The Signal, 1899-9-14, Page 61
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A DAUGHTER OF CAIN
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A Novel of the Present Day.
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.'Yoe sere pithead to be enthusiastto Maly demanded at
eesr why brother's wife, with her came to the door.
sty ince and artful eyes, n. e►ar
t t w .� IR** l utmad.
heir am to retire without tarsier ?pitted. ( bar otUienl,g ilpe R �tIe���gmtya
parley, and leave leer victor In the nee while every arose of toter �d ase hal tiead�dg usaUy
Ilea tram her teoe. • «pyo+ ii
held,.. was the angry retort drt the t1ltssall
ttw aervani who
wwld dtaMad a tali moose) of •v -
.r kilt tlwa terming' kin eberlebed
Allhelmet $ Wee
MEW teed1>�g reit-
bier her' plow►. sad there.
bee absent er iyiap10
this tttlrmtey. strati to
tag barb*. *aa
sootektbolloal aad so til
title• s of
she
both ha soli bared. that Men 41111
'white of idle tkeratwhes atuswatibe
her mush Mrs vetted thele facies
and trembldd.
"Very bad, m -,lying, the doe- C.FIAP� x111
aekeessea Y ter fiara
I thin t 111 be bort
this ono?. What
bus-
baffied pumas, and the preosed.d to "Yes. marts: the crone have ret tn. t
p1% her threat taw exec/won 51 and the doctor thinks there'' uo Md to dotal* ltlbward
iron from sir ids Of the
wlfl• and child to whose be was so de-
voted, and Just at teat teportent
boar appointed fur the wiling dol the
Britannic
7111@ thought, as he stepped from the
vessel, that he would take a car-
riage* drive directly to the .
whsntbo bad made theermebasse aft.
las htl UJ1. and return la the same
awe, and a sew hours later bar
trunks were pecked. sad Me took a
formai leave of her early friend suit
repaired to the Palace Hotel. where
ohs Intended to remain a few days—
or until the dwaW learn that Datil'
want in a fair way to reoover.
Cold and 11esAlew as she natur-
ally wan. the bad then terribly fright-
ened by the child's Wefts. It seemed
to her, when Dr. baatlmer had told
her that the he .diphtheria. as It
the Mai .at deem bad bees •Deeded
for her. and she would be the cause
of her death.
Daley had freeted and annoyed tier
exceedingly be her continual griev-
ingfor bee rather, and the had
upon
n astral do caths. angrily char
deed her. During the night bolero she
had takers cold. the awoke about mid -
eight and began to cry bitterly for
the dear one whom she mimed so
muck. and 11ra Langley, her patience
entirely exhausted. had lifted tier out
d bed 00 the floe,. tepee iter the
nasi stand there in the dark until
she ceased crying.
The Visit one. frtgbtsaed nearly to
death by much harsh measurer. rankn
as U baker heart wwoould nabbretakdiutib`nd
Mrs. Langley. too 'sleepy to realtuae
the danger of leaving her long there.
turned over and dropped almost im
mediately into a sound slumber.
When she awoke, an hour later, she
was startled to find that Delay, ex-
hausted with her grief, had fallen
asleep an the floor.
She sprang np and took her onto
bed. holding her In her arm* and try-
ing to warm her chilled little body
egalnet her own ; but the mlachlef
was dons, and the knew now tbst U
she died she would be-her-aarderee.
Awl with this tact so bossy on her
c onecieace, it is to wonder that rhe
could not leave Ban Francisco until
rhe knew that Dalry war out of dan-
Beetdes tuin,e. she began to have�a
tameelayatene>tdtng Male. His had had see his
is der, solicitous look whenever his
eyes re@ted upon her, and she bad
remedied the stance of admiration
vete which he had regarded bar when
she stood so boldly up and confront -
led her. defying her and warning her
to let her alone henceforth. and site
bed some curiosity to know how the
affair would terminate.
Daisy greet, poet of the day after
that atemi amens. only, arousing now
and then to take the nourishment
they gave her. looking op Into that
fond face bending over her with aacb
a grateful, satisfied look aid then
dropping contentedly oft to Resp
SbIt.
e wan really better for a gentle
pereplraUoa had replaced the burning
fever. her bxeatbing continued easy,
and her throat did not appear to be
w painful ; and now that that lmM-
ous membrane had been expelled. there
wa.s a reasonable tope that .be
would recover.
"She will be weak and delicate for
'a lone time." Dr. Mortimer raid when
he came again that afternoon. but
with the care that you will give her,
a good nourishing diet and her na-
turally vigorom constitution. I feel
sate In baying that she will get well."
and Cecile's eyes looked the gratitude
which her lips could not utter.
Four days later his little patient
had improved so much. be said be
thought there would be *o danger In
removing her to Mee eawstnes house.
and this Cecile wan anxlons to do, as
the did not feel comfortable to in-
trude longer upon Mra eicherrean,
notwithstanding her unceasing kind-
• nese and attention to her. and her ef-
forts to make the obligation au .Ight
as possible.
She even begged her to remain an-
other week, or until Daisy was able
to est up, enuring her that It was
apleaeure to ber to have them there.
lint Cecile preferred to go. and on
a bright. warm day they arranged
a little cot for Daley. and moved tier
in a Close carriage from that luxurl
ora mansion en Nob Hill to hire . Law
son's less pretentious but equally as
pleasant dwelling.
I ,hall either Dome or send to In-
quire for thin darling every day,"
Mn. Scherman dreld, bending down to
kin, the little pale faoe, as they were
earrying the child out. Wand," she
continued. walling. as she took Cecile
warmly by the hand. "I shall always
dtlnatder that I have something of a
claim upon your friendship alter this
Mrs. Montgomery. I am proud to have
mads your a eqqualntance."
Cecile was deeply touched by her
words and went away breathing
bleerlugw upon tbe, noble -hearted wo-
man who had s.pofiaed Mr carne so
beertiy and had spared nothing for,
her or Datey's comfort during their
sojourn with her.
But grief cane to the object of
their anxious Dare. notwlthetanding
nil their efforts to shield her from
ersslore or fatigue. She took cold
.aa4 Bras threatened with a relapse of
the terrible disease, and another sea-
son of weary watching and anxiety
followed
Mrs Langley had sent to inquire
for her every day while she remained
at Mrs. Rbhermanet. and always re-
ceived some kind message ha
retarn from that ladyand
after she was removed, and dile learn-
ed of the animus Itlneen which fol-
lowed, she became tenfold mon
anxious than Wore.
lid she dared to do ao, gibe woatd
have forced her way tato the sick-
room and taken up her poet Imp
stde the child, for the little ore's beau-
s bad campert0ely won her heart,
and she was more &re done over- her
danger than she had ever been over
anything In Iter life before. But she
bad not courage to tam that out-
raged mother again. end waa there-
fore obliged Oocontent herself by
Meeting the vfelalty of the house.
M!*g by mare these In the day, and
always Mopping to Inquire once.
The third evening after Daisy's re-
moval she drove slowly by, looking
ser longingly et ted windows def ted
roam which ,]retie o0eabdedf, and as
the did so the young eaethar mussed
ted room. and her shadow was out-
lined
atmeted upon the curtain, while she
weerd to lie wsebing, for her prosd
bead Will bowed and Ger lee Was cov-
ered with bee. handkerchief.
Another ■eesant and Dr. Mortimer
ease. and 'turd tweeds her,
w�aesan pnmdag��la
hand Mreoaldsr aad
-paed totb5hsarir�sed
la tko .lsa.t —
chance for her.'
The woman leaned agalnet the
door for support, every spark of
hope dying out of her heart.
Dr. Mortimer, lives hew, doesn't
he?" she asked, after a moment.
while the @errant wondered wby
.be should be so overcome by what
be had told bee.
Yee, mane; those are bin rooms up
there where you tee the bright light.
but the lady has had theta We
gyp . s .led..lhtree is wee.
little owe dying—hark !"
Be stopped wddedy as a hoarse, 1a.
bored soothe reached theses; K was
She painful breathing of little Daley.
who was Indeed very near the verge
of eternity.
Mn. Langley could bear no more:
Oho torted and went away with a
gran. feeling a@ U the brand of
Cain was already stamped upon her
brow.
If she bad not stolen the child and
brought her hither, she doubtless
woohi have been well and happy at
this moment In her -pretty borne in
New York.
'Poo late she repented of that
rash act which had coot her the
friendMlp and respect of ber dear-
est friend, and the life of her broth-
er's child.
But the dawn at a day of retribu-
tion was at hand.
On returning to her hoed, she
Wand a telegram eoutalstng the
most startling news awaiting her.
ger huabsnd had met with nn ac-
cident, was moveresly Injured, and she
wee notified to return Immediately.
Alatatrt wild with excitement and
nervousness, she hastily packed her
trunks, and succeeded in catching the
eastweird-bound empress j@st as 1t
was oa the point of leaving the Me-
ehan at Oakland
She now realised something of tbq
which Crede hadexperi-
enced during that Inng,weari cine Jour-
ney. for it seemed to her as U it
woakt- cover dad: ::aaQ- wtra e•al,
length It was over, end the had
reached her home, it was to rind that
Colonel Langley had breathed his
Met twenty -soar hours previous, and
dee was a widow.
WUI It shock you, gentle reader, to
be told that almost the fIrst ques-
tion tbls strange woman asked, up-
on being told that her husband was
ao mom was:
"Lild be make a will ?"
"No, madam," her physician. are
swami stiffly ; "Colonel Langley
was thrown from hl. carriage *tett-
Irg his Beed vloiettly against the
curbstone, and he has not been con -
helots a moment since."
The colonel had just returned from
Wabingtot, where be had been for
several weeks ; hie man met him
at the station with a pair or splr-
lied horses. which took fright on
their way home at a boy trying to
send up a kite, became unmanage-
able, overturning the carriage and
daubing him to the pavement.. and
hie worldly career was thus and-
demly ended. ,lie was believed to be
very wealthy, but U there was no
will very little of his property wood
eoare to hie wife. and It wise, per-
haps, th1a fact rather than grief
for bis untimely end. which threw
her into those violent hysterics which
Laded all the night through.
Nor was tit@ all.
The next wonting. when she was
calmer. she went below to the lib-
rary to Irak over the mall matter
which a servant had told her had
been accumulating during her ab-
aemce.
When she left home she had ex-
pected that her brained would be
beck and forth. and had arranged
for blm to forward any totters that
mlgbt cora, for her ; but he had
been detained all this time, and thus
all her oorre@pondence had been
neglected.
Upon her hm. wund'ol desk. among
a der of letters aad papers, she
foruld n bulky epistle, the handwrit-
ing upon which nearly made her
sceeem with pain and fear ; also a
eablegrsm from Liverpool, England,
which ran thus:
"Dear Helen—Am ante and well
shall retort very mon. Break the
tidings gently to Cackle. Will write
more fully.
Hrwwerd Mhmtgamery."
The letter—a long one—was also
from her long atrwutt brother. and
In it was another. addrnmed tole*
wife; for, he maid, she, of warm
would know all about her, and he
could think of no other way to com-
municate with her.
fie gave a brief account of all
teat had transpired' during hie es -
forced Idleness, and closed by say-
ing that lie would enter more into
detail when he returned, and de-
sired that she would reply Immedi-
ately, se teat he pig'ht know some-
thing of her and his idler dear Dass
There were atop two other lettere
of later date—anxlotuu. Impatient
ranee murdering why she did not
write to him, and begging for tld-
Enos of his wife and child.
it was ethane* too much—this aval-
anche of trouble sweeping down upon
her all at once—and Rebell Iaagle
lay tack In her Miele. faint end ark
t
aT matt her buetaed should be taken
so suddenly, and die, too, without
making any will, was tremble algae i,
although she had never ezperlenoed
any ptrtloular affectic, ler him,
any more than she would have felt
for any nor whin gratified every
selfish while.
But how could she meet her brother
could she ever lace him with
tee earn d alt her Kalli on Aar
hestt t Hew account to him for the
treatment of his wife and child—
for bens ng then, alit or shelter to
their mlare necessity—few depriving
tlnerh of their right to his property,
std for sinning his little one from
bell mother, aad bearing her 'twee
to jiierelesth
The letter and oablegvam had
both been seat the came day. and
ebortly after Mie lett for rellter-
nier.
aer husband had been away. and
ouster lue,tly they had been evee
looked and neglected. and thos she
Meet theen, jest In the aldol of her
other troubles
Whet abs11 1 dot' 41e sluratered,
wired a dating hewn. 'I est never
mest him std Mil him abort bar ; M
would tpanshtee me so tamely that
aad esse=areamesely to bed. he 'mold wens everything from me,
It fees flatbed a hof, sod thee I believe he wonld k111
ase4rand iter (mart las 1 am afraid to meet him. Where
beende� sa awful fear. tart he have lien all this time t
She ..1..11 bar driver to west has happened so rawly him 7"'
AU day eras thM 4sugktwr M t•aln
Ilia Mid et sllholed tat allwaA t N ce tld
child?" tete breath I a l ` elliet hes rt ,and •
a+q aw4eltl now, and M
j
w'a
sartuyl caare [I
conte aimd,1, blew
eabta.It bei sneaked
sly by, ale fi ell. would Wien over
w welcomed
"I can wOk diaresnoe, while I
slimed be wilting." be mold to bio -
set ; a acting Um thought,
be tea bl. way says of the crowd
as,e and, with quick. owing-
' turned igward McCleod t
Co..' 4a litre la woblen good@, rugs.
sha+JN, tion►. etc.
y� b the right, as he tett
the ! w Yash, ' he peeved into an alley,
whidl se«tyd deserted, ' and winch
be to menet out off somethtgg
or lbs tfhtame, aad was proceeding
at a brisk pace, when a dark -brow -
ed, swarthy. but respectably -dressed
man suddenly turned a corer Just
before Mee and approached.
Tbe sidewalk was ver narrow, and.
as the •t�a�er pr be stumbled
and fell agalnat Howard, nearly
calming hiss to ioe his equtllbrlum•
At the sante instant he felt n hand
@Tipped Into the loner breast -pocket
or his colt, and he knew that he was
br-big robbed. 11. recovered himself al-
most immediately, and.
bass the
man
bowed tws
doe,' and was &bboayt to make off. he
eased him by the wrist in a vire-Ilk@
ertix
"11*! nes man," be said. Merely. "so
your blunder was inter titresI—you
are a thiel ; but 1 think you have
made a slight miseries this tune."
Whee.as was emeek1sg eke ,dumas
had uttered a peculiar plink, while
with kis free hand he dexterously
eloped Bevrard's wallet, which he
had taken Jana Itlm, Into an mama
pocket, and then grappled with bins.
The wallet contained his letter of
credit and mosey, besides hle steam-
er tkkets and other lmperteint pa-
pers, ane Its ions would entail great
taaubhe and annoyance apto him;
wake be saw at once that the etrng-
gie to recover 1t would have to be a
dmperate one.
lei looked anxiously aronnd for help,
bet the alley was In the rear, rad
between two rows of warehouses
wee for storage, and there was no
one In sight at that moment.
He lifted up his voice and shouted
withf all Lis strength for a bollxman;
then by a dexterous movement he
freed one of his hands and bit his
antagonist a stinging blow between
the eyes, which caused Idem Lo reef.
bee id not make him release les
bold 'Kron hint_
Thenext instant some one from he -
lend bad tripped here up, and he lay
tor a moment at fol] length upon
the pavement
Bat It was only for a moment, for
be sprang to his feet again, facing
two rogues, now, indeed of one.
Hit bit boldly out right and kelt,
sending the new -comer against the
wall with a force which almost
steamed him, while, as he gripped the
other In another effort to recover
his stolen property, he saw a polios -
man not far off hastening to the
Both villain saw him. also. and (*-
Meetly seising Howard by the arms,
bean crying, loudly: "Stop. taw!
stop, thin !" at the same time beck-
oning the officer to hasten hie move-
ments.
Our unfortunate friend now found
hermit In a mostculprit
r like the e tryingsituation,,
it p
ad of injbeing made to ured party. while
his personal aspect wns certainly
very much agairsL him.
Tbere was a great rent In his coat,
cauead by the struggle, and It was
oovered with dost and dirt from his
fall; his hat lay battered and oiled
opou the pavement. his face was bush-
ed and his hair dldeeled.
"Hen, Mr. Officer, we have a thief
for you. captured right in the act."
cried one of We men. as the police-
man arrived upon the moons of ac-
tion[ ; and before Howard could utter
one word in defence, hs began giving
a graphic amount of bow he had at-
tempted to pick hie pocket as he
was peating through the alley. and
4oubtleai wouki have succeeded had
not the other come to his assistance.
Title story was oorroborated by
Howard's second asenetnnt, of course;
and ale he nertalnly was more dtsrepu•
table in his appearartne Just then.
with his soiled and disarranged cloth-
ing, his (Imbed nount•nance and anxl-
ous lake, the offlcer Immediately
took him into custody. -
He attempted to give his version
of the story, but was conetnntly In-
terrupted and oontradlcted by bin
accusers In each n manner that the
policeman could get no clear Idea of
Howard at last told him. however.
that If he would take him to the
tweet where he had been stopping der-
tng his stay In Liverpool, he could
easily convince him of the truth of
his aseerthona.
This the officer consented to do,
much to the dismay of tit. two
tbtevs, who tbouget they 'weed go-
ing to get oat of the difficulty with-
out any trouble.
They became gnite iadlgnant. any.
Ing they Goold not be detained jest
that -Important bodnem dalkxl them
another way, and so forth ; but they
were mirth informed that their pre
race would be necessary. and ad;•
eordtngly they tort up A line of
'earth for the hotel designated.
As they were turns the ng t corner of
the arra upon whieh It was lo,ate4
they were nearly run Int+, by a man
who appeared very anxious and flur-
ried aad in great haste.
It was the man of whom Howard
had peek/amid the shawl,* rind rage
the day before.
He felt relieved inrtenty, low he
thoaght thews wout1 urn rsn further
difficulty ebnat hie i laat117 ; bat
his heart grew heavy again as the
man Angrily exclaimed :
"He I Here you are at last ; i've
tnttnd yMt, and now i want my
mnee1y- What do yon think of your-
self, renning off at this rate aad
cheating boniest people out of their
est dans Y.
"My dear Or..' Howard a pwerwl re-
spectfully, "1 wee Ant on my way
to settle lbs hill when those wretches
attae red me end robbed so. of
pnetet-book en nudhing my Mesa*
ticket^ myreiy_lcm
letter of meat sad all
the et
tem Mt tII W bei gib- illy. 6i'.,
ever, and we were on the way to tie
kotd where I 'looped 10 prove fay
ld".W�ew
, 1 e identity you sunlitepougk. and yogi earl pay over that
little amount ais geickly as possible'
was tb• graft s geemea,
"TMs rased terve bas my wallet
la bis potlnurloe. ale U ye era make
ilei deliver 11 ep 1 will & Illy7 pay
wet I�.�owg�e yea. I demand said M
find mswhwt t I Mee :alireeaddyl ateneltilled
atie Mee
bot important lettere aad
bearing my name."
pointing b the reseal who kid
attacked titre. sad turning aelhoelta-
thely to ted officer.
The vitiate. Molt off hie bat and
bowed with the almost politeness to
We woo aterekstpt.
"1 begwillow" he raid. 'bowleg a
set of ver teeth la an lora-
eating smile.t the hallow le try-
ing 10 lead yea mietwke. He at-
tempted to rob ate, wllhont, how-
ever. ac0Innplititug his Oblate I am
happy to
ay. a:td was •pr.Nd a1 -
mod to the wet. Neve.th lar, I am
perfect) wbi to be marched. 1f
that will to matters. for 1 em
cone oonof a hurry." and be
fmaadlately began to amply his
pogk•W ; bet then way *.thing In
them that babel at till bike Howard's
aet+parte '2:ea..other man was ea•
Armload arty -1M .ware aewi , 11110'
this the whales merchant baps to
rage acid QMar. telling teal be bad
Oat bean 1e ..110 hotel tisekome 15
bIoeLhand wee told thee ht.
ad guns to tbe alsa tee* tat
was to mai that day. and he wns
haetenlsg with all possible speed to
catch him before the vessel should
put oft.
The ofeeer laughed aockingly at
ilea a000ant.
, Well," ire said, " I don't think
there will be .each nee in going to
the hotel sow—your identity le clear
enough, It penia. 1'11 march you into
Damp, and tab thing can be settled
before a judge to -morrow �aepl�t¢
aunt 11e 1 ly faoad about wTih
WA prisoner.
fretiner of despair took panes/eon
of Howard at this Nearly as hour
had already eloped sine, ke left the
steamer, and Cecile world be wild
with anxiety 1f he did sot soon re-
turn ; sae It the ve..e1 should sail
w.tliout him. what would she do with-
out yokeso or noway to pay her pas-
sage T—for ee welt knew that she ieW
not enough IW that purpose.
" I lave a wife and child on timed
the Brlt.afda." he sale, the cold per.
sp.ra$loa alartlag out upo:1 his fore-
head.
05.1 sir ; you .honk have
thought o' Mist before ye began to
cut op your war the .'oo re-
tort of the I.
The indignant blood leaped to the
insulted man•. Cheeky at this , but he
Mew 15- •em. p.wer isms to setaiaes
At beet take me to the steamer,
and let me toil my wife what ham
averred r he pleaded.
" No, @'r ; haven't any time 10 waste
In that wweyreeplleJ the officer.
" But *Ad eases; ; they were
In my walla, and that wretch Inas
them—and see will be very much die
tressed 17 the vessel should salt and
sine has no word to let her know why
i am detained"
TI,. wretch" referred to shrugged
In a 'boulders. with a supercilious smile,
and tapped the policeman a knowing
wok.
" Ito, you don't. my man! I'm too
sharp for mete play any such game
es that epos' mr," Howard's custo-
dian
ustodian returned, adding :
" I'm not et all sure you bade
either wife or chill on shipboard or
anywhere ales It may be another
atrnd:ok giovfe
What ysaltti1to d 0 ip.
7t" "
Hinowaard crowd
turning deathly pale. and beginning
to realize that he had fallen into
serious trouble.
•' You'll Piave to wait until the
next steamer, and perhaps Imager,"
returned the man. with grim humor.
" I cannot wait I I mesa go! I
most see my wife! Have yon no
mercy 7" Howard demanded. with
white lip., as a neighboring clock
waned. lies ed the peering time.
" Plenty for them that need It.
Came leen nett" tie oiled, and with
the energy of despair. he tore himself
from the grasp of the officer, and
would have suocsrded in making his
escape If the wretch who had robbed
him had not darted forwan; and
*1sx: him
' You're a fine fellow, no .knibt,"
the polloeman raid when he had It!m
once more by rhe arm ; "but not quite
queer enough this thee , and now If
you don't go quietly 1 shall have to
pet the derbies on."
He took them from one of his cape
clone pockets as he spoke.
Howard recoiled.
He could not submit to the disgrace
of being manacled.
' i will go," he said hoarsely, but
with a look of despair in hie eyes
How wired his idolised wife ever
Mar tete terrible ordeal awalting
her
The officer Mated his arm within
that of his prisoner and led him to
the nearest station house, and as It
was too late to go before the proper
offlelels for examination that day, he
was locked up for the night.
It would he diftlorlt indeed to
dlesnribe the feelings of the aris-
tocratic
riatocratic Howard Montgomery as he
was thus marched l!ke a common
falai to het dismal cell, to nevelt
his trial for theft; but this disgrace
did not compare with the misery he
mitered as he thought of tis fair
Tamwife on ahiphoard sailing anile
t him, int midst of amen_
ere, with no ma to ears tdr ane wait
upon her during the long and tedious
voyage, and without samey sufticien
to meet the memory expelees of the
"1 will telegraph Iver the lastest I
am tees," be Hammitt as he set con-
sidering the metier, and she will
will mot it immediately on bar ar-
rival. I width tell her to go to Gris-
wold and gat all the mosey she nesdrJ
and I sett sail on the next steamer.
But the startling question arose :
Wiese will yon get fonds to pay
your psasagsf^
"I haws say wateb and dismeeds,"
he said, "1 Baa mil titrem sad get
money."
But even es he spoke be put his
hated to bis shirt frost ■nd found
that en extends% edibles was gone.
That, tow had bees tametrees him dna,
beer the melee. Hat he stn had his
watch and afeev* buttes*, which were
est with dtameada, and Uwe would
melee .utflrlo*t to pay bl. rams*
PDX •AMLT At)IPktr.
Mynah Oran" Rata Thee Diger Mat,
Peen Team oe prlaa-
TOO *yea eating hats for earl
Mgtars totaiii antlite thorn sold
la sad iutgrtar. 'Ifs, gra!
Mama s/1r ot
tome gm • wIthi wide heat Sad
fele ragM"teus! era M�e ro w'agr� 1aid
with did .rest triwtaa. 1 mode
eager or u. of fawn or b rowwa as-
isotant. ik M* ba0ltlataawbttettdlt
ribbed ribbon , m woos white rfl h
the tb.rs ars "owl's
bred! are i4 1a sods bathes
spread cot ostler wad, aad ao tree la
whatever' are tired. The hat brim is le-
oo0aplonooa, the crows begat rather
more developed thea formerly. The
Brown is sot auffer d to dud high
Like a Derby. but 1s teethed In regu-
lar folds or whys.. Tea white ribbons
are smart and era looking. The awl
feathers are beeettfte. Deft and fluffy.
This hmtalne Taroks of a telt ouRirg
hal le more rs y becoming to a
ghrl'e fame than the rakish telt hats
worn during the past season.
'Qatar as Thought
The maid mel( tomtit to Stupe
when lltfpilp—ilei wonderful
name -prig shiteete applied w the
tooth. Ne eHele le the only pool.
ave, nevelehdltng y for tooth-
ache and dull nerves vel`i.. Be ad-
vised and try 11.
Lord Overman's Workmen -
Jobs Cronin, eonveser d tie com-
mittee •appointed by the G'.asgow
Trades Council In connection with the
management of the Sbawfteld Chemi-
cal Works, Butherglen, et which
Lord Overtone 1s the principal part-
ner, submitted a report at a recent
g aetisg of the Comsell Lord Over-
tone had reload the waged of tee wbo:e
of Ale laborers from 84.71 to � ppesr
week. He had also abolished
�ithaday
labor In Its entirety, and the � pearl
&Mimes bad been offered as 1-bour
day at SIMS as agalaat a twelve -
Deur ds.y at e1..The men had getting
to accept tabs
Miller's Compound Iron Pills. only
25 cents for 50 doers.
Another Ssaroa for Snakes Wealth
There is some likelihood of another
attempt being made to aware the for-
tune of a Croons that Iles burled un
dei the rocas near Ounwalioe, to the
Llsard dietrlet of Cornwall. In 1574
a tlpanlab ship bearing a freight of
$17,000,000, and many bars o1 gold
for sere custody In Lonou. as It was
dangaene to atlasspt w take the
trwa.,,. b Spain at the time. was
smelted 5*14 tae Medi' attd leant
some distance from the shore. This
great sum has isle burled ever sus
A part of the Maser* was caw se-
cured by an esteee*rldsg Cornib-
mae. and more thea ose bard of spe.�-
slaton Ms tried ho rob the sea of
Its spoils
DALL1TS
PQBD FRUIT EXTP.ACTS
nnsarpasssd for purity and strength.
Ann aad u«p.
Toes says that megrims live to an
advanced apo because they a:esp so
muob. He believes that • man has
just so many bourn to be •wake, and
that the more dot them be use up In
day the shorter his 41e will be. A
man might live to be two hundred
1f he eou5d sleep most of the thee.
TM peroper way to economise time,
teer•acrs L to sleep whoever than
Is nothing beetle to do.—Medloal News
Oona Sowing
1■ coo ducted by tight boots. Corn
reaping Is lest eondncted by Put -
name Painless Oars Extractor, the
only safe, sure. prompt and patentee
dawn cure. Beware dor imitation.
Two . 40.s altl saes
Mee Seattmma1—Were you ever
dbappolnt.d fa beet
Eligible Widower—Two and a half
tease.
Mese Sentiment—Two and a half
tlmee
Eligible Widower—Tsee tidos mar-
ried
ar
ried aad ghee rejected --Tit Btt..
Kinard's Ltalmsat Om.. 011ila,, ata
F-Uty doses for a quarter! The
feet of all tonics. Miller's Com-
pourul Iron Puss.
Marble That is beet Known.
Perhaps Carrara of all marbles r
moot femme and best (mown. It is
always used in the learnt statues.
The Apoan Alps of Italy hold the
quarries Indeed, the mountains are
nearly solid marble, and 2,000 resew
wort haa not made much impression
en their treasures.
Millers Worm Powders core fever
in children.
Mollusks 111 as atrtma Lake.
Lake Tanganyika, 1n Africa. offers
a unique field for scientific explore -
ten. This region. like Aastralla, le
one of the few localities where sal -
mala rill live that have become et.
tinct elsewhere. certain whelkhlke
mollusks of this lake ring to
have been driven from ocean and
to be Identified with 't rein
M
old Jurassic eras In Europe.
t liahld's Liniment Orale. Andra
A Ilse Tomb -
The most saagelBeent tomb In the
world is the Ile Mahal, near Agra,
Hisdaptsn, which was built by ted
Ilkeperor Shat /than for himeal and
Ida favorite wife. It. Is octagonal In
tome d pan white marble, inlaid with
Jasper, carnelian, turquoise ■gate,
asaeteyy.eltas aad aopphlree. The work
took 10,101 man twenty years to com-
plete.
BOSTON LA�tDZY STARON
II just the starch Sir ladle' blo►asia
Mwmma—Any you a billy tt 1
vesieeft-ekWt et sweet a Utter Ammo
f mammas 1 it would be so asp -
fel sad thing..
ell. LAU WWOXI DAT.
Origin ar this Birt res 1a Ohara,
ardekM.ws..
August 10th it Laae*m. W trio
festival at fir
seat of Nagenberg, halos the
Baarial. it Minor ed his rears ,dose
at Rosas. A. D. M` Vary little M pmt
Itivsy ka.wss �0g1 St. Latasa.oe's e�a.r,ly
been `xetr th heth Is
ntaiasida WbM.
still quid Feting he was ordained a
dee by 8.xtas II. sad was noon ef-
te�d made whirs of the semi dea-
cons at Roma. The Christiana et tbat
time were autferiag great perawutloe,
and te. Biahop al Rome vas led lath
to be martyred, A. D. Mlle, Laflamme,
the dooms. mails a toasktag appeal
to sailor with �2. tatbar..lfb did
cot hapeee. bet within three days
drew bimae'e the tun) d
oil by refugee to grayer ap
hr property of the obutcl. He was in-
ataatly seined and put to texture be-
ing streaked oat as Won trams Uks
a gridiron and reowly roasted to death.
L 'A41row le *til preserved 1u
the Obtroh of Ban Larsen, la Loehr.
Rodin. Never ha. an lnatrumeut of
martyrdom been so matlpiied boast-
ed and ee'.brated w this stabs" of
8t. Laurence. It le am�dared m
dsaoose robes, appears on the atm le
of some of the nameruua oberokaa
n amed in Ida bonne, and the l r``eet
pa4oe la Swope, tie isotlsl,
eoagsta of .even. • mortis to
tb• abape 0t a gridiron. This
immense palace was built by
Philip I1. of Spala in oosimsmastlam
of a victory woe on Angors 1011, 8t-
Laurence's day. Gridirons without
n umber appear on every hand about
vast pee. Qridiross rolptured,
painted and of Iron ad maria ap-
pear over the domes. windows, in the
galleries and 1* tL• yard.
The people of Rome Ball 131. Laurence
"11 Oates Spagnuolo" (the courte-
ous Spaniard), bemuse H I. alleged
teat when its .azoopbagwa was open-
ed, t00 years after leeks dsheen to re-
ceive the ramal*. of 8t. Stepb *. the
skeleton very politely moved over to
the left, aad leaving tie right aide,
the piece of honor, tot 8t. ytepbeo.
TtGUU f^ovS POLISH
regains little or DO labor. Always
ready for us.
New Weeds (Mange Meaat*g.
Acre amts meant • field of any
e ine. the Germane Nei see the
word to thin sense. fdod'e wee.
meaning a cemetery. le ale inhere
of the old mesalig. Libel once
had no reference to anything offen-
sive, but empty meant a small book
or pamphlet. But pamphlet wars.
:wired often where motklpg bet PAW
ed bllltngesate. ohangsd Its mean
Jemmy lar refer. to the
"beautiful imps t sang boeaanas
In the temple." Imp once meant a
little chid and not a child of the
4.. -ii. •s It does now. preface wan
formerly the word of welcome tea
meal. eoeagee were formerly emir
over land as well aa water. pleat
was applied to any lead of food.
while to starve origt.ally meant to
work one's self to t•—a ignffl-
oant footnote to the hiMory of pea-
sant risings In the aerie days
I was cured of Rb•amatle flout by
MINAItD'B LINIMEIiT.
Andrew King.
Halifax.
1 wee cared of mets Bronchitis
by MINARD'S 11NMIiNT,
Lieut -Col. C. Crowe Read.
I was avid of Acute Rheumatism
try MINARD'B LINIMENT.
C. B. Billing.
Merthau. Ont
Se * sys Iran atalas
With the Leagued service of fruit
tI table Mel le apt to suffer. Be-
fore to the btaadry tb table-
ly
cloth
sad taad maddine his he removed,
as soap mate the stelae Mostel
fruit dight talent ha seams, can
rane.epr be removed frog, the linen by
putting the stalled portions over a
bowl std pouring • dream of bolll�
het water tbroagb K. Oxalic said. aL
lowing these oameeo dmf the crystals
to one plot et weber, will be toned
emote! to be kept cm band for fila
purpose; wet the stain with the sol-
ution and Laid over hot water or la
the gnu. TM Mehra the spot dt.sp-
pain ,tem well Wet the stab with
ammonia, then risme @gain. Ms wile
asayy the s *v. nam lkll.dalebha
Millers Worm Powdeta for rant -
leanness and pe.vlehnrm•
Little Hay was elbowing the pie
teres In the album to the deter. and
dxn ooming to tee picture of Mr
fathers tint wife. the mid: 'That's
my eldest mother."
The merlons aspect bamOpo tags a more
BSUE No 87 '�
Advto11 to
Consum ti t
p YeS
Ther. are three great reap
dip that every person witj
weak lungs, or with coneump.
tion Itself, should uoderttagd
These remedies will cure
about every alae I* its bra
stages ; and awy of thou
more advanced. It la only
the most advasiced that a,e
hopekss, Even these are
wonderfully relieved and lift
itself greatly prolonged.
\Viet aro these femedin
Fresh air, proper food and
SCOrS �o
of CadLitw► Oil wire f/ �,.
j►Ii.J beim 30 afcaie et
draughts but not of fresh air
Eat nutritious food and drink
plenty of odic. Do not for��n
that Scott'. Emulsion is the
oldest, abs: mo,t thoroughly
tested and the highest es•
dossed *f all remedies for
weak throats, weak lungs and
Consumption in all its stages,
SCOTT a sowat, •c.t te,'twsatl
-Can't ,you children play esteem
ringing the doorbell ao mach r 1
mamma ; *,4241 and I are playla5
bora. and WUb. le Oa teoitecto -
"Oh, yea," said I) Meband of W
advanced woman. 11hMrcly, •1 wee
Morally gvu bora b meals that 4 to
N W. I Mee formally recanted a coal
lag elation them"
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Sae anwhat
Loma.�
et wan well, sambaed'. that he meld ieee tele'
not firms- what the tatters held ens., sage baa
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anticipate It-
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asateriel whiskeetatblrM 01 , strong
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graft*
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