HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1911-03-16, Page 6"An admireble sentiment," he said,
slowly, "and it does ho -nor to your hu-
manity, my lord; but stilt I fail to see
how rt is applitable to no)."
eYou will not Understand. elle yet
tie matter is plain enough," said Bertie,
suppressiefte anger and speaking with
outward valueless. "The matter eon*
tarns ine beeettee ant Miss Trevele'en's
friend-"
Stuart Villiers it head.
'tease Trevelyan is to be congratitiated
on se keea a chempion.."
The light fleahed into Bertites eyes,
"Good:" he said, quieltly, "You your-
self have applied the term, to me, and
I accept it. I am the 'champion of Mite
Trevelyan, and, it is beeaese I am her
Phan:mien end ner friend, teat I do not
desire to prolong my acquantance with
Lord
Satan Yilliare passed his hand across
Ms brow with a gesture of utter weari.
neas and impatienee.
"We are playing at cross purposes,
'Lord Dewsbury," he said, quietly. 'el'ott
eousider that I haye wronged a lady
wienn 1 twer saw. So be it. If nix
deuial is not stiffieent-1'
"It is RS falee and treacherotte as the
man who Anaites iti" broke in Bertie,
Stuert Villiersface derkened, and he
Iegarded hint sternly.
"Is Lord Detteibury willing to accept
the responsibility of his lauguaget" he
demanded, icily.
"I accept the tesponsibility," sale
Beetle at once. "If 1 kmetv of ally wont
which would eonvey ny score ler your
conduct I would use it -readily. But wItat
word min totteh the tweet of a cold-blood-
ed toward who, uot content with the in-
jury he has delta. stoops to conceal it
with a
Stuart Villiers raised Itie hand. as if
about to strike him, then quietly let it
fall to his side again:
"taupe" he said. "You are either
mad or mistakeu. In either ease I de-
mand the satisfaction you have promised
'denten and where you like. You are
u soalier, Lard Villers; we are in a for-
eign country, where we eau meet as teen
ehould meet who hare to settle tete: a
were as that between us."
Lord Villiers nodded.
"Your tnesenger will find nie et the
eotel," he said.
"dde need lieow twilling of the cause
of our quarrel," said Bettie.
atuart Villiers smiled straugeld.
"Be will know mere than I do,' he
said, "We have queereled over -the
gatniug-tablet is •it, uot so, Dewsbury?"
"That Will do," assented Bertiet
The two men raised their hats in for-
mat salutation ane parted.
etuart Villiers 'went to his room et
the hotel and waited. The ause of the
quarrel -wee 8 mysteryto him. It was
just possible that he had all unknow-
ittgly -given Bettie cause or %complaint
ftiooneection with this drgirl whose
name he had, •seen in the papers. His
had been a wild end a bad pest, and
etas might be one of the ghosts t•,,f it
rising to confront him. 'Weeds thickly
*own Will come .up a goodly crop, and
the harvest must be reaped. Here was
a full-grown weed which 3110 sprung up
and he must reap it. After all, the real
ceute of quarrel aid not matter. Lord
Beetle mightbe mistaken -or Sot in
thinking that be had aey grievance,
but there could be tto mistake in the
language lee luid used. Even in these
degenerate days men must vet call each
other liats and eowards with impunity,
He smiled with mingled self -scorn and
bitterness as he recalled Beetle's flush-
ed ,face and passionate words.
"Duets are out of fashion," he inur•
3nure4. "But se 10 poisore yet men poi-
son themselves. It Will be a, fitting end
t.cjo life like anine to lie outside there
on the gaud hills with a bullet in my
heart! Villiat does it matter? Life is not
so .pleasant a, thing to me that I should
care to prolog it, aud even. if it ever
it would he dearly purchased at such a
cot. Poor Detvaleury! It will be erather
hard upon hini if he should wing me;
there will be a fuss and trouble for him.
Ah, -well, we are sport for the gods, and
if they lauglt we must be content!"
With a weary sigh he drew 'a their
up to the fire and lit a. cigar. Beetle's
messenger would be there before many
minutes, he knew, and, he eould wait
without impatience. In the course of
half an hour a footman anuouneed Lord
Fairfax.
dtuart Villiers rose and bowed, and
offered him a. chair awl the young man
drew it up to the fire.
"1 daresay you know what I have
come about, Lord Villiers?" 'he said,
-rather awkwardly.
Stuare Villiats added.
"Yes," he said; "you moue from Lord
Dewsbury."
"Yee," aeseated the youtig man, tea
itig, and standing with his bade to the
fire. "It's, the most extraordinary' quart
rel I ever beard i ttpon my soul, 'when
Dewsbury tattle to Me I thought he was
joking; I did tucked," end tie laughed
[Weedier.
"1 dareeey Lord Dewsbury eon con•
einem' ytet that he as itt earrtest,"
taia Stuere Valiant, quietly,
"By George, yes, told be's deucedly
earneet, too! A regular fireeester!"
reeponaed Lord Fairfax. "He seems
bent on this affair. I tiled to laugh
him out of it -I beg your pardon, no
offence meaut--"
elou'will not offend me," said eitnert
Villiars, witirs, smile. "You did eight."
"Yes t I told'him, by George, that it
Was ridieulotre to talk of duels now.a.
dayel That tee* %vett to the 'law cotirta,
sind7-And ell that sort of thingl "Cane
*nit in. solicitor,' eli, you know!"
"I know," assented Stuart Villiers.
"That it the way mea settle their quer.
eels inEngeetel; but two ere not in
Ilegletul now, Lova Fairfax."
'east whet Devalemy said!" exclaim.
ea Tetra Fairfax. "But You are both
Engludurien; 1 rennuded Mtn of that.
"Yea; end be as not satisfied to
lake your Advice and go to law ineteaa,
of pistole-ie it to be ftistols?"
Lead Fairfax leuglted uneasily.
"'Pon my soul 1 don't keen' wIlat to
aty I The "Able affair is
"Ittdkelous." put in Stuart Villiers.
"1 daresay it is ridiculous for any mart
to mind being celled a lier And * cow-
ard noweveltesi"
Imre Fairfax flushed.
"If8 celled you that" he Reid, look-
eig up with dismey.
Stuart Villiers nodded.
"Yes, for vent of SI.tonrsr word/.
which la woula hive u 1 tt crew!,
lave freuel them."
Ike young min bit his lip.
"Iternaps itell apologies)! lie's -he's*
quick-tesspered, i Deoralrury, Mad
'40"11 thielr. better ef
Stuart Villiers smiled.
itm afraid note he Raid,
"The quarrel was about this infernal
roulette, wamet it?"
btuArt Villiers imaged lila heed.
"It le on that :more thet WO iliffer,"
, he maid, ei asirely.
The young mati looked at him with a
quicker glanee,
"Something more seriousea he said,
slow lee
eft (Mee not matter, Lord. Fairfax.
if .Lord Dewsbury will not take batik
¥t words--»
"Yett mean to fight? Great good.
Masi I never •heard of soca, e, thing!,
When Dewsbury spoke to me About it,
1 cemented to. come me and see you! I
suppose I ought to have gone to your
*tweed, eh?"
"I think so," repliee Stuart 'Valiers;
"but I purposely asked Lord Dewebury
to send someone to tne. I thought that
we alight have emee to a peeeeeble ar
=gement, Lord Fairfatewithout troule
ling a, fourth person.'
Lord Fairfax shook ide head.
"If nothing but an apology will satisfy you, I ant afraid -I lett Dewsbury
as. hard. as nails about the matter!"
te so," assented Stuart Villiers,
qui . "Then I will give you a note
Lo a man who,though only an acquaint.
awe, will be delightea to take part in
an affair of this kind,"
He rang for wine as he spoke, and of-
fered Lord, Fain:tat e eager.
The young man tossed eft a glass of
wine and oraelted his cigar in excited be-
e ilderment, while Lord Villiers wrote
his note.
**Here it is," he said, handieg it to
him; "my friend is the Count a'selpi, I
have mentioned themortow morning at
seven as st time 'thee would he convent
lent to me --to be shot at," aed 1t emit.
ed; "all the other Arrangements I leave
to you end him. The count is an old
bend at this besinees, and quite an
fait."
Lord Fairfax took the mite.
"'Pon my seul. I don't like this at
all; Viltioest" he said, with some agita-
tion. "1 don't think of myself, buts -
Ind -what the deuce will tbey say itt
England if -if anything happens?"
Stuart Villiera
"They will say that if twe men were
such fools as to indulge in a pastime
which is so completely out of date and
unfashionable a* dueling, one of them,
at least, ought to be shot."
"If you think that, I wonder that yoe
doled*"
'Delft what?' said Stuart Vieliera,
geletly. "
Lord Faidfax sbuffled. hie feet in per-
plexed anxiety.
el don't know what to lety," he said,
el never saw two suth determined. eel.
leas. Dewsbury's half mad, and you
seem to be utterly indifferent."
"Theta just it," assented Stuart VII -
liters, with a smile, "I am utterly indif.
ferent."
"Then Pa better go end see this for-
eign evhatai-hisentme," said Lord Fair-
fax, ruefully, anti he took up his het
aud departed.
few minutes alter be lied gone, the
footman brought up a. letter,
Stuart Villiers opened it, ana was sur.
wised to see that it came from Miss
t Werke.
It was short and wore mysterious
than the Bret he had reeeived faking
hint to let her know hie address.
"Deer Lord Villiers," it ran, "don't
leave Monaco until you hear from ma"
That was all,
Stuart Villiers smiled sadly and half
eompassionately. e
He had not the least idea why she
should write thus, but he looked at the
letter with a 1141f -compassionate Dewed
before he put it hi his pocket.
"If Dewsbury aims straighe to -mor-
row, 1 tun not likely to leave Monaco
for some time," be munnured. elf Miss
Mazurka wants me, she will find me in
the little ellarebyera yonder."
Half an hour afterwerde the Ceunt
d'Alple was announced,
He was an old gentleman in an ad.
narable state a preservation, with the
manner and, bearing of a soldier end
dressed with exteeme tare and neat-
ness.
lle lost no time in getting to the mat-
ter in hand, but after apologizing for
the attenese of the hourt stetted off at
once.
"Unpleasant busitess this, Lind Vit.
liars, hitt unavoidable, I auppose?"
"Yee," assented Stuart Villiers,
gravely,
"Alt, so 1. underatond. lariel Dews-
bury refuses to apologize, and of course
you will be sfttisfled with nothing tette;
it must be a full apotegy, or-ahemi-
we must meet them," anct the eouata
.eyes shone brightly.
Next to a good dinner, "an affair"
was the deareat pleasure life eould ad
ford biro, and here was a delightful aft
fair indeed -two noblemen, and a Mid
to the death.
"Exactiy," saki Stuart
"Ali, very good. You leave the Ar
rangereente to me?"
"Entirely, count."
"Very good. 1 think we lied better
meet on the sane hint. Will 7 o'clock
suit you?"
"Quite," timid Steen Valiant. "Xou
*ill mete And breakfast with me,
millet?"
"With pleasure. Ate by the tray, are
you a gotta shot'?"
Stuart Villiers smiled.
entiesidity," ha staid.
Tbe out edolted tmeertaln,
"Lord Fairfax tells me his prineiple
Is, what you call it, 'a greattdegeoe
match,' that le he shoot* the pigeons
well. Er, pardon am, but I have alAir
of' pletola here," Ana be drew a ettee
front under hie -cloak ansI loottea trait.
Meet at Stuart Villiers, Who mulled and
Look otte of the pettols.
"Follow tue, count," he said, Ana be
i opened the window and went out on the
bakeny and down the stepe into the
gatelen.
Then he took the envelope of Mies
elueurkide letter mut stuck It with his
penielife to a tree,
arefelly measuring the proper 'Aces,
he ratted. hie pietol, took aim, and bit
the envelope within an inch of the tan -
t re.
"Will that do?" he *eked.
Ude tent's lime beamed with admit
tion and eetisfaction.
, oast, eapitall ,elt, yes. 'You are a
good shot, roy lora. This promises to be
ert-intereeting."
-Vele.," laid dative Villisre, dryly.
• Ti.' vount took the envelope from the
, lave.
elley I be permitted to retain this as
seurentre" hi asked.
rdhltitielet" *Aid Lord- Vl1iats. with
L smite.
'lJ.auka. And AM 1 Will learn you
,e1,11- repose. Do not smoke too muds
to-leght, tuy lord. 'othing uneteediee
the hand more than tobeeco. Wine -ale
init eine is good ---in moderation, but
not tibiteeo-beltt it is Very bad, At
sie i Shall have the pleasure," and Ite
bowed. "BY the way, is there any cone
tniseion, any letters you wear am to
take charge of?"
"Noe' seld Stuart Villiers; "none,
thauke, count, If 1 -meet with an ac -
'olden to -morrow, write to rey agent,
and bevy me in the elturelryard here. It
ien plensaut little spend
The eouut regareed him with an a4.
mirleg glance. If he had been an Ital.
Ian Instead of an Englielattan he tould
not ',stye behavett better, the count
th,o‘cuitottoitd.,,, bo saw.
'Tut you. will not
meet wall an accident. Your eine is too
good, end your coolness -hal it is all
that could be wiehed, Till to -morrow,
My lord," and once more Stuart Villiers
Was left alone.
Ire returned to hie room, mid, not.
withetentlieg the count's aseurance that
Ito accident would happen to him, extent
remainder of the Inght in destroy-
ing letters emit arranging his effaire.
The estates would go to lb eistant
eousin, of another branch of the family,
awl a11 woule be arranged by Ortuldoch.
Ile wrote a nate to Miss -Mazurka, a
kindly expression of his gratitude for
her devoted nursing during hie illness,
and then a short memorandum respect-
ing the quarrel between eira and lewd
Dewsbury, Batting that he absolved
Lord Dewsbury from all blame and de-
sired that, in the event of his fallIng,
his representatives should take no Ra-
tion le the matter.
By the time he had got tbrough
these teaks and liad 111$ bath, the dawn
Was breaking,
Punetttal to the minute, tim count
was anottuced as the clock struelt eix,
and the two men sat aown to break,
count had an excellent appetite,
trail did justiee to the dainty meal the
chef -who probably knew alt about the
affair -had, sent up; but Stuart Villiers
arienk aeup of coffee and ate a slice,
of 'toast more for the sake of
keeping !us guest itt countenanee than
because he needed it.
The morning was dull and cloudy, end
a sullen breeze, which would be put to
flight later by the sun, murmured
throngh the tree') of the garden.
Stuart Villiers went to the window
end looked eye at the see, thinking,
witb a, half -wistful, Italf-anaused sense -
tion, that he was probably looking et
it for nearly the last time.
The two mete lit their cigars and got
their overeoets ansi hats, and the count,
with his pistol -ease under his paletot,
°Consulted his waten and smiled. cheer-
fully.
"We walk, of courser" he said, *.vve
than not atteact so emu* attentimi 1"
"Then I think we had better start,"
said the count, as light-heartedIy as if
he were hound for a wedding,
They Ieft the hotel and made their
*ay towards the sand hills.
Monaco was still asleep, and the per-
sons they met regarded them with only,
a lookwarin interest as two gentlemen
out in search of an appetite for break.
fafiTilero was a little stir at the station,
for the first train had pat come in,
but the count, with a fine air of mete
tety, led his companion down is by.
street and avoided the new ernes's.
They reached the place of meeting,
aud the count, with evident satisfaetion,
observed that they were the -first on
the. field.
'Always make it a practice to be
first," ho said, unlocking his ease
end examieing his pistols, as if he had
not done so a dozen times Since the pre-
ceding night. "Punctuality is item -
bent on such occasions as thee, Used
Villiers.? I trust you do not object to
wait t"
"I am iu no iturdy," replied Stuert
Villiers, with a grime smile for even
et this solemn moment he lett a kind
of amusement in the mount's evideut en-
joyment of the situation.
"Now, see," said the count, "as the
person eliallenged, Lora Dewsbury will
have the ohoice of positions. This oue
here is the best; there ta more light aud
it is a trifle lower, a marked advantage.
If he gives man the choice remain here,
my lord."
"Very good," assented Stuart Villiers,
indifferently.
"And if this should be our place, re-
member to :lira low„," informed the
Stuart Villiers nodded, ,
"I quite understand," he bald. Thou
he took the letters which he heti writ.
ten from his pocket and, gave them to
the touut."You will send these, count?"
"Certainly," asseuted the couet, with
aleerity. "Everything shill be done
with -with what do you ealltit --cleeor-
um and faithfulneits. But, do 'tot make
up your mind that you are, going to
fall, my lord. ,Pestel that is a bed
sign I"
"Is it?" said Stuart*Villiars, "I am
sorry for that, for 1 have a very strong
preeentiment that Lord Dewsbury via
prove a better matkernan than 1."
"Tut, tut" remonstrated the collet.
"Have I not seen what' yeti ean do.
Palley that envelope you pierced last
eight in the garden, is liyng over hit
heart), my lord, and then keep your
finger steady!"
Stuart ?Mien: tor:titres:tea his lipt
and etoddea. "1 trust 1 shall atquit my-
self to your satisfaotion, count," be
said, and then paced up and down at
a little dietante from labn.
Presentiyttwo 'dark figure)) were teen
totting over the slight rise of the
ground al the Aistattee, Aral the count's
eyes brightened.
"Alt!" he exclaimed, "they come, and
er-etwe minutes anti a gitarter late. It
se evident that yota young cottetryiume
)ifilOrd Vairfat, is Utiacenetottled to *f
fairs Of this Wed."
4'1 thiuk we all ate," seta Stuart Va.
lltsion"Tshots.,duel is old Of hellion with
us
"Ale Test, it is a thoutand pities!"
InUrnaared the eouut, compessiottately.
Lord Palette came forward aud raised
ltis hat, and Beetle did the sante. Lord
VaithiS
we evidently agitated ita am.
barrasseik, and drawing the emelt oil one
tide #tigaged ir: earnest conversation
with hint. ertie good with added Aral*
his eyes alt the ground, his lips tom.
pressed, The sight of Stuart 'Villiers
stated ea the sten* tit the trunk ot one
of the stunted trees laid nude hiat hot
with tee dealt* for Ye:Igo:Mei
*Ilia lad also kiedlett within
him the nuotiett he had Met him At the
Clarinet tlardena, Ide Trevelyan should
be avenged that day unlete hie aim
should he destroyed by the passion that
seemed to eat every nerve throbbing.
(To be Coalitteed.)
004.1.42.4.4
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bit draftier need tet make.
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•
A COFFEE RECIPE,
Yes, a good chunk of money can lie
Paved iu a year by roasting your own
coffee, azd, it is not so hard, at that,
All that is needed. is a good, big heavy
sleldet. 13efore roasting a pound of
green coffee, put in a chunk of butter
the size of an alumna, mixed with a
teespoonful of sugar. Roast on the
stove or flame, steadily shaking and
stirring in the old-fashioned double -
shuffle way until all is a uniform rich
brawn, Shako fast when coffee "pops"
or smokes, Please don't burn. The but-
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aroma and bouquet of the delicious.
Oink. But the butter must be good,
and not too much -mai at one time; the
mailer the quantity to do the job right
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All You Subject to Lumbago?
To tvaach an attack coming on makes
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whole syetem ie all bue pantlyzed-exer.
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nye It caret be beaten in Ltunbago, Nee -
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and etiffneot in the mast:lee
- -
NAMING THE BABY lie JAPAN.
„
;seen :owes of picturesque eeremonies
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relatlyes and friends, who haseen to
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orstused to ineist upon Oleg the mother
end s child, but the spread of meant
knowledge is grade:Illy ebanging thee
On the seventh dee after birth the ehild
a named. The first born son Is fre-
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"First." Others, as in Latin, are named
"Seeond," "Third," and so on. Gina are
more tacky; receiving picturesque nantee
like "Snow," "Chrysauthetuturee -:Glortee
arid the like.
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Spanking does not cure ehildren of
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Don't blame the child; theachances 'are
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cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine diffieultiee by day or night.
•**
IT WOULD' INDEED,
"Pa, what is the height of folly id
1"011, anything that is 'exceptionally
foolish, For hist:Ince, if I were a mule
date for office in it distriet where I
Omuta have to depend on the rotes of
the /Arnim and were to let it be KnOwn
that / wore pajamas trfetead of a night
Atha, that :voted be the licight of folly,"
ilea 614 Cl/
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rho Throat and Ilia,".. cent&
deo dr
THE LAND OF opPonTuNrry,
It, is a mighty stride from laborer in
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dewy of the tattled Stelae Steel Cor-
poration et $100,000 a year. The man
who has accomplislitd it is derive se,
Farrell, who Was elected the other dad)
to Duetted William Ellis Corey, tit Ins
weer Mr. Farrell has given nother
prod that (tura k still the teed of op.
portunity for the poor boy with pit ane,
deterrairiation to suecced-the buy who
has a eeel netta ate Ati lamest heart
anti 141 uot afraid to tell his Lamle at
honest wore, ea metier low humble.) -
The Christian Herald.
MINE FATALITIES.
Death Rate in America Less Than Any
European Country.
It has bong been the general impres-
sion that American mine owner e aro
weeping individuate, eeretese of the
safety of their workers and thinking
only of profit. Their methode are Conk -
pared with foreign methods, usually
greatly to their advantage.
The following reports taken from an
article publishedi in the klannary 7th,
Wine of the Amerlean Engineering anti
Mining Journal tell quite a different
atory. They prove conclusively that tlie
United States system, matured in Me
man life, is apparently far in advance of
that of the old world.
For every million tons of coal mineti
the los,s of life in the various countries
is estimated as follow:
jeuited State .......... 3.84
Great Britain ... ....... 4.1a
Germany , , 6.0.5
France 6.50
Belgium . . „ 5.71
Austrie „ 8.10
With the evidepre so overwhelmingly
in faro;' of the United. Settee European
col:temporaries might study American
mining practice to great advantage.
Mining is necessarily a hazardous
liminess, but it Always has been anted -
ed that wage Lute workieg eoriditioes
were far eiore favorable in this country
then altrotal, It is a. sattsfactlou to
know that American owners are sue-
eeeding, 4n euttieg down casualties to
the minimum.
!AK MODERN WAY
OF
HOME
DYEING
Is to use ONE Dye
that will color either
Wool, Cotton, S:lk or
It4tuedGoodsPerfect1y,
You will find this in
Send for Surrnale
Card end Story
Booklet et
The JOHNSON.
RICHARDSON
CO., Minima,
Montreal, Cu,,
With this Modern Dye &Eyre: have to do le to
ask for DY -0 -LA then you CAN'T snake a
mistake and use the Wrong Dye for the goods
t you have to color.
ON SKIS IN THE ALPS 6 DAYS.
Two young Swiss Alpinists, Fritz
Pfeiffer, at Geneva, Ana Fritz Strasser,
of Zurich, members of the Alpiug Olue,
have -concluded it splendid feat of dilute,
Ing on skis, remainieg six days end
nights in the Alps of the Bernese Ober
land. They ascended the Jungfrau (13,-
070 feet), for the fleet time this year and
sereral other .peaks.
They returned safely without lurring
Seen a human being for 144 lioure. They
were equipped to fight against the great
cold. Each carried fifty pounds of food
and driek In his haversack, as well es
ropes, ice axes and ciampous, mid they
were warmly dad. The Alpinists were
on their skis from ten to fifteen hour
a day, aud the average temperature was
between. 25 &gratis anti 30 degrees be-
low freezing point. Moseys. Pfeiffer anti.
Strasser started from Gainpel, in the
Valais, and ended their Alpine holiday at
Audermatt, They eres.Aed numerous
passes and glattiers.-Trom the Lomlori
Exerese
•
1 OM MY LIFE TO GIN PILLS
If you. want to see a happy woman,
Net cult on :Mrs. Mollie Dixon, 50 Hos.
kin avenue, West Toronto.
°After ten yeare of suffering from kid-
ney disease, I believe I owe my life to
Gin Pills. Before I began using Clin
Pills my back aehed so much that. I could
not put on my shoe, but after taking
three boxes of Gin Pilis, these troubles
are all gone. It is a, pleasure for me to
add one more teetianonial to the grand
reputation of "Gin Pills.
Mrs. 'U. Diem
50c a box, 0 for $2,50, at ell dealers,
Sample free if you write National Drug
& Chemieal Co., (Dept. TI, Le, Toronto,
Ont.
• • e
MOTOR MILLINERY,
There are plaited straw.
They may be in but two cetera,
And they may show many shades,
Green ited reds are good together.
Blues, grays ant maitves mix well.
Brown and gveen and copper combine
Leather bouriets and leather trim-
mitere retain favors
La shapes, the bonnets, turbans And
toquas have it all their own way,
PROBLEM FOR THE EDITOR,:
It bee been asked whether stepping en
0. man's corns IA sufficient provoeation
for wearing. The editor advises, keep
your toes clear of corns by using Pete
emu's Painleas Cern Extractor, always
beet, paittleee and prompt. Sold. by drug-
gists, -price dtte.
es. - • 11 4 IP
HOW HE CONTRACTED
(Philadelphia Reentde
Wigg-Flulninb comPleine of it fleet-
bittee ear. 1 wonder 'how it leant -seed?
Wegge-1 believe a Batton girt once
whispery,' in it.
PILES CURED IN 6 to 14 DAYS
your druggist will ratted money if PAM
OINTMENT, fans to. Cure any ease of
welting, Blind, nieedieg or reotruding
Piles in -0 to 14 days. tOc.
OLDEST CHAIN BRIDGE.
The largest, and oldest thain bridge In
the etotid is said to le at leing-Tong, in
China, where it Pima a perfect role
half a mile In length, from the top ot
tate moentain to the. top of Another,
• "
Millard's. Liniment Cures .bistemper,
es:**
tNetlati far Round Shoulders.
Idled totted eliouldered it it moral
flaw. It is caused, nutelek, by poor eye-
sight, wrongly tonstimeted Attire, and
heredity, but the wept et min it ere
maulfold. Yee may if you elioete prae-
titre wilting with it brick or A. eup of
water ,on your heed; you way walk with
Arms 'folded 'White you; yot may ill'
to leap the epper tectien et the Inulte
bone p:rfettly floi yt.n May try to
push against your taller with the beta
of your melt. Yon :nay practice, tray
of the 37 other telionts to eland erect.
thelottittally vi.e et the lest habitit13
that of eircp ity4 1: Wire trealente Te
lie toluelarietteltred is te he guilty of •
morel haute, thee it tan be eitted
tedlieth 11e.raly.
fencer hew it fellow tan love a girl
dearly. atsl yot (an !nuke him lea:
deep.
10.'4 WW1& ,
TRAININOSCROOLFOR NURSES
BALTIMORE, MO.
In connection with one of the
finest equipped keemitais in tho
'East, offers exceptional oneorteni-
ties to young wotnen to train for
the profession of nursing, The
course is three Years anu inchidea
all branches. IiosOli.41 has
eit-
ttaoIty of 100 beds and a levee fil$'
ecasery service,
roe further information, write
SuP2- OltNuraes,, ItobrewIloapItul
10)11.1tilent St. and I;utland Ave,
Ilaitiniore„Ilitl„ V. S. A.
IIIMIMMINIMMEMISSIMMINERMIRIMIMINal
THE BLACK SLEEVE BAND.
The ettstom of wearing a black
bawl on the sleeve as an indication
of half or eeeond moerning invetes
remark. Black bands were first worn
by Hying servente bit Englend, When
it Wee IlOt thouglit neceeeary to fit
thent out in complete uniforni of
bleak, It in usually eonsidered bet.
ter form abjure entirely the livery
of grief if one eanalot afford or does
not approve of WeraIng black, and
as nearly, every :me has seleest ene
black ouit, or enould itane, the necee
eity of the band is not quite Amer-
ent.-From Browning Magazine.
Millard's Liniment Cures Garget itt
Cows.
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1 CANNOT WEAR THE OLD HAIR.
(Lippe:motes Magazine),
min not wear the old hair
1 wore some months gone lay.
re laid It on the topmost shelf
With many a 'weary sigh.
No longer are wearing puffs.
I reaorlr PAilIch'eagrothatil
me not wear the old hair -
010 bali',
And rats are quite de trop;
Oh, what a cruel blow:
teed Itair is se expensive when
One gets the proper shade.
I felt so dreadful.when It was colffed,
Alt little puffs and curls;
But 1 can t wear the old red hair,
Alas for Fashion's whirls;
I can not wear the old red hair,.
For switches I must buy
And wind them round and rotted reY
tit ifttad as they will lie,
MKipicitstea ifsa mr utocoh ptiouotugufger this;
ButIt'Jaciatong'totwheerwtrhoertgo,10 hair,
AN INVALUABLE .MEDICINE.. -
FOR ALL BABIES.
Mrs. R. efeF,wen, Thoralee, Ont.,
writes: af Welt Baby's Own Tablets
On invaluable meek:lee for little ones,
1 used them for my crWil child when he
was small and last euranter when I led
a baby visitor whose food did not agree
with him, 1 sent for another box of the
Tablets and they quickly helped him."
It is testimonials seek as this that have
Made Baby's Own Tablets popular -
they have shown them to be an invehe
able medicine fpr little. ones. The Tab.
tete always do gall -they can never do
harm. Once it mother has tried them.
for•her little one she will have nothing
else. For with the Tablets the fettle
sale. They are sold under the guar-
aajele noof lei.ogrnolvieor 4nernogt4a.marileuebtsotso Oeownn.
Teblets may be had at any medicine
atedere
or at 2,1 cents a box feout The
Dr. Williame Medicine Cm, Brockville,
Ont,
06 •
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS,
To depitingjitesmehiShlt:mn:letuttrefore, of
altendenee at themoving pieture
shows emeld be wrong. The remedy •does
nut lie in thAt direction, bra rather in
meking regulatana that shall prevent
tlei showing of pictures which may have
a bad influence upon ehilereu. Repress-
ive legislation is never good when it aims
at killing rather than curing. Let us by
at meant have these moving pioture
eideve ent let us haw teem properly
regetio:ted. It that is doter they ran be
made a very potent infittenre itt improv-
nelatoratil3e,, children both intelicetually and
RY !URINE EYE REED
For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
AND GRANULATED LIDS
Marine Doesn't seart-Soothos Eye Palo
Medne Eye RetorelY, Uquld,25e, 50t, 81 .00.
Mews Eye %Ire, lo Aseptic Tubes, 25e, Stn.
EYE BOOKS AND ADVICE FREE BY MAIL
Morino Eyes Remedy Co., Chicago
UNLIKE MOST.
(Pak.)
Willis -Bumpus is OHO of the orklerit
men I ever saw,
GitiIs�ITow ao?
Willie -Why, wheat it fellow borrows
a quarter a.nd doeatet pay it buck. Rum-
pus finally admits that it Is the cleaner
he cares about, and not the priempleeof
the thing,
.411"Oh Cun
annotly Stops coud_h
se cures cows, heals
the throat and loads. 25 CORIS.
4 41
BETWEEN DIPFIOULTIES.
(Washington Stare
"You deret like modern settatery?"
"Ido," raped ease Cayenne; "if itmod.
ern stat.11's, tr_gs...Ouseti_arelet creased it
croattd it wouldn't be artiatie."
Minard's Liniment Cures Clelde, Eta,
isut, neat looking, and If they were
• t •
OFTEN' HAPPENS,
"1 thought you geld you were getting
in on the ground floor."
"I was; but the floor was rotten end
fell into the eellave'e-Celicago.B.eeora.
Herald,
AN vidungRa VirANTIOD. W.111149X1S4
4.1 )0414ry palm Allred Tyler, )65 Oar-
enc,..stresti Loudon, Out.
t hteagit uespatche Cattle-ltecelpts es-
ILINN AND WO3f1'.N We.NTFID TO R'
.J. present UN locally. Two dollars per
day ssalsry anti commission. No exPerl•
ence pecessarF, Write J. L. Nichols
Vo... Limited, Toronto,
Agents Wanted
Two hew lines, Apply, fleliely, 225 Ai-
hert street, Ottawa.
lkir OSB' •OIL FOIL PAIN. ASTIIMA,
13FORCIlltiS, Coughs. 23q and $1.00.
Druggiete or Prof. Castle. lIanillton, Opt
CERTIFIED AUDITORS,
Accountants; Etc.
.S.pecial Pete an all outside eudils.. Apply lot
tense, dates, ele,
RALPH C. MORTON & COMPANY,
5 KING sum WM. TORONTO. ONT,
Every Woman
Intareeted and should Mum
about Me wonderful.
MARVEI. Whirling Spray
The new Vsginai Syringe. Pea
.-Moit C00 Veinient 1L cleanses
Instantly. ask. yam
druggist
If he cannot suPNY the
stAaval. accept HO °Mere .
but send stamp tor Illustrate/a
book-esealed. It gives fell partle•
/gars and carnations Meanie/go to ladles,
WINDSOR SUPPLY OO,,
Wiuslaor, Ost. Coneral_Agenta for
Wo will givo you a Handsome
Watch or Fountaln Fon or
whishever you wish. tor
*ening $4.09 Worth ot
our splendid Poet
Cards, Theism easy
to eau -everyone sou
for Maar/tare= Bond
ns your game and gi,&
dreas and we will Send
you the cards 5regg4
them and Pond
U our monoy and We
wal send o u your
present, or you may
keep $1.60 and aend u*
balaneemblcheveryou
prefer, Write to•day-
giVe ea additional
present It you gentile
cards Maga 10 0378.
Overland Merabandise Cs., Dept.,33 Towle
1111111•••••••111,111,1••••••=w0.10.••••T
TWO OF A KIND.
"Ohl George," sighed the lovesick
maiden. "Ian sure I'm not worthy to be
you wife."
"Well," replied George, weerily, "Pee
not worthy to be your husband, so we're
just about nuttched."-The Catholie
Standercl and Times.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
• •
BRITISH DRINK AND SMOKE BILL
The highest consumption in the 'Gaited.
Kingdom was in tae year 1907, width
was about .2.057 poundo an individual,
taking the whole 'Copulation as a basis;
while in 1009 it fed to 1.075 pounds an
individual. Of the amount paid for to-
bacco in Iftott the Government received
$744etotal67,264:cost an individual per an-
num in 1909 was about $2.90%, and
counting a family as consisting of 4.62.
persons (which IS a census basis), the
stand expenditure of suck family was
$13.43,,,which amounts to it weekly ex-
penditure of 252/ cents.
The annual average for intoxicants
for a. family of the size above mentioned
is estimated at $77.51. The two expendi.
tures combined would indicate that the
average by each family in the United
ports, in 1909 was $1.74 a Week.-
Front Daily Consular an.d. Trade Re•
IUNARD'S LINIMENT CO., LIMITED:
Gentlemen, -My daughter, 13 years
old, was thrown from a sleigh tend in-
jured her elbow so badly it remained
stiff and very painful for three years.
Four bottles of IIINARIY8 LINIMENT
completely cured her and she has not
been troublesl for two years.
Yours' truly,
J. B. LlVESQUE,
St. Joseph P. 0., 18t1 Aug., 1900.
A TERRIBLE REPRISAL.
(Lippincott,s Megazinee
Preebyterian Elder -Nee, my mon,
there'll be nane o 'thep tew-fangled
methods in Heaven.
Lietener-I don't know how yOu can
be sure,
Elder -Sure? Why, mote gin they
tried it, the whole Presbyterieu kirk
wad rise up ana gen oot in a body.
pfoOF' Thie DEST MEDICINE
r COUGHS 5 COLDS
THE LONDON FEATHER MARKET.
Th,e London market for the importa-
tion of plumage for ladies' hate is the
largest in the worki, and it is estimated
that e,000 persons are employed in the
manufaeturing and other work incident-
al to this trade. The value of the lin.
ports IS said to be $3,E00,000 to $4,000,000
• yera.-From Perot and Stream.
ONLY OM "I3R.O4O QUININE"
That is LAXATIVD 13ROIYIO fenN/ND.
Look for the signature of a VT. GROVEL
Used the World over to Cure it Cold In
otte Day. 25e,
TWO REASONS.
(Buffalo Express.)
"Ntly is youv Meta staying so long
in New York?"
"I t1oe't know-havetet heard. whielt Of
the two reasons is keeping lam,"
"Which of the two?"
"Yes; whether he is lia,Yiett too good
a, time to melte Away, or hes spent all
his money ata can't get away,"
EDDY'S "SILENT" MATCHES
ARE THE MOST MODERN AND PERFECT
A SURE LIMIT; THE FIRST STRIKE
They make no melee et atm tter-A quiet, stmd,r flanit. the pieta
tor the choker, the bffice and th*Isoitte.
All geed beim keep there ited Eddy's Wooaenteare, Pilirewere
'rul*, Pails end Washboards.
The E. B. EDDY Co4Limited,
HULL, CANADA
The victims of the hlanehurian Vogue
are said to exceed 75,000. Mandate.% as
a peat centre in a Menace to the world.
• **iv
The assessed value of Baffaio's taxa-
lde property title year 18 4322,713,310.
This is an inereage of 410,437,010 over
lett year.
danity is returning again. Dr. Wiley,
of the United Sratee pure, food bureau,
is preaching the goepet of "plenty to
eat." New let lepton Sinclair take a
tong, long holiday.
The Panama Cana will he fortified,
That meiras that probably fifty or sixty
millione will go to contractors and the
caned will be charged with e large eum
yearly for .enaintenenee,
The IdeW Jersey Aesembly has paseed
a. bill requiring all stored food to be
dated. If this act goes into effect there
win be Ile more three-yeartold colh$.
storage egge or poultry offerea to the
pulsate
A keeper in the Mtttettwan, N', Y.,
Asylum, is accused of Causing the death
a an inmate by brutal treatment, and
is to be placed, on his trial. Conviction
of sueh an offence should bring the Mete-
erest punishment.
The latest automobile invention comes /1c.
from England,. It is a apeedometer
which can be read from the roadside
as well as from the ear. It rings a
-bell ansi switches on a red light when-
ever the set speed is exceeded.
Sam Walter Was will, perhaps, not
go down to fame among the greet poets,
but he contributed much to the wit and
hUirior of his age, and ho rackated a.
pod, healthy pitilosophy. lie may have
had more influence than we suspect.
s•
Erie has a typhoid epidemic, aaid the
Buffalo Iealth Commission warns peopie
tn the latter city to boil the water, Erie
is 88 miles front Buffalo; muck lees by
water, Over 400 persons have the dis-
ease in Erie. The warning is a wiee one,
But what about stopping the pollution of
the lakes.?
After long delay Robert EWavy has
.et
has been retired with the rank and pay
of a, reawadmiral ef the fleet, and pre-
sentea vale the thanks of Congress anti
the privileges of the Senate and House
Chambers. Meantime, where, oh! Where
isaftlok
.
received Ids reward, from Congress. He
couver Socialist paper says rac-
cine. capitalistic teethed. of
Avotn?
4 • •
dealing with smallpox, therefore Social-
ists oppose it. The Victoria Times says
eating and drinking are capitalistic
methods of supplying the human or-
ganism with fuel. Why should the
ciatists refuse to eat and drink?
filthy
The Stateolnot
get suf.
Commission finds
that Ilan° uoabominable
conditio t y and un-
healt t d
ficient food; that it is ilhcooked and re-
pellant, and thee minors are herded with
old and hardened offenders. And yet men
wonder at the increase of crimel
• • se
The other day it fire was discovered
in the United. States battleship New
Jersey just in, time to prevent it com-
municating with the magazine. The
Rochester Herald remarks: "We might
otherwise have had another "Remember
the Maine' attack of hysteria, and pos-
sibly it war with Japan," There are mere
tain interests which seek profit by pro -
meting international ill feeling on all
occasions.
So-
Itt the Casino catering pri-
vileges at Belle Isla Park the Detroit
Parks Commission fixes the prices to be
charged, An "individual portion" of ten-
aerloin steak ((he cheapest) is fixed at
60 emits, Ham sandwiches are thus ape -
tided,: "The slices of bread are to be
not less than three-eighths of an inch
thiek, at least one of the two sliees is
to be buttered, aud the ham is to be not
less than thremtbirty-seconds of an inch
itt thiekness. The size of the sandwiches
is to be not less than. 12 square inches,
and all other 134ndwehes ere to be of the
same size." Detroiters can MAY eat by
foot rule,
If the new code now being tonsidered
by the 14evado, 'Legislature passes, fasti-
dious muraerers ratty have a dunce of
the rope, the bullet, or poison as a Way
oat of life, If a conViet choose poison
he will. be given a small vial with this
label:
"There i eontained, herein a, suffieleut
quantity of hydrocyanic acid to cameIt
ittatantatiettis death. You are autitoriz-
ea to take the tame for the purpose of
rallying into execution the settence of
death heretofore, pronottneed spinet
you."
12 a prisouer doesn't play fair and
take the dew after ehoosing it, he is to
be "hanged forthwith' Why didn't the
legislatortt itclude haraekiri in the list?
w •
The big liewsuit*oover Mrs. Eddy's Will,
'which gives her great fortttne to the
Christian Seienee Church, premien to
be e fat thing for the Werra. It may
Int that the wilt May be hota to be in-
valid, under 611 mw preVenthig gnat
bequeste of propene, to religiette inetnit.
tiers, But in Mrs, Eddy's ease it emus
to be appropriate that having provided
for her son, the bulk ef the protterty
should teturn te the elturelt width Made
It aemenutatiou potsible-whiali really
muted tile foitane, ft owoi its tereete
ence to the faith of the sea in Mee
Eddy, arid if ft's. Etlay ehoise tn give it
144: tho sect. wily Ahead tle) leet
bate -Wel