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volume xxiii no acton ontario thursday march 0 1898 pltfce three cents uli juton jfau s5 ib i cui1biifd evlry thursday morning al tiil free prcbfi steam printing ollcc ullth sthekt aoton ont reiuih of suimomition olio dollar ir year btriatly lii adanao all hu1 aerliitlons discon tluuu 1 whim tho thiio for wliioh thoy liavo boon paid has oxrirod ilia dato- to wliioh ovory ubscrintlon 1b paid 1b douotod on tlio addross label adyeritibina hates trail bio nt advortlso liioqta 10 coats nor nonpareil lino for 11 rat in ortion s oouta par lino foroaoh subsequent aa ortion j contract ratkb tbo following tablo bllowb ur rates for tbo iubortlou of adv ortlsoniouts for flpooiflod periods wall paper sales 1 for is97 werl llit largest in 3g years solnolioa 10 indies a inches llnoli i 1 yn 1 0 mo i j mo i imp 860 00 y33 00 30 00 600 8j5 00 30 00 13 00 sco 830 00 12 00 700 3 00 7 00 300 950 100 advertlsopionto without anociflo directions will bo in sorted till forbid and charged accord ngly transient ad vcrtla omenta must bo paid u advance advortieomonts will bo changed onoo each month if doslrod tor ahaugos of toner than onoo a month the composition must bo paid for at rogulai rat 00 changes for contract advortlaomontb must bo n tbo oiflco by noon on tuosdajs aacounta payable monthly h p moorb editor and proprietor in making room fr our big stock of paper for this season r find scleral small lots which we will clear for 1 mere trifle ends from 8 to n rolls almost given awn- it days bookstore guelph tub traders bank of authorized aplta 1 000000 day sbxiss cheap ssusitkbb mttdorp j r uren m d c m oiqcd and residence cornor mill fredorlak strpou aoton as elliott m d m b acton gnaduate toronto univriwitt office main 6 1 root third dobr voutb of iroabytorian church aoton d r dryden era ear tuboat and nobk moloano block douglas bt noar p o guelph office hours 10 am tolpm and 3 to 6 p m sdmdatb 10 a id to 1 pm veterinary surgeon a lrred p husband v s graduate of tbo ontario votorlnary collogo honorary nioinbor of tbo votorlnary medical soolety office wm husband s lot hi cod 4 nosb agwoya calls day or night prpmptly attended to dental x l bennlttlds dentist i ofonoetown ontabio dk t 8 mercer dentist ornd iitt of toronto university and it c b b ofllco orvtr drug storo aoton visitinq days thursday and friday dr g h cook 1 dentibt cor collcgo ht and snadina avo toronto will vialt aoton on thu first and third satur days of each month office mr adam cook 9 residence main street m bell dbs l d b tttmttr bnoasvixxe honor gjuduatk of tohonto university work mtldo satisfactory prlcos modorate visiting days tuesday and friday of oach week legal m clean a mclean uarriiters solicitors notaries convoyancera ko prlvatu funds to loan offloo town hall acton wh a mclean jno a mclean a j mackinnon uaiuubteh solicitor conveyancer ofsice mill street in matthews dlock upstairs m g matheson j b moleod x m aimlstem boucirorb conveyancers georgetown and milton money to loan at lowest ratoa pj j monabb clerk fcoorth division court county of hal on conveyancer agentmroandljlfaasburance iteal estate agorrt monoy 10 loan etc office porryman sulock aoton ont miscellaneo us henry grist ottawa canada solicitor of patents for invention oto prepares appllcauodb for tho canadian amor- loan and european patont offices and for tbo reolbtrfttlon of trade marks bend for pam phlet thirty two year experience f ibanoib nunan bookbinder wyndlismst qnolpli ontario over william atom aoeount book of all kind mado to order periodical of ovary description carefully boond baunrnoatlvanrt promptly dono m abbiaoi licenses n r mooiie 1ipnfit ov mannuob licensed prlvato oolon no wltnoaaoa required isiuod reiidcnee in tuo oveninb free press oulco aoton 1 vrmbbs if you wleli toioduoo your intermt or aecuro i nrntclaaa loon of money at low intcrot and on eay terma or ropavment oall on mo i mako a anoclalty of lending monoy and liayo plenty ol funda 1 also lend on ylllaffo property w c jackson oonvetakoeii and slonby ll nden oeyioh wyndbamst near city hall oullih wellington mutual coin fire insurance panv bstanllbnbd 1810 insuiianch onoaali and mutual plan any communication forwarded to ny ndlrooj box bus or toloptouu w will bo promptly at tended to j0 taylon a quolph w m uemstreet lloknskd aootionker wot tho countlos of wellington and halton ordoraloftathefnee prebs offloo acton or at my rosidonoo in aoton will bo promptly at oddod to foos roducod to 6 oo for farm balks alao monoy to loan on the moat favorable buru and at the lowoat rates of lutoreat in barnaul moo and p wards wanted agents in ovory district on llio continent to take ordcra for lilnli srado canadian arowu nura or htocu and seeds f arneat and meat oomploto miortmont in tbo trade hast solllnn spoclal tlos anperb sample furnmiod froo oorros uondeuce in any lauansso tboso positions are money inasev and torrltory abonm bo secured it onoo for tbo season by alt bustler looklnn for aoeodlbln oar salary or commission olfer bftaterift anyono not oarnlnb 1000 00 per year john eorsmunlcatlon wliu our noarest llsoirportnnlly to ropromntawoll nsubllsheil lloaso ability mor iniportaut tuan eiporlelee i luktc brothers company international nurseries ohloaao xii montreal quo bocboster n y job peoting including books pampblotr pont era itil hoads oiroulsrb 4o o exuuuted in thu boot otylo of thotirt attuodoroto prlcos and on bortnotico pily or address h p aiooite free pitebb odco acton acton machine and xepair shops henkvgrindeiil proprietor altewoll equipped with all tho maohlnerv nocossary tooxouto all repairs to machin cry and agricultural implements and to do all kinds of atoam flttlug iiorboflhooingnndccnoral blacksmltbing woodwork repairs performed in a bathifaotory inaxtaor wo cax ropalr and maehino or laiploxnont of any make saw gumming and flllur doou- acton saw mills and wood yards cuelph branch sums of 91 and unwurds received on deposit and highoat carroot rate of intereet paid or compounded halt yearly deposit rocoipts is b nod lor largo auma dopobited f ad van cob made to responsible fur mere od their own namea no oharce made lor colle3tin sales notes if payable jn guelpb a gonoral banking cuaineaa tranaaoted j4fit jones manager 0trt tc skater jhwes broinin hamuraotdoeq and dealbb ik lumber zath shlaflcs wood etc all klndb of wood la stock and promptly dolivorod to any i art of tho town at roaaonttblo prleea hardwood and blabaontstovc iongth always on band n telophoao oommnaleauod acton- livery bus line patron tho undcrblgnod roapcotf ally soliolta tbo pa ago of tho pullc and inform b them that wo 11 equipped and stylish rigs oan al ways bo secured cthibfltablob a comtortdblo bna meets al trains hotwoon 9am and 618 p m careful attontlonglvon to overyoraor tbo wants of commercial travol lors fully mot john willums pnopnieton bring your custom logs in and take the lumber home with you shirifirsi- lumber planing mills nassaaweya p sayers proprietor has constantly on hand a full line of lumber lath shingles cedar posts wood bto custom logs and bill stuff cut to order on short notice planing and matching done to the best ot satisfaction prices ery cheap and made to suit the customers pocket p sayers andskinwill betheorderofthe day so prepare yourself with i tube of lozu li cheam oi almonds and rosrs it softens the skin arid prevents chipping is highly perfumed ind is on sile it our store 25c per tube also just arrhed parke davis lnthymol cretin parke daws en thymol tooth piste remember ocryllilng is pc v ind pripes ire right it the people s drug store main street mills plan inc acton ont john cameron architect and contractor manufacturer ol sails fceem frames monldlu in all tiyles dressing matcb11tq and moulpma to ordor on inort notlco well assorted stock on bind at prices tosn tho time john cameron proprietor the little trifles that help brighten up a room such as fancy china bnc a brae sec are found in great variety in our store wall papers pictures picture frames mouldings and such requisites arc leaders with us thl pricl we think the closest buyer will be pleased with our vilues watertbros st georges square guelph your portrait have you had one taken lately if not give itomshaw the artist a sitting and you will be delighted with the result courteous attention satisfactory photographs prices reasonable call to day tins weather just suits h ramshaw acton photo artist as quickly as possible we intend to dispose of every lamp in our south window we are stocktaking that means prices on these lamps at almost your own making we have before this emphasized the newness of this stock every lamp winter 9798 styles its for you to say if you want a lamp at such an undoubted bargain price j m bond coa hardware guelph klondike is rich in cold mokeea preparations neer fail to do just what we represent them below are a few oour specialties mckei- s emulsion oy cod livru on with hioiiiobinitlfa contains 50 oil is the most palatible ind never fills to cure 2 sizes 35c and 75c best value going mchcc s cakoiina pine balsam the greatest cough medicine largest sale qives entire satisfaction 2 sizes 25c and 50 cents mckee s perfi ct li vi n pills cure all ailments arising from derangement of the stomich and liver and only 10c per bo try them mcklt s asticrmc tooth wash a delightfully iragrint nnd healthy substitute for tooth powder preserves the enamel hardens the gums intl impirts t sweet par fume to the breath 25c per bottle the march winds aredrnwlnrr nifrh whfn rhip hnn jd mckee chemist acton telephone correspondence nnri p i business college qaalph shorthand institute bookkeeping penmanship shorthand typewriting and actml office work a specially write for circulars sbabp principal w barber bros papek makers georgetown ont hajut k bfx0ulty of machine finished book papers amd man grade weekly news tho paper need in this journal is from he ahove mill wm baeber bios j h hamilton deaian in marble and granite hamiltons bock queuph ncivlrg on hands forgo jusutlty of scotch norway swedish and russian grhnite and in order to dispose of it to make room for spring stock now purchased i will sell tt a reduction of 20 per cent and w nllo all onpesablq hifatomeffr to and from our works john ii hamilton cheap feed american corn crop lililfi sound kind drv compare it with the soft new grain chopping promptly and carefully done at the ftockwoori chopping mills harris co my mad out eliod with tuo shilling attol i waa tho god of tho wlugod hool tho hilla in the fur wbito sky woroloet tho world lay still in tuo wldo wbito frost and tho wood a liuug liunuod iu tuolr long wbito drotun by tho glioatlt bllmmorlog loobliio btrosin itoro was n pathway smooth like el turn wuoro i and tho waiidotlng wind might pu t6 tho far oil palacoe drifted deep wuoro wlntor a retinuo robts in sloop i followod tbo luro i jlod llko a bird till tho startled hollows awoke and board a spinning wblspor a sluljant twang ah tho stroko of tho tco op tbo hard loo rang and tho waudorlng wind was left behind as faster fan tor i followod my mind till tho blood sang hgb in my oogor brain and tho joy of my flight was almost paid thon i stayod thornsb of my breatblpss spood and elloutly wont as a drifting eoed slowly furtively tillmyoyos grow big with tbo awo of a btrangosurmlio and tho hair of my nock began to oroop at hearing tho wfldorucas talk in sloop bhapoa in tho ar gloom drifted near in tho daop of my hoart i board my foar aud i turned and hod llko a soul pursued from tho whlto inviojatosohtudo cuahleb g d itoderts in march number ladies uovie journal tktt yotnilr iuafttng a 3irl reporter i am lady journalist and engaged on the btoff of the weeluj ay i never was a padding add pte sort of girl aiyl i think when i started going to town and left the household duties to my sister my peoplo actually felt a sense of relief tor some time i wroto at random send ing in contributions to all sorts of papers some of which resohed their mark the majority however like carrier pigeons or ibe australian boomerang faithfully re turned to mo at last i attracted the attention of the weekly bay or at least my work did and after a few moro successes be offered me a post on bia paper a lady interviewer you know mies neville said ho to me oan frequently attain her objoat where a man would fail and i shall be glad to see what success yon may have at tbo boaincaa time went on and 1 had fixed hun dreda of notables when 0110 day entering the editors room to submit some copy to him i perceived by the way he greeted me that he had some npecin1 commisalon in store 1 good mormntf miaa noyille the vary pemon i wanted to see tike a beat i nat down while tho editor p untied his papers aside laid down hia glasses and commenced you have no dojujjoardthanhjtiovdr been in londoh before f oous ha rons- arrived in london for a stay of a few dayp and has taken up ills quarters in tho hotel bristol what the unapproachable in lon don sail i no i am ashamed to say that i have not heard of it woll ft is nevertheless a faot contin ned my chief adding with a smile and very aptly you have christened bim for not only baa ho neer been interviewed but han declared his deoision that he nover will be now although cousot has never done anything so very remarkable bejoqd writing some epigrammatic plays and jingling verses and posing with great sno- cess aa an art critic a wit ojnie snd leader of fashion yet ho has a vooo and whatever opioions and impressiona fall from hie lips people will greedily devour therefore said i anticipating his coming remark what yon soggett is that i should endeavor to obtain the same thats it said the editor thereby if yon suoceed rendering yonr paper a great service and covering yourself with glory next morning i bad spent all the pre vious day and night thinking about my task i presented myself at the hotel bristol la m jean coussot within yea miss said the ball porter to my delight what namo i handed him one of ray cards whioh he in turn passed to a boy in buttons who disappeared upstairs with it a minute later he retnrued kindly step this way miss i was the great man really going to see me it would be some thing to receive a refusal direct from bis own lips up and up wo went till on third or fonrth landing a man servant holding my card in his flngeri confronted tot monslenr has so many oallers he ex plained with a bow eyeing me anrlomly all the time what might be madames business perfectly well aware that -i- might aa well boat a retreat at once as hope for success if i answored hia question my business is with monsieur i said calmly kindly hand him my ord and he will see mo still hesitating but evidently impressed by the assurance with whioh i spoke the man turned and uppod at an adjacent door untort responded a voioe from with in the man left tho door ajar behind him silently i stepped np to it and peep cd through tho orack being rewarded for my temerity by the sight of a rather stont figure of medium height clad in a long trook coat with a ballot shaped head hslr cropped tight a wellformed nose and a straight muataoho of enormous pro portions meos margarcet nevoel i i heard him say no i i do not think i know the lady then he added taming to the sorvant is mademoiselle yonngor old 7 young sir said the man and in my anxiety had almost 1 called through the opening of thu door and prcttv did ou ask hrr bceisnccz 1 yes sir b1il said it was direct with jou veil i vlll see her in one momeii camo iho welcome words but as i step cd back from the door they were followed by but shunt bo bur- her beennoez lias naslng to do with zo noorpnper a groan almost esoaped me it was no uso prevaricating when in a moments lime i should be in tho great man proa- ence i told the servant candidly that i did indeed come from the editor ot the weeliy hay a piper tbst bed always ex pressed ite greatest admiration of m oongaot and all bis vorka to b d bim wol oomo to our ehoroa thu maua faoo relaxed as i tail this ho returned to tho room nnd a eeoood after i heard m gousot a voice from withiu ha 1 ha 1 ha 1 ha i iyr root i vor root indeed 1 toll mecs naweol x feel is honor great but and ho raised his to ties m oouseot ia novair interviewed so much for tbo glory i wab to bo cover od wltb said i at hurrying from tbcf eoone of my defeat i turnod into ftegent street next mormon still feejmg a bit ashamed of myself i went intotho city to keep n appointment that tljo editor bad made for me tint over i was oomiog- down thread needle street intending to walk baok to the office when passing the entrance to the bank of england 1 baw a sight that midotny heart go thump 1 three genial looking gentlemen looked arm id arm were emerging from nnder the famous portals and in the central 0gorel recognized m jean coussot him self falling baok a pace i shadowed them they got to tho corner and stopped at the edge of tho pavement talking laughing gesticulating wildly saddenly they shook hands violently and with much raising of hats and voci feroub interchanges of good wishes left him he oroased over to tbo mansion houao i followed why i did bo i can hardly eay except that i still felt a linger ing hope that fate would yet befriend mo arrhed on tbo opposite pavement m coubbot etopped and took up bia btation on the curb oritioally eyeing the various road cars and omnibasses as they oame op a hammersmith car rew np and with uosaspeoted agility ho jumped on to the ateps snd nlmhly climbed upstairs i followed and took a seat behind him as we neared the top of oheapbide i thought it time to commence operations eionae me said i in my soft eat pos slbla tones i am not suro if i am on tho right oar docs this one go to hyde park oorner can you tell me as he read my voice m gousaot jerked round on his beat and bb ho looked at me politely raised hia hat ah meos 1 i am a stranger in london be said i vill inquiro of the drivair aud itendidg over the rail do you pass ze hyde park ooruair be abked and tlieo turned to mo again with yee zia car pass za cornair thank you so much eaid i bwettlj trembling inwardly lest this should provo to be tho oonalusion of our conversation but the gallant frenchman bhowod no in ton lion of turning bib baok toward mo on tho contrary ho wheeled btill further pond and keopmg hia ojob fixed upon my face said zero arc bo many buses and thinb in your london that it eao ver con conplex log qonf obiug ver confublnfl n grpf il havfi-yno- not so funny i od-ler- va mou t e otimebat eomthow never do till this avntl are iou dishppointed or ploaeed with lnudon now you havo seen it i ventuied fcelibg that this question marked ao epoob in ray life veil said ho slowly and i hung on hie very words i am both disappointed and pleased it is a grand but it makes ones head ache there is so mnoh beezneez how i remembered that word 1j and i do not and it pretty it ia monoh dul gray too neutral tint as you say he teemed to enjoy ohuttiog liko this and just aa the shops and sidoturmuga flit ed by as so we went lightly from one bubject to another until i knew the cause was woo and that if i could only romem the country boys oppor tunity tho bo raised on a farm bos a better chance in life than the city bred boy this ib our profound conviction after yearn of experience and observation in oity and oountry with young men in a wide range of industries the farm bred boy almost in variably has the better constitution thoao elements of good health and ability to stand bard work that means bo mnoh in this life ho is usoally endowed with a stronger moral character we are sbdckod if a country lad goes wrong city youth are more likely to bo euspeoted absolute integrity was never iu greater demand in young men tho oity boy baa a peitueaa or smart air that oountry youtba do not posous but tho latter more frequently develop the manly substantial carriage that denotes real character his miud is better trained than the average town boys he may not bo quite as glib in his book learning but tho farm bred boy taught 10 nature b jiciiqol to obdervo aud4iudextand rare foundation npon whioh to build a jcnowjedhoo o auy brabch of farming the boy ou the farm does not appreciate all this but ho ought to bo thankful for his country life after he has had soma years of experience in other vocations bo will realizj how true those words arc the farm m tho place to roar a fumily ber all he bad said i bad enough material to fill a whole page of the ray at hyde park corner i prepared to alight having just in order to prevent wounding bis foeliogs aabured bim that 1 belie vid apsley house which bad attract od hia attention to bo tbo habitation of the guard 1 olub mb i yon get down here t i regret it 1 will mademoiselle exchange cards in mem ory of oar delightful conversation oh i pray exouso me i said i i have been too iodiesreet already no i no i ho protested i havo enjoy ver mouob but mademoiselle may have cariosity as to who she has been talking and then in muoh the same tones as tbe intelligence might be announc ed iim the german emperor 1 ho ver satile gaul again raising his hat said i am jem conasot 1 really 1 i gasped in affected surprise snd filtbout another word decended the steps a second after 1 jumped on to another bos ifbjoh eooti landed me at piccadilly circa e into an aerated bread shop i rushed palled oat my note book and began to soribrjlo for dear life whatman lget you murmured an attendant coffee said 1 laconically anything to eat yei please i answered writing on oblivious of the girls proximity what she persisted what what said i looking up angry at tbo continued interruption when t had jotted down all that i could remember i took a hansom to the offloea of the hay shut myeelf np in an empty room and never stopped till my mterviow waa written revised and re read knock out those two coin mi of parliamentary gossip directed my editor when he had oast an ojo over my oopy and tbe contents bill must bo altered to jean cousof s views of lon don well dono mias neville i ill havo a ohatmth you later aa may to remembered thu publication of that interview osiicd a great sensation in the journal stio world but tbe motit j ivhsing memento of ihia little eplsodot tint i loaprsi ia an cxquui- tlvely faslilrncd email g l brooch umbel liahedtfith the tetters in n in diamonds that fit cotidio himself iut to tho hay ofllcea for me beating on tbo baok tho wordu in english to the victor from the vanqnubed pall hall tiuttjtt when putting away furs shako nnd brush the furs thoroughly hanrric lhcm in tho open air in the sun ifpoesibe wrap tbem closely in stout wrapping paper being ouuful that ho root oiists to give eu trance in the wandering motha tie ibo parcel firmly then inclose ii in an oatiido wrapper of paper pasting up the endst and one need bave no fear of moths march ladle home journal in a pullman oar on an english railway recently says an exchange a wagiah young man noticing au elderly gontloroan tring to put on a light dust coat went to his assistance while thus eugaged tho youug mau observed a good sized whiakey flash protruding from oue of tbe old goutle maua pocketb and thought it a good opportunity for a joko haying helped the stranger on with hia coat therefore ho pulled out tho flask and said yill you take a drink the old man did not recogoizo tbe bottle and drawing himself op remarked rather boverejy no sir i nover drink it wont hurt you insisted the wag tta tbo best youug man said tho old gentleman apeaking loud enough for all in tbo oarriage to hear if you perbiat in drinking whiskey you will be a ruined man at forty it is the curso of tbo land when i was a boy my mothor died and the last thing aho did waa to oall me to ber bedside and say john promise me that you will never touch a drop of liquor ob well in that case said tho jokor i must drink it myself whereupon suit ing tbe action to tho words be pulled out the cork apd took a good drink a mom ent later ho dropped tbe bottle with an ex olamation which oerlamly didnt sound liko a blesbiog and yelled ugh i ugh 1 my mouths all raw then it waa that the old gentleman dis coverod hie loss and to tbe amusement of tbe other paeseugers said ah young mau you will be careful before jou take another mans property again i am doctor and that bottle oontainod some quiniue and iron for oue of my patients the young man got out at tho noxt station self reliance when the heart is heavy there is always a remedy for a heavy heart writes ruth ashmore in the march ladies home journal it may be in work it oftenest is it may be in think ing out tbo joys whioh have been given you and the sorrows from which yon havo been saved it may be in helping ethers by sym or in whatever way help is moot neoded but the heavy heart can always be mado light if self la forgotten and the noedaot others remembered and as far as possible relieved not one of us can learn to become light hearted in a day or a week or a month or a year for it is tho lebbon of life tbib knowing how to lift our hearts up aud give from them help unto tboso who are in neod it is a good fight this one against allowing ourselves to be submerged ia griefs it is a good fight and out of it you can come conqueror if you will do you intend to give np the fight and fall by the wayside overcome with a heavy heart or to go along through life as a brave woman should you must decide this early in your lifo and you will i feel bure deoido to do that whioh is right and then yodr heart will never be heavy nor yonr conscience disturbed nnless yon fall and when you fall thank god you oan always rise again if you keep up a brave heart a pertinent question old aunt dinah was a colored woman with a remarkably strong voice who would sing and ory glory with sooh vigor aa to be hoard above all tho reat of tho oongre gation but she was of an unpleasantly saving disposition it was tbe onatom at the missionary meetings whiah she attended to take up tho collection during the singing of tho hmn tly abroad thon mighty gbpol in tbe midst of which aunt dinah always threw baok her bead closed her eyes aud sang away at tho top of her luugs until tho plate bad been passed thu collector who was an old man of plain speech observed this habit aud one ovcniug when ho camo to her neat ho uiir 00 antl therr to h r co baid bluutly look a hoah aunt dinah whats de good ou 3 ou ft singln i iy abroad thou mighty gospel cf yo doau gib nufliu ter mek cr fly the cow blowing her horn a little four year old waa tukon on a visit to a grandmamma in tho country there for tho first timo bo had a near view of a cow no would aland and look on while tho man milkod and ask all manner ofq itstione in this way ho learned that tho long crookod branehch ou the cows head were called horns now tho little follow know of only oue kind of horn and a fow days after hearing this information hoaring a strange kind of bellowing nolso in tho yard he ran out to asoertain its cauao in a few minutes ho returned with wonder and delight depicted on hu countenance explaining mecmma mam- ma qb do come out here 1 tho cows blowing ber horns i henry ward boecher used to toll this story of tho way 111 whiah his tcuuher of mathomatlas tuught him to d pt nd upon lnmeolf was eon t to tho blackboard and went uncertain and full of whimponng tliat lesson must bo learned said my to aobor in a very qmot tone but with a terrible intensity all explauationi and oxeasoa ho trod underfoot with utter scoru fulloess i want tbat problem i dout want any reasons why you havent it- ho would say iilid study two hours thats nothing to me i want the lesson yon need not study it at all or you may study it ten hours juhl to euit yoursoll i want tho lesson it was tough for a green boy but it beaeaoed me in less than a month i had tho cnobt intense seuso of intelieatual indc pendeuoe and courage to defend my reoi tationa ono day bio cold oalm voice full upon me in the midat of a demonstration no i i hesitated and then wont baok to tho beginning and on reaching the same point ugam not uttered iu a tone of conviction lion barred my progress tho next p aud i bat dowu in red con qbiou he too waa stopped with no 1 but went rlrhton finished and asjio eat down wbb rewarded wftfc well why whimpered i i recited it just as lie did and you said no i why didn t you say yes and stiok to it it is not enough to know your lesson you most know yoa know it you havo learned nothing till you are sure it tho world says no your business is to eay yes and provo it tjij sbonsnorivs sono in londons slums an artist who is well known in a northern ally used occasionally to put on bfs shabbiest olothea and penetrate to tbo slums in search of inspiration for his brueb on one of these oooasions he stop ed to watch the efforts of a raggod nrohm who was disfiguring the pavement of a squalid street with a pieoo of soft blue atone and although tho figures whioh the lad drow were grotesque the artist was struck with their originality and began to take an interest in their development thats right my boy i make your lines clear and never mind tho details champ ionl what 1 you dou t know bow to skotpb that old manb bead ihen givo me tbo chalk ill ehovv you the neat moment tho enthusiastic artist wbb down on hia knees and with tho pi ceo of btono bud quickly drawn a clever poturo boforo lie could comraeuoo another sketob however ho felt a btunmug blow on tho bead aud a shrill female voice cried tjio yer bloomin hook ya greut good for naught bulk what dyo mean by mesaiu np ifligs at i vo junt washud tttint no wonder ut lb kids do it whon a boneelebb old idiot like yourself eotu em th maniple bbout blt epve ment m vour uliv carcanh tbe artlat hurriedly dodged another boor sprang to his feet and without wait lug to argue tho matter sutuked ignomtn ously eff ha vows that bo will mind his own btibineas when next be oehelumming london telegraph the habit of saving now that tbe good limes uro marching npon ub filling tho farm und tho factory and making the peoplo cheerful and tho oountry glad it might bo well for nil to remember that iho best way to profit by the depression of the last four years is to save something out of tho new prosperity for any other possible soasou of idleness and dletreas with tho vast abundance that tbib oountry has known tbo habit of economy has come blowly many have ecen tho wisdom of it and thoy are our rich people and the owners of our lands and industries and banks and various profitable proportion bat the great majority of people havo lived up to their incomes and when the wages stopped or the salary ceased grim want stalkd in and so good men and wellbred women had to go to charity to keep from starvation bad to sacrifice their prido and accept of the public bounty beoanso in their days of prosperity they had forgotten the future saving comeb easily when it ib once bo gun do not spend more than you earn when poter cooper earned a dollar ho lived ou co oenta of it and other successful men will teitify how hard tbo straggle was to bavo the first money and how eaby it was after the habit had been formed we aro going to have four of tbo greatest years tho world has ever known bnt no ono ehonld lot tbat prospeot delude him into spending all ho rots there is safety only in saving a surprising apology a young advocate before tbe scotch lords of session on hearing a decision agaiuat bis olient whioh he deemed oon contrary to law and justice so far forgot himaok as to exclaim that ho was surpria ed at duoh a decision their lordships were very angry and were considering how to murk their ben bo of their advocates impertinence when a palky old councillor roso aud besought their lordships forgivo noes for tho blip hia young brother advo oate bud made it waa purely in ok of experience that led him into error had ho known your lordships htlf ub long us i i havo done im euro he would not imvo been eurprisod at anything your lordships said or did as it seemed to him dootal i gwino x you fo uuudder of dem ermotio powdurs dat yo gib mo lue neck won i dono bvn uiok wid do tpc hy j hen yon havo auothcr altiick havo you jaipcr 1 not teaotly sob but i dono drap mor plpo down de well sab un fom do way dtit powdah puflorm in du caso er moref i gal tho right ter t ink dut if 1 drap it down do will hit gwino bring dat pipe ter do ruffaoe in crtiout fo second hbii boston conner ironical ifs the noed of a good spring medicine is almost universal and hoods sariaparilla exactly raeots this need be sore to get hoods if a man never makes mistakes ho nover makes anything else if you must bet always bet on tho f dog and the bottom facts if angels fear to tread whore foola rush in they should use their wings it lova waa dumb instoad ot blind it would n be able to give voico to so much foolish nsi s ifatnad was careful in aorapiny acquaint anoflf he night avoid mauy of tbe scrapes j acqaaintanrss get bim into chicago newt tihhton tl u tu juu au 1 jlr ho tlio mi li lalb an 1 1 hhl tli mi iwhii iux 1 inh ititib tlio cliorin an i start tho lint iho ait iu ciisj in 1 tho uljht in jn criuuilbiiow lazzhiitl w ot diamond moon tl u timiii 1 oou rtio ocliolnji nljlt o ho bparlilfutf hpiro an t silver funo half tbo jouriioy an 1 homo ivj aln btrldo wo novor a tiro i limb dut breasts allro and uraiu uswini crystal snow doruuf ijow ox dluuiou 1 moon tlio outuinf biiooii tho ocbolng night vo hoi horn cat last i tho niooiiboanih ihlto wo boon shall leave for tlio golden hfiut of crackling la earth but with a biru for our bouib aro full of tlio nlftht mid sky crystal buowdarzlltig fjow ol diamond mooir tho cllckiuf uhoou riio echoing night yo bo i to boys looking for a situa tion a ilraul correspondent abked secretary of tho treasury lyman j gafe what advice he would nvo to a youug mau just graduating and wishing to enter practical life mr gago answered to look around him and put his hand to tbo firnt houest work that offered watching for tho op par tumties of life but never trying to break open doom that lias boen mr guuo b plun all hia life when ho wau a boy ho worked in a fish fruit and soda water storo for five dollars a month and coutmucd there two years throughout bis young manhood his plan was tho same flo took bold of whatever oame to him and kept at it till ho bad bftved a little money to got some more schooling or until a bettor place was offered tohim as rnessougor in a country bank at home n y he was allowed to go behind the counter and holp count tho money that mado him an expert in money coonllng and detecting bad coin and notes ho also clerked in a book store at eight dollars a month again ho worked m a eash and door factory and got twelvo dollars a week in two years he saved from his wages 300 with that he went to a business college and studied book keeping he was for a while night watchman in a lumber mill for ten dollirs a weok in every place be kopt his eyes open and learned everything he could while be was night watchmau a place in a bank was offered to him at 9500 a year id tho banking business bo at length boomed to btriko bis gait ue was pro moted rapidly from ouo ptaco to another till ho becamo a bank president money noobject honry templetou waa a prosperous cotton planter m middle georgia aud like many men with nervous energy h hd an iruboiblo temper jeff reese a colored citiz3n had been bis foreman tor several years but finding mr xempletonii tantrums hard to hear ho decided to make a change judgo li ufi mlt-ji-fl- m tho roadret christmas timo moving his t unu ghul -to-a- ihft4ioirhkl accosted him hello jtff i ion heem to bo moving yen eah iho gwinu ter marau john heard a john hoard was a notoriously tcoj natured eaby going ood for nothing follow who never paid his debts why ahuroly jtff you aro not raving henry templetou to go to jehu heard yes sab maree trunk iduuaho our you bigger wages no buli it aint so much de bigncsa ob do wu ts dekahmness ob do man what iao artcr payable to sweetest of the sweet framed and hung up in tho agricultural bank of pans ky is a check which was made payable to sweetest of the sweet and so tudorsed prosidont macluo of tho bank tells tho btory ot tho check as follows 4 ono ot our depositors recently fiavo his wifo a check for 810 the check being regularly filled out and duly bigned except that it was mado payable to sweetest of tbo sweet when the lady presented the oheok for payment i tunocently inquired who is this swootost of tho sweot why its me bhe replied i told her to endorse tho check whiob bho did and handed it back bnt madam i said you muat indoreo it jnat as drawn to tbo sweetest of tho bweet she enatohed op tho pon and wroto the words below tho name and i paid the money chicago chromue false representa tions an ontario lady compels a merchant to pay for damages a lady writing from an ontario town bays a month ao i viaiicd one of onr town stores and aked far throo pickigch of diamond dyo navy b 110 for dyeing a 1 wool goojs tho merchant informed me thathe has out of knvy bluo in diamond dyeb und talked mo into buying a dyo of another iiiuku at tho uuna timo guarantco nig thorn tu cto us oo 1 work as i could got from iho ditmund a lady friend who was with mo ai tin 11 mo liturd tho wliok conversation i took tbo etrano dyea homo until ilium according to directions und waa stdly disappointed with then suit tho color was unyihtng i ut a navy in truth my materials wero spoiled i at onco took thu lools to ihtr merchant nnd told him his dych wcro frauds ho nftorcd to give me moro of iho same goods or my money baok 1 refiibod both citltb nnd after i had thrcatenod law proceedings he thought it beat to pty for tho materials spoiled this merchant will never again have tho attunes lo noil mo uny mora dyes 1 shall go where i oun get tlio dimyond dyes at nny timo they nro wanted i have had my lust icbboii with poor dye home koeping youth hath over homely wits wliioh may t plain why weary willies nny many witty llungi ui coinia parcrs judge an old book tjtmtntly navn that when tho whole hjstem is pervaded by ntll- oiygenated blood vigorously propelled life and activity aro copiously aommunioat od whioh meats that wheu the blood is pnriflied by tho uaoof ayord sureaparilla perfeot health ia tho result