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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1902-5-15, Page 6L AST' by t V any the rule live •.the W. fare. is v.', pair sec, not non • telt .sea !In due n the Cat, .SOr -dut thh a; belt •13n. dit co: pa by ing lee ad fr co a.t vc Oe eiteeelibeeseeesa 0 ; he Fatal oetooto•es00000•••••••••••• 0 • oWert • • • • 0 eeee•QR TRE,DESTIWOTION OF A, PROUD spfur, cnoeseeesee' sigogost0e0eeeo040 o000e0e0e0o0e0e0e00 SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.—Mergeret asWardP " the eve of departure •sa join her se- cretly married husband, leas her Mind with Susan Rivers and is ' drowned at sea. Susan rears the child, Daisy, as ber own, aid dies. Her daughter, Margaret, aloae knows Daisy's secret. Lord Lisle seeks his ehild, and Margaret, taking Daisy's fairthright, announces nerself his dalighter. She falls in love with his nephew, Philip, Daisy, Lord Lisle's true daughter, loins her foster -sis- ter, and captivates Philip, who Lord Lisle, on his death -bed, makee Pre^ mise to marry Rita. Philip becomes Lord Lisle ; asks her to marry him. Ralph Ashton, to whom she is en- gaged, writes asking her to be true to her promise. ••••••••••"..• CHAPTER XX. They stood before the wondrous picture. Daisy's .sweet eyes filled with tears as she gazed upon • the beautiful, despairing face and the chained wrists. "The old, story," said Lord Lisle. "Love is at once the greatest geed' and the greatest evil," "Abuse of it limy: be anevil," said. Daisy. "Love itself could 'never be anything 13ut good." "It is not the master -passion of the world," said Rita. "Ambition is greater." "Do not say the word 1" exclaim- ed Lord Lisle. "I dislike ambition and ambiteous ' people. No word seems to me more harsh on the lips Of a young girl than that. I eould pardon much to love—nothing to ambition.' These words haunted. Rita. He could pardon much to love—nothing to ambition. Oh, if ever be discover- ed her secret, there would be no pity for her—nothing to plead on her be- half ! That evening, as Rita, dressed with great magnificence and skill, descended the grand staircase, a footina.n met her, carrying in his hand a silver salver, on which . lay one of those blue en.velopes she knew and detested. ''A man called with this before dinner, and desired me, Miss Lisle, to give it to you at once." Rita took the letter with a gesture of superb indifferenee. There was no time Alien to open it ; the second dinner bell had rung, andellers. Wy- verne had one of her grand dinner parties. She placed it carefully in the pocket of her dress. No one who had seen her that night would have believed any secret care or trouble weighed upon her. She threw off the stately reserve and liauteur that usually wrapped her like a mantle. No smile was so sweet and winning. no voice so musical, no wit so keen, no satire so kindly as hers. Even Lord Lisle was charmed. He linger- ed by her side, and when the little party broke up, he touched her beautiful face with his lips. "That is my privilege now," he said, gentle/. "Good -night, Rita. You shall be proclaimed Queen of Hearts." - She laughed a low, sweet laugh— her heart beat high with triumph. He was beginning to love her as she wanted to be loved—as Captain DarcY loved her ; poor Captain Darcy 1 who had sailed that day for India, and who., was never to look .upon her face again. When she was alone in her own room, when her maid had taken away the brilliant. jewels and costly robes, Rita opened her letter . and read it. They were fierce, angry Words, such as come from the lips of coarse, angry men. "She was his," he said, "before God and before man; his by a thousand ties—by virtue of an oath she *dared not break—and he would claim her. She had passed him by— ashamed of hira before her grand friends; but it was useless. She must appoint the time and place for an interview, or he would call at the house and force her tosee him. He would wait no longer—she must pre- pare to keep her promise, and be - &nee his wife. He wild force her to Co so ; and if she would see him, and hear all he had to say, she Would see how he Could corapel her to keep her promise." . There was nothing much of love•i the letter. He spoke chiefly of force, and as though he had some mys- terious power over her. A sickening fear and foreboding sMzed her as she read. Ali ! could it be, after all, that evil brought its own punishment ? Could it be that retribution had already begun ? A thousand different plans sug- gested themselves to her. She would have shownscant raerey to Ralph Ashton had he been M her 'power. All night, 'while others slept, she walked restlessly up and down that sumptuous apartment ; all night, while the stars shone and the wind whistled amid tho trees, while the flowers rested and drank eagerly of the glistening dew, she, fevered and worn • out, raging with irapotent hatred, tried to form some plan • by which she could free herself fret.% Ralph Ashton. She could only think of one thing —that wds to temporise with him until she Was married to Philip. Once Lady Lisle, she would defeathe whole world. .Nothing could change, alter, or wide that. Ralph might rage and hone; he might persetute and threa.ten ; but if she were wife, what would it matter If Lard Lisle should know of.this entanglement beforehalid,' With is keen sante a honor she kneel he would toyer dream of marrying her ; but if ille.beard,ef it aftertvar0, /Or, his onna c,okii • he woulde hiesh the eneeter and Staid her - Ono married, she had nothing ;1'..o fear. If she mild keep him at bay until then, all would be well. She must do again as she had done be- fore—terap•orize with hien. Ah 1 if she could but go away—go to some quiet, out-of-the-way place where he would not find her until the time fixed for the wedding. To think, with her, was ever to act. Wheri the early sunbeama peep- ed into her room, when the birds began their morning hymin and the flowers opened their bright eyes, Rita was seated at her writing - table, composing, with all the skill at her command, a letter that should pafiify Ralph Ashton. - She explained her "seemingly strange behavior," and assured him that she was longing to see him, But would he wait ? She was so busy engaged in removing all diffi- culties. Would he, as he valued her love, wait one week? She would, in the meantime, arrange all for their meeting and introduction to her. friends. He must write and tell her if he would consent. It was a clever letter. Pity that such powers should be so falsely ap- plied, every word of it was care- fully weighed. When Ralph Ashton read it he smiled a bitter, sardonic "She writes well," he =Lettered. "A week can make no difference. As I value her love,„I agree to it," He wrote in reply : "I agree to •yq.ur arrangement. I will wait a week ; at the end of that time, if I do not hear from you, I shall call, and not leave the house, until I have seen you." The exciteraent, the fear and sus- pense had proved too much for Rita's strength. Daisy going to her room one hour after Ralph's answer had been received and destroyed, found her lying white and senseless neon the sofa. • Alarmed and anxious, Daisy hastily sunurioned Mrs. Wyverne and her sister's maid, Therese. When Rita opened her eyes she found the three bending over her, with startled faces. "My dear child," said Mrs. Wy- verne, "what is it.—what is the mat- ter ?" "I feel ill," replied Rita—"ill and overdone. Take nee away—let me be somewhere quiet and still." They laid her 'to rest in a darkened room—they bathed her hot brow in cool, fragrant teatey; and then re- tired, to holeW an anxious consulta- tion among- themselves. They had noticed aegeeat change in her. Her spirits were unequal. There were times when both had seen a wearied, wan look on her face and a shadow in her dark eyes. There could be but one cause for it, and that was ill -health. Mrs. Wyverne thought the excite- ment of her presentation, the con- tinued succession Of gayeties, the whirl of pleasure, the never-ending preparations for her marriage, had been altogether too much for her. "In my opinion, Daisy," said the fader lady, "your sister will have a serious illness, unless some steps are taken at once. I do not like those dead faints ; they show great weaike oess. I must speak to Lord Lisle." But there was no need. Rita sent for Mrs. Wyverne, who found her ly- ing pale and quiet, with a strange softening of her proud, haughty face. " "I am glad you are better, Rita," oaid Mrs. Wyverne ; "but I am un- easy about your health." "It is of that I wish to speak to you," replied Rita. "I have not complained—I .dislike complaints, but I do not feel well ; I have not been well for 'some -time. I am tired, wearied, longing for rest." "And rest you shall have," said Mrs. Wyverne, whose heart was touched by the young girl's sad face and plaintive voice. "The best of the season is over now. We will go away for a time --you, Daisy, and myself. Would you like that ?" . "Better than anything in the world 1" she cried, gratefully. "How kind you are to me ! Yes, I should like a few weeks of perfect rest and repose before my marriage—and the time draws very near." "Yes," said Mrs. Wyverne; "the time draws very near. Where would you like to go ? Lisle Court is all fe a ferment." "Let.us go to some quiet spot," said Rita , "8. place unknown to the great world, where we can be quite alone." "I IcnoNv a pretty little watering - place in Wales. I went there many years ago. It is twenty miles from Swansea: It is very quiet and re- tired. Would you like that ?" "Very much," she replied. "I cannot thank you, but indeed I am grateful. Will you promise me one thing more—promise that no one shall know where we are going ex- cept Lord Liele ? Do not allow it to be Mentioned before the serVants, or we shall have crowds of fashionable friends invading our retteat. If you will promise me that X -shall soon be well," She drew Mrs. Wyverne's face down to her own and kissed ft. "It shall be just as you say, ray dear child," Fetid the elder lady ; "even Therese shall not know where we are going urftil she has left the lionee Lord tisk. can 1,:eef5 a secret. So Call 1. DIA, What a strange, ner- nous fancy it is, 1" she Continued, With tt, smile. "However, if rest can restore you to health yell shall sooh he well," Lord Lisle cordially approved of the plan, lee bad noticed Some strange change in Rita, arid thouglit the arrangement a very SeiisibIe one, Daisy vote only,tocelia.ppy to leave gay, crowded Lefiden: 'A Nor was Rita iriencere., She was reellyiJl and Worn init with the struggle. She •wrOte another letter to Ralph, telling hien She . Was ill, and unable to leave her rooen. RIS reply did pot tend to contort her, "111 or well," be Said, "she istlfet see bini at the end of the 'Week." The indisposition of • the beautiful Miss Lisle was =eh deplored by the great world. She had grown so popular ; io ball or fete was con- sidered complete without her. It was a Sudden eclipse of the brightest star. • Condolence and sympathy, in the shape of Garde and letters, pour- ed in upon her. Mrs. Wyverne was flattered, Daisy amused, by the son- sqtion. Her secret was well kept. No ope knew anything of the intended jour- ney. Her maid was told that Miss Lisle was going away for a few days' rest. Mr, ,Wyverne humored every whim and caprice, as though Rita had been' a siele.Child. • Lord Lisle promised to join them soon. One fine morning, three days before the time appointed for see- ing Ralph, the three ladies, 'attended by servants, •left London for Sun - bay, a geiet, retired .• spot on the southern shores of Wales. •• At the first view Sembey was de- solate—a wide sweep a wAstfo, and e. Clear, VaSt sky. Grand old hills sloped. down to the shore. Every here and 'there a, pretty little villa peeped from. anaong the trees. There was no town, no .regular streets—no place could, be imagined more silent or *unknown. It was hidden alto- gether froM. the groat.noisy world. • A. nicely. furnished house was taken and the ladies comfortably establish- ed therein. "Will..thie suit you, Rita ?" in- quired Mrs. • Wyverne, anxiously. "Nothing could be more tranquil or. , dull." "I cannot tell You how grateful and pleasant the quiet is be MQ," she replied, it was a luxury to 'sit still: and not tremble it every ring „of the bell or step upon the stairs ; it was a luxury to walk out in • the broad open day, -and not fear tomeet the num she dreaded at every collier of the road. To Daisy it was all a mystery—she could not understand so great a ant osottet -vent aeesfs aeif uvellirego was one longing for pleasure and ex- citement, to shun every one,: and seek quiet. She had never quite understood her foster -sister, who was now more of a mystery than ever. In a few days after their arrival Rita began to recover herself. The Panic of .fear and dread that had seized her died away. All now seem- ed safe and secure. Once married she had nothing to fear, and every day brought, her marriage nearer. It was not likely Ralph would find her. No matter what anyone said, she did not intend to leave Sunbay un- til a day or two previous to the one fixed for her marriage. She laughed triumpbahtly to her- self. Yes,- once more schemes and maneuvers had prospered'cin.ce more fa,te' had played into her hands, and just. retribution was delayed. The color returned to her face and the smile to her lips. "This rest is curing you, Rita," said Mrs. Wyverfre. "Lord. Lisle will hardly know you." • "I do not feel the same," she ' re- plied. "I think coming here has saved my life.” Nothing happened to; disturb her,. From Lendon and fee= Lisle Court, daily, letters told how nearly every- thing was prepared for Miss Lisle's marriage. The magnineent jewels were on view at Messrs., Store & Mortiinexes • the carriages were to be seen • at Hewson's ; the trousseau, one of the, most exquisite. and ela- borate ever prepared,: , was M the halide iif Mee. •-eerise• : At. Lisle •Courtall the more mod- ern rooms had been refurnished in the most recherche and luxurious style. From "rosy morn until dewy eve" Rita, heard of nothing but the grandeur .and luxury prepared for her. • • (To Be Continued.) DN. A. CHASE'S Of. CATARRH CURE ... &UM. I. sefiC direct to the diseased p_arts by the Improved Blower. •HeA,13 the ulcers, clears ike air , passages, stops droppings in die rhroat.and 'permanently cures CatarrhandHay revar. Blower free. All dealer, or Dr. A. W. Cbaas Medicine Co., Toronto and Buffalo. *z._ • • DECEPTIVE 4,0STS.. • Who can help 'believing that the• left-hand post—or the most distant one if we regard 'the picture as a perspective drawing—is /mull the longest; and the right hand, or nearest, post Is much the shortest, of the three? Yet measurement with 'rule or compass wine:show that • all three.are' of exacely the same /ength. The eye is deceived by the inclined ivnich represent the top and bottom of the wall, so in the cor- ner diagram the short inclined lines deceive the eye and make the two equal horizontal lines appear un- equal. The deceptionein the case of the posts is •chiefly an effect of per- spective. CONVERSING 'UNDER ,WATElte A curious instence of the conduc- tive power of water is that divers are able to converse under water by placing their helmets, 'Wilkie are in- variable' Made of ecipperj togellier, and shouting to One another; the sound, '•they tWIS ties and, ...firs- . ithetisr eanveeed. 6 FOR FARNIER.S 34, seasonable and Profitable Hints for the Busy TUNA'S•:44i , of the $oll. ****P.M.0.)1(.,*•*•*.4*.**iii.••# BROOD SOW AND HER FAMILY. Mere care is required to save the spring litter of pigs than the fall lit- ter, The neat should be prepared at least two weeks before the sow far- rows. She will become satisfied with her ,nest and surroundings. The sem; if left to herself, will have seleoted the location at least two weeks ahead of time and any attempt to change hee nest after she commences to prepare it will result el loss to the owner, writes Mr. T. J. Miller. The nest should, be made double and the spa-ce between the walls filled stigrletewnittsb. sentnraw. The inside mea- nuld be 8x8 feet and the outside 9x9 feetor thereabouts, 'The one object is to keep the air from 'blowing over and around the young The roof should .be made of boaeds so as to furnish ventilation, :Never cever with straw or foder, as a heavy raine would esoon soak through and keep' the.nest damp and unhealthy. Your pigs would soon become scurfy „and dirty, the pen swteutaeadid; ,foul smelling o,nd the Pigs nt If the nest is made warm, the sew will hot collect a ,great pile of. stuff and then crawl under it. • ' Instinct, has taught her thatcold drafts of air are death to her pigs and she 'creeds- under to protect her Yoetig. If the pen is 'tight reed escarm„ she knows' it as well as you do, and no matter how inuch bed you give her, will lie on top of her nest. • • LEAVES MAKE THE ISES'P NEST. If the owner would preparea lot in tigi fall and save for his brood sows he would be pleased with the results. There is no danger of the little pigs getting ta.ngled Up in them • and smothered. Tho sow should be han- dled frequently by the owner. At farrowing time he can then be with herand ready to helpif needed. A li.ttle. attention just then may save a pert of the litter. It ought tobe the, ambition of the owner to save all. Negligence is our worst enemy. The sow ought to be fed all she will eat just before farrowing. She will get along better and won't need feed so soon afterward. Never call yew sow out of the net just alter farrowing to feed her. She won't need feed for at least eighteen hours. If she don't come out after 24 hours you had better see after her. In all. probability caken udder- or milk fe- ver is leer trouble, but if well she will come out for her feed. Do not disturb her. Fier the first feed give about one- half as Much as she will eat of bran or chop mixed with water and slight- ly warnaed. Increase from day to day until two weeks, wheu she can have all, she will eat of good thick slop and some corn. By this time the pigs will begin to eat. Then make. a pen for them. Ii it place a shallow trough, not over 2 inches deep. • Giye thein feed often with some bo/jed hominy once a day. Put salt and ashes where they and the brood sows can get it whenever wanted. Always keep clear water be- fore them. This care will insure quick growth, healthy hogs and pro- fitable.,money returns. , THE DAIRY CALF. - Now, suppose this is a heifer calf *descended from a good dam and a better sire, and we place it in the hands of the dairyman who can make out of it all that nature in- tends it to be. It should never be stunted for a inoinent from the time it is dropped until it goes into the dairy. A. few hours after it is born, if it cannot stand, gently support it and proceed to give it its first milk. Nature has provided that the first niilk token from the mother is the best Mod for it,but we must be the judges of "quantity. A sale way is to take a phit atilk and an equal quantity of water, and never give this at a temperature of less than 08' degree.•-• Toteach the calf to drink put two fingers into its mouthin- stead of one, as the milk will flow mere freely • between them and dis-, play all your 'good nature and some of your Job -like patience and success will be the result. The reason why water is added to the milk is because by high breeding we hiev'e increased the. quality 01 Guernsey •and Jersey milk until. it is not safe to FEED - THE YOUNG CALF. . It is safe 'to say that there will be no trouble if the milk is not given cooler than 100 or 98 degrees, and the calf is not overfed. Like the human family, more harm is caused by overfeeding than vice versa. Don't let the calf become chilled .and the bowels congested. When the cow's milk is fit for use the calf can be fed on skim milk and a small por- tion of cake meal. The fat calf is She ""ATS','A•se"-' not the calf to make the dairy cow, henee the cake Meal with skim milk Mekesesthe best food. Four to •five peunds ot food,daily for the first week is a, safe qiiantitY. Afterwards increase to mu% a quautity as the calf can take safely. The bucket should be thoroughly eleaued alter each feed; Mean enough for e person to drink out of. 'rho calf's compartment should be well littered and well Veneilated, and there should be plenty of light and dun. The caretaker eliould be able 'to see Uio condition of the calf read- ily at (illy moment, To prevent, the little calf from getting gore end scabby (trolled the mouth and nose, squeeze or clean the milk off when it is through drinking. MEDIUM EGGS Bum% It is not always good policy to see lect the largest eggs ior hatching and usually it is bad policy. The egg of medium size will bring as strong and vigorous a chicken as the large egg, and usually one that will grow faster and mature early. The active hen that is always scratching 'and foreginefor food is always the one most productive of eggs.„ It is because She is producing egg§ that she needs More food: She seldeni lay n a, very largo egg, but usually one of medium size. This productive ability as well as her propensity to hustle for a livigg she will transmit to the chickens especially if mated to a reale that inherits the same traite. The sluggish hen, too lazy 'to eat only when the food is put in the trough, that will not scratch up a worm,or chase after a griessliop- per, will be apt to get too fat, lay abceit• two eggs a week at her best, and whao .her eggs . 'may be larger,. they are more -likely to be infertile, and she is poor stock to breed feom, because if any chickens hatch` they will lack that energy and vital power which Would enable them to grow up rapidly, and whiclt makes the pullet lay early and often. , e DRAW CORKS EASILY. If you want to amuse friends' at an evening 'party, tell them that you can draw -a clerk out or any bottle without a corkscrew. Of coarse, they will laugh, but very soon it will be your turn to laugh. Take a piece of sealing wax and hold one end of it over a lamp or gasjee until it becomes 'soft ; then let smile drops of the wax fell. on the cork' iff>the bottle. As soon as the cork is covered with wax, you must'press the piece, which you hold in your hand, against the cork, and you must hold it there until the wax is quite dry. Then it will be easy for you to draw out the cork' by using the stick of wax which ad- heres to it, M the same =timer as you would use a screw. • No matter how' firmly thced the cork may be, it will almost imme- diately elieldato the pressure. You Must, however, , take care not to wrench the stick �f wax away from it While you are drawing it out, and you must also see that the cork is perfectly dry before you pour any wax on it •• •• e PINGePONG'S MARCH. "•' Ping-pong has become a great fa- vorite in Turkish houses where it is played with great zest by the ladies, who are deligheted • with the new amusement. The Khedive of Egypt's mother, the KhedIvah, has set up a ping-pong table in her magnificent new palace on the Bosphorus, and the ladies attached to her play every day. One great advantage that they have is that there are SWarinS of lite tle black slaves who pick up the balls and save them all trouble., SIX 'YEARS OUT OF BED. . Paul Bonhonone, a Paris newsven- dor, has just been found dead on a doorstep. He, has not ,been to bed since he Woke one morning six years ago and found his wife dead by his side. • 111.MI•ka 3MOKINCI IN GRACE AND HEALTH PROM $T NICOTINE, Advantages of th.e Weed as a Wile • robe Killer Find Exponents Also. • 'The permission given 'to the work- raen who are preparing Westminster 'Abbey for the coronation to senake (hieing religious services which are held there every day for thole benefit,' has created more disputation than one would perhaps imagine, says a London letter. What is to be tho outecime of it many people ask, while the prime old lady holds up her hands in horror. •• It cannot be said that the silly season has yet set in, but the papers are opening their columns to corre- spondents, who argue that' there is no reason why smoking should note be permitted in any church during service, or that, at any rate, theee might be smoking services. • Time was, it is quoted, when smok- ing was fairly general in churches. Early in the seventeenth century smoking in churches did exist. For instance„ on the occasion of a visit of JalTIOS 1. to CAMbridde in' 1615, the Vice -Chancellor, Sainving the King's objection to the "stinking weed," issued a regulation "that none do presume, to take tobacco' in St. Marie's Church or Trinity Col- lege .hall • during the ..abode of His Majesty here upon payee of finall eke pellinge from the universitie," • The • eccentric Archbishop • Black- burn, of York, in the, eigleteenth cen- tury, was wont ,to •smoke during ie- tervals of the service. LONG- PIPES AND 'LONG HYMNS, Another well-known instance quote od is that of Dr. Parr, Of Hatton, who smoked before his sermon in church while the congregation was singing, for the doctor remarked:— "My people like long hymns, but prefer my long clay." Sir Walter Scott, 'evho'is consider- ed historically correct in Ms novels, devotes considerable space to a de- seription of smoking in the church in "The Heart of Midlothian." These are a very few of many in- stances of smoking M church days gone by, but the matter hasn't as yet gone so far as to provoke 'a ques- tion in the HouSe of Commons. Taking about tobacco, the remark- able persistency with which the smallpox clings to London. notwith- standing the confidence of the medi- cal profession that mild weather would see a marked decrease, has re- vived discussion of the virtues of to- bacco as a disinfectant. It has beep noticeable alithroegh this epideraic that many more wo- men than had ever before been the case, took to travelling in the smok- ing carriages on the suburb rail- ways, not that the women's tasee for tobacco was growing any stronger, but because they had confidence in tobacco as a disinfectant, believing that they were less likely to con- tract -the disease M the smoking car- riages than in any others. This week I have noticed that certain newspapers have . been opening their columns to correspondence from those sided desired to anr their views on disinfectants, and most of the space was certainly taken up with such let- ters as dealt with tobacco as a means of preventing smallpox. It was recalled that at the time of the great plague M London • every child was ordered to take a pipe. of tobacco to School and that at inters vale during lessons, both master and children lighted up. ADVICE NOT DISINTERESTED. Another correspondent says that he has held •positions in various cigar and tobacco manufactories 'since 1844 and has never known of the death of a cigar or tobacco maker froni chol- era, or smallpox, or even any other infectious disease. He advises per- sons who don't smoke to burn a lit- tle tobacco in their rooms every morning before leaving,. home for leueiness. Travelling hi smoking car - Sieges, no says, servos much the same purpose. • Another • correspondent begs the Lancet to spare a moment from its pursuit •of microbes to give some sOrCol authoritative dedision on, the point. e TRAVELLING BANKS. A. travelling savings bank has been inaugurated by the authorities in the French Provinces. It is a motor -car with seats for driver, two clerks, and a cashier. A table is arranged so that persons on the road can place their money on it without Mitering the vehicle and under the table is a safe into which the Money drops through a shit.. A proper receipt is given and an entry made in a hook. This is to encourage thrift by mak- ing deposits easy. 1,518 novels were published in England bast year. And Was Brought Back From Nervous Prostration to Health and Strength • by Using Or. Chase's Nerve Food. r1llee6 is no 'faith cure about Dr. Chase's Nerve food. You do not need to imagine it is doing good. You can prove it by keeping a record of your weight. This food cure acts in a perfectly natural way. In fact, it is nature's own cure, and is composed of the most powerful restoratives and inevigorators that science has yet discovered. • • Take the case of Mrs. West, as described in her letter' quoted below. She was pale, weak and run down in health. leer blood wee thin and watery, and,her nerves so starved and exhausted that she was prootrated, Dr. Chase's Nerve .Food Cured her, and added'new, flrin flesh to her body to the exterie of eleven pounds. You Will find her latter instex•estihg. 'Mr. S. W. West, Draytoee Wellington County; Ont., writes:—"About two years ago 1 got terribly run doWn, and finally became a victim of nervous prostration. I had no' appetite, seemed to lose intereet and am- bition an could scarcely drag myself about, Rearing of good results from the .use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, i used three boxes with greet benefit. In a short time I gained eleven pounde, and as I was very thin when 1 began to use the remedy, I was very proud of the increase Of *eight. Then the following spring I becanie rather poorly, and it again built tae up, and gave me such a good appetite that I wanted to eat early half the time, 1 was so pleased with the euro the Nerve Food brought about that I recommended it to others, and they have told me of the benefits they had obtained horn this pre - paradox -le You may use this testimonial in order that others May learn of the good there Is In Dr. Oliese's e rIvfe ylPoutr hi ." a,v e been affected as Mrs, West has, if you are not feeling real strong and well, you will :'be sur- prised at the good that Dr. Ohasent Nerses Food will do you. It puts color in the cheeks, rounds out anga- bar and Ninsted 'fornis;'nedsleringe, new' leopette liooniidene andnew life VS take the place of despondency, leteakeemaeselonseame.' 60 acute pok,O• bOxes far $ 0;. at all (kaiak or EtlmallSon, Batem.kOo.. Toronto, I 'WISE REMARKS. Immapatuastraioresag.a...rapeUmewpowea;a4smaig...<614**10...** When a num wants a, cigar 10 Bolf?1, er WaritS it very bad. The ono redeeming feature of •ge. pawn -Shop is the tioket. • It sometimes pays to be good, but it is always good to be paid. The villain is always caught in the act—usually the last act. Most women regard bachelors an good husbands gone to waste. The most painstaking mee doeen't. always suffer the most pain. • There are , two kinds of grocees—• green grocers and cash, grocers. Debt is disgraceful, but net bein able to get into it is often? mor SO. • Truth is stranger than fiction, be- cause there is less of it on the mar- ket. Most people are as bad as they book, ., and therest aro a great deat worse. • A man must make his own way he the world while a woman merely ha hlf It is a hard matter to eonvinc,e hbrass that is isn't the the bpmole • It is the struggle to keep up ape pearances that keeps a great many people down.. ' • The worst ftind,of bicycle fee.° IS made by • the boy who is told net can't have one. Many a man is willing to. die 'for his country, but he wants to 'fix- the date •for himself. • Indulgent mothers ere the ones who permit their children to annoy other people. • ' The amateur photographer is re- sponsible . for a good .maey of life' misrepresentations. A 'man is not 'necessarily angty• when he gets his back up' ; petheps he ie only a scorcher, Mankind is divided into two classes—those-w•hO ride bicyctes arid those who doSge them. The average woman is neeer so happy as when tryeng to answer an unanswerable argument. . Making ley° to a woman is like using tobacco—itsometimes keeps. a eaan from \verse vices. Cyclists evidently have a .poor opinion of pedestriane, as they are., constantly running them down. When a woman begins running after a man, the first notice of it given by the way the man's women eolks act... • No matter how loose an eitgagemen ring may be; the diamond never slips round on the inside of a lady's finger. The man who has sonae scheme to enrich his fellow man• neaely always has patches on the south section of his trousers. A pair of lovers may be talkative enough in public, but when they are alone they are always sure toote-• close-mouthed. • When a girl tella young man that she dreamt about him eno night be- fore, it is high Aline for him to he very careful. Some men go to church and clasp their hands so tight during, pruyer that they can't get them (Ten wben the conteibutiomi box is passed. A woman never knows arything about another woman's character: unless it's something the other wce. ma.a ought to be ashamed of. A man often decides that he cane' not afford to marry; but when he is really in love he marries and doesn't Care whether he can afford:, it or not! JaL A gnat can cause an elephant reeve down and roll over, but in the after dust kicked up lier the operation the gnat is eelelone discernible to the naked eye. • Luring a recent snowfall, it was interesting to note what an exact line a man can draw with his shovel, between Sets own premises and his next door neighboise. • • WHAT JACK COULD DO. Penclope—"All right, Ja.ek, you may put the ring on my finger and we'll call it megaged, but it must be definitely understood that you ere to have but one kiss a day and wed dance at each hop, for you dance horridly, .and. I don't like to kiss, a • man without a moustache. I ani to go boating, riding, or walking with any fellow I please, dance as much as r please, flirt With whom I please. Youplayiiiagret , and gived ups ie,annki d,iednnaglly, you 'are not to tag around after inc all the time, for I'm not going to haVe xny enjoyment. • spoiled just because I'maaneincgagoekodi..'en' urable slave) --"Well, but, Penelope, tell me what I can do ?" - • • I:'erielope—"Xon can read 11'ennys0I1 and think of me." • 4 • DIAMOND 017T DIAMOND. A doctor, 'who was sotacithat of ; wag, met one day' in the/ etreet seeton With whom he was well as quainted. . As the usuat salutation were passi e,dethedoctor happened to cpu,.e. • "Why, doctor, ' said tele Lon; "you havegot it bad col on long have you had that ?” "Look hero, Mr. Seethe co Cioctor, with_ a. show of indit _tion ''what is your charge for 'Inter merits ?" "Three dollars," was the reply. • "Well," continued he, "just colic into my surgery and / will pay, it I don't want to bave you Canilfq round and so Anxious 'about. health." • nT:nervittor.onol was soon evw1 i,rnl.0 "Ah, &Jetta'," he replied, "Ye:an not afford to- bury you yet. nueiece has eeeer „been • so good as it ha since you began, to practise," • Since • the above • . eortversatio neither party has 'neieeured to jok at the exponst lab the Other,