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The Huron Nevus-Recora
Lee a Year -41.25 in Advance.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th, 1891.
3fcKillop.
Crowded outlast week..
There Was ti rapid growth last week
and what with politics and hot sun-
shine it was exceedingly warm.
Mr. J. J. Irvine accompanied by his
little daughter has been taking a well
earned rest visiting at Goderich and
enjoying the breezes of lakeHuron.
This section was visited by a violent
thunder storm on last Saturday night,
the rain was accompanied with hail.
• Mr. Findlay McIntosh has had a
wind puinp erected for the purpose of
watering stock and saving labor.
Mr. George Grigg has been around
introducing the new Wartrnan fence,
having bought the patent right for
eight townships. We believe the fence
is a good one.
Nile.
Crowded out last week.
It is almost wonderful how much the
hay and grain crops. grew during the
hot weather last week. We have now
a fair prospect of a much better crop of
hay than was a few week's ago expect-
ed.
The beautiful residence of Mr. John
Bailie, situated about one and one-half
miles from the Nile, was last Thursday
destroyed by fire. How the fire origi-
nated can only be conjectured as it
had made such progress when, first
seen that the occupants of the house
could save nothing from the kitchen.
Only part of the furniture of the other
part of the house was saved: Fortun-
ately the fire did not spread to any of
the adjacent buildings.
' Several near this village intend tak-
ing advantage of the cheap trip to
Guelph next Friday.
• BRUNo.
Belgrave.
Orowded out art week,
Mr. John McMillan, of Blyth, was in
town on Friday.
Messrs. J. G. Stewart and M. Mas-
ters, of W ingham, attended the A. O.
IJI W. Lodge meeting on Friday
a night.
Co siderable work hes been done on
the d 'iving track and We hope ere long
s it completed. .
to
"'1
Mr. E. Livingston is manufacturing
barrel heading in large quantities. We
hope the fruit crop will be such that it
• will be all required in this section.
• - Rev. A. Y. Hartley, of Bluevale,
preached in Knox Church on Sunday
afternoon.
Building operations have been going
on extensively' among the fri,rmers of
this vicinity; a number of new barns
' have been erected while several old
ones have been jacked up for the
purpose of having stabling placed
underneath.
Seaforth.
The Orangemen of 793 have decided
to\celehrate the coming 12th of July at
the toren of Parkhill. They intended'
conferring the Royal Arch Degree in
the month of June, but on account of
circumstances not being favorable it
has been postponed until some future
date when notice will he given. 793
meets on the first Monday in every
month, visiting brethren always wel-
come.
Our town is full of amusements just
now. There is a machine set up on a
vacant lot on the Main street which
attracts the attention of all. It is call-
ed the merry-go-round. It is one of
the neatest constructions that has
struck this town. It is composed of a
Targe wheel, fitted with hobby horses
and seats, driven by steam, for the
purpose of pleasure riding. It costs
'five cents a ride for five minutes. We
understand they intend to visit Clinton
and Goderich, before going north.
Messrs. Clue/ and Bennet have just
finished the erection of a large tank on
the market square, which will be used
for filling the street watering cart.
Scott Bros., have bought the old
electric light plant and have the
masons at work building a new house
for the purpose. This is expected to be
one of the best plants in Upper Canada.
SVFotnien•: CHILDREN.—Nothing is
more piteous than the writhings of a
child who is sick and unable to locate
its pain. In most cases children suffer
from disordered stomachs—or at least
troubles of that kind are most common
—and if not treated in time often result
in death. Twenty drops cif PERRY
DAVIE' PAIN -KILLER will alleviate the
painful and obstinate casetof diarrhea
or summer complaint in the world, and
do nurse can feel safe without having
a bottle of the medicine at her elbow.
All respectable druggists sell the .PAIN-
KILLBR at 215c. for the Big New Size.
Ebenezer Wows,/
M. Thos. Htttlt:dge, *UP hag bed
tetVAy in the States 9,nrl#t the inst 7eairi
ltaa retelented home,
Rev, ', I-figley, of 'Myth,. spent.
Thursday last 'meting fat Mr, It, ay-
lor'e, of'Be:aveetoxr,
Mr%, W. Oliver sptint Thu eeday visit-
fng tit Mrs. J k Roses.
Messrs: Fi111on & Co.. ,are• eueily en,
aged building fe @tette wall updeleMr.
Taylor's new house.
s
w ou ,
Mr, T. Rose has 'traded Ms driver off
to Mr. Govater, of iIullett, for a large
blocky horse.,
Statute labor is the order of the
day in these parts now.
Q ire a large number of the valley.
hove took in the picnic at the river on
Friday last.
114iss E. Gibson, of Bloomington.
has been engaged during the last few
days dre s ak n e
y s m: l gat Mrs. J. Roses.
Sheppardton.
Crowded out last weok.
The weather is warn at present and
the crops are growing raptidly.
The Quarry gang, with. Mr. Stanley
Morse as foreman,have taken some
a n
large scow loads of stone down the lake
for the Goderich harbor.
Mr. Will Grainger, of Toronto, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden last
week.
Miss Maggie Weise called on friends
here a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan, of Wawa -
nosh; spent Saturday visiting some of
their friends here. •
James Maw, who has a position in
Mr. At' heson's store, Goderich, spent
Sunday at home.
Mr. Albert Chr•istlaw made a flying
trip home on his wheel on Friday even-
ing from Clifford, a distance of fifty
seven miles. He started back on Sun-
day evening.
The Episcopal Church people are
talking of having a strawberry festival
about the beginning of July. Look
out it.
Londesboro.
Crowded out last week.
John Wall, of \Vingham, spent Sun-
day with his aunt, Mrs. John Bell.
A. Woodman is in Woodstock At-
tending the annual session of the High
Court, (J. 0. F.
B. Lawrason left this horning for
Paris as a delegate to Grand Lodge, I.
0- G. T., which meets there to -day.
Mrs. Gen. Snell is on a visit to her
parents in Belfast'.
Joseph Colclough has quit driving
Tewsley's meat wagon. Mr. \Vilken
will run it three days in the week.
Rev. J. H. Fairlie, of Clinton, was in
the village on Thursday.
The Trustees of S. S. N. 8. have en-
gaged Miss Turnbull as assistant
teacher in the place of Miss McLauch-
lin, who leaves at mid -summer.
• Statute Labour is being done in the
village during last and this week.
The Presbyterians intend holding a
Strawberry Festival on July 2nd.
The S. O. E. meeting last Friday
night was well attended, one candidate
was initiated and four propositions re-
ceived. Two members applied for a
$1,000 insurance eertificate.
- West Wawanosli.
Statue° labor seems to be the order
of the day and •the majority of the
farmers take interest in repairing the
roads which ought to be a credit to
any man.
Mr. C. Robb, of the eth con., has got
his bank barn completed which ought
to be a credit to the neighborhood of
Donneyhrook. Mr. Jas. Stonehouse
had the contract of the stone work and
Mr. Armstrong the frame work.
Mr. E. Jones Sundayed at Win.
Oliver's, of Ebenezer. •
Mr. John Scrimgeour, of Ashfield,
spent a day visiting under the parental
roof.
Mr. Joe Hickingbottonn has engaged
with Mr. Johnston for a short time.
Mr. H. Jones has completed his new
home on the boundary line. •
Mr. and Mrs. C. Moss and family is
spending a few weeks visiting friends
at Michigan.
Mr. J. Medd and son, of Prince
Albert, spent a week visiting at R.
Medd's.
Mr. J.Robertson and son,have return-
ed from Uncle Sam's dominion. They
report hard times with Uncle Sam.
Mr. T. King, of Kincardine, spent
Sunday visiting at the gentleman's
father-in-law.
Mr. Holtby, of the sixth con., has
purchased a fine animal from Mr.
Davidson, of Balsom.
Mr. Cunningham, of Colborne, Sun-
dayed at H. G. Taylor's, of Beaverton.
Mr. T. Fluker and daughter, of Blue -
vale, spent a day visiting at his fath-
er's.
Mr. Andrew Webster, of Colborne,
spent Sunday at Doneybrook.
'to the Editor of The News -Record.
DaAR SIR,—While looking over the
columns of last week's paper I notic
a hint to correspondents: whether I am
the man hinted at or not Idonotknow,as
there is more than one correspondent for
W. 1,Vawanosh, and as for my part all
my news is local news. 1 never report
neighbors except going away a distance
and for nick-nrunes, I never use thein.
1 give every man his proper name and
feel justified in doing so. As for the
broncho I mentioned some time ago, it
still remains a broncho and can he
proved by the man that brought it
from Montana, and also by the man
who bought it for a broncho.
Now Mr. Editor 1 think it is my
turn to give you a warning of a certain
man in this neighborhood who is mak-
ing a business of calling on some of the
local papers and is making his brags
to private individuals of how he is
going to stop some of the correspon-
dents. He failed to do it with the Gode-
rich Star and Blyth Standard and now
I suppose he has called on you. Take
my advice and give such bluff a cold re-
ception.
Look out for map peddlers. It the
person importuned doesn't suhscrihe
promptly for the map, the canvasser
requests hien to sign a certificate that
the agent has visited his place, taken
the statistics of his products, etc., and
the certificate turns out to be an order
for the imtp at a price far in excess of
the value. a If any greenies are caught
tri this section it will be the man who
says they are too poor to take it paper.
—Exeter Advocate.
•
Pay .atter ;day. the pettonotts malarital
vaporsl freer tllicltete and herr lee, com.,
hitied: with the heat of • un`egaatcriel
dtime,told eK.efl ultott ,se►ns.al` the hardy
gailpra and nharines who hall' • pion Rent•
from the sloop orrvar Treliton, to pro.
teot a party of •eflgleeers away up in ktie
0094,4 country of Lowprsitiiqeot near
the tuountains, in westerrt Afrioa,
•
Ina tent where the Illtu•luea were en.
camped letey toed p.nte little jock lVon
ton, the lteuteennfa nephew, za boy,uf
I4, At with a.fever; and, olie morning,
as he lily there, with burning cheerios and
patched lips, ff viirion of big red chet't'ies,
smooth eget round, kept ricin;; iu fancy
before bis wistful eyes. Itis • delirious
mutterings were. of there cherries, and
his bands now and then cameo(' and re -
crowed Iris pillow, as he thought the
r imus
f must be t he
re,x hen i that
t wee t t
Will Worth, a marine private of 16,
heating hint, made up his mind to hunt
for.what ho knew the invalid coveted --a
cherry-like fruit, to be • found among
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"TH7 ORILLA-SUDDENLY RAISED ONE OP
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glens and ravines of the mountains—
and to bring some, as a pleasant rut••
prise, to the sufferer. Without mention -
Mg his purpose to anyone lie left the
canlp,being at present off duty, and sped
on his way,
Mr. Dale, a youthful ensign, noticing
how hurriedly he plunged into the up-
land thicket ahead, suspected that he
MEANT TO DESERT.
Entering the thicket he moved rapidly
on. At last he caught sight of Worth
down on the jungle, on the opposite side
of a'deep ravine, which he had evident-
ly reached by u roundabout direction
through brambles and vines leading
past the front of the chaser. Down
where he was could bo seeu gleaming in
profusion the small, red globes of tie
cherry-like fruit lie had come to gather•
for lits sick little comrade.' The ravine
was evidently hundreds of feet in depth,
the bottom bidden by the black shadows
from the jungle on both sides. A few
yards below Worth the chasm, which
was about 18 feet wide, was crossed by u
tree trunk—a mere sapling, eight inches
thick—probably all that remained of a
'former bridge. The trunk was smooth,
except within five feet of the end nearer
the boy, where there was a clipped
branch. This end was in a sort of long
hollow, overhung by tough roots.
The ensign cautiously descended on
his aide of the ravine and watched
Worth until he had filled a haversack:
at his side with the "cherries," and was
about to ascend, when he called out,
sharply :
"That fruit will make you a very
poor meal, my boy, if you mean to de-
sert 1" .
The startled lad looked across the
gorge, saw the ensign, and :answered,
much hurt by the officer's suspicion :
"I had no intention or deserting, sir.
I came here after the fruit for •Jack
Win ton."
"Now, upon my word," said the en-
sign, who was a good fellow at heart,
"I believe vou, Worth, and I and sorry I
made the mistake of suspecting you.
Those *cherries' are just the thing for
little Jack."
Worth was going to respond, when be-
hind and above him he fancied he
heard a low, guttural voice. 'Turning
and looking up, he saw two humau-like
but fierce eyes shining amidst a thick,'
dark screen of interlacing vines.
"Who's there—a'Pongwe?" he inquir-
ed, thinking one of the natives of the
1%ipongwe tribe had been watching him
pick the fruit.
There was no reply to his gnestion.
But tete leafy bower rustled, uud now•,
from out the dark screen, there rose an
awful roar, that was echoed to the
chasm's very depths. From among the
concealing vines stopped forth a hideous
mounter, which the boy at first thought
was a chimpanzee, but wliiclr, front its
black color and ferocious aspect, he con-
cluded must be a gorilla. Nearly erect
it stood,
BEATING ITS BREAST WITH ITS HANDS.
Being a greedy lover of fruit, it glared
in a fierce, remonstrative way at the
lad's full haversack, as if enraged at his
having coupe to pluck the "cherries" it
wanted for its own use: The animal,
about 5 feet high, was covered with
black hair, ;and very broad shoulders
and enormous hands, while its stomach
bulged as if ne.rrly filled to bursting
with the "cherries" it had been eating,
the red stain of which was all about its
mouth. The diabolical face, with its
great, flat nose and projecting open
jaws, the latter disclosing two enormous
hooked lower teeth and to row of smaller
ones above as sharp as a saw, was thrust
"slightly downward, showing the encir-
cling edges of the hair on its head so dis-
tinctly defined as to give it the grotesque
appearance of wearing a big furry cap.
It was plain that the brute meant to
attack the boy. In fact, it suddenly
raised one of tte big paws, and, with u
rush,canie crashing toward him through
the shrubbery. Unfortunately, lie had
left his musket, thinking it would be in
his way, near the edge of the ravine
above. But his bayonet was by
his side in its sheath. He drew
the steel, and, flourishing it before
him retreated toward the tree trunk
that extended across the chasm. He
had once heard a hunter say that the
gorilla, unlike the common monkey, is
not a very skillful climber. Neither
would it, he thought, attempt, for the
same reason, to follow him should he
creep out on the horizontal sapling.
But,ust as he got close to the tree, the
ferocious brute, uttering a terrible roar.
aimed a blow at hint with his uplifted
paw. He held up his bayonet. It was
dashed from his grasp, but not before
the point had inflicted a wound on the
monster's arm. So great was the
strength of this hairy arm that that sin-
gle blow trust have lacerated the boy's
side had not the big paw fallen upon his
cartridge box. The
FORCE OF THE STROKE
whirled him over upon his baclr, knock-
ing him into the hollow in which rested
the end of the tree trunk, He quickly
.e�lli`a../iLLA,
ptapltkti t>1n i if under• the.. tough roo4
ovethttrt iuhl; the hollow
'he Igot'lllat 4e4(0pg over, 1000 .4 at
l4•rr ouuded firm, hippe4 f find peed.
it I►gah►sG:..i s breast, all tllq titre. grow .
fag all If wiU kkendQ4 pale and *lvratll,l
¶non, ufwing botlt'`lta IefG paw slid it4.
teetht it'comwepced t4• teilu away the
PeOteedng roots above • the •lads with the
llrobleblentelitiopt of dealing hitt .t►� Ain
isnag blow, It uttength Was au enor-
mous that alts earth broke and flew iu
all. 04'00400e as the animal ehogli, pull,,
ee....at td biG" uG the roots, ' Wertht 'know.
hug that these woullt soup give wa,Y, ex-
pxcted to bo linens tor» to death by the
lufurfat i4 Lethal,.'
D�ettuwihile, t��e young Ensign on U e
other side of,tlhe raving thud been cutch.
ing for chanoe to shoot at the 4oriltu
rr itlh the louts, double-barreled pistol he
-bed with bite, and hvhioh lie had drawn
from his belt. But the boy and , hie
assailant were, front the Bret, so close to
etttjit other that he dill not dare to fire,
lest the t,ullet should strike Iris comrade,
Htl now ran his gaze along the sapling
that bridged the ol:asnl, The slender
tree was covered with a green, slippery
slime. He•doubted if he would be able
to creep over it,'but he saw no other
way of getting within close enough range
of the fierce beast to shoot it without risk
of hittingV
urth
Therefore, e
replacinghtcbt
his pistol in his belt, he started, crawling
along on his bunds and knees. It was a
daring venture. The horizontal tree was
probably more than 200 'feet above the
bottom of the chasm, if he lost his bal-
ance certain death awaited hint; lie would
be precipitated into the black: he
so
fel' bw,
OnelpIre went. As he proceeded the
narrow trunk sliquk with his weight.
When he had reached its center it beut
—oscillated, and one of his knees slid off
the slippery surface. Ile felt himself
going over. His distended eyes were
turned downward toward the dark,
yawning gulf beneath, into which he
expected to fall herttllong, But the
thuuglat now occurred to him ot throw-
ing himself flat upon his breast along the
sapltug and of hugging it with his amts.
He did so, and the
ACTION SAVED HIM.
Cautiously then he regained his form-
er position, end crept on. At length, he
reached the clipped branch, within live
feet of the end of the tree. The gorilla
had nearly torn away all the roots that
protected Worth. It seemed about to
raise its left paw to deal hint a fatal
blow. The young ofilcerel:new that lie
had no time to lose. He clutched the
stumped branch with his left h:uad,drew
his pistol, and, uimuiii as well as his
nosittoi would admit of, he fired. The
bullet inflicted a flesh wound iu the
monster's side. With a roar that shook
the air to the chasm's very depths, ilio
brute turned, saw its assailaut, and
tlirew itself toward kiln, resting its big
stout..ch ou the sapling. Up went its
Mighty left paw and down it cane
slanting toward the officer's head. Worth
uttered a cry of dismay. He expected
to see the eusigu killed and dashed
from the tree's trunk into the
black pit of the ravine, hundreds of
feet below. It was a critical moment.
Had Dale drawn his head 'back, the
great paw would' still have reached him,
have struck: his neck and sent him
to his doom. But, instead of
attempting, in his present cramped poSi•
tion, aud backward movement, he threw
his head and shoulders forward. Thus
the big paw clove, with a whirring
-sound, the empty air above hint, and,
placing the muzzle of his pistol between
the niotrster's eyes, he fired. The brute,
as the bullet passed through its brain,
slid away from the tree,t:len clawed wild.
ly at the air trait both hands, uttering
oue loud, human -like scream, and went
whirling down iuto the black abyss of
the ravine.
The Ensign crept to land and helped
Worth from the hollow. The boy had
been badly, though not seriously, in-
jures}, by toe force of the gorilla's blow
upci his cartridge box, which had thus
been jammed. as if with tate stroke of a
sledge hammier, against his body. As,
with his rescuer's assistance, •lie limped
back toward the eantp, now and thou
carefully adjusting his broken (haversack
se that the "cherries" iu it alight not
drop out, he warmly thanked his com-
panion for saving his life.
"Don't mention it," was the answer.
"I ant glad euongh to have been -able to
do sometimes for you toward making up
for my coir take of suspecting that you
meant to desert."
NEW DEFINITION OF CRUELTY.
A Man Sutnw for Divorce Because Iiia
Wife is a Bleached Blonde.
In the superior court of San Francisco
there has been filed a complaint which
brings up some points new to the law.
The complaint, says The Argonaut, is in
u suit for divorce which is pending be-
tween John B. Russell and Eva B. Rus-
sell. The grounds on which Mr. Russell
desires his divorce are immerses. He
itemizes cruelty, and one of his specifi-
cations reads :
"Bleached or tartifically colored hair
is easily distinguished as such, and does
not appear natural not• does it deceive
any person, but it is perfectly patent and
noticeably conspicuous. It is regarded
by the majority of rigliethinkiug per-
sons us an indication of a loose, dlssoiute
and wanton disposition, and is regarded
as, and commonly held to be, a practice
never affected by modest; pure and re-
spectable women." "
After expressing this general view of
the practice of women who bleach their
hair, Mr. Russell takes up its particular
npplicatiou to him, In Lis document he
overs :
"Mrs. Russell is a brunette naturally.
Her hair is of a chestnut -brown color,
which, in its norrucl state, is modest
and becoming, and harmonizes with the
natural color of her slain and eyes.
Since we married she has. against my
wishes and protests, and with intent to
vex, annoy, exasperate and shame me,
dyed her hair and changed its shade to
a conspicuous and showy straw or
canaryI
color. As a consequence bf this
artificial coloring she has been obliged
to paint her face to secure an artificial
complexion in keeping with the artifi-
cial color of her hair. The combination
has given her a giddy, fast and sporty
appearance."
This, Mr. Russell deposes, constitutes
cruelty, inasmuch as the bleaching
"greatly mortified, shamed and bundle
ated ]tint, and caused him great and
grievous mental suffering."
Tho Fool and the King.
Newspaper Paragraphers(1890): "What
would be lie use of photographing the
Chinese? : No white man can tell one
Chinaman from another."
Able Editors (t894): " We stop this
press to announce the astounding intelli-
gence that Chinamen have been sending
their certificates home, and thousands of
fresh Chinamen are coming in on them."
A SJMPLE SNAKE STORY,
s?maiattFatvXltBPzBn36;
lontiucrelele
niapner and a
slreftely',volee, atter
the drummer had
flnielted a pretty
i lege's ' 'Quit snake story.
ill 'I "I remember opce
t..
�, when I was in th0.
01t�, ^ +•�t11 � unexploredregions? ri, oftheupperAmarzooIliad an acdventure with a boa.
cnch and— ."
"Hold up 1" interrupted the drummer,
"what's a boaconda,? I've heard of boa
constrictors anti anacondas, but never ,
of a boaconda,"
"The boaconda," explained • the
dreamy-yokedu
man, pleasantly, "is a
snake, unknown as yet to most natural-
ists, and it is a cross between the unto
conda and the boa, with this rework -
able peculiarity, that it has two heads.
Like. its congeners, however, its bite is
not poisonous, uud it 1 swallows its
victims. As I was •saying, I hail
an adventure on one occasion with
one of these monsters which I think I
shall not soon forget. One morning I
had gone into the forest witli a native to
bout, and in the course of my rambles
I saw a beautifully hued bird of the
parrot fatuity, in a tree, and I shot it.
The bird caught in the branches, aud
my attendant having become eepniutted
from me, I concluded to climb for the
bird myself. When fluid reached the
lower limbs with my puze, 1 eaw
stretched Cu one of them, the largest•siz-
ed boaconda, with its four wicked eyes
watching me. The shock- of this sight
was so great that I started violoutly,lust
my balance and fell from the tree, light•
iug full upon my back, with such force
as to knock ate entirely senseless. Ilow
long I remained in this condition I rho
nut know, but wlien I recovered I roll
tie if my legs were tixed ill a vise, and
being unable to trove them I bec:uue
convinced that I had injured nay spine
and was paralyzed. After several in-
effectual atte;ipts to move. I raised
myself on toy elbow and looked
down at my legs. You may imagine
my surprise, nut to say horror, when
lying close to my body, on &ewe log, I
saw half of each head of that dreadful
serpent. \Vhy I should only see turif, I
could not explain to inysetf, and before
I had time to iuVestigate I ha,i fainted.
Tills was of short duration, aid present•
ly I was myself uguiu and, , taking an-
other look, I found the serpent still
there. Then I began to understand,
and in a minute more I knew that the
reptile had attempted to • swallow nae,
for on my bands aed face I could feel
the slime with which these brutes anoint
their victims before they begin to swats
low them. Evidently, this one had not
been very careful in its calculatious, or,
possibly, had never attempted to swal-
low a human being, for it was plain to
be seen that each of its !leads had com-
menced on each of ray legs, and when
that much of me had been swallowed,
the remainder could not very well be,
for reasons not necessary to explain
here. fu any event, that part which
had been swallowed had stuck in the
two tlu•oats, and while I was helpless,
the snake was iu 110 better fix. Wheat
to do was the question now, and having
become somewhat a0C8510nted to my
position. I was cool enough to think of
601110 way Of escape. While revolving
various plans fu my Mind ley eyes
wandered to one side, and there', wituiu
reach, lay cry double-barreled gun with
one Iliad in it. Tile next instant I had
hold of it, and the next I had slipped in
another cartridge and was ready fur
war. 1 coulrjn't shoot the snake in tee
bead, unless I shot ley legs r ff, but I
celculatedethat its heart Must lie some-
where near the point of juncture /if the
necks, which was about three feet from
the tip of the uo+e. Toward that point,
then, I slowly slipped the gull, 811(1 a hen
I had got it as far as I could, 1 shut my
eyes, breathed a prayer and let both bar-
rels go, It almost tore the great body of
the snake asunder, and in. its
death throes I was beaten around
the bush in terrible fashion for a
minute or two, until I was
thrown out of reach. In half an
hour I had recovered sufficiently r o
walk, and I started back to the village,.
with blood in uty eye, for that native at-
tendant who had deserted me." •
"Did you find him?" asked the drum-
mer, anxiously. as the story -teller seem-
ed about to stop at that puha. "Aird did
you slut; hila?"
"No," said the dreamy -voiced man.
"Providence did that for me. I mean,"
lie said, correcting himself, "that Pro
vidence took the matter out of my
hands. , On nay way back to the village
I noticed a Iluge anaconda asleep by the
pathway and, as i wanted the skin of
one, I drove ply knife through the head
of the sleeping reptile and proceeded to
denude it ot its integument. I observed,
as I tought that it had swallowed a
lamb and was sleeping off the effects of
it, but what was my surprise when 1 cut
lute it, to find within the body of the at-
tendant who had accompanied me out
to the forest in the morning." The
dreamy -voiced luau looked piously up
toward the ceiling of the smoker 81d
was silent a moment.
"Was lie dead 2" inquired the drutn-
mer, and the dreumy•voiced 18an seem-
ed lost in thought.
A YELLOW CALLA LILY.
Ten Plants Recently Sold at Auction for
02000,
The white calla lily of our gardens is
well known, still retaining the original
natue of Calla, although botanists have
in modern tinges removed it to another
genus, which is called Richardalia.
Calla will, however, long be its common
name. It has been frequently hinted
that there are species with other colors,
which would soon conte into cultiva-
tion ; but so far these have been mere
rumors. It is now definitely known that
there is a bright y elbow species, which
hna been named by botanists Calla
Elliottana. The one in cultivation,
knows as Riclrardia maculate, has a
slightly yellowish tint sometimes. Tne
new oue is said to be a sitar yellow, and
lids leaves spotted with white, senility to
our common maculate. Ouly one
original plant was introduced, and it is
said there aro only a few propaented
front it in cultivation. Ten plants were
recently sold ut auction in London, and
bought by eltlterprising florists for $e000,
wince is cepsi lered the largest figures
eVtl' 011t1ai)181 tor auction p'an's. An-
other yell,,w one has been introduced
under the exon• of Calla Pentlaudi.
rvhi^h is said to differ in (having larger
foliage and rie.ter colored apatite°, but
whicu Inns not yet been offered to the
trade.—Meelmm'e Monthly.
aoots,Oda,nd
51.40 Bettie
cone Cent doge.'
TIRO tiluaAT'Couer CURB prompt y Quid
where all others fail Cough., Croup,., lore
Throat, Hoarseness, Whooping Conga end
Asthma. For Coptivahptee it nee no it
has. cured thouoands, and will etyma TOlt
takenin time, Sold by Druggists On a guar,,
antee. For a LameBack or. Cb
eiizLOrl'e BELLADONNA PLAIITERPo,
5a7
REINED
M
ve o a, torr,Thie remedyfet star;,teed to cure you. Price, Wcts. Ihjegtrfree.
Sold by J. H. COMBE.
HEART DISEASE REI.IEVED IN 80 M
rNIIT e.—
Alt
ensue of organic or sympathetic) heart disease relieved'
in 80 minutes and quickly cured, by Dr, Agenw'a,
Cure for the Heart. One dose oonvinoes. Sold by
Watts a Co. and Allan & Wilson, Druggists.
A St. Bernard dog, believed to have
been marl, bit seven persons at Dallas,
Tex., on Sunday.
(3) CAPTAIN SWEENEY, U. S. A., San
Diego, Cal., says: "Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy is tits first medicine I have
ever found that would do me any
good." Price' 50 cents. Sold by J. H.
Combe.
The bankrupt stock of Jessop &
Mcllroy, of Blyth, was sold for 77:}
cents to Frank Metcalf, of the same
place, by Auctioneer Jones Friday week.
•
MY FEET were so badly swollen that
I could not wear my shoes. I got
Yellow Oil, and to my astonishment it
gave instant relief, and two bottles
completely:cured me. Mrs. W. GeMc-
Kay, Berwick, Bc wick, Ont.
Dr. Meyer, the poisoner, tried at,
New York, was sentenced to life im-
prisonment in Sing Sing.
Some people laugh to show their
pretty teeth. The use of Ivory -White
Tooth Powder makes people laugh
more than ever. It's so nice. Price
25c. Sold by druggists.
Prof. Bell clailns to have about ci'm-
pleted an invention whereby it will be
possible tcx see by wire, on the same
principle that people are now enabled
to hear by wire.
RnEIIbIATIaIi CURED IN A DAY.—,South America
Rheumatic Cure, for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures in 1 to 8 days. Its action upon the
syswm rs rematkible and mysterious. It removes at
once the masa and the disease immediately dis
appears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents
Sold by Watts & Co. and Allen & Wilson, Duggls,t.
Rev. George Buggin, of Blyth, was
elected Chairman of the Wingern Dis-
trict for this year in connection with
the Methodist church. He appointed.
Rev. Baugh, of Auburn, 118811c•ial
Secretary.
A PROMINENT LAWYER SAYS:
"1 have eight children, every one e
in good health, not one of whoaek
but has taken Scott's Emulsion, in
which my wife has boundless con-
fidence."
Ed. Bessenberry, of Zurich, traded
his pacer "Erie Girl" to John Swarts,of
\Vingham. for a handsome roadster
stallion. The horse attacked Mr. B.
recently and severely injured him by
breaking several ribs and lacerating
his arm. But for the presence of two
fanners at the time, he would have.
been killed.
SHE DIDN'T TAKE WITH THE
GENTLEMEN.
She was refined, intelligent, and not
1
b c
a looking,but somehow t nom .low she never
seemed to take with the' gentlemen.
The didn't like her listless ways; they
said she hadn't any "snap" about her.
Poor gir1,1 site was suffering from fainc-
tional irregularities. and it was actu-
ally impossible for her to take tnuch in-
terest in anything. But a changecame.
One day+ she• heard of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. She procured a
bottle, and she had not taken half its
contents when she felt like another
woman. Now she is in the enjoyment
of perfect henith, and has suiters by
the score. No woman need Suffer from
functional irregularities and weak-
nesses. The "Favorite Prescription" is
a safe and certain cure for all
weaknesses to which women are pecu-
liarly subject.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure- constipa-
tion, biliousness, indigestion and head-
ache. One a dose.
IT iiiEETS IHE
WORST CASES,
YOUR FRIENDS and NEIGH-
BORS HAVE USED IT.
Paine's Celery Compound The /IN
Only Honest Medicine Novi
Before the Canadian
Public.
Yes, snfferer, Paine's Celery Compound meets and
euros your trouble no matter now desperate It may
bo; and let ne give you some additional comfort and
bopo by saying that this precious remedy will meet
your wants after your doctor has given you tap.
The proprietors of Paine's C.dery Compound have
records testifying to marvellous cures after physicians
failed, and other medicines proved useless, 'Those
records and testimonials are upon at all times for In-
spection.
Lot us utter a eolemn wnrninv. Do net waste prep-
ions time by using medicines that have ro curative
virtues. .Go to your denier and ask him for Poise's
Celery Compound ; ono bottle will convince yon that•
yon have found the tra1 agent teat gives now lifo.
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