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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-12-29, Page 13end. CHRISTMAS. A Survival of the Old Heathen Festivities. MODERN MODIEIOATIONO. TITLE the little one are eonteitt te eiljey whae Chaste/as bringa them, aed to mak no queatione phil- diem of older grewtli may find opportunity to give instrection with. regard to the mien of this; great holi- (ley. The Chrietnese festivel of to -day ie . gradual evolution from tinme ehet long antedated the Christien period. Thoueb it celebrates the mightiest feet in the hietory ot Chrietendom it Wee overlaid upon heethen festivele, and meuer of its: attendant ob2erve:4es are mere adapratione of pagan to Chriatian ooreterinial. This wars no mere accident, It we a nececieery measure at a time when the new religion WAS forced on a deeply maperstitioue popaletion, In order to reconcile heathen croneerte to the new faith, and to make the wrenching of the old tIe a painice e postible, these relics of paganism were preserved under modified externele, exectly as the antique colt/tees . were treneferred from anoient templea to adorn the Christian basilica% The very time finally settled upon for the Chrietrime celebration was a oemproruise with pees/dem. These is no bibliced reason why the 25th of December ahould be chosen as the date of the Netiv- ity. The early Cerielieres had rather leaned to the idea thee the event had occurred in October. But for unnumbered eenturiee before the Christien ere pagan Europe, through ell its various tries and tions, had beau accustomed to esilebrate its chief - est festival at nbout the period of the winter tolstioe, the turning point when winter having reischee ibeepc/gee hem also reached the point When it must begin to decline again toward eprings Thus the G-eeks celebratee Bace,hanalian Dionyetite) PritfaV1.1 abeut the miedle of December, when the people peeve the/melees lip to songs, deuces t•aid phatlie proceseeions, which frequently degsnezeted into all eorts of excesses. In Rome the Seturnerie, or festivals in honor of &stuns, began on Dec. 17th and continued for (levee deers. Among the 'route:de tribes the old feast of the 'Twelve Nights was religiously observed from Deo. 25.h to Jeer. eith, the latter day -being known, as it i veil known among their descendants, as Twelfth Day. The 25th of Dec. was the depth of winter, the period when the Ice Gueet watin the flush of his triumph was ale() the teraing point in the coellict of natural forces:. The Sun God, having rests:heel the goal of the winter seleeice, new wheeled around his -fiery steeds, and became the Sllre precursor of the e,,autte vietoty of light and life over darkness andsdeeth. A thousand indietteions point to the fact that Chriatreas Mee iecorporated all these festivele into iteelf and given them a new significance. l'he orgies of the bacchenalian feasts, of the sa turimtm end of the Twelve Nights eurvive in a refined and modified form in the merrimene and jollity which ,tharacteriztel I he StAsem. Of Ohristnias to. day. Oar Chrieterte.s gifts, are a reoreniscence of the pretense, thet were exchenged in 'Rome ermine the seturnalia. The shouts .of " Bona Seturnalia " which the 'Roman pope lece exchanged are the 'precursors ef our Merry Christ- mas." The doewratiou end illumina- tion of our Chrietion (hatches mead the templea of S stern, redieet with burning tapers and retpienderat with garlands. The -church, whieh wisely sought to retain the old heathen ferrite fouree it often very hard, indeed impoee.ble,, o es:bet-re the heethen epirit. In epee. sd cl,io 1 preterit, in epite of anathema, r. s.piee ot the coedcmnar ion of the more temegittiel :see tbe nore virtu .ous, Christ:crew in the lierchtys frequently reproduoed all the Wore orgies:, the de- bauchery and aelecenter itt the bacchanalia and the saturnalia. levee the clergy were whirled tato the vnrt.w.v.. A selectee celehre tion celled the Fe set ,sf Foe)1,3 bed been instituted in terse eeriele. with a view, said the doctors of the chureb, " that the folly which h natural to eed bore with us might exhale et leerst onee a year," The intention was rev:emeriti. But in prectice the liberty so eerier:lee !tee:eddy clegsmerated into heenee. E arly- ie the hietory of the church the se:toeless •teerrs so gereet that the 'Council of 11,1Xeren wk.,,t+ mowed to itaquire into the matt., r. No eetices WaAn taken at the time. But: year by year the Inghor anther:ties in the eluareii get tbeir faces more and mit etas -rely agelnet the Pease of Foole. F mi the lelth, le wie ler h cerstury it VMS ntattlierrokyAd ty oo..i a,t1,er eeueeil, and prolObited by Isielmo weer biehop. Yet :neither anathema ntprnhinitinn bed any effect; upon r lie lower clergy Yer to day it had almoet vane -led frees memory. /1 even a,nono, ties red:me bee: hen trea- ties:Le eurviveti erectureedy, what wonder that they eurvived arnorig, the laity ? The bId reeeir, indepd, tf uh. feerisemas period in olden tines almaret srmes.ger belief. No amount, of dreniessoaeSre /es bit/epee:my, no obscenity wee el:Me:led npon, 1,,cens,3 vp,s cogried to the fullost extesst or' lieentious- pets. The very execesesee of the Chrisoneae peeiod :sproved thrir owe events/el mod To Eng- land the Puriteese re,voltee re, bitterly that they for' a euriorl enerpteiseed Chrietmas altogether. In &mime the revolaticas WeR more greclute. But evecyweere ehringe of manners and of tiontle ems peritied the festival over which teeesees Clitee rules, and 'Santa Claus hintki61, trA•11 if we lortk upon him as a recruttea.asece el' the pegen Silenue its a. Buenos wire ell the of:len:sive feetures of 'paganism essminatee, Silo:tole who, with his new haptiesnel as -me, het siaieen on anew character. Yet it, must be remembered that Santa ',Claus does, not rule ell over the Chriseiau world. There is eYE.ri a wide elifferenne be- tween our earese Clain isriel the ete N choke of Southerts Freocis mad G.ermeety. The latter preserves noire of the Statimis then the Silenue ty pre :es: ZS Sniaril OnriOcian- vized and dienitied with epienopel vt'S {Alen t 5. He distrbua g,f ei 'Isere ottr Sente Ct.uj, boys and gide, he (tarries a birch rod. for offeedere. Tout in rtedietets to &Ere for good tittle Bee ever/ in the meet prireilsive Term of 'St Nrcholee, . nue ereed olti leisesal le seta v.8.08 iS tihn6Nt OtknOViin itt te Lo.hie 1301IntriNA 31.1 wi.13 $ka R11499,11. Te T. 1,1y end in Speen not Ohre/pees bet the lep,ptieny is 'Ore (ley tor givreg preterits, ,tietiphany,. it. Will he essiscensherecte onmerno- 'rates the +field, clf the wens men from the Emit, who name boering gifte gold, 'frankincense: and me rril to tbe newly -earn tBsariour. Th# Bible he /mt very much. to say eliont tbeni bit Impeller' legend has greatly fiVed out and nierentlied the Biblical etOrY. Is in Ivin the wite men three powetful eovereignie ssod gives eitere the tintmea of Caaper, Kiog ol Titesers ; Melt:hole, King of Arebie tette eerie King of Berrie. Wrests they beheld the star of Bethlehem they gatherer/ together tlieir %IA set nue on their journey. 'They rearlhed Jerueelem erel inteeetewed Herod, whO swingreetly exereieed ua mind Weere weer their 007. Then A0 they wout Mit towerd Deellieliem they came aorese an old women who wait oleariing her house, She soaked them whither they were going. And when they told her she besought them to tarry entil she hed hiliehed her task, and she Wellid aceeMnann them. Bat they said they could not welt, and then bid her follow, When she had finiehed ahe did drive to follow after them. But they were lost to sight, and ever 8/000 that day she has been wandering about the eerth inekiog for the child Jesup. And on the eve of the Epiphany elle comes dowe the chimneys of the bourres, leaving gifts for the little ones, as the Kingai fine gifta to ehe infant °lariat, and hopieg against) hope that she iney find him whom ehe still /seeks. In Italy she is known to this day as the Befana, and in Russia as the Babouelika. In Spain, however, it is not the Befana nor the leaboushka, hilt one of the three kings, no less a person, indeed, than Bet- theear, who is the purveyor of gifts. He is always represented as a blackamoor, even in the picture': of the old mestere, and ars such he survives in Spanish legend. Oa the eve of the Epiphany the children Leve their :shoes and boots out in some convent lent spot tune' the chimney, to fied them laden with gents in the morning. Boote, indeed, preceded the attic/kin everywhere, the superior advantages of the latter as a receptacle having been a recent discovery. In Belgium to thie day the children give their shoes an exera fine polish on Christmas Eve, fill them with hay, °eta or carrots, for Santa Cetus' white horse. and put them on the table or set thein in the fireplace. The room LI then carefully closed and the door locked. Iu the moraine, a etrange thing, is foetid to have occurred. The furniture is ell turned topsy-turvy, the fodder has been removed front the shoes. and in its place the geed little children find all aorta of eice things, and the bad ones only 1018 of birth In other localities baskete, dishes or wooden - ware are made the receptacles. But the obletieity of the stocking, its adaptability and the feet that while it preserves the in. dividuelity of the owner, like a shoe, it may yet be cleaned and made ready Inc the reception of edible presents—these elarec- teristice have caused it to grow into general favor among the juvenile votaries of Santa And may they all hang out their etc/01rings to -night and find them to -morrow morning full to eve/fit/Meg with the gifts of their patron saint! MRS. JONES, DETECTIVE. She Laid a Trap for Burglars and Caught Her Husband. "The paper says that burglars are thicker than blackberries in harvest tune,". seid Mr. Jones looleing up from his peper with a troubled air. " All I've got to say," remarked Mrs. Jones, "ie, don't be out late at night. You know, Jeptha, they'll gee you if you don't watch out." " Think you're e'er:siting, don't you, Marin ?" snapped Mr. Jones ; " they'd be more likely to get you. Dou't call on tne for help when a men with a mask on hoirits a pistol to your head, and asks you where you keep the silver." " Dea't talk so," remonstrated elre. Jones, " Pil keep the dog in, and faeten very door myself to -night." Sure enough, Mrs. Jones. had the house douhle-locked, and, with the dog where he eould range through the house at his own sweet will, retired with a calm sense of rest and protection. But in the night, not hearing the sound of the dog's pit -a -pats, Mr. Jones concluded to slip into his clothes and go down stain and see if everything was all right. It was, and the dog asleep on the parlor sofa, merely opened one eye in recognition mud then dropped off to sleep again. Mr. Jones found to hiseeecret satisfaction that Maria had forgetten the moat estential thing, and left the key in the door rd the silver closet. Ho thought he would just peep in befere locking it and taking thekey. At this, moment Mier. Jonea awoke, and was conscieue of something going on down stairs. " We only the dog," she said to herself, "1 won't wake Jeptha and get leeigreed at for my pains," and lighting a small night lamp see went, halfwey down and %ter a man in the silver closet. "Ha 1" she seed to herself, " I'll have thee, villain," mad like a spirit the glided across the floor, hanged the door of the chine closet, and locked it firmly, and gave a yell that was beard three blocks. lit vain Jones kicked and ecreameri : " Lemine out, Maria, your own husband." elre. Jones screamed three octs,vie higher, the dog barked hysterically tool the parrot called out : "Lt her go, G.elle- gher ; you're a rascal," with all the swear words in its vocabulery, to which was arlded the crashing of falling dis'oes, as Jones plunged madly in his two-by-four ceina retreat. As the neighbors arrived with a platoon of police, Mrs. Joues began to wonder if Joaes were murdered upstairs, where they sought and found him not, and great wits their surprise, until the police, who had captured and overpowered the wretched man in the china clone, recognized in hen the unhappy mister of the house. There is nothieg more to le said. Etren the parrot, hasset epoken a word einem and whether Mr. and Mrs, Jones will ever be on speaking terms remains to be seen.—Detrort Free Press. Too Much ot a mother Featherstone—Whet did you leave .your suburben boarding -piece "for? I thought your landlady was going to be like Os mother to you. Ringwa,y—She was. She wanted me to sleep in a cradle. Wise Polly. Polly (aged 6)—I really don't think, mamma, that, Santa Claus hem/tried. Marnma—Why not' , my deer? Polly—Just look atthis doll 'he hae left for rue. he dress is very evidently e roamer taete. Clara—Mother, just think of IL Mother —Weat is it, my daughter? Ceara— Cearlea has insured his life for 850,000, Nother—He has Well, now, my deugh ter, there is no longer any objeceion to your retaking him thee angel cake you hews beet., talking about. GOD'S LAMP., One night my little maid and I tad waited long in rosin The coming of an abse»I; otte lionte through the wind and rain, And many times a little race pressed 'gainsi the window pane, When wuddonly from out the night clouds black The mien rode bright and clear, And r ringing, cheats, whistle Proclaimed time lingerer near. Then oried my liltls tnaid, With enick, impatient stamp : "Mamma, don't dee a lantern, bed lies lie His hanging lamp." Lillian Russell, rumor says, will pley permenently in New York after the smarm in a theatre to be erected for that purpooe. nrnith—That was a pretty herd doctor's bill I had to pay. Jones, -DOW WOM that Smith—You bee, it was for iojuries received by being thrown from a horse I was ridiu by the doettern advide. A DUFFERIN CO, MIRACLE, El'hef4 nake's Great Peril aTld Wonderful Dieepe• flow IAN nit° was sieved After "Me Condition lead neon Deelareill Iffoneless he Three Doctors—Au Iisteresting Nar- rott ye 4tveu to a 0 1 Post " *importer by tike lows imother and Oilier Witnesses, fleufferin Pose Orangeville. The great Edmund Burke mice cm/aimed in a moment of eadnees and despair that the age of chivalry was gone forever, end oe every aide of tie we hear it remarked that the days of miracles are a part of the diur, superstitious and romantic past, We are not going to enter into it discussion on the reerite of either atateneeet. Much of the chivalry that we x•ead of had a great aeal of the wild and grobeeque about it, settee not a little thet was attributed to inireculoue agenoies was tho work of mon of talent and genitte, weer and greater than their generation, who tied explored and comprehended the treasures of M.other Nature' within whose bosom is said to be lockeda panaoea for every ill of fallen flesh. A newspaper's chief mission is to f aithfully and attractively record intereeeing ourreut events, and to /mire hu e h contrnents and suggestions as it deente advisable, and it is this role the Post is desdring to fill in this article. The neigh - tuning township of Mono furnishes an in- stenca of a marvellous cure, which itt less enlightened times would undoubtedly have been credited to supernatural influences, and which has even in this stern and practi- eat era created a genuine sensation. In a recent iseue we gave the particulars of the reetoration to physical strengthens" activity of George Hewitt, of Mono Mills, through the use of Dr. Williams' Phil> Pills for Pale People, whieh are now household words on this continent. Many who read the article cm Mr. Hewitt might be disperse(' to doubt, but the least credulous were silenced and conviaced by the striking evidence of the patient himself, eviderice which was oorroborated by several reliable persons who had an intimate knowledge of the faros. The fine banner township of Mono supplies equally striking and conclusive testimony of Dr. Williams' Ptak Pills ees an effectual remedy where the physicians' skill and knowledge have been utterly baffled. Men may be disposed to be sceptical, and to fancy that much thet is said in praise of these pills is roere hyperbole,but it is hard to confront the logic of facts, and in this respect an en- during monument is fast being built in sup- port of the merits and claims of this great - wit medical preparation of the century. Mr. Wm, Duke, lot 1, conceesion 6, Mono, is one of the best known and respected pioneere of this rection. A few weeks ago we heard them his little 12.year-old boy had been snatched from the very jaws of death by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and we determioed to fully in- vestigate the reported cure. Mr, Duke resides about six miles front Orauge- viile, end is One of the most prosperous fermere of the banner township. When the representative of the Post called at his quiet end cornforteble 'tense Mr. Duke' was at a eeigliboring threshing, but the reporter was eoartesously received by Mrs. Duke. We inquired as to the condition of Ernest, the iittle boy who wess reported to have been cured, and were somewhat nonpluesed when soid that he wee at school. From our in- formation as to bit state of health last spring, we did net expect to find him able to leave the home, and were not prepared for the newe that he was once more strong enoug'n to mix with the gabbling schoolboy throne. " Is Ernest the little boy that was to seek last winter aud spring ?" was our next interrogative. "He is, indeed," replied Mrs. Duke, "and, to tell you the teems, we had at one time no hope that he would ever agein be alde to leave his bed." " To what do you attribute the boy's re- tiovery ?' the reporter asked. " On to nothing but Dr. Williams' Pink Pills," was the ready and emphatic response rsf Mrs. Duke, who le a very intelligent lady, and who then gave the interviewer the ft:flowing intere.stiog and well-nigh incredi- ble narrative " Lasit winter Ernest had the grippe, and he :never seemed to fully recover from the effects of it. In February leet, /tome time after be had the grippe, he was so unwell that we took him to Dr. Bonner, of Mono Mills, who examined him, and steed that, what NV.IS troubling him was a deceying tooth which required to bet x- is:coned. He pulled the tooth and said to take the boy home and he would be all right, shortly. Instead of getting better, however, Evilest got far worse, and was tmon .croufined entirely to his bed. He failed in /strength and appetite, and was becoming more nervous every day. Some- times he would get twitching and nervous fits, end shake so hard that he would (righter) you. The shaking vvas so strong that the whole. bed shook with him. We hecetrae alarmed and sent for a second doc- tor who prescribed for the boy, and who gave it as his opinion that his recovery was impoesible. At thie time Ernest had beet, the power of both legs and arms, and they had to be tied down to ease the suf- ferer by lessening the nervous agitation. The eecond physician called in attended the bee tome time, but the case was getting so bad, every day becoming more hopeless, that a third was sent for to consult. Thes last one said that there was no chemee for poor Ernest, and that all the trouble seemed to be in the nerves. I need not tell you how grieved we felt over the prospect of losing our boy, anal seould leave tried anything to save his life. Wo had been reading in the Post about the wonderful cures made by Dr. Williams' Pink Pins, and often thought of tryieg them, lin we were told they would do no harm if they did not do any good. Nearly every week we leuti about miracles wrought ny the Pills, and one day I determined to esk the doctor if we might try them. Well,' Reid he, 'the boy can't get better, etel the Pills are not likely to hasten his‘ end. You MU do as you liken' Shortly after we otight a box of the 'Pills. This wee in May last. Little Ernest had not Wen taking them two weeks when he eoticed e wonderful change. We quit the doutors' medicine altogether,and kept using Ii e Pate wily. The boy improved so rapidly that, io a shortiime he was elle to be out, of lee/. Doe cart hardly believe a story like tide, but, every word of it is true. I tell you there is a wonderful ehange in bur boy, and ee ought, to be thankful to the Pink Pills lirntti itt growieg stout and strong, and ehis is his first day at school. The doctor maid he would be dead before the last Peron) o exhihitien, but my little fellow was ae well then that he was able to be erened, and evenwent with hip father to the exhihition. We have been buying the piles front Mr. Stevenson, one of the Orangeville clroggista, and Ernest is still mime amen aeltisough not so often as at first, It would not be moil out of your wey to cell at the echeol, end there you will fine Ernst, whe will be able to speak for himself," , just aop M rs. Doke was concluding her hes' the dinner bean and the aenerten OXPeot,04 that Esneet would istira up, end save hies a Yieit to the aelieol. He wee infernhal, liona evert that this by hed taken Me lunch with him an the morning and Would spend the diuner Inter at plen. Mr- Lengford ammo penied the reporter to the roil and on the pwianyk t ph, itall Eit 04011119dr not tldbe ttoheot wDiar9.1;171,iinlioavvolne: " have been boarding all 41oug ab Mr. Duke's," said he, and I tell you little ,Ernetlt was in a bad state lain ;spring. No iobn:a ever thought Islitgrhat gh: twboorldh hegob abneOttteirre'danhyd such a. simple remedy. Why, three doctors pronounced his ease beanies% and yet he is at sohool to -day 1 ae is a hright little boy, and the Pink Pills saved bisTihiefe:e'porter was full of thoughts as he hastened to the school to interview the little fellow who snay be staid to have heard the summons of death, and to have been saved from an early grave by Dr. William' wonderful Piek Pills which the teacher had truly described as a simple remedy. When we reached the school several children were playing in the yard, and in answer to our call for Ernest Duke a bright little boy started out from the romping throng. We asked him if he was the boy who had been so sick, and he answered with a mild and clear yes." "Aro you well now ?" "0, yes, I'm as well as over again." " Whatoured you ?'' " Pink Pilla !" was the ready and smiling response. The little fellow did certainly appear to be in the full enjoyment of health, and no one who did not know the facts would think that he had so recently been in such a feeble and precarious con- dition as to be despaired of by three local phyeicians of standieg and experience. We shook handa with the boy and [started for Orangeville, fully convinced that there was O good deal in the stories we had been read- ing of miracles wrought through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The reporter also intervievved several of Mr. Duke's neighbors, and found them all of one opinion. T.his was thet his son would now be sleeping in the silent •churchyard had it not been for the timely use of Pink Pills. He also learned that many others were neing the pills with gratifying result.% while many more had made up their minds einee the miraculous saving of young Dake's life to try the great remedy for lesser ailments with which they were troubled. We had anticipated that our missioa would be dis- appointing in some respects, never expect- ing to have the strange story which we had heard of Ernest Duke's recovery so fully substantiated, but here we were returning to Orangeville with everthing that WM flying rumor before conclueively estab- lished upon investigation. 1VHAT THE DRIIGGISTS SAY. On arriving at Orangeville we determined to ieterview the local druggists as to the popularity of the remedy that is working such wonders and causing such genuine sensations in many parts of the country. Mr. Thomas Stevenson was the first druggist interviewed; "Do you sell many of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ?" we &eked Mr. Stevenson. "1 should think we did," was his prompt reply. "There is no remedy in my store for which there is such a de- mand, and while the number we sell ia very large, the sale is certainly increasing. "How do you account for this large sale?" we %eked : "I believe it due eutirely to the merits of the preparation. Those who use Dr. Willia,ms' Pink Pills report) the best results. This remedy is certainly a wonderful one." When Mr. A. Turner was questioned he said the sale of Dr. William' Pink Pills was a surprise to himself. In his experience as a druggist no remedy had made such a reputation or produced such wonderful results. Scarcely a day passed tbat he did not hear of parties who were benefited by Vie use of Pink Pills. Mr. j. R. Dodds was equally enthu- siastio. "If you call Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a patent medicine," said he, " they are the most popular and beat oiling patent medieine in my store to-da,y. The sale ie undoubtedly on the increase, and I cam Bay that scores who have bought from me are oud in their praises of what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for them. They are certainly a great remedy, and my experience is that they effect all that is claimed for them." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a perfect blood builder and nerve restorer, curing ouch diseases as rheumatism, neuralgia, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, Vitus' dance, nervous headache, nervous prostration and the tired feeling therefrom, the eter effects of la grippe, diseasea de- panding on humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. Pink Pill give a healthy glow to pale and sallow com- plexions, and are a specific for the troubles peculiar to the female system, and in the case of men they effect a radical cure in al/ cases arising front mental worry, over -work or excesses of any nature. These pills are manufactured by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Brockville, Ont., and Schenectady, N. Y., and are soli only in boxes: bearing the firm's trade mark and wrapper. at e0 cents a box, or six boxes for $2 50. Bear in mind that Dr. Williams Pink Pills are never sold in bulk, or by the dozen or hundred, and any dealer who offers substitutes in this form is trying to defraud You and should be avoided. The public are also cautioned against all other so-called blood builders and nerve tonics, no matter whet name may be given them. They are all imitations whoee makers hope to reap a pecuniary ad- vantage from the wonderful reputation achieved to Dr. Williame' Pink Pince Ask your dealer for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and refuse all imitations and substitutes. Dr. Williams' Pink Pillo may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company from either address. The price at which these pills are sold melees a course of treatment compara- tively inexpensive as compared with other remedies or medical treatment. A Discriminating Judgment. Mr, and Mrs. Foicxy have been milling on the Swizzles. " What a delightful merrier' life they have, don't they, dear ?" said Mr. Foxxy. They're so affectionate." " Teat's just bite atnpid man," said Mra. Foxxy. 1` Why, didn't you hear him sey that he'd lived happily with bis wife for 30 years? That makes her 50 at least. I tell yon he's simply brutal." Thirteen an ITnIneky Number. Mire. Roughlake—Mrs. Breaker is so sup- erstitions lately. Mrs. Seawall—In what way? Mrs. Roughlake. Here ehe is really hesis bating aboue getting a divorce just beetause it happens to be the thirteenth one elle has applied for. Hieks—You can do the reinaindpiri owf ;tour Christmas shopping alone end fo_ o !pour will. Mrs. haven't tried to impose my will on you. Hicks—Yes,,,ysou -have; that part of it which says, y these presentit.' teteeting eartarave the teacher of the school Tho tr° Webs about female reformers is Mr. Thome' E. Langford, who boards that they always have so mach bustle at Mr. Dake, entered the house. It waila ., Deu, it4 *ow 4. �1TE 1QW 811.04 0YednPigilha ell" Shelf Ilea 0 USA' Of Age, The oyeter at the eensineneement of lie career Is so small that 2,000,000 would only WRIT,' miligoora inoh, In six mouths each individual oyster io large enough to cover half a crown, and in 10 1001:1014ct orowu piece. "The oyster is its own archi- tect, and the shell grows as the dsh inside grows, being 'lever too small. It A180 bears its age upon its back, and it is as easy to tell the age of an oyster by looking at its shell as it us that of horses by looking at their teeth. Everyone Who has handled an oyster ttIioll mut have noticed the eucceseive layere overlapping each other. These are technically termed shots, and each one marks a yearai growth, so that by counting them the age of the oyster on be determined. Up to the time of ita maturity—that when four years of age—the, shots are regu- lar and successive; but after that tiznethen become irregular and are piled one upou another, so that the shell becomes bulky and thickened. Foosil oysters have beell :seen of which each shell was nine inches thick, whence they may be guessed to be more than 900 years old. One to two million oysters aro produced from a single parent, and their scarcity is aceounted for by the fact, than man is not the only oyeter-eating e.nimel. The starfish loves tan °ester, and preys upon it uneeaaingly. A variety of whelk is also very fond of young oyetera,' to" get at which it bores right through the shs II and make the fish up through the hole thus made. Why He Smiled a Sickly Senile. One of the grain operetors in the Chidago Board of Trade was ananried 'a short` time ago, and, of course the first time' he ap- peared on the hoard after hie, lioneyrneon he was subjected to many congrietuletlaele and much good-rustured bantering. One of his friends, after congratulating him, suddenly reached over and took a long brown hair from his shoulder. ' "Looks bad in a married man, Ticker," he exclaimed, holding it up to the light. " Oh, that's ell right," mid Ticker, nail- ing, "it's my wife's." "No, no, that won't do," responded the friend ; "your wIfe's hair is darker than that." This made Ticker a trifle angry, and he exclaimed, excitedly, "1 telltyou it la my wife's. I guess I know my wife's hair when see it." "Well, you certainly ought to," said the friend, gaziog intensely at it. "But are you sure it's your wife'a ?" "Sure! Of course I am. Why do you ask ?" "Oh, I tlaought perhaps there might be a mistake. You see, I found it on Brown's shoulder just before I saw you." Ticker's smile was a sickly one as he in- vited the crowd out. From the Jaws of Death. Some surprising effects have been re- corded from the use of Miller's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil in the most desperate cases of consumption. When all other retnedies have failed Miller's Emulsion nearly always succeeds. It is the best kind of a flesh and blood maker and has been used with marked success by the phyaiciana in the Insane Asylum, Penitentiary. Hotel Dieu, and General Hoepital in Kingston, Oat. In big bottles, 50o. and $1, at all drug stores. Wiliank snelp Him. "1 want to r1s4 promptly at 5 in the morning," said Taddelis to his wife. "Then 111 give you a spoonful of powder I have in the kitchen." "What kind of powder is it 23 "Baking powder." eteneelones eleteniniatie Repellant. The fame of this greatest internal remedy has spread from ocean to ocean and to many distant points in the United States where it finds ready sale at advanced prices. Sold by wholesale druggists of Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Winnipeg, and by retail druggists generally. They Could Run. " do very well for a tattooed man," old the museum manager. "How did you get these curious figures upon you ?*" "1 wore mi einap bathing suit at Asbury --guaranteed fast colors," said the acquisi- tion. Dante Experience MA convinced many that to use any of the substitutes offered for the only sure -pop and painless corn care is attended with danger. Get always and use none other than Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor, at druggists. "Didn't Miraculously Escape." He—I read of a wonderful case in this morning's paper. She—Indeed. He—Yes—baby fell out of a fourth -storey window—instantly killed Get Rid of Neuronal'. There is no use fooling with neuralgia. It is itt disease that gives way only to the most powerful remediea. No remedy yet diecovered has given the grand results that invariably attends the employment of Polarones Nerviltne. Nerviline is a positive epecffle for all nerve pains, and ought to be kept on hand in every family. Sold every- wherce 25 cents a bottle. kept ills Word. Miss Giddey—There, that will do. You said if I would give you one kin you wouldn't ask for any more. Saidds—That's all right. I'm taking these without asking. Susi-mess EDITHATION.—The most elegant circular in Canada is published by the Hamilton Business College, Hamilton, Ont. Send for iL A California Estimate. Reporter—How many souls were on board? Survivor—Sixty-seven. And two China- men. Whim* stifferiag from toothache use Gibbons' Toothache Gum. Sold by all druggists. Young Putter—Do you mind me calling on your daughter, Mr. Slimson in a bum. nese suit? Mrs. dlimsoit—No, Tutter, not if you really mean business. Mrs. Stilish—Who is doing all tha,b swearing in the next room? Mr. &Wah— 1 suppose one of allsrle's suspender buttons dropped off again. "That is the etatute." It's much larger than than life-size, isn't it ?" "Oh yea 1 But no larger than he thought he wae." German peasanta in winter sleep 15 hours a day. 'Sc, you don't like to go ont in a row- boat eine° your 'latrine escape from dream- ing ?" '1 No; yon know that a burnt child dreads the tiro." .016411. it you keep at it, is apt to tell WPM the ,talfeee The tbinp tc) prevo* this tte'e Dee Pierce)/ Ilessont PtsUd Dkito one of these Uttle Pellets for ik corrective or gpatle 1axative-414pm for A cathartic, Witcy're the runath est, easiest to take, pleasantest awl most natural In the Wtty theY Oda They do permanent good, Coma - potion, Indigestion., Bilious Attain% Sick or Billows Headache, and nal derangements of the liver, stomovelio and imwels are prevented, 3M1101%1116 and cured. They're guarantee$ to give eat.- faetion in every case, or your money. be returned. The worst cases of Chrordo fl4k, tarrh in the }lead, yield to Dr: Sage's Catarrh Remedy. So em iu, i . tain s t that As makers offer IMO reWard for an incurable case. TLIESIC TWO. In the] /Mystic Eve They Were Silent Put& the Impulse Came. The amethystine lines of evening were growing into duller purples and theparplets, into black. On the little vine -clad porch of the old house the two sat anent, as they had boar sitting since the bun had thrown ite firet long farewell shadows across the fields, says. the Detroit Free Prem. What thoughts were in their minds no look or motion of thein betrayed. They were as silent as the stars, which one by one began to peep above the dark line of the hille. Here and there a cricket chirped ita Yes, per hymn, and ie the old tree beyond tha road a roosting fowl, at intervals, croaked contentedly. tIt was a time when hearts may beat in. harmony and souk in worldless measurea make music to each other. At such an hour Peace spreads her gentla wings and all the turmoils of the world run to her shielding'bieast isnd sink to sleep. Softly the man put oub his hand ssnil touched his companion on the arm. The touch was light, but it ws,s enough. " What is it ?" came the gentle query in response. The man moved his chair a littie closer. "Jim,' he said, "canyon give me a ohm - of terbaclser ?" Attd the other man, in the soft, sweet: hush of the evening time, Avant down intai his pocket for the plug. A. Bad Spec. The old father of the Rothschild's, aft Frisekfort. Amschel de Rothschild, was very ill, wheo Blucher called upon him and tried, to cheer him up. " Die 1" said the Field Marshel ! " Why you will live till you are a hundred i" " Itain afraid,' Amschel replied, "the old enemy won't take me at par when he: can have me at 82." Brought it on enmsear. "Teacher nays that tbe ground freezeas 600 feet deep in Siberia," said Mr, Haicedent son, with a superior air. "You didn't know that, did you ? " "No, I didn't son' " replied the old man, "an' I'm mighty glad on told me. Yon int jist reminded me that I want you to stay en home an' dig that tater hole to -morrow. Are' while you're at it you kin he thankful yon, ain't in Siberia," A Change lei the Date. Singleton (accepting an invitation)—Yenn cerrainly ; Pll come to your Unbitten= dinner. Doubleday—Remember, night. ,r "Why not on Christmas Day itself ?" 'Oa, that is Norah's Sunday out 1" Visitor—What is all that noise and rackets' in the private offiee ? Office Boy -014 that's the silent partner going over the books. glat1214 Both the method and esults when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the tae, and acts gently yet promptiyont 1Ki. nays, Liver and Bowels, cleans sliie tem effectually, dispels colds, h aches and fevers and cures ha,b° constipation. Syrup of Figs only remedy of its kincl ever duced, pleasing to the taste an, ceptable to the stomach, prom). its action and truly beheficial in effects, prepared only from the m healthy and agreeable substances'itk many excellent qualities cominenclit to all and have made it the moat, popular remedy known. 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