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beaten ttaxs cash wm malloy b a eniroa axo peorancrot nbnm sxixx taaierg aaa nrt- tome 1 elxc bnterpriaes vol vi no 41 stouffville ontario thursday nov 30 189 whole number 301 kinancial sf3jiv33 glvds 11coai g smith macdonald uauitlslkk sojiolioic coxvkvakciui nutaxv 1ocuc 1c lias removed to tba office in sanders block foruv erly occupied by tbo late p w 1iui 100000 ito loan atfipercent ou terms to suit borrowers special attention gircn to commercial collec tions stoufkvi1jjs oxt james mcclillolgil ll b 33urrit4ter solicitor kto daleja block stouffville oxt avcon03 to loan kerr macdonala davidson patterson babbistkbs s01icixoies notaries public etc offices masonic liuildings toronto st toronto and main st stounville jkkkititqc w mcdonald w uav1dsov jno a pat1eks0s b a ultanr hankers daleys block sioqimiib moneyto loan os oood 8eouiutv sale and farm notes gashed anitakkx lolt collection drafts issued n tie imperial sank and its lirauchft and en all points in canada and tke united states american currency lloufiht and sold savings department interos tallowed ondeposlts- motes coilectedjj lowest rates office if ours 10 am to 3 pm- saturdays oa m to 2 pm v j stark teller waltflt jiillkit miuaster in the midst of alarms roct barb in lippxktts magazine chapter ix- way to wefand so i cant rend anybody when the two prisoner with their three yo pi- if i wanted to captor- ame in sight of the canadian vol- ho knws the way persisted untee they beheld a scene which was much stoliker that young maa spoke up with more military than the fenun camp tttey great iudignation were promptly halted an 1 qcestioued by a i hut howard isnt a cor stable and picket before coming to the main body and 1 stoliker is im not going the centry knew enough not to shoot until renmark went up to his friend he had asked for the countersign pasting whos acting foolishly row yates he the picket they came in full view of the why dont you insist on seeing canadian force the mn of which looked very spick and span in uniforms which seemed painfully new in the clear light of tbo fair june morning the guds topped by a bristle of bayonet that glittered as tlio the colonel the claoces arc ten to one that you would be allowed off dont make any mistake the colonel will very likely be some fussy individual who magnifies his own importance and who will geo f idowjstes 23aititisrfcil soialcitob cosykvancik kotattv ac- spoflbrda block stouffville ont molbv ux loan stilla bank oit canada head office toronto dental dr smith dentist stouffville ont- lds eftho royal college of dental surgeons ont 1 d s ortoroato university begs to inform tbo public of stouffville and vicinity that owing to the increase of his practice and the solicitation of bis many irieiiihhe baa permanently located here and his office will be open daily except monday for consultation ana practice in ilertens block where he bos been during the past year amesthctics for painless extraction- gold and crown work a specialty tall ifposfliblo on wednesday thursday or fri day to mako appointment oatterson fenton dentists staffords biock stouffville office oien every thursday and friday a rojsiivs03v dentist will beutmiiicra hotel stouttwio k on tho isth andit the tremont yjnimf mnrh wnnop fjro ffllh o each month ritosnirn hotel me vlbcrtot tho hih victoria tqunro on tbc2lt when these dates fall on sunday the following hinjay will be understood carrrat paid up ukskuve fund 1000000 525000 aoksciks at rowinanrillt 1 cannington bradford chatham hrantford col borne brighton durham urussels forest jampbelliord st4nuvlic harris ton markham newcustle larkdale 1icton also aoents at montreal now york- london eng winnipeg northwest provinces and british columbia rising sun ehone on them were stacked with i d a squad of volunteers to escort lae neat precision here and there the men ftu want to avoid that these officers were preoarinf their breakfast and a always stick by each other theyre bound temporary halt had been called for that t i want to go along with stoliker i purpose the volunteers were scatter- n a core to settle with him ed by the side of tho road aud in i now dont do anything rash youve the fitid heumark recognized the colors nothing so far but if you assault an of the regiment from hia own city and olicer of tho law that will be a different noticed that there was with it a company ev that was strange to him although led to satan reproving sin who prevented them a prisoner he felt a glowing pride in x from hitting stoliker a short time the regiment and their trim appearance a ince pride that was both national and civic he well i was wrong then you are instinctively held himself more erect as he wrong now approached j sec here renny whispered yates this time the constable felt no doubt about it no man cosld imitate steep so well several times yates nearly fell for- ward and each time saved himself with the usual luck of a sleeper or m drunkard i nevertheless stoliker never took his band from his reviver suddenly with a greater lurch than usual yates pitched headfirst down the bank carrying the constable with him the steelbandoftbenandcuftaipped the wrist of stoliker who with an oath and a cry of pain instinctively grasped the links between with his right hand to save his wrist like a cat yates was upon him showing marvellous agility for a man who jut tumbled into a heap the next in stant he held aloft the revolver crying triumphantly hows that nmpire out i expect the constable with setteetb stilf rubbed his wounded wrist realizing the hopeless- nes of a struggle v now stoliker said yates pointiogthe pistol at him what have yon to say before i fire nothing answervd the constable ex cept that you will be hanged at wellsnd instead of staying a few days in jail yates laughed tbafcnot bad stoliker and i really belie vethtrkissc chi in you if you are a mxtimxlsfavsou were not in very much danger- as perhaps you knew now if you shodld want this pistol again just watch whereat alights and yates taking the weapon by the muzzle tossed it as far as he could into the sold stoliker watched its flight intently then agricultural the old pioneer- in summer i poke roan out doors an kinder help to do the choros i try to bo some little good an chop an fetch tho klndlln wood j judge a man should ktill be brtvo lone as ho keeps ouuldo the ftrave and do hlswork howover arnull an poke about tin he idnkft down an darkncm come an coverx all anko j poko an putter roun this tremblin han theo shakln bones onoe cleared thco tlels cr troen an titones this ban it prcvmjd my vountt bridtuliau an led her through tnu unknown ian the wolf an boar prowled rounourdoor hut we wuz happy yount an poor but thai dear hanln simple trut no more in mluo khali settle down long years thot han hez mixed with dut but still i poke an putter roun the woodi u cleared the swamps is sweet with wavln fleli of crtvts an wheat the lonesome woods hez all made room to let the pear an applo bloom an where wux once the wild woifs den they tempted fboyideice irand into tho drains that idea was very i erroneous only the surplus salt being washed off the land the silt absorbed 1 x s l w ih i tu poouaidr venture of to sprfev it in tbo soil it destroyed all kinds of n r- n ol- iwtl worms slugs and vermin especially the y a c 8iuo w turnip fly and too worm that aid such damage on tbo oats salt increased the solvent power of rain water is made bard skilled crew fjorlts aad kaltinaiu keatinto tho cold korth to die- aadstnlorn mossitwtotofcs pial says th stroyed autnd of canker in soils itjsstslf tbu iftps mode oonr grass sweet ani palatawe s ssff li t y ft ij iv i kf when in june 1s9- the whaling schooner ripple left this harbor for the far north renmark mid vales looking at liim you got back to tho tent and see that p n r into h pookt ho took i 1 11 mil tout wiiniii amm11 nhiur mt flmn t n with a smile you are making a thoroughly british mistake what do you mean t i havent spok en no but i see it in your eye you are underestimating the enemy you think this pretty company is going to walk over hat body ol unkempt tramps we saw in tho woods this morning everythings all right ill bo with you in an hour or so dont look so frightened i wont hurt stoliker but i want to see this fight and i wont get there if the colonel sends an escort im going to use stoliker as a shield when the bullets begin flying the bugles sounded for tho troops to fall in and stoliker very reluctantly attached 1 do indeed it the tramps wait to to on ussp of the handcuff around his own walked over which 1 very much doubt t wrist while he snapped tho other on thats just where you make the mis- the right wrist of yates who embarrassed take most of these are raw boys who im with kindly assistance tho two drafts issued and collections madoon all points in canada at lowest rates farmers notes dis counted sale notes and good business paper negotiated at current rates of interest a savings bank has been opened in connection with the branch at stotxfmr v ille where deposits of skand upwards are received and interest allowed thereon at current rates deposits of a special nature trust funds fcc received on favorable terms office floors from icam- to 3 pm saturdays from 19am to 1 pm forfurthernfbrmatlon anply to john elliott ageilt vetbuinabt j t storey vetkr1naky surgeon graduate in honors of ontario veterinary coltcgcand honor ary fellow of the veterinary medical society- all diseaxes of domestic animals treated tkilfully 00 the latest scientific methods orders by tclc- rripiiorinail night or day promptly attended to charges moderate special attention given t4i dentistry office and residence same as j u- clarke a west end stouffville attcxionkkrcs n e smith licensed auctioneer forthe counties of york nndontaro sales of farm stock etc attended toonaliortest notice ind reosonablerutes stouffville ont james obrien licensed auctioneer forthe countiesof york nndontario orders by mail ortelcgraph will 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him with thoir orders for firstglass meats of all kinds at reasonable prices loli a mcdonald misc kit jvn kbs change of business jwturner late of uxbuidge successor to a vonlsuseck will keep on hand a large and full stock of goods consisting of firstclass harness single and double robes blankets trunks val1ses3 bells- whips currycombs brushes repairing promptly attended to every effort will be made to give entire satisfaction i k hoovek issuer of marriage licenses ouken itlveit ont 1 l baker issuer of marriage licenses rasldenco comer of main ami albert st est otot it- stouffvhuc ont w 3 iitttnisy dealer im lumber lath sblnalt salt plailercoal water umellasierlars coal tar tar 1aikir fir e wanhocn wmim kalla station stouffrslle kid bmitt baoy m tlktn very bad while you waa out mum mid tho new aerrant girl oh dear aid tho young wife ho botwrnow oh ho all right now hat ho wa bad t drat h icemeil to como over qnito faint but i found hia inedlcino in tho cup- found me medlcino 1 cood graclona what have you been giving tho cklldt theroa no moilidno in uio cupboard oh yea thero is mum it wrltt and then did that girl trlumphxntljr produc abcttlo ubolud kil reviver i written on lit etort canitmin madam tald tbo gipsy let m tell fjfiway- ppd th elder b door tho conversation fiend goii far mister they were in a thirdclass compartment of one of the cxprchsea running from london to liverpool tho question was asked by longnosed thinlipped man trill pointed chin scanty whiskers a slouch hat and a hungry expression of countenance he wai resting hia feet on the opposite aide of tho carriage which aeat wa partly occupied by passenger in a gtoy check suit tho pass enger addressed turned partly around and took a look at his questioner ycf i am going to crewe he replied my business thero is to sell four shares of bank stock dispose of my interest in a farm of eighty acres ten miles from town and invest tho proceeds in a clothing establish menu 1 am from st albans in hertford shire 1 got in the train there at 035 this morning it was fortyfive minutes behind time my ticket from huston cost mo 11a 2d had my breakfast about an houratzo paid is gd for it this cigar cost me td or fivo ashilline i have teen a smoker for about thirteen years my name s thomas williams i am thirtynine yeata old have a wife and four children and am a member of the congregational church i waa form erly a chemist but sold out to a man named treaditay and i am not in any business now lain worth perhaps 3000 my father was a cooper and my grandfather a seacaptain my wife namo waa carr be fore i married her her father waa a sur veyor the children have alt had the momp chickenpox and meatlem when i reach crewe i expect to stop at an hotel he stopped the longnosed man regard ed him for a moment with interest and then asked in a dissatisfied way what did your greatgrandfather do for s livin v no go wy female at the door m ooliood that madam fortano bd ddyeng- kepo- tbo sabbath- mother what grade yonr doir thoatreoot have yon forgotten that ta sonday today t little daughter oh no mamma 1 this isnt a play its a sswred concert know all that can be learned of war on a cricketfield they will bo the worst- whip ped set of young fellows before night that this part of the country has ever seen wait till they see one of their com rades fall with tho blood gushiug out of n wound in his breast if they dont iuru and run then im a dutchman 1vo seen raw recruits befote they should have a company of older men who have seen ser vice to steady them the fellows wo saw this morning were sleeping liko logs in the damp woods as we stepped over them they are voteransu what will be a mere skirmish to them will seem to theso boys tho most awful tragedy that ever happen ed some of tho volunteers crowded around the incomers eagerly inquiring for news of the enemy the fenians had taken the precaution to cut all the telegraph- wi re 3 leading out of fort erie and hence those in command of the companies did not even know that the fenians had left that locality they were now on hcir way to a point where they wero to meet colonel peacocks forco of regulars a point which they wero destined never to roach stoliker sought an officer and delivered up his prisoners to gether with the incriminating paper that yates had handed to him tho officers decision was short and sharp as military decisions are generally supposed to be he ordered the constable to take both of tho prisoners and put them in jail at port col borne there was no time now for an in quiry into the case j that could come after wards and as long as the men wero safe j in jail everything would bo all right to lithis tho constable mildly interpojedtw constable but in the position of guide tjnd man who knew tho country in tho second place thero was no jail at port col- borne m whcro is the nearest jail 1 the jail of the county is at wclland tho county town replied tho constable very well take them there but i am here as guide repeated stoliker tho officer hesitated for a moment you havent handcuffs with you i presume yes i have said stoliker producing tho instrument well then handcuff them together and i will send ono of the company over to welland with them how far is it across country t stoliker told him the officer called one of the volunteers and said to him yon are to make your way across country to wclland and deliver these men up to the jailer there- they will bo hand cuffed together but you tako a revolver with you and if they give you any trouble shoot them the volunteer reddened and drow him self up lam not a policeman he said lam a soldier very well then your first duty as a soldier is to obey orders i order you to tako these men to welland the volunteers had crowded around as this discussion went on and a murmur roso among them at the order of tho officer thoy evidently sympathized with their comrades objection to tho duties of a policeman one of them made bis way through tho crowd and cried hello this is tho professor this mr renmark hes no fenian two or three moro of tho university students recognized renmark and pushing up to him greeted him warmly he was evident ly a favorite with his class among others young howard pressed forward it is nonsense ho cried talking about sending irofessor renmark to jail he is no more a fenian than governor general monck well all go bail for tho professor tho officer wavered if you know him ho said that is a different matter rut this other man has a letter from tho commander of the fenians recommending him to tho consideration of all friends of the fenian cause i cant let him go free aro you the chiof in command hero i aikcil renmark no i am not mr yates is a friend of mine who is here with mo on his vacation he is a now york journalist and has nothing in comron with the invaders if you insistonsonding him to wclland i must demand that wo ik taken before tho officer in command in any case ho and i stand or fall together i am exactly as guilty or innocent as ho is wo cant itother tbo colonel about every triviality a mans liberty is no triviality what in the namo of common sense are you fight ing for but for liberty thanks ronmark thanksaaid yates but 1 dont care to seo the colonel and i shall wclcomo wclland jail i am tired of nil this bother i camo here for rest and quiet and i am going to have them if i have to go to jail for them im coming reluctantly to tho belief that jails the most comfortable place in canada anyhow but this is an outrage cried the pro fessor indignantly of courso it is replied yates wearily but the woods aro full of them theres always outrages going on especially in so- called freo countries therefore one more or less wont make much difference come officer whos going to take me to welland or shall i have to go by myself im a fenian from way hack and came here especially to overturn tbo throne and take it home with roe for heavena sake know your own mind one way or other and let us end this conference the officer waa wroth he speedily gave the order to stoliker to handcuff the prisoner to himself and deliver him to the jailer at welland rot i want assistance objected utoll- ier the prisoner is a bigger man than i am the volunteers laughed as stoliker mentioned this selfevident fait if any one like to go with yon he can go i sliah gir no orders no ono volunteered to accompany tho constable tako this revolver with yon contin tied tho officer and if ho attempu to es cape shoot him beaidem yon know tho manacled iron disappeared down the road while the volunteers rapidly fell in to con tinue their mornings march young howard beckoned to the professor from his place in tho ranks i say pro- fessorvow jid you happen to be down this wayvw ijiavsen camping but here rfor a week or more woi yates who is an old school fellow of mine what a shame to have him led off in that way but he seemed to rather like the idea jolly fellow i bhould say but i wish i had known you wero in this neigh borhood my folks livo near hero they wauld only have been too glad to be of as- sistanco to yon they have been of assistance to ino and exceedingly kind as well what you know them all of them have you met margaret yes said tho professor slowly but his glance fell as it encountered the eager eye of tho youth it was evident that margaret was tho brothers favorite fall back there cried tho officer toi renmark may i march along with them or can you tave mo a gun and lot ma take part inosaid the officer with some hauteur this is no place for civilians again the profcssorsmiled as he reflected thatthc whole company as faros martial experience went were merely civilians dressed in uniform and ho became grave again when ho rcmem- bered yates ominous prediction regarding them i say mr renmark cried young 1 jowa the jompanvr moved offviiwm niigtivrnivko tnem uneasy ill get lcavo when this is over and drop in on them tho boy spoke with the confidence of youth and had evidently no premonition of bow his appointment would bo kept ren mark leftthe road and struck across coun try for the tent which he reached without further molestation finding it as ho had left it meanwhile two men were tramping steadily along tho dusty road towards wel land the captor moody and silent the prisoner talkative and entertaining out somo small object and flung itas nearly as he could to the spot where the revolver fell is that how you mark the place v asked yates or is it some spell that will enable you to find the pistol neither answered the constable quietly it is thb key of the handcuffs tho duplicate is at welland yates whistled a prolonged note and looked with admiration at the little man ho saw tho hopelessness of the situation if ho attempted to search for the key in tho long gross tho chances were ten to one thatstoliksr would stumble on the pistol before yates found the key in which case tho reporter would be once more at the mercy of tho law stoliker youre evidently fonder of my company than 1 am ol yours that wasnt a bad strategic move on your part but it may causo you some personal inconvenience before i got theso handcuffs filed off im not going to welland this trip as you may be disappointed to learn i have gone with you as far as i intend to you will now como with me i shall not move replied thb constable firmly very well stay there baid yates twisting his hand around so as to grasp the chain that joined the cuffs getting a firm grip ho walked up the road down which they had tramped a few minutes before stoliker pet his teeth and tried to hold his ground but was forced to foltow nothing was said by either until several hundred yards were thus traversed then yates stopped i having now demonstrated to you tho fact that you must accompany me i hope you will show yourself o icnsiblo man stoli ker and come with me quietly it will be less exhausting for both of us and all the samo in the end t you can do nothing until you get help i am going to seo tho fight which i feel sure will be a brief one so i dont want to lose any more time in getting back in order to ovoid meeting people and having me explain to them that you aro my prisoner i propose tm9mevpcrcr tho coiistafele was wise the two yroased tho rail tomce into the fields andwalked along peacjbably together stoliker sticnt as usual wills tho grim confi dence of a man who is cortain of ultimate success who has tho nation behind htm with all its machinery working in his favor yates talkative argumentative and in structive by turns occasionally breaking forth into song when the unresponsiveness of tho other rendered conversation diffi cult stoliker how supromely lovely and quiet and restful aro the sient scented is happy homes cr happy men but the ol man who lod tbo way an cut them dark ol forests down now aundowo shaiidcni cloud hu day con only poke an putter roun twos hero wo passed lifes early morn twos here our born an klrl vu boi n sho learned their baby feet to xtray through the roujtt forrciii tanrled way the girl- now fair oi ttho was then thot boys ktowcd up to tlrappln men forglt tho pathway to hor grave but i can keep tho rtrjok wcoda down an flowers above herdust shall wave while i can poko an putter roun tho great wot v moves so fast today it leaves an ol man by tho way forfeits tho work that ho he dono an all his toil beneath tho hiin an all its voices seem to say stan back ol man keep out tho way 1 i hoar tho voices cruel roar i ko the night issettlln down an praps theyll miss mo won no moro tho ol man pokes an put torn roun straw manures mixed with it wero much nitre elective for root crops or light and dry land it could not be too strongly leconi- mended for its solvent and absorbent prop erties salt did not enter plants as a watery solution but formed new cuemivat combina tions in the soil it was proved that the presence of soda iu the soil or manure was necessary to get wheat aid barley iu bloom and seed and oats though they would get into ear and bloon without salt would not bear seed silica was most im portant for strengthening tbo straw of cereals and thus preventing them from being laid by weather aod as salt was the only substance which had the chemical power of separating silica they would aee the importance of salt for nourishing the stems of cereals yatess conversation often went beyond spreading fields how soothing to a spirit tho entertainment and became at tired of tho citys din is thissolitudebroken times instructive ho discussed all tho affairs of both countries showed a way out of all political difficulties gave reasons for tho practical uso of common sense in every emergency passed opinions on the methods of agriculture adopted in various parts oi tho country told storien of the war gave instances of men in cap tivity murdering those who wero in charge of them deduced from these anecdotes tho foolishness of resisting lawful authority lawfully exercised and in general showed that he was a man who respected power and tho excrciho thereof suddenly branch- ing to moro practical matters he exclaim ed say stoliker hov many taverns are there between hero and welland stoliker had never counted them well thats encouraging anyhow if thero are so many that it requires an effort of the memory to enumerate them wo will likely have something to drink before long i never diink whilo on duty said stoliker curtly oh well dont apologize for it kvery man has his failings ill be only too happy to givo you somo instructions i have ac quired tho useful practice of being able to drink both on and off duty anything can bo dono stoliker if you givo your mind to it i dont ikhcvo in the word cant cither with or without tho invcrtod coin- not answer and yates ma stoliker did yawned wearily i wish you would hire a rig constable im tired of walking ivo been on my feet ever since three this morniug i have no authority to hire a buggy but what do you do when a prisoner re fuses to move v id make him move said stoliker shortly an i sec thats a cowl plan and saves bills at tho liverystable they camo to a tempting bank by the roadside when yates cried lets sit down and hao a rest im tired out the sun is hot and the road dusty you can let mo have half on hour tho days young you ill let you have fifteen minutes thoy sat down together i wish a team would como along said yates with a sigh no chance of a team with moat of tho horses in tho neighborhood stolen and tho troops on tho roads that so assented yates sleci ho was evidently dono out for his chin dropped on his breast and his eyes closed his breathing camo soft and regular and bis liody leaned towards the constable who sat bolt upright yatess left arm fell across the knees of stoliker and ho leaned more and moro heavily against him the con table did not know whether he was sham ming or not but he took no risks ho kept lii grasp firm on the butt of tho revolver yet ho reflected yates could surely not meditate an attempt on bis weapon for ho bad a few minutes before told him a story about a prinoner who escaped in exactly that wy stoliker was suspicious of the pood intentions of the man he had in chsrge he was altogether too polite and soodnatured and besides the constable umbly felt that tho prisoner was a much cleverer man than he hero tit up he said gruflly im not paid to carry you yon know whats that wiale that whats that cried yates rapidly blinking his eyes and straightening up oh its only yon stoliker i though it was my friend renmark have i been asleep either that or pretending i dent know which nor do i care oh i i must have been pretending answered yates drowsily i cant have dropped asleep how long hare wo been hero about five minutes allrigh- and yatess head bega to droop again only by tho singing of the birds and the drowsy droning of the bee erroneously termed bumble the green fields the shady trees the sweet freshness of the sum mer air untainted by city smoko and over all the eternal serenity of the blue and cloudless eky how can human spite and human passion exist in such a paradise does it not all make yod feel as if you wore an innocent child again with motives puro and conscisneo white if stolikor folt liko an innocent child ho did not loo it with clouded brow he eagerly scanned the empty fields hoping for help but if the constable made no reply there was an answer that olcctiificd yates and put all thought of the beauty of the country out of his mind tho dull report of a musket far in front of them aud denly broke tho silence followed by several scattering shots and then the roar of a volley this was sharply answered by tho ring of rifles to the right with an oath yates broke into a run theyre at it 1 ho cried and all on account of your confounded obstinacy i shall miss tho whole show the fenians have opened fire and tho canadians have not been long in replying the din of the firing now became inces sant tho veteran in votes was aroused ho was liko an old warhorse who agtdn feels tho intoxicating smell of battlesmoke tho lunacy of gunpowder shone in his gleaming eye como on you loitering idiot i he cried to tho constable who had difficulty in keep ing paco vuh him come on or by tho gods ill break your wrist across a fence rail and tear this brutal iron from it tho savogo faeo of the prisoner was trans formed with the passion ol war aud for the first timo that day stoliicer quailed before the insane glare of his byes but if he was afraid ho did not show hi fear to yates como on you 1 ho shouted springing ahead and giving a twist to the handcuffs well known to those who havo to doal with refractory criminols i am as eager to seo tho fight as you arc tho sharp pain brought yates to hit senses again ho laughed and said that tho ticket im with you perhaps you would not bb in such a hurry if you knew that i am going into tbo thick of the fiulit and intend to uso you as a shield from tho bullets thats oil right answered tho little constable panting two sides are firing ill shield you on ono side and youll have to shield moon the other again vates laughed and they ran ailcnt- iv together avoiding the houses thoy camo out nt tho ridge road the smoke rollod up obovo the trees showing where tho battla was going on some distance be yond yates made the constable cross the fence and tho road and take to the fields again bringing him around behind barttetta houso and barn no one was visible near tho houso except kitty bartlett who stood at tlio back watching with pale and auxloua face the roll of the smoke now and then covering her cars with her hands as the sound of nn extra loud volley assailed them stoliker lifted up his voice and shouted for help to he continued tootrutbfui and this maid is she truthful f asked the lady of tho reference very that it why i discharged her sho wouldnt tell people 7 was out when i was in bight word after all- moso i dont like dati t dats callin on my daoghtah i uncle moso i dont like dt yallernlg fer dats callin on my daoghtah for a cent feam too mucilaginous watts what in thunder do yon san by saying that he is too mucilaginoa f uncle mow i means dat hes stack oa hitsclf obcow the uso of salt in agriculture under the auspices of the federation of tho lancashire farmers association eng- land a lecture was given in tho technical school blackburn by mr w chrimes of winsford cheshire upon the use of salt in agriculture which we give as fob lows the lecturer said tho subject of salt was one of tho most important that could bo brought before on agricultural or scientific audience it was astonishing that a sub stance which might bo called a life preserver of man ana beast should be un derstood or valued so little cato in 150 b c recommended salt for preserving hay and washing scabby sheep virgil mentioned it as beneficial to cattle ln 1748 dr browning wrote itfertiiites the soil it arises in vegetables end from them is conveyed to animals it is tho uni versal condimeat of nature beneficial to all creatures endowed with life when it was discovered that a large quantity sof salt waa present in the blood of man and other animals there being more than 50 per cent of salt in tho ash of blood it importance to life was at once perceived all animals were fond of salt in tho united states of america the herds of wild catle would travel hundreds of miles in search of salt marshes or salt lickx in our own country cattle were found to prefer salt marshes cattle kept without salt suffered greatly and lumps of rock salt should be kept within their reach at all times healthy action of the organs could not exist without salt being introduced into tho system tho proportion of salt in the feljxirwfuelmnd if sufficient was not waste took place atho required quantity animal would go t tiyru abnormal valuable and reliable as o prove iraww diseases and epidemics in support of this statement he read a pamphlet by tho secre tary of tho aspatria farmers club al though salt was much dearer on the con tinent than with us it was far moro largely used thero than in england many years ago tho french government appointed a commission to investigate the question of salt tho report presented said that salt should be given to re place the saline parts washed out by boiling and steaming that salt counteracted the effects of wet pastures upon sheep and prevented rot that it in creased saliva assisted digojticn and has tened fattening one of tho principal reasons why salt was good for tatteninc cattle was that it made them eat and drink better to young oxen many farmers give one to two ounces of salt per day and to old oxen two to three ounces per day but for fotteningcattlofivetosixounccsperdoy was not too much for a young horse on ounco a day was about enough and two ounces for an old horse old animals required moro salt than young ones as waste wos more rapid with them horses when over- fatigued sometimes lost their appetite a handful of salt well mixed with oats would restoio the appetite salt improved the coos of horses the romans gave their flocks of sheep a regular allowance of salt ond it was almost a low with them that this quantity should be observed experiments proved that salt was moro valuable to sheep than to other animals as it improved the quantity and quality of their woolprevcntcdrotand other diseases it was advisable to scatter ground rock salt over tho pastures itsweetcned tho herbage and tho animals liked to taste tho salt al though tho valu of salt as a manure was generally admitted iu uso was compara tively limited chiefly because its chemical action on tho soil wos not clearly under stood and the great solvent power of choloride in sotting other substances free had been overlooked tho uso of salt as a manure began very early in tho east and was practised by tho hebrews ond chincso many centuries before tho christian era lord bacon in tho 17th century recommend ed tho uso of salt and water for land and sir hugh piatt said that manure laid on barren ground would fail to enrich the same but for the salt present in it be- tore fixing the quantity of salt to bo applied thoy should carefully consider tho conditions of the soil what manures had been previously used and what crops had been raised sandy soils required more salt than rich heavy loamy soils salt consisted of twothirds chloride and onethird sodium the solvent powers of sodium chloride wero twenty times greater than those of rain water in setting freo and breaking up the particles of tho soil an experiment had been made to test the rel ative solvent powers of rain water and of solution of 10 per cent of salt and it aa found that while the rain water dissolved a total of 1345 pounds of minerals tho salt solution dissolved 2475 pounds in cereals thero was largo preponderance of phos phoric acid amounting to nearly fio per cent in wheat and oats and nearly 40 per cent in barley iu all roots there was a large preponderance of potash in potatcct reaching nearly 50 per cent in hay and clover the most important constituents wero pttath lime ana tlllcs- tho straw of cereals contained nearly half as much potash its the grain and a very large quantity of silica that explained why roots and grasses should follow cereals as they did not take out the tame elements it wot not difficult to decide what kind of manure they should uso fcr any ciop farm yard manure wot by far tho best and most powerful as it gave hack to tho soil most of the substances that had been taken from it if they sprinkled salt regularly on the manure heap they thereby fixed the ammonia which was tho most valuable chemical for the land but very volatile and liable to bo lost unless meant wero taken to preserve it besides that salt destroyed millions of noxious vermin fa manure all manures should be mixed with salt as it solved and set freo many of the mineral and organic substance which would otherwise lie dormant and otelest in thesoil nitrate of soda required abont two cwt of salt to ono cwt of nitrate before using guano about half a cwt of salt to each cwt of guano superphosphates cboot two to three cwt of salt per acre or equal quan tities of saperphesphatea and salt there was an fmpresaioa that white salt being so soloble it was quickly washed off the farm notes- bo sure and put all tools carefully under shelter before thoy are rusted or otherwise damaged in building corn cribs raise tho floors from the ground high enough to prevent rats harboring under them provide enough bedding for your animals ao they will be comfortable in cold weather leaves straw etc aro good continue tilo draining until you aro done or the weather stops further work under- drains well put in always pay treat the farm hand humanely but im press upon him that his work must be dono regularly honestly and thoroughly attend the literary societv if thero is one in your neighborhood take part and thus benefit others as well as yourself have a box in tho back part of tho corn wagon and into it throm the best formed ears dry theso and pit in a secure place for seed next season try stocking somo of your corn fodder this year and seo how much more valuable it is than when left in the field to be dam aged by the weather clean up about tho barn and yards removing ail manure and rubbish defore it freezes it can not thtn be handled an d will be a nuisance all winter w if the straw his been stacked wherostock can run about it tenco new before the ground freezes usq boards rails slats or such like but never wire as some of the animals arc cure to bo injured upon it before the winter is over nukoorussun drinkihg the cauls unable to kep l with the itard headed 3iucovie-l- paris correspondence tells of the extraor dinary increaso of drunkenness in paris caused by tho russians or rather by tho duties tho french took upon themselves as entertainers there was a great deal of talk before the russians arrived ua to the rules and regulations of the administration of hospitality and this is tbo receipt that was adopted for rndtsrinp russian guests if you invif a rus to dinner make a point of olurivofabtrtttccoinvsrx snacat tbo tablepfrits the stronger the lottcrlheiighcrtha russian guest will esteem bis entertainer who must pour the cognac out himself not into a liquor gloss but into a bordeaux gass and it is indis- eonsablo thot ho should drain the entire unkcr to the health of his guest before the latter has timo to put the class to hia lips- each time you make a speech at dinner or at any other repast be careful to have your gloss filled to the brim before you begin speaking and the moment you havo con cluded yourrcmarksdrain your glass to iho very last drop at a gulp sinco if tho slight est heeltap remains it means in tho eyes of the russians that your remarks havo been insincere this was followed to tho letter the russians stood up to their duties amazing ly but the french foil fast an i letter written just as tho russians had parted says it is almost impossible to meet a frenchman at the present moment who does not complain of suffering from what he licately terms une cflreuse migraine which ho accompanied with expressive gestures ami plaintive exclamations of ma pauvo tote mo pauvre toto my poor head my poor head canada s eldorado one hundred ounrcs of silver to the ten of ore lit n low averase in kootenny mr robert mochroy of montreal who went recently to invcaligalo the silver dis trict of west kootenny hc has returned to thot city in an interview mr maohray said the kootcnay district is divided into two sections east and wcstkootonay with tbo castcrncction i am not- person ally acquainted but i havo spent several weeks in tho western section especially investigating the kasloslocan mining camp kaslo is at prerent tho chief town of this district and notwithstanding tho slump in silver it is a lively littlo burg most of the mines lie within twenty or thirty mils of kaslo of these tho most important aro slocan star mountain chief the washington tho idaho tho dardanelles tho payne group tho chambers group tho noble five tbo blue bird tbo rca- cau tho roid tho robertson the eureka and others this mining camp is ono of tbo richest in tho world and to for is not half prospected bodies of pro laid bare by tho swift descending glacioia are plainly exposed on the mountain sides a low average of silver in this district is 100 ounces to tho ton in most caeca in developed properties tho results aro very much larger ono shipment from tho dar danelles mine of twenty tons yielded over goo ounces to tho ton tho general char- acter of tho ore liody i galena with from 05 lo 80 per cent of silvercarrying lead tho gencrol geological character of tho dis trict is a dork limestone orschist with dykes of prophyry theso mines so far as dovel oped novo yielded oro so rich that tbo dc pressions in sliver may become oven moro marked and yet they con bo worked with a very reasonable profit of course there may bo many dirappoint- mcnti every prospect is not mine but enough work has been dono to show that the slocan country is almost tho richest in tho world an english captains mysterious death- according to a french paper a retired english sea captain who lived at havre recently went to london in order to obtain possession of a sum of 8000 left to him by will while walking in a street of tho british metropolis after having received bis money he dropped down dead and tho auni given to htm under the bequest was taken out of hit pockets by persons un known another vague account of tho affair has been published says a paris correspondent it is stated that the re- tlredmastermarinerwentto london with his the news that reached here from dundee the other day wa the sequel the expected sequel of a tragic nature to that illstarred trip undertaken by the swedish scientists bjorlu and kalvinnius and their com panions three in all the rashness with which these five men tempted providence may readily be under stood when the facta concerning the expedi tion are told in the early partoflste bjorltz and kalvinnius came here from europe and set about securing a vessel and crew to mako a trip along davis strait to gather specimens of the wild flowers and grasses that in summer cover this northern territory with a shortlived beauty what- ever their knowledge of their profession they wero decidedly rot practical iu their methods of setting about organizing their craft outfit and crew instead of putting this most important matter into tho hands of a lkactical nouthekn navigator tho scientists enlisted the aid of ono lind- ley a german hnnvcr of this city who proem ed for them at carbonear iho old whaler ripple of less than one hundred tons burthen she was brought to this port and then the work of selecting a crew was begun when the no ire of the expedition was explained to the newfoundland captoins and the ship selected forthe purpose point ed out not a man who knew anything of the dangers of the navigation of davis strait could bo induced to toko command the risk was considered too great in such a ship these facta wero represented to thescien- lists in tbo strongest kind of language great efforts were mode to dissuade the men from trusting their lives in such o frail barque but all theso pleadings wero in vain this sjts tho condition of affairs when a german holding a motes certificate offer ed to tako command of the ripple and two other volunteers ono a sailor from prince edward island theothcran english salt offered to join the expedition these three men along with bjodjz unl kalvin nius theweel7s news coatajduf troop soathe shipbrokersof st jobs xb have failed with liabilities of mora than 300000 dominion government officials seized the tug e c qggles ond about four mile of gill not the propeity of the sandusky ftoh company they were caught fishing near peleo island in canadian waters a sirup of grain has arrived la montreal from chicago in eight days which is mid to be the quickest time on record tho archbishop of on urio has withdrawn his name as one of the vicepresidents of the english church union the police census of the city of toronto has been completed and shows that oa th night of november 5th the population was lfxl so satisfactory is the financial state of affkirs of tho john h stratford hospital at brantford ont that the city grant of 000 is not needed and the council will co notified to that effect john mcxabb on old man who was found unconscious in sylvester bros ele vator toronto on thursday 1u died- at the general hospital on saturday a post- mortem examination disclosed the foct that hi spine had been fractured the circum stances connected with ha death ait rather suspicious several people on the chicago express of the michigan central railway which arrived at niagara falls on saturday afternoon ot five oclock saw a boat with two men in it struggling in the canadian rapids tho boat disappeared and is supposed to have gone over the horse shoe falls thegermansteamermarkomannia which arrived at halifax on saturday night from hamburg reports that on the 14ih inst she fell in with the steamer dominion of dominion line on fire shs lay by the formed the kstire ckbw offwentthe vessel heading northward sho wos poorly equipped in other ways than the lack of a competenterewand experienc ed captain but such was the enthusiasm ol tho beads of the expedition that all representations of sure disaster were parried with arguments that made thisnost seri ous undertaking appear nothing more or less than a there pleasure trip the news of tho wreck of tho ripplo in baffins bay tho finding of the skeletons of the party has caused no surprise here such a fate wos anticipated it has btcu known since last autumn when tho rip plo did notrctirn thatdisastermust have overtaken her ond the news that reached dundco by the whaling ship aurora was only a detailed confirmation of the tragedy as already pictured in the minds of those mariners whoso cxperionce in the northern waters taujgtt them tho great risk that tho illfated parry ran i owing to tie destruction of tbcliinpln a remarkable adventure in lnane jkusunn spends twenty tear naked in nn ouuifliue isiiji thru ltc covers tho russkaia starina a russian review publishes thememoirs of m valeria tannic who comes of a family well known iu the world of arts and letters in ihcio me moirs is related tho case of a very near relative the victim was a refined and rjucated gentleman who after tho death of his bi oilier volodia seemed to have become meanc the peculiar thing about this volodia was that his glance was so sharp that no ono could endure it turned upon him i ho victim of the adventure used to drive volodia out of bis presence im- mchatby after the death of the later a profn- growth of hair appeared upon the run hiiug brothers body and bo became inwiie his insanity becamo mora and more pronounced finally bis iarents de termined to have him seized ho ran into n outhoube and fortifying himself defied oil efforts to dislodge him in this ho remained entirely naked for twenty years the hair covered his body completely ho seemed not to suffer from the cold onco every week a number of dishes of food were placed liefore him ond theso he lapped up no other food passed his lips ho lost t power of speech he communicated by u sort of growl which no ono could make out but the old nurse wbohad brought him up he knocked the panes out of all tho windows in his shed iu midwin ter tho temperature was often far below freezing somo twelve years after be went insane tho old nursodicd on that day he opened his eyes and exclaimed volodia when will you releoso mo from that moment no conversed with bis relatives thoy tried to tako him to an asylum in kazan but bo threatened to commit suicide once thoy actually got him out of tho building but ho escaped and went back m ponaicv sow him there twice ond conversed with him on all man ner of topics including literature and folitics aud his old university comrades lis mother and the rest of tho family used to take turns in reading books and news j tapers to him when his mother died ho oft his post dressed himself and sow to the funeral arrangements after the burial bo went back to bis barn but tho charm or malediction was broken by and by bo resumed hia former life and lived until very recently ho became a great patron of tho drama and literature married and was visited several times by his relative the writer of tho memoirs m panaicv no ono has as yet explained the naturo of bis visitation but it is of course attributed to bis brothers piercing oyc a boom in whitewash- a missionary stationed at one of tho south sea islands determined to givo his residence o coot of whitewash to obtain this in the absence of lime coral was re duccd to powder by buining tlio natives watched the process of burning wih inter est believing thot the coral waa cooked for them to eat next morning they beheld tho mfasionorya cottage glittering in tho rising sun white as snow they danced they snug they screamed with joy the whole island mos confusion whitewash became tho rage happy was the coquette who could enhance her charms by a daubof the white brush contentions arose one party urged there superior rank another obtained possession of tho brush aud val iantly held it against all comers a third tried to upset the tub to obtain some of the chimeric to quiet tho hubbub more white wash waa made and in a week not a hut a domestic utensil a war flub nor a garment but was as white as snow not an inhabit ont bat hod his skin painted with grotesque wife a frenchwoman and took only 3000 mt lh wm not wn franc arranging that the remainder should molheri m b f u ctcry d be forwarded to him through a french bank ho hod an apoplectic attack in the streets wa conveyed in a dying condition by somebody to an hotel ond oftcr hi death no money or papers of any kind could bo found in his pocket- tho billboard makes an actor glad his board bill make him tired i to waiiegnuj in a old cat what do you think of that f lion capering joyously an 1 yelling with delight in the contemplation of the superior beauty of their whitewashed babies mis- alorery chronicle mrs mug a slander- thathorid mr frills until the following day when the fire waa considered to be under control the domin ion waa seriously damaged and one hundred and eighty head of cattle were burned and their remains thrown overboard the stockholders of tho niagara fall and clifton suspension bridge companies intend lo petition the dominion parliament for the privilege to lay tracks on their prva- ent structure immediately below the american falls for the purpocoof runnim electric cable or horse cars mr r w webb the montreal druggist who sold hooper the prussic acid with which tho latter is said to have killed his wife died suddenly in montreal on sun day no less than seven distinct attempts to wreck canadian pacific railway trains havo bten mode lately and tho railway authori ties aro at present investigating the matter judge gill in tho montreal superior court condemned tho windsor hotel com pany to pay fifteen hundred dollars damages to mrs williams the widow of a railway porter who was killed by tho hotel elevator three years ogo two young and prosperous farmers named joseph and edgar pocock who rented a fam at glenboro mao disappeared on tho 16th of october ond havo not been seen aiuce a search party started out yester day as there aro strong hints of foul play- m jule de smedt a belgian lately ar rived in montreal has submitted to mayor desjardins an elaborate scheme regarding a cooperative bread company ho proposes to start a company with o capital of seventy- fivo thousand dollars in shares of five dollars each payoblo in five instalments of ono dollar each extending over tho five months from december to april the catholic church authorities of mont real have refused to allow tho remains of mr john f gourley formerly of boston and montreal who died recently at medi- cine hat n w t to bo interred in tho roman catholic cemotery on the ground that he married a second wife after obtain ing a divorce from his first the matter will likely be brought before tho civil courts the great english coal strike is ended and work was generally resumed at the col lieries yesterday morning in on editorial dealing with agricultural matters tho london times soys canadian timothy hay is now recognized oa being at good as the best available hay- of natural home growth the reeitwvuj ncwfoundlond witrbeats land to fulfil the pledges made to the colony regarding the french shore united states the financial condition of the city of chicago is very distressing she will be gin next year with current liabilities of ono million three hundred thousand dollars convicts employed in tho pratt mines near birmingham ala set fire to the bath house on friday morning in tho hopes of being able to escape in the confusion in this they foiled but two white convicts who wero asleep in tho bathbouse wero burned to death minister blounts eport to tho united states state department delares that minister stevens was directly responsible for tho overthrow ot tho queen of hawaii and thot without his intervention the provisional government could not havo been established geneltal it is stated in st petersburg that ne- eotiotions oro in progress for a visit of tho russian mediterranean fleet to constanti nople tho madrid newspapers voico tho public clamour to throsh tho kabyles sra thus seriously embarrass the government who fear that they will bo compelled to yield a despatch from meshed in persia soys that twothirds of the important town of kuchan in khorassan was destroyed by an earthquake and it is feared thot tho loss of life is very heavy an attempt was mode in marseilles on wednesday night to blow up tho residence of gen msthelin with dynamite a breach was mode in the wall of tho orderlyroom but no ono wos injured eushre bushireis the capital of tho english pro tectorato in the persian gulf here our resident lives who moy be styled king of the gulf and beforo whom all tbo petty potentates along its shores bo they on tho arabian or persian side bow down ho bos his steamyacht and his steam launch provided for him a british manofwar i appointed to bo always in readiness to do bis bidding and the british residency with its flagstaff and extensive compounds is by for the most conspicuous building in tho town bushire is a truly horrible place built at the edge of a spit of sand running oat into tho gulf its population is very mongrel arabs persians hindoos aro all hopelessly mixed up therein it has an english bank what with its english residency english bonk english telegraph english steamers agents ond english menofwar bushire ii as english os it could be wished lawn tennis may be seen upon its quays ladies may ploy ond ladies may ride without in curring more than on ordinary amount of staring from tho moslem- it is confidently asserted that if tho lu- roun route is opened out into tho heart of persia bushire will cease to be tho scat of our resident ond the capital of our per sian gulf protectorate will be removed to foo or somo other spot which has not yet got a name if that time ever comes and bushire ceases to ho the chief outlet for tho persian caravan trade tho place will not ung survive for it has no pretensions whatsoever to call itself a harbor big steamer havo to ochor at least two miles off land outside a sand bar and if the sea is very rough landing i next to impossible bushire chances to bo tho outlet for tho roads across the kotals and if it ceases to be that us reason for existence will cease also the fortnightly review nothing as a commodity- what aro you doing v said tho clork in the hotel do you want to asphyxiate yourself ond die on our hands whats tho matter with you youve gone and blown out the gas f nuthlo uv the kind im entitled to tho use of this gas haint i v ye well i cant get any satisfaction by light tv it the only way i kin git my money worth u to set here and smell it tho chance of a person being killed money another great discovery first traveller why is that pompous fellow strutting about so absurdly 24mllo railroad ride arc said tobebut one mr muggs i thinkshenevrsawyottl second traveller h found somoliam n 1431910 in the amo room with a moue i in his railway sandwich