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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-05-31, Page 6t lisisweamacmg Genuine Cartr.41) Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of See Foe -Simile Wrapper Below. Teri roman and as easy to take us sugar. 'FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS FOR-BILIOUSNEit. FORTORPID LIVER: FOR COlaTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN., FOR THE COMPLEXION CARTEKS TTLE I VER PILLS. I. .....,0111111818X18223 kW ST KAVItlylliKIVRIL...._ es rotas Purely Vegetable. se, onsarseen CURE SICK HEADACHE. • VETERINARY TORN GRIEVE, V. S., honor graduate of Ontario ti Veterioary College. A Idiseases of Domesti aninaals treated. Calls promptly attended to au °barges modr raw. Veterinary Dentstry specialty. °Moe and rt -Idenee on Goderieh street, one door the of Dr.Srotes office, Seaforth. 1112.tt- LEGAL JAMES L. KILLORAN, Barrister , Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary Public, Money to loan. Ulnae over Piekard's Sten) Main Strout, Seaforth, 1628 R. S_ HAYS, 1.1.trrleter, Baiter, Conveyancer and Notary Public. 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MeLEOD, Proprietor and Manu faeturer. Sold by J. S. RoBERTS, Seaforth, 15014f THE GHOST OF EUGENE ARAM. •BY HENRI' A HERING. At that titno I was engaged. on my well kuown work on Druidical Vestiges'. I wanted absolute seclusion in 'which to or my notes and write my book, and I oast, about for a euitable place. r ',was for- tunate enough tohec of an ideal spot in the heart, of tho broad-aered county, on the friage of the moors and the dales, and within eitsy access- of York withal. The house was picturesque in iteelf and its position. heves situated on the edge of the greatreservoir that had just been made for a distant town. It was the old Manor home cif the dietrict, and had been saved from destruction by the pleading of local- auti- gearians. It noky stood on. a little penile. Hula jutting into the Jake, and it took my fancy at first sight; On three sides was water, on the fourth a -delightful old Eng• fish gardea of sunflewere, box•trees and yews. It ware -rimy, an ideal place for my werk. The engineer had lived there for the past five years, superintending the banding of the works, and when I looked over tho home he was hinter packing up his belong- ings. I naturally asked him , how he liked the place, and if there were any special dis- advantages connected with it. -.To the first question he replied that he liked it uncommonly ; to the latter he did not reply at all. I pressed for ars anewer, and he reluctantly admitted that there- was a special disadvantage; and then.he added inconsequently that possibly I might pelt it an attraction, " My dear sir," I replied, " if I take this hOuse I shall be here twelve months at least, and if I find anything- objeotionable about the premises it will totally :upset sny plane. I think you ought to give mo full pared. culare—you really ought to be candid with me"- " Well," said. the engineer, I' tbe fact, is the house is haunted by the ghostlof a local celebt ity. I didn't, mind it when JI got used to it, but at firet I objected to it iconeider. ahly ; and poasibly you may neybr get to lihe. it." " I do object to ghosts," I flowered • "an.1 I don't, think I should ever get used' to one, far less ever grow to like i What form does this otie take ?" "It is the ghoot of Eugene ram," he replied. " He was both near hero and lived for some time in the house. I have Inner heard of and one else seein the op• pearance, and haven't spoken about it to any one but you. The thing o ly came. when I was alone.- I didn't relish its pres- ence at all al first, but I, grew to like it. " You eee, I was very lonely here. Most of my spare tiara I've had nobody bo my dog with me, and the evenings atenlo g. wonderful how you take to a gho t under such conditions. Aman, a dcgan 1 a ghost get on uncommonly well togethe in the country when they underetand ea :Ai othdr. Bide, Aram in wonderfully wolli 'formed, He isn't a cheioeclanking ghose. man of talent." " A murderer, I believe." " afraid so. Aram swears 1 0 isn't ;- but the best of Us might do that under the circumstances. Ho we ver, he's quiite harm- less now, and, frankly °peaking, I m porry to leave him." I earefully thought over the. matter, and finally decided to take the place; despite the incubus atta-,lied. The. drigineer was a man of education and taeteeand if he could stand the ghost for five years.I ought to be able to bear the infliction for one.. Besides, it would. he an experience. - - So I fixed up the tenaney, moved books and furniture there, and commenced my work. For the next two months I was so busy arranging my voluminousnotes that I had little time for anything else, but w,hen at last I got into order, and had fairly started my book, I thought a little relexation. ad: visabie. I found this in returning the friendly visits of my neighbors. - Only one of the latter interested .me, and that on an - count of hie valuable library. Mr. Leigh lied no literary lea tee himself, and he smiled at my enthusiasm about his posses- sions. Them were at once a delight and a sot'. row to roe, for they had been. horribly neg. looted, This.wart particularly the case with the manuscripts, which were mottled and foxed with -mildew, and thiokly coated -with the duet of ages. It was pitable to see them in this condition. Illuminated miffeals had long since loet their coloring, and the Greek, Latin, Saxon and other manuscripts were fast bec.omirg undecipherable. Many of them were so already. They were evidently spoils of the dernoli7 tion of the neighboriug monastery, and the best perserved and to me the 'most interest- ing, was the diary of a pi iestly Pepys of the fourteenth century, old abbey accounts that would Scarcely have borne an auditor's scrutiny, and a bundle of monkish love• letters—no doubt mere theoretical.exereises. to an imaginary divinity, but evineing un- doubted genius in the are amatoria. Mr. Leigh let me ferret at will ainong these treasures, and.from them I hopqi to get enough material for several meg, ine articles. This research afforded a ple sing intermission to rny Druidical work, #iioh progressed apace. I well remember the evening. of t el,day in which I completed tf.e first cha tak of my book. • I was walking about my room, declaiming from the my hand ., As I ended, expressions of applause cam from the fireside. • I looked up industonislment. There, sitting in- the chair, was the gl oat, of - Eugene Aram. Owing to its nondappearanceeI he 1 long since put this down to be n hallucina ion of the engineer, and I don't mind admi ding I UPC:41..7121=TiartR=CS Body-- bufide Food. In health, you nothing but food; and baby wants nothing but f But, when not quite well, want to get back to w food is enough. The most delicate f that is known to man SCOTT'S EMULSION of Liver Oil. When Lksual food is a den, it feeds you enoug restore your stomach; b the same. ,The body-builder is fo • d; the body -restorer is SCOII'S EffilliSi011 of Cod Liver Oil. if ant our od. ou ere • od, is od ur- to by ecit you have not tried it, send for , free ea itlagrCeebl taste vfse, Tr eB0Midgem1ste Torontcp. soc. and $I,00; all druggists, Ample, THE HURON EXPOSITOR ough, Cough, Night and day, until the strength is entirely eidiaristed, and • Chat dreaded word "Consumption" begins to be whis- pered among friends. That's a common story, familiar to the people of every town and lege. There's ai other story which ought to be as widely known as the story of dis- ease, and that is the story of the cures effected by the -use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Bronchitis,. asthma, • obstinate, deep-seated coughs, bleeding of the lungs, and other forms of disease which affect the respiratory organs, are permanently cured by the use of " Golden Medical Discovery." "Only for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medkal Dis- covery I think I would be it: my grave to -day, writes Mr. Moses Miles, of Hilliard, Uinta Co., Wyoming. «I had asthma so bad I could not sleep at night and was compelled to give up work. It affected my lungs so ..that I coughed all the time, both titg-ht and day. My friends all thought 1 had consumption. My wife in- sisted on my trying Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery- which I did. _ I have taken foul. botHes and am now a well man, weighing x85 pounds, thanks to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery." Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent fre.e: on receipt of stamps to pay expense oF cuetonis and mailing on/y. Send ei rinc-r.,nt stamps for book in paper covers or 50 stamps for cloth-bomid. Addresa Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N, Y. 1)10,7791))7071M101101111==1:111117:1111101111)====1 .0111)11131 was startled when actually confronted by the apperation. However, I tried not to show this, and had suffieient presence of mind to reply to its applauee with a casual "I'm glad you like an' " I do. It's interesting—remarkably in. teresting, Mr. Smilax.," eaid Aram, " You have a prct4 talent for original research." modeetly replied. ything in that direc- ittle. I discovered a eltic Foots, as possibly " Thank you," Did you ever do at tion ?" - ".A littl •ee-juet a Phiropean affinity in you remember." "I can't say that I "Such is fame!" si do," I replied. hed Aram. " Never. theless, I assure.yoe that my discovery gained me some little distinction among the -savanto Of my day, just, as Your own theor- ies will no douhe do for you. I hope you will meet with greater recognition from posterity," he added, politely. Then in a harsh voice, " Will you kindly tell that dog of yours to stop his hideous noise?" 'Carlo, With lariatliog heir, was growling ferociou dy.. " Down, sir, down ! Ba gaiet !" I com- manded. But, Carlo wouldn't. For the firet time in his life he disobeyed me, and I was obliged to turn him outef the room. Aram was evidently: annoyedat his re, ception. for on myreturn to the fireside he • said eta illy t — " Your dog, sir; eeerns letei- well behaved than that of yonr predeeeseor'. In my own day a cur that snarled at a, gentleman was—" . • 1 • 1 . What happeeed uoder those particular Circumstances was not" forthcoming, for my housekeeper entered et that moment with sugar and hot water, and the ghost faded into nothingness before fine was in view. Carlo followed at her heela, seiffing uneosily, and evidently upset by recent events. From .that *short and inauspicious inter- view began my acquaintance with Eugene Aram's ghoet, an acquaintanee that ripened into something approrching a trienclehip, and _which threatened ilt DLO time, to have a moat.dieastrous influence on my career. From that night forward Aim appeared regularly whenever I Was alone, and it grew to. be a matter of course forme to find the intangible shade of the departed murderer seated opposite; Idlto the engineer, I soon _got used to it, and would •have regrettecights absence, but -Carlo never' got over his first - feelings of repugnanceaund nightly I had to eject him from the room. . Aram was indeed a wonderfully well in. formed mau. His knowledge of the claosics was remarkable. In 1 a weak moment I _agreed to rub up my Homer with him, .and he led rne at a gallorthrosugh Iliad. But he was altogether too deep final 'enthusiastic a ,linguist for me, rend our firet coolness arose through my objection -to learning Hebrew, , " You'll be -sure to find it ueefull some- titnea, Smilax," said Aram. " I simply haven't room for it in my head, and I've no wish to learn it either," I replied, firmly. "If you'd prefer Celtic or Arabia, I should be just Da pleased to teach you," he i. urged. " Or we could take up Choi(ee." "1 don't wish to appear ung ateful, Aram," I answered, "but I can't do any- thing of the sort. I'm no good at lan I only agreed to Homer. to please you don't underetand half we mail." Aram sighed regretfully. " There love of pure learning in.these days," the eneneer, but he used u nec "I wanted to read Caesar's Coirme with expressive language, and flatly refu hoped better things of you—a mra o ary testae." I telt I had behaved ,eomewhat u somely, and the next night I; str make amende by my sympathetic at to his version of his domestic troubles, pe• euniary difficuPeies, and all the ven s that culminated in his trial and sen ene .« He was so eingularly able in his manip lation of facts, and so plausible in their in erpre- ta.tion, that he left me firmly conyinc d that if ever an innoet-nt man Was flange that .man was Eugene Aram. It was about a month after hi fi pearance . that conversation tu ned Mr. Leigh's manuscripts, and th di ful state in whibh they were. "What a pity it is they don't bel ng to you !" said Aram after a pause. " Leigh couldn't appreciate them if he tried, rid he deesn't even do that." "Yes, things are a bit unequally uted," I admitted. " Don't you think intelligent mnon hould try to remedy the inequality ?" con inued Arp.m. " If I _were flesh anl bl od should certainly try 'to do so in Ithis parti• cular instance." " What do you mean?" I a.ske " What I field," replied Aram, s he faded away. I went to bed that- night thinkin over his words. Yes, it was a pity, a grea those priceless manuscripts ehould bel ng to. a country squire who didn't even , lool after them. What loving care would I not give to them, did they belong to me ! 'Bu now they were absolutely rotting away. I they were mine, I— Atid so musing fell asleep. The nextelay I had arranged te ru ove to the Grange to continue my excerpt frOm the manuscripts. Never had they a emed so forlorn. I was gingerly handlin ope timestained piectsa-Saxon ib seemed o me, from the feint indioations- of writing that were discernible, and mentally 1 anat em,a- tized its owner, " A confounded shame, isn't it ?" aid l a and I a little e said, taries aserily- ed. I liter. hand - 178 to tion at ap• upon grace- istrib- Pitdh ! familiar voice. I looked round, and in the daylight Saw the dim outline of .Aram. 1 ." Now, if I were you I ehoulcl take thab home, where you can clean it ep and reel ore it, and inveetigate it at your •leisure." looks like a valuable originah You could brino it back any time.", , - I 14 apoke SO naturally and plausibly tha I I only raw the reason-ableners of his sugge tion, I could, fte he said, easily take away and clean it and investigate it home. Aram's help would be invaluabl Mr. Leigh was away, so I couldn't ask 11 permission' but I would toll hart what I ha t done nextime I saw him): and he wa too good-natured to consider I had taken Aram,libe,Wr as I put the manuscript carefully i tyell, perhaps you are rigbt," I said t my pocket. I fancied I heard a sort of chuckle fret the ghost, but on facing Aram it appeare he was suffering from a severe cold. That evening was spent by me in remo ing as best I could the deposit of oenturie from the manuscript, and by restoring th writing from a recipe of Aram's. " Smilax," said the lattereafter an hour careful and eager examination of what wa thus disclosed, " you've got a find here an no mistake. It's eleventh century, or earl twelfth, and it seems to be a• continuatio of the Saxon Chronicle—a northern con tinuation, as one °an see from the verb inflections. It's a find that will perpetuat your name—or should I say Leigh's ?" h added, unkindly. "But this is only fragment. You meat bring the other sheets and we'll work tOgether at them. You' have to throw over the Druids till we'v done it." " Nonsense," I replied. " What if it i as you say? This is only a philologica curiosity. You can't expect me to thro over my work for it. I'm hanged if I do. Aram winced. , "1 don't thiuk it ver kind of you to make that remark, Smilax, he said. " If you, knew what hangin meant you would not talk about it s lig'114Yri;"sorry if I hurt your feelings Aram, I rejoined : "but I don't think you had an right to ask me to give up my work fo something more congenial to your tastes." " Well, perhaps there will be no need fo you to do so," he went on; " but I hop you'll help me wi h this Chronicle in th evenings. It will be the first bit of rea work I've done f r a hundred and fort years, and it will e a contribution to his tory." Aram spoke ao feelingly, and his object, seemed so laudable, that with very little persuasion I agree to ids suggestion, and each time I went o the Grange I brought away with me a further portion of .the manuscripts. ' Mu h of them was hopelesely illegible, but ther still remained enough that could be de iphered to occupy Aram with the evenings of three months, and I took down his tra elation. I remember ver well meeting Mr. Leigh on his return. I ad part of the precioue Chronicle in my , pocket, just abstracted from his collection!. Somehow there didn't seem an opening for telling hirn about it. At any rate, I said nothing. I told Aram that I hadn't mentioned the matter to Mr. Leigh, and he agreed that it was quite un- necessary to de so.: " Mankind is never ccrrupted at once ; villainy is progressive, and declines from right, step by a -tap, till every regard of pro- bity is lost and every sense of moral obliga- tion perishes." • So said Aram at his trial, and I can from my own experience vouch for the accuracy of his statement so far as it affects the pur- loining of Old English manueoripts, Piece by piece I transferred the Chronicle from Mr. Leigh's possession to my own. There only remained two more to bring, when one night I said jokingly to him : " Now, euppose Leigh came upon me jut an I was pocketing one of these thinge. What would you advise me to do ?'' "Kill him," saidnAram.• ' I stared at him in horror. "You'd have me commit murder ?'' I said at last. , . " That's it," he replied. " And you'd do it well. You are a man after my own hoHarenw" as just a little premature. I hadn't progress quite to far in villainy as that. Perhaps in another. week I might have been ready, but I wasn't just then,' Aram's speech thoroughly aroused me to the seriousness of the situation.. For the first time I realized that he was slowly drag- ging me to perdition by his insidious sug- gestions. I was now a thief—poseible a confirmed thief—but there was still time to save myself from wore. I thought it all out, and before I weal to sleep I had taken two resolves—to make restitution and to get rid of Aram. It's simply amazing how easy it is to be good if you only try. I just walked over to Leigh's the next morning with a parcel under my arm. . "I've been cleaning these manuscripts of youre;" I said, °peeing the parcel and ahowing them. "1 to k them to my place to do, and I hope you c on't mind." " Not at all, Mr. milax," said Leigh cheerfully. " You oan, have them if they're any good to you." ' I_ " You don't mean t, '1 gasped. " Why, man, it's a continuat on of the Saxon Chron- ici‘e;If it had been tide porting Chronicle I , could have appreciated it, Smilax," said Leigh. "As it isn't, I' I pass it on to you, for _you seem to get trier ,amusement out of those rags than I shonl have thought pos. sibIlewda's simply over h lmed by the gift, 1 And to think that Ar had actually sugl. geeted murder for its p 'mission 1 " Aram," said I th t night, "there'll be into silence. big a fool as you, if s e a thing were pos- sible," said Aram; nit then he relapsed given me the manuscidp in" no need for me to kill Mr. Leigh; he hair "Then all I can ea i that he's juet as From that night one thought surged up- permost in my mind ram must go, be. . fore he led me into f esh mischief. Bub how to get rid of him? 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Address, Dui. J. O. A. Lowell, Yam -4440000.00:-,Irroseliormow.dow, he would stick more closely to it than ever if he saw I wanted him to go. I don't mind admieting that previous to my meeting with A am I had given very little attention to ghosts. I bad even doubted the existene of such thinga ; but I could do so no lo ger when I was in nightly communion with one. Naturally my interest in the wi ole queetion of poet. mortem appearance were aroused, and I el had resolved to go fuilly into the matter as soon as the Druids were off my hands. In the meantime I had bent for a few psychical books, magazines and pamphlets, and had discussed them with Aram. I now turned to this literature to 809 if it afforded me any escape from the ghost. There was an article on " Exorcism " that interested me, but I hesitated at the ser- vices of a professional exorcist except as a last resort, as I did ot wish to make the matter public proper ,y. Then there was a oolumn or two.on " ncantations." I tried a few of the simpler f rmulae prescribed, but they did not: act. Ti ey only served to irri- tate Aram, who got he impression it was some Druidical rite I was practising on him. In the general matter of these numbers there seemed to be n thing that would be of immediate tine to me in my difficulty, but among the advertisements one in particular ,attraeited my attentio • ' "Psyche and Com any, Ghost and Spec.- tre Purveyore," it ran 4 "Mansions haunted at moderate cost. Large etook of ghosts kept- An assorted batch of Crueaders just to hand. Send for catalogue. N. B.o---Good prices given for ghosts of repute. Exchanges effected." , My heart lightened es I read this single advertisement. Here, it seemed to me, was a possibility for relief. I had a ghost of re• pute, and if only Ppyche and Company would take charge of 1,iim I Might rid ,rny- aelf of the incubus—might eVen be a mone- tary gainer by thetranaivetion,' judging from the Lerma of the adverttsement. I wrote at once to the firth in question, and in due course came this reply : " ARCHIPELAGO STREET, SOHO. " DEAR STR,—In reply to your favor of yeaterday's date, we are willing to purchase the ghost of the late E. Aram, Esq., from yort if you can satiafy 118 as to its authenti- city. As we are rather ov rstocked with eighteenth century remnants t the moment, we cannot offer you more th n twenty-five guineas for its posseesion. S ould you ac- cept our terms a representati e will at once wait upon you to effect the removal de. sired. " We are, dear sir, "Faithfully you s, 'CHE & Co." Ps Agree to the terms ? Of c urse I would. I wrote off accepting them y that day's post, and then anxieusly awe ted the arriv- al of the firm's representative He was a little man witili large eyes, sharp nose, thin lips, and allid cheeks. He seemed to be a smart busneas man and thoroughly up in his calling. " I expect to have no diffic lty at all in removing Mr. Aram," he sai in reply to my first question. " I ha e taken the trouble of making myself ac uainted with hie interesting career, and I think I can offer him an inducement to tr nsfer." " I suppose you will have tn arrange the details personally with them ?" I queried. "Certainly if, and as soon as possible. You say he apipears nightly. If you tell him this evening that I especially desire to make his acquaintance—of ourse saying nothing about my object—you will probably be able to arrange an intervie . I have no doubt whatever of the result o one. I will stay in my bedroom till ou call me said I, at a la er hour, "a friend of mine has come to.d y from Lon- don who is particularly desiro s of meeting you. Have you any objections o his joining us now ? I thought I would 1481c your per.flm i° ne u.: Ded considerate of y u, Smilax," sneered Aram. " Who is he " Then he added suepiciously, " I -dont absolutely object to you, but I might to 3four friende. " Well, if you don't like hin, you can— er—fade away," I replied. " ut I think you'll take to him. Try him oii my recom- mendation, anyway." " Well," said Aram, after a moment's re- flection, "you can show him in. But no tricks mind, or you'll suffer for it." It was certainly high time o get rid of Aram. He had never threaten d me before. - I called Mr. Vigo, who entered and was in- troduced. The conversation be an with the eather and the state of the cr ps. Finally igo said : " Mr. Aram, perhaps your fiend hasn't la you why I am here. The fact in I ant you to better your positio . A ghost your European celebrity is sielpply wasted V to of • 1 here. I know a place where you would be heartily welcomed, and appreciated in a manner befitting your eminence." "Ali " maiJ Aid.111 MI*1_ i. "1 may as well be frank with you," con- tinued Vigo. " I'm the representative of Psyche & (Jo., of London, who deal in arti- cles—er—gentlemen—like youreelf." "1 know you," said Aram. "I've heard of you from friends, and it's little I know to your advantage. You make a good thing out of your employees and overwork them." " You are mieinformed, Mr. Aram. At, dawn they are always off duty," said Vigo earnestly. "1 think I've got a permanent billet for you, and one that will suit you down to the gound. One of her Majesty's judges -.-Mr. Justice Donmer—a hanging judge, as they call him—has just bought a fine old mansion in Devonshire, and his wife want's a ghost for it. Now, if you would take up your residence there, you would oblige a lady and have splendid opportuni- ties for annoying one of her Majesty's judges—a hanging judge, I think 1 said. I believe you have 120 special reason to like them, Mr. Aram ?" "Aram's eyes brightened. "You're right sir ; I haven't," he said. " Pll ad- mit you have taken my faney by what you purpose. One of that kidney oaused me a lot of temporary inconvenience and cut shcrt a -very promising career. I'd like to take it out of another. King's Bench ?" " Queen's Bench," corrected Mr. Vigo. Aram glided up and down in vieible excite- ehould be sorry to leave you, Smilax," he said, "but I think I could do better with a hanging judge. Pll go." My joy at this announcement almost over- came my politeness. " You'll write SOOD,I.) I said mechanically. Vigo will, no doubt.," said Aram grim- ly. "And if I don't take to the job I shall come back. Hurry up the Druids, Smilax ; and don't forget the Chronicle. Why, there are those laet sheets I must stay to finieh." "No, no," I cried. " I can do them quite well myself. It I get stuck I'll let you know through Mr. Vigo and you can run over for an odd evening." " Well," said Aram doubtfully, " per- haps that will do ; but if you make a ' triess of that translation, I'll either haunt you myaelf or put a friend hp to the job. Sta- pleton Manor, Devon, did you say, Vigo? I'll be there to -morrow night if the wind settles. Good -by, Smilax. Don't fret, "and the ghost of Eugene Aram slcwly faded out of Afortnightsight later I heard from Peye-n and Co. that Aram had taken up his quer is in Stapleton Manor, much to the judge's i 'dig - nation. A cheek for twenty-five gu ,eas was enclosed in the letter, with the aGsled information that Aram had succeckled in making life miserable for the judge, THE END. • Homes of Royalty. It is rumored in Great *Britain that a royal reeidenco is to be built in Ireland by the king. Queen Victoria, after her visit to li eland last year, is said to have Expressed a desire that in future some member . of her family should visit Ireland every year, and King Edward is known to be intent on carrying out every wish of his mother, as far as known to hirn. It is considered prob- able that the King's own brother, the Duke of Connaught, with the Duchess, will spend a part of every year there, as they are great• ly attached to the Irish people. The Irish return the feeling, especially as the Duke bears an Irish title. They will have Clar- ence House as a London residence. The Duke of Fife and the Duchess (Prin- cess Louise of Wales) prefer Scotland as a rule, but a royal residence in London will be assigned to them. The Duchess is not strong, and finds greater charm, it is said, in a quiet home life than in society. Father, mother and the little Ladies Duff are often to be seen at Brighton in a quiet part of the beach, playing with pebbles, spades and pails, like the most commonplace of citizens. • Almost Consumption. Mr. J. J. Dodds, of Pleasant Ave.'Deer Park. Ont., writes :—" I have suffered in my head and throats and all over my body since last summer from a very heavy cold, which I could not get rid of. I have tried several of whit are considered go id remedies, but none seemed to be of any avail. I began to think that tny cold was developing into consumption, as very many have to my knowledge. I am thankful now to say that Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine has worked a complete cure, as I am now entirely free of tho cold. Father of 69 Children Exempt From Road Tax. South Carolina, in two lute items, estab- lished her claim to the undiminished fecund- ity, and perhaps also to the possession of the most extraordinary families in point of numbers that are anywhere to be found. Hampton . Ferguson, colored, living in Spartanburg county, was called me a few days ago to work out his road tax, _He asserted that he was exempt because he was 72, and while giving prof of his age made the remarkable statement that he waa the father of 69 children. He has been married four times. He made the state- ment under oath, and he was excused from road duty. Several yeara ago a negro was discovered in one of the seacoaat towns who was the father of 43 children. That was considered the highest record in the State. Tbe Atlanta Constitution says it is reported by reliable authority that there is a woman living in the mountains of Ooonee county who is 26 yeare old, and has 14 children, all living, and one grandchild. The woman married .when only 11 years old, and has enjoyed good heolth ever since.—Chicago Times -Herald. • The Dairy iTrade in the Old Country. Mr. P. N. McLagan, president of the Montreal Butter and Cheese Association, who has just returned from England, says that the losses eustained by the British cheese importers last year were very heavy, the stocks having been large and purchased at an unusually high price. They are tak- ing their Misfortunes bravely, however, and have determined not to get caught the same way this season. White cheese is not much too plentiful, but there is still a lot of color - 1 One of the most danger- ous and repulsive forms of Kidney Disease is OPS for which Dodd's Kidney Pills arc the only certain cure. In Dropsy the Kid- neys are actually dammed aft, and the water, which should be expelled in the form of urine, flows back and lodges in the cells of the flesh and puffs out the skin. Remove the filth which plugs up the drain. Restore the Kidneys to health. There is only one Kidney Medicine ODD'S KIDNEY ILLS -101. 1 MAY 31, 1901 Aft ed, and it -will be well on toward the end of Juno before stocks are fully cleared out The market, was in good condition for bilet8r tiell Mr. MeLagau left. Stocks were Well clearedeup, and there was a prospect for a fair trade, Canadian makes lost a little in the estimation of buyers lent year (ming to the somewhat doubtful qualifies sent over at times during the season, vet there wen probably as good sale foe fine goods as ever. Siberian makes are now coming into prom. inence, and though probably not as good as fine Canadian creameries, are bound to be active competitors during the coming sum. mer. A NERVOUS WRECK Was the Condition of' Miss Gillis for Eight Years. The Best Doctors' and Hospital Treatment Failed to Help Her, and She Had AP most Lost Rope of Ever Being Welt Again—Her Earnest Advice to Other Sufferers. One of the moat common, at the 8arne time oue of the most to be dreaded, aihnenta which afflicts the people of this country is nervous debility. The causes leading to the trouble are various, overwork or worry be- ing among the most prominent. But what- ever the cause, the affliction is one that makes life a burden. Such a sufferer for years was Miss Margaret Gillis, of Whim Road Cross, P. E. 1. Her life was one of almost incessant misery, and she had come to look upon her condition as incurable, when Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were brought to her notice, and to this life-giving, nerve restoring medicine, she now owes health and happiness. Mies Gillis tells of her ill- ness and cure as follows : "For the past eight years my life has been one of constant misery. My neavous system was shattered, and I was reduced to a more physical wreck. My trouble began in one of the ailments that so frequently afflict my sex. I was ir- ritable and discouraged all the time, and life did not seem worth living. For seven years I was under treatment by doctors. I even went to Boston and entered a hoepital, where I remained for some time. While there the treatment temporarily benefitted me, but soon my condition was worse than ever. Finally my nervous trouble took the form of spaems, which caused more suffer- ing than words can tell. When thus at- tacked I felt as though I was literally being torn apart. I would frequently become un- conecious, and sometimes would remain in that condition for half an hour. I have sometimes had as many as six ofthese epasms in a week, and -no one Who has not sunilarly suffered can imagine the tired, wornoute depressed feeling which followed. Doctors seemed utterly unable to do Any; thing for ma, and those years of misery can never be forgotten. Then I began taking De. Willie.ms' Pink Pills, and in a short while I found them helping me. Then an- other doctor told me he could cure me. stopped taking the pills, and, like the deg in the fable, while grasping at the shadow I lost the substance. I was soon in as wretch- ed a condition as ever, The pills were the only thing that had thelped me and I de- termined to begin them again, 1 continued to take them for nearly nine menthe, the trouble gradually but surely leaving me, un- til I ani now in almost perfect health, and fully released from what I at one time thought would prove a life of constant mita cry. I cannot praiee Dr. Williams' Pink Pills too highly, nor can I too strongly urge those who are ailing to test their wonderful health restoring virtues." In thousands and thousands of cases it hap been proved that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the greatest blood builder and. nerve restorer medical science has yet dis- covered. The pills act speedily and direct- ly upon the blood and nerves,and thus reach the root of the trouble, effecting thorough and permanent cures. Other medicines merely act upon the symptoms, and when the patient ceases using them they soon re- lapse into a condition as bad as before. There is no trouble due to poor blood or weak nerves which these pills will not cure, Those who are sick or ailing are urged to give this medicine a fair trial, and are cau- tioned against the numerous imitations which some dealers offer. The genuine pills always bear the full naine, " Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People" on the wrap- per around every box. • What .Bad Roads Cost. ONTARIO 11AS SPFPNT EIGHTEEN MILLIONS IN THE PAST TEN vEstns. The importance of roads in the economy of the country is well shown in the fifth annual report of the Commiesioner of High- ways, just issued, which states that during the 10 years from 1889 to 1898, inclueive, $18,449,561 in money and statute labor was expended on the highweys of Ontario. The report shows in detail the amount spent in each municipality, and !goes on to argue that the results are by no means commensurate with the expenditure. Mr. A, W, Camp- bell, the commiesioner, devotes a number of chapters of the report to suggestions on roadmaking, and points' out the close rela- tion which good roads lsear to the progress of the country. The educational campaign of the past few years has borne fruit, and already 45 municipalities have abolished statute labor and substituted more business. like methods of imp/living the highwayee The report is an interesting one throughout, and will doubtless be much consulted dur- ing the movement for good roads, which is now takine more definite -shape. How to Cure a Corn. It is one of the easiest things in the world to cure a corn. Do not use acids or other caustic preparations, and don't cut a hole in your boot. It is simply to apply Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor, and in three days the corn can be removed without pain. Sure, safe, painless. Take only Put- nam's Corn Extractor. • Mr. Vanderbilt's Laces. A Paris paper tells of an amusing story of a recent visit paid by Mr. Cornelius Van- derbilt to the Museum of Ancient Brpesels Laces, The sight of such priceless treasures •in charge'apparently, of a single person, in- spired Mr. Vanderbilt with an American idea as to the poesibilities. " What would you do," he queried, if we were all to Bet upon you ?" " Monsieur can try, replied the man quietly, and almost on the instant six stal- wart men appeared at the door, summoned by an electric button which the caretaker had pressed. Finally, as Mr. Vanderbilt and his friends - absolutely refused to leave the building without being allowed to buy something, A number of lace handkerchiefs were quietly got from a neighboring shop. A few offer- ed to him at £4 being rejected as " too inferior," several more were brought in of the same quality but different pattern. For those Mr. Vanderbilt gleefully paid £20 - each, and went away as a man who had se- cured a prize. • —Wm. Tolton, an old and esteemed resi- dent of Eramosa, Wellington county, died last week, aged 89. As was his °Intern, in order to keep himself in exercise, he waS cutting up wood, and it is thought, rather overtaxed hirnaelf. He retired to relit as usual, however, and, when he had not risen for some time after hie usual hour, Mrs. B. Tolton went in and found him dead. He was peacefully resting, with his hands crossed over his breast, and had evidently been dead Rome hours, • SI _ .71 71- A ture in the c 8v er3.9krTidcOavvayripOithlisift jannivereary Ma-laster, o. Btaiellositdanbduiinidg' nta aytaicvs kt:11 Bee la° eiluilast as, titA journey r of Toronto etharBei:oainiwneat bsreedpsi the great tra. BtaltruaiLutt lit:1 the :tau) evtain, then at. the vessel En D: rati:t6e r maktr Toronto. Th ri iirs. two days tonany stop zse at took haiieee, ahnht eal c(t. hefi ;at to raterdbri y. caul b• -lee: dtaI Fit:SermaeckObeew Oswego eag: aE wt steamer, Will lakes, and the Thus on Sandi into Torontoh 'street wharf, ; The first rn ssS elhineeaa3t,, otrhef He eieaait to Roaf's churl ronto and Ad_ie TI Iwi o dtsgili D 1) afore Al13hiastuanfe,31we lit-eort Newfoundil Work—P4 " CAPE LA ii- -Mr. Thomas been in a bad palpitaaon of, work altogtthe His Mends ter hirmelf nev ing was great, but when a. Ilk at once gave it wover, n he notieed a tc Pills, as a Cur Ho resolved so, and is a w " For ewer a -could de no Dodd's Kidne. .44 I believe D any case of Bei Stri Orange pan airily by won The Chinese medicine and the Christian The rattles o are frequently small animals. Tire human 18 extilagenou ly flexible lip: The woman Cleveland's go Was sentenced enness recentl_ 41 years old, k of the jail." I '263 days in pri her terms of i time .planning the Judges w conies out of earned in this Toothache Not only to cured instantl Thousands hav penetrating, p it an 03,4:Ante tism, toothach pains and ache world is chailes household lini M Fear's drug 1. The Chess is the f and his master3 complete. A B. the honor of be and he has Jul 25 years, or sin ehino Pee ilbee cardinal moun Father Guila w pope called hi. his lodging in His skM at eh -credited with At times when him he works On these occas and delivers to diacourse in pr and the conqn Sti As cilbtres5,i-g, ibev 01,1i be in«al of Dr. Chase's 01 tired with itching a sleepless night i vine° you that as Oinitetnt is the world'e reatzet A Mr, Percy N - New South W week from Qu ing in a globe - of whieh provi months in dill' His friends i him a puree of following task L To leave and work his 2. To Rupp° months, in Pa land three mo months, and richer. 3. To wear and keep a dia start to finial). Most of thes already accom en April 4th, across the eont real two week lecture& By Luring, thus fa latirag Oa January Alban y, West route he eeeur Ar. -9 Voo 'This signature Laxafive the remedy