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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1901-08-15, Page 64. '\41. aida's .t. the Auther °he.. • "A 01PaY'll psughtir... Secret 4*$ •••••• el Another Ilan's: Wife," II A tleart'e Bitterness." t• ; etc., Etc, ) Aeco '!",e., ltdmislettiocts•444,e'eeteete,:••244.041.01•1•04•44.44. 4,.....:41.4,:..e..e.4.4.1.4.t.:44444,1,4,04,..eeeees SYNOPSIS Ok' rg,ECEDING CHAPTERS -Guy Ilartleigh leaves England, to gild hie 'long lost ceusixt an Francisco, Mattia 9arring- ford, an actress in that city, ia 'pes- tered by genteel loafers amongst Wheal is Caryl Wilton who sproposes end le rejected, She learns the etory 01 her mother's betrayal by Sir Richard Hartleigh. Sir Rich- ard's child, Constance, who're Guy is inciting, dies, and Maida ini- Persbriates her and is -tak- en to Hartleigh Hall; where she be- comes the idol of the household. A fete is given M hoe honor at Vyner Castle during which it is suggested that she take part in some amateur theatricals, Mildred Thorpe, an un- employed American girl in London is exhausted by her fruitless efforts to obtain work. After securing en- gagement as country chueoli organ- ist, she is about to faint when she is assisted by Carl Wilton who Jo street assisted by Caryl Wilton who is struck by hat likeness to Maida Car- ringford. CITAPTER XIL-Qontinued.• Mrs, Parker had not been gone long when Francois, followed by Dawkins, Wanted, As an indication of the extreme respect in which the latter bore Mr. Wilton, he carried withhis own hands a trey on which was ar- ranged a dainty little dinner. "I told Monsieur Parterre that it was for you," he said "and he took especial pains. I hope it will be to your satisfaction." "Thank yeu, Dawkins. And now, if you will renew your promise not to reveal the fact of my presence, I shall eat and sleep in happiness." Dawkins promised and went his way, while Caryl sat down and be- gan to e.njoy his dinner with an easy mind. His horror of private thea- tricals was not at all feigoed, though his expression of his feeling was somewhat exaggerated. Still he was really overjoyed at the tliedight of having escaped the boredom el having to sit througha dreary per- formance such as his experience had taught him was likely to be given. He ate his meal with a languid satisfaction, "thinking dreamily the Filial of the adventure he had bad in the park that morning, and from that passing ,to the far West of the American continent, and going over again the details of Ms meeting with • that fair creature view had spurned his suit so scornfully,and whose im- age he could not drive from his thind:. He could not bear any siert of human companionship when he was in the midst of such :thoughts, and he now turned to his valet and • told him he might go down_ and look at the performance, taking care that no one who knew him should see Mni, and • so betray the presence of his master there. a As soon as Francois was gone Caryl truned again to his dinner, • but with it. distaste for it now; for when he consciously set hinise1f. to think of Maida Carringford, he felt himself bound to check the tendency and to do that put bine out, 01 tune with himself and everything else. He threw himself back in his chair, pushed the table from him and light- ed a cigar. A hurried rap fell upon the door. "Conte in," he called, with. a sort of irriteetion at .being disturbed again. Lord Algy, panting from his un- usual exertion, hastened across the room to his side, holding out his hand and crying: "Is it really you, Caryl?" Alky, old man! How are you? Who the deuce betrayed' me?" eae, "Simmons told me you were here, N I never was so glad in my life to see '‘you. You are coming down, of course." "Nothing of the sort. I had. no , business to come without giving you warning, and so I am, going to do pennance by going to bed as soon as I finish this cigar. Now, don't say a word. I am determined to deny myself the pleasure. As a matter of feet, I am not here at all; I am on my way and shall not arrive until tomorrow morning." . "What nonsaisei" answered Algy, laughing. "What does it matter? I sdy, Caryl, are you very tired?" "Tired? Algy, you don't know the meaning of the word. • I am so tired that if you were to offer me a hand- ful of diamonds for every step to- ward the door, I wouldn't be able tie stir a step. Go, Algy-lettere me to my fate. You are very,kind, but it must not be. Farewell!' Do trot let me detain you. You Must be needed down stairs." "But, Caryl, I want, you awfully; you must come down, and—" "Never!" answered (Caryl, tvith mock tragic air. "I' am not here, and I cannot Come down." • "But' you must, Ceryl. You ,won't , refuse to help an old Woad out of. a :crape, WOW, you?." "Don't talk in that pathetic way, Algy, or you will Make inc weep. I cannot go down, and it Will only rend my heart to persist in refusing yeti. 11 I Were here it tvould .be ferent, you know; but being away, I refuse to do anythizg eo utter- ly ingtesarble." "But Caryl—" "But, Algy, think of what you are doir.g. Why don't you consider. that I am not here in the iirst place, and if I Were hero I Would be too tired, too weary, to move. Npw. Algy be a nice boy, and go alvase. " "I can't go away without you, Caryl." "Well, if yea:must emend the night with me, sit down mad have the ap- pearence of being c,omforto.ble. Take a cigar. No? It, 1 forgot; you don't smoke. Glad of it, Algy, for it is a bad habit." "Now, see here Caryl; I atriiin real distress, ad only you can help inc. It ie positively unkind of yieu to chaff me like this when I Want\ your serious attention." "Well, go ahead," eighed Caryl. • "Now, don't say it Iike that., 1)o be a good fellow, Caryl, You ;see X ani in a bad way about iny play. One of my men has sprained hie an- kle and can't play." "Please don't. "An net of Providence," murmured Caryl. "Pleas? don't." will try not to." er "Y811%. know afanville-aliandsome asanvillaa„, re was th haVe been the Itenieo, told now that. he is 'aid up, there is nobody to take the part." "The audience,in their gratitude, ought to present hint with a silver tap as a token of their joy at, the deliverane6." "The audienee wilt be deeply disap- pointed if the play doesn't come off. And that is why 1 hake come to you. want you to take the part." • "Whatl take the part/i Algy, my child, you are losing ycnn. head. , Oh, hoW Weepy X tont Good -night, old man." coy' yet:fled bellied his #fitifid, and steadied With every indlication of extreme &Mt/airless. "You nutst play •'''J'# 5r = repeated years ago. I would not do vier, evou on a Romeo noW. Geode night." "And I know you have not forgot- ten the lines. I know what a Me- mory you haere. Como, Caryl." "No, Algy; I will be more merciful than you. I will not do this thing. Away, away! I Would sleep, Ask pie anything in the morning." ballterlog words and evident determinatien not to be noved, drove poor Algy to despair. He would not try any more, but, with a really sor- rownil air, turned and walked to- ward the door. His grief was so real that even Caryl, who was very fond of the invalid boy, was moved by it. II soy, Algy," he cried, "don't go away looking like that. You'll make me feel as though I had done a hein- ous thing." ,11 you only knew the fix was "Don't know? As if I had never seen the projector o$ amateur them- tricals before. I tell you, .Algy, it is the usual retribution. I'll tell you what to do -turn the whole thing into a ball." ”You know I can't do that"; • "Then make a, comedy of it, and let it go on without Romeo. Tell the audience he was offered an en- gagement by a rival manager, That is a grand idea: Do it, Algy." "Please don't, Caryl. It is nothing to you, but it is everything to me, lify life is not quite as full of tytents as yours. suppose am childish." "By Jove, Algy, I a brute! I'll not say another word. • I'll do it. Take me down. Forgive inc, old "X knew you would. You can't be mean even if you try. Thanks. I'll have the make-up sent with Winkle -a man. • You won't have a thing to" do'. He will do everything. And she will be so glo.cli Or, anyhow. .i. spall be glad for her sake, You'li hurry, won't you?" "Good gracious, Algy l Who is she and what relation does she bear t� this dreadful matter?" • "She is the Juliet. And a lovelier. Juliet nor walked the boards. You will be inspired Only to look at' her. I say, you do know the lines, don't you?" , • "You said I did yourself, only four th minutes ago by e watch. and now you ask me to commit 'thyself."• • •• ',Tell, but pia do, now don't you?" .• ' '"Ye—es, I guess so. But, really', 1 think I ought in common humanity to say that I forget," "What a stroke of luck it was that you tame here So opportunely. Now, we will have a Romeo -a Romeo fit fcir the Juliet. I am crazy to see you two together." . "For goodness' sake, Algy, who is his Juliet?" • . "Miss Hartleigh, Sir Richard's daughter." • "Didn't know he . had such a thing." "Oh, it's a long story; but she's beautiful, and am certain she can He opened the door, and as he did so a burst of applause came floating up the hall. He turned eagerly to Caryl: "Did you hear that? 'The Hunch- back' is being done how." "Thatai it exactly -being done. And we will do poor Romeo," . • ' "Oh, I know what you want. You are fishing' for compliments. Well, you deserve them. You are the best Roecteo on. the amatear stage I know. The audience will go wIld over, "Good -by. That will • do. You may go now. • Send up your man. with his paints to beautify me. I will try to keep in the same mind while you are away." Algy hastened down stairs and burst into the green -room. All was bustle and stir; tbe last act but one had just been finished. Lady Gladys stood in the centre of the roorn with flushea cheeks and flashing eyes. She had overcome her nervousness and • pla.yed her best, and had been ap- plauded to the seventh heaven of de- light. Close beside her, arranging the flowers in her hair, stood Maida, a placid smile of ^admiration on her lovely face: • "Dld I really do it passably?" in- qttired Lady Gladys, eager for more and yet more compliments. • "Beautifully! Admirably!" mur- retired the group, like a chorus, from Which Maides clear, bell -like voice rose loW and distinct. "You Played remarkably well," she said, with genuine admiration. "1 have never seen an amateur play it better, Rest a while. Go away from her please. Remember this is the trying act." • In her readiness to serve Lord Algy, who, she knew, was feeling desperately about the mishap to Romeo, Maide. had involuntarily Un- dertaken the role of stage manager, and had . worked with such intelli- gerice that every ono had readily Obeyed her, And for the nonce Lady GI:Wye forgot all about her paltry, eovy, and was really grateful for the advice and help Which were so freely given her. "Tell me," she said, hurriedly, "You seem to know all about it, thoUgh don't know Why. Is there nothing I can alter -nothing? Do tell me if there is." Maida smiled at the eager tone, and answered: "There is one tiling," she said. "You should not turn so much' to- ward the audience when you are speaking to the other characters. Porget all about them when before the footlightg." "Oh, but that is not so easyYu . o wait until you go on and you will see. The sight of all those faces looking at one is enough to take anybody's wits away. They fascia - ate me, and I must look at them." It was at this point that Lord Ai- gy burst into the room, crying: "It's all right. Such a chance. A Rorneo almost Worthy of our Jul- iet." He smiled at Weida, who had turned to him with a look of inquiry the moment he entered the room. "He will be down in time for the play. Are you disturbed at the idea, of having to go on with a new Rom- eo, Constance?" Slie sat down on a. bench and he took a seat, by her, side. Ile was so flushed with excitement that she looked anxiously at him and fanned him gently with her fan. "No," she answered, composedly; -1 fancy we shall manage somehow. He has played the part, you say?" "Yes, he 'plays it well, don't knW.but he Is as good as any pro- fessional," "The* it won't Make any dif. termed. know kis lines aftyhove, 80 that if he should be a little rusty I can prompt hira." "ItoW good you sire about it, Coto. steno? Most Women WOUld have • had .a, tantrum, and refused to play at all. Rut you don't WM to have any self-consciousness about the mat- ter." "Olt, flet" elna, answered, laughing-. Algy, eagerly and coaxin gly, a IY. "Do YOU think there is but one moat you tan Oa, It, /lee seen you way to flatter a, .woman., and that abusing the rest. of bar *ex?" act. Do you rentember yoto 41(1 t. at by raatly Mainwaring's two years ago/ "nut, you are tlifferent." You Playod Romeo there, ,don't you , "And you are tired out, Do you tave Carried the hag t SQ far, and it won't cellist h herrn, if 1 de the rest." d Algy watched her tie eihe gave directions ia her Composed Way, and admitted that he could only Spoil thine by interfering. "By Jove!" he =Mend; "She goes about it as if she knew the whole play as well as her own. But I Must go heel; to Capri, or he May play me a trick yet.' He had already sent the f Aeneas Wirecleman Up With the costume and the cosmetice and paints, and when he entered the room he still found Caryl still keeping up his whnneical complaints, but submitting to the operations of the Make-up man with O Ag logoyd gwr ttle a td untii the toilet was complete, and then, looking at his watch, declared there was no time to lose, "Then let us to the breaeh, dear friend,"said Caryl, with a suitable misquotation,. "If the slaughter is ready for the lamb, the lamb is ready for the slaughter." • Down the stairs they went togeth- er, and Algy (lidnot know whether to be offended or to laugh at the de- spairing remarks of his new-found Romeo on the subject of amateur theatricals in general and of this one in particelar. As it was easier to laugh, be did that; and so they wont toward the green.room, the ono inn of gibes and the other laughing. Was there no Premonition on either side of the green -room door of what was going to happen? • CHAPTER XIII. It was time for the curtain to rise, and the actors wore only waiting for the return of Lord Algy. The scene on which Lord Algy had spent so much of his time and of his uncle's money was set, and the audience, having refreshed itself at the lunch. bars which Lord Algy had set up for its benefit, was eagerly waiting for the next play, for which they had been prepared to expect great things from the encomiums of the duke up- on tile new Juliet. Maida, who had retired to.. her dressing room after the close of the other play, had come out again, and was now the centre of attraction. Don't you feel nervous?" aeked Lady Gladys, eying her with a smile of mingled admiration and envy. "I feel as though I had been through a fiery ordeal. "I don't think. I am nervous," an- swered Manta' with a, faint smile, as it came over her what a sinall thing it was to her to have to face an audience. She bent her head .over her . bracelet, which had come un- done. Half a 'dozen eager hands flew to her assistance, and she was sur- rounded by tall figures in Florentine costumes of the finest materials; reit cotton velvet and machine lace, such as would be found on the real _stage, but silk Pile and antique point; not paste jewels, • but costly gems, dia- monds and rubies and emeralds, flashing on fingers and sword belt;. It was a strange scene, full of rich- ness and color; and ite centre -piece the observed of all observers, the tall, graceful figure in white satin, her lovely face full of high-born dig- nity, and yet supremely girlish and innocent. • Those who stood looking at her; enjoying the beauty of the picture, marvelled at the intense calm of the girl, who, while the hearts of the rest beat against their satin and velvet covered. sides, stood waiting for the call -boy's summons. • Suddenly, as this orchestra began playing that vague, never-ending kind of music which they aro able to leave off, at a moment's netice, the door opened and Lord Algy came in. All turned toward him except Maida, who, was talking to the Mer- cutio. • We are only Waiting for you, Lord. Algy," said some one, as the group swayed to and fro. "And here I am just in hero is my Romeo." ' To be Continued. rentetil$00" eit here and let me go superintend I Pwas, tat as consdanti out two th• last *c X UsOttlf you catt, trust time, and • THE ATTACK REPULSED, A Gallant Deed of Arms by the Britis1i 2• CEYLON AND INDIA NATURAL LEAF GI,. 381 3181 1%17 01. A-, Is Free from Any Particle of Coloring Matter; is Dainty and Jul/Igor; ating ; is the tiny tea that suits fastidious palates and is wholesome for the most delicate digestions. IT IS. ALSO: A BRITISH .PRODUCT' Ceylon Teas are said In 'Sealed Lead • Packets only. Black, nixed, Uncolored Ceylon Green. Free samples sent. Address 0,S4LADA," Toronto. 4:44000.8.036/94.99•06.....en • • • • 11.19 About the House» NR••••40 SOME 0100D RECIPES. Cheese Straws: Mix together 1 cup pastry deur, * cup grated cheese, teaspoon baking powder, salt, the yolk of 1 egg, a dash of cayenne Pep- per and enough cold water to make a rather thick dough, Boll iniai very thin sheet, • cut into narrow strips not more than one inch wide, and bake golden brown in a. hot oven. • Salmon and Cucumbers: Drama canned salmon from oil, mince fine and mix with highly seasoned to - rasa° sauce. Take cucumbers that have been in coltl water for several hours, pare and cut tain, lay on slice es of brown bread and cover the cu- cumbers generously with the ealmon, Muskmelon:. salad: Have the mel- ons not. overripe, cut into halves, of London bridges, being 1,3135 remove the seeds and soft part, take Southwark bridge is only 800 ft. • out the • edible portion, and fill the long, and Hammersmith -480 It. empty shells with cold water. Cul the melon into dice, and mix with the contents of a pint can' of pine- apple, 1 cup mashed bananas and 2 tart oranges which have been sliced aniaquartered, Turn the fruit into •a largo bowl .with the syrup from the pineapple. Let stand for one hour, then pour off •tho liquor, sweeten to taste, and add enough dissolved gel- atine to make of creamy consistency. Pour over. the fruit and place in ice chest, When ready to serve,•fill shells wag 'chilled fruit and put an separate plates with a. garnish of crisp lettuce leaves, • Stuffed Pickled' Eggs: Dell 1 doz. eggs for half an hour, drop in 'cold water, and Jet remain ten minutes. Remove the shells, coyer With hot vin- egar, add salt, cayenne pepper and celery seed, leave until the next cley, and hi the early morning cut the egg's in two :lengthwise. Take out the yolk with . care, Put in a bowl, mash fine, and mix' with olive oil, • mustard, lemon juice oxid finely chop- • ped neSturtium peals. Fill the whites with the •egg comhination,• Mass the centre of a platter with nasturtium blossoms, stand the eggs upon them, surround . with overlap- ping • slices of raw tomatoes, .and have the nasturtiued _leaves about the edge, . .• . • paint ,tin the shelves of the pantry does away with the necessity for shelf paper and the result is much raore satisfactory. TIT -BITS, • He -I always used to over-estimate my abilities. She -Well, never minci, your trioxide never did. Rain falls most frequently all over the world between 3 and 8 o'clock in the morning, 55 per cent, pf all criminals in prison are between the ages of 21 and 40. 12 per eeixt, of the British array are 5 It. 10 in, or over in height. The Italian has, only 4 per' cent. ' The average amount of timo which a man loses yearly by illness is ten days. The Preach army. has 29,000 offi- cers, the Italian 14,000, and the Spanish 23,000. Charing Cron bridge is the longest The correspondent of the Lotnion Standard tends details regardirig the gallant defence of Captain arNeirs zereba, in the attack made by the forces of the Mad Mullah, early in June last. He says : "In the morning, at about nine o'cloek, the whole available force of the enemy advanced to the assault,. Their dispositions were extremely well made. They had ascertained that the southern and western sides of the zareba were the most assail- able, and they completely enveloped both these flanks, advancing in per- fect,order. The position was a criti- cal one, as Captain M'Neill had only three hundred men with him- some of whom were sick and left behirid by the main column -and was furth- er impeded by the presence of the enormous number of captured cam- els. He kept his men, however, 'un- der perfect control, and reserved his fire until the enemy approached to Within live hundred yards. He then poured in volley after volley, to which the enemy responded with in- terest. They advanced without a waver to within a hundred and fifty yards of the zareba, and it seemed that sheer weight o$ numbers must win the day. At last, however, they were observed to falter, and finally they turned and retreated in disor- der, leaving the ground eovered with dead and wounded. Throe hundred and forty of their dead were count - cd within quite a short space round the zareba, while about two hundred more were found in the hills which surrounded the plateau on which the aerobe, is situated, , MANY DmAD Downs have been found by the mein body of our force on the line of their re- treat, and it, is calculated that at zareba the Mullah lost se- ven hundred killed alone. It is im- possible to say how Many Were wounded. The Mullah took no part in the two attacks, but watched them from a hill close by. • When he sate that ho wits utterly defeated, he, With his two chief advisers, Sultan Nur and Hoei Stoll, galloped ort with a large body of cavalry, and headed for the place from which he had corne, namely, Welahed. Colonel Swayne had, however, foreseen this, and had camped in a valley on the direct road to Welahed. The enemy fell into the trap, and the pursuit by the lifouated Infantry and Camel Corps Which I described in my pre- vious letter was the consequence. During this pursuit about one hun- dred more of the enemy were killed, and a, large number captured, the Mullah himself being very nearly taken. Prom first to last, therefore, the enemy have lost some eight hun- dred killed, probably two thousand wounded, and a large number of pri- soners, besides about one hundred and fifty thousand rupeea worth of caniel and cattle, The result is that the whole of the Northern and East- ern Dolbapanta, who, with the Alleg- hiri, were the lifullah'a mainstay, have now sent their &ref men into our camp to treat for peace on our oWn, terms. They have, completely givea up their allegianed to the Tbe Jams Sled have even gone so far as to attack and boot the Aden Madaba, because they any that it Was the latter who seduced them from their obedience to the Ilritialt Governaent. TheeIut.Cal)" tured Most of the property of the Aden Madoba and are holding it for 10 to tom taw, IYateritelon Cake: Make a white cake, divide the mixture; and in one half stir red instead of white *sugar. Turn in a cake tin that has a tube In the centre, have the red Portion around the tube, and • arrange the white • about the ^ sides . and top. When the cake is cold,cover with ic- ing Colored green with tho juice of pounded spinach. • Ohmanion Dime: Sift 2 cups dour,, and add 2. cups :milk, e cup melte butter, 4 eggs, the yolks and whites beaten separately, 1 cup sugar', k cake compressed yeast,. 1 teaspoon cinriainon; a grated autateg, salt and a pinch of soda, dissolved in warm water. Knead well,aet to riee, Make into rather 'large biscuits and lay in a row in a buttered baking pan. Stand in a warm place for one hour, Make A deep cross on each with a knife, hake until light. brown, and roll in powdered sugar mixed with Pulverized cinnamon. GOOD ADVICE. One of the foremost surgeons, who ie a medical adviser to the throne, was called in to Prescribe for a lady friend of mine who is very active in fashionable life writes Julian,Ralph.• She Wits suffering frora nervous breakdown, and he found her gener- ally out of order in brain, eyes, heart, and digestive organs. I am going to tell you freely what he said, though it zest her $50 to hear him. ”I cannot cure you," says he, "but you can easily cure yourself. Ali you have to do is to go to bed at 10 o'clock every night, no matter what company you are entertaining or what temptation you have. to go Out and stay out late. 1 do it, and have for years refused to allow any butsinese or pleasure to interfere witli my habit. If you don't do it your friends will say, "Mrs. — was Clever woman, How well she used to entertain us. But she is dead and gone. If you do it they Will have no chance to declare you dead and gone for many a. year to corae. There, that's my prescription. You W111 not follow it, I know, but it is all I have to offer or suggest." TJSEFUL HINTS. Milk will keep muck better in a shallow bowl than in a jug. A lump of sugar dropped into the milk will help to keep it sweet. • Meat may be kept if it is wiped • with a dry cloth and hung up in a cool, airy place, with a muslin bag filled with charcoal on•each side. • The best way to keep the house cool Is: Mix whiting with size, add a little linseed oil, and white*ash the outside of the roof with it. Fish which has to be kept several hours should be Well cleansed, wiped dry, and rubbed over witlt a little eoarse brown sugar. Wash before Using. If gnate or earwigs get into the ear, a puff of tobacco smoke will ren- der them helpless, Afterwards a lit- tle Warm water put in the ear will bring them out. When you're very hot and feel all over alike, you may indulge in e pleasant cooler by Wetting the backs of your ears with cold water; or, better still, use two strips of wetted cloeh, after the nianner of spectacle gripe. Whenever your feet feel hot and tired, rub the soles of your socks with a little pure yelloW soap. )rhis will not only keep the feet cool when walking, but it will go a, long way to prevent corns and other common ailments. ••••••4•••••••• SANDWICH SECRETS. The secret of a, sandwich is entirely the• manipulation. Given good bread and butter, and the rest is largely a matter of patience. Tile bread must be delicately thin and crustless, the butter must be soft and evenly spread, cheese must be finely grated, and meat or fish chopped or pounded to a paste. The best bread is bakers' water bread a, day old, though the loaf must not be cut be- fore using. Drown bread being much More moist, may be used ou the day Of baking. Sandwiches should never be Made long before serving. 11, however, they must. stand any length of time, their freshness is insured by wrapping them in a thiek brown paper, over which 0 doabled napkin wrung out ie. cold Water is folded, and getting them hi a etnii place. Of Great Britain's total trade 91 per • cent. is English, nearly 8 per cent. Scotch, and a very little over 1'per cent. Irish. 13ritish house peoperty grows • In Value at the rate of 60 millions 4 year. The average rent of a Britisn house is £21. • . In 1812 only 400 English people were assessed' at £5,000 a year and upwards. This number has now grown to 4,000. • The Banks of England, Ireland, and Scotland have Royal chatters; but only the first two lend money to the Government. •• The largest cemetery. in the world Is at Rockwood, in Australia.. • It covers 2,000 acres, of which only 200 have been used so far, 23 per cent. of .England's popula- tion aLe perceilt xnieicnt ppabliereolud,bT,ripnIg of Oermany!s, and' 27 of France's. This is •an iinpositiont Your sign says, I3oots repaired while you wait, and here I've been over two hourst. Well, Isn't that waiting? . The paper money of the first French Republic became more depreciated than that of, any other •country ever did. A pair of boots cost $1,500 in Paper,. and a pound df butter e150. The largest nest an the world •Is hilt by the mould bird, a eort of Australian fowl, It makes 'mounds sometimes •150 ft.- in ciriumference, in which it buries its eggs 5 ft. deep. In Russia there are only 740 news- papers, one to every 170,000 people. Of these' 589 are in Russian, 69 Pol- ish, 41 German, 9 French, 5 Armen- ian, 2 Hebrew.. • Did you see that woman who was arrested fOr shoplifting? She teok. a handkerchief and two pair of stock- ings. Wasn't she foolish' If she had only 'taken a gold 'watch or a • dia- mond pin she might have proved her- self a kleptomaniac. • Miss Fuzzle-I wish to break my engagement with Mr. Sapple, but I don't know how to do it without driving the poor fellow to suicide. Little BrotherWhy don't you let him see you in curl papers. just once. Ile --Do you still- feel angry with me? Sbe-I despise you! I abhor you. • I hate you! Hc -Then per- haps you'd better break your en- gagement to accompany me to the theatre. She -Ohl I don't hate you so much, as that. • The quarrel between the newly-wed couple was working up into a regular row, when he said: When you begin to talk noasense I hold my tonguet tut it was too bad for her to say: If were guided by the same rule - with regard to you -I should never speak at all! Then the battle began again, • • . 4 CRESLEY UA.SE • COMES IIP THEN TIM OQUIt'r 1.44,01-1X1E3). Counse144 insist on an answer to my question. You_ have not W14 me all the couversation, want to know everything that passed between YOU and Mr. junco on the occasion to which you refer. Reluctant Witness-Pve told you everything of any eoneeclimucco. You have told me that you said to him: Jones, this case will get into court some day. Now 1 want to know what he said In reply. • Well, he said, Drown there isn't anything in this business that I'm ashamed of, and if any snoopin', lit- tle, yee-hawin', four -by -six, gimlet- eyed lawyer, with half a pound, of brains and sixteen pounds ot JaW, ever wants to know What I've been talking to you about, you can tell hint the whole story. SOHN PLETCHER, A PAIL1VIER, CURED CP LUMBAGO • DODD'S XIDNEY PILLS. One of the Thousand Similar Cas- es in Ontario -A Conimon Trou- ble Among Farmers-Dodd's •Kidney Pills Invariably Cure It Chesley, Ont., Aug. 5.--Harvestieg is in full swing and the farmers of the section are hard at it early and late. Per two steady months they will be working harder than any other class of men in the country. Probably no period of the year is so trying on the fanner as the har- vest season. The management of a farm, never a light task, becomes trebly heavy. Worries increase. The aettial manual labor from dawn to dark and sometimes after, is as hard as a man ems stand. • It is not surprising that formal% often break down after the threshing is over. "Plum tuckered out," the system is apt to be ia a low, weak- ened cOndition which Is easily thrown out of order. The kidneys will show the sign of it first. Backstehe will probably be the first sign of the kid- ney: trouble, accompanied by a brick dust sediment in the urine. From this stage it is but a short step to Lumbago, which is chronic Itackache, In this connection the letter of John. Pletcher, a farmer near °hes- ley, will be foUnd useful, shoWing 58 it deep-, that Dodd' s Kidney Pills may be relied upon for cases of this kind. ”1have been troubled all. licrVest," Iie Writes, "with Lutabago and Xid- ney trouble. My urine Ivas of a, very red color. 1 consulted the best med- ical doctors in the country but they could not help me. Melly I got some Dodd's Kidney Pills in Granton and they proved all that I could wish. Xn a very short time my back was as well as ever and the Kidney disorder had completely gor.e.'?, FRAGRANT 0 ODOM' a period liquid dentifrioa far the Teeth alid Mouth New Size SOZODONT LIQUID, 2Sc 25. SOZODONYTOOTH POWDER, 25c Large LIQUID and POWDER, 754 At all Stores, or by Mail for the price. • HALL & RUOKEL, BISMARCK'S DUEL. "sorry He Had Not Xilleci Bftz Antagonist, .........-.....4 THE SUMMER NOVEL Let able-bodied readerschoose Historic fletion to peruse - Rut, these warm days, I've only brain To read of silly Cupid's reign. Friend (noticing the confused heaps of goods of every destription scatter-. ed promiscuously about the shop)- Ilalloal what's happened? Dem tak- log an inventory, had tt. dre, or are yam golog to move out? Shopkeeper aanat, shows how little you knoW about, business. We htive merely been waiting on a lady `1010 dropped in ita a papee Of plat, [ PA/NTED PANTRY sitmvis. - A. coupta at uw.ta at *Kato waawag, SOZOOONT gt 44th Powder 250 aCir lirVirtr 149;""•Tr3411 ItrfooT HIrllingo• TIMesin DELLA 11:131111r1re0393' 'TE& trTit at once. and sou will and it unexcelled for Verity', etrength and glover. betul Pneliagee, 20, 301 40, 50 and 00 °ante. .000,.......,................00......,....... • • • , = mai•PR 1 N Raw.. a 40 i • • . le • 0 *or f • • • S 'It • rm. mg Ma erial for. ale ip; t. 0 • O ...,,,,,.....,...,.4............................"....,4...,............•...........4.......m......- ?I • • 0000 00000 1111Et 013nEt=g5133113:9- O One Four Roller Campbell Press, front delivery, bed 43x56, $1200 & One Four Roller Campbell Press, bed 3752, . . . $1100 44: • PiDocalorzATC31. WEAL 113 TalCIPTI1 61. (7) Two /-col. quarto Brown Folding 111.achines, each • • • $400 oft O "r3rapiepaggesetetammigr nizscam.2.22.1313... O.- & Two Roger's TyPOgraphs, n first.class order, each . . $550 4411 . 0 e. Also Cutting Fachine, Stones, •Stands, ' Body and Display Type. .0 • • . • All this Machinery is in First -Class Order. Raw Terms will be Given, a • . •or Speelal Discount for Cash, On account of adding a More up-to,date • • plant the above Machinery and Type will be disposed of at it Sacrifice. ; • • • . ••••111101•NEMMIll••••••••• Ita ' • • • CIP II II That Ilinmarek even in his youth deserved the characterizing adjective which led subsequently to the dis- tinguishing term, "the Iron Chan- cellor," is.manifested by a passage from "The ' Love Letters ef . Bis- marck," in whieli he speaks of his famous 'duel wieh Vincke in 1852. Bismarck was the offending party, and the vindictiveness he confeeses to does Mit enhande admiration for las character, Ho writes Vincke wishea•to 'defer the matter. 'for forty-eight hours,. which I grant- ed. 011 the 25th, at 8 o'clock- in the morning, we rode to Tcgel, to a Charming spot in the woods, by the .seashore ; • it, was beautiful weather, and the .birds. sang 50 gaily in the sunshine that, as we entered the Wood, all sad thoughts left xne ; cinly the thought of Johanna I had to drive from me by force, so as not to be affected by it, • • • It was agreed before the duel began that •the cionditions should be chaeg- ed, andthat there shoule be but cam Shot apiece, instead of four Then it was proposed that the Whole thing should be declared off if ,I would. say I Was •sorry for my remark,. • •.As I could not truthfully do this, we took our positions; fired, and both missed. God forgive the grave sin -that r dtcj not at once recognize His mercy, but I cannot deny it a when • I looked through the smoke and saw. My adversary standing erect a' feeling ;of, disappointment prevent- ed me' from partieipeting in the gen- eral rejoicing. The inodifleation of the...challenge • itnnoy,ed me, and would have gladly Continued the • cembet, ,But as I waS.•not the in- sulted party 1 could say nothing•; it was all over, and all shook hands. PR01VI THE TRAINS. Paseeners Get'. Glimpses Of: the Pan-American Exposition. • • People travelling from the east and west Will ccime -Within the zone of the direct influence and spirit of the .Pan-Ainerican Exposition miles away from the great and glorious spectacle itself. Surrounding the setting Of the • exposition there aro numerous features that will rival the itttrac- tions. of the great show for public attention, and especially is this true of Niagera. Falls. There is no great, or or more wonderful eye -feast in the world than the Palls of Niagara; the beautiful gorge, and the dashing.tu- niultuous 'waters of the Whirlpool Rapids. If they are alert, long be- fore their train stops •nt. Palls, passengers over the , Grand Think Railway will come in sight of the mighty Observation tower from which searchlight signals will be flashed to thp Electric Tower of the Exposition. In fancy one can. pic- ture the beam of the powerful pro- jector extending way off toward Hamilton, Ont., to give. glad wel- come and greeting to the incoming trellis laden With humanity anziotIs to see the -falls and the exposition. Speeding across the 'Wonderful gorge the train' will carry its passengers in full view of the Falls of Niagara and the Whirlpool' Rapids, while the re- markable gorge will stretch out on either • side of the greatest railway steel arch bridge in the world. This bridge of the Grand Trunk Railway at Niagara Falls i8. one of the Won- dersof the locality, and resting, as it does, one end in, the domain of Xing Edward, the other in the United States, it forms a portion of •the industrial bond in the Anglo- Saxon union that forces a realiza- tion that no matter on which side of the Niagara we reside, we are sill Americans -Pan -Americans. Joskina-I say, old boy, this hi my, first day at shooting. You rnight tell me in confidence what people shut one eye for When they're sight - Ing anything. Hoskins -Oh, that's perfectly simple, my dem' fellow. You kl0e, if they were to shut both eyes they ygwouldn't ,be able to see any- t I was ettred of painful Goitre by t•tINA.RD'S Lirumnisrr. BYARD McMIILLIN. Chatham, Ont. was cured of Inflanunation by MINARD'S LINIMENT. • MRS. W. W. JOHNSON. Walsh, Ont. I was cured of Facial Neuralgia by MINARD'S LINIMENT. J. H. 13A.ILEY, Parksdale, Ont. I The Wilson Publishing Co., of Toronto, Limited TORONTO, CANADA. ' 4 0o0o0o0oec0000ssossoeo.occ000eceoeseec@oesg000so4 ourtious COTTAGES. Near Wakefield, in Yorkelare, Eng- land, a, most comfortable cottage has been made, so far as the walls are concerned, of a. number of great drain -pipes left by a coatractor for years, whilst the roof consists of the refuse of an oilcloth factory. There are in EngItInd alone half a dozen cottages, not to speak of many sum- mer houses, made wliolly, out of old preserved provision -cans. The house of a foreman "winder" of 0 huge eoIllevy near Denudes, contains five rooms, yet the whole of the outer walls and roof are made of meat and other tins. beat If You Want residts 1P all our BUTTEILRECGS, 'POULTRY, APPLES, other PRINTS allti PROPUOre tf The Dawson Commission Co. Limit(TofigrteNV016,61%ragNt nd • SUNSHINE AND SLEEP. No syrupof poppies, no tincture of opiuni, no pewders of morphine, says one of the medical journals, can coin pare in sleep -producing 'power with, sunshine. The worst Soporific is laudanum and the best is sunshine. Therefore,it is easily understood that poor sleepers should pass as many hours in. the sunshine as possible. 1Vlany women are martyrs, and e, do not know it. They stint the sun- shine out of their houses; they wear veils, they carry sunshades, they de all that is possible to keep off the subtlest and yet most potent influ- ence which is intended to give them strength andbeauty and cheerful-' The "Woziam-63:s. Cil.ocesmsEM r.43331.2:14 tea. Train , of the Northern Paci-esc. which created such a furior . during its 'first season, in 1900; is again shooting' back and forth across • the continent in all the glory of ite form, er days.. ' Thie .Crack' Train 'of the North- West, almost 'entirely new for 1901, Hz the epitome pf modern passeegef train construction. The 'Dining Car with .its a la mute:breakfast and 'midi, and. table d'hOte dinner for $1.00 e the unequaled Tourist ieep.- ing : car of 13 sections, rpomy lava- tories and electric lights • the lint - Class Drawing 'Room Pullin= with two electric lights in each section and the palatial Observation ear with tveo smoking rooms, buffet, bar- ber shop, bath, library of 142 vol- umes, current magazines, ladies' par- lor and observation •platform, all to- gether form a train of unusual com- fort, excellence, and even luxurious- ness even in this day of luxuries. • Of course, broad vestibules, steam heat and steel platforms are there, and . there are • nearly 890. electric lights on the -Irani, the baggage can and day coaches being thus lighted also. • The train runs from St. Paul to Portland, Oregon, passing through Minneapolis, Fargo, Bozeman, Butte, Missinila, 'Spokane, ' Seattle and •Ceninections from Duluth and Superior and for Holorm are made en route. • • Send to Chas. S. Fee, General.Pas- Senger Agent, St: Paul, six cent§ for Wonderland 1901, a royal Wok hav- ing a Chapter On this royal train. THE TRUANT jtiROR'S VERDICT A judge had been facing a jury for two hours or so, and was just con- gratulating himself that the co,so was 'about over, when he maidenly discovered that but eleven jurors Were present, How is this? he said in curprise Where is the twelfth man? Please, sir, replied the foreman, he had to go away on busineiss, but he left his verdict with me. •. . One. can imagine the feelings of the judge, who was obliged to eive or dere for a re -trial of the case. The Nilhis place. evidence had to be gone over rigain V ant juror was eut back ini 1 $100 'toward; WOO, Tho readers of this paper will be pleased to loon that there is at least one dreaded disease . that science has been nblo to nitro in all iti staves and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Caro is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con+ Willits:tat disease, requires a constitutional treatment. fiall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter. redly, eating directly upon the blood and Duteous Surfaces of tho systeui, thereby dos troying the foundation of the disease, ad giving tbo patient strength by building Up the 'institution and assisting nature in delng 111 work. Tne proprietors haves° much faith in ts curative powera, that they offer ono Hun- dred Dollars for any ease that it fails to euro. Send for list of testimonials. 131.4, CHLINEYik CO.; TOIXDO Sold by drtiggiete, see, 11a115liamily Pins are the boob ONE, OR THE OTHER. That Social reformer has a very spectacular way of ,presenting some extraordinary theories. Yes. The man is either posing or supposing all. the _time, Iinard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Of the total world's output of GO million pounds' worth of • gold ifi 1898 South Africa contributed 10 millions. • W. P. C. 1038 CALVERT'S CARBOLIC OINTMENT. Fer ad skin ailments, O, Calvert & Coo Manchester. nglantI NOW, ABOUT THIS SEASON'S For MOWERS, REAPERS, THRESHING MACHINES,' Eto,, •: !‘8". PEERLESS Is eavbrito Mite Ontario Farmers -over 20 Years before the Puhuo. See that you gat It Hardware, Drug and Mineral Stores sell It. Holds 17 Gold Medals. • UEEN emir, EL5Ta. CAMUCL ROG0RSTREI.T0RON"r0: USE e/1.10A AX.I.E. GREASE. INSURACE" IN GERMANY. Vile system of workmen's insurance 111 Germitey is ,a huge piece of State maChinery. .The magnitucle• of . the system. may be estimated by the fact that it .pays out,' in one way or, an- other, about $250,000 a day. Minall's Liniment Cures Distemper . . MISSING INFORMA.TION. Oh, Harry, here's a charming sum - mei, travel article; it is called How to do—Whero to Co. , • Harry -Doesn't it tell who will , send the money? Millard s Liniment Cures Colds eto . . Only two fleh can tuan their heads, independently of their bodies. 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Ifla Queens.. town, ' Lime and Peat Stoamahipe, Superior rteoemmodati go of dame of passengers. Saloons and &atom aro amidships. Special attentiou has been given toti Setand 841060 and Third-01*es accommodation. e* - rotes °flaming/I atid 111 outlet:AM epp1 to eraY elfsK of the Gouipany, Or Riehardi, Mille k oo, EL Torrance *Co.. 11 State St.,Boaton. Mentrealand Pentane wpm land Shoot MetaI works ROOFING swims, in Stook Bed or Green. BLATBBLACICBOARDS. 'We wooly ' Public and High Schools, Toronto, Mooting Solt, Pitch. Coal Tar, etc. Roomer TILE (Soo New city Bo)1d. Toronte, done by our firth), Metal. Ceilings, Ger. niceg dd. EitImates femme for 'work complete or for materials thipped,to any part of the country. Phone 126$ 0, DUTHIE Jet SOlig,Adolaids awldmerste, Toronto E:=Vt 1840'00410 itSIVir. 1014)1410i* • t •••.". CANADA'S PREMIER COMPANY WITH MB LARGESTiPtaesider-v7puttall ReceiVes slims of $OO and up wards en 'Which futcredtl,1ii•OV it PHIL OMNT. 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