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O\uackery is always discov- ering remedies which will act upon the germs of disease directly and kill them. - But no discovery has ever yet been approved by doctors_ which will cure consump- tionthat Away. yGerms can only be killed by making the ' body strong -enough to over-_ come _;them, and the. early; use of such an remedy; as vScott seoEtnulsine cm: of the helps-it A oInns;th*e daily keeps up,,._lae "'"` '_" 'TU hard place if only someone woul whisper a heartening word. It is won- derful how a particularly gloomy out- look may bebrightened by a timely ap- preciation of our struggles and triumphs. I do not mean attery or fulsome praise, but genuine appreciation. Give ex- pression to your appreciation of the - virtues and achievements 'of our dear ones in the home circle as well as of those outside. Kind, Appreciative Words. I wonder why we are so chary of kind, appreciative words! It costs so little to give encouragement and joy to our fellows.` A multitude of appre- ciative thoughts concerning` our friend may be hidden in our hearts, but how seldom do ` they nd expression. We may laud his excellence to others, but never a word of praise reaches his ear. Many a` despondent soul would be cheered and helped over a desperately I.__.'l __'I, -, -n Suppose these auppoaitions go to the waste basket, then so mote it be. Suppose all cash books were audited and treasurers thus kept square ; what a mighty difference apparently things would assume. Suppose that wewahonld elect intelli- gent men as town councillors `who wouldn't be inclined to sock it, to any CD9. Suppose we could trap some of the re bugs of the town. `Suppose our ecneeivehildren .had_ not so many of these dreaded examinations. S-uppoee 9. reading class were insti- tuted for the benet of our pat-sons. G--- ___ Suppose half the marriages were de- ferred till the parties about to embruoe trouble know something of house keep- iug and regring families. - 'suppoagshe :iaing}}}$u1curise shoul_d not despise the farm. ` ucuutuuub In nu'1cu.- , . ` . - . Not you, Bgrtrund. I know you well, and when I want dyou I will nd you <(;I`1l1i:.et ":1 ust be kin enough to irgmajn van can annnn Amllnula -All ~... .........a. Suiapose that half the uselaa ddgs in town "were interred or should nd a watery gran. ' ? Suppeae theh_aeu:e of the ladies -hat ` feathers were less loud. Si1pi>c'>s;there'wore nvc; lies, poblitichl hr religious. ` ` . ~ ' Seppoee {he preacher .tVake_q-t-Ire whole- or. the greater part of _a chapter forthe sermon`. ' A ' * - `; qupposttiona, no anppogg, t._1d me P901319 think :' ` ` suppose thit we '.:.o.;1.i% Inux: Zhonest, especially editors. ' .- V Suppose none should whisper `during divine service, not examine each others hats. Suppose wjhgd an anti-slang sbciety and a. good` sound `temperance lodge. 3-- _, ' Suppose that no two or more persons should stand in. tile `doorways of ' the market or on` the middle of the side- walk, to hold in conversation. `I you and I and all onrLne1gh- bors should mind our ownhnainoas. up :1: auu uyg` uuu l. ue- uzucuurugeu." `_ When. behold, we were again com- manded to halt. T A 'I'l\.\ l"nu6nu nbn-s-u\.I 3- 14-..; -A AL`. Slip.`-D088 we all keep out of `debt and become temperate in all things.` Supiaose all -ta-1;ght truth and civility. _, ' some Suggegjre npgaltions. 7Qn|rnnnn;nn.g ' nan:-Ii flan 4311-- [The %`-`Adva__r'1ce.M WE MAKE:--:.f Sewer and Culvert Pipes n1s1es4An:-3:`:u.u:n4u.iu mars FOR Pmoss. ---__. Q-IJIIIIIT Ckll I II I A .OO'A ELAIDE 01'. En ua.'rbvAt umioo. ' TORO IHE q}AnIu SWER'*l5I'I5E cal "DC[LII'IE Q? as - -r.._. ........ nu. auuunu uuuuucr. If your present mortgage falls due this year, I will hold your money to pay it off without any charges for interest and you can arrange now for its pay- ment when due. It costs you nothing to ascertain my terms. I have a good 100 acre farm for rent, clay, ood luildings, Township of Innisl, about smilee E-om ame. " - suunct uuu uuuge.-mus IIIISSIIOII." . `; Na-turn-.lly. I stepped `forward. Now. I 1 have` the misfortune to be-,ja litt_lo too well ap yecipted by. the Captain. an` old tough s 'm _hke myself, who -hudbeen my lieutenant in Africa.` I `L ' KTnI- wnn Dani--an-.11 '1' 1-4-... ..;-- ._..II $150,000 to loan on Farm or Town property, for long or short time with easy terms of repayment. Borrowers must remember that it is the terms of repayment they should consider. If -.-.-_ -----~-AA - ` uuvuvannvu U] 111'. .l.\|`3Ul3y U0 administer his remedies for Inebrietv and Drug addictions. Write for literature` giving full particulars of treatment. Aoonzss 3-ly I THE KEELEY INSTITUTE; The only place in the Province of `Ontario authorized by Dr. Keeley to administer his remedies: `Fnr Incl-inn, M...) n...... ...a.1:-L:-_- Call,_ or write me. V MANUFACTURED ON HONOR AND SOLD ON MERIT - ONLY AT SEAGERS' DRUG STORE, Opp. Post `Office, Barrie. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS ! COMPANY OF ONTARIO, (Lmrrnn). 582 Sherhuurne-81., TORONTO, ONT. Try our`? Rheumatic Specific or Kidney and Liver Pills nut lust! uuuselr. V Ah. that was a rough day, I tell you. 1 When night come we were still in the! water, up to our waists. this time. . And 1 all around as little eld pieces were N `spitting re. like so many demons; But we marched steadily on _u1_1til `we were within 500 metres of the citadel: Not a V gunshot, not a movement; tl rascals were saving their powder until we were netarer. ...n.I 1. -_.....JJ. 4611?. :1. ,_I,1 n_II - r IIlllG_lkO`I's of all kinds in stock or made -to order. J `Robes, Grape and all Funeral Requisites furnished Orders by Telegraph or otherwise promptly attended to, ' " G. O. DOLMAGE, Manager, Stroml. Steam Works and Show Room." Collier-st., Barrie, PHRENOLINEE `REMEDIES nt.hnri7.mI kw Du I(...l-.. a... ..,:|...:_:_.-_ Ls, PAPER, anAss,Auo LOADED SHOT saarsu_s, T Plough Lines, Plough Points, Churns, Lan- terns, Root Baskets, Rubber Knee Covers, Coal Oil, Harness Oil, Paint Oil, Carriage and House Paints, and Builders Hardware, ..at.... SPORTING Goo R. L. BARWICK, 36-tf . Bank of Toronto Buildings, Barrie. N..!?_' '3..T..6_K._E R, They are absolutely pure and healthful. Guaranteed to cure Rheumatism, Sciat- ica, Neuralgia. Lumbago, and all forms of Kidney and Liver troubles. Taking the lead everywhere. We are working day and night to sup- ply the demand. Our correspondence shows that hand- reds upon hnndreds of poor sufferers are being restored to health and happi- ness daily. "1v`orward, march! for my section. J Jacque. no doubt, was still dreaming, and did not hear the command, for I heard the lieutenant behind me say, Ah, well, Sergeant Jacque, lagging re- hind alread_y! ' JRCGIIG sand not 9 wmvd, I-To uvmnlw um- *. HE13DERs0N9s. Aovzmriss m MONEY. Guns, Ries, Gun and V Rie Powder, Shot, BARRIEAAND STROUD. 'if5'oNTo. Somee watche are spoiled by W935 by povor watchmakers. If Y .satiiactory, try our I699 d' H ,It._means sgtigfaction. V ON- DOUGLAS. Jnmuu ewe. PORTLAND cmnn uulu ulreuuy 3" Jacquesaid not a word. He simply re- peated Forward. march! in a dragging tone, as if he were weary. Tlunt :3 to- say, it was not the tone :1 French ser- geant uses when he commands. For- ward, march! They never ,mumble those two words, but shout them with enthusiasm. What is the matter wnth Sergeant Jncque this morning? He I: not likehimself. AI. +I..~.4 um. .. .........1. .1--- 1 Lug J.G.SCOTT com. I . SUNNIDALE. Pt E 12 in 10th, W SR, about 85 acres. VESPRA. W } 24 in 6th Con. This parcel `would be rented on an improvement lease. PI: W 4} 25 in 6th Cnn., about 90 acres. W 4} 5 in 6th Con. W Q 5 in 7th Con. Well timbered. [Lot 13 in llth Con. Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E .1_.`22 in 6th Con., 21 acres. ' `Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Con . 5 acres. -STRATHY 6:. ESTEN, :...`A-__ IL. ..--- \l n vvu. Lot 12. S S 7;t'1~Street. Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Con., Nottawasega. INNISFIL. Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. This property in- cludes Minet Point, and has on it a number of beautiful` building sites. ORDERS RESPEOTFULLY SOLICITED~ Blake Street: N S-- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S S -Lots 37 and 38. Codrington Street, S S-Lots 23, 27, 23 and pt. 26. Amelia Street, N and S S~-Lots 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, S S--Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S-`--Lots 4, 5-, 6, 7. BARRIE-CENTEE WARDS. Dunldp Street, S S-Large Brick Blllllllllg, known as The Moore Block. `Part of Lot 12,- occupied as a livery stable, Part of Lot 26. Dunlop Street, N S-Lots 25 (with dwell. ingliouse) and 26. Collier Street, S S--Lots 40 and 41. John Street, N S-Part Lots 5 and 6 BAIiRIE-\VEST VVA Ill). Bradford Street, VV S-Parts Lots 33 and 34. Bradford Street, E S-Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32. Bradford Street, E S--(Thompson's Block) Lot 8. Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49 Ellzabeth Street, (Boys Block) S S-Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S-Parts Lots `.21 and 22. _ Oliver St, N S Park Lots 16 and 17 l 1.. ` Oliver St, s S-Park Lots 13, 14, 15 5 "`~ Bay Shore--2 blocks of land, about Tau, with saw mill. AN'1`I-IRACITE AND BITUMINOUS BAP.IlIE- SIXTH VVARD. Bradford St , S S-~Lot 11 and pt. Lot 12 with comfortable frame dwelling. Cumberland St., N S--Pt. of Lot 26. ` Jacobs Terrace, S S-Lot.v 7 and 10. Marcus St., E S--Pt Lot 23. FARM, mwu AND mum umii FOR SALE ! uluu LU IIIJEUIIZS "'V`Vl1.lI, O10 fellow, you will have somethmg to warm you up by and by:- don'tvbe- discouraged. Wlnan, hnl-unl mo uynrn umnn anon . 14-Iy Water Lime. Planer of PariIIoIk- v-~vs Lot 5 in 1st Con, Lot 5 in 2nd. Range. E 4} Lot 20 in 10th Con. v. H. LYON an SON: On-tom YARDS Rois Block. Foot of Toronto 55 ` Telephone. _At very Low Prices and on Easy ifdweller Barrie. BARBIE, ONT- SUCCESBOR T0 wm mm. I myeir, and said.no more. a But Jacque continued. Do you see these letters, Bertrand? It would be bet- ter not to receive them in times like these. That was my opinion. as I have al- ready said. It was not good to let them break ranks, the scamps; they ask noth- ing better. But out of politeness, to Jacque. I said: It is always pleasant to receive good news from home. no matter where. I hope you had nothing disa;.:reeable. Jacque shook his head. "Oh. no, to the contrary!" That was all. Master Jacque was not talkative this morning. His eyes were xed on the horizon far away, where there was nothing to be seen but a bit or blue sky. I wondered` what he `could see there. '1`nvnvn 11.1 nan -gal. I `I _.-._ .. A A ---Dealer in BARR} E--EAST \VA RI). COLLINGWOOD. OCTOBER 21, 1897, ` OR0. _. . _. ., Solicitors, &c., 4 Bame. } Three - Excellent ~ Farms. Terms. cuulu act: UIUPL`. Forward, march! I repeat at la Iv`orward, Jacoue. no nuhf umu gun .I.........:. H uuu. nu una uuauucsu. not 1111118. I watched him out or the corner of; my eyes as he run `through the letter; Then I saw him wipe a tear. a littlei tear. which glistened on the end or his eyelash. I pretended not" to see it. even joked a little to make him laugh. ."`\,f `ill aha II7|'="Irnn n Irnli Innnnuunq _;um-u u uuu: LU xuulfe nun xuugn. What has she wmtten to you, Jacque? .Wl1at says my fa.ir_lady'!" ' He turned to me Wl'thO'l1t_ `a smile. and gravely said: I have no lady friend,, Bertrand. It is f_rom my mother. 1 "Ah! I felt as 11.` I had made a fool ` of myself, and said no Rut Jnnnun .m..4-:.....-..1 1\.. _-.- _-- cum, uuu uuecsss us auwuul us 11 glI`l'S. Nevertheless, I hold a little grudge against him. It is always vexing to see these brats of 22 promoted alongside of an old trooper like me. Butfoc ull that he is a nice boy. and the men would go through fire and water for him. He is well connected. of good family. and often receives letters with the seal of the War Department. But thatiis his business. not mine. I uynfnhn Ixhn and l\. 41.- -........- .1 ucur. Lieuveu ueip 11185 -' At last I see my men return to their places, holding up their hands to keep the letters from being soiled by the water. and carefully as it they were guarding the last words and testimony of their dying mothers. Ah, Jacque has a letter! "News from home, Jacque? Jacque is the sergeant of my company, I am chief of the first section.- he or the second. A handsome young fellow, with a bright. boyish face, beardless chin, and cheeks as smooth as a girl s. L\YPVPl`fh(`](-`RR. I hnld n ffln n-1Inr`nn u. wuiwg uluy wlu ugul; It 101` you. The jackanapes! As if I didn't know 1 we should soon be under fire of the enemy! Suddenly I heard them calling the roll of the company, and saw the brave fellows break ranks and trot like rabbits across the rice elds to meet the baggage master, who was returning with a great package under his arm. Letters! Now. I ask you was thisa good time to distribute letters? l`l1ere they were running like so many mad- men. I was the-on-I one to remain tranquil. It is true have no one to write to me. no family. no friends. no- body--all alone in theworld like an old bear. Heaven help me! . A1' inst` T can mv mun vnhnvn in +hnm an-y_vvucu Lucy cuuuatv. nu, wen, 1.` uuu nothmg to complain of that day. Halt! \Vell. not a bit'to-0 soon, I thought. and yet :1 droll place to halt in. No matter.` 1 filled my pipe, and looked around 04 see where we were. Rice fields to the rnght, to the left, and behind us `a thick slush made by our tramping feet. A little cp oral, who has a_t0n1.zue well hux1g--In eed too well hung---called out in ma- {Jul to Lu 1111:; , "`Sergeunt Bertrand, Sergeant Ber- trand, no need to light your pipe. Wait a whxlez they will light it for you. 'l`hn innlrnnnnnui A: if `I .1h`ln`+ bnrnv Wluvtsras jnbl'iant, and yet it little vexed, to see how well the scamps cowld keep step when they 0110089. Ah. well, I- had nnfhino fn nnrnnhn nf fhn air 1'-Tn`!-' ICu|lVC GB 11 ,VVl.7 VVCIIU U11 Ulflllu ~ I tell you this is true. 1 am an old trump. 1 have bee1_1,m,ue_ years in the service. and six with the rank of ger- feunt, and the number of young soldters have trained and commanded "right, about face" is incalculuble, but never` have I seen men march like these, shoul- der to shoulder, as exact us it dmwn by 11 line; and that, I tell you, in two feet or mud. Sapristi! but it was su- nm-h_ - CUL petrb. II?` It was on the 16th 6: December he- tore Son- 1`uy.` For two days he had" splashed in the mire of rice elds. the water up to our knees. I knew` wedl we should get used to it. but it was wor- rying. ull the same. T .Nev.ertheless. , we. murphed st_eudi1y- on. as regular and M- tegtlvgl as u! Vye were on drill. M in IVAII 6- 13:: ' I .5 us` A`-A .. In 4 |tII1\ Thl ide? L his`~V-muiiwche. `Well. `hevmeunf to` k_'go0d carrot nk.nun..n . . A And `just because it.did_n't_brin3 Him customers by score, : .. "Ail advertising is a rake ' He said. or, rather, swore. ie seemed to think one hummer tape _ Would drive a naiiciear in; That from a bit of tiny thread A weaver tents could spin. If he this reasoning bright applied To eating. doubtless he Would claim one little bit would teed ' Ten men a century.` some day. though. he will `learn that to Make advertising pay ` He'll have to add ads to his ad.` And advertise each day. . ."l`here win `a /man who Va dvertlsed But once--a slnqle time, ' In apotzobscure p aced he his ad And paid for It a dime. Icahn`. - _ I said to myself: Wait. Told fellow, 70 hnvn nnmafhino fn nrnvvln unu HERO AND % COWARD. last. mv snnnn was-1 wild! yr 12oooo.ooo.:i of 3s;`:3df1x'rl>ars 18.60%000 uliaurntg :12 .-4.. .`:a$."m.%g*:..`?.':;**;-4'::*En;3:-: _ . Q. ` annum; Y W 3'3 at=$7.$Q0ab00;~ V ` I . " ""'." """""" . Belgian swindlera have sheen. _pa,{.in; =bhev.\_r transparent paper over the . `put- age ptamgg theyaput onle.'tiens; `The lawman beneagh uncaneealed. . on that - pofstxnm-ks," t.he_ In the dirty window gt a. tenement house in the slum dxstrnct or Boston iherewas a card, on which was. printed in blackletters: I ` ~-uA..u.'.u..I.~ 914.4. 1'\.-.....:.'..... .rl`.-.....'|..`...`I Ill URICIS lCL|.I'.'l.'Bi ,_ "`Ar_tistjck Skirt Dunning -Tenched Here, also Mind Reading Done. For- tunes Told and Lessons on the iGittar or Bnngo. _ i. .` , WOIIIIGEG." re I180 I118 SllD0lf0lI1_8.'Ie.` - u A triing oss," said t_he'let;der; and ` all but three or _the enemy have retreat * ed from the balcony. Ohargeag-.1in,V gailantcomrudes, and we'll capture the hoteI!j"-Puck. - . . - u-cu`: - up:-Ivvu - Roll six sliced 1.~omantoes in grated. cracker or co1'nmeal,.d1-edge with a table- spoonful of salt and fry -in hot butter and wet, half and hair.` Take 3 carefully on aheated dish. Stir a t lespoonful of our into {four tablespoonfuls or the fat remain;-ng in the pan. add Iha1f_q cup, or milk, svuu-.un~tiJ sxmoobh, season wwth a. h&1!f't98p0ODflI.l each at salt and pepper and` pour, over the asked me mosquito. in command. One hundred and two killed and nine u wounded." replied the subordinate. \ A +..m:.... :.1 4.1....-`I.....:..... `u......a \ Ann an II AVIIW -IJVIUUJQ What was` our loss in that attack? asked the mosquito in command. nun hnunun nn:i drawn Iv:1\aI n-..'l -u:w\1| nu u-:u 1u.Iuu'u-:3 Luz` 11111.11) 'Il0`ll`l`S 011' July 1 2. The British warship Sunpriae broke one or her cables and left the pant in convse uannce. A imllar phenomenon was 0 served in 1 azt the Ulmve or the eruption of Krakatoa in Sumatra, agnd the repetition _ may : be. connected wxthi the -recent eruption ot.bhe' Ma.no`.n volcano in the Phillippines. o nuu uu uuuuu. Lulu. ulurnlug. wuen ne Evan looking far away to that bit of blue ky. where there was nothingrto be seen, he was thinking of his mother. and of that promise he had sworn to keep And 1-hnf in HIV Snmrnnnt Jnnnnan nvlun uuu. pruuuue ue uuu sworn to Ke|)., And that is Why Sergeant Jacque. who died like a` hero. with his face to the enemy. was considered a `coward twice in one duy.-From the Fren_ch.'in Tid- Bits_. 1 - arcelon:3:v1Tv.s-1: ;t:1:rt1ed by seeing the tea rise and fall three feet at intervals \ of ten minutes for many `hours July T3 2. The British Wnmmhhn Slimming hi-nlzn \ uuuac IR.` IUVUB H18 IIIOLIIEITV The letter fell from my hands. I un- derstood all now. He had thought of his mother. the brave boyyand waited until he was directly commanded to go. And no doubt. that morning. when he wnn Innlvino ftnv nnynv +n Hand 11:4 .0 LI..- I.v um: uuy us sue_euuu I181 letter. Now. my precious Jac ue, take care or yourself for my sake. ' emember you are all I have in the world. and if an - thing should ha pen to on, I woud surely go mad. t is true e time pass es very wearily when one is waiting; but I try to be patient. to forget the present, and only think of the future when you return. Above all things. my precious boy. be prudent. Do whatever you are commanded to do. like a brave soldier, but do not expose yourself un- necessarily. I forbid you. `No. no. my darling Jacques. I implore you before entering on any engagement, to` think of your mother. who is always thinkl ing-of you. and do not risk too much; Promise me this, will you not? And. rec member this, a man is not a toward be- cause he loves his mother. fl`)... Inn-.._ can 4-..... ....... |......1- 1- ___ |uu1'uul`_'. v ' ` A Nothing else. Ah. blood are blood. what a letter. He was_ right. poor boy. One ought not to recexve a letter like that just before going to battle. `As for me I cried hkea. baby. and was scarcely`able to read it for the tears Ill my eyes. - It was from his mother. and here is what the good old woman wrote to her boy as she ended her letter. Nan! I-nv nu-nnhuuu Tnn...u. Ami... -..... Lu um uuzuu. ` 1 cuuau not Keep. tneni. Ithough, A boy -who ncts-like `a coward. a few hours after dies like a man. It is unnatural: there must be something underithis. ` . _ And I felt I had the explanation there under my hand in those letters. ` They burned me. It was impossible to keep them. Ma Foi? I would not: then. then I drew out thepacket. Tinnn rnv tvnm-1 thorn urns: nnln ILIIJL l-UCLI J. urcw out Luepucxet. Upon my word there was only one `letter. the one he had received that morning. NAkiI\a A`nl\ AL LI.....I -A Ll--.` Ur ulvuluug ll leg. Heaven what a sight! They ._were allilett there, all my comrades, Jacqae among the number, `but he was the last. Just as the work was nished a ball struck him between the eyes. As he raised his arms to shout. at great Hur- rah! he fell dead, face foremost.` Perhaps it was not very proper what I did next morning. but truly it was too much for me-that packet of letters that Jacque gave me before he went to his death. ` I could not keep. them. I fhnllhf A hnv . II!'\t\ nnl-g idly.` n up vvuu an: auction. - _ `."1`ear away tlrs; ..'1`hrow`1'|iat into the ditch._ He was as tranquil as it superintendir ' a squad of soldiers on fatigue dui. . And` all. the time the enemy were pouring upon them a deadly reand the balls tearing and whistling through -the bamboo ploughing up the ground. and every now and then "crush- ing .a shoulder, carrying away an arm. or breaking a leg. I-Tan van 1I7`IlI f n n:n`\I>' 'l`knc nun-A xcruus uusslon." ' It was lainly to be seen that he was making a vunces to. Jucque and you will think I am mocking you~ when -31 `tell you my ne fellow lowered his eyes under the gaze 9: the Captain and said not 9. word. You maybe sure the Cap-. uin`_wu_- gum, tor V9111-'1;now' it is not plexsent Lgto` -make: adwinc`ea' '- -to. xi:nyqn`_-- 39 L IUUI [H3 [JUU KL. Take care of these for me, Bertrand. And in the twinkling 01 an eye he was up with his section. 'I`nn.. .n...... `'52:: nu.....__...n.__L s_.- nu`. auu utur uwuy Luut uumuoo." _ It is but justice to saythat he dnd not wait to be told -a second time. Touching his cup with, all mght. my captgin, he stunul at a quicfx run. In passing .me he drew a packet of. letters` from his pocket. 'I`nlrn nnhn nf fllnnn In-nu vnn Dnnlnonu.-`I U wcu: gun: UL ceruuu uezuu. . ` `I thunk the Captain must have retmn- \ ed some spite agamst Jacque. for he` turned to him and said: Go up there, air. and tear away that bamboo. 14* in hnf -inai-hag 4-A can 4-has I... .12.! Ullly KUUWS VVIIIIJ. IL UUHL U55 . ~ I saw two lieutenants fall. the adju-; tantot the battalion. and many others. \ Impossible to pass that cursed. bamboo. \ My captain raged like a demon. At izst `he commanded, A section up etc. ll\L:.. 4.2...- :4. ....... ......l...... 17. A.S._-_ A_ time it was serious. No time to hesitate; all` those who climbed there were sure of certain death. +`1=I\lI I-`an {`nr\~Ovn:-u vu\nu..L `sun... .1.` .3_ uur tut` \Vl.Yg ll.ll.`Cll.UJ IIHICIIUVV CUUU}-_',llg _Ah, it was suflcxently narrow enough wxthout that cursed bamboo. and heaven only knows what it cost us! , I an: Q-tun Hnnfnnnnl-on Full (Jun 41:13. :.uc.u5uL, cu use mu, nu tut: nu: usual, making a ic-oc as they struck; thel water. We answered back. but it:was like ripg in the air. themscals were so well protected by their walls. This tusillne lasted about ten minutes. but I shall remember it a long time. I-Tnurnvnr if nnnlrl nnf'nnI|I'InIIn In fln I uuuu l7|'.!l1lUul,U!'.'l.'_ IE (1 lung uule. . `However. it could notcoutlnue in this way. The bugle sounded the charge. Sapristl! That music always sends a. shaver of gaiety throughme. lBehold as running `with xed bayonets, like mad- men. But. as I have already noticed, the gateway or the citadel` opened upon a high embankment. scarcely three me- tres wide. To enter that we must climb the narrow ascent. and push in two by two. under a terrible r. and that too. through a palisade of bamboo which the rascals had constructed,'I.o bar the way, already narrow enough. A}! 34-. wine: urnfnntnnl-In nnv-runny nnnn :v-I1 uuc Lcuuw, yqu are uecnuculy u ..cowzu'u.`` ` To be brief, Berthelot. of -the third division. was chosen for this expedition. He returned without even` a scratch, the jackzmapes, when my _r J acque- Wn" Ian: an! AR nnnnc Hmong n-nu no nu: ;a\.'nuuuyca, wueu my puuyi aucquc-. Well, we set o again; there .was.1_1o laggmg behind V this time. About 200 metres from the walls the Scoundrels gave us a broadcast in the race. ` Sap- risti! how it rained. The balls tell to the right, to the left. in the rice elds. fnnbena n H:n-Hnn an I-hut; ml-nun`: I-Inn You see, some oicers will not grant` you the least tuvor. Then I said to myself. This is just the. thing" for? Jacque. .. . V ` .~ Tho r`.nv\G"|3n gnnsnn 5;. guns ..iI.;\ an-can `Ah. it wal roiixh. ;`j-T [tie tI'xrn_e`I as- red as u;.-beet,bt;1t :`;:.!_a `word : 0113; w_hen.. the Captaufhad passd jhe raised: has eyqsdand` xed them on that bit 91 blue `sky nu-`away on"the horizon, wht` I could see nothing-'-nothing at all. .'l`hAn I unit` in rnvanlf Wall vnv .1. cuulu sec/uouuug--uuI.u_1ug at an. . `hen I said to myself. Well. my ne fellow, you are decidedljr a; coward." 'l`nh. In-in?` `Rm-n...I.~..+ .4 .+1... 4-m...1 Ooulo Oonvdlplonm Breaded Tom atoen. `A Olaior Svquilio. Q1Ir`nA-nu- `tuna Jun -In. New :Jot.'u.-y`. _ _____` I_.___ L: LI- Gloves. W1;liVxaod.T V7 0 111.11 um- The Captain seemed to be of the same opinion, for he stepped exac-tl.y_in front or him. and repeated `under his nose- `I`A ' \ `sub-omcer willas` to` undertake a dun- gerous missiom". " ` `- . '0 `Ivan nlnilnliu 6'; In; nnn-Q `knd. I-.. _.-- -_ --v-- u-mg; anus; IJIIIIIIJIIIQ The Rev, W. Bingley, in his Ouston_1s of,the Welsh, states that formerly it was. usual in somexpartg of North _Wales, whenev:er,",th\e namg or the dgvil ,occur_1-ied, rorythe -co'n8r.ecation to`. spit o nhthe oor, and -whfen the. name or Jndap'.waa men- etigmed; toex_p1%f-_ m1;- abhpx-1'Ae_ncg;h<%him; by striking` the r breasts'.--89u'th- V ales Daily New . . . Remarkable Memory. An Italian school teacher named Edoe, who lives at Sondrio, is gifted with an almost fabulous memory. He had made a bet that he would be able to. recite by heart the whole of Dante : immortal` Divina Commedia. Before a numer- ous audience he began at 6 o clock in the afternoon, - He:spoke through the whole night, nishing his" recitation without a hitch at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of- the following day, There was not, how- ever, in the whole audience a single r- son who could stand ~` listening to `m through. the whole of the 20 hours re-' cital; About midnight his ~audienee.di- vided into `two parties, alternatelyyyslyeep-V ins and=;.;lisjeni118,: the latter only man- aged to keep. awake by dr nkinglarge; ` antidties of black` co_ee,-`- hiladelphiaf Luucu. CUIUIJB uuu UCIIU `[.K7l'I.uI.LI\'3Uu Since` to delight in eating _is a human weakness, all the pots and pans of the world wou'Id nd a place in the Florence 1 Museum.-New York Times. uuc UL ncyg .u.vu.I Lucu: puuuuve snap: to the elaborate patterns which now re- present artistic burglary and the modern passion of money-loving combined. Am- 0113' lighter specimens the museum con- ~ tains an array of farthingales, ppanniers, corsets and `even V crinolines, which have stirreti male admiration in the `past, and which even now make up a symphony of faded colors and dead -perfumes. 3nns Oh 4-1.AaI-u In and-:nn 8.. n Lu-`gun... CD `Jill IIJIIC `Jill IUTIJIIIIIIIO A curious name has been given by Signor Mantegazza to a museum in Flor- ence, which he calls 'J.`he* Museum of Human Passions. Since it is the ma- 1 terial objects which are on exhibition, it I `must be the most comprehensive of col- lections. Some one describing it says the museum `includes an exhibition of instruments of violent death, ands. long line of keys from their primitive shape fn Hun nlnhnvrnl-A nnl-fauna mhinh nnm ma. `day. .the seed of the. ower. 8iberla s Snow Flo or. Travelers in Siberia tell of the wonder- ful ower that grows there, and which b_looms only in J anuary, when the win- ter is at its height. The blossom has something of the characteristic of a morning glory, lasting only a single The ower, when it opens, is star-shaped, its petalls of the same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in width. On the third day the extremities of the anthers, which are ve in number, show minute, glistening specks, veritable vegetable diamonds, about the size of a pin's head-these are p A Russian nobleman named Anthoskoff took a num- ber of the seeds to St. Petersburg. They were placed in a pot of snow -and frozen earth. On the coldest day or the fol- lowing January the miraculous ower burst through its icy covering and dim played its beauties to the wondering sci- entists. The plant has been very ap- propriately named the snow ower. l n VF \Jll1'lDLl.llll.Bo 7 I like a boy so well at this season that I hate to think of every` meal, every`- night's sleep. leap or somersault taking `him so much farther toward the time when the embryo nature shall begin to waken, and he shall be a boy no more.- A. H. J., in Detroit Free Press. 5 axucuuuc c.u:L'c1e In rousing mm. d I like him this way up to the 10-year ate. tronize and protect the girls; hitching up and driving the horse for them; killing the snakes they scream over, and tinker- ing up`. their sled and `wondering how they (gm like dolls so well and why they cannot do many things he does. Even at this period he does not like them in stories, except as they stir up ghting. But he must stillgcare more for sport than. clothes. be fearless of patch or dirt and be able to run for run much farther. thanvhe `could possibly walk for business, with a dislike of the bath, but taking to a pond, lake `or creek, when the water is so cold that he and his companions come out and play lickity.-cut "on the bank to get warm and dry, I want him to still scorn the pant crease` rad and remain ignorant of the prestige given by a shirt from the village laundry. His mother can wash well enough for him, and he only asks that she may be to! crowded in other lines of ' this kind ot work to pay any attention to his neck and ears. He lives mostly in the pre- sent; thinks very little or either the past or future except now and then when )1: is seized by a terrible fear that he may "die before and approaching Fourth or Christmas. 1' 1:1-.. _ L-.. _- _..u _A. u.:_ __-_-_ 41-; After that he may begin to pa-. `uuu uuuga. I want him healthy enough to go to bed with no thought of his body except when there may be a stone bruise, a. stubbed toe, or a few bee -stings troub- ling it, and so fall asleep assoon as he strnightens out, know nothing until morning, and then give the family con- siderable exercie in rousing him. I +11`: nvnxr nn fn 4-Ifn 1n_wnnn u_usau.q:_ Ill lus species. V ' _ `I don t want` him to be cruel, buthe must never be so tired that the sight of a chipmunk on the -fence fails to rouse -the spirit of contest and. start an impromptu race. Away they go. Nip and tuck, boy and beastie, in and out the bias sections of the rail fence, jump- ving across corners, dodging stumps and `stones, mindless of thistules or brush. I like to havehim a little bit, sorry when the chipmunk pops safely into his home, but a good deal sorrier when he kills it, i and sits down to look the tiny creature over, and think of the free, happy life he had robbed it of. For I want him, above all, to have thoughtful spells, to he `a bit bashful, very fond of pie, green fruit. sour sorrel, his mother and other gotod things. Innf I-|=I~\ Innnldsl... ............L 1.. _. L- L 1 fneurd 11 ell. `he .w ".'1'"% BIB LUIS cu V] 01! course I want him to live on a farm. for in no other place can he grow n so freely or, come so `near to animated na- ture asto nd competition -and `compan- ionship in its species. l1nn f I-nnnl-' hhn 6.` In. ..-....I 1..-}; I... uuuu UL LWU. ' \ I prefer him treuckled, tanned and awk- 1 ward,` with light or red hair, which * breaks into curls thathe detests and his sisters envy. ' T (`F nnnrnn T nvnna. L3... 4... `I2-.. .... - I---n uuuc; wcvubcuo I'do like -a. boy. " like him genuine and a little bit in the rough, with :1 hearty scorn of clothes, and just enough or the old Adam tokeep him from be- ing_ too good for earth; with a tied-up suspender, at patch.or two, a recent rip, a tag hanging here and there, a. pocket containing some stones, nails, leather Ustring, empty cartridges and "a curtain" o ring. I like him to have in the bureau draweitnssigned him a lot of such ar- -ticles as these, with a ve-dollar bank, a. broken toy engine, a valentine, a tooth and lock of the mane once belonging to an old family horse, and,-`away down in one corner, a rumpled up . blouse _and. shirt or two. T .-...;.1.... Li... 4..- -I_I-3 . , , 1 1 I no !on'8ee `Yon:-V e`x;.;;.;..1,.i..;9;T.;. Qelf 1; 2: . it 15"??- i We -hear a sort of half-toI:vln. rep on." the door and open it to see the bright; eagertace: of a ten-year-old. boy. He ` wants our boy,` and in the freedom or 1 a co'ntg;ence on the porch `he tells oneot j the girls thathe is-in search of help to drown out a. woodchuck. In return she =te_ll~ him that our boy has been keeping two bumblebee nests until such a time as they could join. skill and hats in the struggle and share the risks, tun and honey secured. ' . `I an In... .. 1...... ""1 1:1... 1..:.... ._....-.:..... A Pecullgrly Silly Custom. f 1`lA~_ 119 153.. _1--, '11: ..-ma aov A"sV: LIKE rum. A Curious Collection. %1~1o111%HEIu3 ADYANQE Barrie Men for the Klondyke. A. A. Osborne, general merchant; J. L. Kelman, town treasurer ; Geo. Bruce, but- cher ; Fred. Hunter, farmer; C. A. Strathv, piano tuner; and Norman Thompson, lum- berman, have -formed a company and are ar- ranging to start for the gold mines on the Yukon next January. They have also unit- ed with A Urquhart, `of Barrie, and his party, Messrs. Kennedy,iCrozier. and Car- penter, all husky men. There|was a meet- ing here last Friday. It was decided to `leave for Edmonton before the 10th of next January. an_d from there take the proposed toll road to the;Klondyke. This route is reported to he the best. They will travel with dog teams for a thousand miles, and then go down the Pelly river in canvas can- oes. a distance of 400 miles. Mr. Osborne has already purchased" two span ot good dogs for the trip. Their intention is to mine the Indiaujriver. They are sparing no expense to secure comfortable outts,`- and t ey, have good prospects for making their fortunes. Certainly they have the best wishes of this section for success.- Midland Free -Press. 1 IJICIHUCU l-U lllllh , ,_ The Captain stepedw in (rout of the ranks. and demun ed. in` :1 low voice-- all thesame it was l'istinctlyuuc1erstood ` --A sub-ofcer wilhng to undertake a; socretnnd dangrous mission. J \ Nnflnm-Ilu I ufonnnai-fnnvivnn 'KT.\-. 7 1