A DAY IN A. | CANADIAN SWAMP Iti is autumn Ronse to French Can- ada, at least, yee: the full glory of n year. The wander- ing Paginas sings of the joys of an spring, "Oh to in England now that April's t there!" fort , under the touch of home- sickness, that April may be very tedious and chilly and dishearten- ing, and that the joys may have more poetry than reality about em says a writer in Chambers': Journal. But spring in_ eastern Canada scarcely exists. One leaps at a bound as it were, en win- ter to full summer; and it is on . afterwards one recollects that there were days full of "the infinite ex- pectation of the dawn,"' when one watched the exquisite little waves of warm, light green breaking over the tree-tops, and welcomed the robins back to the garden, ful! at the business of life and mating; to see them later settling down to the responsibility of the w worm winner of the brood. Summer in Quebec is hot, and is given up to tourists who take infinite pains to "do"' a number of things that no native has ever heard of; but with the beginning of September one looks forward to eight weeks or more of fine, exhilarating weather, and the eport one loves best. Each day is like a golden gift, accepted with deeper intensity of gratitude be- cause of the underlyi ing, impoignant sense of impermanence, and the knowledge that "the shadow of the winter's on the year." Mind and body are in tune after the holiday, and respond gloriously to the fine, incisive quality of the half-summer half-autumn air that makes all ex- ercise a delight. The beauty of the splendid autumn fires burns on every hillsides and kindles every ush and roadside weed into scar- let and copper and gold. The prim- itive instinct to kill awakes, and the hunter goes off to the hill, or, taking his gun and his dog, spends long days of Tramping the Swamp. The swamp extends from Quebec to St. Joachim, a distance of 26 miles. It lies all the way between the railwa-. track, from "which it is separated by a natural hedge of small bushes--alder, thorn, and young willow--and the river St. Lawrence. Near Quebec the ground behind the. swamp is almost level, but it gradually humps itself into steep and irregular hills the nearer one gets to St. Joachim. These hills being wocded with birch and maple to.a great extent, have often begun to turn even by' the last week of August, and.to color finely in true anadian fashion. The prevailing tone yaries in accordance with the season; if there has been a great deal of rain the leaves are some- times almost wholly yellow, giving the effect of hills in perpetual strong sunlight. An early frost produces the brilliant and various reds, broken here and there bythe dark or vivid greens of the conifers or eet duous trees that, for some rez other, are uncffected by the that have touched the -- << sens or arn, , ameter: is cut by the Jarmers, whe feed their cattle with this coarse fodder. The strips of cut-grass just the width of the land higher up owned' by the farmer, alternating with frequent. pools and the generally wet and soft ground, add to the Diffieulty of Walking. This is particularly the case to- ward the end of the _Season, when the west-wind'and rain have beaten down the tall grass, making the walking from east to west almost impossible for any but an ardent and youthful sportsman. Below the swamps are the Beauport Flats proper--wide, level : stretches of mud, inlaid, as it were, with pools which are full of curious reflections of form and color, and broken by sudden, angular ridges of slaty rock It is here the plover feed. Beyond the flats are huge boulders on which numbers of great blue herons--very Picturesque in spite of their poker- stiff necks and various mechanical movements--and gulls of various species sit to feed at low tide. With the herons it is a case of distance lending enchantment, and it is per- haps as well that they are difficult to approach, for their ungainly legs and neck, and their loose, dul] gray plumage infested with parasites, at close quarters detract somewhat from the effect gained by their re- moteness. The natural beauty of the swamp is very great. Behind, in the north, are the hills ablaze against the clear:blue sky with the transform- ing fires of autumn; and parallel with the swamp from Montmorency to Ste Anne runs the Island of Or- leans, separated from the mainland by a shallow channel three quar- ters of a%mile wide. In late Octo- Assisted when necessary by Cuticura Ointment. They keep the skin and scalpclean and clear, sweet and healthy, beSides soothing irritations which often prevent sleep and if neglected become chronic disfigurements. Cuticura Soap and Olntment are 'sold throughout the world. A Uberal sampio bookleton the care and treat scalp, sent Address Pot! Corp., Dept. 3K, Bostonv. B.A. | | young de ham. 1 had inherited a rheumatic ten- ber and the beginning of } great convoys of thousands of ducks of many species gather in the chan- nel; and though the Quebee game laws distinctly state that no wild- fowl] of any sort may be shot from a motor-boat, yet the duck are con- stantly being chalked by men in gasolene-launches, and this in broad daylight, under the eyes of every sportsman on either the Island or the Ste Anne swamp! e is- land swamp closely resembles the Ste Anne side, except that, on ac- count of the small size of the Is- land, there are no streams. At Ste Anne, Grande Riviere,' which is of considerable size com- pared with the numerous little run- nels that flow down the hillsides, and almost deserves its name, divi- des the swamp by its several chan- nels. At high tide the delta is full of islands frequented sometimes by small "bunches"--to use the local term--of golden eye or mergansers. The general color of the swamp is browne: paloma xi the tance. On a clear day, as one | down towards the end of the ' Tsland, the water is of an intense ultra- marine blue, and the bold promon- tory of Cap Tourment is backed by' almost summer-like masses of white cumulus cloud. Strange and - | mage!' | Rath rare; one seldom sees more than two of three in a season. Bittern are numerous, and put up with a frightened squawk. Sometimes they fly to the hills, and are lost to view in the trees. The habitants make them into a not unsavory pie/and are very glad of a present of a couple, when at midday one finds one's way up to a cottage to get a cup of coffee and a huge bowl of real habitant soup--almost a stew, and extraordinary good. he French-Canadian farmers in this locality are extremely well-to-do, and live very comfortably. "On mange comme il fart chez nous" was the dignified reply of a farmer wife to a young and hungry hunter who demanded rather magnifi- cently What He Could Have to Eat. fare he felt inclined to agree heart- ily in the vernacular '"'Beau dom- whick _ 48: < equivalent er!"? ; The least vient not inaptly Gent cribed as resembling a bit of yellow tape. is uncommon. Young black duck in the early season, and there are plenty of other wild fowl in the river--scaup, golden- -eye, mergan- wonderfully beautiful mirage effects are secn near &t. oachim, and | through the crisp air one can hear | the church bells of Chateau Richer | and Ste Anne for miles. The shin- ing spires of the great church, to| which thousands of pilgrims make | causes others. In these hills there are plenty of partridges, more properly ruffed grouse--and not many miles north of Chat eau Richer and Ste Anne. caribou and a few red deer may be met with. The swamp itself is a_ slightly | raised ridge, their way every year, are clearly | visible lifting into the sky. The} original shrine was built by a few! French sailors, who had been saved | averaging about 189|from drowning, and expressed their| hills comparatively early, sers, and "butterball.' " Often small flocks of butterball are flushed from the crossing streams. They paddle violently along the water for a few yards to gain impetus, hur] them- selves into the air, an y like small cannon balls far down the river. till they join a flock of their own species in mid-channel, or dis- appear completely. The sun drops below the northern and the yards i in width, but varying greatly | gratitude and devotion in simple|mist which has hung about the | It is crossed at intervals by little | streams which at high tide are filled | an altar to 'their friend and patron. | tonnatuoustt golden haze. with river water, when one has to! walk up to the railway bridge to| eross them. fhe swamp is only} completely covered at the high tide once a month. overgrown with rank grass. sea- hy, and a tangle of wild stuff; and sold seigniorial law gives the | resident right to the hay. the swamp | | ] We Do the Cooking You avoid fussing over a hot stove-- Save time and energy-- ! Have a dish that will please the home folks! ' | A package of ° Toasties and some cream or good milk--sometimes with ber- |) ries or fruit-- A breakfast, lunch or supper | Fit for a King! | Toasties are sweet, crisp [3 pits of Indian corn perfect- |) ly cooked and toasted-- Ready- to eat from the package-- Sold by Grocers: ra lan Poetum Cereal Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ont. and patriarchal fashion by erecting | "La bonne Ste Anne Sauvegarde | des Marins"; but splendour has} long since swallowed up simplicity. One leaves the town about six} It is thickly 'o'clock in the morning for a good que, and through the |long day in the marsh. It takes a) little less than an hour to get to! Ste Anne by electric tram; favorite device is to shoot for an, hour or two in one place, and then! take the tram which runs hourly, for three or four miles, and try the swamp again farther down. It is a clear, almost windless day early September, with a slight haze hanging about marsh and river, that ;veils and softens all marsh outlines | without obscuring the view. The Swamp is Full of Birds. but so early in the season a ,are few, and those found are sm 'breeding birds, very generally aie 'tributed. Later on in October, when the duck are arriving in large flocks, the larger 'snipe come from the north in pairs or small groups | or four or five. The migration of is just commencing, and the yellow- legs, young turnstones, black- | breasted and ring-necked plover! |are still to be found. Sandpipers | and plovers are on the beach early, gown with torturing backache and | fis final assertion and his verb sa 'in the day, but about eight o 'clock snipe seem to dfop in from nowhere. They flush z: gzag and curving, ut- |tering a harsh "Escape! escape!" 'as they do so; but at this season) ithe snipe shooting is nothing to) what it will be in late October, ;when no other shore-birds, | perhaps the jacks and a few greater | yellow legs remain. Even now the' commonest shore-birds, the least and semi-palmated sandpiper, of; which at the very beginning of the! season one may see flocks of hun- dreds swinging up the river, wheel- ing alighting, feeding, and upon' being disturbed taking flight again, always up, are almost al] gone, all but a few stragglers. Sora rails are very cofnmon, but Virginia rail, the larger cousin of the sora, is but abeompletely, in! swamp and river all day becomes a The spires of Ste Anne reflect a crimson glow, and the little cottages on the Island seem to be on fire. The luminous color graduously becomes more opa- thickening mist the lights of Quebee begin to appear one by one, till dusk falls and the city lies like a handful of twinkling jewels on the 'hill. Twelve hours is a long day, and one reaches the firm ground above the marsh to wait for a tram,. well content to be on one's homeward way, and to have perhaps some dozen or fourteen snipe, twice as | many plover, a couple of fat black experimented on in a pie, after the j excelle nt fashion of the habitant. When a Woman Suffers | With Chronic Backache | There is Trouble Ahead. Constantly on their feet, attending | ; ost | the jacksnipe or pectoral sandpiper | | to the wants of a large. and exacting !family, women often break down | with nervous exhaustion. n the stores, factories, and on a | farm are weak, ailing women, dragged! , bearing down pains. Such suffering isn't natural, but it's dangerous, because due to disease kidneys ! The dizziness, insomnia, deranged | Pease and other symptoms of kidney | | 'complaint can't cure themselves, they: veauire the assistance of Dr. Hamil-! except! ton's Pills which go direct to the seat, etc., of the trouble. o give vitality and power to the = to lend aid to the bladder and | ver, to free the ig of poisons, te there is no medy so suc- | cessful as Dr, Hamilton's Pills. 'all womanly i anata their merit iis well know Because of 'their mild, soothing," and ; healing effect, Dr. Hamilton's Pills are safe, and and women of all rges. box at all dealers. 25 cents pe 'drade and Butternut. » and after partaking oftheir good || = ghia BY NERVILINE, one would marvel at recov- ery, writes Mr. Leonard "att * man well known about Chat- Tee years ago the pain } ess settled in "my tind knee a I was lame and walked with 'distinct "limp. at can compare with Nerviline" 7 hope every mapare with pains, with sore back, with acer ea with lumbago, with neuralgia--I hope they will try out Nerviline which Tam convinced will quickly and per- ey cure them." " Get the large 50c. fam- fly size bottle; small trial size 25c.; 'Sol ld by any dealer, anywhere. ------_----_--k--____ HON. CHAS. JOSEPH DOHERTY e Canadian Minister of Justice A Is a Genial Man. Hon. Chas. Joseph Doherty, inister of Justice and member of 18 House of Commons for the St. nn's District of Montreal, "is act- g as Premier while Sir Robert orden takes a rest in Muskoka tom the worries and labors of that osition. From the worries par- puaty would Sir Robert be de- } ve it "Judge" Doherty is not a wor- tier. He has the happy faculty of yorking, without worrying. His oe is that of a genial, sunny- lispositioned Irishman of ripened : a cigar with extreme calm and enjoyment. He can relax--that's the blessed en- dowment which distinguishes him from his leader, Sir Robert, who is conscious of his responsibilities all the time, day or night. Nothing more learned, sounder, or sounding, than Judge Doherty's speeches in the House are ever heard there since his election in 1908. The Minister of Justice de- livers his utterances from his seat He smokes philosophy. f Hon. C. J. Doherty. for St. Ann's, as he used to deliver his judgments from the bench of the Superior Court of Quebec, which he adorned for five years back in the nineties. His style is entirely judicial, tempered, how- ever, at times by a smile, and a de- licious underlying sense of humor. When he is in true form is when he is put up by the Government to state the legal. and constitutional aspect of a subject in Parliamen- tary controversy. hen he suc- ceeds beautifully in making the question as clean as mud. Nobody on the Opposition side can follow him, while those on the Govern- ment side sit back at ease, smiling, They don't need to follow him. Sentences Miles Lorig. They know thé judge can bewil- der them. He goes at it by a sys- tem of parenthesis. His sentences are miles long, with dependent clauses at every few yards. His redicate verb is withheld until the last. Nobody knows when it is coming, not even the judge. , fter he is satisfied that he has completely involved his hearers in a hopeless tangle of comparisons, we was spontaneous are recommended for girls Refuse ahy aed 'stitute for Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Man-|and mother both come he, with marvellous surety and iskill, picks his way out of his par- | enthesis, closing them after him one by one, like gates, and comes to eng awaited. By that time the ' subject at the other end of the sen- | tence is forgotten. It's a perfectly good sentence, however--if his | Faavare could only follow it, with 'a logical argument in it, all excep- tions, accidents, farewell cases, etc., duly noted by the way. Judge Doherty, as was univer- | sally acknowledged, made the wit | sent and best speech at the Press dinner last session. t entirely, being isuggested by a joke in the menu card upon his parenthentical, inde- leafaninate sentences. As a genial after-dinner speaker trugt an {Trishman, and Judge Doherty"is an rishman, inasmuch as his father from the ~ POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Theori 'oan pg 2 cause u us more worry Dead aieate shoes seldou fit those them. &' who wait for The charity that- shegine at home @ lot of sins. also covers Boat rockers on the sea of watri- mony deserve their fate Some 'men carry their courage flask. a around in a pocket Many a man learns something every time a fool pheodare. _A-woman's strength lies in her knowledge of a man's weakness. me men are honest because they are too poor to be otherwise. It sometimes happens that the chap who hesitates doesn't get lost.. A man is known ae his mother's son until he becomes his wife's usband. A good woman may be talked about, but bi doesn't talk about others. Be sure you are right, hut don't be too blamed sure that everybody else-is: wron Don't think because a girl's com- are hand-paint course, a married man can live on less than a bachelor--if his wife takes in washing. --------_--h__. SUMMER COMPLAINTS" - KILL LITTLE ONES At first sign of sf loess during the hot weather give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours he may be beyond aid. The Tablets will prevent summer com- plaint if given occasionally to the well child and will -- a if they come' on enly. aby's Own Tablets should be ot in every home where there are young children. There is no other medicine so good, and the mother has the guarantee of a government analyst that -they are absolutely safe. Ts. ward Covell, Lombardy, Ont., says: "A mother who has once uséd 'Baby's Own Tablets for her children will never fail to show: her 'gratitude for them. They made a wonderful change in the health of "my little ones," The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville; Onp. a Some Insurance Items. Beyond the fact that we can in- sure our own lives--a fact of which agents, canvassers, and officers do not fail to remind us--few people know that quite legal insurances can be taken out in many ways, ere London Answers. For anstante ery subject of the has © | ashe interest in "the King's life. and may insure him. A creditor can legally insure the life of a debt- or for the amount of the debt, and, even when the debt is paid, the cre- ditor may lawfully continue the in- surance. An employer of labor can insure the lives of his workers, the insurable interest, which alone makes the policies legal, being that he is liable for fatal injuries receiv- ed in the course of their work. 'Mere relationship does not create an insurable interest. Husbands and wives can insure each other, and a child can insure its father; but a brother cannot, generally speaking, insure his brothers = sisters. Life policies can be sol assigned, with notice to the com- pany and an acknowledgment, -but fire policies are not transferréd without the company *s consent. A Friend of the Polic: man Continually on their feet, th ' are invariably troubled with corns . bunione--but not for long, because know of a quick cure, Putnam's Corn Ex- tractor. it cures painlessly in 24 hours; try Putnam's," 25c. at all dealers. " No Bills to Pay. She (reproachfully}--You didn't mind spending money on me before we were marrie He--No; I had it then to spend. -- sooner RATES TO Um Fic COAST. Via 'ideas a "4 Wes _ Ry. Special low rate round trip tickets ori, eate from al! pointe in Can to Los Angeles. n Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancou- ver, Vict ---- gary, Banff, Yellowetone Park, , durin ng Auguet and September. Execlient' train serv For rates, illustrated folders, time tables and full particulars, addr B. H. Bennett, i. ral Agent, 4 Yonge 8t., Toronto, On Some profits are not without dis- honor. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. Discourtesy. "J don't think your father feels very kindly toward me," said Mr. Staylate. . "You misjudge him. The morn- ing after you called on me he seem- ed quite worried for fear I had not treated you with proper courtesy. 'Indeed! What did he say?' '"'He asked me how I could be out your breakfast When a man appears to be listen- ing attentively to your talk he may be thinking of something to say. The world soon gets tired of a ghronic kicker. troubled isle. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. plexion is a dream that all dreamst Promptly cure | so rude as to let you go away' with- WHY WORRY |! ose your variety and ask vier Be Sh for FaEZMS FOR SALR. = w. ar foe ol Minety Colborne Street, Peano ann SS ae 1 i YOU WANT TO BUY OR BELL A Fruit, Stock, Grain or Dairy write H. -W. Dawaon, Brampton, or rT Qoiborne 8t., Toront i. W. DAWEON, Colborne St., Toronto. ------eee FOR SALE. ness in connection. ati gsate. Terms liberal. Wilson Publish- ng Company, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. MISCELLANEOUS. i Beng .--~TEN a BREEDING gy ence solici Bros. eSetitwclt C ny LUMPs, ETC, ae rnal and external, cur with- cut pain by o ome treatment. Write us before too late: Dr. Bellma edi Co., mited. Collingwood. O 'ONTARIO VETERINARY Under the contro! of the Depart- ment of Agriculture of Ontario Established 1862." Affiliated ee the eerwevanty of will reopen on of October, 1914, oge Building, 110 University Ave., Tereuto, Canada. CALENDAR ON APPLICATION. E. A. A. GRANGE, V.S.,M.S. Principal Perfectly Trustworthy. asl § see you employ a number of girls. "Yes, and they work well. M "Don't watch the clock then?' "Don't even watch the mirror.'® | Minard's Ziniment Cures Diphtherias | Anybody Know? "Carrots are good for the com- plexion." "How about the hair? Will they i tnake it carroty?" YoU Try Eyes and Granu ust Eye Comfort. vy mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Ch nicago. { Logical. Wife--I can read you like a book, ohn Husband--Then I wish you" do more reading and less questioning. Limi Minard'a Liniment Co., have used ted. Gentlemen,--I _MIN _ 8 rye for y and weokdente of fife I consider it has no equal. I would not start on a voyage without it, If it cost a de none a bottle, ahaa F. R. DESJARDIN, P8chr. "Storke," et Andre, Kamouraska, {r. Fogarty (in proposing the beats? s health)-- An' it's meself is proud to say I 'ave knowed the 'bride this 40 wear. The Bride--It's a thunderin' liar you are, Fogarty, aig only just turned thirty wan an' a half. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. Why Knock? Mrs. Ellsworth had a new colored maid. One morning, 48 the maid * came downstairs, the r "emress said: Miss up "Emma did you knock 'at Flora's door when I sent yo. with her breakfast ? "No, ma'am," revlied the maid, with preternatural gravity. "What was de use of a-knockin' at her do' we'en I knowed fo' sure she was in dar es Better a penny in the hand than a nickel] in the slot. ED. 4 ISSUE 32--'14.