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How the Rice Came The Indian legend of how the rice grew in ; the waters of Rice, Mud and Scugeg Lakes, (4 Written, specially for the ~., Pomr Pemmy Bran By JOHNSTON PAUDASH Many and many. winters ago there lived a greas and mighty chief, Hiawatha, whose lodge the Kreatest, whose slaying the greatest, and his the many scalp locks of his enemies. Wild with fighting. he pointed his blood stained arrows at the sun and dared the fire-god to send a mighty chief to battle for him. Thus the fire-god agreed. All day long Hiawatha hard assailed him, strove his ax and knife arodnd Bim and at sunset she air grew chill, and the fire-god weaker Hiawatha overcame. In exchange for his life the fire-god prom- ised that in every Antumn rice shall be in plenty with ous sowing and withous labor, i . ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR | HORSEMEN AND OTHERS A NERS EDITED BY GEORGE CoATES, V. wg We Hear that Arthur Dowson has secured his good 'mare I. hibition again, and is ready for a friendly little ries with the loa owe to " Walter B.; a colt from this mare shows possibilities. The have no Sthes da is owners, McMillan Bros. took him out for a trot and he RES a half in 1.23 f g ¥ 3 the] «There are iikely to be a col of sales stables in town shortly, : ft the of the particulars of these youn fear lune Cr Tae iy Messrs Watson and Pearson, Toronto wi -be here on Friday of his week buying horses from 1300 Ibs up. They want 100 we are in Toronto for general purpose #