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' ....v.., u\.v yatclglapll .I.Jo _ V I Vancouver, application to be made to ]).O.C., see paragraph D; . ' Victoria, Oct. 1, Drill Hall, 10 a.` m. to 5 p.m. ' -- U Toronto, Oct. 9 and 10, Dr"il'l Hall, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. . `- l St. John, N.B., Oct. 17, Customs f House: 9.30 a.m. to 6.p.m. Halifax, application to `be made to the D-.O.C., see paragraph D. . Special Arrangements. Owing to the short time at the dis,-' ,posal of the-ofcer in charge of the meda.ls, special arrangements are authorized ` for Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax. At Calgary the oicer commanding - the N .W.M. P. station,`and at the other` three places the district oicers command- ing will receive applications. These applications .,should be made in per- - son if possible; otherwise by letter, r by an hour to be notied locally by y. the` oicer in` charge. Non-commis- sioned olcers andmen should bel * able to produce their discharge _c`e`r+_ ticates to facilitate their identica- _ tion._~ Cards of identication will be issued,_ to_ all iindi-viduals` who are authorized to parade.before,His Boy- - `a1 Highness; to ensure admittance to. the enclosure set, apart for them `at the presentation, - - - ...-...,, U W J.J. p.m. Calgary, application to, be made to % officer ommanding N.W.M.P. star tion, see paragraph `D. A W 1 `invanzxcnuv,-.n .......1_`-__J.3- U I ` ` I ' (C) The -following omcers, non- commissioned oicers and men will ibe able to receive their medals at .any presentation named in the fore- lgoing paragraph (unless ineligible 1under the regulations), providing -they conform to paragraph (D), fol- lowing, viz., members of 2nd (Spec- 'ial Service) Battalion Royal Cuna- dian Regiment of Infantry, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian `Mounted Ries, the Brigade Sta .and C," D" and E Batteries. R. C_. F. A., o-fcers sent from Can- ada for instructional and other pur- poses, including chaplains and nurs- ing `sisters; Canadian Postal Corps, articers enlisted in Canada for service with the regular army, and those members of . St:-athconafs Horse who have not alre-.uly receiv- ed their medals. Rules Governing Parade. (D) Individuals .who . desire to parade must call upon the oicer `in charge of the medals beforehand `(ex- cepting at the places noted below), for the purpose of being identied and in order that a list of those who will paraded may be prepared and their medals set apart. No in- dividual will be able to receive his medal who does not comply with these instructions._ ` '1`he ,oj_9e in charge of the medals wfli Be at the places where presents.- tions will be made as follows f\no.l..... ' 3-..`. 1 I! `wagon- .,., v.-av yu 3) p.111. "Regina, Sept. 26,` N_.W_.M.P. bar- racks, 6 to 11 p.m'. `aw. j ] f`..`l...-...__ -- --v---v '-Au. -Iv Luann: as xuuuwa; ' Quebec. Sept. 16, oice of D,,0.,C 11 a..m. to 6 p.m. 1 Mnh4mAn _-..a.1_'--A.!_ ; u - . 3... uu-`AA: II\I \J `J-LL}: Montr_ea1,, application to be made, to the D.0.C., see paragraph D. (]{f_;,grg .Qnr\4- `IO n\`nA nn -In AI .. ..,.v.y., act; yzuu.51'a.yu U. ' Otta.wa., Sept. 19 and 20, 12 Al-.- bert street; 19th, 10 aA.m. to 5` p. m.; 20th, 2 p.m. to; 5 p.m. 4 Winnipeg, Sept. 25, office of D.O. 0., 9,30 aggl. to gs p.m. I "Reg-inn. .Qnh+ on ` M w M D I--- ` i any, you lL\I\.ILLc ' Halifax, not named, Oct. Ving review._ ,_.., uygutau .;u.uU 1.1. 0 ] Calgary,- at or near railway sta- ~ tion, Sept. 28, about 8.30 a. m. ! Vancouver, Drill Hall, Sept. 30, about noon. ' I; Victoria, Oak Bay Hotel, Oct. '2, about noon. ` ' ~ , o Toronto, Exhibition Park, `Oct. 11, during review. T - Q` '| ,_|,.__ 11` 1-: - - ` aJI:Il!l'VO(! rromotlo. - It was a sultry. afternoon, and the teacher of a geography `class was endeaV- . Wing to` get a few goodanswers `before theclosing of the lesson. NOW. 33073 the word stau at the end of a word {means `place of. `Thus we have Afghan- man. the place of the Afghans; also Hin- dustan. the place of the Hindoos. Now. can any one give another example?" "Yes. sir," said the "smallest D0! D"d1y: I can--Umbrellastan, the D180 for umbrellas.- " ' ' `I \l>\-I-LL15 l.GVl.U\'Vo Montreal. Place > Viger Station, Sept. 18, about 3 p. m. (\f+nn'ro I).-...l..-..........4. 17:11 1*: . ..- -vvyv. a.\J, uauuub 0 yo LLI. Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Sept. 21, about 12.30 p. m. . . Winnipeg, City Hall, Sept. 26,- about 12.30 p. m. ' 1 Regina, Government House, Sept. 27, about 12.30 p. m. 1 {`.n1n-out: l\` n.- ------ --v "-`A `..`51a L\.4'.I.V'0 St. John, N. B., not named, Oct. 18, at noon. 9 TT-`I:,__ - - A -.u_y uu vuu.u.a.u1a.u .lJ1'u..gUU11`S. At -Tononts)--To 'Lieut. 11. Z. O. ,Cockburn,' Royal Canadian. Dra- Igoons. . ` ' (B) With 1:eference`to MV. 0.; 153 (1), 1901, the places, dates and hours of the presentations by His {Royal Highness will be as follows: A r nnnhnn 'Dl......... -5 AL_--I-r~ ' i J an .-..n.;5aLu.u-JD W111 UU 1'15 IUIIOWS: g-.'Quebec, P ains of Abraham, Sept. 317, during review. 3-lav-\4-animal `I'll--- T7'~ " ~Ioa._\.Ivv;; uvxuvv, du IULIUWSZ V ! At ~Quebc-To Lieut. R. E. W. `Turner. 15. S. O.,'RoyaI Canadian `Dragoons. ' ' ` x K At Ottawa.--V-To Sergt. E. Holland, Royal Canadian Dragoons. ' Af .rFnnnn+:`-\__Tl1n `T ----A 1*` " " -,-- g..---..uu vs um: \aUu.\aUl.Z.I.L_7ll- I (A) The Victoria. Crosses will be `presented immediately preceding the l presentation of medals, on the dates `shown below, as follows:` A 4- f\uun`I.\.... "4 j `if There Are [Three Victoria Crouee to ' Presented to Canadiens, sndfrhey Will no Presented at Quebec, "Ottawa mid Toronto Immediate1yAPr,eoedinx tht Presentation of Modal: at the B'evie1n . in Then Cities. I ' Ottawa, Sept. 4.-The=Vfollowing in- istructions respecting the presenta- tion of Victoria. Crosses and South African war medals by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York are published for thevfiixform-. ms or wan ms _ --_.. -. uuuuuvu. IV ucu WU UIIU ll-lU\vVI.Ig for example, specimens of gol smiths work during {mm 4,750 years be ore the Christian era which have never been sur- passed since in technical skill. working. of designs, variety or torm and perfec- tion of soldering. we are sobered some- what in our belief that the process of time means progress and that the pres- ent is the best and noblest era of civiliza- tion. We are proud. for instance, ofpthe products or modern steam spinning and Weaving. Yet the linen woven 0.000 V '_5'98I`-9 ago was ner in thread and closer in web than our nest_cambrlc. Places and Date; at Which DIVJKOM , of York Will Present.Them. Than 113: Charge. V 1"-ur tVhor Regulation. Pronntation. t. 19, dur- N'`>x-trh--wesTt (halrfV`>f Lot-3, Con. 8',"V _ ra :9 60 acres cleared, balance standin timber ;_so heavy clay loam; first-class wheat arm. When necessary it via tile drainied. -Frame House. fraimebamand log barns V good water etc.. A lilon the remiui or ,y16.:g-,co:nGnRToN H.`}'6 NSTO , Mizqlestifng {UP-T0-DATE BUSINESS MEN Use the Long Distance Tele- phone and have Lung Dis. tahce Equipment in their 2 .oic_es. Ask the Local Man- ager for Rates; L VL Be|leTelep|mn\e Company 4 Many a. man has to abandon his desk because of neuralgia. The tor- ture sometimes is almost unbear- z_'1'ble. E. C. Dean, city editor of the Daily British Whig, Kingston, Ont., Qhered with neurlagia. in the `head for twelve months. Six physicians failed to relieve him, but three bottles of Dr. Hall's Rheumatic Cure completely cured him. This great blood purier is put up in bottles containing -- ten days treat- ment. Price 50 cents at all drug stores or The Dr. Ha}l` Medicine AVVVLVO .\J.L Co., K_ings't<>`n`:`0`1;;.' -.,.u. uuvc uccu UISCUVEFGU EHO XD|0I"' ed. and, although in nearly all cases these have been previously pillaged in the R0- ma}: age, enough or their contents re- mains unbroken or overlooked till now to 'l50I`d i:i'm'ind for reconstructing, in out- line at luast, a wonderful and unsus- pected civilization. When we are shown, for (>\'nmniu nnm.:.......... ..a. .....|.1......u.|...o [Music Issued ihe First issile of Each Month to % PAID UP TSUBSGRIBERS ONLY; .,_1oo Ada: FARM FOR snu-:.. coffins and Gaskets or all kinds in stock or made to order. `Robes, Grape and all Funeral Requisites furnished. Orders by Telegraph or otherwise promptly attended to. ' G. O. DOLMAGE, Mwnager, Strtmd. I\IIII 1' UV`!!! Steam Works aridSiirrirrillier-s}., Barrio 1 2 Pieces of Sheet Music Advertising in The Advance -f % BRINGS You FACE TO FACE WITH A BUYING CIRCULATION. TELEPHONE 53. The Highly Civilized Anclentl. Long buried tombs of ancient kings of Egypt have been discovered and explor- ed. and nlinnnk In nnnnln 15" -....A-. LL---- NORTHERN ` ADVANCE THE NORTHEl_N_ApVANCE, DOCTORS AT SEA. on cA`N AmL lenge comparison. I The sworn circulation of a Local Newspaper is a guerantee that your money is well and properly spent. It the very best medium by which you can reach your custom- ers, being a virelcome rrisitor in every home. No experi- ment in this kind of advertising. Gan you nd anything more certain than advertising in 9. local paper. ON LY } $1.()(). BARRI E AN D STROU D. We have the largest circulation in the district, ana chal- yup; us .u.uv... unuusuuus VJ. UIJI-IC LU. 109$: Volume 1 or Greeley an McElrat_h's' New York Tribune of Sept. 25. 1841, in- forms us as to its very low_.and modest advertising rates, giving a brief sum- mary of late news from Chinmdetailing a terrible outbreak and `collision in Can- ton between the Englishand Chinese: also" an account of the English ant- arctic expedition or the Erebus and Ter- ror, under Captains James Clarke and Crozier, and of many other interesting things occurring atthat time. FOR ONE YEAR AND THE 123 Dunlap Street, B-a1-rie. [Advertise m Tn: fADVNCE.". A-roucteo, m reua. ,thereon. Apply ' Highest cash price aid for Endowment Insurance *Polic1es,'in reliable mpaniea or money loaned ,,thereon. Apply ` ENDOWMENT4 INSURANCE POLICIES VALUATORIAND A;:nAIvs:n. HANDLES ALL xmns or AUCTION , SALES. EARM __ST_OK sues '91`! one in the world*haa1,kin`that be. .. 9 11 Drhlnvn .. .` 4.1...- .-. -_._'._q_u_-T Ihe Old Relmbl Auctjoneer 5316! III III! Hal 3' Orders 11 IQi|AAp` LA TOWN LOTS East M ALLANDALE. Lots 2, 3 and 4, West Baldwin, Street. _ North Cumberland Street. Lots :7 and x8. Ja.cob's`errace, [Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. BARRIE t Mary Street, Lot 54. Apply at 4.1-: FOR SALE. 0. HQ LYON , UL Lllllll C155`-5 V`-`\4 |~"`v\- V5 5' \ll-II biila LII| Alongside of this is a-copy of Horace Greeley s Log Cabin of May'9. 1840, and also a copy or the Charleston Cou- rier. date of July 12, 1803. The New York Herald of July 17, 1804, gives the account of the Hamilton-Burr duel and of Hamilton's funeral. _ I The first Washington newspaper, The ii Gazette, bears `date March 25, 1797.: The. next of the capital publication: was The Nationalilntelligencer and Washing- ' tonlgrggvertiser, and it bears date Nov. 3. . ' ' `l.- .._.. I._-_.._ _.__'1.l_ -___ __I_9,I THE ADVANCE." "'T`1?3ne, brown with age, which car- ries us farthest back is the Pennsylvania Gazette of January -9. 1734. Ninety-seven `years later, and lying by its side. is An com of The Liberator of June 18.` 1831; \'nh1mn 1 nf (Iv-nnlnw nn R;fn'll!l.m+ld-- copies of Early Publications In the Congressional Library. In the Congressional library at Wash- ington are exhibited many. newspaper publications which connect thisage and generation with one long gone by and bring up reminiscences of the past which are very interesting to us in this age, by way of comparison it nothing else. Among the many curiosities `of ancient literature of interest is a copy of the London Times of Jan. 21, 1791, which among other things graciously offers I premium to subscribers and gives as a matter of news an account of the battle cot Tappsankl the siege of Fort Meigs, Ills. m-..,..,.:,).. -1 thin I... n ..u..... -1 'rJ'-..--,. vn(}[](_`V'C1' Juu "Ann \\.I an; aauuguuc. 4.5;,`- born, Southwark an Marylebone. I have heard the prince call his own hougv Mo_b1'e1' House, though we callvit Marl. borough E{ouse.-Juhan Ralph in Har- UUI vu` per's. with us. I hesitate to say that'Cholmondeley is T c,,11gd.cl1umly and that Beauchamp is beechnmp, as every oneknows these ec- * cent}-jg-ities, yet they_ are the most re- mnrknble of all the liberties the English .,..- wnh their lamzunze. You must saw 1nnI'K{lUlt.' UL uu Luv JIu.Iua.|1|\-'I:I bus; Aaullnu take with their language. You must say Balmo-ral and Trafal-gar, and you must chop the following names very short: Ludget. Ho-b n. South-uk `and Merrybun whenever you wish to say Ludgate; Hol- . .... Qnnrhwnrl: nnd Nfnrvlnhnnn T _ cism. The [)t`.'l.'lIIAuLu.u..., .,_ `_____- ...v-oy v.`y._v_ V cing their ow :1 names otfamilies, because if they may not d please with their own it is hug Edtgedy They pronounce Berkeley bgrclay Coew' s and things are not` open to crittn or is cooper. Cadogan is kerduggan * ` a P Rulpl somet Levoso imes craWv"een Derb ` V n.-Gower _ beeomes _ylo(i;u:`;1")`?Yo - re, 1 is rate in somebhires crave . 7 ' ' D 18 Hertford is hartford, and Albany is spoken go that the first . 11 rhyme wxth shall. instead otszviglglahzg _ . ? , with us. A v l..m:'I- f f ' - n a n saw that Cholmondalnv In `The Ame i ` gands do, trh?::nt(:".3lbo L ~ .. ` 6'4a_`=".'hat`- the ueqt 0 . Dd sho D8 of L0 . . ~ 3 V tion` in hard messed to ch `"531: the . Decul; not only in `quite ` V avoid I will metho Colllle attention to 11tric 0! pronunciation of education, rank Benuemen i"` 5mY. iujin gird breeding! ladies rs, clark f0:11ine, m'mtThe, `If; Dayteni Bee. '.hay. and flggo tionni, and so on Eh the list The nouncing 0 _ wn ham es 0! mil ieg I places . .cism, beeaustehlitrigtsh not 0 th . 9) may` Den to , . mimv In-on 0unQ:1I`BoWn it 10; do BS Cgllth. erkeley am i ey baron, deed . y. not refer to the f . . {use or `K001- ant is to invite OW v . ' tuna & t6$. \ words the En glish as many 11 9131310 in the maid as de 5' but h od, 911 ' 9 ho. '- elation. d8 or mimrate De Pons, b 1; Wu 1. Deculiarities f 0 their mode QussnLv PRONL]6BfNgm % Nawspmsns or LONG AGO. v `: Sxnsnnlm V vv\JI.ll\dIl I ICC ICC]: Pint fa"; {Em word message with- `$308 her extra. `Said it wasn't the message. anyway."-' .ctly > {OX V ,``x'- vyunusvso em was just in here and want- W mhn -.... _-.-l.I..h. I-` L-.. _..L --u mm JU3|. xu um`: um vwuur Why we wouldn't let her put fn B `An in-onus-4' -.s--_n_.- --:1-L- `fnatter now?" asked the V1 Vlll-I BB3 Bill Illa` U: a time at p. weddh`u% ` The worst famlnes of modern times were the famine in Ireland in 1846-7, in which 1,000,000 people perished; .the Indian famine in 1866, which claimed 1,460,000` victims; the Indian famine. in "1877. in which ($00,000 people pf_orished._ and the `greutatuming lav ilI~f1878.` in: which UAuu.uucu I855 IIIIIIVII ' VVell,' Tom." said Lamb. hav_en t you trumps enough this time? Iii ... nnnnbh "`Ann l'lI..qa- than IIA nfh. bruusya Ulllllljlul L855 uujcg .rcYs%.:.grunted Tom, but I've no oth- 1 Chronic G:-umblcr. Charles Lamb tells of a chronlcgrum-_ bler who always complained at whlst be 9 cause hehad so few trumps. By some; artice his companions managed to deal; hlmthe whole 13. hoping to extort sornr . expression of satisfaction, but he only looked more wretched than over as .hc examined his hand. -- o u11r,n nu-.. II __1.1 I'-....l; I.__-..lL _.-_ i ' ` I The Academy prints the following list; of titles tromyan alleged book catalogue: The Double Thread. uncut; The His-i tory of China," quaint plates; The,Man- I tle of Elijah, - cloth. hardly soiled; Mr.I Sponge : Sporting Tour, badly oxe'd;_: Le Jardinier Francais," Plantin pressg. The'Compleat Angler." tront. missinggg History of the Sword, many cutszj Don Quixote," original old calf: Por- trait-ota Lady." name on title page: Frederick the Great. wan_ts'two pages; Beyond the Dream; of Avarice, 29. `6d.; Succes In Journalism, splendid` copy. V An Ex io et-Harry's gothome. {_ A Ira--Did he have a good tlm ` ,` Harriet:-I guess so: he` borrowed '19" : 1 dollar to pay the hdckman A5910]?! I10,` H995 any of us.-Exchangeg - ' By this time the presiding geniusvof the table felt called upon to ask her humble guest what made her ask such strange questions. " " u1xr,.n n ._-.. 4.1.- 1----..` ...._|_ ' .,.. ....... -. - . Well. was the innocjxt reply. mother told me to behave like a lady, and when fladies call at our house they h always ask mother those questions."-V 1` vv azucx Aug \.1 ucu uuu-3 o How -much can! do youburn? What? is your husbund s salary? ' Has be any bad habits? V 'I`I,, AI,O, 2! ,, 41., ._,:-_,!.I!_._ ____I.__ -3 AI. UL. Ir`-II; IJUIIWCJ After a moment's pause the miniature querist proceeded with the equally be- wildering questions: TT__ _..-..I.. ......l .1- _.-.- 'I.....-.0 I'I'7`I_-L Behaving Like a. Lady. A little girl from the east end slum was invited. with others to a charity dinner given at a great house in the west end or London. In the course of the meal the little maiden startled her hostess by propounding the query: . Does your husband drink? _ Why. no," replied the astonished lady V of the house. Anl, ,,-,__'. gt, , 0 0 n _ Peopletwould gnd less diiculty with ready made shoes. an experienced sales- man is quoted in McCall's Magazine as saying, it they would stand up to fit them "N on, instead of sitting down." "l"I'e$"er`iv;e;1;-`ene pair of Ihbes all the time unless obliged to do so. Two pairs of boots worn a day at a time alternate- lyigive more service and are much more healthful. ` `._.---vv Never wear a shoe with the. sole_turn- ing up very much at the toes, as this causes the cords in the upper part of the foot to contract. Never wear` a .shoe or boot that has depressions in any part or the sole` to drop any joint or beating below the level plane. I CAI `I u _- -v-- -----v w-v nvvu our navy IIIIIPD 51.5 vIlI%`7I lilever wear a shoe with a sole nar-T . rower than the outline of the foot traced with a pencil close under the rounding edge. ` V sens-v-mp: ' (Jhsrleston Eurthiii `j` ' There_is sqmethiiig uncan-nyf` about an!- i earthquake shock, said a gentleinan who} had experienced seismic disturbances and the terror caused by them. - p ' ' ,. The sensation, he continued, "caused y the quivering and rocking or the earth thrills every ber of a person with awe. I saw this forcibly illustrated at the time Charleston was wrecked. That i earthquake shock "was perceptible throughout Georgia, being especially no- I ticeable in the middle part of the state. Th9 (X? {BA nnnd-lu;.---I-- AL '-V 4 -:- -v--u vvw `:9 due Q-I IQ IJD.|OIaIIIU IIIICI Never weara shoe or boot so large in the heel that the foot isnot kept in place. 'kT........ ...-.... - -1.-- __A.L - __I, - I` Never wear a shoe that pinches in the eel. j T ` v at one jump. `7___A_ _ `I .- Nver go from high hels to low heels. v-- `tun:-ri `Never wear a shoe that presses up into the hollow of the foot." - -__ - vvvv 17 ya. man. avvvo Never wear a shoe that will `not allow the great toe to lie in a straight line. \Y....-_ ._.-_..'_ _L-. A L U IIKI-I\II ` u I shall never forget that scene of 1,000 _ persons,` who had been dear to the ap- g pen]: of the preacher, eeing in terror to ; the altar when they felt theearth begin - . A I to rock. uunvvv nus DUIMU UL LLIUIJI Into CODVIJIBIOIIS.` The minister was the only one who seemed not to be frightened, and he be- gan praying in tones that had a quieting etfeet on the people. But it was hours be- fore calm was restored `and fear banished. The quivering ot the earth had something so uncanny about it that the people were ready to believe that the end of time was at hand. ll? ,I,_II A - ~- '- ` ` Run Found `In a. Book Catalogue. u. so nyuulun VVILLI Elle Comlng of the next shock, however. some realized what it meant, and the cry of `earthquake was heard. ` Hardly had the dread word been uttered when there was a rush for the mourners bench. I -never saw such a stampede in my life. In less time than it takes to write the altar was surrounded by hundreds.who were dazed with terror and -crying on the Lord for mercy. A third shock came while those trightened people were at the altar, and it came near throwing some of them into convulsions. 3 'P}In IU\`I\'`-nu wrung. LL- A--`-- A-- ~ A` . -----""" -.--'-> . n A single lie destroys that absolutg `en . ce which for cetfli? dation at love. ` ~` ' J ' ` , vwvll you UV Lulo r The minister seemed to be discour- aged -by the coldness of his hearers and ` was on the point or closing the service; But jut as he was about to say `Let us pray the rst slight shock was felt. In an instant everybody under that stand became as still as death itself. Faces blanched and eyes were opened wide in terror. No one at` first seemed to realize what had caused the earth to rock as it . in a spasm. With the coming or the , n9Xt Ihfqf. hnuvnunov nnvnn ......I:_-.`I --|--A F. I I --v-, sou. van; |.un:I: Ul.' IOU]: Went up to he prayed for. The min-isterbegged the people to come forward, but his appeals tell on dent ears. Back some distance from the stand the young people were chatting as unconcernedly as it the issues " or time and eternity had not been pre- sented to them. Nil... .....l_1_L-e - ' - ` .....;.....c an u_.Ie unume part or thelstate. The `night of the earthquake there was a Methodist camp meeting in progress at Blu Springs, near Zebulon. There was a` great crowd at the meeting, and the people didn't seem to be in a very re-- ligious frame of mind to me. The preach- er delivered an eloquent sermon on death and the judgment, and at its close con- verts, were invited to the altar. But the people didn't take kindly to" the invita- tion, and only three or tour went to prayed for. Thu mini.+....1..........: LI-A `w.-m 'rj/-Ii: v*EXfH% aiiuvriskpg {SHOE TIPS". IGIU IE `l|JIuI|C\l Ill In'I.cI.IL_'-III-`C Duddy-Perhaps not; but, then. you` V-don : -know what you are eating. and vth`at'n` some -comtortr - Bopton T 1`:-an-v ``.` `'ii `*.;... .' I \ ~- -- -,- -8 . ..-..... ...~`.....: -..- The P. 8. th'"1`h em- women make me tired." uld hf? rst telegraph operator "as heopened .18 switch - 7L _ V. I The mug of lg-no:-uncle. _Fuddy-Come. now; do `you max toa tastes any better` because the bill `me is printed in French?` % . 1 'I'\...I.l-_ I3-. I.- -"J _.{J. . _.A A`. ;._ say that when he` was young he led the l 2 . I V Ono yo! Brown : Ioung Men. | `Some years ago there was a man who j was a gure in the upper social life of . 1 New York. He` was the sexton of Grace , Q church. and his name was Brown. He 3 ' was a sort or grandchamberlain to New York society or that day and was em- } ployed in every social function from the ` christening or the babe or aristocracy to ' the marriage `of the damsel. Dancing men. then, as now, were scarce, but -Brown was equal to the occasion. He I V` organized a band of presentable young 2 I fellows who knewhow to dress, how to dance and how to behave themselves,: - whom he marshaled at houses where they 7 were needed. These were known as } ``Brown s young` men," and not a few of them danced themselves into good'posi- H tions. One of these young men was Hu- . bert 0. Thompson, who` in later life be- came so prominent a politician as leader of the County Democracy. He used to germarr when_ hegrew old he led the II I: l. A An Embaundor. . The oft quoted epigram, "An embosse- dor is a good man sent abroad to lie for the sake of his country." was fatal to the author, Sir Henry Wootton. It lost him `the chance of becoming secretary of state. The "mot was seized upon by a Roman Catholic -writer -to prove that `Protestants could - employ casulstry. James I. who had a keen scent for thee" to ice! controversy, read the work, was an u.u.a I-VI-Ib|\IVLB]' Lvulu IJIU WUIJI, WEI aaply offended with the eplgramgi and gave the secretaryship to `another, ulslulcll IIV VIVIIIIULO _ And an the morning Balzac_ had been trying to borrow 9. few francs. V I I "ii; poppy, so the ancient story goes, was created to allay her grief by Ceres , while searching for `her beloved daughter -' E Proserpina. ' ` From antiquity the rose, the queen of . owers, has been regarded as the emblem of joy, love and prosperity. Itis also the F symbol of silence. cu. ---~w- ya naIn\p.I\v\iI In Germany the periwinkle is the ; ower of immortality, but in Italy it is the ower of death. Garlands are made of it and placed on the bier or children. uvcu cvcu aa.u:L uc uuu wuu Lame. He made a visit one evening to the V house of one of his pet admit-ations, Ros- s sini, where he_ found a party assembled and among them a great singer. then the rage, who had declined tolfavor the com- pany.- Ignorant of this, "Balzac begged her to sing a song, For you? Why, at course, at once. _And she did. Who on earth can that he? asked an; aston- ished guest ot Rossini. Don t you know? It's M. de Balzac. Oh, really! en no wonder.". "-3 _ II LL- ...__, I, On Q C I - An anecaonte ot~- Balzac: shows the strange condition` of poverty In. which he lived even after he had won `fame. D - .......a.. - ..:-:; -_- -_-_s-~ A. -- wupyvso I Now, I've gured it out that if I nd . $6 in one year it s very likely that the ' other conductorseaverage somewhere near that sum, maybe more, maybe less. There are several thousand conductors in Greater New York, so that it's safe to say that at least $15,000 or $20,000 is annuallydribbled into the floors of street cars by the passengers. In this estimate I don't include large sums, which are ; sometimes lost in wallets or purses. A 3 conductor is expected to turn-these in at ; the oice, and aboutall or them do. But ~ the nickels and dimes and quarters are ` legitimate pickings, and we all have our ; eyes peeled for them." - g A my other one. ' Philadelphia captain of ' detective} tells or one or the malapropn ot MI 21:9 who. despite his deciency in edu- D is a clever operator." . 39890115" .1"? to an inquiry, he explained to a friend 'm- Percy D. Klyne-is hlq the Dossessxon of two names by a. prison- " by Saying: Jim Henry is his real 1 I I U.l]iIl up UI-I IALE BIIILIE Lay. ' | Last year I made up my mind to put ; away every cent I found in my car in an `old iron bank I `had at home for the benet or my youngster. I kept stowing ~the coins away and` at the end or the year I had $6.07. 01 course that's not a barrel of money, but it's a right nice ipick up for a conductor. The biggest c;-nd I made that year was a '50 cent "piece. From that the coins ran all the ` way down toga cent. In the winter time ' the pickings are 'especially good, for then 5 every one has on glove, and coins slip from the ngers to the oor without the owner's knowing it. `The only way to ; be sure yon have all the money is to .: pick up the gratings on the floor. I do ; that every night as regularly as I eat my f supper. I \`|'-._. Y!_- A3___m_,1 la . .u '. n- - _ - --.- .-..-- v-.- One of the tales told of the dahlia is that the ower ornamented the royal gar- dens ot-tihe Escurial at Madrid for sev- eral years before Spanish jealousy would allow it to be introduced into the other countries of Europe. - a.._, -4 x ._ `A -1: t:.'.I - -. ---- Ir-us-vu van no-av wow. V. \phlAO\lLIilJo The heliotrope represents Clytie, the beautiful nymph who died of love torcthe sun. The storyor Clytie is also connect- ed- with the sunower, which, as well as _the heliotrope. means devoted attach- ment. V .. ` Once marigolds were V'simply called "golds because of their color, but in the middle ages the name of the Virgin Mary was frequently aixed` to anything use- ful or beautiful, so the ower came to be? the marigold. A 4!, ._I, p I1 4 .1 '- can A --.a - v-v u sou Because of the way in which its petals are marked the .French call the sweet william the oet s eye. nu__ __-_-;_ -0 - ----- ua-`, `aviary-I u`; was m'.i`.he' anembne, according to mythology, . sprang from the blood or Adonis, mingled body. with the tears which Venus shed over his _ `The carnation was qalled by the Greeks` the divine ower. -.._`, -- -.-nu -vv was One 0': the pxzetty names for the lily of the valley is the ladder to heaven. ----g our u--n.p IIU\a\o\v. UV AQBIQIVAAO (`Eire fragrant honeysuckle has a very pretty n;eaning-generous, devoted niec- tion.. .` _ , ~ . ing a clover. gape `was delinetited by thenncients up a little child standing on tiptoe and hold- `AI n I-In. .- W(1]1&t s the matter nov T..0net18P,aDh operator. Of 'nm nu... -'.-..4L :_ I V The pansy means remembrance. Chaucer speaks of the daisy as the e e or daie. L 1ro:n_:'gtesgo:5yup $_l;0,;0,001a.TYeur_. . . 5 `.`-Have you any ideaf2how x`n`uch money ~ is lost in. the street cars or this town? asked: street railway or a re- `rporter the other day after he had picked up a dime" and stowed it `in an inside pocket. Well; there's a lot of it, and no one knows it better than we conduct- ors. Hunting for coins on the bottom of my car is, one of the regular grafts, and any other conductor who has been in the business long enough to get his eyes V open is on the same lay. Tmaf won: T -nu-uA.-. u... ...._ ...!__1 L- ..--A- -- Mona? LOST `IN%s'ras'r:'$ Balzac : Poverty. FLOWER LORE; (past: -4 Until!)- (F) Individuals who are unable to parade before His Rbyal Highness V will be able to obtain their medals by applying to the Adjutant-General, y Headquarters, Ottawa, after the roy- al tour" is termi'na.ted.. Medals of_ de-' ceased soldiers -will be delivered itb the .`next of `km if'prsona,1-agplica,-' tion `_is ma.d_e'=to the smear. in `ha(.re` -.t(1urin`_1iis .`tty:fut pltcu were named; ` - ' 2 _ . ,_-.. .......'\~~.\,-'\."... 4..-xv... u-.'\.-in ~'.`~-..-'....`.`_-L`... (E) Major J. Lyons Biggar, D. A. A. G., at headquarters, will have charge of th medals, and the pre pguntions for the presentation, ' as- above, with Mr. E. `F. Jarvis, "act- ing chief clerk at headquarters, as. a.ssist'ant. .