The Stanstead journal, 3 novembre 1898, jeudi 3 novembre 1898

[" a mes = ~ The Stanstead Journal.VOL.LIH\u2014No.43.222 monoBonoicNONAOROBONORONS ® (Clough back from N.Y.Ad.§ ® reached us too la: Through a ® = has bought a Montreal broker he g = 2 lot of this year's jackets for ladies ® $ at one-half the wholesale price ¢ ® and offers same at 8 big sacrifice.M TOWN TOPICS.Mr.Oscar Lanctot of Littleton, N.H., was in town over Sunday.Rev.H.E.Benton has moved into the new Universalist Pargonage.Mrs.Fetherstonhaugh of Ottawa, Ont., is visiting Mrs.H.E.Benton.Dr.C.A.Moulton has removed from the Bixbee place to Caswell Avenue.Now is the time to get your sleighs repaired and varnished by J.Allard, jr.Mrs.John G.Foster and three children arrived honte from Halifax, N.S., yesterday.An obituary of the late Thomas Ruiter was received too late for publication this week.Louis Moreau, sr., has opened a shoe shop in the room recently vacated by the American Express Co.at Derby Line.Mr.John M.Foss gave Kinetoscope exhivitions at Derby Line, Monday evening, and Stanstead, Tuesday evening, both of which were well attended.A The ladies have put a good deal of work and ingenuity into the preparations for the Stanstead Band benefit supper to be served at the Town Hall to-night.On Tuesday, November 1st, Mr.and Mrs.Jondro called upon Mrs.M.M.Haskell pnd presented her with a a basket of ripe strawberries of their own cultivation.Among the Stanstead people who took in the Boston excursion last week were Miss Bertha Clark, Henry H.Hall, Ernest H.Hall, Wendell Hill, and Wm.B.Frost.The Holland Creamery (Tice\u2019s Mills) made a ton of butter last week.This is a pretty good beginning.The Holland creamery is doing well with its new equipment and under its new management.Somerly & Henry, magicians, gave the rising generation a lesson or two in faking in the Village Hall, Derby Line, on the evening of the 25th ult.The hall was filled\u2014with school children and empty benches.The senior whist club has been re- orgadized and met for the first time last Friday night at J.U.Baxter\u2019s, where the members were hospitably entertained by Mrs.Baxter and Mrs.M.E.Phelps.Gentlemen are allowed to play this season.Master Robert Flanders, the four years old son of Rev.Principal Flanders of Stanstead College, died of spinal meningitis \u2018Wednesday morning.Some time prior to his death he lapsed into unconsciousness and remained in that condition to the end.The JOURNAL extends its sympathy to the bereaved parents and family.\u201cNearly all of the hockey players and a good representation of the business and professional men were present at the meeting for the reorganization of the Stanstead Hockey Club held at the Stanstead Hotel last Friday night, and mueh of the preliminary work was done.\u201d Hon, M.F.Hackett presided.A motion to establish the membership fee at 50c.was carried, and Messrs.A.R.Thomas, Stanstead; Dermott Parsons, Rock Island; Henry Pike, Derby Line, and W.B.Tinker, Beebe Plain, were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions.Any respectable man may become a mem- er of the club upon payment of 50 cents which will give him a voice in the election of officers and the administration of the business affairs of the club as well as a right to be present al the practice matches, but not at the league games.Hon.M.F.Hackett, Messrs.Geo.P.Butters and Henry Mazurette were appointed a committee to draft the constitution and by-laws.Another committee Was appointed to interview the directors of the rink relative to terms, etc.Some of the Plain people thought it would be well to change the name of the club inasmuch as there were players from all of the villages, but the delegates from Rock Island and Derby Line desired the old name to be retained, and it was 80 ordained.The completion of the organization and the election of officers will take place at the Stanstead Hotel Friday evening, Nov.4th, when it is expected a thoroughly representative body of men will be present to take partin the election of officers, etc.There is every indication that Stan- stead will put a strong team on the Ice the coming winter.: ps > ROCK ISLAND, (STANSTEAD) P.Q., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898.WHOLE No.2750.TOWN TOPICS.Mr.8.C.O'Rourke was in town over Sunday.A nice stylish ladies\u2019 jacket for W143.37!,.Better ones at £4.58, at Mel- loon\u2019s.An important ad from A.G.Clough was received too Jate for publication this week.Mr.and Mrs.J.B.Goodhue returned last Saturday from a trip to Boston and New York.: Mrs.Lamberton,from Massachusetts, has lately been visiting her mother, Mrs.Henry Taylor.Jonathan Bryant of Tice's Mills, Holland, has exchanged his store for a farm with O.L.Searles.Mr.Odillon Garceau is rapidly recovering from the fever, and will be able to commence work in a week or two.Mr.Arthur Gobeille, whose life hung in the balance so many days, has so farrecovered as to be able to be about the house.# Melloon\u2019s new stock of crockery has arrived and is now being opened.It is the most extensive and best line ever seen at the Island, Attention is called to the auction sale ad, in another column, of mileh cows and young stock at the old Fields place in the Demick neighborhood.Miss Bertha Parker, who was reported better last week had a turn for the worse Thursday night and has since been very bad.She is reported better to-day.The question of making and maintaining winter roads by a money tax in the Township of Stanstead will be submitted to the rate-payers at a meeting of the council next Monday.During the base ball game between the \u2018\u2018Hayseeders\u2019 of Holland and the Charleston aggregation, one day last week, Capt.Jas.A.Bradford of the former club was ron into by a Charleston \u201cCcracL\u201d and is now laid up with a fractured leg which is said to be very painful.A placard at the residence of Mr.Eugene Moulton, Railroad Street reads: \u2018Typhoid Fever.\u201d We are informed that Mrs.Moulton is suffer- fing from a mild type of that disease.It is said that the fright she received from the recent runaway accident in which she was concerned helped to bring on the disease, although she has been somewhat unwell for some time.The sad news of the death of Miss M.M.Lee, one of Mrs.T.W.P.Lee\u2019s daughters has been received.Deceased was a talented young lady, 23 years of age, and a very fine musician.She died of typhoid fever in Chicago, where she wag pursuing her studies in vocal music.She was a graduate of the Mitchell University of South Dakota, and had been principal of a graded school.Her mother was Myra N.Hubbard of Stanstead.\u201cA Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was instituted at | Rock Island, Tuesday night, the following Grand Lodge officers taking part: James Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; G.Lefebvre, Grand Receiver; Richard Lynch of the Grand Lodge Evecutive Com.all of whom addressed the new Lodge after its organization.\" The ceremony was very interesting and impressive.The officers installed were: A.S.Raim- back, Master Workman; A.T.Allan, AYER'S FLAT.Mrs.Mason and daughter, Mrs.Kanause of Chicago.who have spent the last two weeks in Boston returned from that place Monday.Mr.and Mrs.Morell and Mr.and Mrs.Buckston who bave been spending a few days with friends here, returned to their home in Marshfield, Vt., last Saturday.: Miss Minnie Ayer, who has been clerking in Mr, A.G.Clough\u2019s store fur the last week, returned to her home in Hatley Sunday.The young gentleman who arrived at the Parsonage last Friday night, apparently has every intention of remaining.Fish & McNeil has just received a large consignment of dry and fancy goods from Boston.Mr.Macajah Clifford who chaperoned the excursionists to Boston from this town, returned Tuesday.Mr.and Mrs.Sargeant spent Sunday at Smith\u2019s Mills.At the inquest held Monday over the remains of Mrs.Mary Ayer, who was fouud dead on her bed at about the noon hour, Sunday last, the jury returned a verdict of death caused by the excessive use of liquor furnished I by her husband, Lewis Ayer.This is the fourth instance in Ayers Flat\u2019s record of death caused by excessive use of liquor, \u201cHalloween passed off very quietly in this town, the boys showing unusual mercy towards sign-boards, wagons, wheel-barrows, ete.We hear of o:ly one wheel-barrow who got its owners into a \u201cPeck of trouble, and we trust it will soon roll them out again.Mr.and Mrs.Geo.Rexford returnea from their wedding trip last week, and have taken up their residence in the house recently purchased of Mrs.Eleanor Clifford.The house has been | repaired and additions made to it, and is much improved in appearance.= The demand for gun caps and buckshot, since Love Night, altogether exceeds the suppfy, we are begin- nig to suspect that the last night in October did not pass off as was as first supposed.BEEBE PLAIN.Mr.and Mrs.David Dane from Apple Grove spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.Herbert Cooper.Anthony Tool from Manchester, N.H., is visiting his son at Jerry Rali- way\u2019s for a few days.Rev.Mr.Finch and family are away from home for a week.Mr.Gilmore, principal of our school, will occupy his pulpit next Sunday at the usual hour.Our Apple tree men are all home again, they report a fair delivery although rather hard collections.John Feltus of Springfield, Mass., was in the village a few days the first of the week.He reports his family nicely situated and happy.Our townsman, James Dustin, has the contract to build the Gilmore Store at Rock Island, this is a guarantee that it will be O.K.in every particular.Frank Ritch returned on Saturday from New York, where he has been through the summer engaged in the vice business.H.B.Stewart and Geo.McShane did not go to Boston as stated in your (last week\u2019s issue.Your other correspondent is a little too previous.Dr.Lothrop of Derby Centre has \"been almost a daily visitor te our vil- NORTH HATLEY.The Quadrille party last Wednesday evening in the Town Hall passed of very pleasantly.The brothers, Willard and Leon Bean are at work for the Dr.Edgar Electric Lighting Company.Last Saturday afternoon, about half- past one, smoke was seen issuing from the wing of the cottage owned and oc- | cupied by the Misses Ethel and Luey! May.An alarm was sounded and and numbers of men went to the res- | cue.A good deal of the furniture and ; house hold goods were saved before: the flames struck the main building.As the village lacks a flre apparatus, | but little could be done to check the | flames escept to use pails and buck- | ets.The barn was saved by this ! means, though the men had to expose themselves to the grent heat.The: other cottage, about forty feet off, also owned by the Misses May, was, saved.Fortunately there was no.wind blowing at the time, or else other buildings might have been destroy- \u2018 ed.The cause of the fire is not defi-' nitely known.The burned property was partly insured.; Mrs.Towne, one of the summer : boarders, from Brookline, Mass., made A present of six books to the Univer- salist Sunday School Library.Miss Sanders, of Compton, who has been visiting Mrs.Geo.Colt, returned home last Saturday.The Y.P.C.U.Box Social at Mrs.Conner\u2019s last Friday evening was highly enjoyed by all who went.! Mr.and Mrs.Bert Ham spent last Sunday with Mr.H.'s parents in Mas- sawippi.Qnite a number from here went Saturday evening to East Ilatley to attend the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr.and Mrs.Charles Sweeny.At the Y.P.C.U.last Sunday eve-\u2019 ning, Miss Westoner read a very fine: paper on Mrs.Maud Ballington Both, ! and Mrs.Smiley paid a loving tribute, to the late Miss Barber, on her life and work as a devoted W.C.T.U.| worker.Subject for the Y.P.©.U.next Sunday evening, \u201cMoral Courage and' Modern Saints and Heroes who have shown it.\u201d Leader Mrs.Nelson Le-\u2019 Baron.The Pastor's subject next Sunday morning, \u201cAll Saints.\u201d | The same subject in the afternoon at Moe\u2019s River.Mr.B.LeBaron and a few others of the Boston Excursionists, have returned and report a grand time.| GEORGEVILLE.Miss Alma Buzzell, à former resident of this place, was found dead in her bed at Lowell on Oct.26th.She had worked in the mills of Lawrance for many years and only last summer went to Lowell and obtained employment in the Massachusetts Mills.On Monday she was takeh sick and came to her boarding place, the next morning when her breakfast was taken up\u2019 to her she said she was much better and thought she would go to work again in a day or two.When the girl carried up her dinner at noon she was dead.A medical examination disclosed the fact that she died of apoplexy.Her remains were taken to Lawrence for interment.She { Was 48 years old and a daughter of the {late Mrs.L.T.Mefriman by her first \u2018 husband, the late Mr.John Buzzell.| She leaves a brother, Mr.S.C.Buzzell , of Methuen, Mass., n half brother, Mr.| Eugene Merriman, and a half sister, | Miss Leston Merriman, both of Stan- jr., Past Master Workman; Henry lage for a month past.He is one of stead Plain.Suddard, Foreman; C.B.Lucia, Over- | the attenning physicians in the Steph- | seer; A.H.Tiffin, Recorder; T.J.Smith, Guide; H.W.Channell, Inside Watchman; E.E.Bangs, Outside Watchman; Dr.J.E.C.Tomkins, Physician; F.T.Caswell, Fred Young and Dr.Tomkins, Trustees.Meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.According to the testimony of Contractor Geo.I).Storey some one in this vicinity must be guilty of petty larency.Mr.Storey had the contract for building the new Universalist parsonage al Derby Line, and it is asserted that during the erection and completion of the building the thefts of small articles was aconstant annoyance, so much so that the contractor does not care to undertake another job in that locality.Ample supplies for the work were procured at the outset but extras had constantly to be added.The list of missing articles included nails, screws, hinges, window fasteners, brick, and some other articles, none of which would naturally be blown away.Ifa comparison of the weight of the completed house and the weight of the builders, hardware supplied shows the latter item to be the heavier of the two, then the contractor has a perfect right to complain.\"en Shufelt case.\"Mrs, Wm.Lorimer, Mrs.Bush Albee and Mrs.Francis Pocock have heen on the sick list for the past ten days.Ashley Biggins has been very sick | for the past week.Mrs, Biggins, who [has heen very low all summer, with a | lung trouble, is improving.Ed Kennedy and family left town on Monday last for their new home at Rock Forest.The blacksmith is preparing to move his shop.Reports say he will move it to avery conspicuous place on Main st.BARNSTON.: The Lord Bishop of Quebec visited this place on Monday the 24th and delivered an address on the Queen\u2019s Jubilee in the evening.He was the guest of Mr, and Mrs.E.8.Buckland while here.Mr.Hall started his new creamery on Monday the 24th, it is a model and up to date creamery.Itis in charge of Mr.Henry Baldwin which will insure a first class product.Mr.H.Howe is on a visit to friends in Boston and vicinity.A good job was done last week in grading around the Methodist Church and the sheds.Mr.W.H.Rediker has his shop {completed and is now having the i forge erected.He expects to get to | work in it by next week.| Mr.W.N.Ives is having a furnace | put into his building by Mr.Brackett George of Mansonville.Mr.Ives is, getting in a new stock of groceries.| Mrs.W.N.Ives, Messrs.C.A.Bogue, George Boynton.and E.J.Heath heve gone to Boston on the ex- i cursion.' Prof.C.W.Colby of McGill and Dr.\u2018 Blackadder also of Montreal passed through here on Saturday en route\u2018 for Glenbrooke where they purchased , some land of Capt.Gully on which they will erect summer residences.Their architect accompanied them.À very pleasant social was given by, Mr.and Mrs.Hiram Brevoort of the! Narrows Hill on Friday last, A most | elaborate supper was prepared and i what added life and happiness to the gathering and a good programme was the order of the evening.The Misses Bryant, Mr.Bryant, Mrs.Brevoort, Mrs.Drew, Misses Wadleigh, and Justin, and Master Harry Davis lent their talents in this direction.The company returned home thanking Mr.! and Mrs, Brevoort for the enjoyable t'me they had at their home.| October 18th.Supt.of MACK'S MILLS.Mr.and Mrs.Henry Longeway of Clargnceville, were the guests of Geo.Longeway last week.Mrs.Wm.Comstock and daughter, Alice, spent Wednesday at Way's Mills.\u201cGrandma\u201d Kimpton has just returned home after a three weeks\u2019 stay with her daughter, Mrs, Foss, Amy Corner.Our fall rains have come and with them plenty of mud.Mr.and Mrs.John O'Leary of Graniteville, and Mrs.D\u2019Etchegoyen of Beebe Plain were the guests of their mother, Mra.O'Leary, last Sunday.Miss L.J.Kimpton is building a new barn to replace the one burned a few weeks ago.Mrs.Geo.Longewny, is visiting relatives and friends at Magog.Mrs.Warren Blake, who has been quite sick for some time, is on the ain, but is not quite able to Le out vet.Fred Tichurst is building a house on the Kathan lot near the school house.Mrs.Spencer Tichurst, of Tichurst Corner, died at her home on the 23rd Jad.at the advanced ago of of 80 years, She leaves a husband, two daughters and one son, a8 well as many other sorrowing friends, to mourn her loss, She was buried on October 25th at the Brown Cemetery, The sermon was preached by elder Drown, Her four nephews acted as bearers, W.Miller has arrived home New York.Mrs.Harrington is sick and has gone to her home near Georgeville.Capt.Bullock is in the place for a few days.Elder Clark of Scottstown will preach in the Smith's Mills school house, November 8th, at 7 o'clock in the evening.Elder Drown, of Derby, will preach at the same place on the evening of the 12th and at 10 a.mon the 13th.Mr.W.W.Smith, president of the Brome County Alliance, gave a very interesting lecture on temperance in the Union Church, Tuesday evening, He organized a lodge of good templars with 17 members.from The following officers were installed: Mr.E.C.Clifford, C.T., Mrs.BE.C.Clifford, P.C.T., Mrs.A.E.Chadsey, V.T., Mr.A.E.Chadsey, Chaplain; A.H.Dyson, L.D., Mrs.A.A.Drew, Juvenile Temple; KE.F.Hovey, Sec., E.A.Chadsey, Asst.\u2018Sec, Miss Myrtle Chadsey, F.8., M.G.Johnson, Trens., 4.A, Morrill, M., Miss Nellie Clifford, D.M., R.L.Standish, Sentinel; F.B.Smith, Guard.Mr.Benjamin Smith of Somerville, Mass., is again visiting his mother, Mra.Benj.Smith of this place, after an absence of five years, Miss Ina Wheeler is spending a few weeks with friends at Island Pond., Allen Chadsey who hae been confined to the house by sickness for several days, ix slowly improving.Mr.and Mrs.Hiram Allen are visiting in Morgan, Vt.Mr.Edward Drew formerly of this place, now in the employ of Mr.O.M.Moulton of Coaticook, was in town on Sunday last.The Ladies\u2019 Aid wlll meet with Mrs.M.S.Chamberlain on Saturday of this week.COATIGOOK Our town is to have new market buildings.It appears to a good many of the citizens ns not altogether necessary, and that the question should have been hefore the people, that they might have had the opportunity to have given expression lo their views of the matter as it is the tax payers who have to pay the costs.In letting the contract for building the new market tenders were asked for but the grounds were cleared and the foundation nearly completed hefore the time for opening the tenders for the job, and we heard that the lumber was contracted for before the tenders were asked for, so it looked very much as though the contract was given without waiting for tenders, Evangelistic services were commenced at the Methodist Church here on Sunday last, conducted by Rev.M, Russell and wife.The meetings on Sunday were fairly well attended; they will probably he continued some two weeks.The new light put in by C.A.Kennedy seems quite satisfactory and attracts considerable attention.The mild weather still continues and farmers are doing a large amount of ploughing this fall.When you ask for DeWitt\u2019s Witch Hazel Salves don\u2019t accept a counterfeit or imitation.There are more | cases of piles being cured by this, than all others combined.J.Tint, Rock Island and Derby Line.CASSVILLE.John Goodsell bad the misfortune to lose his barn with ita contents, by fire a few days ago.Partially insured, but not enough to cover the loss.Miss L.S a 1cish of Boston and Mrs.Fri k of Lawrence, Mnss., are visiting relatives \u2018n this place.Mabel Haynes is caring for Miss Fields, an aged lady of Stanstead Plain.Quite a number of Cassvillites joined the excursionists for Boston last week, Mrs.Charles Morrill returned to her home in Walden last Saturday.We are plensod to have Mrs.Chamberlain aguin withus.She has been stopping of lute with her daughter in Magog.Carrio Whitcher of Coaticook is stopping for a while with her sister Alice.(From another Correspondent.) Wo are glad to see Mrs.J.R.Cham- berlnin in her old home once more, after spending the summer in Magog.We are pleased to hear Mrs.Sarah Morrill is quite well again, Mrs.Chas.Morrill from Medford, who has heen spending n month with relatives in Magog and Cassville returned home last Saturday.Among the many who took advantage of the cheap trip to Boston we noticed Mr.Bangs, Mra.©.Lawton, W.M.Chamberlain and son, Mrs.Myra Allen.The latter will be very much mised as she does not intend to return for some time.Miss Florence Beers roturned lust week to her home in Stukely after spending a couple weeks at her uncles Wo M.Chamberlain's À SUBSURIBER.LIBBY TOWN.Intended for last week, Mrs, Johnaton of Quebec, has heen spending a few days with her brother, W.H.Davidson.My.Ratio Emery, of Hatley was in town last Sattorday, calling on friends.Miss Pharhe Davidson has returned from Laconia, N.H., where she has been spending the summer.Mrs.C.W.Libby and daughter, Laura, were visiting friends in Barn- stun last Saturday.Miss Mary Perry visited her friend Janie Davidson one day Inst week.The young people who attended the dance al Massawippi on Friday night reported a very pleasant time.Myr, Gendreau, organ agent, was in town on Monday.APPLE GROVE.Intended for last week, The chicken pie social held at Mr.1liram Brevoort\u2019s on the 21st September was a success.There was a large attendance und a good social time was enjoyed by all present.Proceeds of the evening were $19.Mra.J.Howard ig visiting relatives at Griffin, Mrs.A.B.Sherbrooke.Mrs, H.Akin, spent last week at Newport.Harvey is visiting in GRIFFIN, {Received Loo late for lant week, The eighth annual meeting of Our W.C.T.U.was held nt Mrs.Martha Cate\u2019s Sept.14th.After the opening exer- j cites the President read an interesting address, relative to the work of the pastyear.The officers elected for ensuing year were Mrs, Merritt Bullis, President; Mrs.C.EE.White, Vice- i President; Mrs.1.Derick, Treasurer; Mrs.I W.Goodrich, Coresponding- Secretary.At the close of the meeting Mrs.Cate, in her usual hospitable manner, invited us to hei dining room, where we did ample justice to the many good things of her bountiful spread table.There were present besides members of the union, Rev.and Mrs.Finch of Beebe Plain, Mrs.Moses Brown of St.Johnshury and Mrs.N.f).White.In the evening instead of the usual entertainment a Plebiscite meeting was held inthe church.Rev.Mr.Murray of Barnston, and Rev.Mr, Finch speakers.HATLEY.Under the direction of Mayor Tves, the rocks have lately been blasted and cleared from some of the hill roads leading from this village.E.B.Carbee is putting up an addition to his large barn on Fairview stock farm, making it now 40 x 126 feet, with modern equipment for feeding 100 cattle and 200 sheep.The Court of Cassation has granted a revision of the Dreyfus case, and will institute a supplementary inquiry.The court, however, has declined to order the release of Dreyfus.3 \u2014 \u201c4 MONKEYS OF INDIA.THE HAVOC THEY CAUSE BY THEIR WARS FOR WIVES.Laugbiabhle Tactics Employed by the Nntives to Disperse the Belllgerent © Pneks\u2014Littie Chance For Male Mon- Leys at Birth, Monkeys in India are an umnitigated nuisaz®à, especially in the country.| have often como across in tho jungles adjoining the villages of northern Bengal whole troops of them, whose depredations in fields and orchards were the despair of the unfortunate villugers.These troups always consisted of one huge male and about 100 females.The fact ig, when a littlo monkey is born in the pack, it is suffered to live if a feo.male, but instantly killed by tho futher if it happens to bea male.Tho mother, however, somstimes manages to hide the little one until he is able to get about and then sends bim away beforo the big male catches sight of him.In this way it often happens that individual males are to be found living by themselves in single blesseduess.Now, getting tired of solitude after a time and perbaps believing in union as a source of strength.these bachelors often join together and form a pack of their own\u2014as à sort of club.Then the fun begins.They want wives\u2014very naturally.But Low are they to get them?All the female monkeys of the country belong to the harem of some big brute or other.Clearly.tho only solution is to attack | cast down.THE SERFS OF RUSSIA.loging Them Wan One of the Dw ties of the Police, Father will not be appeased, says Prince Kropotkiu in The Atlantic.He calls in Makar, the piauo tuner and subbutler, and reminds him of all his recent sins.He was drank last week and must buve been drunk yesterday, for he broke half a dozen plates.In fact, the bresking of these plates was the real cause of all the disturbance.Stepmotber had reported the fact to father in the morbiug.and that was why Uliana was received with more scolding than was usually the case, why the verification of the hny was undertaken and why father continued to shout that \u201cthis progeny of Ham\u2019' deserved all the puvishments on earth.All of a sudden there is a lull in the storm.My father has taken his seat at !the table and writes 8 note to the police station.\u2018Take Makar with this note i to the police station, and let 100 lashes | with the birch rod bu given to him.\" Terror and absolute muteness reign in tbo house.i The clock strikes 4, and we all go \"down to dinner, but no one bus any ap- | petite, und the soup remains in the ! plates untouched.We are ten at table, | sud behind each one of us a violinist or ja trombone player stands, with a cloan | plate in his left band, but Makar is not | awong them.I Where iy Makar?\" stepmother asks.{Call him in.\" Makar does vot appear, and the order | is repeated.He enters nt last, pale, with a distorted face, ashamed, his eyes Father looks into bis plate such a barem, kill the gotha (the ufore- | while stepmother, seeing that no one said big brute), aud then divide the | has touched the soup, tries to encournge spoils.So ab ultimatum is sent\u2014and rejected is'a fierce one and often lasts several days.The narty attacked always tries to retreat and often traverses several jungles, fields and even villages But the pursuit is hot and vigorous, and at last a stand has to be mude\u2014sometimes in a village green or even an orohard of some country mafsion.lu the actual fight the females generally remain faithful to their Jord and master and help him fiercely against his numerous assailants.But the result is a foregone conclusion, and the several widows, after a very short period of mourning\u2014 usually manifested by a show of ill temper\u2014are consoled by the victorious wales.Now, these battles cause sad havoc to the fields and orchards of the country and often prove a positive danger to the people, for, though monkeys seldom attack men, woe to the Juckless one who ventures to come near them in their dendly struggle.Moreover, when pressed by huuger, these packs are not to be tritled with.You may not mind even the damage done to your orchard by bundreds of monkeys gobbling up everything they can luy their hands on, but it ie quite » different matter when yon have to sbut your doors and windows and stay in for days ata time because of tbe army outside.Consequently the object of the natives is to break up these packs by capturing their leaders.Killing is against the dlic- tates of conscience, but capture is not, especiully ug the monkey is liberated in à short tive, os Will appear presently.So.when à pack is about, the natives employ the following method: Close to an orchard u bit of level space is selected and u hole dug in it, about 2 feet deep aud ti or 5 inches in diammeter.A noose ig made at ope end of u long, stout cord and placed over the mouth of the bole.The cord is then passed through a pulley or ring attached tu a tree close to the bouse and the other end held gome distance away by a concealed person.The noose and about 10 or 15 fect of tbe cord are covered with sand.Tlicn à nice, tempting bapana is placed in the hole, and nn number of rotten ones\u2014covered, however, with fresh skins\u2014are strewn all over the ground near the hole.When the puck comes, the females are too shy to venture out into the open Epace near the house, but the big gotba is a brave fellow.He sves tbe Lupanas on the ground, leaps down, takes up ove, throws it away in disgust, then nother, with the same result.Suddenly bie uo- tices the nice, tempting one in the bold and plunges his arm in.Ininediates tho cord is pulled, the noose fastened on the arm close to the shoulder and the monkey dragged willy nilly to the tree where the pulley or ring is attached.Then the biding sbikari comes forth, and, circling round aud rouud the tree with the cord held tight in his hand, binds the unfortunate monkey safe and fast, al) but the head.The pulley or ring is introduced not merely to bind the monkey to the tree, bot also because it would be highly dangerous to drag the infuriated brute right up to a person.The monkey, however, is not killed.Instead they lather bis bead and face, no special care being taken in selecting the finest soap or the purest water.The operation is an interesting one and a source of great amusement\u2014to the bystanders.The monkey, however, dodges his head about, only to get a good dose of soap in his eyes and mouth.Then he bas enough of it, especially as be feels dreadfuily acby all over and the cords cutting into his body every inch\u2014to aay nothing of the personal remarks and the highly sdjectival language of thé bystanders.He subinits to his fate with eastern stoicism.His head is shaved clean ag a billiard ball, and then the face as well, nice and smootb, like a baby's.Then they let him go.Bat alns, such is the vanity of life, his wives will not bave him now that his beauty is gone.They disown him completely, sut him dead.Nay, they drive him away from the pack with contumely, with the ends of their tails\u2014in the absence of domestic broomsticks.And thos, being without a leader, the pack is soon broken up.\u2014Strand Magazine.The earliest complete clock of which an acourate record exists was made in the thirteenth century by a Saracen mechanic.War is declared.The battle | os.\u201cDon\u2019t you find, children,\u2019 she suys, \u201cthat the soup is delicious?\u201d Tears suffocute me, and immediately after dioner is over I run out, catch Makar in a dark passage and try to kiss Lis hand, but be tears it away and says, either as a reproach or as à question, \u2018Let me alone.And you, too, when you are grown up, will be just the same?\u201d ** No, no; never!\" Yet father was not of the worst of landowners.On the contrary, the serv- Ants and the peasants considered him to be one of the best.What we saw in our houses was going on everywhere, often in wuch more cruel forms.The flogging of the serfs was a regular part of the duties of the police.LONG DISTANCE FIGHTING.Impossible to Tell Infantry From Cavalry at Two Thousand Yards, \u201cUnless they have bad experience,\u2019 remarked an army officer, \u2018people are very likely to have a very imperfect idea as to distances in army and fleld operations and as a result get things considerably mixed.When they read that armies are engaging with each other at 2,000 yards between them, they may think that they can gee each other, but the raplity is far different.\u2018*At that distance, to the naked eye, a man or a horse does not look any larger than a speck.It is impossible to distinguish at that distance between a man and n borse, and at 800 yards less, 1,200 yards, especially where there is any dust, it requires the best kind of eyes to tell infantry from cavalry.At 900 yards the movements become clearer, though it is not until they get within 750 yards of each other that the heads of the columns can bo made out with anything like certainty.\u201cInfantry can be seen in the sunlight much easier than the cavalry or artillery, for the reason that less dust is raised.Besides that, infantry can be distinguished by the glitter of their muskets.At 2,000 yards, however, everything is unsatisfactory, even with the aid of field glasses, for a marching column in dry weather raises a great deal of duet.\u2019 \u2014 Washington Star.A True Caballero.Well in the middle of the grounds etands General Anderson's beadquar- ters.As we went up the steps a tall man, rather shabbily dressed, preceded us, We noticed his military bearing and were told that be was the captain of one of the Spanish men-of-war which lies with projecting spars at the bottom of Cavite barbor.Following his footsteps, we of necessity overbeurd what he said to the general's aid: \u2018*8enor, I borrowed, some time ago, $200 from Admiral Dewey to pay off my men.I have come to repay the debt.\u2019 He turned his profile toward us, and we boticed how thin he looked.He must have starved himself to collect the money.With a very straight back, he counted out the Spanish bills and turned to go.\u201cWill you not take a receipt?asked the air of General Anderson.\u2018Never from an officer,\" auswered the gray haired old gentleman, with a courtly old fashioned Low.Here at least ix a true Spanish cabal lero.\u2014 Harper's Weekly.A Gorgeous King.Luinaka, the king of Barntse Land, rays a traveler, is held in great fear and respect by bis people.His court has as much etiquette and ceremonial äs that of Louis XIV.His band of musicians make both day and night hideous with their performances.The music is done to drive away evil spirits.Luinaka himself ia an imposing spectacle.The king wears a long blue dressing gown trimmed with red braid, trousers and shirt, and on his head a scarlet nigbtoap, and above it a black terai bat, His kdea of Luck.** We don't have no luck at our house like they bave over to Jimmy Smith- ers*.** .\u201cWhy, what kind of luck do the Smithers bave?\u201d\u2019 Jimmy Smithers\u2019 father bas dyapep- sia, an there's always a piece of pie left over an Jimmy gita 1\u20ac!'*\u2014Oleveland Plain Dealer.COCAINE TOO DANGEROUS.Dentists and Doctors Talk of Dropping the Fowerful Drug.There seems little doubt that the deatbknell of cocaîlne\u2014at least for au- æstbetio purposes\u2014has been sounded, Dentists of the better class are deorying its use, except most sparingly\u2014indeed positive alarm is felt Ly the profession over some of the results of this drug, which for so long has been regarded as perfectly safo, Its qualities bave never been thoroughly understood.Its nse as a stimulant by the Indiansof Peru and Bolivia was known, but only recently hus the attention of scientists been called to its ultimate effect upon its devotees in those countries.Its use relieves thew of the feelings of fatigue and hunger and norves them for mountain climb- fng, but the habit enslaves its victim, undermining and eventually wrecking his constitution.In this country the most deplorable result of adwinistration of cocaine has been the number of persons who, having used it as a medicine, became addicted to its use as n narcotic.Those who still cling to the drug are taking every precaution to prevent this possibility.Injection into the tissues of tho gums bas been abandoued altogether.The doses, too, have been greatly reduced.The injection is now made by electricity, the great danger baving been from injection with a needle or with saturated cotton, which allowed the patient to swallow the solution.This has frequently caused paralysis, countless cases of which can be observed among patients of the dental schools.A young woman who washed her noso with only a 4 per cent solution died in a few hours from the effects.The contemplated substitute is called eucaine.It is slower in its action than cocaine and less satisfactory as an an- æsthetic.Safety is the great quality olaimed for it, but it is yet an experi- went, and many question whether it is any safer than that which it secks to supplant.\u2014New York Press.Sleeping Machines.Experiments have been made recently with some curious devices in the shape of \u2018sleep machines.\u2019 Sleep will sometimes result from fatigue of the eyes; looking ut tho trees or other objects ns we rush along in the train will frequently \u2018\u2018send us off.\u201d* An ingenious gentleman has produced a machine for this purpose Itis a box surmounted by two funlike panels, one above the other, revolving horizontally in opposite directions.These panels are studded with mirrors that throw upon the retina a vibrating flond of twinkling light.A similar effect is produced by staring at a bright ball placed high above the head, so that some slight strain is caused by staring at it.Another apparatus for causing drowsiness ix formed of clamps for squeezing the arteries lending to the brain.The clamps remain in position for less than half a minute and by that time the suffercr from insomnia has been placed iu a state of sonmujolence by the decreased flow of blood to the brain.Still another method is to arrange an electric battery in the bed so that a mild electric current acts upon the spine.For Tired and Rundown Wives and Daughters, PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND GIVES THEM NEW LIFE, VIGOR AND NEEDED STRENGTH.It Purifies the Blood and Braces the Nerves.It Gives Bright Eyes and a Clear and Healthy Complexion.Miss Mabel Jenness, whose wonderful system for the correct physical training of women and girls is so well known all over the North American continent, is a firm believer in the virtues of Paine\u2019s Celery Compound.When overworked by her multitudinous duties, she always recuperates and strengthens her system by using Paine\u2019s Celery Compound.Ina letter to Well\u2019s & Richardson Co., proprietors of Paine\u2019s Celery Compound, she says: \u201cI was induced to try Paine\u2019s Celery Compound at a time when I was suffering from overwork and the effect of an accident.I began immediately to realize tonic and blood-nourishing effects.TI take pleasure in saying that, although opposed to medicine in general, I really consider this an excellent preparation.\u201cI have not been able to take one days rest since I returned from my long, hard western trip.I am sure were it not for Paine\u2019s Celery Compound, which has a fonic effect, I should not be able to keep up and work hard.\u201cI recommended Paine\u2019s Celery Compound to a friend who dined with us yesterday, and on leaving here she went and bought a bottle.I shall do all I can for it, for I belleve in it.\u201d ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS.The present eruption of Mount Vesuvius is, from all aocounts, the most severe manifestation of the kind that has occured for more than thirty years.Beginning about a fortnight ago, with premonitory symptons of earth tremors and the emission of steam, smoke and sulphurous fumes, the eruption increased in violence until it assumed a fury which threatened to devastate many miles of vineyards, and gardens in the vicinity of the volcano.New craters have opened near the summit of the mountain, the lava streams have been larger than have been known in this century, and the outflow more extensive, while the pyrotechnic display is more impressive and magnificent than any which oe- curred since the first grand outbreak, 1800 years ago, which was one of the most stupendous disasters of any age.Prior to the eruption of A.D., 79, in which Herculaneum, and Pompeii, and a great number of villages were destroyed, Vesuvius was quiescent.It was a wooded mountain, with a crater at the summit, underbrush and trees clothing the cup-like depression down to the lake in its depths.The region was wild and sparsely inhabited, and the mountain, with its steep slopes and the dense undergrowth which covered its precipitous sides, was a natural fastness that was utilized by Spartacus and his gladiators in the early stages of the great rebellion, and terminated by the slaughter of the entire rebel army.The shape of the mountain and the depression at the summit were so suggestive of previous volcanic disturbances that Polbyius, Strabo and other ancient writers intimate a suspicion, amounting almost to a probability, that Vesuvius was once an active volcano, but it had not shown any signs of disturbance in historic times and was regarded in the first century of the Christian era much as the extinct volcanoes of Southern France are by the people living in their neighborhood.Since the famous eruption in A, D.79 Vesuvius has never been completely at rest, though sometimes quiscent for periods of many years.For some cause, which the scientists are not able to explain to their own satisfaction, the outbreaks of Vesuvius during the last 200 years have greatly increased in number, though their violence is not so marked as the earlier eruptions.Since the beginning of the eighteenth ceftury there have been forty three manifestations of voleanic fury, each attended by more or less desteuction of life and property.The eruption of 1778 has aspecta- tor, Sir William Hamilton, a scientist not less capable than Pliny of observing and of recording his observations for the instruction of the world.According to Sir William\u2019s notes, the eruption of that year was one of the grandest spectacles ever seen on the earth.\u201cWhite smoke, like heaps of cotton, rose four times as high as the mountain, and spread about to a proportional extent.Into these clouds, stones, scorite and ashes were projected at least 10,000 feet high.Col- umng of fire shot forth three times jas high as the mountain and great masses of rock were thrown out, one of which subsequently measured, was 108 feet in circumference.Vesuvius is regarded by scientists as a most instructive object lesson in volcanicphenomena.For many years the Italian Government has maintained an observatory on the mountain, and with instruments adapted to the purpose it is quite possible to for- tell an eruption.Many lives and much property have been saved in in recent years by this precaution, and now when the instruments of the observer on Vesuvius indicate an approaching disturbance the news is telegraphed down the mountain and circulated among the people of the villages and farms at its base.The present eruption was foretold a week before it occurred, the observer noting an unusual disturbance and sending out the intelligence.That people should reconcile themselves to live on the slopes of a voleano is one of the curios of human nature.It might be supposed that after one experience of disaster the population would desert the neighborhood forever, but the population does nothing of the kind.As soon as an eruption is over the people go hack to their vineyards on the slopes of Vesuvius, rebuild their ruined houses, rebuild their burned houses, replant their burned vines ns quickly as the cooling of the lava and will permit and begin again the manufacture of Lachrymae Christi, Tears of Christ, the famous wine produced only on the slopes of the mountain,\u2014 St.Louis Globe- Democrat of Sept.25th.What is said to be the oldest engine in the world is the possession of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, in England, and was constructed by Bolton & Watt in the year 1777.During the present year, this remarkable old engine, which has been regularly at work trom the time of its erection to the current year, a period of say 120 years, was removed to the Canal Company\u2019s station at Ocker Hill, Timpton, there to be re-erected and preserved as a relic.W.C.T,U.\u2018 \u201cATTENTION WORKERS.\u201d Dear sisters of the W.C.T.U.let us have a \u201cchat.\u201d It may be, you'll think it's ohe sided\u2014but never mind; I\u2019m sure our good editors will let us \u2018talk back\u201d if you want to.The old saying\u2014many men of many minds\u2014 apply equally to many women; but I should like to convert you all to one idea just now and that is that you ali need the Woman\u2019s Journal, edited by our Dominion President, and that you ought to subscribe at once.After the sensible offer of our Co.Sec.in last week\u2019s JOURNAL.The lists of names should come pouring in.The Journal in its new dress is before us full of good things, with the portrait of Mrs.Rutherford, Dom.Pres.on the cover.Aside from the mechanical world, the religious world, the industrial world the electrical world, the world of all kinds, we have our temperance world, and our temperance magazines and papers, are the windows through which we see, and they help us to keep pace with those around us.Although Quebec is under a shadow it will not always he?Remember that.Then let us enlighten the darkness, with our temperance literature.Faith without works is dead.E.G.St.D.À Diamond Mine.Worked for the Benefit of All Economical Homes.A diamond mine! Where?Right here in our own Canada, and worked for the benefit of all economical homes.The variety of diamonds in this mine is wonderful, and the supply is practically inexhaustible.All the latest colors are represented in these diamonds; they are of the first water, and under the most severe tests they are always found reliable, true and genuine.These diamonds are known as Diamond Dyes, celebrated all the world over for their brilliancy, purity and duribility.These Diamond Dyes pos- sens marvelous and astonishing powers.When used according to dlrec- tions that accompany each one they \u2018give new life and beauty to all faded, dingy and dead looking garments.Each of these Dinmond Dyes gives a return to the users in money value of from ten to twenty times their cost.Have you tried any of these Dia- monds\u2014Diamond Dyes ?If not, then look up some old faded dress that you have laid aside, or some jacket, hlouse, ribbons or hose, and give these wonderful Diamonds a trial.They will surprise you with the magnificence of their work.Now, just à word of warning if you are a novice in the work of dyeing.Beware of adulterated package and soap grease dyes that bring only trouble, disapppointment and vexation of spirit, as well as complete ruin to your materials.TREE OF TIBET.Fabulous I'rices Paid For the Leaves of the Sacred Growth.Few persons probably have heard of the marvelous tree of Tibet.Nevertbe- less for a long time it has enjoyed a great reputation in the east.It is à sacred tree, and fabulous prices were paid for a few of its leaves.In his \u2018\u2018Mouvenirs de Voyage au Tibet\u2019 Pere Huc speaks of this wonderful tree.It isessentinlly of a literary and artistic turn of mind and has the strange babit of producing images and hieroglyphics upon its leaves.Sometimes religions figures take the place of the letters.Pere Huc called the niy