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all cilk jiertainin a his professiaa order lefrzz itcgirvias drugstore tiu receire proipt nitatntiqn terms moderate t t fisher b t klsa ceoegetcttct i of everr descriptioa made to order on the shortest notice ind raosd roasoaihfl terms- rgpairmg promjtlj t- teadodta tittm- hemsrreet lticeiiseti inctiaaeer for the co3tis of wellington tad hahon orders left kt tfie frtr pzzzs osce icton or si mj resfdeno m actjn will be prcdptlj stitrided ti terms reasmablev- eacr a lxuu also estaer to icii aa ihs mbstfivorabls tctmfi e ad e tie tersest rates of interest in saims f s50q zrd cpgrds flour amd feed sfqbe iiaws0n beos toaliiitpcclfnlly inform tbe people of acthtimj vacttiitytdttltcravtopa- odtnlue lueiukeionctoue ur ifc- gatvtaii residence a flour and peed store acil tt iii ce p constantly on biad lailitcckor w toub i i or ll cixps ikclrnrsa faxailr flour buckwheat floor graham flour com aleal oat heal craeked wheat bran coarsa shorts fine shorts chopped peas chopped oats mired chops oats pas- and ell fcnli of feed csiully kept in a firstclass store bakery e nioklin son in assuming control of the exoclsiorbak- cry would rcsxictfullj- solicit a continu unco ot tuo patronftgo heretofore bestowed ou tho lute unn i they will always have on hand a good nypplyof j fresh brmd buns cnkcs niid pastrjr 1ls0 a ruti stock or confectionery tdlle akd trzstt always ok uakd bread delivered loany part of lie foirn bread and btteuiu yiceii in txdtangc for floiu credit ousfomore credit costomcrs will bo charged lc per loaf more than caau cusiouicrs and all ac- coouts nint lo settled once a month 0ystelparurl the ojsicr parlor will always lo found with a cood supply of frcsiu okts which will bo served in any style xtckxlx aiox all 63 is dollvcre i to ay p irt of tio tliliff u 5x2 13 ottcni ga call it respectfully ajicilfd mamhattafi feed for horses cattle i sheep pigs and fooler good forhorses hav ing epizootic laws0h er0 aetoajan islsivl bsr class bicbeiu to advertisers ceo- s0w3ll c0 salsct lirt cf lswi itcspipcrs an cvtfrriir xrka spend apicarxf of 5000 a vr cjtrf icko irku irss uian 50 of u u thlflul irrt tvtcr select lal luc paid me uiier last yrzr te illth2 otiflt it la act cxcratim list it is not 0iop us it u as sojiest list the caiafocoe states exicttj tbtuie paper ire wueuuie came of the paper is priultd in rrll tvee trrc it ufti every instance iha ivst wlea printed la capltilp it is uw osxr pppcr iliie plar the itt eire tlie popaiau n of every town icn j the circulation of ivery japer tiieniiekciixrcedinrsdvcrtltarefirrijzrclv onecixh the dabiiebers echedurc tlie prttre for si ncl stiles raupfi from tilia- the price flrouclnrh enc niitu in ilie entire litt is gets- f he rcgutirratcfi oi td rpc firtiie kidc cpacj mi hmearajtt3koic tncilltacttnicnespapri6ttheiit nre issued dxilt caj weefcxt- they are iocnte1 la 7ss tliltercntciiltstfjd towns or which ate stale capluk so phiefs of oters0 popnhitiinaidactstnty sctts for carrot lifet and other insinuation ad dress geoptmwkllco 13kpracektkei yorfc ik 2i 3 axd g ounce cases a kew stock fasf received b savacs i hive tecared the berrices o sir itn cooa s firstcliss barber who will cod- dact ny btuinetis for s few wceki and give ettry sitentiaa to the wants of costotners kindly give limyocr patronic jp r0rdex xr bmarsirand properly secured in can- adt thtvonited sutas and europe pi- test guaranteed or no charge send for printed instruction agency in operation tn years hekstgejst ottawa caiukli nirnnttn solicitors of pa r3ts iit drtngiitsman- txoillsltoshoteuacxox robt jl agnswproprtttor the new hotel is jfitied np in nrstcliss stde with new fnrni- tars commercial trsvelleri xill find good jlccoininodarioa and conunodious i sample 32oams- special attention paid to the wants l hf the tratelling ynhlic b ar supplied with she bei of liqnoriiiid ogars bood stbl- tag andtattentive hoptlfirs the mutual life assocratiok of caxada head office hahiltosl oxt ccromnbat berosit 0tr 89300000 volicits on he eeseiive fcjtd rlls iasaed by t hit company only and copyright contain a plain statement of the amount of cash ralaeof piidap iosacance the policy- homcr will ite entitled to receire if discon tinuing the pafment of premintna after 5 10 15 20j 25 30 35 fayaietrta c h p k00re agont fkee press office mmimxtji wjllili ifxisr foe skiks i am prewired to piy the higherf cash prcie for hides calfsmns deacons lamb f and sheep skins delivered at my tannery 1 ioe leather constantly ou hand jasies irooke actok rukeilge faixtivg sarins opened a paint shop in the prcm- ie oert dodfctokictliaa bakery i am pre pared to do carriage paiotink and sign wxitie j of every description and would re- spectfaliy solicittho iatronago of the people of acton and vicinity xaues gcott pkopektv for sixe the most valuable and desieable pronerty ever offered in acton cooiiating of dwelltng store and several vacant lot situate en afain bower and willow streets to be acid in parcels to soft porchaaers terms t j h ssuth proprietor acton march 8th issi v m olse lot fob sale the nndenigned offers for sale the splendid stone dwefltoji on main street near ilr c s smithresifeicc one fifth of an ere with stokhotue in splendid condi tion etablft nod shop on the pcemises hard and soft wafer welle title iridif pot able terms reasonable apply at ecix puai ofuceactdo orfo t auce xtcxait 373ca ifoekrood proverbs vqnneat blooiiltvcrandliwneymehcalilircnd hop llitxre fcecp them so tbecretttet noarifhtne tnnlcanpe- tleer sirengtfcencranjcarilireoaearth ttopluterea tt is impostlbte to remain innsrlcfc or oat or heilth whefe hop kitten art nsd f far do sop eitters care pomnent e the rgtve gfrf deertlon rich bocdacdjeaithvbcilcoqfaljihoriui kamttterwhatyoar iyclrto rall mentis kapdtuen wlli utjo yoooa pmcaibr bitters never doe harm bat goad always and eoctlnoally c blood deaisetfie stomach andswetten the breath with flop bil urs qnlet nervea andtjblmy6ti2pt ffp blueir i no health with inactive urer and urinary crpans trtthoat iop buterr try ap rofffih care andspalilbelxef fortaje by all dragsists k assssassi tzbmsmabflaummnssssssfa sh a gkeat cacsb of human miseicv u the loss of mpmmmm yp ijaverccectlrpntihfihednnew cdmon of or cnlrerwrlfs cetf j bratrf fjuiaj- on tue radical ana ina permanent cure without men- clteofkervondbiilt- henulno phj-te- alniaruityimpelmenuoraarrioeeetc resulllnaffumeacestcs qvcricc ln sesucd euvelopeonly 6cis or twspoteo stamps tnecalebraleiaothor in this ulm ratio fmv clearly demonstrates front itiirtj vjzs- raeeeatul pnctlc walalarminr eoli- i2isnri may be radically cored wltftoot jhl aanerco tim of juternal medlelns or tnoeotu snlfji poininisrootn mode of cnrellonce impteoeruin and rfectnalby m 2av sf wiueif everr smtererr no matter what bis condition may oemsycure btmsoif cneapiy privately and radically tbi uctnre thoold be in tie najls ot every yootd and every man invbo land aidreai v tlie calrenrell utedical co il ann st kew tort postofflce box58 startlinc- dscoveryi lost manhood re8tored ssssysgssass lo ut fjiorwnaot sddras it kee es 43 uiatauuuw 7 acton aotoa harness fib tutjjtk depot the free press acrox tituitiday march 31 1881 posifsr whose bnsiness is it is it any bodys business if a gciitlemau should choose to wait unco a iidy if thu lady dont refuse 1 or to speak a little plainer that the meauin it all may koow la it any bodys business if a lady has a beau if a pcrsous on tho sidewalk whether great or whether imall is it any body6 buiiocas where that person means to call qrif one sees a person 1 while hes callfae anywhere is it any bodys buimcsg what his business may bo there tho substance of our query sinply stated would be this is it any bodys business what anothers business is if it is or if it iiut we should really like to know for woro certvn if it isnt there are soma who mike it so ulwhys kind obgpdpity die always kind that mast suffice me aud so she met him with her babe her whole woe upon her u tt bad never bon before go on 1 im olivia buidthe woman in liar arms us calmly as she parted j 1 sent thosn letters myself i did it from him to mike yoa wreuhed to revenge my- he never saw the great change in elf upon him he was youhg when iter ha nover know that from that be met tne i a married woman hour life lust its beauty for her that though no older tlianhe i lured hia evon thu brightness of her love for on i delighted in hfef hopeless loye her bubo had faded because she knew in those luttvri in jits protestations that its father bail not loved her no 1 joyed in the receipt of that one one knew anything save that the written on his wedding night pure roundnpss left her cheek that her women cannot understand bow wicked eyes lost half their sweetness that women rejoice in meshing hearts they she never indulged in those moments do not care for in ruining young mens of reposeful reveiio of which she had lives for a petty triumph lady once been so fond work was her dont turn from me 1vt not doue refuge and sho dired not pause to yet i think j y no 8n 1 fpsped the people called the chesterfields a wretched wife could you not bear happy couple women envied her to keep it from 010 you ruined my for he eeenjid a modei husband she young life you killed me yes you locked her skeleton carefully up and killed me so far as lieart went give 00 one a peep at it ah i cried the woman it wit yenre flew by two other babies when he- wrote loveto mo that i took the first babys placo uebrge betrayed hirn rvenge prompted me chesterfield grow rich she had lieljv six months after his marriage i received cd him to become so by frutjality and i s read it when that camojt unselfishness and now it was a pleasure i nt you the others i was a fiend i- to him to givo her tho means of doing kow it hnt perhaps i can undo good among the poor helen chester fields carriage was ofteaer found watt ing oi the door of totntr irrotdrod tenement housa than at those of her fashionable friends she was happy in doing good happy in her children but still tho great craviug emptiness was at her heart the butden of her life aong was he never loved me a word of tenderness from a poor laborer to his wife would awaken it the words a wifes secrete can i bear itf asked cieoros chesterfields wife of her own heart as elie knelt beside the bed her amis upon it her face hidden upon them can i bear itf can i bear it r then her own heart answered yon can for iffhe does not love you you love him and she arose nnd atxjd beside herjbaliys cradle and saw its falhera eyes look up it her front this iia mmt wretched haunt into which hii tiny immature and took uioa her e had ever carried her pure presence gentle shouldsrs a burden she had never epofce i 0 another lying ill in the thought to bear next room my work even uow road this and aoe ope that the woman drew trout her bosom and hurried withit to the she- tore it open and looked upon the lines within this was what she read dated six months after her mar riage oltvis mt fuxxn j i told yon i would never write again to yon and i wrote like of a loye eon the brush on a girls a fool 1 told you that i married a woman cheek she had suffered untold agonies for ten bitter years bad awakened in the night to wet her pillow with her tears because of it and yet had kept hor secret when one day a woman in parties requiring arythingtn harwss or trunks to save money should go to r creech aqton- spring goods just received our otw j spbiitg j tweed suitings shaw murton merohant tailors gxj e l f hi that morning a letter had been brought to her an anonymous letter accompanied by a packet the letter tan thus atadak a friend who does not desire to see yoa imposed upon sends you theso to show yot what a man may be they have been stolen from the person to whom they were written bat the good intention sancti ties the means used to further it a well wishec tho wife of two years read this and hid opened the packet there she found fove letters written to some woman uddresaal as olivia and dated ono year before her own maniage letters that bad told tho story of a passion warmer than it was pure for she who had awakened itwas evidently a wife letters such as george chester field had never written to tho woman who now read them following them came tlibr dttedon the very day before their wedding dfjui ouvu dearest olivia i shall write no more to you i shall never say a ward of love to yoa again for i am about to dlac myself in a position which makes it my duty to appear ut forget you i am to be married tomorrow i have doue this to tear myself morcicomplctcly from you you fcave often told inc that i should you arc right a nun in love cannot trust himself fur my sake miy i say for yours also olivia i take this step of course i do uot love this eirl but she is a pure rood woman and i respect her they call her bcautifal also bat only your lace can bo quite beaotifnl to my tyes it rises before me as i say adieu it will haunt me always but here i part front it farewell farewell aa though were dying perhaps in heaven we may ilneot again and there we bhall be all in alt to each other youraforcver geome clieeteefield helen chesterfield rend this through knew it to be genuine and cried out in her great agony oh why did inot die nportllmt happy wedding night f why did i live for this 1 j then far two long hours she knelt beside her pillow etnisylins with her self struggling until at liwt her heart gave her the unswer wo haye already written don j yes yon can bear it though be does not love you you still loye him tina the poor wife tore into frag ments these passionate loye letters and that final oue which seemed her death wound the whole cruel packet that had bronghv hw so miirh woe and burned- them to ashes on her heard and vowed that whils she lived her husband should noyer jknow lhal she had read tbem for he has not deceived me she j said to herself he has becntrue to me honorable to roe that llo lieen sorely wounded shonld not make mo hate htm and he ahull never know if i can helji it how i suffer ho is shes been a lady maam she sdd but dies come down dtcadful i think youd da her good aud helen chcsterfiell followed her into a roitn where upon a bed lay he wreck of the loveliest woman on whom helens eyes had ever rested a blonde with black eyes whose golden hair swept ovec her pillow down upon the door as she lay a creature with white hands and snowy throat but with lost stamped upon her features as though it hqd been written tnere she looked at helen angtily more facts t she asked in a harsh ruined voice take them away then its too kte for them with mc but helen was not one of those who satisfy starving wretchedness with mere words what sne said or did hardly matters it was what wairmost needed no pharisaical pride made her shrink from contact with a fallen sister there was food and wine and decent linen in that poor room before many hours were over and she did not even ask tho womans name it muttered not who she wss to helen she suffered this was enough for churity so for days and days she ministered to this poor- creature who grew to yearn for her coming who prayed hec to stay longer when she came bqt who often looked at her in a strange i did not love and i shoald ioreyoa forever being so true a friend aa i beueve yon are to me you will rejoice to know that i wasr quite mistaken i hare forgotten the un happy passion of uiy youth aa you jso often bade me and man never jdrod a wife ao fondly as i love my darling helen she is the life of my life the soul of my aonl and i cannot leavo yon under the false impression i have frivcu you- love came after marriage it u true to me but its germ was in my heart you will be glad to know of this and wishrre aa i wish yoa every happi ness george cirsstxnmxd she read it through sha read it twice this poor wife to whom balm bad come after so many years and bank down upwher knees forglfril of all else and thanked god for it when she turned once more towards the bed she saw that in that moment the death angel had come and that the unhappy olivia bad passed into eternity when george chesterfield met his wife that night he hardly knew her her girlhood seemed to have returned her srnile charmed him as of yore her eyes were bright her lips red again how happy you look he said and she answered i im happy nothing more then but one day she told bim all i tiatkim it etitl irtveltythe following u the experience of thquiz poet a kuy i remember a kiuand nothing more i foqnd h last december behind the kitchen door m v wife abe htard the clitter qf lips thatmet toy own itejuk omitjlt and battery and now i live alone ik hxi wlnkls litrslusas hor ornd- sou this is my grandson billy r mr a loag sldllo a young biblesuident was asked how many boys are there in yow class i he replied if yon multiply tfce number of jacobs sons by the nnreber of times which tfce israelites compassed jericho and add to the product the number of measures of barley which boar gave ruth divide this by thu number of hainans sons subtract the nniuher of each kind of clean beasts that went into tho ark multiply by tho nnnibcv of men that went to seek way quite nnacconntable to helen i j eliiah after he was taken tct heaven who sometimes began to speak and j d l 1 r 11 rj in paused and said another time though she postponed a conference tho atoiy of her life jierhapa only god knew what it might be so the autumn word away winter caroe and went and in the apring tlie little lifo in ihut pocr cieatures breast was smouldering out helen knew that the must die it saemed right to tall her to but the task was a woeful ono she sat beside tier thinking nf this one day when the poor soul caught hor hand i shall go soon shant i f she asked i know it is so but pre mine me uhat when i hare told yon my story you wont leave mo thai you will btill be kind to me and not lam from me promise f i promise raid helen you are george cbesterfiaws wife i know it you need not answer yon r8tuember ten years ago receiving some letters written to olivia j remember the wifaselieek paled sho remembered it always go on she said lioaistly bitterly subtract from tills josephs ago st the time he stood be fore plmraohj add the number of 6torrn iu das bag wfteu he killod goliuth pubtnict the cumber of furlongs that bnthany was distant from jerusalem dlride by thejnumber of anchors cast out whn paul woa shipwrecked subtract tho number of persona sared ill the ark ami tho re mainder will be ihe answer barnacklo im sure niter j yonte been her4amouth youll tliiuk ai mlich of him as i do hes to lively and agree able 1 the house is uevar dull as long as he is in it yoti can hear him fiom the time he gels up until hx goes to bed there isnt a comic soag he dont know nor a byword and be piny the accoideon ieeutiful dont yoti billy petl lliiatbon musical genius f ob yes bir but hes so variously gifted too is billy hes real inventive as soon as ever be sees a watch he picks it to pieces and makes a wind mill of it of course i dont let him have he boarders watches generally but sometimes be tntfget em and soma folks it se tetchy- hrbctnsck1e this la herem nice an airy aint ill yea the win- daws are a little broken every pane cracked t yes so i zee well have that fixed in no time poor little billy did that with his pcarljooter its a joy to see him he can hit so straight i often sit and watch him furniture looks snatched f well yoa see billy is real talented likes to draw and paint yon otisftit to see tin piotnres he draws of tho boarders comic pictures with words corniu out of heir moutlis on scrclls tie hitvin ntf sot i die a langhmg een a moat la this billys loom t oh no sir he sleeiis nearer his own grandma than that butsomehow the dear child has got a key that 0iens ail ths doors and i cantt fine where he bides it id think it ray duty to take ic away if i codd but after all w wouldnt have half the amtnjjit surprises we do if he hadnt it he mates it so gay and hyejy for ns with his jokes yes the aim does aeme off that pig chair billy makes a horse of it bat well mend it i think youd better have this pooin t so cbeerfnl ehl not coming at all i well as you plettsa dfcourse billy yon shouldn have douo hliat screwing the gentle- mans coat tails to thejdoorfoat while we were talking see what a piece he has torn out turuitig suddenly- good- bv sir humph i oid subersides 1 nothing would make himlaugh we dont want such a boarqer do we biltyt l kismdhisj oonat the neighbors cutliad clawed the baby and the man was going out to the wood pilo with ids sio oter hii shoulder and thn eat under his arrti garom mo back to the temso said the cat who appeared to be chalkffuh of emotion that oiighi not to cooht it was only a scratch tiio maitook his cue aud looked thoaghtfnl true he said and only an accident and he laid the feline serosa tho block aud held it down with hia foot and swing ing the axe above his bead brought tt down with dreadful fort thero waa a moment of dreadful silenceand then ihilo the cat from her high seat on the neighbors sued sang oil yauly wauly np tlie mant the man ieraped around in the chips to find his three toes and carried tbnr in to his wife and asked her if she supposed tlo doo- tor could new tkeot on wbpn he camel v fcl if to him who has essayed nothing all things seem easy it was on the burlington railroad ttaln that polities bad given way to theology and the young man with fli turbin hat had tb floor and was id nonncing the old fashioned idea hell i tell you he cried man was never intended for aucb a sendibli punishment nature never mada mo for kindling wood reckon not said the old parson back near the stove 100 grwn hp didnt p and elabor ate andexplain whajlie mwint trnt somehow or other evtryltpdy aeenied to understand him and llw ermversalion gradually drifuxl back intopol trao diplomaoy a galvriiton man met a friend from the oountryouitbe btreot how do yon come aut exclaimed tie former when ilairt heard ofyou yon bad a lawsuiten hand with tom smith about a sue horso how did that end v i lworiit i completely g away witlitimv you see tkrjuitioe waa thatiiost honosi ni m tho woild 80 i wrote him note ludciiig litm j 1 afioept the enclosed jjlbill p i should think uie jndge wotlll have ruled agiine yon for trytnif irrihi him i j j so he wonld if i luid not iwn careful to bign toin smiths pu ipeteiml of my own t itic