HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-6-8, Page 6MY CONFESSIONS
TO MY DIARY.
What was that quick fear which
seised me as I listened to ler uncon-
scious words? What that trembling
which masalled any limbs. and rendered
me incapable of moving either buck -
ward or forward ? The fuud
trembling fell so suddenly upalh me
that I had hardly time to realise their
presence, until they had resolved them-
selves luto a knowledge, fearful as a
thunderbolt from heaven, but certain
as that I live -or 1 must elle! „'
I love her -and eche loves me! We
have destroyed each other's happtness.
As this conviction smote ire, I
•,.dropped her cold fingers, and sinking
down upon the hillock beside which
Me stood. burled my face la my bands-
(kxx1 heavens! bow was It that 1
had never anticipated this -never
seen It comlug-never dreamt of such
- -a cohtingeney T-%ltai .1 had spent
day after Aar- -In her comps
mediae with her. einem -with h r,
riding with her. listening to h r
• aatwtag r0+nvereattoneeeiretetring ani
her womanly kindness to my wire
(ah. nay poor wife!) contemplating
her beauty from hour to hour, and
never once suspected that 1 might
"grow to love her more than was
good amid right? And she. the girl
whose advent I had dreaded, whose
manners I had so disliked, whose
beauty wag W me no beauty at *I1!
All, Margaret Margaret! you may
have your revenge now if you will.
In the assurance that (,ever, never
more shall the remembrance of that
fatal beauty be purged from my ex-
istence.
All was now explained ; her worn
Imes and dbblrlted appearance ; my
min martian. and uneasy sensations;
cam guilty feeling had been growing
• In us. surely though unconsciously,
'for many long days past, and needed
but some such accident as tbe pre-
sent to warm It Into life.
Save I not reason to wish that
I were dead ?
'TAW not sit upon the Meet long ;
something was waiting to be dons.
an that wee not - the ttme for
thought. I could not even MAY to
watch her as she again commenced
to pees beneath the moonlight with
the Meiling breeze playing with her
oeoo•-efthnereiralintsrie: area MIMI -
cling about her graceful figure. 1
felt that she must be Coaxed to re-
turn tq the -home. and that I was
uelther the right person nor In the
right ptais of mtnd to do It.
8e I base quickly. and explaining the
circumstances to Janie's ayali (an old
womaw with more dense than the
generality of her tribe), directed. her
how to speak soothingly to tee yoking
lady. and persuade her to return to
the house. where she neefd be tone the
wiser for the untimely stroll which
she had taken : and after a little wbtle
I was relieved to see the white hand
In the grasp of eke -dark one, aqd the
two women. so' unlike each other In
all outward appearance. pass Into the
house together.
leo now it la -all over : and the gray
dawn is here; apd as It was not worth
while for me to taro In before going
to parade, I rt down to transcribe
the particulars of this adventure be-
fore i forget It.
Shall 1 ever forget It ?
I am aware that henceforward. and
before the world. i meat play n part
but It Is useless to dissemble with my
own heart. This night hoe revealed
to me what 1 had rather have died
Use bear. but the truth will make
Itself known.
I love her with mywhole heart-
aselaieateinever loved before. What Le
y, fervently, y, eievotedly, as
11 bet
to come of It? What to to become of
her, of me, of ,lance' Are we all to
be tf loci ?
As I write, then come Into,m mind
tee sentences: one which felly Irma
her mouth (sweet mouth, that shall
sever, be mine!), and one which pro -
needed ro
ndram my own:
We who are gong should shield
theme' and, "You sisal( not fall, test
to N-1 will lead you the right wa
No, dear Jane, poor innocent. chid,
salt you, my beloved one, do not fear.
I will shield both Lbs weak and the
stream; you shall not suffer for my
lmpn r so galla
Yet bow
te
to, -coon est how to care,
how to make up to her for the needy
I have entailed on her dear head ? Oh,
m1 God, the task will be n hared one!
C H AU'T}:R III.
At;ust 1lth.-1 retnrntd from par-
ade this morning tired. fevered), and
wttb a wdght upon me oornolence an
though I had committed an unpardon-
able crime'. i felt as if 1 dared not, face
my Injured wife, dill .m the woman
who hail usurped her place in my aftec-
tionu, or rather who ?holds the place
In which the other should have
reigned.
Yet I was not only obliged to en-
counter Moth of them, but to go
through all the formalities of dally
life. without which perhaps the trial
would have proeed toss much for me
endaranoe.
Janie ways the fires ; for .draw her 111 -
new came has not risen to breakfast
and I have been In the Isabit of carry-
ing hi her tray for her. It was with a
shaking hand the& I lifted It to -day ;
and the poor child noticed the differ-
ence 1n my demeanor, and asked me
tesdnriy If t were Ill or tired. 1 had
not quite made up my mind, before
that, whether 1 shooed inform Janie
of her cousin's prepenalty for somnam-
bullem or not; but as 1 met the
trusting glance of her blue eyes, 1
resolved to do so, not only because It
Axys a t61ng which might occur again
asst (rtgliLes her am before, but also
that by rnwf!rling even ao far In my
Waal I seemed vohiutertly to place a
lthler banter between Lamm and my.
gale Therefore I sat down on the
hid and fins binding her to secrecy,
I related to her how, 1 had apent my
late night. mons the roof of the home
acid M that mum arrived at a nota-
tion the lavatory which ha.1 alarm-
ed the festive servants and herself.
"Didn't i tell you that your Ore*
wooed prove to be nothing?" I sae,
trying to weak gayly, in ooachnsbwm.
"Old Robert dear," wan her reply,
"de yes call poor Damns malting in
her sleep nothing ? I think It le hoe
rible -41MM am had as a real ghost;
and If 1 had hem yell, 1 remldn't
hate gone near her for worlds I shooed
have died of fright henna."
"get, Jude, you ens that 1 am not
A fitly Ilttle girl, rattly to believe
Ilk., idle tale whMh Is repeated to
tat( /And 700 mod show yourself to
be wear worn, ori this ores. mean. and
Its very careful Ghat the story does
not remit you? nomrin's ears, ie
the knowlett<e Is likely to make her
worse tafland of tatter. 1 'hell give
the ayab erasers to heed her towns,
and deep crinkle the rloor Ire future,
see that lifer Anstrnther may not
Wledsr nMrouwr
t *gain itreerved."
"And 1 remelt%. tell Lie -wine, there,
$hat you caught hors' wall Janie, In
mike of dlseppolnt.er et.
"Certainly not,' i replied, decidedly,
1 rasa to leans ken, only half -met
My withal would be re-
fer
ads Ironed ane de bee tar
fer tie world -she bas
emote a Using; bet
edgers-gtga an tan shat
to part with a secret Were
cher knows that it has left her keep-
ing.
When 1 returned to the breakfast -
room, Lluono war already then, (ole
indeed and rather Strut. US rho has
been for wreral weeks ptuft, but allow•
big no rains that she was aware of
our nocturnal uieeihfg. But mini 1 took
Ler hand in luluet I felt the blood rush
UP to 011 templed and nay morning
wee-?emust have been nearly
to her.
' Why de I jabave w tuollsl,lyShe is
la all respecta the same woman whom
i tact yesterday with an ordinary sal-
utatlou--her manner even hem not al-
tered toward me; and yet tbe mere
cones ousness that that of which I had
been vaguely dreaming 1. reality, was
serenest to make me almost betray
what I feel by the expression of
a? -teatimes.
Ts this my boasted strength ?
We took a silent meal. mild alto,
flier an unprofitable ooe. 1 had no
ttte ; Volum only trilled with
the eatables upon her plate; and I
think we both felt relieved whealthe
oeremooy was concluded.
I did not see her for the remainder
of the :morning. for I made an excess
rot business, and took m7 tl(fln at the
mem. When I returned home at 5
o'clock, however, I found Janie ear-
nestly persuading her cousin to take
a rale on horseback.
"Do make her go, Robert dear,' she
exclaimed, as moon air I cameapon the
scene of action. "She has not ridden
for weeks peat, and. else dose look so
pale. 1 am ear* It will be good for
her; you know It will, Robert" with
rblent winks and bllnke which were
'efficient In themselves W make tare
unhdttated stop to Inquire their rea-
son.
"1 daresay 1t will," 1 answered, ob-
liged to may something. "Won't you
be persuaded"' addressing Lion.
81m hesitated a little, but had no
good reason to advance for her hesita-
tloa ; and after a little more pressing
ea Jaate's part, retired to put on ber
halsll. - - -
I
ani ewe glad that she 1n going."
exclaimed my poor little awed bird,
clapping her hands at her encore".
"Take great care of her. Robert, she
ton tee;.,
"I will take •Matti cir, Janie,' 1
answered, earnestly, "and of you,
too. You may trustme, my dear ; at
least I hope so."
"01 COUPON. you take care of me, air,"
si>A replied, with a pretty pretension
of pouting, "beoaure I am your wife ;
but I am not ao sure about m7 !weer
cousin.'.
"Be sure, then, Janie, If you con. I
shall try to do my duty by both of
" Who talked of linty ?" cried my
wife, shrugging her 4110014cm. "I never
saw airy ono grown e0 grave lir you
have, Robert ; you never hr'em now tar
be able to take a Joke."
I defended myself from this accusa-
tion on the plea of having found aro-
mat gray hairs to my mustache last
week ; and before Janie had down'
laughing at the idea, Mies. Anetruther
reappeared, and 1 lifted her on ber
horse a though elle were an ordinary
(Asad to me, anal my hands did not
tremble under the burden of the crea-
ture I loved dot In the world.
We rode on hi silent* tegethe'r for
some momenta. earthen 1 turned my
horse's head toward the sandy plain
which 1 before mentioned aa ly-
ing between all and the mean, and told
her that 1 was about to take her
tenni to the (each, that she might de-
rive n little benefit from the a•u-
tweeeze.
Colonel Anmtrutter will not think
that we have been tattier eafflelent
tare of ,you. Margaret U we send you
Ur him with mach pale cheeks as you
have now. I am afraid you find the
hot weather very trying
"1 never liked r the hot weather.
even hi England." ale answered va
lye whilst tee rich blood mounted to
her cheek beneath the rcruttnittng
Canoe welch i lead turned toward
nr.
Our beach at Muehin-Burda is hardly
t9 be called a leach, for It amireme,
scarcely any alewife. bat is composed
of hillocks of loose sand which never
etny le tate place two ni1trts together.
Mat are eve{ Shifting quarters, and are
about as treaeberam footing for an
animal u one could desire. We passed
over thorn carefully, however, and
then we (owed ourselves upon the
lower sands, wbich are dally washed
by the sea, and rendered firm and level.
Here we halted, for it was low tide,
and the refreshing salt breeze fanned
our het faces, while the horses we rode
ptretolied out their necks, and dilated
their ncetrIlm°as though to drink in
ar mush of It as they could
Still we were very silent, and under
the knowledge which had come to me
the night before. the sdlenc a was even
more op noise than aural.
"'eels is decker'!" I exclaimed at
last;"Moth awning further than
three eines to enjoy. "This velli do you
scrod. Markeret.,'
Tee." the aliened. "What would one
net give fora little of It occasionally
dartherm eca hen nights!"
"Toa do not steep well ?" 1 said,
Ytrock by a sudden impulse.
She mimed as I aAdr.nm.I Iver ; but
that 1. nothing new.
I don't think I sleep badly," she
replied, after a pause. ' t seldom lie
awake for a length of time, bot-"
"But when you rise In the morning.
you feel nnretre ped and tired."
"How do you know that" ale ()e-
mended quickly.
"I gassed 1t, Margaret. I genre It
from your looks, your denseanor,your
languor. I know that you do not
rest properly at nights and that If
you eirlli not take seasonable advice
you will be Ill."
"i am not UI," she answered 'In a
mow voice. '
'But you wkl he, which, under pres-
ent elrenmstanetsm, would greatly dee
trete Janie. WU) you not comment
to see a doctor -If not for your own
state, for neer r'
I thoneht that physical care might
la arena measure relieve tie mental
dlsturbanon under which she Ia1,0M
or, at all events, pretreat a repetition
of her somnambnilstie tendencies by
which her secret may, some day, he
made patent tee the world. 1 neve.
1maglnert she wosed guess my mean -
Ing , but the next moment I saw the
mistake whkrh I had made.
"What Mve I been doing r" aheex-
clalmwl, turning mend with a rapid-
ity for which I was totally unprepar-
ed. " What have 1 been laying?
Tell ms et come, Captain Norton;
don't keep the And
her dark ayes hlatp'' ppoa me as
though they wised search Into my
very heart.
i trembled beneath the look. and
was dumb
' Why do yon think i eannmt rest
-that 1 thrall be 1111" she re.
demanded, aliment angrily ; and then
reading the troth, 1 suppose, In my
enwlur.ed demeanor. she added In a
lower rake, a vokee almost of terms-,
"Nave 1 arisen walking In my sirup 1"
Taw Ise weeetweken. thee; Rest at
tho g% I malt felt very nsoomfort-
able Iu spastics to her of the cls•
cemeteries, 1 did not sea any other
aeuree upset W nee eked a• Nat herr
briefly of my etdeavar to Had out
the reason o1 my wife's alaria mad
the ooneequeeme which ,had ensued
from lt. •
I had not wished to oeatba ihtt
10 yon." I rid apolelgeticsliy, 'sad
only the directness, of year gaustloa
should have drawn It t me. ! OwJ
'eerie as It M lreedeleWeig de
the best e for though the ocoMrreaoe
le a common Ane, It Mar well 10
guard against 1M repetition." e
W Oat 41d I fay 1' wan the anti
reply which she made to my telt
eluding ubuervatJue. I
I had so slurred over the fact (11 r
her apeaking at all that I hoped llti
lead escaped her notice; but the tong(
In which she put Lids queeUon pojr'
tended that she nieaat to have It
a 'towered.
"What did 1 nay to. yah, Captain
aortou t" slue repeated firmly.
I began to mandate somethtag about
the weeder Of sleepwalker+ being a1•
ways uulutelitglble, but she brought
me back to the point.
"You must have heard me ; In
tact, I can see by your tape that yoo
did hear. What was It that I said t"
"'I sea so sleepy, Margaret" I com-
menced but 1 felt my voles sliaklag
andtbty-" eb sleep!, and eitege%Deree
eadeeele • and my memory ne tether
of the best, that 1 -I -really I-"
8he .gaged at no for a minute ear-
nestly, almost bungeringly-1 could
feel It, though I (lid not see 1t -bit I
kept my eyes flied over the sea, and
a .dead silence ensued between uta A
dead allensa, until it was broken by
the living aoand of tear.; mad I turn-
ed to see her dear Mead bent W ,her
saddle -bow, and her slight figure
shaken with her grief.
"Margaret, dear Margaret "' 1
exclaimed, forpattng everything but
herself. "It was nothbig-Indeed It Wall
nothing ; a few words spoke(
at random, of which no Ona
In hie series 'maid think twice. or
be eo presumptuous as to understand
as the interpretation of your true
feelings toward him."
But in my anxiety and ardor I had
blurted out far more than I In-
tended.
' Be silent !" she cried, as she
Ilfeen an indignant, burning face to
mine-" be silent, ietiotaln Norton'
i1 you do not wish to tumult me, or
make me hate myself or yore"... And
with that she tteaJied her hand Ian
perilously stereos tier eyes, and gath-
ering up her reps, termed her horee'm
head away from the mea beach and
began to canter towartt Home. I
followed her, of coarse ; bat wo did
not glicimage another.-igard. mal ohs
would not even condescend W meet
the Imploring glance which, as 1-
tupk her from the saddle, I lifted
toward her face, mutely entreating
for forgiveness.
She behaved mock the same as
usual during the remainder of the
evening; only that 1 maw she stud'
oumiy avoided coming In contact
with myself. What a fool I was
to say as much as I did!
I, who nlnnrld registered a
vow this morning that nothing sioekd
War the a&wet from my Lipa. Armco'
I have betrayed her to herself. 1
we she shuns me; I know she iemre
me; I rename believe I havetsp[L1
her ea me. Well, I have brought t$
on rays/Re and I mum bear it as
I may; it only proves Show Ilttle
knew when we tank -as i did tb
morning -that the work( naanoehp
a greeter misfortune for us thus the
one we tion endure,
Ole Limrq Lionise! what is to be
the end of this?
August 12th. -I was scarcely our
Drloeel when Janis came to.lday to tell
me in a broken voice that her condo
had Just in(ormied her of her inton•
Uoa to leave Mudiil-Bunki aa soon
as po.dbte, and that she had already
written to Mrs. (brant to ask Y she
could receive her at Madras MMittl Ther
uncle's wjalies with respect to her
movements should be made known, 1
was not surprtsed, because I tett
vinced that, after what had
between us yesterday of her
proud -,piit would forbid her remain-
ing under the same roof wetb me, If
any alteMaUvs were open to her ;
at the scams tame I felt deeply hurt
to think that se' lmpravlence Mould
be the means of dela-iog her from the
shelter of It. Jamie, on the other
hand ; Innocent as to the casae, had
no reimon to feel hurt, except the
want of confidence reposed to her;
but she was wonderfully astonish-
ed, and disposed to resent my not
being so as son to dl1scmal grievance.
Why, you don't /MA 1n the least
surprised to hew it. Robert 1" ebe
oompialned- 'Mee laargaret said any -
tiling about K to you before 1"
"The subject hag never been broach -
between un; but els Anatruther
ham a right, d obureee, to follow her
own inclination, and we none to
in with them."
but what can be the reason?"
you not ask her, Jamie?"
"Of roe; but alie )
doe dose not feel ori wellhere as that
Ohl at Madras. -
"1 think that le quite sufficient to
account for her deMrfag a change.
Streigtb moon glees wwrmy�y le this coun-
try and I don't think Tose malign
been Soldier well or strong late-
ly. What e �we �know of her sleepwalk-
I'Ig "Then
L a proof of that."
i -i en I ramal 't permute lher to
atop with us, Robert?" ormtknnei
Janie, plea.hngly.
"By no means, dear. Let her follow
the bent air her own wishes; it will be
sweet for all of ma''
'Bat Uncle henry wilt be so ewr-
priscd ; and, I am afraid be will be
angry -and -and 1 had so hoped she
was grolag to stay with me, Robert ;
had 1 (API no ill -mrd wt nervous, and
I ean't them that Margaret etioeld go
away.' And here the poor girl war
quite overcome by the premed. of her
cern weakness and her companions de-
parture. and buret into a flood of child-
leh team.
"i't 1a." ash answered curtly, but soli
wn Z'#t y
' 9L aid stoat rue foe opal nemesia„"
I went ou loamy, "boomrb roar w1dies
ar. 7c0Y' own, mad shall be sacred ;
lust if your &Melo& (a not irrevocable
think twins Were yom 1,(1404 aaek a
on poor Janie. TO/
and 111 she is at pres-
ent."
Captain. Bore 1, 1avert
- 1*e em?' It 1 Stave t 4Oens
myself- I 'sae, the oaat0raesut,
and du not reeves t"
'You are noel to earnest r' die said,
raising her called surprised.
u prwdmane, too weary
'1 acs I have long 'deeded going
to Haldalaad os a 411,u0ttng ezourslas,
wtilcb may detain me for two or
three moetlta Inadvertently almost
1 have delayed it, your vigil and
Jan1'a 111aeae coletag In the win ' but
now 1 am ready to dart at tvstr.
hour.' lsottoe. U feed be -Indeed, Ism
anxious to Ste a
'And what tilll Jeal+ may to that,
Captain Nortalar she derdanded in a
lowierwt voice,
"At We Ua assid 1 believe that say
atamoce RNI a(tect Jamie lees than
your would do. She every
much attached to you, and die feels
the omelet" of a woman's, prMeDpe.
Added to while. Margaret. I as 111
a greet raeaeere r e to your
urele for your promo pp,pf�4 j
alai feel V feacemyIncauls
strangers iriWieut previously a*1f1g
his convene see will imagine 1 have
proved unfgltbful to my trust. Do
loo wish to think as badly of
me se Ido '' self ?'
As 1 uttered Muse ,meds 1 dropped
my voice aimed to a whisper, but
she heard theft plainly.
" Oh, let me go ! let me go !" sine
e*elalmed wlWly. " It will he better,
far better, for all of ua I cannot,
Lideed 1 cannot. remain here: the air
of this plags stiller inn'."
" 1 ham mads you despise me," 1
B ahl deaporrdently.
" No ; oh ger' and her dark oyes
were fixed ap06 me for a moment
with an a which I would
have k ip them for ever ; "but -
you know, Captain Norton, that It le
beet. -that, 1n fact, we must part."
" I do lender fa,- I replied ; " and
therefore I am going. By this time
to -morrow 1 Lapp to have made all
necessary peep rations, and to be
ready for a start Meauwhile you
will stay hers -I know you will, 'm-
eatus i ask you -to comfort and Zook
after Jade elute you revive your
uncle's eament to go to Madras And
when It arrives. and you have left
Me ueiL •:ate 1 will TOWen 10 Met
" And we shalt never, never Meet
again !" she mild, in a roles so broke
114 to be alnlps$ inarticulate.
i dared mot Wirer her; had 1 mpok-
ma. t - arftehat se- Pomo l tuts au ams
heart.
You have concent d ?" were my
next words,
Yea niece you think 1t best: only
I am sorry to be the means of driv-
ing you from home."
('Ib be omtlnoedv
1
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
Lucas County, ate.
' Frank J. Cheney maker oath that
he ie senior partner 01 the firm ,of F.
. Cheney h Co.. doing business In the
.td. of Toledo, county and State
'Upraise'. and ?bat said firm wUl pay
he sum of One Hundred [Milan for
;each and every case o1 Catarrh that
parrot lou oared by the use of Hall's
;Catarrh Care.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me dead subscribed
In Jay presence this 6th day of De-
cember, A. D., 1886.
A. W. Gleams.
(Beal.) Notary Public -
Hall's Catarrh Core is taken inter
• pally. and note directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of they system.
Sent for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
&ikl by drugged" 75e.
Hall's Faintly Pins are the) beet
.able Island f)tesppaay�.
etso
To those who regard the world as
already ftniebs I and quite rounded off
the annoaneement that Sable island,
come 85 miles east et Nova Scotia,
1. sinking, comes as a somewhat
startling piece or news. Bat as a
matter of fact, this island, which
bas become so noted a menace to
trans-Atlantic commerce that It is
t orero a. tie "mean graveyard," has
been steadily sinking for the last 100
yearn. [thaw decreased In length from
40 to 22 Mies, and naturally, as It
grows smaller, the fore of tha sea
makes a greater lmpeefstos upon It
and hastens Its dlaappearasee. With
In another century It may be Daly an
ocean reef. and then be more danger.
ous
a r-
ous than before In tbe path or dile.
i felt eery marry for Janie. She ham
as thoroughly enjoyed the society of
her entrain, and she In art In a con -
entices to he vexed and thwarted with
impunity. And then again f thought
of Llonne travelling all tate way heck
to Madras by herself, to aoxept a
home from strangers, with outhing ?rat
herr present unhappinsu, and her fet-
ttre nnmrrta,nty to bear her company ;
and 11r1t that neither of theft rboutd
he the one to igniter, and that it the
terra required a victim. It
showishMam N. (did not ret my
wish leave my regiment nor my
wile, anyone else; but if It le Im-
passible for us to coronae on the same
forting with one another ( t It that
i +tire ire the one to i1^ So teed not
bedtal.; but tallier Jan. 10 keep
11er tears until she shoed be auto they
were requlrret went in marr•I4 o1 Mar-
garet Aot trtthser.
81* war neither In the drawing" -
room nor in the Antn1tg--rmnm, but In a
Ilttle antsotmmher whieb It pleases
my wife tocall leer bonlr,lr, but whirls
V the dcllesst and meet unfrequented
*pertinent in 1110 hoarse. There I round
pee nn tbe mete eh*ing her
erre wttk her (hand. hot making no at-
trmpt ag.
t work or reading
l(arganrf, may 1 creak to you ?"
1 mold not, beeanes 1 had effeendewl
her, gn eek to the mere formal np
pellstto n of VIM ArWtruther ; , It
leh+'med so merry as thmngh we had
quarrelled
"If It M of Anything i ahnuM ears
bIt beer," the erica languidly.
n In o1 semetal 1n witith 1 much
n dm
Jit t Ivan "i me that
you mummy leaving as, is fiat 'weer
That tired, 'enfold feeling sad le -
tion to eat
be rapidly removed b most will
by the sd
sites
Miller's Compound Iron Pals.
Before !see !line.
While priming Whitehall she other
day a stranger to Leaden asked a
policeman if he could point oat the
window through which King Charles
pawed out to execution.
The policeman asked : " Who was
11°
?"
King of England, of course," was
the answer. -
' But when was that ?"
" Over 200 years ago.-
" Ah. ah ! That was long be(pre my
time, ale. I only entered the foleo In
1862,' was the policeman's' reply.
" Homy I can't help you."
'Promotion of oeneral 1!lapptnesm •
L secured by Nervtilme-the great
nerve -pain cure. The highly pene-
trating properties of Nervlllne make
it never falling In all tames of rhea
madam, neuralgia, cramps, pains In
the beck and aide. lumbago, etc. We
heartily commend It.
Women's Skulls the Cheaper
A medical student is authority for
the statement that women's skulls
command • mush lower price than
those of men. "It is powible," he sae,
"to obtain the skull of a woman for
$1.60, while that of a man cannot
be had for leas than $2. The reason
why t Well, a woman's skull, as a
rule '1s considerably smaller tbaq •
man's. It is said tb be Imperfectly
developed ; it is an inferior specimen
of the article and altogether less use-
ful to mimics ; hems its lower mar-
ket value."
•
i
st.•auring a Lightning risme.
By means et a photograph, made
with a vibrating len% a demists have
calculated the time et • lightning
(lath. IL comes out ons -nineteenth of
a sabred. The calculation is based
upon the multiple Image In tbe pho-
tograph* and the rate of vibration
of the lens. The time applies, o1 emirs.,
only to the perticnlar flash tbat wag
photographed.
Iilaard'aLlaimaat Giese Dlphtl4sria.
Tea Nig Per neheelbsy .
The largest history ever published
la "The War of the Rebell/et," Mined
by the United States is deb oetero
volume. of 1,000 pages each, with a
gigantic atlas in thirty parte The
bookie weepy thirty feet of shelf room
and weigh one-quarter et a tow. The
.,res.., limited to 11,$00 sate, has ben
le course of publleatl50 for over
twesty years.
No wesmeselleine ae*vfs"wlaetly as
Millers Worm Powder.; to ,spate ea.
plied•
1 BEAT VICTORY
After} Short, But Hot and De-
cisive Contest.
On
mu Tyne
and ends.
stburg• Ont.. Mal 29. -Jam
R. Li peaprtetor of the Lake-
view. bee's. la one of the hap.
Pleat lteu la Iowa. For .ohne years
pack,
its has been in very poor
*slap. and was • great sufferer
(toes Kidney Disease.
In 'Pita of all that medical skill,
and gwmeroua remedies eaglet do, Mr.
Otlles* gra* gradually worse. lits
aupesiapi laoreeoed, and there seem-
ed to be no hops uI curing the die
sat•
One day a fathead called to see ham
and advised Ulm le try Dodd's Kid
ney P111s, telling 1,im they had cured
a number of cameo, of which be knew,
and ' widen were ala were, than Mr.
Otllean'a The latter procured a
boy and so much good did It do him.
ilea
be bought sinus mere. There
Mehl healtaimplethipe mrd he 1s now
.401eUereal W Loki grails . a..suosptkw,
every icy, so many fries& call to
emogratulate him oa hie happy re-
covery.
Dodtl's Kidney Pills are astoalsh
tog .the medical fraternity dally, by
their marvellous memos la casae of
Br'ttht'a Disease. Diabetes. Rheuma-
tisrm, Lumbago Sciatica, Gravel,
Urinary Troubles, Female Com-
plaints, Blood Impurities. and all
other Kidney Dlmeases. Many ptiyst-
clans in 114. district prescribe them
In their practice, always with the
beat result&
Kidney Disatime cannot redid the
action of Dodi'. Kidney Pith. which
are the only cure of earth for such
diseagee.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are soil by all
druggist", at fifty cents • box, six
boxes tl2.50, or will be sent, on re-
ceipt of price. by The Dodd'r Medi-
cine Oo.. Limited, Toronto.
Origin of Modern Mame
A man named Adams. has been Inver
tlgating the myetertes of the pyre..
meds and monuments of Fppt, and
bas fom'd the phrase "flitpphip-hue
r'a'h" among the saYly bLroglyphitm of
that tenantry. The only oomolatlou
drivable from this remarkable
merry, the Loidw Telegraph ob-
serves; Is the argument thereeee res -
sols ably' be deemed that preeenee
of these British words wrong the
etymokgfoal treasures of Pharaoh
and give is a priori right to the whole
or the Nile valley" And this ttbpgr'y is
e tteagtbened by the fact that, accord-
ing to lar. Adams, the hieroglyphic
Hip.kip-hurrah" mean, wben trans-
lated "pre, on, to plunder."
ROSTOR ULIUUY STARCH
Is whit. as SIM, salsa as
glass, slam as lessens.
•lephaat versus Mimes
Elephants have aha bitterest en-
mity to camels. When the camel scents
tbe elephant It does stilt, trembles
in all its limbo„ and attars an In-
terrupted cry of terror and affright.
No persuasion, no blows, oma Induce
It to rise, It mores IN bead back
warenand fortiards, and its whole
frame Is shaken with mortal anguish.
The elephant, on the contrary, as soon
as he peroelves the camel, elerates
his trunk, stamps with his feet, and
with his trunk thrown backwards•
snoring with a noise like the sound
of a trumpet he rumbas towards the
came, which, with its neck out-
stretched and utterly defeneelesr,
awaits with the most patient reslg-
natlon the approach of Its enemy.
The elephant with Ira enormone,
shaappeeiieeawhsi limbs, tramples an the un-
foriwnate animal In such a manner
that In a few minutes It la scattered
around in small fragments
1 1011..+ 'KINARD'S LINIMENT
will oars every cars of Diphtheria.
LR8- REUBEN BAKER.
I believe MINARD'S LINIMENT
w111 protect' growth of hair.
MRS. CHAR. ANDERSON.
Stanley. P. E. I.
1 believe MINARD'el LINIMENT
lx the best household remedy on earth.
MATTHiAS 1'OLF,Y.
RIverdale.
OU City, Ont.
aradatreeet's oda Trade
Hdidey observances have tended to
reduce the volume of seasonable bust
neseat Canadian markets. itetre*-
peotlom of the season's hominem+ Is
quite "satisfactory. Warmer weather
ham stimulated retail trade t0 some
ertetit and the number of current
failures contlnnes exceptionally small.
Money is tight at Montreal, while To
mato eeporte knit goods advanced
and ootton and woolen strong. but
that winter wheat In Ontario has on
donbtedly been hart. Some Improve
ment In badmen is noted In the
Maritime Provinces, and Victoria re
porta t jobbing trade active. Bank
clearing" for last week aggregate
$28,R7a,000, a decrease of 18 per
cent. from the previona week. but a
gain of 11 per oee over alae corrs-
poading week a year ago. Business
failures number 23, se against 18 the
previous week, and In the corrspo6d-
ing week n year ago, 20 In 18117, 25
In 1119e and 36 In 1895.
BALLET'S PERFECT COFFEE
Is a blood of the highest
type of .sffee.
Pay or Poretga Oolisge Professors.
States professors an the United
poorly 'paid as compared
with the mors liberal procedure at
foreign teniver itlet The same grade of
pr>ferror who receives from eg 500 to
$4,000 (nearly the mailmen)) min this
abwntry 1. paid from feted to $6,000
In England Several chairs In hoth
Fehrhbergh and (ilargow draw from
$8,000 to $12,000, and to Aberdeen e
number a chairs. both selentl le and
medical, run about $5,000. Th., leading
ehalhw In the tis verde of Bertin are
w0rah from $10,000 to tris.00n a year.
ehisfly from a shags In .t5dente fess
Hiller'r OrIp Pow 're, curd,
Ito paw fee as Uriah Fair,
in Ireland reosmtly a twine had
Mem place at a firer and a cnlprtt
was being saotenosd for manetaugh-
ter. The doctor, however, had given
ewidietee 10 show that the victim's
skull was abnormally thin. T st
priseser, m beteg asked If lie had
anythlwg to my for hlematf, rveplled:
"No, yor honor, bet i would ask was
that a skull few a mac to go to a
fair ski ?"
ittlsati • IYaatQas@ Dkalalpg -
re a ltaiea' ?gat L10lga, wbe 1.
t a havingPied. Ramer
loAtha. has alleged Iron /all.
ouaa $'OR 1MOOKIIIA.
A aWntlae Meshes ve ■as1rhtag tele
the Lasa Meted
at cuo ?&add ist00u szpsrleuos
the result oLrar r1t1 of tee
Mgt, rya s enlist 10 the iledoa
tor. We are bold aaA wa
know, that we cannot go toelep
Wan awl'"nes la d^+aiain4•Miii.
But 1 think that we do not mat
silently recognise bow much power
retake In us for chasing away the
ideas which, as we 11e down In the
hope of reef, crowd Into the brain
and keep 1t awake. These suffer
lag from Insomnia an sae ledfgaaat-
ly to deny that t ey possess this
power. Of course, as for everr-
tbhng else, practice L required In Its
exercise ; but some persons hero a
woadprlul faculty In sleeping at w11i.
The stook remedies for sleeplessness.
such as counting sheep or repeating
verges, demand too much effort, and
somstlmee prove more exciting than
sootktng 1 oat aagpst a. simpler
plan, wdilcb hen been round .1(40*-
cIoua. It 1s dila : To fix the at-
tention for some Wades on the re-
turn of circulation to the lianas or
the fest. I say on the return, for
when the head is once relieved from
Lbinkrag. the blood resumes Its nor-
011,1
orqµ1 flow, . Perhaps lar arise time
ly ga)aype, ant a1Mi6 will e•
cured, but the one usually leadsbs ato
the other. And this method has ex-
cellent results wben rest la sought
In daytime for the tired brain. Atter
It has been carried out as complete-
ly as possible for ten minutes, one is
pleased to find that the faculties
are wurprlaingly revivified; whereas
a much longer net, without Dmitri)!
of mental activity. does Ilttle good.
The repose thus obtained l.even pre-
ferable to sleep, became an excited
Grain le were to fat lIgg Itself by
dreaming. key wggeatiop L la ac-
cordance with the well-known fact
that undlvkled attention to one ob-
ject produce. somnolence.
'.four friend, era --- Is looking
much Improved In health. Yes, we
persuade, her to try Miller's UAW
pound Iron Pins. with the rendt you
observe.
anew ala numases.
At the fan mounter In one of the de-
partment stores there Ir a diplomatic
young salemuan.
The woman who was looking at the
Mock of fans was determined to pir-
ekeae a Mille as: ?The had irleetrd
ore which pleased her, but the staler -
man Legged her to take ors; of the
smaller area
Really, this is the lateeeting,,, thin
mite ape g a 007 •41haInii'tlte one,
It'. ama,IJe 1 knot., but it is the style "
8ma11 ? I should my s,," she no-
marked "Why, I ootedn't brush away
a fly with that little thing.'
"Pardon me for Malang so. madam."
he retorted, "but you will not hare oc-
casion to brad' away any Mee."
So she took the ®all sear. -Chicago
Record
Aro you not well ? Are you pale,
weakly, depressed la epirlta, melan-
eboly, tired, nervous mad irritable?
Try Miller's Compound Iron P111r.
Or.st Thoeghtie
The moral standard of politicians
V otermined by public opinlen.-Louie
Proal.
To be content with what we pom-
mel la the greatest and moat secure
of riche., -Cicero.
Nothing 1s high Meanie it is In a
high plane; nothing 1e low became 1t
is In a low oris. -Dickens
Ood only needs to deliver a sinner to
his own conelenoe to be avenged of
his On, -Thomas Wilson,
BALLET'S
PORE FRUIT EXTRACTS
sr. tbo flout mads. Prise 10
sats, 211 -sass and upwards.
anglle se ohs right be Bpo ken.
"in London they call a store a shop,
don't they r'
"Arid an elevator's a 1Ut isn't It r
"Teal'
"Then I er ipose they call an eleva-
tor boy in a More a shoplifter."
gases Unmet Owes Guest le Cato
Medina Trout eating.
It le seldom a man dies from e•nting
too little, but often from eating too
much. -Hippocrates.
Through a surfeit In eating, wis-
dom is hindered and the understand -
Ing is darkened. -Alphonse.
The rule 1s never to eat or do any-
thing from •the mere impulse of
pleasure. --Georgia Liontlno.
Eat ,nqt immoderatel y.-Pytha-
gorse.
He who eats with most pleasure la
he who least requires woos -Xeon
pion.
Eating and drinking not only
maintain life, but are the cause of
des th.--homer,
ISSUE No 28 1829
Did You Take
Scott'S
Emulsion
through the winter? If so, we
are sure It quieted your cough
healed the rawness In your
throat, Increased your weight,
gave you more color, and made
you feel better in every way,
But perhaps your cough ha
come back again, or you are get-
ting a little thin and pale.
Then, why not continue the
same helpful remedy right
through the summer? It will do
you as much good as when the
weather i cold.
Its persistent use will certainly
giVe you a timer appetite and a
stronger digestion.
h Mi11 cure your
weak throat and heal
your inflamed lungs.
It will cure every case
of consumption, wheel
a cure is possible.
Don't be persuaded
to take something they say is ju
as good.
All Loon' Ysa,} e, and el.
SCOTT a trews". c501* st& Torlgla
Testy tar the Dinner Table.
instead of eaadles 10r the demean
table .the new klea he the Arctlt
lamp, which is made In the shape of
a Dandle and burns with a brighter
and steadier light. There Is, more-
over, no danger of 14 Spluttering ,
and dripping wax.
Waists Indniat Oars@ Odin eM 1
The Connecticut man wt. teeters'
a .log collar around his neck the other
okay, nttaohed a heavy ruck to it nod
drowned himself, may properly he avid
to have died 11he'•a deg.
.ARkGO HGak.Ua..Drink
Cow Dyspaprlsl
ter and ss /yea A 10., re roe
Awa�'`a noir lest feo ra �i 'i:
i a
rag VII -R700., Trate, Ceo.a.
HOBBS HARDWARE CO.,
LONDON.
4INDER
Wiest
DAsat r'os QOOrarlo(s.
TWINE.
PERSIATIC SHEEP DIP
and ANIf1AL WASH.
A powerful non-irritant sad
healing preparation that bpoy-
i ng a boon to farmers all over
Canada for coring skin db -
ea ash` ep dad cattle, 'sad
foy ng weals. HM --1q
Irritating effects, and *Heide a
care 111 two or tiros applleatlona
Mr. O, A. Bredis, fl,. a, Ont,
My.: "1 died It withgreat sue
elm la M
heating tie wounds rapidly and
heartily
s keeping the asap* awn i mo
he y recommend it" Fat
For w1e
• all
daaMA or tenet fries the
atamufaeler.re. We Invite oor•
responds'.,. The PMekhardt Rea
Frew Co., LimlMd, I$toetfviIN. Ont
CORK -SCREW
KNIFE FREE
HOYBeta4GIRL$.eethis
site 1
w, beet
iee lbw
stens
thiamin'. yIgg M e
Adate.
le aietual R.O. SMITH BOOK GO.,
Mee otILUA, ONT.
I -'REE I
We gi el this Ams 4 Blade
Pearl Handb XNIFE for
selling f e stir Bright
Light Chasisal LAMP
WICKS at s 05015 each
SImpl� ssedrp5t"stadrersnd
"Will rrwsd5Yi"poet•paid.
Wb.e sold, 51d the 60 mar
and we win seat kaik, Witt
sit charges paid, Arians
aEM NOVELTY Co.,
'Areae, Oat.
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AEDDY'S
TELEGRAPH MATCHES
FIRST in 1851. FOREMOST in 1899
n�n
The I1OST of the BEST f1ATCHOS
for the Least Money.
oilOOUWT THEM FOR YOURSELF AND Cit` ki
9s,
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Fruit and Product Oommltssion Merchants,
•
Correspondence Salidied,
MONTREAL.
Advances Made e. C.g...nil.
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