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hand, held her. She glane d 1'r a nr'-
merit into his p:e:id.ng a yes, and then.
as the door of that inner roue was
opened, swung t, wards him. k red elm
1 1 ghtly on the lips, whepered "Yes,' and
ran to the tab'e.
"I'm quite pleased with myself." said
Martin eemng towarJ3 thein. "lkre s
Luck been working tremendously hard.
j bettering that she was preparing for
other peeele ;and now she has the mor-
elleat on of having 41 eat it herself. 1
thought that vuu two children would
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CHAPTER XIII.
' fort -how was our appet to?" where did you get that Dolor from, my
"Pret.t hearty, sir," replied Odley., clear?"
"Ask Chris," said I.ucY, with a glance
at the bay. "Or rather --please don't ale
h m. 1 really believe thla Is going to Le
the hr ghtest, happiest everting of al,
my Ute,' she added.
"l; it all right, Dayne?" wh spered
Martin, moving nearer to him. The bay
nodded. "lie gocxi to her; there's only
cmc Lucy in all the wide world," con-
cluded Martin, as he turned away.
It was the merriest meal poseble; they
all talked at once, and they all had good
ai,pel,•tes, and they all de:lereed that
tt.eru never heti been such n supper. And
Martin pretendeal su often that he had
left something in the other room that
was vitally necessary for the least, and
then couldn't remember what It was, af-
ter being away for some minutes, that
the thing became an open scandal, and
they
yilaughed spoke to him
t ly about it;
whereat they g
an
ever. And in the nildbt of the merriment
the door opened, without so much as a
knock, and in walked Mr. Victor Kel-
man.
A dead silence fell upon the little com-
pany. :Martin Blake frowned and looked
annoyed; Lucy and Chris sad nothing.
The only unconcerned person in the
room was Mr. Kelman himself, who,
taking off his hat with a flourish, smiled,
struck an attitude, and regarded those
at the table with beaming saitsfaceon.
"Charming -absolutely charming!" he
•
• Marr Rltltfae--painter--something of a
recluse -and with but few friends in the
world, had had that Ulte world upset.
Every Iran in love must et recess:1y Le
ae.:flsh; in that he places the woman en
whom hie ef{-etkns are set in a certain
position, from which she Le not to move
WW1 he calla her. In just such a taeh-
ton, with the best tntent'ons .n the weed
he had seen his small Princess in the
tette Iodgl.thouse in Greenways' Gar-
de -and in ether places before that
Y
"The ether earths may have suffered.
but 1 never not ced it in th s bills. Come
to that, ser, they was pretty much the
(same each %seek, no matter what the i
elate of the kekngs. Ilut I think 1 be-
gin to understand, sir; and if I can
make a guess--th y are young -and they
are in love."
"Excellent OileY!-you have guessed
at on.e," said Martin. in a word, 1
He was to veork, knowing fully well want to have Lucy and -and someone
happen :n the onto to come; else to eup;:''r w.th me, an that we may
and she ons to
what was toto up ants the mn-
corse to n regular understanding, and
mare, should arrigve wban he could tell 'knew jitst whet.' we are.'
"Anel me talking abut cheap and
kno (tw ha.J rehearsed i/ is often, and .sir ngy checkers." exclaintee (}dl'y, in
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her, the Bele vv hide) tohbt he loved dsmay. "The best you can give 'ern,
her, and whis of nee esbe his wife, sir, and the finest. But why not ask
There was this unselfishness about it, beer?' added s:yb'.
that the man head hovered over tier Lke "You she added a:Yl'' Ile looked at her
n sphads ofe Qa chile angel ever since with a brightening fat'. "I never
she had been a child. and had been a
very real tr:e►ri to her. thought of that, Odley. What a capital
ideal'
And now the castle had toppled down. „Apical to her, sr; tell her that you've
IW ed as`de, to watch another story ntt attics coming, just as you've told
in which he was not to play the hero; p g
and to watch that from the proper point IMI and
let her
do L all. the Then, p t the
parties
ct view needed some courage, much of areSoo how tell her
plan and contrive
resignation,Qa,and more i m seemed and arrange it all; she's done nothing
Quite suddenly, the roan seemed to hut plan and contrive all her life,poo
t
Have grown old; be an to wander haw, eland."
at hien age, he could ever have thought as Lucy Ew- ..a(ky-you're an angel," said Martin,
oast° couldbebrought to vie him In any- qu'le seriously. "Not a word to anyone;
gthis is going to be the real success of
thing but the light of a friend. He had life.
been. a young man -somewhat elderly for
LW year.• -when she had been a little
cbild
So he fought his battle steadily --gong
away for a kw days into solitary places I tie enormous amount of work he had
In the country, and n'orking hard and put upon her, for she understood, of
try for m elf. something of a c) , I cen>se, that it must not ba an expensive
key for himself. And so caro bock, 'natter but that it roust, above all things
BRITAIN'S SLICE OF SIAM
CONCF.BNING JOHN BULL'S KEL%F' r
FELLOW SUBJECTS.
Queer People Which Have Been Added
to the Already Large Brim
Empire.
Nine thousand square miles of Stam,
and several hundreds of th ousattda of
Siamese, has noes added to the liriUsh
Empire.
11 is, perhape, doubtful whither Eng-
lstuuen in Siarn will relish the change.
Under the rule of Kuig Chuklahlougkurn
Kww-tis shorten a name that b some
yards in length -\\'.:stern ways and
Western civilisation► havo been adopted to
a large extent; but it can hardly bo con-
tended that Siam haat leeched toe level
M Japan in law and pu•isprudence., says
London answers.
THEY LOVE BRITAIN.
my e.
Lucy Ewing entered into the matter ex•aainiee, "Pray dont move; the plc -
with spirit. But for the fact that that taro is perfect. My dear Blake, ioh will
joyful surprise was to come at the end, never paint ono halts sot fine, offensive.
Martin would havo blamed himself for I don't wish to say , anything
A light collation -wino of tho-Gilbey
brand, but none the worse for that -
flowers -youth and beauty! I m glad I
came in." u " said 1llarlin,
\\e didn't expect yo
a little coldly.
"I am aware of it. dear boy -don't
apologize. 1t there should be such a
thing as a leg, or even a wing, and any-
thing left in a bottle, trust an old Bo-
hemian b look after himself. Thank you,
me dear Blake -don't you move on my
account; this chair wilt do very well.'
Ids drew one up to the table, and pro -
cooled to look about for something to
eat and drink.
not entirely heart -whole, but still in a
mood to view the now changes with
senrething of eflusnimlty; i deed ho
;erne to look upon the matter as snmc-
thing so Fettled and done with, that he
blamed himself a little ter ha desertion
and determinal to plunge at once into
the I:fc of the, girl again, and to be simp-
ly whet he haalways Leen-her friend.
So ger.e.ous, locket, was the mind of
the pian, and so much did he want, now
that that better mood was on him, to
riake her happy, that he determined he
would do something to smooth away
any elitflcultles 1n the path of the lovers;
that, at (cast, should be hit privilege.
He had heard, of oourae, of the coining
of Aunt Pheps, because Lucy had car-
ried all h r news first to him, as sho had
eiways °'one; he had heard, too, of the
suggest on that the love -story might nut
std :is it should do, by reason of this
sero Aunt Phipps. That was not to be
thought of for a moment; the lovers
must be taught their business better
than that. And that was why Martin
Blake determined to give a supper party.
Now, under ordinary circumstances,
there <Itesald he nothing dimcult about
such arae tlfalr as that; you simply in-
vite you, greets. and provide what is
rec. eel re and propeer for them to eat.
At least. that is how all properly cen-
slitu'o.i a'.ipper parties should bo ar-
ranged; Mail as there was nothing pro-
perly mn 4lu'ei atout Martin Blake or
itis stn li:ol din -mites arose.
In the first place. such a thing had
never b -e, done before in the place,
which wan the very last of reasons, Me-
aetd!ng to his landlady. why fl should
not be done now. I)tm ::Mees were point -
ever, that didn't mailer now; with his
ea out by that worthy soul, which hands on her shoulders he answered,
ap-
peared al first to be inswmounlable. cahnly enough:
hewas not to be expeckd to do more
than nook the ehep or steak or simple "My' dear Lucy, there's a knock nt the
dish %herb sit sited eta:en on ordinary dor. Do me one last kindly office and
occasions. Certain wild ideas in Mar'tin's 0, en it. will you)''
mind as to cold t,w's end things e f that Wondering a little, sho went to the
sort were scouted as absurd; sataels were door of the studio and opened it. 11 was
sit of date, and fowls not I4) be depend- dark outside, and whe ver had knocked
ed term save In an egg -laying capacity; was not in sight at the moment; she
and even then They semetimees, to uwr stepped out on to the landing. Then a
her own expreeslon-Tran to musty.' delighted voice spoke her name. and an
Than it was that Martin Blake had a arm encircled hor, and she felt herself
b:Iltient Idea, for which In came never drown into tho alud:o. It wits Christ°-
after,vards to sufficiently grateful. A pher Dayne.
subtle idea, ton; one of these ideas that ":5e, you've got. here first, have you?"
trete ono suddenly, and cause pleasant he exclaimed breathlessly. "Not that 1
tinglings of antic:pation all over you. expe•led to find y'nl. you know nt
And the idea was so simple, that It ;s least, that is, not for certain. Itut 1
wonderful he haat not thought of it be- gticosed old Blake would ask you as
are well. \Vliers is he?'
fie went to 0fley. alley the wonder- That ons another surprising thing:
fel, who had had experience of lee from Martin had discretely duiappxear.d. The
so many points of view, and must, in Loy was rattling on again- ndrniring the
all pnhabillty. have byen b.erne off t �r• table and talking of his day. and one
elbly ti supper partes by the dozen. thing end another, when Lucy put her
The very woman in a crisis --a woman hand on his lipts to stay the flood of
wall a heart. He total her. simply and weed,.
truthfully. that ho wished to give a pit- "Stop --slept'' she cried, locking nhout
the supper to three people--himsee and Ler in bnwileermenl. "i ejgn't under -
Iwo 'steers -at he studio; was it such a In the heist. 1 am not conn ng here to
tam dable meet' as it at first appear- slipper; I have only been getting things
�, ready for other poeple. Are you one of
"Det ends e.n the parties, sir," sad Od- the ether people?"
ley. cauhoudy. "There's them I've mol "Of course --and se are you." replied
that would have Fat down. Air, to a Chris, with a laugh. "Ile' wouldn't leave
him h ane welt nothing left Lul the frill, you out. I'm sero. Where is h'?'
end have thought it vee :son; lheres "He WAS dere n airmen( age, Chris.''
others might have had slaver to wait on she replied. looking towards the door of
'em, an.1 liver wings. and things in jel- the further room.
ly and the Lnr.l knows what, and "Very nice and thoughttel of him to
wouldn't have been aat(sfksei." havo slipral away," said Chris. "And
"I see," sei1 Martin Iheughtfully. "It I soy, I.ucy, ns he may come back at
enly shows what a lot yeti know, C),1- any moment 1 just went to say In you
ley. Now. t have no wish et lee parsim- -don't wakh That door; listen to ane,
(Dolour -but mine are eef the ham -lone femme'
and frill variety. They simply' won't "I'm listening, Chris,' she replied,
know whet they're. eating." 1-•ok steadily at him. "And do you
-Thee 1 eleel tl off in the' noulterers know that you are still holding my
et . n are 'HA ask him for a Lint theta hand, ser?"
n bit esti ree:it's be cheep, arid it'll give "Very thoughtless of me; i ought t0
'ern s.�m•'th ng 1' toy oath and get their havo had the otter ono as web," he said,
teeth :nen Th.• igh who they cen t and captured It at once. "What 1 want
that uv m t knew• what they're eaUng. 4' say. Luey mine, Is this: that I'm not
pnar'ue gr,tng to let anything stand In the way;
"Glees, my .1.•rtr Ol'ey." he suggestat, that, money or no money -good luck or
"'They e•en't he young ---because the 111 luck -f went you to merry me. You're
young are lenrtte•u•nr, In a certain way, all the world to roe, and I'm conceited
about what tboy eat. 1 can't think, ser, enough M think that I'm something to
ye u. I shall wroth like twoety nigger'*
who It can tee, said Odley.
"Yet ihoe of all pimple. ought to 1f i know that I'm working ter Clyas
anew,- said Martin. with enete, well es myself and we shall got on
efcce Odley; in ae those amazing ep!•
rrcflM
to row meted ousts, when heads
be something quite out of the ordinary.
Although she wondered a little who the
t'.rtunate people were to be, she felt that
was not a matter which concerned her-
self; she would hoar all about it after-
vowels.
fter
wards.
Marin, had, of course, sent a note to
Mr. Christopher Bayne at as late a mo-
ment as possible, (taking hlrn to corse
round that night for a friendly chat; but
to the girl Martin said nothing. And
now, at the eleventh hour, he stood In
his studio. watching her as she flitted
about, putting the last touches to the
table: she had decorated herself. And
the. finest thing of all was to wa4'h her
a; she turned away, with a little sigh
at the thought of the happy people who
were to sit °'.own there presenter.
"Someone who's going to buy a pic-
ture, Marlin?'' she ventured.
"Someone who is going to buy a pic-
ture, little girl, when -ho is rich and fam-
ous," he replied. "Someone who means
to work hard because he's in love.
Though that's no reason -is it, Lucy?"
"I think it is," she replied quietly. "But
won t you tell mo. Ma'i'n (!ear, who it
14 that's coming? 1 want to think about
it -dream that 1 see them sitting here
arid eating the good things -and having
a good time. Who is itf"
She had taken hold of the lapels of his
coat and was looking up into his face.
Such a friendly face it was; it had smiled
upon her through all her life. Ile
wondered, as he looked down nt her,
what she would have thought if he had
ever saki words to her of which ho once
had (lream.d; wondered what expression
he would l:nvo called into hors. How -
the builder "requires merit"; the restorer
only adds to the merit of the original
founder.
Becidee..y we havo added some queer
r
kik to the Empire.
se
Tw'PiTING A BRONCO -
Hoe Cults are Put 'rl.rough the Grand
Merry Go Itound.
110 was a big black beauty of a Dolt,
and just as mean as he was handsome.
"Brune' had never been thoroughly
bnskeet by hes former owner, and when
1 first saw tum he was in the hands of
Ih best horse breaker in camp, who was
putting the thrashing touches to his edu-
cation, say's a writer.
"They called this pony a' outlaw afore
I took a -holt of h110," remarked the
bronco twister. "Shucks! Nowadays et
a hoss bucks his saddle bltuikets oft'n
him the boys say 'Outlaw: Bad bronco.
Guess I'll ride that old hoss over• yonder.'
"I've sweated most el the ugliness outen
him a'r•endy," continued the trainer. "He
ain't got but one mean habit left, an'
to -day I'm a -going to tarn him to fergit
1t"
The moan habit referred to was this
---when 'Brune" decided to go straight
ahead, had go! Over rocks atxd down
the steep hanks of a wash, through cac-
tu•• and tho welt earned cat's claw, and
if the cloths pricked hien, or the curved
claws of the brush snatched at his flanks,
he would throw In some fancy bucking
for good measure as ho tore along. But
turn? Never!
The trailer took his rlala from the :,nd-
dl.• horn and tied one end to Uie rope
bridle or hackaniore, fastening tt secure-
ly under the jaw. '!'hen he petted the
telt, working toward its flanks, until the
animal allowed him to trach the tail and
freeen a loop of rope in its heavy strands.
The free end of the data was passed
through the loop in a way which would
bring the horse's head and tail together
vrhen tightened. and by passing the data
onc-o more through both liacka :ere and
leop it was prevented from slipping when ••
They also act as shelter bells and poo•
released. , vide shade that will yield returns during
"Now, fer the grand merry go round!' til, hot slimmer months through shading
away from the felt's heels al pulled the Suitable trees for planting can be o -
rials tout witil the animal was hent trinetl f'om the w•oodbt which exists
The Seine's. led Is their monarch, are
the greatest Anglophiles in the world.
Everything English is "fleet chop" with
them -perhaps because we havo always
taken their part wben hey have towel
themselves in trouble. 101d King Malta
Mtongkul, the present king's father, ort.-
gtnated this passion for things English.
Somelintes he was too enthusiastic. He
wculd think nothing of waking up in the
middle of the night any Englishman in
Bangkok just to ask hien how sten,; Eng-
lish word should be spelt.
In Mongkul's time it would hardly have
doles 1.0 leave Englishmen to the tender
mercies of Siamese justice. The Govern -
Intel was thoroughly Oriental. If the
king's sacred white elephant fell 111, the
Prune Minister and tho Court officials
stood in danger of "something lingering,
with lotting oil in 1t." 1L was the law
that if any boat happened to run foul
of tho king's State barge all the people
on board should be instantly beheaded.
Poisoning was not uncommon In Court
circles, and to this tiny there is an offi-
cial taster, who samples all the dishes
before ttie king touches them. This otrt-
cial, with great eommon•sense, (ries
them on a cat first!
Until the present reign there was a
"second king" in Siam -a sort of deputy
monarch, like a vice-president. The two
kings had a quarrel one day, and forth-
with the second king rushed down to the
British Consulate in Bangkok and put
himself oder British protectu,n against
Itu first king, while the flrst king locked
himself up in his bed -room for a week,
for fear of being murdered by the second
king!
The feast was apo'led; they sat silent,
while he chattered and ate and drank
all he could get. Quito early the party
broke up, and although Martin tried to
arrange so that Chris and the girl should
leave; together, Victor Kelnnan boster-
ously announced his intention of accom-
panying thein. Nor could they shake
him off tuitil they came actually into
Grenways Gardens.
"There's your Aunt Phipps, Chris,"
soddenly exclaimed Lucy. 'She seems
in a hurry." And indeed Olive could
be :cen making towards them; evidently
AO had been awaiting their arrival.
"Sweet Aunt Phipps!' exclainesd Vic-
tor, with a smile. "1 do trust. she won't
feel any i11 reliefs from the night air.''
Olive met them at the door of No. 3;
she seemed curiously excited. When
she spoke, it was to the Loy; and -she ad-
(ires=ed h'm, for l erhaps the first time,
by his Christian name; but sho looked
straight past him at Victor Kebnan.
"Chris -i want you to forgive aur; I've
been deceiving you." she said; rind In
the darkness she held out something to-
wards him. It looked eke a packet.
"Deceiving are, Aunt Phipps?" he said
sk.wly.
"Yea. 1 told you that your fortune
was gone; 1 told you that you were a
leggar. It was a lie. 'rhe fortune is
yours --end here is the first Mart of it.
'fake it quickly."
As in a dream, Chris took the packet
into his fingers, anti opened it; slowly,
by the light of the lamp In Greenways`
Gardens. lie counted what was Inside.
"Aunt Phipps! A hundred pounds!"
Mr. Victor Kelman, muttering s rne-
thing absolutely unintelligible, ran off
down Grenways' Gardens toward his
lodging.
66lMMINMYM�►N�1
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I'l.ANi MORE TREES.
Farmers as a class have been slow to
recognize the ndvaitago of plantn►g trees
upon their fern's. '1'0o often we have
leen content b look upon our farms
merely from the standpoint of what could
be made from them, givin but little
thought 10 the aesthetic or the beautiful.
Our homer frequently aro n' y places
in which to exist, no retention whatever
having been paid to surrounding them
with Trees and other beauties of nature
lhal do so much towards flaking the
twine a more attractive place in which
t live. The value of our farms would
be greatly enhanced did line subject of
tree planting receive more attention at
the hands of our fanners. It cots but
little to plant a few trees. \\'here this
practice is made an annual event, before
cane is awnro of it, the farm is well sup-
plied with trees, with but little cunt and
with little effort on iho part of the owner
of the land.
Objection is frequently rased that
fence rowor roadside tree planting is not
.n the best interests of the farrier. It
has been said that the here. as they grow
larger, shade Uie crops us well as take
neurishment frons the soil. thus deplet-
ing the land in proximity to the trees of
Ili fertilizing ingredients which the crops
sown (hero should snake use of. 'rhls is
a narrow view to take of this matter.
True, the crops do not grow luxuriantly
rior produce as abundantly within a few
feet of the trees. However, the advan-
leges of theoo trees greatly cremates
this minor objection. The treys not only
beautify the landscape, but when proper-
ly planted, are very useful a.s fence posts.
SEEN iN BANGKOK.
indeed, the Siamese are the quaintest
and most Gilbertian people lir all the
East. When attached to a United States
surveying ship In Philippine waters, I
p:aki three visits to Bangkok, and never
ceased to marvel at what i saw. Tailless
cats dyed bright yellow, Court beauties
with plteh-black teeth (due to the use of
the betel -nut). children who huve never
been on land, and play in the river
which runs through tho city as English
youngsters do in the streets, naked, dirty
priests with begging -bowls, who turn
nut to be princes of the blood -royal -
these aro some of the common sights of
Siam.
(re Le Continued.)
(:IIII.t)REN %\'ii() itl'LI: EMPIRES.
The Siw King of Potential h
Einhtren.
Manuel II.. the new King
gal, is a young monarch ns
go heti-ed. had the murder
they and his elder brother occurred
only a few days before it did. he would
Lave been at one and the some time a
N' e
king and an "intent" In the eyes of the
law. But by Portuguese custom the
'Crown Prince attains his runjority at
reghteen. and "Master Manuel," as he
was until quite recently, is just over
that age.
Even so. however, he is the yo'ingest
e1 living European rulers; although, of
course. not the youngest to le pro-
claimed king. That record, as all the
world knows, belongs to King Alfonso
et Spain, who was born a king.
Wilhelmina. of Holland, too. was a
queen de Jure when a little girl in short
h•ork+. although she was net formally
crowned until her eighteenth birthday.
Kwnng Si, the present emperor of
Ch na, meet only n few mon'hs Fast three
years old when he was pre�c:aimed ni-
kr over more than tour million square
miles of territory and four hundred me-
llows of human brings. King Chulalon-
kern of Siam ascended the throne at
fifteen. His powerful neighbor, Mutsu
Hlln, was Reclaimed Emperor of Japan
soon nft. r his fourteenth birthday. King
Ale %ander of Servie. whose recent ter-
rible death is still fresh et public me-
mory, was only thirteen, at his acces-
sion, and barely seventeen when ho
brought off, of his own initintive, the
coup d'etat that mete bun absolute
peep-tsi we're both Ming. Dirlhkg- mosareb M everything but carne.
somehow. Noth'ng really bad can hap -
Just Over
moms
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NEWS FRO'-: '111E MINES
!it)VE I'ROI'Fh'i nee fl LS'E SOLD AT
Ltl1t.l: Pltlt7:s+.
0.ti r Beals are Now Pendine - An
Assay Office opened on Lake
Tenesea►uing.
A big find has been reparte the
Maylicev' lot edj.eining the Ile ury
Silver M.n:ng Company. The lead is
len inch°, Ut w•itllh, of emulate, nice -
!Ile and native silver. The find was
made on the surface, whole a o.:.nsider-
el.te amount of trenching Le be ng done.
The Beta quet claims, near to Kee,ey's,
havo been sold at a price said to he
close to $20,000 to Buffalo parties, and
a deal is new pending on the Proudfool
traction between the Keeley claim and
the Halteybury Silver alining to nipany
f• S?0.00.). A. M. Ihlsky is said to
have purchased the Log.ta property to
the northeast of the Fornere property
nJ also two lots south of the Keeley
on Trout Lake. 1t is alio reported that
M'. ftileky has bought the Oupri pro-
perty, near the Ma doll Syndicate, says
e Cobalt correspondent of the iliobe.
Mr. Murray. a mining engineer, re-
presc:r►Ung Pittsburg capitalists, bought
Inc \\'ireetey clam: about two weeks
ago, and is said to have refused three
times the original price paid for the
pruixrrty. The Ilaileybury Silver Min -
.ng Company, which was organized last
fall, is rushing the development wore.
A considerable amount of ore is being
bagged right along. An essay ofl!:e has
been opened on Lake Tenihkainin , and
a good general store. Tne Federal Gee -
c' nmcnt has also proni'sed a postolfica
for Silver Centre. From the foregoing,
It will be learned that considerable ace
tivity already breva:is in this new belt.
announced the twister, ahe nd standing our stock, particularly our dairy cows.
b
nearly double, "Keep lurnde 1111 1 say upon most farms. Should such trees not
you kin stop," he commanded,
d, and in be available, they can be obtained from
to nurserymen n p
fact the
bewildered creature was moot- L a Dom aalively small
sing like a top and painfully learning cost. in tact. even where the trees from
the old lesson of his race, that man's (h, vvoodlot are utilized, it is fregttcently
will is law for a horse. advisable to obtain from the nurserymen,
Wo sat in for twentyenof a me3qusolte a variety of rapid -growing (roes, su:•h as
watching him for minutes or he tin, cotton-wo(xis, that can be planted
when the bronco vw s er decided na ► between the spaces reserved for ►e more
stiff nock was sutficienty limber. !) slower- rowing flees of the
1:ei mounted he discovered his error; the ce moron wood -lot. 'Those rapidly -grow -
with mosso pranced and Bucked ing varieties will be large enough to
with hint and finally tried to roll over su rt a fence many years before the
lite rider, who sprang from the saddle other kinds have reached a sufficient de-
ist in Um nick of time.
Rut his patience was by no means ex- gree el maturity. Tim we will rave
posts much quicker than where one kind
hnusted. only is planted. As the hardier varieties
"Here's n shore way 10 make 'em him be orno !nature, the fence can be attached
her," he announced, and picking up a Al-,; them, Uro others being cut down and
large flat alone he tapped the horse's e sed ot.
nick for a few minutes steadily, but not eet Besides this fence row work, it is fee
feelh sufficient force to an' find i e Bier quantly advisable to plant some shelter
feel that anrty brace
soon e neck easier belts The spare most suitable for such
to turn than brace bels tender Begin work is at the intersection of cross fences
lh
1 1 1 d id 1 It t the
II
\\'Fie hardy andK t
Our new Siamese fellow -subjects are
really a brave, independent people; but
they have a veneer of Oriental servility
quite foreign to British tastes. \Vhen a
native brings the morning coffee to your
be(1-room, tie crawls into lira ronin like
n caterpillar. carrying the breukfast-lray
in one hand, while he hitches himself
across the floor with the other. '!'Iso
highest nobles in the land, and even tri-
butary princes, crawl on their hand&
and knees when they approach the king.
Tho first Siamese embassy that was sent
to England insisted on approaelring
Queen Victoria In the same manner. -
of I'nrlu.
111- narchs
of his fa -
Siam is a land of queer contrasls. You
may visit the house of a native grandee,
and be received by a lady dressed in
European style, with a costly French
Chandelier. On the verandah you may
see her husband, naked, save for n lion -
cloth, smoking a cigar nearly a foot long,
and reading the latest copy of the New
York Herald."
After talking over the Infest develop-
mcnts of military science with a native
colonel. I found, on leaving the barracks,
o soldier of the king's life -guards tattoo-
ing another soldier all over; and when
asked what that woe for. ho tohl me it
was to make the mat bullet-proof. Thnt
sert of latlooing, it properly put on, was
si,ppnsed to make a roan invulnerable
In battle.
e reins."
When the pony had been reversed- poclvveen two er more fields. Such Pisces
cannot be cultivate:: into very closely and
that is, tied head and tail on the opposite can just as well be made use of for grow -
side -aid allowed to mlete another half ing a few trees. rants and other such
txeur, he was dripping with sweat and vurielies aro the most suitable for this
completely subdued. The bronco twister As soon as toe have obtained
mounted and the colt allowed himself m rpose.Y
to bo ridden about the ilat until he tang -
will
size and height, they not only
will .'afford shade for the stock, but will
lac. in his trailing data and fell, the rider furnish an acceptable place In which they
still on top. can rest and oath themselves. Besides
"Now, we'll tern him loose an' see how this advantage, these waste Placesare
he behaves hies. f;' remarked the trainer, beim made use of, the landscape is
end a slinging the ropes he again g
d d ite now tractable
nvwrn a little wood which will some
horse in circles and figures eights, wheel- eg.,ay conte in very useful,
inyr and turning at will Now that the time for tree planting Ls
As the trainer concluded: "I'd a heap
stoner hoist this critter's neck with a
rope than have him break bets back an'
mine too over yonder cliff."
Which was the justification of "Rronc's"
hard lesson.
L•-
THIEF :LIDED BY SNAKES.
Victimized. a French
MONTREAL RIVER SECTION.
The opening of navigation will see a
big rush into the Montreal. River section.
Several parties are equipping to go in
with the opening of navigation from all
pants along the line, and it is reports
hi that a large number of prospectors
will be engaged during (lie next few
days to do assessment work and do
vclopment on the various syndicates
owning claims in this d e e•ict and has
ing headquarters at New York, Phila-
delphia, Boston argil other Americas
cites, as well as at several Canadian
cities and towns Ihrough.iut the Prov-
ince.
rov
ince. The mineral showing in James
township of the efonlreal River section
generally is something phenomenal,,
considering the mall ani•sunt of devel-
opment work and prospecting to date.
and U is anticipated that during the
r'ext few months (:bull wilt have a
real rival in the p►•oduction.ot silver.
A big find was made Ihs wcck on
the line between '1'trdhope, in James
township, on one of the lots formerly
staked by Dr. Ilarbeck and associates.
The lead shows freely of native silver,
as welt as 11:o wall, and the wall rock
Ice a distance of 18 inches on either
side of the seta Alves r.'i1ve and leaf
silver, which wau'd go to indicate that,
bes:dos the shipping ore from the vein,
a big concentrating proposition is also
assured.
mounted an roc 1Leauliflel end al the same time, wg aro
flow a
Gypsy
Doctor.
A doctor living in the Place terr:ere,
Pers, was v:clini z<d. Ie:eptly in u dar-
ing and novel matinee.
An old gypsy w•oruan called on him
one morning and asked him to visit her
daughter, who was lying seriously in
in a caravan on the fortifications near
by.
have tried the serpent cure," she
said, "but there was no result. If you
will allow Hie 4) pay your teo in tee
vane() I shall be sure you will come."
The doctor conesented, and the old wo-
man bonder] hits a £20 note. As the
doctor w i3 getting the change out of
his sate, sho again mentioned the "ser-
pent cure," and he Asked her what it
was.
"Title," she said, and, taking a box
(rem tinder her ings, she lurne.1 half n
dozen snakes out on the floor..
'the doctor was startled, and rushed
cut of the room, When ho returned
with a slick, lie found that the sw ruun
and the snakes had von'shed, wh le Edi-
th.: money in his sate had also gone.
He still held the ,£20 note In his hand,
but the.., of course, proved to by a for-
gery.
_4.
Peeler was a very rare luxury in the
reign et Ih my VII.
BUi)D1lA AS AN ALMS -BOX.
The Buddhn bonze (priest), with his
yellow robe and shaven tread, and his cen-
tilitre! demand -"Give. and acquire
tr.e'rltl"--es n very common sight through -
nut Siam. 1'tiis is natural enough, for,
just as every man to Germany has le he
a soldier for a period, so every man in
Clam --even to the king himself --has to
serve to the ranks of the priesthood for
rt while. Yet most Siamese have very
hallo religious sentiment. heaps of
Buddha in the temples are used as
money -loxes, into which well-to-do wor-
shippers aro supposed to drop (rifling
gills of money for the poor. It beggars
came along, and find 110 money there
ter them. they often swear vigorously at
the Images, and then smash them to bits.
Two provincos cede( In England. like
the rest of Siam, ore mainly conipxxsed
nt tropical !tingle. watered by many tor-
rential rivers and streams. 'rho jungle
right well be describe' as a forest of
fish -hooka and knives laced tegietter by
teet,x,n• of barbed wire. It is just about
as hard to get lhmugh. 1n the rainy
sen tiles travel it almost impassible. ex-
cept by teats en the slimy med. and even
elephants cannot travel through the for -
co; tracks.
et hand, and as upon most farms there seal down for tho last few weeks,
Is a little lime which can be devoted 1 .citing in supplies and coal for the
the promotion of such work, lel each felting
During lie the
GREATER ACTIVITY iN THE 1WK.S.
In the Cobalt camp spring has
brought greater activity and increased
forces to nearly every working mine
in the district. Many of the mines have
already started surface pr tspecling,
rand, as usual, new discoveries may be
expected every week. In the i'ortage
Bay section prospecting has also been
resume!, and a vein of native copper
is re'por'ted to have bit found on ono
e! the properties where prospecting is
a -ng done.
The North Cobalt erne has been
last mete h lee
end every one et use plan to carry out property was In operation some 200 feet
of drifting was done on lite mein vein,
which is about four inches in width
and very rich In silver. During the
cinema. the main shnfl will be sunk to
a depth of probably 201) feet. and the
underground development work will be
kept up on the different levels.
scene tree planting this Doming season.
it will not require much time and the
expense is insigtiiflrenl compared with
the n(h•antngcs that are to he derived
from such work and Uie ultimate and
increasing snlisfaction which will be ours
in years to come as we watch these braes
grow from lender saplings to large, i.se-
ful, beautiful trees, at the same time
realizing that it hos been brought about
by the work of our mon hands.- Com-
edian Dairying and Farming World.
A i..ANE) OF Tl:\!Pelee
Kelaetfn Is very rich In mineral wealth
and ribber forests. its people aro peace-
able, but just as GlIbertian es the rest
of the Siamese. They are the greetrel
smokers In Uie world, and when they
have not Quit their cigar between their
lips they hold it between their torts. ire
*lead of their flngere. They ere oontin-
unity building tempts, but they never rehe
lair them; t y ore° o
t there end let the
old ones go to rola. ?bar theory V that
4'
PRISON FOR Vi 1TBIIIN(i MILK.
Dairyman Must Spend Tau !'ears hi
Prison and Pay 8100.
'Iwo policemen one in- :'ning recently
eaughl a dairyman 111111. •1 Pavrier, id lee
14103.01 market, rare, leen .e. Mlle he
was engaged in
the highly lucrative en-
4vprLse of watering his milk.
Fnvrifr mended arrest, and ehtr'k the
pol'cernen with his whip. For the com-
bined offence he has now levet sent noel
to Iwo years' lmpriscnniont. Lite. o:der-
eel to pay n fine of $100. Mere:,ver, he
ii to bear the rest of inserting the judg-
ment in four newspapxer:s, as vv -•11 ns hav-
ing it pr!nle(I and pasted n o at th• vari-
ous (Metric s to the market.
The Lnpinders are Ibe shortest pen-
rle in Europe. the men aserreeng 4 feet
II inches. the e omen 1 t••e l 9iodate.
MAN U F
ACTU RERS
INTENDING TO LOCATE, IN TORONTO WIt.I- FIND
Ideal Manufacturing Premises
IN TRUTH BUILDING
Flats 2,000 to 10,000 Square Feet Each
LOWEST RENTALS, IN. LUDIN(1
Steam Power, Heat, Electric Light
Fire Sprinkler System, Lowest Insurance.
Most Central Location. Four Large
Freight Elevators.
S. Frank !Wilson & Sons, 3-S1 Adelaide St., West
itCSUME OEVIa.OI'\1ENT.
At the Cobalt Contact no min ng has
ben dojo s•nce late in the fa;l. but re--
rang-elven;
rirang-else ; w!il be made to Iesuiue the
development weer on a big scalp due
.1.11 the next few weeks.
At the lied Rock Super:nle.:dent
Thompson has increased his force to
over even
ly mon and is keeping up tho
eietel.pnt• nt wore in double sten in an
e'l.crget'o way with spkudid results.
President Chapin is expected in the
Wimp this week, and a full statement
from the mine waI l:keiy be forthcone
irg. and from information already to
hoed a surprise will be in store for the
fled Bock alookh,lders. At the Grev'n-
hirehan only a watchman Ls in charge
:,l present. as is also the case at 111e
!ruby Silver and Big Iten p ropart.04.
The eevciopnicnt work is being push-
ed ahead en the Strathcona proi;erty,
in Buck townslep. The main shalt is
down 100 feet. A cn.secut has been
driven from the main shaft to Ills drift,
and drifting to the extent of 40 eel hal
alrendy 'been (eme. The present t of k
will be cont noel ten contact where
high silver values are expected. The
vein at pteseet show: silver values, but
net good uiough for slilpp:ng.
IN51'Itl!•\II:`"T:\I. \ILiSlC.
That n word mny convey vastly •
!ere nl wen figs when a y
etiffe 115"!
' 1 mewing:).mewing:).illietra'ed 1 y . •
"Have ye hearr1 me datehter Mona
sing lately?'' asked Mr. Began.
"i1rth lately and eerly," ea:d Mr. 11i•
gen. " the fine intllu'unt^ntal rnteste
,he do make."
"Ye Ignoramus! Sure, singing ain't
insthrumental muse!" in•1'.gnanlly re•
pled Mr. Dugan.
"Keegan told me it was insthrumental
in ceusio ! him 1n move two block+ away
(Mens yer muse.
AOMM•••••*.
EXPEr"1
Dls life wit happineSI II#K/1111 bright
While you k'.n hope ail' wish;
Pe nee you eever `l's e i bite,
Ne M yell: *sante W Ash:
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