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4 | & 33 Billy Wilson, who lives with his father nd stepmother and her son Anson, is the leader among the boys of Scotia, a nioneer settlement neatr Lake Erie. Cobin Keeler, one of tho trustees, tells the new teacher, Mr. Johnston, about kis predecesior, Mr. Johnston, about Eis pr°edek="""" Frunk Slarhkoge, 1 ho was blingsd while. trying to save norses from & burning stable. A will made by & wealthy hermit, Scroggie, in Stanâ€" hope‘s favor, could not be found. Scroggie‘s namesake and apparent , heir takes Kcs.\ssion. Twin Oaks store is robbed. Harry O‘Dule finds the stolen goods in old Scroggi@¢s cabin, known as the haunted hou!t‘~l Kiinter, middleâ€"aged and wellâ€"toâ€"do,| goes wooing Erie Landon, loyal aweetâ€"| leart of Stanhope. and daughter Ofl goes wooing Lrie Landon, I0F AD SW RCTOLO _0 i oi t ce â€" £ Feart of Stanhope. and daughter of| . Apparently quite by accident he the invalid !i,htfim.se keeper. Tvo found himself standing beside Lou strangers make a fruitless search c,{.b’croggle and the two fell into step O‘Duie‘s hut. Billy meets Heir Scrogâ€" together. They were the last to take gie and Hinter with the drivers of| the winding path toward the main wazon loads of timbers and pipes.| road. An embarrassed silence fell beâ€" Billy falls in love with Lou Scroggie.| tween them, a silence which remained Arriving early at school on the first?unrbroken until they reached the creek day of the torm, Walter Watland deâ€"} bridge. Then the girl said shxly: "Do cides that the empty stove is a good , you mind if I call you Billy?" hidingâ€"place for the package of sulâ€" Pilly had to stifle his emotion and phur his mother had told him to buy | swallow twice before he answered: for her. When sulphuric fumes fill the ‘:_'{hfi': what I'Sl like _youLto c;a‘ll’ me. â€"for FOOL It was ju Faity Wati rmh:g, wit is mother, took him bu one of the } It took him the platform miliation of he cxplained and it must Heved Mr. J aff airs. There wa that Fatty so unwittin &« di gellec and it the new te let him off Mr. John bis pupi‘s made. â€" He sorry. Th: truth. He ancther wh There was no doubt in the world that Fatty regretted the part he had so unwittingly played in the day‘s disaster. He was sufficiently apoloâ€" gelic and low spirited to satisfy even the new teacher, who was content to let him off with a lecture. ‘ Mr. Johnston then briefly stated to bis pupi‘s that a mistake had been made. He did not say that he was sorry. That would have been an unâ€" truth. He did say that Billy deserved ancther whipping for lying, but under the cireumstances he would excuse him. as he had already received unâ€" merited punishment. _ s hy e \t the (-lusc‘tivf hishfirst day in the, P 5 uileitetameny i Valley School Mr. Johnston was forcâ€"! ed to confess that he had considerable | CHAPTI,‘:R XIX‘. l work before him. Had he been able! Croaker Brings a G'“; | to read the future and learn just what! â€" It was Sunday. Anson, with eyes: he would be obliged to undergo as closeâ€"shut and suds dripping from his teacher of that school, without doubt freckled nose, was havin% is weekly hc would have climbed on the back ear and neck cleansing, his mother‘s o°" |is thin horse and ridden straight strong hands applying the coarse awsy from Scotia Settlement, never, washâ€"cloth. Billy stood by, anticipat-l to return. But he could not read what ing his turn, his eyes utrnyingooem- the fulsre held, consequently he rode sionally to the long "muzzle ader" slowly towards Fairfield that first hanging on the deerâ€"prong rack. Toâ€" evening with the righteous feeling of morrow the duck season opened and ore who had performed a difficult he was wondering how he was going task well and satisfactorilyâ€"at least to contrive to sneak the old gun down to himself. |nnd give it a thorough cleaning. Sudâ€" Rack in the schoolyard a real oldâ€" denly he became aware that operaâ€" fashioned indignation meeting was beâ€" tions in the vicinity of the washâ€"basin in held by thirty lusty boys and girls.| had become suspended. _ He glanced That any man. teacher or no tcacher, across the find his mother‘s gaze shou!d come into their beloved Settleâ€" fixed sternl{ upon him. Anson was ment and announce that he had no looking mightily pleased. o Back in the schoolyard a real oldâ€" fashioned indignation meeting was beâ€" in# held by thirty lusty boys and girls. That any man. teacher or no teacher, shou!d come into their beloved Settleâ€" ment and announce that he had no use for it or its people and go on his way unscathed was beyond all underâ€" standing. Something would have to be dore about it; but what? It was Tilly who climbed up on the school fence, called order and offered the one sure solution to the problem. _ "I guess we don‘t want‘a keep him, do we?" he aaked of his companions. "No. No!" came in chorus. "All right; that‘s settled. But listen, now, every one of you. He‘s gotta go of his own accord. We‘re not goiz‘ to be disobedient in any way. Fer a time we‘ll eat out‘a his hand. Now wiitâ€"" as a groan of protest went upâ€""let me finish afore you get th» highâ€" Jumps, you feliers. At the end of two Synopsis of Preceding Chastera A SON OF COURAGE CHAPTER XVIII.â€"(Cont‘d.) ‘ was just at this juncture that y Watliand arrived, smiling and: ing, with the pail, borrowed from‘ mother, full of drinking water. It} . him but a moment to learn from| of the boys what had transpired. cok him still less time to reach platform. Therec, with much huâ€") ition of spirit and many "sirs,"| zplained to the greatly lurprised,[ ic must be confessed, secretly reâ€"| 3 My. Johnston. the true state of| P gou _ BOVRIL 198VE No. 48â€"21. aKes BY ARCHIE P. McKISHNIE the Copyrighted by Thomas Allen. er three weeks somethin‘ is goin‘ to the strop and Anson‘s wail of woe happen to Mr. Johnston. I‘m not goin‘ rent the Sabbath air. In vain he to say what that somethin‘ is right squirmed, cried, protested his innoâ€" now, but you‘ll all know soon enough.| cence. o And if after it happens he‘s got nervei Having gotten nicely warmed up to enough to come back here I miss mylher work Mrs. Wilson turned a deaf guess, that‘s all." _______________lear to his wails. "You would try to _ "Hurrah!" shouted the delighted boys. "We knowed you‘d find a way to fix him, Billy." & 3. 0 Billy climbed down from the fence and his swpporters gathered about him eager to secure the details of his plan but he shook his head. "You kin jest leave it all to me, an‘ one er tow others I‘m goin‘ to pick to help me," he said. "It‘s soon enough fer you to know how we do it when it‘s done. Now. everybody go home." _ C Pilly had to stifle his emotion and swallow twice before he answered: "That‘s what I‘d like you to call me. I‘li bet you can‘t say it, though." Billy did not follow. _ Something, perhaps the primitive man in him, cautioned the unwisdom of so doing. From the dim, farâ€"back ages woman has run and man has pursued. But a few wise men have waited. So Billy watched her passing like a ray of soft lirht across the valley ard around the golden curve of the road. Then with his arms on the bridgeâ€"rail, his eyes gazing deep into the amber depths of the water, he lived anew every moment of her nearâ€" ness, until the hoarse, joyful cry of a crow broke in on his reverie. Croaker, having grown lonely, had come down to meet him. C rxs *Â¥ "':‘B'iii'y::;:‘slié halfâ€"whispered, then hiding her flushed face in her hands she turned and ran from him. _ _ "Oh, I can so!" "Well, let‘s hear you, then." He bent his head and held his breath, oblivious to everything save the ecstasy of that moment. _ So with the bird perched on his shoulders, muttering a strange jargon of endearments and throaty chuckles in his ear, Billy turned up the path, thinking still of a pair of blue eyes and a voice that had called him ‘Billy "I want‘a know how you got them ink blots on your good clothes. Have you been a‘wearin‘ ‘em to school?" asked Mrs. Wilson. ¢ So that was it? Anson had "peachâ€" ed"! Billy swallowed hard. His mind reviewed the days of the past two weeks. Again he saw a pair of blue eyes, misty with love and feeling; heard a voice whose cadence was sweeter than honey sayin{, "My! Billy, you are so different from any other boy I‘ve ever met; and you alâ€" ways wear such nice clothes, too." 4n those wonderful goy-filled derl What boy would not have risked far more than he had risked to win such commendation from the girl of all girls _ "Well?" His mother‘s voi led the vision. "Are you answer me, Willium?" _ > Billy squared his shoulders. Yes, he would do as she would wish. He would confess. But the best of inâ€" tentions go awry and Billy‘s present ones were suddenly sideâ€"tracked by a giggle from Anson, a giggle freighted with malice, triumph and devilish joy at his predicament. _ 3 o Now, a boy may make up his mind to die a hero, but no boy cares to be ushered out by gibes and "Iâ€"toldâ€"youâ€" so‘s." Billy promptly adopted new tactics. "This ain‘t my suit, Ma," he Mrs. Wilson started so at his words that she rammed the cake of soap into Anson‘s mouth. "Not Jonmr Then whose is it?" she cried in amazement. "It‘s Anse‘s. We must lave got ‘em mixed when we was dressin‘." "Willium, are you lyin‘ to me? If you are it‘s goin‘ to be the costliest lic I‘;xl?;rlot‘:r:ed her angry gaze withâ€" mother‘s voice dispelâ€" out a flicker of an eyelid. The reâ€" proach in his gray eyes was enough to make any mother ashamed of havâ€" _ "That‘s Anson‘s coat all right." sie affirmed. "Now twist about so‘s I kin see them hip pockets in the pants." When Billy reached the loft, Anson was standing in the centre of the room, smashing with clenched fists at the empty air. Billy sat down on his bed and grinned. "You will run straight into trouble, in spite of all I say. Anse," he said gently. "It‘s your own fault; you will be a tattleâ€"tale." Anson turned on him. "You mean sneak!" he gasped, "you‘ve been wearâ€" in‘ my Sunda! clothes ‘stead of your own. an‘ I didn‘t know it." _ m Billy nodded. . "You see, Anse, I knowed that sooner or later you was bound to tell Ma, so I played safe, that‘s all." . o ns in Anson, still sniffing, finitred his unâ€" dressing. Billy nursed his knee in his hands and watched him. " ‘Course," he remarked, at length, "you‘ll be tellin‘ Ma soon‘s she calms down a bit "Well you kin bet I jest will do it," promised Anson. Billy stood up. "I‘ll tell you what I‘rm willin‘ to do, Anse" he suggested. "If you‘ll keep mum about this thing, I‘ll let you come duckâ€"shootin‘ with me an‘ Maurice toâ€"morrow." â€"___ _ ;r{;mis-â€"rwea'(is;"t:orlriistréri;' but Anse I wouldn‘t do it if I was you." _ _ _ Anson shook his head. _ "I don‘t want‘a go duckâ€"ghootin‘," he said. "I know jest what you fellers ‘ud do; you‘d get me in all the bogâ€"holes an‘ make me carry your ducks. No, sir, I‘m goin‘ to tell Ma." _ _ â€" Billy tried further inducements. "I‘ll give you my new red tie an‘ celluloid collar," he offered. “’-I;fie'n,” said Billy sorrowfully, turning toward the doer, "I guess there‘s only one thing fer me to do." _ "An‘ what‘s that?" asked Anse, apâ€" prg}!_enSiv_ely:. s & 1 w ~~"Go an‘ tell Croaker an‘ Ringdo the whole business, an‘ let that crow an‘ swampâ€"coon ‘tend to you." _ _ _ "Hold on, Bill, wait a minute," Anâ€" son quavered. "I‘ve changed my mind, T‘ take the tie an‘ collar an‘ call it square." Billy turned and came back slowly to where he sat. "Anse," he said. "I ain‘t wantin‘ to see you witchâ€"chased, so I‘ll jest give you the tie an‘ collar an‘ say not a word to Croaker er Ringdo; an‘ if you‘ll tell me somethin‘ I want‘a know I‘ll let you sleep with my rabbitâ€"foot charm underneath your piller." Anson almost sobbed his relief. "T‘ll do it," he agreed. "What is it you want‘a know, Bill?". * T "I want‘a know all you know about them men that are workin‘ Hinter‘s borin‘ outfit. Why ain‘t they ever seen outside that tall fence Scroggie‘s built ‘round the derrick, an‘ why did he build that fence, anyways?" _ _ Anson looked troubled. "Supposin‘ I don‘t knowâ€"" he began, but Billy shook his head. "I happen to know you do know. ‘Course you needn‘t tell, if you don‘t want to," he said. "You kin keep what you know to yourself an‘ take your chances with witches. I was jest givin‘ you a last chance, that‘s all." (To be continued.) y For twelve years a Frenchman has been at work on a clock which is one of the most marvellous pieces of meâ€" chanism in the world. In this clock the quarterâ€"hour chimes are struck by figures representing the four ages of Life, while the figure of Death strikes each hour. Each day, on a small chariot, appears a divinity symbolizing the particular day to which it is consecrated. i ) hi Yes Another feature of the clock is a model of the earth, which may be seen revolving round the sun. It marks the months and the signs of the This world haz menny herosâ€"he who duz all he kin, in the best manner possible, iz a hero; I don‘t kare wheâ€" ther he blaks yure boots, runs a locoâ€" motive, or leads a forlorn hope into battle.â€"Josh Billings. Minard‘s Liniment for Colds, etc. 66 No!" World‘s Wonder Clock. _and appearance they lend beauty to | the face. They also assist the organs of speech in the proper articulation and formation of sounds into words. The primal purpose of the teeth is to aid in the mastication and insalivaâ€" tion of food taken into the mouth,. Then, by their proper arrangement The most simportant teeth in a child‘s mouth are the sixâ€"year molars, soâ€"called because they make their apâ€" pearance at about the age of six years. more damage in after years to the individual than the loss of any other teeth. % The gravest damage to teeth is don®‘in, but in such homes, if the stOVC 0" by decay,between the ages of six and heater isn‘t adequate, We set up A twelve and they should: be W“tChed.kerosene stove! In the cities, the continually during this period. It is suburbs, and country places of the during these years that the teeth @re rich, plaster is being torn out, outside most susceptible to decay. This is chimneys built and wood bought by due to the fact that they are still the load for the new fireplace that growing or undergoing development ; has become fashionable. and have not acquired the hardnessl The fireplace, which is doctor, and resistance that they will have friend and spiritual comforter, is taâ€" later. They should be sound and free boced by many women because it from pain during this period, as they brings with it some dust. But was aid in building the structure or body ever anything worth while that did that must bear the stress and strain not bring with it some attendant of life. |\hardship? Children bring privations, A clean mouth and sound teeth have much to do in keeping one well. The germs which cause nearly fifty thousand deaths in Canada every year enter the body through the mouth, If the mouth is unclean, only one or two disease germs entering it may remain there and grow. It is just as import ant to wash the mouth two or three times eath day as it is to wash the hands and face. A few germs of diphtheria, sore throat, or tuberâ€" culosis are likely to get into the mouth any day, but if the mouth and teeth are well washed with a brush mornâ€" ing and night, the germs will be less likely to grow and cause sickness. Germs develop, grow and multiply in the mouth on the decaying food subâ€" stances, collecting between and about ;the teeth and clinging to them. Clean the teeth often, after each meal and at rising and retiring time. Chewing of hard foods gives the teeth work to do for which they were intended. . With the assistance of the tongue and cheeks and salivary glands the teeth are the means by which the food is prepared for the stomach to digest, and it is this work that helps to keep them sound and strong by using the teeth on hard foods. In chewing they stimulate the supply of blood to the gums and grow strong, just as the blacksmith‘s arms grow strong by exercise. Mastication and insalivation of food is the process of taking food into the mouth and crushing it with the teeth; at the same time the salivary glands situated on either side above, and beâ€" From a London coffeeâ€"house keeper, Lloyd‘s, the headquarters of the world‘s shipping insurance, derives its name. Towards the end of the seventeenth century those interested in shipping matters were accustomed to meet at a small coffeeâ€"house in Tower Street. This was kept by a man named Edward Lloyd, who subsequently removed to the corner of Abchurch Lane and Lomâ€" bard Street. # In 1696 Lloyd started a newspaper, which gave a list of ships arrivals and sailings. ~The newspaper, which he called "Lloyd‘s List," succeeded until its founder published an article quesâ€" tioning a decision in the House of Edward Lloyd was censured and his paper was suppressed. It was not unâ€" til thirty years later that he was alâ€" lowed to reâ€"establish it. Since then "Lloyd‘s List" has appeared regularâ€" ly. The frequenters of Lloyd‘s coffeeâ€" house were not permitted to enjoy their monopoly of marine insurance Entries Close November 26th FAT STOCK SHOW Classes for d nc in m m i clft- ot '!‘:‘m, Firg and Ten Hogs. e _ JURGING Promium Lists on Application to C. F. TOPPING, Secretary c/o Unlon Stock Yards, The Father of Shipping. Thursday, December 8th TWELFTH ANNUAL Friday, Preserving the Teeth. 1G AVCTION SsALE p 4 00 Th cce Ared tpeiig vich t P 92â€" 99 Iu-pper and two in the lower jaw; they ‘can easily be recognized, as they are | the tecth {farthest back in the mouth; |\ they come in behind the first or baby ‘teeth, are very often taken for baby : teeth, and are neglected on this acâ€" | count. neatn CB® MMMB®C 0030 glo4 into this mass of food; the tongu® keeps churning this mass about until‘ it becomes liquid. While this is going | on a remarkable change takes place.‘ The substances. taken into the mouth are no longer bread, potatoes, veS¢â€" tables, but a new. liquid substance is formed, ready to paSs to the stomach;â€" and unless your food is well chewed and mixed with saliva, it will be more difficult for the stomach to digest it. They are four in number, two in the upper and two in the lower jaw; they TE w oal s o oman 4 »opre uit PA The fireplace, which is doctor, friend and spiritual comforter, is taâ€" booed by many women because it brings with it some dust. But was: ever anything worth while that did<i not bring with it some attendant hardship? Children bring privations, sacrifices, wakeful nights and tiring days, with a reward of deepest joy,. unquestioning love and fulness of livâ€" ing in old age. Farms bring long hours, hard toil, small returns, but health and peaceful nights and safe futures. And fireplaces? Yes, some dust, but I can think of no other deâ€" terrent. I can hear only the crackle of the logs, see the glow, the sparkle, feel the genial warmth. The probâ€" ‘llcms worked out before it, the dreams dreamed, the journeys taken, the viâ€" sions of friends and loved ones gone, the mellowing atmosphere for converâ€" sation and the stories told before its friendly cheer. Confidences which would never have been exchanged beâ€" 1side a steam heat radiator and under 'electric light are easily given with , eyes fixed on the red embers and the ‘room lighted by their glow. Pictures |of forest and sea, and breath of pine | come to us with the whiff of burning | wood. ug So, farm friends, who are fortunate enough to have inherited old fire-i places, open them up. Hunt up the old andirons and tongs and polish them. Bring in an appleâ€"tree stump and a hickory foreâ€"stick and don‘t, wait until company comes to start the blaze. Have a royal fire every evenâ€"-l ing when the boys and girls come home from school, and for the grownâ€" ups when they come in from the cold. Use your fireplace as an asset, and you will find the chill taken out of the spring, the frost from the autumn evenings, and the north wind‘s roar will bring content. for long, and in 1720 Parliament alâ€" lowed two other companies to be esâ€" tablished in London. About one hundred years later there was a Parliamentary inquiry into the monopoly enjoyed by Lloyd‘s and these two companies. ‘The House of Commons decided that Lioyd‘s had rendered such great service to the country by supplying the Government with information regarding maritime matters that it should retain its priviâ€" leges. Ten years later, however, an Act was passed by which marine insurâ€" ance was thrown open, and since that date many other companies have been established. All candidates for membership at Lloyd‘s have to deposit such security for their liabilities as may be required. This security at the present time amounts to over $20,000,000. There is a Lloyd‘s agent dt every port in the world, who transmits news of all ships that pass. At Lloyd‘s a "Captains‘ Register" is maintained, which gives the record of every Briâ€" tish masterâ€"mariner, and there is also an Inquiry Office. 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Toronto a parcel of goods We will pay carâ€" Shackleton and his brave: compan| ons may not after all, experience such a dark and dreary winter as most pooâ€" ple imagine. Although the sun‘s light will be withdrawn for a greater or lesser length of time, according to the lati tude in which the explorers are 1 cated, the brilliance and duration of the moonlight, for one thing, should make considérable amends for its loss Bl_nck.leton'l old chief, the late Cap tain Scott, for example, tells us how at midâ€"winter (June 2%rd) "the ful moon, high in the heavens, fooded the snow with its while, pure light," whils "overhead a myriad stars irradiated the heavens," and "the pale shafts of the aurora australis grew anrd waned in the southern sky." *Phe moon, Captain Scott further of Nature‘s Lampâ€"light. The three boightestâ€"Sirius (the Dog Star), Canopus, and Alipha Con tauriâ€"are all south of the Equator, indeed, the two last mentioned are + far south that they nmnever appoo. above our horizon at all. The Do# Star is, of course, a familiar object | everybody in our latitudes during t« winter monthbs. No small amount of il!uminatio: tâ€"o, should be derived from the ma jestic zone of "star Cust" which gird les the entire firmament, and whih most generaily known in this country» by the name of the Milky Way. ‘ Its brilliance is cortainly very mark ‘ed with us, but in the Souts Polar n glons it shines with a splendor o which we Northerners are quite ignor aut. The famous Southern Cross : seen partly projeted against the Milk; Way. s Aided by Lights We Never See in This Latitude. Then che Magelianic Clouds â€" t brilliant, luminouws patches which | as if they had broken loose from : Milky Wayâ€"should be another sow: of ilumination. ‘They are so immen ly remote that our own universe stars would appear UKe one of th it viewed from the ®ame distan Yet their brilliance is such that w! near the horizon in the tropics t! have been mistaken by travellers a farâ€"off prairie or forest fire. There are also luminous clouds another kind which might help to mit: gate the gloom of the long night. These, bhowever, are in our atmos: phere, perhaps thirty or forty milos Ligh. They are supposed to be of elect: cal origin, and are brighter at some times than at others. However, the; are quite capable of giving a glow o their region of the heavens. To what extent the avrora australis wili fllumine the Gdarkness is unce: tain. Some Antarctic explorers havo expressed themselves as altogethe! disappointed with the display of this counterpart of our aurora boreolis or "merry dance:s," or "Northern lights," asâ€"it is variously kzuown to us. The aurora ustralis it seems to me varics in brilliance in the same way as does our avrora boeralis. . This variation is regulated, presumably, bs the electrical condition of the highe« regions of the atmosphere. When, for instance, there is unusus activity on the sun, the avroral di= play is often more brilliant than who the sun is comparatively quict It is interesting to note, in this 1 gard, that the sun‘s quiet time n coincide with Shackleton‘s sojourn the Antarctic. Displays of some degree of intonits are sure to hbe witnessed by members of the expedition, and, likely as no: the auroral stremers will sometimes have a reddish or greenish hue, The effect of this light on the frozen wastes of the Antarct‘ic should be grand in the extreme. eplendor, And ways that seem sublime Thore are paths that lesd oler vale Yet since the first man travelled ; With his laughter or his care, The straight road was the great road; It‘s the shortest distance there We yearn ofttimes for new roads, For a short cut o‘er the way, Afd someiimes weep when paths are Yet since the first man traveliled, _ Success was near, somewhere. And the straight life was the groat Old romds sipce man krew time Our path of life toâ€"day It‘s the shortest distance there. The Straight Road. 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