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i i volume xii no 50 kven thursday horslngr -attttk- e ml us tower prhtinq house ctp6is ontario s a vkr uv s moxtb atht tltrr koxtuh 3crs i jvniumy in ulvxtiwv if not til iu owuco i i rr vr mi bo clwrsw1 n ier liwi- tiini till ml armr w pld oxwul at the jhionotthopubufchw adverttftlmg rat actqn olaro thubsday jttje 101887 acton bahkinc cot storey christie co i j fbakers jlctou a f ontario fbvavf4fi iuiklxci busixkss rjiaxsactkd i i o ivi an h lit 2 1 j nrtt column 1 1- 111 15 ji vr i 6mo- j 3 mo vtoi tamtam jtvjtnl 90anl itoo aaool ww too 6w i ajn 900 lino iso 100 m cvi artwrtwnttwtttpw line for the hrl intia- tir lino tor eeh sulv- siixont inrtion cash the anmbw ot hues rrkanmibv tbccuntamaattml by a sl f teu xonparril itrtnrt without sneciftc direction wit n iarti till torwl nwi- chanm accord- a -n- cms f contwri avrtiiubntmut be in tb osrr bv 9 luta on mondays otherwise bt will lef over untjl the following week h p mqofvr kditor n proprietor thlspai iusiness directory vjnv s vlt h lowryvm u mcp9 grdutoltriuttyoaueflemem kr of colic of physicians and surgeons omce ai residence at the head of eranck street acton l bhsskttl ds destist georgetown outario iu- v y ily t- af merit slay l d s- surgeon daustoeorwowntntseathe of nitrons oxide gas corn- o v1 vitmlizl air for extracting 1 irthoat poiu hnvinj been demon- sjr and practical teacher ic boyal o iiei o donul suweoiw toroirto it- r j i u y leiad upon rmitinx aatisf action in iy ojwratioos performed vsill visit ixits every second and fonro wednesday of eifch aunlh offlcc agnews hotel nofcei disoounud mid interest allow6ctbn deppsits 4- ji ptnd the puzzle mm r lmtlraienihl h hrenarvd to turuuh on tbe i sltoitctt uotlei u ny quauhty tw nt lwi- torn pricos arntcuu lumber lath staves head ing shingles wash tubai churns butter tubs fork barrels wood flour and peed antl anything in the line of tunuore housckeci- r ueoesjitioi the paule is to aiki a heitcr place tbau j thomas cmoores to fenyjanytbiog in the above lines also to find oat it yen are indebted to uiui lor anything pur- chkeeu from him h books ay omo arc ami he wow likclhc uioucy -sbw- wall papers and ki el 1 1 u- johs lawsos graduate ofojj- lirio veterinary college toronto veer1narv snrjeon acton ont ornce in keany bros boot and shoe store resi- dejict in uie rer horses examined as to fiiadness nl certificates given vll cxlu ukh oj- day promptly atteud- cd to terms esy j tohn5tn drmcleax irrir solicitors xotiries conyey- aueri ac sprivate funds to loan ornce town hall acton e f b jonssis vfa a mclbxs business college guelrh ontario tlie third scholastic ykar begins september 1st luronane drawn irom ten slates and provinces young men and boys thoroughly prepared tor business poi suits oritduateseniiueiit- ly successful as accountants business managers shorthand wlilerk clerks silesmeu travellers etc both iu cthlttlk mid the ljuite1 states moderate- rates thorough practical work and courteous treatment characterize the institution ladies wdmittod t ill tho advauuges ot tlie college j splendid f acilitivs afforded for the oq- qnisition of fretich and german for information address mmvccormicr vlf i principal boeders ceiling decorations all new for 1887 -at- days b00kst0ee cuelphi ibe jut0t jft ms tnubhdat moaniko josr 10 887 poetry byoones twrtu away on yonder liillwdo in childhood hours i played ivo roamed the dear old valleys and oat in yonder shade beneath the jiiint apple tree olote in aome little nook and watched the ftuftliug waters of the ahiuirig winding brook i watched the glowing sunset kaoh golden tinted cloud and rared with peaceful rupture as nipht brought forth her shroud the starsfo lirinht und twinkliii peeped forth iu yonder sky tho pale puoii rodo triunipluiiit while the low brccwi hardly uikliwl then 1 kuow no cares or troubles life knew no bitter scenes mv hiiira utro tweet and pcticetul while i wiitched ttiu silver htreunik but years muat loose their lustre the bitter with the sweet tho hill of life grow rourher that 1 tread with weary frtet but as the shadows lengthen if faitfiful us i pass 1m cain tho kouen summit of heavens mount at last and gaze with perfect rapture on the golden aceuea of liuht where shadows come 110 never to dim the glorious siht trcethnibcekijs j a mow at teb soucit02 kotaev pchuc monev to loan rrcx ditsfuesday and sanmuy ukt matthews block atonjijuire l vr e mitchell soucrror cosvktvscee ac rlncc first door west of the champion oimn street milton money to loan at g per cent lumber shingles i t and lath npbfo nndexsisned desires to inform tbe public i i tht he has now on hand and vrill keep in stock a toll line of vine and hemlock as well as other kinds of tnniber also pint and second class rinlo shingles i latb j j coal wood day sells cheap wellington marble works q7jsss0 st qublph john h hamilton proprietor i vsholesale and retail dealer m marble granite and everything pertaining 1 to cemetery work direct importer of all kinds of granite and marble i having purchased the coal business ol mr c 8 smith i am prepared to supply all kind of btove coal i nave also a good block of wood hardwood th cedar and mill wood at reason able prices wood and coal delivered james bkown s hilton allana baikd birristers solicitors ac- tocosro ixn geoncfetows oyrioes creelmans block georgetown aid 86 ring street fast toronto w t ilxvx 1- shiltos bi j baikn b4 b oiitaqp adgebow cabsok jj c halt 50 cborclr street toronto mutual fire lormce company j i or the c0tjkt 0f5tslilliiat0 estlbusired18lo head office cuelph having lately visited the day otfundyeraulte narricb and hstinfi purchased the eutiro stock of gray and rod granite monuments headstones crosses urns etc of alexander taylor atllesa than cost 1 will uutl further notice sell at prices never beforo known lu ontario for in- atancegrsnlte monument tt high g0 7 ft 7s 8 ft ao o ft iloo 10 ft 126 all work and material warranted firstclass parties wanting anything in this line will dof well to call tud see me before purchasing elsewhere as 1 guarantee my prices are from 30 to 50 per cent bolbw oil other dealers ous story the ministers wooing i kw vkiisios central meat market itsthechromo mau said mrs popplti toil dpnt you let him in my dear whatever you do is he no troublesome ubked mis martha mixon mrs poppleton had jnt stepped oter u the mjxon coltajjc to borrow a betting tf plymouth rock e and to return tho quart of vinegar she had borrowed tie day before for among these simple an 1 kindly neighbor who lived miles away frbm any thing in the shape of a store tbet e accnijcommeroial transactions were not ut frequent the big honeysuckle bad just blossomed out in its curly profusion of buff and white sweetness tbe cherries were reddening on the bir tree aud tbe monthly rose by tl e gardenkate was hanging out its fragrai t u v- eidgebov ilpp john caraox bcl ca cbot5 attobxsi kvrifssecjjiuvd 8 for invbktioss uiistty gri3t otxawa gouia yiars practice no patent ko pay insures buildings merchaudi2e manu- factories and all other descnptiona ol ptopvrty on the premium note system cnas- davidson secretary j amuruay licensed arcnosrac tor thecounties oajg orders left rrfk ss jrw- fstone president jon taylor agent terro4 desired notes discounted ijt pause and gonsijier that it will be to your own interest to pat ronize bometrade we would respectfuily- jnform the tuhabitants of acton and kur- rouuding eopntry that we are again in full i running order and in a better position than f before the tire to fill all orders entrusted to ins to parties building r will be dressed joseph patton butcher has pleasure in announcing tojlhe citizens of actou that he has purchased the butchering business of mr wm rpssell and is prepared to conduct the bsirme in a straitforward business manner having had large experience in the busi ness ifeel that 1 can guarantee all custon ere who favor me with their patronage perfect satisfaction i all kinds of meat fresh and good and poultry fish dtc in season will be found in stock i respectfully solid your esteemed pat ronage joseph patton acton nov 8th 1886 the following conversation took place at the iw whioh she hod sometimes found era- hently successful in case of persistent tramp hero bosol bosel biic called whist- li ng to an imaginary diig if you do not liave the iiohbo ut onco i will get my dog on you and then funoyuig that shentill discern- ei in tho iutruders dilatory air an inten- t on of remaining to dinpute the point she cnught up a broom that fortunately hung i i the corner and- made towards the front i dor iu suoh a resolute manner that tbe chromo man fairly turned aud fled j there i said miss mixon aloud as she ivatohed him hurry through the garden- wute without even stopping to latch it be hind him i only wish mrs popplntou could have been here to nee how promptly i disposed of him but it was very care less of mo to leave the front door unbolted 1 might have hud troublo iu getting nd of the man ill fat u- it now before i go baok to work so miss martha mixon returned to her ndedle siugiug the marseillaise softly to hjrself as a harmless effusion of her triumph she went over that afternoon to mrs bruoes who lived in ihe next farmhouse half a mile away together to make button holes on the new dress l i did the chronio man come here said she today asked mrs bruce with her mouth full of pins yes no 1 havent seen any chronip muu i guess 1 frightened him out of the neighborhood chuckled miss imurtha he wan beginning iub importunities when i went at him with the broom and ohased bim out of the bouse i mrs bruce laughed heartily at jthe idea of her bparrowlikb little neighbor frighten ing any one by such manifestations us she had described j but i ti ill you who i have seen said she mr todgilt stopped here to inquire the way to the parsctnage dear me did be said miss mixoin with great interest and i gave bim a glass of my goose- li ry wine and a slice of cake added mrs bruce i entertaining angels unaware sighed miss mixon oh how i wish it had been me i do tell me how he looks is he tall no not quite what you would cull a tall man baid mrs bruce and i think pendants as mrs poppleton stood thero i be itt doaaut dress much 1 p but ho is a dear godly man with a fine flow of language temple of cuelph the other day with her chocked sunbonnet obsenringhtr wrinkled old face as it flapped to aud fro inthe morning breeze mitb martha mixon was younger plumb er more blooming than her neighbor s le was aa jet in the forties they miht o ill her an old maid but she was not yet oi t- ride the limit of a possible wedding rii y and martha mixon felt certain that she never was intended to lead a single life troublesome shrilly echoed mrs poppleton troublesome is no word lor it once admit liiin my dear and yoi 11 never be ublu to get him ont- of the lion te and anch a talker oh 1 know all abcut it for he sat threequarters of jm hour on my front doorstep trying to make me buy a picture of some young woman with her head tied np in a towel beatridjjy giugy or some outlauduh name but i wdiildut i just went on with ray baking uaobsiiuute as yon please and when he saw poppleton and the hired mun coming home across lots to their diuutr he cleared out 1 my 1 said miss mixon what is he likel well hes ahot aud stout said m poppleton with a bad head and a ababby brown suit and a tongtlc as long as yojir clothesline pm very glad you told me about hid said mies martha forewarned is fore armed and i shall bo careful to keep hip out 1 so when mrs poppleton bad departed tm hemstbbbt llcesszb acctioxetr for the counties of weuiugto i and hfljj j- orders left at the fbee pbem office jrtoj or at mv residence in actoh will o promptly attended to terms reasonable mosev to lioix uw money taloan bo the most f avoir- able torms and at the lowest rates of tauuis of 9500 and upwards m- johs day architect gtjklph oltt office queens hotel block market square tbancre kuham p successor to tf chapman ijookbinder st georges sqnare guelph ontario j account books of all kinds made torder periodicals of every description carefully tourta baling neatly and promptly done lumbp while you wait and mouldings ac made with neatntssand despatch jj b ye are also prepared to fill all orders for pumps ii on short notice and from long experience in tbe business we feel confident that we can give satisfaction every time so come on with your order and help to roll the ball along m6ney makes the mare go whether she has legs or no thus ebbagk manager mhe hanlan barber shop millbtbeet actox an easy shave a stylish haircut a good eeafoam an exhilarating shampoo ftlwaya razors honed and pot in firsttyasji new suits t 8t m brennan has pleai ore in annonncing that his tail oringbhop in creechs fruit store is now open and in full running order and in a position j to fill all orders given condition tastily cut ladies and childrens baifr 3 p wdaies tonsorial arfibj weaving mb t mitchelll desires to inform the people of acton and take ric arid aih surroundings that lie is prepared to orders for weaving all kinds of fancy carpets flannel sheetinz shirting dress goods striped or plaid twill or pi also bed blankets and horse blankets two yards wide and over m and i will guarantee that i will give good satisfaction to all farmers nd6therafwho will favor me with their patronage j t mitchell he is showing good tweed suits at 12 sold elsewhere for t5 scotqli tweed suit 17 fc 18 el8ewhbbe ffh23 and 24 worsted suit at 20 sold fike ccstoiikii i have decided to purchase an organ for my dangbter one you can recommend and should we agree as to style and price you may call it business pftoinietoit thank you sir i will try and suit you iu every respect are you particular as to the make of organ you purchase i sell a great many bell organs cuh i want a good organ do not care whose make it is but there is a man in this town advertising himself the- sole agent for tbe bell organ though you sell it pbop ha ha ha no honest man would advertise himself to be what he well knows he is not i have always bought and sold bells organs they are made to sell and i have no donmv if you take a dozen or two but you can buy the organs as cheap as any other man can buy for cash they are an enterprising firm cub i thought there was somothing wrong when i see agents selling the organ everywhere i go pnop nothing wrong fpnly the result i of strong imagination on his part just as a small grocer would imagine himself sole agent for all the sugar manufactured by redpath co as ubual the customer purohased a bell organ from 3 c mclean of the temple of music piano notice 1 with her betting of eggs and the bunch of white clovepinks which miss mixon h id given her that middleaged maiden at down to sew on the hew alpaca gown which she intended to wear to the parsonage pai ty the next day to meet mr todgilt the mis sionary from japau for the parsons wife had invited a select few to hear the rem n iscences of the returned traveller and- to drink souchong and eat muffins and chi k en salad with him and miss mixon was one of the happy minority ive always felt so ourious about those eastern countries said miss martha and they tell me that mr todgilt isj an go the fold elsewhere at 25 1 i gentlemen wanting a firstclass good- fitting ewt tc may rely upon being suited in vw respect by leaving their orders with pe3nnaw the clothier 27500 27500 splendid trouble rosewood yeneejed upright piano with all the latest improve ments french repeating action equal to an ordinary canadian piano warranted for five years at j g mclbn quebtjo street guelph unmarried man and wants a wife to back to japan with bim nest yeair and as she sewed she wondered vagdely how she should like the japanese climtjte ahanmml loud and sonorous this clearing of throat broke in upon miss martha mixons reverie she jumped to her feet vnh a little scroam and saw a mans figure sit the open door at the other eud of- the pall where the buff and white honeysuckles swayed to and fro and the yellow afteijnoon sunshine streamed in he was bhort and stout the chromo man 1 said miss miion to herself and he hadyes he certainly had k bald head miss mixon could see that as he took off his bat and be wore a brow i suit that was most assuredly past its dys of newness and under bis arm he carried a flat leather case or valise which loo ted as if it might be intended for the conveyance of ohromos and for no other purpose the chromo man repeated miss mixon and she advanced to the obmbat with the resolation of a honj to we dont want any thing madam sajd the strange i- no i sharply repeated miss llartha stamping her foot no i say why dont you go away i beg your pardon madam but mist mixon bethought herself he c of a i will meet him at the parsouage to morrow said miss mixon complacently how i envy you i said mrs bruce who was not one of the invited guests misb mixon dressed iu all heir best in cluding the alpaca gown and sundry bows ot blue ribbou which were not unbecoming to her blonde comeliness went to the par sonage the next day mrs hall the par- soils wife came runniug to meet her my dear martha she said j i was bo afraid you wasnt coming hes here such a dear man 1 come right into the j parlor mr todgilt let me present you to miss mixoni miss mixon this is mr samuel todgilt from japan mr todgilts bow checked in a stare of amazement astotii8hing i baid hel miss mixon turned very well 1 do declare 1 she faltered for in miss mixon the lady who had been especially recommended to him its a saiutly and appropriate helpmeet ihe mis bionury beheld the very female who had ignominiously pursued him from her door with a broom when the previous day he hod stopped to solicit directions as to tbe right road aud in mr todgilt martha saw the personage whom she had repelled as the obnoxious chromo man im sure i beg your pardon said iahe but i mistook you for somebody else the returned missionary burst out laugh- mg he could not help it jr no harm done saidiie noonn done and fortunately he spoke the truth miss mixons geuuine good sense and good feeling boo u effaced the disagreeable first impression which she knew her broom had made and mr todgilts second call at the cottage was longer than bis first i to make an old story short mr todgilt got married to martha mixon and tothis day in americajapanese ciroles tho good missionarys bides will shake as he tells how on his first meeting with his wife she pursued him off the field of cupid with a broom wasnt i a brave man to take her after that says he j and mrs todgilt only smiles audi says jeremiah how can you the grace of giving verily i say unto you that tl is poor widow hath cast more in than 1 11 they which have cast into the treasury for all they did cast in of their ubuudance but she of her want did eat in all that she had even all her living mark suv 41-41- we learn from this oircumstanco that giving was part of the temple servic thoro was a place in the temple catied the trea sury i suppose it was a chest of some sor4 into this the people put their gilts of money when they came to worship this hatt to be done an well as any other part of the service it meant systematic beneuoeuce the obligation still remains every wellregulated church must have its treasury and every oner should cast into it tbe obligation u weighty with- fjout this tho affairs of the church cannot be well administered buys paul there fore as ye abound in every thing in faith in utterance iu knowledge and in all dili gence and in youtj love to us nee that ye abound tn thin gitaee alo that is the grace of giving we arc not only to give but we are to aixtund in the grace of it people develop in faith and utterance and in love to the brethren somehow long be fore they learn to give much there are many who are excellent talkers but there are few who abound in the grace that is obiefest of all again it is said but to do good and to communicate forget not for with such sacrifices god is well pleased communicate does not mean a wordy communication but a contribution to the- necessities of others we are not to le so far carried away v itb the other excercises of- religion as to forget this ne thing which is as accept ible to god as the fruit of our lips as wo learn to sing we should also learn to give it is said moret verjfiaf they all cad iif the rich and the poor some more some less the poor too often leave the rich to do all the giving jand the rich bometlmes when they havq given as much as the poor feel that they have done enough bat every one can give something though it be little and wo are pot to measure ourselves by ourselves but everyone should lay by bim in store for this end as the lord hath prospered hjm jesus did not say that this widow was poor and ought to keep what bhe ha i and let others better able do tbe giving her gift war small amounting to half a mill or about the twentieth of a cent of our money but jesus commended her spirit and pronounced her gift the largest that was thrown in and she was blessed accordingly the measure of our prosperity is to be the standard ot our giving two mites from a poor widow who bad nothing was sufficient for her bu r a little short fasttytkllr i found my love in apml i i lost my love in may with the buds he came to woo me when they bloomed he went away and i care not for the flowers nor for anything in may when ho went lie kissed me saying tie a little short farewell but the summer will not bring him tho it ring tbe funeral knell of a fond and true heart broken by a liftle short farewell all the roues see me weeping and they try to comfort me but they only make me saddcrr make me wtep the more to see that the roses love me better and arelaithf uler than he ah i for me there is no comfort and for me there is nor may for tis love that makes the seasons iu a womans heart alway 1 faithless love brings drear december faithful love bangs rosy may j pearl rher god biiess mother a little child with flaxen hair and sunlit eyes so sweet and fair who kneelb when twilight darkens all and froinwbose loving lips there fall the accents of this simple prayer god bless mjod bless iuy mother 1 a youth upon lifes threshold wide who leaves a gentle mothers side yet keeps enshrined within his breast her words of warning still fliebesf and whispers when temptationrtricd lod hess 1 god bless my mother 1 a whitehaired man who gazes back alonglifes weary furrowed track and sees one face au angels now hears words of light that led aright and praysavith reverential brow god bless god bless my mother i give morel this amount from one able to would have merited no praise giving is not only a duty it is a privi lege ndthing but base ingratitude cap withhold where so many good gifts come down from above it is more blessed to- give than to receive to be placed above the necessity of receiving is blessed but it is also trpe that there is more sweet joy in i giving toothers than in receiving the lord loveth a cheerful giver givine is a grace not merely the result oldivine grace in us bat it is itself a grace an ornament an accomplishment that if if halfway truly christian it is associated with faith and knowledge and the proprieties of speech and we are exhorted to abound in it as we have therefore jopportunity let us do good unto all itis also a means of grace not that the divine favor can be boughtrwith money bnt the spirit of charity and sacrifice is the spirit of christ and where it abounds god makes his grace abound fro v xi 21 v there is that scatteretli and yet increa- seth apd there is that withholdeth more than ibuieat but it teudeth to poverty the liberal soul shall be made fat and be that watereth shall alwobe watered him self isa xxxii 8 but the liberal de composition on the cow vfel 5155j m m m the knights of labor and intoxi cating liquor r by the prevmble pfthi constitution of tbe knights of labor driuksellers are ex cluded from membership the aim being to exclude all nonproducers its leaders are all keen total abstainers its general master workman mr terence v powder ly is a lifelong total abstainer he says that he never tasted intoxicating liquor of any kind and has not the remotest idea of what it is like inmarch 1886 mr fow- derly said the knights will not allow a liquor distiller lor brewer or a liquor- seller or one whose wife is a liquor- seller to become a member of the order and i am striving to prevent liquorsellers frenj joining ji i the second highest official ot the order baid lately i do not know the taste of lager beer and i would that every working man in america could say tbe same rum is the greatest curse of the workingman to day from a selfish standpoint alone the workingman should be an abstainer no one can doubt a bo tit the perfect soundness ot such sentiments if workingmen were all to forswear at once and forever tbe use either moderately or immoderately of in toxicating liquors they would revolutionise the whole face of society the present bishop of london an ardent teetotaller and workingmana friend said lately that if the well- todo people of the country were to give up entirely the use of intoxicating liquor such is the force of fashion and so greatly would they be followed that in fi- e years fivesixths of all tbe misery and abject poverty of london would be at an end why should workingmen wait for such a fashion better themselves make the fashion but for drink and its consequences there need not as a general thing be a workingman in canada who doea not own and has not- paid for his own house and garden and has not money in the bank besides the anti- poverty society had better begin its oper ations here oldbe v f here is a little girls composition on the cow a cow is an animal with font legs on the under side- the tail is longer than the 18 but its not used te stand on the cow kills flies with her tail a cow has big ears that wiggle on binges so does the tail a cow is bigger than a calf but not giving does not impoverish i have never hjeard a man attribute hia poverty to his charity debt extravagance wasteful ness speculation high life prodigality and such like are the things that ruin people a maifj on a- small income by diligence and economy may live comfortably save a little and yet have something to give and in so doinghe will gain tifat which is far greater than ail riches jibace and satisfac tion within stinginess is the death of the soul and where it prevails the springs of joy dry up bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in mine house and prove me now herewith saith the lord of hoats if i will not open yon the windows of heaven audlpoac you ont a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it as big as an elephant she is made small eo she can go into the barn when nobody is looking some cows are black and some hook a dog was hooked once she tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat black cows give white milk so do other cows milkmen sell milk to buy their little girlb dresses whioh they pot water in and chalk cows chews cuds and each cow finds their own chew this is all there is about cows the meaning of jubilee all dp not know what the jubileeneans as regards her majesty the matter is simple enough queen yiotoria ascended the throne on june 20th 1887 so that by the 20th june 1887 bhe will have reigned 50 years now the fiftieth year wap a very important almost sacred year among the jews moses had laid it down as a divine command that after every 49 years the land was not to be sown ar reaped debts which could not be paid owing to jpoverty were to be- cancelled slaves were to be set free and the land was to be restored to its original owners the fiftieth year was to be hallowed and liberty proclaimed throughout the land to i the inhabitants the name jubilee arose fiom the laot that the year was announced at the close of harvest by a blast on k rams horn or zebet the great holidaj was nevjer strict ly held and fell at last ibto disuie but the name remained and is commonly em ployed todenote the fiftieth anniversary of an event of vast pubjioor private in terest harmony at home 1 we may be quite sure that our will is likely to be crossed during the day vso let us prepare for it 2 every person in the house has an evil nature as well as ourselves and therefore we must not expect too rouohy 3 look upon eaoh member of the family as one forwhomlchristdied 4 when inclined to give an angry an swer let us lift up the heart in prayer 5 if from aiokness pain or infirmity we feel irritable let us- keen a very strict watch over qurselves c observe when others- are suffering and drop a word of kindness 7 watch for little opportunities of plea sing and put little annoyances out of the way a 8 take a cbperful view of everything and encourage hope 9 speak kindly to dependents and ser vants and praise them when you can 10 in all little pleasures which may occur put beit last i 11 try for the soft answer that tuftieth away wrath gofigregatwmlisi has it has tbe liquor traffio ever bniltaohurch an asylum or endowed a college has it ever bet a standard of businesa character which is recognized in banks and sjountangrooms i has it ever given society a single great brained and greathearted man hs3 it ever made a wife happier than she would be with a sober husband 7 has it ever led a youth up into noble manhood has it ever paid its own way as a re venue returner has it ever lessened crime and crimin aia no not then not been weighed and been condemned as a malefactor dare you sustain such an agency and claim to be a good oitiaen issue i the ages cf birds the following table is jrom an english souroe and claims to be measurably correct as to the ages of the birds mentioned yean parrot lives 60 partridge 15 peacock 34 pelican mw pheasant 15 pigeon im 5ven 100 robin w skylark 80 sparrowhawki40 swann 100 thrush 10 i yean blackbird lives 12 blackcap 15- oataary 24 crane 24 crow 100 i eagle 100 fbwloommon 10 goldflnohrl5 goose 780 heronj60 lark 13 linnet 23