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THE KITTEN AND THE pean. || ace

How Puss Frightened vein Up a Tree and Kept Him There.

Chris 8 urns, the veteran first serreant of Troop D, had a kitten which, during the summer camping of the troop at the Lower Geyser basin, made her home within the sergeant’s tent. Here, curled up on a pair of army blankets, she de- fied the world in general and dogs in particular, When the latter approached, she would eleyate every bristle on her brave little back, her eyes would glow like live coals, and her tail would swell up threateningly. If doga approached too near, she would hiss and exhibit the usual signs of hostility until the in- truders had vanished from her neigh- borhood.

One day, when the camp was bathed in sunshine and every soldier in camp felt lazy, an inquisitive black bear came down the mountain side and, whether because he, was in search of adventure or because attracted by a savory smell from the cook’s fire, began to walk about among the white tents of the cay- alry command.

Suddenly the kitten caught sight of bim. Dogs by the score she had seen, but this particular “dog’’ was the lar- gest and the hairiest dog she had ever seen. But she did not hesitate. It was enough for her that an enemy had in- vaded her special domair. Hissing forth her spite, while her little body quivered with rage, she darted forth at the bear. The onslaught was sudden, and one glance was enough for bruin. Witha snort of fear, bruin made for the nearest tree, a short distance away, and did aot pause until he was safely perched among the apper branches. Meanwhile the kitten stalked proudly about on the ground beneath, keeping close guard over her hnge eaptive, her back still curved into a bow and her hair still bristling with righteous indignation, while her tail wouid now and then give # significant little wave, asif to say, *‘That’s the way I settle impertinent bears.’’

The soldicrs, who meanwhile had poured forth from their tents, could scarcely believe their eyes; but there ‘was the bear in the tree and the kitten below, and there were those who had seen the affair from beginning to end.

And perhaps the strangest part of it all was that the bear would not stir from his safe position in the branches until the kitten had been persuaded to leave her huge enemy a clear means of retreat. Then he slid shamefacedly down from his perch and ambled hastily off toward the mountain.—Lieutenant Charles D. Rhodes, U. 8S. A., in St. Nicholas.

NAMES OF PEARLS.

About Five Thousand Sma!! Ones Can Fe Bought For Nine Dollars.

Pearls are named according to their size. The very large are called paragon pearls; when the size of a cherry, cher- ry pearls; medium are called piece pearls; smallest, dust pearls. The oval

badly formed specimens are known as baroques. ‘Lhe value of pearls varies, of course, With the quality and general volors, but the piece. seed and dust pearls always have a market price.

The cherry and paragon are sold on an cntirely different basis. If many fine ones are on the market at atime, they may be had at reasonable rates. Some years they bring almost any price. The last two years especially, the deal- ers say, there has been a great scarcity of fine pearls, although there is no fall. ing off in the supply of the small stuff.

When a pearl exceeds one carat in Weight, it is sold separately. Under that weight they are sold in parcels and become less valuable as they become smaller. The smallest dust pearls col- lected average about 5,000 to the troy otpece and are rated at about $9 per

ounce. If, cu the contrary, cne paragon weighing cn cunce (cr 150 carats) was en sale, it would bring any amornt

from $30,000 to $200,000, according to quality. —Fhiladelpbia Times.

On the firet of January we will cffer every ludy’s jacket in our man le room a:

half price. The price is exartly ent in two, $250 jacket« for $1.25; $350 for $1.77; S600 for $2.50 and up. Caileariv for choice. New this fall—W A Week’s & Co

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NOTICE JS HEREBY GIVEN tha av application will be made to the Parlia- ment of Canada at its next session upon behalf of The Maonfacturer’s Guarantee and Accident Insurance Company, for an Act to change the name of the said Comp any to “The Guarantee and Accident In- surance Company of Canada,” or such other name as the Parliament of Canada will permit, and the Directors may ap- prove of, and to ratify and confirm the By-law passed by the said Company pro- viding for the issue of Preterence Shares in the said Compauy

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Solicitors fur the Applicants. Dated at Toronto, 4th November, 1897.

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A BACHELOR’S. QUARTERS.

Nothing HomelikerAbout Them, Accord- ing to the Married Man's Story.

They hadn’t met since the old college days, ten years before, and of course the benedict, insisted. that the bachelor should come home to dinner with him.

‘*Married the year after I left col- lege.’’ be said, ‘‘and I have the nicest little home and the finest lot of young- sters that you ever saw. I want you to come out and see how nicely I’m fixed. I tell you aman: doesn’t know what life is until he’s-married.”’ .

**No?’’ Sagn- ‘

**Well, I should:say not.”’ :

And so it happened that the bachelor went with the benedict and met the latter’s wife and played with his chil- dren and made himself generally useful and popular until they were all seated at the dinner ‘table.

It was over the coffee and cigars, aft- er the benedict's wife had left the table, that the benedict finally suggested:

‘*Pretty comfortably fixed, ain’t I, old man? Children, why don’t you go into the other room?’””

‘*Very nicely, imdeed,’’ answered the bachelor, replying to the first question and ignoriug the second.

**Oh, there’s. nothing like home life,’’ went on the: bemedict. ‘‘ Willie, stop trying to: climb on Mr. Brown’s knee. He wants tosmoke. Do you know, old man, I laugh when I think of my fool- ish idea that.I knew in those old days what happiness was. Why, a man doesn’t begin .te:live until— Maggie, put that mutpick back on the table. You’ll jab it in your eye the first thing you know. Yes, sir. I actually have to laugh when Lithink of it. Our idea of contentment.in those days was to get a pipe and a book.and a bottle of Scotch and lock the door and lie down and— Would you mind meving your coffee cup a little farther back on the table, | old man? Tommie’s trying to reach it, and my wife would raise my scalp if I should let: him break one of her very best cups. That’s it. Thank you. As I was saying, we didn’t know what ease and contentment was in those days. No single manu does. A man hag to have a big armchair and his slippers all ready for him and: everything sort of restful and quiet. before— Now, don’t cry, Ma- bel. If you didn’t want to get hurt, why did you grab the end of my cigar? Tommie, take her in to her mother. There, Willie, I told you you'd stick that nutpick into your hand if yon didn’t look out. Run into the other room and. ask your mocher to put a bandage on.it. Let’s see, where was JI, ' old man?’ Oh, yes, I remember now. I was about to say that there’s nothing homelike about a bachelor’s quarters’’—

**No,”’ interrupted the bachelor, with considerable emphasis, ‘‘there isn’t.’’

The benedict couldn’t quite see the reason for such an emphatic assertion, but he wisely changed the subject, just the same.—Chicago Post.

BReeding a Baby Elephant, |

In. St. Nicholas F. Fitz Roy Dixon tells of a baby elephant that was cap- tured by friends of his in Ceylon, after the death of its mother. Mr. Dixon says:

When Sidney was first brought over, wirtually in order that she mjght be fed, the question naturally arose as to how. she would take her nourishment. Of course the proper way for an adult elephant to take in water is by means of the trunk, which is furnished with two tubes running its whole length. But when a bowl of milk was placed before the baby elephant she did not know what to do with it. She dipped the tip of her trunk into it, and the tookers on thought that there would be, no difficulty about her drinking at all, since she recognized the scent of the nourishment she had been accustomed to. But she was quite at a loss and sei, up a roar which seemed quite natural uncer the circumstances. Then some. one suggested pouring it down her- throat from a bottle, and this was ac- cordingly tried, and after one or two im- effectual attempts she understood.

She was half starved when this was, done, for she had had nothing to, eat since the death of her mother, and her delight at being fed was most amusing, ! The only trouble was that it was diffi- cult to satisfy her, and it was feared that the change of diet would disagree with her, but fortunately it had no ill effect.

ERIT is what has given Hood’s Sarsaparilla the largest sales in ' the world and enables it to accomplish

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Application to Parliament:

Public notice is her rehy given thet appli- cation will be made to the Parl gxzaent ox Canada, at the, nextsession thereoc |.for an Act changing the name of Tha | dminion Building and Loan Association, t » that of ‘Lhe Dominion Permanent Loan Covupany.

Dated at Toronww, this i7th day o1 ANovem- oe., A. D.. 1897.

MACDONALD, BOLAND & THOMPSON 2 Toronto-atreet Toi onte, Saticiters for Applica its