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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1909-01-28, Page 60 0 0 0 Where tiaa the Old. Vele Gone?' Vcitn Toronto.) atritere has the Old Year gem? Gene te join tbe- myetie ages, One more lea iu history's pages, To be, reed by fools, runt eitgal: There Iles the Old Year gone! Whore haa the 014 Year gonea Gone the Oren/ of the emelt, Grief to scone —to others mintrit-- Hack to God who gave it bitth • There has the Ohl Year gonei Where bars the Old Year gone?. Gone with promise false or true,. eonti With loviug friende vat knew,. ifid for eYer from our time: There Ilea the 014 Yeav gone! Where, hoe the Old War gone? Germs with ali its hopes. mut feions Gone with all its joas min tears,. Deed and buried with tne yeare; alert) lute the Old Year goue Where haat the Old Yeer Gone? (lone God tetalle the past, Uood or ill—the clie cast,' , Judged it we are at last: There has the 014 Yew?. gone. Whore have the Old Team gone? Gee° and left their sears for ever On our hearts. 'Erase them? Never! Till we cross Death's chilly river: Ah 1 there have the Old Years done! , 'Ever living and loviug Saviour, let us not think of Thee simply as the his- toric who lived in. the long ago, Thou are the sante to -day as when Thou didst dwell among men, and Thou ere es near to us as Titou were to Thy diseiples in the days of old. Help us. all to realiz that truth day by day and to feel the glom of Thy presence in our lives. May the great Peutescostal blessing be re- peated in our Uwe, so that we too may be filled with Holy Spirit and be wit- nesees for Thee, May the Church egain be clothed with mighty power as in the days of her dewy youth, and make her- self felt felt as tho power of Goa in the world for the salva,tion of men. May each one of us wno has named Thy name be clothed with the beauty of holiness that all whose lives we touch shall feel that Christ is near. Amen. HIS LORDSHIP'S :ROMANCE Medal Mouteleoue died before the umeeenger from England arrived. Inez erieval for the loss of the stern guar - um tor any grief to ubsorb her, When she thought ef those unknowu relatious far away iu Eugland, ehe felt somethimq like setisfaction that Rinaldo was deed, wed that her diegrecefel seeret should sever be known, Wbat woeld that state- ly English father Say if be knew that hie eldest child had forgotten herself so hitt Whet would he thistle of het if he !mew of those secret mectitp.- that hurrietl, swot marrieget Above ell, whet would he say if be knew how easily abe had been wooed and wowato wnat kind of a loan she had eetrusted her love and her fair iniane? Death seemed. preferable; site would nave suffered anw torture, metered any anguish, rather than let seeret be known, Then the English messenger came, bringine witb him a large sum of enemy, and for the first tittle itt her life Inez bad the pleasure of being able to choose doh aed costly dresses that suited her taste, Mr, Brownson had long been a nind ef .m4011011,1 stewerd to Lord Lynne, and he told the young girl that her father wanted her to spare no expense, but to provide Itereelf with everything ,suitable to her poeitiort. The ola ser- vants were melt allowed a smelt en- nuity, an4 the gloomy old castle of Serranto, once the stately home of the Monteleones, was allowed to fall iate ruins. A new life began for ,the beautiful Andalusian. Without sorrow or ;regret she bade farewell to the gloomy homer where ber ehildhood and girlhood hail been buried, Never since the night when she found the letter had she visited the orange grove; now she tu•rned ber eyes from it. as they drove past on the road to Seville. She would have given the whole world to live the past year over again—to undo the deed of which she could not think without bitter sorrow and shame. The secret she could never forget. lay like a heavy weight upon her; it 4estroyeit her youth and her happiness, a.al she hed to bear it with her across the seas, to meet her unknown relations with its burden pressing upon her. There were times when site woold have given her life itself never ta have ceen Rinaldo tiontalti. l‘lict novelty of the journey aroused 'her. Mr. lirOW115011 stood in great awe of the regal -looking girl of wbout he bad charge. He was most devotee to her comforts, but did not intrude much upon her. Ile had expetted a torrent of ques- tions about her home, but she never asked one, and be did not quite under- stand her dignified silence. 'He was lough relieved to find that she spoke English, although her pro/laudation and accent were not quite perfect. As they drew near Lynnewolde, end every moment brought her nearer to the fathee and sister whom she bad never seen, the young girl's emotion stowed itself in her pale, quiet face. How different all would have been had no secret weighed upon her! She deter- mined then, and she adhered to her reso- lution. never fo mention that past for- eigi, life of heas---never to speek of Ma- dame Mondeleone, Serranto, or anything aonnected with l'er Spanish home. She was lost in amazement at the beautiful scenery in England—the tall, graceful trees, the green fields, so re- freshing to one accustomed only to the bare Spanish landsettpes Put she was not prepared for the megnificeut home awaiting her, Accustomed to the dreary, half -ruined solitude of Serranto, Lynne- wolde was like Wry -land to her. When she fiest saw the stately mansion stand. ing in the midst of a noble, undulating park, a keen settee of the wrong that had been done her awoke in her heart. Why for so many years had she been de- prived of the luxuries of such a home? Why had she been -deserted, neglected, left to fall an easy prey to the design- ing Italian, whose love bad blighted her life. Those who watched the young girl de- scend from the carriage, and wondered at her beautiful face, knew little of the thoughts and. feelings surging in that re- bellious heart. Inez wondered still more at the num- ber of servants standing in that magnn ficent hell to welcome her to her fath- er's house, but no signs of surprise es- caped her. Site 'walked throu-gh the long files of domestics with a stately step, end a half smile of acknowledgment up- on her face. Sortie one—she never knew who art was—told her that Lord Lynne Was in- t';e library, and conducted her there. A. Mist swam before her eyes; her heart beat so loudly that she coola have counted its pubiatiops; but her proud atep never faltered, her face never re - hued. Then a stately gentleman came toward her, and clasped her in his arms. "Inez, my own child," he said, "look mel—you have your mother's eyes." She saw his face grow pale as he gazed on her own. The pain he had so selfish. ly shrunk from for meaty long years, struck him with redoubled force. It seemed to him that his passionately lov- ed Bianca stood before him again in all the pride of her youth and wondrous beauty. There was the sante exquisite southern faee, the dark almond eyes, the rippling southern heir. But in his dead wife's faee there had been a look of gentle eepose, of which he found no trate in the fentuees befote He gazed upon her uhtil large teara tote in his eyes, end he cot& set het to more, It was ite though the ghost of his youth had risen befote hiing-the beautiful past GM he had tried to bury and forget—that one yea' of happiness greater than words cen tell. She, stood quite silently before him. "Will yen learn to love me, Inez," he mid, et last, "and forget the past? I shrank selfishly from opening au old wound that thee has but beef healed. Child, if you knew how loafed your mother, you would tot wonder et me." It was it sttange Method di showing affection, she thought, never to wish to Itte thet, mother's child; but she turned to him and. said she would try to win "You heve tome otte else te love. Also," gala Lord Isentne, as he touelted the boll. "Ask Mies Agatha to come dowm" he tmid, to the footitart Who his love, while elm gave him hers. onsWered the summolts. 'Before Inez hael time to think, two loving :arms wore thrown armed her, ent a golden bead was laid 'ettreteingly upon her shoulder, while a gentle voiee cried, "My dear, Pew Aster, waken*, Welcome homer Then site saw a tell graceful girl, with e fair sweet Intglisit lime and a wealth of rippling golden hair. "nig," Mid Lora Lynne, dtaWitig bet to him again, "le your sister Agatha, Whit/ hee been lottging to tee Ms. I ttentlider nineelf the happiest, and I Might To the Doubting Ones, Ask thy soul these questions: 1. Whether there be any gain by doubtiug? Faith puridies the heart. 2. Whether there is anything more pleasina to Ood than to trust Him in and riy Jesus Christ, when all comforts are out of view, and when you see nothing but what is contrary to the promise? 3. Whether you must not venture upon -Christ at the last, why not now? When a man has to go over a river, though he ride once and again into the water, and comes out so.yiug; "I fear it is too deep for me," yet. considering that there is no other way for him but. to retiolve to venture. "Per," smith he "the long- er I stay the higher •the water will rise, and there is no other way for me. I must go On -on& at the last, why not at the filet?" and so he ventures through. Thus it is with you. You say, "0, but my heart is not humbler -"0, but I am a great sinner, and how can I ven- ture upon Christ?" •Will thy heart be more humble by keeping from Jesus Chrint? and wilt thou be less a sinner by keeping from Him? No, certainly; for the longer you Stay from Christ, the harder it will he to venture on Him at last. 'Wherefore if there be even a poor, dropping, d'oubting, fearing, trem- bling heart reading these words, know- ing that I do here in the name of the Lord call out to yoe, and say, "0 soul— man or woman—venture, venture, ven- ture upon Chriet nowt for you must come' to trusting Ilitn at last; why not now ?"—Sword and Trowel. SMOOMPOSSIM to be the proudesit father to Bug tend, for my deugitters are matchleas." When .AgatIta led her taste' to the apartmetts papered for her, her &Heti. Tuve and vivaeity burprise4 the haughty Audalusian. "If you could but kaow. Inez," site said, "how happy 1 am! I elwaya loug- tel. for a sister, little dreaming that 1 had oue liee you, shut up in an old Spauish made, Now remember, darling, you are papa's eldeet child, you are M1•8 anynne, and mistrees of Leunewohlet norm will love, serve and cherish you more than your sister." Lord Lynne made 411 the Atone - Ment in his power for the wrong - done te his daughter. He perfectly idolized ber; he was never weary of gazing at her here or listening to her rielt elusive) Yoke. He dia not no- tiee how ohe avoided all vefereuce to her Spanish home, bat Agatha aid; and she walniered them a.s 'she did afterward how it was then when she bad told all the eimple intidents of her life to Inez, her sister bad uothing to tell her in re- tura—no pretty little lovtaidyl, no story of a Spanisb knight, eo little episode of love in any ehepe or form; s.lte only saw that when she asked the simple ques- tion, "Did re one love you!, 'nee?" her aistees face grew proud and eold. If she had known the tempest that raged at that moment in the young girl's •heara, she wcand have wondered still more. Loed Lynne lavished eostly gifts upon Inez; ha spared ueither time, expense, nor trouble, in gratifying her every wish; and she laved him for his kind - nese. The- life she led UOW WAS like an entrancing dream, Wealth, luxury, mag - stifle -ewe surrounded her. A thousand times She wisbed Glut the false Italian eould nave known all that be bad miss- ed in tiring of her. She waa glad that he was dead, but she would have liked, that one revenge, that Ito should have known the penniless girl he hail slight- ed wee the wealthy heiress of a rich English lord. When her kind, indelgent father died, Inez mourned for him, but it seemed to her then, that her capacity for love or soreow was gone, crushed in tbe weight of sorrow and shame that op- pressed her. When she met Lord Lynne, and for the first time in her life real- ly loved, she understood the t what she bad felt for Count Rinaldo was brut• a liking eprieging from gratifiea vrtnity and A love of romance. "That T. could ever bave been so mad, eo foolisb, as to call that passing. faney by the name of love!" the said, and ITIOre tbarl ever she bated and loathed the memory of tee man wbo bad de- ceived her. How she grew to love Lord Lynne with the whole force of lier passionate natuve, bow she strove to secure his love, how she triumphed, and eujoyed her vietory ;the reader knows. cloude obecured the brightnees of her new life. She began to tidek less of the fatal secret that had darkened and blighted her youth. Slowly and gradual- ly the remembrance of it was dying -3away, when she went to the Duchees of Ruthwell's ball. and there, In the stranggr who stood watching her, site recogmzeil the man whom she lied be- lieved (lead and buvied two years ago— the false, treacherous Count Rinaldo. In the first moment thee her eyes fell epon his dark face, elle believed it to bed au epparition, ma the blood ear - dick in her veins; but wient cynical smile overspread hie features, site knew at once an it woe a living man upon whoM the gazed. For one moment the trick of which she had. been the dupe and victim flashed across her mind. He had feigned illness and death, to be rid of her, and she, foolish, credulous girl, was the wife of two Being huebands — one whom she hated and loathed with her whole soul; the other she loved more than life itself. One thought, one sentence rang the night through in the ears of Lady Lynnee it. was this—"my sin nas found me out." CHAPTER XXIII. Inez, Lady Lynne, sat atom in ber sumptuous loottdoir on the day after the Duehess of Ruthwell's ball. Her husband and sister had begged. her to join them in a chive, but she declared heteelf fatigued, tend said that nothing would restore her so quickly as a few bouts of rest and enaitude. They were unwilling to leave her, for her illness of the previous evening had alarmed them; but she asked to be alone, and they could not Tefuse. She wished to be alone, to collect her energies and her thoughts, to meet this crisis of her fate. Of all blower that; could possibly haVe fallen upon her, this waa the least an- ticipeted, the most deadly; and yet, ts-hen sire thought it all over, she won- dered that it had never struck her be- fore. The plot was so clumsy; yet at the time she hed not doubted its truth. Even when .she discovered the husband, whom she believed dead, to have been false, treacherous and deceitful, when the trai. tor friend atood before her, convicted by his own words, no shadow of doubt as to his death crossed her mind, She bated Herself now for bet credulity; a ehild would haVe had more penetration and more sem, But the crisis of her life was come; tbe hour was at hand nhen she must confront, abely and coldly the pest and its secrets. Women are always true to their in- stinct; although Lady Lynne believed herself to be In deadly peril—although uot only her happiness,. but her fair name, her love, her life itself, were all at itake. It may be that thought of reveitge actuated her, and the meant Rineldo te see that the girl he bad slighted encl. deceived had growe iuto Woman beautiful that the world Iay et her feet. She bathed her fate until -eh traee of her nightie weeping diSa,ppeared, Irt the rieh tresses of her hair wee plead an exquisite white camellia, fiuttenea by a diamond arrow, A dress of vich showed her neble, graCefUl figure to ad- vantage. Her fate was proud, told, end inflexible; her rieh led lips had AO quiver, her clerk Southern eyes Were Wight and defiant, her white jewelled fingers did not tremble. There. was no one single eige of weakness in Lady Lynne. Beentiful end dighllied bet queenly magnifica/lee, deacendea to her boudoir, there ter meta what she knew was inevitable—th torning of Count Itinelde. Alt the spirit of her brave Spanish rttee was awake within her. He was a brave than who would tot quail beneath the light of her (lea and the fire of her words. When she hoed the knock thee told ot his artival, and the footman an- nowneea Me name, elm rote haughtily, etid received him as a queen Would have done a rebellious eubject, expectea weak, womanly tears; bitt this magnifitent latughty iedy, whotie proud face neither paled nor softened', Whose ettee worn a leek of priat, For One =Meta, ae She Oelted tentala to a yahoo." Companionship. (11- T. Milner.) 'Enoch. walked with God and he was not, for God took him." This account la so Ancient, so rare, so lofty, that it seems, to stand alone, end yet there nev- er was a greater mistake. He lived in comfortable communiran with God, had a lively sense of God's presence mad ap- proval, and these are possible to evevy regenerate man on woman. How many walk in darkness; the blind leading the blind. They live after the flesh; they live in the flesh; their creed is a short one; let us eat, drink and be merry, for to -menses; we die. Some walk in the light; they are el:ildren of the light end of the day. They walk with God; they wale in the Spirit; they are led by the Spirit. They are preeiows; they are well attended, well guarded, well fed, They .are sons• their rank is the highest; their inherit'. ance is assured. They shall judge an- gels, their very nature is on the throne. 'The Son of Mary is now in reality and power Xing of kings a.nd Lord of lords! Men may soar a seraph, or sink a fiend. Sueb. were some of you," saia Paul, "but ye are wastited." Look et the res- cued man; his eye flushes with the re- puleion of dislike, because he tastes the ehelter of ineffable love. Listen to him when he praya. Strange to Bey, you do not See him at hie best when you hear .hira nray. \Verde are sueb a poor med- ium of commanica,tion, "Language has two functions, it is an instrument of • communication with ono auother, and nn inetrument of thought within our- selves. The double-dealer has bet a single mauve; but in the pere end guile - lop, there are two souls; of wbich the one comes forward amid humen things, with quick and geniel spe.eeh, while the other ever sits 'tvIth fingere on the lips." 'Prayer la thought aloud, if ever it is e4ia for tbe seke of them thee stand by, it 14 a mockery and pretense. 1Tow silent; le Vile cometanionsbie of Clod!' Ohl the hush of reverence, as We ee into the holy of leaviiies, all things cola behoot monde, Olt tee 'musk al the noel, the Hilmwo that k vin- ous -nee ituleed. Think of the ieleseonie iloinn of the ptir'fhl eye. Sttrely the tout that ia very far eft is brought nigh, ;Web Beltmen. when lie Wag dying, gala to bin 8011. "Don't. volt twee the mimic flooding the room?" How near are they wile, have the companionship of Godi Iliefe is n, gloriolia truth eo often lost eialit oft when we eonte to (lea ia our meat prieeless momenta. we too effete think of' Him phew. Well. it 18 wet tplm The bride la witli Out bridedTOOni. When rot Pottle yon. eorne first born, Whew! nainee are written in iienven. Itis mints ore even with Him. Thie eat a froth for thr future; it ie DM It ie. rretth for nerfli; how anti we do other- aelee thee Anent: ineether of ie reistiaos. shirt en reitel eon ef 4 ilegtint, no Met. netetreted with the bigherit enneerne, le mit te le, rovelaei witli elmtri of tdory end guided by the pilot finger of fire. et tits -,ett titea tenet wontlere lie laid in thine Wittily!, iatemo open tio leitmet. tonna. What t foul svhat trhot art.° I valittly utel sedate' upoa hint, there came to her mind a vision of the nutmeg evening Vdtint iilo, had tiret met biro, oi tha otatigiegreve where ha lent naked her to 10, WS Wife, And to 3 raptille to happiness that itati thrilled ber gitlislt neat 1, i4116 810;A:aea at tits theught. tie drew neer lete, and tried to talso itsr hano. "'I expeeted you, Count Rinaldo," aim old; " and yet 1 wondered if pia would dare to come." "Dare is a strong word, my lady," he replied: la Spenieln end the eintan of the words brought for one moment is deep fluth te her fate. ' nif 1 did uot know thet all wreak are waeted toren spoken te tees e.4 itil.prill. Viplitil," slie said, with biota neon ei might ask Count UMW how it ie titet., elter the pethetie story of hie illness ami death,. the grief of hie frit:min the limul-rnuding 'last message ' deltvered e ith such sucrose, he finite l'iimeelf allw ited in EttglAndl Answer ines" she earn" tinuod; "explain, if,you ean, yew, ogee. artily, I:ottani:Ile lin' Silo stood before him, prolid and un- bending; the, eututt's fttee fell as her words snemed the manhood within Non "Lie io uot a nice word," she eim- tinued, mockingly; "and for a Venetian ituble to trentete before n woman and feel himeelf a vonvieted liar, is nit me eittble position, :nut I Am prevanting thecount from ci,plcining the Wirt -tele of his uppearanee, , "Don't tette that tette with me, fnez," he /*Ilea, savagely; "remember, yon are in my power; one owrcl front me, tind you are eurlea from per prasent height of grandeur to the lowest depthe of im filmy end disgrace," ni do not fear you," she retorted; "hitt f intend you to fear Me; as everY loan should fear the woman he has deeeived. 1 am no coward, Count Rinablo; you might elay or torture ow, but you eould never cause nte to fear." She look.ed so bright, so brave, so un- daunted, that he felt she spoke the truth, anti that one part of las Winne had already failed; for Count Rinaldo nail intended to trede upon his wife's fears, Ile knew that she was enormous- ly.rich, and he had twanged. in his own nund that she shoula purehase his silence at a very high price. But he saw at once there wee no hope of that; Ise might trade upon her love, but never upon her feer, "Inez," be eaid, gently, "it is uselese for us to quarrel; let us be friends; be- lieve me, it will le better policy for es both," . "Friends!" site repeated, ivith a tone of scorn and contempt in her voice that half maddened him; "friends I—to say nothing .of the difference that eaists in our pontion, la a descendant of the Monteleones, could never stana on friemily terms. svitit a liar, a traitor, end it cowera." "lit, heas-en, Nen" he replied, "if yoe were e man, • and dared to say such worda, I would slay you." : “Ileing a woman., Count Rinaado," sae saia, with. a mocking laugh, "I dare re- peat them; and i tell' yon again that you are a liar, a traitor, and le cowerch" He made a hasty step toward her, his face livid with anger, and half rented. his hand, "Complete the de,seription of yottr eltaracter," she said; "let me, to time eharming titles, so descriptive of your nobility, add yet another." "If you retain any sense of win doin," he replied, "you. will be si- lent, aud, not irritate me; we' shall net perhaps be here alone much longer. You had better listen to rea- son. If you do not, the moment my Lord. Lynne returnS, I Will ask lint to restore to me my wife." Even then she. gave er3 sign of fear, "I have much to say to you, Inez," he continued, rapidly; 'do not let us waste another moment in idle altercation. We have important interests at stake." 'Toe hieve, perhaps," she replied, carelessly; "I have none. "Yo ushall not irritate me again," be said; "and, after all, you are foolish. Are them many people, think you, wile woulti credit the story you have to tell? Were you not very willing to be imposed upin, Inez, Did you not receive the news of my supposed death very calm. a 1y), "No," she -replied; "may beaven par- don you my long agony of stumenee ana grief." "Was it so?" he said; then Luigi de. eelved me; he told me you were etisila consoled." "I may add that -you were easily de. eeived," she retorted. Again anger nearly overpowered. him, but by a strong effort he controlled himself, "Nr/thing can make wrong right, / know" he continued. "I am not here to defena mysconduct, or excuse it; it was the desperate resort of a desperate man. I did love you—nay, spare me that con- temptuous look—I did love you. Had you been rieh, I would nave been faith. ful. Hear me patiently, pray you, and then eay what you will. "When I persuaded you to thet secret marriage, I was already ruined man. My impetuous love hurried me along blindly; you were so beautiful, nad .1 loved you tio, that I felt that at any price you must be mine. "I had borrowed largely in Seville, on the prospect of my marriage with a wealthy heiress, Donna Maria Fabez. Af. ter I had seen you, I gave up all pursuit of her, But a few weeks after our mar- riage my life was hunted. from me, Debt, prison and ruin stared me in the faee. I was lost and bewildered. nen Donna Maria smiled upon me again, and almost asked nte to follow her to Maa. rid, You were the only obstacle between me and fortune. I d.eterrnined to give you up. I offer no excuse for what did. I repented of the hasty marriage, which. had plunged us both into ruin, and I resolved upon letting you believe then I was dead, thought you were youtg, end would soon forget nte., thought I should ntatry Donna Maria, and share her fortune, In thee hope I was deceived. She used me as a blind, and then cast me off with stant coin, tesy." A dark look here dragged: the Haliains face, which was not pleasartt to see. "I ant toning you the simple truth, Inez," he resumed. "When I founa that all further pureuit WAS useless, I eame back to Sertanto. I longed. to see yott again. Luigi told me ail about the find. ing of the letter, end your anger. I did not, know whether / had made tny rabid tO diselose Scheme to you or not. I longed to gee yeu; your face iraDres dere your hands cbapped, cracked, or sore'? }lane yen "e,ola cracks" Which open an4 bleed winnehe elfin is drawn tights? liave you a cold sore, frost, bite, chilblains, or "row" 'place, which at, times mattes it agony for you to go, abauts Your iteusehold Iduniee? If so, Zest -Burk will give you relitf, and will heal tnee frostedaragged 'skin. Anoint, the sore places at night- 'iZiarn-iluit's rich heelittg essences will sink ions the wounds, end the mart- ini- end will heal quichlY. Read this Ladys fixperience. ; Mrs. Yellen, of Portland, says:— oonsider it only my (lute to tell Yo0 of the great benefit I have cleaved from `4ttrn-itulc. My hands were so sore and cracked that it waa agony to isut them near water, When I did so tb.ey would smart and burn as if I had scalded them ttsseerned quite unable to get relief frorn !anything I put on them until I tried Zarnaauk and it succeeded when all dee bad failed. It olosed tbe big oracka, gave rne ease, soothed the inflammation and a very short time healed my hands completely. It /L9 a wonderful healer and should be in every home." Zont-Bulc also cures chafing, rashes, tointer mem, piles.sileersdesterins sores, sore heads and backs, abscesses, pimples, ringqeorm. etc., cuts burns, bruises, scalds. sprains. Used as embro cation, it cures rheumatism. sciatica, neuruluta, etc, of all dritoolitts ond stores, or post fro from the Zarwriok GO„ Toronto, Prlee c. a btu for $05, • - , I GOOD ROADfa AND THE FARMER, A rew Practical fatiegestione al to Buildings and Pootervien Theni. Geod. well-ft/nitwit readi are a N.:v.1 linpiartlilleth to the farfeer. 11 is raid that each yOar 00 average oa 27A° tone of water fells in the ferM of rain 1,a owry nine of public road in the United State's. Tills certainly tvoulti ohow the 1mportanee of drainage. Both the filitinee water and the luta dergtound water must he taken into eons/Aeration, its ordee eecure good drainngo. The former meet be (puck- ly removed, tuul eoutpletely, without sutribejtg:tit'Ailit)gn. tlie 'magi to exceesive row Therefore, the centre of the road be leased tont the elope toward. the eide rifteltee be made onteltelf to one int& tu each foot distance, or 80 that the water will run freely to the :aide cliteltee and not flow down the road. or 0001010 in puddles on the/goad. way. The side ditchers amid ho big enough to care for the Iterate/et storms, with a fail 01 not leas than six inches to each 100 feet. Frequent and emple erues-dritine eheuld be eonstructed and every opportunity taken to get the water away fetita the reed. ae soon as possible. la malty placee the undergronnd water is too near the -surface and must be remoVeti before a good road will be poesible, In such cases some feral, of seb-drainage umet be resorted to, uspelly tile dreins of elay or con- crete. As w. ater freezing expands one- eighth its volume, the road 'heaves out of shape, and when the ice melts the roads disappears beneath the rising tide or mud constantly fed by eitins, msperlitnligssg. snows and underground le seepy and boggy places thia sub- clrainage, in order to be fully effective, should lower the water level to not less than three feet below .the road surface. If tiles are Used they Should be carefully laid, true to grade. Most failures in the drainage eau be at- tributed to carelessness in laying, or two flat grade. Tile less than four inches in dituneter should rarely be used, nor should a grade of less than six inches to the 100 feet be used un- less absolutely. neeeesary. In a very dense soil it is always advisablecto cover the tile to at least a depth of six to twelve inched with coarse san.d or fine gravel. First (Oranges in Europe. At a time when tiny orange trees ave to be seen toble decorations and or. angers innumerable 00 sale, it is not in. appropriate to trete the introduction of the fruit in Etteope. According to Paris contemporary, After its ietrodue- tion into Envope front China' 0. Olathe - genian conceived the idea of greftiug the yellow mandarine orange upon the grenadier, with the result that we have the blood. orange. Jean de Castro intro, duced the orange from the West Indies to Portugal, and the first attempt to cultivete ie was made by Constable 40 Bourbon, but after his revolt Francis I. continued the experiments. At the title Louis XIV, visited Toulon the Chevalier Paul, in compliment to the King, placed 'some preserved oranges on trees ie the orangery, Ladies in the retinue, it is added, were under the impression that these oranges grew sugared..--Liondon Globe. , 1110011440011 A MOTHER'S AID , IN THE NURSERY. Every mither should be able to treat the minor aihnents of her little ones, Prompt • action may prevent serious illness—perhaps • save a ehild's life, A simple rem- edy ahvays at hand is therefore • art absolute necessity, and there • is nothing else so good rie Baby's Own. Tablets. These Tablets promptly cure all stomach and bowel troubles, break up colds, cure simple levere, expel worms and make teething easy. Good for the new born baby or the well • grown child, and guaranteed to ecentain no opiate. Mrs. L. W, Smith, St. Giles, Que., says I. 0 0 littueted ine—" "Spare met" she oried. °Von litimili- ate Me too much When you presume to sponk of what you call love." lTo Ontintied.) 0 0 0 0 "I have used Baby's Own Tab- lets for constipation ana other ills of childhood, end find. theni the best medicine I have ever given my little ones." Sold. by medicine dealers or by enall 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' 'Medicine Co., Brockville, Oat, re00 a terSaegasaaeline 00000 o cape@ •-• 0 • Strict Sabbatarians. Dean Ramsay knew of Sabbatarians thong his countrymen even stricter than those who "teimost killed" a mare for vhistling and looking happy on Sunday, There was the countryman who, asked y Ehglish. artist to tell bin.' the name of a local ruinad castle, teplieal "It's no' the day to- be speerin' sic thiegs." And there was the cook whose kitchen was provided 'with a fine new Imitating jack syhich never stopped. On Senday her nistress found it put out of action, and the cook explained that "she was ane geeing to hae the tale titime clacking and ruining aboot in her kitchen a' the blessed Sabel -Ali day." Ihtt over sotne things even Scottish Sabbatarlans lute no power. A, herewife, selling her fowls, remarked: "Indeed, my teddy, they lay every dey, no' excepting the blessed lattbbatht —From the London ahroniale, es se- • No, Maude, dears a soldier can't ex- pect in get a pension for being half Shat. BETTER THAN SPANKING. Spankingt, does not cure children ot bed-wetting, There is a constitutional. cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum- mers, Box W. 8, Windsor, Ont., will send free, to any mother her successful home treatment, •svith instrutions. Send no money, but write her to -day if your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child, the chances are it can't help it. This treatment also cures adults an4 (Wed people troubled with urine din fioulties by day or night. GRAVEYARD OF FREIGHT CARS. -- Cremation With Police and Firemen Watching at , Oak Point, Deeadence, 'Is it true," inquired the traveller who was stailding in front Of the Art ttuititute, "that a 'confidence num Once told thole big bronze lions to a trusting atrenger for $75 or fiefne seeli suit ettia tho peiteette,e; "dui tee Men ht this town ere loin' their grip. tan eeviiember When they Wouldn't utterable contempt, took hint istr intr. sell notldn' snuffler then the Masonic This woman nays she Was saved frons. oR_eratioxt by Lydia E. Pinkharn's -Vegetable Convouncl. Um. Frank Eu,..sley, Ontario, writes to Mrs. Pinithan: "When I wrote to you some time tgo, I Was a very sick woman suffering ;mu female troubles. had inflamma- tion of the feminine organs and could aot, stand or walk any distanee. At test I was confined to my bed and the doctor said I would liave to go throngh an. operation, but this I refused to do. "A. friend edvieed Lydia. E. Pinklason's Vegetable Compound. After using three bottles of it, I feel like a near woman. "I most heartily recommend Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to en women who suffer with female troubles." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink. ham's Vegeta,ble Compound, =de from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic palm!, backache, that bear- ing -down feehng, fiatuleney,indiges- Oen, dizziness ornervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She hae guided, thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. ISSUE NO. 4, 'SAM NVANTUP. IANYASSiefili WANTIOP; unite h Casa, Peat gOodii, beet terms. Alfred Teter. London. Out. — ANTZO-OlION AND WO,Idg14 `PO 841,It teas and coffees, also other linos. A. S. Taylor. tea importer, South Leektote Ont. - N/ EN WANTED 1N tiVillice LOCALITY .4'1. to envertete oer goods teen up oltow- cares all conspicuous pieces and distri- bute mall advertising matter. ilounnisaion or galary, per month, and expenses, Si Ptr daY. Steady work Me year round: en- tirely rim leen: no experience required. write for parttemara. Royal itentedy CO., 1,0440n, Ont., Valuate. „ vvANTED--AGZNIII; STORZS; Where! handsome protitin Nen our per- fect erase, kerosene. mantle, table -lamp: hanging or bracket -lamp: candle-powerl 34, kerosene used; a wentier; Bolls ou sleet: retails sane, 'Webster Specialty Co., Water - Mir?. Conn, FARX8 FOrt SALE. 320 A ORES GOOD OVEIN ROILING prairie wheat land; sitUated 10 Last Mountain District, Sask.' country aroultd it 'well. Betel:ea; convenient do tame; loom 13 miles from railway statiom price tio.00 per acre; 0..000 cash down, balance spread over four years in payments to suit purchaser. This land will soon he worth $15.00 Per acre. Attplv to J. N. iodide, Burk's Pans, ont. A Change of Mind. I Wellesley College student rushed into a telegraph office a few days ago and asked the clerk for a raessage blank. Site immediately wrote a message and after she had finished it she tore it in two and began another blank. This was also torn in two and then she wrote a thivd, tvhich she handed to the telegraph operetor. After the lady departed the operator became curious and picked up the torn pieces of peper. The first read. It is all off. Never want to hear from you again." The se- cond read, "Do not write to me again, as I never want to hear from you.' The third message, whioh was sent, read: "Come et once on the first train."— From the Boston Herald. When box or flat freight cars of the New York Central and New Haven rail- roads in this city are condemned as 110 longer fit for service they arc sent to the graveyard, witich is the swampy land that Adjoins the Oak Point freight 7arda. Lately they have been burning the cars there, whieh has caused the firemen good deal of trouble, as people have turned in alarms on seeing the burning eere, The roads up there- are not very good tted more than ono place of fire ap- paratus hes been bogged. This provok- ed the firemen, who made a complaint to Chief Croker &bout these unnecessary alarms. The chief thereupon informed the railroad yople that if they wished to burn ears they must first notify him. and also get a permit from the Bureau of Combestibles, which would detail two men to ouperintend the work and also ed it is sent waNteol‘ty taiftteerfiarecaarlaisrnetoibldoexme% to the repair shops and dismantled of moveble fittings. It is then put aboavd a flatcar and run out to the "graveyard" by the wrecking train. When it naives there it is lifted off the fletear by the wreeker's derrick and then set afire. Two firemen look on and see that no one rushee to the fire boxes. There wa3 it time once "when the rail- road gave people living in the neighbor- hood pennissiou to chop nit the ears and use the wood as fuel, but more of the iron went than the wood and the per- mission was revoked. The next morning after the cars aro burned railroad em- ployees sift the ashes for the iron, evhich the railroad disposes of, Stumped, Elderly Costtuner—Can you tell my fortune, madam? Fortune Teller (looking at Ids hand) —Omelette heaven, no! Nobody could do it. But I can "tell your past, sir. You are an old thee baseball catcher. 4 Minard's Liniment Cures- Distemper. NeW'' Ono on Him. "I don't often go to church," Mr. Hew- ligus was saying, "but I went this morning, I liked it first rate. There Was one song they snug, though, that didn't seem to me exactly the appropriate thing. It had a chorus that went like this: "'The year of jubilee is comet Return, ye handsothe singers, home!" --4.3ticiago Tribune.. • ' • • RAW FuRsand Writ' ter Weekly It'llee Lists, Shipment* Selielted. JOHN HALLAM TORONTO, ONT, 7 6111111.1111111.011101163WOKIEMMOMMIL 19.1....PIIIMPINommamcmas••••., .**60.4 0111111111111111.111101111111111111111MMINIMMillmollow • FAVORMEll EDDY'S "SILENT" MATCHE 5 11. At the. • $OST PERFECT HATCHES YOU EVIER STRUCK reattvibete Glikaile, itsk fat Eiltly4 ..Mitabas Take Notice. We publish simple straight testinion- ials, not press agent's' interviews, from well-knOWIt people. From all over America, they testify' to the merits of IIINARD'S LINIMENT, the best of Household Remedies. • MENARD'S LINIMENT CO., LIMITED. - Fox Skins From Mairte. No neetiTate statieties are available as to the number of foxes captured in Maine in a year, 'but some time ago Charlee E. Oak, of Caribou, then land agent, said at a comrnittee hearing that more thau 50,000 fox skins wore sold out of Aroostook county alone every year. Outside of A.roostook county, where sev- eral men raake a business of fox hunting, perhaps 25,000 pelts are taken in a year, making the totel output of the State 75,, 000. The price of good fox skina reached the highest izotch last winter, even red pelts commanding $4.50 to $5 eaoh, against 33.50 two years ago and $2.25 five years ago. One fox skin in 200 is from a "cross" fox, and is valued at $30, one in 10,000 is a silver gray and is worth frau $200 to $300, and per- haps one in 500,000 is a pure and radi- ant black, which may bring 8800 or even $1,600, thus making the eget of the black fox the most valuable gar- ment worn by any animal on top of tne earth.—Prom the Portland Press. Announced by the Chairman. Last winter a gentleman was adver- tised to sing at a charity concert in an English Provincial town, preaided over by a local city councillor, a self-made man. The fireb song was "The Owl." On rising to announce it the chairman was informed that the singer hat' not arrived, a fact that he duly notified to the audience. A little later the missing baritone Made his appearance and was observed by the worthy cheirman, 1010 rose with evident pleasure, and innocently an- nounced with marked confidence: talr, 'Ampton will now favor us with the longed.for 'Howl I' "—Tit -Bits. We can meet all your requirements in the way of printed, lithographed, em- bossed, engraved stationery, legal and commercial forms, etc. We have our own printing plant for the purpose. UNITED TYPEWRITER CO. 11611180 7 Adelaide St. East, TORONTO A Woman's Sympathy Are you discouraged? Xs your doctor's bill a heavy financial load? Is your pain a heavy physicai burden? I know what these mean to delicate women—I have been discouraged, too; but learned how to cure myself. I want to relieve your bur- dens, ;Why not end Die pain and stop tho dotter s bill? I can do this for you paid will If you will assist me. An you need do is to write for a free box Of the remedy whieh hits been plticed in my hands to be given away. Perhaps this one box will cure you—it has done so for others. If so, I shall be happy and you lien be cured for 2e (the cost of a. postage stamp). Your letters held confi- dentially. Write to -clay for InY free treat- ment. MRS. E CURRAII. Atindsor, Ont. French Prize to English Doctor. The French Aeademy of Medicine has awerded the Prix Ernest Godard, of 1,000 francs to Dr. F. W. Davy, honorary pity- sician to the King Edwatel VIT. nospitel and consulting physician to Guy's Hospi- tal, for hia works on carbohydrates and diabetes. whew -.a- • Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. • ' 10 Parenthetically Speaking. "I will ttek you, Mr. Yipsley," said the ettotney for the defence, "where this alleged transection took place 'In Joe Perrine's grocery store," an- swered the witness, "How do you happen to know?" were there, What were vs bass (he,yreo,:i.' you doing there?" "0, I was just sittitig around the etove, kind o' loafing, you know." "You were merely Bitting around the stove, were you?" "Yes, sir." "You are sure of that?'" "Yes, sir," "That is ail true as anything you have testified in title ettse, is it?" lthe Yinsley!" thundered the Attorney, rising to Isis feet, leaoing, forward and shaking a long forefinger in the face of the witness, "will you be good enough to tell this jury how a man cen atound stove'? "Gehtitineo," said the ineertuabable Yipsley, turning to the juty, "Mt ordinary num might not be able to do it, but if you think I can't sit (lemma a stove, or anything eke Gott ain't lootean three feet wide gentlemen, just take it look at then 1;owlega,of mine." Mayors elected In 8. C. Greenwood, 11. C., .1en. Dula. inge W114 eiteted "Alcyone coelay, Nelson -a -Mr. Seleua was elected Mayor by 117 majority Roe/liana, 11, John atattin was tioettid 1layor, defeating P. Mite. &maid n tusjetity Mr Seeing His First Submarine. Speaking once on inventions, Mr. IL G. Wells told of an old fisherman who was out rowing in his boat one day, when a motor canoe sprung a leak near him, and immediately sank. To the in- dignation of the canoe's occupants, the old man paid no heed to them, but row- ed calmly on his way, serenely puffing at his clap pipe. However, the wreekaa canoeiats managed to swim to him, and as they eloanbered to his boat, one split- tered angrily: "Confound you, why did- n't you lend up a hand? Didn't you zee we were sinking?" The old fisherman took the pipe out of his mouth and star- ed in astonishment. "Blest,° lie eald, "if I iudn't think ye AVUZ one o' them new-fanaded submarines."—M. A. P. "CHAMPION" GAS and GASOLINE ENGINES tt must give satis- faction or you don't. pay tor it. SOLD ON TRIAL Is the only Gasoline Engine that you can trit before you buy. I know what the "Cham- pion" will do. and I want you to be tultr satisfied with it before you pay for it. The prim) is low. Full particulars free. Wm.Gillespio, 98 Front St. B..TORONTO Electric Exhibition at Brescia. Arrangements are being made for no international exhibition devoted to the application of electricity, to be held. at Brescia this year. The Province of Bres- cia is one particularly rich in water- power, nal it is hoped that the exhibi- tion will give an impetus to eleetrical power developments therefrom. The ex- hibition will be also under the patronage of the inunleipelity of Milan. The le groups luto which it is proposed to di- vide the exitbits cover a wide range of engineering and other applications of electricity, and historical and statistical informanon relating thereto. • 4 Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. Its Familiar Sound. The Rev. Dr. Fourthly (at church so- eial)—I can't rechll your face, Miss— Spridittly Young Wornart—Hollige- worth, The Rev. Dr. Fourthly—Miss Hollings- worth, but your voice tuts a familiars sound. Sprightly Young Woman—Well, that's not so strenge, aoctor; I have been sing- ing in your choir for year and ta half. 4 •• Minarcrs Liniment Cures Colds, etc. *.• Out of the Ordinary. "Pm going to bane some photographe taken, John," said the wife of his bosom the other morning. 'Him you any pre. fereeee as to position?" "Well," rejoined the lateband of hie wife, "if you were to pose before the camera while in the act of sewing a button on my tfonserS it would make er picture that coula contemplate with pleasurable emotion." *_ _ it 40 in withonsi lit a ail,' De:7104khiltc.cpSu ut,t41.04,r1.1t!:"1