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oynlxdaistueidavanusalurdav oyrax matthews block acton upstairs it k l p ii- busmess college gclelril ontario rithk third 6cholastic year a begin i september 1st patronage drawn t roi n ten states aud provinces young meu and boys thoroughly prepared for business pursuit graduates emiuent- ly sooceaa nl as accounlauts baoiness manajjers shorthand writclre clerks salesmen travellers etc bothiu canada and the u uted states moderate rates thorough iracticttl work and courteous treatment characterize the institution ladles adtt itted to nil the advantages of tbe college splendid facilities afforded fr tht uo- qnisition of freuch aud glrjnun for infor nation address mmatcormrk xttl principal lumter shingles and lath fpiie nuucrtxnetl tlnsirm tn inform the jmblic 1 that he jaa now on hand and will knei in stock a full 1 tie of line and hemlock us well as otuerkiutls f lnnibur also first anil seconil elan fine slfingles iiatb coal wood thunguu 01887 poetry new for 1887 at- cuelph ja wiillinfiton marble qt7j5 3bo st gtsbps john v imk salt- uud ltotuil dealer in marble m eilltchell ooucrrur cosvetvncee tic 0trtsfiit door west of the chaiahon jfri main street milton money to atc ixrcen i 8 11iiltox allan a batrd barristers solicitors ac toboxto vxd geoncetovrx imtrcreelmans block georgetovrn alia 5 titrrg street east toronto j ut llvx j shhtox ba j- eaikp da v s smith 1 stovo coal able price gr hiite and everything pertaining to c nnetcry work direct it iporter of all kintle tf irsnite aud j marble tfuvi itilute quarrii w and of grt sells cheap works h hamilton llioprletor anil n alu prepared to supjily all kinds of i bare also a good stock of wood- hard trood sh cedar and mill wood at reason- wood and coal delivered james lutown b ainlald 1 uisreis i soucrfous 0ti over imperial bank 24 wol- ion seet east entrance exchange auev toronto jjn bb q c a masteny vi- tijlnivj geobge kappku b snow cirses ii- 2lhi itln jtf uutsrijhil 50 church street toronto iirii5ii joins caiaiojt nt ptf nts secured fob ikvkntions u2nu1 gu1t orruvi casada leato prjctirc no patent no pay mutual fire insurance company v thk ootralrros wslllngtorr jstabudllkil 1810 head office cuelph insures factories j j it vlhitedthehiiy ofktiutlytpruuite haviur purchased uie entire stoek 1 granite lnonuineiits headstone crosse tints etc of alexander taylor at less than c ist i will nutil further notice fell at prices titver 1 eforo kuowu jin ontario for in- staurv ciran tv mounments it high sg0 7 ft 7 r f r ai mil i100 10 ft ll all work and uniteri tl wan uutcd qivtclaks parties wanting aiiythi g in t lis line will do well to call and gee me bejdrepu vbaiiug tlsewbere as i guarantee uvy yr ce ai e from lo w per ront below all other ealors list op sales hj8 bboond wife in oileuoelie raihoi her low drooping head to list wltilo ho praisos the- wife who la dead j and ever he echoes the old refrain ohl tlmtwrblife with suclia wife poor btikitii amanda matilda jane 1 she never wsi idle bhu uever would lire her temper could bridle her servanu iuapire and ever her virtuta he aank attain j nooriconldbe likojieruitne poorsuhitn amnndiimatildfi jaiie i v she never fuont money iwas ever content o have a nfcw boiinet would never consent yet summer or winter or shine or rain wonld novor stay from church away his susan amanda matilda jaue avas never too early was never top late her dinner was ready or ready to wait bat ah 1 lie never miould see uktiin with niortul oyos such pterlcas pies poor hubuii amanda matilda jane conld sow on his buttons datu backstitch and hem j kiel button a picture i each darn was a gem a vision of beanty a pearl without jitain t when she was there hib woes to share poor susan amanda matilda jane in silence she listens till sudden there lies an ember that glistens h deep down in her eyes to praise her yet further to mu is vain so one quoth she reyrttr likt inr poop sawn amanda matilda jimr churtxjttk w tltfkstov in fyj slayaziittjnt mtiy ous story sivys choke hy avoiili coxtlllltftoit f i was ohattlhg wltli jaraes in the poroh one ovenini when the affairs of the firm oamn under duousaion we bad tuikejd over the increase of business the up and down of ntmtioial proitierity when james said until wo were married both and i novor know how muoh of our income was spent by one or the othor we had liter- ally but ono purse but uftcr we started our homes i became anxious to save some- ihiuk for my family lid ppeiied a bapk ttcoouiit hetli did the flume and we then cpmmcncel a quarterly reckoning and a uir divinioti of the profits we have differ ent views of household icoiiomies i think btth is wasteful and cliftviiniit bethinks 1 am miserly -1- as jameb spoke setuateiped out of the oieh window belli lid to having lieojrtl the io said clieeifully price thbee cestts lust words come wutkcsj mipposo we let unole john decide this juesliou that hus been a vexed one for six iiite and he only point of difference of opinion of any importance in our lives williniily james replied aiid yon hall tell your story first we had our first difference uuolei in the building of these houses said seth 1 improvements into the cottage but wo she said smiling sboaldyoa like a machine james asked qh james i she cried catchiug her breath as a chi d does in in sudden glad surprise i the uht you did uotjiketheml very gravely lames told her of our after noons talk and put before her the proposi tion that i had suggested there was n t one moments hesitation inbubys answi r put the money intb tbo house she said gaiokjy a id bl so kliwily v aid into tlie same labor enjvintf improvements that nellie has would never complain jtfrnes so lonj as joti considered these things- mero useless extravagance brit since yon bbknie v here she put her arms around her bister and drew her to her sidev m only answerlook ut nellie look at me to have nellies brightness- istreugth and beauty i wptrld cheerfully spend every dollar we have and nellie owes it all to seths thoughtful care in her domestio arrangements i am convinced said james to morrow we improci tile house it took many morrows to introduce the lilacb over the blossoming b heavy with all perfimes sweetly pday there noateth the breath of tbe lilac plume pent- is the deepening fragrunw- rjabily thesenbe iithratu and full of asweet saggegtion across my heart it falls 1 the odor bears me backward t to the heart of another may when the snowy sprjays were tossing in the air of a fateful day a day when ftmrph splendor came flooding i arrow life and the ponij of lif js royul pageant displaced its calm with strife never the breath of the lilacs conies with the a jplp j but the day of fat comes witbh and theold time s deei i smell the blossom iug locusts that drooped abc ve our way the spicy mint th sassafras ah odors of the 2 lay and even in the hudi of night i the old time wit ynie scans and lilac breath ana apjle bloom are with me in niy dreams from 1st ejuildings merchandize maiiu- i ind all other descriptions ol j a mckray- li n nki atcriovwil iv t j- 1 jiinties of haltou and welungton orwr ef liu rcidence maiu street oniis cmrch street acton or addressed ioajj pj wiu receive strict attention- teirai rcionabie notes discounted diired if w m hemstkeet llcexseu afctioxkek for the counties of welti ntonr and halton otders left at the ebeb press office acton or at ray residence iff actobr wul oe promptly attendedto terms reasonable moxtrjo loas alsomouovtoloanon the most favor able terms fold at the lowest rates ol in terest in sums of 500 ancftipwards property o a the preniiurri note system if w 5 one cnas davidson pridenl secretary joe n ta yjlor arent- hilloi paiiise and consider that it wi 1 be to your own interest to- pat ronize hon e trade we would respectfully inform the inhabitants of actoii aud s-ir- rouuiliugcimulry that we are again in firll ranuinji or ler and in a better position than before the irejfo fill all orders entrusted to us to pa i ties building lumber will be dresser while you rait and mouldings c made rritb neatn ss and despatch- n b wcare also prepared to lill all orders for i v pumps on bhort notice and from long experience in the bus ness we feel sonttderit that we can give ss tisf action every time so come on witb yoar order and help to rou the ball along mi mey makes the marego whether she has lej s or no t bos ebbage manaber rk wiui kui c mclean of t4e temple of music cuelph jany to 1st april 87 january b ttoagers belwood organ lehman weisenberg cwjan i m swails eramoso organ william mckcnzie teacher guelpb tp oran j andrew mcrobbie pnslincjb pavis s machine ts of labor guelpb organ mf john day architect glkuh okt omegueenw kotel block market square krancis nunan successor to t f chapmau- l bookbindeb st georges bujiare guelph ontario i aesoant bookiof all kinds mode to order f eriodwala of every description carejojly wand enling neatly an promptly done mi i mitchell ftei to inform the people f aptop and mwjbbdings that be is prepared to take mgfr lot weaving ail kinds or fancy br fisw flannel sheetingr shirtinu and visgioa striped oruidfcwtuor plain tefl blankets and horaekftntoto two 1 vide and over 111m i willgnarantee that i wijjgjvegood tjilaetion to all farmers and titbew who fiajor with their patronage t vncbku mai tijn schwartz preston wanzer 8 machine john jleitch brisbane organ john lawson acton 0rgan jame campbell actofl- pfano february j i john stephenson acton organ i 1 ii ada hardman guelph organ j wilsc n drqwnlee actoii orjjau jamci price acton orcan francis kuddell georgetown organ muttf wordeu acton qrgau john iringle guelph orgiii andrew iiitwsoir liniehousej organ john buird georgetown organ mrs nathaniel brown jglepwilliams piano hyde machine e byde guel nwn i ph davis sewing davis sewing wh rutledce tie butoher deals in everything in tho meat lintf wholesale and retail- no city establish ment can i ho fwni better stocked at au seasons no guostidnable coodpof- ei ed to customers at any price lowest rices and fi iiiottoi oi e trial convinces o ttieie poirits fjasb airay p lot c w h butiiedgk mat lswbw axfios aneaeybl aw tyiifatmirctt ft gooa ieafoam tastily eni firstclass aohildrens hair ladtee jt wobpfcs tonwial irtijrt sarall garswell pluttsvillo machine willi lm perryjnan georietown piano thon as brown glenwillianis organ samt el mitchell tjleuwilliajns organ mary j anderson glenwilliams organ jame i scott georgetown organ alfre 1 owens glenwilliamsj organ willi im scott liraehouse organ ben villiams glenwillianibj piano miss nhumacher preston wanzer s machine r mahus flaws guelph orgau march jane forsytli onstic orgaii joseph woods fergus organ fran sis murdoch elora organ wimi nn thompson norvalj organ r j n bell glenwilliams organ john wrikht hqckwood organs willi im hutchison chisltenharo organ willi tin watkins glenwilliams organ josej b shorten glenwilliams organ john st clair preston udayis sewing machine j willi im eampbell georgetown organ s campbell georgetown organ uagt tar hunter georgetown piano 8imofront glenwillians organ t mm seorge lyons glenwilliams piano john mccanghanj nassagavreya organ j e washburn georetow l organ 8 w lliarns glenwilliams drgan jamc s lyons salmonville prgan j hi rrison cjeorgetown piano willi imavrigpt cheltenhaii organ willi am wilson oheltenha n organ j ki rkwood glenwilliams organ jam 4 leslie stewarttown organ bobtrtforbeu a co hesfeeler 2 davw sewing machines th e above list is soffiqie it proof as to wbo sdoingtbemtiswbntiness prfega- ing j nrcbasers will serve their own interest by gdbg direct to the temptie of ltsio befojb pnrebftsing piano organ or any- v thing in the line oi moaio v qaebebtionelpsj what a pretty place 1 thought us my nephew seth carter reined up his horse in front of n cottage in the village of upliatd where diixw your cousin jamea live i asked as seth aided me in dismounting from the imgiiy right tiieie answered seth pointing to the cottage next his own james and i married sisters and built our cottages side by side and exactly alike he opened the gate as he spoke and we passed up a neatlygravelled path bordered by brilliant flowerbeds to tbohoase tjpon the porch stnm a lovely little lady who was introduce as my wrf- uncle john 1 did uotvjuiider at tliorond foiidness of my nephew voice whi i looked at the graceful woman who lifted large soft brown eyes to jny fauvand gave me a cordial smiling weloorue i had just returned from california after fourteen years absence to find a home for my old age in upham and of the many relativ a from whom i had parted only tbe sous of my two brothers were left to welcome me those young men brought up in one home were liko brathen in affectioiit and it did not surlpriso me to find them part ners in a flourishing business and living side by bide james was ubsent from honu upon bu nws for the firm aud it was understood that my first visit was to tie to seth and nellie afterwards to james and susy there werlbut few servants in upham so i was to prepare supper soon afterwards to a wellordered table where daiutt dishes of her own cooking provoked an appreciative appetite but as the days wore into a fortnight i was surprised at the many leisure hours the busy little housekeeper fonnd for sew ing reading and working in her pretty garden j i do not think i fully realized hosvjeasily all this domestic machinery worked until james returi ed home aud i crossed the gardens to make my promised visit to him i had already seen susy and sorrowed over her pale aniious face offering my sincere s outwardly you see they are precisely alike bat mine dost nearly double the price of this one indeed i said i weut to boston before i built and i made a study of home comforts it was impossible for me to bring- ail i desired to upham hut as far as possible 1 i made my house jierfect for my wifes convenience my cellar was cemented carefully and floored iso that it is perfectly dry while large windows keep it light in that is the itst furnace i could find so that nellie carries no coal or ashes n the winter above thb kitchen every room being heated by the cellar furnace how many stoves have you james pve j ah of which have to be watchod every day in my kitchen i have a firstrate range aud from that pipes carry water to every bedroom so that nellie carries no water up er down stairs beside the range i have four stationary tqbs aud in one a good washiug- machine all have hot and cold water and wastepipes so nellie has no lifting of tubs end pails upon washing- day my machine spares her hands the hard labor of rubbing clothes upon ft board und she has a wringer that saves ber wrists tho straiu of twisting heavy cloth ing so mooh for my kitchen and has james none of these conven iences nona wheu susy washes she must bring up heavy tubs from her dark damp cellar then bring in the water from the putnp heat what she requires upon a cook ingstove rub all her clothes upon a board wring them with her hands and then take an entire day to wash for two people while nell washes for four in about three hours come seth said james uneasily you rc a little hard on me is it not true seth asked gravely i am saying no more uow than i have said many times in the lust sir yean well finish yoiir story from my kitchen said seth i went to my diningroom and upstairs i carried out the same plans- asil said when the bouses were finished miue cost double tbe price of jamess but that is 11 over i said not so i make it a part of my life work to procure for nell all the modern inventions that are really of practical value in u house t do iiot rush off arid buy every grimurtuk that is advertised as james thinks you miss precious few jarnessaid uncle shall judget if i buy a sewing maohine that will enable nell to get through all of her sewing in onetentbt of the time haiidiabor takes i consider that money well invested aud so with other labor- were all seths guests through the worst of the confusion and susys eyes fairly danced as filie watched- the workmen itjis two years since i arrived at uphani and susy has a crowing baby for me to dance upon my knee the cottages are precisely alike now inside and out and over eaoh presides- a rosylcheeked matron full of cheerful happiness n y ledger temperancje thought b for the free pres iiv n it i i not surprised wheu nellie left nje re supper catling seth and myself like mortally wonuded squirrel falliug from the top of a tall hickorytree the whiskey devil in ontario is catohing at every limb as it goes down to the ground first it was delay in the legislative icom- mittees then it was filibustering in open session then it was the bagaboo of com pensation then it was a clip by the miser able old senate but the squirrel has now reached the last limb give him another shot gentlemen at ottawa then he 1 will hifc- the ground with a thud and tie good people of this country will rejoice there are plenty who will bury the thing fr the interest everywhere exhibited in the restriction of the liquortraffic is an auspi cious sign of the times equally gratifying is the fact that discussion of tlie question is carried on temperately rationally and earnestly without that hysteria of en thusiasm which has so often defeated its own object j dr b w bichardson at a recent rail way temperance meeting in england is ie- portel as saying that alcolrol exercised in jurious effects on the sense of sight aud that the range at which a set of figures could be read aross a room was shortened by three feet after taking- alcohol herein is found the explanation of some of the horrible railroad accidents of recent date of the 3409 arrests made by the polio department of philadelphia last year 2ftr392 had direct whiskey relations st lonjs has one baloon to every 175 inhabitants and onb church to every 2800 we are studying the hdnsa on the rock before trying to teach the hidden truth of the parable i am anxious to have the ahil- dreu clearly understand the literal meun- ing so i dismissed my- children by saying now be sure you look at the foundations of yonr own houie perhaps yon may seo a house that is being built just open your eyes the next hay all the children ere questioned all had been closed observers willy alone looked puzzled and when asked said we have rib foundation we live oyer a saloon ninetyfour ofat of 119 graduates of his dptty first aittdylivirigonlfarrisou ayenueboston near the albany bridge is te owner of very large and intelligent newfoundland dog he is a faithful animal and has been trained to ran on errarld sand fetch up wood and coal which dbties he performs as faithfully a8 a human being the other morning she wrote an order j for her dinner anil placing a silver coin in side the basket ana giving it to the dog sent him out to the market he was re turning with his purchase when a gang of corner loafers called up a few idle purs and- set theria on him tie forsake of seeingwhat be would do jchey harked and yelped and howled around him biting his legs and flanks nutil the blood came in places brit with the exception of occasionally striking at his anuoyers with his teet when iey came close fn front of bird the newfound land paid no attention ti his disagreeable companions until be had arrived home and placed the basket on the house stepe after whining ai id scratching for a fev minutes he was relieved of his chaibe his mistress oomiag to tbe door as soon as the basket was taken from him ho turned aid walked back leisurely apparently for th s sole purpose of inspect ing the weather arriving in the midst of his late antagonis ts he sauntered npon one of them in a patrsniziug sort of way and taking him into 1 is capacious jdws nipped him untitthere wosntayellleftinsidebim and then- threw him against the side of a building by th time this was accom plished the other curs had taken bint and begun to evacuate the sidewalk in an undignified mann r but the newfound- land was after tlem in earnest seising one by the nape o the neck be threw him v across the bridg another was hurled through an open coorway a third was cor nered at the door- f his own residence arid whipped into submission and in this- manfier the avenger pursued his task until thechttt one had been thoroughly chastised then the master of the field went home as quietly as he had come and after dressing his wounds by the moat approved methods of canine surgeryi composed himself for sleep boston gfoe lympathy for her grief in the loss of her only child oe year with the angels but when crossed the thresholds of the cottage door where susy lived i knew that there was more than a mothers sorfow to account- for ler pallor and anxiety with the ame income the same flobe the8amefnniture as nellie sugysitife can oniybje described as a perpetual scramble to jsatch up with tier housework and she was a weary prematurely aged woman at t rentythref while nellie five years older vas as fresh bright anij active as a girl of s xteen i woudereil over all this witli painful in terest i had gathered wealth inmy years of exile arid it was already willed jo seth and james i purpose building a house in upham and keeping baohelor hall with- a housekeeper to be near them loved them with a ii the fondness i wonld have given sons o my own bad i ever married and iloved the refined gentle women they had taken ft r their wives so itgriei ed me to the heart tpse susys life seeming y so sorrowful so bard worked andover4udened while nellies was ho cheery so f ill of leisure hours and pleasant employmeh both setii and james in their j homes were kind a id loving of that i was sure j both tempeiato and living nprlght honor- lerevneibv was 1jjoaiiker otcellfe harpers magazine j haniens maoazise for may out strips even its own high standard as an extraordinary number replete with most interesting and seasonable matter the initial article is upon the recent movement in southern literature by one of the rising poets of virginia chableh w colksllv jun the second serieb of pro fessor eichaiu t ems social studies is begun with a consideration of r nature and significance of corporations the departments all hold their usual abun dance of entertaining matter the tribute of the aiy chatrto mr beecher is especi ally interesting the study idisoqbses some suggestive recent books thedratter con tains eight pages of spioy humor with three illustrations by van schaic htbb and dv maorien able lives eating awa shvinguteiibjk i have told mj btory now d college ohio are prohibi you shall decidfi between us tionists stop i james said seth bas told you of the cost of his house of the money he puts into the medern inventions i looked at money and thought if i died it would be in the oank for susy when i am tempted to put spare inoney iritomy house- my furniture or fine clothing i think of the future and so my bank account for susy when i die more than doubles seths it seems to me you both act conscient iously i baid as my nephews waited for me to speak but i tbiuk seths plan the wisest should you both sie nellie rjaa health and strength to battle with die world while susy forgive me for speaking plainly james is overworked and fairly broken down there was a moment of silence then james said huskily i never meant to be nnklcdto susy- let her decide i baid quietly ask her whether you sjpll take from her future legacy the sum requisite to give her ail nellie has of borne conveniences arid see whether she hesitates we talked then of other matters until we saw tbe sisters coming up the garden walk laden with bundles we havebeen over to main btrojt shopping nellie said in her clear sweet voice cold weather will becomiriguobn and we must be ready she opened ber bundles telling bow this was for wee johnnie this for little nellie both of whom were waiting all grandmas for papa to bring them home alter tea and while she displayed all her parcha8e8 susy was wearily removing her hat and shawl you do not gliowlib what you bought isaidtober it is all plain sewing she answeredi i dp notjbajr pretty things till that is done i have n boy now yottjiiwi your plain ewbg is quite heavy i asked h i oil iio i but overyetitch isasutoh scolding sermons apropos to the commonly received opin- hion that scolding serhjons seldom re suit in any moral reform a dominie some what noted for be occasional apid flavor of his remarks gloomily arose in his pulpit oh a recent sunday and prefaced thei an- nonnceinent of bis text by the remark i shall preach a sharp sermon todayrw jdni pot feeling at all well ehe audience atonoe began to be restive as they knew by experience what was coming the at- raospbere of the parsons discourse bay have a physiological as well as theological bearing it is said anthony froade once wittily suggested that calvinism flourished in the lowlandb of scotland on aecomof the bad dfaiivie editobh dbawkb in harper mobile for may vjf money far breachin the following titbit taken from an american paper is a suitable illustration of how some ministers of the gospel help to send men to parliament for the purpose of mutilating the scott act its eleetion day a minister of the gosi j pel and a german brewer meet at thepolls ij brewer veil pnnister i suppose you votes mit dim venatics vot thinks peer am awful posion minister oh no i guess not i vote the same ticketyoh do b yot i vo as for peer and men who helps me in mine peezness let me see yourdicket yell now ish notdatoot you breach and you bray all the year against my peezness but ven you comes to vote you vote shoost like me and 4i the saloonmens does you know that vendem vimens vas ronnt to get moneys ivas shoost so mat i gifes uomoneys to de man vot iuderferesimmiije peezness but now i sees yon did not imean anythinga by de bjeacbin and brayiu you do it shoost to blease dem vimena ajid fools vot say ve shall make no more peer yell shoost a long as you votes right you may breach and bray cause dem who driues mine peer no hear you and he drinks shoost mach as 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