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The Exeter Times, 1892-8-18, Page 6ICOMO•WrZ5IDOLIDoraoSsalOWOOosollimOsor amiewsiwakesaseleeitasellelleale‘s Golden Memories. there mile, be pies as geoe, ana twee better Than those I knew of Mem ea.rlier days, Awl° by my mother -eau I eete forget her. Or a tier say or sing too much in Meisel mem may be cakes made rioher, lighter, sweeter, gerepered by some orte's sciezitifle ride. :hipped trent a into coo -book) mad look 'neuter Than those within. rce dinner -pail at sehool. There mey be doughnuts fall of richer savor, That to the eye tell ninny a flattering teen But when attestedfull the tato and eavor Fall short of those found in that (goner pail, rhere maybe hymu tunes safer modern sing- . mg. Newfangled, highly seasoned, fedi of grace or glee, Butat their best. I never find them bringing The Joy of those learned atuty mother's Mete. There may be fresher Yarns, ana newer stories Of lore and love, ot life, and e'en of depth. But ale they fail compared with all the glories Of tilos° I read. with childish bated breath. Pies, cakes, and doughnuts 'mown ineiodern story, No matter -what of these I since have had, The old still hold. for me their golden glory, Far brighter than the new mos -good or bad., "My mother rondo them," and in days now o'den, Old tales rehearsed, and good -nights, sweetly sung 0 I the delights of childhoodesmoment golden. Flow close theyclIng and keen the old heart young. THE BELLS Of LINLAVEN. • .--- ay Jowls' uusseam. gathering Stern), watching apparently the effect, of the swift wind upon the treetethee surreunded his home. Therehesll letierd teeth ot frost a few days before, mid; now, as blast after blast ,'struck the swaying boughs, the sere and yellow foliage was driven off be showera, flying thick as. snow- flakes morose the garden and across the churchyard, in great eddying whirls. The slates upon the roof rat. tied in sharp dissonance; and now and again the walls of the hones shook as some ne- gleeted door was banged -to by the wind. Things were evidently lively outside, The Vicar loved. his &garden, and his flowers; and as he saw the tall cbrysauthernums, staked o.lcmg the side -walk; bending to breakage in the windy air, he may have thought sad- ly for a moment that much of their autumn glory would be shorn away, and not a little of his gardening Mout, lost. It is jest impossible, howeverigthat his thoughts were otherwise; for when the cur- few bell rang out, he started to his feet and looked at his watch. Was it really so late? "Wilfrid should have been home before now," he said. "If he is not across Brath- rig Fell before darkness sets in, he will have an awkward ride of it," And As he spoke, he walkecl to his writing, table, and struck a small hand -bell. Pres- ently a servant entered with a lighted lamp, which she placed on the table. "Has Mr. Wilfrid not returned, Merle?" CHAPTER L —Tux VOICE o TUP: FETA The way is long whoa the foot is weary and the old man, with white looks tossed and dishevelled, will here a hard fight with the strong west wind ere he gain the sum. znit •of Brathrig Fell. He pulls his cap closer down over his brow, and struggles on, with t ead bent foward, to the gale. His step is slow and uncertain'and he frequent- ly. pauses to take breath, turning the while lus back to the wind to let the fierce gust -page. Ono hand holds the staff with, which he props his fainting limbs; the other clutches the fastenings of a small valise or knapsack, brown and much worn, which he carries slung over his shoulder. The num eertatnly looks old,yet his feeble - nese would almost (teem due less to age than to illnese. For as he gains the shelter of the pine-woodthat skirts the brow of the hill, and sits down by the wayside to rest, there is a hectic flush on his cheek, a quick com- ing and going of the breath, as if some spasm of agony, mental or physical, were about to some upon and destroy him. His lips move tremulously, like those of one speaking in pain, but a half.stified groan is ail that is audible. It was evening and the mingled gloom and glory of the red October sunset fired the western sky. The great hills of West- moreland and Cumberland rose up huge and black against that burning background of light, the smooth round crest of Helvellyn contrasting with the sharper ridges of Skidtiew and Saddleback. Dense mas- ses of black eloud swept along the =D- er sky, or lay in the far distanee like bars of darkness across the western flame. A misty dimness WAS creeping up into tho vaileyt oa the farther side of the Fell, showing like it tbin white mist against the purple shadows of the hills. And &weer down there to the left, glimpses might be had throug.h the trees of the glittering sur- face of it winclentept lake, giving back the colours cf the eteetern sky in waves of slowly-fadeug ?rightness. The light m the west gradually died down from fiery red to aoft amber, and ere long from amber to a cold frosty gray. Yet still the winds blew, and roared among the great pines above upon the hill. Down in its wild ravine, Brathrig •Beck sent its hurrying waters crashing from cataract and linn, making, with the creaking and groan. ing of the trees, a gloomy confused music as of Dia Through it all, the old matt sat silent, introspec- tive, self-absorbed. He was heedless alike of sunset hues. of driving cloud -rack, of the rush of wind and waters. There was a fierce etormy beauty in the scene around him, but his eye marked it not. Nature may deliver her message to the pensive-sord- ed, the love-lorn, the calm thinker of deep things, but her still small voice cannot reacn the heart that is torn by compunction and remorse. For so this old man's heart seemed to be. He with his weak melan- choly eyes, and se:d introspective vision, heard another voice within him than that of Nature,and the half -unconscious gaze be- neath his drooping eyelids showed that his hoot was like his eyes, and these were far away. "Ali !" said he, as if speaking within hire - self, 'be thee ever so fleet o' foot, the ven- geance o' God is fleeter." And then, suddenly roused by the sound of his own voice, he looked up, and, con- scious that the twilight was visibly deepen- ing around him, started to his feet with a quick nervous motion, and once more con- tinued his ascent. .The narrow bill -road led zigzag fashion along the ridge towards the higher ground, and was in some parts smooth and easy, in others rugged and uneven. For long he toiled wearily on, makieg little headway against the masterful gale, and with more and more frequent pauses for rest. Now and again, as some gust more fierce than its predecessors caught him, he was fain to ding to the grassy bank on his right, like a man who on shipboard, when the vessel heels suddenly to the wind, grasps eagerly whatever support is within reach. Away down on the left, the shimmering lake was coming more fully into sight, but the opalescent brightness of the sunset was no longer upon it, and its aspect, cold and leaden, was gloomy and depressing. At that moment there came up on the wind the faint and distant clangour of bells. It was the hour of curfew, rung out from the tall square tower of Linle,ven Church, outlined, with its surrouneing trees, against the gray background of the lake, It did • not seem at first as if the solitary wayfarer beard the bells. But as the wind brought' towards him, now and then, a fuller and • deeper swell of sound, he would pause for a moment and listen. He was like a man in • it dream, not quite sure whether what he heard was reality or not. At lent the bells ceased; but the old man still pressed wearily on—on into the gather- ing darkness ; till presently his waning • strength failed him altogether, and he sank down by the wayside. A. faint groan escap- ed his lips: ne more. The night closed around him'dim stars peeped ,glimmering through the torn reek of the sky ; no voids or footstep of living thing broke the soli- • tude; he lay there, alone, home& the dark- ness, with the winds and the clouds and the falling waters. The Rev. l'rancis Norham, the aged Vicar of Linlavon, was sit-..ing that same evening by his stucly wipapw, looking out upon the CC 71 Ng, sir. " Thole would you say to 'Mrs. George that when she has seen the children to bed, she might join nte here." "Yes, sir," replied the servant, who, after drawing the -blinds, closing the shut- ters, and extending the thick ourtatus across the windows, tele the room. The one lamp, with its heavy shade, lit the large library but feebly, althaugh it shone on the writing-taitle with Sufficient brilliancy. The Vicar was slightly distrait to -eight. He did, not sit down, but walk- ed to and fro in A somewhat restlese and anxious fashion. The wind without still roared among the trees, but he did not ah. pear to heed it now. After a time he drew a bunch of keys from his pocket, opened a drawer in hie writing -table, and took therefrom a small pack of letters slightly yellowed with age. Selecting tine he replaced the others, and sat down in his study chair, with the light of the lamp full upon him. Opening the sheet of paper, whistle had beau addressed to himself, he began to read it over. It was dated December 21, 1853, and ran thus: Itman Fomesx—I am afraidyou a•ill think I have got into it sorry scrape. It was bad enough for Inc to break with my father an the question of my -profession in life, but I do not know how much worse it will be for him—or how much more perplexing for you, who have always stood by me—when it is knownthat I have married without his knowledge or conseut. But suth tho fact is. I see nOw, what you have often told me, that when a young man breaks, as I did, with his natural and accustomed surroundings, he tria,y, instead of conquering the now and un- experienced surrottudings, be conquered by them, I need not argue tho point now. It is enough that 1 ant married. Nor do I for a moment regret it, My marrtage took /Race nearly it year ago, but, not to aggra.vate my father beyond endurance, I have hitherto keep it it se ret from. you all Circumstances, however have so come about that I do not think it desirable to keep the matter a secret any longer. A month ago'a little girl was born to us, and justice both to the mother and the child demands. that I should make my marriage known to my father. I have thereforewritten to him, informing hint of what he will nodoubt regard as but dri addi- tional exhibition of my headstrong tolly. My wife is a goad and beautiful woman. Her name is Esther Hales, and she is the daughter of a dissenting minister. I have boarded with her mother—who is o. widow— since I came to this town ; and Esther, who is well educated, was for it tiff e it day - governess. In manners and culture she is a lady ; but as her pedigree is not so long - preserved as that of the Norharns, I am afraid my father will not regard her as being entitled to that distinction. Will you, therefore, like a good fellow, when yon get this, go over to the Hall and see my father, and try to calm him down a little. I know he will be ever so wild when he gets the news I send 'him, but, after all, he is my father, and I am his son. You know, Frank, how much he aud loved each other until I tried to strike out then tide, that he did net intend to return to Ogforitebut that he wished instead to etetrehietertif for the profession of a Mining enguieere • It was A great shock to the Squire. It al- mostlook his breath Away. That a young man desoeuded, from the knights who cern° thither with William the Norman, should take to SO mean a• 'profession, was unheard of Business of any kind was mean in the eyes of the Squire, whose views of life were based. severely. on aria. togratio and . hereditary prinexplee. His son might go into the army or navy if he chose; but to epeak of any other form of profession was preposteroum .Army and navy apart, the right thing for a young Squire to do was to prolong the eporM and pleasures of boyhood into tee remainder of his natural life, variett ,....ehops by an occasionel attendance at Qtatrter Sessions; or possibly if he developed brains enough, by girding for hiroself a seat in Parliament. Anything else was little short of absolute madness. He could scarcely believe that he had heard aright. "Arthur," he at length said, "who has put this preposterous notion into your head "No ona in particular, father. You know I always bad a taste for working ',vitt' tools and machinery; and since I went to the university, I have been reading, and think- ing about things, and keeping my eyes about me. You have often told me that the family property was much enctunbored, and I do not think we alien ever be able to relieve it by my following upon the old lines. I am not strong in claemeseand I do not see that any further knowledge of Latin and Greek on my part will ever help the estate. There are valuable minerals upon it, Uwe had the money to secure them; and I have formed the idea that, if I could qualify my- self as a profeasional engineer, I might be able, evitt-e little money we bave, to make an atterisY to work those minerals," Awes it sensible and manly proposal; but the father could not see it. If the minerals were to be worked, surely there were suffi. dent men to be got for the purpme. "But don'e you see, father, that if I had a technical knowledge of the operations required, and of the minerals to be sought for, the knowledge would be worth money to us, and we should not then be dependent upou the many min- ing adventurers upon whom gold has hither- to been simply thrown away. This last observation was eomewhat un- wise, or rather impolitic, on the part of Arthur; for it called up some unpleasant refleetious in the Squire's mind, and did not improve his temper. The interview ended by the Squire informing Arthur that he must go back to Oxford as before. Arthur was a headstrong youth; that was not to be denied. What he had siet his mind upon, he would carry out, if he possi- bly could. By a legacy from a distant rel. ative, he had something like two hundred pounds a year in his own right, and he thoughb that, with this, be could manage to qualify himself for the profession at which he aimed. Hence, withoutsaying anything more to his father on the subject, be left home one morning secretly, and nothing further was known of him till the Squire received it letter in winch Arthur told him that he had entered himself as it pupil to it mining engineer in Mem:hotel,. His father received the intelligence as was to be expected. He stormed, and stamped, and denounced the insane folly of his son. Nor need we altogether withhold our sym- pathy from the Squire in thia emergency. A man cannot change his opinion aud in- stincts as he changes his clothes; lia minuet divest himself of hfe-long habits as a snake creeps out of its slough, and start afresh with a brand-new sot. That the Squire, according to his lights, should regard his son's conduct as monstrous, was perhaps, after all, only natural. At the first his rage took the form of a threat to disinherit the young man ; and possibly not oven the peratiastons of Mr. Brookes, the family lawyer, would have been successful in withholding him from executing his impose had the character of his second son been quite satisfactory. tee into the hall. The wide* and her daughter were distracted with grief; and the -Vicar soon found that he had _more re- sponsible duties to perform, and more soh emit tasks to uedertake, than were laid upon hint by his friend Arthur's letter. The Sguire's death happened tiler) days before Christmas; and what rendered this more remarkable was the fact—ascertained after long, and, for a time, battled inquiries —that Arthur Norharn had left hishome on the day following that on which he had written to his father and the Vicar, and no trace of him had since been found. CM the one day the sou, lied disappeared ; on the following the Squire had met his death. The dead Squire was laie with bis tutees - tors in the chancel of Linlaven Church ; but of Arthur—from that day to this not a word had ever been heard. The Vicar eat this evehing—the storm still roaring without—with the open letter in his hand, miming on the se4 history and mystery which that letter had (wakened once more in his mind. It was now rieeelY thirty years sinee he had first received and read it; but the effects which it brought about were operating to this day. As he thought of all this he heard the trarnp of a horse outside, andpreseutly the door of his room opeued and a lady entered. Grandpo.pa," she said, with an anxious look, "that must be Wilfrid. Oh, how I wonder 11 he ban a letter for me (To nn cotzeitruote) But the character of James Norham—or Jim, as his associates called him—was very far from being satisfactory. Unlike Ins brother, he was so far from disregarding the snorts with which the country Squires and slick sons filled up a portion of their tine, that he could have filled up his whole time with them. Guns and horses, and dogs were his unfailiog solace during such hours as be did not spend in the parlour cf the 'Three Pigeons—and he spent a great many hours there. Nor were his compan- a course in the world for myselt, and how ions of the most select order. Jim would much the subse uent estrangement has cost sit down and tipple with any groom or the feelings of both of us. Things will, I trust, come right between us by -and -bye. In the meantime, I do not•—for reasons which are not quite pleasant to me—wish stableman in the countryside and was con- stantly making bets which he was unable to pay, much to the detriment of his father's income. At length, by the influence of you to answer this letter, and therefore do friends, a commission was got for him in A CANADIAN BEAUTY The Varied charms eritiontinaiten(*h The Falls oAllionptisocrreinbeeite well luio a to the American tourist AS 0110 of the most interesting features of grand old Qnebee. But among the number who Visit then:, ,ow are aware that they are not tte oats" glory of which Montinorenci can boiled,: About three-fourths. of a miles from where this grand body of water incessantly rushes over, a. precipice of 250 feet, Oeszet are several ether scenes of wild. and Picturesque beauty whioh would, more teen delight lovers of the grand and beautiful. One of these is the Montmorenci Natural Steps, and the varied charm of the eurroundiugs at well as the remarkable formation of the step,causes them to be an object of "iatereet to all who see them. The shortest and. most convenient way to the place is through the property of Mr. Hall, owner of the famous Montmorenci new -mills, through whose grounds there is a carriage (hive by which visitors aro al- ways courteously permitted to paste The drive is a very pleasant one, presenting here and there, charming bits of landscape loenadthstieweraohgr yuglusoegaof b ralplaeeife ceesztiliesprrrode asad maple whose bending foliage, closely interlacing, forms a delightful archway overhead. Passing through a dense wood and reaching the edge of a cliff, through an opening in the brush wood a path is discov. ered whtell leads down the side of the cliff. Arriving at the bottont and emerging frorn the shade of the trees that overhang the •pathway, what a grand sight meets the vtewl There, through a ravine or thaws that extends as far as the eye can reveille rashes the Mentmorenci River, in every conceivable form. Now thundering and plunging over the rocks ie a succession of rapids and cascades that glitter in the sun- light as though crested with a thousand gems; again, revolving into seething whirl- pools that would melte one shudder to look into their treacherous depths; anon, as if resting from all the fury and turmoil it had passed through, the torrent relapses into little lakelets that sweetly mirror the bending boughs overhead. To the right of the river, whose course may be traced on- ward to where it finally plunges in its pre- cipitous flighe into the Si. Lawrence below, Mee it perpendicular rock over fifty feet .high, fringed at its summit by thegrand old trees that form the glory of our Canadian forests. luta the sides of the rack, from the constant lashin,gof the water, miniature eaves are worn, and the holes in the project. ing ledges that jut out here and there re- semble the portholes demo ancient vessel. A table of rock exteuds to the left mid pro. Sects over the water. Beyond this are the Natural Steps, rising As smooth and regular as if the work of it master builder. Iiere and there are natural terrecee, leading by a. few ateps to others beyond, some of which are surrounded by tiny ramparts and niches in the smooth stono. The steps lead down in some places to the edge of the water, and everywhere, from among the crevices in, the stone, sweet little blue -bells and dewy ferns It seems almest impossible to think of appear, nourished and fed by the spray from the water below, anything on tlae farm but what is bright and Among the trees that form a beautiful beautiful. To me farming tames the bright. shrubbery along the side of the steps aro est, happiest, and most healthful occupation picturesque little alcoves carpeted with of mankind. Who can help seeing brightness in Zelda heather and velvet moss, over which the luxuriant foliage forms a leafy canopy. of waving corn, with now and then a gleam In one of those lovely retreats is the Wish- from a golden pempkin scattered through ing Well. Therm hidden from the sun- the field, or in the billowy itneans of wheat light's gleams, framed with dusters of fern and oats waiting for the reaper's sickle? There is not a fruit or Vegetable grown and golden -rod, it sparkles and bubbles, looking like a picture m its floral setting. but that has some beeuty or brightness. A eharm seems to linger routd the spot tee r, v yleg, The House Cellar, The situation of the house itself has much to do with the dryness of the cellar. If built on rising ground, be sure that the drains are numerous wed perfect, that all surface water may be carried away. If on a low or marshy spot, the most unceasing vigilance C9Z hardly keep it from being damp.iwhen, however, the house is built on a light sandy soil, it is a comparatively eaey task to have O dry cellar. Have a floor of cement, `if possible, and the ceiling and •walls white. washed. The light stzekingon the ;vans i will be reflected, and so aid n lighting the place. If you have such a cellar as this, and well lighted, keep it so; you have a sure foundation on which to build. But the superstructure (otherwise the contents) may prove your ruin. If you have allowed your vigilance to lapse, begin again now -- remove all the ageless household adds and ends which have been allowed toacoumulate. Have the walls and ceilings whiteveeshed, and remember to repeat tlds operation at leaat once a year; twice a year would be bettor; the lime contI eined n the white- wash willassistin the process of purification. Clean the glass in the windows, and leave a apace in your household schedule of work for its frequent repetition. Make it e law that your eellar is to be kept in as good order as your kitchen. Here the floor, if of cement or boards' scruthed once a week ; if of earth rammeddown, `swept thoroughly. At the same time clean all shelves which are used for holding food, and also the cellar steps. If possible, keep the vegetables and fruits in a seperato collar, but whether there or in the main cellar, do not allow than to lie in heaps on' the floor. Keep in barrels arid sore frequently, remembering that one decayed potato or apple will mica every other potato cr apple with which it comes in contact. See that the coal is Impt in its bin ; not scattered from there to the cellar stops; and the wood piled, in an orderly fashion. Keep the whitlows open as much as possible in summer, and in wiuter allow the froth air access for a few moments every warm day. Insist on this order being main- tained, tind there win Ira ,ra arocabamy t110 grand yearly upheaval which strikes terror to the heart of every housewife, and greatly disturbs the masculine element in the family. not send you my present address. I had the army, and thus for a time the district yours of a month ago forwarded to me by a friend from my oldaddress;bntyou mustnot use that address sty mine, as it might be at- tended with some risk to me. I cannot at present explain f urther ; but you will uuder- stand. When fortune favors me with a more plopitious gale, I will write you again. A. N. This letter was, as we have said, address • ed to the man who was now for the twen- tieth time reading it, • aud the initials appended to it were those of Arthur Nor- ham, of the two sons of Squire Norham of Brathrig Hall. The estate ofBrathrig was a large one, as far as number of acree went; but when these acres are in great part composed of dry up- land fells, mountain peaks, and stretches,of picturesque water, the results in the shape of rent are not quite so imposing. The estate, moreover, was—as often happens in old family possessions—not much the rich- er by the operations of a long lino of pre- ceding Squires ; and the holders of the mortgages were believed to have a greater personal interest in the rent -roll than ever the Squire himself. Nevertheless, he hunt- I observe that both horse and rider were In a ed and shot, and went to Quarter Sessions, I bad state of teinper ; and, as they disap- and gave dinners to his county neighbours, much as was done by other Squires, and man- aged, year in and year out, to pull through. He had married a lady whose family was of precisely the same antiquity as his own 'both counting back to the enevi- table Conqueror, and beyon d, that to. Charle- magne ; and three children had been born to them—two sons and a daughter, the lat- ter being the youngest. It so happens in many case a that ohildren as they grow up do not exhibit either the qualities or defects of their parents. And in Squire Norha,m's instance this was so as re- garded both of his eons. The elder, Arthur, had as a boy manifested amost unaristecrat- ie. taste for mechanical operations; so much so, that if on anyoccasion he did uot appear at the lencheon hour, he was to be found either in the carpenter's or the blaeksmith's workshop—the latter most frequently: As he grew out of his boyhood's years, this pas- sion made itself still more apparent; and when, alter his second year at Oxford, he returned home, announced what he propoaed to Yellow as his future career, the first was happily rid of his presence. So the years p.assed, until that letter came to the Squire in which Arthur an- nounced to him his marriage. The father declared at once what he should do. By a former will he hod left the estate largely at the disposal of his wife, should she outlive him, and .Arthur's therein it was only to de- pend upon certain contingencies. Now he had resolved to disiuherit him, and would at once ride to town for that purpose. He gave orders that the groom should bring round Black Prince immediately. "Your honour should ride another, as he is very fresh this morning," said the groom. "No," replied the impatient and angry Squire "1 must have him—the others are to slow'for my errand." He proceeded to mount; but it was not till after a bit of a fight between horse and rider that Black Prince yielded to rein and spur. At length, however, he started off, and went tearing down the avenue at a furi- ous pace. The groom stood for a moment and watch- ed them, dubiously. He had not failed to CAPITAL FOR KOOTENAI.'" ?lig, 'V, Cie aytitlitheyetice ecezidsiten.w!uteresteug .w A Spokane despatelt says :—Mr. C. M. Parker, the general manager of the West • Kootenai Company, bas juet returned frone Kootenai lake, where he was joitted'by Mr, W. H. Lynch, vice president of the Mlle company, just returned from the east, wliere he has been for some months interesting eeansatieme rniceafital in the development of Roots Development work is being prosecuted by' the above company on the Thor, which is the south extension of the great Skyline mine. Mr. Parker reports the prospects of Hot Springs camp very eatisfatttory, depecie ally the dry are properties, .such as the Sk-y. line, Number One, etc. The camp is somewhat inactive at pres. ent, but this fact is due to causes easily ex- plained. It is a time of transition from the prospecting stage to that of exteeeive devel- opment and mining activity. The incorn- ieg of new and heavier machinery is an en- couraging sign. The machinery for the Neosho has arrived, and the road is being rapidly completed to the S ine, with a view to bringing in the new y ex. pected for that property. Mr. Lynch has been makind preparations for a large party of capitalists which are coming west under his auspices in Auguet or September. Zr. Parker reports a very notable strike on the Dictator which had been made the very morning of his visit to thet property. Tuesday last. It is it large body of dry ore, showing very rich in silver, much of it visible, It is one of those strikes almost as important to the camp as it is gratifying to.the owners. Spokane parties, own this property. Mr. Parker brought down a very fine specimen front this property. Mr. Lynch has been abaeut from Spokane about 15 months, most of the time in east. ern Canada, Where he has worked incase santly to interest capital in mines in this section. He delivered many lectures and wrote columns for the press. The capital- ieM of thatseation were slow to take hold, having had experience with wild -cat schemes, but after mouths of hard work, Mr. Lyech was succeesful and secured a large amount of capital. He will hereafter devote his entire attention to mining, and will leave in it few days for the Kootened district to remain until September. Tim last issue of the Nelson Miner has the following; W. H. Lynch, president of the Kootenai Mining and Investment Company, peased through Nelson on hie way to Ains- worth on Friday. Mr. Lynch has busied himself in the eastern centers for 12 months talking and writing up weat Kootenai. So much so that down there he has been nicknamed "The Kootenai crank." There are telent 2,000 Kootenai creeks in this country, so Mr. Lyneb won't be so lone- - acnne out here as he was back east,. The Bottom of the Ocean. There is a common but erroneous notion to the effect that a human body, or even a ship, will not sink to the bottom of the profomider abysses of the oceans, but will, on accountof the density of the waters, at a great depth, remain suspended at some distance above the surface of the earth. This Is an error. No other fate awaits the drowned, sailor or his ship than that which comes to the marine creatures who die on the bottom of the sea ; in time their dust all passes into the great storehouse of the earth even as those who receive burial on the laud. However deep the sea, it is but O few hours before the body of a mau who finds his grave in the ocean is at rest upon the bettem ;it there receives the same swift service from the agents which, in the order of nature, are appointed to ore for the dead, as cornea to those who are reverently in- humed in bleesed ground. All save the hardest parts of the skeleton are quickly taken into the realm of the living, and even those more resisting portions of the body, in time are, in large part, appropriated by creatures of the sea floor, so that before the dust returns in the accumulating water to the firm set earth it may pass through an extended cycle of living forms. A Girls' Smoking Content. peared round a bend of the road, a thought seemed to strike him. Hurrying back to the stables, he quickly led out and saddled another horse, which he at once mounted and rode off after his master. At the entrance lodge the gates were open; and through these he passed rapidly, after having informed himself in which direction the Squire had ridden. For a couple of miles he never once got sight of him; bet at length he did. The Squire was at a point where two reads forked off, and Black Prince was evidently refusing to take the one the Squire wished. A stiff battle was raging betveeen the the two, the horse lash- ing out and rearing. Just as the groom ap- proached, the animal reared up and fell aver —his rider underneath. When the servant dismounted to assist the Squire, it was, to find him stone dead. That same morning, the Vicar, having also received Arthur Norman's letter, ha,c1 ridden over to Brathrig Hall, as the young man requested, in the hope of reconciling the Squire to the new situation. But he arrived too late. He was but in time to see the Squire's servants, with inourianl Blight -Spots of Farm Life, "crossed the sea of matrimone lend, while drinking its spar to crave a boon in which their is concerned, should make it in the votaries of Hymen. After lingering among the ram that surroundtho Natural Stepet all the witchery of graceful foiling ing cliffs and natural waterfall bined, retracing our steps to', above, aud returning for some di ita the woodland path, we there not ond descent in the cliff side. On its base the view that presents itt ,a,co priya water, es re fate ting to te,aarms which tower - liven the homely brown aotate. senittfty-thee- esseasassetrenee,... Amok imematut Waxan awn. What flowers have we that would not look pale and. faded. beside the riolt blossom of the pumpkin iar squash ? What can make brighter spots than heaps of rod and golden apples, barrels of pink - checked peaches and. luscious pears? In all parte of the day from morning until evening there are some spots of bright- () cont. nese if we will but see them. What is more beautiful to the farmer, though he is weary from his day's labor, than his herds of sleek cattle coming one by one iuto the barnyard for their food and drink, the flocks of bleothag sheep, and even the calls of the homely pigs and the cluck All these remind hint of the mother ben. that in the cold winter months he will nob want and his table will be bountifully sup. plied with the fruits of his summer labor. Who can finda place where the brightness and beauty of the spring are shed so abun- dantly as on the farm? What can be more beautiful than the broad, green pastures dotted with cattle and sheep and the orch- ards with theli-loaded branches sending forth ti chest of perfumes and promising al dant harvest? With the summer comes the click of the busy mowee and the smell of the nonetnown hay. I do not think that our city friends enjoy their rides in their shady parks as much as soine of the farmers' wives and daughters do on the horse rake or mowing machine. They may well envy the farmer's wife her gorgeous flower beds, running vines and beautiful shrubs ; no farm is com- plete without them and nothizig adds so mucktoitsbeauty. *picture the harvest time makes with all its grains and fruits, when • everything seems to be dressed in 1 and gold. At last comes the winttr, with an. us tle of snow; then what home can compare me brightness with that of the farmer's), with its ed gathering and holiday feasts? Taking the life of a farmer Leone January ng to Depember it would be impossible to find ve an occhpation that would compare with it of in beauty, freedom and brightness.[—Ida e pieein. M. Richardson. down into 'littlethe , the un - wood ice by 0, see. sobing d's one of solitary grandeur and striking >vest to the scene we have just left. Rising aorupt- ly and closely outlined against. the sky, massive rocks loom up to the height of sixty or neventy feet, the ledges projecting from their grim sides, resembling the turrets and battlements of some ancient fortress. At the bottom, walled in by the rocks which form a semi -circle around it, lies a dark, still lake that looks weird -like in its repose. To the right is a beautiful little island, and immediately beyond, closely adjoining the cliff, rises a wooded bight, out of which from a picturesque hollow in the trees. dashing over boulders and tiny ro rushes Fairy Falls, so called from it one of the outlets of Fairy River. ,TI rocks rising up like stately sentinels, The wild reckle,ssness and extravagance of George IV. have become proverbial in history. During one of his carouses shortly after his ,coronation, he, in a semi -intoxicat- ed state, commanded that six of the palace chambermaids be brought before him. The order was obeyed, whereupon the King, turning tp, his associates, asked. them to make wagers upon the ladies as to which one would smoke the most cigars in half an hour. Upon hearing what was expected of them, two or three of the maids endeavored to beat a hasty retreat from the royal pres- ence, but were prevented from doing so by the attendants. A box of mild cigars was produced, and each chambermaid bidden light and smoke one. The ludicrous man- ner in which most of. them attempted to light the. weeds caused the most boisterous merriment. among the courtiers, in veld& the monarch heartily joined: With the ex- ception of one maid the rest tried to light their cigars without first cutting off the end.' Only one succeeded in struggling through a whole cigar, but she ha.d•to be removed in a fainting state. •The others refused to smoke mole than half of theirs, to the great annoyance of the king and his courtiers. The top rottnd of the ladder is an imagin- ary one; no one has ever reached it yet. • s, tall ast their shadows into the dark waters be ow, The musical murmur of the waterfall is tee only sound that breaks the stillness of the surroundings. The weird -like beauty of the place &ciliates the beholder, holds line spellbound, and haunts his memory 1 lee after he has ceased to gaze on the bean toe; of Montmorenei. ELIZABETH .A. meakuLEI , The Bite of a Snake. The heads of meet of the venom. snakes, including the "rattlers," bilge j beyond the neck, Without exception t have fangs, esther always erect, or rai and laid back at will, These fangs are 1 sharp -pointed teeth, with a hollow gro running their entire length. At the roo each fang is a little bag of poison. the snake bites, the motion pre.t.ses son sack, and its contents 11 through the hollow in the tooth puncture or wound. The harm forked tongue is cften spoken of informed as the snake's " sawn there is no propriety in the the poisonous snakes do not stin their victims. There is no creatur brought from foreign countries wh tlers do not exist, but will halt an at the first warningsound of the r S. Weir Mite.hell, evith others making experiments with the yen ferent serpents. Ho has found th Policeman—" This 'ere boy has been caught in th,e hact of tying a tin kettle tO O dog's tail. 'le 'as hoften been seen at the same practice, yer 'oner." Baillie—" Well, bless the lad, boys will be, boys. They must have some amuse- ment to brighten their little hearts, even when such amusement may afford pain to animal life. You may go my wee triennia Enjoy yourself while you're young." . Polieeman--.' But—er--er—it was your dog, yer Yonr dog Fido." Baillie—" Eh, what ! :My clog Fido ? You murderous little villian. • Ten with the breach between himself and his father oc- birch—hard. Cruelty to animals has dot curred. Arthur's d.oclaration was no less faces, bearing the dead betty of their Inas. to be put down. Next case. Now, aine, as but'bite , even tf?' re "rtit- trembie tile. Dr. been from its peisenous qualities, it con als'it' of dif- aside s mersas- wunihf aeee, nb aonnn. hell has trolling le spinal and its neck tick big hold it ing germs, which have the power o Mg enormously fast. So you see, animal is bitten, these any bits of tering.with the poison, cattle harm to begm almost at once. Dr. Mit found that the nervous center c the act of striking seems to be in cord, for if he cut off a snake's I then pinched its tail, the stump turned back, and would have s hand had he been bold enongh still. Better Take Him. "Stop, Charlie, don't ask me ways regarded you as a, good jo all," said the fair maiden. " W yea what," rammed Charlie, "y snap me up; Geed jokes are he nowadays.' Thin out The fruit. Nature in its abundance very often sets faramore fruit than a tree or bush can bring to perfeotion. It not onlyis a bar to fine specimens that year but is often exhaus- tive to the bush for the next year. Even for orchards growing many contend it pays to thin the fruit, as first-olass, uniform fruit evilleiell at & profit where the ordinary is sometimes a drug in the market. we are not, however. thinking just at present of the market fruit grower, he being sup- posed to know what is best,but of that grown in the home garden. If there are any of our readers who havenever tried the effects of thinning heavy crops of fruit let them begin' this year. On tbe native gropes, instead of allowing three or four bramehes to a single shoot, cut .off say two bunches to a shoot. Thin out peaches and apricots and sach fruit, where they are manifestly too thick. This operation is best perform. ed after the first dropping of fruit when they begin to swell free:1y. It sometime happens that enough fail to fertil' drop' at about this time naturall Course will need to be taken elation. Try the thinning of the small fruits and ire,t certain amount can be f plant, and this may men quantity nI perfe whole mass of an infer' Farmer. I've al- ; that's e I tell cl better to find