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Exeter Times, 1902-3-13, Page 6‘g, 41: • t.t•', cassoe,eo088•000,s edata(9e0oeOGIoirsee eCoGeeeeff).(pre ower a 0 tit T R T1 DESTRUCTION OF A PROUD SPIRIT,: 6,b0eaoecOwil)eafbeet4.06060(5)0 st)of:Do$oecieof§poenaeoe)ogis CHAPTER XI. In her oval mind she laughed at all The year preeeed rapidly enough. pathetic stories. Riches, honor, At its close Margaret was barely title, with her ranked before love. recognizable. All that civilization She thought but little a it. She couid do for her Was done. All trace had no sweet, girlish dream of some - of the cottage education had die- thing to come whieh should brighten appeared; the =twice' voice had be- her life and change it. But her heart come clear and distinct as a silver was waking. She had planned to bell; all little teceatrieities of speech herself a marriage with Philip Lisle, and manner had disappeared ; her but love had no part in the plan. language, even, had become remark- Her heart was waleing from its able for its elegant simplicity , and long dream of vanity and coldness,. f orce. Philip's face haunted her. She could The half-cense/eels mariner had dis- not forget it. His 'voice sounded appeared, and a graceful dignity had ever in her ears—so gay, so generous, taken its place. Margaret had spar- chivalrous and noble. Who was like ed no pains. She •read, and, above him ? No false or mean word ever all, listened to the conversation of stained his lips—no selfish thought clever and talented men. She was ever came near him. He was not so quick, so apt in all imitation, handsome as an Apollo, or gifted that nothing escaped her, The names 'with the keenest intellect ; but his of great men and. great works were kindly, comely face had all the charm no longer a dead letter to her ; she of truth • and nobility. One felt in - could converse intelligently and stinctively on looking at him, thet well. Her wonderful beauty had been he was a man in whose hands honor carefully cultivated also. Few would and life might safely be trusted; and have recognized in the queenly girl, withal, he had a high -bred, degage whose magnificent face drew all oyes, manner that fascinated all who ap- the rustic beauty who had listened Proaehed him. , so eagerly to Ralph Ashton's praises. The time came to Rita when the Lord Lisle was more than satisfied name of Philip Lisle sounded like with that one year's training. sweetest music in her ears, -earth News came often from England. held none sweeter ; when to be near Mrs. Wyverne found plenty to do in him. to hear him talk'to feel his managing the Hall. Philip was bus- admiring glance upon her, was the ily engaged in the care of the estate. keenest pleasure earth could give Lord Lisle wrote, pressing him to her—keener far than the happiness join them at Rome, and spend some that she found in wealth and honor. months with them. She began to study him, to lay her - "Do come, Philip," he wrote. "1 self out to please him • the proud went you to see what progress Rita face softened for him, the haughty has made. I want to know what lips gave him smiles and words no you think of her." other ever received. It was a, won - They went to Naples and from derful love—wonderful from its eon - there Lord Lisle wrote a most kind centration. She had no other letter to Daisy, pressing her to pay thought, no other idea. To have them a visit. won him she would have laid down "1 want you to live with us," he her life. Such a love might have said ; "to be as one of ray own been the redemption of another wo- -children ; to be Rita's sister, as you man ; in that grand, erring, ambit, - have always been. Come and stay bus nature it was but another with us for some months first, and source of destruction. then we can decide about the fu- Philip admired his cousin ; he ture." thought her wonderfully beautiful And Daisy, in reply, said that in and most wonderfully proud: He was two months the term for which she kind and affectionate to her. after had engaged herself to the Denhams the manner of an elder brother: but would expire, and then she would as to love, he never gave it a gladly rejoin her sister. Philip's let- thought—it never occurred to him to ter reached Naples the same morning fall in love with Lord Lisle's daugh- saying he should be with them dux- ter- ing that week. It was a new life to her—new and He came one beautiful evening, strong°. Beauty seemed to have fal- when the sky was cloudless, and the len over the world. Sunshine and waters of the bay, half blue, wale flowers spoke to her as they had golden, rippled and broke, musiecilly never done before. Gentle thoughts upon the shore. Lord Lisle had gone came to her—the fierce ambition and out, and Mrs. Marche was engaged pride that had led her into great when he arrived. He was ushered crime faded. There were times even into a room that seemed to be all when she longed to be good and sunlight and flowers. He saw there true, that she might be worthy of aedignified and beautiful woman, who his love—when She would have wish - received him with exqdisite grace. ed the sin "unsinned." She under - He cried out in amazement: "Miss stood him well ; she read the loyal Lisle, how you have altered ! I did simple nature -that could forgive any not know you." crime save one like hers. She knew Nor could he cease from wonder- that if ever Philip Lisle should learn ing. His eyes wandered from the what she had done, he would never peerless face to the magnificent look at her or speak to her again. dress. In his ears the musical voice "But there is no danger," she said lingered like a spell. Could this be to he,rself—"no danger. He will the young girl he had found in the never know." little cottage at Queen's Lynne ? She tried to win him She used Rita saw and noted his surprise. It her beauty„ her talents, her wit ; was to her the most flattering com- but all in vain. When the blue sea pliraent he *could have paid. She was calm. they sailed for hours to - remembered her first interview with gether over the sunlit waters of the him, wheh he had seemed to her bay ; they wandered through groves something quite different from the of fragrant orange -trees ; they Un- common race of inen. His handsome gered by the purple vines and green face dnd high -bred manner, his care- myrtles ; but in no place, and at no less ease and debonair style, had hour, did Philip ever utter those charmed and amazed her. She had words she longed to hear. seen no one like him. And now this Lord Lisle had taken a pretty man, who had appeared to her like villa on the outskirts of Naples. a king, grew confused in her pre- Beautiful gardens surrounded it, sence. They had changed places. sloping down to the water's edge. Philip received the warmest wel- The windows were thickly covered come from Lord Lisle. with creeping flowers and bright "You will stay with us, of course," blossoms ; the balconies looked like he said. "Do not talk of hotels ; one mass of evergreen. we shall be quite a happy family. The room they preferred had a do just as you like, but do not think large window opening on a balcony, of leaving us." around which the vines clung in pro - When they were alone, Lord Lisle fusion; they hung in such thick clus- turned to his kinsman. "Philip," he ters that.one standing outside could said, gravely, "tell me the exact hardly be seen by those in the room. truth ; what, do you think of Mar- Lord Lisle liked that balcony better than any other part of the house. From it there was a view unequaled for* beauty—the Bay of Naples lay shining in the sumraer sun, the dis- tant mountains raised their tall heads, all the luxuriant loveliness of the fair land was spread out in one gorgeous picture. In this balcony Lord Lisle passed many happy hours. He learned there, too, a se- cret that even in death he never for- got. One morning, when Rita was busily engaged with Mrs. Marche, he went to say good -by for a few hours. He kissed her and said he should soon return. On leaving the house, how- ever, Lord Lisle found the sun so warin that he resolved to defer his visit until evening. He re-entered •the house unseen by anyone except the servatt who admitted him, fetch- ed a, book, then retired to his favor- ite balcony to read. The shade of the vine leay.es was most grateful, and he was congratulating himself upon his wisdom when Margaret en- - tered the room,• and Philip followed her. "Lord 'Lisle is out," said Philip. "1 think 1 shall follow hie example. - These sunny days are made for out- door enjoyment." "If a broiling sun gives enjoy- ment," said Rita, "you will have plenty of it. YOU said something about reading to 'us this matting." Philip laughed gayly. -" "Imagine, he said, "reading Itoolch' on a day like this tever can be sentiraeutel who the sun is waste. Ah, Miss Liele, 1 must, crave your pardon for my bad taste, but I think a. row on that smiling Sea will be better that all the PeetrY that ever was written." A pained, wistful look came over her face. Lord Lisle was about to speak, when Philip resumed gayly "I am always at your servicebut 1 light Wile Or dark grey paper. • garet now ?" "My dear uncle," he replied, "you might just as well ask me to write a poem or paint a picture. in a few words, she is the most perfectly beautiful girl I ever saw ; the change In her is so marvellous. 1 see no fault nor blemish, and my whole heart rejoices in your happiness." Lord Lisle looked delighted. "1 shall take her home next year and introduce her," he said. "1 long to see her take her place in the great world." "She will adorn it," said Philip, "How about her foster -sister ? Have you seen her yet ?" "She will join us in a few weeks, I expect," replied Lord Lisle ; "we shall all return to England. You must go with me to Garci's studio to -morrow, and see the copy he is Making of my dear wife's portrait." "Miss Lisle does not in the least resemble any of the ladies of our race," said the young man. not much. But, Philip, relat- ed as we are, why do you persist in calling my daughter Miss Lisle ? Surely she may be Margaret to you.' "My dear untie," replied the young man, his fate flushing, "I should re- quire desperate courage to make the attempt. Believe me, at present dare not. I can imagine the flash of those black eyes, if I venture to call • their owner 'Margaret.' Lord Lisle laughed with quiet amusement. Rita.'S dignity and hau- teur had often pleased and surprised him ; and now, to See that they • prodeced the same effect upon his gay and handsome young kinsman pleased him stitl More. A new life began for Ititre—a, neW revelation Mine to her under that Neapolitan sky. She played at love With Ralph Ashton. She had always thought et it al in,ntis ;to an end, twee -any reading will cora° eff bete ter in tlit-efiYfAillea ;nmy nude en, - joys it then." Something coestraineck'N\k„unnas tural in Margaret's voice Le:eight Lord Lisle's attention. "Let it be so then," she said, quietly. A 'beautiful bouquet of orange blossom and myrtles lay Upon the table near her. She took it in her hands. "How fragrant those flowers are!" said Philip. She Seleeted the pret- tiest spray of blossoms and held it out to him. He took it froni her, held it care- lessly for a few minutes, then laid it down upon the table. "The perfume is overpowering this morning," he said. "After all, I like our English flowers best. , thing -Can equal our violets and lilies. There is as much and juet the same kind of difference between Italiaa aud English flowers ab there is between Italian and English wo- men. Doyou not think so, Miss Lisle ?" "It is possible," she said. "I like the fragrant, richly -colored flowers the best." Philip laughed, and, with a bow to his cousin, quitted the room, leaving the sprig of orange -blossom careless- ly upon the table. For some moments ehe stood lis- tening to the echo of his footsteps. The sound ceased at last, and she knelt where he had stood, burying her lace in the flowers. She wept with a passionate abandonment piti- ful to see. "Ho does not love 7110 I" she .said; "he does not even care for mel The flower I gave him is of no value. He does not care for 2.110, ,and I—oh, dear Heaven !—I love him better than my life I" When the passionate fit of weeping ended she took the little flower and left . the room. Lord Lisle SELNV and heard it all. His first emotion was . one of un- mitigated surprise ; his second, one of profound pity for his daughter. "She loves him," he said to him- self. "1believed her too proud to love any man. Ah, if bor mother had lived, she would have known what to do t" Lord Lisle never mentioned that little scene. On his daughter's face when they nett met, there was . no sign of love. (To Be Continued.) ASBESTOS MORE IN DEMAND. The Finer Grades of the Mineral Used for Making Ballet Dresses. A big revival in the Canadian as- bestos industry has lately set in as a result of the discovery that the European substitute for the American article is of inferior quality, and of the increased uses to which the min- deruasllises.being put in the various in - For some inexplicable cause the de - mend for asbestos declined a few years ago until the price paid was not sufficient to warrant the contin- uance of mining operations, and n3eny of the mines in the district of Beauce, where the finest quality of the mineral in the world is found, were closed down.. The Canadian asbestos is now worth three times what it was Ia year ago, and the lately unproduc- tive mines are again in full activity. The gross value of the .asbestos ship- ped this year promises to exceed $2,- 000,000. The supply of asbestos is furnished by a comparatively very small terri- tory. It was known several decades ago that some asbestos existed there, but the superior quality and richness of the deposits were not exposed un- til the burning of the forests in Thet- ford and Coleraine townships laid bare the hills of serpentine in which the mineral is found. The rock carrying the merchant- able asbestos is generally of a gray- ish or, green serpentine,, containing many small particles of iron. 'The veins of asbestos vary in size from a mere thread to a thickness of five or six inches. Veins of two.,:tind a half' inches and upward of end qual- ity and unbroken, by particles of iron araregardee as ,No. 1." The system of mining is open quarry work, the entire rock Teeing removed and broken:up in order to separate the asbestos. There is lit- tle or no eicaeratiOn -before the as- bestos is reached, the veins of the fibre being blasted out of the sur- face rock, while workmen with ham- mers separate the portions of rock wnich adhere to the pure a,sbestes, which is at once sorted in grades for shipment.' The best quality is worth about $800 a ton. Ono of the best Thetford mines, which could have been bought a few years ago for $5,000 is now yielding to its owners more than $100,000 -a year. Another largo mining area in the same neighborhood has been. ac quired by the. Wertheims of Frank fort, Germany, the largest dealers of asbestos goods it the world. The commoner grades of the miner al continue, as ,before, to be manu- factured into steam packing and fire- proof building felt. The spinning and weaeeing of the finest quality of the fibre have been so improved that from being employed for drop Scenes and other hea.vystage para.phernal- ia, it has now came to be used for the manufacture of stage dresses for the ballet. LETTER -BAGS 01P RULERS. A Berlin newspaper recently pub- lished some milieus details respecting the letter -bags of the principal Eur- opean sovereigns. It is the Pope who breaks the record, a,s.he reeeiv- etil every day from 22,000 to48,000 letters and newspapers • King Ed- ward VII comes next with 3,000 nevespapers and 1,000 letters. The Czar , and German Emperor receive each from 600 to '700 letters, op - peals, etc.; the King of Italy, 600; Qiieen Wilhelmina, from. 160 to 150. The ope, says the same authority, employs .no fewer than thirty-five se- treta,ries. The Exriperor writes a great deal himself. and since queen. Victoria's death he has used blatk-bordered raper. In ordi- nary theta he uses large sheete of easeeteaaa.....eatteetaltate......,a1; t _ *.eleeeteeeeVreet.eoef:ete4etsel(-4*-aie:Wa**10 F - FARMERS A • it 5 9 Hints for ilie BuSy Tillers 74': ... ,„ if: eas liable and Profitable i fr of the Soil, to ••46**0•3*eittE•••);(40);(40.****0***0 PURE AIR. Among- the principal organs of the animal body are the lungs, in which cheeses go on unceasingly tiering the healthy life of the animal. The changes are : 1st, the taking of oxy- gen (the life-giving gas) into the blood ; 2nd the throwing off of the poisonous material (carbon dioxide gas) of breathing air ; 3rd, the for- mation. of heat, the result of the ex- change. • The lungs consist of a largo num- ber of small air cells, over which are distributed a large number of very fine blood vessels. Some of these little blood -carrying tubes bring im- pure blood to the lungs, where is exchanged carbon dioxide, ammonia and water for oxygen, as a reault of which the heat is generated, thus warming the blood, which also be - 'comes a brighter red in color. The purified blood is then taken to the heart, from where it in pumped to all parts of the body, whereit aseiste in nourishing and building up the various tissues. Ox.vgen is only to be .got from .pare fresh air, hence it is at once evident that the purifica- tion ef the blood, the growth', and warmth depends on its being able to get an ample supply of oxygen.' It is impossibM .to get the best results from Jive stock which are starving. - for fresh air. Pure air with its great complement— light — means economy of feed and the absence of germ diseases, notably tuberculesise As that • essential, pure air, cannot be, freely supplied in poorly ventilat- ed stables, we shall endeavor to show, in a series of articles on ven- tilation, how' live stock may be ensured a supply of pure air, which ranks equally high as a nutrient with food and water. • FARM NOTES. Stable blankets save oats and keep the horses' coats smooth. They are also as useful on the cows. Bran sacks may be doubled and used for this purpose. Always water hogs before feeding and never afterwards. If this is practiced 14 lbs. of corn will pro- duce two pounds of gain. In other words, every bushel of corn ought to produce ten pounds of pork. The hogs intended for slaughter should have a, very light amount of food. the • day previous and no breakfast the morning they are to be killed, as with empty entrails and stomach they will bleed better and handle easier. The person who keeps hens and does *not give them the care needed to induce them to produce eggs, hatch out and raise chickens., and do it without scratching up plants in the garden, or tangling up the grass that he intends to cut for hay, or befounding the hay in the barn, 'has not a right to call the hen fool- ish. The fault is his own. I1. the hen goes into the garden and scratches up choice plants in search for the worms that may be around the roots, she is governed by a natural instinct which may have been brought down from and through previous generations, when .the farmer put a 'shovelful of manure in each hill for such plants, that was well adapted to produce a crop of worms and grubs that would have been about as sure to destroy the plant if she had not scratched them out, as be was to in the scratching. She is not as foolish as the man who does not put up a fence to separate the hens from the garden. It is true that we sometimes raise a good crop of apples on trees that are standing in old sod. It is true that frequently the tre,es that have had the highest culture'light along fail to bear the crops that we ex- pect them. Neglected orchards this year are in bad shape everywhere. In isolated spots in this country inay be found orchards bearing from moder- ate to heavy crops of apples, .and plums, These . orchards are invari- ably the ones that ha.d high cultiva- tion. It pays to give the orchard the most thorough cultivation. It is not necessary to plow around the trees two or three times every year. It may be well to plow once in early spring. After that the work can be' done much betterand more quickly by means of a heavy har- row drawn by horses. BREED TO GOOD BULLS. Farmers that keep cows largely for the milk and butter fat they get from them should encourage the keeping in their neighborhoods of first class dairy bulls,, says Colman's Rural World. That more animals of thisekind are not available is largely due to the, feet that the cheap bulls drive out the good ones. We have smiaimmismoimmta .f.16;te letown • Oases where the farmers' really felt aggrieved because the owner of a really good animal eharg- ed more for his services than did the ()Wrier of some scrub. THrA PIGS. Keep the pigs on the ground as much as possible, During the sum - pier they should always run at pas- ture. In the winter let them out on all fbae days. Store bogs need not be closely housed. Build a small sleeping pen in the open lot. Have only one op- ening, the door, and over this hang a 1-;1ece of carpet. Feed the pigs in troughs, or on a platform in the op- en field quite a distance from the pee, so that the hogs. will have 'to hustle back and forth from t/ae pen to the traugh. The rear half of a hog is worth fifty per cent. more than the front half. A hog that is straight on. the back will have good hams, „In, the East' pigs can be slaughter- ed any time after cold weather sets in until April. In the West, where cold storage is used, pigs can be slaughtered at all times of the year. There is great economy in feeding young over feeding old pigs. Hence we find it better to have two litters per year, and kill at nine to ten months old. To pay, pigs must be grown cheap- ly. We must force growth, not fat, while young and this on the cheapest foods possible. Let the pigs run in the pasture; :or, if it is winter, give there clover hay, vegetables, potat- oes a,ud the like, cooked and mixed with middlings into a succulent mess. Give-tliemaim-milk if you limy° it; . and middlings are always an eco- nomical feed. IMPROVING MARSHY LAND. When a piece of marshy land has been drained, it is often found that crops fail to thrive, although it seems to be very rich in nitrogen. The remedy is to add barnyard man- ure. The serni-aquatic vegetation which formerly occupied the land de- cays so slowly that cultivated crops cannot get nitrogen rapidly enough for their needs. When the manure is added it sets up a fermentation which converts the nitrogen bearing materials into a, more soluble and hence available form. Piles To prove to you that Dr. Chase's Ointment is a certain and absolute cure for each and every form of itching, bleeding and protruding piles, the mannfaetwers have guaranteed it. See to& timonials in the daily press and ask your neigh. bora what they think °tit You can use it and not your money back if not cured. 60c a box. at ell dealers c...r EDMANSON,BATES &CO.,Toronto, Dr,Chases'Oirrtment A SUCCESSFUL GENERAL, GEN. BRUCE HAMILTON'S RE- CORD IN SOUTH AFRICA.. His Splendid March Saved British Force From Disaster at Winburg. When the time comes to appraise the reputations of our geaerals in South Africa it will, without doubt, be found that Major-General Bruce Meade Hamilton will come out pretty near the top in point of continuous hard work and excellent results achieved, says Londoa Express. It May- be put forward by some that the general. has been lucky ; that he has reaped where others have sown; that be has simply swooped down on le.agers and gathered up the Boers in centuries after other gen- erals (French, Smith-Dgrrien, and his namesake, Ian Hamilton, to wit) had done the rough spade work. To accept this assertion would be to argue a very imperfect knowledge of Bruce Hamilton's operations since he went out to South Africa as Chief of General Clery's staff. The general has worked with a feverish- ness, a tireless activity, and, withal, a thoroughness as to' give him the sobriquet of "Brute" Hamilton. Net that pie "brute" was meant unkindly. It we's' used by his' men in the wane way, as we speak of a man achieving things by brute force and stubbornness alone,. The view Which Mr. Thomas Atkins holds of the generalis that .he "just Works 'isself to a Skeleton, that there ain't n.o stoppin' him; he does a heap of strange things at once, starting a march when we blokes have made up our minds to sleep. He's a hot 'un, is the general, and no mistake." In considering his brilliant achieve- ments during the last two months, one is apt to lose sight of his earlier work, which, as a reference to the official despatches shows, was ar- duous all through. Let it not be forgotten that General Bruce Ham- ilton achieved big things from the time that he got his baptism of fire in the campaign in Natal. He fought with the same dash and eagerness there and in the Orange River Col- ony as have marked his- doings in the Eastern Transvaal in these lat- e 41111MMI, ter days, and the nation may well rejoice that tha wound he received at Venter's Spruit was but slight. In the Orange River Colony he led long and tedious marches, many of whieli, though not characterized by large captures, such as we have been accustomed to read lately, were em- inently successful. To mention only a few of his undertakings before pro- ceeding to more ;immediate statistics —it was the splendid anarch of Bruce Hamilton which saved 250 Yeomanry and 25 infantry-In:en from being Over- whelraed in August, 1900, near Win - burg. Not satisfied with saving the Yeoman from t. the strong force of Boers who besieged them, he took, the bull by the horns, engaged the enem3r, and captured General Olivier (who is now in Ceylon) and his three sons.' SWEEPING THE LAAGFIRS. But, of course, it is in the Enstern Transvaal, to which Botha and the residue of his army have held fast during the last few months, where Bruce Hamilton has gained most of his laurels. The capture of ono longer after another, the incessant night marches, often undertaken in pouring rain, have told a tale on the Boer remnant. His operations have been watched with the keenest interest by students of war, and pub- lic satisfaction was great when the general, after making time note- worthy hauls in a week, received the special thanks of tho Governanent•for his brilliant work. He must have accounted for at least 1,000 Boers in. less than two months, for be it remembered' that unofficial telagTams fromthe front have reported a ill11114 ber Of small. captures which Lord ICitc.hener, probably deeming. thein too small to chronicle, has not sent to the War Office. Hero is the official list' of his Captures. The figures deal with: seizures only, killed and wound- ed not being included :— Place. • Date Captures. Oshoek • ...Dec 4 93 Trichardsfontein ......Doc. 10 131 Witkraans... ...... Dec. 18 70 Lake Banagher... ...Dec. 19 16 Near Ermelo... Jan. 3 100 UpPer Oliphants River.Jan. 5 11 Boschman's Kraal. Jan 10 • 42 Near Knapda,ar... Jan. 11 33 (Botha nearly caught, escaped in a Cape cart). tVitbank... ..... .Jan. 18 27 Boschmansfontein Jan 25 . and Nelspan ......Jan. 26 100 • Total 623 A. splendid record surely for - the youngest major -general in the Brit- ish army. Bruce Hamilton is still in his 45th year. He was born in the same year (1857) as '13.-Pa"—in De- cember, whereas the hero of Mate - king was born in February. One of his brothers, who also fought in the Boer War of 1881, rose from a troop- er in the Guards' Cavalry, to the rank of lieutena.nt-colonel of the 14th Hussars, and all four have seen ser- vice in South Africa. TONGUE TWISTERS. - Most people have at some period of their lives been requested by cer- tain evilly -disposed persons to re- peat rapidly the information that "She sells sea shells," or to say that the "Sea ceaseth and it suf- ficeth us," "What a shame such a shapely sash should shabby stitches show." Or they may have been de- sired by a maliciously -inclined fellow guest to require an imaginasy in- dividual to "Give Grimes Jira's gilt gig -whip," or , to comment upon "How bard it is to say, 'How high is it ?" When a pretty teaser has obtained O temporary victory by setting you tne afore -mentioned task, just re- quest her to repeat six times in one beeath, "What a pity Poor Peter pecked pretty Polly's pigs !" If she survives, ask her to inform the company ten times, in ten seconds that "Six misses mixed hisses." When the surgeon has *aired her parts of speech, you may. with pro- priety ask her, "If he sipped, should she sip ?" "Should a, ship's steward, sell a shoddy Suit ?" "The/bore brought boar brawn," "Sam Should soon sell Shona. six. shilling a single shingles," "He threw twd true throw." probability this will be the coup de, grace, and asyout victimtis borne from the room in a- swoon you are at liberty to hiss in parting these fatal' words, • "Should sooty Sue seek soap ?" PLOUGHING WITH ELEPHANTS. A farmer in Havana has foun.d a new use for the sagacious elephant. He uses it for his ploughing in the place of• horses. It cote -very little more than a horse, but it does far more work, does it infieitely better, and wilh much less trouble. The farmer is delighted with its use, for he bought it as an experiment from the, owners of a circus which was stranded in his neighborhood. It is a decided novelty to see an elephant drawing a plough. ufferer From ack Several Years of Kidney Disease—A'Promlnent Merchant Cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills. •- Every -day adds scores ef names to the long list of persons who have been cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney- LiVer Pills, and among those Who are now enthusiasts in praising this great medicine is Mn. W. Gilroy, the well-known merchant of Blenheim, Ont. Like Many others, Mr, Giltoy,now wohdere Why he did not use Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills in the first place, instead of experimenting with new-fangled and uttried remedies. There is no doubt about the ex- ceptional virtues of Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills. They act directly on. the kidneys, liver and bowels, and • frthorenghly cure complicated ailments which cannot be reached by ordinary remedies. Mr. W. Gilroy, general Merchant, Blenheim, Ont., states; ---"X am rather eethuSiastic in the praise of Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, wed 'believe I have good rea.sofl to be. For eeveral years 1 was a great suffer& from kidney disease, and had Paine in My back alitoet constantly1 tried a great Many remedies, but did mit succeed in obtaiting more than slight temporary relief. "A friend of mine advised me to try Dr. Chase's Xidney-Liver Pills, and I did so, with great satisfite- tion. I had not taken' half a, box before I began to feel better, and now realize that I have entirely recover- ed, 1 often wonder now why people go after new -angled remedies when thie tried and proven Medicine is so easily obtained, and so certain to cure." - Dr. MOO'S Kidney-tiver Pills have the hearty endoreenient of good citizens in nearly eery city, town end village in Canada. They are probably the most popular remedir that was ever introdUced into this cddi- tty and their enorniettsesalea are duct to the fact that they radically cure serious and &route disease, Ow • On a dose; 25- cantle a bcoc, at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates m Co,, Toronto. PLUCKY WIFE Iff:BAN.C111111 HA.S GONE TO 441,0C4TIitt: • SQIi/E tO CLAP/S. 11(facie the Discovery Fifteen. Years Ago.—Obliged to Return From 1.4ac1 of Food. Three hundred miles north front Ashcreft, B.C., to an inieiiPlOred, un- settled and mountainous section or tbe Chilcotin Country, is the arduous. journey upon which the plucky wife: of a prominent Howe Sound rameher .baki started in order to relocate a. number of valuable quartz and placer claims which had been staked. out some 15 yews ago, but which. her husband, although furnished with, a map of the vicinity, failed to find. when he made a similar trip last. fall. The woman undertaking this adventurous trip t� the frozen North while it is still in tile grasp of Win- ter is Mrs: J. Heckleton, whose hue, - band is a well, -known Howe Sound. ra.zicher, owning a farm near the mouth Of the Squamish Riyer. The story of how she came . make the discovery is an intereiting. one. About fifteen years ago Ms. Efeckleton accompanied her first. husband, who was one of the early pioneers, on a prospecting trip through this section 01 the Chilcotin country, which is situated near the headwaters of the Fre= River, After a tiresome journey across the; extensive Chilcotin prairie they lo- cated a promising looking creek. from Which they panned out a quan- tity of coarse gold, with the crude aPpliances . which they had with. them. Hu/1th* short of ProVisions, th'ey Were • forced to returit to the bounds of :civilization again to pro- cure fresh supplies, and then the, near' approach of winter prevented their return. • * • VERY RICH Q1.14,RTZ. Before leaving the creek whose sands Contained the precious • metal, Mrs. Heckleton who has had consid- erable practical knowledge in rain- ing, accidentally discovered an ex- tensive vein of very rich quartz. The disCovery was made by the • merest. chance One day while searching for some mountain berries, which grew in prefusion in the vicinity of the -creek. Mrs. Heckleten called her hus- band's attention to the find, a.nd al- though he recognized it as very rich ore, he was of course unable to make an. exact assay, and having more faith in the placer claims anyway, he contented himself with staking sev- eral claims and securing a number of average samples from different parts of the ledge, which they brought. out with them. Shortly after this Mrs. Heckle - ton's first husband -died, and this fact together with other circum- stances prevented her from returning -- to that remote region where the yel- low metal awaits the hardy prospec- tor. The quartz samples were, how- ever, carefully preserved, but their real value was not known until re- cently. In the course of time Mrs. Heckle - ton married again, and last sum- mer Mr. Heckleton, atcompanied by another man, immediately left to try to locate the ' valuable -claims. Through want of knowledge of the district, and shortage of provisions÷ - that. ever-present bugbear of pros- pectors—he was forced to return without having found them, although, he had been furnished with an -ac- curate map of the vicinity of the find by his wife. FAREWELL TO HER HUSBAND. 11.4-rs. Heckleton now decided to go, so she bade farewell to her husband. who remains to look after the ranch. during her absence, and cone down on the steamer Defiance last Friday. She stayed at the Carter House, Vancouver, for a couple of days, while she purchased some necessary supplies, and left for Aslicroftawhere she will be joined by her son, who will be her sole companion on • the lanely journey. They intend procur- ing packhorses and outfit at Ash- croft, and will be able:to go . about 200 miles on' the first' part Of their journey by. stage, • Although the claims were first Joe cated some 'fifteen years ago,' no ai- sessment work was done, and ac - Wieling to the present mining Jews, it Win be necessary 'ea reeake them. It le in compliance with this•tegu- lation that this plucky woman and her sou are tnidertaking this jour- ney into the frozen North. it is re- ported that a, prominent citizen of Westminster is furnishing the neces- sary funds for the trip. THOUSANDS THUS EMPLOYED. A large part of the Spanish pro- vince of Cadiz is low, marshy ground, unfit for cultivation. Never- theless, it is turned to good account by being utilized for the production of salt by evaporation. This is one of the most extensive 'industries and sources of revenue in the province. It gives employitent to thousands of workmen, and, makes Cadiz city an impoi•tant seaport, as more than two thirds of the 400,000 tens an- nually produced is exported to fo- reign'eabds. ' • , WHY HE 'WORE THE GOWN. ., i A clergyman was Speaking to the boys in his school on the noceesity .ef growing up good and useful citi-. , sons. In order to illustrate his re- — marke, he pointed to the gown he . wets wearing, and said : • •• "Boys, work well and be straight- forward, and, eite day you may wear ono of these 4 Why do I wear this • gown, boys I" . One little fellow held up' his hand. "Well, my boy, why 1" . "To hide the holes ill your trous- ers, sir 1" replied the boy. SPADES FROM. HORSESHOES. -Chinese spades from British horse- shoes sounds like an absurd state- ment, but the fact is that shiploade of old.horseshoes leave Londoe for China. All these come back to Lon- don in the forin ref epodes, having been so traasfortned tigr t1ftxo faxgenions natives.