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copy and scribbling books pens ink foolscap and school k applies i day jires the best value and his lie best stock to select from day sells cheap the meeceah ts i protective aud collectiug associatiok of cakada- head offioehuallton ontario etabuhed ism is an a soctitiou of busiaeas and prof ettiocaj men having fee its object the collection o debts andtoprcveot ita manbera from makiug bad debts bjfomiahinc them with iiu of irtiea wbddonotpar uerchanta aad othera oaring aceoonta to collect will find ftto their idvanue to become member a hundred of accoonu axe bcinr collected through it that coojd not be eollectea in any- other way uany aa account thathaabeen seed and then returned by the biilifl ax do good after pnltinc the mcrchxnt to fret exense haa been collected throogh thia xsocujjon if erdiinli ihicc o become mem bers by rcmitticc 1000 to onr uanafien at hamilton will rceeire by return mail full par ticulars certificate of membershixi etc testi monials sent j b mills co managers a little talk about sh06s fieturea may lie and facti distorted be ii ct secins s believinj coe asd tee itox haxlak barber- shop ifcxi srtxrr arros as irr inxve ttjlish htlrctrt s coodxmfoain aa ai l alttya gitea baion naad aal jtk hi flrrtciass condition ladies ladchihreira hair taatil- cut s tewoedestonaoriai4jtiitt- salesjiek waxted x71u5xtnioiraaranieedwilhcaiart anieipense paid any deiennined mux astneceed with m pocnliix advantages to be- caaera staefccompielmdudinj- many faat- kuinffspeeiitlea- outfit free- kunethis paper addrese u onec beowx bkotkees xnx- raiaieociiebierk 1 i lumbet latli sinigles c amrs ifiu s-aaaasweya- huuovln ttocfc o about a lfjjlfoq feet of lomber tndudias an kmdt needed for bchding irarpose this aic haa a wen eiubliahed reirautioa for fint- atclanibetandreaaonableprieea xth uid annfilea on hxnd- we are prepared to sopplr et uit in rrzz line fetee savebs j l yaatagaweya po ife3i0ei waters bros exve rtnrfvedfrom loer vjsifciai street to iheir fine xew doubletrxiiit store hearn bock i st- georges square to introduce tob to our sew stand wc cer frtmes ictnrcs ifonliin cornice i fccs if iirors ic ire i led ocr excellent vcriety of ftaey goods and koveltijs for 30 days afc reduced prices t eeahttacto roe aetists mateeials waters brothers st geoeg2s sttft rk guhlphr the iiboo hoot and tihoe store is iast now ihowiny a trcmfier at new line of sboea and slinpertrpociinyadaptedtorthaaesaog t these new cooda are beinc told at prices ss low or lower than thotc aifced foe old style snd shop- worn joodfi elsewhere ererjbody can be cuitcd for re hive si lies in gent a wear ladies wear youths wear children e wear babrt wear special lines goal goods kewest style and best vilne for the money it w williams acton cufitoin wort and repairing civea cartful itten- tioa trunks end vilises in rtricty frl tll ttll y0v tour rvrtuxv pretty mkutr ovliluruiiabiu i i ill toll joa your fortune pretty maid yoomif jovutfijiillniel vu4taoil4rrri8litcu alai1nhcsallovibtue a sailor ud with a brigbt black oye and a heart both kind and itrons xsykoasip she said with a merry uujli vbtt uerer w further wrong the lad i love his a bright blue c c a better ud otter oras bom- he isnt to match behind a ploch kor yet la the hay or corn he cever was in a tossing ihii he never waajieartheiea his home it studs in a field of wbcit aad uudcran ipjjjc tree i fw afarmcrwy sioi yon love iutvel ah that is abetter fate ust cross my hand and iii tell you child how long you will have to wait frw you shall smile at thejaeddkg ring and the bridal mora shall kc aud go to tht home in the wheat ecd sctaadcrthe apple tree it is uot loucif the itars ipcah true and when do they spcit ia vtia f yen will marry the firmer boy yoa lovi whea the i emmer comes sgsin then ujerrflr ring a moctiac ucgh ah cossip how tittle- you know for my farmer bay and i wcru wed a year and i luf ao whatever o food miy coinf to us woatevcr of grief cr ill comes dot frcni my plmet or slur it comes cf our fathers will the joy or sorrow of future years xo mortki can ever show he lnowcth the way that we shall txlc and that ia 000041 to know 1 mtlttt jftmtlg hxajing lore in tfie far cdesl nv ajtr iliklguk fokgloto s13 a buy 1 nice ffiufax tweed sit vixae to onicriii tht best maaaer i for m to m will lay a firrcjws cansiiin tcwid ui foe ltos2j at the- eat end clothing store wmj lee acton s elligtou 3larb works 1 qcrnrc strztt gzelbk clark 4c carter tihect importers of granite and jxxrble j monuments and headxtonefi of ill s ana from the newest designs- ah work and lb- vmitiznuied firrtciaaa parties trfshing to hhaerillinzaveas call and inspect our stock and prices aa we ire confident we can tuprte wiui toy osabliahment in ontario j the acton 4 free press harm sold out my interest to the ahorerm l ipesfnir sohct the itronce to my friends al the invjc on their behalf j h hauiltok jiaeble woee 1 h- hamiltons lfarble works umier wyfld- ham street gnelph mills old foundry cjablisced ki john hamilton proprietor fiele and retail dealer and direct importer sfcd enaufiettae of all kinds of ciranite and mirbu moasnenie tomb etc havinghadan lfflsive crperiencc for- the last 15 years the pcblfc mar rely on tetting all superior article at- cheaper rite jhwn any other dasler in cie west j h 15 per cent off oa a direct orders re- for the uert j days the leadikg- j locfal newspaper 0 hijlc coictj- mutual fire ihsurance company i or thx ootott 0 vsllmatosr j egtabllriltd is to head office cuecph izsnns bailiiastiferchiniibe ifcufclcriei icdu other descriptiosf ot propertj- oc tiie prcaijam kote sjrieo fw sustie onas davidson president secretary john tayloeaksnt actom- livery bus line is published every thursday morcmg acton ont- 5aicriptiok price only tl00 in adraccc try it far three ifonlhs for 25 cents gaelpk busiuess qollege goelphtoktael6 thesnth scholastic fear begins bciit 2nd aa axt deijartmeut has beensddad in which he moat noted siecialist to the dswninlon wol jf mstmction fa drawing and woodcairiofr vur shorthand department haa arro faults that are unique in the history of short- mad- onr commercial dcpartmait offers the wost practical and comprehensive business tourse obtainable in this country a large er- eodaare has been incurred in beautifying trar 5iodiocs halls and further ijerfocting our ippbantjes c leaa the van in practical edo- siiesmen wanted the uadersiened respectfully solicits the natron- sge of the public and informs them that wen ecfuippoil sad stylish rig can al- wayi be secured athissiables j comfortable bus meets all tafns between 9 a- m and 18 pm careful attention given to every order the wants of comraerefal travel lers fully met john williams havlvk doue business in canada for the inst m yearr oox rccttifttiob and responsi bility u well laown me pay salary bjio ei- peases from the tan it eicrflliivgis laofifac- ton- no pr cvioaa exjcrieucc required nte ns ioi terms which are very liberal before en gaging with any other firm ltkfziurycet bradstreetsoruun wiman k co s commercial agendes well known to busi ness men or htandard bank cobonie out 1 chafiejaoxheiiscompavy i sarserjniec colboma ontario buy your winter coal now the undersigned is nov receivim his stock of coal for the coming season and is anxious to favor all his customers with coal at the lovest possible price to all who will orderfar imme diate delivery he will supply stove and sut coal for 615 per ton cash the coal this jear is of excellent quality and the low price above quoted can onlybe allowed for a fnr weexj this low figure la for cash or aodaysonly order now and save a dollar a ton or more on your wfnteri supply ltmiber lath flhliisle and wood aup- i piiod as aerial j jams broanii actbn it was just exact jr like cinderella in ile fairy bookf said masidora exakaut- ly one eveolag o light and ipleridor oce delicioqt waltz with a partner who seemed absolutely to float on wings one glimpse d ihat great palmcrowded con- servilory with the arched glass rooc and the festoons at colored lamps kasnt it otcoiru lolead me her blue crape dress and satin boots and the old set of sapphires that came down to the sfagnas family from nobody knows who and now oh yes uit lights are out and ihe ball boaqcet faded and its ten oclock of a snowy december day and if i doat make haste i shall lose the western express oh dear oh dear 1 why cant we all live in fairyland forever bnfiiflnor h agues eolethnly made answer ft la not in the catnre of thisgc bat hcsidora dreamed of that one glit tering ball aa he trainsped past the low jersey flats and flew shrieking on ita way to the far west she never had been to a ball before she probably never woald see oce again kow she- smiled to herself aa she remembered how she had let her part ner keep coe of her little hlae gloves a a sonrenir he had declared laughingly but he didnt know that was going w dakota said kasidora gleefully that it was my last appearance on any stage east of the mississippi river i wonder how inioy nights he will look oat for me at the opera and at balk and soirees and receptions befpre he gives me np it was nice i and how divinely he waltzed i cecil grieve it was sach a pretty name too- well goed -bye- cacti a wave o her hand toward the salt marshes i shall never see yoa again for ilesidora was leaving behind her all the traditions and associations of the east she had tried in vain to earn a livelihood in the old seiport city of jfaine where for tune had originally cast her lot she had stormed the citadel with the needle tapped at its gates with a pencil written stories which were declined with thanks and opened a little school to which nobody ever came its qo use said stniidora there are too many women here ill go some where else for sorely there is someplace when i most be needed 6a she had written to her ancle oat in dakota to know if she could help him keep hoase there iii try not to be in tbe way ancle she wrote pathetically lean sew and spin and cook and darn and it will be strange indeed if i dont manage to pay my way uncle absalom had writtea back come and welcome girls are as scarce out here as sequins j you are not a true magnus if you cannot support youself but even if you era iir poppet rd tuxke yoa welcctue tor my brother ttfnms sake so jfusidora had followed the beckoning of this finger o fate and on her way to daicla she bad stayed one night in kew york and been to aballlneieanormagnasl blae crape dress if she had descended into the valley o diamonds with sinbad the sailor or gone behind the scenes in a fairy extravaganza the scene coild not have been newer or more delightful to her it a an experience said ilaaidora x31 pat it down in m jdixy with my first lover my wedding my first glimpse o niagara and all that weary joarney when the tram seemed to oscillate along the l plains with neterirtiipgjpewsirabt she closed ver eyes to think over the lights of the palm trees the swaying strains of the beautiful bine daanbe and the a shelter from the storm and good fire thats most needed here just at present kow youve come you can civilize as np a bit- so muaidora went cheerfully to work and in a years time- tbo old log cabin had been transformed into a bright little borne all aglow with the tokens of womans pres ence to be sure it waa lonesome there and the was a little afraid of the red- brow ed indians who came now and then in stealthy bands from tbe reservation bat the coantry was so grand and tbe forests so eabhme that she trew to love the very soli lade uudo abaalont she said solemoly like the far weit i mean to stay here ys with yoa that woald sail me egzackly said uncle absalom who was smoking his briarwood pipe on the front door atep bat it aint likely some fellow will come along and snap yoa up afasidora laughed there are no fellows here cacle ab- ralom said she urjeaa joq count bed- feather jack at the reservation or simple peter that goes froui door to door playing the bagpipes uncle absalom siid nothing he only laughed and smoked on tne nxl day news came from apcoantry ifasidon said uncle absalom wu yoa ever in a hospital xo the girl answered looking at him with wondering eyes why do yoa ask because he answered yottre want ed to s en hostilal duly those devils ot redskins have broke out again nobody can rust em no farther ban they can see em theyve aaj laid a party eoing to the moauuirs roblcd their males and left em for dead musidors youve got pretty good pluck- will yoa 0 with me io lovely falls to see what can be done for the poor fellows v jiasidon shuddered a little her face grew perhaps a shade paler than its natural hue bat sheanswred valiantly j yes i will go lovely kails had been well named the wild t ran tic leap of a sheet ot water over a solitary precipice with slanted pines lean ing over the spray and eagles screaming overhead this was the bcene ind oa a bloodstained blanket on the trampled fiasa lay two wounded men one dead the other aococscfocs iltisidora stood for an instant looking at the etark forms brave woman though ihe was she had nvcr seen death in this fear ful aspect before itchilled her blood it drew a white mist before her eyes for a moment only however then she knelt bravely down unpacked her little roll ot lint and linen and asked uncle absalom to give ber the jug of warm water from the mules bock there may be some chance for this one she said the other is past oar care tell them to dig a grave for him near where they bare staked oat the land for the little chapel fordays the woahded man lay ancon- scioas of ail that was transpiring aroond him in uncle absaloms cabin and one morning in tbe yellow glow of early autumn he seemed once more to emerge oat o the troubled obscurity of lever dreams into the real world again where am i he said u bu become of that copper colored fiends knife and the girl i danced withthe girl in hlae with the little blue glove where is shev j eh sail uncle absalom withdraw ing- the everlasting pipe from his month and staring as if every one of his faculties were concentrated in the one sense of sight thats qnite right uncle absalom said sfcsidora who had come into thsr room with a basket of w0d flowers which she bad been gathering to preserve i am the girl i did dance with him in a blue dress once in kew york rut 1 1 never expected thus to meet him again then it was cot a dream f said cecil grieve patting oat bis transparent skel etonlike hand andyoawemmygaardian angel alter all scarcely a month had elapsed since that bright autumn morning when ifnaidora jlagncs wrote a long and confidential letter to her cousin eleanor in new york to think she said lhat i who am of all persons the most prosaic and home- spco should have been living a real romance all these weeks i to think that he has loved me all this time to think that the dnctor bays it waa my nursing that saved his life ob nelly nelly that one cinderella night was the taming point of my destiny and yoa are to come oct to dakota for the wedding and then wrwillallgo back east again for cecil declares that after this warning he will never live in a place where lhe are indian reservations and uncle absalom says he does cot know what be shall do when i am gone bat ofne thing nelly i want yoa to be very very sure i am the happiest mrl in the world yes the very happiest thus ended jiusidorafl life in the far west and thus began her now exiitence aqd uncle absaloms sole comment was i said so all along a tk1p throcgk the xohtli wkct votes and incidents of lute red by tbe way- sol a paradise in every heipccl l or term etc address hr lciticcobinck principal i fruit tiees snail fruits 1 and oroameatal smrubberr- e uucook acton baa ba appoint sole agent for this aectfon for the veil fnown old rochester xorsery b- moolaon pro- pjwtor and is prepared to take orders tor any pi the fruit trees amajl fruits or shrubs which are shown in the lilnstrated catalogues of the nursery the prdaaeta of the old boehester pjjrserr are known to tie generallt reliable and rorreetlynamed and loan promise aattfaetory efwm 10 all who purchase stock from me reasonable i key u bcook agent wanted oop1 reliable men can find permanent om- plorment or maple grove varaeriesof waterloo n y good salary and expenses paid weekly- liberal indaomnents- to cwtandert oatatfree predion experience not required establkbed ovarflo years ah goods flntjaaa write at once for terms address jvmchay gen manager bt ont mention this paper situation with ataady employment and good py all the yearrosud to reliable men fujmjitfaoau toryrefereneea nutiectnieii 6 ajdcouber co eocheatetnt the iiotto of girls nowadays agents wanted inerery tcmnahip to sell the pictorial byclopedia of live stock and domplete stock doctor the moat complete and comptehensito work cvcrpnbllahed lu aothors stand jit fha head of their imifmslon and have a continental repu tation worth us weight in gold to any one having homea bhoep cattle bwino ponltry dopor beeaj a rand opportunity to make money beenjterritotyat once addns e n moyee publiiher 120 tonge st toronto scent o the gardenaincecil grieves bat- toahok j r ijj f i uncleabsatom was atall1earded man with grizzled hair sanbrowned face and a coat which looked as if it hadnt been hraaoed in a twelve- month he kissed his niece helped diar into a red cotter and drove awaythrongh the snowdrift to a log cabin where there was a fire as big as a blacksmithy and anoer of half raw veni son steaks and scorched potatoes moaidora looked pityingly on the carpet lesa floor the cobwebdraped ceilings and the bed which did cot seem to have any linen sheet on it u are yoa89 yery poor undo abaaloin v aaid she wiiunlly well not bory said tjaola abaalom with a amiif ive got three thoaaand theep abdnsred and fifty fat cattle aud seventy boraes and j think theres twenty thoosand acres in toy place if the surveyor didnt make no miauke yes following the direction of his niecvs eye l i we haiqt much brioabrac here but that 1 will come en timo its victuals and drink apoem entitled workingand waiting has been submitted to us for oar opinion the aathor is ialove and is working and waiting for his bride with hints at eloping we do not think much of the poetry and we think still less ot tbe doctrine of the poem we never cocld sympathize very mach with the idea of waiting in snch matters the story of jacobs waiting so long for labaus daughter was always painful to us though that was wiser than eloping even though he got her at last just think of the precious years that wasted young men if yoa have got to work first work hard and you will not lave to wait so long besides dwor never u the motto of girls nowaday tiie klvgs uttle joke in this age of travel tnd journalism ac count 1 of trips to the west and other point are very plentiful yetjt may be that an other attempt in that direction will not be wholly without interest leaving toronto by the c p r steam- ahipexpress at eleven oclock in tbe fore noon of july the 10th we were in three boars hustled aroaad the many curves of the line between that city and the town of owen sound the companys steamer aluria was at the dock awaiting our arrival aud in a very short time passengers and baggage were on board and we moved out of the harbor while many are anx ioaaly looking after berths etc a few are taking a parting look at the town snugly nestling by the bay which is indeed a pretty sight as the town fades in the dis tance more attention ia turned upon the easel and her equipments she is a beau tifully built steamer 270 feet long of 2000 tons burthen and fitted with every appli ance for comfort and ease being lighted throughout by electric light and her saloon well provided with sofas chairs and tables and having also a piano for those who are musically inclined the chief attraction below is the engines which are kept as the saying is in applepie order being beau tifully bright and their working held tbe attention of many by the hoar daring the afternoon the shore of the brace peninsula was plainly discernible on our left and the neat looking little houses here and there upon it added to the beauty of the scene rounding cabots bead we were soon upou tbe waters of lake haron with mspiloulin island on the right but as light was draw ing ou we could not sec anything of it save the warning light from its lighthouses we reached sault gte maria at noon ou thurs day and were surprised at the size and beauty of ihe two towns ooe on each side o the river paasiag through the locks we were soon upon the cool waters of lake superior and next moraine passing thnn- der cape which looms up almost perpen dicularly to the height of 1300 feet and silverislet in the distance from thander bay we had a fine new of port arthur and fort william we left the steamer at eleven oclock not at all overjoyed that the lake trip war ended for the steamer waa dean cool and comfortable and we were provided with first class meals having an hoar or two before train time we had a look around the town and were pleased with its cleanliness and air of basi oesfi prosperity the country about the port will probably be developed as a mining section more than agriculturally resum- ing our journey westward by train a few minutes travel btoaght us to fort william with its two immense elevators having a combined capacity of two and a quarter millions of bashels ooe of which ranks among the largest elevators in the world the railway from here for scores of miles is through a low rough country apparently not much good but in some parts exceed ingly picturesque and as we neared rat- portage was thickly dotted with small lakes pretty streams aud large boalderi ot rocks near the station of savanne we saw the remains of two or three of the boats used by wouiley in his expedition of 1670 the road throagh this part of the coantry is rather winding oa account of the broken and rocky surface crossing the red river by a large iron bridge we reached winnipeg aboat noon on saturday and found ourselves in a lively bustling city with good street car service flue substantial public and commercial baildings and all tbe modern improvements in ihe way ot lighting water supplies roads etc the city hall and post office were particularly noticeable in the heart of the city while a little farther away were several fine churches and many splendid residences one remarkable feat are of the city is its many vacant lots held we sup pose by speculators and utilized by the rising generation as a grounds on which td play cricket lacrossebaseball or football in all of which they claim to excel the crop prospeci for some distance on both sides of winnipeg as seen from the railway was exceedingly poor oats being bat a few inches high and in fact no good crops were to be seen until nearing portage la prairie although reports indicate a bet ter prospect in southern manitoba we left winnipeg at 130 continuing on the main line ot the c j3 and for forty or fifty miles the country is somewhat thinly settled owing to much of the land being held by speculators bat nearing the thriving town o portage la prairie every thing seems gradually yet magically to brighten crops are good we might say excellent in spile of the drought settlers housesare seen oo almost every farm many of which are fenced and everything wears an air of solid agricultural and commercial progress then for fifty to seventyfive mil we pu throagh as almost oubrokeft belt of good farming land with here and there a bluff until we reach iloosomin where bluffs seem to predominate oyct open prairie in this seventyfive miles we have passed many a flourishing little town and village such as brandon oak lake virden and elkhorn all of which are rapidly le- comiog centres of grain production and trade the coantry from hereon tofiegina a distance of about one hundred miles is not thickly settled and aa we passed throagh during the night both going and coming we could not form an opinion as to the nature or capabilities of the soil we arrived at moose jaw a distance of 821 milea from port arihnr or 400 miles from winnipeg aiusoonsundaymoraing- and here oor locomotion by the iron horse was exchanged for the somewhat slower movement of the bony ox leaving moose jaw on tuesday afternoon july 16th in the company of two settlers from away back we started ou the trail for saska toon a distance of 154 miles north west for a distance of 20 miles widely separated booses were seen some occupied by families a swedish statesman recently- inveighed most eloquently ia parliament against oleo margarine next eveniog ho wa invited fo dine with the king who loves a jokej there was only oleomargarine on the royal table and the statesmen liberally took thereof at the close of the meal the king asked him well sir how do yoa like our butter it is excelleot replied tbe statesman the contrast between it and artifical butter is very marked but said the king that it artifical butter ij the other guests roared with laogbter bnt the old parliamentary hand returned qoick as a flash yoar majesty if onej can be deceived so taiilyjthero is all the more need of strict lawi against bogoi floods detroit free pre horse teams and the ox teat were all heavily loaded having au average of 2700 lbs each and more than that being well provided for in the way of provisions aad- water cant and having a teat over one of the wagons for dy sleeping we were not in any particular rush arrived at beaver creek at g oclock on saturday evening we camped for tbe sabbath in sight of mr wusoo b sod house the oply human habita- tion within a radius of thirty miles and ou tbe sabbattfbad a pleasant little service in mr wilsons house thu aiding in spend ing the day profitably- monday morning comes and again we are on the move passing many alkali akmgbs and lakes we spend our last night on the trail and arrive at saskatoon jait one week from the lime of starting tuesday being their semimonthly mail day we seequite a number of the tettler as nearly all are anxioas to get the mailas soon as it arrives sod though much occupied with the varied items of news they are not forgetful of the western reputation tor sociability amply manilesting that enviable characteristic but wehlve yet another experience in store for usi the novelty uf crossing the river which here is about ooe thousand feet wide on a scowj the working of which may be worthy of description two of the lcam3 with their loads are driven oil to the scow the driveway or apron is raised and wears ready to start aheivy wtrecablestretchs across tbe river and to it tbe scow is at tached being held by a rope which passes from one end of the scow through two pulleys these being kept apart by a light piece of limber which is in turn held to the cable by another pair of pulleys and the rope ia attached to the other end tbe scow ii then turned by the shortening of one end o the rope and consequent lengthening of the other end to that the broadside is at an angle otabonl forty degrees to the current and tbe force of the carrent drives it across after spending two weeks very pleasantly with the family dt mr henry smith for- merly of gorrie we again start on the trail and thu time having no bad we break the monotony of the journey by going through a saalt indian reserve which is eighteen miles from saskatoon arriving there about four oclock we see tbe indian chil dren to the number of aboat twenty issuing from the school bouse which is a new clean comfortable logbuudiog and in a few seconds nothing is to be seen of them bat a few heads looking at us from the adjacent clump of buihesj th6 school and reserve are under the able management of mr tucker an ontario man of sterling worth who has gone there not forworldly emolu meat bat to do tbe red man good and he is now learning the language of the tribe to enable him to telltheni ol jesos the mighty to save and his position is a dimcnlt one as the indians have pot much faith in the white man qn account of former dealings with cnscrupalous christians most of the people hve in comfortable looking log houses though a few smoke stained wig wams were to be seen pushing on from here we reach moose jaw in rather less than three and onehalf days travelling the ony thing worthy of note being a hay slough the only ore seen in which the hay answers to the description of bryant as oer the verdant waste i guide my steed amongthe high rani grot that sweeps his side and near ft a lake upon which a score of ducas gracefully floated iiavtngl moose jaw at 530 on saturday morning we pass through im mense tracts of land devoid of settlers yet bearing marks cf greak fertility and on the other hand we see much that is strongly impregnated with alkali hut as we are nearing the foothills of the mosotaini we are also nearing the shades of night and are thus prevented from seeing the great grazing portion of our canadian north west with its hundreds of cattle and horses j after a ride of poo miles we are at banff and at once proceed to hotel where ere longve have the pleasure ot a bath in the hot water of the solphur springs banff is in tbe heart of the canadian national park and though as yet hut a hamlet on accpanl of its location and beauty it bid3 fair to rival som of the older and more renowned summer resorts it is hemmed in oa almost every side by mountains one of which is about a mile and a quarter high and through the village runs the beautiful bow river spanned by a splendid iron bridge aiaar a clamber over tunnel mountain and a very pleasant canoeride on the bow river we took a drive oat to the devils canjjon where the witer of a creek passes throagh a channel varying from twenty tj birty feet wide the rock oo either side being perpendicilar and rising on an average thirty feet above tbe water it beiog somewhat smoky during our stay the beauty of the mountain views was much obscurcdi obe point we had nearly forgotten to mention was our visit to the c- p r- hotsfwhich is beautifully situated aeir sulpbox fountain preten tiog a charm ing tiew of the bow river as it winds its way far downward it ia a mjarvel pf beaaty comfort and convenience a descrip- tijo of which we shall pot attempt this lovely spot certainly wieh repays he lover of nature who visits it- on tuesday we had the pleasure of a visit to and through the coal mines at anthracite a village six miles from banff these mines were started aboat three years ago and though considerable coal has been found tbey are still developing them tbe first mine is worked on the level back into the mountain where tbe coal is in seams varying from two to five feet in thickness arid is found lying in a- slanting position between the strata of rock the second is a shaft run in aalanting direction down under the village and from here though they are doingnothingbof develop ing work cocsiderabla coal is brought up herefcs elsenowhere in the north west god has made provisionrfor man in almost in- exhausthle coal supplies a look throagh the coal mines is ver- interesting to any lover of catnre and the men though rough generally are obliging talkative and coor- pbicethbilj cents wpft jack aim jill wtottup tbv to gst a pail ofwatsr ah jack it was and with him little ji of the same age and sue a neighbors ttatujb- ter t who on a breesy morning climbed the hill to fetch down to the boose a pall of water jack put hi beatfoot foremost on that day vaulting ambition we haje seen before he supped too far of cotuse and soon ha lay in the vile patbims little crown so sore the next ict in the tragedy waa played by jux whose eager foothold too was brief epitome of life that boy and maid together hoped together came to grist and in their limpje torr lies concesje thegermof half that plaeked in actions field from moilier gooc sonnet 6y harriet s hivryridjt in st xtcholailor september suns own vow lift sou is ietiins sea tne western siy how those raya glory klush the cloods on high tree and grass and flower love the criiiison light bun thy smile sheds gjadneas now goodoicht birjsand lambs and children soon will so to sleej father dear inticaven bless as all and keep i i ds axdthedoctor 1 v i think it was the very last time i saw dan marble in life that this humorous reminisence fell from his lips dantbein tmi table oalq such a mat have bad aji enemy hr heart was as warm as vu his imagination and fun and jolity rippled upon biii lipa nssunligbt dances npon the noontide wavelets- dear old an 1 c ttdleicat ia fiace towards the close of this career dan had occasion to visit boston called by ford then of the howard atbetiaam and notices of his coming had been posted far and wide on his arrival he waa hot feel ing well really and trnjy be was suffer ipg in a fit of the bines bathe fancied bhnaelf sick and was determined to have medical advice he consulted jiii boat apd waa recommended to call upon dr walter cbaomng andaway went dan to bee the doctor he found him at home a genial handsome lovable man with hair hke spun silverra man in ihe evening of a long asefol life who had come to be widely known and as widely loved tnn sat down and ezplainsd bis feelings as well as he could the doctor listened patiently a the end pottidg questions occasionally nntil he seemed to have gain- ed all the knowledge he needed at length my dear sir do you ever go to the theatre dan looked op io surprise bal be saw at once that the good man wast wholly sincere and he answered with a weakqaiveringinmlb why yea sir i do sometimes do each a thing j then sir paraaedthedoctorheartily and honestly let me give yoa the very best prescription in my power to give do yon go next monday evening sndeee dan- forth marble he is to play at the howard atheomum afd follow it npttthe dont cure yoq then iicant dan looked u demurely the smite open his hitherto glutd visage now airly awoke the bright light appeared in his lustrous eyes and those luscious tan laden lips seemed to be suddenly rollicking the tone the bearing aye the whole man changed upon the instant waa1 i declar thats hat i should call sendin a feller pcotyrngbhuin doctor bnt til try it anyhow and ueow whats ter pay just a moment perhaps for tbe doable tick ot the olq clock in the corner the doctor looked into the mellowing facet before him and then the explosion came he had seen dan cc tbe stage neveral times but never before oft ia propria peraoanv- however he kuew him now we will only udd it waa between ekhi and nine oclock in tbe evening when dkp called upou the doctor and tbe clocks were striking eleven when he left t lost time lost wealth may be restored by industri ous and frugal endeavor wrecked health may someitmes be regained by temperance and selfdenial forgotten knowledgemay be brought back by earnest study friends that bave been alienated may be woo again by assutaods attention forfeited reputation may be measurably restored ey penuence hdmility and fidelity bat time once lost is jqt forever tbe momenta that are gone come bacljnb more the priceless hoars that have escaped oa in oor listlessoeaa oor idleness ana oar folly no toils can bring them back no prayers nor tears nor repentant sighs can girt da that which when we had it we idly cast away today god gives ns time and with it opportunities the precionais inroor hands the past cannot be recalled the fotors cannot be foreseen tormbrrow- of which we bo often boast ourselves may never come to us we do not hve amorrow we cannot findit iu title deeds the man who owns whole blocks of real estate- and great ships ou the sea does not own a miaute of tomorow it ia a mysterious possibility not yet born it lies under iha sea of midnight behind the sea of glitter ing oonstelatioris t now in the ifcng present is the hour of probation thj opportunity for improver ment tbe tiay pf salvation let oa redeem the time becaose the days are eril gfcri aa at wort i be kissed me bdt many by the poor lone bachelor allow ing out a home for himself and some one j teoas else we suppose if the crops do not fail returning we left banff on tuesday however we are wrry to aaybotb for the j night and by the following monday are sake of ministers and intending ones that again io oor pleasant home corner oor the crops are not very good ia that section j reflections of the great north west country on account of tbe unbroken dry weather i are that it ia a woaderful country the after leaving tbe hut habitation ww had magnitude of which none can felly coot one hnndred miles of prairie destitute of ceive until they have gone over sbme of jts trees except in an occasional ravine and almost entirely level until we came to what is called she elbow where we canght our first glimpse of tbe sooth fork of the great saskatchewan river tpiis is jost half way between moose jaw aud saskatoon and as we had been going at the alarming rate of three miles an hour we arrived there at noon ou friday in justice to western travelling we ought to state that the two immense area the- resources pf which nothing but time can limit aod tist in it god has made provision fortbe millions of future years d d buoas it can uviio harm to try freemaua worm powders if your child is ailing feverish or fretful a high school cirl beiig told the other day to parse the sentence he kneed me consented reluctantly because opposed to speaking of private affaj in pobko he she commend with nnhecsary emphasis and s fond lingering over the word that btoaght crimson to her cheeks is a pronoani thirst person singular number masculine- gender a gentleman pretty weft fixed jonitetaalty considered a good patch kiaa ii a terbl transitive too mqcb aetfesfalar eiw evening inflictive mood indicating stfe6 tion first and third persona plural number and coierned by cirenmstanoea me cb everybody knows me and down abe wenl l the amount n money invested in farm implements ip enormous in many cases it is not necessary foribe farmer to own to many imnlejoeuta bat matmmqre tbe farmer is to blame of the tmtinentofaoob tools manysineipenaiteimjenient which iheoweor has morgaged his farm r given his note isaltowedtoststtrtblfct weather and may perhaps wbrokennpg rained before it is paid for because of shset neglect orabutleaaneea j a i