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volume xi no 8 actqy oktalko thursday august 20 lffig pklcbt hbee c jems hi ib pubusud every thursday morning at thk free press power printing house acton ontario subscription rates l om iril 100 stk jcovth8 5 it tllilkh m0ntu8 s5 cts i inv nmblv in iulvico if not paid in lulnuicj 1 13 per roar wilt be charged no paper discoit turned till all arrears rd paid otcopt at the ojitioulot the publisher advertisings rates- spur 11 t1u g mo 3 mo 1 1 mo 0h column aoo 3500 0u0 70t huf column 3500 2000 lioo 30 yuirtor column 9000 12ju0 too i50 one iuch coo 3 50 800 100 casual ad crtisementa 8 onts per hue lor the first insertion auda cents per hue for each sub- sequcnt insertion cash the number of lines rejkoued b ffie space occupied measured by a v nleof solid nonpareil vvdvertiseraents without specific directions wiiith inserted till forbid and charged accord ingly transitory advertisements must be paid m advance i changes for contract advcrtisemoutsinust be injiho j office lss am on mondays otherwise ihfv wiltbe left over until the following woek h r mooue bditor aud prwnotor business directory 17- h lowry m b m c p s vv graduate of trinity college mera- bei of college of physieians and urgeons office and residence at the head of frederick street acton i physician surgeon cuttblls he webster md cm member of the college of physicians and burgeons of ontario accoucheur omct mill st hotel acton t js bspecial attention given to the dis eases of women and children i 1 bennettdentist georgetown ontario l- a cmckinlay l d s surgeon a- dentist georgetown ont uses the uewstem of nitrous oxide gas com monly called vitalized air for extracting tethwithont pirn having been demons stritor and practical teacherin royal colleae of dental surgeons toronto pat- rons niay depeudupon receiving satisfaction in aav operations performed will- visit acton the second and fourth wednesday o each month office agnews hotel acton banking coy storey christie co bankers acton a general banking business transacted tf0hs7l0ass oit approved xt0tb8 notes discounted allowed on di positb ontario and interest j e m special acencv actoa nt messages bell tsleplioiie receitod aud transmitted at lowe- rates than te egraphiug allan line steamships tickets issued to all points of great britain and the cont inent at very lowest rates bny the tickets hei e if sending fo friends company canadian paoificr r the cheapest and best route to all points east aud wept see time tables money saved by dbalig witli j b mcgakvin acton ontario cox iaixless dental operation8 vitalized air or nitrous oxide gas foi painless dental operations at the office of cb hayes lds tovell block cfoelpb ont upper wyndhaui street riggs a ivory dentists south eastcorner king and yonge streets toronto ontario finest and best set teeth 5 to 58 gold fillings onethird rates leave order for teeth in the morn- ing can have them the same jay we have been administering hnrd vitalized air for the painless extracting of teeith dur ing the past year regardless of what others may sav john lawson graduate of on- taro veterinary college toronto veterinary surgeon acton ont office in kenny bros boot and shoe store resi dence mthe rear horses examined tts to soundness and certihcates given all calls night or day promptly attend ed to terms easy m owat a mclean barristers solicitors notaries convey ancers ac eimoney to loan omici town hall j acton j a mq it w a mclean g 3 ooodwillie barrister bohoitor notary public ac gtoiofbj a acton 5 acton offiu in mrs secords block john day 1 architect gcujh om oiilt queens hotel block market square stock brc kers t0e0ntj members toronto stick exohansre have independent direc wire by which new york continuous sto k quotations are received more rapidly tin n by any other source buy and sell on commission forxash or on margin all securities a ealt in on the toronto montreal new yqrk stock exohinpres also execute orders in c rain and provis ions on the chicago boon of trade daily cable quotations pf hudsons bay and other stock 26 toronto co street wellington martle works quebec st guelfh john j h hamilton i proprietor formerly mcquillai i hamilton dealer in miarble granite and everything pertaining to cerae ery work i received first prizes al provincial in hibition gufiph the wes iern fair audall local exhibiiions for excell uce of material and superiority of workmanship yoar orders are solicited lum tter and fltliemidersipned desires that he lias now on hand and will keep el ilhenudersicni 1 that he lias stock a full liiie of pino and qcralock as well as other kinds of lumber also class pine shingles lath shlngl dal shingles nd laih inform tho public first and second b ainlaidlaw a co bvillatebs a soucitohs oinjisjover imperial bank 24 wel- hu street east entrance exchange allej toronto johk bilv q p c a mahttv willi vv lunutt gtoroe jppeli p atents secured for inventions henry grist onvnv cvnvpv s0t years practice no patent no pay coal wood having purchased the coal business of jlr c s smith l aii prepared to 6u ply all kinds of stove coal have also a got d stock of wood- hardwood sh cedar and sij 1 vv ood at reason able prices wood and coal i ehvered i tames bhown ltjrelpii business culece glelph ont4rio f rancis nunan successor to t f chapman bookbinder i st georges square guelph ontario account books of all kindsmade to orderj periodicals of every description carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly done titm hemstreet liyobed auctwneeb tor he coanties of wellington and halton orders left at the fbee piogs office acton or at my residence in acton will be promptly attended to terms reasonable momy io loax auo moueyto loan on the most favor able terms and at the lowest rates of in terest in sums of 9500 and upwards offersjyoungjier and women the beat facilities for icquinng a com plete trainiiig for business pursuits bookkeeping commen lal arithmetic banking actual business practice busi ness correspondence penmanship com mercial law telegraphy shorthand cal- lgraphy or type writing french hygiene and physiology are taugit by th most practical and interesting methods the staff comprises six expeienced teachers and lecturers the vane us departments are elegantly fitted np witl the latest and best apparatus for busine ss college work students may ente at any time jfor a- copy of the annual college circular address m madoormickr j principal planing raving john j daley successor to thompson jackson money to loan on farni property at 6 per cent mortgages purchased money loaned for parties h mortgages and other security conveyancing in all its branches properly aud neatly done charges low fartnsand city property for sale list with farms for sale sent t all parts of the dominion to jntendingpurchasers and cir culated in europe european capitalists wanting farms in ontario will be sent di rections through our european agenciesj farms wanted for our lists correspon dence invitetl guelph ont office near the post office h anlan barber shop ovkb 400 ajcbeb j p worden has opened a barber shop in the bdildis nearly opposite storpys old glove faotoryj mill street actoji and solicits the patron ageof thepnblic in this jicinity j very department 6f the btwipealg n beoc nduct- ed in firstclass style give us a cal j p wokdbn mill made arrangements with piper hamgrlk -with- gs borders to matuh pwlors -for- sliff rooms asallfl ohtmbera the newest and best stock is at guelph the acton people can see samples papers and borders at mr ceorge hynds fancy goods store acton mr hynds will sell at my price t j day days b0ozstcb of my new goods bracelets bracelets bracelets new stock beautiful pattern watches watches watchfes waltham and elgin in gold and silver i cases j gold rings lockets etc etc just opened b savage i near petries new drug sore melpii hills tin k stove depot gooid assortment of stves cheap for cash tinware of all kinds bottok prices eavetroughing a speciaty at and put up on shortest notice h messrs w h stoiey son for the continuance of the planing mill in the build ing forrrjerly occupied bv tbe acton plow company v re would infori n the public that we are prep ired to take contracts for building -also- drbssnfc noomf sheeting mouldiwa sec witb jeatness an dispatch kindly sliciting a shire of public pat ronage we i ire respectfnll yours thos ebba b manairer pithiu nut jeriesi j lar3est h the ilominion first class material 0nly used i i a call solicited j ohill ml carriage paintig- i3t t 3ut0t jfm jwss thobsdav mohnino adoubt 20 1885 poetry wb me home nv bkv vrl j uuntbii d ii air hold tliefortt welcome home ye noble heroes from the field of strife where ye provd the nations honor doarer than your life i e wave the banner chant the ohorus for the boys have come sing with heart and voice triumphant i welcome welcome home- welcome home from toil and battle i now your marchings cease may the god of nations grant us long to dwell in peace wave the banner etc lord we give to thee the glory i jtor the victory won thine the might by whioli we conquer thine the power alone i wave the banner etc soothe the soultby grief oershattowed for the honored dead i on the weary brokenhearted richest blessings shed wave the banner etc when we light the last stern battle saviour be our stay open wide the gates of heaven let the angels sky wave the banner eto our story bessie its only bessia raven said mrs lid- dmgton to her nie e mrs enfield bloom- ing city matron who bivd brought her two boys to the country for the summer i wouldnt let hal ind felix associate with her on any accoun i if i were you theres no good in any of hose ravens a vile low set mrs enfield looked pityingly at the brownfaced bare- legged little gypsy who had slunk around ia the back door a basket of late luscious blackberries on her arm and the deep flush that betokened how plainly she had overheard mrs liddingtons careless words still dyeing her cheeks only bessie raven how i often she had heard thatphrase how bitter mean ing did it convey to her i there are no trout there you might throw bait and wat a year and you would not gel a bite it was a deep solitary ravine where in attitudes of intense eagerness hal enfield and his brother fettr were adding their fishing rods awaiting the expected bite while bessie ravens brown face and big black eyes looked out at them from a natu ral oval frame of bushes and vines as she held a basket in one hand and her tattered sunbonnet in the other l hal enfield a selfsiimcieut tittle aristo crat by nature as well as by education drew himself haughtily up i dont know that we asked any informa tion from youbaid he haughtilyj have the goodness to be abdut your business i wont i retorted bessie raven with an ominous flash in htr dark eye its a free country aint it i and ive as much right here asyou hnva very well sail hal rising und gath ering together his tackle ill go then cornel felix bui felix the youuger brother had no idea of leaving his cod shady 1130k for a whim of hals hal stalked away ill high dudgeon felix remained behind to cultivate the acquaint ance of bessie raven if there are no i gat somehow to r soothed the lad herj i dont fight our way aloj anything dont cry dont fret thjtls a good girl 1 take the gold cross and loepit care much for it t j so they parted at home felix found that his father had come to take them up into the mountains foil afew weeks before they returned to th eir city hjme and so he never got the ob u loe i to tel bessie raven goodbye ji ten years after iv iri th ee and twenty is a dangerous ago or flirtat ons but felix enfield had never bean ser ously smitten until that time wh n he orossed the atlan tic in the steamer villolhe ikfap and fell in love with the captains spanisheyed daughter i i if you dont liharry me said felix with comical earnestness th throw my self into the sea i theres not mu ih danger miss richfield qutly 1 but im in earnest 1 protested felix of that said com iposedly eyeing trout here the browik ihope ig a comx iddity tha lis free to all said the young lady bnt at the yoyagi 8 end mr enfield was deeper u lijve than ever look here miss richfield said he if you dont say yirau havej me i wont leave the steamers deck ill go back and forth perpetually between new york and southampton i dont think tiipa would care for to permanent a passettger said miss rich field with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes but really 1 o ydu know miss rich field i believe you are engaged already shecolored a lit le whysheaslid ah you thinli have no eyes you think i havent perceived that you always wear a black velvst ribbon around yonr neck a black velve i nbbcp from which is snsended some tni ket of gold hidden in theilace frills of jur collar is it a gauge yes miss ricl held calmly answered it is a gauge of tr te love t i ever am married i jlf almost so irnfully ejjaculated the lover well wheni ai i marrjiedj miss rich field corrected hers if it will only be to the gentleman who ave me this then i may coi aider mysislf rejected slowly spoke felix with a faco of the bit terest chagrin not quite said the dark- syed damsel softfy as she drey the golden talisman from her throat am 1 held it towards him dont you rememl r who gave me this he uttered an exc lamatjonoe recognition jt is the golden iss i gave years ago to bessie raven crii d he j yes she said quietly and i am bessie raven you yes my mot ler died f hortly after you gave me this tty uncle who had just west adopted us all are in boardingschool educated m tl german university and i un my on les adopted daughter known on y by his t ame j but bessie yot said yon would marry tire one who gave jyc u that jried out en- fieldj so i will conf ssed besjsie laughing and j blushing if lie is still infatuated enough to persistin iyantmg me they were mairiid within a month a regular truelove mi ich andlold mrs lid- jlfeigjton finds herse l grandauntinlaw to only bessie ravel and really s iys she returned froih the two of my sisters my brother is being said he gipsy face among the leaves where do they hide illshow you said bessie with alacri ty just a piece further on theres lots of em only everybody dont i know it come on 1 1 and the twe children spent a long sum mers morning tcgetjier under ithe green trees until just as fhx enfield was turning to go home half apprehensive that he had missed the farmhouse dinner he perceived that the little gold cross he wore attached to his watchchaiii wisgone oh he cried vrhere is my he stopped abruptly far in the very moment in which he spoke he perceived half hidden in tie folds of the bosom of bessies tattered dresi the gleam of some golden ornament involuntarily he caught at it it was his own idont think felpc better match 1 you little thiejf stolen it bessie stood sullen oveb 400 acbbs salesmen wanted to begin janvassjngat i ince on fall sales steady impjoymont to sue cessful men good- age its areiearnin from 40 to57 per month i md expeoises terms and out fit free ildress slsl vtk lntoton jfubseet ten trontoont cc speight r parties deslkma their btjggies waggpns cutlers etc ret ainted or revarnisbed and mad 3 equal to nev r on shortest possible notice i tnd at lowes prices should leave their ore era at once v rath mr j a speight jnder taker and carriage builder or with c aspekht cried he you have and silent her eyes cabt down her bare feet impatiently patting the velvety grass below she could not deny it she bcorned any attempt to justify herself bessie said the boy slowly what made you do it jdont you know that it is wrong to steal out bessie passionately you are rich and im everything and iv got shouldnt i help myself over a cofflnlid s ie- was a good wife to me a good rift god bless her th i wi i rds were spoken in trembling do dents ove i a coffinlid the woman asleep t lere hid brne the heat and harden cf lifes rag day and no one had ever 1 eard he murmer her hand wasquiok to r saoh ou i in a helping grasp to those who fill by ie wayside and her feet were s irif t on rrands of mercy theheartof her husband liad trusted in her he had left h or to loi i hours of solitudewhile he amus- e 1 hirrifle in scenes in which she tiad no pirt when boon companions deserted h m wh 1 1 fickle affection selfishly depart ed when pleasure palledj he went home a id foun i her waiting for him com from your long long roving on li fes sea so bleak and rough come 1 1 1 me tender and loving and i shall be blest enough j that h d been her wpsong alwayskjn hnr lips or in her heart children had b en bon to them she hadreared them al most al me they were gone- her hand hi d led tl iern to the uttermost edge of the m vrning hat has no noon the she had cemfortet him and sent him out strong at d whol hearted while she stayed at home ai d crie i what can a woman do but crp an trust 4 well a e is at rest now but she could not die until he had promised to bear up not x fret but to remember how happy tt i iy had been they yes it is ven so for she was blest in giving and he in rece ving it was an equal partner ship after all i she vas a good wife to me oh mai i man 1 why not have told her so when her ears were not dulled by da ith i hy wait to say these words over a coffin therein lies a wasted weary griyhair d woman whose eyes have so lor g held i hat pathetic story of loss and suffering ind patient yearning which so mc ny wo tens eyes reveal to those who ret d w i y not tiave made the wilderness- in lier hei i rt blossom like the rose with the pw digalu of your love now yon would give wore i were they yours to give to see the te rs of joy your words would have ni e cans d bejewellmg the closed windows of her soul it is to late we have aref ul thoughts for the stranger anjl smil si for the sometime guest hut oft for our own be bitter tone though v love- our own the best could complacently have made a shingles and woop the undersigned hnafor bije a splendid jtoek oi firstclass shingleh i jno 1 cede per sq ire no 1 fine 8190 pet square cedar 61 per square also a large fluaitity of wood l all wnar from lssaioahip o4100 a cord prime short staves ai beadln g to the trade i t bottom prices i i thos c mqobe factory main st west actoa wrong cried why is it wrong poor i youve got nothing why when i get the chstnee felix enfield looled at hei verily there was more in iher creed than he had realiied i pll tell yon why bessie said he at leastllll tell you whai i think about it so in his boyish way he unfolded the philosophy of meum aid teum bessie raven listened in surprise she had never been reasoned with bfefore no one had ever taken the trouble to explain matters and things in general to her oh felix she cried out with a great sob in her throat i bee it all bow but no dne ever told m before and father was oat at sea and i nother had ub utt ones to take care of and somehow every- onei hand was again it us and we had to or m suociks l john astley re- ed to pay 125 ug away of his carriag as cjabs it has become iince about five years ago the custom fr english gentlemen with private cabs built and painted ex actly like the ordhmy public hansom or hackney to permit them ftp be hired by any lone when they ire noi in their ownera use and are in the s reet sir john astley the duke of marlbo ongh lord randolph churchill and se eral other gentlemen follow the fashion sir ceutfy found himsel i pnli damages from the rnnr n vehicle with a pass ncer inlit this occur rence suggests an f musing domestic die- covatyinthe honsmold of a prominent new york financier recetpv active- in the late walfstreet flui rjj he is out of town for the season and m alighting from the steamboat the othei night called a oarnage and found it was hi owit i fine team and full turnout the opachman oonfusedly explained that he h tdj somehow expected hib ibaster but pi ompt investigation dis covered tjhat mr x s entire establishment was being regularly h red out for the day ght in his atsencp by the trusted pieirayoji j forswubt in 6h maiden fair whjtwftt ft ind wait with such 8 trious e j ss at the gai den gate eyes that a fa truth i il bright an l brown now looking up now looki ig down ire at the hi where tw roads nbeet down at the path in the val ey sweet maiden cah a with a tri ce of pa u wait you di ar for a lagg vrd swai i here he con es down the winding way stepjiy step but hiaioks 1 here he com ss and 1 hea you cry father mxv as he dravjeath uigh glad am i that you- watch anjl wait not for a sw lin at the gar ln gate not for a sweetheart drawing nigh men should voo and maidi beshy take the hand of thy goo 1 old sirek smooth his 1 ocks by the hoi aestead ire long not lai s for a lovei s scene plenty of tin e for sweet sixteen 1 r odds aid buds a slivc r m the bus i hand a com try seat thajt barbed wire fence why is it called a honeymion asks an iff axil is for the thoughtftd let us jspect gray hairs but above all ir own i ove v 1 ten it visits tjild men is like sun shi ie upo snow itis more dazzling than warming if e forjst the origin of a parvend if he renemben it we remember it if he for get lit he fin i- love that enters the heart is the a to let v e the memory the trt th about our merit lies midway between v iat people say of it to us out of politeness i ind what we say of it ourselves out of mc est ere t ie intellectual level is low charla- rise to distinction they are like rod n i on the seashore which only look at it v i water ose v uom experience does not render r an iaught by it to seem so end a tvor to move by the same dis course he a rers who differ in age sex po sition ani 1 education is to attempt to open all locks v ith the same key tl e fla v r of a detached thought depends upon the c snsoisenebs with which it is ex- presied it is a grain of sugar that must be mleltec n a drop of water is wort i two in the always exchange because i i is a swi t lunacy papa why do tfie tittle pig i get soniuch rbiik because w e want t iern to make hogs of themselves i i glorious news fop f chcolboy s a scotch tailor advertises boy jacket as defying anything to beat ther l i i wonder said a bonnie lassie what our jock sees in th lassies that he likes them sae weel for ny part i wadna gie ae lad far a the lassi sffeer i iaw oh r dont propose to me hei el exclaim ed a young lady who e lover vas about to pour outihig avowal a a they w ore riding by a cornfield the v ry corn las ears a wise- exchange sa ys only one woman in a thousand can wh stle hisprobably results from the fact hat so 1 ng as a wo man can talk she does nt care so whistle perfunctoiy politeness costa rica no leborei ever passed a ladyjinhhe street without lifting his hat and he always toucl es that dirty and gener ally dilapidated por ac n of lis fcpparel when a gentleman passee lin if a lady ap proaohes a group of re en digging a cellar or repairing the streit o- what not even though some of them miy be halt naked they always salute lie kspeotfully anct in the rural districts b o ono jeiver meets you without saying fttjiy god prosper the objeotof yourjournjej ma beaven smile upon your erl eli a or something in spanish like that tho same man will swh die you out of 70 ir j eteeth if he gets the manoe and if 3 01 1 ai b him how far it is tc the next place hi 1 w i undoubtedly tell you a falsehood i e dot s not oarej a copper whe ther you ever r ai lift i the encl of your jour uey and has n i ion 1 regard for yonr welfare than the flea in i be grass r he recognises a beau if al custom nd says g d be good to y u a 1 if he fpeant it foi a bl rasing san frpnciwfchronkk rentsthe 1 i understand you tad quite a lively time at your hoube sat urdayliight said johnson 10 young mr smirel last monlay morning on his way down town yes rjather replied mr siairel with a pleased and happy blush wlitc u disconcert ed johnson was the excitement celebrating the fourth oh nol hastily answered mr smirel with a blush it was only the first whyi xclaimed jojujsoa surprised saturday wasnt the first ilwas the then he stop ed made a litth calculation on his fingerl temarked oh with a pe culiar significance and went ii iwlth smirel to help him select the cigars merchant traveller chjiese vs anglo saxon- in ichilii it is the oustom of those who consider ihemselves the anstocrasy of sooiety u nompel their young daughters to submit t the painful process of having their feet 1 audaged they take a baud or belt vov si 1 for the purpose and bind the feet s ti 1 tly tliat the poor victim has to be on a b 3 1 from one to two years moaning with paii she cannot stand or draw her feet nude r cover in the coldest weather as any fsat 1 creases the pain th ten are bent back under the feet and held ihera by the cruel process which when comp ete i renders her a cripple for life they conider it necessary that ladies shoujl undergo this that they may be fashional is itr is the common people that have argefeetand of course the parents could not 1 mow that in their daughtefe we of lie anglo saxon race condemn thistraoiiue as being foolish cruel and unnw essi y but is there hot a practice with us jus t ai bad that of tight lacing the one crush ss t is feet the othlr the lungs and qther viti j parts and is often the forerun ner o coninmption and- kindred diseases the 1 ing 1 and the heart peed room not to be en she a to death by ttfs suicidal process a cool sentence of jail the cool things in t lis world oi pheek says the boston fferak the passagi pited from the sentence of dea th passed by b wyoming territorial judge lpon a oon idemned murderer is certainly the coolest after reviewing the ftial he said to the satisfied with sure died prisoner i am by no means the evidence in the case and im not you killed john forbes or whe ther he jbya visitation of god but my sentenpe is that yon be hinged on the third friday of june and should you know nf your own innocence yon will havetbi comforting thought that it is doubted by some of the wisest thinkers of the age whe ther life is in any ciceumstances worth 1 ving ithis refrigerated philosophy deserves a place among the curiosities of law ffjbe parmer home toi often the house whether old or new itai c s in the midst of a dooryard fullo clips old logs abandoned knots broke n bi 11 jrdsi and all sorts of rubbish the j igt en chickenhouse waggonsheds and vatic sb unsightly i struoljures are not far f vay some things looklietter by con trast but tcertainly doeslnot improve the appellant 3 of a good house to have suoh surroind iigs t a house not costing half as mart wo 1 id look better with trees lawns and hru ery around it and would create far a ore c f the home feeling in the minds andbearsj of its occupants even a log- i es got his tongue out ready 1 0 begin lick- g the stamps housi fa 1 ooned with creepers and vines enviianed with trees aud shrubs fronted with a ui b la wn and ha ving a gravel drive up to it 11 esents a far mo re attractive ap- peaonoe than a costly mansion standing finely bu ubdraped in the midst of a bare field or j slovenly ohipya id hollowafo pills are the m idioine most rli repute for curing themulti arious mala dies which beset mankind wh sn dry sultry leather suddenly gives pla se to chilly irenohing days in fact theie pills offer iehef gven if they fail of prov ng an abso lute remedy in all the distnrl lances of di getion circulation and nerv tone which occasionally oppress a vast 5 rtion of tl population- under the genii d purifying ani strengthening powers exi irted by this iixcellent medicine the s becomes 1 dean the appetite improves digestion i iimckened and assimilation is rendered iwrfeotv these pills posses 1 the higher 1 istimable property of cleansii ig u flbtk nasof blood wjiicli ih ts renovated 1 a political do a good old kentucky demo srat whj has been waiting twentyfire year iora port ffice a fine dog which ii his constant ompanion the other day ihe dog had ieen having a run in the suns line and waa ebtingxm tie porch with his ongue hang ing out thats aboss enfc said a gravelling man who had beet selling the old man a bill of goods yo lre right he i skid the old man prouily what iiakes him stiok his tongue 01 1 that way politics politics hov well sir that dog knows cleveland is president and he knows that i want a p istoffice and itidition oarnes 1 igour to everyitiss ue of thel ody i purity 1 fcrength and m