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tl vskfcfcsaif trjtfqsi ttongntrm is rvaluku every thuu8day horsing it vms free press power pwhtwq house mul strkktjactonost tsji the fats pti will be sent to subscribers posuge paxj for 1100 per n- aanin jruoe llso if not to paid no paper- utsontinaed till all arrears are paid except at the option ot the publisher advxstisiso rites canal advertise ments 8 cents per line for the tint inser tion and icenu por line for each snbee- quculinsertiou cash professional cards 14 lines or leas h 00 per annum 1 square 12 lines iooper annum payable in 6 rnafas from date of insertion any 8pxaal notice the object of which is to promote the pecuniary benefit of any individual or eomnany to be considered anadvertise- ment the number of lines reckoned by the space occupied measured by a seal of s nonpareil castsxct ratcs jut eolomaonerear iouco usu column one year 55 w a uner e ilumnone year jo 00 ia cuumuioi mooini ssoa aauciiumnull enonllis sooo i urter oolamntlx monuis 13q0 t if column ihree moatut sooo etikeoluina lormonuii txe iisrter eolumu three meutlis 00 wvertlteoitou vlthnauptelno direction r lth i a wled un rortinsnu chipied aecord- turlr transitory advertisement muttbe psuia aaranee chances for contract advertisement must 3e in tue offlee qyss mon mondays other wise taey will be teflovsr uu th following week k p moore kdllori proprietor tuiq dftdcd but troundofl1uestqenp i nlo rarcnhovch oi xrwmpoprv ad- tcruiw bojrwallosprocysll wfcwr mmwtulnr satncn mixta inrfvtorlt ik siw yokk business directory- wh lowry 11 b mc ps graduate of trinity college mem ber of college of physicians and surgeous office and residence at the head of fred erick st actou 9150 if not so paid l bennett dentist gcorgt- t town ont joes lawson gradtate of on- titlo yctkerxiat coixeoc tosokto veterinary surgeon acton ont- office in keoney 4 sons boot and shoe store res idence in the rear horses examined aa to soundness and certificates given all elt night or day promptly attend ed to terms easy ce riggs lds of the firm of rioos itojit toboxto will be at campbell hotel on the first mondav of every month in tha practice of his profession all work executed in the latest and most unproved style of the dental art- so chsrge for consultation m owat 4 mcleax barristers solicitors notaries convey- ancers a-c- tmoxrr to loxx orncr town hall acton 1 a 1iot w a- mclejuv g b goodktllie barrister solicitor notary public geobgfilowx acton tr acton 0m in ilrs secords block tohs- day architect gaelpi ontario orax- queens hotexblock sqoaxe- j livingston llb biksistee solicrros cosrvetixcra c omcr next door to hynds jewellery store mill street acton bain laidlaw co baebisters solicttobs- oftces over imperial bank 21 wel lingten street east entrance exchange alley toronto joasbirs q- c c a- hunxx vteluih liuli geoece katttix- w b bragg practicax millwright besxrangir of flour mills a specialty po address box 103 kocrwoou patents secured for inventions henry grist oiuti cuxuji- 20 years practice no patsatno pay volume ix no 44 aoton ont thursday may 1 1884 whole no 461 acton banking coy torey ohristie it 00 uaxkeus acton ontario a heseral baskisg busl- ness transacted k0kit l0aksx ok lstsfftss notss notes discounted and interest allowed on deposits- wall paper window shades baby oaftriaoes baskets big- stock at days bookstore gtelph dat sells cheap jycome and see our new store csowded to the ceiuxo wite 1s1 jij w goods no germany england new york 10 sslliae cheap for cask cent store and cheap cash kazah direclly opposite old saad tfiiletoni bl upper wyndham st gtjelp hi- jasfkidner itoney to loan e ervin ruxdf j ja six fei cjont claeke a- caknqt bieaisiras ic cattena block guelfli- guefph u hall our 8pring8tock is now fully assorted comprising all the newest shades in plain and fancy worsteds west of england trouser ings and scotch and canadian suitings we can assure our cusivers and the general public that we lave this season the cboiceat idection fl goods we have ever been able to place- belore tbem and iu coo- aeqnedce ot the io- prices prevailing in tue wloleaale jiarketi we are able o sell clolluffz at very low 6jires shaw tc crundy silbcbast tatlobs cnelph f raxci6 kukak successor to t f cnapmaii bookbixbee stgeorge bqoaxe gnelph accoimt books of all kinda made to order- periodicala of every description carefully booni bnliim neatly and promptly done w jl hem8tbeet liicensed anotioneer for tbe coontie of wellington and halton orders left at the fbii press office acton or at my reaidence in actonj will be promptly attended to terms reasonable aer u lttm alao money to loan on tbe most favorable terms and at the lowest rates of interest in snms of s500 and npwards t ike fob sale lime can be had at the canada lime works in small or largo quantities at any time apply at the kiln near tollou s mill or to c 6 smith may 1st 1832 box 172 acrox h aklak bahbebshop p wobdes has opened a barber kbp in t6l premises lately occapied by ur fonter at a medical office and solicits a abare of th ptn of tbia rielnity btr ovpwtimot of tbe business till be cooioeted in intolaf rtfto- jip jn ord 1883 established 848 savages watch clock jewelry spectacle house large stock prices rigbt special attention to fine watch bepalrink b savage hear petrte8 wew drait store gvelpm the favorite oyster parlor a e matthews is sow kettiviv 1u1lvvkesh oysters finnan haddies cauacd fish nnd fruits lemons oransrv trnpex coxfkctioverv aud all oilier goodi in his line tin largest isoruncnt of plau tud fmcy biscaiu iu town tiud from the best minii factarerk my cuitotners will find nil my goodi fresh aud in ever- wiy satisfactory the oyster parlor oyttck mrtttd in any tlyle during the gciioa or will b lapplicd by the cms quirt or gallon hgood cooking apple alwyi ou hand a e matthews don m ubb tauiuoir monxixo jfn 1 1681 p0etiy wellington marble works quebec st gruelph john h hamilton proprietor formerly mcquiuanhamil ton dajer iu marble granite and cvcxylbing pcrtaaninfi to bemeter work keoetved first prixea at provincial er hibition gaelph the western fair and all local exhibition or excellence ot material and euperiority of workmanship your orders are solicited- the oldest drub store in guellph best goal oil only 20c a gallon now is the time to bay your coal oil hicinbothams condition powders have given nniveraal satisfaction and all who have used them for horses and cattle testify to their ex cellence prepared only oy w g smith the babts prayer she knelt with bar sweet hands folded her air little head bowed low while dead vines tapped at tho window and the air was thick with snow without earth datnb with winter within heart dumb with care aud up through the leaden silence hose softly tbo baby h prayer 11 webs all whom 1 love dear father and help me be good she said then stirred by a sudden fancy 8he lifted the shining head i did she catch ou tho frozen maple bome hint of tho april rreen i or the breath of the woodland blossoms the drifts of the snow between the boautifnl trees she whispered where the orioles used to sing thoy are tited of the cold white winter ob help them to growin spring and tbe flowers that i loved to gather lord bring them again to may the dear little violet sleeping down deep in the ground today ah earth may be chill with anowflakes and beans may be cold with care bat waste of a babys silence are crossed by the babys prayer and lips that are dumb with sorrow in jobilaot hope may sing for when earth is wrapped in winter in the heart of the lord tis spring co winter unldan elegant prtpara hon for roughness of the skin chapped hands sore lips frost bites iic- pre pared only by w g smith 4 co tliorleyi horse and cattle fod sold in any quanaity lo soil purchaser diamond wyes the best aud cheapest in the market w c smith co dispensing chemists guelph lotudsc 83 a slk3ht mistake gray and icecold the twilight had dark ened over the stone tower autil the ruddy glow of the fire became insufficient to dis pel tbe creeping shadow and kanuie brought in the lamp it was a great lowceilinged room with an antiquecamd cornice and a wainscot of oak which reached above fcajpiiea shoul der a room where the faded crimson hangings shut ont the dying daylight aud the pattern of the carpet had long become indistinguishable and the tbree blooming brighteyed young girls in this ancient room seemed at much out of their element as a cluster of rosebuds would have been lying on an egyptian sarcophagus but col copely liked seclusion and antiquity moreover he liked economy and when he brought his three motherless daughters down to the stone tower he grimly gave them to under stand that they too must teach themselves to like these three aspects of life- theres one thing col copely who was a manhater added to himself theyll geno beaux here 1 no girl ought to dream of a beau until she is tweutynvc years old at the very least 1 which was rather hard on ada and kaonie who were nineteen and seventeen and bad their pretty heads full of vague visiocs of love and letters and even little bess the youngest who had barely turned fifteen had an imaginary ideal iu her brain with dark melancholy eyes and a brow like ivory which she hoped one day might be realized ina suitor and upon this windy march uighl when col copely was in the city and miss boird the governess was confined to her room with an attack of inflammatory rheu matism ada and kan were going to a sur reptitious party of course papa wouldnt let us go if he were at home said ada and we couldnt manage it it miss baird wasnt laid up either eagerly add ed kan but everything happens for the best said ada do look at this lovely gold- colored silk nan wasnt it good of mary sinclair to lend us the three dresses to choose from i think 111 wear the gold- colored silk with this black lace mantle and i said nan who was pink and plump with chinabluo eyes and radiant bronzebrown hair shall wear tbe white all brocaded over with pink rosebuds and the rosecolored satin slippers oh ada darling pouncing upon her sister with a little ecstatic kiss we shant know our selves shall we couldnt i go too pleaded bess whose gypsy beauty gleamed in between the applebloom faces of her sisters like a jacqueminot rose among white mosspinks couldnt i wear the pretty garnet silk that youve neither of you chosen nonsense cried ada you are only a child bess i shall be sixteen in nine mouths urged bess and im almost as tall as you and nan and i never never was at a grownup party in my whole life i bess said nan with autocratic sev erity hold your tongue its quite out of the question you are to stayliere with miss baird but miss baird is always asleep in the evening i whimpered bee bo much tbe better for you 1 pro nounced nan and you can look after the house the house wont run away pouted bess still rebellious that isnt tbe question under diaoas- don said ada oct tbe workbasket now like a darling tod help us tuck pp the aresw ijitue for mary sinclair is at least half a bead taller than we are and there is no time tolose i hess drew a deep sigh and obeyed why wn it she argued within her- sell that die must always be put dowu aud smibu1 mid kept iu the background bocniihc she wan tlie youngest ana wore slinrt frncl and lier hair braided in two chinese taili down her back if ever she was u crownup young lady shed show them hut bow got a httle better natured when she was allowed to make waffles hex own- self for u1 in the absence of eliza their sole oiitic ije brother had be- lhohi himself to fall of fever half a mile i or so up the mountain at this auspicious i time of all others and to select a jar of i raspberry jam by way of accompaniment for boss tall though she was had not quite outgrown the ago of teaset and de light in playing at housekeeping and she arranged the tearose buds in her sisters hair aud gave the last dainty touch to their dresses bess was a born ladysmaid the girls declared laughing and looked regretfully after them as with their splen dor all shrouded in black serge cloaks tboy hurried down the frozen road two merry fleeting shadows oh dear i said bess aloud how i wish 1 was going too i then she winked the tears down and ran back into the oakwainacoted room where tbe lamp still glowed and the logs blazed and snapped on the hearth so hur riedly that she never once remembered adas farewell caution aa to the- locking and doublelocking of tho outer door miss baird was asleep after hex supper and her medicine there was no nse go ing to her for companionship for she snored and slept with her mouth open and was not in the least an ided slnmberer and the kitchen was very lonesome without eliza and even the cat was too drowsy to purr or f rolie with a ball of knittingyam what shall i do said bess ob i know i ill try on the garnet silk dress and fancy im a grownup young lady going to a ball r she was walking up and down the floor trying to see herself in the old venetian mirror that hung above the tall wooden mantle when the creaking of a board in the hall startled her flying to the door garnet silk train and all she came face to face witn a man i beg your pardon he said apolo getically but you did not hear the knock and what do you want cried bess all in a panic go away at once i called to see il the young ladies bess wailed to hear no more vague ideas of peddlers tramps burglars mid night assassins floated through her brain tcs said she with assumed coolness they are at home please walk in and opening the nearest door she mo tioned him to enter as it was dark there in bow was he to know that it was the coalcellar or that the next minnte the door would be shut and bolted upon him there cried bess exultantly her dark eyes shining like balls of fire her cheeks turned from deadly pale to glowing red but stop a minute pleaded a stifled voice from the other side of the door theres a mistake i wish yes said bess there is a mistake you arc mistaken in supposing that i am to be imposed upon now stay there un til i call tbe coachman and the two stable- hands and unloose the do which four last be it understood were entirely a fiction of miss besss imagina tion she stood a second or so to consider miss baird must not be excited or disturb ed at least so the doctor said besides of what use could miss baird possibly be ill go for the girls said bees fll be at the ball after all so folding a shawl about her pretty taper bhoolders away she shot uke an arrow quite heedless of tbelaoelised train of the garnet silk dress hazel hill where the ball was being held was not more than a quarter of a mile from stone tower and lighted from garret to cellar it presented a very pretty sight to besss wondering eyes she posted herself on the verandah just where a casement had been opened to cool the perfumed- atmosphere of the dancing- would have dono credit to a rory omoro himself thus backed up bess drew the bolt un locked tho door and called in stern accents to the sequestered victim come out you villain come at once i whereupon a tall rather pleasantlook ing young allow emerged shivering with the cold and having tbo traces of coaldust on his white shirtcollar and light kid gloves who are you savagely demanded frank sinclair thd gentleman presented hu card my name is 8aflord said he col copely requested me to call here and bring his daughters back to new york with me here is a letter from him he has taken a house in fortyseventh street and goodness me gasped bess clasping her hands over her eyes and i shut him in the coolcellar for one dread second there was silence and then they all burst into a peal of con- tagious laughter which broke up all cer emony at once and rendered them all ex- oellent friends mr sinclair with the tall waiter the revolvers and tho blaeiiborn stick depart ed and bess with a little of nans ama teur assistance served up an impromptu supper of bread and toasted cheese which was pronounced a decided success eliza returned in a little while and the house hold was restored to order the next day commenced the packing for removal eliza was to remain in the stone tower until mis baird convole- cense and the tbree girls returned to new york with mrsanord and this gentleman strange to say appeared to cherish no malice against his fair little jailer on the contrary said the shrewd ada as the season advanced i do behove he likes bess the best ol us all or he would do so if she wasnt sacn a child but shes growing older and prettier every day said nan yes she outshines both of us said ada with a laugh so that as the two bisters agreed there was no telling what might happen one of these days but if they venture to ques tion bess herself on the subject she only laughs and blushes and coyly hides her face because you know my dear sisters im not a grown up woman yef says bess on the contrary im only a child 1 canned goods a good deal of attention has of late been called to the question of canned goods of different kinds this is not to be wonder ed at seeing that a considerable number of cases of poisoning have resulted from their use in a paper on poisoning by canned fruits and meatsby dr j g johnson of brooklyn some directions are given regarding the purchase of such com modities in the first place the cap of the can ought to be examined if two hole are seen to have been punched in it instead of only one there is something wrong the can has been reprocessed that is put in a hot water bath a second time the second hole has been made i a order to let the gas esc ape the other rules are as f ol lows reject ever- can that does not show the golden line of rosin around the edge of the soldier of the cap the same as is seen on the scam of the side of the can all others the doctor claimed were sealed with muriatic acid reject any and every can that shows any rust around the cap on the inside of the head of the can rust proves that there was air inside and consequently fermentation reject any can that does not bear the manufacturers name- before buying press the bottom of the can up and if the contents are decomposed the tin will rattle like the bottom of the oiler of your bewingmachine if the con tents are sound the bottom will be solid and impossible to push up womans capabilities she can say no in such a low soft voice that it means yes bhe oan sharpen ft leadpencil if yon give her plenty of time and plenty of pencils worker in the masters vineyard wery not toil bring joy and tweet reward for ttfy lot cast thy bread upon the water it shall be after many days returning back to time sowest thou along tho wayside bird arc there holding council oer the noontide for a share stony ground is over yonder somo will fall but the groat and wise dispenter give to all now among the thqrns you scntter seed divfne and while growing it will late- droop ind pino but some seed prepared by si red hush ndry cheered by ardent sun and witered faith ully will a harvest yield abandai to bi liold thirty some aud sixty some and some a hundredfold e very where the hand may scatter seed thereat for thou knowest not which shall prosper this or that he that goeth weeping bearing precious seed golden sheave will bring returning glad indeed faithful servants of the master i labor on trustingjin the saviours promise sure and strong i will never never leave thee i am nigh to my home ill safely bring thee byandby oldfashioned mothers thank god some of us have oldfashion ed mothers nota woman of the period enameled and painted with her great chig non ber curls and bustle whose white jeweled hands never felt the clasp of baby fingers but a dear oldfashioned sweet- voioed mother with eye in whose clear depth the lovelight shone and brown hair just threaded with silver lying smooth upon the faded cheek those fear hands worn with toil gently guiding- onr tottering steps in childhood and smoothing our pil low in sickness or reaching opt to us in yearning tenderness blessed is the memory of an oldfashion ed mother it floats to us now like the beautiful perfume from some wooded bloe- soms the music of other voices may be lost but the erduranoing memory of hers will echo in our soul forever otherfaoe may fade away and be forgotten but ben will ehinoon when in tbe fitful pauses of business kfe our feet wander back to the old homestead and oroaiing ihe wellworn threshold stand once more in e room he hallowed by her presence how the feeling of childhood innocence and dependence comes over us and we kneel down in the molten sunshine streaming through the open window just where long ago we knelt by our mothers knee lisping our father how many times when the tempter lured us on the memory of those sacred hours that mothers words her faith and prayers saved us from plunging into the deep abyss of sin years have filled great drifts be tween her and us hot tbeyhave not hiadeb from our sight the glory of her pure unsel fish love editors pass free an exchange sets forth the benefits of the editorial profession as follows one of the beauties of an editors life is his dead beating it no one wbo never feasted on the sweets of that bliss can begin to take in tbe glory of its happiness he does m00 worth of advertising for a railroad gets a pass rides 125 worth and then is look ed upon as a deadhead or a half blown deadbeat he puffs a concert troupe 10 worth and get i in oomplimentaries and is thus passed free if the hall is arowded he is begrudged the room he oocn- pies for if his oomplimentaoes were pay ing tickets the troupe would be so much in pocket he blows and puffs a church fes tival free to any desired extent and doe the poster printing at half rates and rare ly gets a thank you for it it goes as part of his duty as an editor he does more work gratuitiously for the town and community than all tbe rest of the popula tion put together and gets cursed for it ail while tiie man who donates a few dollars to a twentyfourth of may oelebration brass band or church is gratefully remem bered oh it is a sweet thing to be an editor he passes frecyon know she can dance all night in a pair of shoe room and there with big sparkling eye tw0 to for her and enjoy every and cherry cheeks half hidden by the i minute of the line shawl drawn over her head and ear she 8he can pas a display windowof adry- watched to catch a glimpse of ada and j goods store without stopping if she is run- ning to catch a train she can go to church and afterwards tell yon what every woman in the congre gation had on nd in some rare instances can give yon a faint idea of what the text was she can walk half the night with a col icky baby in her arms without onoo ex pressing a desire to murder the infant she can suffer abuse and neglect for years which one touch ot kindness or con sideration will drive from ber recollection she can but whats the use a woman can do anything or everything and dp it well she can do more in a minute than a man can do in an hour and dolt better nan they were dancing bess would scarcely have known them so radiant they seemed their exquisite borrowed dresses set off by lights their faces flushed by happy ex citementand at last ada sat down by this very open casement smiling and fan ning herself while her partner hurried to bring her some refreshments all of a sudden a cold little hand fell on her dimpled shoulder what on earth has brought here is mis baird dead halpapa come home no answered bess sepulohrslly but ive caught a burglar i call nan and oome home at once because maybe hell break loose and so ada never got the refreshment and nan didnt finish hat waits with ft whiskeredy oung gentleman from montreal and frank smclair the hroihsr oi thie hottest aooompnid them bpk y th lower withthe udatotb iitpn two itymlii uwkiorn anqnltthlit a man ieft a bony steed on the street and awning back a short time afterward 6usootere4 that ft funny yooth bad placed 4icard against the fl riu bearinjj tbeootiok oato wanted enquire with in j iv served him it v a barrel postoffloe punt up on your map the straits of magehen look at the mountains hanging over imagine the point of rock that leans the farthest out and think of a barrel hung by a heavy chain swinging there that i ft postomos 1 the postmaster doesnt stay up there to deliver the mails and no post- mftjb unlocks it in fact it has no key yet it is a grand old postoffice ships coming along that way stop and fish out packages of precious letters that have been dropped therein see if they dan find any that want tbtravsi their way and if so they take thkn on in their place tbey leave a package which is to go in another oirectionj and someday a ship oome along stadias the direction of that package all loan take that and away she tails and the barrel swings doing its duty day by day without being watched sending joy to many hearts dont you think shes pretty 7 said the another to the father as she stroked the babys silken hair tbe father was in a sulky mooavsome thing had disagreed with him and be re plied tomewhat curtly u ob all babies are about alike they look like little monkeys lost then a neighbor entered and tak- ing th baby on her lap said meroy on as i haw likeit father that ohiuisi anna dear il i attempt to spell cupid whycttsrlgesbeyodtbeurtfiyllamer adontkmwradsed joe whyi itf nwlji to i ct n ooursnl imwrjjsfj asrfjsswvjij vvssaswsis