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shrfc sfisla things nj fcr ie jvithaiiioilitful kivtucaro toiluv uie that sooiufiiins here ausoaictliiiicic li over thcru i ixkilcta lobcr tikstlm lowvoiced ittocsb sire iiaatiiinch lata v- ketch bcr cyan oa laclsll diuilikc iucssibc kateatocn awsy hisli twas over wiilitwaa vty eff with we didnt barii to part tbsii jlst what i keejj slhiukla aoafcenafn laybjdjt prsiwourpccrits cenmc3i fardcr tbaa uc jiartia of today aajcst hict what ther csat ull us en a loved ous oa iksj- lle pictohe frames i at waters bhothees istpioitjres -it- witers j brothers corcicc poles bicner rods itoaldingttt coeds kaik giiss bevelled hirrorsf atirisrs ujtekuls -it- waters brothers 25 wtxdha3c street aueleh wellington iwarble works t quhbso st guelps hamilton clark proprietors wholesale and retail dealers in ifarble gralnite and cvetythiiig pertaining to ceaetery work direct iroporters of ail kinds of granite and j marble harios hiieiy viaited the baycf fcadyirraniie qspjriesaad katiagparehaaed the entire stoei of cxay and red craaite moacuceata headstones crosses erne etc of ajcuadcr tayicr at less thaaoostte will until farther notice icll at prices netertefsre tnoxn ia ontario fcria- taaeegraaile cesseeclt it fcigh wo t ft st3fte308flig10fteia3 allworfcslad trrrfi cimrtoi irttcltit pzrrlcs wsstisg anythincittthic hdo tell to call and ee as before parchasrss ejsewbtieas we garaatee our pricoa are froai x ta wpereenthelow all other dealers liyeet j h worden hiixg axacd prorrietarfhii cf thelivery business latdv carried c by ilr w e smitbwocli soiicit the jialrocic of thcpsblie and will do their ctmost to flease all carjtners sea wonders eiiet in thoas xj xuxjl suds of forms bat are surpassed by the marrels at inreatioii tbote who are in eied rf profitabj work that eon be done while urine at home should at once send their addreaa toflauettit co portland m and recede lrsa fnll tnfomiaflonjiow either ser of all ages sac ears from 5 1 23 per day and upvarda wherever they lire you are started nee cap hal not required some hatejnade over ott in sdagjedar at this work allsnceeedj gruelpb basiffless college jgdelphostabio- yoang men and branehea s tnowledge of which it o eaaential td the intellieat aad aaecessfitl management of practical affairs its graduates are everywhere tfrinytiesai proof of the thoroagnneas of tbeir nimng snibearins crawfal lesrlmont- ia the toonetary rsiae of ita coarse at atcay the loarth tanssj ctrcnlar faring tail information will be mailed free m1rr n iricdobiack olt prindpal oay 6ell8 cheap business change hiridfi arcfauod the stock of the business of which i hivo bwa msjiager foe nearly 3 years i desire to thank you for joax kipd and liberal pairoatfifi of ihe paat tnd to solicit s coaunnauce of past ftven ia aiditioa to the ell assorted stock of general dry goods tnd choice fresh groceries i hare addad 8 complei asadrtmeat of u boots shoes slippers rub- bers cj c i which were bocht right and are being sold right call tod inspect them johk d nelson goods sold forcaah or trade onjj the ifercsrtahts protective and collecting association op canada head office hamilton 0 atari o established issi it an association of b ashless sad professional men ha vine for its object the x collection cl debts and w ireftk fta membars from mating bad debubyfianiahiag them with lists of parlies who do not pay uercbxalx aad others hating seeoaats w collect will find it w their advantage to become mem ber as hundred of sccoaau are beiar obllected throagti it that could not be cclleciodlaasrotiier wij- uar an account t t bn sedacti th rcicmcd by ihe tudliff aa no gcodxi ur pattias the merchaiit to great expense has been collected throafih this aasociauon uertlutswiihlec to become nieni- berttiy nnnktiapiooojtd cor llanajcit at hamilton will receive by return mail full par- ucslarr certiccsk of meaibcrship etc testi- mociaisical i j b mills ico managers faij mcnabtfoco well equipped and stylish rigs can always be secured- firitciass outfit forcoxrclal trayel- lers af speciairatel a comfcrtsljle bus meets all day trsics tad oishtalsoifcrdercd givccsacall 5c k worden hiexix0 i lumber shingles and lath fttae ondersignbd desires to inform the paolic l thathehasnowocbaad and will keep in ltt s fall line of pine sndhemloct ssvell as other kinds of ltnnber alio first acd second cuss pine shingles sth coal avwootii haiiospujchaaedthc5ilhaiinemf jfrc h bmttif tn prepardi to ripply all- fcieds of stov coal i nave also t good stock of wood sard wood ahcedar aad ifill w6od at reason- shls prices woodand coal delitered i ll jaiffseeowx merchaxt hare assamed possession c the hasiness of that wellknown itand i i isz east ekdtailorshof ted will egtinne the basinesa with desire to please and satisfy all ccsto men both as to quality 6iyle and 1 price of kooda a fair fihare of pcblic patrbnace u respect- fally solicited calli to mci another locrncy ilj suhy we all cine go- wcudcr w boi sgettiat rcsdy for the trsiu that mbves io slowr liriafi uw tears to ihifck aboat it soicit tigu her an ray it ujsy be uiy time for itartiin icscwlcniheaovtwty 1 lv b cali lit oaica world stktt jfami she hides tt ilcfffting her pace i dont icc sis tlyz sfarion ordwsy pausing in her occapitioti of setting the colv room to rights to sarvey her fac young fitter josephine eigelow with a criticabeye what tbare it tboal yoa thtt mfcea yoa so attractive to gentlemen dont yon blnsuicc and showing two 1 white rows of jsmall even teeth yotire very comphraenbirj well scrioasly jo ever since yoa wera a little girl yoa have had hosts of loversjyel yoare cat litnisocae nor have yoa tiac pariicia of uc the idea of yoar sayingto wulieliwrence thai he looked lite a ternpole and so herdoes pnrtesd josephine with wtne warmth voa seem to like tojgo with htm oh he is spleodii acort thoroaghy cndersiajids the thoawod and ona trifling courtesies so cecessaryjlo t ladys comforts and enjoyments and koows how to offer them in the most perfect mtaner ta short says jcarion ho is the very model of a beaaj with t keen glance into the sparklicg letfelae eyes shocjd ya coriider willie lawrence the model of a husband jos composare is unraeed i dont know she ly a far away look ia ier big crba good a podel as roost men i fancy iihsald hope notl cries her slsur with fervor he is by far too great a flirt i i do yoa know mamie says jo reflec- tivelj- j t rather like t flirt ft pves aoine cptce to a romance to have ule sbalts met and pamed rat child says tae elder aunoasly if yoa should lose yocr heart nnawares losacli ta cce dant yoa worry dear old ifsruic jo ffhavent lost rrfy heart to answers dreaming- as a faraijiar voice atil sofa is to all flppeartnofes absorbed book nothinu she respoodf petokutl without looking up r jo ii sighing for new bflatu lo co qacr says marion comiaglo the rescue hdi diibelieviugly a momeilt later i suppose jo as youve loit latere it in larenco you wont care heir the nes lucky dog j y tell us cries hi wife while jo paji aad flashes body- behind her friendl screen j fallen beir to thirty tlionsand dollar orthcrcatoata some old msid sunt b jatdiedaniwcrcd mr ordway- tears spring to jos eyes nowihc can never dare be fciud i willie again lest he tliquld miiaoderstadi her and think ihe- likes in a only for h money what a goose she his been to per siijenlly refuse the happtaesi that mtgh hue been hers had bhe known her owi hetrt sooner why did thftuot accept tin detot ion which now she feels tru sincere ere it was loo late so she questiccs fate while the psgi blurs befece her eyes sad the rcomenti passed ucbeeded the nest she reah7es wuliehtmsel stahds before her his pleaaaut voice- bid diug her coojjratulale him upon this un ci peeled urn of fortunes wheel hi haiidiooie smiling face is beudioe ovei hart compelling her to look up- and mee lis loving g2e tuey two are alone together rpr ence jo is taken nnawsred ud bet cotifujioiiis diatressiug dont my little wgici says ill oloringly be kind lo me darlng and mate my good luck worth the hiviog fot loves sweet lake lie s so eriderftly in earnest in his de- sireforher toabtrehis happiness sotuno- ccui of attributing to her the slightest mer- cenjry motives that jo is touched and all hacpride melts away he is true 1 she thinks exaltantl and the sweet face lights cp with inborn delieioos content jo said lawrence i should lang sgo have begged tba gift of this precious liue hand if i had been better off in this worlds goods but now there is no need to wait any longer will yoa share my fortune with me my dear he pleads in silence jo hides he bluihmg tear- stained happy fsce upon his breast and lawrence is aniwered a e h w barber bros paper makees georgetovn ont itxee ietecurttor mutual fire jnsuranoe company i or tsz established 1640 head office cueuph sarebriliinffslferchindise fdanafaetoriei ga other descrictignj of property cu the rmiiui vote system fwsuae ona davidson president j secretary johntalror ajrent c pause and consider that it whl be to year ovn iateresl to patrcaira hometradc- vte woaldrcspectfcllvinfcrm the fnhabtuatsct acton sad sarrczndins coaatry thatweareaffaic in fell renninp order andla a better position than before the fixe to fill all orders entrusted to as to parties buildias lumber will be dressed ihil roc flit isd iloihirss 4c ckleiiii dcatiicts isi ierpalcb s b we tre also prciurci to fill 21 otiict tor pumps fia ehort notice acdfnm fos exiericace in the baaes we ll coaedea that we can give sat isfaction etcrytime so ccme oa with yoar ordertandhtliitorcn the hall alcrs ifofiey mates the more go whether the has legs cr ao tiiosebbage hanaffcr machine finished book papers htgkgeade wjeelt kews the paper used in this journal is from the above mills i we baebee beos- r a j holmes uutcttebs main streer aeton rare macli pleasure ia annodndng to xhe c of acton that her have erected and opeoid a ucw hatcher shop on slain street aad re prepared to condact a smubtforward bat- ehehhetnsineta j ferine had uree experience iritbe baatneaas we eta ptarantee til ejistomersirhtf favor as wuh their patron pcjrfectaatlsfiction ah kinds of meat frwdfandcckjd and paltry ash 4 io uitaon will be found fn ock we rvspectfohr solicit your estoemed pat route s sift it- holmes eavtn 3il7- mitchell desires to inform the people of acton and surroandings that he is prepared to take orders for weaving all kinds of fancy bag carpets flannel sheeting- shirting and dress goods striped orplaid twill or plain tlso bed blankets and horsebianketstwo yards wide and over and i willgcanctee that iwillgivegood satisfaction to ah farmers and others whp will favor me with their patronage i t sfltchell i bubffbs north american washing machine patented la canada tsas irunitedsttfifi6t the most terfoct washer sod wrtafier ia the worid ittake the leadwberevcriatrodaoed competition defied woo of a challenge for competition by any other washing niaehfae ever invented on earth twenty tboasand macblfles now in an every tnaehiae s aarantocd to give stiisfaction machine with wrfnr lii itiut wrlacar e correspoudonce solidtod send for cireular david shtjltls bockwood p 6 tienenl agent for the township of eijnesinff ktsustwcyaeraaiosa flnalph andclty of xlaejph j j rj just arrived i a large quantity of the purest hellebore and the finest quality of paris creen also a fine assortment scotch and english turnip seeds of at 2vdcc3evijsrs drag and bookstore acton ontario ax murmtiri willis vet to whom imjttirte at tiietpea window oh shrieks joise running away dont let me trouble yor to i open the door says lawrence polling boyfashion in at tie low easement i thought i beard my name ia pissing so i stopped hjd yoa been there long inquires hrs oraway severely j v pan honor no is the reply uttered widi cuch in air truthfclness- that the lady is convinced and draws deep breath j of relief 4 wy suspiciously nothing only sisterly confidences are no to be proclaimed from the hoase- tops ind excasicg hcrcelf she too with draws doesnt like me very well muses lawrence left to himielf docsn want the hide sister to like me either thats plain cant help it if she hasnt lest her hetrt to me ehe sail with muttered vow ah hiss josie good morning as ithal yoacg lady daintily arrayed- her soft brown hair released from its confine ment arid wavmg uflccoming rings about a broad intelligent brow enter and ex- tends cool finger tips ia greeting rather early for calling isnt it ia- quires kiss bigelow with her customary disregard of politeness i isjtt consulting his watch then gravel lvs a qnarter past nine and that seems pretty lata lo mei m ive been cp since five y well ive only jest had my breakfast replied the yocng lady severely r now jo pleadingly dont be vexed the gray eyes forcing the blue to inset their admiring gaze i couldnt keep away any longer jo dimples pleased at this bold stroke thenvith a great assumption of sternness she says tsilme used you lobe so attentive to hfilenjblackstone secretly jo knows abe has not a particle otreaionfor jealoasy but it auits her just now to assume an injured air bclherhelen blackslone i impatient ly ejseulatcs lawrence i never was so attracted to any one as lam to you his rich vnice mellow withfeeling j jo ii mollified then har sisters words recur vividly in their mind will is a desperate flirt truly she laughs out- right- i the joaug man looks injured lawrence is very sensitive eflpocially wfaera jo is concerned ssppose shes laughing already over her latest conquest he thinks bitterly as he takes his leave j but irfhis heart he knows he wrongs her by the bare saspicion jo may be something of flirt- at she is a noble poreminded cirf whowould not willingly cause any one a momeotspain that taanybave suffered becaase of her cbrms ia not her fault her attraction has been as insaniibly exerted u that of tlbe raag- oet j as time passes and be sees nothing of lawrence she retlizeswht the bitter sor- roif k an requited lofe is like and her cheeks loose their ronnknew her glorious eyes their laetre beoaaie of sleepless vigils wats up between jyou arid will law rence r inq aired sin or d way one everiihg with i suspicipus filant e at the lovely carl- flgart jot the rretty litterinlaw j w0eds of wivrtom jqdge no one by his retionv whatever critic is msyoa pass upon his companions relations like featarea are ihrastuponus companions like clothes are more or leas cor own selection a7tf field there is no such thing asa menial office when yoa pet a tru- man into it a men ial ohke in an office wnh a- mean man in it and it makes no difference whether it is a kings office or a sea vergers office an inward dignity of character which one acquired ana righteously maintained nothing co not the hardest drndcery nor ihe siresl poverty can vanquish let the motive be in ihe deed andnot in the evect be to one whose motive for action is the hope of reward xxtexaji a xkhing gets so wide a mark between vulgar and a noble soul as respect for and reverential love of womankind the rcitest trials of the early church came from without wliile those of the modern church come from within when frieods are present do to them good deeds when they are- absent ipeajt ofisem good words politeness u the most efficient aid in the world to fitrecgthenagoodmuneortobapply ihe ivacls cf one be charitable befcre wealth makes thee covetous he who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart the joys of parents are secret aid so are their griefs and fears toril wifes teeunufl if your wife is seoiitivermlo not ignore the fact refrain from jestiug with ber upon subject in which there is dagger of wounding her feelings remember that she treasures every word yoa otter do unt speak of some virtues in tbbtber mans wife to remind your ova ot- a fault do not reproach yoar wife with personal de fects for if she has sensibility yoa inflict a wound difficult to heal do not treat your wife wich inattention in company it touchesbcr pride and she will not respect you more or love you better for it do not upbmid yoar wife in the presence of a tbird person the sense of jour disregard for her foeliuf a will preveut hir acknow ledged her fault do not entertain your wife by praising the beauty and accom- pliahmcijts of other wcroen if yoa woald- have a pleaaaat home and a cheerful wife pass youreveina under yoar own roof do not be ttern and ailcnt in your own boase and remarks bio far sociability elae- whvro take jour aunahtne horns with yoa some way lha held it ni alcoholic aeisr time ago a party cf sailonl visited the zoo igica gardens ono of them ex cited by the liquor he hiafjbqa and as un act of bi ivido io his compahiots look bold of a dea ly serpent he held it up having seized it by the nape- of ihe neck ia such t it could not atiog him as he the snake unobserved by him ailed iu ei it got a i rmfrap and woand tighter ud tighter io that lie ffas unable to detach it- as the p danger c if around his arm and at length ess are of the snake increased the ew and at length the nailqr wai- unable la maintain his hold on ihe neck of the venonoua repttlr and wmcompejled to loewjit what didhetnaka then do li turned a aaudjaod siting him and be died so it is uh tie appetite of stroog drtuk ffqtti lit artacicr anttlyt i k wiactifcl lady soma time ago a cambridre lady who was as remarkable for her dignified bearing as for her personal beauty and grace en tered a crowded horsecar where there were a iiaaiber e harvard undergraduates all of whom arose to offer her a seat sbe ac cepted one with thanks presently the car slopped when a poor woman with a baby ia her arms entered it kot seat was of fered her the lady waited a ew moments andtheo finding that her young admirers took no notice of the woman she rose and asked the woman lo take her seat at ojee a dozen young men sprang up and tendered tleir seats to her but she per sisted in stand ie p andhadfullopportnnity of noticing the confusion of the yoaug collegians it was a quiet but effective re buke a statement cf the affair soon got over the college aud no undergraduate could be found to admit that be was in a horsecar thai evening ii forgot he leaned against the front of the post- office he was weary he was also afraid of his legs he beckoned to the pbkfte- man across the street and when the officer came over he found the man in tears what is it f asked the bluecoat skinder mean of me whatr to fill op in this way oh yoa are not very fall i guess yoa can get home xo i cant shee my legs shee them wobble tin shrunk well its a time when lots of then get drank tes bat ive forgot zfaats what makes me feel bo bad forgot what 2 aboat foth july ciorious folh tomorrer but why is it zhas what i forgot why its independence day ye i know bat what indepeo dance did we lickfiharnoody or did shambody hck as zhas what i forgot zhas what ail j me zhas why i feel aho mean and want yoa to rest me and ahead me op for shixiy days k lesson ikpvrotechxigs dignified kingstoaisa was very- partic- on the 21th to caniion his children to be careful while firing crackers and tor- pedes after giting them a lecture re garding the dingers attending these ex- plosives be said now children t will show you exactly how you mast handle these crackers and then yon will not be hurt then ha took a piece of lighted puck in one band and a firecraker in the other the children watched him curious ly he lighted the cracker from ihe pani it began to sir and becoming a litth flosjraled he hastily threw the punk away instead of the cracker the cracker pfoqed in his hand burning one of hh fingers until he fairly howled he hac nothing more to say to the children how fcre corks should be aet off esngsior ffctztcr win i retcuxed to school the stlvgrrorvg max i would go across a maddy street crt a very muddy day to ahake hands with the person who stands at the head of this para graph and when i had shascn hands i should perhaps humbly beg him for his aatograpa q lock of hia hair and wherefore eecaaw lo be a stingy yoang man means in popular parts oca a young man who has the moral courage lo spend his money in his own way it means j that becaueehe happens to be in- a crowd of uddlepated greenhorns who are throwing away thefr earnings in a manner that does not bring a return lo ihem or any one else he refuses to chip in it means that he dosent hare a monthly whiskey livery theatre sorist or confectionary bill in ex cess of his monthly earnings it means that he doesnt rob his employers or u he is a bank cashier his bank to minister to his illicit pleasures it means thtt his tailor bill is paid promptly ditto his board bill that if he has a mother or sister not loo well off he can and does afford them an occasional generous gift it means that while designing girl of has acquaint ance fa not a recipient at his hands of cost- ly flowers and confectionary the girl he likes best has plenty of both and both are paid for this term of reproach meanb aifco that while his generous colleague is talk ing slush tbooi the extra vagauoe of girls and the impossibilily of supporting such creatures that he oar stingy young man has a nice little bank account has been accepted by his sweetheart and is giv ing her more comforts than the ppendthrift in his prodigal selfishness thinks anybody bat himself entitled to ednp who lestlhjfifo ibe corner of thelaibii- when a boy one day i received a seven cation the instep of my foot of eoarse n more school followed for a while to th envy of the other boys not one of whoa bat would have risked a little wound fo theisakeof the h6hday i had decided a vacation medium to worfcihe wound foi all ft was worth bstux spite of all it heal ed rapidly i knew an early return school was inevitable it i coald cot per ensile my mother to allow me to attend u thehandaging and dressing alone in thii i a last succeeded and matters went ot swimmingly one morning after hurried ly and carelessly bandaging the foot i pro ceeded to the breakfast table hopping alonj on the other foot in a most dexterous man ner rafos said my father how is tha wound j pretty bad pa i replied iba yoa seem to move around verj nimbly my boy oa the other foot pa stamping heavily to prove its soundness jwelir continued the old gentleman whose suspicions were somewhat aroused youll sprain it hopping aboat in tha niaxmir just let mo look at the woundet w iy father a command was law then was no escape my brothers crowdec around at any rate thought i hopinf agtjinst hope the wound is not entirely healed and i may have a few days yet 6 i presented the wounded member for ex anrinatioii aly father proceeded to on wiad the bandagesfold after fold amit profound silence and accumulating exdte meet among the boys i closed my eje a wiii ting developments the unwindiqj costinnod the last fold dropped to the floor ire was a roar had bandagedtho wrong foot 1 4 fotvd coupetext he wa- ted a position ia a bank tile presideni was satisfied with bin credentials bat befor engaging him put bun throujji a little ci il service cross exam in at ion t 8upp se now a man was to come in here and eposit j 20 in 81 biljs how vvculd you couni them jd w t my fingers and lift up each bill antil i go to the last onel why ivould voa not lift the last oie t becaubc there inight possibly be orie more bill ndcr it and if ihe depositor was to see it h would want it back but if the twentieth bill is oot lifted up and there should be mother bill in the pile the bank makes it pont yoa see x viu do said the bank president you havebeen in the business before bat i dilnl ppose you knew that trick ifrvtf fic prtu j aloss wira rssi into in j- slogct aciiiag a the dovo r39thhcncfcrd flee i haste sway ta pddcr osr thy lov j- alone with tiiee rh thtidim ocdby imuian ear nrjieard ioyoui and free lord i sdore thoc feastias oathyword uoac with thoc aaiij ihc busy citfbtvtioj sad gir har one fwo i ttfttjossjc ixict cj aaoorved 1 ffay aloaovifathcc o sweutoat ufariif u hij with christ so uiaaioii me ai hoaic aad by tho fciywde and oh alone nithtlicp klstuitorhtsftlp aocomodatixg a piper wboee reiigiocs education had been negie td had beer indulging himself iqsr lane n the pipes on asunday when a m c lanced io be passing his house he ihougt it his duty togo in and admon ish the ob nderi what vas that i was hearing dug- aldv weel nsrbe you wad be hearin tha pipes but d you not know what day this is ay w at for wad na i know it v dugali do you remember the fount command tient xa m nister i canna say that i do bat if yesead whaslt imicht try to play it to ye l andee s a teblftyloveft frugal mug maa to object of his af- fectional darling your father being a minister erhaps wed better- tek him to perform tt p ceremony for us he would do it as re s in fact i presume he would think it ai insult if i aboald offer him any thing er object of jiis affections i dont know 1 1 are often heard papa aaj- thati he could u 1 blbe size of- the fee what an estiinat s the bridegroom put upon the bride p agal young man uneasily hm sfi ney coaldav eipresar itinmy case darli ig all the wealthof the world couldnt to it bat ive got t second coaiin a nstiae cf the peace that will marry us r moikago tribune itzili of interest pnnled natter ia measared by ems the letter m being the- unit the fol lowing coc pilation is by prof a p- lyon the bi ile contains 3500 flqo websters distionar 20000000 joho- sona cyci ipedia 5fl0o06oo chambers encyclope iia w000000 appletoas cy clopedia 30000000 and tncycjopedia britannica 110000000 one of i ie most remarkable- changes of the day is the setting aside at steel and t ie adoption of iron- for some of the most i 3 porlant parts o idcomotivea on many rail dads it is comparatively only a few yea rrince the change was made on most roadi from iron to steal a queer aid chap in boston has devoted many yeaj 3 aad a large fortune to the col lection of i tatistics which go to show that the more 3gs there are iu a community the wicket sr the people of that pace are the di ereace between the large and manyof t ie small charches and many iarceaad small people is just this the display of her pride is restricted only by their poye ty und limited simply to their ability there his been an increase of nearly one million n ttivs cpm muni cants to all the christian churches inheathen lands dttr ing the pa t year habit of uxtblth ai a rustic utcrrymciiig a y aiig maa was seated acijii his twcefiicki ti vattjc kuamorcd of her licftbt aud ttt agby thfl arrows of ihe little ijod lie oofy pasion in ly lixkf asd uovf thochio pally v toe with b tbe ublij pilly cither fearful pgnty of her hoc mishtibosoile i termined to make the youtli eapn as apaa- siou which he appeared 40 warml to feel at length csclaimed with iplrit love m why icll mo so but dc it dirty my stockings t aj5phalt ltkk of tiiixidad liar now aad pe- aspbak is a substance as fam a3 are its related substances coal trolcum it is used in great quin itica fot paving streets and roo6rig hquset a lairro part of the supply fe brought froa the iju of la srea ia th island o trinid id r lake is said to have bfenjdiscovere i iuj 1595 i iye3 flwt i i sc ented hit md tbitt fqot qndwi- tbtt ulb or de- by sir walter raleigh who empl pitch found there in calking his si ipi this wonderful bituminous hoef haa area of nearly one hundred acre3 slevalions close- to tie hill top broad snrfscd of pitcli ssamed wi h sma- channels of water the pitch is dug from ths- harde led itop and the quantity taken away is c nstanuy replenished by the soft asphalt p inn- from below which becomes han aned 1 the evaporation of its cohgtitua t oilmfc- tbejun kigifct supplies the oxhaunkm w- day the method of skimming the r at bowl may be illustrated by comparing it to r pond from which blocks of fce h ve bdjjn pat and the water eohineaapain bf the action of frost the difference beng that beat is the agent in one case and cola in the other set the clock eight in one of our daily papers thsrer lately appeared a btory of a colored jnan who came lo a watchmaker and gave him the two hands of a clock saying j i want yer to fix up dese bans dey jess doan keep no mo kerec time for mo den six monfs where ia the clock asked the watch maker oat at de hoase on injun creek didnt i tell yci dart ntffin de matter wid de clock ceptin de bans tnd i done broaght- nitojo j vni de clock to tinker wid it aadfeharge me a bir priced gunmeback dem bans and so saying he went off to find some reasonable wathmaker foolish as he was his action was very like that of those who try to regulaw their conduct without being made right on the inside they go wrong but refuse to be lieve that the trouble is with their hearts tbey are sore that it ia not the clock bat the hands that are out of order they know no more of the need of a change in their spiritual condition than the poor negro did of the works of his clock they are unwilling to give themselves over into the bands of the great artificer who will set their works right so that tbey may keep umehrith the great clock of the dnitene and no longer attempt to aet themselves according to the incorrect time of the world and their reason for hot patting themttlves iotothfthands of ibe lord is very similar to the reason the colored man gave tbey are afraid the prioevfll be too grafts tbejjiay we only with to avoid tins or that bad habit but the great clockmaker aays i cannot rega- late the hand nnlcas i haver tha clock i must have the ctclt dlv some a so seem to have a constitutional inability 1 a tell the simple trath they may hot c ean to he or to tell an untruth but they re careless careless in hearing careless ii understanding careless in re peating w at ia said to them these well meaning 1 at reckless people do more mii- chief thac those who intentionally foment strife by c eliberate falsehood there is no firebrand like your wellmeaning busy body whe is continually in search of scan da and t r sheer habit misqaotes every bodys sta ements this ca elessnesa is a 6rn of no smolj loagnitud a mans duty to god and his fellows re luire him to be careful for what elie were irains and common sens given him of soarse that other class the mal ignant sci ndalmongcrsnno take a fiendish pleasure i 1 promoting strife who deliber ately garl le mens words and twist their sestimeu 1 is in the minority and people have a ve y decided opmionregardingthem host mei misrepresent becaase they dont beem to t link that care in speaking fho truth is a preeminent duty the eff eta of this careless misrepresent ing of otb in are seen everywhere its ef fect upon the individual is to confirm him in a habi of loose distorted and exaggor- atedatau meat antiltelfiag the truth be comes a moral impossibility no other thing can les so many longstanding friend ships to t a broken to many dissensions in churchei so much bitterness in communi ties and 0 much evil everywhere it is an abase hat calls for the rebaks of every honorabli man it is ge ting tobe tha fashion now to coddone equity of all torts undflc ths bli of men y the oldtimo sins hvn taken to thems ives new names more congenial and leu ppalliug and we hear- now of weakne iaaa infirmities failings instead of ths befiptare definitiprjs theft adal1ery lying this morbid benttmeutality be gins top eraothe vthtt inajji be called the cloak 6f rnercy is in ganger aometim b ofhidinnr sex laied j choice sfxfxnoivs- 1 arttthouthblicat to thee then ia the laushiao of thet oud or in uiy chaxntkir lone erio the crow i i lift my ssht- the whole system of life is full if dm and memorable ccrtfpenbition not to know more of christ as ft ie go is to know less of him kot to enjoy life but to umploy ffl ongtt to be our aim and inspiration oar prayers ore wroetimes i dsworei when opr desires are nioit opposed it is anothers fault u w be nn rtejni but it is mine if i do nofffire to find on tbankfnl man t will obrttfraany jnfttvm not 10 j t ii j v we do not shake off jpjeste ayaand sustain no further rekfiovtti utfe n tj follow us tliey cotisultrteifnclife n4 they gie accent and force aud meaninj to bur present needs it is uot the high sammer alone thai hi gods the wintersisofehisj j nd into idis winter he eoriies to risit ns and all mans winters are hjb thewintc of oar poverty ihe winter bf ouij borrow he win ter of oar unhappiuess eicu the- winter of our rlisijontent tee lopejds tell that he tho meek one fcoirfd hi toad to dcatli 1 een oa an aspen crosv ana frjoi chit fearful hoar j aspen havo iiuivcred oa with a cense ins dread of that foal crime which bowv the poek fbb- dcemeri head j why ahoald i start at the pbi lord that- roaketh deep urrofi op py soul 1 i know he is no idle bust indman he parpoaetb a crop 0b tl ia stqny withered barrengroaud were mo e fertile to bear a crop for nini by whom iva to painf ally rened and that thfi fallow grcand were broken op u glleeley thename of horace greeley wi 3 tcarc- ly more waeryknhwntnan the act that his penmanship was abont the mi at illeg ible in the united states nam rons ire the stories of mistakes arising irom in ability to decipher bis handwritii g tie following one has been iess freqoe ttly io4 than ecme of the others j on oneoccasion la his later earpfttie receiyed from the secretary of an assoaia- tiop in iowa a letter asking himtt lecture for it some time during the folic ing fall and also enquiring as to his ten is mr gree7 replied decining the lyititian and btated by way of eipliaiation haf ha had concluded to retire firomtli leitnre phtifoxoi saying also that he routy be sixty years old the next februarj andfwt that he was entitled to soma rest when the secretary of the society re ceived the letter he began to deoirjher it or rather commenced to try after working f three dajs and parts of three nrghls he like thi donkej in the connndrncii whosa haystack was on the opposite sitjo of tha river gave it op a special meeting bi the- society was ciille and grqeie letter committee appointed alter barnnib a con siderable amount of midnight oil the committee inktnicted the secretary to send lr greelj the following i dear md greeley your recent letter fiss been received and read with muqh interest fam in structed to say in repl that february is the very month in whicjt wo wjohld pnifet you to lecture for as and wo al think you- price w0 quite reasonable 1 yoojfa very truly bxretaryi m qt iiv i i- f sct and comfort t the hunnfmm bcownshointboid pnmi hi to qaal for rcherint pnnbotli intttntl n4 itarnal it curt fain io th8ile b4 or bowels sore tlrot hltirartiiin ftoothirehe lumlioro od ny m4 l i pin or ache ii wiumosf uijelyqulck en theiblifmi tni heti as it ctw power injonderlol brownihonjdioiapu acei being mlwoovleiscd k trot ein relietw end 0 towrwrltft of mj otlibuxjti tt vorlitfihonm bolriotery fnmily nadyfo ttwwwwmtedvmntmlljpiiao beit rtinmin thelwrw or 0rmj ii rn lilt tonimh nna talds andcheibl ill 1 uidiferiuwiuidrstwuljboa bowe- l 1- rj h if hci r if i 1 v f vh- y 1 i 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