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piless 4 volume xxv no 24 acton ontario thursday december 3 4 1899 price three cents 18 ruhllbued every thursday morning at tbe free pressateftm printing office uilii btbeet acton ont thhmsqf suboonittionono dollar per year atrjotlyln advauoo all aubbarliitlons dfsaon- tlnuedwhon tbo timo for which thoy have boon paid has expired tbo dato to which ovory subscription la paid 1b denoted on the address label advbtibino rates trana lout advertise ments 10 eouta par nonpareil liuo or first in sertion 8 oonte por liuo for oaoh aubaequont insertion contbaot hater tho following tablo snows our ratos or tho insertion of advortioomontb for apooifled porloda christmhs goods bfacb 1 yil 6 mo 3 ho imo 6000 8900 2000 sod 3500 20 00 12 00 360 2000 1900 700 200 800 990 100 advertiaoraonta without bpoolflo directions will bo in sorted till forbid and obarged accord- ngly transient advortlsomonta must be paid n advauoo advortioomontb will bo changod once oaoh month if doairod for cbangoa oftoner tban onoe a month tho composition must bo paid for at rognlai ratoa changes for contract advortlbomontb tnua oe ntho offloo by noon on tuoadaya accounts payable monthly h p moore editor and prop heto wusirim ffiiratorp medical john m macdonald mdcm successor to j f uren m d o m ofllcoandro8ldoncocornor mill frederick he store is lull of picture books toy books fine christmas books bibles toys dolls and fancy goods for the christmas trade buy now and get the pick of tho stock and at extra low pricos call and examine our stock we can suit you in style quality and price goods are scarce and going up in price and at christmas prices will be higher now is the time to buy and the bebt value in town is at doll sale next saturday 2 oo dolls 9125 si 00 dolls 65c 50c dolls 35c 25c dolls 18c 10c dolls 7c come and see the goods we have the stock and carry out what wc advertise days bookstore cuelph day sells cheap traders rank of canada capital authorized- capital paid up i 1000000 700000 cuelph branch wo are now issuing money ordora payablo at par at any braucb of ch arte rod hank iu canada excepting tbo yukon dibtrict at tbo following rates under 810 r conta cio to 820 10 coutb 890 to yo 13 conta 830 to 950 1 conta you should see them g hltmest oukrent itatd of interest paid on bums deposited of 91 and upwards intoroet allowed from dato of dopoait to date of withdrawal and paid or compounded half yearly advances mado to robpoualblo farm ore on their owu names a tho lowoat curron ratos no obarge made for collecting bales notos if payablo in guelpb a gonoral tanking buftlnoss transacted a f b jones manager 0trg if it bained christmas roots acton offlce hours to 0 pm y to 10 30 am 1 to 3 pm anil d r f j r forster bucckhson to du a h elliott lato rosidont physician and surgeon to vic- torla hospital for sick oblldron toronto office mill stroot latoly ocoupled by dr lliott tr dryden eye ean tnnoat asd nose moloans block douglas st near p o ouelph rnob hours 10 m to 1 pm and 3 to 0 pni bundayb 10 am to 1 pm dntal l l bennett lds dentist oeoboetowti ontabi0 j coghlan d d sl ds dentist wonk canefully done pnioeb moderate office oveb bnowns dnca btobe honns eveht day pnou 9 to 6 j bell ddb lds dentist bnooetixile honoh gttadoate of toeonto univbbsity work mado satisfactory friooa moderato visitino days monday afternoon camp- ellvlllo tuesday acton ohlce clarka hotol friday hockwoou m clean molean ijarrlatera solicitors notarios convoyancora to prlvato f unda to loan offloo town hallaoton wm a mclean jno a mclean a j mackinnon rjabbibteb solioitoil conveyanceb onioi- mill street in matthews block upbtalra jb mcleod lunmaten solicitor and commibhion- eu fob taking affadav1tb main stroot ooorgotown conveyancing dono and monoy loaned on first mortgage on farm property at 4j r j mcnabb clerk fourth division court county of hal- on conveyancer afiont fire and llfo assurance iteal estate agont monoy to loan oto office perry mans d lock acton ont miscellanxq us m iss s l schram late of llavnual college toronto la proparod to ivo thorough lmtruetion in both vocal and instrumental music piano or organ farms reasonable and mado known upon application at tbo home of tbo misbob latng agnes st acton or at fltee press office miss maggie e thompson t o m of tobohto oonhbbvatony of music 1ufil of dn edwaho fisiucn la proparod to give instruction in vocal and inattumontal inusla piano and organ at her room at mrs jobn williams mill street will be there ovory monday beginning december tb el enry grist ottawa canada solloltor of patents for invention oto roparee applications for the canadian amor- icao and european fatbnt offloos and for tbo lteglatratlon of trado marks send for pam phlet tulrtvtwo yoara oxporlonoo f iranois nunan bookbinder wvndham st guelpb ontario overwilllamastore aooouni books ot all kinds made to order erlodlcali of every description careful ybonnd utlnirneacivmnd promptly dona m arkiaoe licenses ii x moore ihliltplt of mabbiaob xiloenbeb privatoofflee no wltnesaoaroquirod isaued at roaldenoe in tbo ovanlng sfr pram oinco acton w m uemstreet licxnbxb auction kb for tho oountlas of wellington and hal ton orders left at tbefbeb fuesb ofuce acton or t my residence iu acton will be promptly at- andadto terms ltoasonblo also money to loan on the most favorable sums and at tho lowoat rates of interest in aamsof mooand pwarda bub a oil iii ed stock capital 129000 the wellington mutual fire insurance company established 1840 c head office gublph ont insurance on cash and mutual plan any eooainuuloatlona forwarded to my address iiok or tolophotie 08 will be promptly tended to john taylor agont quaipb acton saw mills and wood yards jtsotbs brown uanuraotunttb akd dba lib lit iiuiaher inth shiagluh wood etc all kinds of wood in stock and promptly delivered to any part of the towu at reasonable prices hardwood and slaba out itovo inugtb always on band telophono goiniuuuloation specials waters bros wyndham street new store guelph w barber bros paper makers a georgetown m ontario book isesms color9d phpers john r barber sun savings and loan go head office toronto ont authorised capital 600000000 tenyear maturity shares are paid monthly instalments of 50c per share for 120 months when payments cease 60 00 aid in maturity value jioooo money to loan at 5 straight loan or repayable in monthly instalments on appli cation to r j mcnabb agent acton oxford oxford stoves and ranges oxford base burner oxford furnaces tile imperial oxford bongo is tho lead ing coojc stove my ba teen at any tlmo at pannaboolrers mill st tho otxord base burner is tho leading coals rcie pipes scuttles shovels stove furniture at low prices c a pannabecker mill street acton tff5k te tailoring store in thanking our fritods for their patron age for past seasons we lieg to announce that our stock for fall and winter is now complete and in anticipation of a larger business and also a great advance in british and foreign goods wo placed our import orders early that we might give our friends the benefit of the advance which has taken place we have the production of the best mills and the latest novelties in designs in suitings pantlnps overcoatings call and see our goods it is a pleasure oshow them fit and workmanship guaranteed cooper dt akins mill st acton w aro tols agents in acton for tho aela- braud bellwirp and blenheim serge whlohdfghoha two yei dollars it wouldnt make any difference where christmas goods were bought but it dont and so we want you to know that wc will be the nearest imitation to it this season our christmas goods sverware cutlery razors lamps tea kettles skates sweepers are now in and first come first selec lion you will save dollars by coming to john m bond co cuelph motto satisfaction hard ware cohl order your coal uow from jc hill coal dealer firstclass coal of all sizes required delivered promptly at reason able prices stoves ranges pipes pipe varnish stove boards coal scuttles etc hcton j o hill tub cniltvrens votb ob thanks wo canadas little children of tho prohibition ranks to tho voters good and true tender our grateful thanks wo know yon atrovo to guard us from uvea of want and oaro to aavo our proclous souls from moating llijuora awful ansro wo canadas loyal ohlldron shall noor be liquors slavoa wo know you will maroh forward till tho has of freedom wavoa who 11 wo kneel to aay our father by our mothers knoes at night wo will pray tho kiug of kluga to koop you in id tbo fight and though tbe blfghtlug trafflo invados our country yot tbo ouo who marks the sparrows fall your oaubo can not forgot do you hoar tho women praying for emancipation day you voters sought to bring it and the eruol tyrant slay i wo ohlldreu tako a pledgo to holp you in tbe oauflo of right we may only hold a standard but wo hold it with our might we shall print those words upon it in lines of sbinlugftold for god and homo and natlvo laud tho bravest votofl woro polled it may bo aomo of us children will eoon join heavens throng and tell thorn all up yonder hew you fought agalnrt tbe wrong thoro aro littlo children starving who have only rags to woar thoy hvo in homes wharo father drinks and tholr framoa aro weak and spare some die from cold and hunger and are laid bo death the sod thoy go whoro theres no drinking to tbo palaco of our god we tbo young helpless ohlldron ars looking for tbo day wben the thought how woak onos suffer bach voters hoart will away wo aro only littlo ohlldron yet our eyea aro nllodwith toars whou wa think how scmo aro suffering their doar hearts filled with foars uocauflo whon fatbor drinks ho may meet thorn with a blow but you voters tried to save them from this life of foar and woo aud now all noblo voters acoopt our thanks onoe more may ood upon your effort his richest blessings pour yours od behalf of the children heuec0a m bmith ouolph ont band of hope superintendent montreal witness select jfomilt suading th lr ill of bel jviitciell hy 1 it nose ar everton and eden mills the place to go for the best flour iran middlings chop feed ate for sale chopping every day at everion mills and every tuesday thursday and saturday at eden mills always buying wheat no credit henry hortop wantbdrbaycral bright and hop t persons to re pratnfc us aa ifaauan in this a4 oloaa by eotiouec wla wovyaar and expanses hcnfgbi dooafldai up mora no law salary position permanent our referenoes any bank in any town it is malnly offloo work conducted- at noma refernee hneloaa mlmudnaied sutnhad nvalopa the dominion company main street planing mills acton ont john cameron architect and contractor manufacturer of sash doors framoa mouldlugd j in an styles drsssjno matching ajad moulding toordoron short notlco tvll assortod stook on hanj at prices tosu tho tlmos john cameron proprietor 1831 11 seventieth year the 1900 country gentleman the only agricultural newspaper re 1 r ximixnmmttiitbm leading agricultural jour nal of the world every department written by spoolallsts blgbest authorities in their respective hues the ho other paper pretends to compete with it in qualifications of editorial staff olvea the agricultural nbwb with a degroe of follnesa and oomplotorjesi not even attempted by others beat reviews of the crops beit market reports best aocounta of meeting best everything indibpejnsablb to all cotintry residents wife wiair to kbbt tjg ti1ceb stogie subfloripuonea two subscriptions s3 60 four bubaorlptions 6 special induoebjents to raiasrs of larger oltjbs i3s- write for psrtloulars on this point club agenti wanted oterjwhoro roar month trial trip for 50 cents 8pk0ihjbn copies w1u be mailed frsa on aut it will pay any body interested in any way in oountry llfo to send for them ddrawthe publishers luthefv tubkcn ot son albany n y mitchell oalled to bis typewriter yon may go miss morris he said he did not look up from the papers before him the young woman tamed to the olook with a little start of surprise it was only 480 bat she quietly put on her list and with a murmured goodnight left the room abel listened to tbe departing rustle of her akirte with a thoughtful expression there was a sensible girl a girl who never grated on his feelings a girl who asked no useless questions she had reached an age of discretion if jim was determined to marry a poor girl why couldnt he have taken one like emma morris abel opened a heavy envelope and drew forth a folded paper jim never was oontldential with me he grumbled perhaps i didnt invite bis confidence i dont know now he haa disobeyed my direct command that oant be overlooked wben he told me about this girl i said wait bow long ho asked until you reach years of dis cretion 1 i oried and turned away jim 1b twenty four twentyfour 1 and i mar ried at twentyone yea and ran away too bat it was different with me my father had nothing to give me i was quite indifferent he was glad to have me shift for my be if jims father ia a rich man jims father has given htm dollars where my father begrudged me pennies jim owes me filial obedience he has dibobeyed me to his bitter cost he unfolded the paper that he bad taken from tho envelope and ran bis keen gray oye down tbe closely written lines he has given np his father for a pretty face ho murmured let him stand by tbe consequences who is sha what is she t it matters not no flonbt they trapped bim into the marriage a rich raantf son hey chuckled but theyll find theyre fooled father be aaid 1 am to be married tomorrow night wilt you come with me to tbe wadding i turned on my heel then i looked back you know the prioe you pay i oried yes fatbor he said with bis bead bigh np i know good be and qcd bless you he abked a blesbing on me 1 ha ha ha tbate too rioh i but hell get avil for good this time ill out him off without a dollar let blm sup on herbs for awhile thatll lake tbe veneer from loves young droam ill draw op a new will at home tonight and have it witnessed before i sleep and to let him know what bia focliuh fanoy ha cott biro 111 write him a itter a letter he oau show to his new relatives thai4 tbe thing the letter he bent down with his bead npon his hand and his eyes npon tbe paper a rustle of skirts in ibe doorway drew bis attention lie did nut look np it was a way be had ah mis morris he said back again he had quite forgotten that be had sent ber home the yonng girl in tbs doorway did not answer her bright eyes were fixed upon the old man she expected him to look np if he bad done so he wosld have seen a charming vision she was a very pretty girl dainty and ueat from the tip of her new bat to the tips of her new shoes but he did not look np just in time be added i want to dfotte a letter before you go he panned and tbe young girl as if seized with a sudden fanoy quietly stepped into tbe room and seatsd herself at the typewriter you have been with us so long mi morris tbe old man oootinued that we view you as a confidential agant besides this will be public property very soon i am going to write to my son last night he married an ooknown girl against my wishes i am going to tell him that i wash my bands of biro and his that to night i obange my will ontllng blm off without a solitary dollar aro you ready tbe girl at the typewriter cave the in strument a preliminary olinb or two james mitchell began the old man as you have seen fit to dibobey me to oast my fatherly wishes in my teeth i desire you to know tbat i have no wiah to hold further communication with you while i cherish tho impreeaion that you were lured into this unhappy marriage the typewriter atoppod unhappy marriage tho old man re peated and tho clicking rocommonoed yet i cannot accept this ae an exouao for your undutiful conduct tonigbt i change my will and you may rest ubsurod that our name will be paejed over with tbe amalleeb possible financial aouaideration i prefer to have you understand tbis bnre and now it will prevent you and your new friends from oberlabing any false hopes this is all i have to bay and no reply will be expected abel mitchell tbe young girl drew the faheot from tbo maohine and bringing it forward laid it on the old mans doak abel guncod it through a beautiful copy he hatd and carefully folded it then be placed it in anouvelopo and dipped a pen in ink i do not know bis address bo said aud knit bia brows tbe girl at the end of the doak extended ber hand if yon have no objection aha quietly said i will deliver it to bim in person the old man looked np at tbe fair face bending over him why who are you ho oried i am alioe mitobtu aaid the young girl mitchell t rnpoated abtl dully my sons wife i and what but tbo ugly words would not come he coo id not uter them in tbo liht of those gentle eyes will you be eeated be lamely added thank you no said tbe girl i have bat a few words to bay tbey will not detain you long abels gaze dropped to tbe letter and tbo will and a sarcastio smile twisted bis mouth no no the girl quiokly added i have not coma to plead with yon you aro quite wrong to imagine euob a thing and you were quite wrong too to insult mo as yon did in that letter ho looked up again quickly there were tears in hor geotlo oyoa and there waa a glint of fire in them too you insulted me and you insulted my dear father i have no mohar bhe paused a moment when jou insinuated tbat my father was mercenary in thia matter you did bim a cruel wrong he was bitter ly opposed to our marrying without your consent i disobeyed my father tao but it was not for your money tbis letter will bring us no surprise the old man dropped bia oyes beneath her reproaobfnl gaze perhaps i was hasty be slowly said bot tbe provooatfon was great then he quiokly added but knowing as you did tbat i opposed tbe wedding and your father opposed it too why did you permit yourself to marry my boy i oould make it clear to yon i think said tbe gul gently if you loved your boy tbe old man trembled if be loved his boy i all tbat was near and dear to him all that was left to him of kith and kin tbe babe tbat a dying wife had solemnly plsoed in his paternal arms if he loved bis boy i he drew a long breath and b tared hard at the blauk envelope on the desk before bim and now said the young girl i only want to add tbat i think jim waa quite wrong in crossing your wishes ho might have waited i wanted him to wait but he is so proud so selfwilled i am very sorry tbat i should be the meanb of separating yon and i i am quit sure i am not worth tbo great sacrifice my dear my husband bas made abel was qaite sure there were tsars in her oyes again bat bo did not look up where is jim now be aaked thoo he smiled grimly and why are you not enjoying your your wedding tour 7 there waa a vacancy in tho bank where my father is employed eaid tba girl and father secured it for jim his duties bogan today perbspi wo will take our wedding journey later wo have to look out oarefully for tho main cbauco now yon know aud yon didnt expoct to fall back on my dollars said tbo old man not a penny ot them quiokly replied tho girl tho old man fidgeted in bia chair and why not he asked 1 think you understand said tbo girl and hor gaxo dropped to tho litter on tbe desk poeu jim know you are here no at leant be didnt know i was coming father will tell bim to meet me at he corner at five oclock i must go wait said the old man quiokly he looked at her aearohinply she met his gaze with a smile her miod was on jim abel deliberately put tbe will baok in its envelope and the envelope in its pigeonhole then he picked np tbo letter in iu un ad dressed envelope tore it into minute particles and tossed them into the waste basket ive olunked my mind he eoftly muttered he pulled down hie desk cover with a bang and reaohed for hla hat thore he said im ready then he added will you give me your arm my dear as they pasaed through the door way ha panaed i thluk alioe bo aaid that yon aud i are going to be very good frionda and uow we muft hnnt up jim and tike him home with us olevettnd plain deahr erls burglars the nontreatino club the nontreating olub may aot have great success as an organiztlion bat its object is oomtnendabte just tbe same tho treating habit is a more effective agency for the promotlou of intemperance than most persons realize moreover tbe habit is foolish and contrary to canons of good taile there la no reason wby a per son ahoald feel nnder obligation to drink with another from considerations of supposed courtesy when not in need of refreshment than there ia for partaking of a mol when ono doea not watit time was when tbo rules of hospitality required overeating from gueats at the banquet table happily that barbarian usage ia outgrown it will be better for tbe world when the habit of treotiufl and of drinking with frlsnda aimly because asked to drink is likewise outgrown record farmor eri stebbini fast asleep after bis bard days work iu tbe field was suddenly roused to bemioonaoiouanesa by a loud crash juat what or where tbe noiie was did not appear and after a little vain listening for fnrther disturbance tbe tired farmer sank again into alomber a moment later be was onoe more roused tbis time moat thoroughly so by bts wifos voice whispering hoarsely in bia ear eri i eri i wake up i theres some body down duller trampin round 1 dont you hear urn eri cid hoar some ouo moving aomo- whero in tho lower part of tho house nud be instantly flid out of bed ready to do battlo somebody in his cellar i hed abow em a thing or two worth remember ing with these warlike thoughts flashing through bfa mind the farmer slipped on bis trousers and stole softly downstairs to the kitchen the noise in thd cellar sounded very lopd now but not at all liko tramping rather it was a combination of aonfiling and aoratobing with a queer slopping sound as of some one paddling in water eri was taking down bis loadod gun from ita hooks on tho wall just aa another araeh resouuded through the bouse that time tbe sound was unmistakable a pan of milk had been knocked from tho table to the stone floor tbe angry farmer oocked hib gun hurried to tbo cellir door threw it open and then btopped short tbe bright moonlight streaming in at tbe outside door of tbe oeltar showed five or six baitgrown pigs making a feast of tbe milk wbioh was streaming all over the floor eri at onoo understood the situation tbe pigb whiob were pastured in the orohard about tho hooso bad found their way to tbe outer door pushed it open and entered tbe oellar tbo only thing to do was to drive them out bo putting bia gun back on tba hooka bo started to ejeot the intruders now if any one terrestrial quadruped is harder to drive thin all others tbat quad ruped is a pig however aa tbe farmer waa experienced in pigdriving and thor oughly in oarneat he soon got rid off all except one brute whiob steadfastly refused to go ho would oharge full towards the open door but wben witbln a few feet of it would suddenly dart aside and rush baok to tbe farthest corner of the cellar when routed from thia lurkingplaoe be would repeat bis former manoenver with just onough variation to render impossible any attempt to btop bim after three or four buoh experiences eri began to get excited he would have beaten tbe pig but be had no weapon ot any sort at last however be got near tbe brute and raising hib foot kicked him beavily in the rear alts for eri 1 be bad quite forgotten be was barefooted as a result be nearly broke all the toes of bia right foot the kiuk moreover frightened tbe poor pig bo badly tbat he suddenly made a bolt up tbe ataira toward tbo kitoben now it happened tbat dame stebbins armed with an oil boot and oarrying a tallow candle wbb just coming to ber bobbanda asstatauce there waa a fine combination of screams squeaks and grunts followed by eoveral heavy bumps as tbe woman and the pig rolled together down tbo utairs and into tho puddle of milk below at thia ludicrous eight en burst into laughter whereupon hia indignant epouae boundly berated bim for hie bardneaa of heart declaring that he would laugh if obe were to break ber neck while the farmer waa paoifying bis angry wife prudent piggy slipped quietly out of the door and made good hie escape a ventriloquists joke sociall1fein thesaloon we rooeully says a brother editor took a walk on tbo wharf with a friond who ia a good ventriloquist two hands of ono of the steamers were eogaged in rolling off a cask when to tbe consternation and surprise of the persona engaged in perform ing that operation a voice was heard within the cask roll it easy these plaguy nails bnrt id rather pay my passage than stand all this holding up their bands tholr visuals expanding to the size of two bauoere tbe laborers exclaimed that bsats tbe dickena i tbo mato coming up at this moment and nnawaro of tbo oaubs of delay com menced cursing them for their dilatoriness when from within the cask the voice came forth youre nobody 1st me out of this oask whatu tbat 1 said tbo mate wby it a me said tbo voice i want to get out i wont itand it any longer up end the oaak said tbe mate oh dont youll kill me eald tbe voioe qb bow these nails priok 1 look out dont i again said the oasedop individual aa the men were turning it over cooper said the mate unbead the oaak and take tbat man out aa the adze sundered the hoops and the head waa ooraing out the voice broke forth be easy now is there any one about i dont want to be caught quite a orowd had now gathered around tbe soene of action when a loud guttural i n ugh broke foitb wbioh made enr hair btand on end as tbo cask was filled with bacon what doea ft mean i says one it boats my time said the mato we en joyed tbe joke too w 11 to blow aa we walked off arm inarm with the ventriloquist the still hour jeans brings great coolness to our feverish spirits our tempers aften get rn filed some provocation has set us on fire we need cooling down and a look at that patient forgiving saviour who when reviled never reviled baok again may shame ns out of our wicked irritation there are other things tbat heat our aouls the fever ot aelflshnesa the flame of oovetonancss tr e infjamingsof fleshey lusts or the rash impetuosity of hasty words and deeds o for the oalming and cooling shadow of christ at snoh seasons how many mortifications how many in temperate acts bow many blunders how many fallt into sin and how many wonnd- ings of our christian oharaoter we would be delivered from 1 what haa been sown munt alio be reaped but the reapers are not always the sowers alone power is not an arbitrary gift it ia the inevitable result of faithful welldirected work a social vice fa a public menace nor till a righteous hand is raised to ttrike it a blow do we know tho deepseated plaoe it occupies in tbe moral and social life of tbe people just now the american saloon is meeting rather late to be euro ita dharo of attention much is made of eooial element and the cry is raiaed tbut tho poor along with the riob must have their share of diversion and recreation bot it would appear tbat nothing short of a voico from thoiofernel regions oould bo hoard championing tbe ealoon as a beneficent institution it thrives for the curae net the benefit of men of tbo lower order of aooiety and the mores tho pity for if society oan only hope to bo eafe by all mens beooming freemen and have a cbanoo of rising to higher levels then to put auoh a etone of stumbling in tho path of the weak is n crime against heaven tbe social bide of tbe saloon is the dead liest and most dangerous at a period in a young mans life wben be is apt to form false notions of tbe restraint of home the saloons open their door and bid bim enter tbe estimate is made that ninety per cent of all drinkcursed uvea began the career of tbe drunkard at the bar of tho saloon vory btrangely we think thore aro some who with a false pity for the poor aro willing to uphold it for the sake of making what is called a club for tho lowly if the ealoon is in any benso a olub it is sooh a plaoe as oreates a false appetite creating then fostering induoing and exaggerating an unnatural thirst which never can be quenohed men have been and are still to ranch cursed by lost and passion what shall be said of an institution whiob in ita influence inflames all passions and trails all standards of right living in the duet if a tree may be known by its fruits we may be obarged with bearing false witness when wo aay tho lobtitution wbioh makes it impossible to pasa sufficient lawa for civio righteousness has no right to live ho who condones its presenoe in a community ia either blind to its effects or morally on a level with it rev walter b vassar in pittsburg chrintian advocate his bait was lively yea neighbor and i are on ppeaking termb again unghed the commission man who haa learned to tilk above tbe rattle ot wagons on atwater street but there le one subject we never refer to neighbor you know is a crack fisherman thats no joke hell get etu whore any ono else oan two years ago wo were up north in a party and he had been bringing in more fish every day tban any other man in tbe bunob tbe rebt ot ub were pretty sore over this and finally we appointed ho day for a grand tournament each man contributed to a purtie tbat was to go entire to the winner we all had a dread that neighbor would win but we were determined to make it interesting for him he was all smiles when we started from camp three houra later i came upon him perched on a rook over- which arched a loaning tree that shaded his favorite fibbing hole mauj a fine bass bo bad hooked there and he held it under some kind of preemption olaim that the rebt ot ub respected what luck i aaked not a bit bo growled infornalest luck ive had in ton years im baitiug with as fine froga aa i ever saw and all my best catohes have been made with frogs then he slowly reeled in his line to ahow tbe bait aa lively aa a cricket i watobed him make a oast and juet waited a minute to see tho result happening to look a little fartbur down tbe shore where it took an outward curve i burst out laughing just what i shouldnt have done his oyes followed mine he roared out tbe strong language of tho excited fisher man gave his polo a territlo yank throw it down and swore mo not to tell but i did and thats what mado tbo trouble what was it tbat frog had awum ashore and was bitting on a moaa pad blinking noigbbor had been fibbing for bass on dry itnd all tbe while nothing to live for a negro plaoter came to vicksburg tbe other day sold hi cotton put his mouey iu his pooketbook and btarted down the river leaning too far over tho guards as the boat baoked out he fell overboard his portmonnaie wbioh was in hia side pocket floated out and rodo with bia bat on the surface of the water whilo the ourrent oarried tho negro away the yawl waa lowered and assistance at onoo tttrtcd towjtrd the drowning man who precelvlng his treaaure floating off raited hia voice and shouted save dat pooketbook i his head went under and he disappeared aa he rose np again be gasped dara 118 in dat pooketbook 1 soarocly had be uttered tbe words be for a he sank a second timo the yawl came within reaoh just in timo to reeouo the drowning african aa he oame np to the surface for tbe last time as soon as the water was wiped from his nose and mouth so that he could pea and speak ho aaked did did you eaveahttt pooketbook not waa tbe response well den said the uegro regretfully what was de use ob savin me an ingenious missionary dr skinner ot noith carolina one day applied to a genteman for aid for foreign missions but was repulsed with the reply i dont believe in foreign missions i want what i give to benefit my neighbors well replied dr skinner whom do yon regard as your neighbors wby those around me replied the brother do you mean those whoso land joins youra inquired dr skinner yes well said dr skinner how muoh land do you own about coo aores how far down do you own wby i never thought of it before but i suppose i own half way through exactly eald dr skinner i sup pose you do and i want this money for the chinese the men whose lind joins yoara on tbe bottom tho hards uod brother had never thought of that and gave a good sunn for foreign missions wo should bu wise aud ukrend iu tho world wuat yq qwin to 3 a y whon do trumpet am utootiu an do stab a do am aabootln an do owla doy am ahootiu in de trees wbendeoarf it am aquakln an do dead doy am awakln an do peoplo aui a ahakin iu de knoofl when yo liott do rolllii tbundoti au do rooks am routasuudeu au ho boats am in doir wotideh ataudln awed auyoqn yosnlf a trouiblln o aluual what yo gwluo to toll do lawd whou doplauots gut akuocklit at each uddor au a rooicln an do tempests booio a- 111 00k in at yo woo whou jodakuoss am a falllii aa do uuftdu am asriualiii au du aiifjol am acallin yo logo whon duhun hub ijtiil its uliiulu an du brack woivob am awliiuuin an do uiouuoha lay ropluin 011 do nod anyo oskod to toll do story what yo dolu up in lory ostnnah what yo gwino to tall no 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on my farm would presently bo lifted und i should bo left without political prottige in tho commun ity some peoplo oant aland prosperity life wby did you place auali a tougb fowl before mo askod tho indignant iidy patron of tbo waitor in a dowutown rebtaurant age before beauty always you koow madam was the gallant reply aud then womanlike aho smiled and paid her bill without a murmur chicago neus hicks what is joar opinion of tbo new women wicks about tbe fame as my wifos opinion of tho now girl she ia all right for a liitlo while but ery bo on develops into a nuiannco bobton tran script a mimetor having preached a very long sermon as waa lis custom eome honra after abked a gentlemen hia candid opinion of it he replied tbat twas good out it bad spoilt a gooso worth two of it tit- bits it bcems to me martini that it is nothing but reokless oxtruvagance putting tbat solid mabogafny furniture in tho nursery no it iant anything of tbe kind protested hii wife tho polish on tbat kind of furniture in altctbor too new i havent been ablo to mike any one believe tbat it wab inherited from roy great grandmother it will be all right after its been in the nursery a few weeks au old hot springs colorod womiu went to the pastor of her church to complain ot her husband who oho said wuz a low- down wuthldss triflin uiggab after listening to a long recitil of tlio delinquon oiea of her oegleotedone and her offortjp to correct bim tba minister mud hab yo eber tiied boapin cools ob fire upon bis head no was the reply but iae tried hot wutsr tbe house surgeon af a london hospital was attoudiug to tbe injuries of a poor woman whoso arm had boon severely bitten ae bo was dressing to wound he said i cannot niaka out what bort ot a creature bit you tbis is too email for a borbes bite and too largo for a doga o bit replied tbo patient it wasnt a ani mal it was another lydy a matrimonial venture the other day a elalwttrt and rathor goodlookiug colorod man applied to blr burton tbe district clerks efficient deputy for a license to mirry at the same time preseutiug a utter the following conversation ensued how oil ia tho woman you waut to marry i reckou bhou about forty has sbo ever been married teforo indocd biio has fhe is a widdy and her bunband ia hvin wid his first wifo in washington city well is abe divornod y dais do divorce what on get iu your hand it jebt oame from washington by tbe pobt ofllce the divorce proved to be a letter from thomas be ma the first husband of the widow and was actually dated november 4 washington district of columbia and read after tbe clerical errors bad been corrected praii minn malvinv your loving husband thaim mo la bore all right and living with bis wtfo and ohlldron i glvo you toavo to marry any feller you want to and if tliov ft ta hi in you may givo him thoui pants and vest i loft holilnd givo my lovo to admiring frionda my wifo bends hor lovo to you and tho childron aud i romaln as over tour lovhighusband until death do ub part very jtospootfully tuomab skma tho gentleman who wantod to lead the blushing bndo to the attar was somewhat incredulous whon toll that the divoroo was not a good ono nnd the applicant went off grumbling sinking his head and remarking it was mighty aingur san autouio herald no encouragement now madam aaid the judge as he looked over ins apoctiolos and frowned very wisely please toll us jual what your grievance ia wll your honor abe answered blush ing and tugging at the corners of her handkerchief he ha bit my our whore 1 tho court inquired hight here biio said touching the damaged loho i mean whoro did it happen oh it was on the bok poroh ot the flat where i work you see he had went homo with mo from a dauoo had you given him any encourage ment no air 1 had just opouod tho ioobox and gave bim half of a chicken but ho said lie preferred duck nnd thtui it imp- peoul tbe dulenduut waa severely reprimanded