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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1895-12-27, Page 2WINGBANI Tim -Es, DECEMBER 2O 1895, Or the d, rk side. Maybe I do. I hope Abigail's face when her brother Tap so, I'm ure. Lucy's a city woman, ; Ephraim. and his wife entered her with el 'y ways and bringing up, and .kitchen that morning, on she's no manager.' So glad to see you!' she cried. ► 'hone is poor Lucy ?' inquired 1'Somehow I was expecting you, So always liked Matilda has gone to see Jane, has Might, when the d to show, glow calmly, while life's. dim leis blue ayes, and ilia r 's pulse almost still, whisper: "Father, if it be t.hy.hoiy will, Thy lift a little longer, leave our treasure by our side, a rev of life light o'er him e'er leo feels death's. chilling, tide, Ephraim kindly, I al Lucy. ( she ? Take off your things and sit. 'Well, that accident to her knee is ; down by the stove. I suppose Ma- ' turning a-`turning out bad. enough. Slio is ; tilde has told you all about her visit, lame for life; has to wear A machine ,and perhaps I shall be 'bringing • to keepthe bones in place, and it coals to Newcastle' if I tell my story, ;weighfive pounds. I guess it 1 but I had such a lovely time that Makes her about sick alt the time.11 can't keep still.It's such a happy 1 Joe has a helpless wife on his hands 1 home, Ephraim! . Pwould do you for the rest of his life. She can't get 1 and Sarah Jane good to see it, and reminds nee of wish you could go, and they wish so, about and that $ut a wltfnper deep and solemn, sweetened another rhino Sh stays at home 1 too ; they sent a thousand loving by the wings q u e s from the ticause she Ise .. b 'comfortable in the le« and so e toturn all thelia blessings into 1 g thchildren, r I tl 1 I Pett like by the Heavenly hive; from church b 1 't I messages to you beta) I've been in 'Waftedg f g g 1 f Jo some places where "stile folks seemed better land a oulp, cteiv drape gently; felling on a has to go alone w� t to � worries, but it seem as if a trouble babe, sweet fragr nt flower, r tel _ext thing we 11 and naturally e , � o• f vi of war, and our , eon after it darling felt its p�iwer, hear will be that Y doesn't g � ' Could the prayer of heafts uplifted ward- And talking of the;ehildren, they set � got into Joe s house,` for before it ed off the Parti `g sigh, 4# w s ',Twee tete call o le g,1 1 d ern t o either. couldn't bo a tr Dube x rdsunspoken, as silent, though broom on fire in the parlor° grate, knows what has ha blessing in bbee ome a ble n it all Words with g .. grief.__ z,_ one day and then ran out Iablaze and laid it on tbo sitting room 'Now that's good!'' o try, "Colne thou sofa. If I hadn' been there the heartily. earl, n i will whole house wo Id have been in 'But Matilda says of fear the flood ofj Jordan, I believe it, l a • more, and Haat l+ie is growing ,..� . . flames, And if you'd ny , b ed"ufe his waves to part, L l 1 have fromescenes. immortal sent the, those children w en't punished one old. She says he is gray and l rh'lden promise down. ' bit. Lucy just took them into the ; wrinkled too,' said. Mi . Grant. Little el„I'lren here shall he jewels for, my bedroom and talked with them a 'ltphraim was as 'ay as a rat Imperial crown." Cold and silent lay our darlinr,beavenward little, and when the told. Joe about welch he was thirty •es, he was, 'chanting angels soar, . it she actually laughed ! Oh ! those Sarah Jane), and To, 's thirty-five. mut where daylight, ever lingers we shall children are coming up in a sad way. And Ephraim and Jo both have the see dur boy once more. I must tell you another thing they same trick of smiling up to their 0.............--........... =–` used to du. The bate posts are high eyebrows and makin wrinkles do- THi POiNT OF VIEW• and hollow, and i ; came the call of Jesus a loved one, to my fitted them neatly together+lDeaeon Potter sat down first in one of them. He was a quiet, steady little man, and the chair held up all right. Then Mrs, Bond came in (she weighed a hundred and seventy-five pounds) and sat down puffing and ,panting, with a kind of bounce, in the old arta chair. Down she came, and Deacon Potter gave a great start, and down he came too, and being a thin little creature he broke his collar bone, and you had US pay all the doctors' bills, Ephraim, for he was a sort of skinflint and insisted on it, I sup- pose Matilda told about , the broom. Well, those children really had a notion of helping by ibrushing down e hurrying out e broom when em and seared pped it on the ,' said ber hus- from his chair, ve got what we ght as well be pened, it has read.' aid her brother, Joe isn't jolly y ., amusement to cli I ,''` the top of the post 'There they are, A3� phraim ! I see kitten in clear do Matilda's purpleftonnet; How that Then they'd Iet d locomotive does screech 1 I'm afraid to come up on, the colts won't stand it., This way, trained that poor ll Abigail! ,Hurry in, Matilda 1 Theseup on that rope. colts are restless.' .'rescuing' the peris. Ephraim Grant' sisters, hiss ilia nothing under h tilde and Miss Abigail, were pro- didn't do with the cuing to obey' the injunctions of wasn't its natural 'size while I was whatever in the ram eir sister-in-law when alad with a ther'e.' 1 see.' great flourish of. whip antd many 'Oh, dear !' sighed Mrs. Grant. j :Did Matilda say t :urgent 'get ups' drove up \to the 'It is really dread ul to think of the l Miss Abigail. 'Now, '1 r • little railway station, ' .children running lvild like that, and Jane, Toes you, onl h -' i !' exclaimed allowed to be crudi too!' was a youngster yo . - 'Why, there's Jim ,, Miss Abigail..'Now, phraim, we'll `Lucy means w l,' continued Ma- ought to have everyth rig he wanted, go right on home.' tilde, 'but she's qu er, not a bit like 1 and as far as you' could, you gave it 'You. flan speak for byourself, said her folks. Now s e doesn't manage to him,'and you kept right on that Miss Matilda. 'I'm going to stay at right, she keeps tai girls.' 1 way as long as you had him at home. Ephraim's all night. +I never was so 'Two girls !' interrupted his sister- It is natural enough you should not much shaken up in. my life; that's a in-law. was • a favorite ing.it. As for. his being jolly, he is up and take off something better now, Sarah Jane.' and then drop the 'Matilda.says he carried heavy n to the bottom, burdens,' continued. Mrs. Grant, in a awn a rope for herdespondent tone. tnd they really 'Most of us do iif we live long ast to be drawn enough, and don't i sist in slipping They called it them off our own ba k onto some- ing:' There was !body else's,' replied . iss Abigail. aven that they 1 'He's got a helpless! wife,' said Mrs. grass in front looks cat, and her tail I Grant mournfully. he's of no use green, and the .posy beds are ly tlha. I can so cheerful, and th vines over the porch make everyt ng seem so cool at ?' inquired and shady, that I th nk there never q ut when I take ee here, Sarah on. When he thought he the soot, and they w to the kitchen with t Matilda, shshrieked• at t t them so that they dr spfa and ran.' 'Well, Sarah Ja band slowly, risin 'T rather guess w came for, and we m starting for home.' Sarah Jane sat v way to the old Ephraim felt enc little himself. 'It all depends on the point of view,' fully. 'Now, here's the summer when I. „au -4a Some School Statistics. Short Journeys on a Long Road The Minister of Education recently Is the characteristictitle of a profusely sent to the Public School Inspectors circulars requesting information in re- ference, to the health of the teachers and pupils; also a report of the ani tary condition of the rural school- houses and school sites, etc. The following is a synopsis of the report "sent by Inspector Robb, re the in- spectorate of East. Huron ;—The number of teachers is 89 ; of those GO are males and 29 females. The average age is nearly 25 years, and the average time of teaching a little over five years. The health of 58 is. reported as excellent, 28 good and three inferior , only one ease of sick- ness is reported as chargeable to the unhealthy state of the schoolhouse. ed Of the pupils 16 are reported as weakly, 50 as suffering from an oc- casional headache, mostly of a ner- vous' nature, ten are near-sighted and 18 are of defective hearing ; of those reported weakly, nearly all enjoy fairly good health; and will be as l and pain in passing it almost immediately. robust as the others in•the course of I If you want quick relief and, Dom i to i. a few years. Of the schoolhouses, 19 your remedy. Sold at Ohisliolm's drug ry silent on the armhouse, and raged to talk a what they call ie said thought - our place. In take the front road I think there*as never any- thing neater and prettier than the old farmhouse with 'its coat of white ith the orchard the orchard on e trees on each nd your high all grape vines, an a glimmer he house. The so fresh and and green. What on the up side and the down side, and t side date house, trellises all covered I can't see more t, of the barn back of illustrated book containing over one hundred pages of charmingly written descriptions of summer resorts in the country north and west et Chicago, The reading matter is new, the illustrations are new. and the information therein will be new to almost everyone, A copy of 'Short Journeys on it Road" will be sent free to anyon(rho will enclose ten cents (to pay poste e) to. GRO. .1.3.novoun, General Passenger Agent Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Ch maga, Ill, Spinks •-- Young English guest seems to be enjoying his visit to this country. He looks very happy. Blinks—Yes. He's found more things than he expected to grumble about. Beliet in six hours.---a)istressing Istd- ney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the "Great South American Kid- ney Cure." This great remedy is a great surprise and delight to physicians on a0 - count of its exceeding promptness in reliev- ing,pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in x male and female. It relieves retention of water dreadfully rough road we've just 'Yes, two g come over.' lame and in the.ci 'Now I was glad of the shaking,' 'have one. But in ii I want anything to cross him now, but iris. Of course being bless you! if Joe is going to have she'd naturally ease of doing the laughed Miss Abigail. he( eaten plain sewing and 1$ending she keeps such a hearty dinner, apd'shaking is a girl to help• with; the room -work good for rheumatism,A4tilda.' and children and do the sowing, 'It's very easy t sep the silver while she sits debt:fling with paints. lining to somebodg else's cloud,' re- She said something once about selling torted Miss Maeda, 'and it's down- the pictures, but our Lucinda Harris right irritatil7g.in you! Abigail, to paints far better, and you know be al.ways,glad when' other people Lucinda tried to sell hers and are sorry. Guess tha e. siclCbaby didn't uch better tela Good-bye,' called old phaeton. `P Matilda.' night, norht , i Matilda; who 1 elf in the wag t like Abigail a n she knows g to split, an atism so that ces squeak a Frit just alking I've liv; week ! What's Ephraim? Yo ()nth since I was just replied ' nothing P r about began M ,. just a would r for yo e tber me t leasan was t woman with couldn't. Aud I know Joe's busi- ke. the rough ness worries him a, sometimes, and IcTt4!' that he has hard work to make both er stss er ...from, ends meet.' • asant zlight to 'Dear me !' sighed Airs. Grant. 'I'm.' afraid things axe in abad. way deed!' repeated there, Ephraim. I guess we'll. just 'd finally settled have to go there and see for our - 'Now if that selves.' It d. nobody else ! 'Not to -eight,' replied. Mr. Grant, hat my head's calmly. that I've got 'Herewe are can fairly hear Frank ! Bring a la en I bend them, 'I'm going straig onclout with all Miss Matilda, as s through this the house. 'I'm ac he hatter with speak. I hope I he haven't opened thing to worry yo ve got off the waiting for my brash slowly. tt last. Hallo, tern !' t 'to bed,' said m as she entered tally too tired to en't said any - Very likely was such a place. the back road there' isn't one .old shed that I can not see way up the road, and while 1 trir to keep things there's no use w is nowhere. up as tidy as I can denying that the v near as_ handsome. Abigail always takes the front road when she comes here, and she's always talking about your geraniums or your vines, or Now Matilda d as natural as she has control v' s comes driving leg and she's • sure chicken house at pig sty smells, in the barn pails out on the sty. It's all my are classed as excellent, 52 •as good, 7 are inferior and two very bad ;, with three exceptions all are in good sanitary locations, and with four exceptions each has a well. • The average size of the school sites is half an acre, though' 16 have each a site of one acre. The total number of shade trees is 1730. The school- houses built recently have a base- ment for a furnace and good struc- tural and effective ventilation, and all built in the future will be of similar construction. some fixing or other the joys and comforts of married life takes to that back r; he is bound to have • the cares and a duck to water. '1 burdens too. I supe se you would of the rein she alwa like to cover his pat lfl, with roses, but in at our back gate, if you did there'd b some thorns to .find out that the1 among them and Jo would pick his needs painting, or tl toes. Mrs. Ames, ucy's mother, or the glass is brok feels just the same a out Lucy.' window, or the mill 'I'm' heart sorry f poor Lucy,' said Ephraim. 'You needn't pity ucy ,' replied Miss Abigail. 'She's a happy wo- man, with a husba who adores her and those loving I know there is a litt the old elm tree, but say it has brought They have had slake you haven't taken it as I meant it. I'd rather not havet ' said a word, but you would have it.' Ephraim Grant and his wife re - like better than tired late that n!gl't, and poor Mrs. bey and his Grant had a restle , uncomfortable night. She tiros next morning s Matilda, 'in the feeling still more distressed in mind, I said before we and firmly resotved. to take the first ve been a great opportunity to visit the disordered and Sarah Jane household of her so . instead of sending `I've had a t readful night, visit them. They Ephraim,' she sal almost crying. about it, I'm sure. I dreamed that al the eats on Joe's a years since you place (and there were dozens of them, too) had br ;.en their knees out like kanga- l jammed both te post, and put d then set fire to bench are getting place front and bacl'., but most things in life have the two sides . to them, and why on earth don't folks choose the point where kthey'1.1get the hildren. Yes, prettiest view ?'-Si. san Curtis Red- grave under field, in the Interior': oe and. Lucy avers nearer. A. SAD CASE has s, but thereDome to light in are worse troubles th, that. Money connection with tole recent bank is a little scarce sometimes, but they failures. A youug.ellow was deeply managed to live very comfortably. in love, but the lad'e's father refused Joe going to give up his religion and his consent' until?be young fellow stopgoing to church ! Joe says should have aecunah.lated the sum of Luy'life is the best sermon he ever £500. For nearl!r six years he worked early and ate, and recently heard, and beside Lucy is going to t church next Sunday for the first informed the Pathe of his sweetheart time. She will go right along now, that the task was ' ecomplished, the I presume.' money being safelt banked. Then 'I'm sure I'm wonderfully relieved came the crash. T to young fellow that you look at everything in this found himself penni ass, and unable way,' sui- cide. said Airs. Grant, 'hilt mte ui- comt why does to face the blow, . h Bide. The moral o lithis is, only put your trust in such things as never fail. The list is a 'short one, but Holloway's Pills and Ointment will be found at the very top. store. • Poor little Fido, he's . se dreadfully • hurt that he can't eat. Why, what's the matter ? Don't you know, the poor little, unsuspecting fellow bit a wooden - legged man yesterday and broke off five teeth. A Significant Departure. With the departure of another year when a review is made of the condition of'afFaire, it is only right that 'some thought be given to the physical body which enables everyone to battle with life's problem and figure for themselves the profit or lose on the trial balance sheet. Though the bank account may be large and each one's material gain be great, it would not be surprising if it suddenly dawns upon many that goon health has been greatly impoverished by the low condition of the blood. It is in this state that the lactic acid in the vital fluid attacks the fibrous tissues, particularly the joints, making known the local manifestations of rheumatism. Thousandsof people have found in Hood's .Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier, a positive and permanent cure for rheumatism. The induction of Re.v.Mr. 'Bradley to Knox Church, Mitchell, took place why,' said her and were going a roos, and Lucy h, stet scarlet fever, y cry other catch- children into the g r, and all the the top on tight, at tting help on the it.' 9. Sarah Jane so 'When we get the chores done up er sick mother, well drive over to her husband. 'Y like ,Ther inter.. aren't as bad as yo indignantly. 'If going to spend the must have put , Loomis, so we'll ha selves. elied Miss Ma- `Things may no p Matilda never m lots of burdens Ephraim. Tiror� th a jolly boy 1 mueh stnoke withi yott, and. he's: Bat Ephraim o nkles on the :and went to feed ► e eyes. Lucy I I look on There was an ee Abigail,' said it'll find things think. Matilda's day with Jane e Abigail to our - be so bad, but de all that up, couldn't be so Cit some fire.' ly whistled softly ie ealves. r , Lucy keep two girlsainting nd amuse her- self with painting instead of doing the sewing ?' 'Lucy found it much cheaper to keep a girl than to deo the work her- self,' said Miss Abigaiil, 'Lucy sets a good price for her:: pictures, sells of getting up a row all she can paint to one storekeeper ladder on your sho , things, �s n there. She paints alsorts of + ed thoroughfare, calendars, dinner cards, china, and minutes turn aroun on Tuesday. Rev. Mr. Leitch, moderator of Stratford Presbytery, presided. The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Cooper, of Listowel. Rev. E. W. Panton, of St. Andrew's Church, Stratford, gave the address to the minister, and the address to the congregation was delivered by Rev. T. A. Cosgrove, of St, Marys. Plan Facts, Burdock Blood Bitters purifies, reno- vates and eno-vatesand regulatesthe entiresystem, thus curing Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick Headache,ho, Billo snesa , h heuma- tism, Dropsy, and all diseases of the stomach, liyer, kidneys: and bowels. It also removes from a common pimple to the worst scorfulous sore.. RINGS! GOLD RINGS! I am the'only Jeweler north of Lon- don who can and does make rings on the premises. I make and Finish all work in the best possible manner, and guarantee satisfac- tion in every instance. Whore gold is found, I always the same gold, manufactured order. , By leaving your order with ' me, yon ✓ can save from 25o to 02, aceording,ti style, weight,and quality of ring. A joker says an =s peditious mode s to carry a long ,der 1 a crowd- dern and every few to see if any t you. so on. She wantedi all about it, but Mat right spiteful, got m heard.or saw paint Lucy's feelings ver to tell 11Iat1lda one is making faces oda was down- d. any time she Catarrh relieved in ng, and hurt One short puff of th the Blower, supplied much. Then Dr. Agnew's (,atnrrha Lucy helps Joe agre't deal with his thisPowder over the s accounts.' passages. Painlossan it relieves instantly, 'Matilda doesn't se very much titres Catarrh, Hay loot pleased with the hildren,' said Ephraim, nope, Sore Throat,'l'on nese. 60 cents. At 'Those children ar the dearest, Store. brightest little things I ever knew !' One question of I cried Miss Abigail. 'likely to arise any 'Dreadfully lnisehi' ous, I should her bloomers will ins say,' remarked Mrs. rant, 'and not of promise. well brought up; Shiloh's curer the 'Irlphraim,' said Mi Abigail, burst. Crone Cure, is in great ing into a hearty" lac it, 'do you, re- size eontt'ins twenty -if member tate time we protracted meetings, neighborhood prayer house, andJoe saw d smile on Miss off the two easy -ch here having, Children love it Soli: nd there was a; Corner Drug Store. Store. heating at your ' In all mythology and folklore A flowering plant is said. to abstract the fore legs white flowers are supposed to spring front the soil 200 tunes its own rs, and then from tears. weightwater. to 60 minutes.— breath through th each bottle of Powder, diffuses 'face of the nasal etightful to use, nd permanently r, Colds, Head- litis and Deaf- isholm's Drug and eustom ay is whether ify his breaches return 88 per We also make to order Engraved Colal Brooches, Bangle. Pine, etc., etc., att, Moderate Prices. Child (watching a regiment of soldiers pass)—Looe4 mother, what a lot of cousins nurse $las ! There's the proof`V/111y new photo- graph, said Grim.'What do you think of it ? Don't 4re for it. Doesn't look like you ; you've tried to look pleasant, said Hicks. For Oyer Idif 'Years AN OLD AND Waai.•TRlR RRMRUY.,. YrIYs: Wins. low's SothIn• Syrup has b 11 used !Or over flft Y years by millions of mothers or their chilaren while t,ethinlr, with perfect snows . It soothes the child, sotfcns the gums, allays all In, cures wind colic. and is the best remedy for D `rnccea, Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggis in every part of the world. Twontyflve cents bottle. Its .value is. incalculable, Bo sere and a k for Hrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind, Jewelery Repairing and Elis:; graving Neatly and PromptI., ly Executed. ALSEY PA :fr JEWELER. Opposite Macdonald Block, Wingham;•»-, Do you know a man in Canada that repairs watches any better than Halsey Park,Watchmaker and Jeweler, •Wingliamr He who cannot' ;ive and take will not be given mueh f this world's goods—or the next ither for that matter. Heart Disease elieved m 30 Minutes.—All cases of organic or sym. pathetic heart disease relieved in: 30 minutes and quickly cured, by Dr. Ag- new's Cure. Sold at bieholm'e Drug tore, Winghasa. Miss Bullion—Papi<i says we can't be married until yo are able to sup- port me. Adorer—Great S ott ! Does he want his only daugh#er to die an old maid? I Captain Sweeney, U' C1 a ., says: " o BANK'iliAltiLTON WINGHAM. Capital, 01,260,000. . Rest, 0650,000 S. A,, San Diego, neat Cough tend Skil h'li atarrh Remedy is emand. 1'oeket the first medicine l ave ever round doses, only 25o. that would do me any good." Price at Chisholm's SOc. Sold at Chisholtn's Corner Drug President—JOHN STUART. Vico•Prosident—A, G. RAHSAY. DIRECTORS JOHN PROCTOR, G00. ROAOif, WM GIBSON, Id P, A. T. WOOD, A, B. Las (Toronto). Cashier—J. TURNBULL. Savings )lanes—Hours, to to 8; Saturdays, 10 1. Deposits of $l and upwards received and interest, allowed Sp,loial Deposits also received at ourrenl, rates of M. oast. Drafts a, Great Britain and the United states bought and sold B. WILLSON, Aetna ► E. L. DICKINSON, Solicitor. For -+le, abottt 600 acres • land; 200;' of it nea all in pasture; w h first Claes; rdr ' buildings; e part of it nde atned buil 1 g , g' ,. the balance, a out 400 a. es, mostly new land, with a 1 e q ntity of timber; still on it.- Abou 1+b acres neared and' .,. seeded for pasture Land will make a first-class pasture rm situated two miles from Wingam,the promisee is a good saw .. 1 in runnin rder, M1 will be sold o reasonable to us. Pori , PostOffice ox particulars', 1 to 0 125 ply y' p� � Wingham,• q tet. AORSOOI Farm Oro! ldortieul wiill'u it also Rurallutotest logy, Bee K ate,ln ry Ito Fireside roadh of the News o usually compel prospects of of the most in When tohen contnins more eubscription Special Reda CR.IUB Two Sasso Six TEN al* Toa advance -11 v our recut 01 without harp ircxu HER Josephine J. A. 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