HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1909-10-21, Page 6Yatikee eontemporary !aye down
the ri lei "The leee eivilleation, the more
'noise," What ebout the Foliate of
July?
J . Barre, the Scottish. author, is
suing for divorce. He wlil uow have, enbs
ject matter foe a new story wile1& may
take him out of the old rut.
The increase iu Toronto's population
Vale year hes' been much less than usual.
Tee assessors' returns give it as '0,87a.
The addition a new territory has added
17,76'0.
Friends are very useful things to have
at call. Dut it is not \yew to flout
them three handrcd and sixty-four days
in the year and expect to use them the
three hundred and sixty-fifth.
The story that Canada's herd of 0:al
buffaloes et Wainwright Peek had been
smattered over the preirie by Cho rcesnt
fire proves, to be untrue. This is mattei
for congratulation.
the Manitoba Grein Growers' Assoele.
floe has seine big ideas. It proposes tr
lease the 0. P. R, elevators atifort Wil"
linen and to control tha marketing oi
about 9,000,000 buehels of grain that
may be stored in them.
The value of the mineral products ef
Ontario for the first six months of the
year was $10,649,923. This is more thau
two and a half millions, of an increase
over tho same period of 1908.
Mara has again been nominated by
his tdmirers as a candidate for the may -
orally of New York. Hearst is a peren-
nial candidate for something; but the
peoale as yet have refused to shoulder
sue] a burden.
Ii September there were imported at
the port of° New York 290 automobiles,
val.ed at $e84,202, Since January 1437
cars, valued. at $3,394,553, were import-
ed. British and French cars are the
favorites with United States automobil-
ist:a
A Pittsburg paper has held a voting
contest and decided by about 00,000
votes that Cook discovered the North
Pole. Now it might take a vote to
prove that a straight line is not tbe
shortest distance between two given
points. Great is majority!
.A Detroit saloon man named Berger
wants a license for a place at the corner
of Woodward and Clearlotte avenues,
directly opposite to a church. He argues
that the church should not be afraid of
being corrupted by the saloon; it might
even want to be neer it "that it might
do the saloon good"!
Those deleciAlp Riffs are caushig
Spain a greab deal of trouble, and it is
not improbable that they may bring
about international complications. The
wild tribesmen are no small potatoes in
a fight, their normal condition being
one akie to warfare. Riff is the parent
of our word "ruffian," and the masses
of the Riffs appear to live up to the
name.
The right of osteopaths to practise
without license in this province the art
of healing, is to be submitted to the
courts. The issue has been raised. by a
case brought up in the Toronto Police
Court. A stated ease is to be prepared
and submitted to the Court of Appeal
for a decision as to whether unlicensed
persons may 'practise osteopathy for
hire, diagnosing cases and administering
other medical remedies.
*•
New York's Board of Education asks
$84,740,4e5 to run the schools of the
eity for the year. That is an increase
of over $9,000,000 abiive ' last year's
figures. Twenty classes arc to be form-
ed. eor pupils suffering from tuber-
culosis, the Board of Health having
refueed to allow such children to mingle
with the other pupils. Schools will be
fitted up for them so that they will be
virtually in the open air.
es •
TI.e best Para rubber is now quoted
at 210 to 214, and is hard to get at any
price. The timid of the market is still
upwerd, and the makers of automobile
tire; are wondering where their supply
is te come from. Some of the great rub-
ber compenies of the United States are
calling in their salesmen, being unable
to mot the demands upon then/. The
seientist who can discover a good sub-
stitute for rubber has a fortune await-
ing
le is omewliat amusing to note in the
remarka of tiny United Seeks pars
that their greatest regi et ovet the Cope.
Peetrer controversy is that it eiteulti
between "two Anterieene." The lheti-
mole Amerieen says: "The eoeuntiy 3.
mortified end the world is made eyaleal
by thts exteleteon of laelentes on tie?
pert of two Americans. Were one of
th in of another nationality theiLui-
tinvould be different," Why woula it
be. "different"? Worden't faking stieh a
gory ae Cook telt; be rte bad if he wore it
Dane or a Norwegian or an Englielimen?
Would efiallengeee his truthfulnces
more meritorious or mere eeneuvable if
Peary were a Canadian or it Preachment
Our United Stet contempereries prole
aley think they are "petrietle," seeirecee
they ttre niercey thildeehly ierejudieel en.1
natt:W, Thry ortainly lack the lama
mindielinse of the true seiceitest, aerie
view i; 1iflitd by no bittreatiolaT
teuedety line, and to whom eve) y eoelee
aftee truth is a member of the werld-
brolherheed of leeht-seekere,
e deer Miss Vane, your arm is
broken, I ala afraid you will have a
great deal to Rifler. How long bave
you been lying here?"
"More thee two hours," slie said.
"It is terrible fa think of, 13u4 there
are boats often passing; why did you
not mill out?"
'Tall out?" she seid, "I never
thought of elicit a Olive)
"It would heve been only ;laurel to
ask for help."
"It would have seemed easier to me
to lie still and. die," she replied, and. a
eudeen hot flush eame over her pale
face.
iese are terrible proud words,"
said, laughingly, "There is no humilia-
tion, when we are hurt and wounded, in
crying to a fellow -creature for help,"
"I would rather creep away to suffer
and die alone," she returned. "I do not
like' pity -it as weak. I could endure
anything rather than be pitied."
"My poor child, when you are as old
as I am you will know how sweet the
pity of those who love us
"Did you like people to pity you when
your bushels(' died -to say, AM poor
thing, it is very shocking -very
bier and shake their heeds alsout your
"Yes, 1 think that it soothed me."
"Ahl" she said, calmly, "then you
have not a brave soul!' 1 laughed
aloud; I could not help it.
"I know someone who has a very
proud soul; but we will talk about that
another day. Your arm is badly bruis-
ed and broken; what is best to be
done?"
"If you would help me a little I could
walk home."
,-"No; you do not know the torture it
would give you. 1 KW some men at
work in the fields close by; I will send
one of them for my carriage -we are
not very far from Neville's Cross -and
then we can drive you home by the
high road." She did not object. I Ieft her
sitting there, so white so so proud
and defiant, that she looked more "like it
marble statue than it living, breathing
woman.
A man who deelared himself to be it
swift runner I chose for my errand. I
sat by leliss Va.ne's side until he retain-
ed, but we said little. From the fixed,
set expression of her face I felt sure
that the pain was just aa much ae she
could bear. When the carriage came
she sunk with an air of exhaustion on
to the soft -cushioned oat.
"Does your aria pain you very much?"
Iplkeil..21°t more than I can bear," she
re
"I believe you are too proud' to com-
plain," I said, aad again a hot flus -h
suffused her pallid face. Never once did
the proud spirityield; no murmur croes-
ed her lips, although the motion of the
eerie e =et have mused her intense
Jane Lewis stood in the pooh when
the carriage drove up. She made me it
distant courtesy, as though we were the
greatest strangers; but I saw something
like relief in her eyes as they met mine.
"Miss Vane has had an aeident," I said;
"she has broken her arm."
"Shall I be 111 for some time with RV
asked the girI-and there wasit tone of
impatienee in her musical voice.
"Yes," I replied, "a broken bone takes
some weeks to restore it."
"Then, Letvis," she said, imperiously,
"I will go to my own room."
Afterward she looked at me, and, al-
though her good -breeding prevented her
saying the words, I knew that she would
have been pleased had I taken my de-
parture; but I had resolved upon what I
should do. She held out her hand to me
with a .shy, half -wistful look. "I am
very grateful to you, Mrs. Neville," she
said "for your kindness."
"ihat is a polite form of dismissal,
Miss Vane, but I shall not accept it.
I have no wish to inconvenience you,
but I most ortainly intend to take care
of you. When your arm, is well, I will
go away and forget you -I will do any-
thing you like; but I refuse, absolutely
and decidedly, to leave. you now.' She
looked confused and embarrassed. "Try
to forget, my dear, that I am a stran-
ger," I went, on; "think of me as one
anxious to help you. Believe me, I will
respect your private,. Lee ine-I ask it
as a favor -help you just now, when
you stand o desperately in need of
help."
e grew agitated; her lips trembled,
Most women would have indulged in an
,Outburet of tears; she waited until the
last trace of emotion had disappeared,
and then she said: "As you are so kind,
I cannot of course but be grateful to
you."
And then. with Lewis' assistance, I
took her to her own room. I had no
time then to note the splendor and mag-
i Memos of everything. Miss Valle cla
ti itly either had no idea of the value
of money, or had such an abundence of
it that she did not know what to de
with it. I could not help admiring her
fortitude. No matter how great tlm
pale it did tot wring one cry from her.
Great drops stood on her brow; her lips
were white with anguish, but no word
eseaped her lips.
"Icei mmit have a doctor at once," I
sisid,as lie lay on the bed, "svithout
env ferther loss of time,"
t`A doctor? No, Mrs. Neville, 1
would rather not."
"It is imperative, Every moment adds
to the danger of the delay. I have no
idea how to set a broken limb, or I
would spare yeti the need."
"Let it remain broken," she said. "I
would rather that than see a doctor."
"You must gee one; it would he a lit-
tle short of nuirder 1 or nle to let you
remain in this way imich. longer. The
only question is, what doctor shall we
Buinnion?"
She lay imete still for sonic: few mite
utes, and then seed: "If yoa select for
Anyone lot it be for, Sir John Emmett."
"I. third hot wait, Mita Vane. Ymit
arm must be attended to at once.
inust Owl to Daintree, the nearest plao
--WO meet have it elector !rein there."
She turned impatiently from me,
"Lewis," she said, with sweet imperious-
ness., "you will not allow me to be in-
onvenieneed and annoyed, You are
pledged to obey mei if you disobey, it
is at your peril. Send for Sir john;
I Will eee ho streager; I will bear ell
the extra pain with patience. Remem-
ber your promisee'
Lewis went out of the teem, giving a
wistful &nee at me. I itrade eame
ethic, and feiolwed her. She was waiting
for in in the corriaor, "What shall 1
do, Mo. Neville t" the iteked, In dietreee.
"Your duty is plein enough -you must
disobey; it ie the tally thing to be done
La 41114 elute,"
eelies Vend AVM senti Me away if
&obey iter."
fiEeeil that will be better than letting
ter rill the lisk of losing her attreesit
efetthe be better to leeve her than ee
,realn with her crippled. Leave it to me
will take all the risk. Keep out of
1‘,,i.eeil-vr,00ni for it tune, and all will be
She shook her head doubtfully.
"You do not know my mietress,
Mrs, Neville. If 1 disobey, I shall
have to leave; she never breaks
lier word. But, as you say, it would be
better for me to 'leave than for her to
lose her anis,"
I saw there was nothing for it but to
take the lead, and I did so. I sent my
Own coachman into Daintree, and I told.
•him to bring -Dr, Fletcher without delay.
Mrs. Lewis looked terribly frightened,
"You must not wine into Miss Vane's
room until I send for you," I said, and
I went beck to the sufferer.
"Where is Lowle?" she asked, as I en-
"eereat is busily engaged. Miss Vane, let
Inc be of use to you. until she returns."
I sat by her side, bathing her fao
with fragrant water, and soothing her
With gentle, words. She did not cow-
phein, but her face relaxed, the dark eyes
grew tender, the proud lips softened.
"You are very kind to nice" she whis-
pered, "How soft your hands arel How
low and gentle your voice is!" And then
she seemed to fall Weep or Into a faint-
ing fit, I could not tell which. I knew
that nothing could be done for her ex.
met bathing her face and ,keeping a cool,
fresh current of air around her.
' The doctor soonecame, and was shown
into the roam. Perhaps tho slialit noise
of his entrance disturbed her. She loeked
up at him. I bent dowa over her. "My
dear Miss Vane," I said, "we have been
(impelled to, disobey you; you are too
ill even to understand. I have sent for
Dr. Fletcher from Daintree."
She intended, I felt sure, to make some
protest; but even while' I looked at her
alt consciousness died out of her eyes,
and words of wild meaning came from
her lips, Then the doctor began his ex-
amination of her arm. "It is a eom-
pound fracture," he declared, "and will
take some time to heal. I should not
be surprised if fever were to set In, and
if it does, Miss Vane, as I think you
-ealled the lady, will need careful watch-
ing., It is evident that the patient is of
it nervous and excitable temperament.
Very susceptible and sensitive. There
can be no doubt that she is delirious
from the effects -of the severe pain."
The arm was set with great diffieulty,
and then the doctor asked me if I should
like to liave it professional nurse. ,But
the beautiful face, the _strange, half im-
perious, half caressing manner had found
their way ,to the very depths of my
heart. I could itot surrender Miss Vane
to strangers. The doctor was antonished
when I said: "No, T will remain my-
self."
"But you are not strong enough, Mrs.
Neville," he said.
"It seems to me more a question of
skill than of strength."
And. then, having cautioned the doctor
not to speak of Miss Vane, or to tell
anyone in Daintree that she was a.
patient of his, I bade his adieu. I did
another thing which was prompted by
the caprice of Miss Vane. I sent my
servant home. with a note, saying that
I did not intend to return to Nevilk's
Cross for some few days, as I was going
to visit a friend.
And then our business of nursing be-
gan. Miss Vane was not dangerously ill,
but acute pain brought on fever, with
almost constant delirium. If I had learn.
ea to love her before, my affection for
her now became intense. The large dark
eyes followed me through the long,
warm night; yet the touch of my hand,
the sound of my voice seemed to soothe
and calm her.
During the strange, weird silenoe of
the night, Miss Vane's voica sounded like
nothing earthly -like faint, sweet, sad
music -and the words she munnuree
were always of farewell, always of death,
of going away from sunsbine and flow-
ers. A hundreci times and more during
the gnome of the night sluiewolild stretch
out her hand and say: "Good-bye, ity
lost love -good-bye!" The words would
die in sweet cadence on her lips, only to
be repeated over and over again.
It was easy enough to guess that dome
cloud or shadow had darkened her life.
I might have found out what, if I had
listened to her, but the half -whispered
words were sacred.
CHAPTER V.
Whenever Miss Vane raved more that
usual Jame Lewis would look at me with
an air of distress, evidently fearing what
t might hear. She did this so often that
I went to her at last and said: "Do not
be afraid -what I am compelled to hese
shall forget."
She looked slightly confused. "My
mistress dreaded so much lest—" And
then she hesitated.
"Lest her story should be known," I
supplied. "It will never be known, Joie
Lewis, through me."
As time sped on the faithful servant
began to trust me, to feel confidence in
me. She found that I asked no ques-
tions, contenting myself with doing whet
I mild, and eviteing no curios-
ity.. A strange ',incident happened
one day. Some peculiar liniment was
wanted for the bruised shoulder, and
some fine, suet old line. Jane Lesvie was
engaged with her mistress, and I offered
to go in search of it. She gave inc di-
rections.
"IVe have made a kind of store room,"
she said, "of the small room on the left
of the staircase. You 'will find linen,
lint and all kinds of useful things there.
Here are the keys, Mrs. Neville.'
There was to euriostiy or thought of
prying on my part, but it so happened
that I chose the right hand door in -
steed of the left and entered a strange
little room. It contained °tie large win -
down, shrouded with white ltice cur-
tains, a, crimson carpet, a square table
and three chairs, and over °lie of the
chairs was thrown a wedding dress, the
rieli folds Of White Ostia and lade falling
upon the floor.
I blew it Was it wedding dress because
it was profusely trimnieci with owing°
blossoms. I Could not resist going near-
er to look at it, and then 1 sew thet the
ride shifting folds were ell eiscolored
with dust, It teemed to me that it had
bech hanging there for years. Closor in-
spection. showed inc that the Whitt had
gross% yellow..
On another chair, place'. so MI to
show the exquisite pattern and design,
hong asuperb wedding veil; that, too,
lira grown yellow with dust and age.
Curiosity led Vin to the table. Thereon
kiy a Wed" bridel wreatia-e, Wreath of
()triage hie:morns-Et pair of white kid
gloves, e dainty left handkerchief, a
White fan With it richly jewelled handle,
Withered bougeut and a braftlet of mag.
nifleout lefties, all placte itt order, but
Wiled her the actumeleted deed,
/ gaged In silent annizentent, It Seem-
ed to me that 4 bad been euddenly
brought face to face with a deed past -
with the dreadful reality of some terri-
Die tragedy. What did it mean, this
ghastly wedding costume -the rich
dress, the beautiful veil, the dainty
wreath? Why were they left to mould-
er bere-to decay in the duet and sure
shine? Had the soft flowing veil ever
covered the face of a Asir young bride?
Had the wreath ever rested on a fair
young head?
It was weak, perhaps, and foolish:
but, as I stood there, my cyp were
blinded with a inlet of hot tears. Iteves
a sight to tome any true women's
heert, I felt as though I was in tee
presence of the deed. What strange
story was leedin here? What tragedy
of wearing passions, of in/happy love,
of brooding, vogeful pride; Wel hap'
pened. eliat title braid costume heel
never been worn? It occurred to inc
that 1 had seen what VAS never intend-
ed for etrangee eyes. I felt as one who
had witnessed it melt laend draw the
white sheet from off a. fleatl_face, and
leave it exposed to view. I hastened to
quit the room, but could nob forget the
dismal scene.
I found the right room at lest -the
bottle, the linen, all as I had been told -
and then went back to Mise Vane, re-
solved. not 40 say A word to Jane Lewis
or anyone els of my discovery.
From that moment the beautifel mies
tress of the River House had a new be
terest in my eyes. I could not say. that
the apparel wee hers, but I fancied it
was. What strenge thing had happened
in her past life? What terrible tragedy
had blighted her as it cutting wind
would blast a flower? I sat up with
her thet sante night; there was new
pathos, new meaning to me in her
words, when she held out her hands,
saying, "Grooceby, ray lost love-good-
by1"
Toward. the dawn of morning she was
better. See fell into a deep, healthy
slumber, and was happy, poor child in
her dreams; for I heard her say: "My
darling Clive, I promise—" Listening
to the words, how could I help thinking
of time ghostly travesty upstairs -the
wedding dross that had never been worn
_the wreath that was faded andsdeadt
Looking at her, I might have wished
that she could sleep on, for never, dur-
ing her waking hours, had I seen her
smile.
"If peace and her lost love come to
her in dreams, let her dream always," 1
said to myself. From that day she be -
gam slowly to mend. Dr. Fletcher said
the arm eould not be doing better. The
time came when she woke from her
long fever, and looked at me with ealm,
sad eyes.. "I remember you," she said,
"You are Mrs. Neville. • Have you been
with me all the time I have been•filt"
"Yes, all the time. You must not be
angry with ine if I tell you that, during
that time, I have learned to love you
dearly, as though you were a young me,
ter of my own.'
"To love me!" she said. "Oh! dear
Area. Neville, never say that to m•s
again!" She shrunk like a sensitive
plant from a cocrse touch.
"I will not, if you do not like it. But
try to feel at home and at ease with
me, for I shall not intrude- upon you
long. I know your wish to live alone -
to be alone. When you are quite wee
I shall go away again out of your life,
just as though I had never crossed it.
Do not hesitate to make the most of my
services now, for I shall not come again
until you. send for me."
To ray great surprise, she took my
hand and kissed it -I blushed
like a school girl as she did so -
and then she raised her sad, dark
eyes, to mine.: "Mrs. Neville," she paid,
"do not male me eare for eyeu-do not
teach me to like you."
"Why not, Miss Vane?" •
"I will not," she cried; "la" And
thou her face grew suddenly pale, and
her eyes dim, but not with tears -not
until long afterward did I see tears in
her eyes; it was rather a mist, as
though pride would not let the tears
flow,
"You are forgetting how weak and ill
you are. I will promise anything you
like. I will not seek to make you care
for me, but I will take care of you."
I did my best daring the long,
weary hours of convalescence to aroma
and interest her, but it was weary
work. I sent for a large box of new
books and tried to read to her. She
would lister:, for some little time, and
then turn to me suddenly, and awki.
"What is that story?"
"A love story," I would. reply.
"Ah! -then close it. I would rather
undergo all my past offering than 'is -
ten Jo a love story." Prom the paller
that came over her face; and the shul-
der that made her tremble, I knew. +he
words were not affected, but real. She
was pleased when I played and sung to
her, but not when I attempted a love
swig. She would beg me to cease. Oe
day I took heart of grace, and when she
cried vet to me I left the piano, and
going up to her knelt down by her side.
"My dear Miss Vane," I said, "you will
not hear a love story, you will not hea:
a love song; do you know that if you
shut yourself out from love, you deliber-
ately .darken your life?"
She made no answer. I felt More cour-
ageous. "Love is the law of nature," I
said. things brighten and are beau-
tified through it. What should we do
without the great infinite love that
wraps us round like it mantle, that
takes us from earth to heaven, or eve»
mere earthly human love?"
I shall never forget the expression cf
intense scorn and contenapt that 'came
over her beautiful face; her lips 'curled
in proud disdain, her oyes flashed.
"That is a pretty, sentinaental way ef
looking at a foolish weakness,." she
said, 'Give to everything its proper
name, lirrs.'Neville. Whet you call that
most foolish of all follies I cell treadh-
ery. There is no love. Men and women
deceive eaell other. Men oll their peals
fot money, or pawn their credit for
fain°. Women sell,- wbet they
call their hearts for. any bauble that
oomes first. Love 1 every sin and folly
on earth seems to hide iiselCunder that
word!"
"You are prejudieed and unjust, Miss
Vane."
"llama always Oleo of love. Iedetest
the word. To me it is but, the synonylis
for hatred, treiehery, fraud, deceit and
geoseest wrong. If We are to be Oa
friends, dr Oren friends at afl, utter
mention the Word, 'lore' to Ma again."
Mal I *ever dared. -
(To be Oontinnal
BLINDNESS.
(Montreal Herald),
Blindness Is preventable; io Mast Mace
it Is the sestet of tiegleet itt birth.
Itt-
compotcnt nUraml or uncleanly midwives
are responsible for the loss of sight of
hoarier ell blind children. The born blind
are Be rare that One might almost Say
there are none. According to Dr. Dari.
'
ihgton head of the New 'York Board of
Health, who was bile of tits visitors at
the now Municipal Hospital here on
Monday, there are 2,500 blir.d &Baton
under 6 in his city, "all of Whole *tight
have their tight to -day if properly it.
tended SO,"
Witid on the Stotrach
A Well-Kntmn Westerner Tells
o Suffering, Misery awl Pain
That He Cured With 441‘Toryi,
line."
"A law weelss age I ate some green
vegetables and some fruit that was
not quite ripe. It firet hemeght on it
lit cal indigeetion but unfortunately it
developed into hiccoughte aceompan-
ied by nausea end cramps. I was
dreadfully all for two days -my head
ached and throbbed; I belched gas
continually, and I was unable to sbeep
et night. A neighbor happened in to
See me Eind urged rue to try Nerviline.
Well, I wouldn't
have believed
that any prepara-
tion could help ea
quickly, 4 took
hell a teaspoon-
ful of Nerviline
ia hot sweetened
wnter, and my stomach felt better at
once. I used Nerviline several times,
and was cqmpletely restored."
The above is from a later written
by G. B, Braun, a well-known stock -
mart and farmer near Lethbridge.
ARA. Mr. Braun's favorable opinion
of the high merit of Nerviline is
shared by thousands of Canadians
Who have proved Nerviline is simply
a marvel for cramps, diarrhoea, flat-
ulence, nausea and stomach disorders.,
Safe to use, guaranteed to cure -you
can make no mistake in keeping Ner-
viline for your family remedy. Large
25c bottles; five for $1.00. Sold every-
where or The Caterrhozone Co. King-
ston, Ont,
NERVILINE
STRENGTHENS
WEAK
.STOMACHS
„
A Turtle Worship.
At a place celled Kotron, on the
French Ivory Coast the natives believe
that to eat or destroy it turtle would
mean death to the guilty one or sicknese
among the family. The fetich raen, of
whom there are plenty, declare that
years ago a man went to sea fishing.
In the night his canoe was thrown upon
the beach empty. Three days afterward
a turtle came ashore at the same place
with the man oe its back alive and well.
Sine( that time they have never eaten
or destroyed one of ' that species, al-
though they enjoy other species.
If one happeus now to be washed
ashore there is a great ebnimetion in
the town, First the women sit down
and etart singing and boating stickle
next a small piece of white cloth (color
must be white) is placed on the turtle's
back. Food is then prepared and placed
en the cloth, generally plantains, rice
and poem oil. Then amid a lot more
singing, dancing and antics of the fetich
people it is carried back into the sea
and goes on its way rejoicing. -London
Globe.
The Murderous Hat Pin.
In one month twelve persons in the
streets have been wounded by ladies'
protruding hat pins. The worst case
was that of an unoffending man who
had his eye put out near the Northern
'Railway Station by a lady in a hurry
Wearing one of these murderous daggers
Stuck through her hat and hair, who
ran up against him. She begged. his
pardon, but he is prosecuting her, never -
the less. A. humorist, who might quite
well be in earnest, purposes that a po-
lice regulation should compel every
wontan to hang ail iron cage round her-
self of a diameter exceeding the total
length of her longest hat pin. - Paris
correspondence of the 'Daily Telegraph.'
ADVICE FROM A MOWER
TO ALL OTHER MOTHERS
The young mother -the inexperi-
enced mother -is always glad to get
the advice of the more experienced in
the care of her little one. Thousands
of mothers have emphatically said
that there is no medicine equal to
Baby's Own. Tablets for keeping little
one well, or restoring health if ill-
ness come suddenly. The young mo-
ther can safely follow the lead of
these others. Mrs. John Shortill,
Georgetown, Ont., says: --eq would
not be a day , without Baby's Own
Tablets in the house. I believe they
saved my youngest child's life. At
the age of three months she cried all,
the time with indigestion. Our doc-
tor did all he could for her, but did
not seem to help her. Then I got
Baby's Own Tablets and they worked
a wonderful change, They seerried to
torte the stomach, moved, the bowels
regularly, and she has ever since been
a healthy child." Sold ae 25 cents
a box by all dealers or by mail from
The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brookville, 'Ont.
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SEES OWN STOMACH OPENED.
Compelled some time ago to undergo
a serious operation, Henry S. Earto.
gents, 79 years of age, of Baltimore, re-
fused. his permission for the use of an
anaesthetic and went through the ordeal
with the stoicism of an Indian. He is
rapidly recovering et his home.
Mr, Hartogenis watched the surgeons
cut a cavity in his stomach and looked
on while the delicate surgical task was
performed. Ho showed no effects of
the shock and for two weeks kis tem-
perature scarcely rose above normal.
"Why, did yea refuse to take an an-
aesthetic when, you underwehe the oper-
ation?" ho was asked.
"I objected. to a surgical operation in
the first place," he replied, "and when I
had to submit .to it, I wanted to see
what was belies done to inc."
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FIVE DOLLARS
FOR A LETTER
••••••
In order to encourage their patrons
to tell their opinion of their different
naanufactures, the Catarthoone Co., es-
tablished in Kingston, Ont., 1877, offer
five dollars in gold for the best letter
they receive dealing with the merit of
the following preperetioue.
CATARAHOZONE-An absolute cute
for Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, Sore
Throat, Hoarseness, -buzzing nelses and
Caterrhal deafness.
NERVILINE-An old household retne.
dy used. internally and externally; it
cures Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Stiffness, Strap:, preins, Cramps, Colic,
Diarrhoea, 'Med on the Stomach and
bowel dieerders.
Letters or testimonials must be of not
mote than ono lamdred tine fifty words,
wrietee on. one Side of the paper; should
be lent for publierctiou to the Catarrh°.
Zone Co,, Kingston, Ont. Should you not
be the winner in this eorepetition, you
-Will in tiny epee, its a reeompense for
vim+ trouble, teeeive one lerge family
Meg box of Dr. Hamilton's Ointeleht,
free of charge,
• ••• •
COMMEECtAL CANDOR.
(IleatOft Transcript.)
Fronl a houeekeeper's applieetion:
;Otte testiMOttials fronl good pftele
Who have pet bp with me at varioue
times,"
MInard't LitilMent for tele evcitywhere
POST wig') .4.11TilON.
The Toronto, Dena...let WOMeifit Meet -
len Temperance 'Onion has instituted a
post card petition fu behalf of Mrs. Ali-
en, Robinson, now under eentente of
death at Sudbury. We make, through
the CoUrtesy and, generosity of thuireee,
a threefold appeal. Will every editor
WIN reCeiVe$ this appeal kindly publish
in his next ibStte? 'Will every Mall and
Woman 1010 toads this request comply
with its domande? Will you de it et
once, for the unhappy victim has only
six weeks to live.
Our request is, write a postal me es
;follows:
"1 respectfully beg of you to Teemit-
mend that the death sentence passed on
Anna Robinson be ,commuted."
Sign your name and place of residence,
address it to the Hon. A. 13. Aye:swarth,
Ottawa, Canada. Do it now.
811E KNEW/
At a clinner the other evening, Dr.
Charles F. A.kedafamiliarly kuown as
the pastor of Rookefeller's church-- told
the following story about a daughter of
a fellow minister:
"It was the custom of the household
to have dinner at noon on Sunday and
to have it. Very light meal at uight.
One Sunday evening little Helen'
father was absent and her mother
said to her, 'Papa is away to -night,
Suppose you say grace.'
"Helen was hungry. There was very
little to eat on teh table. Casting a
sweeping glaece over the board, she
tilted back her head and said solemn-
ly, Tor pity's sake Amen.' -Leslie
Weekly.
GANANOQUE MAN
OUT OF TROUBLE
Had Fineimatism, but Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured It.
Hugh Abernethy on His Feet Rgain-
Cure is Easy, Simple, Natural and
Permanent,
Gananoque, Ont., Oct. 18, -(Special) --
That Rheumatism Can becured surely,
simply and permanently is the good
news that Hugh Abernethy, a well
known resident of King street, is spread-
ing among his neighbors.
"I had suffered from Rheumatism and
stiffness of the joints," Mr. Abernethy
states. "My muscles would. cramp. I
could not sleep, and I had. terrible head-
aches. I took many different medicines,
but nothing did me any good till I tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Six boxes put me
on. my feet again,"
Others who have taken Mr. Aberne-
thy's advice and used Dodd's Kidney
Pills are also loud in their praises of
the old reliable Canadian Kidney reme-
dy. For Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Rheu-
matism and other blood diseases by cur-
ing the Kidneys. Sound. Kidneys keep
the blood free from impurities. And
with no impurities, such as uric acid in
the blood, you cannot have such painful
and dangerous diseases as Pain in tbe
Beek, Rhetnnistism, Lumbago, Neuralgia
and Heart Disease.
Keep your Kidneys strong and well
with Dodd's Kidney Pills and you can
face the cold, wet days of fall without
a fear of Rheumatism.
F011 HIS BURNING THIRST.
(The Bystander.)
Waitress -We don't serve spirits, sir
-only minerals.
Thirsty Visitor (desperately) -Oh, all
right, bring Inc a piece of coal. ,
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, etc.
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EXPERT TESTIMONY.
The Socialist orator was working up
to his peroration.
"1 was once a hornyfhanded son of
toil like you," he shouted. "I worked
with my hands, and 1 am not aihamed
of it." Great enthusiasm. The audience
was much impressed. Several cheers
were on the outskirts of the
c
"Yes, fellow -laborers, although I am
pow prosperous, I began as a bricklayer.
I still keep the tools I used to earn my
honest livelihood with. Here they are.
Look at them. And now, my friends, I
trust I may count 'upon your support."
"You bet you can" cried one. of the
workmen. "Any man who can lay
bricks with a carpenter hammer and a
gardener's trowel must be a wonder." --
New York Herald.
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CURED- OF LAIR BACK
WM 84
Mr. Samtlel Martha, Of Stratbroy, Ont.,
classed twenty years of his life in misery,
suffering tortures from lame back. He tried
nearly all advertised remedies and household
recipes. but received no benefit from any
of them.
Some months ago, teeing Gln Pills adver-
tised Mr. Martin purchased a box. The
relief. which Mr. Martin experienced after
he had taken one box, was so great that he
itttew he had found the right remedy elitist.
He used two more boxes and is now complete -
11 cured.
anred.
50box, 6 for 32.50. Ali an dealers. Pree
aamoio if you write National Drug & Chem.
ical Co., (Dept. H.L.). Toronto,.
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THE WOMAN ACROSS THE WAY.
On every street -at least on ours
There's a woman across the way
Who sits at the upper window'
And watches the livelong day;
She may be thin, she may be fat,
Heaven alone can tell you that;
Her eyes, I know, are greenish grey,
That waver not in their watch all day.
Here neighbors' ins and outs she'll know
As well or better than they;
And all who come and all who go
She sees from iseross the Way*
She scents a death long, long before
The knot of crepe adorns the door;
A birth slie plans to the very day -
This wonderful women' across .the way,
She'll tell you -where her neighbors trade
And pretty near what they buy.
The shape of bundles' tells the tale
-
To her penetrating eye.
She knows each doctor by his rig,
ltis standing, too, if little or big;
His patient's illness she min guess
Ily length of visits more or less.
And so she sits at her window there,
Hatching het slanderous brood; •
They fly and fly, no one knows where,
And never do anyone good.
Iler deathless vigilance she keeps
Nor does it teem she ever sleeps,
Poe. look at the window when you may,
Sheet always there, ticrosa the way.
--Chicago Tribune.
Hubby Socres Once in ti While.
Wife !after a iltlarre0-X Wish I had never
sal Vail,
thib—Otio 3,6e1 NOW when it Is too late
yert are tufty for tr;nom„,..rrattooript.
Australia's Birth Rate.
Anstraliciel birth -tato last year WAS
26.83, end cleath-tete 10,D7 per thoatilad.
AN EXPERIENCED HOUSEWIFE
knows that Sunlight Soap
means a wonder201 saving of
time and labour 'In helm -
cleaning,
Whether with hot or cold
water, nothing gets the dirt
off so quickly and without
injury as Sunlight Soap.
.Sunlight makes the home
as frosts as new.
RATTLESNAKE OINTMENT.
Made by Chinese Physicians 4$ CUTS
for Rheumatism.
(San Francisco Chronicle.)
Rattlesnake ointment is regarded by
the Chinese physicians as such a sure
enre for rheumatism and cone-
plaiuts that a big demand for the roe
tiles exists in Chinatown.
Percy"Smith, connected with the genteel
:station, learned of the demand, and,
while on his vacation in IVIendocino
county laid in a supply of ratlesnakes
tame enough to alleviate the sufferings
of covey almond -eyed resident of San
Frencisco.
Policeman Smith has just returned
from his vacation, which he spent in the
wilds of Mendocino county. With him
weer Policeman Berg, Andrew Garin and
his son, Philip Smith. On their return
they brought 'back it dozen rattlesnakes
that were eagerly purchased by Chinese
doctors at $5 each.
order to prepare tlie ointment the
wise men of Chinatown pour lialf a gal-
lon of alcohol into a two gallon jar in
which a rattlesnake is imprisoned. The
reptile, it is said, usually dies for want
of Air after a few hours' confinement.
However, it is left in the bottom of the
jar, completely immersed in alcohol, for
at least six months. At the end of that
period the alcohol is carefully removed
from the par and after slight dilution
with another substance is placed onthe
market as a sure cure for rheunaatiera.
At Chinese drug stores its price is dear.
However, little difficulty is encounter-
ed in placing the rattler !Ilene jar, a
great amount of dexterity is necessary
to escape its fangs, for the fatigue of
the journey has made it extremely vici-
ous, nd it strikes at any object. In or-
der to prevent it from striking a noose
i$ fastened over its bead by the Chinese
pharmacist, who after being assured
that the fangs are under his control
takes the snake in his hands and places
it in the receptacle.
A. top is then placed on the jar and
the string severed. So great is the de-
mand for rattlesnakes in Chinatown and
so profitable is the market that other
policemen who contemplate it vacation
are said to be studying the map in or-
der to discover likely habitations of the
rattler.
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'The Propaganda Spreads.
To the little brown hen said the big
red rooster:
"You don't lay eggs as often as you
nsetter."
And the little brown hen said: "No,
you bet!
I'd have you to know I'm a suffra-
gette 1"
-Life.
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited:
Gents, -A customer of ours cured a
very bad case of distemper in a valu-
able horse by the use of MINARD'S
LINIMENT. •
Yours truly,
VILANDIE FRERES.
The Beneficiary.
Little Clarence -Pa, I honestly don't
believe it does tee a bit of good when
you thrash me.
Mrs. Callipers -I begin to suspect
as much, my son, but you have no
idea how much good it sometimes does
me to thrash youl-Puek.
"You say he plays 'Hamlet" with
rare discrimination?"
"Yep; only one night to a town."
-Louisville Courier -Journal.
•
OP MORE INTI1REST.
"Papa," confided the pretty girl, shy.
by, "there is a rumor afloat that I am
to be the wife of Count Bluffem."
"Bosh!" snorted the old man with a
frown.
"But -but, don't you know the rumor
is gaining currency every day?"
"Herd What good are runlets. What
I want to know -is the count gaining
any currency?"
$h. /YOB
quickly stops coughs, cures colds heals
the throat audiTanngpsA. s: • 2e cents,
4 •
Bm
(Toronto Nes.)
A men who celebrates his birthday by
getting drunk would probably object if
his wife followed suit on her birthday.
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Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia
4r-
CtILINARY ITEM.
(Toronto Nein.)
In every luseiolts douglanut
.A. yawning hole is found.
You ask me why? "Pie needed
To put the dough around.
esee
ssiLE No. 42, 1909
AGENTS WANTED,
ACilaere WANTaMM
n. TIei 1-10THINES
Pave better Mee a tea Mae. Vor per.
ticulare write Alfred Trier, leoneon, Out.
eneerre - 130 WEEKLY - 01011ERATo
-4* agents, 3200 monthly; Whips on:wee.
esrv: our trust scheme etWelope doethe
trick; sample and partieulare 10c; 11 net
satIefleil posture:Ole. Canada Needle CO.,
Hamilten, (0) Ont.
Claire's Engagements.
In at recent discussion of illiteraoh
William IT. Maxwell, the extremely sue.
cessful superintendent of New 'York's
public scheole, quoted an amusing letter.
This letter, sent to one of Superintend-
ent Maxwell's Brooklyn teachers, ran:
"Freud teacher, I do not ;noire for
Claire shall Waage in Gramma, as I pre-
fer her ingageieg in yuseful studies, as
I Can learn her bee,' to speke and write
correctly myself. I have went' through
two grammers and they done no good.
preferr her ingageingin French and
drawillg and. vokal music on the planna."
-Washington Star.
WHY SUFFER FROM PILES?
Nature's Remedy, is Zam-Buk.
Impressive Cures of Women Sufferers,
Zar-Duk
of reasons for this, but one of the best ts
that in practieally all cases of plies where the
use ot Zam-Buk is persevered with, complete
cure-rtot merely relief -is the reault
Mr?. Wm -Hughes, of 253 Hochelaga street,
Boehelaga. Montreal, says: -"I suffered from
blind. itching, and protruding piles for years.
Sometime thee were so bad that I could
hardly bear to move about. The innamraetion,
the burning, smartieg Dan, the throbbing,
the aching, the overpowering feelings of dui -
fleas and dark despair which ailment brings,
the ehooting spasms of agoay-all were so
terrible that only sufferers from this aw-
ful ailment can understand:"
Bad as this case was, Zara-Buk triumphed,
and Mra, Hughes statue no longer. It Only
needed a little perseverence with Zara-Buk,
and in the end complete cure resulted.
Mrs. E. Boxall, of Scott Street, St Thoznas,
dured great pain from bleeding piles, For
says; -"For month without cessation I en -
as many months I tried everyttting which 1
thought would give me ease, but in the end,
dispirited and till suffering, 1 gave In."
Then it was she heard of Zam-Buk, and
she adds: -"Although I feared Zam-Buk
would be like the ordinary remedies -useless
-1 ant glad it was not. It soon proved itself
and after a time cured me completely. I
would like to let all sufferers from piles
know what it grand thing Zara -auk ie."
Mr. F. Astridge, 3 St Paul street, St.
Catharines, says: -"For five years I suffered
untold agony from piles. At times the pain
W93 so bad I could have screamed aloud.
OA a friend's advice I tried a box of Zam-
Buk. It gave me considerable ease, and I
persevered with the treatment until I was
cured. I wish I could convince every suf.
feler from piles of the value of this great
herbal balm. '
So one could go on quoting cue after case,
and It is by working such cures that Zam-
Buk has earned for itself its great reputation.
Now if you suffer from this terrible painful
ailment Just be guided by the foregoing cases!
For internal plies melt it little Zam-Buk
and thoroughly soak a wad, made of clean
but old linen. Then apply to the part. IP
the piles are external, application of Zana-
Buk Is more eimple. Do it upon retiring.
Next morning you will be well saUsfled!
Zarn-Duk is a cure also for cold -sores and
chapped hands, ulcers, festering sores, blood,
lv-isonlitg, eczema, bad leg, riag-worm, scalp
sores, burns, scalds, and all skin diseases
6a0nAed nbdjoruxur,
or may be obtained post free from
gilts and stores oil Zam-Buk at
Zam-buk Co., Toronto, for price; 2 poxes
for 81.25, You are warned, however, against
cheap and dangerous irsitations soraetimea
offered as being " juat as good."
••
a small wild bee us melipona
of
Buftahertaa is made by
gen
Black Beeswax.
The black wax
low trees and forms a peculiar trumpet
(M. Laeviceps). This bee nests in hoI.
shaped entrance to its hive. It is very
commonly found in the kanyin trees, in
'which large holes are made in tapping
them of resin. The bees find these ar-
tificial hollows suitable for their nests.
According to D. Hooper the wax is
similar in composition to the resin of
various trees, while that forming the
vestibules of the hive is almost certain.
ly the resin of the kanyin tree.-- From
Nature,
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A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL
Mii.••••••11.0.1.
To All Women: I will send !fee with full
Instructions, my home treatment which
postively oures Leucorrhoea, ulceration,
Displacements, Failing of the Womb, Pain-
ful or Irregular periods, Uterine and Ovar-
ian Tumors or growths, also Hot Flushes,
Nervoueness. Melancholy, Pains in tho Head.
Back or Bowels, Kidney and Bladder troubles,
where caused by weakness peculiar to our
sex. You can continue treatment tat home at
4 cot of only 12 cents a week. My book,
"Woman's Own Medical Adviser," also sent
free on request Write td -day. Address.
Mrs. M. Suramers, Box H. 8, Wind/tor,' Out.
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Travel de Luxe for Dogs.
Special carriages furnished with hot
water pipes and mattresses are to be
provided on the Prussian railways for
dogs.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff,
Via Father
His young wife rule.s him, so they' say,
Though be is proud ae ally prince;
Pupa, you know, gave her "a way"-,
Sheei had her own way ever singe.
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nen, Weak, 'Weary, Watery. Eyes..
Relieved By Murine Eye Remedy. To
Murine For your Eye Troubles. Yon
W1ILikO Murine, It Soothea. 60a At
Your Druggisle. Write For Eye Books.
Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co„ Toronto.
Hawkshaw Outdone.
Her Father (stetnly)--"Genevime
you are engaged to acme young man."
Iterself-"Oh, father, hovt did you
discover my secret?"
ner Father -"The .gas bill for last
quarter ia auspielously small,"
judge,
Je*
ME BEST WOODEN PAIL
Can't Help But Lose Its Hoops and
rou to Pieces. You Want Some.
thing Better Don't You? Then Ask
for Pails and Tubs Made of
tech One a sand. Hanienett ttitiOntt Ma* Cifiligto Matehes
Without tioopor Stool Just as -Good as 160111 0