HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-3-30, Page 2CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY PABA.
still In her mad and sullen mood
March frowns upon the spring.
Quite Jealous of the sunshine
That bud* and flowers bring.
But soca these low'ry days must pass,
Then welcome April showers,
And we'll forget the frowns of March
'Nath sweetly bemoaning bowers.
JEALOUSY AND MYSTERY.
As Attempt to Unveil Eternity.
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CHAPTER T. when he bad- hist determined to
+Aa the scaffold crashed under my fight for 111e la that dismal place.
Seek es the knot crushed my throat, what hla sR%arq.ae n, and
ounce he bad dyad the mweoor; ate -
a1M a great •harp agony blotted the sax y to start, elm et that mlaereble
babbling life wlthlu me, I heard a business, no me seemed to know, and
roaring as a tumultuous ocean nor. still fewer to care. He appeared mad -
ming and submerging me ; the mom -Minty. lite a spider In the middleof 1s
eat alter." web, and waited, aa it were, for prey.
HTet' the tis psopls who ventured
Waving read thus tar, Redbrook
need, somewhat pale ; and, shout tato the shop, whether De hbore,•t-
Va traded by curiosity, or belated cue -
tenuously, the bells of the neighbor- tomere of amphibious breed. found
lag church rang out in JubUatloD- him a gentle and in,ffensive man,
for it was Christmas morning. He who spoke very little Foolish. bat
looked up Il.teaing. 'Perm on merit,. weeesee. with • centum foreign
food wUl to ma 1' rang out the bells «�myr b aka himself un -
If km heard them at all, It was only =manner.
His age waa midway be-
ns U In a dream ; hie tlnoOghts were (wean thirty and forty, though some-
erldently tar away. times he looked much older. Ile had
The Richt crept lagh the twin -
a high. narrow, not intellectual fore -
alio
dew of the room, and shone full upon ig
Ale evens) haelairee, with their
eyeballs somewhat sunken In caver-
nouskMa. A hard, weather-bat-
eo fa yet with flying gleams of hu-
mor .d the edges of the lips.
asad.oms, too, and .1111 young ;
WIongh the hair and brined shows°
ab
rrggling gleams of grey.
W an Impatient gesture, be
passed hie Mand over his eyes, and
these bending over the manuscript
read os. 1t was a rough scrawl, eo
wildly written aa to be exceedingly
dffbult to rad , but, clearly, It poe-
semmol moue unusual interest. As he
read, he Mimed to be held In 1asciva-
tics.
He read cm to the end ; and thea
earning back to the beginning, read
on to the end again.
Pace on earth, goodwill to men,,.
rang the bells.
Mi r•oand were sislra covered with
beetles and pleat" used in a country
doctor's dispensary. Tits room. Indeed.
Wbalt to It you WWI Care to dole
"O►. meow thee. sate." .rbd the
Miler. striking. the eater with his
alsmlyd fgt. •oo' We know all .boat
elf Wb.t dyer Wks use fort home
bosh err, db ? Didn't you Mal.
lily Boursee wb.0 he wan last In ports
and take nettlDg for it bet Billy%
I O [) 7'
"end he ddidrepay nee" reter'sed
weer er
Modena. shrugging hie e. "
11•'►coming back ems.
to laud!"
s " Washed overboard." said the sailor
" I did lose my worry 1 Casae into
am parlor, and I will talk to yon."
B o saying, he led the way into the
behead- t..aline..
by a swingingeklpOe laiup
°mite/nine. besiGen a truckle bed.
(totem and Memel of the sat. Oa
the mauteLplees e
owere several looking let with Latin labels, and
a wuaober of gabber, worm -melee
book.TM mailer followed hlal, and, cl-
ing the door. placed ha bask against
1t. and .food aareveng the apart-
ment. Tigre 'ran a curios look on kis
tae.. am . his yes -tarnsd hltber and
thither. in march, no doubt, of the
ayeterloua box which sea popular
supposed to corneas the Itellaais
treasure.
"Tee want money Y" said Modena.
"ken vat fee do you wail% away'
Ah yes. I know-te spend! on de
grog.ehop, oo de ladles! I know, I
know -it would go like the rest, and
He shrugged his shoulders, and took
from the eblmney.pteoe an old metal
tobaccobox, wklcb be opened show -
Log a glimpse of several gold planes
=Lied up with sliver. The sailor's
yes glittered.
How much you want?" asked Mo-
dena, looking at him witb his keen
half shadowed by Ila heavy
brows.
" Two Quid," returned Barton.
"geld'? Ah, yeti Two pounds. There
will be Inters.{,
I know, aid the sailor, with a
drunken laugh. " Too ain't the first
land -shark rye mat."
Modena restored the box to its
place, fished out from some dark cor-
n er of the room an ink -bottle, a pas
and a halt sheet of dirty paper, and
wrote oat a form in a not anciently
hand.
Put your name there." He indicat-
ed the spot with a long waxen fore-
finger. The ..liar, handltngthe
pin
ea U It had equalled a he
In atm and weight, crawle.l a clumsy
klsragllIpbte, and towed the
back. 13e might have signed a pact dr
Ilveing htm body and .out to the
other's mercy, for all he knew of the
purport of the document. Modena
took the two gold pieces from the
box and gave them to him. He stook
them In him flat with a drunken mo-
bad, wore a black mustache and tion of triumph
bwirdto htf.emL add'kitd "'Cams oat' ss.* wet 'Tow shift*:
Win. delicate,g'ibwax wax -like hands. found
• man," he said, whom he again
Before M had boon man? month• found himself In the outer shop " Eh'
to He did not wait for au answer, nor
In the vicinity, It was well known
hL neighbors that he added to his tied the Italians excnnsht step
.brag.
taelgl bat saddonlr stumbled a step or two
shrewdness In bargalnlng, and fatty forward. and, with s hands to his
devotion to the petty details of hhi
is mouth. gave a call which made the
trade, a overlain empirical skill in pre- rafters ring.
paring drugv, which mon and women " Kitty! Ahoy !
of the nautical clam found oyster- A female figure, which hast n sec -
toasty effective. As this branch of his and before, flitted post the *bop
buelnene was IUegel, ane oonnlcted door, returned and stood Jor a nun -
with tis lnterssts of authorised drug ate at the tbreshoid. The light re -
with. practitioner; It was 0011- to the shop fell on her ince tied
acted with sores secrecy, but was. figure, and lit them up In strong re-
reverttslese. a source of no little Ilei against the darkness of the
profit, and a great deal of reputation. squalid street. She, was tall and fully -
The result was that he the coarse built, black-eyed and black-browed.
d a ooupfe of 7ea+Ma Moderns had and aa abs peered into the shop, she
acquired a ren oondderable sem of stood poised in an attitude of 'stolid
money. What he did with Its whether and nnaoomions grace, such -as wO-
be made It the bags of other invest
wee ',hd, perm their Ilea In free
eureka of the limbs In the opo° air
can naturally &same. Rhe obviously
belonged to the same clam .. her
drunken acquaintance; her draw was
poor, bar face tanned with stn and
wind, bot she was undeniably hand-
some, and something like a native
refinement, of which she showed no
trace, was visible In her aspect.
Whither away ?" cried Barton.
" Lie to a Mt. I've got the Tarso.
Come out and have a gill with me,
Kitty," he cnnttnoed, turning to the
1 tali• n.
The latter, with his syn oo time
girl, shook his head.
"There's 110 lock In dry bargains.
and if you won't go to the liquor,
by God, the liquor shalt Dome to
700. Here, Kitty. go to the Pig and
Whistle. and get us sole. Tis
right staff."
Why ehosId 1 ran your errands?'
seined the girl.
Why ''• s (toed Berton. "Why ?"
For a moment be seemed on the
verge of brutalityIn word or act
but went on wita sodden change
of manner.
" Because you're the right sort and
. came It's me Ante you. dere
y He throat the coin Into tis girl's
haled, and after a scarcely pereep-
blbte hesitation. .he went.
"What d'ye think o' that for • •
dopa 7" Barton asked Modena. and be-
g an to maunder a verve• rd a sailor's
song ln, pollen of a namesake of aim
glr1'a "Now, then, old lantern -Jaws."
be reamed, as the girl re-entered with
a flat of rum. "where's your man-
ners? I find tis liquor, you find some-
thing to sit ea."
Haestaabed to the eccentricities of
his ciientm. Modena greatly led the
way to the back ruom, ataodlug aside
with rwlYwrn courtesy to show his
groom precedence of entry. Barton
ev.ggered in with kis lips to the bot-
tle, and usetowed btmssif on the bed.
Kitty, invited tbereio by a wave of
Yoskrsa's hand. tool the 0017 chair.
Modena remained etandlug.
'Bryn, my em." said bartoa. baad-
tag the bottle to the giri. eh, shook
her head with s little move of repul-
sion. and handed it to Modena.
"blurs o' your tricks." maid Baron ;
"you d thins as she'd never heard the
ams of ram, wouldn't you 7 and she
can tab bar whack along of anybody.
Wall tic'fatal this old Purgers -head, sb,
my la(i)r i Item ain't good enough for
yes." He laughed wltar drunken mar.
cam. than. rebid In sudden anger.
snatched thee butt* from the !Lookout
and presented It anew to cls girl.
Drink, ye baggage. wbiw 1 tell ion."
His manner was so tbratenlag
Yat Modena. stepping between tbem.
laid a hand upon his shoulder. The
toaoh wall not a heavy one. but It
oversllsNmed him, and las fell back
span the bed Hee Meuswlsd rep, purple
In the face. bat with .ti brief a r
quits forgotten, and began a wan
asg Msninatum of Modena. whose be
elared to be his only friend tihrty
mune& before IAM challenged him 10
light This offer being stlsatly referred,
he drank metartnn to all cowardly
land-Iabbere. and then, becoming
atmoro e, mulled to Kitty to
ooese and et upon hie knee,
That Invltaten in ting with no
ha e11tt11k11y betook himselftp
lbs bot ter, and, atter an Interval d'
btartle.lete meastu smog varied W
asternale oaths and laughter, fell in-
to el sodden sleep.
"Sleep do Mtn good," said Modems to
the girl. He fail a earinos lsnging to
Mar her vides alpoter Yoe Ita0* !dm f
Pete& of 7+m.
"Bs le m weak" said Kitts. "lie
goes away heel weak."
"Kau Uve hewer' laid Modena.
No, I Ilse at Marton, three miles
out raider."
"Merton. yea, I know. 1' ere wwtk-
ed I►t ever?
very Vert pfmaid the gilt, with
ei shrew "I'd re.tber live hers in
iRs elev► lbs papsr� ieBW IMs meq. the to W1. Theme's emset1115* to keep
.n. and his eonplex1* aad are- neer meet 0h/e!'ir tlritt+6a the eil>Mtsr free &H have, with the ►nuns, aad
ea•shismd with • desert._ &Mao�OW "them- g Use eche s*°11ha MOW& is17f'the Pantile
hl°
automaton In his laws leash away team, baaiht them_ honk sl 'Cilie le a flttmwdew pietas." she
wed him to ha of Jewish or- is the oeredp, M seta.
w he had drifted thither. e Perdu\, but Ids n 0� �t� ties foxes 'gave
rri mod r&eanntd�
: . :7a$ , > SHORT BUT PITHY, i
caI Nuteht
"Navies. repeated the girl. "Where'll
that T is Framer
"No. in Italy. You, sign orina, 7W
hare we the air -how you sal 111
-look not like English. No. Italian."
"Are the 1t&ian girls pretty r' She
asked the martian wltb a little eo-
yuettisk .mils, reveall•g a Budde&
g limpse of sparkJlsg teeth.
' Altro 1" sad Yea., with a smile
as midden and ) right as her own.
which eo ehaaged bis sombre face as
b leave 11 soarosly rSOUgi.l L&bte.
• "Then' I seppate'soul, bu'goiaa hook-
there soon,' with the mulie lei Ito-
geeing demurely &bout her month.
NO," he answered " Not go
t*ok. • Stay Mere,- Italy." he said.
Mewl, picking his way through %bis
Molter- s.ntenos. , " not the *sly
country when !!re the pretty wee
menta or suffered it to acoamslate
wax half dispensary -or surgery -and hr' amore bank as or'd lathr internist,
halt moldy was a mystery. like everything
dy ; for In one corner was • else
small. welt -filled bookcase. A bright naming him ; but the popular Idea
Are barniad moths grate. Outside, the was that lbs matey was ddd.a &�
Mow waa thickly falling. mcros.rr;.ars to a sm7aterlo11m back
Radbrook at at him bureau. facing whine the Italian ata his
the window. From that portion lie regal& meals. and slept. Still, though
cooed me the gloomy walls of Ford desperate charnotere as avewarer
d on
mouth Priem. Seeing darkly thrall!'" to r Modemoho attempt of his hidden tress.
the failing flakes
nn, q kdrd cam souiething In d man -
thew
almost impatiently. be teen. Utmhis
Che manescrlpt. down. roes, and equa. ty, wall hicIts h eongahdem
eeevenand
began pacing op and down the chasm- desperadoes that to ley /latent hands
bar. ! an him possessions would be a baleful
"It is a strsbge business." be re- boollem .
fleeted. "What Is most strange of a11, ' These was another source of profit
1. the man's transformation ! his tab. In addition to these which 1 have Iter`
mots as 1t Ia, one may easily refer to cloned, and ems which was also. to
diem& cerebratlmn, caused by the a certain extent. l.legsl. From time
kerrlbls aback of that frightful ex- to tone. went the occasion offered.
parlance; 1t Is not IV may to under- Modena advanced small sums of money
stand the sodden cessation of the der- an portable property of approved
Ilisih Irhrtlnct within him." ' mcurlty. Many a wild mariner, hav-
He raised the mannrrtpt again, and tag spent all Irle merinos in the grog
seed: (shop, and parted with everythingbe
potsemed, reverted to the little shop
"The moment after". .
"Peace oo earth. good -will to molt!" ; to 11M as advance on cls pepers he
rang u.•e .goad for hie eat voyage. Not
out the bells. Glancing s
toward( the window, tus saw 11.,,",,,„,.."`"--1, lit. a few of each loathe turned out badly.
dark figure mot Ing silently sato who incur ed them ranWtlut
the mow In the direction of the prison. a' io 49505 and Darer retaming . but
and recognised the Rev. Charles Shad- otum, Tled•d In the long Mom an
sesorn
wells the Prison chaplain, s pale, goan. y�us wrens.. A p.rth:.our Iran.•
clean -Maven man. more resembling a memo of thly kind lies now to be
priest of the Roman Church char( • rewedsdI' wvhschIt dls direc
the ttily motto thee,
CbrWan clergyman.Qaletteswlftly, the book to narrate, and the coo&►.
wttb had erect. Shadwell moved
throve the wbitenem of time storm. eye. (owned °f ohne wens, trove slam
"Confound the allow 1" muttered ^es p000. l t .law thq gee "wag;
Seabrook. "lie haaate the plate like at deew.y. its hfglseae degree eztra
a giros(. with as keen a scent for ha- lam ova evening Maurizio Modena
man mreery ea a raltere has for car- , sat mediae belled the ooaot•r by
rim- 1 (wonder what he has to ay to the light of the llamlug )et of
p
b nlgtatmare7" which flickered and bland In
Matbee
As be yoke the chaplain approached wind ew b fns
the prison gates and vanished within I door. T �tbs aa mo1•y wwItli
the votes of men and women com-
ing and going, and from time to thus
these was the sound of a man's fierce
io aft Woo ry rMndil, wad no ll a oath and a woman's snook. Unlit" -
little sunshine aired fresh oxygen will tallied by soon& long familiar, the
si alleles In order. .1 feel as or
Italian ped over his book --an old
sapepers Itloue as an old woman." volume in msdlaeval Laths, dialing
So saying, he looked the manuscript with the qualities mad uses of arm.
in his bureau. and. walking mit Into .mon Isrba Bo intent was be In per -
the tubby, pat on his great.00at, hat. meal that be dial not notice Lbs en -
and gloves, and opened the street trance of a customer, until, raising
door. As be dhl so Is found himself him eyes quietly, he •aw a weeth,'-
face to face with nae of tis waers blsa face looking down at bim
mws-
trme the pris, ho lut " hrdim Ia
n the face of a young man clad hs sU-
mtlttary fashion, and said or's jersey, loose borsch', and loots
" Ton are waneetl at once, doctor. mesh ltag to the hese
Fomethlrlg wrong again M
Oho. 000dersosd melt.'
CHAPTER 11.
la the mouth of September, 110--,
five years before Dr. iledbrook pens- the Mv. courser los took in at
ad the curious manuscript quoted
from in me opening chapter, a small reie glazes every detail of him ap-
S hop was opened In one ea( the ear- pet ran(*-% s young aad handsome
row MAIM* running at right angles face dl.ngtteei aoms•whet by days
from true "bowie. pert d Fordmonth. and nights of Motipation, the light
T1s oughb07.1 ud esu ate 0f 111- beard and mocsteche tangled and
repels, tee street itself the dingiest I embrod red, the rough flowing hair
&ad dreariest in all the ill-smel'Ifg without nig hat for hesrin the
and amphibiosu quarter, and the w0C7 month bruised end swollen by
fir*, tree Of Mae/ etf0assd tR derated a Meat Mow, marks ea the bass
In the min of marlins stores and reek and heard as of • woman's
sailors' clothing Black and yellow fln1Prol&fW, and In addition to all
%%eyellles, dingy sults of all sizes.' these physical Itgn. • general Note
uou'wstsre, Jackboots. were hong !salines 01 demeanor ire Or
Is the Darrow doorway ; attlolw of-intoxleatlotJ and a -dlsponitiae
ate same kind, varied with sample - to b•gdnnhe LM esmvsa
ele. _td emote', were flotsam and soma,wt tramblinrygf rit cobs
ngers, t
Warm of all dvmcrtptkore, were heaped handle of the siker'• knife threat
Mei4. tis window, and !TWA', behind thrAtb his leathern belt.
"tram of every kind, from yak -halve Modem Nae and waited, sorrsyln``
and egom isms up to a dilapidated fe-this sailor "home Meg. half•000rd
male bust, w high looked like a broken- isala
Mewl Mathes idol, bot had ase " Wen. irta," sold the radia mea,
part re the figure -head of a fore with a servoms growl. "It ain't no ase
bryaidin . heathy ab0ot the Mash. 1 want some
Over the step doer were SOON do bbout east amd its got to haves Its that's
rouse Isethe the wo ltro - aii i ain't sail for a week,
]LAft/trsto MO1M6TfA, acrd 1 am Amaral oaf„ old man."'
The Italian sashed.
?Wipe Movie and General Dealer. IAh. roe aro OC the ma. Slue 1
And bsbnai tine eooster. when the Ton h•v 1(
dim
t"
deopened. there appeared the ng• 0 mate' WAS the *�
are re Manrttio Modena himself, tett Matamnra's down t
past with jwehaek hair awl hard. aM mew 811 baelt S�
/ell red it"'amd atmilmills./.26311a aplsclo01"."3- Brash.. WI nsrsshetsbc1 tem, t
_
`eel pollee.
She bseawMard and tem•r41aj
M atnkan.tt, he was as , /last "7118. eat and
Mem.
"This will never do`." cried the doe -
We. looking •t his watch. "I meat
•
evening. mate." odd the
satyr, nodding.
Good stoning, signor." replied
Modena, quietly dosing his book.
While waresly eamdng to look s.4
1% wan said with that native and
subtle grace whlob the purist -bred
Italian shares with Iris countrymen
of all grades. and which makes him
show so well beside the vulgar of
otber nation.. And. then. Modeua
was not vulgar even tor a poor
Italian, The girl began to tbtok
him a very handsome and agreeable
man.
And ao," he said, " you Iles at
Merton 7"
' Yes ; our cottage la Just beyond
the ohuroh. There's the .lbs of an
old boat sttcking up 1n the nand. close
by." She gave thin Information In
the most simple and natural fashion
In the world.
"I must is going. It's getting late.
What about him?" she asked, glanc-
Into where Phil Barton lay slum•
bering.
" Sleep good for him. Wake by
and by, and go."
"(toed -Meet." she said extending
her hand, after a purposed halite*
floc. Modena took it, and. bending
quickly, leased It. She snatched it
away with a little laugh, and ran
oat of the shop. He followed to the
door• and stood looklug down the
dark and nQlsonne street, long atter
her tall, lithe figure had disappear-
ed from sleet.
erb to Continued )
The Great Piro at the le ladssr. le. T"
Was an awful calamity. but cannot
be readied. Now. Catarrhosone
oast remedy and L a positive cure for
oaten* and Modred dreaded dis-
eases. This statement 1. backed up
by bushels o1 testlmontal,, which we
hare and can produce. Snuffs,
ointments, washes. etc., have been
,proved melees la sirANg% relief or
curing catarrh, bronchitis. Irritable
throat, nasal and ear passages. bat
Catarrhesooe, the otonated air
core. does not only give immediate
relief, but affects a permanent care.
Why delay t Send at once for sem-
e bottle and Inhaler, 10 cents. Out-
lt. 11.00. '
N. C. Poison • Co.,'Kingtton. Ont.
The Oomtag Sleek Sheep
Rev. Dr. Merelllb, a well-known
Brooklyn clergyman. tries to cultivate
friendly relations with the younger
members of his flock. In a recent talk
to lila Sunday school he urged the chil-
dren to speak to hint whenever they
met.
The next day a dirty -faced urchin,
having n geserally disreputable ap-
pearance, accosted him In the street
with : " How do, Doc r
The clergyman stopped. and cor-
dially Inquired : " And who are you,
sir r
" I'm one of your little Iambs,"
replied the boy, affably. "Flue day."
And, tilting his bat on the back of
Ills head. be swaggered off, laving
the worthy divine epeeohiees with
amazement.
1[inard'. Limdmeat Rehires Nennigia.
Is Rise Linsey's Rndorsatlon of
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Tbe7 red her of Female Weeklies' sad
H asbe, When Other itedlel"e.I
C ere Without Affect-Nisi
gran W b.n a star g
Dodds Kilo's
Quehee. P. Q., Mare& 20.-A very
shoe& sere - e surd Shay ed;WC.
meat ts glare for tion bY Has,
Limier LIn.ey. of the city. TUM Mate
meat mad• andegged In the preen/cc
of wltneeser, c..n1e a mtawge uJ
hope. and encouragement to the vtet
majority of women. for nine of every
feu women are *titterers from one or
other of the long train of ills known
popularly as Female Troubles.
To theme, to them all, without ez-
oepUca. Mies Limey's statomat
proves the% there is, la Dodd'. Kleany
PUIs, a poeitive and permanent cure
for the dreams that rob life of all
Ie pleasure. and joys.
Wee Unary writes : "I have Mee a
great sufferer front imam. Weaker:e a
and Headache. I muttered all the tor-
tures attendant upon therm tUreas.a.
acrd odra),t get no relied, Omagh I tried
:may different kihds of remedies.
Hume time ago I began using Jkdcl's
Kidney PUIa, and my complete cure
began at the same time f am tow
strong sari well In evert will% thanks
to Dob1's Kidney Pins."
Weak. pale, nervous womeo, whole
lives are a ocuUaoal round of suffer-
ing• seed took no further for a cure.
U they wUl use Dodd's Kidney Pills.
tbey are were of complete restore -
tion to vigorous health.
Dodd's Kidney PUL stt'engtben the
HWa ys. and the Urinary Organ and
bring health, strength and vitality to
weak, defective organa No Kidney
Disease oan exist when Dodd'. Kidney
Pills are used.
-Dixtl's Kidney PUle are sold by all
druggists, at fifty Dents a box, six
boxes 12,80. or seat, on receipt of
idToronto.
by The
M O!
Dodds Medisbb I '
h
W bare the Ocean a Deepest.
A little more then third miles from
• mem em ur Japan We Pacific ocean
haw been fossd to be more than 4,
64 t fathoms deep (27.838 feet) Some
officers who were arvey1laugg for •
telegrapts cable Mood tear wire broke
at this depth wttbont reaching the
bottom. Mb le maid to be the deep-
est
eepest eoasdtslg ever nada, and is so
that the two Malawi mountains
!m placed one over the otimer
In this abysm wooki lave the sum
mit of the upper one two-thirds of
a mile below the/arises of the water.
Ladles! If yon would be strong and
healthy and ha'. good complexions.
take Miller's Compound loin 1111.
Sew Osterteb path.,, are Treated'
Ostrich feathers In their natural
state are white or grey, but ere pass -
Ing Into the hands of the milliner for
use as ornaments they are often dyed
in yarions colors, and sometimes, If
the curl la not as decided an It should
be, the shape is imprroved by mechan-
ical treatment. An ostrich will fur-
nish. It is Mild, 540 to 550 worth of
feathers every year of different qual-
ities. The prices vary from ff7 to *200
per pound.
digatd's Liaison Onto Dttadia!
Llebteat of Liquids.
Additional experiments by Prof.
Dewar have shown that liquid Itydro-
gan 1. by tar the lightest of all known
IWutds Iia daarty 1s one -fourteenth
that of water, and, corlou.ly enough,
MO happens to be the same ratio of
density that hydrogen In the gaseous
,state bean to air. Heretofore the
tightest liquid known has been Ilgae.
fled marsh gas. which pos"oese" about
two-fifths the density of water.
Miller's Worm Powders for sallow
Orin: old or yowler.
ONLY RESTING.
Pretty maids with rapturous smile.
No longer try men to beguile:
;
From hubbies whirl they rest
awhW--
Sweet winter girls.
But when lbs days of Lent ander,
They'll more owe more with gowns
And make es captives as of yore-
Bweet seamen girls.
littler". Orly' J'aawlgrra ehre.
Olergpmaa a lest Beeper.
"Which .ort Of man 1e meet helpful
10 you?" asked one elsrgyman of an-
othwr. "I mean to yes. perennally end
Individually."
Mas friend looked psxtied, and the
qts stlonrr went on: "U it the man
who agave with all your news anal no
hips you with his sympathy and
enmpprreensnuene, or the independent
thlaker who arrive with yon and
sttmeatew you to write 'rnonrinclirg,
etlrrtnie sermons ?-
If you really want to know," sass
the older man, with eymptohrll of
SW* at the M chert of his month.
Wet either of these men who helps
ewe most. it's the man who may or
nnay not agree with my views, but
who rare* enough about my sermons
to anew in church on wioney RnrMaya,
when 'nowt people neer at horse. He"e
ler halt Miler !"-Ie roes the New
Tort Mail ams SIMM
Mabel -111 Mtn,' Witsfag 81JgaM a bot pap* Atli* _fa,
in long as Nee
Demo% Ms Insole oo Mimeo
t ►-
bsi-Na ahs turps s ytrtg, "Womb 1 I
alit to hoar the Mai.° 1
Bredatre.t'a ea Trade.
Canadian trade advices are *etteiae:-
tory. Toronto repartee a large volume
of wring trade betag done by the big
d otrlbating houses. the weather far-
oruog, and baroese In nearly alt Tines
more active than uncial at this series
of the year. In genera/ pekes of staple
goods are very Ilya, with ea advance
tert�hgg teodency twtbeable In wook•o and
osKee!' reodR. batdw*va' won "Imlrtads.-
dome fear is reported to be felt for
the keeping quality of Manitoba
wheat dammed by wet weather at
harvest time. American refined sugars
conttnwe to mil In the Canadian mar-
kets At Montreal no narked change
M noted Jobbers In dry goods and
wbokale millinery report ord rs ac-
tive and prime well-maintained, and
hardware lime exhibit more stir
Paint trade swim are goad. groceries
are steady with s firmer tendency.
and, in view of the outlook for epring
b.alnww, the iwoapects all around are
regarded as faTOM bble. Collections have
been hdrderd menewhet by lack of
snow. From toe Msarttlms Provisoes
oome reports that beeriness Is only fair,
though the outlook for the lumber
brad' Is ptomlwrrg and considerable
activity 1(a manifested lu oeel-mining
circles. British Columbia advices are to
the effect that Alasiun demand wri-
the= to improve. Failure* for last
week cambered only 21. aa compered
with 87 the prevtou• week, 88 la the
esrreeporrgng week of last year, 86 In
1997, 40 in 1886 and 40 in 1895.
Rare Orem.
8l1oon V gentliiiiIr 'fin of as
Ws element eV' sand. and little
thoagbt of Its vales In grain grow -
Ing enters Into our natal alcaia•
tion, yet In ros)anctia with the
potash. the acid of silica (or silicic
mid) forma an Important part of
the grain. and through It we get the
hardening. When we consider
that the amount of silica required
to harden grain and give straw
"lamina Is oearty equal to the
total aggregation of nitrogen.phos-
phoric acid and potash (over 90 per
cent.), and actually 17 1 2 per rent.
of the total mineral matter of the
crop. It amerce" some importance -
In cls Tight of our softening grains
and softer straw.
The fact that there ls lots of It
In the soli doe. not Meet the case,
aa like the oilier asesntlal inorganic
e lements, It Is anally locked up so
hard that our plants cannot neaim-
11tt. It; oossequently, the valuable
Thomas-Pbophate Powder. wttb t ts
available silica, comes to our aid,
anti along with It phosphate of
time, phosphate of magneela and
pb sphate of Iron. This: mad the
fact that grains. particularly wheat,
take their phosphate" largely as
phosphate of magnesia, partly ac-
omets for the hardness and quality
as well as the great yields of wheat
(77 bushels per acre) obtained from
the me of Thomas -Phosphate. as
well as the stiff straw of cls crops.
Why the Dtda't 0511 Out.
A young lady from the country was
suring her ex -sweetheart for breach of
"romise, and the levelers were, es
usual, making all aorta of ingnleltive
Inqulrlae.
You my." remarked erne, "that the
defendant et very close to yes r'
"Tea. sir," was the reply, with a
hectic flush.
"How closer
"Close enough se's one chair was all
tice eaten' room we needed."
"And you say he put hie arm
.room os. r'
"No; 'didn't."
W . did you may, then?"
T.uJ be obit t"bot army rnnnd rue."
"Re hugged ate."
"Very hard?"
"Tr', he did ; so hard that I come
potty near holleris' att."
Why didn't you holler t"
„ase_.,
"That's no reason. fie explicit,
please. Bebabt why r'
Canes 1 was Mowed he'd Onto"
The coed tell at the beech, and
had to be oarrisd and pat under the
pomp for the peepoee of re.neettn-
latlon.--(loldea Penny.
Miller's Worm Powders for restless-
ness and i eevishnees.
Rs Mad Hua Doubt,
" I feel that I can tenet my desgl•
ter with rum." mkt the old lady.
Yon can, madam ; you can," he
replied. Th. only question Is
whether f me treat myself with
your daughter."
For he wM a young man rt great
Wealth.
wail".ii.L... tal6is,•
aft.
NO sae ieR nets M petit that lee
0164
afford t0 him Ae1K ki bis pork
?aue'n:I1iJIIRR MRWorAnRPl
138U11144. 13 taen
.
Tbe7 Yaks Lees the Velums et moat
mese Ade+rttatn" Doae.
It Ileo Jnmt begun W chop os
onus of the neweprpere In the heft-
ed States that the wholesale mina-
olk treats meaty the eilmbase
thaa of a large part of the former%
advertising basher. Oempstitlom
in articles of amoral use asters'',
leads to their liberal edvertt.emant
and the keener the cow tition the
more it rad' the adverildcg Every
publlailioo whioh has reaped UM
prefile of advertising various breads
of baking powder, olprrttea osr-
hallt wbilks7. ttirlbf'ifoodu Muster•••
silverware, and abase 4111 sear -
stand that lbs combination of the
pp empeUtore In tlh.m respective hoes
of trade Into separate trusts means
the absolute withdrawal of all ad
vertigo( to every Ilse of goods which
• trust monopolises. It will not be
oeoimary b advertles for trade If
Um cruet oentroU the product. for
the parehaser cannot buy from n
competitor.
It Is estimated that the loss in
adrertlaing to u.wepapere and
magazines by the organisation of
troika darts( the past two years L
over 52Q ,000 per year, and U
the tendency to combine kidmstrtat
Interests in the trust form coatinoek
newspaper' and magastns will have
little more Chap their local adeer-
tbing patronage to draw upon for
Weir sestenauce. for the Income
from circulation 1r' thew days V
often dem than nothing. Whoa
Weft facts begin to be eppreolated
and to be felt by the newspapers.
we say expect such an outcry
•galsst the truster as has sever bssa
heard before. It Is strange that
this peculiar oendlbioo of affairs
was net foresees long ago by far-
sighted journallsta It was Horses
Oassiey, we believe. who 000e re
marked that U oar lorawlgbt was as
food as our h�t we would be
batter off by t► bleak sight. -Les
Ile'. Weekly.
TO CURB A COLD INSONE DAY.
&mike "stood mesal- tf M ttrdY M Osco
A Remarkable Regard
tt% yarn ago there was not a
single torpedo-boat destroyer 1.
the British fleet ; now there are
about 120, or three times as many
as la an the other - melee of Mee
world ; asd last July tt was decided
to bond 12 more. The boats of
1894 attained a speed of '.7 knots
and were heralded as marvels.
Gradually the pace In succeeding
beaterwanlac n l.
wad Anta
now has 48 boat destroyer
that cam travel at 30 knots an
hour or more, despite their arum.
inept of one 12 -pounder and from
three to fire 3 pounder quick (Oleg
guns. besides two tubes from which
1$ -Inch Whitehead to nee car
be tired. The turbine -driven de-
stroyers now being bulla are expect-
ed to do 401-_ miles an boar.
You,bts
EasilyTired?
miasma manes be Oared
Wttb LOCAL APPL!CtP10NA, as they
cannot raeb the .eat of- the disease.
Catarrb le a blood or eo•atltetlo•al
dheass, and In order to curs It you
must tab internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Care le taken Internally. and
acts directly on the Mach and memos
Arfaaes. H•U's Cktarrb Care 1s not a
Maack medicine. it was prescribed by
nae of the Meat phlslnians In this Doan -
try for years. and L • regularpre
aa'1pbl sn. 18 I. composed of beet
tonics known. combined wttk tae beet
Wood purifiers. acting directly on the
marous Anrfaoes. The perfect ambles,
Von of the two ingredients M what
ps�d
such wonderful resoles la enr-
1 Gianni Mead for testlmonlsls. ,
fare, r.
F. I. CBRRET & CO.. props.
0.
Sold by d prior 75c
Hall. Family Pills are the best -
rue People We Weeid Oesvert.
In Burnish a man has just been
fined 25 rupees and amt to jail for
a month for cruelty to animals. his
offense being the mutilation of her-
oin
eroes • to aeeate " ospreys" for the
adornment of women's hats. In
that half -pagan country they have
a riotous prejudice against "owlet
shut the eyes and pouring merited
wax Into the are of live bids used
as decoys, and also against leering
fledgling berme to starve to death.
for fashion's seise. No weeder that
women hen who affect such adorn-
ments make baste to give money
for the sending of miseioneries to
Burmah l -New York Tribune.
1 eared a berm of the mange with
11INARD'S LINIMENT.
Chrlsbepber Saunders.
Dalhousie.
I eared a lean badly torn by a
pitch fork, with leTNARD'R L11Q1
WENT.
9t. Peters, C. a ward i.la{Isis
1 oared a herrn of a had swelling
with MINARD'B LDfiMENT.
TMs. W. Payne.
Bathurst, N. D,
Divided Up.
Sweet Girl (with many admirers/ -
I re been taken out sleigh riding twee•
ty-{liras times this winter.
Practial Father (meditativply )-
Twrenythree times? Two hundred
and thirty dollars. If a cent. My dear,
do you rally think roil are worth all
that expenditure ?
Sweet O1r1-Oh, 11 wasn't much for
each one, you kpew. There were
twenty-three of Shim.
To
Meow
✓ mlh►tiom. Xl7borR'x �1' `A
appetite iy
es-
Iron
Pill. Owing ell them
NUM Osmse Wendy.
First Bargtar (1a a whisper) -1 dont
ktrow w I'd better take this
mutative jacket or not.
Seened Burglar Tithe It along. Bljl,
You'll need It to tis next world..
MUler� Oompband iron Palls, only 11
ernes for 50 dost t� .y
-Yea can't Jtlsslrtt the elm rpm f Ti. .+s is rsawr t►
setting b1 Maggio* year Mock. i'rehei ems. a as
Jost remember that all your
strength pen some our
Ito l Did you ever of
bit: 7
71►t'h kiln" y 6hr,:mismuhm need
more strength. or your nerves;
or pe+:.Ml15 your stomach 1s
weak and e•naot d&geet what
you mt.
Il yo•t need more strsmith
then tale
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
of Clod -Liver OU with Hypo-
phospphTtes. The ell Is the most
eemlil! obliged of .11 foods tato
strewth ; a''a the bypophoe-
phlte. are the beat
Woos for the nerves.
s.ioTP'h 11Tr17L.
SIX.* is the easiest
an.l quickest more for
we :'c throats. tor
00•r .e ofevery kind„
set ..0 all Dass. of de.
, weak neve.,
and low oe Basal.
pa see t• '�:.aaroma
scarf 1 so, - . f e.a.M0, asses.
MdeHtbte on Matey.
"Job 1s In pretty hard lack:' 111.1
Eliplesi. "Property all roes nofrleae
worth mmtloedng. and Ills body all
covered with bola what Is he try-
ing to do Dow 7
"NoShnbtts. "He's ew.bb.. Ores
1tat.J'sInterim&is►sats. i..,bwc
Olever Mahe..
it was at the Easter be -Patio.,
sable. and 1ittla Mabel asked --
Where'. Jobuny r'
-Hey dyeing Kgs... mon*htxly r•-
M�opened her eyes in wuatler
''Do dying eggs e, Noe from ,4a,t
g ma •"
Si`-Werere,, 'aeries:• 1. 1riJiy`tlilir" r.�»
tette," gasped 'Label's father:- -ord
Moll nae a bit of steak."
Miler's Worm Ponders nabs the
eblldeen health,. -
FREE
M.�r lee w
•.Yr w w'�'icM �
.•,rsrh
Mars WNW ea.
deme. E. TL .4 ase.
PERSIATIC SHEEP_D1 .'.
and ANIMAL1 WASH.
Tb. only remedy that wi11
poeitlrely cure cab it destroy„
Use patches of Ilvlag bacteria. re
heves the pain and irritation.
bale the sores ami make" the
seta whole and enema. Perigee.
Sheep Dip 1. Invaluable for re
having the animal of all rerm',�,
-flaw. Bee, ticks. 'meets. etc
and for the cure of all strin die
enema Do not be put off with en
Inferior article -get the hest 1'•'r
static Sheep Dip and Anima
Wath never falls. At your deal
en or from the man.factanrs.
The Plckhardt Reairew Co., Lim
1ted, BtoaffvflM, Oat.
r•
niw.ys buy
EDDY'S MATE8
Auld get
The MOST
of -the REST
LEAST MONEY
ProporUloaately.
FITS 1.-mrplavil
tisrit-.1-4,cto
"7 ~ tastes Meese ale etl�
s , _ eam�ymerksame
.shwa. sas i r wO e
4
- elect of a Cough a
-Oen rw-`if
-
FRES:!
-. No Money uired.
�.,•n eel
imenel
•
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