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paid lor at recnlai rates chanjm for contract advertisements most be in the office by noon on tuetdajs n t moore editor and fro r etor lery week we arc getting new effects in intsrain wall papers sxth borders iahd oeilings to match these papers are used by the best families they are as cheap as the common papers only 15 cts a roll and much handsomer when ou are i j in guelph call at days book store and see how nice and cheap they are day sells cheap j justness bittctorp f tjrln m d c m office and residence corner mill a frederick street acton sa mckeague m d grid ul to of trinit college member of dollege of physicians tad surgeons licentiate e royal college of ihyciclans and surteoaa fdfnbtirgb oflpeand residence dr lowt lata rcsi dence head of frederick street acton jl wilkinson d d s l d s ficro to demist raduatetnlvertity of toronto member of the llojalcouexe of dental burgeon office open ever day eieept wednesday and iiatarday and the first thursday p each u oath over the drag 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barors honed and put in ortclaca condition ladies rind chiidrru s hair tastily cut j h woitden toneorial artists welllnfiton mutual fre insurance comoarvy ettaelifised 10 in6lkakce on mutual plan any coiamuul cation forwarded to my address box b or ulci hone w will be i romptl attended to john tasloh acent guulph haintltoiis jfarblc works ha mil ton s block formerly hatch ijlock thasprc corner of woolwich and norfolk streets ouclih ont john h hamfilton proprietor l olcsalc an ireuil dealer and direct importer and mauufacturcrof all kinds of racit nd jiarble uooumenta tombstonea etc hayinc lisjaii citeusiccxeriencofor tbtlartloyaart ti o r ublic may rely on petting all superior articles at a cheat er rate than any othtr dealer i tlewost n b 1j itr cent off on a direct order rc- etiud f e r tl o ccit30dae the type opell writer 20 mij l uj tbo odell tyee whiter witbb character war ranted to do buttr work than any machine l jldc jt cotablnea sikpliciti with plrucilitt iiii laty or oiekatio wears longer wuth out cost ot rrjialra uiap any other machiae has no ii k ribbon to both tbe operator it is seat htkitantul nickel t lated fctfect and adapted to all kinds of typewritifc like a iriuiincjrem itirodncea ahaxn cleta jepiblo luatfctcriitb two or too copies can bo wade at ofcewriunc an intelllceat person can be- conje an tjcratorin two days v e ofler tl 000 toaoy operator who can equaj the wort dell ode bellable agents and fitlccmcn wanted lal inducemepts to dealers of the spec i- or pm uleu eddresf givug indorccments etc odell type writee co boom s6 canada lite building toronto j w rutherford kgr for dominion s farufks look oat and cet tie rtiht teed jia jeer i iinporlcd mv hape seed in the winter aodliiait ksust byrret tsbwr th irlcd my etustsy- ontario agricultural collece in tbelrcreeohonce len oan therefore nly on certlng thegenuine trte dwexfettaxhape seed troace prteo 10c per lb or 11 25s torflbo j makqles 20c lb carrots 0 4b 50c lb swede turnips isc lb seed cork yellowborst tooth 70c aam southern wblta 75c per boshkl red cob combtons early thorobred tukt leamino etc bvkoirian millet tares luckwseltetc ceo j thorp direct seed importer mmooic block guelph a business education h a source of wealth ever joudji person will find a thorough buiiucbs training the grates t aid in gettlcg a good start in business life this age callbfor sctne intelligent ell trained bel la all dei artments of trade those who make ti tir services valuable hare no difficulty iu securing desirable i osltioni where adraace- ment is aceured ibo demand for capable reliable assistant is copcuntly increasing a pnacticai busjomsj edtiaattao not aozr flu- oi c tor ft 6ufl6ct5ful start hat titb eaercj persbtrauce nd hacdwofk leaissftorrov iwrity and wealch fbh is wjihlatbe resxh of every ambitious person who attend tbe guelph business college locstfd st jnob 101 and iki wyndhcm reet pullih ont call or write for particulars jl maccoemiciv principal w barber bros paper makers georgetown ont hake a specialtt of machine finished book papers high geade weekll sss thle traders 07 oanaoa stttemeat ttken tram gorsraneat re turn movembersoth 1r33 eat i i assets gold w31 domlnfon note ut depoeiud vltb aoreratnent to becqra circulation soteaandclleqec of other uankl call loncoa htockcaadboada balances da rotn otber uaaki qoveramcnt debentorec auctb iuxectxtklr avxilible tl blllf ddcoantei s bills discounted overdue back rremuec llortgacet and other actcta total accets eavb 63 an soxn 3 1wm7 at it binder twine red cap blue ribbon silver composite at prices lower than ler can quote now bond seco hardware guelph shoes ladies fine american shoes flexible and dainty hand turned cork soles fatfrr sever out 0 sight yii 11 tie ikoorililtw that u attojethe m hub boy my the aaytaf ii for tfathliob bias and grayto de ko child in all thla la over out of ii true frl roa blaek ejw and bright iorelei world indt irft ko matter whether field or city a erairdec orpleaxara htokh entieyoarfetl some one it alwi rij and irbecher ko cbud la all thto ii out oat ot crifkt roa yon do cwiliood ecu tad traal than morui kind and white bomcoaa icaltrayc iratcblug and marking u4x toicalfallyoar arehoadtt bnr and vatcbfal mot s god tnjelc par in glcdneu aria icrtoirliie an keeping yoa i a tight 0b bear in mind l if little one and let your mti k bo higb ton do bxlf r tl ting yoa do beneth tome fe lag era oh bear la mind my little one and keep yoargo id aame bright no child upon hit oand roaad earth i or glen street or labor hum o stray watcujrjr voa wrojator right bat y world it ever oatof tigrxl stdtit ymitu th emiracal ous itcirmff pumpk in ort of unexpect i tirfcer ar in every ludy enjoys stylish dur able and perfect fitting shoea thlsjou can bare by letting us fit jop with j pair of our shoes nbtcb are made lu all the dicerentiwldthi oxfords for ladies gents and children s wear wo carry the largest stock in the city and of the verj best quality our special tie are hand bowed haad welt good car v el ts and lie hay sewed flexible if you are locking for stylish footwear of the best quality at low prices tr w mclaren co tbe answers to our climac pnzelcs have been examined mix tena u head guelpli it the successful competitor for the second price 690 and any pair of shoes in our store valued at u250 as tbo whole bolutioi was not conutctl otl by am osi tho first prito was opt awarded we wish to comment oa tbe neatness of the answers throughout hut moro especially on those received from john home mortiston lottie e sebb os eringo u ih ptewart chde lltzlo d buow rln and and ucalistcr hesplcr gulphs zetdtug shoe store wm mclaren co millions the paper used in thia journal it from the above millb wm barber ft bros sbason1898 t1thile returning thanks to our many pat t rons for tbcirubral support in the pact we wish to intonn you that we havo entered into an arrangement with r stewart guelph tokeepcobstantlvonhanda full stock of the ordinary siren of sash doors etc and will also supply any special sixes on fhort notice at guelpi piled frames of ad kinds mado to order woalfokeep in stock a lino of base window and door casing comer blocks ac otirlnmhcr dressed while ou walt trice jl 50 peril pumps ueing lctterme tktn hcrteiore wa trill tuiplj tithcr oi orlroa nati i pbarptly all yorkgiiarantrm tarltfirffiry thus ebbage uanaeer acton acton livery bus line tbo uodorslgnedrespoctiillrsoucitfithepatrco ago of the public and fa forms them that we d equipped and stjufih hiictn tl- ttzyt be secured at his stables a comfortahlo bus meet tl trains between 9 a m and 618 p m cartful attention girea to evezy order the waats of commerdtl trarel lers f ally met jn it eo join la mmc4 ed tin t it f mid deaoot hit u capacity of grocerj he weighed oat fourteen pounds of eratfaed tagir foil mrs farmalee who tat apon a ull ctool on the cnttomert tide of the counter john continued the deacon si me wrefally re turned tbaat tt teaipoanftu orerwelght o tho barrel john tlwayi teemed kinder still vhta he waa imongit the gait and i calculated he d be one of oar old tacbelon bat there netec any telling mrf farmalee gate a flight groan and shook her head if j oa feel that way h w matt i feel the taid a for hit pi man and aunt abby and m daughter hare cried till i thought they d cry tlleir eyes aat we are an afflicted fmy peacon i want to know i ejaoalated the deacon heain tmarrltd thebjnd gal hat he i wirt he fcd taid she d havo helped aboat i ut moncj in thy i urso if not alas h vuatteals thy parso btcilt trish i 60 said william shakespeare and all we hao to add is uit a lesji purse taica a new lease of lite when it eotnee in contact wltij the price we are crlenng on all oar furniture we want quote to ion tnj bis jj per cent dis oonnt but just ask you tolook oyer tbe following lut a good bedroom suite at 10 a batter one for 11 a daisy 12 a beauty 13 a dandy 14 anol the best m the world 15 next a good sideboard for so oo a better one with mirror a dtilby with mirror 7 co 8 50 ladies hocking chtirt from 1 00 childrens eocjieri from 50 ezxengiou tables full size from 5 00 wo bate opponents hut no ritals in the furnftdrb business weout them all and evenbody ktiowd it gieuaacall and see for j ourselves if it is not true donot buy from us ouk baby carriages arc tbo finest ever seen in tho cit just tee soe them we btndle the celebrated high class newcombe pianos bovb and men 6 bicycles hes catnged ook to her bed 5irt farmalee he hoate 1 1 danno taid the deaion iy grand mothers joangest son at ancle of mine that warn t much oldern ne he marned his ma a hired gal and tbi i jest folded her bands and wouldn t fetch he water to wath em with urter the ring s on titnt one of the jorkiases that yoave the family quarrel with far to long a time i wish it was one of thii jorkins girls taid mrs farmalee i want to know sad the deacon in italics is it a widder with somethin agin her character like satiuwell fenmelon married no eaid mrs farculee shes a tet ap city thing with all he airs yoa ever saw she t freth from boarding school and talki french and tugs italian and plajb i must cay like a professor shes all atvlc and despises utl and hates the house and the farm and ahell wean john from ut hes said mora hatefal tbings since he wat marned than he ever said m his life before we gave him the best bed room and she s got him to furnish it and i wish it had peased the 1 3rd tb take me years ago for i don t ex iect ever to be bapp again pretty bod pretty bod said the det con but perhaps shell tarn oat better than yoa callcerlate as ihe grows older f r apt it s childishness ify wife would begin by giving her a regal r letting down ind settle her for good my pint is broken a id mrs ftrma lee with a sigh did i say a pound of raisins and a paper of allspice and oh yes i nearly forgot the ti the same as s always got a pound and pat them n the carriage i m gom next door to he milliner s to get my lew bonnet i aw my daughter in law kaklng tideways lt my old one last sunday and with a roan mrs farmalee carried her budget woes to miss trimmer who was even nore sympathic than the deacon meanwhile johns new wife was having uther a forlorn time of it sit home john ras lecturing her dont yoa think yoa ooc id take a little nore interest in country we dear mie rts saying it would pliase the family i o mach i do john said rosa with her big blue c cb full of candor im sure ive sketched everything the i pnngf the well the locusts on the lull and tsie and calf got great bunches i f grtts bat i don t mean in artistic in tercst taid john a eal solid one couldnt joa feel a little liks a country girl yoa tried rosa i have driven my own pony and per haps i coald drive the reap ir taid rosa spsecs folks fetched j them from office she said as she damped them 1 her matters desk and i showed by h i glances that she plainly saw hat jilt wj had been crj in and that he was the cam 3 sad ho bent over the letters prstecding examine them rosa however was forgiving she rftj ta the tattle two for rao she cried this is fro 1 mammt and this is from lilly grey know and what a pretty envelope yo a have there john the godaess of pomom is it not amongst her fruits a notice from the manageriofthg agr cultaral fair said john 1 father got it a pruf forpeorslaatytar wo generally g t prizes 1 he handed the document to hs wifi who pcratod it eirefally and the little fi wttaver j scitt ufa waa not what it nied to bo i 1 the old farm hoaso voa caa imagine i all the detail of days of chilly oaldnetj at evenings ones spent la the general sillin rooaf pacsed in aptuir bedrooms 0 formal meals and haagbfy poiiteneti john often thought that a regular qasrrj like than that took pace ia tho cajxa 0 uikeqranbirg oa i ho railway border where plates and glasses sad chair leg flew about wouldjje preferable ha wen oat at mach aswjasibla and rosa askei him for ailittia piece of ground for a gardei of hec own he had given it to her 0 coqrte and tlie spent mach time there thj never sited him to look it it his siitee avoided it carefully the spot ohoien wa an oat of theway one behind the corn nek they worked in their own at aiaat tad even over flowers these girls did not meet oa friendly terms his mother rather ostenlatiously roac the moro severe of tbe religious works k tho library ia her armchair on the porch- hit father talked of bit time nearly over his atlnt knitted as sternly at though tbi were one of the fates in charge of destiny and nobody called him jack any more ho was awire that tho ladies spoke o roaai remote ltttlagarderf as an open ooniervatory or the qirjea of eden and once when he asked them why they did not go and looks at it edna replied ob oar glances might blight it and ruth added i it is too too utterly i pretame we country girls could not appreciate it whereupon he called them ill natared idiots and they began 0 tob violently aqd alluded to him as a brute and really rosa dl carry herself in stately fashion aad met their roland with at oliver as fat as coldness went it wis not a pleasant aattast and it isw a more unpleatantseptember hlsonly pride was in bis grapevine hehoped to get the prise for grapes at tbo agricultural fair his father was doing all he could with hut perrs for the tame purpose they woald have other exhibit also and the parma- lees had never failed to get a prize of some sort yet the cveningjjf tho third day of the fair came at last the fartnalees were all going the family in the carnage john and f his own vi price three cent 1 woand they adopted rosa as a favorite suiter and daughter fiat this year the farmalee family are not to much interest ed in the agricultural fair as usual they wish from the depths of thefr souls that there was a baby fair in the county instead for assuredly if there were rosa s boy little jack ihoogh only four weeks would win the principal f rue ho is more beautiful more charming larger for his age and in every way more wonderful than even the mlracalons pumpkin btesbhis dear heart i la a vtryjeiegtnt palace car entered a wearj faced poorlydretsed woman with three little children oae a baby in her arms a look of joy crept into her face as she tat down n one of thv inxarioua choirs hat it was qaiokly dispelled at she ws asked rndeiy o tttrt her boot a mile ot amnteraeut wit seen on several ftee at the frightened groap named out to one ot hie common ears upon one young fsee however there wu 1 look whioh thsmed the coauteuanoes of ihe others j j aantie said the boy to the lady betide hitn taaupjtog to carry my bosket of truit and this box of tandwiohes to the poor woman 111 the next ear voa ore wiling otaavrsel jdoat be footith dear you may need hem joarselond ptrhsps the woffisu is lrapglor ko lilt 4t need them he answered aedidediy iat la a very low tone yoa knaw 1 1 1 had a hearty breakfttt toad ddrrt peed a lanch tha woman looked haniiry aualie and to tired too with wii a three little babies cllngiag to her i ii be back in a minute aaatie i know mother wouldnt like it if i didnt ipoak a kind njard to tha feait ot these when meefj hm the worldly aaaty brutued a tear from iscjeye after tho bay left her and said iudibly 1 i must like hit dear mother about fire minutes later u the lady lassed the mother and three children she aw a pretty sightthe family feastidg as lerhtpt they never hid done before the lofatv sandwiches were eagerly eatea tha nit basket stood open the oldest child ltd her mouth filled with bread and latter laid was the pretty boy an anzel mamma ko answered the mother and n grate al smile brightened her- faded ejes 1 bat e is doing an angelt work bleu his dear lart i and we too taid bigsa hit door icartl i aunt lioys reason she and her dress n law had not of rival toilet eft ont in the pale bat silent lurroandod the the locusts and i veg j yesb i iofen williams rtbeudfekfieavings prooir etching colored pictures picture llonldloc ivory oak frames s artists materials a full stock of winsor sewtons flake wlitc dotiblo tubes itewncyb 10c siiodeeplhotoframee complofefc feet cornice tole brass pltunrt ii our walijjipers are ujl to be the imt tecud uie otty waters bros established itt st ileoraesrkjrjare auzlph wulbelnallulelttcr walt for nt we are coluf to int new life in tbia torn and iu eood peorie p sprkgce tbo people s popular fumlturo storo upper wyndhani st j cuelph we pay freieht oa all bills amounting jo 13 m kellys usic store removed to 95 upper wyndham st whero i will bo pleased to meet all ray old customers aad s maay new ones u will faror me with 4 call haviajf dispossdof nenrlj all my stock during tbe clearing bale i have purchased a very targe stock of pianos organs andatt kinds of musical instruments sfiaet music and music 1 books call aad ecamlufl my stock no trouble to mtjbio sttjre k vtpec wndham tlreo auelih kelt to g bran co one hundred yeaks ago t mind giving ever they eat irrantt do all ther severely nd me im mutt not be rosa what p laintlvely and woalda t ib pigs their gruel or who c 111 chum the hired men and the t utt rosa slid john 3ont pretend to mitundei a plain farmer and my wi t o much above things i take an interest ii im not john cned si tould i do john could not sty he inly knew that h t home which bad been a place of peace a id comfort in the days w ien as a bach t or brother of five tad thir y he had been tie adored of the hornet ta d the idol of h s mother and the admit able chrichtoa 0 his younger sitters had turned into a n rt of cabinet ot torture that the little b aaty who had left bos ding school to n arry him and whom t bad thought p irfect was spoken ot as a stuckup as a thing of airs and graces s oae who pat 0 1 tin the family wore the air of bar li g been through a fruzhtfi i trial sharp t nags were said bitter tnes also and t is amiable parents- hit chi erfal old aunt a id his lively little tittei s were changed i ito beings as solemn u gn nd druids the chaoge had been br ught aboat by t is giving them what he i apposed would t s tb pleasant surprise in i lorrying roes he nod quarreled with thei i npw he was 1 icturtng hia wife she wat wiping away tear when jane the general servant knocked at tho door and br mght ia a batch c letters his wife in a little vehicle q looked very beautiful was perfect her sisters disdained to mtka a sort and john felt that he was cold and roea waa rather bat they all warmed up a ittle when they entered the ball a sort of pro ceniam stage at the end of the grcat room vines clambered over it water flayed emoagtt rock work and pots and tabs of rare plaafa filled in the foreground i miracle of the toene painters art ansa at the back of the tage where the sun wss it tttng over dig tant mountains and in t te midst stood pomona amidst a wealth 0 the fruits of all countries while at her feet lay a yankee pumpkin a ven able mtrahle to large to flawless to golden so perfect that it was the objeot an which all eves hogered it dwarfed every other pampkin ever seen by the eldest farner present all the tables were ioa led down how ever and the parmaleeexh bit looked well people walked and talked and the band played and at last appeared npoa the stage the figures of three sages who were to be stow the prizes smiths and joneses williamscs and browns in turn grew happy the widdw watklns almost fainted when she received the first prize for onions and tha new member who was a widower whispered words of comfort farmer padindarm thought ike oumcditteo unjust because they overooked the merits hf his jackton whites bat mr parmalee received honors for his katharine pears with calmness he was used to it johns grapes were only third best his mother felt it to be a judgment and was proud that her tea ruses we re successful one after another tha names ot the successful were called but i is yet no men lion was made of the great pampkin whoso was it there was a pause the bandplajed yanked doodle a calcium light was turned oa he pumpkin he orator waved his hand toward itall wereattentive next to pork and beans began he tpeaker oar national dish is pumpkin pie i suppose nobody here can deay that this pampkin now before as is the finest they ever saw it is almost miraculous it is the first exhtbit of tha exhibitor and i am proud to announce hat the is he wife of one of our most esteenjed young residents it is in the family ti get prizes at our annual fairs and tha seems to have got hold of the secret mrs john farmalee i j havo pleasure in ottering to yea the first prize tor pumpkins john bring her up to get it yoave got a first class farmers wife and no mistake tho parmalee family tat motionless their faces slowly turning ptnk that waa the resalt of rosas sly gardening then her coneervatory her dardeq of eden had produced that mighty pompkla there the wat on john s arm with her beautiful little face all pale with excitefmeat aad here the came back again with the medal la her hand and tha stood before her mother ta law and looked tato her eyes yda cant think i dont i aks aa interest in farming after that mamma the whis pered tell me i am goiog to be a good farmers wife and then and there the eider mrs far malee kissed her aqd said 1 im proud of j oa my dear as for john ho wanted to cry he knew the miserable coldness of he past year was over so it wss tha girls called bim jack again his aaat petted him his mother made him little turnover pies and knitted wristlets for him the girls appealed 0 him at adthority in all things tbetmira- colons puapkin bod healed the family a writer it the iforwt cruti while ia ortsmouth k h iu feb 1633 took ocasipa to kokuito interesting tuiumes en tied rml las about porttmoath the riter it gin ig the ooadittoa ot things ia j ftrtsmoath ram 1790 to 1800 he sayt at that period ot or history the tmok ngoffobaccn either in pipes or in form if cigar ia fhe etraets was deemed a aiiaaca snd mads by law a penal offence ladies cauldthea enjoy the rich blessing if the invigorating uneoatimtnated at- iotphera without being obliged as now at llmoit every j step to encounter snd even 0 contend with the odious filthy sicken- ng fumes of tobacco pipes and cigars and he contaminating odors of breath issuing torn tne reservoirs of lungs made still one by poisoned alcohol imtjbed hy the ia smokers j 1 what a degeneracy in the past one ndred years 1 then deemed a nuisance ind tha law lorbade its ate on the streets tow every city ia oar country and every rwt ia the city opened foe ita free use id the atrnoaphere- potooued with the mes coming from the pipes and cigars persons from ten up to fourscore aunt lidy was on elderly unmarried woman whose greatest aversion was boys indeed so aggrettitt wu her manner toward them that hey took especial delight iu tormenting her wtdch act constantly increased her antipalfir to them what was oar sarprise then looie day to learn that the hod aclsally gone jolhe city hooted op o distant relative and brought back his now orphan toe to brag apt this u her version of he affair f f i know i olwnz detested bojs wutn polaoo they alwui teemed like wild animals with no more heart fa em than a stun well you remember two weeks soo dont you when i went np to fluukville to visit coaiio sophi 5 had to go to 8 an take the commodetion wasnt nobody elaefoa that car but a lot o the wildest actio yoaagketa i ever tee they worked in tie thoptxtn factories in s asd was gofa home to west 8 fire miles off twos jest after six when wed got boat two miles along the train coma to a ilandtdff right in the midst ot the foriornest icokin country i eve see sty tea i to be trainman whats np i ob he sea wreck ahead got ta wait bout three hoars jest imagine my oelius abet np with bote wild lojans 1 they all got outer the end and jumped op an down and teetered the ear fill i wax sinks eoald be when id put my hand to my bead theyd toy sarcastic 0 my poor hesdl then a couple got in the aisle back of me on hed o wreatko- match over my head i wusn t gala to let oa hay bothered me cause that d tickle em so i jest set still perten- in i didnt know bey waa round byu by they got tired o that boafneaa on begun talk then i heard one feller say quiet oa lajua could be well im tryin to make my old over coat do this wintnr im tavia ap all my cash to bur my sister a gold watch for christmas then ap ia another corner suotneroaa said cipab didnt i gest wallop hat young dood ot a simmons i iii learn him to make fun of aunt sues quint dont keer et she is old an takes a fellers head off aboat a hundred times a day you ort to tee how tj mpalhuaog aa jolly cood the it whea a fellers in trouble i weil you could a jest knocked me down with a feather neterfelt so corns ia all my life did a pile ot tfaukiu that night too come homenaxdaywentright to new yorkjett as i wax aad hunted np johns boy ha sold papers and sech things fora iivin i brung him back aa if hes only hoaest and trathfal as he seems to be now ill olwaz keep him thalt the how an the why of it that was three yea ago and johns boy is tttll living with auntlidy saraol age urls dont marry in a hurry t influence of good roads ort country llfe r ortc tha improvement of caantry roids ah dertafcen irxm large aeaie woald deceoy trjiia labor nliue it wu m progress u well u siierwird there woald be a large floating popaluoa of laborers fa the coaatry while the wort wu proceeding with the improvement o the roads would come a great iraaroverrjen ia the condition of coaatry life greater faoqities for octal gataeriajts ch archs od school attendance the ducatsiou of public aestiqns cheaper and eiaiec transportation and improved access to the towns leas dependence apon he raitwits oae defect of the railway- system is ita leaden cy to build ap large cities at the ex pease of small towns and tillage good roads help to baild ap thriving market towns and other small oommamtlea then they cannot be monopolized like railways there can be no oppressive tariffs for oat gettlxi back to svuhex we ro gtttln back to summer with a welcome ererirbertj i for the fields is strowla daisies la our path way an the air is fall ar songs a welcotac voile tho woods sn orcba d shake j their waria branches aver as jcs for welcomes sake aa the cjotcr blooms is aoddla liowdvlo the bumble bees i when they call io got their honer aittlielitue local roes je takos their jdavcs in fans thcirjclres at ever little ur ah the breescs males amoctj emertrouod go anprber we- airgeltln back to summer wbar it smarm as all eewhlx an the wind is aad o lashy round likp yoa kaow it sometimes 1s v aa oat serost the medders you caa see the ibad dars ran tier daisies torn ihefrunghfaijijs for kisss ar th son aa down sboatlaewigoasbed the shoatin ar the hat aa the roosters ballsloorer sa epfffeoas1ow am ens uioaqdiq likes anthem breakin on the i tado w ifh the eovbell s tinj- tuklo playia for a later lade jos die tlmo to make a allow twl like letuo all bolts go ureverthiag at worrier aa at cetstn iret him so an jes laf down sn wajlcr la abed of pansy blooms tell his ipfrit goes to heaven las brbath ot sweet perfumes aifttd hilt i sdli t gems of thought theeek may be jokefl out of anything but their weakuesa every new word acquired ia a leather added to the wing of thought when tho beat things are not possible the belt may be made otthoee that are foat otoarmisfortnoetare mpreaepport able htn the comments of our frieado upoa them a prscioas thing is all the more precious to us if it hss been won by work- or economy ideals which onlr float iuthe mind and are not realized ia tbe life will evaporate and disappear cuatoma and incidentswhich are turn moo place to moat menare the opporton ides of great mea n true independence it to be found wuera a persoa contracts his desires within the limits a hit fortaaes j to reeare a contented spirit measure roar detiret by your fortunes and not your fortucea by your deairea it ia a great virtue to be able to a ct ones own part in the comedy o the world and leave others to play theirs- use what talent yoporseas tbe woods woald be very silent if no birds sang there but those which sang best it is not the greatness ot a man s meoiul that makes him independent so mach jot the smallnees of his wanta the best of all ecida is assiduity use this wonderful chemical it will est ita its way throogh every difficulty i fortune do her worst whatever the mokes as lose so long as the never makes us lose our hooesty and our indepcn dence it yoa have built eastlea in the air that is where they belong if v on would hot loo your labor go to work oud pat foundations under them it may be beautiful to sav nothing but good ot tbe dead bat how much better to say of a man while irvine only what you will ftrcl at uberty to bb after his deatt i riages nor discriminating rates cordis d no a wrap of any kind oolya yoan gitlf wait until yoa ire at least ive before yoa marry all aefet between the ages of sixteen and the books yoa read the games ba enjt y the mjliner s skill yoa trait to te friendship yoa cultivate all arechaog g why shoafd not the tastes and fancfes t the soul the age that feeds upon mrs puthwprth and sfrs holmes is vatllyua ka thelsgs that demands ttronger mental jod 1 he hero yoa are ready to worthlp t eight ien will not be a hero to yoa tea nances to one tt taenty eight walt antil your tastes settle and tbe ittibil ilea within yoa have foand their vel be bra voa fix upoa an an alterable istmy for i tell yoa whether it brings rraw r joy tha choice you mske is on evocaole one the moon may go bock fid be a crescent ere the first quarter is lacaed the rose re enfolds itself within a calyx ot the bad or tha sultry noon aew the freshness of tha dawn before e circle ot the day ia spanned wilh i eater ease thsn a woman caa resume the i chtaess of her maiden fancies after the le of r wedded lot it coat haiti mrmi of hcaltft i presence of mtnd patee about long or short hauls they ore the peoples roods there is no need ot any movement to nationalize them they ore already nationalized ond oil that is needed is for the notion to recognize the value ond ihe splendid possibilities ot its own property fair and tree night and la r fair and free la the king a hlghvav 1 1 glob editors all know subscribe for 1 the jpaper some oae hat wittingly said thata better lag than presence ot miad in danger it bsence ot body bat we cannot always absent from danger and fortunite hi ed is an tone whose friends are present ih body when lie ft ia danger ond needs ip hera is on account ot how two boyr presence of mind aad rare good seme vedtne life of their fsther ia itluue lately two boys went oat i e woods with fbeir fsther to sea him cut wn trees through a mistake in ealau- ling bow a tree would fall ha father caught and pinned to he ground ihe a lying across hit body at the fearful ht the boys did not lose their pretence mind bat set to work with energy to ta their father same ooys wonld have lianated their atrengtb in rain efforts to move ihe tree others would hove run id screamed for help and meantime the ther jwoald have died the boys did uther of these things they commenced ggingja hole immediately under their ther sod in o very short time released m from bis awful situation their oool- t ana wisdom were tha meant of taring i me hs doesnt because he hat more papers now thin bfe can read ha has no time to read except at ufghfa ond hit eyes are so poor that he cant see then r ha caa t afford to take them oil to ha takes none he doesnt like your paper onyhow it never hat no news ndroalhia else much ha caa get the city weekly four timet u big as yoars for tbe tame price and it s got iota ot readm in it too he doesnt like the- politics of the paper his neighbor takes if and he takes the otber one ond they kinder change off you kw he got mod ot the editor seven or eight years sgo and wouldnt take the paper if it was tho last one on earth i ha likes to tee a paper that has sand enough to be on one side of theother ond no oa fhe fence all the time et i waz running a paper by hokey id- id true hosp1talwy she wm a yoasg girl from the country and did not understand city ways so when invited to areception nhe wont at an uafaahionably early hour entering tbe dressing room she was dismayed fo see not well trained peraooiwho took off oar country girls wrappings aad thsn dieap peared 0h i dare uot go down the little thing told pitifully i can t i am the very brat bat instantly appeared a radiant white vision the daughter of tbe house cbitfioe said yob had come he said flattering inttif itwerethe pleatoxtestond and moit charmrog aurprlie in tbe world j i i sm ao glad ilamma and ijere wishing we had tome one to help nt receive aad yoa didnot see papa the otber day yoa mait come right down and tea him snd be one ot us tears were ia the country girl i eyas whea srfe told me this little story don t yonth it was tho very loveliest thing ilpieitia there i was aa boar before ij one else and they made it seem v ptfi was their special friend and belonged tolthem onl everybody was in- trodaeed to me aodj it was so lovely does it seem a little thing i believe many shining deeds recorded in tbe bio graphics of good woroenhare had lets rtol iweetness in them thsn this fashiooabh beauty showed to lhagfrl whose evening iha turned from almortificsfion into a triumph i if the long winded story teller teems to bate his claims to reliability on he foot that ha is never short in hit ac- oounti j ft was soup or nothing trylngrto tangla him 6he- bestfoi i a i e whet is if darling she- if yoa knew that i loved yoa u aoh a i yoa do me woald yoa love me at aoh til do yoa want yoa to answer me one and then i shall feel sore ot since on unpleasant ppenence at a hotel in a little town ia iowa a shori time ago i have made it a rale to alwayt take soap at this hotel i answered ia the neg ative whea asked hy the fair waitress if i woald have soap there was no one else in the room ot the time bat pretty soon toother gentle came in and iat down he waa asked he usual qaeation aad he re sponded la be affirmative and got his soap tbe girl then left tha dialog room tad did not return i thought it tfrtpge the did no fake my order for dinner bat my wait wu all in vain and otter i bad been wait ing 20 minutes or half an hour sba stack herhaad ihroasruwooapbpord doors open- from he kitchen and cried oat dinner it over i weot without my dinner while the other nringot bis nip from what i learned al thia hotel afterward thii wu tberesnlar menu for each day at dinner and i farther teamed that ihe proprietor wu a vegetarian cor st tools gfooei democrat j restaurants at theworld8 fair 7 r there never were so many rtatanrants u there are ot the world t fair along the promenades oroaad most of the baild tags yoa will tee tables ind tables and tables some waited on by americans others by frenchmen others by germans others by chinamen and other by japan eae and italians seme very qaeer and pretty buildings are restaurants snob u they have in cejlon japan fchins i algeirt morocco switzerland holland i earls india ond turkey yoa will tea people eat with sticks with thejr fingera and with knives and no forks but tha drinking will be even mors wonderful littered everywhere oat ot dcort are pretty liltje stands and booths and cage- like hoaaet called kiosk i hundred of these ore far the sole ot water a a oesjt a glass othen are too drinkers teeorti kept by oriental people olbera ore chooo late booths attended by pretty young girls j others ora coffsestaads at otheravoa can drink cocoanat milt from cabaov lima juice or tugotlsj water ostbefrenohde ind scattered among these often beaujifal ittle buildings are other literally by bandredfor tbe kait ot ahewfog gum pea note candy and mounds of i harper yovngpeoph in view ofwhat hoodasanat done for others j is it not i heve that 41 fill alw be of jyoaf