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birds lofwada tu loawhuualoo eitetu jv the sweetest ahxulesv whistle he hse ever heard takes up the air sweet home and per- ortnt it tc he could not do to tva bit uf e there say the voice tu ting lor you now ifyu like olditt know i could ling did your all the sleafords ting lav bless too i lint i only do when i leel it did you over hear leaigaas a sweet strong voice begins that classical ditty and the woods give back the melodious echo geoffrey lamar listens ia tueat tmaie why the olf l a itrodigy- musical prodio here iatlutnumttsrvl body has the roomtor toico like lhatr blio finishes at last and rhlttles a bar or two ot the air by way- of closing lymphouy that was aa awful nice book you lent me the poos on tc read it through wee i naval tolled it a mite and its dflwn at the mill t rm lota obligod to you yoa know didat think roud ver oring t she descends t branch or two trom her lofty roost and brings faerseu to a level with the rider it is boaf ordt jcejiav t geoffrey bis breath nearly taken awty v why you must be a witch who unght you to sing and whistle and twitter like a wrdin toil taahioor kobody unght me jtaught myself its just as esy as nothla at tfl cai you tint sayteiag but lanlganabauf joanna nods know a hymn low heard your ma sing it at hercaeetia goes like this the tilery childith trebls uplifts aadpeals out with a force that fairly tmexec blm the hymn froa those lip amsxos biat tuu mere it is rocket agea hotc strtagfly from those impiih lips toaad the crsad ttrocg cords t upoamy word you tre a marvelp geoffrey says catching his batedbreeth andtoyoalike tho book would you like another v ohrciacalttedjoexnaptaroajly tthocca i well yea iacll i wffl iav it this eveaiae at themill who taught yoi to readf hare yoa ever been at school f schooir jowan echoes -w-rtifully- ithould think uoc catch old g he leading me to school sot but that rd like to go mind too ko alt teaches me ha tint to bad alt aiat dbat swear at nor hit me like the resc teached me tome wtitja too but not much andyoaroalduketoloaramore tea battsa old giles would beat me to death if i ipoke of such a thing do you mean to sty he really beats and rrean ttyaaf joica laughs shrflrr oano not at all fee wouldnt hurt nobody look here ttr she uncovers her thoalders by a dexterous bitch uid ihows him loag black aad blue welts pqtjhng the cesfa did that last eight was druifc yon know beat me till i couldnt stir what bad you doaer geoffrey asks tick at heart kotfifcftan dtdat ffltch the bootiaefc euick h got me into a corner where i couldat e trtr and lashed tse till alf took the hip ost of bis band qarcjiall beat my soul outttexttime ktylthsukes i doax care- she begins to thistle detaatly but tears ot pain aad rrttb well up in spite of her and the riatt thera angrily away poor little soulrthfl lad aysttrocgiy touch- and at the pitying rords allher brarado breaks down and the taddealv corers her toe and sobs wildly i with i was dead idol i with tu dead tadbcriedr j hash he yi- distressed thai is ricked dost cry i ana going to try tad doj toraethiag for you i am coing to help yon if i ban i aa tsxe you would be a good garl if you had a chance it is a- ihame thiiaev they zsd you wane tfcsnadogr 1 0h dear oh dear ohdearr the poor little wretch sbe j it it the ant time in her life the floodgates hare thus been opened ehe cries wildly bow aa the does all things as if her terr heart were burstiag- ijisthe first erne anyone h ever been sorry for her and the rjrapathy gde near to break her heart doaotcry hetayt look here joanna i will leave the book farvoa tocight end i will cams to tee yon agaia in let me toe two days kaw roodbye and io cot get whipped if von etc nil i cctae back with which the yorthfal knighterrant of tat- texed damsels in distres tarns his bones heed tod rides tknrty and thoughtfully homeward revolving la his mind a deddedlt bold proiect wticbu carried mto effect bids fair to ehec the mmj txlari bis at fttutriy ji the hghtef the august sunset lies low over abbott wood ac young geoffrey i lsnisr rides slowly up the shaded arenuesull lost in thought and yet not so deeply ildrbedbut that the glowing beacty of green glide and sunny slope gceated rose thicket wsvw depths of fern and bracken ruby lines of light jacting through brown boles of trees strike biai with a keen tense ofdelight i u isvrtu this fair domain this noble inherit tace no birthright but the geaerqes gift prom 1s- ed him often by the master of abbott wood and that ttnss of proprietorship scoehts vividly his pleasure in its green loveliness ac be rides up under those tail arching ehas seisaotcn emnryo artist aa it prank lrriag- rton ke does not rant of light and shade of breadth and perspective of tone colour and backgrounds and dtumccure er the rest of the art jargon in which his eighty friend excels but he lores evert tree and stone ahd coppice and flower aad bird about the piece tad means please heaven it ihah be his home wander wtttberue may tlmoga life hr abbott u in the stable smoidag and lectaringthe grooms when geoffrey resigns his horse to the oot who eaters to him ha nods affectionately to his stepeon j it has been said he is fond and proud of him proud after aa absnrd fashion that the lad is a gentleman by birth and breeding while resenting at hm same time the grave reserve the youth maintains between them but geoffrey is in a grateful arid gentle mood at thii moment nibrtoterbeuintbecbjtraoterof a trotliisjpd returns his stetdathets creettag rrebeen drracedly put out just now geoff my u can believe u- ttus u taentorymoiner toe mvx it will you stretch out your handthis tutifol hand the young knight exclaims icing it sad eate thai wretched child v tn abbott standi oa tn terrace ths crimson woitera light tailing full upon her and tmllu sr hw ton drws near she 11 a beautiful woman tall header out4ktnnd with dirk tolemn touibere eye and languid highbred grace in every slow movement bho it ilka s picture u she standi here ilka 4 tiuao or 1 hurillo stepped out ot its trme in her trailing drees ot violtt silk the deliotte laeet the dumond clutter at her throat the guelder rote in her hair 8h looks u a queen mightas a quoenihouldrocaliutely superb m h6pt0u are inat07p5odhdsj0ai moth ct icgeoitrya greeting plunging law basinoss at once beceuse 1 have com to astfa favour a very creel troux you tny uiink ur abbotts smile 1 faint but tekiweet antwers her eyos rest on her boy lorlhgly liagorlnglyho is tory tcxy der to her she iotos uw little leo too but there is this difference the loves geoutay tor uu fathers sake u well a his ownv do i rrer refuto yon enyuung i wonder t she says slightly amused yon ere t tyrant geoff and abut your power it is one ot my jtilingt butlcennqtctyno but i am uncommonly ttnh yon will this time it it no trifle it will be a responsibility and you may think tt derogttory besidosa the smile fades trom her face you could ncrer ask mo to do loythlng you thought that the auleuy uys i kor do tton may it will be a bore i am lure the only thing to be said in tta favour is that you will be doing good doing good can never be derogatory go 01 geoffrey out with this wouderfil request what a philanthropist by the bye you are getting to the proud nailing look returns the takes his arm and they nunvcr slowly up and down the terrace m dont call ntmes mother mine laoghs geof frey well here goes but thereby bangs a tale to which you must lfitanbr- way of prologue or argument the favour comot after lend ma thine ears then i will a ulo unfold 1 and then not without dramabq powur and pathos he tells the story ot sleeford joanne she a treated a you would not tee a dog in your house treated mother fihe is in a very hot bed of ignorance tad vulgarity and rice j and i am sure the is not naturally bad bbe has a lore tor reading which speaks well for her and her voice h well you will have jo hear that before you can believe it- this is the ttory mother the lavour u beautiful kutingit tlfy geoff f the lady answers a tremor in her voife howf bend for her here make miss bice give her lessons in english aad staging lift her out of the tlough of darkness in which the s lost new j bare herbodyaadtoul you can mother there ftemouaaauielt4ttcltaaiflsrnet face la his deep glowing eyes hit mother nop is her walk tean on her dark lathes both hands on bis shoulders my boy i my boy 1 but it is like yon oh i tbjuit htea tor giving me such a son yes what i co do i will it u an swfil wsponsailityan awful thought that the life the soul of any humsn creature may be in our bands if i can help her tare her as you tyi am ready i say nothing in rontjiratse hearenhasgitenyonagrmtboart my geoffrey your fcthexx noble soul to lift the loft to sate the unfortunate whatoanbe nobler yes i will ia it send her here when you will the outburst l over the ra 8 xldom ciree way to her feelings like this there it silence lor a utile both deeccpd to the lower earth again bat the cannot associate with leo krs abbott tart in her usual manner such a child asthstr certainlynot what i thought was that after hits bice had flmvd leos lessons tor the day the thould dismiss her and take is head joanne her name is joanna leo always taithec br tbree joanna could come trom three to six ot nireutc bice would be wming and be glad of the extra alary qfeourte these peopi will make no 0 wee- tioa to the little cmt coming will they f tney must be very dreadful trom wtta yon sty t wonder that mr abbott perticular as he u auawt them on hi land others wonder too geoffrey responds drylt- the fact remains be does i really do not know whether they will obiect or not i spoke to no one of coune until i had ipocen to yon if they refuse why we can drf no more i will ride over and we tomorrow meantime i suppose it will be ueoeesexy to mention it to mr ahbott i suppo w the smooth brow cf the lady eeatrscts s littleshe does not like mentioning things to ur abbott but it cannot matter to hin- kobutstfflbtfkm yes yet it ihall be done- i tee hanyonder and will wpitk to him at once if yon wlt thank yon mother she approaches her nntband she walks with the slow nrsying grace of a southern woman the lights and ihsdowtram sunshine and trow flecking the riolet sheen ot her dress her son watches her so does her husband both with eyes that say is she not the fairest ot all the fair women on earthr hi abbott removes bis cigar andttuds with a certain deference of manner as his wife draws near if her dark hd is lifted trifle nigher than usual it it instfactire with -her- when about to ask what vxrada to her like a favour if the voice in which the peaks has a prouder inflection than customary it tc tmeocseionsly and for the same reason xnbtrfefest words the tall the ftorr geoffrey has taken a fancy to help a poor little vmtga child may the come here end receive lesson from itisc bice when mist bice has finished everr day with leonora t eufvftd ehln were not glvm nta for nothing jo tnn any not oomt here but h wiugo intteed to mm bio and arrange with her toi gtve the girl leans at her own room his pooket monoy li abundant hi will pt for hn uluislf bho ihall buughttht is u niod i fat if be hto buy sloeiordi content with his lut penny con- trediotlon hat tb ff oct on yound lainar it has email determined people- 1 onl redoubles his dotermlnuon a ll rsins the noitdty rteedydrlsrjlnc per- ttstcnt rein but be cro rt little for a wet jacket sleeping on i1j1 resolution only makes him more resolute lie mount his i dapple grey boy mr abbott says quitting the sublec with bun kot 10 much with thees fellows though they are a set of iexy dogs who j shirk work when ever theyxn bat i wu down st coopers this afternoon and the way that plebe it going to rack kp trf rid hst y v ifh to make c mans hair turn grey- l gave td jobs bit of my mind let ma ted you and dut they go next quarter day by tha lord harry kind you geoff when your master here keep no tenant on your lend wt the coopac out with am neckendcropp i cooper is not model tamer says geoffrey coolly v moompexisoa with another of your tenant hi place is a psxadise imean siaa fcthbedfszta i a dark frown beads r abbotf brows h taker out bis cigar tsa look tt the boy slesjordsp he growit what do jwknow of fileafordsf what take you there v frank lfriagston took me th other evening they had a dance of some sort but hare passed the place often end can tee besides everyone is talking of it toiiwonderlngyondo nottsdtomftdrut eteryone be everyone had better mind his own busfnes you tool mr abbott would hka to add but he fcaowi the ttare of haughty larprise geoffreys face can esaume when it likes and does not care to provoke it i dont expain to all brightbroofc hang eta my reasons but i dont mind to you black ghec bleaford tu woll aualntanee of mine out in ban francisco soma fourteen years ago tad he didnie well a sort of service in those days eas a worthloss wrctcailellor bat whats a man todd turn hi back on to old rrten t f n f ted leave him to starve when hes rolling in riches him self its the way of the world i know but by t john afabotts way so hes at and there i mean to let him stay case as the coopers at all but rey boy dont you go there i i tmnhmk many favours just grant me ihls one theyre low dear boy and it aint co placefar a young gentleman born end bred like you livingston may go if he likes hes a pjoodrfornothing rattlepite at best but youre cot of that sort dont you go to raeafordt geoff any more to please the old manj he lays hi hand in hi earnestness on the lad shoulder and looks with troubled eyes down into hi face geoffrey shrugs his shoulders the oldtnstinctlve feeling of irudnktng from his stepfather never more strongly upon him iemnothxelytogothero a frank does he answers carelessly ha likes that sort of thing i do not but once or twice more i believe i must i hare little project on hand connected with one of that farafly which wiu take me there again at least as often that mr abbotts gaze grows more and more per turbed f one of that fsmuyr he repeat ton dont mind vir aaking which onedo you geoff it slat bj hesitate bully braggart bold man that he is he ha a strong respect for the boy it ainvexcuse me one of the girl v he fear to meet that icy ttare he know so well from both mother and son and resent so bitterly but to hi snrpris geoffrey only laugh exactly sir one of the girls the youngest i tff 5 rou what it is fust now yon wol think it absurd t dareeay i wtll speafcto my mother first and the wfll inform you there tee her on the terrace excuse me sir she 1 beckoning he dart away bi face lighting atsteruptor m m sodde almort 51 a 2 rwenoeiome fair 2 geoffrt lexuar look npon hi mother to him she is flegeudy tohimshc stands alone among women tor beauty culture john abbott doe not attempt to go xter him seitber mother nor ton need him or desire hun h would be but a barrier to their confidence a blot on the uutdscape he feels it now u he ht felt tt mhouasnd time with soent inrpotant witfanot just at preeent js tintlr he isgomg to tell hi mother on of th slaef ard girl the yeuniwet wtoibtatkiiefctttu7 ohaptekxil tkoxnat toicc ac tin jctrrca it is not often mrs ahbott volunurdy leeks her hutbandar asks hfm tor favours his coarse face quite light up into gladness now certainly cexluilycertainly he says any thiag yon tod geoff with half a doxen village girl if you like my my dear the lads the best lad alive sensible steady goodnatured im fond of hfm that i em mrs abbott taaki mrs abbott says bending her head ehe turn to go ha gone half a doxen steps when- her hatbands voice reaches her kors she turn slowly he seldom calls her by her acme hflitand looking rather heepishly now t hi cigar i youve never been over to laurel hill the new place i bought last week its tn uncommonly pretty ipatelfiht nflos father side of bright- brook suppose you let ma drive you there to morrow if he were suppliant lover he could hardly look more humble more anxious the line between hi wifes straight dark brow tomorrow i din with colonel tnd mr weu next day then koxt day i ant going up to london to do tome very necessary thopping wen the itf sfter oh hang it kara say yeel you nerer go anywhere with me now and t dont so often eakyon neither certainly i will go she tart but thetays it so coldly to distantly that the man seta his teeth j f did not know yon thought it a matter ofanymoment i win go tho day after tomor row or whenerer you with l dont wtcbne return shortly dont trouble yourself mr abbott i dont with for nrthiag woll never mind laurel hm he resume hi dgarhura hi back upon her thrusu his hand in hi pockets and strides awsy but half an hour after as he ttd stalk rundly up and down a thought strike him a most unpleasant thought it turn him hot all over by jore p no cries taking out his cigar cghast i thouldnt wonder but what it it a great bell up in the windy makebeliera gothic turret clang out it i the dinner beil of abbott wood the master t not dressed a faint odour ac of stables hangs about him but he is in no mood to conchite hi stiff wife and msks a dinner toilet he is chafed rubbed orer to much the wrong way and it affords him a grim sort of pleasure to set her at defiance and outrage her sense of sight and tmen by appearing just a be i he marches into the dining room grltzly for bidding treful it is a beautiful and spacious roomthe dinner service i ac in the way of plate napery crystal china that money can do to make that raoet ungrsoeful r graceful nowen are there in afterglow- fills the apartment thi nearly perfect a pceefbie the mansion a fair aangruaous most polished of youthful fi like an opera fairy in pink silk but the master stern andunmihng aathe death head of the egyptian banquet take hi place and begin hi soup is unsocial silence and glnmnes at last be look up 44 1 didnt ftk the name of the little beggaryou ptopcmtobriaghetflhetto geoffrey who uina the youth glance at bim in surprise- these sadden change of temperature are not uncommon in mr abbotts moral thermometer but they are always disconcerting her nine i bleaiords joanna or more pro perly i suppose joanna bleaford mr abbotts spoon drops with a clash in bis piste a a thunder doud blacken the face of thtky swarthy fro darken the face of the man 1 i thought so he say its well i made sure in time x withdraw my consent madam ko brat of eleef ords ever sets foot in this house 1 blrl geoffrey crie hatly it is the tone the look insolent beyond mea sure addressed to hi mother that sang him for mrs abbott the does not tay a ward she look once at the man before her then bokat herniate ah sit down my lad there s nothing for you to get your mettle up about only bleaf ords joanna wont come here leo is my daughter hi know who the associate with and by heaven it- shant be with a cub out ot giles 81eaforddenp thetelns in his forehead stand out purple he bring hie clenched fist down on the table until the glass rings geoffreys face flashes crimson he looks at hi mother prepared to resent his violence she is a shade paler than usual a uttl curl of scorn and ditgutt dilate the delicate nottrutothenrite the is perfectly calm do not xdu youieumtabboiv the says in slow ioed onee there ureauy no need besume tqwdinostgeey ofcouiattlhabbeejmu aftdthen tuenjie fallssuch tflsnee i ursie bott seems slowly to petrify a she sits geoffreys taee u rigid thirrath jb abbott nakeeort work offfli i diimar and departs without a word only utue leo of the quartette dine at all but one sentence at rising pease between mo ther sad son- ud hdm uirbufih tho drlpplnff koddi to euoo- iomi ko mocjujiff blttl 1 iwoiied imoatf th btuohflt to4bt w ttyu bun ith iti4aluslto molodj brmdimuuhoawtnhuhrau un der oot ud anun- omlr tin ot tho lunuy 0 bo uo- jouisi tcrobunt uid floor thtt rury much dood krobbumt udqdooumieuimoklns is tho eoroor modltur plpo i h etmt hit rtiltor ltd t rartirliod nod ud ntchoi blffl cnrlomlr for jotinvlhli ia ori- dontlr ono o hot duk drhot tmoll tux loou orou ud auiuiitoront- tho cunlr rttarci hit ulnuuon ul icnbi tbo hotriu 1th ul-om- pd tchomonoo tha rain boou offointt tha nuoa tha homo ud ortrrthais ohout tt looki diinniudfotlorn i i wou joanna qwjffwr yvin a ondortoso i nromlmd to oomo and t ani horo hat mr frowbuliilodtorthepmoau tuitondslyoa tocotnoto abbott wood ovoryl day lor looooni but it kwoii it cannot be wo nut hit an nomo other plan yott woojd not mmjd eotng np tho ttuaco otorj afternoon wonld yon r llolonj joanna can rmlr slaaford uaothk ppa from bu month ud bream in ho bat caught the irordt lo a thor aw iimian w thatr ha domudc jraflir 1 meant to loll yon 0tlm conrtootulr rc- tami ani oaky oar krawnt 0 eanna all tnli u tublort to your oontrol tost btuo strl u cloror i think ud haa a too vojoo i intosnod to baro bor taoant and that rota culttyatl al- rtyairtth yoox pormiaitan i uiooght it snt ot cottinshcrto coma etcry day to our honao but vollbnt batr it cannot be it aoema eu11i m macaco k bhd can go to brightbroofc ud taka bar louona tboro uutd i stop a bit lara qooo bloalort narailnj bii jlpo whjeut aha goto abbott woodr wou qooflroy npuaa tub a dank rogard for atmpla troth that ti chaiactartftlo of nfm wall tha fact ultr abbotti objocta kot that tt matter at au tba othar iriyirludo i alt u iroil i btopa bitr ronlloa kr aoaibrd did yon pntltto yonr gnrncr i want to iwwia uttla glrutoayt yon that dont fcnrc nqthln hallo noa ud make a lady out o b uxauatr something bio ihatyoc katnln no camoa at iut etactly and at did bo tar then well be aald toa a emlianuod but ttul adb andvbanha foend vhoiit vim no roulda gtraber a nama ao ha slaafardi joanna tea yon tat hanged if yon dor icaho kone o that lot eomoakoro j tbit a it wunt it p wall more or loat ooodrot retnrnf langhlag inrcit of hluaelf ton siait b a vizard l think hr sloaford bat it bally doot not mat- tar ton kno tba othar r- btopamtr rolterawa qiloa hoaford waa it yonr tntontiona a bo yonr ma thonid look arter joanner hen abe vant np to tha big home ud kind o oddicata bat uithatr itbatlhy l atop a bit hom ont amt the lame no xj vn her to tho tillage o a taachor vamaa the gai ihail jo to yonr gnrtiara hotao or aha ihanhga tt all kor yon nop a bit dont do uothin afore uwnorro- aal mayt i name no namea naind yonand maybe aha can be let to go to root ma with which ur slaaf ord irelapota info roiaina- ut atlece ud aloronaa hu pipe which baa gonaont there u a grim wrt of grin on hit for bidding fao aa he doea mj tad be irallowt a chockla or two ac he watohea tha heir ot abbott wotti ria and depart- i so hod jack wont wiavhor he yhau alond with ana of uloaeaopnread choctlec bcanm lhac a sxoafora ah 1 wou w thai to m oanoraoij did yon put it tgoanrttautue jtotreth ta til ppr tndo in order to meet the incteuing demtnai cc the trtdtth kipaaio hiiu paper vius faotarinj compaaf titji rccenllj- opened ah artney in the city ec toronto foe tie tale of all the gndex of paper which they mustac tare the ptper of thit co ia no well known at the beat for newt fcook and job work mannfactnred in the dominion the trade maj- therefore depend upbh getting a good trttclo and tt tbv lawett raukct prior idr wiuam hacioi hu been appointed the agent for their weetern office which ia at adelaide ttreet tt 0derc cent to the tbvr tdrett or to t f hall tcrctaryv aponce ont- wnll re- oeteprenpdfttautoiu k b ordinary ajiu alwtyt kept in hack twnrcamanpwrdaof rny eal tize made o order sampioc fo warded oa application i eead tad lairu for tourtelf uuy valuable diaootorict ud mudi nae- fol knowledge it kept from thewocm be- canaecx the immense expense in mikiag them fccowu to the people thiiit not the cue with boscneit ouucax svkct j al- thengh bat a few yeart introduced into tht conntry ita tau noir reacuea in eiety town tai village in the united sutca aod canada iw wonderfal raoeeax in rarinicoaantnp- ucn aecre caught pneumonia atthma ud all other doeatet of the throat and longt was firrt made known by diatribntiog ctery year for three yearf orer 400000 bottiea to tha afflicted ftt cf taarye by droggitu ko inch a teat of merit ni etcr given before to any other prepanton could yon uk more go to yonrdmggiat ud- get t bottle for 75 ntt ud try it samplebotuet 10 een aaotisr rtltmer eoubod 1 it is not tory long ainoe a farmer living near toronto while going home at night wax robbed of hit money by a tramp kad he been a wiae man he would harebeen pre pared for tnoh an emergency tnd would narc provided himself with one of bwbonet rovolvcrt j for at thit lima of the yckr when the cold dirk nighta favour the perpetntioa ot deedt of violence to parte and penon he it a wite nun who uket every precaution for the preterratioa ot hit life uii property ud for hit purpose nothing it mora effec tual and handy than one ot thoae tame re volvers which yoa eta procure at t com paratively email outlay at kawbonoa 123 yooge st where one of the largest snort- menta in the dominion of revolvers greunu and ammunition of sll kinds can be ken ud selected from tt prices lower than at any other etlabliahment ofthe kind in canada send for illattrated ctalogae ttajinutv the new powder for whiten- ingthe keth iitnulating the mouth and puri- ying the breath the brightest neatest most perfect toilet gem extant ask your druggist for teaberry price si cents health is happlneea liiavocssssta very largo number of thcea m the middle ud higher elutet ot fodety ebn with out boinf actually sick oever know what real btaith la who live oonataotly in a lover phneof living than is normal in man who an weak all over though not apocuuy and constantly weak m any ono organ who may not experience pferctg ud grind ing pain yet toiler at tlmea if oot always that pro found exhaustion which in many respects it worse thupain those in that lamentable state have al- wavf men reueved and many peimtoenttr by so uefng tho victoria syrup of bypopborphites iv belqg pracuoany adapted lor tho caeea for aale by alroealera aaurrs for the belt bible pabliiad guarranteed s500 illuatralioat ageuts selling inferior bibles will do well to write to us lor terms we will give them a new outfit or their old and inferior one obw- hou3r s co i berlin the most peruoat hour of a persons lite ia when be is tempted to jtspvu- ko on ahoold despjnd not even the young man who is utoeblcdb6th m utallyand pbysloauy by habiu of early uuitcre- uwu a yictom buebu a td ura ural wlu ours the most distroaduci cue ot kidney diaoae etc for ale by all dealers at r jx bottle tax ladies unanimously rota oooperi shirts the best made tho buttons remain buttonholes jperfeot altering onneoeoatry order them t once at 109yongebt torou to- siwio liichisaw the waorer ma- chines tre cow taking the lead in canada the great interest they orated tt the exlii- bitisni tt toronto and ottawa tbia fall on aooount of their light rnnnng boitelesiniit and s it proof alcne the factory it running day tnd night to ftlt orders vendors of american miohinei are giving them np preferrlog the wairer to all often i a hoaeeholsl neoeeslty bagyardt taobw oil la tha best remedy in ue world for tba mltwlni oompuintt orsop in the limbs and itomseb namhtbastdstbteqatttm in alllulorma oobakrurabrla rush wooodt8pl oilocmflalnsralni andtlrobos dont fail to proeura it ltwsqsslhis never been known for re movinf pajnaaaltttaaa for internal aad external us tuvllataltti iobonto bnub manufauturer uilm jtlwutmksi si flrristr8 attorneys istoomt llwil l ablaldt bi ran- file manutttoturer binfirravers j b tm is kiykttt furniture qlaawq cawtft co v fong ttrttl roeiein house aaea tela of conlm mart ii iriik pro fictuh8 moolbhaj fluhej cliltomoa uottom hlrrort env uetlura huh or holasie lut uj mtttnawi baoa toronto buy only ontario baking powder aood crop and stock faki x for aalocbop lllanclbon iso acrt tll litteud small pacutikra in pjit iiajocni liil i dunda k ea of orey 1vaua kok baleaoq acrks x utar wbidaor cuy ioaui orchard batn tal tukf fuitcbie p n raati la ante rcltu on niortgate addiaa jolik dally lejimath oarms for salk19 fakk8 v and over ii 000 aaeaot mot accilet limber laod oraje in tee ocuali ot lambtoo 1 nlcoin and price bats seot i w j clumjjanu oot uoonsfonk gl18tek a jh new tuttniioa tjcus wanted ctcrycutre ad for drculsr sanile free for irtotyfltti cents gblslhl luxotaclurika oompaxy tauto out- lrilficlrl llmbtj durth ujiit iteticead owsp first prj ti prorlnciti ixauildou lou ies tofiimoaitli on sppiicttioa iiiictiou rua- rteceed addrott j ixjajv tbok dtavloi- out home to ueliware loo j dettwtre ruittiid ivrtin fnnr c csp mid btawij cliroiieottoucfr a- i okiffltu trnjina ikltrsre coco tim 0vcrrtlrrtirr4 t tt tit rtktxftryiruri tcjit4 irttmnttudauiem cirtcrsla fit- taalait i ht c1 r grryt itevtewjln nrfft euwttterqurijcf vt sun pearl painting kakn fhciogtipba ufelikk and beactiful kaaily learned ibtee palntinta make uaitiml holiday pnaeaa send 15c for dlrectiora uio i price tor leona ss a g 8m1th hoh7v t tcto iirlejspiteiillimoiikiiip baiflokimrj with chtorosble euhser destv lxt leluarslam mtde aseeu vsoud boi i55t c gstew bracottotitooat udies uotnn- to expehcaced pbrtlatn f thetr owti tex ma hstt tccum- dodttiou warri oa tpfucttlou specialty dlfl64m ot women ettctnte tump tod address dr emily h- 8t0we ltituatai aeonacbear charch tjtoronte haliburton terminus of the victoria l raibwayfera and vfllags lota for tale c j blovfield manager canadian land and emitrelionoo hallborton or near w k c baines tovonto altmajtn silver plating spoohs- forks- castors etc- heplatsd to oedsh w- millichamp go- ettabliancd 1859 29 to 35 adelaide st eaat toronto send for drcnlar ll a 1 d eight hundred qenoine plfmrv teattmomalfl talf r can be in at my office from all vv ii i prta of thla eootlneot but tha malartty art right in thltolt and t prvinec a whole family of fjdva mlcdleagcdmopielntheoounty rtw if of tortonbe seen who poe- aesacd neither eyebrowa or hair from their sixth year are now nradfy roaroerlnc it the beetoier it put up it bellies at fl each or aix for ts for further inionnation all or addrtet chisxes jc attlaso imee0obbtx 1h kins street west toronlo on fhfl eantu ptcisa bnnr 3000000 aerei far sale n the q0lden be117 tsuft per let 11 mtembabtteosm 4 tot beh- p yrt ooodenrajsutpe lot tcboou cubtcs- tad oorl tocmr rijliitadtiisikctfteillutxeu lesu awhmtm fall isfcrfflsuiaa vftee- addiw sixiostjalundojmaiioor canadapermanent lqul sayings ooipy tmxuussta a d i 55 pudop capital 000w1 eescaye fulftj smoqo t0tala8set8 fimoooq 1hucrotjofpli x ridout president ptjter pttersonyiopittldtot jtag wari bsmu kord- heuner a 1l smlti edtrttd uoopr jasepb robin- on 8 b smith baxxxix the fcnk of toronto the einfc of koaucj kcrcbtnu bnxthe fdenj bok satou buutatv scouey recelxt oa depett tnd ntertst paid or oompemnd baufarlr cuculin fnppheiomppucsiioa j hsbbebtmuok mtnijer a blessiha to wouakeiud every i a lonjrclt vtet tupputj br teflyi jierina ucdlcalor shici eotblet ever troman m trtat and cure fcrjty in ker ovn kovxe bta sc tamp or drcuitr oouulahy full par- ucuitr aoext-lffairted- addroag ahs uk tefft il0- uejth bokirti eft- ner of jtrris atid qrrtrd ttrwt toronto canada the bell organ largest organ manufactory in ihe british empire received 8uver modal an 1 diploma provincial 1871 received silver if cdal aod diploma centennial 187s becelved internitlnnal atedal and diploma isydner ausraualsn recelvd only kfedal for parlour organs provincial 1878 becjvedenlyvedalfor parlour organs industrial ex- hiuuon toronto w9 i mr naguotaeneral afanager of the alerohantt bank o canada says in reference lo the bell orgw the organ you sent me i did not suppose sarnble of belug produced in canada the tone la pore rich and deep and the effects that eanbe produced bi oomhlna- tlonolthettplire ehsmuni we gutraniee al eur prsanafor bv years bend to- catalogues to j wbelucq v 4147 but mmkerfc 8tire ghnipil fir ota withdrawing from je fill we will on saturday november s mny m rum the most fmenalm ale of dry goods carpets grid readymade vi 6th in y that has ever been held in canudq we are carrying t enormous stock qf new fall drygoods a splmidid stuck of ita ud some brussehandtajtestry carpets and a forty thohsand dollar stock ojt irstclas readymade clothing all of which iimatbe sold before the 1st of mnii- aiu next as mr dineenwuo is going m ore extensive y into the hai anil fur trade is withdrawing from this ftrni housekeepers and eeads of familw regniriiu drygoods carets and cloth ing should not fail to attend and sknre bargains as they will never again toe opportunity of purchasing good a tfw prices tjiat willbe quoted at ahe golden griffin aprmg this most extensive sale petley dineen golden griffin 128 to 132 king street bast toronto opposite st irtwrcnee market notice r in connectioa with the above- j l psiehssen will fit d with us a vrr eiteneive stick cf ldiea and gents we saciallj- dtaw attention to a iale purchaae of over 500 mink sets which we oier or 20perset i worth 30 our ttk it comnlete snd anybody can be suited corner king t engs strens toronto w d dineen wm norris sbn piano fortes orgs stools covers etc office wtvreroows ho 8 mieimjest sftirjm whliaa korris wudttrri d horxib 8tar auger for well eeattela ior qnick- eand bard pan clay etc kever wea beat try it seed for ofrealar to manniactory 08 mary smiamnicn water waterk caujrjonl each plsori 0 the k0ti0e to tteioliuits arm6t8 detueis wanth 13 oonsipimqii s ot sheep cattle produce and apples thos 8pbncb 8on oo vnimiadaa stletmtri ctllsbursh and qucow soot- land etabluhed ima rcferenofrunlon banc treoftte oltttev ifarkfit ttport kot s best trom it to u cents per pound mutton frem 14 to m eeot per pound coraagtiort cau draw lro- tnlrdf ralae here t trrjtjiit tlso pim by th eonstcn- i on irrivtl ti thin bdince psdd or remitted otcrj- maiketatay as directed by tender or trsfneri i a fire pass is jrintod there io4 back lor crer- to cattlt- or 00 sheep smaller lot foe toronto tnarttt told ou eonmiflloa cbartrte rttj modflrtv for vnther information tpplr jq0bd0h t stjetnitil gia dcslio fc son tfttntn kurteris s or box lois potoronto myrtle navy tobacco 1 t b in gilt letters- m none other lijs- genuine j jneills0n8 eaiiaeerb machinists vtsjroractcaibs or engines boilers asd att deorottipns of maohinery sohototodby snsandft 8trte torenta diamonds wiiixi ouai ahd iitb improveddiamoad aiid thehamlan cresmetit ban rul cut aster and stajj lo order w et than any other saw lo the world they are mano- taotored onlv by and soiajbv u hdwjre tratde rury where take ml other w abo nam tha lance toeth ughtnlm improved ohampleti tulus in snort all ksods and nattarns rnolultag tha new improved chamnlon ii qf nof ssatittmi onnv xb- m patbbttkd 187ft this machine has no serial in the followtai hths bolls s ot uew thfis buhbar ml a t vuleanlsed to ihe shalu they will gyj loose or crack 11 te ertuaswdre wbsa en the tab v3j readily he adtaaad it thy stjla or sissi i the smonht ot baring vreasurs can be i aooorolng to the work t ooeie is atbeit ttno pnasnte upoithe both w sjjtk j wrlrijuainotedtrom theiab wmt great ealog at ilpe 5 tea bearinie tever aha tulerom raosett to cloea as the relit are opentd gi sure proportioned lotto thtewesot tt cannot set kcaeieh tho tub la w doable leverar tthtene it whan tlt is provided with ss apron lor clothes dear ot lbs tub h is staple stroeat bet tight and easflj vmnsbort it wa that can be eeet ovetlieewrlikft l 1 s-tbuynoethieiorareuieaowwe- j utesiidlseoanttottotrara i g itek hvlmwohfflgtwm 86 sernck birwt i tutotmm