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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1896-12-04, Page 66 e THE HURON EXPOSITOR "Saved My Life' A VETERAN'S STORY. "Several years ago, while in Fort Snelling, Minn., I caught a severe cold, attended with a terrible cough, that: allowed me no rest day or night. The doctors after exhaust- ing their remedies, pronounced my case hopeless, say- ing they could do no more for me. At this time a bottle of AYER'S Cherry Pectoral was sent to me by a friend who urged - me to take it, which I did, and soon after I was greatly relieved, and in a short time was eoonapletely cured. I have never had much of a cough since that time, and I firmly believe Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved my life." —W. II.. WARD, 8 Quimby Av., Lowell, Mass, AYER'S Cherry Pectoral Highest Awards at World's Fair. AYER'S PILLS cure Indigestion and Headache VETERINA.RY. -1-0IIN Gincvs, V. S., honor graduate of Ontario 0 Veterinary College. All diseases of Domestic animals treated. Calls promptly attended to and charges moderate. Vete rinary Dentistry a specialty Office and reeddenoe on Goderieh street, one door AST of Di. Scott's office, Seaforth. 1112t1 G. H. GIBB, • Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, Toronto College of veterinary dentists, Honor Graduate of Ontario Vet- erinary College. Honor member of Ontario Veterin- my Medical Society. All diseases of domestic animals skilfully treated. All calls promptly attended to day or night. Dentistry and Surgery a specialty. °nice and Dispensary—Dr. Campbelfa old office, Mein street Seaforth. Night calls answered !torn the office. 1406-52 LEGAL G. CAMERON, formerly of Cameron, Holt & 1.9.L. Cameron, Barrister and Solicitor, Goderich, Ontario. Office—Hamilton street, opposite Colborne aotel. 1452 JAMES SCOTT, Barrister, &o. Solicitor for Mol - son's Bank, Clinton. Office — Elliott 'oak, Clinton, Ont. Money to loan on mortgage. 1461 R8. HAYS, Barrister, Solioltor'Conveyancer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion Bank. Office—Carduo's block, Main Street, Seaforth. .Loney to loan. 1236 T M. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, &o. . Office—Rooms, rive doors north oiCommercia Rotel, ground floor, next door to C. L. Paps* s fewelry store, Main street, Seaforth. Goderich 'iota—Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1216 ri ARROW & PROUDFOOT, Barristere, Solicitors, &c., Goderioh, Ontario. J. T. Gesadkr Q. O.; Pneueroot. 686 OAAMERON, HOLT & HOLMES, Barrieters So- licitors in Chancery, tre„Goderieb, Out M. 0. 11131310N, Q. 0, Pnrtn Hobe, DIIDLIIY HOWINB HOLMESTED, successor to the late firm at • McCaughey & Holmested, Barrister, Solicitor Conveyancer, and Notary. Solicitor for the Can adieu Bank of Commerce. Money to lend. Farm for sale. Office in Scott's Block, Main Street Seaforth. DENTISTRY. TWEDDLE, Dentist. Office—OverRichard- „ son & Melanie' shoe store, corner Main and Jelin. streets, Saatorth. , DR. BELDEN, dentist ; Crowning, bridee work and gold plate work. Special attention given to the preservation of the natural teeth. All work earefully performed. Office—over Johnsen Bros.' nardvrare store, Seaforth. 1461 , DDR. H. S. ANDERSON, graduate of Royal College of Dental Snrgeons, Ontario, D. D. S., of To- ronto University. °fate, Market Block, Mitchell, Ontario. 1402 lop AGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, will _LAI. visit Hensall at Hodgens' Hotel” every Monday, and at Zurich the second Thursday In eaon month 1288 TT KINSMAN. Dentist, L. D S., /11 . Exeter, Ont. Will be at Zurich at the Huron Hotel, ONLY on the LAST TIINUNDAY ia each month, and Murdock's Hotel, El -easel', on the neer Fareet each month. Teeth extracted with the lead nails possible. All work firet-olass M liberal rates. 971 MEDICAL. Dr. John McGinnis, Hon_ Graduate London Western University, member of Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office and Residence—Formerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Pickard, Victoria Street, next to the Catholic Church *Nigh t calls attended promptly. 1453x12 DR. ARMSTRONG, M. B. Toronto, M. D. 0. M., Victoria, M. C. 1'. S., Ontario, quccossor to Dr. Elliott, office lately occupied by Dr. Eliott, Bruocr &id, Ontario- - 13 K. COOPER, M. D., M. B., 14, F. P. and S., je. Glasgow, &c., Physioian, Sur' ecn and Ac coucher, Constance, Ont. 112? LEX, BETHUNE, M. D., Follo,kv of the F,oyal r allege of Physicians and Surcileons, Kingston. 4uocaaeor to Dr. Maarld. Offier iatoly oeoupled oy Dr Mackid, Main Street Seafor h. Residence —Corner of Viotoria Square, in house Moly occupied hp L. E. Danoey. 1127 . _ OR. F. J. BURROWS, Late reeident Physician and Surgeon Toronto Gen- eral Hospital. Honor graduate Trinity University, member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Coroner for the County of Huron. sarormE.—Same as formerly occupied hy Dr. Smith. opposite Public School, Seaforth. Telephone aro. 4e N. B --Night calls answered from office. 1386 - DRS. SCOTT & MacKAY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Ooderich street, opposite Methodist church,Seaforth 5. G. SCOTT, graduate Victoria and Ann Arbor, and member Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Coroner for County of Huron. C. liecK AY, honor graduate Trinity University, gold medalist Trinity Medical College. Member College of Phyaicians and Surgeons, Ontario. 1483 AUCTIONEERS, WM. IVEGLOY, Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Pert , and Agent at Hensel' for the Ramey -Harris Man lecturing Company. Sn.les promptly attended t charges moderate and satisfaction ,guarantee orders by mail addressed to Heneall Post °filar), er ieft at his residence, Lot 2, Concession 11. Tuc1- 3romith, will reoeive prompt attention. 129641. TORN H. McDOUG-ALL, -Licensed A.uotioneer for el the County of Huron. Sales attended in parts of the County. Terms reasonable. From Mr. 7tie.Dougall's long experience as a dealer in farm atock of all kinds, he is specially qualified to judge ' of vatuee, and can guarantee satisfaction. All orders • left at Tile EXPOSITOR office, or at his residence, Lot a, Concession 3, H. R. 3., Tuckeremith, will be promptly attended to. 1466 LADIES! Emancipation from Pain IS FOUND IN Dr. LeRoy's Female Pills, The only reliable and trustworthy pre. paration kaown. Safest, surest and most affective remedy ever discovered for all irreg. Munk% of the fsmalosystem. Beaded etrenlar free. Price el per box of druggists. or by mai. securely sealed on. receipt of price. LeRoy- Pill Co. Vitoria St., Toronto, Care Sold in Seaforth by I. V. Fear. GRANDFATHER LARKIN'S CELLAR. ' I A Than'ksgiving story for the Young Folks. By Sydney Dayre. "It's good to see you again, my bey." " I'm gladder than I could begin to tell, to see 'you, Grandfather. How's Grand- mother—and everything ?" "Oh, about so." Grandfather Larkin gave his head a disconsolate shake as he led the way to the spring wagon, followed by the brightefaced, healthy -looking boy who had just arrived by the, train. "About as ' good," wentton the old fmane " as could be ' expected for the lonesomeness, now you folks is all gone." r "OK course, I know there's been a great many for you to miss," said Hugh in a tone of sympathy, as he took his seat in the wagon. 'Miss' don't begin to say it," said his grandfather, slowly. " Hudclup there ! " jerking the 4ines. • " No," with another shake of the head, "'miss' don't begin to say it. "1 don't want to be supposed to be mean- ing, Hugh, my boy," he went on more vig- orously, After a pauSe during which, as the well -kept horse briskly trotted on, Hugh, with exolamations of delighted recognition, was taking in well -remembered scenes,"that I'm goin' back on my giving in to the good reasons that your folks and your Uncle James' folks had for going 'West. Not a bit of it. Here they was, your father and your uncle, with great,egrowing-up families of boys. Plenty to live on here so long as they was boys, .but not much to spread on when the boys come to want to do for them- selves. Out there plenty of good land cheap, and good.common schools for such of you as don't set up for college doings"—with a glance of pride at the young fellow at his side: " What the old folke'd do if some of you didn't take to that, giving us a chance of seeing you once in a while, 's rnore'n I can begin to say. Hudduhz I say ! " • "Yes," said Hugh, with a quick answer- ing glance, "it's no end of nice that all the time I'm getting ready for college I can be so near you, Grandfather. I could hardly wait to get here-..- Most of the boys that go home for Thanksgiving get off only the day before. But I studied ahead a little, and then went at the professors so hard, talking about how long it had been since I had seen you and all that ---1 gave it to them strong,: Grandfather, I tell you 1—and they gave in, and here I am, for the Sunday ahead and the Sunday after. eA regularvisitation,you see." "1 see. Rode right over their beads." The old kentleman beamed in keen relish of his favorite grandson'sprowess. "And now you're. here, you must. take it all in. Here you get a peep at your own place." Hugh's heart was in his eyes as he gazed at the home which had been three years . ago vacated by the flitting of the family to the West. "1 tell you what, Grandfather," he said, after a- few moments of earnest gazing, "folks may do better out on the prairies, but they won't find anything there that conies up to the old home." That's just what I knew you'd say, Hugh, my boy," said his grandfather with a mistiness in his eyes, and a suspicion of a tremble in the voice a litthe. broken with age." " Who lives there now ? " 'Not the folks that bought it, There's another lot moved onto it lately, -and I'm free to confess I'd just as lief they'd innv d somewhere else. There's some boys. N t to say out-and-out bad, I don't mean, bi t mischievous. Dc n't eeem to have their idea; quite clear as to whether things be- long to them or other folks, you knew. " Well, I should say that was a little more than just mischievous. Isn't that Dave Miller ? " He was looking towards a man whom they were overtaking as he walked along the road. His shoulders were lent, his head drooping, and his cast -down eyes were not lifted as the sound of the wheels might have.. been supposed to attraet his attention. The. next moment Hugh gave a littlashout. " Hell, Dave ! " • The man looked up, and a slight enrcile overspread his face at the hearty good will with which the first word of greeting was followed up. "Glad to see you. How are yon? How's all the folks? it's good to be back among old things, I tell you. Get in and ride with us, won't you ?" Rut all the time the wagon had kept on, and Hugh turned in some surprise at ob- serving that not only had his grandfather failed to join in his salutations, but had continued to drive on witheut noticing his own invitation to Date to take a se at 'with him. Hugh looked back at the sloueling figure. VV hat's come over Dave, anyway. He don't look a bit like himself." "How don't he ? " "'Why, ao miserable and down in the mouth." " Mightn't that be like himself ? " "But he didn't used to look so," persist- ed Hugh, with another glance of surprised inquiry at hisgram-lfather. "1 s'pose you noticed," said the latter, as if in reply to the glance, " that me and Dave ain't on speakin' terms those days." rm sorry if that's so. You have had some disagreement ? "Yes. There's lots of _unreasonable folks in the world you know. Long years ago, before you could remernlx r,Dave bought his ten -acre field off nle, leaving two hundred dollars debt -on it. It was joined on to the lot he built his ho se on, and I suppose he -ca'Med that with is going 'round carpen- tering among the country- folks and with that much ground to raise truck on he'd get along first rate. But Dave always was rather shiftless. 'ails it bad luck himself, and there's no saying but what he has had a good share of trcuble ; sickness, and his children dying—ain't but the two little ones left now. Well, it run on and on till at hist I told him I'd have to foreclose on it. He begged and begged I'd give him more time. But what was the use ? Hecouldn't even pay the interest. So at last I wound the matter up, and he took it hard—as if I hadn't waited on him °loner' than most folks would 'a' waited. And he ain't spoke to me siuce.", "It seems rather hard luck on him, don't it ? " said Hugh, with another look back at the man, whose, figure appeared as if bowed down 14 the Weight or sorrow and ill fortune. " Well,.his hard luck ain't none ,of my doings. Fact is, Hugh"—the pathetic tone again coming into his voiee— " ever since you folks went away I've had it on my mind that if some of you boys--notyou, for you've other Plans—should take a notion to do a little farming, the ten -acre lot and another slice off mine might make quite a little' set- ting out. And then one of you'd be near the old folks." 101111,1611111d1.-11111hilhliellet Si Women! ----hememenommummiehh._ i Out of sorts—easily tirel , hag- gard, pale and listless, try Indian Woman's Balm. 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My parents Were anxious about me, and I was said to have consumption. I tried your medicines, and before I had taken many doses there was a great change. When the second bottle was empty' I lad no courch and was a great' deal stronger." I see," said Hugh. "But it seems a pity for Dave." • " P'rhape it does. But when, a man's got so many of his own blood to share what he's got to leave, it's ‘atural he should feel a bit close towards o er folks. Here we are. Old place looks n ural, don't it ? " Hugh sprang out to 4ien the lanegate, and then made a quioJJt4sh by it short cut over a meadow tti the house, on whose porch he had caught sight of his grand- mother waiting to give him a greeting as wnoairs.myas his own, if less enthusiastically " It looks like Thanksgiving times to see you again, Grandmother." Theready tears flew to her eye' "Oh, my borf It's not like Thanksgiv- ing since you're all gone." The hours flew,fast over the Sunday in Which Hugh renewed his acquaintance with things about the old farm as well as with old friends gatherina'''at church from the countryside around. " And you don't know the people that live on our old place and on Uncle James' ?" he asked. "No, nor we don't want.to." The shake of Grandpa's' head was a little- vindictive. "They've got a different sort of bdys from i any that's brought up in the Larkin fami ies—the sneaky, tricky, proWling,' thies ing sort." ° " Yes," chimed in Grandmother. ." For nine-andithirty years I've always kept my cellar open to air nights, except in real cold weather, and expected to do it to the end of my days. Nothing but a little old grat- ing door to keep out the cats. But we've got to quit it, father, and get something strong fixed.". "Keeps up; does it ?" "Yes ; half the mornings when I go down I find_things disturbed ; now it's apples, now it's Hubbard squashes, now it's pota- toes." "If I could ply catch the thieves, I'd inake short work of 'em,' said Grandfather. "Seems to have begun since the fall things ?here stored in ; but, after all, it ain't much." Grandmother's voice showed re- lenting at the sound of Grandfather's threats. " There's plenty for us and fer other folks too—now there's so few of us.' " But I dont mean to have folks help themselves to it," said Grandfather in • wrathy dieregard of the pathos of the last clause of Grandmother's remarks. " We'll shut 'em out; I'd, catch 'em if I ' could. Nothing 'd please me better'n to lay a hand on 'em." "Let's do it," said Hugh, • with energy. "Of course you want to know who your sneak -thieves are. I'll do it, Grandfather. I've always been a great hand at fussing with tools, you know. Mother says I'm a barn carpenter. I'll trap your thieves." "You musn't do anythin; to hurt any- body, Hughey," cautioned Grandma. " No, I won't ; I'll only pen them in so that Grandfather can have a chance at them." The autumn weather had beeh kind, and Hugh found it pleasant to spend some of the hours of the crisp, bright November days in the ontriving and 'concocting of a trap for the cellar marauders. In the late afternoon of the day before Thanksgiving he called hisra.ndfather, and in great glee showed him that he had been doing. " See," h said, " here's a door that slides up an slides down over the cellar opening. It's to be slid up till the thief comes. When he gets a little way in, his feet catch o that rope. That lets the door loose, and, b ng !—down it comes, shutting in your boy r boys." " But can t they open it and get out ? " "If they did," came in Grandmother's voice of soft ned misgiving," "I'm sure it would be au h a fright that they wouldn't eome again.' " But they won't," went on Hugh. "Do you see that stick up there? The letting down of the door lets that down, and it top- ples over ink) this latch—do you see ?—and acts as a bar to hold the door." • " It's eq'ah to anything I ever se i !" ex- claimed Grandfather, in ,great delight. "Maybe youll have company to dinner yet, mother." But Grandmother could not enter into any jokes on that subject. Her heart was sore:with its burden of thought for far -away loved ones ; crowded with its memories of days when bright faces, ;young and older, gathered on the feast -day. How wearily her mind wandered over the wide waste of mountain and prairie which lay between them—how dreary seemed the silence un- broken by the chorus of merry voices ! ' In her loneliness at the approach of the holiday, in the burthensome leisure so, for- lorn to hands used to an overflow of happy labor at the blessed season, she had once suggested to Grandfather Larkin the idea of inviting some of the newcomers into the neighborhood to partake of their Thanksgiving hospitality. But he decided- ly refused, , " If we can't have our own, we won't have none," be had declared. Hugh set his trap and went to bed with the full resolution of keeping at least one ear open for the sound of the fall of the trap which was to ensnare the thieves. But the sleep which blesses vigorous, active youth laid its controlling hand Upon him. When, in the first hour after mid- night, there came a dull slam, it was heard only by the old (couple, whose room was below stairs. "There 'tis ! " exclaimed Grandfather, springing up. "Where's my whip? If I don't—" "Now, father, you ain't going down there alone. You don't know who it might "Light the lantern, quick r I'm going to see who 'tis. Where's Hugh? But he'll be down soon enough. Of course he's- heard. There ain't no such hurry after all, for we've got the thieves tight and sound, sure. Yee, whack away !" He raised his voice a little at sound of blows on the fallen door. "You won't get out of that till you're let out you young rascals 1" Half it minute later Grandfather Larkin', With a few clothes hastily huddled on, made his way by the .ight of the lantern to the inside cellar door. Grandmother, in her dread of any harm befalling him, had listen- ed anxiously for Hugh's step on the stairs, and now called him. 4 "Come quick,,Hughey—but get on your clothes, for it's turning cold and you have a cough." Breathing out threatenings, old Nr. Larkin Larkin heavily tramped down the steps. Holding his lantern high above his head,,he made his way straight to the door, led by 'sounds indicating that desperate attempts were being made to force it open. "Ah, ha ! So I've got you at last, you young thieves, have 1? .Don't be in such a hurry. Stay and make yourselves to home, you've took such trouble to get here. Walk up stairs. Oh, yes, you'll have to. It's no sort use to try to get out there. It's too well fastened on the outside. Who are you, anyway ?" Drawing nearer, he , had discovered that he had but one midnight guest instead of several as he supposed. He now held his lantern near the face of the intruder. It was first -held down, then met his own with a defiant stare. ' ,Grandfather Larkin started backward with an exclamation of dismayed amaze- ment. " Oh, Lord ! DaveMiller !" " Yes. -You've caught me. Now you ca.n go and show me up. Get me .arrested! Of course you will—when a man's going down hill everybody's ready to give him a kick and a shove. You'll call me a thief, but I'm not a thief. I'm only taking a share of what come off the ground that was rightly mine—that I hiore'n half paid for. You wanted the few acres 'cause you had hundreds more. My wife's sick and my youngednes are hungry.' ..., The words were poured forth with a des- pairing, reckless energy, as if the speaker were driven to the point of being utterly re- gardless of consequences. And in the first shock of the discovery a _torrent of remem- brances had rushed over the old man. He recalled Dave, first as a bright boy, sometimes at school with his own better -off boys, sometimes kept away by the necessity of working for it living. Later,. often work- ing at his trade around at the hpmes of the different branches of the Larkin family, • al- ways struggling with adverse circumstances, yet always keeping -uppermost the cheery, hopeful side of his nature. But with these later years a shadow had fallen over him and it came to Mr.Larkin's heart with a ken stroke of remorse that his own hard dealings with the man to who'll life had been so hard might have been the last berden upon a breaking back. " Dave—Dav —" he murmured in hoarse excitement, "1 didn't dream 'owas you— Lord knows 1 d dn't. It ain't no matter— I'm glad you cone for the stuff—I mean— Dave—there comes Hugh ! Get out of this, quick, and so help me God, Dave, not a soul but me shall ever know 'twas you—I was wrong, Dave. Get out. Here -2' He pulled open a window almost conceal- ed behind a bunch of straw thrown upon some pumpkins to protect them from ex- pected frosts. For it moment the eyes of the two meta met, then Dave made a spring towards the window. At;the same moment the lantern fell with a little crash to the roughly ragged floor. " Where are they ?—Who ' is it ?—I'm coming, Grandfather. Don't let a soul of 'em out., Dark !—a candle, Grandmother." The next minute Hugh came rushing down, -with a tallow candle in his hand. " Where are they? Hiding, I suppose. It's a good big place to hide in, but we'll ferret them out. Grandfather—did you see any of them ?" - "I've broke my lantern, Hughey." said Grandfather, in a quavering, hesitating voice Which went to Hugh's heart. "Poor Grandfather 1 You're startled and nervous, and no wonder. Let me help you up stairs." But Grandfather held back a little as Hugh , would have taken his arm. "Who opened that window ?" he said, pointing to it. "1 declare !" exclaimed Hugh, striding up to it. "If I don't believe the thief's got out that way. 0 -o -o -o ! To think of my being such a booby as not to have looked after it ! Yes, here's dead leaves from the outside—as he scrambled out. Come up, Grandfather, and then I'll take another look about." Ten minutes later Hugh took his way to bed, still muttering various abuses of his own carelessness in not having made his trap more secure. Grandfather Larkin lay down with a heart full of pressing thought. The wild, hunted look in Dave Miller's eyes had reached deep enough to awaken an entirely new train of emotions, and as the hours wore on a great burden of unfulfilled duty gathered and grew heavier. Reviewing the past years of his life, so blessed -with prosperity, he saw that he had, in his gradually increasing -ab- sorption and devotions to the interests of his own family, suffered himself to forget. other clams upon him—had forgotten the great human brotherhood to which he had been closing his heart. "May the Lord forgive me for a hard- hearted old heathen 1' he groaned to hie self in one of his restless turnings. "Here I've been going on as if I thought the whole blessed earth was made for me and mine. Living as theugh, becalm my own flesh and blood was out of reach, there was none of the Lord's near -of -kin close about me. And me a professor ! Thanksgiving Day here— yes most dawning !—and my barns and my storehouses full, and not a living soul in reach of my voice that's got reason to be thankful because I'm spared to draw the breath ofilife. Thanksgiving Day! And this house gloomy and quiet as if 'twas a fast -day. But—" a , . , . With the earliest streak of the mornieg of the holiday Grendmother Larkin was awakened. Only a few minutes of talk fol- lowed, and then Lyddy, the help, who had in years of faithful service seen marriages, births, and deaths in the Larkin family, was taken into counsel, and soon thereafter was flying about with a face as bright am Grand- mother's own. " What's broke loose ?"'N\ Hugh, an hour later, rubbed his sleepy eyes in wonder -stricken realization of the fact that a change had come over the usually quiet farm -house and its surroundings. "Chickens and turkeys squawkings ? Hiram hitching up horses ! Eggs beating, ,5 and chopping -knives going ! If I was some- where else, I should say 1 was a reghlar old-fashioned Thanksgiving morning ram- page. And—jut smell things !" And on going down, Hugh found his im- pressions of the Thanksgiving character of the existing state of things confirmed. A neighbor's girl had already been called in to help, and the whole household was full of Thanksgiving sound's, sights, and smells, while Grandmother and Lyddy beamed with a light which seemed ,borrowed frem other dave. There was a beam in Grandfather's eyes, too, but _it was sobered by a very earnest look as Hugh approached him in the stable. yard. "Look a -here my boy," he said, in a gentle tone, "I've—well, I've changed my mind a little. If we can't hays our .oVfn, I well have the stranger within our gates.' And—look a here, Hugh—" Grandfather Larkin' e confused decisions on the cellar ad- ventnre must have undergone some change, for he continued, growing a little more confused and incoherent: "I'm a -going over to bring over Dave Miller and his folks, if they'll come—and I guess they*evill if I make Up my mind to it—" "Dave Miller !" Hugh stared in aur- prise. Dave Miller." Grandfather's voice took oil a tinge of imeeatience as he went on. "Do you mean that Et boy that's had your advantages has got to be told that Thanks- giving's a good time for wiping out old scores, and keeping 'em wiped out? Well, boy, I'm taking the buggy, and you take lialdy and go to your Uncle James's old place and let 'em all know that your grand- ma, Mrs. Jonathan Larkin, '11 be glad to see 'ern and all the family to dinner, and won't take no denials—no"—as Hughopened his mouth for another exclamation--" ain't telling you it's a good time, if a body's made mistakes, to set 'em right ?" Hugh saddled the horse, and, when about to answer Lyddy's call to breakfast, was again approached by his grandfather. Mistakes, I said. They wouldn't be set right till I told you one thing. It ain't been none of there boys that's been at the cellar." "Then who ?" began Hugh, in renewed surprise. That's a thing nobody but me and the Lord '11 ever know," said Grandfather Larkin. • WITH INTENSE PAIN BEYOND ENDURANCE. In This Case Local Physicians Failed and Life not worth Living. WELL -UP IN YEARS. His cure Complete and Permanent —Dodd's Kidney Pills Triumph Again. Coeounci November 30th (Special) -.No end of quiet talk has been created in this town and its immediate farming suburb in the vicinity of the old S Court-. House and Jail. Thiii was the outcome of something con- cerning Mr. Alex. Russell, a wealthy farm- er, who though well up in years has been cured of a long standing kidney dieease from whieh he had endured great distress. Of his case he says: "1 have been troubled for many years with a kidney and urinary disease, whith in spite of medicall treatment continued to torment me beyond ! endurance. "My trouble was badder and urinary difficulty. Was subject to acute attacks of inflammation and intense pain in passing urine. "Local physicicians failed to help me and friends interested advised me to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, of which I have used one doz- en boxes." "As the resnit of using this medicine I have been completely mired and I believe permanently so. The relief and ease I en- joy is worth a hundred times its cost." "Such a medicine as Dodd's Kidney Pile should be used by every aged person, as 1 believe that all of us need kidney tteat- ment." I say all this in the hope that it may be published, and thus prove to be the means of guiding others." • The Dairy Breeds. The Geneva Experiment station gives the following results of a series of tests of the leading breeds of milch cows : The process adopted was to establish, as fairly as could be done; the prices for the milk per hundred weight, for the milk solids for cheese making per pound, and for but- ter fat per pound; these figures were placed at $1.28 • per hundred weight for milk, 9i cents per pound for milk solids,and 26-A- cents for butter fat. On this basis Ayrshire milk was worth as such, during•the year, $87.24 per cow ; its solids for cheese making were worth $81.14; and its butter fat for butter making was worth but $64.47. The Ayrshire, according to this showing, would be worth more to the milk man than to the cheese maker, and more to the cheese maker than the butter maker. The milk of the Guernsey was worth $68.98, the milk Bolide were valued at $75.04 for cJieese making, and $75.18 for butter malling. Here, the Guernsey is shown to be more valuable to either the butter or ch.eese maker than to the milk- man. The milk of the Holstein proved to be worth $101.35 when sold as milk, $87.41 in, the hands of the cheese maker, 'and $70.07 in the hands of the butter maker. The Holstein is, therefore, a better milkman's cow than a cheese maker's, and a better, cheese maker's cow than she is a butter - maker's cow. The Jersey is just the reverse -of the Hol- stein -Friesian. She is at her best in the butter -making, and the next most profitable use for her milk is cheese making; it is least profitable to the milk man. The Shorthorn is the most profitable for -manufacture into cheese, the sale of milk standing second in point of profit, and the butter value coming last. • — Many persons cannot breathe cold or damp air without attacks of coughing or pains in the chest. Dr. Laviolette's Syrup of Turpentine taken for a short time will atop this and strengthen the respiratory organs. a--. --Mrs. Scott Siddons, the actress, died in. Paris a couple of weeks ago. A few years ago she made a successful tour through Western Ontario. a —An English syndicate is reported to have made large purchases on the American side at Niagara Falls with a view of making a more attractive resort. —Mexican tobacco promises to take the place of Havana tobacco in the markets of the world, and already great tracts of country are being operated as tobacco plantations. —President Cleveland at Washington the other day entertained at luncheon Rev. Dr. John Watson, known in the literary world as "Ian Maclaren," The disease's of thinness are scrofula in children, consumption in grown people, poverty of blood in either. They thrive �n leanness. Fat is the best means of o'vercoming them. Everybody knows cod-liver oil makes the healthiest fat. In Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil t le taste is hidden, the oil is digested, it is ready to make fat. When ,you ask for Scott's Emulsicin and gurdr u t:striv esonapackage a imonfrretiwraferw1pict- ure of ieman and leit on it—you can trust that man ! SO cents and $1.00 Scarr & Bowan', Chemists, Belleville, Ont. DECEMBER 4, 1896. IDMISPIIIIII!IMIISISISIMMOOSHISIOSSSIPISIMMeemouleet, I It I "WWI 1111 41„,,0,,.0T;';-;. I. I...I .11....i- AVegetablePreparationforAs- similating therood and Reg ula- tingte 5 tomads andBowels of THAT THE FAC -SIMILE SIGNATURE —OF — • Promoits Di. es ti on,Cheeiful- ness and Res Nontai ns neither pyiuni,Morphine nor Ifineral. NOT NA.116 0 TIC . ar&srpe r Old .P.r..V.1=1'..7=7 Pumpkin Sea - dflx:Senna • Rodai•sgr&- 4the.seet • - ftiturncrsair.foiti. • Pram Seeel - Clarified Suorr • olowyrfrart• nava: IS, ON THE OF EVERY BOTTLE OF . I A perfect Remedy for cons tipa- • tion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoca, ASTO Worms ,Gonvulsions ,Feverish.- ness andLOsS OF SLEEP TaeSirnile Signature of A=111 Castoria is pat up in ono -size bottles onry. 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Above and be; tending all around. the .,e-liteeerrraaviia,d8Ides teeenuidnrgtteeheennsaclairpree: 410011de, /1111 man:lents, each eonsisti „Above 8, circular bend Zset separately, encirel ,Betwean each of them fe.stoons of eigl In front of the crown across, in the eenter o .fam°tia ruby Tiven redrothechi' ..adorned the helmet oi tleTohf e Ae ge uorfincotthe ri _space filled, in accord -custom, with a smalle scross is formed of see', monde. At each of 7.back is a Maltese croi tres; eontsdhing,,yesp 'ISO sparkling dia.mon Level with the foil/ :stationed between t :enents shaped like lour rubies in the een --diamonds, containisn .six and eighty-seven Maltese crosses sprIN composed of oak leavi leaves are formed of two pearls represt four diamonds the et part of the imperial a four large pendcht-sh mend cups, each cup diamonds, the stems hanging pearls being four diamonds. At mount, which is The zone and arc .of the throne. Ov. cross, which has ; -cup sapphire set itt large diamonds, Ab -prizes one large rub tawl desn.,t irx r sumb y.salierl diamonds, four pen .273 smaller pearls.. most uncomfortable. .head in Europe. —Mrs. Jeseph lin, Ontario, says : lette's Syrup of Tur iound it la .very .coughs and colds, al .mend • Adviceto• 3 I asked s. dever, to -day what advice • ly married. 44 1 ave said, "never to let had quite won her, , something held in / woman never seems fascinating to her t He lectnred the we is a universal tend this. Yet, anothi said in iny hearing - he had seen that tal • depended prinatrib he worth anythingl held was assured. ,' Letters to the should be addrel much that might 1 neither take the el granted, making retain *hat eaeh f nothing one ehoul than the first -to diseues the pee -fore a third pens) and nothing is me ever take a greata! These personaliti they are often Ina] 'brought out for -.stranger. 1 shoi ..ging be prohibil rets ; that mutual • that every disapp .regarded its an oa a -other, and not as .and I should beg trouble, to share meither go about while declaring 1 -" Oh, nothing i"; -quiry, from hush tnrbed conditiont first wedge wide apart.—liarpeee An , The daughter artist, who is a IT .for traininta.hi feathered pets, her favorite is 01 _stunt companion • She undertooll -ens in her staulk Her friends and 'pla.ce laughed a the attempt in a chickens broke 1 one survived till but this was a legs, a conspicis intelligence, lxiistrees, and is is working in h It is a curiou her chicken to leaves her ehaii'! the chicken foil dog. When sl front of her -can lap, and remair If she goes on - 'quarter the fa ,companies he •her skirt, a • satisfact The thicken -of a pet in room door is o Mee the bird NI and joy to mee her good morn When coffee •ed upon the b hand. At lu beside the art bird has a si roast beet an diet and the received, it the instincts never scratch _Purest an PU)adui