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Me no znxuter how long standing. Give ADVERTISE IN MAY rzlnled R Vtte with a `lt ha I was was 1 made dent , trembl was a with could . j M 4 mnot entirely diedput in `gt .the:"p _ vnt day and that Eng- , W.nt_;_trnding with the` Kongo ` Lv!!>9m.9t9i Pmivirzz sold in 'AAta~99nv%:9:s.sme . .1 ` . ' Jr . [[5, n lg " '.-2`. 2 EL en. Seam; .-u-uuuca vs Luc \;IUu3LcI.' uiuuucluuy. `Finally `the first of the two ascended the pile,.erected In the shape of a tent, and lighted it with his own hands. using an ordinary match. Until the ames and smoke made it impossible-any longer to behold the monk he could be seen in the ames, singing a sacred hymn and heat- ing the time with a skull carved out of wood. ' ' 30 no \FI-I\II During the hours preceding the ceremo- ny the candidates for death were sur- rounded by their relatives and friends- and a curious crowd of outsiders who- had come to ask of them their inuence in the world above. Magnanimously both promised. to aid` all in their power, per- mitted themselves to be venerated as true- Buddhas and thereby increased the- nances of the cloister materially. V "d`;no"u'-Ln RICE` AC bk.` Lu..- -------"--I U DIAL` IICBIUIIB CUUICDIIIQLU When the multitude arrived at the cloister, another bonze, jealous of the at- tention and gifts secured by his colleague, declared that he would burn himself alive and hastened to make his prepara- tions. Two piles of wood were erected, one on each side or the temple, so that . `those who could not get a good view of theone ceremony could do so of the sec- 0nd. .1 I -- ouc uuuusuuuca LUL` Bell s.'u:1uuuUu. Several years ago announcement was v made that on a_certain day a young priest from the cloister of the mount of the spirits would burn himself alive. _The faithful of both sexes who desired to at- tend the ceremony were urged to be pres- _ent in good time and were asked not to forget to bring something along as a gift to the zealous ecclesiast. s '7L._ 1. - ._, _,IL!4_, 1 _ O I vu uni; vvu.u `LUCIA Ulvu uuuua. -The majority of the bonzeswconsist of men who become clerics against their` _=wili. As children or poortamilies they are sold into the monasteries to be. edu- cated for the priesthood. Sometimes, however, Chinamen enter the order, and these are the ones who as a rule furnish the candidates for s it cremation. Q .-..-......I .......... -_- __..-___.____-,,,4 on-ucu uuvc tutu: cVI.'u,'I.U BIIICIUE. C ,0n the island 0! Pam is found in high diff from which those priests and monks `who are ambitious to attain the holiness .0! Buddha hurl [themselves into death. jOthers seek to secure the sameyend by l .. ascending :1 funeral pyre which they set h `on re with their own hands. ` .'I"L- .._-.!--_!A._ -4 AL, 1 I - - 'l`l1`eiI]Set.'l`I|em Abuse. L V It is `known that the Buddhistic monks i %.jor.bonzes. in order to move the hearts at their eoreligionists, will` inllict the se-I .`-jverest bodily chastiseinent upon them- l selves and even mutilate their members. Their fanatical zeal and` their desire to enter into the bliss of the nirvana at times drive them even to suicide. n I-kn {altar-:1` AC `int... 2. AL.-- J - l4!Hl $HOCOLATE `TO ORDER. %aupm-us'r % I`-'ANA 1'|Cs. Bins` coin. _A.l'_ __ 4 . _ -- The" Bsrrie Bnble Union sentvfrom the Congregational church. three boxes of good serviceable clothes and beddmg to the Chairman of MRI-!lit'f Commuter, Ottawa, `Xn Wdnesdny, `May 2 V` Tm contributions were from members of several churches in the town. -`--A meet-'ing for the purpose in n?.)yu inating a candidnt.n.__t0 ll-aha vnorwcw in county council, division No. 8. comp-ed by the death of the Ms J. B.` I-lninelj, will be held iithe Oruncdall` 'V.=ariy. on Monday, My 14th. V Should` mote -hatjyone "oandidat_e' be nominated` tn _e.|__.:t`i;0n_, B`[11al,d,'on' `Mond1y`,i Mgy UUHUII Lays: new`: IJSNVU vvnvnn unnyann. `As it exists to-day, the British mili- tary. systems is the result at Aa..~pro- cess of evolution, embracing some-` thing of almost every era in military history, but with the highest possi-, ble standard of effectiveness retained. The nomenclature and style of accou- ; itrement, of many of the individual `Q bodies are as, old -as the traditions of i the districts to which they owe their origin except in V so far as changes have been made to meet the necessi- Ities of modern qvarfare.` "Sectional i pride in those features is encouraged 1 because it promotes a spirit of friend-V .ly' rivalry `and. enhances elciency. .404 men and. 29 officers. jare operated in connection with the. 1 garrison . service, 2 division, 292 companies. I any-`.4-a,_-_,vuuu..u us VV(l.l LCLIMIIC. `In the cavalry s'ervice._the regiment is:the unit of -organization and the troop the unit of drill. and 82 oicers to each regiment. In the household cavalry or home. ser- vice branch the standard strength` is A detach- ment; of each line regiment is left at home for recruiting and general pur- poses when the main body is detail- ed for foreign service. . Thevolunteer cavalry is known as yeomanry. The regiments, of which there are 37, are named after shires They embrace 12,000, men. 1`he `artillery service is known as the Royal Artillery. .It consists of 22 batteries of horse ar- tillery, designated by letters; 92 num- bered batteries of eld artillery, ten numbered batteries of- mountain pieces `and 99 numbered garrison ser- vice companies, divided as follows: Eastern division,29 companies; ' south- ern division, 41 companies; western The militia and volunteer artillery organizations with which they bear the same relations to a` great "extent as the corresponding bodies of infantry do 2-to tlfe regulars. 'l)...l:,.-`I ~..I..-...-....... nu...` I-....'...\- `and. In the line: of foreign service there are 600 men Amnavwnn V: J av vu vc-V A V3 sugar; so Radical chaxfges are being made constantly in the British army ser-. vice, and theyhave been so varied and have occurred so often within re- cent years that only those in close touch can keep pace with them. -A.. :4. -...-.`.4.. 4... A... 41.... 'l'1~..:-H..I.v -w\."l:_ ; 1.,..I\JA I/\.\| \rnna`v a In the order of service the regulars take precedence and are [generally % known as the foreign - service men. They are kept on a war footing" at all times `and, theoretically, at no time are more than" nine battaelionse of the whole national infantry allow- ed to fall below the standard of num- ` hers. -uynuo In creating the larger bodies of British troops," including brigades, di- visions and army corps, it is seldom; that more than onebattalion from, each regimental division is included. There are four battalions of eight companies each in an infantry bri- gade and two brigades compose an infantry division. Three infantry `di- visions, together with varying num- bers of squadrons of cavalry and field `batteries, in addition to four com- panies of -engineers, constitute aa army corps, whose theoretic strength is 33,952 men, -1,155 officers and 10,- 164 horses. There is, of course-, as wide a "Variation from those figures as thaexigencies of war require. Tn I1n'no\ v-:1:-u n ..... 0... I... .._.__'_...._L nu, ulL'vwn\rIvnv vvn|\.n \/V--nu`.-- One of the confusing points inethe English method of refe.v.'en_ce to mili- tary bodies is the custom of giving a division the name of the whole. Thus ~e-ach of the nine battalions of the- Cheshire troops. mayibeireferred to as, the Cheshire Regiment. Similarly, confusion is caused by reference _to sub-battalions as battalions `and it is exceedingly difficult to tell accurately just how "many men are involved when the number of the battalion is reported only. T... 41... ......-I.\.. 1.3 n...on:nA 41... _nnun`Ino..-. IIIDKJKIIIQ `II V IJLLIAI It\4\ul L)! - Prior to the outbreak of` war the first regular battalion was stationed l in India and the second in Limerick, ,Ireland. The third and fourth bat- italions, militia, are at Chester ' and E Miaccleseld-, respectively. The five volunteer battalions, which, before \ theilast re-o1'ga_ni7.a'tion of the T army system was perfected, were known as the Cheshire Regiment, have their sta- tions at` Birkbtihead', Chester, Knut&- ford, Stockport and Congleton. . I\..... .`I ll... nnuufuunlnro vs:-\'v\f-n hi. n cm... or menus: The frequent occurrence of e before i in certain words in manuscripts and printed books of the seventeenth andeighteenth centuries in place of the now customary lpelling is a feature which has often forced itself on my attention. It seems to me that the modern way is in these older writings comparatively seldom met with. I have observed the following among other instances: Feild, neice. at- cheivement, releif, releife. greife; also, as proper names, Feild, Purfeild, Feild- ing, etc. The causes which have led to the change might furnish an interest- - lng subject for discussion. Cieling is given as an alternative spelling in vari- ous dictionaries to which I have referred. In some eighteenth century writings (the Burrell manuscripts, for instance) occur! _the_word cieled.-Notes and Queries. `nu To each regiment there are two bat-w talions _for foreign ervice known. as- regulars. There are also two bat- tali-ons of militia for home `service. The militia battalions are theoreti-V c-ally of six-compnay formation, in- cluding 801 men of all ranks, bu_t in time of war they are recruited up as necessary. In addition to the battalions of regulars and" militia . there may be one or more fbattalions of volunteers. For instance, `T "the Cheshire Regiment, a part of which is- now in South Africa, has five bat- talions of volunteers. ` -,,4n,____I_ -1` ----_ 1.1.. 14:50 I Gl6l`0IIl\JGl U5 UIAU JJJOUJULD I. The` unitol. drill is the half `com- , puny, commanded by a. lieutenant or i second lieutenant. The number of `non-conunissioned. officers and pri- . Vates varies from S5 to 110. V The } war strength of a battalion is eight I companies, carrying 1,012 men and E 29 line otcers. The latter include 3' colonel, lieutenant-colonel, three ma-- \jeors, eight captains and 16 lieuten-. 1 ants. The battalion is subdivided in- ` to four `sub-battalions` of two com- panies. each, the first of which is` commanded .by the lieutenant-colonel and the. remainder of the majors. . '11.. ...-...1- ....._:....._...1. `L--- ...... `no- 1... How It In DIV'ldGd-..V.Gl'IlGlIOII|tIll'O` o!_t|Io Various Pftltdf tho Complex Whale - Tho Pruout Pay and Prult Clothes" a '-- lladlal change: An Constantly: Taking Plaon In the AI-ntvI Rodent Hluorv. THOUGHTS on rrs baemnznlou av THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEE T- THE BRITISH ARMY} The two principal causes assigned for this failure are, first, that the control of the work is so scattered that no one can be held responsible, and, second, that the payment of a tax in labor is too vague and clumsy a system to meet modern conditions. Responsibility is in the first place distributed among members of the Council and again sub- divided among a number_ cf path- masters. '2 The money `expenditure is largely scattered in temporaryand per- ishable work, owing to the fact that ruadwork is conducted on the statute labor basis. The money appropria- tions are made in small amounts `With the object of A supplementing _ statute labor; Were this reversed, and a sys- tem of mcneyrexpenditure made a basis, and the outlay concentrated in durable and "permanent work from year to year, force, itiwould tend much to ~ "statute "labor being the supplementary -. Report on Good Roads. A. special report of the Provincial Instructor on public highwavs,Wior Ont-_ario,, has just appeared, which em~ bodies. some important conclusions with regard to the best system for im- proving the condition of the public roads. The money, thus expended is much more than is generally supposed- During the tenyears, 188796 inclu- sive, the total cash expenditure for roads, streets and bridges` amounted to $14,483,643 in cities, $6,759,626 in `towns, and $9,380,689 in townships andcounties, in all $30,623,958. In addition to this about $11,000,000 days of statute labor were expended in the township, making a total money and labor value of 841,623,958, or i V OVER $4,000,000 Pas YEAR. This is IIIOKB than onethirdofrtho taxes levied on the people in municipal and school rates. While much of this expenditure is devoted to a good pur- - pose, a caretul examination of the methods pursued will show that owing to faulty administration, careless super- vision, and improper inuences, our. svstem of road-making is as arule in- competent and extravagant and` does not yield results commensurate with the outlay. V - n q ` u c Q niccrlrv nxxsrma ABUSEB. It. is found, however, eloet impossible to combine the two systems in the lat- ter 1 way.` Immediately the greater economy of .a concentrated money ex- penditure in /reahz6.d,~- . with its greater ada `M `'ae*"` A #'!1-:.: ' ` We all come together and sing : A'nd'one,of the kangaroo," 4 _ V . , . . Over the borders we've come with our orders, We know what we're here to do: ' For weall of as live in the same big house, Though each has his own little wing, And when obstinate nations attack the foundations - . Fbr England. for England, the cradle of .our line, - E The laneesride and the ries ring and the scattered `sons combine; ' For `England, for England." We ing our , - strength. between E ' The Empire and the Danger for our England and the Queen. _ ' ' There's some that come from a` Melbourne Shop . l ' Some that were bred in Quebec, Some from a prairie, and some from a dairy, * "And some from the Terrible s deck ; And some of us marched from the counter . oi: Con-tts ' , And some from a conetable s heat, But we're all thrown together in khaki and leather-- i We sing the same song when we meet : For England, for England, the cradle of our ' line, The lance: ride and the ries ring and the , scattered sons combine ; ' For England, for England. We ing our strength between . . '1he Empire and the Danger for our England and- the Queen. - And when we ve done what we're here to do, And the- ships go east and west, _ Each with-his story of hardships and glory- And little brown holes in his chest, ' _ We _shall think 0 the nights when we ' smoked our clays E And!lay' on ourgbacks in a ring, Weary-worn after battle, /but making- a rattle _ With the song that was easy tolsing : line, . ' The lances ride and the ries ring and the scattered sons combine ; For England, for England. We ing our ` strength between The Empire and the Danger for our England and the Queen. For England, for England, the cradle of our V ILA l.J\. VJLAIVBBV BLVLCn _ Vi hen_ the Chinntnan comes, he lays aside his hat and shirt. and, stripped to the waist and barefooted, he begins his work. In the basket is the chocolate or cacao bean,` from which the rancid oil has beenextracted and which oil long ago has anointed the hair of some Filipi- no belle or lighted some Filipino home. The beans first come on the board bitter '-and brackish. With a rolling pin the Chi- naman grinds them into a ne powder. This takes time. When it is done, he opens another basket and dips out the sugar for the sweetening and the nal mixture. The sugar is what yvould prob- ably grade coffee C it it were in com- gznercial circles. Like the bean. it grows on the island. rune . - Mr;1F. '_,'-K;- 16 Lindsay 5Wuterworke,:~ received he manuscript of "the following song, written '-uhy his cousin, _Mr. Herold Begbie,`of London, Eng.` It hue adueh u_sn'd spirit that well . becomes" the ` Soldiers of the Queen" who are eup- pvfeed toning it in their camps upon ~.he veldt; ' There e one can tell of _the grizzly bear, -The annual report of the Ontario Bureau cf Mines shows that last year the value of the product of the m_ines was $8,786,251. The most important items were: Pig iron, $808,157 ; gold, $4-19,328 ; building stone, $1,041,350 ; brick, 315313.750; oil, $1,059 486. The wages paid amounted to $2,921,- 397, to 9,979 employees. Seventy-six mining companies were incorporated. Goldwater Boys Win. At the recent indoor games of the Regimental Athletic Association of New York State, held in New York city, two of the most valuable and keenly contested prizes were won by two Goldwater boys, Joe Gray and Bud Ryan,in each case records being broken. Gray won rst prize, a handsome- gold watch, for putting the 16 pound weight, breaking the association record, his dis- tance being 40 feet 2 inches. Ryan showed his American cousins how to pole-vault, breaking the indoor record by 2 inches in a leap of ten feet two. inches, receiving as rst prize a dis- mond scarf pin. --North Bay will pass a by-law prd-. hibitmg cows from running at large In the `village during the summer. These Tablets are the latest production of medern medical science. They are innitely superior to all. pills `and similar preparations, for the cure of Indigestion and all diseases of the Stomach. Bowels; Liver and Kidneys. ' , HAVE YOU TRIED HacI.aren s Parfact Headache Bum. 'A safe` and instantaneous cure for Headache and Neuralgia. Guaranteed to cure. ` 8-13' ` Fof Nervous Prostratiqn and general weak- ness they have "no equal. To nervous and delicate women these ,'1`ab1ets will prove to. positive blessing. 'Price, 50c. pa; box. Sold by D. H. Mac- Laren, Drukgiat, sole agent for Barrie. Mr. A. Weir, son of J. J.--'Weir, ot the MaaaeyaHarris Co., will study dentistry with Dr._ Richardson during the coming summer. Poison In Potatoes. The Sanitary Home is authority for the statement that potatoes contain a poison known as solanin. New potatoes contain comparatively little of this poison unless they grow above the surface of the ground and have a green skin, when they are generally known to be poisonous. It is not. however, generally known that old potatoes contain much more of this poi- sonous princi,ple-solanin-and many cases or serious poisoning have occurred - _In the late summer, when old potatoes -hiwere used. __ In 1892 and 1893 there was jI_l'II10lt wholesale poisoning among the -'. :tr_o'ops ofthe*German army; ' Meyer in-V ve_stigajted'.th`e~case and found` in old po-' tatoes kept in a_ damp, place and begin-' inc` to sprout 24 times as much solanln _,4 jugngw Dotatoes. _ . V . i . ` Mr. -W. E. Foster, Principal of West | Ward school was invNewma1-ket last week attending the funeral of his mother. Personal News. Di-. and Mrs. Patterson have gone on ' 9. trip to Lindsay, Peterbqrough and N orwood. ` ' ` They were carried 'ino the residence of Mr. Thoe. Dtury, and a doctor was` hastily summoned. But the child was- beyond help, and died in 9. few_hours. The mother was also seriously hurt. Fatal Amman: `Near Midhurst. Last Thursday morning, while Jae. Russell was moving from his residence in Vesprat to Colwell, an accident oc- curred whereby a little infant lost its life. It seems that Russell's hired man and his wife and child was also with him. There were two loads of effects. Some of the furniture on one of the wagons became loose, and while the two men were xing it the woman with the baby drove on with the other team. When going down Garvin's hill, near Midhurst, which is n very steep grade, she lost control of thehorses and they ran up on the bank, upsetting the load on the mother and child. in Wentworth, Lincoln. Wellington, , his report stronlyf iadvvvoeates Va`: county system, such asalready obtains. Frontenac and Easting counties. ', This secures. equity in taxation, as a portion of the cost is levied in thevcounty rate against the towns and villages- To make the cities bear their share it will be necessary to amend the statutes Under county control a properly organ Izod corps of men can be employed` to build and repair roads and unilormity of work and system secured. .l: rovin- ; cial aid for the construction or main- A teuance, or both, of mam road, built . under a county. system is strongly`. urged. A great many useful and prac- tical suggestions are em bodied in the , report, which are well worthy the con 2 sideration of all vgho take an interest in this important question; ._,`k._, . .. A7"n.uni ,'ber`of 'toivnehips hove abolished etatote labor, others are preparing to do 30,: and the feeling is growing that it should ' be done away with entirely by the Legislature. 0- H-'4:-eL4-new. ARE NOT A -PATENT I c I" jonmulsirmn nnuaeisw, X % j j BARRIE. Industriously the Chinaman rubs, and gradually the chocolate forms on the bot- tom ot the board and drips of in. sticky sweetness into the basket beneath. The family gathers about to sample the prod- net, and the Chinaman stops to smoke a cigarette while judgment is being passed. Cups of the beverage are handed around. and all taste. If it is not sweet enough, the manufacturer throws more sugar on his board and drops in another pinch of vanilla and cinnamon for the avoring. VVhen it is right," he goes to work. and for several hours rubs away at his task. The deposit below the rolling pin is a brown substance that is soft and moist, while above it is to all appearances a dry powder and sugar.-Exchange. V ` A -The Ferris wheel which was onel of the great attractions at the Chicago Expoeition, and which _. was re-erected at Wrightwood avenue and North A Clark street, Chicago, is to he removed. It in estimated that the cost of the re- . move] will be $30,000 and if a bid in_ not made in e ehortftime the reoeiverl of the oompgny, he compelled to` Ii . 1 --BrhoebV1fidge[ council has oontri } utod'$l00 for the "re fund and the 1 I.0.0.F. `of that plies $25. ` We have just completed sampling your vicinity with two .,. the best remedies-that scientic medical men have Vet form; lated. They are namely ~ 3 Fema.-Curag and` Kidney-Cura, TL--- _-,_ .'I_,, A, _ ` We won REMEDY 00., Limiled BUFFALO, N. Y. - TORONTO. om. These goods are sold only in handsome enameled bmesa: F50 cis. a box, and can beprocured from 9.111-c-1i;:`:e Druggists or sent by mail from -u IvI&\. These Wonderful preparations have been tried by hundreds.; the _world s best Physicians and have never failed to affect; speedy, safe, and permanent cure. $3 the am-nay Foundry oo.., Idmitod, Toronto. Winnipeg. Va_11oo11ver.{ ':.....`_.......`gQQ.Q00 0000000 000020-00"": DID YOU GET ` ONE FREE? %Mornang` `.-.1 vv oo;~;;;,;;;.:.o, Stock of $40,000. UNDER THE NAME OF Toronto Cash Coupon C0-9 Ltd Every book of Cash Coupons is worth 00 in money. Y0 l" your own time to ll the book, when lled take it to In Manila the Chlnamen Manufac- ture It While You Walt. In Manila they make your chocolate `while you wait. Right into the house a Chinaman comes with his basket and rolls the crushed cacao bean and sugar, and then makes a supply or chocolate thatlis sweeter and more palatable and cheaper than the commercial brand sold in the Chicago stores. V ` Tlflnn-A #1..-. (`L2 . . * . _ . . A- L- I--- arid get`/your mdney ind another book. Don t make the mistake of ehoosing a range before set features of the Imperial Oxford at our nearest agents. The re will gkee-.1 ) in all night. on an extra. low lallowanceof fuel, and will burn '5up briskly at a regulating touch, ready for broiling or baking as soon laslyou are. The saving of time-as well as the saving of fuel-Will mean a good .deal to yo11 -every day-won t. it? There;s no waiting _and waiting for the re when you have the new Is especially prepared for woman's specic ailments and can be tonic effects are mar- Imperial. Oxford taken with the nt- most condence. It s marvelous. EMA-CURA OTTON & co. 1 M. J. Frawley, . sole local Agent. in gjowr mtchen. T_. N. HOBLEY, Grocer, Barrio. FOR SALE BY The High Court O`fTE'-`.l:12l(12l has gr: charter allowing us to incorporate ` -..n NOTICE. In cnsu coufii CUllECIS. `Aim: "ADVANCE-1 VI vvu An hour late:- the second candidate for death made his debut. He had closely watched his predecessor andcoolly enter- ed his own tent of death and passed through the ordeal as the other. 'l`hn nouns nun` `manna Al LL- Lu..- _-.... c,`;::":.:;:";.:mAP:;`.?';..d rm! Dromptly attended. to; Farms sold and Commission. GET MY TERMS A1` \ yeso. MCDONALD ` `com . "Ii;; \ On \`\ \ K \ My TER MS l\u. V1 M Q N1 `\> To EDA; " ma: OFFICE 34 BAYFIELD KIDNEY-`=4-CURA .cure the w5rst- cases of Rheumatism,. Kid! it a trial. Has. never fai}_ed to ne) and Bladder Tron`- suxuugu cut; unucul (AB Luc Ul`.|lCl'o The ashes and bones of the two were [carefully gathered and deposited in the cloister of Wen-Chao, where they are preserved as sacred relics.--MilwaukeeA Germania.