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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1894-12-20, Page 7$0111y the scars Re rn eti flap I MIT HUDSON, of the hatles Statth Woolen Machinery Co., Pa., Who eertte flea as fellOWet Among the many testimonle ale whieh I SOO in regard to ore t al n medicine:4 per f orming cures, cleansing 5 the blood, etc., none impress me e. more than ,my own ease. Twenty years ago, at the ago of 18 years, Thad swelling* acme on my legs, which broke and became rune tang sores. Our family phy- sician could do it was feared that the affected, At last, my .1( a. a `A! me no good, and. bones would be good old Mother Urged Me ea try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I took three bottles, the sores healed, and I have not been troubled since. Onlythe scars remain, and the memory of the past, to remind me -of the good Ayer's Sarsaparilla has done me. I now weigh two hundred and twenty pounds, and am in the best of health. I have been on the road for the past twelve years, have latticed Ayer's Sar- saparilla advertised in all parts of the hilted States, and always take pleas- ure in telling -what good it did. for men!! Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.,Lowell,Masia Cures others,will cure you THEEXETEE npublisnedeveryTeursday roornaa, TIMES STEAM PRINTING HOUSE afainiteeetmearly opposite lattoaa: aewelery Eters ,iexe ter , 0 t „b y John Whiten done,Pro- arietors. RAqUE1 OrADVERTISING . r lnser ttehsubsequehitiu ertit),, ime......se TO insure iiisertion, advdrefeereeni s should et sentin not' ater than Wednesday morning Onr3013 PRINTibila DmP ART.3113 is ea) tithe large:hand best equippea in the County - ot Euron,411 work,a unmated to as willreaetv, nor pronaptattention: TERRY'S CHRISTMAS VEN when Terry's teeth first began to ache, lie aid noth- ing about it to any- one, but persisted stolidly, after the fashion of the chil- dren of the poor, , in going out after school hours every day and trying to Itie I his papers. This sickness, however, took away his usual energy and cheeriness, and his thsell business ommenced to dwin- dle. The teacher of the public school, de- tecting and pitying his unrelieved misery, sent him home one day during the session and told him not to come again till he was better. He dragged his way to the fifth storey of the tenement house, through a group of quarreling boys, past several rooms where clouds of steam arose.-indieating that the occupants were washing -and up the steep, narrow,rickety stairs to the one room where he, hie mother, his brother Corny, and his sister Eileen all lived. • Terry dimly remembered that a long time ago -before his father, who was a brake- man, met his death on the railroad -they had enjoyed the freedom and luxury of two rooms ;but now his mother found it hard to pay the rent for one. That one, how- ever, though bare and poor, was not aqua. lid, for Mrs. Martin abhorred dirt and kept It out of her domicile as well as she could. The bare floor was well scrubbed, and the two windows brightly polished, and Terry was glad to Sit by the small stove until his mother came. She had a number of employers for whom she washed, ironed, cleaned, and swept six days in the week,and with what Terry earned by selling papers, they had not so far lacked food or fuel, and the rent was usually paid promptly. To be sure, three- year.old Eileen had neither shoes nor mit. tens, and on that account had not been out to play on the sidewalk for a month ; but the Christmas season was at hand, and Mrs. Martin hoped to have extra work at that time, the profits of which might serve to over little Eileen's cold fingers and toes. Two blue eyes hadsloisked up wondering. t Terr ntered the room. He managed to say, ',,'.Are yeas there, Eileen, mavourneen ?" Bind then sunk into quiet. His teeth acheda badly ; his whole face ached, in fact; the\asain seemed to rush up over his eyes and tbrugh his head, and a deadly sickness stole, through him. The room was chilly, and hitt little fire smolder- ed in the stove; but he Paneyv he ought not to add mime coal, There wasansiy a basket. ful on the landing outside, and Perhaps his as mother might mint be able to get mereat,ety a Boone, Eileen played silently with four clothes- pins behind the stole, where she crept for Deesiens Regar din g Ne WS - k` papers. . elAyperson who takes a paperregulaely fro u imetlotlioe, whether directed in his name or " a or whether he has subserlhad or nab tares f 2a portion orders his paper discontinued bertiust pay all arrears or the publisher may °Memo to send it aunt the payment is made, ad then collect the whole amount, whether e paper is takenfrom the oitiee or nob. In suits for subscriptione, the suit may be natituted in the place where the paper is pub &had, although the subscriber may reside hundreds f miles away. The courts have decided that refusing to alanearepapera qraeriodioata fram me pais. file, or removing wad is tam; ta ) iii so cii, seprima fade evideaca of intentional fraud it till Sickness Comes beforeStlying a fidttle of PERRY DAVIS' PAIN. KI LLE 'You may need it to•night NERIf E 13Kaaas era a new 1.05. °every that cure the worse' cases of Nervous Debility, Lost Vigor and BRE A. NS 1,;Riling Xanbe°d; restores the eakness of body or mind caused by over' -work, or the &Tors or an ceases or youth. This Itemedy ala solutely cures the moat obstinate eases when all other iTtIATMENTS have failed even to relieve. Zola by drug. g at per peekage, or safer $5, or sent by mail on reeeipt of prioe'hy addressing THE JAMES 111EIHOINE co.. Toronto. Ow. Write for oss.)i.hist. Sold at Browning's Drug'Store, Exeter, a the warmth, and at intervals took a bite from a dry crust of bread which lay on the floor 'beside her, She looked inquiringly at her brother, to see if he, too, would not like some bread ; but his head was bent and. she did not disturb him. Terry felt drowsy, and in spite of the chilliness would have gone to sleep, had the pain of his face allowed him; but he Was still awake when Mrs. Martin, tired from a long day's work, came heavily up the stairs and into the room. She saw that Terry was sick, but an in- born habit of reticence prevented her from asking, or Terry from communicating, the details of his snaring. She only said, "Is it ailin' yees are ?" and then set about brightening the fire. She made some weak tea, cut up a loaf of baker's bread, and ad- ded to the repast halt a pie which bad been given to ho by the lady for whom she had washed that day. . Corny, a little fellow of six who hid come home when his mother did, ate eager- lyt as did Eileen ; but Terry could only drink the tea, and then dropped into a troubled sleep, which became sounder to- ward morning. He awoke with an enormously swelled cheek and jaw. An abscess had developed from the decaying and uncared for teeth, and a week of misery followed. ' Terry moped wretchedly through the long hours. Sometimes he sat over the little stove with his face in his hands; sometimes he wandered about the room. When the uffering was almost too great to bear, he ebbed and cried aloud -poor little Terry 1 ut as this latter course drew forth sym- athetic wails from Eileen, he bore the pain stoically as possible. No tender nursing as his, no pbysicien'e cane Mrs. Martin ould pot leave her work on which depended heir food, their home, their very lives. So every morning in the cold and dusk the hur- ried away, leaving some warm tea for Terry and such food for the younger children as she could hastily prepare after working hours the previous evening. The indus- trious creature herself usually had a hot, wholesome, and plentiful dinner, provided by her employers, without which thecould hardly have endured her laborious life. But all things come to an end; and so did Terry's'abscess. It broke, and the cost :ration of pain seemed to him the mot dela clone sensation he Fad ever experienced. The day after it broke was the a4th of December, Mrs. Martin came home from out earlier shan usual. It was about the middle of the afternoon, and, although nob very cold for the season, it was a most the very day, with a cloudy sky,axel streets lied ankle-deep with melting snows Her Work had not lasted as long ae she anticipated, and the had not been able to ,.buy Eileen's shoes. A pang rent her motherly heart as she looked at the child's red and chilled toes and at Terry's pale and thin face. le was no use; they could not do without Terry's Outings any longer ; so she tied up hie face with a thick piece of old red flannel, crowded his old cap closely over it, and said briefly ; Go, get yer papers, and sell them," Terry stumbled QI1D of the door, down the long Maim, and into the etreet, Oh, how the raw air bit him 1 how his feet and bands ached with the cold. I and tremors incessantly ran over his inedificiently clad bode, how weakened by sickness, When be reached the newspaper tarifa crowds of people were pouring in and out of it -ns was metal at that hour, and he ecemed to lack hie uieual feeility for docile- tiEll0-11AKERI HEVER i'AlLa elAtittienlai eta genee nit see aera '440 IrNEGLECTED conz& e@osaui cmgibg SeFELY AND SURELY OURE Allen's • Lung alsam... Knew the Boys. First Little Girl -"I don't think the teacher should give me a black mark jot because I dropped my elate on the floor." Second Little Girl-"! &pose she has to have a gale like that, cause if she didn't the brSyla Would be droppin"em on putt. pose," Beggars are promptly arrested in Vienna if caught begging on the streets. lp Sweden it is believed that if a bride, clueing the marriage cermeony, can keep her right foot in advance of the bride, groom's, the is destined to secure future Supremacy -in other words, "Wear,the breeches." The best burglarproof safes ere made of alternate layers of hard alai oft metal, Which ere welded together. This donebieta tem will not yield to either drill or sledges hammer. (C log under elbovaI and around corners, He blundered ageinet everybody be was pushed, he was jostle& a After a while he found himself °eV On the street onceeeneren au d offering his wares to the ..teerieby; but with no eernested- en: vivacity, and purchasers paesea directly by hint geed bought, before hie face, of his rivals. Ho bo arded a ear, "Glebe, Mail, Empire," he mumbled, No one looked up, and he dropped off. Another ear wane along—As he turned toward the step e newsboy pro - 'Seeded him and swung thew& remarking to Terry: "Don't yer meddle with My trade, weeng feller, unless yer want that red jaw o' your'n arneshedi" Terry retired, and the bethought him Of A certain large grocery where he often sold papers to the salesmen. This he soon reached and entered. It was quite dark, and the store, large, airy bright. ly lighted, and redolent of delightful flavors-Obristrnas flavors of spices, fruit, and savory herbs -seemed a haven of rest to Terry. But the salesmen were busy, the crowd dense, and Terry:maid not catch the eye of his useal customers. Christmas conversation eounded all around him. "Send up is bushel of cranberries." " The beat quality. I always want the beet raisins. ' "Eight pounds of sugar, please. And have you got down the cloves, coos, rice. citron? Well, that's all now, " "Can I have thie turkey sent up with my groceries ?" Then the customers among themselves : "Yes, Mamie wanted that doll, and no other, and as long as it's Christmas---" "Oh, I do hope Harry% like his present I" 4' ID'S only once a year, you know, and I couldn't 4iisappoint the 1:bildren." We Must hurry back and trim the tree, and be sure you don't forget to buy some more evergreens." Terry at last was pushed into a nook which was almost solitary, between two cracker barrels. It was quite near a register, too, and the warm air rushed over him like a welcome. Be felt sure he had no business there, but he slipped to the floor, and, with his back against a box of canned goods, thought he would rest just a minute and then, start out again with his papers. Mother Wanted him to bring back some money--Christmas-Corny -and Eileen's shoes -Terry was Bound asleep between the cracker barrels. He dreamed a confused dream. Eileen's little feet were newly covered, and she was dancing for joy. Somebody had oranges - was it himself And there was a phan. tasmagoria of new jackets, candy, and Christmas wreaths. He did nob know that a salesman had paused in the act of dipping a scoop into the cracker-barrel, had pushed him gently with his foot, and failed to wake him, had beckoned to a gentleman not far distant, who made his way promptly through the crowd, and the two looked silently at the sleeping child. Not even sleep and ohildhood could make Terry bawl- tiful. He had carroty hair, a snub IGOSE), and a wide mouth ; but his defenseless at- titude, and the unmistakable signs of sick- ness and hardship, held a pathos which ap- pealed to the sympathies of both men. "You said you wanted worthy subjects for tickets," said the clerk, falling afoul of tbe crackers with redoubled haste, since he had wasted at least thirty seconds. If hunger and sickness are qualifications, I think you might better drop a ticket into his pocket." “.rii do better by him than that," replied Mr. Everel. I'll stay here till he wakes up and see what ails his face," t Terry woke to see sitting on a chair beside him, ALL elderly gentleman, well- dreseed, prosperous -looking, kindly -faced. In fact, Mr. Everel was a well-known philantbeopiet who made it his life's busk- ness to giaabout aiding his poorer brethren and distributing his wealth where it was mostatrebeneduededpehis Terrydidnot know this,and g papers, guillty preparing to slink off. • "Dreamed of Christmas, didn't you ?" said Mr. Everel with a smile, regarding him closely as he spoke. Terrysieug his head apprehensively, but nodded, trying to pusht by. "Wait a minute. What papers have you?" "Saturday -Night? Globe ?" weld Terry in his familiar phrase. " I'll take a Globe," said Mr. Everel, ex - 'changing a coin for a paper. .." What's the matter with your face ?" " "Me teeth ache," muttered Terry, "Well, let me see -.Take off the bandage -ah, yes I" He heated the red flannel over the register, and bound up the thin,amazed face skilfully. He took a card from his pocket, and wrote something on it. "Can you read 1" he asked as he wrote, without looking at Terry. Yissorr." "Day after to -morrow -not to.morrow, minti-to•morrow's Christmas -take this card to the printed address, and the doctor will do something for your face that will cure it. If it isn't attended to, you're liable to another abscess every time you catch cold. But the doctor will make it all right, and it won't coat you anything if you give him this card. will you go ?" Yissorr," again said Terry, struggling between terror and gratitude. "I have written him to make it'painless for you," added Mr. Everel, suspecting Terry's thoughts. '"Are you going to the newsboys' supper to -night? No? How long have you been on tae force ?" "Sorr 1" • “How long have you been a newsboy? Time had no meaning for ten -year-old Terry, and it was only after a prolonged mental computation that he evolved the answer, "Tree moat's, sort'." "Anal where do you live? And your name? Wouldn't you like to go to -night?" Terry conveyed, after sundry gaspings for suitable speech, accompanied by much shufilins of feet, that he must sell his papers first and take the money home for Eileen's shoes, „ "Is Eileen your sister? Anice little girl, I Suppose?" "Indade she is that," said Terry, for once, without an instant's hesitatiou. The bluemyeci little Irish girl °coupled a warm spot in Terry's faithful heart, "As for these papers, your face showe that you are in no condition to be mit selling them at present," continued the gentlemen, making no allusion to Terry's stockingless feet, which showed through some vicious crevices in his shoo. "There.. fore you may, stay .here, and I will sell them for you, ' Terry's eyes, he told his mother after- ward, Were out on two ehtioks eslookin' afther hunt Sure he sold ivory wan add - oat gain' outside the ehtore, an' they ahl laughed whin they did be buyin' thim. Mr. Everol brought back a small pile of (mite, looked foe himself to see that there were no holes in Terry's pocket, and marshaled the boy, old shoo, torn cap, red bandage, and all, through the crowd on the street -many of Whom greeted him as he tweed -to a place whore even Terry, used as he was to all sorts of street cries, catch. ails, repartees, and shouts, thought that Bedlam had surely broken WO, r s Is Wee in the lowetory of an old build. jug that between two or threchundred news. boyshad 011eotedsead were using theirluuge as they frisked about to keep warms The entrance of Mr. Everel did not check their exuberance in the least ; indeed, several attempted to attract his attention by a display of wit, but as they all sung, shout. ed, and hooted at once, the attempt was in vain, Several wrestling matches 'were in progress, and one large boy was calmly seated astride a smaller ono, who was ap porently elowly suffocating, Mr. Evere lifted the large boy to his feet, and gave him a slight shake as he passed with Terry closely in tow. Re reached an inner door, Where stood two policemen field a man in plain livery. The latter was Mr. Everel's body -servant and faithful henchman, who atilewrai. sitccompauled and assisted tire nt' e ge "Time's up," said Mr. Everel, looking at hie wateh. "I think you may open the door now, Cheek the rush as much as possible. Let no boy pass without a ticket. Look out for the smaller ones." As, he spoke he put a ticket he Terry's hand; and the doors were openea. Whoop! bang 1 smash °latter tramp I Several languages combined were not sufficient to describe the tumult, the roar, the charge with which the hungry but hilarious youthe bore down on the ticket. taker, but he, knowing it would be brief, stood up manfully to the fray, and the onset was checked somewhat by the DWO burly policemen. • Terry's confusion was great. Mr. Everel disappeared from his side; he missed his ticket, not knowing it had been taken by the man at the door; and he never knew how he was finally pushed, pulled, and driven into a long, low hall, brilliantly lighted, with Christmas greens on the walls, and long tables extending through it, The tables were draped in white, plates of cakes, apples, and oranges were set at regular in- tervals ; piles of nuts and -mountains of grapes were there : nor was the color or perfume of flowers forgotten to beautify the scene, When the rollicking crowd was finally arranged about the tables, Mr.Everel lifted a hand and in brief, reverent words be - ought a blessing upon the food and par- takers. Then came a most astonishing sight to Terry. Young ladies appeered, each with plates heaped high with the belongings of a Christmas meal. Root turkey came to Terry -he could hardly trust his eyes stuffing and gravy, and potatoes, golden squash and snowy turnip! To be sure, his tearest neighbor, having disposed of his own plateful in the twinkling of an eye, reached over and captured the remains of Terry's turkey; but the lovely younglady who was volunteer waitress replenished both plates, and Terry felt at peace with all mankind. They ate till they could eat no more, every mother's son. All the fruit was swept away. Terry could have told tales of pockets and hats suddenly assuming a puffy, „lumpy appearapce, and -at least one boy dropped s. handful of nuts into his stocking. They kept up a very lively conversation, most of it being of a personal kind -con- sisting of remarks on each other's facial peculiarities, reproaches for extraordinary appetities, reminiscences of former gastron- omic feats, and voluble compliments to the waitresses -these last while the young ladies were presumably out of hearing. The roar and confusion were rapidly becoming as great as at first when Mr. Everel invited them into another and smaller hall. The disorderly crowd was formed into the sem- blance of a marching column, and, led by Mr. Everel, found themselves in the pres- ence of one -two -three Christmas trees! Never in his ten years had:Terry-partaken of the Christmas fruit froth its traditional brancnes. His jaw dropped, his eyes opened. One after another, the boys walked up as their names were called, and each re- eeived an appropriate gift -often useful, always acceptable. Enough joy was Terry's to see the gifts distributed to others. He had not had time to think of his own name being called when, "Terry Martin 1" was shouted, and hevsas pushed forward to the tree, where Mr. Everel placed in his hands a new cap, a bright -colored pair of mittens and a pocket-knife.The joy of ownership in a knife was not unknown to Terry. He had once picked up in the street a battered, broken -bladed weapon and treasured it as the apple of his eye; but this -oh, thiel -it 'shone, it glittered -it had four blades! Terry's face widened. with the broadest smile it had ever worn. "Just suits, dosen't it -"asked Mr. Everel observing the child s transparent delight. " Yissorr, thank ye, sore; I'm much obliged to ye, sort', were Terry's hurried thanks, spoken trippingly on the tongue, as his mother had taught him. Lfe trod on air as he went home. The outer door was. open, and Mrs. Martin was anxiously looking for him. " Yet' teeth did be achina Pm thinkin' ?" she asked solicitously, as he appeared in sight. "Coons in till I tell yees ahl about it," 'replied Terry; and he mounted the stairs with a run, very different from the lagging steps with which he had descended them a few hours before. "There's tap for yees, Terry, dear; an' Eileen would kape a slice of her bread - the darlint, "continued Mrs. Martin. "Ate it yerseff, Eileen, aoushla," said Terryegiving his little sister a rough hug. "Sure it's the Wise supper I've had wiel noble gintlemem 1" He drew from his pocket the new knife and mittens flourishing them in Coetty's astonished face. They listened with wok: - der and delight, as to a fairy tale, while he recounted his adventures; they sympa- thized unfeignedly with both bad fortune and good. Terry omitted not the smallest point, for here, in the bosom of his family, hie erstwhile lumbering tongue became loosed, and he told his tale with a mittglieg of real Irish wit and pathos, He had been furnished with a bag of candy, apples, and oranges, which 'Mrs. Martin, Corny, and Eileen, gathering around the stove, ate while listening to his story. The money front the sale of his papers Mrs. Martin expended, before she slept, on a pair of mimes and beautiful red. andigreen striped stockings, which lay on little Eileen's pillow next morning. Her glee at the discovery of the gift helped to make it a very merry Climb. teas for all concerned, and when Mr, Everel in the coarse of the day made a short, friendly call, and engaged Mrs. Harbin for certain cervices in the way of cleaning offices, Terry and his mother both felt that their op of bliss indeed ran over, , The net profits of the ,Qemaclia,n Paeffic Railway for Ootober were $1,010,e,47, These are the largest net earnings of the road for any one month with the single deeeption of October, 1692, Whee the figures 'Were $1,024,502. PURELY CANADIAN NEWS. INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT ORR OWN COUNTRY. !Pothered Front Varilitti Peint$ 1131471100 to the Vacirle, Hensel' wane more light. Oeillia is to have a curling rink. Winnipeg's new eourt house is open. The Acton fire company has disbanded,' Ottawa will have its carnival January 12a1s.t26w. Alaeorgke. bear Was shot at IfeWkestoao Ingersoll'a pork factory 1,200 hops week. da8ilnyo.W plows were oat London last TIlhary wants stage eonnection with btCheoAelitslobetpaetrysiendi Parry .Sound mills are closed for in Londou. Sunday delivery of milk in Belleville is to Philtearnionic society has been fonned Brockville will have three hockey clubs' this winter. Athens village is to have a skating rink this winter. The Salvation Army people at Essex have been robbed. milehve,,IJI.BGay..Scott, Galt, thot 250 ducks at, In four weeks Thorold harbored After - seven tramps. The G. T. R. may probably build another station in Galt. Mrs. Margaret Hepburn died at Stratford aged 98 years. "Bonnet socials" are now in vogue in some Ontario towns. Mrs, George Awrey, an old resident of Mimosa, is dead. It costs $50 000 a year to take Lake Sim. coe ice to Toronto, llawkestone has shipped large quantities of cheese this season. Peel's boot and shoefactory is to be moved from Drayton to Elora. A number of nets have beau seized at Lake Sinseoe for illegal fishing. Rev. C. H. Tucker will soon be rector of Christ Church, Orillia. Anti -toxins is to be sent to health officers in many parts of Ontario. Saltford's young men shoot squirrels on Sunday and steal goat robes. A bridge is tit be built over the Sas- katchewan at Medicine Hat. It is changed that in Adisla the council pays $6 for inspecting a $3 job. There are 25 applies.tions for three vacan- cies on the London police force. A movement is on foot to reorganize th Kent County Medical Society. Medicine Hat't building improvements for the past year foot up to $44,905, The firebugs of Chatham township are posting more threatening notices, Two Parkhill sportsmen bagged forty-one squirrels in one afternoon last week. The Brockville and Westport railway gives a halarate fare every Tuesday. Thomas Cruickshanks, of Morris grows turnips which weigh 35 pounds each. The Presbyterian manse at Comber was recently rpbbed of money and stamps. bin Henderson, Goodwood, is chosen principal of the Zephyr Public school. Miss Bella Wescott, of Exeter, has a foohrrey.santhemum containing 543 flowers. More mission work was done in 'the Algoma district last year than ever be - A writ is issued to setaside the will of J. 0. Cunninghe.m,Wardsvele, who left $30,- 000. Newmarket, has sneak thieves who take the periodicals from the Mechanics' Insti- tutse:rge shipments of horses are being made from various parts of Huron to Britain every week. J. D. Larks, Dominion Commissioner at the World's Fair, has published an 80 -page report, flBE1) TWO SHOTS. meg .tilteCitnn„ tate or the Centret larbett, allee to Me !art:titer. A despatch from Toronto saysl-Nearly thousand people were attracted the corner of Xork and Richmond streets about 0 o'clock en Tuesday evening by the om rapidly oireulated rumor that a murder had Conductor Terry, of the C.P.R. met with an accident at Field by which he lost afoot. Ibis said that $500,00 would build and equip an electric railway from Kingston to Ottawa. A Vended farmer lost a horse by inflam- mation for which he refused $110 the day previous, At Brockville, recently, James Quigg, aged 70, was married to Miss Boulanger, aged16 ' Win, Trent, a well-known rancher, near Walsh Station on the ea P.R. died suddenly last week. Rev. J. Sbrumpfer pastor of the Lutheran church,Zaricle,Ints accepted a call from To- ledo, Ohio. Last week, on Sunday, the St. Thomas police raided a gambling den and made a great haul. Mr. Geo, H. McDonald, B. A., has been appointed teacher at the Collegiate Insti- tute in Ingersoll. Mr. Oppethauser, tinsmith, fell fifty feet from a tower on Berlin's hospital and was fatally hurt. A bytlaw is in fore in Walkerton pro- hibiting coasting on the sidewalks and hanging on to sleighs. Stratford Masons have donitted $75 to the Stratford hospital for the purpose of furnishing a Masonic room. Mr. George Kenshaw of Deerharst has threshed about 1,100 bushels of wheat this summer off thirty-six Dares. The property at the Vancouver, B. C., Street Railway and Bleetrio Light Coim. pany has been bought by an English firm. Simeoe is to have a hew shoddy mill, business in that line having greatly inereata ed since the Melainley bill was repealed. Grain thieves in Orillia bore boles in the bottom of a loaded ear and plug the holes, after they have abstracted a few bushels. Johnny BxplaIns. Teacher-" Why did you hit Willie Witham with a etono ?" Little'Johnny-" He -she got mad, and looked as if he'd like to hit use with some. thing, so I jus' chucked the stone over to him, so be meld throw it at nee," More than 400,000 persons read or stud fed in the Bostoe library lot year, ohm Bros, which is on the south-west been committed ie the cigar store of Mce corTnhee"rumor. was founded oe the fact that during a big row which had been in pro', grass in the store for a considerable time two shots had been fired, and a female had lustily screamed 4 nimni now. Acting Detective Forrest and Policeman Hamilton were notified of the occurrence, and test no time in sifting the matter to the bottom. They entered the store, which gave ample evidences of a big disturbance therein, and found Frank MeGinte one of the brothers, lying on a couch with a slight bullet wound in his hand. Frank told the officers that his brother James had come into the shop in an intoxicated condition, anti had itrunialiately commenced to make things lively for him (Frank) and, his wife. During the row which ensued James had drawn a loaded revolver, be said, and fired two shots. One of the shots flew wide of its mark, but TIM canna STRUCK MANX near the knuckle of his thumb, initiotbeg wound. Mrs. IlloGinn then attempted to drive her brother -in -Jew from thepremiees, and success crowned liar efforts.) As hateS made a preeipate retreat from the premises he was struck by a Eying chair hurled by the irate woman. Ho then made good his escape and could not be found when the police learned of his alleged murderous at- tempt on his brother's life. He is well known to them. During a term he was serving at the Central prison some time ago, he escaped, but was recaptured. BRAVE AND TRUE. Incident of the Indian Mutiny Row a Native Norseman Saved the Life of Gem Sir Rope Grant, General Sir Hope Grant, in his narrative of the Indian Mutiny, relates an anecdote which does equal honor to himself and one of his native. soldiers. 'The British had been fighting all day; drialuse - the. ge- bets before them. After nightfall, however, a party of the rebels made a new demon- stration, and General Grant, seeing two of his guns in danger, collected it few men and charged. se,ye; A sepoy within five yards of me fired at my horse, and put a bullet through his body. It was singular he did not aim at me; but probably he thought it best to make sure of killing the horse, after which the rider would fall into his hands as a matter of course. I felt that my poor charger had received his death -wound; yet he galloped on for fifty yards through the throng of rebels, and then dropped.I was in an awkward predicament,- unhorsed, surrounded by the enemy, and owing to the darkness, ignorant in which direction to proceed, - when tnytorderly,sn nativehorseraan,Rooper Khan by name, rode up to me and said, "Take my horse. It is your only chance of safety." I could not but admire his fine conduct, He was a Hindostanee Mussulinam, belong- ing to a regiment, the greater part of which had mutinied; and it would have been easy for him tokill me and go over to the enemy, I refused his offer; but taking a firm grasp of his horse's tail, I told him to drag me out of the crowd. This he did successfully and with great courage. The next morning I called him to my tent, praised him for his gallant behavior, and offered him some little money. He declined it with great dignity. 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