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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-08-30, Page 6r ri-N t; S Cenuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of Sas Par -Simile Wrapper Below. Teri *mall and as easy 10 takeas sugar. FOR HEADACHE* FOR DIZZINESS), FOR BILIOUSNEO) FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION ,OARSIVIRUOI riu•Twas5jewfrat - ;qMib I Purely Valretable >00•1140.•ovie. 'CURE SICK HEADACHE. Lla nTLE IVER PI LLS. r VETERINARY TWIN GRIEVE, V. S., honor graduate of Onlario gl Veterinary College. A ldiseitees of Dement animate treated. Calls promptly attended to an chargee moderato. Veterinary Dentetry a specialty. Office and residence on Goderioh street, one door of Dr ,Seobt's offloe, Seaforth. 1112 -If LEGAL • JAMES L. KILLORAN, Berrieter Solleitor, s Conveyancer and Notary Yuba°. Money to loan. Office over Plokard's Store Mein Street, Seaforth. 1628 R. S. HAYS, Barrieter, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion Bank. 01113e—in roar of Dominion Bank, Seaforth. . Money to loan. 1236 JT M. 'BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, • Notary Public. Offices up stairs, over 0. W. Papst's booketore, Main Strftt, Seaforth, Ontario. 1627 IIENRY BEATTIE, Barrister, Solicitor, &o.Money to loan. Office—"Jady'e Block, Sea. forth. 1679-tf rl ARROW & GARROW, Barristers, Solicitor°, &o. la Car. flitini.ton St. and Square, Goderich, Ont. J. T. GAReow, Q. O. 1676 CHARGES GARROW, L. L. B, En110LMESTED, suoceeeor to the late dm of o MoCas li aughey olinesied, Barriner, Solicitor veyancer, and .Notaty . Solicitor for the Cin adieu Bank of Commerce. Money to lend. Fara, for sale. Oitioe in. Soott'e Stook, Main Street Seaforth. . G. F BELDEN, D. D. S. Rooms over Seaforth. the DENTIST. Dominion Bank Main Street 169141 na. F. A. SELLERY, Dentist, graduate of the ▪ Royal Coltege of Dentia Surgeone, Toronto,also honor graduate of Department of Dentietry, Toronto Univereity. Office in the Petty block, Henson. Will vieit Zurich every Monday, commenclug Mon- day, June 1st. 1687 R. R. ROSS, Dentist (sueeenor to F. W. ▪ Tweddle), graduate et Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario; ilret class honor graduate of Torcmto Univels.ty ; crown and bridge work, also gold work in all its forme. all the moat modern methods for painless tilting and paiuleee extraction of teeth. MI operatione carefully pc.rforrned. 3 Moe Tweddlels aid stand, over Dill's grocery, Seaforth. 1640 MEDICAL. Dr, John McGinnis, Boo. Graduate London Weetern University, member sf Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office and Reeldenoc—Forrnerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Pickard, Victoria Street, OSA to thd Catholic) Church SIFNight ealle attended promptly. 1468x12 ALEX. RETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the Royal College 'of Phyolcians and Surgeons, Kingston. Successor to De. Misokid. Ofiloa lately ocoupied aDr. Al_toalci, Mac-. Street Soeforth. Residence —Corner of Vlefeecia Square, in holm) Istely occupied E. Daneey. 1127 OR. F. J. BURROWS mate resident Physioian and Surgeon, Toronto Gem oral Hospital. Honor graduate Trinity University, !Comber of the College of Phyelolans and .Surgeons Ontaiio, Coroner for the County of Huron. Office and Residence —Goderiola Street, Eabt of the siletOodist Church. Telephone 46. 1886 • DRS, SCOTT & MacKAY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Soderloh etreet; opposite hiethodiet churoh,Seatorth J. G. SCOTT, graduate Viotoria and Ann Arbor, and reembor Ontario College- of Physicians and Burgeons. Coroner for County of Huron. O. MAcKAY, honor graduate Trinity Univereity, gold medalist Trinity Medical College. Member College of Phyelciares and Surgeons, Ontario. 1488 • McLEOD'S System Renovator —AND OTHER — TESTES - REMEDIES. A spe, Ric and antidote for Impure, Weak and Im poveriehed Blood, Dyepepsia, Sleepleesness, Palpata. gm of the II -rt, Lire:: Complaint, Neuralgia, Lou of Mentory, Bronehitio, cloneuinptIon, Gall Stonea, Jaundice, Kt -Inv and Urinary Diseaees, St. Valli' Dance, Female Irreg-ularicies and General Debility. LABORATORY—Goderich, Ontario. 3. M. MoLEOD, Proprietor and Menu facturer. Sold by J ROBERTS, Seaforth. 16014f To the public of Seaforth and surrounding country tt &YEN° PURCHASED___,..s•ralL The Meat Business , Formerly conducted by T. R. F. CASE & CO. I trust, by if triet attention to business and supplying a firat class article at a reasonable price, to merit, the patronage bestowed on the late firm. Will pay the highest market price for dreased poultry, good hides, skins and tab ow. FRED GALES, Seaforth, 1719-tf 1 A POINTER IN STOCKS. BY GEoRGE 11. SANDISON. CHAPTER I. " No, it, isn't that I crave riches, Mr. Meeker," continued Rev. Crawford Cherri-- val, an be held in, without -much difficulty his scraggy eorrel, while the spanking roans of his wealthy parishioner, Use Meeker, champed and tugged in their desire to be eff----" at least, not for the money's sake ; but one can do eo much good with a little of it, at times, you know." Silas Meeker laughed a dry little laugh. " Well, parson, it seems to me you have an excellent chance to show how much good it's possible for a man in your position to do with very little of its, seeing the income from the First church at Sparville is rather lim. ited. Bat, if I recollect rightly, parson, I've heard you preach the contrary doctrine, —that it is. the root pf evil, and so _forth. Come, now,—ha, there, Jerry !"—this latter to the restless off horses. " Yes, We quite true," replied Mr. Cher. rival; and he added depreciatingly :•" Ic'e a subject I rarely discuss outside of the pulpie." " Of course," c,beerved Mr. Meeker apolo- getically, " I had not the slightest intention of bringing it up in a general way, parson ; only I thought I would like to do you a service, if I could, knowing what a hard time of it most •of you underpaid dem- inies have. There's Dr. Gross, now ; he hasn't half Your brains, parson, but he has limitless cheek, and they've given him a four -thousand dollar church out west,- I hear, while you pled along here, year in and year out, on a trumpery twelve hundred, and with two girls to educate." " Yes;eyes,' eighed the dominie, -els he glanced in the direction of the little brown parsonage, embossed. among the trees ; ' but even my quiet life hae its compensa• tions." • i "There is only one kind of compensation the world takes stock in, parson, and that's hard cash," snorted Silas, as he leaned for. ward to flick a horsefly off the neek of Sue, the mare. " But .I haven't time . to argue the point. I'm Ong - over to .Branchville, and Pil be back to supper. If you can ware half an hour, this evening, from your sermon, inn over, and we'll talk about this thing. No, I can't say another word just now." And, with A shake of the lines, and a light snap of • the whip over their heads, the well matehed roans dashed down the road toward the Branchville torn - pike. All that afternoon, Mr. 'fierrioftl was unusually thoughtful. His wife and daugh- ters'noting his mood, did not disturb him. Doubtless some great pulpit theme was in process of incubation—a discourse which would arouse the dumb consdienoes of the sinners the nest& Sunday. So, at all events, concluded protoy Comfort Cherrival, the elder daughter, and her father's favorite. Comfort was the sunshine of the Cherrival home ; her sister, Lucia, was a tall, statu- eique creature, more brilliant in music and small talk ; but, ,Comfort diffused around her that subtle aroma of whole -heartedness that is the accompaniment of a sweet and gentle nature ; and to hear her laugh, and watch the dimples chaiie each other in her cheeks, there were certain young men in Spareille who would have travelled—indeed, who often did (ravel—many a mils, Oa this particular .afternoon, Mrs. Cher- rival—a worthy dame somewhat Iprone to gossip—and the gir13 had been holding a council. Such councils were frequent in the village minister's household, where the economic» had to be conseientiously studied with a view to making ends meet and keep- ing up appearances eimultaneouely.„is meagre ealery would permit few luxuri s, and many a time had a dressi or a bonnet done double duty, through the skill of Comfort, who was an adept at " making over,"—an artist in conjuring up new lamp froanold." The annual soctieble, . an occa- sion which brought out all the best people in Sparville and two adjoining villages, wart e almost at hand, and the Cherrivals Were on several of the moat itnportitot committees. Lucia was in despair. " Lis hateful to be poor," she declared. " We can't have anything here at home, becauee—because we re so wretchedly ill off, and we can't go anywhere, hardly, with. these old dresses. „ I'm euro everyone will recognize that muslin, I've worn it so long. I wish I could have a new one !" Mrs. Cherrival looked at -the re -habili- tated gown on which Comfort was putting the last touches 0 cemplete ite transform- ati,o, til\„.1 y dear, I think it will do very well. It's a real blessing to have someone who ecu make things -over, as Condon (lees. It actually looks like new." " It's a horrid fright—there ! I tell you mamma, I shan't, go. - No, you can make any excuse you please to the menagerie Sey I'm sick, I'm eure it's true, for I'm heart- ily sick of all this make-believe to cover up our poverty. 'If we'are poor, let us stop this silly pretence of being soreething else, and stay at home. That will be coneietent, at least." " Oh, Lucie," said her sistetl, " you for• got, that we've both promised, and thae the music committee depends largely uponyour aid for the selection. Wemus4 go." "1 positively vivoe't. unless I have is new gown. That, is fins)." i And Itucia walked out of the sewing room and fouod herself face to face with her father, who 'was just entering. Mr. Cherrival had been an almost un- conscious listener. Every word of the girl's talk had cut, into his heart ' like a knife. " Yes, my dear," he said in a diesembling tone, " you are quite right about the gown. I overheard what you were taying when I came in, of course. We will eee whet an How:To ain Flesh Persons have been known to gain a pound a day by taking an o-,:nce of SCOTT' EMUL- SION. It is strange, but it often happens. •1 Somehow the otance Iproduces the pound; it seerns to start the digestive machinery going prop- erly, so that the patient is able to digest and absorb hi sl ordinary food, which he could nO, t do be- fore, and that is the way l the gain is made. A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health; if fou have- not got it you can jet it by taking scars ifinvision You will find it Itut as useful in summer as in winter,.and if you are thriving upon It don't stop because the weather is warm. 5.c. and $1.0o, all druggists, t SCOTT & BOwNE, Toronto, Canada. Til THE OUTLOOK For a woman'shappiness, in the married state depends s less, as a rule, upon the men she is to marry than upon her own health. The woman wins, enters upon marriage, suffering froin womanly weak- ness, is "heaping up trouble against the day of trouble." e e Weak woman arma e- strong and sick woinen aie made well by the use of -Dr. Pier.ce's -Favorite Prescription. It it the one reliable • regulator. It dries en- feeblin drains, heals inflamniation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It nourishes the nerves and invigorate* the entire womanly organism. It makes the baby's advent practic.allypainless, and gives strength to nursing mothers. I suffered for twelve yeafs with female t,rouble,II writes Mrs. -Milton Grimes, of Adair, Adair Co., Iowa; «which brought on other dis- eases—heart trouble, Bright's Disease, nervous- ness, and at times would be nearly paralyzed, Had neuralgia of stomach. I can freely say your medicines niue bottles in all, five of Ha- storite Prescription,' four of Golden Medical Discovery,' and two vials of Dr, Pierce's Pellets), have cured Inc. I can work with comfort now, but before I would be tired all the time and have is dizzy headache, and my nerves would be all unstrung so I could not sleep, Now I can sleep and do a big day's work, something I had not done for over eleven years before." Dr. Pieree's Cominon Sense Medical Adviser, in paper covers, sent free on receipt of 31 one -cent stamps to pay ex- pense of customs and mailing only. Ad- dress Die R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. "411114.11111111M be done, And wit sudden] he bent At, eig minister residenc roomy, cheap, a siderabl of the li the pert They .we furniehe Mr. Che was an e was goo mating ' he added, addressing his wife. a firmer tread, as of one who had registered some mighty reeolve, is Beeps toward his study. • t o'clock that evening. the village dropped around to Mr. Meeker's . That gentleman lived in is ld•style place, which he -had bought d on which he had expended a con - 'sum in repairs. To the occopsnt tle parsonage, with its boxy rooms, • rs eeemed spacious and imposing. e showily and somewhat stuffily —too much so, eitogether, thought rival ; but then, • such profusion ,centricity of wealth? Besides, it for the tradeetnen. He was esti- e probable value of the pictures and bror ees, when a door opened and Silas Meeker ame forward, bowing, and with •extends) hanis of welcome. " Glad you came," he said warmly. " Step thiseway ; this is my own nook, the only corner in the place I call my oWn, you know. The women folke pretty much mon- opoliz, the rest," It was a smaleapartment, but cozily fur- nished. A wide, roll-top desk, littered with papers, stood open at one side, near the window. " Novl, eft down, parson;" said Silas, " and let us resume that talk we began on the road this forenoon. Are you agree- able ?" ) " Quite." replied Mr. Cherrival. " The fact is, I—Pve been thinking it Over a bit, and—we!, you may be right." "01 course I am, and so are you right, too," rejoined Meeker, slapping hie knee. "Why, ites as plain as the nose chi yoer face that alman can do more with money than heaie without it ! That's so, eh ?" ".Yes,i I believe it ie." . "No, parson, let's come to th si point. a business man, and my word is good for is fair ezed amount, down in Neve- York. I've known you and your folks quite is long time, and an Opportunity has come for me to do you a service. Not that it casts me anything. I want youito distinctly under- stand that, at the outset. It's sim ly let- ting you in on the grouted then on 4 move- ment in the market which is as ce tain as sunrise." " I can't sayethat I guile compre end." " He, ha ! of course not. I might have known yeti wouldn'e catch the idea. You preachere are green and no- mietake ; but here it is in plain English." Mr. Cherrival nodded. " Well—" " A certain etocke-Podunk Consolidated —is going up within the next twenty days •—a dead sure thing. I happen to bo one of the few—I may say, very few—who are in the combination. We abeolutely contrel it. It will go up thirty to forty points in the next three weeks. Now, do you catch the! meaning ?" ; The village minister looked more puzzled than over. "1 fail to distinctly perceive the point"—and he laughed, a faint little laugh, as if rather ashamed of hia own ob- tuseness in matters of busincen Silas looked at him. " Well," he ex. elairned, " I am not surprised. You can'e be expected, of course, to think of such things. What a lamb you would make !" " A lamb !" echoed Mr. Chen -rival. " Yes ; itee a pet phrase we folks have down in Wall street. But, let us resume. Podunk Censolidated is going up, Anyone buying it now, to hold for the rise, is going to make money. See ?'' " Quite clearly." " Make a good-sized pile if he can handle a block of it." " Ah, assuredly !"—atid a broad emile e read over the feat ' -ures of th e preach ere He had grasped the situation at, last. " Nose," continued Silas, impressively, " this is tho opportunity of your life, Cher - rival. You take my weld for it. You go down to New York, to inorrow, to this ad- dress. They are my brokers. Mr. Finck will see you. -Put in every dollar you can raise, beg or orrow, on Podunk Consolidat- ed on margin, and hold for the rise. It's a dead sure thing ?" The preacher rose to his feet, He was pale as he faced tit ie great ei ieis in his life. In an instant there came up before his eyes a vision of comforts, and even 1uxuries at home. iMother and the girls-ehow they would V'ejoiee at an opp,rtunity which promieed to pull them cut of the rut of genteel poverty. Vet, sotnething—it mig'ot have been a wave of honorable feeling, or it might have been mere eelfish elution — whispered. to him to be careful. Tae red danger signal fluahed his studioue face. " Jelre Meeker," he began faintly, and his voice sounded hollow, oven to himself. " I um a man With large responsibilities,. ely family look to me, naturally. I appreciate all.you are doing for me in this matter, and, believe me, I would like to follow your ad- vice, but I dare net take any lstep that might involve even the slightest risk. Were anything untoward to happen, it would be meeruin—my entire ruin.' Silas Welt a turn up and down the room before replying. He wheeled abruptly and faced the miniater. " Look here, Cherrivel, there is no risk ; there shan't, be a cent of risk to you, Pa -give you my undertaking, in black and white'that there shan't. If there's loss, I'llpocket it all myselfr Is that satisfac- tory ?" " Wholly so," murmured the minieter. • Meeker sat down et the desk, aed, seizing a note -heading, wrote these wordel : I hereby pledge myself to reimburse Rev, Crawford Cherrival for any loss he may incur in his holdings of Podunk Con- HURON EXPOSITOR solidated between September 1st and 20bh, 1900. _ . SILAS M With this precious piece of paper folded od etowed away in his notebook, Mr, Cher. ival rose to leave. " Now, parson," paid, Meeker, " there'e •ust one thing more I want to say before bidding you good -night. All this that'S taken place here this evening must be strict,. y between you and me. Understand? Th ointer is for yourself. I don't want to le n the whole town on this rise. It's a goo thing, of 'course, and, if we were to let in a ew Mende, all right ; but to let everybodY 'n would be the quickest way to let our lane slip out, and that wouldn't dc." "1 quite catch the point." " Of course you do. Now there are jusL ne or two besides yourself who know any hing about it, and I don't *ant it know ocr widely. So, perhaps, on the whole, yoti ould better be mum." "You may absolutely trust my discret- ion, Mr. Meeker," was the grave assure nee given by the minister. "That's right," said Silas, bowing him tO he stoop. " Discretion ' is the word' oat people are fools, anyway, and they an'b keep a secret. Good night, Cherrival ou're all right, anyway. I'll see pee hrough. Good night." CHAPTER II. Hardly had the next morning's eun red ened the tope of the hemlocks on Sout ountain, the rocky ridge overlookin parville on the west, when Rev. Crawfor 'herrival arose. He had passed an almos leepless night tossing about, and tormente y the recollection of what had taken plae n the Meeker mansion the previous even ng. In those dark and tedious hours o he night, to hie sensitive mind, trained t ecognize even the minutest affeirs of lif ram a moral viewpoint, his bargain with ilas Meeker assumed the complexion of ompact with the evil powers—a eelt-sur ender to Maminon. In those torturiv ours there flashed into his . memory,. i juick succession, all that he had ever utter d in denunciation of the popular race fo ithes at the expense of character.' He fel is lips framing the femora phrase of Seneca, hat "no one is made rich by money," and hen, in is moment of hell conscious hellu dnation, he held armfuls of crisp honk note f a substantial denomination, and felt, th -consciousness of that fianancial superiorit hieh makes moat men indifferent, to th ights and opinions of their fellowe. . Hi cart, once tender and Pitiful, seemed tei aye been replacedby e. scarab of stone, ike those, which, as he had heard, are ofte4 ound in the cavaties of Egyptian mummies.1 e awoke with a shiver, and arose unrei leashed, having slept, hardly an hour alto -I ether. But the warm sunshine is a wonderful onic, and, before Mr. Cherrival had corn- leted his toilet, his spirits began to rime fter all, he reflected, there was nothing ery wicked in what be had arranged to do. Vhy ehould he not accept a favor when for- une so kindly laid it down at hie feet nd he really could do so much with the oney ! Notonly at home, but among hie arieh poor, be could 'effect wonderful trans- ormations. He would conseerate hie oney—assuming that everything came out s he hoped—to the best of uses. In his and a it would do better service than in hose of some others whom he knew—at east, he trusted it would. In this com- lacent frame of mind he went downetaire. Mrs. Cherrival was already astir. The surlily kept no maidof-all-work, and could nly afford occasional help, so the good ame was her own housewife. She pottered bout and laid the breakfast, things while he chatted with the pastor. Soon the girls ame down, and their morning meal was served. " I have to go into town this afternoon," emarked Mr. Cherrival, in it most casual vay, while chipping his egg. " Oh, papa," said Lucien " may 1 go? ou know you promised you'd take- -tee long the next time you went," - " I did so promise," her father replied, "but you'll have toexcuse me thietime, dear, I have Some business matters to 'look • fteIrt:s" iV. Cherrival glanced across the table. "You saw Mr. Meeker last night, pap ?" he queried, shrewdly. " Yes, we had is pleasant time together," said the pastor. " Meeker is a fine, traightforward fellow—a hard-headed usiness man, I should say, but with is good Moat folks think differently," said Mrs. herrival. " They don't rate him very igh, and I know 'tome of the neighbors ho believe he's altogether too • sharp for parville ; but they may be prejudiced, of ouree." " my dear," said the little aster, " we must be extremely careful not t take up other people's antagonisms. We should judge of men and women by our wn personal knowledge of their character nd temperament, and not through others, seectacles. I have- found him quite an a reeable neighbor." Mre. •• Cherrival stopped buttering her t aat for is moment, and looked emits the t ble. It isn't that, papa," she said, quickly. I suppoee I should have said • smart,' ✓ ther than sharp,' which, somehow, has a different, meaning. Folks here are not quite up to New York ways." • " Now, that's one thing I like about IS eeker," Mr, Cherrival replied. "He re- g rds Sparville as an insufferably elow p ace, and he isn't afraid to say to, Were I t venture a like opinion with equal frank• n se. our people would resent it.' Fifteen rninutes later saw him treated in a 1. ain and speeding toward New York. • hen he arrived there, he made his way to Broad Street, and had little difficulty in fi ding the office of Mr. Meeker's broker. r. Finck, a bullet -headed, smooth -faced an with eye -glasses, over the tops of which hI looked at his visitor, received hirn curtly. The entire transaution, over which Mr. Cherrival had brooded and perspired for the previous fourteen hours, was arranged in leas than five minutee. When he left Broad Street and passed through Exchange Place Three Opvi.atlicno FailQT.;1 • to CErreiJng News of a Mrs rove -Mono r nes A t. romr4 31 e Co IA i r; 'i C.: or anti lii)vitittlin'iriellifte. In l'r:i (sing' Dr. C Wine's Somi, ell/TS by Dr. Chase's Oinneent set7n Hee eileareee. inn e Is a ea:se whet 0 de( •.• nterentl iii vain and operations •to cu: -e. Mr. Donald McLpod, Tor'otJtvolo, U. S. Nvrites :— " received the enrolee 'hex of Dr. Chase's Ointment, and it 11a.1 done me a considorablt. amount' of good. I am nett encloeing payment roe a large box of Dr. Chaso's . Ointment, which you will please send to my ;0:,1:;:..48. I have had itching pil ,s for four years and did not know of any medi- cine that would relieve mo until last fall, when I received a letter from my son in Winnipeg, who said that three doctors treated him anil operatod for piles, but failed to cure him. He now thanks God and Dr. Chase's Oint- ment for a perfect cure. Ho }nal piles In the worst form, _and suffered terribly. HP is now werlang hard evory day. rind does not fool any symptoms of pilos returning. You aro at liberty to use this letter for the benefit of others." There ie little use trying to cure piles unle.ss you • USO Dr. Chase's Oint- ment. 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Be sure and Ore the name ; of your nearest express office, Address, .AYR CO., Lowell, Masi. -- - sT C E into Bioadway—at at:a hour crowded with pedesteains and .vehieles—he mounted the stone steps in front of a bank on the corner, to stop and: think. His brain was in is whirl. The ,modest check he had handed over to the broker, with Mr. Meeker'e let- ter, in ireturn for which he had received an insignificant memorandum slip, represented prectic lly all his available assets. If that went—if Meeker preyed faithlees—then-1 Mecianieally, he drew from his pocket the pledge Meeker had given him the previ- ous eve ing, and, as he read it, with deep ,and la ored breathing, his panic abated and confide ce returned. He folded it up with extrem care, and redepoeited it in his vest pocket. Then, all hot as he was, he button- ed up his frock coat and walked leisurely up tow ai far as Fourteenth Street. That forenoon walk, fighting his way through the crowds but fighting a tenfold fiercer battle in his own breast, was one to be long re. membe ed. It w s late in the afternoon when Mr. Cherri al returned to Sparville. At the station, he caught a glimpse of Mr. Meeker, as the 1 tter was driving away with a friend who ha accompanied him, on his return frrm th city, on the same express. " Se Finck ?" cried Silas, in passing. , eh ? That's good." This latter ted over his shoulder in response to Mr. Ch rrival's nod. The Village parson walked home with a more hclpeful feeling. At Meeker's worde, few tho ght they had been, his depression vaniehe wholly. It was the turmoil and bustle olf Broad Street that had upset him, he cone hded,—nothing else ; just e, little of the nerno, us fever incident to a first experi- ence in 'epeculation. He would soon get used to it, he felt sure. Beeides, he would not need to go back to town uutil it was all over. No one at home would be the wiser. That, night, after the usual simple even. ing service, which Pastor Cherrival never omibted, and when the girls had kissed papa and 'dipped upstairs, the good man felt is lump of compunction sticking in his throat, as his eyes sought his wife,a face. Never before, in his whole married life,had he held a secret from her for a moment, and he felt like a guilty man. Why should she not share with him the precious knowledge of their coming good fortune? Besides. [011, the selfishness of man he could stand the didn't want "the whole town " to know strain easier if he shared it with her ' • he own wife. Hie eye lighted up with a sud- denresolve..siydear._ahem it ; but, surely, one might confide in his knew he could. Mr. Meeker had saidhe he began, clearing -his throat vigorously. "There, Crawford, I knew you'd get is cold," exclaimed Mrs. Cherrival, solicitous- ly. "You know you always do, when you go off in the cars without your over- cos,?.;0, no. Pray sit 'down, dear ; do. I want to speak about something I've had on my mind all day." " Oh, Crawford, what can it be ?" she asked in lowered accents and with increare ing agitation. " Nothing to worry about, ma. It's this —but I first want you to promise me, dear, that you won't whisper is syllable of it to anyone, not even to Comfort, or Lucia." " Are you ill, Crawford ? Let me get you some camphor, and there's plenty of hot twoa‘ut;enGrie°r'detnand ? I am per -feet -1y well, ridi- . ess ! Can lever get the woman culously well, my dear. "sTisn't that." "Then, what is it, Crawford ? Why do you keep me in suspense? Is anybody dead or eick ? Tell me,—I can bear it, bat don't keep me worrying like this." Mr. Cherrival, etruck with the absurdity of the situation, could not repress a laugh. It was only it momentary eachinnation, but it brought from the partner of his joys a flood of tears, Come, come," be said, kiseing her ten- derly, " dry your teare, my dear; it's noth- ing to cry about, I assure you, but rather the reverse. Hush ! we don't want the girls to hear us. How, there, sit down calmly beside me." " I'll never speak another word, until yon tell me what this dreadful thing is you've been hiding from me, Crawford. How long have you known about it ?" she aaked, fear- fully. " When did it happen ?" "Know about what? Why,gracious me, little woman, it only happened last night and—to-day," and he rubbed his smooth chin reflectively. " That's singular," said his wife, looking et ,I,rilinv611,reeenalty .croee-purposes, my deer, so, if you'll kindly not interrupt: I'll tell you all about it ; bat I must have your pomiee to keep it etrictIy to oureelves. He insisted that I ehould tell no one." " He !" cried Mrs. Cherrival, with a tle shriek. " Who ? why did he insist on such great secrecy ?" " Why, Mr. Meeker, of course—didn't I say so ?" " No, you never did. Oh, Crawford, you're hiding something from me. You have it terrible secret which you are keeping back from the wife of your bosom." " Pardon me, my dear; if I haven't told you everything, already, it't simply ecause you won't permit me." "I—oh, Crawford ! haven't I bee beg- ging, entreating, praying you to ape k and relieve your mind? And you won't. You keep the secret fast lor-ked in your eart. Remember," she added, impres ively, " there are pecrets that kill !" " Now look here, ma. Sit quiet f r five consecutive minute., and I'll tell yo the whole mystery. It's this : Mr. eeker has done me it very particular favor. He be ad - of a , and, s this et ye "1)1 he shou knows of is certain etock which is to Ivanced at least twenty points inside lmonth ; he's in the syndicate, you se las they control the market so far tennis le concerned, why, they—" 1 "Oh, Crawford 1 you have never g ne in. to any of that man's schemes 1 Remelmber, 11 warned you, Crawford." • i," Nonsense, ma. Mr. Meeker a no chemer to be drenched as one who 1*1 plot- ing to prey upon his neighbors. B ides, ou know how extremely careful, not io say conservative, I am, in busineee an tters. This is one that I consider to be trail ently eafe, and, let me add, substantial. T e re- sult will be of the greatese benefit to you and the girls." " To me ?" echoed the wife. " Yes. The fact is, ma,—I have—ahem ! —made it modest investment on Mr. Meek- er's recommendation, and with his personal guarantee. 1 closed the matter with his broker to -day." "And that's what, took you to New York ?" asked Mrs. Cherrival, gently rub- bing her left eye with her handkerchief. "But, dear—you had to pay money, didnie you?" " Not very much," replied the little pas- tor, gaining confidence as he unfolded his story. " You see, ma, you can't expect to understand those business matters, and I don't mean to trouble your head about the details ; but rest assured it's a wise invest- ment, and one that will bring a handsome profit." Mrs. Cherrival brightened visibly, "Well, pa, you do work hard and you deserve to have better fortune than we've had these five years, since we came to Sparville." - Persor Cherrival bent over his wife, chair and kissed her. "There, that's the right way to view it, ma. Now, you go to bed, and don't bother, your head about it again, for is month to come. But, remember, you are to say noth- ing about it. Mr. Meeker was explicit in his wish that it Should be kept as quiet as possible. "Don't want the whole town to know of it," was what he said." " Of course, of course," replied Mrs. Cherrival, thoughtfully. Well, I'll re- member, Crawford; you never knew me to mention a secret to anybody, did you? No, nor shall you now. You did right to con- fide it to the partner of your bosom. But, goodness 1 it's long past. ten, and it's time we were all asleep." There was a taint rustle in the passage as Mrs. Cherrival went up to her room. She thought it might be the wind. She looked in at the girls rooms, ...but all was quiet. The deep night hush brooded over the little red house. (To be Continued.) * Bronchitic Sufferers Ace foolishly. If they improve evens so tle when the fine weather comes their relax effort and drift back into the old condition, which, if possible becomes more chronic. Hit Bronchitis hard in the summer and you'll get rid of it and drive it right out of the system. In winter it is almost impos- sible to do this. Inhale Catarrhozor e rep- larly, it's a dead sure thing on Breechi ie. It goes into the most minute air cells of I e lungs, bathes all parts of the bronc i tubes with its healing, germ destroyili vapor, and cures every time. Highly dorsed by all competent druggists and d4 tors. Price eee and $1 ariFear's drug tato Seaforth. , An Apt Illustration. A teacher WA8 explaining to is little how the trees developed their foliage in spring time. " Ah, yes," said the wee lassie, der -stand ; they keep their eummer clot in their trunks." • Quaker Chips. It's a wise child thatedoesn't ask q ti°iaht. The it cream of a book not obtained skimming. In cooking as in singing, a great deal pends on the range. A fool can make money, but it takes is wise man to spend it. Be sure you are right and then—be cc tain that you are sure. You can take is lazy man to task, but you can't make him work. What's done can'b be undone, especially f its a hard boiled egg. ' A man's house may be his castle, but t doesn't make him a nobleman. " This air is familiar," remarked t e musician, as the wind took off his hat. I eThe tOper objects to having any body in the wine, and the Prohibitionist objects 10 having wine in the body. "The difference between a street and ,a woman," says the Manayunk philosoph "is that cross streets are quiet." • Corn Temper Just as trying to the nerves as temper en cited by other causes. Haven't you head of Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart E, tractor? Cures quickly and painlessly; others pain—make men swear—the ladi s complain—not so with Putnam's. All dr gists sell Putnam's, or it can be sent 3,y - N. C. Pelson & Co., Kingston, Ont., to ay address in Canada or the United States, n receipt of 25 cents. • • Hodge, the Single -Minded. An election petitian was being tried, and a witness was called upon to prove br ery." ' • "One of the gentlemen says to Hodge, you must vote for the Tories,' s thelevitners." And what did you answer to that asked the counsel. " Well, says I, How much ?' " "And what did the agent say ?" "He didn't say nothing. The ot gentleman comes to me and says : must vote fdcithe Liberals, Hodge.' " And what did you answer ?' " I said, How much So he ask me what Vother gentleman offered, and told him five shillings." "And what did the Liberal agent do ?" "He gave me -ten," Counsel sits down triumphant, and ti starts the other side. "Did you vote for the Liberals ?" " No.' "Did you vote for the Tories ?" "No, I ain't got a vote !"—London Spa e Moments. • An Old Maid's Description of H Life. Long country walks, with the varied Charms of each season—primrose and violet gathering in epring ; roses and wild etraw- berriee in summer ; the delights of mush- rooming and blackberrying in autumn, and even the &now and frost of winter, all bring their own pleasures. Then there are books 6 y 37 BACK= ACHfl If you have Backache you have Kidney Disease. If you neglect Backache it will develop into something worse—Bright s Dis- ease or Diabetes. There is no use rubbing- and doctoring your back. Cure the kidneys. There is only one kidney medicine but it cures Backache every time-- Dodd's Kid.ne Pills --The lent by kind friends, er go frcm it lending' library, many lettere to write, the poor to and:innumerable interests ol one kind or another to lend brightness to the hie of an old maid with a very small income. ley experience leads me to believe that the Meat enjoyable things are not thine which are paid for in the coin of 'the realm, The day may conie when I shall have no longer strength for work, but that is not my affair; one lives only a day at is time, and the future is in the keeping of One who has. cared for rae for more than half -a century, so I may well trust him for the remaining: years, whether few or many. A Sick Stomach. is always relieved, and its unpleasant eon. sequences averted by taking thirty drops or Poison's Nerviline in a little sweetened. water. It itistantly relieves the nausea, ani by its soothing and stimulating powers., calms the stomach and enables it to oom- plete the process of digestion. Verviline. has been proved more than a million timea the best remedy for stomach and bowel trou- ble,. Nerviline will cure you. For sale at - Feat's drug store, Seaforth. Priee 260, Practical Demonstration. A Seotchman went to London for a holi- day. Walking along 64 of the streets, he - noticed a bald-headed chemist standing at, his shop door, and inquired if he had any- hajaa,i yrpeeisaat,aosareier.r,;; hsaeirdeethaene ahretmicilset.I ela'n8rteepeoimn: mend. Testimonials from great men who have used it. -It makes the hair grow in24- thoop‘ti‘roAs;w'y'er head a rub vsi' it, and Pll look, eel," said the Scot, "ye can gie the back the morn and see if ye're tellin' thei- st hr cies rlt fhh echemist returned the bottle to the a. ' n' d kicked the errand boy for laughing- -Tit -Bits. The Modesty of Childhood. Little Philip wanted to go visiting the other -day. He longed to go and see Mszie, who lives neatly tvvo blocks away. After * (mod deal of teasing his mother said be inig`htngdo. ‘Amay I stay to lunch?" the boy askedY. "ou may if Maze's mother asks you to," was the reply. "11 she doesn't be sures to come home before noon." Philip reached Maziehr house a few min- utes later, and galloped up on the porch where the little girl's mother was sitting. " Mrs. Parker," he said, half out of breath, " I've come to play with Maeie aiJ day, and my mother eays I must not stay here to lun_ch unless you ask me to, but T trin'e hungry yen" He was invited to atay. • To Have Beautiful Skin. Er.ry one who would have a clear, scfb, velv:ty skin free from pimples, blackheads, redness and die- figurieg eruptions n nit use Dr. Chase's Ointment. It- is a true food for the skin, does not clog the pores se. do powders, and insures permanent benefits. There is not a eingle itching, burning eldn disease of men, women or children that Dr. Chase's Ointment will not cure. tiothers tin 1 it invaluabc for Baby Eczema,. scald head and chafing on the little ones. On Active Service. A Glasgow volunteer, now in South At: ries, in an interesting letter tells how be got a meal while his regiment was on a forced-. march with little or no ratione. • Orders were very strict against foraging,, but, in spite of all, his empty stomach -could not resiat the temptation when he -saw a fat, gobbler standing among the shrubs, on the' roadustof roadside. Out the x.1 Anita he suddenly darted in - pursuit of the turkey. The major called out, angrily; "Rain What do yo mean Is ulianAtiebefelr'w'laid the turkey low with a blew from , hurried steps and the hungry vol- _ his rifle barrel. " There, bubbly -jock 1" he exelaimed, :as. he picked it up, "1 reckon you'll under— stand that when the major says 1 1 alt ' be means halt." Needless to add, military discipline was sokiewhat relaxed on this occasion.—Tit- Bite. * Proved Her Nationahty. Recently a bent old lady entered one or the Salina street stores, and upon being asked what she wished to see made reply in what the clerk judged to be an unknown language. A second inquiry proving no more satisfactory, the clerk excused herself,. and went in search of one of her colleagues who is of German descent. " Oh, Miss L," she entreated, "won't you come over to my counter for a tninute?' There's a poor old German lady there, and I cannot understand a word she says." Mies L. followed, and, pausing before the stool on which the would-be customer was eeated, inquireci. in her sweetest tones : "Are you is German ?" The " poor old German lady" raised her handkerchief to her lips and evidently ex- tricated something from her mouth. Then,. bending a look of the utmost scorn upon the - clerk, she exclaimed in a rich and unmis- takable brogue: "Garman, is it ? Indade an' Pm not. But I've got, a new set of false tathe, bad' soran to thins! An' now, if ye plan, will wanj of yez wait on me ?" 1 Long Life is Inherited. This statement can be proved by inveltigation. When a person whose ancestors had long lives dies • in middle age you can in nine eases out of ten trace the cause to disordered kidneys and consequent rut- ferieg from Bright's dteease, rheumatism, and fatty hetrt or dropsy. Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills pre- vent and cure these fatal and painful disease" as ma other preparation was ever kiwis n to do. One pill *- dose, 35 cents a box. • ENIms From Phillips Brooks. We irest upon God not only in the posei- bilities of His life. Whatever comes what- ever men may chose to do or be, He can never be anything but just and good and holy. Lives of self -devotion have always the game power which belongs to the sacrifice of Jesuia., They are the lesser hill tops grouped around the great mountain. Such lives we all live in any little world where - God has set us. We escape from the slavery of selfiehnees only as we come into the liberty of the chil- dren of God. Not to deny yourselves, 0. friends, but to love and serve God, is the way to break down the tyraway. If in all our weakness we can still be doeile and repentent and submissive, God can, and surely will, In the end, 'sting strength out of our weakness, and light out of the very darkness where our souls seem lost. Was ihere ever a great disappointment or your life, even when you felt ite weight - pressing upon you,. did not begin to tran that weight into wings, and inspire yeee with new freedom. FinMeitni otlhfin ,altofh s9f; pisinnht esraiataentd ptreasensicne,be t , asap! element in life, but few men think. All sine are sinful. All sinfulness is one at' heart. The Dryest Spot on Earth. The distinction is claimed by Professor Fairchild for Payta, Peru, which is eituated about five degrees south of the equator. - Rain falls there, on an average, only once in, two years, but the interval is often Lamb longer. When the professor visited the. place last February, the first rain for eiglat years had just fallen, even in that arid cli- mate, he found seven species of aionuel plants, and the natives earn a living by growing a kind of cotton, whose long rooty find moisture enough to enrich them in thee bed of is dried np river. est 5. . in conee cii. The e once - A forol test 11.0tlees: $70; No, J. SI No. 6, hool ate et ifst eceoti 0z:1).a:say, u. oy esc2toleila;;yN1::. .171111. tho .aswei t ; apt: 1311;1r:ear: pltie:gsb::: lit 1 AM) 13 Ott' 'is is 1SPeCaTe, Coviccir„ —The , Adjournment, ). reeve in the chair, ,ea by Code, that - of grader for pri 4041e,, services of .rste d ;$3 per die -township at g4 ereasurer's half ye ori motion of Tayl swiss aceepted 3beser and Code, J seri eellector for rr ef Pk on giviug 4notion of Code a -treasurer were S. tomeet current e of aceounts wer .and 6 were dily r tion of Shaw and • . mill in the rioli . ,parposee, and 1 4. ,shippurposes. C • Again on Septernb • Min *chit; 'taking one of MII,BL POWDERS. One po .250. COUNCIL —At ;Prey council, hel .;which all the m Joseph Turnbull tem, on account 'through illness. revision on the ,All the parties in were present, ex dnoved by Reber -James McDonald Donald Mang the tortiessment of 48, and that the 'ton and Alex. BAT and that the BUM the roads ef th Moved by W. 1' Turnbull, that th Clark drain be no eil then met for Coiiins madieeppl eire portion of cleaned out, Mr. _John McDermott mum of t86 as co tained to his hor fective plank itt t lot 20, coneeeei- 'T.urnbull, Beccind that Mr. MoDer $50.—Carried. non, teemed:led b 'by-law 370, kno .drain by-law, be ly passed.—Car .ing the rates for Amide for county r and 1 3 10 mills was read three t .Also by law No. amanita sent in • several school sec 'read and passed. dngston, seconded the clerk be salt .gineeritt tharge ernment drain N the extension co contract. —Ca Fraser, seconded bylaw No. 172, by-laws be read Donald, seconde reeve and Mr. Li -dere for the co nonceesion -drain tendert§ to - be o'clock a. m fir rasing numerous journed to meet a -on September 16. ANXIOUS ,MOTH :SYRUP the best we like it—avorrnst don't - Pointe The itinerant, . medium. Don't meet tr worth the t,roubl Charity gives board % itself poor. It isn't always tick that keepi • Adentistfldi - de riving other ome inen at refuse even to be non. The value of a the success he h If you want to arquire an appee With you - A policeman, ,peace, and both after the storm The man who ,giving others ad of himself by no There ie an el 4nau, but he sad .til aortic smart w heels- —Chicag Lady itt Th Have Be PLATTSYILLE, 'Treeohtuetn wEt oacthfs ooftetrb fit.tdji; mess by Dedd'e 1.inisgaeiSa btitin her ow ti ielele7p;iwhehaudllanrOill.: :eh rt le aai ave dned : steadilyhetoft ,131ti‘ rad 1 d E 'long i ev ee rri er en1 aje to. hy wiwi wb their medicines jt boxes, and, feel NV hentTesheill- eodf eat this severe eel the heat ret -very ehorh time