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Casting repairs for Flour and Saw Mills. -- WI REPAIR-- Standard Bank of Canada Bosidence.-F'irst door west of tho fading {utilities to: tuning out First-class AMES BROWN, lunar ot Marriugo L:cenua.Durbam Ont. FIRST ARRISTER. Solicitor. etc. Offic) ovo > Uorjon'a new jewellery a'ore. Lower J AMIESON. Durham. [lead (Mice, Toronto. 6. P. REID, Manager. SAVINGS BAN K. Durham Agency. G. LBFROY MOOAUL. n- un auto: 10mm: Medical Directory. E01103 Axo'l normnon. JACOB KRESS. J. P. TELFORD. CLASS HEARS! IN CONNECTION [mullahs a amialty. .- WE MAKE -- Miscellaneous. DENTIST. l3 wumuo IOONDBYIIAN to ensure insertion in cunem m not later than Tuumu' A despatch from'Wushington says: â€"Rcv. Dr. Talmage prearlzcd from the following textzâ€"“Unto the an- gel of the church in Simrna write: '1 hesc things saith the first and the lust, which was dead and is alive. I know thy works and tribulation. and poverty. but thou art rich"â€" lit-v. ii. 8. 9. ww"_ ' _ ___ Smyrna Was a great city of the an- cients, bounded on three sides by mountains. It was the etntral em- porium of the Levantine trade. In that prosperous and brilliant city there Was a Christian church estabâ€" lished. After it had existed for a While it was rocked down by an earthquake. It was rebmlt. Then it Was consumed by a ccnfiagration that swept. over the entire. city. 'l‘hut church went through lire a) (l trouble and disaster. but kept on to great. spiritual prosperity. The fact was. that church had the grace of (led, an ever active principle. Had it been otherwise. all the grandeur of architecture, and all the pomp of surroundinfxs would onlv have been the ornament of death, the garlands of a Culiill. the plumes of a hearse. 'l‘onig'nt. preaching my anniversary sermon as your pastor. it may be prolitahle to consider What are the Clements of a live church. 1 remark, in the lirst lf'?'3(_’, that one characteristic of much A. church is puncruality in meeting its eng ge- meats. Ml t_"(’(.‘it'$itli+'.it3'ti institu- tions have financial l‘t‘l'l,i"tllS, and they ought to meet. their obligations just as certainly as men nioet their obligations at the bank. When a church of (iod is not as faithful in its prmnises as the lam; of l'anland it ceases to he a. church of (lod. It. “twin to he understood thrt prayers cannot. paint a. church. and prayers cannot. pay a winter's coal ii“, and prayers cannot meet the insurance. and that while. prayers can do a thousan'l things, there are a thou- The Rev. Dr. Talmage Makes a Few Sensible Suggestions, MAKING A LIVE CHURCH up the uisie. and the slamming of doom. and the heading oi heavy feet is poor iiispiraitiun for a minis- ter. It requires great elvz-‘traction in u pusmr's mind to pro-need with the preliminary exercises of the church when one-half of the audience seuiwl are [waking around to see the other half come in. Such a dili‘erence of attendance upon the hcuse of God may be u (liflerence of time pieces; but, the live church of which 1 am speaking ought to at) by railroad time. mul that is pretty We] under- stood in all our commu liilC’h on u Sabbath mnrniug: mm! things that prayers cannot do. Prayer for any particular church will never reach heaven-hum unless it gar-s down p«)(7'ket-ch~ep. if we pray fur the advancement nf the. church and do not out of mu' means, con- tribute for its advancement. our prayer is ONLY mockery. Let the church of God then meet, Hr: obliga- ticms uh the outside, and let, the members of the congregation meet. the ubligatiuns inside. and the church will he financial-y prosper- ous. Lpt me say also that there must b0 punctuality in the uttr-u'amce in tlw house of the Lord. H the ser- vicc begins at half-past tot-r, in the warning. the regular cuuuogution of at live church will not mum» at a. quurtm' tn eleven. If the service is tu begin at half-past scvcn in the owning, thv regular cnngmg‘ution of a live church will not come at. a quarter tn right. In smm- churches ] have Mulicml the people am always tardy. There are sum:- pcoplc who an‘c- always lulu. They were born hm lane. and the probability is that they will «lie too late. THE RUSTLING 0F SILK Another characteristic of a live church is the fact thtt all the PCU‘ ple participate in the exercises. A Stranger can tell hv ','l" “'dy the first tune starts whether there is any life there. A church that does not sing is a. dead ('hi'cn. It is awful to hear a cold drug”) of music Comingr down from the erg-m 10ft. while. all the people hennth sit‘ in silence. When a tune wanders around loneiy Mid uiilm':ieruh-,d_ and is finally lost nniid the all'ilht's be- cause the people. do not join in it. there is not much melo.” nntdc un- to the Lord. in neavn ‘J-Cy all sing. though some there can 1."; sins half as Well as others. The Metho- dist church has sung all round the World and gone. from conquest to conquest. among other things be- cause it is a singing church; and any Christian church organization that with enthusiasm performs this part to! its duty will go on from triumph to triumph. A church of God that can sing. can do anything that ought to be done. We go forth into this holy war with the Bible in one hand. and a hymn book in the other. 0 ye who used to sing the praises of the Lord. and have got out of the habit, take your harps down from the wilIOWS. ANOTHER CH ARACTERIST [C of a live church is a flourishing Sab- bath school. it is too late in the history of the Christian church to argue the benefit of such an institu- tion. The Sabbath school is not a supplement to the church: it is its right arm But you say, there are dead churches that have Sabbath schools. Yes, but the Sabbath schools are dead too. It is a dead mother holding in her arms a dead child. But when superintendent and teachers and scholars come on Sabbath afternoons to- gether. their faces glowing with in- terest and enthusiasm. and their songs are heard all through the ex- ercises. and at the close they go away feeling they have been on the mount of transngurationâ€"that is a live school. and it is characteristic of a live church: . There is only one thing I have against the Sabbath schools of this country. and that_is, Iheyvefl too respectalile. We gather in our schools the children of the re- fined. and the cultured; but alas! for the great multitude of the children of the abandoned and the lost. Oh, if we could have all these suffering little ones gathered together, what a scene of hunger and ' wretchedness and rags and sin and-trouble and darkness! If we could see those lit- tle feet on the broad road to déath. which through Christian charity ought to be pressing the narrow path of life; it we could hear their voices in blasphemy, which ought to be singing the praises of God; if we could see those little hearts which at that age ought not to be soiled with one unclean thought, becoming the sewers for every abomination! if we could see those suffering little ones sacrificed on the altar of every iniquitous passion. and baptised with fire from the laver of the pitâ€" We would recoil, crying out, “Av- aunt thou dream of hell?” ()h, wlmt a tremendous power there is in iniquity when uneducated und'unrestruiued and unblanehed it goes «m concentrating and deepening and widening and gathering momen- tum until it, swings ahead with a very triumph of (ieuolution. drawn- ing like surges, scorching like flames (‘RUSHING Ll KP} ROCKS. What are you going to do with this abandoned population of the streets? Will you gather them in your churches? It is not the will of your Heavenly Father that one of these hzive ten respectable children in your little (st should perish. If you class, gather in ten that are not re- Shoctatl‘ue. If in your Bible class there be twenty young men who have come from Christian homes and ele- gant surroundings, let those twenty young men go 'out and gather in twenty more of the young men of the City who are. lost to society. Another characteristic of a live church is one with appropriate urch- itccturc. Ilecnusc Christ was born in a mangvr is no reason wny We should worship him in a barn. Let the churches of Jesus Christ be not only comfortable but ornate. The church of Jesus Christ ought to he a great family circle. the pulpit only the fireplace around which they are gathered in swm-t and domestic com- munion. A livo church must have at commodious. comfortable, and mi- npted building. “How umiuhlo are thy Talwrnuclcs, O Lord of Ilosts. I would rather be it doorkvupcr in the house of my (lod than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." Again, the characteristic of a live church must be that it is a. soul- sawing church. It, must be the gos- pel uf Christ. “0h," say some peo- ple. “the gmsple uf ('hrist. allows but, :1 small swing for man's faculties and some men have left the ministry with that, idea." Why, there is no field on earth so gr mud as that which is Open before the gospel min- istry. It has been my ambition, and I believe it has been yours, my dear people. in these years of my ministry. to have. this A SUULâ€"SAV] NG CHI} RCII. and we never yet threw out the gosâ€" pol act but we drew in .1. meat mul- titude. "lhey have come. a bundled at at time. and two hundred at n. time. and three hundred and fifty at blllltj, (t||\l ulluwv ..“.---- V -- a time. and I expect the day “ill ap- pear when in some service there will be three thousand souls accepting the offers of eternal life. I wish I could tell you some circumstances that, have come under my observa- tion. proving the fact that (lorl has blessed the prayers of his dear peo- ple in behalf of souls immortal. AI-.. n. raiitrain was telling me a few weeks ago, of the fact that lie Was one night standing by his train on a side track, his train having switched off so that the express train might dart past unhindered. He said while he stood there in the darkness beside his train on the side track, he heard the thunder of the express in the distance. Then he saw the flash of the headlight. The train came on with fearful velocity, nearer and nearer, until after awhile when it came very near, by the flash of the head light, he saw that the switchman had not attended to his dutyâ€"either through intoxication or indifferenceâ€"and that train unless something was done immediately, would rush on the sldetrack and dash the other train to atoms. [10 shouted to the switchman: “Set up the switch!" and with one stroke the switch went back and the ex- press thundered on. 0 men and wo- men. going toward the eternal world, swift as the years, swift as the months, swift as the days, swift, as the hgun. swift as the secondsâ€" on w at track are on 0' night? Toward light.y or mg?- fl‘oward victory or defeat? Toward l'uv -- ~'â€"â€"â€"â€" _ Others in dill’erent parts of the land are living the Christian life and upholding the Christian stan- dard, and we shall meet them when the toils of life are over, in the great harvest home. 0 men and W0- men immortal, hear this 'call of sovereign mercy. All the oll'ers of the gospel are extended to you "without money and without price." and you are conscious of the fact that these opportunities will soon be gone forever. 'l‘he conductor of heaven or hell? Set up that switch! Cry aloud (9 God. "Now is the day of Sshâ€"afir-v" Mme. Melba has been renting some of her amusing experh-nces during her artistic career. In regard to audiences she thinks the English the least, and the French the most. de- monstrative. One of her quaintest experiences was in Russia. where a. crowd of ladies waited for her at the stage door that she might sign some photographs. To her immense amusement no one had brought the wherewithal; but at last a gentleman obligingly lent a. pencil, which was afterwards promptly broken up. and the iragments divided among the ladies! " Things were at a somewhat awk- ward pass at the time, and as his pals shuffled out “hands" from a. vile pack of cards and scooped their tricks by the light of a. rocking. evil- smelling lamp, they threw many an- xious glances at The Don. lie was readingr a paper, seemingly quite ob- livious of his surroundings. Then he slit a small rectangular hole in the newspaper, and holding up to the light the printed scrap of paper that had lilled it, he addressed the other two occupants of the room. “Listen to this. boys: it has giv- en me an idea which may or may not. prove a bunanza: 'A Murderer's Irls'ape.-â€"'l‘he linlfe Ilill murderer. James Cooney, who was lying under sentence of death at llurneville Gaol, ell‘ected his escape this morning with singular cleverness and daring, and is believed to be hiding in the neigh- burhoml of Lutingdene. You know Lutingdene, Stew?” They called him The Don because in the uttermost extremity of fortune he managed to retain a fair semblance of that spick-andâ€"span ex- terior which bespeaks your true ego- tist. He was a brainy man. for all he had at one time been a valet. His brains, indeed, had proved his ruin, for they brought him down to the level‘ of the cracksnian. “Viscount, \Vu-odWartl's place? I oughler, Don. Got six months to remember it. in when 1 first joined the 1’rrot'esll. What's yer lay, any- way“? ' "To c 1le that crib in a distinctly new and original style, and give you your revenge at the some time. This is how I propose to do it. ()n the ...lr(l, two days iron: now, the Vis- count is giving at bull to celebrate his son's return from South Africa with the V. (J. The ntl‘uir will be one of considerable magnitude, as the society papers soy, and in all probability every jewel in the coun- try worth looking at will lend its sparkle to the general brillianey. We've got to annex those jewels." "The opportunity will arise when the party are assembled in the Blue- room for the amateur theatricals. The servants will he there, too. The consequence will be that every living soul in the mansion will be gathered together in one room at the hour we select for operations. Now, there are two doors in this room, one at the side and one behind the stage, and at the appointed time your sta- tion shall be at one, Steve, and yours, Welsher, at the other, both of you ready at a given signal to lock those doors from the outside. 1 will give the signal from the stage.” “Huh," said Steve while the other man. “\\’o_-lshcr." was content. to mutter hourscly an encouraging “(:0 011, Don.” “From the stigc, Don?" echoed Steve. "Yer a-gwinc Lu tike part in the play-actin'?” “My performance will be a solo, and will. I expect, prove so absorb- ineg interesting; that a rich harvest of jewels shall reward my clTorts. After my ‘turn’ has concluded the door at. the back of the stage slmll open tu permit, of my exit, with the spoil, when it will imxzmdiutoly be l'clOCkOd. and we depart with us much cnlm'ity as may be." Wulsiwr looked at the speaker an- grily. "'l‘hmc's a time for all things. Don, and rip me if this is any time for fairy tales. What yer mean to "1101’ on' “'01 with a grin. " Don's up to. I} ncrtize 'em so sleep, ch, Don?" "Hypnotize them?" repeated the Don. “Nu, Steve. the force I advert to is the sort of moral suusiun that is exemplified by u. dynamite bomb on the point of explosion." "It shall be necessary that l have the stage temporarily to myself, and this end 1 will attain by a simple subterfuge. I will then claim the at- tention of the audience. for a few minutes, and this shall be readily accorded to me if only On account of the strangeness of my appearance. which will be an exact facsimile of the escaped felon; James Cooney." Tlmre was a slight pause. in order that this utterance might have due comprehension, and then The Don proceeded:â€" With great luciility he continued to expound his scheme, weighing its possibilities and combating its dim- culties with a Wealth of ingenuity worthy of a better cause. When he had finished there was silence. and two deepâ€"drawn breaths were simul- taneously inhaled. ”What about gettin' away, Don? Tikin the jools may be all right, but tikin our hook's the chief thing after all. What yer say, eh?" “That, Welsher, is, I fancy. my trump card. For the purpose of put- ting as much real estate as possible between our precious selves and Lut- ingdene after effecting the coup, we will take temporary possession of the Viscount's motor, which a wise forethought shall have ready prepar- ed for us. You will recollect that the engineering of a motor repre- sents a small component part of my varied accomplishments. Z ' "What, about gee-ography, inquired Steve, slowly. ‘fifludl we say topography?" con- rcctcd The Don, smilingly. “There is no need for anxiety on that score. 1 was a valet once. you know." “What! Yer boss wasâ€"â€"no. garn." “Fact. Viscount Woodward. I know every nook and corner of Lut- ingdencfi' “Don't you think. Don," said Steve, doubtfully. “that a dynamite bomb is an awkward bit of goods to be experimentin' with in that kinder fashion? Might go off sudden- like and bring down the house in earnest. ’ ’ “Steve." said The Don with solemâ€". nlty, “the light. that will chase that bomb to explode will nev'cr be in- vented." - “What! Spool 'cm?" was lighted query: Wolshm‘.” said Steve “I know what The 110's a-qwinc to hyp- so as they all go to Don?l' “Marvellous intuition. You've guessed it. Undoubtedly the game is spoof." Lutingdene was thronged with guests and the revel was at its height. The magnificent ball-room was a glittering panorama of whirl- ing forms rhythmically obeying the strains of a popular waltz played by a celebrated band. On the terrace scattered groups of men smoked in silent communion; the garden walks were paraded by mysterious whisper- ing couples. Only the yard and sta- bles were deserted. for the servants were waiting eagerly for the signal which would summon them to wit- ness the theatricals in the Blue- room. Some twenty minutes later the guests Were all seated in the illne- room, facing a miniature stage beau- tifully draped. and soon to he trod by the clever amateurs who had gra- ciously consented to amuse their fel- lows. All the theatrical surround- ings and accessories which the wand of wealth could summon served to Convert for the nonce the handsome chamber into a veritable theatre. and the delighted acclamations of his guests rewarded the Viscount for his ell'orts towards their amusement. As the orchestra concluded a brilliant overture his companion. the hoWag‘er Lady 'l‘rillington. tapped him With her fan. been skilfully picked, leaving the door ready to be opened at a mo- ment's. notice. Pursuing the inves- tigation, the back gate Would have been found in a similar condition. and inside the coach-house it Would have been seen that the Viscount’s automobile was in a singular state of preparedness for a journey. con- sidering the hour, and rapidly gener- ating the force necessary for Speedy departure. In the shadow of the coach-house Wall three motionless figures. one of them carrying a peculiar shaped pur- cel, stealthily made their Way to- ward the house. IIud anyone gone down to the coach-house afterwards he might have observed that the luck had count?" “Your drca‘un could have no halter ally than your own faith in it. Lady 'l‘rilling‘tun. You must, really un- derstand that the thing is absurd. If we were to live in constant, dread of tho. unknown existence would be in- tnlm‘alloln.” ”Well, 1 grant you they have al- lowed our conlidence in them to be shaken somewhat. But we must not expect too murh. Few of us have any comprehension of the manifold difficulties the police encounter in their work. By the bye, Lady Tril- lington. I notice that you do not drive about as much lately as here- tofore. I trust your penchant for the open air has not suflered through the escape of this criminal?" "My dear Lady 'I‘rillington. 1 con- fess I have never asked myself the question. Stay, ldo believe in dreams, that is if the lobsters are strong enough. If they're not, why. you may escape after all." “It, is not the unknown I fear. There are plenty of very real dangers always around us, even in charming Lutingdene. For instance. that, es- caped murderer. .lzunes Cooney, who is supposed to be in hiding here- abouts. Our very lives are not safe while he is at large. Why don’t the police do something to capture him and put an end tn our anxiety?" "From which 1 infer that sumo vi- sion of deep import disturbed your rest last night. Not anything un- pleasant. I hope?” “Indeed, yes. It was more a nightmare than a dream. and was so vivid than, I have not shaken all the cll‘octs of it yet. It, foretold a eu- lamity if ever a. dream did. and 1 am convinced some misfortune shall fol- low frmn it." "Don’t, treat. the matter as u jest, pray. It. is u pct theory of mine." “It is out of order 1 am sorry to say. The brake-refuses to Work. and other matters prevented me having it repaired up to the present. 'l‘o- morrmv I shall have it looked after. I hope your fears Won’t prevent you accompanying n few of us for a run when it is serviceable again." ‘.‘1 fear it, has. I must. retaliate. however. with a similar query. What. have you done with your motor of late? ' “Oh. no. 1 shall be charmed. But here are our budding actors all com- ing down to us. What does it mean? Something must be wrong." The Viscount looked up in sur- prise as the players in the piece trouped into the room from one side of the stage, dressed in character. “What is the matter. ‘VOOd‘ViU‘d?” “What. is the inquired one of 11i:11. ..‘.|.O "The matter?" echoed the Vis- count. “What do you mean? Why don’t you begin?" “Why, there is a slip of paper pin- ned up there requesting us to go be- fore the curtain for a. few minutes before commencing the performance. It is signed by you." n|:_-..-.ll 1’ .myono middle age, unshaven and uncouw, with closeâ€"crouped hair and repul- sive features. llis ragged clothes. stamped with that hall-mark of in- famy. the broad arrow, enhanced his sinister exterior. He held in one hand a round, black, ominous-look- ing object, and in the other a lighted taper. At his feet was an open brown leather bag. It was our friend The Don. dressed with as much faithfulness to the published description of the escaped murderer as his experience as a valet enabled him to exercise. l‘l It) .°.-V‘- “You must be joking. Plimsoll. '0' never wrote it. llalloa. l I.-- IIU'VI vvsvvv -v- The exclamation was caused by the sudden rising of the drop curtain. revealing a strange figure standing in the centre of the stage. a man of “Du you believe in drcauns. Vis- one of the men approaching {go-630' 1 shall apply an “lht. I am reckless as to the con- ”Quenoec. My life is forfeit in any your safety which you must 30091“- The alternative is death.” There was a short pause. during which everyone sat as if turned to stone. The conviction that here in- little desire to prevent them. 'l‘hat the man \'as utterly reckless and desperate Was the uppermost thought in the minds of all. and in compar- ison with human lives jewels were cheap. Furthernun'e he Would he pursued as soon as he had discarded his hideous plaything. and his cap- ture Was certain. Indeed, it was hard to see. how he could possibly escape. Driven by his own overmastering fear. the trembling collector rapidly made the tour of the room. the bag meanwhile swelling visibly as its costly contents became augmented. till finally with difficulty the patent. sellllocking jaWs clicked together. The coup was completed. and noth- ing now remained for the conspiraâ€" tors but to beat a rapid retreat. He experienced no difficulty in oh. mining the jewels. The Nun's su- perb acting so wrought on the norV'vS uf the Indies' that, Hwy Hung their custly treasures almost with relief into the bag. and tho I‘m-n. with the consequences of resistance so surely before their mind, showed "‘-‘-'.Y ‘_'“' ..\"UI.‘ 'J.’ a desperate mun. merely stunned the senses of his hearers into a kind of mesmeric stupor. “1 must have the jewels of every lady in the room. The gentlemen I will excuse. as their valuables are too bulky for my purpnse. You, air. will collect the articles. Take this bug. Quickly. Time is precious." 'l‘he yuuth he addressed. extending towards him the hand hulding the lighted taper. ruse hurriedly with ashen cheek , and seizing" the hay; ly- ing on the stage in n trembling grasp he began to collect the val- unbles. deed was the escaped murderer. James Cooney, was absolute. Had the mun shrieked out his words and flourished his argument. so to speak. in in their faces. very probably song of the ladies would have fainted. and the men. rendered furious in consc- quonm, might have precipitated mut- tors in a very unpleasant manner [or The Don. As it was. his cool dc- moanor and low. stern (one. which “W2 With the deadly oarnostuvss of Half an hour afterwards a strange spectacle might have been witnessed on the bleak country road bet ween Lutingdene and 'I‘rillick. the railway station of the district. The road was one long and uninterrupted de- scent, in part perilously steep, and a huge automobile was (lying along it at a whirlwind pace. jolting over the eccentricities of the primitive roadway and reeling horribly in the clutch of ruts and depressions. ln- side the car were three terror-strick- en. wild-eyed men. one of them vain- ly tugging at a useless brake with the monotonous persistemy of de- spair. and the horror of swift ap- proaching death writ large on the faces of all. tors but to beat a rapid retreat. The lion glanced doWn at the bag at his feet. and then round the room. With the pride of genius he could not resist that triumphant pause, that exultant look of victory at his eon- quered enemy. Society. now so help- less despite its elaborate protections and far-reaching power. But the tension was obviously relaxing. With the yielding up of their posses- sions everybody seemed to breathe more freely, as if the danger had les- sened and it was time to think of retaliation. So The Don quietly stooped and picked up the bag, tap- ping the floor with his boot as he did so. Then with his face to the watching crowd he backed slowly to- wards the door. which in the meanâ€" time had mysteriously swung open. When he had passed through it clos- ed with a bang. and the key Was turned in the lock. tition organized by the society cal- led De Jonge Pijpenrookers. The first prize was awarded to M. Devos, of the Society Les Pipsrts de Lee- ken. who kept his pipe going {or 1 hr. 53 min., while the second and third went to Louan smokers. the times respectively being 1 hr. 48 min. and 1 hr. 42 min. A record was established by Sienr llertens. oi Louvsin. last you. whose time we: 2 hrs. 3 min.. and thus became the champion of Belgiums The moments passed. the huge Vt}- hicle gathering momentum with every rood traversed. And then Fate appeared in the .shnpe of the massive white gate of a railway crossing. The motor hurled itself into the obstruction with the force of a score of battering rams. There was at horrible rending noise of splintering timber. the hissing of es- caning steam, a sharp cry of agony intermingled with a. long. shuddering When the. catastrophe Was discover- ed (which was soon afterwards. ow- ing to the clue furnished by the mis- sing motor) one. of the occupants of the Car Was found unconscious in a field some distance away. having been shot from the car like a can- non ball at the moment of collision. It proved to be Welsher. llis superâ€" ficial injuries were practimilly nil, and he lived to taste the hospitali- ties of a. Government retreat for se- veral years afterwards. Steve was with difficulty extracted from the ruins of the motor, and presented a pitiable spectacle of sprains. fractures and abrasions. Many weeks, therefore. were spent in the local inlirmary before he was en- abled to join Welsher in his seclu- sion. The Don was beyond the reach of mundane justice. He was discovered at the bottom of the rail- way gate. lifeless. concussion of the brain having cut short his career abruptly but painlessly. The jewels which he had plotted so daringly to obtain possession of were recovered intact.â€"-London Tit- Bits. xnoan. grave. BELGIAN SMOKING CONTEST. and then the Silence of the SAVAGES HAVE A POOR OPIN- ION OF WHITE MEN. A Negro’s Opinion of the Pd- Faoeâ€"Quecn Victoria Wu Worshipped by Some. Must Britishcm think that savages regard us as very wonderful and mvoâ€"inspiriug folk. Not, :1. bit of it! “'0. can kill lluxors. Ashmflms. and the likv- but make them rcslwct usâ€" no? WHAT THEY THINK OF US. The. Chinese have. regarded us as barbarians from the moment when the first V‘nrupeun set {not in the Celestial empire. The. first, DutCh Cln'uy wins disdainfully received by the Emperor on condition that ho uppruach the presence on nll tours, utter hal\’illl.'.' nmrkcd his prog‘rcm across the throne-room hy occasion- ally humping his head as u sign at reverence. says Pearson's Weekly. The. first. white mm: 10 visit the. Queen Charlutu- Isiauds won- actual- ly supposed by the nutivos to ho, cannibal». and were treated with tho utmost horror. On our sailors of- fering them salt junk the; were afraid in can. it. thinking it. must. be human flesh. ()ur custom of loving our children is looked upon us a 51' 'n of inferior- ity by the natives of lulubur. To mourn the loss of u child is regard- ed an unnatural. bu! Huey \"unld nmuru the death of a relatin's child will] the utmost grief. 'l‘o tlwm am uncln is much dvaror than n fullmr. a Nephew than a son. Uur pa'vncua is ulsu Booked upon us giving us a [mar npm'araucv. and «'0 II‘(' rvarrod to anmmrst savages as blanched. Wushod out people. withuut any com- ploxiuu "The third trial was uniircly satis- factory, the happy mvdium being at.- tumed. hence the cuppor-colormi com- pletion. or the zen-called American Red Indian." "Tho second oxpm‘imont Was hard- ly more successful than the first. fur thn Great. Spirit. in His- anxiety to have His work dmw m pnrtecijon. only allowed the model to he half. baked, hence the pale-faces, or whim race. In many parts 0! Asia it is a sign of ufim‘tinn Lu thrash your Wife. That we do not adopt. this cuMom is thought. to show us to be poor folk. An Indian race of British Colum- hiat flatly dishelieved the existence of the late Queen. thinking they were still ruled by King George. whose medals the chiefs possess to this day. and wear round their necks. Altoget her We show up very badly in savage eyes and appear before them as incapable creatures. That we cannot speak their language is a. bad enough sign of inferiority. but what, they ”k, can we do? To horse-riding savages We are poor horsemen at. best, and to riVer tribes accustomed to canodlng we are not. considered worthy of being trusted with n paddle. l-‘urther, compared with them. we are short-sighted. deaf. cannot smell at any distance. and are miserable hunters without. our ”shooting-sticks." A ('URIOUS IDEA. as to how the dinerent ruccs became of the color that they are is given us hv Mr. J. (i. Brant-Hero. Who heard no negro express the opinion gi ven hermv i l h' ”The Great Spirit made the like- ness of a human being nml left "in l‘nmdiwm'k to the glare of a hot sun Alas! tor this original experiment. the human being Was found to be overbaked, whence comes the negro race. It is to this “shooting-stick." or "thunder stick.” and one other thing. the camera. that we owe what respect savages have for us. The iirst is thought to be a meat med- icine. as it will kill a man u long way ofl. The camera is known as the “one-eyed black box" which tak- es your picture. To photograph a savage is to scare him into abject obedience. as he thinks you have Itolen his soul from his body. and an kill him a thousand miles away by hearing the picture in half. This a n'u'lc old lady with silver-whim hair. When a Tartar husband ceases to thrash his wife she thinks he he [anger loves her. and suspects that. he lovesâ€"and thrasheswsume other woman. NIN E FIJI-21‘ HIG H and of powerful prupuruons. They simply scouted the idea that sho was and many other dreadful things are attributed to the camera, which is consequently regarded as a strong ‘od, which it. is dangerous to speak ill of. A smll British filament, in we... Africa was some 5mm ago may say. ad from massacre by a missionary placing a camera in position. 1‘ natives thought he would steal a their souls cod and In terror. A Some of the African tribes hailed the accession of King [Cdvnu‘d m; a sign that they were to be extermin- utod, and were terrified accnrdhzaly. Much 0! their past insubm'dhmtton was canned by contempt fur a nation that was ruled by a woman. who they did not believe could do them any harm. A few tribvs used to worship (qucn Vifloria as n goddvss, and made sacrifices to her picture, taken from the illustrated papers. Other. were loyal to hm' rule because they supposed lwr Lu Inn at least yen: four months. My!) ull now-do: Mum co. ”2.2:... New 1. Branch Office. 625 I" St. WuhlwonJ) A hmdmmoly “lam-and woefly. Yarn-t at. culnuon of any unnum- mama. 'I‘ermu. I! n {93319: 903th. .1. by ML pew-6991.9.