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Thomas 1. John..
A Common
Affliction
Permanently Cured by Taking
AYERS M
A CAB -DRIVER'S STORY.
"I was afflicted for eight years witlr;Salt
1Zheum. During that time, I tried a great
malty medicines which were highlyrec-
ommended, but none gave me relif. 1
was at last advised to try Ayer's Sarsa-
parilla, by a friend who told me that I
must purchase six bottles and use them
according to directions. I yielded to his
perae sigp. bougeht the six bottles, and.
took the eotttehts et' three of these bot-
tles without noticing any direct benefit.
Before, I 104 finf5bed the tourth bottle,
my hands were as
Free from Eruptions
as ever they were. My business, which
Is th;,t of a cab -driver, requires me to
be out 10 cold and wet weather, often
without gloves, and the trouble has
nadir returned."—THoaIAs A. Jones,
Stratford, Ont.
flyer's. Sarsaparilla
Admitted at the World.
•
Auer's Pills Cleanse the Bowels.
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
YOU THINK{ You KNow JOHN CIHNA-
MAN, BUT You DON'T.
"Just when you think you have
learned to know the Chinaman," says
a:missionary in China, "you suddenly
find it necessary to modify half of
what you have learned, and discard
the other half." The difficulty of
knowing the Chinese in their own
homes is well described in the Rev,
Arthur Smith's book, Chinese Char-
aeteristiis, brought out a couple of
years ago. One of their characteris-
tics that almost explains all the others
le their belief in themselves. Like the
character in Richter's novel, if a China-
man knew anything about the first
meridian he would assume that it ran
through his own skull. He believes in
his province simply because he lives in
it; but he has no interest even in China
outside of his province. "A man in
China is part of a gigantiernachine, a
mere cogin one of many wheels. A
Chinese family is like a hill of potatoes:
one cannot get at any 6f them without
a process by which all are brought to
view."
LATCH STRING ALWAYS OUT.
In China, private houses are sur-
rounded by a wall, and have no win-
dows looking on the street. Neverthe-
less, there is no domestic privacy in
China. No one thinks of objecting to
the entrance of perfect strangers
through the ever open door. To close
the door would provoke the enquiry,
"What is going on within, that they
ale afraid to have every one see and
hear?" And from that moment the
social doom of that family would he
sealed. The Occidental question to an
intruder would be, "What business
have you here?" The Oriental reply
would be, "What business have you to
keep me out?" The Chinese adage
covering this matter is, "If you would
not have it known that you do it. do
not do it."
THE WAN TON NEW ERA
A
BLIND TOM, THE PIANIST
THE MUSICAL MARVEL AND HIS
WONDERFUL TALENT.
The Discovery of His Remarkable Gift
And Its Development—Eccentricities et
This Sightless Master of the Pisano—His
Physical History,
The recent death of Gen. Bethune, the
original owner of the mueloal negro slave
boy known as "131ind Tom," has aroused
much public curiosity as to the disap-
pearance of Tom from view. The best in-
formation I have been able to obtain 1s
that he is passing the closing days of his
life in a lunatic asylum, his vagaries
having taken on too dangerous a form to
admit of his going freely about as hereto-
fore.
Tom was born in Muscogee county,
Ga., says a writer in Kate Field's Wash-
ington. His father's name was Mingo,
and his mother was called by hor owuer
Aunt Charity. While he was still a boy,
and supposed to be a mere idiot as well
as sightless, he used to conceal himself in
his master's house, and after midnight
creep into the parlors and play the same
airs with which his young mistress had
entertained her guests a few hours before,
being cautious to suppress his notes by
holding his foot on the soft pedal. He
was soon detected, however, and reprim-
anded. A milder view was taken of his
shortcomings when his master discovered
that the boy's gift mightbe turned to
profitable account; meanwhile, the child-
ren of the household, delighted with his
marvelous powers, had not hesitated to
defy the"distflpline of tbeis elders and en-
courage hini to play for them on the sly.
Besides being a remarkable player of
ether people's music, Torn was a com-
poser himself. He was near enough to
one of the battlefields of the civil war to
catch the sounds from it, and these be
wove into a piece which his manager en-
titled, for popular effect: "The Battle
of Manassas." In it the piano is made to
imitate the music of the flies and drums,
tho charges of the cavalry, the thunders
of a battery, the groans of the wounded
and dying, and all the incidents of a great
fight so faithfully as to call up a panora-
ma of i he scene before the mind's eye of
the listener.
One of the feats which Tom was accus•
tomed to perform in publio to the
amazement of his audiences was the im-
itation of any piece of music performed
in his hearing by a stranger. Some of
these pieces made so great an impression
on him that he carried them in his mind
for a long period and then could repro-
duce them at will. A story which seams
somewhat apocryphal was told me by a
teacher of music in a young ladies' semi-
nary in Maryland, representing Tom as
having carried in his memory for twent=-
one years, note for note, a German waltz
which had been played before him by my
informant in order to test his ability, and
whioh, as far as known, lie never at-
tempted again during all that period.
When I suggested that there was a pos-
sibility of Tom's having heard the same
piers played by other hands in the interval
and thus kept his memory refreshed, the
professor assured me that this could not
be so, because before playing it to Tom
he had rewritten the waltz, adapting it
from its original Gorman form to one
which contained a number of variations
and fancy touches'of. his own.. - Tom .ropr6-
duced all these incidentals with absolute
faithfulness.
The theory that Tom must be of a
gentle disposition because so given to
music would be very misleading. Sound
rather than harmony, was what appealed
to his intellect. such as it was, and his
reproductions were. governed by the rules
of accuracy rather than inspired by art s -
tic genius. It used to be said of him t at
the crying of a child afforded him At n
delight, and when he could not draw
forth as much sound as he wanted from
kis young companions by ordinary pro -
sasses, he would bite and pinch them for
Ohs purpose of hearing their shrieks of
pain. As he matured he devoloped a
powerful bone frame and great muscular
strength, which ho exerted to the serious'
discomfiture of anybody who opposed his
wishes. I1 kept away from a piano when
he wanted to play, he would bang his
head against the wall and throw chairs
around the room. Once, while staying
at a hotel on one of his concert tours, he
insisted on playing a lopd piece of music
in the middle of the night, regardless of
the comfort of the other guests. Hie
agent attempted to check him, but he
was seized by Tom and thrown out of the
room with great violence. On another oc-
casion in Waehingtton he was visited by
a man whose presence was distasteful to
him, and he manifested his dislike by
pitching the poor fellow downstairs.
Possibly Tom's present seclusion has
other reasons behind it besides his increas-
ing eccentricities. The legal control of his
time and services has been for some years
the rsibjoot Of litigation in the courts.
Gen. Bethune turned the care of the boy
ever to his son at one time, and the son's
wife ()limed her husband's rights after the
latter's death. I believe the case has
never been finally settled, and it may be
that one or the other party to the con-
troversy has thought it wise to keep Tom
out of sight until his fate can be decided
One Sunday evening, while Evangelist
Dwight L. Moody and an immense congre-
gation were praying for rain in Fort Worth
Texas,a storm buret upon the town,and beat
down the roof which fell Spon the congre-
gation, causing a panic, and a large number
of persona were seriously igjnred.
THE MOTHER OF WEALTH.
Economy is one of the greatest vir-
tues in China, though the Chinese do
not reckon it so much a virtue as an
ordinance of nature. Dogs and cats
live on the vilest refuse; and yet when
they die they are eaten with gusto.
Even poisoned animals are eaten with
entire disregard of the consequences.
The same ceremony is shown in the
gathering of fuel. Not a weed is left
in the fields. Boys beat off the au-
tuWnal leaves with clubs, as if they
were chestnuts, and even straws are
scarcely allowed leisure to show which
way the wind blows.
When a Chinaman presents a com-
plimentary inscription to a friend, he
pastes it on a silk backing, instead of
gluing it, so that his friend may re-
move the inscription and use the silk.
In many parts of China the children
wear no clothes for many months in
the year; wheels are never greased,
and the majority of people never wash.
"Do you wash your child every day?"
a Chinese mother was asked. "Wash
him every day?" was the indignant re-
sponse; "he was neverjwashed since he
was born." A soap dealer who should
open an agency in China would lose
money. One difficulty, however, in
describing Chinesk characteristics is
the fact that there are many races and
families of peoples, all of which are
loosely known as Chinese, and each of
which has its own distinctive charac-
teristics.
The Western Watchman, a Roman
Catholic paper of St. Louis, Mo., edited by
Rev. Father Phelan, makes the rash assets
tion that the Christian Endeavor and Ep-
worth Leagues are honeycombed with im-
morality, and that their gatherings for
down right vioiousnese ani depravity have
never been equalled since the horrible
saturnalia of Greece and Rome.
The Toronto World Paye it is proposed
to euperanuate John Davis, Inspector of
Dietilleriea,Windsor, and Henry Godson,
Chief Inspector of inland revenne, Toronto.
The former was appointed in 1872, is near-
ly 57 years of age, and his salary is $2,800
a year; the latter was appointed ip 1878, is
aged nearly 70 years and is in receipt of
82,800 a year. Are the officers unnecessary,
er are places needed for other workers for
the party?
Children Cry for
:Pitcher's Castoria,
A QUEER NAME.
The register of a Philadelphia hotel
recently recorded the arrival of Thos.
Godbepraised, of Barrow-in-Furness,
England. Being approached by a
Times reporter upon the subject of the
oddity of his surname, Mr Godbe-
praised said:
"Yes, I supposethe name does sound
very odd to Americans although such
names are not altogether unusual in
England, and especially In Lancaster,
which was a stronghold of the round-
heads er Puritans m Cromw ell's time.
My home is in Barrow-in-Furness,
which is in Lancashire.
"My ancestors, prior to Cromwell's
time, were all royalists. The family
name was Elliott. A younger son re-
nounced the religious faith and polit-
ical opinions of his forefathers and be-
came a Puritan. As was usual in such
cases, he abjured the carnal name of
Charles Elliott and took the inspired
one of Ezekiel Godbepraised.
"There is quite a romance connected
with this ancestor of mine. He fell in
love with the only daughter of a Col.
Fielding in the Cavaliers army. Not
being able to obtain her father's con-
sent to their marriage Ezekiel abduct-
ed her, and for two years kept her hid-
ing in a dreary house that stood near
the town of Formby, where a son was
born. After a battle, a little to the
south of the River Morsey, between
the Cavaliers and Roundheads, her
brothers discovered her and carried
her off to old Furness abbey. In the
hurry the child was left behind, but as
the result of the mother's pleading one
of the brothers returned to Formby
for it.
"In the meantime Ezekiel had dis-
covered his Loss and removed the child.
Then he followed his brothers back to
Furness abbey, but arrived too late.
The brother and sister had set sail
from Barrow Beach for the Isle of
Man. A storm ' came up and Ezekiel
arrived in time to see the boat founder.
He returned to his child more bitter
against the royalists than ever, and
brought the child up with the same
'sentiments.
"At the close of the war Ezekiel
adopted the trade of a weaver, and set-
tled in Barrow-in-Furness. Thug the
name was perpetuated, the stern com-
mands of the father forbidding the son
to throw off the fanatical nickname
when the heat of puritanicai zeal had
given way.
COLD IN THE HEAD AND HOW TO
CURE IT.
One of the most unpleasant and danger-
ous maladies that afflicts Canadiangat this
season is cold in the head. Unpleasant,
because of the dull, heavy heaeache, in-
flammed nostrils and other disagreeable
symptoms accompanying it; and danger-
ous, becaaee if neglected it develops into
catarrh, with its disagreeable hawking and
spitting. foul breath ,frequent loss of taste
and swell, and in many cases ultimately
developing iisto consumption. Nasal Balm
is the only,:remedy yet discovered that will
instantly relieve cold in the head and cures
in a few applications, while its faithful use
will effectually eradicate the worst case of
catarrh. Capt. D. H. Lyon, president of
the C.P.R. Car Ferry, Prescott, Ont., says
—"I used Nasal Balm for a prolonged case
of cold in the head. Two applications ef-
fected a cure in less than 24 house. I
would not take $100 for my bottle of Nasal
Baha, if I could not-roplsce"it.' Sold -by
all dealers, or scut by mail.postpaid at 50
cents per bottle, by addressing G. T. Ful-
ford & Co., Montreal.
ALL MEN
Young, old or middle-aged, who find them•
selves nervous, wtak and exhausted, who
are broken down troth aSzoese. or civet -work,
resulting in many of the following symp-
toms :—Mental depression, premature old
age, loss of vitality, lose of memory, bad
dreams, dimness of eight, palpitation of the
heart, emissions, leek of energy, pain in the
kidneys, headache, pimples on the face and
body, itching or peculiar Sensation about
the scrotum, wasting of the organs, dizzi.
nese, speoka before the eyes, twitohing of
the muscles, eyelids and elsewhere, barb.
fulness, deposits in the urine, loss of will
power, tenderness of the scalp and opine,
weak and flabby muscles, desire to sleep,
failure to be rested by sleep, constipation,
dullness of hearing, loss voice, desire for
solitude, excitability of temper, sunken
eyes, surrounded with manes CIRCLES, oily
looking akin, etc., are all symptoms of ner-
vous debility, that lead to insanity, unless
cured. The spring or vital force having
lost its tension, every function wanes in
consequence. Thoue who through abuse
committed in ignorance, may be perma-
nently cured. Send your address and 10o
+t..mps for book on diseases peonliar to
man, sent sealed. Address M. V. Li3BON ,
24 Maodoenell Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada
Please mention this paper.
SENATOR WILSON'S COURAGE.
After Henry Wilson's first election
to the United States Senate, he gave
his friends a dinner. Thetable was set
with not one wineglass uon it,
"Where are the glasses?" asked sev-
eral of the guests merrily.
"Gentlemen," said Mr Wilson, "you
know my friendship for you and my
obligations to you. Great as they are,
they are not great enough to make me
forget "the rock whence I was hewn
and the pit whence I was dug." Some
of you know how the curse of intemp-
erance overshadowed my youth. That
I might escape I fled from my early
surroundings. For what I am I am
indebted, under God, to my temper-
ance vow and my adherence to it.
Call for what yon want to eat, and if
this hotel can provide it, it shall be
forthcoming; but wines and liquors
cannot come to this table with my con-
sent, because I will not spread in the
path of another the snare from which I
escaped."
Three rousing cheers showed the
brave Senator that men admire the
man who has the courage of his con-
victions.
He afterwards filled the office of
Vice -President of the United States.
WANTED TO DIE RIOR.
Many years ago, according to one of
the yarns of the sea told by mariners
who claim to have been present, a Brit-
ish ship having on board a large con,-
signment of Spanish dollars fora house
in Rio Janeiro was wrecked on the
Brazilian coast. Hoping to save some
of his precious cargo the Captain or-
dered some of the casks containing
the. gold brought on deck, but the ves-
sel was so badly wrecked by the con-
tinuous pounding on the rocks that it
was soon found necessary to take to
the boats without any of the tl'easure.
As the boat was about to leave the ill-
fated craft, one of the officers, to make
sure that no one was left on board,
went back to make a last tour of the
ship. To his surprise, sitting beside
one of the casks with g hatchet in his
hand, he found one of the sailors.
"Hurry up!" cried the officer. "We
came within an ace of going off with-
out "Um
" I m not going," replied the sailor,
giving the cask a hearty whack with
the hatchet, bursting it open, and
laughing with delight as the coin pour-
ed out around him. "I've always
wanted to die rich. I've been poor all
my life, and this is my first and last
chance. Go ahead. I'll stay here with
my fortune."
Argue as he might, the ofticer could
not persuade the fellow to leave the
gold with which he played as a child
with marbles, and he finally had to
leave him to his fate.—Harper's Young
People.
"°A child was cured of croup by a dose or
two of Ayer's Cheray Peotoral. Aneighbor's
cffil -died of the same dread disease, while
the father lwas getting ready to'.call the
doctor. This shows the neoessity of having
Ayer's Cherry Peotoral always at hand.
PINE -MALT I8 ALL THE TALK
HEREABOUT.
"What shall I take to break up this bad
coldt" Answer—Pine-Malt. "But it has
gone down to my lungs and bangs onl"
Then get a bottle of Pine -Malt and Hypo -
phosphite instead. I advise thus from per-
sonal and family experience. Pine -Malt
aota like a charm, allaying Dough, oaring
hoareenese and other symptoms with sur-
prising gnioknesa. It is a great family
medicine, este and pleasant. My faith in
Pine -Malt ie unbounded. The new med-
icine is all the talk hereabout. J. G. Cann-
es, pastor Brooke Baptist charoh, Lamb -
ton, Ont., Jan. 10th, 1896 "
A Well -Heeled Tramp,
Probably there wasn't another person
in Maine so well prepared for emergen-
cies as a tramp who has just visited Saco
and Biddeford. He had no overcoat, but
as he woro two coats, two vests, two pairs
of trousers and plenty of undorolothing
he didn't miss one much. When he
wandered into tho police station ho borer
a big bundle consisting of a heavy com-
forter rolled in a piece of oilcloth. In his
pockets were found several dozens of
loose matches, a big roll of newspapers,
two dozen railroad time tables, a box of
salve, a bottle of insect powder, two
hamonicas, a lot of cards, a handful of
toothpicks, a shoestring, a wire nail, a
collar button, a lead pencil and a carpen-
ter's pencil, a box of indelible lead, an 11-
lustratedlcatalogue of rubber shoes,a purse
with six cents and an old copper, three
broken clay pipes, a new pocket -book, a
piece of silk hat lining, two pieces of
castile soap, three sea shells, a broken
clam shell, a plug of tobacco, some fish-
ing tackle, a spool of thread, a piece of
wood, a paper of needles, a roll of birch
bark, a suspender buckle, a package of
cigarette pictures, a notebook containing
several sketches of Bar Harbor and vicin-
ity, a chestnut, a whetstone, a dozen
pieces of rock, a new whisk broom, a poo-
ket comb and a big pewter spoon.—Bos-
ton Herald.
Drunkenness in •England.
In England, during one year for Which
returns have boon furnished, there were
149,726 convictions for ,drunkenness, of
which 111 178'werr fi)r-cyffense? committed
-between noon and midnight on Sundays.
This loos not show that there was exces-
sive indulgence on -abhath days mare
than on others. In Wales the proportion
of Sunday conviction; was still less,
numbering only 772 out of a total of 10,-
347. Compared with this return for the
whote of Wales, there is significance in
the fact that in tho border county of
Monmouth, to which the Sunday closing
act does not apply, there were 110 convic-
tions for drunknness on Sunday, against
868 on other days.—London Daily Notes.
THE POWER OF SONG.
In connection with "What shall the
harvest be?" the following story is re-
lated: "A leading business man in
Chicago fell into the drink habit, and
finally became a drunken sot. During
one of his sprees he happened to find
his way into a hall where Moody and
Sankey were conducting special ser-
vices. He was ahuoat too intoxicated
to know what was going on, but dur-
ing the evening Mr Sankey sang the
following hymn. When he came to
the words—
"Sowing the seed of a lingering pain,
Sowing the seed of a macidened brain,
Sowing the geed of a tarnished name,
Sowing the send of eternal ehame—
Oh, what shall the harvest be?"
the singer's voice rang through the in-
ebriate like the judgment trumpet
and fairly sobered him. It roused his
sleeping conscience, and brought be-
fore him in painful review his wasted
life. He could not endure the torment
of the hellish vision, and so went out
to strive to drown the song 1 drink,
But it would not drown. Itl rang in
his ears till he forsook his a it way,
turned to the Lord and was converted.
For 20 Years
the formula for making Scott's
Emulsion has been endorsed by
physicians of the whole world. No
secret about it. This is one of its
strongest endorsements. Bttt the
strongest endorsement possible is
in the vital strength it gives.
Scott's
mu 1 n
nourishes. It does more for weak
Babies and Growing Children than
any other kind of nourishment. It
strengthens Weak Mothers and re-
stores health to all suffering from
Emaciation and General Debility.
For Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bron-
chitis, Weak Lungs, Consumption, Blood
Diseases and Loss of Flesh.
Scott & Baine. Belleville. All Druggists. 60c. & $1.
BRISTOL'i;S
PILLS
Cure Biliousness, Sick Head-
ache, Dyspepsia, Sluggish Liver
and all Stomach Troubles.
BRISTOL'S
PILLS
Are Purely Vegetable,
elegantly Sugar -Coated, and do
nest gripe dr sicken.
BRISTOL'S
PILLS
Act gently but promptly and
thoroughly. "The safest family
medicine. ' All Druggists keep
BRISTOL'S
PILLS
may 3, 1896
for Infants ands efn.
OTHERS, Do You Know that Parc:4.
Bateman's Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, many so-called Soothing Syru:
most remediee for children are composed of opium or morphine 1
Do Yen Know that opium and morphine are stupefying narcotio poisons f
Do Yon Rnow that in most countries druggists are not permitted to sell gager
without labeling them poisons?
Do Yon Know that you should not penult any medicine to be given your child
unless you or your physician know of what itis composed 1
Do Yon Know that Castoria is a purely vegetable preparation, and that a list of
its ingredients is published with every bottle 1
Do Yon Know that Cat -feria Is the prescription of the famous Dr. Samuel Pitcher.
Tbat it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is now sold than
of all other remedies tor children combined 1
Do You Know that the Patent Office Department of the 'United States, and of
other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word
"tiastoria" and its formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison offense 1
Do Yon Rnow that one of the reasons for granting this government protecttonwse
because Castorlallad been proven to be absolutely harmless?
Do Yon Rnow that 35 average doses of Castoria are furnished for 3,
meats, or one cent a dose
Do Yon Know that when possessed of this perfect preparation, your children mag
be kept well, and that you may have unbroken rest 1
Well, these things are worth knowing. They are facts.
The fao-'dmfle
signature of
is on every
wrapper.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.
rtso's Remedy for Catarrh is the
t, ltasleet , e, and Cheapest:
geld b 11iti ; itlts a -t liar
At it 'f'. }art Atha •Wo''ten. Po.
Cuts, 5cratcbs,
Sprains' ,and all pains, external
or internal, are instant-
ly relieved by
PERRY DAVIS'
tesaa
S
1�, tM
aes
Pain Killer.
This old remedy Is known used
and sold everywhere, Diet It and
keep it by you.
Clothing �G
for Spring.
READY TO WEAR
. MEN'S SUITS -
The best value in the trade.
$3.50 to $5 per Suit.
ROBT. COATS & SON
CLINTON
NUB GROCERY
As regular as the seasons; as steady as the Polar star, as constant as the
compass. The quality of our goods do not change; we buy the best in the.
market. We have a big stock of
WOODEN WARE.
If you need a Washtub, a Pail, a Broom, a Mop or
Scrub brush, it will pay you to call.
We have Ben Hur, Bee Brand, Monsoon, Maravilla, the finest of
TEAS— Ceyluns, Japans, the best that can be had in the market.
COFFEE—Fresh Ground, leads them all. Take a look at our window for as
Bedroom Set.
IF] 40 r!i;WAL. LLOW
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- C1inton
SIMMMINIONOUil
STRICTLY CASH
After the lot of Fehr iary, I will sell
for Cosh or its equivalent—feeling as-
sured it will be the most satisfactory
to all. It will enable me to buy my
goods to better advantage, and conse-
quently will sell at a closer margin,
giving my customers the benefit.
Thanking my customers and Patrons
for the liberal ti'upport extended to me
in the past, 1 respectfully solicit a con-
tinuance of your favor, feeling assured
that the Cash System, heipg the true
principle, will recommend itself to all
right thinking people.
The Crown Blend and Russian
Blend—We direct your attention to those
high grade Indian and Ceylon Blends. I
have had the exclusive sale of these Teats
with meat gratifying rpaalts; nothing but
high grade Teas are used in these blends;
ask for these and take no other; get Sample.
Sole agent for Sailor Boy brand Japan Tea,
30o., 41b for $1. Speoial value in All Tess.
Freah Lake Herring, Boneless Codflah,
Fresh Haddook,Finan Heddie, CannedFisk
Canned Corn, Peas and Tomatoes, Flour
atmeai, &a. Bargains in Crookery,China
Glassware, Dinner, and Toilet Sots, eto.
Produce taken as Cash.
N. ROBSON,
Clinton
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