Saskatchewan; the Hon.Richard McBride, Premier of British Columbia; the Hon.L.J.Tweedie, Premier of New Brunswick; the Hon.J.P.Whitney, Premier of Ontario; the Hon.Lomer Gouin, Premier of Quebec; the Hon.G.H.Murray, Premier of Nova Scotia; the Hon.A.Peters, Premier of Prince Edward Island; the Hon.R.P.Roblin, Premier of Manitoba; the Hon.A.C, Rutherford, Premier of Alberta.Back row: The Hon.A.J.Matheson, Provincial Treasurer, Ontario; the Hon.W.Pugsley, Attorney General, New Brunswick; the Hon.W.A.Weir, Minister of public Works, Quebec; the Hon.C.W.Cross, 1 Attorney-General, Alberta; the Hon.A.Turgeon, Minister of Lands and Mines, Quebec; the Hon.J.J.Foy.Attorney-General, Ontario; Mr.Lanctot (secretary); the Hon.A.Drysdale, Attorney-General, Nova Scotia; the Hon.Colin H.Campbell, Attorney-General, Manitoba; the Hon.G.E.Hughes, Prince Edward Island.Nr NN ANA arr vy The advance guard in the procession of Laval students which recently visited \u201cOld McGill.\u201d 7 cGILL AND LAVAL STUDENTS FRATERNIZE.The above shows the entry of the Laval \u201cboys\u201d into the M.A.A.A.Grounds at Westmount, on the occasion of the sports of the Undergraduates of MeGill University.This incident was one of the most pleasing of several of a like nature that occurred during the past week.For some years the students of these two Universities have not been on \u201cspeak- illustration ing terms,\u201d as it were.In fact, ever since the memorable events of \u201cLady- smith Day,\u201d some bitterness has existed between the Undergraduates of both Universities.All this unpleasantness was wiped away last week, however, by a splendid act on the part of the Laval boys.Together with their class-mates from the Quebec Branch of the University, who were holidaying in the city, they visited McGill, and cheered the Undergraduates of that University and their professors.The (Photographed for The Standard.) latter received them with open arms, and escorted them through the different faculty buildings, at the same time pointing out the many interesting features connected with each.The next day the McGill \u201cboys\u201d attended the Laval sports, where a remarkable exhibition of the \u201centente cordiale\u201d was witnessed.Not to be outdone by Mec- Gill, the Laval boys, the following day, attended the McGill sports on the M.A.A.A.Grounds.With banners flying, they marched to the grounds.McGill men ready for the word in 100 yards run.(Photographed for The Standard.) \u2018 i] group are, reading from left be (Photograph by Pittaway, Ottawa.) Scene at the burial in Mount Royal Cemetery of the late Primate of All Canada.(Photographed for The Standard.) ST.PATRICK\u2019S VS.WESTMOUNT\u2014St.Patrick\u2019s break through Westmount\u2019s line following a punt.: (Photographed for The Standard.) ST.PATRICK'S VS.WESTMOUNT-\u2014Westmount\u2019s ball in scrimmage on line.I@IE (Photographed for The Standard.) | = \u2014\u2014\u2014 - __ pr ~ 4 2 THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.A Few Quaint Old Manufacturing Processes in Early ENS HOME INDUSTRIES IN QUEBEC\u2014The wooden pump-maker, a well-known personality in rural districts.(Photograph taken at Dewittville by J.Hamilton Ferns.) HE CANADIAN HANDICRAFTS GUILD, which has just obtained a Domin- NF ion Charter, and which, for some time past, has been making itself strongly felt throughout Canada, is the result of an experiment inaugurated some years ago by a few members of the Montreal Branch of the Woman's.Art Association.Many things contributed to the inception of the undertaking, the principal factor being the belief expressed by the President, Miss Phillips, in the possibilities of the practical development of latent talent among the girls: and women on farms in the outlying districts.In pursuance of this idea, an exhibition of purely Canadian home industries was held in Montreal in 1902, and met with such success and encouragement that \u201cOur Handicraft Shop\u201d was established with a strong working committee, which included Miss Phillips, Mrs.J.H.Peck, Lady Tait, Mrs.Alexander Woods, Miss Watt, Mrs.Kerry, Mrs.Wallace Stroud, and Mrs.A.F.Dunlop.\u2018The Shop\u201d was first r Tun 4s an adjunct to the Woman's Art of Association Studio, but being entirely separate as to business and funds.Finally it was decided that the scope of the work should be enlarged, and this was managed by interviews, by many letters, and by the employment of a manager who travelled among the workers and came into personal contact with them.In consequence, season by season the standard has risen wonderfully.Such work as does not deserve recognition is immediately rejected, and no rugs, portieres, or similar matter is accepted unless showing artistic craftsmanship.The encouragement of the use of vegetable dyes is one of the strong articles of belief of the Guild, as such dyes, even when faded, retain a certain beauty.It is also the aim of the Guild to have the workers express their own individuality in their output.R% BR RR Work Assumes a National Import.Finding the scope of the work increased until it included every district of Canada, and that all classes were being reached, including French-Cana- dians, Galicians, Doukhobors, and the different Indian tribes from Labrador to Britisif Columbia, the ladies who started the movement decided that it had become great enough to be of national import.The Canadian Handicrafts Guild was consequently formed, with Lord Strathcona as honorary president; Sir Melbourne Tait as honorary vice-president; Miss M.M.Phillips as president; Mrs.J.H.Peck, as first vice-president; Lady Tait, as second vice-president; Mrs.Dinham Mol- son and W.D.Lighthall as secretaries; and Miss M.D.Muir as treasurer; and a committee composed of NN Mrs.Chaffee, Mrs, Alex, Woods, Miss J.M.Robertson, Mrs.C.T.Hart, Mr.W.D.Lighthall, and Mr.E.W.Phillips.The Council members include many of the names most frequently associated in Montreal with the promotion of artistic and philanthropic matters.During the past year, many exhibits have been sent out, the most important being to the Home Art and Industries\u2019 Association, London, Eng., the Confederation of Women\u2019s Clubs at Atlantic City; the Made-in-Canada Fair, Ottawa; and to numerous exhibitions inaugurated at various summer resorts.A large and important exhibition was held in Montreal at the Art Gallery in 1905; and in the Old Racquet Court, Ottawa, in March of this year.RP RE XY Primary Object Of the Guild.Briefly put, the object of the Guild might be said to be the encouraging, spun cloth, hangings, rugs, basketry, leather and bead-work, pottery and metal work.embroidery and lace.As an instance of the diversity of the work, and the distances from which it comes, one may take, for example; the fine bark, embroidered with porcupine quills, sent from Muskoka, and splendid woven basketry sent from British Columbia.In order to place the work, and to encourage and develop the many industries, it was decided to incorporate the | Guild, and also, if possible, to\u201c obtain a grant from the Government.According to its charter, \u201cOur Handicraft Shop\u201d can never be an ordinary moneymaking institution.A percentage of the income must be used to defray the cost of insurance, freight, and incidental expenses; and no profits can accrue as they must be devoted to the development of the work.Already \u201cOur Handicraft Shop\u201d has done a valuable amount of educational _ HOME INDUSTRIES AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC\u2014The Flax Spinner and her \u201cspinning jenny.\u201d (Photograph taken at Dewittville by J.Hamilton Ferns.) \u2014\u2014 retaining, reviving, and developing of home handicrafts, the belief, so far well justified, being that if women are enabled to add to their incomes at home, they will be willing to stay away from the large and over-crowded industrial centres.The work sent to the various exhibitions, or consigned to \u2018Our Handicraft Shop\u201d for sale, is varied in character, and represents all forms of Canadian handicrafts.The revival of the manufacture of the ceinture flechee, or the arrow sash, and the preservation of the method, may be largely attributed to the energy of the Canadian Handicraft Guild.The many forms of work sent to Montreal for disposal include home- a\u201d Pr Sr EE at work, as strangers visiting Montreal are among its best patrons.The exhibitions at the various summer resorts, especially along the Lower St.Lawrence, have opened many eyes to the artistic merit of the work, and many an American summer home is now supplied with hangings and rugs made in a French-Canadian farm house, qe At the Middlesex (England) Sessions, the covers of the New Testaments now provided for administering the oath are washable, any danger of microbes being thus minimized.These covers are of white composition, and ushers are provided with cloths for keeping them clean.THE LOWEST WATER EVER KNOWN ON THE CHATEAUGUAY RIVER, QUEBEC\u2014Farmers harvesting sand in the middle of the river, which never before was completely dried up.(Photograph by J.Hamilton Ferns.) VALUABLE SECRETS LOST T0 MANKIND HE nineteenth century was dis- C tinctively a century of invention.Whether the twentieth is destined to rival it by making discoveries that will rank with steam, electricity, wireless telegraphy, the harvester, and the typewriter it is now too soon to say.It is safe to predict, however, that if by any series of fortunate chances it should earn the right to be called a \u201ccentury of re-discovery,\u201d it would win the gratitude of posterity, and fortune as well as fame would be the portion of men who might reclaim for mankind some remarkable secrets that were well known to the civilized world many centuries ago.In Oblivion\u2019s great storage-house are thousands of bits of knowledge which were possessed by many men when the world was much younger than it is today.But they have been so thoroughly forgotten by mankind that they are now referred to as lost secrets, as difficult to rediscover as those which lurk in the mystical notes of a Stradivarius violin.ee XR i Art of Egyptian Embalmers.Thousands of years ago, for instance, the Egyptians used to embalm the bodies of their dead kings and nobility so perfectly, that the bodies are in wonderful preservation to-day, as may be seen at the British Museum.Clever as we are in this age, we cannot do the same.The valuable secret is lost, and modern science cannot recover the lost knowledge.We can, of course, and we do, embalm bodies; but only for temporary preservation, and, comparative- HOME ceedingly useful hand-wheel.ly speaking, in a most unsatisfactory manner, Bodies which are embalmed nowadays will not be preserved for more than a few years at most; very many of the bodies the Egyptians embalmed before the birth of Christ are still so perfect that the lines of their faces are as clearly marked as when they were first embalmed.Sheffield turns out the finest, hardest, and most perfect steel the world produces; but even Sheffield cannot produce a sword-blade to compare with those the Saracens made and used hundreds of years ago, and the Saracens never possessed the machinery we have nor had the advantage of knowing so much about metals as we are supposed to know.A huge fortune awaits the man who discovers the secret which enabled the Saracens to make sword-blades so keen and hard that they could cut in two most of the swords used in our army to-day.RR RR RR French Paste Diamonds.There are a dozen different methods of making artificial diamonds, but none of the stones produced by these methods can compare with those made of old French paste, the secret of which is lost.So perfect were paste diamonds that it was difficult for even a person with expert knowledge of diamonds to tell that they were artificially produced, whereas most of the modern artificial diamonds can easily be detected, and their durability is nothing like so great as the old paste diamonds; indeed, good paste diamonds are now almost as valuable as real diamonds.Probably not one out of every ten thousand buildings standing in all parts of the world, and built by modern masons, will still be standing five hundred years hence.We do not know how to put stones and bricks together as the ancients did, and consequently the buildings we raise nowadays are really mere temporary structures, and will be in ruins when the ancient buildings of Greece and Italy, which were built thousands of years ago, are in as good condition as they are now, The secret is not in the bricks or the stone, but in the cement and mortar, neither of which essentials can we make as the ancients made them.sas aiasaitd ALAA) i adi Ad AAA Days of Quebec Industries HOME INDUSTRIES IN QUEBEC\u2014\u201cEtoffe du pays.\u201d\u2014Hand weaving, an art that has not been lost to the French \u2018 (Photograph taken at Dewittville by J.Hamilton Ferns.) in Quebec.AN ANS In modern buildings, the cement and mortar are the weakest points; in the buildings which the Romans and Greeks raised thousands of years ago, the cement and mortar are the strongest points, and hold good while the very stones they bind together crumble away with age.We cannot, with all our science, make such cement and INDUSTRIES AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC\u2014The wool spinner and her old-fashioned yet even now ex- This wheel, which is over 100 years old, was one of the first to be used in the County of Huntingdon.(Photograph taken at Dewittville by J.Hamilton Ferns.) A MN ltr mortar, and therefore we cannot build such buildings as the ancients raised.RR RR 2 Those Wonderful Ancient Dyes.Chemistry, one might imagine, is the science which has, perhaps, made the greatest strides during the last five or six decades.Yet modern chemists cannot compound such dyes as were commonly used when the great nations of to-day were still unborn.Now and again it happens that searchers after antiquities come across fragments of fabrics which were dyed thousands of years ago, and they are astonished by the wonderful richness of the colors of the cloths, which, despite their age, are brighter and purer than anything we can produce.| Modern artists buy their colors ready made, and spend large sums of money on pigments with which to color their canvases.The pictures of modern artists will be colorless when many of the works of ancient masters are as bright as they are to-day.Just as the secret of dyeing has been lost, so has the secret of preserving the colors of artists\u2019 paints.Yet the secret was known to every ancient artist, for they all mixed their own colors.How to make durable ink is another great secret we have lost.Look at any letter five or ten years old, and you will probably notice that the writing has faded to a brown color and is very indistinct.Go to any big museum, and ~ | vou will find ancient manuscripts, the writing of which is as black and distinct as if the manuscript were written the day before yesterday.The secret of glass blowing and tinting is not yet entirely lost; there are still a few men who can produce glass- work equal to that which the ancients turned out hundreds of years ago.But the average glass manufacturer cannot produce anything that could at all compare with some of the commoner articles the Egyptians, and, later,the founders of Venice manufactured; and those who still hold the ancient secret guard it so closely that it will probably die with them and be added to the long list of things in which our ancestors beat us hollow, el => QUEEN MARGHERITA ON THE SPHERE OF WOMAN.The Dowager Queen of Italy has been expressing her disapproval of \u201crace suicide\u201d with no less frankness than President Roosevelt, interviewed; Not often is a queen less often is a royal interview more than a collection of perfunctory phrases, polite, but insignificant.Yet Queen Margherita has been saying: \u201cA childless family is incomplete.There is a poetry and a pathos about childhood which appeal to every right- hearted woman.Most women, though they may not be able to put this idea into words, feel it.\u201cWomen show their intellectuality by rearing healthy and great children, just we ASTLES AND MANORS OF i CANADA.\u2014The Castle of Isle ax Noix, illustrated on NA this page, situated on the Richelieu River, Quebec, between St.Jean de Iberville and Lake Champlain.It witnessed many a struggle between the Anglo- Americans and the French, and was frequently occupied by troops from the time of Champlain (1609) onwards.In 1759, the Chevalier de La Corne, with 800 regulars and militia, took possession and constructed anew the old towers and lines in order that the passage of a hostile fleet downward through the Richelieu to the St.Lawrence might be successfully checked.In 1760, French Canada was ceded to the British Crown, and Isle aux Noix was almost completely abandoned.In 1775, however, General Montgomery ocu- pied the fortress and made it a centre for part of his troops, while other units of his forces were besieging Fort St.Jean.After the War of 1776-83, Isle aux Noix was thoroughly restored, vast improvements were made, and a great castellated wall was built.The latter was surrounded by a moat over which was constructed a drawhbridge.It then became known as Castle Lennox.During the War of 1812-14, it frequently proved a stumbling block to the American invaders.was It witnessed a sharp naval engagement in that year, which resulted in the capture of two United States gunboats, the Growler and the Eagle.These men-o\u2019-war were taken as much as they do by writing books or painting pictures.\u201d On the subject of woman's \u201cemancipation,\u201d Queen Margherita is equally outspoken: \u201cI am absolutely opposed to any extravagant theories of what ig called the emancipation of women.condition of In whatever life a woman may be placed, her first duty is the negative one of not giving up the qualities that distinguish her sex.Above all, she should guard against developing the traits of men.A blending of ancient reserve with modern independence would give us the ideal woman.\u201d The Courtyard of Castle Lennox, Isle aux Noix, Quebec.(Photograph by Pinsonneault, St.Johns, Que.) during the course of an attack on Castle Lennox.They afterwards were manned by Canadian crews, and united with a flying squadron of Canadian vessels.The flotilla then proceeded up to Lake Champlain, where the crews of the vessels, assisted by troops from Castle Lennox, destroyed the barracks, arsenals, and public buildings of Platts- burg, Burlington, Champlain, Swanton.and Again in 1814, when Generals Macomb and Wilkinson attacked ILa- colle, it was a sortie of troops from Castle Lennox that caused them to retire.North Gate of the Castle Lennox on the Isle aux Noix, Quebec.(Photograph by Pinsonneault, St.Johns, Que.) THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.A True Story of A trophy of the chase for the reception hall.(Written for The Standard.) N the morning of the fifteenth of September, the opening day for moose hunting in Nova Scotia, I arrived at Sunny Brae, a pretty little village at the head of the valley of the East River of Pictou.It is just on the borderland of the moose country.I was on my way to join a hunting party that had gone out on the previous day.While awaiting the team which was to convey me to the camp, I was amused \"by listening to the hunting stories told by some guides at the railway station.One of these was a famous bear hunter.\u201cThe bear,\u201d he said, \u201cis quicker than the moose, but I am quicker on shooting at bears.When I saw the bear at Big Liscomb, he just had to make two jumps to reach the wood.I caught him on the second jump, and the bullet ripped him from hip to head.\u201d RR RR RR Held the Muzzle of the Gun Under His Chin.Holding out his hand and pointing to a long, line-like scar extending down the back and along the middle finger, he said, \u201cI got that from the big fellow I met by Siloam Lake.I came right on him.He stood up on his hind legs, and put one paw on my arm and another on my shoulder.I tried to look him in the eye, but he would not look at me.He was taller than me, and looked away over my head.With one hand I held the muzzle of the gun under his chin, and pulled the trigger with the other.As he fell, he drew one paw across my hand.\u201d If I could have lingered there, I am afraid that that hunter would have been tempted to tell a lie; but the team drove up at the moment, and we were off through the village, and soon were climbing the long hills on the Caledonia road.About the middle of the forenoon, I reached Mr.Cantley\u2019s camp on Battery Lake.I found a number of the hunters in camp awaiting the arrival of a guide.The others had gone out at daybreak with old Ranald to call for the moose.The news of the town and camp were soon exchanged, and we settled down to the ordinary camp life.The Deacon told a story.The younger men proposed a game of bridge with the patriarchs.The game was just under way, when one of the absent hunting party returned and informed us they had Killed a moose.He soon convinced us of the truth of his tale, and then there was a rush for rifles, hunting knives, axes, etc.and in no time we were off through the woods.RR *% A Fine Bull Moose Stepped Out of the Wood.XH The moose, he said, was some two miles from the camp.As we went along, he told us of the hunt.They had travelled away south as far as the Juniper road and around by the big meadow without seeing any sign of moose except some tracks.As the morning wore away, they decided to return to the camp, making a detour north of the Round Lake.Coming out on a strip of \u201cbarren,\u201d they sat down to rest.Ran- ald the guide gave a couple of calls on his bark horn.They were taken by surprise when, at the second call, a fine bull moose stepped out of the wood, scarcely a hundred yards away.They fired at him hastily, almost without taking aim.With a rush he was off.For some distance they could hear him crashing through the woods.On examining the place where he had stood they found blood on the leaves.Cautiously following his trail for an eighth of a mile, they came to a thick spruce | Down a steep, wooded hillside, strewn with rough boulders, the procession wound its way to the lake below, Each man, with slow step and bent form, was bearing on his back a great mass of meat, which shone fiery red in the rays At last, after many a stumble and fall, with perspiring faces and shortened breath, the landing place was safely reached.How welcome the sight of the boat and the lake! It was a scene of rare beauty that we looked upon as we rested by the lake in the twilight.Around the shores that night shadows were creeping, but out in the centre, the face of the placid water was of the setting sun.A merry party of hunters at their camp in the woods.bog, into which the moose had gone.Peering in among the trees, they at last caught sight of him lying down.On attempting to approach nearer to him, he sprang up and was off like a race horse.Up through a birch wood they followed him for some distance.Presently they saw him at a distance.He was down, but had his head up.As they were afraid he might run further into more difficult country, they did not disturb him.ee ce XX Soon had the Moose Skinned and Quartered.We were not long in reaching Round Lake, and passing around its boggy margin for some distance, we began to climb a steep hill.About half a mile beyond the lake we came upon the moose.He was quite dead, lying upon a bank of ferns.He was a five-years- old bull, with fine head and antlers, perfect in every respect.We soon had him skinned and quartered.The meat we hung up on poles.Taking the head, we returned to camp in high spirits.After dinner we went out to carry in the meat.To shorten the carry, we took the boat up to the east end of the lake.From the moose to the boat landing was one and a half miles, through wood and thickets, over rocks and bogs.On the following Monday I weighed still glowing from the parting touch of day, and over all was silence.Old Ranald drew from his hunting shirt his treasured horn of birch bark.Putting it to his lips, there floated out the soft, plaintive call of the cow moose.We listened intently for a reply.\u201cCome, boys,\u201d said Ranald, putting up his horn, \u201cit will be dark before we get to camp.\u201d J.H.C.~ ~ On a bank of ferns lay the moose, pierced in the vitals.some of the loads carried.guides, one a man of seventy years, each carried 155 pounds, and a lad of twenty carried 110 pounds.BR BR RE Bearing Great Masses of Meat on Their Backs.Many a time I wished I could have photographed the party on that carry.Homeward bound, carrying the moose\u2019s head.The two THE CARIBOU MIGRATION.One of the greatest sights to be seen in Newfoundland caribou migration.is the semi-annual The animals spend the summer in the northern part of the island, and in the fall collect in large herds and make their way south.They allow neither mountain ranges, deep ravines, or broad lakes to divert them from their purpose, but go steadily forward, despite all obstacles until they have achieved the end they seek.If the weather is very severe, they draw near the settlements in the south for further shelter.In the spring they return to their northern homes, keeping to the same paths, and always going forward without allowing difficulties to more than hinder them.Advantage is taken of these known habits to kill a great many animals, though their numbers appear to be in no way diminished.When they approach the settlements an indiscriminate slaughter results, and it is stated that after one of these forays, caribou meat has been sold in St.John as low as two cents a pound.Apart from man, the grey wolf appears to be the greatest enemy of the caribou, though the stealthy lynx is stated to have worked havoc amongst the fawns, and these wild cats are reported to be numerous in the island.The caribou takes to the water with as much unconcern as wild fowl.The enormous thickness of their dense coats of hair help to float their bodies high above the surface, giving a buoyancy almost equal to that of a cork jacket.The caribou is a strong and gallant swimmer.Each limb is like a paddle, the extended hoof answering to the blade.In the winter the frog becomes completely absorbed, while very sharp shell-like edges grow well out on the margins, assisting the animals mensely in crossing frozen lakes and in scaling the steep sides of slippery rocky precipices.The caribou appears likely to remain the most attractive big game in Newfoundland for generations to come.im- pa v\u2014 A NEW BRUNSWICK GUIDES LUCKY HUNT FEW years ago, toward the end TH of October, I was camped on Bathurst Lake at the head of the Nepisiquit River, in New Brunswick, in the company of some New York sportsmen, whom I had taken into the woods for a hunt.One of these gentlemen, a man of over sixty years of age, was my special care.Shortly after going out he had an attack of rheumatism, and was not able to hunt, although he was most anxious to get a bear and a moose, and worried over his disabled condition a good deal.He would not consent to allow me to kill any game for him, though of course I offered to do so.Towards the end of the trip, however, he came to a different frame of mind.At five o\u2019clock one morning, his knees pained him so badly that he finally gave up the idea of hunting on that trip, and commissioned me to go and try to get him a bear, or a moose.I had five days left in which to do the work and return to camp in order to take him out.My plans were laid without a moment\u2019s delay.Immediately I went to the cook and asked how long it would take him to put me up grub enough to last me five days, - ~\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Deacon tells a story of a famous moose hunt.FHis reply was that he could do it in one hour.Accordingly, I got my canoe ready and put in what few things I wanted\u2014and they were not many\u2014for I intended to travel light, About the last of September we had killed a moose near the \u2018outlet of Up- saliquitch Lake.To reach that lake we went down the Nepisiquit River, about twenty miles to the mouth of Portage Brook, then across country about six miles to Upsaliquitch Lake.I had a camp and a canoe on that lake, knew it was a good place for game, and had gone there quite often.A few days before this, one of the boys had been down to the lake, and on his return he told us that a bear had just begun to eat off the carcase of a moose that had been killed and hung up there.Only very little of the meat had been used, and consequently there was a tempting meal for Mr.Bruin.Ever since I heard the story, I had been anxious to visit the lake; but as my sportsman was not able to travel, I saw no way of gratifying my desire.However, as soon as the gentleman consented to my going alone this was the first place to which my thoughts turned.7% BR XR Wagered That he Would Get a Moose.By six o'clock I had had my breakfast, and all I required was in the canoe Just as I was pulling off, one of the sports said, \u201cI'll bet a dollar he won't get anything.\u201d \u201cI'll take you,\u201d was the quick response of one of the boys, and he added, \u201cAny one else want to bet?\u2019 The boys all knew well enongh that to turn me loose for five days meant game, and they were ready to take all bets of that kind.When I left the landing, the day had not begun to dawn, but there were four miles of deadwater to run through, and and ready for a start.that I could do in the dark all right.| Sixteen miles of a shoal, rocky, rapid stream followed.I made that run before noon, lunched where I landed, made up my pack and hit the trail for the lake.In good time I arrived there, and found my canoe all right, where it was hauled up in the woods at the head of the lake.The lake is about a mile Big Game is Plentiful in the Region at the Head of the Beautiful Fast River, Pictou County, Where the Adventures Set Forth Took Place.and a half long, the moose meat that the bear was working at being at the further end, and my camp about a mile down.I stopped at the camp, left my pack, got a bear trap, and started for the meat with my 30-40 Winchester lying in the canoe, close in front of me and a little ahead, all ready for business, It was a calm, cloudy day, and I took my paddle and started very quietly along the shore, on the alert for bear and anything else worth the shooting.A thick clump of bushes close to the water hid the meat from view until I was directly opposite to it, when there was a nice open place up the slope from the lake to the trees, on one of which the meat was hung, about ten yards back from the water, and six feet above it.Close to the shore the water was quite shoal, and I was out about fifteen yards, so that I had sufficient water in which to paddle quietly.RE RB XR Grizzly Gets in the Way of Rifle.Just as I got opposite to the meat, and could see into the open, a big bear rose up from behind the bunch of bushes, close to the water, and started up the bank right into the open.Well, that paddle was laid down, and the rifle picked up just about as quickly as these things generally are done, and the ivory bead showed clear on that big glossy back.The bear was growling and ap- Autumn Moose Hunting in the Thick Forests of Centre Nova Scotia et barrel of pork up that bank.I went to camp, got my supper, and turned in for night, well satisfied with my day's work.I had my bear\u2014that I hardly expected till next morning.A short night and an early rise followed.I had breakfast long before daylight, and was out in the canoe listening for moose in the water, though it was late in the season for moose to come much in the water.The weather, however, had turned so mild that I thought the chances of finding one there were fairly good.ee te RR Saw His Quarry In the Water.After it began to grow light I heard a moose in the water up near the inlet, Calling the moose, a stratagem that usually evokes an answer.peared to be in no hurry at all, though he was growling, and engaged in retreating.At the first shot he dropped, but started up again immediately.1 was ready, and gave him a second, which dropped him again.Once more he rose and started up the bank, when the third one hit him,and he went down to stay.There was still life enough in the old fellow for him to try and crawl to me for fight, and I had to give him a fourth one behind the ear to keep him quiet.He was a very big bear, and very fat, which was probably the reason he was so slow in getting out of the way.His ears were split, and his face scarred with fighting.I hauled the canoe in close against the shore, dragged the bear down the bank, and put him into it.Next I went to work, and set a trap at the remnants of the meat.There Arn, and paddled in that direction.When I got near enough, I saw it was a moose, and backed off so as not to scare it.Soon after this I saw another moose come out from a small marsh near the end of the lake.The light was not good enough to enable me to distinguish whether it was a bull, and I paddled in that direction.When I got within three hundred yards of it, I saw it was another cow, and was abut to turn back, when I heard a crashing in the alders back of the marsh.I steadied my canoe, and waited to see what was coming next.I soon saw horns shining through the alders, and moving slowly out towards the marsh where the cow was feeding.The animal crossed a little opening, and I saw bull moose, it was a big He had another point of thick alders to go through, and when he was in them, I gave a few quick strokes was not much of it left, but I thought it possible another bear might be in the neighborhood and attracted by it.By the time I got this done it was getting dark, and I returned to camp, taking the bear in the canoe.There was a cut bank at the camp about two feet high, with a little strip of beach gravel about two feet wide between the water, which was shoal, and the bank.I pulled the canoe up as close to the bank as I could, but there was still about a foot of space between the canoe and the bank.I tried to get the bear out of the canoe and up the bank.He was too heavy for me,and got down in the space mentioned.I could not get him up, and I straightened him out on the little strip of beach to stiffen, and made up my mind to try again in the morning.You will know by this that he was a big one, for I possess a good portion of muscle and could easily have lifted a The shot quickly follows the appearance of the moose.with my paddle with all my might, steadied the canoe, sending it straight for him, laid down the paddle, picked up my rifle, and waited for him to come out as far on the marsh as he would.The cow saw me, and started for the shore, but she was fully one hundred yards from the bushes, and the mud was deep.Apparently she was not much scared, for she moved slowly.The bull came out of the alders, and walked across the marsh towards the cow, directly facing me.I saw that they would meet about the middle of the marsh, and fifty yards from the bushes.I knew that he would turn when he met the cow, and give me a broadside shot.My canoe had been steadily drifting towards them.As there was not a breath of air stirring, my canoe had not lost its headway, but was within two hundred yards of the moose.I knew I had time to get in six shots before the bull could get out of sight.I had a recissor sight on my rifle, but the light was not good enough for me to use it, and therefore pushed it up out of the way.As I expected, when the moose met, the bull turned and stood fair side on with his nose stretched out towards the cow.Now was my chance! I sighted well up on his shoulder and let go.To my surprise, he fell as if struck by lightning! I lost no time in getting to him when I found that the bullet had hit him high on the shoulder and broke the spinal column.I gave him another for a finisher, and he was my moose, RR BR Koa A Bear and a Moose Captured.I was feeling pretty good about that time\u2014it was not yet sunrise; .I had._ been away from the camp only about twenty-five hours, and had a big bear and a big moose.When I went back to camp I skinned the bear.He was very fat, and I found that the bullets had all hit him on the back, and the whole could easily be covered with one hand, but none of them had penetrated far enough to break the backbone.They had struck about the middle of the back and ranged forward.I have found that there is no animal flesh so hard to penetrate with a bullet as bear flesh and fat.It was a difficult task to skin him, but I got it done at last, leaving the skull and feet in the skin to prepare for the mounting.I cut off as much fat as I could carry at one load.Then I got lunch, and went \u2018for the moose.The marsh was so wet that I had to bring out spruce brush in the canoe and lay a pile of it at his back.Taking hold of his feet, I rolled him over on it, and put some more at his back.By doing this again and again, I at last got him where I could skin him and cut him up.Then I took the meat in the canoe to where I wanted to hang it up.I didn\u2019t have time to skin out the head, as'it was night by the time I made progress thus far.I therefore returned to camp, and had a good night's rest, for I knew that there was a hard day\u2019s packing ahead of me.Early the next morning I arose and carried out the moose head to where I had left the canoe at the mouth of Portage Brook.This proved a good first load.Next I took the bear fat, and for the third the skin with the head and feet on.These three trips with three heavy loads over a six mile carry made a long and hard day, and I had to trot part of the time to finish the work.I had been away five days, and got back on time with a big load of game, It was a hard try, but I was feeling pretty happy.\u2014Adam Moore in \u201cRod and Gun.\u201d Crossing a narrow portion of the East River.are, \u2014 me \u2014s -} \\ Te YT 4 \u2014_ THE STANDARD, Exclusive Dainty Parisian Fashion Creations For the Many Lady Readers of The Standard THE STANDARD\u2019'S SPECIAL PARISIAN FASHION SERVICE\u2014A dressy white hat of white ribbed velvet, its only trimming being a very handsome pink and white shaded feather, which falls gracefully over the hair, and which is held in place by a rosette of pink satin, with a large miniature button surrounded by brilliants.to the under-brim and at the back.Loops of pink velvet are fastened (Photograph by Henri Manuel, Photographie d\u2019Art, Paris.) COMING CHANGES IN WINTER HATS.Tn YORK, Oct.17.\u2014As a rule, the present showing of autumn millinery is neither attractive nor illuminating.It does not tempt one to buy nor does it indicate clearly what will be pre-eminently modish later in the season, and it consists chiefly of non-committal models, made up to supply the demand for first hats that will replace the battered and \u2014 ~~ \"faded summer straws without be- A a ing enough to have an important place in the new season\u2019s outfit, and of extreme models designed for the trade and calculated to attract attention by their spectacular features.The chief impressions left by a careful study of the new models in the more exclusive shops are of masses of drooping feathers, huge velvet and silk roses, velvet and tulle, and these, broadly speaking, are so far the dominating features of the new millinery; but there are innumerable variations upon these themes and other items of interest to be chronicled.A majority of the large models are in velvet, though very fre- quently the velvet ends several inches from the edge of the brim, and this border is in smooth felt or beaver, matching the velvet or contrasting with it.The very low, round erown and most of the brim were of green velvet\u2014that delicious shade, light and clear, yet soft and becoming, which the French call apple green, and which has won its way to popularity during the summer.The wide, smooth felt border of the brim was of a biscuit or sand shade, toning in charmingly with the green.HR Velvet and Silk Roses Give Needed Crown Height.Immense velvet and silk roses and their foliage quite covered the crown, giving the needed crown height, and these roses shaded lusciously through green and biscuit tones, running from the foundation tones of the velvet and felt to very light and very dark, yet never striking a false note.Apple green velvet ribbon was cleverly looped and knotted among the flowers and with apple green tulle formed the cache peigne in the back.Some very effective all black and black and white hats carry out the same velvet and felt idea.Great black velvet hats trimmed in sweeping black plumes and handsome jet buckles are many, and large buckles of finely cut steel relieve the sombreness of models otherwise all black.Both jet and steel are apparently to be much used.The large hat in smooth felt or in long nap beaver is popular, and many pretty hats of this type are in the grays and the hyacinth blue shades.The all-gray large falling back over the crown and out over the brim, and a big soft knot of very deep blue velvet, harmonizing perfectly with the lighter hyacinth shades, was skilfully posed among the tulle and flowers at the left front.The other model, somewhat similar in size and shape, but of a hya- cinth slightly deeper, was of soft beaver.Around its low crown were many swathing folds of tulle in several shades of blue all closely approaching the blue of the hat, and in two shades of a soft light grayish green, which accorded marvellously well with the blues.Ostrich plumes in two shades of blue and in green were massed at one side of the hat and fell low over the brim, and there were THE STANDARW'S SPECIAL PARISIAN FASHION SERVICE \u2014 A handsome embroidered gown of Nattier blue broadcloth, by Laterriere, Paris.The short velvet coat is handsomely trimmed with heavy cream guipure lace and ruffles of black chiffon.chiffon, The muff is a combination of lace and (Photograph by Henri Manuel, Photographie d\u2019Art, Paris.) touches of green velvet ribbon among the trimming.*% BR A Novelty is Lavish Use of Velvet Ribbon.The lavish use of velvet ribbon is one of the novelties of the new season, and artists in millinery are achieving excellent results with it, especially in connection with tulle and flowers.The big velvet roses, which are AR Elrtists TAbo TAIL Entertain fhontreal Budiences Mert Teck : ! 1 UST recently all England \u2014 in 3 thought, at least, all the Eng- lish-speaking world\u2014saluted Ellen Terry.From Queen Alexandra, who te, with King Edward occupied the royal box, to the topmost galleryite who had stood outside the theatre doors for twenty-four hours in order to be the MISS NANCE O\u2019NEIL, America\u2019s distinguished tragedienne, who will appear at His Majesty\u2019s Theatre next week in \u201cThe Sorceress.\u201d first among those present, the enthusiasm over the celebration of her fiftieth anniversary on the stage was spontaneous, heartfelt, and, in its breadth and depth, without a parallel in the history of the English stage.And the only pity of it was that the man who would have rejoiced most at this great tribute to his old friend and comrade was not there to see; he had taken his last \u201ccurtain.\u201d \u201ca Though her looks deny the fact, it is sober truth that Ellen Terry was born on February 27th, 1848, at Coventry, England.About that there is no doubt whatever; but the visitor to her native town is asked to believe that she was born in two different places! That is rather a large demand, but a worthy greengrocer of the bicycle town has recently set forth on a brass plate the fact (?) that his house was her birthplace; while a haberdasher claims that his house is \u201cthe original and only birthplace of Miss Ellen Terry.\u201d Ellen Terry\u2019s first apearance on the stage was on April 28th, 1856, at the Princess\u2019 Theatre, London, and her part was that of Mamillius in The Winter\u2019s Tale.Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort were present; but, alas! the little actress was not a success, or, at any rate, only a very moderate success.She had to pull a small go-cart about the stage, and unfortunately tripped over the handle and fell down.The audience laughed, but the poor child cried bitterly.\u201cI felt my career as an actress was ruined for ever,\u201d relates the veteran of to-day, and one hopes that the child was consoled by knowing that the Times spoke kindly of her Mamillius.Xe RR RR Madame Simone Damaury, the leading actress of the Nouveautes, who made her debut in Paraitre, is one of the most charming and talented French stage women seen in a Montreal theatre.Madame Damaury is highly appreciated in Paris by authors and managers, and has made many important creations in plays by Bisson, De Flers, Donnay, etc.Madame Damaury has been connected for several seasons with Jane Hading, and has played many times with that celebrated actress in London in French repertoire.XR RB RR The coming to this country of Henry B.Irving, to appear in some of the roles made famous by his father, the great Henry Irving, lends especial interest to some gossip regarding the younger man, Henry B.Irving is the elder son, and this is his first visit to this country.His brother, Lawrence, has appeared here in his father\u2019s company, but Henry B.has never played with his father, either here or in London.Although Mr.Irving has developed great talents on the mimic stage, it EE MADAME SIMONE DAMAURY, member of the Stock Company of the Theatre des Nouveautes.MONTREAL, CANADA.finest gems and settingg at lo We sell direct to the Purchaser anywhere in Canada.logue\u2014the finest in the world illustrations.) 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There is a strong revival of the vogue of jet ornaments, such as dog collars, brooches, necklaces, combs, and belts.XR XR XR Dark blue broadcloth suits will be furnished with jacqueminot red vests, and vests more or less fancy are found in all of the smartest dressy costume coats of whatever style.XB AR XR Muffs are almost crescent shape, and curve up over the arms so as to cover them to the extent exposed by the three-quarter length sleeve.X% RY RR Fur trimmings will be seen on all cloth costumes, and on dressy costumes of silk or wool.XB XR XBR Cord ornaments with pendants are employed as trimming for velvet gowns, evening cloaks, and on fur garments of broad tail or other flat furs.XR X% RR Some of the smartest of the early model hats have crowns of fancy plaid velvets, and motor hats are made of plaid velveteens.IDDN NP BERBER I RRR RRR RRR % 2 ® Pointers For The Gentlemen.* % 2 RRRBEBERRRRRRIIRRBRR Good taste and good form in dress are closely allied, and the style that depends for its effect upon exaggeration borders too closely on caricature to be within the limits of either.RR RB XP Narrow vertical stripes are perhaps a little less common this season than plaids, and they show up very prettily on white or gray on blue or black grounds.RR *% RP The new coats fasten with three buttons, and have three on the back of the cuff.XR XR BR The correct autumn jacket is only moderately form-fitting in the back, and flares very slightly at the bottom.XR *æ RR The waistcoat is collarless, moderately high at the front opening, has four pockets, five buttons, and a V-shaped bottom.¥R ¥% XP The autumn fashions are distinguished by moderation and fitness, but taste in clothes differs as widely as do the men who wear them.X% ee XR The four-in-hand remains the favored style in neckties.Green and red are the most suitable colors to accompany brown and green lounge suits.EE i AN ONTARIO COUNTRY HOME\u2014The charming residence of Senator Gibson, at Beamsville, Ont.(Photograph by Pringle and Booth, Toronto.) was not his intention orginally to take up the profession.He is an Oxford man,and at the close of his college days he chose the bar as his calling.Even when in college he engaged in theatricals, and was a member of the University Dramatic Society.His first professional appearance was made at the Garrick Theatre, in a revival of Robertson\u2019s School in 1891.After a few appearances in London, Mr, Irving joined Ben Greet\u2019s company, and played in the provinces, assuming such roles as Hamlet, Othello, Benedick, Charles Surface, Leontes, and Romeo.Mr.Irving later returned to London, and was under the management, first of George Alexander and then of Charles Froh- man.In this period he won great distinction in the role of Crichton in Admirable Crichton, and that of Neville Letchmere in Pinero\u2019s Letty.In 1905, Mr.Irving appeared as Hamlet at the Adelphi Theatre, his impersonation being very highly regarded.His last London appearance was as Jago to Lewis Waller's Othello.The American tour of this distinguished player opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Oct.1, when he presented Paolo and Francesca, Mauricette, Othello, Lyons Mail, and Charles the First.Mr.Irving has in his company his wife, Dorothea Baird, who was the original Trilby in England.RE RR RB Richard Mansfield is rehearsing Ibsen\u2019s Peer Gynt, the first play brought out by him this season.A most elabor- ate production is promised, one that | Mansfield\u2019s second production will be a equals in every way Mr.Mansfield\u2019s Henry V., or Cyrano de Bergerac.There will be eleven scenes, a cast of fifty-one players, a choir, and two ballets.Mr.\u2014 \u2014 comedy from the French.Peer Gynt will be first acted in Chicago.Mr.Mansfleld\u2019's season in New York will not begin until Feb, 25, vic.| SEIT sto owner, an exacting contractor.Owing to their situation, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HOME?The above houses, recently built by Mr.Frank Munro, of 4821 Sherbrooke street, Westmount, are situated on Strathcona avenue, above Sherbrooke street, and are perfect gems of modern home architecture.They are two storeys high; are all built of bricks with stone dressings.The floors are all of hardwood, and the woodwork of butternut, There are nine rooms altogether, including five bedrooms.\u2018 houses are perfect in every respect, and finished under the eye of the \"These close to Westmount\u2019s charming Park, viewed from the front door, they will not be in the market long, and intending purchasers are invited to inspect this property.i Ww | I | Ci ew = \u2014 1{CZ211 \u2014 IN JL PAPE - -\u2014 pera yr +\" - tn = dura WEAR ey EE \u2014 y =\" - = 3 .NIC ENROL EOE] The Standard MONTREAL, CANADA.ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT VOL.II.No.42.SECTION NUMBER TWO 171 ST.JAMES STREET.~\u2014 N CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, MONTREAL\u2014This is an exterior view ot the splendid Gothic temple in which the funeral services over the late Archbishop Bond were held.In its chancel stands the beautiful episcopal and me- tropolitical throne, which was occupied for nearly thirty years by His Grace.The monument seen in the Cathedral grounds was erected several years ago, to the memory of the late Most Rev.Dr.Fulford, first Lord Bishop of Montreal, and first Metropolitan of Canada.It is a replica in many respects of the Martyrs\u2019 Memorial at Oxford, England.At the rear of the Cathedral is situated the chapter-hou e and the episcopal palace of the Anglican Bishops of Montreal, in which His Grace passed away.During the last few months of his long and active life, Archbishop Bond was frequently seen sitting in the beautiful grounds surrounding the Cathedral, watching with a keen interest the evidences of a city\u2019s life which surged about on every side.The Cathedral was opened in 1859, and is considered the finest specimen of Gothic architecture on the continent.During the summer of 1907 its interior is to be thoroughly renovated and beautified.(Photograph by Notman.) 7 [eC SII_] [1[2 yrs da CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, MONTREAL\u2014Interior of the handsome Gothic edifice, in which the requiem services over the late Primate of All Canada were held.During the reading of the burial office, the body of His Grace reposed on a catafalque erected in the choir, immediately in front of the altar.Above the bier, in the nave of the church, depended the old colors of the Prince of Wales\u2019 Fusiliers, of which regiment the deceased was chaplain.The illustration shows the beautiful lines and tracery of the Caen stone pillars, capitals, and arches, the graceful sweep of the nave, and the przity outlines of the celestial organ, given to the Cathedral a few years ago by the late Mr.Hector Mackerzie.(Photograph by Notman.) ISIC |S] \u2014\u2014- i ttle iit.0 és a \u2014\u2014 \u2014 ___\u2014 ANR Imposing Cathedral Scene of Last Honors to Late Primate of All Canada { | wISTIEIEE ST.GEORGE'S CHURCH, MONTREAL\u2014This splendid edifice was built during the pastorate of the late Archbishop Bond, who, for many years prior to his elevation to the episcopate, was rector of St.George's.It was in this temple that His Grace most frequently worshipped when in Montreal.THE RIGHT REV.DR.SWEATMAN, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who may succeed Archbishop Bond as Metropolitan of Canada.THE RIGHT REV.DR.CARMICHAEL, who will kecome Lord Bishop of Montreal on his enthronement in Christ Church Cathedral.THE VERY REV.LEWIS EVANS, D.C.L., Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, in which edifice Bishop Car- michael will soon be enthroned.The Dean is Rector of St.Stephen's.THE MOST REV.DR.MATHESON\u2014Lord Archbishop and Metropolitan of Rupert\u2019s Land.His Grace will probably succeed Archbishop Bond as Primate of All Canada.Dr.Matheson has been long connected with Anglican Church work in the Canadian West.He was for several years Dean of Rupert\u2019s Land, and the right-hand man of His Grace the late Archbishop Machray.He has also filled, with marked ability, the office of Prolocutor of the General Synod of Canada.On the death of Archbishop Machray, he was chosen as the latter\u2019s successor in the Archbishopric, and was consecrated in 1905.EXTERIOR OF BISHOPSCOURT, THE EPISCOPAL PALACE OF THE ANGLICAN BISHOPS OF MONTREAL\u2014This handsome residence, in which the late Primate of All Canada lived for many years, and in which he passed away, is situated in tte Cathedral enclosure, and is eminently fitted for the purposes for which it is used.Within its walls His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury was entertained during his visit to Montreal in 1904.1[72]1 3050 11 mm lf |= \u2014\u2014\u2014 Wem SS TIDE ! 1 : \u2014 TS es ES - \u2014 DITS OT WTE TT TNT - \u2014\u2014 .hb ~ Jraoreaes 6 THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.How Flames Ate Their Way Into the Wind and Destroyed $500,000 Worth of Lumber millions of feet of lumber.the morning of Oct.3rd.neighborhood of Canada\u2019s Capital.there, consequently the monetary loss resulting from the conflagration was a heavy one.thought, however, that the lumber market will be inconvenienced to any great extent by the fire.The pictures on this page show the fire at several stages in its sweep through the yards.prising incident was the onward march of the fire fiend in the face of a strong wind.illustrations portrays this feature with remarkable fidelity.The dense clouds of smoke, while extremely picturesque, greatly interfered with the efforts of the fire-fighters to extinguish the flames.The illustrations show their density.TWELVE MILLION FEET OF LUMBER GO UP IN SMOKE\u2014Scene at the recent fire in the piling- © - grounds of Fraser Brothers, between Aylmer and Deschenes, ten miles from Ottawa.started at the western end of the yard on the morning of Oct.3rd, and, in spite of the fact that a wind was blowing from the east, managed to eat its way against the wind, and eventually destroy The piling-grounds contained upwards of 25,000,000 feet of lumber, and of this, nearly one-half was consumed before the fire was got under control.The fire-fighters were handicapped by lack of water and a deficiency of apparatus.It is presumed that the blaze was of incendiary origin, as it was discovered by the workmen shortly after they had commenced work on The piling-grounds were among the largest of the many situated in the Thousands of dollars were represented in the DELORIMIER PARK OCTOBER MEETING\u2014The 2.40 Trot\u2014The leading horse is \u201cClaire,\u201d the two others being, res- The latter is but a few paces behind \u201cFrank Sprigg.\u201d one of the most interesting and exciting of the many held during the recent meet, and the finish was close.illustration is a reproduction of a special snap-photograph taken for The Standard.pectively, \u201cFrank Sprigg\u201d and \u201cPoucette.\u201d THE ART OF CATCHING MOOSE.How to catch moose is, according to one old hunter, a very easy matter if only \u201cOld Paquette\u2019s\u201d plan is followed, and the plan has at least the merit of simplicity.\u201cOld Paquette\u201d lived in North-western Quebec, and away back in the year of the deep snow in seven- ty-six, when any one could catch a moose if he had time enough to walk after it, he evolved his plan.In Old Paquette\u2019s shanty was more moose meat than he could eat, and after due cogitation the hunter went to Pembroke and returned with two dozen only to go out, listen for the sounds of one of his bells, and carry on a hunt which invariably ended successfully.As a consequence, when other people were nearly starving, Old Paquette got fat on moose meat.\u201cDid he get all the bells back?\u201d asked the wondering listener of this veracious yarn.\u201cAll but one,\u201d was the reply, \u201cand he lost that simply because some friend caught on to the trick, and secured both the bell and the moose\u2014and old Paquette never forgave him.\u201d A NATION WITHOUT A LANGUAGE.The Swiss constitute that curious anomaly, a nation without a language, and in this they are alone among all the people of the world.This is all the more remarkable when their intense patriotism is considered, and their really wonderful love of country.The official languages are German, French, and Italian, these three being the recognized \u201cmother-tongue\u201d of the majority of the inhabitants.About three-fourth of the people speak German, while the remainder divide four other languages among them \u2014mainly French and Italian\u2014the languages varying, as a rule, according to the proximity of the people to each country whose tongue they speak.Public documents and notices are This race was The cowbells and straps.On his snowshoes he followed the moose tracks, and when he caught one he put a cowbell and strap 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Quebec and Lake St.John Railway dock at Quebec, showing the landing of the first cargo of rails for the new Transcontinental Railway.ANDING OF FIRST CARGO OF RAILS FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.\u2014One of the illustrations on this page represents the landing at Quebec of the first cargo of rails for the New Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.The docks shown in the picture at which the steamship is discharging the rails, and which have for their picturesque background one of the finest views of the city, are those of the Quebec and Lake St.John Railway, situated in the very heart of the business and shipping section of Lower Town, and fronting on the best portion of the inner basin of the Louise harbor works at the mouth of the St.Charles River.The frontage of these docks has only just been completed, and is 1,100 feet in length.There are track facilities on all this frontage, enabling vessels of all classes to load and unload cargoes direct to or from the craft.For a considerable portion of this frontage there is a depth of 29 feet of water, and the height of water in this inner basin is unaffected by the tides.After the rails were taken from the ship, they were placed immediately upon the cars of the above railway.The first shipments were transferred at Ri- viere a Pierre to the Great Northern Railway for Reed\u2019s Station, where the Transcontinental line crosses that road; but a much more important distribution of the steel intended for the Transcontinental road will be made by the La Tuque branch of the Quebec and Lake St.John Railway.This branch leaves the last named railway at a point 78 miles from Quebec, and runs for forty miles in a north-westerly direction to a point on the St.Maurice river, immediately above the magnificent and picturesque falls of La Tuque.Incidentally it may be mentioned that the new branch, which is just nearing completion, opens up a country of enormous possibilities for the interests identified with agriculture ang colonization, lumbering, pulp, and other industrial enterprises as well as a new route for tourists scarcely inferior in picturesque grandeur to that of the well-known Saguenay River.The picturesque waterfall of La Tuque is of such dimensions that when harnessed by electricity it will furnish à force of 900,000 horse-power.The development of this power will, of course, afford facilities for the manufacture of pulp and paper, lumber, and allied industries.As is now well known, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is to cross the St.Maurice River within measurable distance of La Tuque, and hence the special value of the new branch railway to the Transcontinental road.Under ordinary \u2018circumstances, it would take probably three years before the latter-mentioned line would reach the St.Maurice crossing and be in a position to convey material for the prosecution of the work of construction in this part of the country.Now, however, instead of having to wait until their own road is pushed forward to the St.Maurice, the Grand Trunk Pacific people will be able to transport their men and material, their machinery and their rails to La Tuque over the new branch now nearing completion, and even their material for bridging the river; and from La Tuque the mater- fal can easily be moved by rail to the exact crossing point of the Grand Trunk Pacific, whence work can be immediately proceeded with on that main line, in both directions, thus saving three years in the construction of this part of the roadway.The shipment of the rails and other material for the sections of the Transcontinental Railway on either side of the St.Maurice River are ready to commence as soon as the finishing strokes are put to the branch in question, which is now a question of a few weeks only.Bld _\u2014- EXPLORING HUDSON'S BAY.The great inland sea known as Hudson\u2019s Bay has long fascinated those connected with Canadian exploration, and its possibilities as an alternative route to Europe has loomed large in the imagination of those who believe in the development of our great North land.As the tide of immigration grows in strength, and as the stream of tourists becomes ever wider and wider, the exploration to the North becomes a their stories if they could, and consequently kept their good things to themselves.It has been different with the hardy sportsmen who have pushed on ever further and further north, and who will never be satisfied until the whole country is known, and its resources tested.The stories of these hardy adventurers have entranced their readers, and caused many to follow where they have pointed the way.; Two railways\u2014those pioneers of civ- ilization\u2014are pusihng their iron roads along the northern trail.The Temis- kaming and Northern Ontario Railway is going ahead with great rapidity, and the discoveries at Cobalt have but whetted the appetites of those who believe that great discoveries are awaiting those who penetrate still further Ne boat struck one of the numerous uncharted rocks in the Bay, sustaining serious damages, In July, Major Moodie found no ice in Hudson\u2019s Straits, and there was none in October.These facts, joined with his previous experience, leads Major Moo- die to conclude that for one-third of | the year the Hudson's Bay route is open to navigation, Of course, for commercial shipping, coal depots, wharves, and lighthouses will have to be established.The idea of shipping wheat to Europe by this route is quite feasible, and this must mean much to the future of Western Canada.As the prairies fill up, even three transcontinentals, with all the assistance of the great lakes, will fail to cope with the immense work of moving the wheat crop, and \u2014~\u2014\u2014 ions from the leading English managers on the elements in a play which determined their acceptance or rejection of it.It cannot be said that the result may be read with much profit by the aspiring playwright.Doubtless those managers who, according to a footnote, declined, \u201cfor one reason or another,\u201d to discuss the methods which governed their choice, were wiser in their day and generation than those who did.For, after all, it is a gamble.And what's one man\u2019s meat may be another\u2019s poison.Take, for example, the assertion of Frederick Harrison, of the London Haymarket.He declares: - \u201cI must be quite alone when I read a play, secure from interruption, and read it through at a sitting, and rapidly.If it will not bear rapid reading, there is generally something wrong\u2014 incoherence of story, clumsiness of dialogue, or something that detracts from the probability of success for the play.\u201d Contrast this method with an incident vouched for in the Dramatic Mirror by the popular playwright Haddon Chambers, on his recent visit to this country.Speaking of one of his most successful plays, he said: \u201cMr.Beerbohm Tree had the piece three months before he ever looked at it.Then, one day, I managed to read him the first two acts.The following day he was slightly indisposed, and very courteously put me off.I saw him go into the Turkish bath, followed him, finished the reading then and there, and had the work accepted.\u201d Lewis Waller, the actor-manager, practically gets no further in the course of half a page report than telling the kind of play he does not want\u2014ordin- ary melo-drama or a farcical comedy.THE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF ONTARIO\u2014View of the new smelting works under construction of the Montreal Smelting and Reduction Company.matter of constantly increasing importance to the Dominion.Long ago the great Hudson Bay Company dotted its forts in the far interior even to the shores and around Hudson\u2019s Bay.Some of their Factors have passed their lives at lonely Posts outside the confines of civilization, and have proved the possibility of making some use of the immense territory that stretches away to the Arctic circle.The numbers of furs annually collected by the Company has been an eloquent testimony of the hunting and sporting capabilities of the country, and reports received of the fishing have been uniformly good.In the popular imagination, however, the region was one vast area of snow and ice, and until the last few years little has been done to dissipate that notion.At length, however, lovers of sport and outdoor life have vied with trappers and settlers, and become pioneers in exploration to the North.Many of the trappers and settlers could not write, and knew not how to publish north.Then the James\u2019 Bay Railway is making for the Bay whose name it bears, and which is a great part of that wonderful inland sea\u2014Hudson\u2019s Bay, whose area is estimated at 350,000 square miles.In carrying on the work of Northern exploration, the Mounted Police and the Marine Departments sent out a joint expedition in the spring of 1904.Major Moodie was in command, and for practically two years the expedition was at work.They succeeded in reaching Cape Fullerton, on the north-west coast of Hudson Bay, and there they spent the first winter.In spring the steamer Arctic began a cruise around the Bay which lasted well into the summer.In the fall her head was turned to Hudson's Straits, and late in September, on the Labrador coast, the relief steamer Neptune was met.A return was made in the Neptune, and renewed supplies carried to newly established police posts.The voyage out was an exceedingly stormy one.It was late in the season, and the The New Track of the Montreal Hed T 7 EVE SNS a Crée 1 see ys EL A JI [i \u201cNy Jockey Club\u2014\u201cWeighing in.\u201d advantage will be taken of this alternative route.It would mean a comparatively short land haul, and a long water carriage, and if the route were made safe, would enable exporters to land wheat in Europe at less cost than at present.The precise effects any such developments may have, not merely upon Western Canada, but upon the Dominion as a whole, must be left for the future to determine.WHAT MAKES A PLAY?Not long since, the Grand Magazine, of London, held a symposium of opin- od dé ee Frank Curzon, who rivals Charles Frohman in the number of theatres he manages, and who is now a partner with James K.Hackett in \u201cMr.Hop- kinson\u201d and other ventures in America, says, on the other hand: \u201cWhen I read a play, I do not care to which class it belongs.If it hits me hard enough, I produce it.\u201d The recipe for George Edwardes, the great musical comedy producer, is first an idea that shall be simple in character, but capable of elaboration in a way that shall give striking oportunities to the members of his company.Often the THE AUTOMOBILE FEVER Half the Value of FUR GARMENTS IS IN THE WAY THEY ARE MADE.If you order Furs by mail, you must feel confidence in the furrier.We are so particular to merit that confidence that we are more careful about the quality of goods sent out in answer to letter orders than about any other Kind.We even go further than that, we 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illustrated catalogue, with price lists, sent on request.contains over 100 illustrations of ne w Fall Furs, made by ourselves, and guaranteed the best in quality, and the cheapest in price.SEND FOR CATALOG UE \u201cJ 1906\u201d AT ONCE.J.W.T.Fairweather & Co., 84-86 Yonge Street, Toronto It locale or the background for the piece is selected long before the plot is attached to it.W.H.Kendal, who frequently used to visit us with his wife\u2014a sister of the late Tom Robertson, the teacup and saucer playwright\u2014insists rather indefinitely that the characters shall live before him and that their story shall interest him.Tom B.Davis, another musical comedy expert, in whose theatre \u201cFloro- dora\u201d was brought out, thinks that the plot is not of supreme importance, but for of the two remaining entries for the Grand\u2019s symposium, Fred Terry\u2014who originally produced \u201cSunday\u201d\u2014sums up the order in which the interesting factors in a play should be put as, first, Heart; second, Heart; third, Heart; and Cyril Maude, the English Little Minister, confines himself to the statement that fie would not choose a gloomy play.Blob > In the Fiji Islands, the coinage consists of whale\u2019s teeth, which are painted The New Track of the Montreal Jockey Club\u2014The Judges\u2019 Stand.AA PP PIA \u2014 he wants the low comedian woven into the story in such a way that when the lovers find themselves in a predicament the audience shall know that it is he who will help them out.He also deems it advisable that \u201ca dramatic situation shall be led up to in the finale of the first act, in which the baritone and the prima donna shall be the central figures.\u201d Altogether, Mr, Davis is the most explicit in his rules of any of the bunch, red and white, the former being worth twenty times as much as the white.Natives often carry their wealth in the form of necklaces.In the Amazon there are known to exist at least two thousand species of fish.Beethoven became deaf, and long before his death could not even hear the drums in the orchestra, .rey ec » =.sue .- «= + - Tree .\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- - - -.- - f 4 \u2019 ' 1 5 10 FR 2°.- STE TLD TIT AXE wha.TT IS TEE Te Wn lin.Pn EE BE ap ee Bll BA Be ne EE Aa a = mnt gap Tm den Sen ns os a re Sert ) THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.Turbulent Waters of Riviere du Lievre Witnessed Tragedy Between Strikers and Police THE BUCKINGHAM TRAGEDY\u2014High Fall on the Riviere du Lievre at McLaren's Mills, Buckingham, Que., the scene of the recent fatal encounter between the striking employees of Messrs.McLaren and the police and detective force employed by the members of the firm to safeguard their interests.\\® HE BUCKINGHAM TRAGEDY.\u2014 As a result of an attempt | on the part of the striking employees of the James Me- Laren Company, Ltd., at Buckingham, Que., to interfere with the prosecution of work on the work of the territory of the big lumber organization at noon on Monday, Oct.8, two men were killed, while sixteen sustained bullet wounds, more or less serious.The dead men were members of the local association of the Knights of Labor; nine of the injured were of the same body, while seven were serving on the detective force charged with the protection of the company\u2019s property.The battle between the strikers and the police lasted but fifteen minutes, 500 rounds of ammunition, it is said, being discharged in {this period.Mr.William Blondin, a town councillor of Buckingham, who was an eye-witness of the fight, tells the story as follows: \u2018\u2018I heard that they were going to try and stop the men at work, and I watched for them to start out.I followed them down the street, and they stopped right opposite Gillies Lumber Mill, on the right- hand side of the street.\u2018\u201c\u201cAs they stopped, I noticed what I had not noticed before, a buggy with them, and out of this buggy they took some shot guns, and then started off again.\u2018\u201cThe McLaren and Gillies.properties are adjoining, and the men did not want to encroach upon the McLaren property.They imagined, however, that if they crossed the Gillies property and then went down to the river\u2019s edge and walked along the lower banks of the river, which they seemed to think was also public property, they would be within the pale of the law.Before leaving the Gillies property, however, Boulanger and another man advanced towards the dividing line and spoke to Special Constable Cummings and to Chief of Police Kernan, and asked them that work be stopped.The reply was that work would never be stopped again.All of a sudden a detective and a striker came to blows, then shots rang out.\u201d\u2019 \u2014 ingham, Que.Cana we ann Ce THE BUCKINGHAM TRAGEDY\u2014One of the beautiful falls on the Riviere du Lievre, traversed by the logs which were the indirect cause of the recent fatal encounter between the police and strikers at McLaren\u2019s Mills, Buck- Royal Highlanders Now Possess a Fine New Home and a Two Battalion Regiment PHANGES IN THE ROYAL HIG H- LANDERS.\u2014 Owing to a recent change in the establishment of this popular Montreal regiment, whereby its strength was increased by the addition of a second battalion, it became necessary for the Department of Militia to make a number of promotions in the ranks of the commissioned officers.As a result, Lieut.-Col.Carson, who has commanded the regiment for the past four years,was made Lt.-Col.Commandant, while Majors Meighen and Cantlie were raised to the rank of lieutenant-colonels, and given the commands, respectively, of the 1st and 2nd battalions.All three officers are well known in Montreal, and their promotions have been received with approbation by those who have the welfare of the Royal Highlanders at heart.Their pictures appear on this page._ The Highlanders now possess a handsome and up-to-date home of their own on Bleury street, the formal inauguration of which will take place, it is expected, some time in December.The officers and men of the regiment are now housed in their new armory, but the building is not yet complete, and will not be for a few weeks yet.One of the illustrations on this page depicts the Highlanders emerging from their new quarters on the occasion of their recent autumn church parade.The ar- mory is situated on Bleury street, a few doors north of Ontario street, and is easily accessible from all parts of the city.It is built of stone and brick, and contains LIEUT.-COL.F.W.HIBBARD\u2014Who has retired from the command of the 2nd Montreal Regiment (Heavy Brigade).LIEUT.-COL.CARSON\u2014Commanding the 5th Royal Highlanders, who is now Lieut.-Colonel Commandant.rooms for all the companies, a large drill hall, quarters for the accoutrements and arms, mess rooms for the sergeants and officers, an office for the officer commanding, as well as recreation rooms, gymnasium, bowling alley, and shooting gallery.REVOLVER VS.SWORD.The main argument of those who recommend the continued wearing of the sword by officers lies in its significance as a badge of authority.Some are still heard to say that it would be useful in hand-to-hand work, but the amount of that likely to occur in modern fighting is very, very small, while the absolute ignorance of the use of the sword as a weapon on the part of ninety-nine per cent.of militia officers would render it a pretty ineffective weapon, even if the owner ever did get near enough an enemy to wield it.The revolver, neatly worn at the belt in a suitable holster, would answer quite as well as an insignia of commissioned rank, while its powers in a melee would be a hun- dred-fold greater.We feel assured, too, that officers in camps of instruction would take a keen interest in revolver practice.It would be possible to have ranges (the distance required being so short) within easy distance of the officers\u2019 lines in each brigade, and there, we have no doubt, during off hours there would be the keenest kind of practice and competition.Why not give the revolver a chance?Why not let it displace the sword as a part of the equipment of an officer of the Canadian militia?We would be glad to hear from those gentlemen who view this matter differently.\u2014Canadian Military Gazette.Pa NEW INDOOR RIFLE RANGE.Mr.Charles Jackson, armorer of the 14th Regiment P.W.O.R,, of this city, has invented, patented, and built an indoor rifle range target, which for portability, simplicity, and efficiency stands easily ahead of anything so far placed upon the market.The mechanical parts are of the simplest possible character, and so constructed that it is next to impossible to get out of order.The system of registering results in shooting is of the automatic type, and responds instantly and accurately to the impact of | the bullet.For some time the target has been in use in the local armories, where it has been submitted to the most severe and searching tests as well as to the criticism of competent local and visiting military experts in target work.Improvements have been made in accordance with the demands of circumstances, and the impressions of the inventor, until the tar- PMN LIENT.-COL.FRANK MEIGHEN \u2014 Commanding the 1st Battalion of the 5th Royal Highlanders, Montreal.get stands to-day a perfect piece of mechanism for the use of all indoor ranges.Mr.Jackson is an old soldier, having had both Imperial and colonial service, running over a period of 30 odd years.He has been one of the best rifle shots in the Dominion of Canada, and is also a good machinist, accustomed to both machine and bench work.This has enabled him to produce a target of the most perfect mechanical character.The target will be manufactured in this city, and placed upon the market at once.RETRENCHMENT POLICY CRITICIZED.The policy -of retrenchment adopted by the present Government is being carried out to an extent that is giving rise to a\u2019 general feel- studied the requirements of our naval and military forces.The discharges which have taken place at all the principal dockyards have materially affected their efficiency, and this has been followed by the wholesale reduction of the working staff at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.At a largely attended meeting held on the 23rd inst., at which the Mayor of Woolwich presided, it was pointed out that FIRST CHURCH PARADE OF THE 5th ROYAL HIGHLANDERS FROM THEIR NEW ARMORY\u2014The illustration shows this popular corps as it filed out of its cozy new regimental home on Bleury street on the occasion of its autumn church parade.and is one of the best in Canada.The armory will be noticed on the right of the picture.It is built of stone and brick, (Photographed for The Standard.) at itm cms 2 meme = ing of alarm in circles that have | LIEUT.-COL.G.S.CANTLIE\u2014Who will command the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Royal Highlanders, Montreal.the establishment of the Arsenal, which during the war had been 6000 1n excess, had been reduced by constant discharges to 6000 below the normal establishment, the weekly wage bill being now £21,- 000 as compared with £45,000 obtaining during the height of the war.The reduction too has mainly been in the actual workers, the large staff employed on unprodue- (tive labor, such as timekeepers, checkers, foremen and the like, remaining practically the same.The meeting, after protesting against the action of the Government, ask that a select committee of the House of Commons be appointed to inquire into the unfair system of the allocation of Government contracts for munitions of war.It is difficult to see what object, other than the saving of a small sum on the Estimates, can be served by practically destroying the efficiency of an institution of whieh the country has every reason to be proud.It is well known that however capable a contractor may bethe work he turns out is not, as a rule, available for service until it has passed through the hands of the employees at the Arsenal.What perhaps is not so well known is the fact that in order to keep down the cost of implements and munitions of war supplied by contract, a certain necessary finishing process has to be performed at Woolwich before the \u201cmateriel\u201d\u2019 becomes serviceable.This work is practically done by the men employed at the Arsenal in their own time and at their own expense, the matter being adjusted on the fellowship principle.The danger of these reductions lies in the fact that the discharged men will seek employment in other lo- png neni.AGREE - += - \u2014_ - calities, and will not be available in case of emergency.Many of the employees nbw being discharged are skilled men who have been for long periods in the Arsenal, and are thoroughly acquainted with the machinery, ete., of which they have had control, and it is foolhardy to expect that their places can be filled at short notice in time of war \u2014Broad Arrow.Pw \u2014 CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA.The following changes of stations in South Africa have been approved: 9th Lancers, from India to Potchefstroom, Transvaal (instead of Middelburg, Cape Colony); 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, from India to Bloemfontein (instead of Pretoria) ; 2nd Battalion Border Regiment, from Potchefstroom to Pretoria; 2nd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, from Pretoria to Standerton; 3rd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, from Standerton to Pieter- maritzburg (temporarily) ; 90th Battery, R.F.A., from Potchef- stroom to Standerton; 91st Battery, R.F.A., from Potchefstroom to Harrismith, Orange River Colony; 22nd Battery, R.F.A., from Bloemfontein to Middleburg, Cape Colony.Pw \u201c> CHANGE IN OFFICERS.Recent militia orders announe- ed the retirement of Lieut.-Col.Hibbard from the command of the 2nd Montreal Regiment (Heavy Artillery), and the appointment of Major Renouf as his successor, with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel.Major W.O.H.Dodds\u2019 appointment was confirmed.MAJOR W.O.H.DODDS\u2014Who has been confirmed in his rank as officer commanding the 3rd Montreal Battery (Field Artillery)."]