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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1906-10-11, Page 7• YoueariBurn. Coal or Wood It makes no difference in the Happy Thought Range. Every Buck Stove has a special com- bination gra'te—turn it one way for coal and the other way for wood—and it works like a charm. The Happy Thought Range is a. ftsel.saver whichever kind of fuel you use. It's easier to keep at an even heat than any other stove, and anybody who uses this range will tel you so. There are 130,000 people in Canada using Happy Thought Ranges and every one .is delighted. You will`be,• too, if you buy one. Settlers in new homes will find, the Happy Thought better than any stove they ever had in any other part of the world. It's cheapest to get the best stove first. Ask your dealer about the HAPPY THOUGHT RANGE Write for illustrated ,catalogue—Free Ode WM. IRJPIL ST909',. liennifeid' Mehtreal. Winnistell Harland 13ros, CLINTON AMApNG. WEDDING. • Couple Married In London 'While .Liv- ing on Continent. • Inquiries by the Zurich 'police have brought to light an extraordinary ster7 of the alleged marriage in a Loaded Church of a • couple who at the time were on the Continent. • M. Biarek and his wife, the latter of 2t2str1an. nationality, were eecently ar- zested at Zurich as dangerous Anar- chists. Investigations resulted in the discovery that the eou•ple• had . heen • married by a remarkable -method. They' sent papers relating: :to thanseives to ' a. friend in Lentiorie-who, it Is stated, :took them to a elergeman, with the result that the inartiage ceremony. was • celebrated, although' the bride 'and bridegroom • •were at Zurich,' English znarriage laws have becomeSnotorioue In Switzerland, adds our eorresponeent, and the term "married la England' is , one of reproach, Iais Doseible that an exatenition elf • . • ;t0,/ PILLS e \ A L IS ts K1DNE ti• Ise 54,C. ri ireforqi PTO tt Cif • bIABET'ES 0,eip VCII4 U0. 'USE 0 r The piolso rail is lei tans. said one " • e • our mfeeespendent's meseage rnity "Oe found in the unscrupulous personation es: paid agents of the couple :Who de- , sired a record of their English mar- riage. The marriage laws of nany Continental countries impose restric- tions not known in Britain, such, for ; instance, as corisiderable leriet of reel- dence and the consent et parents. :Ere, with a reeidente of under a month, it is quite possible to be mar- ried, and such marriage 'being eontrm- ed by the foreign consul is binding In the country trorn Which the visitors come. Hundreds of couples visit Eng- land for the purpose of a speedy mar - 1 It is quite possible, therefore, that an unscrupulous agent in London enight procure two persona represent- ing themselves as the couple whose Pa- pers were in his possessiott to go through the marriage ceremony. When it %vas completed, the papers arta evi- dence aelating to the marriage might ite .forwarded to the real eouple, who have all the thne beett on the Corain- lent. Stephen dirtied,* Her.. ' A tablet "in commemoration of the courage and humanity displayed by StePhen Girard during the epidemic of yellow fever * the year 1193" in Girard college in Phihidelphia-discioses a phase of character in the philan- • thropist not generally understood. tour- ing the fever epidemic he gave Up his business and his luxurious home end assumed the superietendeetey of a yel- low fever hospital. He took' tee •the work others recolied from and did the •werk*becituee it was his duty. Dog Dayis and Babies. • There is not the • remotest connec- tion between dog dive and nidein- deed, the records show that the fewest 'eases of rabies emir in July , and Au- • gust. Thee, are More eases iti April, NoveMber and •Decentleer than in any other months. .Where Every Man. Is a Legislator.. Sheriff Tuck, Of • British Columbia., setys'Theritteburg•Despatch, has. seiz- ed .for debt Slocan City, ewhich had a • population of 1,00e in 1900 and now has• 150. Tuck must haye ;been welcomed evieri ()nen arms as •a.- monotony. Wier • stad told to a, his worst. But in, its aerie sus return Slocae City is no mora re- • rharkable than mime' of the New Eng- land towns of departed grandeur and reduced substance. There is Baltimore in Vermont, • for instance, Which aris declined to some fifty. individuals of all sexes and Ages. Each male adult who ean read and write and is :tale to keel) • out of jail_goes to the Legislature in his turn ale a prerogative, for. every: town .in Vermont is _entitled to a rep- resentative. If Winston Churchill bad not overlooked Baltimore he might. ..save been, a statesmen long ago. -• .• What trieit prize most le a privilege', even if it be that of Chief moUrner ate: .funeral.—Lowell. Natitieni Etiquette They were on their honeymoon. He bad bolight a catboat and had. taken . her out to show her how well he could handle a boat, Putting her to tend the sheet 4. puff of wind came, and he shouted in no uncertain tones, "Let go. the sheet." No respoese. Then again, "Let go that sheet, qUick." Still no movetnent: A. few minutes after, when both -were clinging to the bottom of the overturned boat, he said: • "Why didn't you let go that sheet When I told you to, dor?" " "I would have," said the bride, "if yott had not been so rough about it, Yee Might to speak More kindly to your wife." 41 IAN IVIACLAREN'S" TALK. , Bey, ler. Watson T011a How ttleliab Workman Accopt Marriepse-A Hum - strews Incident to Illustrate View. • As it seemed e.t. happy fortune to be meal engaged m MarrYleg, espee- %UV at the holidaY season ef the work - Mg pantie, the register of the district felt it his duty t give rue * Mad in seeson, writes "Ian Maelarene' rtecoe,- nizing rite as a general Pritetitioner with an inereasitig Wrote, he warn,eil Me of a certain danger into whieh I might fall together with my patients, arta the consequences of wilich were serious, He informed me that among a eerta.in class of woriang people bigamy was by no means uneornmon, and that scene - times both men and women, Out espe- • cially the men, put a broad and gener- ono interpretation on the tuerriage eons • tract, and. he even hinted that within a time little exceeding a year the emote man would get married twice. It was euggeeted that a minister ho4 better keep a watchful eye, and in the event of a bridegroom appearing twiee . be- eore tare within e. short period inquire into the circumstances. And the regis- ter reinforced my conscience by re- minding me that the penalty for ' • minister lending himself to the viola- • tton of law was transportation or some- • thing equivaient to that ancient pun- ishment, Greatly quickened, Partly by my zeal for morelity,partly by e rea- sonable fear of consequences, I deter- • mined to watch, with the eye of a de- tective every couple that .carne into- mY room bent on merriaga and to deal firmly with auy miscreant I could dis- cover, . For eolne time no sooPicious character appeared, and then, earried away by honest zeal, I narrowly escap- eed one of the most dangerous encoun- ters of my life. They came into the room with ern- Pheals—four people, as usual, the two lovers and the two witnesses, and the manner of the men and their strength suggested workers in iron. After a salu- tation, guarded on my part, for that register bad saturated my mind with • suspicion, and aggressive' on their part, which was a shield w•herewithto pretect an unusual situation, they pat down in a row near the door, while 1 eat down at the table, with the light behhid me and failing on their faces. Which is the proper arrangement a study where you haveto size people • up and come to (*elusions suddenly ' "Those are your Papers?.' Weil, let me -see that they are all right. • You .are James MeleittrIca?" . • The bridegroom indicated that he was, with some epirit and with the aieof one who was entering on a com- edy. Wails alreeey it appelered that hewas regarded as a facetious, as Well as. •deterenined, Person. by the t.;11oPr' • . • ;tune timeI had been . haunted with•the idea that I had seen the bride- groom before, for his face Wei one you did not ,forget readily, and with every .minute this idea. Was deepening into 'convict*. Bis, broad chest, his strong lege and arms,' his • bold looks, his forward manner, his air .or gaol humor, his general suggestion of gay eackleseness corresponded with some Photograph or the past thet I was par- ryingein. my Memory. Coukl it be this Was one of those Don Juane in humble lifriagaifist whom I had been warned.. • • . • "James leatittrick," .1 said slowly. "do you, know," and I leant back in my ohair and looked steadily' at him,' "that I have a nation we have met bee' fore? eilereahan that, MeKittrick, un - lees I are much mistaken, Yeti Were it! this .rooirincitmore than a. year ago--; in this room, and with a -marriage perty." . "It's a facie' he blerted-out, and then a roguish ..expression • came over hie face. His .figure filled out again, he thrust forward his head, and was him- self once. more. ."In this •-riedm, as -ye said," repeating my wards wtih hunt- • 'orous interiation, "but as •sure as death, -the last time t•was here, just eleven months ago, Lwas the best man." -"Quite ea ,Mcleittricke' and I•devered my retreat with what dignity:I equid, "I was certain we had met before; t'.43tird is no a; face One can forget." • •• • It Was evident thatthe best thing to do wee to hurry op with the Serviee, and I directed. the :feta to etanke eia and take their pirtees, a. Movement which. Mr; McItittrick; who was now in greet -Writ, did hie' beet to turn intria come edy, desiring to stand •with the beide en One -hand and the bridemaid on the- otber, and declaring his 'Willingness to be married to them both, which he said was the habit of Mohainmedans. It Was with great difficulty that I could get the comparty reduced Mee fitting state Of need, and everiaftea.they.were in their places, Mr. IVIcKittriele was of-. taring genial Invitations to the bride - 'Maid to seize the 'Opportunity, which caused both ladies .much amusement, • 'When it. came to the. Vows, Mr. Mc-. .1Ciarlek 'acquitted himself with dignity, affirming. e-verythirig•with a voice which. might have been heard in the street, and adding the gratuitous pram* that he would' keep his bride in Order. Then, ;haeing • clone •h s. own duty, hefelt him- self et liberty US assist mein mine when I put the question to Eophemia. • "Obey, Pheprife, ye, -hear that, and mine ye keep it. lei a wieelike pro- mise," and he demanded to know whe., thee It had -been used an, the 'garden, of Eden; erid without walting for en an- swer, ' Which he Was not likely to get, .he explained to hie friend that if the woman had minded that Word, eobey" they might have been In the garden 'if Eden yet, Which .showed that Mr. Mclattriak had some knowledge of ids bible,and also was a 'gentleman of considerable conarion sense, though too much carrlee away by light *eds. During .the signirig of the papers the halite' bridegroom wandered round the room. examining the books and pictures with rnuch interest, rind various jocose commentaries, till he Was brought to- . the table to sign his name, This- sob- ered him, and he asked to allowed to take • off his coat, explaining that it was only th such easy unclrhs he had any liberty with the'pen. He also guld, ed the pen not -only with his hand but With his tongue, and wreeted greatly with his surname, 'hesitating between • two •t's 'and one, and 'being ie some dotrbt as to whether it looked better to write Mac er Me -aa line point on • which he consulted the eompany. Once • he heel accomplished IVIcleittrick, the load lifted from hls.spirits and he had an ease mind. ' • , The Ideal Beverage ASK FOR (LONDON) A Pert Ata, palatable, full of the virtues of malt' and hops, and in sparldieg condi- tion, is the Ideal beverage. Now when chemists announce its purity, and judges. its merit, one iteee look no further. * A iett'y mindsattetryS thence neute. easily creates vivid, agreeable and natural fancies Old plsfees them in their best light, Clothes them With all appropriate adornments, stediee others' tastes and clears away froin ite own ' thoughts all that is useless and dis- agreettble.—Itochefoucauld. Unworthy or nententhrttnee. I Sty Dear Priend—I beg you to lend •me 0,000 francs. Then forget `Me foils ever. I am not worthy to be retnem- her-M.—Prete a Letter Found, by Paris rigaro. itudielionSIP iterbied. Weer hit it man when he is Ms 11losultv News, ; Chntort Plews-Recora gmemmengem Your Doctor Can cure your Cough or Cold, no question about that, but, why go to all the trouble and inconvenience of looking him up, alid then of havinghisprescription tilled, when you cart step into nay drag stere in Canada and obtain a bottle of STIILOU'S CURE for a quarter. Wlay pay two to five dollars when a twenty -give cent bottle of SHILOH will cure you as uickly? Why not do* as hundreds of thousands of Canadians have done for the past thirty-four years: let SHILOH be your doc- tor whenever a Cough or Cold appears. SHILOH will cure you, and all druggists back up this statement with a positive guarantee. The next time you have a Cough or Cold curait with IL "WILL.. ENGLANn MAKE NO SIGN?" The shame of a Maiuba Hill, . Lies heavy on our line. But there is shame completer still, And England makes no sign, Unchallenged, in the market -place Of ireedorn, chosen land, Our rulers pass our rule and race Into the strengeles ban At a great price you loos J the yoke, 'Neath which our brethe n lay, (Your dead that perished ere 'twaa broke • • Are scarcely dust to -day). Think Yete ye freed them at that price? • Wake, or your toil Is vain! . Our rulers Jugglingly devise To sell them Wait again. Back to the ancient bitterness, 'Ye ended *rice for all— • ' Back to oppression none may guess, • Who have not borne its thrall— Back to the slough of their despond Helots anew held fast, By England's "Seal upon the bond," As aelats to the last. Whatelistiottintrisaiwrit,Taptiotyhr are ;made nb This is their sin, that eft betrayed, . They did not eft betray That to timer hurt they kept their vows, 'That for their faith they. died. God .help ;thee, children or our house, Whom England hath denied. • But we, what God shall turn our.doorn, . What blessing dare we claim, Who Slay a nal* In the weed, ••• To crown a trickster's game? Who come before amazed mankind, • ' Foresworn in party.feed. And search the forms of lair to bind • Our blood to servitude. • Now, even now, 'before Men learn How near we: broke our trust, Now, everi now, ere we. return . Darien* to. the duet: Now, ere the gates of Mercy' close • Forever 'galtist`the line That sells its sons to serve its foes, ' WIth..Enghtn11make no ,K?Ip.ung. ;KRUGER'S GRANDSON ' Has Seen Arrested on a Charge of • Murder In the Transvaol.' . Stephanus Patti -Kruger .• Smitee grandson of thee* President Kruger, has been arrested in the •Rustenburg district. of the Transvaal on a charge . of •marcier, 'says a recent despetoh to • The London Daily Mali. • • It is stated that he had been fOiesoma time ie negotiation With a man named • Herman 'Davis Ire regard to certain bur- lece treasure of which Smit was. swipes-, ed. to possess 'kneesiledge. 'This treasure was stated te coesist•of bullion aneto • be worth ,60,000,. and Mr, Davis, who 'believed hi Smies stoty, even coin- Mu:ilea:tea vath , the, Government as to. whom it should be delivered to when ;brought into Pretoria. . . • On • June 21 &nit celled' at Davis' house, and .together • they drove in 'a met towards Daspoort whore they were tosearch for the • treasure. Nothing further was peal of them 'tin the. even- ing, when Smit, who was eleee, pulled up near' Zwart Sprat Hotel, twelve Miles 'front Pretoria. Mae. Davis, beeoming anxious at tlie• absence of tee husbend, applied to the police, who found thitt the cart used be Smit on the day of the seareh was spat- tered with .bloodstains, and that there: was a bullet hole In the hood: The veldt was then scoured, and, after a prolongee search, . Davis' .body was diSeovered itt ;a lonely. spot bout miles"from Pre- toria,: with • four bullet .wounds Id the head and 'peek. Fragments of prorate- -eery bates, the 'property ',of tee dead man,were also found on the veldt. . •anat. Was arrested While In bed. at his. 'house at Ithenosterfontelne ,but When he. heard the charge he, detilee all kaowledgenf it. At the Inquest on Mr. Davis, • Smita sister-in-law stated that he had boy - rowed Ater cart, and the morning after - he had returned it he carrie to say good-bye, stating that the . detectives were after hine and asked her not to tellthaen ymbitoglys t r.t4h1 ta,et: sh arrdh:i Cada pt.: ,er I cmaerst considered 'there ere.good grounds for suspicion that the wounds .were inflict- ed by Salle and committed hint •Por trial on a charge of murder, Dead Flies by the Ton. A ton at dead flies was •the strange cargo a. vessel from Breen unloaded at . the London docks. Dead flies are ad- mirable food for chickens, birds In captivity and captive fishes. The river Amazon abounds with tiles. Brazilians float down the etream in boats and scoop In millions of the flies ;whieli cir- cle in dense clouds jest above the wat- er's edge. The flies are killed, dried thoroughly In the sUn and packed in bags. They are then Shipped. Dead Mee eonstittite orie of the richest of foods for .animal. • For chickens the flies are mixed with other ingredients, such as Millet and corn. By themselves the flies are toe rleh, but their power of nourishment Is :et' great that a mai/ quantity Of them has a most benefleial effect. TWo yeare age the 13razillan Government stopped the exportation, being afraid that the fish in the river would suffer by 'being deprived of this fly fooci. But the ,prohibitiert has been removed. Formerly dead files aced et 10 cents a pound, but the deMand has grown and the snooty so lessened that 20 cents a pound is now charged. Porteettr sate. Patlent—Doetor, I'm horribly afreld of being Wriest alive. Doetor—l)on't worry for an Instant, nay friend. I'll see to that all right. Tile world's an inn an death the $ourney's end.—Derle.n. ZULU WAR TACTICS. Method of ,Attneig With the ere/meet Peculation. Zulu military tactics are associated With, the 'name of Tyaka, the ruthless Zuln conmleror, who welded into tbe stock of the Arnazulu, the people of the beavens, all the young men of the va- ricotta tribes be conquered, incorporat- ing them into regiments and thus building up a powerful mIlitare mi- tten. Yet it Was to Dingisiwayo, the waacierer, that the inceptien was due. This man, the' son of the chief of the Umtetwa, was driven into exile in con- sequelice of an abortive plot to seize the reins of power. • During that exile he lived la Cape Colony and saw the military methods 92 the British. With Instinctive genius he saw how the idea could, be adapted, to his own nation, and on his return and accession to the chieftainship he divided bis people info regiments, die• , tinguishing them by names and, by 4 special color Of shield for each regi - meat, though. for a time they retained the umkomto, or throwing Assegai, as their chief weapon. He heard the great use made by the British, infantry of their favorite weapon, the bayonet, and so he replaced the umicomto by the ixwa, or broad bladed stabbing assa- • gat Tbe peculiarity of the Zulu tactics has earned it the name of the crescent formation for attack, anti it is note- worthy that, broadly speaking, It was the method employed by.the Boers in their invasion of Natal and adopted bY Lord Roberts in his advance through Orange River Colony, and It was the fear of its success whieh kept the, Boers continually an the NM. Tire best thing with which to compare it is the head of the stag headed beetle. Horisit, are thrown out widely on either Ea, while the main body forms the head itself. Frora the main body a small, force is detached to engage the enemy • while the horns creep around the flanks. • This force in the days of Tyaka wee frequently dispatched with the com- mand, "Go, sons of Zulu, go and re- • turn no more," and death at the hands of their fellows was the fate of those •who returned. While this force was! holding the enemy the horns carriedl out their task if possible, and as sooa! as the two horns had met in the rear • of the .enemy the bead or chest was launched upon the position, and. the; upshot .was that the whole force of • the foe tasted the assegai, for la war s. no quarter was given or asked. 4 )1( , POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Keep away. front people you dioillaN • and don't talk about. then -4 . Put a hog ion paalor and he would break out and wallow info. mut:thole. • It becomes necessary tasionally for every man to take•puniss naent When your time comesteroth annoy others with your ecreams, • Isn't it es. fact that the !Lost success- ful men you know are polite men? then -doesn't it follow that if you hope to succeed you rause be pollte1e1------` When you hear a man abused be- hind his back we' do not think, "Hove 'unpopular other people- are!" Out "HOw we all catch it when we are not around!" • Don't worry if you are not good looking, YOU look' all right to your friends. The best looks on earth 'could not make you look good to your ene- mies, and' thoee who are not Interested in you don't kuow liow you look. • Saved bya At:eel:Head. SirAndre Clarke While; traveling 112 Italy ascended a high tower „one 'even- ing and found at the:top nother tour- ist an Eitglisheme.. They chatted pleas- antly' for a few minutes When Suddenly the stranger seized Sir Andrew. by the shoulders and said quietly, "I am go-. lug to throw you river." The man was a maniac; The physician had: Only a moment ' In which to . gather his thoughts, but that moment saved' him. "Pciohr , he replied unconeernedly. "Anybody can throw a man Oft the tower. If we Were on the ground you could not throw rae hp, That would he too diffienit"Ye4',' I could." retorted` the maniac. '"I could (malty alto* you up here from, the. ground. Let ns •go down, and t do it." The descent wasaccordingly made, during which Sir 'Andrew managed' to secure help andreleasehimself from his perilous situation: . Vithen Edikon Aact.togized, When Thomas- A, Ellison first cams to • Washington to display the graoho- phone, Whieh, had jUst recently been in- vented, Rospoe Colliding, who was al - Ways quite vain, was there too. Mr. • Conk ng wow a little curiae his fore- head, end when Mr. Edison repeated something about a little girl with a little curl right in the Middle of her forehead the New York senator thought that, of course, theremarkwas made lot him and Mr. Edison had to apolo, Reyburn's Reminiscences of Charles Sun:leer in Washington Pest. Nervous Exhaustion T' pVVITCHING of the nerves, suds den starting, tenderness of the 'scalp or spine* headache at top or back of head, noises in the ears, sparks before the eyes, sleepless- ness, dyspepsia, pains and cramps, neuralgia, timidity, irritability) mel- ancholy, physical weakness and general debility are among, the .symptoms cif nervous exhaustion. Good food, pure air, suitable rest and the regular and persisent use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food will thor., oughly overcome the most extreme case of nervous exhaustion and prostratiOn. • 13y noting your inereaSe hi weight while using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food you can prove that new, firm flesh and muscular tissue are being added to the body. 60 cents a box* six boxes for $2.50, at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Company, Toronto. The average family, in pounds of tea per year. . used entirely, not more be required. You save use Bed Bose Tea. Otober Mk 100 Canada uses about 25 If Bed Bose Tea were , than 20 pound gi would r.94 mon.ey when you A "is tippd tea" T. 04. ESTATIROoKe. $wr. Joists. 1.5, WiNmPeco. Tolima°. a WELLINGTON STAA IKA 01111.11.111.11111111.1111111001111111101111.1101111101M,... 'he Draft construction of 70 a range is very impor- tant Some ranges will draw all right A the chirn- ney flue is built in a certai. way ; if not, it will not draw at all, or very imperfectly ---the chimney must fit the ;IR SOINEM RMIGE will fit any chininey. It will draw freely and perfectly on the meanest chimney that was ever constructed. .A Souvenir Range is built to draw well on any chimney. Every Souvenir is absolutely guaranteed by the makers. OtkONEY-T1LDEii CO Limited. • Harnillon, Winnipeg, • Montreal and a =Myer 407 Nco:.AciENT's iNToN FIGHT' TH Iffalbaited,a• Coa*Inatous "461-15rit7eskaa IF Holland is a Cdti‘t-ry o and dikes, for the people a ally fighting against the ene retch- raenta 63 Water. • One building In Am- sterdam rite on no fewer then 13,659 piles,. 'though the dikes .around the town, which have been •erected at emir - mous expense, effectlially prevent any awe of a flood. The streets of the flourishing port of Rotterdam eien are frequently under water in the winter, ane in some Parts of setae . Holland • the people are compelled to ee their shopping la•boatee • • • ' • When the Zuyder Zee breaks cmto the land, these whs.) svasle • un .10 tbeir SEA. Performance eeds. oOden pilo I. Songs and Sentiment. , It is. a Singular fact that in' proPor• I tion to the Wealth ar melody rif tion so ts emotional sidt? develop. ;Aert*iiblens in the. United Kingdom. ,tn; nd, Ireland and Wales, counteleS' rich ,in national songs, the emotionll! nature is strong. ' In England, where tbe.melodies, if sweet, at any rate ars not so touching end appealing( seett • ment is slight. . "The Hinters, of ?don: . The ecclesiastical authorities .dividi the history of man into she agessFirst from • Adam to' Noah; second, Noah to Abraham, third, :frOns. Ora ham to Davicl; fetirtit;* front David ts the Babylseiish• captivity, fifth, froiz. the eaptielty of Judah .to the birth of Christ; the birth of Chris) . to ,the end of the world. . knees *alorig the streets et a flooded 'village...meet all manner' Of fish:. This • is' exPlained by the faet-ebat. the Ztty- aler Zee,- with 118:rand eotiorri, le 'liter- ally •ceemnaed with Orley • tribes; anti On6 antherity states that. If it were 'well scraped of all its •fish one year. •It would be full again tlie next. •The laid Of Holland le really of four •distinet levels, and' from ten to •twely,ti., feet between the highest and: the low.: • eat' TO make the, land dry, the water pumped from tee loWest level 'to the One immediately above it, aild• so on,: unfit the 'water :has beenreturned again to tee see. A large numberof,. engineers tire specially engaged to look after thedikes, and no lees a Sum than $2,500,000 .IS expended 'every year in keeping these fortifications ego:Inst. the scale proper repair, • • • •Typhoid. • By boiling all the water .ancl sterilig SOFT CRABS. After shedding the New SiteIbo Hard- en WWI'. Great Rapidity. The Simply of soft crabs foe market. Is obtained by catching hard crabs and •keeping them until they shed' their shells. For this purpose large rec- tangular floats, made of . lathe and planking, are employed, and three' or four times every day the stock on hend is carefully inspected, all the soft crabs being picked out and peeked • Without delay. They are put into shal- low boxes of moist seaweed, from ten to thirty-five dozen ht a box, according to the size of the animale. When the packing Is doue carefully the occu- pants may be kept alive from silty to seeenty houra after leaving the water. Crabs have heft shipped all the way from the Chesapeake to Canada, arriv. ling at their destination In good condi- tion. In summer, of course, ice is used, But Where soft crabs are concerned it le necessary that they shall reach the market quickly, because their new shells harden with great rapidity. At the end of twelve hours the shells are like parcbment, and In three or Our days the crab is as hard as ever —hence andt for use in the form most highly approved by epleurus. Mrs. burns 1-60 Own Housokeeper. Mrs. Jahn Berne, wife Of the Labor member oe the English Cebinet, Is her own housekeeper, and when she was preseitted at the recent drawing-toont of the !thee arid Queen was probably the only woman present who could cook her husband's dinner. A story is told of Lady Haversham, who Wrote to Mrs. IlUrits. asking her to came to ket "at home," the lady wiehing to post no One of the Liberals. Lady Haversitam ex- tused herself for not calling fleet, as she exolained that "Battersea Was ao far from Grosvehor square." IVIrs. Burns replied that upon engulfing a map she finned that "Grosvenor Square was Just the sante distance trent Bats terseas" sessest Ing all the. inilk and thoroughly cook Ing aIl. the vegetables and killing al . • the -flies the average person they .be:•• . corne fairly immune 'from 'tyriliold ft .ver. • . • .• senv) •etre • ' "T. haie.-done nothing but blush at day," coil:tot:tined the res6. "and stil: that idiot of a:poet goes on talking ol 'tbe modeSt violet, as if there Were. not .others." CURED.11.IS WIFE of -LA. GRIPPE Quebec Man tag how the Great Con. sumptive Preventative was . an all-round Benefit 44 My wife took La Grippe when she was in Ottawa," says R. N. Dafoe of Werthfleld Farm,Qite., in an interview. "She got a bottle of Psyehine and after using' it for few days she was quite well. / kook a Cola and pen using it and am getting all right. I think Psychine is'ona of the best tellies on the nrarket to -day." There you hive the whole inatter lit a nutshell. La Galepet and colds are among the forerunners ot consureptien. This man had one, his wifeliadelie o Psychine not only cured both but it built them up so that their bodies are strong enough to resist disease. All seeds of comsumption are killed by ipsycHINE (Prostousced Sia'ese) 1 50c. Per Bottle Larger" Mesa Si and' 42 --all druggist" • OR. T. A. SLOCUM, Limited, Taranto. SINIENumeZ4*-1 .1 fiaessmoseill5' 1 11111101111111111111111alai smaulemain paw ars mallsosialautorn 41-Aftrz remit zeta las late tea eleell Uter tAXIldrinintitAl Orkeif /OE gut G NEcoi Vacs yag rencitInflod, Ana wilt *Ott tflotAL Inetltill11,%loglia fro .A4 Uvo MOM wiAtAtaj. wton r,emcia '.IMIT • e