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Th., eh, ei ful 1.11 longest in years,
:int aft -ra ar I, in our iegaids. Cheer-
( olo. the offshoot of goodness. --
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1,1tI adence, silly talk, foolish vanity
11.4; ria.4ely a;;;,;;1 ; proudly, and woettng the Ilashing
nod 0.1:11 curiosity :
1st:urn of her eyes unflinchingly, you
t le y ale eh:MI:en of one faurily.—F00-
must nut speak so; 1—can nut listen
tame.
'lath any ‘; ;minded ttiee ?Sull lan-
u ig.i iliesses it, forgiveneas cures it,
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Heiress and Wife.
CHAPTER XIX.--Ountioued.
"Ile has had a quarrel with Plums,"
the' thought.
"ReX." St1111, pitiVilIg her hands
un hat shouldeis and look u doe 0 11110
Ma ince, "tell me, has Pinola 1 -
It uIst you 1 lilt uio w hat la
Ole Mattel, Res. 1 ULU your wul her,
and 1 have the right to know. Thu
one dieaut of my Ulu has been tu see
Pluma your wife; I cuu not give up
easily: adjusted ; 'true hive IleVOr 1.1111:5
that hope. H it is a rout lel 1 Call be I
smooth,you kuow."
"IL is nut that, mother," said Hex,
‘(,ei.11 ily hoeing his head 011 1113 Ilan S..
Then something like the truth seem-
ed to dawn upon het .
"My son," ahe said, in a slight tone '
of Iti tation, "Plume n rote me of that
lid Lk oecurrence at the lawn fete.
Surely you are not ILL 11.1V1.1 with that
girl you W01-1:. o fU011S.111Y uttvilllVe 10
—the overseer's niece, I believe il. was.
I can nut, 1 will not, believe a sou of
mine ;took( so fur forget his pride as
tu indulge in such mad, reckless folly.
itentemlopr, Rexford," she cried, in a
voie..0 ly trembling with suppressed
1 Lige, "1 could never forgive /welt an
act of reekbssuess. She should 11001.0
eutia.• 11011, I \Stain you."
• "Mother," maid Ilex, raising his head
Rex kissed the pretty little dimpled
fuoe, and the little chubby hauls that
stroked his hair so tenderly.
"Why, you have been crying, Hex,"
site cried out, in childish wonder. "See,
theie ate tear -drops on your eyelash-
es—one fell on my hand. What is
the mutter, brother dear, are you not ;
happy
Birdie put her two little aoft nhite
a rm.. around his neck, laying her cheek
Ouse to his in her pretty, childish,
A post card with your name
and address will bring you
free sa.rrsple of
U)
"133 what. right do you Jot bid me to
speak of that girl as I choose t" she
demanded, in a voice bard and euld
1 with iutensit passion.
P the ballast. of the soul,:
1 Orate or twice Rex paced the length
1 hitt wi:1 ki..p ;t frotu rollinga--(- n 1 ;
1 of the rotan, his arms folded upon his
tits:Wing in tile gre"1"1 St°111"—.:1.1r01011., S1.011.14...111y itt 81.1.)PPed before
!l -hp 1 her,
l' 11.11,311.0111.2: 1111. Vil'ILIVM,1slik° "What u tIt) git i tu you!' Ole oak -
lit peal! :1111111:4 gm',,:ind by its quiet
1,1,11101. 11 11:•114111.c.114 every human
gaste...-sitelieri Allyn, LLD.
It as too:oiling to think that this
caressing nay.
Ile tried to laugh lightly, but the
laugh bad no mirth in it.
"You 'must run away and play,
Birdie, and nut annoy your brother,"larms to him.
thank Heaven you are here 1'
She clung to hum, weeping bites:J.1y.
it war' the firet time he had everfseen
leare in his mother's eyes, and he was
titaYLON GREEN TEA.
"Salada," Toronto.
it cats uot, it cannot be true ; take. me
to her Ilex 1"
The sound of hushed weeping roll
upon Ins ears and eeemed to bring 0
elm a senile of what was happening.
Like ene in a dream he hurried along
the corridor toward his mother's bou-
doir. Ile heard I.us mother's voice call-
ing for him.
"Where ts my song' sae moaned.
Ile opened the door quietly and went
in. Her dark eyes opened feebly as
ltex entered, awl she held out her
;••-•
The Pennington's Girl,
said Mrs. diaeagaging the "Oh, my 80n, my soh 1" she tried ;
child's clinging arms from ltex'a neck.
"'nett ebild is grust ing altogether too
btv 'IIIg of late.''
'C101,1 cried Birdie. "I am ten
years old. I shall soon be a young' touched beyond words.
lady like Bess and Gertie, over at Glen- "11 may not be as bad as you' think,
eti.
With tvItite, quivering lips Rex anti.
wereil bark:
"She is my wde
matt_ :r. if old a ga 1..; not chrome, and The words We re spoken almoat 107
" t"v1"i'l 40° InnY a ;;Iiisper, but they echoed like thun
emu • oui a, young as tiny of them.— der through the room, and 'seemed to
leaolore 11tietn.
No 01101 'sin tell whether lie is rich
or poor by ,it•ning 11 13 10.dger. It 18
he heal 1 it lila 1:08 11 man rich.
is 'jell er p ier iireording to what he
is, not aceirie ti tvhat 11e 111114.—
• a
grove."
"And Eve," suggested Rex, the
shadow of a smile flicicering around
his mouth.
No, not like Eve," cried the child,
gathering, up her tcrutch and, eun-hat
as :de. limmei toward the door; "Eve
is nut a young lady, elle'e a Tomboy ; mere a light fell upon the bed, with
she w.eirs sha
ort dresses nd chasesy he 1 118 costly velvet hangtngs, and on the
hounds around, while the other two
;year silk dresses Nvitli big, big trains
and have beaus to hold their fans and
litindkerchiefe. Tam going to take my
00 W 10..0kS you sent me clown to my
uld seal. on the stone wall and read
thee': pretty stories there. I don't
knots' if 1 will be back for lunch or
not,'• :she celled back; "if I don't, will
you ciente for me Brother Rex."
"Yes, dear," he made answer, "of
coursa I will."
repeat themselves, eve/ and tet r wlin ,
'during the !alumna of utter 141)11114t
hat ensuoil. Rex had told his piti-
ful secret, and felt better already,
as if the worst was over; while his
. mother stood motionless and dumb,
11-.! glaring upon him with a baleful light
in her eyes, .4,Ie had dashed down in
31 single instant the 11111.0'S She had
built up for long years,
"Let me tell sab
bu out it, platter,"
he said, kneeling at her feet.
worst and bitterest part is yet to
teens."
"Yes, tell
huarsely.
Without lifting up his head, or rais-
ing les voice. which WEIS strangely sad
and low, Rex told his story—every
word of it; how his heart had gone
out' to the sweet-faced, golden -haired
little creature whom he found fast
hill s
(life py ''1 fighting any
severe o; :i.00mplielling any
itird tai -k • 4 10'0 a man feels
els
hat 114. 111.4 11 t his side fight-
ing in lee same 01114,, i' I hat the eyes
-i
of thor 11 lov ; 1(.71A 11P 411 11117, and
their heart, praying for Ida victory.—
C. J. Perry.
REN V' E
iu vnP
ile
ABOUl"rHEOUGH THE
USE OF DR WILLIAM'S PINK
--
Nelly was not a whit abashed, seem-
ingly, by the fashionable circle in
which she found hereelf, and she talk-
ed away to Will Beane and the oth-
ers in liter eoft drawl, as 11 she had
known them all her life. All might
have gone passably well, had not a
little Riverside imp, by name of Rufus
Bent, who had been picked up by the
picnickers to run their errands, come
up just then with a pail ot water.
"Golly!" he ejaculated in very 'aud-
ible tones, "if there ain't Mrs. Pen-
nington's hired girl 1"
Mrs. Keyton-Wells stiffened with
horror. :Winslow darted a furious
glanoe at the tell-tale that would
have annihilated anything except a
small boy. Will Evans grimaed, and
went on talking to Nelly who had
failed to hear, or at least, to heed
the exclamation.
The mischief wee done; the social
thermometer went down to zero in
Nelly's neighbourhood. The woinen ig-
nored her altogether. Winslow set his
teeth together and registered a men-
tal vow, to tvring Rufus, Hent'a sun-
burned neck at tbe first opportun-
ity. Be eacorted Nelly to the table
and waited on her with ostentatious
deference while Mrs. Keyton-Wells
glanced at him tonily and made up
her mind to tell his mother when she
went home.
Nelly's social ostracism did not af-
foot her appetite. But after lunch
was over, she walked down to the
skiff. Winslow followed her.
"Do you want to go home," he ask-
ed.
"Yes, it'a time I went for the cat's
may be raidin' the pantry. But you
must not come; your friends here
vent you."
"Nonsense 1" said Winslow, sulkily.
you are going I am too."
But Nelly was too quick fax him;
she sprang into the skiff, unwound
the rope anid pushed off before he
guessed her intention.
" can row myself home and I mean
to," she announced, taking up the oars
defiantly.
"Nelly," he implored.
Nally looked at him wickedly.
"You'd better go back to your
friends. That old woman with the
eye -glasses is watchin' you."
Winslow said something strong un-
der his breath as he went back to the
others. Will Evans and his chums be -
gam to chaff him about Nally, but he
looked so dangerous that they con-
cluded to stop. There is no denying
that Winslow was in a fearful tem -
ter just then with Mrs. Keyto,n-Wells,
Evans, himself, Nelly, in fact, with
all the world.
IlLs friends drove him home in the
evening on their way to the station,
and dropped him at the Beckwith
farm. At dusk he went moodily down
to the ahore. Far up the Bend was
dim and ehadowy and stars were
shining above the wooded shores. Over
the river the Pennington farm -house
lights twinkled out alluringly. Win-
slow watched them untU he could
stand it no longer. Nelly bad made
off with his skiff but Perry Beck-
with's dory was ready to hand. In
five minute, Winslow was ground-
ing ber on the West shore. Nelly was
sitting on a rock at the landing place.
He went over and at down silently
beside her. A full moon was rising
above the dark hills up the Bend and
in the faint light the girl was won-
derfully lovely.
"1 thought you weren't comin'
over at all to -night," she said, smil-
ing up at him, "and I was sorry be-
cause I wanted to say good-bye to
you?'
" Good-bye1 Nelly, you're not going
"Not ROAM Haar Scott, tha ditugh*
ter of the railroad king I"
" 134P10. Aro You Sorry tb:at you,
're engaged to tier t If you are she'll
stay Nelly Ray."
1.Whislow. dropped hack en the seat
with' a long breath.
"Nally, I don't underetand. Why
did you deceive met X feel atonned."
"01*, do forgive Me," etaid met'.
rilY, "I shouldn't have, Ian-mese—but
Yolu ithoW you took me for the hired -
girl the very firat time you saw Inc
and you patronized me, and called me
Nelly; so let you think no just for
fun. I never thought it would come
to thin. (When father and I came
North I took a fancy to come here
and stay with Me. Pennington—who
Is an old nurse a mine—until father
deoided Where to take up our abode.
I got here the night before we met,
My trunk was delayed co I put on an
old cotton dress her niece had left
here—and you oame and saw me. I
made Mrs. Pennington keep the !see -
ret --she thought it great fun; and
I, really was a great hand to do little
chores and loeep tbe eats in !subjec-
tion, too, I made mistakes in gram-
mar and dropped my g's on purpose
it was each fun to see you wince
when I did it. It was cruel to tease
you so, I euppose, but it Nvas so sweet
jut to be loved( far myaelf—not be-
cause I wan an heiress and a belle—I
couldn't bear to tell you the truth.
Did yon think I couldn't read your
thoughta thies afternoon, when I in -
elated on going ashore V You were a
little as'hamed of me—you know you
were. I didn't blame you for that,
but if you hadn't gone ashore and
taken me ale yeti did I would never
have spoken to yen again. Mrs. Key -
ton -Wells won't sn,ub me ifiSxt time
we meet. And some way I don't think
your father will turn you out, eith;
er. Have you forgiven me yet, Bur-
ton t"
"I shail never call you anything
but Nelly," said Winslow, irrelevant-
ly.
"Miriam Lee."
mother," he said; "there is always
hope while there is life."
She raised her face to her son's, and
he saw there was a curious yvhiteness
the port, eweet moonlight. A large
night -lamp stood upOn the table, but
it was carefully shaded. Faint glim-
me," his 03)111131 said,
PILLS• asliep under the blossoming magno a -
tree in the morning sunshine; how he
protected the shridking, timid little
Mrs, reter neamer Tens ttnw These PM
Iinsults of
IltrIt1 4 it Hee ream ear
Y.; of Newt- ilgiat. CI.C3t ure frc'm cruel
rate- Mei. 14 r101.4,,,,,1 0111(1'mcalrme., liurlhurst ; how he persuaded
Had 1 ailed. her to marry hirn out in the starlight,
Amino t he hest known and n3ost and. 11°40 they had agreed to meet on
:the marrow—ft-it morrow on which
1-...speet,••1 r.,!•ients of the township
found the cottage empty and his
of CwinsItt:o. Lineoln county, Ont.
are Mr. and 'Mrs. Peter Reamer. For gont' ef1718 search for
a long 11711.. Mis. Reamer WEIS the vic- !her, and—sat, c ruelest and bit terinn of
till I—where and with whom he found
iin of a complication of diseases,
her; how hi. had left her lying among
made her life one of almost
03„011 flt '1 y, from which ahe !the clover, loving her too madly to
nearly i11.41,0reil of obtaining relief, cause her, yet praying Heaven to
'Io leporter who recently interview- strike him dead then and there.
4.4I 11,7, Mrs. Roamer gave the follow- Thi'"1.).—Swi'et-
blue-eyed Daisy
ingil eulare of her
illness, and al.. was false; lie never eared to look 111AM
I
iuntie ellro:—"For some nine 3.pa1's a wenaan's face again. Ili, spoke of
1 w:.:1 11i.u01:••1 with a pain in w Daisy as his wife 00e43 and OVor again,
hock. awl 11 11,1 11.4.11 CaUtiod 1111J IP' 11011-' lingtring tenderly on his
071s14i•Ilt•tt.1 freseiy. The pain el lipalle did not see how, at the men-
iuv li.ek %tits .,•,11 bad that whether 371 of the words, "My wife," him
411171., 1 1 1:,1111.4 410(ln, I suffsrsil more .m.sther's face grew more stern. and
r1 i tile et... My appetite left me,!igil,and She clutched her hands so
ItIld 1 :•111. `;4•41 frim ioesseeps accorn. tightly tsgether that the rings she
1,11-sed :11114114 of dizziness that ("re In flesh' P't slut'
t mo, Al tams too weak to walk. 1 'Int not 144' 00 to feel the pain.
5111 11e terrible glance that
al„ roe • . .• was badly shat -
11.1 4 -II. 841 1 hat the alightek noise !1'31).(1 irli9 his eYe3 when lie mentiell-
..; at i St ansvirk nam anti how. he
tipple it.
T.he large, magnifIcent room was
quite in shadow; soft shadowe filled
the corners; the white statuettes
gleamed in the darkness; one blind
\vas half drawn, and through it came
white, tirityvn face that lay on the 1)11-
lows, with the gray shadow of death
stealing softly over it—the faint, filmy
leek that comes only iuto eyes that
death has begun to darken.
Ills mother had never been demon -
This lunch hour came and went, etrative ; she had never cared for
1
still 1.31rdie did not put in an appear-
ance. At last Rex was beginning to
feel uneasy about her.
"You need not be the least alarm-
ed," said Mrs. Lyon, laughingly, "the
ehild is quite spelled; she is like a
romping gypsy, more content to live
out of doors in a tent than to remain
in -doers. She Is probably waiting
down on the stone vall for you to
espy for her and carry her home as
you us.ol to do. You had better go
doter: and See, Rex; it is growing quite
dark."
And Rex, all unconscious of the
strauge, invisible thread which fate
was 'weaving so closely about him,
quickly made his way through the
fast -gathering darkness down the old
familiar path which led through the
odorous orange groves to the old kit one
wall, guided by the ahrill treble of
Birdie's childish voice, which ha heard
in the distance, mingled with the
plaintive murmur of the sad sea -waves
—these waves that seemed ever mur-
muring in their song the name of
Daisy, Even the subtle breeze seemed
to whiaper of her presence.
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CHAPTER XX.
many caresses; but now her son's love
seemed her only e.omfort.
"Ilex," she said, clinging close to
Lim, "I feel that um dying. Send
them all away—my hours are number-
ed—a mist rises before my face, Rex.
Oh, dear Heaven 1 1 can not see you—
I have lost my sight — my eyes grow
dim."
A cry came from Rex's lips.
"Mettler, dear mother," he cried,
'there is 00 pain in this world I
would not. undergo for your dear
sake 1' he cried, kissing the stiffening
lips.
She laid her hands on the handsome
head bent. before her.
"Heaven bless you my son," she mur-
mured. "Oh, Ilex, my hope and my
trust are in you l'' ehe wailed. "Com-
fort me, calm me—I have isuffered so
much. I have one last dying' request
to make of you, my son. You will
m
grant y prayer, Rex Surely Heaven
tteuld not let you refuse my last re-
quest I'
Ilex clasped her in his arms. This
W715 ins lady-naother, whose proud,
calm, serene manner had always been
perfect—whase fair, proud face had
never been stained with tears—whose
lips had never been parted with sighs
or worn with entreaties,
It WS8 RO new to 17110, so terrible in
its novelty, he could hardly under-
stand it. He threw his arms around
her, and clasped her closely to his
break.
To be Continued.
"I am very grateful to you for the
service you have rendered my little
sister," seid Rex, extending his hand
to the little veiled figure standing in
the eleole of the orange -trees. "Al-
low ms to thank you for it."
Poor Daisy 1 she dared not speak lest
the tonite of her voice should betray
her identity.
"I egiust for evermore he as one
dead to him," she whispered to her
%%Stilly beating heart.
Rex wondered why the little, flut-
tering, cold fingers dropped so quick-
ly f teen llis clasp; he thought he heard
a :Alined sigh; the Slight, delicate form
I oleo', rangely familiar, yet he could
4.4' 11 4005 neither Eve, Gerty, nor Ilesa.
She bowed her head with a few low -
murmured worak; he scarcely' caught,
and the next instant the little figure
was last to eight in the darkness be-
yond.
"Who ;vas that, Birdie 1' lie asked,
searc-ly knowing what prompted the
quesitas
Alfor the memory of childhood!
pool little Birdie had quite forgotten.
'It is so stupid of me. to forget, but
,., ;„ „„,i
1113 bi4'p „ • „;11' . „ 1, „ ,11..,1 711:1US-griunl 1118 IIICV one intently when I see her again I shall ask her
hreathing a tetrible curse. Then his iind try and remember it then."
"It is of no coneequence" said Rex,
raising the little figure in his arms
and bearing her up the graveled path
te the !muse.
As lie neared the house. Rex observed
there was great eanfusion among the
'servants; there was a low rourtnur of
voices and lights moving to and fro.
"What is the matter, Parker I' cried
Rex, anxieusly, of the servant Ne1/0
cam«alt to meet him.
"Mrs. Lyon if; very 111, sir," he ans-
wered, gravely ; "it Ls a pafal.ytic
ttl rck, the doctor anye. We could not
find you, an we went for Doctor Elton
at' once."
It seemed hut a moment since he
had parted from his mother, in the
gathering twilight, to Search for
Birdie, ilia another very ill — dear
Heaven 1 he could scarcely realize
it.
1, •: a"Oh, lake me to mother, Ilex l'' cried
Birdie, clinging to him piteously. "Oh,
1.•ai. 1 .1- ..11 ier 1 hi• iar0 of three
•1,,i• o at variou, timem,
t•.i: ii..1 tad • .• •ii ir, g...1inif
voici fell to a whieper.
"1 boon repented of rny harslinesm,"
he said, "and I \tent hack to Elm -
t :It 11, 1, , ridii•f. I
wood; but, oh, the pity of it—the pity
.••• .1 s veral advertised
a it -1 was too late; little Daisiy, my
v. ;ill 70 tliir re••ultm. 1
bride, nits dead I She had hi 1,400 her -
1111 . 111. .iy .0:iv In. !
Self (bran a shaft in a It liriurn. I
l',111c rot.. ant 0,1 11111. thre.,”„ „fix-
PUld .1171Ve followed her, but they held
„„ In . ,411 ft.VO Wei.kti 1
't bc
m. I can scarcely, realize it,
• d
1,1 -i•quanee, I gladly continued
Hi • us . pi1I for several
mote 1: •, it 11 t I 11:11 eVe r3
1111.:‘,11i of the malady left rm., and
n1111 I-''''. other," he cried. "The great won-
der is that I do not go insane."
Mrs'. Lyini had heard but one word—
Tilia girl who bad inveigled
her handy, me son into- a 10441t marriage
;vas deadH
. ex was free—free to marry
the bride %%horn elle had selected for
him. Yet she de arnot mention that
thought to him now --no, not now ;
she must ,VIII a little.
Niy pity lurked in he, heart for t
poer little girl -bride whom elle sup -
pease! lying cold and still in di•ath,
whom her son 50 wiilly, mourned; she
mot only raniiaiol her darling Rex was free.
Whit mattered it to her at whet bit-
ter n cost Ilex wag free She should
yet Nee her darling hopes realized.
Phima ?Would be his ;van, .1051 ar; sure
AA. they both lived.
"I have Iola you all now, mother,"
'43 which Rex said, in conclusion; "you must
in lei i i• • • • 11 0 popularity comfort mo, for Heaven knows 1 need
*141 ;" "'" P'113 n1 1 of your sympathy. Yon will forgive
ale • • el .1, .1 ii• 1 4 or zwiy he had me, mot her" he saki. "You, would
hti 11.t. • ' ' • nt n 1"ol, :,ix have loved Daisy, too, if you had seen
*. I., addr.••sine the her ; I shrill always believe, through
10. \, ockville, Rome enormous villainy, Stanwick
on: moat hnve tempted her. I shall fol -
tom. him to the ends, of the earth.
I shall ering the trulh from hitt lips.
I must go avvny," he eried—"nnywhero,
everywhere, trying to forget m9 greet
Rot row. How am I to bear it Has
I
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t I I rouble. A; sevi.ral
11, 11.'1 sin.•i. I lie .tvused
!hi .I-. 1 I I •• in saying (lint
t,•• • in I the 109(111
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1•1,1. when r•Ilivi-
1:.•
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•••:••1 it 4.. s .1 state of pr•rfeet
; I it it that 1/r
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he came te fii:d bump he told rjed
(114 rny .fe 01,1 I I 4111011"11 roll • At that moment little Birdie clime
odi hobbling into he room, and for a brief
moment Rex forgot hie great grief in
greeting his little glider.
"017, you darling brother Rex,” she
(-riot], slinging to him, and laughing
and crying in one [meat li, "I told them
to wake me up sure, if you came in
the night. I dreamed I heard your
voice. You see, it must have been real,
hut 1 ceuldn't wake up; and this
morning I heard every one saying:
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BEAUTIFYING THE HANDS.
A lady, who has very beautiful
hands, says that a few exercises will
work wonders towards promoting
(ernes in the finger tips and wrist.
Stand with the arms at right angles
to the body, the hands with the palms
down. Bend the hands from the wrist,
first as far up as they will go, then
down. Repeat until the wrists become
a little tired, but never until they are
strained. Now close the hand tight-
ly until it hale be,come a formidable
fist, then throw out the fingers sharp-
ly, spreading them as far as they will
stretch.
These two simple exercises will pro-
duce great suppleness and ease of the
finger joints, and tend to increase the
circulation.
Tight sleeves are as injurious as
tight gloves. When you see a. wom-
an who is wearing ber sleeves so tight
that they bind, look to her hands; they
will be red and puffy, with the veins
swelled. end the texture of the Skin
coarse and dark.
The hands respond readily to emol-
lients. If they are chapped, or the
skin is broken, rub in a little camphor
cream with the tips of the fingers
very gently, Rub in the erearn at
night, just before retiring, and put on
afterwards a pair of white chamois
or ordinary kid gloves, from which
the finger -lips have been cut.
Never waeh the hands in cold water,
always dry them thoroughly, and
never 1150 inferior soap.
AN EASY ONE.
He—Tell me why you do not love
me—I demand it I
She—Oh, ask me something hard.
La rip e.
The Symptoms and Dangers of the Deadly
Epidemic Which is Driving so Many to
Beds of Sickness --Effective Treatment
Described,
Chill followed I.y fever, quick pulse,
SAVere P10TM in the ey,i rind forehead,
and dull p•ins in the joints -and mus-
cles, mark 3:- b •gi•rining4 of 1 gr ippe.
There is al..° lionral.neas, inflamed air
passagies and obstinate cough, furred
tongue, distress in the fllormieh, nnd
din 1-4311(144. Th0 nna unmistakable fen -
Ire of VIPPS 1.9 3 he depressed Spir-
it.' nod weakneas and debility of the
body.
With the very young, and very old,
and ;;:it h version.; of low ad -flits', the
rinngora of In gripto, ore very great.
Pneumnnia of a violentand fatal form
te a freemen' reetilt. It is also eleitn-
ed that vary many castes of consump-
tion can be direetly 1 raved to In grippe.
The after-effecte of In grippe are most
often felt in the nervetsa system. The
extreme debility in whioh thin (Hecate+
leaven 1ta vie.tim Is more than moat
no•rvoue systems ean ndure—paralysie
OT prostration folio a.
both general nnd local treat ment,such
ale I 1r. Cha'rt's Nerve Food to
strengthen and tone the system, and
Dr. Ch 1 1-1'14 Syrup of Linseed .and Tur-
pentine to looven the cough and pro-
tect. the 141 (471(111)1 ttthee and lungs
from threetened complications.
Any honest and coneetenttous donor
will tell you that this combined treat..
ment, recommended by Dr. Chase can-
not be eurpasteed as a MefLEIS of reliev-
ing and curing la grippe, and restor-
ing the weakened and debilitated body
to its accustomed vigor. Dr. Chest)
Syirtip of Linseed and Turpentine la
too well icemen ast a (etre for bron-
chitis and severe chest t.o:ds to need
comment. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food
:seeks out the weak spots In the syatem
and bail& them up. It rekindles the
I vilnlily of persons weakened by die-
ertfie, worry, or over -exert ion, and can-
not possibly he equalled as a rester-
attve and reconstruotant to beaten re-
covery from to. grippe and to prevent
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, TOM'S PRANKS.
Every one notea that the passage of
time seeins now swift and now slow;
Simi but it ire not to every one to
exprelis his cogniginea of tide fact in
Mrs. Kerithy's bewildering language.
Sure, an' yrstlierday the hours wae
dragging at mo heels as if they'd
stones tied .to thlin, remarked the
good woratin siva bent over the
scrubbing -board, wrestling with ¥r.Berlihr41
a 41e white shirt; an' here's
to -day they're galloping that fast it'e
meskit can't even catch the tails AV
Yistherday at this Jaime, she con-
tinued, after one fearful dance at the
°look in the corner, yistherday at this
toime it was nowlierea Rear Balt past
tin, an' to'day It's all but tWilve I
away 1"
"Yes. The eats were in
whe.n I got home."
"Nelly I"
"Well, to be serious. I'm not goin'
far that, but I really am goinr. I had
a. letter from dad this evenin.' Did you
have a good time after I left this af-
ternoon? Did Mrs. Keyton-Wells thaw
out 9"
"Hang Mrs. Keyton-Wells I Nally,
where are you going?"
" To dad, of course. We used to live
down south together, but two months
ago we ba.oke up housekeepin' and
oome North. We thought we could do
better up here, you know. Dad start-
ed out to look for a plaoe to settle
downand I came here while he was
provectin'. He's got a house now he
says and wants me to go right off.
I'm gain' to -morrow."
" Nelly, you mustn't go—you must-
n't I tell you," exclaimed Winslow in
despair. "I love you—I love you—you
must stay with me forever."
" You don't know what you're say -
in', Mr. Winslow," said Nelly, coldly.
"Why, you can't marry me—a com-
mon bervant girl."
"1 cau and I will if you'll have me:"
answered Winslow recklessly. "I oan't
live without you. I'll follow you wher-
ever you go. I've loved you ever since
I first saw yob.. Nelly, won't you be
my wife? Don't you love me 1"
" Well, yes. I do," confessed Nelly
suddenly ; and then it was fully five
minutes before Winslow gave her a
chance to say anything else.
"Oh, what will your people say 1"
she contrived to aak at last. "Motet
they be in a dreadful state? Oh, it
vi11 never do for you to marry me."
" Won't itt" said Winslow in atone
of eiatisfaction. "I rather think it
will. Of course, my family will ram-
page a bit at first. I daresay fath-
er'll turn me out. Don't worry over
that, Nelly, I'm not afraid of work.
I'm not afraid of anything except lov-
ing you."
"You'll have to see what dad gays,"
remarked Nelly, after another elo-
quent Interlude.
" He won't object, will he I'll
write to him or go and see him. Where
is he?"
"He is in town at the Arlington."
"The Arlington I" Winslow was am-
azed.
The Arlington was the most exolu-
sive and expensive heitel in town.
" What is he doing there 1"
" Transaeting a real estate or rail-
road deal with your father, Thelietre,
ocr something of that sort."
"Nally I"
" Well 1"
" What do you mean I"
"Just what I aay."
Winslow got up and looked at ber.
•
the pantry
IN THE HANDS
" OF THE POLICE
KEEPING F(JNERAL FLOWERS.
It is a sad fact that the floral tri-
butes to the dead from their living
friends fade and become unsightly so
soon. The following recipe for pre-
serving flowers enables them ,to ' be
kept almost indefinitely as a remind
firof friendly good -will.
To preserve the flowers they ahould
be fresh and firm, of pure white or
delicate tints, without green leaves.
If a bouquet is to be preserved with-
out taking the flower a apart the leaves
at least will have to be replaced with
some other substitute,.as the process
does not apply to them as well as to
the flowers themselves. Take paraf-
fin° of the beat quality and melt it
in a tin cup set in hot water, which
may be kept boiling.around it so as
to keep the paraffine in a liquid state
for use.
Into this thin and transparent pass
dip the blossoms or, if found more con-
venient, brush them quickly with a
small brush, so as to give them a very
thin coat that will cover every part of
each petal, and this will form a cas-
ing about them that will entirely ex-
clude tbe air and prevent their wither-
ing.
The transparency of the metal ren-
ders this coating almost or quite in-
visible, so that the flowers present
that natural appearance which eon-
atitutes their peculiar charm. .Green
leaves, if preserved in this way, must
be coated with green walc, or with
paraffine prepared with the addition
of green powder paint. Chome green
Is best. Lighten to any tint required by
adding' chrome yellow. ' (Wax leaves
well made, may be used to very good
advantage, or moss will answer very
well for a backgrOu'nd or foundation
for the flowers. ' . •
. '
DAINTY LEMON SANDWICHES,
Cream thoroughly one 0U9Of hatter
and work gradually into it the bard
holled yolks of two eggs rubbed to a
paste, with one raw yolk, one-fourth
of a teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon or
French mustard, or one-quarter of %
teaspoon ot dry, two tablespoons of
strained lemon juice, and one-half tea-
epoon of freahly grated rind. Beat and
work all together well and, spread on
thin alieee of white bread.
1 PIG KITCHEN UTENSILS.
There is in Paris a hotel which has
4,000 employee, The emallest kettle in
the kitchen will hold 100 quarts and
the largest 000. Each oft 50 roasting
pans la big enough for: 800 cutlets,
Every dish for baking poto.toea will
hold 225 pounds. When, omelets( are on
the billet fare 7,800 eggs are used at
once. For cooking alone 60 cooks and
100 assistants are alwaye at the ranges.
Smith's Falls Chief Constaible
. Arrests .an Enemy.
Peace After sa Med Fight Robert .1.
neBswato Captorei and Forever Enda
Ihs Caner of the Only Foe Be Ever
Feared,
Smith's Falls, Ont„ Jan. 28th,
(Special.)—Robert 5. McGowan, the
popular chief( of pollee, has been for a
long time annoyed and seriously
handicapped in the performance of
his duties 13,y rheumatism and gout. A
friend suggested Dodd's Kidney Pills
as a remedy. Ile tried them, and waa
cured. To -day he is well as ever. He
has given the following for publica-
tion;
Smith's Palls. Ont.
• gArtee..,
=Iry 11;fligiQiu girstelt4661.
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MONTREAL HOTEI. DIRECTORY.
The " Balmoral.," Fres Duo taMii,
AVENUE NOUSE--mout—°°11°Ce A"nue
• rates (GM
SOAP IN GREAT BRITAIN,
The production of soap in Great
Britain' is about 45,000 tons a week, of
which between 3,000 and 4,000 is made
In London. '• •
FOR OVER FIPTY Yeasts •
1011 WINSLOW'S SOOTHING 'SYRUP his beet
used by motborstor their children teething. It soothe! •
the °WIS. softens the gums, allayspatn, ewes wituloo Io
sad I Oho best remedy for diarrhoea, 250 a bolt's. Sold,
by all drugauste timed/out thw
e orld. lia sure and WI
for "ans. Wioslow Soothing Syrup...
Male. Clemente Royer, a Preen!'
scientist, '70 years of age, bag Ai6t
received the Cross 'Of the Legion ' or
Honor. WoeRoyer is a Preten, who.
received an English education and
founded a:famous school for girls ar
Lausanne. The cross, ornamented
with beantiful brilliants, was the gift
of .the staff of Da •Fronde, .the daily
woman's newspaper of Paris. ••
ARM BEARERS,
If every man capable of bearing
arms Were put Into the field Britain's
array would be 0,900,000, against 11'000"'-
000 Frenchmen, or 12,500,000 Germens.
. • IV P C 1061
le pima that COONNV/11 ea14 Ask diiir
.-.WEiE POWERS THAT B. .
Bush! Not so 'loud. • We're having
a conference of tbe poivers.
Eht' W116 16 conferring?
My 'wife, my mother-in-law, and
the cook!
Dodds Medicine Co., Limited,'Toronto,
On t. • •
Geutlemen, X was recommended to
take Dodd's Kidney Pills for rheuma-
tism and gout, from which I.was
great sufferer. The pills seemed just
to fit mycase. ••
I had been under the care of . two
eminent and skilled medical practi-
tioners, and I have tried no end of
patent medicines, but the first relief
Paine with the first box of Dodd's Kid..
ney Pills. "
I certainly. recommend them to all
who suffer as 1used to front rheuma-
tism cpr gout. 1 am now perfectly
well,
• .
If it will be of any GOTWitie to you,
you' are at liberty:, to uSe my name
and testimonial. •
ROBERT J. McGOWAN.
Chief of Police.
Mr. McGowan's popularity will make
the above to one of interest to
many people in his neighbourhood, and
the province generally. (What he has
done anyone may do with the. same
means—Dodd's Kidney Pilis. . They
never fail.
When a woman discloses a secret it
Is always with telling effect.
Occasionally a wise man assume
the garb of folly for a purpose.
. .
POPPING CORN AT TWILIGHT.
-Corn pepping at twilight at the big
fireplacein the hall, Over the furnace
fire or the comfortable kitchen range
is one of the. unfailing delights of a
winter af ternoon: With it stock of
poPeorn,..e. long handled
popper, a nel,v, bright, tin pan, a Salt'
.sheticer, and, if liked, a dish of melted
butter, not alone the iminglingi, but
children of a, larger growth; Will find
abundant oecupation and gust -000d
delight.
•
ABOUT THE, SIZE OF IT.'
Lkttle Chireneei—Pti,: what is flat -
Mr, Callipers—Praise of other. 'peo-
ple, sn'y son.
CEYLON and TE
GREEN OR BLACK.
There is nothing artificial about these teas, The
purity is unquestioned, the favor is delicious, the
bouquet is a revelation. If you have never fasted
Briti:h grown teas a treat awaits you, Japan tea
drinkers try Ceylon Green. .
1•101111•.,
THE CHILDREN'S ROOM. ( A REMEDY 10011, GARY
Every house whidh shelters ohildren 1 .
White hair is the flag of truce that
ahould have, if posaible,1111 children's •
room. In this troom the children
should tbe allowed perfect liberty.
There should be an opportunity to 'do
anything, from tanking mudpies to
painting hi watercolors. A deep; trey,
lined with zinc and filled with aand,
will furnish material for the mudpies,
and serve to teach manyf a geog-
raphy lesson as well. There should be
tools for the boy who likes them, and
a kitchen, and all that belongs to it,
should be provided ifor tbe 'domestic
child. tA portion of the floor should
be left bare, no that 'roller (skates
neet not be prdhibited. There should
bet chairs and tables to suit the sized
of the different owners of the room,
and plenty of them, no that if Jess
wants to "play tea" and Sack MBAS
to draw and Jenny wants to Olft out
dollsclothes, all May be accommo-
dated. 'A blackboard or two, Wm°
simple gymnasium apparatus, a desk
or two, a set basin and faucet, •and,
if possible, a typewriter, will add to
tbe value of the children' room.
A stmentsE.
And was my present a surprise to
your sister, Johnny f
You bet! She ssid /die !Wirer Mid -
pelted you'd give her anything po
deep. ,
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AVOIDING USELESS EICERT/OIC
Be, at the opera,—Very good, in -
dead. / hope she will sieg that again,
She—Then why don't you applaud f
Ke—It isn't necessary, There are
so many others to demand encores,
you know.
MADE TO PEEL AT H010.
Didn't you tool yourseit a stranger
soar litoary. club after being ab*
▪ 1011 v f
nature flings out to age I It means
the surrender of youthful forces to
conquering time. The supply of pig-
ment is becoming exhausted. The
only way to• restore it is to send the
vital current bounding through all the
minute blood vessels, and, like a touah
to
the mainspring of a silent watch,
all the delicate machinery is aqt in
motion.
Scalp massage is a powerful auxil-
iary to hair health. It can be per -
farmed by hand, by a specialist, but
easily and efficiently by any one with
a &Alp massage roller, with rtibber
wheels,which turning separately bring
to bear an even, alternating pressure
upon the underlyitig tissues. Massage
of the scalp affords relief, to nervous
headache and neuralgia, which are of-
ten the immediate cause of faded,Weak
or falling hair.
Says it prominent physician of n2as.
sage treatment: It promotes the
hair growth, excites the action of the
Lair cells, and prevents absorption of
the fatty and musonlax layers form-,
ing tits Acalip, arrests atrophy of the
hair bulb, and, by increasing circula-
tion, prevents the hair from turning
$100 Reward, $10).
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is 61 10057 one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages end that is Catarrh. Hail's Catarrh
tire is the only positive entre now known to
the medjoal fraternity. Catarrh beteg a con*.
titutional diseasts requires a conatitational,
treatment. Ball's Cettterh Care le tele/linter=
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby des-
troying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constatuthet and assicting nature in doing, its
work. The proprietcas have so much faith in •
its curative powers, that they offer ono Hun-
dred Dollars for anyeetee that it fails to oure.
Send for Itst of tee ttmonials.
F. J. CI1 EN icy as CO.. Toledo 0.
Sold by druggists. 70o.
Hall's Family Pills are the best
imeacesineesmstrmahvyr
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