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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1910-10-27, Page 6-U\a 4Qw4itiw Why, liapi AU ex:slump, ars• personal friende always "warm"? Perhape for the same reason that brideq. are alwaye des- . eribed as "bloolting" and "beautifal." Where, ab, where are the merry miaow peach basket and garbego can hate of yesterday? Have they been metamor- phosed into the "peanut toenee" of to - Any? The 'United States estimates for Pan- atela 004 work next year total $17,- 920,848, lan to the preeent time tit: re has been spent on the canal by the Vetted. States $248,002,008. And the ena is not yet within sight. .A eontemporari states that "if al! tbe farmers in Canada should move to Alberto, and establish farms there as large as those they now cultivate, there would be room for them and to spare." There is something in that to set pet). ple thinking. The September losses by fire in Can- ada were the lowest of any month of this year, except February, being only $894,125. The total for nine months of the year, however, is $18,003,000, being about $3,230,000 lees than the correspon- ding period of 1909. The Grand Trunk half -yearly report shows an increase of gross receipts am- ounting to R455,108-, The working ex- penses, however, have increased 4372,- 070. Regarding the G. T. P. great cam - plaint of scarcity of men is umde, 56,- 000 more being needed for the work. There is some talk that King Manuel may not quietly submit to deposition but may make an effort to wooer the throne of Portugal. But is it worth while? 'Would it not be better for Wm to take the valete. of his property and seek some happier country—say, our Canadian Northwest? The York Loan shareholders will, it is expected, receive another dividend of perhaps, 25 per cent., but it will prob- ably be deelared about the end of next year. It is said that assets of about a quarter of a million are yet unsold. The winding -up process in a business of this kind is naturally a very slow one. The price of platinum took a jump of $2,50 an ounce the other day and now stands at $30. Platinum is now the most expensive metal used by jewellers. Considerable of the platinum now pro- duced is used in scientific instruments and in photography, ani the supply is not equal to the demand. -Me output of gold of the Rand for September was 046,899 'fine ounces, val- ued at 42,747,853, The total output for 1909 was 7,280,542 ounces. The output for the nine months of this year is 5,- 597,387 ounces. It is probable that this year will show a considerable increase over the total of last. 4,0' In Salt Lake City the other day, at the annual conference of the Morinon Church Pres. Joseph II. Smitlt addressed the delegates on the subject of plural marriages, declaring them to be con- trary to the decrees of the church and commanding that polygamy must cease. To give the rule practical effect a bishop and a "patriarch" who had contracted polygamous.unions were excommunicats ed. That is reform from within. e nee Marie Corelli has had a bad dream, and she tells it in her latest book "The Devil's Motor." Marie looks ahead to a time when this diabolie ride will be tak- en in a combination aeroplane -automo- bile through a World which is a vast network of cities and factories. In that time, says Marie, "there will be no virtue; honor shall be as rags on a, fool's back. Gold. will be the pulse of life," Somebody should jog Marie, and make her wake up ani turn over. 4 - Evno Azeff, who led the double life of. a revolutionary Socialist leader and c. political pollee spy, has at last paid the penalty. He was an unlovely char- acter. While in the pay of the Ruesicui police, he plotted with the revolution- ists attempts upon the lives of the Czar and many prominent Imperialiete, be- traying his fellow-workere to the author- ities, many of them being brought to the scaffold. The terrorist committee had long ago sentencea him to death, but he was aided by the police to eseepe to the Orient. :Nemesis dogged his foot- steps, 4owever, and aecompliebed his death at Wiesbaden. It is sail that the automobile makers, feeling the effect of declining demand for pleasure vehicles, have been secret- ly experimenting with motor trueks with the °bled of produeiog a better pro- duct at a greatly reducea priee. The great &cline in the price of raw rub- ber is expeeted to help the inanstry. A. New York butnufacturer thinks that motor trueks of the future will be equip- ped with solid tubber time, lie says the greatest evil esatotoobile born have to -contend with after the inflatea firel cot, lutn been met, la the 01101.11101151 Of tires required as repaire. Sir George Bestley, the founder of the National Pently Bank, an inetitutioe wideb Inte done every useful walk it! Great Britain, le dead. TA 1q73 founa- ed it in a smelt way, siaa I it year it hal 111,34a ilepOSIttirl it lee largest brand) in London, aml 177,09 le all. nir George was final of telling nese one of the Cooly aeposits re tame into the bank and laying down a "shinaus" fe! said: 'Take two pore out id that," The cashier tools la cente, the prieof two pots Of beer, ani tanned eigat cents lied the bank not been there t reeelve the money probably the whole of it W01114 have gone ITt "pote." Every word sae tittered mane hie heart beat faster, and sent his good angel far. pier from limn "You will not neve another soon?" "No," she sail; "never perbaps." "Never is a long day," he said. 'Who. knows? There xnay be plenty of such gifts for you. I am no prophet, but I will indulge in prophecy on thia occasion, and add. that I em euro there will be." "Ale yo11 do not know," field. Joan, with a wistful little smile. 'We shall see!" Then he linit; down ami almost in a wbisper saki: "Miss Joan, will you grant me a favor?" "I?" she said, opening her gray eyes fall upon lino. "What favor can. 1 grant you?" "It has been a happy night for IDO—T nave told. you 50 aleeady—I eliould like to carry away some memento pf It. Will you give me that red blossom In your Joan looked away from him with a 'vague trouble 3n her eyes—a look a doubt, almost of fear. "Is it toonnuch to ash?" he said in a whisper; "are you angry? you shall not give it me unless you wish to!" "It is of no use," she said, hurriedly, and trying to laugh; but the laugh died away on her lips. "It is rill faded, and nearly dead—' "I do not care, I would rather nave it now that yotr have worn it—" He stopped short, forshe tuertea her eyes to him with the troubled look more strongly marked, "I meant that I shall value •it just as clearly though it is fad.ed. Give It to me!" Joan took the flower from the'bosorn of her dress, her kende trembling, and she did not notice that he stood in front of her to conceal the action from the of lier to eonceal the action from the eyes yesof any mato might be watching t "There it is," she said, holding It out to him, ',Poor flower! It has not been a very happy evening .for it!" "Not happiy, and it has been worn by yole17' he stud, trying to speak lightly. "Ali, thanks, thanks!" and he thrust it, but gently, inside his coat. 'Come, Joan," seid the colonel, bustling up; "where's your things-? , Villiers. where are you staying?—at the Royal, I suppose? Right! I'll drive over to -mor- row and. look you up! We're not going to let you give us the slip again!" "There is no fear of that" he said, quietly. "But don't teouble to come over. I want you and the young ladies to come to the Wold toonorrow and give me your advice. I am 'going to fit up some of the rooms," "Good. news! I shall be delighted to come, and I am sure Julia and. Ernme- liee will; won't you, girls, eh?" "Oh, delighted!" they echoed in a breath, with their full smiles on, "Thanks," he said quietly. "And, Miss Joan, I hope she Will come also?" The faces of the two girls would Moe formed a study for a painter of charac- ter, "Eh?" said the colonel. "Oh, ah, yes: but I'm afraid Miss ,Than doesn't care for that kind of thing; eh, Joan?" Joan stood with downcast eyes. "Miss Joan is too good-natured to res fuse her assistance," said Lord Villittes, in a matter-odfact voice—now different thought Joan to the losv, whispering tones of a moment or two before. "You will come, Miss Jean?" and as he put.the frieze cloak around her, he whiepered: "nay 'yes!" And Joan faintly obeyed and answer- ed: CHAPTER VI. Mr. Craddock not only had his office in this city, but he livecl there also. Very few people live in the city, and at night, as eurly say as eight o'cloek, the great thoroughfares—which have been during the day so thronged by a hurrying, scut- tling crowd . that one can scarcely make • one's way along the pave- ment, — are so deserted that, if you are observant, you may see eats ac- tually running across the roadways. But Mr. Craddock lived in the city because he liked to be near his work. and he liked quiet at night. His office was situated in a little dingy court leading out of Fenchurch street, and here the old gentleman whom Jean hact seen sneaking osit of the Wold lived, if existence in a room ten by nine, which servea as a bedroom and drawing room, and parlor combined, can be called living. Mr. Craddock was an attorney, but he did not do much in the way of the law. Ile was reported to be rich, very rich, and some persons professed great euries- ity as to how he got his money and hoer he employed it. As a matter of fact, Mr. Elijah Crad- dock svas a money lender. Of course, it was not generally known that be was a meney lender. most, by the late tool of Arrowfield, for in - strove, he was looked upon 0.5 shnply an eceentrit old miaer, who Oscan to live in a dingy den Love his offiee, because—weIl, bemuse he likecl it and fetose the air, or want of air, melted him One cveniug—two slays before the ball at Pereistople—lies Craddovic sat on hie stool lo hie offline. Byroy now mid then he looked we he a mazy, lopsided dock Met hnzg, nLae wall and *LIAO creakily; eml n.e tile old thing wheezed out the heat• of tea, 1•,-1 was riemg lama the stool, when there mine a kneek at the deote awl inert entered young Mat, Ite17.2.13 istil, anI Vain, and 'handsome, hfevieg hiarh hedot eleeelY telt, with a dark nue:Loin:so rtis eyes were ansek to oand lernleatzle elmene tee beillinot, so 'Mat leds= he flashed them around, aa "07111-111 IA ED! erttfl all.. Crad- tffL, ines fele an mitoses sone of hitting Leta peonie4 ao a gimlet. Per - imp he korse rede noplemonot sharp - for Arens erne of thew pis:tang Olaatte lie levered Ids lida end. hid Use Viten, illearpecyse feere obe.ervation. 'Just ez new: We!" said Mr. Creel- Inne. welling one hie tureip-famdWatels. "adisa b V.Ists eta (atilt Illakte. yeti es) leenS" ezA lt snarled mita nit teal stewed lesetogn hie thin, parched ape - "1 tete leen alnizg man" Iltleires, • en! A nresy time you bate ea ill aste elSoo eue every day Ili tto wizen etessensel roe—like g lookl He, herd 1:t.t erealtel. "Shmildn't won - :".1 dowse teme, I 'piked you etds el tete sneeze..., est; Woe," tted ite weal., I the 7/,.:-.11.;:t1J:1":1 street, "arid sea. e ne yet."' see"; Meier 13 typed' seal the sena; tete, W.', :C. eel eerily, a'szenig laze yerx se kede it la my MOM. t, "A boy in the gutter—selling Wei- ferel"—end Addressing the furniture. "Ewes," corrected. the young man. "But never mind that. The question Is, what do you want now I am Isere?" lie stooped as he spoke, and piked Up n piece of paper whielt lay, half torn across, in the fireplace. It Wee tae inzt- keeper's bill at Deereombe. "Deercombe!" he !saki, flashing his eyes upon the old man. "Deer—ah, yee, I reraember, that is Lord Arrowfieldhs place—no, not his now! Who cinne into it? Yes," end he nodded, "Lord. Vil- liers." The old man eyed him admiringly end chuckled with eatiefaction. "Good—good! Alsvays remember! Never forget anything! That's one of the first things I taught you, Royce! And taught you everything, ehT Yes, I've been down to the Weld at Deer- combel Beautiful place, Royce—and money! Money!" and he held up his hands. "Nearly two milliensi" The young man raised his eyebrows. "So much?" "Quito! And—and all belengs to Lord Royce turned and looked at him with .a strange smile. "You surely don't mean te suggest that it is of any use trying to make money out of him?" he eaid with a laugh. "Lord Villiarel If any man knows the world he does; too well for us, Craddock, Depend upon it, he'll keep his two millionsn "Hush!" said Mr. Craddoek, and hobs bling tie tise door he turned the key. Don't speak too loud, Royce; that old cat of a housekeeper is not so deaf as she pretends to be. Keep his two mil- lion, will he? I'na not so sure of that!" and he fixed his small black eye -a on the dark keen ones above him. • CHAPTER VII. Royce turned and shot a keen glance at old Craddock, then bent over the fire again. "I'm not sure that Lord Stunt Vil- liers will keep his two millions Royce," repeated Craddock. He climbed on to the stool and'stared down at Om young- er man, with his head on one side, and his small beady eyes, like a raven's, "I'm not so • sure, Royce!" "The Weld was not entailed, 1 think." "There !" exclaimed old Craddock, addressing the clock with an impish tone of triumph—"there's a man for you --don't ask any questions! Not he! Works down to the root of the matter like a mite! Right, Royce; right, Mor - daunt, my boy; the Wold was not ens tailed. The old earl could do what he liked with it, every rod of it, and ev- ery penny of hie money! He could leave it to me—to me if he liked—" "Instead of which, he left to Stuart Villiers," said Mordaunt Royce. "I re- member you drew the will yourself." "1 didn" assented old Craddock, "and a very good will it "Leaving it all to Lord Villiers," said Mordaunt Royce. "Well, I don't see—no one disputes the will, I sup- pose " "No one, at present," said the old man. "Listen to the points carefully. There's two millions of money in this business. The Earl of Arrowfield —fin- sensely rich and living entirely alone, posseseed of a vast fortuue, quite omen. cumbered, quite unentailed. Vinio is he to lea fe it to? As far as the world knows, his nearest relation is Stuart Vile liars—a young man he doesn't get on with, a man hehas quarreled with — but still his nearest kith and kin, and his natural heir. Point on& Royce. Now, then, it was not generally known, Royce, that the Earl of Arrovefield was mar- ried. Ile married beneath him—out of pique, they say—to annoy a woman who had jilted him. It was just like him Anyhow, his wife and he did at agree. They separated, Royce—but- not before a and was born. A daughter. Point two." Royce nodded. "Yes; so that tboro were two relativas nearer than Stuart Villiara." "Yes, but the countess died, and the slaughter also" Sala Royce. "Yes; the countess died, 1 know, and the daughter, so it was enderstood; but who saw her die—who buried her? He didn't go to his wife's funeral, he didn't go to hie daughter's funeral—if she ever was buried. Anybody might have told him that they were dead, and he would have believed it—juert because he want-' ed to." "Then you think," mid Royce, slowly, "that the daughter is alive?" "No," said old Craddock; "I think she is dead now; but I don't think she died when he thought she slid, and if she dieln't all lents of things might have happened! She might nave married — might have had a child; if eo, that child, supposing it to be alive, Would be the natural heie to the Wold and the money, in place of Stuart Villiers. A. short time before he died tho old earl eent for me; it was an urgent mes- sage, and it tame from the Weld. I should have gone, but I was laid up uith the eureed rheumatism and ova:Wiest move. 'When 1 did get nowt: theta, tae old Man had flowr,. again. I wrote to lebn offering to go 'wherever he vris13.41; 13nt he wouldn't have it. Simply said ite had doze the hnsinese he wanted to ace mo latent for ltinmelf, and I needet eronblee Now. Bove, what was that Untamed' Ho wanted to make a fresh WW1" Royce looked incredulous, "Yee, thab was it! How do I know it Well, 1 didn't know Its I gamma it by the old mat' t mow:Mentos He hadn't been to the Weld for rare. Ile Indent mentioned Its orifee name for years. What clees he do when he gets dowa to the plaeet Shute hiraself up LI the 'Paltry, }sleeps in tile room where he end Ida wife Used to eleep; had her portraie brought dowo from the gal- .1<TYI and placed olt a their in front of him So tlittt lie eirn SIB it where he Sita. Speitals the day mooning about the old limbs./ Tomo, 'where the tountoe' deess. es and things have been puehed avtay, tra hitetiiy—taark inc. rtOyeeallitetilY Write, tOtrie dOttineeett, tVith two of the servants as witrieedes," • Rove smiled. "A very pretty *tory," he said, "but it is Ill graess work, and werth totting, am inclited to tlunk that he tlidn t motto a fresh will." "Thea for once your eleverteee is at fault. Boyce retorted Craddock, trim- ineertly. "Per he did! I don't griese this: knovri Why? Because he wrote to Stuart Villiers, tcllthg him ' that he meant to disitherit him, and the, he lad loft the property to one trit•-e fully entitIny to it.'s or this firs:. time the young man's face wee turned on Craddock with ehlerp, open eurprise, "Ah." he odd. "How do you anew all Oiler "I sew the letter!" field Old Cradaoek, in it Imar;le Whisper. 'litItart ViMoos read it to me on tbe terrace of the WOW!" Royee's keen eye e flasibed. "You went there to—" The old man nodded.. "To look for the last will—the will the earl went down there to melee; the will he made witle his wife's portrait be- fore him." 0 "You found nothing et the WoId?"' Royce asked, his voice soft ana thought- ful. Mr. Craddocknhook Ids bead. "Nothing, I was there for home, I searched the library carefully. It had been locked up lifter he left, and un- disturbed." alet whose favor was the last will made?" "AV groaned tile old man, "if we could tell that." "You nave founi no one then?" eald Royce. "No one," responded Mr, Craddock, gloomily. "The eountess had a daugh- ter, there le uo dotaat about that; sale herself died, there is no Aoubt about that; the daughter is supposed to have died—" "There is doubt about that?" "Yes!" said the old, man, sullenly, stubbornly. "Royce, I believe she lived to marry and give birth to the heir of all this property, but witere Is she?" and he stretelied out his skinny lianas, "No trace of her at all?" "Not the faintest. She disappeared as eompletely as if—if se heel Ikon a shadow," eaid Isfr, Craddock. Royce was silentf ro a moment, then he laughed, "It is a pretty problem, with two fades!, To find the earns last will and to find the person in whose favor it was made! Most people consider one question of that kiwi difficult enough," he added. "But not you; not you, Royce!" said tbe old man, clutching his arm eagerly. "Not you You won't make much of it; you're too clever! And I taught you, didn't I, Boyce'elt? And look at the money that's to be made out of it! Thousands! We might make terms with the person whose favor ethe will is in, or with Stuart Villiers himself; it could be worked either way." "If you had the 'mil and, the pewee to whom the old earl really left his mon- ey," said Mordaunt Royee, He spoke dreamily, with his eyes fixed on the fire, his opera hat held before his lips, his long, white hands playing a soft tune Cal the crown. The old man watched him closely, nar- rowly, "You're thinking of something, Royce " he declared in his shrill suppreesed treble. "You're thinking of something, I know you are! You're at work on it already, eh? I knew you'd take and hang on to it; that's why I told you. I said to myself, here's e, case for Royce, this is the sort of business he'll take to at onee. Don't I know him? Didn't I train him up and teach him—" The young man took out his watch; a handsome repeater,- in gold, having a plain but costly chain affixed. "I must get 'back," he said, quietly, passing by the old man's encomiums. "Lord Dewsbury has a party at his some, and they expect me." "Ahl" said the old man, eyeing him half -admiringly, halhimpatientIy. •And you are going to spend the evening with a viscount and otaer noblemen, and you'll hold your head as high as any of 'em, ruffle it with the best of 'em, and win their money of 'em, eh, Royce.' and gap theni on the back and call'em 'Dewsbury,' and 'Pollution,' ea if they were mere nobodies; and they won't mind it, but be proud to Claim the friendship of such a clever, handsome, accompliehed fellow as Mordant Royce! Good lordj how surprised they'd be if I dropped in and said, in a quiet, friendly sort of way, `I picked this young gen. tleman out of the gutter, my lords; he used to sell fusees; whet do you think of me as a tutor, eh?" They'd be sur- prised, Royce, eh?" "I dare say," assented the young man with perfect cooluees, and lifting Itis mustache by way of a smile. "But per- haps they wouldn't; such queer thlngs happen every day. Good night," and with a smile of adieu, he walked quickly out. Mordaunt Royce strode on up Cheap- side and past St. Paul's, up Fleet street and the Strand, and into Pall Mall. He stopped on the north side, at a small row of houses nestling among the club palaces, and rang the bell. A footman In plain livery opened the door, bowed respectfully, and took Royce's hat and coat, and Royce walked up the stairs, as if he were familiar with the house, Opening a door ort tae first floor, he entered a splendidly furnished room, brilliantly lighted, in watch half -a -dozen men were sitting smoking; some of them engage1 with eards at a. square table, one lolling on the sofa, and anotlaer playing on the piano. The appearance of the tall, weladiess- ed figure in the doorway was greeted with exclamations of welcome. "Here he is!" cried one. "Come Mt, Royce! Where have you been?" 'Oh, don't ask him" exclaimed an- other, banteringly. "Yoani get nothing out of himi ltoyee has always some mysterioue appointment to keep. Le it a duchess this time, ant have you been riding in her carnageOloyee, or is it little Tottio of the Frivolity?" Royce laughed, and pulled off his gloves kisurely. "Itere come and take my place!" said a fair-haired, bluc-eyed young fellow who sat at the card table.. "Opine dud take my piece and change the luck; these fellows are winoing evetythingi' and he laughed a merry, catelese laugh which chimed in with the music. The speaker was Beetle, Viseciunt Der/shores, who had tome into the title and estates—the estates Mr. Craddock so much desirea to grab—a eouple of years ago, and, short though the time had been, had managed to prove the trial' of the aseerilon that wealth had wings. laved Went up to him and mit a white band an Ilia shoulder, and the young ViscOUtit looked use at him with franle affection, with a look of boyish delight arid pleasure at hie appearance that might neve touched even Moraistint Itoyeete hearts "Conte end sit down, old folioed You Must be cola; your alcove fedi: damp, Bring Mr. Royce some whet!". he called to rt foottnan "Stay Witere you are," side Rove, preseing him gently into his Beet. era play with rou agaiiist poritelerc if he likes." Lord Pontelert, it dark,- Iseevysleatured Malt. with thick lipil and a bull -dog ea* preaSfelli, nodden surlily. "Al you like; tut I hip your ten. founded luck won't stand you to -night. t Was Acidly cleanea out het week." . 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A0111. 10 lyecothEebprIleyaays et y, me yo ahgeaaidngtto-tnilleghltioutpionl I'weary and the world looks sad; thla wfaoirnlowlyousltdritr:ast, m Turtle me to you: and, oh, I'm glad Though friends may fail and turn aside, And only true— MYsotpobyour wife! yirtetyloahravloeveyoin, lace in each grief and ties - to MaY abide, for you Your tenderness is my relief; it soothes joyeaschoe ciairfee. vromweyaokurhse,artthen may no could alienatethis p thi; e apsouorre, great enought to part Our sympathies fall to my lot I'd e'er remain Bereft of friends, though trete or not, just to retain Your true regard, your presence bright, tjkhna, h rceoce.? xthank andstmrlfe.y doa to- night, am your wife; —Old Clipping. grandfathersm Half a ewrIssosese—ani:usau7n:trtiheedra....: CO r. 1\M Isiallara Re ills ate not a. n remedy— aurcentury ago, before Confederetion, they were on sale in nearly every drug or general store in the Canada of that day, and were the recog- nized cure in thousands of homes for Censtipation, Indigestion, Bilious- ness, Rheumatism and Kidney and Liver Troubles, To -day they are just as effective, just as reliable as ever, and nothing better has yet been devised to Cesh rest- 1:2) szo rya rrs irs 1110 Miniature Railroad in England. One of the smallest railways in the world, aside frcm the miniature eye - terns in the summer parks, is a pri- vate line in England, which runs from Belderton to Eaton hall. The halt, as well as the railway, belongs to the Duke of Westminster. There are two engines on the Eaton Hall Railway, the largest weighing about four tons with a tank capacity of seventy gallons. The single passenger car is twenty feet long and has a seating capacity of sixteen passengers. There are a number of freight cars used in haul- ing coal and other supplies. The little trains make regular runs, con- necting with the trains on the Great Western Railway. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc TRANSACTION FOLLOWED. (Ideas.) 'Vera (8 years old) ---What does trans- atlantic mean, mother? Mother—"Aoross the Atlantic," of course; 'but you mustn't bothee me. Vera --does "trsets" always mean across? Mother—I suppose it doe. Now, if you doe't stop bothering. me with your questions I shall send you right to bed. Vera (after a few minutes' slience)— Then does transparent mean crone par- ent? • flohip Cu f$Isa throat ulth.i. tril oc• olg threats AN ELECTRIC ERASER A draftsman seldom has the patience to mete an ink line from tracing cleth preperly. If the ertieer is operatea with too muon pressure the cloth is marred. The proper method is to operate the eraser with a light but quick motion. Recently, an electrioally-driven. ereser hive -been luvented, consisting of a Mall motor provided with a flexible shaft whielt earrie,1 a. cnettior eraser at its outer eta To order to clean the eraser of particles of ink whieh it picks up, a cleaning rubber ia provided, *Melt beam Iightly againet the erasing tubber. A device of th'e aort ehould be sufficient to meet the requirements of a large arta Ling toom, STOMACH MISER BANISHER BY °E00114,TIVEr MR. ALOIDE HEBERT Stratford Centre, Wolfe Co., Q13e, 141 have been completely mired of Pi frightfid condition of my Stomach through the wonderful fruit medicine Truit-a-tiveie. I could, not eat anything but what I suffered avvful pain from Indigestion. My head ached inceseantly. I was told to try 'Fruit -a -fives' and, sent for six boxea. Now 1 ant entirely well, can eat any ordinary food and never lutve a Headache." ALCIDE WEBERT. Pe. a box, 6 for Sa.$0, or trial box, 35o. At all dealers or from rritit-a. tives Limited., Ottawa, Had Her Way at Last. There was once a girl in Atchison who nad never had her way. Her father :bulldozed and. tryannieed over her and when he was Called Home her moth - began it, and up to the time tha. girl was forty-five she had never select' ed even a hair ribbon, Then the good angels came to her mother, and when the girl managed her mother's funeral ahe went about the task of ordering haeks and flowers and selecting text and hymns with a smile. "How bravely she is taking it," friends said who came in to see her weep, but found no elle to weep with, "but she is holding her- self in. She was really letting herself eut and eujoying it. "My mother 0,1 - ways said she thought pink flowers were instppropriate for funerals," she said, putting pink flowers in the coffin. Then the girl managed her mother's funeral having been told all her life that if such an occasion arose she should wear blaele.—Atchison Globe. 411 Home DYE NG Is the way to Save Morley Dress Well Try It l Simple as Washing with • • LONE DT FOR ALLKINDS Of OCODS •••••• , JUST THINK OF IT I Dyes Wool, Cotton, Silk or Mixed Goods Perfectly with the SAME Dye. -No chance of mistakes. Fast end Beautiful Colors 10 cents, from your Druggist or Dealer. Send for Color Card and STORY Booklet. 76 The Johnson.Wahardson Co., Limited, Montreal. THE SILENCE EXPLAINED A North Philadelphia little girl bad been so very naughty that her mother found it necessary to shut her up in a dark closet—an that family the direst punishment for the 'worst offence. For fifteen long minutes the door hen been locked without a sound coming from behind it. Not is whimper nor a sniffle. At last the stern, but anxious parent, unlocked the closet door and peered into the darkness. She could see nothing. "What are you doing in there?" she cried, thpit on your nets* dress and thpit on your new hat, and I'm waiting for more thpit t� come to thpit ott yoUr new paratholl"—Philadelpnia Times. se • e CURED OF LAME BACK WHEN 84, Mr. Samuel Martin, of StrathrOy, Ont., passed twenty yestrs of his life in misery. suffering tortures from lame back. He tried nearly all advertised remedies- and household recipes, but received no bene- fit from any of them, Some months ago, seeing Gin Pills advertised Mr, Martin purchased a box. The relief, which Mr. Martin experienced after he had taken one box, was so great that he knew he had found the right remedy at last. He used .two more 4boxes aed Is now completely cured. 60e a box, 6 for $2.60. At all dealers. Free sample if you write Natiottal Drug & Chemical Co. (Dept. H. L.,j Toronto, s 0, JOLLY. (Puck.) They met in the hereafter of Fiction. "rifteen men: on the dead man's chest!" belloved Stevenson's Pirate. "Ifa! Jolly one football song, that!" exclaimed the hero of the college novel which, though recent, was already dehd. Your lortiggeint NMI Tea You isturine Eye Remedy Relieves Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't Smart, Soothes Eye Palm e.i.d Sella for 50e. Try Murine in Your Eyes end in Ilabye Uyee for Sealy /eyelids and Granulation 4-5 NO MORE TO COUGH. (Human Life.) "I tell you I must have some money!" roared the King of Maritana, who was iht sore financial straits, "Somebody win have to cough up." **Alas!" sighed the court jester, "all Oar coffers are empty." Minard's Liniment for sale every- where. THE CARE OF A CITY'S TREES. lit several American cities the gener- al health of the trees is -watched iso leas elosely than that of the general popula. fatten. 'fate priceless value of shade tress, is relieving the; long vexed line* Of our -city streets, and bringing 0. breath of the eountry to our very doors and Windows, has never been so fully real - lead as diming the last few years. In Peveral cc:Heger; thcstudy of city forest- ry tn 'made a peelal course and especial- ly trained to perform the work. The care with which the week le or. gattieed and directed will cc:no as it eurprIee to the average citizen. In Brooklyn, Where the city foreetry wofit le very well organized., a tompfele eeriella it kept of every tree throughtout the city. There ere some 115,060 of these trete slid returelly a regular eyeacm inuet be followed in keeping the rceerels. A. card helm system le emplane). in which a tiolutrato (-mil 14 flilet1 011t find 311,lit alt record ter every tree. T110 locality 01 the tree, its approodnutte age and gener- tu health ere eareittly otnerved and set down, A corps a trained inepectore oo about teo thy vititing and luseNctinie every tree at Irene once a year, and, if the health of the tree be preearious, at More frequent latervats. Cite trots aro eubjeet to n greater Veriety of Me than their ceiuntry -cousin% altd the litt namentn for winch they must be teeeted in 0. leen Lee. If a tree, Tor teen -tole, he attacked ily any drovecen ems leeeet, I tin, so reuse iti of any Wee, the fact is reetreed en its eard at head- nuarttrft, aid a WAIN!" the &mien, pros - effete ter it. The preeerlfitlert Is filled at the eitvet eteenrce, and the Medicine le duly tellainistertil. A. Coils, in This Christian lIer. SALT RISING BREAD, Here's * Girl Who KnOwe How to Make it Most OsliciouSIY." (By Lenora Stubbe, daughter ef At night taGkrreorle?ItaP.)1f of A cupful of torneacel and a small pinch Of Alugar and salt each, ricald with new milk heat- ed to the boiling point, and nibs to the thickveee of, a mush, 1 manly inako this up in the eup. Wrap in adeem neliegth.litd anput in a warm place over In the morning take olle•galienritorie jar and in tbia put one smut cup of new intik; Add a level teeepoonful of salt and Due of eugar. Scald this with three cups of water, beaten to the belling point. I woul4 advise a milk taere nunneter to insure euecesa, Iteduce tae tentperature to 108 degrees with gold water. Then add flour and. MI* to a good batter and lastly enbe your "Start- er" that wee made the night before. Cover with a pla,te. Put this stone jar in a large kettle of water mot keep this water at a temperature of 108 degrees until the sponge rises. It should rise at least an inch and one-balf, When it has raised mix to a stiff dough and Make into 104Vee and put in pans. Do not let tbe beat out of the dough while *working. Grease your loaves well on tim and, set your bread where it will be WarM and rise.. After the loaves rise bake in a medium oven for one hour and ten minutee. -After taking loaves front oven wrap up well in bread cloth. PILES CURED at HOME by Now Absorption Method If you suffering from bleeding, itching, blind or protruding Piles, send me your address,'and I win tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with reference from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and per- manent cure assured. Send. no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to- day to Mrs, M. Summers, Box 8, Windsor, Ont. CALLOUSNESS IN HOSPITAL. (The Porum.) Disregard. for the needless suffering of charity patients, especially children can- not possibly be condoned, or excused. In spite of the greet and noble work done by the hospitals and free elinies, there is occasion for shame and indignation when we have to stand by and see helpless children with broken limbs being twisted and turned and pulled and jerked around with no one to raise a voice of protest and no law to invoke to mitigate their needless suffering. I know of many city hospitals where this cruel practice still obtains, of bone - setting without the aid of a. little gas or chloroform to ease the sufferer, and the exclute in every case is the need of economy. Yet the material would cost but a few cents —probably less than the cigar that the operator lights when the clinks is over—and this paltry SUM, and the callousness •of the hospital authori- ties, are all that stand between the ag- onized patient and a painless operatiose We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT is the best: Mathias Foley, Oil City, Ont. Joseph Snow, Norway, Me. Charles Wooten, Mulgmve, N, S. Bev. R. 0. Armstrong, Mulgrave, N. S. Pierre Landers, sen., Pekeinouche, N. B. Thomas Wasson, Sheffield, N. B. From the Persian. Alas for those who have tasted once Of that forbidden vintage of the Bps %hat, pressid and pressing, from each other draw The draught that so Intoxicates them both, That, while upon the wings of Day and Night Time rustles on, and Moons do wax and wane, As from the very Well of Life they drink, AIM, drinking, fancy they shall never drain, But rolling Heaven from his ambush whispers, "So in my license is it not set down : Ali for the sweet societies I make At Morning, and before the Nightfall break; Ah for the, bliss that coming Night fills up, And Morn looks in to find an empty cup!" Edward Fitzgerald. Minard's Liniment Relieves Neural- gia. A PHILANTHROPIST. (Catholic Standard and Times.) "Ye hear a lot o' talk 'bout 'philan- thropists' these days," said Mrs, Korn - top; "thenee people that gees 'round, dein' good, ain't they?" "Yes," replied Partner Korntop. think I sten one the last time I was to the city." "Did ye? W'at did he look like?" "Ile had a sign onto hint that said, ti u:se Pakeley's Cough Cure. Try it?" 4 • • Mitten:1's Linirtierit Cures Dandruff. SAME MAN. (Cleveland Leader.) "Sono is the, same old easy mark he used to he?) "Is that so? 1 remember he let his mother them his wife for him," "Yes. And now he Iets his wife buy his neckties." iftrAlmi, • ISSUE NO. 43 1010 HEI WA2tTED WAroTiliD—AT _ONCID, A D/ONXIBAIA niY Britlit%frt,vmalig,!TA. Ap. w fmr4,1314) nay. ttrg!". A.Q. 44.44Y' 48 Man%treal AGENTS ANTED. AGENTS -0,9W Are you making $R per day. If not write intmediately fer vier free elaborate outfit of Holiday laeolte. Sella at aignt• J, L, NICHOLS COMPANY, LIMITED, Toronto O ANVAMMS 'WANTED. WEEKLY' salary paid, Alfred Tyler, ass Clan, ence street. londoo, Oat 'W'ANTED PtErzABLEr lefBN OR T If women. X will start you, in the tea, buainess; lasting proposition; easy and profitable. A. 0, Taylor, Tea. Importer, Chathara, Ont, 0 Dr.MartersFemalePiiis SEVENTEEN YEARS THE STANDARD Proscribed and recommended for we. men's aliments, * scientifically pre. pared remedy of proven worth. t'he result from their us* is quick and per. manent. For sale at all drug stores. FREE TO YOU • blarlign SS 3,1%0: CD INItt AND • MAGID LANT- Elm combined. I If you wish to p give your Wends an en- tertainment that will make them split their sides laughing at We 00Mia pictures get one of these machines. They aro the Melt No more Imaareistsasimismarimidull hours. With each machine we give free films and lantern slides with full directions so that anyone oan rim it. We give it FREE for selling only $4.150 worth of our GOLD EMBOSSED POST CARDS, The very latest designs in Views, llomnAy, OmurOa, &O., at 0 for 10e. Send your name and address mainly written and we will for- ward youaockage of cards and our big pre- mium list. But dealt delay, for we give an extra present for promptness. COBALT GOLD TEN CO., Dept. Toronto, Ont. 400 A Wife's Message She Cured Her Husband of Drinking Write Her Today and She Will Tell You How You Gan Do the Same For overtwenty years her husband was a hard drinker. Hehad tried in every way to atop but could not do so, but nine years ago she stop- ped his drinkingentire. ly by using a simple remedy which any one can glvesecretly. Hun- dreds have freed their homes from drink lee following her advice. The method is easy and sure. If you have a dear one who drInIca wo earneetly advise you to write to her at once. She makes no charge for her help, (she asks for no money and 51- .1 cgpts none) she only asks that you are per - She will tell yeti bow to Yree sonally interested 11* your Boma from Drink, saving one who drinks. Seed your letter with confidence to her home. Here is her address— Mrs. Margaret Anderson, " time Avenue, Milburn, Now Yorke Note: (Write your fiat name andaddress plain(y.. do not delay.) h,E I ThIe stnn letlateglaunidt sewtaitacniciy, tiliEwavcd tioLID SILVER caneti$ l'OLLV (MADAN. Term, wilt bo sent you FREE If you sell only $3.60 worth of our beautl- fully celored Ilea emboss- ed post cards at 0 for nee These are the very lateet designs in Viewe, Holiday, comics, ,eze. The swiftest sellers. ,lust Show them end take in the money. eend your Immo atel address, phihtly wriitn eand we will forward yeti is pnckage of cards end cur big premium list. Don't delay, for we OM tlils extrapresent for prompt - 11055. CUBA LT C OLD PEN CO., Dept 301 Toronto, Ont. mewl HE KNEW, (Succes Magazine). A certain jurist was- an enthusiastic golfer. Once he had occasion to interro- gate, in a criminal snit, a boy witness from Bala. "Yaw, ray lad," he said, "are you ac- quainted with the nature and signifi- cance of an oath?" The boy, raising his brows in surprise, answered: "Of course I am, sir. Don't 1 eaddy for you at the Country Club?" ••-•••••,.••••• •••••: ttrirrtirtInrigris.? e.°14-choenAtiss. • SHE WASN'T SKEPTICAL. (Chicago News.) Tile Ilachelor—Are you happily mar- ried? Tiro Benedict—You bet I am. My wife believes everything 1 telt her. ee • d• THE LIMIT OF TACT. (Detroit Free Press.) "Is he tactful?" "Tactful? 1 hould say so. Ile ean make a speech in any section of the tountry without losing his popularity in the others." A New Head In 30 Minutes Exchange that letting, throbbing', aufferint, muddled head for a dear, cool, comiortabis ono by taking a NA-DRU.00 Headache Wafer 25c, a box at your drugeitis' orty riled from National Drug told Chemical Co. of Cantula, Ltrottecti, Montreal?8 1 tesiatat ads EDDY'S "SILENT" MATCHES ARE 111E MOST MODERN AND PERFECT A sun Liu?, T1E FIRS r srame They make no Yoke or aputter—a. quiet, steady flame. The match for the smoker, the office and tire holm All gotd dealers keep them and Vddy's Wcodenware, Pibrewate, Tubs, Palls end Wathboarrk The E. B. EDDY Co., Limited, HULL CANADA