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"I don't believe she likw Hastings." any: Dorian; yet his heart dies within him as he remembers how she defended him about his unlimited affection for the cup that "cheers but not inebriates." in love with the lanky young man in “I believe she does.” says Clarissa. "Can’t you do something for me. Clar- ke?" says Dorian. with a rather strain- ed laugh: "you are evidently bent on “Yes. Why should you be so amaz- ed? He is very chgu'mmg. and I think she likes him. He IS very kind-hearted, and would make her hapPY; and she doesn’t 13kg tggtching.” “v - ~” 7 ___ - _, -m. . uwbuls. "The gumt’e’?‘ says Dorian. for aegggd tune to-d_ay._ , m”. I o’nly‘knogw S'woâ€"u Ev; ever of dqmg 50." “v: _ "Don't speak like that.” says Clar- Isea. entreatingly; she is plainly un- hep- lke what! \Vhat nonsense you have been talking all this time! Has it never occured to you that though. no doubt. I am endowed with many ualities above the average, still I am no an 'Adoms,‘ or an ‘Apollo.’ or an ‘Admirable Crich- ton,‘ or anything of that sort. and that it is probable your Miss Broughton might be in my society from this 3,111 the day she dies without experiencmg‘ a. pang. so far as [am concerned." . _ 7 H , -“-_v‘- _.w gnu”. vv uuxu. be impossible to check; Amuse your- self elsewhere, Dorian. unless you mean to marry her." "Well“why shouldn't I marry her?” says Donan. "I see no reason why you shouldn't. nothing like oppofitign fqrflthat kind of ékin... .A.. â€"~ , , ‘m_o- râ€"v. A um uJLus LU understand you. only I can’t. If you would try to be a. little more lucid. all would be well; but why am I to be sat upon, and generally maltreated, 'be- cause I walked a. mile or so with a friend of yours. is more than I can grasp." “I‘don't want to sit upon you," says larissa, a little vexed. "No! I dare say that chair is more comfortable." "I don't want anything! I merely ask you to be careful. She LS very young and has seen few men; and if you fer- Slst in your attentions she may fal in love with you." “I wish to goodness she would.” says Branscombe; and then something in his own mind strikes him, and he leans baek in his chair, and laughs aloud. There 55- Eerhaps, more bitter-neg than mirth m is laugh; yet Miss Peyton hears only the mirth. "I hope she won't.” she says, severe- 1y. “Nothin would cause me greater sorrow. Un emeath her childish man- nenthere $95 a. passionate amount of aiding thqt. once calle<l into play. would nun/“lulu- 4.- "No, no. I am in earnest," says Clarissa, a. little anxiously. “Don’t. pay her too much attention. if you don't mean it.” ”Perhaps I do mean it." . “She Is very young.”â€"ignoring hLS last. speech alwgethe . “She is a per- fect bab in some ways. It isn't kind of you. think." ‘ "My dear child. what am I doing?" If I hand Miss Broughton acha'u‘, or ask her if she Would take another cup of tea. is that 'making her unhappy? I really begm to think that socxety is too mom tor me. 1 shall give it up, and betake myself to Salt Lake City." “Yqu _won’t understand me." begms she, snung more upright, as though de- iirous of argument; but he interrupts er. "'Ijhere you mistake me." he says. "My mogwe§ ans quite pure. I am dying“ to _-_- my um nuâ€" happy.” says Clarissa, blushing- hotly. "! wish I could,” says Donan. He laughs as he speaks. but, there is truth hidden in his jesting tone. Oh. to make her feel somethingâ€"that cold in- diffgrent child! “I am glad you walked ‘back with her.” says Miss Peyton; but she doesn't look glad. “I hope you were nice to her in “Extremely nice, ask her if I wasn’t. And. our conversation was of the (resh- est. \Ve both thought it was the warm- est spring day we had ever known. until We remembered last Thursday. and then we agreed that was the warmest spring day we had ever known. And then we thought spring was pmferable to summer. And, then. that Cissy Red- mond would be very pretty if she hadn’t the cooked 11066. Don't look so amazed. my dear Clarissa: it was Miss Broughton‘s expression, not mine. and a ver egood one too, I think. We say a. coc hat; therefore, why not a. cooked. nose '6‘ And then we said all edu- cation was a bore and a. swindle, and thenâ€". How old is she. Clarissa?" "Eon mean Georgie?” OJ '6.” "Neither nineteen nor twenty.” "So much! Then I mall think she is the youngest-looking girl ever met at that age. She looks more like sweet seventeen." "You think her pretty?” _ can,nu , “To the xisamge. As I hadbeen there all the morning. I couldn't well go in again,-â€" fact I felt. and depiored." me all the morning.” "So she told. me.” “Ah! And how far did you. go with her?" "I Wonder if ever in all my life, I had any news," he says meditatively. "After all. I begin to think I'm not much. \V’ell, let. me see: would it be news to say I met, and talked. with. and. walked with your '1a.ssie wi' the lintâ€"white locks?" “Now' for your news,” she says, in the tone one adopts when expecting to be amused. Dorian. lifting his arms. lays them be- hind his head. A low bright fire is burning merirly upon the mg a snow-white Persian cat ainks blinking; while Billy, the Irish terrier, whose head is bigger than his body. and whose hair is of the shabbiest Mina graoeiully upon an ottoman near. Clarissa. herself, is lying back upon a cushioned. chair, looking par- ticularly pretty. if a. trifle indolent. “That will I. right willingly. so it pleases you, madam," says Dorian, and straightway. sinking into the desirable lounging-chair she has pointed out. makes himself thoroughly happy. "I am so glad you have come." says Clarissa. rising with a smile to welcome him. as he comes up to her. "The day was beginning to drag a, little. Come over here, and. make yourself comfortâ€" CHAPTER XX‘. There have been hearts whose triend- ship gave Them thoughts at once both soft and grave. " In the drawing-room he finds Clarissa sitting among innumerable spring 01â€" fel'ings. The whole place seems alive With them. "The bmath of flowers is an the air." Primroses and violets shine out from tiny Etruscan vases. and little baskets of pale Bellek are hidden by clustering roses brought from the conâ€" l"33‘7““! to make sweet the sitting- mom of their mistress. ‘ "Georgie? Youâ€"â€"â€"â€"-. She was with e_n hairs." r_i_an don’tâ€"don' t make THE VICAR’S GDVERNESS. Pm; I an}. d'xislg t6 ILJP)),}I ’ I!) l?)).: .1}; .xv}i.) rlu \ ‘ .,..:A w.§t\.(}w0w> D )I II ’ c r ,:I\fl‘H\l‘\/.V\1}Iu\ 13“?” XIEY’II ‘v '7.§,,),‘ II).:’) D)r)..)tD\\il OUHHN.” )IV "5519,|,.u\llk‘»r\fll.u I.:h£ A.- z . ‘ . D”"Ls””>- :Vu “gum. 1.01 uvml uus smful touch of it. I Miss Broughton._ be cande too. and say ' you, at least. wul regret me." :1 "Because 'a thoughtless animal is .' man.’_’ _quotes he. his blue eyes full of contntlon. “And the door was wide open, and the picture before me put all other thoughts out of my head. I wish {I was a girl! I should do nothing but ‘ play battledore and shuttlecock from lmorning till night.” Then. reproach- !fully. “I think you might both shake :hands with me. especially as I can say; :only ‘how d'ye do’ and 'good-bye’ in one jbreath; I am bound to meet Arthur at ; three precisely.” j "What a comfort!" says Clarissa. de- l vloutly. "Then _ there )5 some faint "_If them is one thing on earth for whlch I have a keen admiration it is candpr," says Branscombe; "I thank you, Clanssa. for even. this again touch of it. nu” n4-” 7 - L vuuuy. 'Lnen there is some faint chance we'rnay be allowed to end our afternoon Ln. peace!” IIYAI A u "1 am very sorry my mere presence should reduce Miss .Broughton to a. state .of abject fright." ea, 3 Dorian, speaking- to Clarissa, but coking at Georgie. Her arm is still half raised, her color deep and rich. her eyes larger. darker than usual; the excitement of the game is still full upon her. As Dorian speaks, her lips part .and a slow sweet smile creeps round them, and she looks earn-1 estly at him. as though to aesune himl that she is making him a. free presentj of iLâ€"an assurance that heightens her] beauty, to his mind. Gazing at her With open and sincere admiration. he! tells himself that "Nature might no more her child adâ€"i _ vance." . : "Your presence would not frighten; me." she says. shaking,r her head; "but! it wasâ€"I don’t know what; I only know‘ that I forgot myself for the moment; and missed my aim. Now, that was. hard. because we were so near our sec-f 0nd hundred. Why did you not; come’ a. little some or a little later? I "D _______ n 7 "AB! ya; have spG’Lied our game. And we were so well into it. Your sudden entrance startled Georgie, and she miss- ed her aim." , _._r~w, .. uv n) unallllluls WILD. 1181‘ back to the hall door, turns mst‘mcuvely toward it. and sees Dorian Bransoombe. . "I have disturbed you. I have come In at the wrong- moanent?” asks that. young man, .fearfully, llALl 77 m... uvuw Luv uu Into the large hall they go. and. arm- ed with battledores, commence their; fray. Hither and thither flies the lxttle whlte bird. backward and forward move the hthe figures of the girls. The game! 15 at its height; it is just the absorbing moment. when 199 has been delivered,‘ and peoeived, and returned. when; George, stopping short suddenly. crios‘ "Oh!" and 200 flutters to the ground.l Clarissa. who is standing thh heri hat-l: fn fhn Bull A”..- no,_ t. .. . l l I “The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks. and gapes for drink again." "I cannot feel anything to be a. pity toâ€"duy." says Georgie. ”I can feel only a. sense of freedom. Clarissa, let us plalv a‘game‘ o‘f b'uttledore and shuttle- Ami _-r,-~,-v .....u.. uuuvhlv‘ cock: I- used to béit you at. Brussels; "Eff yqu 9an bqatr‘me now.” _.~ uwnv Vl- 1.]le he condemns all Sundaywhmb. as making the most blessed day one of toil. and a wearying of the flesh, to the little ones. “Whyâ€"why," said he, once. in an unâ€" guarded moment. bitterly repented of afterward. "forbid them their rest on the Sabljtath day?f’_ ""1 . “And now. to make you ’happy.” says Clarissa. medltatively. “Don't take any thought about that. It IS already an accomplished fact. I am with you. and therefore I am per- fecxgl): happy.” . “Stlll, you so seldom get a. holldqy." 0% on Clam. regretfully. which 18 a lttle tunfeir. as the Bedrfiwnds 411.56 tbs; easxes 30mg peope m t e wor , an 4 heve a. sort of hankering after the' glving of holidays and the encouregeâ€"E ment of idlenem generally. The “can: indeed, is. laden with a. suppressed and; carefully hidden theory that children; should never do anyth' but laugh and‘ sat in the sun. ‘ln his _ea.rt‘of hearts‘ Inn "A... ,1 --_ u ,_ V ,i... v._~â€" vaâ€" "v "u PA\~\W\L¢ I Horace has never been to kaullmgham {since the. night of the ball, and his lotâ€" ters to Clarissa have been many and. : constant. so that Dorian's suspicions . have somewhat languished. and are now. indeed. almost. dead. he being slow ito entertain evil thoughts of any one. ' D..»L (__‘_.I_A L A. _ . . sees the small Redmonds on the road to a juvenile party, goes up to Gowran, and. making her way to the morning room, runs to Clarissa. and gives her a. dainty little hu . “Arenft you g I have come?" she says. wuh the utmost naivcgte-. "I'm awfully gladflmyfielf. _ Ihq chxlglren have _- .uv uw VA» on; Ruth Annersley. too.â€".though plain- ly desirous of avoiding hlS society ever since his meeting with her in the shrub- beriesâ€"seems hap y and content. if very quiet and su dued. Once, indeed coming upon her unexpectedly, he had been startled by an expremion in her eyes forei n to their usual calm; it was a. look. haf terrified. half defiant. and it haunted him for some time afterward. But the remembrance of that faded, too. and she never afterwards risked the chance of a teteâ€"aâ€"tete with h' . I O O Meantime, Misz Peyton's little ro-' mange about the Broughton-Hastings affair rather falls to bits. Georgie. taking- advan ange‘of an afternoon that M-.. ¢LA -A. n Such an explanation it is out of Dorian's power to give. The occurrence altogether was unhappy. but really noxhing worthy of a, violent quarrel. Brarwcombe. as is his nature, pertinenâ€" ciously thrusts the whole affair out of sight. refusing to let it. trouble him. except on such occasions as the presâ€" ent. when it pushes itself upon him unâ€" awares. and will not be supprawaed. tr,A a, face stern and Elisappointed. rises be- fore him. Ever since that. day at Sar- toris, when the handkerchief had been discovered. a coldness, a nameless but. stubborn shadow. had fallen between him and his uncle.â€"a shadow impossible to lift until some explanation be vouch- safed by the younger man. ‘7“0, __- \w -u 0:,"JVL‘I, ac Lb no. How often people have advised him to marry and. settle down! \Vell, hang it. all. he is surely as gcxnj to look at as the curate, and his. posiuon is better; and only a few hours ago she had ex- fressed a. desire to see somethin of ife. \Vhat would Arthur think 0 â€" His thoughts change. Georgie's riante lovely face fades into some deeperrecess his heart. and q. Quint old fjgug‘e, and ‘ 62“- â€"L»â€" fl 7 _._w-» â€"-v"w”l, ~s uw "no in.love with her. it woult} be another th'mg; bu} as it ls,-_â€"yes. as It 13. Certainly she had defendcgd that fellow very warmly (the curate Is now “that fellow"). and had spoken qf him as though she felt some keen Interest in him. After all, what is it to him? (This somewhat savagely. and with the gid‘of a. {guy poreflowerg) _ If he was When he has left Clarissa. and is on his homeward way. this thought still haunts him. Can that pretty child be the longâ€"tailed coat? She can't! No; it is impossible! Yet, how sure Clarissa seemed! and of course women under- stand each other. and perhaps Georgia has been pouring oonfidences of tender nature into her ears. This last. is a. verv unpleasant idea, and helps to de- 1 capltato three unoffending primroses. “Does ahybody ever take! £d7iée un- leaa it falls in with their own wishes?” says Qgrjssa. “You may warn her as 3'09 making the entire county happy, yet you ignore. my case. Even when I set my heart upon a. w,oma.n you instantly marry her to the curate. I hate curatesy! They are so mild. so inoffensive. so abominably respectable. It is almost criminal of you pecto insist on handing over to one yof them that gay little friend of ours with the yel ow hair. She will ie of HastIings. in a month The very next timeI have the good fortune to find her alone. I shall feel it u_1_y duty to warn 1161' off him. " 1 "I sha’n't warn her at :he wi u:- h we There is nevgr the slighfiest. trouble 3' caused by thqmzsunderstpndlng of these ,nd? rulgs by an Ignorant drlvcr; the most. imiqrdmary costermonger who drxves his ily: h'ttle donkey gart'in the arrowded _s§ac- .nd‘ tlgn of the cxty :3 perfect. y famular wglh them, and never evmccs .the . !.shg_htest inclination to rebel against “3;; then‘ dictates by not pulling up out {It-y of the way when a. couch or four-in- eel hannil‘ 3:559:15}? nztpnuon to drlve by. Hood’s Pills Is the Only True Blood Purifier Pgomhopfiyiin the Bubllc eye today. Became Very Thln and weak. Fortunately a friend who had used Hood’s Saraaparilla with great bene- fit kindly recommended me to try it. I did no and aperfect cure has been effected. I am now as well as I ever was, and I would not be without Hood’s Sarsapullla in my house for anything.” Mm. G. Km, 246 Manning Ave., Toronto, Ont. Hood’s Sarsaparilla “About two years ago I suffered with a very severe attack of inflammation of the bowels. When I began to recover I was in a very weak and nervous condition, and suffered intensely with neuralgia pains in my bad, which caused loss 0 cloep,and having no appetite, I Whenever the body has been weak- ened by disease, it should be built up by Hood’s Saraaparilla. Read this: Wye -w ._...,..e..,... w we .,_,. The first time a, stranger mounts th steep steps at the bee kof a 'bus and takes a seat on the roof for a ride along Fleet street or the Strand. or a trip down Cheapside, his attention is riveted for the greatest part of the journey and his hreath frequently taken away g1 .watchmg the manoeuvres of the ’bus river. The way these men keep their horses under control and steer» their __ clumsy Weak and Naveâ€"us in the world, but, at the same time, their revery~day task is made compara- tively easy for them by the punctilious observance of the rules of the road, practised by every Englishman who dnves 111 London. he he lord or com- moner. E They An Said to Be the Ben In the World I at Handling lheRelnu. j The majority of the streets' in London. at least those on which the principal traffic of the city proper centres. are I narrow, and the navigating of the 'buses ‘I along these highways which are always crowded to distraction with every de» scription of vehicle. large and small. is a. feat in driving which would turn the hair of an ordinary 'bus driver gray in a. day and drive him crazy in a week But his London prototype does not lose any sleep of nights worrying about it. To him the safe conduct or his ’bus along his route is work of the most or- dinary kind. It is generally acknowledged that; these 'bus men, who undergo a. course of long years of most careful training. 1 are. when put to it, the finest. drivers| ,‘.,__- .-. 1 \\»Al Iyou something will you promise me ‘ faithfully not to tell 1t. again?" . "I promise faithfully, darling, if you 2 wish it." _ i "It is something Mr. Hastmgs said to ‘me last night. and 'though I was. not ‘told in words to kegp it a. secret. still I think he would wxsh_me to be silent labout it forâ€"for a wlnle. There can't ; be any harm in confidmg it to you, can ‘ there? You are such an old friend of both." . l I (To Be Contmued.) "‘ “’«xw WMM-m. V“~ ieeimg. however. a, little crestfallen. 'It, doesn’t sound promising. this allusion to Mr. Hastings’ ears. "Ever so much." says Georgie. on- thusiastically; “and really. you konw, he can't, help his ears. After all how much worse a. crooked eye would be!" “Of coume, And his eyes are really beautiful." “You are not in love with him are you?” says Miss Geotgie. with an amus- ed laugh; and again Clarissa's hopes sink to zero. "No. But I am lad you are a friend of his. Does heâ€"' e you?" "Y_es, I think so; I am sure of it. Clanssa."â€"wit.h hesitationâ€"“if I tell; .. ________ Lt' “‘ “But you like him." {)ersists Clarissa, feeling. however. a, ljtt e crestfallen. 'It, doesn’t sound promxsing. this allusion to Mr. Hastings’ pars. “n This friendly hint is utterly thrown away. Miss Broughton understood it not at all. “Yet sometimes he looks quite grave." she saysâ€"“nearly as grave as Mr. Hast- i ‘ s when in his surplice. only not. so soemn. That is all thga difference. ”I I:I_., I14 vv 1‘ warmth when speaking o[ Branscombe. “He is. a, general favorite. and I think he knows it. He is like a spoiled child; he says what he likes to everyone, bqt neglody takes anything he says sen- ou y." , u 7â€" _v vuv u; uauuuua pqpplefi- You shall have the very prettimt to- morrow, In spite of your ill treatment. And you. Miss Broughton, what can I do foryoui" He is lookin tenderly at the small childish face. mmed in gold. that .15 [gazing at bun Bmilingly from the dls~ : tanee. l "Me?" she says. waking. as if iron; 8. [NV61‘16. with a faint blush. “Ohl give ‘. berty." She says it jestinily. but w1th a. somewhat sad shrug of er irounded shoulders, as she remembered ‘the .dismal school-room, and the re- straint that. however- gentle, is hateful to her gay. petulant nature. Her smile dies. and tears creep into her eyes. . i In another moment she is laughing again; but months go by before Dorian forgets the sad little petition and the longing glance that accompanied it, and the Sigh that was only half repressed. “I like Mr. Branscombe so much," saye Georgie, a. little later on when Dorian had disappeared. They have forsaken their late game. and are .m’wl 1n Clariaqa’s own room. standing In a deep oriel window that overlooks the! g sweep of avenue on one side. and? the parterre beneath where early spring; flowers are gleaming wet with the rainl‘ that fell so heavily an hour ago. I “Every one likes Dorian," says Clarâ€"l issa. pleasantly. but without her usual; warmth when Speaking- 0[ Branscnmher. _..W “WC; us useless: \Vell, I’m off 11mm anything for either of you?"C "Yes ;bring me up that little dog you promised meâ€"one of Sancho's pgppie‘S- " “VAII skull k..â€"â€" Ll w..-uu‘~u. unwanâ€" pectedâ€"proxnptnegs. "Ha!" says Donan, Victoriously. "Ngw 1.8.31} content tolgo. A fig for your 113- c1v111ty. Clarissa. At least I leave one true mourner behind." "Two," says Clarissa, relentingly. ' "Too late now; a logy is pseleSS! \Vell, I’m off. Can do anythlng for eithnr nl' "Anon “I shall." says Georgie, with decid- edmnd it 9133!: confessed unex- \V. LONDON’S ’BUS DRIVERS. ouy‘obuyJuY‘om our has“. 2|!- 'This matter of looking to the sanitary nature of wall coatings seems to be con- sidered of much importance of late. A sup lemon: to the Michigan State Board of Elealth, condemns Wall paper and kalsomincs {or walls, and recommends Alabastine as being unitary, pure. porous, permanent, economical and beautiful. Alabastine is ready for use by mixing in cold wales o __ .._.-_ ...â€"J -u... ’uu VDVAIU. To test a. wall coating. take a small quantity of it, mix in equal quantity of boiling water, and ifit does not set when left in the dish over night, and finally form astone-like cement without shrinking, it is a kalsomine, and dependent upon glue to hold it to the wall, the feature so strongly objected to by sanitarians. To each of the first three persons in every city and town in the Dominion of Canada who write The Alabastine Co., Limited, of Paris, Ont. giving the chapter containing the above passage of scripture, will be sent an order on the Alabastine dealer in the town for a package of Alabastine, enough to cover 50 square yards of wall, two coats. tinted or white. To all who apply, giving us the name ofthe paper in which they saw this notice, will be given an ingenious puzzle, the solving of which may earn you 850.00 'l‘- 4.4; 7 fl, II “And behold if the fluzue be in the wall- of the house with hollow urea. 1. greenish or reddish. then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house. and shut up the house seven days ' ' ' " And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about. and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape ofi without the city into an unclean place." Mrs. Hayseedâ€"Did ye see any 0' them shurpers in the city? Mr. Hayseedâ€"Not a one, Mirnada, not a. one. But I met some 'old friends I never exmcted to see again. Do ye re- member old Mr. Bigcrop? \Vell. I met a. son of his. Thought. both those boys was dead an' lyin' out there in the cemetery; but this one Said he was snatched by rave robbers, and just as they were sefiin' his 'body to a. medical college he came to. Good enough fer a. hook. Miranda, good enough fer a book; and I told him he ought to write it; and he said be guessed he would. and he’d dedicate the book to me as his father's old friend. There's one queer thing, Miranda. This man's hair is black, while the Bigcrop boys had red lmir; but he said it. turned black from fright. I tell you, Miranda. those young fellers spend money! Some bills fer cigars and thing‘s came in while we was talking. hundreds 0' dollars worth, an’ they whipped out the rash like a breeze. One of ’em happened 'to run short, and so I lent him all ‘I had. but he said he'd} send it by oxprem toâ€"morrow. I fell‘ you what. Miranda, a smart; man like} me is just as safe in the City as in the country. l UNSANITARY WALL COATINGS CONDEMNED BY THE BIBLE. ..v e--. “MJVMIIUL Ford has gained in flesh and sleeps well. has a good appetite and is able to speak clearly. His wife is now a. constant, attendant on him. He willbc discharged in about. 10 days. Many physicians have called at the hospital to inquire about the case, and making copious notes. Dr. Fitzgibbon feels highly elated over his patient's re- covery. The wound is now in a healthy con- dition and is rapidly healing. No pus has been seen about. the wound. which is “anqtner remarkable hcircumstance. and Immediatley after the treatment Ford seemed to rally, Stimulants were administered and he was put to bed. He was not able to speak until Sunday morning, when his voice smrwly arose ahove a whisper. From this time on be rapidly improved, taking much nour- ishment. m the shape of milk. eggnog 0â€",] L-..r L-- . - W,“ 7â€"» --v--v----‘-ov ceased. The severed parts of the traâ€" chea. and larynx were approximated and sutured by carbolized catgut, with about a. dozen stitches. The rings of the trachea. were next stitched togeth- er. and [inallv all the narts were nnitml _,__, mun.“ yaw“ er, and finally all the parts were united with about 60 stitches. The external )vound was sutured in the middleJeav- mg both ends open for the insertion of drginagg tubes. As soon as Ford was laid on the op- erating table Dr. Fitzgibbon washed the wound with an antiseptic dressingand all the blood vessels were compressed and lygated. Then thq hgmqrrhage ”Hun”: mL- ‘Vfl . - v. ‘W\.- _, ,_ - o The cut was three and a half inches deep, severing the trachea. or wind- pipe, and lower part of the larynx. The trachea was out through, and two of the cartilagenous rings of the trachea were severed. All the cartilages were cut. as far back as the fibrous mem- brane. The anterior jugular vein was cut from it; there was a great hemorâ€" rhage. The thyroid and laryngeal arteries and the recurrent laryngeal nerves were also cut. preventing speech. All the small muscles of the neck were severed. and the razor just missed the anterior angular vein. pneumo-gastric nerve an carotid artery. When Dr. Frank '1‘. Fitzgibhon. too); hold of the patient, life was almost ex- tinct. The patient was almost pulseleSs and unable to talk. The razor wound gommenced at. a point about two inches in front. of the left ear. and extended nine inches across the neck. The con- traction of the muscles opened the wound about five inches. This was caused by the cutting of the thyroid. omahyoid and platysma-myoides mus- his 1hmal sending out ioirehts of blood. the flow being accelerated by his rough ‘ide and ticatment. i The circumstances surrounding the ‘case are in themselves most interest- ing. Ford shot his wife in the latter part of November. For some time her life was despaired of. The day after she was discharged from the hospital Ford inflicted the wounds on himself. He was to have had his preliminary ex- amination the morning he did the deed. The injury was inflicted in his cell, and some little time elapsed after the discovery of his condition before as- sistance reached him. He was hastily put in the patrol wagon and hurried to the hospital. the gaping wound in ber 28. is almost well. Ford's case will go down into medital history as a re- mai kahle one. It. is only about one man in 50, 000 who suffers such injuries and lives. Remarkable (‘nne or a Man In San Fran cluco. Thomas L. Ford, who nearly cut his head from his body while confined in the City Prison. San Francisco, Decem- and all other drivers in London. per- fect confidence exists. the 'bus driver. knowing that he has the right of way, going ahead without fear, while the driver of the cart or wagon. being fully aware that he must. stand aside so that thefllumhering public conveyance can go through, does so without a murmur of discontent at the few minutes of lost time which he is bound to suffer. If, however. one of these wagons had suddenly turned into the narrow pass- agewax through which you have passed. the driver bent on getting out before the 'bus, there would have been acrash and a. smashup. an accident which very likely would happen under similar cir- cumstpmces a. dozen times a day in an American city. But. between the driv- ers offlthe yvagone and _the_‘bus drivers, A7; Look ahead of you) and the street seeps packed, with 0:11 a small. opening wh'xch to the eye 0 the ummtiated appears scarcely wide enough for a. 'hus to go through, and yet the dnver goes aheed unhesitat‘mgly, and. presto. change, In a minute you are through the crush. and have never even scraped the wheels of the wagon on either side 0 you. vehicles in and out at the constant crux?!) of .wagons and all manner of vehxclesk ls egciting and_ wonderful, T...J_ _ A_ y Didn’t Meet Them. HEAD SEVERED. Bpfore Christianity “(as introduced in Indw the lepers. were mhumaaly treat- ed. Food was denied them, and many of them were buried alive. Constipation causes more than but the 1115 of women. Karl's Clover: Root Tea in a. pleasant Cure for Gonstlpution. Ask yqur physician, your dru gist and your frxends about Shiloh's ure for Consumption. They will recommend it. It is heaven upon earth to have a man’s mind move in chanty, rest in providence and turn upon the poles of truth.â€"Ba.oon. The men in J a‘pan do most of the sew- ing. and they push the needle in and out, in a direction from them instead 01' toward them. (‘uvicr is authority for the statement that the life of a whale may extend over a. period exceeding 1,000 years. Karl's Clover RooLTea isasurecure for Headaclge and Negvous Diseases. Nothing reheves so qulckly. A St. Bernard dqg, recently sold at auction in Birmingham, Emrland. brought. the highest price ever paid for an animal of that kindâ€" 2,350. Consumption, La Grippe, Pnehmonia. and an Thrqat and Lung diseases are cured by thloh's Cure. Cold in the headâ€"Nasal Balm gives Iisnsltant, relief, speedily cures. Never :1 s. uvvu Halt] . It never fails with liver troubles: if. would relieve the President and also the United States the. expense of a. commission to Venezuela. Sold by all reliable dealers. Another Anglo-American war is not by any means desirable. and one of our leading men and deepest thinkers sun- gosts a. remedy. IL is evident. Presi- dent Cleveland‘s communication to the British Govmnmont was written at a time when his liver was completely out, of order. Congress should at, once We Eunds for a barrel of St. Leon \Vater. May South _Amerfcan Nervine. ever prosper. and 1ts proprietors reap the reward they so justly deserve. is the prayer of p Yours truly, D. G. 0\\'EN. Picton. Ont” Dec. 19, 1895. "" Gratitude for what this. grand remedy has done for me prompts me in making- t.his statement. which I want you to publish far and wide, so that others who suffer from these complaints may know that; there is a cure, absolute and vermin. within their reach and to be had almost for inking. if-.. c-..1.|. ‘. in Toronto. I was induced by a friona who had been cured of similar cum- plaints by its use, to try South Ameri- can Nervine Tonic, which I did with the most astonishing results. The. very first, dose seemed to “hit the right spot." and five bottles completely cur- ed me. and best of all I have stayed cured. I have been a. confinual sufferer from Nervous Debility. Indigestion. Dyspep- sia and general physical weakness for a number of years. and had been treated by numerous doctors and spevialists yvitliout, avai'l. Rwynfily while visiting I the Verdict I Would Give or Your Wonderful Medicine. South American Nerrin». Beyond the wacr of Pen to Describe Dreamy Smith says he is afraid his watch isn't what it ought to be for the money. He bought one that ran up into the hundreds and he finds that it runs down as often as his old one did. on their guard against. imitations and substitutes, which some unscrupulous dealers for the sake of extra profiturge upon purchasers. There is no other remedy “just the same as" or "just as good" as Dr. \Villiams' Pink Pills and the genuine always have the full trade mark. "Dr. W'illiams' Pink Pills for Pale Beople" on the wrapper around every Mr. McLaren's strong: testimony proves the claim made that Dr. VVilliams' Pink Pills cure when other medicines fail, and that they deserve to rank as the greatest discovery of modern medical science. The public should always be on their zuard azainst imitations and 'had gone beyond human aid. _On a number of ocwsions I had read in the papers of cases of rheumatism being cured by the use of Dr. \Villiams' Pink Pills. and this at last determined us to give them a trial. She had used some three boxes before any improve- ment was noticed; and then we began to note that she slept better and that her appetite was improved. Then the pains gradually began to subside, and after using.r about a dozen boxes she was. able to get. up and walk about. She continued the use of the pills for a while longer, and although occasion- ally she feels twinges of the trouble in changeable weather, she now enjoys better health than she has done for years, and can sleep as soundly as ever she did in her life. while her appetite never was better. I look upon Dr. \Yil- liams’ Pink Pills as a wonderful medi- eme, for I know they have done wonders in my wife’s case. and I feel. certain that if any who are afflicted as she was Wlll give themagood trial equally. hapâ€" py results will follow. and I therefore give this testimony freely, hoping that IE'VVlll benefit some sufferer." I met her in the moonlight; \Vha.t could a fellow do? I kissed he rin the moonlightâ€" Now tell me. wouldn‘t, you? rheumatism. and for a considerable time was a, helpless invalid. Her joints were swollen and distorted; her nights were sleepless and her appetite poor and very fickle. During lhmae years Show experienred excruciating tortures. they pain never ceasing day or night. She i had the benefit of skilled medical edvme ~ but the treatment afforded no relief“ end we began to fear that her trouble] Illel’ .lolnls Were swollen and Distorted. ller Mam» Almost Sleepleu and "fl Announ- anne-Suflered for Several E Year- Belore Inner was Found. ‘From the. Kingston News. 3 Mr. Hugh McLaxen, lighthouse keeper ‘on Wolfe Island. is one of the bosfi kpqwn men in this section. and {:0 hxs vygflgmoe in the performance of. hls du- ‘ tugs. 15 due the safety of the many craft Lsallmg m that part of the St": "awrcnce. [Mrs MoLaren, his wife. has been an analid [or a. number of years. and m conversation with a. repox‘ter recently, ],f_ M r V--- _ -v Av\4\:l||l', Mr. McLaren stated tha‘t she was rapid- ly regaining her old-time health under the tn-Atment of that must marvelous of modern medicinesâ€"Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Asked if he had any inh- 'ect‘ions to giving the particulars. Mr. chaI‘en replied that. emphatically he had notifsuch publication was likely to lmnefit. any other sufferer. He said: "A number of years ago my wife contracted His Wife Was a Fearful sufferer From Rheumatism. He Should Watch It. LIGHT KEEPEB'S STORY. Peace or Wat- ? EXCELLENT. Of Course. NN:W_ ‘M«¢~LNM~4.J‘L.AW a» may 1». 01M- This is not a (mimetic but a hsrmieu and pork” skin euro. 1:. crunch in can any: n perfmn complexion, flannel. whituna. refluu. Removes pimples. blotch“, blur hhaads, wrinkles. red nose. etc. For gentlemen] lav after Bhuin‘ it. In: no rivsi. I! is not a cosmetic in Any sense. warranted [tea from Arsenic. Bismuth or other ingrrdients. in short it in is perfect. snd absolutely harmless rkin cm“. Price fifty coma. lust: pack 0 containing chm times an: quuitity 81.00. 1 your (in docs not. keep it. remit. moan: w in Ind we w' uni true 0! oxtrs charge. mama mm co.. Tannm. CANADA. FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS. maceox’s 353mm) Anfiâ€"nâ€"-An Mn. Boga-It's Skin Purlflor quickly pro- duces loautlful akin like a Baby'.. Polynice Oil. RHEUMA'I‘ISM, W Grocers anon substitute cheaper goods to:- SAPOLIO to make I. hem: prom. Send back such uncles and insist. on hum; just whn you erupted. lf your grocer sends you anything in place of SAPOLIO, send it back and insist upon having just what you ordered. SAPOLIO al- ways gives satisfaction. 0n floors, tables, and painted work it acts like a charm. For scouring pots, pans, and metals it has no equal. Everything shines after it, and even the children delight in using it in’ their attempts to help around the house. m AERKOTOB co. coca ml! the worn“ windmill business, becauu it ha- roaueod mo cost at mama-to 1:0 win: i: wait. It bu mm, branch nouns. and supplies in good- nnd rep-1n at your door. I: an 3nd doe- turnish . batter uncle for ion menu Lhk .5.» . ‘ 1‘» other; 1: nine. Pumping and f.- l" .;G Geared. Stool Gum-mor- ' Completion Windmills. mung zed Stool Towers. Steel Buzz Saw Fumes. Stool Feed Cutters nnd Feed Grinden. 0n nppliation it will mm. one = or these articles that it will rural-n until January in It 1/3 the usual price. It the man I‘mks and Pump. or nil kinds. Sand for camom Futon: [2th. Rockwell and Piunm Streets. Chan M, Looking out over the many homes of this country, we see thou- sands of women wearing away their lives in household drudgery that might be materially lessened by the use of a few cakes of SAPOLIO. If an hour is saved each time a cake is used, if one less wrinkle gathers upon the face because the toil is lightened, she must be a foolish woman who would hesitate to make the experiment, and he a churlish husband who would grudge the few cents which it costs. GERMAN BREAST BALSAM OATARRH__ Hay Fever, Deafneso. Cate rrh of the stomach Dr. Besant's new treatment for the above distressing troubles is the only remedy in th . norm which treats these diseases both locally andinternally. thus efi‘ectinz A RERMANENT CI‘RE. Price for one full month's treatment $2â€"-which is sufficient for most cases»; If your druggis: does not keep it. remit direct to us and we will send free of extra charge. Cir- cular describing Mrs. Besant's preparations sent free on application. MARTHA BESANT 00.. Toronto. fined!) DON’T COUGH YOUR LUNGS AWAY LARGEST ship-:73: bANADA. with hypophosphttes, will heal inflamed mucus mem- branes. The time to take it is before serious damage has been done. A So-cent bottle is enough for an or- dinary cold. ALL KINDS OF ACHINERY NEW flu‘nh’ngA um If you want to preserve apples, don’t cause a break in the skin. The germs of decay thrive rapidly there. So the germs of consump- tion find good soil for work when the lining of the throat and lungs is bruised, made raw, or injured by colds and coughs. Scott’s Emulsion, up a: cum“) or THE 00063. Sold by Drugsinta , At 25 and 50 cents. _-_-_ ltuvvvnm w vvvnn a§ cures. For all diseases caused by a. dmoxzderetjl liver or impure bloodâ€"dys- pepsla. blliousness, the .most stubborn sklp, scalp and scrofulous affections, the “Discovery” is the only remedy so cer- tain and effective that. once used, it is a1"”le in favor. Send for a free pamâ€" phlet. Address \Vnrld'u n:a.............. ALEXANDER." PARIsux SPECIALIST 1394 Non-e Dame St.. Montreal. always in favor. send {or a free )hletl. Address \Vorld'a Dispe Iedical Assmiation, Buffalo. NY . You can escape just abouphalf the 1113 that flea!) is bar to, by bemg 1'83ng for them. Brace the system up w1th this medicine, which prevents as well as cures. For all (”macho ...... A I“. - the appetite, improves digmtim. and 1'0- stores health and vigor; all the organs of the body are aroused to healthy ap- txon by Dr. Pierce/s Golden Meghcal D15- oovery. More than all, the [Iverâ€"and thats the key to the whole system. You have pune blood or poisonous blood. .111th as your liver chooses. The blood controls the health, the liver controls {he blood. the "Discovery" controls the wet. Toronto, chi: A REAL LUXURY! FOR TREATMENT AND CURE USE A LOVELY COMPLEX? ON 50 cents and $1.00 Soo'n' Bowxa, Chemists. BelleVille. Ont. “(7'83 133? ’8 RIE' Oflioe am Works : m Adjoining law Union sauna cu-A-wc mu ASKING. xzw a angqxIHIAn-‘D ALL KIN DB OF It Sharpen: If? Dyspepsia. Inflam mation of the Lungs, etc. Cot and Cradle stories. By Mrs. Catharine Parr Tram. With Ber trait. and illustrations by A. Dickson at.- Lerson. R C. A ............................ 1.. Canadian Wild Flowers. with Botanical Descriptions by Mrs. Tmill. Embellixhed by ten fullp e laws. drawn and colored by hand y rs. Chamberlin. Fourth edition. print- ed from entirely new type. Size of book 14 i x 11 inches. .................. Here and There in the Home Land. By Cannifl’ Height. In one volume or 540 pages, with 2.50 superior photo-en- gravings. Cloth $3.00; sheep $4.00 2 half morocco. ............................... 5.00 History ofthc county ofLunonburg. By Judge M. B. Dcshrisay. Second odi- tion. greatly enlarged. With map and several ml l-pagc photmengravinge. . . ‘...50 Consumption : Its Nature, causes und Prevention. 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Write at am Addess alum-gum. Mung! *7 Box A. 41 Ember. Om. The Only Chemical Hand Fire . Extinguisher now approved of by 1‘ the Inspector or Government. of One. b_cc and all fire dcpnrunem. author; men. It is the simplect. the bvst an Ihe chcnpeht and is now in use in mo. Imblic buildings. factories. etc. Price $24.00 per Dozen. LOOK: A chance in a life time! Young man. there is no better trade or nrofceuon 10-day than cutting. Good cum-rs are in great: demand at. big: wageeu Write for particulars no Toms’l‘o Comma SCHOOL, 113 Yonge St. U ‘ nwugwaeu '..‘!‘¢Ionto. can cola plicsuon. Nlmmmm tuba-Savors. SAUSAGE}; CAHNGS. Finest imported En: lishuhoe and mun-(m Ameriusn hcg crs nus. “right prices. Park. BlmkweflkCo.. LN .Tomnw STAMPS dating before 1870 of Canada, . Provinces, United States ; also BI“ and Law Stamps bought. Good pr-cei. WM, R. ADAMS. 7 Ann Sh. Toronto. Ont. 3 DUTHIE SONS E are always bbéB 67b6,?“ séll Hay. Straw, Grain, or Potatoes. 1:: our 11‘4“. W. M. HANNAH CO. Toronto. wa Orncs:T080§IIO 8'12. TL-RONTO. DOUGH mug ”toBIAdstel 54:5 To $100. READY EARLY IN DECEMBER: . MUVRTAY MACFARLANE. Specialist-Eye Ea: and Throat. 32 Carlton SL. Toronto TORONTO- lHE CANAEIEN HRE [XIINGUISHER 69 7â€"9 St Peter 51;, Montreal. and wow!“ ‘0- you hour :0 nuke uh]. ab solutdy sure; '0 furnish a work And touch you true; you work In” loo-11:1 when you Live. find us your addr- uzd we will «plan ‘bobuin- mu,- momba we m I deu- profit I for every darn wort- Mm, In. $3 I BAYSURE-z-I lad wowflh who-mmoasm Agents wanted every where . MONARGH BICYCLE. “NU'ACTU I'D B! G. T. PEIDRITH chines? are I HOW REV. ] EVANG ‘Washington. Dr. Talmm chief men of from all pa!“ most. timely. fore the doors "an; an 0m; at thu- \nlu l-ralrulalolw ‘0“ ,twalu-I way open next ("busen Luke xxiv. we a“ the ca of Jex whole temple the: l ed over nation of C! the e “'1)’ bee walk ( lht -9. will over this agency ‘ country echo of l 01 he: lived will THE ST cu rfe VOL I “'illiam mmwm quer." “115' st tageous i surfed _h_ border bru It is neith It oommim Drinks $059 ulation. [1 and brown centurion orange 5"“ Elf/humus he comes 1 -Samuel Ohifian w w union Ill an grave were dle