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lifted his eyes to Heaven and swore solemnly before God t hat h e would have the life of thie man w ho, alt hough m11>rried, h ad conJ.rhe Farmer's Wife, trived by his artful wiles to w in the heart llY NORAH LAUGHER, TOR ONTO, of the simple, trusting girl who was t o have The fa rmer came In from tho field one day His Janin!d step and bis weary way, .Aut.Ji01' of "Pansy," "Efomeless," "Lady been h ia bride. .Hu-:1 bended b row amt shrn'-"Y band, 4.ll abow!ug the work for the good ol t he land : lngledine'B Siii," etc., etc. For he so we, The Chrietmas snow lay thiokly upon a. And be hoes, A t the moss grown rustic ga.te c>t the pic- newly ma.de grave ill 'Veetleigh r.hurohyard J.u1d ha mow... tureeque, sweet-smelling, old-fashioned gar- when P.tlilip Ashlin sadly betook h 'mself to All for lhe goo<l of the fand. d en of the G lebe J!'arm two lovers were stand- London in sea.rch of h is lost love, poor, m ising. The golden J·une sunlight streamed guided Da'sy. But, a lthough he t raced her By the l<itchen fi 'e stord hiA patient wife, of hia home and joy of nid life, throuah the wide branches of the 11>pµle treeo to that great, city and ae11orched with the aid Ll1<bt With face all oglow ·nd busy h~nd. upon °them. The one, a tall, fair -ha.ired, of detectives a.lrnoat nigh t ruid da.y, he failed p .eparing the meal for the husband's band ; 1' . .,01· she mu st boll, b ro11>d-shouldered young man, evid1Jntly a to get a clu e to her wheres.bouts. And sh· musn broil, well-to-do yeoma.n, the other, a slight, goldMonths dragged on and at the end of May And ehe must toil, en haired girl· of not more than ~eventeen ho was still p er severingly trying to find her, All for tha snke ol the home. summers. w h01 he saw inthenewspapersihat Cai:t·in lhe rich mild rose cCJlor of the girl's dim- Bes.umont had joined hie regiment and sail- Su1J sblae· bright when the !armer goes out, Birds sln<r swoet eouic·, bmbe frisk about, pled cheeks deepened, and tile dark blue ed for Africa.. "Ilt1t where was Daisy ? Toe brook ba.bb.e· eoltly In the glen, eyes drooped sadly at something she was Dead? Oh, would t o G od that were poasiLle," While he works bravely far the g~od of men ; listening to, At last she replied: "Philip I he thought all with a. hewy heart he ret urn · For ho eowe, And ho ho·s, think you are rather unkind to me; if you ed to Westleigh. In the evening ns he en Al'ld he tnowe, h ad only spoken thus last week I would have tered the village he pau~ed at the ga.te of All for the 11octt ol the land. r efused the invitation ; but now, I have th e chnrchyard and mournfully neared the How brl&kly tho wife steps about wlthfnpromised to go and it is so long since I had grave whose new marble slab tol d the nqme lhe dishes m wash, a d the milk to skim, a dance, you are very, very cruel to me." of Anthony Vernon. In the waning lig ht The fir esoe9 out flies buzz nbout "Well, well, Daisy, don't think any more he was ltorrified to find the body of 11o woman -For dear ones ·t home h tr h eart h kept et.out ; There are pies to roakP. of wha.t I have said, dear, but go and enjoy lying senseless on the daisy-g1o wn mound. There is bro ud lo b11ke, yourself," s&id Philip Ashlin, kindly, lrnrsh- Ele rv.ieed her tenderly in hie arms, for h e And steps to hke, ly bla.ming himeelf for the jealous feelirg knew it was Daisy. D ..isy! bt1tah, ho1v dif· All for the e~ke of the borne, creeping into hie heart, for he could not bea.r fer ent was the pale, emaciated form resting When the dav ls o'er and the evening h~s come, to eee tea.rs on the lovely, child-like fa.ce of against, his heart to the bloomiog, lovely girl The oreaturee nre fod and ih· mllklnJl" le done, his fnture bride. "Go and be happy, dar- who h a.d so cruelly thrown away his love to He takei 11i· rest 'neath the<ld shlMle t ree, the land hi" thoughts are tree ; ling," and taking her in his etrong y~ung choose the Dead Sea fruit-the poisonous From the bbor ot Though be BOWB, arms he kissed her tenderly, and then with a aahcs of false vows instead. And he hoo·, weary, troubled sigh he walked aw11.y to h.s And h e m · 1we. "!will win her love n ow," he vowed as And be > eat.a !ram the work of tho and. own farm a mile distant. h e kissed the cloacd eyelids and pale lips, Philip Ashlin sighed heavily, knowing "and, please God, as my honored wife 11he But tbefallbful wifo, from sun to sun, that Daisy Verno:n could not love him as shall be happy once more. Daisy, my love, T·kes the bur<len up that's never done ; he.le la no rest, t h ere is no pay 1 d eeply as he loved her or she would not care my love, look up, epeak to me, only one lit- T For the bouaehotct·s need she wu9t work away ; t o attend the dance at the Ha.11 wl1en he was tle word? It Is I, Philip. Ds.isy, my da.rling, For to mend the frock, And t o knit tho aock, ;not included in t he invitation. speak t o m e !" But P hilip Ashlin plea.ded And the cradle to rock, The Hall at W eatleigh w as occupied-a.a in vain; Daisy Vernon was dea.d! All for tho goad of the home. it ha.d been for many centuries- by the W cst· * * * * * When an tumn is here, with the chilling blast, lcigh family, .The present Lord Westleigh Near to a Hottentot kraal in Central Af- Tbe farmer g·thers hh c.rop at 1¥801 was to give a t enants' ba.11 that evEning, to rica. an English regiment h ad encamped, Hie barns are lull, bis 11el1· are bare, which MiAs Vernon, ae a friend of one of the Fa.r a way from the encampment ~he gla.r- 11or the good. of the lanri h e n e'er b~lh ca.re ; While ltblows, -\'tenant's daughters, w as invitei 1 ing sun shone d own on the tall form of a Ana It snows, Anmony Vernon, atthougr1 not a wealthy ma.n- an offioer- shot through the heart. Till the ytlnter goes, man, was of a good family and farm ed his His handsom·, bronzed face was still .damp Re rests h orn the work of the land. own eetate; he ha.d been a. w idower for many with t he dew of death, but tha dark, glassy But the willing w·fo, till li!e"e closing day, yea.rs and Daisy was hie only child. eyes still wore their cruel Mephistophilia.n ls the children's, the h ll·b ~nd's stay, The ball room at the Hall preaented a bril- look. From dny to day she hasdono her beet , can give her rest ; liant sight, many of t he aristocracy of the The bll form and p assionate fair facq of Until death alone For &fcer the t eat neighborhood gracing it to mingle for a few a.n ether solrller_:_evid.ently an i nferior -beni; Comes the rest, hours with the tenants of their friend. The over him, who, with a. wild a.gonizio~ cry \Vi th the beet, In the f~1mer'· h~a.venly home. lamps 11hone on many lovely women, but on rah ed his eyE.s to Heaven as h e fell 011 his n one so fair as t he gold6n -ha.ired Da.isy Ver - knees. " At last my oath ia fulfilled, Oh, non, who was clad in a. simple white muslin Daisy, m y love, my love, for your s i ke, God Gleanilll?'.$· robe with a single white rose nestling in her forgive me; this is my r evenge." Puppies ought not to ba feti mea t till past flossy curls. s ev, n months old, as t his is a µt t o bring on , "Who is that lovely child ?" enquired a dist ~mper. Hut a light souv made£, om boil· tall, handsome man of some thiity -five years, WHAT BOYS AND GIRLS OOST. ed bones and meat, m ixed with bread a nd with a dark moustache and a somewhat milvegetables, is excellent. F r om seven months itary look, "Introduce i;ne will you, \ Ve&t Two l'oud Fathe rs C)Owpare Expenses for t o a ye~r old they may have a little le1m leigh ?" 0.ue l'eu1·. meat da.ily ; fat meat is iujurious, frequent. "Captain Beaumont, Miss V ernr·n," reTwo fond parents, well fixed In life, who ly causing vomitin.LY, peated Lord WestlE>il!'h, introducing his live adjoinin g each other in an American The largFst cheese ever manufactured in friend after he had himself shaken hands city, were d iscussing the relative coat of America reot ntly was rna'1.e at E~t Aurora, with D aisy. keeping a boy and girl. Both spoke from As Captain Beaumont bowed low she practical experience. Sa.id one: ·· 1 believe N. Y . During ·he process of its m ·nufoctu re, t en $:i gold pieces were thrown int' the thought "what a handsome 1i.nd distinguished 1t codta more to keep e. boy." looking man,' and"- witb a little sigh·· And I believe it coats more t o keep the m ilk, Its weight will be 3.300 pounds. The mil k was t s.ken from 2.(lOO co 1VH, which it "how different he is to Philip." girl," r eplied ehe other. took 300 h< mds to milk, Ta.king Daisy's card, Captain Beaumont So they began to fig ure it up. wrote his name upon it tor three round " Now Jet n.s take t;he ca.ea of our own From a few stations alone on the line of dances, of wliich t he next waltz wa· one, ch ildren," aa.id the former, " Take my son the N. B. R ~ilway between McAdam and "Thank you very much, Miss Vernon," Cha.rley, for example, He's going into hie Fredericktou J t1nction, there has been, this said he when it wa.s ended, "that is the l 9 ;h year. He ·is not extra.va.ga.nt in hie ~ea.son , ex ported t o tre United Stat es prob moat dtlicious dance I have ever h ,.d , But drees, nordoee he do any work to eoil or ably 30,000 quart boxes of blueberries and let me take yoa to the conservatory; it is so particularly w ear out hie clothing. During t his IS only a small item in the immense agm uch cooler there." the passed year his items of expense have P lacing Da.isy on a seri.t near a l arge foun- been about as follows, ae near as I ca.n come grega.tc of t he ex port of those berries, from the .Provinces. tain he entert ained h or with lntereoting an- wit hout referring to the bills : There w ill a.I waye be some soft corn grown ecdotes of camp life and ptculia.r people he One heavy winter overooa\ .. ... '" .... ..··. $~0 00 had met abro11od, noting with pleasure ea.ch One pair omtom-mode Waukenphaets.. .. .. 0 00 on plants accidentally ~et back early in the emotional feeling ' betrayed in the lovely aen- Ono lJ&ir ·h,.rp-toed Sunday gaiiore.. .· .. ·· S ro s eason. It ia more lose than gain t o delay Oue white ··tin dress cravat . .. . . ... . . .. ... . 1 6n catting nntil every ear is entirely hardened. J!itive face at his &Ide. Two every day silk cravat.a.. . . ... ... ...... 2 00 Corn cut just past t he milk stage will be· Capta.in Beaumont bit his neth er lip sav- Six good custom-made whita ehlrt~. ... .. .... 9 OU agely, and a Mephist ophlltan look came into 1' wo suites red !lannol underclothing · . . .. . . · 9 00 come ripe from j uices ·in the stalk, while if l:tis dark eyes aa he tried not to appear Bil· Two dreBS shine ... . . ...... _... .... ,., .,.... 5 00 fro st ed b efore cutting at t his p eriod, not silver-head ca·'e ... . . . ........ .. .... . ; , 3 UO only is the fodder much Inju red, hut th e gry at the i ntrusion of a servant who some· One One p 1ir heavy winter gloves ......... ,.,..... 2 50 time afte1w;;rds enteied with a message for Twopa·rsofkld fl'loves . .. . ·.. . . .. .·. . .....· 2 50 farther develorment of th" grainis sush im. "If you please~ sir, Mrd, B oaumont Oue pair o! outr buttons ... . , ... .. . .. , .· , ·· 3 00 pended. One d ozen c0llare . . ... .... .... .... . _...... . 2 00 Sixteen years, experience in chn.rp:e of one desires to speak to you, " Four p ir of cuffa · · , .· . · ,... . . . .. . · · · · · · · · ·· l (JO " Your wife," fe.lter·d Daiey, w ith a de(Jp Two Dm: hy nn.ta aod one st raw hut ·· ·. · ___ .. _ I U l1 0 of t he largest insti tuti"ns in Grn~t Britain blueh and a shy, frighteLed look in her dark One p Jir ave r~ho es. ou e urubrella. ......... . . 6 00 ha.a convinced a. teacher of ind ustr i"'l training blue ey es . ·cwo wint,er 'uita ol ch tblng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 00 that boye who will have to earn their bread emnmenults ot olothing .. . . . . .. . . . . . . 85 00 by the sweat of th e h1ow ough t t o l'e t>1ught "No, Miss Vernon, you d o not think I am Two Ooe doz·n pair or socks .. , .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . · 3 00 married, surely, M rs Beaumo· t is my couain's Two H~ hli fl\U tB of uodc1clothmg · . · n . ·· · .... {i 00 soma h a.n icrah alternatdy with t heir wife, I wili t.oke you back t o t he ba.li r oom Outt dffr.t'n haut1k.crchie ·8 .. .. . . . . ·· · · · · · . · · 4 00 acho11l work, and th ..t t he brain aad h1 lnds Ona ·t>rin l( and fall ow rcoat ·.. .. .. . . . ... ___ 30 00 ought to be t aught t o work in unison with while I go a.nd speak to her." rlug for hie little fiuger ...... .. . . . . . . 8 UV The hundeome, b10oze<1 face of C ptain O·· ea.ch other. Pockot money 63 p .r week- (thi8 1'icludee Beaumont haunted D1isy'11 visir-n all . t he · b.ubore tills .... ..... . ... .. ... .... ..... . 1 50 00 A bee·rniser has discovered toi·ds maki11g on at uulversity .......... . .. . .. .. ... ... 2W OU gr eat inroad s upon the popul..tion of hi11 next day. He h ad asked permin&ion to call r ult1 h o ko, &o . . . · · . .. · · . · · .. · .. · .. .. · 7r. UO at the Glebe Fe.rm, but several days pa.srnd School ll.n,,ual due,.tgymuaslu:n ... . .......... - .· 20 00 hives. During the dry wer.ther he t>Xamiua.nd he had not done so. Dancolnir le1eo1>B .... .. .. .· . .. . . .·. .. . . .. . . .· 60 00 ed the hives in the morning autl found a Dl\isy was wa.lking hom5war d slowly Du coat bicycle school.. ~~-- · · ······ ···· ·· 50 00 toad at t he entran ce of each of several boxthrough the Westleigh woods one evening e~. T he toads were apparently a sleep, but when 8he heard the clati;er of a hor se's hoofE Tot·I ........ _ ,, ........ ...... . .... . - .. .. $BU 50 as soon as a bee or two appeared would T,he other fond pa.rent scra.tchEd his head shoot out their t ongues and conv.·y the h obehind h er . Turning round she beheld Captain Beaumont, who instantly allgl1ted t" when he &aw h ie neighbor a memorandum- ney gatherers into their capacious m· utha, a.id conli The t oads wer e killed and dis·ected, an<i greet her. Re t~i n ing h er small h a.nd he " I tllio.k mine will beat it," he H d rew it through hiB a.mi, and as & he Jfat~:\l~d delltly, and he p ut d.own t he following items ma.Dy bees found in th·ir stomachs. The to the soft, false, mueica.1 voice, the h onfely'; one by one. It must be rem<"nb.,r.·cl th»t the bee-ru.ieer has elevated the hive. h onest face of Philip Ashlin was entirely young l<>dy in question is 18 yea.rs oi age, Thor· will be years of poor crops general and id a modes t and charming bud in soforgottrn. ly throughout the world, when prices w 'll Captain Bea.umont had much to rol!l.te and ci·ty: was, he said, j t1ot then on his way to call at One black E ilk street dress (juat too lovely for nny· go up to the highe8t figures consumers can t hiug) .. .. ...... ... . . . . ._ .. ... .. ... . .... . $40 possibl y pay. Hut as a rule the raoge of the Glebe F arm . "B11t is i~ not much bet · One ~t o~hl\m wrapper . .. .. . . .. . , . . . . . . . , . .... 3 v11olues will a.ver 'l-ge below that of t went v ter, Daisy, t na,t w e met h ere instea.d ? Tell One ol ot ~ streobd1·ess ... . .. .... ... . .. .... , ... , . 17 me, litt le one, t hat ycm a.re p lea.aed to see l1 \YO oth ::r street c ostumes . _. . . . . · ·· . . . · . . . . . . 35 years past, a.nd for this r eason : While the me. " Failing to mak e the sweet blue eyes Thveo P"ty dre~eee ... ... , . . ,, ·· · , ·..··.. _. , . 200 comumption is inareasing ev· r yw h ere, the One Ae<1 akin coat ... . ... . ...... _._ . .... . .. .. . . 190 accessible wheat-producing area is enlargmeet his passionat e dark orb~, h e placed his Oue doth ··edfogoto. ... . ... . . ... . . .. , . ... _.. . . :IG arm caree·iogly arouud Daisy's wai~t ; but Sock~. underclo·bing, collars, oulf·!. , ... . . . . . 35 in g faster, I t has expanded grettly in the the poor child grew shy and frightene d and One p·ir eatiu ·llppere for party at New Year'e 7 North-West , i~ clud ing th e adjoin ng British hoes.. .... 4o possessions, a.nd on the Pacific ooa~t. This b ursting In to bitt er t ears she t old him of her Tbro· othsr p airs sllppere, five palre & One fl .nnel jersey, two other jerseys.. . ... . ... 12 will go on for a few y ears, until the remainengagement t o P hilip Ashlin. two house dres·ea.. .. ..... . .. .. . ... ... , , . . . . . l G Cecil Beaumont kissed away the tears One fine black · Ilk dress, for church.. .. . .. . . . 70 ing ground is cov ered. from the prett y, blushing face now nest ling Flowers for iheaire, theatrn wrop, opera gbsses 100 At Gilmor e, 10 miles Sout h of Omaha, a in mu~ic and daucing ... . . .. . . . . ... .. . . 100 confidingly on his breast, while b e told h er Tuition 'l'ultion in ~'ron· h, n·edlework, pointing , . . . . . 100 company has s tarted a cattle " fattery ." she should never be the wife of a poor coun- Three white and light summer drea. ee. . . . . . . . . . 60 They have expended $75,000 in the erection Gloves, porfum,ry (palat And powder,)smelling of big sta.bles. There a.re :{,750 stalls, ·and try farmer. bottle, &c., ..... : .. . . ..... .. , .... . .. . ~g by w inter they will have 5,200 stalls. In " P hllip is not poor, Captain Beaumont , One pet dog, also a braes collar .. . ... .... .... . . and he loves me." O···e oan a.ry u.nd a cage .. . . ... .....·... ... , .. . . 10 ei\oh stall they will place a " critter," and " But you <lo not love him, D 1isy, and Two winter h ate . . . . . . . . · · · . .. .. .· ··.· . · · ·· . · 30 they will all be fed With food placed be fore somebod11 loves you bt·tter than he does. Do Opera boo not , i1wo summer h~te . . . . ... . , .· · .· So them t hrough a system of pipes, and cooked Bmtles, b!lngs, bandoline, garters, bracelets .. . . ~~ in enor mous steam vats having a ca p 11.city of you lovtl me well enough , da.rling, to leave Mlecellanooua itorue... .. _ ........ ,, .. . ...... . . your home and come w ith me ?" Go.therlng 1,000 b11orrels of feed an h our. '.l.'lley will h er passion1J.tely in his arms, h e kill8ed over Total .. .. .. ..... ............. . .. . ... . . ...... $1,274 ship in cattle from the Western N·braska and over again the p1u1sy -like eyes and child- When the fond parent of the charming young rl\nohea, and fatten them in these stalls, ish red lips, while h e expla'n ed t o her t h at lady showed h is list to the fond parent of There is no1; enough car eful system and or .a time their marriage must be kerit secret, the promising young m~n, tl1e latter likewise as he was but the youn gest son of Lor d G1u- tb oughtfully scr atched his h ead. After a regularity in feeding. One owner, when ston, who had other matrimonial views for short pause he said, slowly and eolemnly : asked how m uch m eal or br11.n he g1we his rows, said h e took a bush el and went a.long him and having but small income from the "A boy is good enough for m e." . in front of them a.nd ga.ve each one about Army he greatly feared disinherita.nce, what h e thought nhe ought to ha.ve. T his Week after week passed by with r epeated Sergeant Elison, one of the victuna of the fa the way in which mar, y far m operations secret meetings in t he W estleigh woods, for (ilaptain Beaumont rarely ca.lied openly at Greely expedition, was an enthusiastic bot- a.re carried on. If the owner of cows wishes tanist, a,nd collected some verv r are Arotic to know what h is profits are, he muet weigh the Glebe Farm. One day poor Daisy, listening to the musio- plllllt s, t wo of which had n ever b ·e classi- the food he gi ves them a.nd keep a record of a.l, pleading voice of her lover, and beneath li~ d. Tbe olanta are from s ix inches to two t he ~mount. Ex periment may be necessary the power of,his passionate, dark eyes, forgot feet in height, and unaer e. magnifying tr. d et er nine the most profita.bl e q uant it y, everything- her · white-hairnd old father gh~s presen t a very brnutiful appearance. wh ich will vary wit h t he size of t he aniand the honst, true h eart of Philip Ash lin, Of the t hirty-two cl11oasified specimens, all onals. wh o loved h er so faithfnlly- forgot every· but two wer e flowering p lauts At tha Ia .!:arming thing but the handsome, de.rk, pleading face titude at which they were gathered (81° 44 ) The onl y way to learn the practice of before her and at fast with m any t ears, prom- the nun is quite w a.1·m in J uly and ~ ugu~t, ised to consent to his w ish of a secret mar- and vegeta.tion, t hough stunted and short tarn~lng is by 11octually w orking on a farm lived, is not a. rarity. 11.nd ta.king part in all the operatioL.B a.nd riage. Before th e la.st load of golcen eheavee w ac In the city of London there are severnl bns in BS tran sactions connect ed ther ewith, gathered into the barn of the Glebe Farm, parishes whose limits do not extend b eyond And this working must not be mere playDaisy V ernou bad fled from her home; fled, the ohurch-buildiag, but which are in receipt ing or passin g the time promenading up and leaving e. t iny note for h er heart-broken of very generous incomes. Jn an article on down and around w it h h ands in pockets, father, begging his and Philip's forgiveness, the Bank of England, by H enry May,- in hoking at other p eople working. A young and telling h im she should soon see him the F ortnightly Revlew,-we are told that Iman might look a. long time at a plough, o.ia.gain, a.s Cecil had promised shortly to ac- "this edifice [the bank] was gr eatly enlarged at o. man ploughing, uefore he would leArn knowledge her openly as bis wife and bring between the years 1770 and 1786, and was to hold the tool himself; and he would even her back to W estleigh as such. eomplet ed pretty mnch as it now sta.:ads ia be litt.lc the better of taking hold of the That night the r ed ·light of the autumn 1786, an not having been pr ocured in 1780 stilts for an hour or two. It is only by consun streamed through the, lat tice of the farm to enable the direotors to buy the ad joining tinuous wor k day after day that one can house upon the bowed bead of old A nthony church, land, and parsonage,- in fact, the thoroughly learn the operation, and be en. Vernon, and upon the p~saionate, pitying w hole parish of Christopher LeStock, to the tit led to call himself a. prilctlcal workman. face- now anything but homely- of P hilip r ector of which n on-existen t parish the b ank In fact, the embry o far mer mu st regularly A shlin, who, kneeliug b5~ide the old 1 mm, pays £ '100 per year to this day. work a pair of hon es for at least one y ear, FOR D'.A.ISY'S SAKE. THE FARM, ri11ch work including most t;f the field oper. ations on the farm ; and in these he should andea.vr.r to exc~l. In Scotland it is usua lly considr.red that a boy on lein ing cchool ·t "even teen b ecomes " or.id man" or gerier.11 laborer for t he first y ear ; the S '· CO'ld yoa.r Im is a. full-blow n plongbn an, And the t uir<l year he takes pa1t in the managem eat of 1 ,he fa.rm , goes to mar ket, &c. At the end of th a t time he h as mastHed "pract ic><l farming ;"and furthe·~ kr-o>t ledge is suob a.s he ca.n only gain by ex:perirnce WI he grows older. lie m11oy rem..ln a.t home, working or man~ging for m~ny yea.rs tht r eafter, unt il he Is 01 d enough, or opportun ity occur· to ge t a farm of his own; 11ond it is olwious that t he older he becomes the soundH and more prnctical his ideas on fan n ing become SELF PRESERVATION! JU!m.vlF#Mi'+il 'Mk UC The first Law of Nature. R emember t his an tl purchase your Furs at R'S HAT AND FUR STORE. A full and com plete stock of all kinds of Fur Coats, Caps, Jackets, Ladies' and Misses' S ets, &c. Ashamed of Her. In t raveling, chance words and incidents some times open to us whole volumes of tragedy. For exumple, take t he following fragments noted some years a.go by a pa!!· senger on a railway tra..in in the w ·e. t, on which a fatal accident occnrred. A little blonde woman, very much over dressed, was languidly nibbling cake and sipping champagne at her lunch in the palace ca.r, whm her husband entered. "Daley," he said, "your mother is gett ing on the train. " "Oh, good gncioue, where ?"she exchim · ed angrily. He poi1oteJ to a tall, ungainly woman in shabby clothes, going into a second-class car. "Had I not better bring her into t his oar?" he said. " There are some rough fellows in that one." "Does she know we are on the train ?" Russian Lamb Coats made on the premises. Ordered Work , and Repairing a specialty. BRING YOUR WORK IN EARLY. All the leading lines and special bargains in F elt B ats and Caps. 1 Gents' Furnishings] of which th ere is always the latest styles and best quality at lowest prices, such as Rubber Coats~ Umbrellas, U nderwear, Hose, Braces, Gloves, &c. GIVE H I M A CA.LI, AND P ROCU RE A BARGA I N . N eads' Block. M. MAYER, Furrier "No," "I'hen never mind, I can't introd uce m amma t o the Schallers," glancing a.t some of h er companions. The train rushed on, a.nd the woman who had married out of poverty into a fashio n e.blc set , while she laughed 1md jested with her new friends, wore an uneasy face that showed her terror lest her mother should disgrace hilt· Her h a ab and said presently,"Your mother will w11.nt lunch, Daisy. Supriose I "- " Oh, let her alone ! She a.l...,.ays hkes 11 brown pa.per parcel with chunks of bread aod Bologna sausir.ge, She likel! that sort of thing.· An hour or t wo lat ter a j\rring cr ash r esound.ad t hrough t he Pullman c:ars. Wo. men shrieked, and men rush~ d to t he door as the train stopped. A brakesma.n met t hem "Keep your seats, gentlemen, Broken rail only." 1 ·Any body hurt!" " Four or five people. One old lady 's adyin'. I hPar d h er callln' for her daughter that's 0 11 the ·t rain : 'Maggy! Maggy I' j11st now. Take k eer m11o'.,m !" ae 11 ·lfo~le woman rushed Jla~t h im. The old woman lay on a clay -ba nk. Some men were holding h er t enderly en ough. A physioi ..n who happened to be on the tra in kneel~d beside her. Iler daug hter threw herself down ..nd dragged her head upfJn her breast. The woman's lips were opened, and her eyes stared as if searching for some one. B ut ~be did n ot call for "Mioggy ·' any more. "Do something!" cried her daughter, wildly. " Make her speak t o me I Mother I mother! it is Ma.g;iy ! Maggy !" "Madam, " said t he d octor, "you are t oo late!" · .. 1 RANK AN ·D Fl LE to the Front and Defend your Country. T hose who stay at h ome, oil up w ith McCOLL'S LARD INE, and keep things r unning till the absent on es r eturn. MACHINE OILS. WOOL OILS. HARNESS OILS. AXLE GREASE. McColl Bros. & Co., Toronto. COA·L · , COAL ·, ......_ Giving Way To a Sister. -·- .. Not many sisters would be as obli!(ing as was the one mentiCln~d in one of t he foJJowing incidente 7 which illustrate som~ peculfor customs existing among Frenoh c .~na.dia11 poa.aants , For t hese people, as indeed is the case for almost 11oll c ::immunities, the chief social event is a wedding . Among the habilan,~ it is alrn ost the only set occasion for fe1tlvit ies. The pr iest then per mite rlanc; iog, and all11ws unusual expen~ea to be in curred , Courtship ill ehort, and eng·gomen\\e a.re made frequentlv with a vi. w to pecuniary interests, as in France. A widower r ecently went to spend an Bowmanvill e, August 28, 1885. 35. evening with a neighbor who had a. sist~r - a spinster whom no one had thought of marrying, When t he visitor left t he house the brother accompanied him, and s uggEsted t hat he ma.rry the spinster. '.l.'bey returned to t he house, and went to t.he b edside of t he lady who was asleep . When ahe h~d been - - - o-- awakened, the visit.or eaid to her, I b eg to announce tlrnt my su pply of Granit e and M a rble Mon ument s was never so " Mademoiselle G--, take a gPod look large as at presen t . at me; I am rather worse tha.u I look b y In Variety of Pattern it is most modern. candle-light, and I've n ine small chil dren, and not much l~nd , \ V ill y ou marry me 1" In Finish, far exceeding any you can see elsewhere. The elderly maiden, sti.l half-asleep, rub In W orkmanship, :6.rst-clu.ss. bed her ev es, looked the frank suitor over And price as low as at any experienced shop for a moment, yawned, and rep lied," Yes," " T hen be ready next Tuesday." I h ave r eceived by S. S. "Indiana, " a consignment of And that was all there was of that courtship, which was certainly bdef, simple and ~~ .A.l.'1'ZTE: to the point, A noth er lot has srri ved by S. S . " Ne bra.ska," and others are following . In a.nother case, t he would-be bridegroom found his betrothed crying after the banns I BlJY DIRECT FROU THE l'flA.NlJFAC'l'U"R.E R S had been pablished. "Whatever is the matter, Marie ?" h e in Aberde en, Scotland, and from l ong experience (28 year s) at t he bes t advantage, I int end t hat the p u blic needing work in my line shall be li berally d ealt with. lBked. "Well, Baptiste, " she r eplied, "my I keep for sale I engage no A gents. sister Louise wants very much to ma.rry, because she is older than I, and it is her turn first. And it makes mQ sad to see her d isappointed. Now, if yon would only marry her I Everything is ready, and it for enclosing Lots, at Lowest P rices. would be such a relief !" "Well, well," cheerily replied the young ALL WORK GUARANTEED. ma.n, "don't cry a.oout a little thiDg like th at , Louise will do; go and tell her to get ready." . N. B.- I h ave n o conn ection or interest in the Composition , Pottery, or Z inc M onumen ts, so called; I have enq uired concerning their m erits and ca nnot r ecom· TOM THUMB ON HIS HEAD. m e nd t h em to thA p nblio at an y price. Buwmanville, June 18, 1885. 25-3m. Cunning Trlek1 of a Rrt g ht·Eyecl Baby El~· 11hant. There is great rejoicing in P . T, Barnum's Winter q uarters over the recovery of the trick baby elephant, Tom Thumb, whose leg was inj ured at the time of J um bo's death, The baby elephant feels as glad as anybody , and hfo exubera.nce of spirits keeps Scott, the trainer, in a. constant worry, 'fhe plaster had n o sooner been torn off Tom Thumb's leg than he waved h is truuk and stood upon Purify t h e Blood, correct all Disorders of t he his hea.d, kicking hifJ heels in the air. The b:i.by next climbed on top of t he tiger's cage, I~IV ER, S'l ~O NJ lU)U, K.I D~EYS AND BOWELS. and aston ished those ri.nimals by leaping inThey invigorate and rest ore to health Debilitated Const itution s, and to t he air and turning a somersault with the agility of a professional tumbler . U nfortunare invalua ble in all Com plaints Incidental to Females of all A ges. For ately he fell upon his h ead, and his piteous Children and the aged they are priceless. cries brought Scott to his assista.nce, After drinking a gallon of b eer the ha.by felt better ·and danced around the r ing on h is I s an in fallible r emedy for Bad Legs, Bad Breasts, Old Wounds, Sores h ind legs to the music of a passing handand Ulcers. It is fam ous for Gou t and H h eu m atiem, For 'diaorder e of the organ. Tom Thumb d oes not sleep as well - Cheat it h as no equ al. as he formerly did, and he chooses the darkness of night for performing h is antics. For Sore Tln·oats, B 1·oncbitis, Coughs, Colds, The ginile awoke one n ight to find the Ilaby h olding t he hose and playing cold QJq,ndular Swellings, and all Skin Diseases it has no rival ; andnor water upon him, T here came pretty near con t racted a n d stiff joints it acts like a. char m . "" being a row, but Mr. Scott r oused himself and put an end to t he disturbance. Manufactured only at T HOMAS HOLLOWAY'S Estab lish men tJ If the Baby's friskiness continues it is thought that Mr. Barnum will be obliged to 78, NEW OXFORD STREET, (late 633, QXFORD STREET), LO~DON , confine him in a cage. S)lott thir>ks, how ever, that Tom Thumb is so everjoyed at A.nd a.re sol d at l s. I !d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d. , lls., 22s., and 33s. each B ox or Pot, ancl m ay be had from all M edicine Vendors thr oughout the Wor ld. h is r ecovery that he naturally feels liko ha.ving some fon and will soon settle d own ff'"Pnrcbasers sb cml<l look at the Label on the Pots and Boxes. It the addl"ell ~-· to t he sta.id life of a. t rick clown elephant ; t e not 533, Oxford Street, London, they are spurious, - Messrs. 1\.1cDouGALL & METC ALF beg to announce that they have received a large consignment of Celebrated Lehigh Coal, and are prepared to fill all orders at LowEsT PRICES. "We intend to keep on hand an assortment of Lumber, Shingl~s, Posts, Lath, CoTdwood, &c. .~ Office, Old Foundry Lot, corner Church and Division Streets. ROBT. McDOUGALL. HENRY' METCALF. Granite and Marble Works, BOWMANVILLE. SCC>TC::E-1: Marble Mantles, Grates, &c., and fix them.. .:; H ead Stones, Posts, and Metallic Bars C. BOUNSALL, Proprietor. HEALTH F OR ALL! T J:I E PILLS T ::E-IE OINTMENT