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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-2-12, Page 7oto it ritYi llIK<$ tiC•II,Ela&t<€<Gt4.4e:<:f•2ci-,'tget":.cw.sac4"crn:aco:,c 111 u •. - :, A Tale C a and W T 1,14 a of the A 1t i 6ic $ ky f Y�' sk Arrowae Rolling '� v 0 � -X33,77.•yy33'73P1.)PO oani.Yv7S773.7`Soa ssPOoPPayssapYf' CHAPTER II.—Cont, I knew a restaurant frequented by merohant service men neer Fen - church Street Station whore the shipping newspapers were talion, and thither I made my way to seo if the advertisement columns had anything in store for me, My eye was caught by a written notice stuck on the wall. It ran as follows: "The owners of the screw -steam- ship Queen of Night, 7,000 tons, used as a pleasure cruiser or ocean yacht, require a commander having the necessary certificates, In addi- tion to the usual qualifications as to seamanship, etc., he must bo of good social address and 0,b11) to act as host to the passengers on terms of equality. Apply to Nathan 8c Co., 815, Ila•p Alley, Fonchurch street," As 1 finished reading, and 'Were I had digested the words, a lean hand was laid upon my shoulder, with a garlic -flavored voice croaked in my ear:notish sat elf is o t your likings my young captain, I Hope?" Turning quickly on nay heel. I saw that ho who had accosted mo was a little shrivelled old Jew --or, rath- er, the quint -essence of about fifty Jetts boiled into one, so pronounced were the national char'acter'istics of fleshy Hp, hooked nose, and shining protuberant eyes that looked up at me with It cunning leer. "That is so, my friend, but there are reasons," he replied. "The Queen of Night is now become very popular, and her late captain was a favorite. It might affect receipts it it were known that there had been a change." We had now turned out of Fen - church street into n narrow thor- oughfare with gloomy old-fashioned houses on either side—once the abodes of thriving citizens, but now let out in suites of offices from cellar to garret. Halfway down the alley my conductor stopped at a door on which, among several others, was fixed a brass plate bearing the in- scription ;— "Ocean Steam Yacht '(Queen of Nigh t.' - Nathan and Co., Agents." "This is only where the manage- ment of the ship is carried on," Mr. Nathan explained, as 11e dived into the dark, musty -smelling entry, and proceeded t0 load the way up a worm -oaten oak staircase to ' the first floor, Producing a key, he un- locked a door on the landing and invited one to follow him in, The room wherein I found myself was only some fifteen feet square, fur- nished with an ink -splashed table and three or four common chairs, and it had the appearance of being but an outer alike, for there was a second door at the far end leading, T presumed, to an inner room of the same suite. The distempered walls were dirty and quite bare except where a few tattered slaps and charts were hanging. My now acquaintance set a chair for one, and, seating himself at the table, took a sheet of paper on which he jotted down notes of the mtswcrs I gave to his questions. My nano, and the dates of niy master's certificate and previousemployments were duly recorded, and then 110 asked mo why I had left the service of the Flower Lino. "Because I broke a rule—left the bridge without being relieved," I re- plied, not caring to go into par- ticulars unless he pressed for them, Somehow I was averse to mixing up Aline in such a sordid ]natter as my discharge. I little knew then how much depended on. his ignorance or knowledge of the episode of the rescue. My answer seemed to satisfy him ; at any rate ho showed no curiosity about details. "Broach of regula- shuns, eh .1" he croaked. "Nothing very serious in that. Can you get Me n letter from tho Company say- ing that, barring that, you have been an efficient ofllcer and assiduous in your duties ?" I replied that I had no doubt I could, Tit fact the directors bad told me that they would do all in the r power to aid my endeavours to ob- tain employment by testifying to my general capacity. "Vory well, Captain," ho said, "I r willall thermos, ut I .1 b think itbe must consult with my partners. I am not alone in this business of en- tertaining the public on the briny waves. Wait hero about half an hour while I run out, and p'raps when I come back I shall have some news for you." Ile handed me a Daily Telegraph to pass the time, and soon the sound of his shuffling footsteps died away on rho stairs, leaving the room very still, You can be sure I didn't trouble that newspaper much. I was far too busy congratulating myself on the sudden turn my affairs seem- ed to have taken ' and, eager as I was to see Aline, I rejoiced that my reluctance to go to her in the character of a east -off had turned my step � enstwa rd in sear • c h of work helots seeking 11er. Now, if this curious old Jew's "partners" prov- ed complacent, I should bo able to go to her full-blown "Captain For- rester," in command of a 7,000 -ton steamer, and with pockets in a fair way to be well lined. Nothing as yet had ]leen said about rate of pay, but I knew that these pleasure - cruiser people gave good wages. 1 began to have visions of Sir Simon t`sawshay receiving me with open. arms and giving his consent to our immediate union, and it was plea - sent to thbik that indirectly I owed 1ny promotion to Aline; Truly, I thought, tho "little cherub that sits up aloft" had shifted the wind into the right quarter for me at last. Thus busy was I with pleasant an- ticipations when the sound of a slight cough caused ole to start and look towards tho door which Mr. Nathan had only partially closed. Standing there, half inside the room, a man was regarding me with an amused expression in a pair of the shrewdest eyes I have over seen. Ho was spare of build, with close crop- ped hair turning to iron -grey ; but for all his slightness and fifty years, ho gave me the impression that he would be an ugly customer if called on to take care of him- self. Itis frame was wiry, end the hand that held open the door look- ed es hard as steel. Thee was something about the mat to inspire trust and reliance even before he opened his mouth. "Are you in charge of this of- fice ?" he asked, when he had at- tracted my attention. Ifo had a scarcely perceptible American accent which would have escaped general notice. I explained that I held no posi- tion there, but that Dfr. Nathan, for whom I was myself waiting, would shortly return. "Ah, it is not important," he said, corning a few paces into the room, "I was under the impression that tho Queen of Night offices were in the West -end, and chancing to see rho name on the door hero es I passed, I thought I would get to the bottom of any error." "You made no error ; they have a branch in fall Mall for booking pur- poses," I said. "This is whore they do the victualling, buying stores, engaging officers, and all that sort of thing." "I sec ' well, as my business, if any, has to do with the booking de- partment it is of no .use to wait here," ho said, carelessly. "I haven't decided yet, but it's on the carts that I aright tallco a trip in this boat. I've just finished a big bit of work, and I ani over hero to recreate." "You hail -from the States 9" I. said. •`So 1 you've spotted the twang," be laughed pleasantly. "That is a sad blow, for I rather' pride myself on not being branded too visibly *Rh the Yankee trademark, But then you have a good deal of ex - Portends of Americans I should sur- mise, if you allow me to draw a de - ,.,c ti and hest o Croup, Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs and Colds Yield Promptly to Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. There are many reason's why you Should use Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine in preference Lo any other treatment for diseases of the throat and lungs. Of these the most important one is the fact that it has been tostedlor years and absolutely proven its right to first position. IVenrly everybody knows of the re- inat•lcnble value of turpentine and ]inbred 115 r0med101 agents. They have been so combined With half a dozen other ingredients in Dr. Chase's ,Syrup of Linseed and Tur- poni.hm as to form "a meet thorough- ly effective and at the same time pleasant Medialn0, I As Is frequently the case With an 1010511ally sticeessfel article, Dr, ()lease's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine 1s irnitatod. There are nciW sesta of propasations With names • triter to this and some oven go so g le Enid ' 1st ,rt a the bottle n r s n1 t t 0 1) a n. to, iwrappef'. 1t• therefore bdcames ne- ;oaiisary fol• yeo1 to bo very caeofui Mien buying. Insist en geeing the Portrait anal signature of »rf A, A1. Chase on the wrapper. Wo knew that Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine will not disappoint you, because it has stood tho test of tinge, and the sales, whicharo at least triple that of any similar preparation, are steadily in- creasing year by year. As a positive cure for croup, bron- chitis, asthma, throat troubles, and severe cough and colds, Dr, Chaser's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine has . a reputation Which cannot be stolen by the cheap and aft in- jurious cough mixtures which are offered in place of it by sumo deal- 01'M, ' (dyes 1.110 constunpttvo, who has reached the latter stages of his i1- sidious disease, finds ease and Com- fort h1 the use of this preparation, While it is. impossible to estimate the countless number of loss severe eases Width it has actually cured Dr, Chanes Syrup of Linseed and Turpetltihe, 25 tante a, bottle, ram- lly size, three times as Much, 60 conte, At all dealers, or 10dmanson, bates l Coss TorofatOS duction from ,your attire. Been in an Atlantic liner, elf ? "1 solved In t.110 Cunard some years ago," I said, Then fearing that I had been rude, I added • "There is very little twang about a Southerner, and I should take you for one,, "Yes, I am from the Southern States," ha replied, "My name is L nn rd—Pranklln Kennard. d, Pos- sibJy you have heard of it 7" I was obliged to confess that I had not. "Ah, your knowledge of America and the Americans Is not vary deep rooted after all," he said, with a curious sable. "Aon I right in sup- posing that you are an officer of the Queen of Night 1 I ask because in that case we may have the plea- sure of improving out' acquaint- ance." "Not at present, though I may be. I ani a candidate for the com- mand of the vessel, and hope to get it," I replied, "Well, then, good luck to you, amt aurevolt," ho said, nodding farewell. "If 1 decide on the trip, I will book at the West -end office, and shall hope to meet you on hoard." IIe went out leaving the door as ho had found it—shut to, but not fastened and the next moment I heard his footsteps briskly descend- ing the stairs, lfe must have got some way down, to a place where there teas a turn, when there reach- ed 1110 in quick succession a hurried co,f -surprise, n x1 h s 1 nth smothered oat Yee and the unmistakable clicking sound that is made by the cocking of a pistol. Tho footsteps had ceased suddenly, and then a voice which I diel not know said "I've got you covered ; if ,you touch me I shoot." To this thorn came the prompt an- swer in the cool tones of the Am- erican's voice : "You are alarming yourself needlessly • I am not con- cerned with you—at present." There followed silence for the space of thirty seconds, and then the foot- steps went on again, 0n1y multiplied now by others ascending, while those going clown, presumably those of the American, grew fainter and fainter, and finally died away. The episode had all passed so quickly that I had 00 time for interference, or even to decide whether I ought to interfere; but now that it was over, I was seized with curiosity as to the other party to that strange sleeting on the stairs, It was not Nathan, for I should have recognized the voice. Was KLennard's interlocutor bound for the office in which I was seated, I wondered, or for ono of the other suites of that or the higher floors, I was not kept long in doubt. The footsteps passed by the door, and came to an end further along the landing. 7 hat] started forward in my chair, ready for emergencies ; but finding that the gentleman who wets so handy with his pistol was not conning my way, I settled down again to wait for Nathan's return, Five minutes passed and I was be- ginning to be impatient, when sud- denly I experienced tho sensation that soma unseen person was watch- ing me. Without vanity, I may safe- ly say that I• do not know what "nerves" are, and 1 certainly was not alarmed liy tho feeling ; but there it was all the sante—the feel- ing that I was an object of interest to human eyes. I got up and opened the door wide, but there was no one to be seen on the landing. Coming back Into the room I saw that it was clearly impossible for any one to have been looking at 1110 through the window, which opened with a clear drop of twenty feet into the court below. The office itself obviously had no other tenant than myself. The instinct, however, remained strong upon me, and I gazed round the room vaguely in quest of its origin till some strange attraction thew my eyes to a map that was hanging on the wall between the entre and the inner room. In the map I found, or - thought I marl found, the cause. Regarding me with a stony glare from two slits in the colored portion of the canvas, I seemed to see a pair of steel -blue eyes which, as they met aline, were instantly withdrawn. I sprang for- ward and examined the map, which was a large-scale 0110 of Southern Europe, There were the slits right enough—finis and square in the mid- dle of the Black Sea but there were 110 eyes and 110 place whore they could have been. I poked any finger through the slits, and came in con- tact with nothing but the plastered wall, which was smooth and solid, and apparently without a break. I was about to .lift the slap to explore further when my attention was arrested by the voice of Mr. Nathan from the doo•wey, "All, Captain," he said, with the throaty chuckle that was ono of his peculiarities, as he carne in and seated himself at his desk ; "can't you keep from hankering alter the rools of your trade, eh ? Well, I think that ,you may take it es set- tled that you have the ship—provid- ed the Flower people speak for you. If you'll call hero to -morrow morn- ing at ten, I'll have the appointment all shipshape and In order, and you won't have cause to quarrel with our terms." My good luck drove all thought of those pooping eyes from my head, and 7 had already begun to believe myself mistaken. Away, too, flew all remembrance for the time of the American Kennard ; all that my mind was capable of holding just then was an intense desire to get away to the Wost-end so that Aline could sliar c 1n o So arofus Was y joy. 1 0 v s I ht''my acknowledgments that the little Jew shook his yellow Wrinkled hand at mo in a sort of fantastic ,deprecation. "ILcop your pretty speeches for the pathongees, my, boy," he wheez- ed, "Wo Want ail our stock t n of swoots for tho pathengers of the °,siren of Night," And he rolled shops rand laughed ns though et sorter 1ergo joke visible only to ljim» self, . ('.Co 13e Continuedsk Oil THEo ctozzzatwazsoo MAILING WINTER IIU 1 1I+)R, 1'11e first step is to provide the proper fend for the cows, writes airs, L. F, }roll, Almost any kind of cow will yield good butter if properly fed, Lven beef cattle, like the Herefords and Shorthorns, can bo erode to produce a large quantity of butter. It is a wasto to have a row and not stake her produce to her utmost capacity. A half-starved cow will not produce much butter, and h little 1 f at the t o e fe will. produce ]s o poor duality, 000D CONN FEED. A cow must have food which is filling, so when you thresh, always salt at least one straw stacic and lot the coivs have access to this at all times. Do not salt your cows too heavily. The salted straw will be nuarly enough. See that you have In your barn cellar a gond store of beets or carrots. While these are not such great butter producers, they tend to keep the cow healthy. A few should be feel each morning, But above all, if you want a good color to your butter, have some kind of winter pasture, 7 should not try to make good butter without my small Ilcld of , r'e sown in the. rye, earlyfall and 1. used pasture for 0 1 L e in the winter and spring, before grnss comes, It will pay for itself in the quality of the butter, even 11 you do Pasture too close to get a crop of rye. Your cow should also have free across to plenty of good drinking water, 13I: CLEANLY, • 7n skimming the milk, be very careful to take only cream, as every drop of slchninilk in the churning makes it harder to break the emul- sion and therefore lengthens the churning period. It is well to gath- er the cream into a high jar or can, so that the cream may be dipped into the churn, being careful to leave the whey and milk in tho bottom, Your creams of course would be too thick to churn, so thatwater, not milk, must be added. Water which has been boiled and cooled is best, unless you have a filter, as impure water would spoil the best butter. See that your cream is at a tempera- ture of 62A,• degrees before begilnnr to churn, and if you have followed my directions carefully, your butter will comm in 15 minutes in a barrel churn. WORKING THE BUTTER.. As soots as the globules are the sire of shall marbles, draw oft the buttermilks and wash in very cold water, filtered or boiled. When thor- oughly swished, dash from side to side until in one roll, then lift out and weigh. Add to the butter one ounce of salt for every pound of butter and also one teaspoonful of sugar to each pound. Do not work any longer than is necessary to mix the salt and sugar. Set in a cool place from 12 to 24 hours and then work until all water hes Omen re- 1110ved. The butter should bo work- ed as cold as possible for the hest results in extracting the water. Pack at once in your butter jars. Do not use any other preservative than salt and sugar. If you wish to keep butter, pack in high, narrow stone jars and set the jars in n tray of lime water which will almost submerge them. Pour a little lime water in the top of each jar and cover with a tight stone lid. Before using, take off the 11011 water and a very little of the but- tor—not .suite a quarter of an inch. BEST THERE 1S IN TIIE FARM Few of us get the best there is in our farnms. That is because coo do not put the best there is in us into them. There isn't mush use in ex- pecting great things of the farm un- less coo aro willing to plan, work and study how to get those great things; How shall we go at it to do that ? In the first place, tho soil must bo in a good state of fertility. This means that we have carefully saved up every particle of barnyard manure we have, and have seconded this ef- fort by a judicious use of commer- tial fertilizes•. It• means, too, that we have not previously cropped tho land to death. Then Wo will plow thoroughly. Not one man out of ten in this country know how to plow; or if ho does he has not the g ri rt and the gumption to do it, ,Once in a while we meet a farmer who insists that this part of the farm work shall be done thoroughly. Ile is on the way to success. It was an old Scotchman who said ' ".lie din- na ken how to plow in this country; ye on'y scra1th at 1110 groom" And that is about ti"hat most of us far - mars do—Wo SCRATOII TII.1] GROUND. And again, to get the best there is in, our farms wo must use the har- row more faithfully, The farmer has no bettor tool than a good harrow, I say a "good" harrow because hosts of farmers Have not such a thing as a flrst.class harrow on the place.. They are working away With the some old V-shaped 'drag" their fathers used, or else have picked tip at sollno sale a Worn-out tiling not worth bringing home. No good work can 1)o dono with such it tool, Harrows of mi up-to-dato pattern aro reasonable in price nowadays, and every fanner ought to have ono or f1o'oa (hod, clean seed is a requisite, too. No 1180 t0' Bow SeOd that will not grow or that is full of weed- seed. This play 1noa11 the pm -chase of a falnhlg-infill, to be used in re.- elomniug seed. Wo may better (10 this then to freed our farms down witlt foul Weeds. But, finally, coo Will fail after all if We :elo not keep the weeds derive in every ' crop that: 011.11 bo cultivn.t- ed. 'Tis MOOS steady work for a fere ,Weeks in the spring 0f the year; until the potatoes have been hilted up and the corn is too large to admit of working a hot'sc through it. But the end tells the story, Other things being equal, the man who puts himself into his work as I have here described may rest as- sured of a good crop --the best tate soil will produce. And that ought to make hint happy, -1l. 7, Vincent, --- WINTER rborc CAl1E OI+' FOWLS, Millet seed or kaflr corn is good to scatter in the IltIer. If corn 15 used it should be crushed, hens must have exorcise. An indoor gym- nasium Dan be .provided for them and 1t will be a benefit in their win- ter laying,. Divide the run by sev- eral boards, which they cannot pass except 1,y jumping over. Ilnng cab- bages high up, so they can jump up and pick at then]. Sunflowers also can be strung up nuci bunches of dried. cloven. 1'111s will give ex- cellent exercise for legs, chest and neck, 'flney cannot, of course, pick up grit in the scratching shed, so that must be provided. They is nothing better than oyster 5110115, Never feed damaged food. Teed milk freely if you have it. it is grand food for poultry, In cold weather warm it, also the water. Give them their drink three times a day. Metter give short rations for break- fnst—a warns mash composed of wheat bran, mixed stiff, Give en- ough to warm them up and make then feel in good trim to scratch ch for their luncheon, butgive their a .t1 1 nch.on them hearty supper to roost on. Do not forget to have a large shallow box filled with road dust in a protected corner of the shed for thein to take a dust bath in. Wood ashes are good to throw in occasionally. Also provide a box of charcoal. 1 AN HOUR W LE UwITII UNC SIS HOW TILE BUSY YANKEE SPENDS THE DAY. Some Interesting Natters of Mo- ment and Mirth Gathered From His Doings. The late Mrs, U. S, Grant loft an estate valued at 8234,000. About 12,000,000 pairs of shoes wero made in Brockton, Mass., this year. A hotel for the exclusive use of negroes is to be built at Atlantic City. Mr, Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give $250,000 to New Orleans for libraries. The total number of murders and homicides in the United States in 1902 was 8,831. American imports increased $7,- 000,000 In value for the calendar year 1002 over 1001. Tho death rate of Now York in 1002 was lower than ever before, only 18.74 per thousand. It is estimated that trains will be run in New York's underground sys- tem with a year, Next to Kansas comes the State of Missouri in the amount of beef and provision cattle marketed. A rapidly growing fad among so- ciety people of New York is the din- ing at restaurants on Sunday. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the United States Senate, has re- signed, being now in his 80tH year. With a gift of $250,000 recently to Columbia College, a department of health and science will bo establish- ed. The city of Washington has less than 20,000 foreign -born Inhabit- ants, and more than 10 per cent -, of them aro natives of England. About 6,026 miles of new steam rnilroad have been built within the United States between January 1st and December 31st, 1902. A large decrease in the corn trade nus shown in figures published for eleven months of tho last year; iron and steel exports increased. The celebration of the centennial anniversary of Uie settlement of Chicago 1,y ,7ohr, i(insie and his family is contemplated in that city. New York consumers aro still pay- ing famine prices for ineat, though market reports show that the Chi- cago stock yards are glutted Yith cattle. Tho great question that now agi- tates Texas farmers is the boll weevil. This little insect attacks tie011 of the cotton plant before it matures anti eats out the interior of it. The decision of the Supremo Court of the United States that the pay- ment of an in8111'a1100 policy on the life of a murderer is against the general welfare and contrary to pub- lic policy is final, Since 1870 the population o1 tho fourteen States of the Middle West has increased a little over 100 per cent„ but the membership of the Presbyterian 01rurc11 has increased 154 per cont, in the same territory. In the fiscal year 7111013 ended on June 30th, 1902, 048,748 aligns 001110 to the United States in the st'.horago of vessels end 82,(155 as cabin passengers, 'raking a total of 780,708, This number was never ex- ceeded except in 1882, 71101 the num ber of immigrants was 788,992, The total bonded debt: of the State of Kentucky is $1,170,000 and of the State of Tennessee 516,625,- 000. The States which have, or say they have, no State debt aro Nebraska, New Jersey and West Virginia. Illinois, Iowa nand Oregon have nominal State debts which havo not yet matured, Mt A. W. CHASE'S 6•U CATARRH CURE .,, Ce ha sent direot to the diseased parts by tae improved Blower. }foals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops droppings In the • throat and permanently tures Cramb and nay Paver, Blower fres, All dealers, or lett A, NV, Chase 1110elolno Co. Toronto and 'us' 1 a Gifts to education, chari,y nod religion in 1002 aggregated $717,- 807,1.67, 1111 0Ompared with vw1w8,- 888,7.d2 in 1901, TILL THE FIREMEN CODE A FEW PRACTICAL HINTS FOIA.• IIOUSEI7;0LDERS, First Shut Off the Drafts -- Don't Try to Fight a Fire Yourself. "Fires arse' • r' se different, and start In'uc s h difi'erenttares that it would be difficult for r110 to lay down any Set rules for nation in endeavoring to extinguish a blaze before the lire - 11101 arrive," replied Fire Chief Thompson, of Toronto, to an en- quiry regarding what action a householder should take at the in- itial stage of a blaze while the flre- meal are galloping to the scene, "1n trivial fires, such as curtains, lamp shades, and ornaments, the la- dies can often themselves control the fire, The curtains may be torn down, but you have to be very quick, as the lire ascends so rapidly, and also ,you must be very careful so as not to become badly burned yourself in handling them. In case of cur- tain fires, if there should be any loose paper at the top of the ceil- ing the blaze -will shoot rapidly at right angles from the name to the furthermost parts of the room. It is a mistaketo depend solely upon your own efforts to extinguish a blaze, for you would only be using up valuable time that the firemen nllght have improved by their efforts. Some people endeavor to put out a fire, and in so doing they more fan the merely flames, and then in desperation they at last ring for the firemen, That does not give the firemen the chance they should Have had if the alarm hail been sounded when the first fork- ed tongue of fire appeared, For small fires in private dwellings, wa- ter is good, but still better are damp blankets; dip the blankets or old carpets in the water in the bath- room and then smother out the fire. A PEREMPTORY CALL, 'There is one case of fire when it is peremptory that the department should be called at once. The ama- teur can not locate a fire that has started bade of the plaster. It al- ways travels up, and it takes the ex- perience of a fireman to locate it. A case occurs to my nrind where we went to a -house in which e, fire had started in the walls. Wo tapped the wall about where we thought the fire was, but we found no fire nor as yet any trace of fire. With the characteristics of such a fire in mind we went up two storeys in the build- ing, and found that the fire had as- cended and was blazing in the attic. With such a fire a householder can- not easily escape. CLOSE ALL DRAFTS. "The ono thing to be borne in mind by the householder is that all drafts must be strut off, A.11 doors and windows in the apartment whore the are starts must be immediately closed. This important fact was for- gotten by a grocer who, when a fire started in the basement of his place of business, threw the door open in his haste and rushed out to sound the alarm. When he crone back the fire had spread through the entiro building. I find that the elevator hoists aro instrumental in spreading fires from one storey to another. Many buildings are provided with 'cut-offs,' but a very great many are not. When a fire starts in a great warehouse or manufactory the ele- vator should bo run to the floor im- mediately above the fire and there stopped to shut off the draft, When such an expedient is not resorted to tho fire runs from storey to storey, and in the extinguishing of the run- ning flames much damage is done by water, AN OLD-EASIiI0NED REMEDY. "Speaking of chimney fires, there is generally no danger, The only danger lies in the fact that at the foot of the chimney often tho head of the family has placed a board nicely papered over in place of a grate. In such a case the dropping embers will set fire to the board, and an unexpected blaze is the first in- timation to the occupants. Since the almost universal use of soft coal here there have been more chimney fires and "reel hot stovepipes." Thu soft coal seems to give more of a blaze, and the products of combus- tion seem to be more plentifully sup- plied to the sides of the chimney. I don't believe in throwing salt or any other substance down the chimney. The quickest and surest remedy is to stop the draft, disconnect the pipe, and put one end of tate pipe leading to the chimney in a bucket of water: "It is a very serious matter «hen a person is on Inc. A very few mo- ments' time means life or death. Vory often ladies who Have been un- fo1'tunate enough to have their cloth- ing catch fire run in delirious fright, thus fanning the Hanes. The only way is to roll them on the floor, re- gardless of bodily harm or wrap a blanket or piece of old carpet about them until the firo is smothered, "I11 tho case of a aro among such inflammable materials as oils and varnishes water is not much good, It serves but to spread 1110 surface of ignition, The only sate and re- liable substance to quickly and thor- oughly put out lire in such cases is to throw said upon tho flames." The facetious hoarder had the plot laid for a .killing joke, "It's a won- der," he said, "that you didn't serve up this hen, feathers and all, "The next time," said the landlady, with marked emphasis, "I'll servo her, bill and all." — .-Judge -- "I Me you lost a couple Prison- er— front teeth n the tight," 1 risen• er— "No, you; honor, I didn't lose them." , ,7udgd •-- "llut they are miss sing." 1'ris.nnel' — "Yes, but I, sWaltoWOd them," "But cat you cook ?" asked the prosaic,young, num. "Let us take 111050 questions up in their proper order " returned the 71Se girl. "The Matter of cooking, is not the first 'to be considered,' "Thee. What- 15 the ihrst ?" he denial -Wed. "Cnh you provide tho 'things to bo ccokad. ?:`.- J'IJt ES,LUI BER, RANONINf COUNTRY THROUGH WILICI•I THE G. T,..31. WLL RUN, Orchard 1,t00�00 Miles Up the Siooe- na, New Potatoes at Hazelton. The i a, ]rest I f to ivr 1 r a n Northern D1.1- 0 t is t fn Caluu)•bia, tvhoso ciiurse iviii likely be followed by the Craned Trunk Pacific Railway, was the beim of an expedition made during the past summer by Professor A, P. Coleman of the Toronto School of Science staff. The Skeane empties into the Pacific at Port Essington, a point 500 miles north of Vancou- er; and several miles south of FortSimpson, which has 1)0011 11111101 a0 1 the probable terminus of the new transcontinental line, Tho 'fiver i flows from its source to the ocean in a southwesterly d r r, 1 o tion and its size may be estimated from the fact that it is navigable for a. stern- wheeler for 160 miles of its theme— easter up as Iiazelton. Mining, lumbering, and ranching will be the industries of that coun- try," said Prof. Coleman in speaking of the trip. "Cold mining is al- ready established, and will probably develop, as will also other mining operations. The country is all lfea- lvily wooded with good timber, And, although the, district is mountain- ; ells, there are large valleys, some of them 15 or 20 miles in width, which I promise well for the rancher, 1 Dr,o C lama n made the trip from 'Vancouver to Hazelton via Port Es- sington by steamers, and there, with Till jos, a Siwasll Indian, he took to a canoe, and for three weeks made expeditions into the back lands, looking for fossils and geological 'phenomena, and incidentally pro- specting for a large coal mining com- pany. Hazelton is quite a little dis- tributing ceuter for the gold mines, which lie to the northeast, in the Cassiar district, and directly east along the Omineca River. THE INDIAN'S ILINGDOM. Outside Hazelton, the country is as yet as desolate for a white man as can be imagined. There are lots of Indians. Little villages of them, each containing 50 or 100 people, straggle along the Skeena. There are the gold miners, semi -savage af- ter long exiles from civilization. There is an occasional missionary, and after that the population con- sists of two white men in a shanty every thirty miles along the Yukon telegraph trail, which rens through the district in a northwesterly di- rection from Ashcroft, D. C., to Dawson. "You often hear of that line break- ing reating down," said Prof, Coleman, "I don't wonder at it. The line stns through the woods, every storm brings down some trees, and with mon only at intervals of thirty 'miles, you can't be surprised if there fs delay." Dr. Coleman says there are prom- ising romising signs of cultivation in that ex- treme northern land, although to what extent agriculture may be car- ried on is as yet problematical. Ho heard of a man with an apple or- chard 100 miles up the Skoena, and , at }Iazolton he bed the best potatoes. ,he has had this year. During a pre. - coleus summer Prof. Coleman visited the Yukon, and he says that the cir- cumstance that strikes flim most 1 or- cibly is the fact that there is anitiva- tion all the way north to Atlin, NO H7G17 MOUNTAINS. Although the country is mountain- ous there aro no high mountains. The ranges there are known as the Cascades, or coast ranges. The lofty Rockies cease at a latitude south of the Skeena, and the pass towards the Skeane. Valley is a com- paratively easy one. That is one reason the Grand Trunk Pacific will head that way The valleys, Dr. Coleman thinks, will be ideal places for cattle and horse ranching. Al- ready some of the Indians have stated horse ranching in a small way. Dr. Coleman found a number of cretaceous fossils. They belong to the nlesozoic period, the coal -produc- ing period on this continent. ' He found, too, fossil time trunks, These are strong indications of coal beds, and, of course, Dr. Coleman] does not care to state more definitely what success attended his prospect- ing. Prof. Coleman was struck with the artistic development of the Indians of 1110 district. They at•o great wood carvers. In front of the hones of - their big men they Have totem poles, and these illustrate in carved wood various scenes, 511011 as a bear climb- ing.. The carving is excellently dome. CANOES AND SALMON. Their canoes aro the best in the world, They make them out of a cedar stink, born the hollow out and smooth them with rough tools. Recently modern appliances havo been introduced, Dr. Coleman east: one canoe 40 feet long. The shell is about an inch thick, and the lino was as good as that of any yaoht.- The Indians all live on salmon, which. rust freely up tho Skeena. There are 'several canneries at the mouth of the river, and 500,000 pounds of fish ranee down on the bout 1ha1 Dr. Coleman Came back 0n. 'Some o1 the salmon is fronts and shipped across the continent to Germany. Of sen. fish thele ere hali- but and bleak cod, and Dr. Coleman expects 'the catching of these Will in- eroase. During tho sllnitnet• Prof. Cole - 1111111 811011t a month in Southesn Bri- tish Columbia, Where ho explored a new district (30 miles long by 10 miles Wide. lie is proposing the first map of the section, *bowing i the mottntainns, elvers, eta„ "eltough for anyone to travel by," said 110. The details of his disco)crira Will be given to rho Royal Geographical So- cioty. Tho district lies mirth of Banff. The most interesting thing 11r. Coleman :.law in St was a field of 1011 eight Miles long and aicor milfs Wide. The messes or u on goalie errand never nes 11101)01 .p Thegaup 15 always shining to tho mann Who walks l;i• 101111,