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Prayer.
Our Petite!! itt Ileeveu, we come to
Thee with .011li accustomed soup el
pralee and our accuetomed prayers., yet
our songs and our preyers ore uew, be -
elute() the mercies for whin h we blessed
Thee are. ever new and our needs aro
ever prevent. Deliver ve, we pray Taee,
forn foolish self -trust and help its ever
to link ouc weakness to Thy etrength.
Clarify our vielon so that amid, 'the
blinding influences that surround nit we
may ever see Thee. Teach lie how trim -
hint are tiJ the thinge around us and
enable ee to labor for the things, Mit
are eterual. Bless our homes wita the
beuedietion of .the abidiug presence of
the Christ. Bless the land we love, mid.
may all who gaud in the higli Places
seek to make it the stronghold Of the
Immanuel. Amen,
THE BEAUTY OP DEATH
If theta la one thiue,. eepeeially of
which many people cau not possibly be-
lieve, that under any eircurnstrieces it
should seem beautiful, I suppose it
inust be death. That muse always be
dreadful. Nen seldom see any misery
ery of leaving it. But yet it comes to
all of us that he who made it, like all
things else, to be beautiful in nis time,
When a life has lived its days out in
happiness, grown old with eoustantly
accumulating joys, and that at last,
before decay has touched it, or the
ground grows soft under its feet, the
door opeus, and it enters into the new
youth of eternity: when a young inan
has tried his powers here, and dedicat-
ed them to God, and then is called to
the full use of their perfected strength
in the very presence of the God whom
he has loved; when a ma,n has lived for
his brethren, and the time comes that
his life can net help them any longer,
but Ns death can put life into dead
truths, and send enthusiasm into faint-
ing hearts; when death tomes as a
rest to a man who is tired with a long
fight, or as widely to a man who leaves
his enemies baffled behind him ou the
shore of time -in all these times is not
death beautiful? "Nothing in all his
life became this man like leaving it,"
they said of oue svhe died. -Herald and
Presbyter.
•••••••••••,....,
PLANTS OF PREY, .
(By it Banked)
Several varieties of plants exist which,
in a sense, form a link between the ani-
mal and tae vegetable world, and which
are as truly carnivorous as any animal.
Amongst the more remarkable of these
Is the Vent& flytrap, which tvas termed
by the great botaniet Linnaeus "the
iniraele of nature." The leaves of this
strange plant are hinged, the outer edge
being-farnished with a row of sharp,
powerful Sikes, which, immediately a
dde or other ins,ect alights upon it, closes
together upon the struggling creature
and effectually prevents WI escape. The
plant then premeds to absorb the whole
of the insect except its skin, wings etc.,
which are then ejected, and the spikes
opened ready for another victim, The
eommon sun -dew of our marshes is an
almost exactly similar plant, but being
smeller its prey et:assists of midges and
other less vigorous insects. Another of
these strange devomers is the common
bladder -wort, a plant 'found floating in
ponds ana ditches. It is provided with
a number of bladders, ertelt, having a
trap-door opening iewarde, so that witen
a water beetle or other aquatic inset
ventures into the attractive chamber,
and the lid closes, eseape is impossible,
arid the inseet is consumed at leiaure.
But the strangest of all these car-
nivorous plants is unquestionably the
beautiful pitcher plant of the tropics.
At the end of a long stalk is a large
brightly -colored quasi -flower, formed ex-
actly like an elegant jug or pitcher, and
furnished with a tightly fitting lid, its
inner, surface being studded with pro-
jecting hairy spines. At, the bottom of
the jug is a quantity of esveetened fluid,
described as a veritable neetar, the de-
licious aroma of which and the brilliants
at coloring seductively attracting butter-
flies and other huge insects, which rashly
enter the beautiful chamber of death,
sip the -honeyed repast, and revel in the
voluptuous delights of a feseinatitig
epicurean orgie. But the doomed giddy
creature has no sooner reached the bet.
tom then the lid closes upon it, and then,
intoxicated with the luscious dissipation,
it finds itself imprisoned in the alluring
chamber, tightly gripped by the hairy
tentacles, or drowned in the nectar. And,
then, its vain struggles over, it is leisure-
ly devoured.
Such, too, is alesi the experience of
some of ourselves. Indulging in some
form of alluring but forbidden pleasure
the fatuous worldling finds himself
gripped hard in its betide. But if, re-
membering that he is face to face with
eternity, he supplicates the Almighty for
deliverance from the terrible duress, he
will assuredly be rewired, and then, lay-
ing all his misdeeds upon the Saviour of
the world, who on the eross suffered the
eetribution for them, he will receive
strength to resist from on high, and will
be made' meet for the inheritanee of
glory,
A LOOK AT THE CROSS.
A young man was undevoing an ex-
amination before an eceltainstiatil body
preparatory to hie entering upon mis-
sionary work ht Central Africa, Ono of
the examining board said to him in the
comae of the examination, "Suppose,
young man, that when you get to Af-
tica, some high business condom should
offer you a salary ten or twenty times
largethat We eiee able to pay you.
Suppose became of your superior advan-
tages and your college education, you
should be tendered a high position ura
der some foreign government, what
Would you do?" "Well, said the young
man in a clear, resonant voice, "I would
take one more look at the cross and
nay no." This is thorough consecration.
This is the sacrifice upon 'which the
Church of Christ is built, and up \Melt
she is going forth conquering and to
complex. The etoes of Christ, the em-
blem of the greatest saerifiee ever made
for humanity, will ever have it; right
of way in the heart of man. The story
of eacrificing love is the story that
melts heart e and vsins souls. God's great
love story- whieh had its centre in Cals
very's tress, will over have the greatest
clievm for men. When we look at the
OMR the best that is in no rises to the
etirfeee. The glitter and itteeination of
the *world eitnish iu the vision of Cale
varfe sectifice. When you are deeidiug
your life's work you will not go far
rtstray if you keep your eyes fixed on
the graud old cross. In your weak hours
When itesailed by hot passion and over.
whelming temptetione, you will tind
etrength mid help in a look at the creed
41.414....
lit eroseded quartert fellow rintes
eleep at the bottom of the lied and still
'Sleep like a top.
THE WOOIN
OF ERNA.
CHAI.Y.CERW.
"Hawkshurst lute left hie adieue .for
yeti, Aubrey," Was the greeting the earl
received front Sir feherlee tae uext mora-
ines, at breakfeet,
"Adieus! Has he gone, thea? And
where?"
Sir Merles heti the appearance of be,
Ing very ill at ease.
"He did not say," was his answer,
Aubrey ate his breakfast in faience, lie
wondered what the sudden departureef
Hawkehurst portended. Ouce al a. while
he lcadeed at Sir Charles, and, could not
fail to note Itis ueeeeiness,
"He wasted no words in courtesy,"
said Aubrey, as he pushed away the
breakfast Outage. "Why del- he urge us
to come to this plaee, of •all others, if lie
intemied to take suck sudden leave of
"Hatia't you some wards with him
last 'sight'," dem ended Sir Charles, evas-
ively.
Aubrey leaped up from his chair an-
grily. He was sure that he was being
played with,
"Hee his sudden leave anything to do
with those ladies?" he demanded.
"Do you mean---" began Sir Merles>
"You know I mean the Marquise do
Senac and her daughter, Whom we met
last night in the parlor," interrupted
Aubrey, impatiently. "Loft
know anything about the game Hawke-
hurst is playing, I demand to know it.
hoiu you as well WS hint accountable, if
you do not tell Me what you know."
"Do you threaten me dord Aeibreyi"
demanded Sir Charles, me,
"Construe it as you like, replied the
earl, "1 have reason to belie that.I am
in some way drawn into this affair, rind
I have the right to insist upon knowing
what is going on,"
"You are not concerned in it, my lord,"
said Sir Charles, coldly.
The earl loeked angrily at Sir Charles,
snd then rang Ills belL
"Sena the landlord to me!" he said to
the servant.
The landlord came as quickly as ever
IL landlord does come in the Tyrol, where
they are proverbially slow.
"Landlord," said Aubrey, "when the
Marquise de Senae appeal*, please give
her my compliments, and. say that I
wish to speak with her,"
"But, nailor," cried the landlord, "the
marquise has gone! She left by the.
same coach that took miler's friend."
"At what time was that?" demanded
Aubrey, springing to his feet, and east.
Ing a stern glance at Sir Charles.
"My lord," interposed Sir Charles, in
English, before the landlord could an -
ewer, acif you aro determined to pursue
the matter in this way, I may .as well
give you the explanation you demand, to
avoid a scandal."
"-Well?" seed Aubrey, curtly.
"You need not wait," said Sir Charles
to the landlord, with easy insolenee. "1
vvOnder at you, Lord Aubrey."
"The explanation, if you please," an-
swered Aubrey; heughtily.
Sir Charles shrugged his shoulders.
. "Well, then,, 11 yeti will have it, and
since it will be too late to interfere now,
this is it: For reasons of her own the
marquise wishes Hawkihurst for a son-
in-law, The daughter °biota to him.
Ser Hawkshurst, who is willing to take
charge of the well-filled •puree of the
beautiful Lucie, arranged. to meet the
mother and daughter here, You threat-
ened to spoil the sport, and hence the
sudden flight."'
"Of what good is flight? From whom
are they flying?"
Sir Charles laughed.
"They are flying from your too anxi-
ous virtue. The possession of the fair
Lucie can be gained only by strategy;
for she utterly refuses to merry Hawks -
hunt. So Hawkshurat bad a nice little
plan, which was to ha,ve been carried out,
with this in as the base of operations.
You wiled this plan by threatening to
interfere, and by refusing to leave."
"What is the plan?" demanded Aubrey,
indignantly.
Sir Charles laughed as if he enjoyed
the opportunity of annoying Aubrey,
realizing that their intimate relations
,were practically severed, and that he
had nothing more to hope for from the
earl.
"The plait is one worthy of 'Hawks-
hurst An cacgident' wilt happen which
will result in leaving Hawkshurst and
the fair but obstinate- Lucie alone to-
gether in an isolated hut. After that,
what ean Lucie do but marry him to
save her reputation?"
"Infamous! and the mothere-ewill she
be a party to midi a thing?" cried Au-
brey, in horror.
"It was arranged with her," laughed
Sir Charles. •
"And you ean laugh!" ejaculated Au-
brey, hot with scorn and iudignation.
"It seems to nie a dewed clever trick,"
replied Sir Charles, insolently.
Aubrey restrained the inclination he
had to give vent to his loathing and eon-
temptfor the man who had been hie
boon companion for so long, and hastily
left the room. He sought the landlord.
"Could I overtake the coach which
took Lord Hawkeshurst atvety?" he de-
manded.
"Impossible. It hes six hours' start,"
answered the wondering innkeeper.
"Have you a horse I could ride?"
"I have a horse," the landlord an-
swered, dabiously. "He tray tot suit
your lordship, but he is velueble to inc."
The worthy host determined that if
his guests fluidal on leaving him at
such short notice, he would reimburse
himself somehow.
"I will pay his values"' said Aubrey,
shortly. "Have him saddled and brought
round. And make a note on paper of
the route the coach was to teltea
"I will," mitt the latidiord. "t ean do
It, for / heard tenor giving the (Ikea.
tions to the poritilion,"
CHAPTER IV. •
It Was several hours after night had
/ellen that Lord Aubrey rode up to ono
eof the least frequented hired in the rug -
*dolt, part of the Tyra.
"Ls Lord Hawkeshuret here?" Ite de -
Mended. of the landlord, who had hasten -
ea out to greet him.
"An English inner?"
wade
"With tsvo ladies?"
arcs?,
"No, milor, he is het here. He was
wiM, and I tried to dilatant, but
he wonla have horses rind, try US
erose the unmade it -night. lie has
amt. none Above two Ileum
Aulirey's 'Mood hailed iti Ids veine
When he thought el the plot that was
to end in uniting a pure and. levely girl
suelin wretch. And it tirade his own
°Patin no teeter When be thought hose
hat agetch Itati lean for so long One
et his Mot hairnet° friends.
-"Give me a horse to take the place
of this which is tired out," be said,
"But," cried the landlord, aghast at
meeting e second madman, "the way
now is even more dangeroure It is a
bad road, an4 a storm, is e0Ming Up.
Theideau never eroee and you would bo
Wet'
"It is the very opportunity he
sought," murmured Aubrey. "I must go
on. Brag rite the horse and let me take
the risk, I meet overtalse the other
party,"
He procured What directioes he could,
and it leo than half an MOT was 011
his way over the rough mountain road,
picking his path with difficulty in the
derleness of a night made bleaker by
the gathering stoemeclouds.
Be had food etieugn for thought disr-
ing that hazardous journey, and perhaps
he PeVer In after years remembered
any of his thoughts raore eleerly than
those with which he was troubled on
that night.
For three hours it seemed to him he
went laboriously on before the storm
broke, and then it seemed to him that
he made no snore progress. Indeed, he
was forced after a, while to dismount,
and lead his exhausted animal to the
side of the road, where a flash of vivid
lightning had revealed the .presence of
a great tree,
There he temained, waiting for the
storra to subside, but never thinking
of turning back. But the atorm con-
tinued with unabated. lary, and he
might have remained there indefinitely
if through the noise of the storm he bad
not heard the sound of approaching
wheels,
`Halloal" he ealleul,' putting his hands
to his mouth and calling after the fas.h-
ion of the mountalneeers.
"Helloed" came back the answer, and
as the heavens were split by s flash of
lightning, Aubrey emild see a vehicle
drawn by two homes laboring along just
in front of hins.
In an instant he was bY it, and was
fruitlessly peering in at the windows,
which bad been shut to keep out the
driving rain.
"Who are your passengeds?" he .cried
to the driver.
"Only one -a lady," was the answer.
"Who are your
'I ani a tourist, crossing the moun-
tain in search of another party. Where
are you from P'
"I started to cross this evening with
two ladies and a gentleman. Two ot
the party are lost on the mountain, the
third is in the carriage."
Aubrey waited for no more, but tore
open the door of the -carriage.
"Are you there, Madame la Marquise
de Sense?" he cried.
"Oh, heavens! who are you? Is that
Lord Hawkshurst?"
'o -Lord. Aubrey. Mere. are
Hawkshurst and your .daughter?"
"Lost in the mountain. Alt, heavent
they are lost; and they may perish!"
"They will find the hut,» cried. the
driver,
"But my child's reputation!" cried
the marquise.
"You are very tender of that!" cried
Aubrey, indignantly. "Why did you not
remain upthere?"
"The driver woulht not, and I should
have perished had I remained alone,"
ehe cried.
Aubrey slammed the door, and, turn-
ed to the driver.
"Where is -this hut you speak of?" he
demanded.
"About two miles farther up the
road."
"Turn your horses and go back there.
The young lady must not be left there
alone," said Aubrey.
"The gentleman is with her. I would
not turn baok in this stoma, with the
road washed as it is, for all the gold: I
could carry. Go on yourself, if you
like it."
Aubrey stepped back, his resolution
taken. The driver 'whipped his horses,
and the jaded brutes started painfully
on down the uncertain road. Aubrey
went beak to his ownanmialiwhich
lad not stirred, and mounted it. He
would go as far as the hut, come what
would.
It wars a wild ride, and he could not
blame tho driver for net turning back
on it; but he was too full of indigna-
tion and. 'terror to think of his own
safety. More than once he found him-
self off the road, and once stood on the
very brink of a precipice, over which he
was trying to urge his more- knowing
horse. For two long hours he journey-
ed on in this way, peering to the right
and to the left, to catch a, sight ef the
hut.
He was drenched to the skin, and his
horsewould not go off a slow walk,
and even so stumbled and went down
a dozen times. Finally Aubrey ,dis-
mounted, and led the tired animal.
Sometimes he believed he must have.
passed the hut, but he still kept on.
At last, to his great joy, he saw Vie
glimmering of a light,
He hastened his pace, and the home
seemed to understand that the end of
his journey was nead for it, too, quick-
ened its walk until it teached the hut,
which was picturesquely located near the
edge of a deep eltasin. The window was
too high to look in, and Aribrey, after
fastening thei
horse to a tree n front,
rapped loudly at the door.
Heavy steps erosted the room, and
the door was opeted with a jerk that
seemea to have something of anger in
it. Lora Flawksharst stood in the door -
Way, looking out, and it 806)116(1 to Au-
brey that he never before had tiotieed
how evil the fate of the man was.
"H; is I, Lord Ilawkshurst," he said,
and pushed his way into the room, and
Case a spiels glance around.
Lucie sat cremating in the farther or -
tied her beautiful eyes, fixed on lain
with e look that tieemed mingled of ap-
peal. and terror, Ile meld WM to eon.
prebend Unit she bad Weird Ids knock
With a thrill of hope, and, had seen him
appear witha renewed hopelessueee. He
felt a keen pang of shame in the thought
that his itelibeiatietle had been buch that
a pure girl must regard him. With feet.
"What loinga you here, my )(mid" de-
Pirieded Hatekshurst, curtly,
"The desire to shieIa tide poor girl
front your treacherous designs against
Iter," he replied, "Mademoiselle," he add.
ed, turtling to her, "believe me, you are
it ow safe.'
"Lord Aubrey," cried Hasykelairst,
meriatitgly, "take werningl You Anil
not tarry your interferette teo far,"
-"Lord Ilawkehmates veplied AuhreY,
Ooldly, "you alivaye know where to find
she; arid if it offends you to be told.
that I have diseoverea your infanta%
&eight agninst this young lady, itra
have erente here for the express purpose
et toiling them, you will kneW howbest
lo eetato pleese yourself. I have met
here to renteiu,"
,Lora Thaeltelairst took 4 step forwerd
tbreateningty; then stopped, and A
Wieked Mlle passed over Ids features.
"My lord," he said, sneeringly, "yon
are weleome to reinella if it PleftSeil you.
ebon go."
Be shat the actor as bedspoltedauel, be-
fore Lord Aubrey could fathom the
meaning of hie action be bad untied the
Isom outside, and had erged it into go.
ing down the road, toward the hotel -
a. road the poor beast took willingly en -
profit when it eremprehendell whither its
wee- tended-honteward.
"Oh, Heavat help and pretect Mel"
he heard Lucie ery,
Ife sprang to the door, Ana filing It
open. The horse and rider had disappear,
ed. The storm had somewhat abated,
ned the Moon was seen struggling
through a bank of clouds.
Aubrey was left alone with the poor
girl, and It would be ale who, would cam.
promie her.
He was white with paseionate hatee4
toward the man who heel put him in
such a Mee,
But the trembling Lucie Was PO less
victim. He returned to the hut, and
stood before bor.
"Let me go, if you are s geallemand
she cried, rising fearfully to her .feet,
and letting him see her pale) beautiful
"Will you not trust tie to help you
down the mountaiar he asked. -
"No, nol" she cried. "Let me go alone,
and I will beg Heaven to thank you. Ab,
sir, you will have pity ou a defeuseless
girl," and she elasped her little white
hands appealingly;
"As Heaven is my judge," he eolemuly
answered, "1 wish you nothing but good,
and Uly only purpose here is to protect
you "from the scoundrel who has just
left here,"
"Then you. 'will let Me go," she said-
"Tbat is the only good you can do inc,
But, aid" and she cried out in tom
"be will be there! Oh, I am ruined! Ifow
can you he so wicked! But I will not
live," she wildly cried. "The day shall
not dasvn that Sees me with a ruieed.
name! I semi1 die, and. you will be the
eause! What have I ever done to you.
Oh, I have heard of yet, and I know
that a woman's reputation is a trifle he
your estimation. But I will go innooent
before my Maker, and I will emerge you,'
And this was the reputation he had
won for himeelf! Be eould not make this
innoceut child believe in the honesty of
las intentions, .and. yet Heaven knew he
would, do anything to rescue her from
the sorrow Hawksaurst had brought up-
on her.
"Mademoiselle," he said, earnestly,
"whatever you wish me to do, I wilt do,
If you insiet upon taking the road down
the nenuatain, I will follow close after
you, and protect you from tire elements,
or from human foes. If I dared I would
leave you alone here. Anything that is
for your.good I will do if yon will sug-
gest
"Let tie go from here!" she cried.
He opened the door, and stood aside
to let her pees. She darted past him
like a, frightened creature, and reached
tho brink of the chasm,
"Oh, Heaven! let me. diel" she cried,
The next instant she .staggered back
and sank weeping in asfrightened heap.
Aubrey looked at her for it moment,
and believed that she was dying of
fright and sharae. The last resolve of a
generous soul took possession of him,
He bent over her, and lifted her gently
up.
"'Mademoiselle," he said, gravely, "I
wish I could persuade you that I am an
honorable man . I will do what I can,
if you will permit me. I am not respon-
sible for the plight you are in'but I
cannot see you suffer so. Men to -mor-
row dawns I will make you my wife.
Will' -you aecept met"'
"To-morrowe,she wailed, "my name
will be dishonored, and you will take
beck your offer."
"I swear before Ireaven that, come
what will, to -morrow I will make you
my wifel Will you believe me?"
She lifted it pair of wondering brown
eyes to his face, and seemed, to etudy it.
"Yes,'" she answered, slowly, "I be-
lieve you. But perhaps you -love some-
one else, and will curse me lor comieg
into your life."
"I love no one else, and I shall try to
learn to love you'" he said.
,And so their troth was plighted,
CHAPTER V.
The night that followed Lord Aubrey's
strange betrothal he never forgot. .At
first he tried to talk with Lucie, but she
seemed prostrated and, unableto talk
composedly; so he forebore to say any-
thing to her, and. she presently fell into
a deep sleep. a
"The poor child is tired out," he mur-
mured, as he looked at her. "She is very
beautiful, and she comes of a good race.
I wonder what the end of a union so
begun will be? Shall I learn to love her?
Will she learn to Awe me?"
Outside the storm was driving pita
lessly, and he sat there listening to it.
He knew, that he had reached another
stage itt his lite, and that from that
night would begin a new era. It was a
strange beginning.
To save this child, to whoin he had
hardly addressed a hundred words, from
wedding a libertine, who had been the
companion of his &eke, he was going to
tie himself for life to her.
And there eatild be no question of the
wisdom of what he was -doing. lie had
given his promise, and he would do it. As
soon to -morrow As day dawned he
would take her to find a clergyman who
would make her the Countess`of Aubrey.
It was a sober, serious• tight to him,
its any one might have guessed who had
looked into his face. He had the past
and the future to think of, and there
was 110 one to interrupt his thoughts, but
the beautiful girl near him, and, mho slept
like a child throughout the whole night.
At the first streak of dawn he touched
her lightly on the shoulder, and she
Matted up with a scream, staring wildly
at him for a moment.
"1 thought -.t thought—" she stain -
leered, and stopped and wetted. for him
to say the first word of greeting.
"You thought 1 was someone else, per-
haps," lie said, gently. "Csoodetiornmgi
Have you tested?"
don't kersed" she shyly enswered,
"Do yon remember what happened last
ftightt" he risked, his eyes voting edrair-
"trey on her elm complexion, which
could stand even the grey light of early
dawn.
"I remember," . she said, faintly, .ana
held, her heed down, while 4 faint blusli
overspread her beautfitd tam
"I told y(!ti 1 would sevc yonr good
tame iby givieglou mine. Do you know
who I am ?"
"You are Lord Aubrey," she answer-
ed.
"1 ant the Earl of Aubrey," he sada;
"and, if you are willingesif you wish -1
Will make you my countess."
She aid not answer, and he hoped elm
wonld find some reitson for refusing to
Wed him. In the neat tiontett he felt
piqued that she did not answer eagerly,.
"Do you prefer not to marry titel" Jse
Asked.
ITo ii enietiridohl
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cleaning,.
Whether with hot or cold
water* nothing gets the dirt
oft so quickly and Without
Injury as Sunlight Soap.
Surslight makes the home
as fresh as new.. 000
Urgent Bus iness,
It is supposed that busioess letters
are deficieut In humor'. Still there have
been exceptions, and the latest, sent by
it member of the well-known wholesale
soapmaking lirm of (let us say) Cake
& Son, is one el the most brilliant,
retail dealer in a small way had
sent for a consignment pf their goods:
°Gentlemen,' ha. writes, "wherefore
have you not sent me the sope? Is it
bekawste You think my money is not so
good as nobody else's? Dam you, Cake
& Son; wherefore heve you not gent
the sope? Please fiend sope at once and
oblige, yours respectfully. Richard
!Tones, P, S. Since writhig the above
my wife has found the sope under the
counter,"
C° N5 new d1scover'.
grtizimzionrier
• * force than 1148 ever before
been offered Sufferers from lack of vigor and
vital weakness which sap the pleasures of life
should take C. 14', One eox wtfl seow wonder-
ful results. Sent by mail hi plain peckage only
on receipt of this advertisement and one dollar.
Address, The NervineCio;Windsor, CM.
4
Fiance Chun a Wise Choice.
The selection of Prince Chun as regent
for the Chinese empire during the minor-
ity a his son Pu Yi, the new emperor,
is the wisest son,
that ()could have been
made at the present time," writes Isaac
Taylor, headland professor of science in
the Pekin university, in the leading arta
ole in the April Century. "The New
Ruler of Mina," "In the first place, he
is the younger brother of Kuaug Hsu,
the late emperor, and was in sympathy
'with all the 'reforms the latter undertook
to introduce in 1898, If Knauss Han
had chosen his successor, having no sons
of his own, there is no reason why he
ehould not have selected Pit Yito oc-
cupy the throne, -with Prince Chunasregent, for there is no other prince, u'd-
less it be Pu Lun, in whom he could
have reposed greater confidence of hay-
ing all his reform raeasures carried to a
successful issue; and a brother with
whom he had always lived in sympathy
would be more likely to continue his
policy than a snore distant relative. At
the same time he would still have had
Prince Pu Lint to take the place of the
aged Prince Ch'ing, who must soon re-
tire front service."
DOES YOUR HEART FLUTTER?
You know heart fluttering means you
are not ae well as you should he. Ids
an evidence of impaired nerve and me-
atier power, To obtain euro, try Per -
remise; it 11118it speeial action on the
heart as seen in the ease of Thomas',
Grover, of Cole Harbor, N. S., who says:
"If. I exerted myself it would hying pal-
pitation. To carry any heavy weight,
or go quiekly upstairs completely knock-
ed me out. When bad attacks came on
I lived in fear of sudden death. Ferro -
zone gave my heart the very aseistanee
it needed, and now 1 atu quite well." Por
heart or nerves it's hard to excel Per.
rozone; 50e. per box at all dealers.
THE
"CHAMPION"
GAS and GASOLINE
ENGINES
Lt moat give eat's*
faction or you don't
pay for it.
SOLD ON TRIAL
Ti the only Gasoline Engine. that you,,tetil try
know what beCittrY
ed with it before you pay tor ft. The
oti la low. Full particulars tree.
Wm. Gillespie, Dept. "M"
98 Front St. East, Toronto
BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
(Woodstock Sentinel-Reviesw.)
Tlia Presbyterian Synod of Hamilton
. and London passtd a resolution the oth.
er day in favor of petitioning the Legis-
lature to enact such laws as shall phials
the English Bible as it text book on the
eurrieularn of the public schools of the
. Province. One difilaulty in the way of
making the Bible e text book it the
public schoolsis the want of agreement,
Among the various Christien bodies hi
regard to the Bible. When men who
are specially trained for Bible teaching
provoke such rows as have but recently
disturbed the petite of many people in
this country, by expressing their hone
est opinions, what might be expeetea
from the efforts of men and women who
have no speelal training?
t e.
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
** -
Foxhounds Hunt Oollies.
eThe Hayden foxhounds and also the
North Tyne pack have lately shown a
tendency to hunt farmers' collies.
The first named pack ran it collie three
Miles the, other day in the Allendale dis-
Wet while the latter routds pet a collie
Ira in the Itesleyside woods, aud despite
the huntsmen's efforts to draw them off
they pnrased the collie at a rattling pace
for ante five- miles'. When the .dog
rettelied the slieltev of his mastoid; home
be was may ft lose yards stheaa of the
infra -fated pureuere.--Loudon Daily Mail,
BATTLE WITH WILD SWAN,-
4r11,r011,411.
Great Fowl Struck Ship's Cabin and
Gave Two Sailors Hard Fight.
While Wiling up the hay to Balti-
more Friday night the steamer Avalon
ran into 4 net* of wild swans off Tho-
Mas Point and a swan was captured by
the lookout, W. T. Whitely, who WaS
;tett:ant deck, sifter a thrilling ee.
The steamer was seaming at a lively
clip when 'Whitely heard a fluttering
alltl n felv millnIeg later Saw a fleek OE
eines airway iu front of the boat. They
circled arelltel a few times, then lit 2u
the water pe the port side. He notified
Filet Officer Corkan, 'who tamed oil
the seareblight. That Beamed to highs
ten them and they ail maga from the
water. adore appeared to be about 100,
and all flew over the pilothouse, except
one which ;struck the port side of the
steamer svith erase,. A, passenger
etateraom 45, which was damaged,
,tghoo
otuguht of
liebred,
ebll
ad been a coisiou,
"When I (saw the mars etrike the
boat 1 ruthed up to it, expectiug to pick
it up with ease," said Whitely, speak-
ing of his experieece, " To my surprise
the thiug turned on me ad gave me
several blows with its wings which near.
ly knocked Ina down. Then 1 grabbed at
it again, only to be pecked with its big
bill, making my hands
"At first I did not know what kind.
of bird it was but I was determined
to capture it. 'lite wings beat me back,
but I kept, up the battle until Mn. Cork -
ran arrived allt1 we tied. elle bird. Resit
after pinioning its wiugs it was hard
to hold it, as its strength was great.
We finally got a piece of rope and tied
the legs together. Later a -coop Ives
made and we placed the bird in it,"
Shorly after the steamer docked at
Light street the swan was sent to the
office of Assistant General Manager A.
Seth, of the company. The office
force was attraoted by the big bird, and
when it was measured it was found to
be 89 inehea from tip to tip of its wings
and it stood a inches high. Mr. Seth
presented the bird to the zoo at Druid
Hill Parke -From the lialtimere Sun.
THE ILLS OF SASYHOOD
AND OF CHILDREN.
The ills of 'childhood are
many, and may prove serious if
not promptly attended to. In
all homes .where Baby's Own
Tablets are kept there is a
prompt cure at hand for such
troubles as indigestion, colic,
diarrhoea, constipation, worms,
and teething troubles. And the
mother has the guarantee of it
government analyst that this
medicine contains eo opiate or
poisonous drug„ Mrs. It Ham-
mond, Copetown, Ont., says:
"'I have used Baby's Own Tab-
lets and Ellin]: nothing can equal
them for small children.
would not be without them in
the house, for they saved my
little girl's life." Sold by medi-
eine dealers, or by mail at 25
-cents a box from The Dr.
llama' 'Medicine Co., Brockville,
Out.
seete•-•-+-e-e-e-asega-e-e-aeseasseeelea.
• a
Carrying Things Too Far.
A suspicious sound came from the
cellar.
Mr. aaanastorbilt sat up in his silketa
canopied bed and listened.
The ormolu clock on the onyx-and-
goid mantel struck the hour of mid-
night,
Again eame that suspicious sound
from the subterranean regions.
"Burglars busy in the coal bin, eli? It
strikes me that this is carrying things
just a trifle too fart" remarked Mr.
Vanastorbilt, bitterly. And springing
from his couch he grasped his trusty re-
volver and hastened cellarward to
checkmate the daring purloiners of his
precious anthracite.
• • Country's Rain Fall,
The total rainfall of this country,in-
eluding snow and that on water areas,
Altai given as 215,000,000.000,000 cubic
feet a year. Half or more is evaporated.
About one-third flows into the sea. The
remaining one-sixth is either consumed
or absorbed. Of the 70,000,000,000,000
cubic feet flowing annually into the sea
less than 5 per cent is Used for power.
It is estimated that 85 per cent. to 95
per cent. of the volume is wasted in
freshets or destructive floods. There are
in the United States proper 232 streams
navigated for an aggregate of 20,115
miles, and as much more is navigable by
improvement,
I. Was etuad of Acute Bronchitis by
MINARD'S LTN'IMENT.
Bay of Islands.
J. M. CAMPBELL.
I was cured of Faeial Nettralgia by
MINARD'S LINIMENT,
Springhill, N. S. Wal, DANIELS.
"(was eurea oL Chronic Rheumatism by
IIINAIID'S LINIMENT,
GEO. TlIdOLEY,
Albert Co., N. 13.
Bronchitis.,
HUSKINESS, THROAT
CATARRII
Didightful Duro Diseoverea That Cure*
Quiehly.
Old-faehioned reinediee
were a dmi n is tered
through the stomach
only, but tus it is impos,
sible to 'mallow any-
thing into the lunge, lit.
tle benefit ever restatea,
Strong drugs, mix es
opium, elaorodyne anti
coeaine were resorted to
but did more harnt then
good,
Nowadays, when a,
doctor meets a ertee nI
catarrh - tindathe
throat filled with mu-
cous -sore all the way
down, he prescribes Ca-
terrhozone because lie
knows it goes direet to.
the alseerie.
Catarthozone cures by
antiseptic balerims that
are earried by the air
yore breathe direct to the
source of the trouble.
It aide expectoration
-Clears away the
phlegni-earriea health -
/Aden wipers to the sore,
irvitated tissues.
In one Minute you
experience decided re-
lief with Catarrhozone
end invariably it does Actual size.
cute every type of Catarrh, Bronchitis,
Irritable Throet and Hoarseness.
Just think of it -d -a sure cure
without noxiouit drugs -one that is
guaranteed and delightfully pleasant as
well. eatarrhozone only, complete for
two months' use, $1; small (trial) size
25e, at all dealers, or N. 0, Poison &
Co., Hartford, Conn., IL S. A., and. King-
ston, Ont,
CATARRHOZONE X SURE CURE
Simply Great,
Nix -Do you believe in vaccination
every seven years?
,Dix -Rather! The operation keeps
the- girls from playing the piano for
nearly a week.
•
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A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL
To All Women: I will send free with full
instructions, my home treatment which
postively cures Leucorrhoea, Ulceration,
Displacements, Falling of the Womb, Pain-
ful or Irregular periods, Uterine and Ovar-
ian Tumors or Growths, also Hot Flushes,
Nervousness. Melancholy, Pains in the Head,
Beek or Bowels, Kidney and Bladder troubles,
where caused by weakness peculiar to our
sex. You can continue treatment at lioine at
a cost 01 only 12 cents a week. My book,
"Woman's Own Medical Adviser," also sent
free on request. Write to -day. Address,
)1ra. M. Sumraers, Box 11.8, Windsor, Ont.
I
Reaction.
The old hen looked wrathfully at the
imitation egg that had been placed in
her nest.
It was unmistakably one of those so-
called porcelain eggs.
"They think they can fool me with
that thing, do they;" she squawked,
"Well, I'll show 'em 1 can do a little
fooling myself !"
So, for six weeks, she sat on that
poreelain egg, utterly unmindful of the
gibes of the people the house, who ac-
cused her of trying to hatch- out a
queensware store.
so. es
Repeat it:-" Shiloh's Cure will
always cure my coughs and colds."
.ee
BE NOT HASTY IN JIMGING.
(Church Life.)
The heartless wave of seandatous in-
sistence, shown in the lamentable Kin -
rade murder, has happily quieted. down.
At this seasonof church's sorrows it
recalls the rabble ivItich cried out wan-
koniy ititl unpityingly for blood. Stranger
eoincidences than those of a girre lonely
preeenee in the house with the murderer
and the victim, and having a. stage life in
seeking an independeut living, then bay -
in a disappointed lover have occurred.
If every person's notions were called
into question, with the cruel notes of
suspicion atd interrogation, would many
fare more creditably? Think back,
Canadiat, to a murder committed at
Napanee eighteen years since. It, too,
was a mystery and also there was the
eager seent for a 'sacrifice, with wild and
repeated accusetione against persons neat
at band. It was vile. Years later, the
murderer was detected in Kingston peni-
tentiary, whither he had been sent for
a later crime. The lesson. was valuable,
but was apparently lost.
" • 9
Minerd's Liniment Cures Dandruff,
Another "Missing Link."
The discovery of another "misiug
link" is reported from Clermont -sur -Oise,
Prance.
The specinten, will& was found in a
grotto during excavations, ie of short
stature, vvith enormous jaws, arid evi-
dently went on all touts. Experts esti-
mate that it dates from several thous-
and years, before the Cro Magnon re -
maitre.
nepeat it—" Shiloh's Cure will al.
ays cure thy coughs and colds,"
Improbable t
They were bilking of the strange
sights to be sten in a great city mid
one man paid his tribute to drew York,
"I don't believe one of you eould think
of any eoniteinatiod of dreamt -tomes
that hasn't at some time occurred on
the streets there," he said,
"1 teekon I knots; of one tbet's trivia
oeeurrea there," seta Hiram Powle,
aWhat'S thatl"asked the other, miti-
ously.
"1 guess," said Hiram, slowly, "that
*You've never seen tor never will See a
brass band going in One direetion en'
the heft of the folks going the other,"
Leirided a Hard Otte,
•lity mistrese ise't at Immo, widens,"
said a tiomeatie to a ealler, "Oh inaeed,"
vieis the 13Weetly eareestie requited, "Will
yeu'please tell her that When 1 saw her
peeping from the trod whirl*r its
eetil3 tip 1 felt very miteli afraid that
oho Iegtirer,
4p
Ineide H teary,
indignant 'Wife -What's the use of my
saying anything to you, John P It goes
in at one ear and out et the other!"
Provoking Husbituri-Not always Mars
la. When you say nuything worth mind-
ing 1 stop it on the way through."
1SSILE NO, 1
1O9
uurfr WAIITAX
ODTEMAN Weptifile.1)--ItEGUIAR CUB-
tornere; 4alary or CO1)714*4011; eamplee
tem Seitirrattlele; freight l'aepat4; aseleviver
ten/MO% Apply Alfred Tyler, Leudoo, 013e.
VN AND WOeieneasisa SELL TITUS
Ps. etocelog darner; fite on ittiY
Maellitle; a boon to imuseeseiers•'big pro-
-at A.. ,Jsmes Chestier, Pert 1503'e., Out.
cat •sAto—oit TO RUNT -140 AC11103,
elos4 to 13othwell; good house and Berm
buildlass;. seo41 roads: terms easy. Apply to
Gibbons, littrpor & Gibboon, Leaden, Can -
Ada.
•
Fog 0A.T.,F.4.--IuDnoviDD mum IN TIM
goiveteete Of Arthur, ConutY of W'elbtali-
ton, len sere, 70 cleared, ;Week tiwellitaX,
bank bent, never -falling weIl, le Mile front
school, 1 mile from ehurtii, .lind five MOM
'front Mt. lecreet, $3,e10-abOut t,C0 cash,
balance 04 mortgage Kre J. Ae 114404401
Mount Forest, Ont.
Farm For Sale
PatrakirlitttAITIV41
Bargains, profusely illustrated, mailed/ow; we pay
your R. R. fare. E. A. STRQUT CO. Boob C 1.
Warld'sLatsestPanelhalers,Ualvstaityflide.',Synesse,la
FOR SA1,B.
WCULLEN MILL FOR ISALE-BEEN
outdone and meil order business in
State; age eompele retirement; don't write
-
unless you mesa btreltieSS, Win. Lambert*
Reed City, Mkezigan.
T OTS IN PRINCE RUPERT, THE CRANE
.1-4 Trunk Pacific terminus, WIC be put on
the market la May or June next. Persons
intending to invest should • write tor infer-
matioe and advice to the Prince Rupert Reel-
ty.Comenercial Co., Limited, 00 Richard
street. Vancouver, B. C.
A GENYeS-BRANCH OFFICIE-CILEN OR-
ganiteale wanted everywhere, adeertiatiliS
and entroduoing 00 New Family Soap assert.
Ulealta; seven CCM 0,00) box costs 10c; .t.41-
Qum powder premium; others in propertimu;
handecnne packages; oompetitto.a beaten 40
'Ways; general ageneY Pays ?.504100 'Weekl?,
Moore Brae., ananufactureree (20 years eamb-
H5he4). 288 Geeenvielt street, New York,
LAND WANTED.
EFORE SELLING YOUR SCRIP, WIRE
.s..e me quantity and lowest prim you will
take, subject telegraphic acceptance, you te
forwerd subject eight draft; any bank. Ken-
ning, ast Male, Winnipeg.
WANTED -SOUTH AFRICAN VETER-
ens' land warrants; spot ea.sli paid. W.
P. Rodgers, real estate agent, 608 McIntyre
block, Winnipeg, Mari.
He Knew His Friends.
"Yes, sir," boasted the hotel proprie-
tor, "that dog's the best rateateliiid
dog in the state."
Even les he spoke two big rats sear-
ried across the office floor. The dog
merely wrinkled his nose.
"Rat dosed" scoffed the traveling man.
"Look at that, will you'?"
"Huh!" snorted the landlord. "Fle
knows them. But just you let a strange
rat come in here onee!"-Everybody's
Magazine.
Gold Laid Watch
uaranteod tot, 20 years
FREE for selling 4 dozen Co-
balt Gold M4088E0130 at 50.
eaeli. These pens write a
beautiful coloteby simply dip-
ping in water. No ink re-
quired. Write today. t We
trust you with the pens, sell
them and return the money
and win this little beauty
acid Finished Watch and
also a tovely Tea Sot Free
COBALT 6191.13 PEN 00.
Dept ess %proeto, Ont.
How High a Tiger Can Jump.
For the benefit of the prospective big
game hunters a correspondent lima"
disposes of the 'theory that a tiger is
unable to jump to any height rom all
fours. He records that he took refuge
in a tree from a particular tiger. The
beast, however, jumped up to elm, "like
an India rubber hall, a good seven feet,"
and it was only aby letting go with my
right and ramming both barrels down
his mouth that I did not have a very
bad time of it"
The moral evidently is that when
avoiding a tiger it is necessary to find
tree with its lowest branch at least six-
teen feet from the ground. -India Field.
A Woman's Sympathy
Are you discouraged? Is youedoctor's
bill a heavy financial load? Is your pain
a. heavy .physical burden? 1 know what
these mean to delicate women -I have
been discouraged, too; but learned how to
mire myself. '1 want to relieve your bur-
dens. Why not end the pain and stop the
doctor's bill? / can do thie for you and
will if you will assist me.
.AII you need do is to write for a free
box of the remedy which has been placed
in thy hands to be given away. Perhaps
this one boX will Mire you -it has done so
for others. If so. I shall be happy and
you will be cured for 2e (the cost of e.
postage stamp), Your letters held confi-
dentially. Write to -day for my free treat-
ment. MRS. P. El CURRAN, Windsor, Ont.
ownoomio.••••
Nothing In It.
Bartender -Say, what do you think of
this idea of rennin' cities on the com-
mission plan?
Alderman (from the "Steenth ward) -
1 don't know much about it, but I'm
again it. The-er-commissions are
mighty small and they don't go to the
right people.
Minard'a Liniment Cures Burns, etc.
Wasted Years,
Nan -So, after six years" courtship, all
is off between Tim and Tiny.
Pan -Yes; they loved not wisely, but
too platonically.
Repeat
It: —"Shiloh's Cure will always
cure nly coughs and colds."
Through the Grephopteese.
"Ragtime music, you know, neeording
to Sousa, is dead."
"Perhaps so, but it yet squeaketh,"
4 t '
Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere.
-
Deer Through Kitchen Window.
A deer chased by dogs jumped through
the kitchen window at the home of Chas.
IT. Melaire, in South llyegate, hurriedly
loving through another widow.
The deer was then followed by it
her of men and after a. long permit Was
found in en exbausied condition from
loss of blood eaused by being cut by the
window elem.-St Albans Messenger.
rTHE FAVORITES
E DY'S
"SILENT"
MATCHES
111SIletrit tts Me Sphinx!"
Ulf MOST PERrecir MATOIES YOU EVIER STRUCK '
Always, everywhere le Ceneds, i81 for Eday's liftticion