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are evtryebere l irieiail procf of tbe th trongcatst of tieir trtiaraadbenrui5ckltatiaaar to tie eotetarr valae of it coarse of study- tec fortuacssa circular pivias fsl iafomaion ril be mailed free airs uiuccoeidcej 0ly principal yteii equipped and stylish rigs can always be secured tttr merchants protective and collecting 80ciati0n0f cakadi j head office hamilton ontario established issii v is an association of business and professional men having for it object the collection of debts i aadtoprereat its members from making lad debts by fcmishlnc them villi lists of irlies who so cot par if erchanta and othem baring accounts to collect will ted it to their ataiile to become members as lsndroda of iccoanu are bcin collected throat it t caoit not be collected in icy other way ifacy an account that has been seed and then retimed by the lailii as no rood after pttticc the merchant to cteatexicxisebaslccn collected tbrctgh thifi msociation merchants viihicc to became mem- bexsby rcoittui 10jk to oar uaiuers at eatcillocwiu receive by tetarr mail tnlj par- tienlate ecrtmeste cf mcabershiit etc testi- moaials sent- j b kills co managers p paetqj a spray or apple blossoms tuey lay od tlc broad low window lodge whore ui band of a little child hod itacodlhcin dewji and fresh and sweet and the hidinothcr had i tailed and loluy stroked with hex wrtuklcd bind the curl ambled head and than ho needles bright were still uutjucd the mewy tbread fcrboraa o the brcstli of the ayplc blooa she hrod iif the golden jiasf she saw la otclrvl where bloewms szora were fatir thick sad fsst falling upon the 1ur lett bead of a biailcq hi ciriboods iriae kuadicg a letter worn nd creased from folding many a time wbtn the hpltj fclossomtrc bcr qnee iorc isball ocoie back allaire 6haeonc for my aaswert tbobcouicd wind vbich rijftlsd tlie uiaiicns hiir urosflil te bcr oart a wc4iknomi toicc she tamed in a startled wiy i have come for ciy answer ubatklc dcoxr wlmt caiiid she do but lsy ktr itiabi iiiths cacr oistrclcbcd cvts kh life is sweet hsjcne rtica uurb lcii time to ibclifjaid cow of life aod ifeht tad tsae f iad when in her showy fiottii veil r she stood on htr bridal morn fcbc would hive but the tinted apijii bloau hcejihita robe taadooi thrccb thcoienwiudawtho vrcttu wind blew oft i the wrlnicj fice wbts tiiile these swt as tliat cosld bo which hid lit hercirihoodcrcce a little voie- callcri bcr trciat thousbta ciraiijjaia feat me to te ifyuukrjtr that iho tlict bts bxii stritiuj tixv xu5 he watts you to iioar lis tei drd jfamiln ilcamng the reftb jdwel- tv ciel euckett mcnab go merchant tailors- have aesamed poscion of thebaeiccss ol that wellknown etici the east end tail6 r shop ltd first class outfit for commercial trerel lere at specisl sites t comf ortiila- has tatcw ail dv trains tea it tl tkjrci give iii a tali j h worden lumber shingles and lath i pbe cadereumed deafres to inform the pablic l that be has now on uani and will ten in stock a fnllline of pine and hemlock as wil aa other kindt at lumber aiso first tad second ciatx picesaiaei lath- coat wood i garhipnrctrad the coal bciscsr ot ilrc ssaibas3 prepared tosspplr all fciods of isovecoaliharealsoa goodstaefcof wood hard rood- axbcedar and ifill wood at reason- ablepricec wood and csil dmi vexed jaiffs beaws tmdtual fire ksurange comply or tbx head office cuelph apjrccbajilitsmerchanilirwti4facircs nd all other descriptions oi j iropcxt y ott the rrctnism bote system sti will oodtinne the badness with a desire to rileasc and satisfy all cuslo- 1 mers both as to qtajity style and 1 prices of pdods- ifak share opabic patpocaseu respect- -fcllj- eoiicrted ipkarco hello i f- pauseand ooasider thai it till be to ytfr oth interert to patronize hametri3e we woahrcriectfcjltiafona the iahxhitaat cf acfoa aad enrroaadias eoaatry that we are ascin ia fall maahy order and in a better position than before the fire to 3 all orders entrusted to us to parties buf lumber will be dressed trhsc yoa wait and koaldins c laade with neatness an dtfijitcb k b we are alio prifaf ed to 11 ail oxden for pumps on ban notice czdfrom lonseifericscciatbt business we led ccaadeat that we eaa give tat ifatioa excry tiiae so ecme oawithyour order tad help to roll the bail tlcnff ifoncy catec the mare co tbetbctehebas legs pt co th0sin5age ittaafiffcr w i aper kaeers georgetown ont yigr a specultc or machine finished book papers asa high geade w ekly xejs hometard boand what a throb those two short words caascd my heart to give i had seen america last whea twenty years agoihad hade it farewell a lad of ftecn it had hcea a bplqcdid opportunity that had open ed hefort roc when mr graham the rich calcutta merchant had odcred to take me with him opou my fathers death and lo maia my future his care hr graham had beea a friend of my fathcrsfrctii early youth at the time o my parects eajdca death he was viiiung at our hxase i went with him when he returned to his own home andlhavenever had reison to regret the step like a father he laved and glided me and i re sponded with all of a sons affection and when he died i was left sole heir to his large f ortonc thns at the ago of ihirtyfivc i wss in- depenient as regards fortune a faore but on the other hand poorer than the poorest in uwt t had no one lo hve or beloved fay and co home to which to tcrnwhen the bhadowsdraw in and other man lights jshine oct heir greetings through the dirk- nese j 1 the project of retarnio to my native 00untry and of recalling myeeli lo the jinemcriesdc he few rehtutcs i had there had already began to form in my mind jwhea a letter which i received in answer to one cf my own decided my course sir dcae kcrhev it tin yoa spoke of closingup your basiness affairs and com ing back among rour own countrymen i hasten to write so as to forestall any nthtptti httny ftt yonttttnt yonx father was my favorite brother had i possessed the requisite means i should not have allowed his son too among strangers and i cow feel that in osering to yoa a home in my household you will not for an instant deern me actcated by any but the moet disinterested sentirncbts your aunt and cousins unite in my invitation so dear richard when the steamer lands you in xtw york do not rernain there a moment jger than is ueccssary but check yonr baggage ea take a train at once for the direction which you will read below come with the fullejnxctatidn of aniroeut welcome ft will be the next best thing to seeing walter my dear lost brother him self lo clasp his son in my arms then followed several instructions and an address as i closed the letter a mist dimmed my eyes for a moment each word breathed the genuineness of the writer and the voice of selection was ever quick to reach my heart j it wis evening when i arrived my uncle met me at the station and after a brief drive through a lovely country whose beautiea the silvery light of the moon magnified i tzss introduced into what settled purpose with me that ii it were possible i would wio her affection bo my hesitation was brief throwing off my coat ipreparod for the descent jut then a small hand grasp my arm it was little hope who linger ing behind for soma floral treasure she had coveted had jast rejoined us k barely coqsin dick you cannot be in tending lo climb down there why ethan bell lost his life there last summer he was irving to get some of those very flow crs and lost his footing gertrude wants some and if possible i am going to gratify her i replied hope turned a face of grave indignation upon jox sister as i began my downward jouracry i have them i cried a few moments later j and those were the last uttered by me for mtcy days as i spoke the stone upon jwhich my foot rested rolled and grasping ineffectnalry at the bushes i felt myself dinping down the sleep decline i heard shriekfl audi excited exclamations then t vas conscious o a sadden arresting mcdiuin and of a sensation all over my face and hands of intolerable pricking and emsxttng then i knew no more i will tell at once what it was that gave mc thjit sensation and was also the means of savngmy life a prickly ihornbush grew on the edge of the ravine and into ils branches i had fallen to be held there so tenaciously that when help arrived my ciotbek had to be cat piccameal to discn- fixrnic at the first alarm gertrude after giving gtteraiicc to ihe shrieks i had heard had swooiibd ii had been hopes swift feet that had listened for ad and bronght it hiiijiiig the descent my head had struck upon l rock and iho blow added lo the 6hockwhich my nerves had sustained had produced concussion of the brain i m4 been uccortciocs for some days whenbne niomingi knew for the first time what ivis passing about me i could dia- linguch soft voices that were familiar i triad to open my eyes and to epeak but in vain a weight as of lead pressed down my iils and tied nytonguc dal tcauld hear at first faintly then distinctly iiat it very strange gertie how cer tain misfortunes ere to come together only io thini cf the bank in calcutta fail ing aui cf cousin richard lasing his for tune whilc he is lying here sick and encon- scioui r ij is more disagreeable than strange i think gertrudes voice answered for from z great catch he had become a panper iinciisay its disippointing cnocgh i kuaw he loves me dcvoedly hope and t had almost grown to like him aa well bat now c course when he gets better i shall haveto put him at pace in his true place gertie gertie daat make yourself out so heartless and mercenary hope cried her childish voice grieved and plead ing v you are only jesting please do jlou dont realij mean that while a minks rich yoa can give him your heart oalvito take it away acinwhen trouble coms to him v thats just it ifiss rlcpe and when yoaye seen a few more years of life and icirned how very nice money is you will abandon your hihminded attitude and icaro to look oat yourself for number one i ihuddcred through all my feebleness as i listened could such sorbid wickod woras be issuing from the beautiful mouth of her whom i had deemed my ideal wo man tpcre was s rustle of drapery and ger trude rose from her chair by the window cni going now hope fori see mamma coming np the path shell relieve you in a fejv moments and i want to practice a mtk iiming to my bedside she paused rao- me t poor dick how pale he looks hope softly euow than pale her cut here comes mam- one day ancle came into the library with i riece of intelligence merkflcood a magnificent place that fo a long time bad been untenanted had b an purchased ha had heard by entic m m who was soon to bring there a bride tensive alterations and improvement h d already been begun oh eicl aimed gertrude what a pi aspect for a bride merle wood u fitting at ode for royalty ibsel i wonder ifube is p etty and it fhe apprechitei her good fo iaue i can answer ihe first i iubjrrapted t lilingly as i tookhbpen tiny hand in rr ue bhe is very very pretty and bet u the ts good as to the last i do ot h lieve she appreciates what you call her i xd fortune u yet for she does not know ol it be still tbinas that ber betrothed is a poor man not realizing that it some- ti aes happens that a part of a fortune may b lost ihmagli the fail a re of ooe bank w lile the greater balk may remain anharm- ec in another risiog i led my woudcring hope into w iota geutle face a kuowledge bf the truth w is drawing to her parents uuce aunt aed cousin gertrude i m id allow me to present lo yea the -fa- ti ro mifllrcss of merlewood of course ihe questions then catno fast a id there was some little excitement not u imingled with chiding directed at my- 6- if in the tcidit of it all with a mirlare of e pressions upon ber usually calm face a nong which surrrise and chagrin were f remost gertrude took her departure from t icrocm and so i won my wife my y wel and my uvjn the anchorwhich will l ld me fast no mailer bow many may be t ie temptatious and trials which the cora- i g year may hold v 1 lcjt hrrxcnxtf cocxteufeits by fteuvt a ba ok cashier says that the best way lb tell a counterfeit bill li by sound and t eliug take t bill flrmly between the t jumb and index finger ol jour left band i nd pull it quickly through your fingers 1 kc this kow listen lo the soandit mazes t is not just uke rubbing silk an 4 neither t oes it resemble a paper sound closely ts a noise that is too peculiar to admit of i description t do they make counterfeit paper so like he original that yon cant tell the differ- nee you cant tell by looking at it its uly by the bound and touch kow listen o the sound made by this counterfeit 20 nll atoa see thats a tlick noise some- iing like pulling glazed or oiled paper hrough the fiogers a child ccnm tefl the liherence between that bill and a genoiae 3ne bat look at it and yoa will think your eye is on something that wonld pass muster for 2q worth olgroceries who taught you this business oh my first lesson was given by au old man who has been ail over this coon try and earope teaching the baataess he has in his possession over a thousand speci mens of counterfeits he obtained them from the authorities ofthedifferentgovern- vneutfl he has no peer in the business lad every expert ia the country owes his knowledge to this old man he looks rnjryel r aswiredjf c the paper used in this jaomzlj k from the above mills s we barber bros- elst ex the door that opened to admit ifrs deans motherly form closed upon ger trude yoa need thefreth air too run away dear into the garden v take care cousin dick the doctor will be here soon i think he will see improvement 41 do you mamma 2 he locks very very ill to me said hopes voice above my pfl- f do you really think he will get better mamma a tear fell upon my forehead j to be sure i do ity child your heart is joo sensitive for others iroable yoaj art growing io look like a shadow ycurself peicethbee0 1 imm mm m h vv to be healthy here are soie points gaiherod ap from literktare p oierbial and otherwise which are good ral i for the man fo observe wbo wants to bo flahby andnotone of tbcm is dubcnlt f anyona who tries dont wor yi t beck pee and pursue it be cheer al a light heart lives long i tf work lite a man bat dont be t worked fodeatb j kever deslair lost hope ia a fitai aisease j spend lealiicrvoas energy each day than you make f doul huiry too swift vrrivea as tardy as toofclow bleep ana rest abandantly bleep is natures beubdiction avoid iiasjibn and eicitement a mo ments angsl may be fatal associate vith healthy people health is contagion as well as disease dbot oy r i cat dont starve let yourmoden uon be known to all men coart the ireth air day and night 0 ir joa knewj shat waa in the air think on bcajlnful thonahta as a man thiake a in his heart so is he only a little oujy vwoxklng nian toqinfi bard frora dy to day only one of ftviilwty gang v working hard for little py paly an aecidcat f a knock by a passimttrflin oniysn intjaest the verdict glvj ooncufflion of the brain only a weeping wife and with ber grirtoo share only four little orphans left 70depend on a mothers caro s only a desolate home that once waibrifibt audfair j only an aching heart onlir a vcaai chair oijk uidaad of earth- e t toruuiind oa cf jwr ilea- ouiyaaouicraiaicgoae heme iroiaamocfit ns rtflway mea i a lfiudcn f- coodwitciixs a prpmi ejit jeweller said recently you have io idea how parlicuhi some men are a atn their- watches some of them will g four or five blocks oat of their wayeveryc lv to consult a regulator and then epends sometime as much as five minates iaigazing up how manyeeootidr out of the wfcy tbeir timepiece baa strayed in the last wfeityfourlionri ifany who arc able tof ulord it have two of even more watcljes which ihey use during ihe alternate w jeks in the belief thart a rest is beneficial tqpt watch whereas of course ex actly the contrary is the case even the best watches vu occasionally runoff a few seconds iccming to how they have weu- wound and whether the winding ha becu at the aiual time bq- sides itataialfl to reason that a watch held perfectly stfil and one in- the pocket f a man makini a sharp run to catch his tiaia will not acn eiactly the sitne awktch tnat will ni within fifteen eebonds a week hi ordinaryj everyday use is goodjeuoagh for me as s is for most cf my costomcrs jeictuera tdj ukttektllannddutij in the early days australian afcop hcrdini ope of thertcrtlers received wrotn england a skylark when tho ttjtbe came known sme of the distant neiwbors and rough men they were rode manjfipiiea to see the iurd which recalled totluji the- downs of their far cf old homes in the pioneer days of cahforniaintn- he population consisted jnostly ojmai just as the orchestra of a bon fiiacisco theatre had begun to play an inland ntier- ed its wail instantly a man in tihiepit shouted stop those fiddlea and let ufcf baby cry i havest heard suca al sound far two years f with yells stamrihg of feet ana dap ping of bands life acdienco tvpplahaod the speaker the raasicians stopped fiddling and the baby continued its crying to th4 intense delight of every one stest yochself frw stwflst onas- davidson president secretary j tohktaylor apeqt- lixett- r j holmes butcheks jiaiu sfteer acton rave much pleaaure iii aonoaucing to be auien of acicn that thcybave creclol and pcam a a butcher ibop on hain blrce t and axe prepared to eoddoci a etraitfprwaru bnt- cberiog hoalnew hartng hadlarge eiperlenee in tbb imi inoaa wfleaognarcntee alj cubfomon wbo fa or ci will their patronage erfaet batiifactlon au kind uieal freafa and good and p tjltry sku 4c ts season will be found la stock yrt j retpectfnlly solicit roar estoemjxl pat ratge e a j- holmes weaving 5iu t citghell dcsircsto inform tbcxapli of acton ud barrocciibfs that he is prepared to tsjce orders for mtjur11 kiudis of fine- ha carpets flsae sbeetin shirticp and dreas goods striped orpliid twillorpliin juo bed blmkets and horaebhnteulwo yards wideaod over aod i willgmrantce that iwillpregood satisfaction to all farmers and others who will favor mc witb their patron tffl t 1htchell btthkks nqeth amebioak washing machine pslenlot in cocaiia ifis3r in unitcdfiutot 1667 tb mnfl inrrfcrt miiier and rrtoriii the larid hulm tho iaa irhorever intrxlncoa compotiiion itia h3 of challenco or eoi3 petition hy anj- cjjcr iruhinr machine ew i tnvclitol on einh trcntv thonuind machines notau evorr machine coaranteod to ctve faturfaction itachlnflwluitrinftetfuirithont wringcres correfponenc wllcitoj- send for drcniar divid shtjltis eockwofijj p o oeaeralantforthetonahipifiinaln kamcavoya eraiaosa gnaun awl gnelptt just arrived a large quantity of the purest hellebore and the finest quality of i paris green also a fine assortment scotch and english i i turnip seeds eeemed to me a terrestrial paradise airs dean my uncles wife was a geutle- faced matronly woman and her welcome was as fervent as her husbands there were two daughters in the family group the eldest was beautiful i had dreamed of such loveliness but hid never before seen it realized she was tail and slender with a purelypale complexion and eyes whose lustrous midnight splendor absolutely made me start- when the white lids would be languidly raised 1 her lister waa fair too faui very difier- ent with a round girlish face her eyes were bice and placid her hair fell in long braids below her waist aing to her child- ish apoearance she was sitting close by her mothers side with her hand stroking hers softly from time to time a pretty little thing but not to be com pared to gertrude x said to myself and that opinion passing weeks served to strengthen i saw hut little o hope who was her mothers right hand in household matters- gertrude wus accomplished as well as beautiful and the hours spent in the parlor with her sweet voice singing to me the ballads i admired 1 came to regard asthe happiest of my life the months slipped by on rapid wings summer had come and oar occupations were varied now by frequent cicursions in to tiaa woods to obtain te wild flowers which little hopes nimble fingers fashion ed into bach shapes of beauty for the adorn ment of home one afternoon wp throe started for a long stroll as we walked along the side of a small ravine at whose foot tiny stream purled gertrude ex- mbgjrvii5rs drag aud bookstore kdn out into he garden ibis moment on the doctor- will have two patients instead oi one 30 this was the nature i had deemed la- feriar to the other i had neglected the fragrant- violet while stretching my hand t reach the more fiaunling rose and in doinf so had discovered thank fortune in time ri the then several weeks paased during which gained strength slowly the girls wer frequently with me bat it was not ger trades haughty beauty that riveted m fascinated attention as of old bat th sweet dnveiike face o her younger sutei i knew her now and recognized beneat tie unaffected childish exterior the nohh wpmanly character gertrude did not experience the trouh i she had anticipated in potting meinm 44 true piace for it was hope now to who 1 ray conversation was directed and who a gcodwiil i strove with all my powers gain at length i had the satisfaction knowing that my efforts were not futile j bat i thought it wag gertrude th t tqu cared for dick she said to me afti with all the eloquence i could master had told her oac dny what she bad grov n to be to me j i admired gertrude i love you ho are yoa sore cow that my fortune h ts taken to itseh wings that yon care for 1 e enough to become a po mans wife v a proacf flash crossed the bweet sen i- ti face no girl could be poor whom you lor he- answered hy ancle and ahnt were truljfoad of once upon a lime there was a school master placed oyer a new school- his pride was arocsed and ho wanted to make that just the vert best school that ever was he pondered over it a fioodj while and he concluded that th best way lo get at his ob ject was to rouse a spirit of self- respect and self improvement in the pupils so one day ha talked to them quite ear nestly and finally he raid thinking he had made the subject very plain to them all kow boy3 i believe theres jast cut way to do this thing if each ooe of you will make up his mind io mend one boy of his faults tho whole school will be improv ed in a very short time all right sir upoke op little jimmy eaton who had been very much interested in the disccssion til mend jackwycth- the whole school laughed aloud forit seemed fcony that the only boy whohad not understood that the teacher meant was the oua 10 be so eager to answer bet bovs i wonder hew many ot you if your name had been jimmy eaton wonld have made ap your mind to mend jimmy eaton instead cf jack wyclh il is so easy to try to mend other folks and much pleasaater to note other peoples faults in stead of oar own h yoa sec faults in your schoolmates dont talk about it or them bat say to yourself that looks pretty badinjacs i wonder if i do anything- like that if on self examination you do just struggle your best to mend it or i yoa find yoa havent that particular fault pick oat some other from your own and the chances are ton to oae that by the time you have corrected yours ne will have corrected his especially if he notices you trying to break yourself o the habit whatever it may be golden bays treating habit is it not jjmtrageous is ft not idiotic and is it not siojful ihe way souic people will coax cocrc and compel their friends to drink with tbepi when neither party needs nor wishes to drink acd dont yoa think something ihoold be dono about it jyou ma probably aay a man ihoold cot be coa l or forced to do anything that he does no wish to do he should pleasant ly bat firq ly refuse this is good advice and those rhoare wise and strong of will may profit by it but yoa mast remember that the rr ijority of men arc neither wise nor strong willed this th ig of offering intoxicants has be came rccc nized as a tangible evidence of friendship and of hospitality and many dislike to iecllne tho proffered kindness fearing to pre offence for there be fools and many of them too who do take offence when eu 1- offers t hospitality are re fused- queen mtit that smart men of basi ness int lligeut professional men- and those whe ore credited with being shrewd and wise iu most things are idiotic aye criminallj asaintne in this matter treaticfe is a national vice and an evil that seem lo be growing daily hafivelwubalwoxjociuij m jovis the wellknown aionrnnt saitl to be preparing a balloon of dinary aire with which he hortf io c from kew york to some point ihnmthern earope daring tho aatumn stbfttialloon ia question jwrliidi will bo called ft ie at- ruffe will bo about 200 feet irrf leigut and have a cnbio measarement i 5000 meters r will only weigh aba 4500 english poands avoirsnpois and j i tha car riggiag passengers and aj tratual about double that amount the- t will be square and will be divided mij ay by a wooden deck above vbich wi qnarter deck both being copne ladder m jovis wh be accomp il paol arene lietit mallet mvt uer and two other passengeri a to moke seventy miles an h6or nd j land m norway or sweden if not 11 jrv land in rjhrec and a half days alter ingi every couceivahle accidebt lieved to have been provided agtini m jovis does not hope that the eciem 1 will hate any immediate practical resu tt 1 is purely scientific and will dost about hoooo j a srxrnodisr ijl hi claimed bee down there at tho ledge cousin dik j wont 70a ret gentians for me vfhy thajfre too lovely i most have them to copoing to her side i glanced down land heut ted i wu no 00 ward bat the dts- celt was ipreoipitoas and the rpcka be- nefttb did hot havea pleaaantj look bcjtl did not like to refuse gertrude utmng- 6etfinoword of lovejhad aflton ontahiot p tween usit had grown to pie and made no demur when thflj lean ed- tbe state of affairs i have forjptten say that both gertrude dq hope w children b hrs ucanh first maniage thatno objections ccuid be rttisdj on he point of relationship t we may not b rich but all tbo sa ne wahall be happy i assured tbenl and they were satisfied oar raarriap waa to take pkee- ii yetiiume tbe days rolled- by tmli mouthfbefore lue blissful evwiit li i cokhox sense an indi xcocnt man is one who blacks his own i ots who can live withoufr whis key and tobacco who earns at least a penny a c iy more than he spends and who can upoi a pinch aiave himself with broa so p aad cold water without any mirror a grea man is one who can lead his children 0 obey him when oai of his sight a host table man is never ashamed of his dlhn r when a friend nncxpectably drops in o dine with hira 4- good wife exbibiher love for ber husband y seeking o promciehis welfare and by a lrninistering tp his comfort a sens ble wife looks for her enjoyment at home a silly one abroad a wist girl would win a lover by practic ing thosi virtues which secure admiration when pe sonal charms have faded a sin le girl endeavors to recommend herself t r the exhibition of frivolous ac- complisl nente and by a mawkish senti ment which has as ultle to do with a true heart ashaa the gaudy dress she wears t agoolgirl will always respect herself and is thus sure to he respected by others dr fitzgerald i read ef iryuiiri that you print in ihe a droentc n j p4 tiioular v- about intelligent dogs lor i dairfa ip have had rather an eatra one nypelt his v- uamo was martha don pedro jhp loved okoitotbe methodint church j l knew the hell and so soon as ho hearci ice first j tip he was off for church he waited fdt no one it came to paes tht tbe baptists ofonr place had a comiqoaion service f myself and wife attended the hitoe fall to orerflowing pedro cnlreat n fct i s home and be cicmetothe pondiif ud a 1 f will hant them up and bf eqtob means hefonndns at uiebaptip he walked iu as any other go do but he cocld not fipd place for his dogship to re up tho aisle and he distxijei place in the pubjiit he- down and s9fin i suppose as much as to say broth 00 i am willing to leave f fori think yoa will do it ill righfc he- con tinned to occupy his lce until the sermon was over he ihen oupand with his hinder circumstance dowj between- his legs walked oat as mnchsl to say i like yoar sermon very mncijbnt when- it comes lo your eating and jpakmje i do not like it half so well so it- iv- fttomaowould oohjvenient ho iweike vacant trp and lay t to sleep proach t wih yon in- il leave n 13t0ey of axme iacms a correspondent of the chicaga lurahl tebs the following story of annie ujaurie the famous song that is sangby all singers of the present days i am informed is a mystery as to the author i was raised an tho next farm to james laurie annie lauries father i was personally aoqaaint- with both her and her father and also with the author of the song knowing these facts 1 have been reqaestedby my friends to give the public the benefit of my knowledge which 1 have consented to do annie laurie was born in 192t and waa about seventeen years old when the incident occurred which gave rise tothe song bear- inghernamo james laarie annies father was a farmer who lived and owned a very large farm called thruglestofrn in dam- friessfcire scotland he hired a great deal of help and among those he employed was a man by the name of wallace to act as foremanand while in his employ mr wal lace fell in love with annie laarie which fact ber father soon learned and forthwith discharged him he went to his home which was in maiwelton and was taken sick the very night he reached there and the next mornid when annie laarie heard of it bhecame to hia bedside and waited on him until he died and on his deathbed he composed the song entitled annie laarie asarebasiflolpepalsrity merit apdar eot to a cloud ot witnessed upon which tho popularity of dr thomas eclectrio oil is founded throat and lung complaints pai voreness stiffness swellings burns and ailments of various other lands yield to the actiop of this speedy and safe rem- edy seiniigtorio i j gems qfthocght learning makes a man l company for hfmselfi keveriimagioe a bad motive if a good one is concefveable he tbit would enjoy the frait must not gather e flowor we capnot always ohijco bat we can al ways spak obligingly confession of a fault makes half amends denying a fault doubles it konaf more impatiently suffer injuries than tsosq who are ivlways more forward indoiot them gentjleman is a term which does not apply to any station but to the heart and tbe feelings in everystation i a min who is alwayb well tatisfied with himself is seldom eo with others and others ire as little pleased with him tbe i bleakest landscape in the world brightebs into something like beauty when the sua shines apon it so love the rich er swseler ughu of the soul makes any fioebfantifttl hntveyethappenedtoriyman since thebeijiudingofthfiworid nbr ever will to havl an things wtoording- to hk desire ot to whom fortune was never opposite or advert jndxeaoone by his relations whatever criticiim jou pass apon bis companions relations like feataref are thrust upon m companions like clothes are more or lasaoorqwn selection consider well the end in everything yoa do ejanil t not the immediate results tbe mcmeritarygratifictibn the appar- entgfuijor advantage fox the time bat the eod of all your courw ol conduct ii e lad fhft we are not much to mm hpiuaitjwenato beeo enjoying docs not need ma that we are in no tial to his nlevnre then do wo vea thrust out of doors no mat- ai lis uroffera os dear boys and girls harts a plan f or yod ta make long evening snd- shntin days pass quickly to eiepujteit you need a blank book made o thick aper a lead pencil a box of pamls and aiboot contain ing the hags of all nation ojobll find the flags in toug folka cjclopeclia of common thiirs modern websters cnabri4galft x sketch your flags as jlarjjo modej perhaps yoau n older fingers to draw austriafegle and the siam elephant yet i jmaiine youflnti it fan to do them every bit yjureltfs last paint the flags jth with the name beside them ottne country they re present and underneath the ia ne of the ruler of that conatry if you po it know the rulers names you canlfind th an in the american almanac pabliihed by the ub- rariah of the congressional l brary at wifehington and sold athewa usdif6t twentyfive cents the nilebs nainei learned yoa mayjrant to jmawjabout the rulers themselves search jy4t old and nerr yoitht companion au childrenli magazines xoullget ajlot of dippjoga- pot them in neatiy labeled iiflyelopet await a christmas scrarbook ffio thrombi yoqr m6tbers old harpai frandypjir fathers harpvswetilits foxjsictnres of their royalties the search wh weli re pay yoa cat them out rey forj we bristmmard aud portfolio c4ttr may bring you soon you wfjl eed big box to tbld jtmrtreasarsa and afterword yoa will find item most inteftstiofi to your playmatos awell as yoirsjiu wbeotirttf of gama therant sasfiiiiojrsio look a batbfist of all yoa wiu find y6 bate gained some pleasant 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