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ar ije rtatt ftte press every thursday hornlkg it tux freerrrustcimlriatiiicoffiee mill street actok okjp teucb op scbtckimok one dollar per yefr strictly id advance all cobccrlnuonc discon tinued wbea the time for which uy bare beai jid bu einlred tho data to which awryl mucrirtloa l paid 1 denoted on the addres label adttktiktvd rite transient adreru- ineu s cent per nonpareil lice for first ut- sertion 8 canta per hoe for each aabsejqwitt iuwruoa cokttuct rites ttie following table shoa oar rate for the inter ti on of adrtimenttfar specified periods sticc 1 tb 6 ico 8 ko j littft lnchi mico 1 i500 ida too 10 inches isao oo ltoo trtm scao ism t00 ejo 6m 133 100 100 without specific direction rill t inserted tulfprbld tad charted accord adwrtlsemente rilltw loserudti icflr tranalent adiwrtixecieol most b ptld n adraooe adfertlmmeau will b changed once each month if desired for chance oftener than once a month the composition ranst be pcifl for at reculsi rates cjiaiieaa for mnut advertisements matt be in tho offlce by coon on tuesdays hplfoore editor in 4 proprietor uhittras bfretfirrp t f urenu dc il office and reldonce corner hill frederick streets acton s a uckeaguem d graduate of trinity coiiefie if ember of collflcecf pbrtle4cn ted surgeons lieentiato of royal college of pbyiieians and bnntecns edinburgh offloeicd realdeaee dr lowrys jat resi dence he4 of frederick street acton j e wilkinson d d s l d 6 p scnacok dektiet graduate lnlrertity of toronto member of the royal college of dental burgeons offloe open erery day ercent wednesday tburadayand 6atnrdsy orer tbe drng store actqs l bennett ld8 dentist oeomctqwu oktiiuo m lean mclean barrislersbolleitors nouriea conveyancer ac private funds to loan office town hill acton w a hcleik jso a mcleik every week we are getting new effects in inghain wall papers with borders and ceilings to match these papers are used by the test families they are as cheap as the common papers only i5cts akoll and much handsomer when you are in guelph call at days book store and see how nice and cheap they are day sells cheap statement ttkta tram danraauat rt- tura kortmtp30thtfiae 4ssxts godt7 jj t9t6 dominion kotu 4 htjis opodtd irith gorffiitzietit o etacarl i ciiio j 17bjs sotot cod ohmum ot other liink 1819 iitonon toookt fad bond 4 hsjb bkluut duo ram other dinln 3 jca ts aotramac daboatatoc li 80mo autre ikkedutzlt xtiiubuc btllt dueoaakd bill dueoaataf orerdao beck pmnllsc uortgtfftf ccd otaer aim 1 u59tf8 ifliues t7 i4 bank of montreal capital rest 12000000 6000000 a savings depart1ient has been opened in connection with thii branch interest allowfil at current bate ja3 hfenlay uaucer guelph bhakch w barber bos paper makers georgetown ont uu a efecultt of machine finished book papers kiqh gbade weekly kewf the paper need in this journal ii from h abov millc v7h barber bros t a mowat ijlkkxeteb soucitoe notibt pcbuc ifoney to tjon omce dits tuesday and saturday orncb kannawlnj block acton upstaira h j mcnabb coktetlvced collectoh etc renu and acconnta collected afent fire and life atfiarance property boogbt and aold money to loan on tbe moft favorable terms jauowarsoffice acton s hilton wallbridge stone barristers solicitors it tosonto akd gcorqztowv onices creel mans block georteton and traders bank cbaxobers 63 vonge st toronto jshiltox ba whwilliieltkje hestoke patents secured for ikvrnti0n6 hesuy grist ottawa canada twentj y its practice no patent no pay money to lend ox good farm security lower rata of interest and on better terms o repayment t1jo erer bctore offered in canada intending borrowers nould write or call at ooce and be convinced before applying elewbere w s jackson real estate loan insurance agent guelrav caxada total anoia i lubwrms pall op capital earpisa koceala clrcttlatlon depotitf from tobllo depocit from other banfcai ticos 80t00 sittd swxa tum winter boots 1 shoes rubbers and overshoes reduced prices freviosf to itooktalan trunks valises at tha loweat prioea in tbe city w mclaren co lcadldt boot t shoo store 9u4lph special january sale at renelsons ip w xttzw if re kaeir what formf vorfl falatloff for be ibade that vs ibonld briur- lf kae wbst lips were parehiaf forihe iriter wi iboald brinff v woali but with 6srfoouupf h vaafd wort wfta vfufnc bands aasrfnf cops of ooounff watsr plan da rows of sfaadfof tjaims knt wbaa fruadc around as clonlj press to u goodbye tildismooc tbe upc that klu as fintuoald neatb tbodalilea he v a toolal clasp oat arms around ihsm looking oa tueto hroaflioar ecrs j 1 mdec vords at laro eternai no iron id whisper fa uufr ecrc ifvo knf wbat uroc rer darkened fa soma thoagbuaaa word ocoorf which baai erer lata aniqnf tbeca like the frost amobg tha flovetf ottl wlui tbauincere repenting with hat tafttiisll of regret bile oiiretee wer otsrflnirin vo rould cry forslrb i fargem if ire kaeir ala i and do re rer cxg or met o know w ldtber bjtier herbc or flavers s oar aefebboara gardeuc grow t g d forgive as i lest bersaitw or heart break to bear him say ce eleac eblid 1 1 nerer kaar roa i jnd frani ay ptesenc fir iwty r stfutt yatnilp fottlting ft tr poun3 anct wn- bv c11ii b01cirit a mouth of bargains w uhemstreet llcehsed auctiovecb ror tbe coantles of wellington and hal ton orders left at tbe fbee fexss ofice actoo or at my residence in acton wfl be promptly at tended to terms reasonable also money o loan on tbe most favorable terms and at tbe lowest rates of interest in idqio 300 and npwards john pay i architect gcelpu ost ornce wyndbam street trancis nunan bookbinder windbamst gaelpbonurto torcr williams storel ac conn t books of all kinds maae to order periodicals of every description caref ally boand bulinrceatly and promptly done new planing milt asm i sua and door ftctort- john cameron contractor baa fitted up the building on uain street latel tjoenpled aa a trunk factory jritboev machinery and ii prepared to famish plana specification and ectimatea for all classes of bnildinea and erecoteail linda of dbfbsikg matchikq i and uouiidikq j hake ixl bttle8 of saahei boors and windows and door frames and dre ual eurabar 4nd keep a itock on hand all order prompt attended to johk cameron acton stock roast be reduced one halt apd price redaceif tocordidfily choice 6niticg redaoed in prico 20 per cent i fine west of england panting in black and bine choice pattern for 550 per pajr former price 1760 and 8 about 100 suits ail wool undkrw 75o a i ait hats cape tiefl gloves- white shirt a and top shirts and gents farntchingk ct greatly reduced prices a lot of remnants at your own price r enelson hcrcbant tailor and geota furnisher 99 upper wsrndhain st gaelpb graduation pbou the- mhe hanlan barbeft sgop uiui snrtt actoxj an eajrinate atrluhhaircota eoodeafoam an eibillaratinf thampocalwajigiren bonadandpnt tn arstdaaa condition atfu chlldrena balrtaatllycot bacara ladiu 3 fchwobdev tentorial artiita salesm w y ttcwanfbotb trarelliobsnd local ttjinen vt to represent tbe old ettablliibed fontbui nurseries salary paid from the start to salesmen rrperieaced la oar jine liberal terms to beginners and a permanent sltaatiou assured we bare 00 acrea onder cnlti ration and faraub only flrstrclasa stock uurrrrfser hardy varieties for kortbern onurio and jfaoi- toba a speciality we guarantee dur stock apply for terms at once we want yon now stone wellington toronto oct agents wanted in every township to sellthe pictorial cyclopedia of lira stock and complete 1 stock doctor the most complete and comprehcnslre work orerpouiitbed ita antbora stand at the bead of tbeir profession and bare a continental repu tation worth lu veibt in cold to any one barinc rortec ebeep cattle swine 1onltry uofia or beea a grand opportunity to make money secure territory at once addreai e n koyeb publliher 120 tonja st toronto hamiltous ifaible works season1893 ysthile returnlnft tbankstoonr many pat iy ronsfortbeirliberal snpport in tbe past ve vicb to inform you that we bare catered into an arrangement with rstewart guelpb tokeepconstantjyon band a fall stock of the ordinary sices of sash doors etc and will also t apply any special sices on short notice at goelpt pilecu i frames of all kinds made to order we also keeb in stock a line of base window and door casing comer blocks yonr lumber dreaced while von walt price ii 60 per u guelph business college ptimps being better able than heretofore we will lnply cither wood or iron pnmps promptly a3l work guaranteed satisfactory ipleace call and inspect before parental ng elsewhere tugs ebbage kanatrer acton bell pianos the organs iwinded gold medal weue awanded jamaica international exhibition 1891 in competition with american german english and canadian manufacturers enterprise character capacity success illustbatzd circular best roxe to any address ii maccormick principal hamiltons block formerly hatchs block tbe gore eorner fpfwooiwicband norfolk ureeuouelpb ont john h hamilton proprietor wholesale and retail dealer and direct importer and mauafactarerbf all kinds of granite and llarble uonnmentc tombstone tic hating had an extensire erierfenca for tbe last is years the public may rely on cetting all superior articles at a cheaper rate than any otbtr dealer in tbe west n h 15 per cent oil on a direct order re- ceired for be next 93 davs on monthly or quarterly payments only at 0 w kellyls knd noisi for new years gifts beaufiful banquet lamps handsome piano lamps music cabinets in oak wainnt mahogany and cnrly birch oak secretaries from i03 cp and the beat ash bedroom suite n tbe in the world for 1500 come and see for yourselves p sprkgg6 cualph mdsio store oteipb tj tower wyndbam street pbone 178 i s m ggok co oeoroetowk lioetuad anorionaan appraltart vila ators collacjon real estate and general land agenti roa tee couxnra or ihltonpelwillngtoasijncoe yoit an onta honey to loan from 1 105 no it tlr dor cent rartica placing their sal ea or other bnaineaa in oar hands will naithesataepromptlyattended toatnaodarad jiaergea omtx axn kilia booku1 st-oeoera- ton or addrosa boa us s u cook 4 co aeuobera bicaxcborncejiqneeo st but toronto s k 033s t 0 aootlonaara oaorgatawn lad totonto wellington muto fire insurance comoany cetaauiazd igio inscuance on lfutnal plan anyeommnnl- cations f onrarded to toy addresa boc 719 or telephone 63 arlll be promptly attended to v john taylou atant oaelpb acton saw mills coal and wood yafids 8teel engravings froot etchinn colored plcfurea boom and rtars oaldinfk ivort oak ifireires silvxs oilt jkwes brqjrtcn lnubr lctb sbicfilec cod and woc coal and wood always la stock and promptly delirered to any part of tbe town at reaaottalle prices hardrpodandaiabe cut itore itnjtit always on hand telenhoseeommooiecuoai artists materials a fill itoclt ot wlnaor t kentons flake white doable tubes bcrneyc iflc be 10 dep photo prunes eompleta toe 5 feet cornice pole brass fittings so our wall papers are laid toba the beat selected in the dly wateesbros stiljhto lattj st aeokqes bqttare htjutprl sunbtry chnrch was alirays boaalifal bat it wis more so than ever today with its wreasiitnd fettoaniot fragrant savers it wai the eve of the annual festival of tha sabbath school and within its vener able wail 9 were gathered a bciy throng of workers in a h ot by thenuelvef were a cluster of maldenc their nimble fingers engaged la faihlooic giato virions ihspes the flowers which la in brightly colored heaps ironnd them they f era chatting in girlish fashion to gether a 1 more than once a yoang man who was oobapiedin ornamenting with a em bord r tbe balustrade of the gallery abore tb u smilad as he listened from bis potithnlhe conld see nnseen and his eyes reate i oftener and with evident plea- snre upon one girl in the group edith c ilby r the acknowledged belle of stanbn y it woam have been difficult to tconoei e anything more radiantly fair than waa er face and as guy udreland watched t e ptay of her eiprestivefeatnres it was dc without a slight thrill in the region member which through twenty years hac never before experienced the like k such a face can only go with as fault- less a nsto e he thought to himself i have altva admired miss colby bit to day i air cat believe my admiration is deepening nto something different just the i the great door at the end of the church op mod to admit a small illclad figure it ras a child ba and with her dark jfioeks hanging in disheveled waves do n j her back straight to the group of w dab edith colby was the centre the came 1 plding carefully in her hands a wreath of wild flowers tied with a faded ribbon please she said as paasin before editb the lefd out hec little wreath will yon pat thj i somewheteaaboat the widdow that tells o lire iforelands death a ringini laugh which jarred discordant ly in that sacred place came from the beautys li is aa with a hasty movement she drew i aide her delicate silken robe from conta t with the childs poorgarment what a scarecrow 1 sheeiclaimed with another 1st 5b f the chili a great dark eyes flashed with anger then they softened with a rash of sadden pat donate tears 6he tamed togo when with lignt steps gay who though the girls v ere entirely unconscious of his near vicinil j bad been a spectator of the above scene i saw a yoang girl who had been working qn 2tly alone some distance from the others ame forward taking the de spised wrath in one hand she laid the other gent y upon the weeping childs shoulder j lly litt e girl do not cry i willsee myself tha your wish is granted yonr pretty wrea h shall join the festoons above urs horel nds memorial window a glow ol joy chased away the trouble from the lif jc waifs face oh thai k yon maam she eiclaimed unmindful n the presence of her comforter of the bevy of scornful fashionables v ho were still laughing among themselvis urs hon and was so good to the poor 1 she once ga e jme a warm dress so tha i could come o sunday school and she srx ke to ail as cl ildrea so kind and sweet i thought thi t perhaps up in heaven i he would kno arid be pleased tears roe i in guy jioreknds dark e es tears of which his manhood was lot ashamed f r ishe of whom the child spc ke washisowt dear mother gathered to rest a year efore when th oaken door closed upon the little intrad rj sweet tay andrews turned to resume ler seat bat coming oat from among the roup of girls edith colby con fronted her j i think if as andrews she said that yoa take a j ocd deal apon yoarself i was appointed t lemahager of the decorations and i dont iee how yoa have the right to interfere the ypan girl aoressed quietly sarveyed the baagbt speaker then without any answer sav bat look of calm rebuke she tonrsi and vtlked away an angry sash j crimsoned idith colbys face from cheek to chin an i with that hash vanished in guy iforela 3dvi eyes all trace of the beauty whfcahe hi i hitherto considered so flaw- lata tbpsall inwittingly for it had bom long in mis colbys mind that the pa i- tion of mist of qay aforeiaads state y home was op unenviable one she ruin id forever all 1 r chancea in that direction to thinj 1 she exclaimed in tha mid it of her symj sihetio sat of being defiid aa it were it that chit of a seamstress she shall pi foe it bit thoa h she nil seamstress obliged to earn wii hj her needle the wherewithal for taw sap port of her invalid mother and herself si yj andrews possessed riches of heart and mind which would far outbal ance edith colbys charms of person and pocketboo j j was as good as her word fadalways been to make bath r may now found it harder all tha means within bier powef edith colby tried to poison the minds of those acquaintances whom she knewjwero liias andrews paron bu though wom wilh work antianxiety may found time to hunt up and befriend the little waif whose neglected appearance and intelligent fooo had so strongly inter- eatedjher she found mile- madge that i waa her name living in a sqnahd apart- mentwilh art old feeble w man whom she oallsd her aunt evjry object evinced thej direst poverty and it was no difficult task oat of tier own few belongings to find something jwhtch leetnsd like an inestimable treasure to the childs grateful eyes j i whenever she could spare time may went to the dismal room ot her errands of merer i i i thini yoa be one of tie angels miss the old woman said one da as her visitor was going bat ive beeiisaeh a sinner that- they woald scarce bo tent to inch as i i ifty paaiedinthedoorwty- j- jesas has forgiveness oc all sfnnjeri who kptnt iho said in 1 er sweetj grave voiotf i i ji then sho went closing the door softly bat leaving behind her thoagh the knew it not the seeds of that which was to make the happiness of more than one life j j a few nonths went by and one day may came in o her invalid mother with a face frdm wh ch the brave mask had completely fallen cuecling by her side she hid her tearwet lyes in hec lap j j j mothir today lira weston said lhat ihe would require my services no longer this is the last of my patrons oh mother what have i ever done to anybody that they should bejso cruel to me j the old lady stroked her darlings soft j brown hair tenderly i cheer npmay it is not like myj6rave child to be so cast down ioa remember what tho ijiblosays about one- sparrow may rose rcsoutely yoa are right mother and i will rtdt be cast down if i can no longer sew for oar living i can work soma other way with ray bands i will go into the factory and so it was that whhv endeavor ng to work mischief editb colby was the i ircot means of leading the girl aha hated hero her joyful destiny awaited her j in tho new applicant before him fot em ployment in his factory mr mot land recognized jit once the noble young woman whose kind bravo action in the church had excited at the time his warmest admir ation may had gone prepared to accept any occupation gladly however far dawn on the ladder it was judgsd expediait to yes onot nr iaar ruxisu jl wss quite a heroine although i believe i did anything mora than place her i what i know of ypq is very favorable miss andrews said the yoang proprietor with a keen glance at the sweet downcaat face with its brown jyes and sensitive roseleaf mouth and aa my assistant book keeper has jnst left me i should be glad if yoa would accept the position her absence has made vacant j jj gay moreland was not one to dodrtuink things by halves and as time went on grew to behove that he had found at last a character as faultless as the face which was its signet j and to may though her innocent heart knew not why did not whisper to her that it was because she waa beloved and loved the world seemed like some ftiry realm one evening as may sat reading aloud to ner mother tho door waa suddenly opened 1 and little madge flew in i it was quite a different madge from the one we first met for now the new clothes though simple were whole and neat whilothe long dark hair elf locks no longer hung in orderly ringlets over hec slight slioaiders taking maysi hand in hers she cried eagerly i j ohj miss may come coma quickly i aunt is very ii and he wants you she says to hasten for she has a secret to tell yoa which if she dies will die with her go may mrs- andrews said and though the night was dark and the neigh borhood in which madgeshome was located not of the nicest may obeyed the bid woman waaexpectiog her anxiously and as may listened to what she bad to tell she was truly thankful that she had come that night the old womandied the next day did not and may accustomed place and as guy noticed her her absence he learned forj the first time how desolutely vacant life would be shottld he never see again the faoewhiciiwitlin those last few short months had grown so strangely dear to hirn at noon the office boy brought him a no e it ran thus will hr iiorelindeall atilra andrews ho us this afternoon though he could not help wondering at tbe strange brief summons guy lost ii time in obeying it once therej that mystery was solve i and also another which was of far graver import i in madge the little neglected wtii though thanks to mays fostering care and love there was no neglect fa her appear ance now he found his sister the long- lost iongsorxowedfor chili whose dis- appearance hadj caused the passionate grief which had eventually worn his dear mother into her gravel twelve years before aha had been abducted by her nurse the od woman who had just died injthe hopes a large reward but inch strict inquiry had been instituted that fearful lest hi crime should be foaud oat and hero panishment fallow the woman had sad a distant city itn wandering about froi place to place always poor and somef im with scarcely enough to support madges first tea years had been ipent un til two years before knowing that from the lapse of time it would be impossible for is- the woman had vehtarejd uothef woald have done in my place yoa ee when papa died ha left- mamma iennlle is sad to support as and give me n edut ttion she lewed for a manafsctsr eg firii bringing the work home and rtyio it baakwhen it wss finished we h td two small rear rooms in a tall sjneme it and many a tear i have shed as saw t ly poor mother wearily climb the salrs v ith her bundle of work in her arms bid wit ling to be able to help her aa scon gjs possi lie i applied myself to my books itb id h diligence that at he age of ilir- fien i g adoated from the normal coiie vth huh honors and with the prospect of ajblaioitit a school in the fall j onriywayto the oolleee there waa i ling built a large apartment house which aa con plated about the time i graduate id on t tat day t saw a bill ok ihe trindo faattoi wanted i bad delerniin i lat mo her should- leave oar small ho t dy radiated rooms but unfii tin t omant did not know how i should ascomj- ish it i ieoiitd to iuqaire about iht c lies re iqlred of aanitor and if i could j rform them accept the place bn iai satlgstiug i found that the fine ir wot id be givad to the janitor for takj char a of tha building and as the work is ot si ch a nature as t could easily perl fi rtn 1 1 as fortunate enough to secure it west jncetook posieiilon of oar new q arterl the fronl half of cue flat wi- r tiled te a yoang pbyiician receiving from b m th tame amount per month that n other had received for her labor with t it adde 1 advantage hi having no rent to eiy- i 1 it was not long before the fiat was en ii ilaljr fill id with tenants and mother and t re eof ying such rest snd freedom from ci reusnehsdnbtknowniincemyfithecs 4 ithi i j we ha i been in tbe house for more than t b tkoiths mothers health had bees si isdily mpfovicg and i wss reviewing j stud es that i might not be caughr ti pplog t my eximlustloi for a position si teaetu when ihe day of the great milli fa iy panda came ft was to be such i gi tnd anent that everybody was flocking to iee t nd i insisted hat mamma ihonld g wt i i tftnejfriends who hid invited herj w ile r irhaiaedat home to study and hi re a of a tea ready when ska returned went about my usual duties without fe line lb s least fait nervous of being ea- ti lly alcne ia the hoase locking the ce litr aoc r after my work wssdoaa t weut s stairs lighted the gas through the hsilij at i retut led to our sitting room to resume m itadiis i asdno more than- seated m self when the bell rang and wondering if t could possibly be mother back so soon i ailed t door opener end then stepped oaf into t is hall to tee who was there wcr when i recovered i found myself on a lounge in the young physicians office wilh my bsnds neatly bandaged snd feeling quite comfortable from some soothing application mother waa there also bathing my head and face and nearly frightened out of her senses at the peril i hsd undergone it seemed haf mother had grown tired of seeing tha procession had left her friends to corns home and had arrived juit in time to see trie fail into the doctors arms as hei wss entering ihe house at his suggestion ihe had examlqed the rooms to learn the cause of my fright snd upon hearing threau and eurua issuing from tbe elevator had at once understood the situ ation aad sammoaed the polics the robbers were promptly taken into adatody and were auhseqaenlly tried coa- vioted and senteaced to long terras in state prison of oaarse i was made a great heroine but i still do not think idia say more than ray duty ivjurolecting the property of which i was in ihsrge j this ail happened several years sgo i have linos become the wife of tha physic ian aad reside ia the same fiat although i long sgo gave up the position of janitress i as rich as croesus exgaged the little bond that linw yocx itfe to mic jeemitllshtandfncils di yox telafc twill boid aad bear the chsnges c f the coming tint r when ills la dart and all irblcat and cold f and do ybn uiinic tbat pnrisod gy ralort wa can take up cor uvea and love aealn or when liltethe inconsuntaki of spring par lives are clouded as her lunar air aid ve kaov jein that scmnier ccald ndt brief will you not dad it all loo bard to btar andwbeathese storms and weary hpnzs jav triedci can e live on aad let no pqaer divide ci then ix this little chain so frail an leak rt trembles then our lives are rce anl bfibt cooldanda vorco aut each small hale conld j siieak woald p act say tivaa frighted of tbe cigat if it mait break and tre must humbly bo- ta pity foe bay weakness break it now- but if yon taink that it caa bear tbe tretgljt of fiery trials as tbey come and g we can take heart sad boldly meet the fate that gives impartially ofiby and woe aad be it strumer fair pediatry weather we can be lirave and citci all love toceticr iw iltudmald taffarierjallveity whims men had entered and closed the njtlejmeu who do yoa wish to see i jed iwe d int want to tee anybody and ts wh were here tonlgbtrepliedoue hemj i rith a coarse chuckle which thei pr echjed sad stepping towsrd me r poshed me back into the coom i had i left closing and locking the door after jreadilt divined that they were thieves wi s knowing that i was alone in the house ha i entered for the purpose of robbing it ai jurd i mess i flashed through my mind abpthiv i shjorild escape and alarm the ne hbo h lod but all were impracticable in at ere i coald move or scream of h i rufhaas had stepped forward grai p d my wrists com i rack said he turning to his corjjpanoi well have to tie up this yoang ladf or si ell give us trouble 1 title g he action to the wore they pro- ad t ie my bauds behind me and afi et placing me in a chair tied my togeth tr pisaiug the ipare cord lecare- rly joaud hi rautrc of the chair dy raid the man addressed ss yotx promise not to scream or i gag yourtvexhibiiing an improvised lhe ihape of a thick- wad of cotton bant age u he spoke sigh tf this was sufficient utovi ti croesus the last king of lydia was born 90 bc his name has long been a synaoym for very great wealth it is a com- jmoa expression when wishing to convey the idea of immense riches to say of any pus he is si rich ss croesus j sltabo a greek philosopher snd hiltor- sn tells us thst croesui had mines of great value situated between pergamus sad atsrnes and thst he derived greatr weslth from the little river psctotuf the iaud ot which wss gold his wealth must have been very great to jadge of it by the costly preseats he made to the temple of oelphos i a great many of theie presents were still to be seen in the time of heredolai fthe fsther of htifory anlwcre worth levers millions rl croeauilsid gresf itreis on riches sccs thought himself bsppy and great ia pro portion to his weslth ho that mistook regal pomp and splendor for tra grea and hsppiness i solon one of the most celebrated of the sevon wise meriof greece resolved to pay a visit to king croesus he accordingly went to sardis sod wss received in a msnner suitable to the reputation of so great man tho king and his numerous court appeared ia all regal porup and rnagnificence but soloa did uot show the least- surprise or admiration croesu then ordered all his treasures his grand appartments and costly furniture to be shown to solon thinking thai to conquer indifference after solouv bad seen all be was brought back to the king icroesus thea asked bim which of mankind in all his travels ha had found the most truly- happy king croesus of coarse thought he would bet the one soloa woald name lim do taken into muiideraliou why do you riot think me the nioit truly happy j croesus asked in a lode that plaiuly showed his displesjare king lyda- sclott calmly replied the life of marrieldora ex ceeds seventy years sod no two days of his life are exactly alike so the time to come is nothing buta series of vsrioas accidents which cannot be foreseen therefore it u my opinion no man can be esteemed truly hapjy but he whose happiness god coutiu- ries to the end of hii- ffte 1 consider the happiness of those who are constantly ex posed to a thousand dangers aa uncertain as the crown is to a person who is still en gaged in battle and has not yet gained the victory solon retired when he had fin ished speaking 13iv words displeased croeaas very much j cyrus king of penis looked upon liber ality as a truly royal virtue my desire be laid is to have it always ihmy power to reward those who serve the public- faith- fallyand to aid and retevethoe who will acquaint me with their wants croesus one day told cyrn that by con tinual giving he would at last make him self poor whereas if he had amassed bis rtrom harper bazidr ctiidreoi are supposed to be the niest whimsical restates in tho world and yet there havebeeu grown mep who werequiie aa muchsoiaa any child thatever lived the writer jknona a little girl who cannot go tosieep iniesa she has a piece of rubber held between her thumb- and forefiager which some persons consider ta bvwhioi- lical in the extreme but what have these to say ot haydn one of the greatest composers let music who eoild not put to notes together until he had t dressed himseif in his belt suit snd bad his hair powdered and who declared that without a certain diamond ring the cift of frederick it bt prussia en his finger be coald not begin ta work since he could not ummoua single idea into his head other composers have been equally whimsical of gluck it is said thst when he fait himself in a kumor1o compose hel had his plaartfortetceriled into e beautiful eadow where wilh a bottle of chim- i psgne on either lide of him ho was ablatio i jaslica to his mase another writer of mosc sitti coald compose only ia a datk room lit by a single candle thii peculiarity showed itself in his work for most of it indicates thst ho was a man of gloomy imagmatian thi best work of paisiello was composed while thetgenias wasabed-andsiechl- ni declared that be uever had any-rho- meats ot inspiration except when bis two favorite cats were aittiog oue upon each ahoalder but the smwer tha philosopher gave him was oue in which silver and gold jv- not 1 tejrror lilea jaw pllsaie over aj dis- i promised to keep tell me where the dumb i ajnd we will not trouble yoa any i tfid the first ipesker ilccorirnglydireoted them to tsettitch- ijaroagl which passed the large dumb er or levator used for convoying cost i grrio irles sad the like to each sac- vti kite hen from the basement dear up misscoliyj hard as it tectioa to ensue back guy listened with his newfoand sfsletf hand clasped close in his as mays sweet voice telling its sad jft joyfully terminating story paused still holding madges hand he went to her side mils andrews may bo said and in his rich tremulous tones even had she not read aright the expression of his dark eyes may woald have been prepared for what waa coming yon have been the good an of this childs life will yoa i ot come arid hallow my home with your i et presence f i have found a sister may have i also foctnd a wife 1 j j i they were married sad edith colby nearly died of chagrin and envy to ejrocjf i sow kt ew that thoy intended to get on the iamb rsiter arid draw themselves up syi malic dly ransacking floor sfter floor sad icverii g theirjplunder to the cellar thi ii offet id without iuterraption their esci pel witlx leir booty would be a corn- par lively easy mailer i leara hernget into the elevator box i j 1 ii and rjegrn xo paujthemielves slowly up and thea iauickly determined what to do by i great effort i drew myself on my feet and sacceeaed in placing the cords blading my iliads i ver the lamp that we used to reat by ha sams burnt my hands cruet iy mensatiy fainted with the terrible pafi iai t did hot allow a moan to escape me op fee of alarming the villains to the frai ration of my plan i wasj nit more than a minute before my lands were free although to me it eei ei ages aad my burnt flesh was peel ing fjfj icj g eett pieces i dropped back in my hair i nd for a moment sat there com- plei ijjatdjinedyiltt pain and gasping for bre thi lieoovering i soon freed myself fro the citair and uutied my feet then i r i jligb iy for the elevator shaft and pee wap through the darkness toward twas antiquated feastt ihave eiiea apples that ripened more than 1800 years ago broad made frrjra wheat grown before ihe children of lari nassedihroaghthe red sea spreadwith sutfertltat was made when elisabeth wai queen ot england and washed down the tepat wilh wine that will spld when col umbus was playing barefoot with the boys of genoa laid k gentleman of a chicago dab the other day thii remsckable spread waa givea by an antiquary named gorbeff in the city of brnsses in 187l the apples werctrom a jar takeo from the ratns at pompeii that buried city te whose people we owe oar knowledge f caaaing fruit thewheat from a chamber ie ooa ot the mailer pyrarcyms- the butter from a stone shelf ia aa oldwefi ia scotland where it hai iain iti au eirtlt- enware crocksa icy wafer and the wirie came from an old vault in the city of cor iuth there vese lix guests st tho table aad each had a moulhfal of the bread and a teaapoonful of the wine but was permit ted to help himself libertlly to the butter there being several pounds of it the tpple jar held about twothirds of a gallon and the frait was as sweet and the flavor as fine as thoagh pat up yesterday miss or mrs if great wealth he woald have been the rich est prince in the world i ito what sum aaked cyrus- do you think my wealth might have itave amount ed had i given nothing away 1 croeius named an immense turn cyrus then ordered a abort note to bo written fo the lordsothiacourt ia which he told them that ha had occasion for money in a very short time a much larger sum wss brought to him thsn croesus hsd men honed here are my treasures sail i i cyrus showing the vest turn to croesus the chests i keep my treasures in arelhe hearts and affections of my subjects cyrus proved conclusively that he was not only as rich ss croesus but wss siio a gfeatdeal richer however if we may judge of croeius by the character he bears ia history- he was a very good king snd worthy of esteem in many respects his chief delight was in literature and the sciences and hia palace was the resort for meniofjwitsnd earniug when cyrus the great- persian conquered lydia croesui was taken prisoner the conversation he formerly had with solon came to his- mind alter he wss made a captive and compelled to give up his vast riches and be was thoroughly i oduvinced of thejruthof that wise philoso phers words v as long as cyrus lived he treated croesas with much kindness sad respect bat when cjambyses the sen of cyrus came to the throne he caused croesas to be put to death harptrt yaunq ttupu a valuable bint to laly correspondents so far as the etiquette of the signature is concerned there is one liuvarying rule for women married andiipgie it is never right nor goad form to sign ones nsree with the addition of miss or mrs youaie mary emily jones coljmrs patrick fitzgerald joaes ly whomioevir yoa may be writing ifit bo oeceiiary to notify your correspondent of your married style and estate yon may do so and ia one of several ways please observe thai a correipoudeof should not be left in doubt u his leads to much emltryacmentbeing frequeully caused bythe orhirsion ia letters betweetl strsngers of exact information as to whether the writer is married or single you may easily indicate all you wish to tell you tniy place tlw p fj before the mary emijy aforesaid in brackets yoa msy write mrs patrick fitrgeraid oul fuliy and plainly in hffj leftbind cbraer of your sheet below your proper signature or youmay simply en- j close your jengraved j visiting card in your- letter thttseihg on i the whole the moat conveaisat method of showing ones rela- tioa to society the exception mast be remarked here that the vititing card is out ot placo in an excluhlvely basiuesr letter oae which has notevea remotejy a locial bearing harpcrt sazir 7 christianitv in business fi the chrysanthemum woald be all tight if its name could be abbreviated about 76 percent it is not what its proprietors say but what hoods sarsaparilla laoea that fejls the story of its merit hoods saraaparilla cares j- thefcobfi i tlho thieves had v light with the andi aw by its glow that they were net fyjito i ie kitchen door of the upper- mo ffooc i reached in and caught the rop by wi loh he were pulling themselves ap ad w th a qoiak hard ferfc i had it tho jugbly secured by theiroa damp at e ach opening for that purpose i lit da op was differeat from those ia mo iejevaars1 generally they an smooth bal h 1 hi d two sharp rows of teeth and wh a he 1 ope was firmly gripped between tiu 1 t wi s impossible to loosen it wilhoat op iiig ile clamp 10 you will see how cot pleleiy i had trapped my robbers ha ilhgi 1 they did between two floors did no ai to hear tbe horrible onrses ths they gave tent to apod diaoovering thi posit oo bat basteqed to get oat ot till louse iad summod help i succeeded id ischin f thejfront steps and thin faint ed way ill ihe jar mi of gentlerasa who just euterlog i as one woman sees it i i awaman who prides herself ca berjia sight into tbe characters of men ihe meets remarked the other day that a msnalways judges other men by himself as a standard this ll the way ihe finds one man judges another man j a crank one who has theories about men and things differeat from bis own a- dade oneiwho dresses better- thin he i a miier oae who saves more money than be a spendthrift oiie who spends more than be a snob one whose social position 11 better than hu own an upstart oue whose social petition is worse thau hii 0w0 a rascal one who owes him money ditto one jo whom he owes money a smart man one who thinks is he does l i a foot one who doesnt new york world- ve otterr hear it affrmed ihatm ihcie dayb laccessful business cannot be operated on christian principles if thii is pnirue anywhere it it in the retail dry goods- tore where he aimis to win a customers constant trade by establishing yodrmlf n bis confidence for hooesty and ticsighlft e wardnessj and the application of t ie golden rule as all life teaches is lie inr- est way to accorrrplisdi that end yoa may lse a dollar on a sate by giringe customer an ineide fact concerning a certain article heis aboatto bay bet you have won thar- mana confidence and respect a hundred dollars worth the way to wia a mans confidence and respect and good will it through kind accomodations good cheer- soft answers pleasant words sincere ap preoiaf ion sacrifice it time aha effort aad other christian means and the way to wto a ouitomer is not different the most to- compliihed buyers sre more than boyers theyisre menand women human na ture i strong over all training and acquili- lion and bat wbfch influences and touches j a man or a woman will influence snd touch abeyerls cuitomer ex the largest cricket field or grooad mt apart entirely for tbe game is thewellt- kqown of ground of the carrey crickei club st the oral- keiiiinglob londoo which covers ten teres a 1 i1 ii i