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firstcias style witb new fnrni- ttire commercial travellers will find good accommodation and commodious sample rooms- special attention paid to the wants of the travelling public bar supplied with the best cf lianors ana cigars sood stabl ing and attentive hestlers xasiiforseixi i am prepared to pay the highest cash prcie for hides caifslans deacocs lamb and sheep sfcin delivered at my tannery lace leather constantly on hand ijahessiogre acios rxakktice palxttxg haying opened a paint shopmthe prem- isea ctt door to xictlias bakery iain pre pared to do carnage paiating and sign writing of every description and would re- jjectfally solicit the patronage of the people o aetoaaoi vicinity james scott storeys eureka sfaiyfcu3vefactrurbeitp tye are also putnies and inventors of stqzctff um sprixlf sioyq futfla- 83- justly acknowledged the most perfect fastener in use patented in cjtnuji the doited statesand great britain kjeeios omces spmce street kew york u s a lime grove birmingham eng 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moore agent feee peess office acton geeat cacsb of hcmak m hisekt u be lou of manhoofi flour and feed stoss lawsoif bros voald retpectfuilj lafana tbe neopt of arxou in rlediiuttixttuer hive open edlutue pteailmc oppohue dr uc- qtrctot reildence flour and feed store ai1 wtucmpeoauattranhadfc fad i toefc of flotje or ill ctds ikacdtk3 family flour buclcwhaat floor graham flour meals corn heal oat meal oraoked what bran goarse 8horts fine shorte chopped peas chopped oats mixed chops oats peas sadah kiadl of fee3j usually kapt ia a firstlass eton all twit isliyotti to u7 pt of xsu ywiet ukdau6iiestl jfsta call is rupeeifiilly colieilrd manhattan feed for horses cattle sheep pigs and poultry good for horses hay ing epizootic lawson bros actoa jan is 1ssmc the story of thh oath acrocs the pathway myrtlsfriogod uudsr tlie miplo it was hinged the little woudeu gate tmtu there within the quiet gleam whcu i had strolled with kellie home i used to pause attd wait befora i said to bar good night vet loth u leafs the winsome sprit within the gardeus pale and there the gate between us two wed linger u all lovere do and leaaupou the rai and face to face eyesclose to eytt hands meeting hands in feigned surprise after a stealthy quest so close td beud ere alied rstat that id etow drunlcca fronv the sweet tuberose upoa her breast wed talk ia fitful style iween with many a meeting glanca between tie lender words and ior wed whisper some dear sweet conceit some idle gossip wed ripest and the id more to go 1 goodnight id say poodnight good bye qoodnight from her with half a sigh gcoduight wsodmght f and then and then 1 did not go but stand ataia iesa on the rsiling and begia it all sgsia ah i that was many a day ago that plesaaat summer timc44thoagh the gate is standing yet l jcnrmtranty it idsyle a little weatherworn like m- wha nerer cau forget 1 j i the happy end 1 uy cynic friend pray sare yauriueetv tber was uo cud watch yonder chubby thine t that is our vauogestjhers siid mine 8ee haw he chmu his leg to twine about the gate and awing carded tiiui for home yes it was tom with the why dont yoa asod bim home f- old grime upon his hands aiid the odor demanded mrs tiudar with an itu- of oil upon his garments patient stamp of her foot i i have kept you waiting elln hush betsey hes got money tum let him be and hell ba sure to spend i didnt mean to but the work it before he goes bouiv ill have the oun oa kernel of the not and lis wife may tom tom hare the husk old sh op with a sniff and a snap betsy tdraed yee and away arid shortly aftet ward xoui dar- place and oey lifted itaiself upon his elbow ah tom are you awake f ywu then rna up and ha ye a warm glass you have been to the im te have the old lost a boy r oh tom and she threw her arnif around bis neck and covered his face with kisses ellen darling wait a little and you shuli bare toe old tom back tom got upon bis feet and steadied agu himself ob tom ire got him now bless no peter i wont drink any more i llees him my own tom my husband ray darling f and then tom darcey realized the tonight it wont hart yoa just a glasa i know it wont said tom button- f power i and blessing of womans log up his coat by the only solilaiy it was bsnqnit of the gods sji button left i know it wonc j restored with the biiglit angels of ann with this he went oat into the i ia love and joy spreading their actoist harness thune depot v rhasge ik bcsishessc wm coon barber jtocia annoance ta the peopre cf acton and cnrrocndtcffeoaatry that jhe hac paiefaasd rom mr p wordf n hi barber builocss and intend to c it on inajlbraocheir the same tlahdfrhe new prjpjfecorln tends dvinc his whale ieronai adenuon to the busoieaivand troctc tnatall who nave patron terf theebop in the past wiu conunoeto sirt it their tavore henry e grinlinton pkjlcticjll hout o palflfr cralner paper hanger and decorator prepared to tafce contract for palntlny paper haofflqf aaolkailfionitnmff worderi promptly fluended co intowir coontry term eeao 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other busiaess send h for sample pair and wire to put up aad exhibit satir faction guanaaieed or moaey refunded large pronto add r telcnwic co 123 fe clark bt chicago hl parties requiring anything in harness or trunks to save money should go to r creech acton waltliam watclxss ik 2i 3 i and 5 odxce cases a new stock just reeivod b savage vateimite ft jmllsr aueljl geays specific medicine tf oulll naiiew th artt bnguaa remedy an unfatllngcure for kemloai weakness spermatorrnia im potency and all diseases tun l follow as a seqoeaee of selftbuse as loss of jdem- ryunlvetial laisltodejala in the bee dimness of vis- la preautfart old age and befcr tattle many other dlaeases that onlfltwatfreelothh im wlsb to f jarf wlnaarftyoroonsiisi ngage a the ano aleaaaat and prof- boa ttrjalt jrtenlars la iwole business known bterytnlns onr pamphlet which we de- we wlfli sire to send free by mall to i hreetflo alii capkal not required i sire to send free by mall to fnnlsh rou everything 10 adsy and up- every one sbttbe ijreetflo wis iwfymsde wllhonl sujlnr awsr mlfcl is sold by al jlmg- from borne vit nlgbt no risk whatever gfiu attl wpfasj r jlanynev workers wanted a once many six paekages f jri i raaklnafoftnnes at the bnslnes todies be sentfree by mall on re sjfimnfoebaaraentjbdiyoortayji money by ad- gfrtsmae j loworlct than can employment those who enghire ooda aaort road to fortan addresj jretrestnayfo one who la willing dressing ailsto mite more money leryday after takma 1 be made in a weekat any ordfnarr jju jjy vtiislm 00 t nent those wno enpxre atonoe will toronto ont canada sold br i e mcgarrln urassw acton tom darcay yet a young man had grown to be a very bad one at heart he might have been all right if his head and hia will had only been all right bat these being wronj the whole nnchine was going to the bad very fast though there were times when the heart felt aorastliin of its old truthful yearnings tom had lost his place as foreman in the great ma chine shop and what money he now earned caaiefroui odd jabs of tiakerinc which he was able to do here and there at private houses for tom was a genius as well ss a mechanic and when his head was steady enough he could mend a clock or clean a watch as well as he could set up and regulite a steam engine and this latter- he could do better than any other man ever em ployed by the soott falls manufactur ing company one day tom had a job to mend a broken mowing machine and reaper for which he received fiva dollare and on the fallowing morning he started oat for his old baantthe village tav ern ho knew his wife sadly needed the money and his two little children were in absolute suffering from want of clothing and that morning he held a debate with the better part of himself bat the better part of himself hid be come very weak and bhafcy and the demon of appetite carried the day rq iway to the tavetn tom went where for two or three hours he felt the exhilaralingeffects of the alcoholic draught and fancied himself happy as he could sing and laugh hat as usual etupefaction followed and the man died out he drank while he could stand and then lay down ia a corner where his companions left him it was late at night almost midnight when the landlords wife came into the bar room to see what kept her husband up and quickly saw- tomi feter said she not in a pleasant mood why dont yon send that mis erable tom darcey home t hes been hanging aboat here long enough toms stupefaction was not sound asleep the dead coma bad lift the brain and the calling of his name had stung his senses to keen attention he had aa insane love for rum but did not love the landlord in other years peter tindar and mmbelf had loved end wooed the sweet maiden ellen goes and be won her leaving peter to take tip witfc the vinegary spinster who had baagbt bim the tavern and he knew that lately the tapstur had gloat- ed over the woman who bad once dig- chill air of the night when he got away ftom lha shadow of the tavern he stopped and looked up t the statsjjid then be looked upon the earth aye he mattered grinding bis heel in the gravel peter tinder is taking the kernel and leaving pooc ellen the husk and im helping him to do it i ta roblnogtnywifeof tu my children of honor and comfort robbing myself of love and life just that peter tindar may have the kernel and ellen the huskr weirsw it was a revelation to the man the tavern keepers brief speech meant not for his ears hid come upjn his senses as fell the voice of the kisen one upon saul of tarsus well see b continued setting bis foot firmly on the ground and then be wended his way homewsid oa the following morning he said o i his wife ellen have yon any coffee in the hottse t yes tom she did not tell him that her sister had given it to her she was glad to bear biin aak for coffee instead of the old old cider i wish yoa would make a cup good and strong there was really music in toms voice and the wifs set aboat the work with a strange flatter in her heart tom drank two caps of the strong fragrant coffee and then went out went out with a resolute step snd walked straight to the- great manufac tory where he found llr scott in the office if r scott i want to learn my trade oyer again eh tom what do yoa mean f i mean that its tom darcey come back to the old placo asking for give- ness for the past and hoping to do better in the futcre tom cried the manufacturer starting forward and grasping his hand are you in earnest i is it really the old tom f its whats left of him sir and well have him whols and strong very soon if youll onlyset him at work work i aye tom and bless yoa too theres an engine to be setup and tested today cjrae with me tomshanda were weak and unsteady wings oyer the boards on the following monday morning tom darcey resumed his place at the head ol the great machtnesliop7 an3 those who thoroughly knew him had uo fear of his going back to the old slouch and joylessneaaj a few days later tom met peter tirtda caataa frof- 1 eh tom old boy whats up i cm up right side up yea i see but i hope you havent forsaken us lorn i hava forsaken only the evil you have in store pster the fact is i concluded my wife and littls ones had fed on husks long enough and if there was a kernel left in my heart or in my manhood they ahonldhave it ah yoa beard what i said to my wife that night t yes peter and i shall be grateful to you for it as long aa i liye sly remeoibcsace of you will always be relieved by that tings of warmth and brightness ha weit ram the old boms bmrthstou only two ysirs ago a laughing rollicking fellow itwoaldduytkigopd to knowj biooa than w ktrs ns weo him and we say with a nameless pain the bey that we know and loved so we shall nrr again f 0a bearing the nana we gave him t comes horns to oi today but thu la oo tbs dear fellow w s s sa i tau at th man kealur farter with a mans look in his face is hs wbotoke by the hearthstone the lost boys olden plaos we miss tie laogh that made raoaio wherever the lost bo want i this man has a smile moat wiusooe i his eyes hare a grate intent wt know he ia thinking and planning his way in the world of men and we cannot help bar lore him but we long for our boy agaiu we an proud of this fnsnly fellow woo mo to tag bis place rtith hints of the vaotahed boyhood in his earnest thoughtful face f and yetcomei back the longing for the boy we must benoefortb miss whom we sent away from the haaithitoot forever with a km l- flsoa a4vle to8roori if there is any business that require tcrupulous cleanness it ihould be that of the retell grocer he bandies our sugar he i dishes out our batter he weighs oar meat he fingers our bread he touches our food at every tain he needs clean bands end clean vessels put np those dirty scales it makes one sick to see butter put iuto socb a dingy tin pan cleanse your sugar scoop scrape off that meat block wipe out that cheese- safe getbroom and dusting brash learn their use and keep them busy xoofc at those fly specks i see where the ruoursses has trickled down and candied ibto a solid cake scour it up see where the sour has spilled and drifted into heaps aroana birfepf ewetfp h wy pick out those rotten vegetables that taint the air wifh their poisonous stench fling away those sickly tough shriveled beets out with those eggs hat ire slightly indisposed get cot soap suds and wash downyonr counters hunt the ratholes and plug them up or nail tin stripe every them rake jou the cobwebs that dangle in the 1 1 corners polish ap yber tin and brass vessels wash your show windows dost those veuerable canned goods that adorn yoar shelves remove the flypaper overhead gist paint for your ihelves and whitewash yonr walla keep clean for soap is cheap water is plenty broaxs are bandy and dirt dont pay john wesley says cleaai liness is next to godliness amen 1 iv altiij to tows ffiubiils the rer c c goss daring a lee- tore in new yortfon the honey moon and how to jferpetuute i said lookout for your habits joung man dont get into the habit of neglecting th little courtesies of life ia your home just see the young men in a bobtail horsecar sit forward on the edge of the seat and when a pretty young woman enters the car they watch for the first chance to put herfare in the box why dont you watch just as eagerly jp wait on your wile 1 again my young fiusband yoa and yoar wife must cultivste mutual confidence distrust of each other ia the bane of human society everywhere of course yoa and your wife ought to hold different opinions i was forty years old before i married my wife and i knows thing or two before i knew her when we were married we did not empty out our brains and become fools when she comes to vote i want her to vote on the side opposite to me because if she votes just an i do whats the use of her votingl she might have just as well voted through me as we do now but bat his brain was clear and under his idotxt eght husbands and wives do skilful supervision the engine was set bite iai daw each other and up and tested bat it was late ia thep mcl1 otllec hiir and a11 li evening when the work was completed i ihii ths woui1 le i how is it now tomt asked llr ed of tf they hadnt got heated cut scott as he came into the testing house i h of r down and found tho workmen ready to finlll honeat and u w j i your wife yong husband you shesall right sir yoa may giye to be honest in courtship but if yoar warrant without fear u h had lq girl to god bless you turn i you dont look and 1 1aye tlie tm8 like sweet music the old ke a bit aad 6rid4a on 7 p only to be a brute after msiriage will you take your know how voice sounds place again wait titt monday morning sir- if innooehtto your wife as thoagh she you offer it to me then i will take it littla b you woh1 bnrt at the little cottage ellen uarceve a bab 8uad u fdr j wlf fluttering heart was sinking that 0m 5 a a fcer morning after tom was gone she had knock bim down well til take h found a twodollar bill in her coffee baok you can knock him dowsr- ir cap she knew that he had left it for jour own estimation ber shehad been but and bought teal and tfagar and flour and batter and a young ladies gradoste from some of then you have deceived her ba- wtof tender steak and all day long a ladies colleges with thedegree of ray of light had been dancing and b a by dose attention to business eklmmeriag before fcer a ray from the j jq j a few years take the degree blessed light of other days with jf a prayer and hone she sat oirf the teaj taue and waited but the eun wont a weueookedbreakfaetwihdo more down and no tom came eight oelock towards preserving peace in the family came and almost nine ob was it but than wijl seven mottoes on the waft a falsa glimmer after all t even tiongb they be framed in the most hark 1 the old step 3 strong eager elaborate of gilt moulding ikwsl oousetimu a congregation which has about 409 communicants had taken up a collec tion which- the treasurer was was about to count the editor of the chrhtia fitter thought he would like to see jast how ie collection was made up and asked the privilege of counting ed classifying jit the following table shows the seealt namner of pieces ui i vahe of each total lceat lat 2 cents 25 7 s 5 10 si 79 7s 190 i4f this was about 1 cent to each pel sob present and 2 cents average for each giver more than baf gave nothing slotojnjii tbe detectivecamera is a nc w pbot- graphio feat it efiables pootogcapfaa tbe taken ia the street r anywhere else withoat the person or persou ptxitographed eg aware of tbe f act snii is calculated to inspire a lively terror among tiat class of eente whotobjeef to haviaj their portraits taken eitepelly it is made to look like a book or small box several et- oeuint street scones haee tecaeoa by ibis device j i m vrra ojeaso tat book the folly arid frand of richyonng men whom their parents or guardians suppose aye stbdjiigejf in paris are tbownnp rather forcibly ia this grim little story of exposure and rebuke one november an old merchant oa sending lis nephew to study law in paris presented him with an old copy of the code with the remark il will come to see yoa in march and if you- bare been diligent i will make yoa a handsome present at the time appointed the old gentle man was on band well my boy said he have yo worked harti o yes answered the young man confidently in that case yoa have already- gat your reward i dont know what yon mean ancle i hand me the code my boy ha opens the volume and between the first two leaves finds a fire hundred franc note which he bad intended for his nephew but which he forthwith put into jhis own pocket a s 1 j i i m m n a t ifi i r j hjk