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n. Cattle. Choose. " Ludlng Mans. rob 24.-We had . an a mutnxng, tor s dar ) no suppuaed to b. I. L',.",, We; that tho 39""! hula I Vul. Awistant En- arvl t vhirul official l: ilrr run (own in the re suns-bun! and 00.- Iumagv was dale. not believed that I” a result ot Ion] ’11,. r folluved. UP THE WORLD. b. Ma mu, Inch-col at a per pound tor ”in.- 1 be murky under- a quite the lop figure y to be paid for tho d thus IS mud. elm " llruII33-4b 'y Princess Marie I.- s-ster ot the Doc " tt d no 'he War - NCH EXPLOSION. mam ran " 24 -wbeat--Ho, , Ma reh. WIVF, Mar P', No. lNortI-rl " -w h nt a tune appeared a L everything her. three loads hem. 's market. titdi, no but - erd m- cull. the tend. ”up, of curtut It h n t La Guam-n. I Saturday will 4n! Marseille- mdny ova-in. Inslun ocean“ t.xploeu'i - n'tmrnt, when lprtng wheat-- No t Northerni Steady; No. he ', No. I. at!“ I-ar. Cor.- 'c. Ryo- " to We I has Jost M SnPdish co- $4.25 85.00 noun Inna " l demand; P, 32 1-4e; mind. I) I why-Hold 37 $40; No. ' yellow. " H 2; No. , 00", 83.90 per curt. m ll tue net 'na; no change I. torty load. d 3 some turd" ws and sheep ernment un- co " tte, nun“ r pound. go 1,2501h3, He. "eras. _.... 82.25: pat- My winter, t, 03.5.0. "---ClV 2 rod. cash Wheat-No 34c: No. t .mns are _ 14 to 87-N _ for IOWI. ”a! at 63e. best patent gm mills. In 0 n tt average " " rs! than k-811 " 5 to '3.soi mun and war. rum 4 1-3 nic: to. no; no 'hoat July, :5 1-2 " lb tron , :-'rhe 't bulls, d mill- vac, and and toe out, 28 am 3.12 " m but- 5.00 0.00 I. 3 #7 rd M, I, old April ith :No. :No. .50 00 1,106 en Td Geoffrey tell but a step or two and turned white tsunhoet. A "I do love her. 1 have no wish to deny it," he replied " last in t low voice. "mm a m. is in Go and find out- ‘o and find out! Ask ttert-ank In. A praiwua fool she has made of we. - I. and find her and uk bert" "You young treoundrttil-.ttgtd she in: untried woman! How can you have the face to own your wickedneu! trite cases herself off an I widow, bat you ow that he: husband la "ivo--." "that ls t lie," answered Mn, an quiotly. but with quick, kindling "eityfpsetee.sees.tra.ted Iago. . - . "You love Madame do Bretour," thundered forth old Dana furiously. “That’s what it is. deny it it you due.” "My deer uncle." he said. quite simply, "l am very, very sorry to seem ungrateful and to vex you in any way, but I cnnnot nary Angel Hallway, tor the very good reason that I love another woman; and I am sure yuu would not wish me to do such e black- uard thing. as to esk any woman to to my write, it I did not love her best at all on earth. I oan't do it, you know; no, not for all the wealth of the house ot Dene and Triehet, or for what, believe me. 1 prize quite as 'rtaott--rottr eiipgtion and, goodwill." an; and profit beyond his londeet dreams held out to him, it i:s hard to resign it ell for a tsentimtsnc-..a mere idea. And, no doubt he was very tooliali end romantic, and deserves but little sympathy or compassion for hie lolly; but, anyhow. he did resign it. The struggle wan very short, the temp- lotion won over. "What shall it profit n man, if he gain the whole world and lose his own loulI' 1'erhi the well-known words “no (lashing back into his mind, fit- ting themselvee to his case with a curiuui exactness. Ur, peihupe. it was Duly some vague sense of honour towards the two women whose tune had been so strangely thrown intnhis hands, " that s'mnge modern code whirlt ,itandts, no doubt, in place ofthe chivalry of wet generations; which makes the young man of the iii'i1-'I teenth century any to himself, "[couldl not he such I can! ' - words that have} no doubt often savedaman from ruin.} Something of each; perhaps a little off " Anyway alter n few mummy; Gmlvrey Dane wanted up to where hisl uncle stood, and Lid his hand upon his: urn; there we» a flush upon hi, 1'tusetr, l em! a strange bilght Lght in. his eyea.I Nu doubt that be debated will) him- self in those few brief moments of 'silenos our the temptation offered to him; tor when a mum is " the outset ot his career. and wants to get on in the won-[dunnd has a chance ot "C- "Ibis is oil child's play!" cried Mr. Done, who was rapidly losing his self- wntrol. "l hovo set my heart upon the scheme, and you must do as I wish, or also all that I have, offered you is withdrawn. s, now you can ehoose. Will you marry Angel Halli- day and become my partner and heir-. or will you remain a boggoriy clerk, vi h u, a Sixpence, to the end of your days: [here ia no middle course. that is my alternative. You may either tutu it or loavo it." [in turnod away and wulkud to tho window, turning his back upon tho rung man. Geoffrey wan wry pale; s, too, had chnnxod his position. and went and stood by the fire-plums, with In shoulder against tho high mantel- one”. "All that you say about Miss Ham. day io quite true, uncio." replied Geof- trey. "5113i: pretty and clever, and charming-if, by my attentions. I have unwittingly raised any expectation in Four mind, or in her father's. I am than], sorry (or it; Ind you see that l have proved my regret: by keeping out of her .r"r-rtsut. honestly. l do n 't believe ' M159 'sLiriiiiU" Lar, In misunderstood me." and, horeovér. in: TG,, ararfaiii he: and: untied attentions that you hwy P' right to draw back now." ""...e- -..T'.M. - ynuyuanuuu u! “In. y, wil: be antisfiod wan an alliance for his daughter. which, without being brilliant, will comprehend luly solid ndvantagon. “a thing has been ar- ranged bolwoen UH, it :3 the has“ of my prupuanls to you,the vary key-note at our future arrangements. Thtrrts can be no roaa'onable objections to such . plan. Aa to the girl her-elf. what {Dung man in his senses would wins. 0 many a girl like that? She is Pretty, ladyliko. and accomplished. eunuch“; Angel will prunahly have .the larger portion. It was mum” him- tta, the made “the proposition to me; _lno old man was facing him, livid With "go; a wild desire to strike down, even to any. this audacious young man who dated to any way to him, Possessed him; but with a super- human effort be controlled himself, "Id nuke with cglmness. "0un't be. fool, litsoitrer, the match is in every Way desirable. The girls. of course, wid abide their (“has sham in the Yuoiaoss; All”! will prom‘uly ban the (HAPTER 10u.--Coastimted. There we: A dead silence tur the apace of twenty seconds or Bo. Geof- frey’a heart beat a little, he would not help the old men out by u single words; he thrust his hande deep down into his trousers' pnrkets andthen lucked at him steadily. Perhaps Mat- thew Dane did not altogether like '.he look in those grave brown eyes. Some- how, he could not meet than. And thu sentence. when it was spoken. came out at last with a certain dit- liculty. "You must marry Angel Halliday." Another short silence; and then Geot- treg, who” eye. had dropped, answer- ed slowly, with I little quiet smile: "that. my dear uncle, in impossible." Matthew Dene amen: to his feet angrily. "And why is it impossible, prey? It is not only possible, air, but it is e necessity. and I insint upon it. thave determined that it is to tro-the thing la "ttled." “Pardon no. Uncle Matthew." inter- rupted (ieott'rey quietly, but firmly. " don t bee anything eettled in the may ter. My marriage is a thing that will concern mysel! alone, and no one else in the world. I will marry when 1 China.‘ or 1 will not marry at 5111.1 Mis,. Hallway is, no doubt, a charming) (in, but I have no deaii'e to melt» her; my wife." I th" old man r Angel in silent. Perhaps, on the _ whole, she is not altogether sorry to .be meted another sight of those fix- [ el-eyed. pink-checked dolls, with their ntr-irts emeldlogs, that are con- nected forever in her mind with a leerteln momma In Pout street. when 5the hopes end illusions of so many month were shattered " one blow flute dud. "There goes the last crumb of our cake] Next month. might as well be 'n-.'" an Dulcio. tragically. " ”has ever thus from childhood's hour.” “Unless," remarked Duloie. doubt- fully "she has got tired of it--" The words were no sooner out of her inuutL than the parlourmuid, a. neat maiden in a frilletl apron and a mob cap, was seen approaching them from the house, bearing the second post letters upon a tray. “Why, here is a letter from her ludyship," cried Angel. "folk of the---What is it nbout?" Angel scanned the letter with rapid eyes "Private theatrical.» at the Audacity Theatre-learning the part of Roxa- iatra--a Turkish costume-Can she burrow my Indian gold tissue scarf for a turban! Full gauze tut-tion.. ables, gather“ in at the ankles. string» of unpoiisheu turquoim, " embroidered telvet jacket. Here'- whole pages oi ill Vonetin has [one mad upon exhibiting herself upon the stage! It's all for Charity, she "rr- for the bemeiit of the Cotstermonisrtr' widows and orphans tund-tie; halt-a-Cine, each. or tivettty-tirs shillings, family ticket for three.” "But what about the Bazaar t" "Not a word! Oh yes. here it is in a postscript at the end. 'Of course 1 must throw over my stall at the Bazaar next week, as I couldn't pos- sibly have time for both. Men Hayes has promised to hold it for me, and l have sent her all the dolls, dressed and undressed. and all the scraps. so she takes the whole thing off my hands bodily. Very sorry. dnrlinzs. to have to put off your coming up, but you must come end see me not Rot-lens intend, next month. Such I duck of e part I" "Well, we have got one crumb left still in prmpect - Venetian Lesaitor'l bazaar next week-that will mean a mgm in town for us." "And a theatre--there is balm in Gilead I" bu "I don't suppose he said it till ell the fun was over," remarked Angel, septentiouslr "One can't eat one's cake and have it, and we have eaten ours down to the last crumb. and now we begin to cry out about vanity." "what-. mom 1 futility at earthly Aggy. with I smile. "That's exactly what I my." cried Dulcla. "That brings us back to Solomon, doean't itt Just what I re. marked at first. All is Vanity. Ho knew it, you see. quite as well u we do." . ___--.-. -mFM..m. v---~J . V "Well. it's a common sort. of remark to make when 0116 is bored. But "BIT matter ot fact I was revlewiug our last month in town. What has been left to us, I ask. from then [our-week- ot dissipation!" "A mice-tit»: of dirty ball dretsaety" “Sundry satin slippers worn into holes." -"--e -m..-_r._.F av -mvulu|l]. "Wary nearly? 1 fancy," she answer- ed with a drowsy smile. "What Inuit-s will“?! pint, Dulcio. about Vania"? "I believe you wisresGsucsiauewsu" criod Dulcio r.eproaylttuur. IN hen Dulcin broke the somewnat lengthened silence by quoting King Solomon, Angel started so violently that Browning slipped off her lap up»- the gnu, thereby proving how sl ttht had been the manual hold ot the poet Upon her, and how sigh; alao had been her'physicinl hold of the poet. - ltte tttttnl met waw atrotvhed and (tttt ttirc, had been playing, a delultory game, but the heat Ind been too much for them, and they had tlang their rackets aside and had retreated preci- pitately to the shelter of the shady corner of the lawn to rest trom the th exertion. It was a hot breezetesa afternoon, the air was heavy with the scent of mignonette and hesliotrope, the lun poured down blindingly over the trim garden beds, over the white stone house with its stripped sun-blinds. uirh its long line of scarlet. some- ium, framing it round with a flame. like gird.e. A great stillness was in the air, only the little saffron-colour.. ed buttexnlica Ilultered above the tlow- ers, and there was a lazy. humming sound as tti" insects innumerable. beech bunches and- tshed itself In spihes, of gold over her white cotton dress Had by, on a. bench. Angel nut dreaming ox or Blowning’a poem?- her head down bent, her pure profile delicately traced against a back- ground of yeenery. her long lashes “weeping the perfect on] ot her cheek. Dulcie lay on her trerk upon the lawn at Harli'iord, her arms were iluag up behind her head, her eyes were fixed upon the "Dine Empyrean" overhead. The sunshine tiiekered :hrongh the fluttering leaves of__ tl"' "It in not, ' s. d Dulde mum”, fox- tictly what may be called an oiiginal observation, but still I should like to Take the remark that 'all is Van- l r'" The door slammed behind him and It was 80:19, and Geoffrey. realm} be?. ll though he had been given ttia dam blow. - - -.....\,._,....'. CHAPTER. XX. earth!) pleaiurgtsrl: 5513 the "Great Heavens, it's Trousers I" ex- claimed Dulcie, turning as red as a peony and springing to her feet. "Why that great idiot must have come down by th" three o'clock train '." And sure enough Trousers' master appeared at that moment, making great strides to- wards them across the sun-flooded garden, with a smile of mnst sheepish sself-eonseirinoss upon his plain, hon- est face. "Good gum-bus! What on earth brings you, Mr. Faulkner I" tTc Be Continued.) If a painting ii not a work of at it is a work of art to sell it. Even then. so small | thing does it teke to alter our whole existence. Dul- cie might have said a word or two “and of her heart's unspoken thoughts, or Angel might have raised for one instant a corner of that thick impeme treble veil in which she had wrapped herselt round from the loving eyes that were unable to pierce it, and all might have been different; but whilst each waited, and neither spoke tor some two or three seconds of silence, the opportunity was already past, and Time, the great auctioneer, brought down his hammer with an irrevocable thump, just at the same moment as a small foreign substance entered the arena in the shape of a mongrel little dog, who came suddenly trotting round the corner of the house, and, making straight for Dulcie, precipit- ated himself with effusive gestures of delight up_9n her recumbent form. Anu so upon this one small misun- derstanding the wheel of fortune went round and the threads of life were spun. and Angel Halliday's des- tiny was caught in the great mesh of fate, caught and gathered in and made fast forever. "I should be too proud in her place to let myself be played fast and loose with-first with one man, then with another," she told herself. That was the worst of those perfect Christian characters! They are so meek, they never can stand up for themselves. "She is not fit to fight the world's battle," she thought; “she is too good, too utterly candid and suspicious: lucky for her that I am made of coarser grain, and can stand up tor her, and not allow her to be trampled upon." But Dulcie did not understand her, she looked at her with a faint sur- prise. It did not occur to her that Angel's one dream was to see an im- possibility reelized; it only seemed to her that her sister was still hanker- ing that the man who had gone away, ilnd who had made a. game of her ove. A little indignation, In spite of all htIt lore, _erlspt into her, bent. A "I wouldn't think of him any more, dear, it I were Foul try to forget him." A look of reproach filled Angel's eyes " do not think of him-not us you tntyan--ean you not be sure of thatt But. oh, Dulciel will he not some back some day. and will it not all come right t" She bent forward, speaking earnestly; for to Angel it seemed that only time was wanting to com- plete the happiness of these two, who were dearest to her on mrrth--only time. and e aacrlfice of herself upon the, altar Pt. her sisterly love. - was behaving shamefully. abomin- ably! Uulcie was dreadfully angry with him; judging him, as so unity of us judge our neighbors, enligely from her own side of the question. and without the faintest knowledge or intuition that there might ver, Possibly be another side to it. And then suddenly Angel spoke: . "Horace Lessiter has gone to AuF traliu, Dulcie." She said it more as a statement than a question. "Yes, dear," answered Dulcio. very gently, and she kept her eyes uvertgd lest she should catch a look of pun upon that dearly loved taco. "It was you who sent him!” "r-I suppose att." Angel sighed warn], Dulolo ruch- If, out her hand, and laid it on her nee. And then, as her (and eyes rested upon the statuesque features and the gentle smile, so full of goodness and sweetness, a new wonder crept into Dulcie's mind. What was there about her beautiful sister that, whilst claim- lng the admiration of men, tailed in some fashion to gain their love! "They fall in love with me test ‘t‘nnughf‘ said Dulcie ruefully to her- itself. "I who don't want theml Even ‘that great donkey, Mr. Faulkner, pur- sues me with the eyes of a dying duck In a thunderstorm. Why don't they love Angel, toot Surety she is beau.. tiful enough and good enough." Or were all her virtues of person and character as naught in their eyes. hy reason of that one unpardonable all: in man's eyes -t the sin of coldness. For, somewhere or somehow, Dul'clo had heard that word in connection with Angel. She was cold. someone had said. Was that why they failed to love her! "All! they did not know her, did not i understand her, if they thought so!“ cried the girl in her loyal heart. She] knew that Angel was tender enoulh __~.,,-. V.-- “m... "V-.- lo make a devoted wife and mother. But she was miles too good for HV of thean--whr could they not see with her eyes? As to Geoffrey Dane. _he --'e -BNFT Wu]. ulna; gun!) I) far, did he go no furthert _"If I Were her mother I might ask him his attentions in the approved oltr-fashioriid styie,” she says to her- "it Brimly; "being what I am I can only look on, and grin and bear itl Why did he treat Angel in such a fashion? \Vas he never in love with her at tgllt or did he like her at the flrgitznd then grow tired of her after a t " ,. _..V" .u. “nu In 5:10 UNIV-"I " she grieving tor him in hopeletss despair? Or has Geoffrey Dane caught her heart at a rebound? And as she thinks of Geoffrey, she grinds her teeth in rage and anger. What does: he mean, or does he mean anything or nothingv Why did he hang upon Angel for days, choosing always the Pl.a.ee neat her--trtamsing at her softly. whispering sweet things into her la", and then suddenly alter everything, drop her altogether. and come near her I.", 11mm? Why, having gone I0 of the world. She steals I. furtive glance at her sister. Has Angel for- 89tten himt She wonders. Never has his name been mentioned between them. Does she know he has gone? .She kmust know it. And if she does, A lilence too, falls upon Dulcie. She ia Blinded“; about many things. won- denng it she did right, or if she had made an irreparable' mistake. in send- lggnllorace Lessiter to the other side - "Mainly, but not entirely," answer- ed Mr. Hitle. "The iron and copper deposits of the country will be a great source of wealth and activity. t be- liewc that with a deep water channel from Lake Superior to the an iron are. could be shipped at a profit to England and Germany. Our ore in nut like the Minnesota ore, which its hematite. partly soft and partly bard. Our are is principally megmstitoa, part- ROUND RAINY LAKE. A good deal of work has been done at the Island Falls, and the showing there is very fine." "I suppose North-western Ontario will be .eony?ieaous chiefly for its gold Prrogpottipn r) “Between Rainy Lake and Saw Hill there is a stretch of country which is not very well proepeeted, but the formations round Steep Rock Lake, ltr. land Falls and Saw Bill Lake, are near- ly the same as the formations "ttow" about theuttfer parts of the district t" _ "Only in parts," answered Mr. Hille. "in tact, I might say that the great region north of the C.P.R. tracks, be- tween Luke Superior and the Manitoba boundary, is scarcely proatretstod at all. Yes, the country north of the C. P. R. is geologically one with the country south of the track, and l should any that It is a promising region for the prospector. l have assayed rock brought In by Indians as for as a hun- dred miles north of the track. No, I cannot say that the mineral area south, of the C.P.lt. is at all well prospected‘ yet. I need not say anything about; the Sultana, the Mikado or the Regina l, These are mines, and in the Setne Riverl country. the Olive, the Golden Star and‘ the Foley are already well equipped.l Tho Foley have at last fifteen or heir-l enteen parallel veins running in their! mine. These are all true veins. You say they have made a failure so fart Well, there is no reason why they should fail with a property like that. Lack of money or lack of management. I sup- pose. I hear they have got over the difficulty. whatever it is, and the Foley‘ is going to "art, up egain." "is thedistriot at all well prospected up!" _ was the _ nqxt question. NO CASE OF FAILURE with depth west of Port Arthur. There have been one or two cases of failure without depth, but in these cases the work Was done on gash veins, which should have been condemned without a trial." "No, not the slightest," Mr. Hills an- swered. "I have studied the rocks of our district for twelve years. and I can safely say that there ha. been “Take Montana, Colorado, Califor- nia, Arizona, and compare the work done and the results achieved in these places with the work done and money spent in Ontario. 1 don't think any of these camps can show so much in results for no little money. You must remember that 'somptuativeiy few of the "ins in Ontario have as yet passed out of prospectus-5' and speculators’ hands into the hands of miners. The real mining work is only just beginning, and I am satisfied that there will be a great and permanent gout mining industry in North-western Ontario. Scores of paying gold mines, you say? Yes, you can safely say scores and you hare no idea of the size of the country or you would say hun- dreds." "Is there danger of failure with depth t" TH! tht. up“ question. "What other GiniilriGos, tor in- atyyrt " guinea me' mtervlewor. "1 think very favorably of the country," Mr. Hillo went on in his slow, cautious way, ”especially when you compare North-western Ontario with'othor mining camps." took me out to the eruptive rocks around Saw Bill Lake and showed me the claims which he had located, and where we took samples of quartz across a width ot 463 feet, in what is now the Hammond Reset. These later develop- ments are no surprise to 'ae.." As soon as I had my laboratory utnblishod " Port Arthur and tested the rocks, 1 know that I was in scold country. The rocks in our district are eruptive and not sedimentary, in faot, the only nedimentuy rocks no to be found in the nesighborhood of Port Arthur. I' was not uurprisad when James Hammond. of Fort William, "No, the whole search was ‘or nilver and iron. When I was looking for ail- ver and saw the rocks adjoininB the silver formations, I knew that there wt" ttold there, and consequently I stayed, urging and preaching to get the Prospectus to prospect tur gold." "Up hill work, wasn't it t" "Oh, I never starved," answered Mr. Hills, and he continued. "no, and I never changed my faith that those rocks carried gold in PAYING QUANTITIES. "There wasn't much talk of geld mining when you reached the district first, was there t" "Yes, I've been twelve years in On- tario," said Mr. Hille, in answer to a Toronto newspaper reporter. "I spent the earlier years of my manhood in the iron mines in the provinoe of Nassau, in Germany. I crossed over, and after some years in Wisconsin and Minnesota I came to Port Arthur in 1887, to look into some silver property, and have been there ever since." Pioneer and prophet of the gold fields of North-western Ontario in the title well earned by F. Ellie. mining engineer of Port Arthur. Twelve years and over is the time of Mr. Hille’s close acquaintance with the gold Jields of Ontario. He speaks with the 'authority of local knowledge, and his deliberate and caution; style of talkinz gives nine to his high opinion of the possi- bilities of gold, iron and copper mining in that part of Ontario between Lake Superior and the Manitoba boundary. Talk "In. " link, or Port Arthur. Who Mal spent Twelve Iran In the New Ollarlo (mid k'teida--MttMt Moe for the Fulurr. COPPER AND IRON ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE NORTH. ONTARIO B RICH Ill GOLD. The mammoth is similar to those found in Russia. but perhaps is the only one ever found in a. perfect state of preservation. There were no scientists in Dawson to make a twhnicsl report of the remains, but the editor of the Dawson newspaper gives the follow- ing deacripuon:---"The huge manner could not be lifted twin Us ancient grave. for it weighed from 2.) to 30 tons. It measured " feet 6 inches. Its right funk was broken, butita left tusk was perfect, so that the right must have snapped off in the fell whirl: unused its death. The remaining tuslr manned It feet ' inches III length and 48 inches in circumference. The flesh was covered with woolly but about 15 inches long., end of a grumb- blsck color. The hindqnerters of the mammoth were weighed in s Luaurn, the improvised scales showing 8,640 pounds. The neck was short, limbs long and stout. feet short end breed. with five toes.” Wonderful “or: he": All the Wny From Dunno- "tr. According to the latest In." advtees from Dawson I marvellous discovery has been made on Dominion Crank, Klondike-a pi'ehiuoric mamuioah, weighing 30 tone. On the 8th of Feb. runry. August Truman. a Swede, and his partner, while working theircuums on Dominion Creek, came across the mummy remains 40 feet from the Bur.. face. "Out of the life of every German, every Frenchman. every Italian. every Austrian and every Russian. the rea- pective governments of those coun- tries took three years for compulsory military service!” any. . . 115 a it " Italy. . . 185 25 7 " Russia. . . 150 87 7 27 Grunt Brit. g38 " t 14 U. Smell. ..2,489 445 bd , These figures are appalling for the Continental nations, especially for France and Germany, both of which suffer terribly in consequence of the memories of 1870-71. The late Lord Randolph Churchill once put the cost of this: blood ta..x. foryiblr.- can. . Franco. . Great Brit. Italy. . But though it is hard to believe that the millennium is to be brought about by a Cant or that the reign of universal peace will be founded by the mater of the largest number of legions on earth, we are all bound to recognize the fact that the European nations spend a terrible propurtiou of their energies and thvir rewuri-es in preparations for war. Though it may be an exaggeration to say that Eur- ope is one vast camp. there are some- thing like tour millions of its male inhabitants constantly under arms as soldiers or sailors even in time ot peace, and when it is borne in mind that all theae have to be maintained in non-productive work and supplied with the most costly appliances. some idea may be formed at the gigantic waste. The following tables will en- able one to compare the armaments of the leading tiionB.u- u a mu. pious intention. It was not without t lubflavor of irony, p10- ceoding as it did from a monarch who not only In: by far the largest truly in the world. but who wu also buy harming his navy when he and. " famous proposal. Poul- nun... " Men l-drr Am: a. while-n. The Czar. proposal to check lhe in- cruso of armaments will probably due "There seems to be every chance that North-western Ontario' will get all the attention it needs. Its re- sources will be advertised by the re- sults of work in our mines. I should say that its chief need was money and INTELLIGENT WORK, especially the latter. As soon as any capitalists have courage enough to go down into the veins of our country they have always been rewarded. One drawback to our district is that it is hard for a foreigner to get into the country. and harder for him to know anything about the rocks after he is in. Gold is found in paying quantities in five different classes of rock, and a general knowledge of geology is of no value without a study of the charac- teristics of the local formation. When Prof. Selwin doubted the gold-bearing character of the rocks of North-western Ontario, and said a stranger could tell at first sight that the rocks of Nova Scotla or Australia carried gold, and the same stranger could tell at first sight that the rocks of Ontario did not carry gold, be was wrong. I told him so " the time, and the future developments in North-western On-l tario will clearly show that he was‘ "And, now, Mi. Hills." began the question which (aimed the interview, "what is the chic! need of North-west- orn Ontario!" ly changed Into the form of oxides. There are very good deposits at Round Lake, near the eastern edge of Mose township. James Edmond, of Port Arthur, and the Folgere, ot Kings- ton, are interested in copper proper- ties there, and development work has been done, in one property called the Tip Top Mine, Which shows In large pereentage of Arpptr." A PREHISTORIC MOMMOTH ARMIES OF THE WORLD. as“ ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO " " 27 M Papa from the next room.--E but, won‘t you going to light the an " there! Bther-tta, pupa; we were just wasting ot-er-ating . much. I am nonfident that the important subjects I have mentioned to you an! receive your consideration. and that it will be your ttarneat enduvour to pro- mattt the public inure-tn and nonpor- lty of Canada. THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Gentlemen of the House of Commons: The public accounts will be laid bo. tore you, and also the ultimate: for the arming year. They have been pre- pared with-e due regard to efficiency and economy. and the rmipomrilrilitie. arising from the rapid progress of the country. Honourable Gentlemen of the Senate; Gentlemen tttPhe Housed Common: A measure will be submitted w you for the better nrrangoment of the electoral district- throughout the Dominion, IS also several enactment. of less importance. 1 am also glad to be able to state that the natiolnclory condition of the finances of the country permitted a reduction onthu lat of January last of the Canadian domestic letwr rate from three to two "eatts,and although such reduction involves a temporary toss of revenue, it is new-Itheiese con- l'idently eapectvd that the rheupenad rate will prove of much aervioe in the promotion of trade and in the gonna-ti interchange of i-Orvespinds-nve. that within a reasouuhlu time the. revenue of the, Punl-olfitw Department will be restated to its, former figure. MINERAL DEPUSITS. MucL information has been obtained since you last met, relative to the ex- tent and value of the deposits of gold and valuable minerals in the Yukon and other parta of Canada. Tho returns from the , uknn have m far proved suttioiont to meet the heavy expenditure it was found neceasery to inout for the purpose of preaerving law and order, and it has been thought ex- pedient in the public interest to auth- orize the construction at a line ot tele. graph tor the purpose of maintaining speedy communication with the people of thoee distant territories. l observe with pleasure that the mother country. Canada and other tlritirh po‘sseuious have rmntly adopt- ed a penny postage letter rule. The satisfaction with which this action ha. been received by tho Canadian people inafunher proof of the general desire Mining amongst our people for clowr roluions withthe mother coun‘ry and the rest Irt the Empire. PRUHIBITI ON AND PENNY 10tgr- AGE. " oompliunue with the act paused last ”anion. a piebmz-ite wu held on the question of prohxbiliuu. Hie ot- lichl liguros of the vote will be placed beforg you. to their respective Government». Tho commission has been adjourned to tho second day of August out. in the hop. that in the meantime the difficulty might be overcome. SPEECH Fle 1111:: 't'HRON'ig. Honourable Gentlemen of the Senate: Gentlemen of the House of Commons: In meeting you for the first time since entering upon my duties as the representative of her Majesty in tiud Dominion, it affords me great pleasure to be able to congratulate you on the large degree of prosperity which the people at Cam-mil at present enjoy, evt- denced by the elplusluu of ti ade and commerce, the [lollllahlng condition od the public reVenuca and the increased number ot immuranu who have be- come permanent tsettitsta amongst on. To the evidences my be added en- 0thor, which is even more gratifying. the almost total cessation of the con- siderable exodus of our population. which st one time was s regrettable teatnrs of our allure. 1N I‘Elih A’l'lON AL C0): 1dEitti,NU'E. The negotiations which were eet on foot, outing the recess. between her Majesty'a Government end that ol the United States in reference to the settlement of certain queauons to dip pate between Cathode and the letter country were, 1 grieve to any, greatly delayed by the illness end sutuequsnt death of two of the most eminent mem- bers of the commission eppointed for that purpose. Considereble progra- has been made on several ot the sub- jects submitted. but e serious die agreement erase between her blaJe-ity's commissioners and the commissioners of the United States on the question of the delimitation of the bountlery be- tween Canada and Alaska. lhe quee- tion_wtte referred by the comuutstsiotierq Long More three o'clock crowd- had eseembled on Parliament Hill to toe the outeide ceremonies of the open- ing. Slurp on time the guns announced the epproeoh of his Excellency. The guard of honor provided by the Gov- ernor-General's Foot Guards stood to attention. and in a few minutes Lord Minto, escorted by the Prinoeee Louie. Dragoon Guards and drawn in a our tinge end four with outridere. drove up to the main entrance amidst the presenting of mm and the playing at "God Save the Queen" by the band. In the chamber the scene wu ' 'tre-ive and brilliant u bin Excel- lency! proeeasaion swam up the tioor. Having taken his tgeat his Excellency read the here began to gather in the Rouse end to Ipeculete on the proopecu a! the session. There wae I very good (eth- ering of members on both eidee of the House. and by the end at the week there will be e fairly tall House. Th0 weather wee the calm after the norm. beautiful eumhine having succeeded to the snowstorm of last evening. Speech of the 1htverttttrAUtterat u the Opening. A damn]: from Ottawa u":- Farl! on Thursday morning the no. llllllfIlfI(llf PARLIAMENT. A PRCBPKTI‘IVE MAN TI en ti " T,