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iTHE T AINING 0 A NURSE.
(n mungasT, s MAO IZINE.)
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:Miss Sta lay's friends poke of her it a
air saraple of what MaY,b accomplished by
edam tr. Ming and edu ation. She was
s charmg and vivacio1 is as her 'nether
ad been *hen she hadwrecked the heart of
many an nhappy -bachelor. Unlike the
woman of hirty years ' 0; Mini Stanley
Vas not co tent to 8641 :down with to
ther aim n life than to. .select the Most,
•ligible vi tim for a husband when tired of• '
round of successful flir ations. - She was
wenty-th ee years el age ; and although
past the a e when young ladies are con-
stantly in: ove, or 10iging to be, she did not
consider i at all undikely that she would,
eventually become a- mareied woman. But
she hoped the; right one evpuld rettain quiet=
ly in"the ackground for several -years --at
least until ihe was -ready for him. To her
• the world seetned a vase Workshop; and She
longed soanshould 'vf' r an opening,
itt:chgaaireshaetr'arnd:lOrt
,
amount ts something. She sair no reason
sh ya
profession even if possessed of wealth.
She recall d many instances -of women who
, had lostst, eir property while their bodily
O i strength nd intellect remained unimpaired,
• who were now living dependent upon relit-
ties—un far from happy.. She wondered
what she veuld do if thrown upon her own
resources.
She ha hill the accomplishments witheut
which no ming lady is considered " fintsh-
ed," and oseessed quite a large colleceion
of Medals and diplomas which she turned
over imp gently. Among all theseeex en -
sive attai meats there was not one: which
she could rely ripen to , help hee..in casp of
neeitd. S e wondered if she would inak an
ace ptabl miniater or lawyer, or perhaps,
by ard pplieation to study, an architect ;
• these we all fashionable. She _ reviecle
seriously, all the Many callings open for Iwo-
meiof to day.
.!
hile till in an unsettled fr me of msnde
Mi s Sta ley becanie intereete 1 in a maga-
zin artic e which described in a somewhat
flowery s yle the work- of tra ne.d nurirea,
The Very thing i Here Was e aetly whit
she was looking for—a prof siOn which
could not require any great am unt of work
or study, and having . a deligh ful -spice(f
romance •onteeted with it. It was a digni-
fied and •urely womanly moles iot, arid on,e
-whreh ould a teadilyegain round. Sho
knew a ihysician who was co fleeted witdi
a hospite. ; she Would write hernedia,te y
and ast nisi): him with the iact, that She,
Miss Ste ley, (laughter of Ju go Stanley, 1
of Lakesi le, was intending to d vote herself I
to hospit I work. , The reply caused her I
some as Onishinent.. Evid.ently this , old
friend of her father•, considered her a tot-
sensical young woMan who i ee,ded to be
" sat up re
'' Exp nd much time in earn -at - thouli,t,
arid w igh yourself and yo r capebile-
ties befc re: deciding to beeen e 'a, trained"
nurse. you desire an easy rofession se-
lect that of the washerwoman i preference.
If you a e a practical, businees ike wei an;
end. thin - of it es a profession qiieli, tehen
acquired will yield you a gool income in
dollaes and dents, and are willi g -to under-
go two (etre of hospital service for the Sake
of aequi mg it—and look at t from. this
standpo t only, you may poeshly make a
Mo ee-haul al nurse. ' Your pati nts wil not
moprtre our departure, and you w1.1ill ever
be callet tvisit the sante household t vice
If you a e a romantic, novel -reading Maid,
yearnin to ,be known as a modern St. Elizai
beth, aid long to bathe weary brows and
witness irnpossibte death bed s enes, e0.—
Stay at ome. You will rernaii at thd hos-
, pital bu a few days, and you ill be sadly
'diaappo itted. But; if you a e :a strong
healthy woman, possessed Of led ication, geni
tle bree ing, a kind heart,de ermineteenj
patienc , and abaite all, "ad pt hility, and
are will ng to undertake whaLiet erwork i
assigne you, and to • face hr&v le, whateve
comes if you are willing to forgetyour
i present station in life in orde that yoti maY
e become • useful woman and fit yourself fo
whatev r fate the future hol. - in reserve fo
you, y n will not regret the tep you con
templet taking."
Of ourse,said Miss- tanley, indi
,nantly, " he knows that th first easedee
f' ' ,
not app y to me. He may possibly think
that th second one does. -have a) way
sappos d it 'decidedly vont ntic - to devot
one's li e to the cere of inditent sick, pe
ple ; b e if -it is steeniy pre tical I an gla
that he Old me. Now, as t the last co
siderat on. I am strong, hen thy, posiesse
of sever el yards of diplomas, certainly' we
bred. must be tender
Ways cry at, funerals, arid so
theatre and I sirnply can't p
" Date titillation ?" Yes, in(
ways rimeiaged to have my
usual t ing. No, I have no
adapta ility ; but I may aeg
haps.
Sieve al weeks after this le
-ten .Mis Stanley entered the
ing Sch•ol for Nurses. She
school unease she knew that
teamed in two very large
, the Coo t County Hospital w
the ver poor, and its patien
many e tionalities and races
terian iospital was a, priv
and her she would come M
people of ' wealth and refi
though that not only would ..
opportu ay' of oecoming a th
ed nue e,. but, that the
phases f human nature woul
itself to her. This 'last, ehe
in itself very destra le.
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VETERINARY.
COMM, V. S, honor graduate, of Outer!
Veterinary College. , All diseases of Dottiest
iroatad. Calls promptly attended to
moderate. Vete rinary Dent dry a special
and residence ou Goderich street, one
of Dr. Scott's office, Seaforth. i I11211
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Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, /dont°
Veterinary dentists, Honor Graduate of Ontario
erinary College, Honor member of Ontario
ary Medical Society. All diseases of e needle
sldJfuily treated. All calk; promptly
day or night. Dentistry and Surgery
Office and Dispensary -Dr. Campbell's
Main street Seaforth. Night calls enswered
office.
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Ont. lloney-to loan on mortgage.
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Notary Public. Solicitor for
Office--Cardno's block, Main
to loan,
Conveyancer
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Bettors in ManCeryi
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in Scott's Bloc
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o lend. Fan
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G. F. BELDEN, Dentist. Lo
and gas for the painless extra,
plates, ST. Extracting teat.
correspondingly ch,eap. Office
Store, kleaforth.1151
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W. TWEDDLE, Dentist. Bes
86. All other work at oorrisponaingly
es, and the best workmans_hip ga
Richardson & McInnis' shoe s
'dAnaosthelic
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over Mr. Pie!,
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R. II. S. ANDERSON; graduate
of Dental Snrgeons, Ontario
to University. Office, Market
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Latta Intrasnar in
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FIRST Fame
with the lent
at liberal retie
on
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ntario College of Pbysidans an Surgeons. Offic
residence -Jarvis street, Seafor h, formerly owe
by Mr. Joha Downey. - 1463x12
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Ontario.
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College of Phyeleiariaand
to Dr.
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E. Dancey.
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Ontario, successor
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SqUaro, in home lately
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Re Glasgow, &e., Phyelelan, 8
aucher, Constance, Ont.
F. P. and
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OFFICE, Goderich
lunch, Settforth.
rounds.
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M. 0. P. S. 0.
. MACKAY, M. D.
a P. 8.0
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Ate resident Physician
Al Hoepital. Honor
ember of the College
Ontario VirOFFICE.-Sarne
r Dr. Smith, opposite
Telephone -Na. 46.-
N. B. -Night cane
next
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Methodial
Agrie.ultura
and Victoria,:
T. M. C. M.
Toronto Gen.
University,
Surgeons
occupied
Seaforth.
1886
& MACKAY,
'Street, opposite
RESIDENCE,
C. M., (Ann Arbor
C. M., (Trinity
J. BUDIROWS.
and Surge,
graduate Trinity
of Physielane
as formerly
Public School,
answered from
and
office.
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id
am
y practice,
treat
the
Lich
mote
his
residence,
street,
latest
pleasure
profession.
C. DEWAR, M. D., C. M.,
Member of the College of Phasioians
Ontario, successor to Dr. Campbell.
that lately occupied by
&Moab. NOTE. --Dr. Dewar
galvanic battery, eta.,
all who may require his se
and most scientific m
in heartily rechnimei
at a man of ability, learnin
Jou n CA:itraan, i
F. T. M.
and Stir
Office
Dr. Campbell,
has bou.
"nd is prepa
vices accordi
.thods. I have
ding him to Ina'
and experience
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AUCTIONEERS.
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-OHS H. McDOUGALL,
the County of
rt of the County.
,Dougall's long experience
sek et all kinds, he
values, and can gaarantee
1 et Tits Exrosiroa
Concession 3, H.
omptly attended to.
• WM.
ictioneer for the
d Agent at Itensall
ituring Company.
sages . moderato
dere by mall addressed
t at his residence,
mith, will receive
Licensed
Huron. Sales
terms reasonable.
as a
is specially qualified
eatisfaction.
offiee, or at h'i
IL S, Tucke
Auetieneer
attended in il
Priam Mr.
dealer in farm
to jud
All ord
residence,
smith, will
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dosintles of Hu
ter the Magee
Sales prompt
and satiated -I
to Mensal
Lot 2, Conce
prompt attent
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allarrie Ma
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guarante
Post Office,
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beat
reasonable
CARRIA
to state to the
so long
Williams, and
RRIAGE
and most
Neale.
foriner4
Doderieh street,
ar 1.4
il\Ta.
continue
the late
kinds of
and on the
so-
Carria
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will
father,
all
ier,
.eepectfully
nald's
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sirea
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public that h
carried on by hi
is prepared to db
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boardin
were re
table se
• of refine
chamber
, welch 81
a few bl
terian
•
und the lio ie for N
. It was r ot
school in many r
ding and re option r
vice, and tl e matron
ient. From the w
she could see the Co
e.was to enter to -mo
ellsaway was situat
ospitel. During th
1
earted ; 1 a -
etemes at the
sa. a beggar.
eed rye a -
own way as
patienc , no
ire. them, pe'
ter- was ,writr
llinois Trai
selected thi
its pupils wee
hospitals. ; th
s filled ; wit]
rearesente
; the Presby
te institotion
contact witi
sement. Sh
he have a,' fin
roughly then
tudy of Man
thus presen
reasoned, Nva
rses a p easi
the 'ordi a.ry,
epects ; there
oms, 'excel lent
as a wonimi
ndow of her!
nty Hospital
row, and' buti
d the Presby -
evening she
was intr duced to "various Me nbers of. the
Faculty, and in the mornIn to her first
head 'twee. " ••
She 1
breakfa,s
she join
men, ne
form, th
ers, like
Weed th
extupin
bad a gl
women a
Merit to
head nu
eative, .a
by mean
ft ,the Herpe imrn
. ,Aecompa. lied by t
d a long pr cession
r•ly all of 1%hdlrn wore
few except ons being probation -
herself. A Iniornent later she en -
ital. She passed the
through its open door
diately ftee
e head instate,
f yo.ung wo-
he echooll uui.-
(Jaunty Ho
room, and
mpse of a, n unber of ragged "Met,
.d children, twait.ing their cotieigne;
-arrious weed . She 'followed i•the
se, who was lecidedly aticonuriunhl
d soot foetid herself transported I
of an elevat r to the scene of her
day's wo k, a wome 's medical ward.' lt
was her hrst view • of the. miserable • side of
life, and she iwas de ply- iMpreesede She j
glanced i p and down 1the long ward, at the ,
straight
men who
mistaikab
greatly a
the essis
assigned
as the
disgust.
" Oh I
to berse
eseepe a
to the
the pa,
were pia
being sh
but foun
isted ;
ral time
I test sig
10sson in
nd wa
rash th
head nur
.ow of iron b da on Which lay swor
bore on 111ei countenances the, un-
estamp of ti e elume,andinarvellled
the matter of -fact !way' in which_
ant nurses b gan the various tasks.
them. • The peculiar odor known
hospital s ell" filled her • with
what a dreadful place !" she said
f. I" She; had a wild desire .to
•
she folloWed her instructiress
nether end of the ward, where
lents who were not. very ill
ed. " She wee veny attentive while
wn hew to Make a hospital lied,
1 it very luta:- to -make one lilies -
he was. obliged to remake one se'v-
before the head nurse aheve
of approval She was giv
making har patients" comfort,
shown how" tie bathe them
ir heir. She wondered how
d could tench them- eo unshr
the
a,
hies
and
the
nk-
ugly and in ao gentle a m:Inner. 4he sum
oued all her fortitude, y she must no
0 it herself.. There was it colored wont),
mong. hey patients, and a freak from
- quires tact' and patience to
w successfully. Many an othe
ent nurse never becomes comp
•
a branch of the profession and
oWn-town museum ; another had a very
,wicked coantenanee,exaggerated by the loss
.Of an eye. Oh ! the misertes of that awful
-first -day!. But here, as 'everywhere, the
force of example was strong. It helped her
to overcome her prejudice e to see the young
tunes going about as if they enjoyed their
Work.
It did not grow easier all at once: The
first two weeks were very eying ; the pro-
bationer's lot is a hard eine,. She was at the
bee' and call of every nurse in the ward,
Th ,unaccustorned Manual labor tired her
tire dfully ; her be* ached, and her feet
We e sore and swollen when she dragged.
her elf wearily 1 horno at night. She was
5111 ble to leave hospital scenes -behind her,
an the hardened fiteee of the patients
ha nted .her &pants. She was homesick
an unhappy. The nurses were not uncivil;
bu they were far fioni friendly. Her
tin id attempts towards forming acquaint'.
an es among them were not encouragetU;
she could hear thein hoeing gay times in
tilt 'r raisins or -parlors, ancl could'uot "under-
sta d why she itva not eked to join withe
th
NobodiTakes
inc " she said, bate
St nleye the, ,prob
ab tit it the wards i
am ateMistonted to a
er' servants. At t
alo e, or obliged to
pri bationers "; and,
10. heinefiek to,.he
Id she thought
en trialliligi'etigle
more day," ;
d gracluallye a '
self which cause
he
ris,ndingt ha a i differtin
viro k became less tit' som
1
est ng as she began ,,to un
Th patients were h men
lo thsome objects ; she 1
fee
em
fo
for
on
he
ly p rsonal interest in
y ; I am simply Miss
ioner. 1 am .-ordered
• the Manner which 1
same. towards my lath-
e Heinle I am left quite
nd fiends among the-
'ke Myself, they are all
entertaining.' Every
f returning home, but
would decide to " tryiit
hangje was wrought it
hr to view her Burt
light. The ward
and more Inter-'
erstand it better -
beings, instead of
'as conscious of a
ing of satisfaetion wh n she made them
_foetable.; and she coli Id cheerfully per,
Wilts the iniggestion'of which would
erly have caused her to turn pale ; not
y to perform them, bu
ability to do so I.
' I have really produce
tion," she would sa
k a critical survey- of
aseit reposing comfort
. An hour before sh
a woman the filthy ra
thing to the Italian
t to feel pride ix',
nt d a great transfori
to to herself as she
pa he newly arrived
be bly upon s a clean
th had taken fro
cifs which serve as
street beggar, a,nd
al er giving her a soap -and -water bath—to
be shiag, her tangled hai , she found hei
w ich she seemed an u ter stranger—and
q ste presentable
lies Stanley was anxious to remain in the
se ool when the monthof probation wa
ed • ehe hoped to find the superintendi
e wining to accept her, l and she' was not
(It _ppointech Hee head name had given ai
sit isfactory report of hei progress while i
t e ward, and her genes: 1 deportme.nt had
ben allthae could be desired.. She. signed
iii ' greement, binding her _ to -remain tve
y rrs in the. sehooland to obey its rules.
S donned its uniform, and began her wor
e reestly. • She now fouid the nurses 11)111 h
n ore approachable '• the change of appar l
h 4 made her one of them, aud she ma( 1
fr _ends rapidly. ,
She found that she liac.very little leisur
b it she became more and more interested e
h r studies as she grew to understand the n
b Iter. She. attended el sees where she w s
a ught " ,materia medic ," anatomy, -phy
e logy, the symptoms Died cure of disease
a i denianyeubjectti !pertadning to nursin
s &attended 'edam given by physicia 4
aid surgeons of peorrii epee; and took e
t naive notes for for future teference. And h
p tiente were no tenger. " objeets of aye
s on ;", . they became interesting case
heir personality causer .her no comer
t ey. were attired aiith, "." symptoms " f
er to watch, and their recovery was mo
• el rnestlydesired, that she might satis
erself that their treatment had been cd
✓ ct. She joined the o her nurses", in di
t ssing typhoid fever, neumonia, and t
arious diseases of . el ild.hood ; she we
f arlesely to the a:eel for contageous d
ses, and came forth en with new inf
ation eshe' was initial il into the; myst
i s -of the drug room,antaught to read an
ompound prescriptions ; she kept a card 1
ecord of each patient's temperature,- puts
nd respiration; and,all else of interest t
he physician cancer* his condition ; s e
1 tuned ehe nature of ai d antidote to * eac
oisonous drug, and M thods of "procedu e
hieh should be empl93ed in the absence of
doctor ; she learnedethat to do in medical
mergencies,_ and rniuy ether things too
i umermis to mention. Having acquired a 1
f tins knowledge she t as consideredready
f r eight duty,. ,
Miss Stanley found t -he first few nightn'
l '
il
1 ork very cliffieult. T ere was _ no •hea,
Mae present to be con ulteds and she muse
think and act -for herse. Thenight super -
i tendent came to cell eccasionally, but she
1 as seldom within heering when most need
d, and Miss Stanley found that she must
e titivate self _reliance. •The ward was 0,
' male niedieal," and was unusually heavy.
It was the typhoid fev. r eeason, a,nd the
a ums of (Thiene send many sufferers with
t iis disease to be cared for at the expense
of the' taxpayers, who had not thought it
a lvisieble to clean tip the ,alleys or empty
• 110 -garbage boxes". oftener than once Li
n with. She had a violent case of deliriuni
t emens and several unhappy victims of thsi
;
n orpliine habit There s emed to be a,
s ifeidal epideede, and s veral victims of
upid's darts and ," :RoLlgli on Rats " were
b ought in. These last ligecl her to put
1 practical test her " ern rgency '' lessons,
a ide as a usual thing, her patient, was very
g •ateful that her success in the use of _druge
o tshone his. Before l aa ing the ward in
ti &morning she wrote itt her record book a
b id- but explicit account of her night's•,
n ost impossible to sleep during the day,
d after a sheet talk . with the lead tura
rk, fo the benefit of e doctor in charge,
a i
e ver , gladeto depart., ; he found it al
-
n
d eesutned her charge On the next night,
with the very strongest fee ing in her head
t at the had ever experi n ed. But before
t e first week was ended n ght duty became,
much, easier, and as -the n of the .monthi
a proached, Miss Sianley 1 ad learned to ma-
jor ib very ninth indeed.!
She was sorry to leave l'ile medical wards,
a d knew that with the beginning of the
n xt month. she ',-as t ' enter an untried
fi Id,for she bad now fini hed her medical
Ir: Ming. To her ,surpr se she found the
su gieal wards not: at Lil dreadful. The
w rd work was far easier than it hadabeen
in the medical wards, and the patients much
pat re cheerful.. She was . taught artistic
bast daging, to dress, wounds 'arid burns, to
,ke p broken bones in pla e until the surgeon,
eh ild arrive, to watch f r andocontrol hem -
or age ; she learned to :administer anaes-
th lies, to 'prepare the many .solutions and
dr sings required in antiseptic surgery; and
to reparel for and assist it operations.
i the ens. etgeney weed she learned to
k and eat quickly, and that a moment's
y or stupidity nieght he death for the
etre Here she kept reminiling herself
ithe muet net forget tihat. she was deal-,
•vith "bunion, lives. Xn the children's;
'She- had her first ex erienee with little,'
ents. ' The sick waifs re beauaifully
d for at the County Hospital, and much'
and money are expended to make the.
r 1 an attractive one. The boy who;
ehes on the ears or experiments with his
tis
de
pa
th
iiij
pa
ca
ea
ea
fa her's revolver, the baby born with club,
fe t or here .hp, or tha girl who tried to
er ss the street in front of the fast approach-,
in Cab train, finds h sofewhite • bed and in.
te ligenteare here.
liss Stanley- found thet the nursing of
eh ldren is a science in itself, and thet it re
few adopt it as sespeeialty. I
ate, for there is vast need of.en
the field who understand a,nd 1
Mise Stanley was, unfortunate
children. She quietly studi
first, as a botanist does a
plant. She found the _child
his individuality as is the
She was particularly impres
fact that force while ' it of
leaves bad after-effects, and t
born in the slurps is possessed
tive a-heert as -the child of
more easily roe, hed by kin
that its more ortunate n
head nurse thorm ghly understi
and took delight ri the mora
tion _produced i particular
specter:rens during their sojonr
pital. While th assistant
themselves with 113 care of th
she was engaged n teaching the
minds, or in dos' ing games evhic
interest without ii-ing the el ildre
Stanley thought eeself fortuipate
before hey sogeol an exanspl , a
quite expert int e manageme tan
of children. ,
From the chil en's ward. a
Presbyterian Ho ital to und
duty. Here, ex pt when rel
might take mue needed rest
leave the patient assigned her frons
of his operation ttil he quite eeco
health, and was blc to retur Iioir
after thisioretas e of privet du
'Stanley was sent to the diet kitehe
main until she sh • uld acquire kno
invalid cookery. .
- She now ente ed upon th last tag° of
her training; sh spent' six weeks of. clay
.and . night dut in a ward q tite.. hut off
from the others. It is there iat many wee -
1)118 of humanity are born ev, ey. year. It
mattered not to iss Stanleels; tbat theirs
was a heritage of sin andeory w eei e_found
them very lovabl , and readily learned to
handle their del cate little f eines and to
administer to the neeessiti s and wants
of their mothers.
The young Woman is now a raine nurse;
but we are not (pith done ew th . her. Six
months remain of the two ye re devoted to
hospital service, and She is made a head
nurse. This is an honor eonfe red only on
very proficient under-graduat in It the ex-
ercise of her new duties ehe level° ea ex-
ecutive ability and the art of imparting to
others the knowledge which she ha,d acquir-
ed herself. '
Has the hospital life change this charm-
ing young wombat into a ' S •irt, Ctamp ?'
No indeed ! She is as 'citable as ever.
Her face is more thoughtful, perhaps, and
about her is an indescribable ornething by
which we recognize a woman of character.
She has laid out at interest wo years of
life. There is much lefb for 1 er to learn.
The school makes the nurse, 1 tit it cannot
make the woina,n. She ii est practise
' adaptability) when she goe on private
duty. She will enter the' homes of the vul-
gar ; of the riph, and of the ps or. She will
have to put up with broken rent, and many
discomforts, and deal with disagreeable
people. She will dine with the family of a
millionnaire one week, and t,he next willsit.
down in a dingy little kiteh n to a badly
cooked meal in the company df Mr: Petrick
O'Finnegan's family on M rket I street.
Now her patient is a fretfal child, now
an old man, and now a 'happy young
mothin She will be eucee sful if (as she
truly hopes to do) she can ad pt herself to
circumstances. -
And wherever she goes; s nee she now
possesses a thorough "knowled e of her pro-
fession, added to patience, kindliness of
heart and determination -ea nee she is,
above all, a gentlewoman, le us wish her
Ged Speed !—Sara R. MeISaa
' a
Hac h Ireal7;-D-4,7t DISea s Clalms as
Vietiana Teats of Thous nds of Our
vEsSt citizerie.
&nage them
Wise compet-
tent in this
entparatively
is nfortun-
re iurses in
yd, nhuesto
hem ab a
eVwe children.
peeies of
as arked in
row
person.
eend ni et he e ethe
, 3e,
7 of s e
tli6 sehad-
eel h, and is
dly neasures
ighl or. The
ood children,
r
tr tsfornitt-
y • 'toughintthe , hos-
ursee busied
little bodies,
ntraiinesd
r would .Mies
to have
beealne
rill' rain g
e went to the
rtake special
ved that she
he did not
the time
ered his
e. And
•Y 1 o Miss re
-
ledge of
,
Ib Is ' tamest inipossible t pick . up a
paper withuut saaios a noti as of tho slid-
!
d been nheeded. Such
don 'deo th li from -ar t fallui e of a promi-
' mint citizen, who, prior to t e a ttkac, was
In the, very best o health. int this condi-
tion was only aront; t o diseasehad
a course is suicidal Wham. any m
ty of the syp.
tome . of heart die 6Se are pOtleed, treat-
. api .
bean at work formonths, j primps years,
and Its warnin 1 a
,
ment of soma kind is impe ative.
• l
Dr. Agnew's Clam for the Heart is
ediapted only to cure of 'senses of this
organ. It not only Ives relieir
within 30 min-
standingi
1
utee to all suffm arer frolm
ento or sypa-
thetic heart .diseas , no 'mat er of how long but effects a radical mire by its
direet action on t o norvea and nerve Unt-
iring, which .contro i - this m ,st importfailla
organ, and supply it - with the neoessar7
oent—e,7teps.uurfarm ice and fresh ?" Farmer—
"ice
sir, my father lasn't any heir left."—The
of epee bad co due ie would make his hair
turn gray." 33 bb —" I be your pardon,
Seld by.I. V. Ilear nd Lnnisden & Wilson.
Incredulous, as it never fel to relieve a -a
Que0.
poser to erf r m ts great work. A, • atingle
• doses of th s r mad will co ince the most
—Teacher—" If our father was to hear
mer R sorter—" A4 is everything
!
Gaieties.•
•
" Mee and tre h? , I guess you'd think so
if you'd see soihe o our cite, boarders."—
Boston' Traveler, •. r
—Mrs, Brown—I in in a , terrible quan-
dary;teen. Mrs. LT:mesa-What ie the matter,
I really don' know Which way to
dear? Mes. Brown—My .Intsband has left .
the choice of a seat in church to me, and I
don't know whether I want te• hire a front
seat and let everybody else See my clothes,
or a back one where I can eee everybody
else's clothes. Mrs. ones— empromise the
matter and sit in th gallery ---Town Topics.
"Did you carry out your hreat of telling
Samuelson what you thot ght of him ?''
" No. The telephote girl s rd she positive-
ly eould'not stand stitch -tang age."—Indian-
apolis Journal.
—A preacher receptly ask d a university
don what he thought of hi , sermon. "1
heard .in it what , I hop never to hear
again." " What was that . ' "Tho clock
strike twice."—Tit Bits. _
• , •
• FOR TIRED
Exhaustion is Waste-lOver work
.• Means Shorter Life —Dodd's
Kidney Pills •Mean pest for
• the Kidneys.
Overwork is what you do tfter common
sense asks you to quit.
,Overwork of any kind doe more than
tire, it exhausts you.
Just a title more after you ught to quit
is the too much "that Iwo ou up.
The blood goesamt to all pa ts faster thlan
usual wben you overwork,
If th:elcideeys arenot i erfect filteri g
order, armee poison is Patented throu h
them to all parts of the body than usual,
and then work, to say nothing of overweek,
is harmful.
As soon as your kidneys wear:fleece &Mg
good work there is less and iless poisoniin
the blood every minute. Is:
This explains why Dodd' s Kidney
cure so promptly and permanqntiy.
Lady Jane Franceso
Lady Jane Francesca 1Vi1de died in Lon-
don on February tith. Her oaiden name
was Jane Francesca, Elgee, and she was born
in Dublin, in 1819. She first i.ppeared as e
writer and poet in. the column of the Trig
Nation. When the revolt]. lonely fever
swept over Ireland she wrote etirring poems
under the pseudonym of Speranza, among
them being Songs on the MaIrtyr Petriots
and Jacta Alea Est. In 1851 she niaaried
William Robert Wilde, a noted oculist and
mot
stim
and
inatt
cond
othe
It
his I
he IA 11 not be able to en;
matt r how full of eujoyme
othe peaple. If he is jias
OL a der, if be is not sick,
just right" he will only b
thin -i 111 a half-hearted so t of way. The
near r 1Je isto being per ettly well. the
neart r will laie capadity. re - enjoyment ee
perf et.- To really 11 Ye; and to take his
)art in the work and p easure of the
"tvoel , his body imist be In perfect con.
clitio 1.- If this condition doesn't exit,
soniCthing is wrong and something ought
to b
ten
!Sled
the
pre igh these -on every tissue of the whole
bads. :-.1t,_440.1tes the appetite good, the
Al* ;tion Perfect- and nutrition rapid hnd
-easy It.suPPites rich, red blood to all tho
tissi.
It b
"oro
:.fun
The full intettsfty''
of living is reachedi
only by the perf ettyl
healthy. ia SickfIeSS
discounts the ea ae-
ity for enjoyment.
When a piano its
badly out of time,
the noises that cisme
from it are certainly
not musical. They
t beautiful. If
nly a little bit
tune, you
c
onie few th riga
an
You can create
mblancel of
but you can.
,
atisfyingi soul-
• string is tense
rig, unless every pie e of the Whole
intent is in perfect One, in , pe feat
tion, in perfect harm my with every
piece, 1,
s the same with a human being ,. If
orly is all out of order 'end run -demi,
g anything, .taii .
it it may be for
O little bit out
but doesn't feel
s able to erjey
are n
it le
out
pia.y
on it,
a s
musi
ake really beautiful,
g music, unless ever
done. That something nine cases in
leans the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden
cal Discovery. It wOrks directly on
igeiitive...ergans, and on the blood and
es and builds up solid, healthful flesh,
ing$ peffect health and restores Vig.
, springy vitality; s 0., inali;es _every
ion in lffe,a pleasure instead of a drag.
, an inv trorating tonic as well as the
:greatest bloo -purifier of the age. You can
get t at Any drug store. If you care to
knp v moresabout it, and about your owu
phy ical make.up, send ai one -cent stamps
„to e ver east Of customs and mailing oily
i
and receive Asolutely free a copy of Dr.
*Pier e's celebrated book, " Common. S nse
11vee teal Adviser " — wag pages, nrofu et y
11,ti tett AddresS World's Dispen ary
fhle teal .Associations-Beffalo, NI ll„ ,'
surfs b", who afterwards became Sir William;
and surgeon.oculist in Ireland to the Queen.
In 1S64, her best-known . book, Poeme by
Speranza, was published. After her *lar-
riagej, Lady Wilde threw open her pa lors
to a listinguished gathering of scholars and
artis$1s, and for years she was a social leader
in Dftbiin, and the most famous womat in
Iris1 literary circles. Sir William died in
1871 After his death Lady Wilda re-
turn d to London, in order to give greater
educational advantages to her sons Oacar
and 1 William. She became a well known
figuile iii London literary circles. •1 - 1
1
•
4
; Kings of the Forest.
T e reforestration of the lands is a Mat:
ter qf many years, but experts testify that
the Toung spruce will reach maturity in
froirj 10 to 15 years. It will thus 'be een
that the- ownere of extensive spruce' li i 'IRS
hav within their possession an almOst er-
pet al source ef income. Pulp -making in
Can da has within ten. years growt inte
an 1 idustry, having nearly 0,000,000 of in-
vest d capital, and over $1;000,000 :of an-
nua output. The lumber trade in New
Bri swick lute taken on a new strength
this year throegh the market found :in 'the
nil ed States inee lumber was placedl on
the reabst. ' •
1
hile the tall pines of Ontario have on
the admiration of every one who has made
a st rv of the world's forests, yet to British
Col nibia belons, the trees most admired
botit in the lumber trade and out of is. The
giai4t cedars of California, whose 'story :has
bee frequently told with pen and pencil
find their counterpart in British Columbia,.
Th e growcedars of wonderful size and
bea, ty. The red cedar of British Columbia
is o e of its most valuable timbers. 'With
the forests of Ontario becorning.all too rap.ish olumbia to -day as the timber province
idl demided,,it is proper to spea,k of B it -
of nada,. The forest area of British 0:11-.
um la is 285,000 square miles, or 182,4•00,-!
000 acres. Its density is ELS remarkable' as
its bxtent. It is on record that on ope acre
in the Comox district 508,000 feet were
fou d. This is, of course, exceptional, but
the average is 76,000 feet.
mmereially the most valuable of British
Col mbia woods is Douglas fir, named after
a n. ted botanist of that name. It is found
gen rously d' tribute4 along the coast.- e -
mem of its mmens length, strength and
straightness, or nanr commercial purposes
it has no corn etitor. Some of these- teees
gro v to is hei ht of 3I0 feet and have a base
cir umference of 50 feet. The average I
hei ha howet ea is 10 feet, clear of limbs, i
andi the event e diem ter 5 to 6 feet. Pro.'
fess -or Maeou thinks that it will prove al
valuable pape natkin tree 1 i
i
alreaele
bea sty I hat- plek la is very littler s
The red ee ar (Thtya, G sante), of whose
bell ind Dougl $ fir in the ee for commer-
cial suprimae e For gene al purposes red
cecUtr is doub less the Mos valuable wood
on ijhe Pacific coast. So times it re,a es
a h ight of20) feet, an diameter of 20
feet. The se tier, when, b ilding his r de'
hat finds a gi od friend in ed cedar, while
the4e are few woods that 1 ave been ford
mote useful o • beautiful lo interior fin sh-
in in the fi • est residenPes
t the wo ds of British olumbia are by
no peens c nfined to D uglais fir and rcd
ceder. Speci s of spruce, hemlock, cot on
wood, balsam and even, white pine, a,re to
be found on t ie Pacific coast,
s ,
—,Mr. John R. James', superintendent of
Peblishing House;
L.Is, 116th inst. De-
outh of Ireland, 816
ng an, be came to
IIoxi1real,then tali-
orcinto. Mr. Jan*
f the Metropolitan,
..he. Rev. Charles
rge s ch eh, :Mon -
as d. A '
an Bible, pre red
fo the use of pth-
ple ed, and will he
f e ucation to. pass
e a m of the coni -
or that would he
eli taus denomita-
22 years since the,
d t e reading of the
i3ibTh in the. public seh ols in Chicago. A
iew years ago a moveme t was begun to re-
instate the Bible in the public schools. The
book just completed, is the ou growtheof a
sug6stion made by Pro.lessor avid Swing,
that committee eonsiseing o members of
the rotestenteCatholic Jew: h, and other
deno ninations compile al book or the use of
the s heel children, made up of selections
from the Bible.
the Nfethodist Book an
Torinto, died on Sabha
ceased was born in the
yeaes ago. When a yo
Can
ing
was
ch
da, settling first in
p his residence in
an active member
ch, and a local prea
James, pastor of St. Ge
treal, is a son of the dee
The new non-seetar
Chicago committee
hoots, has been eo
itted te the board
ment upon it. T
s was to prepare a
jectienable to any
It has now been
of education stopp
by
lie s
sub
jud
pile
uno
tam.
boar
•
doze
oust
year
neve
WOU
rein
By lts use,you ciu
bald spot with s 1
growth'fis
rtlemen,—Please send me
of your celebrated "Hai
mer is delighted- with it,
experience in the drug b
known any preparation e,
d potatiyely restore hair a
•ve disease of the scalp. Yo
.Tostus ItIcKEE, Drug
T e Only Preparation That
Bair Grow.
Soldfin Seaforth by J. S. Roberts, ruggf it
er tJie
trestle*
Itr•
•not er three
.n.e. ' Every
nd, 1urthg24
sine 13 1 have
cep this thab
d thoroughly
rs
st, eterhore.
Make
ave
FEBRUARY 28, 1896
ou seen them.
w double fold prints, 36 inches wide and pit
fold, beautiful heavy cloth and stylish patter
The
doubl
Opened up t is week large quantities of new spring goo
lovely new prints, fine soft cloth and boiling colors4
Stylish thin!s in fancy flannelettes fl4e for making hou
• wOst: and wrappers.
New things in fancy Ducks, in light, 1?,'Itie and navy, .wi
One 'case .of i'ovely lace curtains in amain and white,
. ,
impor
et from Nottingham, by ourselves. You wL
les° goods about 10 per ceAt..oheaper than thoSe-
fropa local houses. L�oi4 in•on is when a
WISEM4.1sTi Clinton,
'YOLES. FOq; ' 1896.
=mad n & Wilson have now, completed ar.-
rangemen and are prepared to give prices for Ladies'
•• or Gentlemen's wheels in either
,
,
The Regent
The Brantford. The "Hyslop.
The brescent The Spartan.
The Fleet.
As we were last year unable to fill orders for some` of these lines In less,
than one; month from opening of the season, intending purchasers would do.
well to can o correspond at ones, as the same e-xpect, happen agaiu.
this 'fear.' You cannot order too early now to be sure of your wheel, and we
are g ving qu tations for advance orders that may, not continue very long..
Add•
UNTSDEN & WILSON
• BICYCLE •DEALERS, t&c.,
SOOT'S BLOCK,
MAIN STREET
EEL Ft00F1
Gua!ranteed by the Manufacturers to be
ire, Water, Wind, Snow & Lightning Proo
Nearly as Cheap as Wooden Shingles.
jEncouraged jy the success of the past four years ill this branch of ur
buSinesi, we hatelmade arrangements for placing
500,000. VEET
THIS SEASON
that Our friend will &crit to their advantage to consult us before closiw
contracts for buildings of any kind, as we are in a position to supply good&•
1
WIL •OVER -50 YEARS
Over 4
UNDER HONEST TREATMENT.
oofs in. Seaforth and' vicinity, and all g vin
satisfaction.
SEE SAMPLES AND ENQUIRE PRICES.
S. NfULLETT - Seaforth.
General Hardware, Stovesi and Tinware.
• Once
S'111Z.A..ITT'01?,13
ol-e at it; invigorated by a couple of weeks rest; gladdened by the -
sight Of many new faces, ; down.to hard work for another year. Perhaps you
thought of a course, but could not get here on the opening day. Remember,
w re open for the reception of students at any time the year rouild. Come -
when you can. New students will be entering every week. In the mean-
tini, write us for free catalogue. It is no trouble to us to give information.
HAW & ELLIOTT, Proprietors. P. MoINIOSII, Principal,
85
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roug
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xrial e
• en an animal is all run down, has a
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od is out of order i To keep an ant.
onomically he mit be In goQd heart.
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"b ta, lrorros and other parasitesthatsuck the life blood away.
v .
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Nothing like Dick's for Milch Cows.
, .
For aale by drugghsts, at general stores _
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ESTABLISHED 1867.
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allowed. "Interest added to the principal at the end of May and Novem-
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Special attention given to the collection of Commercial Paper Ild. Far"
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