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..... i Luv“ and hills. and the B18633 are no erception to the general rule. The warlike character of the eople is attested by their history. 11 every change of dynasty. in France. they hav. ever shown a disinclination to submit . not from any rticular at,- rom a dislike ‘ aptitude for roulllm “thong”-.. AL- . - Welsh regimen-gin “’ellington's army (1 that they? could converse without difficulty with the people of the Breton provinces. a revelation easily It was to them. but the fact is unders*ood when it is remem- bered that Breton. “'elshman. Bligh- lander end Kerry-boy are all of the same family; It is a singular fact that as there are peeple in Wales and Scot- land who speak no English. so factual” aubd.ued. The Celts in Spain “retro finally Induced to form an alli- uyoo wfth the Romans; in Brittany Welsh regiments in “’ellington's army Warn Sl-fnn:nk-.l L- l Roman finpire expanded most of the Celts were subdued, the more active and inaubordinate element retiring to the mountains of Brittany, the Pyrenees districts. and the great mountain chain which skirt! the north of Spain. In the British alien the Oelts were driven back into Wales and the mountains -‘n ‘ land and in Ireland. There is little dmbt that in perhiataric ages the Cel- tic race covered with its people! a great part of 'Western Duope. but. as the The little village of Plougaatel i8 “mated in. Brittany and almost at the extreme tip of the peninsula of Finisp tere. It has only about 2000 inhabi- tants. but, for several circumstances. in one of the mod singular communi- ties of that strange country. The Bre- tone are a people to themselves; they the one family of the Celtic race, the Fine which is {mud in Wales. in Scot- 916 0‘ legastel. however. and the tnhabimta of the m-rrounding disâ€" trict, appreciates this occasion as it! proPor social value. for to them the annual marriage day is that far WhiCh all other days are made. tmm the fact that this year thirty- fl'fl'ht couples. a larger number than common. were united in the same Church by the name pried: and at the tune moment. In a. country com- munity a. single marriage is enough to letthe towns of the gossips wagging end keeping them going for an indefi- nice time before and after such an event. so an adequate idea of the sensa- tion caused can hardly be gained from the curt announcement made in the Papers 01 the French capital of this interesting social event. All the peo- The notice: which have appeared in the Pub newspapers of the annual wholualo wedding in Plougastel are Int-acting man than usual attention carefql economy. but in the: heart. Beam-nous people that; i_s_ found a. l WHO{[8Al[ WEDDINGS. V‘- ains and adfizirals. re. the people of Plou- jfferent from the! rest They differ in an- "10 Basques. the '3- the Albanians s. are all alike in they will die for them; 13' rressions, as he curiosity mouseq. led Spanish. accept a return. for the wedding pres- ents they furtnerly saint ant. and also that any presents from friends will be appreciated. properly_ recorded and re- 4-- â€"â€"-J mated to carry the'u'mbrella of the Young lady. In Brittany it rains the Year round. an umln‘ella. is as neces- sary an article of general utility as a coat, and no young woman thinks tor a moment of going out, even if no further than the end of the village. WithO‘Ut 1191' umbrella. hWen this useful adjunct ls intimated to a young gentleman. ever?- bOdY Instantly understands "Yois est 3118386; 11 la. parapluie 3 Marie- Jeemne," “ oic is enga ed; he is car- !YIDB the umbrella for l arie Jeanne!" wet as in Mexico they say: “Pedro 18 (10198 the beer to Senora Lavina.” As the I’lmamnliflnfl nmnfifutfintl :- annnm_ â€"«â€"â€" '-\' yet} vuvu V- "flu “.33 and the go-between as to what the girl shall have, as it is considered a newessnty that a married couple shall begin housekeeping at once. The suc- cesspf the matchmaker in achievxpg a Particular alliance is speedily indicat- lues is sufficient' confirmation of the ‘stary of their descent. for they have the appearance. not of' Celts. but of Spaniards, black hair and eyes, SW31”)! co‘mplexions and a general south of En- rop; look, being the rule among them. here and how the people of Plou- 8’33t8! got their idea of a wholesale wedding. just before Lent. is a mystery. PM. no matter how the practice arose. It] is one of the unwritten laws of this strange community that whoever mar- ries at all in Plougastel shall marry on the appointed day, which may be called the village fete day. The 86.1“ V106 of. the matchmaker are much In vogue in this odd village, and months be orehand the old ladies, who volun- teer. their services to undertake nego- tiations between the different eliglble young .people of the community. 3.1‘6 called into service; there is much d18- OPSSWR between the parents of the“ par- flfla n-J v vu ULIU vuuou Ul LIULuvuuo "u“ the DGOpIe of several villages in Scot- land. and of at least one town not far from Galoway. claim as their ancestry the Spanish sailors who were wrecked and unable to return home. The ag- gearame ogrthe people of these lgcall- one kind or another. the main idea «E‘PParently being to keep things mov- lnc in the country where he happened to live. and about the middle of the fourteenth century he entered into a sDirited contest with several other noblemen in the north of France. Find- lng' himself unable to .cope with them. he went to Spain, hired a number of Spanish mercenaries and brought them to Brittany. “'hether the expedition Proved a success or a failure is hard to say, the only certainty being that after Du Guesclin had no further need of the Spanish troops be abandoned the for- eigners. leavin them to shift for them- selves and get ome as best the could. Feari to attempt a march o sever- ’ al htun red miles through hostile coun- try. the Spaniards determined to stay; so built a castle near the present site of I’lougastel, fortified themselves stro - ly and made friends among the peogfe of the surrounding country to such an extent that every Spaniard who want~ ‘ ed one man ed to prouure a wife and a portion. of and. and thus was estabâ€" l lished the community which exists to the present day. Singular as is this illustration of a foreign communit in thshear't of France,itis parallele by sumilwncases in other countries. \Vhen the inv1ncible.“Armada" was dispersed by the Winds and waves along the Bri- tls5h . coast. a number of ships Were wrecked. some upon the rocks of Scot- land, 303.19 01.1 the coast of Ireland, and _Du Guanolin in one of his campaigns gn the Darth of France. D1 Gupeclm ‘9 to £99m” tradition in Brittany what, we Amtbur is in Bu'itish folklore on El Cid in the pogxlar tales of the "’9‘" 1311 Minsula. e was almys en- 83864 .inpome wild-goose; expedxtnop‘ of L't are rolled Aluminium violins are said to have a richer tone than those made of wood. and the inventor states that he has found in aluminium a latent proper- ty. consisting of a tendency of the fundamental to outweigh the upper partial tones. For this reason means are employed to introduce and. re u- late the partial tones to suit he tastes of the individual player. Not- withstanding the strong popular feel- ing in favor of wooden instruments. aluminium instruments are steadily gaining their way in musical circles. "Why are on staring at mo 1' that I" irritab y asked the yams 1113:; at the mogey lender. “390m you we an obJect of interest to man. my reproduction in pictorial form.. (A at: er in Plougastel this year oommen Upon the practice of whole- sale weddings and wondered whether such alliances could prove happy. The reflection is hardly called for. Ln the first lace. the young people them- 8§1V68 ’Wf}. in nearly every case, in- dicated their own preferences, whiie ' he matchmaker and the parents arraHS‘e‘l the alliance after the choice has been made by the pea-ties themselves. and. in the second place. experience has _shown that, as a rule. yousng people '0 marrying do not; themselves always know what they wamt, and that al-i lianices contracted for them are about} i as likely to prove happy as those they make for themaelves. There is a tra- dition ian P'lo'ugaatel that on one 00- oaaion. many yeaa'a ago. by some odd mischance. the cduplea get mixed up and before the participants know what i was going on about half of them had ‘ been married to the wrong partners. For a few minutes consternation reign- ed in the church. and Monsieur! la Came I was conjured to do the thing over again I and mam? the ri ht man to the right . woman. but he regused. and calmly as- ,9 Stirred the young- women that it was] all right; that they would get along; just as well as it they were man-i. l to the men they had chosen. This may be a Plodgastelian joke. but the danger of its repetition is now avoxd- ed by carefully attaching the right men to the right women, by a bit of white ribbon are they enter the church. so that they cannot possibly be separated . at the critical moment. a community where precedent is well established. so the embamassment of the Flougzwtel groom who. with a half- ashamed grin on his face. brin 3 his bride into the family home may e ap- preciated even by geinitlemen m dress ooa‘ts who have gone through a some- what similar ceremony. The peripate- tic photographer has foltmd his way even to Hor astel. amd as soon after! the wedding east as the weather will :permit' the 00m lee who have under- gone the ordeal ve their photographs taken. The wedding photograph is under any circwmstances something wonderful to behold. \Ve are 3.111 fam- [1131‘ with the picture of the young man. in all the awkwardness of his Sunday clothes. uncomfortably seated in a chair. his hands on his knees. and ! the bride standing, the better to show 1 her dress, with hetr arm fondly ein-{ circling his neck. The Plougastel ma- , trlmomal photograph does not differ: ”1 any important respect. save that of; costume. from the wedding photograph . exposed in the windows of our own pho- { tographers; the same degree of awk-. madness is shown, the same sheepis‘h- l “Anna ‘L‘ _-,L__ 'I pagne do not figure on the table in Plougastel; beef soup. boiled codfish, hinge roasts of mutton and beef, pota- T toes in abundance. and What fruit can 5 be obtained at the season. form the’ staples. and what is lackimg in eat-: ing is made up in drinking. for in: France wine is cheap. and is used every- ! ‘whecre as 3 Substitute for water. Thei meddi 0' feast is always enlivened by: so 8, t e bridegroom beimg generally ? the eading attraction. though when his : voice is not adeqyuate to the emergency 4 some friend more highly gifted may? take his place in the msusical pro-; gramme. The wedding feast over. 5 when it‘ has taken place in the town? hall, the btrides are taken home. form- I ally presented 'to the families of! which they are now a part. but as the i whole matter has been understood for 1 months. and the bride herself has been § known to her hhsbend's parents ever,i sinoelshe was a baby. the presentation f is, of course. a. mere formality but even formalities have theLr vgltue in homesfwheré ‘t'hej'vare éfitérâ€"tévi'iéanl}; their relatives. The wands, while protuse», sure not of the mmt dainty quality; “pate <39 fole gras'f and cham- back to the public square. the band marching before and playing a lively popular melody. while the newly mar- tied couples dance along in procession. The wedding feast is sometimes a com- mon ceremony in the largest room ob- tainable. but more frequently the cou- glee sepagate, going to their reepeotive ing and rising at the proper points with the precision of soldiers on parade. all at the same instant join hands. and all the couples are at the: same mom- wt made man and wife. The march out of the church is scarcely less im- posing than the entry, save that the procession is soon broken up by the congratulations of friends. Frequent- ly after (the service is over an im~ pronipm gevatte is formed on the ways, V _v V-V rear and trudging along the sicfes of the parade. the procession moves proud- ly to the house of worship. The sex- vioe within is uniform. the brides and groams‘allfpoving in_ harmony. kneel- _..__â€" â€" WIU‘ C“ handkerchief. fitted shawl fashion around the neck and shoulders. the Bre- ton bride is ready for the church. and with the bagpipes and flageolets in from. and all the wooden~shoe boys and girls of the vitlagefiri'ngipg up the _........ __.J 4.4 ‘ On the W fete day the brides and grooms assemble and march to church. preceded by a rustic band. and Plou- g‘astel puts on its gayest attire; blue coats lined with white, black trousers, green vests. a black silk sash round the waist. a hat Such as in the illus- trations of "Dan Quixote" is always represented an the heads of the Spanish peasantry. a big stick and a pair of lea- ther shoes. well polished. form the holi- day attire of the gentlemen. while the ladies are arra ed in black snuff gowns, ahead dress 0 white linen: not greatly dissLmilar from the peculiar bonnet worn by certain) orders of nuns. ’ With this head dresg and agaxly eolored I.-__II_._ ‘- into position and placed on mpports in the kitchens and dining rooms and Plougastel makes ready for goqd cheer. tau: 9. weddi Without eatmg and drlnkl‘ng, and p enty of both. would be no weddlpg at all, and in leg‘astel Lhe wedd‘ug feast lasts from two days ALUMINIUM VIOLIN S. their own preferences. while ' he taker and the parents arrangfid 311% after the choice has been y the parties themselves. and. ggcqnd place._ experience has speaking to 11 Spokane Spokesman- ' rter agentlemap versed in matters .9. at Rossland and: “I will -v..- u; “0 v CLUP- ing the mines. it may be fairly assumed that a ton of ore from the Slocan can be stoped and put down at any one of the smelters at an average cost of about 835. while from many of the larger shippers it is done at very much less There thus remains a handsome rofit for the fortunate mine owners. hen it is remembered that by far the lar - er portion of the shipments is crug ore. and only those from the Noble Five concentrates. the significance of the figures will .be apprectatecl. my cer- â€"â€"v â€".'v" w testimony were needed. Some interesting figures are deduci- ble from the returns of ore shipments from Kaslo during the month of March, as recorded in the books of the custom house, says the Rossland Miner. The total shipments for the month amount- ed to 6,677,000 pounds. or 3.338 1-2 tons of a gross value of $289,699. The lead amounted to 3,047,300 pounds and the silver to 376,751 ounces. The average value of the one per ton was 886.77â€" 112.85 ounces of silver and 45.65 per cent. of lead for the entire shipment. Independent _of the cost of develon- Grand Forks is no exce tion to the rule. says the Milner. It is be same old story, the supply of workingmen here at present is more than sufficient for the local demand. Our advice to lab- oring men is to stay away. unless you have the necessary means to provide for yourself until work is secured. and pay your way out of the country unless you are successful. To capitalists it is differenlt. At no time in the history of the country is there such opportuni- ties to invest as at present. Ea large number of claims have been {added to the list which will ere long 'make the name of Vernon famous as a {mining centre, says the Vernon News. 'The new find is on the B. X. range. just east of the town. and several very promising ledges have been located. The first to stake a claim was R. Maunsel. who has a claim from which some very fine looking quartz has been taken. The rock resembles that from the Blue Jay, and an assay taken from the top of the ledge went 836 im free gold. The ledge is about eight ll'eet wide, and can be plainly traced over the whole length of the claim. Since the dis-‘ covery was made a large number of} prospectors have been at work on the? hill, and several other ledges have been I staked. 3 l A few minutes ago Iwas conversing g Wlth a man who knows the street pretty gwell. He drew me down a little way, ;and panting to a handsome business 5 block he said. “You .see that firm reads gEldeir Jones (that is not the real 'name though). there is no Jones in it. {but there used to be. Jones, a few ,years ago; got the gold fever. left the Jinn, went into Mount Morgan. and éother things. Elder stuck to the busi- r Hess and let gold mines alone. He has ‘ an income now of over twenty~five thou- and pounds per annunâ€"Jones hasn't. Look here, when you'want to go into gold mining. my boy. take the advice Another mining strike was made in British Coluxxibia lagt \ygek. apd alrpady 0: an old miner. go into it with; apick and shovel.” I suppose they really do know something about these things in Australia. Then there are the Broken Hill sil- ver mines. One mine alone has paid to its stockholders thirty millions 01' dol- lars in dividends in ten years. besides little adjuncts in the shape of stocks in offshoots. Nevertheless. a city full of peoyle have put money in broken Hill stock that wish they hadn't. been of these great mines produced nestfulls of Wildcats. of whom it is needless to speak. THOSE MINES WERE STOCKED at one million pounds sterling. The £1 shares were run up to £17. they tumbled back to I know not what figâ€" ure, but. they are worth three pound ten today. They yielded for years from one to {our million dollars worth of gold per annum, and are yielding yet. an enormous amount. mill they lum- ed thousands, most of whom have never recovered from the excnement. My word for it, we know how these things will end in British Columbia." or two, and tossed up their employ- ment; in the craze. and they were not fit for much after the craze was over. than that. many of these \people thought they “are rich for a month ran the shares to the heavens. People went in debt to buy the shares. and when they tumbled. as they had to tumble to the right price. there was nothing for it but, bankruptcy. Worse The Canadian gold excitement has at- tracted attention: Occasionally men announce their intention of going over. but not many have gone. Sydney is a EVery conservative city. and when the ‘British Columbia gold boom is talked about the wise ones shake their heads and remark. “We know how that thing will end.” If asked whether they doubt if gold is there. they reply. “ Oh. no; that is the worst of it. If there were no gold, then the thing would be over. my friend.” and then they will seize you by your buttonhole and continue, “ The Mount Morgan mine is the most won- derful treasury of gold in the world, but it ruined thousands. You see, they stocked it at a big price. and. then ‘I'Ie Fact That There in Gold in The. (Daily Makes Tin-m More Dangerousâ€"Thou- sand: Ruined by Paying Pram-rile;â€" Dliuing News from British Columbia. W. B. writes from Sydney. Australia. to the Monetary Times: THEY’RE AFRAID 0F MINES AWAY our IN AUSTRALIA. ABOUT MINES AND MIN ERS. me Other mules {rill "B; of considerable quantities of richness of the gountry, if such of deveiofig Wheel. , ___ ‘v -â€"v- - x'uuu “V. noteworthy. but she is proudest of her' mastery of the bicycle. Those who have experienced the difficulty of learning to ride a wheel can appre-. mate the accomplishment of this sight- leqs yonng woman. She has ridden wimlles since taking to the single gwmunblvu DU .lluU n 5111816 “11.1661. Della“. her and uh determined to do 1t. And «she did. In the gymnasium she learn- ! ed to mount and guide it. Her wonder- ? ful sense of touch. combined with high- ”? deyelpped intuition. enabled her a'he ventured out to Forest Park. To his eur rise she dis layed no nervous;- neqs. ile her skil in avoiding colli- sions was little short of miraculous. In a. short time she had learned the most frequented paths and drives in the park. and scarcely needed the at- tention of an escort. At present she is confident that she can safely ride out to the rk and return by herself. and is wi' difficulty dissuaded from attempting it. a Miss Hempke has man accomplish- ments, hesides this. which render her to quickly master the elusive mount. When she could ride alone around the gxmnasmmahe concluded to extend her Lflps. S‘o. agoompaniei by D5. Sibley. ed a tandem and learned to ride with the guidance of her escort. tor a while she was satisfied with this. but aimbition to ride a single w'heei seized SHE RIDES BOLDLY. gracefully and without hesitation; wending her way fearlesly in and out among the hundreds. of vehicles and wheels. rarely needing even the warn- ing of her escort“. voxce. Miss Hempke is an instructor at the Missouri Institute for the Blind at Nineteenth and Morgan streets. She entered that institution 18 years ago! as a pupil. and has been teaching her brother and sister unfortunates [or the last ei h-t years. Always healthy and fond o athletics, she has paid much attention to calist‘henios. and her spare time was mostly spent in the gymna- sxum. Dr. John T. Sibley. buperin- tendent of the Institute. is an enthusâ€" iastic wheelman and is also President of. the Century Club. Through him Mm Hempke became interested in the sport. After certain surreptitious at- tempts in the gymnasium she Pllmhfl'l ’here and elsewhere. but it is doubtful if any of them get the same delight rout of the pastime that she does. l‘or ‘Miqe Hempke is blind; totally blind. From infancy she has not seen the beauties of nature or the faces of her relatives and friends. Yet she has managed to live a life of rare useful- ness. and now she has. by almost increâ€" dible perseverance and remarkable in- tuition learned to ride a bicycle safely and well. Every fine day she may be seen with an attendant taking a spin on the boulevard or through Forest Park. Yet none of the thousands of wheelmen and spectators who thus daily see her imagine [or an instant that all her faculties are not perfect. Attired in a natty costume. Miss Hempke is an enthusiastic Wheel-woman. This pleasure she shares with many thousands of women to carry a gleam of interest and sunshine into many darkened lives. otherwise unable to share in ordinary outdoor pleasure. and recreations. ' With Two lellleu orbs Tile 8:. mu (girl Takes Dally Ilia. In the latest accomplishment of Miss Kate Hempke. St. Louis can attord the world an illustration of the recreative poaibilitiee of the wheel. says the St. Louis Republic. Mi.” Hempke has far surpassed any claims made by the most enthusiastic advocate ){ the 5:1!- ety bicycle. She has demonstrated its adaptability as a reliable means of 10- eomotion in a way to silence adverse criticism. And she has set. an exam- ple. which will. doubtless. be utilized as it may seem. we have abundance of gold lat: therefore. charge your glasqe. gentlemen. to the shareholders. {or while we leave it to them to pay the .ipetr. we dull be 1just and pay the giper-Heidsieck. (Lproarious nheer- ing, laughter and applause.) While we as aoompany have decidedly gone up. on the rocks. recollect that a reef would have been our salvation. And al. tihough we here pour a.melancholy n- bation in these sparkling pints. we would rather have had the glittering quartz. (Cheers.) We worked in vein but it is not are with us; we have suf- feted all the miner ills of life, the shaft has . the prospects are blue. the only .iuckets left to us that will :13. pay the winding up are those before you. Drink. then. fellow etoneybrokm, to the eternal slumbers of the Busted. up Gold Mining Company." In winding up the affair. of a. gold mining company the other day In mg,» burgh. the directors cracked a few bog. tlea of special sparkling. and t1; (mailman. with apleygan homer, in moving the toast. "Reqmescat m pace." said: “Gentlemen. 'tns true. and pit, 'tis true.’ we are here met on this 0041. sion for luck of 3019. but‘paredoxicgl ore. I will further say that imid two years there will b9 5,000 men. 3 work on Rec! Mountain, and not . smokestack ml! be soon on the mom). tain. How iathm to be brought. about: Electricit .eir.; all .the work of hOist. Lug and, rillnng mll be done by 91.0, Electricit .8111; all he work of ing and filling will be done by tncity." BLIND CYCLIST' he brwky- ive' VOI m hehad (In daylicb‘t» I“ when he mvim made he quickoned .11de m m“ h. mwmu the Ma tithe u u (run milk [annulment h! mug meant. muinilfl “3“ still walked 1 the lonely ‘ ‘1“ upon. hi! MW fithin ; in m harm: the lute the girl m