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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-3-24, Page 7ieloodsbye, lloti Mese Vole (Begone Field.) Alike the AngloSaxon hpepch eeekritls its dime revealings, ee takes a notd, and seems to reach Far clown Into /our feelings; Tbat some folks doom it rude I know, And therefore they abuse it; Mut Dias% never found it so, Before all else I choose it. Arlon% objeet tiat weir should air The Gallic) they eave paid. tor, With "Au revolts "Adieu, ma chore," For thate what newel was made for; put, when a crone takes Your helui At partieg to addre.s you, ao drops all foreign lingo, aud Be says: " otelsbye, God bless you!" This seems to be a sacred pbraso With reverence, impassioned; A thing come down from righteous days. Quaintly, but nobly fashioned, It well becomes an honest face, A voice that's round and cheerful; ° Itstays the sturdy in his place, .And soothes the weak and fearful; Into the portals of the ears It steals with subtle unction, And in your heart of hearts appears To work its greatest function; And all day long with pleasing song It lingers to caress you; I'm sure no human heart goes wrong That's told "Good-bye.Goe blees you!' In tent. IgyAugelice erstwhile in lace and pearls, Maimed, smiled and flirted all the whole night through, The maddest minx and merriest of girls, With wicked flashes in her eyes of bine; 33ut now she's castaside her gowns of gauze, Makes each night when oarly church bells 01, She goes each morning Early to the church ,. It is the proper thing in Lenten time. Reads history, and thinks and sews, because Winne ; ' With eyes demure under ber dotted vele Ii frock E-ubdued, ike a brown bird a -perch, Prime, pretty, qeiet and a trifle pale; She reads- the service from a little book, Wbispers a silent prayer—ale not in vein ! With such a tender, ssveet, religious look, 33eneath dim sunbeams through the chancel pane. leveller she looks thau when %oath candl e glow We strolled together from the rausio's blare, 'Men, as we waltzed, I whispered to her low And felt the fragrance from her nut brown es hair. That saintly droop becomes her pretty eyes, She looks quite well in sparrow brown arrayed, For though it's all a dainty sacrifice 33e sure her sackcloth gown is tailor made. Augelice !send up one little player For one who stands without the iron gate Wee:shit% each day to see you passing there, .As erring ones on pitying angels wait. Pray c hat your heart may know—as your eyes 'Tho ono one who's loved you through the winter's, rimeee -Give buteourself, sweet lible saint, tome-- 'Twoeld be a gracious actin Lenten time. —Kate Masterson. MR, DISSOWS BILL. Society Men 'Want Changes Made la the Friendly Societies eme. A deputation of representatives of benevo- lent and friendly societiee, consisting of Nieeers. Joseph Tait, M. P. P., E. F. Clarke, M. P. P., A. F. Campbell, M. E P., Dr. Oronliyatekba, John A. McGillivray, A. J. Patterson, W. F. Montague, J. Miller,J. B. Leubsdorf, Dr. Mihnan, D. Rose, J. A. McMurtry, D. F. McWate, W. W. Buchanan, Dr. B. E. McKenzie and others waited upon Mr. Gibson at Toronto yesterday. afternoon, -with reference to the bill respecting in- surance companies. Among the changes they wanted in the bill was that a substan- tial deposit should be required in cases when a special audit because of fraud is de- manded. They strongly objected to the section requiring the terms and conditions of an insuramee contract to be set out on the face °aback ot the instrument forming the ege•atract, stating that such conditions Were embodied in the constitutions of the various societies and were generally too long to be so printed. Mr. Gibson, however, stuck to the prima Se that the essence of the condition at least taust be so printhd. The deputation was relieved to learn that the sections requiring all insurance agents to be registered did not apply to friendly societies. Strong objec- tion was raised to the section which provides that no forfeiture of benefit shall be incurred hy reason of default in paying any contribu- tion or assessment except annual, semi- annual or quarterly dues, which are payable at fixed dates, until after written notice has been delivered to the member in fault. One member a the .deeeetetecee eereaekee teat this section would break up alt friendly societies within, five years. Another claimed that if the clause went intoforce speculators would buy up lapsed claims and involve the societies in no end of litigation. The depu- Mtion also discussed a number of other sec- tions and agreed to pat their views in writing for consideration by the Govern- ment Spurgeon% Man. Seangeon used to employ help inpre- pairing some of his. sermo-ns and addresses. It is related that a gentleman who fre- quented the British museum used to find another man continually examining volumes of the Fathers and Puritan divines. One day the first of these visitors said : "1 sup- pose, sir, you are preparing some work of great research ?" "Oh," said the other, "don't you know who I ani? I am Spur- geon's man. I have to get up forhim all the most telling aneedotes frbm old or not generally accessible books." lOcriods of lnenhation in Diseases of Chit- . drext. 'Scarlet fever, 12 hours to 7 days; measles, 9 to 12 days ; small -pox, /2 to 14 days chicken -pox, 8 to 17 days; diphtheria, 2 to -dais; whooping -cough, 4 to 14 days; mumps, Sto 22deys. The Seat et War. Nellie—I congraeulate you, dear. Was it an orthodox proposal ; down on his knees and all that? Fannie (blushing)—Not just that way, dear. I—I believe I was on his knees. But don% ever dare to mention it. A Desperado. st if Stranger—How much do you get for the golden rule 7 D la Jeweller (wearily)—Young man, stop V", right there. I recognize you as the des- egeperado who wants to price a pair of ruby as ore 1ips,.! Oro( Young Mr. Bunn—May I call upon you, Miss Munn 7. M les Munn—Oh, yes, Mr. Burin. I suppose we really ought to mortify ourselves somewhat during Lent. One of the most extensive of the minor industries in Russia is the manufacture of wooden spoons of which 30,000 are pro- duced every year in the czar's domains. They ate made of birchwood, • The man who is the architect of his own orbune uteally builds it on hie mad, She—I was reading to -day of e lady who proposed to a gentleman. He—This is leap yeate you know. She—I know it, but. I don't want a husband who has to be pro- posedter. You are not a man of that kind, I am certain. 11e—N— no—er—will you levee me,. Jennie? She—This is an midden. The following epigranaMistio quatrain was wrieten by a well known bachelor -poet in a lady's album : "Ali honor to leo/Iran, the sweetheart, tile wife, The delight of the fireside by night and by day, Who never does anything wrong in her life, Eecept when perreiteed to have her own IS DR. ORMISTON ON CALIFORNIA. He Tele Of the Healthy Influences Of its ----ea—, FRUITFULNESS OF THE COUNTRY. (Rev. William Onniston, D. De I have long purposed writing you in refer- ence to this land of sunshine and flowers, but I refrained until my experience would warrant the expression of an opinion. Many statements have been published by vieitors, or by those who have been only a short time in the country, which are only partially true, and are fitted to mislead any who trust them. Some depict everything in too favorable colors, and others depreciate all they witness, and speak of the climate, soil, productions and scenery in terms which cenvey an erroneous impression to the reader. It is a very difficult task, indeed to give to a dweller on the Atlantic coast, or even to the inhabitant of what, a few years ago, was styled the "Far West," a just an adequate conception of the peculiar char- acteristics of Southern California. It differs so greatly, and in so many respects, from any region lying east of the Rocky Mouetains, that the simple truth, plainly told, imams like a wild exaggeration, or an intentional caricature. The coast of the Pacific presents a striking contrast to the shores of the Atlaneic in climate, scenery, fertility and productions. I shall briefly notice some of these cliatinctions ; and •first THE CLIMATE. This is by no means perfect, or such as will suit -and please every one, though cer- tainly all the year round it is one of the most enjoyable, and is recognized and acknowledged to be such by those who have visited many lands in both the Old World and the New. Probably the conditions are more desirable, and decidedly less objec- tionable than are to be found in any other portion of this country, or of any other. In reality there are but two seasons, spring and summer. The former includes the months from 'November till May; theIatter extends from May to November. Some- times the seasons are spoken of as the " rainy " and " dry" seasons. The rains fall chiefly during the months of Nov- ember mad February. Showers fall in other months, but during seven months little rain, if any, falls, and everythings be- comes dry and arid. The heat of summer is sometimes very intense; the thermometer, standing in the shade, rising above 100 deg., occasionally as high as 112 deg. But the heat is tempered by a refreshing breeze from the ocean every afternoon, and the atmosphere is very dry. Sultriness never occurs, and such a thing as sunstroke is wholly unknown, and mad dogs are unheard of. Even when the heat during the day is somewhat oppressive the evenings and nights are cold and favorable to rest and sleep. Occasionally high winds of great velocity occur, and in rare years, such as the present, do much damage to the fruit. Thunder and lightning are infrequent, and continue only a short time. Except during the heavy runs one can spend his time wholly in the open air. In winter the thermometer ranges from 45 deg. to 75 deg., and seldom falls below the freezing point. In some localities slight frosts nip the tenderest leaves, buds and plants, but seldom injure the citrus fruits. On Christ- mas Day, when we sat down to dinner, we found the table adorned with fiowers of various kinds, embracing full-blown calla lilies and a great variety of roses; and for desert.we had abundance of freshly.gathered strawberries ripened in the open field -, while through theraised windows we looked out upon the snow-capped mountains. The climate is favorable to longevity, and persons advanced in years become re- juvenated. Many invalids ' come here, especially those suffering from pulmonary and throat diseases. Many, however, come too late, and although for a time they seem to gain in health and strength, the improve- ment proves delusive and temporary. When the lungs are only weak great relief is ex- perienced, and complete restoration to health often secured. Many suffering beim hemorrhage are quite cured, and all sorts of nervous troubles are greatly relieved, Iu many ewe thereina- turn veldts to the 1....flutece of the genial warmth and the dry atmosphere. Many attest that their health is renewed and their strength restored by a few months' resi- dence in one of the valleys or on the foot- hills. A change of temperature and of . atmosphere is readily secured within a short distance by going from or towards the ocean, or by ascending the hills on either side of the valleys; and at an altitude of ten thousand feet ice and snow may be reached at almost any time in the year. Notwithstanding the greater mildness of climate, the same clothing substantially is required here as in New York or Pennsyl- vania. No part of the state is more de- lightful and salubrious th in the valley of the San Gabriel. TEE SOIL. In addition to an unrivalled climate, Southern California has an exceedingly fertile and productive soil. It is formed, to a very large extent, of sandy loam, with sections of adobe clay. It varies in depth from four or five feet to forty or fifty. Two, and frequently tin ee, crops are raised in one year—barley, corn and .potatoes. Owing, however, to the long -continued droughts of summer, irrigatem for most crops and fruit ia ineispensable Indeed, without a good supply of water. crops are light, and citrus fruits yield seam ily. But with plenty of water and the summer sun- shine growth goes on without interruption, and the yield is abundant. The land requires frequent and thorough cultivation, and the trees demand intelli- gent and assiduous call,. vl bleb they most bounteously repay. Negligence in them respects ensures failure old ends in disap- , pointment Ceaseless vigilance is necessary I on the part of a successful horticulturist. He must attend to pruning at the proper , times and to sufficient extent, and see that ' all insect pests in the form of scale e are removed and destroyed, which can be done by spraying the trees most thoroughly with a prepared solution, or by fumigating each tree with gas produced by chemical action under a tent which entirely covers the tree, and as far as possible excludes the light. An orange grove, properly abtencled to, bears some fruit in the fourth year, and the yield increases in amount every year until the tree is fifteen or twenty years old. A good orchard in full bearing yielde very largely, producing from four to ten or twelve boxes on each tree. About one hundred trees are planted on an acre. One Man informed ine that he sold the fruit as it hinue upon the treee, and for eeven acres, received seven thousand five hundred dollars Another told me that his groves of orange and lemon trees, eornprishig about one hundred acres, yielded oveir forty thousaucl dollars. These testate are extraordinary, and exceptional, yet a common return per acre mins from two huntlred and fifty to five hundred &elves. An indestrious man cul- tivating ten mires here will get as com- fortable a living as a farmer in tisnada, or in the StAte. Of New orkcan secure from one hundred Acres. Equal industry and thrift are required M both Wiese while in the ease of the orange grove, though the work is lighter, greater Intelligence, fere- thought and al:ill are requisite. The pros ductious are not only exuberantly abundant, but exceedingly numerous and varied. lu cereals we raise wheat, corn, barley, beaus and peas, In fruits we beve oranges, kimono, peaches,. apricots, nectarines, pears, prunes, figs, ouinceri end pomegranates, together with rapes, walnuts, cherries, plums, almon s, pecans, peanuts and olives; atraw- berrieee blaeltberries, guavas and currant% Every kind of semi tropical fruits samurai, ineleding vegetables of every variety and of excellent quality. Large quantities of oranges and lemons, dried fruits awl raisins, peas and beans, and early vegetables, such as peas, potatoes tomatoes, cabbages and onions, are exported to the East. VALUE OF LAID, The land sells at a high price, varying as to quality and location and the crepe it is adapted to produce, and whether it is supplied with water. The price varies from one hundred dollars to four or eve hundred an acre. Groves in full bearing are sold as high as two thousand dollar e per acre. To secure e home some money in band is required, as several years must elapse before much return can be expected, and honest industry, thriftand economy must be practised, WHAT HATTIE ASKS. The Senate Grannies to Cousider a Wilson. burg Divorce Petition. The petition of Hattie Adele Harrison, of Tilsonburg, for the relief of whom there is O divorce hill to be introduced in the Senate during the present session, was presented in the II mere yesterday by Mr. Tisdale. It states that in September, 1889, she was married at the residence of her father, E. D, Tilson, in Tilsonburg, to Henry Bailey Harrison, who was a telegraph operator in the House of Commona last session, but whose present place of residence, supposed to be eornewhere in the United States, is now unknown. In July, 1890, she was compelled, on account of her husband's drunkenness and irregular life and his cruelty to her, to leave him and return to her parents. There are three children, the result of the marriage. 111 August lest, in Ottawa, Harrieon was married to Florence Beaton with whom he lived only ten days, when his former marriage became known here and he left Ottawassauddenly. In her prayer for divorce his wife claims the cus- tody of her three children. Permanent Pastures. frequently receive letters asking whether it would be a paying investment to turn arable land into permanent pastures, and, if so, which grasses should be used for the purpose. A letter, therefore, on this subject may prove opportune at this season of the year. I desire to say at the outset that permanent pastures are not likely to occupy so prominent a place in our sericul- ture relatively as they do in that of °Great Britain. In the first place, our seasons are too dry. In the months of July and Augusts and sometimes in September, the weather is oftentimes so dry that Lucerne even grows but shyly. In Great Britain duringthesame months, they too often have a super- abundance of moisture. In the second place, our whaters are too cold. Because of the intensity of the frost, many grasses of much value in Great Britain cannot withstand the cold of our winters, and consequently they perish. And, in the third place, we happily do not require them so much as the people of Great Britain, as we have a silage and -fodder crop in Indian corn of much more value than anything which they can grow for these purposes. Ye it would not be prudent to say that we have no place for permanent pastures laid down upon the European plan. Many farmers may find it to their advantage to keep a certain field in pasture for a term of years in succession. In these instances mixed grasses, if properly selected, will give more pasture than can be obte,iued where not more than two or three varieties are grown. The value of permanent pastures ni this country will depend almost entirely ou the nature of the soil, and the selection of the grasses to be sown. The soil should be a oam, rich in humus, and well drained naturally or otherwise, that is to say, it thould be aoil which is naturally well adapted to the growth of greases. On dry, gravelly sag, very stiff clays,or on light sands, ikevould be a .great mistake to try to grow mixed grasses in the permanent form. The returns would certainly be disappoint- ing, as such lands are not well adapted naturally to the growth of grasses. On the atiff clays the results would be more satis- factory than on the light lands, after the seeds had got a start. The following is a list of grasses and clovers that I would recornend in laying down a permanent pastlire M Canada, and also the respective amounts of the seed of each to use • Timothy 2 pounds Orchard grass 1 • Meadow foxtail 2 " Meadow fescue 3 d. • Tali oat grass 3 A it Lucerne A " Alsike clover 2 " White or Dutchclover., ...... .. . 1 " 'fellow clover, or treefoil... 1 ... 21 pounds. These varieties are all hardy, and will stand well the rigors of our cold win- ters. Some of them' as timothy and alsike clover, will only lastfor a limited term of years. Orchard grass is bunching in its habits of growth when sown thinly; hence it is so far objectionable, but it furnishes a large amount of food both early and late in the season. Tall oat grass is a vigorous grower, of proved hardiness, and like orchard grass furnishee a good bite in spins and also in autumn. Meadow fescue is a midsummer grass, a persistent grower, and has much power to withstand well the influences of frost and drought. Lucerne is a most persis- tent grower, but it should not be sown where the sub -soil is not deep and porous, and where the water table is not below the line of the growth of the deepest roots. Kentucky blue grass is not mentioned in the list, for the reason that it is indegenous to our soils, and in one form or another will soon make its way into the pasture. I would alto have it distinctly understood, in the first place, that the quantities of the different varieties to be sown may vary from those given in the above list. The capabilities of the sea may call for this, and also the wants of the particular kinds of stock to be grazed upon these pastures. .And in the second place that there may be other grasses and clovers which could with advantage be added to the list as soon as we have proved their capabilities; there- fore, a list of these grasses given rime years hence May differ considerably from diet given in this paper. The value of these grimaces has been proved at thie station and to some extent at other plades ; hence they are mentioned as varieties which, if sown, will not prove a deluseee hope. Tiros, SHAW. Ontario Agrkeltural College, Guelph, Pea John Wine, D. De LL. D., estin- • �f the 'Milted Pees)) berate College • gdinborgh and a well-ktwit write, is dead. • WEST YORK ELOPEMENT. The gired Nan Carries Off'lfie Employer's Daughter, • ',CHEN SHE MARRIED BILL. Among the most highly respected relit.- derits of the third concession in West York may be counted the family of Mr; Wijliani Clarke, ex -fourth deputy reeve ot York township. Mr. Clarke is a wealthy fernier, wlio has aeveral Mali and two daughters, both of whom possess property in their own right not eatimated at leas then $18,000 apiece, Notwithetanding their comfortable pecuniary circumatances, the family have been accustomed to live in a careful and prudent manner, and the young people have seen very little of what is called "society." The attraction of the young ladies' society and the report of their good domestic quali- ties and handsome fortunes naturally drew occasional aspirants for their hands to the parental home, but it is reported that little encouragement was afforded to suitors by the head of the household, and that conse- quently, one after another, they fled in dis- couragement. The idyllic peace of the home was rudely brokeneast week by the unexpected elope- ment of the eldest daughter, Miss Sarah Jane Clarke, with a man about four feet -high rejoiciug in the name of "Bill Stewart," who had been working for her father for about twelve months. The couple had carried on their courtship with unusual secrecy lest, for want of due precautions, the joys of "love'e young dream" might be rudely interrupted by stern parental interference. It is reported that on one occasion, when her father during last summer was very seriously ill, Miss Clarke went to the stable in tears and exclaimed, "Darling Bill, sup- pose anything happens to pa, will you awry me 7" To this her lover responded, " By G—, I will, as sure as your name's Sarah Jane." On Thursday week an occasion for evad- ing parental restrictions unexpectedly pre- sented itself. It was eagerly availed of by the loving couple. The family had been invited to a party at Mr. Denby's, on the second conceesion, just north of where the Belt Line Railway crossed. Sarah Jane started with the rest, but, pleading that she had a severe head- ache, was driven home, no one for a moment suspecting any ulterior purpose. When the young people returned to Mr. Clarke's house about 3 a. m. there was no Sarah Jane, and they searched "upstairs, down- stairs and in my lady's chaniber "without finding a trace of her. By and by it was discovered that Bill was also missing xi I then a began to be realized that his billing and cooing and wooing had been carried on with so earnest a purpose as to prove one more that, though " the course of true love never did run smooth," and "faint heart never won fair lady," yet "love htughs at locksmiths." Two days later a polite missive was re- ceived from the bride, praying her relatives not to mourn her as one lost, telling them that she was legally married to Bill, and warning them that they need not send after her. —Deer Park Record LARGEST TELEGRAPH OFFICE. That in London Gives Entplo3 meet to Three Thousand Persons. The biggest telegraph office in the world is that of London, says an exchange. It is located in the general post -office building, and is not accessible to the general public. It contains more than three thousand operat era, and its batteries are supplied by O plant of 30,000 cells, or enough to make three of olid glass rows of 'cells from the Caesar.' to the White. House. This office does more business than any office in the United States. It dispatches its business much quicker and more quietly than our offices do, and its main operating room is not half so noisy as the main office of the Western I.Tnion Company M New York. Of these 3,000 operators, about one thousand are women. They have a room to them- selves and they do their work with Ameri- care Morse instruments with registers and paper reels. In the other parts of the office all sorts of instruments are used, and the Hughes printing inetrurnents are the most popular. In the big telegraph operating room of Paris 1,000 operators are at work. Nearly one-half of these are women. The day operators work only seven hours, while the night operators work ten hours, but they get bigger pay than those who work during the day. The Law's Delay. Lawyer—Hurrah! Let me congratulate you. You are the luckiest of mortals. Thanks to my- skill, I have obtained a judg- ment iii your favor in the Supreme Court. Client—After nine long years. "But, my dear fellow, better late than never." "How much do I get?" asked the client anxiously. "The court decrees that you shall receive $2,000. The costs and my fee will amount to only $3,000, so that all you will have to pay me is $1,000." "Merciful heavens ! and I must lose my money besides ?" "01 course you lose your money, but console yourself—you have gained your ease. You • ean't expect to gain everything." Crazy Business Men. An eminent expert on insanity told, while giving evidence in the Field case in New York, of &patient of bia who had made something like a million dollen during a period of his life when he was undoubtedly insane. The doctor even went further, and told the jury that he had known a great many lunatics who were still in active busi- ness and who had been marvellously suc- cessful financially, This opens up a wide reeve of thought. Perhaps half the poli- ticians, ministers t.f certain sensational characteristics, and social reformers of pro- nounced views are all as mad and restless as the March winds. We send no missionaries to the wealthy, although the conversion of money to some- thing else is the easiest thing in the world. Jay Gould's minister says he doesn't know how Jay gets his money, and he doesn't care about questioning him about the fractional $10,000 of it he has given to the church. The seven wonders of America are classed as follows : Niagara Falls, Yellow. stone Park, Mammoth Cave, the Canyons and Garden of the Gods, Colorado; the giant trees, California ; the natural bridge, Virginia ; and the Yosemite Valley. Sir Arthur Sullivan is getting on fast with his new comic opera, written to Mr. Syd• ey Orund?s libretto. Oscar Wilde's new play, "Lady Winder- mere's Fan," produced last week in London, is said to abound in risky lines. It is calculated that every 10 days of London tog casts 25,000 people on beds of ickness, and kills 2,500. • Several Wyoming printers having been through the Keeley institute and become enthUsiasts on the sulsjoet have indueed the typogrephical melon of Cheyenne to set aside a hind to pay the way of memberswho desire to take e course at the jag house," the money.to be refunded later on., e seeNeteseaseseesee,e esseeeseereeseaseeeseisee eeeeseeteteee • Ak,,,V'.\' Ms.‘.%s1/4 \\•,,N.. " • eie for Infants and Children. I "Castorla is 80 welladaptedtochildrenthat Castorla cures Colic. Censtipatioe, 1 recommend it as superior to any prescription Sour Stomach, Diarrh.osa, Eructation. _ known tO Mo." 31 A. Ascent: 31,D Kills Worms, given sleep. tuld Promotes M° ' 'I _ gestiou, 111 ee• &Stahl St.. Brooklyn. N. T. 'Without injurious medication. Tau Csirmou ConpArry, 11 Murray Street, N. esa, ssessei, i'yeeeseessesse TEA TABLE GOSSIE —The Empress of Austria is 54. — Tennyson is a novel -reading fiend. —In France deaths outnumber births. —Brooklyn has one saloon to every 225 persons. —It cost 21,500 to bury the Duke o Clarence, —Spain has only 3,231 Sunday school children. — Talk about women being flighty! Look at bank cashiers. —Egotism ie eman without a, collar carry- ing a gold -headed cane. —The late Sir William White spo twenty-eight languages. • —There are 3,064 languages in the world and more than 1,000 religions. —The man who tried to please everybody generally has a contempt for himself. —Rose Elizabeth Cleveland has gone to Egypt to hunt for materials for a book. —He that is little in his own eyes, will not be troubled to be thought so in others. — A nian's contempt for a coquette is always mingled with pity for some other fellows. —If every man was as big as he feels there wouldn't be standing room in this country. --" Take away women," asks a writer, "and what would follow ?" That's easy. The men. —A never-tobe-worn-out quality of dress goods for school girls is Scotch cloth in tweeds or mixtures. ' The inan -who's too devoid of aim To make the least advance Is sure to be the first to claim He never had a chance. Now doth the'crafty woodsman The sorghum sugar buy, And. with fresh maple syrup Unto the city hie. —" Wanted, by a young gentleman, situation as son-in-law in a, a quiet respect able family."—L'Ami de la Maison. • A woman might a secret keep, And safe forever lock it, • If she would only think to put The secret in her pocket. —The most careful man in the world was about to be hanged recently—we forget for what crime. Before stepping on to the platform he inquired anxiously, "Is it safe?" 01.1111. Im srtan Facts Please Read Tii63'n We respectfully ask your careful attention to this statement, brief le: important, and which we will diviee Into three parts, viz: 2'HE SITTJATION 2, THE NECES- srrr; iviig REMEDY; 1st. The Situation Health depends upon the state of the. blood. The blood conveys every element which goes to make up all the organs of the body, and it carries away all waste or dissolved and useless material. Every bone, muscle, nerve and tissue lives upon what the blood feeds to it. Moreover, every beating of the heart, every drawing of the breath, every thought flashing through the brain, needs a supply of pure blood, to be done rightly and well. 2d. The Necessity The human race as a whole is in great need of a good blood purifier. There are about 24.00 disorders incident to the human frame, the large majority arisink from the impure or poisonous condition of the blood. Very few in- dividuals enjoy perfect health, and fewer still have perfectly pure blood. Scrofula, a disease as old as antiquity, has been inherited by generation after generation, and manifesis itself today virulent and virtually unchanged from its ancient forms. If we are so fortu- nate as to eacape hereditary impurities in the blood, we may contract disease from germs in the air we breathe, the food we eat, or the water we drink. 3d. The Remedy In flood's Sarsaparilla is found the medicine for all blood diseases. Its remarkable cures are its loudest praise. No remedy has ever had so great sec - cess, no medicine Sva.s ever accorded so great public patronage. Scrofula in its severest forms has yielded to its potent powers, blood poisoning and salt rheum and many other diseases have been permanently cured by it. If you want statements of cures, write to us. If you need a good blood purifier, take CARTERS ITTLE 1VER PILLS. Sick Headache and rel.eve all the troubles in t. dent to it bilious state of the system, such Dizziness, Nausea. Dro %%sines% Distress ab eating, Pain in the Side ae. While their O renaarkable success has been shown ha c Headache, yet a RTER'S Dramas Lavas Pima are equeilyvalua..hle in km constipa4, ctirift and preventing tlis annoying complaint. Nvtle they also corkect all'disorders of the stomee stimulate the 'liver and regulate the bakels. Even if they only cured EAD Ache they would be almost priceless tt) those who suffer frail this distressing coxnplaint. but fortunatelY their goodness does not en liere, and thilee irbo- once try them will fing these little pills vaeriebie in so many ways that they will not be willing to do without thein. But after all sick head is the bane 01 80 many lives that here is where we make our great boast. Our pills cure it while others do not CARTER'S LmrsE Lrvrst Pius are very small and very easy to take. One or two pills make a dose. They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or purge, but by their gentle action please all who use them. In vials at 25 cents: five for Si. Sold everywhere, or sent by mail. OMER =MOINE 00., new ?oils. Small M. Small Due. Small Prim The Spider Took Possession. An amusing, and at the same time in- structive incident, occurred quite recently in one of our neighboring cities, the like of which, it seems, may often be the cause of trouble'yet one would scarcely look for it in thatdirection. The meter inspector of the Electrio Light Company in making his usual rounds to take the readings for the monthly accounts, reported one of the meters (Shelknberger) as not having regis- tered, although previous months bad always shown up in good shape. A repairer being sent to break the seal and remove the cover, found woven round the thin aluminum blades of the retarding mechanism, spider webs in all directions, but apparently not satisfied with spinning them from blade to blade, the spider bad cast several hawsers from the blade to the back of the meter, thereby preventing it from being set in motion when the current was turned on. When they were removed they meter started off in good shape again with but one lamp burning.The natural con- clusion in Euch a case is that the spider had crawled into the meter when very small, and had made it his permanent abode until I too large to crawl out again, bet the prob- lem is, what did he feed on ?—surely not some of the current 1 hloral—if you want your meter bills to bring you in a proper - return for the current supplied, have the covers removed from them every six menthe. In the case referred to, the meter bad been undisturbed for more than a year.--Etese trice/ News. A New Beath Teat. Some particulars of a remarkable case of revival from apparent death have come to hand from St. Petersburg. A lady, who had been suffering from a violent nervous attack, sank into a state of syncope, and after a time ceased, as it seemed, to breathe. The doctor who was attending her certified that death had resulted frorn paralysis of the heart. For some reason, which is not explained, another medical man, Dr. Loukhmanow, saw the body, and, having been informed that the lady had suffered from attacks of hysteria and catalepsy, thought it worth while to make a thorough examination. After trying various other means, he applied the microphone to the • region of the heart, and was enabled by this Instrument -to hear a faint beating, which proved that life was not extinct. Every- thing was done to resuscitate the patient, who shortly afterwards recovered con- sciousness. The " Average " Woman. We make use of the term " aVerage woman" without knowing what it im- plies. Physically, it means that she weighs about 117 pounds, and that, if an Ameri- can, she is somewhat taller than 5 feet I inch. Observations taken by the French acad- emy relative to the average height of 1,107 French women, withortt shoes, show ib to , be that much. , Dr. Sergeant, from 1,8345 . , observations, concludes that the Ameri- can woman is nearly two filches taller than the average daughter of France, arid Dr. Gallon, an Englishman, in 770 mem- surements, found that the WOMCD. of Great Britain are the tallest of the three they exceeding Miss Columbia by fully lialf an inch. In the matter of weight, though, Arneris can femininity is slightly ahead, though the figures are not given. Trying a Baptism Case. A curious lawsuit has been instituted in Shenandoah, Va. According to the 13oston Journal, a few Sundays ago the wife of David Jonet brought their bifant child to the Episcopal Church to be baptized. Bo. fere the eerernoey began Jones arose and exclaimed "Hold on If you christen that child you do it against the wish and religion of the father, am an English dBaptist." The wife said it was her wish to Sarsa*arilla Sold by' druggists. 5; 8iX for 55. riveted only by C. L HOOD & CO., LoWell, Maga. WO Doses One Dollar have the child christened, and the earnister proceed with the ceremony. The hes. baud then had the clergYinan Arrested under' O law which gates that a father has the spiritual iStal eclemeional control of his child -until it arrives at the age of matu- rity. The case hag been seta to &surfs where it will be tested.