bring you a more cup of tea "I'm in 'a hurry," explained guess I'll sign my| . may have at your own table by using Whitten, 'an' I name to this blank sheet an' fet yef fil th! report to sult yourself, silles" "I'd trust th' elder to say he right i thing," added Mr. Garr warmly, ss he followed the other's example. The postinaster frowned, and when left alene wrote his brief re-| port most hurriedly. Then a8 jam-} med on his hat and sauntered carve. mare. 's Pride, bul the. insist " i 3 ence of the spiteful few that he be Hd oun Tie "street Nowa] We : ii cappled. the day, and ag al. The next day Deacon Plunkett ii three fellow ehugepugn matin slowly entered the fair grounds,| Bs eanelave to mete oy Justite. where, rie met the tribunal of yester- Bostmoston, 2 Stgdhent CAN Fday in tho immediate vicinity of the > duly CUREGRE. | oy oh 6s. ' i poor deucon could only groam| iis ; Sax?" La. and twist bis rheumatic fingers and i ot bg he ask , 820 appealingly from one stern face The postmaster bit a straw reflec- another and breathe hurriedly, as » ) ' tively and then in a confidential tone » d for air, returned, "Th! more I sea of Abigal's . Pride, th' 'mare. foolish 1 think you was to bet on her," 4 ¥1 "I think she's" gone plum fante," { iy Toronte Mail ani Bapire. Bertha M. Clay is dead, leaving a gap in literature that will not soon be filled. In private life Bertha mas- queraded nader the name of Thomas We Hanshew, and was of the sex that the Christian name implies. Te inany persons who had formed a mental pletire of thet tavérite author as & somewhat "soulful persen' attired' in flowing robes the real Bertha A. Clay would have been a shock. He was, in faét, an extremely business-like person, Well past milldle age, who made novels just as another man might nove made shoes. He did not: wait for inspiration, but diligently turned out four books a year, and at 'the time of 'his déath' was hard at work to keep up with his engage-/ ments to the publisher. To the ¢radit of Bertha M, Clay stands 200 vol THE D ONS EXONERATION In founty fair that Deacon Plunkett fell from grace, There werg many who worely pitied him. for ever wagering Bis hard-earned, money on the gaunt as on the first day of the i the" women "still {ddking. Threeld times she waited, and then. at last, becoming exasperated, she broke into the. conversation. 2 "Maflam, I-gmell your beans hurn~ ing," 'she AbhoUpeed, crisply. A horrified pam greeted the re- lunkett, how d'ye @ of sinfully bet- hoss race?" repeated the gravely, his angular jaw 1 forward, kawd? What can 1 say, elder? pesky Widder Peasly says she. ges me plank down a half dollar on tw' go. An' then see. Ab. Thomas ver" It with another half dollar! moaned the demeon. 1 ¢'te eurprised, Deacon Plun- deglared Mr. Carr, joining the other two. AY : "Shoes too heavy," answered Mr. Whitten from the other side. And in vindication of the. trio's judgment Abigal"s Pride that after- noon, despite the shrewd jockeying of Bim Cole's hired man, proved a complate failure; and was therongh- REPRRSENTATION OF' ULSPER IN COMMONS. A diagram giving a good idea of t counties in the British House of Commons. he representation of, the Ulster umes. of fiction, probably a larger output than can he claimed by any author, living or dead. mba Gentle Sarcasm Saturday Night When the present Judge Longley was attorneyigeneral of Nova Sctoia he was argiing a case in which he mark, and the young lady was able fo putin her call.-~Everybody's Mag- azine. x How He Made Sales A couple of travelling.' salesmen bumped into each other on King street the other day. 841-3 Phdne 76 co. Kett, that a man of your years should | Smt Daltrey be so. weak," growled Hiram Whit- "oys1 tén's neavy bass, and 'he wrinkied AST SEALE J STHRE his nose souriy, while his half clos ed eyes pave no intimation of leni- ency. "It would seem, brethering, that a sthe deacon has well-nigh con- fessed we can only return a verdiet of guilty at charged an' leave it for th; congregation to say what shall " . Mebbe we ought to dig into this a bit: deeper," suggested the third Investigator, head Selectman Carr. "I've known ' Brother Plunkett so long it donit seem possible he could go around 'beiiin' money on hoss races. Mebbe his mind was upsot in some way. What hoss did ye bet on, deacon 7 . @ postmaster's eyes glinted with "How's business ?* queried the first one. |" "Rotten," was the answer, '"How is it with yon ?" 4 "Fine. Simply fine. On my last trip 1 opened ten sow accounts, and did, a total business of $45,000, I sold one man a %6,000 bill, and ap- other. one $5,000." "Bo? Well, I think T, ought 'to get a commission on these sales." "Whaddye mean you-ought to get a commission on these sales?" "Sure. I ought: to. H you hadn't met mé you never would have made them"! ly. distanced. - "Thought ye said she was all- hunky-dory on a muddy tragk," snarled the postmaster, as his friends silently slouched into the back room. "Simply chain lightnin® to go," sneered Mr. Whitten bitterly as he mechanically slapped. an empty pocket: "A dcllar and a halt to seventy cents," mumbled Mr. Carr despond- antly. "Wal, I'm dod rotted glad ye lost on th' first day's racin,' Plunkett. Wish ye'd lost to-day," growled the postmaster. "So de I added Mr. Whitten grimly. "I can't lose all th' time," grinned the deacon complacently, edging to- Intetes 5 ward the door. "Jim Silby's roan wet nS he squared Jif Some Bluefly, looked purty good to me to- fen shaded his gaze with one long,|d8Y, an y Deliged a bit. dik ¥ hand and incitied his head af; ~~ regiar gambler," gaspe ry Dit fo caceh the answer: Carr as the door softly closed and " 'that derned" Abigal's Pride," the trio weré 'left alone. 'sighed the deacon. "She struck me ET Tg as sigh a Sweet natur'd driver, such| © Ines ju. Taw, a cheerful, gamey little mare, that T og ] hare very bad ? didn't- think it: was gamblin,' ae.) "1 never liked the way she carried h Pass a law! how ? her Bead;* observed Mr. Carr mildly. [Do they smoke? Do they chew "f dunno about that," protested Are they always bothering you? Mr. Whitten, shaking his head stout-| Don't they do as you would do? ly and pursing up his lips. "She. al- Pass a lgw! Ways struck me as. bein' unusually| Are your wages awful low ? Pass a law | Are the prices much too high ? gaited forward." Do the wife and babies cry ' . Tea drinking in England, which is , & ran that would bet on thats nag," cried - the postmaster "Cause the turkeys all poost high ? ) Pass a law ! 2 national habit, has just received a strobgly, "ain't no gambler. He's Jest: common crazy, that's all. I wouldn't: put a. penny on her to beat hard blow, which the sarcastic com- a j6----that is, 'sposin' I was sin-| When M.D, finds new diseaes, ments of American papers, in con- ful enouzh to bet on a hoss race." Pass a law! nection with the interruption of "She made good time las' fall on| Got the 'mumps or' enfernisis, cricket matches so. that the players Measles, croup or "expertitis,"' may be enabled to imbibe the bever- Test we all fly all to pieces, age which cheers, are making it more Pass a law ! " TI THOUGHT SILVER VALUELESS Laborers Jeff, Valnable Queen Anne Speciments in a Field While "'mudding™ an old pond near the parish church of Uekfigld, Sussex, some Inhorers found' some old silver plate, which, howover, thity did not recognize as valyable. As the plate was quite black when discovered, it was thrown out in a field, where it lay for some weeks. Lventuafly a laboring man picked up one piece and took-il. home, where a loeal collector purchased the "old pot" for a small amount. He sent it to an expert on old silver in T.ondon, who said it was a very valuable spe- cimen of the time of Queen Anne. Local. tradition = associates the find with a tragedy a century ago, when a utler was murdered hy burglars at Bownland Place, Uckfield pointed out that 'whatever decision Was given would 'be a precedent for all time, and would be 'refeired to as an authority when all the parties concerned had passed off the stage of life. ' "This case will be cited," he an- nounced, "and referred tg as author: ity when this court house has crum- bled into dust, when I have gone to heaven, and when my learned friend has gone. to his reward." i ' 100. YEARS. OF THR CIGAR ° rr : Smoking Became a Feature of Paris Life Before Leipsie Paris" Letter to London Truth ; It is just one hundred years ago since the cigar' was 'Brought into France and smoked by Spanish offi- cers who had attached themselves to the fortunes of Joseph Bonaparte. The winter had been severe, the suf fering great from 'want of sugar, coffee and other small luxuries to which Parisians had been accustom. ed; Women plied the razors on men's faces in the barbers' shops They unioped bargds In the Seine and drove wagons to the markets. The soothing effects ef the Count Montijo"s and his friends' cigars were | observed in high places, and the gov- ernment introduced the tobacco state monopoly to manufacture them ad Hbitumh after a model purchased in spain. The police saw to the distri: bution of the new comforter, and ci- ru smoking became a feature in Paris life before the disaster of Leip-~ vig. The aides-de-camp salon at the Tullerles reked with cigar smoke. There was then no prejudice against the cigar. There was against the ripe, which the fine gentlemen--all snuff-takers---left to the 'common people. ' - A Grandfather's Ambitions Montreat Herald, Napoleon Heberi's advertisement, asking the citizens to elect him to the board of control, makes the as- sertion tliat he IS "one of the most remarkable of Montreal's French- Canadian eitizens. | . . At thirty- seven years of age he was a grand- father." Mr. Hebert evidently be- lievea that in the feverish fight for controllership, it is just as well to state all your qualifieations, At OM Cataraqul Bridge The wummer sun is sinking, It has kindled a golden fire, Blazing like imperial' ,gems, On tower, cupola ané spire, Jt tints with rosy pencil The bridge with a ruby glow, Lovingly rests on its girders, Tights up the arches below. Gilds a cleft in its bulwarks, Where a swallow has built its nest, 'Chis old' grey magnet lodestone Ixaws the sun rays'to ita breast. "The mellow music. of water Rings on time-homored stone, The breeze kissing the sunlit' Rideau Is. weaving patterns of foam. » Asking -a Favor "Can I believe my. eyes?" excla'm- ed Mr. Timkins, as be confronted 'e burglar. Mr. Timkins had been sent' down 'in the 'middle of the! ight to. investiga'e a strange noise, hich proved to he the family silver in process of packing up. The burglar reached for his gun, but Mr. 'Timkins grabbed the hand instead. "Don't," he sald, Mving the hana a cordial shake, "You don't know how much I'm interested in you, stay awhile. I want you to meet | Mrs. Timkins." "While you're calling a cop! Not mn your life!" retomted the bur.lar. "No," said Mr. Timkins. "I just want you to stay while I call my wife. "She's hearth you at work very night for twénty years, and' his is the first chance she's ever had to see yow'"-_New York Even- a ng Post. The Guests That Never Came London Chronicle An. unusual experiénce that -will not bé found recorded in the official obituary notices befell Lord Minte during his governor-generalship of Canada. Lady Minto had fired up a garden party. The appointed day arrived; the band came out to play; the sun shone; and Lord and Lady Minto awaited their guests: But no guests arrived: "Phe mystery was un- veiled when it occurred to the mem- ory of a startled aide-de-camp that he had prepared the invitations, but had forgotten to post them! % - Has re-opened as a first-class | livery, hack and boarding sta- ble. Vehicles of all descrip~ tions, L. LAWLESS, Prop. Phone 77 3 A dog grey pathwav serried, Shows: the trample of many feet, Memory. like! incenge. it's fragrance ngs, y (Ver a hallowed past replete, This golden links of historic fame, Ah! many a tale it could tell, Redolent of thumpling history A reminder of daysgihat were. Brave men have ¥vore that path, Men of 'action and power, | Makers of 'our fair Canada, Their lives are history's dower Kings and queens, princes knights, With eavalry's clanking sound, The call of the bugle, the blare drums How the pregnant echos resound ? a Warning Against Tea this year it will pay you to our prices for cement, block bricks, etc., as you will: $260.00 between wsolld brick and cement blocks. - We also have all sizes in sills, lintels, pler blocks, eaps and vases at reasonable prices. Kingston roducts: F Factory fy 8 Patrick omes: 177: ne "Extenuating Circumstances" Chicago Tribune. Mrs. VanKeuren was acquitted by jury-"on the charge of murder. Neither she nor her attorneys. denied the murder. It is supposed that she was acquitted on account of the ex- tenuating |circumstafees in. the case --namely:that the victim was her husband and she shot and killed him; olen . th® Durginville track," defended Mr. Seuried ten shortly. "Track was muddy, y severely felt, says the New York Times. The board of education has issu- ed a warning against the perils of tea drinking in a circular outlining a scheme of health teaching in ele- mentary schools. After declaring that tea-drinking is unnecessary and that too much strong tea is very in- Jurious, the circular adds that a diet of bread and butter and tea is foolish and nomn-nourishing. One: old: belief that a cup of tea is a goed pick-up is discounted by the cireular which declares that per- gons who drink tea continuously to keep their energies from flagging soon become exhausted, since reac- tion invariably follows. Now the téa drinkers are taunting the beard of education with being like the fat boy in "Pickwick," "wanting to make our flesh creep." "That's just it," cried the deacon. "She's a hummer on a wet track. That's why tomorrer will see her leavin' everything behind her as if they was hitched. Why, Sim Cole's ed man told me yesterday that af- ter a rain like we've jest been havin' she'll go through the field like a " Mr. Carr pricked up his ears and nervously in his chair, while tmaster bit his pencil dubi- 7 and sneered. "What does Sim | Almost anything ain't lawful, Colé's man know about her, any-| And the judge is human too ! way?" ; Pass a Law! "He took care of her at th' Dur- gin track," iiformed the d ~~ "He knows a hoss all right," de- cla Mr. Whitten dreamily. "But © I can't say I like: th: way th' mare was handled t'other day. Seems if her driver fretted her at th' stretch." Are the lights a-burning red ?- Pass a law ! Paint em green, or paint 'em white? Close up_all them places tight ! My ! Our town is such a sight ! Pass a law ! Device Bars Shop Lifters and A sliding bar safety stand for dis- playing jewelry and, fancy, goods in stores, that is designed to prevent shoplifting, has been invented by the chief decorator of one of the big New York department stores. The device resembles the ordinary ""T™ stand, ' ; Ri excepting that it kas a sliding bar i hy tac hou ie Sasha with ball stops, placed as suitable). ,'} = 100 thas er. U8 distances oyer the main crossbar.i Vb NC Sony ™ ight The fixture can be opened at either! TH-"" FH he et ' hen ne end to enable the sales person to re-| wrlormas: k ity a » Yepeating this "nove easily any of the articles dis- | Fe NE filled 8 Finally afbet ieee 4 St, al, Ch at a time, and that two hands are|"@uded back the mirror with thanks, necessary to operate the device. The a tani nil » o stands are being successfully used| poo TaCam. how do, they look ? now in the store referred to. a ow do what lock ?"* she return- > "The teoth T just filled ieorge--1 am using it mother. 1 "Oh, ! = " have the dog tied to the leg .of the xd forgot about ae foutl, #he ¢ hang table with it. glass of Utilizing the Mirror A dentist was filing a lady. pa- No matter what the trouble is, Pass a law! Goodness sakes, but ain't it awful ! My ! What ate we going to do? weld- The life of the bridge seems With that of our city fair; Rut the hand of Time, so ruthless, Hath left its fmprints there. Tt. must give place to modern needs We mourn its passing awav, Stillettoed off the heart of the past Ny the glittering hinge of To-dav. -E.F.H. PHONE 1170 Kingston Automobile Co. Queen. and Bagot Streets Storage, Repairing, Acces sorfes," We guarantee satisfaction ~W. L. TWells SIuk. SOUR STOMACH: pair mcd Be wis | INDIGESTION OR GAS ; oat" added the postmaster, listless- Take "Pape's Dispeps " and in Five "ei You'll on y "She'd probably make a fine show-| Minutes {n' tomorrer if she was given a fair Became of Misery in A ------------ SWITZERLAND MONEY OWER. Capital of Its Banks Greater Than Those of New York Switzerland is beeotning one of the great money powers of the world. It is estimated that twenty Swiss Strong on Piety During the Civil War the late Col- onel Gabe Bouch organized a regi- ment, which he controlled as a die- reaching for chance," lamented Mr. Carr. "An' she'll git th' phance," cried the deacon, seeming' to forget the hazard of his pesition, "for Sim's man is goin' te hindie her, Lava, 1 them folks that's weak an' sin- Dy to bet agin her. I feel - #0 repentent I cal'clate it's my duty to warn 'em all." "No," decided the postmaster firin iy. "It sin't your duty, Egbert, to do that." £1 should say not," cried Mr; Whit- ten," his eyes glittering. h "But polka will pe glvin' odds inst ber," protested the deacon Nambly. * "Joshua Runnells says he'll bet a doller'n a half to seventy cents she's distanced. "It aia't our duty to save Josh Runnells' money. for him," remind- ed Mr. Carr decisively. Then he added, "An' so Josh is stoppin' here at th' village this week, eh?" "He's workin' at th' livery stable durin' th' fair," informed the deacon. "M"m,'"! muttered the y eyeing Mr. Whitten's unfair proxim- to the door in gloomy disgust. "Wal," he finally added, 'seein' as how Dongon Plunkett is repentant an' don't know hardly nothin' about Wonder what upset your stomach --which portion of the food did the damage--do you? Well, don't bo- ther, If your stomach is in revolt; If sour, gassy and upset, and what you just ate has fermented into stubborn lumips; head dizzy and iches; belch gases and acids and or- ictate undigested food; breath foul, tongue coated--just * take a little Pape's Diapepsin and in five minutes you wonder what became of the in~ digestion and distress. Millions of men and Women to-day know that it is needless to haye a bad stomach. A littlg aiapepsin occasion: ally keeps this delicate organ regula- ted and they eat their favorite foods without fear. ' If your stomagh doesn't take care of your liberal limit without rebel: lion; if your food is a damage In- stead of a help, remember the quick. est, surest, most harmless relief Js Pape's Diapepsia, which costs only fifty cents for a large case at drug stores. It's truly wonderful---it di- gests food and sets things straight, so gently and easily that it is really astonishing. Please, for your sake, don't go on and on with a weak, dis- t's 80 unnecessary. ta of th a wi ed dy of Lord," said an itinerant evangelist who had wandered day, "endeavoring to save the souls where I was Instrumental in leading eight men into the paths of right- gouspess." "Bouch, after a moment's pause. "De- tail ten men for baptism! No d Massachusetts regiment mine for piety!"--T. L. Mason Wool which never saw the back rope for making men's clothes. known by wool, furnace. into, the furnace, under a furious blast of air. is toss- com. tor. ; "I am a humble servant of the into camp one the unfortunate. I have just left d 'camp of the -----th Massachusatts, in "Adjutant!" thundered Colonel co! shall beat Manufactured Wool » of m_Eu- It 1s the name of limestone and "is made in an electric Powdered limestone: nfixed and after passing chemical is thrown sheep is being largely used co th. a certain out as flufly white wool. After from the furnace the wool is he finally made into lengths cloth. GRAY HAIRS A HANDICAP Tendency of Modern Business is to Favor the Young Men. This is the young man's age. Ev- erywhere you will find the big jobs the hands of yong men. The ap- pearance of age discredits your abil- ity. Youth and efficiency are first using in the eyes of business men. Don't' let a few gray hairs spoil your chances when it's so easy to prevent or cure them, Hay's Hair Health resiores the natural color te gray hair and no J one will know you use it. It is not a dye. It is a hair tonic that re-invigoratcs the hair roots and the scalp, supplies new nourish ment, a new lease of life for your hair, thus bringing back its natural lor and' luxuriance. Tt removes dandruff We guarantee it to do this. Your money Will be réfunded if it fails after a fair trial. $1.00, 50¢, 25c, get it at our store. FOR SALE AND RECOMMBEND- ED BY J. B. McLEOD, DRUGGIST. "What did you look at each time I gave you the mirror 2" "My hair.' -- Kipling and His Name The new Seven Seas edition of Rudyard Kipling has brought wp a great deal of interesting ana little known gossip about the famous Eng- lishman. For instance, how many Kipling 'lovers know that Me was christened Joseph Rudyard Kipling? Like George Barnard Shaw amd Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Mr. Kip- ling has shown his sense of the value of words 'by lopping off the unine teresting prenomen. The origin of his better known name is interesting. Lake Rudyard is a beautiful sheet of water in North Staffordshire. It was at a pic- nic at Take Rudyard that young 'Lockwood Kipling first met Migs Maedonald, his future wife. They commemorated that happy occasion by piving their son the name of Rude yard. Men Were Séntenced Napanee Beaver. On Thursday morning the young men who broke into a-Grand Trunk car at the Napanee station on Thurs- day, Mar>h 12th, and took boots fro hanks have capital amounting to con- siderably more than the banking capi- tals of the national and tote bapke in New York city. Andre Sayens, one of the French students of finance who have investi- gated causes for the rise of the Swiss financial power; declares that it is due fargely to a steady migration of French capital, which has been going on for years, and which has recently been prompted particularly by pew taxes: in France. _ Another teason is that Switzerland is neutral territory among Furopean powers, and its bankers are frequently negotiators of endrmous loans, 'the bulk of the eapital being drawn from France. Childreb love this "fruit laxative." and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach; liver. and bdwels so nicely. FOOTWEAR We «ave p lines in Men's Shoes, which ' cannot be beaten dt $4.00 We should he: glad to show you our Boys and Girls School Boots at prices from $1.50 to $3.00. All good solid leather, Scatt's Shoe Store 260 PRINCESS 87... Branch 206 Barrie St. REPAIRING DONE "HOME, SWEET HOME" LACKS SINCERITY WHEN a case, were before the magistrate and given the following sentences: Albert Lapointe, Montreal, "fine months in central prison, Frederick Smith, Halifax, nine months in cen- tral prison; 1d Stanford, King- ston, who kad thfee previous convie- tions of mst him; was given | not less than six. months nor more | than, twenty-three months in central! prisons Edward L Oshizwa, who has been in the refe ol, was remanded for a week for sent- ence; Ford, Sanford, Towed oft 'oh rosa ea pw en nto a ~ future good behavior. =. ------------ She Made Her Hang Up A young lady took down the re- ceiver of the one day and discovered. that the was in. use. "I just put on 4 pan of beans for. dinner," she heard one woman eom- placently info th an : - She hung up the receiver and wait-! ware of counterfeits sol ed for the on to end. Upon the genuine, returning to the phone she found Srrup Company; A child simply wil not step play- ing to enipty the bowels, and the re- || sult. ig-they bgtome tightly clogged with waste, Hver gets sluggish, stom- ach, sours; then 'your Tittle one be- comes cross, half-giek, feverish, don't eat, sleep or act naturally, breath Is bad, system fwil of -celd; has sore throat, stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen, mother! . See if tongue is coated, then give. a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the, system, and you have 2 enham street; lot 35% 65: feet; well, playiul ebilld again. '|i fornace, electric light; gas aad Mfilions of: improvements, $3659.00, frame house Montreal street, $1600, HUNG. ON RENTED WALLS, OWN THE KEY TO YOUR FRONT DOOR. Cement block house on Rug- sell street, seven rooms good cellar; will be complete on the figst of May, for $2500.00. i . Double frame house on a corner, $2850.00. a Brick veneer house on Syd- Pp with the Giants are showing better "class" than those who nig is' looking forward to a prospe erous season, yo pa J ER et