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going very fast, but almost lying down
when Il goes at full speed. which "a
simply terrific. These wonderful Ice
boats are most easily handled. and can
be brought to a standstill almost NJ
once. They are go light that tne
slightest breeze drives them along. ano
yet they can be worked almost deao
against the wind When the ruAoers
are turned hard down or ss'sAre
across. as in the illustration. the boats
are kept at q perfect standstiL To-
ronto bay leads the world In Ice boat
Ing. The ice boat races there simply
take your breath away in more senses
than one. One Of the best-known Ice
boaters in Canada is Mr.. John Hanlan'
brother Of the great Ned Hanlan, VINO
sculled his way to fame and fortune
Ice boat regattas are regularly heid'
and speedy races they are The ooas
dart away like winged arrows To
see a number OF ice boats turning the
corner Of a triangular course In
spanking breeze. every boat with lts
outside runner on the ice altogether.
is enough to make serious the most
frivoIousIy inclined. But II Is quite
safe. provided the craft Is in capable
hands, and an accident very rarely
happens.
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the river, but it gradually turns paler.
as the season wears on The palace
or castle. remains intact throughout
the whole winter.
The ice palace is seen at its best
on the closing night of the winter car
nival. Then it Is lighted throughout
with electricity and Chinese lanterns,
whilst from without search-lights CLINT
upon its walls Of crystal green, the
whole creating an effect Of extraordi-
nary beauty. A winter carnival COM
prises almost every conceivable game
and pastime on ice or snow, and the
grand climax OF the program is the
Etorming of the ice palace. A battalion
of relocated volunteers man the
towers and battlements Of Ice to keep
watch and ward. Another battalion
advances to the attack. myriads OF
rockets shot up. and amid the heartiest
hurrahs. the besiegers storm the cas-
tie, whilst the bands and pipers send
forth any quantity Of patriotic music
After supper time. Of course, the
castle capitulates. and the garrison
marches out with all the honors OF
war. Sometimes the besiegers array
themselves in the warpaint and pic
turesque costumes Of the Indian braves
Of $50 years ago. These red devils"
advance to the attack with war-whoop
and tomahawk, happily to be repulsed
as In days Of yore. by the holder Brit
ish hurrah and the still more effective
musket-
Nearly every village, and certainly
all towns and cities in Canada now
have q curling rink or Kinks. as the
case may be. In the smaller places
Chese are generally large wooden strue-
lures 30 constructed that they can Be
noated to the depth OF about q foot.
By flooding every night q nne new
sheet Of smooth fee can be secured al
most daily. Many Of the Kinks are
built on elaborate scale, and contain
all the convenience Of a weIl-appoiut-
ed club. As q rule. part Of the rink
is given up to the skaters, whilst an
other part generally the best) Is set
aside for the curriers'.
Then there is the magnificent sport
Of ice yachting. Those who have never
been on an ice boat have yet to learn
what excitement really means. A mile
minute for several miles Is q COM
mon run. and q 20-mile stretch has
been covered in Is minutes. An Ice
boat Il made up Of triangular frame.
with iron runners. or skates. at each
aorner or angle. The skate at the
apex Of the triangle or the stern also
serves as a rudder; the base. there
fore, Is the bow. Between the mast
and the rudder are the stern sheets,
In which the passengers take their
positions. sitting up II the boat d moi
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is not the dull season that some people
think 1t Is; on the contrary. II Is the
busiest and the best period Of the year
for trade and outdoor exercise alike.
There are no baronial castles in Can
ada. In winter, however. there are ice
palaces that are alike the wonder and
admiration OF all who see them The
one here pictured was built in the
city OF Montreal. These frost castles
are built on a grand scale, and are In
the main modelled after the historic
piles OF the Old World. The huge
blocks Of ice are first cut out Of the
river near by and hauled In sledges to
the place Of building. The whole con-
struction Is usually under the direc-
ton OF a leading architect The ice
blocks are lifted into position by
swinging cranes. A little water Is
poured upon the under block. and then
the upper one is placed upon II, and In
a short time they are both frozen firm
ly together. Jack Frost Is the most
important workman on the job. Thus
the work goes on, and as in days Of old,
when Solomon built his temple. the
whole structure is erected practically
without the sound Of a hammer or the
driving Of a nail The main tower Is
covered with evergreens. and tastily
set on by toboggans. snow shoes. and
flags. The ice itself is OF beautiful
green color. when first taken out OF
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their necks to or fed in fear from the
sword of, the dervishes were changed
into brave, strong warriors, ready TO
fight fearlessly and willing to place
Implicit confidence In their leaders II
was this ut once humane and shreWd
management OF the Egyptians that
enabled the sirdar to lead them VIC
toriously against the mahdists AL
along the Nile to the triumph at ON
durham and the taking Of Fashoda-
General Kitchener, at an extraordinar-
ily early age, has attained to honors
rare in the British army.
In 1873 Kitchener was sent to Cyprus
10 organize the land courts OF the ISL
and. and in a short time he had map
ped every Granny Of the land. But de-
spite his civil service Kitehener's mil
itary ardor did not abate q 1ot- As
long ago as 1883 he led an expedition
OF 500 British and some Sudanese and
n few bashi-bazouks to check OsmAn
DiSna. and very nearly succeeded In
capturing that fiery leader. In the
same wear, after recovering from the
wounds he had received, he took part
In the attack on the dervishes besieg-
ing suakfm. commanding a brigade
consisting Of the Ninth. Tenth and
Twelfth Sudanese bettalions. This
brigade carried the trenches OF the
Arabs by storm. He has been In sew
eral actions in the Sudan, and always
successful and brave
An adequate story OF the siroar >
life would read like one Of Scotts ro-
mances Of the east His vanderlngs
In Palestine, the Sudan. Erzeroum,
Africa and elsewhere have been Filed
with thrilling episodes He has been
shot 1t by Bedouins. almost murdered
in Palestine. nearly hanged for being
= suy. but his delight has been to
penetrate dens Of vi1lainy to find out
AZ all hazards the mysteries OK the
Orient for himself. he has disguised
himself q score Of times, and has
thrown dice with death to further some
uSAtasY piAE OF hfs OWL
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CASTING OUT Devils.
Han Dsss . Thriviag Basiasss IN ..
Eaglish village

IN Doo4 = NurtNhnB nosAneSs - -
Esgiish village
Somersetshire Is probably the most
superstitio1s county in England. A
case just heard by the Wells magis-
trates affords an amazing insight into
the kingiy power welded by the witch
doctor, male or female, in the west
country villages. says the Birmingham
Post A Mr.. Blackburn Of Mortlake
seems to have launched a crusade
against this survival OF the dark ages
During q sojourn in Wells he visited
the witch doctor. Chambers, alias E.
lott, the result OF which was a prose-
cution ending in a eommittal for two
months for imposing on Mr.. Black
burn by subtle craft" The police dis
covered that hundreds of people from
all parts OF the country wrote to or
visited Chambers for the purpose OF
having devils cast out" OF either sick
children or their cattle. The witch's
fee was los Cd. and 1t was shown that
the simple country people paid almost
worship to their witch, always address
ing him as sir" and implicitly fol-
lowing his quaint directions. Among
the letters was one from a farmer.
thanking the witch for curing his
COWS and mare, which had been i'll
from the evil wishes of an enemy. An
other letter asked how to make love-
another II the writer was likely soon
to become a widow. Another indicat-
ed that a clergyman had been writing
for illumination on the black magic
art Prisoner pretended to consult an
instrument and several odd volumes ~
cipher. and said he effected his cures
by burning various drugs at midnight
A curious fact was that, though the
police have vainly endeavored Tor
years to get a conviction, the man has
all the time obtained his drugs Of an
alderman Of the city who is q chem
list
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mitted suicide, or had been murdered,
but these have been officially denied.
Six Of the emperor's advisers who rec
commended reforms have been put &c
death by order Of the dowager empress.
Reactionary tendencies have shown
themselves among. the people as well
as in the palace, and there have been
outbreaks of mob violence at Picking.
directed against foreigners. Marines
have been landed to protect the Brit
ish, German and Russian embassies,
and the cruiser Baltimore and the gun
boat Petrol have been sent from Man
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Moods pills cure Al Liver IIls. . cent?
Anonynous Letter Writers CauEht

For a year past anonymous letter WI.
tiers In POtsdam, Germany, have made
life a burden for scores Of excelep,
families. These unknown writer Nave
mailed thousands Of unsigned insults
and denunciations. leading to divorces
In several Of the best families The an.
thors OF the persecution have now
been discovered by the police IN the
persons OF three wealthy old women.
One OF them, a widow named Schmidt
committed suicide when confronted
with the evidence against her.
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1t is astonishing how the wealth of
returned KlOndikeTs increases when
they reach Seattle. There everything
from the frozen north is seen through
big lenses, and men who were actually
assisted to get out of Dawson are cred
tied with sacks of many thousands Of
dollars. II is the old transportation
bee which buzzes in the bonnet Of Seat
tie and makes her dream Of another
great rush to the Klondike next year.
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How preposterous is the conduct Of
meni They refuse the Just tribute OF
praise to their contemporaries amongst
whom they live. and yet are extremely
ambitious OF the esteem Of posterity,
whom they will never see.
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Bleaas. Are Dying ou,.

Fair-haired people are said to be
becoming less numerous than former
~. The ancient Hebrews were a fair
haired race; now they are. with q few
exceptions. dark. So 1t Is In q lesser
degree with the Irish. among whom
15o years ago dark-haired person
was almost unknown.
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quantity of air exhausted from the
shaft annually is about 7SO.OOO. 900 Gu
bic feet-a fact that is ascertained by
what is called anemometrical measure.
The scent bottle" is not an eyesose.
Its business is so disguised that Il rs
an object Of beauty, and is readily
mistaken for a monument. Indeed, IT.
is the biggest, most conspicuous and
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Josephine Is 80 queerI She isn't
going to wear mourning" Does she
give any reason?" Yes; she says she
doesn't intend to act as II she thought
her husband had gone to the bad
place.
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WINTER IN CANADA.
WHEN BUSINESS AND SPORT
ARE AT THEIR HEIGHT.
Woadsrfally beautiful Palaces Con-
strsetsd OF Hugo Blocks OF Ies-Iee
Yachting One OF the Chief Pleasures
Of the Cold Season
Especial letter.

HE clear frosty,
but invigorating
winter climate Of
the great dominion
has led the natur-
ally robust nativet
originate. or to de-
yelop. certain
kinds OF winter
sports that are pc
Canadian
Winter in Canada
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Trying to quell a woman's wrath Is
good deal like sitting down on bunch
Of lighted irecrackers to prevent their
going on
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Maud-I don't like that Charlie
Downs; he tried to put his arm around
me four times last night Dolly-My.
what q long arm he must have,
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Like all Of England's greatest
generals he Is an Irishman. and at 20
was a lieutenant. BY 1883 he had been
advanced to the rank Of colonel He
spent eight years surveying in the
Holy Land. during which he picked
up a very fair knowledge Of colloquial
Arabic. This. together with his knovl-
edge Of the native character. went far
toward his success In the Sudan
When Kitchener went to Egypt as
one Of the officers appointed to assist
Sir Evelyn Wood in the formation Of
an Egyptian army most OF the work
fell to his lot owing to his familiarity
with the feIlaheen. He donned the
uniform Of a private and mixed freely
with them. He found them treated
like brutes. underfed, uncared for.
their religion insulted. and in other
ways abused. His first care was to
change all this. He abolished the
logging lash. gave them good food AMI
beds, paid them promptly and fully.
and guaranteed them the full exercise
Of their religion.
This treatment had its effects. In
a short time the same sort of men who
under Hicks Pasha tamely submitted
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God has placed no limits to the ex-
ercIse OF the intellect he has given Us
on this side of the grave.
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The Russian foreign Office has CON.
PEELED the sublime porte to repatriate
Armenians forced to fee to the eau.
casus during the massacres in Turkey.
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About the only time some women re-
fuse to talk back Is when they accept
some mans seat in . crowded street
car.
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Although a man and wife are looked
upon as one, some wives consider theii
husbands very small fractions.
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The best, the only correct actions
are those which demand no EXPLAIN
tion and no apology.
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Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

The best go dOu-
BILE Concord Har-
ness in Colorado
for SIS With
breeding $50 s
double team haf-
ness. with breech
ing. S15 IS steel
horn stock saddle
for S.. SIS sings
buggy harness tof
$50. Do not 3.
deceived By WORT
less limitations. oG
order direct fro1
Us and get ~
lowest whOlesas
priceS Catal0gue
4 FRED NJ Eli
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A man may not be a hero to his
valet, but we don't see what business
hero has with a valet, anyway.
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stssl Used In Pens snd 0z.s.
More steel Is used In the manufac-
trre Of pens than in all the sword anf
gun factories In the world.
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Never does man believe 90 strongly
In the attraction Of gravitation a.
when he goes to sit doVa In q chair
and misses It.
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Entered at PostOnos as s.eoad-cl... nAts.A.

When a man sings his own praise
he invariably gets the tune too high
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AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

The condition Of affairs in China Is
critical. There have been repeated re
ports that the young emperor had COM
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A man always thinks appearances
are deceitful when they are against
him
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Speaking of secret-society benefits.
the hod-fellows are always assisting
the masons.
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Lady's Lorgnette with rolled gold
chain free by saving Diamond Co
Soap wrappers. Ask your grocer.
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IR Ho RATIO
Herbert Kitchener.
the sirdar OF the
Egyptian army and
the new hero Of
the Sudan, is a
young man-being
but 47-for the
high place he has
won by merit in
the military ser
vice OF his country.
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The stesdy and rapid growth of our
commerce with the orient is illustrated
by a statement just received by the
treasury bureau Of statistics showing
.ae imports and exports Of Japan dur
ing the first half Of the present calen-
dar year. This shows Japan's pur-
chases from the United States continue
to increase with great rapidly. while
In many cases those which she has
been accustomed to make from other
parts Of the world are being reduced.
Her importations Of raw cotton from
the United States In the first six
months Of 1888 were 17.7S2, Os4 yen In
value, against 3,s11, s2S yen in the cor
responding months Of the preceding
year. Our manufactures OF iron and
steel seem TO be especially satisfac-
tory 20 the japanese, the increase IN
nearly all articles Of this class being
strongly marked. The finer grades If
American manufacture also seem 70
be finding special favor among the
japanese, imports Of American watches
having increased from 9s,511 yen in
the first half Of last year to 1s5. $50 yen
IN the first half Of the present year,
while our own records Of expectations
show an increase In exports OF type
writer's. sewing machines and other
articles Of this class to Japan.
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The public schools in Santiago open
ed with 1000 children In attendance.
Gen. wood has eliminated the element
If ssctarianism and placed them on
an American basis. and in his organi-
ration has given the children their first
-hance Of acquiring competent ele-
mentary education. In order to ae-
.omplish this. the high salaries Of q
lew Ornamental school commissioners
have been reduced 50 As to make pos
sfbIe the Increase OF the salaries Of
he sehooI teachers. Better stiIl. he
sas provided for the teaching Of the
Engiizh Ianguags.
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ABOUT KITCHENER.
FAMOUS GENERAL. coNoUERoR
OF oMDuRMAN.

His Psreaaiity = Like Nearly An Of
Brts.ias Greetess Gsnerais. He Ii =
Product OF Irelasd-Hlgh Honors ~
the Age OF II.
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ORGANS, :: :;

7, q IN End S:'S GO SSz az sDa
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=. Denver. Coi0raao
|. EXAMINATION
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the vagabond's wife decides to woo and
win her but not to wed her, as he has
already his allotted number of wives,
twelve, and should he marry another he
would encroach upon the right of the
Emperor who alone has thirteen in his
home circle, and would suffer the penalty
of his life. So the Mandarin DISCUSSES him
self as the vagabond and calls upon the
beautiful wife of his double, and she, be-
leving he is her husband, to his great
Joy throws herself in his arms. She then
introduces him to the twins, and puts
an iced rag around his head. This is all
very pleasant for him, but unfortunately
his valet leaves his royal robes lying
around, and Fan Tan, when he returns
home, gets into them. is discovered thusly
by the Mandarin'S guardian and to ms
great disgust is carried away to the pal
ace to be caressed by the Mandarin s
twelve wives and score of children. In
the meantime the Mandarin has been ar
rested and cast into prison for the Vaga-
bonds sins. and his wife in searching. for
him finds herself in the palace. where she
announces herself as his wife. This brands
him as the proprietor of thirteen wives,
and as the Emperor is informed OF his
crime by a lover of one of the twelve, he
is cast into prison to await his fate. The
Mandarin has also become as seriously
entangled and as both are about to be
beheaded fourteenth wife of the EN-
peror is discovered and he is called upon
to prosecute himself for treason. AS this
would mean the death of himself he par
dons all hands and "all live happily ever
afterward."
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in a little role that is fitted to her SYM
pathetic smile
Miss Eff1e Shannon is not at her most
as the interrupted bride. The part re-
Qulres either less legitimate effort or
more out-and-out melodrama. AS it is
not in Miss Shannon's temperament to
give the latter, she would do better to
play with less obvious. emotion. Her
rendition last night was neither one
thing nor the other. 1t was not strenu-
Gus enough for melodrama, and it was
too artificially cadenced for the oppo-
site qualities of repression and sugges-
ton. l don't know just how to be just
to- Mr.. Kelley. His part is very trying.
1t is too inconsistent even for human
nature as we see it off the stage. 1t
has the making of an accomplished
villain early in the game, but it peters
out woefully as the piece advances
Considering this, you must give the
actor credit for making as much out
of it as he does. l can think of only
one Improvement, and that would be
for Mr.. Kelley not to take the audience
into his confidence by means of know
ing winks The lines themselves are
quite obvious enough for the densest of
us. 1t is a pity for Herbert Kelley
ever to forget that in a certain line of
vanished parts he is one of the most
valuable men on the modern stage.
The company is large one and gen
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AIcaza

I'm Mizzoura,' Gus Thomas sue
cessful play, was presented at the Alca-
Ear last night and there was scarcely
vacant seat. 1t bids fair to score as great
a popularity as it did last September. The
simple homely life of the jewellers in Pike
County, Mo, interrupted by the introduce
ton Of a stage-robber and the consequent
upheaval in the family circle of the viii
lage blacksmith was well portrayed by
the stock company. Ernest Hastings
gave another proof of his versatility as
Jim Radburn, the Sheriff of the county
and scored pronounced success. He was
quiet and effective throughout. One of
the best bits of character work seen on
the Alcazar stage for a long time was
the 'Lizbeth Vernon of Miss Maybelle
Bowman. She made a decided hit and
was ably seconded by Clarence Montaine
as Dave Charles Bryant as Joe Vernon,
the blacksmith: George z. Webster as
Robert Trayers, Howard Scott as Colonel
Bollinger, Miss Adelaide Fitzallen as
Kate Vernon, Miss Marie Howe as Mrs
Joe Vernon and Miss Laura Crews as
Emily Radburn. The play was well
staged
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Vol.

No better example of the versatility of
Reginald de Koven and Harry B. Smith
can be found than in their latest produc-
ton, THE Mandarin" on this week and
doubtless for another week at the Tivoli.
The Introductory performance of this
comic opera was given last night and was
received with enthusiasm. A little nerv-
BUSINESS was manifested by the players
during the first act, but on the raising of
the curtain on the second players and
audience alike became enthused and the
piece was we'll rounded out
1.-The Mandarin is a Chinese opera, al
though the general ENHANCEMENT and
final unraveling of the plot plainly be-
speaks the American author. The story
presents a Mandarin of Fuchau, China.
who has the misfortune to closely resem-
BILE the town vagabond, Fan Tan. Fan
Tan is the possessor of a beautiful wife,
to whom he is devoted; but frequently he
leaves his love for brawls that last for
period Of days. During one of these
brawls and his consequent absence from
home the Mandarin passes his humble
cottage, and being told of the beauty of
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United Commercial Travellers.

The past senior councillors of the United
Commercial Travellers of California held
a meeting in the Grand Hotel on last
Saturday, organized a grand council for
the State of California and elected as
grand officers to serve for the current
term: II. L. Judell of San Francisco.
grand senior councillor; H. H. Warrington
of Los Angeles, junior councillor; Adolph
c. Boldemaun of San Francisco, past
councillor; William F. Peterson of Sacra-
San Fra nciseo secretsrv. Henrv an a CO.. VI
des of Los Angeles, conductor; Charles ].
Simon of San Francisco, page; A. S. Alb
bolt of Los Angeles. sentinel; w. j. Bar
rett and A. S. Abbott of Los Angeles and
1. A. Maison and Charles ]. Simon of
San Francisco, executive committee;
Adolph c. Boldemann and w. T. Peterson,
representatives to the Supreme Council.
After the new. officers had been installed
by Deputy Supreme Councillor L. L.
Woodmansee, the grand council adjourned
TO meet in Los Angeles lin May next