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Girls Employed Now as Conductors on Kailroad Trains. The social condition of woman is a fairly trustworthy measure of the civilization of a state, ard judged by this standard Japan has not yet reached the sumimit of western culâ€" ture. This fact, however, is not a reâ€" proack, seeing that it is not Fong rince even European nations have bridged the abyss which sunders forâ€" mer barbaric customs from the buâ€" mane legtslation of toâ€"day. And the Japanese are even now working hard to tmitate us. Hitherto, and indeed at the present moment, the ranks of female "hands" in J apan are recruitâ€" ed from among the rural population ty agents, who induce the country lasses to sign contracts for quite a number of yearsâ€"the best portion of their lives. And the wages averaged . a day! For that miserable mesg of pottage the girls not only labor Rhard during working hours, but perâ€" mit themselves to be wholly isolated from the outer world,, just as if they were in a prison, a hospital, or a punnery. Tous they are entirely in tho power of their employers, the halt. I EOO mBms! Te P bt arbitrarily fixlog the rat wages has mad cit well nigh it alble for them to employ labor capitalists and the professional c os aro also in agreement in the | thiet tho Ilm@ ~RLG EAMME ho s Bo Australia is the only new counâ€" try in the world that is not _ atâ€" tracting enterprise and population. She has repelled them. This fact was recently pointed out by Mr. Reid, the leader of the Federal Opposition. But thero are signs that Australia has awakened. The workingman himself has suffered most of all, and he has begun to see that for much of his distress he has to thank his ignorâ€" ant advisers. The stock raiser and the farmer know what to look from the party that world add to their burdens with a land tax, and that bt arbitrarily fixlog the rate of wages has mad cit well nigh imposâ€" shinkms Haske Bscc ps is m h _an amoun WOMEN‘S WORK IN JAPAN Ociallst Labor party, be declared to be a Btata monopoly in one or another of the States of the Comâ€" monwealth. This party is dominant In one of thio richest States, New South Wales; and through _ the woakness of the late Federal Premâ€" ler, It blais been very powerful in the Federal Government. In Victoria the power has received a severe check in the election of the Conserâ€" vative Irvine Government, and the recoent antiâ€"strike legislation. Two or three illustrations will show the natural resuits of its policy. k © sxuk t is L their various ways to the developâ€" ment of the country. The emigration movement his reâ€" celved Its greatest impetus from the fact that State socialism for a time advanced by leaps and bounds in Ausâ€" tralia as well as in New Zealand ; and thne results in toth countries proved that memy glittering theorics do not work out well in practice. Capital in _ Australia w â€"toâ€"day afraid to invest in numeroud priâ€" vate enterprises, which may at any time, under th> influence of the Soclalist Labor party, be declared to be a Btata monopoly in one or another of the States of the Comâ€" monwealth. This party is dominant it Ono of Thts ribmnal Sbkekane Wkecs They are farmers, stock â€"raisers, skilled artisans, merchants, and even cfp}ta{lng who have contributed in The men who are leaving Australia are not those who can well be apired. Most o‘ them were born there or have lived long in the continent. un . y22, )3 ECCC OF avcdgt 0u,* 000 ; but they are toâ€"day losing p°puâ€" lation by the outgoing movement a fltfle faster than they are gailning ie Hews e ic l‘ s it by new arrivale. years Viectoria has lost 110,000 peoâ€" ple by emigration, and the excess of emigration _ over immigration in South Australia and Taemania has been about 20,000. In the same period, it is true, immigration exâ€" ceeded emigration in New â€"South Wales and Queensland by about 30,â€" parts of the world. The emigration exceeded immigration by 2,116. The present exodus ftom Australia is only the accentuation of a tenâ€" dency that has b»en observed years past. For ten years the excess of arrivals over departures fias been only a.l':_out 5,000. In the last ten HrSt six months of this year for Canada, South Africa and â€" other desert, the resources of the contiâ€" nent are ample for the support of a larger population than the whole of Europe contains. Withino the last year Australians bhave been leaving (ive oi the * six States faster than new â€" settlers have been coming in. According to the London journal Colonizer, 16.327 persons left New South Walese in the It has long been the boast of the inhabitants of Australia that in spite of the vast area of interior s: THE BRITISH :: INYASION OF THIBET. ) in agreement in the belief time has come to call a professional classâ€" . The or‘s room ?" "Of course; an‘ gait on, he‘ll co yer." y "Come this way, then. Quick," said thoe office boy. "But I thought that was the editâ€" Spun sugar baskets full of roses, though appealing more strongly to many, do not touch the harrow of violets. It seems that there are no forms nor any colors into which sugar may not be successfluly spun. y Epun sugar table decorations are good to eat after the feast is over. A white wicker wheelbarrow full of violets is the latest and loveliest of the spun sugar achievements. Spun Sugar. Spun sugar is in favor. Spun sugar ice cups come in floral forms. Grar‘s Syrur or Reo Servce Cum "Yes," replied the long-haired visitâ€" ‘, in reply to the office boy‘s query, Jassâ€"But |you can wask it off and make up differenitly!. Not the Gown, the Completion. Philadelpbia Press. Tesesâ€"I‘m afraid this gown doesn‘t become my complexion at all. Jessâ€"Well, why don‘t you changd it 2 Tessâ€"How can I? It‘s made up now: and t-bag won‘t exchangeâ€"â€" Sit down to the Washing Shiloh‘s * Consumption Cure The Lung Tonic There is nothing washable it will not washâ€"perfectly cleanâ€"do it in half the time without boiling the clothes. Runs on ball bearings, just a touch does it. Send for desâ€" ag criptive circular, better ~" still, ask any 77 ’4?. hardw:ro * ‘J’! (.‘-;:_'5 // man to show â€"/[â€"~5y59 2l /// it to you. ={1 ‘p.“;-\\l/ The Dowswell ‘m, d “/')‘\:_‘ Mig. Co.. Ltd, 7RMR/ ~AwIi less miserable to his future female eubjects, and he has begun by setâ€" ting an excéllent example. He has marrled but one wife, and has alâ€" lowed it to be generally understood that he is, and intends to remain, a monogamist to the end of his days. To economise fabric, time and strength and wash your clothes cleaner use a , stead of mere manual labor, there , was hardly any field for woman‘s acâ€" tivity. Tinus in none of the Ministries or Government offices was a woman to be found as civil servant. The reâ€" epectable firms of merchants likeâ€" wise rigidly excluded membersa of the fair sex, refusing to employ them as saleswomen ; only in a few cheap bazaars, where the work was very fatiguihg and the pay utterly inâ€" adequate, were women to be seen behind the counter. But here, too, a beneficent change is now being made. The firm of Mitsui, the weavers, for exampleâ€"one of the wealthiest in Japanâ€"have just decided to take on girls. For a considerable time past womâ€" en have been engaged at rallwayl stations, especially in dealing with passenger traflic, and now the Sanui line, which had hitherto climinated the female element, has completely broken with its traditions, and in future the passengers by that comâ€" pany‘s line will be looked after by lady conductors, and perhaps lady controllers as well. The Crown Prince of Japan takes a keen interest in this movement, which aims at making life A few doses, at the first sign of a cold irritationâ€"take away hoarsenessâ€"chec strengthen the lungsâ€"ward off the cough. All the healing, soothing, curative proper Gunâ€"combined with aromatics, Pleasant Curtously enough, in the higher callings and professions which â€"reâ€" quire ekill or scientific training inâ€" the terrible state of things in vozue in the mills and works of that city which f‘ret attracted attention. The élaves of the Southern States of North America had a better time than some of the wretched girls in Osaka, the products of whose labor were thrown upon European markets at nominal prices. Happily, the Guild of Weavers have now set to work to better the lot of these helots, and its efforts are being reinforced by Govâ€" ernment employees. least scrupulous of whom take an unâ€" fair advantage of their helplessmess, Thanks to the initiative of the prees and to the high spirit of a few wealâ€" thy Tirms, a strong and \urid light hbas been thrown upon those dark places of Japan, and redress is alâ€" ready in a‘gnt. The Manchester of the Mikado‘s reaim is Osaka, and it was cured them of chronic coughs cannot all be mistaken. There must be truth in it. Try a bottle for that cough of yours. Cat of Harm‘s Way. New Century Washing Machine. Prices 25c., The thousands of people who write to me saying that n‘ if yer don‘t #t a come out and catch Indispensable in Winter. There‘s a need in every home for a 50c. and $1.00 at the first sign of a cold, will allay all throat @way ho:rsgn?sgfchgck the inflammationâ€" S & Co. LeRoy, N.Y. _ i curative properties of Canadian Spruce ics. Pleasant to take. 25 ct’.g:fle‘ won‘t stay or an awful lot of trouble witk vants. Sobbs â€" Yes; thev . h. PÂ¥inBPvidvandst cslsn clattinl o P Agent, Yonge street, Tor‘(;;lt.o, Ont 3. 50e oo EXPress." Thisis the direct and best route from all Cunadlan(}.)olnt.s. By this route baggage is now checke in bon({ and from Canadian points. The Lehigh Valley has three stations in New York, up town near all firstâ€"class hotels, and down town near all Euro’pean sateamship docks, saving passenâ€" fe" or Europe a long and expeneive trans er. Secure your tickets of Grand Trunk agents. Robert S. Lewis, Canadian Passenger Agent. Yonge street Tamase\ ol Be sure that your ticketa read via Graud Trunk and Lehigh Valiey route of the " Black Diamond Express." This is the direct and Lils _ di2% LC Mfi wiantrdit 4. 1 d stone. Miss Farraseeâ€"Exactly, and it‘s such a pleasure to think of what‘s [ C ®*y gecusure voâ€"thick of what‘s in store for some people you know: Never Touched Her, of Course. Philadelphia Press, Miss Farrasceâ€"Yos, it‘s quite pleasuro to hear him preach. Miss Ascumâ€"I understand he w rather gloomy ; that ho / alure AVOIDING WiNTER coLps is difficult ; curing them is not hard if you take Allen‘s Lung Balsam. Better not walit until they settls deep into the lungs, for, even with Allen‘e Lung Balsam, com piete relief will be slower. Fig Jelly Filling.â€"Take of figs, chopped {ine; a sugar and hlalf a cupful water. Boil to a jolly, sti stantly, Caramel Filling for Cakes.â€"Boil a cupful of brown sugar in hialfl a cupful of boiling water until it threads. Beat the white of an egg until etiff, and add to it three tablespoonfuls of cocoa and half a teaspoonful of flavoring. Pour the boiling syrup over the egg and coâ€" coa and stil in a bow! €Entil it hardâ€" ens. _ Blobbsâ€"Some women ** My Hesrt was Thumping my Life out." is the way Mra. R. H. Wright, of Brockvelle, Ont., describes her sufferings from amothering, fluttering and palpitation. After trying many remedies without benefit, six bottles of Dr. Agnew‘s Cure for the Heart restored her to perfect health. The first dose gave almost instant rellef, and In a day suffering ceased altogether.â€"51 2 e CCC WOAO, C onl POTme and _ smoked 6,787,454,108 cigars. Contrary to general belief, _ more enuffl than over is made and used. otLer nonemokers and many slaves to tobacco would «ign, but we kave no confidence that â€" the cigarette will be abolished. Americans smoked or palid for 3,254,882%,380 cigarottes during the last fiscal year, an inâ€" crease of 357,213,408" in a single year. We used 337,840,608 pounds of atobacoo last year in all forms _ _One of the curious things about the cigarotte is that the more it is attacked, tho more it is used. It has no friends, and yet it flouristes. The endlesas clain for the purpose of obâ€" taining 1,000,000 «ignatures to a petition to congress asking for antiâ€" cigarette legislation is one of tke latest devices of the enemies of the "colfin nail," as it is called, and we would be willing to wager that nearly every woman in thke land, all Otl’.el‘ nonemokers and manw clazvam ia WOMAN. Don‘t hesitate to write to Mrs. Pinkham. She will understand yourcase %;fectly, and will treat Lou with dness. Her advice free, and the address is Lynn Mass. No woman ever regrctted having written her, and she has helped thousands. "*Many women are denied the" happiness of children through derangement of the generative ’ organs. Mrs. Beyer advises ( women to use Lydia E. Pink:â€" FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO Meriden, Conn. â€" $5000 eit if orlginal aboue ietter proving 'cn:mucf:zaot,upu "Deiar Mrs. Prsarau:â€"I suffered with stomach complaint for years. I got so bad that I could not carry my children but five months, then would have a miscarriage. The last time I became Eregna.nt. my husband vt me to take Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegeâ€" table Compound. After taking the first bottle I was relieved of the sickâ€" ness of stomach, and began to feel betâ€" ter in every way. I continued its use and was enabled to carry my baby to maturity. I now have & nice baby girl, ang can work better than I ever could before. Iamlikea new woman." â€"Mrs. FRraxx BryER®, 22 S. Second St., ham‘s Vegetable Compound. In Going to New York ONTARIO ARCHiIves TORONTO Vain War on th; about eternal fire A Few Recipes Philadelphia Ledger. J _â€" Yes; they cither elso they won‘t leave. s«â€"â€"Iake a pound fine; & cupful of cupful of boiling jelly, stirring conâ€" seem to tkave and he was he always e and brimâ€" Cigarette. 4 / Vione im A German pliysician, thke London Tatler, rec as a cure for sleeple: roap latker must be : on thke skin before the tresert day. N Un adi / t 0t uie hi 4s WB 1 TB io wcribes the joy of the British fleet at \the sight of the enemy, and de, Ecribes the attack of it by the Brit. isb on the 2ist, after which it fled. The early numbers of The English Mercurie containing advertisements of bceoks, very much like the adver. tisemept_a‘ of the same kind at the © EoE MmR e T CCRY "B still preserved in the library of the Britisb museum. This ancient newsraper contains the usual inteiligence given in the Lordon Gazette at the. Eresent time. It appears not to have been published at stated intervals, but orly when important events re. quired to be chronicled. Somctimes more than a month elapsed between one number and the next. The first article, dated July 23rd, 1588, conâ€" tains advices from Sir Frances Walâ€" e‘rgham that the Spanish Armaiz thad been scen in the Channei on the 20th, with a favorable gale. It de.. To the wisdom of good Queen Bess, aided by the presence of Buricigh, Britain owes its first printed news. paper. The English newprper, as it was called, was "imprinted" at Lordon, by Her Highness‘ printar, 1588," and the earliest number, da?ed July 23rd of that year, is W e#gcui c 1 . F 1 The Stomach‘s ""Weal or Woe!" â€"The stomach is the centre from which, from the standpoint of heaith, flows * weal or woe." A healthy stomach means perfect digestionâ€"perfect digestion means strong and steady nerve centresâ€"strong nerve centres mean good circulation, rich blood and good health. South American Nervine makes and keeps the stomach right. â€"52, Lancasterâ€"No; merely to conâ€" tinue it indefinitely, it seems.â€"Janâ€" uary Smart Set. No End h’nWSight. Forresterâ€"I guppose you m to compl‘ete your education ? MINARD‘S LINIMENT is the only Liriment asked for at my store and the only one we keep for sale. All the people use it. ‘"Papa, how much does a bottle of ink cost ?" Y "Oh, about five cents." * "£ "Five cents!" exclaimed the agâ€" grieved youngster in a tone of deep disgust. "And to think that mamma would make all that fuss about one little bottle of ink.‘"â€"July Lippinâ€" mat+is cott‘s. Small Katherine, who had been forâ€" bidden to touch the ink bottile, had accidentally spilled its contents not only all over her mother‘s desk but on the rug, several chairs and . her own apron. Her mother, on discPe® ing the state of alfaire, had expressed more surprise than ever. When the father of the family returned at night his little daughter met him at the door and asked : HARLIN FULTON, Plcasant Bay, C. B. e ww e 1 Secure Relief in 10 Minutes And a Radical Cure. Does your head ache Have you pains over your eyes? Is there a constant dropping in the throat? Is the breath offensive? These are certain symptoms of Catarrh Dr. Agnew‘s Catarrhal Powâ€" der will cure most stubborn cases in a marvellously short time. If you‘ve had catarrh a week it‘s a sure cure. If it‘s of fifty years‘ standing it‘s just as efâ€" fective. Dr. Agnew‘s Pills are the best. 8 40 Doses 1o cents. P in Suadatani dn Aa inss + en â€" Pss c 22244 It does not require a great deal of holly to give the brightening touch when stuck in amongst the cedar, apruce and lglne. and even lwltlnou!: these it wi® give a festive Foul, Loathsome, y _Disgusting Catarrh ! _cedar at each plate for a boutonâ€" Liere, all of which helps to make the feasting bright and jolly. The mother and father will feel pleased and honored to find on Christmas morning that their chilâ€" dren kave adorned their portraits, or ever their mere photographe, with £; mbolic green. Also hang a bunch of it over your Bistine Madonna, and in additon to the greenery ~round the pictures of those gone to their rest hang sycaâ€" more balls, as the sycamore tree ligâ€" ures in all the old "Il Reposa‘" picâ€" tures by the great masters. ‘ The blueberry cedar is very efâ€" fective in some decoration and so is the feathery running cedar. Havre a bunch of mistletoe, with some holly berries, in a tall glass vase on the table, and a sprig of Britain‘s First Newspaper In the dining room the central window is the place to decorate, for kere the house plants can help toâ€" ward the desired effect. It makes a beautiful effect to twine the large pictures with cedar rope and to mass the large vase sand jarse full of odorous branches. A wreath hung in each front winâ€" dow gives an outward and visible sign of the home‘"s _ inner joyousâ€" ness, and the hall should be decked in pungent greenery to greet the visitor with its cheer of the season, and a holly garland, thick with clusâ€" tering red berries, hung on the rod, between the portieres at the enâ€" trance to the parior. a few years ago it had waned to & , great extent, leaving these delightâ€". ful anromatico . decorations to tbo, churches. custom of trimming the home with { (;hrhtmu holly gnq e_edar. t_h?'.xgx There is, happily, a revival of the custom of trimming the home with An Old Custom Which Has Experiâ€" enoed a Revival. An Economical Mother. to a room. for sleeplessness. _ The THE CHRISMAsS GREENS. be allowed to dry _ the patient goes recommends soap you married 1O,BBD..ssccrescrssirrses 20,917 .sssssseeerseseeces 22,074...............ss80 28,829,...s.1,.â€"c+2te:+ «8 N POOUrrs:+ssrrirys «s rell Apply to the ] flto-.pbn’t. or W Members. CANADIAN oRDpER OF CHOSEN FRIEN FIVE YEARS‘ PROGRESs "Oh, well, she‘ll get "‘That‘s just it. I‘m get over it before to.â€" Toddâ€"I‘ve just had a qi my wife and she doesn‘t Lifebuoy Soapâ€"disinfoctantâ€"is strongly recommended by the medical profession as a safeguard against infoctions discases. . Harry Jones, a voteran of Carlboo, B. C., who has been elected to the British Columbia Legislature, enjoys the unique distinotion of being a member of parliament who never saw & railway train before the one on which he has just travelled to Vicâ€" toria, the capital of the Province. Neitker did he ever see an electric car until ho took this trip. Mr. Jones is one of the pioneers of the Province. He crossed the continent to California in the days of prairie echooners. Then be went north . with the rush of gold seekers up the : Fraser river and has been in the] interior ever since. Pn M speed could be made. The Russians halted and formed begide the road, while the Japanese infantry went by them on the double, and the batâ€" tery on a trot. From that time unâ€" til the day‘s distance had been made here was no more trouble about fhe failure of the advance guard to maintain contact with the en Minard‘s Liniment for sale everyâ€" where. . h L pan was obliged to ask Russia to withdraw its men and give room to the Japamese, so that the required Pm dag â€"Sat v en‘ 2 _el E: B Can be had in TUBS, PAILS, WASH BASINS MILK PANS, STABLE PAILS, ETC. From any firstâ€"class dealer. ol speed the day the Pekin relief column marched from Mahto to Changâ€"chiaâ€"wan. For that morning it had been arranged that a Russian battery and battalion of infantry should form part of the advance guand with the Japanese, whom the regular formation of the column placed in the lead. The Japanese were doing their full share, but the Russians would not or could not tkeep the pace. After repeated _ atâ€" tempts to get them to do so, Jaâ€" gort of man makes a dangerous fighting machine. "With all these good qualities, however, there are others not so attractive. Big, strong, patient of toil toil and hardship, he is often clumsy, stupid and very slowâ€"2 seriâ€" ous fault in fighting men. There was a.good exhibition of the Russian lack FIBRE WARE Use Is Described as Slow, pogged and Fatalistic. *‘The Russian soldier, as I saw him during the Boxer campaighn, imâ€" pressed me as being a fatalist 0( a yery practical wort," writes O. K. Davis in Eeverybody‘s uaflazlne. "If U is his time to lose his life he will lose it, and there is litttle use in trying to save it. He might as well go to one place as another, and it makes no d.{;!erence whether he goes into & fight or keeps out of it. He travels the line of least resistance, and from this develops a blird, but often unintelligent obedience. That \ Used to it. Toronto Globe. }‘Iss Rhona Adair has talked Of Playing golf in the snow in CaDAda. At one time that would have threatâ€" ened our connection with the Empire, but since the reflections cast 0n the beauty of Canadian girls by an EDgâ€" lish lady our feelings have been dead to false and cruel aspergions. ; THE RUSSIAN As a SOLDIER Lived in Woods Many Years en urns, Minard‘s Liniment Cum.l_i e ete., . . tnzu fact that he wasn‘t born With & vrer spoon in his mouth« Slobbsâ€"Judging ‘l:.'m his table manners it must have been & k2!¢. ing operations Soap cannot | Minard‘s Liniment Relieves Neuralâ€" ASSESSMENT â€"SYSTENM Blobbsâ€"Old speghl inducements to JOINNOII Family Troubles e CA U .'v" " It _ o depresged ? ©*~ just had a quarrel with F‘rrc.r in your owa town or W â€" Â¥. Campbel}, Grand Organiser, 1 How He Was Old Gotrox is prou that he wasn‘t bor» "Mtpstsass ss c crtseacererssnessnes LBOD as++e "ilertine . . s rarsyssecrertttvenns OO n Philadelphia Rocord. aerse00se0 000080000000 00 p in It almost scares a mother a getâ€"over that." think how! smart her son would be I‘m afraid she‘llf K he did not _ have some of the toâ€"morrow mornâ€" Wlood of his father‘s family in his 'vefy few â€" Cieans in which Sunlight ‘ used to advant. the home bright speak to DC Year. 1901. 1902. 1908. #1 veing A Miss. ‘ _ Toronto News., Miss Rhona Adair has "foorled" badly in her description of the rlgori of the Canadian climate. {’.â€"'E} A. W. GLEABON, bommpame! Notary Public. Hall‘s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimoniais, free. F,. J, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold b‘; all druggistsâ€"75c. Take Hall‘s Family Pilis for Constipation* Sratek or On10, Crry or Tou:no,} 66, Luvcas Counry Frank J. Onrnzy makes oath that hete the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Curxrgy & Co., doing business in the cn{ of Toledo, Couhty and State aforesaid,and thatsaid firm vlungn‘y the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLâ€" LA or each and every case of CaTARR®E that cannot be cured by ‘the use of HiuL‘s CararRes Cumn®. FRANK J. CHEXEY. Bworn to before me and subscribed in -I presence, this 6th day of December, A.D., 1 886. "Not at all,"" replied the other person, craning his neck. "Didn‘t you wee lhow he shuddered when he kissâ€" ed the other king? He didn‘t want to, but he just had to do it." Can‘t Do What He Likes. _ . Chicago Tribune. a "But I thought," ohserved the é«impleâ€"minded person on the outâ€" skirts of the crowd, "that a king could do as ho pleased." Minard‘s Liniment Cures Dand In lots of 10 to 100 acres for sale in the heart of the Niagara Fruit Belt, near Grimsby. _ Steam and electric roads suu this property. All conveniences of the Ay., Terms very reasonable. Apply Standard Stock Exchange Buildings, Toronto. orders, h 02:1" board roé)m |-u put:lllc, n::ke It your uarters, Exceptional excha conâ€" nectlgnl enable us to execute ondneg in 10 ::tl‘m on as favorable terms as 100 share Write toâ€"day for our bookiet! entitlied * Wall Street‘s Opportunities." _Emchl attention given to outâ€"ofâ€"town C SLLC TR CTe PCPA HHC coud R R., we regard as PARTICULARLY AT. TRACTIVE "at present LOW prices, and trades in these securities conservatively handled will, without doubt, show substanâ€" tial groflu in the near future. While you are waiting for things to settle down the quiet, steady accumulation of the Standard 1uuu is apparent *o the close student of conditions 8o. Fac., B. & O., Un. Pac., Mo. Pac., R. L go,?" Eries, R’_”}"P;" _N.Y. Cen., and j"‘!- Stocks Are Cheap! May wheat will sell $1.00 per bushel before this o%tlon expires. We handle accounts of 1,000 bushels and over on 1 percent margin Write for our apecial letter. Branck Office, 166 Simooe St, Peterboro ‘Pron® 860. ISSUE No. BUY WHEAT operate 50 sharos. Write for ycE â€" 3 m 18 Victoria Streat, Toronto, Ont. on the STOCK EXCHANGE without HOW A Mother‘s Consolation. mt A n placi u on both sides ‘_the E‘;’l:"'“ fif_fi-bfl- you to eeversenssssesssessssessss00000 asesstsesss0sts00 wessssssssss MILLER & Direct private wires to all exchanges. « J CUMMINGS & CO Rooms 48â€"49 Victoria Arcade, JAMES & CO., FRUIT LANDS eesterrsesss0ss00s00s08n000 Word to the Wise is Sufficient. eesssessarsenesessse0000s se JLGRA3G, BONDS, GRAIN AND PROvisioNS. eecrersess:essssss000s mss & WV _ SUCCESSFULLY SPECULATE J. CAnPnNrmfi’ q P. 0. Box 68, Winona, On: ‘. 0. Drawer, 2030, TOoRonNnTto, ont. ne Main 3704. DEALERS IN 208,620. seem ratmor undefined. 1 am ed ‘to cook ‘the titâ€"bitse Mre. "Dearest Jeanic,â€"I do feel| fully bomesick. I saw him j etation ; but aunt took car he did not see me; howev, mailter. â€" Mre. Daly, though a invalid, is very stately, umi ernacling. I am writing thie a past 11. Although it is my day hbere I have never been + ute of! my feet. My regular tent: % ono read lnus: "Dear Aust Anmnie, arr, all right, Love to Barbara Bhall write as soon as 1 Poment’- leisure. "Till then, believe me, fecticnate Marjorie." â€" ‘Tho 6ther eavelope conta Ploselyâ€"written sheets, the which began : him fron color cor self prow left tho self{ alon wept as It was : when sh find a tr Allanban hddrossed tents oi Ettlo)ullr «drove mpanied . by ho there, the old lad ly goodâ€"bye and | a demonstration | in,, Marjorie was fJoot on the <: thiere emerged fr« which had just + figure in crush 1 cont. A glimpse . elled profie mad throb with pleas nie had caught + and hurrying he compartmont, sheo KLand the tears 8 "Oh, Jeannie! m what it is to le; °_ "Why, I thoug place |" excliaime £ _ "Bo I didâ€"so I jorie. "Had 1 fa sof(ly hile, laep The "I know your advice . meant," said Marjorie, as | ed her friend goodâ€"bye, "bu not take it, dear. Things sald that will rankle alwa; Ieart. I whall never gi cause to say more,. Good n rathor, Goodâ€"bye." "And that dumb app yours ls a greater tribut genius than afl Rarbara‘s 1e quisitions. I have watched jorie. Old maids are more than young ones, and I ad o send a note before you "No," was the reply, "n let him know. Barbara every chance; I won‘t st m'" *"But If he doeen‘t want "‘They have tastes in « is muslioal, and heâ€"well, he is a genius; he won‘t obscurity Jlong. Music me to the third heaven, nothing about it theoreti bara can discuss it with h only listen dumbly." "Ah, but you know the "Out of sight, out of mind Marjorie with a wan smil "‘That‘s a twoâ€"faced laughed Joanie. "My vormi sence makes the heart gro Does he know you are gol "Auntie is not so gene use the word ‘both‘ ; she haviour is perfectly ridi Barbara says he is only for her sake. You see, he bara‘s acquaintance first taunts me with trying t lize his conversation entir think," she fajtered slowly out of the wayâ€"â€"* , Miss Inglis shook her h _*Forced prayer is no de . If John Ashton is dei u, yours he‘ll be in epite *"In his or in mine, thou rupted Marjorie, eagerly. **Porhaps in both," retu hesitatingly. The girl‘e i "On, Jeanie, bow did y and this time the tears « "I have seen you toget something in his mannes suspect,.*" "There is something b Marjorie," she said at las Aunt Anpie, nor your sist me that makes the parti for you. It is John Ashtoi trust me ; I am too old rival," she saic, smilingly then she caught hber b ended with a longâ€"drawn 1 ayed her cheokse, Miss Inglis iaid her thetically on her young as they sauntered agai "So aunt says," sigho "Weli, I am sure your very sensibly," declared "Oh, ay," sneturned th terly. "Only she wants : me. I suppose she thinl stopped short, and a x dyed her cheoke T Admidbrasic 7t > "Well, are you not Jeannie Inglis, when & gilded card har friend } Marjorie Littiejohn and the tears sprang "Oh, Jeannie! may yo what it is to leave ho "Why, I thought yo place !" exclaimed Jean _ "Bo I didâ€"so I do," rm. "Mad I failed I felt disappointed, but is the thought that should want to get rid Barbara was the favo think she cared for me "And doubtJess so she tle pessimist. Why wil in Jooking at the dark «i questioned Jeannie. *If, your aunt‘s annaity 4 you would have to go s it Jander to send you let you live without ma paration for the future only twentyâ€"tw.. Do years hence whore woul opening ? I tell you, M soncluded emphaticaliy, room for the old nor middleâ€"aged in this worl for your youth, and use once it is gone it will No, nc hurrying »artment, ay that from her _ come an< proudly e lone, sh "Mre. Daly finds Mi preferences perfectly sa will expect to see hor on Monday with the on Lrap dâ€"bye and metration rjorle was m â€" thie + emerged 1 is «]lrove ied by h the old la _ "only Tarowell and with a l they parted. following morn still earl ie arrived ki sme b'hv! I 11 that morn it to the PI th LD n bu 1 her i