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v.» M..â€" l l -, «ms-“Lani 4U“, -, “maâ€"4 ”ow-r .~. --r-’a . u . ;. hwk»; tr". is, Made and guaranteed by II. VII/EBERG & 00., [Ml/TED, Montreal. National in Character, Distinctive in Appearance, Dashing in Style, Modest in Price . . ...... on..-at....-a.\mn~.m‘~3 _ ' Features that have made Progress Brand Clothes Famous. Sold with a Guarantee by ..v. ~ ......I. r. {NAN’S tttttt Mitt "Oh, mum, here's Miss Nan’s young man comin' up the walk. Will I show 'im in?” “Miss Nan’s young man! What do you mean, Mary Ann?” “I mean the young chap she's been :knockin' aboot wi’ eVer since we came to Portobello. I thocht she wud write an’ tell ye." “No, indeed; That's what comes of letting one's family go off by themselves on holiday. I haven't arrived a day too soon. Nan is a giddy girl, and her father will .l‘ave been giving her carte blanche." “I dinna ken, mum. I canna say I’ve noticed 'im giein' her onything in par- . teeklar. But there’s the bell." “I think I had better interview him. Show him in, Mary Ann." ‘The next minute Mary Ann ushered ‘into the drawingâ€"room a. tall, lank young man with long hair and eye-‘ glasses. His appearance leaned to the shabby genteel. He made a profound bow to the :iady, who . critical air. “Pray be seated, sir,” she said iciiy. “I presume, madam, that Miss Smythe has acquainted you 'with the object of my visit,” he said bashfully as he seated himself gingerly on the extreme edge of a fragile chair stiffly. “Ohâ€"abâ€"that is strange. posed to her last nightâ€"" “Goodness gracious! she say?" The young man looked mildly aston- f *hcd. “She seemed quite agreeable, ma- ;1m, and referred me to you,” he :iswercd. "Thank goodness she had the sense.! i only arrived this morning, and not I must make a few inquiries into your cirâ€"‘i before time. Excuse me. cunzsiances and family." He blushed and fidgetted uneasilyE on his chair. "Yes, madam, butâ€"~â€"butâ€"â€"” he stam- eyed him with a coldly. . And what did : “At. that moment me (1001' opened and MISS Nan herself entered the 'room, followed by her‘ father and a tall, aristocratic looking young man wear- ing eye-glasses. ' The young lady immediately ap~ preached her mother’s visitor with outstretched hand. “Oh, Mr. Robertson, I am So sorry," she exclaimed. ”I quite forgot to tell ? mamma you were coming.” “Nan,” shrieked her mother, ”do you know who that man is?" “Why, of courSe, mamma. He was . the singng master in Miss Jay's Semi- I‘ve heard nothing. V» nary 1n Glasgow when I was there He lives here now, and we have mm several times. Yesterday we. hap~ pened to meet in the Marine Gardens, and he asked me if I would sing at the charity concert they are getting up. So I asked him to call here this alternoon and Bee you about it.“ "Nan, are you trying to deceive me? You have been minding, about ; with this man for a month i hear, and he tells me he has asked you Lo marry him.” "Mamma, have you lost yum senses?” shrieked Nan, on the “rel-:3. , of hysterics. "Madam, you areâ€"excuse trte-»â€"yot areâ€"distorting facts,” stammored tht 'uckless singing master. “Oh, Miss Nan, it's a’ my fault,” C‘I‘lCC Mary Aim at that moment putting hea ~tead inside the door. “I thocht it was tim," indicating the strange gentle nan, who, with Mr. Smyihe, wa ratching the scene with lively aston l . . l «sliment. “go I tel-t yer in v ’ i ' "My daughter has told me nothing,” ' been “ ' .a ’ an S‘w' interviewin’ him, spelrin ’ a aboot his ram 11 ’ ‘- - ’ ,- 1 pro-l that. 1 e ts an his pey, an a Ye see, they baith wear specsâ€" lhat’s hoo I gaed wrung.” For one awful moment silence reign- ed. Then Mr. Smythe subsided into a chair, and roarcd till his sides shook and the tears rolled down his cheeks. The strange gentleman, looking very much embarrassed, fidgetted about un- easily. Nan burst into tears. Then Mrs. Smythe found her tongue. “Mary Ann,” she cried, “go down stairs immediately. I’ll talk to you later on. Mr. Smythe you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Nan, don't be a fool. Mr. Robertson, it seems there has been a misunderstandingâ€"” “Don’t mention it, madam, don’t _ , , u ' ._ 7 ' 'l ' ' u x _ . - - meted, 1 dOIlt 103-11) thllm 1t 15 119965 1mention 1tâ€"a mere case of mistaken sary.” “th necessary! am most particular about. I a nily is everything. lather?" “An honest man,' can't understandâ€"” “An, honest man! he is quite a common person? is his profession?" madam. “He professes to raise flowers and vegetabfes. “A what? And what on earth are you?” He is a gardener." l identity. M gra d ,1 shall bid you all good-day,” and with ’ n -- .r . . ,,- . , mother had blue bio'bd in he};- veins. a 10" b0“ the Slqug master mulled" What is your! l foot Bill I,Smythe and then went off into an- lother prolonged fit of laughter, while It is just what I Does that mean I thinkâ€"in the meantimeâ€" ly departed. “Marie, my dear, you've put your in it this time," chuckled Mr. Nan continued to weep, and Mrs. WhaLSmythe and the stranger eyed each : other apprehensively. “My husband hasn’t had the sense I to introduce us,” she began hesitatiug- A common workman! lly. "My name is Algernon St. Clair,” MAN wru FAILS \(the original hen, as the gawks should prison records show. . \ The- man who fails sometimes lacks “Had we not better cease personali- ties. madam, and get to the business :he answered, .in hand '2" I“Perhaps it will be as well to tell you "Get to business! rather. How dare. you presume toldaughter, and I can assure you I approach my daughter?" have excellent credentia’s." “Your daughter, madam, is a very "1 haven't the least doubt of it. I charming young lady. She was ex-lWlSll you every happiness. If these (:cedingly kind to me When 1 offer- two fools would behaxe themselves we .edâ€"” might have some tea.” “She is a fool. I am ashamed of " her. I suppose she never inquiredi - A pug-'9 Privilege .ebout your osition at all. V 't ' 3mm, meana,preally?" \ b“ s A Peer may sit with his head cov- “Iâ€"I rather think that is a nude ered lna courts! 13W. ' .question, madam. 4 A Cricket .Rule “You're as amed t d ' 11 0 tell. an Wt After 200 runs have been scored you had the resum tio ‘ ;‘ .' . shout a wife,“ ,p p n to m ‘K with a cricket ball. the 1111341118 “all “I've buried a wife already, and 1"“ “9°“ m “m" ML . .._.. I am quite able to bury “0&qu ' ’ agents). 1:969 new..-” .- ._-. .. . . with a courtly bow. l i Get to the doorlat once that I wish to marry yourl SUMETIMES LAZY Writer In Poultry Journal Tells of ReaSone Why Some Men Toll To Make Birds Pay The man who fails with poultry is sometimes lazy. He would rather lie in bed on a cold morning or swing in a hammock on ahot day than “bother" with the birds. He cannot see the need of “fussing" with the little chicks; nor of fresh water once or more daily; nor of keeping houses and always fighting vermin; nor, in brief, of any of the routine duties which suc- cessful men insist upon as a matter of course. The man who fails is sometimes a too]. He reads the glowing fairy tales told by truth-killing grammar-butcher- ing takers, of some woman reaching down into her inside pocket and hand- ing out a “five thousand dollar bill and five five hundred dollar bills” for half a dozen birds; or of thousands of gullible people viewing a hen said \yards “epick and span" clean; nor of to be valued at thousands of dollars know, died years ago); or perhaps he has read of three-day-old chicks being sold for $100; or of some fat old hen; laying 263 eggs in 272 days which is at the rate of 352 in a year. If he has read these lies, and is idiotic enough to believe them, he is foolish enough to believe that he, too, can swindle people in the same way. Of course he fails, because every greedy, plunder- ing knave fails sooner or later, as our judgment. work hard early and late; but because of poor management he makes no. more progress than a whale trying to swim in a foot of water. He puts cheap stock into elaborate houses, he puts good stock into dranghty, leaky' out-buildings; he overfeeds, under- feeds or fails to give the right sort of; feed; he breeds fancy stock and nei-‘ ther exhibits nor advertises; he does not look after little things, forgetting that those very “little things" make up the sum. of success; in short, he lacks what is commonly called “horse sense.” The man who fails is often a be- ginner who has been duped by knaves instead of being touted and praised, as some of them are. uosedly “reliable” poultry papers of a “system" whereby a clear profit of $2,880 can be made in one year from 24 hensâ€"which is at the rate of $120 per year from each hen; or of a “strain" of big birds which “lay when two and a half months old”; or of a single bird producing 300 chicks in- twelve monthsf or of anything else equally absurd and criminally false. Being wholly inexperienced he can- not see the absurdity of these lies, and he “bites," as the sordid knaves ex- pect him to do. 'As a result he loses his money and time; and failure, for , H which he is not to blame, resulta.â€"â€"-G. F. Townsend. in American Poultry Ad: inmate. ' 1â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~f‘â€"â€"‘â€"‘â€"‘ ‘ 8 He may be honest; he may who should be wearing convict stripes. He reads in sup-, YRADK MARK l 3 ‘ K ‘ ' k' ’ i‘ t IEclSYE520 ongenial Clothes A young man’s credentials to society are signed by his clothes. The youth just verging on man’s estate prefers PROGRESS BRAND CLOTHING because it has the cut, finish, dash and style, congenial to his youth. The master creations of artistic. genius are reflected in our advanced Styles. Made and guaranteed by H.“ VINEBERG & 00., LIMITED, Montreal. Sold with a Guarantee by 49 Before Sending he Departmental genres Those in need of 3. Sewing Machine will '_do well to call and see Our stock. 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