VM.w* ia-*-* -ta*** THE LETHBRIDGE NEWS# VOL. XV. LETHBRIDGE, ALBERT A, N. W. T., THURSDAY, APRIL 12. 1900. NO. 20

MUSIC. last night, He wore a white stand-up LOST ON THE PRAIRIE. collar, was neatly dressed, and al­ JV1RU . NEALE, teacher of Music. HUDSON'S BAY though a little lame, walked with a Such was the Fate of a Prorni straight and stately bearing, and seem­ Children's Wagons nent Local Barrister. ed so nice in every way. He talked to "The Excelsior." COMPANY, me quite a while, and Irom what, he i said he must be either a literary man, Others may boast of whal they will do, but my ambition"iH to do good work and please my T A Story Full ot e lniiiiii- Incidents— a lawyer, or be engaged in religious Wandered over the Prairie \earJy customers. AH a result, my patronage Is In­ work of some kind, and has such a creasing every week. I hope to merit the con* nil Night The Barking ola Dog Base Ball Goods. tinueil patronage of my many customers. N A Lead*. Him to Stirling. pleasing manner that 1 am really sorry JAMES HALL, 1 acted like I did last night." Tonsorial Artist. KATHEU ARfUSlIfG I'l I'lSI-Mow The young man remaining at the All the Latest Periodicals •I t lii: «»\ THE I'KUPLF. Bishop's house, whom the stranger and Magazines. CITY RESTAURANT wanted to see, was interviewed hy C. BEGIN, Prop. From a Hpeci.il oot respondent. your correspondent and made the fol­ ) j Stirling wonld prohahly he consider* lowing statement: "The party you G. W. Robinson & Co. Tablet supplied with the best. INCORPORATED 1670 Tea Pot! ed hy a non-resident as a quiet, insig­ refer to is an acquaintance of mine, Also choice Confectionery, Pastry and Fresh and a prominent lawyer in Lethhridge, Fruits. nificant and uneventful little town. who was merely out enjoying a day's Imported and Domestic Cigars. That such a belief is far from the truth AN ERROR. has heen well illustrated during the duck-shooting at Ffteen Mile Lake. WAR NEWS. last week, and, although Stirling may According to his own story be had H. HUTCHINSON, JUST ARRIVED, The sensation was caus­ yet he in its infancy, it is rapidly com­ ridden on his bicycle, with gun strap­ ing prominently to the front, Just, at ped on shoulder, from Lethbridge dur­ Brabant's Force at Wep- ed by the aromatic fumes present the large lake, a short distance ing the early part of the day. He enen Surrounded, but I of the to the north, in which thousands of arrived at the lake, but, had to ruu in ducks and geese are always to he so many different directions to get a Holding Out. LETHBRIDGE. found, makes it a very popular place shot at the ducks that he got complete­ for lovers of sport. Dashing young ly turned around. He eventually tired Bulier Believed to be Crossing tbe CAR Drakensbergs. Baden-Powell engineers with their assistants, from of the fruitless chase and concluded to OB^ BOWMAN, the Canadian Northwest Irrigation go home even though his game hag was Reported Oead. Fire Insurance Company, have added life and pleas­ empty. Tired, footsore and sad, he 4 MID began what he thought was a home­ London April D.—An engagement and Real Estate Agent. antness to our streets during tin* last HUDSON'S BAY two weeks, while an occasional travel­ ward course. What seemed mile after took place today at Wepener. The ler, pedler or insurance agent finds mile was traversed, but still the dreary Boers Viekers-Maxim did considerable Several Good Houses for Sale at reason­ Stirling a very good place in which to prairie was all his eagle-like eye could execution at first but the British guns able figures. spend a day or night. see. Finally lie fancied he saw houses soon got the range and made great Lots for Sale in all parts of the town. Many peculiar incidents occur in our looming up away in the distance, and havoc. The Rouxville commando have with unbounded gladness he headed in gone to Wepener this evening. The House and Lot for Sale at No. 3 Shaft. progressive little towu, but, undoubt­ edly, none have caused a greater sens­ that direction, but,-' unfortunately, all lighting at Wepener was severe and Fire Insurance.—Now is the time to ation than one which happened during signs of these mysteriously disappeared lasted all day long. The Boers received Insure your House and Furniture. sold at the the week. Hardly anything else has and only the vast open prairie could he a check. The casualties were rather Talse no clicnices. heen discussed since it occurred. It all seen. Courageously he plodded on his heavy on both sides. Another com­ NOTE OUR PRICES. originated at such an unseasonable way, the craving of an empty stomach mando is advancing towards Wepener Oflice in Robinson's Bookstore. hour and appeared so mysterious to becoming more weaking with each from Dewettsdorp. GO-OP. eye-witnesses, that if the party had step, a heavy heart more burdensome' Aliwal North April 10.—Heavy fight­ said he had descended from above in and darkness beginning to spread bei ing continues at Wepener this morn­ Patent order to warn our residents of an in­ wings over him with an overcoming ing. Result unknown. Three Boer vasion of the fenians along the narrow- disheartening effect, he finally became commandos are attacking the town. gauge, they actually would have be­ convinced that he was lost on fhe London, April 10.—It is believed that W. A. OTT, Prop. lieved him. As far as 1 have been able prairie. Discouraged at heart and Bulier is crossing the Orakensburg Newly Equipped Throughout. to learn from the parties with whom physically tired out he at last put passes. Three Chairs in Operation. the visitor conversed, the facts are aside his wheel and lay flat on the London, April 11.—A despatch to Experienced Artists in Charge. about as follows: ground, with head buried in his hands, the Daily Mail from Brandfort ..by in deep meditation of what terrible fate MEATS. About 3 o'clock on Thursday morn* way of Loronzo Marques says: "'Yes­ might await him. Being almost ex­ ing a man knocked at the door of a terday Gen. Devvett engaged the Brit­ hausted it was but a few minutes until Tobaccos and Cigars. Strong Baker's north-end resident, requesting that he ish lor the third time within a week the scene was changed by peaceful I have also a nice stock of •'W. D." SAUSAGES, might be gtapn lodging for the night. at Meerkatzfontein, killing and wound­ sleep coming to his relief, and in his and "H.O." Wills' imported Tobaccos As is the usual custom he was sent to ing 000. He captured 900 with 12 wag­ and. Domestic and Imported Cigars, dreams he was enjoying the scenes of the home ol onr good Bishop, who is ons, losing five Boers killed and nine Bologna. his boyhood days, when he used to A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF noted for his kind hospitality to wounded." romp about his mother's knee, followed strangers. The party went there, and The Daily Mail publishes the follow­ Weiner. by the pleasant school and college days wiwms. in reply to a continuous ringing of the ing dated Tuesday April 10, from Lor­ ASK TO SEE THEM. and on to the success which has crown­ door-hell, the housekeeper eventually enzo Marques; "The Netherlands rail­ ed his earnest and eloquent pleadings opened the door. She was speechless way professes to have received a tele­ JUST RECEIVED, on behalf of his clients. But it was Finnan Haddie. as she gazed ou the form before her, gram reporting a Boer victory near only a few minutes until he was arous­ hut her heart melted somewhat as she Kroonstadt, the Bners capturing 000 ed by aching limbs, cold and with an A Mi ol conieciionery. listened to his sad story. Leaning British." uncomfortable stiffness, making it We claim to have received the big/jest con­ Maple Syrup. heavily on his bicycle, the watei drip­ The Durban correspondent of the plain that he must find a more healthy signment of Confectionery ever received by a ping in small drops from his drenched Daily Telegraph, under date of April retail dealer in Lethbiidge.~|Our goods are bed. Suffering severe pain and stiffer fresh and price** low. Call and examine them. clothes down over his boots to the 10, says our naval guns have commenc­ than ever he again commenced his ALSO floor, forming small pools, aud, while ed bombarding the Boer position be­ Swiss Cheese. groping about in the dark and wand­ his knees weakened and his teeth tween Sunday River and the Drakens- Oranges, Bananas, ered about he knew not where, until, chattered with cold, he told a story of berg. as if a God-send, the bark of a dog is and Apples. hardship endured while on the prairie, Ottawa, April 10.—Lord Strathcona's heard in the distance—Who, agaiu will Julicacies. MacLaren's —how he was lost, had nothing to eat, generosity and foresight are seemingly curse the dog that barks in the night:*' ICE-COLD SODA WATER. or no-where to sleep—that would bring boundless. To-night he cabled the Knowing that this must he at a camp For the hot weather we are Cheese. sympathy from the coldest heart Minister of Militia asking thai fifty GIVE US A CALL. or town, he goes toward the sound, now having woman ever possessed. As the lady men he at oneeequipped and despatched and as the lighthouse attendant keeps afterwards stated, his story was re­ to South Africa to fill any possible the light well trimmed in order tu Cottage Head Cheese. lated with such child-like simplicityand vacancies in Strathcona's Horse caused guide the wave-tossed ship through J. W.KEAN. appeared very plausible, hut his ap­ by casualties or sickness. Jellied Hocks. the darkness, so our unconscious res­ pearance was so decidedly different to Montreal, April 11th.---The Elder- cuer, the dog, kept on barking while Chicken Loaf. what they had heen in the babit ol ad­ Dempster Line agents here received a the lost wanderer come nearer and mitting into the house, that she ad­ cable this morning announcing the ar­ Veal Loaf. nearer. At last a coulee, with water CM KAT mm vised him to go to Mr. Seeley's hoard­ rival at noon yesterday, at Capetown, at least three or four feet in depth, is Beef Loaf. ing house, where lodging could be had. of the transport Mon ter oy with the reached. He walks along this for a PRIME FED Ham Loaf. At that place he was taken in by the Strathcona Horse, all well, lu., horses long distance in hopes of striking a landlord, and after getting something were lost during the passage. Further BEEF, PORK & MUTTON. bridge, but finally seeing that if he is Silvocia Fresh Herrings. to eat he retired for the night. Long recruits for the force are to be taken in tfi get to where the dog is he must A bi-weekly supply of our famed Asst'd Jelly Powder. after the sun had heen high in the the West, and will sail from Halifax MS wade through the stream. Only a few \ heavens next morning u gentleman's on the 22nd inst. Cambridge Pork Sausages. moments he hesitates between danger clothing could he seen banging on the London. April 11.—Roberts makes no and safety, swim, drown or sit on the mention in yesterday's despatch of line to dry before they could lie safely Lamb, Veal, Venison, Fish and Poultry, bank, when he plunges into the stream, Meerkaisfontein, so the Boer reports donned again. are discredited at the Wai Oflice. In their season. pushing his wheel as best he can until The Bishop ami his guests weie en­ Fighting at Elandslaagte and Wepener he reaches the other side. Fortunately continues. tertained next morning at the break­ Creamery Butter the water was not, over four feet deep, London, April 1-.— It is reported at fast table by the housekeeper's careful WALLACE & MIRON, Props. or it might have proven more serious Pretoria that Baden-Powell is dead, accouut of tbe caller her night before but it is not credited here. Telephone No. 1. than a cold bath at 2.'d0 a.m. on April and of what had transpired between The latest accounts indicate that the 5th. It was then only a few minutes Boers in the Free Stale after several her and this funny-looking man. In until his faithful friend—the dog—had dashes have wavered wheu it came addition to what has heen quoted, she Dinner Setts, led him to the destination above-men­ down to the final issue, and are afraid told of the expression on his counten­ to attack the British holding the rail­ we mm lo pin. tioned.*' Thus ended a thrilling chap­ way communications. ance, how his dark searching grey We have just receivedanice assort­ Tea Setts, ter in the life of a young man whose Gen. Kitchener visited Aliwal North ment of these high-grade Stock eyes—so noticeable under his light name I would like to mention, but am and sent a message ol sympathy to the Saddles, which will he found to he peaked cap—seemed tu penetrate right Wepener garrison, which was holding the finest ever shown in Leth­ A CI HI. &c, &c. pledged not to do so. or this little story through her. and how he pulled at his (ait on Tuesday. hridge. Don't delay calling if you might never have been written. want one. long moustache as he related his re­ markable story full of stilling inci­ I may only add that the gentleman * PURE ORAPE CREAM Or TARTAR POWDER WK BAVE A NICK DISPLAY OF OI dents, till she became somewhat afraid. was put on the right road on Friday She was sorry he was wet and seemed at 1.80 p.m. with no end of instructions DR. Trunks ft Valises at all prices. so weary, but when sin* noticed how as to the best, straightest ami surest Anyone wanting a good set of Heavy Harness j N.B. -Any goods not car­ tramp-like his clothing apjH**ired, with railroad on side all t he way- course should uot fail to see our stock. a large double-barrelled gun strapped to Lethbridge, antl he started out lull ried in stuck will be procured, on his shoulders, such u i..u look pos­ of hope and confidence thai be would and come forward by Post, session of her that .«!:<• was afraid lo make the journey Rafely. I hnve since A. EASTON &Co. invite him in. She was sure hc was a learned that be arrived home lhat Harnessmakers & Saddlers Express or Freight, a.s desired tramp or a member of the gang of cow* evening, much to the relief of his many hoys who occasionally ** i-~.it Shelby friends who had begun to imagine CREAM' •** igt Woe{1-8 phoBpkodint, Junction. even .-l ranger and more dreadful things *T^J The Great English Remedy. (•aVfl Sold and recommended by all At lunch that day tin housekeeper than had actually occurred to their druggists ln . Only reli­ able medicine discovered. Six greeted the guests with this esclam* leai ned and respected friend. We i-n- BAKING _ ._ ipaek.ige* guaranteed to cure all ation : "Oh. say. (hai man who called doist tlic- fervent petition of our Bishop form9uf Hexual Weakness, all effects of abuse vr excess, Mental Worry, Excessive use of To* last night was not a tramp or cowboy in hoping that he may not suffer any baoco. Opium or Stimulants. Mailed on receipt of price, one package $1,B1X, IB. One will ptsase, after all. He was in jn-l n few min­ set ions illness as a result of his plunge POWDfR Jix will cure. Pamphlets free to any address. ute? ago inquiring lot •; young uutn into Kipp's Coulee and his shut! sleep The Wood Company. Windsor, Oot. s Bay Co. LIMITED, Highest Honors. World's Fair whom he said was here. Eit» wa* so on the prairie. Truly, life in the West Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair ><"T Wood's Phaaphodine is sold in LatbUridge changed. I would not have known is full of thrilling experiences. BvJ. D Hi* inJJcrtham & Co. and the Lethbridge Avuiil Itoklttg PmvdVrs contttliiluf Telephone 31. Telephone 46. him nt nil had he not told me all about WANDERING VOICE. alum. Tin-) urc injurious tu li.allh I II I. tl\NADMN CATTLE AT OBICAQO. COOK WANTED. C. F. P. CONYBEARE, Q.C, The high prices paid for western WOMAN ii> cook. 1st April, in a Boarding Barrister, Solicitor, Etc., Xctbbrftoc flews. A House; good watfes and a good home. LKTHBRIDGE, ALBKRTA. range cattle at Chicago last season Also a younn girl for general housework ; good caused many a cattleman across the wages. Dm of Lethbridge. Apply office Leth* CJETHBKIDQE, - . bridge New • for particulars. Canadian border to turn his thoughts Subscription- 91.60nerannnui in advance Office Next door to NOWI Oflice. toward th IH market and seriously con­ sider the proposition of sending his New Meat Market. K. T. SAUNDERS, Puoi-KIKTOR. Printing". shipments hither. The great demand T has been apparent for some time to tho COLIN J. ATKINSON, for cattle at Chicago, tbe head and I Directors of the Lethhridge Co-operative THURSDAY, APR lb 12, 1000. Association that another Butcher's shop was BARRISTER, centre of the dressed beef trade, is very badly needed in town. They therefore invite subscriptions to enable tliom to start, such a ADVOCATE, SOLICITOR, ETC , BBBT SI WAR INDirSTBY. attractive to our Canadian friends, who husiness. Shares are placed at $10 each. Ap- fail to find in their local or shipping plicat ion for shares to be made to the Secretary The Canadian Northwest Irrigation Mr. J. Kenny; or to the Manager, Mr.G. B LETHBRIDGE, ALIA. and export buyers, tlie strong, unfail­ Company ate offering for free distri­ Johnston. Office: Hill Block. bution among the residents of this ing competition necessary to maintain district samples of sugar beet seed. profitable [trices. Hence in spite of NOTICE. Such thoughtful consideration on the distance and the import duty imposed II. C. McClure, LJ>.S., D.D.S., upon beef cattle brought into this OTICE is herely given that application will part of that Company will no doubt N tie made on behalf of the Town of Leth­ IDEISTTIST. country we should not be at all sur- bridge. at. the ncxi session of tlie Legislative be highly appreciated and taken ad­ ASM inbly of the North-West Territories, for an Will be in Macleod from March 19th to vantage of by all who possess any land prised to see considerable numbers of Ordinance giving tho Town further powers for 28th. Pincher Creek, March 29th to regulating the supply of water to tho inhabit­ at all. Tin* motive is a most praise­ Northwest Territory cattle included in ants of the Town by means of waterworks nnd April 7th. worthy one and may in future prove the range receipts at Chicago the com­ irrigation ditches, and for the collection of Office: Hill Block, Lelhbridge, Alta. rates and rentals payable in respect thereof, Office Hours: 9 am. to 5 p.m. to be of immense value, providing the ing season. We helieve that in many and the better preservation of and the preven­ SOCIETY WORK. tion of interference with or damage to such plants contain a sufficient amount of cases Canadian ranchmen will realize ditches. r.i'.'iVi'.V,';' more from their cattle by sending them Dated this -.'Ith day of March, A.D. 1900. Tlie Lethbridge Orchestra Saccharine to warrant converting them C. F. 1*. CONYBEARE, hr^fky\'. into sugar. The main object at present to this market than by disposing of Solicitor for Applicants. H. Ar.insTON, Violin. M. Rosbasky, Cornet. tW -rWi?®®® A. G. XKDHAM, Piano, is to make a fair test in order to see if them in any other way. aro prepared to fill any engagement for Con­ In support of the foregoing state­ certs, Private or Public DanoOS. the desired results will accrue. If such NOTICE. Mr. Albiston will taks a fow pupils for the I have just received a nice stock prove to be satisfactory, there is every ment we tpiote from a letter received Violin. OTICE is hereby given lhat pursuant to Any information reuuired, addressed to of Wedding Stationery, Ball Programmes, probability that this is simply the first by us last Januaiy from The Canadian N The Companies Ordinance of the North- A. G. NEDHAM, Lethhridge, West Territories, a Petition will be presented will be promptly attended to. move in an undertaking that will be of Land and Ranch Co., Ltd., Crane Lake, to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council through Invitation .Cards, Calling Cards, etc., etc. vast importance to this community. N.W.T. The excerpt follows: "Re­ the Territorial Secretary, as soon as convenient­ ly may ho after the lirst publication of this Growing sugar beets in Canada is as garding the Chicago market for Can­ notice, praying that Supplementary Letters With my new assortment of up-to-date I'alent be issued continuing an increase of the North Star Lodge, yet somewhat of an experiment, and adian beef. Our company recently re­ Capital stoek of The Lethbridge «'o-operativo No. 41, A. F. & A. M., G.R.M. :/:;•:•:<:;; type, and other facilities, 1 am in a pos­ is viewed by many with a large amount ceived a cheque from the Montana Stock Association, Ltd., from four hundred shares of twenty-live dollars each lo eight hundred shares Regular Meeting in Oddfellows Hall, Second of doubt, but with the seed so easily (irowers' Association (of which we are of twenty-five dollars each. Monday in the .Month. Full attendance re­ ition to do all kinds of society printing quested. Visitors always welconio. procured there is nothing to prevent a paid member) for $48.88, being net Dated nt Lelhbridge Alta.. this llth April. 1000. A. 0. Neilt'iim, at least a thorough trial being made, proceeds of one estray "70" steer sold COLIN .1. ATKINSON, Hugh Scott, equal to that done in any city office, and Solicitor for Petitioners. W. a\l. Scct'y. in our last issue Mr. Gibb, ot Magrath, in Chicago. The gross amount was on just as reasonable terms. furnished us with a letter full of timely $70.05, and freight, duty and other Lethbridge Lodge, .Mo. 2, information, which will be very help­ charges amounted to $21.27, leaving a To Tunnel Drivers. I. O. O. F. -v$'$*ii I have also a large assortment of fine ful to any who are unfamiliar with the net balance as above. This is beginning Meets in Oddfellows Hall rilKNDEKS are invited up lo April, 27th for Stationery and Commercial Material, in best mode of preparing the soil antl at­ to open our eyes up here." J- tho driving of from luu lo S00lineal feet of every Friday Evening at 8 Exploratory Tunnel iu cretaceous and shaly o'clock. tending to the plants. aMr. Gibb has We shall be glad to hear from any rock, and through coal seams, situated in a Visit ing brethren are alway which 1 make a specialty. Samples on had a long experience in the beet sugar Canadian cattle owners who may con­ spur of Tent Mountain. Alberta, and adjacent welcome. to the old Coal Creek trail leading from Crow's John DUVICN, K. II. Hold. r«.,.11, industry, and his words, therefore, template trying this market, and are Nest Railway Station to Elk Hi ver. Tho scene application. of operations is distant from the railway station 22-5-fim N.G. it. Sec. ought to have considerable weight. always ready to furnish any desired in­ four miles. The tunnel is to be 0x7 clear, straight, and drivou almost horizontal. It Is to E. T. SAUNDERS, He says "it depends almost entirely on formation so far as lies in our power.— be properly timbered as circumstances may re­ the soil and proper cultivation whether quire. Suitable timber for lagging is to bo had, LETHBRIDGE LODGE No. 2, Livo Stock Report, Chicago. however, within half-a-mile of the tunnel site Proprietor "Lethbridge News." the beet will have the necessary and on an easy incline thereto. K:. of :F The lowest or any tender will not necessarily , Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, in amount of saccharine in it tu pay to EMBARGO ON Alll.KNTlNi: STOCK* he accepted. Oddfellows' Hall at 8.0U p.m. make it into sugar." lu another para­ Apply io Visiting brethren cordially wel­ (.'able advices from London yester­ KINGSMlLL, s.U'NDElts & TORRANCE, come. graph the same gentleman makes the Solicitors, Toronto. I'll. Vibert, XX'. Laurie, encouraging statement, "I think the day stated that the British government C. C. K. of It. & S soil of this district is admirably adapt­ had decided to shut South American ed to the growing of sugar beets, and, cattle and sheep out of the country and ttTDBIDGE LOOSE. Ho. 22 with plenty of water for irrigation, it had issued an order to that effect. A. O. U. W. certainly can be made a success." This actios was taken on account of ;itegular Meetings every Second lool-and-nioiith disease in England, and Fourth Thursdays of each Therefore, it seems that too much care Month in I.O. 0. F. Hall. Loth- cannot he exercised in the cultivation authorities claiming that it wa.s, to bridge, at 8 p.m. Always cheaper Visiting brethren cordially In* some extent at least, imported from 1 of the soil; in fact, everything depends in the end than any seeds 'Ui' vited. on this one Important point, and it is the Argentine. South American stock tbat only cost half as much. B. T. SAINOEKS J. KKNNY, will still be admitted for Immediate Tested, true to name, fresh and M. W. Recorder. this truth that we wish to impress up­ reliable. Always tlio best. Ask W. Ml Kli:, Financier. on our readers. aMr. Gibb has clearly slaughter at the port of entry, hut will .for Kerry's —take no others. not be allowed to go into the interior. Write for 1900 Seed Annual. outlined just how the soil should he D. M. FKIIIIV A CO., Printing", cultivated, hew the seed must be sown, This places cattle and sheep shipped Wlndtor, Ont. from the Argentine on the same foot­ JA.. O. "B\ and also how the plants should be at­ Meets iu Oddfellows' Hall first and tended to, so no one need be ignorant ing as those from the l'nited States third Thursday In each month at 8 ii. Visiting brethern cordially of how to go about it. There is no and Canada, which have been barred welcome. danger of us running short of water out of the British Isles, except for im­ John Ashcroft, It. XX. Heed, for irrigation purposes. It we can mediate slaughter, lor a number of NOTICE. ('. ll. Sect. years. It is hardly necessary to point show beyond a doubt that sugar beets XTOTK'K i^ hereby given, that In accordance can be grown as successfully (if not out that this action will have a consid- i-N with the provisions of the North-Wesl Ir­ able bearing upon the live stock indus­ rigation A«t, the undersigned have tiled the more so) here as elsewhere in America, memorials and plans required by Section 11 of try of this country, as it wipes out the the said Act witb the Commissioner of Public there would be no trouble iu interest­ Works, al Kegina. ing capitalists in the proposed indus­ advantage so long enjoyed by our chief The applicants apply for the right to divert competitor in the British markets.— sufficient water from tlie undermentioned try. But this cannot be done without streams for irrigation and power purposes, and Live Stock Report. for tho righl to construct tne necessary work-, a careful study and a close application as shown by the plans and memorials Bled, to of our time to the task before us. enable the water so diverted to lie used for the said purposes, in supplementing the supply of Spreads Like Wildfire. water for the lauds to which the said Company The following information ou the has authority to convey water from St. Mary's sugar beet industry, taken from the When things are "the best" they be­ River, \ iz.: Toronto World, will be of considerable Stream. Point of diversion. come "the best selling.' Abraham I'inepound Creek, or Spring interest to our readers : Hare, a leading druggist of Belleville, Coulee N.E. | See. 17. Tp. I. Rg.2S, W. ith M. The l'nited States Bureau of Statis­ O, writes: "Electric Bitters are tlr* best Pot hole ('reek V.W. | Sec, 23, Tp.... tics has collected some valuable figures selling bitters I have handled in 20 Rg. 22, W. IthM. showing how the production of sugar Nine Mile Coulee N.E. ', 8ec 27, Tp. ti, years. You know why;-" Most diseases Rg, 21, w. iih M. has heen transferred from the planta­ Nine Mile Coulee S.E. i See. .">, Tp. 0, tions of the tropics to the farms begin in disorders of stomach, liver, Ug. 21. W. Ith M. Middle Coulee S.E. I See. .1. Tp. li, of the temperate zone. The in­ kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Rg. 80, W. Ith M. formation is very timely, in view of Electric Bitters tones up the stomach, EUd-Kom or Kipp's Coulee, N.E. 1 Sec. 8, Tp. ti, the efforts that are being made to es­ Rg. 19, W. Ith M. tablish the beet sugar industry in Can­ regulates the liver, kidneys and bowels Ktzi-Koro or Kipp's < oulee, SAV.', Sec. 30, Tp. 0, ada, The statistics show that 05 per purifies the blood, strengthens the Kg. 17, W. IthM. Till; CANADIAN NOHTH-WEST ALBERTA RAILWAY & COAL COMPANY cent, ef the sugar crop of the world nerves, hence cures multitudes of mal­ IRRIGATION COMPANY. AND was, in 1810, supplied by sugar cane, a adies, IL builds up the entire system. Per C. A. MAORATH. tropical product, and but b percent, Superintendent. trom beets, a product of the temperate Puts new life and vigor into any weak, Dated at Lethbridge. Alta.. zone, while in 1880 only 'dl per cent, of sickly, rundown man or woman. Price 15th Marcli. 1900. GREAT FALLS & CANADA RAILWAY COMPANY. lhe world's sugar supply was from 50c. Sold by .J. I). Higinbotham drug­ cane and 66 from beets. How much of gist. this is due to the disappearance of slave • Suckling & Co. Coz^d-erisecL Joint TLZCCLO TaTble. labor which existed in all cane-produc­ IN EFFECT, FEBRUARY 41li, 18.MI. ing territory at the heginning ot the SOME BOFaR WORBK DEFINED. We havo received instructions io sell to tho period under review is left to the con­ trade by auction in Detail and by Catalogue GOING SOUTH. GOING NORTH. sideration of economists and sociolo­ To abate somewhat the havoc that tho wholesale stock of gists ; but it is a fact that the world's ensures when the average reader en­ Miles No. 1. Miles No. 2. cane-sugar crop of 1S00 would little Ready to Wear Clothing, counters a despatch filled with Boer from HIXED. from •II\I-:I». more than supply the demands of the names and expressions, the New York Shirts, Overalls STATION*. STATIONS. United States alone, after deducting Great Falls Lethb'ldge Monday, Tribune has explained the meaning and Tnesday, the home consumption of the countries Men's Furnishings, etc., Thursday and Wednesday and in which it is produced. The total cane pronunciation of the Boer words most Saturday. Friday. sugar crop of the world is estimated at frequent in the news reports, some of —OK- 2.8(52,000 tons, while the total sugar which we quote below: 200.0 Lethbridgo dep. 6.30 p.m. 200.0 Ureal t'alU.. dep 7.45 a.m. importations of the l'nited States in Donald Fraser & Co. 181.0 Stirling 7.5(1 " 198.0 Wlllard 7.55 " the calendar year 1800 were 1,864,170 Oom Paul means Uncle Paul and is Manufacturers. WINNIPEG. Man., tons. Deducting the local consumption pronounced Ome Powl. amounting to about 102.5 Tyrrell'" Lake " O.lu " 188.0 Vang It nn 8.50 " of the countries of its production, the Bloemfontein means Bloom Spring, remainder would little more than 158.5 If run ton " MB " 179.0 Steel 9.35 " and is pronounced Bloom-fone-tine. equal the importations of the l'nited $60,000.00 117.0 milk River .... " 10.35 " 157.0 Collin*. 10.55 " States in that year. But the l'nited Majuba, a Kaffir word is prounced -ON States imported 12d,'dld,'.lb2 pounds of Ma-yoo-ba. 134.0 < OllttN arr. 11.10 " 147.0 Brad) ll.lii '• Intern'l boui 12.35 p.m. beet sugar in 1890, or one-fifth of the A veldheer, or field lord, is a Boer 134.0 Sweet {dep. 12.30 a m. 133.3 "Pondera I arr.; total sugar importations. The follow­ Tuesday, Wednesday I dep.! 12.50 '* ing table shows the production of cane general. 122.0 Kevin " 1.30 • 114.8 Conrad 2.10 " and beet sugar in the principal produc­ The veld is the field. and Thursday, 109.0 lt«>< u j Spring*. " 2.25 " 3.00 p.m. ing countries of the world in the sugar The veldwachteren are the field 104.0 Sbelby .Iun. year 1800-liHMi: /"arr, 3.25 " I dep.! 3.2o p.m. watchers or military police. APRIL 17, 18 and 19, 90.0 Shelby Jan.*; rune Sugar Production. Beei Bogar Product'-*. Kloofs is pronounced klofes, and Uep. | 1.00 a.m. 91.0 Rocky Sprlntf* " 1.20 " Countrios. Tons. Countries. Ton*. CONSISTING OF Java 728,000 ... 1,780,000 means clefts or ravines. Men's, Boys', Youths' and Child- 85.2 < Olll-Hll " UO " 78,0 Kevin " i 'i.l5 " Cuba 400,000 Austria . 1,120,000 Joubert, the name of the late Boer Hawaiian I 275,000 France. 960,000 pen's Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, 6C.7 Pondera " | inn " 0G.0 Sweet i;rami (• .in. 6.10 " Hrazil 175,000 Ku-sia KS/UKHI general, is pronounced Yow-hert. j lutei n 1 bound. { Mauritius 150,000 Helginm .... 29o.niiO Lining's, Trimmings, Worsteds 53.ll Brady 7.00 " 66.0 < omt* I.dep.! 6.50 " Australia 110,000 Holland ITII.HOO The Yonkheerer, pronounced yonk- and Woollens, Flannelettes, !:..(> 'Collin*- I arr. 7.50 " 53.0 Tlllk Kiver .... " ! 7.50 " Louisiana 132,000 All other- ... 275,000 I dep. 8.05 *' Allother« 888,000 hairen, are the young lords or members Shirting", Underwear, Furnish, ot the first and second orders of the 21.0 MMI MS " 11.5 Brnnton " 8.10 " Total 2,802,000 Total ... ings, etc. legislature. * 110 ' i. •• rlian . Tyrrell'* Lake 9.00 " It is cpiite evident from these figures Office and Wareroom Furniture. IO.S0 " M.b The Raad Bills, pronounced Rahd that cane sugar is a vanishing quantity, L0 Ulllard ll.ot - IM Stirling " I 10.20 " while the production of beet sugar is Hoys, is where they meet. Sale will be held in the warerooins of Donald .0 (.real Fall* 11.40 p.m. 11.10 a.m. .0 I., ib i Miii*.e arr. steadily on lhe increase. With its fer­ inlander is pronounced Oyt-lahn- Fraser & Co., Winnipeg;, commencing on m -32 tile soil and excellent climate, Canada Tuesday. April 17th. at 10 o'clock a.m. For should produce every pound of der. M<*,i!=. The rand where so much gold is found term- sec catalogue (which will be ready by CONNIPTIONS. sugar consumed in the country. All April bliil and which may be hatl at the office of that is necessary to establish the in­ means the border. anitdlu.ii I'.ii »ii< KailWHj..—Trains leave I.elMnidge Junction: dustry on a firm and permanent basis IffMsrs. Donald Fraser & Co., Winnipeg, or Kor the \\'p-t ni .'2.2:! p.m. Witwatersrand means edge of the from Suckling & Co., Toronto. This sale is For the Eesf at 1.15 a.in. is a few years' assistance. With its made without any reserve, and the auctioneers .real Northern ftail way.- Trains leave Sbelby .limetlon : large surplus the Dominion Govern­ White Water. For Kalispell, Bonner's Ferry Spokane, eta* at 3.18p.m ment could easily have afforded to Kopje means little head, and is used guarantee to -ell every line in tiie catalogue. For St. Paul at MS a.m. Mean. Donald Fraser £ Co. have removed 'rent Noitli.Mii • all tray. Trains leave Great V\'le grant a small bounty on beet sugar to describe a hill or small eminence. produced in Canada. Tlr* industry their manufactory to Bt. Paul Street, Montreal, For Helena and lintt e At 9. a.m. And 3.40 p.m. A laager, pronounced lah-her means and take this me! hod of closing oul their Win For St. Paul at 3.00 a m. will finally come to Canada, no doubt, Trains arrive at Oreat Fal IB from Butte and Helena, 3.00a.m. aud 4.15 p.m. but it would pay the cauntry well to a camp. nipeg business. Ituti'Hii •MH:.!*, daily, for < hut—. Hurlnn eie.. Ien ve- Collins daily, except Sunday, at 12.30 p.m accelerate its advent by a little practi­ A trek is a journey. SUCKLING & CO., Auctioneers, ardtton Mage, leave* Lcthhridn''. TMaAaV HM! Friday, at I n.m cal encouragement. A*. L. NAIBMI-TH, Boer moans a rustic. TORONTO. WINNIPEG. llaMflfr. THE LET1TBRIDGE NEWS Leg LKTHBRIDGE. N..WT. A Solid "Canada's Greatest Seed House" HOUSE. This picture (printed in beautiful colors) may be seen in the Mr. Steel and Mr. lliililwiuson Speak 1 Urlefly—Ool McMillan Jt. piles. Sore. stores of leading merchants from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Winnipeg, April 8.—The Munitoba legisluture reashernbled last evening, When it comes to healing up old A GUIDE TO BUYERS WHO WANT A GOOD GARDEN *•**• Tribune. Manufactured bv THOS. LEE, Winnipeg, scendani*. in this country. Book of names seat sterling preparation, which also remedies on receipt of io cents. rheumitic pains, sor e, bruises, piles, kidney DUOALD MCFARLANE, difficulty, and is most economic. Minard's Liniment Cure. Dipttkeria. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. W. ft V. 267 Box 14B, Truro,N.S..Canada. DOMINION PARLIAMENT. FROM BLOEMFONTEIN. BRITISH COURAGE CANADIANS HELP. CONDENSED NEWS. Do Not Sir Wilfrid I.a.rlerGlv • Notice of Kaster X The First Contingent In Gnod Health- Va. ui ion luo Nm uer y Mock Fumi­ Wounded Mulling t.ood Progress gation St .HOIIN to Be I s!;ilili h d. SAtrUlMUY, APRIL 7. aud All Out of Hanger. MARCHED 18 MILES TO RESCUE Henry King suicided lu a. Toronto hos­ BALLAST BEHAVIOR OF BROAD- Ottawa, April 4.—Sir Wilfrid Laur­ Pay Castle OF BROADWOOD'S MEN. pital. Bloemfontein. April 2.—The Canad­ WOOD'S MEN AT THE SPRUIT. ier gives notice that the bou.-e will ad­ The finance bill lm.s passed the British ians are here still. The health of tho journ from Wednesday of next week commons. PAY SCRIP FOR DOMINION LANDS Melita, Mnn., lias been made a cus­ regiment is generally good. The men until Tuesday, tho 17th inst. AND SAVE DISCOUNT who were left at Belmont when tne ad­ Mafilaing Still Besieged— Gen. Cronje, The Opportune Arrival of Reinforce- toms ouiport. Col. Prior brought up a motion to Sloan had two wins at tlie Berney A very largo saving can be made. We can vance began are being transferred to Schiel and 1,000 Prisoners adjourn the oase ot Lt.-Uol. White, of ment:. Saved Col. Broad wood's spring meeting. this place. Reports from tbe hospitals furnish the exuet amount for any payment. Taken to St. Helena. wbo had been sehoted for a few Force From Annihilation. In Plttiburi" 10,0(10 miners have re­ indicate that the wouuded are making turned to work. Write for particulars and price. months' staff cjurse at Kings-ton mili­ Many dlstrio a in tin* province report good progress, aud are all out of dang­ tary college. His appointment was seeding operations. ALLOWAY & CHAMPION, WINNIPEO er. Tho iollowiug is a complete list of Bushman's Kop, April 4.—Hearing cancelled, and the reason stated by London, April ,':.—The Bloemfontein One of Sipldo's accomplices is named those who have left by the hospital that the waterworks were deserted the Geu. Hutton for taking this course wus correspondent of the Times, telegraph­ Meert, a shoemaker. ships for Netley: By steamer Winni- correspondent of the Reuters Telegram that White haa been a political par­ ing Sunday, with reference to the cap­ The British Steamer Mexican wa-*, nunk MONTREAL STOCKS. fred—J. A. Mitchell, 48th batt.; Priv­ ture of the convoy, says: "The whole in a collision near Cape Town. agency rode forward today. Arriving tisan. Prior made a long speech aoout Vermont, Dewey's iiw.l s ate, will not ate Hartwill. By City of Home—H. at the crest of a bill, a volley was fiied the matter.assuming that the statement affair wus a Hash intended to frighten support him "Ior the presidency, Reported by Alloway & Champion, S. Biugham, 85th Batt ; P. A. Kirk- Stock Brokers, Winnipeg. at him and a moment later a mun ap­ made by Hutton with regard to Col. Free Staters who were desirous of sur­ Henry Yontsey has made n 'confession patrick, 3rd B C.A. ; Priv; a MacDou- peared at tho top ot the crest, calling White's removal from the stuff icnrse rendering to Lord Roberts. When Geu. of the Goebel murder conspiracy. Banks. Sellers. Buyers. al, R.C. R.I. | M. Burgess; 93rd Batt.; Colville arrived, although he was al­ The Liberal convention in Vancouver Montrea iOO on him to stop firing, und saying he was correct,althoughit bad been denied .diii not endorse Premie*" Marl in. Molson's XI) IDA 18* T. A. Taylor, 63rd Batt. By Moravian by the minister of militia. Afterwards most destitute of mounted men, aud Merchants' 168 .... —Armorer trergt. A. J. Hoad; Corp. was unarmed, and desired to talk with A customs' seisurs of #20,000 worth Union l»i him . Tbe corespondent discovered the general withdrew his letter to Col. had marched 18 miles, he determined of millinery was made in Montreal. Commerce 163 .... W. Wallace, R.C.R.I.; J. McLeod, 71st tbat this man was an American, who White, aud states that the reasons for to turn the river crossing at eoiae Judge Duuaa has been appointed a com­ Miscellaneous. Batt.; R. W. Cox„ 82ud; S. H. J. missioner to investigate the charges declared that he accompanied the Boers his removal were that be was not in ac­ point lower down tbau that, occupied War Eagle 145 137 Cairns, 2nd F.B.; W. E. Walker, 16th by the enemy. Accordingly, Gen. ugaiust tho Yukon gold commissioner. Payne 185 only as a sightseer. He said that never tive command, was over age and was Commercial Cable lit, 171 \*\ F.B. ; A. Lock wood, 68th Batt. By during his whole life had he witnessed physically incapaciated. Smith-Dorrion's brigade, including the FEIIXVY, APRIL 6. Montreal Tel IH: u9 the Greek—Sergt. F. W. Ul ton. R.C. Canadians, attempted unother drift, Hich. & Ont. Nav 112 109 such magnificent pluck as that shown Mr. Borden, minister of militia, de­ A $40,000 fire visited Ravenna, Mich. City Pass. K'y an .99 R.I. By Pembroke Castle—Adderton, by the British Saturday, and he assert­ nied that he had introduced politics which turned the enemys'original posi­ Seeding has started at SiOtty Moun­ Halifax K'y 9:14 16 Wiuuipeg; I. Day, 26th Butt; A. E. tion. For some time Lieat.-Ool. Lint'e tain. « Montreal Cas ls,s 1 P7 ed that not only himself, but the whole into the militia. He cited the officer­ A I2-B0C fire visited Cypress Kiver, Toronto U'y loo , 80 Pac'ou, 21st Batt.; J. F. Ussher, O. P. Boer army were profundly touched ing of the contingent now in South artillery was detached at 2 o'clock to Man Duluth 1'refern'd ;G ., lfl Clarke, 43rd Batt. ; J. F. Holland, the right, where it remained for a con­ Can. Pac, R'y, Montreal Vm 1,714 with admiration at their gallant be­ Africa, as a proof of this. As for the Japan and Russia are still making Can. Pac. K'y. London 10) 16th F. B. ; Peters, R C.R.I. haviour. reason given by Geu. Hntton for Col. siderable period, shelling at 5,000 warlike preparations. Money, time 1-7 N.B.—The name Hurtwell does not The fight was marked by many acts Whites' dismissal, there was not a word yards range three of t!?e enemy's guns The Prince and Princess of Wales Money, on call t\y^ "*) appear on the official list. Thero is a that were placed in the open iu the havo reached Copenhagen. of individual courage. The first man of truth in the statement that it was Osman Pasha, the hero of l'levna, FOREIGN MONEY. Hartueth in the 93rd battalion, and to warn the British of the ambush was due to political reasons. vicinity of Col. Broadwoods' encamp­ died on Wednesday eveuing. this may he. the mau. The.e is uo Ad­ a sergeant of the army service corps, The debate was continned by Messrs. ment. Consequently, a large force of Mr. ( hamberiuin denies ne ever offer­ Quoted by Alloway & Champion, derton on the list, tut there is an Al­ who shot a Boer dead with his revolver. McMullen, Tisdale, Foster, Davies, Boers visible on the far side of the ed preferential trade lo Canad 1. 362 Main street, Winnipeg. lison in the 90th battalion, and as tbe Canadian cattle may be affecledLby Lhe A hoasehold cavalryman who was sum- McNeil, Sutherland and Tyrwhitt, Modder, escaped puuishmeut and re­ Reiehemarks 50.25 1-4 cable give Addertou as belonging to the tired slowly as our infantry advanced. embargo on Argentine shipments. Austrian Gulden an :-.-4 mo I'd to surrender threw his rifle in Clark Wallace then proceeded with the Tlie New Vork jury returned a verdict Holland Guilders 89 Winnipeg?, it is likely a mistake for his captor's face, knocking him over debate on the budget. Finally our guns took up a positiou ou of "not guilty" in the Sapho ease. Francs in 7-* Allison. and escaped. The Boers undoubtedly Mr. Wallace in his speech advocated rising ground between the two bri­ The Queen suggests the name of Pat­ Kassian Roubles 50 3-4 rick for the Duke of fork's infant son. Finnish Markkan IH shot some of the prisouers and also increasing the duty on agricultural im­ gades, thus commanding both drifts, Kronor .tO RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. bnt by that time their support was not A O 1*. R. train was wrecked iu Card- killed some of their own men, who ad­ plements. He moved the adjournment well county. Out., audi the mails burned. WIN MP EG MARKETS. vanced to demand the British sur­ of the debate. needed, as the only resistance to the ad­ The Queen's first day i:i Ireland was Mrs. John lirown and Her Son Seriously vance of the British infantry came uneventful, Her Majesty tt la ;"ood Injured, the Latter Fatally. render. Mr. Fisher's San Jose scale bill was Wheat—Manitoba Ho 1 hard, Fort from guns firing shrapnel at fur too health. London, April 4.—The Cape Town passed through its different stages and William, b7>6C. Lindsay, Out., April 2.—A serious long a range. We could, however, see The artillery at Halifax have been correspondent of the Times, telegiaph- read a third time. There will be a ordered tc mount guard with fixed Flour—Ogilvie's Hungarian patent, accident happened near Lindsay today the enemy in force in a laager at the ing Monday, says: "Apparently there fumigation station, where the nursery bayonets. $1.80; Glenora, $1.70; Manitoba by which two persons were injured, foot of some hills lying between the was not a man ahead of the convoy stock will be admitted, in Manitoba THURSDAY, vAPlilla 5, Stroug Bakers, $1.40; XXXX, $1 ; one perhaps fatally. Mrs. John Brown Modder and Thaba Ncbn and we could with orders to look out but the escort and another in British Columbia. The The Paris exposition will open April Lake of tbe Woods pateut. $1.85; and her son, of Lifford, were driving also see them move off our convoy to trotted quietly behind and discovered house adjourned at midnight. 14. Strong Bakers, $1.65; Medora, $1.4(1; to Lindsay with a team of young horses that something was wrong after half Senator Mills will move in the senate the rear." Tho big Feiris Wheel in Chicago is which suddenly took fright. The young to be torn down. XXXX, $1 20 per sack of 98 pounds de­ the convoy had been captured.'' today that it adjourns until April 18. A special dispatch from Bloemfontein livered iu Winnipeg. boy jnmped from the rig and ran to The revolt iu tlie German Cameroons the heads of the animals and tried to Mr. Spencer Wilkinson discussing dated yesterday, says: "The loss of is becoming serious. Millfeed—Ogilvie's bran, $14.50, the attack on Col. Broadwood's detach­ MANITOBA LEGISLATURE. the guns was attended by incidents of Mr. Joe. I.ynll, a Hritish vico counsel shorts, $15.50 per ton; Lake of the check them, but was knocked down ment in the Morning Post, says: "The splendid heioism. Tho leading battery in Venezuela, was murdered. Woods bran, $14.50; shorts, $15.50. and tramped on. Mrs. Brown was af­ attack was well planned and well exe­ Winnipeg, April 4.—The legislature was so near tbe Boers ambuscade iu tbe Live Argentine eattle have been pro­ Ground Feed—Oatchnp, $23 p rton; terwards thrown ont, sustaining a dis­ was in session yesterday afternoon, tbe river bed that the Utter said: 'It is hibited from entering Britain. location of fh" knee cap and a fracture cuted. Col. Broadwood, however, Seeding has started on farms near barley chop $17, and mixed feed of skillfully evaded the stroke aimed at speaker taking the ohair shortly after useless you attempting to advance, Rotenfeld, Kegina uud Mordeu. barley aud oats $20 per ton. Corn of the thigh Young Brown was un­ him. Possibly Lord Rooerts has retir­ 3 o'clock. throw down your arms.' A member Alex MeXaughton lias been appoiuted chop, $18; oilcake, $27. conscious wi • ii picked up by passers ed his infantry with a view of encour­ Petitions were presented by Roblin of the battery, fearing tbe other bat­ town clerk of i'ort William. Oats—No. 2 white, 31 to 81}£c per by, and when medical aid was sought from Eric Hamber. president of the tery would misunderstand, rushed A |50,000 fire visited a Torouto print­ he was found to be suffering from con­ aging the Boers to advance and to con­ ing house, a Presbyterian Jourua] being bushel in carlots on track. No. 2 mixed, tinue their attack. Probably nothing Western Canada Kennel club, praying through the convoy and warned his burned out. 30 to 30^o. cussion of the brain and slight hopes would suit bim better than that they tbat no exclusive privileges be given to comrades, enabling the rearmost bat­ A mob of l.">0 masked men destroyed Barley—Carlots 80 to 86c off cars are entertained of his recovery. should attempt to move toward the any persons on government lands, and tery to save a portion df the guns, bridges nnd toll houses on a pike road here. At emu try points 30c on track Edward Martin et al, praying that the which came into action later. A life iu Indiana. March Land Sales. railway or to attack in the direction of A fair wages' resolution was carried is the ruling figure. Bloemfontein honse will take into consideration the guard* man and a gunner got a gun out iu tho Ontario house by a governmeut Corn—Carlots of No 3 corn on track Winnipeg, April 2.-OP.E. land Tbe correspondent of the Times at want of a highway between Reaburn nnder a tremendous fire, and foar oth­ majority ol S>. are woith 48c. sales for the month of March were and Oak Point and will take such mea­ ers were saved by tba men dragging Great concern is feli In Victoria over heavy. The company sold 31,183 Lorenzo Marquez, telegraphing Tues­ tho disappearance of f; ymdBter Clarke, Wheat—At 15c freight rate points day says: "It is reported here that all sures as will grant the petitioners relief. them off after their horses had been of 11 M. S. l.eander. 54o is now the ruling quotation, at 16o acres for $97,778. This is au iucrease the Rand mines closed down last Mr. MoFadden laid on the table a shot." The scene of British disaster points 53c, and west of that 52c. over the previous month whtu 23,613 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4. Thursday. British workmen and their statement of bonds registered in tbe appears to be Mealie spruit, where the Flaxseed—About $1.25 per bushel acreH were sold fer $75,771, and also countrymen in either parts of the re­ provincial secretary's department for Bloemfontein road crossed a t ibutary Tlie Dowager Countess of Aberdeen »« represents the value. over the coriespouding month a year the year 3898; report of the provin­ of the Modder river. dead. public are being expelled from the G. II. Gatrioch, a Portage pioneer, Oatmeal—Manitoba meal is being ago Iu March, 1899, 24,046 acres Transvaal. On the other hand, the cial secretary's department for the year Bushman's Kop. Aprils.—The Boers is dead. offered at $1.65 per 80 lb. sack to tne were sold for $75,460 which is under Boers ara so demoralized that it is im­ 1899; report of the queen's printer, who were hidden in the spruit when Bryan addressed "JO,000 people in Seat- retail trade by miller. the mouth just past of about 8,000 possible to induce many, now on fur­ showing the circulation of the Mani­ tbe British guns were captured on Sat­ tie. lvas. Hay—Fresh b.iled hay is worth $5 to acres. For the three months since the toba Gazette for the year 1898, also a Mr Tarte, minister of public works, first of the present year, $86,282 acres lough, to return to the front. urday were commanded by Reichmau, is iu London. $5.50 per tou; loose buy on the street, London, April 4.—The war -office in report showing the number of copies of a German-American. A Newfoundland vessel has broken up $3 to $4. have been sold, realizing $274 407, as forms the Associated Press that it has the. statutes of each session which bave The Bloemfontein correspondent of on the Island of Sicily. Bntter—Creamery—Tho market is against a Fale of 52,nil antes fer $165,- no information as to who commanded beeu printed and distributed by the the Standard says that tho Prince of The bill Incorporating Yorkton pass. nominal at abont 24c per pound. Dairy 244 at this period a year ago. queen's printer since the last session. Teck was in charge of the transport ed the Territorial assembly. The Canada Northwest Land Co's the Boers in the afiair leading to the Serious strike disorders occurred at —Finest dairy in tubs will bring as capture of the British guns, but it < The premier introduced a bill respect- but is safe. San Juan ilo Porto R|co. high as 20c. aud is regularly quoted at sales for the mouth of March aggre­ places no reliance whatever in the sup­ ! ing real property iu the province of London, Arpil 4.—A dispatch from FltfSimmons and Ku.'ilin have been 18 to 19c, prints fetch 20c per pound, gated 7,000 acres for $87,700. position that a United States attache j Manitoba. Lorenzo Marquez dated yesterday, an­ matched tc fight 25 rounds. rolls 18 to.19c, and second grade but­ Tho arrivals ol Immigrants in Win­ Handgomo Prizes. or any one connected with the United The debate on tha • speech from the nounces the arrival there of Captain ter from 14 to 17c, according to qual­ I throne was continued yesterday after* nipeg for March were 4,190. States government took part in it. Haldane. of the Gordon Highlanders A number of farmers la the- Dunrea, ity. Freight and commision oil these Moutreai. April 2.—The Canadian Toronto, April 4.—Rat Portage to­ \ noon. Premier Macdouald held the and Lieut, de Mesurier, of tho Dublin Mun., district, are seeding. prices. Pacific Railway cnmpauy have douated day subscribed $!3o2 to the Globe's na­ : floor from 8.15 to 6.05 o'clock, reply- Fusiliers, who escaped from Pretoiia The Drilish war offlca has let rt large Cheese—Small, 14 to 14 l-2o per a series of handsome cash prizes to be tional patriotic fnnd, being the pro­ ': ing to Mr. McMillan and criticising after perilous adventures. It appears contract to a Montreal clothier. pound; large, 14. awarded at the Winnipeg End of the ! tne course of the Greenway government. The Puerto Ricaa tariff bill passed ceeds of a patriotic concert there. An­ that after Winston Ohirohill'a escape congress, closing the longest debate since Eggs—The top price for case eggs Century Industrial exhibition uext other subscription is one of $56 from Mr. Greenway moved the adjourn* the sentries were doubled, electric the war congress. now, subject to candling, is l2o per July lor thoroughbred cattle, bred and Skagway, Alaska. The total of tbe ! ment of the debate. lights were installed, additional barri­ Queen Victoria has arrived safely at dozen, less expressage. Limed are raised in Manitoba or the Northwest cades were constructed, and the officers Kingstown, Ireland, bul will not reach fund tonight is $75,001.28. Dublin till to-day. worth 8c per dozen, and fresh local Territories. There will be 15 prizes in JOINED MARTIN'S CABINET. were confined in the model school after eggs 25c. all. This is in liue with the company's 8.30 p.m. TUESDAY. APRIL 3. policy in encouraging the live stock in­ WESTERN KENNEL CLUB. C. S. Itrder, of Cumberland,the New H. C. Vegetables—Potatoes 45 to 50c per Large crowds attended the 1'rince of bushel; turnips, 25o to 80c; carrots dustry of the Canadian west by import­ I -'ilium i- Minister. State Ownership. Wales' levee. Reorganization Meeting Held and New 60o; beets, 40 to 50o; parsnips, 1 l-2o ation of thoroughbred Bires recently. Officers Elected. Victoria, Arpil 4.—C S. Ryder, gen­ Sir Chas Tapper addressed the Garrl- Toronto, April 3.—The World says: eon club, (Quebec per pouud; dry onions, $1.25 to $1.50 Winnipeg, April 4.—The annual eral storekeeper at Cumberland, Comax There is ouly oue legrettable feature FI.ASHKS FROM THK WIBBS. district, who calls himself in business A British steam launch has been cap­ per bushel; cabbage, 2*£c per pound; meeting of the Western Kennel club in connection with the Manitoba gov­ tured b*, Chinese pirates. celery 75c per dozen bunches, lettuce advertising "Cheap John," arrived by Kev. Hugh l'edley lias preached his in- Alvinston April 8.—Drake's basket was held Monday evening in curlers' ernment's policy of state ownership and parsley, 40c per dozen buuehes. factory was totally destroyed by fire headquarters over the Criterion, and tbe noon train, and stated that be is to augaral sermon iu Montreal. and the control of railwys, and that i.s Stewart Muthews, a C. P. K. brake- Dressed Meats—Beef, city dressed, today. was very largely attended. The secre- be finance minister in Mr. Martin's that the policy was not decided three cabinet. He drove immediately to the man, was killed near Kogers i'ass. 6 to 7c per lb;country dressed, 6 to 6c; Gananoque, Apirl 3. — The High tarys' report reviewing the season's or four years ago. The link in the Brandon's new assessment is SL.'.UJO,- mutton, 8 to 9c; lamb, 8 to 9o; veal, parliament buildings, where ne had a 000; the population is •">, .88. school was gutted by fire yesterday work was read and adopted, us was trnsportation 1 ail way system keeps the 8 to 9o i hogs, On to 6 l-4c for best caused by the explosion of chemicals in tbat of the treasurer, which showed conference with the premier. Shortly A $4,000 scholarship has been given farmers of Manitoba in bondage to a to Knox college by late David Itoss. weights. the laboratory. the finances of the club to be in a flour­ afterwards it was announced tbat Mi*. single railway betweeu Winnipeg and Ryder was this afternoon sworn iu as Mrs. Klugsmili, wife of the Hlobe cor­ Poultry — Turkeys, lie per lb.; Windsor, April 3.— Wm. Wilson ishing condition. The following offic­ Lake Superior. Tbe Intercolonial will respondent, Ottawa, died suddenly from ducks, 10c; geese, 9c; chickens, lie. thrust bis arm through a glass door at minister of finance and agriculture. poison. ers were elected for the ensuing year: never be completed till it is extended Game—Kubbits are worth 7o each. the Sandwich jail severing an artery Patrons, Mr. John Wooton, of Manitou, A protest has been entered by H. through to Georgian Bay via Toronto. Mnny applications for extensions ol Dallas Helmcken through the attorney Water mains nre being received by Win­ Pigeons 20c per pair. and bled to death. and Dr. Mclnnes, M.P.P. of Brandon; With this and tne Rainy River rail­ nipeg council. general's department at the use of the Hides — Frozen hides 6 l-2o per Ottawa April 3 —An order has been president, Mr. Erio Hamber, Winnipeg; way a Canadian railway system would Strikes in the building trades went ponnd, five touuds tare; No. 1 inspect­ issued appointing J. A. J. McKer.ua, vice-presidents, Me-srs, P. W. Scott, marine hospital as a barracks, as under Into effect iu New York, Greenwich, be in operation from Winnipeg to St. Connecticut, and St. l.ouis. ed hides, 7c; No. 2, 6c; No. 8, 5o; of Ottawa aud James Walker or Cal­ Winnipeg; F. Bell, Morris; C. W. section 5, subsection 9, the terms under John. which British Columbia entered con­ Branded hides grade No. 2. and bulls gary commisMouers to investigate iuto Milestone, Mocsomin; Vere Pickering, MONDAY, APRIL 2. federation, tne Dominion agreed to as­ No. 3; kip, 7c, calf, 8 l-2c; deakin the Half Breed claims in Alberta aud Minnedosa; Robt. Bullock, West Sel­ Winnipeg, April 3.—The rumor that Seeding started at Holland, Man., last sume and defray charges on light skins, 25 to 35o each ; sheep skins, 40 Assiniboia, and W. O. Cote of Ottawa, kirk; G. Lawrence, Killarney; Isaac the parliament would probably adjourn Friday. to 50c each; horsehides, 50 to 75c each. and Samuel ML od, MP, of Prince houses quarantines, buoys, beacons, The Chicago machinists' strike has Riely M.P.P., Stoneawll; W. Tudje, until after seeding is. states a member Wool—We quote prices here 8 to 9o Albert, to perform like duty in tbe Wapella; D. McKay, Indian Head; C. shipwrecked crews and marine hospi­ of the government, without foundation. been declared off. Stratford lias donated over $3,000 to for unwashed fiVece. Saskatchewan district. A. Flower, Birtle; W. F. Ellis, Mani- tals, including a marine hoapitala to Hon. J. A. Davidson stated that it the patriotic lund. Seneca root—28c per lb. Mmtreal, April 3.—What is believed tou and R. G. Hamilton, Carman; Victoria. was impossible that the necessary busi­ Tlio Duchess of Vork gave birth '.o a eon on Saturday. to be a gain a case of morder was re­ secretary Mr. A. Lake, Winnipeg; Yorkton Incorporated. ness could be put through before the In the Author'*-, Den. ported to the police today. David treasurer, Mr. H. S. Rolstcn, Winui 15th inst.. and by that time, if the Jas. Charles, an old-tlins actor, drop- Regina, April 4.—The assembly sat ped dead in Rochester. "John," said the poet's wife, "the Prendergast, a man abont 35 years of peg: executive cenrjuttee, Me.-srs. H. fifteen minutes today. The petition weather remained fine, there would bo The steamer Californian has been haul­ coal's out." age, died at the hospital last uight, af­ G. Spurgeon, J. Lemon, A. Code, H. from Yorkton a* king for incorporation no utcessity for adjournment. ed off the rocks near Portland. "Well, this poem here has consider­ ter declaring that he had been kicked H. Cooper and A. Gale; auditor, Mr. was agreed to. The house went into New boats for the Lake Winnipegosis able lire in it." by a man named Denis Diueen. Geo. Borradaile. It was decided to London, April 4.—It is reported on flit*, trade are under construction. committee on the bill granting power Turkey hus addressed a no-e to Kus. "And the gas man has taken out the Dincen was arrested, but denies the hold the annual bench show of tbo club to tbe lieutenant-governor iu council good authority that Sir William Hart- Bia regarding railway concessions. meter." oharge. during (-xhibition week, when a build­ to remit penalties imposed by north­ Dyke, former chief secre ary for Ire­ Or. Saturday 800 settlers and 150 car- "All right; the full moon Is cn our loads of effect* arrived iu Winnipeg. Kansas City, Mo., April 3.—Harbor­ ing inside the grounds can be secured west ordinances except respecting the land, will be appointed postmaster gen­ side. I've just finished an ode to her." ing imaginary wrong-, John ,V. Mc- and other facilitii s acquired. eral in succession to the Duke cf Nor­ Winnipeg's bank clearances for March legislative assembly or elections there­ are $4U,0uO iu excess of Marcn a year "And we'll have to exist on cold Kimm aged 29 years todav shot and to. The bill was reported and the folk, resigned. ego. crusts hereafter." Delhi. N.Y , April 4.—Frank Hen­ instantly killed Dr. B. F. Shaw his house adjourned. .March Dominion customs receipts were "Not at all! I have Just finished two brother-in-law as tne latter sat ent toward her, and uttered ped him splendidly, and attempted the man as some of his predecessors in She hesitated, and I hurried on : — fall; but the animal was obstinate or ported. A new clause was added to "I'll pay you a quarter. When you're rcmc word, respectful it seemed, but " The man is of a fiery disposition, the odicc he now holds. That oflice decisive, and she, with a bathed and only half-brok. n, and began to show the bill making it an indictable olfence through, come in and liave a warm and he recognizes a rival in .the field signs of both fright and fight. for stealing an animal, such as a dog. is tremendously greater than tho angry look, turned slowly and went — rardon my intrusion upon delicate piece of mince pie. Poor little fellow!" cut. ground. He comes from the land of As his riden turned the excited fea­ In the section dealing with combina­ man, and few Canadians know the The programme was carried out to But she took my benediction with duellists." She started. " A little ture about, and sent him at a mad gal­ tions in trade the word "unlawfully" extent of its dignity, its retinue and the letter, and the little boy with big her. As I sat near Mis. Camp, I was lon across the arena, one of the troop­ patience and diplomacy upon your was struck out and the word "unduly" its largeness. blue eyes, fair face and golden hair in a direct angle wfth that little door jart, and I think I can promise th.it ers cam-* nt an easy trot directly to­ which opened against the inner wall, ward us. and, drawing rein beside us, substituted instead. Lord Cadofjan's establishment is went whistling down the* street. Whoa he will not annoy you much longer." nioro retral than those of half of the and in the moment while that door "Very well," she assentid, "I agree. with a lift of his hat, said respectfully : ENFORCING FAIR Wa\GES. the two womeu faced each other over stood open I saw, not, as I thought " Good morning, sir. I hope you are kings of Europe. The household of Auntie, strange to Bay, has urged the the line fence, they glared. "Told fl might be the case. the outer well, sir." D. J. O'DonO'.'hne, a promiuent and the Lord Lieut man! is really a royal same- thing—concerning Monsieur mere baby that I was mean and would world with the usual debris or Voisin, that is. At the worst we can " Good morning. George." replied acitve labor worker in Toronto, and court, ancl no small court at that. A a " back door," but an inner go heme. It is now the last of June. Lossing, cr.sily. " What is the matter known all over CanaJa to tbo*e who plencc at its composition will show- rob him, did you?" began the woman room. and in that room, his and we go, In any case, in July. with that horse ?" take uu interest in labor matters, has who had furnished the pie. face toward me as he reclined, his head that the Queen will be subjected to \'?ver fear, I shall not forget your " 'E's a new one, sir, and not quite been appointed by tbe Dominiou gov­ no mean entertainment when she "I told bim DOthing. What did you lifted, startled perhaps from nn after­ admonitions, any of them " And she broke; though 1 do think, sir, as he lodtres at the palace in Phoenix Pork. noon nap, I saw a man, a man whom I gave me ber hand at the door wfcth a '.isn't the besrt and, kindest of ridrrs, ernment to tee that Mr. Mulook's tair mean by advising bim to make a bar­ knew. reassuring smile. sir. and that makes 'im worse." wages resolutiou is enforced. Mr. Tho salary of the Lord Lieutenant gain with me first or I'd only pay him 1 could hardly sit there and wait for Half-Way over th? threshold I turned " Yes," said Lossing, absently, with ()'Dono;buy starts work tomorrow. is S100,000 a year. This sum he is 2 cents and to look out that 1 didn't my friends to sufiiciently admire the back to say :—" By the way, Miss his eyes following the horse, which was He is here and had an interview with Blipposed to spend annually with the give him a plugged coin?" remaining ru^s; 1 wanted to get out Jenrys, if I chance to appear here at a really fine animal, one to attract a lavish hand of royalty. He has a and if possible see Cairo street from Puttee and other labor representatives. "Why. I uever did. He went to your the same time as Monsieur Voisin, horse-lover. private secretary, who i.s paid as the rear. For now I remembered that house first. Did you ever see or hear please be kind to me." " Bit's too bad," went on th° trooper. much as is the Governor-General of on each side of the Midway, between '• Diggs will 'ave to ride 'im this hafter- of such an angelic looking little vil­ the houses and villages and the Inclos­ noon, and it'll bait the cap'n norful; for TERRITORIAL ASSEMBLY. Canada. lie has an additional pri­ ing palings was a driveway twenty feet Late that same nighit Dave Brainerd vate secretary and two assistant pri­ lain?" and they talked the whole mat­ one of our 'orses come a fiuke last Mover Hnd S.COIHI r Sprnk on the Ad- In width, for the convenience of the in­ and I held one of our long and, in the vate secretaries. Among other offi­ ter over. Two maternal strong right hevening.' I be sorry for Diggs !" dress—Foikton Asks for Incorporation. habitants, who received their market­ past, ofttimes useless and mistaken " I'm sorry for the horse ! James, go cers of ibe court, many of whom are hands are itching for that cherub to. ing at night, and from tnis rear avenue. symposiums. But this time we were ask the captain to send Diggs and his Regina. April 3. — At the assembly retainers whose functions have long show up again.—Detroit Free Tress. But my star was in th" ascendant. in perfect accord. We had spread horse to me." yesterd iy Dr. Patrick pre-eutei a peti­ At the moment when I could hardly re­ upon the table before us our old memo­ since lapsed, are the Ulster king of No doubt my face showed my surpri«>? tion from Yorkton, asking for incorpor­ arms, the state steward, Uie comp­ press my anxiety and Impatience, a randa fiom the very beginning of our as the trooper rode obediently off to do ITEMS OF INTEREST. ation. G. W. Brown moved the ad­ troller, the gentleman usher, the man entered; slowly at Hist, then campaign, and also some few letters his bidding; but he only smiled and smarting slightly, he threw one hasty and other documents. It had been a moved u. step or two away from lhe rail dress in reply to the sp?ech. Aicer le- chamberlain, the muster of the hcrt-o, Publishers In Finland lose I:'"::, :'M.- glance around him. and strode quickly long ••session," according to Dave, but where wc had been standing. ferriug to th*i unprecedented succrss of several gentlemen in waiting, four Oi)1) to $10,000 n year dm* to mtppres* toward the narrow door, which the the conclusion was so satisfactory aids-de-enmp, six "extra" Kidr-de- Cfltirene opened for and closed after that, at the last, we had each lighted " Diggs," he said, as the man rode the Territories, its magnificent crops, eion of hooks by the government. him. a cigar, and celebrated -thus what we up ar.d saluted, " will you let me try increased business and augmented popu­ cainp, physician in ordinary, two your heirse '." During the last 12 months al least a considered a fully mapped out cam­ lation aud increased public confid.ju o surgeons in ordinary, one surgeon to " My land !" It was Mrs. Camp who The- soldier saluted again, and dis­ dozen elephant trainers have been kill­ had littered the ejaculation, under her paign at last. in its future on the part of tbe people the household, a surgeon-oculist, n " .Veil," pronounced Dave, with a mounted withe ut a word; and Lossing surgeon-dentist, a lirst t*hu;ilp.in an ' ed—more thau have been killed in ton breath, with her eye upon the man by took the bridle from his hand, and for down east, he poiuted out that its rev­ the door. '* Say," she went on, meeting s'gh of content, as he tipped back his a sub-dean. All of these nU:cci*ft of years previous. a few moments stood beside the horse, enue was practically stationary. It my eye, " do you know who that was ?" chair, nnd elevated his feet to the top of the household are under salaries mora the table between us "This looks like stroking him, smoothing his mane, and was necessary that tuo revenue should A Hoer patrol consists of three men, "Do you '!" I counter-questioned. all th'* time speaking some low, sooth­ or le*ss liberal. " Well ! Mebbe I'm mistook, but he business ! Let us see ! First," check­ grow apace with the country's needs. a veteran and two youngsters, usually ing off on his fingers, " we're to keep ing syllables that seemed to quiet the Entertainments at the vico-rcgol an uncle and two nephews, or n father looks the very moral of the furrin fel­ still quivering animal. The people at Ottawa had no particular ler 'at changed that money fer Camp away from Midway—all but Billy—so lodLro are on e. scale commensurate interest in the Northwest and heuce and two of his sons. and gave hiin counterfeits !" Sh» half that they may not make another After a little of this he examined the with the dignity <>f the oflice. How saddle, adjusted the stirrups and bridle, The Jewish population of London rose. " I'm goin* to ask," she explained. Hitting, e-h ?" there had to be auuual expeditions to much this natural dignity will be " Yes," I assented. and then, after leading the horse away Ottawa to place the real, though not litis more than doubled during the past "Stop J" 1 caught her hand. "You from us a short distance, he stepped increased while the Queen resides in must not ! Leave it to me; I'll find " And we're to patrol Stony Island the legal rights of the Territories, be­ 20 years. It is now estimated at be­ avenue and the surrounding country by easily and quietly into the saddle. In­ the lodge may be easily Imagined. out." stantly the creature's head was erected, fore the Dominion government. There lOirl Cadognil lias been I.onl I io!i- tween 100.000 and 120.000 I was too full of my own thoughts to day and by night, with a full force, ain't that it ?" a'.ci his ears put back, but Lossing, was only one opeuing Jett and that was tenant since 1805. Tie is descended French painters should have room enjoy Cairo after that, and was Rlad with a caressing hand upon his neck, when we set ont to visit the Temple of " Perfectly. Dave, 5*ou'r< as full of to ask to be pi ami iu the same portion from n lone line of illustrious an­ enough at the 1900 salon, as the archi­ repetitions as an old woman !" continued his lew, soothing syllables. cestors, and he is the fifth e.irl of lis Luxor. I wanted to get away and see and let tho animal walk the length of as the provinces. It was not necessary tect of the building has provided them Dav Brainerd. " Or a young one," he retorted; " and to copy Manitoba and adopt au ex en- title, which was created in 1800. Ib- you think It Is proved that the bru­ th'* long enclosure. with nearly four miles of hanging It was half an hour after our experi­ sive municipal system or subsidise rail­ was born in 18*1-0, and married in ence in the place of rugs, and We were nette's a man. do you ?" Turning then, he sent him back at space. " It was proved, for me, long ago." a gentle trot, which he increased grad­ ways. They could claim as a province ltiGb Beatrix Jane, the daughter of nearing tho Temple, when we were the second pari of Craven. His eld­ Charles Irish, a schoolboy in Fair­ forced to a stand by the approach of " And that letter ? I can't see why ually, until he was careering around lhe same subsidy as the other provinces the arena ln circles, which became est son, Albert, had as sponsor tiie fax, Vt, thought it would be funny to the Wdding procession, with its .•amels it should not be launched at once." and the control ot the public lands and I had written to Mr. Trent, telling shorter and shorter, until he came to a Prince of Wales. and his grand­ put red pepper on the schoolhoise end hraren gongs, Its dancers, fighters. then conduct their affairs in the sume musician*, etc. As we stood, pressed him of certain facts and theories, and halt in the centre cf the vast place. daughter, Sibyl Louise Beatrix, child stove. He landed in a justice court, Then after a few more gentle words olopc acnlnst a wall, s>ome one came among them was the suggestion that simple way as at present. of his second son, llenrv Arthur, i.s wbteb assessed his father $0.20. swiftly across the narrow way, dodg­ we cause a copy of the " Hoe " letter, and light pats upon the sleek neck, he ing between two camels, and greeted with its proposed barter, to be pub­ bent over and suddenly dr?w the rein. L G. De Veber seconded the address. us with effusion. lished In the morning papers, giving Once, twice, three times he gave the The motion was carried without fur­ sharp pull, but the horse stood Ftcad- Tt was Monsieur Voisin, and when him my reasons at length, and rtquest- ther discussion. ing his opinion, before taking what fas.t. Turning in his saddle, he said the parnd*> had iia.«sed and we moved something to the troopers who had Premier H mltain moved tbe second on he placed him:--o'f beside Miss Hoss, might prove a very decisive, if not aggressive, step. Dave was delighted drawn near him, and then sat erect in reading of u bill to tiansfer the remis­ NO TRIFLING who at once* presented him to Mrs. with this idea, and, wearied with our 1,1s place, while three of the troopers sion of penalties to the iieutenant-gov- Camp turned their horses and went career­ In accordance with fur notion of " masterly inactivity," he would, as he eruor-in council. R. B. Bennett ques­ put it, "launch the thing at once." -My ing around the motionless horse and strict etiquette, that good woman put rider. Soon, a.t another word frcm tioned whether the right to so act was out her hand to him In greeting; and reasons, as explained to both Dave and Mr. Trent, were :— Ln&fdhg, one of the .nen rode alongside, not inherent iu the lieutenant-^overncr. THE NERVES, when the formality was over, the way Whilo tb** others drew back. being narrow and the crowd dense, I Tho letter signed " Roe," and offer­ Premier Haultain thought not, us the fell behir-d with her at rny side. Miss ing to liberate young Trent, und at the When the troopes had ranged himself lieutenaut-uovemor was not iu the Ross having been taken possession of same lime defraud the comrades of the at the ride of Lossing':- hors -. and i ul> positiou, under uu imperial statute, as hy the cool Frenchman. ""clique," if genuine, would, when pub- a few f . • away, Lossing nodded; and Opiates Hasten the Decay of the Nerve Cells— l'shi cl. expo-;e the writer, who would at th;- lii.-: tug at the tein tho troop­ was the case in the provinces, bnt was For some pact*. Mrs. Camp, contrr.ry simply au offlo r of tno good goveru­ to her custom, was quite silent. Then then be obliged to '•leave Ihe clique," er's well-trained animal went down an,! Dr. Chase's Nerve Food Restores and as we approached the Temple, the a.s he had expressed it. and with ad­ lay supine and moveless. meut of the, l\rmorie-, to whom the others having already entered, she ditional " reasons " for so doing; this Then Lossing beckoned a sec­ Queen had not parted with au preroata- A; ould at least lessen their nunibers, ond time, and as the fallen stopped and caught ine by the arm. tive. The bill was read a ftcoud nine, Revitalizes Wasted Nerves. ar.d perhaps fore- them to take into horse get up was caiessed by Lossing, " Say." said she, in a tone of mys­ their confidence some new colleague aud the house adjourned. tery. " I must 'a' been mistaken before who leaned from bis saddle to ren< h or possibly it would result in a quar­ him, and then led away, as tlu .; ,.. aoout that feller in that house bein' rel among themselves, which also might tlie counterfeit money man." • onl trooper came up leading his lioi <-. Watertowt:, N.Y . April 4.—A strike Your phy-ieian will tell you thnt mor­ yield to the temptation to use morphine, result in some way in our. favour. As the animal:-, stood Bide by ::.;> phine, coe line nnd other opiates induce " Why '>" I demanded. was inaugurated ut the worlis of the o caine or oilier opiates. They onlj hasten On the other hand, if it were a Loosing dismounted, Kood a moment deep and rest oniy by deadening the nerves, di-cay. Because, d'ye* remember my lellin" New YorK Air Brake company yester­ you 'bout that feller bavin' sech long scheme of the clique, it would seem be* id.- his refractory steed, and thev, thnt ^ucli relief it- only temporary, an;i tha; Let r asou rule. Get r'ght down to tho tii" us tif such (irnfrs aetui l.v bastena the slim hands ?" I nodded. " Well, this that at least they were tired cf the with a g< r.tle I'll and a low word, as day moruiug Four nuudred men nre foundation of the trouble and build np the game, and in need of money; and the If ot reproof, he turned, and, after out. dee-ay of the i.erve cells. system by using Dr.Chase's Nerve Food. feller ahead there with Miss Boss—he's The nerves must Dot be (rifled with. No the one. I'd swvir to them hands any­ advertised letter, if followed up by an­ rattirg the other mlmal a moment, This ,.n nt retorativeia n pill for.n and other advertisement—in which a cor­ sprang lo its bade and s>*nt It gallop­ ore can afford to waste nervous energy, the contsin-i Ihe very elements of nature which where." I stopped just long enough to Seattle. Wash.. April 3.—The ice in vital foi ce of the body. No one cm afford speak a few winds of caution, and we respondence might be proposed, or some ing around the place; then bringing go to form new red corpuscles in the biood proffer made—might draw them emt; Mm back to place, and with a pat i>r the Ui per Yukou shows ind cations of to neglect diseased nerves until overcome by ancl create new D< rve cells. followed the others. and in some way this must be done. two and a quick " Now down !" threw hre.ikiug an, mu.-iug navigation possi­ nervous prostration, paralysis, epilepsy or It is worth while to r memb r that Dr. Late that night I said to Dave Brain­ iii sanity. In the meantime a warrant must be him, sprang to his feet, and before ble this spiing several weeks earlier Chase's Nerve Food is not a pate t medi­ erd :—" Dave, I have seen the brunette. Issued, or rather two, one descriptive the animal could iis.* again mounted It if nc\t to Impossible to estimate the cine, bul the greatest prase ip ion of Dr. Greenback Bob, and Delbras." of tno brunette as a woman, the other tha wayward hors \ thau in any previous seasou \wthin the erle*ct of dis. rdcrei nervi n on the organs of A. W. Chase, author of ti.e famous receipt as a man; and since the Lausch peo­ •"eiuory of Alaska pioneers. This is the body. The whole i.-auhincry of eire-u- book. CHAPTEU XXVIII. ple had not done so, we would. If the news brought by the steamer City lation, respiration and dig) sti n can onlv !>o Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is an Up-to-date, 'Continued-. properly tarried on when force is tupplied \ Miss Jenrys went faithfully to the we could, arrest her or him on the of Seattle, wh ch arrived to-day. scientific preparation, which has proven itself charge of robbery. An I nforjfIVIIIK Nntnre. by the nerves. tu be Specific for al nerv us dis ase.-. It ,1 potst-clrlee In the Government building Starved, exhausted nerves c lUfe pai**S such cannot fail, if u-ed persistently, because II I hod to go over the ground one*? "No. sir. I'll uever have the courage the day after our visit to Midway, and more to quiet Dave, or to tire him out; Moutreai, April 3—Tbe Imperial as heed'cbo, neuralgia. Rjiatic rheumatism. actually rebuilds and reviial z.*s the was ed the next, and the next. On the fourth and we ended at last, as usual, In to ask tbe old man for his daughter's Limited, wbicb lbe C P.R.rm between backache and ach n-4 limb*.. nerves. It is especially recommended \>r day hhv >vas rewarded, and when 1 ap­ The beginnings of nerv. disorders are usu­ mutual agreement band." Montreal and Vancouver las. summer, il • peculiar lo worn n, because they almost peared at her door, ss I did every day ally slcep!< ssm-s. irritability, loss of e-ergy invar nhlv aris* from enhnu** el i.er.e-. Dr. Several days must pass, I knew, be­ "Aud why not?" will b • put on again early in June. l now, by appointment, and at a fixed fore Mr. Trent would arrive. I had and apjet ie. a twitching of the muscles', Chase's Nerve Food, 50 cents .. box at ad hour, she put a square envelope into written him dally, and he had replied "Because the old man still thinks Th*, same time—100 hours will be tirvd brdin aud depiessod spirits. druggists, or by mail from Edmanson. Rues my hand. It was addressed to " J. J., by telegraph. He would be with me that I once sent bim a comic 2 cent made. When you can't sleep at nights and toe* in ights al­ works for 1899 ported a dispatch from Lord Roberts "Geu. Clements' division, 6,000 prevent couip mes exploiting townsites though the Boers had conceived the lowed or used by owners of elevator*. Mr. Macdonald intrcduced aud ex­ announcing Lord Methuen's capture stroug, has arrived from tho south­ and sidetracking existing towns. It is audacious plan of attempting to invest Third, that owners of elovatois enjoyed plained briefly the gem ral purport of of 64 Boris, and the killing of Gen. ward aud has encamped five miles also provided that one set of uniform Lord Koberts at bloemfontein, or at a monopoly in the purchase of grain by tbe following bills, and they were read Villebois Mareuil, the cheif of staff of north of the city after a continuous working rules should be adopted by all least, to endeavor to delay his north­ retusing to permit the erection of flat the first time: the Boer urmy. This news had been march for a ftrtnight. There is uo railways in the Dominion. It is also ward advance by harrassing the British warehouses where standard elevati rs judickusly started a few minutes, A bill lespecting rtal property in the danger of a water famine here. An provided in certain cases for the sequos- lines of communication. On bis side are situated, aud were able to keep the wheu a second telegram was bulletin­ province of Manitoba. This was prac­ important engagement, lasting several tratiou of railways, if a company has Lord Roberts is concentrating bis price of grain below its true value, to ed, reporting the loss of five companies tically a consolidation of the present hours, was f.ught yesterday afternoon teen in receipt of aid from one of the forces and preparing to take every ad­ their own benefit and tne disadvantage of British infrautry. The lost com­ act and ameudmeuts. Tho act had at tbe Bosnian Kop between the Boers provinces and has operated part of its vantage of tbe bold but risky tactics of of others who were especially interest­ panies are probably part of the force worked very well on the whole, but in and Biitish troops." line, but does not choose to operate all the enemy, he is not likely to strike at ed in tbe grain trade, und ot the publio some parts was found defective. guarding the railroad ut Bethany, 30 The war office issued no uews yester­ of it, and the nonop=rntionof which is any of the trenches until he is certain generally. At all the meetings par­ A bill to consolidate and amend acts miles south of Bloemfontein. The day, and little was allowed to come a great detriment to that part of the of delivering a crushing blow. ties were present who were interested relating to the property of married wo­ Boers are evidently o[ erating in force through from the correspondents at country. A special di.*pitch announces that on both sides. In regard to elevatots, men. This law had been amended very near the railroad, and tbere is a pos­ Bloemfontein. According to the Stan­ Mr. Sutherland said that the number Mafeking was still besieged but safe on the report says: " We do not desire in often, and mauy of the amendments sibility of the line being int rrupted dard's representative, theio is no sign of immigrants bronght into Canada in March 27. any way to censure elevator owners or were conflicting. The intention was for a brief period at any time that tne Boers intend taking the offen­ 1897 was 19,o04 (out of total of 20,016 A further list of tbe casualties sus­ employees as a body. But it is reason­ to simplify. In the death of Geu. Villebois Mar- sive, and Gen. Clements is disposing of immigrants, 712 of whom came fiom tained by the British officers at Kc-rn able to believe tbat wbtre there are so A bill respecting the protection of eul, the Boers lost their best instructed his forces so as to guard against any United States.) In 1898, 22,781 (out (Karee) spruit, March 31, adds eleven many elevators there will be em­ game. The intention was to remove soldier in cunt in?nial methods of war­ surprise attack, which, although im­ of a total of 31,900 immigrants. 9,119 missing aud one wonnded, making the ployees who will take advantage of the some difficulties found iu enforcing the fare. As the lata Geu Joubert's chief probable, is evidently not tegarded as of whom came from the United States), total thus far 32. farmers if it is in their power to do so. act. For instance, anyone not a resid­ of staff, his brain devised the Boer de­ impossible, jndgiug from the prepara­ and in 1899, 82,598 (ont of a total of Bloemfoutt-in. April 5.—There are It seems to ns, ihat apart from auy ent of the province, who comes lo en­ fences against Gen. Bnller's advance tions of Lord Roberts. 44,543 immigrants, 11,945 of whom numerous indications tbat in pursuance abuse of the power given by the eleva­ joy shooting, is obliged to take out a to the relief of Ladysmith. He was Advices from Wynburg, Ventersburg, came from the United States.) The ex­ of their bosst that they will recapture tor system, it is unfair to require a license, for which he has to pay $50. the most notable of all the soldiers of Prie-ka and Kenhurdt show tbe colony penditure on immigration in .'897 was Blemfontein, tbe Boers are trying to farmer to pay to have his grain passed It had become the practice of most jus­ fortone serving with the Boers. As is full of rebels. The Keuhardt rebels $274,384. and iu 1896, |261,194, and surround the town, and cut our line of through an elevator so long as eitber tices of the peace, where the law was the captured British soldiers were in a are marching on Calvinia and others in 1899. $255,878. communication to tbe south. Large by loading direct on cars, or by the use infringed, to impose a fine. positiou to defend themselves for near­ are on their way towards Fourteen Mr. Charlton made a very able forces are reported east and south, of a flat ware honse such as recom­ The debate ou the speech from the ly ii 4 hours, and were then forced to Streams. A disputed box was fonnd speech iu reply to Clarke Wallace. In which are supposed to be making for mended in this report, he can save or throne was concluded Friday nigbt, surrender, tho fighting must have been at Sanna's post, containing the oaths concluding he moved the following the railway. They still hold Thaba decrease that expanse." having occupied just a week. The severe. The Boers were in force yes­ signed by tbe F»3 Staters who sur­ amendment to Sir Charles Tupper'3 re­ N'Chu and tbe waterworks. Lord The report goes on to Fay tbat grades principal speakers were Messrs. Fowler, terday 60 miles south of Blomefontein. rendered. The signers have been sent solution: "That this honse, recogniz­ Roberts is completing bis concentration. and weights should be made compul­ Young and Johnson; others who fol­ They had a brush with the British pa­ for in order that the general may ex­ ing the fact that Great Britain gives The Daily Mail has tho following sory by law where the identity of tbe lowed in the evening speaking briefly. trols. plain the invalidity of oaths under free admission into her markets for all from Bloemfontein: Col. Porter with grain is not preserved by the elevators. This concluded the debate and the Paris, April 8.—The news of the compulsion. products of Canada, while Canada im­ 90 Carbineers and Scots Greys and two Where employees do appear to have speech from the throne was adopted death of Gen. De Villebois Marelle Pretoria, April 6.—Thaba N'Chu is poses heavy duties upon two-thirds of guns, performed a brilliant deed Sun­ dealt unfairly with the farmers, the withont division. The usual address was posted in the chamber of the senate now in possession of the federals. her imports from Great Britain, that day. He charged a large body of Boers elevator owners did not profit thereby. in reply was read and will be engrossed yesterday, and caused a painfnl impres­ Forty-one British subjects were escort­ Great Britain buys Canadian produce and resDued 91 British prisoners, in­ Elevator and warehonse owners and and forwarded to his honor. sion. ed across the frontier this morning. nearly three times her sales, tbat Great cluding 11 officers who were captured operators should be compelled to give Treasurer Davidson gave notice of the London. April 8.—The war office has A dispatch from Cape Town, dated Britain gives to Canada the protection the previous day. There were no casual­ security for the proper performance of motion to resolve the house into com­ received the following dispatch from yesterday, announces the departure for of her army and navy and the good ties on the British side. their duties. The warehouse commis­ mittee of supply and committee of Lord Roberts: Bloemfontein, April ti. the front of the second contingent of offices of her consular and diplomatic Berlin, April 5.—The Schlessische sioners are recommended to be given ways and meaus, which precede the —Methuen telegraphs from Boshof in Canadian mounted Infantry. services free of cost, that a preference Zeitung reports tnat Herr Malcommess, power to deal with shrinkages. budget speech for Wednesday next. the Orange Free State, a little north­ Cape Town, April 0.—Dr. .Tame: on, in favor of Canada food products would Germau consul in East London, Cape It further goes on to say tbat so long The house adjourned until Monday af­ east of Kimberley, as follows: Sur­ the leader of the famous raid into Trans­ be advantageous to Cauada. That, Colony, has been grossly insulted by a as any farmer is hampered or hindered ternoon. rounded General Villebois Mareuil and vaal territory, has arrived here. He ia nevertheless, this house recognizes that mob, who burned him in effigy. The from himseif shipping to a terminal a body of Boers today. None escaped. very ill. the keen competition now existing be­ Berliner Tageblatt, which reproduces market, he will be more or less at the Villebois and seven Boers killed, eight TERRITORIAL HOUSE. London. April fi.—A sue ial dispatob tween Britain and other manufacturing the announcement, says: "If this news mercy of elevator operators. Discont­ wounded, fifty prisoners. Our losses from Lorenzo Marques s.iys sharp fight­ countries, renders untaxed raw mater­ should prove to be true, it will be in­ ent ou this point iB very serious, aud were: Killed, Captains Boyle und Wil­ Dlotion That Dominion Extend the Sys­ ing occurred April ;'• in the neighbor­ ial and food necessary to Great Britain teresting to watch the German foreign without further discussion the causes liams, both of the Yeomanry, and two tem Carried Unanimously in AxMeinbly. hood of Mafeikng. The garrison made for success iu that competition, and office take action." giving rise to such, this discontent men of tha Yeomanry; wounded, about Regina, April 8.—Iu the assembly a sortie, while Colonel Plumber's cava­ that so long as Canada furnishes only seems to us an inevitable result of the seven m?n. The attack lasted four on Friday Premier Haultain, replyiug lry attacked the Boers at Ramatbla- 5 per cent, of the total trade of Great PRINCE OF WALES UNHURT. restrictions under which farmers have honrs. The corps behaved very well. to Mr. Villeneuvre, said petitions had basa. Both attacks were repulsed. Britain." been laboring in tbe marketing of their Our force was c mposed of Yeomanry, been received asaing for Athabasca Twenty of Colonel Plnmer's men were It is probable a preferential tariff on Two Minis Fired tit Him hy an Aiian lii-t grain. We consider that to remove the Kimberley Mounted corps, and the Landing to be included in a licensing fond dead on the field and six others food products in favor of Canada will In HriiMsels. this trouble the law shculd require all Fourth battery of artillery. district, and the government was con­ were made prisoners. not at present, or not at any early per­ London, April 5.—The Prince and railroads to furnish cars to farmers for Mareuil was the chief of staff of the sidering the matter. iod be in accordance with imperial in­ Princess of Wales started for Copen­ the shipping of their own grain, and Boer army. He was about fifty years R. S. Lake moved to urge on the Do­ MANITOBA LEGISLATURE. terest or within the bounds of reason­ hagen this morning for the pnrpose of should allow the establishment at ship­ 9 old, and is said to have been respon­ miuion government the imperative ne­ able request, and that Canada may at attending the celebration of King ping point , if required, of flat ware- sible for many Boer successes. It is cessity of extending the militia system The Debate on ihe Address Continnes. present be satisfied with die trade and Christians' birthday, which occurs nouses, under proper regulations, by said that he tntered the Boer service to the Territories. Winnipeg, April 6.—On Speaker advantage given her by Great Britain April 8. means of which a farmer wbo cannot merely because war was his trade. He Mr. Bennett seconded Mr. MacKay, Hespeler taking the cbair Mr. Mickle and denied her by all otber countries, Brussels. April 5.—The Prince of conveniently load on cars direct, can. went through a number of campaigns and Dr. Patrick supported it. Premier presented a petition from Albert Dong- and with that valuable preference Wales was shot at today while leaivng for a comparatively small sum, obtain in the French army. Haultain also supported, and paid a las Richards and others asking for leg­ which is enjoyed by Canada in her re­ the railroad station here. He was not for a limited number of days tbe use ot Londcn, April 8.—Lord Roberts re­ high tribute to the monuted police, islature affecting certain trnsts. lations with Great Britain." hurt. As tbe train was leaving tbe a bin of the capacity of a carload. He ports that five companies of British who had been i he pioneers of settle- The several stunning committees re­ Dr. Montague moved tbe adjourn­ Northern station for tbe southern rail- can then transfer his grain to this bin troops have been captured by the Boers meut and civilization. It was almost ported having elected their chairmen ment of the debate, and tbe honse ad­ roid station an individual fired a re­ until he accumulates a carload, to be uear Bethany. a reflection npon the people of the Ter­ as follows: Law amendments, Hon. journed. volver at the Prince of Wales, but then at once shipped. Furnishing oars Bloemfontein. April 7.—Thn first ritories that the militia system allow­ Colin Campbell; private bills, R. F. missed his royal highness. to farmers should be given as a legal cavalry brigade, under Col. Corter, re- ed in other portions of the Dominion Lyons; privileges and elections, W. WILL SEAT NEARLY 7,000. right, and not as a privilege. The re­ connoitered eastward yesterday beyond was not extended to the Northwest. Garland; standing orders, Dr. O. I. Hritish Consul Murdered. port also recommends tbe erection of There was a practical side to tbe ques­ Grain; public accounts, Robt. Rogers: Extensive Changes 1'roposed in R-htiild- Kingston, Jamaica, April 4.—The Louw Kop. They fonnd 150 Boers, lug of the Exhibition (lr indtttand. loading platforms free of charge. and opened fire on tbem with shells. tion, for if the regiments formed were printing, Wm. Ferguson; library, royal mail steamer Don brought news The Boers dispersed instantly. mounted regiments, it should have a Speaker Hespler; agriculture and im­ Winnipeg, April 6.—The board of here yesterday of the assassination of Portugal and Britain. Loudou, April 8.—The Bloemfontein good effect upon the horse m.irket, and migration, .las. Argue; railways, R. directors of the Winnipeg Industrial Mr. James Lyall, the Biitish vice-con­ Lisbon, April 5.—The question of conespoudeut of the Daily Telegraph would develop and improve the breed­ P. Roblin. exhibition made a trip to the grounds sul at Cicda Boliver, Venezuela, Feb. the transport of British troops across telegraphing Thursday, says: "A sedi­ ing of horses. The motion wus carried Mr. Macdonald laid on the table the Thursday morning on special electrio 28. Mr. Lyall, who was an English­ Portugese territory from Beira, Portu­ tious meeting was summoned by Trans­ unanimously. annual report of the department of the cars and decided definitely as to the man and 22 years of age, was leaving gese East Africa, into Rhodesia, hav­ vaal emissaries for yesterday at Leouw- The honse went into committee on attorney-general, and the regulations position of tbe British Columbia build­ the consulate when he was fatally stab­ ing been brought np in thn chamber of bnrg, but nobody attended. Boer pa­ the bill to incorporate Vork on. A. L. of tbe advisory board, as to teachers ing and also as to the position and bed as he went into tbe street. The deputies, the foreign minister, Senor trols from Brandfort have cut the tele­ Sifton moved the omission of the second certificates. style of the new grand stand. In order murderer, who was arrested and lodged Bi-irao, made the following statement: graph wires betweeu here and Boshof. clause, which limited tbe borrowing The sitting occupied most of tbe first to give the British Columbia building in prison, is said to have confessed the "The transport of British soldiers by The British scouts reported that a force powers of the proposed town council, hour with tho passing of motions for as good a location as possible tbe grain crime, but added that he was merely railroad from Beira to UmtaJi was re­ of from 10,000 to 18,000 Boers had on tbe ground that the municipal ordi­ var ons returns and the asking and ans­ and horticultural bmldings will be the agent of others in the commission quested by Gieat Britain and con­ been seen beyond Bosman's Kop mov­ nance wonld be compied with by all wering of questions relating largely to turned sideways to tbe main bnilding of the deed. sented to by Portugal because the Brit­ ing from Thaba N'Chu to the south. towns alike, and exemptions should not dismissals of civil servants. Mr. Camp­ and brought closer and in tbe space ish government thereby only exercised Stubborn China. The enemy, by appeals and menaces be granted to one town that was not iu bell continued the debate ou the ad­ thuR left, about 150 feet west of tbe a right recognized in the treaties be­ combined, are vainly trying to induce existence in other towns. Tbe amend­ dress, speaking for an hour and a half; main building, the British Columbia Berlin, April 5.—The Pekin corre­ tween tbe two countries The outbreak the burghers to take tbe field again" ment was lost. The bill passed through and was followed by Mr. Norris for an bnilding will be erected. spondent of the National Zeitung des­ of the war has not abrogated tbese committee and was reported. Other hour and ten minutes, ending at 6.30 The changes which will be made cribes the "growing stubbornness of treaties, which were concluded and bills were advanced, aud the house ad­ o'clock. Mr. Robt. Rogers will have with the grand stand and paddo k will tbe tsung li yamen (Chinese foreign signed prior to the war by Portngal in CANADIANS UNDER HUTTON. journed. the floor in the debate today. be such as to completely remodel that office) toward all the powers, Russia a spirit of loyalty. There could occur Formation of Mounted Kille in t Under part of the grounds. The present grand included." and he mentions the fact no more solemn occasion than the pres­ Former General Ofll«.-r Comin incling. Regina. April 6.—Petitions were Winnipeg, Apiil 5.—On the legisla­ stand is 400 feet long and it has been that Russia finds herself unable to ob­ ent to declare that the British cabinet presented nraying for the incorporation ture resuming yesterday the galleries found that both for the finish of tr-o tain the consent of the Chinese govern­ has maintained with loyalty for which Bloemfontein, April 7—There has were again completely filled with been a reorganiz ition of the Mounted of the public hospital at Edmonton and horse races and for the platform attrae- ment to a railway from Monkden to there is reason for congratulation. the Victoria hospital at Prince Albert. eager spectators and standing room tious, those seated at extremities are Pekin. Germany's offer to penetrate up Please God that these good relations Infanry corps ot the army under Lord was at a premium. The speaker's gal­ Roberts, the new division thus con­ In answer to Thomas McKay J. H. too far away to obtain a fair view. It the Chinese rivers with gunboats have shall always be maintained." Ross, commissioner of public works, lery was largely tilled with ladies who has been decided therefore to remove failed because the boats are too deep. stitute i being put nnder command of bave manifested more imerest in the Territorial Assembly. General Hamilton.. One brigade of said the amount of < 92,000 for damage 125 feet from each end of tbe stand to to public works by floods, granted by deliberations of this legislature than in what are now tbe ends of tbe paddock European Immigrants. Regina, April b.—The Territorial the division is formed of the Canad­ any previous one for some years. ians, Australians, New Zealanders and tbe federal government, was estimated and place them at such an angle that Londou, April 5.—Mr. Haslett, of honse sat for half an hour today. R. on the basis of information obtained Tbe petition presented by Hon. C. those occupying seats therein will be the Canadian Pacifio immigration S. Lake, of Grenfell, gave notice of a other coloniul units und bas been placed H. Campbell from the Presbyterian under command of Lieut.-Col. Hutton, from various sources. able to obtain a fair view of both the office, takes an excellent party of em- resolution requesting the Domiuion In reply to Charles Fisher, F. W. G. churches in Canada asking for the in­ track and platform while the stands or grants to Canada. Tbey are well-to-do government to extend the militia sys­ late commanding officer of the militia corporation of certain persons as trus­ forces of Canada. The second brigade, Haultain said the government was "bleachers" will be far enongh remov­ farmers, witb smaller capital, being tem to the Territories as soon as pos­ willing to appoint a Roman Catholic tees of that church was received and ed from the main stand not to interfere tbe firat fruit of the government's sible. The notice was received with ma

Winnipeg, April 8 —Brown & Ruth­ C. P. R. (ieneral Manager. Copenhagen, April 6.—The Prince Montreal, April 6.—Private H. For­ Dnnreta, Man., April 5.—A number Topeka, Kan., April 5.—The election erford's plauiug mill which has stood Montreal. April 8.—Mr. D McNicoll aud Princess of Wales arrived here tbis est, of the first Cauadian contingent, of farmers around here have made a for the city officers iu the town of for the past eighteen years on the Red was the recipient of numerous tele­ evening and were met at tbe railroad whose death from fever at Bloemfon­ stai t at seeding. This week will see a Seattle, Marshall county, yesterday, river bank, ji st west of the Louise grams from all parts of tbe Canadian station by King Chiistian of Denmark tein bas been announced, was not a considerable part iu the gronnd if the was a contest between the men and bridge, was to ally destroyed by fire Pacific railway, and from prominent and the entire royal family. .As tbe French-Canadian, bnt was a nephew of present fine weather continnes, as tbe women, the men winning. The ticket about 6 o'clock Friday morning. Tbe railway men in the United States con- train drew up to the pltaform the king Mr. Forest, managing editor of the soil is in fine order to receive the seed. composed ei-tirely of women was elect­ advanced to the royal saloon carriage ed a year ago. The women offioeH tota loss is estimated by Mr. Brown at gratulaiutg him upon his appointment Montreal Witness. He was the only and entering it alone, was the first to English-speaking member of the 61st Rosenfeldt, April 5. — Widenfeld headed by Mrs. Elizabeth, mayor, were $15,000; $5,000 being the amount of to the po-ition of secoud vice-president insurant e. greet its occupants. battalion who voluuteered for servioe settlement is again taking the lead. candidates for te election, bnt the men and general manager of tbe C.P.R. in South Africa Ernmond Siemens, David Wiebe and rebelled against prohibition enforced Portage la Prairie, April 7.—Accord­ system. The offices of the first and Dublin, April 6. — Cjneen Victoria's Jobann Klassen, each had several acres by women, aud the result was that ing to the as essment i oil for 1900, the tnird vice-presidents have not yet been first day of residence in Dublin passed Palmerston, April 5.—W. J. Ward, of wheat drilled in on March 30, and their ticket was elected. population of Portage la Prairie is 3,- filled, but Mr. C. R. Hosmer is men­ qnite uneventfully. Such scenes as mayor, was unseated today for lack of seeding is quite general this week. If 917 souls, of which 910 are school tioned for tbe former and Mr. Ogden there were might well have occurred in qualification. This is the second mayor the present fine weather continues the Regina, April 5.—Seeding began yei- children. for the Litter. Loudon. unseated bere this year. wheat seeding will be well advanced. terday on Petrics farm, Tregarvo. 1 .1.1 .- -** _ ; Katie Petronia, John Papsun, Mike the settlers for up to the time of hard BANDY'S QUICK WIT BLAME THE UMPIRE. A HOT DAY EPISODE, 1 Olshaski, Mary Papsun. frost a water tank was regularly sent OUR SCHOOLS. ; The Vomitf Man Wanted a Book Tbat DEPARTMENT I. down for their use. This courtesy was The lli-.it -.1 i ..II*. Basalts) Ot a Sit, ne-* UNCLE JOHN'S MODEL WIFE WAb I i IM Blow. Would Kreese HU Blood. GRADE H (preparatory)-James greatly appreciated. If may he here EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. Everybody knows the old nursery. "Hnve you anything horrible in Standing of Pupils lor the Kenny, Jane O'Loughlin, LorettaRuls, stated that the Gordon Bros, have suc­ rhyme which runs like this: stock?'' asked the young man witb the ceeded in obtaining very good water iu For the want of a nail i ho shoe was lost, limp collar and the suffused brow as Month of Marcli. Mathew Petras, Katie Vaselenak, An Bseltln** Mine That Was Grandly j a well fifteen feet deep on their coulee For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, he walked into the lair of tbe book­ Mary Rusbaski, Cassie Cody, Joseph Won When Ii Seemed Surely Lout For the want of a horse the rider was lost, seller. Cunningham. lot. JiiHt Became This Clever Woman j For the want of tho rider a kingdom >va» lout. Reports From Hie Public Schools and also "By any particular author?" GRADE I, PART u.—George Petronia, Soon after the arrival of Mr. Brand- "Seen Her Unty, and She Done It." And nil for the want of a horseshoe nail. the Catholic Separate School. "I couldn't specify. To tell you the Mike Petronia, Joseph Garrick, Joseph ley's party other immigrants came, This is a story on the same principle, "My wife,' remarked Uncle John Al- | truth, I ain't literary. But a friend of and in a short time eleven teams went Tlie boss smelter in one of the large- Petronia and Andrew Krusceki, John gus with an air of pride and proprietor­ mind was describing something he iron works iu the Lawreneeville dis­ Below is the report by standards of Sveda and Emma Lagraiiilciir, Joseph out to work on the canal. More set­ ship, somewhat more prevalent among ! read, and I have been thinking that young husbands in their honeymoons than trict is au enthusiastic baseball fiend. the grading of pupils of the High and Bakos, Katie Bakos and Louisa Reid, tlers continued to come in and a Sun­ maybe books have more sense in 'em among old ones who have heen married j He knows a.s much about the national day School was organized with thirty than I gave 'em credit for. I forgot Public Schools for the month of March Winnie Kelly, Mike Seaman, Joseph­ for 50 years or more, as Uncle John was— j game as lie does about his trade aud the name of it, but anything iu that —names in order of merit: ine McDonald, Lizzie McDonald, Steve one children present. Late in the sum­ "my wife is one uv them women the Lord perhaps more. only make* a few uv, arid them mighty ; line'll do." HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Bakos; Stove Kosko ancl Joseph Danis, mer work on the canal was partly sus­ Any old kind of a game, as long as It scatterin. She's jist ez good natured and j "There are some ghost stories over STANDARD VIII.— E. HeilSOll. absent. pended ior a time to enable the men to j is baseball, suits him. When the happy now as she wuz when I courted on that shelf." GRADE I, CART I. Annie Hasulak, secure their winter's supply of hay. Pirates are nol at home, he satisfies his STANDARD VII.—L. and A. Ripley, her, hut Maudy ain't all mush and spoon ! "May I read a little in 'em Just to They were most anxious to attend to victuals, and there's times when she has craving for the sport by watching some equal; K. McNabb. Kate Olshaski, Carrie Hughes, Mary sample the goods?" to bo handled with keer er somethin will amateurs play ou a vacant piece of STANDARD VI.—E. Whitney, L. Vaselenak, Isabella Faborell ; Roberta this work for they had heard much of "Certainly." be sp'iled. Hho's got temper a-plenty, and | ground near Thirty-sixth street. Last Sage, absent. the severity of Canadian winters, and In less thau a quarter of an hour he Fleetwood, J. O'Hagan, E. MeKiilop. she ain't afeered uv the old serpent him- Saturday afternoon there was a game all through November, December, Jan­ came back to the bookseller. STANDARD V.—H. Link, E. Sloane, PREPARATORY CLASS. •elf. I mind one thing she done once that j between tbe Boyal Hobsons and the I'll never fergit ef I live to be older than j N. Garbutt. J. Fraser, I. Link, H. SECTION L—Katie Regatz and John uary and February were wondering Admiral Deweys, and of course the "It'll take too long to find out that tho parson's wife's bonnet. way," he said. "I haven't seen any­ Fraser; AI. and 13. Holloway not grad­ Cunningham, Adolphus Roy and and wondering when the severe boss smelter was there. It was au ex­ "In them days Mandy weighed a hun- j thing yet that fills the bill." ed. George Garrick, John Seaman, Mike weather was coming, and they are still citing contest. Joe Groggs pitched deril ahd eighty-seven pounds in her ] "I'm afrakl we haven't what you wondering. Such line open weather great ball for the Hobson bugs and STANDARD IV, SENIOR.—E. Burnett, Rutsetski, Mary Kobatch, Mary Vase­ fitockin feet, and I wuz only a scant hun- j want in stock." dud and forty. We had on the farm all struck live men out one after another. H. Mewburn ; A. McNabb and B. Nim­ lenak, Stephen Papsun, Annie Boyd, during the winter months has seldom "I'll get ray friend to give me the tho time seven er eight head uv fine ; The boss smelter bad beeu whooping Ella Bodie. heen known hy these people and even iuons. equal, A. Davies; W. Taylor horses, and one winter we had a pair uv j 'er up for the Deweys and got excited. title and then come back. He said ft SECTION IL—Frank Kenny, Mike those who are from the Southern part would be souiethiug that would freeze and B. Stafford, equal; A. Wallace, 4-year-olds that we prided ourselves per- < •yer rotten!" he shouted to the um­ of Utah are loud iu their praise of the the blood in your veins and make your M. Halliday, A. Buhner, G. Bruchet' Supina, Joseph Kobatch, Katie Vase­ tickeler on, fer they had been takin pre- j pire, and then somebody hit the boss iniiims at the fair every year since they hair stand on end. If I could find J. Paris, E. Dooley. lenak and Alice Vaselenak, Stephen Alberta winter. One family which smelter in the eye. There was a fight, wuz yearlin's. They had speed, too, and 1 something to do that, I'd be tlie most M. Papsun, George Cody, James Ruis, owns twelve head of horses were only during which the boss smelter was hit STANDARD IV, JUNIOR.— A. Niven, 0. we thought they couldn't be beat by j liberal customer you ever sold to. I'm able to secure six loads of hay iu (heir in the other eye. Some of bis friends Freeman, L. Paris, S. Bentley, F. O'­ Joseph Rutkajy, Alice Vaselenak, anything in that neck uv woods, but a dead tired of having the blood go took bim home. All that night his Hagan, F. Whitney. F. McBeth, I. Annie Bakos, Anastasia Callahan, stackyard for winter feed. To-day, neighbor uv ours named Hall—everybody j through my veins like hot water knowed Jim Hall, jist like thoy knowed wife kept two raw pieces of beefsteak Hardie, B. Jones, Q, Cole ; G. Barnes, SECTION HI,—Johanna Petronia, March 20, there are still four loads lelt. through the pipes of a Turkish bath, me—had a pair he had bought In the next ; on bis swollen optics to draw out the The horses have fed out all winter in and if I could get something that J. McDonald and R. Barclay, absent. John Kropinak and George Seaman, county that he offered to bet a cow and | Inflammation, but it was no good. He sight of the settlement. They are all would make my hair stand on end STANDARD JU, SENIOR.—A. Wall* John Rutkajy, Mary Ferans, Annie calf could beat ours hands down. He couldn't see at till next morning. So used to let 'em out past our place to kind | awhile so the breeze could get through work, V. Finnis, 0. Davies, H. Minimi*, Nemetts, Annie Kegatz, Stephen looking and feeling in first class con­ word was sent to the works that he uv tantalize us, and I tell you tliey wuzn't it I'd give you the biggest bill lu my Krigofski, George Sveda, Julia Rus­ dition, and are now being used for wasn't able to come. The smelting de­ ('. Hyssop, W. Fleetwood, W. Garbutt, a funeral percession by a long ways, but salary envelope and never say a word ploughing. In no part of Utah could partment is one of (hose institutions A. O'Hagan, D. Hyssop, E. Hender­ baski, John Vaselenak. Mandy Used to laugh and say we'd show except 'keep the change.' "—Washing­ 1 which fall to pieces unless the boss is son, It. Pierce, R. Wylie, A. Holloway, such a circumstance have been possible him something when the goin got good. ton Star. Millions (liven Away. there all the time to watch things. 0. Nolan, T. Fleetwood, R, Freeman, Late in the fall the settlers began to "You see, it was along in November then, nnd the roads hadn't froze yet. The l Without the boss smelter it couldn't build houses, some of which are good 1. McBeth, .1. McBeth. It is certainly gratifying to the pub­ first snow come in December with a i run. and so the department was closed STANDARD HI, JUNIOR.—B. Warren, lic to know of one concern which is not looking structures, while others again mighty cold spell followln and hangin on, down for the day. Fifty men and boys .1. Ross, E. Cole, W. Hyssop, N. Hardy, afraid to be generous. The proprietors are pretentious, and will afterwards be and In about a week er ten days we had ' lost a day and all because somebody fine Bleighin, and ono afternoon Mandy P, Bardet, E. Henderson, G. Hardie, of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con used as kitchens to larger and more had bit the boss iu the eye.—Pittsburg said she guessed wo ought to hitch up the Press. D. Robson, A. Hardie, T. MoNabb, 0. sumption, coughs and colds, have given com mod ions premises. bays and go out for some air and exercise. Freeman, A. Niven, L. Niven, G. Staf­ away over ten million trial buttles and In November a large schoolroom 21x That was enough fer me, and I had the How to I.HII l Good*. team to the cutter and out at the gate ford, 0. McDonald, 0. Wallace, H. have tin- satisfaction id knowing it has is II was begun. It was finished early Pat Maloney was nailing a box con­ waitin fer the lady ln less than no time. Henderson, W. Pierce, .1. Davis. F. in the New year, at a cost of over $500. taining articles which be intended cured thousands of hopeless cases. 'The team wuz leelin as frisky as kit­ Moran. Asthma, Bronchitis, La Giippe .and all It is used on Sundays asn church while tens, and the way they slung the snow sending by rail. From the nature of STANDARD ii.—A. Stafford, L. Tay­ throat and lung diseases aro surely filling the purpose of a schoolroom dur­ and spun over tho road would stir the the contents a friend knew it was es­ blood in a wooden man When wo got to sential that the box should not be in­ lor, G. Elliott, J. McKay, H. Taylor, E. fined by it. Call on J. D. Higinbot­ ing the week. the turnpike, where the folks usually let verted duriug the passage. He ven Heed, II. Henson, E. Fleetwood, W. The town, which is a mile square, is ham druggist, antl get a free trial bottle. their teams out, I guess there wuz a dozen tared io suggest to Pat to write con­ laid out in blocks of eight lots each, Johnston, B. Moran, A. Whitney, Regular .size 50c and LOO. Every hot lie er more movin up and down at a clippin spicuously on the case, "This side up, gait, and we sailed right in among 'em, W. Hyssop, A. Davis. F. McLean, L. garanteed. each lot having an area of 1} acres. With euro." A few days afterward, and in about seven minutes wo passed ev Gaibutt, J. Hardie, Gr. Brady, H. Win­ The streets which cross each other at, erything on the road. seeing Pat again, he asked, "Heard chester, M. Clark, 8. Davis. STIRLING. right angles are 100 feet wide. There "Jim Hall wuzn't out with his team, any more about your goods'/ Did tliey STANDARD I, PART II.—L, Kenni­ are now over forty dwellings erected and I could see that Mandy wuz gittin get there safely V anxious, though she wuzn't sayin much. "Every one of tbem broke," said Pat. burgh, I. Pierce, B. Elliott, M. McKay, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LITTLE A carload of cedar posts and one ef The road leadin to Jims place struck the "The whole lot? Did you label it, M. Garden, H. Mewburn, S, Johnston, barbed wire bave just arrived for fenc­ TOWN O.N THE NARROW GAUGE. pike about 200 yards from the upper turn, 'This side up.' as I told you?" "Please leud me er dime, mister." J. MeKiilop, M. Shorthouse*, W. Rob­ ing purposes. More posts will quickly and there wuz no sign uv him as we pass­ "Yes, I did. Aud for fear tbey "What for?" follow. Many of the lots are now ed, and we didn't see him as we come back, ertson, H. MeKiilop, R. Freeman, E3, Arrival ol Un* First Settlers, -Tbe Al­ shouldn't see it on the cover I put it on "To buy bread."—New York Journal. but just after we got by his road wo hocrd Barker, G. Mitchell, F. aMcBeth, S. berta Winter a Surprl-ie.—Progrosh ploughed, while all soon will be, and the bottom too."—Tit-Bits. oi Stirling.—Great Faith in a clatter up the pike, nnd, by crackey, McDiarmid, R.Sherlock, E. Fleetwood, then fencing ancl planting will follow. Glad Anticipation*-. Ilie Future. there wuz Jim a-eomin lickety spit. I J. Watson, E. Clark, M. Noble, 0. A considerable supply of garden seeds guess he'd been to the posfoffioe, and the Two of a Kind. Sauntering Sim—Wot was de hap­ Winchester, L, Clark, M, Johnston. have been sent, for, together with a way howuz comin after us wuz like a "See that fellow on the corner?" piest time in your life? Stirling is a settlement of Mormon mink after chickens Mandy took one "That pale, lean looking man?" Tired Treadwell—When 1 had de ty­ STANDARD I, CLASS I.—W. Kenni­ large number of leading shade trees people from i'tah and Idaho, aud is look over her shoulder and told mo to let "Yes. the one who looks as If he phoid fever. burgh, B. Davies, B. McKay, aM. Davis, and wind breaks, also a supply of fruit em go for all they wuz wuth. I didn't about twenty milesS. E. of Lethhridge. hadn't enjoyed a meal for at least nine Sauntering Sim—Dat's queer. People Nina Finnis, A. Mitchell, F. Coultry, shrubbery, so that if the conditions are need to lie coaxed, and by the time sho Mormon settlers have for some years had said the words we wuz fairly flyin years." is s'posed to be too sick to git auy en­ W. Stafford, N. Fairhurst, N. Kirk- favorable our town will soon look like heen located at in Southern over the smooth snow track, and 'im wuz "I see him. Friend of yours?" joyment out of life when dey liave dat. ham, I) Shorthouse, T. Niven. some ot those wo bave left behind. Alberta. For some time past the ad­ comin right behind us too Fer tho first "No, but he reminds nie very strongly Tired Treadwell—Yes. I kuow dat's STANDARD I, CLASS II.—F. Harvey, In addition to t heir town lots each few rods wo gained on him, then ho begun de common supposition, but say, Sim, vantages of Alberta, to a people thor­ of Emperor William." S. Lowther, L. McDiarmid, W. Noble, man has from 20 to 100 acres of farm­ to creep up on us in Spite uv all we could "Doesn't resemble any of the em­ I just laid dere and was nappy t'inkin oughly trained in methods of irrigation do Everybody on the road knowed how ing land under the canal. A fence, peror's pictures that I've ever looked wot I'd do wid de thirst I had on me 11. Kenniburgh, C. Cole, 0. Dooley, T. me and Jim set store by our teams, and had heen talked of and this part of when I got up. Nolan, B. McDonald, A. Mewhurn, B' twelve miles in length, will soon he put they pulled out to one sick* and give us all af Canada had made a favorable impres­ "I know it, but it's easy enough to see Brady, F. linker. F. Brady, G. Rowe, around this land, each man paying ac­ the room there wuz. sion upon those peoj le of Utah anil that his diet doesn't agree with him." Sermons In Trees. A. Niven. cording to the number ofacres he owns. "I shook up my beauties as I felt bim Idaho who were desirous of seeking —Chicago Times-Herald. De Long Stayre (who has been pros­ STANDARD I, CLASS in, — F. Heed, A. It is calculated that the cost per rod drawln up on me, but shakin wuzn't other and desirable locations for new enough, and I touched 'em once er twice ing on in the same manner for three T will be from 23 to HO cents, or less than Her I dr.i nt Haute. Johnston, W . Fairhurst, F. Jones, F. homes. President 0, 0. Card of Card­ with the whip, but Jim jist tared back on hours)—See tbe trees, Miss Bright; this to those who dig their own post Husband (ill at homo)-Did you post Monis, H. Wiley. B. McEwen, J. ston, has for some time heen most his strings, lookin like destruction smilin how like human beings they are. They holes and put up the fence. When at desolation, and kept a comin. When that letter I gave you? know when it is time to doff their Hyssop, ('. McNabb, 13. Johnson, A. active in recommending to his southern finished, the land will be sown witb his horses' heads passed our dashboard Wife (back from hurried shopping summer garb and don their autumn Hendersou, M. Robertson, S. Moran, friends anil co-religionists this section and I could see the snort in their noses, I Banner Oats and Red Fife wheat. If tour)—N-o; I forgot it uutil the last trappings. And in the spring- STANDARD I, CLASS IV.—Brian Mc­ of country as a very desirable one for got kind uv sick and thought I'd have to minute. it, is fouml necessary to irrigate the let go, but Mandy nerved me up, and I Miss Bright—And in tbe spring, Mr. Rae, J. Mitchell, F. Whitney, M. "It was very important." them to settle upon. hung o:i and leaned away forrerd as if Stayre, they show their intelligence by Pierce, II. Williams, M. Fleetwood, M. people will be able lo apply those prin­ No great amount of exodus, however, that would help some By this time Jim's "Oh, it's all right! I gave it to a lit­ leaving at tbe proper time.—New York cipals of irrigation which have made Jones, R. McKay, F. Howe, A. Hyssop, horses had their heads even with mine, tle boy who promised to give it to an­ World. took place until the commencement of T II. Winchester, M. McCaity, R. Mc­ L tah famous. After lhe eiops are har­ and I hold him there for a minute cr such other little boy, whose half uncle lives work on fhe irrigation canal, now Hear­ Rae, M. Stafford, W. Clark, J. Wallace, vested this immense piece of land, hav­ a matter, but jist as 1 begun to have a next door to a postman."—Stray Sto­ Illustrations Ready at Hand. ing completion. The contract for this hope that it might be a neck and neck at Student—Heat expands and cold con­ A. Stafford, 1). McDiarmid. ing an area of eight scpiare miles, will ries. work was accepted hy the authorities the finish Mandy reached fer the line next tracts. be thrown open for grazing purposes. North Ward School. of the Mormon Church. Then it was to her, and, with a sudden jerk, she pull­ Some Can't. Professor—Correct. Give an exam­ We have now about 200 inhabitants ed tho team off to ono side uv the road, Miss Daintee—What an awful occu­ ple. JUNIOR HI.—0. Link, R. Johnston, that special efforts were made to in' where the snow wuz in a high drift, and ancl many more will join us during the pation! To be employed in a place Student—During the summer tbe af­ (i. Link, M. Rhodes, J. Cain, M. Bart­ duce large numbers of to Jim went, ahead with a yell that made my spring and summer. We have also a where tbey tlu meats. fections of city people for their couu­ on. W. Maxwell, J. Davis. coin<*Tiere, primarily to work on the ears stand out like windmill dappers Post Oflice, of which Mr. Brandley is Mr. Edgemoro- Well, it argues a cer­ try relatives expand and lu winter SENIOR IL—H. Kerr. D. Nimiuons, canal, and with Ihe ultimate object of "I wuz that dazed fer a minute at tain ability. Postmaster. It is only right to add Mandy that 1 couldn't do a lick, and, they contract. E. Muir, ('. Munroe, T. Muir, E. Ros­ settling in Southern Alberta and build­ Miss Da in tee-- Ability! that a great measure of our comfort deacon though I wuz, I'm afeerd I'd ing up the country. Great numbers Mr. Edgemore—Certainly. They only aine, A. Hammerberg, M. Gain, M. and success is due to the untiring ef­ a-used language that wouldn't have N« Chance For Ennnl. employ those who can!-New York Jones, W. Wallwork, W. Rhodes, A. eame both hy rail and road and after forts of that gentleman, who, in addi­ sounded exactly right in Sunday school, aMr. Myles—Did your wife find any­ but before I had a chance to make a move World. Rosaine, D. Rhodes. resting for a time went to work on the tion to great business tact, possesses a thing to occupy ber time at the springs genial and courteous manner which Mandy made a flyin leap over the side uv tbis summer? JUNIOR H.—A, Barton, W. Kerr, A. canal, The lirst lo arrive in Stirling Costly lUisniiileratandtna,'. answers well for the future prosperity tho sleigh and lit ln the deep snow. Then Irate Customer-Look here. The bill Mr. Styles—Anything to occupy her Wells, Archie Graham, Annie Gra­ were Theodore Brandley (now leader of Stirling.—S. I wuz dazeder than ever and had some for those two boxes of cigars I bought time! Well, I should say she did! She ham. of the people) and his family, together kind uv an idee that we'd been struck by an earthquake or something and Mandy of you last mouth calls for $14. Didn't spent four hours every day changing SENIOR L—A. Wells, W. Hurst, N. with several other families, numhoring A Horrible Outbreak wuz killed, and I must go back after her you tell mo they were throe for a her dresses and throe hours putting on Link, A. Barton, in all about,.',() souls. They ai rived on and dig her out But the team had their her hats! '•Of large sores on my little daugh­ nickel? 6cnscs with them, and when thoy felt, thoy JUNIOR I. -B. Kerr. P. Rhodes. E. the night of the 4th of May and were Tobacconist—Not at all, sir. 1 told ter's heal developed into a ease of scald had nigh two huuderd pounds loss load to Johnston, J. Graham, F. David, H. met hy C. O. Card. That night the Menu Mysteries. head'" writes C. D. Isbill of Morgan ton, haul than before Mandy jumped they you they wore free from nicotine.— "What's this!" exclaimed the hungry Sprout. S. Munroe, E. Sprout, J. Vere. little party camped at I he section house Tenn., but Buck.en's Arnica Salve com­ didn't stop to see what hnd happened, but Chicago Tribune. and were most hospitably entertained pletely cured her. It's n guaranteed lot theselvesout on a spurt that wus chuck man. "You bave no less than half a dozen dishes here styled 'a la dos­ CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL. by ,Mr. and Mrs. Morrison. Next morn­ cure for Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, full uv chain lightniu, and out uv the lu Old Kentucky. snowdrift I could hear Mandy scream sier.' " ing they moved to a location about Pimples, Sores, Ulcers ancl Piles. Only Stranger*—Have you lived long in this Mmidlii;*. oi t'lipilN lor Ilie 'ionlli Of 'Go it, John; you'roall right now. section ? "Yes," said the waiter affably. half a mile south of the depot, were 25c. at J. D. Higinbotham k Co. .11 u reli. 'And so I wuz, and so wuz Mandy, fer Native—No, tab. I am a gentleman, "That's because we are not allowed to waggons were unloaded, tents pitched before Jim knowed that anything had sah! And it is impossible for gentle­ tell what's in 'em." Following is tho standing of pupils and other preparations made to begin happened I wuz up with him, alongside, men to live long in this section, sah.— neck and neck, nose and nose, ahead and in tho Catholic Separate School, at settlement. Like pilgrims of old Mr. Washington Star. It Was "So Sudden." ATLANTIC past, and when I pulled upnt the toll gate Lethbiidge, lor the month of March. "Miss Gwendolen." said he, as they Brandley gathered his small company ho wuz ton lengths behind and too much A Soldierly Quality. sat on the beach in the moonlight, DEPARTMENT m. fogethei and then all joined in giving surprised to even cuss Examiner—What is the chief quali­ 'will you marry me?" GRADE v.—Ernest Kenny, Cassie thanks to Almighty God for having "Mandy wuz in the middle uv the road ::L brushln the snow out uv hor clothos and fication for a soldier? "This is so sudden." she cried. preserved them from all perils anil Sheran. waitin fer mo as I come back, and when I Frenchman—A thorough knowledge "My love?" be asked. dangers incident to so long a journey GRADE IV.-—Katie Roy, Hereld Sage. Prom From said I'd give her a now Bilk dress for that of penmanship. "No." she replied. "Your nerve."— Edith Kenny, George Tennant, Henry and asked His blessing upon their Portland. Halifax. she said it wuz only what any w'u'e ought Baltimore American. Parisian- .Minn Line .. Apr. 7... Apr. 8 to do fer her husband, but she couldn't Kottinan. future labors. i alifoniiiin -Allan Line Apl. 11.... Direct Uouhle liniiii f. prove it by showia nie whoro any other Tunisian- aVllan Line Apl. 21. Ap], 21 The Same, tint Different. GRADE HI, SENIOR. Vina Luse, Knowing that the small supply of Dominion -Dominion Line , .Apr. 13. .Apr. 11 wife had overdone it, and I made her take Commuter—When I fint went to live Frances Clyne, Annie Bardet, May stores brought with them would soon Caiiibromaii—Dominion Line Apl. 17 Direct, tho dross in spite uv herself That's the Montrose—Heaver Line . Apl. 18 Apl. Ill in the country. 1 pronounced the name Sheran, Mary Slaw son, Herbert Slaw- be exhausted Mr. Brandley made a trip Lake Huron—Heaver Line Apr. 25... Apr. 86 kind off a heroine my wife is. .uni Uncle John went down into his inside picket j of my house "Oakhurst Cottage." son. to Lethbridge and returned with a sup­ Krom Now York New York—American Line Apl. IS and iished out a quaint, old fashioned da­ Citiman—Well, how do you pro­ DEPARTMENT IL ply oi food, and other necessaries suit­ St. Paul—American Line Apr. 25 guerreotype in a brand new gilt frame.— nounce It now? Westernland—Kod Star Line Apl. IS Chicago Inter Ocean GRADE HI, JUNIOR.—Maggie Cun­ able to the wants of his people. Soon Kensington—Rod Star Line Apr. 25 Commuter—"O Curst Cottage."—New ningham, Cornine Hoy, Mainline Delay, after their arrival the new comers had Ktruria—('unard Line Apl. 11 York World. ( ampania—(-unard Line Apr. 21 Josephine Gareau, Maggie O'Loughlin. a taste of Canadian weather. A heavy Oceanic—White Star Line Apl. 18 Picture, Not I'nlnt. Th* Canal Preliminaries. Adjector Begin, - Frances Barrieau, snowstorm accompanied by high winds Teutonic—White Star Line Apl. SS An art patron ono day came into Tur Germanic—White Star Line May 2 nor's studio when the artist was already The theatrical season is open. Ten Agnes Sheran, Mary Maguire: Cornille came upon them am. ror a time caused stilts of Nebraska—Allan State laine .May 5 famous He looked at a picture und ask- actresses have stopped runaway teams, a suspension of work. Some ground ('abin. SJ2J0, *?5t». MO, tX70, ?S0 and upward-.. r Danis absent. Intermediate, S32.50 and upwards. til what was the price The artist named »»"V ^sag^jagtyv-SKf*;** one has caught a thief, two have had GRADE II, SENIOR.—Edna Mantle, was now broken and seeds were plant­ Steerage, %'2:'..:I.KY-BK.U.. B.A. the Kast owing to the illness of Mrs. an early date. This will be good news Beauty and Glasses. SUNDAYS:- BInny. N. Melvor is now acting as to the settler* along that stream who Matlusat it a.m. You may be sure of grace­ Sunday School at 3 p.ni roadmaster. are now compelled to ford the creek Kvensong at 7:30 txm. ful figures on your walls Celebration of tho Holy Communion !•— Miss Higinbotham's horse sustained when coming into town. if you select them from 1st Sunday in the Month after Matins. Other Sundays, at S.:tu a.m. what, will no doubt be a fatal injury The annual report of the Department our stock of Wednesdays—Evencong at 7.30 p.m., with ad* this week. While attempting to jump of Indian Affairs for the year ended, dress. Guild of St. Monica (Ladies) meets fortnightly over a fence it wa.s impaled on the June 'd0, 1899, has been received at this Women on Tuesday, at 3.30 p.m., at the Rectory. sharp pointed pickets. office. This volume, containing over Baptisms at tlio times appointed by the Book "MDaVV "Pavers. strain of Common Prayer. Mrs. John Kenny was in Great Falls 000 pages of interesting information Choir Practice on Friday evenings at 8. \VK ALSO SAVE IN STOCK this week attending her son, Fred, who concerning the wards of the govern­ their is in the hospital nnd very ill with ment, is profusely illustrated. The Sberwin Williams' Paints, Alflbastine /-* eyes pneumonia. Latest reports stated that Blackfoot Indians number 3,717 souls, waste nerve energy and produce he was improving slowly. divided up as follows: Blackfoot agen­ and Enamels. premature wrinkles, because they think cy, 1,096; Blood agency, 1,278: Peigan Children's 250 tons of coke are being shipped glasses detract from their agency, 530. daily to Great Falls, Helena and Ana­ FORD. personal charms. conda smelters. The coke is brought John Bruce is expected from Mac­ iiiuiiiiiaiiiiiiiiitiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiilii Properly fitted glasses positively Improve Headwear. from Fernie by the 0. P. K. and trans­ leod any day, and will at once get iiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuaiiii the looks of those with defective eyes. ferred at this place to the A. R. & O. his brick yard into running order, We put beauty ln glasses as Co.'s road. in order that the demand for brick may We would call the at­ be supplied as soon as possible. By well as behind them. During the performance of the Col­ rn tention of ladies to the present appearances a large amount of umbia Comedy Co. tonight (Thursday) building is to be doue in Lethbridge Prompt and careful attention paid to all large stock of Children's at tlie opera house the celebrated during the coming summer, but, in dif­ Kepairing. Headwear just received Somer Family will introduce their ferent cases work is delayed owing to it ECE1VED All work aud goods guaranteed. beautiful musical, singing and dancing this week. beiug impossible to secure brick. This The largest repair trade in town. specialties. will now, no doubt, soon be overcome. An assortment of BRUSHES from Boeckl Bros. & Co., G. H. Johnston is desirous of securing including Paint, Kalsomine, Horse, Scrub, Shoe and Eyes examined free with our $85 trial New business blocks we understand, ease. Spectacles as low as 25c. Misses L, & J. McLeay. several singers to take part in a cantata are to be erected, and additions made Stove Brushes, and Stable Brooms. entitled "Daniel," which he is endeav­ to old ones, to say nothing of several oring to get up. Any information in new private residences. This ought to WALL PAPERS AND BORDERS in newest R. A. WRIGHT, regard lo same can be had from that be a very busy season in Lethbridge. JEWELLER & OPTICIAN. gentleman, designs and colorings. Sign of the large gold watch. 11. II. Driggs, of Palmyra, Mich., ac­ SMYTH AM) HIS CAYUSE. Stephens' aMixed Paints, Stains, Varnishes, Alabas- companied by C. M. Doolittle, of Te* curaseh, Midi., tin ived in Lethbridge The liittiirmice llusiin- Receives a Cold tine, White Lead, &c. on Monday. Mr. Driggs will try ranch­ Bath us- < aiyuse Apparently wish­ ing near .Milk River. Mr. Doolittle ed to I' i' -IM II Ui III II ;• a laitllo. SPADES, SHOVELS, HOES, BAKES, &c. Easter will go with him. Robert S. Smyth's cayuse played a The local customs returns for the great trick on him while going to Stir­ Another lot of Prints, Sateens, Muslins, Hosiery, &c. quarter ending March 31st are as fol­ ling on Thursday last. He was riding Presents. lows: Value ot free goods entered, through the famous Fifteen Mile Lake Gents' Kerchief Ties, Gloves, &c $5,428.00; value of dutiable goods, $29,- when the capricious little animal seem­ We have just opened up to­ 059.00; amount of duty collected, ed to think that it would be a splendid $9,010.80; exports, $22,S3K.0O. day a large consignment of LOADED WITH GOOD THINGS. time to wake up the "insurance rust­ No stock of Wall Paper you ovor examined Court Star Lodge, No. 8005, A.U.F., ler," who wa.s then meditating over tbe Silverware and Jewelry which had such a largo number of strikingly good will bold their anniversary in Oliver's best plans to be adopted in his Stirling H. BENTLEY, things in it. We have assembled hero tho boat will make very useful and suit­ products of the best manufacturers, and we Hall on Wednesday night, 18th inst., campaign. Just tis they were about in , "W HOLESALE JL^l&ID EETAIL, want you to examine the delicate shades, the able Easter Gifts.—Tea Sets, graceful figures and the right prices we are at which a pleasant time is expected. the centre of the lake the cayuse put LaHTHBRIDQB. Dessert Sets, Water Pitchers, offering. NO effort 1ms been -pared which Local talent will provide recitations, would enable as to put quality into our stock. down its head, as though merely to And at FERNIE, BO. Telephone 33. We want to put quality on to tne walls of your and vocal and instrumental selections. take a drink, and bucked, precipitating Fruit Dishes, Marmalade Jars, home. We desire to make your homo more attractive than it bos ever been. On Monday and Tuesday there was a the unsuspecting rider headlong into »nwwiwp^ Egg Castors, Shaving Mugs, light rainfall, and the weather was the water, which, luckily, was not very Silver-mounted Whists, etc. J.D. HIGINBOTHAM & CO. rather disagreeable. This i.s just what deep, though sufficiently so to give him was needed, however, and will do no a rather cold bath. The cayuse walked Specialties for this Week: A full line of Rogers' Knives, Thursday, April 12, 1900. end of good to the grass and crops. to the other side, where it turned Foi ks and Spoons. Yesterday and today has been quite around .and waited for its master. Canned Cauliflower. 1 BEADY FOR f (aimed Parsnips. LOCAL TOPICS. pleasant. The whole thing appeared so funny to Mr. Smyth, in spite of the drenching Canned Cabbage. J TABLE. (Canned Beets. The Lethbridge Co-operative Associ­ INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED he received, that he had not the heatt Another shipment of Christie's Celebrated Wafers. REPAIRING is onr SPECIALTY IN VARIOI S PLAGES BV Ol it ation lias published a statement of its affairs for the six months ending Janu­ to punish the animal for what was so RKl'OKTORIAL STAFF. Pate de Foi© is the nicest thing out for sandwiches, and always ready. ary 31, which shows the business to be apparently a playful act. The only Columbia Comedy Co, tonight. in good standing. The business carried trouble was he had not prepared for We can fill all orders for Stone Jars, Jugs, Flower Pots,etc., with the unrivalled such emergencies, and so on reaching P, A. Clifford, oi' Movie, is in town. on is general storekeeping.—The Com­ BRANTFORD MAKE. mercial. Stirling he had to stand beside a heated A. SCOTT, Patriotic Conceit on Tuesday night. stove for a few hours until his clothing Send in your orders for EASTER EGGS. The Paris Exposition will open on Several of our young sports contem­ had dried sufliciently to make it safe ""We have a fine lot. The Leading Jeweller. April 14th. plate going to Fifteen Mile Lake to­ for him to venture on the streets. Stir­ morrow in quest of game. Youalready Next door to Union Bank. E. T. Morston, oi Palliser, is tit the ling people took good care of him, how­ SHERLOCK, FREEMAN & CO. know tbe late of othprs at that lake, ever, and he is now none the worse for Clark House. boys, so be very careful what you do. H. Albiston left town on Monday his little experience, but rather, he has Our sporting editor has received an in­ learned a valuable lesson : When rid­ to try ranching. WE ARE THIS WEEK SHOWING OUR vitation to join the party, but, is unde­ ing a cayuse, be it ever so gentle, tl Dr. McClure has returned from Mac­ cided, as yet, whether to accept it or always be on tbe lookout for something leod and Pincher Creek. not. Is it safe? entirely unexpected to happen. THK ONLY LINK RUNNING Dr. DeVeber, M. L. A., will spend Thos. Parks, of Great Falls, was at the a> Easter at his home here. Clark House this week. We understand That Throbbing Heatlaclie The post oflice will close ;it lit o'clock he intends purchasing about 000 head TOURIST CARS Would quickly leave you if you used of stock and give his two sons a nice Spring Opening i Men's fas, TO THK to-morrow—(Jood Friday. Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands The school children will enjoy holi­ start on a ranch a little east of Leth­ bridge. He is also thinking seriously of sufferers bave proved their matchless AND WOULD ASK YOU WHEN ABOUT TO BUY EAST AND WEST. days on Friday and Monday. of erecting at least three cottages in merit for sick and nervous headaches. Miss Millie St. Germain, of St. Albert, A PAIR TO CALL AND SEE THE VALUE town. These are the kind of men we They make pure blood and build up is a guest at the Clark House. like to see coming to Lethbridge. yonr health, Only 25c, money back if AND STYLES WE ARE OFFERING. Everybody says, "Wright, the jew­ not cured. Sold by J. D. Higinbotham 2STo Clietrigre A few of our "big guns" had contem­ druggist. TO eler, must repair my watch." plated "doing up" Great Falls on Good Archie McLean, the cattle buyer from Friday, but owing to some hitch in BIRTH. A. Macdonald. Boston, Montreal Macleod, was in town this week. their efforts to get a special car we un­ NASH— At Lethbridge, on Tuesday, The annual Hospital Ball will be derstand the idea has been cancelled. April 10th, YAH), the wife of Alfred and Toronto, held on Thursday night, May 3rd, They may now coral their cayuses and Chad wick Nash—'Lazy .Seven Ranch,' OR TO F. Cameron and A. Ankearn, of Nel­ take a quiet jaunt to Fifteen Mile Lake, Little Bow—of a son. This Week's Arrivals: son, 13. C, arrived in town on Tuesday. Pot Hole, Stand Off, Slough Bottom, SEATTLE and VANCOUVER. ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT OF Mrs. I). N. McLean, of Macleod is or possibly the Six Mile Coulee. visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. We wonld again draw the attention [. Kage. of our citizens to the Patriotic Concert If RATES TO It is generally believed that the to l>e given on Tuesday night. The Prince of Wales will visit Canada this programs have already been printed 2 nsria-iEiTS 2 ALSO 2T.E"W -timmer. and will be distributed at once. Of the PARIS EXHIBITION. different numbers on the program it is Thursday and Friday, J. R, Williams made a business trip CLOVES, HOSIERY <& UNDERWEAR. quite unnecessary for us to make any to Collins, Mont., during the latter comments whatever. It is gratifying For full particulars apply to nearest part of last week. to note that the reserved seats are all C.P.K. station, or address Patriotic Conceit Matinee on Mon­ SHERLOCK & HIGINBOTHAM. r. E. MCPHERSON, taken, but at the same time it is regret­ April 12 and 13. Oen. Past). Agent, day afternoon at 'd o'clock, for children ted that many are unable to get seats. "Tlie aZDx-y <3ood.s Erripori-am.." Innipe and their parents. By all appearances the hall will not be Special engagement of the Tomorrow is a public holiday. Con­ large enough for the occasion. If such sequently the stores will remain open is the case could not the management late tonight. (Thursday). be induced to repeat the concert? The COLUMBIAN YODNG MAN! Geo. A. Appleford, of Blenheim,Out., proceeds of the entertainment are to be TADDY & CO. was in '.own a few days this week. He contributed to one of the different Invest your money where patriotic funds. ESTABLISHED 150 Year*. left the other night for Nelson. COMEDY CO. London, Eng. it will make money. Lots in Mr. and .Mrs. Hillis arrived from Nature has just one pigment on her a> Medicine Hat last week. They intend pallette with which she produces all "ORBIT" Brand and Lethbridge are being inquired residing in Lethbridge in future. the marvelous tints of beauty, and that 16 Hrtists IB after. Get in the lead now on one pigment is the blood. The shell­ The question now being debated is: Band and Orchestra. like pink beneath the linger nails, the PREMIER Navy Cut Tobaccos. our Instalment plan. See "When going to Fifteen Mile Lake, delicate rose of the cheek, the cherry 0 Specialty Artists, including which is the safer, to ride a bicycle, a about the where and price ripeness of the lips, the irridescent the celebrated Agents for Canada: JAMES TURNER & CO., HAMILTON. ONT. cayuse, drive or walk?" brilliance of the eyes are all produced from P. H. Dirk arrived here from Pal­ by the blood. Just as the permanence SOHERS FAMIIT5T. myra, Mich,, on Monday, He lias se­ of a beautiful painting will depend on cured a position with the Canadian tbe purity of the colors with which it is Northwest Irrigation Co. painted, so the permanence of beauty 3V CQA\Vu\\X0\XS V^O^W^C-i* I.I We regret to announce the death of depends on the purity of the blood. Mr. and Mis. Nolan's little girl which Paint, powder and cosmetics won't acAs. Real Estate Agent, occurred on Sunday. The funeral took avail to preserve beauty. Beauty be­ place on Monday after.ioon. gins in the blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden House Decorator and Medical Discovery is a true beautifler, PeoDlu's Popular Prices. 75.50125c, F. A. Allen, of Kingston, is a late ar­ because it provides for nature that pure Him Fainter. rival iu Lethbridge. He has accepted RAW FURS blood witli which alone she can paint. .Cook's Cotton Boot Compound a position as stenographer for the Can­ •feC The use of this medicine will cleanse •E$9t Is Rnccessfnlly nsed monthly by oyer adian Northwest Irrigation Co. the skin, heighten the complexion, Wv-rio.000 Ladles. Safe, effectual. Ladies ask HIDES AND DEER SKINS r ^ yonr druggist for Cook's Cottoo Bool Com- tiifonuation is free. A law library is tu be established in brighten the eyes, and give to face and poand. Take no other, as all Mixture.-), pills and Lethbridge, due to the efforts of C. F. form that radiance of health which is Imitations' are dangerous. Prioe, No. 1, $1 per Why not have it \ box -No. a, 10 degrees stronger, $3 per box. No. P. Conybeare, Q. C. A room has been the greatest charm of beauty. Dr. 1 or 3, mailed on receipt of price and two 8-cen t MCMILLAN FUR & WOOL CO. stamp?. The Cook Company Windsor.Ont. EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS. secured in the court house, and books, Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are very ef­ *tS**Nos. l and 3 sold and recommended by all OFFICE OPEN to the value of about $400, will be fective in ridding the system of clogg­ responsible Druggists ln Canada. 200-212 FIRST AVE. NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. placed thero at a near date. Additions ing residuum, which accumulates with No. 1 nml No. 2 .-old in l.otlibridj,'' by .1.1) Monday, Wednesday and Sat­ will no doubt be made each year. constipated habit. Higinbot Imiti aud Co.. und tlie Letlibridge Drug &T Write for Our Olroular and See the Prioe* We Pay.'-^c Co. urday evening*.