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crowded orovded i he great dr dio lewis come wd see the 6reat exhibition ik oik stirul like op fancy goods of all kinds toy cbina dolls kifrv- wagtonf fxf uuvn is the royal oity of guelph ai the cjeat store tohs lawsok gradtate of ok- i1bio vetxbixaat college tobokto vetvinary surgeon acton out office in koueyfr sous bcot and shoe store res idence in the rear horses examined a to soundness dd certificates fciven all calls night or day promptly attend- eito terms eay t j fisher v s- georgeto wk ont irill risit acton svery wednes- day and iaitend to all calls pertaining to hli profcasioa orders left at mcgarrins dmg store rill receive prompt attention terms moderate tj fisher j ch rigg5 ldsv of the rm cf f a eios t itokt toaovre j will be at campbell hotel on the nrsi t monday of every month in the practice of his profession all wcrk executed in the- latest and m5t improved ftyie of the dentai r so chaise for consaltatioa j i ft cjent store arid cheap cash hahb tyer wyndliam srrt guciph jasfkidner the favorite oyster parlor j his outspoken opinion j the very marked testimonial from col- legt professors respeclalii physicians f and other peuuetneu of iuuilinco and i character to the vaiul of uarutrfi safh cure pabliihod in the editorial columns of j oar bel newspapers hae cnatl surpriscd me slativ of these genteiuen i know and reading tficir tslimony i was impelled to i purchase wme bolileiof wiranuv safi crnc and analyze it ilciides i lcjk home swallowing three tmea the prtcrih 1 quau- tily i am satiiced the uudioaic is- dot i injurious and will frankly add that if i found myself the victim of a serious kidncf trotibje i fihocld use this prvparat ion the troth is the medicil pruieion staods daied and hdplos in the produce uf mere than oue kidney maldy whjc the testi- j toouy of hundreds of intelligent snd very repatabe fienlemcn hsrdh leaved room to i doabt that mr h h wisaul has fallen apouoie of t hot happy discoveries which occasionally briiic hcp t suffering im- i nuriiiy bote sidks of thi house j 1 j jli initio lhijin i j v4xitda nife who cm liiticljfl a izjoiu j i to bruftll down iha cobweb ami twcp up ho 1 i rvom to make tie mat utmaa that a follow cm j not tbc iioitilile cgaiitaunl you cverrvharc infct who kuoici how lo boti lo fry nod c roij miic el c cf good tea tad t p litter of too a woman whowabos coafci irom aud luurhei andmt up tuo rijn iq t mlowioll urccdies been etlnjj pickles to th injury of your stomaoji whjrttpnfyou eik 8111 1 natfduiubx oh effie cried grandma repruach- fully are you impertinent to irw aftr bnx suet mood eirj ulwajis 1 could not stand this no maiini i bobbed and islidered afterward forbid 1 nut brought tli ornt possible luck upun niysftlf t i lay awake sftr this even when umud- raa fell asleeji the full moon rihoue solemnly in through tlto window curtains and a clock tomevlwrt attack one und i heard yes certainly i beard t anp upon the stairs it came toward the roomdoor it paused there it entered v flfiaro tood in the moonlight and i recognized it- it had tho appearance of a neighbor of ours one mjdwineue an old bachelor of sixty and inypet aver- s ion wise words dij the error of others the wine man correct hie own j value the friendship of him who stands i by you in time of btorm knaves will thrive where hooest plain- j nen knows not how to live gmiuic lies not in beiiij blrung but in the njjit umup of strength j a failure sublishei only thi tiiat our i doterminaiion to succeed was not fitrong r ouyngh interaperaufe in ann is the bource of j many of fho liefaihire which we con- tantly wjtncs always cpeak the truth hake few promises live up to your engagements j keep your own bccretfl if you have any when j ou speak toa person look him in i the face good company and good conver- and transition not what we have bat what we gain or lose not what we are jtc and makes her own fniicnu u item thai r i he wore lis linen coif crinkled are ue v sinek of cjuit biuy upikt rarjooc k0 i iai r htd ofun 8mn it ibi life in its ver- eswucc is movement bis flapping straw bat upon hia beal he adraneed to tbe foot of the bed lifted the j handkerchief from the walnut rail shook j i nor where we standout whence i it aoftlv and replaced it then in nervoo 1 lv tt lnd we k nstitate iu i haste be snatched liia eyerlase4 from his i rel1 1dt worth pocket and fitted them on hi no on to s aod do most j hi nose i sav now bat 1 thoaghl on u j now rnd 1ere md t0 llp others to be and nose for lliis was no hnman beiii bat olhemme to seek with au oar might the the wraith i had called up bv mv speu j hluest welre o the vom ve lin inand thi was my future husband idirednot j e taiuoa of us ideal greatness and shriek bat i dragged the counterpane over j nobcn blessednesathis is religion my head and hid my face when i peeped j out again the ghost was gone he had j to keep very shaded places a cannioaete crtalurc tad itill with mind to taacli md lo fuide exalted nftni a ort of au autrel and hotnehold coubccj h ouhinatiost aetdox forsh j wauuti a lubftud ho thick of hi wit j as tbe help iad the pride tad tht joy of hif j life j who it ibougbtfcl lo pel all biiganueiiu swtr i wbo biagi up hi thppcrs brash and comb j every d r who will brin in tbc tout the coal and tbe wood kor gniinbln about it und ipek harsh and rule who comioc to snpie u be does often late blames not the tired wife bocaum he had to wait who thinks of her nombcrleas stps bore i ad i tborc and ryiuj uo help dcel naught sht mr veas bkt im c wind f 1 c miu iziili iltrjj ijuitlitioi- that kfljw trjf twi fic witis r wic he will and tlim are still n fs mi wife rad be iran coiajiacl a e matthews u kow lefetrint ulllt frestt- oysters finnan haddies 1600 worth of christmas cards fcraat a- itcliloc bamster solicitors kotanes con-et- ancera ac t35fosxr to loix omci blocks jlill st acton 1 a iiowit vva mclns 53000 worth -of- canned fub asd fruits lemons oranges trapes covfecnoylrv j new p coodsi i and ail other eoods in bis lice j ri s goodjixlif barrister hojicitor nntary pdbhe gepsgetowxi- acton acton oerc ixi mrs secords block biscuits the largest assortment of plain and fancy j biscuits tii town and from the best manix- fdcturers i i i ily cuuimrrs wil fresh and in every way- find all my suifactcry tiods tohs dat akchitilct gnafpli orncr square ontario aeens hotel bioci the oyster parlor 500 worth of dolls ollxed- at days bookstore gtetrpii the oldest drug store one midsummer night grandmamma wa iu bed with her nihtcap tied under her clun and the warlight burnt mill that i might undress by it generally i was uo laggard but j tossed my clothes in a heap on a chair my orn amenta into a bilk quilled basket said my prayers and tucked myself under the counterpane ou thu particular uiht i lingered over every garment folding and arranging every article with the most spinsterlike regularity in fact i wanted grandma to go to sleep for i had something to do which i desired that she should not see that turned the handkerchief and vaniahed i arose next morning the most miserable creature on earth 1 felt that my fate was j too terrible to think of i had counted on i the vision of an elegant young man with i darkblue eyes fair moostache and a romantic byrouic air i what is the matter efile grandma asked j the child is getting something ftcar- latina perhaps said grandpa i hope so said i i watt t to die i young shes delirious already said grandpa i shall go for dr dearboru at this moment some one struck on the j panes of the diningroom window with his i knuckles i looked up to my horror it j was old mr dwinelle he had come to ask my hand of grandpa of coarse come here please he called through the window i want to speak to yoa dont give me to him grandpa i implored my dear this is dreadful the child is raving said grandpa he caught up his hat an4 vanished from where we sat i could hear mr w b bragg practic all vtt wright rflfrr of flour mills a specialty p o address bor 103 bocrwood patentssecured tor intentions hesfrfgrist kwri cixiu 0 tears practice no patant no pay oyne ttrvul in any uyle during lbs scaaon ur will be mippved by the can qairl nr gailfin i ijygood cootin apples always on fcaata aematthews in guelph farmers day was my fifteenth birthday and ray i dwine voecc maid madge myrtle had said to mc j look her0i mr p t made a most its a midsummer eve and your birth- j ridiculoaa mibuke ld came in to i night and you can get a vision if you wish j apologixe think one of the ladies 8aw me especially in the front yards of dwellings both in town and country which are much shaded we often seethe ground completely bare not a living thing being perceptible sometimes there are many straggling limbs lying upon the ground or very near it which are unsightly and every way worthless that ought to be cut away this would give room for the growing there of some plant or vise that would be adapted to it and which would not only cover the naked spot and make it living green but would be adding much to the general ap pearance of the premises the best vine for this purpose is undoubtedly the peri winkle it will grow almost anywhere in the shade if the proper attention is given it but not otherwise it is a autiiul vine and will densely cover the ground produc ing nearly the whole season a very pretty bine flower weeds however are its deadly enemies it cannot fight them steadily they will encroach until they drive away our favorite and occupy the field of battle a little help now and then how- ever will defeat the common enemy and allow us to enjoy the cool looking popular evergreen for many years without renewal humorous official reports stale that the britisn au you have to do is to take your finest j d yo fa x had an extra giasa of g census embraces 17000000 women who avd cuuxci5 ncnan successor to t-f- chapman bookbinder st squarev guelph account books cl s kinds made to order nt- railway men i pericdieals of ercrr description carefully boanit ruhhgceatlyaid promptly dsae w m hemstreet licensed auctioneer- for the counties of wellington and halton orclare left at the fzzz fic office acton orst my residence in acton wi be promptly attended to e reaaonable 9tr lm laa j also money to loan on the most favorable j terms and at the lowest rates of interest j in sums of 500 and upwards pockethandkerchief marked with your name and after yoa are all undressed at night dip it up and down in clear water that has never had a hand put in it and say j i dip my terebfef into tbe sea j once and twice ind three time three he who turua it may marry me j and oulydealh khali part cl j and hang the handkerchief without wring- at a big dinner mistook the house open ed your door with my latch key and went up stairs first thing i saw was a little lace handkerchief on the bed post then i put on my nearsighted glasses and then i bolted i beg ten thousand pardons a hundred thousand no harm done said my grandfather no harm whatever fine day im afraid ing on the foot of the bed spread out i my little girl is going to be very ill im smooth then miss yoa are to go to bed going for the doctor and must say good backward without speaking a word or i by youll bring the worst of luck on yourself no no grandpa t cried through the and in the night youll see the oue youre window im quite well again good t ime foe sile lime can be had at the canada lime works in small ortlarge qaantities at any time apply at tle kiln near toitons mill or to c s smith mar 1st 162 box 172 aero sec ocft best canadian coal 0111 only 20c a gallon i now is the time to bay your goal oil- r patent dustproof tase j hicinbothams with waltham movement j j condition powders to marry come in and turn the baudker- j chief but you mustnt speak to hira either thats worse jack yot for hes no j realer than tobacco smoke but just a ghost j like j you make me all goose flesh made i cried creeping close to her did you ever try it yes miss raid madge and what did you ste locked nothing miss which proves it said madge forfeint i au old maid well i dont say do itmis for yonr grandma might object but i just tell you how yoa could see him u you was so disposed i thank you madge i said but i i dont suppose i shall try j j and i was a little hypocrite for i meant to try that very night that was why to i come back to my starting point i lingered over ray undressing hoping grandmamma j would go to sleep but she kept persistent- j ly wide awake and watched me with un- disguised pertinacity how poky you are child she cried ot j last how poky you are do put the i light out and come to bed i and there was nothing for it but to abey morning dwinelle wouldnt be a census slang is always objectionable instead of saying a dead give away you should say a posthumous donation the following is extracted from a smart boys composition on babies the mothers heart gives 4th joy at the babys 1st 2th you must be a quarrelsome fellow said i a phrenologist to a man whose bump he j- was examining say that again and ill knock you down was the response a man hag just said to a friend lets j take another when his wife turned i wfls even pleased with my dreadful neighbor in the brightness of the moment and then sitting between the dear old people i told the truth grandma threatened to dismiss madge but only scolded her a little and i never j tried either midsummer ever or halloween j spell again the corner but his duty to his wifewas not forgotten view of the political situation he added tilings we have seen before the quiet little village of smithville has just been 6tartled by the bay wa3 fairly dotted with craft of j every description from the to the sparklets the sad event has cast a gloom over the the coaled fire throws oat the most heat w community u u doubtless owing to our being made of clay that we are so easily broke is the man who delivers a declamation through the telephone a helkcutionist and the cloud wedded the shadows j sings a poet sort of a bigger- mist ah he was a kind friend and a numerous father is the epitaph now popular in cub when a young man begins to raise down upon his fee it is no wonder that be acts like a goose who says it is unhealthy to sleep in feathers look at the spring chicken and s jhixglei foe sale b savace tbe audenicoed km now in stock fint- j dm pu gwlat and aalbibgia8tarcs j and tamed heading call aid examine i thosooee j tams matthews a and atue tbir nceoanti ctherviae tlmeiurtvili collect them ant for fixe iife accident inauranoetioketfl s3000 for 26c- per dav haie given iiivtrfsl satisfatliail and all who have used tiictn fur liea and cattle testify to their er- ccmcrce prepaitrd giij by wo smith co winter fluid an elegant prtpara- tion for koagbuesi uf the skin cbaiiped hniidj sore lip irost bit ic- pre- pareri oulf lij- wc smith t co i put ont the candle and in the dark j see how tough he is dipped my handkerchief in the glass of i jfany a young man who works hard dur- water i had ready ing the day allows hia hands to go to waist i dip my kerchief iuu the oa during the evening i whispered 10 wab the straightest man in the bible joseph why because pharaoh made a ruler of him onccand nrice and three time three whats all that splashing cried grandmamma ttelattark farh8 for sale fof tll0 dominion steamship co trmm tie u u rtt ami i re ticket issued or tickets to bnugout -kt- i friends cbtjjzc thas aiiioiast 1 dsenobickrmleitotatrt j thorleya norse and cottle food hiumldllinn menev to loan good joint or endorsedi nfacptjdth buuoing uu tnz diaooontid g sold injanyquanaity to pnrlr les fruit tree and berries of ail kind i agmt f orihe canadian loan savuigs fod water prenty of tiibr und good i co toronto llamorid wyes lbs hest pnd cheapest lrsi miles fronj philwpsat ptatt ot dku mf isssi ojrrter and game iterj prodaotira ohattlo mortgages farm ana i elunale mild and pleaunt come and house iieaflos asfreemenifl so- yourself and be convinced x ij clerk dif- court comrinqneenrbncli dwith team and carriage to take frjlitmr pt mluti hebo turn it may marry mi lllp wjp smith ft co dispensing chemuts and only death shall part ui i went on in a stifled gasp are yoa talking to yourself child oried grandma i dared not reply i remembered the awful warning about speaking after the spell was bean and after i had spread the kerchief on the foot of tbe bedstead i tumbled into bed backwards effie my dear said grandma 1 never saw yoa behave bo before you toss about like a porpoise child i dared mako no answer you neednt pretend to be asleep oried grandma for it dont deceive me theres something on your mind have you born yoot nw blue uk gave yon roman liquor laws the romaus under the republic were prohibitionists after a fashion men of honorable family were forbidden by law to drink wine before the age of 80 or to drink to excess while for wonen of any rendi tion free or slave to touch wine except on some solmen occasion as a saorifloe was an offence visited by severe penalties hence originatod the custom of giiis kiss- what is the matter ling their jarenta on hoir p 1 of discovering woeuiir they had been jsmpling the oonfceiite ttiibpilpaatly amphora but the law as sifebtin4yoroen was in time so far modified tht lieyere permitted drink wine mad from jiied j muitorraisina y- the happy couple left by the the young man was greatly esteemed by all who knew him ko cause is assigned for the rash act new developments are hourly expected the whole affair is shrouded in mystery the table fairly groaned with the good things provided by mine host the prisoner ascended the acaffold with affirm btep the object of living it is said by a wellknown dlinoia ed ucator that the average western farmer toils hard early and late often depriving himself of the needed rest and sleep for what to raise corn for what to feed hogb for what to get money with which to buy more land for what to raise more com for what to feed more hogs for what to bny more land and what does he want with more land why he wishes to raise more carp to feed more hogs to bay more land to raise more cocn to feed more hogs and in this circle he moves until the almighty stops his hoggish proceedings beg pardon air bat could hio yoa tell me which is the opposite side of the street why that bide sir pointing across hooh oblish i was sover there jos now and asked nother getn which wsapflpe side an b said th tone jlp the system by the use of ayer ssjsapariua- i will make yon feel like a new person thousands have found health and relief fiom suffering by the use of this great blood pq rifle r when all other means faded c ft a terrible proplieoy the bed sunsets cyclones and earth quakes foretelling coming dig astershow to meet it the recent mysterious appearances fol lowing sunset and proceeding sonnse have attracted wide attention from students of the skies and the peoplegenerally daring the days of recent weeks the sun seems to have been obscured by a thin veil of a doll leaden hoe which as the san receded to ward the horizon became more luminous then yellow then orange then red and as night settled down upon the earth a dull purple at first it was thought those appearances were ordinary sunset reflec tions of light but it is dow pretty certain that they are either the misty babvtance of the tail of some unseen comet in which the earth is enveloped or a stu oanding stratum of world dust or very smal meteort professor brook of the bed 1 mse ob- servatoryr phclpy xy hant ned his telescope upon these objects aur discover ed what lie thinkn are myriads of telescopic meteors if it is unorganized world dust or decomposed vapors a the dtjnocrat and chrniuclf cf rochester xy remarks how j this matter to be disposed of vvill it rattle and form a deposit upon tho earth or remain a partial obaque shell about the earth to cut off a portion of the suns light upon it whatever the mystery is there is no denying that some very strange forces are at work in the upper airs the terrible tornadoes and cyclones which have swept our own country and the fearful volcanoes and earthquakes which have destroyed so many cities and thousands of people the tidal waves which mysteriously rise and fall on coasts hitherto unvexed by them the tremendous activity which is evident in the sun byjhe constant revelation of enormous spots upon its surface all indi cate unusual energy in the heavenly bodies these circumstances recall professor gnmmers prophecies that from 1881 to 1837 the passageof he five great planets mars neptune jupiter uranus and saturn 7 around the sun would produce strange and wonderful phenomena he says the waters of the earth will become more or less poisonous the air will be foul with noisome odors ancient races will disappear from the earth he attempts to prove his prophecy by the fact that in 1730 when mars and saturn made their passage aronnd the 6 an coin ciden tally j great destruction and mortality visited all parts of the globe he also found the same results in previous perehelion pas sages of the planets and argues that these circumstances always produce epidemics and destructive diseases which will baffle the skill of the most eminent physicians that the poor will die by thousands the weak and intemperate failing first those whose blood has been impoverished by ex cess of work or dissipation next and only those who are in comparative vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of renewed activity and prosperity which wilhollow the period of destruction inasmuch as the entire world seems sub ject to the sway of the heavenly bodiesno part of the earth he thinks can escape scourging he even predicts that america will lose over ten millions of people that farmers will be stricken with fear and cease to till the soil that famine will make human misery more wretched that bun- drens will flee to overcrowded cities for aid in vain that sudden changes in ocean currents temperature and surroundings will entirely transform the face of nature and climate of countries that tho air will be so foul with malaria and other noxious gasses that those who survive will be troubled with disorders of the digestive organs that many who escape other ills will bloat with dropsy and suddenly pass away while others will grow thin and drag out a miserable existence in indescrib able agony for weeks neuralgia pains in different parts of the body will torment them they will easily tire and become despondent a faint hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly sensations while hallu cinations and dread of impending yi will paralyze all effort the birds in the air the beasts in the field and even the fish of the sea will become diseased poisoning the air and poisoning the waters of the globe we are toldou the other hand- tht those who shall pass through this period of trial will have large enjoyment of life aild health the earth wil yield more abun- dantly than ever before the animal kingdom will be more prolific and life pro longed very materially this prolongation of life will be owing to the healthy electric and magnetic influences tha will pervade the atmosphere it would perhaps seem that the present redness of the son and the presence of a belt or veil of cosmic matter justified in a measure the predic tion of prof essorgri miner bat disturbing as his prediction may be we are told for our comfort that the strong jaud pure blooded need have little to fear in these calamities that those who are delicate or indisposed should adopt means to keep the system well supported and the blood pore and that the most philosophical and effect ive method of accomplishing this is to keep the kidneys and liver in good condition from the testimonials of such men as dr dio lewis and professor k a gunn m d idean of the united states medical col- leg4 new york and fhoasands of influen tial nonprofessional people it seems al most certain that for this purpose there is no preparation known to science equal to warners safe cure this medicine hai acquired the finest reputation of any pre paration that waa ever pat upon the mar- ket it is radical blood pdrifler which soothes and heals u inflamed organs strengthens this nervous system washes oat all evidences of decay regulates diges tion prevents malassimilation of food in a philosopbioal and rational manner fortifies the systentagainst climatic changes and malarial influenoes and the destructive agencies which seem to be so abundant in these evil days it ib not onr purpose to alspate the cor- rectness of professor grimmers prophecies as we have said the marked dutorbanoes of tiier few ye would seemto give a rilsemdiotva it is obtain as above stated thsrt passing throogb wnatinjiywigsausj a crucial period and it is the pffte- men not to ignore bat to lwuri hi 1 133 r i- a-