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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1900-02-22, Page 6Aft UI SPITE OF MIS BIRTII Ifs was small of !datum, with n Isla and rather nrtatocrat!e (nee, r1rl Bray eyes, overshadowed by tllaary Iron -gray bmwe, and hair of NM same hue, Ho was clan in n dark, W eld mit that had evtdelttty done antes fa a long time, and which Id have been much the better tier of a wimp and a epahge. was fresh and clean, how - he hat -a stovepipe of 1 ancient date -Ills his sult, bah, while a bootblack VI Improved hie .hose, ae Seem sad polldi, if not as to ilt, "I've coma to see about OW he briefly remarked, an he shoved a of priced papa' through tole or "he cashier's dark. the advertisement regard• finding of some Moate7, the eaperlateedent of Ned's tarot had caused to be Insert - two of the leading papers of what about Lt 7" as hrlef- derusedsd the eadhler, while he abglum into the aged face be• :y feta -1 lost a toll of bills Issued by the Provident the 7th of July, and some. between Avon and Beach down Chauney," the adned, the cashier, thought - eleventh of July - twenty -eighth ; why you made enqueas for It he - /on that I was obliged on liminess that game see the advertisement es ttl my return yesterday." "UM," mid the cashier again. "1'11 Pei about tt." Be went to another desk, talked with a gentlemen there for a few mo- *sdL then returned to the window lead handed the little old man the if iWs yours without any IkR" 11e remarked. 'Yes, dr, l4 le mine," 11e cocildently Mined, after giwcing at It "Where to t1 fund(' '0101, to the curbing on Essex found It ?' el our oaMl boys." hat's to pay Y• "The charm a for advert icing, of ewrse"-naa,ig the atm -'and what- ever betides that you and the boy can agree upon., Humph! Where will I find the 7" the yuan mated, as he handed mal the money for the advertising. "1 will send for him to come here," replied the cashier, ma he wrote rap• Idly upon a slip of paper. Then call - Ing a boy, he sent him down to the hattaey counter with It. Five minutes later the boy returned, aearmaystoled by Ned, who, not know. what was wanted of him, looked rether flushed and anxious at being elmmoned to the offloe, "This gateman wishes to talk with coo for a few momenta," remarked the cotter, indicating the stranger, bad then returned to his (woks. Ned lifted his great, frank, black qac to the aged face, and the man gave a vloaemt start, while a strange pallor settled over his countenance as be looked into them. "What's your name?" he demanded abruptly. "Edward Wallingford," Ned replied, wofonddering what the man could want "Wallingford! Wallingford!" Ite re- pealed a startled look leaping hate pie eye. "Do you -are you--" Ile abreptly paned hen, and, after a mo- sten% added : "8o you are the boy who found my money," Oh, yes, dr; 1 fowd forty dollars. Wail Itours?' Ned eayerlr inquired. bet flushing violently. for, dssplte all hie .(10*e to reset the stir of covet - outman, he could not help hoping teat the money might have bent loot by some 11011 person who would not take the trouble to search for It. and tins ft would eventually come to "Yes, it was mine, Where dad you i4ad It T" "Just on the corner of Etre and Cunene, streets," " We:l, I suppose you expect a re- ward. Bow much have I got to pay mom ler fLnding It 1" the men asked, asarp y ea he fastened he keen, e eagle oles�g'ao las upon the boy's band - Ned flushed agate, and h!e eyes grew very bright with some re - pa ned emotion ; but he quietly re- Notbiag, sr; I am glad that you ve your money back, and you are vwelcome to what I have done." Me turned on he heel, and was abort to go back to hie dutles, when Ike apeeetrlo old man cried out, more sharply than be had yet /poked, though a queer Itttle melte lurked about the corners of hie mouth: "Stop; Edward Wallingford; 1 haven't .got llrough with you yet," It CHAPTER IV, Ned faced about obediently, the In- dignant b:ood still tingling in les clinks, but nI1 sense of Injury and Ir- rLtallaa vanishing Isemediately when be aught sight of the qulizlcal ex - prestos on the old gentleman's face. "He's a funny old chap," was bja I s„wowem 1 1 1 1 1 1 he an o t h wan "1111114 meets' comment. men mm eel. B noes, Out I gores lie isn'i -he's only queer, though 1'.1 bet he's ewful tight," "So I'm welcome to my money, am Ir" repeated the stranger. "'!'hat's rather refreshing. Dldu't you expect to be peel for finding and returning MI" I 1 don't think I etpeeted much abort it, anyway, Ned responded; "I found Lt, and 1 knew It was right that I should do my beet to bunt up the owner, whether I got anything for It or not." But you think I ought to give you something, don't you 1" porde.- e d lila Interlocutor. Ned culorud crimson egalu at the {(u.tlon, It Wes not very pleasant to be o.teohlaed In thla way regard- ing the duty of another, and ha hard- ly knew what reply to make. If the man had no sense of his own nbllgatlon, he was sure he wee not gneng to instruct ham as to his duty. Ile knew that If he had been le eta place be would have been glad to give a poor hey a generoue sum, sod not make him feel uncomfortable over it, either, "I rather Udok I'd ilke to glee you ao mIllieg, If you':1 say bow much would setief,v you," pursued the old gentleman, lie he still heeltnted and appeared confused, while he regarded bit curlous.y. ' Well, air," Ned now eald, and thinking he had better end the Inter vlew and et back to Ills work, " if you'd real!, Ilk° to make me some return -though 1 wouldn't claim nee thing -1 should feel very much oblig- ed to lou If you'd buy me a straw hat ; my old cap Ina very ear Portable this hot weather. They have some very docent ones In the sines for fifty omits. The aged stranger, keen gray eyes twinkled and the corners of hie mouth twitched with amusement at this very moderate nyuest. " A straw hat, eh I So you've been wearing a cap all summer -a wool• len one?" ' Yes, sir," "Doesn't the firm pay you lmougl ai that you could attued to buy yourself ofanger raw ralleaped into the boyo' e7ee, and his Ilps involuntarily curled with contempt, for he loll bled that the mac-" the mean old miner" as he mentally dubbed him - was unwilling to put out even the small tram of nit, ante in return for la forty dollar,. " 1 get it donne and a halt a week, e rr," he said, trying to speak In a respectful tone out of reverence for his gray head, though lila voles trem- bled In epite of himself with sup- pressed wrath, " brat never mind the hat -I can go without It a while longe.," Teti tut." roepcmded 1,1. coiloxn- Icn, with a chuckle. "Deward Wal- lingford. you are a boy of co theta alma character, and I like eplrbt, 1f It Is temrencrd with moderation. I guow we we! mend about the fiat; sulfate you show, lir to the counter where they are sold," The mart's voice wee new kind and genial. about Ltdal li leas nlips. tle was hove Ned was quid* to mark this change to ham, oral be own brow Instantly Mewed Yes, dr; title way, please," Weald eagerly, an:d, tnrelug, led the way to another part of the store, Ila eocon- trlo companion followldig al fast ea Ile was able, e iterarehing the hat counter be Ig- nored the, fifty cant hate entirely, amd, passing un, rade Ned try un esveral at n dsilnr apiece, until lio loved one that fitted him, where- upon the Immcdlately perditued It, Now, a three only other llttlethtrg that lot neral?" lin Inquired, as he wafted for his chttniga, and runulng Idehot Ma over the bey'slee!y arm ngurp trot to clean, nicely -evened, but 011 Kart waist, the worse, but neat, ly mendedtraieeae std patphed shoes, " No, qr. thank you, mei I am -Iia daanndy!" Ned responded, obliged for thelwith luminous eyes, ea he twirled It on hie hand and regarded It within - leafletted " And you are satisfied with It, In return for finding the forty dol- lars?" the man Baked, curlous17• " Yee, indeed, sir, and mother will be pleased, too -my old cap was so shabby it made her feel badly to have me wear it," "Humph!" grunted the old gentle. mat, "your mother will be planned -bow about your father ?" "I 4avemt any father;" said Ned, gravely, Um -ah I Where did lou get those gnat black eyes?" the men now and, observing hlm with a strange• ly, intones look, eel thought. ' From my father, I think, sir, for my mother has the levelled blue .yes you ever saw," Its answered, a tender Inflection In hie torte u he spoke thus of Fla mother, Where do Tom liver- was the next query',' but the aged lips ware almost colorless as they dead it. " No. -- Inarremo avenue; fourth Door. Now, 11 -you don't mled, sir, I think I ought to go back to my work." ' What is your work 7" NOW YOU CAN BUY THREE TIMES AS MUCH Of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for 60 Cents as You Could for 26 Before the Family Size Bottle Was Introduced. • Se universal Inas become tbe we of ' Oft. Chas's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine u a fealty remedy for croup, Jleeaapbiths, asthma, sore throat and all seethe and Colds, that It has been i fORad advisable to put 1t up In largo faall ' Abe bottle'', to sell at 00 stents. 'ILe regular 25 cent see will still bo add, bet In nearly every home In Cap- s& nod ilia United states Dr. Chase's golly of Linseed and Turpentine le al - ,grays kept la the house as a safeguard agaltt oaosumptlan, pneumoule and Peter fatal lung trouble., and to the BOOM of thousands who use It In large gaaat*Hias Wile new style of package (IItU1 prim more oouvenent al well as Were eoonomleal. lib time who are not yet acquaint- ed wits Dr, Chase's Syrup of Liaised Oke ?impieties, If nub there are who tele Yrs paper, we shall simply lay Mitt tie sleet evidence of the sera at thle great remedy for throat and lung troubles le to be found In the fact of the steady Increase In its sales year by year, Though the market Is flooded with all sotto of cough remedies and cold curse, the demand for Dr, Chase'. ttyrvp of Llnseed•and Turpentine 1. larger the season than ever before. The ales are enormous. Dr- Chase's syrup of Linseed and Turpentine a prompt and positive 1n Ina actlol, and absolete17 and thor- oughly -rw croup, brunciiitie, asthma, sore throat, whooping trough and all throat and lung troubles, Twenty -file coot', a bottle; feebly "Ise, three times a. muds, eo oenta. At all dealers, or Edmanane Bates & Co., Toronto. Dr. Chase'. 0lntelsat Van abeohute oa for prem. Slaty carate a hoe, at aU "I'm a can boy qt the gable' boner, pointer." belt n youk only (7 get a dollar and a " Yes, sir ; but if I do well they will give mo le raise by and by l" Ned said, cheerfully, "Well, lei like to an gnu Met one more question, then you tuny go," the maze eald, druwlcg him a little time tide, that tlo ono oleo alight Lear. "All richt, dr." "When you fauhl that roll of btllw 1?dwast Wallingford. chalet you want to keep it 7" All the bleed In Nedes body sremed to fly tato III.'! fame agatit at tithe welted quemetrna Illy Lead dem pet and term of lulu, - Bled linger auk( "hate rustled to Itis e7ee,. It meloid very cruel that Ito mllib bit mads to orndaat the conflict wblolt bog raged bet neon the, to him, ter- rible temptstto- nid his oonielenee, The enpertnterdeut heti asked him the name questloul. Dld eYerybody Ina - Agile, What 11e must pane a thieve I h dlepeeltlot-that'lecause lie was a poor boy he was utterly devoid of principles of hprnr? He felt bitterly humiliated. and had Me inquisitor been a younger wan lie would have resented what he eousldeled his it l olent curiosity, " Tee, sir," he raid, humbly, and too truthful to evade the query, while he nervously twirl. ed lds hat In his hands. "You see, we are so poor -mother had been ttek, and-ruul 1 did think that If those forty dollars were only mane, she could go away from the hot city for a Tittle while and get strong again. 1 know it waes't right twee to wish to keep It -but I just couldn't help thInking of It. At any rate" -and now the gnat black eyes flashed frankly up Into the old gentleman's face -"I didn't keep It. I wouldn't be a thief for the biggest fortune In the world. ante I tom glad you have It back again, Good-bye, sir,' and turning, he dart• ed away before the man could chop -him, and ran nimbly downstairs to he duties, hoping he should never meet the owner of that forty dol• len again, but wondering what the name of the "queer old codger" could be. When he went home at croon he told his another all about his inter- view with him, and displayed els nice new hat with eonstlerable pride. Mrs. Wallingford was somewhat amused over the recital, and a trifle Indignant aa well, that her boy should have been subjected to mtoh a cate- Mhleing, while site also thought the man rather mean to have bestowed 'rely a dollar upon him in return for - the large sum he had lost. But both Ned and les mother changed their opinion regarding the eccentric old gentleman that eery eveeing, when the last pod, brought a letter directed In a cramp- Wallingford, hand to "Edward Wallingford, No, — Bardeen avenue, Boltooldn, Mase." They wondered, before they open. It, who It could be from, for they never received letters, having no frim or relatvoe with shorts to corns Pru\ When Ncei•.eitt the end of the en- v[terms two stip. of paper fell Picking up tier fleet that sono to hand, the read aloud: The inclosed le for the very mod• est, honest lad who struggled so no- bly with a great temptation, a few weeks ago, and who wee 11190 DO courteous to an Inquisitive old man this morning. Be bobcat always, my boy ; you will then never 'lack for friends, and the world will be the better fa your having lived In It," There was no name signed to this characteristic epistle, which was n great disappointment to Ned, and to Mrs. Wallingford also, who now realised that this ethane being had only been trying to teat Ned by ha searching queatlons and bus apparent penueloteneee. Upon unfolding tlhe tither slip of paper the happy buy found It to Lo a metal money -order for ten (Mi- lani! ol•lar.! "Hurrah ! Dianne, the old codger to a brlck, after all I" 4e exclaimed, wevtuug the money -order aloft, while hie face was radiant with delight. "Now," Ile continued more gravely, "this will feel afor nearly a month; can't you have a efts rest, mother, and not work on those horrid sacques7" Mee. Wallingg'ford smiled as eche fondly Mend bis glowing cheeky. "I do not know about takhhg the teat, dear," she said, "but I am uroud- er of my sit to•ngltt than I should be to have had a large fortune left me," and tears stood la her eyes to emphatic her words, But Ned, bw7•Ilke, thought more of the matey than of the act which had brought it to him. "Ten dollars1 we haven't had eo much at ones for a long timer' he matd, "That old mat hae done the handsome thing, and i thought him seep a skinflint this morning. I Im• aglaed It was admen like pulling his eye -teeth -though I don't believe he had any -for h in to pay out that dol• lar for my hat, What a pity It Is we cannot know hie name," he concluded, regretfully. 1 think he hal been very generous, and i, too, would like to know who he e, NO that we might thank him," Mrs. Wallingford remarked, And them the restating of evil, the congnering of a temptation, brought an abundant reward. Ned lad riot only gained the respect of hie euperintsndemtp the con• ftdsna of hL employer and 140 prospect of advancement at the More, but he loth alio won a snug 1sum money, and m friend14tle of teaof strange old gentleademana, who, is we shall see later, had Ib In he power to do even greater thenge for hem, When Ned had left the men eo abruptly that morning, the latter stood etar!ng after the boy for a full minute without moving. "I'nt efratd I Was a trifle hard on the youngster,' he muttered, aa, re- covering from hie surprise, he made h'e way toward the elevator to de, wend to the street floor ; "hot I felt cnrlous to see what kind of stuff' he le made ot. He's a aonsclentoue little chap; roost boys would have dented frig tereptsl to keep that mane,'; but he owned iyp to it, like a little hero, and he shan't lose anything by it He'e gob sptrlt, 'though," he continued, as, emerging from the elevator, he then elbowed his way through the crowd Into tike street ; "he WY downright mad at me for an old man; wet ewe to that he hbeen well Lrought re u up A fifty -ant straw hat, indeed! ha, lin!" he laughed, gleefully, al he waved he umbrella to Ball h car. "Hat boys woukf have duhinotl here for a couple of dollars, at trust, 11e iave me a !hock, though, melee lie IIted those great black eyes eo ow; and the name, too -Wallingford - gave me a start. I believe, upon my word, that was the name DI the girl wham that scamp of a nephew of mine used to be sweet on, I wonder If the boy can be a relative of herr-- f v-0!:d>r If 1-1:-e had n"y broth, n, Helgho 1 that was more than tbirtee:s Team eau' and Dick was my only else ter'e ion. What a pity he was such a rani! How he ever came by eucl a dlepaitlot a more deers I can under• stand. for Rachel was an angel, while Tan, her husband, though pig-headed end (Mute. was always !honorable In betnem teatgen. I 'wader if the boy W still Meier -I've laver heard a Nei - Wort flea or of 41a tine be 111 - ra 4eseaced ao ntdiw117 that white.) What 4 pity; what a pity he cone tlnued, wllttll a sigh that was almost ti groan, "If Ike hea Dilly behaved hime self he mlgllt Kaye come into a Ilat:d- iome fortune. aid I need not have been the lonely old men that T nm to- aey. But that boy's blltak eyes haunt me, !outlast what 11--' A perfedtly blank expreeelott over, spewed the moon's hoe as he reached tide point lit Ile sollhsluy, while be became altnost gheetly, Than lie boarded the car, which had etoppad at hesalguat. and n few initiates later lie was al plying for the money -order whluh Ned received that very evouli,g, Two day; after tills while Mlrltun !Wallingford was belly working upon a tiny wool sacque. she suddenly be - name conacloue of a strange sound ou the stain leading up to her humble Ther ` There was atender, let emuewlat amused smile en par sweet Iles, tie her polished Needle (1ew In and out aaooipMhe fleecyfor mite wart thinking of Ned's reoe adventure with the queer ofd man whoa! aures, be Iced found, azul vainly speculating ae to Lis Idetttltey. But now she peewee to Beton to that unusual sound upon each stair, WI if someone lamp was mounting with the use of a cane. Presently It ceased, and there came a knock upas her door. Rleing to open It, she found, to her surprise, the object of her thought+ standing outside. She was sure It was Ned's old gentleman iron the description which he had given of llm. "Beg pardon, tuarm, but I'm look - lug for Biro. Wallingford; I was told she lived up bere," he abruptly remarked. while pas keen grey eyes swept her face, noting its refined and delicate beaut►, Its oxceeslve pallor, its lines of suffering and care, ell of whloh betra7slut 11 hnd known aotae cruel!ng sorrow.Ler(e " I nm Mrs. Wallingford, sir. Will you come In and lee mated?" ahs replied, with graosful self•posseulolu es she drew forward for him the only comfortable chair LI the room. " Thank you, maim; thank you. It's rather tedlone climbing so many 'Wire on a stretch; don't you find It too?" remarked her Malta, am he seated himself, removed ills hat, and wlpod the perspiration from he forehead. ' Yes, err ; but I don't go down mime I am obliged to; my eon atterds to my errands and brans all tee water for me, "the lady reell'd. "Water !" exclaimed her campanlou. aghast, "you don't mean that you have to go down all those stairs for water." "Yes. sir ; the landlord will not have a pips put up Hera so all the water line to he brought free the first floor ht a all," Mrs, Wallingford quietly re- plied. ' The man became ao exceedingly red In the face that the lady feared the exertion or ntnnnting the stales had been too much, for him, "Who Is your landlord?" he de- manded, dryly, after a moment of awkward ad lance, 1 " I d n tot knew Ills mime; but that or his nge'nt le Flagg." "Ilumph ! What rent do you pay 1" her tJbltor Inquired, ns lie glauatd around the humble room. "We Lave three rooms and pay ten dollars a month." Mrs, W nlllrgford said, with e. sigh, fa she thought dhow 'bard It was to raise the num named every fors weeds "'fen deltagcs a month fur this oven, -aed no water In It!" crled the man, every rein stardtng out on his brow, an alley Light in ble grey eyes. "Yee sir."- tt'd dom►mrtght extorsion' -It's in double nwlndle 1" was the wrathful retort, erre. Wallingford looked so eaten - billed over ills excitement that he Im- mediately pulled litmtelf ttgether, and apologised for It. pardon, maid, I am heupieet arm," by what you have told me, I -am the owner of the houee-there are four tenant. In It, and I receive fourteen, twelee, nine and seven dollars respeotvel7 for them. I have been la Europe for the last three years, during hlch time my buslneas Ilse been in the hands o. an agent, who, I perceive, has been systematically robbing u# and °pere®Ing my tenants." (To be Continued,) A meltable Firm's Guarantee to Sufferers From Oars, rb, Bronchitis and Throat le.. 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We will sign the eoopon and "end It back to you witlh the Ca• tarrlloxone poet paid, duty free, U. 1L If not benefitted materially, re- turn the elgned coupon to us and your money will be returned. Complete outfit, consisting of bead• tlfnlly polished hard rubber Inhaler and eufflctent liquid for dr weeks' use. Price, 11.00; extra bottles of Inhalant, 60e. At aureate, or from N. C. Polson L Co„ Kinpton, Ont, the (oat of the % orld's Canals, Canal., and particularly ship canals, are costly undertakinge,The Sues Canal met 11100,000,000, the Manchester Ship Canal 190,000,000, the North Son (anal 1188,600,000, the North Holland and the Corinth Canals $15,000,00,1 each. Fifty dose" fee a quarter I The best of ell tuft. MWler's Compound Irak DT & 11l 1IS ern i TOLD BY TUN /OLDIES(, 1 l' a U r HoerTreachery Again -Heavy Lomas on Both elder, 1 eel 110W give you a small ac- count of the battles I have been In. My first experience of war was nt Beiutonl. Then come firnepan. The next was Molder River, And I hard. know how to rx lain it -it Wen Y p nothing but pule ctoughler for We Boers, We else loot n (earful lot o1 men. Thin fight will be remembered by nil here='the fatal 2411 tiny of November" It le called, It was Lha hnrdeot fight Englund has hod since the Primer-Itwen nothing but one rontinuous hall Df bullets front day- ' break to dark, The field next morn- ing was strewn with dead end wound- ed. The hoer losses were never known proper:,, -some were left dead for ue to bury (about (00), and the rest they burled themselves or carried nwnl•. Whet they meted not get rid of nay other way, they tied large stones to the Wien and threw them into the I river to poison the water, The next battle was at (Grnspan. Our battery wan sent to Meld them out of the hills\ and in less than tour hotus we could see nothing but dead and wounded Boers 'rind ponies. We only bad 11 *lightly wounded, and all ore back again. The next battle was at Mngerefontein, There we 'had nearly two regiments cat tip. You must me- cum me for not. laking you any more about It ; It 1s too dreadful to men- lion. I shall, perhaps, be able to tell you more when I come home. -Corr porn' Howe, 02nd .Battery. There have been some marvellous easapes, and same very pathetic scenes, One man was shot In two Place*, end died about 20 min'tee ater. After (Wage. eat up and asked a comrade to give him a smoke, which he did. Ile then seemed contented.! David 6t. John, the champion of Wales, has been killed, lie was, I be - Here, well known In Weston -super - Mare, It happened this way: A Boer put up a (leg of truce, and when our men went towards him he shot them. David St. John, noticing the Boer's treachery, rustled et him end drove Lie bayonet through him, being him - Pelf fata:ly shot for hie bravery. When the battle war' over be wee found lying acmes the body of the Boer he had elnln.-Private Dart, Coldstream Guards, '1'o Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bronco Quinine Tablets, All drug .Laxative uud the mnne3'11 it rntl. to cure. vee t 0, Orove',.lanetwe1.oneachbox. Michael Hallern, of St.. Thomas, Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills, Suffered WllImDhibeteeend Bar kache tor Over a fear--W'ee Advleed totter Deride, ItldneyPiIle--"Mitred From Ills (leave." Ft. Thema, Felt, 1C.-Notvlirre In Ontario are 1usld's Kidney Pills more highly valued than !n the neighbor• hood of It. '1'lioitln'1- They are femme" for having prat ghost eidferere from Bright's Diemen, nuI Dlahetee n road to safety-, for prevloae to the die. cover,) Of Dodd'. Kldne,v PAIN theme dlmauere were hivarL,bly fatal. Michael Mullein, a farmer ti)Ing near Ft. Thomas, is sae of throe who fully appreciate the worth of Dodd'r Kidney Pills. Ile line good mason W. He was cured of Diabetes by their nee. He ndndtu that but for Dodder Kid- ney Pllle he would be In Ido grave to• day. Diabetes le loyal disease of the kidneys, Dodd'e Kidney PITH are there• fore the only medicine of the slightest use do (.be treatment of this uleease. Tito ktdneve are the only organa af- fected, and Dodd'. 'Kidney 1•IlIs are the only medicine tint can roach the kidneys with any beneficial effect. 'There are moreover a number of other (lreaere which are crowed by disorder of the kidney(' and Ihsdde( Kidney !'Ills by curing the kidney disorder reiuovw the ranee of these otter troubles, Tea It le that Dotfd'. Kidney Pllle are the only real- Pal edsPal .n'1.peerinaiteut cure for Dropsy, Heart Diceaee, Illtnumatlam, Lum- bago, Sedative, Bladder and Urinary Complalntr, Feinnle Disorders and unlienitly condition of the blood. AR for Diabetes the statement sign- ed by Mr. hllchocl Hallern, of et, Thom.., noel o•Ituesaod by Mr. E. E.. 0atrander, of Dutton, will prove that AN! clatter made for Dodd's Kidney PIIIe are absolutely true, The state• meet reads: "I have been troubled for one year with Diabetes, My back was to the woret kind of pain all.thetime. M urinc was very dark and my oondl• Mon was getting very eerluue. A friend of mine told me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. I have now need one box and am already oompletely cured, My urine le at Its natural color and my back le aa strong as a board. I cannot praise Dodd'e Kidney Pills too highly for 1 ams certain they have saved me from the grave." RKD-oIEADED GIRLS, They are to be Found Among Every Race and People. The geogrnphleal d:etrlbntloa of red-headed glrla ea, fortunately, wide. 'They* can ba found In every Inhahlt• a1 (tanrter of the world. 19 r.• eo•ealled dark- races are fre- quently glorified by glowing lecke. Tho 1tpanlarde are swarthy um a race, but the purest blooded Castlll- ane frequently ahow trace" of their Vielguthlc blood by blue eyes and red hair. Tho Infanta Eulallo, who 1Lsltevt then country In 1533, le red- headed. Red•hatrd Italians tare fold) num- eyarmt in Italy. They are moat uutu• eroun ht the northern provinces, where there is tho greatest Infuelot of Overeat' bloael. And than IA no girl In the world prottler than a red -hatred Italian or Spaniard,' except It bo a red-haired necessarily be In LW immediate neigh. American. 1n Ireland a led -hatred `Irl le made miserable by being called It "Dane," Tido epithet le a legacy of a thous. and years or more -from the time when the Danes actually d1d override the coasts •: Lritafu. In a dialler manner the Norsemen, who invaded SINly centuries ago and Intermarried with the inhabitant'', 'left deeceadants with gleaming brain thatches, Tho Turks are a lbght•halred, blue eyed race, and their children ere ev• orywhere scattered about Asia and Northern Africa, And where there aren't any red - hatred girls by nature-ae nmoug the Moors and Arabs -the glowittg locke am commonest Of all. The women all dye their tatty trdvaeen to a moet lovely red,wlth Mehta. -St. Londe Re. pubile. A TORONTO MERCHANT Bears Important News to Its Fellow Citizens, Toronto, Dee 20111, -Here is a fet- ter we hope everyone of our readers avill peruse: "I am fro yearn old. Have •been troubled for tour year. with what I thought was rheumatlsm- stdffness In the muscles of any lege, later In tho arms, Soon the stiffness changed to sorenese. Went to Hot iprin`0, and came back a little bet- ter, Was a moderato drinker, but quit using llquor altogether, and care• fully regulated my diet. One (lay 1 got wet, and then the trouble wall wore than ever. Had to lay off for three weeks. Have had similar at- tacks at Intervale ever since, each one worse than !te predecessor, Had headache, pain In the small of the bank, urine dark, scanty and need- ing. Began ueing Dr. Arnold'. Eng- lish Toxin Pills a retort time ago, and nm already wonderfully Improved. Feel confidentthey will cure me, and I shall give them the chance and re. port, 1 hem not felt eo well for year', -u 1 have since I began using your pills, II. LEWIS. 477 longe street, Toronto, Dr. Arnold's English Toxin Pllle, the only medicine on earth that ((tires disease by killing the germs that cause it, are Bold by all drug- gists at 71c a box ; sample mise ut -.;c, or Ment poetpald on receipt of price by the Arnold Chemical Com- pany, Limited, Canada Life Building, 12 King street west, Toronto. • Training Him Children, There 1. a man who fanctee he 1s the head of he houeo, Thls particu- lar man has several small children, and It pleasee him to dleconree n great demi on the training of cldl- dren. A few days ego he had friends %letting him. Hle two tittle None be- gan to play about noisily. It to one of he theories that children should obey Implicitly. He wanted lib/friend to see how he carried It out In tlhe training of his own children. "Johnny,' he sold, sternly, "stop that noticeIn- stalntly." Johnny looked up In sur - mem, then grinned a little. "Oh, Freddy," he said to his brother, as they went on wlth the noise, "Just hear papa trying to talk like mam- ma," Minnrd'e Liniment mires Oarget In owe. Oood Enough for Him. • Dabbs -I see that a man hu in- vented a c7pewrite,r that you cit down and telt to and It writes ort everything you eay. Dobbs -I guess I'l1 keep mine. Fie doesn't write everything I 187,gad Ile gild of it.-lfalttaore Amerkita, Mares Lbilment seta Colds, eco, • "British" the Word, W'e cannot agree with the poet rho In another column of this paper euggeete that we lay adde the word "British " and replace It by " Im- per'ah" There are ninny etnplree be. elder the Brltleh. from Russia down to °colon, the latter of which hal Just become n dependency of the United Stntee, Anybody, Indeed, can uee the wool Imperial who likes, but nobody but the British can use the unite Brlteh. We have strong sympathy with Mr. Tarte and with all Seotehmon Ln WlelrsobJeetlone to the eubetltutlon of the name Eng. Hell. which Is racial, local - ouo might almost any provincial - for the name Brltleh, which Includes all under the British flag, Mr. Tarte rightly says he a British, but he Ie not Fumglhtl. Here la the kt.,,• to the whole posItIon. All the races, black and white, over which the Union Jack floats can call them. selves British wherever they go, end Engllehmen will only be Meowing pWltnroper courtesy by calling them British and not Englieb.-Montreal tw. We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT e the best, Mutthlas Foley, 011 City, Ont. Joseph Snow, Norway, Me, • Rev, R, 0. Armstrong, Mulgrave, N. 8, Charley Whooten, Mulgrave, N. S. Pierre Landry, sen,, Pokemouehr, N. B. Thomas Wasson, 8jleffleld, N. 13. The Mull Back. The above term is not used In any relation to football, but to des- cribe a new Paz -elan device In drap- ing a skirt. Too fact seems to be that whJe we American women are complacently sidling about in our ahem -fitting eklrts, our Parisian stater. add grace to their walking by having only the skirt front and side forms close fitting to the figure, while the blek breathe are cut full end bang out and downward in n graceful sweep, The fullness is laid to pleats, and these are pressed end caught down just below the bill, as welt art nt the belt. No doubt the pleated full back will be adopted by spring. It hoe been heralded by the fashionable "tralne" of the bridal skirt, where tbe long pleats hang straight down from the belt, n grace- ful detail d the eatume. Btpte of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, es Frank J. Cheney make. oath that he le the eepke partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney k Co., doing buslnese in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that ertid firm will pay the sum of ONE iIUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Care. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this Oth day of Decem her, A. D., 1886, A. W. GLEASON, [Seal) Notary Puhlic. Hall's Catarrh Cure le taken inter- nally, and acts directly on the blond and mucone eurfnree of the system. Send for teetlmonlale, free. F. J. C1IF-NEY a4 00., Toledo, 0. Sold by drigg1Ntr, 75c. Hall'r Family Pille are the fleet. Forgetful plan. "What's the matter with Rhsh. Leigh 7" Absent-ntindedncee, that's all." "Nonsense! the nine's cut and bruised fraghtfully." "Ten, Ile tried to atop a runaway automobile by Jumping In front of It end waving hie coat at it" A Vancouver man eay1, "I can re- commend Miller', Compound Inn Mlle. They are a great remedy." IESUF NOS. 1900. The Besi ood for Infants Nature planned that infants should have only milk for at least the first year of life. But thin milk, skimmed milk, will not nourish. It's the milk tat Is rich In cream, or fat, that does the work. This is be- cause fat is positively, neces- sary for the growing body. Scoll's Emulsion contains the best fat, In the h�.1kmidyl, Cod.Llver Oil, for all Ite children. thrive greatly under Its use. - Soon weigh more, est mare, y better and look better. It's lust ght addition to their regguular food, The hypophtaphltu o(tIme and sada In It am memory to the owdt and formation of bone and Al ell dmaxhul ,or..nd er"• SCOTT & LOt1NI., Chemie, Toronto, ,.IN INShit 10 a1�Na�iH� A Thought Compeller• "ilo elm'e preparing to go on the etnge, eh 7 What progress le mho making 7" Well, ahe'c been at a Windfall! for several weeks." "What'e the trouble'?" "She hasn't been able to eelect n stage name that she consider' pretty enough." By their netlon on the Stomach, Liv- er, and Bowel", Miller's Worm Pow- ders correct ell euoh troubles ae lack of Appetite, Blllounneso, Drowelnces, Sallow Complexion, etc.; nice to take, A WONDERFUL CURE FOR SICK HEADACHE The most wonderful elect. prodneed by KIDD'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS to curing nick Headache, Ditloueneu, Coated Tongue, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Ifeartburn Ltver and Kidney Trouble, has plated them ab the head of all medicine. 71 P111. In n box Hb mull nl n11 Druerrisia, or mailed by 5I, P. EOY. fort e;lgln, Ont. 11,.u.ea,..01 1, ,, Relieve eslpma, Inseatlls, to, In boxes only -Never sold In bulk. Seworthr, reliable, we dn., .mole or hon. NM mash 111 111040011 U01104 01. NaeitTQN, 0008*lp. Naoiis WdlitCd. x•1H11 prtrong fl)'e, . rep , ,ul,iil froa,'n In Ltt,,, y ,nest pile 01 lila rel mor, llab.lnn Ihb, paper. ti, W. IINt-A\, 1),.nl1,1 ('lull news Toronto. 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