anes ~ TORONTO cE SPONDEGE --_--_-- 2 ~ Bir George W. Ross at the Canadian Club -Senator Jaffray and Sir Mackenzie Bowoell--The New Judge--Real Estate. Bir George W. Rose does not often make blic addresses now, but whenever he - does he is sure of a large audience and _ ¥apt attendance. Nor does he ever disap- point expectations ei.her in the matter of ee addresses or' the manner vf his deliv- ry, for he takes rauk as one of the first, f not the very first, orator that this ovinee has produced. ; The general esteem in which the former Premier is held was expressed on the agion of his addressing the Canadian _ Club the o-her day by Mr. T, A. Russeil, ~ the presiding officer. It was not every one, he said, who could retire from high office to private life, and partieularly to the Senate, and could retain such a grip on affairs and such infiluenee with the _ public. Bir George's subject was "The Panama Oanal." He briefly traced its history and then referred ai length to the various treaty obligations in connection there- with entered into by the United States, demonstrating clearly that ur to 'the present year the United States, by the change of cars is impossible. North To- ronto passengers coming into the city have therefore to transfer and have also, as gia pay two aren, ny eedless = a the railway people w eep on ~ i them pay two fares ae long as they can. A Sunday Car Agitation. The Metropolitan cannot run ca: on |Sunday. so that that section of the city ts going to remain "dead" on that day unless and until a special Act of the Leg- islature is passed, changing the present accomplished without opposition, though there are few people in Toronto now who do not use the s.reet cars on Sunday, no matter how much they were opposed to them when they were inaugurated. ATE ETS. St te "PAT" AS TEACHER. On the Sunday when their Royal Highness, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia were in Victoria, B.C., in Septem- ber, the Duke and-the Princess at- tended the morning Christ Church Cathedral, and, up- on leaving, Princess Patricia prom- ised Dean Doull that she would re- of the classes in the Sunday School. law. It is expected that this will not be | service at turn in the afternoon and take one She did so and was given charge ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY IN BATTLE OF TRAPPERS. Searching Out the Mest Valuable Pelts For Fashieable Furs. Just the other day it was chroni- jeled that furs valued at $725,000 were brought to Edmonton, Alber- ta, from the north country and transhipped to London, Paris, Saint Petersburg, New York and Boston to supply half the world eventually. Three great companies sent in furs valued at $625,000, while independent traders brought in the balance. The catch of fox furs was especially large. There are several silver fox skins apprais- ed from $1,250 to $1,500. Experi- enced trappers have this year made from $1,500 to $2,000 on the aver- Fun FROM FROZEN NOTH dwelling, here on the lonesome, to the trappers. It is the palace, as of a king, to 1,000 square miles of wild. Out at front there is a vesti- bule of glass such as one meets in modern Montreal. Off at one end of the roof of an adjoining struc- ture an outer chimney of brick and stone recalls primitive American architecture. This latter house has |its door at the front, its windows at each side. Before it beds of lettuce and beets, of radishes and parsley, make what headway they may, be- ing set out in broad rows and in splendid black soil, but thwarted al- ways by the cold. This house is home to the male employees, and here, too trappers coming in with furs will sleep over night. Everywhere outside great Esqui- maux dogs loiter, and there is a lit- ter of pups under a queer sawmill, with sails resting on the earth as do a salt mill of Lower Austria. Newcomers, however, are eager always, first of all, to see more of the furs. To this end they visit a store of the company on the second floor of still ne _ INTERNATIONAL LESSON, + NOVEMBER 24. Lesson VIII.--The Transfiguration, Mark 9. 2-138. Golden text, Luke 9. 35. Verse 2. After six days--So in both Mark and Matthew; Luke, however says '"'about eight days,'" which is obviously intended to be a less precise statement, as the word "'about" indicates. Peter, and James, and John -- The selected group of disciples, forming an inner circle within the larger company, and selected on several other occasions to be the exclusive companions of Jesus at crucial moments in his ministry. _ A high mountain--Luke uses the definite article "the," while in 2 Peter 1. 18 the scene of the trans- WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE | Progress of the Great West Told Vancouver. are to be enlarged. : block in Prince Rupert. by close at 9.30 p.m. touring month. between. Princeton and Voigt's camp. FS FROM SUNSET COAST] cee ARE DOING. ---- In a Few Pointed -- \ Paragraphs. Wood is $3 a cord in Chilliwack. Princeton coal is being sold in The city limits of Port Alberni F. W. Hart will build a large On Saturdays the stores in Ender- The Marchioness of Donegal is British Columbia this A stage line is now in operation The Dominion Government will of Principal. ; The Great West fisherk B. C., whose head office is & Sayward Building, Victor C., is a concern which will the elosest investigation. Every Bond is insured against -- loss of principal to the investor, through the Granite Securit , Co., whose assets and surplus behind this issue is $700,000, One hundred shares of a of a class of young girls from six years upwards. The topic was the first verse of Hymn 417 of the Hymn Book, well known to all English Church people by its first line, "Brightest and best of the sons of the morning." There are four lines utterances of its public men and by an- equivocal language in the most eolemn treaties, has again and again declared that the Canal is to be open on equal terms to the subjects and citizens of all nations, and that there should be no dis- crimination against any. The action of the States now in seeking to exempt its own vessels from the terms of this treaty was inexplicable. build wharves at Revelstoke and Comaplix. In Vernon twenty years ago blue grouse could be killed with a gar- den rake. Land has been secured up the Skeena River for the settlement of figuration is referred to as "the holy mount.'"' For the place com- pare introductory paragraph above. Transfigured -- Literally, meta- morphosed, or, as Luke, following more nearly the literal sense of the age. Scattered the length and breadth of the great lone land of Northern Canada and along the lonely coast of Labrador at Cartwright, Rigolet and even to Davis Inlet, and still Another Frame Structure. Here the trading for pelts is done. All about the wal! of the trading post there extend open shelves. On one side a section of these is given over to washbowls of a white por- mon stock are set aside im every bond as a sie from which the holder draws dividends, while the Proftts this indvstry are large, being about 100%. as A Masterly Address. Sir George's marshalling of the facts was masterly. It is the first time any Canadian of prominence has grappled with the issue in publie, and Sir George did so fearlessly and foreefully. The address will no doubt, furnish the cue for others. As to future action, Sir George advocated, first, vigorous protests trom Parliament, second, an appeal to the Hague, and, lastly, if Unele 8am refused to submit to the Hague, it was hinted that perhaps come form of retaliation ight be made eeffctive. Sir George said © was opposed te retaliation except as a last resort. The occasion was one of the high spots in the Canadian Club history. The lunch- eon hall was filled to overflowing, and though Sir George "talked across the table," that is, from hie seat, his voice carried to every part of the room and gave not the slightest indication of his venty-one years or the thousand political Catties he has braved. Senator Jaffray of the Clobe. Beside Sir George sat a brother Senator, -- Robert Jatfray, who as another mem- of the old guard, furnishes another ample of the remarkable vi.ality of anadin1 public men. Senavor Jaffray is ae 80 years old, but he ie literally as ively as a cricket. Indeed, during the last ten years Sena- tor Jaffray has been much more in the ublie eye than he was in earlier years. e takes the keenest personal interest in all public affairs, rarely missing any address at the Canadian Club, or elee- where, for tha: matter, where any issue affecting Canada is under discussion. It is perhaps net generally known that Benator Jaffray ia the one man more than any other who stands for the Globe news- aper, and whom that paper represents. His nominal connection with it is that of resident of the company. There are, of eourse, other directors and shareholders and a number of editors, but the man who is the court of last appeal on any matter of detail or in matters of large genera! policy is the Senator. Formerly, his attachment to the Globe was much more slender than it is now. He had other business interests--he has been in business in Toronto for sixty years--and the Globe was but a side line with him. He was content to leave its conduct to editors and department heads. But in recent years it has beeome more Princess Patricia, to the first verse of the hymn, the again about the shores of Hudson Bay, refined and intelligent Scotch, English and Canadian families live, taking charge of the lone trading posts of the oldest trust in the world, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Round about them stretches the wilderness. North of Cartwright, in fact, and almost at that place it- self, there is not even a tree of trunk thicker than a sapling's to comfort the eye, for it is beyond the tree line. Outside, about the post, in the winter nights, the wolves come and howl and the call of the wild is answered by the yelp of the Esquimaux dog, who is not a dog at all, but A Species of Wolf. Off to one side is the humble men's house. There some Indians, or Esquimaux, or half-breed trap- pers for the company, who have come in with the load of fur, make merry. In the little whitewashed home, before the twig fire, the fac- tor and his wife gather and read and write letters, each one long, long letter, a volume almost, to which they add as fancy dictates, infant Redeemer is laid." last one reading "Quide where our for it cannot go until the passage /opens in the spring. And then, in |the factor's home and in the men's i house they look for the coming ship |from England. | What wealth of good things, jwhat novelties, what dire necessi- ties will not relatives send, or else more prosaic trader ship them! What surprises will there be in store! And what has the world done in all the long months since celain, with blue pattern. The shelf just below holds more bowls and some socks; that beneath is for worsteds and heavy underwear. Men's suits finish the compartment. Adjacent to it one finds a section with suits of oilskins, of shirts striped in blue and white, cans of pineapples and tomatoes. Under- shirts, too, figure in the availables for trading. Down from the ceiling iron buckets suspend; in a corner there are boxes. Cans of peaches, bundles of brooms, these, too, are here, open to barter. A genial young agent, induced to come here from Scotland under a two-year contract, takes delight in showing visitors around. He re- serves for the last the great chest in which are kept the furs, arrived since the ship took away the spring quota. It is a small outlay, but of inestimable value. Here, for one, is a marten skin the company paid $22 for. The man who caught it took it out in barter. Two or three silver foxes are brought in a year. Some of these net the poor trapper $300. ~ One vear the post secured seventeen. Then, again, it is a long matter of selection for barter--toi- let soap and jiggers for squid, jues and knives in leather belts, all drawn on by the trapper. Down the front of the store, where the trade is consummated, there ex- tends a heavy, old-time counter, with ancient hanging scales at one end. Over these the agent's ser- vant presides, wearing a uniaue cap of blue. On this a British flac is word, has it, altered. Jesus him- self refers to what happened as a vision (Matt. 17. 9). However we may explain the event, it was clear- ly a revelation of reality and no mére mockery of the senses. 3. Glistering -- An exceztional word, not occurring again in the New Testament, though used else- where in describing the flashing of burnished brass or gold. As no fuller on earth can whiten them--The fuller's art seems to have consisted in "washing the ma- terial with some preparation of lye, beating or rubbing it, and ex- posing it to the rays of the sun.' The cleaning and bleaching involy- ed in this process achieved excep- tional results in the whitening of the cloth, as remains of ancient Egyptian linen testify. 4. Elijah with Moses--Usually re- garded as representing the two great stages of Old Testament re- velation, prophecy and legislation. In reality, however, Moses was as much of a prophet as Elijah, while Elijah was constantly insisting up- 7 the requirements of Jehovah's w. Talking with Jesus--Concerning his impending decease at Jerusa- lem (compare Luke 9. 31). 5. Peter answereth--All three synoptists represent Peter as the spokesman of the apostolic group. His action under the circumstances is wholly in keeping with his eager, ardent, and impulsive nature. Rabbi--A customary title by which a pupil addressed his teacher. 6,000 Russians. singing school have been establish- ed in Quesnel. pointed out the need of a modern jail in that city. son some ranchers have raised two crops of raspberries. nearly 1,000 white men working in the vicinity of Alberni. laborers on the G.T.R. between Tete Jaune Cache and Fraser Lake. office at South Fort George, and 50 more will be added this winter. Armstrong, thereby decreasing the value of mechanical lawn mowers. River J. L. Christie recently caught a four-pound rainbow trout. thirteen parties making hydrogra- phie surveys of the rivers of Bri- tish Columbia. couver, electricity in the air fired off the nine p.m. gun two hours too soon, Tete Jaune Cache country. way contractors need them for the killing of bush rats. be built in the Peace River country, one at the Crossing, and the other at Grand Prairie. Sunday chicken dinners and a The Grand Jury at Nelson, B.C., In the Chilliwack Valley this sea- The railway contractors have There is a shortage of railway There are 50 boxes in the post- Cattle are running at large in By dipping a pail into the Skeena The Dominion Government has During a thunderstorm at Van- IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100.00 EACH, AND ARE BEING OFFER. ED TO THE PUBLIO AT $05.00, -- ANCE 60 AND 90 DAYS. 4 100.000 Shares of Common Trea« sury Stock are a!so Placed on the Mark>:t at One Dollar | por Share. For the convenience of the em investor we have placed an isaue of common stock on sale ; these shares, are non-assessable, and when paid for are fully paid up, hetae Se value of $1.00, these can be on terms of 50c. down per share, bab -- ance 60 and 90 days. ae ; Address all Applieztions to R. SWORDS, 515 Sayward Bidgey VICTORIA, B. ©. a Live cats are worth $5 each in Rail-' This winter two flour mills will Frank Nichols and Richard Mil- FULL-MOON FOOLISHNESS. Some Absurd Weather Supersti- -- tions Exploded, : Certainly we waste more words upon the weather than upem any other subject of conversation, Near- ly everyone believes that the moon has some secret influence upos wea--- ther, and that changes come with -- the full, or new, moon, er at the first or last quarters. Let us hear. how Professor Garriott sums up against moon quacks in 'Symons' -- Meteorological Magazine': "Sys- tems of long-range weather-fore- casting that depend upon moon phases, cycles, positions, or meve- ments... have ne legitimate bas- es. While the moon, and perhaps the planets, have some effeet upon | atmospheric tides, the influence is too slight and obseure to justify a consideration of lunar and planet- -- ary effects in the actual work of weather-forecasting." Sree As for those people who basetheir belief on the moon influencing the weather by atmospherie tides, it may be mentioned that very eare- ful observations of lunar air-tides made at St. Helena have proved that this daily tide causes a baro- metical movement of only abeut one-thousandth of an meh. me "Thunder clears the air' is saying which is well-nigh universal. Here is another ineorrect state- ment. The reason why the air feels fresher after an electrie storm that the electric discharges--not -- the thunder--turn part of the o gen of the air into "ozone," wh is a changed form of oxygen, Oz has an odor of its own, and a very refreshing effect upon the lungs Why is summer hotter than wi | ter? Any number of people w: tell you that the reason is bec the earth is nearer the sun in sum- mer. It is, however, nothing of the sort. As a matter of faet, the earth is further from the sun in our sum-_ mer than in winter by more tha three millions of miles. The real -- reason of summer's warmth and winter's cold is the inelination of the earth's axis to its orbit arow the sun, which causes the sun' rays to fall. more obliquely t they do during the peried eovere by the winter months, . ih Nell--"T think I should Mke marry an imaginative man." Bell -- 'Well, what other kind of a m Princess Patricia managed to se- cure answers from the children as to the meaning of the first three lines of the verse, but when she asked what was the meaning of the words, "Our infant Redeemer,"' there was an absolute silence on the part of the pupils. "Surely,"' said the Princees, "some of you know what these words mean."' "Yes," came the answer from one of the children. 'I know, it means our Bishop." And it is said that Princess Pa- tricia is telling the story herself as an illustration of the influence of Bishop Roper in his diocese. oS . TURKISH SOLDIERS' TITLES. Bashi-Bazouks Are Auxiliaries -- Redifs Second Reserves. "Nizams,"' "Redifs'"? and "Mus- tafiz" filled the telegrams during the mobilization of the Turkish army. Now that fighting has be- gun in the high mountain valleys south of Phillippopolis the messages have begun to speak of "Bashi- Bazouks."' Bashi-Bazouks -- are irregular Turkish auxiliaries. The Pomaks, or Moslem mountaineers of Bulgar race, who are now offering a stern resistance to the Bulgarian invad- ers, are correctly described as Bashi-Bazouks. So are the Alban- ian tribesmen now fighting for the Sultan. 'Lhe regular army consists of Ni- zams, Redifs and Mustafiz. A Ni- zam is a young Ottoman who is serving his term of military service. When a Nizam has finished his time in the active army he passes. into the Thtiat, or first reserve, and then into the Redif, or second reserve. The Redifs form the main part of the Turkish army in time of war. Finally when the soldiers of the Redif have reached the age of 38 years they become mustafiz, a sort of general militia, to be called upon only in times of grave emergency. An Ottoman is liable to service up to the age of 70. The mysterious word ordu, so commonly used in the war news, simply means army corps, and more the engrossing object of his life and not a day passes that he does not spend several hours in its various depart. ments. stitched, and over this, '"H.RB.C. E.,"' i.e., H. B. OC. Emplovee." Out of a pile of furs ready to ship some beauties are Brought for Inspection. No Hudson Bay sable are obtain- ed at this place, but marten are in the yield now. All the skins are packed inside a glovelike affair, lined with skin. This becomes a tight case, after proper folding, and the fur is as in a pocket of gut. All furs, the man tells us, will fade if kept exposed to the light, and so, in addition, these packets, when filled, are kept in the tight chest in the dark. Meanwhile, again he shows some weasel skins from hereabouts. These animals are white in the win- ter. dark in the summer. The skins bring from 25 to 40 cents up here, according to size. Only a part of the skin can be used. Even a silver fox skin when brought in is eut in pieces, and these are set into strips from an inch to two inches broad. These silvers then are set between other strips of cotton in such a way that the garment is made much wider, while the result, to the eye, is the same as of fur throughout. The front of the skin is used for trimming or insertion under the arms. Only a few years ago marten were worth but $5 or $6 up here; now thev will bring up to $40. All furs, in fact. are very high now, since they have become so fashionable. Last winter, in Labrador, the black fox brought from $400 to $500. Marten, too, have been going up each year. Mink and ermine are traded here; so, too, is the white hare. Mink will come to $5 or $6. Lots of smal] skins are utilized in filling out a trade. The mink, how- ever, is not of the accustomed red- dish tinge, unless it has faded. Tf exposed te the light, like all the skins, it turns color and becomes a pale brush red. Tailor marten alone are not so apt, as this animal, in the native state, does not come to bright licht so often and Nature is more sluggish with its pigments. The skins are piled back into boxes. No furs may be sold at the post, all go direct to headauarters. To-day there is considerable com- petition between the fur companies Three tabernacles--Or, booths. These on the slopes of Mount Her- mon could easily be made from branches of trees. Peter is wholly unselfish and forgetful of the needs of both himself and his two com- panions, thinking only of the Mas- ter and his distinguished visitants. 6. Knew not what to answer-- The overwhelming impression of the vision seemed to demand some word in response. Its marvelous nature, however, was conducive to awe and fear rather than to sober reflective thought. 7. There came a cloud--Peter's well-meant but only half coherent proposal is not answered, except in the progress of events incident to the divine manifestation as a whole; of this the overshadowing cloud and the voice out of the cloud were a part. Hear ve him--Not Moses and the prophets, but Jesus, is hereafter to be their guide and authority. 8. They saw no one any more, save Jesus only--The actual depar- ture of Moses and Elijah it was not given the disciples to witness. 9. As they were coming down-- According to Luke, apparently on the morning following the trans- figuration. Bave when--The time of the re- surrection is left indefinite and cou- tingent. 10. Kept the saying--Obeyed his command to tell no man, though among themselves' the strange words of Jesus concerning his resur- rection from the dead, together with the event itself, was a matter of frequent conversation and ques- tioning. 11, And they asked him--A fur- ther difficulty presents itself to their thinking. According to the teaching of the scribes, the advent of the Messiah was to be preceded by. the reappearance of Elijah; but here was an appearance of Elijah after the Messiah's advent, con- cerning which Jesus had charged them to say nothing. 12. Elijah indeed cometh first -- Jesus interpreted this propheey as having been fulfilled in the life and work of John the Baptist, who came and taught in the spirit of the Old Testament prophet. Restoreth all things--In the sense they lost ear of it? So, like the return of the Mayflower, the exiles speculate. night upon night. When the ship drops into the har- bor, however, it is to unload as rapidly as possible the supplies for the factor and employees, the things to trade with the Esquimaux and objects Indians and _half- breeds covet. And meanwhile they take aboard the furs. It is a per- petual call of 'Hurry!' and of '"Hasten !'? for the summer is short and they must make the round of the posts before the passage closes with the ice, or they will be frozen in. The Hudson Bay Company may well be dubbed the oldest monopoly in America. Many have patronized its stores at Edmonton and other- wheres in West Canada and over the lone land, but not so many have visited a more typical Hudson Bay post lett brought to' Rossland for their dairy, 11 Jersey cattle. The herd was bought at Creston and cost $1,000. In South Fort George, James Nelson was given six months in jail for running a poker game. One of the packs of cards used in the joint contained seven aces. The Canadian Northern Railway has put up about $75,000 for yard and station sites in Armstrong, and the main line will go through that town, with a branch from Enderby. On the construction of the C.N.R. Railway between Cowichan and Port Alberni, nearly 2.000 men are working. The contractors have bought 300,000 feet of lumber to put up construction camps. The Frondeg ranch at Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, has been sold to an eastern farmer for $125,- 000. The ranch will be stocked with Jersey cattle, and hothousés cover- ing eight acres will be erected. The produce of the ranch will be conveyed to Victoria by an auto truck. Frank Kibbee was _ severely woundea by a bear about 20 miles from Barkerville. The bear was running away with the trap that he had been caucht in and turned on Kibbee. Frank Connors, his part- ner, killed the bear with a revolver shot and pulled Kibbee from under the bear. Connors had to drag Kib- bee four miles before help could be secured. A Boy at Ninety Years. But in point of years the grand old man of Ontario public life is Sir Mackenzie Bowell. At the time this is written he is lying in the Wellesley private hospital in this city reeovering from the effects of a fall. His physicians have not noted any disquieting symptoms, but he is so old they are almost afraid to say he will get altoge.her well again. If he lives until December 27 next he will be ninety years old. When he met with his recent accident he was on his way home to Belleville from a trip to the Pacifie Coast. And when he travels he asks for no special concessions in the way of luxury either Though members of different political parties, Senator Jaffray and Sir Mac- kenzie Bowell are quite cronies A year or two ago together they accompanied a press party to New Ontario and electri- fied every one by the activity and energy they showed in going down mines and climbing through the wilderness. Canadian polities will furnish no more 6triking romance than thai of Sir Mac- kenzie, who rose from printer's devil to Premier of Canada, quite equalling Lincoln's from log cabin to White House. Mr. Justice Hodgins. The appointment of Frank E. Hodgins to a judgeship in the Court of Appeal! is regarded by Liberals and Conservatives alike as an excellent appointment: As a lawyer he has been devoted <o his pro- fession and. in addition to ability as a counsel, he is generally recognized as hay- ing tnat quality so requisite to his pre- sent position, known as the judicial tem- perament.. He is known to the public chiefly through his connection with vari- ous public inquiries, including the On- tario Government's License Investigation of five years ago, the New Ontario Bush Polls Investigation, the inquiry into over- classification on the Grand Trunk Pacific construction, in whieh he acted as coun. se] for his eousin, Mayor Hodgins, and more recently in the Dominion Govern- ment's investiga'ion into the affairs of the defunct Farmere' Bank. In pereonal appearance he is tall and élight, with keen features. He is a high- minded type of citizen, and one of the leading laymen in the Anglican Church in Canada. Altogether he may be expected to maintain the high reputa.ion of the Bench in this country. He is a product of the city where he was born and raised and has spent his entire life, excepting for vacations, which he hag frequently spent in the old land. Some Critics Here. Not eo unanimous ie the approval of the levation to a judgeship of Mr. James itch, formerly of Cornwall The criti- ciem finds root in dissatisfaction with his record as Chairman of the Ontario Rail- way Board, where he came in close con- tact with the publie by reason of the frequent clashes between oorpora.ions and pce pelities, which had to be decided. owever, that position wae one of pecuili- er difficulty, and while there is in some quarters a lurking suspicion that his translation to a new sphere may have some "connection with the criticism his administration of the Railway Board nas caused to be directed againet the Gov- ernment, his known abilities as a lawyer may make his appointment to a judge- ship a good one. "Welcome, Little Sister." Just when most people were reconciling In Labrador or Beyond. It is a sensation one will never forget, coming north on the filthy ship Lake, the only vessel of any size plying those seas half-regular- ly, to see, up at the head of the fiord, the half-frightened hamlet of snowy-white cottages and, high above all else, the British flag, with the half moon of the Hudson Bay Company. One thinks of Henrik Hudson and the bay that proved the intrepid navigator's monument and grave. It takes one back to schoo] geography days, too, and the long story of the fur trappers and the fight between the rival compan- ies of older days. Out in the harbor, where the ship drops anchor, there is the small gray schooner of the factor to eatch the eye. It flies a dark blue flag, with a yellow crescent moon, the crescent filled in, then, with red. Off behind several low wooded hills circle about the hamlet. Several neat frames are scattered about, and one sees a single main white- painted building. This wears a quaint shingle roof, sloping to each side, much like a barn in Ohio. Skiffs le about outside, two or three other structures are hidden from view behind it. Again, re- flected on the leaden sea is the residence of the factor or agent. RE cee ae MAIDS OF HONOR TO GO? Queen Mary May Aholish the Post, Js London Rumor. According to rumor in London the historic post of Maid of Honor is to be abolished. Queen Mary has three Maids of Honor, but the du- ties they perform can be equally well done by ordinary ladies in waiting, and as the disposition of the present court is to dispense with much that is purely ornamental these maids may be the last of their kind, at any rate as far as Queen Mary is concerned. From the Maid of Honor's stand- point, of course, the emolument of $2,000 a year is immaterial com- pared with the social advantage to themselves to indefinite delay in the mat- terf of the annexation to the city of the abs of North Toronto, owing to the stub- rn opposition of a section of 'that mu- nicipality's citizens and threatened legal entanglements, along came a peremptory order of the Ontario Municipal Board and nuexacion is practically an aceomp)ished act. Thereby, Toronto adds at one etroke &@ population of 6,000 souls, and an area of 2,400 acres, including large tracts of vacant lands. The annexation opens the way for a more symmetrical development of the city's territory, for the new area # much nearer to the corner of King and onge streets than are the outlying east- ern and western sections. It lies alon Yonge etreet, up "over the hill," and where it has not been spoiled by cemeteries or inferior buildings, lends itself to devel- opment as a high olass residential dis- trict. Indeed, it may interest those who are inclined to take a,"flyer" in Toronto suburban real estate to know that the probabilities are that North Toronto sub- @ivisions are likely to be the next to be uilt up. After them will probably eome r. Home Smith's Humber Valley pro- perty. Real Estate Still Booms. One hears constantly the prediction that the reaction. in real estate mnst come soon. But as yet there is no sign of the break. Perhaps it is the fact that 60 many persons are suspicious of a break and are consequently cautious that is permitting the period of advancing prices t© continue so long, The chief problem in connection with North Toronto's annexation will arise out of the street railway service.. The town is poreed by the Metropolitan Railway ranch of the York Radial, which is con- trolled by the Mackenzie interests, who 80 own the Toronto Street Railway, but is a different gauge, so that inier- % me ' Kens eo ie > FS 2S eo WHY NOT? What the gardener did when told to water the horse. ae 1, Saker He who is always talking apout himself is bound to have a tedious subject. ae = : hag -- the Sarthary It is icy and drear and lonely here and one is glad to get ashore. First, of course, visitors must neep into the warehouse for furs, killed in the early spring and awaiting shipment to London. It seems just a long shed, with an aisle down its leneth and with barrels to richt and to loft, four hich. Some of the bar- rels are bound with iron hoops, others. with hoops of _ birch. Brooms stand gathered in a corner, for trading to the tranners, a bun- dle of withes lies at hand for work- ing into future hoops. Salt is scat- tered about the floor In Lieu of Sawdust. Beyond this hut, to right and left of the path, what seem wigwams, but what really are tree trunks, thin as poles stacked together, rise, the firewood for the winter. Be- tween them the walk leads back to the pier, where other storehouses reveal themselves; two - story frames each and all. Towering above these is the master's house, the seat of government for the post. What "Massa's big house" was to peeetentee be 2 specloin t= to get the best skins, and that, too, has helped prices.. The day of the trapper, in fact, seems dawnine, and far from heinge the creature of the infamous H.B.C., he now has anite a word to sav as to what he shall get for his skin. w Something About Shaving. Many authorities say that primi- tive men required protection against the elements when. they went forth to hunt their daily food. Others declare that muscular en- ergy is in some way connected with the growing of a beard, and that those who wished to be strong went unshaven. Again, another emin- ent authority writes that the beard and moustache is used to prevent germs and dust particles from be- ing carried into the lungs. As to shaving, most agree that it origin- ated from the discovery that whis- kers and a beard afforded too good a hold for an enemy in battle. Evi- dence to support this theory is 'fortheoming from the fact that the warriors of the most powerful milt- | tary nations in the ancient world | of inaugurating a great moral re- form movement for the religious betterment and renovation of Israel. Suffer many things and be set at nought--The humilj€tion of being despised and rejected by those whom he case to redeem was the severest part of the Masier's suf- fering. . 18. They have also done unto him --The three disciples under that Jesus meant to identify with John, Matthew's clearly pointing out the fact that he did, (Matt, 17. 13.) As it is written of him--What is recorded. in the Old Testament re- garding Ahab's and Jezebel's treat- ment of Elijah (1 Kings 19) was ty- pical of Herod's and Herodias's treatment of John. * "Do you really believé, doctor, that your old medicines really keep anybody alive?' asked the skeptic. "Surely," returned' the doctor. i ee "My prescriptions have. kept three druggists aid their families alive in be reaped from constant contiguity | to the throne. The salary indeed is | easily swallowed up in clothes: in fact in Queen Victoria's time the young ladies spent fully a quarter of their pay on gloves, as they were never permitted to enter "the pre- sence'? with bare hands. od | --for the see 12 In a few seconds millions of gallons of water entered the bowels of the account | feet deep, formed by a subsidence, and left an empty space where the lake had been. this countryside, honeycombed by subsidences due to the brine-pump- ing, occurred about 20 years ago, and in May last the lake formed. Three months emptied itself and then began slow- | ly to refill. Traffic in the vicinity of 'the phenomenon was at once stop. | § ped, and precautions an taken t of en England's Vanishing Lake, $ at | shed | 5 NAA year, The famsus ge Sgaatage Dunkirk Lake Pale: (the ahen aa : a) I var arth through a great chasm, 200 A big landslide in later it suddenly * have been Investmen qr is easy to make money, but hard to save it--why_ not oxercise the same enre in the investment af your savings as do Ranks and. Trust Companies and buy guaranteed bonds? : We snectalize in Govern. ment, Railway, Public Uti ity and Industrial Bend from the purchase of which you derive safety of prinel. pal and a good income yield. We ean offer aeonrities of this class, yielding fro 516.6%. Ce am A. MACKAY & COMPANY limites J. prevent further collapses fl --