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The Brussels Post, 1906-9-27, Page 7iv (+17(in(i-;f+3:(41,f 3:f+310:4 ".f.1 +)Y+ f+3 •1•Cf+104-Xf4):+>7.4) +Ve KAL A TALE OF SOUTHERN CHINA. 0; jX-i3a+A+1a 4)CE+3CEt3:f•P0-HCf-01+31+3Cf+tf #•4A(+)1 f•i f+3 tgef 44A+ CilA1'..B XXXVi. For a brie) interval there was a dead ,silence In that wei'd place - Lord Rarkelt still gripped the ancient lantern, and ha raised 11 so that the light would fall fully upon the party :before them. Eye looked into eye, and the eagernees manifested was but an Index to the ,suui. No one seemed to breathe; Avis was llhe a 'Were turned to scone. The inmate - of the dungeon was rag- ged and unkempt; his beard bad nut been trimmed or combed these many weeks, and the absence of light and nourishing, food had given hen a gaunt, haggard look, decidedly at variance with the natty attire and well-groomed appearance of a gentleman like Dr. Evans. Larry was lost in doubt and fear— Larry, who had believed it would never be possible to deceive him with regard to this conn•ade In whose genial cum- pany 11e had spent so many years of his eventful life, and who was dearer to him than a brother. Nut so the wife. Trust eyes of love to see through the disguise of prison fife and neglect. No .sooner had she beheld the gaunt figure than she knew bum, and that she failed to immediately cry out was due more to her emotion than any lingering doubt. All these dreadful weeks she had be- lieved herself bereft of this Idnd and Mena husband, and hod almost learn - •ed to consider herself what she seemed —Dr. Jacks widow. And now, to sod- denly see him in the flesh, this man who was her Icing. her lover, her all in all; whose equal, In her mind at least, the world had never (mown --to meet him thus with hardly a word of warn- ing caused a feand shock. Dr. Jack was staring ut them in deep- est perplexity. So web had Kat Wang managed their disguise that it was im- possible for him to discover their iden- tity. Idnd hei once turned his attention to that worthy, he might have known him; but something about tine smallest figure had caught his•attentinn, and he stood es though riveted In the spot, watching the brightest eyes, watching a pair of almost nerveless ems reaching up to- ward him, while lips parted, and from between them came a cry, almost a sob of joy "Jack 1 Oh, my husband 1" Then It was that a great light flashed over his soul. There was an awakening that elechifled him, body and mind, e• i Heart spoke to heart, amid the glad pectin of rejoicing over the lost that was tumid, Avis, toy darling girl Avis here to rescue her poor Jack P' he exclaimed. It was an afferlhng scene when she llrw to him and wrapped her loving eras around his neck, while he pressed her to his heart. Even Lord Iinekett had to wink vio- lently to disperse the briny tears that began to gather. Jack was lint a shadow of his former stalwvart self, Weeks of rigid prison fare had robbed him of flesh and strength, but the old dcicrminnllon end courage glowed in his eyes and was ex pressed in lois every slruke looking to- ward escape. Thy could not have crushed that in a score of years. When It left him, life would go also. How tenderly she passed her band over his sm113en end bearded cheeks, uttering linin cries of dismay because he was so thin and showed such marks of 0cule physical suffering. But his laugh was almost es hearty as of yore. "A mere irlfie, dearest, and which gives me no concern whatever. Ones: out. of here, I'll soon recuperate. But who are these friends? Surely I should know that figure, despite the dress, It can be no other than Larry, faithful old Larry 1 God bless him 1 Give me your hand, my deer boy, flow glad .1 am to see you 111 flesh Ileaven.only knows. Many times 1 have feared that you hal perished on that tearful night; and I cursed myself for having led you into such n Trap." • Ry 11110 time Lnrry had found his voice. Ile was dancing about the older as though loci hall of eleolricty to re- main still, clutching Jack's hand in both of his—Avis held iho other and shak- ing it repenledly 10 a planner that came from the heart. "They couldn't do it, Jack, dear boy I Takes more than a mob of Black Flags to 'flown me, ct'ye know. Yes,,,we got away with oar lives, although; by Jove, I've been laid on the shelf for wepohs even' since. And the papers went with • us, by Jove. 'They're safe h1 the hands of the British Consul at Cnnlnn, safe from Petoskey and his crowd. Avis took them there emelt." "And l had the per'sonel phantom cf locking ' -fibra ' up,' said Plymplon, pushing forward. Dr, "rile slaved at hien and shook ills heed. "('ve heard that voice before, bill, in such Iokg etv 1 wouldn't know my bro- ther.ther. If 1 had one." "And you have no reaa0n to- remem- ber that voice with nnylhing but scop and haired; but 11381 was nil in the past, Evans, 1 have been trying to wipe oft the miserable recolleetinn to the best of • my Your hidline forgiVen me and planed her cnnBderc, tel trio, and i hope 10 receive your band else." ' Then Jnel3 knew; The past unrolled like a scrnlh tlo rentomberal haw, newel on by n Mod Neste% this man had endeavored to (,alit his big game, aul• even sleet (his wife, away oft De :he 'other side of iho world, In Chill. Still, bitter as were lin thoughts thus stirred, he realized that Lord Racketl's repentance must be most sincere, else be would never have risked his life In the effete to save his old-time rival. Besides, there was a bluff heartiness in his speech and manner that went fee toward winning the doctor's heart. "Atm 1 he bus been a friend, indeed," said Avis, softly in his ear. "rho best of good fellows, with whose help I was enabled to save my lair cousin from the Russians junk at Can- ton," babbled Larry, quite unconscious of any conceit in his words. This capped the climax with Jack. "My wife's frienes are mine, and 1 am right glad to shake hands with you, Plymplon." Perhaps he remembered that the last time they came together was after a railroad wreck, when Lord Beckett, find- ing 11111i wounded, assisted him up the bank and to a place of safety. Then came ICai Wang, gravely ex- tending his long -nailed fingers, and bending over as though salaaming be- fore a potentate, while Ills sallow fea- tures were convulsed in a broad grin, such as Larry had never before seen upon his countenance. IL was a reception, in fact, and Dr. Jack, ragged and gaunt and unkempt, did the 11011008 with as much eclat as though dressed in a claw -hammer coat and with a diamond In his irnmaoulate shirt -front. Some men rise above circumstances and environment, and scent at home everywhere. Dr, Jack possessed this peculiarly enviable quality to the highest degree. Still, however pleasant, this was not sluggish fife currents that had lain dor- He needed no assistance in traversing meta so long, the route he had fashioned with tris own AL last Dr. Jack was himself again, a (lands, ajn00 every minute portion of it man born to command, whom no dilly was as familiar to his touch as his own cultios could daunt; fertile In resources, features. bold In their successful application. The clamor was now at the door. These weeks of privation in the pal. Jack was near the Lop and proceeding 000 dungeon, laboring under an :sneer- as calmly as though merely passing up thinly es to his tale, had evidently not to continue his labors above. quelled this wonderful spirit In the least. A glance upward had assured him that "11 le bad enough," he said; "but It the others knew enough to extinguish might bo worse." the light, having evidently heard the Larry breathed easier, shouts below. 110 had an Inspiration that already Dr. And as he climbed, a voice carne sleai- Jaek was In a fair way to grasp the sit• tag down to him from the void aloft, a uulien, When circumstances were not voice so filled with enxiely and devo- to his liking, he had a way of oon(roll- Lion that 11 thrilled him through and )ng them, just as ilenjamin Franklin through, even though It only uttered harnessed the lightning, or Morse (1(8 name: adapted eieo(daity to mercantile needs. "Jack I oh, Jack 1' There was so much of calm cont)- The door of the dungeon was burst derma h1 his manner that Larry's sleds- open and a holerogenou'h mass of men ing spirits were instantly buoyed up. pushed in, who bore flaming flambeaux' He walled eagerly to bear more. ICal Wang, once more cold and im- passive outwardly, however the fires of human passion raged within, at once approached Dr. Jack, lie was perhaps the only one who in- tuitively guessed what the latter meant by his confident remark that the ease was not so bad as it might appear. "You made hole up yonder, excellent comrade. When will 11 be done, so we, loo, may take our departure from this ill -conditioned place?" he asked, in his pleasant Chinese fashion. "I am happy to say It is already com- -pleted, and f meant to use it tilts night, but was deterred from doing so by the unusual t'antping of many feet in the apartments above." Again Larry felt a mad desire to leap up and crack his heels together with sheer joy. How the clouds were dispersed when a genius tools charge of affairs. No doubt the litre non had an exalted idea of Jack's powers, since be looked upon the doctor as a wizard, whose touch could transform baser metals into gold, and .accomplish miracles; but ex- perience had led him to lean upon r,irch a companion in time of trouble with full confidence as to the result. Then leo prisoner of the dungeon set to work to show what he had accmn- pllshed in the time of his Incarceration. The magnitude of his work astonished them all, and Kai Wang, seizing hold of the interstices In the wall, ran aloft with the agility of- a native juggler. He vanished from their eyes above. Jack, meanwhile, seemed to be wrest- busines, and there were serious ques- tions awaiting their attention ; ques- iron the serious manner in which his lions upon the answer of which hung eyes rested upon his devoted wife, it was their destinies, their lives, evident that Avis must be the main cause It was a grand and glorious thing of his concern. thatthey had been thus enabled to findThe fact struck Larry suddenly, and Dr. Jack, and all honor must bo given he felt actually weak under it, stow to Kai Wang for the wonderful man: were they to get Avis out of the dune nee in which he had led them on to geon? Possibly she might climb as success; but the end was not yet in well as the best of therm, for he hod sightknown her to possess more neve than they. were still In the dungeon under might be required for such an under - the great imperial palace of Peking, and taking; but tiho chances of a fall were al - safety could only be found somewhere tvays present, and even the remote beyond the wails of the Forbidden City. prospect of such catastrophe was quite To accomplish this flight without de- enough to awaken a feeling of alarm lay was the subject that now engrossed In the little man's breast, Kai Wang's intelligent attention. He had forgotten, however, with They saw him turn andglide toward whom he had to deal, the door, and Larry decided that he had The magician had not deserted them, suddenly remembered the ponderous Somethingiethicame down from above, key in the lock, something that uncoiled 11130 a great snake, and struck at Larry's feet Y Why he sloull utter such a shrill „A rope I" he piped, with ielleuse de - scream and dart forward so suddenly, light permeating his raspy voice. just es a cal pounces on a nimble- Anila repo it was, sure enough, fooled rat, aright have been a mystery Where Kai Wang had secured ft was to them, only that Larry caught a Beet- a blank mystery to one and all, ing glimpse of a mocking yellow fare dis beyond the opening, which was almost denually in the He might ho covered it provl- c0 ve discovered above, or, os immediately shut out as the ponderous seemed more probable, have unwound door crashed shut. It from his own person, where been securely hidden under his flo11whalling robe. At any rale, there it was, appar- ently as good a hempen rope as the whole province of Chili could boast, and In their eyes the finest in the world. Dr. Jerk clutched it with all exclama- tion of delight. It was as though his prayer was answered. "Leery, do you go up, and then our friend, Lord Rackoff. Avis shall try while you hold the line above, in case 01 ident" Tacchey grasped tris meaning, and leav- ing him in the act of securing the noose about his wile, started to climb the ladder which Jack had rudely out in the They saw Kul Wang reach 1t, and, clutching the clumsy knob, pull wllh the energy of a madman; pull until iho veins stood out upon his yellow brow like blue whipcords, and the sinews In his arms seemed almost ready to snap. But, alas, the ungenerous door re- fused to respond to This wooing, and re- mained fast Evidently that treacherous key, turned by another hand on the outside, had gotten in its deadly work, and they were trapped. CHAPTER XXX@II. 11 lend been a revelation to Larry to witness This excess of physical energy on the part of the Chinese statesman and friend of the viceroy, Li Hung Chang. Ile had usually been so sphinxlike and Impassive, even under the most aggra- vating circumstances, that when ho thus cast aside his mask to attack the resist- ing door with so much zeal, Larry al- most telt like throwing aloft the Chinese winter hat which adorned his head, and giving a lusty "(wizen." 1t was an inspiring sight to him. Kat Wang was evidently nearer iho point of being'"rattled" than ever before in his long and eventful career. Perhaps he had had his nerves shaken •by the sight of that sleeping prisoner of the other dungeon, and was hardly him. sole Avis had witnessed this odd break on the part of their guide with no little wander, nixed with consternation. She had grown so accustomed to placing unlimited faith in Kai Wang that his sudden and unexpected repulse sent a chill over her system. Involuntarily a low cry of alarm burst from her lips as the Iro'ror of the Curt - thin made itself felt. tier nerves had been, wrought up to a desperate pitch, and this disaster capped the climax. Even hold Lord Baskett felt a thrill of actual dismay when he grasped (he situation and realized what a ferule) condition of attains (104 arisen. it must Indeed be n peculiar nettles that world not have experienced a sink- ing senst:11011 after contemplating 111e dienster, dere they had conte to rescue Evans from dtu`nure vile, with Lheerestllt that they now sinsec his prison. Chinese vengeanne is not n thing to be lightly defied, and woo to that soul so wretched and unfo'nunate ns In fall beneath the displeasure of native tortes, once they gain the upper 11011d, for no more vindictive or c2e1 tyranny e 1s s, i t. appear, Strange as i6 mg1ilila one who would be expected least to grapple tvl1h the new and overwhelming prob- lem that had so suddenly arisen was the flrst to gain iho Mastery over alarming fears, Perhaps quit cry from Avis pierced lite loving heart, and stirred into action to • wall, Larry came near losing his nerve near the top, when his foot slipped, and the could not see an Inch beyond this nose; a tumble at ibis time would 11n0e been doubly unfortunate, since Plymplon must have shared in the disaster, being just below. Ere anything serious resulted from the slip, an arm shot down from the black- ness above, and a set of long fingers honked upon the Mille man's garments just track of his neck. Pressure being brought to bear from above, Lary was safely landed, and Lord 1133011 quickly joined Min, The later had been sheeted enough to rely to some extern upon the rope. be- lieving Kai \\rang must have made it fust above. ,Avis gave them less trouble than tiny Mid expected, though her husband be- low did not breathe easy "until 1110 Chi- nese -clad figura had quite vanished from view, and he heard the welcome otgltal from Larry that ell was well. 'there remained only himself. It was high limo he was going, for a confusion of noises out in the corridor portended the speedy arrlval of a de- tachment of soldiers„ probably aroused by the stunning report of -the escaped gun rd. Coolly, Jack knotted the lantern to the rope, and -•s001 it aloft. xamuLrrrt cCs' We like best to call SCOTT'S EMULSIOiN O because it stands a£ o d b c, naLse so em- ip� piratically for perfect nutrition. 'p And yet in the matter of rotor- 1 ing appetite, of giving new strength to the tissues, especially to ' its action is that the t nerves, tt 1 ofamediod(8 Sand lar Iran R mpta, SC07.2` dt mOwNiE, Chemlrtd,+, Toronta, and Pa* 1 all amulets. �nuda —men tette were armed with nonde- script weapons, after the manner of rho Chinese ImperialGuard, andwho su em - ed burning with a mad desire for an opportunity to slay, according to the tenets of their religion. Thal spectacle, as seen by (hose above, was one never to be forgotten. Again (Cat Wang lowered his strong arm, so that Dr. Jack might take no chances. Meanwhile, those below were running around the dungeon, peering Into every corner, overturning the humble pallet, even smashing the crockery water - bowls, as though in fear lest the objects of their search should have token refuge therein, hien who make diabolical noises to scare away the unseen demons of the ser, and who burn nock paper money by tons in order to conciliate the Fling Shuy, or spirits of the dead, would not be apt to prove themselves above such a belief. From their cries of chagrin, however, it became evident that they had met with a grievous disappointment in finding the place devoid of hunian•occupaney. As luck would have it, some smart Aleck chanced to discover the ladder cut in the wall, and, raising his eyes, .was just in lima to see a pair of human legs dangling in the air, as Dr. Jack made his hurried exit. ills discovery was quickly communi- cated to his fellows; and then ensued a council of war. Truth to tell, none of these brave war- riors had a very determined itching to climb up that odd ladder, fearful lest the resourceful American night be lying in wait at the top ready to tap them on the head as fast as they came within reach of his arm. Perhaps this hill in matters offensive might be of considerable importance to the fugitives, since a minute of time is often worth a fortune in cash. (To be continued). ,a The world's most remarkable boot:, at least so far as its appearance is con- cerned, is in elle National Library of Purls. The letters are cut out of tissue paper with a pair of scissors. Each sheet of biue.tissue, out of which the letters are cut, is placed between two pages of white, and so the matter Ls easily read. THE REAL SECRET 1! 11O. OF THE POPULARITY OF CEYLON GREEN TEA NO ADULTERATION, NO IMPURITIES. NO COLORING MATTER. ABSOLUTE PURITY TELLS THE STORY Lead paokots only. 400, 800 and 000 per Ib. At all grccoro. ON THE FAR K WESTERN METHODS WITHI 5110. In my western experience frosted im- mature corn has been put into the silo and has given better results than when handled in any other way, writes isie. Thos. Convey. Overripe corn contain- ing hot little moisture has been used. When thoroughly wetted during the cutting it made a fair quantity of silage. However, there is a best time and this should be conformed to as nearly as possible. If silage is put in too green it will cure with a strong acid flavor and smell ilk0 vinegar. It does not have best food value in this condition, Fed generous- ly, it is too laxative and will get stock out of condition. In dairy work it does not produce a troll flavored milk. There is no excuse for pulling up this kind of silage, except in latitudes $o tar north that corn of proper maturity cannot be grown every year. This would apply, for instance, to parts of the North-West where dry feeds are abundant and suc- ulent feed very scarce. Titis grade of silage, feel moderately, would give good results in combination with ground feed and dry forage. Corn that is too ripe develops too much heat in curing. As It usually takes several days to fill a silo, it is better to have corn of different degrees of maturity, Generally the ripest is put on lop. The better way would be to put the most mature corn in the bottom and greenest on top. Filled in this tray there will be little loss on top. Silage spoils there try drying out and then moulding; so guard against the drying out. Where 11 is possible to get corn into the silo in a few days 1 would prefer to cut when It lakes on that light green color found in corn just fit to shock. To the trained eye this is just as dis- cernible as a field of ripe, small grain, but In a majority of cases, It is unsafe to wait so long. Allow for accidents, wet weather, etc., and start in time, so that you will get most of it in in best condition. Try to !(nisi with some green sluff. We have eat at various lengths from one-half to 1y inches and have not tound any difference, except t that on the top of silo the shorter cut was best. The longer cut lefty, more air spaces and the silage would not keep so well. When through we rarefy cover the silo. If you want to let it stand some Lime before feeding, husk the,corn out. cut fine, wet down thoroughly and there will be little waste. If your silo is large enough, feeding may be commenced at once. While It will spoil more than settled silage, yet in this way you will have least loss. Care should be taken that there is no unnecessary labor, 1t is just as easy to load corn on a low wagon as it is to carry a shock. With a proper arrange- ment of 'cutter there is little more lift- ing. The carrier should deliver as near the centre of silo as possible, and silage should be leveled and tramped next to the wall just as it is cut. 1t Ls not pos- sible to have evenly mixed and well settled silage where the loading is done at long intervals. It is preferable to keep it highest next the walls. The corn binder is the best implement for cutting in the field as the tied corn is so much more easily (i ndted. With the large culler it is not necessary to cut bunds. We have our own engine and cutler and run a small crew, LE 1101 MINE GOES DEEPER. The Le Roi has reached 1,750 feet, the lowest depth of any mine in the pro- vince. WHITE BEAR --In the old north delft, on the 850 -foot level, east of the shaft, a chute of ore five feet in width has been struck, which runs about 826. and looks as though it would continue for a considerable distance further. All the ore shipped from this chute is that which is extracted in the course of the development. Drifting is in progress on No. 9 ledge on the 700.1001 level, and the entire face of the drift is in oro :f a pay grade, which runs about $37 to the ton. Drifting is in progress an the 1,000-too1 level. The intention is to start the mill within the next day or two, with one shift, in order to use up the second-class ore that is taken out in the course of the development work. The mine is looking better than ever. _tit<;ht,Prere.„,tJ1^. M,,. 4ath1 'i .+raretes.r00.iiirb• 1W# 0i.•, WAR UPWAR eie• leereseetellseele Y -In Development. -En Value. For months we have been recommending the purchase of 1 .flair+ 50 '50 t :4.. •-' I.CI:^'+r, 11- .11P115, 0,. ,,: a , •, 7'$„ ,, ' L1 Z..• t A1' macuizzasamEesszmuffamismer FOR DIVIDENDS AND SENSATIONAL PROFITS BUY NO TO HOLD—Not for a small profit, 'but for many LY times present figure. There is the strongest possi- bility' and probability that it will repeat the history of Le Roi—its next door neighbors—and a few months from now your hesitating friends will point to you as "SUCH A LUCKY FELLOW ”—and will remember that you "ALWAYS WERE LUCKY," etc., etc. Read, analyze and act— LE ROI—adjoining ranine—sold at one time 5c per share PRESENT MARKET P[1106, $1000 PER SNARE WHlTe REAR—Present market price about 10c per share— the management state, with a few months' development will be on a dividend - paying basis, We consider the Company's last monthly report so satisfactory that we havo had a number printed, Send for one and judge whether it is unreasonable to expect it to advance to ONE DOLLAR PER SHARE Buy Can ad i G ti) ld Fields Sy dicatea Paying regular to per cent. dividends. See buying and selling quotations in Standard Stock Exchange list. y Cobalt. Amalgamated See bu in and selling quotations in Standard Stock Exchange List. Write us for faller particuilers and send us your buying' or selling orders in these or any mining or industrial stocks. Y g 1 ESTABLISHED 1887. eelcereeeeMle STOOK ERoK RS —Monibers Standard —Stools Exchange, Standard Stock Exchange Building) TORONTO ZEINNEWERMSEESAWR ATTRACTIONS AT OTTAWA ITS PUBLIC 1111ff.DINGS AND N-1TVII AL ADVANTAGES, Alt American Magozinc Describes the Beauties 91 the Capital oL Canada, WhenOttawa--which likes to call lin soli the Washington of the North --sues selected as the capital of Canada, a vast gunelle. of Government buildings was bo - There was no randlase city design I(ke that by which Washington lens been jacked up in spite of itself to the level Lf a greed, capital. The street plan of Ottawa was drawn, says Collier's, to the immediate needs of a small provincial town. But tho Pnr i anent buildings have stood year after year as est ex- ample xample and a stimulus to civic pride. Crowning the boldest promontory that juts into the river, the great Gothic tower of the Library of Parliament soars Eke a mountain peals into the sparkling Canadian air. The library is the dom- inating feature of the 'Government build - Ings, which farm three sides of a quad- rangle, Its back to the river and its from on a terraced court faeing the city. In completeness of effect Ottawa is in. cornparobly more fortunate than Albany. The New York Slate capital cost at least six times as much as the whole group of Government buildings at Ottawa; yet 11 is so elbowed and jostled by mean houses that 11 LOOKS CHEAP JN COMPARISON. When the Parliament buildings were designed practical men at Ottawa thought they were laid out on a scale of wanton extravagance, but now the Government has overflowed its accom- modations. It has had to build one new block outside of the original quadrangle and it is paying so much rent for other quarters that it is preparing to build more, which will double the extent, and impressiveness of the civic centre. Al the foot of Parliament still are the locks of the Rideau Canal. It is not often that a canal is one of the attrac- tions of the city; but the Rideau's long flight of stone locks, running up the h111 from the river like a giant's stairway, Li a decorative feature and a source of endless entertainment. People stand for (lours watching the boats lazily climb the stairs, while the skippers' wives nurse their babes on deck. It Iles between two parks, an attraction for each and a permanent re- futation of the theory that business and ugliness must necessarily go together. In1890 the Dominion established a permanent Improvement commission and endowed it with a standing revenue of 860,000 a year—not very much. but enough to make a showing when ju- diciously used. TI1E "GOVERNMENT DRIVE" _ along the Rideau Canal Is the hnprove- rnent Commission's greatest exploit as yet. To build it without neglecting the other works on hand, including the ac- quisition of some necessary land, called for more money than the commission- ors had in a lump, so they hit upon the' ingenious idea of capitalizing their ex- pectations. They issued bonds hosed upon their promised appropriations, clod in that way raised enough to do at once what otherwise would have had to be spread over a number of years. The glory of Ottawa is its wonderful variety and extent of water frontages. The Ottawa, here as wide as the MIs• sissippi, thele a3 narrow as the Har- lem, flows with an infinite complexity of rugged shore lines along the whole length of the city. The Rideau encircles the greater part of the town, leaping at last into the Ottawa over a cliff forty feet high. The Rideau Canal parallels at a little dist- ance 111e carve of cls river. The Gatin- eau enters the Ottawa on the other side. At the other end one of the greatest natural attractions possessed by any city in the world has been given entire- ly to bald commercialism. The Chau- diore Falls, which for volume of water and sublimity of effect rank second only to Niagara among the cataracts east of the Mississippi, remain outside of all Ottawa's plans of civic) improvement. Like the Rideau Falls, which ought to be another superb embellishment of the clty, they have no other present pin - pose of existence than to run sawmills. Of course that purpose will have to be recognized, THE CHAUDIERE FALLS represent, 70,000 horse -power nt lo\v wnler and 300,000 nt high water. That mans loo much to the nommercinl pros. pertly of Oilawa to be 1)1110-n away. At present there is a great volume of water which is not used. The falls are still a magelllcent speclnole from the old bridge, the only point from which they can be Coen to advantage, and there seems no reason why some ale tempt should not be made to beautify (heir surroundings tvilbotit Interfering whenu»eretal 113. \VItithhthn ir a cormdnls of iorlyf380ve miles it. has water powers that can develop the • energy of nearly a million horses at low water and n1Ore ihnn three Mmes ai 111101 et high. 'Thnt is mm'e, than will ever Ile allowed to be (shun from Niagnra. 'ro be a clean snmlceles, oleo• lrlc rely, \vith some 01 nn11(108.most glorious spectnmes freely displayed in a' costal atmosphere seetns to be 011e.' wa's forthwith deslaty. ` .4. NOT FAIL TO 00. sort of canvcreniioh (0 v ni The 1 t 1h c Marlen 1-im•kett often tndelgei( was peculiarly trying to her eons(n, Mr. Lane. Martha's. neon )sero all lhrf morning." said Mrs. Lane wearily ai dinner one night. "She talked on and on about things that didn't ant0mlt to rind were all disconnected. f nn •thin m w anything endured it as well as t 00uld, but it deal seem sometimes as ifshe was wandering In her min' "Weil, 11d:18rr:9 one thin'g," said Mit,. Lane, grimly; "you needn't ever worry', about her going far of that's where she'd wandering, r •