it a [one Have wlth ther Hing --. l7rss Kare Matthews Cape of the Fst Sooo Hore" while busy in pur- lat times, fighting.' The fishing sea- | w son was at an (nd, and from Con- of these occasions they | noaut the two fisher gitls cqme down' | they, were by the Canadian revenue | to Erie. by Captain a chilling October day, with a full Fred ship at the dis- tance of a mile. On this day Miss Capt | Matthews and her companion had re" a jos nt hod sur nel man, al & with sueh success FE they bal about 500 1 axSlnjme, forcing n t. We > they had been while Miss Mut thows sete entively to the nets, cutder. 2a an "Yes, we do." i intervptod a Shows. Then she related their Stony Wall, ladies." said the chivalro! jor he had recovered A Chivalrous Captain. They met the in, and Miss mist in the air that would Matthews asked him he riers sode, wl eo descr i fasciain <hia is said ~ have th the best | the Mangement of the boat. of any man on the lakes. "f OT Tongro the Incident well," he |emieancé: of the "You know 1 seldom ing Mi and, for the life -- her i 1 could not bring myself to in: up iat Little eraft." reall ould d kill hue Toni ---- hausted ou vou ha od us, cavtain," kept « sharp watch Tor the | 3 Wee Mig, wmling at. Oho old Li shoot to hurt, ladies, under. w ay r Huron, when 5 storm broke n them. For an hour about by the wind waves, then the storm grow i strength, until it seemed that boat would be huried under the segs Durine the ext hour Miss Mipgs threw out '1,000 pounds of fish, while her strobger companion attended to Safely storm, until the uren' was reached, when a boom flew around, and; strik: across 'the shoulders, 'the water. The girl was 'a splendid swimmer, tut, i hes and ex- Ain on of the last | they weg thered lew ky - wad in no condition to ated vain Miss ere had tried to the boat und ae a un- pte companion, oing = he had. divested eral of her outer rom ents, 'and how, seeing t ope: of affecting a rescue from the nine' inte the river and in time to save her Mizs Mat- the | The swim to the drifting boat was tla fearful ste but Miss Matthews Suche it with her uticonscious . bur- |e dew minutes later succeed: in. gett tog lp "the shore, Tt is said tp the fishermen of and Vermillion, that the two g girls are the most fortunate of all those who drag nete for a living, and that, no matter how good or how bad the season may be, they will lay up a good sum ol mon Often Aided By Men. This is true, not becanse the young women are particularly skilful fisher- men, but because half of the men and who leave those ports have their at heart, and more than once he incoming fleets of tugs and sloops Tast Tove contributed to the catch'of Miss which | Matthews and her pretty companion, sh were | At firs{ the gir objected to this, bat it did no ane' oceasion last year they fa very bad luck, and one 'af the Tar [were running to port with almost no Son and were fish. mind Pelee are a num attic for] oe and, after » ne | ber of 'small, uninhabited islands, oo- $1" ered the captain. "You oF. Juuter. she disap- | casionally luri A friendly tug ran alongside, "got | wind" eof - the = girls' situation, and, | despite their a tations, two shoveled aboard the op for several Then the tug broke and ° in formed other incoming boats, with the result that by the time the fisher girls reached port, they carried a ton worth $50. times, When signs of p- proaching storm ied the fishis fleet into v have thrown line to the their boat, and ave 'towed dl to safety. Once, however, the me a storm , and when the unable to handle USO nel during the Summer as camping grounds, and full wpon one of these the fishing boat Was driven. The girls had little difficulty in reaching tho shelving beach in safety and in fas ning their boat there, For a time they emjoyed their predicament. Then night came, and they were com. pelled to shelter themselves among the trees upon the island. The storm showed no signs of abate ment in the morning, and the last of the food which the girls carried with them on their trip was eaten. This was not sufficient to appease their hunger, and, by the time night came ap they were suffering consider nf through that night the girls watched and prayed for the storm to abate. The following morning, al- though a heavy sea was still running' the girls ventured out, and reached home in safety Between 1891 and 1901 one 'and thevequarter million emigrants Jeft the United Kingdom. On the other hand, 'we _ received over a million The Peak Cavern, in Derbyshire, is entered by a natural arch forty-two feet high and 120 feet wide. It pene- trates the mountain for nearly a mile, Out of every 1,000,000 lotters tha pass through the British post office only twenty go astray. Workers n the United States carn an average income of £132. Muss. Bertha Maas, Mate of the Sloop DAILY FADING AWAY. The Story of a Woman Made Well By Dr. William's Pink Pills. Bad blood me 4 lth. That is why Dr. Will Pills me good health. They actually mak new, sh blood which stréngthens every nel and . every organ in th body. That i Dr. Williams active and rong. I nnigan, Marshville, Ont J Math. of the Pink Pills feel bright, Arthur is a wit- tatements. or nearly p 3 from anaeniiy (bloodlessness) during that time consulted © and took medicine from several da without beneficial re- s. MN exion was of a waxy neara s and gums seemed bloodless. from headaches, dizainess and palpitation of the heart. My appetite was so poor that I did not care whether I ate or not and 1 grew so weak, and was s0- minch re duced in flesh that my friends thought I was in consumption. As I hsgve said I doctored without benefit, until the last doctor whom I consulted ad- vised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I followed his advice, and less than 5 dozen boxes have mgde me the well woman I am to-day, All the symptoms of my trowklé have Panish- od and T enjoy the very best of health. 1 know there are hundreds of women Ww re drifting inte the same condi- ton § was, aml to all seach I would Aronblv urge the imeds Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Dr. Williams' Pink Pilly do not act uneon the bowels: they do not tinker with mere symptoms; they wo right to thd root of : the trouble in the blood. That is why they cure com- mon ailments like rheamatism, near. algia. kidney rouble; hendaches und backacheE Vitus' dance, and the ial th that afflict so many whHmen snd growing oF s. Sold by I medicine deglers by mail at X, or six boxes for £2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., rodkville, Ont. ate use of Armenian church celebrates S on January 13th, finn i : SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH-WEST HOMESTEAD REGULATIONS, An, sven numbered section of Domia- Wa ang s in Manitoba or, the seu est Province, Sxespung an no' way bo homesteaded by any n the sole head of af aily, or male poe is years of age, to the extent of Sne-quarter section, - of 100 aorce, wore or less. ation for homestead entry or in- m must be made in person by ant at the office of the local Ag Sub-agent, An application for entry or inspection made personally at any Sub-agent's office may be wired to the local Agent 4s the Sub-agent, at the expense plicant, and if the land vacant on receipt of the sbplication is to have land Will be held un DeCeSsar) papers to complete the transaction are received by mail. In cass of "'personation' the entry will be summarily canfelled and the appli- capt will forfelt all priovity of elaim. An applicant for inspection must be eligible for homestead entry, and only one application for nspection will be received from an individual ll tha may, subject to tue of artm relinquish it in favour of father, mother, x; or or voluntarily abandenegd, subSeq institution of cancellation Droceediage, the applicant for inspection will, be jm titled to prior right of entry. Applicants for inspection must state in what particulars the homesteader is in default, and if subsequentry the state ment is found to be incorrect in mater- lal particulars, the apvnlicant will lose any prior right of re-entry should the land become vacant, or if entry has been granted it may be summarily canceled. Duties.--A settler is required to per- form the conditions mnder one of the following plans :-- (1) At least six months' residence ur- on and cultivation of the land in each year during the term of three years. (2) If the father (or mother, if father is deccased) of a homesteader resides upon a farm is tne vicinity of the land entered for by such homesteader the requirement as to residenca may be satisfied by such person resding with the father or mother. permianent, residence upon such land. Before making application for patent the settler must give six months' ia writing to the Commissioner minjon Lands at Ottawa, of his inten tion to do so. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH- WEST MINING REGULATIONS. Coal.--Coal lands may be $10 per acre for soft coal BE Let Re ey neq y one Sovak at the rate per ton of 2,000 pounds. shall miner, having discovered m al in place, 1,500x 1.500 hace, may locate a claim "300% The fee for recording a claim is $5. At least $100 be expended on the claim Sach your or. naig to the mining recorder in lieu thereof. When $500 has been expended or paid, the locator may. - upon Hav a upon Combing arith" our Teaubseaents, Dur A tad at 31 Fa RE lor a royait, oT 30 P yi y of per cent an 1c 00 unre, Temew: yearly. ey le free miner tain leanes to Gro Fit wold five ni i for a discretion of he' ot $10 cent ALY > to oc on teeds $10,000, The earth weighs 5,852 millions of tons. We have a few ROWNTREE"S A Choc Leit over from we are going to count of 2 E This is a rare of fine Chocolate James Rec Bibles at Half Prayer Books McAULEY'S Buy now and s money. Thanks to th very liberal pat: last month. Yours GRAN TUESDAY, Queen's Glee Sing Orchestra, assisted Adamson, Violiwist Royal Conservatoriu Germany. Prices 25¢., 3 Plan at Uglow's. Seats now on Sal haf IN 82 Bathurst THE ARCALY. Have Mines a Death 250,000 shares m 30S. F. SW Wm. Murra 27 BR New Carriages, ete., for sale. Sile of Horses Riare. 898 Princess ' Weighed 4 Guelph, Jan. 2 hart, formerly pr mercial Hotel, anc known eitizens of was fifty-four year ed 425 pounds.