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THE MIDDLEBURGH POST.
T. H. HARTER, Kcrrea ur PVm.
MlPDt.KlURGH. I'A.. SKIT. II. im
Contrary to the general belief that
IreUoil lead thit world iu iti fondues
for "rti," statistic show that tho
people of Oermany und Belgium am
tho greatest jiotnti) niter; tins con
sumption in these countries annually
exceeds 10!)') (omul Jier lien'lof regu
lation. It in tin testimony of tri ..' rai
havo neon the Rreat trees of (.Vnfornin
thnt much of tin idled of astonishment
is loHt because th visitor appro vlie
the tr-os through n forest of giant
that gradually iuer"ae in size. M.iiiy
pines ten feet in dii:iiet,T nn ime.l
ou th journey, and iu tli i way th
visitor slowly work t'. to tree that
measure above thirty feet in diameter.
"Von newspaper men ninal" In" 1y
your persisteuc." hii1 enterprise. I
havo m i l" SIO.iMli.O!) I in th.i lumber
business, but if I could have cm
ployed yoiihi men Lkc th.' newspaper
reporter I would have mule $0,
OOD.O'M in half the tune." Tli-t is the
oompliinent thu! n millionaire paid to
Julian K ilpli nft t he h 1 1 called for u
certain pie,'- of news tit seven o'clof'.j
every morning at th" millionaire's
house, twice a tiny nt Iti- otliee, nn 1
At leost onee every flight at his lion, l
o'uiu.
Suicide stat is! ics. in recently pub
lished by nn ! n jl i-.1t doctor, show that
taking; ti,e entire population of tii
world there it h:i attempt in i do . very
thre. minutes on iri uvera' by som
mm to tutoi his own lie. It si-em
that S.iotiy is t!i"tpi i r t . r of th u'lob
where suicide is the most popular, th (
ratio there heitr.? I'lilMiiicid-'t in 1,'i t .
0. )) deaths, l'ortu ,.il. on th oth -r
liaud, occupies til" !l r st pi i" for in
frtvpiency of seli'-.l Mti ii"'. ion, the pro
portion there li.-in only sixteen t
1, )'H,I)KT
Tho State of North Carolina has in
side its penitentiary oi.ly JJ,5 con
vict, of whom about I'J" nr. kept i:t
work inakiii;,' 1 trick, while some of tin1
other are making iron-work for rail
way cars under a cot. tract with a tirni
iu IlnU'i l? h. Thereat of the c..n iet s
about K'M) in number, are eit.pln.vci1
upon thu St it J farms u!oii'.r the f'iti!t
valley of the Itoaiioke Bivcr. In theso
ft"m p' 't ODO'J iiiues are under o.:i
rodiK't this year will
out lOK.ot).) I.nshels of cora, t )'0
bates of cotton, 3;)Ji) Imsheht of vii"at
and 10,(iOO pallons of pirtip, ltesitlw
" ' 1"A arreH in peann...
. Utl
Nathaniel I). Oould, rnitiv V
Eddford, Mans , van tho orieinutor o"
jnveuilo Hinin iu Boston People
would Dot helieve that children conlu
lo taUKht to sin;,', and (lo il leiily con
Tiuced them of th" possibility ov-l:Mt
Bpjein, relates t!ie New York Trilmni.
Ho was an expert iu penm uiship, i-o iio
readily secured a laro children's clasi
for instruction in this branch. Ir.riiii
tho hour of intermission he woiih
practice solids with them for apparent
HUiusmuent. At the close of a pmrter'i
instruction in penm i:irhi he invitet
thu iarents and friends to a mi i o
exhiliitiou, and tliere for.-ed t'.ie eon
victiou of the reusability of l;:s i ie:i,
which they had KiM;t'ed at as w lieiu
ion. This was so n followed by til
ihtrodiii'tiou of tea hiii, tn u-.i ;'i all
the public H0hi!rt of JIomIoIi by I'lo.
fossor Mason, whose name h is be-.,-i
deservedly appla.lded, while that ot
Nuthaniel 1). ( l.)-il 1 h.n been lotsi-hi
f.
Haya the American l)airyma:i: "The
Abandoned farms of Mas'ia.'h:H"!ts w ill
aoon bo but n memory. An mi
tiilU us that thero are now !es th i:i
twenty of them. Sinee th loa" 1 ol
Agrioulture of that State bcame in
tereatod in th" matter the 1 1 1 1 1 1 r in i
boon rapidly dimiuh he I bv M.ile:. In
vostiatiou by the b ur I r.ived that,
they were worthy of a bctt"V fate than
ubaudounieiit, and thnt t'p'ir a .-r
owners made a 1 1 1 it -1 : 1 1 : . - iu having
them. The new owner-, are prmeip il
ly men ac pminted witli N.-iv I-I'il.m I
farming methods and, it is to in pre
HUiued, will wurl; t!unr purchases 'or
jtroilt. J'-esiiliN these, , ,t h r ;ro::i
States as distant as llliii..i a:i 1 l'iorida
have sought out t.hese abandoned
farms ami purchased th-in for homes,
We hope the n 'weomt-rs will prosn, r.
and trust that they Will devote part of
their new purchase to dairying. Thero
ia nothing like having a few ood
cows around to build up n place. A
luau must lie very much discouraged
Ot elan fearfully lazy when he abau
ilous his farm. Iu our opinion it wan
ahoer laziness that was responsible for
the abandou )d farms iu Massachusetts,
When a farmer gets lazy he ia tho
laziest creature that disligurus nature,
and iu return she always refuses to re
ward tho work of Liu iudcluut hauda."
tUTY,
',
Th Airi-rlr dimly tmrnii .
Tbrotiith tbA night ami the inow,
ln4 orer a frewn oarth
Tb4 wild wind blow.
But th sent InM stands at hl port v.
A the hourt frtop ljr,
Whlln oruwds (rrow heavy and thick ,.
Id tho sullen ky. ( "J
Ills llmba drair hsrJ, he longj ,
To rent awhile . J
Tut ovr his whit, cold Dpi
Comes nevprasmllo. .
For his heart Is asolillor's heart, '
And his Mood runs warm
When he thinks of his brotber-tunn
Asleop In tho storm.
Thon ho shoultlen h!s gun nn 1 draws
A qiiluk, deep brenth j
What fooman slmll enmpier him now
Hut th fonmau Denth !
-0
V.. JlontKotnery. In Youth's Companion.
OPENING HIS EYES.
nv np.t.Ex fohiikst on.ivr'.
.HAT'S jest what
I
I was savin',"
1'it.T 'l'inkr
said
l'inkrroft.
"Therp nin't a far
mer iti Irowsy Dell
IM ruther work for
than Mr. Halo. His
bams is a picter to
look nt, th" stun
walls nn' fetter is
sll plumb htrm'ht, and there ain't nn
improvement iu hay-cutters or lion
takes or threshers but ho gits o-holt
nn it the fust thini."
"i )li 1" said Niuiev.
"Ya as," drawled I'. ter. "Je-t what
I was savin'. Might up b th" mark.
Ther' ain't no git tin' aliead of him. I
do h'pose, now, he's made more money
oitteti his farm than any other man in
1'ark Coniity."
"Humph !" saitl Nancy.
, . .11 i i . 1 ........ .
I a ter sat and looked at lier, lincoti-
acioiisly winking his dull eyes as she
washed nnd wiped tho old India China
ilishi s w ith a rapidity nnd skill which
inspired him w ith involuntary respect.
".le-t what I was savin'," he after
ward remarked. "K.aekly like chain
liglituin'. Never see any olio w.rk so
fast in my life. Fuiily male me
dizzy t"
"H'ell, Nun, tin re niti't no such
hurry," said Fanner Hale, coming
romplaeriitly in from the adjoining
room, where he had been interviewing
I c irpelit er on the fllbjeet of nn addi
tion to his barn. "Can't you alb.nl to
Bet do II a spell?"
Nancy Male a feminine copy of her
all, re.iolute-faeed brother shook her
Lead.
"There's, always hurry," naid she,
"till the works done !"
".Jest what I was a-sayin'," unid
prter, rubbing his horny hands and
It'eretly calculating on the chances of
his beinir nskeiL to Ktav to dinner.
...,t "... I'm .1 1-. fill i7'.f.. k
Vt lVt" i
J it 4
- v
then Nancy whirled around nnd
fookod ,U!r lirother full in th) face.
.yin't there no dreena to carry this
' l-iiter away V. naid h. k t .
JNIWtlale abook his head.
"Wo qinerally pour it ronnd the
root of tho grapevines atiI plum
trees," said ho. "It's called very for
tilmn'." "Jrt ns I alius Bay," put in IVter.
"lVttcr'u bone-dust."
Nunev took the tdiininj tin kettle iu
her hand.
"Where's the water fauci t?" uskod
Bile.
"Ain't none nearer thati tim well,"
sitiil her brother, a little uneasily.
"Come now. Nan, you're completely
sp'iled, livin' in them city Hats."
Miss Hale uttered a wiifi'.
'"And I hope you won't put no nori
8"usc iu Jenny's heud," udded tie'
tanner.
"I calculate it's put there a'n ndy, "
paid Nancy. "Why, Fduathau, your
completely behind the times.'
"A man with a farm the i;:eo' mine
can't atVor l t throw away no money iu
humotin' (he whims of the women
folks," observed Mr. Hale, with some
asperity.
"Well, I want you to mi Terstand
one thing," remarked Nancy, giving
the 'i:: if dishwater a tliug toward
the trellis, where a veil: ruble Isabella
grapevine coiled itself like a jointed
unake, "I shan't stay long, if you
don't t up thu kitchen it little han
dier!" "Jest what I was n-sayin'," mut
tered Peter I'inkcroft, looking fur
tively from one to tho other of the
contesting parties.
"Our mother didn't w.nt none o'
them newfangled traps!" sullenly
Hpoke Hide.
"She wanted 'em, I gtiew," said
Nancy, "but she didn't get 'em. She
worked herself to death and died afore
she was middle-aged. And father mar
ried a second wife, and ahu wore her
self out, too. Father ho stood it
bravely. He didn't have to lug the
water and pour away the swill and
milk tho cows and run nrter the little
turklets mid duokliugs "
"I guess we ain't no better'u our
Ancestors!" growled Hale.
"Wo ought to be wiser, nt any
rate," retorted Nancy, measuring a
lid ful of tea into thu shining britannia
teapot.
"Well, I hain't no time to stand here
argufyiu'I" said Hale, with increasing
acerbity.
Jest what I was a-sayin' myself,"
remarked l'eter, slowly rising. "I'll
o down 'a fur'a the bar with you, j
tqnire Hale. It's my way."
The carpenter camo back for a two-
foot rulo ho had. left just a the heads:
of the two men dipped down under the !
slope of the hill.
Mia Nancy Hale eyed him severeJj. !
"So they're going on to build au ad- j
ait 'on to the barn?" said she. I
".'j.-., u:um," responded the car !
penter, returning her glance with tie
respect due to a woman who was re
ported to Lave "uicnej out at inter
est." "That means more baj room and
more cows, don't it?"
"I expect likely, mom."
"And more work for the- women?"
"Yes, mom, thar ain't no doubt o'
that."
"Do the h(T to pro fur for water for
the atock?" incidentally questioned
Miss Xaucy.
"No, mom," aaiM tho carpenter.
"It'a lining riht tuto tho yard in
pipes from thn spring on Adder Hill."
"Save lot o' trouble," said Nancy.
"Yes. mom. And everything is enr
ried off same way, Tho baru'a neat as
ntiy parlor. Squire, he's figured
thin? down pretty nice."
"Humph 1" snorted Miss Nancy.
She lifted np the lid f the kettle,
and the last Joua Xailhcnd aaw of hr
faet it was aurrounded, Aureole fash
ion, with a cloud of fiicassee-sceuted
vapor.
"She's a smart 'nn," said Jonas Nail
hea 1 to his two-foot rule.
Miss Nancy Hale hail left her posi
tion us forewoman in a corset manu
factory to stay nt the farm a month
ami help iiroun 1, in order to give
Jenny Hale, her niece, a chanco to
"chirk up." Tor Jenny was not over
stronar this Riuiiiix r.
"I think it's airs an' prrce," said
Mrs. IVter ritikorop. "ua' iiothiu'
else."
'J.tst what I Bay my self," nmchted
her spouse.
"Co t liver oil, in led." said Mrs.
Tiiikcrop, 'and iron pills! When I
was a gal, gentian tea and satifrat
was gooil enough for anybody. I
diinno what this world' eomin' to."
"Ain't that jest what I'm nllays
savin'?" retorted 1'etcr, iu arieved
ueerlits.
Mr. If ale was full of his new build
in'' plans when he cumt! in to dinner.
Nancy was brusque and curt as usual.
'nn v was ii'ine siie.u, Billing lucre
, . , 1 ,. '
Use II lIlUOJMlli; llllftIT,
"You must hurry nnl brae tip,
Jenny," said thu fanner. "There ain't
no time to lose. I'vo engaged three
of Mr. Mendex's Aldcrney cows, nnd I
mean to put the hull north inedder
into pasture this year. There'll be
lots to do. I expect I'll her t.i keep
limit her hired m m, what with the new
team of o ;en an 1 the tobacco tic Ids. "
Jenny looked tip quickly.
"And ain't you Roin' to keep no help
for tne, father?''
"You! Mr. Hule dropped hi two
tined fork. "There never was a hired
gal help iu this house, and there, never
shall be!"
"Itnt you have three men, father."
"Well", what o' that? This hotlso
I inn t a hundred-acre farm, i it?
I "Father, " tipoku up Jenny, "mother
I died youti','. i'vo always fancied ahe
I workeil too hard. Aunt Nau sayatkii
i.iv inndmot her Halo"
,lr. Hale rose iii from the table iu
J iVi I ... M.iof. "H,s yo.,r
Anut Nau would uiiml her own buhi
uess.
Tho maiden lady Brailed primly. .
"Wo don't nouo of tin do that, Jy.
nftthan," tmid nho. "Hut you' Yf "l t
ywiT fcctirt kt're'stC' Vfcn7iuVM?;,;jVu
ing more."
It was late in the evening when Mr.
Halo was returning from the village
by a short cut across the churchyard.
Tho Hky glowed a ho ft opal tint; the
tire flics glistened here and there, and
tho two stilT, whit.) tombstones that
Flnathau so prided himself on erect
ing to the memory of hi mother and
his w ife shoiio spectrally in tho uncer
tain light.
As he came to the little grass-grown
path which curved in that direction,
lie paused. Jenny's word camo baci
to him :
"Mother died youti." AtuKJrahd
liliti her Hale "
Yes, it was quito true. His wife
had I u scarcely more than ii girl
when fney carried her across the farm
house threshold. And he could just
remember hi pale, weary-looking
mother forever bending over th.)
wasiitub, straining great pan of milk,
mid toiling tverlastiujly ii the
kitchen.
"Hut we nil have to work in this
world," ho thought, almost roseut
fully. At that moment ho heard tho sound
of a voice on the other side of the
high churchyard wall Jenny's soft
voice, talking to some ono elo.
"Yes," said she, "I've made up my
mind to go to the city with Auut Nau.
I'd rather ii great deal stay here, but
the work is too hard for mo already,
nnd father's going to make it harder
still. Aunt Nan can find me some
thing to do, and I don't want to go ns
till tie) women of tho family have
done."
And here sol) choked her word.
"It's a shame!" Raid tho chjery
voice of Alice Wickham. "But what
doe Will Norris say to it?"
"He don't know," Jenny answered.
"Do you think I would complain of
my own father?"
"Will would give you n home fast
enough."
"I wouldn't accept it of him if I
were to go to him penniless and
friendless. No, Fll work out my own
destiny, Alice, a best us I can. Oh,
I haven't divided ou this in n hurry!
I've seen it coming thi louir lime
like Home terrible shadow, nearer ami
nearer all tho while. I l jve father I
do love him but I can't endure this
life. No woman could 1"
Silent and stoical, Elnathaj Hale
stood there as the voices died uway
stood there with his hand restiug on
the tombstone, of Jeunie's mother,
"Bo I such a tyrant as this?" lie
asked himself. "Am I driving my
owu away from me? Have I made
such a mistake of my life? Thou I'll
do it no more!"
He stooped this hard-handed, prac-
ticul eou of tho noil nd pressed hia
lips first to one cold stone moulding,
then to the other.
"I'll do it no more I" he repeated.
lie went home and called his sister.
"Nan Nancy! Where are you?
Come here I want to apeak to yon !"
Nancy come tall, straight and tin
compromising.
"dee here I" said Elnathao, "If yon
was goin' to lire here in this house all
your life, what would yon do to Ms it
up to make it real handy and con
venicnt, yon know?"
"What!"
"I'm in real earnest, yon know.
Tell me, Nancy!" pleaded Hale. "And
I want yon to pire np that business in
New York, and come here and livo
with n. Come to think of it, there
is n good deal of work to be done in a
house like this, nrnr Jenny's a slim
piece nrter all. So if you've a mind
to apeak tr. Juliana Hedging to ooau
here by tha year "
Naney'a hard VMae softened.
"Eluathan," said idle, "I do b'lieva
there's some common aeuse left in you,
arter nil. Yes, I'd ruther live hero in
the old homestead than any whero else,
and Juliana's a real good worker."
Jenny came iu presently, and Nancy
loudly proclaimed tho new order of
thing.
Tho girl gave a startled look at her
father, be.t Klnnthan patted her heal,
"I'io been sort o' thinkiu' things
over, my dear," said he. ".lone Xail
hcnd shall conic here nnd do what
ever you and Aunt Nancy choose, nnd
and you may not know it, Jenny,
but your old father thinks u good deal
of you !"
He kissed hor, nnd stalked awkwardly
out of the room.
Jenny looked nt Nancy with eyes
brimming full of tears.
"I I never thought father cared so
much for me!" naid she.
The neighbor were much surprised
at the radical reforms which took place
iu the Hale lioilsehould.
"Mis Nancy settled down for good,"
said they, "and a hired girl, nnd new
buttery shelves, and brass water faucet
iu the kitchen nnd nn iron sink, and
Will Norris goiu' there reg'lar ev'ry
Saturday night! 1 tho millennium
comiti'?"
"Jest what I've alwnysbcen a-sayin' !''
sa-ely observed l'tter I'inkcroft.
"Squire Hale he set lot of storo by
that slim gal o' his'n."
"He'll lose her pretty Hnon," Paid
old Aunt Sandiiirld. "Will Norris ii
dead iu earnest."
"Ain't that what I've said nil along?"
protested l'ctcr I'inkcroft. Saturday
Xio'hU
To firalt Arm.
It i said that Thcodoro Lee, A well-t')-ilt),
though armless, man of Taeonia,
Washington, is encouraged to hopu
that hi missing member may be re
placed by Hrms, not wooden, or cork,
or rubber substitute, but real armsol
ilesh and blood and bone. He ha been
going about among the surgeons of th
East, and they think that if he can
persuudo some criminal condemned tu
d"ath to sell him a pair of healthy
arms they might succeed in grafting
them to him. As to the method ol
grafting an arm, Mr. Lee has been in
Armod that the splice wonld have tp
be made just above the elbow joint,
where there aro practically only twa
muscles, one main artery, and only on
nerve. When Mr. Lee has found a per
son who will submit to the operation
thoy will have to bo brought together
in Hitch a position n to permit of the
arm of both, w hich are to be operated
upon, being placed iu plaster cast, ho
thnt they cannot be moved. Then it
is proposed to cut the back part ol
both tii" urms, nlso cutting through
t:i e bone. The arm that i to be
grafted to Mr. Lee's stump, or that
portion of it that i cut away at the
tirst operation, i to bo adjusted and
fastened to the stump and allowed to
remain until it heal, and there is
evidence of circulation between thu
stump and the part that i grafted ou.
The second operation will be the cut
tine; of the remainder of the iiisidn
portion of the arm, together with tin
artery nnd the nerve. Thi operation,
however, i not to bo undertaken until
the surgeons are satisfied that the cir
culation through the part of the arm
grafted ou i HUllicietit to nourish and
support the new forearm. Thi would
be ascertained by placing a ligament
on tins arm of the person who was con
tributiug the new member above the
elbow nud shutting off the blood which
was flowing through tho nrtory iuto hit
own arm through that portion that wa
not already cut off. Mr. Leo is now
looking for somebody with a healthy
pair of uuis to sell. New Orleans l'io
avuue.
Hut a llavpr Chop Down a Trca.
Examination of one of them re
vealed tho secret of how u beuver can
perform such feat o chopping down
a birch tree r.ixteeu inches in diameter,
not to speak of softer wood, like tho
hasswood, of much greater size. The
tooth i composed of two material.
A Ion.? the outer face or front of tho
tooth i a thin plate of exceediug hard
enamel; ou the latter, forming the
ho ly of the tooth, i a substance called
dentine. The dentine, beiug softer,
wear uwny with use ; tho thin enamel
remain comparatively unworn, sj
that tho tooth assumes tho shape of a
keen chisel that never grows dull. The
tooth i hollow at tho base for half its
length, and i tilled with a nourishing
substance which keeps it constantly
growing. Thu, not only is the natu
ral wearing away provided against, but
a certain amount of wear become an
actual necessity. With such instru
ment the beaver is admirably fitted
for obtaining its natural food, the bark
of Bhrubs and trees. New York Tolo
gratu. So far as quantity is concerned coal
stands for eighty-five per cent, of all
the minerals extracted.
CANADA'S PRODUCTS AT THE
WORLD'S FAIR,
Natural and Developed Resources of
the Country Artistically Kxhlblt
d Agricultural Products, Ores,
Coal and Manufactures From the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
Canada has made a dlsplar at the World's
Fair which admirably srvn Its purpose of
lllust rating the hnturnl and develop! r
sourees of her own vast torrltorjr. No d
partmnt of the Kxpositlon, snys the Chi
esifo Herald, tins bera slighted by Canada.
Eaeh big hulldlnff contain a enmpr
hnsive t-xhiblt. Installed according to the
best methods that could I) employs.! to
make It attraetlvn. roosmsnd of resources
so nenrly similar to thosn of this country
that but slight illstlnetlou enu be drawn,
Canada bus hmm nnlmntod by the spirit of
competition mora knenly, perhaps, thnn any
otht-r Nation nTivs..nt'Md nt Jackson 1'nrfc.
8h has Riven speelnl attention to thi display
of her agricultural products, upon which sh
prides hrself most. Shu has not lngi-ctod,
eltbi-r, the treasures hidden beneath her
broad domain, as can be seen In tho Mining
Building.
Orent enre hns been taken by the Dominion
fimvinl to properly present the display In tho
Agricultural Hull Itiifr. A benntlful court
covering 7000 s.n im foef nnd rising twenty
five fert from the floor, stun ts, a model of Its
kind, on the north sldo of the. center aisle.
It is siirir.ouiittrd l.y a handsome, trophy and
by a InrgH Muffed iIt from the l:oeky
Mountain. The curtain wtil.-h surrounds
the court on lour side Is made entirely of
grain nnd straw tastefully and artistically ar
raogoit. Dlst'l.Als rr raovittrR
At the west corner of the court, Ontario,
the I hi ti ti t previa e of the l.)3ilnion. tins a
Inrc" and Usefully nrratiged display. A
handsome pavilion, made entirely of cereals
nnd grsi' from the Ont ario Government
Avrleiiliurnl College at (Mph, is admired by
all visitors. Hmnpl'-s of grain iu glass Jars
const ft ute a Is'iiutllul trophy wlueli rises to
a height of fully thirty-five fret. Tho dis
play of grain aixl cereals Trom the province
of yuebec is ono oi the most hcaiiiilul In tho
caatux count ix
section. There is also a nretty showing of
maple sugar and syrup, wtiioh aretwo staple
products of this province. The display of
grains and cereals from the great grain
growing ales of the northwest show the
splendid quality and extensive variety of
these staples from the storehouse ot the Do
minion. There is also a splendid exhibit of
far nud stuffed birds which add largely to
the attractivencHsnf the display. The mari
time provinces of tho DoinWnon show splen
did exhibits of cereals nud grains, lb-re Is
the mammoth t'an.nlluu cheese which at
tracts general attention. There Is also a
display of biscuits, cheese, mineral and
unrated waters, Imeori nnd hams. In the an
nex of the Agricultural Building, Canada has
A largo display ot agricultural ma .'luuery.
wiikus corroM is iikuks r.
Canada has outdone her mother country
In the in'iit and pretty curtain she bus erec
ted around her section in tint Manufactur
Building. The section is on tlio west side of
Columbia avenue, with Great Britain on her
north. Deumurk on the south, mid Belgium
on the east aerossthe avenue. F.very foot of
10,000 square feet of space is crowded with
maiiufaeiure IgiHi.ls from all parts of Canada.
There lire a greut many lines of manufac
tured prodi''tM in the Canadian court which
will compare favorably with those of the
oltler, more populous mul inore pretentions
maim fa'-Uir, n .( countries. The cottuu king
hna been at work in the lioailuloii, mid in
two long, well-lluished native wool
cast' are most tastefully arranged
iniiiiy of the products of tu Canadian
cotton mills. Cotton fadrlcs of ail
kliel are sliowu. nud textile goods occupy a
prominent place. Tweeds, meltons, 1. raids
silk thread uu I earji as are also extensively
rxlilttitod. Gloves, hosiery, underwear nnd
ready-made clothing are tastefully arranged
In glu.ed cases made of Canadian elm, birch
and cherry. Two very pretty euses are
filled with specimens of women s work from
different parts of tne Dominion. There Is
also a crcdita'ilo exhibit of sole un 1 hnrness
leather. K-ales, stoves and hollow wire,
water heaters, horseshoes, stove polish,
screen, rivets, spades, shovels an I au Im
mense array of like articles meet the eye in
every direction. An exhildt of circular n 1
band saws of almost every pattern has at
tracted much attention, nni it is dou'dlul
whether Iu this department ( una la is sur
passed. A creditaiilo display of hoots and
shoes occupies a prominent position.
INliI.lX KXIIlllir UY INDIANS,
At the west side of Canada's space Is a
very interesting and Instructive exluhit made
bvthw Department of Indian Affairs at Ot
tawa. Here, with the teachers, urn n num
ber ot ludiaa boys and girls from the Gov
erumnut ludlau schools in the distant north
west of Canada, Tlitse yonn p-ople dally
pursue their routine work just as if they were
at home iu their schools. All arouud are the
firoituets of the civilized Indiau grain that
le has sown, tilled und harvested. Hour that
he has ground, roots nn l vegetables that he
Ua idnnted and cured tor, manufactured
gotnis of many kinds that he ha carefully
put together und samples of the work of the
school children of these ludlau tribes under
the guardianship ot the Civil Government.
I There are ulso many curios of the warpath,
the hunt und the truii.
M1XKHAL, BKBOUHCKS.
The display which the Dominion makes In
the Mining Building is a fulr index of ths
natural mineral resources of tho couutry.
The Canadian section comprise an urea ot
10,000 square feet, and is ou the main floor,
west of the central aisle, extending back
under the west gallery, Canadian flags nud
bunting give a gal day apoearaniie to this
, most Interesting section. X'pou entering the
I large central court the visitor! immediately
Interested by the great pyramids of gold
block representing th yield of that precious
metal throughout Canada since It was first
discovered In the fur western province of
I British Columbia. The total yield of gold
from British Columbia alone is estimated at
ometbiug over 53,000,000, vfclle aaross the
m ffli
m - -
eonttnent the surf benten pro vine of Nor.
Rootfa on the. Atlantto haa prodnned from b
irold deposits sine imt orer 7.00,000. u
the banner prorinoa ot Ontario extensirs
posits of gold quarts are being workM
largely by American capitalists, and herxthi
output Is estimated at nearly 1,000,000 w
nnnlly.
The samples of roat from British Colnnw
bla show the excellent quality, both anthrv
cite and bituminous, of the Inexhaustible
coal fields of the Panlfto province. Bltnfc
diamonds are also taken out in largo qusntl.
ties in the province of Nora Scotia, and the
sparsely wooded and illimitable arena of
farming Innd In tho great northwest of th
Dominion hare a plentiful sunplr of exoi.
lent coal. TJie prorinne of Nora Rcoti
makes A poor show of ooal samples denpit,
the fact that she has some ot the greatest
coal areas on the continent.
TV,. ,nl.. l 1 i-i..i .
. r...ur, .u mi .in nn Mllll 11 II -K HI UP! I rOn 1
the Sudbury district of Ontario ia one whl-
iimoiiinvinii universal arienunn, not only
of mining experts but of naval officers. Thi
quality of these ores can best be indicated by
the result of the recent tests made by ths
navnl departments of Great Britain. France
Oermnny and the United Htates, In wulih
Canadian nickel was found to have th
greatest power of resistance, and waby
tnenn fhe most suitable for the purpose ot
making armor plates for Improved war ves
sels. A ri ntspLAT or rnciTs.
The display which Canada makes In ths
Horticultural Building Is onof the most In,,
portant and attractive in that densrtmcnt ni
the Fair. Them are three Canadian courtj
devoted to fruit, vegetables and wino exhlh.
Its. An Interesting feature of this splendid
display of fruit is that Canada not oulv ei.
eels In the variety and quality of the harler i
fruits peculiar to n Northern country, but her
penrs, peaches ana th small fruits frorn
Western Ontario are of that Arm, juicy chnr
a'ter which nt once plaons them in the first
grade of linn fruits.
The province of Ontario has a lare exhlh.
It of over five hnnirod platw, emltr.ving
thirty-eight varieties of apples in a fresh
state ami 1400 bottles of various kinds of pn.
served fruits. In the center of the court In a
display of fruits from the Government rn
trn! experimental farm at Ottawa. Th
province of Quebec has been more su.Vssful
than any ot the ol the other provinces In keep.
Ing a display ot fresh winter apples, of which
there are over seventy varieties. Nov.n
Hoot la's display of the different varieties t
appltst from tho famous Annapolis Vallev is
beyond criticism. Tho exhibit from Britisli
MAXi - rACTunrs sciLDtrct.
Columbia attract much attention because ot
the immense size ot ths apples and pear.
There is nlso a great variety ot the smaller
fruits. Prince Edward Island, the-north--west
territories and Manitoba have all cred
itable displays of the smaller fruits. In the
vegetable court in the north pavilion Is a dis
play of last year's vegetables, contributed bjr
all the Cnnadiun provinces au 1 the Govern
ment experiment! far.ns of the Dominion.1
This is the only exhibit of vegetables iu the
department of horticulture at the Exposition.
IS THANSrOTATIOX BClt.lUNO.
Canada's exhibit in M:i liin try Hall Is lo
cate! at the east end of the center floor, im
mediately opposite that of Great Britain.
While this exhibit has many feature of pe.
cullar Interest to visitors, many important
lines are absent, und n number of the largest
manufacturers ure not represented at all.
There is a good display of automatic and
traction euguie, compound marine engines,
steam injectors and exhausters, high speed
engine, tin engines, water wheel nud
working machinery ot nil descriptions. Tile
display of woodworking machinery is one of
the finest at the Fair. The exhibit of brick
making machines ha attracted special at
tention. The Canadian exhibit in Transportation
Building i on the main center floor annex
und iu the west gallery. A feature ot thu
exhibit consist of cur coupler and chilled
car wheels, for which Canada i noted.
There ure ulso semaphores mul headlight'
for yachts and vessels and a working model
of the Chicago Khip railwuy, willed
i now leiug constructed uerosa the
Hi raits o( Northumberland. This work when
completed will shorten the octvin trip
between Montreal, (juebec and other port
on the lower Nt. Lawrence Uiver and Boston
and New York by hundred ot miles, be
sMes avoiding the dangerous shore of
eastern Nova Hcotia. The exhibit of car
riages, wagons, eart and trucks is fairly
good. I'articulur interest U manifested iu
the splendid exhibit ot sleighs. In one of
the courts I a beautiful model of the sleigh
presented by the women of Canada as a wed-
ling present to the Duke of York nnd tho
1'rincnss May. It is a uiugulllceut specimen
of Canadian workmanship. The display
also Includes a large exhihlt of sporting au 1
pleasure canoes, folding boat, siiow shoes,
tolsggans, etc., for which Canada, as the.
home of thu sportsman, ha a world-wide
reputation. Iu the annex of tho Transporta
tion Building Is a full standard vestibuled
train of the C'auudiau 1'aellb) Hallway,
entirely of Canadian manufacture, the car
beiug male from native Canadian woods.
One peculiarity about this exhibit I that
the train was not built for exhibition
purposes, but is nn exact type of theregular
trains on the Canadian I'acillo luilroad,
woxuxurix WOOD DIsn.AVH,
In the Forestry Building, Canada occupies
3000 square feet, siiualed on tne main aisle
and south of thu oontrni vxhtbit. The space
1 divided between the province ot Ontario,
Quebec, British Columhla and the North
west territories. Tho Dominion ha a largi
collection of photograph of living trees,
contributed by the gclogtcul survey museum
at Ottawa. The photographs are shown in
frames made of tha wood represented In the
picture. The forest resouroes of Ontuiro
Its commercial timber, or fir woods are es
pecially interesting to practical lumbermen,
tiuilders, wood and ou bluet worker, and th i
blroh, beech, cherry and other flue wools
capable of brilliant polish attract much at
tention. From the l'aeltlo slope the magnifi
cent specimens of Douglas tlr and cedar
buud-epllt khluglss il feet wide, of lur and
spruce planking 4 Inches thick, 4 feet wide
and. If necessary, 100 feet long, aud free
from knots, are marvels. Quebeo exhibit
pine and spruce in great variety. In the
middle of IU space is a trophy of pulp wood.
In It are shown the various stages of manu
facture, from the tree iu the rough to the
pulp In long sheets, and, finally, the useful
orUoles made by this Indurating prooess.