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Home My WebLink AboutThe Blyth Standard, 1900-02-15, Page 6til IN SPITE OF 11IS BIRTII. "I was going to spend moat of it, anyway, mamma, to got you tattoo nice tea -you haven't had any for more titan a week," said the boy, as hi bent to kiss her cheek. "But -but " an, expresian of keen anxiety wrinkled Me young brow. "haven't yost nay money at ah, mamma?" 'Nos dear, 1 had to. give you the haat to get me the medicine last Fri- day, and the woman ihad duticelty to checking the sob of nnguen which nearly buret from her lips, for she toad never been quite so destitute be - "But -but whet are We going to do x• yy" Net ingnl ei, with a look of Ills. You shall not go hungry, lay boy," Urn. Wallingford returnee. "I have two or three pounds e>f meal in the etatet, whish will be fa tfielent for several days, to make gruel for the and hasty•pudding for you --you like that, you know. Then there is one eon of condenree milk and a email piece of smoked halibut, in I think WO can get along until I can 410 an- other dozen sacques-If that Pain In My aide does not come on again," she • concluded, trying to speak cheerful- ly, bat suppressing n weary sigh. Nati studied her face earnestly for a few momenta, then sold appeal- • 17 Yon will not work any inure to- day rr ' No, dear; I ran eerily Petah the /moque now, by getting up early to , laorrow morning, and, please God, I will never break His holy day again' 1 Miriam Wallingford reverently re. piled. She then carefully put Ned's quar- ter into her empty puree, after wldch she folded her work and lard It away, "Now, Ned," she continued, In a inore cheerful tone, "it you will bring foe a little Rater from the first floor, 1 will make a nice dish of pudding for your sU 111d, If oouyou rhavetmutt be watked away outrt that fountain and back this hot af- ternoon." Ned took a two -quart pail from a shelf, and retraced ids steps to the -street floor, for there was no water to bo bad anywhere see" in the house. Tema was a very serious look on his young Mee, all the way down. as If the was considering some wetglity matter. He had never fully realited, until today. what a heavy burden of ire.Itemib111ty had been pressing upon tits nwthor's heart during the last few months. Renehl.rig the lower floor, he filled ids pall from the common faucet In the hall, and was about to re-aseend the stairs when a sudden puff of wind - whisked a portion of n newepaper in- to the narrow entry, blowing it close to the boy'e feet. He etooped to peek It up, rind saw "" that it was a sheet of the Sunday Berate, published that very day, and Which someone had dropped or thrown adds in the street. Returning with the water fb his er, he filled the teakettle for then sat down to look over the spappesrtwhile she prepared their. frugal =was fit first srulew'lt (Ilegusted to fled the pages mostly devoted to IAO there were only three Cr l 0 umns which contueted any. 4 thing of Interest to the boy, and, hav- ing eagerly scanned theme, he was about to thrust the paper aside, when middenly, under the heading of "Wants," his eye caught sight of the following advertisement WANTED -Clash lays, crraed boys, Kmart wiliing worker- only nod an - ply to Kit'. Flint, betwe u 8 and 9, at IL Iii White & Con Ne eyes lesetted and Ihle face glee animated, - ' aopooi was doneehe long summer lineation was beteg% ltim, to ith c ,- 'thing to do but to lounge about the street%, or help hie mother with what) little he Weld; 1 . 1 1 Why should Ito( not apply for peti- tion as "(wall boy,"..earn some. toting toward hie o pport and tite- reat. wide I became due so often, and wined eoAilard to pay r Ile stat very quiet, heyfing the paper little:sly ht his handl ,diad gazing oat at the wfrdow at the atone wall oppo- Pite, pondering this important ques- tion. an!til his mother called softly lett a little eadly : "Come, Neddio, supper Is ready." It wail a very meagre mapper, in- deed; only a plateful of hasty pudding, well malted, and a little condensed Milk, diluted with' wetter, to eat with it i while Mrs, Wallingford's portion pon'lated of a bowl of temple gruel, 'without even the addition of milk. But Ned made no complaint. He was hoa- r, witdn a growing boy's appetite- puddlog basted fairly good, and Was satisfying, ard he even ate (note tit(f,rt he wanttd-In fact, cleaned We plate, lest hie mother should think he Ltd not envoy it, and bo troubled, "Now you Just sit still, llfarumee, he acid in a playful tone, when t1elr pttmble meal was finished, "make be- ilere that I am a gtrl, and let me rot the dishes."' s."' " on are a good boy, Ned," elle re- ' turned, Baslling a tender smile and te tetul look upon him, "and I be, 1 Will ; I eat up se late last uIgltlt 1 final nnusultlly languid, You are a res coantort to me, char." More tan I could tato been it I lIhd been a girl?" Ned asked, roguish. 1 "Ye% indeed," wee the quick, almost' Mbiarp reply, while a hot wive of color Hashed over the wotnan'e pale face, "A girl never could have hottest with 1" mteldenly checking hereett- idded-"with the trials that are us, as well an i think ,you will. Held, I et elle Continued, with e smile an evident effort to conceal the emotion which had cm threatened tier composure, "that you will take core of nme when you are a man." "I'um going to begin before I'm a Man, Mnrmce"-he always called her ihllt whet( he felt e,peotiaily terrier toward her--" L n in going to begin rl ht away.' re. \t011ingi,;rd smiled but gave "la worth+ 110 eslselul significance, lad, leaning bark in her chair, cloned liter es wearily, for she had worked retJdie and steadily all day upon the Bt Sammie to maks: syr for the time Kort on Frltty, when pain and week- .11etu had rendered her hands nes010') 'few and etreigt'lale,m ta0 perfotAli '-their twat Ned was Very handy al.=nit the imus, ea soon lead hie dishes washed, Wiped and pat away; then. rirawieg it Or kat to his mot'her's Leet, he ,,,re flog)) badde her, and, locking gra,iely ep lata Iyer face, remarked: Mother. I lavpnt to go Leto R. Ile White's store to-nhorrow morning, av le mesh boy:' "Why, Ned! whet put such an Iden ,pular head?" Mrs, 'Walling/odd 1ckWmett in nriclgnett surprise. re Met reed .^." ;t,l,. rte. t•1Lr'1It i11 the paps.; the firm want errand and path Imps. School's dace, and I believe eeMeir.lbe in a Store than runpltg &.bout' he stl'eet . or lounging in the Mame, ae, I'd he earning memo glint ant) that would help you a Rt. tote sprang Into hie mother's eyes "Hut you are so young, Nett" she 1'ee seen boye younger then I lu Om stores," lie reeled. So htiS1 site; lino ,:Lill she heettlitehl. "1 nut afral(1 the cote }remelt wonitl not be geed Inc you," "1'lean • lot we try 1t, Manatee" Ned pleaded, and If I do not like the Witco kir 1f it domed be too hard, 1 eel give It up at a•:y tlwv', you know. There's Ilnl r'Imnns-h ` gets Nix d d - tare n ntantll, n: d if 1 amid get not meed( a, that ie would alineet pay the rent," , The Mee was se nein to Mrs, Wal- lingford tint •114" still demurred. She feared that the r,ndluement and 0400riue`u c1 hob g on 1114 feet co much, while he writ growing se. 1,st, might nrdarmh.+> hh, ei,nert)tntlan. 13u1, Ito urged and argued 'a o4'gwt.ttly, she tinnily mid he illigl t try It, f+r n while, and the Iny went to he'd ha!'py 414 with 0 (et.n" 1 f 1011. rt}nuce such rev he had never lauowu Isr140'.) He not up blight cud early the next morelrg, blackleg hid ;meeting lits well-worn dote to the last (agree, of hrlghtee(a, brushiig his l:vlt',I)(d and threadbare clothet and trying to make him!rtt net presentable art p slLle In. every reepeet. Ills mother thought One could hard- ly glee a thought to his clothing after glancing into bis frank, bright face, and she smiled fondly neroo" the table at him, ne they sat (Imo again to "mush acd milk," for, to her, be looked very attractive a d lovable. Ile woe la high epirite, need talked volubly nit through tmenkfnet, 1031ng mens Mine, ard was so l rdrful for the fu- ture that Mrs. \Val;ingland laugh- ingly told 141111 that he reminded her of the dairy -maid and her eggs. "Mai you haven't even the eggs yet, Ned," elm concluded, playfully. "You mesal I haven't got the attune tem yet;" he told, gravely. "Well, I know I haven't; 1ett"-resolutely- "I1n going to get It before night, and then you dell sea how fast I will climb the ladder until by and by you will not need to work at all. If 1'd been a girl, though, I don't euppees I should have had se good a chance." Ned had always teemed to have a Palette fear that hie mother might have loved him Tetter if he had been a girl, though Sect what had given rise to this feeling It would be hard to ex07.. ter of It was hocauee he girt, himself. "I've always teen very glad that you were a toy," hie mother gravely remarked. Have you, really?" Ue exclaimed, looking up with a delighted sille. "Teat stakes me feel good, only 1f we were not so pour I should have been very happy if I could' have had a sis- ter." Mrs. Wallbtgford sighed, and a look of pain leaped into her eyes at his remark. She made no reply to it, but as he aroeo from the table, observed: "You have made yourself look very tidy, dear, cmlMderingyour reeourcexs. Don't you want to put your rote In yottr buttonhole?" and elle glanced at the dainty flower on the mantel. "No, Indeed{, Marntrn, I'm going to keep that bud always," he returned, with a flush. "Say, will ,you let ate have that pretty little ivory 1x01' to keep It when it fades? 1t is pet about large eoongh," and he re- garded the bud with a tender glaaoe wLRch plainly h ielsated that It 11 a" very pmittue to film, Mrs, Wallingford sailed at thin evidence of sentiment in one to young, "Yen, you may have the box, Ned, but I itnd no idea that you were s'o senthueutal," she said, amusedly. Ned flushed, mole at the toile than because he comprehended her Mean- ing. I don't often get rose,], Marnieel' the Bald, "aud that little girl was the prettiest thud kin(Jefst one I ever saw, If,' !ie added, with grave retie°. One which nearly convulsed lits its, to , "1 should grow to be a fume., arry anybody, I ebou1d choose a with ,blue 0704 and golden hair, • aa e sho l(have Pug,too, U 0110 wanted 0110," "Oh, Ned! Noll" cried his mother, laughing but musically, "you're couutlig uncertain chickens again," "Can't help It; my thinking ma- chine keeps going, and I Met have to let off steam. I'm bound to make my stark in the world, too -you see If I don't," he retorted, with Irrepressible buoyancy,' as he lifted his face for a parting kiss, "Now another for good luck," he said, snatching n. sneond. "You'll see," lie added, with gleaming eyes, "I shall come home a man of business -Hue• ran 1 Good-bye, Marmee," and, oe zing his hat, the eager, hopeful boy dashed down the ,tales and away upon hla errand, while the gentle, but sad• hearted woman whom he lett behind him sat down and burst into a passion of letter tears, CHAPTER III. "Amnrclitti0 hdnnp, Utat-bright ail wilt nttexmd tai Mutt,'+the Ma- • ri battrwt, awl ready to du anything peel tendelmt rrpllp1 "lint it the you awk Mine' renterk'd duo eI thei'9notter lent Lo el for after tote clerks to emitter, during. the after.( week's, yet eau clittnl lt, Ives the meal of Mata first day of ru (rice, charge for ndrertleing." "11010th Mon stmt(( tuouughI butt "teen 1?' eeclnIntel Ned, with es for bane ub'Iglug, !hate, the way 0 Wadden Joyful heart throb: with them a:I the fleet wank or No; then Instantly felt aehamed of Mul- lett It Nem wane off, awl Pel wager I (1511 for i, and added, "All the same, hell he no better than the comntou x1', 1 hope the owner 1101 come for MPH n for( leltt 11(ncq" lt," Blit this prophet of cell 101131 furI The ouperintenden1 took the mince oleo. In hie progucstleat'o:111, for Nee to the office to ba-depusiled, and m- otto bound to piratic, and bound to !kited to 0 member of the firm the elle este and In diligently and fettle cumstances of Ned's finding It, and (idly performled every duty, never for. enlarged upon hie evident hl.nesty and getting to ba civil and good-natured nobility of purpose. even In the Midst of the gren.t4st "Keep your eye on that youngster, Mr I , oe feweeks11" the proprletota4ttr'4 reply w, "and if 0 ronwas- tlmtes to show bion,(( capable and worthy we wl:t ace hen. An hon - eat boy like est*tit worth keeping and using well." So it Ned had but known 1f, the conquering of to great temptation watt likely to ptove of greater ft 114 111.1111 hosting benefit to him than this forty dollars would have boon. Three weeks Blipped by, and noth- ing e•ortlny of note occurred to our youthful hero, Be continued to be prompt and dil- igent in his business, was kind and attentive to the clerks, whose hW- ding he was hired to do, while his unvarying cheerfulness, and n cer• tale wit and quickness at repartee won him a warns place In every heart. t)ne (morning en old gentleman of per. hope elxty years presented himself at the desk of the cashier of the firm, (To be Continued.) rib of bluenose. One rarely see* a prouder or abaft pier boy than he Was when Nat• utelny heed came -It we., now the fits(( of July, amt tittturdayy after. mats was glveu to alt the einployees of the great store during time monde; of July and August -and the put ink' 1de iother'e hands 10s ltret week'e rata 10g0, even though It wee the small ruin of as dollar fond a half, Mrs. \t'nlitrhglortl kissed him with taemulouo litre. " You • dear ley," elle said, fondly, int 141he smoothed back the moist hair from hie forehead, "aren't you tired Ot1t ?" "No, Indeel, Maritime I het ne Milky Its a kitten; and hist think, I here all this afternoon to play, or rest, or (k> anything 111kt," be returned Ifrlglhtly, and 1rh•avely refraining from mentioning the feet that he had to greet bll,trr on eneh heel, whore Ido old toots had chafed hint In running back njo)' forth to out 111r dntl"s. But the did not vara to spend the afternoon to play; Ile remained quiet- ly In the house, and though he tried hard to comma( that bis feet and lege netted In every Joint, he could not wholly blind hie fond and watchful mother to hie wearisome end micelle tenable condition. Sunday proved to be a rattly day, and Ned was not sorry, for Le did not feel much like golpg to Suudayschool. He wets glad enough of an excuse to Ile on the lounge nnd rest his weary Mahe, while he read aloud to his smother from his library book, Mrs. Wallingford, too, was glad to rest, and telt quietly grate• tut to have a dollar and a half tiller purse tvlth which to begin the week. She had not been he well as usual during tile last few days, consequent• ly she had not been able to finish her work, rind she had found**. very difficult toprovlde sufficient Nod for their absoluee needs daring the week J ended. Monday morning, 'however, found Ned much refreshed, and ready tobe• gin work again. The blisters were nearly healed, and las lege "as limber as ever," so he started forth to re - same lite duties with as marh courage and enthusiasm as ever, On 'Wednesday morning of this second week, as he was crewing from Essex street into ('hauncy, Ills Allan) eyes caught sight of a small green r(ltl lying clone to the curbing et the eidew'alk. Snooping to pick it up, he dire covered It to be a roll of money. A thrill of joy went tingling through hint to hie very toes, as he clutched it in hie small brown halide, while his heart boat with great startled pulsations, the excitement of thedis. covery making hint ahnoot faint for a moment. Bot, regaining his cone leisure after a moment, he examined the tiny roll and fouatd that It was c•omp000d of four ten -dollar bills, In fresh, creep greenbacks. "Forty dollars:" ho murmured, with n mum of exultation, not mtmtngled with treader; "was there ever such a lucky boy? Now, Matinee can have a whole pouted of nic0 ten, and tt 106 of other tldttgs. I can have it new Jacket, and a pair of trouacra, and- bu.t.•••-,, A feeling of dismay Cut, through him as the thought came to him that the stoney did not rightly belong to hon -Mutt some unfortunate person had lost It, and It meat be returned to the owner as exon as possible. " If It only was mine," Ned sighed, wistfully, "Marmee could go away to time seashore for a week or two; she looks so thin and pale, and that end• less crocheting keeps the pain In her elde bad all the time. But -oh, dear! It woaldtt't be honest to keep It." Ile refolded and thrust the bills, with ,t halt -desperate air into his pocket, and walked on, trying to whletle Inuit indifferent way, although a vigorous Struggle was gpin g an ptatweoa his cont( science and twits terrible temptation, which had come upon tin: In such a time of need. " Mother Would never use it," ite said to himself, "but I do need a new suit -my trousers are patched so I am aehamed to tummy back to anybody; my Jacket le dms0ee, besides getting too small, and too 'Short In the sleeves, and l,eurely ottglit to have a 'teen hat Instead of thla hot, heavy cap, I -I could buy a piece at a tial, aril -and Bay It was given to me, "Thou shalt not steal !" It seemed almost as If the words had been. shouted at Mei through a trumpet, for they fell Ilke a sting- ing lash upon his conscience, and the blood rushed hot and red into his face with a sense of shame and tile- " I wonder whet makes people have aucb horrid thoughts," he murmured, "A thief and a lar I ugh I What an ug:y sound It has 1 I never told a lie yet, and I never stole a penny ; I guess I won't begin now, just as I got into business for m sett, to ruin fay reputation. No, sir, I'3 be honest, td I haus to wear patches three deep' With a look of resolution on ifs young face, he quickened his pace almost to a run, Ile if he hoped thus to outrun the temptation, and, enter- ing the store, made his way directly to the superintendent of his department, and told him what had occurred, Pro- ducing the bills In corroboration of bus sto The mry,an, looking into the frank, clear eyes upralaed to hie, realised and admired the nobility of the boy. "Well, sir, you are a lucky young- ster," lm remarked, as ho counted the money which Ned had given to him. I think Ihat somebody else has been very unlucky," Ned quietly re- turned. Wouldn't you like to keep these billet" the gentleman naked, just to ' test him. " I should like to have forty dol- lare, sir, more than I can toll you, ' for my mother and I are very poor," 1 Ned eald, very gravely, " but I would not like to keep tale atony from tee rightful owner." That's the way to talk, my boy I" saki the superintendent, in a tone of hearty commendation. " Al- ways deck to there prinrlpleo of ,1101101' and you'll make a noble mane' Ned colored with pleasure. He felt prouder to hnve won ouch praise from hie impeller, than he would to have been presented with the forty dollars. Still, he wished that 'those coveteouse thoughto, Oft finding the money had not come to !(n. ; they made hue feel iwlhaauv and half guilty, and there was nu 'one to tell him that he was a stronger and better boy because they had came to him, and he had resisted them, thus gaining a sig - lief 'victory, and strengthening him against future temptations. . sale sidppooe It will have to ire ad - Vet -UMW he said, after a moment of thought, while his color deepen- ed; ViEj. haven't any money 00 pay .for -.led' It wall Just Half -past seven when Nei reached the entrance to R. H. White's great eetabilshme)t on Wash• ington street. Of course it was not open nt that hour, but Ned had 1e.. tended to be In good season, and so he took up hie station by the door, where, eon long, the wee Joined by several other boys. until, by eight o'clock, be. tween twenty and thirty had gather• ed there to apply for altuatlona At eight positively tine great doors were unfastened and 1n rushed the whole crowd, each eager to be first at the office. But they were Instant., ly marshaled into lime by a floor -walk- er, who made them file 1n at orderly, manner before Mr. Flint, who was to pronounce sentience upon them. 'Poor Ned felt as if Ills chance was small among 00 many, and most of them older than he; but, as It hap- pened, he was the very first one to bei Aingled out by the gentleman, hie bright, clean face, nicely brushed hair, and quiet manner having pre, pommelled him in lis favor. Your name?" demanded Mr. Flint, while his eagle eyes senrclhed the frank countenance looking 40 earnest. ly Into his; "Edward Wallingford, sir." "Age?" "Twelve lash March." Wltere do you live?" ' "No. - Harrison ttlenmei." "'With your parents?" "With my mother, err; I have no father." "Whitt d> you watt to do, errands or cash ?" "Auythlrlg that yen wish, slr." "Hum-obligipg: I'm eine," sold the man. apprgvingly, " When can you come ?" "I'd like to begin none"' 'held -Sed, " An rfglhf, youngster ; that's hueln"„a nrefyou she II. Here, Morris"_bockenthg to a oterk,-"take thtN la-) to the -manager of Ube retail hosiery eeptr,tment, and tell him to lnstr0et hent regarding hie dtvtle±s. '1011 pay lx• ., dollar and a bail a wse1k h,r the first month,' ]he ecmtinue(1, to \;,,1, "and, If You do well, 00111 be r;i.oet.to, two dollars after that." Our young hero ova0 tam marched Off to the stocking coneeee see was at once laudghtdt o.t last it'd, nese career. t''d 1 - Ile was bright, qu `ek.s i•LpRuyt attd NO civil to the clerks-theelti came a general vee'° te,>N. the day was over, ONLYA1101I1T$ STORY Mit Will Bring Hope to Many Silent Sufferers, Nervone Prostration -Heart Weak nese-Agonizing Pains and Misery Such as Woman Alone Endure Made the Life of Mrs. Thos. Nears a Burden. Just a evernaa'e story, Not strange because ht happens every day; not romantic, or thrilling) but jure to story oflniiaelry and suffer- ing such es, Unfertunate]y, too many women endure in s':;enre. . For sever,( years, Mrs. Thomas Sears, ct 4tt Catharines, felt her ill - Timis gradually but surely gaining a Reiner bold upon her system, end ul- tlmately ogle almost despaired of re- covery. To a reporter who rolled upon her, 11118, Seers Ba11: " \('lint I have snnfl'rred is almost be- yond description. My illness 'ham been gradually groweng utdon me, and e:lmnrteen months ago 1. found myse;f ntuu...t. helpless. IMy nerves were uhal•tered, my hear, weak and my entire system aeemitngty brt,kendown. I had no resit night o1', day ; the little sleep I did get did not refresh me. 1 was in clnratant agony, and only a woman can undere(and what I en- dured as 1 tried to do my houaohold work. Any midden noose would frighdh en The ,rut leave me in to condition bordering on collapse. A. tiaras I ex- perienced attacks of verftigo, and (those seemed ler a time to affect my memory. , The lease exert hon would leave me almost bheatlhless, and my heart weufd pelp'state violently. I had ne desire fbr food of any kind, and yet I had to Terra myself to eat l0 maintain life. I treated with three different doctors and spent much money in tittle way, but well - ow avail, and I was in a condition bordering on despair.: wins urged i'u try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and in December, 1898, I consented to do as I fired got four boxes and noticed a change ear the better after I bad *1nitlhed the second box. Wbea the four boxes were fi.nie(hed there was a greet ch ata fon the better, and I fen pred an,other hal[ dozen boxes. Before these were all used 1 was again enjoying ilia blessing of good 'budge There can be no doubt 0f myane bccau to n ontihs have passed since I discontinued taking Dr, Williams' I'ink fills, and dosing that time I have never felt thealight- est symptoms of tlhe trouble, and I chear('ulty anJ (lrongly urge other women who are sv'Meninugt to use this wonderlulmsdicine, feeling sure that 11 will entre them, as it did me." Dr, \Vtdhame'lliat Pills are a opeci- forall for of weakness. The vi llxed, the nervous sys- nixed, irregularities are ngt:h. returns and tita- ns, So remarkable have cures performed by these that their fotne has spread co CB bee little 10 the for ends of civilization. Wherever you go yea will find the most important artidle in every drug >albre to le Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. A Fighter, Not an Eater. Alt amusing story is circulating In banking circles in London concerning one of the clerks who, belonging to a volunteer regiment, offered his services for the front and was pro- visionally accepted. The young gen. Homan. who, according to a London presented himself uforyfine modle:II physique, ton, and was congratulating him- self on his poorfeot eoundnes0 when the doctor told him to open his month, and then Shattered het hopes by say- ing he could not posetbly pane him, as 1110 teeth were defective. "But."' said the volunteer, "I am thoroughly lotla,1 otherwise, nothing wrong here." clapping 1114 clteet. "No" re. plase you the with thew( I teeth." " What aw- ful rot," impatiently excleinmod the Young man, " I want to go out to fight the burghers -not to eat them."' CORNS! WARTS! Removed in twenty-four hours by Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Ex- tractor. Cent'enient, reliable and painless. Try It. IT HAS BEEN ASCERTAINED That no remelt'• In the market nt- fords such prompt relief ne Poison's Nervtitne In toothache, nenrnlgin, and rheumattent. Ile action ht comet] of cramps, colic, etc., le simply mar- vellous. Remarking timis to a pllyelctau of experience he stater that from his knowledge of the composition of Nervlllne no remedy could surpass It nett family remedy, and that In every household a bottle of Nervlllne aheuld be available for emergent demands. Readere of this paper should try Ner- vlllne, It is roonomtcal, rrllnhle and never falling, Alluring Oriental Shoppers, r e e aro some exlracts from adver- fix"$tents in o;:e•n111 utv+7sttehed expeditiously as a cannon ball" 'Parcels done up with such rare as a loving wile bestows upon her husband." "We sell paper tough ns eleplh,ant's hide," 'The print of our looks, is clear es crystal, the matter rhtrnting ns ft a(ngfngg girl." "Custom- er& ore treated as pnditely es by rival steamsiep companies." "Our silk and Satins are smooths as a Lady's cheek, 'and colored like the rainbow," Minard's Llulnient mares Cold', etc) PROOF POSITIVE. The Tru h About Backache Droved by Dodd's Kidney Pills. 31rsJ(aty 1,ougberd((11es is Ideuce No PooUt In the 31111da 01 the People of Staples -Harknehr Ie fleetly Kidney Ance, !Staples, Feb. 5. --Thera Is no dcaTit hl the 'Miele of the lseuple of fid+ Ilia• Wet that the rnnt0atlen that back• eche le at eytuptont of kidney &ease, is literally and aleohltely overeat If not, how Is It that Doll's Kidue' Yllla, a k!+Ulry mrd)t•ine, cure imakaike? For there Is oto dl•ptite II11004 1t t#ut Dodd', Kidner bills do core batrkeelen New ea mei In 1314 aright whoa nee routing to light every day. Mr,. Katy Lung• heed 04 one of Or most recent, but there are sroras of (altarm, It has long been contended that bttekurlto le really kidney ache. But up to WHIM ten years ago, when Dmld'e Kidney Pills were, first givo'l to the world, the fart had never been nota• idly proved. But Dodd`e Kidney fills have turned the theory lite a feet. 1f one iam backache one's kidneys are out of order, nod no amount of medi- cine which dors not at on the kid• ueym well do the slightest good. How tunny proper knee been erlpplee with lump hark nnd gilen up trying to he eared to despair? They were not nwara that Laekarlie le but a symp- tom, not a Weave. The real Bnrkarh", al out whicet no. 1o:ty who has oyer cXlWrlr111'ed ft ran ha mistaken, is not an mete of the hack at all. It to the ache of (Reordered kldneye. The kidneys aro situated op- posite the emelt of the back. Thos the 10th( is termed Backache. It 14 440 tree treating Backache, 40 called, locally, it is the kidneys' that demand treat- ment. That Is the ern:on that Dotld's Kidney Pills have such a reputation for airing Backache. Mrs. Knty Loughs' 1, of Staples, writes : "I can highly recommend Dodd's Kidney 17110 as the best thing for lame lock that I ever got, I have only used ton novel' and they cured me." Plaster Casts. It le often possible to buy pretty little figures In plaster whose only offence is time whiteness of the ma- teriel of which they are made. These ran be waxo.l or ollod by those un- derstanding the process, lett neither result is entirely satisfactory to the artistic eye, A recent expert. stent with such figures has prove( so soirees:due that I give the dr• tails for the bens (It of others. JIave a mixture of burnt dentin and white lead nolle so that the color altnll be at rich terra cotta. E(pmtl parts of ell and turpentine should Is, need, and the paint np- pllat to the figure with an art• tst's brush. A doubly layer will bring oat the shadows where e1w)l are , needed and if the figures aro to be played on woodwork they may lye 00004,1101, Two that I have Met fin- ished are perched aft the corners of a wherry over -mantel, and no one would suspect that they were not at part of the original ornamentation, for they aro so high that det0115 of carving could not bo exnntlne(n I wee carred of lame hack, after auf• tering 15 years, by 1IINAR1)N LINI- MENT. Robert Ross. . Two Rivers, N. S. I ons cured of Diphtheria, niter doctors failed, by MINARDS LINI- MENT; John A. h'orey, Antigonieh. I was cured of contraction of mute - clef] by MIN.1RD'8 LINIMENT. Biro. Rachel Saunders, Dalltousle. WHAT THE HOER BELIEVES. Religious Idea« Very Consoling to 'Phos; Who Hold Them. J'rrnrntly Bi. lit rents moved hie oho ir up to nein e and lowering hi'i fare 0011h own aide Iurtill UP, p•errd curi- ously into toy senrt:ales. "4.4h,y do you bon. those. things 1" he interrogated. "'fo nee better,' I sold 014(114, "Neat a04, not (1(1 " "No. I'm not ; but 1e.); sight Isn't goad," "1 don't (Link that ought to be People ought not lu wear out before Ihair tinge," he said Insolently. I Logan to feel• exceedingly unrowt- fler table, 'I wanted De eek yoo,'I anti, by way of changing the sabjrcl, "I wanted I o oak yea about this mar, 'People of God; Whom dem It mean 1" "Nut you," he said with aggravat- ing proolpt!4. int , "but me end ml people." "Noe will have to give me a better answer than that," I protested, "Whom to you consider to belong to your petpta "My Church," h.t expostulated, with n vehemence that showed tuo he woo being worked up. "Tour church," I said, "to the ex- clusion of all others?' "Precisely etc, Gtd in Heaven is our Fait ar and DIvine Lawgiver, and Paut Ktug: r our leader on earth. Ho rules us in God's nano. If you have lived in flee roan 1ry for mento time you cane not Lav: L1i1ed to notice how manifest this is. God led our either out of Egypt, where we were in bondage to rru'l men who Barked the very life - ,blood out of is, Wo trent forth -went forth into the wi;d4 of Africa, estab- 1imh:d our freedom, and -but for a bri:f Interval when iniquity obtained the upper band over us -have main - lain 'd it to this day." "That it not only your rllurch," I interposed, by way of guiding him to his statements, "It's my church plops that form th;> nucleus of the nation," be said, 'almost solemnly-. "IL's on account of that people that the blessing of the Atnmighty is .resting on ell. Our en- emies are many, but as their designs have been frustrated in the past, so they will h' in ILe future. The watch - Jul care of heaven is av r us."-Th5 Cornhill Magazine. Impervious to Reason. Merely In the interest/I of accuracy it le Impossible to help regretting that (Germany hae decided to reckon the opening of the twentieth century from the first day of next month. The doolelon le unfortunate, not only be. cease 1t files 111 the taco of facts, but because 1t will help to eminent In their obstinacy those exasperating people, who, running their heads agatnat the there clutnge of date, re - luso to see that It le Impassible to antes upon the twentieth century nn- tll oho year 1900 has passed, and so completed the nineteenth century. To point out to such Irreconcliables that, as the first century was not complete uatdl the coos, of the year 100, so thenineteenth century cannot line complete until time 11010 of the year 1900, 1c elmply loot labor. They are as Lhnpervloua to reason as Words - worth's "little cottage girl" herself ; and 1t Is to be feared that the absurd decree of the German authorities 1011 bo triumphantly claimed by them as a vindication of their blunder headed chronology. -Weston (Eng.) Mercury, Dec. 30th, '98, State of 01110, City of Toledo, Lura, County, to Frank J. Cheney ntakett oath that the le the senior partner of the firm of F, J. Cheney & Ca, doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State a formate, and tent said first will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every Naar of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by the nee of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before Inc end subscribed In my presence, this (lth tiny of Deeetn- ber, A. D„ 1880. A. W. GLEASDN, iSonl] rotary Public. Ilalle! Catarrh Cure to taken Inter• nnity, and acts directly on the blood and inueoue surfaces of the system. Mond for teatimontnle, free. F. J. CHENEY &. Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, 75e. Mall's Family Pitts nee the lest, Dfggeot Skyscraper of Them Alt. The three champion ekyecrapere of the United Stator are the Syndicate building on 1'nrk row, New 'York, the Masonic Temple in Chicago, and the Exchange building In Boston. These are to be reinforced by n monster Structure to be built In Thiladelphla by New York and Philadelphia capital - lite, which will outshine all of teen. It will occupy to whole bloek and le the largest office building in the world. Minard's Liniment cures Distemper. As the English Hoy Saw it. An English weekly recently asked for short eosaye by boyo on current tnpdra and printed therm without editing. Here in a specimen: "Krug - ger au,4 Ka'MerLulism lo ,sir 11,• t 1 n atm of bltal. Mr. C'hnmberling has wrote to him saying coma out and tete give up the Mud of the. English you have took. he Is a haardatc•hman and a wlnkld heetlln. lord Kitchener has been sent for lee'goary besel and to bring back Int, ecanderioue head dei or alive.." Minard'e Liniment (urea Diphtheria. Economy Is half the tnnitl0 of life; It 1s not so hard to earn money as •to quad It weih-lepurgeon. AYOUNuGIRL'S DANGER, How She Overcame it, and Baffled Her Tormentor. Toronto, Tch, P, Ileo) ]da Hopklrk, of \n, 181 liarburd street, title city, is n young Indy who is exeeediugly popu- lar with a very eYtenedvo circle of friends, 4111 of whoa( the rejoicing over her recent; escape Iron) at terrible dan- ger, The dory of her experience is steeply interesting, told In her own strn;glitforward way. Here is her narrative: " In 1898 I took n: position in a down -town store. My !work was nut aim-ually hard, but I, erten founts I could nut stand It, and my 'health ranee. I grew Very thin, had splitting headache continually, dizzy shells and extreme weakness, 111y tongue was thickly furred, harsh and dry, J°oery morning, and I nrow) tired put. 'selling. I woe dull line low-spir- ited ell the tees. " My elster Lad need Dr. Arnold's English Toxin 1 111+ with remarkable benefit, nasi I also began to take them. I candidly state that improvement le- ggin almost Immrdlatcly. Dally I mended, tilt to -day 1 nm in hyttlr health 'and much stronger than I have been for years. To Dr. 1trnolde Eng- lish Toxin fills, and to them alone, the credit is rine." Every girl nnd woman who suffers as Mee Hopkirk did should use Dr. Arnold'e tingllalrToxin fills. They will giro new life nnd health. Dr. Arnold'e English Toxin Pills, the only Medicine that cures dhsoase by killing the germs that cause It, are sold shy all druggieta nt 75e. a box ; sample,1ox, 25e., or fent post-paid on receipt df rice by Thr, Arnold Chem- ical n t 'cal Company, Limited, Canada Lite building, No. 412 King street west, Toronto.' The 'Title of Dowager. The title of "dowager" seems likely In the near future to become obeoleto. Queen Victoria's eldest daughter was the first to resent the title of dew - ager, and la now known by virtue of e. royal decree as "Empreee Fred- erick." Queen Wilhelmina of Ho1- land has been much disturbed by the Idea of her mother being look*J upon as an o11 lady, and has caused to bo published a decree commanding that henceforth the former Regent le to be styled, not 'Queen Dowager," but "Queen Emma of oho Netherlands." Even the old Enmrcvs of China, wleh- ing tone In the. fashiim, has consented yo this) reform. WANTED. The undersigned will pay ten cents each fee copies of the following newspapers for the year 1809: Atwood, Ont., See, Aug In eat,13, Baddiok, N. S., Telephone, Feb. 1, March 1, it. Dutton, Ont„ Adyanoe, Jan.12.. Florence, Ont., Quill, Oct. 6. Hampton, N,A., Nem, Feb, 0, March 1& Hepworth, Ont., Journal, June 14, Regina, N.W.T Standard, Oct. 21 -<-1 Sandridge, Oat, Echo, Fah.2 Sturgeon Palle, Oat, Colonisation, Feb. 2, Address earns to The CANADA. BEADY PRINT 000 HOsn, s► Said "Help" andHamDied. Private George Drakord, 2nd Cold- stream Guar is, writing to hle parents at Boerne, Linealnvhire, from \Vyn- berg Hoshpital, Cape Town, saes: "It es strange that Ihr Inajirity of men In our blttalion who have been killed or wounded are married. It seems !lard for them. I expect you 'have heard how our commander, Col. Stoptord, was tilled at Madder River. I He won a fine, kind old oftieer-a true gentlemen, A shell struck hint in the body and ripped hem right open. Our poor rolonel only spoke once. Ile said Help 1' and was dead." Bilnard's Liniment rums Gargrt In COWL, Ex -Premier Greenway says the rea• eon he declined the otter of a Senator- ship was that he expects It more In- teresting time In Oppottition to the new Macdonald Minletr,y. Be a whole man at everything ; whole man at study, in work, in piny. --Joseph Gurney. FREE CATARRHOZONE TRERTMENT, Liberal Cffer to Suffer- ers from Catarrh, As- thma and Bronchitis. Until ('atnrrhozone methal of treat• meat for Untarrlh, Asthma. noel Bron- chitis woe introlutgyd these dimming were thought incurable. \ow It ledlt- ferent. Thousands of afflicted one" who hall long ago given tip hope are being constantly cured by the; Won- derful treatment, It curee by inhale- tion of medicated air. Von simply breathe; It does the rest, Ono trial of Catarrhotone will eon. vine() you of Its merit. Take advantage of our special offer now ; It will only last a few days longer. Fend tie ten conte In stamps, to cover the cost of sending, and we will !mil you a '31Se outfit, trey, N. C. Pokon & Cl,.Box 518, Wag. etre, Ont. Hare (old Htble Ftti;i d. A wonderful old Bible ills j•tet been tliecovered In Venice, the fortunate finder being Lao 1. Olwchkl, at well. known antiquarian, of Florence. It 1s in five large volume, an l was printed in Rome in the printing house of Ike. Pietro Masaiulo, In 1471 tine 147:. Soon after it caste front the press it woe purchased by a patrician family of Venice, and it was In the archives of thea family that Olsehkl discovered i.t. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, All druggllat, refund the money It It fails to cote, 25e. Jt. W. Grove ssignature is on each box. 1SSUE NO 7. 1900. Odorless Closet. "(icnllemen, I lune much pleasure in re. enmhrendiug your Ihiorleas Crematory ('beet which purchased1 from yon. 11 ,hoc its work well, and 1s perfectly from when in use or burning not. No family can afford to be with- out it, as It 11 indispensable to health, and It is with a !mise of duty 1 rertlty to its great use luinces.-Yours briny, LIt. L. 8, THOMPSON," Hundreds of others who have used this elo'o0 wilt testify to the above. For catalogue and Klee list welts) to The Odorless Crematory Closet Co., Hamilton, Ont BROFor p rth dRONOHIAL TROCHES Throat Ths Public Speaker's Frigid, Toro L Drown k Son, proton, NOTICE TO HORSE OWNERS. It to a well-known fact that Hones troubled with Heaves, if placed on Prairie pasture, are soon cured of the heaves. PRAIRIE WEED Heave Powder Is composed of the Prairie Weed "which has been found so effectual In cueingHeaves," combined with other valuable remedial agents, and will pr010 an effectual remedy for Weaves and Coughs in Horses and Cattle. gor mal idpP.isai` Druggists. FEBY,Ohmt. Port gigot, Oet. AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN in Ontario to sell are -proof safes; Trines erem 814 up; 1110re1 commission paid, write Inc catalogue and particulars. t% It. Scott, 61 Yong° street, Toronto. 1.to SOUTH. SEND FOR PROSPECTUS X of Rockwood, Tenn., and descriptive list of farms for sale. (t. le. Steinlrohr, Rockwood, Teeth.--'-- _ -. JtGENTS WANTED FOR OUR TWO NEW books, "the Library of South Afrlee' It our books In ono); and "Dwight L. Moody, '1140 Man and His Mteelon"; the books are well written and up -to -hate, and are not a rehash of old matter; the Pr1000 are low, and the terms extra liberal; agents can make money it they tike hold at once and sell our books. Iran pectus free. If you mean business, other ar rartgetnente fortheoanvaasers'beocet wllllam Briggs, Methodist Book Room, Toronto, England's Finest Razor, extra hollow grand very beet razor steel, fancy veined, celluloid handle, regular price goer medal price only C1.00. Thte raster will be sent to any address to 7anada, all pottage paid, upon the receipt of *1.00. Fully warranted and money refnuded It not satisfactory. Address Stanley MIIIs & Co., Box 201, Hamilton, Ontario. Sausage Casings--- aletWa9' ars English Seep andAmht erican Ilog Casings • reliable gg(PARK, RLACKWXLL a co., Torone4 Virginia Homes. Ven ietm all about Virginia lands. .011, water, climate, (esteems, pryedncts. trolls restate the VIde RGINIA NAHMER. Bend no tor three months' subscription to FARMER CO., Emporia, Ya Mr' Wlnslow'e Seething Syrup should al• ways be need for Children Teething, It no the child, Rotten' the guns, sures Sri to and Is the beat remedy for Dlarrhtsa, oaly- five cents a bottle. FITSPERMANENTLY ('URED HV DIt, th'i's Intoes Great Nerte teestorrr- ll nos or ncr0ousness atter nest etc. Send to 091 Areh street delphia, Pa. for trealtee and ice 12 tris For sale by J. A. Hurls, 1180 Sofro Dar Montreal, Que. EDDY'S MT6HES HUE fl WELL-EftiRNED REPUTfTION1 DON'T EXPLRiMbli1 WITH UNKNOWN ERMDB, IT LMDS TO BAD RESULTS,