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THE SAPPHIRE RING -. J;.. I '"' li WEDNESDAY, JU.LY i7, 1SS9 """ "'\. ~========-==================== ' ' -:-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Why it is Treasured by the Vallanca.y Fa.mily-The Story ofa Trance. L':la.fy Mount, W"rwickshire, is a show place. Printed notiaes wa.rn the thousands of excursionists who pour into Lea.fy Mount once a week of the tl>lngs they oughb not to do. But they do them a.II the sa.me ; they pick the flowers, then chase the deer and carry off shed antlers in remembrance of the excursions, On these occ!\sions the place is jhorough!y permeated by tb..e public. Bu~ t hough lhe public thru&ts ib$ nose almost everywhere a.t Leafy Mo:mt it ha.11 n:ver yet succeeded in ~eeing t he ma.usoleum of the V <1.llancay fa. mily, etill leas has it a\ er hi!od the slightest Inkling of the strange story con· . nected with iii, The mausoleum is a hoary ~ray atone building ; it is smothered in ivy, and, but for the inscription over its massive door, Morsjanua vitre, it looks ra.ther like au ice· ho use than the la.st resting pla.oe of a. great family. Gre11ot yew-trees overshadow it, the gravel pa.th in front of the e:itra.nce is green with moss. It is nearly fifty yea.rs a.go that the curious incident about to be detailed occurred. The Eul had been married but one short year to a. lovely girl, and be a.dored bis young wife. Ia it to be wondered at 'that he 6hut himeelf up with his bride in his earthly paradise at Leafy Mount! Their honey· moon had prolonged itself for a whole year for theirs had been a love man iage; and no cloud bad a.e yet disturbed the iraquillity of the romance of their lives. ~~ ·;oo,-..-....;.;;~ ~ l' \" 1 1.:·: ,, The C(}untese' p ortrait, as she was then, h1UJge i11- the drawing-room at Leafy Mount -a dreamy.eyed blonde full of senti· ment and ~race, the masses of i;:olden ·hair braided up in the rather formal fashion of the day. The te.per ha.nde are toying with a. bunch of white camellias, ·and on the en-· gagement finger a ma.1.1nificent ring of Cou~t. sapphires a.nd diamonds ls conspicuo·.18. Thatj sa.ppbire r ing ie now a treasured heirThere arrived in Philadelphia from Sa.u loom in the Va.llancay family, and to the Fra.noisoo the other morning a. young ring there is a history-a. true history, man, accompanied by a. midJ!e-a.ged woman ~- ~;, straJJger than fiotion. and two children, trhijy wenb to the Grand L1td V allancay's affection for bis wife was Centra.l Hotel, where they registered a.a ~treme, a.nd her sudden indisposition one Duliss Bays water, sister and children, Autumn evening ca.med him considemble a.nd were assigned rooms. Dnring the day alarm. TM Uounteaa bad complained to her the party went into the c·ountry and returnhusband 1(If faintness; the color bad disap· ed toward evening, a.ccompa.nied by W'illiam peared fr om her rosy lips, the hand which Chrisman, who for the pan two ye!lors has be had aeiz3d in bis natural anxiety became been fore:nan for Dr. Eshelman. The tJwo icy cold, a.nd the fa.lien lids hid the love} y yonng men were a.r0 und the hotel together eyee. in the evenin&, a.nd about S o' clock went "Good heavens!" shouted the Earl, as he up to the room of Mrs. B~vswa.ter, who rang for auista.noe, "ehe bas fainted." registered as the sister of the younger The usual homely restoratives were ad- man. ministered in vs.in. The medical attendant About 11 o'clock the gueeta of the betel was hastily summoned, hut to theEa.rl'1 hor· were aroused by a terrible noise in t he ror and a.etoni~hmen t he pronon!1CE d tha.t tJhe lady's room, and it was: discovered that the Countess of Va.llancay was beyond a.llea.rth- br:ithers were fighting, for brothers the two lv help-that she wu dead. young men proved to be. One of them, liar ju ~t TeceiYed an immmeDse new stock f · d d l · d h or all kinds of Millinery consi~tiDg of · His rien s an re ahves aaserte t at the eldest, was. taked to jail and the younger Lord Valle.ncay behaved like a. madman. He one wa.s allowed to remai-1 at the hotel. declared that the family attendant was misComplaints were filed a.gs.inst both boys taken ; b e insisted that the Countess was for disturbing the peace before R ·corder merely in a trance. The physician from the Prince, and next morning at 10 o'olock they nearest town was called in. He took his fee ;n s ll t:he nf wH t & ty!es a~d ·hapes to be and shook his head. But Lard V.;llancay de- had their trial. The testimony developed pocmco . LadiES shoulrl call e arl y and clined to be c.onvinced. He refused to allow a sad story of domestic strife, and in brief m ~ J;e their >elections before the stock ls it was a.s follows : The names of the young pkk ed oTer. This stock is one of the largest the body of tbe Countess t o be in any way men a.re William and Duliss Chrisman and ever brough t to t cwa . dis'.urbed or t o be r emoved from the couah in t hat of the woman B:i.yswa.ter. Some eight the grea.t drawing-room wbereit lay. He yea.__rs a.go William Chr.isma.n met her - a.ud \ .;ER $1, 000 WORTH OF RIBEON. sat day and nigh~ !n Uie,..da.rkened- room by fell in love with h~r. Sbe wa.s a. grass widow, , -~, -c:Inepcctis n --inv+t-etl.· the side of the coltl, inanimate body of his her divorced husband being a.live, and when 1 young wife, which lay clothed in its da.inty Ch.r isman and.Mrs. B11.yewater weub . t o )1et morning dishabille ot filmy Honi on lace; married t hey told their story, being and ever and anon he would stoop, his eyes Catholics, and the priest refused to mury filled with blinding tears the while, to kiss them, Ca.tholics not allowing the marriage the poor cold little hand, upon whioh still of a divorced man or woman. This a.ppa.rentCANADA. OF ...;:' .., ..._,... blazed hiB' loveJtoken-the engagement ring ly made no difference to Mrs. Ba.yswa.ter 'capital paid up, s1,ooo,ooo. Rest, lji~Go,oo of ea pphires. and Cb.rlsma.n, a.nd they went to livic.g to·::!:;· ·.:. _ .., _ ~'or a whole week did Lard Va.Ila.ncay . This Ba.nk ls prepared to do 'Legltl· watch by the side of the inanimate figure of gether as man and wife. She bore him two children, both girls, and they lived hapmate Banking ln all its branches, the Countess ; he refused te leave her side pily together until , two years ago, when Farmers notes discounted ; Depo11t1 even for an instant. Ab the end of hie long Christman left her; ncelved and Interest pa.id on a.mounts of watch young Lord V a.lla.ncay's ha.Ir was Mrs · .lhyswa.ter keep~ a tavern in Ta.wn15 upwardaln Savings Bank Department. streaked with gra.y. The friends and rela.· sent Street, Francisco. After leaving her, tives came and looked their liut upon the Chrisman went to work for Dr. Eshelman DRA.FT,S lovely form ; and of each one the E;r,rl I111ued and Collections made ln Europ~ would a.sk the question, still hoping against and has continued in his employ. On one or nwo occa.sions the woman has gone to him United States and Canada. b.ope. begging Chrism1m to go back to her, and "You d_on't think that she is r eally dead, this was the purpose of this visit, the J. ,TONES, do you 2 No, surelv not dead; she's only brother accompanying her to beg his Age> sleeping." - , · brother to do · right and return to his But tl:ie only andwer Lord Va.llancay got children. In a dispute which arose the line was ·a. mela.ncholv shrug of t he shoulders or was passed and a fight ensued. a portentous shake of-the head. In oourt Wfllia.m Chrisman seemed to Once, and once only, did Lora V allancay's be bitter againi·t his brother a.nd the mogrief oea.se for an instant and give way to ther of the children, He accused her of violent indignatfou. A cadaverous little keeping a dive a.nd she denied it vehemently, Poid up Cnpltnl, $300.000 R~st, $410,000. ma.n, respectably dressed in shiny bl ack, retorting with other accusations. This was had silently entend t he room with a. low kept up until fin11olly the mother said, in obeisance ; he was the son of the principal answer to some charge made by Chrisman, I beg to JJOtify the pu blic th at I am r eceivillg undertaker. in the neighborhood, young Mr. de JJo'tits for tbis COIDJD ll;c , en d all~wing 11 V osper. He slowly advanced 1o the foot of "Don't believe him, Judge. I have r aised higher rate ol interest tb nn t:he banksmy children as they should be." the couch upon which Ia.y the inanimate (rbis was .a ll Recorder P dnce wa.nted, a.~d No :is:oTICE oF WITHDRAWAL REQurn:En: body of the Countess. He stared a.t it for he said : "I'll test it, madame," and turning I am also prepared to grant a few lbomente, a.nd as his eye fell upon the ·to the youngest girl, a. little tot no more ~oans on BEAL ESTAT.E sapphire ring it w11s lit up with a. baleful th an 3-year~ o Id, he said : "Can you say glitter; th en he again made a. low rever- your prayers ? ' on faYorable terms. ence, a.nd was a.bout to retire as quietly a.s OFl<'ICE: Then ensued a most touching secne. The he ha.d entered. Mcl\fortry's Dry Goods Store, little girl, without a word, climbed from her "Who is thati man?" said the Earl t o th~ cha.Ir, knelt on t he floor of the cour troom, W. F. ALLE1' old hou soheeper who had 11ccompanied B ~ - '"-Qville, Oot . 11, lHS. 42·- ~ ID · young Mr. Vosper. Tile housekeeper whis- with the policeman, spectators, J u~ ge and her father a.nd mother around her, and foldpered in his ear the na1mr e of Mr. Voeper's ing her tiny hands and lifting her eves to business. Lord V;r,llanca.v s prang from his bea.ven, she rr.ade the grandest defence of a. chair with a. furious oa.bh, but t he under - mother's word possible. Slowly, but dittcontinues to no a General Banking BuslneE f taker had disappeared. ti.n ctly, and without a. tremor in her voiae For two whole days beyond the t r aditional the innocent little darling, born with the Bowma.nv!lle Bra.nch. week the Oountees of Va.lla.ncay had stain of sha.me upon her a.nd disoa.rded by DEPOSITS rema.iued unburied, At length, at the her father, lisped in childish acceµts the ~oelved In Sa.vlngs Bank Depar tmentanc'l remonstrance and entreaty of hie relat ives, "Lord's Prayer." Jal! and interest allowed at current rates, r he Eul relucta.ntly gave way and consented 1otioe otwlthdrawal necessiuy. AU depoe!I As she proceeded, ut terly oblivions t-0 her to the interment. But his consent wa.e aurrouudings and thinking only of Him who payable on demand, coupled with two curious stipulat ions : she sa.id : " Suffer little children to come unto EXCJHA-NG:E should be la.id in her cGffin just as she was, ilough t and sold a.nd Drafts Issu ed u pon Eur op undesecrat~d by the touch of hireling and me and forbid them nor," as she utter ed room had Jnited States and Ce.n& da., also Gold, Silver an unloving hands, and the only pieces of that prayer which many in t he _ Jolted Sta.~s Greenbacks bou11ht and sold. not heard for years, str ong men bowed their jewelry she wore, her wedding ring and heads and sobbed a.loud. Finishing her (")0LLEU'l'l01"8 keeper and t he great sapphire ring, should prayer she added: ",God bless pa.pa. a.nd Promptly made a.t current re.tea nJ)on all pat not be removed. mamma. a.nd Uncle Dalias, Amen," a.nd rose :>f Grea.t Brittain, the United States and De The Eul's demands were carried ou!J to from her knees. minion or Canada. the letter. T he CJuntess was placed in The case was settled, and ha.d W illiam Telegraph T1·anst'ers her coffin, th e funeral service was read Cilrisma.n sworn a thousand oa tbs that his M&de tor lar~e !Ir sma.11. sums on all parts ot over her, and she waa carried to the family wife was b ad h e would not ha.ve been beCanada. Thie is eepecmlly advantageous to mausoleum in t he private groand of L9afy persons living in Manitoba or the North-weBt Mount, a.nd there buried, B11 special d1·rec- lieved. It was several minuties before any,, as It makes the funds a.va.Ua.ble at once at he one spoke, a.nd then the Recorder fined the lace of payment. . tlon of the El.rl of Vallanca.v t he coffin WllB t wo brothers $15 ea.oh and dismissed the P For further particulars c&ll at the Bankll'g not screwed down; for, to the disgust and courb. uouse. , indignation of his relatives, he had declared T, BRODIE, . IUO. McGILL, t hat he would daily visit the body of his _ _ _;;c. Ac ..c.... c_ o_ un_t _ a. _ n_ t. _ _ __ _ _= Ms.nager. young wife in t he mausoleum until he him- Quickest Way of Getting Attention at Hotel. self was convinced t ba t she wa.s actu:i.lly dead. "I had the confoundedest time a.t the llotel How he man!l'ged it nobody knows, butJ young Mr. V osper, the undertaker, had I atopped at while I was down to the city," secretly ca.used a duplicate key of the remarked Uncle Hayseed to the admiring mausoleum to be fabr icated. c t. e d a.t the store to hea.r of crowd who colle. , A little after midnight young V osper, his journey. " They ha.d a great, big dining· wrapped In a. long cloak, · quietly proceeded room there, and more than a hundred wa.i ters, to the entrance of the tomb; he placed t he but none of 'em-came around whe{e I was. .key in the massive lock, which opened with I sot there a.a much a.e a nour, an' none of 'em considera.ble difficulty. From the nature of pa.id the lea.st bit of atten t ion to me. F inal· his tra.je young Mr. Vosper had no fea.r of ly 1' man a.t the table with me, who wa.s j ust the dead. As soon as he wa.s within t he finishiu' his dinner, says; 'You'll have to tip ·· door he produced a. dark lantern and pro- one of 'the wa.itera if you want t o get any 1 ¥ ~ ceeded straight t o t he niche which contained attent ion here.' "Wall, I 'lowed I cud do that fast enuf, - :BYthe polished oak coffin of the Countess of I". Ya.llanca.y. H e placed t he lantern upon t he for I felt a.bout mad jesb then , so the very ~ :. · ground, a.nd proceeded to remove· the coffin next waiter t hat ca.me skipping by with a hu1 ra.ft o'dlsbes up over his hea.d, I put out ... I am-fully prepared t o &ttend Funerals 0 · lid with its great silverpla.te. tbe shortest notice, at the lowest possible rates 1 He t hrew the Ught upon the b 1 dy, and my foot and tipped him up quicker'n wink. a askets and BurialCases ready on short notice l his greedy eyes fastened a t once upon t he That wa.s t he quickest way to getJ attention First-class hearse on very moderate terms ' great sapphire ring which glitter ·d in the I ever seed. Why, I bed t he whole hotel, Shrouds an d Coffins constantly on ha.nd. Fun l' ' " era! car ds supped at cDce. JfnrnitureShop strong ray of the lantern, fer t he hands hos.a an' all, there in about ten seconds.' S.bcwRcom s- :Ecunsa 1!D}· tVI Bleck. ! wen> reverently rro~sed upon the breast, Beck's Sun. ,, !rhen he clasped her with emotion, DFew the maiden to his breast, . ,Whispered vows of true devotion, 'pThe old, old tale,-you know the rest,' . rom his circled arms upspringing, .. t With a tear she turned away, · .And her voice with sorrow i"inginir, ,. ' ... "I shall not see my bridal day.'iThis dramatic speech broke him up badly; b.ut when .she explained that her apprehen~1ons wer~ foup.<).ed on the fact of an inher1ted predispos1t1on to consumption Jn her family, he calmed her fears, bought a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for her, and sJ;ie is now th~ incarnation of health. Consumpt10n fastens its hold upon its victims while they are unconscious of its approach. Th~ "Golden Medical Discovery" has cured tJ;iC:ileands ()f cases of this most fatal of maladies. But it must be taken before the disease is too fai: advanced in order to be ell'.ective. If taken m time, and given a fair trial, it will cure, or money paid for i t 'vill be re.tuniled. · For 'l-Veak Lungs, Sptttiug·or Blood, Shortness of Breath, B . r onchltts! Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kindrea Allections, it is an efficient remedy. ' ' Copyrlgbt, l.BM, by 'VORLD'S DIS. MED. ASS'N. _: EuropLan Nations Bltlclln)': for Tel'ritor yConfidence lu the Future oJ the Dat.rk Continent. Th 'd· ·th · h' h h E . _ e a.vi ny WI ~ 10 t e aropean na· tlonB are now izrabb1?g for .sli~as of Africa demonstrates a gr?w1ng belief Ill the ,future of the D.i.rk Contme~t. E!lg!and, France, q ermany, I~aly, Belgium and P<>rtuga.l are a,l enga.ged i.n _the ~truggle: The experlence of Great Bri,am ~1bh lnd1a. pold~ out .the hope of profi~ for. hke _enterprise~ In Africa, and ea.ch nation 1.s trying to get J!ISt a.s large __ , a shar_e as _ poss1.ble. England, of oourse, Th c d'd . fi come3 10 for the h< m's share. She is ruling . e yoi;n11 . ~u.itess 1 not a.t . rst r~a1· Egypt and Z.1tzibar up to the Z·~mbesi, thus 1z1 her situation,. but the cold atr which poss.easing hersfllfof a.territor which includstreamed from the open door, and the blood ng the D.tttch Rerubr y · d b I: which ffowed from her wounded finger, re· B ·c h d r th . fluJS, now c1illme. Y t e e ID ux of settlers, Ill equal vived her M if by m11.gic. She stepped from I rI 18 i;n e her open coffin, and, taking the l:;ntern to five times the area of France, in h_Jr ~.a.nd, quitted. the charnel-house In · A BRITISH COMP ANY trep1da.t,1on an<l a6ton1shm.int. Once out· · cla.tms possession of the upper valley of side in tho cold night air, she raa.liz:d her Niger, a second is pretending to rule from position ; she wrapped her handkerchief Mombaeaa to L·ke}Tangimyika , and a third round her wounrled hand a.nd proceeded to is a.bout to poS11ess itself of the country the great house as rapidly a.a her trembling st retching from the middle of the Zam bes limbs wouldca.rry her. Hereall was wrapped up to the corner of Lake Tanganyika, a. in darkness from one room a.looe upon the territory as large as Spa.in, and because of first floor _there glimmered a ligh~. The t he elevated ground said to be e&pecla.lly countellS seiz~d a. handful of gra.vel and flung adapted tc Europea.n settlement. Ita.ly is it a.t the window. The casement was open· trying to grab Abyssinia, France ha.9 in ed instantly. It wa.s one of the maids wbom va.ded the West Cva.sb a.ad seizsd Bey Shershe bad arou6ed; the girl was a hard-headed, bro, in addition to its possessions in Algeria, West-country woman, a11d a.t once hurded while the Germans ha.ve issued new a.nd to her mistress' assistance, Restoratives revised maps extending th~ir claims in the were administered, a.nd the Countess w11os South and Ea.st so a.e to take in a. va11t soon little the worse for her long sleep. territory between Bechua.naland a.nd the The Uountess of Vallancay bore a. scar on z~mbesi, In fact, there does not seem to her finger, a.nd wore her sapphire ·rlng till be much of Africa left excepting the great the day of her dea.tb, and she lived a ha.ppy Sa.hara desert that is not claimed by some wife and mother for many a long year after of these European powers, a.nd even the she was buried a.live. desert ie claimed by ~urkey. There is no reason to ngret this scra.mble. Afrioa., left to itself, will never shake off. WON BY A GH[LD'S PRAY.ER. the ignorance a.nd superst ition that cause such a. valuable territory to be useless to civilizltion. But the rivalry of European The Touching Ending of a Vase lei a Police powers ma.y civilize it and The robber seiz~d the ringand attempted to remove it. Hefa.iied. Bubyouug Mr. Vos· per did not stop at trifles. Pi·oduning a. fila from his pocket, he set to work upon the inside tf the hoop of tli.e rin~. Iu bfa haste be wounded the delicate finger of b he Coun. teas. There was a gush of blood. The Countess suddenly rose, to Vosper's borroi·, sa.t bolt upright in her cofli:i, and, with a gentle sij!h, she opened her lovelv eyes. Then Vosper dropped his file and fiad with an unear~hly soresm, even a.s Orestes fled when pursued by the Furies. J?com that day Mr. Vosper was beard of no more in the.neighborhood. :==rm -THF SCRAMBLE JN AF.RICA _? .. . SPRING ~ANNOUNGEfiiENT 1889, - - --o ---- I I I l "Window Shades, all colors, both with and without dado Genuine Hartshorn Spring Rollers. Bessel Carpet Sweepers. Curtain Chains. Cornice Poles. Stair Plates and Rodsa Sanderson, Percy & Co.'s PURE MIXED PAINT. r Genuine Eleph.ant Lead. A fine Jine of Kalsomine, "White \Vhitewash and Paint Brushes_ · The best goods at bottom prices. S. S. EDSALL. DEVELOPE ITS VAST RESOURCES. The natives are capable of being ma.de valu ..ble aide In this work, as is shown by the NEW .MiLLINERY MRS. DONNELLY Hats, Bonnets, Flowers, Velvets and Ribbons report& of what Emin Pa.sha. had accomplish· ed right in t he heart of the continent. Thia wide recognition of the va.st possibili· ties in store for thab country is, ia 'fa.ct, a. source of_ gra.tification. R11ilroa.ds are bein~ built, canals dug A.nd rich mines opened The Loa.ndo Amba.la R a.ilroad, which is be· ing built by native labor, will do considerable in developing the Congo Free State, and another road is projected in which some Americana a.re interested, that promises great results. Xbis road is to overcome t he ob· btructlona to trade by the ca.to.ra.cte and rapids of the Lower Congo. lb will be 263~ miles lonj?, and it is estimated that it ca.n ~ built for $5,000,000. With the a.id of this roa.d and of the .steamera nearly a.n entire continent, almost wholly undeveloped, will ba opened up to the commerce of the world. About 7200 miles of navigable watercourses can be utiliz-ad, running through iii territorv with 40,000,000 population. This IS A GIGAN TIC ENTERPRISE , will be found in his old ::?hop, next door uoor to Express Office, D. AVIS & BOWMAN VIL I..4E, where .h e keeps constantly on hand A LARGE COMPLETE ASSORTMF,NT - -OF- - Coarse and Fine for Men and Boys, W omEin and Children. - S1:ANDARD BAN I, which if ca.rried out c~n not tail to benefit mankind and help rid Africa of the cursed slave t.ra.de, Several thousand A!rica.ns along the line of the proposed road are now engaged as car riers, and WOf!.4.erfu l ~tories are told of their traneforma.tion from- idle savages to fairly indust rious workmen. This :would seem to ma.ke it clear thab they can be utiliz'ld in other industrial enterprises. It will be fortunate if this roa.d Is built, and an impetus thus furnished to the development of the D.i.rlt Uontinent. If all the powers who a.re grabbin~ for territory .vill aid in the work of civilization Africa. will perha.ps before many yea.rs have civilized governments of its own. Rubbers, Slippers, etc. Trunks, Valises, Satchels. Speci~l attention given to Repairing. :J:>_ :0 A "VIS .. Women·s Barber Shops . Barber shops for women seem to be in· orea.aing In New York, and many of them h11ove regular customers. The work done is, of course, confined almost wholly to brush· ing, cleaning and ma.kin~ up the hair. Many of the customers k eep their own combs and brushes, too, in the pigeon-holes which one sees filled with cups in a barber shop for men. The ba.rber and her assist. ants a.re, of course, women, and to one of them the writer said the other day :-"How ofben should a woman have her ha.ir brushed?" "Every night a.nd morning she ought to brush it herself," was the . reply. " Many of them never brush it thoroughly a.t a.II, and a.a for cleaning it, all they know a.bout that is scour it once or twice a year with borax or ammonfa, as they would their kitchens. tr bis ruins the hair, yet they · know no better. Ma.ny a. fine la.dy goes .i.bouo with six months' a.ccumula.tion of dirt on her head under a $25 bonnet, a.ud would be horrified to t hink herself not a.a clea.n a.s she should be. Women who know bow to ca.re for their hair come here once a mon th for a dry shampoo to clean t he scalp, and once a ·m ont h I cle1i.n t heir ha.ir itself with ca.stile soap a.nd water, drying ib immediately by spreadlog it over a. hob air register. The hair should have air a.nd sunlight too. I think the hair of American ·women is becoming more and mo re scanty, whi~e nearly a.11 the fine switches and wigs of bum!ln hair in the market come from the heads of the German and Swiss pea.sa.nt girls, who work bare-headed in the fields, and whose tresses a.re so long and thick that they a.re glad to sell some of it for next to nothing. DOORS, .SASH, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, and other Factory "Work all Kiln Dried. ·w. The Ontario Loan and Savings Co. --o-- AFuH Stock always on hand. Call and Examine. McClelltJn BOWMANVI LL.E, Co., THE ONT .ARIO E.ANK sole agents in this locality for G-IL~OUR&CO., TRENTON, ONTARIO. I HEALTH FOR A \LL I A Sweet Home. Like the magical 1ity of old, ' l'was built in a. single night ; For the builder was busy and llold, And worked with a.II her might. She \\ orked as fa.st as she ever could, But she used not btick, nor stone, nor wood, F rom t he base to t he topmost dome ; She used not wood, nor atone, nor brick, But the floor was wa.rm a.nd the walls were thick; 0 what a. queer iittle home l She entered my own estate WitJh no regard for t he laws ; She made herself a. gat<:1 ; Her teeth were the knives a.ad saws. &ight in my wey her dwelling stood; Ct wa.s not built upon clay n or mud, Nor on rock, nor sand, nor loa.m ; C b was not built upon ear th a.t a.ll, But she ma.de it wit hin a. crystal wa.11A quaint and curious home. THE PILLS Purify the Blood, correct a.11 Disorders of the LITER, STOMA.CJD, KIDNEYS A.ND BOWELS~ Th, ·· lnvigora.te ucl re ~t'.> re to h ~ !l.lt b · lJebiHated Constitutions, · are lavaluable !n -ill C ni )la.lnh~ l Mlde1 n a o ~ emale1 of all A ges, Children atid the s.ged t h ey are pricele11, F or THE an iafa,Hi. blo n-0. 1 h h -~ ~ ~ l r~ OINTMENT l{ s, Ba.d Breasts, Old Wound~ S r" 1 (}r N RTAKl N U '" VI MORRIS and Ulcers. It la famoua for Gout and Rhe nmatlsm, For disorders ·ot '. tlt In the light of the morning sun -Chest l t has no equal.The work of t he night I see ;. For now the building is done, For Sore Throats, Bronchitis, Uonghs, ~old· , Bub the builder, where is she ? [ found her not, but l know her na.meG~dula.r SwellinO'S, and all Skin D iseases it has no rival ; a.ud 1 Tis Mistress Mouse, that meddlesome da.me cont~ted and 1illf joints lt acta llke a charm. W ho Io ; eth by night to r oam. [nto my pantry she g nawed a. hcle, Manufactured o nly at T HOMAS H oLLOWA.Y' s Establlshment, And built her house in my sugar bowl ; Ah, what a sweet, sweet home ! 78, al t.-~~· OXP'O'P.') ~rREET, (late 533, OXFORD STP J· .ET), LONDON. Many sllmmer dresses for street wear a.re without the high collars so long in vogue. They a.re finished instead with a. fall of la.ae, Empire plea.ting or an Eton collar. And a..e iiu .cl a~ 1a. ltd,, 215, 9d., 4a, 6d . , lla., 22 s, , and 33 ~ each Box or P m aybe ha.d froiu llll M'1d.!oln e Vendo rs t h r ougbo.i.t the W orld, 0 - I w P archa.eers should look tJo the label on the P.ibs a.u d Bix n. If th) aidr;i31 h :u: · 535 Oxford S )r~et, ~h~y an spuriotn.