HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-5-18, Page 6MY CONFESSIONS
—I 10 MY DIARY.
I want though the required for-
mula; but after the centenary ac-
4row-ktslgment of it, Mir Astruther
took AU turtles- notice of Mr. Forster
ur myee4l, and the Louver-
intkXm, alter several ineffec-
tered attempts to draw Jts
hitt, It, war e�p� up tweee ty)
" u.,aer r•..- 41ul11. !1Ikihr itI"'hou ' t
Rei
rteullug an oecarional glance to
where my wilier eourin eat, calm and
* lieut. gazing on the bright glancing
waters. and answering the occasional
remarks directed to her with *smile
which was almost too faint to be
called so. Only once did I see the ex-
pression ,of her face change ; and
that was when the cross -current
caught the bust and drove it ail
slanting and edgeways. like a bird
across the hay. with it vefocltirwhtch
^-lbs' tha,.bsomelt eoneltlerably vlzteR-t
tied each of no She grew a'1lti10
paler then, and 1 saw her hand
(rather a nice hand. by -the -bye) grasp
the seat which she occupied ; but still
she held nothing.
"Don't be frightened, Misr Anetru-
ther." I Interposed hastily ; "there
Ir no real danger. The native boat-
men ate so skillful that It la very
seldom a batt Is upset here."
"Thank you." she murmured. In an.
e wer tp my information. and for a
moment her eyes met mine (rhe hos
fine eyes, certainly) ; and the next 1
time the boat was driven out of her,
course I saw. ,by the unmoved ex-
preeslon of her face, that she re-
mained at ease
I rupose it was very lxxrrageous,
and all that sort of thing; but I don't
think I liked her any t he better for
IL A women, in m(yle a creature
to be protected, and not to take core
oe herself. I remember how Janie
.dei kedand streamed and clung to
me when I bnioglit liar on shore in
one of these very boats; and I
think I shout(' have liked It better
U Mier Aristrother had exhibited a
little more fear. HtYwwev-er,everybodi b
nut like my Janie. When we Ianded
at the fort, Fenster, who is our ed-
ictiurt, was obliged to lens us, and
allow me to take my west home In a
carriage ; but though she talked a
little more when we. foam' ourselves
alone np iso-.pgythlpg bet lioolelde'
alone,
waa thwnk ul when we hrid
turned inter our own compound, and
1 exile tell her to Ice* out. far Janie
on the Kepi. There was my little
bird, of coarse; all lint/tering with
pleasure at the delltpit of meeting
her coumht again ; and as soon aa Mae
Arstruther had retched the porch she
flew into her arms, ai*t her happi-
ness; found vent in a burst of excit-
se1 tearer. I expected to see the stran-
ger follow suit. knowing that women
often cry mon whet they are moat
pleased ; but not a drop fell from bier
eyes. She clasped my wife very claws-
ly to her, it is true, acid 1 saw her ftp
and metre twitching; but she allowed
no further signs of emotion, though
Janie did tell me that. after they had
plumed) into the bedroom together.
her cousin indulged In what she tech-
nically termed 'a good cry." How-
ever, of this 1 knew nothing. The
two girls (Janie is but eighteen. and
Mira Anetruther it year cider) re-
mained closeted together for more
than an hour ; and when they re-
appeared at the breakfast table they
looked as fresh as their muslin dream.
and as far from Ceara as the day was
from rain.
And now, wtutt am I to say of Miss
Anetruther's personal appearance?
She Is certainly very different from
what I lniaglned-al tier dif-
ferent. I will acknowledge ver far ;
and yet I don't know 1f I am agree-
ably surprleedl in her or not. She
in tall and slight, though not at all
thin. with a lithe figure which re-
minds me <A a leopard or some such
animal; and every time she moves I
expect to see her take a waving ser-
pentine leap which stall land her
nolmelessly m the opposite side of the
roam ; whidt peculiarity brings NO
forcibly to my mord her nickname of
" Lksmo" that I have very nearly
called her by it more than
moo to -day. Her complex-
ion la pole and sallow (Janie
cane it " creamy" -so 1 suppose
that le the right name- for it),and her
eyes. which are enormous (much too
big, ill my opinion ; I dislike startling
eyes, In animals' or women), are bink,
and very variable In their expression.
Her ni-ee b wtrafgiht, and rather sharp;
and ode hne an abeurdiy short upper
lip, with it deep channel in the centre
of it -In fact, scarcely any upper lip
at all But rhe has a pretty set of
teeth (1 record thle fact to show that
I am not permitting myself to be In
the least awny<d by prejudice), and ap-
parently is Iaette quantity of dark hair
-at least Janie tell, me that when un-
bound It reaches to her knees.
Ptill, although doubtless she can
boast of some good features. to call
=oh a woman beautUu le a rd ;
and onohas—only to We her stoma aide
by ilde with my rosebud wife to per-
ceive the worst points which she pos-
sesses. It brings out at once, as I made
Janie lai i by observing. all the yel-
low that b In her. Site Is not so plain,
perhaps, nn 1 expected; but "beauti-
ful' le the last epithet I should apply
to Margaret Anetrnther. No woman
who In not fair can poaslbly be pretty ;
and how any man oar plate, a dark
fads la 'tn me inexplicable. .
June 18th -She certainly in a moat
extraordinary girl, and even wore
dl.agreeable than I thought her ye.
teeter. We redly got on en well to-
gether the first day ; she chattels°
pleasantly during the forenoon to
Jeanie and myself, and sung to us in
the evening, (sine lea not got & bad
voice by any meane).'Nbat I .began to
think I had masks a mistake about
her cold, reserved manner, and that
U her visit were to last for rex week,
Instead of six menthe, It might not
prove such an a f 11 iction. And so,
whshkng to make myself agresnble, I
told Janos the. morning at break-
fast that alt must be sure and order
it very gr»d thane. AA i Intended to
ask scene of my brother Miners to
dire with us. I knew that Porster
sad others were anxious to make Mow
Antruther's aequalntanee; and a
bright thought struck me thin morn-
ing, that if I manages well we may
get her engaged and married and out
of the way altogether In the course
of
It mnith. Of courts It will be a
great deal of Mother : but It will he
Hutch better to get it orer In that
manner than to have It spun out for
several months• and to wind np per-
harr with a wedding after all.
e No I have determined to he
--"7"4"'""---Very-----bMMIM,_ AM IMP
open 11 IQ the next few weeks,:
and 1 elinen't let Janie interfere with
her morin In any way ; ani we will
sae whet that will dn. My wife opened
her bine eras when' i Informed IIPT of
the impending guasstw, and maid two rue
had called on likes Anmtr ith.r yet. •'
"Of what ewer gnenme be that T" 1
wild. "The whole regiment will Sall
fifths morning, and i know they will be
dying for an Invitetl-a, *1terward' ;
anti I madded In et knowing manner at
ilii Aee*r>eNasr. - s menb as to ray I
knew ell *boat It
I lope yeas do not invite them eS
my account,' Me said, curtly, -enswee-
lnt my look.
"I invite them on their own. Mise An-
f,truther. You A.) not seem to know
your value- Young ladles are very
wares lis MmM¢n-Hoods ; you could
not have Dome to a better place. U you
want to have it all your own way. I
M'e't 11htak yYm arifl Ned ^..`' tri bdeee:ie
"A gloriws thought to goad one On'
to victory," she said sarcastically,
and her manner seemed to change
from that moment. She became
aga'n re erved and haughty
apt( ;when letittorned home from my
professional duties, Janie met me
almost in tears. with the Intelligence
that she was are dear Llonne was
not well, for she had scarcely spoken
a word all day, and had sat too alt.
eat daring the visits of the officers
el the ragtsew/ 4M* Joule had had
all the talkies to do.
Never mind!" I anawered sooth-
ingly; "she will be different after
dinner. A glass of champagne will
thaw her reserve, and draw her out
of herself."
" But I so much wished that they
should admire her," said dear little
Janie in a despondent voice.
My predktlos, however, with re-
spect to Miss Anstrutlier, were not
verified. She looked very handsome
the evening in a sweeping white
dress (" handsome " is the correct
term for her style of beauty • no one
could call her pretty." like Janie.
for instance, but she certainly locks
handsome, particularly by candle-
light), but nothing prevailed to make
her sociable; neither my champagne
nor my wife's coaxing could induce
her to talk or sing as alt did last
night. She spoke in monosyllables.
and professed herself too tired for
any display; and the five men whom
I had asked to dine with us
sat alternately talking to my
wife, and staring at her guest, until
the time for their departure had ar-
rlved. Janie sang us two, or three
ballads In her sweet plaintive little
voice, but we had heard them before.
of course, and should have been glad
of something new. But all our press-
ing and entreaty were In rain. Miss
AeserwWier.. *d she was toe fatigued
to sing; and, de•lining even to sit
among the company, stood by a win-
oow gating oat upon the night. Pre-
sently, almost too vexed at her 'sin-
gular behavior to remember my
iaditenees. I approached her side,_ and
said, perhaps rather abruptly :
" Why don't you sing for us?"
" Because 1 don't choose," she an-
swered fearlessly.
" I- thought so." I said ; and turn-
ing away I quitted lier again, and
took a seat by Janle's side. But after
a while some fascination, for which I
am unable to account (but which has
been felt at times by all people who
on earth do dwell), made me feel that
Miss Anstrutlier was regarding me,
and lifting my eyes, i encountered the
glance of here fixed on myface.
She withdrew them quickly : tot
not before their gaze had made
me`# feel uncomfortable - a sen-
sation wlfich I attribute to the
fact of her color, winch I have never
liked, and believe I never shall.
The rest of the evening passed
dully enough, and I am sure that
Janie was as relieved as I was when
our friends rose to take their leave,
and Miss Anstrutlier disappeared In
the privacy of her- own room.
" Yon can't say that Mademoiselle
Llonne has made herself very agree.
able to -night," I exclaimed, rather
triumphantly, as Janie and 1 found
ourselves alone.
But Janie waa hardly a subject to
be triumphed over, she was so very
humble and apologetic. '
" I can't think what b the matter
with her. Robert. dear ; but I as-
sure you site Is not sulky. Only this
moment elle put her arms round my
neck and lowed me -oh, so nicely!
but I don't think she likes dinn'r
parties. We won't give another."
Not like dinner parties!" I ex-
claimed.
"No -nor men. She told me she
wouldn't mit In the drawing -room to-
morrow morning."
"Not like dinner parties nor men!"
I exclaimer. aghast at the intelli-
gence. " And how the deuce b she
to get married, then t"
" 1'erhape she doesn't want to get
married," said Janie demurely.
Doesn't want to get married!" i
growled. " Don't tell me such non-
sense! If elle dodwn't want to get
married, what le she out here for 1"
" Oh, huah ! Robert dear ; don't speak
an loud." Interposed my wife, as ale
laid her little hand across my mouth.
" Do rememher, her room is the next
one to this.
8o the conference was stopped, and
I cut Into my dressing -room to write
air *diary. net r u-ffIF beers ach
nonsense. and i wouldn't believe It on
the girl's own oath. Not like men or
dinner parties, forsooth! it 1. only a
yogng lady's trick to attract atten-
tion by appearing to decline it. We
shall never get red of her at this rate.
1,. B. -Her eyes arts not. blacks 1 was
mistaken. They are gray, and not
much a very dark gray either, except
when alt In annoyed. it is only In
ante lights that they look black.
They are fine eyes; but more suited,
it should think, to war than love.
June 19th, -In some way or other' p
offended my Lady, for etre will hardly
seek to me, and whim I proposed to
drive her to (wear the regimental haul
play this evening (Janis not being
well), rejected my offer with a decision
which amounted to acorn. Yet she
stayed by Janie's sofa (no I wan told
afterward) during the whole term M
my' hlereneee, linherIter head with
Eau de Cologne, a fanning her, and
attending to all her wants in the most
womanly manner; m I suppose Me
has Rome g.rxi In her, after all. But an
have a rpents end tiners, and other
beasts of they. AB I knelt to that I'm
not gidng to hs Iasml$M by a girl In
my own hoes•", *hs, I shall let Miss An-
etruther feel thin by keeping up a dis-
tarrOe between nut and treating her
with the eokfwt reserve. Joint when I
had been foreleg myself to ahem her
politeness, In spite of all the repulein
i feel to her smlety, to have my offer
rudely rejected le more than any man
CAA stand. It makes my blood boll to
recall the tote In which nee told me
the was "infinitely obliged," but
thought. on the whole, sem wnnld
rather "remain at home." Rim may re
maln at home forever for me now; It
will Ise w twee din. fakeer f Alar 1rr
'eke her rnrt agates, 1 ..
Jim. 21. - We have bas* at It awl►.
for two Jaya, !owing to mach *Mar
when we meet, anti scarcely exnhaaagg
Ing a ward except In the most fob-
mal manner. .lnnlo ewes the ehangn
of roarer, rind Is wretehet About 1t.
Rhe keeps turning her wistful glincem
from one to the other, as if to entreat
no, to make it np and be friend., but
when eh. apnea le to me In private,
1 tell her that it is then fend of her
monedn, who la thin ane to maks the
fleet PAvxnree thirsted reemelliatlott.
as 1 have not the ellghiest 141ea in
what I have Weeded; and wags She
talks In her tern to Iaeltft,' 1-lislleve
she hears prettymuch the same argu-
ment. 1 hope, wever. for all our
sakes, that this kind of thing won't
go on much longer ; for 1 know that
it's deucedly disagreeable, and that
I've never felt et home since Miss An
struther came into the house.
Juan 28. --Colonel Anstrutlier has
sent up a fine Arab from Madras for
the use of his ulooe, and today it ar-
rived under the charge of Its native�
2eu5:'t e$� i e l� n iiitir11%1d `
tea. It b such a beautlfu creature,
sad my fancy for horses is so strong.
thee I really couldn't help coming a
little out of my shell ou Its arrival,
and
Taarim pother alydtrlratlot
ofles
Its utl,tress. She also seemed
to forget herself in her pleasure la
the new aoqul ltkrn ; but when I re -
15?• ekette imeo eearmei it cart,ha
delightful rides, and would find no
lack of cavaliers to accompany her In
]Huila-Bunda, the old expressiou re -
gathered on her face, and she re-
treated to the huuse, and sat for the
greater part of the evening In her own
room. What an unpleasant woman! 1
would rather she bit me than treated
me like this and suggested to Janie
that the alternative would be pleas-
ant
leasant for a change. But Janie wouldn't
laugh;
aai h ; Me la ttoporeally =happy about
fI
7"iuse 25th.CALI teii remained la
rtatu quo until to -day ; but the thaw
has Dome at last. and as It should do,
from the female side. The horses were
prougtt round this morning. as usual,
to eat their 'gram" in front of the
house: and the Arab. having enjoyed
two days' rest arra a thoroug t groom-
ing. looked In such good oouditlou that
Janie was eager In her entreaties
that her colleen should take her
first ride on him this evening,
and form an opinion of her new
acquisition. Knowing that my at-
tendance would be necessary (I have
never been able to persuade Janie to
become a horsewomanegshe Is far too
timid), 1 made an effort to be more
agreeable and Joined m peraaione
to those of my wife ; busa
t Miss An-
struther world give no definite an -
ewer. and rather put the 'question to
one side than otherwise ; so I thought
no more about It. Going toward the
'stables, however, In the afternoon, 1
saw the Arab standing ready sad-
dled in his stall ; and hearing It was
by order of the "mlwy," concluded
that I had either mtsunleretlxxl her
reticence or she had changed her
mind ; so. telling the horse -keeper to
get my animal also ready, returned
to the bonne to hear what Oahe had
been made In my absence. There I
found Miss Austruther standing by
herself In the veranda, ready attired
for %b eidee-letul 'Tooting better '111"
her hat and habit than I remember
to have seen her look before.
"Janie has a headache, Captaiu
Norton, and to lying down until din-
ner time. I believe she Is asleep," she
said, as rhe observed the roving look
I cast about In search of my wife.
"Ah. poor little woman, it will be
the hest thing for her," 1 replied.
"The horses will be round directly,
Miss Anstruther, but I am
sorry you did nut make me
Itndewtarrl your lineation of rldhng
more plainly ; It was quite by chance
that 1 returned home aw early.
At this she turned and regarded
mm with aeriws surprise.
"I had no intention of troubling
you," de said quickly ; "I can ride by
myself."
By your.elf, and on a strange
anima). Miss Astruther ! It la quite
out of the question."
"I have ridden all aorta oN animals"
"Perna—Ps; but not without an at-
tendant. What would the regiment
think to see you riding alone ?"
"I am sorry, I have mistaken the
place," she said, gravely. "I thought
'Mushhn-Burda was so very quiet that
one might do 'anything here. I
should not think of troubling you to
accompany ms."
And she turned toward the house as
though with the intention of giving
up her ride. Bat I placed myself upon
the threshold, and barred the eco
trance.
'Yon have not been treating me
fairly for conte days past, MIs An-
atruther. What have I done to of-
fend you r•
"Nothing," she enameled In a low
vd7loe.
"Then don't add Moult to your in-
jury by refusing my escort en this
occa.son. You need take no more no-
tice of me, you know, feast if I were
your groom; and that will not be
much alteration from your *seal be-
havior."
She liepd her head so 'Ow that I
could harly see her face; but , aha
re-entered the veranda as I spoke.
and I concluded that my terms were
accepted. In another moment the
homes were at the door.
"Come," I said, as gayly as Iconld,
as I heldicry y land to, aid herdearend1n
, and AM I took
here. IUygfelt that It wee t rtmbI k .
I put her on he horns. Notwithm
log hear height, nee is alm°et feather
weight; and her elhstic figure moan
into the meddle, from the Impetus It
received from me, no though she had
redly been the animal or which I
AM No form of comparing her. So i
.Wtlal her in her seat, arranging her
shirt and .trrnp-lettlter for her, and
banding her the mine, wdtholrt ono!
looking In her (ane ; and then I
mounted my own home, and we rode
out of the cempoundl aide by akle. The
diens that we maintained was am-
kgrue. She cid not speak a word, and
I could think of nothing to say, al-
though I pelt that an el -
to take
place • tbbabout wee
between us. I wasglad, there-
fore, when we came to a long strip
cA green turf, and I could suggest
that abe should try of what mettle
her animal was innde ; & suggsmtlom
LO which she dumbly assented by
breaking into a canter. As we rode
airing together, f glanced at her
light figure, poled Ilke a bird upon
the saddle, ani saw that Me rode well
sitting home to her crupper, aur'
handling ler reds am though she were
aeeisstarnwl to them.
(N. B. -I have read and heard a good
deal about the want of grace in a
woman's seat on horseback. but, for
my own part, I never think n lady
looks no well as 4u that position. al-
ways provided that .he understands
her burliness and hes a figure worth
looking at. A handsome woman 'on
a handsome horse le tc sight 'for -mere
alty, and I never know which to ad-
mire first, the mortal of the equine.)
We cantered for a mile or more,
and the action M the Arab seemed
very perfect. I made an olservatton
be this effect when. having left the
ranning horse -keepers far ibelend ass
we at last drew rein. and found our-
selves alone. But still my remark re-
ceived no answer. ansa I was deter-
mined to make her speak.
"Am i intruding inn mew* upon my
=lags, Mho Ansteert ser, in ven-
an opinion on the anhiert ?
Even a groom Is snrmNAmesc
It-
iiel. you know. to pagebol }c mint
°o the sew anquieitiaua_*e-.ijs nee -
teen stables..'
"Don't, Captain Nortxn ; oh, prey,
ttnn•L"
the
The
wools were nttered sn hurriedly
snarody Iltwie'wton,i them ;
bat when I banked Into her fano for
nn elPh414111100. 1 new that she was
eYrytnlf Now I e*Jrtot Mfr to sem
a woman ere. They may d10 anything
they lits with 'me -tease. Mthly even
insult nr---ten loom es they keep their
eyes dry ; Mat,S[las An.trither'a team
fallklg t �eMi the broom of lie,.
"Qiulr• not) endure to think float
W «.dr�as���lllt be eyed with no and
W7pblBpa unhappy at
b ` ts
to lie at Mttiu Bundle for
a agy dell and =interesting
place ; and I ail the f trot thing
wWch came Into my ltd.
w1th
MMyydear ogirl, went W the matter
I aupp0.e the question was stupid
or ill-timed, or psOapp I don't unet
stand ways of women, for Instead of
doing MIs. Awtruther any good, It
changed tier Meet Lean Into such a
norm_ ef grief ___teat I_ wee ,gut
*i&r11t1�.'"`Y'itave on seen Janie eve
(indeed, my little woman n rather fond
of working err hydraulics on very
small occasions), and I bare been the
unwilling witness at times to a good
many tears from various members of
the fair see; but never In all my life
have I seen such a tempest of passion
ate rain as poured from Margaret
Anstruther's eyes the evening. She
h3+el, r, v"iuleallte..¢,yri. •wrttesse - tittles
restraint, that I began in be -alarmed
for the effect of her emotion, both
ou her horse and herself. and begged
and entreated her to be calm, when
all of a sudden, to my aatonlelimeut,
the storm passed as quickly as it had
risen ; and. excepting for lier heaving
bosom and sobbing breath, she was
herself again.
" What roust you think of ale?" she
Inquired, turntng her liquid eyes, still
swimming In tears. upon my coiutten-
staoet .' 1 ewes Jtays aeepesd-so rndg,.
so ungrateful to you both."
Think!" I stammered, remember-
ing all I have thought of her con-
duct during the last few days. "I
don't tlilhk anything, Miss An-
strutlier, only 1 am afraid you can-
not be happy with um or here."
"Oh. It la not that!" she exclaim-
ed earnestly. "Neither place nor
people can make any difference to
me. Dear Janie is everything that
Is kind ; and you -you have been
very patient with me -but nothing
can lift off the humiliation, the de-
gradation, that I feel In being here
at all."
Degr%datlonrepeated, rather
nettled at the term.
" Yes, degradation!" sole\ said em-
phatically ;"else why am c1 in this
country? what is ruy place In India?
I bare an uncle here, It is true; but
so have 1 uncles in England. 'Why
was Col. Anstrutlier chosen by my
guardians as the one most fitted to
offer me a home? Tell nae that"
" He la rich, and a bachelor," I
command ; "and living alone, natu-
rally "--
"It is not so," she luterrupted me;
"and you know It, Captain Norton.
It le because lie lives In a country
where women are scarce, and men
have few opportunities of choice;
where a girl may pick up a husbiend
wire .sight -reeeaha forever 'm*maarried'
at home; where we are looked on
at arrival mach as though we -were
articles for sale, and often
purchased for motives unworthy
the name of love or honor
or esteem. l'ou cannot deny
it, because It is true, and I am
wretched"; and with this Llonne
buried her burning face In her hands.
" But I can deny It I" I exclaimed
"for if tele is the cane with some girls
sent out to tela- country. it la not
with all. Look at your cousin Janie;
surely• you would never speak of her
in that strain."
(b be Oontlnued.) •
OAU -E!'$ FAMILY
or LIVER PILLS
sore coasttpatlea and regulate Me
liver. Pries 10 outs.
• Greet Man.
" What a wonderful' preacher Rev.
Dr. Goodman la" - -
" Do you thick so? I never cared
much for hl, sermons"
" Oh, his sermons don't amount to
much, but he bas had remarkable mw
es. in settling quarrels among the
members of his choir."
Imp Millard •'liniment in the House
Greet Thoughts.
The desire to be eassemlxl I. a curb
ulVOIn the pension of wealth. -Proal.
Tice true banning of man omelets
in being united to Clod, aroA This only
misery le being separated from Him.
-Plato.
If we soak' past for men of inte-
grity we Mould not only display prob-
ity
ropity ourselves but - should exact it of
tboae about cr.-Cicero.
Great battles are really won before
they are actublly torgirt. Tb control
oo peaelon, we mu.t govern our robin
Ho �
keep watch over oareelvee itt
the small <k -talo of everyday life. -
Sir John Lubbook.
DALLE7'3 SYAiir of EOBEHOQNJ
AND ELECAMPANE
las certain pace fa' coughs and colds.
Sharpnel Shell seneetior.
One of the most embarrturnng
things oermectod with a racklet-n bat-
tlefield er the shrapnel sahell . There
Id not ear much danger in their fire as
in that of modern musketry, lot the
sound of the shrapnel le mucic more
disconcerting and demoralizing. its
wild 'whee.wew-wew.wew" augpiewei
missiles filling all the air and conning
from all dlrectote. A surgeon ret`
laths timers, he was standktg he front
of a hospital tent near where two
wounded 000red troopers were lying
he heard one of them say as a shrap-
nel wound past: "I don't care for dem
Manner ballets, for when you beer one
of 'em/ you know It's done gone peat.
But I 'Moly would Ifke to know where
de cannon Is dal shoots dem camp
klttis full ce rocks"
Tapia. of the Day.
Everyone le serprdaed at the ra-
ppldlty and efficacy with which
Nervillne - nerve-paln core -relieves
neuralgia and rheumeten. Nervlline
le a specific for all nerve pains and
'Mould he kept. on hand by every
family.
Value or Telegraph Poles.
An Irishman, after waiting some
time during a terrific snowstorm nt a
country railway station for a train
to take him to Dublin, was Informed
by the station master tbat the line
lad become snowed up, and he there-
fore dosed not proceed by rail to
Dublin. -
" Row do yes know the line 1e
snowed np?' asked the Irritated) Irish-
man.
" Ry telegrnph," answered the dta-
tk,n master.
" Be ythbers i It'e Mercy the same
in tide onnnthriet Yes trek' care yes
telegrafts don't get mowed up, Sure
en' can't yes atiek the railways on
stilt. as well T'
Miller's Worm Powder*, the medicine
for ehlldren.
A aebbrb Legge.
Pollornan-pome down cwt re that,
'sting man.
Reporter -But I'm a reporter, and
want to gat a deaCrlptton of tn.
fire.
Policeman -(let oat old ynn. You
can't stay there. You kin Wel out
all 'sheet the flee from the paper In
the marnln'.
MIIler'. Warm.Point* Mahe the
children healthy. , s
Man la mulpefM O* for
what same other canals eel free.
CONDUCTOR H, 110111
And His Deadly Struggle with
a Vicious Enemy.
Dtab.t a WaaPtiL-ting the victory Over
Wes wtrsaa memos t
Kidney
Then the Tido
Turned and Be Was Saved
'Moults). lt). May 8. -Another mem-
ber of 'the atoll of the Toronto Street
Railway Domes forward to testify to
the unequalled efficacy of Dekker 1(11-
uey Pills In oases of Diabetes, This
time it la Mr. Il. Hogg# conductor No.
207, residing at No: 81 Fuller street.
who tele nl. eteiry.
"di31 S.: "ttli 1 .eats.<.libtel ear:,
kept me in contluual misery and night-
ly agony for three yearn. My blood
got ao Impure that 1 thought 1 oould
never get It restored to its natural
purity. 1 was tortured by dizziness,
which grew to such an extent tent I
had to quit work. 1 lust flesh and
strength rapidly, and, in short. I
thought it was ' all up with me.'
" I nerd dU1.n. - faecalis. -bee set
nu good fee= OSP of then. nail' a
aa I had beast omappothted .o diem,
but 1 decided to try theta The time
box gave me wonderful relief. The
eliminate vanished. and my head be-'
came as steady so, ever it was. 'Iltree
boxes c,np4et u my Imre, and today I
lm sound and well, thanks to Dodd'.
Kidney
The best way toascertain the real
merit of Dodd's to,
Pile 1s to
test them There can be no deceit
then. They either will pure, or they
wilt not A trial cotta very little, end
It will settle all doubts for all time.
Dodd's KidneyPITY are .old by all
druggists, at y meta a box, six
boxes $2.50, or sent, on receipt of
price, by 'llhe Dodds Medicine Co.,
Limited, Toronto, Ont.
B atter Pinel (ban 00.1.
A newly dlaoevered mineral which
e of a lustrous black Dolor and
whlbh as a fuel surpasses coal and
all other substances heretofore
known, Is described by the JI urnal
el Aeology. It Is found on the is-
land of Barbados, le the Leaser An`
tiJls, where the natives call It "man-
Jak." It le thought that manjak
L petrified petroleum, great quan-
titles of petroleum being found on
the same bland. It contains only
2 per cent. of wader and fully 27
per teat. of solid organic matter,
Woe eefipe:Mitg'' In trt911ty 1114 -"'beet
asphalt of Trinidad, in which 30
per cent. pf water Is contained, and
which had been classed so tar as the
very finest fuel. Mixed with turf
it gives heat far superior to any
known.
limos L5aybt. of Margerre. say.:
"Ons bottle MINARD'S LINIMENT
=redo' serelling of the gamble joint,
and saved a horse worth 1140.00."
Them W. Payne, of Bathurst, raved
the -lite of a valuable home that the
Vet. had given up, with it few bottles
of 111INARD'8 LINIMENT..
The Disappearing .Berea
On no leen authority than that of
Col. Albert .1. Pope, the statement Is
made that at no distant time a cart
or carriage drawn by homer or other
animals' will he it curiosity: to the
cities of the world, and in most of the
rural dlertricts as well. Col. Pope fore-
shadows the reign of elettrlclty as the
power for horeeless vehicles, and shows
that a motor -carriage. while It may
cost more than the ordinary carriage,
costs far less for its care and keeping.
can be re -charged( with electric power
at small expense and on the shortest
notice. and will do as ranch work as
a vehicle drawn by two or four horses.
Col. Pope predicts the speedy suprem-
acy of the horseless carriage, and the
change will be gladly welcomed not
only by those who appreciate the econ-
omy of the new power, but also by all
who favor the greater cleanliness of
our streete.-Les it e's Weekly.
That nomach tremble will cease If
you will take Millers Compound Iron
Pita One after each meat
The Beset of Long•vltr.
A writer In tlhe Lancet. Jan. 21st,
says that no one has Dome nearer
than George Humphrey to an accur-
ate.conceptton of the secret of longev-
ity. The total number of aged person..
whose life story was examined by
him. was close on 1,000, of whom 74
were centenarians. Ab conclusions
were these : 1. That the primary fac-
tor In a long life conslate in an
Inherited durability ; the vital ma-
chinery L wean.' up to go for a given
period. and but for accident. or In
spite of them It will go till the time
appointed. 2. That an Important part
of the primary Inheritance is good
digestive and nutritive power. 3. That
temperance la necessary In the use of
the nutritive function, both In eating
and drinking and In regard to nil kends
of food and drink. 4. That an en-
ergetic temperament and native habits
conduce to longevity.
quite a leam11I`agehe
A wealthy widew Was abort to
marry a widower whose sole poems -
aim consisted of a fatally of *mall
children. On the day set apart for
the happy event, a friend of the
prospective groom met one of the
children, a little girl of Mx years,
and to see what she wonld say,
he accosted her with : ' Where are
yon going, Jenny, all dressed np .o
fine?" I'm weing to a wedding,"
she eakt, proudly, ' Whose wed-
ding f" was the next query. " lire.
Noble's," replied she. " And who Is
Mn. Noble going to marry?" "Why"
said she, In an aetenlehed tone.
"don't you know t She's going to
marry us 1"
The Danger of the Savages.
One of the ablest of the Irish mem-
here in the Hoare of Commons was
once delivering a speech against the
rapacityof the Irian landlords.
The o the way he reached hla cll.
max :
" 1 believe, Mr. , (peskee, i1 one of
those fellows owner land In the heart
of Africa, be wouldn't he there aweek
before h!Ould have has Meets
liocketm off5.-
the naked sevagen,»
• Query Answered.
Antion, queatIoneri ask, "'ie there
no etre eine for corms 7' We are glad
to he. able to ten these sufferer% that
Pntnam'a Painless Oren if etraetnr
will relieve them In it day, and Pt
tract cornu without paha. It never
fall..
When at mart'• elilkben can no longer
riots far hall fare on the shunt ears
he twg4rwta feel that he le gottiest old
The arerage woman's nhle( nbJeet
la life alter aha is married le to hies
to .as the parker furniture paid tor.
wawa on !l1D1Va'a rt.,rrra:
March Village in agypt le • Special
World Is Deaf.
No regiue ha the world preemie; a
clearer and more tiisane% Individual
obaracter titan Egype. Mitch village
I• s special world, asoln valley a uni-
verse that has developed own
Ile, and meas ham felt the apsolal
lienal impaeadims, sad ever in modern
times, while all the tap tit
trs•-•
•-•=ontse. a ---c a Wad
ough the fes ab appears to be the
same sort °t a. toast, everywhere, each
locality lute its rgmotal lndlvklutl
s who��
Oneknows how to otweree Coen
riereLhingr critically will find con
differences. T1tese diming
larltlee are as old as L ypt ItmeJf.
They have always a and are
ae much more Mtsosa.as the oommunl -
mthate 1+et1t errgrit sad Arleta/
were formerly more dtffkeutt. They
are duo to physical ocodttioas special
to cave village, to the prevailing
winabt the form and eharacter or the
nateuetalns, the extent of cultlevtble
lands airf the apply of water.
A study of the detail of the ooun-
try b a very Important preliminary
to the examination of Egyptian his-
tory. Every village and everyhome
I larmerly' ora minteal divYDy and
lie particular masses. Are we sure
that the gate and suet nes ware not
lmpoired ley -heed condition? At OM -
bac two hostile gorb were adored In
the sante temple. testy we not sine in
this feet a recollection of tine hostil-
ity which has always prevailed Ito
twee* the Inhabitant. of the two
beaks of the river and still eon
Unties T -Popular Seance Monthly.
Bound to Win.
Irish Barrister (addressing the
bench) -Your Honor, I shall hoot ab-
solutely prove to the Jury that the
primmer could not have committed the
crime with which he le charged 1f
that does not convince the juryt I shill
show that he wee insane whoa he
committed IL that falls, I shall
prove au alibi:-
laatV 1 FAMILY SALVE'
has been sold In Canada
for over half a acatery.
Wooden Cannon in Use
Quaker gums -that is. the trunks of
trees blackened to look like cannon -
have dite'u been used to deceive the
enemy, but In the Chinese civil wars
of tbee.,:years ago actual cannon
made of wood were need. They were
made from the trunk. of hardwood
trees, shaped, bond by means of red-
hot pipet from the sugar; mills. dried
in hot-air draughta and bound with
.•tnuing .or hider.. Thiey -Mee* fairly
serviceable artillery, one piece being
fired more than 100 times before
allowing signs of weakness. The pro
kettles were scrap iron, stones and
fire -hardened clay. At the taking of
Amoy wooden cannon used by the
Chines, were found. and bamboo ar-
tillery ham been employed by the Ja-
panese.
Oatar'rh Osanot be Oared
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as
they cannot reach the Neat of the
disease, and In order to cure It you
must take Internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure 1s taken internally and
act. directly on the blood( and mucosa
surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Care is not
a quack medicine. It was prescribed
by one of the best physicians In this
country for years, and b a regular
prescription. It is composed of rho
best tondos known, combined with the
bent blood purifier.. acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two Ingrediente le
what produces such powerful results
In curing Catarrh. Send for testi-
moulab fres.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, To-
ledo, 0.
Sold by' druggtm., price 75e.
Hall's Family Pills are the beet.
Wasn't Honor.
When Mir Adeane, now Mrs. Mal•
let. was appoluted a mall of honor,
a well-known man of the world, whose
guest she was, said to her :
"What an Interesting diary you
will be able to keep 7"
Mos Adeline replied:
"No, that is Impossible. The Queen
makes It a condition that we should
not keep diaries when we are at
court."
"Oh," mid the hove "I think 1
Mould keep a very secret one. all the
same."
"Then i am afraid you would not
be a maid orf honor," was the happy,
retort.
Yjaard's Liniment is seed by Physieiisa
Sensible ahosa.
Nature -shaped andxw for children are
something entirely new, and are built
exactly on the lines of their chubby
little feet. They are In all elxee, se
that they can he worn from babyhood
up. Tele sensible fashion la the came
of ronardloahle rejrleing &meadwomen. for for oily a mother knows what
difficulty there le In getting shoes to
fit their children without berth*
them.
Wile/AirWorse v
ch Pbi1relleS AS t1Ul IS
lefint TWO- tam
Are You ^
lEai Iyiired)
Just renumber" that au 7010
strength must come tf'om our
fool, Did you ever thti u1
the :1
Perhaps your muse's* need
more strength, or your nerves,
or perhaps your stomach 1.
weals said cannot digest who'
ou eat.
rJ yeti' liieeil more ataenitt
than take
goon's
EMULSION
of Cod -Liver Ott with Hypo,
tea
e�I, oltaatged of all foods int.
atpeagti 1 a st *0. hypopho,
ph.'tso are the
te..te ofor the nerve,
e JOTP'S E M u j„
BI ; t`f is the eas6rt
and quickest cure for
wo tk throats, for
sou -:u °revery
ar3:orall oaso
e
bill! v, weak nerve.
and lora of flash.
Its,. 1 t, Lei ea anills,
&COTT a sow a fit., ywrsaa
Mani Mat. Oesame.
" Yes," declared the political speak,,
" the city fairly teems with crime
" Oh," said a little old man .1,.a
neer the front. " that's nothlug i,
worry about. We're goin' to drive te
horses out of business before lung
Ask for Nlaard's .ad take sae other
Prase of Hale
"Have yo* no mercy ?" she eerie►,e
"No,"Maned Lite vllhalnou, dr'g
clerk, "Ionil" he murmured Meet
windedly, "we have something juot
god'.
Miller's Grip Powders cure.
Poverty ham one advantage see
wealth. When a poor man le skit thea
is no dories on the part of his pkys
clan to prelmng the Illness.
HOBBS HARDWillft
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Canada for curing skin doe
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Mr. 0, A. Brodie, Bethesda, Ont.
mays: "I used It with great sur
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healing the wounds rapidly ad
keeping the maggots awn I mat
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