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hurl " l Di! I! It)! In. In! villas cloud“ do!!!) ' ma In!" ttt k " [mush Young Man; " Ion CANADA soon ammo co. Weh‘YaNon Itasrsiiiiii/i- ll Extra Granulated SUGAR Ur. the Belle of the Season. M "rt 'rll reverential), Sh- stonhm A i a lad..- the new Intel. Stephen'- " hurled " t bet "twhen led the WA} Ittto tuc urawmz- l mom. 1 "You've just amp to dress." he said. ”manning his watch; “your man Mu.- ,.~Ium has turned up. Stafford. Mr. How- ard wm permit we to offer htm the ser- l.vy,:.e of my vaut----1 don't troublejxlm “much. And now I'll show you your rooms. Like nun?” he added. n he paused at the door and looked round. 'tt'tr one at we smaller rooms: the , ladle- can keep " for themr-rh'es lf they who: " . ... __aq -_.._A. r..," tus, tram It! \ dream of Kubla Khan "ort't know ther I've an: the name right: Doom 'oleridtrr'r. you know-but of course don't know. you don't Ro In for rpm Wall I'm bound to admit that strikinl. not to uuv beautiful.“ he I on. " the horses spran- un the min-n! and rattled on tn an Imba- r. high-spirited trot along the level to the terrace frnntinx the en- H MONTREAL. vou two. 1 that! lhnuld dd” \9ursolt .‘nnw and I" I reel grateful rd "iratéful .'" Dummies! In)”. uu Iunklux on he w.rll-trasin. 'ed both Jeat "wesr',ou that "F-then Sir Cue drawing- old some m; the Dart: mutt H let J] he tr uppeared, Four perwm“ have been arrer.ttcl in connection with thin, crime- the glare-digger at the c'em- ctvry and his daughter (a pretty girl of 22). the gardener who tf-ndbed the plants and trees there. and his mother-in-law. Three witnesses have stated that they saw a rich robe drying on a line in the garden- er'ssyard, and the old woman is said to have sold a couple of rings in Bourganeuf. Smith MThat howls all night Little Girl (.to druggist)--hu wants to know will you trust her for 10 i-cent stamps -she wants to send away some postal photographs of our new automobile. The school teacher with the eagle eye saw a little girl chewing gum. "Mary." she commanded, “put that into the waste basket." The child looked as though she would like to obey, but couldn't. -Did you hear me E” insisted the -rieaer-rfaxe you. tried sitting up and entertaining him, sir? The years paN‘d by and the story uf thc treasure in the tomb grew and grew. Then one cold, dark night. in January last, a woman, “limp little house was neat the sr,taso,varil, was horrified to 500 a thckeriug, light wavering between tho O presse' near the tomb and to F.ear dull, tluukling blows Monk the usual deathly htillness. Greatly alarmed, she called her husband. It teacher. “Put that wad of gum in. to the waste basket immediately." "Phase. teacher. I'd like to. but I can't." WM the quavering reply; “h - ir belongs to my mother." “And how long, doctor. should I stick to this plain. inexpensive diet which you recommend!" . -ior--er--vvtil m bill is paid." ing the custom 4 hundred lu piec The yetrrs paw-w uf (hr treasure F.ear dull, tluukling blows Monk the usual deathly htillness. Greatly alarmed, she called her husband, who mad" nothing of the strange sounds, as for the lights they were but , Mtnfhrpd the white looks. his fectionate of a vhef who was a cordon Men. The wines were as t-hulve as the Hands: but Sir Slephen watered his (‘hateau claret. mu! ule but little. excuslng himself in th" middle- of n semi-nut with: 'To be continued.) He drew aside to let Howard follow the butler between the two footmen drawn up beside the door. and they en- tered the dinintt-roorn. It was of choke. American walnut. and lit by rose-shaded nlm-trlc lights In which the plate and the glass. the thrwers and the runner? tttowed softly: an Ideal room which must lune filled the tamuua decorator who had designed it with just pride and elution. The table had been reduced to a small mu]: and the servants proceed- "d to some n dinner whieh told Howard that s.irAttrrhen had becyute, possessed Stnfi'm'd dressed uuioklv. thinkimr all tho while of his rather; of his Hand looks, his deep. pleasant soice, his af- fm-tinnuto welvnme: and thrusting from him the unfm‘urublo- impression which the urllatr splandnr of the place had made. Howard knocked trrr.Neutlv and the two men went down, sir Stephen was walt- ing in the hall: and Sanford. with I. lit- tle thrill of pride. noticed that he Innk- nd “tor? distinguished in his evening- dress. which was strikingly Main; a single "earl-but it was a priceless one --wat' its only urn-merit. “Hy Genrl'e. you have been quick." said Sir Stephen. with his genial smile. "That's one for yourself. sir." said Stafford. "Oh. l? I can dress in five minutes." "0h. l? l can dress in five minutes," responded Sir Stephen. linking his arm In fettsfrorrrn. “I'm almost as Rood as a ‘n4ql_ck-g-hunxe arrllstf '* "Here In your room. Ah. Kit-om! here " Mr. slalom. Got "cl-yum. reads for Mm. I ttopV--and hm. next door nlmolt. " Mr. Howard‘s. This I. n Dunk-cry In bot-rr-eq.. your book- nnd tuna and nt'tttngt-rod. tn It. don't you know. Mr. Howard. you Puy. 1 think? There's . piano. Hope you’ll luo. thr view. Full sauna. with nothtntr between you and the lake. I'm not far on See? Just opposite. You may ttnd the rmnnn too hot. sttcNord--Mr. How- ttrd-if no will change 'erd. of couru. Iron't hurry: hum you‘ll tind everything Howard stood in silence beride him for a moment, then he "tid-r-Mein, had left the room: "i l-nngruuiute you. Suit! in sack- cloth and ashes. I confess I tttought that kind of a father onlr existed in womeis hooks and emotional plays." Htatrord nodded. "llo'rnhe'n kindness itself," he said. in n Terr low voir:P and not turning his head. "i didn't know that he was like “this. i clit‘n't know he cared----" "lt'a- evident he cares very much.'" said Howard. gravely. "if you were the l'rodixui Son he couldn'i have fol! it more." "And wt they tsay-that barman said V - .. muttered Stafford. with smoulder- ine rage and lndixnation. "There an- few things in my life that 1 regret. my dear Stall: but till my dy- hm day; i sehall regret that l did not turn and rend that. bagmun! Mr Ste- phon‘s a splendid fellow-splendid'. Now rre .MPett him I don't wonder at his suc- rpss. Emy is not "he or my numerous Ticwte, Stall; but frankly l envy you your futher. Wake um old man'. We mustn't keen him waiting. What quar- ters'." He looked round the room as he moved to Bo. "Fit fur a brim-e! But 'ou are a prinrof Why, dash it. I feel like a urim-n myrselr--How are you. Mausom? Got down all right. then?-- Ull (in You u knock when I'm ready, Stafford!" de ‘lll "eorpsie candles." A little while after, as the result f an anonymous letter, the police isited the cemetery and examined hv mausoleum. It had been hm. (-11 into. Further investigation hnm‘d that the coffin had been perted and the k'0r'ps'A' divested of ir,AiiitTit"iodtrea- :iBuii‘i'icieo an}: ed gpd tittod In Oriana! tummy“ _ " Gritty; NTfri,r,N FRO.“ GRAVE ed to Pave you. Btutor0-ea" - '.ruetr-to nay-cl! boron ttte on" - ”‘r'iéy foilowed him no a. broad nun. which by low and any "03) yo to up. _rtutt"Mtet_mrrri4rtB' "T, . - in} ’raaafm’w 033 to w Ich " looked thro rd ri {vii e door they heard him say a :9 below: "Dort't nerve the dinner till Mr rd comes down." mummy went to the window He be laid My hand on stuttortrn shoal M nodded at him with frank “he hefure he went, and as he clout rmr they heard him say to lom¢ of velvet, pieces of 'tl thercr- "is l'rosoriplion. 'k Oversight. That dog I bought of you l utmnnnia. Borrott NI. n the window. and Hence beside him for a sald-Measom had and that. the jew- gold-it they had had likewise dis. Sta! some Onward Lodge, No. 2, li).G.T,, celebrated its 44th anuivcrsaey at Nunaimo. It is the oldect lodge on (the roll of the B.C. Grand Lodge. lln its varly days, tho lvrdge met in in log cabin which stood where the lViL-toria Court, House now stands. A Hindu-n who tried to mite-r Vie- ltnria off a Japanese steamer was liefused admission by the immigra- itirm agent. but claimed he had hem: (in BA'. Irefore, and had worked in la shingle mill. “How big is a shin- iglvs-Z” asked the agent. "It is of (the thickness of two fingers and of Ithe le-ngt-h of three feet," said the jiidC/ He was deported. I James Todd. an “Id-timer of the fhunnich district, and a member of in family which loomed large in the lhismry of BA'., was found (land in. {the granary ot" his farm. with a munshut wuund in the loft, Merl. (Acrurcs his lmdy lay a dwruhhrbar, ‘ rellvd shutgun. i A firm of Vancouver piano movers [strugglrd vtrliantly to get a piano . upstairs in a house where they were linking it, but failed to succeed, and llcft the instrument in the cellar. lThan the uwner of the piano sued for damages to the instrument and collected 810 damages. When the Board of Railway Corn, missioners meets in New Westmins- ter next month it will be asked to pass on the plans of the new Great Northern station there. The city ob- jects to the plans owing to the ab- sence of 1 veraodah over the plat,- form. the same being considered a necessity in the B.C. climate. A resident of Kerrudgf.e. B.C., threatenod to sue the School Board of that village. A contract bad been let for a. new school, and the foreigners who had the contract were in the habit of blasting old timbers. The man who threatened to sue said timbers weighing 200 pounds were falling around his resi- dence continually, and his wife was getting nervous about it. Frank Engih, at Nannim J, was presented with the Royal Humane Society medal for saving the life of a little girl at. Shuwin'igan lake. Though just recovering from a seri- ous illness, he jumped into the wa- ter and rescued the child, though he would have been drowned in shallow water himself if assistance had not arrived. Why did you oppose that motion at our meeting i” asked one lady. “Oh, I had nothing against the motion. But the member who made it opposed a motion of mine and it's the first chance I have had to get even." Mr. Justice Clement. at Irieroria, refused an application to have the B.C, Succession Duty Act. in 6:0 far as it referred to taxation of land, declared ultra vires. The new waterworks onginoer of Smxth varrcuntser reported to the Council that the watmwvurks system uf that city is being operated at a laws of $2.300 a month. Onward Lodge, No. p., I.().G.T., B. Van Dusen, who was locked up in a Victoria, B.C., jail for alleged fraud in connection with a, note, escaped from jail by means of a blanket rope. N. An expert in Vancouver said he believed that KC. woods might. be used to great advantage in the manufacture of pianos. Progress of the Great West Told In a Few Pointed Paragraphs. NEWS fillllll SUNSET SSASI AT THE ..tu'rr',UH, RACES. A Startling New Suit. This startling checked suit cre- ated considerable attention at the Auteuil (France) more, Maroh 29th. It. is of closely-woven black and white material, with the new bias ovcrskirt and Cordings. The collar. cuffs and gaiters are of grey. WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE ARE DOING. h Fight for Principle. After washing a china silk au, do not hang it out to dry, hut roll it up in a towel for half an hour; then iron on tht _erongAside. Instead of soap to wash white paint, use a handful of whiting stir- red smooth in about a pint of wa~ ter. When boiling potatoes add just a little sugar as well as salt. They are far more fioury than if only salt is added. , Fill pas1ry.rhells with creamed tttbreads if you Would have a delicious entree. Muslim must be ironed wet. If allowed to get dry, they will have a iough appearance. Fruit jars can be easily opened if you will take hold of the top with a piece of sapdpaptr. _ _ _ _ Old stocking tops make a good covering for fruit cans and shut- ting out the light helps preserve the fruit. . Ah mulin should be starched wet. If they are starched dry they never look so clean. Cork, may bermide airtight and watertight by keeping them im- mersed in oil fur five minutes. A little hour sifted into the fat before frying mush will prevent the fat from sputtering antrflying. A To clean varnished paint wash in water which has been allowed to stand on used tea leaves for a few minutes. Use a clean flannel and dry with a. clean towel. For drying towels ‘or clothing there has been invented 1 hand to be clamped around a hot water Buttermilk Cake.-ine Cup but- iermilk, one-halt cup Cat, one tea- spmm soda. one-fourth pound rais. nis, one-fourth teaspoon cloves, one cup cream. one t-easpwn salt, one half pound currants, one-fourth pound cinnamon, one-fourth tea- spurm nutmeg. hous. to make very stiff. Mix in the usual way. This makes a large loaf. Frost or not as desired. Choeolate Nougat Cake.--- quarter cup butter, one and 'ttlr?- half cups sugar. two eggs, one mp mur milk. two cups bread flour, one-half teaspoon soda. three tea- spouln baking powder, three squares choeolate, melted; mue- half teaspoon vanilla, one-third cup powdered sugar, one cup shredded blanched almonds. Cream butter and sugar. 't ld the eggs unbeaten. mix and add alternately the sour milk. to which the soda is added, and the flour, to whith the baking powder is added. Add the vanilla and almonds. To the melted choru- late add the powdered sugar and the sweet milk; cook until smooth. Cool slightly and add to the cake mixture. Bake in leaf and frost. Apple Tll||l0('u.--Snak one-half cup of tapioca overnight in cold wa- ter to cover. Pare and Care m: apples, allowing one apple for each person. Place the apples in a cover- ed baker. Sweeten the tapioca, add water and pour over the apples. The liquid should half cover the apples. Bake slowly until the tapi- "ea is clear and the apples tender. Serve plain, with whipped cream or maple 9) mp. Orange (Hump-Cut the oranges in halves and remove the pulp and juice. Mix the orange pulp with an equal quantity of seeded malaga grapes and bananas cut in small pieces. Fill the “cups" with this mixture and, when ready to serve. place a cone of whipped cream on top of each. Grape-fruit may be used instead of oranges. Prune Whip.--Cook the prunes slowly until they become plump and soft. Press through a strainer and sweeten slightly. Add the hot prune pulp to the well-beaten white of an egg beaten constantly. Prune whip baked is called prune souffle. Apricots. peaches or ap- ples may be used instead of prunes. Baked Battttnaru--Peel firm bana- nas, cut in halves lengthwise, then crosswise. Place in a deep earthen baker, sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice and bake slowly for se- veral hours. Serve with maple sauce, Baked Apple t4tutee.-Pare and Cure the apples. Put them in a deep earthen baker, sprinkle with sugar. add water to prevent burn- ing and cook slowly for three to five hours. The apples keep their shape and are a, red brown in color. "must-hold Hints. Coke, The Waileerhe magnify, sir, and ma look larger. Export '%hrvlee. The Dinerw What's the idea “f serving all my orders under glass covers , your mother t biggest chumr higgest alumni: in the world 'No, she knew it without needing be told." Bread Linux is stale can be made delightfully fresh in the following way: Tie the loaf up in a damp cloth and place in a paper bag and place in the men. When the bag 18 hot., take the bread out. If your kitchen table is spotted with grease. or if the dresser hls dubs and spots of grease on it, You can clean the woodwork perfectly by scrubbing it vigorously with hot water. to whioh a. tetopoonful of whiting has been added. Wipe thoroughly with a clean cloth. and the wood will be as good an new. To ascertain the freshness of an egg without breaking hold it before a. strong light ind look directly through the shell. If the yolk ap- pear round, and the white sur- rounding it clear, the rhancea are that the egg is fresh. Or drop it into water; it the egg sinks quickly and remains at the bottom it in in all probability fresh. but if it stands, on end it is doubtful. and quite bad it floats. The shell ml a. fresh egg looks dull, while that M a stale one is glow)". Brooms that have been winding the wrong way up often u-Jl very crushed. The best way to P-“lut‘t’ them is as follows: _ Put a kettle halt filled with water on the tire. and when the steam (unites stunt! ly from the spout apply the crush- ed part of the broom Lo it. In a minute or en the bristles will rise into their proper position, While steaming the broom rub your hand briskly mer the surfaee of the ln'amm to hasten its TFCU‘IQ'Y'). 'I'hiu method is effevtire far all hrtmmu, whether made of bristle ot' filsve, here. Peggy. ther that l w etherx did you te TORONTO l "Bo Paddy's still on i“Yen. Finn, he struck w he struck the boss. then a Cij, now he's striking I ‘smne in jail." The Intent culinary autumn u . dinner mm entirely " did.“ eatem in the Flowery End. Puppies boiled in oil, uhu'h' thar, and swallows” nests do not iUums un the menu, however. for, nomad ing on Utest reports. such dee!ioaayioa WPP, no longer fumrmd by tho Celes- tial osrietoeraey. The ml PM!” cuisine is diiintrwUhod by itm “dic- crrtion." According to ' promi- nent, Purl.» chef. it is "delieauly strange." instead of being barhudc and absurd. It remiss wan-9 what Italian fare. but without in; Iveavineerr tam, must require a very fertile imagination. and the med “all I spechlly adapted paints and the di- mion of an work-h. Ron-t. anno- dillo and Chinese rice wine. won the minute.) of tho hat lumen. And the (new! than fur-aiding the newnpqm with plenum! “my." Manager (dilgumvdly) . What would you do if you had a half bak- ed fellow like that, in Jour “Rice. Caller- Id give him the lire. strike r" rk, then mnmn' mun: of Ht to the the i, uds, all ' Hutu: g; the f 'tees b, " Balurres " - - H - l,. d ', [j in the ”at b 4 I“ I push “of. I at “If TO,