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If '\ ) ri i SBC Hints for Busy Housekeepers, ••'•W^l^^k^^^Wk Reelpca aad Other Valuable Inrermatloa •f Hartlcvlar locereat to Womea Folkji VJ t If hi in \'i SKI.PXTi'L) lUIClPES. Grten Tomato Compote. â€" Al- though iirobably no otlier vege- table is served in so many difteront ways aK tiic tomatt), it is not Rcn- ' erally kn«-n-n t)mt the green frviit makes an excellent "fompute," or sweet stew. The iiuriiH,' tomatoes are ^te^^^*d in sugat. liko prunes or apricuLs, until they become swe«t and tender. Tliis method of prepar- ing them is recommended to those who grow their own fruit, whieli often fails to rii)on fully before frost. Poor Man's Cakes. â€" Use one cup «f Indian meal, and one cup of â- flour, .sifted lo^ct'ier. AM one tea- * *|KX)nfuI of salt, and two teas^won- fuls of baking-jiowder. JJcat an egg and add to it three tablespoon- {uls of sugar arid ono cup of milk. : -Stir tins iiit^o the meal and flu'ur, and drop the mi.xturo by spoun- fuls into deej) fat. Try the cakes to a light brown and drain them on brown jjaiier. Baked Philippine Loaf. â€" Chop fine one and one-half pounds of , round steak, on?-ha!{ pound of bacon or jxjrk. one onion and two green j)Cppers. Add a cup of broad- crunibs, salt to taste, and knc.i<l until the ingrcdicntL aro thorough- ly mi,\ed. Form the mass into n .lojif and plac« it in the middle of a ! }"» '^â- csire. â- â- baking pan. Put strips of bacon Prune W lap on top and jxiur o^â- cr all the cou- ~ tents of a can of tomatoes. Bake in a blow oven for an hour and a lialf. â- .i-'Drain off lh« tomato juice, add a little hot w;itcr, season and thick- en, and then [.uur the liquid over , the meat .again. .Servo hot or cold. Boiled A]ipK's. â€" This method of cooking apples, at first tried as a : hot-woather experiment, to save the heat re(|uircd for baking, proved so satisfactory that it siip- crsi'dcd the old method. W'ash the apjjles and put llieni in a kettle. covering thci^ with water; do not peel or core them. Boil tlowly un- til they are soft ; sweeten to taste. The result is delicious. Grandfather's Chopped Pickle. â€" Use one dozen green tomatoes, three heads of ^elery, one head of cabbage, tliree green peppers (seeds , removed), one-half dozen good- . sized onions, two large cucumbers, r one cup of nasturtium feeds. Chop all together and scald in a weak brine, dr.iin, and scald in about a quait of vinegar and water. Drain this off, and pour over the pickle, hot, the f'jllowing: Two quarts of vinegar, one and one-half pounds of brown sugar, one-(iuarter of a |)Ound of white mustard-seed, one i.jtablcspoonful of cinnamdU, one tca- spooiiful each of red pepper, ground mustard, clove and allspice. Put in a stone crock. dough as soft as jjossible, kt?c.ad into ehape, l.iy it on board and beat until light and full of bubbles. For the boating use a new axe handle or rolling pin with one handle. Beating bread takes one-fourth the time kneading does and the dough is much lighter and the work is no- thing. When dough is light aiul fluffy, roll out on board, taking part of dough at a time, until one-half irteh thick, spre.id with warm but- ter. Cut rolls with a dunil)bell, but an axe handle will do. 15eat bis- cuit cutter. Place a prune in cen- ter, sprinkle with sugar and oi'iiia- mon. Then ftkl edges of dough over prunes, pressing down firmly fro prunes won't pop out. I'l.'ioo in grca.sed pans, let ri.^e until liKiit. then bake in quick ove.i abijiit twenty minutes. ,Serve warm with butter, or they are g'lod cold. Xut rolls caii be made the same way. using chopped walnuts in- stead of prunes. Or if you like, fill prunes with the nuts. Large prunes stuffed with walnuts and served with whipped cream are delicious for 'Jeascrt. In making prune, whips, allow ono white of egg to each jKjrson a.id one tablespoon sugar and four jirunes to each white. This way you can make a large or small whip as Whites of three eggs, one and one-half cups granu- lated sugar, fifteen or â- -â- ighteen prunes ; stew the nruncs, stew a:id chwp fine. Beat the white to a stiff froth and ;i<!d sugar, stir well, and much better than when washed in the ordinary way. To make Venetian blind;; like new, first tako them in pieces, wash them well, and dry thoroughly. Then rub well with a cloth d1j)ped i)i linseed oil, and polish. They will, look as fresh as when jicw. After washing a teapot, dry thor- oughly and leave the lid off so that the air may enter. Jtemember it is impossible to dry the spout, aid if you close the i>ot tightly it v\ill very likely smell musty. Waste jiipes which have became clogged are clcnned hy laying over the sink a large lump of soda. Pour a kettleful of boiling wator over, and it will dispel the grease which generallv is the cause of the trou- ble. Hot water, as is ge;ierally sup- I)osed does not cause wrinkles, a id there arc few things more refroali- ing to a tired face than a v/aah in water as hot as can be borne t.'j which a dash of toilet vi.negar has been added. Cream of tartar for ruKt. Boil the article with the rust stain f)r about an hour i i tliree gallons of wat<'r. To each gallon add one tablespoonful of cream tart.ar. The stain will disappear, no matter how old. *- IMITATION SILK. .MniU II .\iui>iic«, but of Wood Pulp From Norway. In the maiiiifacturc of artificial silk woo<i pulp from Norway is util- ized, being shipjied here in bales. This pulp is cut into thin sheets, each individual sheet i;< carefully weighted, and a certain quantity placed in a metal tank for chemical treatment. The various chemical solutiona used are mixed in huge iron tanks, from which they are puiripcd under ground throug'i a series of lead then add chopped inunes. Bake in pipes to the de))artments requiring THE mUi SCHOOL li'M slow oven three-iniarters of an hour. Prune Puddine.â€" One pound primes, boiled until soft. Picmove stones and mash. To this paste add the whites of four eggs well beaten aiuI ono-half cupful of white sug.ir. Bake until a light brown. .Serve cold with cream. UNSEFUL HIXTS. Coffee burned on hot coals will purify a sickroom and overcome disagreeable odors. Keep newspapers under the oil- cloth on kitchen table. The oil- cloth will last much longer. Ginger i.oultices aie as -^fficaei- the various compounds. Thi:; pulp, having been macerated and digi'st- ed, is suhinitted to still furtlicr chemical action undfr certain fixed temperatures which are lut allow- ed to vary even one-half .-i degree. When it is ready for final trans- forrnntion into silk the solution chiseiy resembles molasses in color an<I consistency. .\t this stage it is pumijcd from the tanks to the spinning flames. Hero specially constructed pumps are attached to each spindle, vhich carefully mea- sure off the rc(iuired cjuantity of the solution. This is forced through tubes with an outlet containing just as many perforations as there are to be fila- ments in the tliread. Through these (i.is as mustard and will not blister They should be ma-Je in the sanic j j't^'i^'pag^pjto'a'tank' running the '^''O-i- , , length of the frame and containing A good way t^ tell when nam ip ; ^ fhemical mixture which fixes the fried enough is by the fat. When the fat is brown (not burnt) l!ie ham is done. If you want to keep lemons string them with a packing-needle a!id ^r' #i: picklf:s. Cucumber Belish. â€" Three quarts of fresh cucumbers jjeelcd and sliced. One quart of onions jieclcd aud sliced, one-fourth cuji of salt sprinkled over and let sliind one 'hour. Take one quart of vineg.ar [â-  and half cuj) of water, .â- idd to it o.ie lieaping tablespoon of celery seed, one tablespoon of white mustard 8ccd, one tablespoon of tumeric powder, one-half cup of sugar, one teas|xjon of cayenne pojiper. Add tiiig to the cucumbers and oniiins ajid mix well ; boil up well and •••â- in. These are delicious for meats of all kinds. Canada Hot. - Chop one jieck green tomatoes, four ripe peppers, four green jiepjiers, two cujts cel- ery, two cups onion ; |)ut one-half cuj) talt on aiKl let sta.'id over night. In the morning dr.iin well aiid pour six cups \inogar in which you have put two cuj)a sugar and one-h'ilf cup white miLstaid geed. Keei) all winter in a stone jar, and is good. Cheri-y Leaf Pickles.- -Green cu- cumbers, ab(jut an inch in diame- ter, should be used for this reoiiio of <lelicio>i3 pickles. In a jar plac •a.t'iick layer of well cleaned cherry leaves, then a six inch layer of cu- cumbers, until the jar is filled, hav- ing a layer of cherry loaves last. Over this pour a salt brine made of one cup of Rait to about ten quarts of water. Then every morning f>jr two weeks mi.f Ihc leaves ntid cu- cumlji.rs well u)) from the Ixittc n of the jar with the bafids. .At the end of this time drain off the brine to the last drop. Cut the cucum- bers into pieces about an inch long. Place in ijuart jars, scattering mixed spices tlirough. Then make a Ewcet syrup as K»»' any sweet pick.le. fill jaJ-.s and iscal. Ai tlie end of about two weeks reheat nytWp and *cai jars for winter use. PHCNKS. Prune Rolls. --C'ook one j)oHnd prunes until soft, sweeten to tiiste. When cool remove seeds. For the. dough, tftke one cup milk, scalded and cooled, a<ld one cup warm water, one comprchsed yeast cake, una large t.iblesiinon cuh of butter and sugfl(r, one small t<"asixiou s.alt. Whcii <(i.s.sipl\ ed gradually add six Mips sifted (lour, stirring until eas- 'y handled with bands. Uave Holuticm instantaneously into a thread. This strand is carried over a wheel down through a tube. .t(b a rapidlv revolving spindle ; thf- hang thera in a dry place, but do ^ato of speed is about 5.000 revolu- not let them touch each other. tions a minute. From this the If it is necessary to add more L(rarids are afU>rward unwound on water when soup is boiling, addi ^^.j^ ;„(„ skeins. The air in the boiling water; if cold or warm I ^pi,,,,;,,^ ,.o(„„ jj. c^„„pi<.tely chang- water is added the soupy flavor i^,,[ every three niinutc;s being will be ruined. pumped off though luiods placed Keep a cui)board or room dry by|„v<.,. ^ach of the spinning frames, the simple plan of placing a jar of; xiii^ isdonn. says the Textile Manu- quicklime, which must be renewed {.u-turers' Journal, to remove any ;it intervals, as it absorbs the •.lamp very quickly. A good hint to those who have a tear in their dross is to darn it as near as possible like the weave of the cloth with a thread of the material itself. Wiien using valu.'ible vases for table decorations fill them with sand, for this makes them ftand firmly, and renders them far le;*'* liable to be knocked over and broke ',1. You can take iron rust out ot cloth very successfully by putting lemon juice on the spot and aji- plying a hot flat iron; sometiinen it is necessary to repeat the appli- cation. iShccts should, of coiirsc, be iiiangled, but if you have not one, fold 'the sheets as if tor mangling, and leave for several hours. Then finish by pressing thein in the folds with a heavy iron. If new enamel saucepans are placed in a pan of warm water, al- lowed to come to the boil, and then cool, they will be found to last iiiuch longer before <utlier crack- ing or burning. Artificially fed chihlven shnuld havii their WLtles boiled <'very d;iy, and the tubes and other rubber parts fcoaked one hour in water which contains 25 per cent, of pure givceriue. Don't put baby into a mail cart. If you cannot afford a comfortable perambulator in which he can lie iTi his cot make up your min<I ti o.irry hiin, even though your arm:; may ,iche. Skimmed milk and water, with a bit of glue in it, made scalding hot, is excellent to restore okl, rusty black crape ; if well squeezed and pa!lc^;l <lry, like muslin, it will look I, well as new. Sawdust fihould never lie thrown awav. Use it for cleaning water bottles which are stained. 81ig!itlv d'lmpened, it can be scattered over brick floors, which, if well brushed, will be f>erfectly clean. When washing oilcloth, a table- jpoonful of painter's size added to n pailful of water will give it a gluBuy surface and moko it wear possible fumes and to provide thorough ventilation for the opera- tives. One of the interesting features in connection with the entire <iperation is the fact that the yarn is handled as little as possible. The specially constructe<l stoves and bleacl'ing arrangements are ideal, and when the skeins arc finally carried to the large drying room on the fifth floor one marvels at the change which has so rapidly taken place. Fr<nn here thev are taken to the sortinpr room, where onch in<1ividuiil skein is carefully examined by skil- led ciperators. THE DAISY-CHAIN'. Down in a scented meadow cool, .•\ laughing lass, let loose friin school. Ran merrily, one summer's day. Among the sweet wild flowers to play. Of Vnittricnps a golden foam B-isp lii«h above the luscious loam. There, in a field l>eyond the l.mc, S!ie wove a ..Inintv daisy-chain. .Ml I shall I ever meet again The lass who wove a daisy-chain? The next time that I saw her there, l/ovt^ly as spring-time, and as fair. Again a chain of Htars she wove. That bouml my heart in links of love. But time, had maid Into a damsel, prim and staid. To timid smile;-! u"id blushes fain. Who thought not of a dai;sv-chai;i Oh, what joy to meet again •â-  The lass wh-o wove a daisy-chain I changed the little And now Bee when I look round and The joys that life has brought to me. With wife nnd weans to keep afire The light tliat led mv youno; desire, I i)on-iler. as I thank the Fates That hid beyond those rustic gates, â- Vnd close my eves and sec again The goddess with the daiav-chain. Oh, never shall I part again Fr<,'ni the lasB who wove a daisy- chain 1 IVIKKNATIONAL LESSON, SK!'Ti:.MnKil24. Les.soii XIII.- Daniel in the lion:*' den, Dt^n. 6. (^uldeu let, Van. SL 7, â- Verse 1. Darius â€" He was the general, apparently (the, Qree.k name Oobryas liei.ng similar la form), who was in command of the combined forces of Persia and Me- di.a wheji Babylon was captured. He took control of the city as g'jv- ernor. The statements conccriiins him, here and in other parts of the boo.'c, exhibiting him as a royal personage ruling over an extensive kingdom, are difficult to under- stand in light of tlie known history of these times. There may be soin;> confusion between this man and the Darius Hystaspea of the book of Ezra, the father of Xerxes. Satraps â€" A strictly Persian word, signifying a ruler of a province. The Word is found frequently also in Ezr;i and Esther. 2. Presidents -Princes. .'\ word found nowhere else in the Old Tes- tament exceiit in tliis chapter. This was the jilan Eelsliazzar had in mind (compare previous chapter). These three men acted as a kind of check upon the satraps, so that th-j treasure and rcveiUie of the king were properly protected. 3. Was distinguished â€" That is, i:i the old sense of prefer, was advanc- ed or promoted, given a superior standing. 4. Sought to find occasion â€" Thi-J Daniel, a captive Jew, liad been ex- alted to the highest honors of the kingdom, and this in spite of his severe judgnunts upon the ruling jjiAver. His integrity and wisdom were unimpeachable'. A narrow, bitter spirit of jealousy, however, will find vent somewliere, and finea there was no jiroof of disloyalty or negligence in Daniel's discharge of tlie duties of the kingdom, his ene- mies found an object of attack in his method of worshij) according t-o the Jewish law (5). G. .\ssembled together to the king- The phrase in t.he origiial is very much more vivid. It means that they came ru.shing tumultu- ously into the king's presence, de- fying every rule of court etiquette, so eager were tliey to let loo:-:e their wrath against tlieir hatred rival. 7. .'\11 the presidentsâ€" Daniel, of course, was excepted ; it is easy to believe, intentionally. The enum- eration of all the chief oBicers of the realm gave the plot the sem- blance of unanimous action. A royal statute â€" Although the leading men had consulted to es- tablish this decree, their meaning was, of course, that they intended to prevail upon the king to estab- lish it. It was a monstrous propo- , sition. Only a ruler who was easily induced by flattery would consent ' to be exalted in this fashion above I Ood and man. It is remarkable I that Darius should have failed to consult liis chief minister and ad- viser on a matter of such inomoit. The den of lionsâ€" The den was a sort of pit, or vault. Lions were kept for the chase. 8. That it be not changed -- The unalterableness of the edicts of the Modes and Persians, properly .signed and scaled bv the royal hand, has become proverbial (Esther 1. 19, H. H). 0. King Darius signed the writ- ing-It seems absurd that any king in his right senses should consent to u law that might easily be briik- 0)1 by every one of his subjects without his knowing it. He was soon to see the stupidity of his ac- tion. 10. When Da'iiel knew^ that the writing was signed, he went -It was not likely that such a decree would make any difference at all to a man who had served God through all his career in a hea- then hind. The trial did not come to him in youth as it did to his three eiiiniiani'Ois. He was an old man. His habit of a lifetime, which took him thrice daily to the roof cham- ber supplied with windows open tow.Tid Jerusalem in the direction of <lev<ition (I Kings 8. 4-1') was not to V)e thwarted by devices ot men. No doubt he saw through the iilot against him, and his courageous spirit rose in rebellion. His first duty was to his God. Three times a day â€" Ctimparo Psalm 55. 17. In later times, the three seasons for prayer were, at the offering of the morning sacri- fice, at the offering of the evening mc-vl, and at sunset. Jews in a strange land offered these jirayers with their faces turned toward Israel; tho.se in Israel, with faces toward Jerusalem; those in Jeru- salem, with faces toward the tom- lile. 11. Assembled togetherâ€" Same meaning as before. They rushed about the house <if Daniel in a most disorderly manner. 14. The king . . . was sore dis- pleasedâ€"Compare Mark G. 20. He saw that he had been duped. But his anger was mostly with himself for having been so easily deceived. He knew the value of Daniel, and all day, till sunset, labored strcnu- usly to rescue him. .\s far the scheming satraps and chaTiberlairis. tliuugh they were greatly disap- poiited t'lal, tho ki.ig's wrath was not awakened aga'n.st this Daniel, ',f the <:hiid:o.i (f the captivity of Judah, t.'iey were sure of their po- sition. No law of the Modes and Persians (15), so they reminded him as t.^ey once more rushed before him without r.-ivere ice for his royal j>er3on. might be changed. Dean Farrar sitggesti; that if he had threatened to cast them into the lions' den, they migiit have enter tai.icd a differe.it opinion about the reversibility of royal decrees. 16. He will deliver thee - This is rather in the form of a prayer that Daniel may in some way es- cape what seems a certain fate. The king's anxious solicitude indi- cates hi.i high regaid for his prime mini'iter. 17. Sealed it with bi-j own signet â€"Among all these Orientals, the use of the signet, or seal ring, was common. These rings were very ancient. In order that tiiere might be no change of purpose on the king's part, or anybody else's, con- cerning Daniel, adjuble precaution was taken â€" the signet of the lords w.is used «T.s well as the king's. lb. Instruments of mui;ic â€" This reading is uncertain. It may mean dancing-girls, or concubines. But I the sense is plaii-- Darius did not ] indulge hirmielf in the customary pleasures of the court, but went to ! his private quarters suppcrless and j spent a sleepless niglit. 20. .Servant of the living God.â€" j The expression is so striking that it seems certain that the king must I have been impressed ere this that Daniel worshiped no god made by the hands of men. 23. Because he had tnistedâ€" I'aith does, then, make a difference with 1 God. 2-4. Their children and their wives â€" 1:1 bringing vengeance upon the ; men who h.ad so malicioirsly coa- j trivcd against this good nnm, Dari- ; us had resort to the cruel savagery i of ancient times which confounded 1 t.he innocent with the guilty. I 25-27â€" The 'decree of Darius, cal- ling upon all his suojects to fear the wonder-v.orking God of Daniel. Compare Daniel 3. iO and 4. 1-3. 'NisTllOM SUNSET COaI WORD.S OF WISDOM. No p«.:em is as glorious as a Chris- tia:i life. To honor God is to become what we praiiie. The sense of dutv is tlie greatest gift of God. Prepare yourself for the worst, and hope for the be.st. All the objects of human thought flow into one another. It is a greater work to educate a child than to rule a state. Be cautious lest you be overcau- tious. I'ear to stiHe any truth. All human culture rests on a wil- lingness to make sacrifices to the truth. In proportion as society becomes enlightened, personality acquires inlhv.mce. The best means for defeating a good cause is to attach to it the idea of vulgarity. I Other systems were framed for j C'jniniunities ; Christianity ap- proached men as individuals. It is hard for a class of men to resjieet themselves who are denied respect by all around thera. It was the entire and patient re- linquishment of immediate .success which throws the most solemn gmndeur over the character of Jesus. The friends of moral truth, of temperance, and virtue must not resort to party ; they must speak in the tone of tho friend of their race. It is th-e boast of Christianity that it is impossible to trace its origin to tho love of power, tliat master passion in the authors of false religions. Public ojvinion cannot do for vir- tue what it docs for vice. It is the essence of virtue to look abtivo opinion. Vice strengthens itself by entire subserviency to it. Our chief hope of an improved literature rests on our hopes of an improved religion. A religion ac- ceptable to the intellect must work mightily upon the intellect. \Vc doubt whether a man ever brings his faculties to bear with their whole force on a Fubjeet un- til he writes upon it for the instruc- tion or gratification of others. W THE "SIXTH SENSE." The reported (picst of a "sixtli sense' is not the first attempt of the sort; for about five ye.irs ago, Professor Watsim, of the University of Chicago, perfurmc-il an oi)er:itiun that excite<l the interest of the me- dical World. The subject of the experiment was a rat, and by means of vivisection he de:-;troyed the five senses of the rat without killing it. The animal was then turned loose, and it found its way to food. This, Professor Watson claimed, jiroved the existence of a sixth sense, which he believed to be common to both men and animals. He called it the Sense of Direction. And much ear- lier. Professor Alex. Bain, of the I University of Aberdeen, wrote:! "The feelings connected with move- I nients of the body or actions (if the mu.'-eles have to he recognized as a distinct class, and, by some meta- physicians, as proceeding from a' sixth or muscular seuEe." I WHAT THK WESTERN PEOl' ARE DOING. Pro^rr.as of tbc Great West Told/ In a lew Poiuted I tenia. Point Ellis bridge, Victoria, is to' be repaired. A h't was sold in Hope the otbei day for $400 cash. In Chilliwack the restauranta have to pay a license. An outbreak of rabies is feared in' New Westminster. The building of coke ovens »tij« continues at Passburg. .•\ wireless instrument has beeo installed at Sapperton. Vancouver is complaining bitterlj of the smoke nuisance. Fort George citizens have organ- ized a volunteer fire brigade. A bridge has been built across the Eulklcy river at Glentanna. Mrs. Bulyer recently sold a ranch of leo acres near Hope for .$17,000.' Fruit from Kalso is being exhibit- ed at the various fairs in the prairie provinces. ' The .'Vgricultural Society of Sal- mon .\rin intend to purchase ground in the district. i The electric line between New Westminster and Vancouver is being double tracked. The Dominion Governmenli dre<lge Fruhling left for Nanaimo' where she will be overhauled. I The upper Eraser and the; Nechaco are still rising, and the naviagtion is now uninterrupted. | .\ new large three storey hotel is to be erected at Coalmont, in the Tulamcen district. Beginald Tate has been appointed manager for Sir Thos. Shaugh- nessy's estate at Summerland. There was a potato famine in Rossland recently, and a few old spuds brought five cents a pound. Mosquitoes caused 23 men engag- ed in railway construction on th< Kootenay to quite for three d.ays. Two hundred and fifty men foi railway work presented themselvei at Lyuton during the past week. Substantial Government assist- ance has been promised to the peo- ple of Kootenay for the zinc indus- try. Fowler and Lawson, of Merritt, have secured the contact for th« hospital there for the sum ol 819.247. The old wharf and cannery build' ing at Queensborough, Lulu Island, has been totally destroyed by fire. Efforts are being made to hav« the Government telephone line ex( tended from Fairview to Roch Creek. ' Five hundred men are presontlj employed by the Kettle Valley RaiL way on construction above Rod Creek. Advices from the north are U the effect that smallpox is delayinj the work of J. D. Craig's uppei Yukon survey. It is estimated that the total pad of salmon this season in Britisl Columbia will be between 700,001 and bOO.OOO cases. Miss Maggie Mackenzie, of Kalso, was attacked by a bear cub, wheB returning from business. She e* caped injury. The vital statistics for Victoria during the month of June showj sixty-six births, forty-four death] aud sixty-six niarri'igcs. A disastrous fire has occurred al Powell River, destroying the prin- cipal business structures ot that new town. The loss is estimated at $15,000. In order to meet the growing de- mands of the traffic on the B.C.E.R. two new electric locomotives are be- ing secured and will soon be in op- eration. Westminster riflemen made, a good showing at the meeting at Rich- mond range. F'ivc local men werfl shooting and all came up in the in- dividual scores and asfgregate. A brass plate with a suitable comnieiiiorativc description has been erected in the Prince Rupert Hospital, to the memory of the founder of that institution, the late John Houston. V^aneouver's board ot license commissioners have ruled that a restaurant patron engaged in tak- ing a meal at the stroke ot mid- night is entitled to finish his re- past, despite the 12 o'clock closing ordinance. RAPID BRIDGE-BUILDING!. A pulley and basket .arrangement, bv "wy-aaiSusyi which four men at a time were S\', u'l.n over from bank to bank, was flxfj up at .\voca, duriuL,' i';.' Boer AV m-, in a few min- utes. .\ .siirj,io l.'tk bridge over a 30 foot chasm, strong enough to ad- mit ot the passage of an army, has been often constructed by two N. C. O.'s and twenty men in an hour j pontoon bridges, to admit of the' passage of the heaviest armawent* and baggage, have been built in two hours, and from odd ni.aterials,' such as barrel.s and soap-boxes J whilst during the Chinese War or 1800, the British f-irce marching on Pekin crossed a floo-dod river â-  i * bridge of coffi'is, which had bee2( commandeered from a neighboring village 1 t, /