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swijwwhjfcitele nitktimm r i jthro vnimii 1uw ff i afio rn ti volume xlll noi 11 rtott jm nzx is vvmllfukil evtjky thursday morning at t11u si ree 03ess power prtta htje cton ontario i y acgu br nking company ohristie cor -ijankerb- ontario acton iwa om m wen er t lo tri1 ttmm iackinacisi icma jno clevl dufng paxy ftft 12er lami le power co 2at to oat subscription rates sjjvj six months iillvvr months iscts liv iriablv iii lvimc if not paid in advance t vcir will bo orsod ko paper aisaon- il ill vvrs aro paid except at tho nu- vuum advertising rates 1 vii i 0 mo 1 sitaoo i 3500 vvo joso tvm liw 1 cod 1 8 oil i mo lino iol i 700 ioo jmio 7w1 p50 400 1 jl00 risusl n vertisomeuts 8 conks per line forltho fir- iiicrtiou and scout per line for each ub- s roit suoi dish the iiumber of lines i- ov he paee occupied nicsnrhl by a sjleot solid nonpareil j alve without specific directions ii lunnttm till torbid am uiy frvi- u ilvuc ciivic tor contract advertisements must bo ii the elie by 0 am on tuesdays otherwise thoy will le loft over uutiltho following veitk h r moorp kditoroudtvainictor ill charged accbrd- tory advertisements must bo iuiid sushuss dirtciint v 0lic an 1 street acton u iovyuy mb mcps irtv luite of trill it ytcdl o member of jiriiysivians and surgeons lo lie my t the ncad of krel john lawson graduate ciuo veterinary college toroato- crr s r jtro boot s horsiiii given au calx i terms easy rick lilwill vkull viv4 f os- actoii oat otflco lukuuy ii shoo slow residence iu the rear iiae j as to souinuie aihvertnttjos it or day ivoiuply atteujoo to l l bennktt lds pestist gfoltcttown ontkluo c mcklnlay lds surgeon r dentist icntot out u3 the uew syfteui of nitrous oxi3e oos commonly a fmi i ioxr x fi- curffui vioianni le iuiti celt t thews i- mlltdott m its tioi air for cktrftctia teeth without h a- iahvu demonstrator and vraciticnl icrin uovl coucsc of dental surfieons liiuv jititt any depend upon tocctving icior in rtit operation performed jwill acton evvrv second and fourth votlnosday cii ot otuce la aguews hotel- j h caeiuqve sokgeos dex- rt mlton honor firadtrato oit tlie u 0leie of dental surgwu of ontario tttv- vton thurilavoi eafih wthk itesitt- t i o ilr office iaasuews hotel pavi m theuatural tetsb n specilltt r h insertolon romcellaloiilor rab- krioios varvreel jverkct viwlircdl air niroi0v io it i other aiincmlictics used for paiuis vxtrcoi of teeth l p te sill j rohxstox a mcleax curej 1101 liiitj2s eitspegsiij tm kidketj ssrar it keculatoj lit- ecjres hl i rci saiiasap t j srsp tryrtho i t- rntoqbtjg ksi cm sui t zdjcihe crc out ivrrstsr ic rnvate ti e f 15 j couveyai cers vs xourii town hall acton insrik vfn a miilvx j mowat soucito xotakv pviiui money to loan 1 ii dav5 wtnesiy rliu satunlayj oiittws block acton upslirs r e mitchell soiajitoncoxvrtvxcti av cii divir west o the chauiniqu mn milieu monty w loar1 at 0 a qmeltal baskwq uusiness tli ixsacted soxbs noteb diaoo anted and interest allows d on doposita find tjh puzzle f phk niidcrsiknrll is prepared to f uruuh ou tho j shortest notlfo in any quantity ami at bot tom jiricos firstclnsi lumber lath staves head ing shinties wash tubs churns butter tubs pork barrels wood floir and feed and anything in tho lino of larmeiv liousckeop- owof contractorst ncceijitles thepuiilois o buu a ifctter place than thomas c moores to buy anything in tho above liuos also to and out it you aro iiiiu dtcd to him forany tbirir pur- chasod trom him his books say souio aro aud ho wonldiikotho uiouoy reopening i ofi schools hooka usudlnule hhill and public bohoola to hand at dayn book- store w h r the dcls in vor uii estublislunein ig iu tin mtat hue no cits juluo found better stock- t all reasons noqu fered at utledce butcher estinable goods of- lo customers jiny price low est price aud muarr dcalinv i my motto ouo trial eouvincti on uiee pointl d for cnttle the highost aud slice psdns h rutledge cli prico rial convince h alwas ljii paid for hia wellington marble works quebec 1st hamilton clark pkomuetors wholesale and litail dealers in marble grauite aiid ejerytliinj pertaiuinfi to ceme cry work direct iropor ere of all kinds of granite aiid marble hilton allvx i ba1rd ltirriaters soticiiom ic i vi geoegetowx j cuirtxuuii mock georgetown ahd oc ki2 mreet cat toronto shiiton su j haimx ea b vgluow i caksox bailfstekatlaw ac outarj hill jo church street toronto nyii john caesixb4l c 0 0vs attossev having lately visited the bay of vuudy granite quarries and linvipg purchased tho entire stock of gray had red grjiuite monuments hcadstoncs crosses urns etc of alexander taylor at less than cost wetrtll nutil further notice sell at prices never befor known iu ontario for in stancegranite u onumcius it high 60 7 ft 75 s ft rjo 9 ft ilw 10 ft liov all work and material warrants j firstclass parties wanting anything in this i ue will do well to call and see us before pnxchas ng elsewhere as we guarantee onr prices are ffirn 30tompcrccntbelot all other dealers t h si days 5 cent kxorelsv hookh is tho largest aud best in tho city 300 page scribbling hook torsccnts all kinds of sohool supplies at days bookstore qtjelph day 8elus cheap justaluuyedati the bazaar a uuiuk stock or wools double and single hcrlin zoplieraiulu- lcsiaii kairy ztpher and all kinds of fin gering wools for tho fall and winter trade a lovely assortment of kuibroideriea ln i cambric aud musliu handsome llaby llobes and twinierc cloaks lovely shades in riushes felts satins rraslnos embjoiitory bilks fillosolles lou- pons chenille cords bangles and all tho latest trimiiilugs for tidies hauliers draperies lho underwear made to order stamping a specialty i t i auddout forget this is whero you enu get tho light running new raymond sewing machine the machiiio everybody wauts neods no rocounncudtion it rccoinuioudti itself call and seo this popular machine and inspect our stock of fancy goods frank rwebber acton august 18th 1s87 cwkelly sole agent for acton and vicinity for the celebrated bell organ and lansdowne piano atexts secured hinilv tii v yer 1 fok isvestioss orriva ciniua j r no raeut yd pay xv ukliatneet- l- arcrmskei j- 1 h am no asun el iroprivtorhip of the livery liiiiailatlv eanitd n bv mr w i bti- smith would s and will do their i it tbeiiroiuj of the public itinoc to jiluase all customers r vtatoii and huhuu v piitbi oe attou ot i mrtvlnthie well equipped and stylish riga a j es vt ithfcnt m the valley jiuiuial liv n avctioxetn il- 5 ir iii v then i hil taken ii tatirtlyi ttjrti j i je o1r vi ior csy i r jr be 1 u riofg prid1 r ttiras i ati what il vv pride of ti tcic thatlafl i rl tor thee mtiidnef tv itstriiti m vtr jie cbb j- titi late i tii aiotei i i get u or msoti cauaia iorios vrac ixir s- remedy 1ngccmpla efposmvrc liu i iu n21 rtiijuauie mti-i- el iultou aud wellington li residence main street pppos- rt acton or addressed to acton rcreive strict attention notes discounted if desired j ohn day architect grktrii ovt juejs hotel block harket fjqnare piuk cis nun an i t v chapuiani ft- ei bjokbindeii ji gneljih ontario a of ail kiius muc to order very desriutionj carefully bound hi promptlydone t ue han lan barber sh0 millsteeet actox aueiv a stvlish haircut a good sea- foam t cilviirtinq thainixk always given mazors hoiieuiijimtin firittlass condition ladies and childrens hair tastily cut j h wobdex tonsorial irtists- in a curi ptutrpa obronchit1j receipt op pbiccv i regulah size i lt co bmcuj 5watrsi- i- crd efcj gnelph business cole guelphvpktario timie eoleth scholastic xeab x lsau september 1st che faculty has hicu strenstheae1 the collesc premise i enlarged nud new appliances added each of the six members of the faculty is an experienced and successful teathtr the thorough and jiiactical nature of the work done by the college lslproven bv thesucness of its graduates both in canada aid the united states ladies are admitted to all the aavantagts offered by the inststntion for verms etc address j irly principal lumber shingles and lath can av rays be secured fjrst class o itfit for commercial travel lers at special lates a comfortabu niyut also if orddrcd selldi pause thtt it will he t home trade w inhabitants of better position orders entrustc lumber bwe are on short notice business wc tec isfaction every orders and help makes the inori rpheiiadersisncd desire to inform the public i human ii t rinrftrcaime ils cr bf sifaliufo iutoio ifiujus uebility t3t-tralv- imf mcntsiaijlhvsicsy ii jcuvliinvei 1 uvnor itrtiitaai s in lit his irinj e3ej isfim cf ktlttufi fi vilictit diugtroat jttruiiittte wc c niinie cf cure ty whkh erery 6wh indition maybe tnj i ateiy an j rfcically i prove s boon totnov tii plain tire i hnr ixtits w tvv pt x v o 1 vathibas nowonbana and will itiep in stock a full line of 1ine and hemlock aell as uther kinds of lumber alao first audocond class pine shingles latb i coal wood having purchased the coal business ot mrc s smith i am prepared to supply all y stove coal i have also a good stock of-wood- hardwood ashcedar and mill wood at icason- able prices svood and coal delivered jamks bb0wn th will he he vvorden j0bnbvnyan a star im the night had arisen a prophet- riidj men bade him coaso ho lnunt uplink i thon they shut liiia in prison ltut ttio imino of thu chamber wah peace did tho aiiroh laiikh out in heir pleasure wo raimnt lmt slinio in tho mirth a kchuiiro uf kiloucn autujcuiuro oh liooii orlucffablo woilh a vision from iod enmo to clicor him ho could not bo lonclyor sad while lii little blind dnucjiter snt uear him and fiiith made his heart to bo dad he cliubed tin lleleetnlile mountains hebretuticd me hnfhlldwerscelited air allll luilllliillill llllill with ith fliulltftillb liiybofoioliiiiieiuiiiiiciiiejy fiiii he vnn diekketlin whole nruiour by uraccs and ill ub lhe victjtr in lliiht and biotlieih hixo filled faces kimliil foitli in the dm kucks of nltjlit from tiie valley of humiliation ho vise to the tiisvs that rouialned until willi ahhout othnlvatioii liie tirto of llio tlty was gained as tl john in fur patinof was elveli ho to him tho coiiithvudiuont to write taro tohllk lektleloved of heaven ff lioth wrote lunt thu world uiiulit have lltfit and he whnin nicii silenced has spoken hi tones that tho whole world lias hoard he wns olio sent froui god by tho token that thvboarts of all nations wero stirred now in palace and cabin his pakon aro treasured as if they wero gold and tlieso words shall bo heard tliruuoh all fces thauk cbd for john llimyau of old flftt 3famtln itrabing ne of mi heroes njettsull day trains and uivcus a call j h worden and consider your osu interest to patronize j would respectfully inform the cton anil suiroundiug country that we aro asai i in full runuiue order and in a than before the sro to fill all to us to parties building vill be dressed wbile you wait md mouldings c neatnifes and d spatcb made ivith also pvepated to fill all orders u mps and from oug experience iu the coundcutthatwocau givo sat- timc so como oa with your to roll tile ball along money go whether she has legs or no in tho 1me 1iiess i uoticc tlmt mrj c mcleans advertisement doubts my sole agency for the bell orgaii- i now state that i have ji written con tract duly sinned by messrs v bell ft co giving me the sole ageucv for the sale of the bell organ for the city of gnelph and a radiu3 of twenty niilcs iueluuiii acton rockwood eden mills evenou new ger many breslan and hesiecr the above mentioned contract can be seen by any lady or gentleman oa calling at my music store opposite the irost office i believe the reliable firm of v bill co are ad hering to the letter of tlie contract and that any peisou other tlilyiiniy agents who are selling the bell urgau iu the above territory ib obtaining them iu some unsatis factory way or is sclliug a secondhand instrument i notico broprietor recom mended the bell oman lo customer the indisputable reputation of this organ is snch that all dealers recommend to custo mers owkelly opposite lost office guelph my warcrooui is well stocked with musical instruments includiug pianos organs guitars banjos violins harmmicas aud accordiaub alsou full lino of the latest sheet music and am receiving now instalments daily cwkelly -iught- th s ebbalie manager fall e before you know it but mutual j fire insurance company of ther esiablisheh 1810 head office cuetph or the dominion boot shoe store main street acton have snticip ited its early arrival and laid ir a splendid stock of boo is shoes ac for fall wear to the frot r of all competition we place oujt elegant and substantial goods oo splendid in quality complete iji assortment overflowiug iu generous bargains mens womens anij childrens boots and shoes etjbbehsovsrshoes c at prices that always lead to speedy saleb oo lowest prices consistent with good quality oo cuutom work and repairing promptly attended to w williams mill street acton oiirrepn and snper or vlue is well established 1 e can suit you all vires ijuilliiiwuctchauuise uauuiitorie aud all other description of yropertjr on the premium kote system pwstuflb onaapavidiion predent 8jretry tatioiifoi good goods -o- our ciijtoin dejiartiiieiit is turning outbrstclass work as usual with go d itopk and repairiog i always promptly and neatly done the picture gallery buelph waters bros who weke burnt out monday night have temporarily removed to nellles old stand kenney bros where they are preparing to sacrifice their trejnendoub stook imm lifesi even achild is kuown by his 16ingb it was years ugo and i wbb in a new lihglaud country town called there to speak tor the yyomaus foreign missionary society keating at a farmhonsa a little fellow ih the glory of first pants came into the room and after looking nie over an nounced ive got the heathen womans frteudj i have of courso i thought at once of the methodist paper of that name marvelling in my thoughts that it was taken up there among baptist friends and that the child should think to tell me of it in that way bo i replied do you like the little paper the heathen- womuno friend of coarse 1 liko her sho longs to me aud she aint japcr iiciacr what is eic then como and tell nie all about her 0 well you just come out o doors aud ill bliow her to yon and he led the way through a long yard a gateway and auother yard he hurried me till pausing beside a stake to which a cord was tied he pointed there doult you se the heathen womans friend my eyes followed the cord and the other end was tied aronrid the 1 g of a silvergray hen which was clucking and scratchingfin most inotbeily fashion for the chickens around her lont bhe look like the heathen wo mans friend asked my little entertainer dont think i quite understand you will have to explain this lo me i said well you know bout mission bauds dont you yoa see im one of em and we are going to get a lot ot money jimmy lake and john jones have got u mission ary hen and papa gave me oue my aunt fanny shes a methodist and bhe said id better call mine the heathen womans friend and so i did we set her on sotieeggs uud how many chickens do you suppose she hatched it seemed impossible to count the rest- j less little things but looking at bennys beaming face i said oh a dozen i hope oh my she did better than that we set ber on thirteen eggs and she hatched tctry out dont you think shes the heathen womans friend ho uaked tri umphantly further questioning drew out the state ment that lapa is to buy all the chickens that grow up and im going to put all the money iu mammas mitebox dont you guess twill burst the top out and may bo the bottom too in talking with the mother i learned that considerable influence would bo brought to bear by older brothels to test bennys missionary zeal and she promised to writo the result which i give in brief the friend brought up the brood with only tlie loss of ouo chicken and when the dozen were sold they made a uiceburriandbenny was told that he was under no obligations to give more than the price of one to the missions however benny was firm i promised em to the lord and i wont be mean enough to cheat him aud though be was teased and taunted he held on i cant lio to tlifi lord and every cent was given as promised some years after the mother became a- white ribbon woman and grew frightenejd as she thought of the influence of her hus bands cider press upon the neighborhood writing to a friend she askedfab somany anxious women haye asked what can i do again the friend was restipg in tho farm house before speakingin the evening for the wctu benny was changed to ben a strong sturdy fellow full of life and fun and true as ever not one whit afraid of being laughed at and able to sajf no aiid stick to it when occasion required he was full of interest about the temper ance work and readily promised ill help mother and do all i can for temperance his promise lmd a speedy test and a severe one the time of cidermaking cameaud- as they were leaving the breakfast table ben was given big part of the work the mother had noticed that ben ate little and seemed very qqiet and she understood it when ben stepping to his fathers side baid quietly please father let me have eome other work idontoare what only dont ask mo to work at the cider mill for i oant there was a morhents silence and then the heavy hand came down on the boys shoulder you just shut up and give me no more nonsense this is your mothers work no mother is not to blame she didnt know i was going to do this and i dontknow aboutit either and with unwonted rudeness he put ben out of the door turning to the mother whose pale face and tearful eyes pleaded for her boy be said angrily this comes of your talk and meetings interfering with my business i all that busy morning her hands occu pied with household cares she prayed no one came to the honse and she did not feel it was best for her to go to investigate tho men came into supper without him and to mrs inquiry flhrj war told we aro making a prohibitionist of him she had never known her husband to be so cruel so though anxious about her boy had no fear that any harm could come of him she waited sure of seeing him her workbasket tilled with work was untouch- ed arid for once her hands were folded in her lap the bible open upon the stand had a pencil mark around the verse call upon mo in the dayof tronblo and i will deliver thee her husband carno in hnng up his hat glanced uneasily at her face and without r peaking pissed at onco to his her heart sank within her and her head went down into her handb as she dropped upon her knccb there she knelt without words by and by her husband came back hultcd a moment then passed out of the door the clock btruck twelve midnight 1 and ben where could he bo footsteps were neari the house and subdued voices reached hdr ear the door opened but somehow she icoujd not lookup another moment and the sjont hoys arms wore around her and an eager voice cried mother oh mother im all right and bo is father 1 tho boy had lifted her up and held her fast as lib 6aid now lots all go to bed and i guess twill ho agooddaytomorrow his face was palo and ho scemed anxious to get beyond his mothers questioning eyes dont you want some bread and milk inquired tho faihel as he placed his hand upon a pitcher and glass upon the table l tho boy took it and drank two or three gluss thank- you father good night father aud mother av as holeft the mother sank into her chair and for tho first time inher life came near fainting with a mothers intuition she know more than hall beou told her as sho grew calm a voice of unwonted tenderuebs said that boy of mourn mary is a grand one and he will make a better man than his father the nest morning at tho breakfast table to the question how many mon will be at the mill toduy there came the emphatic answer none days after in the quiet of thovjabballi twilight as- bens whistle could heard outside the father said spoe beu told you bout that day nonot a word said i must trust him without asking questions aa it would be mean to tell the man groaned aloud as ho cried out mary i shut that boy up all day without a mouthful and whipped him yes whipped him twice and he took it all and wouldnt work at the cidermill said he couldnt if he died for it the mother sprang to her feet tins was worse than her feais how could you she ex claimed and her husband had never seen buch a look upon her face forgive me if you can he said humbly forgive me and you shall never have to blush for me again womans love has bridged over many u yawning chasm aiid the mans humility made it easy this time there came a day not many months afierwaril the whole town wasastir politics ran high and the watchword of the hour seemed joiy rather than inincijjfe and the wife hardly dared hope that her husband would be slrouger than others all pm beu dashed iu with a wild hip hurrah 1 his hat flew across the roonijaud seizing his mother whose hands were iu the dough bo shouted guess youll be heat now fathr vuhd cur pfohibi- tiat toaijlit hip hip hurrah for this house mrs- learned through others that when some men provoked with her hus band said tauntingly ob you are tied to your wifes apron strings he laughing ly replied you are mistaken gentlemen wearefv utlfrr with the ichltc rmou that iudc ben turn somersaults ub he went after the cows climbed trees and swung himself eft the limbs aud as he kissed bis mother gooduight bald exult- inly shes coming mother pruhibi- tint rhhiij the white ribboull beatevery time heres couruge mothers the white ribbon heroes aro coming these boys are only a lew years away from ihcic voting day uiiiuii sijiiul may 1 kiss that baby ijlttle kitty closer smarted ap in bed jnet as the sun came peeping in the window a very sweet little ititty she was vitb her blue oyes and her dimples for the angel liajl kissed kitty clover three times the old clock on the stairs was ticking away for dear life but today it was not saying tic tic tic no indeed the old clock hail a new tnno this morning kitty- is five years old kitty- is going to school ovr arid over again the little girl jumrted out of bed and had liersnoesantlbibckings on beforoaunt dinah camoiu why said auntdinab bjut myichile is a smart chile v u bhe larn to read fast as sho put on dem shoss and stockiugs shell make smart work in do schoolroom iguoss i will aunty said kitty for i intend to try kittys pmma had a pretty satchel all ready and kitty placed her brand-new- primer in it and off she started out the back gate and down tho lane- as she passed the barnyard sho heard the hens cackling loudly kitty is going to school kitjty is going to school down at theend of the lane was a large bush0f hawthorn a littlo bird sat on one of jthe booghs singing sweetly good- morning kitty 1 are you tlie little girl that is goingito school a squirt ran along the fence and perch ed himself7n one of tlie posts tho utmost care and judgment should be exercised by those who go bathing it is perfectly foolhardy to take risks that may cost ones life it is desireablo at all times to be master of ones sellout never is pre- sepcoof mind of more importance tlmn when one is iu the water many peoplraredrowued because they exert themselves wildly wheii thrown into the water suddenly forgetting completely in their frighttbe buoyuncy of the water which will sustain a body held by a slight support every person should learn to float who exposed himself to ilie danger of drowning a recent writer says it is unfortunately not generally known that a finger laid u pony an oar or the gunwhalo of an overtuvuiiifl boat or a board or alrotjst any floating object will sustain the hfltiriau body iu calm water persons who have been properly taught and liavo acquired the habit acting with selfpossession in the water wheii they are upso do not attempt to climb upon the overturned boat but simply take hold 6f it aud quietly support themselves a boat half tilled with water or completely over turned will support as many persons as can get their hands upon tlie gunwale if they behave quietly in case pf accident a person who understands aud acts in ac cordance with theje facts would ttand a better cnauce of being saved even if he were a poor bwimmer than an expert swimmer would have who should bu his j oh i what a little girl this is tobegoing j presence of mind tobchool he chirruped the teacher was very much pleased to see kitty clover and- bile asked one of the larger girlsif kitty were coming to school alii tho timo i j noni just till she gets tired jdoes people over get tired coming to bcliool asked kitty and they all laugh ed she said along lesson iu her primer read the lino of two times two and did a siun but she could not help thinking of the squirrel and the bird the chickeua and the old clock on the stair by and by she rose very quietly and took upher hat and her tfatcliel j she walked up to the teacher and said iu a pitched little voice goodevening miss mary i guesb 1 have to go home now the scholars all laughed again and ouo girl called out over her geography does people ever get tired coming to school 1 but she was a very badgirl andeo kitty clover didnt miid her our liulc once j ilaileoads axu whiskey clutlstsauvicelnallliallemualullueu abstain f rem all appearance of evil 2 thes v j2 beware of covetotisness luke xti 5 cleave to that which is gohdr bom xii l deceive not with thy lips lrov xiv2h tfenvy not the oppressor prov m31 follow that which is good i thes is gnulge iiot one against another jamesyy honour thy father aud thy mother ex xx 12 incline your heart unto the lord josh xxrv 23 l love one another johu xin 34 mind nothigh things roni xu 10 negleit not the gift that is in thee i tim rv 14 owe no man anythitig koni xni 8 pul your trust in the lord psa iv 5 quench not the spirit i thes v 1 repent ye and believe the gospel when the fojs arc giojviug weary and tho twlligbtfiatscis in vitian tho nursery stfljfrccchocs to tho childrens uuirry diu tiion onboard unseonj unnoticed c jnich an old man up the itiirs lightly to the cftpdrcn passes lays his liand niwn their hair softly sinues the gool bid dustman 111 their oyes the dust ho throivs till their littlo heads ac falling and thoir merry eyesi must close tlieu tho dustman verj gently takes each littlo dimpled hand leads them through the sweet green forest far away to sluniborjand kiftyyeatis ok progress phe milwaukee flentiiul thus summarists tin events which haverendered the lastfive decides among the most remarkable in hit lory j- he discovery of the electric telegraph mio discovery of photogiapliy be establishment of ocean steam naviga- tio i he annexation of texas he war with mexicoand the acquisition of california witli the discoveries of gold tht t followed s ho french revolution of 1818 he rise and fall of napoleon iii and tin establishment of the french republic the laying of the ocein cables lie great civil war aud the abolition of slavery in the united states the unification ofltaly clfe great francogerman vriirriid the un ification of germany che overthrow of j trie lopea temporal po ver j i v5 he emancipation of the russian serfs he extension of i russian power- into central asja he discovery of the iourjes of ilie nile arid theniger and the exploration of in terior africa i the discovery of the telephone i if ukeex olli ace virswid of all the people in the world those con- l j 15 nectedin any way jwith the working of j setyour affection on tilings above railwaysought toleave intosicatjngliquors col rrji 2 severely alone the railway age puts j the whole case very neatly and very clearly j iii the following terms it is time to go farther than mere tern- perance thut to ninny means drink- i ing in moderation a dangerous compro- j niise especially for railwayrnpu if anj engiueer or conductor or dispatcher or any j other worker feels that he must drink occa- j sidnally when he is off duty he is the victim i of la powerful habit which may seize him wben be ib most in peed of a clear head j and at any rate his officers cannot feel the implicit confidence that they would have if they knew he was a total abstainer mod erate drinking is a compromise with danger ous appetite and where shall the line bo drawn between moderate and immoderate drinking and by whom the drinker or his employer how shall tho latter know that the invisible lino has not been crossed sowedayf when the engineer or conductor comes out to take his train how can the former be trusted to decide when he is feed ing an appetite in himself which may be daily growing strouger while his selfre straint and power of discernment are daily growing weaker the gist of the argument- seems to us drinking is a useless habit it take heed what vdo r2 ghron xix id use hospitality one to another i peter rv 0 vain words regard uofrr ex v a wait on the lord ps xxvii 14 yield yourselves unto the lord 2 chron xxx 8 tho oldest man iu jakron 0 is dr hickox tyhojn spite of his 92 years is as vigorous as most men thirty years younger- mrs jane ryder of orriugtoir me was 103 years old last junuar and is not yet helpless from old age she lives with ason 79 years old isaac harlow of phillips me who was a drummer in the warof 1s12 celebrated his 2rd binliday recently and when his friends assembled gave them an exhibition of how briskly he could still handle the drumstick i many citizens of new preston conn gave mrs bctz averill a handsome present ou thursday last becanisc she was looyears jold on that day tlie children of the town j gave her a set of booksy and fifty of her j family and descendants dined with her i mrs douglass celebrated her ioitiirth- j dy at ouiulfn neb- last week among those preseiitwererehtives representing j five generations she recited two poems j learned in youth at sunday school and en- zealous therefore be and repent j tertaiued the assembly with interealing re- rev in 19 miniscences she talks very plainly has eixcellent clear memory ind is well preserted things 0xe0esxt like to ueais except as to her eyeaght she can hardly no mr smyth but vl will be a sister i h ivr excellent health and spirits tnvnn- j she was boni at east isongmeadott mass good mornidg i am introducing a work which should be incverj library sorry dear boy but i cant let you have the amount for im dead hroke my self charley it is half past three oclock where have you been until thib hoar mr de browne your services will not be required after sunday aigut youwant to marry my daughter eh abouttbis does no good itwaste3 money needed for j well young man what are your expecta useful purposes it often produces crime tions dijaster and misery kiilway men cannot j here the j bill algyouly affordto take the risk which the habit in- j volves and if they think they can their 1 8- 1 masters cannot afford to allow it hence i say jenkins i heard a good story to- to a soldier far away from home there is mynore touching sight than that of a baby iirhis mothers arms while on their way to gettysburg our troops were inarching by night through a village over whose gate ways hung lighter lanterns while young girls shed tears as they watched the broth ers of other women marching ou to possible death a scene of the march was thus described by tho author of bullet and shell stopping for a moment at the gate of a dwelling i noticed u young motjier leaning over it with a chubby child in liec arms above the womans head hang a couple of stablelauterns their light falling upon ber face the child was crowing with delight at thestrange pageant as it watched the armed host pass on 1 beg vour pardon maam said jim manners one of my men as he dropped the butt of bis musket on the grouud aud peered wjstfully into the faces of tbe mother and her child i beg pardon but may i kiss that baby of yours iv got oue just likehim at home at least lie was when i last saw him two years ago the mother a sympathetic tear rolling down her blooming cheek silently held out thechild jim pressed his unshaven face to its innocent smiling lips for a moment and then walked on saying god blesh you maam for tbat poor jim manners i he never saw his boy again in life a bullet laid him low the next day as wo made our first charge youths champion takesl he cake the safe and satisfactory course for both- sides without a single counterbalancing disadvantage is total abstinence why should not railway officers supplement vol untary abstinence op the part of some by coercive abstinence 6n the part of tbe rest by pstablishing the inflexible rule that they will not employ any nian known to be a habitual user of intoxicating drinks day and i must tell it to you oh alfred what do you think i re ceived a letter from dear mamma this mor ning and shes vcomiug to spend a month with uii wlien will you be ready to return that 10 robinson this is tbe fifth time ive the vag0fth tail j i say squire whatllyeqtt take fur j that ere dog of j a yankee j pedler to an old dutch farmer whatu you take fur him he aint a very good- looking dog but what was you calkiatn maybe- he inpught fetch i ah sppuded the dutchman diat dogisbnt wort aothiuginost hqishnt wort yoq to buy nil guesstew jdollars about yould get him say wonldutit ill givo pou- that fur him j yaasj he ishnt wort dat wal ill take lnm said the pedler shtop waid the dutchman deresone tiug about dat doglgant sell oh take off his collai i dout want that suggested tliepeidler taiutdat replied myuheer hes a boor dogr but i fiaut sell de wag of his tail veu i comes home i we are aware that some will prouounce asked you for it said a professional rhymster tho other day there is one word forjwhich no allowi able rhy nie has ever been found the word window a smart baker overheard the remark and said ill undertake to produce a perfect rhyme for window and will wager the price of a giugercake that i can do it in ten minutes then your cakes dough my friehct for you are certain to lose said the poet you havo given me toy oue repliod the baker wait a little in nine minutes he reoited the follow ing -j- im afraid ive made my dough tdothiok- saidjaok as he shied jliis lump at th wiudqwj j said jill if you want to make it stick you mubt use the very thinnest of thin dough j that takes the cake faintly whispered the poet a mans funnybone wle presume en- matters dinner time but no jben and j aoles him to laugh in huf sleeve this intolerance but we fully believe that the time is rapidly coming when suclia rale will be generally enforced on our rail ways and that those who ire the subjects of its requirements will be its most cordial and grateful supporters a singlo glass may just give the necessary excitement to cansciui accident and destroy any amouut of life aud property it is if risky business for any one to employ a very moderate tippler hut for any monager of a railway to have any such persons around as engineers conductors pointsmen or what hot is simplv downright madness j stha1ght paths some of my readers no doubt never lived out on the prairie soperliaps you would like to hear a sliort story about some of the little folks who lived on the prairies of the west when i commenced teaching my school consisted of quite a number of boys- and girls who were always busy iu fact i never kne one of them to be idle the time of wllich 1 speak was iearly in the winter and cold weather had just begun one evening a light snow fell and- next morning the obildrenwer8 very busy mak ing snowballs or snowmen aud wero all having a very good time when johnny criel out i lets make a wheel to at ittheywout selecting a hazel bosh as the centre they all started out in different directions each taking twenty isteps from the bush this being done they looked behind to see their paths which wero to be the spokes of the wheel but alas there was only one straight track j charlie baid the others how did you ikeep your traok sq straight why that ib easy enough to tell said charles i toovthat pole for my mark laud kept my eyesoii it and uever looked i down once j but said jo i took that bush for j my mark ard didn getmy path ab straight as yours why was that because you ept lookingat us baid the others inefead of keeping your eyes offthe marlf so remember this boys and girls too you all have a path to make and thejsteps as your actiohs they will show more plainly than you vhipk better begin right then and make a determination to live a christian life j asking help from the lord and doing all the good you can then ybtt will make btrai paths in life as charlie did in thesnow instead of looking at others imperfiectiohs keep your eyes on your perf npa the meresti sejtioplboy could dispute the saying that history repeats itself v if je plaze sorr miss hcavyswell tould me totcll you shes not at home ahd fifthly dear brethren you are moderate drinker eh nqw my dear sir let me direct your attention to a fow statistics guaftixt kuogsjrlelh l1ox a max all interesting operation of flesh-graft- iug which was one of the discoveries of mpaul bert has just been performed by a young french surgeon named dr- dub- ousquetlabordicro a workman lmd his foot scorched by molten iron and the skin was destroyed over a surtace of about eight inches by four dr dubuusquet took four btrips of flesh from the thigh of a young man and four from a frog and transferred then to tho wound by gieat care the wouuds healed in u faw days the cicatrice obtained by the frogs skin was soft elastic and inodorous that from human flesh was a liltlestraiued harder and produced irritation onv some points the patient has now been able to resume his occupation tbe resnltof the operatiou is of great importance in showing the sup eriority of frog skin while on the other hand human flesh is not always to be had in sufficient quantities for burns or wounds of any size and- tlie dissection of strips ia very painful j i exglish ieacticallty in a firstclass carnage in germany an englishman was observed to be constantly putting his head out ol the window the train was going fast and a sudden gust of wind blew off bis bat with a frightful ex- claulkm he took down his hat box and hurled it after his hat then he sat down and smiled ou his fellow passengers bat of course did not ipeak ithe germanstoared withlaughter and one of them indulging iu aii expletive exclaimed you doiit ef- ptct your hat box tp bring back your hat do yon i do said the englishman no name on the hatfull nameancibotel address on the boxi jtheyll be foundto- gether and i shall get both do you see now theh those germaus subsided and said they ahvay had considered the english a great and practical natiou odelols 1 wood ashes prof jaoes of the ontarii agricultural college lias issued abulletin on tbe subject of wood ashes hib practical cohclubions are as follows 5 1 ashes are ver beneficial 0 all soils more or lessimrjoverihed especially to sandy soils j 2 ashes are adapted to every crop of a wijody nature especially fruit trees and vines 3- hardwood aslies areworxh to the farmer uiileacbed about 20 lents per bush el leached about 10 cents per bushel soft wood ashes are a little more valuable author timidly ii see that the price- paid for tennysons jubilee odewas 10 a line i dont expect j of course that this little effort of mine would be editor sarcastically 0iyou dont you are two modest sir author but if you will kindly insert it in tomorrow morniugs paper ill williugly pay yon the regular advertising ruitf of 50 cents per line here the moneyslo editor with deep feeling myjdear sir on looking over the poem i find it fnll of merit ill take it the author having made a bet of 850 with the rival publisher around the corner that his poem would be accepted walks out of the office 40 ahead ileb xuanl3fotheh med a friend in the south asked a negro girl heruame matilda was the answer bat that isnt your only name said the lady matilda minerva melvina virginia victoria jaue here memory faih me for my friend reported the entire number of names as eight at the end of her recita tion the girl said proudly my grand mother named me but havent you 1 i 1 4- m vi 51 1 m i v3 4 goal ashes contain little or no plant- jjy more names tlran that asked ber food they- aro a good absorbaut make mischievous interrbgilqr couscious of firstcla8 road beds andv are well adapted having made a fair i showing the girl wab for filliug in hollow walls j puzzled to answer so unusual a question 5 apply from onehalf to one ton of j ij shesaid slowly my grandmother freih ashes per aore- three pr four tons of 1 aiedc uhji n leached ashes i iieik allallext axd huh rifjsl 31m jr the heir apparent is the oldest on of 0 all wood aslies should be kept under y cover lba dry plaoe iciie riri who lias so nianybuitor thaththe sovereign whm nothing except his sukcanuomakeap her roiudas to which jiowu death can deprive of the kingdom v one toauarrymay havo the satisfaction of -jitbe- sovereign has nso eh id theu therelativo kniowlhg they wsu dwindle down in the pnearest the throne is the he r lcsumptve course ottiinij later- she will try to fix jso called becaufe tje inrth of a child to tho her mind on eome old party she can catch king would lose hiip the rjjitof succession ftiiiillss irts 7ki f vf c z fix- vvv r -i- 5 a 1 m 11