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iii osstartj volume xlyxo 22 acton ontaeio tffuksday 2tovembee 29 1888 pbicetkreecests tipou pmmt jc ttoit fxtt press it rcbultted eyery thursday jiorkiko itittfi ffttt press power printing house actox oxtario subscription rates 0t1 l stt kotulmctt tsasa koktiu ss ct ibfariablttttadvaace if aotrafdio advance 4ubtteirtiubchrgd so paperducou- tlsted tin all arroart its pi fit except at lbs aoverrirlnqratep mtkhea achat i lie uw ifm it i utsj gk wojw i kvlaai fsvq 1 itjm 1300 2000 itoo jsjq tlij ilto toqi xm gtljl casual alvectiscaitali cents perune lor the 4nt ibmrtiaa tad 3 mbu rcr line far each mb- ijtitlairtiqc cuh the number ouiaej wctowdbrtbetpwoccapicdiaemaredbr a cili of tldnoarnrell adttrtisemectt wtthaat ipecifie direetloas rill b inserted till tctbfd sad ehargod leeori- itdf- traaiiiortadvtfftiseaeatsffiast l paid u advance- chss for eoatrtct adtcrtiotaeattnnjtbe la tb offlce by a un oa tuesday otherwiie that u b led ortr antil the folloviag wk 1 kp- moore editor sad prunrielor vasiittss fliratair itt h lowry m b mc p s h t grdileorttciyceuscirabcroi coflee of phveiia iad sarwoas ofios sad mideum at the head of frederick tnet aetoa- j 0hk lawsow graduate of oaario veterinary college toroalo vet erinary sargeaa actoa qat officeiia eeaar gro boot aai thoe ttarcreiideace ia the rear horieiaaua ax tasacaineaiiad certificates reo- aiiiuaight or dr promptly itteded lo tcststr- j hit fii crtnfes ma croup thethroatuiisi 22sc3 1 co clblihf tlhglputjimjjj l bekxett lds dest1st gliobgetotx osttuua t0hs5t0s d iecleak brrie solicitor xofiries cortcytars tc printe funds to loin efx wic a itcentr t amxwat bisisrte souaioe kartzr prime hoo7 to los ornd dili taedr uoi snaibt 0ttccsiittfctbiocfc acwa apeuirs qeiltok allak a- baird btrnslezw sclicitorc z ofioes ioeiiat eioct georsetotr ted 8s eiac strict cast tcrusto i r i tinr 7 crtitos n-t- ejjxb tti t adgerow carox i co baesistaja solicitous kotakjxs coartcfc4jcrtcorcaarditzidldeiide sts torcaw caada telepbf ce ke 1 caiie 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baael and pat ia limciasx coadidqa ladies cad cbildreas hiir txitqy cat jte w0hdes toaoriii artisti actou baukiiis compauj- storet christie 4 co -baxkers- acton onlarlo a- gsyssalbaxklso business tiuksacthd x01tst 10ajtsb osatraovss notes discounted and interest allowed on depoeitb for sate cheap ithc unjcnfjnodii prepared lo himuheatiia j montaoacelaaajqttiiiutriadbt bot- tonhiricwarclau cedar flailam fence posts suvasheadlnghingtes washtubs tertubsporkbarrels wood flour at feed mdriarilituc ia lhce liact the panic ii to tad a better plicc tain thomas cmoores to bar afi jihing ia lie ibde liaes tlto to fiad oat if yoa rc iadebted to tilra far aaytbicg par- ccxeea from uiat his bocttsvome srcuid h ocldlifce the aioce j- kachtheat x stave joictcr itarly cct- oad i shicc3e ficltaraadstrja psod coaditiaa goldi t uc callogu niitc lor ejje iot for cua thos c- koore actoc oal picture frames at witehs bs0thees -at- watebs brothers cornice poles banner rods iloaldicg condi xtvls glist bevelled hirrors unnsrs uateruls vtiuscr ncwtoos -at- waters brothers 25 wyndham street gtielph wellington marble works hamilton clark r proprietors tiiaiesaieajid retail dealers in ittrble griniie ind ererrthing pertaining to cemetery wort direct importers of j1 kinds ofgrsuiteind itarbje hjtiiltelr tidied the bay cifccdycnait qairrictaaihivlarthisedlhcc2tire ttoct olfray tad red ncite coacncatsbesditcaes crossesjcrti ew- cf aletiadt tiylor it lett thiacocttevill catil farther cotice tell it prices cctcr before tcotn ic oattrio fcr la- tuace gncitnoacent lttihej0 t ft 75 tfc- 690 9 ft 103 x0 ft 6120 all orfc ind mimtlwunalletifirttcliii tirties tiaticg icytaiag is this liae till da 1 to till tad tee as before parchislcs dfexberentecainate oar prices tre iroia 30 to rcr ccat below ill othcrdaalerc liyert john williams hjlvdcg issaaaed propxietorxhip of thelitery biiaess litr ctrricd oa by uoriea bros taald solicit the psto of xiie public iadilldo ray ctattopleaencaswaiers 8alejken- wanted peflfixeyxpocaont paxnateed with ulxzy tad expenses paid any determiaed aixa cscnikwaititbas fecalisr sdnnues fo be- paaea stock complete inctndiiic miay fsst- icciasrpecislaec onaufrec knae this ps per address si once beowk bbothkks sar- seryaiea eochesier s t gaelpk biaes college gueleh rst5 out cai lvticjsiofl out j i hjjtirsajitlwoa tti wilie oaten iraca oatc laoatisthffl ajb i tr frjrha- s i fieobs 0- luod oat- gfifetm ofyob i020hbr i tt2i diet or oso5 tar xddres i f erober eia the cjrteaiof edacsiioa partaed is it oae iatenectasl sad eaiiaenlly pneucsl laeet- caj ia s rery asxted degree the reqnireraects of uus proereuite sad coaiaieraisl ice fev if say of tae crsdastes iccordiarfto tbe shoiog of jit resaitt cd be ioagaacxpioyed to dtatioa their trsiaiag school is si i rale s pihport to eliaible cad acrlire titciiiocs ccdies ire sdoiiited to ill the idrsatices of ferod by the college for eirealirs aisiled free ciriaj tcnas etc sddress jiifjccoeiack priacipsl mr well equipped ab4 stylish rigs can always be secured first class outfit for comsrdal trarel- lert atspedaleates a eocrcrtible bar izcctr til dxy tnlas ind cighttlioif ordcrci girecsicsll johk williams lumber swjiglesc and lath rnheandersfsneddesfres tolafornttbe public l tbstbe bxs advoshiau sad till fceep ia itoek s foil uni of piae sud hetnlocfc it well is otbnkisdsof lumber ilso first sad becood elui piae 3hinlm lsth i coal wodd httaimrciudtecoitnufoeir of mrc s smith tm prepared to applf all icend of slorecokl i hare la i good itoek of wood hirdoodahcurnd m ill wood at rwion- abu priceltwoodaadcoaldellterfid i james bbowx zjiz 1 mutual- fire 1nsurah0e company or rax c0tot7 07 vstusfltoh ebtabijssto is i headoffice cuelph snares baildiogt if erebsadise idxaafscforles sadsjil other descrfptioni of property on the premlamxote system prwswiie onas- davidson president 8cret4ry johk taylor affetffc 750 will liuy a lot of dickens novels 15 volanim cloth with 1 fall u complete odltiou eot appeadiiw glouiry c page illaitrs- uorueompletmiuoueontalaiapillthexotes append iablishers price waverley novels sstojiinieboaaduiw ith 1m fill ptre ulbstrauooi complete ediuoa eaatiiuuig ill the notes apimadfios glossary ac publishers price tu days lotiirice t days bookstore quklph day sells cheap -eight- to the front of acl co1ipetiti0x we place que eltant aod substantial soods splendid in quality 1 complete ia assortment orerfloring in generous btrkiint scess woifeksakdclilxjjsekb boots and shoes 2tts2es q7ass02s c- at prices iht slwsys lead io speedy sales lowest price8 cosasrrst rrru good quality cmtitom work euid repairiiik promptly attended to w williams mill street acton the merchants profective and collecting association or canada head office hamilton ontario established 196v is id assocutioa of bosiaess sad professiocil nee hsrias for iu object the collecjon ol debu aad to prefect lis mashers frco trshiaff bid debts by faraiihiac theta ith lists of parties tuo do not psr hercbsats sad others liriaff lecoaats to collect till tad ft to their sdtsatse to become members ss haadreds of ucoants ire being eouectad through it thit could not be collected ia soy other vsy hiay ia sceocnt thit bu bees sued sad then returned by the bsiliff is ao good ifttr puttias the merchiatto gxct eipenie his beea collected through thii iifiocfiuoa ifexcaiatskiihiagtobecoaiebieai- bersby remitting flfl00 to our lfxosgers it hxnultoataireccftebyretani mtil lull psr- tiealixt eertificstc of membership etc testi- aioaiils sent j b mills cq managers w barber bros paper makers georgetown ont -ictox- pump factory -u-d- planing mill thos ebbage man i hire raaed the rairsceaicat of the puurp business ia acton iad iroald respectfully iafarn ill pirties iu vsct of puiaps tbst vre sre gov prepsred to supply ihcxn from the old style wooden pacp to the best force pmnp isade pumpa for wind wilis or kocfc wells fupp2etl on ehon notice deep wells a specialty peices eight eveet time our planing mill lcaabcr dressed while yoa vtlt lfonldiags avc mide to order we hire islio s qciatiiy of lcaibcr for ssje suitible for baildias pcrnoses orders by msll wfll receive frotcirt and careful tltealion- shop at foot of river street thos ebbage ltanafcr kike i erecultt of machine finished book papers huh ge de wekli xevts oetrtj rajs armcik uotsvr at daubsters orayz the paper nsod in this journal is from the shore mills whl sahbtitl 4 beos school books r j holmes bptchebs main stfeet acton haro moebpleuiirc in aoflonncloc to tfae eiuseaiof aetoo ibat tber bare erectotl sod opeoad a oev butcher abop on halo btreei and an prepared to eondnct a jtralthtforward bnt- ebarlnj boslneas harlot had large experience in btuiiuisis we can goarantee all csatofflers ho faror oa hi auir petamace perfect aatiifectloo all unda of meat freeband good and ponltrjr lib teln aeuon wfll be found in atockv we rapeetfnllf solicit tout eeteemed pat ejboiap5s weaving iffi t mitchell destresto lnforni the people of acton and sarroandinrs thai be is prepared to take orders for weandgallkinds of fancy rag carpets flannel bheetinf sniftieg and dress goods striped or plaid twillor plain jso bed blankets and horeebiaakettwo yards wide and over and i will guarantee that iwillgivegood aatiafaction to all farmers and otbera who willfavor me with their patronage t ihtcheix cider chopping mills at ro0kwood will reopen or hie seasons boiinett on monday 3rd september chopping weidhed in and weighed oat land rollers made to order steam and water pipes sod all connections supplied cot sod threaded promptly r eockw00d dt mbs sioourxht borne of the pagan africans visit the bartai plaoea of their departed relatives with offerinpi of food and drink mothers have beea known for a long coarse of years 0 bring iun agony of grief bis annual oblation to their childrens graves daaghter i bring theo food j tliencrjcsjcepare sud wbftr tho cocoa nith its dilllty blood j ditoi end pomegrinstsi bright i tie orange in iu gold fresh from the favorifle tree xals ia their browa and ausky f eld d jsreet i iprcad for thee tecr liter jcsr i tread thus to thy losr retreat bat cot the iaofcain ojirk my bead and see enchains my feet 4 many 1 cbiage d oa hstu dlainid thy spot of birth 6face first my cusbiag tears did flaw oct this thy bed cf csrfh there esse 1 addalgat cry fhuae firjci oar hialet rose a rua cf nilebroved taea wero aigh tifly tcte our wastrys foci thy toaajed sire ksi borae by tjrsat force swsy thy brothers frcui oar cabla torn while bathed ia bood i lay y i irtuibcd for their return upoa the rocky there till uilitsredrbucuasedto bum lad the long rsias cere oer till iced their bsal had sow a ripend fruitage boro v the billows eebod to tuy taoaa butthejretaradno aiore ta aad lo ajy ildt cry wfceaveidwilh sgocy i sreep dosttcader ao reply daughter iny yoathfal priie the idol of ray eye why didst thoa leavo thy mothers tide eeceath these nads to lie loag oer the hopeless crave where hur lost darlia slept laroldag gods that could cotsive the psgaa racthcr srcrt o for some taicc of ir to bxjthc her bcrsliag sighs h there iiircsarrectioys hoar thy drughtcr dust icxjl rise cututims ye hear the crj- frcai ecathea africs etrsrd histe lirtsaltticabinacrhish oer that bealghted uad with fiith that cliizas the sties her misery control aad psat the hope thit never dies deep ia her tesjxret oal 1 sthd yamilg llxaoing pardbrs good lrack school supplies alargitoclcofschooi books snd school fiap- plies statloaary ete iast arrived pore wine for bacramentaj purposes now in stock druq store philosophers say that there is no tcuh thing as lack ass darwin thacghc differ- entiy if y lack etactly said he despairicglj i might have known just how it woald be hesatoa the old stone porxhitiringoct toward the eenset his chair tipped back on its two hind legs his hands thrnst aimless ly into his trousers pocketn it was cold ecoah to jasiify the ere of beech logs that was blaring on the hearth in the room inside where pardon was tack ing op the red jnoreen curtains that she had fast epooged acid ccemded neatly bat it was not an easy thing for mr darwin to relinqcish the habit of oat door lounging that bad clang to him all the summer thrccgh what is it fathers eaid pardoo com- ing briskly to the dooc with a lack ham mer in one hand and a paper of tacks in the other joaes has nst gone by eaid mr dar win he says the aid caw has got oat on the railroad track again pardon bit hex red under up i told yoa she waald father saidehe if yea didnt have those bars repaired and shes got ran over fiolefallyad3- ed darwin im sure i dont know what were to do withoat a cow weve always pat a lot of dependence an ocr milk- bat imighthateeipectedit lack has bee sheer against me ever since john james died a man with a hoase fall of gsls cant expect to make no headway in the world pardon colored op too didnt expect yoar girls to mend the bars did yoa father asked she aliuie bitterly l i was calcnlaliu to epeak lo tim par sons about gettin a new pair 0 pots pat op sighed the farmer wouldnt it hare been a safer way to pat theraap yoaxself father i aint as ypunis as i nied to be laid mr darwin evasively and the rhea- mattes is twisti me jpowcrfal thestj first oxldays then aid pardon with a certain tccch of daughterly aathority in her vooe yon ihonld come into the haaie and not sit there getticgchilled through and then ficd fanit with yoar lack mr darwin slowly rose and ibcfsed into the bright little keeping room here pardon had spread a neatly braided rag before the tire and placed a broken spoalad pitcher of yellow goldenrotl on the table ebe looked after him with a sigh half of impatience hall regret i wish john james had lived said mr darwin feebly so do i assented pardoo aint sapper most ready v said the fanner loosing discontentedly around- it will be in s minute said pardon i had lo split the kindling myself for the kitchen fire and fanny has ran to mrs merritts for a utile meal to make some hot corn bread at the same moment fanny reiarnedrs slight overgrown girl of fourteen htfsth- less with the haste she had made mnl merritt is very lorry said she ibat she hasnt any commeal in the boute tbalijenonghr said pardon glowing scarlet to the roots of her hair i dont blame hector getting tired of lending things to q bat added fanny she sends a pail of graham floor to make gems indeed indeed pardon shes si kind as ihe can be pardon laughed hysterically im getting as hard and bitter as a soar persimmon said bob yes im very glad of the graham floor father cant make oat bis sapper withoat something hot for a relisb perhaps some day we can return mrs jdrrittikdndnesses bat oh fanny have yoa heard the red cow got oat of the pasture this afternoon and is luued on the trdt l fsmytantlnio um r 6ldtmsylsteiclaimedi is there mddlommipokr- psrdon stamped her prttly illtbod foot irapstieutly on the floor 11 lack she repeated doul use that dreadful word i believe father woold be a better and happier man today if it wasnt in the dictionary at all there isnt any luch thing aa lack itis all bad manage ment bhiftlcsincsstbo bibit of putting everything off until ihe last moment and then ehe cried too poor little over- bordsned pardon she was tall and slender with large ghueriug hazel eyea redbrown hair and one of those delicate complexious where the an lays ill touch in ihe shape of here snd there a duller of freckles fanny was dirk with ipaniab eyes fringed with long lashes and hair u hlak and laitrous as jet whatever else fate had denied the darwin girls it bad been generourto theta ic the matter cf personal attributes j they miieiheir frugal lapper of graham gsmt a very little bailer ihe weakest brewing of tea and no milk stall and then pardon built cp he fire got her father the isst weeks newspaper which good mrs merritt had seat over with the graham fljar and then sat doicn m the back fcitcben with fanny to slice up a few late peaches for drying for we have got to look after things very cloee ibis winter ebe said father seems to have no energy at all since john james died im afraidit will end in the farm being sold to clear oil ihe raorigsge finny opened her lig tlsck eyes but we must live aorawhere pardon said she yoa and i can co oat to service said pardon as for faiher there is the poor- haose fanuy uttered a wait of despair ko no dear dont look so distressed said the eldtr sister repeating the rashness of her ipeech i dont really mean it fra crosi that is all its hard doing the work of hired man servant girl and house keeper ail in one i shall feel belter to morrow after ive bad a nights sleep i havent got lo get up earlyj and milk poor eld pink any more and once again the sisters mingled their tears ii father bad only mended those bars said fanny it was so nnlacky bat pardon put her hand over her sis ters lips sot- thit word fanny said she remember iti forbidden the two girls were washing cp the break fast dishes the neit day in the temporary absnccofmr darwin who bad strolled off towards the post office to see if the mail was in when squire elting crossed the threshold father aint to hum v said he cdl i reckon i can talk things over just aswell with yoa pardon what things said pardon distrust- folly that there statin rink dawn by the lakeaid mr etting that john james built its goto to be a good bard winter if theres any tcath iu signs and ive a no tion lo bay the concern just as it stands and rcn ihe rick myself the land be longed to your mothers estate and i spoe you and the gal here have ihe right- to sell it tcs said pardon her eyes fixed calm ly on the squires woodrn mage what will you give for it wal it aint wclh eo dreadful much said ihe squire evasively say a hun dred dollars for the building and two acres land pardon shook her bead i wont tell it for that laid ebe de cidedly i duhno what you want to keep it for said the squire irritably your father be aint got the go to run a skat ing rink h know that eaid pardon firmly but i dont intend to be swindled all he same the squire stamped out of the room in a rage then drive a bitter bargain with some body else if yonsan said he viciously pardon pardon whispered fanny close to her elbow call bim back a hundred dollars is a great great sum of money ko said pardon i will not call him back letmelhiakr bat what will father say v father need never know fanny it ia as squire eiting says the land ss all that is left of our poor mothers property it is oqtj to sell or to keep as we please the lumber alcce for that buildirg cost poor john james nearly 100 the squire thinks he can laiely cheat ns because we are only women but he will find himself mistaken she pat on her green ginghim ana bon net iht afternoon and west over to the memtlfarm joel metrit wasiust driving in through the big gates with a load of wood im so sorry id joel courteously lifting his cap mother has gone ovsr to a quilting bee at mrs dikes wont you step in and rests pardon took off her green sun bonnet aud fanned herself with it her cheeks were pink her lovely hazel eyes spark led eat it isnt your mother i came to see joel she said i wanted to speak to youl joel jumped o3 the load threw the reins on old barrels back and came ap to her with countenance of some surprise me be repeated reddening a little for of ill created beings he thought par don darwin the moat beautiful and win ning iye8 said pardon still deeply absorb ed in her own plans and ideas how would you like joel tp go into partnership with me with you pardon he caaght his breath i yes frankly spoke ihe gtrl of all our neighbors i think yoa are the most bonest and reliable re known you ever lince we were children together and say not another word pardon ioy onsly cried the young man taking both her hands in his while his whole face grew radiant oh yoa dont kdow bow proad- iind happy yoa make mel for fve loved yoa this long time pardon only i never dared to tell yoa so and mother will be to clad to call yoa daughter i give me a kiss fpardoo my little shrinking love just one kiss so that i may be sure im not dream ing but to his great dismay pardon struggled to free heraelf and began to cry impetu ously i i doniknow whatyoa memnlviaid be lettmko voel merritt 1 bat pardon you said yourwlf it was the akatiiig nnk thai poor john james built on deep lake 1 faltered par don on the verge of new toars i i wauled you to help me fit it upindmanaga it thii winter i never dreamed of asking rauat you after all you to to oh joel wba have thought of me then you didnt mean it said joel droppicghii armf to bia sides and standing with a blank fact before her you dont care for me 7 pardon stood silent a moment twisting ber apron strings while the soft plow still burned on her cheeks ajsudden ligbafltshedinto jeasuoburn- ed face my own love he criwi out vallianlly ill take ibe akaling rik but youve got to be thrown into the bargain loo say yoall consent pardon v and at alt events pardon did not re fuse j eh laid asa darwin when ihe facts of the case became pateot tohis rather dense understanding young merrit going to finish up the rink before frost comes and engaged to our pardon too well i declare that is a piece of luck and this time pardon look ao exceptions to the obnoxious word l1is soldie it t l sa totteiuxce klvts to illustiiielheenormous expense incur red by habitual dram drinking an enter prising firm in a ctrlain husiouri town has the following advertisement any man who driuss two drams of whisky per day for a year and pays ten cents a drink fcr it can have at our store thirty sacks of flour two hundred snd twenty pounds cf granulated sugar and seventylive pounds of green coffee for the same money and get iwo dollars and fifty cents premium for making the change in is expenditures a certain doctor in ihii city was called upon the other day by a man rho desired to get a prescription for alcohol for what purpose 7 asked the doctor me chanical said the mac who had a face honest enough to loot any judge in the country oui of countenance after writing the prescription and handing it lo tbemau the doctor said for what kind of me chanical parposes do you intend to use the alcohol sawing wood goodday iir was the reply avjasta lt- jcvrnal let as suppre the systematic agency for the temptation and ruin of men shield ed behind the ramparts of law and custom lhelras ii procf agsiust all these wea pons which va have found effectual in other directions the strong arm of the law alone cin reach it we must stop this autborid trade in destructive drinks rtt cuctil one of the first literary men in the united states laid to ia temperance lecturer there is ace thing which i wish yoatado everywhere entreat every mother never to give a drop of strong drink to a child i have bad to fight as for mylife all my days lo keep from dying a drunkard because i was ted with spirits when a child i thus acquired an appetite for it- my brother poor fellow died a drunkard pocket wis written a wasted life do not ask anything about me drink was the cause let me die let mc rot within a week the coroner of liverpool received over two hundred letters from fathers and mothers all over england asking for a des- tive is this fact i what a story it tells bf homes desolatad by strong drink a young man in almansnce county k c who had been on a drunken debauch for some days went home and turned his horse in his fathers cornfield his father i remonstrated with him and told him to get the horse and feed him at the bam the young man became incensed went in to the house procured his shotgun and shot his father through the heart killing him instantly ko wocdeir so many peo ple are wanting to drive the grogshops out of the land i tle loudon police havereceived official orders that iu aucases in j which drunken persons are arrested they are to lake steps to prosecute the publioan who supplied the liquor totheiutoiicated individual tobosto the good almost ihirtj ye airs ago a little alien- haired rirl uarrfed ellie lived in a little cot tage amjt tw hilu of new hampshire she was very happy with her father and motherher one sisierher big gray cal fermonl and her dear rig dolly named ida bell- she had a big brother fcm but he was njt at home ee was a soldier the biiaj brothers nim was harry he had coma home one day in a blue coat with bright brass bullous bat made bim look taller and grander than ever ellie thought and when he went away again he bad taken her up in his arms a a kissed her very tenderly and eliie uotioedttia her mothers sweet face tcas very pale and that her father had to clear his throat a good deal when he said flood bye and tied biesa yoa my boy dal little ellie felt very proud to have a soldierbrulber and wueu jloag letters came from him telling foniy stories of living in a tent with irnany hundreds of other soldiers all in tents and of cooking his dinner over a httfcnre out of doors and of marching to the eoucl of mask the little girl thought it mast bo all kke great big picnic and that il was a fine thjng to go to the war j j v bat there came a sad timejin lie little cottage when the merry tellers did not come and fiilier ami mother said there had beeoa great baitle and thai harry was missing ellis did not know very well what that meant but she knew ibat weeksand weeks went by aad still there was no letter and at las she- knew by lha things she heard her f aihjir and rnother say when they thought ber lusy at play andbytheir sober faces that they were afraid her big strong beautiful brother would never come home any nore bat little ellie never beliei ed ibat and every morning she hoped hfi woald come home that very day and looked many limes down the read thinking perhaps she should see biro- and the nejrer layilown in her little bed at night wilsout adding lb her prayer and please blass my soldier and let him ccme home tomorrow she slept wiih her iiler ia a little room right off the sittingroom and the door was always left a iitle way open one nihu after the had been asleep a long time she awoke saddeniy thinking she heard voice her father ofiensat up long after the others were in bod and she thought he j must be speaking 10 tome cce tpea she heard another voice thai sent a thrill all through her hltle body she coaiiqt see anything from in coruer where her tittle bed stood but she sat up and listened j a bright light was shining through from ithe sitting room and shs ieird a atrong tini gentle voice say ko dont disfurb them tonight ill he rightdowh here on the floor eries heart beat so hard that she could not kear what hei lather said in reply but suddenly ihe light went out and all was still who could it hatebeen waiit- coald rt be the dariing brothec it was his voice surely but nobody seemed to te ode to canada s vlit a tlie gbuilafii vivid befcia flaabeih from ct to west j so mna she thrill of lirtthtriiowl in eici cuaadiaa brta iiiiliiictivc a reviiji4nigut to hi magnetic ihjic so tarns each true cinattlan lcl hi to ill jestiad toil a ctdtva oa cicil cifiisi lai the caau cf 7ioa sboc so dce csihriafl la every heart liceiiaja proud tliroae wlujesvr he hcacr c our 4al iiuachedbyfcrixfo time kftjs o hrt fervid hjc a pairiouc pc- ftozl ocom t 1 pcri rc her ude doaiaia tueufe- hi- til sea 10 fical rlc 3icu uvrcal4 a voung man was recently found in the j now sls w ujtje mersey drowned on a pir in his vest- w- fihe bive all bh was only a utile girii and she soou grew sleepy while trjin u think if any- thing to beautiful could be true and soon she was really dream irg bat she woke very earjyiin the morning criptwnofthatyoangmiaj hov bog ore any one els inthc ijoase and her far and wide thefame of toronto as a good city ia known tbe jatest cap doffed to her superior goodness is on the part of lbs pail ifall gazette which reproduces an article from the pen ofjkev wilbur f crafts of kew york joa the valid groauds for sunday observance in which it is staled th5 is more perfectly reajited ia tor onto than in any other large city of the world and therefore proves itself both practical and popular this city of ico 000 inhabitants with distances from cen- tro to circumference as great as much larger cities has every obstacle to a strict sabbath observance wbiofi modern civiliz ition is supposed by some to offer bat tbe obstacles are all overcome the tor onto sabbalh is the barbers sunday the printers 6unday the bakers sun- day the butchers ssnday tbe right to sabbath rest is not taken even from the conductors and drivers of the street cars not even from the postoffice employes not even from the printers bf tfae daily papers barbers grocers balchfirs bakers tobao codists confectionem all rest telegraph ic operators all rest eioepi ten at the cen tral office druggists and milk dealers are free most of the day the latter have re solved herealter to makw no delivery on the sabbath in cold weather as it ia entirely unnecessary livery stables can legally be used only iu cases of sickness and church- going and it is eipected by the coopera tion of the drivers themselves who are li censed and made responsible that all sun day pleasurfdnving will be stopped and nearly all the drivers get the whole day for rest the few others detained for permitted work having part of the day it it hard to prohibit the renting of boats to the poor while the rich man drive about in bis car riage three through trains permitted on account of american competition is the most serious offence against sabbath rest that one sees it is out of contml of thfr authorities the provincial law allowing sunday trains starting in the united states to go through canada to their destina tion this sort of sabbath is kept up not alone oat of regard far gods law bat also because it is found to be for the best good of men effort to rpn sunday horse can and pnhush sunday papers hate found no popular npportpndso have utterly failed if a city woold not suffer from hot boxes of boclaliimletitgivejiu working men as toronto does earl dosing saturday half- ldayi and sabbath rest j first thought was of what the had heard in the night was it a drcarf it was just growing light- sha would pet right up and find out t out of bod she softly erupt and through ihe door into the sitringroom tbe rosy dawn was just coming in at the east win dow there oa the floor lay somebody- wrapped in a big blue soldieri overcoal ellie s little bare feet made no oise as she stole along the floor and knelt down by the tall figure the head resold on a soldiers knapsack and the close brown carls were the same she remembere so well the face was brown and very thin and ihe eyes closed in sleep but t was the dear kind face of her big broth sr harry bui it all seemed so strange could u be real she put out one little fi ger and timidly touched hia forehead it was enough the e res flashed wide open and ihe big strong inns clasped the little white nightgowned girl in a big bear- hug ko doubt now whether ihe ia real or whether she is awaki j her shouts of joy rouse all the rest of t le household and outlhey corae withoat raiting for clothes that smalt matter like e erything else be ing forgotten in the wonc arful joy iliat had come only thtr father ho had known it all night could ge his wits together ecouh to go about the regular morning duties for a longtime as or little euie the big brotherhim- sell dressed her and thin she sat on his knee and heard his wont erfaiitory ol es cape from prison and ong iicknesa and how at last he had got back to his old regi ment and btraightfay been given a fur lough to come home and rest acd gain strength and in the llappy days thai fol lowed in the cottage little ellie at least forgot all tho painthadhad gone before god often sends us trials and griefs and permits us to doubt and fear lor a lime so that when the day of our rejoicing comes it mayrjnd oajhcrrts jaofteoed onr faith tf v a iiitircts atlantic ecas tia livas iatific orc tbe icelwin in te aictic tea her icijur tlratcih a- her jtvp oil uvsaled bj tbe hot shall uu with harvest mirth f her voaajlots prairies yet shall 611 the gtracrs cf the aartb- n3rtshharrah fcr caaada the ysan tbe fne ihutravj ia alj her grand doaiaia j her cig2jiu jcr lo i ogod of kajons lo lb gasic to ad oar aclioa on shocli nprtli aa j south as kiadrwl st he iiiic cut r linkod th adaaiiatiac ioad vttts uo ic laotherlacj i oru tsage aaicrij uatioie may caaaiavid nlion ik- to lid ie coaiiag dawr wcea lite aaovfrrtcwias tea the gpel lij cows ci aad hiia v l a broth i- r j ald rtiticzs disappear aad a arc oaelciichii uc fcld lovcuaisbcin-ar- iijnrt mathncn polk aboltrseniosu dr j- b johnston writes in the ifnlicat sjinwiiry as follows the approach of pecursocia is not always without warning there are- nuilly cer tain feeliogs or tensatioci ct tho body which tell with greater or less certainty that an attack is bepianidg an individual far a day or two previous to the actual iu- vasicu cf tbe disease jails badlyin a gen eral way these ba3 feelings consist in a chilliness of the whole body ndj if his clothes be at nil damp with pcrierf tionjie feels cell and uncomfortable he is fever ish and yet il seems nerfactly impossible for him to get warm ths feerishnebs atijnlta with feist chitaness wbacu in creases when he is exposed to a draught ol cod ar ai evening approaches all these feelicgi are increased 1 nhen ni cornea on he his pains in hi back and limbs accompanied by a shsht cough and unnatural frequency of brgathiog with unusual jcickneaa cf uie rubs and a feel- ing of abeasineii or impression about tbe chest h is sleep is disturbed by chouness reelleissess and unpleasant attains the warmth of bk bed aid bedchamber may cause a light cession d hii bod feelings and in the morning feeling better he goes out attending to his business only to navr all h had feelings return wvlb inoreased force af tbe approach of the ensuing night should ho heed the warning implied bj the return of his bad feeling and confini himself lo an equal temperatare of abou c5 and partake of copious drinkb olboj tea coffee or milke may possibly aver an attack o the disease boi unlorttinate ly he u apt lo neglect to do fins and hi going about ia only arrestid by an actus invasion of pneumonia which uaaall comes en in from one to three days 1 ihe strengthened and our love for him more real and earnest than ft could have been before his nightsh the other day an ei htyaarold boy im- portuned his toother mother made him on bt pjckt fcr nightshirt just like papas wit a a pockfet in it his and the first night he wore it he weht to fxd ia high glee in the morning rfjen his mother took the robe off she found in one pocket a couple of seedcakes three matches a tooth pick a small silver watch several pieces of cough candvand tiebovi pocket faafld- kircbief when the little fellow was siioned as o the i reason lor the very led assortment hi replied well i thought i i got hungry in the night time i would ticed tha seedcakes and of coarse id wai t the loothpick after ward if i wanted to sea what time it was by my watch iwpul bavqtohavea match and rvas afraid bf oughing eo i put the candy there stuc ed i gogg tells of a lisping clergyman who iu much request at marriage solemnia tionsiuhisiown it fs so pleasant yo i know to promise to cling to a man fop better or for worth- a lady riding on be cars tl other da was amused by the fjckstion of a htue fiii who hearing the conductor cry the station looked up into her mothers face and inn cently asked say mamma do we g t i eat at fho ueit loutr j j acertaiuhalfwittedchamcterbeingaski d bv a lady if he wanted to conform to tie j recommendation of theminister that ill j should kneel repliti 7y emphatieal y vever a bit will i kneel thebiblasaj i j watch andf pray ii4 boo can everyboly j watch on thar knees wi their een bteeki t si na imjust stahd and glower abx oi- me as i hair aye dune rav dr parker of city temple lou don engm ha been giving his views to pill mall qazettf on how to become bn orator he recommends indastrioas ad most critical writipg of speeches or 1 s- mons and exhorts tha ambitious to be y ij careful before ventftriug upon ratempor ld- eous ways in corftluiioii he saysrlf a iy- one would excel in ul public speak inr he must i hue tffmethingiasay i ajj it audibly and tanly v i as if maant it add i not care one button fo pedanu critics and parists a ariously cunaiderale invention hsi been produced bya frenchman io tht ahape of a noiaclim clock for nsc niprt efr peciallv hi sickrooms in place thb usual pendulum the hands are set ip motion by ibe unrolling of a chain the enfl of which isfostened lo a buoy floatin j in ataukbiuid this fluid escapes at nil iform rate and can be utilized to f dd ia ampwick ihns giving the appratni the double character of clock and lamp s hen the lamp is lighted the necessary d mio- aiiori of lirjuid takes place by combu tjob at other times by carefully regulated irop- piug scidiceandart 4 j o fi a train was carry afi a olerejmad spd five or six yoalbs wl o vegt scoffing at reu gioo and tellinf diss rreeable stories tbe t sijj simply remark- we titll meet agsii wby asll w mee caowlun a pris reply good man enddred ing as he got bat my icuildren agsin1 said the res ier o the band be a chbplaln ww the advice to are yoa dist irhed at msht nd broken cf yoar rest by aiok child saflerios snd cryina eith psin i cut ting teeth t ii so snd at onco sid bottle of mrs winslotrs soothing f yrp for cbildrin soetbins- itsfslne is inosj- cnlabk it wllrollcve the poor li e j erer immediately depend upon it mefb- rjs there ismo mistake abont it i caws dysentery and diarrhfm regolt th btomsch snd bewel cares tvinc clio softens the gams rodaces inflsmn attnt snd gives tone and energy to the wrbt system sirs winslows soothiig 3y- rnp for children teething is plesi ml to uie taste snd is the prescription ol oni a tho oldest and best femsle phymou is fnd nurses in tbo united stls snd is tf by ill drukgists tbroajhont tto price twenty five cents s bottle j and ssk lor mss wissurrtsiotjnis spitir sad take no other kiad