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volume xxiii no 4 acton ontario thubsday april ai 1898 puice three cents file ctou fvtt jrcss ih rddllfluld every thursday morning at the free press steam lrlntingofliic mllii stitdet aoton ont tkiisih of ditaomrtion oiid hollar per joar strictly in advance all nubbarlntions dlaoon tljiuou when ttiu timo for v i ioh thoy havo boon paid lias til pi rod tho tltito to which ovory subscription ih paid 1b unnoted oil tho addroas label apvpittibina iiatkh trail b ion t advortiao uioato 10 couta por nonpareil lino for flrat lii s s oodib por lino tor each bubboquont enortlon contract hatkb rtlo following tablo bbows ur ratoe for tho insertion of advortisoniontb for spociflod periods space 1 vii 6uo u mo 1mo 20ldollos loiaolioa alaoliob 1 inoli 60 00 35 00 20 00 600 s35 0o 30 00 11100 11 60 4300 13 00 700 3 00 7 00 300 aw 100 advertisements without epoclflo directions will bo idbortod till forbid and charged accord nuly trauslont advertisements must bo paid advance advortlnomonta will bo changed onco each month if deslrod for ahangos oftorior than enoo a month tho composition mubt bo paid for bttrogulai rates ohanuob for contract advortlsomonto mubt bo u the otflco by noon on tuesdays accounts pa abjo monthly h p moore editor and proprietor ifiusituss siratorp j t tjitun m p 0 m olqcoand residence corner mill dfcfroderick strootfl acton tir dryden eyk kati tjibqatavn ncjuv mclean s block douglas st near p o quelph ofpice houna 10 am to 1 p m and 3 to g p m hdndayb 10 am to 1 p w veterinary surgeon a lrred p husbanb v 8 gradaato of tho ontario votorlnary college honorary momhor of tho votorlnary medical society office wm nusbandd lot 3 con 4 nabs ivfiawoya calls day or night promptly attondod to ktm strong in 18j wkll pkpers newest and latest designs and colorings baby carriages window shades prices for 1898 extra low call nnd see goods and prices ai days sookstorc guelpli dat sells cheap -thb- traders bank of- aoton machine and repair shops henry orindell proprietor abe woll equipped with all tbo machinery necessary to oxocuto all ro pairs to macule ory and agricultural implements and to do all kinds of btoacn fitting horse shooing and son oral blackbml thing woodwork repairs performed in a satisfactory man nor wo can repair and maoblna or implement of any w alto baw ummiuund ullusdonu bring your custom logs in and takq the lumber home with you authorized capita 1000000 cuelph branch sums of 91 and upwards received on deposit and highest current rate of in tercet paid or compounded half yearly deposit rocoipts jaaoed for laryi bume deposited advances made tp responsible farmers on their own names no ohargo made for collecting stilca notes if payable in quolpli a qonoral banking business transacted a jf ii jones manager otrg the reciter skygrs lumber planing mills nassagaweya tames s joyce v s gltaduati- op otanio vktkiusapy collfqj treats all tusoasoa of domobtlcatod animals enquire at joyco bros butcher bhon mill stroot acton jlooma at agnow a hotol calls promptly attended to day or night ii bennett ldb dentist okonoetown ontabio s llliott m d m b acton gnnuate toronto unxfhsity j dr r 8 mercer dentib1 flraduato of toronto university and rods office over drug storo acton vwrrika days tnunsnay and fiiiday p sayees proprietor has constantly on hand a full line oi lumber lath shingleb cedar posts wood isto custom logs and bill stuff cut to order on short notice planing and matching done to the best of satisfaction prices ery cheap and made to suit tha customer s pocket p sayers sun savings and loan go head office toronto ont authorizeddjjjtal 5 ten year maturity shares are paid 10 monthly instalments of 50c per share for 120 months when payments cease 8c0 00 pud in maturity alue 9ioo 00 money to loan at 5 straight loin or repayable in monthly instalments on apph cation to rj mcnabb agftnt anton a socalled advantage migoing to the ordinary bicycle agent is credit long credit si months or more he hav to give something for the large prices demanded if thats what you want were sorry you cant get it here but by paying cash down we save you at least 1000 on your wheel which should be a very strong argument in favor of buying here bicycles at 32 36 38 43 and 50 catalogue if you write j m bond co hardware guelph exc8l in cooking by using mckees pure cream of tartar baking powder it is the purest it is the most wholesome it is always fresh it leaves no taste in the finished product try a sample package 5c ggd a p a youth who heard tho othor night an elocutionist recite a tragic talo of formor years which moved tho audio noo to tears itosolvod o on from that very night t apply bimsoir with all bli might to loarn the noulo art which could movo as it pleasod to any mood urako gravo men laugh and glad mon algb and bring tbo tear to avory oyo so whon blb garret room bo reached jio gan to praotloo what be proachod jio got a shakcbpearo dlry worn with moro than half its pages torn and sitting down upon his bod to ho or not to bo lie said in tones that made the rafters rattle llko alath of swords in thick of battle and each time ho repeatod oer this phrase upon the garrot door lie stamped his toot with all hla might as ho hod been it douo that night his parents who short time boforo bad just composed tbdmaolvos to snore awakened and in touoi of wonder asked if tho nolao thoy heard was tbundor or if tho roof was falling under so spako and scarcoly closed their eyes wlion up they both jumpod in surprise a rumbling thumping bang onco moro roaouudod from tbo upper floor why what on oartbean thot nolao bo i gat up mydoar get up and see fiurglare i fear the father said asho got blowly out of bod fur truth to say he did not oaro to mouteuab mon just then and there iititdoniiiog hftlfjiiiolqthos hoouglit tucguu which ho had lately bought itwasau oldono rthor rusty and not by any modus too trusty this douo he stoalthily drow noar not bo it known quite free from fear tho garret at aire whon thump and bang onco more tbo vory rafters rang ever tton aooeabible and that in itself made mo more anxious to oeo tho beautiful grounds that had always been bo jealously guarded from intruslou bir walter had died six months before and tho heir hat he had novor been had iven permission for this epeoial party to hold their meet in tho demsstiq autl by tho way he had not aeea the place himboif but was oxpeated to arrive at an early date perhaps i ought to have said that hu ageut had riven the doctors party leave to see the grounds and not he well after mother had euccoeded in convincing mo of hor inability to get mo even a eononovband mount uuole thomas had unoxpeotedly chimed in by saving well katie if you dont mind having a very flrat cisb bike ill get you one i wstf both astonished and delighted and kiesed tho man effusively and wont to bed very happy and now just bef6re the day of the meet lie had brought this mon- btroblty 1 well i mast riot be too hard otj tha old man but i wished ha had bought himself a new coat insteal tho a til loot for rain was unanswered bo was my desire for sudden tioknesa i never felt better in tot borora ortoit o stunned on his oars with strange suggob tiou ho blood unoortaln what to do tuon vouturod up a stop or two holding his old gun out at arm s roach so that bo might bo out of harm s roaob for- as i vo said bofore the gun was uot a vory trusty one 1 could shoot boblnd as woll s before and qee and splutter at a score but torcsumo ho thought bod mount and traao the mischief to its fount so ouo by one tho stops ho crept up until the vory last be stopt up tboro all was silent and in gloom uut thro the door of jimmy s room a candlo shot a ray ot light titos now not far from morning light ha ontorod not but stood without to boo what next would conio about net long ho stood a hollowing roar a fearful haug upon tho iloor to ho or not to ho rang thro the gloom vndcamo twas uo mibtako from jimmy s room he opod tho door and in be bounced on unbuspoctlng jimmy pounced and ask d him whyit was or how ho dared to kick up such a row at such a timo of night whon all should bo cousolod bouoath the pall of kindly sleop did ho not know that peoplo slept just down bolpw this spooch bo sot on with a whack upon tbo poor reciters back which mado poor jimmy glad to hldo bouoath tho blanket s f riondly shade though to confess it hurt his prido to think that ho himself was mado to weep at what alaua ohoul 1 rioo tho tears in othor peoplo s oyoa now all jo young rocltors who a i 3oauro howovor woll jondo vour effort will not bo ad ml rod if you liko llttlo jim roc i to wlthlu an upper room at night j o m dtwcan twisted and broken thero wus nothing for it but to dra tbo remains back to tho cot tago and taho up ray daily duties and while feeling sorry for undo a diaippoiut merit i could not but rejoice at my escape from tho cntiaismi of riorrio and her friends still there was no uso hurrying tho day was lovelj so drawing my whcol to a ebady bank i d it down and beg in to miko a daidy cliain and ha 1 almost completed it whon a gig drovo rupidly roun i tho earner i was on th3 wronu uido of the roj and right in its track it took thodriyer all his time to pull up to eeopo drmnj over me and jumping quickly to my feet 1 tried to got munforinhato bike out of iho way bat it was useless its rum wai complete qjiakly decending the driver showed great oonoern at what ho called his stupidity bnt i only laughed and informed him that he had only completed tho wreck anl almost before i knew what i was about i told nim the whole story of m uncled rift rftnd my diaoppaintmet ho seemed quite a ranted at tho recital and then told me that he himself was just going to chfl court sir walters demesne and wonld havo great pleasure in driving mo thero i i was upthard to persuade and after he had helped me to plare the remains of my bioyole carefully behind the hedge off we started passing on tho road tho doctor and his guests so after all it was i who got the flrat glimpse of tho beautiful court my life and the sky was cloudless bo thoro jwob nothing for it but to put a bold face on the inevitable and at the time appointed i started watched from the gato by my evidently admiring ancle croak oreak weut tbo old ramshackle it was awful i what ahoulj 1 do when i joined the others everyone of whom owned afirat olass mount should i turn back and protend i had a spill oh thero was no pretence required for giving wn extra groan my mount oollapaed and it and i rolled lata the dust below when i picked myself up i f the rim off and thq hp ojl uud stuud uuthu turracoutnougthu strut tag paadookn when tho others arrived for all tho world tlorrio said as though you owned the pluoo and was wait lng to reoeivo us aa guests i should siy my companion en ronto left me on our arrival saying hie business was with tho agent and jujt as the others arrived ho returned saying the agent had given him permission cot only to take us over tbo grounds but through tho oourt itsolf saah a thing hid novor been beard of bofore anl oimoj groat exoitoruant among ua it would tako ma a week to tell of tho piobt stately of tho stately homes of england we all wanderi 1 at will through the lecioaindbui him going away and ho must havo soon my grief in my faco for he told mo he oould not go nnlcss i went with him in vain i spoke of my uncles illness my mothers loneliness he would moist on speaking to my mother that vory night and after quite a prolonged interview my mother called me in and greatly to my flarpriae told mo bbe was qmto willing for me to be married privately on account of my uncles illnoss she paid that mark had quite satisfied her as to his ability to keep a wife ho tbo next vfeek wo xyere quietly married in a neighboring town and then wont jo the westmorelanla lakes for a week we had arranged to stay with mother for another weok before taking up a houee for ourselves bnt as we traveled home ward jlurk asked rao if i knew that sir frederick walters succehaor wae to arrive that night to take possession ofuliff court i said no and that it would be delightful for us to mix with the crowd that would be waiting to welcome him before going 6n to the cottage so mark being agreoable we took a fly from the station and arrived as a light was being pot to an immenscbouflro on tho bill mark said wo would go in by the side gate and obcape tho oruah aud we reached the terrace without difficulty tho peacocks bhould have been gone to roost but the noiso had ovidently roueid them and they wero strutting about justas they bad been that other dy just as i was going to remind mark of that timo a qreat obeer went up and a orowd came rushing around us oryiug long lue sir frederick 1 aud mark said forgive me katie darling far deceiving joa i am sirrrederioku then before i could reahza what he really meant riorrie oamo running up and said didnt i say that othor day that yon were just like the owner receiving jour guesta and now jou really are part owner i widh you much happiness oh dear it bad all come to mo bo unexpectedly thut i felt faint and asked mark for i oould not call him prederiok to take me to mother lie tod me bhe and ancle who tad im proved vory quickly wero w in tho- ouart for mo so i hastened in and found them in a cozy quiet morning room mother clasped mo m her arms and asked my forgiveness in aiding mark who had told her bis real position the niht he proposed to me but while she was speak ing we heard mark aay id it posaibe that you are uncle thomas v you ace owing to anoles accident ho had not eccn him before my ancle laughed and said i i suppose my little game is up and while mother and i looked from one to tho other for some explanation mark said i find that after all it is i who muut introduce undo thomas to you wo aro old friends and traveled together from frisco uo is tho famous amerioan millionaire 1 nomas gilford banks the latter name he adopted some years ego so it turned out that mark whose name wus frederick ofcirh had not married a poor girl arte all tboagh ho thought he had for i am uncles sole heiress and ho gave mo a bicycle worthy of a millionaire as a marriage present woman short or tall ulltubt jvews it la acqrious faot that tho majority of mon dont eelem to be attracted bj tall girls we wonder whj r an epgliali critic perhaps remarks the chicago news it is because mon aro so accustomed to be looked ap to at all events by tho fair sex that it is only natural for them to prefer the mrl who in ber llttlo oarois ings aqd fascinating ipver like ways has on account or jier flhortneae to look up m him for the purpose of peering up into his lovelit eyes but very short women can only bound tho note of a forlorn condition unfortunately for fusy modern man takingbim in the abstract passos her over and lets his ohoiae full upon hor compiri tively taller sister the superlatively tall woman and tho paaitively hhort woman the average man leaves severely alone tall women are usually dignlsod and would appear to saorn kittenish wijs and although thoy manago to draw admiration it is rather of the awe inspiring kind no doubt owing to their buiallnosa of btatnro and pretty playful ways mon give to iittlo women more petting than tho tall digui fled woman demandn tbo lovers oft repeated expression ou little darling oouldhardly bo applied to tho tall girl without tickling tho risibilities of those who overheard it this is oortainly very hard and looks like a punishment for being fallr whoean help her btatur and it is a faot too that men aro rather shy about approaching tall women beoime of restraint which thoy feol but cannot explain they aro under tho impression these tall women why it s hard to tell that tall wo aro bo to bo c erb and that thoy are in their clement when loft alono in their reserved dignity and musings in their lonely wanderings he shut his mouth baohelora are not usaally creditod with much knowledge of tho care ot ohildren but is evident that they sometimes havo original methods a middle ngod gentle man of that state in life went in to see hia married bhiot and found her trying to amuse bfff little boy who wai about five years old not long after lm arrived aho stepped out of tho room to attend to bomo household matter or other leaving him alone with the child tho boy eyed him dubiously for borne minutes ho was a spoiled child if ever thero was one and had no idea of making promiscuous acquaintances the bachelor tried to make tho iittlo one laugh but alt ho got for his anttos was a sour look finally without warning the child burst oat crying hero was a qutn dary to be sore the man didnt dare to piok the boy up and soothe him his attempts in a verbal line were dismal fail urea what should ho do finally a thought btruck him cry loader said tho man the child obeyed loudor yot urged the baoholor a yell wont up that would havo done credit to an indian loudor still inmsted tho man and the ho did biabaattoa an qi1j i i fiuud it to day in tliu in ly u lvuo ot a volume lout uuruuil toldod awny hi noma lon i nsl i ij in tho yonia that bo swiftly led a faded lottor old and urn lllurred with thu touch of ufo aiida straugojivtoet bceut win fttill faintly blont with each worn an 1 jollam l7 io a lottoryrlt in a ch hand to tho aistor fur away who had kit tie i to roam fiom tho hllljilu lioinu ami tho frlun is of bur irlhopd t daj dear llttlo writer tho email brown baud that penned tho halting lihus has long been at rest ou a clavcold brouet hauoath hor nativo pines ah i as i read it my oyoa wore filled with a dew of toudor toais for it brought onco moro tho droama of j ore and tlio bwuutuest of vanished years and tho llttlo aistor with vlolt t eyes mid bralduof ailkou hair and clinging hainl aoumud onco more to stand as of old boaido my oh ilr lovo and kiesua uud and eweut tjlinb of old timo friimdti tlouio uoart rotitiua blent with tach mesaao bout scraps and odds uud oudu tho front door roue tree ih out in bloom and tho cat has kittens font tom cut his hand and thu baby can mund alono by himself on thu lloor ilayluff ia ovoi it ao such fun aod tho oil white lieu s dead a reu t you sorry il am and cousin sain is going out west tiu uald i in liuad of my class and kittj jonou comes each afternoon to plar but i too am lonely aud i wish that jou iladu tovur gouo away won t you come back boon fori miesjou so and it boo in tj bo i out to wait i scud jou a roue from the buaii that ious out thoro by tho g irdou batl i think of you ovary hour that coinca and ovory night i pruy u of ore i sleep that god wilt keep door sibtor bo far away i folded it up with lavoront touch that lottor bo old aud quaint with oach yellowed uhoct uud each inoaaato flwoot aud thu wrltint dim uml faint i put it away with my treasured tiling aud my oyoa were dim with team foraapoll it bote of tho dajs of voro and thu hopes of olden jemra t be checrful if wo are cheerful mid contented all nature am ilea with ua tho air acema more balmy the bky moro clear the ground has a brighter green the trees have riuher foli age the flowcru a moro fragrtint smell the birds m4 moro bweetly ap 1 tho btiu moon and stars all op pour moro beautiful wo tako our food with relish and whutover it may bo it ploaecs ug we feel hotter for it stronger and livelier and lit for exertion jjow what happenh to uh if wo aro ill tempered and discontented v wt there is not anything which ciii pleao us wo quarrel withoi r dres with our food with our companion and with onraelvep nothing cornea riht to uh tho weuther is either too hot or too cold too dry or too damp neither sun nor moon nor stars have any beauty tho fklds aro barren jm bell d d s l d s dentist bnookvlllk iloon giuddate op toronto univensitt work mado satisfactory prices moderate visiting datb monday a f tor noon camp bellvillo tuoedftv acton oqlcoclarks hotel friday hoc k wood r trust us to look after your wall piper wants carefully prepared and sold only by j dmckee chemist acton a lump op gum dr a h cook dentist cor collego bt and spadlna ha toronto will vult aoton on tho first and third satur dotysof oach month opficf mr adam cooks rcatdonco main stroot trust us cltti jfamtlu fading to make the price as low as honest business methods t arid straight cash buying can make it j acton- livery a bcycle rorri bus line trust us barristers solicitors notaries convoyancora io prlvato funds to loan offloo town hall aoton wu a mclean jno a mclean when you want your pictures neatly framed we will see you- regret- it ndomil tho undorsignod robpootfallybolioits tho patron ago of tbo public and informs thorn that well equipped and stylish rigs can al ways be secured athiaatablos a oomfortablo bns moots al train b botweeu o a m and bid p m careful attention given to ovory order the wonts of commercial travell ers fully mot john williams pnornieton ance jl was a wretched looking old bike and foraniiqmt would havo taken 8rdt prize anywhere my cliiappoiutraout was iu- tenao and tears of mortitlottioi apran to my eyes but i forooi tham back an i not jcodtholookofo of thi magotlioant ptoti gaih unorh once upou a time there was a little boy who dearly loved to ohew gum ive seen such boy hivont you and girla too i if any of you little folks ohew gum and want to kuow how very abaurd you look while doing it just glance into the mirror or hotter btitl watch a nice old bossy cow chewing hor cud i well this little hoy of whom i am speak ing his name by tho way was royr dearly loved to chew gum ho wai at it the first thing in tho morning and tho last thing at ntght he was always baving his pennies to buy spruce pepsin or louder 1 fairly bowled his uncle i wont snapped the infant and he bhnt his mouth with a click and was quiet for tho rest of the day youths com paiuon iholjowora lustreless and tho birds silent wo move about llko eome evil spirft neither loving nor beloved by anything some of us cant help it do negroes blush hutti fraiiiaod tho worst ofit was that he was always leaving iittlo pink or gray wads around upon the window sills or tables or under the seats of ohatrs orstaok oa tho bide of the door i once he took ihb gnm to church which pt course ho had been forbidden to do yon know it ibut woll bred to bit and ohew and ohew and chew when jouro listening to what the minister says i woll whon they stood ap to aing itoy took out his gum and pot it on the ctnihioh behind him when ho sat down he forgot all about in and of oourse you know what happened ho sat right down ou it but ho didnt think of that when he wont out into tho vestibulo bo mo of the young folks looked at bim aud smiled bo they did when ho went into the sunday school rooms now upon this day it eo happened that it was boys turn to pass arouud tfcn oon tnbution plate in sunday school he always liked to do this this sunday be couldnt imagine what mofdo all the botao ara ataro aud tittor and oven giggle aloud until after a while the superintendent slopped him whirled him around und licked from his trousers a little graj wad of gam all bristling with navy blue woollen bliroda i you must have at upou jour gum young man 1 said the superintendent and as roy marched back to bjs seat banging down his red face ho eaid to him self cutoh mo taking my gum to charoh aain i blushing has often been considered as n peculiarity of tbo white man and has been denied to other racee and eapooially to tho negro but soveral trustworthy observers assured darwin that they had been on tho faces of negroes an appearance resembling a blush under circumstances which would have exoited one in as although their skinb were of an ebony blaak tint some flflnnrthtt tt nn hlifqhtng hrnwn hilt moat bon t worry about something that you think nuy happen to morrow becauso you may die to night and to morrow may and you beyond iho reach of worry dont worry over a thing thut happened yoster day becauso yesterday is a hundred yeara away if you don t behove it inst try to reach after it and brm it hick djnt worry about unything that h happening to day becuuo to day will only last fifteen or twenty minutes dont worry about thiu y ou-caolt- i p b e a w n a j maokinnon daiutlbteb soiciton convlyahcer orsiob mill stroot in matthows block itpitalu nri g m4theson j b moleod m9 iunibtbos solicit0nbconveyanteha georgetown and milton money to loan at lowost rates waters bros st georges square quelph cheap feed w barber bros paper makers georgetown ont make a speciaitx of r j mcnabb jlork fourth division court county of hal on conveyancer agent fircandliileasfluranco teal k state agent money to loan otc office porryman sulook aoton ont miscellanro us american corn crop 1896 soumd znd drv machine finished book papers and high orade weekly news tho paper used in this journal is from he above mills wm barber bros h enry grist ottawa canada solicitor of r a tents for invention etc prepares applications for the canadian anicr lcn and european patent offlcoa and for tho uoklstratlou of trade marks bend for pom pulot ihlrty two years experience f ibanoib nunan bookbinder wvnduiun st quolpli ontario w ynuu q wmiam btor aooount book of nil kind mailo to orfor 1orlodlcalb of ovory loorlptlouoiirotiillyboiiua uuiinrnot prompt ytlono compare it with the soft new grain chopping promptly and carefully done at the jrockwood chopping mills acton saw mills and wood yards jhmes brown if asafaotonan avo dealro in lumber intli shingles wood etc all klncla of wood in atook and promptly tlollvortil to any part of tho town at riaaouublo irlcos harris co telppimiiiueoinmualcatlop m abriaoe licenses n p moohe jftnnkh op maiuuadh llcpnfleb filvatooffloo nowltnobbobrcquiroa isbuud tflildonro la tlio avonlaa froo rro ooloo auton thesl j h hamilton dkaleu in old man beside me who enquired with soma emotion have yon got a cold katie your eyes are wet yes unole thorn ae i replied and summer colds are bo hard to get rid of but never mind myoold think you so muoh for baying me the bioyole well dearie he replied its not quite a new one but i thought it would do for yon to loarn on oh how i did wish ho would go away and let me have a good cry bnt as ho hung about i had to mount and tako a fow turns round tbo garden muoh to bis dohght aud ho rubbed his hands exclaiming well done little girl i you will be there before any of them you bet 1 at last ho went indoors and hiding myself id tlio summer house i wept copiously what ehnll i do get my prayer book and keop on repeating the collect for rain stay in bed the next day and pretend my osld was worae 1 no i either of these resources would and even if it rained all night which was not in tho least likely i would have to put in an appearance ou the morrow well thero waa one pplce of comfort loft the roads were fnohes deep with fine white dast i would start early and get a good ooormg ot it over poor uncles gift and therj perhaps some of its m ny dtflionoica miht bo hid and then being naturally light hearted i dried my toara and wont in to propare tea that being a duty i did not allow our little maid to interfere with my mother and i had ulvod alone for many years my father who bad died when i was three yeara old ho tug only a memory to me he had been oaptain and owner of a merchantman but be had only been able to ibave a very mod- erdto indopendenoy for my mother ao we two had always lived very quietly and it marble and granite hamiltons book guelph wan unite au eveut in our l w a lottor oame from frlsoo telhog that my mothers only relative waa coming home after an absence of 40 years i had never soon my qniet mother so exoited over any thing he was her mother only brother and she had only a dim recollection of hia going away lam afraid kmle she laid thai undo is only a poor man for although ha has corresponded with me at long intervals he has never mentioned his affairs utill i am pleased to think be is coming well uncle thorn followed closely on his letter and true enough hia affairs did not iseni to have nourished for his clothes wore qolle threadbare and bis luggage of tho scantiest like most girls of iho present day my great ambition waa to owu a bioyole bat unfortunately tha bnying of one was quite out of the question although i oould rido well enough my companion ftorrlo floyd tho doctors only daughter having let me laarn on hers so after onoe more diaoujaing the mat ter over with mother i had lo reluotautly give up all idea of joiniog the piculo and i had ao longed to go for one thing it woi the flrat lime sir wallers demesne had reception rooms and then to our surprise found a oholco lunch awaiting us in tho great dining ball where befrilled dames of hand red a of years ago looked down iu haughty disdain on us aa though raenling oar intrusion and ancient knights leanod on their swords and seemed to look us through and through but the day waned and muoh to our regrot the time for atsrt log horrircward oame it was only thon i began to wonder how i was to get thoro bat my knight of the morning again offerod me a seat and off wo drove leaving tbo tho others to follow tho drive through the ragraut oountry lanea was most en joynblo and my companion was entertain tug telling roe of many foreign lands through which ho had travelled and was describing visit to tho ice palace of st petersburg when we readied tho bpot whore should havo been tho rt mania of my poor bike bat search as wo would we oould iind no trace ot them i was greatly upset at this but my oompanion said perhaps it waa beat eo and then my nnole would not feel grieved at ilo state of hi gift well quite suddenly a feeling of grtut ehyness oamo ovr mo biid i began to realise how free i had been with a com pis to stranger and woudered what mother would think of it all so i said i would uot get into tbo gig again but would walk bomo and make my explanations as bent i could my frieud would gladly havo accom panied me but i refused and ahyly holding out my hand said good bye qu have been very good to me today but he only laughed and said it must not bo good by but only good day for i will be ongaged with tho agent at cliff court for about a month and i hope you will let mo oall on your mother and yonrtelf- hewalehedmeoufcof eig lit eay that tho blackneaa becomoa moro intense an increased supply of blood in tho skin seems in some manner to intonaify the blackness soars remain for a long time whito in tho negro aud dr burgess who had frequent opportunities ot observing one on tbo face of a negrese noticed that it invariably beoame red whenever she waa abruptly spokon to or charged with any trivial offence tho blush could be been proceeding from tho airoumforenoo of tho soar towards tho middle mulattoea are often great blush era from these faots thero can be no doubt that negroes bluah though no reddeumfc of tho bkin is visible makes lliem worse dont worry about things you can help bocauso then theres no need to worry don t worry ut all if you want to be pemient now and then it waits hurt ou a bit it will do you good but worrj worry worry frtt fret fret why tin ro s neither sorrow p nitence strength reformation hope nor resolution in it it b merely worry lxcuaiuje no use for funerals womanly beauty a crusher an amuiug btory ia told of tho crown princess of italy who exoited o roach interest du her roo vi to loudon i believe in the gymnasium no i do not believe m the danoo it may develop some muboles in tho body but it devoops ffclae muscles in the soul health of soul brings tho highest and deepest beauty oar bodiea give expression to tho real life of tho sonl hate anger jealousy impur ity stingineap frivolity drunkennoss and despair tell in tho face walk and notion and destroy beauty lovo kindueaa ponce joy purity gonoroait patience aud hopo find expression hero alao and whatovor the features whero these dtvoll is tho houso pt beauty soul boauty wears somo girlb with blue eyes and golden hair eeem very beautiful at first but lacking this deepor boauty it soon fades while the plain girl who possesses it grows moro beautiful as you know her bettor beauty like that ot the farfamed helen or popproi will soon fade but tho beauty ot tho soul whore obrist dwells shall last to make happy tho eity of god rov a m ilarvuot chris tion chnroh oinotnnali lux of course you nro going to big guts funoral thu afternoon knox of oourso i am not i haio an anvorsion to attending funerals lox yes but biggins wan a friend of yours you can certainly make an excop tion in his favor knox au except to n in hia favor why man i wouldnt go to my own fun eral if 1 could help it dressing well is quite easy when you know how to do it ihoro are too many womou who aro oaroless about their homo ownn thoy imagine they are thrifty and economical because thoy put on from d iy to day a faded or dingy drosnor hkirt suui women are neither ccouutniuul or wio they are tiilior mioerh or indifferent to tho feelings of their firmly and friends whn they not thus at an expenoo of from en to twenty conta for one or two pialuikcs of diamond dyes any woman ami make her faded tto b n thin kind of homo uoik u windom und true economy una spring thousands of wiso aud thrifty women are using tho diamond dyes giving new life io old and ouet off drebsea and costumes fitting thtin for another seasons wear whon yod decide to buy do not risk your matenaa with poor dyes or imitations of diamond dyes boo that your dealer gtvee you tho diamond that work bo easily and hullcbhiuii br llddell was ti humorist in an aoadomio wa how long have you been a momber of thu university my lord he said to a young man who had omitted to cap him wlkii thoy mot in tho street a weelt sir tho youth uiibwcred i understand said tho duun the puppies cannot too till thoy are eijht days old london saturday knew iho great favor in which aytr a lllla are held all over tho world has been well earned they are cany and ovou phnnant to tako and for all complumtn of the stoinaoh liver and boweln uio ihu attfeat nnd moil thoroinrh 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cludes all ihinfii new and dcslrablo in tlio ltnctof boots shoes and rubbers iixamlnallon will show dial our slock is especially strong in style besides being un equalled in varioly nnd first in favor because of iho hih grade quality lolhing will convince like personal inspection that for seasonable goods and reasonable prices the best paco is at williamsboot a shoe store mill street acton having ou haud alargoquautity of scotch norway swedish and russian grhnite and in order to dispose of it to make room for spring stock now purchased i wil sell fit a reduction of 20 per cent and will nllowall expenses to customers to nnd from our works john h hamilton spring torm commences april 4th at he guelpti business college and slwthand lnotilule a most reliable and well managed school for boys and girls preparing for a business life call or write for circular j sharp friaoipal a uejph aad as i ucared homo i wondored how i could tell uncle thomas of tho 1 least or to my bicyulo but thoro was no need of explanations tor on reaching homo i found poor nnole had met with a sad aooidont having fallen from n ladder ho had mount cd inorder to fabtuu a olimbing roao tree above his bedroom nmdow one of hia legs was badly broken and ho had received other scrido injnritu still ho managod to ask if i lii a happy day wheu i stood oryhik at hit 1 dside oh oe dear uncle tho happiea day in my lite i am sure on hearing wlnoh ho smiled feebly and thou lapsed into nnoonsoiooa nees lie was in great danger for weeks and when my knight of the pamo called i could only see him for a moment or two lie left biioard for mother and the name on u waa mark urquhart well it beoame m daily thing for him to call to enquiri how our invalid progressed and sometimes i sat iu tho o i summer hooan with him bat i did n i understand tho hold ho had got on my h art til he told me he would ba leaving in another week his hnsinbs with tho agent being over oh how my heart ached when i thought of tho montenegrin royal family is one ot tho oldest in europe hut also ono of tho poorest and tho oourt is not large when princes helono arrived in homo a dlslin guishod lady iu waiting tried to patronize hur but the orowu princess effectually put a btop to this at onco your royal highness must find the court lite a great aha u go the ettiquette and stiffness must bsvery nool to your royal higbnoss wob tbo remark made but the princess replied with sang froid on tho contrary x ibiuk it is wonderful how woll things aro douo at court hero considering it ia so vory new where he worked lookino forward there is one thing about your letter that i dont exactly understand remarked the mothodios citizen i took especial pains to make mybelf clear answered mr lujipigo what part left you la doubt the date yon wrote 1800attbetop oh you may well eipeot that it took mo eo long lo get over writing 07 instead ot 1808 that i thought id enjoy the lainry ot being absolutely certain for one year of my lift ho im gutting into praotico for the pribouer was making his appearance before the magistrate for tho hundredth time well aaid the magistrate you here again yes your worehip responded the pris oner r whats the ohargo vogranoy samo as before your wor hip ft seems o mo ou are bore about half your time yes about that jour worship well what do ou do it for why dont you work i do your worship more than half my time ah now said the magistrate aur prised if you oau tell me where you havo evor worked ill let you off in prison your worship answered tho prisoner smiling and tho court kept its word spring humor boils eruptions sorea may ba completely cured by purifying the blood with upod s baruupanllu