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CANADA.,
St. Catharin.es ministers object to
lundey funerals.
Roesland objeeta to the ininaigra.tion
into the town of any more Ceinese.
The penitentiary commission is in-
vestigating tne recent e,scapes at King-
etee.
Miners near Ret Portage recently
mobbed a surveyer sent out to survey
land. a.
Tatereali, Hall, a Hamilton moulder,
attemptedto comratt suicide by taking
*dentine.
Capt. Sinelahe Lord Aberdeen's sec-
retary, will leave for England to enter
politiced life.
Person, of the C.P.R. bridge
tent was drowned in tt, Well it
en, Man.
Franeis Robinson is under arrest at
Ca.therines charged with improper
of the mails. a 4
Matuska, aged. three, was burn-
ath n Brandon on Monda,y, dur-
absenve of her parents.
building permits issued in Hem-
uring the year amounted to
an Increase of $117,385 over the
year.
Curran, sentenced one year
•gina to five yea.re for arson,
released by Executive clam -
metered that the 0.1eR. are
deal for all the stearnere of
bia & Kootenay Navigation
ar nearly 91,000,000 bushels of
tssed through the Soo canal, an
croaae of 36,000,000 compared with
last year's movement.
Mr. Richera oryan o Merritton fell
from a Grand Trunk train, breaking
his leg. He lay out in the cold all nigbt
and was badly frost-bitten.
The Ressland Record published a list
cif 50 mining properties in the imme-
diate vicinity of Ross:and. Tee esti-
mate foots up to nearly $13,000,000.
The Department a Trade and Com-
meree is tonfident that next aeason
vessels will undertake the voyage from
Montreal to Australia for tbe carriage
of Canadian goods.
Tire Dominion Government is being
Asked to adopt a new ballot for tee Do-
minion elections, as it is said the Do-
rocher ballot is not such a suceess as
was ant icipated.
alts
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as.
The Minister of Agriculture and
Prof. Robertson will attend Ontario
deirymen's conventious in Brockville,
Marys, and 13ra3atford during Jan-
uary, and will deliver e series of lec-
tures.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company
has offered to convert tbe Victoria
eridge at Montreal into a double -track
structure, with a. track for a trolley
service,. if the Daminiou Government
1.!1;.
Davitte
Minister of eTilerih-7
he Bud-
s i. Parlia-
for Weaelsand dol-
e start out
Ely ;
nt
made by
tton the 90
'lqand horses
y boa Canada and
and a rigid inspec-
r substituted.
Wier, interviewed on
ton, expressed his sat -
arrangements made
orlon for a modifica-
quarantine regale -
rutted States.
on Government decide
ent of the St. Law -
he coming session of
11 mean the addition
to the fleet of the
tario Navigation Com-
Ivie, of Montreal, who
ensive tour through
ys that he has never
r than it is to -day
hroughout the en-
s farraers are con -
all
ke,
1115
ts;
a the part of the
rther restrict the
anadian sealers in.
anticipated, and
nation in Ottawa
sterial source, this
the part of Can -
foe the Armen -
requested the
'.teachers and
hoots and col -
the suffering
bas been eor-
edby some of
tests.
& Buffalo
ing to Par-
a thorize the
,ferred stook,
from To -
sanction
te fined
jail for
ase 15 Mac-
s °nun el intimat-
ake the case to To-
t made of it. The
ang mea found in
police were dis-
ITAIN.
ti to start another
nd.
new Chinese Ani -
15 popular in
ewia King hes been
missimme for the
hitt t °ewe-
emy. eeeld
idly
rr the
East Itussell's residence at Maiden-
head, On the Thamee, was gutted II"
fire on Mondag lemming, and there
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strong suepieiou that some one connect -
e4 with hes libel suit against Lady Scott/
Is gailty of inceridiarisna.
UNITED STATES.
The National 13ank of Illinois in Chi-
cago has failed.
It cost New York $60,000 to clear
away tee snow Kali last week.
A bill to protect aerial navigatiojm
hes been introduced into Congress.,
The Masonic hall at New Brenewick,
beexi burned at a loss of 0400,-
000.
Tbe pert of Boston has been opened.
Lor the export a Canadian and otlace
cat tle.
At Guthrie, 0. T., Fred flornela, 10
years old, killed another boy to get his
money.
Tuberculosis is reported to have in-
fected every bard of cattle in the State
a Maine.
The late Henry L. Pierce, ex-naayon
of Boston donated $533,000 in charitable
bequests.
Bliss Frances Willard, President of
the W. C. T. U., is seriously ill at
Castile, N. Y.
,Tames Sulfa 63 years old, a Crimeani
veteran., died last week at Grand Ra-
pids, IVIrchigan,
Twenty-five cagalrymen at West
Point have been seriously poisoned by
eating head cheese.
, and
t are
A serious race war is in progress at
Mayfield, Kentucky, arising out of rec-
ent lynchings of colored men.
At Buffalo the 'may of Jerome
was held for debt, but finally released
and sent to Michigan for buriaL
About half Of the four thousand min-
ers enmloyed in the coal mines of St.
Clair and Madison counties, Illinois,
Lta.ve struck for higher wages.
Thirty men employed on Government,
work at Sault Ste. Merle, Michigan,
have left to fight for Cuban rebels.
It is said that Hermann, the magic-
ian, made 8600,000 in th'e last twelve
years, yet he died without leaving a
dollar.
At Littletown, w. Va., a tailing
bridge let 40 persons down into a creek,
when two were killed a.nd a number
iejured.
Speaker Reed is of the opinion that,
the House of Representatives will not
pass the Cameron resolutions in favor
of Cuba.
The 076 anniversary of tee land-
ing at the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
has just been celebrated at various
places.
Mr. E. B. Mackay, professor of Greek
in the Sioux Falls, N. D., Baptist Col-
lege, committed suicide by banging
hian.self an Wednesday.
The mayor of Chicago vetoed a reso-
lutioa of the City Council for four -cent
car fares, and bis veto was sustained
by 27 majority.
The Bank of Minnesota has failed
and a number of Chicaem monetary in-
stitutions are sufferinefrom a loss of
public confidence.
There is great; distress in Buffalo
hundreds of men out of employmen
on the verge of starvation -
Trouble exists between the president
and employes of the Bosten Street Rail-
way company, welch is likely to result
in a serious strike.
New Zealand has raised a contribu-
(ion of pm for "Harris," of Mrs.
Stm 'Uncle Tom's Cabin," who is
at Lexiiretoia, Ky., destitute.
The big Duponteowderegnille,at Car-
negie's Point and Gibbstown, N. keep
working night and day to fill Urge
orders for the Government.
Mr. Dingley on Monday, speaking of
his Tariff bill, seid that pretection hs
the great purpose of the bsll, and that
all the protection which is needed will
be given.
The Trades and Labor Council of
Buffalo are working for the passage of
a bill that will prevent migratory Can-
adians from working on United States
Government 'contracts.,
Repreeentatives oe the lumber inter-
ests of the United States North-West
met in Minneapolis on Saturday, and
made arrangements to agitate for a
duty on Canadian lumber.
Conrad Eppers, one of tbe eight boys
Who was bitten by a mad dog a month
ago in Baltimore, and evia.s afterwards
treated at the Pasteur enstitute in New
York, died on Friday morning of hydro-
phobia.
Secretary Olney and Sir John
Pauncefote have finally agreed upon a
draft of a treaty providieg for gen-
eral sy,stern of arbitration of disputes
between the United States and 'Great
Britain.
Fire on East 33rd street, New York
destroyed property valued at nearly a
million dollars ,a,nd rendered 100 peo-
ple homeless. Four buildings, includ-
ing Soluner's piano warehouse and the
New York Polyclinic Ifo.spital, 'were
destroyed.
The commercial outlook in the United
State a has been for some time past none
too good, and at this season of the
year we do not look for activity, but
the average business has been consid-
erably dulled by several serious failures,
among vehich the Bank of Illinois has
been prominent, not only for its actual
commercia' position (which was a good
one), but for the financial institutions
which are wrecked with it,
GENERAL.
Signor Crispi's daughter betsiloped
Witth one of her servants.
Spain taxes English end South
African visitors to the Canaries.
The Sultan hits granted amnesty tti
2,000 Armenians convicted of crime.
It is said that nearly all educated
Cubans sympathize with the insur-
gents.
Jamaica is trying to transfer its fruit
trade from New. York to the London
market..
Beelin police raided a number of A.n-
archists" lodging -houses and made Bev
: -
ere! arrests.
Work will be commenced early next
year on the canal that ie to make 13rug-
sets a aeaport.
It is stated that Spain is making •ac -
Live preparations for a possible war
with the United Steles.
Admiral Berangere Spanieli lVfinister
end ra"15 pur
y which
of Marine, c.leniee that the Government
chasing warships.
The condition of the sugar croe in
the West Indies wilt be enquired into
by the English Governraent.
Matters are tranquil in 'Hayti at
present, bat it is stated that a revo-
lution ts bound to come later.
Floods are reported in Greece, wliich
heee destroyed a Legge amount of pro-
perty mad caused onee loss of life.
dim will be entroduced into the
er of Deputies at Rome gym -
hag with the Ouban Insurgents,
Cecil Rhodes' is on his vvtg from
Africa, to England to give evi.,
on tile subjeet of the Jameeon.
two of the
eleased from
eir term
ed,
eday eon-
rnith Capt.
d
e British
<0efltem
6 returning
A m
Chamb
prieon from potiviz
eseerete at- Me.
s ehot. dead, South
Id captureddente
TECE BXP1B TIMES
Many lives have been lost by thecae -
sizing of a ferry boat in the River
Dnieper, in tire. Province of Ekaterinos-
laff, Russia.
An explosion warred in a confect-
tionery manufaotory at Casino, in the
Province of Caserta, Italy, killing sev-
en peesons.
It is reported that Juan Fernandez,
famous as the fabled home of Robinson
Cruse°, has been completely destroyed
by volcanic action.
The Czar has sent to King Ilifenelek,
of Abyssinia, a grand piano, an organ,
a complete set a wind instruments,
and a band a era/sheens.
The ,Epoca, of Madrid, declares that
together with the reserves, tbe Spen-
ish army is fully capable of maintain-
ing an international war.
Brazil makes the claim that the ter-
ritory in dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela belongs to her, and
that she can establish her claim by
documentary evidence.
At Santiago, Cuba, several large cal-
ibre Krupp guns breve just arrived,and
are being p'aced at strategic points to
defend tbat port against a possible at-
tack from a foreign enemy.
Gen. Gallieni, th 'e French comman-
der-neelaief in Madagascar, says that
the insurrection is virtually mastered,
mad "that only a few remaining bands
are tiding in the foresta,
Succi, tae Italian faster, who has
been giving exhibitions of bis endur-
ance,became insane on Wednesday
evening, after a performance, and was
taken to a hospital..
It is asserted in Rome tbat the ab-
dicatieu by Don Carlos of his preten-
alone to the throne of Speen in favour
of his son, Don Jaime, is only Post-
poned. until the terms cart be arranged.
The, State Department at Washing-
ton has reeeived information width
leads Secretary Olney to believe that
Gen. Gomez and ol,ber insurgent chiefe
are willing to accept antomony for
Cuba. •
The native rising on the Tategis re-
serve in Bechuanaland is developing
serious proportions, A parley has been
refused. Fighting bas taken place and
the British forces have been obliged to
wait for reinforcements.
It is reported that the body of Hu-
bert Crackenthoree. the English au
-
thee, who raystermusly disappeared in
Paris during the month of October, giv-
ing rise to the suspicion of foul .play,
has been found in the River Seine.
A reginaent of Terkish troops being
conveyed from Yemen to Constantino-
ple mutinied on shipboard for arrears
of pay. Tire men were determined
enouge, to force tbe Vali of Brousa to
provide them with funds and. new
clothing.
Fresh proposals of reform have been
presented to the Sulta,n of Turkey, and
the Ambassadors at Constantinople
/Ave been inrusted to act in unison
If the Sultan refuses to comply, force
inay be employed.
A special from Paris says it is sug-
gested that Great Britain, France, and
Italy offer their services in the Cuban
question, in order to prevent a conflict
between Spain and the United States
and to terminate the revolt.
A BID GOAL ENE ON FIRE
SERIOUS DISASTER AT SPRINGHILL,
NOVA SCOTIA.
A Bilging Ftfirinle0 RcIow filromad—Forlon
unto Ilia Miners- the Fire
Paused by an iliVerirmail eft Strant,Pioe-
Hundreds of Alen May be out of Ent-
ploymeot for Months.
A despatch from Halifax says :—A
serious fire started on Friday in the
east slope of the Springhill mine, and
threatens its destruction. IVhile the
fire has not got a foothold in the -leest
slope, it is raging so fiercely alongside
of it that it is feared it will also suf-
fer seriously from the conflagration. It
is considered that it will be a hard
fight to save it, but the miners, are
working desperately to keep the
flames from spreading further. The
other slope, the north one, is not in
immediate danger.
THE MINERS' ESCAPE.
The fire originated in an 8C0-feot lev-
el, and was caused by the pipe -way car-
rying steam ,into the mines to operate
tha machinery becoming overheated, A
large gang of men were at work at
the time. At the first indication of
danger they made a rush to escape, and
all reached the surface safely. The
flames spread quickly to the 1,300 -foot
level, which it ha e now converted into
a raging furnaee. Flames are issuing
from every opening to the slope. Two
cupolas 'were burnad down, and a bank -
head had to be torn away. . Efforts
were made to prevent air from enter-
ing the mine, every opening 'being
closed,,but so far this has been Ineffect-
ual in staying the work of the fire.
The men were placing themselves in
kreat danger whille performing this
work, and the peril finally became so
great that they had to be called away.
AN EXPLOSION FEARED.
It was feared an explosion would °c-
ella'. SO far, however, there has been
none, but a most disaetreus one may
occur st any moment. It is stated
that the east slope will be unworkable
for penis time, and may even have to
be abandoned. At times flaiiies shoot
one hundred feet into tire air from the
mem opening to the mine. The die -
aster will be a terrible one to Spring-
hill, a town of 6,000 people, supported
wholly by the men working in the
mines, which are owned by the Cora-
berland Coal and Railway Company.
Manager Cowan is at present in Mont-
real.
The total loss from the fire cannot
be estinaateci at present, bat it will
reach a very high figure.
The Springhill minehave been the
scene of several calamities, the mast
serious being that of February, 1891,
when nearly 120 men and boys were
killed by an 'explosion, The escape
of all th er men weekingin the mine
when the present' fire broke out is re-
markable. Had an explosion followed
immediately the lose of life would
have been great,. Measures will be
taken at ones fee the, relief of the
families whose bread-rnakets have
been thrrown out of work. Some hun-
dreds 'may be deprived of employ-
ment for montlx.
EXPRESSING MS CHOICE
New boarder—Not more than a dozen
in the dieh and 'well seasoned.
Landlady—How do you like your oys-
ters, Piplyt .
Corn is now Used for fuel in some
of the tanning sections of Nebraska.
AWFUL RAILWAY BECK
PASSENGER TRAIN FALLS 110 FEET
INTO THE RIVER.
Twenty People Killed and Several Iniltr-
ed -The Work of Robbers -The Cars
Burned.
A &vetch. from Bieudaghara, Ala.,
says1—The most horrible train -wreck in
the south since the famous one at States-
ville, S. C., in 1891, occurred at an early
hour on Saturday morribeg near Ithis
city, evben a passenger train crashed
through a trustle to a river 110 feet
below. It is known thet twenty hives
were Jost, an(L a more complete search
of the wreck raay reveal more. It is
admost certain that the wreek was
caused for the purpose of robbery. Of
those on the train nine escaped. death,
but several of these will die of serious
injuries. None of them can give a cor-
rect account of bow the accident occar-
red. The train was fa local on the
Birnainghara Mineral, a branch of the
Louisville and Nashville system. It
left Berraingliam at 6.30 a.m. to make
the daily circuit ot tlte mining towne
in that section of the country, and most
of the persons on board. were miners
and their families taking advantage of
the excursion tioltere on sale for the
holidays. For a portion of the way the
line uses the traoke of the Southern
Railway Compa.ny, and it was on the
27th Mile me this read front Birming-
ham that the aceident occurred. Cross -
erg the Cohabit River there is an iron
trestle surmounted by woodwork, 110
feet above the water, which at this
stage is only four feet deep. The
bridge is only four years old, and was
always considered
PERFECTLY SAFE.
It is SOO feet long, the rat:in span being
110 feet in length. This, with the
span next beyond, went into the river
with the train. The engine fell at right
angles to the line of the bridge, with
the cars piled on top ana around it.
Engineer Wh1te was found with bis
charred hand still grasping the throb -
tis, To add to the horror of the event.
tee flames from tbe stoves in the
coacees ignited the wreckage, and, the
entire mess was burned to the edge of
the water. The only one of the train
crew that e,seaped with his life from
the wreck was t he colored :fireman,
Sam Speucer. He jumped from the
engine while it was in mid-air, and,
ratline into the river, escaned almost
by Intraele with only a broken arm.
Wild with fright, he fled for the near-
est station to give the atarm, but ere
he reached it a termer paesing saw the
condition of affairs and went. to a
telegraph station with his horse at full
spped. Telegrams were sent to Bir-
mingham, and a relief train wont to tee
scene, but hefore it reached there the
flames had done their work, and the
destruetion was complete.
ed'e,11T 2n8t.tmber of kided ie now quot-
A rail had been renaoved from the
track, and when the engine struck thie
360 feet of the briege gave way and
went down with the train.
The bridge was a ponderous
WOODEN STRUCTURE
aeith an iron span of 200 feet in the
centre,' 'and- the bsg'inning of
the Iran work train ,yreeWrs had
pulled the spikes and res'Z tame of
the rai:s. When the engnotegth
covered this, as was evident from thh
position of his throttle and reverse
lever, he immediately attempted to
shop, but was running at such a rate
of speed as to carry down the bridge.
Every evidence showed that tram -
wreckers had been at work. Aa soon
as the news was received both the
Lou isvi' le & Nashville and Soul hern
Raieway sent out relief trains loaded
with physicians and others, and every-
thing possible was due for those who
had been fortuna.th enough to get out
of the reach of the flames, which quick-
ly consumed all the coaches and a part
of the bridge. Many of the dead were
charred completely beyonl recogni-
tion. The exact number who perished
will never be known, but it is believed
it will reach 35..
DIED FROM Hput WOUNDS.
lliss AMMO alin's Death at the Montreal
General Rogattat
A delpatch. from Mentreal says:—
Miss Annie Sims died at the Montreal
hospital early on Wednesday morning.
On Sunday morning, the 60 Dec., Hom-
er Howells arrived, hi the city from
Hertford, Conn., and after an interview
with Mise Sims in her father's resi-
dence, at 234 St. Martin street, pulled
a revolver from Lis pocket, shot twice
at Mies Sims, and then turned the wea-
pon to his own head and shot himself.
Howells died the same morning, and
Miss Sims lingered until Wednesday
morniese One of the bullets. which
were fired at Miss Sims entered her
skull by the left eye, and. travelled.
around to the back of her right ear.
After remaining for several days in a
eemiacenscious state, Miss Sims gradu-
ally recovered, and on Friday last was
hoped to be out of danger. On Sat-
urday night she suddenly becerae seri-
ously ill, and on Sunday an operation
to remove the bullet was perfornaed.
Miss Sims milled, but Wed.nesday had
a relapse, and. slowly sank. She was
almost unceascions up to the time of
her death, which teak place at twenty
minutes to four in tee morning. Coroner
IVIcelahon was infermed of Miss Sans'
death, but deeided not to surnraon a
jury., Miss Sims was the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. J. 0. Sims, and was h promin-
ent member of the First Baptist church.
The deceased .has a number of relatives
itn,Toronto.
A SURE CURE.
Lady Visitor, tat office of eminent
physicia,n,—I have called, doctor, to ask
if there is airy cure for sleep -waking.
I have had the Itabit for years, and
lately it has become worae.
Dr. llighprice—It can be cured, ma-
dame. Take this prescription, and have
it filled at Colde, Steele & Co's,
Cold, Steele & Co'e? Why, that is
not a drug store, It is a herdsman
madame. The nreseription cane
for a Paper of tacks. Deco—Two table-
spoonfuls scattered itbout tittiefloor be.
fore retiring.
SAVED FROJEATII,
GALLANT -RESCUE BY CREW
BRITISH STEAXER COLORADO
no Smack Fredonia Wag Slaking -O
Iler Men Iliad Rees" Washed Overb
and Another llad Ills /Lire Crugiteti
--Saved With Greatest Dlculty,
The British steamer Colorado, of
Wilson line, Sailed from Hull for N
York on Deo. 6, loaded down w
freight. She 80021 ran into the hu
canes from the east -north-east t
have been buffeting ships crossing
Atlantic for the Last fortnight.
On Thursday last, the Colorado
swept by a. terrible gale from the nor
east, accompanied by bail and sleet t
cut th.e. feces of the lookouts and
Beers on the bridge like needles. T
atmosphere was so thiek that scarce
two shiplengths space was visible ahe
Suddenly the men on the looko
yelled to Capt. Whitton: "Smaak
the, port bow, sir."
Through his glasses Capt. Whit
with diffieulty zna,de out a fishing v
set in dire distress almost under t
Colorado's bows.
The little smaek Was flying a err
of ten/0,111in frora what was left of h
raizzeneaast. Every aea almost burl.
her from. view. Her bulwarks had bee
swept away, leaving her decks flu
with I he waves. Her main ri
gueminga shacradpegdonoeiLiver chain. plates ha
SHE WAS RUDDERLESS.
and leer batches were gone. All he
dories were stove.
Huddled aft in their dripping at
skins. Wilkh Were stiff with tee, th
little, schooner crew crouched wattle
and praying. As the) fishermen, wla
had plainly believed themselves doom
ed, caught sight of the Colorado, the
waved their tarpaulins and sent fort
a cheer that s.ounded feeble and fa
away on the burricane.
it was evideet that the smack mut
live but a few hours, perhaps only
few minute,s longer. The captain of th
schooner was seen to put his hands to
his mouth in a funnel.
"Aye, aye," shouted. Capt. \Vetter
in hes excite -meat, "we will stand by
you.,,
The big stearaer slowly and at th
peril of her own life was put abou
until she, la,y with her bows up into the
teeth of the gate.
"Lower away the port lifeboat for-
ward." shouted the Captain to the Col-
made's mates. "Now, boys," continued
Capt. Whiten, "I don't older you, rec-
ollect to risk your lives, ravodect. Only
those of you who are willing to take
the chance need jurup into tnat boat."
More than the nee, ssary coinplement
of seamen volunteered. The mate made
bis selections, and the lifeboat was
sent away alter two efforts. With the
greatest. difficulty they pulled to
THE WRECKED SMACK.
There was danger that the lifeboat
would be straitened against the schoon-
er.
"Jump," shouted the mate in corn -
10 eaen fisherman in '.urn.
With the greatest difficulty Capt.
Motgan, of the ex:clack, which proved to
be. the Fredonia, of Gloucester, Mass.,
and twenty men were, rescued, and.tak-
en aboard the Colorado.
Capt. Meagan said teat the Fredonia
had left neaten on Dec. 12, with a
mew of twenty-three, all told. After
teuelling at, _Lockport on Dec. 14 she
sailed ler th.e Danes. She ran into the
stoim, and on Dec. 17, a liege sea broke
'e'er her quarter, carrying away sails,
0000011)5 ,everything that presented
any surfaces 'lo..‘• , • n
James Hake was carried overnoaeala
drowned. Fisherman Oliver Olesen was
hutled along che deck and dashed
he
against tbitts.
Idle man, as Capt. Morgan expressed
it, "was literally store to pieces." He
lived six hours.
'1'he smatee's grub beam started. She
be.gan to leak badly. All hands sprang
to the pumps and worked them till 9
p.m., when the sea became somewhat
easier. It was late that night when the
Colorado, hove in sight and brought
hope and rescue.
The men were nearly frozen. They
lost everythimg but the clothing they
wore. Under the influence of stimu-
*lents and the hot food Capt. Meilen
gave them they quickly recovered.
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GERNANY'S DOGS OF WAR..
St. Bernards Trained tn Pick. Out Wound
ed Offieerg and Men on a Battlefield.
Germany has been training dogs to
assist the ambulance corps in time of
war, and the result has been highly
satisfactory, to the men interested.
The St. Bernard, by virtue of its great
size aud.saperior intelligence and gen-
tleness, has come to be, regarded es the
modern- war dog. Though the blood-
hound is good, it is less trustworthy
and not so gentle as the St. l3ernard.
The training a war dog receives is
thorough and conaprebeneive. It, 12
taught that, the officer is ,to be sought
out first by the simple process of sew-
ing anise seeds in every officer's coat.
The dog is supposed to travel over the
dead and wou.nded on a field of battle
and seek Out the fallen officer, and.
picking up a glove, cap, or other part
of eis dress, hurry with it to the am-
bulance surgeon, and then lead the sue -
goon to the man. Not only that, but
the living are distinguished from the
dea,d by the dogs, so that no time may
be lost. Certain dogs are used to dis-
cover the officers, while others are used
for all alike. The dogs are further
taught to distinguish the enemy from
friends.
Tee dogs bear the neerches better
than the men. They serve admirably
as sentries. They carry burdens large
in preportion to .their size. They
may be Welled to wagons and driven
like horses. In propoetion to its val-
ue, the dog eats. very litle.
STRANGE BURIAL CUSTOM.
The Greenlanders know a thing or
two. In the belief tha,t "a dog can
find, its way anywhere" they bury a
living dog in the same grave with a
dead child. The c.anine is supposed to
be used by the child as a guide in the
other 'world. Imo Australians pull
out the corpee's finger nails, artd then
ti tlae heeds to prevent its digging
its way out of the grave to engage in
the vampire business. The primitive
Rossians pet a certifieate of charaoter
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Imitations in Plenty
There are imitations of Columbia Bicycles everywhere --all saki to he °just
as good" as the famous American mar..hine. But imitations are not
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pec
icycies
STANDARD OF THE WORLD.
The imitation may look like a Columbia, may even have eoine of the equi
ment the same, but it will not give the endmingdsatisfactory service a Columbia
will. The accumulated experience of 18 years is lacking -with the imitators.
Columbia Art Catalogye, telling frilly of all Colurribias, and of lIartford Bicycles, trustworthy
machines of lower price, is free from any Columbia agent; by mail for two 2 -cent stamps.
POPE MFG. CO.,'Hartfordfr Conn.
Weappoint but one selling totem in a town, and do not sell to jobbers or middlemen, if Columblas
are not properly repre9ented in your vicinitr, let us know.
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James A. Ben. Beaverton, Ont.,
brother of the I,ev. Jeen Wesley Hell,
B.D., prostrated by nervous headaches
A victim of the trouble for several
emp et cure.
eyoeitrsi.
ASouth merican Nervine effected a
In their own particular field few men
are beter known than the Rev. John
Wesley Bell, B.D. and his brother Mr.
James A. Bell. The former win rie re-
cognized by his thousands of friends all
over the country as the popular and able
missionary superintendent of the Royal
Templa.rs of Temperance. Among the
20,000 members of this order in Ontario
his counsel is sought on all sorts of oc-
casions. On the public platfofliThe is one
of the strong men of the aay, nattling
against the ovils of Intemperance.
Equally well known ig Mr. Bell in other
provinces of the Dominion, having been
for years a member of the Manitoba
Methodist Conference and part of this
time was stationed in Winnipeg. His
brother, Mr, James A. Bell, is a Irglaly
respected resident of Beswerton wnf•re
s influence, though nerhars more air-
curascribed than that of his eralnent
brother, is none the less effective and
productive.of good. Of recent years,hov-
evr- the 'working ability of Mr. James.
.ell has been sadly marred by severe
attacks of nervous headache, ftecOM-
panied be indigestion. Who eae do fit
work when this trouble takes hold of
MES ELL
DER VERTON
them and eieecially when it' become:,
!chronic as was, seemingly, the case w.tit
i Mr. Bell? The troub.e reached such lee
tensity that last June he was compete.
ly prostrated. In this condition a island
recommended South American Nvvine.
Ready to try anything and etrerything,
though he thought he had covered the
, list of proprietary medicines, he secured •
a bottle of this great discovery.
second bottle of the medicine was taken
and the work was done. Emp:oyinit bis
own language: "Two bottles of Soulh
American Nervine immediately relieved
my headaches and have bunt up tu,
• system in a Wonderful manner." .L•et no
not deprecate the good our eierg.ymeti
and social reformers are doing in the
world, but how ill -fitted they wouid ha
for their work were it not the
that South American Nerv:ne brings to
thetn when physical ills overtake
them, and when the system, as a re.
stilt of bard, earnest and continuous
work, breaks down. Nervine treats the
system as the wise reformer treats the
evils he is battling against it strises
the root of the trooble. An elise
ease comes from disorganization of the
nerve centers. This is a 'scientific fact.
Nervine at once works on these nerve
centers; gives to them health and vig.
or; and .then there course through the
system strong, healthy, life-maintattiog
blood, and nervous lroubies of event
variety aro things of the
C. LUTZ 'Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for laxeter.
Taos. Wiciunia!, Creditoti Drug Store, Agent.
CANADIANS IN BRAZIL.
The Emtgrauts Wore Allettoned Off Lillie
Shute&
J'. 0. Leferriere, secretary of ti
Public Sehool, Board, of Ottawa, las
ceived a letter from his Sari, Mr. Eu -
elide Leferriere, who with his wife
went with the ship -load. of French-
Canadian emigrants to Brazil a few
mouths ago. The letter was written
in October, and only reached aull a day
or two ago. Mr. I,eeeeriere gives a bad
account of Brazhl, and asks his parents
to warn others of the undesirability of
the country as e place for eettleraent.
He bay ts 'the,t the emigrants were al-
most atietioned off like slaves, going to
the highest bidder. 13le is now work-
ing 071 a Ple, tetien, toll onlye xec ivee
OW a moue end haa to work
tours and very hard. They are al-
lowed a room to nue in, but have to
furnish their own food. The necessar-
ies of life sell at most ex-orlAttiatt prices.
Putter is $1 a pound, potatoes $4 to
11 a bag, 1551 30c. a pound, eggs 755,
dozen. Willi snob, ismadl wages it
impossible to eke out anything but a,
starvation kind of living, with no hopes
saving emougfht tO get back 'home, The
:,7111151/t/gds,lis eStpeemailfy with vermin
veenrmd inants°!
which. contribute to make life unplea-
sant. The, letter, whith ia very lenge
th
pours fora veriltable "tale of woe
and wiki likely result 12 preyentint* any
further emigration from REIM to 131-azil.
Mr. Leferriero is le Santos, about 20
miles from St. Paul's:
HIS GRATITUDE,
Preaaher—How do you 1i]t y�ur ne
mamma, johkraie
a'Obruaie--Oh, 'Putt
01' plums yietady,
the hired