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mum b ACES. V Durham '1 I. wacres c the mmai Dd frame In Ind we” wm )urham, County of eves more or 3099.8) and known as the Buildings fairly tha place: a "short To a satisfactory f payment will be um bearing nemn buildi . to be one of in the coungy, ’e farm, an m- elicited. Will Fur further in Durham ; ' A180 a comfort- I acre ut‘ ground. rd. hard and 90“ ’11! street, rent; rota}: groan, It Spices as 7A RA WA Y, ’ SEEDS. Pk «(L White) » MACE ' A LLSPICE J OH\ STON "arriaton a ll JAMES EDG PT? ’OWNSHIP op N1) ROPER ll a 18 £1016 Id gt our can’t Mutable gm; hnol h \\' Hill, P. 30. l ' 'U acres in the third Had. in the Wired. and Met good "so: frame adjoining SALE, elegibie or x more 4 miles OI" wants, rel Does 18-“. .0 TWO I Even a Inshu‘s New I At an evening party recently the gentle art of fly-killing was the main W1" “f conversation. One of the gen- lif‘fllt‘n said: “I never see a housewife mung iattle against an army of flies “ltlllllll, thinking of my good mother, and the ancient farmhouse. with its fy little kitt'hen, in which she 13- re men from chronic starvation and to make them comfortable. There is not a picture of her in my memory so (has acteiristic as that which rel-all: her armed with a big checkered .pron and advancing upon the invading army of flies. O fcourse all 0 fthe win- army of flies. Of course all of the win- (lows were darkened and only one door was left light to attra:t the flies to we point of exit. The modern wire screen door was unknown in those days but we had a screen door just the same. The frame was a clumsy, ram- shavkle affair built on the workbench in the lam. Over it was stretched blue mosquito netting. Wildly waving her apron. mother made a daily round-up of the flies. When they were all mass- ed against the netting of the door, the latter was opened and the winged fugi- tives driven into the freedomof the open air. So many scores of times have lseen mother engaged in this pecu- vividly Lar task that my memory holdsadis- t;m-t picture of her flushed face asshe :twd behind the blue netting with that o;d familiar apron in her hands." AN OLD TIME TR’AP. An old gentleman contributed this: "'lwu broad shingles were hung to- gether at their thick ends, the edges being rounded at the point of contact. This made an appliance in the general form of a partly opened book suspend- ‘ ed by the back. The inside otthis clap- per was smeared with a thin coating cf molasses and the affair was hung :n the woodshed just outside of the butt-hen door. The two wings of the . apper always stood a little Open and sslienever a member of the household iihscd that way he reached forth his Lands and smacked the shingles to- gether with a sharp blow. A general massacre of hundreds of the small tests “as the result of each contact bests was the result or eacn contact of the shingles." SHOT DO\VN IN COLD BLOOD. “The first money that [ever earn- ed." said another guest. “was the wages of fly-killing. Every man who! has spent a boyhood in the country is familiar with the use of the elder gun. From a section of elder, cut from beside the pasture brook, the pith was punched. leaving a smooth bore. About in the centre of the hollow stickaslot was cut to the depth of half the thick- ness of the stick. This allowed the inâ€" sertion of a steel spring from a dis- carded hoopskirt. Tiny pine sticks about an inch in length. were the am- munition of the elder gun, the strong steel spring of which discharged the little billets of wool: with considerable force “When I was offered a penny a hundred for all the flies killed with this weapon I felt that an easy way to fortune was openel up to me. Alit- tle sugar on the uncovered table at- traqted numerous victims and lwaged along anc: relentless warfare of cross- table shouting. which resulteJ in plac- ing wanycoppers in my little tin bank. My savings (rem this suurve were ex- pended fur (lelu-iuus siluures of brown mg many coppers m m; My savings from this pended for (lglit'iuus 8.] and smoky gmger'uread “Not very long ago,” said a young matron. "my hus‘tand “on a silk hat tn an election let. It was decidedly unbecoming to him and 1 made so much fun of his appearance when he had it on that he only wore it two or three times and then stowed it away in a closet where it remained unused. "One day while attempting torid the house of flies a brilliant idea occurred to me. I at once brought out the silk hat. which I thought had been perma- nently discarded. Placing itover the end of a long window stick, Idrove a tack through the centre of the crown into the tip of the handle. Then I be- gan to exterminate the flies which had taken refuge upon the ceiling. Each upward dab of the hat brought down a victim or two. and I was rejoicing in the success of my clever invention when my husl‘and entered the room. W hat he said I shall never repeat. But he succeeded in giving me the impres~ sion that he had not thrown away that hat and had come hometo dress {or a. sax-ml function to which he had in- tended to wear the tile. The result of my fly-killing venture was the expen- diture of .8 for a new silk hat." When the laughter which followed this narration had subsided another woman joined the symposium. contri- buting the _ following egpegien‘ce: “The most exciting episode that ever occurred in our family was the result of an ambition to clear the house of flies. The pests became insufferable. and we determined to make a desper- ate Effort for comparative freedom. At night we removed all the furniture from the dining-room and the hard- wood floor was covered with sticky fly- paper. All members of the family were warned to keep out of the room. This caution was repeated With especial em- phasis to grandfather. W110 was given to prowling about at . night. He was F THE CURIOUS METHODS WHICH ARE USED. HIS NE\\' SILK HAT CAUGHT GRANDPA aso. possessed of a strong temper wh_1_c_h oould_ nqt be; safely praised.- “Very early in the morning we heard a terrific outcry. Hastening down- stairs to the dining-room, we found grandfather in a terrible rage. To his bare feet were stuck huge balls of the flypaper, and his hands and gar- ments. were decorated with the same maternal. He had entirely forgotten our. warning and had gone into the dining-room to obtain a drink. The only condition upon which he would consent to remain in the family, after the sticky sheets had been carefully removed from him, was that not an- ;other particle of the stuff should be brought into the house so long as he lived. He was certainly the most en- raged person I ever saw, but the spec- tacled which he presentedâ€"plastered from head to foot with the adhesive squares of paperâ€"was so ludicrous that we were cohvhlsed with laughter when we first saw his unhappy plight. ‘Fly- paper’ is a forbidden word in our fam- ily." Afitl‘ull;t' Parisian (rt-afloaâ€" ‘lcwcd \\ Illa l‘au'or In Paris has a new fad, and it belongs to the summer girl. It is a. . strange creation and partly amphibious. The name given it is the bicycle shell, for, while it is impelled after the fashion of a. bicycle, that part of it which comes in contact with the water is con- structed after the lines of a racing shell. Luau Ulvvvw 5-” v "1"“ this Fun nothin’! The boys is shootip’ to bem- kill. They’re fightin’ like hungry tlgers wen over a. raw onion they happened to was . see in that tenderfoot’s baggage. It is a sextuplet affair, and the six girls who ride it have the jolliest‘ of times. The ordinary bicycle boat has done very well, when, with all the im- petus the riders could give, it made four miles an hour. This latest inven- tion has done 15 miles an hour, and there is no indication whatever that the limit has been reached. In fact, those who have become expert in its use say that beyond question there are possibilities in the sextuplet bicycle shell which will in time be a source of amazement. Some of the young ladies who have tried to learn the art. of mastering this peculiar sort of cycling have had some very undignified falls, for the bi- cycle shell like all marine contrivances is very apt. to tip over if sufficient im- petus from one side or the other is given. .The shell steers by the action of all six of the riders, and not through me- chanism controlled from the stern. It I is, therefore, absolutely necessary that the riders work in unison. And the cap- tain of the ride tells the other riders what to do, Just as the coxswain in a regulation shell gives directions to the | stroke oar. mes. we ordinary 0103019 ”03" P“ An elegant gentleman Le seemed. one very we“: when, thh all the ‘m' and. no one had the slighest suspicion etus the riders ‘30“1d give, it made that he was a thief. Tall, hark and slim. >ur miles an hour. This latest inven- with black eyes, and a carefully trim- Uon has done 15 miles an hour. and med inustiche. he looked every inch here is no indication whatever that the idle, wealthy man about town. He he limit has been reached. In fact, dressed in the latest fashion. with a hose who have become expert in its gardeaizt in his tuttonhole. and he in- .se say that beyond question there are variably wore spotless pearl grey ossibilities in the sextupiet bicycle gi0\'e~i, These gloves never left him. hell which will in time be a source of not even when he thrust his hands into .mazement. some ones Locket. He possessed. in- Some of the young ladies who have tied. the skiJofa prestidigitateur. The ried to learn the art of mastering l peirl grey gloves did not hinder him .his peculiar sort of cycling have had ‘ in the slightest degree; on the con- tains very undignified “118. for the bi- trary, they helped him. for no one ycle shell like all marine contrivances would think of making a charge again- 3 very apt to tip over if sufficient im- i st an elegant gentleman who habitual- petus from one side or the other is ‘ 1y wore such faultless gloves. given. HIS LUXURIOUS HABITS. The shell steers by the action Of all Fred's life in Paris was that of a six of the riders, and not through me- dandy. [Ls home was in a hotel near ‘ :hanism controlled from the stern. It I the St. Lazare station. and from it he is, therefore, absolutely necessary that would issue in the morning and drive the riders work ”1 unison. And the cap- or stroll slowly to the station. There. tam 0f the ride tells the other "519" he would mingle with the crowd after what to do, Just as the coxswain in a 7 ‘ . ' f .. . d' . regulation shell gives directions to the l the train had -oine in. an in nine cases stroke oar. . out of ten he managed to pilfer two or The boat is very buoyant and not at three weii filled pocketbooiis item the all cranky. The idea in constructing‘ passengers. “1th these he would re- it was to make it as safe and simple as i turn to his hotel. and then. after care- possible. If the riders care to train fully attiriiig hiiiiselt. he would spend as people always train who row in a the rest ot the torenoon in viSiting his boat together-wot for proficiency so friends, among whom were some otthe much as unanimityâ€"there would beno 1 best known men and women in Paris. danger whatever. The pedalling motion lhe afternoon would be spent at the by the voung women acts as the power rwce‘course. and there this fine dandy to move a steel propeller shaft which obtained his bestoii.lunder..hardiy aday starts at the stern of the shell and passing that he did not relieve some one ‘stops a little short of the bow. There of his purse. 111 the evening he usual- is no danger whatever of its. becomâ€" ly Lwent‘ tohsoiiie theatre or cafe chant- .._"_-...‘-.-".--.A l.:.‘ ---.!A ing twisted or out of order, for the main object of the inventor has been to preserve it. from all twisting side- wise motion which might easily bring about disaster. “TVâ€"v â€"-~--_v' The balance wheel of the mechanical part of the shell is located in the cen- ter and carries the propeller over the necessary point without any difficulty. Every time the pedals of the bicycle gearing make one revolution the pro- peller at the stern makes five. To un- derstand exactly what this means and gain a correct idea of the speed of the shell just watch how many times a. minute the pedals revolve when arider is moving at an ordinary rate of speed. Then multiply this b five and you will have the exact num er of the revolu- tions of the propeller per minute. It is a well~known fact that so many revolutions per minute of a propeller of a certain size means a given de- gree of speed, and in that. way the ex- act time which the shell can make can be calculated. The ordinary motion of the shell, at the rate of speed generally used, is just sufficient not to tire the riders in the least, and yet, if the: weather happens to he warm, sufficiently rapid to create a. breeze that cools and in- vigorates Instead of afternoon teas and lunch- eons the Paris girls are now organizing bicycle shell parties. \Vhile the manu- facturers of the new invention are do- ing the best they can to fill the orders that have come to them, they find it impossible to fulfil the de- mand. Wu“- While this is really a summer fad the bicycle manufacturers are looking at, the matter in an altogether more serious light. They say that the rea- son of the success of the shell is that the public wants something new in the bicycle line. Everything has its day, they declare, and the reason for the bicycle's great popularity is that it gave people constant opportunity for change. Now the time has come when they wish some method of locomotion on the water, and genius has twisted the bicycle‘ into that form. A. LL__‘ 2- .- LUK; an Yv-x ---v‘_, -â€" Bicycle dealers say that there is no question but that the shell 18 one. of the coming fads of everybody. Just the moment people are convinced thor- oughly that they can enjoy a trip on the water in one of these with per- fect safety, that moment will the bud of promise bloom into the flower of realization. The chances are that the aquatic bicycle is the wheel of the future. There’s a lot of shootin’ goin’ on over there at Alaska Dick’s saloon. Are the boys havin’ fun with the tenderfeet that blowgd 1p infinighfi ‘ ,A._, L- THE BICYCLE SHELL. ON THE KILONDIKE. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, September 9, 189'. The Sexluplcl Many Bicycle 1 Led a Princely Lire strumâ€"Wonderful. l-‘culs Performed Dally 3" Means of Ills Demon-ens Glove“ llandsâ€"Ile Was 1 I An Accomplished Rogue. Fred. the hog of European Pickpoc- ‘ kets. is dead, and, as a king surely de- ' serves an obituary notice. here is ‘ Fred's. ' At the start a grave difficulty con- ' fronts us. Thousands in every Euro- ' pean capital knew Fred. but no one seems to have known aught of his par- entage or as to the events of his eer- ; lier years. He was known simply as ‘fFredJ’ and no one ever thought of questioning him as to his antecedents. ‘ An ordinary pickpocket may have to ‘ undergo many a crucial cross-examine- tion; a king of pickpookets is rarely 3 subjected to such an ordeal- HE ENDS HIS CAREER MISERABLY IN LONDON. Fred first appeared in Paris early in the eighties. and in a short time he was one of the most conspicuous figures on the race courses and at all other fashionable resorts near the capital. He was considered an expert judge of horses. and he thought no- thing of betting 500 louis d'or on a sin- gle race. His advice was eagerly sought by racegoers. and his “tips' were re- gardei as of considerable value. As a rule. he was successful in betting. and after a good day he squandered his money like a lord. KING OF PIBKPUUKETS. 15' went, to some theatre or cafe uhant- ant, and after Lhe performance his rude was L0 invite a few friends of both sex- 63 Lo a champagne supper. prally he lived while 111.5 rgsign lasped, “ His evil days began during the Ex-j position of 1889. it happened that c‘torr, one of the richest jockeys in Eng- land. went to Paris to ride a race, and he took with him. a small bag. contain- ing nothing but a change of clothing and his jockey cap. h‘red saw this bag and. assuming that it contained some of the jockey’s bank notes. he approp- riated it. Storr made a great fuss over his loss, and the detectives, Who had been suspecting Fred for some time. seriously thought of arresting him. Fred. however. anticipated them. .Be- fore the race began Storr received from an "unknown hand” his cherished bag. undercloths, cap and all. CAL‘GHL‘ AT LAST. Some weeks later Fred fell, for the first time. into the hands of the police. It was at the Vintennes race track. He had stolen a large sum of money from an officer and, unfortunately for him. a lady had seen the theft. Fred knew that her eyes were upon him as he thrust his hand into the officer’s poc- ket. and, hoping to save himself, he stepped up to the officer. and, handing him his purse. said most politely:â€" “Here. sir, you have lost some money." The officer stammered his thanks, but the lady raised an ahrm. and b‘red was . arrested and taken off to jail. For l this offence he was sentenced to two | years’ imprisonment. 1‘ ,‘ , J This closed his career in Paris. and for the next few years he confined his operations to Nice, Monte Carlo and other fashionable peasure resorts. He continued to pick pockets as of old. and he was several times arrested and imprisoned. Finallr. he left France and settled down in London. There, the story goes, h: once robbed the Prince of Wales, the incident occurring at Epsom while Hi4 Royal Highness was intently watouing a. race. The story may not be true. but it is cer- tainly characteristic of Fred’s sang froid and skill. \V e are also toldthat he tried to rob the late Baron Hrsch on one of the Engligh race poursq. .but: thtgt the B‘atr- on. who had know: him in Paris. Whis- pered. with a smie. “My dea; Fred, you have come too ate, I havp Just lost all my money on :he favorite. I wgs sure it would win.whereaS It came in last. Clome some other dayâ€"before the race begins." . "All right." repl'bd Fred. qoolly, lift,- ing his hat with ail his 91d tune polite- ness _and again ningling W'lth the crowd. Fred’s last days were very mourn- ful, and he was paerty stricken when death came ho himat last .ln 3 miser- able London garrt. The Joyous days of his oaxfly manbod, hen he lived like a king in Par‘ were ever present to him. and to b out he never forgot that he had once the poon oompgn. ion of gentflemen d ladxes. _ Interesting Address Before the British Asset-lane. Ily Prof. Roberts Austen. Prof. Roberts Austen. director of the British Mint, delivered an address in Toronto on Friday evening before the British Association. on “Canada's Met- agls." Sir John Evans presided. Not- ing that the strength of a. nation de- pends Largely on its metals. Prof. Rob- erts Austen considered that in the near future the Mother Country would turn to her eldest daughter. the one who' is nearest home for the supply of those metals upon whith the material wel- fare and industrial progress of the Empire depend. Canada's principal metals he described to be gold. silver. nickle, copper. lead and iron. There is also manganese. chromium, antimony. mercury and 2 nc, besides platinum and, rarer metals such as molybdenum. He .dea.t With the distribution of gold in Nova Scotia. British Columbia and On- tario. noting that since the Montreal meeting of the association! in 1884. the mineral products of the Dominion had doubled. Among the reasons which he asmgned for the slow development of l the mines of Canada were the Hudson’s Nifty Company's cultivation of the fur trade. rather than mines. English lack of acquaintance with the Canadian climate. while another reason was that favorably situated for water transit as . Canada is by hen magnificent network of lakes and rivers. it was not until the continent was traversed from ocean to ocean by the railway system that min- ing districts could he freely Opened. He touched on the importance of iron and steel production and ex ressed an opinion that the prospects or mining in Canada are bright. By a series of experiments he then showed how nickle enables steel to resist shot. and en- larged on the great value of Canada's nickle daposits in view of this fact. He concluded by expressing the hope that our metals and our men. will en- able us to maintain our empire. The exlleriments in wireless telegra- lhy which Signor Marconi has been con- ‘ucting at Rome and at Spezzia. have been followed by the greatest interest in Italy by royalty. the government. the press and the public. says the \Vest- mmster Gazette. Generally speaking. Signor Marconi's discorery is caizulat- ed to produce surprising results. In addition to the possibility of exploding unpowder. magazines on board ship mm a long distance off. Signor Mar- coni foresees that he will be able by means of the waves in the air to set automatically and simultaneously all the watches in the pockets of the in- habitants of a town by timing them from one central clock. with a daily electrical charge at noon. Give me a bite at: your candy, please, Flossie' No; )mt‘ygg ma'y kiss me while my m3uf is sticky. MARCONI'S LATEST PROPHECY. 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