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When the Winner of Amy big race is
being led back to the paeldoek, eays
London, Ideas, hundred"! Of teen and
Women ero'y jzrenne and try to
-notch, Wm. Thie, happened atter the
Car and SUburitan at Epsom the other
day. It will happen after the Derby
and the Oaks lo, partieular. The
auperetitign, is that if you touch the
aniMal, luck wIle mete be you.
Te belief that eerten horses, ea-
pecioly white torses and dum horses,
can bring leek. eve tt atter death, dates
bank to what the lawyers term "a
perlott eo rewrote that the memory of
Ulan rItienetit not to the contrary."
And there aro other etiPerstitious re-
lating to tortes.
X dare "toy It is not geterallY known
that the firet horse tratzled to per-
form oircus Welts ended by being
Pronouneed "poseetsed ot a devil" awl
burnt alive with' his Mauer, a man
nettled Betake.
This happened ht Elleabeth's reign.
The torse was Called MOrocco, and be
lased to Valk upright oinhis hind logs,
rear, neel, slt and lie down When told
to do so by Bank% line to indicate
amongst the epeetiators any individual
selected. This 'Was too much for the
superatitions talk nse that Period, and
home and mon had to pay the penalty.
•ve.ti in the centurlee /before Christ,
supenieltions attached to 'torso.
Amos* the •Scythians it Was especially
rampant, horses aelog Molted upon by
tete whole of that -race les iqek bring-
ers, with the result that when a SOY-
thian,kbeg died, his t000rite horse was
Put tee (loth and bur1e4 with him, On
occasions the horse war; buried Neat
him etive.
Thee, a year later, o horrible rite
used to be performed. This oonsisted
In the executionnuenally y strangu-
lation, of about BO of the Stroegest
and nandsomest opung men among
the dead king's sebeects, and in the
etranoulation of an ecnial number of
the best hOrses tiOne leingdom. Men
• and horses were, then dtsernbowled
and stuffed wake straw, the horses
eet up in a circle rotind the king's
tomb; and the 'dead men placed aatrine
theirs.
And there the Wein emledron re-
mained unt'il it ertitabled away to
dust, the idea being. that the gods
the kihg had worehiped would feel
gratified at this saerifice. The same
(gunnies prevailed ,ett later date
among the Tartar, and formed part
ot the religion orate 'Scandinavian
and Teutonic raceIt Wan Anse com-
mon oblong the Vence', Whose name
survinee to this day' in the • nainetc
Venice.
Eveu as late as the year 17O1, when
Frederic Casimir, eonentander et Lor-
raine, died, his horse was killed and
buried with lam, while at the fun: -
'era! of Li Inittg thag, which Many
of us can re•memeeve reading about, a
horse and chariot -made ot paper were
burned at the' graveeitte-aprobably a
last ourvival Ot ogle similar -rite once
obeerved'it Jame/amid China,
at the extraoraivary temireligieus
borse ratee Which stin takes placeo
antually 1 'taboo -or die just before
the war-talled tlie "Palice of Sienna,"
h,orses with end emarkligs Ore etep-
Poeed to be Mak britgebs, While a
horse with a wall seye s looking upon
as a harbinger of evil, This super-
stition prevets teed in Parts of Tre• e
land; I know a mart In county Lim-
eriek who, because some years ago he
chenced to breed a mare -with a welt
eye, is still looked at askance by some
of his friends. ,
The white horses cut into hills in
varlets 4erte, Engletd, •notably in
Watshire, date hack to a period un-
knetaltabot the legend eoncerning them
Is that the natioes at Britain wor-
shiped them, enellitaing that fortune
Would oame if they prayed to tbose
horses sufficiently long and with
enough fever.
OOLORS =wan -
On Persons When 'Used in a
Room.
ilave yOu gone Into e Antall room
In an apartment and wondetel why it
appeared so small and stufty when it$
twin aeroas the hall seemed eo ranee
larger end more cheerful? And have
you closely observed the decoratione
of the two rooms and hit upon the
right ealution-the difference in the
colors ased on walla curtains and fur-
niture?
A writer in Priettea 'Carpet and • Rua
News Mengel to light stome interesting
taets abottt color:
Blue la a contrasting color, reflect -
Mg less light than it giveand has a
tendency to make the rooni in which
It is used as a dominatiog seherne
eeera inech omaller than it really is.
Toilette IS the antithesis ef blue, for
It expands, reflecting More light .than
Any other shade and givee both
length Mid breadth to a tootle. It is
„ especially good for use itt room with
northern exposure because of its light
oeflecting quality.
•Red le one a the warmeet colore
' and **mild be used only 311 email bite
for contraet. It should be treed meat
operingly if a restful effect le deeired.
, elauvee, grates end violete are eold
+cetera and ehould b teett as back-
ground tor colore of Mote warmth.
• Ail combined ettloite, ucb n geeens
urpleithd brown, Wilt follow the
dominant pritnary eoler of their mix-
ture. A sUlitlY l'00111 can etand the
. told ecolors, while e, north room must
hove %%rho tieh Auto. Strong con -
trots produce excitement.
A. Bunch of Palsehooda.
• One tibm there was
A wettian whose shoes eyelet too
small, and who 'admitted it.
, A women whOze euminer furs Were
too waren and she toed sio,
. A wOman Who adinlited tient her
party dress was ,too thia and low out
A women who eeplored the fact that
her baby was se •homely and so el Old.
• A woman who told Yon she had a
good dinner ramie for you.
A man who, when you aelred him
he bad a knife. anewered: "Ton bet
You, and a good once" instette of
eng: "'Yes, a nitee of one." ---Farm
Life.
*wee ot.
ItelneMbered IVfOther'S AriIver
Little Harry one day Poked his nin-
liver who made the feces and was told
that God matte them. A few deye later
An old eatored mati rawer' lei trim tit
note; and the little Ventre.", beellIghthi
at work, ran to his mother and ex-
elattned: "Oh, maMnia, God's out itt
the yard repairing his trees!"
-seta
Torenly-POP, are there any Innis
cure girls mentioned in the Bible?
Torentas Pop --N'ot Diet 1 }time of
incan by bendtraideute
ley son. Tommy -Then wiest does It Lei
SIR WILLIAM'S
attesemeettoose
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to looked from right to left, as If
ehe would have escaped the question if
she could; hut his eyes were fixe4
On her with an intentness, an earnest -
nem that eeerned to ,e0111Meald her
teart, and-traitorelte heart! - 4
yteided.
"Why, yes," she tied, in a low voles,
which, for all her efforts,. quavered,
and Witt a smile that flickered pathe-
tically, "I-ehall be glad -you have
always been so kind --ecte-so--careful
of me -1s, nay sister—"
He nodded, "Yo, put It that way," i
he eald, with a short breath. ' Then,
if luck go with rae, I'll come to you -
and tell you. It wIll seem a 1011g Unle-
but I can wait. Can wait" -bo laugh-
ed slowly, mockingly -"for wealth and
fame and the rest ot It, you know!"
She moved away front. him without a
word, and to stood, hie eyee etill
fixed on her; tben he started, as if
item a dream, and coed: "Your
homer'
"At the stable," she said, just glanc-
ing ,,at hitn, "But don't trooble. One
of the men—"
He walked beside her, and almost
itt eilenee they reached the stables, He
got the horse --she noticed how care-
fully he examined the girths and the
fastenings-aoa held his hand and
knee for her, His strong hands lifted
her, as if she were a feather, into the
middle, and Ile stood for a moment
looking up at her, as he arranged the
mine in her hands.
"Thank you, thank you," he mu-
ttered, ter eyeo downcast. "I-1 an
late, I must ride fast. Good -by!"
"Good -by," he responded, iti his
deep voice; and the motile of it rang
ib her ears, and seemed to be echoed
tthrn,
yethal
e pines as e rode between
Jack stood looking after her, his
face pale, Ids lips set. Yea; he could
wait until the time of grace set forth
An the will bad paesecl; then he would
go to her and say: "I am Wilfred Car_
ton. I have renounced my claim to the
estates and the money, they are
Yrioielip; I love you; will YOU marry
A voice from the beach startled him,
and he turnednto see Lord Stanton
coming up the beach,
"What lucki" he called nut; and the
V'ords ounded like a good omen in
&Wien eltra "1 was afraid I should
Miss you. I say, Douglas, the specifi-
cations have come down, and I want
you to go over thexn at once. Will you
come up to tho Towers totoight?"
jack nodded, "Yes, I'll come;" he i
Oka absehtly omitting tbe "Lord
Stanton,"
The led looked at him. el say, you
look rather off color, Douglan" he f
seed, end he /aid hie band in a very a
friendly way on Jack's broad shoulder,
"You haven't looked • the thing for e
soma time past. You've •been sticking
to the work too hard, and want a
change, that's etat's the matter. Why t
not take antolidaly, no Up to Loudon,
and leave a bit of a epree, do the thee- f
etree and the muesec-halls, Ob.?" h
It did not strike him as strange that
he ehould speak as if to an equal; and
Jack nodded.
a
"reaps I might)" be said, thought -
es
"That's right!esaid etord btanton.
"And, b ytbe way, I put a cheque in
My pocket, thinking might see you -
rather fortennate coincidence, wasn't
it?"
He shyley slipped a cheque in Jack's
hand, and went on talking quickly;
but Jack, after glancing at the
cheque, broke in with;
"Oh, but this is too much, Lord
Stanton!"
The boy laughed; then faced him te-
Meets.
'Yes, I thought that was the kind
Of 'rot You'd tote," he declared. "Too
Much! Why, lee only on account; you
don't blipposo I moot it as full pay -
tient? You jugginot you've earned
twice that amount; and I've ecoreel tut
end by employilig you Instead of h
tegular Johnny. Now, look here!" as
deck ()betted bis mouth to expostulate.
"I can be as darned obstinate, as you
ean, Douglatt; and I tell you straight
that 1 ratan be awfully offended if you
Make any fuss about the coin,"
Jack nodded. "It' e too much- but,
very well. lel be tip to -night."
"I'd ask you to come now, but the
Miss Bramleye and Mr. Hesketb. Car-
t -en are dining with me"
"I'll come sotne °thee tight, to-
intirrote," teed Jack quickly;
"No, to!" said Stanton eageritt.
Want yoll to go over those patters. ill
come to tem In the library -there's
the phaeton; and, by George! I'm
late'
He ren to meet the phaeton, and
Jack turned into the cottage to receive
elm Wostawaye) reproaches. But he teitee
Deemed more eheerfttl, More like his en,
bid self, that eventeg, and, While he
had his tea, he took PoIly on his knee "eve
and told her stories until she clapped tee
her hands and burled her laughing eto
teee against his heart.
hair tied in a pigtail, and -yes; there
'was enytie in black lace that made
the clear Ivory of her neck illto tiae
driven snow on which 'the faint dawn
Is shining. How lOvely she was, and-.
at, how touch better!--- bow lovable!
But for his folly,, and the fierce pas-
sion which Ives skin to madness, that
bad wrecked leis life, he. might te
there, by her side, a welcome Knee,
free to love, to woo her, Walt a Mgt,
he was turning away, when he saw
the tall, slight figure of Hesketh. Car-
ton leave Lord Stanton end aPProach
Ostia Jack stopped unconsciously
and watched. them. He saw Heaketil
bend over Clytie and speak:no her -
it was some request, evidently, for
she, atter a moment's hesitatiou, rose,
and they passed into the adjolning cone
servatory.
Jack moved away; but he had to
Pase the conservatory, and, tlaough he
turned his face aside, anti, setting his
teeth, endeavored to walk on, his re-
solution failed Mw, and he looked in,
They were standing in front of a
bank of obaysarithemums, and Heeteth
Carton -his cousin-, as Jack median -
leaflet reflected -was talking to her,
bending over with an expression in
his face which. sent tbe blood to Jack's
face and made his heart beat fierce,
ly. Clytie was listening at first with
Pest conventional attention; but be
saw Hesketh suddenly draw closer.
bend still lower over her, and take her
hand.
Ile was altaost too blinded by the
sudden passiort to see that her face
had grown crimson and then pale; his
eyes were fixed on Hesketh's face,
and hie rapidly, yet smoothly moving
tips; and, with a stifled exclamation
an oath wrung from hint in ids agony.
he turned and fled ---for it eels flight -
into the •darkness, •
Fool; fool that he was! He bad
heen too honorable to declare himeelf,
to tell of his 'Jove, had beaten Oboe
the bush, had stammered an appeed
to her to wait -and Hesketh Mem'
had stepped in before him and won
her!
His passion, the jealousy, which had
been so swift to leap to a cono.usion,
tore at him like a wild beast. Tie
flung himself into the shrubbeey, and
forced his way through like seine wild
animal in a fury, and Omen binitelt
upon the road, down which he stombl-
ed like a man half -blind.
Luck! He had called upon it, tnd
t had answered, him property en-
Migh-made a mock a him.
Yes, he had loot ,her. A al serve
him right! Such men as -he, such
cols as he, deserved just suclz lock
s had been -dealt out to lam.
roe 'hours he wandetece about the
,00ds, now blundering againet the tinge
inees new stopping to stare be-
orelaand try and ease the anguish,
he deseiale, that crushed his heart,
ut ever driven on again in his flight
rom thought, from the realization of
is loss: ,•
It wee hearlet clawri when he Mailed
tee mittege; and' he was allude now,
end Moved as one spurred by a plAt
f action.
With some difficulty he wrote ' a
short, note to Lord Stanton, saying
that he,wes oft, not for a holiclay; bat
tangoed; then he went tip td his font
and pecked, a few clothes into a beg
and stele down again. Softly As he
moved, Polly„who was awake, heard
him, and palled to him. He went intd
the tiny rbora, and she sat up, rubbing
his eyes.
that you, Mr. jack?" she said;
yeevdiagt "What are you dolt'? It's
velly lee; isn't it/ 1,Vhere Are yeti
going wiv that bag?"
"I'm going on -on a little journey,
Polly," he said. "Don't make a row
and wake your mother. Tell her I
was obliged to go. She'll find some
money on the kitchen table."
The child put her arm around als
neek and peered ideepily bp At bini,
"How cur'ous yout voice sounds,"
she said; "and you'm all evhite and
staking. You'm had again, know.
And what are you dein' in the middle
of the night for?"
"Business, Polly," he mid, his throat
dry and itching,
"You're comin' back?? elle said, tint -
"lees, Ien coming back," he saki,
forcing falsehood. "Thent , lid
down and go bytby again."
He drew the clothes about ter and
kissed, her; watt a little egh of con-
tent,she elosed ber oyes, and Jack, a
Inn* hie perched theoet, stole fecine
the tont end out of the 'louse.
• CHAPTER XIX,
Now, Cletie had accompanied Hea-
th Carton to the conservatory with -
t the least suspicion of his object in
ing iter to do so. It may be tweet.
as an almost universe truth the
LT woman, even a girl in her
ns, knows when a man Is in love
th her; and had leesketh's heart
n engaged in Me businesteno
ttbt Ciytie would have diticovered
fact; teat he Was not in love wall
-it is doubtful 'whether Mr. Has-
h Carton was capable of an exalted
Mon -what he desired was not
tie, but Braratey end Sir 'William's
tune; and, that being so, Clytie was
tined in attributing the attentions
h which he had favored her to a
pie desire to make himself pleaeant
a near neighbor. ,
o she went We the onservettery
to innocently and without any ode -
lag, and listened placidly and
eteely as he expatiated on the beauty
the chrysentheneutne. She toticed
t his voice was softer thaia 'tette),
that his dark ems dwelt Upon her
e rather than the tiowere, be she
;tined quite, uneodeeleue until, his
ee dropping to almost a whisper,
sttld: •
tranney, I asked yoU to come
here alone with rite beettuse
ted to ?meek to you, to tell yOu of
ething that is of vital importance
ne, I think, I hope, that you will
be altogether unprepared foe What
m going to tell you, Yet mist
ft Seen that my frequent visits to
MIL my evident desire to be near
, sprang from to ordinary tettee,
,od, though I' have refrained from
king -for I have, of course, felt,
eeneible of, the presumption of
wing myself -4 think you miutt
e gtiesiged how it wan is, with me,
o not thlrik any man could have
80 11111ell of you as I have done
out being inspired by- love for you;
ny rate, I atn not that man,' aztd
"I'm, eo glad you're better, Mr. Jack," do
bee
she said, stroking his face. "And I've the
been and. told Miss Clytie you web
ever so Medi') ket
her
lee ehatged his well-worn riding- eats
Olt for one of blue serge, lit his pipe. ale
h.nd walked over to the Towers:- As for
Polly had said, he was ,better. 'rho: toe
glorious light of hope had east a beam eat
acresa hia brooding heart 'and light- atm
thee It. Of rourse, she had not un -•to
derstood *hat he Wag. driving at; Mit s
tihe had hot beet offended; had tot mg
hinted awe tt haughtily from las re- toe,
etteet, Why, It had almost seemed eer.
es if she bad proinised to wait for of
hint! Ridichlotte, Of couree, but the
httgged the delueleh; and pictures, de- and
1Ituspictures, of a possible ftiture fae
unrolled betel* in the starlit rem
enght, fit which the soughitg of the vol
pilie bretollee steetted to hetet° the he
1111610 of he vete. s,
That beautiful girl hie Hie lee out
stopped to, entre before him, breath- wan
less with the thought. Rom
Ile had timed ItirilteIf to errive at to 1
an hour when the dinner should be ,nOt
Well ever, 'and lewd Stanton free to e it
eotne to him, and as he approached fl.,_n't"
the house he met through the win- tue
dows of tho great drawing -room a .;(1,,t1...
scene whieh bad once boon familiar Inur
enough. snot
Ile paused lit the sereers of the- been
laurels and lookee
ed in wistfully. The n'"
bav
softly shaded lights showed hint the d
women in their rich frocks, the men seen
In the ltefern regulation evonink dreas: with
ata
ady Mervyn in black Yellreti with
cella lace and (1" - es ,ds. Moine
her white teatime a.h be rUddY
heve tome to love you so soucth that 1
can keep silents no 1013,1per. To-tUitt
II his'. mitered to eteuteas mylove tor
you and to ask Vol to be toy wine"
It was at this slot be had taken
Iler band; and Olytie Was SO aneeeetlt
so bewildered, by the sudden end Ult-
. expected avowal that, as Jack Unfor-
tUnately hal, been, elle had actesiely al-
, lowed her hand to remain ter a mot
Mont Or two in Hesketti Carton's,
while A blUeli, say, rather, a startled
flush, heel risen. to her taeo; it Might
well have been Mistaken 1»' Jack for
the eigit of a warmer emotion. But
after that moment or two she recov-
erect herself, and,. withdrawing ter
hand, looked at Ilesketh steadily, her
'
face pale her brows drawn together
as was their wont when she was deep -
Y moved.
Most men Would have been (113C011"
certed by the stead O gaze et the beouti-
Ail eyes; but Heeketh Carton, not be-
ing In love, hod nothing ot the lover's
timorouseees, and he bent hinteelf to
his task with all the advantage whicb,
a man possesses when his heart tenet
engaged, He was perfectly .0elf-pos-
eesseel and an admirable actor, and. 4
very fair 'inflation of passion. shene
in his dark eyes said qutvered a.beut
his thinly cut lips.
"I see that I was Wrong, tor I have
startled you," he said. "You are so
innocent, so beautifully ignorant set
the world and its ways that You have
not suspected the truth.. I do oot
know whether to be glad or nOtry,
Yesei ezu glad; for It is acaehartteters
Istio of you, so indicative °Orme pure,
innocent nature. It will make the oct
ceptance of •my humble proposal -if
you should deign to accept it -se
much more precious, Please do tdt
speak yet." For Clytie had opened her
lips; Which had been tightly eenalsresst
ed., "I will ask yell to heel* Me tte the
end.' 1 have spoken of premimption,
anal know beer great tline is, I
cannot but be aware of the fact a the
distance between us ana the audacity
I am displaying In endeavoring to pass
It. You are -what you are t Not only
a no.ember of one et the oldest of our
county families, but the mistress of
Bramley."
Clyne opened her lips again to denY
the assertion, but he held ep his hand,
ahd smiled softly. .
"I know what you would. say," lie
said, •• "That yon' tenure of the estate
and, Sir William's fortune is uncertain,
Perhaps that fact has given. me colert
age to speak to you. alio Breath*,
Olytie, I need scarcely tell you that I
analudifterent to that uncertaintO. I
love en. and care nothing for the lend
or the money. I would ask Yen to bd
my wife, e would impldie you, if Yet%
were One of the lerionleO factora-girle,
It is you I love.?'
. ClYtie turned lute head twat No
woman can receive a proposal ef Mat"
siege from any man, however imeede-
thy he may be, withont being Moved'
by it; and ClYtie, in her innocertee,
was Unitised bet the emoticso Willett
Hesketb, so skilfully feigned. And yet
she was vaguely eouscious of a talse
note in it. She could judge only by
comperlson, and, thonet he had not
spoken an open world of love to hee,
It 'woe not tints jack Dooglas had
lookee, not thus his velee. had tutg,
when he had stocid before her end
looked and -oaken that afterrtoori,
elesketh Carton was encouraged by
her silence. He bad expected her to
give 11.1.4, a swift and, perhaps, an in-
dignititt "No;" and he went on still
more glibly.
"Your are, as 1 say, far above me, in
soda' position, everything. I -am just
Hesketh Carton, the proprietor of the
Pit Works, of no ode , standing or
poisition. I have only my love and a
life's devotion to offer you -ah, give
me dile nidee imeiat! I an pleading
for edniething that is mire preciotis td
me than life. Hallett() I have not
been on ambitious .man; but my Muta-
tion has grow tvith eitt love for You.
I fee) that a youWill accept me, I ani
capable df Making 5, piece for you lit
the Wcirld, not worthy of you, Clytie;
theee is led position, however lofty,
the your beittity and your grace wotild
not adera; but 1 ,ean at least strive to
wit tine in Whieh. 'ot can reign as ad
aeltneeeledged queen. Outside, fit the
genet *died there, 1 may Mid for yoti
a seltere in "which you may 'shine like
tile Whoa star you are. It would be
a labor of love- for me to work for
you, to realize those dreams which
dwell in the heart of every true Wo
'W -
man. hat will you say to me, Cly-
ne? Will you, make me the happiest
of men or the most wretched and holier
less?"
• Had he been addressing a women of
the world: his appeal might have hal
sonde effect,. for it was not badly put;
but Clytio was not a woman of the
world, and the carefully balanced
phrases did not touch her for a me -
meta; indeed, all the -tittle
had he
abeehadn
been stieakihg another voice
tingleg softly in. her ears; and, em-
peror' With. elesketh Carton's, it had
:Ihnsheliteer rat itrrt.ieltltoftg
all
itlieforee of teeth and
breath, almost a
sigh, and turned to bini.
"I am very sorry," she said, in a
lotv voice, 'I did tan knoW-I did not
aped*"
ti,You. are going to refuse ole, then?"
he 'said, his voice rather husky, les
head drooping.
(To Be COntinued).
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Ste and strength Are popularly as-
stoclittect wxtn ictery, especially
among the loweo anitaala, but in Many
cages this is far from being the case,
particularly in the bird world, Among
the rice flats et the Carolinas there
abound at some seasone tiny rice
birds, birds se small that It takes two
dozet for a good meal, even though
bones and all are eaten.
The great buzzard le found circling
ever tho flats at all tithes. Ile (Melds
the time for the rice birds to come,
for he la then pestered to death. It
in a cremation sight te see Otte of these
tihy creatures fly up to a buzzard, and
after dodging this Way and that
around the tI,WkWard bulk, finally at
alight well forward between the buz.
zard's Wings nit the back. Hero the
little pitessehger grabs a few feathers
in his beak and holds on for grim
lite. After ertjeying a, ride for as
long as he desires, the little fellow
hops oft and is gone.
TIM peeuliar feature t)f the Whole
perforniotca le that apparently the
only purpose the riee bird bee Itt get-
ting on tho back of the buzzard is to
take a free ride. It ptigetee everyone
Who chances to me the little play to
find any other reason; yet the fact
remains that it is te frestotent Oteure
relic% and the little birds iseete to
ettoy it hugelee
at hear tour father is 111" "Yee,"
his malady contagious?" "X hope
not. The dealer stye he le suffering
front 011110•Ork,"--lelltrOit Mil Press.
see,'
R. WARD Th
e ilit
79 NIAGARA $Q1./ARE, BIAtEALOpNW YQRK
Men, are You in Doubt
AS to your trouble? Hatt* yeti some skin
eruption that la etubborn4 has reeisted treat.
meat? 1* there a tweets. condition Which
do ett net Improve in spite of rest, diet and
medicine, Are you tieing down hill oteadilye
ARE YOU NERVO1J3 and despondent, weak
and debilitated; tired morninos; no ambition
--elfelese; mernsery etione; cosily fatigued; tote
citable and irritable; lick of enemy and coal.
sience? le there failing power,a drain on the
ayetem? -Commit the old reliable speelatiet,
Symptoms of Varioni Ailments
'Weak and relaxed state et the body, nervousness, deapondency, peter
memory, laek of will power, timid, irritable dispositien, diminished Power ot
anelleation, energy and concentration, fear at impending danger or mister.
tune, drowsineee and teudency to aleep, unreatful sleep, dark ringa tinder
etas, weakness er pain in beak, lumbago, dyspepsia, conetipation, heeeletotta
kon et weight, Meorinsia, Dr, 'Ward gives you the benefit of 20- years' con-
tinuous practice in the treatment of all chroule, nervoue, blood and akin
ditoesee, The above symptoms, and many others net mentioned, show
plainly that ?something is wrong with your Physical condition and that you
need expert attention,
Men, why suttee longer. Let me make you a vigorous man. Let mo re-
etere youv pin -stoat condition to full manhood. Don't he a weakling any
lower, Moe up your mind to come to me and I w.iil.glve the best treat -
Mont known to scienee-the one sueCeasfUl treatment based on the experi-
ence of 20 years in treating men and their ailmente,
Or. Ward's Methods Unrivalled? Thoroudh and Pertosetot
leo you realize thee you have only one life to you realize that
you are messing mast of that ilfe by 111 health? A life worth living is a
thiocanist.hy life. Neglect of one's health has put many a man in his grave.
diseasee, catarrh, asthma, rectal troubles, olio, fistula and blood condi-
backache, lumbago, rheumatism, stomach and liver troubles, acne, akin
thousands ot victims who, for varioue reasons, have not had the neve sense
to come and get well.
Speelailat In the treatment of nervous conditions, nervoue exlmustion,
I have been toning men these things for many years but still there are
OFF10E HOtifiSi. 9 a.m. to 'rpm. Sundays -10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
FREE CONSULTATION EXAMtNATION.
Before beginning treatment you must make one visit to my office for a
personal pleyeical examination. Ratio:led fare will be considered as part
payment .of tee. Cartadien money accepted at full vale,
DR. WARD 79 NIAGARA SQUARE •
DR HERRICK
BUFFALO, el. Y.
Faith,
Wie had a new experienee the other
day uben we picked UP tevo 'boatloads
of sitrylver's the torpedoed
Without Warnitig, .will say they were
pretty glad to see tut When we bore
dowei on tteni, As fiee Owed, they be-
gat. to peddle frantically, as though
fearfdl shotild be matched away
from them St the last moment. The
ere* were Mostly Arabs and Lascere,
and the filet mate, a typleal comic-
magazihe erieliman, delivered himself
of the foleowing: "Sure, toWard the
last,. setae 0' thim haythhIs gits &nen
oil theif knees and etarts oiling, on
Allah; but I see, sez I: 'Olt up before
e ewat tet veld the az-handle, ye be.
ttighted haythen; sure if this big boat
gag Oval 'twill be the Holy Virgin
does It or none at all, at all! GU up,'
see 1."---Ap. American Officer, in the
Atlantie,
Minartre Liniment Cures Diphtheria
ete
Peculiar Properties of Mush.
Inhe musk of coinmerce comes, for
the greater part, front Tachieniu,
town in China that is known as the
"Gateway to Thibet." Three thousand
pOunde of this odoriferotte substance
is exported annually. The bulk of it
goes to Frauee, where it is used to
manufacture perfumery. Musk is an
Ilehod'a mint and coined $60,000 in
Onto and half eents. In. the same year
Ney Jersey granted. the right to coin
$10,000 at fifteen eoppera to the stal-
ling. In 1871 the continental con -
gross directed Robert eIcarls to M vese
tigate the matter of Governmental
coinage He proposed a standard
based on the Spanish dollar, owlet-,
ing Of 100 unite, each unit to be allele
a Cent. His plan was rejeoted, rn.
' 4.4
Olt fiALX1 Meer/UAL "MAIO --
eilleSeburg, Onto stook and fixture;
about eight thoweansi; this is tee largest
end mm meet atoin town; "emend floor is
made into two IlAts, whieh root tor four
hundred aed fine a etar; property worth
fifteen thousand; will sell stook. fixture*
and property complete for fifteen thous.
-and; nine thousend will lisiudie. Boit 13,
Bridgeburg, Ont.
Olt SALP,ITAANICSEi "tumuli-usu.—
• sood farming country; stock smell;
no oppoeition; Ietegiets leather machine, in
good erder; good reason for selling. Ben
az. Otterville, Ont.
WANTED.,
DAM. FURS -WHAT HAVE Y0111
ee whet pricer Iteld Bress Bothwell,
Ont., Canada.
• POUItTRY.
neent....,,,eneene...........eneanyeatieeseseetettes
le On GOLDEN
e and Silvelt• Wyanclottes; been breeding
them eontinuous2 eers. If yOU are
looking for whiners and winter layers
write me. Mho pedigreed Airedales from
the beat blob iinee procurable, X, J.
Blake, Almonite, Ont,
Im in one o' f these one-man ralda
Once n negro bit off one of Weggen's
!twat's, and after be got Ills hand
0050 ,he drew his reeolver and she
own Oct attacker,
non' one day l'arsons awoke to
ind some •(tete:tires from Kanas
ity hied acetteed Weggen of instigate
'
ng the robbery of the otty's bigaest
ry goods!. store. Wegiagan fled, The
leuths foelowed hirce and arrested
lea. lieeWas convictted Of the crime
n Pe.rsons'and led through the city
andouffed. 'When lie served three
ears at Lantring the busbies& men of
arsons asice4 for a pardon, for him,
t was granted. A short time later
e was sentenced tto 25 years tor
aping on. the 'malt* board of
liff drive and relieving Vrooman of
$250 watch.
ary at Jefferson City ar
rld beeame
ustYoward J. Vrooremn's ireotor car on
Weggazt was sent to the penitexe-
in the light plate. November 7
m...eoemimoromm...mftwoom.
.A. dettggist \can obtain an imitation of
KINARD'S rasoatinwr from a. Toronto
house .at a very low priee, and he,ve it
labeled' his (-Awn product, ,
This'greasy•itultation*is the poorest one
•W h'JA_en o ke many that (very
,1874, Jefferson proposed to Congress a Aak for MINARD'S and you will get It.
Tom. Dick ar.td lItery has tried to intro -
that tee smallest coin should be or
copper, and that 200 of them should
pass for one dollar. The plan was
odoPted, but in 1786, 100 was enbstitut-
ed. 10 1792 the coinage, of copper
omymommommom.../••••anam.....••••••m•IIMIONS......111M.111.11MMI
cents, containing 264 grains, and half -
tees lit proportion,' was authorized last he ttrow tbe light plant out of
their weight watt eubeequently reduced. Conlnalsei0A, and escaped In the dark
In
and the half cent clitscontinued When W,egson. was killed in Port -
and in 1851 the bronze cent was in- •land the other duty the poeice found
trodueed, weighing forte -eight graine
more than $4:10 ettorth of goods, be -
and •coneisting of 93 per cent. of ccip-
lieVed to have neen atelen. In Minnea.-
per, and the remainder of tin and Polis, in Ills horele, end `with it his
zinc.
unique bookaeepintreise-eteou.
I
giving the dates %Veep; rich citizeas
417.
Minard's Liniment Cures, Colds, etc.
111
London, Oct. 24. -.--General Armaedo p
Diaz, the Italian chief of staff, wae! t
given the freedom. of the city of Lon- g
don, and presented •with a sword, of f
bonor to-dayin reCOgnitirsil or his ler-
vices in the war,
A b
urglar °elan ate or tip book,"
you'd he away .feent eborne, feettned
art of his oquipmenta By gimping
hrough It he could ream out a, pro_
ramme of comparatlflottesafe looting
or weeks in advance. HI kept a cont -
plate set of hooke to ail el hint in tAs
profession, according to the polif:e.
Society items were scanned to prole. le
items for his list et "inemects," t he
police atty,, Hack town visit 'wee
carefully registered in a //edger.
After the rolebery the. profits,- -were
entered la another book, 'with, fetich in-
forntation concerning the job.us might
be of :value later, the poliCee+say. At
the end- of a tear he could, compute
w ith case tbe statement of 'bis "bus -
But most useful of all his ad4pted
business methods vas the "tip Nook."
Here are some ofeetbe lteme freim it.
referring toMititteitivaiislMrs. I:rsi.-O.
0.
Webber, out of tote*, Lu
the
Far-
rington, goitig to Caleforatia Mcinday;
Mrs. ,Seariort Le Itiercliterton, Saul of
town,- Won't be Back for et few, days;
Mrs. Julius A. Porneelley, will • leave
Wednesday or Thurstilay; Peed B.
Wells, probably Will betoun eit town
;leet of -week; Mr. and neve jaintes.D
F .
ullerton. ought to get etegalY Sature
'day for New York.
BETTER HORSES 4e* THEY HAVE
Spohn!s Distemper Compound
When your horses are subjected to changine NiCatlior con-
ditions. of winter and spring, their system becomes run
down, with the result that they are very susceptible to DIS.
TEMpEit, INFLUENZA, PINK: EVE, COUGHS and
COLDS. SFOHN'S wiil keep your horse in goodf.bondition,
ao his system can ward off disease. Buy Of Your druggist.
SPOHN MEDICAL COMPANY, Goshen, Indiana U.S.A.
essential ingredient of ,almost all per-
fumes,
Musk has, certain radioactive pro-
Perties that muse the odor of the
perfume to be carried 11 rough the
air in a very extraordinary way. The
radioactive property of musk affects
the natives who carry it to market
very strangely. If a package of musk
is held. close to the body for any
length of time it produces sores that
are Banner in ebaracter to those
caikleta
esdbypuorberiandel
sort of
gland,- or penal, of 'the male musk
deer and it le secreted only during
certain seasons of the year, The musk
deer is a small aniniel, seldom more
than three feet long and twenty-two
inches in height. 11 13 becoming more
and more scarce every year, and at
'the present rate will eventually be -
00010 extinet.
Millard's Liniment Cures Distemper,
The First American Cent
Vertuorit was the first state to
iseue copper cents. In June 1785.
she granted the authority to Reuben
Harmon, jr., to make money for the
state for two years, In. October of the
same year, Connecticut granted the
right to coin 10,000 pounds in copper
canto; known as the Connecticut cent
of 1875. Maseachusetts, in 1786, e,stab-
SIYROLAR, If.,BFr ROOKS.
••••••••••••••••••no..iytn.....
Unique Criminal Was, Killed in
the 'Western States.
Police say the famed Raffles never
• dreamed of scientific burglary redlic-
• est to the system that Paul Weggen, a
former police chief had perfected to
loot mansions of the wealthy in
Minneapolis, Kahsas City, , St. .Louls
and Pacific Cesaet cities of thousands
ot dollars' worth of goods. Weggen
was killed\ in a hand-to-hand fight
with a policeman itt Portland, Ore.,
and his home rev.ealed the secrets of
yeaes of successful robbery in the
West and NorthWest.
Ten years ago the wOmen's clubs
Of Persona, Kan., gave le'eggan a
medal. He represented the city in all
patriotie and civic ahowe. He e•as
the town's hero, lice was known.
throughout Setftheastern Kansas as
the premier police chief. He was a.
treeless enemy of the underworld.
the police thottght, Be rode his bi-
cycle by night into the nests of crime
and arrested Violators of the law as
they had never been arreeted before.
He was qUicle with his revolver and
shot three meal disabling then: all,
when they attenipted to overpower
,,•
PARKER'S WILL DO IT
By oleanirtg eore any articles
to their formor`apPearaxise and return them
to you, pod as n.eyr.:
Send anything from househo1d. draperies
down to the finest o delicate fabrics. We
pay postage or erpttiot (tliarges one way.
:P.1-kr.t4 Wh011, You 'think of
'
Cleaning or :0yeirt-.
Think of Parket!**
litirdele May be sent Post or Attires& :We
pay Carriage ono way on all orders,
Advice upon Cleaning or Dyeing any ar.
tide- wilt be promptly. given upon request.
*PARKER'S DYE WORKS, thnitmi
014,imo aid Dyers.
701 Yo»ge St. Tor tkte.
NOTHING TO EMIL
BABY'S OWN TA1LETS
airs. Alfred Nattd, Natagan'River,
Que., writes; -"I do not thirile, there
is any other medicineto eallaeli,33abr'e
Own Tablets for little ones, Ihave
used the Infer ivy baby and, would
use nothing else." What Mite. Nati&
saye thousands of. other motneret say..
'Thess hove totted' byetfiel ttt5,t' the
Tablets always do jot* Ilpitat, is
claimed for them. Tee Tablas are
a' mild but thorough: lateative
regulate the bowels ate/ eteeeteie the
etomaelt and thus banteh indig•eption
constipation, colic. o14i, ete. s ,,,eeteey
are f101d by medicine deelere or by
mail at 25 cente a box ..front. The Dr.
Villliaros ;Medicine Broetioille
Ont. •
ty
VINIst,.:s.Na-une,z4.4.pip or v
. the learden et inmates; tow a
ten -Acre fruit and poultry farm'
happy. $ee, 'phone or write cf.
nett. Virielezed,
No. 46,
farms fa the COUtstiett of latako"'""
Olt SALItn-leineree on iworAi GO, 00.:
Wentworth, Wellington and other eceept-
:cioems;5�m liOSi' $ ottthlesintYthecet
Ity *1
and tome market gardens; en Itind
re*P1.1, ileaAtalet4,11e Astp
rep
ely
t, 4114.alti,LOPnattter4"
pagNitynt for OgetupekreltetlleT
fences; 90,300: 42,000 cash; would. exchamon
Box 60i, Grimsby.
„ate
F itryg srotncrthittegail.eZAnLeIrr-Ivir tritt ta.A.0.1e044004
and barn; 10 aeres grapes, 9 gores poem
and plums; have always beets PrtIned,.
41 rilgi a (I ttain nteeort coawnn owner
kit retiring;
ence of crops; price $10.049. r. G. stew,.
art, 9 Ann street, ,$t. (lathed:lee,
and saw milt. Remarkably 101Y price fer
shed With nwing buzz saw; hoe( pen, hell
}ler:mho:hone:me, 10 rooms; barn, 4tec40: wool t
hottee 'make house, blacksirilth short *
I`, .....,.....,o,
tif :inito,:rinif h,litairt.::
7:1111 refit:OU4n tYPOrti°1:1:1178 AG°. )4(1 •
9. Ins all ecrefe-Township o ee
viding lumber and ties, pasture •
timbereind, ere. •
berry /and: fei acres under egitivationt :
euleit sale, .7. 0, 3Jialgar, gor; orre Blom
$74------101000 "Tial-----°45.4"—Agt—iionr—irol;
hn;radwe .10,aougeopa,rraorIgnes, ybearatundsta, cetmaielItt,
cellar; s'atxl barn and stable with cement
noors; on new; abundance of good wate're,
hard and :soft; in addition to the peeeleetle
there are ainecots, good cherries, good' Aitts
atertmeet of small fruits•, well,located, Aks
moner-maker, and will ta.ke pity prop-
erty In exchange. J. D. Biggar, 205 Cited&
Block, Hamilton, Ont, Regent $34.
............-.. ,-,...,........-.......................,.......04......,
ioir®tatnlorv:1Ati:Et sr.. dwdres, T. .T: ),te1.4.1x.,
• , . eiass buildings; close , to "Tanster
cr..,ax LOAM; ranrr.,
Station, G. T, It; near schdol,i Post Of.,
fide, church; milk route naseee farm for'
e,-..--............--.....-1.----1„..', ' ,t
PIRST-CLASS DAIRY FARM or la;
- , acres ---90 acres under cultivation:bat-.
Ance pasture; in County of 1eel; halr-'.
Mlle to schools-, churches; good villege;;
.brarilotivxtehmosot:tlivoinths; banter arndfait,laintger shterestaimng;.::
aritein; new bank barn; first,elass stabl.'
Ing and modern outbuildings:, eprinc
water on tap M all buildings; Hydro-eleeee
trea 100 e'ardcr distance; house for 1.1414
tt..................._____rnatt. Apply Box 37, Cheltenham, Ont. 'A
................................ ....... _ . ,. 1118 0 ELLASPIOUS .
ccescteirsottare on t sale In five thousand of-.
XI 0 r ghou
DOMINION EXcPaRna.EaSeS. MONEY on-.
FARDIS WANTED TO ERNI."
WANTED -FARM TO RENT, GIViie
„Particulars, reet, etc.; also apple'
orchard wanted for this fall VD' mores
with apples on it. P. 0. Box.65, Hama -
tom Ont.
PWD ANTZ—FR)i+LALE
, .
WANTED -GOOD HOUSEKEEPER 0.11.
" capable girl; excellent •Isome smell
highest wages paid. Apply to Mrs. A..
'Tallman, 50 Delaware avenue,
ten,„ Ont.
,0010.111•01•1.11.••••••,01•11,
FROPERITES FOR illAta
p00 SALE-CROWE CITY. IIOTELe.
••• Central; Select; handsomely, furnished;
modern; hot water heated; doing a profit.,
able .business; a gilt-edged proposition to
practleal 'Arty to acquire a sound, welk
equipped business property at a right
price; seventy-five thousaadf on easy
termit; .1-3 cash; balance, 14 desired, ex-
tending over 8 or 10 years; lok not lease.
Apply Box 751 Postal Statioe r, Toronto.
s .
Q•TANDARD HOTEL PRO.PERTY ron
sale or to rent; Queen's Ifotel, Orange-
ville.; for many years the .leading coxajnerial hotel of Dufferin county; .can bit
Purdhased or leased on meg terms; pos-
session given Nov. 1st. Foe full earache,
lars inquire of Miss Winnifred Bennett
, -
Orangeville, Ontario. • 1
. .
rOUNTRY HOME, NEAR' FER.GUS-.-
- 11 acres garden, 4 acme Pasture.
spring ereek, 375 black currant .bushes; 400
raspberry bushee, apples, pears and (nit-
er fruit trees; 10 -room brick house, fur,.
Dace, 8 -piece bath; bank . barn, IWO;
buildings surrounded by beautiful shade,
trees end hedge; school 300 yards away;
churches, High School and station at For..
gus, '1 mile away; rural man and tele-
phone, This entire property 11 offered
for less than the coat of the.house. X. XX
Biggar, 205 Clyde Block., Hamilton, Osit.
Regent 1,31,
"
7.1,BDIVISION FOR SALE IN TOWN-
e•-•" of Oshawa, consisting' of 35 -acres: Ilea
highest of ane property in town, and mall
a.mlle from the business centre. APP111'
Bradley Bros., Oshawa, Ont.
SEED CORN .
Finest grades; quality guaranteed; It
Row Yellow Flint, White. Cap, Yellow
Dent, Golden Glow, Early Bantam Sweet,
Large -eared Eureka Evergreen •isweet
corn; also perfection Bean and. TItnothy.
Hay. Buy direct from grower and say+
the middleman's profit. S..1. McLennen,
0.•...11. No, 4, South 'Woodslee, OM:
POULTRY WANTED',
•-•
TIEN'S WANTED -ALIVE, e0 C EMITS
S' pound 1, o. ,,N"our atati if withe
lit' 150'11111es of Toronto. uel.Lewis,
667 Dundee street west, Toron o, Ont.
rAme
* LIA•.RMERS, .A.TTENTIONI-VE r AVIP
ts, large number of eljents desist/
stock and grain farms, fruit ',farms an
chicken farms. If you desire tee sell yolle
plate consult tus for quieleend satiste.e-
.tory resttits. George W. Black, Meat
ager Farm and Suburban. Dapartment,
Mackay & Lowry, 47 James street eouth.
Ifittnilten, Ont. 'Phone Regent 101,
Worth Remembering.
When an express packttg e Is to
travel a long selleance It is a. good ildea
tfroeresewerriatpruipnitinut.inbleacleed ieotten, bet
. Rubbing the etrebrom oath,a very
little vaseline, tollovtleg the elneet of
the .broW ;Will increases their teitowth.
remove stains from ivory knife hand.
le: livttlsee eatir:vrentithrtoepeisoangao bo:I..tohrinfigo:
new!, hratinb :nit:1171 yn,ittehnenr apnoleigshg. real' ses ta
stiffen. In making take, stir in4e, HMO
bal-3kiattngerirlilkder' With freshly gritted
horseradish Will remove a lightt caee of
whiting,
tifithineigt apt:kelt:I:Alt:1h° tarhe Iritutrle.
pese.
ir"Olketaeus' your brass bon with! at illittttiloe
When the white of an egg,tefunes to
ri
45btalinienti: rpit:likattekr'al7th'eakefresetilirlyill grated
toAranereastedi:hvoatyilltroemwolpvee:daoimi:evi.e:tsues ol
trcire:ki:stil good-sized roll of eotten bat-
ting and hoten it on the end 01 a long
isttleett, beApseethlede enofittottiti fibeethr lete.orkeotnetend:
tittmulenda:ttepsthoLuittli:elnaete
..........enteeteattee.
Cures Gargot In
cows. .. •
..............................
Tea or toffee stains of long atitudieg
Ia eacend waebing leaves the linen
may be remoired by rubbing the cloth
with ssirserize. After Weethiteg Omit,
cletiu as befOre *Mined,
FOR SAE ;
pArn PRA.CTIOALLY IILACK FOXES;
e also twenty other pairs, Reid Brae.,
Bet/swell, Ont., Canada. .
EDUOATiONAL
Business College
The school for best resell..
22 lames' Si, N., lisetittes, Ost,
therreelgh centrset-Shortheini, Clerl-
-11bakkeephste and Sectetatiel.
edilent opportutaties for Pubile Seittiel
teachers find High Sehool graduates.
We glee eermonal ettention, fedi-
victual lesteteetlen, and prepare te r
students thoroughly for superior reve•
itlinile:eVollrortetteh.eggrallititey. ea•onttd mourlsctilteee.t4,
mete elont.. it is nOt ets Inueh wbc.
Youn:full
irtaristi:
rruulhats,rate,
t.youterAe:eoit:.e: stbs.04;
te vital to You.
for Tree Ciretilar "A."
Write as teeitee Net. ettidents
"Titht: edbleYst.pest let the es&
Pdrk Ilakess Collegi
A.1. Petit r.W Park
dtMtt�N, ONT.
'tele • _
_144e,