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g; On we- went ti'l we reached Canon City where we stopped» for a few minutes. The weather was some- what.tshilly,bt1t as the mountain scenery was interesting there was but little attention paid to a view of the town. The sun was shining bright and by taking a panoramic view we discovered that all the mountains in sight had a heavysheetofsnow over them which made one of the most magnificent picturesI as the sun was casting his 'golden rays upon them, that ever was witnessed by the human eye. A friend of minesuggested that we sit on the cow catcher as we pass through the RoyalGorgeCanon inorder to better en- able as to get the best view possible of such, grand ttsetsnery, but as we found that" the cow catcher was too small for two we decided to stand on the blind baggage platform. Oa we went with our little narrow gorge train and as we wet: looking heavenwards that we might see nature’s own beautiful handi- work which stood in front of us of solid stone walls, red and blue in color, ranging from about 2 to 3 thousand feet in height standing almost perpen- dicular with great big oldfs and bould- ers hanging over head weighing thom sands of tons. What holds them there God only knows l Then suddenly, my companion said : ‘Oh I what is this and the first thing I observed I was being sprinkled with warm water which came from the fireman'a hose as he was wetting down his coal. I told my companion not to pay any attention to such a little thing as that for mountain scenery was more important than a few drops of water. Finally we had almost reached the mouth of the canon where the train stopped for about five minutes to give everybody a good chance‘to take the best observation possible of such a finely constructed bridge which he no (qua! in the United Stated, Boles are cutin each side of the rocks for the iron beams to rest for there was no other possible way" for the architect to fasten them down. ' It is not what may be called a suspension, but a swinging bridge. The beams meet on top like the rafters ofa building. which gives it its only sup- port. Down from those beams run horizontal bars on which the track rests and instead of having a support underneath like any ordinary bridge it 'proirerhead. Many a good citizen took elf his hat and shouted whether to please humanity or glorify God I do not" know. Before we started up again the whistle on the engine blew about six times in succession in order that the passengers might hear the echo in that wonderful canon. We were then about six thousand feet above sea level,.and here and there we came across some farming land upon which there was growing oats, wheat, corn, peas and alfalfa. Oats looked very sickly and corn was likewise. Wheat and peas looked fairly well; alfalfa was good. Once in a while we passed through villages of about five to six houses, House is a misnomer tor they are only holes dug in the ground with a mud root over them. Bat once I was very much surprised to see a nice frame building standing on the top of the ground in which the Word of God was preactei. With two big engines attached to six coaches we kept ascending slowly and steadily till 12 45; we had then reached the top of Marshall Pass which has an elevation of little over twelve thou- sand feet. From Pueblo to the top of thepass it is 125 miles. The sky was clear and the air was cold. As we felt chilly one follow in the crowd suggested that we build a fire as soon as we get off the train. Of course as tllthe rest were of the same mind we had a good warm fire inside of tive minutes as there was plenty of wocd to be had, We all hugged the fire very c!osely and after we had warmrd up a httle we gathered up some o‘d lumber oat of which we made seats to sit on while eating our lunches, which were enjoyed very much. Much ChH3t- tion in such a high altitude is impossi- ble unless a person is very healthy. It commenced to snow at about 2 30 in the afternoon and st about 2 45 we left on the first train for home in which - storm we ro’e nearly two hours; we ran into nice, bright, warm sun; shine, th'ch lasted shout three hours, and last of all we went into a rain storm which poured down nearly all the way home. Such is life in the far west). . Sincerely yours JACOB HUEHN. 103 weeti’nd St. Pueblo, Colorado, S-9pb. 24. Gen. Sir Herbert) Kitchener has been elevated to the peerage. There was not one in the crowd who dared tu make an attempt to sing "Hot time In the old town," it was too cold. Cover the Marshall Pass (By Jacob Iluehc) Some time ago there was advertised an excursion over the Marshall Pass, and as I was asked by two of my gentlemen friends to :accompany them over the Pass, we occupied the first train out on Sunday morning Srpt. 11th, at 7:10. As we were moving on slowly and had our wits gathered to. getlu r, we were all sitting snug side by side. As none of us were smoking or playing cards, which is quite cue tomary when taking in excursions. WI were telling stories and jokes until we had left about 25 miles behind when it commenced to get more interesting to the eye than jukes and stories to the ear. Farming land along the Arkansas river then interested as on account of being of;such a vast diff erence from what it is at home, The land along the river is about a half to one mile wide and only certain sec- tions of it can be used for cultivation. Alfalfa, corn, cabbe ge and potatoes are the most important vegetation and can be raised by irrigation only. THROUGH THE ROCKIES. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have attain- eda most enviable reputation in this community. Probably no other medi- cine has had such a large and increase ing sale here. The reason is that this medicine cares. Old and young alike are benefitted by its use. Recently we printed an account of a remarkable cure of a well known lady of this place through the agency of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and since publishing that we have heard of another similar case. Mr. Wm. E'liott, a farmer living near Bright, isa well known figure there. Although an old man he almost; daily walks to the village, a distance of near- ly a mile, for his mail. Many years ago he came from Scotland to the farm on which he now lives and cleared it of forest. In conversation with him he related to an Echo reporter the follow- ing '. "I am 78 years of age and strong and healthy for an old man. Mire has been a vigorous constitution and up till six years ago I hardly knew what it was to have a day's illness. But then my health began to fail. I became which to cramps in the stom- ach. I was treated by doctors, but rc- ceived no berufit. I gradually grew weaker and as I was past the threescore and ten I thought my time had come. Next I took fainting fits and often I would have to be carried back to the home entirely helpless. The doctors said my trouble was general weakness due to old age and advised me to carry some stimulant with me to use when I felt a faintness coming on, but this I refused to do. I had read in the papers of De, Williams’ Pink Pills and thought they would be specially adapted to my case. I tried one box but they did not seem to help me. In fact I felt worsc. I decided to continue them, however, and after taking four boxes there was a marked improvement, My strength returned and I was no longer troubled with fainting spells, In six months time with this treatment I gained fifteen pounds, taking in all eight boxes of the pills." Laughter is one of the greatest helps to the digestion with which I am ac- quainted, and the custom prevalent, among our forefathers of exciting it at the table by jasters and buffoons was founded upon true medical principles. --Hufeland. VIGDBUUS (lllll AGE. MR WM. ELLIOTT TELLS HOW TO OBTAIN IT, He Has Been Subject to Fainting Spells and Gmsmps-Rhrass Gradual- ly Growing Weaker and Weaker. From the Echo, Plattsville, Ont. “It is stated on good authority that General Kitchener intends to retire from the Egyptian service. He re- gards his work as completed and will return to England by the middle of October. It is rumored that his eye sight is affected. Upon arriving at Fashoda the Sirdar shook hands with Major Marchend and they dined to- gether the some evening. Major Mar. chand lacked supplies. A story is current that he has left; Fasboda. He received help from a local chief, who is now our adherent. "The British Government has offered £12 sterling to each reserve or aime- expired man who is willing to X‘s-engage with the expedition." These pills sure not by purging the blood as do ordinary medicines, but by enriching the blood and strengthening the nerves. They cure rheumatism, sciatica, loc nmotor ataxia, paralysis, heart troubles, erysipelas and all forms of weakness. Ladies will find them an unrivalled medicine for all ailments peculiar to the sex, restoring health and vigor, and bringing a rcsy glow to pale and aallow cheeks. There is no other medicine 'just as good.' Ste that the full name, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, is on every package you buy. If your dealer does not have them they will be seat post paid at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2 50, by ad- dressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Oo., Brockville, Oat,, or Schenectady, New York, Negotiations relative to the matter were begun at Paris yesterday, the British Ambarsuior, Right Hon. Sir Edmund J. Monson, calling upon M. Dcclasae, the French Foreign Minister. THE SIRDAR TO RETIRE London, Sept. 20 --The Cairo corres- pondent) of the Daily Telegraph says: "In is stated that the Khalifac trea- sure, £10,000,000 in value, which was hidden in the desert, has been found and forwarded here. "Lord Eiward Cecil will take Ihush ods Siespatcbreg l? London. _ M _ The S:rdar, according to these, after Major Marchend refused to furl the French flsg, formally announced that he bad come to raise the Egyptian fl Lg, bat before doing so desired to know whether Major Marchend wished to enter a probeeh. The Frenchman re. plied in the negative, and the Sirdar then planted the Egyptian flag, alone --notthe Egyptian and the Briuiah 8.3 at first reported---500 metres from the French flsgataff. Respecting Fashoda is in the Hands of D1p1ornatissts-rhrvptit"t Sipdap to Retire. London, Sept. 20,-The newspapers of the country are clamorously demand, ing that the Gore nment take the pub lie into its trordidenee in regard to the Fashoda affair, having been informed that General Kitchener's report has reached the Foreign C)ffiee, and that it makes interesting developments. They appear to be deeply disappointed that hplomatisstts are to have the settle- neat: of the question. The Foreign Olfice has issued a formal refusal to make public any farther details of the affair, some of' which, however, are leaking out. KItIy3milN1ilR't:', REPORT. Laughter. ENCOURAGE POSTAL NOTES. Hon Wm. Mulock on the Repurchas» mg of Postage Stamps. Outawa, Oat., Sept. 2(r--Hon. Wm. Mulock left last evening for Qaeheo on departmental matters. Speaking yes- terday with reference to the decision of the department to refuse to repur- chase postage stamps after Friday next he said that he would suggest that in future newspapers should encourage the remittance of small sums by postal note rather than by currency or in stamps. The postal note would be the safer form of remittance, requiring, as it does, forgery to obtain payment wrongfully. The department will speedily have supplies of postal notes at all places where they are likely to be required, the delay in so doing having been Caused by the diifioulty in obtain the water marking ing of the paper and its manufacture under proper safe- guards. . Jack Homer of the Christmas pie really existed, though whether he dr- served the title of 'good boy' is exceed- ingly doubtful. He was, however, a fortunate rogue. When Henry VIII. suppressed the monasteries and drove the monks from their nests, the title. detds of the Abbey of Malls were dc- manded by the commissioners. The Abbot cf Glartmbury determined that he would send them to London, and, as the documents were very valuable, and the road infested with thieves, it was difficult to get them to the metropolis safely. To accomplish this end, he devised a very ingenius plan. He ordered a savory pie to be made, and inside he put the documents-the fiaegt filling a pie ever had-and in- trusted this dainty to a lad named Homer to carry up to London to tit- liver safely into the hands for whom it was intended. But the journey was long and the day cold, and the boy was hungry, and the pie was tempting, and the chance of detection was small. So the boy broke off a piece of the pie, and beheld a parchment within. He pulled it forth, innocent enough, wondering how it could have found its way there, tied up in pastry, and arrived in town. The parcel was de- livered, but the titlc-deeds of Mells Abbey were missing. The fact was that Jack had them in his pocket. These were thejuioiest plums in the pie. Great wasthe rage of the con- miimionerg,' and heavy the Master Jack Homer kept his secret, and when vengeance they dealt out to the monks. But when peaceable times were restored he claimed the estates and received them.-..-' Francisco Examiner. Pref. Huxley thus defines a liberal eiucation: That manhas aliberal educa- tion who has been so trained in youth that his body is the servant of the will and dors mm will and pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is capa- ble of; whose intellectis a clear, cold, logic engine with all its parts of rqasl strength, and in smooth working order, ready like the steam engine, to be turned to any kind of work, and spin the gossamers as well as forge the anch- ors of the mind; whose mind is stored with the knowledge of the great and fundamental truths ofnature and of her laws and operations; one who, no stunt- ed ascetic, is full of life and fire, but whose passions are trained to come to a halt by a vigorous will, the servant of a tender conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether of nature or art, to hate allvileness and to rerpecb others as himself. Such a one, and no other, has had a liberal education. The recent adoption, by iron and steel manufacturers throughout Ger. many, of standard classification based on the metric system, is said to have lean agreat aid to them in securing trade. “This systematic proc dare," says the Mechanical Engineer, Man- chester, England, “has led other foreign countries to adopt the German elasgifioation, more and more to the disadvantage of British manufacturers. The consuls report that in Holland there is an undoub‘ed preference for German sizes. based on the metric system, and that it is chit dy owing to this that Germany has obtained many orders for railway bridges and other material. He adds that, as regards pipes for water worlrr, it is absolutely certain that the Dutch market is com- pletely lost to Great Britain, so far as new works are concerned, from the same cause. He says that recently 8. Belgium firm obtained a large contract for water piping in Holland, and was obliged to gu mmtee that the German talassifieation should be adhered to. He cmcludes that in the growing competi- tion of rival manufacturing countries the lead cannot be held by any country which h is not aiopted the matric weights and measures. Systematic Classification of Iron and Steel. The progressive village of Verdun Que. Is to have a system of sewers and a water supply. Messrs. McConnell k Marion. Engineers, of Montreal, are gebhing up the plans and will superin- tend the work. "I met recently with a translation into English of the name of the village in Anglesey which boasts the longest name in the United Kingdom. I send you a copy below, thinking it may in- terest your readers: 'Llandair-pwll- gwyn - gyll - goger- y-Church I Mary I a hollow [White I hazel I near to l the chwyrn - drobwll .. Llan - Disilio - gogo- goch rapid l whirlpool I church l (saint's name) l cave] red'-that is, the Church of St. Mary in a hollow of white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool, and to St. Disilio church near to a red. cave.” --_ A -e- _ l. A correspondent of a London paper says: '\ A leeral Education. Engineering News, J ask Homer. A Weish Namé. There are no cigars in the market equal in quality to '. '. '. : opens the door to distinction. A man r fleeted in his [neckwear and linen. Just the reflection that any man might be proud to have associated with himself may be Beer in our brilliant display of novelties in fur- nishings. We draw the line at new. Al. ways come to us to see what ean't be Beer elsewhere. Come to-day and you’ll set Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, ke. It's the only way to see the latest in everything What's more off color than back numbe; furnishings? Move up and get of us tlu latest. JOHN RITZER, Waterloo, Ont. wanted-A Patent. Among the strange applications which reach the patent office one, filed some years ago, was most extraordinary, it being a petition for a patent for an ant guard which consisted in merely draw- ing a chalk mark around a table or oth- er place by which it was claimed the approach of ants was stopped. It seems that chalk makes an ant's legs slip as soaping a track prevents a railway en- gine from starting. The petition was novel and caused considerable amuse- ment. The application, however, was refused on the ground that there was nothing new in the invention, that chalk had been used for such purposes before and that such ideas were not pat- entable. "Simple enough. If I hadn't hated you so at school, I should never have picked up that pin to put on your seat. " --Pearsotl's Weekly. Tho English Smart Set. To what a condition has "smart so- ciety" fallen! Any one may become a leading light in it, provided that he or she is ready to pay the footing. He or she can at any moment find a person to bid guests to their feasts and any num- ber of guests, guaranteed to be "smart people," will accept tho invitations. A year or two ago an American lady intent on fashion took a large house, and an introducer sent out her invita- tions. At her first party there were many of her own friends present. The introducer explained to her that the right set of people would not come if they were exposed to this promiscuity with those who were not in it. Finally it was agreed that the , ostcss might invite ten friends to each party, but not more. (funny the Case. There was once a poor boy who while walking along saw a pin on the pavement before him. Quickly the lit. tle lad staid his steps and picking up the pin’stuck it carefully and securely in his coat. T A rich man chancing to pass at that time saw the action, and was much im.. pressed by it, so much so that he took the boy into his bank and finally adopt- ed him. _ Thirty years have passed and the erstwhile poor boy is a South African millionaire. The other day he drew a check for £2,000 and gave it to a for- mer schoolmate who had not prospered in the race of life. "Eat I don't understand," tstammer ed the beneficiary. "All that I am now I owe to you, John," said the millionaire, Mlle. Nadine Bot11itchoff created a great sensation with her beautiful voice and dramatic power, at Moscow, St. Petersburg and Madrid. In the summer of 1880 she sang at Rio Janeiro. Brazil Was then the entrepot for the cruel slave trade. At her benefit, Nadine learned that she was to be presented with valu- able gifts. She begged that the money, instead of being spent on her, should be used to buy the liberty of several female slaves. On the benefit night, after Nadine had sung, the seven negresses went upon tho stage to thank the artiste for their freedom. The crowded house applauded for several minutes; the national hymn Was played; the emperor, Dom Pedro, rose, and with him the whole audience, and the songstress knew a moment of thrilling joy such as seldom comes to women. Her deed of charity released seven poor slaves, one of whom had been re- cently whipped in public by order of her mistress. What I have never unrlrrstood is where the pleasure comes in of going to several parties the same evening. Yet there are many apparently sane persons who do this every evening dur- ing the season. At each party they probably have to wait at least half an hour before getting out of their carriage and getting back into it when they want to go away. They struggle up stairs, show themselves, stay perhaps half an hour and then hurry off to the next party. Why they should like this mode of spending their evenings no on except themselves can imagine. There is no costermonger's donkey so over- worked as a woman bent on society.- London Truth. Sung Them to Liberty. In Marchesi and Music, the famous singing teacher tells this anecdote to illustrate the nobility of heart of a Rus- sian woman, one of her pupils, and a native of Nijni-Novgorod, where the great fair is held every year. " Tulnllh Cigars The Key to Success Your' dealer pays a compliment to your' good taste when he offers you one : I i '. '. : : : z '. dsp ittlffo'lit For Table and Dairy, Pun-est and Best 25 cents and 50 cents a. package Ask your grocer for El ttptaFi8pt)ak4" 7 ' \fi§\ A thi a” CC') sal' Jit)' 's?, Sm " ilis l vel tia?? g "C, li: ',',e,jt,,'if?i, 'Sleigh/sto,'-,":";--'-')"':')')' 'i'iiiiiiitieirii' nor wax, to parch Ieasher c T ‘1 fl _ " l LATER J, 'rr " trt F, W ’m m BEST EQUIPPE JOB PRINTING qrrrIm'd'It" IN THE COUNTY CLEAN BRIGHT AND NEWSY ' ', ca. 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