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Home RT HURON LAY ELF. roug . Pinkbam, Lyan, ble Advice Absolu= wlrewid Ag FED. al ORDEAL QUEsTIONS ht Ba s TWO ; first healtb, rost 1, and ® ctable co‘!' sh the able 1 B % 1DLO CUMATC n’ M‘h ving of ad at w ht h faimt cor and which ‘il»&, b“ 1 1 tried I uo 1 would wl 114 1% ) $ "Mr. ' | e to be? ' â€" last n " Laura I %, U n "Mr. Hastings, the infa Swinburne Castle was just ed child. Losing her mot] was but a few weeks old He did not, he co could only gaze upon strained outward as t burst their sockets. "Laura! lady! madam?} What is th =â€"this accursed thing that you tell me >Q cannot, it shall not be true," he cried in great excitement. "It is perfectly true. Albert Hastings u have heard of such events as neg xtod infants, put out to nurse, being changed by the nurse, who, after some interval of time, foists upon the friends of her little charge her own offspring." He did not, he could not reply. He m,d onl' Wara wmas L __ us a infi asscAuia # t Bis imposed calmness by sheer astc ment, as though he thought she had denly gone mad. "I mean just what I have said. no Etheridge. I am simply Laura E the daughter of the latée gamekee she continued, with something like seeming eruelty, but real mercy, w} with the surgeon firmly uses the pro knife. m Sm basii £ 11 it. You spol:e of ha: ©ry, or rather a sup; .Mightâ€"but never 8 forever, Now, dear I nature of this supp "It concerns myself ’ouibly you, ‘as you me." She paused and "A discovery that Laura? I need not rep er, whatever its natur U3, as you seem to t} explain, my dear Lam cur secret," he said, r and taking her ha; "Ah, how can I eve bert Hastings? Yet w Whenece comes this re of a misfortune for degree responsible? T3 unconsciously, I cheris} lutking pride of caste, ldcno“ledging toâ€"day fact that must be mac row? Or do I doubt yo der the trying ordeal? this weakness must be id, speaking more to fi.nn to another, his "Laura! Lady Etherid name of all the saints in do you mean?" he said. st; _1 am not so, of Ethetidge runs calmly, “.»\ssuredly," replied surprise, privately aski is this? Has she jilted vately married to son who has raised her a s peeragemand covered h own ?" fler next words mistake, : 20000 YOnere me last night I believed Laura Etheridge, Baronc Swinburne." He “t;;l'()‘\;‘t.il Allayedâ€"listening m}'. while she c JCOHF s Emulsion. oo atee". NOW : To feel that boy‘s arm you would think he was apprenticed tn a C‘ Te enemy of yours neath my roof; no slan to breathe your name sho l.nsnve'red, with a . ntle dignit culiar '."Then, mych:n'shed M Yom anaf. 7 6 Hile L #Ww =°°“¢°@°@Qm°@°°3@ l Nnk are Tighh . Soréethins 1. ___ «SCOIL 5 The physician who had attended the family for thirty years prescribed CC Arone p heaven and earth to effect their purpose to abuse your ear wit & our pardon, Mr, do no:.:uiyte nncferstand you "Laura, I have enemies ignant, unrelenting, and unse emiesâ€"who would dash my :f“happiness from mÂ¥ Hine His arms were soft and flabby., He didn‘t have a strong muscle in his Â¥. So ;) 4 UP In surprise ity. So foreign to her noble the low vice of listening to er. She lookeq g’- So forei. A Boston schoolboy weak and sickly. ;,,, _ " mounting to his that you have permitted calumniate my character Bemes * Hlstings, WhOm You believe m Then and SDe He turned v. chair, dreading as visions of c debts of honor before him. took ," °C &*2Â¥vely and took a seat at the table bim to take another Te . CCCE it to you } she replied ALL DRUCGISTS; S0oc. AND $1.00. now. that hig ‘ true. Albert Hastings, of such events as negâ€" ut out to nurse, being nurse, who, after some " replied Mr tely asking himself, "Wh she jilted me? Is aha n ~ LW CCOCETEF o ing her hand in his own. can I ever inform you, Alâ€" #s? Yet why do I hesitate ? es this reltctance to speak une for which I am in no msible? Is it possible that, Â¥, I cherish in my bosom a : of caste, that shrinks from I¢g toâ€"day the humiliating ist be made public wvoâ€"morâ€" ‘ I doubt your constancy unâ€" C CfdenlI! I Innau auule y . . Something of I deem it necess you Petore our CA resting her infant heiress of just such a wrongâ€" mother when she old, she was inâ€" iiPorics Biid css 4 with attentive courâ€" continued : Â¥ T No drop of the blood ; with in my veins," she said. , incre e of ha\'ing;;(.l-e-’z T a supposed discoy never s.l.auldâ€"sepa , dear Lanvra, what is supposed discoy s myself, Mr. Hasti Etheridge! C 20 o CE Teve m to think possible; but ar Laura. I long to share e said, drawing nearer to h amee Kucs ts 8B TRIAL FOR Lirg | : _and sighed, that concerns : t repeat that i nature may be st you are m do you take me me to beâ€"as until d myself to beâ€" ness Etheridge, of yours has «_ """ nas ever come beâ€" 10 slanderer would dare name in my presence," th a certain noble and culiar to heself. very red and sank & to hear her next certain gambling an, r and of dishonor, ; her head upon her slnua® s "" °C PUDHC coâ€"morâ€" your constancy unâ€" * I know not; but be overcome," she to her own _ soul enemies â€"bitter, malâ€" g, and unserupulous enâ€" 1 dash my present cup n my lips, and move to ruin meâ€"who, to se would not hesitate with calumnies against selfish fears Hastings, in ns you, dear hat it can nevâ€" y be, separate possible; but prise and perplexâ€" ) for me noble nature was fession g to the slanderâ€" | truth ¢ made a discoyâ€" discovery that + me{ning hasg hapâ€" such grave import ary to communicate mll'l’iage roceeds," ind "e"ry' as she able, and motioned discoverâ€";-,” Hastings ; and interested in separate us Cclaimed , deepâ€" "It cam brow, "I trust | Who has no enemy to | such a rid in your preâ€" "No one s _She wi{ y C t PME fllp- h grave import , to communicate ’riage rmeeds’n sweet Y, as she ‘ , and motioned d sank into a 9 er _next words, 3 bling and other e lishonor, arose b ipon her hand, Io contisued : 0 Hastings, I what is 18 the ave ;. _1 | trusted to a confidential, but disaffected ave "",Po"t,female servant. Alas! that I should mrictt? | have to speak thus of my poor mother,. r’°°°ed3’ She was left in charge of this highâ€"trustâ€" tly, as she ed woman, while her widowed father motioned went abroad to dissipate his grief, When, 9 at the end of a few months her father "k into a returned, and claimed his infant, this xt words, misguided woman, from motives of reâ€" and other venge for a bitter wrong, imposed upon * 8*0se T hink hey own child, myself," her hand "Good heaven of heavens! _ Am I mad rued: _ _ | T dreaming!" efaculated Hnhoas 9. . se eote oC vocate of the right, wh them. _ ‘The validity of â€" statement is palpable to me manner, believing hersolf death, the vraisemblance « and the fact that the young have seeen, bears a strong to all the family portraits, w torious that I resemble none _ "Lady Etheridgeâ€"for 81 and so I shall cal] youâ€"you . ignorant of the usages of lary as to imagine that an obscu upsupported by stronger proc which has been advanced, and "Good heavens! seem absolutely to advocate of this o claimant." 70° 4 100K alike, The father went for many months, and when he ref it was as casyr to give him one ch the other, so that the other was key of his sicht * a fapp .. _ _". 0Wd ever be foisted upon 'u father as his own. It is utterly and forever impossible! Nature herself cries out against such a strange deception," exclaimed Mr, Hastings, trembling for the rich inheritance of his promised bride. "Ahâ€" Albert Hastings : you must know that such a fraud is not impossible, but that it has been more than once commitâ€" ted. And in this instance deception was temptingly easy. The infants that were changed were of the same ageâ€"three weeks oldâ€"and infants of that tender age all look alike. The faths. 2_° . y L2 TL O ~ ) "uy â€"proofs _| truth of her story," ‘It is impnssible, I repeat! It possible, I insist! The woman i crazy or designing. She has told impudent and absurd falsehoeod ! strange child could ever be foiste a father as his own. It is utter forever impossible! Nature herse out against such a strange dece exclaimed Mr, Hastings, trembli the rich inhoriFamas aa pi .. in I CCC THUT and believing herself ucslsn‘ am a sicht : is palpable to me, believing herselt e vrais«-mblanco of a partisan of the f the rjg}lt, wh The validity of c last vru',x'grht and or . bringing many @0 CS »_ FET 22 OM l as abused your noble ; ridiculous fabrication > me. _ The woman, full . vens! Lady ] ely to be a pa this otherwise " _ 6 S‘Tong resemblance Y portraits, while it is noâ€" esemble none of them." dgeâ€"for _ such you are, l youâ€"you cannot be so usages of law and society bat an obscure claimant,l stronger proof than that ridvanced, and unaided by ’ nce, can have any chance 77 (eiiGobntvemke Te og| 6 y __._ 2C "IH8 Action," 1 of deep pain. _ "Oh, Albert I[astings.. how much 1 $ Lady %tll)\cri;jge » | thank you!" she exclmmgd, fervently, ."'You‘ will intrust dismissing her late distressing doubfi as be arranged after 1| to his integrity of purpose, and cordially ir husband.," holding out her hand to him, Mr. Hastings. I| He took it somewhat coldly, pressed fe in my true colâ€" slightly, dropped it, and continued : y rank and title, i "And in order to leave you a moral hough most ignor-lfree agent to act as you please in this 1 I give you must | affair, it is necessary that I make the olding no possasâ€" | great sacrifice of offering to defer our right," replied the MAE tha mus : d l c i oc mt right, wherever I go; but I questfon I to _ / "Oh, perdition! I do not wish to break b with her finally and entirely. I wish p | to have it in my power to marry â€" her, should she be confirmed in her present ' position, which I really think the probâ€" ) | able termination of this affair, I must | soothe her, and make her understand that our marriage is deferred, not broken off. Nor shall it be broken off unless she is positively proved to be the laundress‘ daughter," thought â€" Albert Hastings. Then, addressing his betrothed, he said: "My dearest Laura, you will see that my proposal leaves you free to act as you please in this affair of the .conteste inheritance, but it does not release you fromâ€" your matriage engagement, â€" to which, fairest lady, I must still hold you." ; Bhe was very pale and firm as she reâ€" | & pliea : *4 « "Understand me, Albert Hastings, In , making it, Mr, Hasti for the present, and fies my course of : replied. fone doubt wiy y 1 S m _â€"tould any J one doubt with what final purpose? s "You do not arswer me, Lady Etheâ€" Jus ridge! Perhaps the proposition is disâ€" F:r tasteful to you?" he said, indulging As himself in a slight touch of irony,. "On the contrary, I thank you for| Yea making it, Mr. Hastings. It relieves me | «. InF HHte | Brame css To se postpone their issue of the co one doubt with Wdilh db 0A * | great sacrifice of offe * | marriage toâ€"day until ally settled." y She raised her eyes | long, wistful gaze, as | have read his soul. An and as she saw the d selfishncess and duplicit in, _ her eloquent _ e through all the changes wonder, doubt and conv last into an expression appointment, shame an, not for herselfâ€"for him ’have fallen so far belo1 _of his character. She had no word of v him. She understood at policy, and in that policy nature. He had endeavo her to use her power t n a claim, priceless as i failing to do to he haj _ _"Lady Ethe "I think you agree upon the sued in this n as you differ w perhaps, that ; seience untram She raised her P'eXed_ glance, wC ol ) .1 V SAnges of astonishment, der, doubt and conviction, settling at into an expression of bitter disâ€" intment, shame and painâ€"for him, for herselfâ€"for him, that he should fallen so far below her estimation is character. e had no word of vain reproach for She understood at once his whole , and in that policy she learned his e. He had endeavored to persuade o use her power to crush or buy claim, priceless as it wiaa Imek «_3 C eR oV Ausl | _ She was still seated at the ber elbows resting on its tor brow supported by her han large, earnest eyes cast down bled thought. She was ruming ably, over the strange phas lover‘s character, as brought . crisis. CV\ C mes . o e Of barons t Strange, I nev likeness before! _ If is striking! Anq now, if for her fortune thig Lai not love, anq afterward Swinburne belongs to R loveâ€"why, what a fool proved myself! 1 must g how this will end. 1 am of the womenâ€"that‘s q , shall marry the Baroness Swinburne, whichever th to be." Here he stole a suf ;. 1y _, _ _,7‘ Pnce Ais whole nd in that policy she learned his He had endeavored to persuade ise her power to crush or buy im, priceless as it was just, and o0 do so, he had determined tol their marriage and wait the the contested claimâ€"â€"sonl2 a....1 againg? .,____ "O!4 and defend _ ) the same against every claimant. More fortunately still, I have your promise to _d become my wife. For your own good ~ | now, sweet one, I shal] hold you to that promise. Anq when once you have vow. f ed love, honor and obedience to me, ‘ | though t shall always remain your most devoted Slave, yet in one particular I + | shall exact, for your own benefit, the | performance of your vow of obedience., I shall require you to be perfectly passive in this matter, anq leave the settling of these people to me! Sweet Laura! it is near the hour that we should be at the church, and I long to call you mine," said Mr, Hastings, rising. She also arose, saying : ; "Albert Hastings, do not be deceived, I | « shall perform all my promises ang vows, | 1 if, under the cireumstances you continue | ¢ to wish it; but in that you will not | I Matty Lary Etheridge of Swinbume, C but plain Laura Elmer, the gameâ€"keeper‘g | 1 daughter ; while Rose, the reputed child of the village Iaundress, is the true Barâ€" | s oness Etherid[:e Oof Swinks... "2. en. . Aaovar °~ you are right, Asg we pon the proper course to _this matter of the new differ widely from me. it untramm elled"-i‘n Alb(f_rt Hastings, t * S in snn / + "Yes," she answem tumsetly. "There is sy Iâ€"bereft of everything she; and there is, I h and you are the one," "Not I, by my goul, I beg your pardon, my ; you shall not imnova yFi00 Etheridge," M iiiaiigh i. i.) 29 ) 3 Swinburne without or compromise with tensions of their on irey ul is face _ O"‘‘~6 *PPCalingly into IPW] his face, But "Tut. tut! my dearest Laura; you talk | yon like a fanatic. Now, is there a man or | save woman living who would yield up a Posâ€" | at o gesgit;n like the barony ‘and castle of | ris~ Winhnrna Lk ue 28 ind very much simpfiz f actior," she calmly f g. _ __,,. _ CEpPur« 1 CHS gTes ~nances." she pleaded, fervently »claspâ€" | to defer ing her hands and gazing appealingly into | propositi his face, But you ; :T""' tnt! my dearest Laura : You talle I wam * _â€" , Pm ie Pop,. 3. Castle and barony, tenances." she ple; betrothed, he said; , you will see that you free to act as air of the .contested. as innd\'ertenm had not namad C om~~~. Here be s * two of the famil is wondrously like 7 ed image‘ of those Strange, I never n iss C wa., 1 _: *SCHHC( R Â¥. Do you know her?» Elmer is my laundress t told me that they w engagement, â€" to , ip must still hold | . "Ob.‘ " s en eodemre Tt f offering to defer our until this matter is finâ€" I s_l_l'opld "l-e;a.v.';’ d ! must gain time d. I am sure of hat‘s a comfortâ€" Baroness Etheria look _ vithout trying to crush, mise with, or buy up the preâ€" f their Opponents ?" he answered, gravely _ and "There is such a wa«~*.. *4 if I Wilints AAtacts ~Guses 4 1O °_ meaven, Lady Etheridge, what As we cannotlhas happened ?" â€" he exclaimed, taking urse to be purâ€"( hber hand and putting her into an easy the new claim,l chair. * me, it is best,! "The marriage intended between Mr. | eave your conâ€" Hastings and myself is broken off by | . this action," mutual consent," replied _ the lady, | how much I quietly, 8 ned, fervently,| _ "The Marriaorh hatwase i. ... . Ts _11 7" PUY| "De you eat frie ust, and You don‘t? Th ined t Along with some ‘ ime 0 There are no o ait the} Do you walk? m For exercise wil uld ’any For people with w ose? And this is the Etheâ€" | Just quit what eve is disâ€" And begin whate lulet For what you don duiging | " 4. whatever you y. Yea, thus saith t ou :for dition be doub ves me | What the cldsters simp]i- TL pared t:o th’e l ere‘s not ing in calmly certain in eve; Anw more tlu‘n &A 4 to every face break It‘s all in the diag wish patient‘s fixâ€" her, | The modern who k1 resent to a host of tr probâ€" | Do you eat roast po must You don‘t? ‘Then that For the longâ€"earned ‘ grass t off.| _ Ana delights in the he is | Do you @leep with tt regy‘ Then batten them | re And swallow the sam ings. Through all of the aid;‘ Just quit whatever y that And do whatever y For what you don‘t d t as | _ As whatever you g!g & 118x * Ju lteu (l y!;o Lower Grade r0ld *‘*Ob,"" sobbed the n doc;qn't love"men ;S‘ed 1 *‘Nonsense, rep reâ€" | this mornlnf 1 heard dearest girl in the wo In ‘"Yes, but he used to that erer livad * l with all their mME Bs c s all n mW ol doesn‘t love men as h *‘Nonsense,"* replied fhis morning 1 heard dearest girl in the wor ‘"Yes, but he used to that erwr Uved.*" in trouâ€"| She found him reclining g, probâ€"| a lounge chair; but on se of her| he arose and came forward t by the| with some gay salutation when the marble whitenes his perâ€"| and the stern rigidity of startled him. began,| _ "Good Heaven, Lady Eth cannot | has happened?" he excla be purâ€"| ber hand and putting her _ claim, j chair, s For wh./ Wuhatever you don‘t;‘ or what you don‘t do may agree with ou As whatever you do do. don‘t, â€" "o l9 +u*1 (*. 1Tougey‘ ... y $. _ _ C 6°C DOLnet‘s becoming to every face + It‘s all in the diagnosis that tells us the patient‘s fixâ€" The modern who knows his business is up to a host of tricks. Do you eat roast pork? Then stop it, You don‘t? ‘Then get after it quickly, For the longâ€"earned ass gives tha laugh to grass And delights in the weed that‘s prickly, Do you @leep with the windows open? Then batten them good and tight, And swallow the same old fetid air Through all of the snoozesome nighg, Just quit whatever you do do, ; And do whatevar 5. 0 d â€" mewag .0 02190 RECW, â€" was nothing com. pared to the things we‘ve learned., There‘s nothing in this op that thing that‘s certain in every case Anw more than a single bonnet‘s becoming to every face + It‘s all in the diagnosis that felly we inss Datient‘s #i.2 | 41 went to a modern doctor to learn what it f was wrong, | I‘d lately been oft my fodder, and life was no more & song. He felt of my pulse, as they all do; he gazed at my outstretched tongue; He took off my coat and weskit and barked at each whezing lung. ‘ He fed me a small glass penstalk with ligâ€" ures upon the side, And this was his final verdict when all of my marks he‘d spied: ‘"De you eat friend @8&8° ‘Then quit it You don‘t? Then hurry and eat ‘em, Along with some bay that was cut in Mayâ€". There are no other foods to beat ‘em, Do you wal:? Then stop Insunter, For exercise will not do For people with whom it doesn‘t agreeâ€" And this is the rule for you; Just quit what ever you do do And begin whatever you aon‘t; I For what you don‘t may agree with you | ; As whatever you do do don‘t." C Yea, thus saith the modern doctor. Tra. t .. _ dition be double durnaa: & biget®e . . "I have," she replied, "only just made & discovery, of which I felt in honor bound to inform Mr. Hastings, leaving it to his discretion, under the new cireumâ€" stances, to complete or not our marriage J engagement. _ He proposed _ a middle courseâ€"to postpone our wedding and l wait for events. 1 could not accept his proposal, and so, as I told you, our marâ€" riage engagement has been broken off by mutual consent." __ _ 4ne marriage between Albert Hastings broken o ridge! You astound me! last moment, too! It carn is madness! Just madne Colonel Hastings. castle of t en ay PEUBE wife _ men as he did." »‘"* replied her moth appur.â€" ,fllugfut crisis in PCD C TCT T be double durned! cldsters knew, was 2000 220 U7y CAUK "Here is a pretty diler should, contrary to her ¢ confirmed in her posses must try to prevent that. entire rejection of me h; cided my course, Rose pects look well. Now, th brace the cause of Rose ] hasten to her side, and p marry me, before she sus, fortune; â€" and then I shal money and interest to the of her rights." THE MODERN DOCTOR. 10 & modarn Anmbas 100 .000 °_ heard is _call you ‘the the world.‘ nsed to call me ‘the dearest ho dit ie ns otunitia s J And before he could agai>. prevent her she bowe dand left the room. she bowed and left the room, fierce impatience, and began walking uy and down the floor, exclniming: ] "Here is a pretty dilemma,. If «h. whiant4e couce . pren now; but my sorrow is be, a thing between myself Creator. Once more I wish Mr, Hastings. Goodâ€"bye." aâ€"vVV L : (To _3 _ 71b WAhHle, with all the impassioned foloquenoe of his gifted but perfidious mind, he besought her to reconsider her decisionâ€"to @ive him time, ‘ "To what end? To find myself reâ€" jected at last, when Rose Elmer shall have been declared to be Lady Etheridge! Oh! Albert Hastings, spare me that humilation » _ _He seized her hand sit down, while, with . eloquence of his gif mind, he besought her decisionâ€"to sivea 1i.. °_ S uen stop instanter will not do h whom it doesn‘t Agre the rule for you; mwaw 2200000 » l gee i hy t e on n oo vel i ‘ . He proposed â€" a middle‘flp:nm‘:,ec}: ],:,?rt:(i postpone _ our wedding and | T),, cotton may ents. I could not accept his | pa), be closed " o id so, as I told you, our marâ€" | ..._ii _ OB 0 muz _ . ) _ CV IOreve _ But, Lady Etheridge! Laura! ] ’not and will not consent to your 1 ing with me in this manner, I wisbc’ed to postpone our marriage "You should know whether I s be confirmed in my inheritance of title and estates of Swinbrune. P; me, Albert Hastings, but poor as I grown within the last few hours, I not keep myself attendant upon pleasure, to be accepted or rejected. fare free, Albert Hasting-! So an Farewell! The Lord knows, I wish had a hatiasr noll, " * P 22 227 40 uoo oi _: .. _\ __""â€" 4PHSes are not much mayed to find Ai se more satisfactory than the first. down. But Ho CHAPTER vI, The essential p{:ints in a _ poultry | teered to carry Etheridgeâ€"we will continue to house are light, dryness and good ventiâ€" lena, where he by this familiar name until she | lation. The houses that have been built and "@ll in." Fy y deprived of itâ€"Lady Etheridge | warm and tight, with the idea of keepâ€" | flashed over the here Mr. Hastings had left her,| ing the water from freezing have the | was apprized of i thought, until she was aroused | Objection, tbhat in nearly all cases the | lant Custer and _ was awaiting her in the crimâ€" ceilings and walls coat with frost durâ€" Through the ride wing rom. ing very cold weather, When the weathâ€" man the news of uddem â€"recollection that Colonel| °r moderates the frost melts and you | sent out a whole calmly and majestically, she left | have a very damp house. The house reports filed by iry, crossed â€" the apaci:)us hal1 | smells of chickens, or in other words, is | at Bismarck on . + yd' the resen f her guar:| Poorly ventilated and in many instances About this tim Te 6 presence o gu 't:e <i'!u'ckens are unhealthy, Soll:letime of a marshal who 4 Cut s in | they lay well durin winter, but the e of the frontigr eb und .hxm reclining 'mdollently in lreyver; poor forghatcbing purpoaefg' were so nu:‘eroun chair; but on seeing her enter For & number of years we have been natured Montanay and came fOTW‘f”d to meet her, trying to find some way to overcome "Muggins" Taylor 1¢ gay ""“F”tm" on his lips, these difficulties, The best means of shall and things b marble whiteness of her face ventilating a D0Usg, ‘th@k I knaw a4}]* stern rigidity of her features | ;. , _"UN8 &‘ he 1oge, of Swinburne are free from this "But, Lady Ethor not and Will not am ridge efer our mar»_i..". """* Y°U propose to defer our marriage. I accept your Proposition, and defer our union forever, But you wish to wait the issue of what yon consider a doubtful case, I can save you time and trouble by telling you at once what that issue will be. Rose Elmer Will be dearlarad ® C 0o FUST be Continued.) ~~ SeIer our marriage re. Proposition, and defer o But you wish to wait i Wnnas CC Te Affection, mother of Rose Elmer ) her expectations, be possessions? But I t that. Her final and me has at least deâ€" Rose Elmer‘s pros~1 ‘w, then, I shall emâ€" and persuade ile;â€":( he suspects her gooc I shall devpte time ess, or coldness that _ me. I shall be sorry of love. I am snrap M na trouble by tellil;g y:(-n-x. hat issue will be. Rose declared Baroness Etheâ€" ayy .. 90 Cns â€"pD0g« * then, I shall em. ’ ‘““MMWW e Elmer. I shall 1 persuade her to ssnrns $POULTRY Houses $ hall devote time, ””’¢”’¢“M, the establishment The poultry houses I have seen on rt Hutir.xg's left many of th farms in Ontario are mostly dy Et'heé'!dfl" :i“ of two kindsâ€"those that are small, | ; :f;eg;:: lifioke: poorly lighted and seldom cleaned; and : those that are well built, well lighted and 7 ground he took frequently kept moderately clean. The t , and bent his last mentioned houses are not much n "y' more satiufactory than the first. d VI. The essential points in _ a poultry | t« vill continue to| housearelicht aks.‘~ . & row is, and myself _ and sorry for this!" not pretend to _ Mr, HIIE};;I. you moment forever!" °C or rejected. You tings! So am I! knows, I wish you d a nobler spirit! she said, rising to J and forced her to my life, ! Laura! I canâ€" If she walls and cei The use of ing more into cumstances a the front af . M Ptisto ds accss s B : luring «;. 4 _ "_ PVMeLme | of 3 c , | they lay well during winter, but the eggs ’ of thclen ‘;:;l:n:ilcr lclgucm |a&re_very poor for hatching purposes. were so nu Th l4 r;;:; a.t nufrynl:ier of years we have been natured Mo‘:::::;stg 0 find some way to ove * ins" Tay ¢ tbesg difficulties, The f)ist m“;t;oz:; !lll\h]xlggmds h’{n)lor We @ ‘ventxlatirgg a * house, that I know of, fe;:mtnn k figa! |is by usm% cloth screens, and to keeP | pan to .f‘p:c: h‘AS if |& house per ectly dry I have found nothâ€" fhe 1'0r' is p e ing. better than a straw loft, i.e. The prg on ho Ti ceiling is covered with straw, the straw campe’ " s ie being placed on boards or rails which | 275 AWaY. Sometimes ; are some 6 to 8 inches apart. The straw 4 Ti generlll;f i should be about one foot or more in erig e O Donin pt depth. The straw which is exposed to the old Indion fighter was air of tbe. pen. will absorb t{:‘e) majority Colt, ;)f ;he mg:;ture and keep the house fairâ€" ulfif;;;n l fewt‘ wleeklh‘ y dry, a east we have had no difficu}. 8 entirely c ty Whidy f"st we have had no difficu} | "MUREins" enti he ns uo_ _" * . aey aiso cure female ailments and irreguâ€" darities, headache, debility, dizzy spelis, heartburn, palpitation, heat flushes, etc, As a general tonic they are unequalled and as a family remedy, A}] druggists sell them, at 50 cents a box, or post free from the Bilean Co., Toronto, upon reâ€" ceipt of price, 6 boxes for $2.50. Are frai,,, _ i NY eminent scientists and flro freqeuntly prescribed as a oure for constipation, piles, and stomach, liver and intestinal discases generally, ‘They also cure female ailments and irreguâ€" larities, headache, debility, dizzy spelis, heartburn, palpitation, heat flushes, etc, As a wenamal $1. o . {30h M nc ere o Sn e of the harmful mineral j and poisons found in so n and stomach remedies, They support of many eminent scie es oi 2 e vdl t tvidyâ€" > x Bileans are altoge ordinary medicine, ed from vegetable ess from alcohol, bismuch of | the | harmint ao SL Lo. C raee TOUuded me very much, sometimes so bad that | I could hardly see. At other times there would seem to be a rush of something to my head. I should tupn dizzy and 1 have even fallen down in the street, The bilioueness was so bad that for long periods at a time I have been unable to take fnod. Bileans were recommended to me, and I gave them a fair trial. To my delight they were equal to my case, and after a short course they cured me completely. I now enjoy the best of health,‘ and am free entirely from the ailments which caused me such acute sut. fering for so long. Bileans are worth their weight in gold." ceilings ° AEeemeereent __,___°C needs to be 1â€"3 of| !ake the boy‘s weapons a f glass in order to have the sho_t the old scout throuy ghted. There should be about | OWing to the youth of the ore of the front of cotton. 9ap¢:d without the custom may be put on frames which | Justice, “Muggin,» was bu ed or opened according to | 0n "Boot hill," sitions On nice bright days | _ Toâ€"day "Boot hill" is in 1 s either rolled uUp, or if the | Of the cedar slabs used to 1t 20 frames, it can be hung | &Â¥hves have rotted. One or rkes the pen very _ nice, | but the E.j.M inscription ity. On nearly all days the | so worn pe S@t, "M®tription na â€" ehas in uin Oy 9 [A churcr floiv Bileans Restored Him After Headache and Liver Trouble, n J. Wilson, se Messiah, Toronto SEXTON‘s story gyI 13. ""., I° manipulates prices to his own advantage. ’ "Beveral Japanese some time ago purâ€" chased nearly $10,000,000 worth of hides and placed them in storage in soutnern Indiana, where they are now, Bince the Japs bought the market price has risen steadily, and were they to sell toâ€"day, the almondâ€"eyed financiers would net fully 40 per ceat, reofil , sexton 9 of the O ie . ininintiat h ts ts s us ’other western packing hou at all, Probably 25 per hides are held back in order market. To the packer th able for making soap fat, nothing to lose, while by supply low he manipulates own advantage. ~entiea [3 \ t 12t6 Only a portion of the entire number of hides taken from animals slaughtered in the Chicago and other western packing houses is tanned at all D.i) wl ko ue ue "0 in "Hundreds of thousands of of leather is utilized in the pr postal cards, and when one what a multiplicity of uses 1 and the many articles which factured from it there is l wondered at when the price of upward. "As a matter of fact, only a Demand for These Souvenirs Has a Deâ€" cided Effect Upon the Market, "Leather postal cards are a constantly increasing fad jand the demand for them has produced an appreciable effect on the leather market," said Frank W. Lorda representing a Massachusetts shoe firm, at the Plankington. ‘"Everywhere I go I notice that the dealers are laying in larger stocks of cards than ever. ‘The fact that the women are now making pillow coverings out of the cards is mainly responsible for the great demand for the leather oblongs. MEnvdacgcice in POSTAL CARDS or After a few weeks of of "Muggins" entirely changed of Coulson, The processions hill" became few and far L. ‘arg 3 _ _# , * per cent, of the held back in order to stiffen the To the packer they are valuâ€" making soap fat, and he has o lose, while by keeping the W hk Anmvestnceg OA C . Potbivedths..c s At o t Through the ride of T man the news of the sent out a whole day reports filed by the . at Bismarck on IJuly ceal. grofil knacy . ~ _ Cvr T9 sI0G Jt way to the outposts of civilization, , Chief interest in Coulson‘s cemetery centers in the grave of the famous scout land marshal "Muggins" Taylor, This grave is in the centre of the cemetery, surrounded by the remains of a wooden fence, Taylor was one of the celebratâ€" ed characters on the frontier. He was & scout and Indian fighter whose courâ€" age was unquestioned. At the time Cusâ€" ter made his illâ€"considar.4 3 C M® U m it there is little to be when the price of hides sour SEORA ang.4 ;1 C‘ UTRiUt on the Â¥ei. lowstone ended there, It was bere Genâ€" eral Terry‘s boats were bound at the time of the Custer massacre and at Cou}â€" son centered the picturesque life . of southeastern Monuuâ€"tmppen, buf. falo hunters, scouts, soldiers, friendly Inâ€" dians, halfbreeds, gamblers and the riff. raff that always managed to find its way to the outbosts af ascur. i T CDCCCCE We those wonderfu] mushroom tow frontier. Steamboat traffic on lowstone ended there, It was 1 eral Terry‘s boats were boun, time of the Custer massacre an son centered the picturesque southeastern Monumâ€"trappe falo hunters, scouts, soldiers, fri, dians, halfbreeds, gamblana /.«a muus _ _ 0 UE CSE as it was left years ago. ’ "Boot hill is a survival of th, town of Coulson, which was establ on ‘*the Yellowstone about six miles a the site of Billings long before the | ling little center of the wool trade ever thought of, Coulson was on those »wonfartu; ...3 ___"On NP Wntaidstniths cia d *0â€"Gay, The fighters‘ cemetery at Dodge City, lfl:., is now the site of a fine schoolhouse and school children romp over the ground where many & cowboy was buried at the time when the little town at the end of the cattle trails selâ€" dom saw a day pass without its murder, But at Billings, Mont., if one cares to take a walk of two or three miles to a hill overlooking the flats of the Yellowâ€" stone, there is a frontier graveyard just KS 16 WBE HEL srhuvs 2200 tmese unique and toâ€"day. The Dodge City, Poal made apg ~~ , C ~~_ °V Lake on a dif. pect. _ As soon as a bully beâ€" ortify himself with red liquorâ€" minary of a quarrelâ€""Mugging‘ n his trail and took his weap. . Sometimes the scout was shot e generally replied so uickly gun man bit the dust, ?or the i fighter was lightning «wwuil"" ___Every one of t of twenty years ; where those who died by the gun their boots on, 1 these uninua and P se 2 f cards than ever. ‘The women are now making s out of the cards | is ble for the great demand Western Frontier bouse _"",, 7. "CAS Of office holding entirely changed the aspect The processions to "Boot ) few and far between. But career was brought to a ination. â€" A beardleas youth, t it would bring him much could kill Taylor, filled up y _ and began to "shoot up The marsha)] aproached to ¥‘s weapons and the youth | emmmsk "ay c (ECNO un is to a the so All GUN FIGHTERS REsT , the wires, and the 1 of the fact that and his men were 4 / _"[, 18 a survival of the old f Coulson, which was established Yellowstone about six miles above : _of Billings long before the hustâ€" tle caentar as are LCCUTC $ ang 3;, . ___"_FNat the gaiâ€" and his men were no more. ride of Taylor and Countryâ€" s of the Custer battle was hole day in advance of the by the government scouts on July 5, time the town was in need thaos, Shooting scrapes us that the most goodâ€" ans began to object. So T was chosen town marâ€" began to take on a difâ€" k8 BOOR mb a Innlle L. a o uCC O C rEeT through the heart, of the slayer he es. customary frontier was buried in state could _bl' lng â€"t)-ra:r "~~CA Aiter those terriâ€" ense had been ended by lat all of Custer‘s comâ€" killed Taylor volunteerâ€" news to the ontaida ly lime and LEATHER, 'Tuu feet roduction of ‘ considers leather has are manuâ€" Mate t s uqu(.)râ€" 8t ugrrelâ€""Mnmmn nd took his weap.â€" ( the scout was shot eplied so ?ujck’y 4 the dust, or the is1 llghtnlng with a ,am‘ wl one . * i la uds tammi itier Towns All Have Their ,‘a::nr(: ot Hill» Near ". “gioug of the little frontier towns | delight irs ago had its "Boot hill," â€" Day is who lived by the gun and the Fr gun were laid away with Joining i, Dut it is hard 3. ;22, in wo or three mli;v;o-: he flats of the Yellowâ€" frontier graveyard just | FS aima office houses romantic & with hostile y the vietory several horses ® scarcely able ‘re and at Cousâ€" ; sque life of x tuPP‘“y bflL it ‘rs, friendly Inâ€" # s and the riff. W ec.l to find its | ., litafnatsts, ‘Aiactce.s 42 J The Burlingt on agent at Tina went rabbit hurtting 'l‘hursday morning, _ fJ, only took twentyâ€"five ‘shells with him and after shooting twentyâ€"four times ho had not killed a "burnie." JJ, know 1t would not do to go to town without some game, so he gave a negro boy a nickel for a live rabbit, He then tied a string to the rabbit‘s leg and tied the other end of the string to a cornstalk, Stepping back about fifteen feet he took deliberate ain and fired the last she!] :t.l.o" Blfit.iutud of hitting the rabâ€" cut and the rabbit sot ‘ string the rabbit hop. in need towns of the cmmmccy "*. d ie And counts from shore Ten thousang new and | Where one was seen Db The New Year comes, by Appointed to his place, He takes the onin Ay"°* burial places rce vltedls ... 1 .5 By stalwart sons He leaves the nat C ICV Wl His young succe He leaves the farn And monarch of , And labor‘s burden [T2 7000 Irving in Leslfe‘s W The books are closed, the last a Are filed and finished? now, The Old Year takes his cont and And makes his parting bow, A brandâ€"new pen is on the rack Fresh ink is in the stand, And pads and blotters clean awa ;) 11 ul inreimnagnlihdss A H/ out â€" _ PPVY, to make all his oa!!s nl;u 0 for all calls made before the 15th month are considered correct, calling customs have obtained in from earliest ages.â€"Jane A. Stey Leslie‘s Weekly acatening gong, and may hundreds to the Empero; i;nremly much maligned . owager Empress, with c addresses. â€" Theip robes a embroidered anq are hreas The younger people call u; Children cali upon their p r-y their respects to their ight collation is offered . but, it is to be noted, no w Tea takes the place of a drink. In China gentleme upon the ladies, but upon and the women also make themselves, Nor is :.;:'fy, to make all his oa}}. for all calls made before the month are considered corre calling customs hava ... one of may he leave to torical professor, 0k as ful} Oof no did his Dredenac , The custom of calls, which had a and is still extant China, where such main features . lengthy New Year Chinaman pays a superiors and rece; his inferiors, lima ried in procession Hunter in Real : (Kansas City to find (Minna Irving in DOOks are closed CC B7 VC freat masses of popu ’ izdiu\ finpx‘ro. The day is , [ 3y," and is a feast in honor Caste is temporarily Jaig everybody joins in the car prevailing hue is red, as in gowder is thrown as if it we treams 0f red was.. _ 1 U ORIGIN OF NEW yrars CALLS ce CCC THC F1 winking at him as he taken in as p by Americans A CHANGE or orncr Nex Year‘s by the great n Indian gmninx Up in J (l‘firman’. 6: the familiag A pretty the m}fll hate, ; frequent l oo 0e cratie fashion, The custom of s New Year‘s ore py its beginnings in classes thus show wealthier people, awbout that an yone ”st- Srhonctad. . predecessor cratie The New ) " S0ve! missioa, whi _igloo and put out e n the village. This silently return in th we) | _ That is a unique a, custom of the childr spend the day tryin member of th) house is the provision of swe ancient idea of feast, the hospitable Norwe who spreag bountify Year‘s guests. At si, grand public ban, uet the central figur;l be feasts With his beon 1 successor‘s ar‘s "°""‘Y" more dri than t e dlop awi Y“r". ‘n 5(‘0tla maki presents Ne"l.‘g“f'i time, ary is much more NC Mm' quaint °mnl with t kept up. A eusto earliest timas is . farmer Moflcass.s Of the soil, den lightly borne ns of toil, nation‘s crefir ». "â€""_ "* ~Hmered eve be noted, no win« the place of any C‘}l'll«l_geutlemen en ds 3 ’Fflrll(‘e, where C igious f&li\'ll # dh“""cw of Other Ih‘y is a reat the |French, cl; joi in its pJ mi'nygd‘y Par Real Hard Luck 1 _ X . S"e oY sy \‘Wr’s xmt» to beat with his fis And the ©ry of "] nt one on the thw‘ ty each Strives to amiliage greeting, "Pr, retty home scene is uy.! _ family of & 7 Trown as if it wer, of red water are squi y. _ And this nove] t greeting, it is sa centre of the vi re, from which d, heralding pe ‘ the N::vg YÂ¥ Leslie‘s Week! On s emuhm. shore to 5 ore and happy homes en before, 7 is coat and hat parting bow, good part well content, S a unique and pr of tbemgmum, + he day ring ot of the “;?udlold, €1Ves _ A custom of the urt 4 ", 310. Phe "Aguin ‘ourt dfi:denu, and th, t the pa are bountifull_\ And in Spain, as in mos; an lanas, the day is beguy 1 exercises, Migh mass ;. the cathedrals with great 1 ceremony, s does not go unobserveq nasses of population in the * The day is ealled "HMoq. feast in homor of Krishna . mporarily laid aside and ns in the carnival, | The is red, as in China. Req wan as if it were confetti, I water are squirted upon And this novel form of eting, it is said, is all od part as snowbhalling is maux land, the people‘s the extinguishing of fire eem to be quite contrary Beotch. As the year apâ€" se, the New Year‘s Comâ€" ght be called, starts out ission, which is to visit put out every light and age. This acomplished, turn in the dense darkâ€" e of the village and build om which all the lights ralding renewed life and _ New Year.â€"Jane A. BmR T Wuere Christmas i:sn festival unmarked by of other lands, But x ‘: at popular festiy moh , Ghl'ldren and ad in its ple.w.‘ It i lay. Parig is nolsy a}] , more hllh.'", could be map windows of Pari. In Beotlared. tono. 174 Star,) all hang oerem(m_‘. does not 1 negro boy He then ¢ visit makin ‘Cs are gorg heary with ill upon the elr parents, their teache im 3 ; 3. _ $ 0t Apture so e buold, whose rans bnoflweetmtcfornll. 1 of feutilg prevails amo e Norwegians anj Swed bountifu; tables fop y â€"â€"At Stockholm there is bnnqupt in tthe Kaq...‘ sents is time’ ar more of one from e of gods are the beating mandaring o the months receve the $ tree. AJ & the rab. abbit Ilop. : went, _ smashing high prevalent in B», l lmr_ “‘h(‘n (,lu await e bemg th people in q of populati Weekly,) accounts ki the 8e d boctifit& In this wat; is now pril that called On New Yeqyq other mem}, and tha each other, social visits me ob“ri_ on one F. 15th of the ° mt waÂ¥ it * now pl‘i\'il«g At" (New 5 is fist the hig of "Hut ap} thoroughfare, $ to be finst "Pro8it Nou; l r"PSX@mon in t y as called "II, onor of Krishn â€"laid aside ay ° carnival, Jj 8 in Ch‘na. Re it were ('Ollftft[‘ re squirted upo and the and probab)y TY visitor, is served, stronger never ¢al] ereign, the wa tulatory gorgeously with gold. w holiday than ew Year‘s prak Seotch and ‘ay. which began i; b @alled "fipe wart in n of Belgiup go unol C w more "ar jestival and adults res. It is a ndley all day presented Pil, at x estival amo of uie These China elder, pupils ir gift the * 17 ©agâ€" of a ) by Tarls ; the prac _ preval first of e L" truly unt Berlin rm â€"of eujahr AMor bx â€" O Jan than wi, _Practic © W imagined $ at New aotite of h m wit 11 L by th M n gt 1 on M )clal AP‘s it n (