4 e z, * 4. "Sens THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY. 5. Lesson YV.--Poyerty and riches, Luke 6. 20-26; 16. 19-81. Golden Text, Luke 12. 15. Pe 90-86s. Verse 20. His disciples--Jesus is speaking to a larger group of his followers, including but not con- fined to the apostles. It is quite possible that we have before us in this part of Luke's narrative a shorter, variant account of the -game incident described in Mat- thew 5. 1-12, though in all proba- bility Jesus may have repeated the substance of his beautitudes on - differont occasions. This would account largely for the difference in form and wording between the beautitudes as found in Matthew and in Luke. Ye poor--One of the chief differ- ences between Matthew and Luke in their accounts of the beautitudes is the personal application which Luke makes of each blessing to the disciples immediately addressed by Jesus. (Compare Introduction to Lesson for April 28.) This differ- ence in the two evangelists may be accounted for by the character and habits of thought of the two men, Matthew, the tax gatherer, ex- pressing himself more naturally in impersonal terms. while Luke, the physician, reveals the more inti- mate personal touch. The princi-}. pal thought of the first beautitude as here recorded is that those poor in this world's goods, while shut out from many of the privileges which wealth and social standing offer, may. through the acceptance of the gospel, come into possession of the best of all things, the king- dom of God. 21. Ye that hunger now--There js to be a reversal of conditions in the kingdom of heaven, where the ob- stacles of accidental social position shall not interfere with individual advantage. 22. When men shall hate you -- Entertain bitter prejudices against you. Separate you--Excommunicate or ostracize you from their company. Reproach--Speak evil of. 23. Rejoice in that day--An ex- ample of such rejoicing in the face of dire persecution is found in the enthusiasm of the early martyrs. Their fathers unto the prophets-- The persecution which Jeremiah suffered at the hands of his coun- trymen are an outstanding example. 24. Woe--This is not merely a denunciation or pronouncement of doom on the rich, as such, any more than the promise of the sec- ond beautitude is an assurance of The four expressions of woe must be reward for poverty, in itself. taken together as constituting a la- mentation over the existing un- fortunate and unjust social distine- tions and conditions. Ye have received your consola- tion--Such as wealth, taken by it- self apart from the other blessings of life, can give. 25. Ye that laugh now--Laughter and mirth in Jesus's day were sel- dom met with apart from the ease and luxury of wealth and social position. Jesus well knew how much of the prosperity of this day came through the acquisition of ill- gotten gains, and was followed by sinful self-indulgence, meriting condemnation. 26. When all men shall speak well of you--Universal popularity is too often gained by surrender of deep convictions and of principles, in an effort to placate prejudice and win approval. Against such popular- ity Jesus warns his followers. 16. 19-81, 19. Now there was a certain rich man--The parable which follows is taken from its context in Luke's narrative and inserted at this point in our study, as illustrating one of the beautitudes both on its positive and its negative side. Faring sumptuously--Or, living in mirth and splendor. The name of the rich man is not given, the popular title, "Dives," being only the Latin for "rich."' 20. Lazarus--The Hebrew Elea- zar, meaning '"'he whom God helps."' Was laid at his gate--A common Oriental custom among beggars was to solicit alms at the gates to the homes of the wealthy. Full of sores--The victim of dis- ease, as well as poor, and thus in a doubly pitiable plight. 21. The crumbs that fell from the rich man's table--The word crumbs, is supplied in the English transla- tion. The reference in the original is simply to that which was left over and wasted. The dogs--These still roam in droves about the streets of Jerusa- lem and other Syrian cities. _ 22. The angels--Belief in angels was common among the Jews at this time, except for the sect of the Sadducees. Abraham's bosom--The figure is taken from the custom of reclining at table and Lazarus is thought of as occupying the place of "honor next to Abraham. Tho imagery of the parable is Jewish throughout. 23. Hades -- Compare Introduc- tory paragraph above. Seeth Abraham afar off -- The language is still figurative. We note, however, that even in the figure used Lazarus is not in Hades, which, in the parable, is no longer a realm for departed spirits in gen- eral, but a place of punishment for the ee only. We must dis- tinguish clearly also between the ethical use which Jesus makes of things referred to in his parables and his doctrinal statements or more direct teachings. Hs 24. Send Lazarus--The despised outcast of further years is recog- nized by the rich man, who now becomes the suppliant. 25. Receivedst--The verb in the Greek has an 'intensive meaning of receivedst to the full. So far as the simple statement of this verse is concerned it shows merely a re- versal of fortune, leaving the mor- al reasons for this reversal to be inferred by the hearers in the light of the entire parable. 26. Besides all this--Or, in all these things. A great gulf fixed--The barrier between the evil and the good is discernible from one side only. The wicked man seldom appreciates why he is shut out from the fellow- ship of good people. : None may cross over--The gulf cannot be bridged in either direc- tion. ' 27. Send him to my father's house--In the heart of the man there was revived the spark of so- licitude for others, which had al- most been quenched, 29. Moses and the prophets--The law and the writings of the pro- phets. These were the we'l-known and sufficient guides to right living. 31. Neither will they be persuad- ed, if one rise from the dead--A re buke to the Jewish craving for the manifestation of marvelous signs. HKG SAFE VESTS HOW INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES MAY BE CLASSIFIED WHEN CONSIDERING THEIR SHARES. Industria! Shares are Scarcely High Class Investments, and Some are Very Danger- ous--Constant Vigilance Price of Such Investment--Preferred Shares Good Business Investment. --_--_ The articles contributed by 'Investor' are for the sole purpone of guiding pros ective investors, and, if possible, of sav ng them from losing money throngh lncing it in "wild-cat" enterprises. The mpartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon The writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper bave no interests to serve in connection with this matter other thap those of the reader. (By "'Investor.") Industrial stocks have the name of be- ing particularly unfit and unsafe for in- vestments. Without any qualification whatever a certain type of investor bland. ly wipes them off the slate of investment possibilities. Of course, this sort of thing is just as foolish as the attitude of the mining stock wild-cat whd generously re- fers to all mining shares as "invest- ments," a thing which ir' the nature of things is an extremely remote possibility. In the first place, industrial companies should be carefully classified. For my own purposes I have divided them rough- ly into the following: (1.) Companies producing life, such as flour milling companies. (2.) Companies producing requirements for our large and essential enterprises, as car factories, locomotive works, coal min- ing companies, etc. (3.) Those making machines for use in agriculture, like ploughs, threshers, trac- tion engines and, of course, the small garden tools. (4.) Iron and steel companies and those fabricating basic iron products into other higher products, such. as the Canada Foundry Company, which produces struc- tural steel, etc. (5.) Companies manufacturing supplies whose product is somewhat of a luxury-- for example, those making plumber sup- pies, asbestos products (used in building), e necessaries of C. (6.) Those making semi-luxuries, break- fast foods (or fads) automobiles for plea- sure (apparently the commercial motor has come to stay, and may be classed differently), bicycles, etc. (7.) Companies making luxuries, (8.) Companies manufacturing patent ar- o~ like safety razors, patent medicines, ete. Now this classification is a decidedly rough-and-ready affair, which any inves- tor can probably improve on without much trouble, bus I have found it quite useful. It is arranged so that thé first is the most stable, while the last is highly precarious, Like most rules, however, this one has many exceptions, and one mus? necessar- ily look for them carefully. For example, the Shredded Wheat Company would come under (6), but it makes a product which the experience of a long period has shown to be almost as stable as flour. In examining industrial stocks for in- vestment or speculation one must bear in mind that there is usually a certain amount of chance involved. The com- pany's statement will show whether or not there are any bonds outstanding. If there are it lessens the security behind the stock, but also adds a feeling of con- fidence, owing to the fact that to make a successful issue of bonds there must be something substantial about the com- pany. Another thing to note is as to whether there is too much money borrowed from the banks in the business. If this amouni less bills receivable is substantial, as com- pared with the total value of the com- panies' assets, it is not a good sign. In brief, one must waich everything with a jealous eye. For the investor who wants to take a certain amount of business chance, in- dustrial preferred shares show many at- tractions. They pay a high rate--usually 7 per cent. They usually sell something above par and they are more protected from the misfortunes of hard times than are the ordinary shares. The history of preferred shares in Canada has been in the long run satisfactory, makinz due al- lowance, of course, for the Amalgamaied and Black Lake Asbestos fiascos. There is one important point for the in- dustrial stock investor to bear in mind, which is, that he must at all times be vigilant to watch for alterations in busi- ness conditions; fot on business conditions practically alone does the success of the more precarious companies. depend, while on business conditions rests part of the dividend on the commoner shares of--in many instances--even the most stable companies. A series of bad years may easily conspire to cut off the dividends of not a few of our soundest companies. During 1907, for example, Ganadian Gen- eral Electric found it necessary to cut ics dividend from i0 per cent: to 7 per cent. Of course, the products of the General Electric are in some degree luxuries, which people do without during periods of trade depression, Ms. TOUR EUROPE IN CARAVAN. Lady Arthur Grosvenor, of Eng- land, is planning a tour of Southern Europe, but she will use neither the automobile nor the train. Accompanied by her husband and her children, she plans to make the tour in two light caravans, which her horses can haul without difficul- ty at least 20 miles a day. She has tried the gypsy idea of traveling, and likes it. Last year she made a caravan tour of North Wales, under the name of Sarah Lee. ° Lady Grosvenor will go from Cheshire. through England and then cross to France. From Bordeaux she will travel through the south of France, and will stop for a time in the Duke of Westminster's French hunting chateau. She will- continue through the south, and may go as far as Greece. Anas Ang ante Ne-- ~ ee NF a me TALE OF A GREAT SHIPWRECK BY AN ICEBERG. Author's Realistic Details Migh Be Narrative of Actual Event. The current number of the Popu- lar Magazine, issued a few day ago, contains a story of a grea ship wrecked at sea by collisio with an iceberg. In its essentials i fits wth such uncanny exactness th sparse détails yet received of th Ttanic disaster that one would b led almost to believe that the ar thor, Mr. Mayn Clew Garnett, wa endowed, like Cassandra, with eift of dire prophecy. Some of th most striking peregraphs of M: Garnett's story are given below :- The Acm rel wes a giant liner, ship of eicht hundred feet i lencth, and te scoring of the be wave told <f » tearing speed. . Sh wes ding 9914 knots: an hour, « more than 25 miles, the speed of trein of cars, There wes a prff of colder a: than usual, «A chi!l'as of death i self came ff g'ine over the. sile: ocean. ~A man on lookout stor staring streie>t into ~the ~ mi: aherd, ad then sang out: "Somethine right aheod, sir," h yelled in a veils ~ that @srried LIKE THR ROAR OF A GUN. Capt. Brownson jit seized t lever shutt ug. the < mpertmen swurg it. jammed ithard over, a: screamed ; : "Stop her--stop her--hard ov your wheel--hard over----"' His voice erded in a vibrati: screech that sounced wild, weir uncanny in that awful silence. hundred men stopped in the stride, or work, paralyzed at i tones coming from the bridge. With a grirdingz, cmashing roar, as of thovsands of tons coming to- gether, the huge .- ner plunged headlong into the iceberg that rose grim and silent right,ahead, tower- ing over her in spite of her great height. The shock was terrific, and STORY UKE A PROPECY steep. The liner was settling by Ps heed ard ty etechoard She was even now twisting, rolling COT Oita Rere : : sl ge Cree thousands of blecks of ice from the serg. The engines had stopped long since. She still held her head gainst the ice wall; but it would 'ive her no support. She was slipping away-- \WAY TO HER GRAVE BELOW. Brownson gazed back over the lecks. He watched the crowd im- rersonally, and it seemed strange o him that so much valuable fabric 'hould go to the bottom so quickly. 'he paint was so clean and bright, he brass was so shiny. The whole tructure was so thoroughly clean, sat, and in proper order. It was bsurd. : The liner suddenly shifted, lean- d to starboard, heeled far over, ad her bows slipped from the berg, nking down clear to her decks, 'ear down until the seas washed to .e foot of her superstructure just 'low Brownson. Masses of ice, fel' om her into the sea, The grind: g, splashing noise awoke th: mnie again among the remaining ussengens and crew. They strove 'th maniac fury to get the rafts id other stuff that might float over 1a side. Two hoats drew away ll to the gunwales with people he a'zy below began to make that veulior whistling sound that tellr * pressure--pressure upon the vi- ls of the ship. \ whistling roar arose above al' "Ver sounds. The siren had -sed, a Prownson knew the aii 1s rushing from below. The shir suid drop in a moment. He -eaded that last plunge, that dror to the void below. The thought d hima little. The ocean was -ays so blue out there, so clear d app2rently bottomless, a great 'd of water. He wondered at the oth, what kind of a dark bed uld receive that giant fabric, the »tk of so many human hands. ne silence was coming again, and 6 sounds on the sinking ship were dyirg out. Then, suddenly, came a cracking and banging of ice blocks and the ship raised her stern higher. Then she plunged straight downward, straight as a plummet for the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. CRUST AND CRUMB. Dry Bread Is More Digestible : Than Fresh. -- Which is the more digestible, crumb or crust bread? Analysis shows very little difference in re- gard to the constituents of each, but the crust, of course, contains much less moisture, and so is richer in solid constituents. The crumb contains on an average 43 per cent. of moisture, while the crust con- tains only twenty per cent. One important dietetic difference be- tween crust and crumb is the, fact that the former contains an in- creased amount of soluble carbo- hydrates owing to the action of in- tense heat which the crust. receives compar with the crumb during baking. Moreover, the crust has a more, pronounced "bready" flavor than the crumb, a flavor which is attractive and which stimulates the flow of digestive juices. That the digestion of crust in the mouth is much more likely to be complete than is the case with the crumb eyeryone has generally found out for himself, as the platicity of the erumb, and especially that of new bread, prevents to some extent the salivary attack. If new bread were 2s thoroughly masticated as dry stale bread is bound to be, there would be no reason why it should' he less digestible, but it seldom re- -eives the necessary treatment in the mouth. 1 EARNINGS AND SPENDINGS. There can be little doubt but what the majority of us ought to bring a little more system to bear upon the outgoings. It is not so much what a man earns as what he spends that really counts. Keep within your income, if only by a few cents, and all will be well. Exceed your earnings by spendings, and there will be no end to the trouble that will follow. Perhaps the best system ofall is to carefully sub- divide one's income, allowancing it out in definite preportions under each head of expenditure, sh. About 327,000 tons of coal are burned every week in London, Efg- land. . THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS OF THE STEAMSHIP TITANIC the grinding, thundering crash of falling tons of ice, coupled with the rending of steel plates and solid planks, made chaos of all sound. The Admiral bit in, dug, plowed, kept on going, going, and the whole 'forward part of her almost disappeared in the wail of white. A thousand tons of huge flakes slammed and slid down her decks, burying her to the fore hatch in the. smother. A thousand tons more crashed, slid, and plunged down, the slopes of the icy mountain and hurled themselves into the sea with giant splashes; sending tor- rents of water as high as_ the bridge rail. The men who had been forward were swept away by the avalanche. And then, with re- versed engines, she finally came to a dead stop, with her bows jammed a hundred feet deep in the ice wall of the berg. Brownson tied town the siren cord, and the roar shook the atmos- phere. " THE TREMENDOUS TONES yose above the din of screaming men and cursing seamen; and then the master called down to the heart of the ship, the engine room: "Ts she going?' he asked. 'Water coming in like through a tunnel," came the response. "Nearly up to the grates 20w----"' That was all. The man left the tube to rush on deck, and the cap- tain knew the forward bulkheads had gone; had either jammed or burst under that terrific impact. The ship was going down. The Admiral had struck straight into the wall of an iceberg that reached as far as the eye could see in the haze. It towéred at least three hundred feet in the air, show- ing that its depth was colossal, probably at least half a mile, Brownson stood calmly watching the press gain and lose places in the boats. The ship was sinking. That was certain. She must have struck so hard that even the 'mid- ship bulkheads gave way, or were so twisted out of place that the doors failed. The chief engineer came below him and glanced up. "As he did so, a tremendous roar- ing blast ef steam blew the super- structure upward. The boilers had gone. The "ecks grew more and more CONDEMNS CARD PLAYING. Medical Journal Says It's as Nar- cotic a Vice as a Drug abit. A report that a certain prominent church is to relax its discipline so far as to countenance dancing and card playing among its parishioners calls forth in the eurrent number of the New York Medical Journal an editorial on card playing, in which the pastime is denounced as a 'pure and simple mental dissipa- tion which grows upon the victim like all other dissipations, to the eventual exclusion of logical and close thinking." The writer of the editorial ex- presses hearty approval of dancing as "an art, perfection in which re- quires study and practice and leads to a healthy fatigue which prevents excess,' but he hopes that 'any religious body which has the power will continue to enforce a regulation evidently based years ago upon observation of the stupe- fying effects of card playing, ef- fects which are identical with those of playing the races, a pastime which finally incurred extinction at the hands of none too squeamish Legislatures.' Card playing may be "a valu- able distraction for the elderly,"' the writer grants, but once a week only, and upon others, young peo- ple in particular, who indulge in it oftener, he declares, "it exercises its narcotizing influence with irre- sistible foree." He says further :-- "The legend which attributes the invention of playing cards to the necessity for amusing a mad king of France possesses verisimilitude. Appealing primarily to the unbal- anced mind they soon reduce that of a better quality to the same level. They are comparable in every way to the habit forming drugs and lead surely to the neglect of every sane and healthy amusement, to say nothing of businc,s and profession- al duties. "Skill counts for only three per cent. in eyen the most scientific of card games, much less in the popu- lar gambling forms."' we. The Mean Man--"Is there any- thing more heartrending than to have a wife who. can cook but won't do it?' Dyspeptic--"Yes, to have one that can't cook and will do it." ae MILLINER'S DEVICE. Artist Draws Customer, and Sketch Sent Home With Hat. Some of the leading milliners of Paris, France, have introduced a new device for paying a pretty com- pliment to their best customers, and one that is well calculated to please them. When a client of dis- tinction enters the shop and pro- ceeds to try on the various new 'creations'? which the fashionable milliner produces, all unknown to herself the customer is sitting, or, rather, standing, for her portrait to an artist in concealment behind a screen, Absorbed in the fasci- nating occupation of trying on a new hat, with her whole attention fixed on the reflection of herself in the glass, she is quite oblivious of the artist's presence. Meanwhile he swiftly transfers to paper the feature of his unconscious subject. What is her surprise, therefore, on receiving the next day the hatbox containing her purchase, to find pasted upon the box an original drawing of herself wearing the new chapeau ! ke GRAINS OF GOLD. The wealthiest kingdom can show nothing so beautiful as a virtuous home. Ridicule is not the test of iruth, because truth must always be the iest of ridicule. Time is a continual over-dropping of moments, which fall down one upon the other and evaporate. Happiness consists in activity. Such is the' constitution of our na- ture; it is a running stream, and not a stagnant pool. Nothing is rich but the inexhaus- tible wealth of nature. She shows us only surface, but she is a million fathoms deep. The true man is one who will neither seek an indirect advantage by a specious word, nor take an eyil path to secure a good purpose. ----_--_k "Yes," said the veteran, "at one time we were within an inch of freezing. to death. Luckily, how- ever,' and he gazed reflectively at the ceiling--"we had the presence of mind to fall into a heated dis- cussion." -- NEWSY TORONTO LETTE WHAT IS INTERESTING THE PEOPLE AT THE HUB. ---- Titanic Catastrophe--Dr. Nesbitt Again--Legistature Prorcgued--Bi- lingual School Question. Not since the days of the South African war has the city spent such sombre days as the week following the foundering of the Titanic. This, in spite of the fact that the personal touch was almost entirely lacking because with one or two excep tions Toronto citizens were net in Jan: ger. In Montreal and in Winnipeg it war different. wie But the announcement of the almost in- conceivable catastrophe, the days of sus8- yense, and at last the harrowing ceiailr sobered and oppressed the whole popula tion. In the clubs men talked and acted as though there was a funeral in the oremises. Everywhere that people met little else was discussed. Even the amusement places lost much of their spontaneity and gaycty. And such evi dences of fecling are not to be wondered at, for history contains few more piti- able events than the wreck of the Titanic DR. NESBITT AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT. After a total eclipse of some sixteen months, Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is back in the limelight. The marvel is that he was able to keep in the background so long For while there are many things about the rotund doctor that are difficult to understand, the one thing that is paten about his character to everyone is that he dearly loves publicity. The doctor has always been somewhat of an enigma, even in Toronto, where he is known best. Opinions as to his abil- ity vary all the way from that which believes him to be a genius under an unlucky star to that which dubs him as a vastly overrated mediocrity. But Nesbit knew how to keep in the public eye. He managed to make friends among the news: paper men. He could whet curiosity by a sphinx-like silence, and could rush into print with some pronouncement jusi at the moment when it would get him the most attention. Some people who came in contact with him describe him as dis- agreeable and affensive. To others he appeared as something of a buffoon, And it must be said that many of his actions both in the past and in the present chap- ter of his autobiography resemble the acts of a characier.out of a comic opera. THE LEGISLATURE PROROGUED. Prorogation comes as a sort of anti- climax to the excitement of the session, this year furnishing no exception. True, a function of state it was with all the trappings. The Lieutenant Governor at- tended in state, which means that he wore a cocked hat, and his most brilliant uni- form, and that he was attended by a wnilitary escort, and that cannons were fired, but the event was Jess exciting than an afternoon tea. Most of the members of the Legislature were far away, husy with the spring seeding and the other private affairs which have had to take pot luck during the session. It was with difficulty that a quorum could be mustered. But finally, with the Cabinet ministers, the members for Toronto, a few others who reside here and an odd one who was detained for some special reason, the legal require- ments were fulfilled. The lack of interest on the part of the members was in striking contrast to the busy days of the concluding week of ac- tual work when the Legislature, as is the way of all Parliaments under govern- ments of all parties, forced through a month's business in six days. At the be- ginning of a session scant fifteen minute sittings were not uncommon. At the end the House met at ten o'clock in the morn- cussion on contentious matters being ing and continued far into the night, dis- shortened or eliminated by mere physical weariness. THE CEREMONY. Prayers over, enters the Lieutenant Governor, attended by his aides. The Lieutenant Governor symbolizes his Ma- jesty the King, and the moment is duly impressive. His Honor mounts the Speaker's dais. The Clerk of the Hource, Mr. A. H. Sydere, a veteran of many years' service, reads a list of the bills that have been passed during the ses- sion. His Honor nods assent. "In His Majesty's name," announces the Clerk, "his Honor doth assent to these bills." A similar ceremony in regard to the supply bills or votes of money for the carrying'on of government takes but a moment. Next his Honor reads the Speech from the Throne, a brief review of the more important legislation with thanks to the members fow their attendance and efforis. It is always a mystery as to who writes the Speech from the Throne, The Pro- vincial Secretary, Hon. W. J. Hanna, is credited by some with preparing it, but a Lieutenant Governor, like Sir John Gibson, who has himself been through the mill, might write it himself,#perhaps con- sulting with the Premier as to its con- tents. Finally, the speech concluded, his Honor glances at Mr. Hanna, who announced that "it is his Honor's. will and pleasure that this Legislative Assembly be_pro- rogued, and this Legislative Assembly is accordingly prorogued."' Exit the Lieutenant Governor, session is at an end. THE BILINGUAL PROBLEM. Of the pronouncement of Sir James Whitney on the bilingual school question there is satisfaction expressed by his sup- yorters, while his opponents say that while his professions seem all right it is only energy and sincerity in carrying out those professions that can remedy the evil. There is no doubt that the condi- tions of inefficiency and consequent grow- ing illiteracy revealed by the Govern- ment's Commission, Dr. F. W. Merchant, came as a surprise and a shock to near- lv everybody. When that report is read in conjunction with the official census figures shortly to be announced, showing the increase in the Fren:: population of Ontario it will be fully realized what a tremendous educational problem the Province has on its hands. The issue lies principally in the eastern counties and in New Ontario, In Essex and Kent, where the French colony dates back to the earliest times, the popula- tion' is not increasing so rapidly, pos- sibly because Detroit helps draw off the surplus population. But in Glengarry, Stormont, Prescott and Carleton counties there is a steady exodus of Anglo Saxons and a steady increase in French, while along the C. P, R. in Nipissing and A\l- goma the French settlers largely pre- dominate in many townships. It is osti- mated that as compared with 150,000 in 1900, the census figures for 1910 will show 250,000 French-Canadians in Ontario. This is iu marked contrast to the figures com- paring the Anglo Saxon rara) population of Ontario at the or dates. The and the FREED AFTER 46 YEARS, Famous Italian Bandit Seared by By the World's Progress. Fifty years ago the brigand d'An- gelo was famous in Europe. He was a young man of Palombara, a mountain town in central Italy. He killed the defamer of his sweet- heart's name and then fled to the hills and became a brigand. His method was to capture a tra- veller, rob him and then lead him to a precipice. There the unfortunate man was allowed to choose between leaping to death and having a bul- let in the brain. D' Angelo had disposed of a dozen victims before he was captured, tried and sentenced for life. That was forty-six years of age. He has just been released. He, was dismissed with $30 earned in prison, and as his legs are para- lyzed, he was carried to the rail- way station, where a ticket to his native village was given to him. On the way he met a motor car and was terrified at the strange rushing humming thing. Then a cyclist came along and d'Angelo was much ponarees lest the rider should fall off, The prison officials say that dur- ing his long captivity he was never known either to ask a favor of any one or to break a prison rule.. ARE DOING. < ------d Progress of the Great West Told: In a Few Pointed Items. In Nicola pigs are -- for ten cents a pound live weight. -- It is Feparted that the C.P.R. will build a tourist hotel at Savona. Ranchers in the Bulkley valley are selling their eggs for $1.50 @ dozen. ; Near Nelson the paper mill comes, pany will have a town called West) lson. : ; rns spring a sawmill with a ot city of ae ee daily will be bu Chicken Lake. : th Penticton the price of trade, licenses are to be graded according to the amount of floor space used, merchants. Pee men recently walked from Tete Jauno Cache to Fort George.' It took them twenty-one deys to walk the three hundred and fifteen miles down the Fraser River. Within the corporate limits of Merritt the assessment roll shows that the land and buildings are val- ued at a little over a million dol- lars. ; The Trail City Council has grant- ed the Board of Works $3,500. It will cost the City of Merritt $45,000 to instal a water system and electric light plant. : By May.ths Rocky Mountain Ce- ment Company at Blairmore will be making 1,000 barrels of cement daily. ; : Robert Marr is building a sawmill on China Creek, two miles from Princeton, that will cut 35,000 feet of lumber daily. Recently M. Harrigan washed $100 in gold from one barrowful of dirt. which he dug up opposite the old town of Granite Oreek. : This summer there will be eight steamboats running from the head of navigation on the Fraser River, Tete Jaune Cache and Soda Creek, a distance of 475 miles. Buffalo cows in the park at Wain- wright have become very fierce, and in all probability it will be neces- sary to shoot them. An increase of over 400 per cent. a year for 24 years on the original amount paid, or a total profit of 10,000 per cent., for Regina lots, is a record that has been made by W. Sibbals, one of the early settlers of that city. Among charges Vancouver General Hospital was one that dead cockroaches were served in the food of one of the pa- tients, while the live insects were described as crawling about the plate. In the last eight months Estevan has added 600 to her population and with five and a half miles of splen- did granolithic sidewalks already laid proposes adding three miles this summer. The ore production of the Koote- nay and Boundary districts for the past year totalled 501,370 tons, com- pared with 478,647 tons last year. The Kootenay Industrial School being built by the Department of Indian Affairs, at St. Eugene Mis- siou, is now being rushed to com- pletion. Mr. Carney, new timber inspec- tor of the district bounded by the Okanagan water shed, states that the dumping of American lumber has made, the prospects for the com- ing season dull. He says 300,000,000 feet have been thrown in the prairie market by U.S. manufacturers. . The Okanagan Lake district is soon to be served with a telegraph line. At the present time the gov- ernment telegraph service ends at Vernon, A metropole to care for the thou- sands of homeless and sometimes workless men in Calgary, will ba erected by the Salvation Army. In Fort George on February 24 a dozen fresh eggs sold for three dol- lars. They were brought from Quesnel and apparently are, more valuable than whiskey or real es- tate. made against i GERMANY AIDS WORKLESS. Count Bernsdorif_ Tells of Problem In His Country. "In German towns all works which have the character of a mon- opoly are to a great extent munici- palized." This was the, keynote of an address on "Good Government in German Cities,"' made by Count Johann Heinrich yon Bernsdorff, German Ambassador to the United States, in Baltimore. Among the institutions conducted by German town and city Govern- ment for the benefit of their resi- dents, said Count von Bernsdorff, are employment agencies, which as- sist the "workless," as he styled the unemployed, to meet those who had employment to give. No finan- cial obligation, he pointed out, was entailed, it being considered that the superior value of an employed man ty the community paid for the maintenance of the institution. Another practice of many Gers man cities, said the speaker, under- taken for grace and not because they recognized the social obliga- tion, is the giving of "distress" -work to the unemployed in timea of need. 'This," "he said, "often consisted in excavating, the laying out of parks and streets, ete., and the persuasion of manufacturers and contractors to employ local labor instead of outsiders." we Grandma (impatiently) -- '"Deoro- thy, I do wish you would be quied a little while." Dorothy---"'T'll try grandma, but please don't scold me. Just remember that if it was- n't for me yeu wouldn't be a grand ma at all." NS FROM SUNSET COAST. WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE.