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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1913-05-08, Page 3or.ior vvoc Or, A Pat* Temptation CHATTER X.XXVIII. " Porcydaanville never mine/tem/ad holy Ime made 'hie Way te the Beiningten Iles heath was in a whirl:711/e heart lie, flew up tee marble .stmitaatea three cams at a time, and theheed- whieh touelied the silver belt, trembled- ',vita in- eencealed, emotiou. believed-Evelen had relentee,On her Gay, hie daeler.g, found at 1115i, and hi a few brief moments would be claseed to hie madIyetheebbing heart!. • His/ iair, haute -mine taco flushed and • paled in turns.. I•teeeme,d an age until the door wan opened., - It .was the /banker, aimself who ad- mttto(t hint. '"elle best ca 'hews, Percy, my dear boy,' he cried cheeellye ae be wrung lila hand heartily; e"we eave our 'dear Little Clue with use agneueewe, owe everything to Lennox -I :willteil you about it later on; r Mop right into, the libeary," he Want on in his Watery, bluff way; "my %Ye.' ka, there, Gay will be doWn. preseetlye "I muot Gee, Gaa- at Mem," broke iu Percy:, eagerly, "every moment seems' ail ego to . • "No doubtne . doubt, nay- dent .boy,", • smiled the banker; "but in this iestance You mut .exereise a, littlepatience; The Poor child hoe paesed through so .muoh that she le Quito worn out. •,You •Bee her ae soon we poseeble-be stire of Percy found Mrs. ,Reminiten. in the 'alb- rary, but he wee too agitated•to 'Gana to. . her, or scarcely,. eomprehend *hat . she Was -Baling, ao he lanced 'excitedly' up. and down' the ,,magnificent • apartment: . , At length, in sheer ,pity tor.,plate, Berea, eime Remington •went up to Gay's bole dMr'' tee emery matters up and bring her _ dowie-witeout delay. • A era, of inteuse admiration broke froin her. lips as ehe openea the doog,. ahd her , eyes fell upon the vision that flew to her aide and gave her an affectionate hug. i • "Percy s here, my darling,"etihe w,his- Pored; "make haste and 'come 'down to the library -the poor fellow.is in .a fever of impetienee to see y,emeande oh. liow' 'p00301 he Win be of you, 'dear," she said, holding Little Gay off at arm's length, and gazing at her with fond ,pride. "You are mom beautiful than a dream." . Gay's maid had 'robed her In a dress of Bootless white, adorned with reales of fileav lace, a pale blue Bilk sash Was "-knotted about the slender waist; bale for- get:me-nate and -white fone.bude 'heeled a' amoeg the fllntty lace on her brenet,.and were clustered ajnong her. golden marls. _ hHer cheeks. were fluehed •crimeon as the •eart of a roma in Her -great excitemeet, and her large, dark, velvety -eyes glpwed -au brilliant. ae midnight .stars. • She wore he jewels, or glittering game- rareabeauta ouch as Little Gay's neettea aittle adornment • e. ' , • _ n* At, length she was, qlzitereadY • to ge, - dowto the library where Percy await! ' ed ber; bat she trembled ete half laugh- ing, .half sobbing in her great loY att alfe clung, to Mrs: Rembagton'e arm, that the • good old laayemit,e 'feared she was eabout "Gareat goodnees, my dear" elle cried. •, aaang Gar's flushing obeek a little pinch, •'0110 W011111 think by the way ,you are ' taking on that you were going fo a, great atortere instead of opine. tomeet one who •' love's" you dearer than life Wolf; fie, tier e ter. ahem°, my- dear I" • a Together they went elowp-the longcor- , rider; butalight ae' their footstep; were %eon the velvet owlet, Percy's attained ear e (*tight them. ;Gtty stepped, hesitatingly befee the lib. rary door ere Mee ventured to push it 1n. m t . . almost see ed to e tha Percy' leuet hear the violent throbbing of her heart as slie• stood 'there. .: She, clasped the silver knob with cold, • trembling fingers, turned it, and it swung back noiselessly on its hinges, ; Perey wae standing at the. other end of the room, leaning againet the marble 4. mental, his fair, bandsome 'head resting • upon his hand. ' : Ile heard the door open, and he turned euddeuly and beheld the goldemhaired a little fairy standing' hesitatingly on the thresbold- •" • He reaohedebei Bide at se single' bound. • "Oh, Gay, my darling, I have found you eat last!" he cried, snatching her id hie e eeme and etrainizig ,her ,to his breast, ' raining. down , paseienate kisees on the /*vele face, Uttering every endearing name "he could think Of, and lavishing a world " of caresees upon her. • "Tell me you .eare for me aft much tte you did when I 'parted from you. at the „altar, dear," he Baid anxiously.. "I soleht and won you when you were only • 0 Gay, the prettiest darling ill the • PaSsilo Cotten_ Mille but new that you ' are a Wealthr heiress' you must not love • A rosk thigh suffimed Gay's face, ,as she raised her dark ,eyes, and met her ,zerlorn- Mg young,: haisband's gaze 'with a ;male that almost tok his breath away, _ "Nothing can ever change my love, Percy, unless' ea is to. 301'o for you more Be drew her to the sofa, and they 'eat • down together.' They had eo mach to talk over and explain. Half an hour 'later, Mrs. Remington, • entering the library, fond them there. "I tapped twice, but I presume you did • nothear me," said Mrs. Remington, crobeing the room to where the lovers eat. -"I am eonae tee summon you both to pool. Dvelyn't bedside," elle 'added; "her momente on earth are waning. •She expreased a Wieh eo see Yeti, Percy; you mutt go' to her." A stern, hard , look crept into Percy Granvillee face for '011 instant, and he • would havea refused; • bue Gay sprung • from his Dame,' holding out het, little white hande 10 him 'pleadingly. . "I will go to her. You muet fo/loW fme minhtes later, dear," she said: . Like ‘a ftaeh Little Gay had glided from • • the libeerye and was makina her way to Evelyn s room,• . • A, terrible cry broke from the latter's Pale dies ' ea she &VW her. ehe cowered • ' 'melt among the pilloweemutteeing hoarse- eShe hats come to, „taunt me with.nik, celine., Oh, be merciful, Gaynell a for I am. dying) Mercy , Gay crossed ewiftly Over to the couch and knelt dow.n, h,eside it, laying her lite tle 000l hand eoothingly on one of Eve. lyies burnin'g once.. "Do n30sheink from ' me, Miss St. Claire.," she whispered, eI have come to tell, You thataI forgiee you fully and freely for the Mud." lia,ve,..eintied ageiest you too deeply for that. I -I -tried to wreck your life, and-ana-Perey'o," eho moaned faintly. "Surely you could not forgive that." . a el forgive you fully ,ami freely, miss St. Claire" repeated- Gay, gently. Evelyn burst into tears. are a noble ,rival, Little Gay," 'elle sobbed. "I wlah you -you had enamel • zne inetead of heaping coals of fire upoe. • zny. 'guilty .1/ea0. Do anything eiteept be, ing kind to me. eanuOt endure kind '. words from. you." - "The past is past, Mae St. Claire," re- turned Gay; "tryto forgoteit, and look', Evelyn hid her face 30 her hands with a deepairing ery. , , "Life hae gone .all -wrong with ene," she . wailed; "love ceased it all; lovte-for one who .eould not care for me. There never was such a love me mine," elm sobbingly added. "I knew his heart wao youre, Lit, • tle Clay, hut it seemed' no. though I mutt• . win him from you or die; he was to me what the tun is to- the world, the dew ; to the, heart of the thlest rose. I could, HOME DYEING Is CLEAN, and as SIMPLE as "A.B.C.” • /chance tf. MISTAKES if you uso The. Coaranteed,"01E, pita fee, All Kinds of Cloth." 'ray le• nod rrove It for yournoll s'inieleo;r77..F4:2r4osiy:AlzrlIttgee.nalorr. Co,,1481143,1, ,Bontreol have knelt • at es feet and 'worenteptel hen. elhe colder he 33a3 to xne the more loyed him I plenned againet you 81 31 iemarated you, but God took- swift vonge- anae, ueen me „foe 30, You are an angel eo forgive me foi- what 8 have done." e ' "Peer Evelyn, poor Evelyn!" • She had hidden hee face in the bed- . When. elle raised' her head. Evelyn was gazing 'it ther wiehevastful, entreating eyes, her live quivering piteously. "Th,ore is eomething you would like Ille to ,do for. you, P633 St. Claire," Gay whia pered; "do not be afield to tell inee.what it ie." eareu would refuse to grant my PraY- er',' moaned Evelyn,' feebly;"if it could only be, I -I -could pass into the dark valley of death without ouo tear -one moan." ' 'Tell me what it le You wish so much. replied GaY, "aud I promise you- faith- fully that if it is within mortal power to grant it, 1 will ace that It, is done •"Bend nearer and. I .will whiaper it," sighed Evelyne shimaing, and falling back on Iter, pillow ,like a pale lilystricken with a midden chilling blaete 'Gay peat oyea her, .entlehe pitying, for- giving darleeaee met the frighten.* gaze ofthe u'ptuaned.blueaonetf. • , "Grant My prayer,' end I can die -eon. tent'," gasped, Evelyn; ,"let Perey's voice be the last ellen .heat on earth. Let me tease .Iiie hands 'one little, swift fleet. ing:momeee/ ae Ana 1 ,cau • dip le 80000"en• d, 804 eyroeud' ho"Ww1S°ciiI ru'ellPIT have Binned, remember -oh, remember now cruelly .1 have einned, eel:Ma:abet-oh, ye. member how Well Iloyed you, tinge/hat it was love that templed nse. "I have seinothing, to tell you, • Percy; bend oloaei-let no one hoar." • He' bent. hie handsome head, and after O moment of- si1i3nee •Eyelyn epokea • • CHAPTER XX.e.IX. • "When I am dead, Percy, they will take .frbra my cold breaet a poor little, faded whiterose-bn& am that ft is buried with me.: -8 have'treasured it em, 111 lifeat fell from your coat on the -evening you aeked me to be ypur bride. Night and day I have worn A 011 my lieme. I haee, wept paesionate tears over it, have kimed itir"withered Mayes, beeauee it had oncebeen an your hands -yen wore A.'" "Poor Evelyn, poor Evelyn," whisper. ed Percy, team gathering in hie eyes and falling an her white .face Wing' eo heav. ily, agaieet .his ,breast, e"lime well you .have loved- me -alas that so much love *as lavished in vain I", . • "It ie not 1,0, be," sighea Emlyn. "Prom: '306.ine you *ill not forget me, Percy." she sobbed., 'l$ay to yourself,' 'Poor Eve. lyn would 'ham died for me. I will- feet • fret ler, sins and the -dark, temptatiotie whicle agealled her-rememberIng only her great passfonate,. aearning love. for me,' Say that, Percy, and you cannot quite h•ate me for What 8 )10-Ve done. • "There is no more, envy and bitter hate "ied in tay heart now towareIdttle Gay,"' she went on' plaintively. "I give,you. to her fully, freely:- Poor, Innocent Gay, Whom I wronged. go bitterly." A spasm oe pain broke oaer whrte face,' and ehe clung to him with a piteous cry. ' am dying, love," she whilipeied in-aer arrefula,leace. "The 'Angel of Ifeath loosening . the .olasp of your alms ,from - He bent. hie fair, bandecene head, tbe -Mire falling like rain from hie eyes, and 'hissea her, . and, the expreasion that spread over her "face was eliaartrending 'to see. ' "I must . tell yon' something • else, Percna She,' 01118:000031 brokenly';- - the papers -you lost on the nig/it your u nolo died. I -took them,- They -were let. tere and a certificate which were to fre whieh she had boon long years. I di ma stepmother from-an-an-asylum311 isot want. you to know, Percy; that is whs took them; they are in nay writingelesk at home; see that justice is done ine, Poor stepmother after I am gene' • 111 the days that followed her wiell was obeyed. l'When they told me I mint die,” she continued, "I -I sent for you; I meant te tell you., where I,ittae Gay wale"- ' he escaped fra, zathat fatal Web I wove arMind her I do not -know; Hea- ven, which I defied, must have shown her "There is a secret buried in the bottom of the old shaft near MY, home/ ee eam need know what it is; 8 meet answer for it at the judgment bar' before a kern and angry god!" , •• Poor Evelyn; Ber laet Moments Weald have been 'happier could sheliave 'known that, the man camped the death she had 11101)4,331 ft' him. Heaven had been merciful to her be seeing her from having to answer for a human life. As the hust ivords fell from Eiter's lies: she slipped from his arms bac on the aillow with.a piteous cry. . 'Oh, Little Gay-perey.' my love, 'for- giver Those wens the. last woe& she ever .ua fared; the soul of the poor erring girl,' which had fought /truth bitter conflicte with jealousy. .and paseionate love, bad left its .tenement of ' was ho Hee last prayer had, been granted. Wnen . the light of tb is mulct faded from her eyes .she was ;maize upon the ,face she loaed better Allan her own life. Evelyn's reinains were teken. back 'to PaSSaio and tfuletly had to teat, and not one who griered over the untimely death of the 'beautiful yoeng heiame ever knew .01 1100 sins, which had, reeoiled upon her own head in the end, The .tomantio etoae, of Peroy Granville's' mavia and how he lost bis lovely, young bride at the very altar, and how he found her at laseeafter beflealng her _edead for long months, crept Into .the news - Papers, se all romantic etories usually terest. ' It was reed iu Pam* with intense in. How he mi/agirls laughed 'and mice fill in one breath ae they exclaimed: "03, it seems just like a 'beautiful lima elate third; Little ,Gay and handsome Mr, Granville were seer.etly maraied, and were parted from each other so cruelly, and that he ends her again-uot poor ae when he first won her, but a great heiress 110t11, tlefee amyveeethy as he is hitatelf," And/ a rousliag, heat ty cheer wene from the horteetehearts of the mill hande, foie, the girl *lee lea been one amongst th ,who had su,ffered ell, their hard- ships, knew their • privatione, and what itawas to eat the bread of toil, receiving her wages BO gratefully, in the little en- velope when Saturday night ceme. - Little Gey -would be a great lady now,. theee.„,ali ,knew; but they kezew, fshe d, .ateata er beeprauand cold -would be the faturo 'what she had- been in the peat, the Mauch, 'true friend of .the noble woraing-girle. ' Andagain tbeir heartycheersrang forth eo .they heard the newt thee Parey wao .bringing home hie lovely ebeid,e. • "q0,4 bless Little'Gay, the ;beauty of the Tassaie Cotton Mill)" There . were great prem./eat/one:. at Rea - Mono Hall 'for'the' event. , A, ;trend .bull 10'.kbien, the meta rivet- and gayest that had ever been 'seen Little Gay's itommeeniing wao to be en event long to be remembered. Those who received invitations to the. grand oocial affair were delighted, . The arrest of Harold Trenetine on the awful eharge of being the daring •ehief of a &operate band of eounterfeitem, creat- ed a widespread sensation. Lydia Moore, the revengeful girl whose love he Mid thrown, oir and discarded like a broken tey, was ale chief witnese againet him, enel •her dieclosures conte vicd him, as thcacentence was mimed upon han-ten years in state's prison -and he was led -proud, eel/elite, and defiant teethe end - from the courtroom, he was obliged to paea close to where Lydia Moore sat , Oay had• refused to anbear against ehe man who had canoed her eo much, mieeee fzeom nin begieg to end; „and she Wefl 801'0: the ordeel. tie no 'one knew that 8 was aevafe ek the existence of . the stone Melt in the old hoeee ort ebe, revca 0000, A very fiend Incarnate seemed to spring np an 'Lydia Moortes heert at the though of Little Gay's happinese. , • ' CHAPTER XL. , . . The enamel, ee'seeeking, or the romance core/I:Med by eaying: , "Perey Geanville and his bride, accom- named by Mr. Remington, tho banher, earl his wife end e laree party of friends, will leam a00e88 Oita on b1, 6,66 'train tor Petteale,, arriving there in plenty of time for the -grand ball whIch• le . to , fol- low in the evening." . . . . Lydia Moore read the eeragraph oyer twice, her hard, brilliant, blaek eyes eleaminge with ,an evil flm. . • "Wime /shape shall nay vengeance take?", she • muttered hoanady ' 0/1 the „dresser lay a pretty 31e01-) anti silver mounted revolver in a- velvet ease, which had been Tem:Line's, Tea is sold only in sealed lead packets to pre- serve its native purity and goodness. , Black, Green and Mixed. • 065 aseesteas.eiseteleaisetsewessessitsessessit eft..s..evcriveivissfre.-64% Aspaeagns Redeem, Crea me 1 A spera gue.---Take onlY the heads ofthe asparagus'aS much as required, and pill 4,hem into boil- ing water, with a !FRIO salt. Boil for about fifteen minutes. Mean- whileprepays some square bits of bread' withbut the crust by scrap- ing ^ out the' centre of eaeli piece, putting in a bit of butter and frying or ba,king. until the bread turns 31 yellow or light breeWn. After drain- ing the asparagus, place it in the holes in the toasted bread .takini, care tO keep all hot; then take hal , a'pint of cream and heat to boiling point, to which add the yolks of Lour eggs, and stir until thick. Take it off the fire and add a little sprinkling of salt and pepper., Pour over the asparagus and bread and serve hot. 011111413340Sance.----A sauce which the- clever Cook may use in many other ways as well as in serVing asparagus is made as follows: Rub fouvetinces of\butter to a ereani in a saucepan or bowl. Add -four yolks of' eggs* and beat well to- gether; 'then add one teaspoonful of salt and juice of half a lemon, a pinch of cayenne atideone cupful of hot 'water poured- in by degrees; Mix well and put in m, double boiler (or set saucepan in pot of boiling water). Stir- until the sauce be- ednaes of the consistency of thick cream, being careful not to'let it boil. Take off the fire and continue tosstir for some minutes. "Oland- ese" ,sauce ought • to be quite smooth and creamy. „‘ Asparagus (Italian fashion),-- lieeak ,sdnae asparagus into pieces; boil soft, and drain the water, take O little oil, miter end vinegar and let it heel, then season with pep- per and salt. Pour in the aspara- gus and thicken with the whites of eggs, Green peas; cooked as above, are also Wry good; but'Iettuce, out small, may be added and two or three onions., according to taste, onaitting the eggs. Asparagus on Toast. -Cut off the bottom of the stalks of a bunch' of asparagus to make them even, and put in a pan of cold water till gear dinner time. •Put the, buneh in belling 'water, in 'which a pinch of soda. has been. dissolved. Boil a quarter of anhour; then drain and serve on buttered toast, placing the white ends of the asparagus on the toast. Pour one tablespoonful of ineltedebater ov-er the green heads in the dish, s Plain Atiparagus.-Manypeople prefer asparagus served plain. For thi's, it is only necessary to put the heads eiad softer parts of the stalk, either the whole or ea in inch long pieeeseinto boiling water, in which salt has been diseMved. Boil un- til soft, as previoualy etatea,- and serve with butter. " Mor eyes wandered ,past it to a tiny alai, whose contents sparkled like powd- ered diamonds as thmays of, the setting, cun , felt athwart it. • Lydia Moore thrust the pretty weapen in her bosom, then caught' up the vial. Slit decided that Gay and ..ber friende ehould reaoh -Paesaio, but, me they eh. tered.,the greed old park that ,surrounded Redstone Hall,a tragedy Was • to be enaoted that would change all the gayetY alto tho. wildest seemly, ' laughter into tries ofhorror, and in the, wild tioefus- ion .which would be aure to ensue, she %Veld znake ber eicape. • • That night, under cover of the dark - • a •ecdibarY.; dark -robed flgute ed at the Vassal° .depot. ' She made aer way / on foot to Redstart° Hall, quietly opeeed the ponaroes gate, and crept iuto the• peak: • - .The serve,nts little dreamed as they tripped on merrily toward the' home the . welcome peer Gay wee .to receive ere ,she massed beneath the arch. a • ..et leak the the shrill whiatle of the 2.20 eepiess from Jersey City' sounded Barely on the sumnier air. The horrible expeeseien 011 ehe wonfat's face grew hardere• and her black oyes grew hot as burningecoale- as they turned eagerly toward the main mad that led to 'the village. •. "Coming at lasta: ehe Muttered Imam- ly, 'through her clinched teeth. "I saall not have long to Wait now.' It was quite three o,eleolc mw the gables of Redstone Hair loomed into eight in the distance. -- •'Percy pointed to it with pride,, olaoping hie arm closer about the slim little' figure nestling, at his aide. With a fond, happy .stnile, Percy had Pointed to the arch atietohed acroes the paved' walk. Gay Was , looking' at it with grateful tears in her, lovely dark eyes. "Welcome to Redetone Hall, Gay, MY beloved--” The rest of the sentence was wrier 1111. !shed. Something tall arid dark sprung with the ferocity of a pantherfrom the screen- ing Magnolia boughs /clone by the gate; O woman with a Wild, white f;i9e, and gleaming, horrible, burning eYee leaped 16 ',the ,side of . the low phaeton in 'which Gay sat, ,orying out sbrilly in a voice searcely human; "You robbed nieaof my love! Yomehall neyer reet 'on the breast, ef .youre. x shall 'hot kill you, but. I -shall 'rob aoa of tete fatal Beauty that limed my love's heart fiom me -take. that)" As she uttered the last worth she made a eudden at oar. .holding some- thing that, glittered with a dazzling brie. liancy• in a Jial in her upraised right hand; a ehower 01'white ttparke .were dashed 'from the. via' In ,a /single instaut of time '3 eof 3, sigh - big .breeze had swept from an opPottita 'direction. -and turned the cruel ilakee from their intended victim directly back into the face of the woman who had hurled' them with euch a diabolical, wicked intent. Al sight °flier enemy's' pain, so heart- rending to behold. sWeet, forgiving Little Gay ilew to her side, raised the 03)001880horn the blistering gramme, laaing zna 011 Iler own lap until help 7130 eumnioned. She would ..not have poor Lydia moor(' glean into custody, but had her tenderly eared -for benespah ber own roof. 'Andathe day mime when Lydia recovered --a horrible, scarred creature, but truly repentant: - The -grand ball at Redstone Hall WS a gala- affair. and ataid all the belles of beauty and fashion, not one wee no beam tiful ats Gay, with her love -lighted, dark, splendid eyes and curling, golden hair. rd. every one rejoiced that Percy found appiness--and LAO° Gar at hiet. A mouth later, in a lone letter, whirth Percy wrote to•Hanker Remington and his Wile, he closed the long, closely *written page with these words: "I, am growing more fond of my dar- ling Little Gay each passing day; her littie soft, white arnse are around me Be 8 pen these linee, and her blushing clieek is close to mine. 'k wish T could speak in a deice every+ name man in the world could hear, wotild alatifle tbem al 30 seatesh for and choose a bride from amoeg the working. girls a6 1 did. 'My life with tny aweet, adoring love le a perpetual honeymoon. "And I nor00 cease thanking the fait which Imi 10 woo and win for my bride -sweet Little Gay, the beauty of the PaSeato Cetton Mill." Eats 600 POunds Daily. Since the elephant's' digestive functions are very rapid, it requires a lerge amount of fodder daily - about 600 pounds in most ewes. In its wild Oates the elephant feeds heartily but wastefully. It is care- ful in selecting the few forest trees that it like's for their bark 'in. 'foli- age, but it will tear down branches and leave hail of them untouched. It will strip off ,the batk from other trees and throw away a large per - tion. Good Habits. Rules for good work fail without good habits-. Good habits are the physical basis of good work. 'Rus- kin says thet inamertal woek lilte been done in the world since tobac- co was diseovered. Of course, this is not true. No man can be at his best whose brain is inflamed by drinkor whose nerves are shaken by narcotics. And we must be at our best. More and more other men ere determined to be at their best. If every man is not at his best it is his ownlault. "MY STOMACH IS FINE Since Taking Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets" Mrs. j. ,Merkhugea, Waterloo,. Ont., enthuelastically reconanends Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets. Fier experience with them,asshe oetlines ie explains why, "I was greatly- troubled with, My , stomach", she writes.* "e had taken so much tnedicine that I might say to take , any more weuld only be making it worse. My stomach hest feit'esews / • read of Ma -Dm -Co Dyspepsia :Tablets, and a lady friend toitS Ore they were very easy to take, se I thought I would give theaa, a trial and really they worked Whine:NM'. Anyone haviug 'anything, Wrong with his stottastelv should give Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia .Tablets a trial, they will clothe re'st. My stomach is fine now and lean eat any food " One of the many gb6d features of Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets iS that they are so ple'aeant mid easy,to take. Wif IT:110 giYeef;'9111Jigi#141011/ a uleace, ,,ilioiglitiItild'dyspepsia io prompt and permanent. Try one after each ineal--they'll make you feel like a new peison. ' sec, a box at Tom druggist'd com- pounded by the ,National Drug and Chemical Co, of Churela, Limited, Montreal. • lea •, Necessity of Rest. „ • Ye▪ ars ago I discovered it -was a spiritual as well as a physical ne- cessity to have intervals, of rest throughout ' the day --rest 'even • from the companionship of those loved the most dearly, writes a mo- ther. My body 'So often became, overtired -from pressure sof work that falls to the lot of every mo- ther; ney nerves sympathized as every good neighbor should, and my spirits ran at low ebb. But that ambitious brairi-not' always • as wise a neighbor as my nerves -- said: "Go on 1. Go on I There are O dozen things to be done yet and robeyed my poor, feolishbrain until my whole body and nerveS became slaves to an imperious master. At last they revolted. They made ' my -brain understand that its servants, -wore not doing as good work, nor as much, tinder the whiplash of injustice, and it wise - lit changed its method, "Rest every little while," it now said. "You will work -with new zeal. You will do more, and you will love your work. Your children will catch your' happy mood just as before they caught your weary fretfulness." 'Since ,then I make , it a part of ray religion to lie dewnon my- babk in a quiet room when I ?mean to feel tired,- and ' to relax every reusele and clese my eyes (and my inind if possible') to all eutward things. It is a wonderful topic! It never.fails to give me a new spiri- tual unlift. My loved ones seem incl.° lovely to me, my home more attractive and I ani always glad of life and the blessed privilege of work. IJntil I began this practice I had never realized how closely related our spiritual and our physi- cal bodies are, cm that Dred -out muscles and nerves are poor neigh- bors for the spirit. slionie 'lints. Dish cloths should be washed and boiled regularly. Beef drippings are good- short- ening for pie crust. All dry cheese 'should be saved and,kopt for grating. A feather, wing is excellent to dust bed springs with. Never mix new milk with old if, you wish it to keep,well. All boys should learn to gem, on buttons and darn stockings. Grated cheese over mashed pao- toes Makes a pleasant change. A clean swine yellow is one sof the best colors in a new kitchen. . An old, thin quiltehould be laid over., every mattress beleae the sheet. .• s'• 131aekets should be put out in the • Poultry fat is excellent shorten- janlingfor gaiinrgeart I eeaesetk,i; c ea. 0; V:peicke. carcea,., , Fowl for chieken salad should he cooked, the day before it 10 to be usTectit.bitag makos ,the best pillow slips 'and it may be had in two widths. Gallic]) Von jagew. Foreign Minister of Germany, froth his latest picture. Befere making new sheets always measure the`bed fer which they are intended; ' The best time to begin the spring honsecleaning is after the furnace fires are Mit: ' Wash green vegetables in -Warm Water to remove the insects, and finish quickly in cold. , Dates and figs are both much im- proved if thoroughly washed and then alloived to drain. Never throw a good tailored coat down carelesely if you wish it -to preserve As shape. In making meringues, the rule is a quarter of a cupful of powdered sugar to the whiteeof an egg. . Soiled clothing should always lie put into a hamper, preferably away from the sleeping room. Rice cooked with raisins makes a very palatalale, simple dessert served with hard Bence or cream. Never, when wipin'g meat, allow it to stand in cold water.' The water drains all the juices out. Nuts when bought fatly shelled should be scalded, dried in the oven 'and pat away in glass jars. The perfect kitchen utensils are those .of aliiminum-easy to keep clean and very light to handle. To cut thick silk satisfactorily, lay it between two pieces of tissue paper and' cut with' very sharp scis- Two big...eyelets worked in the opposite corners of the kitchen tow- el are better than loops to hang it up by, A well -padded ironing board is a labor saver, and Turkish towelling is ono of the best materials to pad it With,' Luncheon sandwiches ot brown bread spread with cottage cheese seasoned with salt and pepper are yery good. If a pinch of cream of tartar is added to any sugar and water cendy in the cooking, there is lees danger of granulation. The torture of an ill-fitting shoe will bring about a state of irrita- bility often resembling nervous, prostration. This condition soon becomes ha,bitual. If there is occasion te wet coeoa, flour er cornstarch with water, use O fork for the process, instead of a spoon; the blending of the ingredi- eats will be much mare rapidlY ace complished. DIE FIRST CANADiANS, Were Forced to Harry or Forfeit • Their Rights. Mandre Fribourg claims to prove in the Paris '`Grand Revue," -through the coreespondence of Col- bert,. the great Minister of Louis XIV., that the strength and 'tam - 19111 of French-Camadians are,large- ly due te that statesman. Colbent, was particularly inter- ested in Canada, and made it colo- nization his hobby, He sent out batches of strong and healthy young Frenchwomen, and,„• ifi order that there ehould be no doubt about itheir getting - married oil their ar- rival, he issued a decree rendering marriage compuleery'. Ilvery-bach- elor'-colonist wile forced to take es his wife on -e of 'the female emi- grants; under penaltie,s'son refusal of forfeiting his right to etill the Boil, to hunt; or to revisit France. Speeial privileges 'were, moreeyer, granted by Colbert to the parents of numerena children. ,13 'VV.113' in this way that the magnificent stock of French-Canadian voyageurs and trappere,. not to speak of the equally 'sturdy agriculturists, was erea,ted. ' The' question of Cana.dian-viriliby Was -the, subject of a private, discus-' sten by a, number of au eibb ers a the French Parliament, one, night re- cently, and one of klie members,o1r= served that with/the exception of the drdinancev„Fv,specting marriage, the same 'thing was practically true of the firstiteitlers in other parts of Cena,cles They were drewnsfsore the Etrdegest of the race, and it ef d5titse, a commonplace to aay that the .present .energy;of Canada, ea a nation 13 the result of this en- downaent. Surprise is frequently expit4sed, ins Europe tha4t,sca num- erically small 13,1431t9, 14, 9,,,t141444 should projecrand earrY to a Suc- cessful eonclueion ,suali huge under- tekings ; but is riot the reason to be found in the tact, lioe3 the. fathers, (31 136 Dattinlot`te Ihe fittest of 'Who SOIttiVed, 'the Nepole:onie and sArraerman wars, and 'lesion that ;date those Highlanders, • of when Lord Hobart, the then Colon- ial Secretary, wrote in such high terms 2 FROM ERIN'S GREEN NEWS BY MAIL PROM IKE. LA,NIT'S SHORES, Ilaillienings in the Emerald Isto 01 • InterestIneliol, An effort is .being made to bring Trish roads back to their orther high standard. Judge Wrightcongratulated the jtiry at the,Meyo' Spring Assizes on the peaceful state 'of the county. Michael ,O'Brien •of the Po'rtriartl district has, piirc,ha-sed a farm, Tao neighborhood of over '90 acres, for -$4,600. : For the first. time at the assem- bly of the three scmadron,s of En- niskillen Herm the regiment 'aa- seMbled with 'arms. A farmer residing in RoStreur at presents- seven owes with 22 iambs, six with three each and one with four lambs. After a' few -oheurs' illness the death has occurred ,of Mr. W. Si- :atones-. Belfast, chief...pilot of the Harbor' Commission. • , Biers:alai-le Mill, at Newry, owned - by Messrs. F. Ws Harris and Co., ia closed down- owing to a strike of the wOrkers., Mr, -J, B. Gunning -Moore, D.L., has 'been 'elected chairman, of the Terohe Council in tlie room of the late Duke of Affiercorn. As the ass. Sligo was .preparing to leave Sligo for Liverpool the or- dinary hafids went on strike and the vessel was unable to sails • The .smas of $250,000 is voted an- nually to the Cleansing Committee of the Dublin corporation,for pub. 113 cleanaing puejioses. ' John Cooney,aged abbut 28, While working on the t•op of a Valid - Mg in Dublin, fell 'thgeugh a 'glass roof and was fataIlY injured. The Carriekmacross 'Urban Coun, cil have actepted the tender of Mr. Patrick Ritchie, Belfast, at $24- 750 for the erection of 25 artisan's dwellings. l'africk McDonagh, Ballinafeigh, 'was fined five shillings at Celbridge ter, having been asleep while in charge of a horse and cart at Cel- b r i d hg ee . Cuty Fermanagh CoutMl Til hays decided to appoint a Whole - time tuberculosis officer who will be debarred from the medical practice. - Patrick Hoey, of Rope 'Walk, • Drogheda, went :suddenly insane and killed his sister, Mary Hoff, by Shooting, a,nd then shot himself, inflicting dangerous injuries. The, de.ath kias occurred of Dr. Michael Ahern, of Brosna, Co. Kerry. Be was a generous friend to the poor, and his death is widely regretted in ICerry and West Lim- erick. • The.annual exodus of agrieulturo al laborera from • Connaught for work on English farms has now 'commenced, and last week 500 left by the /i2rtit Wall' route for the north of England. • At a meeting ofthe Youghal No. 2 Rural Council, it Was reported that the village of Ardneere, Co. Waterford, is doomed by the' incom- ing sea, and it was decided that the council would not spendany money on it. "TIP" WAS 011‘r*-----IGINALLY Interesting Account .of ,the Origin of the Tipping System. Jest when the custom of' tipping started is rather &Smart to deter- mine, but men ofeneans have prob- ably been in the habit of giving small -sums or small presenta to those who served them ever since the tinae freed servants WA the plate of slava. But wluttever this fee was called at the beginning„,it has bee,n. known as "tipping" for hundreds of years. It is true that eervants at inns were paid- by their employers to wait upon the gueete, and there- fore, there 130835, apparently, no need of paying them ke something they were already paid for. But in the inns in England, which were moatly emall housea there were frequently time -s when many tra- vellers gathered •at one inn, and as there- were few servants, some of tbe guests had to await their turn to be served, Naturally- some of these guests would 11131)41 a servant O small coin in erder to get this ser- vant to wait apen him and his party firsVti. tilethere is no doubt that this is how tipping' started, in England et ,-least, he manner in which, this custom came to be called by that name is very simple', To make mat- ter) easier, te urge the servants to <fp their very best and yet to show as little pa'rbiaiity 'as possible, one innkeeper hit upon the plan of put- ting up 11 little box in the main room of the 0311, With a card over it bearing. the \voids, "To •Insure Promptness.'' • • ,These boxes were like an nary collection box or poor - box-, with a little slit in them for the 0010 Oa he dropped in. Other innkeep- ers Saw the advantage oalhis plan, and so at one .tinic,,therwas searee- ly a country inn thrtughout Eng- land that did nob Contain one of them, DiEWHITEST.1.162iTEST NEVER ANY FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN AKING POWDER-. IS USED. . CONTAINS NOALUM. COSTS NO MORE THAN TH E ORDINARY KINDS, MADE IN CANADA A guest would take some small change, or get some gold coin , changed, explaining that it was P.° money, and from calling it "I'. I. P." mossey it came to, .be called "Lisa money" or "a tiP," which wag a much shorter way of sayingsthat it Was mammy to put in the "To Insure Promptness" box, And so, long after the custom of having these boxes waS done away with, the aervants, you • may be sure, never forgot the giving part, and tipping has continued to in- crease, until now it has become the bane of nearly everyone, whether • he be traveller or at home. Ring Alfonso is Patella. King Alfonso of Spain is said to be a fatalist, and being of this tem- per he is able to derive enjoyment from occurrences that would affright more ordinary mortals. A knife that he knotaked out of the hands of an assassin is hung up in his den. On his wedding -day an attempt was made on his Iife end the next day he calmly visited the spot in an automobile anti genially pointed out to his .young wife -the epot where the 'assassin stood, Al - tense's fataling may have a founda- tion in the feet that he is the thir- teenth Alfonso. The Great Ocean Depths. The greatest known ocean depth e • is approximately the same as the greatest land height, but the aver- age depth of the ocean bed is about 12,000 feet, as against the average land height above sea level of 2,300 feet. The oceans, including the in- land seas connected with them, co- ver about 144,600,000 equate miles, or 73.39 per cent, of the total sur- face of the earth, and the volume of water estimated to be contained in them is 323,800,000 cubic utiles. Weird TVedding Ceremony. When two Negaitoe,,a people of the Philippine Islande, are united, the whele tri36 is anembled, and the affianced pair °limb two trees growing near „easali other. The el- ders then bend the branches until the heads of the couple meet. When the heads have thus come into con- tact, the marriage is legally accom- plished, and great rejoicings take place, a fantastic dance completing the ceremony. Progressive. "Your fathea just told me net to hang around here after le &dock," said Reginald. "Did it hurt `your' feelings?" asked Ethelinda. "No. I feel rather el:moorage& It is the first time he has given a sign that he was, aware of my ex- ietence." _ Oft on Rio Guees. 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