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volume xxii no n acton ontario thursday april 15 1897 price three ceml s i ctoit vct hrss ib i uiliihhl i lvlry x1iuh8day mohn1ng at tue fclec prosi3uam lrriifiiilofui 3tuf1t acton on v thumb of suuacim tion ono dollar per yoar btr lolly in ail van co all t il slrlntioub dincqh tinned when tho tluio foi wi tub tuey liau boqn paid bos expired rho dato to wliioh every aubscrrptlou inpailla denoted oil tbo addrogs label advehtibino kathb transient advertise uieuta 10 oonte pur konpdroll lino for tlrst in bortlon j conts porlido foroaoh bubnocrtjout lasottlpu ootiuot hates tbo following tabic bowd aur rfltosfpr tho insertion of advortiaijmqiitb far apqcrffl periods u bp0e i 1yb 6 mo h j mo i 1 mo our new wall baper for 1897 is the finest and best in the city from 5c to g5c a roll perfect combinations day las tho largest and newest srac in the- city and his prices are by far the lowest iolncboa toinobfn sinohos linah m00 895 00 38x0 13 87 00 35 j 20 00 joo aaoo 13 00 700 0 50 800 j50 9 00 100 avortiauiatyitb without bpoclnc direction win op luborud till forbid and charged aocord ingiy transient advertisements must bo paid la advance advertisements will bo changed onco oaoh month if desired for changes oftenqr- than one a month tho composition hiobt bo paid for at reguli rates changei for contract odvortlsomontb oiubt bo n tbo alflco by nooa on tuosdajb h p moore editor and tropriotor khbuwbh fflmrforp j k urln m d o ffl t roots acton noo coruoruill rrodorick a 8 elliott m b m d ci1 acton gllapuate touomto unrvkilslty office main btroot third door boutb of iroabytoriau church acton veterinary surgeon a lfred p husband vo s graduato of tbo ontario otorhmry collogo honorary member or tbo votoriimry medical booloty opficl u m husband p lot 21 con 4 nosb ugawojo calls day or night promptly attended to dental li bennett l x s dentist ofonoe ontabiq br t 6 mercer dlntifal graduate of toronto uulvaraity and h o d s ofllco over drug store acton visrnva days th jhsdiy a hiiday jm bell dds lds tlsrit hqpjj ouappate op too1to umehhity work mado satisiaotory prices moderate viamo dab tuoaday and friday of oach m clean a mclean banisters bolloitors notarlob convoyancors ac irivato t undb to loan ofllco town hall acton wu a mclean jno a mclean j quglas ds moruay baiuubtehs bolloitokfl notanleb etc prvipes 1300 queen htrarkdalo yloporla chambers h tplopbqpo m7 tonowro jpnn popplab 1301 queen tit farkdalo yloporla chambers 0 victoria bt topohto a q mpitltay a j mackinnon bapitiaten bomcirop c0nvtyackil ovice corner mill and juin btrcot vic- above kopman a store acton m g maiheson 3 bjklcleod jl 9 altlubteitfl bolicixobb convcyincehb uoorgotoiva and milton monoy to loan at lowcut rates r j monabb clerk fourth dwlfllon court county of hal on convoyaucor agent tiro and llfoaaauranco hoal estato agout monoy to loan otc office 1 orryuian sbiook acton ont i miscellaneo us renry grist l ottawa canada solicitor of paten u forlnvontlon otc propros appllcatlonb for tho canadian amor lean and european patent offices and for tb liorlbtratinn of trado marks bcud for pam vt n f iljrfv ffo yof r piriorlonco landjs nunan wvndlmmst quolpll ontario aoaonnt book o all klndb milo to ordor lorldlcahofovrydoorlntlonoarotallybouncl bullnffnoll promptly dono abriaon licenses h i moore ihftl yn oy marnuoe llcfhheh prlratoofflod no wltnoshob required ieauod rosldonrn in tbo ovonitik froo preflb ofllco acton oton slacwne ana repajr shops bhniffobwpbpii vrophotor abb well onnlppo with 11 tho ronoliliierjr saoolary to oxonto all repair to macliln erv ud urlanltqlral imploroonla and u do al klndiohtoam flthnd bono hoeing and bonoral b aokamltulng woodwork ropalni porlormoir 111 ululmtorr manner we can repair any roooulno or lmplomont of any make baw gumming and nllnff done wellington mutual fire insurance company eltasuanad jb0 insurance on colli and mutual plan any oommunloallona lorwardod to my addroej hoi 808 or tolopuouo 08 will be promptly atr f tavlpu ag lio ab sor tlio ooqqtlea of woulpbton and halton r5prslft t tlsrupb iib oflloo aoton qr almyrohdoncoln acton will bo promptly at epded to reu reduced to to 00 tor farm sales alio money to loan on tho moit favorablo iiiua and at tlio lowoat ratos of inloroet in buinaof 6c0aml pwarda acton saw mills and wood yards vjh7ws brown uanupaol pilhh ani dluleft in fuinlicr sulnfilch waatl mtc ml kliulb or wool in itook anl promp ly art of tii til j priouh ilolivored to anj 4 art of the town at r ohoiiatlj lurilwuolanil hliiuciitatoto lmigtb alwnyn on hand telnbulio coiuuninlcatioi bays bookstore qdelph day sells cheap stewarts cloudy household traders of authorized capital i ooo ooo paid up capital and surplus 785000 assets over 3 300000 gti el ph-brtnch- 3 ammonia l toilet ft and laundry inmlmblc for toilet purposes splendid cleansing preparation for the hur makes hard water soft removes stains ind grease spots from clothing wishes riinneli and other woollen goods- restores the color to cirpets cleanses woodwork plate and jewellery vi prloe 25c a pint bottle alex stewart manufacturing and jdispens tng chemist x11 i cuelph u ont pmfwifevtsbnaff- titeffcilfeatiiii wedding presents xjw to d75te frames pictures artists supplies fancy goods qood value waters bros st georoe s square qxjbltps more than half your life is spent m your shoes then why not have them comfortable 1 the ease of a shoe depepds pn the matenaf anchfit that is the reasonour shoes give general satisfaction all grades of boots and shoes in the latest spring styles and best quality at wrwiiitems- bqt 8hoe 8tore villi 8treet act9n- acton roller flour mills j757utes clhrk phopibtor iiimnrlelsed the above milla for a term of years i am in a position to supply the wtnls of the public with the best qualities of roller flour cracked wheat mill feed and ill kinds of chopped teed required all our flour will oontain the proper porcontagoofno 1 manljohaharrtwheat my lopr experience ip he mumf bubi ness epabcs mp if assure siufapton to every pilrnn i will bp plcisod iq meet all old customers of tlip mill and many new one t am pri- in piy the highest current ljiccpaj forwh prlcos for whoat oaia and pets for use in haid mill relephono own orders from llrown s drug store lxclnnpink whetl and choppinf t spccinlly james clark j h hamilton marble and granite hamiltons blook ouelph i i uavlng on hand a large quantity of scotch norway bwedish and russian grklsitfe and in order to- dispose of it to make room for sprihtf stock now purchfscd i wi sell it reduction of 20 per cent and will tllow nil expense to customers to nnd from our works john h hamilton sums ot 1 and upward reoeived n on depoaitapdltfj poycant mteroat pmd or cpnlptiundod liiif yearly deposit rocdipta mailed for lure sums dopoeited advauceb madtpj to rcftporibiblo tnimera on their own names ko charge made for comailing 3alqb nolea if pajablts in guolph a general bnnltinf buainees traogaoted a h u jones manager jjoctrij hastlr dawn hun t 1 wim tho tomb t 1 lii lioavy btoiio boforu ita outro ucu lay no ujlit broko in upon lu allout gloom nootarry ray an earthquake 8 uliock just at tlio iiroalc of morning shook tho firouud vn 1 uohoo 1 from that ront ami trombling rock milli htmtljtit bound thu guards imazod foljto- ub affrlglir and it round tlio nitonahol npot in glory biased a rlllj loll llfjllt r at brt ik of day tlio saviour burst that envoi- u a eiluoaa doop lunlus iiihj0li icat from dintb b sbfttterod sway aa from a aleop s ho rose in nowoc z lull tbo itrenstu of godhead shlniuf bright i roab at that li allowed mbraing s dowy hour puroasita hgut ho rodo aa god iiobo aa a mighty vlttor tosavo urunlilnh dofttu b sllont chain and uueocn rod llioro in tho grave jojinhnhirlmwman her the btory ofher life but iurlipb wen- bcikd bhe admitted tint bhc wis i wife ilnndonld by iilp hiibbvd sinct slit- hid lost ioil bhc uonld haic nothing clw nnd nadbtolen iiy to die ini fit of jtilous dcbpair it hippencd one diy tint minon wore the soutnir finr ind as she bent ocr the sick girl who wis known only ib mibcl the eyes of the latter restd upon it she rie i reit cry my hiiatnnd dnf she cvclnmld ind fainted at 40 o 7 weve bicycles that cant be beaten for value weve figured our profit so fine that we epect ever one to pay cash if oure interested write us forcatalogue well easily save you 15 on your wheel j m bond co hardware gufelph aerents for welfapd vale bjcyclos mqoje it sf catriqripe 3 tyush princ uitincs our stock of new spring goads is now complete they are al choice goods and we would respectfully suggest an early selection puces right j also styles shaw turner merchant tailors guelph robt noble the highem 1 rice for whekt pbks okts bsrlsy at the warehouse acton station ptqot bphn shorts seeds ind all kinds of teed it aoton flour and peed store try norval rxour i he best rimfl i lour in the market frank harris manager main street planing mills acton ont john- cameron architect and contractor mauufacturor of saau doom rrauios moulding in all style dressing mjltcuwq and moulding tosrdor on short uotlco woll abortod stock on liana at prlcob toaui tho tlnio john cameron proprietor guelph business col lege a and r shorthand institute ovelfr ont buintuok 1 acii1itih for thorough and braotieal oournoa of htu ly ltookkouplng horthaud and ryiowritlnaourboaa bpaolauy oraduatoa onibtdto iioaltlona valai 81 hhi0n8 oommancoa sopt 1st wrlto for olroulara nn n t j sharp principal georgetown electric works tj speight proprietor manufacturers of dynamos electric motors water motors and hydraulic rams ilvo aiulhioam htthir and unneral itonalr iug iloiiift flqulpjiod with goa braxlng uiaobluo i am iiroparud to do braeluffoo illayoloa krminoa ac wliooli oonvorud from dlrpot to tanson hpokoa ffandle bara bnt to any deal rod anulo full lino of apokoi kopt in stock hatlafootloa guarautuad uloyoloa oiiamollod lu any color t j speight qeogetown clfct ysnu3kaiung7 a sunday of oy miriqn armltage opened hor oyes o latter morning ind found that he steimer on which she wis a passenger hid anchor ed in the beautiful biy of palermo dress mg herself uith hurried care she went on deck ind saw the city of the sun with us krcat gatewij higher fhm the highes houses ind tho while mirble mirina outside uith its grcit length stretching towijrds poilcgftlit and iht picturesque boats danc wj in ilil hirbor besieging the steamer for custom j iil chipcron of the part mrs i ortune vms ilbo the aunt of marion ind shl ln riged one of the boats ifter much haggling with 1 flshermm in a red shirt whose sun burned face wis like the pictures of scrip turil type ind who wis iizy enough to be i survivor of hib gallilein prototypes as the pirty linded they were greeted e ery where with the i ister salutation tutrrexit he is risen vnd they joined in the antphonat re sponsc tre sftrreiit he is risqii indood lor ilus wis iboir sunday of joy tho qucuri of ftiis bolls wore nflng ever where tho flowers were in full bloom ind tlie joy of resurrection wis in the air it wis tht diy sicilians hid honored for nearly zooo years and minon who had is ted st mirk s on i similar occision felt that this union of elements in such in at mosphere of symbolic worship combined with in intense ript devqtiqn hid in it i sincrrity which tlio solco of tho greit citliedrls lickec in pilermo einter seemed enshrined as in her own stronghold ind when the little pirty entered the old lngljsh church em bowcrcd in its tropicil vordiiro with roses ind onngos qlnsteritig togothor mirlon folt sn indescrilnblo ptaoo steil inlo her heirt tsifbhohid roiched the summit of hap pincsa if anone hid whispered to her that like the fibled bird of the iersians she was about to find tht winged mite of her wing less soul henceforth to sill through all the hen ens wide in perfect uniqn she would hive belli ved therefore when a devotional mm in vmencin like herself moved to mike room for her then shared his book with her ind chanted a musujal second to her responses she was not surprised she seemed to have been wining for him all her lift her aunt a frowns of propriety did not disturb her the good vvomin had not noticed the proximity of the igreeable stringer and vhl ready to frown him down and was as tictlcss in her piethods as ihq head of the school propc who lurnod to her young ladies with tho command don t look shut your eyes and keep them closed 1 hero a i horrid hindsome nr coming this way ihc nun yiu rcilly not hindsome but he hid the strength the magnetism that is more than mnnly beauty mrs i ortune the aunt was really obliged to recognize the stringer for the clergymin wis i town5min of her own and he intro duced him on the strength of being a com patriot and he wis a charming mm to know fine manners ind a devotional spirit so he won bpth lunt and niece there was only this diy to see palermo ind its won ders and plhpeff-ceompftnied-tltem-to- the steimer and said good by and they did not know whether he was a single or a married man and marlon had only a bunch of flowers nnd a lava ornament which he had bought for a trifle and dropped- into her hp with the flowers as an luster offering you hnve made ajoyful lastcr for me he had sud and iskcd permission to cill upon her when lie returned in a year s time- to his home in americi which was in the lrcat city where she lived herself i will expect you next i ister she had siid tiyl md with that they parted a year how short i why it was only yesterday we siy ind now it wis laster again and we arc sorry with a transient humin pain for some who hive missed it is if the more typical keeping of lister could compare with that lastcr which they have entered upon our huob bloom and paaavrar ilut tbelra shall iwo and bloom or ayo marion had made a very curious discov cry after the steamer had left palermo she it wa days before she ntlied during which time the ring reposed on her own finger then sboproied her rifchr to irrby namlpgthe letters engraved on tho inside marion did not at once teturo to her charge easter sunday was drawing neir aod she hid arrangedthat the young mints ter who assisted at st judos should con duct i service in tho hojninl ward v hid lookedfforwird lo the day wtb un speakible longing tho stringer who hid made such in impression upon hor younj heift in thi fir off sicilian town would present himself no longer i stranger but almost i friend for she hid received tetters and credentials and soon ho would speak for himself there wis nothing to feir but ill things lo expect ind now philip neff is my husbind these were the words spoken by the pale lips of tho sick girl and marian knew thit they were true t3ut she had seen inger ind jeilousy fn the eyes of the womin she had befriended ind cruelly hurt she had withdrawn from any conlact with her until mabel hid sent for her to come and mike a full eyphnatipn what was there to explain the ring hid dropped irom the hind of neft vhcn he laid the flowers in the lip of marion as he explained in answer to her tetter of inquiry he had asked jier to keep it until he came as it might be lost in reluming it to him and that was all other letters had passed but there had been no phrase of sentiment nothing but the well turned sentences of a graceful writer such as he mifht hive written to thechapcroningaunt if marion had colored them with the hues of linigim tion who then was to blame not he surely littlq by little mabel told her story and it revealed asad slata of affairs between herself ind tho mm who hid married her she had worn out his love with her jcalousv and ran away from him in a fit of pique to hide with an old nurse she wis a creature of impulse ind he hid not known how to mimgc her and he had gone awiy without a word where she did not know nor did she auk if he had rhlde my provision for her pissionate and revengeful she declired she would dlo in the hospital ward and bo burled in the potter s field rather than isk help of him marlon lay awake ill the night preceding easter sunday trying to comfort her own disappointed heart and to evolve i pirn to bring those two together again in the morning she went to church with a district ed mind but as soon is the joyous and beautiful lnstcr anthems were sung ill her doubts wore gone i have loved the creature instead of the creator she sud and eac her whole soul to the service he is risen he is risen indeed the scent ofthe hhes and the lratid notes of the organ drove away ill thoughts of sin or follyborn when the benediction vyas pronounce she was filled with a swedt compassion for all weak and suffering humanity md in tint spirit she passed out and met philip neff fact to face come to me it 2 o clock i hive in engagement for you then i will come he said and there wis a glad look in his eyes that caused her a moment s pang it was so welcome he found her to hia surprise road 10 go out bill ho cheerfully acquiesced in her wish that he should accompany her even when she informed him that her errand was to the hospital the young assistant of st judes wis there awaiung ihom sonu been brought from the chancel to adorn the liltle tible drawn up to the side of the sick girl she had pirtnken of the feist of lister and was lying bick on the pillow when marion led i hllip neft to the bed side and waited for a mutual recognition but the young man seemed to feel him self an intruder at this sacred scene and looked distressed and mibel scarcely glanc ed at him before turning her head wearily away pnyrn knfv r 3 mnhnn had tound in the folds of her dress as if it had been dropped thercvan antique ring a curious arrangement of ancient gems set in silver which she had noticed on the hand rtf the american mr neff hor first im pulse was to show it to her aunt her next to keep it as a bond between them until she could forward it to him then the idea occiircd to her thai he might have given it to her purposely but no she did not think he would have ventured to do such a thing yet love wns daring and marion ended oic matter by forgetting it until she readied lidme after that she wore it as a souvenir pf travel intending to return it when us owner came home but a stnngo thing happened before that lime during the icnten season marion had devoted herself to charitable work she had gone into the slums to rescue the most wretched and degraded she had visited the charity wards of the hospitals ami in st mnry s she had found a young en nturc who was fasi leaving a worfd thnt line been most cruel fo her she had help cil this poor spul up into the blessed sun lhht of divine peace and knowing that she had i nielli huflend had sought to win from i no miss armftage i never saw her in my life before answered philip nefl firmly and vvithuut hesitation then why does she claim that ring asked alarion stepping forward and lifting the thin hand to view that is my ring came the fuint answer from the sick girl s lips who gave it to you asked marion my husband philip nell oh exclaimed neff stepping to the side of the narrow white bed then you ore the wife of my cousin philip iiq is in south america and he gave mc tint ring before 1 left the sick girl frowned a nd turned her head aside the pain distorted soul was almost at peace and resented tho intrusion of cither earthly love or hate the compassion in philip neffs face and voice were alike lost on her now the solemn tones of the young minister broke the stillness he was singing a cinticle of laster thobtrlfoiaoor tlio imttlo douo margarets easter offering m m ii 1 a elundcr little njjuro clad tu rusty bluck cutare i tho suiihii eohool room at qraoo churoh and liosittttintdy blipped into the learest vaount seat which chanced to bo in tho pow ocoupicd by mtaa wiltion h olaaa of ritp t the 00 lirla all daintily apparekd looked aikunco at the new cpmr and mibb wilsou herself guritceut tip in surprise aro you a now aaholar she aaked vcb ma ara 1 wautiobo a schpur- tho child ijnawerod timidly did uin aug tin ton de ftheigu you to tuusalsbs miss wilbob questioned no ma am i bit hare beoaaae there waa aooat and thu was a girlu class weh aaid mihb vilson after the leaflod i will eee ihe saperiutondont per homubta oibb would not bo tho beet one for you qive mo your narao pleabe margaret worth was tho reply after carefully writing tho nbw name in ker notebook m8b wilson gave the girl an opon bible and proceodod with the rediajj of tho chapter at the close of tho lessons tho auporiu- tondent qmaiheldraahoaohool aarf made a fow romarbd oonoennng the coming sun c day whic h would bo easter 1 wo would lljub he a aid in concluding to have aa manyflowore aa possible with which to deoorato the churoh what more flttipg embjoma are tboro than flowora or a war time easter nrorib ll it till i ihtlf joy couti tit in tilt lis in your lioart 1 olovel niowihik i rfluki ollt bllriu coiih io 1m1 h t tlirilllnii j y iwiiku your thpufflit oyn out a 11 ii lit i 1 i l nnd blosa thohiiffuriiifj an 1 do outu v liu nu 1 it l uusb tin in your lioart bolovol tlmt lliu 1 untoi nil bloom tlio bwcot tlowont of aifoctioti clioora tlio glooiii go torth utnl bpill tboh fmfrali siuduiay blov tbo ulleajof aboenhlon tl ro nil tli grow iv ik xv ji itov t j t this easter day which wo christians bold aaored aa the reearrectloa day of our saviour he la oalled the rose of sharon and the lily of tho valley the beauty of tho flowers is tjpioul of tho beauty and purity of hid hfo silently their fragrance perfumes the airaud liugera around them when they are faded bo the blessed in fluenoaof bis quiet lovely life pervudod the world about him and liugera with us though ho asooudud into heaven centuries alo lt us my young friend h btiug flowers to twinj about his altar on laster day 1 i can bring eote buid murparet oagerly would ihoy carq for hheo yo indeed lilies are juet what we want you may bring what 30a can miea wilson replied a little patronizingly then ahe bpoko to the superintendent in regard to the new eoholar who was given a plaoo in tho sunday echool i diclut think my olaaa would suit her at all alio at id after margaret had passed out of hor hearing my girla aro of buoh a nice set and dress bo well ib woald be embarraasiug to her but the ohild did not hear this remark and wau thlakltltlvey little of others eho was thinking how lj ad eho was to be ablo to do something for tho saviour if it was only to give flowers to beautify hia house her father who wab now dead had been a florist and her mother s ill kept tip tho little garden eo margaret know bonif thing of tho value of plants though their ousto mere wore mostly of tho plainer people who were fond of all flowers whether they were raro or common aud knew little of tho fltiubs of cortain btobeoms for certain occasjoue banter morning dawned bright and beautiful as laator mornings usually do in california grace churoh waa a bower of beauty its tull columns were wreathed with amilax and ivj while groat bunches of roses aud calla lilies were banked about the altar margaret worth gazed 10 wonder she bad uever been anything bo beautiful i couldnt bring my offering yebterduy alib caid becaneo mother was sick but i hope it wont be too late to use what i hftvo brought this morning i oame as early as i eoutd the suporintendent with several of the teachers and scholars stood iu tho vett buto when tho ohild held oat her flowort to mihb wiluon oh j exclaimed that lady wo do not want those for easter 1 tiger lilies the idea 1 cried one of tho girls as bhe gad aghast at tho great armful of tawney apotted tilted t looked f oao toa pteadingly i i thought you wanted lilios see 1 have out them with long btalke though it took all the buds too woat thoy do meroy i no child we doot want auythmfl but whito flowora some ono answered impatiently tho yonng girl gave a swift glauoo around the churoh then up 10 to tho sympathetic faces about her with a sob of disappointment and wounded prtcje she turned and hinging the tlio victory ol iflo ib w6n tboaontiof irluiniib lias boqun alleluia philip neft knelt liv the side of tho dying girl and gently ch fed her cold hards she smiled and her lips faintly responded alleluia 1 hen onojof iho sisters approached and philip drew marion awav she was crying softl nnd he sud she has found h 1 i tstcr and our sun day of joy diwns mlclui the origin of faster the english until la ler and tho uer man oatorn are moat robably derived from the name of tho feaoi nr the teutonic godflern ottra whioh was celebrated by the early saxons in the spring of the year and whioh wu supplanted by the christian frast the old word otr which means rixinir ida ikiiffloance 11 the name the time of tbo redbtircotiuii f nature ben g an appropriate time in 00m cmoratn tho res ureotiou of christ it ib from tho heathen foaat liowevrr ilmt ihe ouhlomh of easter fires easter pg find the hko have their origin flowera upon tho pavement atthefootof tho btopb ran quiokly home vainly trying to ohoko back tho tears that would nomo tho superintendent and miss wilson were still in tbo entry nhenvmargarat oame back shortly after will those do 7 bho aekod holding up a bunch of exquieito lilies of tho valley o lovely 1 mips wilaon cried why did 11 c you bring thebo at tirat f thought to decorate the others would bo best i did not understand yon novor told mo tho flowers must bo white qntil after i had brought tho others theao aro tho only wbito ones i have and thoy bho stooped and looked lovinfjy down upon tho dainty blosaome and they said the superintendent kiudly for he folt that she had hesitated to com pit to her sentence she lookod up gratefully for thokiudnobb of hu tono eucouraged her thoy aro the first to bloom and i had thought to put them on my fathor n grave ho loved them so but i kuovv he wonld 1 iff 1 t lanier dawn of 1805 fouud mo standing on tho hurrfoaue dock of a southern river steamboat bound from jvv o lean to biyou boouf now morgan oity ly way of tho gulf of moxico tho men wero all eating hard uok and drinking coffee lu tho dismantled main room of the bteamer tho little rquad of confedoruto prinonorn in their tattered butternut uniform were fraternally a cat to red about among the 1 itie coata apparently on perfect good term of comrades hi p somphnw during my early vigilon deck t had unbeknown to my neff imbibed a littteof the cptnt of easter morning steppiog forward whore all conld seei rapped on the tal lu with the hilt of my sword for attoniiou fioyh i auag out 1 haxo just 6een thinkiugthtit its laster lasttr sunday morning how many of you reoiemuor it all who did so stand up about half pf the men prodqnt shaqic faoediy arose what 7 dfdn 1 any of jou johumes ijeriiomber it upon una several of the prisoueis stood up one of them remarking didu t know arwo uus couuled mhjor oh e i said wo all count on eaatertay u now that wu have all remembered it let a say grace after a fath ion over our coffee aud bard lack wore all sorts here catholics and protest an tb ii rt j wttmjt wp ui1iiji iiio buu uut muut 01 confederates an fe a hoathfln k m 7i tvti 7t7 rt rartnip ouirpowtr of motion theau aro but wo all know old hundredth gloria in excoibib i behove you catholics call it lets bing it altogether with a will and nitty this cruet war boou be over in those days i had u voice rnj 1 started theraud old tune with praise god from whom all blessings plow aud the men stood up some of them with thtir un cofloocopj in their hande the blue and gray together all lookod rather dazed at soeing mo poso as a chaptuin aud all joined id a roaring chorus that rattled tbo bky 1 ghts overhead and i think did all our hearts good i dout suppose that any man present bad- hoard thru tuue for months or years w wero jubt on tho last line and eoroe of the men were shaking bands with one another and with the tears running down their ohoeks whon the naptain who bad been ou watch came in hurriedly nnd whisperod to me for goi a sake major get on deck as soon as you nan i and as if in mockery of the words praise utber son and holy ghost boo ml oame the report of a luu and whir r r t boom i went a shell over our headf every man jumped for his rifle and oquipmeutu without waiting for orders and all were at their stations in a mom ont tbo boat was ihrobbtug from stem to btern under tho heat of her engines aud a little black rebel gunboat was pegging away at ub as we rati for tho tiver mouth aud such waseastir a geueratiou afo cahloh dm nontt universal possessions they aro not bought or sold thoy ure given alike to the poor eat and the ricbeat wli it wealth what ratifyin ambition cm inly com pensato for tho toss of any one of iheeo oominou universal bletaius 1 our life ithelf is shared with the lowrst of godi creatures whetl it n threiten ed what price do wo count suflicient run bbm is atl that a man hath too much 9 but tlieho preoioub common things holt something ejae once a divine ltfo t ok our human nature upou him ho hvtd with men blept and ato and talked amonl them he ahared with thom tho common things of life 60 after that the duily walking and steeping catinj and tulkiiil of which ho paitook became no more common the diviuo touch transfigured them flenceforth the btlievmi ioiil working humbly at each day a tak per formmu faithfully the bimpluduty tippoiut ed so elevate thess common thine h that through every action may ahine forth a confeeeion of tho truth whieh is in it it doeb not mutter that itn plucu be low us circlo restricted tho life an ordmhry out thflplb axo g two women a chance meeting in tho street on easter night ouo was gaudily yet shabbily dressed aud had a baud some face that showed traces of dissipation an j paint x bo other was pretty but her clothes wero very eoverely plain and not of rceent make ihey met beneath a street lump lato one easter night laah stopped looked iu qmrinly down thoatreet and then at tbo other no men about to nighr mild the first woman in a hard voice im elad of it said tho other i dou t like to bo out of the houbo at night some men are impudent lxcuse mo said tho first i thought well r oh never mind i thought jou were no bettor than i the pretty mrl shuddered and ihon stared curiously the other exolaimed don 1 1 i oughtnt to have spokbn to you but dont think worse of me that you must i never meant to be bad bat everything was against mo aud i got dowu i m very very sorry but why don t you got up again 2 how i oant starve starving isnt so hard whon ono gets used to it ive done a lot of it after ivo paid my room ront and bo mo othor things i ve ouly about a dollar a week for my food and i bomotlmob pay a dollar for a bo gtad to have mo bring them for an laster offering miss wiipoii left a klts on the girls ohcok as she took tho flowora seo she eaid how lovuly they look in tho slender win to vase and panning down the aisle aha placed them on the oriuidon oovonug ot tho pulpit bom do tho open bible there were tears in tro superintendent s oyos wht n ho itpoko to miaa wilson a fow inyjules later anl going down tho blepa he gathered tho rejected ligor lilies from the pavement and laid them in a glowing mass at the foot of the altar aud the thought was iu his heart that those did carded fl vvort were like fomo sin hick soul humbly lying at the feet of the master china lias ordered nine new war vessels thoeontraots bt mg plnccd in england and germany within leu years biio propones to become a firt ohbh season blugger but sliglhjad beter keep her money a oourso of houltt sarsaparilla taken now will build up the system and prevent serious ulneim later on got only hood s meal 1 bnt with a despairing gesture what can i do jubt what i do work at what anything the commoneat wort paid work i dont know any other kind thats why i earn so little and youre bo pretty to why haven t you married because no ono who offered himsolf to mo waa tho right man im not going to soil mjbolf oven in marriage for the euko of being housed and fed and clothed 1 ob if i were hko ou iheu bo liko mo though i m only a servant and a bluudonoj one such moan work moaner than no no i but one a buried in such work ono must be buriod to bs rfthol this is itorhureclion diy what better day to begiu i ii do it 1 then oame a flood of tears helpomiatdthoothortwithtt kiss ou the painted chcok 1 thou tho piiut ed woman fell upon her ktieos and kissed tho hem of tho better woman ariucut tfu irotn your iiflnrt bolovol thnt tl u rollolawi tho hlto foriuliuon ivou pulsus in youi day tho uanuotyioltoveh inaruiitlt hosts not u breozo unfitted an i tm dawnliirllfahtof tlioktntil m ih itjun f i ii down f ho world iliiihouttbo uomh bolovod the joyoita i urttr bollh ooloailal harmony atony their cyi luhco rolln vn 1 swells tbobloflbod christ u rlaou hi tho he 11 la tint throb aud thrill ilospoiiblvo to iovob j vy wliuroiu wo 111 vy ill laws fulfill annie l afucy 11 1 ouch h c in 1 1 the promise of easter earth a moat precious thms aro tho commoiionee lho mr wo breathe tho water we drink the sun our sight our i trust rate a story to which thu worl 1 litis listened with increasing interuot for nine teeq hundred yearb and tins divnilt not only vivifi human nature and put new ku i itiia u aud boauty into daily human needf but it ennobled suffering beaitiau christ suffured in humaq form thcreforo borrow boriio patiently pun endure 1 heroiuillv pacntieo and privution iieoopte 1 elite rfu iv lifted the human htart that ttonowed und enrjurcd to be a partaker of ilia love he did fur moro thun this ho irew lifo from doath itself aud brought to all mankind an everlasting hopu from the depthb of the ravo this wua tlio erowu and fluish of hib work tho labtor wlich wo aro keeping is iih token and eivth t promieo of tho fulfilment of its hopu so with the comfort of lbs meuum und the promibo of its gloriojj hope conus easter day official inquisitiveness billings and hurry please said lho fierce littlo man who walked up to tho window where tho man waa reading what are your initials it doosut mako any differ 11 co to ou what they aro hurry up will vou howciu i unlesd you tell mo jour in iukib the little muu danced up and down is citedly see here hobuid i vo travelled all -o-usr-tha- sta and ne ha biioh an impertont queatioir uskod me be foro its none of vour business what jny initials are aro you ioing to wait on mo or not you most bo cray said tl o man at tbo window if yon want mo to uohs whojonaro i d say tom thump tho littfo man raged afrebh ill sue your road ho hhoutcd for 910 000 i haven t any road bu id eive that amnnni for ynuit i wag iu tho nvmth n ci a i 1 a st ml with joy wo wolcomo balmy dajb tho drat wild warblers honr tho laden ships o or stormy waya the rlad spring months appear thoy bring us hud thoy bring us bloom thoy bring us hopo and ahoor how wclcodio after win tor a uloout tho i aster of tho yoar tho brooks mako music heavy now aud now a lighter strain 1111 hlrda that lilt from bough to bough ilopoat lta notes ngalu torth into song the mountains broak tho littlo bills take part- all uaturo hymns of pralso awaku glad kaater ot the heart iloyond the cloud of sin and doubt lloyoud the realms of woo oh life what wore thy gift without thoro breaks tho kaator glow it shodr a joy o or pain and gloom thu brokun hoart makes wholo with ufo and love boyond tho tomb dloat kastor or tho soul saiiaii b iiuvvaitn business 1 are jou going to givo me that ticket to billings or not oh you want lo buy a railroad tloktt why didnt yon say bo this id tho post oihee tho ticket ofiiao is just around the cornor but i think jour train has jimt pull od out the man at tho window wont on reading bta patnphlut on wheat weevil und lho lu tta man listened to tho train gom around tho curve and thought somo things rtal hard a telling admfssion hero is a little temperaiiuu sermon from one of thu biggest pro tut era of vv lilnko id keutuoky after linking lived oiht 01 o oars 1 havo learned that olio drink of whiskey is enough two are two many und three are not half enough i have also itarned that drinking whiskey is u biidi hobs by itself it ib moreover a jqhiouh bubtuoss that docsn t wunt you to do unj t lllllg elb ypll mu attglldhtnrtly iq that when ou are at it and let all other bubinebbgo and bir it la a business that doesnt piy on tho eoutiarv it n a 1 ihmi business all tho time tir dressing handsomely and well at a small cost a lady friend a ih r f nuuiotid hjh writes aa follows with diamond ioh i eh mg l niy busbaiids fadod gray suit to a ru h dark brown shade and a blue ono wan made blask whito iho children nevir know what had become of ihoirold clojtifs nnd won do red wliero all tho now onchcumo from my experience proves thnt any woman who oan road tho plain directions on tho diamond dye envelope oan not only mvo u largo amount of money m cloihinjf her family but will wear jut an ihuuihmik and fashionable olothes an bt foro din mond dyori are indetd iln 11 110 preventives of lurd tlmoa