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r srcu aotou ott offlco iii keituy si i xix sinn residence in llix rear nriiiicia to sindness and certificates okiu niat or day promptly attended to l rknnrttlds dentist 0 ckonoetown oxtvrao 1 k kikla lus surgeon ltwlst cwown out- use f tbo wn nittvis uue ctus commonly l itiiil 1 ain iroxtrtictiustoolh without 11 vui n ifciiionstrator aud practical i vnl cheo ol dintal surgeons crvi uiv ilvivl wjioif twriviiir cuwi in any otrntion pcripnncl will c mitvu secnilaiid fourth veflihsdiiy ich la i v3it in apievs hotrl ii calsuukisrrgeon jkn- t tlr milton ltoiittr oradnnteclf ibe c liual surpions of oumrio lvisliv of vaili tiv liau- jilv ofliic iu asnuss hotel -tl- ralnral teeth a vociiltt 1 111 soll c llulou dr rub- 1 tjik i peilcct vitaliicd ar -x- l riiestbetics used lor x uexuual j a if kino business ttiaxbactbd m0nbt10aitbd 017 approvbd notes otes discounted and interest allowed on doposits find the puzzle jmir ulciiguoii is fjnrcil to furnish on tho i ahortest iiottea luany obniittty and at bot- i torn pjicov ftmvfcuss r umber lath 8taveshead lng8hlngls wash tubs churns butter tubs pork barrels wood flour and feed jnl miytlihii in the him of farmcrt bqubokcep- lprs or oqnlraotors uecomltlea tlio jiumioib to ftnrt a llnco thau thomas c moores ibny auytliing in tlio above lineb also to nud it you nro imlcbtcrt to win for anything jnir- jbnm tnuq bim itu boolts say some arc and hpwouldlikothomouoy wall papers central- n t 1- j- in v mclean vs sqlnric- titia hll ac n wsl coaveaiiccx ton a mcleax r a vvr v- irijcton notirv pcjgfetc mv ey to lcuin i avh tiusilay ami satunlat meat market i joseph patton butcher haajileasuro iu anuouiiciiijj to thn rittiejib ot acton that ho has pur- tbased llic butclicriur bniiness ot mr william ltoswll and is itiisnovl to conduct tho biiic in a straisbtforwaril business maimer having had lre experience in tin- businesn i feel that 1 uiin runvautcc all customers tlio fa- vor uio with their rrtm perfect ktwnction all kiiuls of uiiat frtsli mvl ool iind iioultry fisli ac iu dliison will lifi mind in iftock i rcspectf nuv solicit vour ctecuiud jiatroiiagc joseph patton acton nov mi h sku7 acton ontabio thubsday jttjtlt t 1887 inrw -and- boidems ceiling decorations all new for 1887 -at- dats bookstore cuelph aitrg tbs national antbbu jimriikhvkmok hud hdvixour itraaloub qncreii lidiik live our nohlu quoont uod wive tlio jnooii bend hur vlctorlinin hapiy and rlori6un lohh to rolrli over uk loi wivo tlio queoii lift wo both heart and voice with ono aooord rojotoo onthlnkladdny oh on r qtioou8 lubiloo lluml wo to flotl the knoo hinuh 41 right heartily dot havo uie queen god 1 oar our iiatiouu nrayer bafohitliylovhik cru quard thou ourqueuu ltulor of oartli ami wjo thronuh all eternity iii ono bloat jnhlleu keen tlion our iicuii far from the motherlaud i nobly well fall or utaud by kimlaud queen through towns and onwts free llrilonv undaunted wu hini wjth trno loyvlty tiotlsavo tho qiiceb 4 jfwnitg ftcafthuj w h rutledce the butcher dm in everything in thr meat line no cits etaflwluiieiu cin in- injuni better sttkrk- l nt alt nciisoik no questionable goods of fered to custorrters at any price il- acton nvstnir mitiluell i tt cosvev ixcki i trv jlijlou of tlli money ac ctiiiiniioii to loan at g hlit illax balkd liamitr solicitor i xo gkofrrown ixtxvct t ail fsnaro dealiu is my nlotto oue trial foinjiiciu aevj ihiiihs tah alaayii ikid fur ati tllu hirfiist priccimiid for hiiibsiyid rjieeivkins w ii rutledce wellington marble worts quebec st cuelph ni iol invrstions la s tilkt a rlvt viitt and hira tj r i li-ft- acku ii u -ilr-l- iruiiiity at n rlpulo to iri i the ii favoral thrirti iaus c inttriit nt day sells cheap 2 vi jjohn h hamilton lilopimetob wholesale and retail- dealer in marble granite and everything pertaining to cemetery wori direct importer of all kinds of qrohitc and j jinrblc havius lilily visited tl riy of vundyrrivnitf quarficrand lwvins lmrcliased the entire tocv of gray andrcd gram monuments headstones crosses nriis etc of alcianilcr taylor at lesi than cost i will until further notice sell ai rices never lhfore known in ontario for in stoncctirnnite monument it iiigh rco 7 ft i73 a ft 0 ft rion jo it 120 all work an material warranted firstclacs parties wantin auythin in this line will do well to call and act mo before imrchasiug elsewhere as i gnarantci my prices are fron ao to 30 per cent below al otber tlcalenl tbje bajzaar has just roooived a lare supply of now raymond sowing machines the leading machine call ftud bco fur yourself also tlio lovely samples ol arrasiit tinsel mid other work done on this popular machine it takes the lead fnrj durability excel lence of finish uud vuriety of work for sle by prank j avjjttmiell acut for acton corseovn and kur- rounding country yon will also find on hajii1 at thehanaar a larco stock of fancy gpgds in great variety sold clillip for casli oall and examine my ooxls and prices remember- my pito small profits and quick retonib at kjlly bros old btand frank r webber- aolon juuc 23rd 1b87 the jubilee yeah her oraoioua majeity queen vlctirla has reigned for blf a oentury ikack llhiltkn ax1 1uoslklfltv isasiik uiniijlizmi- wma jeueiice thitee cebttsi i ii l i i i i ill that ho did not keep them waiting alio came into the room in a looso white nijht- gown and shawl her night oap thrown off nmlhor hair falling upon lier eliouldors her foot in blippeni toara in hor oyea but por f ootly collected and dignified lord mel bourne tlio primo miiiistor sot tho rnoetinfj i of tho privy couiioil at 11 6olock that day them tho queen took the coronation oath and tho cubiiiot ministers and btboj privy coiinoillors swore allegiance to her and ex pressed themselves charmed by hor gentle digjiity and engaging maiftorb u tlio prbolamatiou of the new sovereign and hor spodoh iu person from the throne in the house of lords followecl booh after bat her public coronation 011 the brilliant pageantry connected therewith took plooe the next yearjnno 2h 18j18 the queen was surroiindxjd and support ed by able men tho whipji or liberals as uow culled wcro in powerj at tlio head of tlio ciibiupt as prim6 minister was lord melbourne and his ureat opponents in tho house of commons were the eloquent lord brouham and the acute lord lyuh- hurst otliet famous men then iu parlia ment wcro mr grote the historian of greece edward lytton bulwer afterward thk hoyaii uoisehold ariiay itirsi l ilili ii t an1 welliiiii ii irct oii ldresed to acton jtntioll tenilp if desired to ay architect gitifii osr lt hk market sjtiar inuancis man 1 j to t r t iuiji- t j h piiiiii yxiundki iucli ontario 1 kints made to ordct y dccriiitiou tarifufly bound i7omitly done rpue iianx ballbep ilop i htiiret actos h haircut n sool 6cilfoaw 7a always siren haxoni tla ladiei condition titcat i v oidkx tonsorial artist uljh busiikss college gcelih ontario t tillld scholastic yeab iiv s i tcmiicr lu latronago draj jc- v and provinces toung men throiully lriarl for buuies 10j- 1- r i liuciilly successful 4 jii j iniiilaiiaucrs bliortliand wnt- vrr sltjioti travellers etc both in fnite 1 states jmerau jbtcfv ryji riticil work and courteous trc- iiritiiirictriztie ijistituliou 11oll iitl ti rl lie ail van tas of the college siiiliul ifcs alforcled for tlc aplbisu 1- riiii atil itrm hello pause and consider tbat it will be to yonr owiiiutcrrst to patronizj homo trade we would respectfully iuforui th ujiautants of acton and aurrouiiding county that wcrrclikaiii in fun runuiiir order and in better vosiiiouthnii before tlpe fire to fill nil orders cutrtistod to iu to parties building lumber will be dressed whilo you v nit and moulding sc made with neatness aid despatch jj jj w are also prepared to fill nil ordcrja pumps on short notice and from long oxperiouce in file basincss we lecl confident that wo can give bat- iafoction c rcry time so come ion with- yonr orders and liclp to roll the ball oloug mourn- mikes tho nore go whether blionss legs ot up t1ios ebbage manager new suits brennan m iti on niiuun mru vrincipal lumber shingles and lath to inform i tht le haii now on band olll will j g i iie nolle p well tail cwkellt sole agent for acton and vicinity for the celebrated bell organ and lansdowne piano in the tiikr irkiw i notice that mrj c mcleans advcrtiscnien doabts my sole agency for the bell 0rsi i now state that jt have a written con tract duly bicned by mcrs v bell co giving me the sole agency for the sale of the bell organ for the city of guclpli and a radius of twenty miles including acton ilockwckxl edenmillu iioii new ger many breslau aud ilespeler the above mentioned contract can be seen by any lady or gentleman on calling at my music store opposite the post office 1 believe the reliable firm of w ball 4 0 are ad hering to tbo letter of the contract and that any person other than my agents who are selling the bell organ in the above territory is obtaining tliom iu son unsatis factory way or is selling a becondhand instrument i notice proprietor recom- mendedthe bell oignn to customer the indisputable reputation of this organ ib such that all dealers recommend to custo mers owkelly opposite lost office gdblph my warcrooin is well stoikod with musical instruments iiicludiiw pianos organs guitars banjos violins harimiiiteas and accordiaus also a full line of tbo latest slicet music and am receiving new instalincuts daily c w kelly qtfcou victoria has completed the aft ctli year of hor reign an event tp excito the enthusiasm of her buhjcotb iu all parti of tho world the ceremonies of the julilee year began h ndja fl february lave since ooiitiimeofin oihpr paite ai tins prnpire and are to end in grand display all over british empire and surely no equal pe riod since tho advent of man oil this planet has witnessed such advances in science and spoed such rapid dovelopiuont in tlio useful ivrtb such an increai of comfort libarty and enlitbtenment since victoria ascend ed the throne the poputrtiun uf tlic plljtprl kingdom great britain and ireland lias increased no per cent the ajfgrogate wealth has moro than trebled the foreign com merce has almost trebled newspapers and schcols cib ttn benevolent orgai iza- tioijs have grown nevur iivii hl4 pf- conhilished prncticalresnlts as they grow laws have improved humanity advar cetl wages increased and the prime necessities of life cheapened till now it is tho deliber ate tdjjliiij fjf h most cautions si ttis- ticiaus that tho britliii laborer 15 itm por cent better fed 40 per cent better hpi sed 50 per cent better clothed and lw per ient better educated than he wab in the thort reigiiinjanrlv yiotoria is the graudilaujuhsf pf iii and the eighth in descent throtigli tho female line of that james stuart who united fln rrpwns of england and scot land so frflirj afi s liiljs siotch and german the quu family has been roval dncal or otherwise noble for twimty- five genewuoun noar k0 yars vihen the saxons in england avero oontmertd by ihejiormaiis the line of alfrod the ireat was united with thet royal line of scotland ihe alliance was further contented by the marriage of a later scotch king- with the daughter o om of i kin oi england and fclttl later jhafkiiit tapl til tor lord lytton lord john rnbsell lord palmerstoii sir itohort peel mi glad- atono mr ijocbpfk aiiu jjbrd sunloy aftenvard lord jlcrby paniel pconuell still rcmaiuod but his great work was done and tho rest of hts public life was paiiifnl and for the most part unprofitable disraeli was just begiuing to ho known bnt universally ridiculed bb a fop and charlatan soon after three very noted meu entered parliament richard cobdon the advocato of peaooiiiid frco hade john bright his- ooworker and thomas babiugton mac- anlay whose rathcrbrilliunt parliamentary career lias ton qiptp phsoired hy his greater brilliancy aa ccsayitt and historian with all these and many mono able meu in public life with general peace in all her dominions and tbo enthusiastic love of her people the cihcen bceraed to begin licr rcigri with tlio fairest piohpects tik fjmyi aiulawi on tho 10th of january 1810 her majosty announced at the opening of parliament that she would soou marry her cousin prince albert axtep she trusted cou- dujiye to the iuterests of my peoplo as well as my own domestio liappiness the marriage took place feb 10 1810 hie royal highuegb francis albert au gustus charles emanuel duke of saxony and prince of coburg and gotha such wore his full titles was born ang 20 1819 and wan throiofo tiiioo months younger than the queeu they became lovers early and one of the ladies in waiting relates that lie queen was sorely tired by tho royal etiquette which demanded that she should make the itgt inrgrbsljqu of inarriab after tho interview bhe reached her cbatu- ber in great agitation and being comforted by the lady remarked i am indeed agitafed aiul with good eatije i have just proposed wtue prippe uci chosen hnsbaixl was at ouoo naturalized by acv of parllaiacht elvon tlio title of irinefj consort and an annuity of t50000 sterling per year and it was enacted that in case lip outlived the queen he should be regcut of uie kingdom till the heir came of age prince albert though distrusted at first soon vypp tlje hgatuof thp f5lb by his while the retinue of altoudants t balmoral and osborne is very limited it lajjair otlierwiso at winsdor during the season thero is found a regiment of attendants of all ranks from duko to dust man and from lady of the bedchamber to scullion tho total is about 1000 at behead of the liousobold forces is the lord sioward with a salary ef 10000 it year appointed by tho prime minister jiud llhcrcforu a political official he is com mander in chief of every employe in tho lioukchojd except the ladies directly about the person of tho queou tho religious staff and the stable corps ho iijipoarb at court on btate occasions aiid appoints all bis subordinates his lioutenant is the master of the household who receives 1200 a year and has a inivitto secretary at a good salary next conies tho- lord treasurer of tho liogsbiiqld whq nnyq hio bills and gets a salary of 1000 a year thcso three constitute the board of geecu cloth aud sit as judges of all offenses committed in the palace and to assist litem ujid keep the record they have one cecrotary at 91500 a year as it would be in canadian money and three accounting clerks at 1000 each then thoro isthe clerk of the kitchen at 2co0a year tlip chief tji lip spnio and hia four asaistaiit cooks at 1750 each the ohicf coufcctibucr atli00and hisassistaut tiih qobbpa 1 jtbllke fifty year a sovereign t england has known the like of it but three times before henry iii reigned for iiftysix years ed ward hi for fifty years apdafow months and george hi occupied the throne for iittynine years but henry and edward were oys fhen thpy inherited the sover eignty aud gcorgu was an imbecile for ten ycurs before his nominal feign was ended victoria vrasninoteen when she ascciidod tbo throno she alone therefore of english hjionarcbs has ruled for fifty years in tho full possession of her bodily and mental powers victorias reign however will not bo com pared in history with hcuryb or georges or even with edwards but with that of the queen who was culled though not no very good good queen boss and who reigned for ijeijily the half century tbc victorian era will be matched against the elizabethan era what the one was to literature tho other has been to the material uffaira of life tlio eliiiabethun age had its marloua il mussitiger its joneon its beaumont and fletcher and its slrnke- spears but the people and the princes ate with thevr ingeps and the inhabitants of one fopnty talked a larignago unintelligible to the inhabitants of tho next county be- causo colnniunicatiou beuvcen one place and another was nest to impossible tit 81200 tho chief bugler at f83dotia ago of victoria- while indeed having tablo doolier at l000 and ids assistants j tennyson a eoskin a spencer and a at salaries somewhat less there nro also i host of poets novelistb and scientrets who yeomen of tho pantriesladics of the linen havo produced a more varied literature room and a vast array of chamborniaids lamp lighters washers etc the coal de partment alone employs thirteen persons directly about her majestys person are than any age has known has itseliief glory in tip wonders accomplished byj steam and electricity in the cstablisltmentof a popa- laredupatjop in the sure defense of freedom the mistress of tlio robes thp groom fif tlio j of thongbt and civil liberty in thoconstant robes tlis keeper of the private pureo or j enlargement of the political powers of the finuuciul secretary to tbo queen eight j masses till it seems as if tho monarchy maids of honor as many bod chamber were trangforhcd to a republic and- in the women and numerous maids for other thousand and one liomo comforts and per- functions all thcso nndcr control of the lord chamberlain who receives 10000 a tbs year op jubilee llv tue blost rev e h illcxbbhtkrm pl lxbp bishop of exkteii o obd otir fathers rfod and ours dcoro tliy throno wo low tho knee r ijour down tliy mercys rieliesx libobers upon ourbovcreigns jiibilcc wo bless tlieo for her blescdptt for hoiythouglits of thiiips that were for love that must for ever last and all thy love to us in her for years of sunshine calm and bright and stormcloud always rainbowspannd por her sweet home whicbtilieds iti light on cverylioiue iritliiii ourlaud and with our praises oiie stroiij prayer i from morn to night from nilitfb moml ijrcauicrjn the universal air i and to the tlnoncoftliroiim in borne uod iavethe oueeu wau blcjdeenil j tlio mother ijuceirof land and sea tiod bayo th queeli worll vilhout cnil till earth keep hravcnii ici jubilee ml ritotijltss lliini vulilias kkuiv nor are thebeneiiiial changes of the last half century confined- to the masses sonal privileges devised for the meanest subjects of the realm yoar and is assisted by the groom of the j tho spirit of the age has been an irrefs- stole next corao tho gentlcmon of the j tible progress tbo quscn and hersubjects private household viy jfgvtt br4o iu j have been as one in seeking the fulfillment waiting as many grooms in waiting and i of the great plans of the century it is divers gentlcinen uslicrs of tlio privy j right unit kings and princes and nobles chamber grooms of the privy chamber ijoin jn rejoicing orer the progress of which grooms of the great chamber and pages of victoria is the symfroi it is right that the back stairs the foregoing is bnt arnere j praises were sung in westminiter ahd that outline of tho system there aye depart- the streets ot london were crowded vith ments or musio amitsomeiit medicino i jubilee llnjongs it is a year of jubifcp charity and literature in all of which i long livotbe queen n r indrjwrmi liberal salaries arc paid i history op the tniox jack tiik vict01i1ax klfa this being tho jubilee year of the rejgn pf quoan victoria the anniversary of her birth was celebrated everywhere through- vve are familiar with white blue and j rd eitsignsi and with the union jack which ocenpjesahe upper- quarter nearest the flag staff the white ensign has the out her dominions with oven more than tho red crosb of st georgein addition to he usual exhibitions of loyalty and amid more union tack without the jackthis white general expressions than ordinary of the cnsti with a red cross ronresenu onr old swearing and fuelling established until a recent date almost as institutions of the country have nearly disappeared from tho face of society the first a gradual change the second one not lesss sudden than it was maivcllous and one liappily uol followed y by the social trespasses which it was not wholly unreasonable to apprehend from its abolition serious as opposed to idle lifo liafljjecouie a reality ahd a great reality iii quarters open to peculiar temptation for example among theofficersoftliearmy and atopr pnblic schools which are among the mosti marked and natoiialtf ouriii- stitutiens the clergy of the anglican churclt have not merely improved- bnt transformed and havojyeatly enlarged their influence during the tunc- wberrvol- notary and nonconforming esort within ticir province and beyoudit and most of all in scotland has achieved its noblest triumphs at the sainc tihie ths dispos ition to fay bare public nilsoliiefs and diag them into the light cf day wlilcli tirougti liable to exaggeration hrs- perhaps been our best distinction among the nationshas become more resolute r ever the multiplication and better formation of the institution of benevolence amobg3 are bkt symptomatic indicationi of a witter and deeper change a- silent but more ex tensive and pratical acknowledgnieut of the great- second commandment of the duties of wealth to poverty of strength to weakness of knowledge to iguoranefe iu a word of man to man the sunitclthq matterseems to be tbat upon llicrwhoie and in a degree we who lived uftys sixty seventy years back ard are living now live in a gentler time e glailelonc of henry vii of kngland married j imcb i purity cffihitratrtmrniruhoffccied devotion iv of scotland irj uie meantiine all the j to the duties of his position he devoted disputed claims to tho throno of lniland himnelf to various reforms of a sociol had been merged in one by tho marrialge of nature especially the abolition of dncliug j vtf lnlfliuc of riii- and hemlock ovrliiii of 1i also lirt nfl b cia spine hliinic k jith coal wood- lvccoal jhavialroa kf b t -awn- lwlwood athcwlar aud mill wood able prices wool and coal delivered r tamb bbow mutual fire ihsurance compahy j y tiik-r- c0wt7 of wbiwtwtok kstasmsukif 1810 headoffice cuelph ltoirci uuihiugs handis- tttdeutiet audaji other decripijmi of property on lreiijum kojo fiystoiv f w etone ouas- drido eresident b john ta7l0fv4m has pleasure in announcing that his ti oring ihop in creechs fruit store is nowopcn and in full running order and in a position to fill all orders he is showing good tweed suits at si2 sobd ebsewheke for 15 scotch tweed suit 17 8 8011 jitsewhkbk f01t23 asd 241 i fine worsted suit at 20 soiiprbsbwiieite at 25 i j gentlemen wanting a firstdijibb good- fitting coat etc may rely upon beingsuited in every respect by leaving their orders with brennan v the clothier and mar- henry vii to the princess who was heir to the hoiian ui yrfc j 83 fe offspring of hcnryb daughter jueon ylotoilu iiivt the scotch kiug stood next to the englisl line in right of claim henry- viiis son ed ward vi died in bovhood t his half f istcr mary though marnoddied childless the remaining sister elizabeth never ried so ou ior death lief fathprs linp yfas extinct aud tho crown went to her cousin james vi of scotland and james i of kngland he wasja coward a pedant a glutton and a voluptuary but he was tho undoubted heir of alfred tho great of tho blantu3rnets both vork and lancaster of honry tuitor aurt of wiliiam lll cfiu or add tltat he had moro learnbigj than vfibdom aud a vnniity that would have been called childish if it had not been tob dis gusting and one may bco how easily he camo to look upon himself as di inely appointed his son- charles i was beheaded h s son charles ii died without legitimate issue and the latterlfl brother james ii was driven away by the revolution of lfwi- after whidlnt was enacted by parliament that none but protestants should wea the crown so mary daughter of jam 28 ii was set np with hir husband vvillior 1 iii but they died childless james icoond daughter aiuid succeeded but she died childless and bo the protestant lino of charles i was extinct and tho claim went back to james i ahd to his daughter eliza beth who was married to the elector tine in germany on feb 14 1013 in the army and was the active promoter ol lift crystal palace whcrofl of itsg he i waulthe trieru t raco and i bcrty in all nations lie died after a very bhort ill ness on the 11th of december 18g1 the queen long remained inconsolable for his deith her protracted seclusion caused much murmuring among her subjects and even now her romantic dovption toliib memory and extreme partiality to bib personal friends provoke criticism j tho queen has told lis much of this happy lifo sho led with the prince cousort especially at jjulinoral their country seat in the scottish highlands thero nearly all tbo court ceremonial was laid aside and the happy couple enjoyed themselves like a country gentleman and lady of tho middle class it was far otherwise at tlio regular british courtcspei ially at windsor castle the established royil residence personal affection of her subjects the historical cvpnts qf a carour already su ap- nationa1 ilag as tt existed from the time of richard i until after the death of eliza- neually protracted have proyiously been ibetu this red cross flag ihe banner of made known not only iu every newspaper j st gcoifio appears to havo been choteon by within tho ismpio hue to swrooly less j the soldier king in honor of tbesaint who extent albo wherever the eiigllsh language was the patron of soldiers it reniaine3 is spokon though no politicaj i allegiance iw for more tliaib400 yeaivi the flag nuder owjiig iheiehi under t uch circumstauecs whicli the english warriors fought on laud it would bo superilons to japologize for omit- i and on sea when james vi of scotland ting to tell over again he ce ah already much j succeeded elizabeth the scotch had a more than thricetold ta o j national flag tbat ulsn wns ft pvs3 bat it is indeed the uonhisjtorical events u vikt shaped digoatly from that r of st as tbat expression is generally rudftibi i george and was knowh as the cross of yyoj1ic an avj of the victorian era liioh have had the most momentous results the scourge of war that blot of our socalled civilization and standing reprqach to our christianity- st aiidrew ihe ground of the scotch flag wits blue and its cross was white to murk tbo union of the two kingdoms under one sovereigu the nations banner under- hasbejen occasfenaily wielded and with all a chaue although scotland still re thousnulforbibbiucsdttj ttfltit ia tlio i taiued its separate parliament inauc arts p nae that dave madtfthih reign so uew fl j tw0 bameisof england and illustrious till the victorian era has already become for the britishempire all aud moro i than all that the augustan eta was to that of home it has witnessed the addition of a galaxy of imperishable names to tho recorjla of literature tlp iiritin uohool of i painting has made itself a worldwide fame scotland were united thero appeared in it the oblique white gross of st- andtew on the blue ground and the ted eross of stv george on t vihito mariu worked iu ihe blue rield theking wa3 accustomed to sign bis name in thefreuch form of james jacques he was in fact the union tk ijullx- wmmjv -ltlghh- to the if hon t ok alu competition wkllaoe our elegant and subs oo methodist church acton j hev b phh4jpb pastor jcmfico bower avenue public services j0iaiu and 30 pnl hjy boolljo wlblc clmb conducted by tnd pastor all icordtelly inviled j strasgjrg visitor always welcome jat- tontlvtsjjitiedbor i oire antial goods splendid in quality complete in assortmci t 1 overflo wing in lei erous bargains 1 1 men8iw0mes arjdolhbbbenb boots and shoes otbbbss qvbm3e0bs o at pricoa tbat always le id to speedy sales o i lowetprici8 cojtblstrnt with cood9uality pala- she iijg aetotiti apply to fi p ifw juutom work and repairing promptly afct mded to mill trsit m jt iifiisiilw mum acton had a daughter sophia who bod married ernest augustus sovereign of hanover so tho british parliament anticipatiig the death of queen aiino without living ibsue hod enacted that the orown right uhould bo in tho princess sophia and the heirs of her body being protestants she died before anno however and her boii lecame king of england and elector of hancvor as george i this brought in tho house of hanover and the four georgeb and anally victoria in the meantime the oitholic side of the old ftuart linp namely the descendants of jamss jfl through his cath olic sons had bocoino extinot so all claims of all races rcllgipns and dynasties are once more united in victoria george iii was succeeded by his oldest son george iv who diedwithoutlegitimate issue and was succeeded by william iv third son of george iii early on the 20th of june 18h7 he too died without legitimate isjue 60 tho right to the crown w next to tho fourth son edward duko of kent but as that princ i had died soon after the birth of mis pnlj efeughter viotefia- she succeededjto his t igkts there still remain- ed the fifth son o george iii emesfvduke of combe rland ind as the law of hanover did not al low a vi oman to reign that conn- tiy had t ecome a kiiigdom ernest suo- ooeded to the oro vn and took hirns elf off totheirtatdoliiut of englishmen of all rankb wl o detes d him and were pleased with the wparat on othe kjngdonn viotori t was b rn at kensington palace may 21 ihjoaid was therefore but 18 yewa old- wheri she booame queei her mother li ad rewia her in great btjolusiou arid her duoaik n and training war a oxcol lent th digiiii ries who went bef wo day light to a iwouiu j to the prinoess fljo death tiii nnl relate that t prove music may bo said to have nndergone a i jacques or as wo imprbperly pronouuee new birth and to have taken a hold on the j ijack for local purposes tbo scotch public esteem which is wholly novel iu the j sti continue to use the white st andrews mother country bailways all but literally j cross on tho blue field and the english the came in with tho present rejgn the same j re cress on the white hold it was stated may be asserted without any reservation of by royal procliniation in 1696 that vhorc- ooean navigation lcn liio iiuoon was j us some difference hath arisen between onr young telegvaphshad not even reached their j subjects of south and north britain tra- inf ancyv and a sub- atlantic cable would at j veiling by seas abt the bearing of their thpt day havo been deemed tho wildest con- i ccption of the maddest of lunatics as to the telephone that is a thing almost of yes- terday in those days ga ta vjsvivet j work is not only harmless but benefi cial because it stimulates the organism to recuperate worry iexhausts not only- the power hicb nature seta apart for action but the vital strength ufiqn vhich depends the replenishing alibis power and 6p by living at high presbijre which means atvor ried and anxious life wejwth spend inter est and eat un capital with the result that nothing less than beggary jstarea us ibthe face and all because we wjlp haste tqhe rich or famous or great or in some way prospcions it wouila be well vrorth ivhiie to endeavor to teacll people to tike things easily and rememjber that most 6 ithei very best tilings 6ijiiiewhetlier of nind body or qstate are feose which comt oniy to those who can wait und are not to be had for pushing liujrrtivg cr srmggt a vast st1 ivbrs mi ii of hefro il mi le whe i tn m i- nine children of whom seven strll live were born to tlio roynl pair all tlio nirio married and several have children so tlio queen has seven living childrcntthirtyohe grandchildren and six great grandchildren the queens eldest y adelaide mary louise born- nov 21 1810 ib the wifo of the crown prjnco of germany and thus the descendants of the queen will occupy tho seat of power in that empire the next child born ilov 1841 is the present albert edward princo ot wales in 1869 march 10 be married the princess alexaudra caroline mary charlotte louise julia oldest daughter of the king of den mark by whom ho has two sons and three daughters so the succession to the tbrono would beem well secured j alice maud mary third child of tho queen born anril 2a 1813 married tho grand duko of iicuso darinstudt aud djed ioc 11 1878 tho fourth child alfred ernest albert duke ot edinburgh born aug 6 1841 married thb grand duchess marie of llassia and in rear admiral of the royal navy heiena augusta victoria bom may 25 1846 is the wifo of prince frederick of schlobwigholsteiu louisa caroline alberta born march 18 18jw was married maroh 21 1871 to john marquis of lome these two are well and favorably known as the marquis was some time governorgeneral of canada arthur william patrick albert duke of connaught was born may 1 1850 andon march 13 1870 married the princess louiso margaret of prussia leopold gaorgo duncan albert duke of albany born april 7 1858was married april 27 1882 to princess heleneof waldeokj eyr- mont and died march 38 1884 the queens youngest child beatrice mary victoria feodoro born april l4 1857 was married july 23 1885 to prince henry of battenburg we need not wonder that the marriage portjions and largeaunui ties asked by the queen knd granted by parliament have often excited lively tlisousiaod both in the bouse of commons and afnoug the people the intermarriage of royal families givo rise tp strange rolationahipa in europe ah the mdnarolib of luiopo today except the sultan jt turkey aire blood relatives every one of them dead nd ed on one side or the other from john of gauut son of edward ih of england illuminani was net and the clumsy tinder- box occupied the field now usurped by the humble yot useful lucifer match agricul tural machinery too has long since the accession literally as well as figuratively changed tho face of the country so fay t the rural disjrigts aivi uunoerned trado and pominerco havo f allon into line with these new accessories to civilization and havo developed marvellously tiiq statistics- bearjng on tliepo would bo inofed- ible romantic oven were they nbt derived from sources indisputable and ujnchallonge- flags for tho avowing of all snch conten tious hereafter wo havovitli the advice of our cauucilr 0dcrcd that from henceforth all our subjects of this isle and kingdom of great britain aud tlrf members thereof shall bear iu mkid maiutop tbo lied cross commonly called st georgcb cross and the white cross commonly called st audrcws cross joined together and in their foretop our subjects of south britain shall wear the itod cross only as they were wont and our subjects of north britain in their foretop the white cross only as they wore accustomed in 1707 when the scotch and english legislatures were united tl3 distinctive flags ceased to bo used and the united flags as- arranged in able aud the population of the empire ifjoo became tlio single eusigu for tlje within and without in tho home islands and the outlying dependencies has in its augmentation kept rival pace with those successful efforts of onterpriso and industry the pijlitical world too has within the timertinder notice undorgono a real if peace ful rovoltitjon olas3 privileges have prac tically wholly disappeared till today democracy is all but xarnmount all thcso changes and developments mako the present reign stand out prorriinoutly from that of any of its predecessors but it is yet moro distinctly marked by the purity whioh has ovor distinguished the court of- queen victoria and by tho snpt- icbs character of hor own private life tlio cohfldenco aud affootion of hor peoplo have been further gained by tho unsleeping vigil ance which has enablod her for half a ceri- tury to koep well within those monarchical privileges whioh the constitution has laid down with so much delfberatiop and guards so jealously no wonder that in addition to that political allegiance- which it became part of her birthright to succeed to she has received also that noblor and moro accept able homage paid less to the queen than to thegood and pnro women a tribute equally honorable topay and to receive outside of her own dominions too and notably in the unitedstates similar roverenoo is paid to her truly has hor majesty earned even in her lifetime the title already often be stowed upon hor of victoria the good the orinoco eiver wlucii runs tl rough the centre of venezuela is one of the great rivers of the world its luitb is ejmijled at 1600 utiles the area of its- basin at-sfc- 000 square miles tuidul a distance of 200 leagues from its month it is three miles wide hitherto owing io the hostility of the gnahuribos indians who live some dis tance west of its head vratrrrs its sources have been unknown a french ciplorer m chaitiinjon however haskuccocdcdthisv- year in reaching and tracing all ihb-liead- btreahis of the river and iu fixing their position and thecoirase oi the upper -rive- by onehuudred nstrouomic observttiojis in 1s85 ho made an linsucwsfnl effort but returned to his difficult task last yoir the entire journey occupied nearly a year but the main work of the expedition was accom plished in fortysix days tjic difficulties encountered were veiygrutt butm cbait- anjon brought back his piixty will lout tlio- loss of a man he will returif ts- franco next- month arid give an account of his ex- plorationsat the sorbonne wit asd hlfjiojt united kingdom it was the sovereign that mad tho union and established the national flag aud an establishment of dis tinct legialitiires again would not alter the flag ireland would tako prosuihably for its looal ensign tho rod cross of st patrick the irish banner ought to havo appeared in the union flag of 1606 but it did not ireland bad no distinct rccoguitiou in the union flag until 1801 when the irish and british legislatures wore united at that dato tbo union jack underwent a further chango aiidtho red diagonal cross of st patrick on a whito field was introduced- bince that dute the union jack lias shown tlio red cross and whito margin recalling thebanner of st george tho whito diago nal aiid blue field of st andrews banuer and the red diagonal eross of st patrick allowing over the white diagonal cross of the scotch banner the blue ground of the jaok is therefore duo to scotland and pho red and whito as crosses and margins to england and ireland tpii from the brusque way some station agents act one would think they wcro superior to their stations there goes the champion light weight thats so he dont look much like a fighter he isnt hes a coal dealer young miss i want to get- some candy confectioner well youre a sweet little girl young miss 0 1 please sir i dont want taffy wifo oh doctor beiijailiiu seems to be wandering in his inilid doctor who knows benjamin oouij trouble about that he cant go far t f farmer going to jiy foriv pension hey then you wore in the war tnmp no but i had tcr read the war news ter me graudmotheran injured me eyesight you girls want the earth said a king street father when one ofliis daughters asked hhu for so for a new jacket no papa said the ingenious eliihl o twenty not tho earth onlya iicvrjcrwy small man furiously who iiiiicknvy friend large man eontemptuouslyj i did what of it small man timidly nnnothing butrttuok wih a bright idea didnt yon hithmiaibvisy paste i r j s a boys 1dka of a tiifmleitstorm o god the king of nations j ou whoso supjwrl wo leiih j hear tliouonr biniplcatiou- god sase ouvliraeiotis qiloei throieuufty years of lilcsijins thou hast upheld hor throno accojit uio great hankbiviiib tho praiso is tliino alone the biggest hotel may be considered the greatat iunoonvenienoe a littlo boy about lour years old liymg iu a now jersey town ran to the window one evening lately during a heavy thunder storm aa he looked ont long glittering lines of forked zigzag lightning ran across the black sky thou came a broad flash lightiug all the west and northwest oh mamma mamma sobbed the little foilbv gods house is all on fire will ho be hiinicd tip in it a few momoiits after bearing tbo rain pouribg in torrent lie ran to her crying exultantly mamma maiuuia god baa turnodonlliu hoso now hiu house won burn up a majajyha wanted little here below went into the newspaper business coooamt coin they are worse ou lor cj o ii vtiilnt yeuczucla than wc iiii l n m itap pears tbo peoplo ban no ton i rbn they want tp 111 iumiji lic mil diately steal a ie cj- nil nd theseover to the ti cci o- i ip ihc they reqjirc ill 1 1 i i u t u tliodisfrict to itsne ilf i j h l u i paralleled proba v in ni c r les lie has prolnbited the i tf ck unu tto mouoy aud tlireaua ti dcr wi iondifu punisbuieut who inav ic c vcili i ti uli i luilhcr a btrauor if mi xlie j palnjs from the dq inlaijuu u roubenj t f i i i i whornustbe i im ljuaiii lot f tbty i can tarry abontt much wta th m tin- shape i otbanche3cfoocoaivut sj tityll ia iaaiswfflsrf i 7 vv ivii m ixzs0g2te 4