MR. HERMAN DYING OF STONE IN THE BLADDER Gin Pills passed the Stone 513 James St, Hamilton, "Four years ago 1 was taken down with what the doctors called Inflamma- tion of the Bladder--intense pains in th~ back and loins, great pain and difficulty wm urinating. The Jom was greatest in thie region of the bladder, and attacks, which became more frequent, amounted to unbearable agony, agqd I became so weak that I could pot walk acroes the floor, Doctors could do nothing to help mie. My wife read in the paper about Gin Pills and sent for a box. From the very first I felt that Cin Pills were doing me good. The pain was relieved at omer, and the attacks were Jess frequent. In six weeks the Stone fu the Bladder cane away and the pain stopped entirely. 1 have had noreturn of the trouble and have not lost a day's work on account of it. I cannot express myself str enough when I speak of what Cin Pills have done forme. When J temnember how § suffered, and how now I sm healthy and well and strong and able to do a full day's work, 1 feel 1 should speak and tell other sufierers of my ex. Petimee asd of the wonderful merits of mn Pills JOHN HERMAN. You don't have to buy Gia Pills to test them. Si write The National Dru & Chemical ®4. Dept. B. Toronto, an a free sample will be sent you by return sail. When you have used the sample and feel that at last you have found the olanging bell and FERNIES COKE OVENS GREAT PLANT IS ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE WEST. Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. Has Four Hundred and Fifty Ovens Where Coal Dust or Slack Is Turned Inte Valuable Coke--Russians and Slavs Attend to the Furnaces and Man- age to Get Rich on Their Wages. As the eastern-bound flier, with snorting . smoke- stack, glides swiftly round the tortu- ous curve up the jncline into Fernie, B. C., the passengers on the observa- tion car see stretching away to their left a long, low line of compact stone buildings, surrounded with a general lurid glow which seems to permeate the atmospheré and partially dispel the murky clouds that hang heavily overhead, ! These are the coke ovens owned by the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co, Ltd, and there are four hundred and fifty of them; in three solid, substantial rows, numbered 1, 2, and 3. Each row contains ovens on either side, and to distinguish these they are re- fermed to as east and west ovens, re- spectively, the ovens themselves be- ng, sumbered individually. ay, whem nothing is wasted, least of all precious coal dust, it 1s interesting to follow the process which converts this coal dust, or " THE LATE DEAN EGAN. Many Were Friends of the Late Well. Beloved Catholic Dean. Regret over the death of the late Rev. Father John Egan, Pesan of Bar- tie, hes not by any means been con- t fined to those his own religions communion. . The possessor of one of the biggest hearts that was ever put into a -man, of the most delightful and winning brogue that was ever given to an Irishman, and of an ex- ceptionally witty tongue, his eompany was welcome wherever he went. Anecdotes by the score have been related of him, some of them true and some of them false, and § num- ber of them of course have found their way into this journal: Probably the best of them, which was publish- od two or three years ago, and which is worth repeating, was the famous retort he made to a certain prelate who rebuked him for being so fond of horses; saying that his mind should be ere placed upon spiritual mat- ters, They were driving along the road, and presenily a comely yodng woman parishioner curtesied to them. "A very fine-looking young wo- man," commented the prelate, "Every man to his taste," replied the dean wick as a shot; "1 prefer horse esh."" x When he lived at Richmond Hill twenty years ago and was compelled to drive a grest deal his love of horse- flesh was famous. He always had a trotter that could give the dust to most of those encountered on the road, and in winter time wien speed- ing was good on upper Yolige street it was his delight to try it out with A NIAGARA LANDSCAPE. Heavy with haze that merges and melts free - : . Into the measurcless depth on either hand, The full day rests upon the luminous land In ome long noon of golden reverie. Now hath the harvest come and gone with glee, v The shaven fields stretch smooth and . ele away, Purple and green,. and yellow, and soft gray, Chequered with = orchards. still 1 see |, Towns and dim villages, whose roof- 'tops fill . A The distant mist, yet scarcely catch the view, x Thereld set sultry om its plateau'd Mill, And far to westward, where yon point- | ed towers ; Rise faint and ruddy from the vapor- ous blue, Saint Cuthatines, cify of the host of flowers. --Archibald Lampman. DANCE OF FALSE FACES. » An Iroquois Society In Honor of Mys- terious People. According to the present Iroquois version. this earth was created by Hawen-i-yu before mortal man was made. While this creator was admir- ing his work a monstrous head with glaring eyes and Howing hair drifted into view. 5 "What are you doing on my earth?" Farther Note Long It L _ A cake of Taylor's Infants' Delight Soap "wears down thin as a wafer. pst it lathers freely and is just as h and soothing as when the bar unwrapped, : It is expensive for us to male 8 soap this way. It means expensive maeRines, for Ls; oh bar of Infen is subjected to a pressure of 60,000 pounds--thirty tons--to make sure that every bit of moisture is removed. By this expensive means alone ] 'can we produce the solid, compact bar which, beside being the safest and most soothing soap for baby's bath,.is also the most lasting soap you can procure. is a favorite with mothers everywhere. ¥ It goes a long way toward keeping the little ones sweet tempered and sunny. ; 5 Decide to.get this cake of goodness today. / y Tr ' : remedy that will do you geod-- then buy Gin Pills at your dealer's--50c, a box, 6 for $2.50." Remember, please, that Gin Pill¥are sold on a positive guarantee of a eure or your money back, And this guarantee is backed by the largest wholesale drug house in Canada, who will "slack," as it it caled, into market- able coke, and incidentally gives em- ployment to many foreigners in this district. The coal isrmined at Coal Creek, a 'mining town situated in a deep val- 1 ley some five miles from Fernie on take your unsupported word if you want | the Morrissey, Fernie & Michel Rail- your money refunded. '/ 15 |~way--the property of the Coal Com- Rn . pany--and after being screened on the : "tipples,"" the "slack," or fine stuff, Quaker Oats is loaded into special iron cars called 1s the one cried the monster. 'It is not yours, but mine," retorted Ha-wen-i-yu. "You lie!' was the reply. "I have lived here since the beginning of the world!" 7 "But T made the world!" cried Ha- wen-i-yu. o/ "Prove it," gaid" the monster, and to' demonstrate his own power he beckoned to & mountain to approach. Jt moved up and took a position near- the erack trotters from Toronto, whose awners loved in this fashion to wile away a winter's afternoon. On the other hand, he was a parish priest in the truest sense of the word, espe- cially in his handling of the types of rough, ignorant, and contentious peo- ple with whom he had to deal. He looked: after their financial affairs for them, protected them from those who would prey on their credulity, and al- ID -- A RAR slack cars, apd which are made with | ogcther proved, himsell - x ery i a centre dump and hold thirty tons of | wail Bian a jhe 1 A IinT 18er. 28 slack. A train of some twelve to four- | 2s a Spiriua. § ) teen cars is then run up the line to | DEAD AT AGE OF 124. the rails over the storage bins, and | Khe dump being opened, the slack 5 Joe Coture of Owen Sound Claimed 1786 as Birth Year. drops down into the "larry" beneath; these larries are constructed of iron, are capable of holding nine to n tons, if required. The larries are Joe Coture is dead. And in his then run from under the storage bins death Owen Sound loses one of its by a circular line right on top of the | best known figures. A man of giant frame and strength consistent with his size, he was a conspicuous figure, whether on the streets, or in his boat and clean coke oven between the circular open- sailing up the river. But of late, the Now Ha-wenrtwu asked the monster to turn aside for a moment, and at the same instal com the mountain to approach so swiftly that it struck the side of the monster's face and twisted the features awry, giving it the expression of a modern false face. At this display of myster- ious power the monster acknowledged Ha-wen-i-yu's superiority and begged for his life and that of his people. This was finally granted upon the condition thal the false-face people: should live forever at the ends of the perfectly pure g . ing of each oven, some fourteen inch- es across, and, arrived in position, the lever being moved, the slack Guaranteed (Gasoline | oatmeal pours into the oven beneath through the aperture either to the east or west, as required. About six and a half tons of slack old man had been failing. His big frame grew gaunt, his step slow. About a month ago, while cutting wood, he gashed his foot with the axe. His system, enfeebled by age, earth, where they would be unseen of men. In return for the permission they would aid mankind in curing, the sick upon the proviso that the latter kept their memory sacred. 6c. A GALLON Rubbers We are exclusive agents for the only 4s put into each oven at a time, and ignites, of course, spontaneously from the greate latent heat, and after 72 hours' burning yields four and a «quarter tons of coke, the loss being \approximately about 35 per eent., the Buy, this brand only The - Iroquois have a false-face so- ciety in honor of those mysterious people at the ends of the earth, and every New Year they hold a dance for them. Hideous wooden masks ire was not able to withstand the shock. According to his own story, he was born in 1785, and was therefore 124 years old. His mother was a squaw, his father a Frenchman. The first Put in Your Tank & at Our Dock. 23 ABSOLUTE resultant coke making up the bal- ance of 656 per cent. When the time arrives for the ovens to be drawn, the Russian "drawer" partially breaks open the dried loam and brick door of his oven, and a fierce, blinding heat blares forth into three years of Joe's life was. spent amid Indian surroundings: then his parents came to this locality and set- fled near the point where his cabin now stands. is early years were spent here; but the "wanderlust'" of his Indian ancestors asserted itself, worn by the dancers, who-go through intricate evolutions to the beating of a turtle-shell rattle. Duringythis cere- mony the sick receive the closest at-, tention and are supposed to deriwe great benefit through. thes i the dance. Made. Guaranteed Rubbers Dainty mode. Kost No More. Garage Repairs to Auutemobiles and Marine Engines promptly attended to. » and for vears he traveled, visiting many places in Canada and the Re- ublic to the south. His wanderings he returned and spent the rest dhe darkness, silhouetting his stal [wart figure as he stands there, water ; : : Pp pipe in hand, playing on the fiery OT. Selby & Youlden, Sport of Miners. Ontario St. To be sure, there is theftempering, SECURITY. Lid. Genuine J ' Carter's Little Liver Pills. Mot Boar Signature of See Fac-Simile Wi wpper Below. AURR 81CK HEADACHE. enirraghp------------------------------eees | AE _- " a tC (es + Ll A GR ff ~~ FoLLy "™ GUARANTEED NONE BETTER MADE Wallace & Parks ~~ FLORISTS - Say, call and see our Mums and Ferns at the Comservatories, Johnston St., and Store, King St; Order earlyq | IT IS "PERFECT." Our FORYSTAL BRAND" Sendard ®vanulated Sugar, use. We have it for years, and price is ts ANDREW MACLEAN, Ontario street: Use Sashweights made in King- ston Angrove's Foundry. Special prices for large quantities. at The First This Season. Myers' Home- Made Pork Sausage and Blood Pudding, fer SATURDAY. Give us a call. H. J. MVERS'. 60 Brock St. "Phone, 570. When it is possible let work take the place of worry. Promising is 'always easier that pay- ing Inass within, and which, when suffi- ciently cooled off, he presently rakes out with a huge iron rake some twelve feet in length and weighing 60 to 70 pounds. This is hard work, but seems ad- mirably suited to the men who under- take it, mostly Russians and Slavs unable to speak a word of English, but quite happy with their job. For clearing an oven the men get paid $1, and as when in full work they clear out two and three ovens a night, working six days a week will net them anything from twelve to eigh- teen dollars. Living as they do in their own style on-from fifteen to six- teen dollars a month, they are soon able to afford a bank account. The coke is now loaded into cars holding from 35 to 37 tons each, and it is quite a sight to see one of these gigantic cars being filled by the per- spirmg workmen -- dtalians now with their broad sixteen-pronged forks, shovelling away with a steady swing. When full, the cars are de- spatched to Trail and Grand Forks, B.C., where the smelters of the Con- solidated Smelting & Mining Co. and the Granby Mining & Smelting Co, respectively, await their daily arrival. There have been rumors from time to time of smelters being established in Fernie itself, but at present, and until sufficient ore .ig found adjacent to the ovens, it is more profitable to ship the coke to the existing smei- ters than, the ore to the coke ovens. The Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. T.Ad., have other coke ovens besides those at Fernie. At Michel there are 436, and at Carbonado 250, making a total of 1,186 ovens at the three places. Starding between the rails on top of! the ovens calls to mind Dore's picture--the Torture of the Simonists in Purgatory -- with the flickering flames lazily licking up and around the sides of the aperture through which the ovens are fed, whilst, again, from the mountainside. a most weird theatrical effect is. obtained as the dull-red smoke foats in a thick pall ever the dark buildings be- neath. Except fof repairs from time to time, the ovens are never out, and burn with a "blood-red heat that would have appalled Shadrach, Me- shach, and Abednego, through the bitter winter weather equally as well as through the torrid days of August, the only difference in the working be- ing that during the summer they are drawn at 9 o'clock at night, whereas in the winter this is done during the day Built about nine years ago at a cost of 4 thousand dollars apiece, the ovens are practically as good to-day ag when first construeted. About 100 men are emnloyed at Fernie alone, the loading boing wccoriplished by Ttalians, and) in the history of the ovens it is gratifying to learn that there has never been a serious aeci- dent Italy 12 now building four Dread. noughts, which, it is said, will sure pass any existing Dreadnought. me npn He ts a wise weather prophet who knows when to borrow an umbrella. You may think you are loved by vapr veighbore, but don't bet on it. He langhs the best who smiles the most, ! of his days here, fishing and hunt- ing and trapping utitil game became too scarce. On one occasion, it is said, he went to buy a barrel of salt for his fish. The merchant jocularly said, "Joe, vou can have a barrel if you'll shoulder it." "All right!" growled Joe: and stooping, he caught the barrel by the chines, and with a mighty heave hofSted it over his head and set it across - his broad shoulders. Then, grinning at the discomfited merchant, he walked off, carrying the barrel. When one look- ed at the man, a year or so ago--3ix feet four inches tall, and. broad in proportion--the story was easy to believe. ; Joe 'was a great boxer and wrestler, but with all his strength, and all his love for game, he was never quarrel- some. He was always considered one of Owen Sound's most peaceable and law-abiding citizens.--Owen Sound Sun. A Quebec Custom. The custom of placing a green bough on the roof of a newly-built house is not confined to Germany, but was adopted by the French-Cana- digns, who brought it with them from Brittany. The custom was originated from the superstition - prevalent centuries ago that every tree is inhabited "by a gpirit, Consequently, it was believed other spirit wae dispossessed, and this was supposed to cause some bit terness on his part against society. Rather than risk having these homeless and disgruntled spirits vent their ill-feeling upon the houses un- der construction or upon the builders, gsavs Van Norden's Magazine, a branch 'was planted gn. the highest part of gy house for their occupancy. They were then supposed to be molli- fied, and if they remained so until the roof was put on any evil design contemplated would prove harmless, for the spell would be broken. Canada's Fine Cheese. W. A. McKinnon, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Birmingham, Eng. in a report to the Trade and Com- merce Department, says that Cana- dian shipments of cheese since May show the greatest improvement in richness, flavor, and appearance of any year on record. For the ending July 30 'the total imports of cheese into Great Britain were 116,824 boxes, of which Canada supplied 76,- 474 boxes. Sugar Water. Eau sucree is said to dispel thirs{ wore efficaciously han any other drink, and it is simplicity itself. Put three large lumps of sugar in a tum- Fler with a tablespoonful of water and | allow the sugar to dissolve, then fill up with more cold water. The French | | say that the perfection of this drink consists in letting the sugar first melt slowly in a small quantity of water. ny | The. drummer should not fry to heat the drum to beat the band. The patriotism of the office seeker is the greatest ever Tue intemperate tongue is a mouth evil, that every time' a tree was felled an-. year | of the sts¢l and the fing calealation' and skilful workmanship necessary to get the right gauge, but a hand drill contest depends on the mighty! biceps and the bulldog endurance to, smite and smite and smite the cold! steel into the granite. There is some- thing primitive, something Homeric, in these contests--brute forme of thew and sinew against the inanimate re- sistance of the flinty rock. Last yeur in the drilling contest in Cobalt, to be sure, it was di red that the handle of one of the. hammers had rule, the game admits of no h petty tricks and meannesses that/so often make organized sport nauvseous to the more sensitive constience. This year long before the date-of the contest, on August 18, miners{ were spending their spare. hours in driving the steel imte the -rock and] preparing for the big fight. Theecon- 'test was left open und, therefore, per- mitted of Page and Pickens, the Globe, Arizona. champions, compet. ing. There woald have beemamore lo- cal interest if they had mot, but Oo: balt would have missed a magnificent | display of Thor-like smiting. It ecan- not be alleged that it was mere pro- fessional efficrency in preparing the steel that won them their oyerwhelm- ing su ity over all local opposi- tion; y were the brawniest and fis test men on .the ground. Page, the more famous of the two, is a spare westerner, as tall as-his mate, Jim, Pickins, but with thai easy nonchal- ance of bearing: that. is peculiar to thé western man. pg ---- Didn't Know We Had! Elections. The ignorance of many Americans, especially Western Americans, of everything geographical, historical, and politieal except those things whicli peftam to the United States is proverbial, although conditions are improving somewhat of late years when there has been a large summer influx, Last autumn a Kansas jour- nalist was traveling in Canada. It may have been William Allen White, who thinks that St. Mark's Venice, looks like a junk-shop, but the de- ponent who is a prominent. railroad official sayeth not. He was'told that | the general electionsywere 'on. "Why," said he in surprise, "T-did not. know you had elections. 1'thought all your officials were appoimuted from England." - "That does not surprise me," re-/ spondédd the official. "Precisely the same remark was made to me a few years ago 'hy-a judge of the state,of; llinois.™ Huge Bridge }s Planned. 'The C.P.R. have proposed Ahaif the: city of Edmonton unite with! thesrail- way in the construction-oi/ conshined traffic and railway bridge over the Saskatchewan. river al cost. of "$1 .- 428,793. © A railway bridge alome wonld eost $842,737. "The structure, extinsive of appsoaches, would be 2,687 feet long, 35 /feet wide, and¥395 | fees sabove high water: lemel. In' England a dog uted to lead a blind person is exempt from tdxation. | Glass bFicks inserted in the wall now takes the place of windows The hop eonsumpiion of England is been sawn almost through, but, as a) a ASS a (CEES) is the most you can buy. will make a cup fragrant, nutritious flavor that is characteristic of Cowan's. THE COWAN CO. LIMITED, TORONTO. BOs 1 32 ORDZRED TAILORING ONLY. Crawford & Walsh. Exclusive Tailors, -~ Princess & Bagot Sts. : decreasing. 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