The Stanstead journal, 19 mai 1904, jeudi 19 mai 1904

[" PORCH CURTAINS New Shirt Walsts\u2014New Shirt ceedingly bi » are NO Syl and so much dataction Mes bere you know they are right, + $1.35, $2.00 and $5.00.STANSTEAD METHODIST CHURCH Pastor, Bev.Wm.Howitt; B.A, B.D.Sunday Services\u201410.80 A.M., 7.00 P.M.Sunday School at the close af Morning Service.Mid-week Service\u2014Wednesday, 7.80 P.M.TOWN TOPICS.New line of Clothing at Melloon\u2019s.Mr.and Mrs.D.W.Davis are in Boston.A new system of ventilation is being put in at Masonic Hall.Mr.Henry Morrill from Weet Newton, Mass., has been in Stanstead on business.: Mrs.8.A.Hunting of Sherbrooke is the guest of her cousin Mr.Edward Audinwood.Our stores will be closed all day and evening of May 24, Victoria or Empire Day.C.F.Bayley.The City Meat Market, Morrill & Fuller, proprietors, will be closed on the afternoon of May 24., Hon.C.C.Colby and family are about to leave for Winnipeg where they will remain five or six weeks.The veranda at Pike Brother's store has been removed.The building will be extended to the sidewalk and supplied with a plate glass front.Mr.James W.Rathbone formerly of this place, now traveling salesman for E.W.Jacobs & Co., wholesale fur- Hers; Montreal, was in town yester- Ys Mr.and Mrs.Sidney Stevens arrived at Stanstead Tuesday evening.We understand that Mr.Stevens received considerable benefit from his European trip, .W.Lynwood Farnham, the celebrated pianist, assisted by Master OC.Johnson, violinist and Master D.Campbell, soprano, will give a concert in Pierce Hall, Tuesday evening, May 24at8 p.m.Mr.and Mrs.Samuel Abbott of Stanstead were given a little surprise visit by a few friends from Derby Line and Rock Island Saturday after- Doon, The good time enjoyed caused the visitors to plan » repetition of the Pleasure some time.: There will be a pnion service in the - Opera House of the Haskell Library on Sunday morning next at 10.30 in which the pastors and | oy tix cents had been offered, armers are still holding off for a | further advance.There ls not Kiely tobe any considerable movement of Ri than eight csate.Prices ave been Showk 10s stu on He Ei: j 1 ls i ; 4 Sy Fs AS arty Rew Dos 1e Be Se, Houpa A good from \u2018the College but a rathék email representation © from the town were present of the lectare by Charles W.Oolby, ai AEE EERE END PORCH RUGS Waist Sults\u2014New Skirts\u2014New Tallor-made Sults of.Novelty Suiting.Sorosis Shoes, $3.50; Radcliffe, $3.80; Boardman, $2.00.The Millinery and Dressmaking Departments pal 257 ait 4 od id bm nbd EE To LEI TOWN TOMCS.Our stoves will be closed all day and _| evening of May 9%, Victéria or Eæpire Day.O.F.Bayley.Some excellent photographs of the scenery at the Haskell Opera House were made by J.J.Parker during the exhibition Monday evening.Mr.P.Gobeille left last wesk for Hardwiok, Vt., where he is opening a tailor shop.Mr.Gobellle was in busi- nees at Rock Island for & number of years but lately sold out to his son t Gobeille.A number of the citisens of Rock other stores that Fe you so much{Island and Derby Line were given an gowns and hate.they come from \u2018GILMAN & COMPANY, Newport.EE Another arrival this, week of Ladies\u2019 Trimmed Hats; all different patterns from the first lot.Also another arrival of Ladies\u2019 White Waist Goods.Ladies\u2019 Rain Coats and Skirts in Fancy Effects.A.G.CLOUGH.TOWN TOPICS.Mr.and Mrs.H.F.Pierce are in Boston.Bigsatock of Boote and Shoes just received at Melloon\u2019s.Mr.C.A.Wells lately of North Coa- ticook has moved to Rock Island.Mr.and Mrs.F.T.Caswell and Miss Edna Oaswell returned from Boston Tuesday night.Mr.Claude, Wright, representing Redmond, Greenlease & Co., wholesale furriers, Montreal, is in Stan- stead.Mrs.W.D.Thomas of Crystal Brook farm, left on Saturday for Boston where she will remain two or three weeks.Floor Oil Cloths, Matting and Carpets, over 30 patterns to choose from.Also lots of up-to-date Furniture.C.F.Bayley.Dr.H.P.Stockwell has arrived in town and taken possession of the property lately acquired from Dr.JE.C.Tompkins.Dr.Tompkins is still in Stanstead.Dean\u2019s East Lynne Co., which showed here recently became stranded at Sheffield, Vt., and has broken up.Frank H.Bigelow, a member of the company arrived here last night.The morning service will be withdrawn next Sunday at the Universal- ist Church and.an evening service will be held at seven o\u2019clock.Subject: Our Ruling Aims.All are welcome.Grass Seed at cost.We are over- loaded\u2014 $2.50 seed for $2.00, $5.25 seed for $1.75.No better seed in the world no matter what you pay.Genuine Sanford Corn 81.25 per bushel.C.F.Bayley.The clause relating to prize shooting in announcement of the Stanstead Rifle Association last week should have read, \u201cNo competition will take place unless at least five members are shooting.\u201d Servioe will be held in the Congregational Church on Sunday evening at 7.30: Subject of address: \u201cThe Bondage of Love.\u201d The Bunday 8chool will be held at the usval hour after the Union service in the Opera House.With a view to uniting In the union religious meeting to be held in the Haskell memorial building there will be no morning service in the Stan- stead Methodist Church next Sunday.The evening service will be held as usual at 7 o'clock.We have the best line of ladies\u2019 Ready-to-wear Buits to be found in this section, prices from 48.00 up.Don\u2019t fail to see our ladies\u2019 White Shirt Walsts and Wrappers, a fine oon fo valet from.\u2018Will take maple sugar kinds of dry goods.C.F.Bayley.King Edward's organist and master of muslc, Sir, Walter Parratt, says of W.Linwood Farnham: \u2018He is an ox- i + t opportunity to witness the setting of the scenes at the new Haskell Opera House Monday evening.While all expected to see something good none realized the excellence of the scenery and stage equipment until they had seen it.Entering the building one is seized with the feeling that, by some strange transition, he has stepped from the country to city and only the familiar faces and voices serve to dispel the delusion, such a perfect counterpart of the city play-house is the local theatre.GEORGEVILLE, Mr.Cornelius Ives of Sherbrooke is visiting his brother, Mr.W.A, Ives.Mr.George Rediker with his steam launch is towing a large raft of logs to \u2018Magog for Messrs.Fletcher and Rose of Sherbrooke.Mr.Rediker took them from the upper part of Fitch Bay.They will be run down the river from Magog to Sherbrooke.| An entertainment will be given in aid of the Park fund by the ladies of Georgeville on the evening of May 24.A program will be followed by dancing.A good time is expected to which all are invited.Mr.and Mrs.Walter Douglas will will arrive at \u2018\u2018Glenbrooke\u2019 on May 19 for the season.They bave leased the lace with the option of ite purchase.{ The tug \u201cJohn A\u201d js taking large rafts of logs to Newport as usual.~~ Mr.Charles Handyside of Montreal, and son Master Keith Handyside are the guests of Mr.Wm.McGowan this week.Mr.Handyside and family will be at Mr.McGowan\u2019s this season as usual.Mr.McGowan\u2019s rooms are now all let for the season.Mr.M.L.Williams was at home from Montreal over Sunday.Mrs.Williams who has been in Montreal for several weeks for her health, is expected home in a few days.Mr.and Mrs.Redpath attended the horse show at Montreal last week.Mr.and Mrs.L.B.Ward of Brooklyn, N.Y., arrived at their summer residence \u2018\u2018Hawklohe\u201d last week.The recent rains are bringing vegetables along wonderfully and springs\u2019 work is already well advanced.At Abbey\u2019s, Coffee at 18 cts.per Ibis taking the lead.FITCH BAY.O.L.Magoon of Lonsdale, R.1., was in town over Sunday.Mr.and Mrs.Wyman Farrell and Mr.Frank Brown of Lowell, Mass.were in town a few days the first of the week attending the funeral of Mrs.Fred Brown.Rev.C.8.Vaughan and Mrs.Vaughan have been staying at Mrs.Vaughan\u2019s parents for a short time.They expect to spend the summer at Westmeath, Ont.Mrs.F.G.Vial, who spent a part of last week with ber mother, Mre.Ready in Lennoxville, returned home Saturday.Mre.T.B.Rider and Miss Rider re- tarned from their visit to Sherbrooke Tuesday.\u2018 Mrs.John Gardine is spending a few days in Newport.Dr.F.W.Fourney is in Montreal.Mrs.Sarah K.Taylor of Rockland, Me., president of the Woman\u2019s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Advent Christian Church, will speak in the Advent Church on Tuesday evening, May 24 at 7.90 o\u2019clock.Her lecture will be chiefly upon the work in India.The people of this community were saddened on Saturday morning to hear of the death of Mrs.Fred Brown at Ayer\u2019s Fiat.All her life bas been spent in this vicinity and as Carrie Farrell she won the love and of all.Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family especially for the \u2018| Mir.Murray of Lentviits a viiting Alex.Thompeoa's, , EYRE Me es FA s+ a «f ho ROCK ISLAND, (STANSTEADS P.'Q.THURSDAY, MAŸ à Frank Wilson of the firm ot M.CO.Wilson & Sous, Sherbrooke, wa.in the place last Monday on business.- H.B.Stewart was in 84.\u2018Johnsbury last Tuesday on business.Harry Jenkins left Monday morn- |ing for a weeks\u2019 trip through tle Townships on business.J.W.Elder Is in Massachusetts on business for the H.W.Elder & Oo.nureery.- Robert Harris was in Magog two or three days the first of the week celled there on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs.Andrew Harris.Rev.Mr.Sykes of -Montreal occupied the pulpit at the Methodist Church last Sunday, the pastor,\u2018 Rev.Mr.Smith having officiated at Stan- stead.A Porter Dixon has commenced housekeeping in the house he recently got in exchange with his mother, Mrs.O.E.Kennedy, on Junction street.Turner Shurtleff of Coaticook was a guest at H.W.Elder's for a day or two the past week.Mrs.Reed and her daughter, Lucy Brodie, have moved from Smith\u2019 Mills in with Mrs.Reed\u2019s son-in-law, James Merrill, on Main street.The Methodists are holding their annual district meeting here this week, nearly every curcuit being represented, & dozen or more ministers being present, A strawberry tea was given in the dining room at the church on Wednesday evening which was largely attended and is said to have been very fine.Miss Moran, a teacher at the College, was a guest of Miss Annie Whitcher Wednesday night.She and Miss Annie attended the recital at Derby Centre that evening and were much delighted with it.Mr.Squires of Oapelton has leased Hotel Beebe Plain and taken possession, former Landlord Copp -having moved to his farm he recently purchased in Derby.Miss Helen Stewart who has been spending a couple of months with her sister, Mre.H, B.Stewart, returned to ber home in Boston last Saturday.Thomas Davis has been having his house newly painted which adds very much to its looks.Derward Stratton did the work and it is indeed a good job.Justus P.Lewis of Staten Island, N.Y., was iu the place last Saturday and made short calls on a few friends.It is needless to say, they were delighted to see him.He was formerly a resident of Stanstead and has \u2018many friends here.J.W.Elder is making extensive repairs on bis Martin house on Rock Island street which adds very much to itélooks.These repairs were much needed it being in rather a dilapidated condition.Capt.C.C.Bullock of Granby was in the place for a couple of days the past week the guest of friends.Mrs.Baldwin of Boynton spent Sunday with friends on Junction street.Mrs.Albert Tyler who visited relatives and friends at North Hatley fos a few days recently, returned to her home at Stanstead Junction last week.James Merrill was in Nashua, N.H., for three or four days last week on business.George McVey is spending a few days with bis aunt, Mrs.Autin Bod- well.Hoel Searles of Newport spent a day or two with his parents, Mr.and Mrs.C.A.Searles, the past week.Lyman House of Newport, Vt., spent Sunday st his home here.Mrs.French and child who recently spent some time with relatives and friends at Barre, Vt., returned to ber home here last week.CASSVILLE.A box social will be held in the I.O.G.T.hall by the Good Templars on Friday evening, May 37.Proceeds for the shingling of shed.Mr.Pxker formerly of Stanstead has moved from Magog back on to his farm.Mr.Selah Pomroy remains very ill Miss Edna Oass is visiting here at present.Leaves soon for Jefferson.Mr.Walter Cate and wife of Sherbrooke visited friends bere last week.Their son, Carroll, who ie Stanstead College, walked out and back from there to visit them.Mies Mary Gale, also à eollegiate, spent and Sunday with Miss Rath y.Aunt Samapths stood her journey to Ayor's Flat remarkably Well.Her soa Orville bas returasd 00 Boston.Wo understand thet Mm Jen Ménit is on the sles Net, 6 yoy oh + ot 4 3 se i a EH Mo di un LAE .7 ' Res .ol > - Lr \u201cFISHING Bamboo Rod with extra tip in we can't suit on Tackle KI THE ISLE OF ROCK.N This mystical island, located somewhere in North America, has been noted for many centuries for its geographical situation, its politioal history and progressive inhabitants.It has lately come into prominence among the powers by the discovery of some foreign agents that on this island is a wonderful canal that has brought fame and fortunes to the natives.The secrets of this celebrated canal have long been carefully guarded from all outside offense, until the president of the Delighted States, a strenuous potentate who sent bis officials to investigate the Island, with the result that he proceeds to aoquire it in a true Pan-American style, as will be shown by the celebrated Columbian Minstrels in a musical comedy at the op- eniug of the Haskell Opera House, June 7 and 8.GRANITEVILLE, Mr.8.B.Norton has his new house nearly completed.Mr.Sanlters of Hardwick, Vt., has purchased of Mr.Geo.Bomerville his house at North Derby and has taken possession.Mr.Somerville will erect a new house the coming summer as he has not disposed of his farm.Mr.and Mrs.John Smith are comfortably situated in their new home recently purchased of Mr.Harry Williamson.Several of the paving cutters are leaving which looks as if business was a little slack in that line of work.The friends of Mrs.Fred Brown (Carrie Farrell) were shocked on Saturday morning when news came over the wire from her home in Ayer's Flat that she had passed away.Much sympathy is felt here for her bereaved family.Mrs.M.A.Miller, who has recently returned from Boston, and her daughter Mrs.H.Holbrook of Beebe Plain, visited Mrs.D.W.Moir on Saturday.Mrs.Warren Achilles of Georgeville is visiting her parents Mr.and Mrs.D.Ward, for a while.APPLE GROVE.Our school is progressing finely under the management of Miss Flora Bryant.The people here were saddened when the news came of the death of Mrs.F.Brown, née Carrie Farrell.She had many friends here who extend their sympathy to the bereaved family.Mr.G.A.Harvey's little son, George Douglas, who has been very ill for the past three weeks, is, we are glad to say, better at this writing.Mr.and Mre, W.O.Hopkins of Rock Island were guests at G.A.Harvey's Sunday.Mrs.C.P.Davis and Mr.C.H, Davis visited at Bay View farm recently.Mr.Homer Quebec spent Bunday with his parents.There was a small but very joytul party last Wednesday at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Charles Quebec, the o0- casion being the fifty-third anniversary of Mrs.Quebec\u2019s birthday.She received mauy useful gifts including a very nice dinner set.COATICOOK.The heavy rains on Sanday night and Monday have raised the river and brooks here very much and caused the grass to spring up wonderfully, there is fair prospect of good crops.The farmers Were viéry busy lest week and the week before preparing the ground and putting in seed.The Sunday evening service at the Methodist charch was a song service and an address on music by Mr.W.L.Shurtleff.A large quantity of potatoes have Ey ag good prises, this bas he > are somewhat towards bringing bask some of the Money they bed to pay for hey.The werk of laying the foundation for the now B.T, Bask b progromniag fairly well.\u2019 ve There lo romor that the @.T.K.Oo.namnemenene + i nays sow stveramanit, Le you over sew., NEW THINGS IX RODS, LINES, RESLS, NETS, HOOKR, FLIBS, 80 kinds of Rods $0 select from; Willow Fish Baskets, 75c.; 3 ones ve are selling ab only 68.80 to 86.00.nina mer.TRUE & BLANCHARD CO.TACKLE cover, only 81.98; ne pretty particular customer NORTH HATLEY.~The Baptiet conference of the Townabipe was held at North Hatley on Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 18.There were present Rev.CO.H.Brown, Newport; Rev, Mr.Hoyt, Derby, Vt.; Rev.Mr.Camezon, Man- sonville, P.Q.; Dr.Jeftrey, Moes River; Rev.Mr.Lorimer, Bawyer- ville; Rev.Mr.Roberts, Sherbrooke; Rev.J.H.Hunter, North Hatley.They were guests of Rev.Mr.Hunter.Oa Thursday evening Rev.CO.RK.Brown gave a lecture on the Divine plans of history.There wpe à good attendance and the meetings were much enjoyed.Mrs.Clara M.Wood (Clara Hunting) and Mrs.Lane of Lennoxville, were calling on friends one day lass week.Thursday, the 13th, being a holiday quite a number of the Lennoxville College boys came and spent the day feasting and canoeing om the lake.The day being fine they all had a good time.Mrs.H.G.Bassett has returned from Providence, R.I., but not looking very strong.Miss Beatrice Bassett returned to Melbourn after three days\u2019 stay here with friends, to continue her studies, shorthand and typewriting.She says she finde her friends and new home quite satisfactory.Mr.A.P.LeBaron has improved the looks of his house by applying a little paint.Ed.Hurd has arrived to aseist his brother Bert in the B.& M.Station this summer, Mr, John Hitohcock and family are making their second tour in town and Will go to Sherbrooke to-morrow the 18th, leaving Sherbrooke Thursday, the 19th, for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, stopping at Toronto, taking a run to Niagara Falls, thence to St.Loule, taking in the exposition, on to southern Kansas from there to California their home.Mrs.O.Sampeon and daughter, Winnie, have returned to Ayer's Flat.Dr.O.J.Edgar has moved to the Bassett house on the Waterville road while he builds his fine residence in town.We had a fine rain all dey Monday.Mr.J.W.MoConnell has completed his epring\u2019s delivery of shrubs, ornamental trees, ete.Miss Annie Walker of Brookline, Boston, bas set both her cottages in fine order as they are leased for the summer.She intends to go abroad at once.Mre.J.Robertson has gone to Moses River to remain antil be finishes his house here.He Is boarding at A.J.OConper\u2019s, The friends of Edmund Hawes will be pleased 10 learn that the operation for which he was taken to Montreal has beea successfully performed and that his wife and son Harold have re- tarned from the city.Mn Hawes wae a victim of appendicitis.HALL'S STREAM.Many farmers are getting along quite well with their spring's work.Aqueducts that froee Jest winter have not thawed out yes.George Bassett has 00ld his farm to Frank Haynes and Joka Hall has sold bis farm and moved to Pulls.Other farme are on the market.Russell Woodward of Columbia, N.H., was visiting his dasghter, Mr.Andrew Holses, last Sunday.Clark Haynes and L.P.Hovey were in Costioook last week on business.H.Rowell has hired Wm.Bolton for the season paying him twenty dollars farm of the late Thomas Weston.BARNSTON.The Rev.J.B, Brows, B.D., of To- EE Eee HW dA a RS ST SR ee ea == ey Appr apr ger RUSSIA'S ROUGH RIDERS THE CZAR'S FAMOUS GOSSACKS AND THEIR FIGHTING QUALITIES.\u2014 hoir Spirit and Troiniog\u2014 Not Conseripta Although Their Sorviee Is Really Ub- ligatery\u2014Meunt Mas Ne auporier fer Its Parpose, and the Cossuek Mnows How te Bide From Iafasey\u2014Devetien ! te the Luar.Great things are expected by the Russians of their Cossack cavalry in the impending land conflicts in the Far Kast.In fact, it is on this arm of the service that the Czar .;.n Places his great- : est reliance.Mus- A sia's preponderance over Japan n the matter of cavalry is enor- and tho |! bulk of the Rus ian Cavalry is ossack.It is if there 8 any other Rus sian Cavalry in | 222.Manchuria, North- | .ern Corea and the Yalu Valley, where X the first battle is : likely to take place, are wild, # and the distances are great, just the \u201c sort of country ! for the rough riders oi the Rus | $3 sian steppes, while {the Japanese , horses are small and lacking in { stamina, It is understood | that Japan's ta- tal mounted force is but 10,000, and the difficulties of transportation render it improbable that more than a small proportion of this force has been or will be introduced into the Hermit Kingdom.According to the latest official statistics, Russia has 150 regiments of Cossack Cavalry.Of course these are not all in Manchuria now, but there are enough of them there te make Japan's cavalry practically useless except for outpost duty.| In these days of fan carrying powder and magazine ritles cavalry + has lost much of its old time ime portance, but the Russians have not abandoned their belief in the ability | of the mounted Cossacks to more than hold their own against infantry.There is nothing in the military establishment of any other power which can be compared with the Cossacks, except perhaps the bashi- bazouks of ths Sultan.The Cos- sacks are not conscripts, though their service is really obligatory.Descendants of the wild hordes which once roamed eastern Russia and Siberia, free or subject in a mild de gree to the great Khan of Tartary.they have been subjugated into a vast, unified and intensely foyat army.Soldiering is their whoie tite.In return for grants of land and exemption from taxes they aie called upon to serve flftcen years in the Imperial forces, providing their own arms, horses and equipments, So great is their military cnthus- fasm that for a Cossack to attempt to evade his duty is almost un- Known.Even if he wanted to es cape the call to arms he would not dare to try, for the women of his family would tear his eyes out if there were no male members of his household to execute punishment on him.The soldier may not sell the land which he receives as his pay for following the colors, but while he is away his family cultivates his holding.Until recently the Con COSSACE CEARGING.sack lands were so productive that the soldiers had no difficulty in \u201cfinding themselves,\u201d\u2019 but now it is reported that this part of their duty Pi | Hil dl cross, crying you\u2014mobilization!\u2019\u2019 Cossack hurrics at once.to the noar- est rendesvous, taking his horse and eguipmont with him.The Cossack in his own wild way has the greatest devotion to the Cwar.He is pot bound by the rules of discipline which fetter the Russian line, but he possesses the same ungpestioning spirit of obedience which characterizes the regulars.He fights more in the Asiatic than the European style, on the principle that \u2018he who fights and runs away will live to fight another day,\u201d but he runs away merely to have a better : chance to attack by and by.It is by harassing the enemy and tiring him out that he overcomes him.Dut put a band of Cossacks in a tight corner and they will fight with the ferocity of their barbarian ancestors till the last one is cut down.Cowardice in action meets .with immediate vengeance from the coward's comrades.A story is told in Turkestan of a Cossack officer who was tortured to death by his | men for trying to avoid a fight with & superior force of Turcomans during one of Skobeleff's campaigns.Cossack military training comprises two chief branches, that of handling the ho and using either sword or gun with equal facility.The horse exercises prescribed by the regular code are hazardous in the extreme, but to these is added a series of \u2018'volunteer\u2019' exercises 80 dangerous that only the best riders are permitted to try them, and that as a great privilege.Among the commonplace exercises are hurdle racing on the part of men armed with sword and gun, shooting from every imaginable position, as turning backward in the saddle or using the horse as a bulwark.This \u2018\u2019stunt\u2019\u2019 is particularly interesting.The Cossacks approach at a mad gallop, come to a sudden stop and jump from their horses, while the latter, as carefully trained as the men, lie down without a word and The voluntary exercises would give flanks.\u2018The voluntary exerlises would give fame to a circus performer.The men jump from horse to horse as COSSACK BROOTING BACKWARD.they gallop wildly slong, jump from ; the horse to the ground and back again, pick up small objects from the ground in full career, stand up- .right in the saddle and throw the spear and stand on their heads on the horse\u2019s back while charging over the open field.In this last exercise the Cossack supports himself by pressing one shoulder against the saddle and holding to the stirrups with his hands.nt cases of .broken necks do not diminish the number of candidates for these perilous exhibitions.The saddle used by the Cossacks is higher than that used by any one else, and the stirrups are hung on shorter straps, which would seem to be a handicap.There aro eleven divisions of Cos- sacks, the chiof being the Cossacks of the Don, who are the most Rus- sianised.It is from this division that the Cossacks of the guard are drawn.\u2018The person.l escort of the Cæar is composed of the Cossacks of the Kouban and the Terek.The Cossacks have rendered invaluable service to the crown in holding Siberia against the Asiatics, and it was the Cossacks who won Siberia for the Csar in the first place.Yermak, the great hero of the Don Cossacks, who entered the service of the Stroganofls, a wealthy Russian family, in the sixteenth century, explored and conquered all western Siberia, meeting his death on the frontier at the hands of a Tartar chief.From that time the history of the Cossacks is closely connected with that of Russian progress eastward.Besides the cavairy, there are eighteen battalions of infantry made up of Cossacks and forty-four bdt~ teries of light artillery.Swi Piight.Flying, from the figures available, may be considered the easiest of all methods of SEER Es fil gf ge i it Es ç I i it = I #31 PHARAOH'S LAND Prue's Now corn Pres Nandi a Stothiag secs by Vieiters 6 the >.Marpé-Lest « F'retention ; of Camu , i 1e Now Eté: 74 Fe, , -» » ! has entered a BOW Egypt of its history.By the le-French tiement the last French pretension over Egypt has been extinguished.Great Lritain has now a free haud in the land of the buried Pharaohs, the eternal pyre- mids and the silent sphinxes.This means to Egypt property, and to British interests security.There never was a country that occupied such ah extraordinary position as Egypt has done for years.Its complications are almost bewildering.The country is a vassal State of the Sultan of Turkey.Its obligation to Turkey consists of an annual payment of about $3,500,000.The Khedive of Egypt is hemmed in as is no other sovereign in the world.He cannot negotiate a loan without the consent of Turkey.He cannot negotiate a treaty that conflicts with Turkish interests.He is not allowed to build an:ironclad, and his army is restricted to 18,000 in times of peace.His Majesty has a distinguished visitor, the British Agent, whose advice he must follow in all public matters.Lord Cromer sits at the right hand of the Khedive and tells him what to do.Failure to obey would mean prompt dethronement.Up till a few days ago Great Britain could not advise any public work, and could not add a new charge to the revenues without the consent of France.Thus the nominal ruler of Egypt is a nominal vassal of a sovereign, while Great Britain is the practical administrator of the country.All this has come about in a gradual and natural manner.With the story of the financial embarrassment of Egypt the world is quite familiar, There had been a carnival of extravagance under Ismail Pasha.In twelve or thirteen years a debt of $16,000,- 000 had been increased to $500,- 000,000.Much of the money had been recklessly squandered.A great deal of it had never found its way into the public treasury.Enormous rates of interest were paid.The burden was greater than the country could bear.Interest on the bonds was not paid.England and France were appointed receivers for the bankrupt country.They sent representatives, who endeavored to restore order im the figancial chaos.But their work was not appreciated by the Egyptians.A rebellion was started by Arabi Pasha.When hostilities began France declined to take up arms and fight for the dual control.England then told France to stand aside while it cleared the decks for action.The bombardment of Alexandria and the capture of Tel-el-Kebir decided for British supremacy.After the rebellion was over the dual control was at an end, and England did not ask France to resume the position it had voluntarily surrendered.France still retained, however, a financial veto.Any new expenditure, such as the construction of a new canal, or an extension of the system of irrigation, must have the approval of France before it can be made a charge upon the revenues.This has proven the chief embarrass ment of the Dritish control.It took three years to get the consent of France to the abolition of forced labor by the Egyptian peasants on public works.An ancient law entitled the Khedive to compel the fellah to work on any public undertaking.This was nothing less than slavery.To abolish the system and substitute free labor meant an outlay of $32,000,000 a year.But England insisted, and after much delay France consented.At every opportunity France has insisted upon the British evacuation of Egypt.It has been drilled into the Egyptians that if they were free France would be their all-sufficient ally.And the French people have been taught to believe that Egypt with its storied wealth has been fiiched from them by *\u2018Perfidious Albion.\u201d Se Egypt has been a lasting grievance.Yet Great Britain shows no disposition to re lease her grip.When the country first passed under British control only a temporary occupation was contemplated.But responsibilities have grown up, All the world concedes that British rule has worked wonders for Exypt.It has, in the frat place, restored national credit.Egypt is no longer a defaulter.Its obligations are regularly met, and its Government pos sesses ample funds.Another effect of British rule has been the suppression to a very large extent of official corruption.Under previous regimes nothing was done without a bribe.Justice was bought and sold.Criminals purchased their acquittal.Government officials levied blackmail on merchants.Corruption was rampant.In twenty years Lord Cromer has given Egypt a condition of administration worthy of any State, and superior .to that of many.This has not hech accomplished without great firmness and splendid executive ability.The master British Agent bas had to compol the Khe- dive in spite of himself to dismiss unworthy Ministers.He has had to run the risk of assassination on the part of those whose perquisites he has abolished.Many have been the plots to kill Lord Cromer, but they have been so invariably frustrated that it is now currently believed that be boars a charmed life.To-day he can walk the streets of Cairo as safely as those of London.But the greatest work of Great Britain has been the restoration of A ring senqure uf the House of Commi br end the tosscd aye is the Mat.Nothing, § deed, seems more astonishing and impolite than the inveterate habit of members to wear their hats in the House.It is a very old custom, the origin of which is unknown.Some have ascribed it to the days of \u2018harles I., and made of it a protest against that monarch\u2019s attempted invasion of the Privilege of the House.Unfortunately, however, there are older prints extant showing members in the House with covered heads.Others go back to the days when the represontative Commoners held their deliberations under an oak under the open canopy of heaven.But whatever the origin the hat plays a large part in the internal economy of the House of Commons.A member reserves his scat by attending prayers and depositing the article on the spot he occupied during his devotions.During the reign of Mr, Speaker, now Lord, Peel some revolutionary gen- jus began to bring down two toppers, the more dilapidated of which he placed on the bench while atlorn- ed with the more shiny one, he felt at liberty to take his ease elsewhere, The momentous matter was referred to Mr.Speaker, who, after due consideration, delivered a solemn opin- jon that the only headgear permissible for seat reserving purpose was the genuine covering actually in use the owner.The ingenious scheme was thus ignominiously snuffed out and the House recovered its wonted equanimity, sisting on Ris Mead.With the hat, too, members must salute Mr.Speaker on entering or leaving the Mouse.The lifting of the hat also suffices far the moving | or seconding of a motion or a bill wheres the member desires to reserve his remarks to a subsequent stage of the discussion.Once on his legs the disposal of his Lincoln & Bennett becomes a matter of some concern as there are obvious dangers in the placing of it on the vacant space be- |.hind.Indeed, there are dangers in front of him as well as behind him.There have been cases where the hon.member was so carried away by the exuberance of his peroration as to .deliver a resounding smack on the topper in front.This is quite enough to rouse the House as ready as any pack of schoolboys to explode in uproaring guffaws.But if the forgetful orator only remembers his own headpiece when he feels it collapsing under him, then, indeed, the House is neither to hold nor to bind.In one such extremity a member from the Green | Isle rose and thusly delivered him- : self: \u201cMr.Speaker, sir, I con- gratulatq the hon.member On his good fortune that when he sat down on his hat his head was not inside.\u2018\u2019 This improvement on the legendary ° effort of the distressed country\u2019s patron saint sent the House into ona of its gargantuan roars of laughter in which the Speaker's cry of \u2018\u2018Order, order,\u201d was totally lost.A Dertereus Font.Although as à general rule, mem bers must address the Speaker with uncovered head, there is one notable exception, which once placed the Grand Old Man in & highly ludicrous light.After the question is put, a member speaking to a point of order must remain seated and have his hat in its prop:r place.Mr.Gladstone was always in the habit of leaving his hat in his private room.On this occasion the House was about to go to division, when he found it necessary to raise a oint of order, but he had no hat.ow, Mr, Gladstone, as all know, possessed a head of unusual dimensions, physically as well as metaphorically, and the hat he borrowed was that of the Attorney-General, whose visible cranium was rather of the Lilliputian order.So the House was immensely tickled at the effort of the G.O.M.to balance the 5% hat on a head three inches larger\u2014 dividing his swift raind between the - maintenance of the point of gravity and the presentation of the point e: order.It was a feat of dexterity rivalling that of any professional equilibrist including himwelf, in oth- - er lines.Retains Touth's Enthusiaom.Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, says The London Chronicle, still retains the enthusiasm of youth.He beats youngsters at tennis; and in the season is among the best mounted riders in the Row.Sir Evelyn has always loved horses, and one of his griefs in leaving England for the Egyptian campaign of 1883 was the death of bir brown pony Puskie on the very day of his departure.Pus- kie, whose years then mumbered 34, | was a survivor (perhaps the last of his race) of the Crimean war.Wood, when a midshipman, had bought him for £8, and never had a better bar- fin: for once when he was carrying rd Raglan\u2019's despatches to the naval camp he lost his way, and but for the right lead of Puskie would \u2019 have found himself within the Russian lines.Another accomplishment associated less frequently than good horsemanship with a soldier t9 Sir Evelyn's.He is the most facile of letter-writers.During one arduous campaign, which lasted 450 days, his total post-bag to family and friends at home numbered 450\u2014q letter a day.Uhureh Creches.In London and several other cities and towns in England the idea of creches in connection with churches has been adopted with splendid re sults.It ie found that parents go to hag church together more frequently than \u2018 thors, would otherwise be the case, and that there fs imcreascd interest in the gencral work of the church.One of the class-rooms of the churches is used as a creche,.and \u2018hose \u2018in charge are tls younger women of the con tions, who undertake the work ia order to relieve the me _ form.Now, you don\u2019t think\u201c \u2014 \u201cPshaw! Tbere\u2019s no danger when the doctor understands his patient's condition,\u201d exclaimed the physician, and a few moments later: : \u201cWill you kindly take hold of this sponge?By the way, just before you came in I was administering the drug mirth of a to a man, and be was honestly quite smusing.He rattled on about his ear- i 17 love affairs; gave himself away in | great shape.\u201d \u201cOh!\u201d cried the young woman in evident distress; then, collecting herself, \u201cwill it hurt dreadfully, doctor?\u201d \u201cThe lancing?No; with the drug you won't be any the wiser.\u201d | \u201cI think I can manage without any | drug, do you know?\u2019 | \u201cYou might faint, dearest,\u201d put in the anxious husband.\u201cAnd doctor says there's no danger in your case.You'd better take it.\u201d \u201cNo, I think not,\u201d said she, throwing the sponge sway and sitting bolt upright.\u201cI'm going to show you men bow a weak little woman can bear pain.\u2019\u2014New York Press.Net Complimentary, Miss Elders (simperingly)-Isn't tt too bad I haven't a photograph of myself when Iwas a girl?Willie Fresh (sympathetically)\u2014Yes, indeed.Such cases make one wonder how people ever got along before photography was discovered.\u2014New York Evening Journal.Hespitality.While two ministers were visiting members of their flocks in the outskirte of Germantown last fall they came across an old German woman, wbo was just in the act of removing a large quantity of butter from a churn.\u201cAh,\u201d exclaimed one of them in eager anticipation, \u201cwe are just in time for some nice fresh buttermilk!\u201d \u201cVait till I get some glasses,\u201d replied the old woman as she disappeared into the house.\u201cDrink all you vant,\u201d she continued as she filled the glasses.\u201cWhy, bow good it is!\u201d remarked one of the clergymen.\u201cYou are very kind indeed,\u201d said the other.\u201cHow can we thank you?\u2019 \u201cOh, dat\u2019s all right.Chust drink it all.We always give it to the pigs anyway!\"\u2014Philadelphia Press.Datiy Romance.\u201cPetroff!\u201d \u201cYes, lieutenant.\u201d \u201cThe countersign for tonight is Al- exandrovitchykopfostovskydragovitch, i Let no man pass without it.\u201d \u201cYes, lieutenant.But it is a bitter cold night.\u201d \u201cWhat of that?\u201d \u201cThe man who gives the password fis likely to freems to death before he fd- shes it.\u201d \u201cIt ie for the glory of the czar, Pet A \u201cYes, lieutenant.\u201d \u2014 Cleveland Plain Unanswered.| Harry's mother had found it necessary to punish him by whipping him thoroughly.His shrieks brought the ready tears to his mother's eyes, and she informed him that it hurt her just es much as it did him.\u201cWell\u201d he managed to say, \u201cwhat's the we of making us both feel bad .Tee Big a iead.We are indebted to the great and good agricultural department for the information that a quart of whisky weighs just two pounds.It doesn\u2019t seem much, and yet few men could carry it ail at once \u2014Clere land Plain Dealer.Mande\u2014Dia you see my new engage meat ring Jack gave me?; Ethoi-\u2014Yes; it's a beauty, too.As diamonds have gone up, I suppose it's worth more than it was when I wore ft.\u2014New York Evening Journal.~ HENRYO.Derby, Vt., Oct.8, itl 0 COLLEY, FOR SERVICE.A registered Tamworth Boar.Terms £.1, A.A.GUSTIN, Fitch Bay, Que.HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR CALF SKINS \u2014By\u2014 I.S.MELLOON, Rock Island.BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.Stanstead & Derby Line Branch WINTER ARRANGEMENT.In Effect Monday, October 18th, 1903, TRAINS LEAVE BTANSTEAD: For North\u20145.81 a.m., 1.08 and 6.80 p.m.For South\u20146.00 and 1.88 a.m., 10.8 p.m.TRAINS ARBIVE AT STANSTEAD: From South\u20148.02 a.m., 1.84 and 7.10 p.m.From North\u20144.40 a.m., 12.07 and 10.55 p.m.TRAINS LEAVE ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE: 5.85 a.m.for Sherbrooke, Montreal (G.T.Quebec (G.T.8 Q.Gn ETS @ 6.18 s.m., for Boston and New York, non E w York, for Mon 11.87 a.m.for South.1.07 p.m.for Sherbrooke, Island Pond and Montreal, (G.T.) se pa for Montreal (G.T.) Quebec (G.T.& 10.24 p.m.for Boston and New York.TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE: From Bouth\u2014b8.58 a.m.1.50 and 7.08 p.m.From North\u20146.86 a.m., 12.08 and 10.48 p.m.D.J.FLANDERS.G.P.& T A.DOMINION BANK.CAPITAL, $3,000,00.RESERVE FUND, 3,000,000.HEAD OFFICE TORONTO.E.B.OSLER, M.P., President.W.D.MATTHEWS, Vice-President.BOARD OF DIRECTORS: A.W.Austin, W.R.Brock, M.P., T.Eaton, J.J.Foy, K.C., Wm.Ince T.G.BrouaH, Gen.Mgr.H.J.BETHUNE, Inspector.Savings Bank Department.Interest allowed on deposits of 81.00 and upwards st highest current rates and compounded half-yearly.No unnecessary delay in withdrawing.Drafts on Canadian, American and foreign points cashed and issued.We have exceptional facilities for making collections upon all points.Currént accounts of business men and others received upon favorable a A General Banking Business transacted.STANSTEAD BRANCH, P.B.TUCKER, Acting Manager.BEC CENT [22 VER PER Ll Ou WINTER TIME TABLE.In Bffect January 4th, 1004.LEAVING SHERBROOKE.F9, TORE EXFRRSE Leave arrive gu a.m.ve 10 p.m.; arrive - M LE pre DES ue brooke, connecting with Pullman car from Springlield for Quebee, dally, except Sup: Note\u2014Pullinan Oar leaving New York on Saturday does not ran beyond Newport on ACCOMMODATION \u2014 Leave Sherbrooke 9.Mh MODATION 7.00 a.m.; arrive Quebec 15am.Daily, except Bunday.| Also connecting traine on Megantic Division.ARRIVING AT SEERBROOKR.BOSTON {Np NEW YORK EXPRESS Leave .Levis 300 p.m.ar Tere me Pullman Car que pects r Fi ror Boot \u2018daily.except th |.Mote-Pulhnen leaving Quebec on Satur: rgd with Parlor C8 ae eR rap m.instead of 11.3 & m., ne 0m'cther days.A N\u2014Lanve Quebec 6.50 LE .brooke v.! Lee A dE Aléé connesting teuins on Megantic Divisio ticleets, and all informatio 0 - of Compiay's Agents.| PANRSEIDY.oo Sv a ram act [\"l | ; r aN ; : ce A ; 4; \u201c 0°, 4 LR > « 3 + * x6 rE + - ,o vo \\ POTD STLLAND STOTEN OF SECOURAND, , 5 ST eget eon 90 shades, 50 deste: ; File se scan of Shorthand Soin, > : = - \u2018 ne - J +1 YLLABIC SHORTHAND AND BUSINESS COLLEOH, sun Lie Building, Sherbrooke.- GLRASON & MOON, Principals.E are st ail mes préparsd 0,086 the buying public the bess make a specialty of doing work so that our patrons oan Quaries & Works at Graniteville, Post Office, Stanstead Junction, P.Q.in the market in the ine 2 Monuments, Headstones, Mark- recommend 0s to others.We quote the.{pwest prices consistest with Shorthand by Mail in 20 Lessons.| Graniteand Marble ers, Posts, Copifig, eto, made from native and imported the best workmanship sad material.We erect work anywhere.If in FOR 1904 = W .stock.Our line of designe pp the latest and we can also need of work in otir Mne dvop 8 ésrd to BUSINESS ; thrown away.\u201d \u201c help-mate! an hed ol.Pp.Sv.= NME QURIE AT HOME, | me rad Melpmate.laboratory.He, struck by hor abil J ity, offered her a position, without : , 48 assistant.Later she may be said to have continued the position as his wife, and they now have one little daughter, who, if heredity counts, should be heard of later.The interviewer.found them in a tumble-down laboratory, in an out- of-the-way, slummy district.M.Curie, a mild, meek, middle-aged man, took a guileless pride in relat \u2018ing the share his wife had in the discovery of radium.°*'It was she who struck that vein.She jumped to the conclusion, on being shown a morsel of uranium, that it contained another rarer metal or metals,\u201d To carry on their researches\u2019 they denied themselves all but the barest necessaries of life, M.Curie remarking, in a melancholy tome, °\u2018I spent another 5,000 francs in rescarches.\u201d This implied a tremendous sacrifice for the couple, a sacrifice of which Mme.Curie approved, saying: \u2018\u2018Sincere work like ours was never yet The right sort of She ir described as ute terly without social ambition, \u2018a .thoughtful, sterling and quictly determined person, untainted by vanity or blue-stockingism.Her complexe ion is that of the dingy blonde, who \u201chas long known privations, and has ; often not been able to dine accords * prepare special ideas preéented by our customers.We S.B.NORTON, With a well assorted Btock and Low Prices on all kinds of Dry Goods, Underwear, Hosiery, etc.Underwear Supplies of all kinds.Groceries, Fresh and of No.| quality.Tinware, Crockery and Glassware, (inabundance.) .i Only 8 few Fur Coats left, will sell them cheap, Underwear, Footwear, a new lot just arrived.All kinds of Gloves, Mittens, and Moccasins.Give me a call for lucking to her appetite or warm herself at a good fire.\u201d One hopes that the evil days are past and that this i gifted couple may be enabled to cone tinue their work want of funds, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 .THE KAISER ALMOST HIMSELF.SE His Keen Appreciation of the Chameter of Ameronn Tuit Hunters.The swing around the Mediterranean circle taken by the Kaiser seems to have had the desired results in unhampered by ' bringing back his usual health and \u201cvigor.He was so pleased with the i trip and the way it was managed by \"the North German Lloyd Steamship i Company that he sent a telegram Yours sincerely, CHAS.R.JENKINS, Smith's Mills, Jan.20, 1904.SPRING DRESS GOODS| \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014= Muslins, -Crashes, Suitings, Percales, Violes, Ginghams, Ootton Home Spuns and Tweed Effects.Fancy Waist Patterns, Dotted Swiss Cambrics, Nainsooks and all other materials for Spring Wear.The Newest Patterns and Lowest Prices.F.W.D.MELLOON.READY-MADE CLOTHING 16 Now dad Punbionsble Goods just in.RE a + rt « wrens SHOES.SLi i tg Pied us ir | himself again from Naples to the manager of the company at Berlin, expressing his thanks.Ae a mark of His Majesty's appreciation of the comfort and service on board the Koenig Albert the Emperor decorated members of the crew, and in recognition of the ar ==\u2014\u2014\u2014= OPENING OF NEW =\u2014\u2014\u2014-\u2014\"-_} LS EMPEROR WILLIAM II.rangement of the company he con ferred the order of the Red Eagle of the second class upon Dr.Wiegand, general m r of the company, and President Plate of the North German Lloyd Company.As a further evidence that the Kaiser is it i6 said that on leaving the steamship at Naples he asked if his state cabins would be left as he had occupied them.On the captain answering his question in the negative Exnperor William said: *\u2018Oh, that is a great mistake.Iam .the morning (laughter).drops ful blue, painted | Ë Ë E i ?F : \u201cot EF if j i H + ¥ { i ; ; : j EBÉES HH Es se oS k ager of the company by \u201cI'm Bridget Connell, and not dead at all.\u201d On being put into the witness-box, Mrs.Connell said she rememberod being \u201claid out,\u201d but did not pretend to be dead.Mr.There was a real live wake and a real live corpse, and there was plenty of porter?\u2014Yes.They got in porter, and thoy got in another candle, and put it in a bottle.They were all dancing end \u201clepping\u2019\u2019 about the boards (laughter) Did you get any of the porter?\u2014 Yes; I got a sup (laughter.) Accused at this point exclaimed, \u201cWhen we went to wash and lay her out she came to life again, and we all rushed out (laughter).According to Detective Officer Me- Cabe's statement, when he arrested Mrs.O'Neill she admitted \u2018that she got the money, and added, \u2018My aunt was dead from seven o'clock in Mrs.Nolan then went to wash her, and she woke up (laughter), and we all got a great fright and ran out.\u2018Oh aunt,\u2019 I said, \u2018I received your So- city money, \u2018 and I am going back with it.\u201d She called me and told me to give it to her, as she was in debt.I then gave hor the money\u2014 £7 17s.During the day she gave me 808.for two shawls.She said she would buy an ass and cart with the remainder\u2019\u2019 (laughter.) Perfest Randeu fe.Scotland Yard detectives have for years been trying to get a really secure handcuff that would baffle even themselves or experts like Houdini to open without a key.1t is well known that the Government regulation handcufl can be opened by most policemen and all habitual criminals by means of a trick.Mr.Nathaniel Hart, a Birmingham blacksmith, has spent five years of night and dav toil in making a pair of handcufls that \u2018no mortal man can escape from.\u201d In his early days Mr.Hart was employed in the manufacture of handcuffs.At the age of 30 he set up in business for himself as a blacksmith, but handcuffs, and how to manacle without a defect, have always had a fascination for him.Five years of his spare time Nas been devoted to the invention of a perfect handcuff.The great difficulty the maker of a handcuff has to contend with is that there is so little room in which a really powerful lock can be placed.Knowing this, Mr.Hart, after countless trials, has at length succeeded in constructing a lock which, when placed within the hand- cufl, even vidlent blows with a sledge hammer can only bend, but cannot break asunder.This particular cuff is in the shape of a figure 8, with what may be roughly described as part of a rifle barrel attached.The lock is made of the finest steel, and is \u2018\u2019a lock within a lock.'\u2019 It cannot de picked.The inventor cannot do it himself, and the key took him over a week to make.Prices of Curies At a recent sale at Christie's, in London, of antique furniture, porcelaine, etc., some of the prices were as follows: A Louis VI., carved and gilt sofa end four fauteuils, the seats, backs and arms covered with old tapestry worked into fables, in ink borders wreathed with flowers, ; a Chippendale mahogany cabinet, with glezed folding doors, having carved interlaced beadings, enclosing shelves and small doors beneath, $750; a\u201cpair of Regence entre- deux commodes, inlaid tulip and king wood, with two doors, shaped fronts and splayed ends, mounted with winged caryatid figures at the cor- pers and foliage borders of chased ormoulu, surmounted by veined red marble slabs, $685; an old Worcester oviform vase and cover, painted with fowers in Criental taste on a dark blue ground, standing 10 inches, of forget-me-not blossom, the being a la Louis XV.$245; and à complete Crown Derby dessert ser vice, resplendent in gilt and beauts- with groups & birds, $310.Seow Russie God Le.- It ts related ina London that Lord Selborne, first lord of the ty, hoard at a dinner in dom at the eleventh of the Cos _, RE 1x § d | \u201cIg & a politioal meeting?\u201c\" \u201cHardly that\u201d \u201cSome club or other?Ë \u201cYea; 1 didn't open it, but it feels like bootjacks.Have bootjacks anything to do with your going out this evening\u2019 \u201cMy dear, lot me explain all about it.Yesterday I joined what is called the Gliding band.In other words it is a choice little coterie of about twenty people who have a skating party once or twice a week.Touight 1 go out with them for the first time, and the package contains a pair of skates instead of bootjacks.\u201d \u201cYou\u2014you on skates!\u201d gasped Mrs.Bowser, while the cat crept under the lounge to bide her grins.\u201cWhy mot?! Why not?You gasp that out as if it was some aston: ishing thing.1 baven't done any skut- ing for a few years past.but the tricks of it will come back to me after circling the pond once or twice.What is there to be astonished about?\u201d \u201cBut\u2014you\u2014you\u201d\u2014 \u201cI'm what?! Do you mean I'm too fat and logy?I have fleshed up a bit, I'll admit, but don\u2019t you worry about that.I'll show the Gliding band how to cut a few curlycues and pigeon wings before the evening fs: over.What's the matter with your going along?You can\u2019t skate, of course, but you can sit on a bench and watch the rest of us.\u201d \u201cI'm not sitting around on benches to get my feet frostbitten while I watch you break a leg or your neck,\u201d replied Mrs, Bowser.\u201cYou can go, of course, but I know how it will come out.The Gliding band will glide around on the back of its neck, at least 80 far as you're concerned.A man of your years and bulk and awkwardness\u201d\u2014 \u201cStop right there, woman!\" | mestie gymnæstics.He scraped and ! lurched and twisted and clawed, Ë then he sat down with such a smash - ; that a policeman came running wp dad | wanted to know who was rolling rocks on the pond.There was a roar of laughter from say: \u201cBy John, old man.but you undes- stand the ropes, for sure! Your Mttle game is to play the hayseed for a (ow minutes and then astonish the crowd with a few real bargains in flourishes.That's cute of you.Keep it up for a few minutes.\u201d .Mr.Bowser kept it up.He woulda\u2019 have done so for a million dollars is cash, but he had no choice in the matter.Before bis bulging eyes floated visions of Mrs.Bowser and the oat; beneath his fect floated an expanse of ice as smooth as glass and as slip pery as the consclence of a politician.He must move even if it were to fall into the arms of death, and with a groan of despair he struck a gait.There was a display of feet, hands and fireworks, with applause by the spectators, and the Gliding band their bats and cheered./ A man on skates can't keep both feet in the air all winter long, and after a little time the scene changed\u2014that ia, Mr.Bowser uttered one long, loud, de THERE WAS A DISPLAY OF FEPT.manded Mr, Bowser as be drew bim- self up like Napoleon crossing the Alps.\u201c1 come home here with à song in my heart to tell you that I am g» ing-out for a couple of hours diversion.If 1 was going out to get drunk and tear up bitching posts it would be different, but I explain that I am go way, but what do you do?You fly mad, you get red in the face, your ears begin to twitch, yeu begin to yell out about my bulk and loginess and predict that I will smash all the ice In town before I get through falling down.Is this a wifely spirit?1s it even common decency on your part?Mrs.Bowser sighed and turned away the subject ne was ready to set wished bim a goed time and HH 8s § 3 E { : 12 he gave ber so bood and soon joifed some of the GHid- Lu band waiting for him on the cor- sl}ii} ih feted i\" HE I i i i Je q | When he came down the back of his bead struck first, and the rest of his body fellewed in sections and af la tervals, and there was crash after crash until the thud of bis hoois conned to ocho through the Jeaffess trees.A kind bearted policoman took the fallen glider By the neck and dragged bim shoreward on to the mew, and a bearted hoodlum, whe wanted a Eallcs pil il lh { Si El Is w\u201c.4 $ 7 A get a CAs SEITEN - \u20ac 55 aie À + I VW paid in sig months, 2&4 the sud the yesr, Avvanrano Rave.Franent advertising 10 conte à lune for the per cent.in 2 fives insertirn and 8 cents a line for each sud- roads.The destructive agencies of ure; 7 sequent insertion.19 lines to theinch.Moad- vertisment received for less than 50 cents.ABOUT ADOPTING CHILDREN.The Coaticook Observer has started a legal question department and last week answered the following from \u201cG.8.\u2019 Fitoh Bay.A young woman (unmarried and now deceased) gave her baby to Mr.and Mrs.K.for adoption, they having \u201c mo children.What steps must they take to have the child legally adopted 80 the father could not afterwards claim it?Ans.\u2014We have no adoption law in this province, and a parent cannot legally give away its child.Our courts have declared null written agreements to that effect and restored the child to the possession of the parents.In the present case the father would have to prove to the court that be ie the father of the child before he could ever secure its custody.THE CZAR MAY GO TO THE FRONT.A despatch from St.Petersburg says: Emperor Nicholas is arranging to go to Khardoff, May 23, to bid farewell to the Tenth Army Corps upon ite departure for the Far East.It is learned from the highest source that the emperor is exceedingly anxious to go to the front.To his intimates recently he has spoken much on the subject, but he realizes that conditions of state demand bis presence at home.Nevertheless it is now considered not impossible that he will follow the example of all the Romanoff dynasty during the past century and his baptism of fire.To fight with the army is one of the traditions of his house.Alexander I entered Paris with the allies after the battle of Waterloo, Nicholas I died in a common soldier\u2019 hovel in the Crimea, and Alexander II with the heir-apparent was at the front during the Turkish war.Perhaps an additional reason why Emperor Nicholas desires to meet the enemy is that he carries on his body the mark of a wound inflicted by a fanatical Japanese policeman who attacked him in a theatre at Otsu, during his visit to Japan in 1891, the Czar being saved from death only by the noble action of his cousin, Prince George of Greece.Should he finaliy conclude to go to the front, bis majesty would not assume active command of the troops but would have an imperial headquarters, taking with him all the members of his military cabinet.Being on the spot, the Emperor could the more easily advise General Kuropatkin on any question of great military movement which he might desire to submit to his majesty.But, of course, the chief advantage would be the stimulus which the personal presence of the sovereign would bave on the officers and men.FOUGHT DUEL ON TRAIN.A despatch from Dallas, Texas, says: There was a sensational shooting affray Thursday on an sastbound Texas and Pacific Railway train, near Tex- weapon.Neither shots took effect.Both men were es route to the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville.1\" ofigh coneerm, both te the © by4 the community.Al) classes are in the benefit.The market value of seal estate is tnareased some 15 or 50 contradistinotion to bad good roads are water and narrow wagon tires\u2014bence the immense mr an broad tires.best authorities, main roads should be about 24 feet wide between ditches, side or lateral roads that are not thoroughfares, 20 feet, and back roads some 18 feet between ditches.Main roads should have a good macadamising of grave} or crushed stone to a depth of six inches and to a breadth of 14 feet, and should be rounded from the sides to the middle when thoroughly settled by traffic or rolling, at the rate of one inch to the foot, to shed all surface water into the ditches.\u201cIf we lived in a country almost rainless, roadmaking would be a very simple matter.Once properly graded, there it would remain.But as our Townships are hill and dale, wet land and dry land and blessed with an ample rainfall, water becomes the destructive enemy of good roads, which the good road-maker, like a good general, must learn to vanquish or hold in check.It becomes plain, therefore, that road-making is quite a science and must be carefully studied.\u201d DRAINAGE MUST BE PROVIDED.\u201cPerfect drainage is the chief factor in preserving the road when properly formed and macadamized as above described.Therefore drainage should be uppermost in the mind of an accomplished road-master.How then ie this to be accomplished?I answer, by making the crown of the road so true a segment of a circle that water must at once down the slope to the ditches.If the material is of a gravelly or porous nature, 18 inches will ditches; but if heavy, clayey soil predominates, then the water in the ditches should be two feet below the crest of tbe road, because the capillary attraction of the finer grained material will suck up the water into the roadbed much higher than the water in the ditches, and thus the dry crest of the road would be softened and would break down under heavy traffic.It is only the dry well-drained roadbed that can stand tbe wear of heavy trafic and can be cheaply maintained.Railway engineers act on this principle; they must have a dry dump, any other would be a failure.\u201cHilly roads, such as we have in the Eastern Townships, need special care and attention to preserve them in the heavy downpours of rain.In very long hills there should be at moderate distances small gutters cut in the crest of the road in the form of the letter V.to conduct to the ditches any small rill of water that might start down the road in heavy dashes of rain, Water must obey the laws of gravitation, and if not confined to the course made for it, all the dollars that were spent uponithe hill will soon be found at the bottom.Patchwork road mending is bad and expensive everywhere, but Is still worse on hilly roads.Too often you find the water in the middle of the road, meking its own ditoh, the sides quite innocent of conducting any water.The intelligent ratepayer wants to see good use made of his money and labor.When all ie done that can be done, constant United States are on the move.On- Rev.Mr.Cranfill was arrested on his tario is moving.Quebec is beginning to wake up, and if our local press will arraigned before Judge Henry on a charge of |use its united power our Eastern \u2018saspolt with intent to murder.x 4 it ) Ho Townships need not \u2018wilved examination and was released Al i 0\" i ii become almost 8 fairyland, it beso beautital.Our boys and would no longer rush to city for pleas- home, ané in the summer season the elty people would opme to our bean- tifal country to share îta plessures with us.Bat, I am asked, will it pay?within our reach.\u201cLand of the Maple Leaf,\u201d on all our highways where the soil is dry and suitable I would plant our sugar maple on the road line, on both sides, at distances of some 18 feet apart.This tree makes such rapid growth in some 20 years our farmers would have an ornamental sugary where they could make from four hundred to six hundred pounds of sugar.On damp soil I would substitute for the maple, elm and brown ash, trees that would produce good timber and capable of resisting high winds.wall is necessary, I would suggest as more beautiful a living wall made ot cedars set some 4 feet apart in the form of a hedge row.This at first would probably be cheaper than lumber, more permanent and beautiful.In a very few years the wayside trees would afford solid attachments for wire fencing.\u201d THAT SERENADE.Mr.EprTor: We noticed under the heading of Massawippi news in last week\u2019s JOURNAL an account of a serenade at Ayer\u2019s Flat.We wonder it news was scarce in Massawippi last week that their worthy correspondent was obliged to borrow some from another village?Why not head it hereafter \u2018\u201cThe Two Villages?\u2019 They are nearly as united in some ways, as the locality south of us called the undergo be elevation enough above thelThree Villages.But surely with a little more pains the news could be more accurate.According to the account last week, their \u2018respected citizen\u2019 on one of his \u2018regular visits here was honored by sky rockets and the Ayer's Flat Band.It seems that every thing must have been very quiet at the \u201cWest Village\" on this particular evening for them to bear the strains of music floating up through the swamp.Perhaps it was some of that angelic singing that was the cause of this mistake.But how can the error about the rockets be explained?Possibly it was a misprint and it was racket that was meant.Surely it could not be that this \u2018respected citisen\u2019\u2019 got rattled and imagined all this.We will give the worthy correspondent credit for getting one item correct and that was the joe cream.That was certainly a cold reality as a good number can testify.There was only one fault we oould find with it.There was not enough as we also heard some of the \u201cselect\u201d say the next morning.Thanking you, Mr.Editor, for this space, I remain, Yours respectfully, ONE 0\u2019 DE GANG.Ayer\u2019s Flat, May 17, '04.THE FAIRIES.they would be content to stay at go aod Where a snow |} P.J.CHENEY & 00., Toledo, Oi De Pile for constipation.FOR SALE,., 1 Good Lumber Wagon, suitable for or two horses, cheap for cash : also 1 Steam Bol er, 8 second hand Olde e Engines, 1 gomplete Blackemith\u2019s Outfit, los of second- han Shefting.Belting and Pulleys, taken in trade and will be sold low for caah.sont FRONTIER LUMBER CO.LIBERATION.Publio Notios is hereb; ven that J have his day relinguished to Lyn: Leslie C.Du- bois, the r of his minority, and that I shall claim none of his earni; nor pay any debt contracted by him after this date.©.L.DUBOIS, Stanstead, May 12, 1004.\u201crs FOR SALE.The place known as the Dixon Place, near North Derby, first piace north towards Gran iteville.Buildings lass and in good repair, one mile from Lake Park and one mile rom Beebe Plain, 8 acres of land in good state of cultivation, 10 rooms in the house.Being a a widow cannot use the property to advantage reason for selling.| sott MRS.E.WATSON.PREPARE FOR FLIES Now is the time to commence to keep the files out and we have Screen Doors and Windows That will do it.Call and see them.No expense trio of the ing them ug aa Condcotore at iow pcan\u201d Stanstead.CONCERT ven use of his name for rect in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto to ¥.À.R.C.O., & À.R.C.M.nié Lendo Loe WILL BE ASSISTED BY Master Danny Campbell, Soprano ist, and Master Ernest Johnsen, Violinist has been spared to get this gifted and they will give so oo STANSTEAD, MAY 24 SHESBROOEE, MAY %.The Stallion \u201cKastre,\u201d 20828.sRASON 1004.carpe ovr RO pa LOTUS in O.M.BEAN Under the patronage of Lord Strathoons who LAYWOOD FARNHAM, an age upon the American Continent.Of Brantford, Ont., Canada's finest Boy Organi Of Toronto, the little m sr wen of hear- the west.MAGOG, MAY M Scale W = New aie lits Piano will be ased ex brother of 8.queca of the high wheel lenka, Ÿ.(10; sire of Kavell, 200; sive ; Kamal Kuranon, 2144; Al- aka, $183; Katerala, L165 and À otbans sister yo red Kohl Log.7, A hat Election.MYS » 2.07% ; M., » 3.221; sive of 2.: RE dE Le Second Dam, ce, dam of Fred Kohl, ; 121734; 9 $ >; ery i Bom Axworthy, 2.28%; Third dam , Emma Arteburn by Mambrino Fourth to ninth dam, hbred.J lr KASTRO will be limited to 50 at $10.00 to season à $ - 0 warrant & mare in time.this » POY \u2018state will be C.A.DOODY, Owner awd | Derby, V4.REMOVAL Kiss & Co., of Now York wi Lind, KASTRO will stand at my barnain Derby, Vt.| All mares changing gwnershi beship or leavingthe | You don't pe ; RE make any mistake, have you ever heard PIANOS?Don't buy without seeing and hearing one, look at sides of the picture, sue my goods before closing any Plano .1eansave you money and give you the best 1n Canada, snd my terme are al! right.W.B.LeBaron Sherbrooke, Que.FOR BALE CHEAP\u2014A Bideboard in gouû order, very little nsed.Also à Lady's Bicycle at à reasouable price.Mrs.Davies.FOR SALE.2 yearling Colts Chieftain, 1 two-year-old Coll By Regon Dos y sow8.ROTTLEDGE, Belmere, Georgeville.PUBLIC NOTICE.All persons h forbidden to fish in PE Liga pit éd mac Ma Trespassers will be proseca of Stanstead.F.J.LIBBY, Stanstead, May 11, 1004.150 WANTED.Young mas willing to make himself generally al on te farm and deliver milk.Apply to LEE FARM, 0 Rock Island, P.Q.PASTURE.1 have good pasturing for young cattle.year- Ungs preferred, at Ty farm, 6 polo fi.Ces reasonabl e.WAYLAND F.DOLLOFP.Fitch Bay, May 10, 1004.sow5 FOR SALE.The pool and lunch rooms opposit- the Union House are offered for sale owing to propriv- tor's {11 health.Apply to sstf C.A.LAFRANCE, Stanstead Hotel.GOVERNOR CAPTAIN French Coach Stallion, foaled, 1901, dark ba.with black mane and tail, weight 1410, will make Be season at the Wilson Place, Btan- stead Plain.8 J.G.DEWEY, Stanstead.ONLY - * 3 + AL $1.00 \u2018 ia boraby given e Dlctpeitiy of the ans == x Planos à Organs PT I\u201d RAYON Dom in, This Cnach Btalli the dors stables, oo) re ee vers Stanntedd » UPtil further Mianetead, May 11, 1006 \u201cPRET CLARK, PUBLIC NOTICE thas Law No.vd She Mu.enforced.Plain First\u2014No person, or 8, shall use ceo, Bg Se Se wl two dollars for each an every offenpor Mt of Reoond\u2014Every Bioyole used in this Municipality shall be p with a suitabl Phi shall bo used as a\u2018warning or ape when 8 penalty of nne enee, and all Bj.care and regard times.By order of the Council.C.I.MOULTON, Secretary- Treasurer, May 5, 1004.Lo 88w2 LORS CHIEFTAIN.Fonled 1908; sired Captain, and France in 1801.actin sired dun ported from mm stallions in thé Provinoe of Quebec.(1e Pot Chieftain is a beautiful bay in bisck pointe; stands 16.1 Bands man \u2018ih veste 1500 ibe.He oe yory ght {o motion and Odunty Exhibition tn 18 snd 1008, °F 12 Farmers will do well to call and sation Teties mduing o cucloe, \"Eris mil T Babi inion tuts fay, OF get ab the County Chieftain will make the season of 1004 as fo]- lows: Monday noon at Smith's Mills; Mouday evening to Tuesday fnorning at Eugène Ives'a stable, one mile north of S stead.+ Tuesday evenin; and Wednesday morning.at Ayer'a Fiat; events : #11 o'clock at tho Datties House.Mowe, U0 Magog: remainder of week at owner's stable In George.e.TERMS\u2014$10 $0 warrant; by season 38.All disposed of, before foalin {ll be considered in foal.All casaaltics to mare or col at owner's risk.Bills payable March 1, N.H.REDIKER, Georgeville, Que, Farm Implements.Farmers, or anyone in need of any kind of agricultural tools, such a Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and Mowers, Rakes, Tedders, Seeders, Heapers, Binders &c., also Hand and Power Seed ters for Hay, Straw and Ensilage, should investigate the merits of my goods.I bave the King of Oorn Planters, the most perfect Planter made ; Bingle and Double Row.If you want a nioe Buggy I can supply you.I still sell the King of Separstors, The Me lotte, not for what it has been, nor what it is ing to be, but WHAT IT IS.The easiest to urn and clean, most convenient and durable separator made.I have & fine lot of Seed Potatoes to sell.Farmers or any one wanting anything in my line will kindly write or oall and get quotations for I am going to sell at the lowest possible prices.Terms easy.Respectfully yours, C.B.JENKINS.Stanstead, Que., May 2, 1004.or colt 1905, TWO MORE DAYS Friday and Saturday May 20 and 21.To Sell the balance of my Stock left over from the Auction.Best Bargains Ever Offered in DRY G00DS, CLOTHING, &c Store will be closed after this week.faldwell Buliding, - Opposite Uplon Mouse, - Rook Island, Que Du, ra | Ty LY 22 YS| AVALLABLE ! opens a saving acoount at this Bank.rer and that dollar you deposit afterwards will\u2019 8 pop gent.Interest.OAPITAL AND RESERVE PAID UP.NRA DIE Seti 7 SSSABLISESD NEABLY RALP A CRRTUAY.and every dollar Dee ours: Until 9 A.Lo 8 and \"108 23 , People\u2019s snd Roi Talagihope.: = ve \u201cFOURNEY, B.A.M.D.GM.F.W rou an and 5 Ba 25 \u20ac Fitoh Bay, Que , At Mr.0.N.Olifford\u2019s.People\u2019s Phone.- porate , 8.Mt.D.C.Ni R.0.ROS8,8 A.M, Office, two doors Convent, Stanstead.Bell and People\u2019s Beebe Plain, P.Q.* °° © Office at Residence.Bell and People\u2019s \"Phone.C.|.MOULTON, L.D.8,, Dentist, - Stanstead Plain, Que.ERASTUS P.BALL, Ve! 8 argeon.te of Montreal Veterinary College.\"Bice 83 Lae Porm, Rook laned: Gus\u2019 ; M.F.HAGKETT, Advocate, flolicitor, é0., \u2019 Stanstead Plain, Will attend all courte in the Collec: tions a specialty.H.M.HOVEY, Advocate, Rock Island.h U.8.P.O.address, Bate Line, Vi.EDWARD AUDINWOOD, Undertaker & Embalmer, Derby Line, Vt., and Rock Island, P.Q.MACK'S MILLS.Mr.and Mrs.Lyman Aldrich and Isaac Davie spent Friday at Fitch Bay.Mr.Lester Davis and sister Shirley spent Sunday the guest of their sister, Mrs.Wm.Mosher.Mr.F.Lapete has taken the contract to run the road machine through the town of Stanstead and has been working on this end of the road for the last week.Mr.L.E.Carpenter of Megantic is in the place at present.A car load of young cattle and calves were shipped from here on Monday.It is with regret we hear that Mrs.L.A.Brodie and mother are to move to Fitch Bay soon.Mr.C.A.Parker is better and has commenced working in the mill again.Mrs.Ami Comstock is sick and is attended by Dr.Whitcher.We are glad to say that Mrs.Pess- ley is able to sit up again.Mrs.Will Haselton and family and Mrs.Gould were in the place on Friday.We hear that Miss May Gould is improving under Dr.Freligh\u2019s treatment.The rain has come and grass is looking fine.Not many of the farmers have their crops in.People have ther stock out and feed is looking ne.Mr.Sykes preached last Sunday evening to a large congregation.Intended for last week.Mr.C.A.Parker drove to East Hat- ley and Coaticook on Saturday returning on Sunday.Ruth Soutiers met with a painful accident Monday, breaking her arm.The cheese factory started on Monday with Mr.Lewis Hall as cheese maker and Mr, Warren Bullock manager.BROWN'S HILL.Mr.and Mre.À.B.Davis spent Saturday at Smith's Mills, Mr.and Mrs, E.E.Temple attended church at Griffin Sunday afternoon to listen to Rev.C.A.Sykes, B.D., of 8t.James Methodist real.ro Oburoh, Mont-.an bour for a ten-hour day snd wanted to work an hour less and receive | the same pay per day._.Bev.B.B.who was asso- | cinted with Rev.Mr.Duff in the pastorate of the Sherbrooke Congregational Church some twenty years ago, died suddenly in Bedford, Mass., the other day.He had just returned from a trip to Europe, China and Japan.He leaves à widow and one daughter.In the Magistrate\u2019s Court at Sherbrooke last week George Favreau of St.Malo de Auckland, was bound uver to stand his trial at the Court of King's Bench on a charge of indecent assault, A second charge is that of assaulting an officer while in the discharge of his duty, and for this he was held for trial bail being fixed at $400 on each charge.Iced cars for the transportation of butter are now being run over the O.P.R.lines to Montreal.A car run- over the Boston & Maine leaves Stanstead Tuesdays, connecting with the C.P.R.at Lennoxville.Butter will be taken on at any station between Stanstead Junction and Len- noxville.The meter rates recently adopted by the Electric Light Company at Farnham are meeting with opposition from the hotels at that town.A local correspondent puts the case thus: \u201cThey do not seem to understand why they should pay more for using their lights all night and every night, than the ordinary citizen who only uses it a few hours a couple of nights a week.\u201d The Sherbrooke City Bill passed the private bills committee of the Quebec Legislative Council Friday on division.The Committee consisted of about twenty members.The bill is, therefore, reported favorable to the Legislative Council where it will undoubtedly pass.The Sherbrooke representation in favor of the Bill, consisted of H.B.Brown, K.C., City Attorney, L.E.Panneton, K.C., and Councillors McManamy and Denault.Councillors Wm.Farwell and Mr.A.G.Lomas appeared before the Committee in opposition and there was a good deal of discussion.\u201cThe petition of the North ward in regard to the sale of the grove therein brings to mind the fact that this grove was acquired by the population at an expense of $20,000,\u201d says the Observer.\u201cIt came into the possession of the council way back in the days of the Tolley Rubber factory.The council was desirous of giving this factory a bonus of $20,000 and doubted their ability to do it in an open way.To accomplish their end and avoid the provisions of the law which might prevent them from so doing, they passed a by-law authorizing a loan of $20,000 to purchase a public park which the law gave them the right to acquire.The by-law passed, and the money being forthcoming, they paid the Tolley Co., who owned this grove, 630,000 for the same.The Tolley factory opened, ran for a little time and failed, and all that the town ever got for its 420,000 was a $100 grove.BONE FOOD Soft and crooked bones mean bad feeding.Call the disease rickets if you want to.The wing child must eat the right food for growth.Bones must have bone food, blood must have blood food and so on through the list.Scott's Emulsion is the right treatment for soft bones in children.Littledoseseveryday ve the stiffness and shape that healthy bones should have.Bow legs become straighter, loose joints grow stronger and firmness comes to the soft heads.w food caused the trouble, % ight food will cureit.a oe the mulsion ren to be the t for soft bones in ght foo .7| viowught that it was for the good of | ; H ti te i | ! ; itl | i | I > ï 1 | ¥ Ê ih of 3 5 hit i} i i § E dt 1] i : | i 1H fii .It is now definitely settled, aoccord- ing to announcements from Ottawa, that the cavalry and mounted infantry will have their annual drill this year at Laprairie.The date fixed for the 28th of June, though it is understood an effort is being made to have the camp begin a week earlier, namely the 31st.The infantry will go into camp at Three Rivers.The Magog town council has passed à by-law authorizing the purchase of a plece of land suitable for a public park and the borrowing of necessary fands to pay for the same.The bylaw is subject to ratification or rejection by the ratepayers.The council is also considering the advisability of purchasing a steam roller.Octave Mercier appeared before the District Magistrate in Sherbrooke the other day, charged with breaking jail and also attempting Lo set fire to the building.Although only eighteen years of age he had been arrested many times and the judge thought that, even if the prisoner was not reformed, the .public was entitled to some protection and so a sentence of three years in the penitentiary was passed.L.H.Grover, J.0.A., Maggio and Wilfrid A.Miogle, representing a party of Montreal capitalists were at Lake Megantic recently seeking a bonus from the council as an induoe- ment to establish an iron foundry under the name of the Lake Megantic Metallic Iron Bedstead Company.A municipal by-law subsequently framed provides a bonus of $5,000 on a scale of 86,000 a year to be paid out in wages.The petition James E.Taylor, formerly of Georgeville, now of Magog, for divorce from his wife, on statutory grounds, has been granted by the Canadian Senate.The principal witnesses were Mre.John O'Connor (née Kate Kelley) formerly of Rock Island, and Engineer Oharles A.Shephard of the \u2018Lady of the Lake\u2019 on which Mrs.Taylor was employed as table maid in 1806.Mrs, Taylor's maiden name was Mina Jane Packard, and the marriage took place in 1869 and the trouble began in 1906.The promoters of the Sherbrooke smelter are asking the Quebec Government to grant a bounty on copper ores mined and treated in the Province.It is claimed that conditions have entirely changed since the opening of the mines thirty years ago by reason of improved railway facilities and reduced freight rates.The promoters are confident that a bounty would result in the opening up and profitable working of the undeveloped mines of the Province and that a custom smelter, such as it is proposed to build, would stand a good chance to profit indirectly by the Government bounty.* Rev.J.M.Whitelaw, of Peterbor- ough, formerly Presbyterian pastor of the Leeds congregation at Kinnear's Mille, will not be recalled, as requested by a large number of the congregation.The Quebec Presbytery, it will be remembered, refused to subtain the call owing to irregularities and other reasons, and it was appealed to the Synod ot Montreal and Ottawa, the action of the Presbytery in refusing to sustain the call, being sustained.The Synod expressed sympathy with the congregation and appointed a committee to meet the Kinnear\u2019s Mills congregation with the object of procuring a pastor.Rev.Dr.Mowat, of Montreal, is the convener of this committee, The enquete on the merits of the case of Dame Margaret J.Grubb vs.Edward W.Morgan of Knowlton, was heard at Sweetsburg Saturday morn» ing before His Lordship, Justios W.W.Lynch.This is an action instituted agaînet Edward W.Morgan, for separation of bed and board.Two witnesses were in support of the | pisintiff; Carlins Johnston, mother of defendant, and Edward L.Morgan, father of the said defendant.Both father and mother had personal knowledge of the conduct of she defendant, and to the best of their knowledge Jeigunut Wb to license a pool room motwithstand- ing the promises of the applicant, J BR.Hetu, to keep a quiet place, close at 11 p.m.weekdays and on Sundays and allow no boys under 18 to play.Mr.Gabriel Marchand af St.John's has recently been appointed an officer of the academy of France\u2014 a literary association founded in 1608, The honor was conferred upon him through the French consul at Montreal.Granby was snow bound and isolated from the rest of the world about a week last winter, but it got into the metropolitan class promptly with the coming of spring.A few days after fire insurance rates were raised in Toronto they went up in Granby.The 8t.Francis Judgeship does not appear to have been settled and the name of Mr.J.P.Noyes at preeent joint prothonotary of the district of Bedford, a former law partner of the late Hon.L.8.Huntingdon, and for years a leader of the bar of that district has been mentioned as a possible successor of Mr.Justice White.The dairy market is in a rather discouraging condition.No sales were made at the first meeting of the Eastern Townships Dairymen\u2019s Exchange (Cowanaville Board).At the second meeting prices started at 14 cente for butter and ended at 153; cente; cheese starting at 8 cents, ended at 65; cents.987 boxes butter and 161 boxes cheese were sold.The Cleveland Township council laid the rather heavy tax of seven mills on the dollar for the maintenance of last winter\u2019s roads, even that was insofficient.At the last meeting of the council a batch of bills for overwork were putin.There was also a claim John Crowe, jr., for $50 alleged damages to a team as a result of the bad state of the Spooner Pond road.Frederic W.Vaughan, B.A., son of Mr.and Mrs.Charles Vaughan of Ayer\u2019s Flat, died of tuberculosis in Littleton, Colorado, May 13.While principal of the Shawville Academy in 1899-1900 he contracted a severe oold at Eastertide and, despite all efforts, the dread disease to which he finally succumbed, settled upon him.He went to Colorado the following autumo and has sinee lived on the high plateaus of the West.A party of boys and girls from England is expected to be ready for distribution from the Knowlton Home in the first week of June.Situations have already been found for the older ones, but there are quite as number of attractive children, both sexes, between four and nine years of age, for whom wedesirehomes.Applications should be forwarded at once, enclosing minister\u2019s recommendation and rail fare to Mre.L.Birt, Knowlton, Que.Photos can be had.Mrs.Sykes, wife of Melvin A.Sykes, tenant on the old Heath farm in Holland, is in a precarious condition as the result of attempted suicide.The unfortunate woman has been ill several months, her mind of late becoming unbalanced.While hes husband was at the barn doing chores Monday morning she got his rasor, shut herself in her room, slashed ber neck on both sides and made several minor gashes directly over the windpipe.She also cut deep gashes in both arme but failed to sever the arteries in any case.When Mr.Sykes returned from the baru the woman was bleeding profusely from her eelf inflicted wounds.The neighbors were aroused and medical ald summoned.Doctors Freligh and Roses drove oat and dressed the wounds but the woman is very weak from loss of blood and hee condition is extremely critical.Much sympathy is felt for the deeply affliot- ed family.The woman has several young children.: AYERS FLAT.* A memorial service for Mr; PF.W, Vaughan who died on the 15th inst, in Listieton, Colorado, will be held In church, Sunday 38, a4 8 p.m, \u2019 Mrs.Fred Brown who dled the 14th, was buried at Fiteh Bay on the 10th.She leaves three small children whe will miss à kiné and moth- or.The sympathy of the other near relatives.4: : cet * iy \u2014 4 AR ue Le à Cary Swe ¢ J - Now Voile de Paris Good quality and only 49 cte.per yd.New Voile, Snowflake Effects For Ladies\u2019 Costumes, in all the fashionable colors, only 49 ote.per yd.Ladies\u2019 Costume Cloth In plain and mixed oolors, Sprin novelties\u2014bargaine.Fancy Scotch Twoeeds For Ladies\u2019 Suits, in all widths.Handsome Scotch Ginghams Nothin stand A Neat Line of Prints Just received, warranted not to tade, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 ots.per yd.; wears better, they e test.GROC Meats, Cann of all kinds.Connected by both telephones.a.18'THE ATTRACTION \u2014\u2014.A di Pate WONDERFUL VALUES IN 1] Spring Dress Goods i 4 Ladies\u2019 Wrappers uo old stock; sises 38 go, to 61.08.Ladies\u2019 Ready-made Underwear Just from the ail Tired with lace and ham: burg, and prices will suit, Ladies\u2019 and Children\u2019s Hose Complete line of white black feet, cashmere feet fancy striped hose.Stylish Boots and Shoes Fan Slippers, dainty Oxford > Thon and u ~0- dake Laced Boots.Perfect satisfac tion guaranteed.Samples of Dress Goods Sent on Application.ERIES Stock complete, all new and fresh.Teas and Coffees, best brands; Canned Vegetables, all No.1; Pickles in bottles, fine line of Large assortment of Fancy Bisouits.JAMES W.ABBEY, Old Post Office Block, - Extracts Stanstead Plain.THE WORLD'S VERDICT Queen goes out to the serroning sud | § =A The Walk-Over and ' Quality S HOES \u201cStand Every Test\u201d EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED.WE are @ Dutchess Trousers The most servicenble garment fa the world.\u201cWe have them in all sises.Pise prices are right.Aiming at YOU + es PIO IRR RUE me ay Wi La 7 = oe, vo ; \u201c.SE : Lb Er DoT SION SE SE pT ak RR th: À A = ppt er \u2014\u2014\u2014 ue re ee = a ri EC en A PI go TTR Side.A a - THE OBSTINATE FLAME.Siow to Mntiagaish à \u201cBlowes\u201d Ly Letting Nim Blew.\u2018Of esures you know what a \u201cblower\u201d The meaning that we bave in mind pot to be found in the dictionary, : you are doubtless familiar with Es boaster, which is the same The next time you encounter him tell Sim that you don't believe he can blow out a candle placed only a foot from $s experienced mouth without any oth- or obstacle than his own breath between them.If he accepts the challenge seat him comfortably at the table, place the lighted candle in front of him and, put.gl Ni [31811 THB FLAME DENIES THE BLOWER ting to his lips a large tin funnel, with the center of its mouth opposite and near the flame, tell him to blow through that He may blow until he becomes black in the face without extinguishing the candle.The harder he blows the more it doesn\u2019t go out.After be has given it up say, \u201cIt is easy enough when you know how.\u201d put the funnel to your lips and blow out the candle.How?Simply by bringing the rim instead of the center near the flame, When you blow through a funnel your breath spreads and foliows the conical surface, leaving a region of dead calm in the center.Your friend blew all around the flame without touching it, but you extinguish it with a puff, There are a good many queer things about air currents that would never have been thought of if they had not been found out by experience.Tbis is one of them.\u2014New York World.| \"9 44 Pp eS Clever Sparrows.One of the prettiest sights as re gards seamen\u2019s pets was afforded by Mae ® gy sparrows which were tamed and # >) Où, 0S very Sal\u2019 tal, oii Joe - 1 topes oem Just tot vor ame, 1 Me a 5, ; me voue se \u2014- 5 wen \u201cRé 07e Lu Use 1 avers trained by an old bluejacket on board a coal barge.He bad trained them to such a degree that they would march in regular military order, \u201cturning\u201d and \u201cwheeling\u201d as desired by merely moving his hand.On each of their heads he had fastened a small piece of scarlet cloth, cut so am to form à cockscomb, which gave the birds a very saucy appearance as they went through their varied evolutions.Animal Notes.Naturalists tell us that sometimes a single beaver will go off and live by himself, leaving the colony to which he belonged.-Whether these \u201cbache Jor beavers\u201d have been put out of thelr native towns or leave of their own free wills we do not know.A gentleman on one of our western ranches found a nest of young rabbits ané took them in to his cat, supposing she would make a meal of them, but she surpriséd everybody concerned by adopting them and bringing them up with ber kittens.i Why They Waat a Curl, to know why sister's friends ask you fof a curl?Why Uncle Will tosses you up to the ceiling?grownup people talk with you questions?If you know, dears, lean right ë the Earl belongod, early period, and members the f have for centuries been associa battle of Navaret in Spain.One branch of the Courtenays were Counts of Odessa, and another be came allied to the royal family of France.In England the Courtenays have been allied to tbe Bonvilles, | Bohuns, Spencers, St.Johns, Tal- | bots, Veres and royal house of Plan- : tagenet.| With the city of Exeter the family | has always been closcly associated, and in olden times there were stout struggles for privileges between the Earls of Devon and tho Mayors of the city.| Few, if any, titles in the peerage have been, for long periods of their history, involved in more mystery | and doubt than that of the Earls of Devon.For several hundreds of years the | heads of tho house of Courtenay ' were Earls without being aware of it.Indeed, so far were they from being acquainted with the dignity that | should have been theirs that they ace | cepted baronetcies and -viscounties, ' and were proud to hold them.After three centuries had passed, | however, an astute lawyer discovered the patent among some old records, and found that there were two missing words, \u2018de corpore,\u2019 usually inserted in patents.: The discovery meant that the Parl.dom could be inherited by collateral heirs, and a Courtenay in 1831, af- | ter a hard fight, established his | right to sit among his peers.The peerage he recovered was \u2018the one created by Queen Mary.Five times the Earldom has been supposed to be extinct.Four of its holders have been attainted and four beheaded.| Queen Mary revived the Earldom in favor of Edward Courtenay, who, | in the previous reign, when only twelve years of age, was committed prisoner to the Tower.He was released when only twenty-eight years old, and he died at Padua of poisom.London Express.After Thirty Years Service.General Sir John Dartnell, who ! has just retired from the command of the Natal Mounted Police after | thirty years\u2019 service, distinguished | himself in the early stages of the war in South Africa, when his knowledge of the country was of invaluable service.He was with Geraral Penn Symons when he fell at Talana Hill, and to his guidance | General Yule\u2019's column owed its safe arrival at Ladysmith.Among his other exploits he made a march | of 120 miles in three and a half days | without transport.Lord Roberts, | fn his report to the War Office, said that General Dartnell's \u2018\u2018name stands very high in the estimation | of the colonists, and he possesses the greatest influence over the na- | tives, His advice Was of much as ; sistance in the earliest actions of.the war, afterwards during the siege | of Ladysmith, and finally in the general advance through the Biggars- berg to Laing's Nek, when Natal was cleared of the enemies of the Queen.\u201d General Dartnell was born\u2019 at London, Ontario, in 1838, and entered the army in 1855.He was\u2019 severely wounded while serving with the Central Indian Field Force in 1857, and recoived the brevet of Major.He had plenty of South African experience, in the Zulu war of 1879, the Basuto war of 1880, and the Boer war of 1881, before the re cent struggle.\u2014London Star, Eboétves Financial Aévisen Mr, Vincent Corbett; who has been appointed to succeed Sir Eldon Gorst as Financial Adviser to the Khedive, has for some time past! been the British Commissioner on the Caisse of the Egyptain Public Debit.Mr, Corbett has spent twenty years in official positions.He was nominated an attache in 1884, and was appointed to the Embassy at Berlin in 1885.He was transferred 1891 Mr.Corbett was sent to Constantinople, wheres ho was granted allowance for his knowledge of, Jurkish.He later filles positions at Embassiés at C sect in England was an the synod of Westminster in the effect that no marriage should be celebrated till the banns bad been published in the church on three several Sundays or feast days.This rule was made obligatory throughout the church by the fourth Lateran council held in Rome in 1215.By act of parliament banns must now be given out in England on three Sundays.\u2014London Answers.THE MAGNOLIA.in the Mimalayas Are Found the Mest Magnifieent Specimens.The magnolia, so called from Pierre Magno!, professor of botany at Montpellier in the seventeenth century, is a genus embracing fourteen species of remarkably handsome shrubs delicious- iy scented and far more hardy than is commonly supposed.They are very widely distributed in China, Japan and the Himalayas and in Mexico and the United States.The old world species seem to have «8 1° § À il Ii t= st ES Fic ib Hie File * i iy ; HHT 170: rarssfla?: i : 8 F 2 g ï ai H sEl ë 83 ë Spenser's time wal without doubt Oxalis acetosella, which is co: known as wood sorrel.It makes an excellent salad herb, though it has never become a market herb in France or this country.The sorrel of Paris and New York markets is a species of dock.The wood sorrel is indigenous to the soil of Ireland and is belleved by botanists to be the original \u201cberb trinity\u201d with which St.Patrick used to illustrate bis doctrines.i are.- The old rule of \u201cmatch your hair by day and your eyes by night\u201d is now regarded as almost meaningless.REx- periment proved its mistakes in many cases, ' .In general, the dead white hat should be worn by none except the girl with dark hair and delicate complexion and is therefore the most difficult of all hats.The black hat is safe for almost The Survival of an Older and Mere any one and can be worn by many Tragie Custom.| whose skin is too dark to permit of The practice of putting money under | black below the face.Black above the foundation stone of 8 pew building and white below the face are inclined is the shadow of an older tragic cus- ' to make a sallow woman look fairer.\u2014 tom.The money stands theoretically Washington Star.for the ransom of the aman bene.who by ancient superstition , , bave been buried in its place.Other RICE AS FOOD.More Natriment In the Cookeé Water Than In the Grains, \u2019 MONEY IN CORNERSTONES.wise, it was held, the building would not stand firm and endure.There was a time when this partico- cured of kidney trouble byLydiaE.-{ Pinkham\u2019s Vegetable .fer in 1090 and introduced into Eng., and it is his privilege to accompany | Deen the earliest cultivated, the Chinese preserving the buds as well as using them medicinally and to season their rice.The purple flowered Japanese plant was discovered by Kœmp- lar kind of buman sacrifice bad a vogue extending to most parts of the world.Even in England skeletons have been found imbedded in the bases of castle walls, and there is record of one German fortress at the building of land in 1700.The Himalayas possess which a child was hought from its three varieties, among them the most | mother with bard cash and walled in magnificent of all, Magnolia Campbelli, | to tbe donjon tower, the unnatural a conspicuous object in tbe scenery of mother, according to the story, looking Darjeeling, eighty feet high, twelve ' on the while.Effigies of human be feet in girth, with Sowers ten inches | ings are still used in some parts of across.Europe as harmless substitutes, and in North America has given many dis- remoter and more ruthless places the tinct varieties, among them the cu- : old custom crops out from time to time cumber or umbrella tree, the beaver In all its grim reality.Within the last tree and the favorite Magnolia grandi- | half century two children, a boy and a flora.girl, were, it was reported, walled into - a blockhouse by some laborers at THE SPANISH NOVIO.Dugas, Asiatic Turkey.A Gallant Who Rarely Weds the | Maiden He Attends.| DOG A Spanish maiden who is in the | THE ESKIMO \u2019 least attractive is always attended by He Never Knows the Luxury of a young man.He is called her novio, Shelter or a Bed.The Eskimo dog from his birth to his her on her walks, though of course al- | death, which in many instances is a ways with either her mother or a maid | violent one, never knows the luxury of to play propriety.His courtship sel- shelter or a bed.He spends his exist- dom ends in bis becoming engaged to ' ence outdoors and appears to be far the young lady, but while it lasts she more comfortable in winter than in has to be obedient and loyal to him.| summer, The pups when hardly able If he should transfer his affections to toddle instinctively show an ambi- to another fair damsel, the slighted one tion to run with sleighs (they never has no redress, for he is quite at Iiber- bark) and join with their treble squeals ty to do so, their friendship never be-: the, enthusiastic chorus of howls with ing regarded in the light of a formal | which the Eskimo dog invariably engagement.Marriages are settled by .greets the first fall of snow.The ambl- the heads of the two families chiefly ' tion of the young dogs is soon taken I concerned, and until such an arrange- advantage of by the Eskimos.ment is made the young Spaniard may | be novio to as many girls as he likes, one after another.This custom has certainly more advantages for the men than it has for the maidens, but yet few Spanish girls would care to be without a novio, however fickle he might be.: Rats In Patagonia.A scientist exploring Patigonia says: \u201cThe impassability of Patagonia mud 1s proverbial.You cannot walk through i and it takes a sturdy mule to carey you More often than not Browning's Medeoty, is caused by the burrowing of a tailless The only son of Robert Browning and rat known aa tbe tucu tucu.ACreS his tllostrious wife was a diligent art upon acres, amounting to square miles student wben he grew to manbood.He even, of otherwise sound and whole- | was believed to have a promising ca- some ground are undermined by this\u2019 peer hut once when the father was indefatigable little pest.He holds the showing a friend seme of bis son's pic- country as nothing else bolds it until ¢yreq hie expressed a fear that he might the advent of sheep or cattle (which he guffer from the high bopes bullt upon bates) induces him to shift the scene py * of his nightly labors.\u201d \u201cHe is placed at a disadvantage,\u201d The little fellows are hitched to sleds fn company with full grown dogs, and to prevent them from being run over they are tied by the neck to the towline, oo that when the run they are compelled to | very effective, further, in a phrase as modest as any Why Barton Committed Suleide, .Burton, the vivacious author of \u201cThe, ever uttered by a great man: Anatomy of Melancholy,\u201d who had the reputation of being able to raise laugh __, ter in any company, however \u201cmute, end mopish,\u201d was in reality constitu- .tionall some Lr, \u2018 The rice grains that we eat and believe are nourishing do not begin to have \u2018the real nutriment that is contained in the water in which they have been cooked.For thousands of years rice has been the main food of the Chinese, Japanese and even the Sikbe of India.When we stop to think that these warlike nations compose one-third of the human race and subsist largely on rice, it seems probable that they thoroughly understand its properties.But the orientals bave found that the water that we throw away after cooking the cereal is what contains the greatest life giving properties.In fact, they prefer the water to the grain as a nutriment.In cases of stomach trouble, so prevalent in the east, it is used with great effect and can be retained when even milk is rejected.But for the Anglo-Saxon a delicious dessert can be made from this same rice water.After cooking the rice drain the water and flavor with some extract.Set on the ice to cool, and it will form a jelly.Heap with whipped cream or fruit and serve.This makes not only a tasty but nutritious dish and certainly an economical one.THE HOME DOCTOR.For snoke bite or other poisoning a poultice of onion is effective.For any kind of a sore that \u201cis always getting hurt\u201d protect it well with a cushion of cotton batting.When a finger is cut or bruised or any poisonous wound made, apply turpentine freely at once, It takes out the soreness immediately.A wash made of witch hazel And cocaine to be applied to the nasal passages when the asthma comes on is\u2018an effective cure for hay fever.Cloths wrung out of hot water with which a tablespoonful of turpentine is mixed is effective in cases of inflammation of stomach and bowels.Any one can add strength and weight to his body by rubbing well with olive oil after a warm bath.Oll baths are particularly beneficial to delicate chile Children and Nutmegs.\u201cEvery careful mother,\u201d said a doctor who had just treated a child made violently fll from chewing a nutmeg, \u201cshould keep nutmegs as far out of reach of her children as she does the lar aromatic spices left around In kitchen cupboards.One taste fs enough usually, But it seems to be a fact that most children will chew put.megs if they can get them.\u201d the very least and better still to omit any of these at many meals, Fried.hominy fe @ delicious substitute for potatoes whea chicken is served.Boll the hominy ia the usual way, pour it inte a shaliow dish te ecol and alice ploces baif an inch thick.Fleur light.and fry fa chicken fat ef butter and This is an excellent breakfast of luncheon dish served with ma- pie sirwp - te tabé swallow 1 mistako be found bem ta + te te with vof Mrs.Welsalit, Buffalo, N.V.| Compound.Of ail discases known with which the organism is affiicted, kidney disease is the most fatal.In fact.un- rom enter isap- Weary ae survives, _ Being fully aware of this, Mra.Pink- ham, a her career, gave careful study to sul and in vcing for woman's illa \u2014 \u2019s Vegetable sure that it con- i h the correct combination of herbs which was certain to control that ; woman\u2019s kidney Read W What Mrs.Welsslitz Says.\u201cDean Mes.Pirkman :\u2014 For two years my life was si a burden, I suffered so with female bles, and D.R.PARSONS OPTICIAN Rock Island, P.Q.and Derby Line, Vt.JOB PRINTING Visiting and address Cards, Circulars, Hand bills, Lett r Heads, Envelopes, 8ta ementsand Receipt Bianks.Write for prices.L.F.TICEHURST Stanstead, Que.LOOK! CAR LOAD OF 'BUGGIES AND EXPRESS WAGONS ~ BRANTFORD MAKE.A In buying a quantity we get better prices and save freight, this car will be sold at very small profits.We want you to see them before buying.J.H.Turner North Hatley, Que.Spring is with us once more and to make the summer complete you may need an easy, comfortable WAGON We have a large assortment of Canadian and Amerionh Vehicles and think we can please everyone.We have some attractive Cushion tired Jobs, light and heavy Concord\u2019s made oxpressiy for us, some very neat Sick Sons Wagons, wl kinds of uggies, Express Wagons will cars four, six and nine pasengers, Yghs and heavy Sarreys and Milk agons.We have a large assortment of all kinds of Harnesses, anyone in need of s will do well to call see ws, we will do our bert to please you in style, quality and price.\" HOVEY & AUDINWOOD.- ELMWOOD WIRE FENCING whith 1 vin wll Jory cheap, also a TM A \u2026 SRSORS-HAUD STOVES Ph hid OR ~ + > fibre mio à es.ô0 Di 25¢ anc 2°. Are the result t think of the © meer He on the look oud for bargains.Several Below we mention a few.% Re LADIES\u2019 PRINT WARTS 2 half price LADIES\u2019 SKIRTS 1ack and Colored new this Blak 0d Ores 00, reduced - per cent.500 yds.Mercerized Satéens In fancy colors for Waists and Dresses, worth 18¢., our price 10c.WASH GOODS eat variety of Ginghams, Per- cafe Dimities and to, \u2018trom per yd.to 25c.80 dilferent pater SF of In n Silk, k, Ging- per vd, now 91.35 for 8 \"yds, DRESS 600DS g discount on these.50c.Black Goods for 250., 750.Fancy Goods for 3ÿc.and others as cheap.\"(ENS SUITS 150, 330.and T., oom ôf thate We have these as $3.50, 95.50 and upward.Campbell's Clothing These are suits made to order, warranted as good and as well i made any tailors custom work, prices from $10.00 up.Young men wishing a nice stylish suit at a moderate price should try these.BOYS\u2019 SUITS From 4 to 8 years oid at 91.50, half price.BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS Ladies\u2019, Mon\u2019s and Boys\u2019 Rubbers for 25c.; Ladies\u2019 Shoes from 75c.to 81.25, former price 82.00 to 83.00.; a few Men\u2019s Shoes, worth from 63.50 to $3.50, for 81.25 and Free Dinner Set to our Customers.mag Here is the plan: \u2014To every customer we give coupons, one for every 95c¢., thus if as cash for the purchase of such and in a short time you get a besutifal ou buy $10.00 worth you receive 40 coupons.These we accept Pleces of the Dinner Set as you may select Dinner Set\u2014FREE.P.A.BIS SONNET.rv = a 24 Bima) ow ee > |LADDE RS ot kinds, Store, Bettess, A ays Bottes, FRONTIER LUMBER (0, Rock Island, Que New Harness Shop 1 have opened a Harness Shop in Mr.Allard\u2019s Building, Foundry Hill, where | shall be pleased to see all of my oid friends and many new customers.Special attention given to Harness Repairing of all kinds and the best workmanship guaranteed.If you want a first-class handmade harness | can supply you.Carriage and Furniture Upholstering neatly and carefully done; charges moderate.Give me a call.J.M.DUPUIS, Rock Island, P.Q.Formerly with H.T.Ball.80 YEARS\u2019 EXPERIENG da [) Sketch and el sat : Scien sie Dei NK &Co 3818reatwer, || weno = and Selicia.Scotch Ginghams, skirts, all prices at right prices.ay à T7, US Percaline, Satteen, Cambric A full line of English Prints, | Seersucker, Muslin, Plain and Figured, Black Satteen Under- Ready-made Abroñs, for Ladies and Children, Planafores, &c.A larges line of Collars and Cuffs to please the masses and is the tire © get your Cand, Mattingè, ON Cloth and Furniture after house cleaning.The Mammoth Store NEW FIRM! NEW GOODS! The Undersigned have entered into partnership for the continuation of the business so long conducted by the senior member of the present firm.For this [Spring\u2019s trade we are showing large lines of seasonable goods and invite the public to call and inspect the same, whether in the market for any of them or not.LADIES Will find our stock of New Dress Goods and Trimmings Garden and Field Seeds.Full complete.Line.We stock of White and Col- Fencing, Barbed and Plain ored Waistings.Wire, also Poultry Netting in all A complete line of Taffeta and Tamaline Silks in all colors widths.\u2019 Our stock of Feed is complete, Dimities, ANTHAN & HOPKINS.TS SAL GR, KATHAN, W.C: HOW ad AC A FARMERS This is thd place to get your consisting of Corn, Corn Meal, Oats, Bran, Shorts, Moulee and other Feed.enumeration.Our stock of GROCERIES is full up as usual.All the Fruits and Vegetables of the season.Courteous treatment prompt delivery is our motto.Come and see us.Space wilinot permit and \u201cAs the ennnei tous of Bury and Burton Sousinany as _ {ing condition.\u2018Te Vermont Botruleal Acnéciation is about revising in Fiore of Vermont snd bas seked Mins Bridges Rooney of St.Johnebury to prepare a (as of wild Sowers, ferns and fern-ailies.The aldermen of the city of Rutland bave offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of the assailants of Alex.Lund- guist, who was nearly modered by unknown parties recently within a few Pak aw \u2019 _|oteps of city hall.The War Department bave extended an invitation to 200 of the Vermont Nations) Guard to participate in military manoeuvers at Manassas, Va., in September.The traveling expenses and 15 days\u2019 pay forthe men will be paid.Every Vermont company will be represented if the invitation is accepted.Six prisoners escaped from the Fort Ethan Allen guard house on the night of May 5, and have not been apprehended at the present writing.There were thirty-six men in confinement but only six took advantage of the chanoe to escape.Three of the guards bave been arrested pending an investigation.The annual meeting of the Orleans County Fire Underwri:are\u2019 Association was held on the 2nd inst., at the office of Judge F.E.Alfred of Newport, J.N.Webster of Barton, was reelected president and L.D.R.Collins of Barton Landing, was re-elected as secretary.À new national bank has been organized at Bradford with a capital stock of 825,000.W.H.Gilmore has been elected president and G.M.Marshall will be cashier.The bank will begin operations in about two weeks.The coming of a clothespin industry to Bradford has also been assured and operations will begin in the near fu- | ture.The Scottish Rite Masons at White River Junction and along the Conneo- ticut River Valley will have a gala day at the former place June 3, when the Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, of Boston, will be guests of Windsor Lodge of Perfection at a reception of the latter lodge to be held under a dispensation from the grand commander of the northern jurisdiction of the United States.Twelve men, wearing white masks and disguises, took Jack Myers from the house of Henry Myers at Pownal Centre recently, dragged him to the woods, gagged him, tied him to a tree knd gave him a fearful horsewhipping.Then they warned him to leave town or he would fare worse.Myers was finable to go home and was half dead when found.His alleged intimacy with a married woman was the reason for | the outrage.à hearing of the application for the one liquor license to which the town of Rutland is entitled was held on the fitch inst.at Center Rutland.There were nine applications for the one license.Every application was strenuously objected to for various reasons, the general trend of the objections being that drinkers from the whole city of Rutland would come there to drink and make a nuisance unfit for residence.Decision was withheld.News has been received from Washington that the appropriation of $30,- 000 made several years by the Senate committee on appropriations for the government fish hatchery at St.Johnsbury, will probably be transferred to some other locality.This will be done at the suggestion of Commissioner Bowers, who finds that the water is too warm at the 8t.Johnsbury plant in mideummer to warrant further increase of the batchery.The appropriation will probably be ueed to build an auxillary station, and Swanton has already been mentioned as the most desirable place.An auxillary station on a small scale has been operated in the spring months at Swanton under tendent of the 8t Johnsbury hatchery.The whole town of Burlington, Vt., has been plunged in consternation by news of a brutal murder, which occurred at a late hour last Thureday night almost in the centre of the city.The victim is James P.MoGrath, policeman on duty in the lumber yards.Four shots were fired at the officer.Three struck him and any of the three would have resulted in death.For some time past there has been an epidemic of desertions from the United States Army at Fort Ethan Allen, on Battery street, 50 much so that at a meeting of the officers of the fort, for- ty-five men were declared deserters and orders issued for their arrest, this led to an increase of aotivity on the part of the police near the fort.The fdentity of tbe murderee is not known, but everything points to tbe conviction that it was a deserter who killed MoGrath.Thers are three importast witnesses, one of whew saw the trag- ody, another saw the \u2018musderer and his victims close together a few moments before the crime sad the third was the man who piocked up the dying | man and helped to plese him in the ambulance ia which he enplsed of his way to the Burlington Hespiink anngel meting of of the wes-| Monchaster, the iressuver\u2019s repert \u2014 [showad the sabeel te bein « Courier the direct oversight of the superin- Sonator Dillingham has returied de his home in Montpelier whese be will oped several weeks: At the invite- toa of Senator he willbe one of Abe campaign cpocbors Le In dlaug this tall.The ofelal headquarter of the Vor mons delegation t0:the Republican ing apartments have been ssoured » the Victoria Hotel near by.The Mail Order Merchandise Ov.of 8¢.Johnsbury with a vapital stock of $10,000 has filled association papers at the office of Secretary of iste at Montpelier.The capital stock ts divided isto 1,000 at 910 each and the company is organised for the purpose of baying and selling merchandise in 8t.Johnsbury at wholesale and retail.At a recent meeiing of members of the Vermont maple sugar makers a few days ago it was decided to throw up à scheme, at least for the present, of making a state exhibit at the St.Louis Exposition.Reports from all over the state confirm the statement that this has been the best sugar season since 1898 and it was confidently expected that a large exhibit would be made at St.Louis under the auspices of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers association.It is said that the reason for the latter decision is that proper concessions cannot be made with the Fair people.Candidates tor the judgeship which will be vacant because of the appointment of Judge Stafford as justice of the supreme court of the Distriot of Columbia, are coming into the fleld fast.Among those whose candidacy is being urged are George Powers of Harry Blodgett of 8t.Johnsbury.Itis understood that Judge Stafford will not resign after the next session of supreme court.The governor,of course will take no action in regard to the judgeship until a vacancy actually occurs.The White River Railroad has been served with an order from the board of railroad commissioners, forbidding the transportation of passengers, until such time as the thorough repairs and improvements as snggested by the commissioners, are completed.The White River Railroad is a line nineteen miles long, running from Stockbridge and Rochester to Bethel, where it connecta with the Central Vermont Railway.The road is supposed to be a paying institution and does a large freight business,principally in the forwarding of wood products.J.W.Ketchum, who is serving a seven years sentence in jail at Burlington for complicity in wrecking Farmers National Bank at Vergen- nes, has made a contract with some playwright for the dramatization of his book, \u2018\u2018A Wrecked Institution.\u201d Work has already been begun, the first and second acts of the play being nearly completed.Real names are to be used instead of the fictitious ones used in the book.The firet act is 1aid in the interior of the Farmers National Bank, the second in Chit- tenden county jail and the third in the private apartments of D.Henry Lewis.The play will be presented in the fall.FISH AND GAME RIGHTS SOLD.Alan D.Wilson of Philadelphia and a party of Philadelphians have oe- cured the hunting and fishing leases on the Squattio territory, situated in the County of Temiscouta and lying east of the Lake Temiscouaata, on the Temiscouata Railway.The leases govern 375 square miles of hunting and 150 square miles of fishing privileges.Included in the latter are Lakes B8quatic, Eagle, Horbon and also some excellent brooks and rivers.The territory is well stocked with moose, caribou and deer.These leases were hitherto held by the Rev.Sister Leonie,Superior of the Petites Soeurs de la St.Famille de Sherbrooke, P.Q.It is understood that the purchase price of the leases was in the vicinity of $6,000.Mr.Wilson and his friends intend to form a club to develop the property and will erect & large club house in addition to several camps and summer residences.NICE PLACE, NAPLES.Naples, according to a letter received from one traveller, is a fine piace.He writes that be hag been in Naples one week, \u2018\u2018which Is just about seven days too mach.\"He oon- tinues: \u201cProm what I have read and bave been told, Naples is a very fine place; \u2018no one should miss it.1 understand the population bere is about 300,000, 000\u2014780,000 of which are beggars, the rest fleau I have connted 2,907,518 of the latter, and do not think thas I have yet.reashed the \u2018home hole.\u201d Naples, when you eas deard ehing, the Paradise of Quotes, for $8 12 west?.National Convention at Chicago, June | 184, will do at the Auditortem.Bieep- Morrisville, E.L.Waterman of Brat- | tleboro, F.M.Butler of Rutland and | their sucoesses, and that it was fear of Le would not dare to go on commiting the government to the building of im- * menses battleships.Mr.Hale thinks the lessons of the war have also received corroborations by the thres explosions upon their own battieshipe, the Iowa, the Massachusetts and the - Missouri, and makes a strong protest against further construction of Se | \u201csarret\u201d type.Both the present and late British constructors are opposed to this type, of which there are not half a dosen in the British navy, olaim- ing thas they are top heavy owing to the weight being unequally distributed, that they are very liable to have the revolving mechanism get out of order or be put ont of order by a shot in action; and that the danger to the gun crews fn the turret is really greater than in the barbette type of English battleshipe, wbere the men are in the open except for the protection of heavily-armored shields.The great loss of life attending the gun socidents in the Missouri, Massachusetts and Iowa, and the accounts of the sinking of the Petropaviovsk, tend to confirm the latter contention.Some British naval authorities still believe in the battleships, contending that it was the presence of Togo\u2019s big ships which enabled the smaller vessels to obtain the result of an engagement outside the range of the guns of the fortress which held the Russian commanders to their base.Moreover, the area of the operations of the small lightly- armed torpedo and the submarines of the future must always be dependent upon the sheltering presence of big \u201cmother\u201d battleships amply supplied with coal, ammunition, stores, skilled artisans to make repairs, and in heavy weather, when engaged in blockading operations, able to offer a \u2018\u2018les side\u201d sheiter to their wasping consorts.THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIMENT.Students of political economy and governmental policies will find it profitable to watch affairs in Anstra- lia for the next few monthe.As is well known the trade unions bave for years been very strong in that country, and have been able to incorporate many of their theories into the law of the land.Just now a new cabinet has been installed, all the members of which with one exception are representatives of organized labor.In other words organised labor has there become a triumphant politica) party responsible for the government of a great nation.It is conceivable, of course, that the sense of responsibility will render the present cabinet conservative and that it may hesitate to put into practice the semi-socialist theories held by the Australian trades unions, but i is tar more likely, judging from pest history in that land of experiments, that radical theories will be put into effect, and à practical dem- onatration afforded of the ability or inability of a labor party to govern wisely and effectively.Australia will surejy be wiser from this experiment and possibly sadder.CAPTAIN WAS \u201cEARY.\"\u201d According to a despstch from 84, John, N.B.:\u2014Captain John E.Porter, # retired vessel-owner of wealth pus- chased a lot on Prince William street opposite the customs house from Hurd Blair Henderson, and gave him $500 to bind the bargain: Later it developed that Henderson did not own the Jot, and is in fact a etranger in St.John to whom all lots look slike.He was arrested on the charge of swindling, and the real estate deal ie the joke of the city.Henderson is thought to be an American sharper.Newspaper clippings concerning get-rich-quick were found ia his room, together with advertisements suspiciously like green goods lures.The prisoner says be js from Haverhill, Mass.He did not have Porter's 0500 when arrested.TREATY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT OBSERVED.A despatch from Ottawa says: \u2014 The United States\u2019 recent treasury decisions shows that French, German and Italian importations are admitted under reciprocal arrangements with these countries, while the same tariff fs denied to Great Britain, notwith- that if he were Secretary of the = < \u20ac 5 7 rt TNR TEE pis TT TT \u2014 m3 INF 5 71% ta Jt a * Cr M RON \u2026.# Late rn Aa TWO RALROADS SOLS.Machennio & Mann Get Ganoda Attantio-Government Durs the \u2019 OCanade Bastera~ \"+ Adespetoh from Halifax, ).8, says: \u2018The sale of the Canada Atlantis Rall.way to Mackensie & Mann, owners of the Canadian Nortbern system, and the purchase of the Canada Eastern Rallway by the Dominion Government, to be operated as part of the In- tercolonial Railway system are events of great importance to the maritime provinces.With the Canada Atlantic as part of the Canadian Northern the Inter- colonial by a short extenfion from Montreal to Coteau Junction will gain connection with a transcontinental line.The great grain traffic from Georgian Bay will be handed over to the Intercolonial Railroad at Coteau Junotion and carried by the Government line in winter to Halifax and St.John for ocean shipment.The acquision of the 140 miles of the Canada Eastern railway running from Chatham Junction on the Inter- oolonial Railroad to Fredericton,there connecting with the Canadian Pacific will give maritime shippers a short cut to the American marketf.This trade at present goes largely via Mont- * real, By the new route a saving of 500 miles will be effected.It will be especially valuable for the quick-carry- ing of fresh fish which can be landed in Boston in twenty-four hours or less.THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.Viceroy Alexieff has telegraphed to the Czar announcing that the Russians have blown up the docks and piers at Port Dalny, Liao-Tung peninsula, presumably to render more difficult a Japanese landing at that point.JAPANESE LOSE SHIP.Tokio, May 13.\u2014The Japanese torpedo boat No.48, was destroyed while removing mines from Corea Bay, at Talien Wan, Port Dalny, yesterday.Seven men were killed and seven were wounded.This is the first warship the Japanese have lost in the war.RUSSIANS DISABLE JAPANESE CRUISER.Liao Yang, May 16.\u2014The Russian fleet scored its first distinct naval success of the war on May 10 by the torpedoing and crippling, though not sinking of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talien Wan Bay.The Russian attack was carefully planned on May 10, while the Japanese squadron was concentrated outside Dalny, devoting its whole attention to Talien Wan Bay.The attack was carried out that night.The attacking force was not a regular torpedo boat, but was only a small naphtha launch in command of a young naval officer, who had with him three jackies.The launch mounted a small gun and carried three torpedoes, When darkness fell the launch crept out of Port Arthur with no lights aboard and no glow from the engines to betray her presence.It was late when the launch gained the outer line of the Japanese squadron.She slipped through the torpedo boat pickets and selecting the nearest warship, a big armored oruiser, made toward her and succeeded in exploding against her a single torpedo.A deafening roar fol- Jowed the explosion, which echoed far in shore.Immediately flames enveloped the cruiser, which evidently was badly crippled.The crew of the cruiser was seen to be fighting the flames, which they at last succeeded in extinguishing, A sister ship took the damaged vessel in tow and disappeared to the southeast.The launch escaped the hot fire directed against ber by the Japanese .skips, but being unable to return to Port Arthur or to get into Dalny, she \u2018was beached not far from Dalny.Only a few of the higher officers were aware of the plan, the success of which depended upon secrecy.Tue achievement raised the spirits of the Russians ashore, and the young naval officer who was the hero of the for the crosse of St.George.meant an attempt to Lovely Sime ot 5 Meas Masting Held is Becton, A dospatod from Boston saye:\u2014The mass meeting in Faneuil Hall Moaday night called by President Henry M.Whitney of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, in response to a petition signed by over 30,000 business men of Massachusetts and to further the canse of reciprocity with Canada and New- foundiand was largely attended, while the energetic speeches made and a somewhat sensational episode toward the close served to arouse great enthusiasm.A set of resolutions, embodying the purposes of the meeting and providing for the appointment by the president of the Chamber of Commerce a committee of 100, which should lead the fight for reciprocity bad been read, when former Representative Underhill of Bomerville jumped to his feet and addressing the chair said \u201cI would like to offer an amendment to combat the one power behind the thrope in Massachusetts.I move that our state senators, the men who elect our junior senator to Washington, be added to that committee.\u201cOur junior senator says he believes in reciprocity, but adds\u2014\u2018Wait.\u2019 When the subject of reciprocity came up in the Massachusetts Legislature one after another of the men assembled there came to me and said, \u2018I believe in this, but the word has come from our junior senator at Washington that it must not be\u2019 but I am bound to think of my politioal future\u2014and it was not.\u201d Amid an uproar the amendment was seconded and accepted, and the resolutions were then carried with a shout.President Whitney presided and was the first speaker, his remarks being along the line of former addresses.Other speakers were F.A: Foster, editor of the Boston Liberator; President L.A.Treat of the Boston Fish Bureau and C.H.Jones, a shoe manufacturer.The latter said in the course of his remarks: \u201cWe must continue to combat against the deaf ear of our delegation in Congress, or else put a delegation there that will listen to us when next New England makes an appeal, so that the answer will not come back.\u2018It can not be.Letters from President C.8.Mellen, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; President Tut- tle, of the Boston and Maine Railroad and Major Henry L.Higginson* giving assurance of their deep interest in the object of the meeting were read.KILLED HIS BROTHER.A despatch from Canmore, Alberta, says: \u2014One of the most cold-blooded murders that has ever occured in Alberta has just come to light here.Early May 11, G.Francois Marret, a Frenchman, went to.his brother's ranch near here, and it is believed, murdered his brother John.The murderer used an axe while John was asleep and his brains were scattered all over the bed.From evidence secured by the police it appears that Francois, after killing his brother John threw the body out of the window, and then carried it to a nearby creek, where he threw it in three feet of water, with the face downwards.He then returned to the house and turned the mattress upside down.The body of the murdered man was found in the creek by the mine physician, Richardson, who immediately started the officers on the track.The supposed murderer was found in a town hotel and is now locked up in the barracks.MOVEMENTS IN THIBET.A late despatch from Gyangtee, Thibet, says there has been a change of censorship from political to military.All messages are now stopped and re-examined at the headquarters at Chumbi.The daily postal escort waa fired on Saturday.A convoy arriving has since secured the thoroughfare, but communication will be less certain.The Thibetans have received and - eaptere Dainy, blew wp the piers and considerable reinforcements from the heavier ordnance from Mrs.Nellie Leache (Plumley) has come to pass the summer with Mrs.J.Edson.Miss Mabel Bean and Mise B.St.Dixier are in Stanstead to-day.The Sunday school has resumed work and will be held before the morning services instead of after as usual, the church service beginning at 11 o\u2019clock.Mrs.Ham will entertain the W.C.T.U.local annual on Wednesday, May 25.Notice of Town Annual next week.In the meantime it will be well for Town Supte.to prepare their reports.Mrs.Holsie Colt has been staying a few days with her sister, Mrs.Jame- son, Sherbrooke.Mr.(Pap) Silvester Gramond is very ill at Mr.Warren Pope\u2019s and not expected to recover.Later.\u2014Mr.8.Gramond died to-day, Wednesday, and according to instructions from the doctor was buried the same day, on account of the nature of the disease, at the Bean burying ground.The town bore the expenses which they have done during his last few years since he became incapacitated.LENNOXVILLE.A cricket match between the Englishmen and Canadians on the College grounds Friday reeulted in victory for the Englishmen.On Thursday afternoon a lady and gentleman who were driving across the track near Robertson's were struck by a passing engine but fortunately received no serious injury.Rev.Principal Whitney had the misfortune to severely injure one of his fingere on Thursday.Mrs.Tambs of Waterville died at the home of her sister, Mrs.Bown, on Saturday.The remains were taken to Milly for interment on Monday.Mrs.Bompas, the wife of the Bishop of Selkirk (Yukon) is the guest of Mrs.Bowe.Miss Vaudry, M.A., has been reengaged as principal of the Academy for the coming year with 8100 added to her present salary.Miss Davis and Miss Drummond will also remain.Miss Shaw, the Preceptress, has resigned owing to ill health.Her many friends regret her departure.The Academy has had a successful year in spite of the drawbacks incident to diphtheria and other illness.The attendance has been considerably in advance of former years and promises still better for the future.LEADVILLE.Mr.W.J.Gardner of Sanger, Cal., has been visiting his sister, Mrs.D.C.\u2018Wheelock of this place.The infant daughter of Mr.C.Ma- goon is suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia.Dr.O.Paintin of Mansonville ls in attendance.Mrs.Elotia Calhoun who has been visiting her parents here for a few days, has returned to North Hatley.Mr.Norman Meclver of Newport, visited friends here last week.Mr.and Mrs.Archie Lamotte visited friends here last week, while on their wedding tour.Mr.Lamotte has many friends in this place who will join in wishing him a happy and prosperous voyage on the sen of matrimony.Mr.George Winchey is visiting relatives and triends at Sherbrooke.Mr.and Mrs.G.Gardner of Newport visited relatives here last wook.80 sacks Bowker\u2019s Fertiliser which must be sold.Reduced price by the ton.J.E.B.Champeau.CASWELL'S MILLS.Mr.and Mrs.Edward Vaughan of Judd\u2019s Mills, were in town last San- day.Mr.and Mrs, Henry W.Maxwell of Morgan were in town last week.Mre.Willian J.Parker is in very poor health, Mrs.W.A.Goddard has had the telephone taken out of her house.Mrs.E.P.Done of Morgan is staying with ber daughter, Mm.J.A.Bradford Mr.Hubert MoCutcheon of Barn- ston, was in town the first of the week.Mr.Gilbert Maxwell has taken a farm in Morgan and moved onto it.Mr.and Mrs.M.L.Ames and Mr.and Mrs.A.B, Jacobs were in Morgan Jost Bunday evening.Mr.J.A.Bradtord lost weak.Mtre.Marian Parkser bas returned to her hote in Charleston.Me.Prank Wheeler has moved into his own house, Mr.Wesley BR.Lane has old ds house to My.Leonard Bartley, was in Morgan \u2018Another nov led of Ladies\u2019 Boots cut Our Tianjent sontèvol 0 A \u201d1 one day last week.Miss Bertha Breaky closed her school on Friday.Prizes were awarded to Christina Davidson, Grace Libby, Grosvenor Libby snd Eddie St.Peter.Mr.C.W.Libby is moving his family on to bis farm lately vacated by Fred Perry.Miss Jessie Davidson has finished her school at Massawippi and is home for the summer.SCHOOL REPORT.The following is the standing taken by the pupils of the Massawippi school District No.2, in the recent examinations.Grade V\u2014Gladys Colt 1.Grade IV\u2014Sidney Harvey 1, Myrtle Frappied 2, Ernest Beane 8, Minnie Gardner 4.Grade III-\u2014Minnie Dresser 1, Lillian Wade and Jessie Frappied 2, Nora Amy 3, Mary Hews 4.Grade I\u2014Ralph Amy 1, Hattie Badger 2.Grade I\u2014Bessie Badger 1, Alice Colt and Nora Neal 2, Mildred Frappied 3, Mabel Smith 4.Grade I\u2014Arthur Dizan 1.Prizes were awarded to Gladys Colt, Sidney Harvey, Minnie Dresser and Ralph Amy for general proficiency in the different grades.Prizes in Scripture, Ernest Beane and Sidney Harvey.Prizes for attendance, Minnie Gardner and Myrtle Frappied.Prize for good conduct, Hattie Badger.JESSIE DAVIDSON, Teacher.Men\u2019s Everyday Shoes at 85 cts.a pair at Abbey\u2019s.\u2019 A TEST OF FLOUR.It Is Quite an Important Event Un the Dig Mills, The letters XXXX which decorate our flour bags are a source of mystery to the average housewife, but get there very naturally.In the largest flour mills several tests are given all flour sent out, but the final test is the baking trial.Io a kitchen attached to the flour mills, which is resplendent with shining pans, electric ovens and white cooling boards, there are loaves of bread made daily from the different samples of flour which have just been ground.Cooks are kept the year round for this purpose, for as many as sixty loaves are made daily by one mill alone.Exactly at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, after the bread is done, the head mil)- ers file into the kitchen and cut and inspect the different loaves.No man knows which flour bas come from his mil], so the test is an impartial one.A vote is taken on the best loaf, and the flour from which that was made is marked with the mysterious X's.So great has this business of testing flour become that one great mill has testing rooms to which samples of grain are sent from all over the United Btates and Canada.These samples are made into bread after going through a miniature flour mill.After the bread bas THE LAND CRAB.Mean Trick by Which Punife Is land Natives Cateh Them.Bb In Fiji and other 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