Milverton Sun, 25 Jan 1900, p. 5

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THE FOUNDERED CALLEN mem > By WEATHERLY oF) AND ALICK MUNB (Copyright, 1899, by the Authors.) tor was in the highest of}. the doct stn and kept up a three cornered fire hat with Dolly es, Guthrie; Hans, Epos and jigging his feet about’ like a monkey, eautel to a patch of cons that looked almost ‘Ba: erry: ly, et aay Dake in i to make fools of. them- ed straightway to selves, always—that is, with the ex- Laversh: i asif his ead was particalaly ee it perhaps w ong him; perhaps he was vane Aedlas ot on Phere As fo. rest of th ireka’s eu fant shoate age fatked apne ithout ceasing until the land crabs econ away to ‘their holes and the gtay sea fowl flapped off to shelter with angry screams 0! protest. Presently Gu seemed to stray far uway from Miss rieverper burst into a roar of laugh- whose eyes never "f v0, Dae he ra holding his ae aan a r doing that’s so ? asked the girl Va re rolling in your gait like a Ee duck! And look at Dr. T: ape fe’s swaying like an inverted mi" es It” said the ee lacs a amused smile. ‘‘Well, I man, that if, we'd gota pier peri cr find Said Gul d miealan’ on pay ‘to ove him larch aver bodily at the first atte With quicksign to the others Dolly | rem, a ae eer to flicker < his EDhiiy hell ea ta es in sotialy ane gave up the attempt at lo- somotion But Captain Colepepper was a bit of fron the table axainst the Sane peu Bids God ceaiuces totuoce ke ride snugly where che is till her plating tumbled to bits from sheer old age. You best whether we're likely to the island,’ said a somo sea galls I don't think there's any enevelse to guard against. With regard to the ghosts, Dolly there might ke jodding over iat liy,, as Your medical Biepaicoeanued bea jg Will be earning a pair apparently was snfficiently to understand this remark Bhe ga i the undergraduate a sidelong shed a ee and then, loctor «for his: iy to oes little state- Foom beside the oapenian where she had her quarters “She's earned her calk,” observed er gil id,”” assented “Dr- ; “She's worked like a tie tat to= ce in the Rene of these seas ad their purpo mt choy bead in the event not fated to ime throngh a great ident in Cae itself. would come within a little of being isla: one of these it was that Cain panes oe shay an adventure. But caves tl swamps which led to Panama. might have worked their way in, cer- ition is a lms thing, -of-war captain would ape ee ay his boats to attack a heavily armed schooner or brig, which could warp ea broadside in any direc- tion and blow them out of the water from whichever point they came. So, in all the history of iniquity—in which massive tome, if it ever came to be Boe Piper’s cay would occupy sree pages—there is no record of inva- ion ay ‘yessels‘or men who represented Rieder ot nekicne CNHs very exist- ence of the place was little known to one days of ite arts were, i: those rough and ready aes pelea being the complete maps of the seas that they are now, and the buccaneer ‘was not a person to enlighten the hy- ignorance qateiindy hter? ord has come na agent oO us. where and how he foe ea fresh ef; we are shown the ere he careened his broad bes: ne oe er to clear away the long trailing ens which clung to her and deadened her speed; we Lhe rea of chases, of fu- rious battles, ‘barous iia! wherea Aart grating was rigg y and captives were hy joled into marching apne it a shee alauk’ sada it tip verboard to the sharks; but of. ‘fie en Miatihelvel no clear picture has survived. They lived on the sea deserts ‘in red obscur- ity. If they grew rich and returned to civilization, fier Sire into the crowd, and no man ki the ny ‘Piper ‘was the doo- SOotepepper, vow eight 10, be proud 0}, daug! of some discernment, for the small islet named after him was an ideal place for the purpose for which he no doubt used it. poe the sea we it was effectually de- led by the reef fortresses oes ola N ot ways cansonading, and from any attack -of heavy draft aac ane by |uking’s “men ww the | channel. it wag rbot nay “Bat for the pirate vessels th es, __Thos wit come ere ex to the one in whose bidden recesses specie could got gai saraniatal Bony to be forgot ough Dr. Tring aps woof t see ae of all these various charms in the island, he dia at Ao peles 6 ae positions where they were to be and. 1d of the whereabouts of the sive gaia, ihe a cs fhetx aide asks render Pee of all to a cea the Eureka he bad no recollection. And so on the Pepper announced that he would give Dey asd the. un dergraduate a roving ddibiiesian to explo while he oitiens busied themselves im repairing the breaches pick the tornado had made in me cra! The nas Be secret of he alattaction with which he heard this decision, but Dolly did not seem to be quite so sure of the advantages of the plan. She remembered the episode hich dle occurred aaring tie ceils upon the prob- he which that incl had a her to il about the wis- spending a whole day just now in Guthrie's company. mder w at) we shall are if ae o her as they s e together after troakint © “Pm prepared for enything, 9 long as it’s iper’s cay looks as if it ough We bristle with romance, doesn’t The girl kept silence for a moment, and then, without raising her eyes, an- swered quietly, “I don’t think I shall 0.” Dally ” cried her eompanion in as- She jot ?"* tees Miss Cole- pepper fhesitatingiys “there are—rea- Do you mean you’drather not spend a whole day with me?” he asked nntly. “No, Alan; not that. But’ — “Well, what ?”” persisted Guthrie, as she did 4 be inclined to finteh her senten “Oh, can't you see? Imean of course that we were silly the other night in the storm ani “You think I might be tempted to be what you call silly again?” ‘The girl nodded and blushed. “«And if I were you would be angry ?” “Yes, Alan, I think I should. You re both very young.” “Umph! Y’m 21 and fon’re 17—both old. enough f know our own minds, I should think Imow we're not! any case I don't choose that there should ee of that-sort of thing just reall right, Dolly; we'll let it stand —of that I a lieve that, Dally, don't yout ; “Yes,”” said the girl. ‘Yon said so a ne time, ona of course, I believed vethen you'll trust yourself with me today 1? “Yes,’ hak you, Doll,",eaid the young and added earnestly: “I'll elie ae bargain for the present, of from'the Santa Catarina, I shall epeak He ete Golepepper if you will let “When we have got the Spanish dol lmpa(ae Board) ai the girl mischie- sly. “Ver ; Tl agree to that. We may both of a be a good deal older shit tbat day cones Guthrie laughed. ‘I’ve a better be- lief i ae luck ta nd Doll ia he. “Anyway it’sa barg: we'd better start, hadn't They wes into the Dat which had been left lying in the water slong ae sinoe the night before ‘Tom Jel rowed them ashore, — os returned with the boat to the “Where do you econ go?” asked ie. t's walk anne ahead / and see where it leads u: “The bush up sonaekt is terribly thick I aut fe torn to ribbons!”* yee 20 you would. I might ge to clear it a bit for you i t oe first But there’s no need f t way at all unless yon like. We may just aswell keep along the shore. If we go on long enough, we hall d again at and if we get tired of it, we can alwayal 9 cre take a bee line across country oF, Eureka. What d’you say to bagcth AN] right, that’ ee cE hicely. the They started along the white, blind- ay peas ‘The little wavelets awish ‘Whigpered at their feet, throwing ap and drawing back again their band fuls of coral shinglS in a rhythm of never ceasing effort. The eand lice, mh fe soe had predicted, mere though bis estim: a that aise aigieaeces tore f pieces alittle bit exagger: ere were mosquitces, too, Dooming aay like a regiment of drummers, but the larg. insects were quieter eo 50 ous in their att ok, and, as in addition to all this, the sun’s heat was like the draft from a blast furnace, the walk hes not suite the picnic tamble which ost part bles Fahiee Minti sun blazed down upon “then, proved aie. what trying. Indeed, g: bstacles increased in frequency, ae Aan explor- ers began to consider that the shore route was not worth following after all. So they decided that if after crossing one once and try thelr Inckamong the palm scrub and scattera “Look here, Dolly,” said Guia 2 ay reached the foot of a new sina. ion, a projecting “dbs of black, shin it they tond’s 0 ee a to claw up this beastly wall TL re i heat and prospect and let you know. Dolly nodded and sat down with a sigh of relief upon a bvowlder. The young manset off aloft, using hands and ined the sha) ait ciraddled it. He was re d e1 tosit there for a space, to oct his wind, fo of the ascent had been pretty stiff wi Fro’ i! vantage point he could noe the sea brink ahead of them. It lapped the edge of honeycombed cliffs as far round as he could follow it. ‘There was fo iabte foreshore. The land ended abruptly in a chaos of tumbled “No use going on, Dolly,” he sang ont, ‘and no use your, scrambling up es <oWeali-iup ithe. else te that palm tes with the twisted stem. ahd Tu climb along the ridge and join you there.” (To be continued.) e Judgets Afidavi Some years ago Justice of ‘the Peace Beasley of Missouri was personally in- it, flida vi precated een of making ‘it pie pee istios or a notary and depriving him- self of a.fee. So he filled out his affi- dayit, swore to it before himself, sign- ed it as justice and as witness and awaited developments. He was sure. that he would win and thus be able to ‘tax the costs up to the other side. p before Judge a ec! th being given that a cae could not swear himself. “Let me see the affidavit,” said Judge Kelley. It oy handed up to the aes wee for a “Mr. Beasley, will cee kindly tell me how you appeared before yourself when yoy swore Siaald and identified your own signature?” “That was yery easy, your honor,” replied Bea: ey. “I borrowed a loo ing glass and went through the formali- ties before it. Beasley was somewhat Astonished when eae Kelley sustained the ob- fection. An ful Mishap. Two passengers on an Avante liner, ene an American and the other an Eng- lishman, did not excliange the farcical abies ction wad vouchsafed iy: the American. During the voyage the a persisted in fraternizing “Confounded blue this morning, a chap.. What’s the matter?’ And th foes slapped his companion on thie aatte enough,” growled the Amer- an “Ship's lost; captain don’t know which le to steer. Forgot to wind the comp: The pepelinen listened with mouth pe, then r yf the consequential | ty the gullible Britisher. wa “pushi along” for sothe ee until he yee rerybody guying bi A Gordon settee wounded in the right shoulder seat said all he felt sensation of Buines in the arm; pines spare of feeling only a sharp pick when the bullet passed through arm or leg. SOLDIERS’ WIVES’ LEAGUE. What it Proposes to Do for the Ohildren of the Second Conting: Mother Country oe for all, this League has under- tolook after their wives and families, who but for this aid might has under its care the families of he those who have enlisted i in the Mon- ately, occupied the chair, owing to ness of Mrs, Gdrdon, there being alsa on the platform Mrs. Minden Cole, secretary; and Mrs. Busteed, treas- urer. A full discussion of the require- ments of the soldiers themselves while upon their long voyage, was entered into, and it was Ca oe solicit the assis! ae known the articles di ae alae, B,C ete.,) notepaper and envelopes, indelible pencils, pipes, ponches, tobacco, arettes, matches, bandana handker- ee apples, packages of chocolate, meat tablets, lime juice tablets, socks woolen), sweaters and cardigan. These aed ba cre are considered very important, as w: ante in South Africa Tees about Mar It was stated at the Beckie that a Montreal gentleman who desired hia name kept in the bat romised to supply the whole contin- gent with = the tobacco A would need while at English Walnuts in Niagara County, N.Y. ‘The culture of the English walnut, a fruit usually considered too for our climate, di handful of nuts brought from Phila- delphia in 1876. The owner. of th was one of the throng of pil- grims to the Centennial Exposition. During his stay in the city he observ- ed an English walnut a in the ee of his boarding place. ust been one of the ene Ross ae ty. C _ The trees are spreading an: and massive a the dense, dark one obstacle to its Cee ee hhas been its supposed ness, but these trees mad are na- through the winter safely. ng- lish walnut differs from its relatives, the black walnut and the butternut, it commences a. tenty bushels, sooo to circum ‘There seems to be hy a prea not pve a profitable orth Fr this, the thin-shelled walnut, would prove a desirable addition to the home grounds, The tree is a large hand- some ornament to any di and the nut would be enjoyed at the table or with popcorn during the long win- ter evenings.—American Agricultur- ist. y Answered Ma: _ Of the Dublin gallery boys a ane baritone, in his reminisce some goo ies—one of “austy" in which he played Valentine. After the duel’ Martha, who rushed in at the head of the crowd, raised Val- entine’s bead and held him in her arms ne and ere the house, which was interrupted eciiet a EAE Rais ee ery calling out: Dr. Talmage Portrays Two Kinds of Busybodies. but mod: HOW WE CAN TALK OF OTHERS.) whic f mical Beme People Seem to Be Happy Only| wom: i terest in the Affairs of Our Neighbors’ Washington, Jan. urse Dr. Ta! » A musynedy, ti in otber men’s ers uman nature is the same in sais wou See 0 the RAIerege the a al itself it seems. of Tittle importance, but after a hundr handled it and each on the Whils “as © shail shaw Be Helo get through, we all have a i es we dave no g that which is. domeging a ° is our worldly galling which as to neglect ‘lesring the spots on a own chara A ver: ces! rut if of my property by attending strictly to my business and the other half by letting oe "peoples alone,”* for the yervicnk oe others because would have ung world iv enienliyv one aids of tive transaction ha That young woman who went wrong did sh they havo not the courage to 50. iter die than do the least wrong, cee when all ae Roney is houndi: Wait, consider, pane’ ee ever looking tor tha moral lapse ne, peel hes endl bt ee hu- tim] ace, 1 Gilarah hunters and plent oe, a game. jocieties ruined good jcesolg men by insinu- ions against ‘The wor! ot Aaverboas! Oink kG much by be laid on the table until some inves- ne going on are consum- ated.’ easy enough to start a Puspician ‘that will never down, but ble man is the one t an+ honest Lies he Ro York id, e is an impression aboard that there will so on: that steamer.” munity began to say, 36 Nera Mopnlpi end vax ovata we than clerks a stores, sO far as I i ‘are hon 1 persons in official position, ‘city, so far as I know, have failed ho: onest- 2 people make mistakes — it. “a busybody in other men's is it that you can poe ‘ays find two Sack about an; e oe of others will kill us oe one be aie eae the charact- of others and cl Selais ane glad wrong in character, the fact is apt to be denon tore in his looks. How- ever lar his features and though eoneteactal according ‘to the regal of ia <oheatahe t6) oe lip. There 1s Fy ied J00R faith e devil of Reed cakty dab? ts cion has taken possession | of hi derer, instead of co dA the.room. The author or apis hte of slanders never wants his wo ea the day of Pentecost there were What was call- of boa ‘end they spake for God.in nguages. But there are peoplgaa fee tine wie who, whe! browne to him conseming: capone iked: “Dost tho thing to Since ther qondane iki on the evi wil? charity Tejoiceth not iniquity.” But there is e worthy and Chri of thelr ir frovilities, but to offer help, sym- Christlike, xy had not resolved upon rth to be i Hie tony, ee noe Meares matters, helping them out, send rig foeee pide a eae J" equations quadratic and tics ‘She's the cutest adept mortals ever saw. With Kipling, send Conan Doyle, she's te an jews the world right in the madden Bot with all hex peaith eae, from Theos te. Doxology, never darned 9 She can play all scales chromatic, plain and sim ple, idiomatic— nds — “its pata ‘frame with loving And the ayes they re praying, and to each eum er are braying ver heard as maiden or as wife, raying, piping voices they are her ite?" ‘Virgil, Homer, Horace, Cesar, not one of them nt f ea In thought he gave the world some time sat |) fal Sais ree French and iene prise ig frome Gon to ete le rules pall ie a disorder, wealth of parlis- Potats of ge in gonpler Sra drives As she “i * Gace chairman, still, you know, a ‘Though s aa re dined a ocking in Ate, Eiht? org all reforms, politics and astral st ‘And on all city owneribip he's great: Water, cisenon ies and light, ‘lectrie cars that ‘and. Improvemohte, tn te. borough and the state! + Wonder how she knows it all, on this gay terres trial ball, And is now the brightest star in all club life, When with such « simple thing as a needle, a.string, She can't learn to darn on: “ stocking in . ber lite. 8. J. Dopleavy in Denver Republican, it Boy. “I am a there are a few honest Ese ago I sent a T to ays a beste is “You beck call that boy honest?” orning I recelyed have prospered. Thanks.’ ”—OChi- News. cago ‘The pimples have disappeared. Miller's :pound Iron Pills did it. I know MINARD’S LINIMENT ‘will eure Diphtheria. JOBN D. BOUTILIER, Brench Villa; SEARO, LINIMENT will, care one F. CUNNINGHAM, Cape Island, I know MINARD’S LINIMENT is the best rem¢ be ee JOSEPH A. SNOW. Norway, Me. ; : Shipping Trust in Englan: The consul of eu pelea Sta tes at Birmingham 1 an event in Great Tita the beginning of an inguiry by the board of trade of that city into the shipping trust, which is said to be injurious to Brit- ish industry. My wife is having the best of health wy | now. Miller's Compound Iron Pills did it. What sepulchral crypt, until the sub sequent centuries have tried in to tell and p oxo louslon, and) dante exchadielly aid redeem i could not si ‘woman doubled and she stood straight up. He could not meet a funel ofa but he broke up the pr gave him back to hi cher. fing TRAY ‘Bitivineaa Snta® (ela tet perfect sight. that. Dwight L. Moody evangelist, said to me N.J., and he repeated the message for ‘as lon long a8 r have strength to oat them and newspaper typ to take them, wo Alike. She—It must be great to have a tal- ent like Prof. Swamper’s. They say he can fill a house to overflowing at any time. He—Um. So can a plumber. A dose of Miller's Worm Powders occa- sionally will keep the children healthy. His Sad Condition, **My shoes are always ‘a source of oes } “Why is that?” “New shoes hurt my fect and old shoes hurt my self-respect.” Minard’s Liniment Cures Distemper, STIR IN KENMORE. Durham Brown’s Letter Pub= lished Last Week Cause of Comment. ‘One of Many cae ‘Cases in Kenmore ell scene corroboration of Saar iyle Jan. Sn beg com- _ meht has been caused hete by the publication of a letter signed by Dur- last . week. in eighteen minutes, and keep it -up steadily. is an enthusiast about every wi thoroughly believes in Dodd’s Kidney ~ Pills, having seen how they affected Dur) Dako Brown’s letter, as published last week, is corroborat- ed by his brother and all who know him. * people in Kenmore sonal experience the of Dodd’s Kidney - Pills. Whether for the two formerly incur- able and fatal maladies, Bright’s Disease and Diabetes, or for any of the other forms of Kidney Disease— Rheumatism, Heart Disooso, Urinary B Female aaa Dodd's Kidney Pi i , Dodd’s ae Pills ‘is the cured” and have a wonderful faith in them. w to Clean Knivi ‘They sana be held he a 2 straight position on a knifeboard and moved backward and forward in as direct # Td oe which will re ten seen on sloping position, one side slightly higher than the other. The ivory handles should be just dipped (not left , to stand) in warm water and with a soapy fiannel, and then wiped handles may be cleaned with a piece of linen dipped in oil and then well dried. Keep a set of cloths of a res? strong texture for use for es onl: Bicklo’s Anti-Consumptive Syrupstanda at the head ofthe list for all diseases of the throat and lungs. :It acts like magia in breaking up a cold. A cough is soon subdued, tightness of the chest isrelteved, , aya the’ worst case of co pended ‘upon for all pulmonary come Dlaints. Superstition tn India, in India ron that if a woe man peaked with leprosy suffers her- self to be buried aliye the disease will not descend to her obildr Coe ‘were born to her. grew worse. She importuned _ her her Hestand to bury her altve. He, ; at last, yielding to her prayers, sum-— moned his dug grave, and four neighbors assisted at the sepulchre. So the woman. died. These facts were aiyiee eae in a magistrate’s court and were iis. Co) Mark Twain, soeesae Onan les Guth. | rie, a prominent British lawyer, in Vk! asked him if he smoked. “Some. | times, pga 1 am in bad company,” was the rep! fter a iia came a second quem tion: “You're a lawyer, aren’t you, Mr. Guthrie?” ] “1 am, Mr. Clem “Ah, then, Mr. Gutl tie, you must be a very heavy smoker!”

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