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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1914-07-30, Page 2COMP1IXION c t • ) i i l . it y. r.� 1 tt With CUTICURA SOAP And Cuticura Ointment. Their use tends to prevent pore clog- ging, pimples, blackheads, red- ness, roughness and other un- wholesome conditions of the skin. es, c'ut'e ,x t :cup and Ointment are sold througnoul f,cha;tl.I. A liberal sample of each. with 32-pagt hx e. t•t on the ram awl treatment ot the skin turd pert -frac. Address Potter Dread:came a. Cm's•., I lept. l4K, nostun, U. S. A. war AP.444 STRIKE SETTLED Agreement Batt Been Reached in St. John, N.B., Railway Trouble. St, John, N.13., Report—The street railway strike was ended by the sign- ing of an agreement at 10 o'clock to night. The Hien are to return to work in the morning. 13y the agreement, all the discharged employees are to be reinstated except b`redericic Ram- sey, who was president of the union, and over whose ease the strike orig- inated. bleven other men were dis- missed, and of these nine are to re- turn to work at once, and the cases of two more are to be taken in advise- ment. Early in the evening some trouble resulted when the operation of street ears was resumed. Stones were thrown through several cars. Colonel 'Mc- Lean rode in the first that went out. A car was stoned at the head of King street, and the motorman dropped his controller. and the ear rounded the corner, running wild, and rushed down King street, until the Conductor ran through the car and got it under control. Stoners were also thrown through the windows of ears at the foot of Ring street. At 10 o'clock the service was stopped and this was fol- lowed noon afterwards by the an- nouncement of a settlement. A CRUEL HOAX Dummy in Whirlpool Calls ©ut.the Life -Savers. ' Niagara Falls, Ont., July 26.— The fire department of this city and of the American side were called out at noon to -day in response to au alarm given that two boys were being car- ried down the Niagara River on a raft heading for the whirlpool. Crowds of s)pteta-_'rs, who were wending their tray lions from church, gathered along the river bank, expecting to see an- other catastroph.;, where the whirlpool would claim two victims. Tne fire fighters lost no time in. otriving- on, the scene, lowering ladders, apparatus and ropes just in the nick of time as the craft neared tho canti- lever'bridge, only to find it was a large "dummy," rigged up and clothed in every detail, secured lightly on a raft, which gave every appearance of a human being. It is believed it was a moving -picture scheme so tlltnt casneta. uten could have the rescue realistically carried out in every deten. .40 QUARREL ENDS FA -TALLY. Quebec Report—Following a quar- rel that took plaee in the helpers' quarters of the Chateau Prontenac a week ago, Jamas Farrell, a boiler eland et the hotel, died early to -day at the Jeffery Hale hospital. after swear- ing iit°an nuIe-mortem deposition that he ese..`astruck on the tread by a coin !Julian Ratntd Joliet:, with whom he was arguing. The police are searching for Jones, who has disappeared. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS. Lourdes, France, July 27.—There Fero numerous meetings yesterday of lie delegates to the Eucharistic Cote rtes. The Americans and Spaniards net in joint se Stoll, and t'ardinal veto who re •. l;ldc d .,int a telegram , p tU optr Pius, congratulating tile., on be, calf of ten cardinals, nearly 20 Oarch- dallops and bishops and other inem- ers of the Congru e. Pope Pius, in E11 k r ; y, sent his thanks and bestowed 1e Papal benediction upon the C'on- reas. Tee water i11 Moderation dove no arid, but it Should not be taken hen overheated, and at all times :mild be taken Slowly --•-a sip at a 1110. The General toseaeoseeletrareeeversereasaaaehres 0 - "Loans, Inn dear sir," said the earl; "loans; which, of course, I shall pay, Merely loans" It was Mr. Murpoint's turn to Uabena I" "My dear lord," be said, in ]tie sweet- est voice, "we men of business know a great deal more than most people give tt3 credit for knowing. Ono little bird --pray don't think .1 wished him to whis- per secrets-' (no to me one day and whispered your nam, and that of a cer- tain well•knowr ereeney-lender." The earl's taco grew more fixed, but he did net ;neve it muscle or show the slightest eager or surprise ria a t the cap- tain's, .sil's-knovledbe of his embarrassments, "Do not be afraid, my lord," said the schemer, in his softest voice; "the secret is safe with me. I shall' not tell any elle that Laekland Hall ismortgaged up to the neck; that there is a lien on every house your lordship holds; that there is a bill of sale upon the furniture, and that Lady Lacjcland's diamonds aro at the jeweler's, being repaired. I shall not tell all this because it is not to my interest to do so." The earl sat stroking his moustache and looking straight before him. "You do indeed speak plainly, Mr. Murpoint," be said, "and, while I will not endeavor to disprove or deity your assertions, lntlst at least confess that they startle mc. (;ranting, merely for argument's sake, that I am er—er-- somewhat embarrassed, I cannot See how it can be to your interest to help me" There was a pause. Presently a couple—a handsome man and a beautiful women—passed them as they promenaded after the dance. "What a couple they make. My ward is beautiful and well bred, my lord, and Lord Boisdale and site are good friends." The earl scrutinized the sleek, serene face of the speaker with acute anxiety. "I see," he said; "I see. You are right, you are. right, Mr. Murpoint; they would make a handsome and suit- able pair. It is a capital idea." "Which requires capital," said }Toward Murpoint. The earl flushed. "Your ward is wealthy—" "And your son must needs be noble, my lord," continued the captain. "A match between then, is a thing to be desired." "You would give your consent?" said the earl, almost feverishly. The captain smiled. "Let us talk of something else," he said. "It is it shame to dispose of the young things without their consent." Then suddenly ho said: "Did you hear that the prime minister had spoken of my scheme for negotiating 'with the Swedish mines with much favor?" "Yes," said the earl, not understand- ing why the conversation had been so rapidly changed. "A friend told nee that I deserved a baronetcy for it, halt! halt!"• and he laughed softly. "Fancy plain "toward Murpoint made Captain Sir Howard Mur - point, Bart., M. P.!" "I see!" said the earl, as a sudden light began to burst in upon him. "Let me follow your excellent example, Mr. Murpoint, and speak plainly. Do I un- derstand that you will give your consent and bring about a marriage between my son, Lord Boisdale, and your ward if I obtain for you through my influ- enee the baronetage which seems to cause you so much amusement?" "My dear lord!" exclaimed the schemer, with a depraciting smile, "that is indeed speaking plainly. I am very grateful for your good intentions, very, but if 1 am anything, my lord, I am dis- interested) From my boyltool I have worked for others; I am working for others now. It is enough for me that I can see my ward—my dearest friend's daughter --happy. Be assured that if I thought a marriage between her and the admirable Lord Boisdale would tend to increase that happiness I would use every influence I possessed to bring about such a match, which would do us so much honor and would, I hope, be beneficial to the interests of your noble house." The earl held out his hand, and his cold, ley eyes glittered. e "You are a clever man, , Mr. Mur - point, and a generous one. England. is blessed indeed in the possession of such men as you! I am honored by your confidence!" "You are very good to say so," smil- ed the captain, with a cunning light in his dark eyes. "Shall 1," he said, as the earl took up his crush hat and prepared to depart— "shall I have the, pleasure of adding your name to the list of directors of the Penwain Mining Company?" "Certainly, certainly, I shall be de- lighted," said the earl; "I will go to on to the club, I think," and after shak- ing hands warrnly he departed. CHAPTER XXIII. . -.So Bertie had declared love, and won lacknowledgment from Ethel that his ove was returned. "Ethel," he said, and the name sound- ed wonderfully sweet as he dwelt upon it with loving tenderness. "Ethel, I Must go to the earl and ask for my pearl of price. Shall I go td -mor- row?" Ethel turned pale and sighed, "To -morrow?" site said. "Yes, must it be so soot?" "Yes," he said, quietly and gravely, "the world. will say that I should have asked him first; bat we cannot always control our hearts, the will have their way sometimes, andv mine has been un- der bolt and bar so long—so long." "So long?" she murmured, blushing and turning away from him. "Almost from the day whet. I first saw you—do you remember the time? Poor .Leicester was alive then, and t poured all my hopes and fears into in: ears. Ethel I thought it hard that I should be debarred from hope; you were an earl's daughter --as you are now—and I was penniless, struggling, unknown." "But it is all altered now," breathed Ethel, pressing his hand. "You are famous, and --and not poor." Ethel rose, intoxicated with her new born happiness, to meet Lady Laekland, who was seen approaching. "Alt, 1tlr. Fairfax." said the countess, eyeing hint suspiciously with it cold Smile. "flow need of you, to take care of Lady Boisdale. 1 suppose you have• been cooling c•ourseives. Ethel, my dear, the carriage is waiting; I don't, *know where your papa is." "there 'tuns a crush in the street, and while Bertie, bareheaded, WAS placing the ladiee in the carriage, the earl and, Lord Pitz came up. Mr. Murpoint was with them, serene tad 11.11 -Composed aa usual, though the crush and confusion were bewildering. "here you are!". said the earl. "We were just goiug to look for you. Fitz had been seeing the Mildmays to their brougham." }Howard Murpoint closed the door as the two gentlemen entered the carriage and stood with Isis dark eyes, half closed and fixed on Ethel. Then the carriage was on the move, and Bertie and Howard Murpoint stood looking after it. Howard Murpoint regarded Bertie with a smile. "You do not fear influenza," be said, nodding at the other's bare head. "Eh? Olt, no," said Bertie. "I'll get my hat now, though." And with it cool nod he strode into the hall again. Howardd Murpoint turned to mke hi s way to his own brougham, and in doing so nearly knocked down a gentleman who was standing near him. "Ha, Smythe," lie exclaimed, "you here?" "Eh? Yes," said the man, a short, nervous -looking creature, with fair, in- sipid face and timid, restless eyes. "Yes; just passing on my way to the club and —and stopped to look in," "Club!" said Howard Murpoit, "Better come home and coffee with me" And he linked his arm within that of his acquaintance. Wilhelm Smythe, for that was his name, or rather approved name—it had been William Smith—of the stranger, was the son of a retired tea merchant. His father had left him an enormous amount of property and a very small amount of brains. The captain—or rather Howard Mur - point as ho preferred to be called, had met him at, the club a few months pre- viously and'hail found out all about him. He had won the good opinion of the half-cunninea simpleton, who thought "Why, all the fellows have been chaff- ing me," said the simpleton. Howard Murpoint the nicest and most disinterested of friends. All the way home Howard Murpoint gave a glowing description of the ball, to which, of course, Wilhelm Smythe bad received no invitation, and the poor fel- low was in agonies of envy. "Delightful!" he exclaimed. "And elle was there, for I saw her." "Whom?" asked the captain. "Can you ask me?" sighed Mr. Smythe, "wheal you know that I am madly in love with her." The captain smiled. "'Pon my word, I've heard nothing," he said, encouragingly. "And whoa is the lady?" asked the captain. They were ascending the stairs of the smoking -room as the question was asked. and Mr. Smythe flung himself into the most comfortable lounge of the great man's luxurious sanctum ere he an- swered. "Don't you know? ,Can't you 'guess?" • "Not an idea," said the captain, hand- ing him the cigars. "Come, who is she?" The little fellow sighed, and replied, with duo solemnity: "Lady Boisdale!" The captain's eyes flashed. Ile had wanted a tooll Here was qne, ready made to his hand. "Como," said the captain, pushing the bottle, and eyeing his dupe keenly, "if you have sot your heart upon marrying Lady Ethel Boisdale, I drink I can help you.' "You can!" exclaimed the young fel- low. "1 can, and will,"*said the captain, quietly, "on one condition—that you will never mention that you are indebted to me for that success." "I promise that," said Mr. Smythe, eagerly; "and you really will—" ".Do my best to recommend you to the earl and his peerless daughter, and, what is more, I will venture to bet you some- thing that I succeed." "Eh?" said Mr, Smythe, scarcely catch- ing the idea. Then suddenly he saw what Mr. How- ard Murpoint meant. • "I see!" he said. "I'11 bet you—you a —a—five thousand." The captain raised his eyebrows. f`I never bet," ho said, "unless the stake is worth something. I1 I am to enter it in my book it must be twenty thousand." Mr. Smythe hesitated—only for a moment. • "Twenty thousand be it," he said. "If I marry Lady Ethel I pay you twenty thousand, and if I don't—" 'I pay you," said Mr. Murpoint, soft- ly. "It's a wager." And he held out Itis clawlike, white hand. Mr. Smythe rose. clasped it eagerly, and, after a fervent and excited "Good- night," took his departure. • * * r * Bertie was •very happy that night as he sat in Itis solitary chambers and smoked his favorite pipe. Hedressed himself with unusual Dare, and surveyed himself in the glass. Would the earl, proud Lord Laekland, accept him ns a son-in-law He dared not answer his own query, but whiled away the early hours by pacing to and fro, doing it little work, smoking at intcrvala and thinking al- ways. Ashe clock struck eleven e oc s 't ck ele en h e took up his hat and started on his momen- tous omentous bus]ness. While he was on his way to the Leek - land tan 1 manaion in Grosvenor r e the. earl himself was seated in the break- fast-roont munching his toast and sip- ping his coffee. Lady Lacklo.nds was seated at the ta- ble. Fitz and Ethel were out in the park at their morning gallop. At that moment, while the %wuntees sat with a 'look of annoyance and dis- rttess, talent and dismayed, a servant entered vitt a card. The earl glanced at it, and handed it to the countess. "Bertie Fairfax!" she breathed. "Show Mr. Fairfax into the library into the library," said the earl. Then, when the servant had with- drawn, he smiled over his cup quite calmly and unmoved. "Bertie Fairfax," said the countess, 'With a frown. "Whet is to be done? Of course he comes to ask for Ethel." "Not having seen him, I cannot "What shall you say if he does?" "It all depends," said the earl, 'wiping his moiatnehe. "I may have to oraer him to leave the house. or I may.--.---" "Be careful!" said the countess. i3ert!e rose as the earl entered, "Good -morning, Mr. Fairfax," he chid. Tiling hist cold, steely eyes on Bertie's Awe. sot4 holding out it cold, impasMivs hand, "(food -zooming, my lords"'said Bartle, ivho had determined to rent self•pea- sessed and unentburraseert, whatever night be the is8uc• of lite irlteryi,ty or, however the question might go, "Goode morning. 1 not afraid I am rather early, but I have come on a matter in which impatience le permissible." • "Pray, sit down,' said the earl,seat- ing bimself as he spoke in n ]card, straight-backed chair, and looking as. straight its the .ellaiz• itself, "Notllilti has happened, I hope." "Nothing .of harm, I hope," sold Bertie, gravely. "I have come, my lord, to ask you for the hand of Lady Laois - dale." The earl raised his eyebrows, assum- ing a surprise whieh, of course, he did. not feel. "I had thought it best to declare my purpose and put my request as plainly and as straightforwardly as I could. I do not undervalue the prize which 1 pray for Ott your hands, my lord, and I am humbly eonscious that I am not worthy to receive it from you. I can only plead that I love her with all my heart, and that I have loved her for years. But, a few months ago, I should have deemed my request presumptuous to the extent of madness but al- though I am not one whit morewothy of her, I am, perhaps, in the eyes of the world1dalit little less preel m .nous. , The earl listened with an unmoved countenance, as if he were listening to some passage from a book which in no way concerned hint, "Islay I aslc Mr, ittirfax," be said, "if you have made Lady Boisdale acquaint- ed with the state of your feelings? Bertie flushed the slightest in the world, "I regret to say that I have, my lord, No one can regret it More than I do. I know that I should have come to you first, and have gained permission to place myself at your daughter's fent. But the depth of my devotion must plead for me; Inay I hope that it will? We are all, the best of us, the slaves of impulse. There are times when the heart aeserte itself and enslaves the will, which, perhaps for years, has hidden its voice be silent, as mine has done." The earl bowed. "May I ask," ho said, "in what way Lady Ethel recgj ed your advances?" "I found that, tor onto, true love had won its best return." "She consented, do you mean?" Bertie bowed,a "Then, doubtless, Air. Fairfax," said tate earl, as softly as ever, "you were kind enough to plaee her in possession of facts of which I am in ignorance?' Bertin did •not understand, and look- ed as if he did not, "In such natters as this," said the earl, "It is best, as you say, to speak with candor. I refer to your position in the world,. and your ability to keep Lady Boisdale in the society which, all my friends tell me, she so greatly adorns" Bertie bowed. "My lord, I should have shamed her by any such allusion, and loet all hope of winning her heart. To you I may say that I am not poor in the eyes of many, though.I may seem poor indeed to one of your lordship's position and wealth." The earl winced inwardly, but allowed nothing of it outwardly. "I have an income of two thousand pounds a year, and I trust that I may be able before long to own with grati- tude that it is doubled. It is not a large sum, my lord," I may conclude that tine stun you mention is the whole—in fact, that you are not prepared to make any eettlo- ment?" "All that I have shall be here," said Bertie, "The richest man in England can do no more." "No settlement!" said the earl, coldly. "Under the circumstances, you would not, therefore, expect a fortune with her?" Bertie crimsoned. "Your lordship forgets," he said, with quiet`dignity, "that I came to ask for your daughter and not for your money." The earl showed no displeasure at the stern retort, but took it simply as an assent, and nodded. "Mr. Fairfax, to be candid, as we have •been all through, Lady Lacichtind and I have had higher hopes for Ethel, much higher. It is true that you are fainous, and that you are well descended; ethe Fairfaxes run with ourselves, 1 think. It is neual—nay,.it is the duty of a fa- ther to endeavor to place his daughter h a higher station than the one which she inherits from him. I1 I ignore that duty and consent to give up ithf l t make I trust I shall be pardoned one suggestion." „ said "My Bertie, with simple dignity and earn- estness.lord, I am in your hands, give me, "And that is that you will both of you, a formal gtlittal of any fortune or estate that may be due to her. I simply suggest it as a faire n honorable thing. You may you may not, that Lady Ethelahas some small fortune of her own; under the circumstances I must make give my troll ent he eon- dition that should I you will agree to let the money remain in the estate, vested, so to speak, inthe family." Bertie smiled. lord, T ask only "Aa I said before, my for Ethel. What money she may have is entirely at her own di. I don't wish to touch one pennysalof it, directly or indirectly" "My dear Mr. Fairfax, don't let us continue this branch of our subject,l then," said the earl, with a smile that was intended tor lee cordial, but was more like it stray sunbeam on an Octo- ber ss merelymorning. putthet` questionI will cto ste til you, at I trot that I.doubted youir ahI oI Cnorar, ybouut - ng well, well, 'tea are oun,, and I am obliged to guard both of you. But, there if you still feel confident that you can make her happy, fol one hn dear el y ' ars , • her fo t ]e take call a Fairfax, I give you to her, and with her my most hearty blessing." As Bertie retuned to hie rooms, his man entered with a letter. Bertie glanced at the envelope and tore it open. It was stamped with the Laekland crest. It contained a short note, which Bettie had no sooner read than he turn- ed beckspale as into his chis r ]eke a mem me and ortally wounded. Before we glance over his 'shoulder and ascertain the contents of the letter which had se affected him, let us turn to Mr. Howard. Murpoint and Mr. Wil- ]ittm Smythe as they stand ou the door- step of i.ckland House. When the servant opened the door Mr. Murpoint inquired for Lord Laek- land, and was soon, , u aeeompanied by liis Mead, Mr. William 'Smytheshered into the earl's presenSC. (Tb be Continued). ISA L1'1•HBADED HUSBANDS. (Guelph Herald) The question Is asked "Why de bald- headed men make the 'heat husbands?" The neareset we can come le that they are hairy rhoven breto thren.be 'a ebining example to their ,arming Water. Have you over noticed, when the Nater has mlmo4t alt fun out of the bathtub. how the light particles on the surface seem then to race out Hauch taster than the water? As It matte r ot Pact, they aro=tr&veiling tas- ter than most of the water, but no faster than that o11 the) surface. The reason is not far to seek. Run- ning water, even in a river, goes at different rates, but, taster on the top Surface right in the middle of the Stream. Friction with the, sides and bottom makes the water • there go more slowly. So the light particles on top of the water in the bathtub, along with the surface water, rush ahead at a good rate, This particular peculiarity in rivers is .utilized by boatmen when they have to go up a swift stream; they always paddle up near the bank. And at curves, as the water swings outward, they take the inside bank, for there the water is almost still. On the other hand, in coming down the very centre of the stream is chosen, --St., Louis Republic, GUARD AGAINST C.0 R h� A iNFANTUM Cholera ff n antum is one of the most fatal ailments of childhood and dur- ing the hot summer months thousands of little lives are lost by its ravages. The best way to guard against it is to give the baby an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets. Tho Tablets never fail to regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach, thus preventing cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dysen- try and all other stomach and bowel complaints. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, ivit, Bismarck's Appetite, Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, had an enormous capacity for eating and drinking. He once told a friend that the largest number of oysters he ever ate was 175. He first ordered twenty-five; then, as they were very good, fifty more, and, consuming these, determined to eat nothing else and ordered another hundred to the great amusement of those present. Bismarck. was then twenty-six and had just returned from England. CANCER Book Free. A simple Home treatment removed lump from (Malady's breast Old sores, ulcers and drowths cured. Describe your trouble ; we will send book and testimonials. THE CANADA CANCER INSTITUTE, LIMITap 10 CHURCHILL AVE., TORONTO ' Caroline ' Coes Tested Recipes. Creole Ham and Rice.—,Sear thin slices of the middle cut of ham in hot kettle, taking care not to brown. Add one tablespoon of minced onion, one quart of tomato, half a sweet pepper cut in strips. Allow to come to boil. Set on back of range or in fireless choursooker. to simmer for two and a half Put one cup of rice in two quarts of boiling salt water, Boil twenty-five minutes. Drain and keep hot. Add one and one-half cups of rice water to Tram. Boll up and thicken with two tablespoons of flour that has been blended with a little of the cool• rice water. Allow ham mixture to boil for ten minutes. 'Turn out on platter; cover with tomato gravy. Add plot rico as border and serve at ante. Filth Annual TORONTO FAT STOCI( SHOW Union Stock Yards TORONTO. Friday and Saturday DECEMBER 11AND 12 1814 Amount of Sleep Required. Climate has something to do, says% the London Chronicle, with the? amount of sleep required by a.man, In India, for instance, sleep over- takes people at the most unexpected moments. Speaking ng at a dinnea, given in his honor at Simla when ho ;ave up the post finance member of the council, Sir Guy Fleetwood WSlson.re- called his first budget statement 'be- fore the council. `The day was ab- normally' hot and close, even for Cal- cutta in summer time. Pedlar owing to the heat, but partly, no .doubt, to • the wearisome effect of my first at- tempt at oratory, one by one every single member present went to sleep; and it is tite simple truth that after a while I actually fell asleep myself in the course of the delivery of my statement." This surpasses the feat of the late Duke of Devonshire, who paused in /the middle -of his maiden speech to yawn.. 4• e Is Your Wife Bad Tempered ? Chances are she has corns that actio like fury. Buy her a bottle of Put- nam's Corn Extractor. It acts pain- lessly, gives instant relief, and cures every kind of corn. Insist on getting only Putnaln's Extractor, 25c at all dealers. •.o SAFE BUSINESS. (ltioutreal Ieveeing News) About six cents u year is about all one may safely expect any dollar to earn, And It must work day ant: night to do that. When you try to compel it or coax it to earn twenty cents a year it is very likely to balk, and just as like as not will now see your dollar again, let alone the twenty cents. Most of the failures in big business Ana in small are due to the fact that so many .nen aro willing to put the dollar to work and help it wmit, and bo satisfiea with a legitimate and reasonable pro- fit. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc., AMATEUR SPORT AND PEACE., (London \}eating Advertiser). 11 there is one thing that will tend to keep the nations on good terms, it is the frhandly competition of their athletic youth. ('lean amatour sport of all kinds develops far -mind- edness, generou simpulses, considera- tion for the other fellow. MORE PICKINGS. oeteeph Mercury) I•iarry Thaw has inherited another $160,- 000. Lawyer., and allenisla have called a hurry -up meeting to decide how they'll split it. ISSUE NO. 31, 19.1 , C A.TNAPPED, r #�'r,ais T 'n g of Felinaoucili< e Motllel'llood.Dranna Here is a drama of cat life, exhibi- Sting a new trait in the character of the cat. A cat which had. kittens soma weeks ago was allowed to keep them all, .About 100 yards away in the sante street another cat had kit- tens about the same time, which were drowned. The other day mother eat number one was suzuiing herself with her kit- tens in the doorway when. mother oat number two ran up and snatched one of the. kittens and ran away. Later in the day she came back and attempted to snatch another kitten from the mother by the fireside, but the latter was on the alert, and set upon the intruder, causing her to retreat. Yet a third time did the other mother come back, for during the night a tremendous feline squabble was hoard in the attic, ail victory rested with the cat whose .kitten had been "catnapped." 'Phe iustinet of number two as to the whereabouts of the cad; and kit- tens was remarkable, as she had to mount the roof and enter'by the sky- light window, which was- • This is to certify that'.I have used MINARD'S LjNIM1:NT in my family for years, and consider it the best on ' the market. I have found. it excellent ,;for horse flesh. (Signed) W. S. PINEO, "Woodlands," Middleton, N. S. THE BEEF SHORTAGE. (Canadian Live Stock News). One writer protjlsts against the ad -t I. vancing costs of live stock "in spite of the bumper crops of grain." He )robably ituaghies that cattle are -fat- •.ened on corn existing as yet only int „statistical estimates at Washington_• e -le does not r'aalize that the 1914 ecrop of beef in the IT.S, was made, on e19I3 corn, whin:. was a short crop. eiViinard's'Liniment Cures Garget , in., Cows A,yNEEDED REFORM. . (Montreal Meail) We want.,,t this country u. movement,i r•a strong atathertatiye movemetic for 00111 - .non sense lies* in Sttnuner. Waite at1its should be v,UI'n more. Clubs ...ornmd by men who agree to wear•winte suit,, .veal( help. Or if some of our repraaoutatdve men would adapt tht:,fash- ion—le 11. it. Ii. the uoveruor-t,eneral would visit the principal cities of the land and ttly rear un the streets in white ducks, as I'resident \Vilsott appears In I'hfladelph to on July, 4th serene and cool amongst a boiling et owd in black dress. ,clothes—it would set. a splendid example. • We adroit our winter. Let us admit., sour sut,u,ier. They voultl do it in En:r •laud or the tJniitc t ';rates under similar- eireunlst.utces. Whty do not Canadians, ..strike "ut for 11102;itttivc3? The ladles• .+arc not :s.i it Wish. its .tic men. `l...tard's. Liniment Cures Distemper. -•c+•rr,r-- KEEP YOUNG! (Itochester iferald) To just: the extent that we aretable to keep yens g do we btion;g to the world. The ntan. who is old, not only 1n years. hut in spirit, may exist. but he OD..s lost all it -waiting .for the tvorW. INDIGrS(�TI )N,� µ �C AND tiii:A :t 4CU S Arising From Constipation, Cured and Establishedi'. Regular Habits. . by R Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, In the western Provinces, where so many thousands live far from doc- tors :and drug stores, very many rely' on Dr. Chase's medicines to euro dis- ease and maintain health and strength. This letter gives some idea of what perfect colttrol Dr, Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills exert over the mast cocoon ills of life. Mrs, H. K, Hewer, farmer's wife, lilastburg, Alta., writes: "For about ten years I suffered from constipa- tion, indigestion, headache and lan- guid feelings. 'treatment from two or three doctors offorded only tempor- ary relief, so I turned to Dr, Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, and with most satisfactory results. lleadaciies have disappeared, regular habits established and the general health very much better. Both my husband and I can speak highly of 1)r, Chase's Ridnye- I,iver Pills, as we haVo both been greatly benefited by them." One pill a dose, 25c a box, 5 for $1.00, all deal- ers, or 1''dmanson, Bates & Co„ Limit- ed, Toronto. Tale of Two Dogs. Sir John Sebright, a prominent so- ciety plan of the early nineteenth cen- tury, owned a remarkable dog. In "Coke of Norfolk" Mrs. A. ]if, W. Stirling relates that "Sir John Se - bright often brought a favorite dog to Holkham, wito was remarkably clever at learning tricks,. Lord Erskine also. possessed a dog which he declared the cleverer of the two. A wager was laid as to which animal in the course of a twelvemonth could be taught the most extraordinary tnicic. The trial took, Place at Holkham at the end of a year. brskine's dog cleverly tools a roast oyster out of the fire without in- suring himself, but Sir John's dog ac- tually carried a glass of wine without spilling p drop to any gentleman in the room pointed out to him." For Women's Ailments Dr. Martel's Female Pills have been the Standard for 21 years and for 40 years eoescribed and recommended by physicians. Accept no other. At all -druggists. HEART TROUBLES. (Kingston Standard) An Italian doctor has jugt made a girl's heart beat, by niassagin#, it. That's nothing, \fie have known or young men— not doctors, either, who have ceased violent feminine heart beating merely by approaching near to the owners or the hearts in question. There are ways and ways of stirring the heart! Minard's Liniment Cures 'Diphtheria. . 7'b THE EVIL THAT MEN DO. (Ottawa Citizen) Krafehcnko, a murderer, was hanged the other day at Winnipeg. Ills was the last lite in the case which included the death of his victim, the death in peni- tentiary of one of the pollee officers, wno conspired in his escape. the death front grief of the wife of another conspirator, tate stvlcenc!ng to jail for perjury of the prisuner's lawyer and the jailing of another consn!t'ator for his part in the affair. Thus six lives were ended or spoiled by the act of •one us1css citizen, without taking into account the consequences that must still follow in several, if not all, of these cases. Truly the modern evil that men do lives after them in the wrecks of homes and families. MAIL SI FINE GRAIN 4 4 111„ket St. Lawrence Sugar is manufactured in grains of three different sizes, AIL known as . Fine, Medium and Coarse, the sizes being indicated by different coloured labels. IllitRed Label is used for Fine Grain, a Blue Label for' Medium Grain, and a Green Label for Coarse Grain. ' ilitliA St. Lawrence Sugar is packed in hermetically sealed cartonsio • f 2 lbs. and 5 lbs. each, and likewise in bags of 10 lbs., 20 lbs., 2'5 lbs., l l i, a 50 lbs., and 100 lbs. Be mend sad aslc year grocer for St. LewrenceSugar, -lit Allop tli 01 9� IIIIIIIIIII* MEDIUM GRAIN .E OWN WO brands of sugar may be sold at the same price and look exactly alike, but, in sweetening properties and purity of ingredients, may be quite different. St. Lawrence Sugar is manufactured from the finest selected fully matured cane sugar and is 99.99 per cent pure. For actual sweetening properties St. Lawrence Sugar is unsurpassed by any brand on the market. The process of manufacture takes 'place under conditions the molt cleanly and sanitary imaginable. To insure its deliveryto absolutely you pure and free from contamination, every prispackage o r of t. S Lawrence Sugar ' g bagg kept hermetically sealed from the time it leaves the factory until opened by you. ST, LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES, LIMITED, MONTREAL.