The Stanstead journal, 1 mars 1906, jeudi 1 mars 1906

[" - young man and sympathy for the be- The Stanstead Journal.corr.\\ .VOL, LXI \u2014No.9.N ROCK ISLAND, (STANSTEAD) P.Q., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1906.WHOLE No.3133.From A.6.Clough, Ayar's Cliff This week Friday and Saturday, March 2nd and 3rd, Banner or Saxon Oats, sold usually 25c.package, my price 20c., for 18e.Quaker Flour, e by same mills, cheap at 82.50, erred Royal Household Flour at the right price.10c.package Seeded Raisins, 7c.100.package Bee, Starch, 740.Cold Blast Lanterns last season\u2019s price 70c., this season 50c., for 356.Next week Friday and Saturday, March 9th and 10th, 26 lbs.best granulated Sugar for 81.Oar of best Ontario Oats, 48c.for 44c.CRANITEVILLE.Mrs.Tilton\u2019s mother, Mrs.P.Guerin of Clarenceville, arrived here on Monday to attend the funeral of her grandson.Mr.Samuel Sloan received word last week from Scotland of the death of his mother.Miss Tillie Guerin of Burlington, Vt., and Mr.Fred Guerin of St.Al- bans, Vt., arrived here on Monday to attend the funeral of their nephew, Mr.Edward Tilton.The social to be given at the home of Mr.and Mrs.A.B.Davis on March 6th, has been changed to March Sih.We hope for a full house.Rev.W.R.Harvey preached an eloquent sermon last Sunday which was highly appreciated., The funeral service of the late Mr.Edward Tilton, was held at the home of his pareuts, Mr.and Mrs.Melvin Tilton on Monday afternoon, Feb.26th, and was largely attended by a large concourse of friends and neighbors, who attended to show their esteem and respect for the deceased reaved family.The service was conducted by the Rev.Manly Brundage, who preached a very comforting sermon.Appropriate hymns were given by the choir.The casket was covered with beautiful wreaths and cut flowers placed there by loving friends.He was only ill about ten days with typhoid pneumonia from which he gradually sank into an unconscious state remaining in that condition until his death.Eddie, as we always called him, was greatly beloved and esteemed by all who knew him.All that loving parents and friends could do was done to aleviate his sufferings and add to his comfort and happiness, | Vt., is at present visiting in Danville.but, he has passed away we hope to a brighter and holier life, where pain, sorrow and suffering are unknown.The bearers were: Messrs.Aubrey Reed, Maynard Bullock, Austin Beebe and Paul Stratton, all friends of the deceased.Mr.D.W.Moir acted, manager of the funeral and Mr.Ed.Audinwood as undertaker.The remains were laid to rest in the Beebe Plain cemetery.His father and mother have the sympathy of the whole community in their irreparable loss of their only child.EAST HATLEY.Our quiet village was startled last Sunday morning about two o\u2019clock by an alarm of fire and the ringing of the church bell was the firat intimation to many of the citizens that anything was amiss.\u201cThe Jones house is burning!\u201d and soon it was apparent that the fire was beyond control and the old historic buildings which had stood the test of 70 years of vicissitudes and even now were loath to Yield their many-sided proportions to the grim destroyer but clung desperately to the possession of their fair outlines, were reduced to ashes.The crowd which gathered, though ngt large, was orderly and cool-headed and succeeded in saving a good many valuable articles, but much of the furniture was too weighty or bulky to be hastily removed.Nothing was saved from the Doctor\u2019s office.Miss Sophia Jones was nearly heartbroken to see Miss Ruth Jones showed much bravery and assisted in the work of sav-1 in Boston.for Boston, ville is visiting friends in this vicinity.tional Church at Fitch Bay was in town yesterday.Rock Island, spent Wednesday at his home in Coaticook.held by some of the young men of the place on Monday evening.real Mouday to hear Kubelik, the world\u2019s greatest violinist.Stanstead for a few weeks, visiting her brother, Rev.Gao.8.Clendinnen.tending the millinery openings and baying her spring and summer goods.Sir Kt.A.R.Thomas attended the funeral of the late Sir Kt.H.C.Pierce at Barton yesterday.Saturday, with some injury to herself, is happily much better though still confined to the house.Bertha and Master Sydney Baldwin, all of Stanstead, visited at the home of Mr.and Mrs.E.A.Buckland, Co- aticook, recently.er on the Beebe Plain Methodist Circuit last Sunday, on behalf of the Educational Furid of that denomination.He had large congregatiuns and good results were reported.S.W.Gamble, D.D., author of \u2018\u201cSunday the True Subbath,\u201d will preach at 10.30 a.m., and Rev.Geo.S.Clendin- nen, pastor, at 7 p.m.Evening, theme, \u2018A Modern Crusade.\u201d er, came to Derby Line yesterday to get the life-story of a weli-known business man.Some water pipes were frozen at the home of the merchant | and he declined to be interviewed.been connected with the mechanical department of the JOURNAL most of the time during the past ten years, left Saturday night for New York to: accept a tempting offer held out by the Typothetae.everyone who is interested, to the students\u2019 recital on Friday evening .at Pierce Hall.music, piano and violin selections and some elocutionary numbers.hoped that as large an audience will meet the young performers as gathered for the fall recital.sion fee.Mrs.Wilkey\u2019s house, by shots fired from an air gun, Monday evening.The shots came from the upper portion of one of the shops on Foundry Hill.vicinity were hit, but Mrs.Wilkey's property suffered most because nearest.tify the guilty party and put a stop to the \u201cdear old house\u201d go up in smoke.Lip ina of amusement.TOWN TOPICS.Mr.Patrick Gilmore spent Sunday Mra.George Reece left on Monday Miss Ellen Chamberlain of George- Rev.John Pate of the Congrega- Mr.George Nunns of the E.T.Bank, A small but plessant dance was Mr.Wright Hovey went to Mont- Miss Clendinnen of Ottawa is in Mrs.J.A.Roy is in New York at- Rt.Emt.Sir Kt.H.E.Channell and Mrs.J.BR.Goodhue who fel] last Mr.and Mrs.P.A.Baldwin, Miss Rev.W.R.Harvey was the preach- Centenary Methodist Church.Rev.R.P.Howard, a Boston Herald writ- Mrs.W.H.Stockwell of Derby Line, First Universalist Church, Derby | Line: Rev.J.Newton Emery, pastor.south where he has obtained a Public worship at 10.45 a.m.Sunday School at 12 m.Subject of the ser- | mon, at the morning service, \u2018The Ideal Church.\u201d All are cordially in- | vited.i Mr.Edward H.Cowens, who has | The College people freely invite It will consist of vocal It is No admis- | Several windows were smashed in| Windows in other houses in the | An effort is being made to iden- The roof of the Derby Line school pneumonia.guest of Miss Annie Gilmore.ops for a few weeks.1A post-office has been established ing valuables with as much coolness a8 though she had taken lessons in the art.Mnch sympathy is felt for all parties and this sympathy is taking bractical shape in the raising of a \u201cbuilding fund\u2019 which is being liberally contributed to by all classes and creeds.Cheap Every Day Sale 100 Ibs.Cane Gran.Su 100 Ibs.Redpath\u2019s Gran.Sugar 94.10 À few pcs.very êne Englieb and Pootoh Tweeds at dies\u2019 Skirts from 90c.to $1.40.Ladies\u2019 H Bags worth 756.mo?\u2019 3 bage Fnne Bal 3 Peas 26c.; laeberries,\u201d dos oman r Corn, 8c.; Banner or Onts, & ?Bafe Pocket Knife, 3.; 8 smal 7oxen Stationery or 4 large ones for 200.4.E.R.WEBSTER.d'ajars cui, en.om, ses.building caught fire at about 8.30 am.yesterday.The Derby Line and Rock Island fire companies responded to the alarm, the former being the first to arrive.Onestream was tured on, but when it was realized that the blaze was not a serious one the water was turned off and the fire extinguished with pails to avoid further damage by water.A small hole was burned in the roof, but the damage was principally by water.The services at the Stanstead South Congregational Church on Sunday next will be conducted by the pastor, Rev.Wm.R.Harvey.The morning sermon will be on the subject, \u201cTrue and False Ideas of Imperialism.\u201d After tbe morning worship, the Communion service will beheld.For the first time individual communion cups will be used.An additional deacon will be chosen aleo at that time.In the ovening Rev.De.8.W.Gamble of Ohie, U.8., will preach.TOWN TOPICS.Miss Elmira Mosher is ill with Miss Ryan of Sr.Johnsbury is a Mr.H.A.Beerworth was in Clar- enceville the first of the week.Mrs.E.P.Ball went to Montreal this morning for a two weeks\u2019 visit.Mr.Raymond Beerworth of Clar- enceville, is visiting his parents at Stanstead.Lulu Beatrice Merriman, daughter of Eugene Merriman, is very sick with pneumonia.Missess Bertha and Maria Aubin of Newport, are the guests of Miss Clara at Brown\u2019s Hill.It will receive its first mail, via, Boynton, to-morrow.Weather reports are now received daily at 11.30 a.m.via New Eugland telephone at Caswell & O'Rourke's.The match between Lennoxville and | Stanstead lasy Friday evening resulted in a victory for the visitors, Score 4to2, Miss Mable Pierco entertained about | twenty of her young friends Tuesday afternoon in honor of her thirteenth birthday.Some of the ladies are organizing a | Bowling Club and will meet once a week at the Gymnasium for this pleasant exercise, The meat business is looking up.Oue of the local butchers bought three silk hat cases at the Chamberlain ave- tion yesterday.The pasture-lot adjoining the Swee- | ney place lately acquired by Mr.John | Lacasse.is being divided into building lots which are selling at $100 each.Mrs.Sidney Stevens gave a delightful afternoon tea Wednesday in honor of her niece, Miss Williams, who is visiting at Ingleside for a short time.The regular meeting of the Centenary Methodist Church W.M.S.Auxiliary will be held on Wednesday afternoon, March 7th, at 3.30 p.m.at the College.Bowling and basket ball are being TOWN TOPICS.Mrs.Goodhue and Mies Foster will entertain the Woman's Reading Club at the home of Mre Goodhue Tuesday March 13th.Forestry is the subject to be considered.Mr.A.B.Hunt, M.P., enjoyed the rare delicacies at the Universal- ist\u2019s Washington supper, last week.He did not seem too cast down to enter fully into the good time, but expressed his indignation at being called back from his Western trip to fight another protest.He rather thought however it could not prevent him attending the coming session at Ottawa.GEORGEVILLE.HIGH-PR take to ring an alarm.Protect Home, at an expe Every Home, Store, Shop, Hall, Office In this community should have one of our ESSURE HAND CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.It will put an ordinary fire OUT in less time than it would The time to stop a fire is WHEN IT IS SMALL.Property, Life nditure of Only $7.50 for our No.10 Solid Copper Extinguisher; good for a lifetime.TRUE & BLANCHARD CO., Newport.The timber has been drawn for the new wharf and boat-house to be built : American builder.has the contract for the construction of the wharf and boat-houvs .of his farm, the old Oliver homestead in the township of Magog, and near Oliver Corner, where he has always lived.Mr.Fred Poirier has purchased the farm, and will take possen- sion scon.Mr.Oliver moves 10 the town of Magog, where he bas purchased a residence of Mr.A.F.Fisk, who goes to the North West.Mr.and Mrs.W.E.Peualy visited reustives at Newport, Vt., a few days ago.Mr.James D, Clark has moved to the Oliver Hutchin\u2019s residence which butcher business at the old stand there.Mr.Wm.D.Lenny has ronted the farm of Mr.Frank Rexford in the Township of Magog.Mr.Rexford will move to this village in the spring and will occupy the Chamberlin house now occupied by Mr.J.A.Hutchinson, who will move to the Burbank house, Church street.FITCH BAY.Mrs.Grady has returned to her home in 8t.Johnsbury, Vt.Miss Ruth Sleeper of Franklin, N, played to quite an extent by the young people of the Three Villages at the College gymnasium which is much appreciated by the citizens of the! She is the guest of Rev.and Mrs.A.F, Pollock of the Congregational Church, | who it is understood have another, smaller and recently arrived guest.: town.Mr.Henry W.Pierce from the Richmond branch of the E.T.Bank, is spending a short holiday at his home in Stanstead before leaving for the position in the lumber business.Rev.Dr.Gamble who is to speak at the Methodist and Congregational | C'hnrebes, and to address tee students at the College on Sunday, is reported tobe a very able and accomplished | H., is at the home of her parents, Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Taisey.i John Wyman is home from St.i Johnsbury on the sick list.i All are sorry for Mr.Nultrom in the lo jon Friday night.| The funeral of May Davis, only idaughter of Mr.and Mrs.Artemas | Davis of Brown's Hill, was held at the | Congregational Church on Friday,con- | ducted by Rev.I).Brill of George- i ville assisted by Rev.J.Pate.Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved , family in their sad affliction.Among the many quaint costumes speaker.He is the writer of at least |2t the masquerade ball on Thursday one widely read book and is at pres- | ©Veniag we noticed a ghost, Kathleen ; eling and speaking on behalf of a better observance of the Christian Sabbath.He will be the guest of Dr.and | Mrs.Flanders.| The subscription dance held by Sunnyside Golf Club last Friday even- | ing was a most enjoyable and successful affair, over sixty of the young | people of the three villages being | present.The hall was very prettily decorated with flags and bunting.Card tables were arranged in the rear: of the huli for those \"not wishing to | dance.The music furnished by Ww.H.Hovey\u2019s orchestra could not have been surpassed.Mrs.F.T.Caswell! and Mrs.M.F.Hackett gracefully performed the duty of matrons.The Golf Club is undecided as to its plans : for the future.Owing to a falling off ; in membership it is found difficult to meet the heavy expenses which the rent of links and the cost of maintaining the same incur.The Methodist Ministers Association ; of Stanstead District is to have a meeting in Centenary Church, Stan- stead Plain, on Tugsday, March 6th, chiefly for the study of biblical subjects.Rev.C.8.Deeprose of Coati- cook, Chairman of the District, will preside.Ib the morning at 10 o'clock there will be a conference on the spiritual life, Rev.I.Wilkinson dealing with \u201cThe Prayer Life of the Minister.\u201d The afternoon session opens at 2 p.m.when the following themes will be treated: \u2018\u201cMalachi and his times\u201d by the Rev.L.H.Fisber, S.T.L., of Mansonville, and \u201cThe World Mission of Ancient Israel\u201d by Rev.W.T.Keough, M.A., of Hatley.Rev.C.Newell of Newport, will also give an address and open discussion will follow each speaker.In the evening Rev.W.R.Harvey will speak on \u201cChurch Union\u2019 and the closing address will be given by Rev.C.8.Deep- rose.The public will be cordially ient, largely at his own expense, trav- | Carr; Mrs.Wiggs, Ida Carr; clowns, Gordon Temple, E.A.Brown, Ola Merrill and Wilfred Libby; Arabian: girls, Edna Gardine, Mary Wallace; Cinderella, Georganna Wade; Indian, Willie West; corporal, P.A.Thomas; black diamond, Hattie Merrill; Bo Peep, Cora Longeway; Canadian girl, Emma Lee; Negro, Ralph Cass; sol-: dier, Ed Hawley; queen of diamonds, Mrs.Hawley; hearts, the Misses Haw- ley; two little girls in bine, Hattie West and Bernice Regan; others whose names and costumes could not be obtained in the crush were equally amusing.45 couples were present and danced to the music of Stoliker\u2019s ' cellar which will coufine him to his Orchestra.Mr.W.J.Bracy of South Bolton, is visiting his son here.CURRIERS.wheels and runners are in use.Mr.and Mrs.D.D.Shonyo visited friends at Uhannell last week.Mr.A.F.Bryant returned from! Warden last Wednesday.Mr.Alvin Martin from Worcester | visited his uncle, C.C.Manning, last, Wednesday.| Quite a number from this place at- | tended the funeral of Mrs.Q.A.Randall last Sunday afternoon at Magog.When the sad news came that Mrs.Randall had passed over it brought sorrow to many hearts as she had many friends.The husband, who was very ill at the time of her death, has the sympathy of all.It was with regret that we read the death of Mgr.Ramsay which occurred at Montreal last Friday.Mgr.Ramsay haa been a familiar figure in this place for a number of years during the summer months.Mr.Casgrain was in the place Tuesday looking after patrons for his creamery at Magog which he has purchased recently.Mr.and Mrs.D.D.Shonyo visited welcomed afternoon and eveniog, relatives at Eastman last Satarday.; x Sua A vow Mr.C.A.K.Macpherson of Magog - wippi Mountain with his brother, Dan- The snow has left us again, so both | week less and Co.\u201d to be given by the NORTH HATLEY.| 1 Mr.Frank Jackson, of Plainfield, | for the accommodation of Mr.E.G.ve, is spending a few days with rela- | Penny\u2019s new 10 h.p.gasoline launch \u201ctives here.now being built for him by an expert | Mr.Curtis Abbott of Newtonville, ! Mass, is spending a week on Massa- ; | iel.Mr.and Mra.Will Reed of Ayer's Mr.W.Wallace Oliver has disposed Cliff were in toun one day last week.Mrs.Dr.Brown and little daughter, of Ayer\u2019s Cliff, were guests At Mr.R.Smith's, ou Wednesday the 23rd.Mrs.E.A.Fish and Mise [mpy ot Ayer\u2019s CLIY were calling at Mre.J.G.Sampsons, last week.Miss Bernice Hovey of Pittsfleld, Mass, was culling on friends on Monday, and left for Sherbrooke accompanied by Miss Susie LeBaron.| What might have been a sad acci- | dent occurred lust week at Mr.Joseph | |Seguin\u2019s.After putting one of the, «little girls to bed up-stairs, they left he has rented and will carry on the | the kerosene lamp burnirg for other | children to reti e later, Tke oil took \u201cfire in the lamp filling the chamber | with smoke, and on going to the room they found the child nearly suffocated.i 8howing thal parents cannot be too careful.| | Mr.A.W.Bean has purchased in | Montreal a Shetland pony und outfit | ;for his little girl, Tina Bean.It ar- | rived safely by train.given MASSAWIPPI.We have heard of several making new sugar last week during those few buautitu) spring days experlenced.The mid-winter reunion ot the \u201cDaniel Hovey Association\u201d was held Tuesday at the Hotel Brunewicle, Boston.A reception and dinner wae after which a musical and literary programme of the usual excellence was carried out.Business of importance wne also considered.At the last reunion held at Ipswich, Mass, in August it was suggested that Associations be formed in localities \u2018and reunions held where \u201cHoveya\u201d wore numerous and by working along Reneslogical lines, reporting to the hond association (rom time to time, the work would progress more satisfactorily and rapidly.The \u201cChurch Aid\u201d convened at the home of Mrs.Harry Robinson, last Thursday, wheu eighteen ladies were present and weveral hours pleasantly spent.Mr.Luttrell held the Presbyterlan service in the school room, Sunday, the church not being ready for use.Miss L.Robinson and Miss Hynd- man from the CHff, were the guests of Mr.and Mrs.Hitchcock, over Sunday.Misu Inshelle Remick has boen the | guest of Mra.W.Hurd, tor a few days Mrs.Nelson LeBaron is out again | past.af,er her illness, | Many lads and lases were plensed to see Miss Patierson in her room as l teacher again after the measles.The old folks ball last Friday even- \"ing was a great success, two hundred being present.Hot coffee was served |atter which dancing wus kept up un- \u2018to Mr.Benj.LeBaron, who managed, and was one of the principle dancers.| We regret to learn of the misfortune of the little two-year-old child of , John Kezar, who broke his arm while playing in the barn with other child- \u201cSunday.Mr.Wilkinson ren, last Friday.M.W.LeBaron and Mr.Standish of Hatley was in town on business, Tuesday.: Mrs.J.E.Goodwin and daughter\u2019 spent a few days with Mr.and Mrs.U, Bowen, Ayer\u2019s Cliff, recently.| AYER'S CLIFF.Mrs.T, C.Norton has been spending a few days at Newport, Vt.; Miss Hyndman spent Sunday at Massawippi the guest of Mrs.Ii.Hitchcock.The Ladies of this village are preparing a play to be given at the Coun- : ty Hall March 9th.Mr.George Worthen is seriously ill.Although little better tu-day, Tues- | day.| Mr.Caldwell Merrill met with quite an accident while putting wood in the ; bed for several days.Mr.Fred Dezan, our butcher has left the village and returned to his farm at ! McConney.Miss Impey has been: in town this visiting Mrs.A.E.Fish and i calling on her many friends.Do not forget the play \u2018Miss Fear- | young ladies of Ayer\u2019s Cliff, Mar.9th.WAY'S MILLS, Mr.and Mrs.Norman Wheeler spent a few days with their daughter, Mrs.Ned Cramer, of Newport.Mr.Farnie Daniels is having an attack of grip.He is attended by Dr.Brown.Mr.and Mrs.A.E.Chadsey and family and Mises Clara Cu: rier attended the funeral of Mrs.Q.A.Randall, Magog, last Sunday.Mr.M.J.Chamberlain and Mr.Ralph Smith have been obliged to return home for lack of snow to draw lamber.Miss Wark of Lennoxville has been spending a week at Maplewood, the guest of Mrs.F.H.Morrill.Mr.St.Lawrence is moving onto bis farm in Kingsoroft.Mr.Middie- ton, who has bought the farm just vacated by Nr.Bt.Lawrence, will take possession at once.| Mr.A.Smith js again quite ill after | having heen out since baving the | measles.Six of his children are also | ill with the measles, i The infant child of Daniel Mosher i died Monday evening and was buried : Tuesday afternoon by Rev.Murray.| Mr.Mosher moved here from Hatley i y o'clock.N ja fe ; .ss of his barn and contents by fire til five o\u2019clock.Many thanks are due { à few days ago ! BARNSTON.Principal Ford of Conticook filled Mr.Wilkinson\u2019s place very acceptably at the Methodist Church last in gaining slowly but is not yet able to be out.The Hatley cadet band gave a firat Class concert at the town hall on the evening of Feb.22nd, which was niuch enjoyed by all present.Mrs.William Hunter recently received a handsome desert set, gold- lined from a New York firm for giving the correct answer in a puzzle contest.The last meeting for the season of the whist club was held with Mr.and Mra.H.McCutcheon on Wednesday evening, Eeb.21st.Although Mr.and Mrs.McCutcheon are not mem- hers of the club they very kindly opened their commodious house, furnished a good supper and entertained the club most pleasantly.The prize winners were Mrs.(i.B.Hall and Mr, G.A.Hadlock, An addition to the horse sheds at the Baptist Church will be made in the spring.Mra.C.S.Buckland entertained the dies Aid of the Methodiat Church at the Highland House on Tuesday afternoon, Feb.27th.There was a large attendance and the meeting was very successful and enjoyable.Miss Bryan of Coaticook spent a | few days in town last week with her sister, Mrs.Buckland.Mr.and Mrs.B.E.Converse entertained a large number of their friends to a card party on Tuesday evening.MCCONNELL.We very much regret to hear of tho serious illness of our esteemed friend and former neighbor, Mr.G.B.Wor- then, of Ayer\u2019s Cliff.Mr.Fred Dezan is moving from the Cliff back to his farm here, while his son, Charles, who has occapied the farm during the last year, has moved in with his father-in-law, Mr.H.Hib- bard.Miss Gertie Sharon of Boynton visité® her parents here last week, Mrs.Welter Heath of Fitch Bay visited her relatives here recently.GRIFFIN, There will be a cottage service at the home of Mr.Bert Miller on Tuesday next at 7.30 p.m.to which all are invited.The Rev.A.H.Moore ot Stanstead will officiate.hort GOOD MUSIC.Its Value In the Home Is Not Sufficiently Recogaised.There\u2019s all the attention in the world paid, as a rule, to the books and magazines which are left iu the paths of the younger members of the family, but the class of music played in the average family of culture is a disgrace, In one home, where the children are \u2019 brought up upon simplified forms of the classics and upon only the sweet, pure, wholesome stories that, In spite of pessimists, are still being writte:.not one child knows anything of the finer types of music.Where Shakespeare is a name known by everybody, his plays and those inimitable stories of his plays familiar objects upon the library table, Beethoven has practieal- ly never been heard of.Some one has aptly called \u201cragtime\u201d \u201cthe slang of music,\u201d and it is strange that parents who are particular in the extreme about the use of slang in the home laugh indulgently at the vigorous banging out of limnpussible meio- dies, Ragtime has its place, there's no denying that, just as some slang passes into the English language under the stately name of \u201cidioms.\u201d But it's not the music to be the main\u2014 perhaps the only\u2014sort to be accustomed to.Nothing develops tastes so definitely as environments.If fine books and pictures us well have their shure in educating and in tbe bringing out of finer feclings\u2014if, in a word, they are the root of culture\u2014surely music, that most subtle of influences, has its share, GIVING LUNCHEONS.Etiquette to Be Observed on Formal and Informal Occasions, In the formal luncheon, if the tale is a handsome wood, without scratch or blemish, it may be left bare, using small doilies under the plates and dishes and a centerpiece.This gives an unusual opportunity to display rare embroideries, but the fine damask tablecloth is always in guod taste.When luncbeon is announced the bost- ess asks ber friends to follow ler to the dining room without formality.The soup is served in two bandled cups, the heavy roast fs omitted generally, and few vegetables are served.The hostess may serve the salad.the dessert and the coffee, although these are more often served from the side, At the Informal luncheon tea may be served by the hostess with the teapot, sugar bowl, crenm jug and cups and \u2018saucers neatly arranged on a large tray under a cloth, or the tray may be omitted.using only the cloth, Two or more -courses may be served, all of the dishes arranged on the table and the second course, the sweets aud cakes, placed on side tables, DRESS HINTS.Never dress older than you are.Dress younger, Velvet that has become crushed may be restored Ly placing the linen side over a basin of hot water, Make bloomers of the same material as the dress for schoolgirls.Make quite full, with elastics at the knees and waist.To dry damp feathers throw a handful of salt on tlhe fire and hold the feathers over, shaking them vigorously.Don\u2019t put them so near the fire that they will burn.If a new wash dress 1s mussed, but not soiled enough to go into the tub, make a little thin cold starch, squeeze a rag lightly in this, brush the wrong side of the dress first with the starchy rag, then with your bare hand, and iron as Fou go along.It will look like new.A Hint About Garnishing Dishes.The garnishing of a dish has a good deal to do with its appetizing appearance, but there Is one hint which it would be well for all cooks to bear in mind\u2014no dish should look as if it bad been fingered.The idea Is repugnant to a nice taste and takes away more than any added prettiness could compensate for.What can be put to the dish in question that may look as If it were carelessly and easily done is one thing.It is quite another if the result has the appearance of having been handled much.Bath Bags.Bath bags are rather an expensive suxury if bought at the store.They may be made at home, however, at small cost.Bags of cheesecloth are the best.These should be made about three or four inches square and filled with the following mixture (not too much should be put into each bag): Two and a half pounds of oatmeal, one-half pound of almond meal, one-half pound of powdered orris\u2019root and one-quarter pound of castile soap which has first been scraped to a fine powder, Bath Duns.Rub with the hand one pound of fine flour and half a pound of butter; then beat six eggs and add them to the flour, with a tablespoonful of good Joast.Mix these together with half a teacupful of milk and set the result in & warm place for an hour.Now mix ia six ounces of sifted sugar and mold the dough Into buns, Bake them in a hot oven for about ten minutes, These quantities should make eighteen buns.Velvet and Velveteen.Imitations of velvet are now so clev- eriy made that It is sometimes hard to distinguish between the real and vel veteen.When the two qualities are placed side by side there is an unmis- glisters beside the dull velveteens that - abocsé all the light.The back threads 8 velvet are slik, while ia velvetomn they are cotten.re it me \u2018 om SUBDUED LIGHTS.Pry Colored Shades For Toning Down the Trying White Glare.Women who pride themselves on baving artistic homes are selecting neutral and subdued shades for shield.fug the glare of thie trylug white light in an effort to get becoming and restful tones.Few women will be subjected to an awful greenish glare, a purple hue or even pale blue rays at any time, for careful housekeepers realize the advantage of having a soft shade of light to give a desirable tone to the surroundings as well as to make the most of thelr personal appearance, and for this reason delicate shades of yellow, pink and rose will be found ingeniously twisted around almost all the electric light bulbs in an apartment, particularly in the dining room, where a glaring or trying light frequently causes untold discomfort to the nerves of guests, besides making them look unreal and often ghastly, The strong light will be toned down by a ground glass or silk shield that has recently been invented, Those made of glass Are screwed to the fixtures beneath tbe light aud usually fit inside the globe.They reully add to the appearance, because, being of glazed gluss, the inside view of the framework is shut ont.Those made of sheer silk nre round, or of whatever shape will fit the bottom of the globe.They should be fitted to a fine wire frame that can easily be fastened to the fixture, The silk, of course, is put on smooth, so that, while the light is softened, it is not dim, lu a dining roow the artistic scheme is to have all the light concentrated on the table, leaving the rest of the apartment in subdued shadows, This is readily accomplished by placing the lights directly above or right on the table.Candelabra dropped from the ceiling are most frequently used above dining tables and are sufliciently high not to interfere with the placing of floral decorations in the center.The glare frown these lights is softened Le- fore it falls on the white linen, sparkling cut glass and shining silverware by placing a shield of glass or thin silk beneath the bulbs amd around the edges of the globe, Tt should Le of light yellow, pale p\u2018uk or red if the desire is to get a becoming light, The Girl He Left Behind.There is a public library in Baltimore that has a regulation by which any member wanting a particular book which Is not \u201cin\u201d can by paying a small sum secure tbe next turu.and upon the book's coming in the lil«arian sends him a notification.In this connection an attache of the library tells of an amusing incident.À : member desired a copy of a novel entitled \u201cThe Girl He Left Behind Him.\u201d The book not being in, he made the customary deposit and in due course received a notification.This the member\u2019s wife received\u2014to her alarm, at first\u2014for It read as follows: \u201cMr.Blank 1s informed that \u2018The Girl He Left Behlud Him\u2019 is now in the library and will be kept for him till Friday morning next.\u201d\u2014Success Magazine.The Silver Lining.The situation is seldom quite as bad as it might be.Happy is the spirit that recognizes this truth and takes comfort to itself in the thought of what is spared.The Irishman whose tale of calamity is related In the Birmingham (England) Post belongs to this choice class of fortunates.Cassidy had just been injured In a blast.\u201cPoor b\u2019y!\" exclaimed O'Hara consolingly.\u201c \u2018Tis tough luck to have yer band blowed off.\u201d \u201cOch! Faith, it might have been worse,\u201d replied Cassidy.\u201cSuppose OI'd bad me week's wages in it at the toilme!\u201d VERNONT ITEMS.At (he annual dinver of the Montreal bar association which took place at St.Lawrence Hall, Judge Alfred of Vermont was among the guests, and in the course ot a speech made reference to the fact that the law of the State of Vermont is largely founded on the common law of in land, and in this respect Vermont holds a unique position among the States of the Union.Its courts are conducted after English methods of procedure, and the pleadings of its lawyers are founded on English precedent, and it is only when such precedents clash with rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States that they lose their weight and authority.The mystery surrounding the rob- | bery of the East Fairfield post office {has been cleared up.Postmaster \u2018Isaac N.Chase went to New York last week, where at the office of the American Express company at Forty-sixth street and Madison Avenue, the packages shipped by \u2018\u2018Connecticut billy\u201d i from Richford on October 12th, and , addressed to James Graham, New York, were opened and found to contain a quantity of stamps, a lot of ; coins and miscellaneous valuables all of which were identified and claimed by Mr.hase as part of the loot taken {from his safe on the night of October 10-11.\u201cConnecticut Billy\u201d | eracking the East Fairfield post office, i went to Ricbford, where at his leisure he sorted over the proceeds of the job and sent the stuff on to New York by express.He then went to Sheldon where he met his fate, being shot to death while in the acs of robbing Jen- slson & Gallup's store on the morning of October 10th, | VERMONT ITEMS.Mra.Mary C.Chamberlin, aged 92 of her daughter, Mrs.Nelson R.Doe, in Bradford, February 6th, after a long illness.Mrs.Chamberlain was a lifelong resident of Bradford.John LaGrange of Fletcher, was ar- PRINCE RUPERT.feat of Nasebp, on June 14, 1645, he retired to Bristol, but surrendered The above caption js the euphonious that city on August 28nd.The King yeura and 8 months, died at the home |and appropriate name which the thereupon deprived him of his com- Grand Trask Pacific have adopted for their terminus on the Pacific coast.The people of Canada were given an opportunity of naming this city, [ which some duy will become vue of misson.In 1648 he was, for want of any competent man appointed to command tha fleet.He was blockaded by Blake in Kinsale Harbor, and in Oec- tober, 1649, forced his way out.and rested recently at his home, charged | the greatest seaports un tha Western giggred for Lisbon.Blake pursued with violating the statute by marrying ¢oist of America, and 12000 different | him and he was only saved by assis- agiin within three years after his wife Ines Wore subinitied by Lhuse WHO tance from the King of Portugal.He bad obtained a divorce from LaGravge waived examination was bound over for county court.The Red Cross Pharmacy in 8t.Al- buns wns raided by officers on Sut- aud been chosen that as significant of Lhe early history of Lae country, when nearly the entire ares of British North him.| WOK puetin thio cuntant, À namue bas | subsequently escaped to the West Indies, but after the restoration of {Ca:tsdà and oue Lhat was promiveutin Charles IL be was made à Privy Councillor, and served under the : Duke of York against the Dutch.He urday.Feb., 17th, when a haul wns' America was known us Prince Ruperi\u2019s was afterwards Governor of Windsor + ty * made of 13 quart bottles of whiskey ; and two quarts of alcohol.A.Bertram Kingman, the proprietor, was arrested und passed Sunday in jail, he being unable to secure bail.This is the third time that Kingman has been caught.Juseph Niholick, aged 27 years, and A.Doliuski, aged 22 years, were instantly killed by a live wire at nine o'clock last week Tuesday night, inthe Vermont Marble Co.'s cuvered quarry at West Rutland.Niholick, vho was ut work on a derrick, lost his balance and in tryiug to save himself grasped a live wire, being instantly killed.\u2019 Dolinski, in attemptiog to save his companion, grasped the body while it was still in contaet with the wire and was also instantly killed.Both men were Polanders and were unmarried.A special grand jury has been drawn for the March term of Franklin county | court, which will convene Tuesday, March 13th.This term there will be before the court the cases of W.W.\" White, Almon White, and Miss Eva White, of Richford,charged with caus- ' ing the death by wood alcohol poi- | soning of Marshall S.Bliss, Nelson P.Royston, and Mrs.Mary Lagrondeur last November.Those cases were considered of sufficient importance to warrant the drawing of a special grand jury, upon the advice of Clarke C.Fitts of Brattleboro, attorney general for the state of Vermont.Av important discovery has been imade by Dr, B.H.Stone at the State laboratory of hygene in regard to the: \u2018death of two Italians at Hardwick.| In addition to the fatalities there | : were several cases of illness and one! patient is now at the Mary Fletcher, hospital.By a microscopical examination of the bulogna sausage which | t covered that chemical poisoning from i trichinosis had developed.pearance of the meat was such that | no one could tell that it was not pure, ! Trichinosis is caused by the presence | of trichina, a small worm, which, if (liberated in the human body works.\u2018its way into the muscles.A death: occurred in Bristol recently from the ; same cause.| Mrs.Alice Pocock Daniels of St.! Johnsbury was instantly killed by a, B.& M.train at the Portland street | crossing in that town Sunday atter- : noon, Feb.18th.Mrs.Daniels was in .company with Mary Hyde driving a i five-year-old colt, and arrived at the | railroad crossing just before the Mont- | real express and the gate tender low- The horse! \"ered the gates as usual.| stopped a few feet from the gate and when the train came by became wildly | | excited and dashed through the gate : iinto the train.Miss Hyde dropped ! the reins and rolled out of the sleigh I escaping with no bruises but very \u2018much frightened.Mrs.Daniels was | \u201cthrown out at the engine and her body | instantly rebounded upon a switch! where she must have been instantly | i killed as her skull was crushed in,both | ! shoulders and one ankle broken.The | { horse was canght up by the engine and ; , dragged along until he was frightfully \"mangled and killed | ~ Women Wise in | Dyes need but a brief introduction to DY-O-LA-\u2014the dye that colours { all materials\u2014no matter how mixed.Colours are permanent, rich and lovely.Positively won't rub off or fade.Mrs.E.Creemer, Burlington, N.8,, writes: \u2014 \u201cDy-o-la does not wash out like other dyes.\u201d There\u2019re no acids or poisons in Dy- o-la to harm the goods.Use with common salt.Card of home-dyed colors sent on receipt of 2c.stamp.Address, the Johnson-Richardson Co, Limited, Montreal, Can.Ask your druggist for a package, enough to dye one-and-one-half to three pounds, 10c.+ \" 3 you, your friends or relatives suffer with Fits, Epi 8t.Vites\u2019 Dance, Falli Biche rie for a trial bottle and valm er ou such disemacy to Tue Lessto Ces t \u2026.Toron a sell oc can obtain for > LEIBIGSFITOURE 5 | James I.of England.Lund.Under the terms of the competition that the name should coutain not more than three ryllables, nor more than ten letters, Lie namo which complied with tie couditions and \"most nearly resembled that selected wus Port Rapert uns name being suggested by Mes Jonn Orme, of Bonne- vhere, Ontario, and by Mr.R.Kirk- woud, of Copperciiff, Ontativ.The judges, however, docided that \u201cPrince Rupert\u201d was a wore pleasing name awarded the Lwu-huudred and tifty dollar prize Lo Miss Eleanor A.Macdonal, of Win- : 4nd more appropiate, and nipez, Mauitoba, who was the only ouu Who subvmiled this name.The Grand Trunk Pucilie, however, recog- uiziug Lhe spirit of Lhe contest awarded the same amount to euch of the two contestants who submitted the name Port Rupert.But why Prince Rupert?What had the dashing young cavalry leader ot the cavaliers nearly three hundred Years ago vo do with Canada?Prince Rupert was really the first British Ca- Dadian business magnate.He was a promoter of the Hudson\u2019s Bay Company, and its ese Governor, in 1670.Iu that year Charles Il.granted a charter Lo the Prince and seventeen other noblemen and gentlemen, incorporating thew us **I'he governor and Company or Adventurers vf England, : trading into Hudsou\u2019s Bay,\u201d and se- | \u2018euring to them \u201cthe sole trade and and dealers of Canada sell only the commerce of all these seas and straits, bays, rivers, lakes, creeks and sounds in whatever latitude they shall be, that lie within the entrance to the Straits commonly called Hudsons\u2019 Straits, together with all the lands and territories upon the countrys\u2019 coasts and conflues of the seas, bays, etc., aforesaid, that were not already any of our subjects, or possessed by of the country thus granted, which was to be known as Rupert\u2019s Land were made on James Buy and at Churchill and Hoyle\u2019s River.Prince Rupert was born in 1619, the son of Frederick V., Elector- palatine and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of He was a man of impetuous bravery, but at the same time showed lack of caution.When only 13 years old he took part in the seige of Rheimberg, and at the age of 18 commanded a regiment of cavalry in active service.At the begininng of the civil war in England he was placed at the head of a regiment of horse and took part in several battles.Notwithstanding a serious error at Marston Moor, he was appointed Commander of all the Royal troops.After thede- Castle, where during the last nine years of his life he devoted himself tu scientic and artistific pursuits.He died November 29, 1682.The Extended Popularity Of \u2018Diamond Dyes Induces Spectators to Introduce Weak and Worthless Immitations., DIAMOND DYES, true home helpers and money-savers for mothers and wives, are dear to every woman\u2019s heart.Recently speculators have gone into the package dye trade with the view - of gaining a share of the immense and rever-incrensing trade held by the manufacturers of the DIAMOND DYES, but all such efforts will, as in the past, result in failures.The crude and worthless dyes brought out in opposition to the DIAMOND DYES, can never become pop- i ular, for the simple reason that they have not one good quality to boast of.The merchants of Canada who were induced to buy these adulterated package dyes now find them dead and \u201cworthless stock.| The progressive and busy druggists | DIAMOND DYES, which have an established reputation of over twenty- five years.The modern merchant | has not the time or inclination to en- | courage the sale of worthless and de- i ceptive goods.| If our Canadian women desire full, brilliant and fast colors, they should \u2018at all times ask for the DIAMOND the men had been eating it was dis- jactually possessed by or granted to; DYES, the only guaranteed package ;dyes in the world.When buying It was the subjects of any other Christian, Package dyes, see that the words stated at the laboratory that the ap- Prince or State.The first settlements | DIAMOND PACKAGE DYES are on ! each packet handed out by your dealer.WELLS & RicHARDsSON Co., LIMITED, MONTRZAL, P.Q., will send free to any address their New Dye Book, Card of Dyed Samples, and new book in verse entitled \u201cThe Longjohns\u2019 Trip to the Klondike.\u201d This little book is interesting thousands.Mrs.Julia ¢.R.Door of Rutland, Vermont's poetess, was 81 years old February 13th.She received numerous gifts and congratulations from her Rutland associates and relatives.Martha Flocd, a girl of ten years, and her brother, Truman Flood, aged 12, of Fletcher, have been convicted of being habitual truants and were ordered committed to the industrial school at Vergennes./ Lay as Dead for Three Months Hrs, A, 0.Fischer's Recent > Sistement + THE GUIDING November, 1902, my son Lauren was taken down with Pneumonia, Two physicians in town attended him.© Iny for three months almost liko a doad child.His lungs wo so swollen that his heart was Pressed over to the right side.Altogother Lthink wo paid 8140 the doctors, nnd all the timo ho was gotting worse, ° commenced the Dr, Slocum sickness and LIGHT What a ray of hope to the storm-beaten mariners isthe .pler-head light.It tells them of safety and peace after being stormed and buffeted by the angry and cruel waves.Perhaps in the darkness they are slowly drifting towards somo dangerous rock whon suddenly the light-house sends forth its friendly boom, saving them from death and destruction and guidiad them nto the harbor, Ilow many enfrerers there are drifting through the ssa of being buffetod by tho vaves of til-hestth, Yet if only they will look they can find the beam of knowl.Ih vont we: ms dir od Shining to guide thom into the harbor of health and well ond strong now oo MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE has produced PSYCHINE, able ja enjoy lite the full & sure and permanent curg for Pusumonia, Pleurisy, Lae an not taken a rop Grippe, Consumption, Chills and Fevers, Bronchitis, medicine 20.time, and all Thecat and Luné Troubles.Mas, éd PSYCHINE (Pronouaced Stchoen) Sack Safety tn P'sychtne The Greatest of ail Toutes - AN Deller Free Trent BE, ¥.A SLOCUM, Md.179 SING 5T.WAST, TORONTO, CANADA TO RENT.TIT SYR \u2019 WANTED.10,000 Telephone Poles, all lengths at any station on Boston & Maine Ratiroas 2% Apply to 8.A.MoKAY, 27w2 North Hatiey, Que.MOTOR BOATS FOR SALE 25ft.long, 12 miles hour, :15 long.6 miles per hour, $350.00, \"TY a i ST Winn GATS 5, Devi D.R.PARSONS OPTICIAN Rock Island, P.Q.and Derby Line, Vt, FOR SALE.1 Sucking Colt by Banner Boy, 1 Bike Buggy, 1 Piano Box Buggy, Sleigh, rness, Robus.Blankets, ste.Will be so'd cheap for cash ux | am about to leave the country, C.A.PARKER, Smith's Mills, Qu.McLaughlin Sleighs 1 have the Agency for the MeLaurhln Sleighs and Carriages, made at Oshawa, ( mt, in the largest and best factory of its kind under the British Flag\u2014only one quality, and that the best.Don\u2019t buy a Sleigh or Buggy until you sce these goods.We can give vou better value for your money than can be lul from any other company.Farm Implements.Remember that I still sell the National Ri.versible Sulkey Plow.The only perfect Sul- key Plow made\u2014à Plows.in one\u2014right and l-ft \u2014casily managed\u2014works equally well on sil.hill ur level land in all kinds of soil.See it.The Melotte King of all Cream Separators, Nine sizes ranging in capacity from 280 to 1800 Ibs, por honr.Easily turned by hand.Prices $60.00 t., $175.00.1 am also introducing a New Cream Separator, \u201cThe Lyster.\u201d The name is a sure guarantee for its excellence, Four sizes; capacity from 250 to 650 lbs.per hour.Pricey, $30 to ss\u2019.This ia the first opportunity you have ewer had to buy a really good separator at a low pr ice.Yours for Bargains, C.B.JENKINS, Stanstead, Que.BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.Stanstead & Derby Line Branch.WINTER ARRANGEMENT.In Effect Monday, Oct.9, 1905.TRAINS LEAVE STANSTEAD: For North\u20145.25, a.m., 12.58 and 6.39 p.m.For South\u20144.18 a.m., 11.85, &.m., 10.20 p.m.TRAINS ARRIVE AT STANNTEAD: From South\u20146.06 a.m., 1.25, and 7.10 p.m.From North\u20146.45 a.m., 12.00 and 10.52 p.m.TRAINS LEAVE ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE: 5.20 a.m.for Sherbrooke, Montreal (G.T.\\ Quebec (G.T.& Q.C.) 6.17 a.m., for Boston and New York, for Montreal (C.P.) 11.89 a.m.for South.12.57 p.m.for Sherbrooke, Island Por.and Montreal, (G.T.) SEP for Montreal (G.T.) & Quebec (G.T 10.24 p.m.for Boston and New York.TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROCK IBLAND AND DERBY LINK: From South\u20146.00 a.m.1.25, and 7.10 p.m.From North\u20146.45 a.m., 12.09 and 10.52 p.m.D.J.FLANDERS, G.P.& T.A.[OLLI «ITT AILWAY TIME TABLE.In Effect Oot.9, 1905.LEAVING SHERBROOKE.BOSTON \u2018 AND NEW YORK EXPREss- ve Sherbrooke 7.80 a.m.(daily except Sunday) arrive Levis 1.00 p.m., arrive Qu bee 1.15p.m.Pullman car_ Springfield tu Quebec and Pullman car Boston to Sher brooke connecting with Pullman Car from Springfield for Quebec.NOTE\u2014Pullman car leaving Springfield on Saturday does not run beyond Newport on Sunday morning.PASSEN +KR\u2014Leave Sherbrooke 4.00 p.m.(daily except Sunday) arrive Levis 9.20 p.m.arrive Quebce 9.80 p.m.ACC )MMODATION\u2014Leave Sherorooke 0 p.m.(daily except Sunday) arrive Levis 7.15 a, m., arrive Quebec 7.80 a.m.Also connecting trains on the Megantic vision.ARRIVING SHERBROOKE.BOSTON AND NEW YORK EXPRESS\u2014Lcnve Quebec 2.30 p m., (daily except Sunaay» leave Levia 8 00 p.m., arrive Sherbrooke s.4 pm.Pullman Car Quebec to Springfleld connecting at Sherbrooke with Pullman (ar for Boston, NOTE\u2014Pullman Car leaving urday connectsat Springfield with Parlor Car arriving at New York 4.05 p.m.inst: ad of at'11.40a.m.as on other days.PASSENGER\u2014Leave Quebec 7.80 a.m.(daily except Sunday) leave Levis 8.00 a.m., ar rive Bherbrooke 1.10 p.m.ACCOMMODATION \u2014Leave Quebec 7.00 p.m.(daily except Saturday) leave Levis 7.45 p- m., arrive Sherbrooke 9.10 a.m.Also connecting trains on the Megantic vision.For time tables, tickets, and all information apply to any of the Company\u2019s Agents.J.H.WALSH, FRANK GRUNDY, Gen\u2019) Pass.Apt.Vice-President and Gen'l Manager.uebec on Sat 80 VEARS' EXPERIENCE Taaox Marks Desions orvnIANTS Ê&C- © ion may gE a E Retin Hate mer taken t rough isan 4G.receive notice, without cl wiific American, A oly illustrated weekly.ot by ewsdesiers 8 10veateny, ow York # 8 Washing on lin La 84 ho sh Th set the FOR SALE.5 Thorughbred Ayrshire Bull Calves, ont jut prise Herd winning special prise (any beed dairy cattle) for two yoars.Blres ous of im- Stock.ported K.@.DAVIDSON.P.O.Address, Way's Mills, Que.204 _| KINDLING WOOD (In Bundles.) Dey Slsbe In any quantity.Call, write : or telephone, TILTON & RAYMOND Smith\u2019s Mills, Que.The Mammoth Store.LADIES This is the place yon will find a Big Stock of Dress Goods in all the New Shades, consisting in part : Brilliantines, 25¢., 37%:c., 50e, 75c, and 81.00 per yd.Cashmeres, 50c., 75c.and 81.00 per yd.Ladies' Broadcloth, all prices.Nunn's Veiling, Rustle Cord, Serges, Silk Grenadine.French and Scotch Flannels in endless variety, 'Lamoline and Taffeta Silk in all colors.Flannelettes from 5c.to 20c., per yd.Prints, Ginghams, &c., as usnal.Please ask to see our stock of Linens, the largest and best selected stock of Linen Goods ever brought into this market.We have had a large trade in Ladies\u2019 Coats and Skirts and have a few of them left which will be sold at a price to close.Just think\u2014Coats from 85.00 to 850.00 each.An immense stock of Ribbons, Ruchings, Laces, Cambric Edge, and Insertions.Full line of Corsets and Hair Pins, by the peck or doz.Gents\u2019 Ladies\u2019 and Children\u2019s Underwear, from 25c¢.to 83.00 er piece.dd Gloves for all.Gents\u2019 and Ladies\u2019 Night Robes.Hosiery, Mitttens Have you seen our line of Kimona, just toc\u2018swell for anything Gents\u2019 and Ladies\u2019 Fur Coats.Gents\u2019, Ladies\u2019 and Children's Overshoes, Rubbers and Overstockings.TAMS! TAMS! TAMS! for 50c., and 81.00.Wrappers, Aprons and Shirt Waist Suits in great variety and all cheap as the cheapest.Have you seen the Baby Bonnets, (and Sets, Toques, Sash and Mitts for 81.00.Wool Coats.Hosiery, Infants\u2019, Children\u2019s Ladies\u2019 and Gents\u2019 at all Prices.Do you take the Delineator and McCall's Magazine.We take subscriptions for them, also order the patterns and we mail them to you if you wish.Wools and Yarns for Knitting and Crocheting those beautiful shawls.GROCERY DEPARTMENT Comprises everything usually found in any City or Country Store.All the new Cereals for Breakfast and the Dainties for Lunch and Substantials for Dinner.Canned Goods, Fruits, Jams, &c., of the very best quality guaranteed.CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, OUR OWN IMPORTATIONS.Headquarters for Flour and Feed AS USUAL.Royal Household, Five Roses, Buda and Pillsbury's Best, are our Leaders.Corn, Oats, Shorts, Bran, Mixed Feed, Cotton Seed Meal, by the car or single sack.KATHAN & HOPKINS.The Busy Store| LADIES\u2019 SKIRTS.We have just received a nice new line of Ladies\u2019 Skirts.Fine Black Ladies\u2019 Cloth Skirts $2.50, $3.50 and 84.50.Special value at $3.50.These Skirts are made by the best house in Canada and both workmanship and materials are guaranteed.They fit well and hang properly.CORSETS.We have three good lines of Cor sets, in different lengths and styles, at 50 cents a pair.Also other lines.LADIES\u2019 RAIN COATS.Just received, direct from the makers, a nice line of these goods in à variety of styles and colors, An all-wool Cravenette Waterproof Coat stylishly made, at 86.50.FURS.We have a few Furs left and are making specially low prices to close them out at once.MEN'S UNDERWEAR.Heavy all-wool, non-shrinkable Underwear, worth fully $1.00, but having bought a second consignment from the manufacturers late in the Season, we have decided to knife the price to move the goods and offer it files the piece.This is a bar i INDIAN MOCCASINS.An exceptionally good line of Indian Tan Moccasins for Men, Women and Children.Prices: Infants\u2019 50c., Children's 75¢., Boys\u2019 $1.00, Ladies\u2019 and Gentlemen's $1.25.MEN\u2019S SUITS.Special value in Men's Tweed Suits, all sizes, at 87.60; well and stylishly made; have all the \u201cear marks\u201d of a 810 suit.Suits at all prices.FOR LUMBERMEN.Rubbers, Pontiacs and Felts now being closed out.Get a pair while they last.A TEA BARGAIN.Recently many profited by our Special Sugar Bargain.We now offer an equally good Tea Bargain.While it lasts we will sell a regular 350.Tea right from the chest at 19c.à pound.Money back if it is not perfectly satisfactory.GREETING.At this season we desire to extend our most appreciative thanks.to our numerous oustomers and friends for their patronage and support in the past, at the same time wishing you all a happy and pros- | perous Now Year.MELLOON 7 ROCK ISLAND, QUE.CAR WORKS BORNED DEBATE WAS BITTER HIGHS AND DIG eu NITT RECAMIER ARRESTED Intercolonia! Railway and Monc- Premier Interrupts Chamberlain France Desirous of Peace But French General Taken Into Cus- ton Have $1,000,000 Loss.y Who Voiced False Statement.TT i Over One Thousand Men Out of Work, Transvaal Responsible Government !s | ON MAN LOSES HIS LIFE DEBATE ON CHINESE SLAVERY PREMIER ROUVIER'S APPEAL | But Minister of Railways, Hon.H.R, Emmerson, Will See That Time ; Lost ls as 8hort as Possible\u2014 Rumors That Firs Was of Incendizry Origin.| i est conflagration in the history of Moncton and one of the costliest which the province has ever experienced, the | splenaia Intercolonial Railway shops, ; 8n Immense establishment, which gives employment to over one thousand men, nue entirely destroyed Saturday even- ë.\u2019 The 1088 is about one million dollars.! The fire broke out about 9 o'clock, ; and in less than two hours everything was wiped out.| One lite is known to be lost and other employes are missing.| The unfortunate man is Graham Jones, an employe of the paint shop, { Where the fire is believed to have orig- ! inated.The paint shop, the freight car shed, the old elcetric light station, the boiler room, the brick car sh p, the boiler shop, the brass foundry, and the mas- \u201cter mechanic's office were all burned.i In the car shops were a large number of passenger cars, Some were saved, but the dining car Yamaska, valued at $17,000; the Pullman car Carcapeda, $18,000; General Manager Pottinger\u2019s official car, worih $16.000, and three first-class cars, valued at $10,000 each, were totally destroyed as well as six second-class, postal and col nist cars burned, valued at about $3,000, Without the railway shops the City of Moncton would be but a hamlet, and great anxiety is expressed lest the Government will not rebuild here, although Hon.Mr, Emmerson, Minister of Railways, has wired that them en will be provided with work as soon as possible.Several unmantelled locomotives in a shop nearby were saved with the greatest difficulty.: There are rumors that the fire was of an incendiary origin, but it is impossible to certify them.One man says he saw a person sneaking away from the building shortly before the flames broke out.+ CHAPMAN'S BLOOD MARKS.Lead to Recovery of Trapper\u2019s Body ; After Shooting.Gananoque, Feb.26\u2014Arthur Chapman, while trapping on the Gananoque River, Friday, accidentaly shot himself, Not returning home search was made for him, and blood marks were found on the ice, and further down the river, below the Grand Trunk Railway pump house, his boat was found with his cap and gun in it.Further search was made, and grappling irons putin the water near where the blood marks were on the ice and his body was recovered.Upon examination, it was found he had shot himself through the left side.The gun must have been close, as his coat was burned.Deceased was about 35 years of age, and leaves a wife and family of three children.His father is Joseph Chapman of Maple Grove, near Gananoque, Cars Go Over Embankment.Pittsburg, Pa., Feb.26.\u2014Thirty-two people were injured, three fatally, Sat- _urday evening in two street car wrecks \"on the Milvale and Etna division of the Pittsburg Railway Co.The cars went over embankments 45 and 15 feet respectively.Nearly all the passengers on both cars were hurt, but 32 are known to have sustalned severe In- Juries, while three are expected to die.Spreading of rails is supposed to have caused the accident.Twenty Passengers Hurt.Peoria, Ills, Feb.26\u2014A Toledo, , Peoria and Western westbound pas- i senger train Saturday night partly | went into a ditch east of Crescent City, ; Is, killing Engineer J.E.Welch of Peoria.Twenty passengers in the day | coaches were bruised.| Hurt By Falling Tree.Belleville, Feb.26.\u2014Danlel Vardy, an old and respected citizen of Dun- ganon was working in the woods when a lodged tree fel upon him, almost crushing out hig life, Fatal Panic During Fire, , Gambier, Ohio, Feb.26.\u2014The buildings of Kenyon Military Academy were burned at an early hour Saturday : morning and are a total loss.Three | cadets are missing and at least eight , are injured, three of whom will prob- | ably dle.The younger students for- ; ot their military training and rushed \u2018about in a panic, striking and crying far help.Three persons are dead, nine seriously injured and several others more | or less hurt, as a result of the fire.The | dead and injured are all students of the military academy.Against the Federation.London, Feb.26,\u2014A large public meeting at the City Hall Saturday night appointed a committee of citizens to report on a line of action to be taken in regard to the Western University, which the city has now the option of purchasing.The general tone of the meeting was against affiliation with Toronto, and in favor of civic ownership.Mount Peles In Eruption.New York, Feb.26.\u2014A Barbados despatch to The Herald, dated Friday, rays that Mount Pelee, in Martinique, is agaln active, and the inhabitants of the island are in terror of a recurrence of the great eruptions of four years ago.Five persons are in the hospital in Fort de France who were struck by falling rocks thrown up by the volcano.Hamilton Workers Hold Out.Hamilton, Feb.28.\u2014The garment workers met Saturday night snd turned down the proposition made by the contractors, who proposed to give holl- days instead of shorter hours.The workers decided Saturday to hold out for a 49-hour week.! | } } Moncton, N.B., Feb.26.\u2014The great- to Settle the Question Ultimately, the Conditions to Be Subject to Assent of Imperial Parliament\u2014 Kaffire Reach Better Tone Over Statement of Mr.Churchill, London, Feb.24\u2014An amendment to the address to the throne, in reply to the King's speech at the openlng of Parllainent, expressing regret at the fact that the G wernment had brought the reputation of the country into contempt by describing the empluyinent of Chinese in South Africa ax slavery, was defeated in the House of Commons yesterday afternuen by 418 1) 91 votes, The debate,\u201d which lasted two days, developed considerable bitterness, The Liberal Positon.Briefly summed up to the Liberal policysis that there shall be no violent expulsion of the Chin: se, but that whiie some of the great servile conditions of indenture will be ciim'nated, the ulti mate decision of the question is tu he left to a responsible Government of the Tronsvaal, Jaseph Chamb ruin, and other mem- bors of the Opposition deramred the Government hd ridden in power an false pretences.Mr, Chamberindn ce - sorted thar he had been Info rine:?that the mining magnates had approve l thé Govermmment= propesois, which could not be curried out for several years, Says Statement Is False.Premier Camphell-Pannerman interrupted Mr.Chamb ral, the statement was false, Chancellor of the Kxchequer Asquith gud that though he would Hue to di so, the Coverntnent could not take a wet sponge and wipe the hateful ordinance off the statuts.However no new license for the im- nortation of coolles woud be 1: nel.the ordinance would be amendid, and all coolles desiring to leave South Africa would be r patriated at the cost of imperlel exchequer, Transvaal to Decide, When a responsible Government established in the Transvaal it woud have full power to determine whether to retain the Chine e.But the conditions would be subject to the of the Imperial Government.Trading on the Stock Exchange op ned much more cheerful yesterday, all departments shaving in the hnprove.ment.Kaffirs had an appreclably bet ter tone on the statement of Winston Spencer Churchill, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, In the House of Commons yesterdty outling the Gov- ernnient\u2019s policy on the Chinese lab r question in South Africa.here sayine te assent SITUATION CRITICAL.Mutinous Turkish Troops* Want Their Pay Before Fighting.Constantinople, J\u2019eb, 24\u2014An «xtra- ordinary mecting of the Council of Ministers has bren summi med to conf: r with the Sultan at the Yildiz palace, and deal with the situation in Yemen, Turkish Arabia.The hitherto localized revolt in Yemen against Turkish rule has been fanned into a mores widespread rebellion by a wirlike proclamation of Sheik Mahrud Yohia A number of tribes have joined the rebel! sheik aad the encounters with Turkish tro ps which have taken plure at various points indicate that the situation js critical.Turkey is embarrassed by the oh) c- tion of the troops to go to Yemen, Further reinforcements which were on their way there mutinied on bard a transport in the Red Sea cary this week and refused to do any duty until they received their arrears of pay.Engineer's Wonderful Escape.Ingersoll, Feb.24.\u2014Dan McGinnis, engineer at the Ingersoll Packing \u2018* \u2026 had a wonderful escape from death by scalding.He was In one of the bolers putting the head to a pipe in place when.not knowing he was there, the fireman turned a two-inch stream of water 212 degrees hot into It.B fore MeGinnis could climb out he was very badly scalded on the left side, both hands, the neck.and lower part of the face, He was removed to his hone, where he is Making favorable progress.Johann Hoch Hangs.Chicago, Feb.24.-\u2014Johann Hoch, convicted of the murder of his wife, was hanged in the c unty jail yesterday at 1.30 p.m.Three ities respited, Hoch insisted to the last that he be granted all the delay that the law conced d, Hoch admitted that he had been married 13 times, but always denied that he had caused the death of any «f his wives, It is believed that he killed most of them.Mil'ion Starving In Japan.Seattle, Wash, Feb.24\u2014The Past Intelligencer yesterday started an orig: inal effort to secure a ship load of wheat for Japanese famine sufferers.The paper subscribes J0 tons of wheat and calls for subscriptions in kind to be shipped, if possible, March 12.Latest Oriental mail advices shows that , nearly a milllon persons are starving, and food is needed more than money.Lee-Enfisld Rifle Only.Ottawa, Feb.24.\u2014The council of the Dominion Rifle Association met Thursday night and decided not to admit the Ross rifle at the next matches of the association, as there has as yet been | no general issue of this weapon to the Canadian militia.The Lee-Enfield rifle With Thess Added.Werne M.Jaures, Socialist Deputy, of the Effco:s of His Words In Germany and Asks That Debate Be Not Forced at This Time\u2014Houss Respected His Wish -\u2014 Feeling More Hopeful at Algacir.s.Paris, Feb.24.\u2014Premler rouvier made an earnest appeal to the Chamber of Deputies yesterday not to force a debate at this moment, as It might embarrass the interests of the country.Later, the Pré&nier added, when the confercice it Algeciras terminated or was suspended he would fully disc 183 the question, M.Rouvier's reference to the possible suspension of the conference caused surprise, The orators yielded.Premler Rouvier laid the Mor ccan situation fully before the (Cabinet yesterday.Minister of Marine Thomson &n- nounced his intention to Ask Pariu- ment to build three battieshrps, each of 15,000 tons, which will be the largest French ships yet constructed M.Jaures, the Socilist leader, d- clared that France demanded to know the real sauation, of whleh the people are fguorant, The conf reuec had ut- tained nothing, he e-ntinued, except the possibilities of à conttet.M.Jaurea concluded with soying that it woud b° plteous were the two great nations fail on each other over the miserable question of Morocco, M.Rouvier, after warning M.Jaur>+ of the effect his utterances would have in Germany, decliired that the Gor- ernment had the cntire sapport of fi country.France, he sald, wag deeply desirous of peace, hut of peace 6n condition that her rights and dignity be safeguarded.More Hopeful Feetling.Algeciras, Feb, 24.~The first feeling of depression over Germany's rejection of the French proposals is praduniiy wearing off, and a siightly more hopes ful feeling Js observable among the delegates.This is due large:y to the amicabie spirit shown between the French and German delegates during the formal debates on the Morocean Bank question.Strong Influences operate to induce the Germans to recognize the syndli- cate of French bankers who furnished the first loan to Morocco, and who seek thereby to ohtaln a preferred position in the state bank and numerous compromises on the details of the bank are being discussed.The deadlock on the question of policing Morocco ts unchanged, but the improved feeling also extends to that question.Conference Adjourns.Washington, Feb, 24\u2014Ambassador White yesterday cabled the State Department from Algeciras that the Mo- rocean conference had adjourned until Saturday next, after discussing the question of an international bank.A very strong spirit of concitiatinn seemed to prevail.The understanding here is that there 18 no immediate prospect of hovitle fx- sues between f\u2018rance and Germany on this subject.ENLISTED MAN DROWNS.British Veteran's Untimely End At the Canadian Soo.Sault Ste.Marie, Fch, 24 \u2014Archer Devilliers, aged 22 years, a native of Sutherland, Eng., fel] through the ice in the St.Mary's River yesterday and was drowned, Thursday he enlisted with a company of American regulars stationed at the Michigan Sault, which is about to he sent to China.While crossing from the American side, a few rods from Canadlan soll he fell through the ice.Devilllers served in the British forces at the Boer War, and also served in India.Coal Strike ls Sure.Pittsburg, Feb.24 \u2014Francix T.Robe bins, chalrman of the Plttsburæ Coal Co.and leader of the bituminous coal operators, declared upon his arrival from New York yesterday that he could ree no probability of averting a coal strike in the bituminous coal regions, Mr.Robbins sald he had met President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America, in New York.A Smart Season.Montreal, Feb.24.\u2014Earl and Countess Grey and members of ®the viceregal party who have been visiting this city for the past ten days returned to the capital yesterday afternoon.The short stay of Their Exceliencies completes what Is regarded as one of the smartest seas ns in the history of the metropolis, Will Investigate.Washington, Feb.24\u2014Without opposition the House yerterday passed the Tillman-Glllespie resolution directing the inter-state commerce commission to make examination into the subject nf raillroad discriminations and monopolies and report on the same from time to time.Subscribe $5,000 For Defence.Butte, Mont, Feb.24 \u2014Five thousand dollars have been appropriated by the Mill and Smelters Men's Union of this city, to ald in the defence of Charles | F.Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone and Orchard, who are suspected of the murder of ex-Governor Btettenburg of Idaho.Mgr.Ramsay Dead.Montreal, Feb.24.\u2014The death oc will, therefore, be used exclusively un- | curred yesterday of the Right Rev, til the Ross rifle comes into more gen- , eral use.| Dan O'Connor's Purchase.' Ottawa, Feb.24-\u2014D.O'Connor of Temagami is in the city and has ton- cluded the purchase of the timbor limits on the White Fish Indian reserve.Monsignor David Ramsay, domestic prelate to the Pope, at the age of 80 years.He was a brother of the late Judge Ramsay of the Court of Appeals.mp Fish Resigns.New York, Feb.24\u2014Stuyvesant Fish yesterday sent to Chas.A.Pea The limit embraces sixty-eight square body, president of the Mutual Life In- with miles in the Sudbury district, and it , surance tamarac, der of the Mutual's No explanation spruce and | is covered, bemlook.tion as a mem- of trustees.was made., tody Over Church Troubles.CROWD INSULTS M.LOUBET Cathedral Was the Storm Centre\u2014 Notre Dame the Scene of Much Ex- citement\u2014At St.Thomas Aquinas Prefect of Police Had to Force His Way Into the Sacris:y\u2014 Over Twenty Arrests Made.Parls, Feb, 26.\u2014The famous cath>- dral of Notre Dame was the centre of much excitement Saturday, whica later took the form of a disorderly manites- tation agaiust former President Lou bet.Crowds ass:mbled in tne Place Notre Dame expecting the authorities to come and take an inventory of the chapter house and a force of 160 policemen patrolled the surrounding streets expecting trouble within the edifice; but as the authorities did not attempt an inventory this did not oc cur.The crowds outside gradually in- creasod in numbers, however, and finally several hundred persons marched to the Rue Dante, where M.Loubet has taken up his residence.The maut- festants passed before the house of the former president uttering insulting cries against him.The pole then drove off the crowd, which, however, reassembled and returned only to be dispersed ugaln, A slight affray oe curred between the police and the manifestants as the latter sought to turn once more, and a dozen arrests were made.The explination of the movem nt against M.Loubet is that the bill for the separation of the church and state became a law daring his administration.Inventories were made nt several churches yesterday, At the aristocratie church of St, Thomas Alulnas, the prefect of police with a strouz body of mén had to force his way through a long passage into the sacristy owing to the resistance offered by à number of the parishtoners.The priests then refused to hand over the keys and the prefect caused the safes to be broken open.An inventory of the property then war made, Ten arreats were made, General Re.camler being among those taken into custody.ey UNITED STATES SILVER.Beginning March 1, Banks Will Send It to Washington.Ottawa, Feb.26-\u2014During the last session of Parllament the Government announced that it was deemed expedient to place a check upon the growing circulation In Canada of United States silver coinage.Accordingly a scheme was propounded whereby the Canadian banks would he paid for collecting this coinage and shipping it out of the eoun- try, thus creating a wider circulation for Canadian sliver money.On the Ist of March, therefore, the sweep of American silver from Canada wii} begin.The Department of Finance has completed arrangements with the banks for the coilection of all foreign sllver in circulation throughout the Dominion, Buch money will be gent to Washington and exchanged for gold.It 18 roughly estimated that nearly $1,000,000 of United States silver Js In efreulation in Canada.When this is removed, Canadian coin wlll fake Its place.The seignorage, or difference In vaiue between the bulllon In a colin and Its face value will represent a profit to the Government of Canada of over $500,000, DIDN'T CARE TO LIVE.Guy Clark of the C.P.R.Hotel, Toronto, Slashes Himself.Toronto, Feb.28.-Acting, apparently, upon à éudden Impulre, Guy Clark, à young man vf about 25 years of ag\u201c, attempted to end his life early Saturday night by slashing hls throat with a razor.Clark, who had bern out during the afternoon, returned to his home, 102 Cumberland street, about 7 o'clock.Entering the kitchen, where his wife was, he deciared that he didn\u2019t care to live any longer, and taking a razor from hin pocket, he drew the binde across his throat.Mrs.(lark\u2019's screams aroused the other occupants of the house, and the police were notifled.Dr.A, J.Johnson, called In, found the wound, though serious, not probably fatal, and the young man was at once removed to the general hospital, Clark, whose mother la proprietress of the CP, R, Hotel had heen formerly empioye there asx bartender, but for some time had not had any occupation, PRESIDENT CASTRO'S PLANS, Preparing to Sweep All From Venezuela.Willemstad, Curacoa, Feb.26.\u2014Ad- vices from Venezuela are to the effect that President Castro says he will humble France, break up the Monroe doctrine, ciear out the French from Venezuela, and then start on Amerl- cans, Englishmen and Germans, who, he declares, are worse than Chinese.He is reported as saying that he will clear the country of foreigners, He is very bitter against Americans, who, he says, are after his country.Foreigners Balfour's Health Breaks.London, Feb.26 \u2014Friends of ex-Pre- mier Balfour are anxious regarding the state of his health.He has been far from well for some time past, and is in !fact tnoroughly tired out and over worked by the strain of his ten years of leadership, followed by an arduous and unsuccessfu] electorate campaign.Mr.Balfour has been warned by his medical advisers to take a prolonged rest.However, he is determined not to give in until the city election is over.Mackie Reaches London.London, Feb.26.\u2014(C.A, P.)\u2014Detec- tive Mackie of Toronto was present at the Bow street extradition court Sat- -urday when Holland, the alleged absconder, was remanded unti) next Sate t a pe EE CE ae SO UP ey ere The Stanstead Journal.PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE JOURNAL PRINTING CO.Rock Island, Que.Qae ynar (advance payment) £1.00 Uf paid in six months, 1.25 At tho end of the year, 1.50 ADVERTIMNG RATES.Transiant advertising 10 cents à fine for tbe filet insertion and 4 cuats à line for each sub seqaent insertiva.12 lines totheinch.Noul- Vertisment received for less than Suceuts.AROUND THE TABLE.Mr.Frank Carrell writes in the Quebec Telegraph on # \u2018pleasant trip from Quebec to Russis:\u201d We dun\u2019t know about the Citadel City, but residents of this particular part of Canada would find most pleasure in coming the other way.The new port on the Pacific is to be named Prince Rupert by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company.In the statement calling attention to the fact, that they are sending out to all the newspapers, they ask \u201cBut why Prince Rupert?Yes, why?The cow- petitors were told that words containing more than ten letters were disqualified, therefore why Prince Rupert?The St.Francis District teachers have decided to ask the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction to make provision for Normal and pedagogical instruction at certain centres other than merely Montreal.In principle the suggestion is entirely sound, but one such centre ought by right to be, Stanstead Academy.There is no sort of reason why such an institution and faculty could not do as admirable work for their large constituency in this matter as they do iu all others within their present sphere.A number of our provincial con: temporaries are calling attention to HERE AND THERE.| Lands Served in a Nutshell.saw, was $2,562,813.trade preference.Japan has warned China against an- ti-foreign demonstrations.The champion oarsman of the Lower Provinces has died, nged 73.New Brunswick has passed a law to allow women to practice law.The C.P.R.Station at Vanceboro was totally destroyed by fire.There will soon be 942 miles of G.T.Pacific line under construction.The uew Union railway station at Toronto will cost « million dollars.À Montreal civic employé was discharged for electioneering in working hours.Premier Whitney of Ontario says there will be no more perpetual franchise.The Bicentenary of tle Chateau de Ramzay at Montreal was celebrated last week.The U.S.Senate has passed a resolution to investigate the coal and oil monopolies.The Methodist Church will build £100,000 home for the training of dea- couesses, in Toronto.This is the season of sounds; rush- jing rivers, soug of birds and the siili- \\uess of spring poets.| The oldest British subject is prob- Fably \u201carandfather McNally,\u201d of Ireland, aged 110 years.i An open miner's lamp in a Walden- burg, Pa., mine causes the loss of 13 and perhaps 16 lives.A census is to be taken in the new the visit of a large carpet firm of Kid- Northwestern provinces of Canada in derminster, England, to Ontario with a view of manufacturing there, and are not failing to point out the advantages of their towns as factory centres.But why waste further time?Is it not beyond question that Rock Island provides a better field than any of them?One of the many indications of Canadian National progress and prosperity is given by the present Transcontinental Railway situation.When the \u2018C.P.R.was built, less than a quarter -of a ceutury ago, foreign contractors aud capital were very largely utilized.But to-day, the largest part of the \u2018construction work of the new lines is \u2018being done by firms, eighty per cent.vf whose members and officers are Canadian, either by birth or permanent residence, and over seventy per cent.of whose capital belongs to the Dominion.The banks which twenty- five years ago were few aud not over strong are to-day abundantly able to provide all the money needed for this enterprise, while one of them is the third largest banking institution in the worlé.A Good Investment.When so much is heard of the extravagance of Life Assurance Companies, and the unsatistatory results given to holders of participating poli- cles, it comes as a welcome surprise to see that we have in our midst a company which has always held the interests of its policy holders to be of primary importance.The London and Lancashire life has never competed for a large volume of business, which could only be obtained at a cost injurious to the interests of the policy holders, but has been content with steady and sure progress along economical lines.\u201c The success which has attended the efforts of the company is fully appreciated by Mr.E.E.Temple of Fitch Bay, who took out Policy Number 20282 in the London and Lancashire Lite twenty years ago, under the Twenty Year Endowment Deferred Bonus System.He has received a cheque for 81,400, or cash profits of #400 over the sum assured.The Company received an annual premium of $40.52 for twenty years, which they bave returned to the assured with 3.2 per cent compound interest, and given him insurance protection for twenty Years in addition.This case is cited simply by way of illustration.Many others could be given.The company is to be congrat- Glated on this bighly satisfactory re- soit.It reflects great credit on the management.The Rook Island representative of the company is Mr.'J.F.Paquette.A bowling contest took place at the Oollege \u2018\u201c\u2018gym\u2019\u2019 Tuesday night.Two etrings were run off, the score being ss follows: ors 10 1er Vanquished A Be $ E Potent 157-78 Branard (ap P3 ARTS PF.Butterfield 190176 0.0.Goranes 18 18] Fer Over Sixty Years.Mss.Winslow's Soothing Syrup been for over sixt re fn STA EE order to fix the subsidy.A Hungarian has invented a machine by which one man can aim and fire ten fortress guns at once.A motion against Home Rule in the British Parlinment was defeated by a mujority of 5 to 1, viz.406 to 88.A French magistrate has created consternation by excusing the killing of incurables, by releasing the killer.Minister Emmerson of the Dominion Government says that the profits of the I.C.R.will soon be in the millions.It is said that King Edward may mediate between France and Germany in connection with the Morocean problem.Premier Tweedy of New Brunswick though a liberal, attacks Minister Fielding on the provincial subsidy question.London, Ont., has greatly reduced its liquor licenses.It took less than one minute for the council to pass the motion.Ottawa morals are none of the best, according to recent utterances by clergymen against gambling and profane language.Prince Arthur of Connaught has just invested the Mikado of Japan with the \u2018\u2018order of the garter.\u201d He will be in Montreal April 19.\u201cIn the spring a lovelier iris changes all the burnished dove; In the spring a young man\u2019s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.\u201d There are three new Canadian senators: Rev.Dr.Douglas, ex Presbyter- fan minister of Assiniboia; Mr.A.B.McDonald of McLeod, Alberta; and Mr.Benjamin Prince ot Battleford.Anglicans, Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Methodiste and Baptists of Toronto have agreed on a plan for a Sunday school teacher\u2019s training school, under their united auspices.A Canadian journalist in the Pall Mall Gazette one of London, England\u2019s leading newspapers, declares that Canadian life is permeated with corruption.He has caused a big stir.The largest steel ingot ever made, weighing 120 tons, was recently cast by the Armstrong, Whitworth Company, England.It was for the 70,000 horse power turbine of the new Canarder.New York Htate's special committee on the insurance scandals has reported condemning present system of mu- tualisation, restricting capital and business to be done, asking for more stringent inspection and auditing, and also forbidding lobbying in the legislature.Said Andrew Carnegie to the first Methodist Church of New Rochelle, N.Y., \u201cRaise $500 for that $1000 organ you desire and 1 will give the rest.\u201d They obeyed bim.Then he sald \u201cI have found out you don\u2019t need av organ at $1000; one at $500 will suit you beautifully, and as yon have raised 150-82 = that, good bye.\u201d Sir Wilfrid Leanrier addressed a great andience at Toronto, appealing for mutual toleration in National Life.He said Canada was third among the nations for trade in proportion to population.Ite trade wne 964.80 per relieve head.This year its commerce would reach the $5,000,000,000 mark and .ite «mocees.It soothes the child, softens Ep aliare all pain cures wind colis.is bast or diarrhea.It will She poor little sufferer im: .Bold by & Pe are and ask or Moh 8yrep,\u201d and take neother conservative estimate.e Important Events of Our Own and Other Spring aud snow are playing see- The revenue of Manitoba last year South Africa has given Canada a population was over 6,000,000 aù à This is lent.Natives are said to be starving in Alaska.Ottawa Board of Trade protests against preservation of Niagara for purely scenic purposes.Close on 250 gallons of whiskey and many kegs of beer were seized from express companies at Portland, Me.system in order to bring the C.P.R., the street railway, Bell Telephone and other corporations under contribution.John Morley, Cabinet Minister for India, has reversed the decision of | the late government and has put the \u2018civil power once more above the mili- |tary.| President Roosevelt at the begin- {ning of this week took a hand in the \u2018coal strike business.He has asked President Mitchell to come to the | White House.The President is a \u2018Pacemaker in Peacemaking.| Failing to find Mr.A.B.Hunt, M.| P., and therefore not able to personally: {serve the writ of protest upon bim, a { motion was granted in the court Monday enabling it to be served at his \u2018domicile instead of on his person.| Rebellions are all the rage in the far ! East.In China they have had one in .the palace at Pekin.In Turkey the |Sultan\u2019s troops refuse to go to war \u2018against the Arabians, and a transport full of them have struck for their back pay.i The Roman Catholic Church at \u2018Thetford Mines has been destroyed by \u2018fire, which was occasioned by the ex- \u2018plosion of a gasoline lamp belonging Lo plumbers working in the edifice.The loss, only partly covered by insurance, will be £25,000.| Mrs.Charles Gordon of Stanstead Junction has good reason for believing that the post-office at that place will be continued té her.Her late hus- iband was postmaster for some years jand a very largely signed petition is being circulated in her Qehalf.[ Mr.A.F.Fisk of Magog has sold his property in that town, and will leave lin the spring for Saskatoon in the golden West.Mr.W.W.Oliver, who | has lived on one farm at Oliver for 82 years, has purchased the late Fisk | place and become a resident of Magog.Champoux Brothers will be severe losers by a fire which destroyed their mills at D\u2019Israeli.The damage is estimated at 265,000 and the town meanwhile is without electric light for street or house purposes.The work of rebuilding however is going on apace.Sherbrooke Protestant Hospital have so amended their constitution as to permit physicians to bring their patients for treatment and operation to the hospital wards.This will pop- vlarize the institution, and put at the disposal of doctors and patients the best equipments of surgery.The annual meeting of the Sherbrooke board of trade reveals a very prosperous state of things.A very large part of the president\u2019s report however, seemed to be taken up by showing how they had worked to take industries from other places.They are evidently unrepentant too! The Superior Court at St.Johns has reversed the municipal election result Messrs J.B.Deland and Levi Torpin, the returning officer forgot to cash his vote for one or the other of the parties, but simply announced the first pair elected.The Court has now given the decision to the second team, C.V.R, station agent McCabe is charged with setting switches and putting the New England States limited express from Boston to Montreal, off the track at Bolton, Vt.He fled to Canada, first to St.Armand, Que., then to Bedford, where he was arrested by a detective armed with an extradition warrant.Mr.G.W.O'Maley of Milletta, lost his horse, and in going after it, met a man named Steady, steadily steering for Stanetead\u2014we regret to say.The latter gentleman apparently has a most inappropriate name, for when Mr.O'Maley met him he was in possession of the missing steed.He said he had bought it.Then he said it cost him $30, then 965; last of all he gave it up for nothing and was glad to get off with his skin, which was appropriate, it being that kind of a game.Mr.Charles H.Gordon a well known resident of Stanstead Junction, Que., died at his home, on the 13 inst, of heart disease.The deceased had been a resident of the Junction for the past eighteen years, moving there from Mansonville, where he carried on a successful Mercantile business and continuing in the same, at the Junction, for some time.For the past eight years he had travelled for the firm of O.Lawrence Co.,Fruit Importers, Boson.Funeral was held at the house, and was in charge of Officers and Members of Mt.Orford Lodge No.14 A.F.and A.M, Rev.A.H.Moore officiating.Deceased was a member of this Lodge.Several prominent Masons were present including Mr.D.À Manson, O.O.Perrine, and H.B.Channell; also members from the following Lodges: Memphremagog, Golden Rule and Dorchester.\u2019 Winnipeg is to change its taxation | Quebec legislature will tax automobiles.Canada has the largest number of mica mines in the world.À British Royal commission has reported in favor of legalizing strikes.Peter McGuire, one of the founders of the American Federation of Labor, is dead.Austria and Italy have advised Germany to be reasonable in tne Moro- coun matter.Johau Hoch, the modern Bluebeard of Chicago, married 13 wives and was hauged on Feu.24.Dr.Stewart, who was for a long time editor of the Quebec Chronicle, died on Monday last, aged 54 years.The Canadian Government will send preseat to tumiue-ridden North Japan.The National Assembly of Russia wii meet fur the first time in May, but unly bait ot Russia wili be represented.Tne State inquiring into Vermont prisons hus revealed a shocking state ut aftalrs, lMciuding cruelly sud de- vaucoery.À \u2018special cable from Japan,\u201d man- Utacturod iu Now YurK, says the Jap- auese are getting tired of their treaty wiuvn Great Britain.Over $200,000 has been raised in Montreal as a memorial to the late Mr.Chas.Alexander, Christian, pas- trycook and philanthropist.William Jennings Bryan writing from Japan says that there are now more than 100,000 Christians in that country and that they are zealous and sincere.Russia still continues to intrigue in the Chinese empire, and is said to have guined commercial and military ascendency in two new Chinese provinces.An English immigrant party will arrive in the Eastern Townships over the C.P.R.in March.If you want help apply to the ministry of Agriculture.The Merchant\u2019s Bank of Winnipeg was robbed of &6,000 last December.More than a third of this money was found last week hidden in the caretaker\u2019s tool cheat.For a radius of 50 miles from Sherbrooke, the country can well be called a garden.Its population of 200,000 produced in butter and cheese alone, ast year, $6,000,000 worth.The opposition in the British House of Commons introduced a resolution condemning the government for objecting to forced Chinese labor in the mines of South Africa.The government was sustained by a vote of 416 to 91, Quebec government will change the tax on foreign commercial travelers.In the future it will be 8100 for those selling to wholesalers; $200 for both wholesale and retail trade and 8400 for those selling to private individuals.of Paardeberg was fought.Here the Canadians covered themselves with imperishable fame.It was the first great victory of British arms in the South African war also the turning point of the whole conflict.The Morocean Conference is still without a solution, but a hope and a certainty have already emerged.The hope is that a satisfactory settlement will yet be arrived at; the certainty is that in any case there will not be war between France and Germany.The Singer Sewing Machine Company will erect a sky scraper in New York City, forty stories high, 593 feet 10!, inches frown foundation to tower top, and this will be 250 feet higher than the highest building now existent and 40 feet higher than the Washington monument, The Laurier government candidate in Maisonnouve, Montreal, was defeated by a labor candidate, Mr.Alphonse Verville, president of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress.The seat previously held by the late Hon.Raymond Prefontaine, Minister of Marines and Fisheries by a majority of 2,172 has gone to Mr.Verville by 1,084.The approaching marriage of Princess Ena of Battenburg to the Spanish King has aroused various antagonistic teelings.She will have to renounce her Protestant faith.English Roman Catholics say it is \u2018\u2018sacrilege;' some Protestants call it a shame; Spaniards say, \u2018look at our toleration; why, it is not so long ago that Spaniards fought to keep an English Princess off her own throne, and now look! What an advance in toleration from the day of Queen Elizabeth to Princess Ena.There are various opinions as to the gravity of the Chinese situation.Some press dispatches foretell an uprising against foreigners on a colossal scale, while others are inclined to minimise the whole affair.Even the missionaries in China report different points of view.The U.8.is sending troops in oase of trouble.But General Shafter says, that they could not arrive in time, could not penetrate to the interior of the country where the trouble is, and that to withdraw American troops from the Philippines fs out of the question.#26,000 worth of Western four as al Feb.27th, six years ago, the baitle |.Ten thoneawd pounds of olsomar- gerine intended to be made into \u201coreamery butter\u201d was seized st Detroit, Mich.The French Chamber of Deputies has passed almost unanimously a measure in favor of a national system of old-age pensions.Montreal had a $75,000 fire on Monday.One of the best blocks on Bt.Qatherine street was badly damaged, and several business premises as well as Karn Hall were destroyed.Sir Charles Dilke, M.P., has intro- \u2018duced a bill into the British parlia - | ment to give all women a vote and al- \u2018so to remove all obstacles to women | sitting and votein the House of Lords, as well as the House of Commons.Lord Curzon, late viceroy of India, is now seriously proposed for leader- 18hip of the British Conservative party.| As our American friends and ex- ' changes are glad to tell us, Lady Cur- zon was once Miss Leiter of Chicago.Exemption from taxes and three per cent.of the pay-roll is all that ; Coaticook will allow by way of inducement to a felt manufacturing company.The latter promises to pay ronly 830,000 per annum in wages.{The day of big bonuses seems to have almost passed.WANTED.Capable Girl or Woman to do housework.Apply to Mrs, P.B.Buckland.Burnston, Que.| | WANTED.A girl for general honsework and to assist with the cooking in a farm house, good wages, MRS ALEX McLEAN, 31w4t Penny Farm, Georgeville.AUCTION SALE.Having sold my farm, I will sell at Public | Auction, absolutely without reserve, at the Mansur Farin, Z miles North of Stanstead Plain, on Tuesday, March ôth.1006: LIVE STOCK 19 Extra Cows, between four and seveu years old, 9 three-year old Heifers with calf, 16 Year lings, 5 Calves, 1 Registered Ayrshire Bull, 14 months old; 1 Durham Bull, 2 years old: 1 Yearling Bull.2 Broad Sows (one with 8 pigs) 14 Shoats, weighiug about 20 Ibs.5 1 Chestnut Mare, 12 years old, weighing 1200 1bs.in foal; 1 Bay Mare, 7 years old, 1150 Ihs.; | Bay Horse, 6 years old.11%: 1bs; 1 Bay Horse.8 years otd, 1050 lbs.; 1 Bay Horse, 12 yrs.vld, lu50 lbs, 6 good Sheep.HAY, GRAIN, ETC.40 Tons Good Horse Hay, 6 Tons Straw.1.000 bus.Turaips, 75 bus, Potatoes, 200 bus.Mixed rain FARMING IMPLEMENTS.1 Massey-Harris Binder (nearly new) 1 DeLa.val Cream Separator (nearly new) 600 Ibs.capacity, 1 New Wond Muwing Machine (6 ft.cut) 8 other Mowing Machines, 3 Horse Rakes, 1 Hay Tedder, 1 Wisner Seed Sower, 1 Riding Plow, single furrow: 1 Riding Plaw, double furrow: 1 spike tooth lever Harrow, 2 Iron Harrows, 2 Percival Plowsf1 Wooley Plow, 2 Double Wagons with boxes and racks.2 sets Bleds, 2?Spring-hoards, 31 Grindstone 2 Cultivators, 1 Fanning Mill, 1 set Pairbank's Scales 1 Horse Fork, complete: 1 Wheelbarrow, 8 seta Double Harnesses, 1 Single Harness, 1 Covered Wagon.1 Corn Shetler, Chains, Forks, Hoes and other small farming tools.HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.2 Cook Stoves with Pipe, Tables, Chairs, 1 Good Invaiid's Chair.2 Milk Cans, 4 large Milk Pans and other houschold furniture.Sale to begin at 9 a.m.Lunch at noon, TERMS :\u2014 Under $10, Cash: over $10, 6 mos.approved Notes with interest at 6%.CHAS.H.MANSUR, EDWIN HOWE, Auctioneer.82w2 Dr.Hugo\u2019s Health Tablets for Women Contain No Opium nor Whiskey Dr.Hugo's Health Tablets for Women are a harmless vegetable compound put up in tablet form\u2014chocolate coated, easy to take, And yet without alcohol, without opium or other harmful drugs, there is no medicine in the world which acts so viser, pa provement is noticed in one ce e first box starts a the foad to health, woman on The alcohol or opium in liquid preparations invariably, in the end.leave Pe patient in a more pitiable condition than in the Peginning.\u2019 Dr.Hugo's Tablets make permanent and lasting cures of all the illsof women, They make healthy women.TEE Most housewives judge the of a flour by its whiteness.his somchow signifies purity, But while pure flours are always white, white flours are not always pure.Royal Household Flour is the whicest flour that is milled, It is also the purest.You may think the flour you are using is about as white as flour can be, Yet if you place it beside Royal Household Flour it wili look yellow by comparison.Ask your grocer for Royal Household, and make sure that he understands that you mean it.Ogilvie Flonr Mills Co., Ltd, Montreal.\u201cOgilvie\u2019s Book for a Cook,\u201d contains 130 pages of excellent recipes, some never published before, Your grocer can tell you how to getit FREE, 3 Not only are the main qualities looked after in the St.Lawrence Range, such as the baking and heating, points of economy in use of fuel, as well as durability of construction, but small details that do not mean a great deal in themselves, but contribute to the general use and convenience of the range, are looked after in our range.The Pouch Feed Door on the St.Lawrence Range never lets out ashes and coals when opened, a fauit common with most stoves and ranges, making a litterpfashes around the stove.NICKEL-STEEL RANGE WORKS Coaticook, Que.MARCH room.Hence the following Mantles and Jackets, Dress Covers, Flannelette B Boots and Shoes, etc., etc., etc.28c.yd., for AJ 8 &Fe PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SATURDAY THIRD COMMENCES OUR GREAT SENSATIONAL SALE Left Over Goods and Remnants.Our store is small, and in order to show the large assortment of New Spring Goods which we will soon be an sacking.we must have more sw oods, Flannelettes, Table Linens, Table lankets, Ladies\u2019 Underwear, ) e sold at clearing out prices.Men\u2019s Underwear, Also 3,000 yds.Fancy Lawns and Muslins, worth 6c.and 10c.A few Shirt Waists at 25¢.and 38c.each.® BISSONNET.\u201cne Business and Professional Cards.LEADVILLE.WOMAN'S READING CLUS.: Miss Elotis Magoon bas been quite The meeting Tuesday afternoon at ! SES WILBUR A.298 N ewbury LDS, D.D.8.REYNOLDS.0.0.8.J.C.COLBY, B.A, M.D.Office n Carrolicroft, Stanstead.Consultations 9 to ddr mi je 8p.m., and by Both Phones.DR.C.L.BROWN, B.A.Physician and Surgeon, Aver's Cliff, Que.i) DR.H.P.STOCKWELL, Stanstead Plain, Que.hot ' resid :_ First duor Suuth o lice and resid once Pret ui » People\u2019s Phone.Bell and People's Telephones.J.C.GILFILLAN, M.D.Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon, Beebe Plain, Que.DR.GEO.F.WALDRON.C#ice and residence opposite the Haskell Fiace.Uffice Hours: Until 9 A.M., 1 to 8 and 7 to 8 P.M.People's and Bell Telephones.F.W.FOURNEY, B.A., M.D., C.M., Physician and Surgeon, Fitch Bay, Que.People's \u2018Phone.R.O0.ROSS, B.A., M.D., C.M.Gittes, two doors Bouth of Convent, Stanstead.Bell and People's Telephones, T.D.WHITCHER, M.D., Physician and Surgeon.Beebe Plain, P.Q.O:Hice at Residence.Bell and People's \"Phones.C.|.MOULTON, L.D.S,, Dentist, Stanstead Plain, Que.ERASTUS P.BALL, Veterinary Surgeon.iraduate of Montreal Veterinary College.fue at Lee Farin, Rock Ialaznd, Gus.7.8%.P.O.Address: Derby Line, Vérmont.CHAS.H.MANSUR, Advocate, Rock Island, P.Q.Office over Wm.M.Pike\u2019s Store.M.F.HACKETT, Advocate, Solicitor, &c., Stanstead Plain, Que.will attend all courts in the District.Collec: tions a specialty.H.M.HOVEY, Advocate, Rock Island.Que.U.8.P.O.Address: Derby Line, Vt.EDWARD AUDINWOOD, Undertaker & Embalmer, Derby Line, Vt., and Rock Island, P.Q.L.H.RAND, Undertaker and Embalmer.Plates Engraved when wanted.Fitch Bay, Que.BROWN\u2019S HILL.Rev.Mr.Pates will deliver an illustrated lecture in the school house Friday night, March 2nd.Let everybody come.We understand that Mr.C.R.Brown has leased his farm to Mr.Homer Call, and intends going to Boston in the near future.Mr.Geo.Sayball of Newport has been the guest of his friend, Mr.Geo.Brown, recently.Messrs.V.A.and Homer Davis of New York and A.L.Davis of Smith\u2019s Mills werecalled home last Wednesday to attend the funeral of their sister.Mrs.Lester Davis has been spending a few days with her mother, Mrs.E.Hartwell.Miss E.A, Temple spent Sunday with her parents.It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of one of our young and promising young ladies in the person of Miss Mary A.Davis, only daughter of Mr.and Mrs.A.B.Davis, who died of diphtheria in Montreal on Feb.19th, 1906.She was an accomplished young lady, loved by all who knew her.She leaves besides a grief stricken father, mother and five brothers, a large number of friends to mourn an untimely end.Our sympathies go out to the mourning family.The funeral service was conducted at Fitch Bay by the Rev.Mr.Brill assisted by the Rev.Mr, Pates.Miss Myrtle Putney of Smith\u2019s Mills has been spending a few days at Mr.À.B.Davis's, ABBOTT CORNER.Mrs.(Dr:) 0.L.Brown of Ayer\u2019s Cliff is visiting Mre.R.Smith.Mrs.R.Sims and daughter of Sherbrooke and Mrs.Wm.Campbell of Compton are guests of Mrs.J.Fowler and Mrs.8.Campbell.Mr.James McKee was in Milby this week on business, Mr.and Mrs.G.Cadman of Compton spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs.A.Lockwood, and Mr.Frank Jackson of Plainfield, Vt., is visiting relatives here.Miss Bertha Abbott has returned to Barton, Vt., to resume her duties as a trained nurse\u201d Mrs.J.Sampson is quite ill with ton- silitis.Mrs.A.H.Kezar is convalescent.Mr.Wm.Graves OC.E.is a guest of Mr.and Mrs.H.P.Abbott.Mrs.E.Johnson and children are ill with the medsles.Mr.Thomas Rowell of Shetbrooke Was in town, Monday, the guest of Mr.and Mr.H.P.Abbott.Mr.James McKee having sold his farm to Mr.Wm, Tyler of Lowell, Mass., will give possession May Ist.It is to be Fegreted that Mr.McKee is leaving as he le a good neighbor ard § much respected oitisen.Mr.Tyler is favorably known here., Twelve .hundred U.' 8.soûtites Vis Osawa Aug.13, 19, seriously ill, but is somewhat improved at this writing.Mrs.Scoñeld of Richford, has been visiting her brother, Mr.Chas.Olin of this vicinity.Mr.E.E.Magoon is moving onto the farm owned by Mr.H.Boright and known ae the Oroutt place.Mr.Magoon\u2019s many friends will wish him every success in his new location.Mr.Alfred Lamoureux o! West Derby visited relatives here on Sunday last, Mr.E.C.Perkins of Montreal visited friends here last week.Mr.E.Burus went to Rock Island on Monday last on business.Our local violinists, Mr.D.OC.Wheelock and son Ralph, were called to Vale Perkins, on Wednesday evening of last week, to take charge of the musical program of the Anniversary Ball, given by Mr.and Mrs.H.Darling of that place.EAST STANSTEAD.Miss Maude Gould epent Saturday and Sunday the guest of Misses Bessie and Annie Kezar.Mr.F.J.Libby visited his mother Mrs.Jas.Libby, of Ayer\u2019s Cliff on Sunday.Rev.Geo.8.Clendinnen of Stan- stead, and sister, were out calling on the sick the first of the week, Mrs.Morrell Gray who has been sick for the past week, is much better at this writing.Mrs.Matt.W.Hastings and two children of New York City are visiting at \u201cCosey Cottage\u2019.APPLE GROVE.Mr.and Mrs.J.Squire of Newport Center, were guests of Mr.and Mrs.h F.J.Harvey last week.Mr.Chas Quebec was in Magog Friday on business.Mrs.J.Howard is visiting her son, Mr.T.Howard.Mr.and Mrs.C.Bissell were in Cassville Friday, guests of Mr.and Mrs.J.Renihan.Mr.C.H.Davis and Mrs.C.P.Davis visited at Mr.S.G.Drew\u2019s one day last week.Mr.F.J.Harvey and Mr.J.Squires were in Magog Friday.MACK'S MILLS.Mrs.Geo.Longeway visited relatives in Newport, recently.Mr.and Mrs.D.B.Keet spent Friday at \u201cWoodbine Homestead.\u201d Mr.Comstock, Tilton & Raymond are building a pier in the river.It is with regret we heard of the death of Fdward Tilton of Gline\u2019s Corner.Much sympathy is felt for his bereaved parents, he being the only child.CARD OF THANKS.We wish to tender onr sincere thanks to all who so thoughtfully assisted us and did many kind acts, long to be remembered, during the death and burial of our dear daughter and sister.MR.AND Mrs.A.B.DAVIS AND FAMILY.Impoyerished Soi Impoverished soil, like impoverished blood, needs a proper fertilizer.A chemist by analyz ing the soil can tell you what fertilizer to use for different products.If your blood is impoverished your doctor will tell you what you need to fertilize it and give it the rich, red corpuscles that are lacking in it.It may be you need a tonic, but more likely you need a concentrated fat food, and fat is the element lacking in your system.There is no fat food that is so easily digested and aseimi- lated as Scott\u2019s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil , It will nourish and strengthen the body when milk and cream fail to do it.Scott's Emulsion is always the same; always palatable and always beneficial where the body is wasting from any cause, either in children or adults.We will send you a sample free.Be sure that this ple ture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emule sion you buy.SCOTT & DOWNE CHEMISTS - Téronte, at.the home of Mrs.McIntosh was both pleasant and profitable.George Eliot was the topic of the day aud roll call was answered with quotations from, or information regarding, the great novelist.The paper prepared and read by Miss McIntosh was broad in scope and finished in detail.It showed nice discrimination in choice of view point, and ability in using the knowledge gained by a thorough study of the novelist in her most famons characters.Miss McIntosh is worthy the vote of thanks tendered her, one of the Olab\u2019s youngest members, for having written the first paper prepared by a club member this season.Miss Elsie McIntosh pretty piano solo.Mrs.Telford gave a reading from \u201cThe Mill on the Floss,\u201d the pathetic drowning of Tom and Maggie Tulliver at flood time.Miss Robinson read a part of the chapter in \u201cAdam Bede\u201d wherein is described the morning walk of the Poyser family across the flelds to church.ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS.The 53rd regiment is to be enlarged, and ultimately doubled.Knowlton is planning a large extension of its water works system.Rev.Father Lemieux has removed from Scottstown to St.Theophile d\u2019Ely.Mr.S.H.C.Miner has been reelected mayor of Granby.Thisis a life position.Ex-Mayor W.E.Smith of Lennox- ville was recently banquetted in the College House.Mr.Arthur E.Temple, formely of Waterloo, died in the Brightlook hospital, 8t Johnsbury, Vt., recently.The first Japanese Ambassador, of full rank, to Great Britain, presented bis credentials to King Edward on Monday.Mrs.Robert Turner who died recently at Inverness, was a resident at Robertson station.She had reached the ripe age of 91 years.The pastor of the Sherbrooke Babtist church has resigned, to the deep regret of his congregation.Rev.Mr.Brown has done good work.Mr.Albert Kerr of Cookshire, narrowly escaped with his life froma runaway last Snnday.He fortunately has only a bad shaking up to regret.Mr.Charles Spafford of Compton died of pneumonia, aged 57 years.Within thirty-six hours his mother also died in the same house,aged 81 years.Burglars broke into the agents office at Compton station Saturday night.As the cash had been taken home, only a few dollars in coppers were taken.It is probable that this summer will gee a large new hotel on Memphre- magog, opposite Owl's Head.A company is now being organized for the purpose.What amounts to a small epidemic tof small pox has broken out at Canterbury, and the board of health are taking steps to prevent it from spreading.Two men were charged at Sherbrooke with breach of contract with the Magog Cotton Mills and with desertion of service.They were fined or in default, imprisonment.Sherbrooke is taking vigorous steps to secure the Dominion exposition for 1907.A petition largely signed by members of the legislature asks fora 850.000 grant from the Ottawa government, Station Agent Guay of Henryville was banquetted in celebration of his recent marriage.A special train on the Q.8.R.brought a number of employees of the road from Sorel to Nopan Junction.Magog, is, after a period of dulled hope, again expecting the Dominion Public building to make its appeaf- ance this summer.It is said the government is making a move towards securing the necessary land.A mass temperance meeting at Coaticook on Monday evening heard addresses from Revs.Messrs.Williams and Deeprose, and then largely signed a petition to the village council asking for a more rigid enforcement of the license law.The mail route from Georgeville to Smith\u2019s Mills has changed hands.Mr.Oliver Hutchins has removed to Enos- burg Falls, Vt., where he will take another mail contract.Mr.L.C.Stowe:l will in future take the letters from Smith\u2019s Mills to Georgeville.Mr.F.A.M.Sister who has been manager of the Sovereign Bank at Sutton for some years left on Monday morningifor Newmarket, Ont.A banquet was given in his honor in the Masonic Hall on the 24th and many complimentary speeches were made.At the annual meeting of the ladies\u2019 Guild of Coaticook, held on Tuesday afternoon at Mrs.Parker Baldwin's, the following officers were elected for the ensueing year Honorary: President, Mrs Stevens; President, Mrs.J.McClean; Vice-President, Mre.F.E.Lovell; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs.B.N.Robineon; Press Correspondent, played a very strength to play, and keeps the \u2018watcher from catching cold.A Steaming Cup of AY gives the player Pk = Rees => VERMONT SANATORIUM.| General Butterfield\u2019s trip of last: week to Proctor, Vt., was to assist in\u2019 the organization of a Corporation to be known as the Vermont Sanato- ' rium.Some months ago Senator Proctor advised the public that he would make a gift of &100,000, and purchase the ground and erect proper buildings at the value of £50,000 or more for the establishment of a samatorium in the State of Vermont, for the cure of persons afflicted with tuberculosis.Construction, management and carrying on of this institution has been intrusted to the hands of the Board of fifteen Trustees, of which the Governor of\u2019 the State for the time being should ' be \u201c\u2018ex officio\u201d a member.This board has been incorporated under the laws ' of the State, and on the 20th instant the first meeting was held at Proctor, ' Vt.where by-laws for the Government of the Corporation were adopted.The following is a list of the officers: ; President, Hon.Frank C.Partridge, - Proctor, Vt.; Vice-President, Gen.F.| G.Butterfield, Derby Line, Vt.;- Treasurer, Miss Emily Proctor, Proctor, Vt.; Secretary, Dr.W.N.Bryant, Ludlow, Vt.Executive Committee\u2014The Presi-' dent, Ex Officio, Chairman; Dr.C.8.Caverley, Rutland, Vt.; Hon.Olin Merrill, Enosburgh Falls, Vt:; D.D.! Burdett, Pittsford, Vt.; Redfield Proctor, jr., Proctor, Vt.| Finance Committee\u2014Gov.Carroll! 8.Page, Hyde Park, Vt.; Rev.Father P.J.Barrett, Burlington, Vt.; Geo.| Aitkin, Woodstock, Vt.Auditor\u2014F.H.Brooks, St.Johns- bury, Vt.The above with Dr.D.C.; Noble, of Middlebury, Vt., Dr.H.C.! Tinkbam, of Burlington, Vt., and Gov- | ernor Bell of Walden, Vt., constitute the members of the Corporation.| At the meeting there was turned, over by Senator Proctor $100,000 in\u2019 bonds as endowment fund, also a deed of two hundred and thirty eight acres! in the town of Pittsford, Vt., where the Sanatorium will be located.A | very careful examination of the entire , State was made by the members of the | State Tuberculosis Committee, aided | by experts from other parts, and the i town of Pitteford was finally selected as the most desirable site.The sana.| torium will be erected on a plateau! sheltered on three sides by the foot | hills of the Green Mountains and! fronting the south.A considerable, portion of this large tract of land is! covered with pines and other resinous trees, and it is believed that the lo- | cation will prove to be all that could he desired.| The Executive Committee were in- | structed to proceed immediately with | the business, consulting architecte and : getting ready, so that as soon as) spring opens building may be com- | menced, and the sanatorium will be ready for occupancy next winter.The out door feature of treatment\u2018 for this dread disease will be carried: into effect in this institution.| The people of the State of Vermont ; have another occasion to entertain | feelings of gratitude to Senator Proctor, who has -done so much for the\u2018 grand old Commonwealth.| | \u2014 | CASWELL'S MILLS.| Mr.and Mrs.Augustus Jacob are : the happy parents of a little baby boy ' born Feb.17th.Mr.Henry Hull remains about the same at this writing.Mr.Chas.Lane was in Dixville, P.i Q, a few days last week the guest of Mrs.Lane\u2019s father who is very sick with a cancer.Mrs.Mariam Parker was very sick last week.Mr.and Mrs.Herbert McCatcheon of Barnston, Que, spent a few days in town recently.Mr.and Mrs.A.B.Moulton were called to Magog, Que, last week by the sickness and death of their daughter, Mrs.L.A.Randle.Mre.M.L.Ames and Mm.A.L.Davis were in Morgan last Friday.Mre.Harry Hartily of Brownington was in town recently.Mr.Eugene Sanvorn had a Bell tele- phone put into his house, .Lo] Sugar Makers\u2019 Supplies Of All Kinds and Repairing Done to Order.Our Monarch Boiling Rig Has three times the Boiling Capacity of any flat bottom evaporator.Cali and see our models and leave orders early to avoid delay.Rock Island Hardware Co.WATERMAN & HUNT.\u201c oo ou IF YOU a New WANT DREss Call in and see us \u2014 we have just received a nice line of Lustres and Cashmeres in ali the new colors.\u201c o A new lot of Skirts in Brown, Navy and Black Lustre.Balance of Winter Skirts to be Sold at Cost.WM.M.PIKE.DO YOU WANT A PIANO or ORGAN THIS SEASON?We buy high-class Instruments direct from the largest makers in Canada and United States, and are furnishing a line of Instruments unsurpassed for tone, action and elegance of finish.There are many improvements in Upright Pianos this year, and we make it a point to secure the very latest and up-to-date instruments.New styles of the Heintzman & Co., Mason & Risch, We believe it would be to your interest to see our stock and talk the matter over before deciding to purchase elsewhere.We are equipped to serve you in every particular, and the beneflt will ba mutual.If you cannot call upon'us we should be pleased to send you catalogue of the newest styles with full particulars and prices.In the Organ Department, we have two showrooms filled with choice instruments from Estey, Berlin & Wilson, and other well-known makers.We have new Estey Organs in solid Walnut case as low as 875, We are also making a specialty of Piano model Organs with 7 octave key boards, finished the same as an Upright Piano.We allow fair value for old Pianos and Organs of any make in exchange, and make terms of payment as reasonable as desired.Qur department of Band and Orchestral Instruments was never more complete than at present.We import these goods direct from the makers in Paris, and you will save money by [lacing your order with us.Orders by mail for music or musical supplies promptly filled.Write us for anything needed in music or musical instruments.Pianos tuned and repaired.Some nice Pianos for Rental to-day.H.C.WILSON & SONS, 163 Wellington St., Sherbrooke, Que, Branch Store at Magog.Over one hundred contagious di-| Great Britain is standing soases were reported last Week in with France in her dispute with Gee- Montreal.many. PCM: ESO SEO Ee Err.aan RR SES INSURANCE INQUIRY | COAL STRIKE OFF.If Vice Pres dent Lewis.of the United Mine Worker .Rezds the Dominion Government Appoints | Signe Argnt Co .Indianapolis, ni, 1-0 16\u2014[i a a Commission.statement issued list night 1.he A - i soefated Press, Ve-Prsideat TL Lewis of the Lnjted Mine Worl ran THE NAMES ARE WITHHELD America, dechiores tet Ciera be trike of the mine worl rs on Apr?1, ving che operators will rectors the a: re tacceptrd by the miners (vo Commission's Report to Be Presented to | .and ergs more Parliament During the Coming 9:s- ay aecepl one propositi oo tt he here will he sion So Thit If Amendments to the Whew faet\u2014that there will oer ] eri.=irine In the mining industry Apr.Act Are Found to Be Necessary 1.The oper tors will res ore the ro People's Representatives Will auction accepted Ly the miners Us o Have Fullest Information yours ago, and perhaps more.Mr ! 1.Robbins of Pennsyivania and Me.Ottawa, Feb.26.\u2014(Globe Special» \u2014 Taylor of IHinoix, lrad-r of the operators, recognized their untenable josi The Government have determined to! ; ! appoint a commission to investigate tion at Indianipois, and have grog the whole question of insurance in fwlly submitted to the incvitabie and Canada Will pay an advance to the miners.À This announcement was made Fri- Béneral strike vil he averted, Bysness day evening by Hon.W.8.Fielding.will nut be paru.yzed by industrial who is still confined to his house ow- strife.; ing to his recent accident.The gentle- The anthracite operators must now men who are to act as commissioners Brant an advance in view of the ae.have been chosen, but for the present tion of the bitnninous operators.the Finance Minister withholds their \u201cThe details will be worked out lat Tr, names.It is expected that their ap- and pr.bLably through a special naticm- al convention of the mine workers,\u201d Not So R-assuring.Pittshures, Bb th, 16 \u2014Franets L Robbinx chairman of the executive The commission's report wili Le pre.board of the Pitburg Coul Co, vi sented to Parliament during the conn.Not in dhe city fst niga hat cariter Ing session in sufficient time to enable in (ie day he said: \"There has bernone any necessary changes in the nse Change Mr situation, The dispute 1 ance act to be mile forthwith.moins fdenticalUx as 0 hos been sine The officials of the Insurane- braneh lie adjourmmens fihe jént conference of the Finance Depriment have ben In Indiunapelis\u201d closely following the recently concad- ed Inquiries that hove been poling on in the adjoining republic ints the ape re ations of Unit d States ce anpanies, with the object of profiting hy the exgocrier of the States in amradiments which fs proposed te muke to thee insures act of Canada, The department claims that the In- gpection of Canadian companies during the current year by the Superintendent of Insurance nd his officials has been very rigid.Informati n now at his disposal might be sufficient to enable the Minister of Finance to submit the amendments to Parliament at its approaching session, but Mr.Fielding is of opinion that in view of the widespread interest in the subject it is desirable.before Parlia- , ment js called upon to move, to have a more general investigation.which shall be perfectly free and open, so that all matters of interest to policyholders may be looked into.It is not to be assumed that any irregularities exist in connection with Canadian life insurance.nevertheless in view of the unrest which naturally prevails as a result of the New York disclosures the public would like to be assured that the insurance system of the Dominton is sound, and that if there are any defects they will be promptly remedied by legislation.pointment will be approved at the next meeting of the Cabinet on \u2018Tuesday next, and that they will commence the investigation within à fow davs.SHOOTING AT WARSAW.Democrats and Socia'ists In a Bloody it Internecine Fight\u2014One Killed :nd Fifteen Wounded.Warsaw.Feb, Z6-Aunuother encounter b tween the National Democrats and the Mociaiists (Te latter being bea.on breaking up campaign mectones held by the former, took place yesterday ae Bros gd, a =uburb ff the citd Ome man wa Killed and 15 men were wounded, Troops surrounded the hall where the meeting wax being held and many arrests were made and a large quanttiv of weapons confiscated.Privy Councilior Ivanoff Shot.Warsaw.Feb, Za.\u2014Privy Councillor Ivanoff, director-general of the Vistula Railroad, was shot and killed on Bra- ka street Saturday by an unknown nur M.Ivunoff was en-rgetic in suppressing the recent railroad strike, and dismissed many empioyes for participating in it Socialists Kill Evictors.Warsaw, Feb.26.\u2014A Socialist proc'a- mation issued Saturday Me - wire next sitting of the conference ism he was vresident of conierence has ended its deliberations, which are and was chairman of districts for many : years.He was superannuated several expected to be very lengthy.Pa years ago after his charge at Elora.Can't Support Germany.During his life, he occupled leading Vienna, Feb.26.\u2014It is understood , ; .pulpits of the province, at different that ine foreign office ordered Herr times being stationed at Barrie, Bello.Von Szogyemy-Marich, the Austrian , + , Ambassador at Berlin, to inform Ger- M Simcoe, Peterboro and many that Austria cannot further sup- | , \u201c : ; port the German demands at the Al- nae Jeaves four children, his wife geciras conference, as Austrian com- ED ! .! mercial interests in Morocco are menaced by the delay in reaching an ! agreement.STATE BANK FOR MOROCCO.Conference Will Await Report of Committee\u2014Austria Balks.Algeciras, Feb, 26.\u2014The conference sat Saturday as a committee and heard various proposals for the formation of a state bank, all of which were referred to a speciaj committee.During a sitting the Moroccan delegates put forth a bank scheme.The principal point of this is the recognition of the preferential rights of the French participants in the loan of 1904, which Germany contested.There was little discussion during the sitting, and no progress was made on the bank question, HEALTH OF KING EDWARD.Reports of Sensational Papers Get a | Most Practical Denial.| London, Feb.26.\u2014With reference to ; ; the report that King Edward is in a Knocked Over a Boy While Automobil- Serious conditions of health, published ing In Itzly\u2014Goes Free.in & most sensational paper here ves- Florence, Feb.26.\u2014W.K.Vanderbilt.terday, it can be said that his Majes- Jr, who, while motoring on Friday.ty is fulfilling all public functions and knocked over a boy, was mobbed.kick- that he gave several audiences on Sated and cuffed.drew a revolver in seif- , urday, followed by a dinner in the defence, and was taken in charge by the evening, to members of the new Gov- police, has gone on his way rejoicing.ernment.The father of the injured child, when asked if he wished to bring suit against : _ Mr.Vanderbilt, not only refused to do Raid Fake Butter Fretory.so, but also declined to accept the in- Detroit, Feb.28.\u2014Ten thousand demnity due him under the jaw.There., Pounds of oleomargarine were scized upon, the judge granted Vanderblit \u2018and five men alleged to be concerned provisional liberty, and, accompanied in the revenue frauds growing out of by Mrs.Vandefbiit, he left for Pisa, the manufacture here of thousands of Before departing, Vanderbilt gave $40 fictitious creamery butter out of vleo- to the local hospital.margarine were arrested here yesier- | day by Government revenue officers, + The men arrested are Alonzo L.Hart.Returns After Many Days.| George Hart, Wililam and George Brockville, Feb.26.\u2014Twenty years Earns and Arthur Jewell, the latter ago, Heman Shepard, dry goods mer- | three being, it is alieged, employes of chant of this town, purchased 126 | the Hart's in the counterfeit butter fac- shares in a Michigan copper mine, Af- : tOry.The officers raided a butter and tér three years Îts market value feli to 88 store on Michigan avenue conduct.25 cents per share, and Shepard lala , ©d by Alonzo L.Hart.The men were his scrip aside, as comparatively worth- | admitted to ball by United States Com- Jess.A few days ago, while looking over |! missioner Davison and their examina- some 0id papers, he came across the old HOR set for next Friday.Ty Ie aur Last Year's Lumber Cut Decreased.Chicago, Feb.26.\u2014A statement of proved to be worth about the pine lumber output of the three states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota for 1906 is pubiished in the American Lumberman.According to the statement there was last year a total THEY MOBBED VANDERBILT.i Pity Years of Service.Ottawa, Feb.30.-\u2014-The staff of the Parllamentary Library on Saturday production of White and Norway pine presented Mr.L.J.Chasault, house.in the three states of 3.628,029,000 feet keeper a .ae i against 4,220,917,000 in the year 1904, showing a decrease of 6924388,000 feet.1 Will Recover.New York, Feb.26.\u2014At the home of London, Feb, 26\u2014The second death 3.W.Alexander, former president of frem acute leprosy in London within the Equitable Life Assurance Society, three wooks courrreé on Saturday his son, M.M., stated Sat.night.The victim was Willlam O\"Tooie, uréay night that the physicians had an.' sounced positively that he would ree GIVES HIMSELF UP.Hammond, Whose Wife's Body Wis Found In a Trunk, Has Made a Full Confession.Albany, N.Y., Feb, 26.\u2014John Cross Hummond, ghose wife's body was found in a trunk in thelr home in the south end of this city last N vember, neariy two weeks after she is supposed to have been murdered, and ten days after he himself had disappeared, walked into police headquarters here Saturday afternoon and surrendered himself, Since his disappearance the authori- tles have traced Hammond to Canada, thence to Arizona, thence to Montana, where all trace of him was lost, Arthur Strong, Hammond's youthful cousin, accompanied him thus far, but deserted him in Montana and returned to his home in Rouse's Point.When Hammond walked Into police headquarters Saturday afternoon he was accompanied by John Mangini and his wife, Hammond's sister.He fully confessed the killing of his wife.He | has been in Cohves, eight miles froin here, since Wednesday.FOUND A SKELETON.Body of a Sailor Lies a Year Before Discovery at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, N.Y, Feb, 26.\u2014With the finding of the body of a man, believed to be that of Carl Machin, the police believe they have discovered evi- © dence of a murder, The body was found in the gorge at the foot of the high cliff at the fool of Cleveland avenue, by two boys, It was a most inaccessible spot, and, from its condition, had lain there for alinost a yeur, A post-mortem examination disclosed a clean cut in the skull, extending from a point just over the eyes, up through the frontal bone, a distance vf 21-2 inches, It is the opinion of the corenor that the wound was made by the blade nf an axe for, had the wound resulted from the fall, the fracture would have been more jagged.Other fractures of the skull were evidently caused by the drop of 75 feet to the rocks below.À diary in his pocket gave the name, \u201cCarl Machin,\u201d and showed him to be a sailor.He was discharged from the steamship Liverpool at Philadelphia in January, 1905.There was no money on the body.which leads the police to believe that robbery was the motive for murder.Negro Shot to Death.Shreveport, La., Feb.26\u2014A mob of 500 men Saturday shot to death Wiliz Page, a negro, aged 30 years, and afterwards burned the body, near Bienville.The negro was suspected of being the person who attempted to assault Sarah Grant, 11 years old.Friday.Page was identified by the girl.ARREST OF CAR DISPATCHER.McGill of St.Catharines Held on a Manslaughter Charge.St.Catharines, Feb.26\u2014Despatcher McGill of the Niagara, St.Catharines & Toronto Railway Co.was Saturday arrested upon the charge of marslaugh- ter by High Constable Boyle, acting under instructions from County Crown Attorney Brennan.He appeared before Police Magistrate Comfort Saturday afternoon and was indicted and admitted to $8,000 bail, $4,000 himself and $2,000 each on the part of Walter Hynes and Wm.Upper.He was then remanded till Tuesday next for hearing.Lawyer Goes to Sing Sing.Mineola, La., Feb.26.\u2014Benjamin E.Valentine, a wealthy Brooklyn lawyer, was Saturday sentenced to not less than one year nor more than five years and three months in Sing Sing Prison for forging his wife's name to a deed for property belonging to his mother.Italian Fires Into Crowd.Washington, Pa., Jeb.26.\u2014Roland McLoud, a young man of this city, was shot and instantly killed Saturday night by Santo Paurero, an Italian, who narrowly escaped being lynched by an enraged crowd.The killing resulted from alleged Insulting remarks addressed to the Italian, who was escorting his two sisters.The Italian turned and fired flve shots.SHOT CHILIAN SECRETARY.Balmaceda, About to Break Engagz- ment With Miss Waddington, Kiiled by Her Brother.Brussels, Feb.26 \u2014Mr.Waddington, son oË the Chilian charge d'affaires here, Saturday shot Secretary of the Consulate Balmaceda, killing him instantly.Waddington took refuge in the Chil- fan legation, where the extra-terri- torial law prevents the police invading and arresting him.His father, however, telephoned the Foreign Minister that he would inform the foreign office later whether he would land him over to the police or to the Chillan authori- es.Balmaceda was engaged to be married to Waddington\u2019s sister, and the crime Is understood to have been due to an intimation by Balmaceda of his intention to break off the engagement.Woman Dies From Exposure.Toronto, Feb.26.\u2014Mrs.Carrie Mason, 40 years of age, was found dead In a house at Simcoe Park, Fisherman's 1s- land, last Saturday night.Coroner Orr will hold an inquest.Mrs.Mason arrived from Thessalon on Thursday night on a visit to Alexander Wright, who llved with his wife and children at No.8 Simcoe Park.The arival was the occasion of a drinking bout with the above result, i Cargo Libelled.' Detroit, Feb.26.\u2014Because the Sarnia Reid Wrecking Co.'s Canadian tug Ottawa carried 45,000 feet of lumber from Munnsing to Marine City last November the United States marshal has selz- ed the cargo on a libel for forfeiture.Trouble In the Balkans.Vienna, Feb.26.\u2014A despatch recelved here from Cetinje says that the Montenegrin Government is refusing passports to persons intending to emigrate : to the United States, owing to the possibility of trouble in the Balkans.Pound Osad by Neighbers.Stratford, Feb.26\u2014Miss Catharine ; MoClosky, aged 60, who lived alone, | ; loway, of Halifax, that the Canadian | export trade, was not gained at the \" expense of the United States, for ' was found dead in Ded by her nelgh- | from PP POTATO TALK.| J.B.Terry On One Eye Sood Cuttings, : Sprouting and Planting.At the recent meeting of the Vermont Horticultural Society T.B.Terry of Ohio gave à very interesting address on potato growing.As reported by American Cultivator, Mr.Terry said among other things: I found that in order to get potatoes of about uniform grade, of just about one size\u2014that is, what women like to cook, not overgrown, not small, just a medium size, all altke\u2014I must cut the seed into one eye pleces, as we call it.That would bring failure on poor soil every time or with poor culture or poorly sprouted seed, but we found that with seed that had not sprouted, that were properly kept without: sprouting until planting time, we could gain the results desired.| 1 want the first sprouts to grow.Those that come later are nature's efforts to preserve the species, but she cannot do her best with them.The first sprout should grow, and with such seed as that of the right variety and properly cut and put into rich soil and well taken care of, why, I can grow more dollars to the acre from one eye cuttings than from any more seed.Green In Potatoes.T found that potatoes were sometimes green on one end, and that spoiled them.You know they are often yellow inside, and that spoils them for, me.| want them snowy white.What makes this yellow?Just a little of what makes the green.Too much exposure mikes the green; a little exposure makes the yellow, So we went to work to save the potatoes from exposure to light from beginning to end.That meant that we could not plant potatoes in hills unless we hilled them up high, and that is not practical, because in a hill you are going to put in considerable sced, and as they grow they are going to crack the ground open, the air will get in.and you are going to have the ends green.So we took the one eye cuitings and planted them, one little piser bout every iwelve or fifteen inches avart, three to four inches deep.One Eye Cuttings.When 1 speak of one eye cutting 1 think you all know practically what 1 mean.| don\u2019t know of any iron clad.rule\u2014I mean to take potatoes that Lave the ordinary number of eyes, a medium sized tuber, and cut it so you will get one eye to a piece, in the centre, At the stem end you will find a little weak one.Reach up and take the next one.When you get to the seed end there is a cluster of eyes.Just take your knife and cut off the cluster of eyes and throw it away, leaving one or two eyes then on the plece.Supposing we didn\u2019t cut that off, what might be the result\u2014not always, | but sometimes?Why, half a dozen.eyes might start.1 have often seen it.| Half a dozen little weak sprouts would mean forty or fifty little potatoes and no large ones.Supposing you have that _\u201c weak eye from the stem end and a We shall be pleased to show them whether you buy or not - poor one from the seed end, you get' and if you are looking for something New, Fashionable and Just Right\u2014we can please you.about twelve good pieces and two poor J.W.ABBEY ones, One-sixth of your crop is poor.STANSTEAD PLAIN, Rough, icy roads, sharp snags, 5 or the hardet wear won't \u201c0 hurt etes Lumberman\u2019s and Boots\u2014they're made to stand rough usage.Weatherproof, waterproof, snag proof, comfortable, \"All styles, Get a pair this winter.\u201cThe mark of quality\u201d on every pair.SEE OUR Engiish and French à Importations! Silk Waists and Waist Patterns Dress Goods IN ALL THE FASHIONABLE COLORS.That is not business.: Highland Chief.This splendid Ayrshire bull has\u2019 given excellent satisfaction at the head of Pres.J.J.Hill's fine herd of QLD POST OFFICE BLOCK.- dairy cattle In Minnesota.He is a CLOTHING AYRSHIRE BULI, HIGHLAND CRIEF.good specimen of the breed and has won many prizes at state and local fairs.Ayrshire cattle are very satisfactory for the improvement of dairy herds in the northwest.They are suited to the conditions in Minnesota and the Dakotas, being hardy, easily kept and good milkers, says The American Agriculturist.| have just received a lot of Clothing that should have been here a month \u2018ago.As we are crowded for room, have decided to sell anything in the Cloth- inz line at clearing out prices.Cheese Production.Twenty years ago the cheese supply of Great Britain was furnished by the United States, but to-day Canada has taken the lead and outstripped them as an exporter of this commodity, says the Indiana Farmer\u2019s Guide.In 1880 the United States sent 131,208,- 776 pounds of cheese to Great Britain.while in 1904 only 25,180,960 pounds were shipped to that country.Canada, on the other hand, exported over thirty-one million pounds twenty- five years ago, as against 212, 862,322 pounds last year.This loss of trade, however, has not been injurious, but on the other hand is caused through an excess consumption at home over production, while reserve conditions prevail] with our Canadian neighbor.For the next ten days we will give the Greatest Clothing Bargains ever held in this vicinity.Give us a call and be convinced.Canada was thus forced to seek the British markets and to fill up the place left vacant in that market by the with- .drawal of the United States therefrom.| manufactured nearly 282,000,000 pounds of cheese, the per capita fac- | tory production was only 3.7 pounds | whereas on the other hand, in 1901, Canæda produced 224,000,000 pounds furnishing nearly 41.8 pounds for each inhabitant.It is therefore shown by a report from Consul General Hol- While the United States in 1900! | JS ses TOWNSHIPS Sem eee tr they must export their cheese or get \u201csnowed under.\u201d Tne United States cannot keep up in production with our increasing home consumption.re Best Age to Fatten Cattle.The central experiment station farm at Ottawa, Canada, found by compar Capital ing 1,000 pounds live weight in the $3,000 000.00 .case of caives, yearlings, two and Reserve three year olds that the profit for each $1,800.000.00 J pounds was: Calves, : year- » Seven lings, $27; two-year-olds, $19.10; three- Or ae Ross \u2014_ dearolds, $12.80.When all of the cattle of all ages was purchased at 4 cents a pound and sold fat at 6 cents a pound the profit a, 11000 invente fn feeding cattle : } hy ; ibrar} Tee vocale 76; | Bieak Books at the Journal Ofice al ~~ PA hal bd © ® ma 2 a 2 ea MAY BE SIX KILLED Chinese Murder English Missionary and Family.FOURTEEN ESCAPE IN BOAT Cause of the Riot on Sunday Said to Have Been the Intervention of Missionaries in Chinese Looal Politics \u2014Magistrate Cut His Throat, and the Missionaries Were Charged With His Murder.Pekin, Feb.27.\u2014The British legation here \u2018has received notice that four English missionaries, a man, bis wife, and their two children, have been massacred at Nanchang, in the Province of Kiangsi.The city is the prefectural capital, and with the troops there foreigners should be assured of protection.No details have been received.May Be Six Killed.Shanghal, Feb.27.\u2014Somewhat confused reports have reached here of a massacre of missionaries at Nanchang, Province of Kiangsi, As nearly as can be ascertained, six missionaries were killed and one child of an English missionary was wounded.It is alleged that after long-con- tinued disputes between the Catholic priests and the Chinese magistrate of Nanchang, the priests invited the magistrate to a banquet, where they tried to compel him to sign an agreement for the payment of a large indemnity for the destruction of Catholic mission property.According to one report, the magistrate became indignant and committed suicide, but the Chinese assert that a priest attacked and killed him.The officials fearing to arrest the priest called a public meeting, whereupon the Catholics, according to the Chinese version of the trouble, set fire to their own premises.The public meeting of Chinese developed into a riot, which, according to one story, six of the Catholics were Kill ed, though a later account says the number of Catholics killed was four.Fourteen Escaped.H, C.Kingman, a Protestant missionary, and his wife, also were killed, and one of their two childr was wounded, the other being rescued.The only Protestant mission building destroyed were those of the Plymouth Brethren.Fourteen Americans escaped in a boat.Report Conflicting.Washington, Feb, 27.\u2014A later cablegram from Mr.Rodgers says that the reports of the Nanchang trouble are conflicting.In the riot which occurred Sunday six Jesuits and two members of the Kingman family were killed.Chinese troops were protecting.The refugees are going to Kukiang.The American mission building is understood to have been saved and order is now restored.Mr.Rodgers adds that all is quiet in Shanghai, THE ONLY CHOICE.Lord Elgin Favors Responsible Government For the Transvaal.London, Feb.27 \u2014In advocating self- government for the Transvaal, Lord Elgin said: \u201cAs between responsible government and representative government we had no hesitation in choosing in favor of responsible government.Seventy years ago a similar question arose when the principles of responsible government were advocated and put in force by my grandfather and my father.It is an encouragement to me in taking the view which I have ventured to express, that I am following the principles which they thus professed, and which have resulted in the prosperous and loyal Dominion of Canada.\u201d Death of Dr.George Stewart.Quebec, Feb.27\u2014Dr.Geo.Stewart died suddenly about 7 o'clock yesterday morning, aged 58.Born in New York, he came with his parents to Canada in 1851, living in London, Ont.till 1859, when he removed to St.John, N.B.Becoming a chemist he gave up that occupation to devote himself entirely to journalism.In 1865 he founded The Stamp Collectors\u2019 Monthly Gazette, and Stewart's Literary Quarterly Magazine.He was thereafter successively city editor of The St.John, N.B, Daily News; literary editor and drama- tie critic of The Weekly Watchman, and editor in chief of Rose Belford's Monthly (Toronto).In 1897 he removed to Quebec, and until 1896 was chief editor of The Chronicle.He was a fre- duent contributor to the leading magazines.323 Rothschild Emigrants.London, Feb, 27.\u2014(C.A, P.)\u2014Amid a scene of pathos and enthusiasm 323 more Rothschild emigrants to Canada said farewell to Tottenham Court last night.The number included 94 men, 57 women and 172 children.All have signed contracts to refund the money in order to be used to send others next Year.The young men have promised to send home £1 a month to the old folks.Before leaving a tin of tobacco was Placed in the hands of each man.First Jap Ambassador.London, Feb.27\u2014King Edward's second levee at Buckingham Palace was held yesterday.Immediately after the levee, Viscount Hayashi presented to the King his credentials as first Japanese Ambassador to the Court of St.James.Leather Shortage In England.Ottawa, Feb.27.\u2014The agent of the Trade and Commerce Department at Leeds reports an enormous shortage of leather in England.Large imports of fine boots and shoes have been made.tm Must Answer.Jefferson City, Mo, Feb.27\u2014The upreme Court yesterday held that wit- Nessea were compelled to answer questions in the Stan Louts, dard Oil hearing in St Relieved of His Post.St.Peteraburg, Fob.37-M.A.Des- Dwyer, the Bmssian Minister at Teher-\u201d Persia, has besn relieved of his Post on the ground of -Beaith.MR.CLARKE REFUSES.Mr, Wright Urged Him at Detroit, But Hye Declined and Got $300 Back Salary.Toronto, Feb.27.\u2014Samuel Clarke, vice-president of the Bennett & Wright Co., whose presence ls so urgently required at the civic investigation now in progress in the City Hall, was not present yesterday morning when Judge Winchester resumed the inquiry.Mr.\u2018Wright explained the absence of the vice-president on ths grounds of business interests which compelled his presence in California.On a recent trip to Detroit by arrangement Mr.Wright had met the vice-president and urged him to return to the city.City Solicitor Fasken.who had accompanied Mr.Wright to Detroit, also urged Clarke to return, but unsuccessfully.Clarke had further stated his intention to resign from the company.Wright had then paid Clarke $300 due on salary.Alleged Overcharge Investigated.The afternoon session was devoted largely to an inquiry into the alleged overcharge made by the Bennett & \u2018Wright firm, with respect to the hours of labor and material supplled for extras.\u201cWhat per cent.do you think you are entitled to on city work?\u201d tasked Mr.Drayton of Mr.Wright.Witness thought 40 per cent, a fair estimate, \u201cWhat do you think of a man who would put in a claim for 40 hours for 19 1-2 hours\u2019 work?\u201d said the attorney.Witness admitted that this might properly be done.\u201cAnd,\u201d pursued Mr.Drayton, \u201cwould you condone the putting in of a claim for 100 hours?\u201d .Mr.Wright admitted that that would be unjustifiable.220 Hours Charged For 191-2 Hours\u2019 \u201cThen,\u201d sald Mr.Drayton, \u201cI want to tell you that your claim was for 220 hours at a cost to the city of $110, or at a rate of 50 cents per hour.And this for 191-2 hours\u2019 work, 99 Hours Get 275 Hours Pay.One O'Leary had worked 99 hours at a rate of 60 cents an hour.\u201cWould there be any excuse for increasing the hours?\u201d sald Mr.Drayton.\u201cNot without other work was done,\u201d said the witness.\u201cWould it be justifiable to increase the hours to 275 and the amount to $137.50?\" \u201cNo,\u201d said Mr.Wright.\u201cYet that is what Mr.Lennox allows you for,\u201d said Mr.Drayton, Mr.McCulloch, auditor for the Bennett & Wright Co, was placed on the stand, but further {nvestigation was walved untill this morning, when the inquiry re-openg at 10 o'clock.Mr.Drayton stated last night that he could not speak as to what steps would be taken with respect to Mr.Clarke, the absent member of the firm.Lennox Asks Investigation.An inquiry into all contracts let in connection with the City Hall by three independent citizens is desired by Architect E.J.Lennox.The request was conveyed to the City Council yesterday in a letter he had addressed to the mayor and aldermen.Delay From Train Wrecks.Toronto, Feb, 27.\u2014Train wrecks on the G.T.R, tracks caused much delay to traffic from Hamilton to Toronto Jast night.Late in the afternoon a car on a G.T.R.freight train was derailed at Clarkson blocking both lines.One line was soon cleared, allowing two trains to reach Toronto about an hour late.The 7.45 C.P.R.train from Toronto to Hamilton was also wrecked.While making time, the tender and engine left the track while running on a sharp curve, about a mile east of Bronte.No person was hurt, the only inconvenience being the delay of traffic for several hours.Should Invade South Africa.Ottawa, Feb, 27.\u2014The Canadian commercial agent In South Africa advises Canadian cheese manufacturers that they could largely increase their trade in South Africa with a little effort.The South African fmports of cheese are now seven-tenths drawn from Holland, but tariff, sentiment, and quality all favor the Canadian trade, If advantage is taken of them.He adds that there is à splendid opportunity also for the sale of Canadian eggs in South Africa.Canadians may tender, if they wish, for large supplies of Oregon pine, lard, and parafine oil required by the South African railways.Arrested For Perjury.New York, Feb.27.\u2014The arrest of Joseph Jordan, one of the witnesses brought here from Texas to testify in behalf of Albert T.Patrick, now in Sing Sing prison under sentence of death, for the murder of W.M.Rice, marked the climax of yesterday's hear- inæ before Recorder Doff on the motion for a new trial.Jordan is charged with perjury, the complaint being signed by District Attorney Jerome.Ask U.8, to Arbitrate.Willemstadt.Island of Curacoa, Feb.27.\u2014It is learned from official sources at Caracas, Venezuela, that President Castro's next move in the French question will be to call upon the United States to arbitrate the question of the amount of damage done by France at Fort de France, Island of Martinique, to prey upon Venezuelan commerce and transport troops during the Natos revolt.Canada\u2019s Gift to Japan.Ottawa, Feb.27\u2014The first consignment of the 20,000 bags of flour to be sent by Canada to the relief ot the famine-stricken Japanese wlll be shipped from Vancouver March 6.The remaining consignment will go March 19, and has been contracted for at Armstrong, B.C.A Rate Bill Reported, Washington, D.C., Feb.27.\u2014The Hep - burn Rallway rate bill was reported to the Senate yesterday by Senator Tillman.Large crowds assembled in the galleries, anticipating a field day of debate, but there was little of Interest in the proceedings.Mutual Reserve Quite Missouri.Jefterson Citik Feb.27.\u2014State Supers intendent of Insurance Vandiven yesterday received à letter from Vice-Presi- dent G.D.Eldredge of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co, of New York, fuming that the company will withdraw from the state.\u2018 x TURNS ON REVOLYER Otd Country Waif Tells Differing Stories of Its Disposal.ARRESTED ON SUSPICION Albert Stewart, Who Robbed Hogg Postoffice, Behind the Bars at Owen Sound on Charge of Being the Man Who Murderously Assailed Jas.Morrison on the Leith Road on Wednesday Night.Owen Sound, Feb.24.\u2014Yesterday Morning a youth, Albert Stewart.was lodged in the police cells here on sus- plcion of being the man who murder: ously assaulted James Morrison, a farmer living near Leith, Wednesday evening.He was brought up in court in the afternoon and remanded a week.County Constable Foster made the arrest at the house of Mr.Handle, on the 16tÿ concession of Keppel, near Kemble, where he had been tracked from where the shooting occurred.Stewart is an old country waif who was raised by a farmer in Sullivan Township.At the death a few years ago of the latter, the young fellow drifted into town, where a friend secured him employment.He had not been long in town before he was glven & three months\u2019 sentence for stealing a pail of candies from the Grand Trunk freight department.On his release he filled positions ar und town in intermittent stages, going out to wurk as & farm hand with the farmers of the ad- Jacent sections at times.Robbed Hogg Postoffice, Last winter he robbed the Hogg post- office and got a six-months sentence.Up to last week for some time he was employed temporar® at the farm.of Albert Lemon, on the east shore near the Morrison farm, and knew the people and the neighborhood.On the night of the attempt on Morrison's life Mrs.Lemon wus aroused from her sleep by gome one walking in the house.Thinking it was an aged uncle who was residing with the family, she inquired what he wanted, There was no answer, but a hurried exit by the person.Tracks in the snow showed that the person who was seen on the road corresponds with Morrison's assallant, and the tracks were identical with those near the Lemon residence, Stewart knew that Lemon had sold a large quantity of seed grain last week, and it is surmised that this visit to Lemon's was with the object of robbery.Stewart admits that he was not at Handley's on the night previous, and tells different stories as to the disposl- tion of a revolver he was known to have had.CROWN PROSECUTOR CLEAR.Sir William Mulock Says Satisfied Counsel Gave No Opinion.Toronto, Feb.24.\u2014Crown Prosecutor DuVernet yesterday in the Assize Court stated that the Gurney Foundry Co.were consulting him in 1903 in regard to the law connection with the labor trouble in their moulding shop.It turned into a general inquiry as to conspiracy and he quoted his opinion in the case against the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Railways when they refused to permit the telephone of an independent company to be installed in their station at Locust Hill, as also holding in the question put to him in an off hand manner.\u201cl am quite satisfied that Mr, Du- Vernet gave no opinion,\u201d said Chief Justice Mulock, \u201cHe was not paid for it, neither was it in writing.I attach no importance whatever to any supposed opinion given by Mr.DuVer- net mentioned by Mr.Carrick.\u201d \u201cI want it understood that Mr.Du- Vernet did give an opinion and that we were influenced by it,\u201d interrupted P.McMichael of the Dominion Radiator Co., who was in the box when the chief justice made his statement.\u201cIf I were you, Mr.DuVernet, 1 would go on with these cases without being placed in the unenviable position of a counsel giving evidence,\u201d continued the judge, ignoring the interruption.George Watson, K.C., said he would press it no further.The evidence was not of an exciting nature and at the conclusion of yesterday's proceedings the court adjourned until March 13.The evidence of J.H.Patterson of the Toronto Hardware Co.showed that G, H.Sherlock, a non-associatiort master plumber, owed his company a bill, and preparations were made to sue.A committee of the association waited on Mr.Patterson and asked him not to do it lest Sherlock would make revelations.My.Patterson also had occasion to have some work done by Fred.Armstrong.When the bill came in he found he was charged an increase of 25 per cent.on his own goods.He obtained a rebate on protest.Donald McArthur of the Standard Ideal Co., said he had got himself dis liked because he sold goods to George W.Guest, an outside plumber.A Ticklish Topic.Quebec, Feb.24.\u2014A ministerial cau- Cas was held in the private bills committee room yesterday morning when it is said an increase of the members\u2019 indemnity was discussed without any decision being arrived at.Careless Surgeon Blamed.Victoria, B.C., Feb.24.\u2014A post mor- tem on the remains of Hector Sproat, A White Pass Rallway engineer, has led to the discovery of a cathetre, evidently left by a \u201ccareless\u201d surgeon in the body, causing the death, Brakeman Run Over.Windsor, Feb.24,\u2014Arthur Howell, a Wabash brakeman, residing in St.Thomas, was killed here in the Grand Trunk yards, while shunting cars, An engine and fourteen cars passed over his body.Blackmailer Sent For Trial.Goderich, Feb.24.\u2014Harrison, who tried to blackmail the proprietor of the Hotel Bedford came up before the magistrate yesterday, and pl d guilty.The magistrate sent the priséner up for 2,000 Persons Drowned cnd Killed OF the Colombia Coast \u2014 Earthquake Shakes Venture.Buena Ventura, Colombia, via Galveston, Feb.27.-\u2014An earthquake occurred at twenty-five minutes to eleven on the morning of the 21st, lasting about seven minutes, the movement being from the north to the south, The town was considerably shaken.The damage, however, was small, but the people were thrown into a panic, kneellng, weeping and praying in the streets.All the clocks in the town were stopped, while the cables were broken in many places.Following the earthquake there was a tidal wave, which was of no consequence here, but the reports from the cast, including an area of fifty leagues to the south, state that two thousand were killed by falling houses or drowned by the wave, whole familles having been lost.Sailing vessels report having encountered hundreds of corpses and quantities of dead fish, and many smali set- tlemenis were completely swept away.The dumage done by the earthquake and tidal wave at Tumaco was greater than here, and a few lives were lost, The shock was felt In the interior, and five people were killed at Tuquerresin.At Popayan the people resorted to tents, and thanksgiving services were held nn Feb.21 and 22.Twelve distinct shocks were felt, but it is believed that all danger is over now.Colored Condy Kills.New York, Feb.27.\u2014After eating two cents worth of candy.colored red, blue and green, and sold to all the children of the neighborhood at 10 cents a pound, the three step-children of Harry Thompson of 414 West Fifty-Second street were taken with violent convulsions.Vivian, the eldest, a girl of six, died in great agony, and the lives of her brother, Ralph, aged four, and her three-year-old sister, Viola, are de- spalred of.LAD'S SERIOUS POSITION, Shot Rifle In Fit of Bravado and Bullet Struck Mrs.Brown.Picton, Feb.27,\u2014While James Brown, with his mother, 70 years of age, were out driving near McAuley's woods on the edge of the town, Mrs.Brown was shot through the lung with a bullet trom a rifle in the hands of Frank Nelson, a young lad of 17 years of age.Nelson rented the rifle and accompanied by four of five other lads, started for the woods to hunt.The story goes that Nelson in a moment of recklessness drew his rifle and told the other lads to watch and see how close he could come to Brown's horse without the result as above.Mrs.Brown is very low, and doctors say she cannot recover.Nelson is confined in the county jail.He had only lately returned from a two years\u2019 term at Mimico.Jumps Train, Is Bedly Injured.Guelph, Feb.27.\u2014Edward Bush, aged 23, of Hawkesville, 1s In the hospltal here unconscious, suffering from injur- fes received, it is thought, by his jumping from a train, which he may have boarded by mistake on Saturday night to go home for Sunday.Sunday morning he staggered into the yard of Mr.McMaster.18 IT TO BE WAR?Alarming Cable From St.Petersburg Re.the Kaiser's Whims, St.Petersburg, Feb.27.\u2014Most alarming views with reference to the relations between Germany and France prevail In certain diplomatic quarters, where the situation is constdered to be extremely tense and a conflict hy nn means unlikely.The Ambassador of one great European power told the Associated Press yesterday that war in his opinion was inevitable, and had In fact already been decided upon.\u201cIt is said,\u201d added the diplomat, who ifs not ranked with the admirers of Emperor Willlam, \u201cthat for the whims of one man Europe must be plunged into the horrors of war.\u201d At the French embassy opinion as to the situation is frankly pessimistic, and the outlook at present Is regarded as extremely serious, the view being that there is no telling what may be In store if the conference should break off and France and Germany be left face to face In uncompromising opposition.PEACEMAKER ROOSEVELT.President Mitchell Calls a Second Meeting of the United Mine Workers.New York, Feb.27.\u2014President Roosevelt has again intervened as a peacemaker between the coal miners and operators and as a result of a letter addressed by him tn John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, a national convention of the miners will be held March 15, to try to reach an agreement with the soft coal operators, in the hope of averting the threatened strike of April 1, in the bituminous coal fields.Operators Agree.Mr.Mitchell would not indicate what new propositions will be placed before the miners, but significance is attached to his statement that the operators at yesterday's conference agreed that the convention should be called.Clash of Authority.Detroit, Feb.27 \u2014The International Waterways Commission has objected to the United States War Department assuming control so far as granting permission to the Michigan Central Railway for the construction of the Windsor-Detroit tunnel is concerned.As a result the Waterways Commission will have to approve of the plans.Pleads Self-Hypnotism.London, Feb.27.\u2014Wiiliam Carlton, who fiim-flammed a farmer named Wil- llam Marsh of $800 in a property deal, was yesterday morning sentenced to two years In Kingston Penitentiary.He addressed a plea to the magistrate in the form of a letter stating that he had hypnotized himself to do the deed.Local Option Carries.Ottawa, Feb.327.\u2014Yesterday the Township of West Hull carried a local option bylaw by 102 for to #7 agalnst\u2014 & majority of five.wer mae woe.WILL MEET NAT 10\u2019 [GR Russian National Assembly Called By Imperial Ukase.GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS Will Hold Elections In Over Half the Districts \u2014 Evidence That Interior Minister Durnovo's Power Is Wan- | ing\u2014Urgent Need For 8peedy Convocation of New Parliament \u2014The Second Ukawe.St.Petersburg, Feb.27.\u2014Reports trom the interior showing it is possi- bie to hold the elections in over half of the districts and open the national assembly May 10, with a working majority, the Cabinet has recommended that the first meeting of the Russian Par- lament be held and the long expected Imperial ukase to that effect was pro- mulgaled yesterday.This definite argument, against the statement that the Guvernment had An intention of convoking the national assembly 1s expected tu do far more towards completing the tranquiligation of the country than all the repressive measures of Interior Minister Durnovo, of whose waning power the ukase ls but one of several indications.Many of the members, including representatives of the Caucasus, Siberia, parts of Poland, the linltlc Provinces, and even of Important citles like Kieff, will probably not be chosen in time to participate in the organization of the assembly.But the urgent need for a speedy convocation of the new Parliament in order to reassure the country regarding the Intentions of the Gove ernment overwelghed the disudvan- ges of incomplete representation, A second ukase annuls the requlre- ment of a slmultancous election throughout the Empire, The place for the convocation of the national assembly is the historic Kur- ide Palace hore, built by Catherine II.for her favorite.Prince Potemkine, Accommodations have been provided for the press for the first time in tho history of Russian public architecture.Willing to Remain If Pressed.St.Petersburg, Feb, 27.\u2014M.Timirea- zeff, the Minister of Commerce, who resigned Feb.19, said yesterday that nd decision regarding the withdrawal of his resignation had been taken, but if he Is given assurances of a sufficient change tn policy M.Timireazeff is willing to remain in the Cablnet, ] Ten Men Rob Russian Bank.i Hæesingfors, Finland, Feb.27,.\u2014Ten men forced an enirance into tlie Rus- alan State Bank Sunday night, shut the guardian and secured $37.500.The robbers have not been captured.! POSITION OF MRS.BANWELL.Thought She Was Just Eloping\u2014She Is Not Under Arrest.Halifax, N.8, Feb.27.\u20140Owing to a heavy fog which has existed for two days, the Boston has not yet arrived.The mail steamer, Corinthian, is alxo two days overdue.Toronto, Feb.27.\u2014The trial of young Ranwell will come on immediately he reaches the city.He will be ropresent- ed by KB.FE A.DuVernet, K.«\u201d.Mrs.Banwell, Immediately on her arrival, will go to her parent's home in Erindale.She 18 not under arrest.In a letter to her mother, Mrs.Her- tor.after Banweil's arrest in Jamaica, she states that she knew nothing whatever of her husband's doilngs.She aus- pected nothing.She thought that it was Just an elopment case.She was not aware of the truth until they were far south.Banwell had promised her that they would have their Christmas dinner at home.Had she known in time, she protests that her Influence over Banwell would have averted the deed.WILL ARBITRATE.G.T.R.and Its Engineers Can't Agree on the Wage Question.Montreal, Feb.27 -\u2014The G, T.R.and the engineers having falled to agree, the matter of an Increase in wages will be submitted to arbitration.The company will name one man, the men one and the two thus named will choose a third, They will mneet on March 3.ft is sald that the company have offered an advance equal to four per cent, but the men want as much as the C, P.R.engineers, Wil Rebuild at Moncton.Moncton, N.B.,, Feb, 27.\u2014Hon, Mr.Emmerson and his Deputy Minlster, Butler, arrived here yesterday and looked over the ruins caused by fire.The Minister sald plans for permanent shops were already under way.They will be bullt in Moncton, but there may be some little change in the site, with the view nf preventing too close grouping of the bulldings.Temporary shops, he said, will be put up at once.Rev.Richard Johnstone Found Dead.Port Huron, Mich, Feb.27.\u2014Rev.Richard Johnstone, a retired minister of the Church of England, was found dead in his room by his wife, Mr.Johnstone was 71 years of age, He was in Sandwich thirty years, and was said to be one of the best Latin and Greek scholars in Canada.London Ice Condemned.London, Feb.27.\u2014The local Board of Health have been notified by the Provincial Board that every pound of ice harvested from London waters Is impure and unfit for use for domestic purposes, | A Distinguishing Mark, London, Feb.27.\u20148ir Howard Vin-' cent has Introduced an amendment to the Merchandise Marks Act, with the object of dirtingulshing colonlal from foreign Imports.HOCKEY.Yesterday's Results.O.H.A.\u2014Senior.Berlin.4 Argonsuts .3 O.H.A.\u2014Intermediate.Peterboro\u2019.8 Parry Sound .\u2026.6 Exhibition.Tilisonburg .6 Delhi .0.8 mere tre \u2014\u2014 See pol 7 Lydia E.Pinkham\u2019s Vegetable Compound 18 à positive cure for all those punfal aliments of women.lt will entirely cure the worst forma of Female Come hints, Inflammation and Ulceration Falling and Displacements and cone sequent Spinal Weakness, amd is peculiarly adapted to the Change of Life.It will surely cure Backache.It has cured more cases of Female Weakness than any other remedy the worb{ hus ever known.M ia almost infallible in such cases It dissolves and expels Tumor in an early stage of development That Bearing-down Feeling, cansing pain, weight and headache, 18 instantly relieved and permanently cured hy its Use Under all cireumstances itacty in harmony with Che feus:le system.It corrects.Irregularity, Sappressed or Painfol Periods, Weakness the Stomach, Indigestion, Bloating, Nervous trostration, Headache, General Debitity Aso Dizziness, Faintness, Extreme Lavitule, \u2018\u201cdon\u2018teure anil \u2018want-to-be-left-alone * feeling, excitability, pertability, nervousness, sleeps Lestess, flatulanes, melancholy or the dues, and backache, These are sure radications of Female Weakness, pore cerangement ot the organs Fou Kidney Complaints and Backache of either ser the Vegetable: Compound is unequalled.You can write Mra.Pinkham about voursell in strictest confidences, LYDIA E.PINKMAM MED.CO, Lyon, Mass.A WINDOW SEAT, Use a Settle From Which the Has Beem Removed, The accompanying tllustration shows a modern room environment In which has been added a window seat which ls à meparate plece of furniture.This special construction of simple character is merely a settee without a back, Back A MODERN WINDOW BEAT.made to fit the window trims and placed closely against the wall.The upholstery 1s a movable cushion, and the ends of the settee have been decorated in a slmple conventionalized flower design, The comforts of the window seat are being appreciated, particularly In colo nial period homes, into which it enters without incongruity or Inappropriateness, Its charm grows with familiarity.It makes for comfort always.\u2014Interior Decoration.Wives Who Neglect Their Musie.What a pity it is that women neglect their music after marriage! Nearly every young girl of today bas had musical training of one mort or another.She may not be a great musician; but, then, the average man Is not a very severe critic.Yet no sooner has she 8 house of her own and a husband than she forgets all her pretty little pieces, and, as for getting up new ones, the idea never occurs to her.Bhe used to be proud and happy to accompany a song, but now she cannot.She \u201chas no time\u201d to keep up her practicing, and when she attempts to she finds, to her dismay, perhaps, that she is forgetting all she once knew.In time her little girls may take her place, and she, fond, unselfish mother, will he quite content maybe, but the hushand misses some thing.Deep down In his heart there is perhaps a picture of a sweet girlish figure playing bis accompaniments so much in harmony with his song.What happy, bright days they were for them both, and why are they no more?Ruge and Carpets.A good authority on wilton and ax.minster carpets tells us that they should never he swept with a straw broom, says the New York Post.The corners and edges should be cleaned with a stiff hairbrush and the rest of the floor gone over with a good carpet sweeper.Oriental rugs should never be beaten on the Hne, but should be swept In the direction of the nap.If very dirty they ought to be laid, face downward, on the porch or grass, sat.on with a rattan beater as they lie and thea turned and swept on the mabi 0 - Ey } 3 i ee EE WAS THE NUMBER OF SEEDS IN THE PUMPKIN Housekeeping Goods, Ladies\u2019 Furnishings, Dress Goods, Silks, Prints, Ginghams, Flannelettes, Etc.Big Stock of Ladies\u2019 and Gents\u2019 Clothing, Boots and Shoes Offered at a Great Discount.The Prize Winners were: Miss Mosher, 675; J.M.Duquette, 685; À.À.Bachelder 695; H.M.Smith, 650.The End of our fourteen days\u2019 sale finds us with a considerable quantity of desirable goods still left to 4 sell, and we have decided to continue the sale at cut prices for one week longer.Considering weather conditions, our sale has been very successful, but the \u201cheavy\u201d roads have kept at home many who would gladly avail themselves of the opportunity given to the public for saving money.We have, however, had the pleasure of serving many from far and near and those who braved the cold and storms must have feelt well repaid for their energy by the bargains given them.Don't Fail to Avail Yourselves of this Opportunity to Save Money.I.SMITHS STORE OPPOSITE THE UNION HOUSE.ROCK ISLAND, QUE.Wilhelm Gericke has resigned as conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, his resignation to take effect at the end of the prsent season on April 28.Thirty U.8.Soldiers stationed at Fort Niagara, deserted and fled by night across the river to Canada.They were under orders for the Philippines and found the Northern land preferable.Same had been to the islands of the east before and thought they knew.London, England, police have been very active of late against gambling houses.Ina raid made on Monday evening, several titled persons, two generals and a number of lawyers and ecclesiastics were captured.Others escaped hatless and coatless by run- | ning through the American legation.Lieutenant-Colonel Spearing, the officer in command of the 53rd Battalion of Sherbrooke has made appli- , cation to increase the regiment from à four company to an eight company establishment.A number of applications for commissions have been received by the colonel in anticipation of this increase of the strength of the regiment from four to eight companies.Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cann :t reach the seat of the dimase, Catarrh is à blood or constitutional disease, aud in order to cure it Jos must take internal remedies, Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acta directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Hall's Catarrh Cure ia not à qnack medicine.It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regu- Jar prescription.It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood pogifers acting directly on the mucous sur- The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful re- salts in curing Catarrh.Send for testimonials \u201cPJ.CHENBY & CO., Propa., Toledo, O.Sold by Druggists, price 75c.par bottle.Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.D.A.HUMISTON Painter and Pape?Hanger \u2018 Residence at Mr.Geo.Plint\u2019s » STANSTEAD PLAIN.P.O.Box 87.Headach Swi On ingredient 16 faut plaies s soda.coter just as harmiess, Yet no remedy can cure Berane mors quickly omedy can cx Cured by Zutoo HERE AND THERE.| The son of the Chilian minister at | Drydock Dewey is doing delight- Brussells, Belgium, created a sensation One of the Nuremberg toymakers in- ully.by shooting his father\u2019s Secretary.closed in a cherry stone which was ex- W.C.Steadman, one of the new ln- \u2018He took refuge in the legation build- | hibited at the French Crystal palace a bor M.P.\u2019s in England, rose from the ings of his country, where according | plan of Sevastopol, a railway station position of a newsboy.to international law, the Belgian po-, and the \u2018\u201cMesslah\u201d of Klopstock, In ; .lice cannot enter.His father how- | Dore remote times an account is given The Canadian government is to ap- ! ever says he will ; ; of an jvory charlot, constructed by ; 4 PR .y8 he will hand him over either point a Commission to thoroughly in- + to the Brussells or Chilian police , Mermecides, which was so small that a vestigate Life Insurance Companies P \u201c | iy could cover it with his wing; also a in the Dominion.© The German Emperor addressing shin of the same material which could The labor men in Montreal say they | the officers of the Berlin Military | be idden under the wing of a ber.will contest every constituency in GYmnasium on last Suturday said: Pliny, too, tells us that Homer's that city with the possible exception \u201cTell your men that the things they | \u201cIliad,\u201d with its 15,000 verses, was Under a Fly's Wing.,of Mr.Ame\u2019s seat.Many Montreal \u201cpulpit\u201d last Sunday spoke strong words denouncing the introduction of the Sunday newspaper into that city.Canada is an organization which will take a decided stand against political \u201cinfluence in police forces.Free Cuba has not yet learned the \"distinction between liberty and license, Partisan fights between the \u201cLiberal\u201d party and the Rural guards have caused a number of deaths._the British Parliament.It has a good | the river as far Nanchang and as muc chance in the \u201cCommons\u201d but will | probably be defeated in the House of Lords.| Within twenty minutes two cars \u2018jumped the track on\u2019 the Pittsburg |electric railway.The cause was spreading rails and cheap construction.The price of the line was low, i but the cost in humanity fairly high; three dead and thirty injured.James Kelly, under commitment for , causing the death of Arnold Walsh, an i orphan boy, at Masson, Que., by cruel | treatment, was granted bail on Saturday by Judge Rochon in Hull.Kelly ; can have freedom by supplying 84,000 , surety, 82,000 himself and 82,000 from : bondsmen.President Castro of Venezuela says he is not afraid of France.He wil humble her.After that he will clear out of his country the Americans, Englishmen and Germans.He roundly declares that the Americans are after his country, and the better class of Venezuelans hope they will get it\u2014 and him, The Arabians have revolted against Turkey.They defeated the Turkish troops with a loss of 2,000 and fatally wounded their commander, Rigah Pasha.The Bultan of Turkey has raised a loan of $1,000,000 with which to send reinforcements, but a decided simon has presented iteelf in that the are rebelling against fighting their fellow Mohammedans.» have done before one in play, to-day, Written in so small a space as to be \u2018may be repeated under my own eyes I contained in a panel, while Brian (next summer in real warfare.\u2019\u201d Thji, : MéBtlons an artist who wrote a dls- combined with feverish activity in \u2018military circles throughout Germany, sounds ominous for the Peace of Eu- The Chief Constables\u2019 Association of | rope.But no one is better at a bluff .than Kaiser Wilhelm of Deutschland.terrible, Six Roman Catholic priests have been killed, and it is rumored | that a Presbyterian missionary, a Mr.Kingman, has met the same fate.No | tich in letters of gold which be inclosed | in the rind of a kernel of corn.But the - Harlein manuscript mentions a greater | curiosity than any of the above, it be- | ing nothing more or less than the Bible {written by one Peter Bales, a chancery The news from China grows more | Slerk.in so small a book that it could i be inclosed in the shell of an English walnut, | | Handle Work With Gloves, | \u201cI hope,\u201d sald the woman who was ; Word has yet been received from Cana- ordering a pair of slippers made of | dian denominational missions or from | lowered satin, \u201cthat you will tell your A bill to repeal the embargoon Ca- | the China Island people.The British | Workman to wash his hands before he nadian Cattle has been introduced into - 8dmiralty has ordered gunboats up | begins to make these up.\u201d | farther as possible.The British Min- later, Sir Ernest Satow, has made a | |strong protest to the Chinese authori- | ties and the latter express the deepest concern and regret.| The Dominion property to the tune of 81,000,000 went up in fire and smoke when the I.C.R.workshops at Monec- ton, N.B., were destroyed on Saturday night.The flames spread with remarkable speed, and soon valuable | cars were utterly consumed.The pri- | vate car of general manager Pottinger was burnt to a cinder and that of the Governor General was saved with difficulty.The cause of the conflagration is a mysterÿ.One life, that of Abraham Jones, a painter, was lost.There was no insurance.The county pays the bill.Serious news has at last reached this country from the Chinese interior.Four persons, all English, connected with American mission stations, have been killed, and the stations themselves, at Narchang and Kienza were destroyed.The intelligence comes through U.8.Consul General Rogers of Shanghai, and although this port is usually the disseminating point of the wildest rumors, in this case the news bas unfortunately ample confirmation, e British missions are reported safe and in no immediate danger.The U.8.gonboat Eloano has been ordered to go up the Yangtee river and the cruiser Raleigh has been ordered to go ae far as podeible.\u201cWash his hands!\u201d repeated the clerk.\u201cWhy, madam, he never will touch these with his bare hands!\u201d Then the clerk explained that all workmen employed in making slippers of light colors worked with white gloves on.\u201cTry to keep them, clean!\u201d he continued.\u201cI should say they did.They try so hard that they change their white gloves three times a day.\u201d Which is not so fantastic as it may seem, for ff a shoemaker soils material of this kind the expense to him of replacing the material, to say nothing of the loss of his time, makes it worth his while to work in gloves and keep them clean at that.\u2014\u2014 The Smelt.It is the opinion of the true gourmet that of all marine pan fish there is none to compare with the smelt (Osmerus mordax).This primary rank is its own by reason of its delicacy and delicious flavor, and when fried a light brown in very fine breadcrumbs and served with melted butter there is none that disputes its pre-eminence, Its delightful flavor, however, as well as its peculiar odor, is evanescent.Like the mackerel, It cannot be too fresh.It le from its odor that the smelt derives not only Its familiar but Latin name, an odor #0 aggressive of sliced cucumbers that if its presence be manifested only to the sense of smell people are often deluded nto such supposition.This odor is not marked except In the freshly caught fish and disappears in the cooking, giving place, however, to a fitting resur rection wy the smelt te an ol conte more savory and delighttul.Over the Transom.Two well known Portland (Me.) men, ; L.J.Carney and Thomas L.King, roomed together at the Proble Mouse, in that eity.One evening Mr.Carney retired before Mr.King, and the latter, on arriving rather late at the room, found the door locked, the key on the inside and his friend snoring loully.Aft or repeatedly pounding on the door aud awakening the other guests he sve- ceeded in arousing his roommate.Mr.Carpey jumped out of bed and afier climbing on to a chair managed after considerable trouble to force open the transom.Then he passed the key out to King, but sleepily said he was nw- fully sorry for locking him out.But Kling felt more than satisfied, as he roared at the ridiculous performance of bis half awake roommate.A Curious Fact.A man who had determined to kill himself went down to the river to commit suicide, and wben he began to write a final message to his wife he could think of nothing to say except that some butter which he had ordered would be found at a certain grocery.His message bears out a certain fact discovered by realists\u2014that in the supreme and soul terrifying moments of life the most ridiculous and trivial \u2018things often come uppermost in the mind.Two Guides te Happiness.Here are a couple of guides to happiness which some wise person has discovered: \u201cFor a fit of passion take a walk in the open air.You may then speak to the wind without hurting any person or proclyiming yourself to be a simpleton, the tickings of a clock.Do this for one hour, and you will be glad to pull off your coat and go to work like a man.\u201d Greek\u2019s Worship et Lightning.The Greeks were so much afraid of lightning that they worshiped it.They - endeavored to avert its malignant influence by hissing and whistling at it, In places which had suffered by it altars were erected and oblations made | to avert the anger of the gods, after which no one dared to touch or approach them.Acting Under Orders, o | \u201cI should like to go to your party above all things,\u201d Mrs.Lapsling was saying, \u201cbut the doctor says 1 must remain exclusive for a week more.I am troubled with a slight prevarication of the left lung.\u201d - For a fit of idleness count | \\ Scott's Rebecca.| The character of Rebecca In \u201cIvan- boe,\u201d by Walter Scott, was modcled After a young Philadelphia Jewess, ! Miss Rebecca Gratz.Washington Irving knew her and told Scott of her , charity and her devotion to her religion, and the famous author was so struck with his description that he en:- bodied her character in his famous book.Spelt.Pliny mentions spelt as being used by the Romans for 360 years before they made bread out of wheat.Jewsharps.Jewsharps are made principally in Boccorio, the seat of the industry since the sixteenth century.A good workman can make seven dozen in a day, and, simple as the little instruments are, no fewer than twenty tools are employed in their manufacture.Hartford, Hartford was a mistaken spelling of Hertford, the name of a town in En land.The word means \u201carmy ford.\u201d The Prolific Turbot.One of the most prolific of fishes is the turbot.The number of eggs in five specimens examined by a scientist recently varied from over 5,000,000 to more than 10,000,000.The heaviest of these specimens weighed only twenty- one pounds, and the bellef is expressed that large specimens are still more fertile, Candlemas Day.Candlemas day was first established as & festival by Pope Gelasius in tue fifth century.Sanday Sales In Spain.In Spain drug stores are permitted to sell drugs all day on Sunday, but to i deal in perfumery on that day Is unlawful.Candy cannot lawfully be sold later than 11 o'clock in the forenoon unless no clerks or assistants are employed.Proprietors may keep open all day if they do the work themselves.The Barme Cloth, ; Chaucer mentions the apron, calling ft the \u201cbarme cloth.\u201d Raining Cats and Dogs.The expression to \u201crain cats and dogs,\u201d indicating a severe shower, Is found In Dean Swift.It is supposed to be of proverbial origin and much older than his time, Barley.Barley is found mentioned on the car liest Egyptian monuments.G Pi M in of Hi hal wi Nu al to sw wi af gr of wi ms ery pr wi we 15t thd Jui vin Ma Ma the lea Ma the] tor Dw the atté tind und pas| dou Den] par add Sab) gre na rela M Smi OL M was Har rive sev Isre M Jay, men quan thay bors dari; only Go 7e.e your "]