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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-02-20, Page 6The Lerd's Prayer. iThe leantitui composicloa was foetal la Clierleston, aontli Care ram, dtuitia tut war. it le prattee on ver.y• heavy elan. and is Quito a literary cad:any:I Thou to ow Merry seat our sonlS dost acalier. To eur duty unto Th'.. . Our To whom all praise,- ell honor should he ateen; For Thou art the ercat God— WOO titt liravon " feentradieted by herself Ann bet FWarintrt/taltni="2211°841411:41L: 9'. f ri"Vsioliuree ! What elle you? Why ad , 1 - yolt leok So =awl?" Ile mut not amazed, Ile had been! Ii but now amazement was lot in joy. Joy unepetticable watt tiding in upon his bean, tual oppreseing it ahoost to tears. It Was Pot Ida Maud, then. Oh, it wite 0" not hia beautiful, tender, loving darling 41 , IP that bad left Iiim, end needed, to the bosom of thiietested rival! Not Maud, but lionoria, wit° had married tide proud Englielonan. "Well, why don't you spealc to me? Are you an ecstatic?" "I—I thouglit that elle—Miss lnter, I mean—bed been engaged," :altered the boy, "Well, so she is eugaged. I have tbe sweet girl's own words for Owl," said the old gentleman maliciously. Falconer sterted, and clutched the edge of the table for support. Ole, lie knew now He remembered; she had told him the same thing! The very last moment lie haa seen her she told him alio wao engaged! And it was but a change of persons after all! She was lost to ltim all the same! The room seemed tinning round with him; lie eves losing his ;senses fast, tinconaciously he groaned forth: "To whom ?—to eviunn? Good Heaven! to whom is slue betrothed? Yet why do 1 ask? It do ee not matter!" It wits really erne) to rack the poor fellow with so many contrary axone, ments, The major felt it to be so, and hastined to relieve him. "To whom? Why, to the young friend Of her childhood and youth --a mad -cap boy, whom I do not think half good enough for her, but whom the sweet enaiden loves better than all the rest of the world, it seems," , Like lightning flashed the truth upoo his mind nowl It was to himself that she had alluded when ahe had said she was engaged! His Maud, his idol, his darling, was true—true to the heart's core; true as the angels! Oh, heaven of bliss! Oh, joy insupportable, and full of tears! He grow pale ann paler with ex- cess of emotion as he listened, bending forward and grasping the bands of the speaker, who continued: "Yes, my dear boy; end her father afterward indorsed her words, by what he -told me. Some short time before our worse than dead; for, ohl with how departure from this place, Mr. Hunter much less of agony could Ile have heard took occasion to inform me, as his eon - of her death. With what comparative fidentild friend, that llis daughter Maud content and oatisfaetion eould he have , was conditionally affianced to a very heard of her death! With what joy talented and promising young gentlemen, should he now hear of it, if only some to whom she was much attached, a friend merciful illness or accident would carry and protege of his own, whom he already her off, out of the arms of his rival: regarded as a son, and. wished. to send Oh, Goa! the thought. maddened himl abroad, and commended to my guardian- .Anything—anything, but that she should ship and good offices." live the wife of another! ' Ile had not The boy suddenly dropped the hands known till now how strong had been of the old Jinni, fell back in his chair, his hopes of some tine possessing her— covered his face with Ms open palms, till now, When all hope 'was lost in., de. and burst into tears! For some naoments spair. And how black and terrible that he did not utter a syllable, and then, despair! Now that lie was alone, it over- he . broke silence by choking self -re. yielded up his manhood to an a,gony of pr,oscaichl:e 8i;igratel foot! beast.that I have whelmed him; he fell. crushed. by it, and grief that 1 shall not wrong f been! ..'tVas there .ever such a beast?" him by de- ex Ins own, Ids gentle love, who had you addressed that question to me, scribing. lived with him and, loved him all her I really cannot flatter you by slandering lthe brute creation. No; there never was ife; who, tired or ailing, had sat upon his lap with her head upon his bosom suck a beast! All the beasts I ever heard of knew friends from foes, and cottage fire, how many hundred tiraes I 0 loved the former." . ann let him rock her to rest by their Thet was a memory that melted his "Good Heaven! What resource is left whole heart and soul with tenderness; me now V' "Why, this, of course: As it was by he felt again her soft form pressed to his bosom; her,,light breath stealing your own will you transformed yourself past his cheeks,' her rosy, haltopen can even transfigure yourself back again into an ass's colt, and then found you lips so near his own in those Imam when, toa man and a gentleman, and be rea- ' dicl no credit to that species, why, you with something like a. limner's tender- ness, he would not even kiss them, lest he should disturb her sweet sleep. sonable and polite," mid the major, cated with another—. He could net chuckling. parine that thought! Ten thousand " me! This is And now that she should be domesti- Oh, sir! don't jest with scorpions, nol ' They stunee his weld to too serious—much too serious! If you very freazy! His heart earned and mnaidla , have any friendship for me, in mercy boiled like a crater; his veins ran lava. "Be at tell me how I am to make peace with Oh, that she were dead—deadl this high-souled man—the father of my peace with yourself, my young Some hopeful poet has said that the Daniel Hunter is no.. AV ar darkest hour is just before the dawn. ' elalt! not --not at war, perhapa; but yu. o" with It was so certainly in our boy's case; for friend. t spair; and never before was he so near offended, outraged, . estranged forever." sure never before had he grovelled and ewhy the •dawrt of rapture. should you thinkbio?" agonized in such a black night of de - It came to pass that he walked up and . "Why? Ah, why? He has had cause down his studio floor about five hull- enough, Heaven knows! Be wished. me citen times or more, with the , savage . well —he tried. to do me good; but I, like unrest of a tiger, before the grim fancy a fool or a madman, suspected his mo - of reading the marriage announcement tives, spurned his kindness, insulted him, seized him. Then, with the same. sort to his face, and abused him behind his of ghastly, shuddering interest with . betielel Beast that I was! I eould thump which some wretched victim of the in- a my own head against the want" - quinition might examine the nnstr was all under a misappret that rate. Mr. Hunter knows that it "Nay nay! now don't assault yourself hension of his and True he. .False etZUFSZUMNIUMNIMMXXXXXXXXISA lied not lie, eveit while making a show • of moderation and justice mat candor, Thou. by Thy wisdom, ruts% the .world's taken his (laughter front his betrothed Vorceer, therefore .. .. .. .10Ver, and was lie net going to niarrY all4la frame hallowed be Thy name: her to an English 'baronet? There was no softening clown that eirculastanee to Thy etorioue grace, but la .. ,. • Falconer'e-satiaaction, Let nevermore aelay livid° us froll Thy kingdom ream; Meanwhile the months rolled around, IA Thy commands opposed be by Mule, and brought Mr, limiter's an- it .4113' good plcamme and .. .. ewer to the major's. letter oun. Thy will be clone. cantina' Falconer's situation. Dan - And let our promptness to obey, be even id Iiiinter wrote that the youeg T49 very man's scruples were jut and honorable on earth 05 %IS In lleaven. to him; that be was glad to find he en - Teen for our souls, 0 Lord, we must pray. tertained and was governed by them. lic Thou wouidet be pleased te - .. .. requested Ilia friend, Major —, to of - Give 115 this day. fee' no further opposition to Falconer's The food of life wherewith our souls ttre fed, punpose of leaving bis preeent position; litiffielent raiment, and .. .. ,, but, on the contrary, to eneourage him Our daily bread; to devote himself exclusively to Iiis art, And he saki that he himeelf would-tane And of thy mercy. Pity - - .. enre that tbe young sculpt= should re. With every need/41 thing do tbnu relleVe tte, • And forgive us. ceive Orders for worn enough to keep same busily engagen, Ami. Moles* All our misdeeds, for Dim wham thou did'st ed in the same letter, to bete. notli, To make an offering, for - .. - was a very liberal order ,rom a Meese Our trespasses retired merchant, a lover and pelmet of And forasmucb, 0 Lord, as we believe, art and and a friend of Daniel Hunter, Thou wilt pardon us .. .. ,. who had once before, at the suggestion As we forgive ..... .... .... of the latter, employed the young scalp - Let that love teach, wherewith thou dost tor while at Washington. acaualut us In something less than, it week from To pardon all .. ... .. the receipt of this letter, of which Fal - Those who newels against to; caner knew nothing, the last quarter ex- pired though sometimes, thou find'at we have pired, and the young secretary came, ii,M forgot cording to his word, to resign his situ - This love for thee, yet help .. ..,. ation. And then it was, that, without And lead ue not, mentioning Daniel Hunter's friendly age Through soul or body's want to desperation, enen in the matter, Major — placed Nor let earth's gain drive us .. .. ,. in the hands of the young artist the into temptation: letter of his -wealthy patron, containing an order for a, pair of full-sized compan- ion busts, namely, a copy iu marble of the head of the Apollo Belvidere and one - of the Venus de afedieis. And Falconer, frank and impulsive in all things, joy- fully expressed his surprise and his plea- sure. And now, with a mind relieved of care and inspired by hope, the young artist went diligently to work. And as the year rolled on, more orderer chiefly from the United States, poured in upon bine. And he might have been happy but for the thought of Maud; that was the gleaming "worm if the bud" of his peace. He watched the papers in an almost ag- onizing dread to see the announcement of their marriage—the sentence of his own despair. But he found it not. But what he din, find 'was the continued re- port of Daniel Hunter's public career— his proceedings in Congress, his resolu- tions, his speeches, all revealing that Oltrii'nnit principle governing political action; that clear-sighted, far-reaehing wisdom, that pure and highouled pat- riotism which, despite all the strength of some one elm,. We will not have to of the boy's stubborn prejudices, eon - go far to find some one in trouble. It strained his admiration and esteem,. He may not be only a child mho Ilse oee 0 struggled stoutly against this influence, lesson it cannot understand, but If no but in vain; for everything he heard. or one else thanks you, that chila's linger read of Daniel Hunter disabused him- of will do so some day. a prejudice, and gave him new cause There is more in Christ to romfoet for esteem. And at last he ceased to re - ns than there is in the world to trouble sit the strong attraction that WaS &aw- ns. ing his heart towards the noblest man of It is the duty of every one to seek his age. Sometimes, even in the presence the salvation of all. Certainly we can., of the major, Falconer, with his frank not have close fellowship with Jesus un- impetuosity, would break out into some less we cultivate an intense interest in exelamation of surprise at his own bliod- the salvation of thoF,T for whom tie laid ness, and high admiration of Mr. Hun. down Ilis life. ter's eoprse—a eulogiuni in which the It may be a dangerous thing Sudden -1y ' major 'would cordially join. to change physical babita, but there is . And, ohl if any eitcurnstance could no danger in suddenly changing bad have deepened his distress at the' of habits for good onee; the danger Is noi ' Maud, it would have been this growing to ehange them suddenly. The resolu. esteem for her father, Alas, Mani. fshe tion to put off evil little by little has pervaded his whole being; she influenced proved a mane to thousands. all his actions, Haunted and inspired Men the moon comes between the by her beautiful face, be time* the glory sun and the earth it is no Inger beau- of that beauty over an his works. Why, fiful, as all its brightness is gone, and even. his model of the head of Venus it is no inky blot on the heavens. Even was not a faithful copy, for it had so all beautiful things in life lose their Maud's angel tiowe. And when an or - beauty, and beenme dirk and (neap- der from the United States, from an an - pointing the moment they come be. onymous patron, was transmitted' to him tween us and God, . through Major — 1 or an original A Christian ehould net vernember in- group of statuary, the subject of which juries, but forgive them. was to be Virginms, the young sculptor manta of his own tOrture, he tookcharacter, and his mode ut; We have not to use many words to seized the jdea, went to work with all the paper and read: "At St, ,John'; . eation, phtience and faith pass all your conception of Simply to claim them in ebildlike faith. tura and gave to the female figure the Rev. Mr. Lovel, Sir Henry Pereiv'al 13ar- such qualities, You said, my young indvee God to fulfil His promises, but the enthusiasm and devotion of his na- Church, on the 15th of October lay the friend, that he tried to do you good. form and features of his Maud. While . °net, of Percival Park Shropshire,' Efry Now, did you ever know Daniel Hunter n - • Whoever Loves is Never Ole the work .was in plaster the major eatne . land, to Miss Honoria" - -" — When life has been well spent, age is conception, but not faultless, of course; sprang the reader. Clapping both his .u; atoce."otry to do anything that he did not mplish? • And. do you really suppose to see it, It was a grand and beautiful Down dropped the paper, and that you balked kith in this endeavor? it loss of what it can wen spare—museu. it was injured as works of art oftenare, hands to his head, he stood like one lost lar strength, organic instincts, gross by the artist's own peculiar mood. Thus, in amazement. "It Must be that I am No; he has done you good, still does you bulk, and works that belong to these, not upon the principal, but upon the going mad," hm e urmured, . "Yes; my and will continue to do you good. Under God, Meshes been. the providence of your 33ut the central wisdom'which was old subordinate figure, was thrown the whole very senses are no longer to be trustedlife, ." in infancy, is young M. fourscore years, power of hie genius. For instance, hie He snatched the paper up, and read the paternal care, lt. over your interests with Virginias was -tvell enough—a fine, stal- notice again, murmuring the words "Um, with all care, promoting your welfare and, dropping off obstructions, leaves in happy subjects the mind ruined and wart Roman centurion enoug11, with a de- um, Inn, Shropshire, Inn:nand, to Miss his power, yet forbearing *wise. I have heard that whoever loves . cent look of pain and firinnees on his Honoria.—" lie could get tie further to intrunen Upon your gratitude, with - that, whenever the name of man is 'left arm and raked the dagger with Htheamgatzhei ds natamits; as drawing' . himself into the background, es in no et:mention old. I have hearel face, as he held his daughter over his iftrahnesflivxoeudlabigeazeoyeisi bearing year bitter prejudice with match - spoken, the doctrine of immortality is his right, hand. But the female figure— through the paper. Suddenly he started Y less pattenemewalting for the time wheri announced; it cleaves to his eonstitu- his Virginia—that, indeed, was a tri. up, 'seized his cap, and, taking the paper ou should know him as he is, with tui- tion. The mode of it baffles our wit urnph and wonder or art. She lay ager - with him, hurried ' as fast as his limbs clouded faith I" and no whisper comes to us from the her lather's arm, 1Vith hcould carr her beautiful face For ail answer, Faleener could only other side. But the inferfrom the frothe upturned to his in holy treat, to meet y him to the American Lega. stunt up and'vealk about the floor, and B tion. He entered, and hastened at once -working of intellect, having knowledge, the descending blow—not unconscious., to the librarywa, 1 ere he found Major hurry back, and. throw himself into the havine skill—at the end of life just ready net defying nor invoking the death, but chair, exclaiming: to be Z born—affirm. the inspiration of simply arid beautifully accepting it—ac- —, reading. The old gentleman turn- "Oh, God! Why did. I not know all ed round in surprise to see the flushed this?" affection and of the moral sentitnent,— cepting it as from her father's hand— Ralph Waldo Emerson, in Essay on and unceremonious intruder. But when "Ono would have thought you might "Old Agee" (tempting it in perfect love and trust, he recognized his favorite, he arose and have wondered at your remarkable sue - "Yes," said the. major, looking at held out his hand, •smilingly, to weleome cess, and tought the cause of it in some the group with the air of a critic. "Yes, him. Falconer struggled to control him- powerful friend. But, 'tie (.me, you hea- Peadne. this is very good—very good, in- self as he held out the paper to his ven-born, • star -gazing, inspired children deed; only, are you true to your sub- friend, and, pointing to the marriage anof genius are, in one respect, very like jeet? Are you true to history? Aecord- , aouncement: the great object of admiration; and, for sir?" "Is there not some mistake here, devour dstupid, grovelling pigs—you ie acorns as they fall, without the poor, ing to the Roman story, Virginius wet ever looking to aee where they come all that we know, Virginia was a mere, "Mistake?" said. the major, taking the from. roma in your green, crude youth pretty, innocent schoolgirl, quite ignor- journal and reading over the notice, ant of her impending fate, uhtil the ino- you accept any amount of favor and "So; I see no mistake. What do you homage, without theleast surprise, as ment the stictificial steel was phinged mean?" in her bosom. Now, it appears to me the natural dues of your genius. You The boy's heart throbbed so he could are astonished at nothing but asap - that you have slighted the tragic posi- hardly speak. He faltered out: pointment,. which makes you indignant, • tion of the father, while you have "I---4-ethought that Sir Henry Peron and. you wonder at nothing but opposi- aggerated that of the daughter, AM I val was to be married to—to--Maud-- . tion, whieh you term martyrdom." not eight?" to ACM Hunter----" "On, gw on, sir! go oil! For Heaven's "Major — will it please yott. to "What! To Maud Hunter?" enetaim* sake don't stop, for When you do, my take the chisel' and finfsh the group ta ed the major, gathering his brows in CohSCieliCe takes up the burdeit of the your mind, or allow me to do it to perplexity. song, and reproaches me more bitterly Mine?" "Yes. Din not you—did not everybody than you can, A preeious duet you fag "Pooh! poolti you irritable fellow] Do think so ?" between youl I3ut my heart, while pan you fancy that sculptors are like kings, "Why, no; I never thought so. But are eilent, says the bitterest things—so, Men must never bear the truth spoken? sit down, my deaf' fellow; sit dew% for (iod's nice, don't stop!" Your Virginia is at extotisitely beautiful You look like an epileptic! Sit downl creation—or rather eopy; for it is 0SO,. so; that's it, is it?" said the old ,..-e-............ • cre he fientitailed.) copy, sir 2" forefinger. t '- ry . copy!" gentletnan, rubbing his forehead with his DictionaFun "Yes, don't fire tml A dopy Of Miss "But, major," said the young man, '9.3.0b," gain Tom, by eitay of the Bosy Mater—ate perfect a likeness as I ever sinking into the nearest chair, "tell me 13ee, "which is the most dangerous word saw. I should have rectignie.ed it in e --you were with the Hooters two years to pronounce in the English language?" Afrieit or Otaheite; and itow naturally ago in Washington; now, dia you net "It's stumbled," said Tom, "beettuse that look of filial love and faith sits know that thie Englishunta Was paying . you are sure to get a tumble between upon her beautiful face! But while you hie addresses to Miss Hunter?" I don't (hit* I'd Aimee hum were at it, why did you not carry tint 41,1,110111 2 Maud?" the first aiul Met letters." - neeause he seems averse to top Ana If for food he seerna to hope the Mott, and give to this brawny, fero- "Cortaioly, sir," Mood!" said Bob. "Which le the long. Ws eruel to retiree him. eiotts-looking Roman eetturion tome- "No; X really diet not." tat reglieli ward?" Poe totted or a wedge or me "Valetudinarianiam? min Tom, Ire rather mean to stand out, thiug of the majestic firmness and seren- But, 'surely you must have hear& the promptly. You'll never Wee in that is wby ity of Daniel Hanter's form and facce--- report of their engagement. It wits "Noe it's min% becauso there's it, ral give the man a hand-out. it would then have been a family piece." everywhere euvrent and believed." whole mile between the • first and 'last 1 do act Ivor a fere ot gloom Falconer turned away in displeasure, n0.0.11, yes; I heard ench a silly ru- letterS." When trauma come round eenolaintair leaving the major standing before tite mom but I also heard it eontradieted by "Oh, that's nothing," said Tom. "1 Of humor, for I don't know whom group, ;dill exitmining and eriticizing herself and her Mende." know a word that has over three mites - f ulahtbihwriteemir Maga Imo teen e enterittielug. the work. "Contradicted by berself and her betWeen its beginning and ending," The man mgt ; Inir ere. Jacek London shown inc"I3y the way, talking of Mr. Hunter, Wends!" "What's that?" naked Itob fiiifttly. Vett in Sinfill eurrent meantime I fitt by the last mains paperthat there "Why, rertainly.—" "13eleaguered," •saleTom. 'net hobo might extesee me. Let not the soul of any true believer Pall in the time of trial .. But deliver, Yea. save them from the malice of the devil, And both in life and death, keep ., Us from evil, Thus pray we, Lord, for that of thee, from whom Title may be had Par thine is the kingdom, This world is of thy work, Its wondrous star.r To thee belongs ,. The power and glory And all thy wondrous works have ended never. But will remain, forever, and .. Forevor. Thu. we poor ereatures would confess again. And thus would say eternally —The Home and the School. Nuggets. Let us consider that day wanted in which we have not lightend the burden has been a marriage in hie family," said, the nitt,i9r, carelessly. "A marriage!" This exclamation p- eeped the poor boy quite involuntarily. He felt as if be Ilan been shot through the heart; he turned, very pale, men lean- ed upon tne Niobe Mr support. Alai he Ilan expected 10 It did not take Ilan by surprise—at least, not lunch, not much! So he said to himself. And, he leaned heavily upon the Niobe, and struggled to meet the blew with dig- nity. • Ile succeded. -Mile the major woo still squinting through his eyeglass, and anatomically Criticizing the museles and tendons of Virginias' right leg, the youth lifted up his head and, said—ho felt obliged to say eamething: "It hos been long oontemplated, I be- lieve," "Well, yes; rather a long courtship, I fancy—but, hewever—" "Sir Henry Percival and. — are the happy pair, I presume?" "Oh, of course! Why, what do you mean, when we are talking of a long en. gagement? Here is the paper, if you would like to look at it. I fein Good afternoon, my dear boy! Throw a little more soul into your Virginius, and that group will make you famous." And. the critic departed, leaving as black a aha,dow behind him as a critic possibly could. 'Yet not upon the ar- tists' work, Alasi in this bitter hour, what eared the boy for Ids fame? In this bitter totem when be felt that she who gave ell the melee to it was gone forever, was worse than dead to him— Thou infinite and eternal' Spirit, who, in the beginning didst move upon the formless earth and bring to it light and order, we prey that nett evonldst come to our dark world and brood upon it, till sin and strife are done away end peen and goodness flourish. Hove mercy upon those who know not God, whose -eyes are blind to the divine gdory, whose hearts are hardened Against' the divine love, Waken these (lead souls to life, .eonviet them of their guilt, lead them to the litiviour in penitence and - faith. And orant that all for wren.' 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Spoils Politician—Ifni not going to try to get around it. But unless I've lost my grip altogether—and I don't, think I have -1'11 find. some way to climb over it. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. A Learned Professor. "What are you giving to those pigs, ray man?" the learned professor asked. "Corn, professor," the grizzled old far- mer, who knew him by sight, replica. "Are you giving it wet cie dry?" "Dry." "Don't you know if it be wet the pigs Can digest it in one-half the time?" "Now, took here," professor," he said, "juet Id Inc how much you think a pig's time ia worth?" RE1E)FS That StawRoofed 'Dm strongest wind that ever blow Can't rip away a roof covered with selPocking "OSHAWA" GALVANIZED STEEL SHINGLES 2itain caret l':ret through it in 85 years (guaranteed to Avritittg for that )ong.-geed - for a century, really) -dire erica bother such 11 roof --proof egaittst all the elements—the cheapest GOOD roof there is. V'rte us and well show you why It costs least to roof right. just address 1' 2,5i The PEDLAR People 1,0! °Alma Montreal Ottsias Terento Loadot (Vbetipt.g . I The Famous Pedestrian 011,1.1**1,1•1 "1 waS 4 martyr to catarrh of the head, throat and atonmeli. I was so bad the doctors feared consumption. 1 trial many physicians and medicines. A friend suggested Psyeltine. I tried it and it was the only thing ever did mo any good, I am now perfectly well. It is the greatest remedy the world has over known. I do not need it for my health now but I use it as a strengthener for my walking match. es. I owemuch of ;By physical en- durance to Psychine. IAMBS RHYNOLDa, Port Hope. Out. Psychine bit the greatest cure for catarrh of the head, throat or stomach in the world. It is a wonderful tonic and strengthener of run clown system, acting directly on all the vital organs, giving youthful vigor and etrength, to the system. At all druggists Ma and $1. or Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited, To mato. What Newspapers do For the mall. Many people have been led to nelieve thgt the eent.a.poutal moil rate 'accorded wider the law to poblishers mailing their papers and megazinee in bulk was the, mime of actual loss to the government. In a recent discussion of, the subject, a writer maintaining this thesis asserted that the publicatione enjoying these so- called second-class privileges Paid only four per cent, of the postal revenues. 1Vhethe1 this eetfinate is correct or not it is of little importance; the fact which Is important, and which binned and thoughtless critics ignore, is that the granting of the second-class privilege has brought millions of donare of profitable first-class business to the postal ser- vice. It is on record in the archives of the postal commission, which sat in New • York in October, 1900, that a single ad- vertisement in a publication enjoying seeond-class rates was the cause of the wrting of more than 3,000 letters. This case might be multiplied by thousands, and it would be shown that, far from being itself the cause of a deficit in the postal revenues, the second-class privi- lege, by the profitable business it creates, goes far to make up for the losses occa- sioned by rural free delivery, the ridicu- lous abuses of the franking •privilege, and the failure to credit the Postoffice Department with the mail carried tor all other government departments.—Leslie's Weekly. lack Watch Chewing Tobacco Mae 14 MAI, A new sensation. A real pleasure. The big black prug. 311LiLi 1211 A Severe Indictment, Friday is the weekly fraud; every- thing goes wra.pper-jawed; and the sail- orman who sails finds himself food. for whales, and. the inan who killed a friend ,a Friday meets his end; on a Friday trade is slack, all the, trains run off the track; 'William Doe, to his amaze, draws $10 and ten days; brickbats fall from buildings high, break your neck and. make you cry; fevers, fires, and frosts abound, earthquakes come aud snort around. Old Subscriber, in a pet, comes to swear at the Gazette; every one is feeling blue, everything is hind' end to; yet some comfort we may seek • *--:-Friday comes but onee a week.—Em- poria Gazette. The publisher of the best rarmer's paper in the Maritime Provinces in writing to us states: - "I would say that I do not know of a medicine that has stood the test of time like MINARD'S LINIMENT. It has been an unfailing remedy in our household ever since I can remember, ami has outlived dozens. of would-be competitors and imitators." Gentlemen Foolish Boy. A small boy, who was dressing by the fire, called to his mother in another room: "Which foot shall I put this stock- ing 002" Without stopping her work, she told. him to put it on the right foot. In a few minutes he interrupted. her again. "What do you want now?" she aeked. "I want to know which foot the other stocking goes or." ---Chicago News. - _ Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc. t Moving Pictures for Medical Students. In one of the New York hospitals mov- ing pictures have been made of epilep- tie patieets, as well as of persons affect- ed with locomotor ataxia. This is fol- lowing the example set in Vienntie svhere moving pictures have been made of ode - bridal surgeons performing critical op - orations. The purpose in both cases is, of course, to enable students and prac- titioners to study the peculiarities of diseases and. the methods of distioguish- ed operators. t Minard's Liniinent_Oii_res Diphtheria. A New Invention. Interestiog triads are being made in Glasgow with it new type of tramway trolley-hetul, a New Zealand invention, the object of which is to, prevent the trolley jumping the wire at curves. The secret of the new trolley -head, says the Glasgow News, is that instead of the wheel being mounted on the rigid spindle in the ordienry fork at the upper end of the pole it ie on a spindle earried on two Wens. 'These are free -to move up and (Iowa in two slots slightly inelined down- wards toward the rear, with buffer springs behind, which tend to keep the wheel in a straight line with the wire at 411 irregularities, instead of it having' to swivel in the Wheel, Which is one of` the ehlef Callsita Of the trolley leaving the wire. The new Itetta is the fintettion of a firm in Wellington, New Zealitud, For fame six weeks back the tvaneevity department has beemu testing it,. during svhielt time it dietance of 6,000 males has been mimed by the ears on winch. the MIT trolley -heads aro being tried. The present system itS 01)010115 from the frequency with' Which the pole leaves the wire and tams dump, is sHil far front porket, and accordingly the results ionfttpleteestresent trials will be learned with R EAT EbT OF PATENTEE'S, adison Helds the Record With One Thousand to His Credit, The g.icatoct patentee in this Dountry—aud that probably means the greatest in the ThenMa A. Ittinen. lie bail rolled UP VIC enorcnoue total et almoet 1,000 pit. tome and shews 110 Inelinatton te quit. Ash the patent office people who wines next to l'Idieon, stays the Now York nun, anti they will tell you that imborly Is withia tattling distance of the wizard. A geed mann men can count their patents bi the score, and, as some 01 Mem are much youtig- er then lenteen, they may beat him out in nolo. Asp to the present, however, he deserves the Cele of the Great Amerlean Patentee. That means a goed deal, for it la undoubt- edly it islet that AU American will talm out O patent on less provocation than any other man or woman In the world. As a toneermence the Patent Office is pH' ing up a swollen fortune which manes it At bleated aundholder canape the government departments. It bite achieved a -surplus 01 $0,000,000 and is grOwlug higher every day, Yenkee ingenuity is gorgng the Patent Ot- to with records and piling up models bi the Inindred thousane. ZAIVIAUK CURES PILES. NO RETURN OF TROUBLE This distressing complain is suc- cessfully dealt with by the Zam-I3uk treatment. The agony of Piles is as excruciating as the disease itself is Wnitkelnillg, and every sufferer should lose no time in giving Zani-Buk a thorough trial. Zam-Buk subdues tho pain, allays the inflammation and enables rest and eomfort to come to the worn-out sufferer. Mrs. E. Bonen, of 76 Scott Street, St. ThornaS, Ont., writes: "I consider it my duty to write of the benefits derived from using Zatn-Buk. For some monthI was a constant suf- ferer front bleeding piles. I had used a great many ointments but got no relief until I had tried Zam-Buk, It Mired me and I have had no return of the trouble. Since my cure, 1 have advised others suffering with a similar complaint to use Zam-Buk, and in each instance have heard satis factory reports." Zam-Buk also cures auto, burns, scalds, ulcers, ringworm, itch, bar- ber s rash, blood poison, bad leg, salt rheum, 'abrasions, abscesses and all skin lujuriee and diseases. Of all stores and druggists 50 cents box or from Zam-Buk Co, •Toronto, post- paid for price. 3 boxes for $1.25 Engineering Hint From the Beaver. : r Htmtan science °Wee many a debt, especially an the praetical side, to the instinct of the lower animals. One of these obligations is eited by an eminent authority. Engineers frequently build dams straight. acress streams, the object being, in some caSes, to save expense by sparing material. But the beaver &relies his dam against the current, and experi- enee has shown that this form of darn is beat to resist floods and the impact of floating ice. Acting upon the knowl- edge which is instinctive with the bimv- er, and which Minion calculation ap- proves, the Great Bear Valley dam, in California, and some other dams ill that State, lia.ve been eonstruated and so made that their stability depends upon the resistance which their arched form presents. Au-Z.1AV. '..1426fLoistio.Seelissaess TRADE MARK REGISTERED. SKIN SOAP Contains the famous healing prineiples of Mira Oionneht, combiued with the purest vegetable oils. It is really a medicinal soap and a toilet soap in one. Invaluable for all skin troubles. Ideal for the bath on account of its elegant perfume. 2500 cake -,at druggists or sent on receipt of price. The Chemists' Co. of Canada, Limited, Hanailton, 25 .1 Useful Soldering Fluid. A soldering fluid, which has proved very useful in certain railway shops, is made, 1311.518 the Street Railway Journal, by killing two quarts of hydrochloric mid with all the zinc it will take up. Then to the acid a quart of water is added, or it may have to be added before the zinc will fully dissolve. A quart of glycerine, which has previously been mix- ed with a quart of almehol, is then added to the solution. This fluid is used for all kinds of soldering, and has been found especially desirable with greasy or dirty connections, as well as for soldering iron. It is defined that the glycerine prevents all rust, which plays havoc when many soldering fluids containing hydrochlone acid are used. FREE n a 18n0e0a nd duagd dr rtr s for 12 pieces of Jewelry tO e1I atle eents each. When soid send Us the St - 120 and we willsend you these TWO SOLIDGOLD Riled:PINGS. We trust yOu wl th the Jewelry and wilisend it all eharpes paid. Send us your name and addressnow. STAR MEG..Co., isnOvicsar40e, R. L. U. S. A. TOO 'MOE. rather (severely)—My son, this is diggraceful condition of affairs. This report Says you are the last boy in a class of twenty-two. Henry—It might have been Worse, father; there might have been more boys in the elites. t. lYfinard's Liniment Cures Distemper. t - France Honors English Scholar. The rrench Academy of Sciences has elected as corresponding member of the GeograPhical Section Sir George Dar, win, of Cambridge. As the Eeho do Pans points out, Sir George is the sec- ond son of the great English rtattiralist, Olutrlei Darwin, whose greet work is . "L'Origine des Especse." Sir George, who is ?Minim Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge, was President of the Brit. ish Association two years ago. ISSUE NO. 7, 1908. 111UM NITANTEri---F/MIX. WANT011)--LAPINS TO DO MAIN MW pent sewieg at boat wbole or spars time; *you pay; week sot any distanee: charges paid: send stamp for tun particulars. National )ilanufacturIng Co., Montreal. VAE.MS I'M SALE. FOR SALE 320 acres near town of Satikatehewan: first class laud; an arehle; ato cultivated; 200 eunutertallowed •rcady tor seed; in PaSture tence4; good building*: well; ss.; per Imre; easy terms. Address W. N. lipid, Smith Blear Premien, ataintoha, Hamilton Took Something. Mrs, Brown, Jiving in the country, had five trunks carried up front the station, some three miles away, by an old man. The day was very rainy ma the old fel- low was soaked through se he drove up to the door. Mrs. Brown (with sympathy)—Why, Hamilton, you must be wet. Hamilton (shivering)—Ye-es, ma'am. Mtn. l3rown—Aren't you ttfrahl yon'll take cold, Hamilton? Hamilton—Ye-es, ma'am. Rheumatiz pretty bad, ma'am. • Mrs, Brown --Don't you ever take something when you are soaked through, Hamilton? Hamilton (eagerly)—Ye-es, ma'am (Rubs the back of his hand against his mouth,) Mrs. Brown—Well, here are four two. grain quinine pills, Hamilton. Take them, as soon as you get home t - 7 The Source of Life. In Poleozoie times, then, writes Pro- fessor Lowell, in the Century, it was the earth itself, not the sun, to which plant and animal primarily stood be- holden for existerme. This gives us a most instructive glimpse into one plane- tologie process. To the planet's own in- ternal heat is due the chief fostering of the beginnings of life upon its surface. Thus a planet is capable of at least be- ginning to develop organisms without more than a inodieum of help from the central sun. We talk of the sun as the source of life; and so it is to -day in the sense of being its sustainer, but the real source was the earth itself, which also raised it through its babyhood. Shiloh's Cure Cures Coughs and Colds QUICKLY Use Shiloh's Cure for the worst cold, the sharpest cough —try it on a guar- antee of your money back if it doesn't actually CURE quicker than anything you ever tried. Safe to take,—nothing in it to hurt even a baby. 34 years of success commend Sh i 1 °la's Cure - 25c., 50c., $1. 310 Botany and Anthropology. Dr. J. B. Cleland,, in a paper read before the ' Linneau Society of New South Wales, undertakes to attack the question of the antiquity of the Imes - tors of the vanishing aborigines of Aus- tralia, in a new way. If it can be proved, he says, that the vegetation of Anse trona has been. modified in the course of ages so as to have become more tol- erant of bush fires, and as a result of the frequency of such fires, and if such fires are due Mainly to the agency of man, then there would be grounds for attributing considerable antiquity to fire - producing man on the Australian CM^ tinent. . 1 BETTER THAN RANKIN. %ranking does not cure children of bed- wetting. There is a constitutional cause for Mir trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box W. 8, Windsor, Ont., will send free to any mother her successful home treatment, with full Instructions. Send no money but write her to -day if your children trouble you In this. way. von't :mune me child, the chances itre it can't help It. Tnie treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties br day .or night. An Inherited Tendency, A Cleveland society women gave a party to nine friends •of her young son, aged. 6. To add to the pleasure of the occasion she had the ices frozen in the form of a hen and ten chickens. Each child was allowed to select his chicken as it was served. Finally she ettMe to the son of a prom- inent politician. "'Which chicky will you have, Bertie?" she asked. "If you please, Mrs. II„ I think take the mamma hen," was Berties" po- lite reply, 1 1 1"1"f011-11 Mange. Prairie Soratehos and every,form of on,tagious Itch on human or animals cured 30 minutes by Wolford'a Sanitary Lotion. It aver bans. Sold by druSeetn. The Oiference. John Allen, of Tupelo, Miss., tells a god one at the expense of his townsmen,. When a Yankee happened along and while they were discussing the differ, mos betweeii the north and the soothe the Mississippian observed: "Well, after all, as near as I can sem there ist't much difference betweea 310 and you, except that we 'reckon' met you 'guess.'" "Tine," answered• the Yankee; 'Mut you mustn't forget that we 'guess' a blamed sight better ileot you 'reckon.'" There were 61,097 a marriages in New York the last 12 months.