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wfii AgainstllisWifo’s Advice Ila Does andGctsaMScaroxsakasult An hcur before Mr. Browser a! his name written on Browser took it in without. even I: curiosity to smell the « Whvn he arrived he pullex fCIA.‘ postal card from his pocket 1 said ‘ - ‘7 nu... a...» [AGE 811 “My 0] living UP t" Mm. Bowser said no more, and dinâ€" ner was put on the table and eaten. Mr. anscr drank a. second glass with his dinner. and though he screwed his mouth around as if the taste was not exactly to his liking. he made no remarks. When the meal had been finishcd and the sitting room reached 110 said : P ___.A “I mug: buy Tom a, present of some kind and send up. It was mighty good and thoughtful for him to'reâ€" lv..nm T'mvg m've onlv ot neural ia and verv‘ucuw ; _ . . ml.) of ‘tlmit, and in ghe next, yoh" The doctor found 1118 patient in a are too ready to pick up with any {State of collapse: Alter tasting the port of remedy. 0m. dl'uqqist will icontents of the Jug he made up 1115 tell you that timothy haffiboiled in ;mind that no great harm had been sweet water has just as much virtue ‘done, b“ it was 8-11 OPPOYWDIW *0 as enigma-r3. wine_” \point a moral and he made the most ”Then he's an infernal fool : Hit/10? it- For two long hours Mn Bow- isn‘t the best, thing out, how is it gser was pumped and dosed and drug- !ged and when the doctor let up he that I feel better after taking only. awas so weak that he would have to 12m glasses ? Things have come to a; , plett}: pass when you .get jealous and :remain in bed tor a couple or days 'to get his strength back. He Was Show it in every word because my; :1 humble and contrite mood as long (lair old friend Tom send me dOWn aii little present. Mrs. Bowser, I would ias the danger lasted and he was beâ€" not have you disposition for all the ing closed, but no sooner had the money in town. It's nag. nag, nag, man of medicine departed and Mrs. and if you had some husbands they Bowser asked it he was feeling a. wee youldn't stand it as I do.’L bit better than he sat up in bed and‘ «well. I .hope the wine will make {pointedan accusing finger at her and you feel better," she answered, asiexclaimed: she turned to her book. "The ninety-seventh attempt to as- "Make me feel betterâ€"of course it lsassi'nate me in the last fifteen years. will. Those two glasses have driven-Woman, I see it all! In your rage but more'n forty different, aches alâ€" and jealousy you put rough on rats ready. BY the time the gallon is 'or some cockroach powder into the gone I shall feel like a four-year-old jug to end my days, To-morrow, colt again. I think I’ll try another womanâ€"tomorrow we will telephone a ” p a . . our respective lawyers andâ€"andâ€"" .. mun Anwn {n the dining room And Mrs. Bowser held the camphor w¢n~ -__ V,‘ “Make me feel betterâ€"of course it will. Those two glasses have driven but more'n forty different. aches alâ€" ready. By the time the gallon is gone I shall feel like a four-yearâ€"old colt again. I think I’ll try another glass.” - __ .A__. 1.. n... aanino rnnm abuse. He went down in the dining room and helped himself and when he re- turned he lighted a. cigar and took up the evening paper. At. the end 'of ten minutes Mrs. Bowser noticed that. he was hitching around as if he had something pn his mind and after two or three minutes more he asked: DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0.0.0.... . v Ult- av â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" , up in the north part uof the m-iu-s me that he has‘sent me sonwthing for my fall rheuma- _ .9- .1), old. schoolmatg, Tom Barlum, took it in without even hav? curiosity to smell the con When he arrived he pulled : card. from his pocket and U (lllu ;. _______ fall came I expected to be W85 ‘ in knots again. Dear old "N‘ L how many quarts of the there have drunk together! I’ve woul< have some farmer make me wine. in every fall. but. have alâ€" frienc‘ :lected it. There's enough gun t vou can have a glass or .. 'x jug with and MrS. you ?” “You said it. was emerge“; -....., she replied. “I said so because I believe so, but neverthelws the taste is a .little queer. Perhaps he put too much sug- ar in‘ it. I’ve had a cramp or , tWO, but they came from the weather of course. My face down’t look Very red does it ?” ‘ . -r _L-..1A cnv V011 "Not SO very,- were in pain. on your forehea were 111 yazu. a. v... ___ - on your forehead. I told you not to drink any of that stufi until you were sure What it was. _ It smelled more like horse liniment to me than elderberry wine.” Mr. Bowser got up and got his hat and then descended into the base- ment, he picked up the jug and startâ€" ed for the drugstore. douht :n his mind about the wine and he Wanted it solved right away. Mrs. Bawser asked if he would be out long and he replied that he was just goâ€" ing around the corner to see a man and would probably be baC' in half an hour. He was looking pale and perturbed when he entered the store and the druggist asked if anything Was wrong down at the house. ”No, nothing the matter dOWn there,” he replied. “but I wish you gWould tell me it this is elderberry iwine. It was sent to me by an old friend up in the state and I have be- gun to take it for my rheumatism.” " hen you have begun to be a fool l’-’ was the blunt answer of the man of drugs. Elderberry wine would have no more effect on such an ailment than so much corn coffee. 1n- deed, it isn’t half so good as but"’ milk. So you have been SWig‘glng“ . down, have you ?" ‘ ”Only three glasses." ‘ “Well. you have made a donkey 0? yourself, as usual. This stull' is some kind of horse or cow liniment and rberry wine at all. Why in the dickens did you begin on it beâ€" fore you were sure 7” “1â€"1 dunno. Is it poisonous ?" ”I couldn‘t say without an analy- sis and you‘d be dead before I had time to make that. There's sugar of lead here. for sure, and perhaps laudanum or opium and your best Ian is to get back home as soon as of a telegraph boy, who had called at thv 1101150 and been sent: to the store. Mr. Bowser trembled so that he could not tear open the envelope and the druggist took the message and read it and said: “It’s from some one who signs him- self Tom. He says he sent you the wrong jug by mistake and this pre- ‘ ALA-‘mrk‘ one!) When one doc Mr. Bowser didn He flew homo at :1 11L; “U u .- an hour anâ€"cl‘ as hé’ bursted open the front. door and made his {way down the hall he called out. “Get to that telephobe and get our doctor here without the loss of a minute or I'm a. dead man !” death 7‘-'I\'ever mind the doctor it’s bottle Use Lover’s Dry Soap (a. powder) to wash woolons and flames-you’ll like it. As at. St. Louis World's Fair, so also at Chicago’s great Internation- al show, has the flock from Victoria ccunty maimz‘nd our county’s and our country’s reputation in the pure-- bred stock world. The exhibits ‘from Fairview Farm Won at St. iLouis as no other flock on record kdid, and that in the keeuest‘ compeâ€" titiorn ever seen in Amenca, or am,â€" where else. At the International. with six oth- er flocks competing in breeding and pure-bred wother classes, to the! Fair. view Farm [106k fell more of the honors and money than to the oth- er flocks together. At Ontario’s Winter Fair in the same sections the ‘â€"‘A:‘A' “IULUI' .l'uu- ... v..- ~h record made was somewhat. similar, though several of the winners at Chiâ€" cago were sold there and delivered. shows that The following letter our country’s productions are suit- able to the highest-Class trad-e in America, as the hotel mentioned is the leader in New York, and its ratps are from $5 to $15 a day : 'D! The Fairview Shropshires fl 23m; Vnose and smiled. ln‘t, wait :1 gait ,oi .it to answer. of 12 miles sud your the Another letter. from Hon. F. J‘. Go- Live Stock Depart- burn, the chief of mont at St. Louis, till ill health compelled him to reap, and who :or years has ‘ riculturc for the state of Kansas, ex- presses the admiration 0'! an Ameri- ‘n the Uni-ted States live ‘ for the Fairvicw exhib- it at St. Louis. It reads thus: Mr. nu‘. u uuu Venur- _ Woodui'lle, Ontario. "My Dear Sinâ€"This department. would like to have. ton probable pubfl lication m its biennial report, now going to the printer, a, clear-cut, sharp photograph of not less than cabinet size, or a drawing, of the Shropshire ram upon which you had the extraordinary honor of winning the grand championship at the St, Louis World’s Fair. I am very hap- py to congratulate you upon the pre- . e:..n..nn ‘Yti‘l ““3,“ won in the liV'C' the gran‘o‘cfiamfiionship at the St. Louis World’s Fair. I am very hap- py to congratulate you upon the pre- eminence you have won in the liveâ€" stock world, and trust I may soon have the desired picture. Very truly yours,_ ‘ F. D. COBURN, Secretary Capital Building, Topeka, Kansas, Uct. 25th, 1904. In the matter at the es- tate of David Herbert Mur- ray, late agent of the Grand Trunk Railway Company at Mar- iposa Station in the. County of , Victoria, deceased. Notice is hereby given that pursu- ant to Section 38, Chapter 129 R. S. 0., 1897, that all creditors and other persons having claims against the estate of David H. Murray, late agent of the Grand Trunk Railway Company at Mariposa Station, in the County of Victoria, deceased, who died on or about the twelfth (12th) day of August, 1904, are hereby required to deliver or send postpaid to Maurice Stacey of the Village of Creemore, executor of said estate, on or before ,the 20th day of, January, 1905, a. statement in de-l tail of their accounts, names and‘ addresses with full particulars of their claims and the nature of the seCurity (if any) held by them, proâ€" perly verified by statutory declara- tion. And further take notice that after the said 20th day of January 1905. I will proceed to distribute the asâ€" sets ot the said deceased among the parties entitled thereto, having re- ‘gard only to the claims of which I have received notice as herein requir- ed, and I shall not be liable for the assets of the said estate, or any part thereofA to any person or per- sons of whose claim or claims I shall not have received notice at the time of distribution. Notice To Eredituzs J ohn Cumpbgll‘t Oreemorc. Ont- matter af the es- of David Herbert Mur- late agent of the Grand i Railway Company at Mar- -3 Sound over all waters, reach out from alt lands The chorus of voices, the clasping of hands; Sing. hymns that: were sung by the stars of the mom. Sing songs oi the angels when Jesus was born ! ’ With glad jubilations Bring hope to the nations! The dark night is ending and dawn has begun ; Rise, hope Qf ages, arise like-the sun, All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one! Sing the bridals of nations! with Chorals of love Sing out the war-vulture, and sing in the dove, Till the hearts of the people keep time in accord. And the voioeof the world, is the voice of the Lord! Clasp hands of the nations In strong gratulat ions; The dark night is-ending and dawn has begun ; Rise, .hope of ages, arise like the sun, All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one! Blow, buglcs of battle, the marches ‘0! peace; East, west, north and south let the long quarrel cease ° Sing the song of great joy that the angels began. . Sing' of glory to God, and of good will to man! Hark ! joining in chorus m heavens ~- m 'er us! » The dark night is ending and dawn has begun ;. “ Rise. hopeptithe rages. arise like the sun, MAURICE STACEY spaâ€"och flowtomusic, allhcarts beatasone! ExecutOr. Dec. 14, ’04.â€"51-!. Fo J“ CO- A CHRISTIE CARI“ Coal and Wood Heaters Kitchen Ranges Box and Sheet Iron Stoves Leave your Opposite Benson Rouse. KEYS MUHRISUN Jewel Toilet NecktieTraveL ling. 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Our 111w array 01 fist and hollow ware. solid sun-r spoons, forks, ladels and l‘ic Kmxa as well as Chocolate and Tea sons, are something to excite admiration. The quality is fine. the Workmanship elaboraee. Our prices are mOdcx‘ate. LINDSAY Correspondence will open up the “‘ :Il law. . Ptnmanshlp- 3}' to 5 A rank utnowkdzc 0‘0““ ”m": ' . Rapid Lb" ping. Comment! S‘OCI’ on“ "' thiâ€" Remunerativc '. J. MCCARTY J EWELLEP. 0 Positions £11191“ V % new liotelman, is 797 liberal share of u In applying Christian (‘Xpr-r said that )nuny entered inn: 1!:. small part ”2' ‘ emericnw. '1‘}, per and (Hhul' .\ M88 was the missionary mnv Inc nomixmtiun twt' “ was hpld on leuin; ' canfiiidate for (Nb 5 m, who “ppm-n3 in Qudidate. The run \\: anuade, Scully :HH Them will likely I”. v.1 an reeveship of (hm-mm councillors as the rater W complaining ab4 We and taxos. he IBChaniCS’ Institu h'e engaged Mr. Harv m of Toronto, for M 36th Dec. He w: i, n wen-trained lot ‘ 5’5» M were very few v ‘ . Moan conventis of the \inagv. R H. Johnston figam after .I .\( \v Gent's threshing. .. weaved a kick In that confined him two weeks. new is V not lmu'} ”along agod pawl. no better anp Von tertained for tho rm 001111911, 0110 uf m: nlation per year. open 10 1h.- 1 been done, 1-“: What remainm ”Whod 10 :1 1,000 Chimes» years; he Wnuhi at the pCOIflU U! preach to, mw-n ed less to the Chm-ch were 19.85 conccrm-d antes of their salurb do a good deal lwn. mission Hold." said lack of mum-y was dranoc to missimmr} 15 minions a year w; enue; 75 nlil'lionh \h was ‘a large sum. bilfi of tho Ifnitmi : millions, i1> (“ht-“ng millions, and in: 1 lions. The cum FM only one Iv-mh n! Christian \Vut‘ld In In tis’. dlU.’Ch l'xk'}1.;l‘,_’\'; the _mi:~vionar.\- gxrzzzim latter (hard). Mr. 1 was: "That rc'lami! land to b(‘ [)OSM‘sm-u‘ ment regarding r'm- :7“ m by the Isfah'lllvs Ir. Henderson 1m lhw tian missions, and i the field of individual periencc. The preacher v.\[»x'«-.\ that not all thaw: wl sionaries were as dm ought to be. “11‘ >(HH' On f unday 11m Maidenhm, [mmm' 51., Mt'ihodist Hm I‘. Welch, ILA” 5' Wé have no“ run ‘11 {our years and :1 hair. ratepayers haw nut m citizens with comidcnq‘ the asSuranoe of both and Provincial 1 that this system will 'tics, take away t render the water 31,50 We do not appm wells; that system ha by every CXpI‘I‘t \\'hn the question of Illv l matter and lulu-n 2h.- emincnt Boston vxpcr! by the Provincial 1m and are convinn-d tlu commends is HU‘ “1'5! We have cnl‘vl‘ull} v supply. No prn'uh' 0 put his mono) m n .. think (ho hum: .xhunld private (‘JlllllllllSls m. 0‘ the Objt‘CllUIls un- liable at any linw 1.. is liable l0 ln'l‘uxnr and the “unh'r \\..ul.l nut suiluhlv lm' nmnx 1mm. “’h)’ slmulJ .1 taken whmx “r nrv p“ that, the supp!) nf \\.. rim-r, lillvrt‘d as \l- as p! \o‘:‘\’ growl qlml H The old company u. shelf Contract lu p'u wl'S, and if 1hr}- \v' works ovm'y (‘lll/Pn sh“ ing that lht‘)‘ lbw nun perly filter thu wan-r. afiord to do Ivax Hun campoll a px'inlh- rum better than river that should be rcmed ”at, possible moment. proposed is known System and is appro wt experts in Eng United States, and town a good who! water, such as Can l8 Board Issues Saying That thq lake the Scu'; ,cuully request yl $20,000 Watcrwox 0 enable them to system is cntir at," present we are AMONG THE CH 112110933“ fl I'll! URGE 0MP)“ 51's 0} m Ht M