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aaetioaeer j ii 1lltheson attobsktat i4v6oeiiorul3hseeryta ofce ueit door to fwallaeea hotel milton l l bekkcti debrost gtorgt- tcrvn ouu tj fibhefi v s geosgetow ont will tiiit acton eteiy wednes- dat aad rill attend to all cha pertaining to hii professioii orders left at stegftrvins drag stare mu recerre prom attention terini mndfiraip tj fisheb r v etso nataeer irn r onader atachlsijrt i geoecrrtmc- kaehinfiry of every deacriptioa made to order on tme shortest notice and most reasonable terms bepairinf promptlyat- tended to j a libteb v fttrgttj 7q5acstreet qnelph bbajca itics ia atthewi balldiu 100 in advaito vii no 86 aotonqnt th flour and feed in tendering hetuty tiankto the people 6i actoandivijabjjty co their kiud patronage in the past wotild reepecuully ih- r -loniatbemtbathehmoon- taotlj iii hand at hia mill loot of mill street a fall gtoclt of flour oat meal com meal buckwheat flour qrackeiiwliibat and chopped stuffs of all kinds any of which he is prepared to deliver daiy tour pttrrawt ti ttadly ioaieit4 men isft at my rivucut vlll rtetltt prtiajt attsattco b w nicklm wat oh esi 17u npetpaptr map of bwy aft iti fbiehatimtdiu vaitoomerru tlsoif nottoprnkl jrsdat march 0 1882 whole no 368 the free eress tkcmdjtv mbkirixo march 9 1882 lib pumtsr gash ton oan jret the beet bargains ever offered in qruelph in lancaster watches waltbaai elgin svtiss clocss at all prices -at- wm ssmiths the wstch and clock boom of qnelph the laooaatar has no equal for the money 1t hall ssromcx ora irai fanirs tjctm hemstseets licensed inctioneers for thecoanties of wedibsioo andthaltori orders left at the ttxz puss ofnce axton or at ray ireaidenoe in k be promptly attended to terras reasonable eaey t team also money to loan on the mostfarorable terms and at the lovest rates of interest fainmsbfa0oaqdpwum geetd vetbbihaer sue- ge0tj geortdirn gridnate of the ontario teterjsary college will visit acton every tuesday rom i to pm- all calls received promptly attended to by night or day horses bought and sold on comruiisioe- besidenee west comer from livery stable georgetown out i d eeid tashjbbbklllb i am prepared to pay the tigliit cash pnrie for hidek caumads jsaa x tad sheep skins dehtered at my tannery than jaas rirathf posutaafly on h p ceod l w3bret3i for i 3 4 teaefiaarh poue8 am prepared te let euhwieta for thr de livery of lelegraph poles 100 and upwards to 1000 at stations oearest to the oontnet- 4b i re i r ki a awheelee acton oat the bkk where yonjaaertaa easy shaye a sty uh hsircut frothing bhastpoon or seoohng gea fasou i spare no pains and give no pais in the aeetsaatfshaient of a goodshsve jtators and aeisaats set in perfect order oa shortest notice 4 worden barbcfl wofpaiffjmi i- tha sbfenrafrwtar voad eoal u satfsar lata at assail aaacv itiea a reaaired u any part oi the vfl- or m f xikoosalt sketls tc cards cans iftv ok fele agent outfit 25c geo h hunt jerwr cityrroa1 ladies gold chains a new stock of long gold chains with hudes made to order qaaiitr cwsratesl b sa a g e watchmaker c oj east eftd butcher shop tfwarlanbro desire to ihlorm the citixeni of acton and vicinity that they hsre decided to make the butchering business a permanent oosjsnd eusvoerstmtfhang them can rely on being sup plied with fresh meats all the year round ta call solicited hmaslatttbeo cubk to svekt l the easthalf oriet 8brc t township ol erin will be rented to a suitable person on liberal terms tbefarm contains 100 acres the aaoaif which is under cultivation there are good farm buildings orchard and water the property is well sdspted either v f or narticulars apply at this office o to v wm- geiffdt t con 5 erin successor td t- p chapman t- btsqeaafm square gnelptt aeeonnt books of sll kinds made to ord periodicals of avery dwipjion agsfnlly bound enlihg neatly and promptly done wbo contemplate in bsl- pnrsnlts be tbor- ftdu saatad it has brio rtemoostratediby long tean tbasinkehsud nave had be been eierklnfauxbatlme besides b js tinld arbleh is lndlai bastbat eto the oraat kbfush bemedj annahlinreofe forhenodai impoteney sod sll uueasea toat loilow a a seqsenee of sdrmiose ssloss of mem ory universal lsssttudepaln lo tbebactr dimness of vis ion premrure old age and befira xlkiae man otberi piaeases that lead to inaanliy orconsumji ion srfuu paiiculars in of pamphlet which ede sire to send free by mill to every oae jwtne specific meaieui wield by alf dfnr slats at tlj per toekage or six paehaaea for l orfwlil be seal rree hy mall onrs- celpt of the monef by ad dressing nugrayhkllemaoo aftallalmg oi by j ij jbpslalf acifrh- a ike lees r unit ma od waharaj edltton krstrd peimanent eluej of nervoukdeblhty islfedsnew 11s cele- itbe radical and wlibout medl- elani pbjsle- al incapacity impediments of marriage ete resultlngrromexcessesi iccnsesjqvlopa7only ti tbe ealebrsled sulhoa in this admirable efsay elearly demonatntes from tbirty vvarssiieeeauul praetlee umialarmins pon- eotiebcea may be vadieail7- cored without the ilaai niitia nsn of internal medicines or tbenaeoltbekolfe pdjotinuoat a mode of cure atonee impu certain and eseetoal by imeana of wbleh evei shaf jebeap tbls leclnre should be in tbe bands of irveryyoutb and everj man la the land address jtlie trwfiu rton4etei 41 usuhirtrk lookherellij nlu bongs sand deation this paper mtjiifal oh an epistle to toung ladies it may be friends a pleasant thing to own s lovel see to hear ybunelvi a called beautiful possessed of ev iry trace and when yon g or here or there have atrsngars a king who yon sra the beautiful hsfemsny friends and it theyre bot ao bright tbe words that pkat their cherry lips theyre often aoa juat riirbt and men will warship end admire and go and eorna aa they desire since then its lot ao ud e thing to own a chartair face since to possess a faultless form is not the least disgrace and aa they brink you neath ao ban you may look pittty if yon can and it may be a plesaant thing to be exceeding rich per then you coafd set right or wrong heeding bat little which for few would disapproval show or dare to ask m why do you so v then yon might travel tbe world oar if fear did not dissuade 1 or yon might ride around st home all splendidly arrayed and front your tusbiooed carriage stare and show the ciowd how rich you were and earnest friends your wealth would bay with feelings far from cold whod flattery norfrom you flee until had fled- your gold some toil for wealth both day and night we do not ssy t think it right but surely tis a blessed thing to own a hesft refined i to know that i youve nothing else vou have s cultured mind which ever you delight to itore richly with wiadoma choicest lore knowledge will give to yo s power that wealth cannot withstand nor peerless beiaty with a dower of thousands in her hand before it both will flee awsy like clouds before the blaze of day beauty a ol fadl sod wealth may 8y and friends may prove unkind bat none can tass away from yon the riches ofjthe mind its beauties suffer do decay its wealth increases day by day then maidens give bat little heed to lovelinessl of face nor sigh for porer that in lie porse alone hath dwelling place true beauty is i heart refined true wealth tai riobea of the mind ovm stqmt the deceitful carpet yon want 100 newt pop- 10 onto to w ya jlaltab iot jonditiori 8tjb u d rtopin the ptwn- wato torn i movame f ap klttv li i want to make father a birthday pres ent something that will be a comfort the year through i oh dear 1 it is so hard lo find anything ibr a man and setts hand went up preparatory to reckoning life class of her fathers rjoeseationa oh her fin gers dreasiiggowns slippers ebaving- ceae he never j shaves himself smoking- cap and hevne er smokes dgarcase and he never owns a weed napkin ring and ao forth now i hat thail i bay him 1 it the question do you jol tnd to bay it with yonr ssv logs or ask y rat father for some of ms hard earnings udgo of and get what will beonlyabothfrtohinir ne indeed to the hatter idea cousin sarah by ej treme care we have saved a respectable am i from our wages as house keepers and naldofallwork and will take this way o return it together for the dear soul has ecn too generous with us nov it was nly yeaterday he said he wss ashamed of rur diningroom carpet its rags end ob1it rated pbtdea took off his sp petite you mow cousin sarah father is sensitive to inch things as ail loor re fined folks si i bit he shook bu head saying we mui t wbrfy through with it this winter i know he hates to ssk any one home to dtnth r we are fo shabby in this particular i believe mytiew curtainl and wallpaper an a mistake they make the fiooc hideoai by contrast- one gpott thing always alls for another how mac h money have vou bett j we joint r sister and p hive twenty dollars j ii join you funds ahd buy a carpei which wui bt a treat t or ailat too bay a car t with that amount cousin sarabrc i i you can have yonr floor well mteredv and not speui sll your modej it ukes t iirty yardslt pe rni width and i should urr to ktvwetghtt at a yard aitbe i ast ttuuwoahnfosr61 lais more th ii we poasess cousinsai ihwai standing by the brei eakng an i pple ritorrfoaj she eirjaimed t asing thewohjmaremaliis into the grat asyour carpet oaoibe if you so il without tbe slightrat dnwi bask to hs sertlceetlelib- itiitful iwncall itbnt there is intj re- proacb rin u e term hara j had carpet odce i flxtjr avieh will ujjdigrit em in i hu jilf i3m ma jgiinailhtw- i eaa fa whlehhrtjl aal in u t between i aljktesim flnaj tato dcihr vi t it figun i up arefl dia mm ibtfualj govtminej i orni6thrpat hertlllt e att into a few ears before ahh left da jj i jtnovfqtjbrejbefojinyjitjjrig a calculators and wonderfully nations you have a good csrpetllning under this- thingness of the now pat in bett i am glad you relate to moch of your concord philosophical lore well your carpet has a lining ao much id take the best of your old carpet tip it apart and hare betty wasb it then sew it together in squarepiece dimensions thsl i will give yon year lather will understand that it is up for repair merely we will buy fif teen yards of eightycent carpeting a small figure and durable colon that la tor the border of room then boy serea- teen yards of a new kind called finen tapes try which will wear stoat forever though it costs only thirty seven cents a yard it is pretty and extremely useful for cromrf cloths now yon see yoq can bare your old carpet in the middle to join tbe new and the crumbcloth will oover the un matched pair a diningroom carpet ought to come up twice a year lobe shaken now these pieces and the light covering can be easily managed by betty with your help there is the saving of a mans labor bett wrote her sister maggie who was visiting an sunt sod the absent partner heartily agreeing bett and cousin 8arah started off in quest of material for the de ceitful carpet there la but one place in boston where the linen tapestry can be procured but this they easily fonnd booght and went home to mike when mr marchland was at bis store three days before the birthday mr mar came home with the news that his brother jim had opened hia heart and promised a turkey for the occasion add ing and now bett if i wasnt ashamed of our ragged carpet i would invite a friend or two besidea him to dinner invite yonr friends 1 wol engage to have tbe carpet without hales said bett proudly i dont see how yon can do so sod yet keep it from looking like josephs cost but 1 have learned frord the past not to be surprised at anything when two women owning a brain apieot consult together themakeahifta of poverty make one wise returned bett sagely trust to me promise not to oae my sunday coat for pe he t tyr fatpy dont vwry smiled the girl deter mined on keeping her secret still mr marchland lingered at the door desirous of having matters explained bod ing that unlikely he went off to harness inwardly rejoicing to own a daughter so capable of filling the place of her dead mother in making ids home comfortable and his small means an incentive to cojnr- ageoos exertion instead of sitting down and bewailing their poveriy again at his iloremr marchlaod wrote two old friends to secure them tor the birthday dinner and then looked forward to it with nliifvtlivi in spite of the come down look of the dining room carpet the absent partner maggie returned and took hold grandly of the idea and of the carpet and soon the three workers had the new and old ready te lay down after breakfast of the holiday the din ingroom door was locked against friends and foes and betty with cousin sarahs help pat down the virieus pieces of de ception in due time the gnesta arrived and the two girls ware unselfishly glad to hear the laughter from the parlor where old times were being talked over the point and the pay for all their efforts came la watching their fathers expression as be ushered his friends into the cheery dining room at the summons that dinner was waiting to be served those who un derstand men know very well when they are pleased however they may think they aincltforreasorfa blkndneas comes into toe voice and in this case there were some ejara flceorishea 4 carving aid a solicitous jsajretotterre each guest with white or dark meat and unlimited wings tbe meal vu success and drew ont abuudint oompfimsnta for the young cooks how dkjiyooiiiailage girls i never wasao sur te jearchland exclaim ed he left bfcterids a moment and cama back uttotidlruhroor tofstheratjtjtud the atory and the fathetwdeeltpnctad by their homely eflorutonntstjadey ajoy- his hearty qpd mew yp wmia benedict ia- deei v j gtojira tneaber ipapaa last hlrth- day t askoetf lkeistowbeb they were alone t1 iseerlxtvwittridiy fstbwjmrhtaweaiivift gittt how lftwirejuly o eornfbruble bwotn3ttaai9 vr bett took hbawhjawttbwasaweefr toherworda welawnotbayato sirng- fcrk tfflivwrdyebsfctevaysow us fataca rstd apiteet touv now onward ismhstirtevi wewlllwsit for pur ceusio ef the fertile brain ahd see what she says t r tef sir id 8hoot aim six or eight congenial spirits at around a stove la a grand river grocery and after several other ntrjeets had bean exhausted some ooa introduced that of panics in churchesj theatres and balls this gaye mr hopewell a chance to remark gentlemen i do jest long to be there whetr wby in erne of those panics tea sir id give new 30 bill to be in the theatre one night when there was aa occasion for a panic why7 why because one cool levelbesded man conld stop that sort of things as easily as you could end up that barrel of flour well i dunno about that observed one of the sitters there t something awful in the cry of are and here it when and where yo msry h startlea and f rtght- l what would you do in a theatre in case there was a load cry of flresd a rushr i j id stand upon ntj seat pull a revolver from my pooket aid shout out thatri shoot the frnan wbo attempted to crowd or rush bee eoel tman would cheek the panic la tn seooods while the subject was being continued the grocer went to tbe rear end of the store poured a tttle powder on a board tnd gave three or four men the wink directly there waaa bright flash yells of fire 1 powder p and every man sprang p and rushed hopewell didnt spring up and talk of shooting on the contrary be fell over a lot of baskets pued between aim and the door got up to plow hia way over a rack of brooms and when be reached the sidewalk he wu on sflfours white aa a ghost and so frightened that he never look ed back until he reached the opposite aide of the street a land axeoti stery a pretty good story is told about a land agent who one day bad a party of eastern farmers in tow trying to sell each of them a farm in the rich arkansas valley tbe agent had taken them into hia light wagon sod behind hia spanking team of bays bad given thim a grind ride luting all day he had done bis beat to make them enthral aatie byj rehearsing the stories which he had at ujogues end of the marvelous crops of the valley hot to all intents it was loves labor lost for they would not those this annoyed the agent but ho bad his revenge in his reply to one of tbe party who with a sardonic smile asked wei mr agent hi there anything that woit grow here i tesjhe replied pumpkins wont whit 1 exclaimed the cynical land buyers together pumpkins wont nof said the agent there are men in this eounby wbo would give 1250 an acre for land that would mature a crop of pumpkisa they have never been able to get a crop since ive been here and thats ten yesra wei how atrange 1 why is it t said laud barer no 1 this wu the agents chance andwith a serious ixpreasloh he replied well sir tee soil is bo rich that the vines grow so fast their wear the pumpkins out dragging them over the ground i bomor ef the day cardinal oewton says that a gentleman is one sfbo never inflicts pain then no dentist can be a gentleman the pensive mule is not easily regarded itible to pathetic emotions and onsbydrdpa a muleteer it whaturjiouticalecoabhtyr on die same i ticket with averj who will pull jou through pla of my ff work as the said to the ostnleaa carpenter as wu picking up a loppedoff girls abroad ctry slander ebony th gom heslde rsrhtle the ybnng hom carry the earn style of cane and woolen heads 11 mtcnwtoorg f tool who the worldlna tumult keep wit 1 open month wheneer you sleep in erej enne esorjeirreot mske- and keep it sbnt when youre awake as 1 young shaver of five or six years was n rding at school oae day he cable up on tti pasagr xeeplthy tongue from emit 4 ri thy lir troti guile faster hopefd drawled oat keep ttj- toogu rormtilhmi thyajrotn glra t ii r brown do yon eat inmui t asked four year old nend of his nisters beau wh johnnie t reapondad mr brown jooi slstersaynsht wjshu y acre hat along wlexitahw abeoxtt cv ys- lift ti eioi l8rh lathe boo holt mb9vabust rewof worjdjywof goodyoruaw4ajrdoa i o ijwtowanwd- jbat b the lver bi r quakohrwiti is the golden bi la t antutr the ri of righteous c sat 1 hatematogeai ertoro tbe- good swat l this a the ooltew jl aha i t who was joatat fatierf i csraoi refrain from telling k conun drum that waapropou38h to thrte aila- ters when the blueftah party weaiisaoorej at ths pint and took their picn cdlnet nodar the shade of a juhemtns hnt it wu v 1 t libolomonwas tbe son of di rkl end joab wu the soo af zsmlah what tthtloo wu zeraiah to joab f every men among theelergynsi a seie his father at 0000 and when asssaeii that the answer was wrong there wu ma curio- ityexcited tj wm yen state that again aaket collier laying down his fotk it wu re stated j wellaaldbe david and sol i mon had nothing to do- with it bait ze uah waa jaara father nolgueuagyfulhnjp the clerpsien iuinaistes tf ttthesn- swer wurigbi and mr couyer add ha ranslertaii hare been ijfatber ai twint eat another rnostthf 11 tiuyu tell me wheit the catch la j when told thstzeruish was bsj ther he ifaa much amused sod hit surprise that hi brethren of the did not know their huet bettai their forgetfuskbriras u 1 1 insing a thelgearaiee of ofe critle who 1 hudel to panls frieadg priaclua and aioiiills as- two ohsnnlrls why uk my heart acaea when i look itheieoir drtion of society today why i it that the gay fsat yoring nsanthe yoong man that is helped borne in the amall hia of tije night again and again by some t endaj anil quietly put to bad by hi pars 1 unhl h baa recovered from a drunken- 1 nee why is it that after eoxolngt- nlmse i again sad oarefulty making hia toilet hoc 1 0 walk in to the homes of some of our b 1 1 j and take with him our pure xi girls why is it that girls when ri 1 lopstrated with on the auhjeet will so 1 neatly it olare he is sjways a perfect g itjemanin my preaenje aa if the gentleu 1 n oould be put 00 andoff lilte a sunday oiitl he is either a gentleman or a brute 1 fhy rsrt what u i bat a lack of peicejs in of trna noble principle f how can we u mrnlt our selves into the care of a man w i oae breath is not only scented with liquor bet whose- character is blackened with can we afford to bow and smile cm the 1 ocmg man and encourage his attentions imply be cause he belongs to a good fami i r rtamliw ourselyes with the idea that hi down by and byj and make a xsd steady bti children and can heav grandmamma brings her fai 1 nte grsnd- cmld a package of sweetmeats hia parehtsare seeing the dear the door tbe infant prodigy drapery of himself aronrd the ery oh the little pujr say who indeed are fond of candy t lemselves to eat up all the candy thai wa i didnt eat it all repiiev with virtuous 1grtii pieces j- lef t two pieces why two cause i couldnt eat em t and while id lady to wraps the cohfecdon- hia parenta the child left two seoesr slsple epitaph 1 an epitaph iaa curious pla s in which to look for wit but there are 1 1 o epitaphs whlch while they excite a si xqe do not interfere with more eeriooij thoughts when the actor borbudge diet j his friends pondered oyer a suitabie inaeri tionj and at last happily hit upon this wh 1 h is simple enough and yet tetbtbe whole 1 ory exit hurbadge when charles i nighi died jerd suggested that this eq 1 ally slrnple inscription shonli be put oi iusi tomb good knight the difference between a u 1 and i m pla the former preaches 1 nd does not practice while the latter praoi and does hot fireaeh- i whaal wsi yoong airyi a young nun nwnnilly myveni ablegrandv father never used to tip tie i s invariable aebeing rar sour k yob any need fofbieaejbntl me weu whej twas tohlmand be coldly butl breecbeiiwcieui and said yob oaght to be making yonr the world t lisjn right tamaim but it mka a dnte to eowiyodc k a rnhbwasf ba wa4marryhiaw rlhias flu hiasih ljiit doit j m iwibttowniwili w limbk rjjritib dlupkdsted shanty ontoaialns ba ed knife yeng tiaaimiiftti onngspaliieen t i bidoauojei4e se4ebawf s- csifiilyatrodiniqi onrreporterstb whom the detailed by mri heariihi lobbnarl with rhetlutw- toy mr ball winter