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The Exeter Times, 1891-10-8, Page 2d THS, HUMAN ASD DIVINE. B .1$, L. FAR EON. Author of " great Porter Square," "The Mystery of M, Felix," "Bread and Ohee:,e and Kisses," Etc., Etc. The First Link—Supplied by lir, Millington, of S,kei►i**erd'g 1 *s1t. nounce judgment, It was not for me, no, it was not for me. To myself I said, "It is not a new story. It will end like the others, M. Clifford will go back to society, Madame Ducroz will go back to society, They will meet and shrug their shoulders or laugh in each other's faces. There is a. song : ' We loved, we parted. You are all to me, you are nothing to me.' We Frenchwomen have sentiment, but some of us learn to know the world, It is seldom that English women do. "The judgment I formed of the end of Ole story was wrong. It was, after all, diff, erent from the others. CHAPTER XVII Selecting a paper from the documents near Madame Ducroz had feelings. They "This," said Mr. Marlow, `° is rice lass 3 him Mr. Barlow proceeded to read : were outraged. She said to M. Clifford, ' " before I was engaged to attend her, that'she would be revenged, that site would revenge herself. She repeated this in her delirium. That was his fear.i 1. Clifford was very communication—the scraps cannot be called 6 The statement of Madame I'au, late of Amer- letters—Mrs, Kennedy receiied iu the hand- Paris, now of the United States of Amer- writins; of Adeline Ducroz. \\-beth., they i 1ne rel atmg aro ^to the case of Madame Ade. considering the circ u stanceslantthe mawere all that were written is ardly ny^."I ant not good at dates. Years I cement- proud, and lie Was a eoward. I do not years that have passed, to be ever known. , bar, but not nmolitba, or weeks, or clays. It blame him. Ido not blame her. It is well My own opinion is that manon y mast have :inns: the 3&• I86, Haat I was engaged to that some false lovers should be made tosh. that I have read wade to suf• as writie ten at ncidllater- E videline Iliwroz,swho cx ass afflicted, with the few koWhen, a womatheir n should takes btl ee t'law in her vats. There were periods, long or short, a ,ice of utarhy English ladies, a passion for own bands, it is bad for she man. M. vats. th I t u drinking too mac l. \ottaitle nitwits. I 1 Clifford knew this, Ile hail read oarnews- e pour it was no a, t a1t1 . e,le far = have nursed other aatients, sufferin from her a<tions, an during these peri'as 11'eve the ratite inael 1 a g no doubt she scribbledsometimes in secret. lighted F, and all of tiaeln I am (lo- doubt would give something out of tats awn 4htrd to s.ay, foreigners. tIadauae Uhtcroz expecte l to become a pocicet to get hold of these per:inns of her , confession which never reached tit sir drstin. mlter, which was bad for her and for her anon.'" unbent c hila.o purp `� Far Iitnrary oses°„ cake+i, '1"14' , "I am not good at names, ea well as I put the tinesaon a suspicion crosse:l m; dates : I have had to do witl►so many. lint naiad, remember, in Paris, two name, hn thee `, yea ,"ai„wet did, Barlow, romupia,'entiY, Cale. One is the name of the patient, .dia.- ft for l'it'erary purposes, dame Ducroz, the other is the name oher gentleman friend, Mr. Julius Clifford. He " Look Isere, Barlow," I acid, giving utter- was a compatriot of the lady, like her an ance to my suspicion, "these papers are bngliahsubject, genuine, I suppose: "She was an eaotimbiance to hale, He "What do you think?" asked Mr. Beelow told ane she followed flim about, and would in return, with an amused expresation ,an Ws not leave him, Ile was the victim, notate. shrewd face. Bat he wished to be kind to her—O, yes, ho "'they are so extraordinary and uuusuai," wished her to be happy. Not with ldtn, 1tanuneredd with sone one else. • t:o on, Millington,' nail Mr. Barlow. "' She is unreasonable,' lie said to me. a' What are•ou stopping for' Say what is ' She is violent. Site lies when she speaks. in your mind. They are so etraorlinary She is wider the delusion that•Ipro'nhsed to anti unusual." marry her. It is too ridiculous. I ani a "• An:l in some puts,' 1 continued, Lather gentleman, and she has only herself to iu:i•re, as Aticaiho ch of a blame.' et oe, sass "although I ant not inn ,tI asked no questions. It was not for [.o on, Millington, go •'u, r,atel Mr. me to do so. It was for me to perforin the IRav i mar, en. e"uragi:ugly, "anti in some parts duties for wbieb I was engaged. I perform- avpeetical - ed thein faithfully, and carried out my in - Tb at 1 ehoultlu t be surprise,1 t . hear structiens, tides yeti Lad made them up yourself." "For instance: • \inch Wined to you for tin. eoumlllimeut." . She eau have whatever she asks for. sail air, liai•Iow, " but your opinion of my ' She loves to drink. Indulge her. Here is powers is to high ; it really is, Milliegtvu. money!' If 1 were elitlel to sueb flights of the iral;in• 'f He wasenerous Clifford, n g , M. G ll'ord, a d rich, ;. ation I wauld throw up busines to -morrow I lay I performed my duties faithfully, but', and start my literary mufti. at onee. The it did net below tomy duties to make her pewees net' genuine—one of the strangest mad. She implored for drink. I would eu liters in real life T ever met with. W hat not give it to her, only a little by the yeti say about their being poetical here and doctor's instructions. It was the doctor's ,here is true ; I was struck with it myself, instructions I carried out. I forget the doc- It only thews what may be hiddeu in a person tor's name. papers, and Madame 1.)uexoz not being a, little kitten. he was afraid of her. . bade M. Clirzurd adieu, and Isew him no more for three years. I will not be ex- act ; it may be more, it may be less. I have only nay :memory, and it is not always good, lint three years will do. " Inlet him in Paris. Re looked et me. coloured, and went on. My way was his ; I followed hint because of that. I could not help thinking of Madame Ducroz. '" Ha turned, taxed his eyes upon me, drew himself up proudly. 'a .'Why do you follownme?' he asked, " ` Monsieur is inistaken,' I said. "It is the road I am going.' 6t' IIe did not hellove ane. There are gentlemen who tell you so without speaking, who are sue ieious of everything and every- body. M, Clifford is one, f. t Say what you have to say,' he said, and begone,But though he spoke haughtily be took out his purse. He was more eloquent and gracious with his stoney than with hie tongue. to t As. Monsieur permits me to speak,' I said, ' I may tie allowed to inquire after the welfare of Madame Doom.' "' She is dead,' he said. tt t Alas !' I cried. 'Poor lady, to die ao young !' tt t 1)o not make me a scene in the street,' he said, and he looked aratutd in fear that anybody should hear, and put some money in my hand. •` • And the child. monsieur'.' I asked, after I had thanked him. 'The sweet in- fant ?' " a Is dead,' he replied. ` That is all you want to know?' " . It is all, monsieur,' I said. " t Oblige me,' he said, ' if you meet me again, in Paris or elsewhere, by regarding wbieb, but for somecrisis, miglttneverconie "It is not for me to declare whether the me as a strai er. Yon have been paid for out. They say poets are mad ; here iiaproof gentlemen spoke true or false in what he the services you rendered.' of it. Now let us carry the star- ou • told me about his lady. I have my ideas, He tied the papers carefully together, that is all. Flaying previously re -arranged then', put " No, I would not give her brandy. She them aside and resumed : produced money, and said: `"The rezeipt of these ieimmuuieations "4:Auden* Pau, Madam Pau, I am per- occasioned Mrs. Kennedy the greatest fishing, I am dying ! Bring me one little anxiety, but she had other anxieties of a bottle !' strictly personal nature which preee ttted her "I refused, I would not. from moving in the matter, even if she had "But there were others about ber who possessed the means to do so, whielh she had did what 1 refusedto do. Patients sti ferhhg not. At about that time her husband 'net from :Madame Pau's malady are very cum. with an accident which crippled him for ning. Site bribed servants to get her what life. She had not only to nurse him, but to she wanted, and I found the empty bottles " He called a carriage and drove away. "' Monsieur Clifford,'I thought, as I walked on, ' is out of trouble. What )to wished for has happened.' " It mado me eta, the end of Madame Ducroz and her sweet child, both so beauti- ful anti unfortunate, "It was perhat s one year, it was perhaps two years after this meeting with M. Clif- ford in the streets of Paris that I was en- gaged as nurse in the South of France. It was a hard case. For two months I was confined to the house, day and night, and attend to itis business affairs, which other- about the roots. She drank herself cledin- when my service was torhnivateil at gave wise would have fallen into ruinous confus• l oris. It was deplorable to see her. It matte myself a holiday before returning t • Paris. ion. Occupation enough fex • one woman. Her , me weep. husband became a cenfirrned invalid, and . "I spoke to her likes smother; I whiled iled for many years was confinutl to the house. her for her good; site made prat:docs; she Her first duty lay in their home, and site i did net keep them. It is a mania; they levee performed it bravely. The communications i not the strength to resist. she had received from Adeline Duoroz ceaa- "I informed M. Clifford. He said. ed at a critical moment in the young girl's as' What can Ido? She is not to he 1" rags, passed ane, walking unsteadily. I life. There is no tomo to doubt that, urged depended upon for one moment, 1101 for one just saw her face, and 1 rau After her, it to the deed by a disordered imagination and single lnoment. .rho deceives as she am•t'ement. Was it the ghost of \ladame by the desperate position to which she tleceives me. She is headstrong, she is un- ThermI had seen ? was driven, site attempted to commit) governable. It shall not be said. I ant not auicide. How she was rescued, and kind to her. Let her have all she wants.' what was her consequent fate remained a - "I suggested that he should see aid re - mystery for several years, and when Mrs, i monstrate with her. He would not. He Kennedy obtained a clue it was by one of]tad done with her,he said. do much those singular chances which I believed to ' money he would sped upon her ; then he be sufficiently common, though most people would shake himself free. regard them as inexplicable and extraordi- nary. Some, indeed, go so far as to declare them to be direct acts of Providence, which, time. He went to England, and carne between you and me Millington, is sheer. back again. his happened three, four nonsense. Mr. Kennedy became so confirm- times. Opnce he said to me, with an air of ed a hypochondriac that it was necess.sry he gloom, alwuld have some one continually with hits. ! All this trouble would be over if she "Itis impossible for you to attend to himwere not to recover.' yourself," said the doctor ; "you must get a' "rThe sentiment was disagreeable to me trained nurse." And aithongih Mrs. Kennedy . I expressed myself. He replied. was at first reluctant to give her husband! "' Can I help it if she is well or ill ? It auto the care of a stranger she was compelled is in her own hands." eventually to take the doctor's advice. She l " A child was born, a beautiful little asked him to obtain a kind and experienced girl. Madame Ducroz wept over her, person for the duty, and in the course of a caressed her, adored her. Sometitnes she few days he sent her a Frenchwoman who said, ' could speak English well and whose eertifi• "' She is my guardian augel.' Some nates and letters of recommendation were times, 'Site is mycurse.' unexceptionable. Time engagement was trade «All this time we did not know whether and, as you will see, led to an important she would get well or die. She had great result, apart from the service she was hired strength, or she could not have lasted so to perform." « ' long. To -day the doctor said one thing, to. This woman,"I said, represents the morrow he said another. The child,too. singular chance you spoke of ?" ;$ow she was well now she was il11.1. " She does,'' replied Mr. Barlow. Clifford made inquiries about her. I travelled and enjoyed myself, having saved a little money. " I arrived at a town near the sea. 'The day was Sunday, and all the people were in the sunshine, and again in the oveningwhon the stars were out, A poor woman, almost I jumped. at a conclusion. " She was the .. t She is beautiful,' I said. 'She is woman whoa acted as nurse to Adeline adorable. Will you not come and see her?' Ducroz haaris.;' a. '" No he would not nor would he permit « " You have -guessed it," said lir. Barlow; Inc to bring the infant to him. It came into the identical woman. She was with Mrs. m mind, Has M. Clifford a heart?' covery Kennedy a couple of months before the dis- Y' rhe child sickened : there was danger.cwas made. Mr. Kennedy's condition Madame Dacron was alarmed. She allowed became so bad that he could not sleep, and herself to be persuaded. -For the child's opiates had to be administered to him. This sake she would place herself in the care of sometimes set the nurse free of an a emmn a skilful man who kept .0.11 establishment -at which times she and Mrs Kennedy *cmd for the cure of =such an she. She signed a keep each other company. Her name was paper, and was taken away. • Madame Pau. Oner.ight when Mr. Kennedy . M. Clifford paid all the ehargos. If he some oeep Madame Pale periencedto relate' did not have a heart, he had a purse. He some of herprofessional experience in Paris dismissed ane, and paid me liberally. and elsewhere, mention'ng no names. She. ". Have I not dobe everything in my had, nursed allkindsofpatients, and heranec- i ie power?' he asked, dotal reminiscences were drawn principally ••' Everything, monsur,' I said. from the humorous side of Iter occupation. ...Could any genpie ate have done more ?' Suddenly an idea occurred to Mrs. Kennedy. he asked. 'No; Monsieur, no,' I said. "' Speak always well of me,' he said. "But I speak as I feel. From a little Madame. I nursed patients at their private child I spoke always the truth. It is not residences.' Is it possible,' thought. Mrs. always Wise, I know it, but when one has Kennedy' that this can be the woman who a conscience; one does not stop to consider. • nursed deline?' She asked the question 1 "It is your Wish that I should say some• boldly, and, according to her account, the thing of Madame Ducr oz s nature. There woman at first rather hesitated to eerily. was good in it, much good, but she had no Thishesitation strengthened Mrs. Kennedy's • control. She was affectionate, she was pas. idea. She represented to the woman that . sionate. She spoke softly, she spoke loudly. she was deeply interested in the young lady t She could caress, she could scratch. Am I to' whom she referred, and after a little per- , condemning her ? No, a thousand times no. suasion and a promise of a bribe, Madame ! Women are not little kittens. They have Pan spoke freely. She had nursed Adeline reason, they have" sensibility, they have Duorozs•and she knew more than Mrs. Ken- feeling. Do all gentleman think so? No. nedy.suspected. What site subsequently re -1 They do us notjustice ; but they ate stronger. veiled is set down in narrative . form by a than we- ' Were you in Paris in 1867 'i' she asked. ' And in 1868 as well. Madame,' replied Madam Pau. ' Following your occupation ?' ' Yes Madame." ' At an institution ?' No " I seized her area ; I looked at her more. closely. She moaned. "' Let me go. I have done no harm !" " I should have doubted my serines if I had not heard her voice. Even then I could not lie sure. Had not M. Clifford told mo that Madame Ducroz was dead? Wherefore the lie it this poor woman writhing in any artns was she? "Her face was changed, but still beautiful. I describe her rags, her condition in one word —destitution. But still another word— misery. ' Madame Ducroz V' I said to her, in a low voice. " She looked at nae, trembled, and made no resistance. "Again I said, " Madame Ducroz !" "All she said was, ' It is my name. Be satisfied, and let me go. I have done no harts ! ' "'Do you not remember me?" T said. "'The woman who nursed you in Paris when your baby was born !" ". My baby !' she moaned. ' I am seek- ing her. Do not detain me. I anus' find her, I must find her.' Listen. You will hoar her calling to me !' " I heard no voice. 13 u I saw what filled my heart with pity. A poor crazed sister in want and misery. I slipped a franc into her hand. Her fingers tightened upon it. She laughed—the laugh of one who was not in her right. mind. • • " Suddenly she cried, " Look behind you !" I loosened nay ,rasp, and looked as she bade nice In my amazement I -thought a spirit might be standing at my elbow, but 1 was startled by no such vision. Turning to Madame Ducroz, I found she hurl vanished: She had tricked me to escape. A Shitdow, could not have glided away more noiseless- ly" I sought her till near midnight, but saw nothing of her. I asked questions of people who could not give me satisfactory answers. Had it not been that I hold her in my arms and my franc was gone, I should have be. lieved thai. I was dreaming. But it was not a dream ; I am ready to swear it. I never saw Madame Duoroz again, nor have I heard anything of her: This is a true state- ment. • " (Signed) A1ATfarLnr Par." (To BE CONTINUED). - Madame Pau, in French, and afterwards : "M. Clifford told me one story ; Maclaine translated by Ades. Kennedy.. Here is the Ducroz told nee another. Which was I to, translation,inMrs. Kennedy'ywriting. You believe? Or, was it necessary for me to be will find it interesting. It• ,1::.is up a new . lteve one or the outer? I was not their judge ; field of speculation, end throws a light upon I was a surae engaged for certain duties Mr. Julius Cliff:mel a character." but both showed anxiety that I should pro - LABATT'S LOHON ALE SND STOT, AWARDED GOLD IIIEDAL AT INTERNATICAL JAMAICA, 1891. Only Gold Medal Awarded forAle to Cana o a United Mato Exhibitors. JOHN LABATT, LONDON, CA��..ti A ,,..-, at PALL PUN. Sunflower Seed for (lows. Says E. Wan. in that splendid paper the If a kiss, as some allege, ie nothing but eonmpressed air, why do 50 many like to take the air that way? - Do yon know \lra, Gossip is a very re- 4ablo woman?" " Indeed t" " Yes ; what- ever she says goes," - Jack----" Well, after ell, there never was a man who never committed youthful fol- lies." Tom ---"Bow about Adam?" Tommy --a'" What part of speech is t Womanin"Papa,_,,," Woman' is no part of epeeoh at all, my son, She is the whole of it." Mabel--" What shall Ido fat a ball area this Winter?" Julia—"Oh, just put a skirt on your bathing suit and you'll be all right." He—" Will you marry me? I have a bachelor uncle who is worth. a million." she—c( No ; but you might introduce afire to pour nude." Sunday School teacher—';Johnny, who was the Prodigal Sou?Johnny—"Oh, that was the fellow who went away a dude and came back a tramp." "Johnny," said the pretty teacher, "What is a kiss?" "I can't exaetly put it in words," returned the boy, "but if yer really waster know 1 can show yer. "Jackson--." E1 yo' are broke, SAM, putup voah razzer an III gib yo five chips on it. lolanson--" What's dat? An' leave inc 'tirely at yeah mercy! Not much, salt I" Miss Pearl White—" 1 wish you to paint my. portrait." Dobbins Ito sorry, ma am, but I can't do it," Mien Pearl White— " Why not?" Dabbins—" 1 never copy other paintings." I cannot imagine why you should clis- courage him. He seems to be a young man . of steady habits." " Yes, that is so, maul. ma, dear. And bachelorhood is ono of them, I think." l Ikey>°-"Lana going, now, to buy you a peauthful diamaut engagement ring, liebce- ca." Robec:a --" Don't vorget, !key, that my fader sells them cheaper than any ono else in town." It is proposed iu all sriousneas to pre- serve the dead by nickel plating. Should this custom prevail the most plebeian cf posterity will be able to point with pride to their polished ancestors. " Where are you going, my pretty maid," "I'm going a -milking, sic," sihe said. May I tnakolove to you, my pretty maid?" " Oh, yes ! till the cows come home," she said. Ontario Prize Parma. Messrs. J. I. Hobson of I/oaboro' and le W. Hobson of London, the gentlemen ap- pointed by the Ontario Agricultural and Arts Association to examine the farms and award the prizes in the farm competition in (croup No. :icomprising the Comities of Ad- dington, Frontenac, Hastings, Peterboro', Victoria, Northumberland, and Renfrew, have handed in their awards. They recom- mended the following prizes to be given. — T. A. Huffman, Township of Tlturlow. Hast- ings East. Bloa,hlgton 1'. U., gold medal - S.. Way, 'township of Hungerford, Hastings Enst, Chapman, ei,ver modal. Wm. Doinuago, Township of Camden, Adding- ton. Newburg Y. 0., bronze medal. T. C. Stara, Township of Pittsburg, Frouten- ae, Storrington P. 0.. bronze medal. Richard Wore, Township of Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Woafo Leland 1'. 0. bronze medal. .1. Campbell. Townships of Mayo and Carlo. Hastings:a., Harm -gal P. 0., bronze medal. 3. Mackay, Townships of Mayo and Carlo, Hastings N., Boulton P. 0.. bronze medal. Thomas C'ats:key, Township of Medoc, Hast- ings N., Madoe P. n., bronze medal. Wm. wetattngton as Sons, Township of Ham- ilton, Northumberland, Plainville, silver med- al. George English and' Henry Humphries (tie) Township of Asphodel, Poterboro, Hastings, bronze medals. Nichol Dawson, Township of South Monag- han, Poterboro' West, Baillieboro', silver med- al. 3. F. Davidson, Township of. S. E. and L. Poterboro', West Peterboro', bronze modal. J. Airth, Township of Horton, Renfrew S., Renfrew, silver modal. ' James Martin, Township of Horton, Renfrew S., Renfrew, bronze medal. 1). Campbell, Township of Admaston, Ren- frew S., Admaston, bronze nodal. P. Cameron, Township of Baxley and Cordon, Victoria N.,---, bronze medal. J. S. Jordan, Township of Eldon. Victoria N., Woodville, silver medal, • .T. Willook, Township of l?enelon, Victoria N., :Eenelon Palls, bronze modal. • Altogether there were 51 farms •entered entailing a great deal of work upon the judges ; over SOO miles bad to be driven. Great interest has been Laken by the farmers through the section of country where the competition lay, and it is not too much to say that this work, which is being carried on annually and in which there is a growing interest, is gong to be no mean factor in raining - the- standard of .agriculture in the Province. "Thanks," said the guest to the colored man whin brouglit his snot at last, " you have taken a great wait u11'tny mind." The hook agent. ;le :•e. =1,i'or . finds that winch hue a u nnaerfal ut,. e.t on his canvas. Evergreen : "1 wonder why old Ulosefist married that feta fully fart girl ?" B1igt,tly a, "Because thele was so little went to her, I suppose." .A prescription for good looks which le i inone -which most people wool 1 lil to - tt-y..Here given by a well-known phy iu it is : To be good,looking end In h,n is, physic cally well one must in getter al be nappy. To be happy is a duty, just as style li a uuty;, and is in a great measure an affair of intellect and management. Albany Cultia'a?or : Sunflower seed is a good food, in combine- tion with others, for dairy cows. It has been pressed quite extensively in conte dis-. traets to extreet its oil, which is of a mild and pleasant character, •end a sunflower cake, which is the byproduct of its menu - facture, lies been sold and fed very satisfae- thinly to dairy cows, Bat, when fed in the form of teed, it would probably be improved in digestibility by either cooking or grind- ing. Perhaps, if ..E. is near a grist mill, be might hredle his need as easily by grinding together 5 bushels of oats with 1 bushel or sunflower seed, or 4 bushels of ecru to 1 bushel of sunflower seed. There is too meek oil in the sunflower seed to admit of a greater proportion in grinding. About 4 lbs. per day, boiled, would be quite sufficient to mix with the other feed of the cow. The digestible nutrients in sunflower seed are es follows : ' Albuminoids, 10,4; cube -hydrates, i4.6 ; oil, 2l.2 It will be seen here that oil is it very largo proportion of the digestible nutri- ents, E. might make a ration snnilartethe following formula, in pounds 31btuui- I'ari uitg- neffis, tti+att'a•. [lit, 1114;, ,n;xedhay.. •... •- 0 70 6.10 0.1ti 1 Yaeel PUREST, STRONGEST, BEST. Cont. acs no Alum, Ammonia, Lime. Plaosphatese orany Injuriant.. albs, corn meal 0.24 1,6:1 033: lb ! e ' s cow pea meal 1.37 1.09 l) 03 x ,, 4 lbs. b ,ilodsunit'r aced 0.41 0.93 0,81 2 ib•., eottonaeed meal.. 0.71 0.51 u,1: Total =,43 Mid 1:37 Nutritive ratio 1 to 5,6, Here It will be seen that the large amount of oil makes up for the small amount of carbohydrates The ration would he improved by the addition of another pound of cottonseed meal, but this would make a very good ration as it stands. Perhaps a betterration would be 16 lbs. mixed hay, 3 lbs. corn steal, ?.lb. cow.pea meal, 4 lbs. sunflower seed, :i lbs. cottonseed metal --or, if it wore any cheaper, a ration might bo trade up of 18 lbs. mixed hay, :nibs wheat bran, 4 lbs sunflower seed 4Ibs, cottonseed meal. It will be sten that there be a verylarga variety of colnbinattoas, but the easiest use of the seed would be found in grinding it with other grain. The injury to Lieutenant Peary; the leader of the North Greenland Expedition, was caused by a peculiar accident. The steamer lite struck a large ice-fioo, and as the wheel was torn out of the helmsman's hand, it flew around with a swift revolution and struck one of the lieutenant's legs fracturing both bones. Lieutenant Peary is not disheartened, however, and he hopes to bo able by about May 1st, when daylight again glimmers in the arctic regions, to start out on snowshoes and go farther :myth than any other explorer henmem ' Coffee. .• The auuual coffee crop of the world is estimated at over 11,000,000,000 pounds, worth at -first hand $135,000,000. This enormous quantity is grow • in lands between the - parallels of 30 degrees. north and 30 degrees south - latitude. mainly in British Indra and the neighbor ing Islands, ill Liberia and other parts of Africa, in the West Indies, Mexico; .Central America, and Brazil. The Domestic con- sumption of the united states amounts to 561,132,100 pounds, win oh is valued here at $72,140,000 and of whesh 00 per cent 0011118 from countries geo.arae i s ly belonging to this continent:- int People are scene:',v;, , .; ; , t p yrat,- ing that. the preacher will take a dead aim at them. ' If none of your neighbors seem to have ,any religion, it may be -a sign' that you need more yonreelf, • OONSUMPTO NI I bmc • positive remady for he above disease: by its use thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long standing bare been cored. Indeed so strong is my faith a in its efficacy, that I will send TWO BOTTLES FREE, 1 with o 'VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease to any sufferer who wilt send me their EXPRESS and P.O. address . T. A. Slocum, M. C., 186 ADELAIDE ST., WEST, TORONTO, ONT. Snug dude fortuaeahavebeen made at work Sr u,, by Anna Page, Austin, Teens, and Jno. Bonn, Totedo.,0hao. See cut. Omen are deluges well. Why of you? Some ears over 61:00.00 it month. You condo the work and live t home, wherever you ars. Even be- ginner, are easily earning from 61 to 010 a day. Ail. is,.. We chow you how sad start you. Can work in span time er ail the time. Big money for work- er. Failure unknown among them. NEW end wondered. Pardeulan fret. 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