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3hf artnn jffrr v jjlrrab tiiillhitay novimilut it 1uj3 i ln- 3tar irihh tmri tonj doing lour jiib un lol 10 your uiil liow unit muming why uiwunl unil thinking high rooming hid im doing mudi oping ulwuko in iuhi ioik h i iii being ilxikmikh yol mumlng hdijii llll dultllg blithely 111 ilnlil llf illllki wlilhr making lulxtr u lrvi iumun itu going onward deupllo defiut anil lighting ntuii in iiy inn keeping alld hw wild i im being oh mi uiil ite iilnyii itw laughing lightly ul luim lo itu looking uii at ilia ntuni tiliovf ami drinking doi ly or life unl ln itll struggling ml wltli tliti will ti u hut taking loss will a thtetful kt its uhurlng uorrow and work u nilrtb ami making butter this good old ear hm striving striving ihriimji tri u ml stress hs doing your tmbluut hint uicci fulr across the tiebeam it happonndoii undo ouvum farm write m i companion conti ibiiior i wai visiting my cousin al ha wii throe month older than 1und wo used to have high times together thoro wax a goodnatured rivalry liulwuon um but never any hint of jcalouiy about our competition und tho honotu wom fairly oven olio afternoon in urn mmillu of tho i aylng minimi wo wurn in the loft of i ho big rod lurii w hud just iltihihod litmviirig a loud that hjd been loltitol to u- from tin hayrack uncle duvw und the hired men hud uno liurk to tlih loltt ai und i muck our pitch forks into tho hay tnupited our faces and lay down to nool off above us sloped iho rafters dim and ditipcd with dusty cobwebs under the in stretched tho long horizontal tie- beam huddonly a spotce hay ios ho said ill stump you to walk acros that beam h point ed at thotloboam directly abovi i considered a moment tho tteam was ubout tlfteon foot ubovn tho loft but tlm mud warn no urruicl that wo could oually climb ho wall ultd clumber on tlm beam at th and wt lould jump off into tho hay mow hut in uio tnlddln of tho burn them won a drop of thirty foot to l floor and tho boam wuu not over foot wldo on uhoud i aald al luat you lumped mo und youvo ant nrnt- al want to tho ed of tho loft and lookod up ut thv bourn und thou down ut tho bounl floor of tho bam covered only with acatterlnaa of luy quite a fall al i aald- to tou the truth i hoped to dlcouriro htm tu that he would vlthdruw hui thal- lenco loal your nerve already turvo you he naked with a arln watch yoty oountry coualn y with that he croased tho loft scaled the wall and blood upright on the beam i watched him oa ho begun to walk carefully niacin one foot be fore tho other and balancing himself with outstretched arms a taw ate pa broumrnt him beyond tho odgo of the loft and out over the open apace suddenly ve stopped i wish i had on my sneak i he callod the hoy has made the aoles of my ahoea allppery then he took another cautious atop and stopped aaain its allowable to creep on hands and knocs over this hole he said all right i agreed hut you had better turn back and well cuii the tump off wltbout answering he begun slow ly to bend forward and lower one knee suddenly hla foot slipped iu top pled over and the next thins i knew he u hangiifk tb tho beam by his hands and his body swung in mid air lie uttered no cry but his eyes were big with a look of astonishment rmther than fear x belle to thai i was more frightened than he x could feel the calves of ray legs quiver as i waxched him try to draw himself up he pulled himself up id his chin and kicked out sldewlse in the attempt to throw one leg- over tho beam i saw that he vru wasting his strength and called to him to atbp x tried to climb the wall and reach the beam but i was so excited that i tumbled back into the hay that gave me my idea shouting to al to hang on down the ladder and tar ted ut top speed for the hay f old i will wager that i covered that quarter- mi jo in record time uncle dave was on top of the loud receiving and treading tho hay that the two hired men pitched up to hint me saw tno coming loaned on hla fork und shouted what the mattart hear atr yr qulckl i panted broaplngone o the hired men by th arm lift m upl he gave mo a boost and 1 scmro bled on top of the load nebpd tho ralns and yelled at the horses they started with a jerk and unci dayo loat his balance ue jd off the back of the load and a great armful of hay wool wltli him never shall i forget that ride the horses oxciiedby mv yells broke into a gallop the rack awayod and bumped over the rough hold and purts of ho load ecatiervd all ajutijf tho way it was hard work but managed to stick on uohlnd me i could hour the shouts of the hlrvd moil arid tho angry commands of unolo ruve to atop those horacal they oould not understand what x was up to we went into the burn with u ruah und i dodged just in time tu bacutxi breaking- my hoad utfapfst urn door way al was still hanging to iho beam und with a fooling of relief and thankfulness i pulled liack on the rin as the hursos pumu to u aland still i heard a thud in tho hay imhlru me and tumod round to so al sit tins up and aaaing at mo with the same wldeoixin eyes that i hud notic ed when ho first swung off uii heunt lie wu so exhausted thut i hud to help him down off the tui of tljo loud ily that time undo duvo und th i men had arrived and wo tixplulnml tho affulr to thorn unclu lvo ioouimi j jjretiy sjlemit for a moment hut hoi didnt scold us very hard ho seo that w- had learmul ttomothliig about tw folly of ltxkloajinbm dnw thing tiulther of us has uv rorgut- trn immmmmmmmmifimmiiijismiummmmmii a little child that led iiimiwaij the pastors dream druum imii y hi it wiih not a tho kind thut wum whin firtl i hurdly know or mndllntiuii tall it tu you liil mo to ii i wu- ulttlni uit ik huii inu for it my 1 k t intxl to tu rvliio i in the romn iu ft dow i tilty a hurh doors lnvllliiul t ii hij tollo1 out l only two do you come from noiimhow 1 wan if i bltn junt limn ho rod lilit juut ion i in thii luimii uf jlui juut thuti floor vli l i v 1j i to tho f i und i i lino to i mil thoi i in i illilut llml iiibi unil th v a lllwviti of miiiilti hurut upon tho ulr una th ullny ml- denly hwumvd with ruunitiuf- dim tuinbliiig ovi t ouch othor hum tlm inking u brruihloi ot ry clr ul for though it olll i bun rutnh front band rainy forqot yhc paint in a dull uouulah village o w mornna ono uolghbor nailed at others houae wb- by his friend wlfo and the lor tlon which ensued wnt thus auld t y oaun to b wkity for thlnklnv ay is johu inf ou ay huriii c hiir n uut a wfnted tae k him m ay but yd cumiib woo him deld deld r ay auddonr ay vorry sudden r ay verry sudden did he say onytlilnjr about o grsen pent afore he deldr llvwiv iml hud hayun um 1iiiny ohugti i ttt ills lug ii wus u huhlt or tluuhlug t in wverythlng now wouldnt i hut grub youl ju- tiulutod juii his litlli body uwuiiff iivw tlm curb talut iilphanl tlgors ami things juul uu wagon tho uiumiu hungod from u wugtmr- inti overturi a rollicking cakowulk und the htrimit uruhlnu tholr dlaap- polntmont lout lit laughkn begun cully to danro uikio th hldowulk hllo hud with u maglo twlut of his ooo limt hut p b lop of u lamp- pout vholii ho hung mlruoulouajy au- pondetl u rrutch boutiiig tlmo wltii the imjmriinit unties of thu loutloru baton at u park conoort a oopl a on pi tho whrlll warn lug cut through thu music and th gamlngs disappeared from the face o the aarth like rata frlghtenod inti holos by tho sight of a longwhflkernd that 1b ul except hud whuuo crutchos clicked down tho atreot right past tho advancing polltomiut wli ha groetod with u bland umllu um comical duck of the head intended for his best bow the click of ituda crutches always echoed his mood und now hla sticks fairly thrilled two hours wore at his disposal before ho must go after hla veiling pupnrs and just around thu corner was ills road ng- room whoro ho might revel onco mure in tho de tailed description of tho circus con tained in tho uhent of nuwspuper care fully pin nod in the tualdo of his jucket iteudlng hud regarded us a high art qnly poaslble und favorable condi tions tho chief essentials being that no fellers should distract him by listening and that ho should tuk- his own tlmo in spelling out the big words in tho sheltered nook of a board yard flat on his stomach upon u low pile of lumber shut in by high polii towering all about him hud tpraul oift the newspaper with a sigh of vast content twice a year us long us ire could remember circus week had shaken his humdrum uneventful life wltli a pass ing cyclone of excitement alluring posters on fauces vividly painted vans drawtv by milkwhite horses a chance parade with its swaying lino of ele phants its oaged wild beasts its fas cinating clown riding backward on u donkey were the scattered pieces of circus glory treasured in his memory hut this spring he was to enter into the maglo circle of convaasod fairy land round tho outside of which he had so often wutfuliy prowled and guxe to his hearts content upon tho dasding wonder and beauty whirling in those tbreo enchanted rings for tin can buried beneath the bunk in tl forlorn cellar that be called home hid the shining aecret of a treasure- trove of eightynine cents wealth enough not only to pay the price of admission but also to purchase the glittering cir cus accessories of peanuts popcorn and pink lemonade hud bent over the newspaper his little forehead wrinkled into its wiaost packer but to hut haste to read about the marvelloustady who sat in a high awing and ate knives thrown her by a dashing knight on horseback he had folded the wrong aide of the paper out and now instead of looking upon happy family of the bluefaced monkey kangaroo and gulneapla his gaxe became suddenly riveted upon u picture unnoticed before that of u little cripple whose poor back was curved and twisted und whose face thin pinched hoi low- cheeked looked like that of an aged mans so- old was it in its pitiful knowledge uf auffor- itic now wouldnt that grab you mur mured hud and never was his favorite slang phrase tnon- expressive then with a series of grunt contortions of his body and much wriggling of the barcloos on his upturned foot ha read the printed explanation of the plotum that hod taken so strong- a hold of bis imagination little tim as the cripple was cauud although little more than a baby be- lag only six years old had to llo uiono 1 day in a dark inside room of u tenement house with no one to min ister to his needs to give htm proper nourishment tfi klas away tho tears when the pain was more unbearable than usual for his father was dead and his mother out at work to oarn tho scanty means of their support a parish visitor whoao big loving- heart reached out into the farthest corners i of the alums finally discovered tittle i tims necessity and that same after noon went to all the hosplulk l soured of a bed that the httlo sufferer might occupy but none of inatltutli could take him in because ho was an inaurable while ucjidlng to thulr rules patients only could be udmlttod for limited periods quite in despair met a friend who wrote for unt itle great dallies and poured out her hopeless story to hor whuu she had finished there was a shining light in the newspaper womans eyos and she took both of the parish vialtors hands in her own woii make room for little tlmt she cried oven if wo liavo to build a wool- new ward i ainf that was exactly what the great dully propoaod doing to reoelve ton- irlbutlons from the public until a suf ficient sum was realised to add to childrens hospital s ward for luou rabies to houso tenderly all thu iioor iicglocted little tims in the citys ims doo said hud u dirty hand stwul- tljly whisking something cold and wot from his cheek if i hud inonuy llk them rich atoiiofront swtllg tlimt live on the avenuu and hdo the slruats lu rod uutumubllus wouldnt i glvo the poor ltlij kid a boost hut lujnij row i quiver jn hi httlo iiit but hli him nut light in a dotirmlnod lino tin next iiiomniit his rruultfis i ono lutly rliclfrd up fliii ulroot toward tlm aillar whom a bur iff i can hid it iriusurvt i iii llftlf an limn lutr hint a red hatfd kiothlof bristling with kuotn hugged to hlu luiavlug ihimt illiked fugorly into th gruut dailys olllitt wliure a foils hl f intin unil woiuon iitrotrhnd up o a uiullliu- crli at a dusk liung with u plucurd bnti i ii if llu hn rip- hon conthjhotionh j jjh tin lirrrm tiy vahi aguln th door omed and tho hi nt ant hud nplit tho gentlomun who otitrcd ii- know that thu nowcoinur was u htoiiifruut swell iw uu hi urterwurds told iulsy 9ilngnn hr wih ono of thorn titigant uffulra uhnt wium ii iiullshod hllk hut und n wltii a ahlnu u folln could mnut hlinsfir iii whllu hlu flothns lokod to- if thy llvod in lh tuguirynahop window und worn only out walking for tlulr health whet tint htojio front uentlmui hilw tho lino ho guvo un lmtutljit nti rug of ids ahouldith and i away hut hit fore lio rouchod the door there was u qulak cllcklfig ucross th nfneo floor und a dotulnlng hand shyly luld on his arm 11 f ono sir begged u touxlng volro little tlm will bo torblb dlaapitolnt- d if you dont walt tho strangur hint led goodnaturedly down at tli llltlo riikuniuillu on frulchoi is httlo tim a friend yours my lad ive only mot him lu tlm pupof talnt that hut you aoo i k bettor unit mont folks how elegant living at u hospltul is throe moan- a day regular sir and oftoit thoy got aut an extra botwoenl iorhapa said tho strunger gently t did nut fully appreciate tho advantages of living u u hospital since you have told inn x ehull rortaln- ly wait thoy stood in holtumi hllnnce fur a while then u twinkle dunifxt lu the gentlemans oyo us hn dlscoyiimd the tlghtlychitchod red handkorchlnf iiow much he aakod nro you going to give httlo tlmt elghtynino cents irlilo thrilled huds voluo i aint ualculatud he said wistfully just how much of tho word it will build but its worth a who lo jrcud with three rlngw and peunuts und popcorn and unit pink lemonade i dont quite understand hud oogorly cjtplalned and whan ho hud finished tile gentlcmnnm umune- ment had glvon placo to deep thought then he impulsively turned to a near by desk took a chouabook from his pocket and touring up th- cheque for u hundred dollars carelessly written nt ho club that morning he wrote out u now ono for ten thousand m ah ho stopphf buck into uno ho met the ujixioua scrutiny of huds watching uyos did you thldk that i was go ing to break my promiatv old fellovt he ixint over the ragamuffin lowering his volcn when you told nn how i much ypur olghtynluo cents was worth what x intended- giving little tlm soemod too cheul and mean ho you isee ho concluded mysteriously i just udded two more rings to my circus thou the crlpplod hud laid down be fore tho clerk his red handkerchief with the eightynine cents and tho swell gentleman pi u cod bosldo it the cheque for 110000 and said k lea than little hud glvea for little tlm ward of nelnu iilgli whithor dr i wish 1 im iuiiiot hthtt i llnifttru yit ii ancient wttown on lake superior afajor william i ferguson o ruuklln 1u discoverer of the pit town on lale itoyal a group of islands thlrtyono mi loo fnm iort arthur in lake superior has just roturned to the lattar town after completing his fourth your of exploration of tho uncovored pits of ancient orlglon in which dwolt miners of prehistoric ugo and so fur unidentified with any of the races ex istent today the work of exporutton has boon carried on by major ferguson 1 four summers up to this year tho work had been financed by him the dls co very of the pit town was made ough a number of depressions in thu surfaco of tho island the town was loeatod hour tluy hay across hlsklwlt huy und hetur misklwit illver which tho major has renamod hibloy itlvor ills work mo far haafbeon successful n that ho has uncovoitd and excavut- ki tlvi of tlm pita und has found u number of stgno hummers and stono uxes which he bulloves woro uaod by the pooplo in mlntiuf for coplmr tho deest of tlm pii m utwut slxtoin feet from the tup uf the soil and cut inlu thu solid rook tho lurgest of the pin so fur uncovered is about twonty- itvn fitut tkuure and is aui rounded by ruiuparts rttousurlng alioilt 100 feet lu length und uttout fiftyfour feet in brouilth the mind that- ruled vwi th natural that theyd know as wull knu what a soft snap living at u hos pital la cause they huvent tiyr lfuuii run over jumping off an vloctrlu n-ll- itlg their laipers i ha turned ovm- the afft paper patting it out smooui hut somehow the letters in tho ulroui hoad lines ourvod and twisted like lltti tims liack while the tuarvulloum ludy that ate knlvosnow had the httlo cripples pinched hollowchekd faoerf- awult huddenly something seemed to olulctr particular mvvef the inside of uuds throat and he felt a hot flush creep up from his dhlu to his forehead he luid reinonaherod his eightynine cents ufajutglvs it upl ho cried aloud i cant i i cant i m why ovary penny had cost selfdenial in the hand-to- mouth slrurgl of supporting himself and as for the circus he tutd ilroainod or it all night and thought of it all day tar weeks hut there was the poor little cripple lying- alone in that dark rooint the aoras light that had ahoae in the newspapir womans eyes aba listened to the gtory of little tim now uubwtauraa tha homsly faoe at the strmt rssjnuottf and bad slowly turn newwpapfr coi lint kit ory of u youth whose tendvney to uluti lilto of u tnoriung uosi him his job tho limn in question a bwhi wum working for u fumior who do- iiiumled punctu illty above everything tho furttntr told him that ho must bo ut work wry moruliqf ut four oclock sharp tho hubd fullod to get up in tlmo and the furtunr threatened to discharge him thou the hand bought uu alarm look und for uome tluiw evuiythlng wmit along smoothly hut una morning hn got to the field flftuen minutes latu tho farmer lui- tiiodlatulyt dine hatgod him in spite of hla protestations thut hu alarm oloftk whs to otumu loudly returning to hlu rmm thu hlmhiitkl iiiuiloyit dtilitrmlnu1 to ftmt out the tuuno of his ilovvufull ho took tho uturm clock to ploiidaf utnl found u iliud m krouuh among the woika well ho uollliiquued ay tink it buuw no wonilur the clihk wouldnt tlm iiigluuvr bunw diild it would de hi8kv rt was gutting- futhai tire cast ono wltlinas lu aumnud to im uble to uudvrstand tlio quo i ions put to him wluit wn wunt to get ut said iouiisti is who was the uggraaeort ichf said thu lurge hullnockeil wltucaat doubtfully lot ine axplaln uuld couiibui pa tiently if i met you in tho street and struck you in tho mcv i should be the aggressor youd bo u bloom in idiot mutter ed tho wltitusm no no you dont understand my man- hupkj i ul in ok you without provocation t almuld b committing an uot of uggnieaion sxouse mo guyimr youd lri mini- mltung aulclds dmjlarad the wltuw darkly urrylng in uu though ufrulil i ii tu a small meotli ihoughl ua i follow- my aunirlsf- when un opeiilu- tho dim i tmfont mo i found mynrf in u lurg j room almost lltorully full of ptopii mid win i wua nt 111 more untaxing th only vucant scut if wm thosi noaru ho door thoso in tho front of fit room and about the platform lifting llllxd lo thu limit of thlr cupm hy isvlduntly noioaihlng unuuiiul in going on thlk ovoiiln- i milil to mjkoir this lu not un ordluury pruyir nitotlng ol cours- just un i ftook my u ut tin pustor rose und uiinoinii id u hymn and with u elnillu ntruln on tin orguii hy wuy of preludn thu poopln bogun td sing all iff thnm i mean hot iiiemly a fow hero niifl there ho fur ua 1 rould se theru wus no ono who did not join in tho oong ul leant to th eivnl of holding u book and reudlng the words the r suit wunwuil know what tho ahqing of chorus i slxor aiiveu bundrod volcu lu untl i nefxl imt try to toll von then the pun tor uuld lot uu pruy thern wum u rustle like th puanlng of the wind over dry leuvin us im imupji bowed their heuds on the imiw bucks befor- thorn in tjio uttltudo uf devotion 1 lookod about mo curiously for i was nottuse1 to surh a wight until it duwn- od upon mn jhal inlnn wus the only huud erect and for very uhuni sake i tiaatenod to bow it with thu rest tho mooting from thin point on was just the ordinary prayer mini ting with which we uro ull fumillur with thu usual pruyeru and hymna und remarks there were certain no tu worthy foa- turen about it though thuro were no imuses in tho stream of par tfclpatoln j for ono thing and thv young people lld not wait for th older ones to go thu mooting started und tho slitters brought thuir offerings without wait ing until tho hrethron vnr- through with what thoy hud to huy iomo to think of it it was a womiiu who prayod unit after tho mooting wus thrown opru und evtrylody who took purt ovldontly trlud to upfuk up clour and loud so us to bo hoard von by thoso in the most remote cormn of tho to4irn thono uro fiuturoa not always seen in thomootlngs thut aomo of us are in tho habit of uttondlng but they am merely minor details of dlffurcnio icase ntlully it was junt an ordinary mldwook prayer mooting was at u loss to oxpluln hio extraordinary attendance klnully the meeting uima to un enj it soemefl u little odd not to uoi uuy- body putting on overshois or button ing up coats or grabbing fur hats und umbrella while tho benediction was lielng pronounced und perhaps no less strange 10 woo the people turn ubout und shako hands with thoo hour tlmm and linger in pleasant uoclal converse as though thoy were roally glad to mm each other and us though too thoy were in no hurry to get away from tho piece hovoral of hum greeted mo in nuch a hearty cordial manner not in the least bit as though the felt that they ought to do it but us though thoy were truly glad to see me thoro that i then and thoro registered tho mental rosolvo that that church should bo ttv mm- us long as i remained in the ity hut all the while i hadboen having my wonderments about that mooting mid wulklng along thu a trout with one uf the brethren whoso way chanced to be in the samo direction us my own i opened the matter to him by saying cuaually quito a remarkable meeting tonight i dont know was ut he m lowered doubtfully in what way did it strike you as being- remark able t i was thinking particularly of tho extraordinary attendance i mid why it wasnt extraordinary ut ull ho aald in reply on thu contrary it was rather belofr lite average tor our midweek meetings the griptm is keeping some uf our most faithful members at homo thoro were not more than five hundred out tonight and wo usually have six or luivmi hun dred you must have u nry largo church then not very wo num ber about four hundred t believe church membership of four hundred and u prayer meeting attendant six hundred 1 i said uslonished hover hoard of such u thing in my life pldnt yout what js there strange about it t let um say that fifty of our members uro mm resident rerhapa twunyhvo moru are old und infirm and do not get out ut n is lit then each week thoro will be avoruge say twenty- five others who uro either sick or have ulckmrns ut homo or uru detained by womu im- iterative and providential clroumaliiuce ho that we have ubout one hundred who cannot get out to thu meeting of course the other three hundred will bo present and each one usually brings one or two friends with him so that tho number easily runa up to if sevoii hundred each night t mean to tell inn that you expoct do at the prayer meeting each every member uf the church wli it her absent from thu city tuir lckf nor aged nor providentially hinder ed i gasped yrm why hot 7 ask mi my companion in surprlue loiit wo promise us inucli lu our church nuiitt hut suppose it stormst that makes very lltllj dlffurvnoe wu dress in the storm clothing that we wear to business and come the rulu lant any wettei piuyer mooting- nlghltf that it is any other tints hut how is t when u concert or u lucluiw or any tiling of tltut sort comes uu the evening of the pray or ineutlngy of course that interferes wltli tlm at tendant u no why should ity at christians und church tnuuittirs wi have promised to support tho pmyoi meeting und or course us humit men and women wo oaut break oui word and indeed wo havo very little temp tation along thu lino you aiiggout it is very seldom that anything in the way of entertainment of such suit um u christian could patronise uiiyhuw is proposed fur prayer meeting- night the manners of such thlugsftmow tiiat they canhot depend utoti the patrou- mgn of uiiuioh kumnitairs un llmt night and so thoy leave it opm onou hi a while aumebody starts up down what hooalls a foolish projudlo or supuratitloii but hu isnt upt try it tho second time he unuully lunej his money and is laiighott al in tlm tairgulti for his pallia lo you iiiiun to toll uio then i aald that all the christians lu ths city ur so wunutl- ded that thoy really love to go lo pruy- ui tuiutliqr better than to a good oti- ceit for axamplet ah h answer ed smiling sadly i should hukdly tiuru say that iviuhtless its iiu of most uf thetn hut uf course thuro are many who utteud tho itiuotlng mainly be cause they reel that they nlust they dread he penalty of ting loot no one with any respect for himself urs to w put under discipline yuu anow wliati 1 stuminersd aghast you dont ineav- to say that you ulaciplinu a person for neglecting tho praym- meetlngt certainly why not doesnt he promise in auplioi t thu prayer meeting what he mints the church r if he doesnt attend when it is possible for him to du so lout he breaking hla ovenaniy and lu not a breach of covenant a just ami uuuili- opt uuao for church ulspihiot you seem surprised la it so dlfferant in the place you cm fronit and by discount and premium wlmt wlirym ourney ltoyi the near itoim 1 luun for that irumt wtroked- admiringly f u teuill of turofully mutch d greys in you want 1 think no new rig for um lu th fouiruc i buy i hllllll liuvu to hehpitnl work t uwtudnd uskti got u d the other mun with no but it ml ixitwoon hooptr io know thut m toiler ihuii hlu theyre uot to ik courtney ok llt um well ix uill tin and i hi y hlt is u good and ua for the i inmparod it proudly t ilea ippen deal finding the right man ah ilivlimcin of u railway ore where suppllcii of all kl un hjgb mirhi itlon thu all right lepllod e gnyw luughlng v them for u fulr off holding his heud a iltu- iluul h id i ilm a which hud ltn he ihurltuble instllu i tiir- dquarti on wus ubout to let provision tho different were modul cut luges for old people u childrens hospital luul ral lioepital the tontruut wuu imirortaut courtney felt that h wus inusp for the your alexander hooper iiim only real rival a umaller wuy of business and had not hla udvautugus tho same day old doctor horne mot nt lainkor who wuu one of tho truat- inalltutlon and drove him din you must im utmut ready to let out o contract the dm tor said court- y itoyct will get it i suppose im not at ull uuru of that mr ilaher replied his tenders thu lowest isnt ut yes he has hla father- lu laws bond you rould nt get imtter no am alexander hooper has nothing but hlu own iwind to offer hut iiersonully i llk idmipera offer be her- ttie doctor laughofl how do you make that outt hy taking ovurythiiig into consid eration you urn looking ut the clr- cumatunces und forgetting tho men courtney itoyce is all right just so hut dont you think if tho wholesale houuo offered him u lit it- cheaper grade of goods for our use i would suit him utmut us well always provided the rhoulier goods lookod pretty much ilk tho other t as wall und a little better tht doctor aald yet itoyce is not u dia- you have to discount a httlo for churnctei in his case thats all mr klsher aald you tak him ut a dis count und not at u premium thats truo uumintud the doctor would you say tho samo of alex ander hooperr no doctor homos uuswor was emphatic if you were willing to tak un inferior article alexander wouldnt givo it to you character at a premium said mr klshor dont you think wo- could uffnrd to pay a little more on the years contract and award it to hooper courtney itoyce did not buy the greys he never could understand why the contract wont to alexander hooper intluencil ho grumbled and did not gowee that it was the in fluence of character hooper when its the other fellow hnvo you over noticed when the other fellow ucts thut way ho la til tutnporod when you do it its nerves when the other follow is set in hla ways be obstinate when you uro i la just tlrmuous when the other follow doesnt ilk your friends hes prejudiced when you dont ii ko his you are simply showing that you uro a good judge of human nature when tile other fellow trios to treat sumo one especially well hn is toady ing when you try thu same thing you are using tact whan thu other follow takt time to do things he in deud slow when you do it you are deliberate when the other fullow holds too tight to hla nmuiiy he is close whu you do you are prudent when thu other fellow dreascs uxtru well hes u dandy when you do its simply u duty one owcu to souoty when the other fellow runs great risks lu buultujss im is foolhardy when you do you uri u great financier when ln- other fellow aiiya whut he thinks hots apltorul when you do you are frunk lmptra tltate leader kfpt and glvei u can und iiuinte kerosene und hb- ti ii nc nf-rowi- und iiulu toolu und fur nil urn maihlmry und ntntlomirj and 111 fact everything that lu needed from hu freight yard to tho luporlrilendeul ti desk john kvuns division imperlnl- fmlont of a certain railway wuu uot mutlhflm with ills storekeeper in tho first pint n there wuu too mui h wuhtu what i need ftoinpillneil kvuns to bin assistant u u mull with mtnio lilou of economy if a urpatilr in going to lull up a out hunger in u wltchmana shanty tho hlorekeeper ulves him enough nullii and in rews and hikiks to supply a hotel iumiouii of u nluehynlne iihunty and if u iwlnter lu going to toui it tip a three- foot ik rate b on a puiiengcr couth the it urn keeper glvi a him n now bruiih u quart or varnish and u pint of ntulu enough to finish the whole side of the iur these uro chu ked aside in th mini shop whore thoy dry up- und btwomo worthless i should think thut mild be uxod ull right mr kvanu replloil hie iiiih- lularit junt lujnl up a more eiommi- h al loan hnw nhall i know hlhit hy tlm olor of hlri eyes by wlopplug tho first man j moot down lu tlm yurd und uaklng him if ho is onomicalt iiuliitir mr kvutm tlm aaalstant uuld not toll tho next day john harris stood on a mt iq tho rerry slip und hammered away with an iun at tho head of ii bar rel of tar thoy wore heating tho tar and uwubblng the aides of tho allp with it to protect tho big tlmlxn- when the ferryboats cannio humping and illdlnff in hutierlntnudeiit kvuns wuti hod the workmen as font as joncn knocked in ihiunt ho licked it up and throw it inl water mlcluxet jrnnsonli ing the tiro hot under tin hack of him was a stuck michael had nothing to do for ent so ho timik a rake und fished up tin barrel heads uf put them in a pile and at tho proper time fed oium to tin lire huperlntendont kvuns changed hli mind atwiut going over hto river on tin ferry hit wont hark arroim tho yard und into tils own cmco but ho wua oi tho slip aguln at tho noon hoif how much do you get mike t aako mr kvuns when the flro tender climb td up with tho others to get his dinner pall twoflfty a day said michael ttuvti you been to school t oh yesj grammar school why were you wasting time fluhluu up those barrel heads when yop had plenty of wood on the raff t asked mr kvans sternly why said michael i wasnt wast ing time i couldnt do anything to tho fire und it seemed a shame to throw away all that good wood with tho tar n it because it makes such a roaring fire it costs something to got up tho wood to keep the tar pots ruu- jing how would you like to be assist ant atoreknepor on my division at thro dollars a day ill bogp this noon said michael earnestly finish your day and ill get you tranferred i need a man hko you that was six months ago today michael is head storekeeper on kvanil division and gets thirty dollars a week sheep that was lost on um alniuim h litlfli hi hwltx r iund swrrft u orifsiomleut i imw n lui houutltul uii lit the puiubli if the ninety nnd nine rrpcalml li one tluy wo w m nuking our way willi lie uxn und nlpfiiihtix k down tlm khn li r whim we mw u rim k jf nil ep following unli uhiphed over the in trlrutu wlndhijh hetweefr ntusues iuiii no pit imlng from the iuutuiu on the ilif mld or the glu ir to the piuiliiioh on the other tho hot k hud nuinlxihl two bond- 1 ull old hut on the wuy till p ot tout one or the sliephefflu uppeuthl to uu ir we had neon it iortmintely on of the party hud a field gluu with lis nll we dln nveie1 it umhl u laitglo of hi uuhwmul ui on the rfky mun- litlii hide j wuu beuullrul to se- how tho nbepherd without u wortl left his himdieil und ninetynine sheep out in the ilucler wauto knowing thoy would htund there terfei tly utlll und nuft und went clumherlng buck after the lout idmep until he round it and hu m tuully put it on hba shoulders umi ruturneil rejoicing i lore wuu our lords parable enacted liefnro our eyes tlmugh tho shepherd was- all unconscious of it and it brought our i words teaching home to un with a vividness whloh none can reulixo hut thoaowho saw the incldonl teltlng pot k of vlixl tttr a toxhtwf infants delight voices are preserved om fir the uses t whu h the phono graph iw frequently adapted is tho preservation of the vuji cii und he pi rmttu tllon of the rliesaugem of tho worldu izriiat opes t halt tonou volct- hui imli lirnorvod on a record taken in 1h50 in this sumo year a number of other teojtlo huil their voices taken a mon hem llornco nightingale t hu mum mrs drowning and lluny m htabloy the explorer afruu gladstones record la pari of speech thut wus to ho convoyed us mnssugu to a uioollngfii new york jliiriitui nightingales voice is very clear uml tho message is touching lod bless my old comrades at hatacluva and bring them aufo to shore kqually chaructorlstlo is v t hamum congratulate the world through the medium of that wonder ful invention tho phonograph that my voice ilka my show will roach future generations and be heard cen turies after i have joined tho great und us i bo i lev- happy majority our tomorrow when muiikifiiy the iiuni who point ul the uimmu plturi ilirliit iteforo j-it-rt- wu vii it ji ml ii winumak- er who hui putihiim- d llu muiter he mtmiuui ton ml him one duy pan- in- oi and low foie the reat iiinvoi i p- itlntf m- iiiiiih if i have doim mi iki i itimol uiirpuiil ihul odity vunumuki mpllcd it butter i bun 1 dhl t i rtlui uln vith d 1 1 llu ma i 1 prudmllmi- i r uu uie an fulllv ilui of tlilnkinu that we bav that we huv rea bed tuir limit t theitt is ulwayn a luimmw bi whhh wx inuy huve utreuglh mui p- toituitll lo go uheud or the iord whl h we imw aln ady made n w idfite tome down out of heaven to quh ken us rresh hfipes fan the umoiilderlug uplrlts into dame ami the tin in i ii or mir to- morrow tuku pre- itltuio ovti those or our yesteidayu daddys part mummy uu hi hobby why doa dutldy gtt lo town every day to work mt that you and i can have good dinniru mother replied a few mlnuleu biter when mjltlng- tlown to dinner ha viewed the tabul dlsparuglngly not seeing any of bis favorite dishes he shrugged bis small shoulders a daddy didnt do uych lsrday did her ho ompluln new lamf burns i per ceant a1b bests electric or gas a new nil lamp that gives an amus ingly brilliant soft white light even iietter titan gas or electricity has been tested by tho xj s oovomment und 3 blading universities und found to bo superior to 10 ordinary oil humps it burna without odor smoke or noise no pumping up is simple clean aaffl hums qi ulr and 6 common kerosene coal oil tlm inventor v n johnson 24s craig ht w montreal is offering to sond u aamp on 10 days ptvew trial or even to give one free to the first utter lu each locality who wui help him introduce it write him todaj for full particulars also ask him to ox plain how you can get the- agency and without experience or- money make j2e0 to ftlou per month cpeedy choice glover honey six 101b paib in crate price 70 andrew mophebbon noryal guelph business college offers uptodato clarieai hualnosa stanography and se cretarial courses by expert ex- pexiencad teachers students may enter any day whttifl itor information v d sprott prinelpaj whats your verdict weve asked that question of any amount pf our customers who have tried excelsior flour and without exception wo have been assured that it is the best pastry flour they have tried wevo put the best of everything in it to make it the finest flour procurable jnd wc know it is all our customers say for it a full line offeed and seeds always on hand d h lindsay miix street acton ontario ii are you going to get your share of the christmas trade theres some food for thought mr merchant are you going to tell the liuy- ers of aclou that you have full christmas supplies or are yon going to let some one else entice thejr trade away you may have your shelves packed full of the best christmas stock you have carried in years but if you dont telljliie tuying public about it through advertis ing you will get passed by for some more progressive merchant jivlio believes in telling of his fine stock from now until christmas readers of the free press will he watching the advertising columns of the paper to tell them where to huy their christmas gifts to advantage will they find you inviting them to deal with you or are they going to pass you up if yon need help in writ ing your advertisements we will be glad to assist you i i i make sore of your share of the christmas trade mr local merchant a mmwmwww jlifi-