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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1909-11-04, Page 6e at17 CCMIA The farmed area of Great Britain haR &crewed from 32,9113,511 aems in 1n91 to 32,183,073 acres this year. This is a rednetiou of 73e,414 awes, or 2.2 pee tent. The United States Windsor glass chaps are organizing :mother combine. They must have conceived the idea that there Wine more motley to be squeeze ed out of the people, Rumen of rielt gold finite in the town- ship of Whitney areattmeting pleispee- tors from the Ontario eilver distriet. But it would be very unwise to promote a melt northward in the latter cod of October, with a liope of realizing bon, anzeo there. • The battleship of yeeterday is a has- been to -morrow, Great Britain, le about to lay down the keel of it new war- ship that ie to he bigger, swifter aud more hettvily armed than itny ship afloat, It is to bave 70,000 }Lep. en. .gine, and to be capable oi steaming at 30 knots en hour—more tbau 344 miles. The United States produced 55,000,00e_ gallons of beer last year. In 50 years the per capita consinuption of beer in that country has increased from .3 to 21 gallons. Even in the last four yeave of temperance agitation the consumption. of spirit s which in 1890 was 114 gal- lons per capita was stated by the of- ficial returns to be about 11/2 gallons. Sometimes the -cowardly sport of baz- iug does not succeed nceording to sche- dule. Thirty-five students of the Seat- tle State University undeotook to haze japanese student, Tagiro Ogawa. It was 35 agaiust one, but the programme had to be called off, and when the class conveued the next day, 15 of the haeers were unable to take their places, leaving brokeo -noses, black eyes and various other disabling injures, while Ogawa was on hand, courteous and smiling as usual. *- • • _According to the British Statiolical Abstract for 1907-8 the population a Boit.sh India, according to the last cen- sus, was 294,301,050, of whom 232,072,- 832 were resident in British territory. This is a growth of 10 millions since 1891, and of 40 millions since 1881. The gross revenue of the country was fifty- aix and a quarter million pounds in 1887-8. In 1907-8 it amounted to seven- ty-one million pounds, the near, closing with a cash balance of eighteen and a half millien. Illinois has a law which forbids lana - lords to refuse to rent apartmeuts to families with eleildren. It came into foree on July 1, and is now to. be submitted -to tho tot of the -courts. A tenant -elm has been refused a renewal a A icrse because a child has been born i o him, has brought •suit against his namilord, and the case has been set <Insen. for trial on October 20, It will be 'tamest - jog to watch what the eourts will say as to such legislation in the light of the 'State and 'United States eoustitto tions. We are not prepared to join with those who would absolutely forbid "home work" to the pupils of the publie sehools. Home work may be abused, but it may also be made very useful, without doing any wrong to the. pupils. Much will depend on the judgment of the teacher. As to the -occasional back- ward pupil, would it not be a good idea to -adopt some modificiation of the Batavia plan, and have monitors mov- en about,giving puzzled ones just the little hint necessary to enable them to surnicnint difficulties which may delay 'their progress and hamper the work of the class? An English inventor has prodneed an- instvunient which magnifies musical sounds. Ile calls it the auxetophone. A emnb or valve of almninton isso hinged that the teeth vibrate in accordance with the notes sounded upon the instrument, and. by memos o compreseen air cone- mutieating with a large tetunpet the sounds are reproduced in much greater volume. It is not altogether certain that he will be voteda benefaetor, What is in greater demand than et music mg- rdfier ie a unteline to strangle folks who think they ean prodnee tousle but don't. * "Gipsy"' Smith, the evangeliet. is being aomewlutt severely mitieised for his :methods in 'Clikago, A specimen of the Ntiiehrt% passed upon him is given in tine letter of Rev. P. A. Kittle:Ay, pastor of the Norwegian Evany,elieal Choreal, lloseoe and Osgood streets: Aeeording to the Tribune of to -day the evangelist, "GipRy" Smith, is made to gay: "I eame to Christ before 1 learned a vivo, Every drop a blond in theee veins ie pure. I have no blade mem. ivies to repent of. ;hems got me as a boy before the devil hod a Acme In spoil me." Is it the ietention of "Olney" Smith to deny the doetrine of total Ile. pravity? If so, how does he real hie Bible e Minot every page of fieripture inllitates it, men Imre i a man that has .PAMP to lead thoneonde out of itarkueRs into light, and net ignoree this funda- Inman! fact, David saye "Ilehold. 1nat ehapett itt iniquity and in sin ilia my mother eoneeive me," With ',Iiipeye Smith it is quite different. If "Gipee" Smith can ledd some sold in trite re. pentanee, goon ann bait let It not be too optimietie as to the rOlif40118 •elC,6 6.101116.M onil emotiomellem tbot weave iteelf on One street owners.. A person that ie truly entry mut ashamed of hie sins is not opt to At•ok melt notoriety and advertieement. Ire a bad sign when even largo dwelt liediee push their eeetrinal -right into the $41)0111;4 and, try to keep them there oct long as poseible. A Fair invalid The lothee thathad been taken front him me o placed on a choir, and the doe. tor ex; mined the contents of the pock- ets. X tem woe a gold waten and dwell,. purse well filled with gold, a poeleet- book eontantiog lettetet and bank -notes, tetra -Nish mitt another mieget a Jet- ters. The doeter looked carefully at noon, and then come to me. "Our patient is II gentleman of high stendiug,,Mrs, Neville. lin is Lord. Clive Wyn t one "Lord Chive Wynton I" I repeated; etllen. the' luny is Lady Wernholl." Nees; Imre is the meldrese in, full: Tend Wynton, Lyndneere Park: Hero 1,4 also a ticket fel' Pads 114 must hove n eee'travelliog thither -Acn he met with this unfortunate tnieltap. Mrs.. Neville, f /Mould like to fond for another doe - L°1‘1 am quite euro Unit you nuty eon - eider yourself maater of the house for the time, Doctor Inetcher; son oe you will—do ns you will. Mary, the mold housemaid, seem quiek and antiven l" her hike inn meesene." Presently 1 went been to Illiss She had left her room, and WAS in the. drawing room, where a cup of tea awreite me, "I could not rest," Om /mid, "The 'fright really mode me ill, as you saw; but I could not steep—I could not teeelietienity eyes eloped. Ilow are our Pee 'The lady moue to nave had it Won- derful escape. The gentleman is, I feu. In some danger." "1 hope they leave everything need- ful. You will tell Lewis to attend to that, Mrs. Neville," "Yes, I said. "I do not think the lady will be long on invalid?' "But there is fear for her husband. You said they Were husband and wife, did you not, nirs, nievillet" "Yes—the toryant—the valet—was with a oruel and sudden death, on a lady's maid!' SI* sat quite silent for a few minutes, the eup of fragrant tea standing before her, her beautiful, reale leers face turned from me, "It seems o terrible thing to meet with a creul and soda() uteleath, on a bright clay like tins," said she, presently, "Oh, nfree. NevilleI I wish that I could forget the some! Wile are the people that we were fortunate enough to help?" "We have been lowing to find. out. The doctor examined the gentleman's letters ana papem. He is Lord Olive Wyntom and the lode, is his wife," Never while I live Atoll I forget the awful, gluestly ehange that came over her face, lighting up its pallor only to deaden it again: The -white lips sprung apart, the dark oyes had o wild, de- spairing look. Twiee X saw her try to speak, but all sound died away In a gaspang sigh; and then she came over to me, and, her fingers clutched my arm as though it were helcl In on ion grasp. "Soy thot noise!" one hiesed. "Lord Olive Wynton," I repeated, wonderingly, end half alarmed. She tais- ed hor face, an4 I heard her groan: "Merciful heaven-" • She turned frora me to the window, and a laugh, as Orange and unnatural as ever came from lummai lips, burst from her. "I have gone mad!" she mead, in a hoarse voice, "Lewis said I should brood over my sorrows until they drove me mad. I ftra madi • She trembled so violently .that it was a wonder to me she count. stand, I tried to soothe her, "My dear Min Vane, do not give way to etteh terrible Inuits. It is not madness. You are only shocked and startled," The beautiful face and restless eyee tunred to the window again. "Am I dreaming, or what? Lord Wynton here --brought here to diel cannot believe it," she gasped, "There are strange turns in life 1 know—fore -hum playa us wild tricks--fote has un- expected things in store, but this can- not be—that Lord Wynton is brought to ney home to diet" "It is true—ib is neither dream not fancy, but truth." "Con you tell me," she asked -9s it a curse or a blessing? That inan 18 my mortal foe—my greateet eneniy. There ie no eUran that I have not heaped up- on his head; for his take I hate my kind, the whole human moo. Is he brought here that 1 may see my curse fulfilled, or thitt I may do what angels do—pity and forgive?" Sh-o buried her face in her hands, ond for the first time I heard her weeping like a child. The tears would benefit her, I thought, 1 made no effort to cheek them. Great stiles shook her frame. I wetted imtll it seemed to me that she was exhimeted, and then I bent over ad kissed. her. I shall never forget the face she raised to mine. "Mrs. Neville," sbo whispered, "will Ile the?" "I fear so; the doctor doee not give much hope," 1 replied. She looked at me with pleading eyee. "Suppose that anyone injured you—mortally injured yott, blighted your life, killed the heart within you, although your body lived on—and you cursed them; if dative or deadly peril came to them, should yea think it Wag your gums fulfillenfn "Hardly," I replied. "Heaven is very merciful." "A great sorrow came to' me," she said, dreamily—"greater than fali to the lot of most people. I knew When it came that there were two ways of meet. itig it, One WAS to bow my head in lowly ettbenisesion, tO pity, to pietdon; the other was to curse the hand that Win snapped in twain the very chord of my life, to harden my heart against my kind, to revolve myself for the wreog done to the. I chose the last," "lb was the wrong one," X said, gent- ly; "but it is Dever too lote to repair an error," "My mortal foe," she eontintted, Speak- ing rather to hereell than to me, "brought bore under my Mal Is it a curse or o blessing?" I whiepered to ber some micron words e—sweet, graelotte tori1 of ,pity, pardon and lopoito-compassiort. When She rale - ea her face again it was so ehangea X hardly knew it, being softened into in. expreseible Iovainces. "I ehould like to forgive Ilion" site eaid. "It WAS very cruel* very selfish, very wieleed; but, if he is going to die, I thould like to forgien' and thett, wleenehe is dead, ean thinkof him, as mien to think --forget his ain andmy suffeting. I -Melt I mid forgive hirril" nleo; mike the effort. Come and .see him; no resentment., however just, tan live in his presenee novo') She gimlet book from me, "1 Mena pee him. Ire mug not Sea lite-olemust not know. Ali, I forgot! You do not underelend," She Arm back with It ebony infifeition of Imo: in her volet, AO Whop, to keen lid bate', thot realized !Or •5110 half: Mintage ylott she nittlit`he enduting. She If Atom" for it feev moments repressing the emotion that altuoet overpowered tier, and then she said: "I inest see hint, *Mrs. Neville, think for nee will you? I must see Idin, bat he must, not ace me. I have sworn. -- Ratan, Utak N{Willi—that I Would never look upon bis Woe open. But, if he is going to die, it *would, not be wrong of nui to break Wet vow. I inuest eve him without hie knowing me," elle said, "1 could not boor it otherwise." "But he is sure to know if he learns thii%e x salttx200;ettshad.lter and kindness to I The saddest smile that ever pinyed on a human fan> come over hors. °He will uot know the name," she explained; 1"I was not Miss Vane when he knew me." not WAR the first intimotion I ete- eolved that my enyeterious tenant Intel aseumed a false owe, Just then Lewle came in, her /ace grove end anxious. "Sirs. Neville," she said, "Dr, Inetelter would like to see you." Promising to join bine at once, I turn- ed to Miss Vane, and whispered to her; "An Idea lots Nat gemmed to lue. Yon would line to see Lord. Wynton without being reaoguized? Well, Orette yourself itt your mare attire. She wears a froot of false curls; borrow it, anil that twill dieguise you; put on her glasses, too, and her nookerehief—no one will know you tnen." "That is the very thing," she said, gratefully. "I will do it ot °nee, for I Meet ese And then I went upstairs with Lewis, who was ohnost tees confused awl entbor. reelet1 as her mistress. "Of all the won- derful things to happepi" she said, wringing her neeidel, "It is stranger than o romance, Mrs. Neville. If you. only eke,vociulev:!s,p"attt esaluteln, "Mies Vane wieltee to Her kat* grew pole, and her eyes cep - *zed wide. "MIs, Vatic W1444 to see i mLopreles-elflbeiyetAon.?" die repeated. "1-b is 'le Is trust she desires to see him, but she demi not wet& him to recognize ber, have euggested that she should. arose herself in some of your clothes. Will you help her ?" nAlt, my poor lady, that will. My poor mistress! This will kill her—my poor lady," So, moaning and lamenting, the faith- ful Old servant hurried to her lady's dressing -room, and I went to the doe. tor. "There is boiler newt," Uri. Nev- Mee' soldthe doctor, "I eon see on ino proveneent. I want you to attend to these lead cloths, and see that they are applied regularly. I must go home—I want several things winch no One but myself can find." "I will remain until you return, Ine Pletcher? I promieed, thinking that his ansenee would give Miss Vane a fair 41142140 pi seeing the invalid. He went Some twenty .minutes afterward 1 heard o sound outside the door. I opened it, hastily, and there stood Miss Vane, so skilfully disguised that ot fiat eigh-b I hartfAy recognized her. Herlips Were white and trembling, and her eyes op - pealed pitoottely to me. "You must be brave," / said. "If you .break down the consequences may be serious," I never break down," was the haugh- ty reply, and then she stepped into the roote, She had well disguised the love- liness of her faee, but she (mold not dis- guise the inmeelal beant,y of her stately Tiptoe. As she went up to. Lord Whin tone; bedside the ;seemed to grope with nee° hinds cis one suddenly blinded, and then sunk either knees by his side, and buried her face in her hands. After sheelad knelt there some time, she raised her head alowly as she look- ed at the white face and closed eyes, a great, gasping sob coming from her lips. The sound must have reached him, for he moved uneaelly. "You will be very careful?" I -whis- pered- "Yes," she replied; and then she for. got my preeenee—ahe 1Vae alone 'with heooem, and with him, Oh, the gentleness of her touch go site drew back the chistre of hair from his head, ner eyes 'riveted 05 hint, fisars raioitig clown her face. It seemed to me that he must have known something of whet was passing, he grew so calm and quiet under her gentle, oaressoing touch. So she knelt for nearly an hour. One thing struck nee. Though she was bending over him, her fat* close to his, her lips quivering, she never offered to kiss him. Ile did not open his eyes. To me lb seemed that, soothed by her gentle/lest, he Slept. Presently she spoke In a. low murmur, yet every word fell dittlintly on 'my ears. "I forgive you, Olive—oll the fierce hate and hot anger, the pride and sullen demean) have died out of my heart. 13e - fore Iteaven 1 forgive you. X pray that every curse I Ilene heaped. 011 you moy tutu into a blessing. I forgive you, as I hop* to be forgiven." And then she 'Bleed las hand, and I thought in my own mind she was bidding him farm/NIL "I never thought to have seen you again" she continued, in the same low, passiOnate voice. "There are lines on your face and round your lips that tell me you bave suffered'. You will never know hi this world thot 1 have knelt by your side and loceked Isto yottr face —that I have whispered words of pardon to you, you will kttow it in. heaven. Olive, you will know that 1 took back 'my eruct curse, and in ileovetne -IMMO forgove you:" Her heed sunk on his brestet, and as she ley there a bright golden !sunbeam mune in ot the window and played round them, Wean* his vellite Woe and molt- ing on aureole of glory mond her. The werm sunbeam seemed to route her, She valeta her head and gated about her with a noted, arteamy air. She had evidently for the time forgotten all %pent things. She rose and turned, to leave him. "When site reached the door she Woken book, gave a low, mooning ery, arid fell with her We' on the floor, "X knew," said Jane Lewis, When she tiotevered my hake* sttinments "that she was het strome eoentgli for it; but she wattin do it. An though she has net suf- fered enough!" It wee uot for many minutee that neeeciful Oblivion Meted, 1: note tom - palled to intrust ter to Lewis and remain with Lord Wynton. On the doctors rehirn be pronouneed hint better. Age& he tunnel if he Would Wive another pre. feesionol Mon; but, rememberino, Our peculiar eitounittanees, I said: "No, We viII do without One." e 'lord Wynton Will recover," Mitt Dre Fletellet; "I have tto feel! ,tow. But he Will rendre_ great nerd And 'attention fon tonne eke • ee" Not long afterenerd I had the gatiefad- tiOlt of Iodine my patient untilote hit I' eyeet and of hearing liiin speak In a IOW voice. Iiiii fneet r011ee10115 aetion was to Mine Ids hand to his head. "Am I Miele' Injureel?" be pelmet. ute. - "Not murk," I replied, elwerftilly, "A little potion*, a little reel, and you will be all right." "1 reneemleer all about th•e neeldente" he said, "The train fell over the bridge into the river." Ile shuddered, as though the memory Of tlit thetedful seem were still with him, "Try to forget it," I :saint "try to seleepe' . , But he aid not seem inclined to obey me, "Will you tell me where 1 am?" he asked, after o Short time. "Yes; you wore brought to the River House, near Daintree," I recollect "The mistress of house saw the atvident, and ordered you brought here," "Are you the mistress?" he helmet. "No; Itlire Vane lives here, To her you are Weighted; not to me." "Mies Yeah" he repeated, indifferent- ly; tito name wog evidently not familiar to him. "And you!" he interrogateel. "1 Om Mrs.Neville'Miss Vane's friend, and your nurse for the time beingh in virtue of tny office I insiet upon your 'plug to sleep, and refuse obsolutely to Answer Another questiou." Afterward it struck Ince as atrange tbet he hod not even seemed toymneinleer the fact of hie wife's existence. CHAPTER IX. "Mrs, Neville," sold the patient voice of Maly Smith, Me housemaid, "I should be glad if you would KO the lady. I ear% ..elo nothing with her," "Whot is the neaten Mery?" I asked. "Well, ma'am, I cannot pleas* or sat- isfy her. She -will not take anything the doetor etends; and she finds fault with everything," I went. Lady Wynton was up !end dressed, walking about the room with hurried steps, and. seeming altogether in et very impatient frame of mind, he turned to me abruptly, "I om very glad. to .see you— I am glad; to see neyone. This absurd person who is supposed to attend Inc annoys nee very muck," I bowed guletly, looking na Answer. The quietness of my manner seemen to re- strain her, "Because some tidiculoua -country doe - tor had told thee worthy woman that I am to be kept quiet, she refases to an - Enver me any questions, I was nob injured in the accident -1 was merely F41141104 And I want to know where, I "Yon are at River House," I replied; "aud River House is near Daintree." "To whom does Beyer House belong?" sire asked, more graciously. "It is the residence of Miss Vane," I answered, "Miss ,Varie? I should like to see her theta, to thank her." "Pardon me, Lady Wyriton, Miss Vane is an invalid, She sees uo one. I must aqk you to consider ma. as her subeth tote, " "oiellduily.e.17 Miss Vane Neill not refuse to see me if I desire it?" she questicond, pr "I assure you that Min 'Vane sees up one," I replied; and then I began to wonder if the wife would forget the husband as the husband had forgotteu the wife, "It was a terrible accideett," she said. "I have no 0c:enaction of anything that coloured after, I signalled for How mune I to be brought hem?" There leas nob one word of him, the matt on when° breast Ituldah Vane had bowed her head, praying, I knew, to die tnere. "You were brought here with Lord :Wynton," I replied. "The doctor order- ed him to be carrie(1 to the nearest house. It happened to be this one." "So I was brought with him!" she said, weth a strange litle laugh. "That was a happy idea, Wo were in the same carriage, I remember." Her remark struck me as curious. She did not ask how he was. "The doctor does not think that I am itnimjuered, does be!" she asked, after a "Not in the least," r replied, coldly; her indifference to .everything but her- self angered me, J.To he centineed.) *e BOER AND BRITON. Roosevelt Fituls Them Growing Up in Harmony Together. It was pleasant to see the good terms on. which Boer and Briton met. Many of the English settlers whose -guest I was, or with whom I hunted —the Hills, Captain Blotter, Heatley, judd-ohad fought through the South erfrioan war; and so had all the Boers I met. The letter had been for the most part members of various par- ticularly hard -fighting commandos; when the war closed they felt very bitterly, and wished to avoid living under the British flag. Some maned West and some East; those I tnet were among the many hundreds, , indeed thousands, who travelled northward—' a few overland, most of them by water to German East Africa. But in tile part in whioh they happened to settle they were decimated by fever, and their stock perished of cattle sickness; and naost of them hitd again moved northward, and onee more found themselves under the British flag, They Were being trended precisely on an eqttality with the British settlers; and every Well-evishee to his'kind, and. above all every well-wisher to .Africa, roust hope that the men who in South Africa fought so valiantly against one another, each foe the right as he saw It, will speedily grow into companion- ship of errutual inspect, regard, and oonsideration such as that which,- for our inestirnable good fortune, now knits closely together in auk own land the men who -wore the bine and the Merl who Wore the gray and their descendants. There could be no bet- ter and Manlier peltplo than those, both English and Dutch, who are •at this moment engtiged in the great and diffigult task of adding East Afriea to the domain of civilitation; their work is bound to be hard enough any- how; and it would bo a lamentable - calamity to render it 111010 diffioult by keeping alive a bitterness which 1in4 lost all point and justification, or by failing to hecognizo the fundeo mental virtues, the fundamental char- acteristics, in which the men of the two .stocks arre in reality' so much alike.—Froze'"Ofrian Gain* Trails," br Theodore Roosevelt, In the Nov- ember Scribner. THE AUTUMN uur.Nr). • (Boston Iierald.} Don't you her the Middy grindlin Uv the Wee -loos eider mill? - Don't you see the on home witidit' ret the early in0111111' C'an't you tate the juicy drippinee As they gurgle from the squeeze"; COI you smell the golden pippins As they spotter in the elleesilT (lit your straws an' git your bonnets, Come on, Nell, Itn' eome on, Sethi HOW kin poets grial out morales When the cider mill is oat ...-..wev.00-64,-osetemovvfe, Deadly Cramps, Stomach W4S, Bloated A Bad Case That.F.roves Cramps n d Stomach Disorders are r.,';ured Fast by Nervilipe, "The 4istreka 1 suffered, grvat croups rad summer was so severe I thought it ineaut death," writes P. it. Emerson,' of Guys Hill, P. 0, I was <hiddet up with pain tool in. ouch .bad shape I couldn't went a hunelreol feet. I remembered hav- ing inervillue on luind and took lialf a teaspoonful in sweeteaed wider, In five gibuitee 1 was well end exiy stomach de- eonnernents diseppeared entirely." 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Similar treee exist oear FOrt Waylle.—From, the To - Ledo Blade, 4 6 46 SAFETY FOR CHILDREN. Mothers shoulci never give their little ones tt medicine thee they do not know to be abso- lutely safe and harnilese. The se-ealted soothing medicines eOntain opiates that stupily the- withous curing its ail- ments. An over dose of these medicines inay kill the child. Baby's Own Tablets it the only ehild's medicine that gives the mother the guarantee of a goy- erioneut analyst that It contains no poleonoue opiate or harmful. drug. The Tablets cure constipa- tion, indigestion, wind colic, dime rhoea, destroy worms, break up colds, and make teething easy. Sold by all medicine dealers or ,by .at 23 rents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine ro., Brock. ville, Ont. 4 • What Makes Electricity? Lots of other people would like to know what makes electricity, but no- body does know it. We know a good many things about electricity, just as we know a good many things about life. But we do not know what makes the difference between a dead tree and a live tree, although we know the differ- ence perfectly. Just so we know that it is dangerous to touch what we call ft "live vire," because °Iconicity is passing through it, but we do not know what electricity is. We know now to make electricity do wonderful things for us, but we do not know whot "makes eleotricity."—Prom "Nature and Science" in November St, Nicbolas. NO LONGER TORTURED A Sergt.-Wheeler in R.C.A. Finds Cure From _Agonizing Skin Disease. Sergt. Wheeler Thos. P. Bennett, R. C. A. wile lives at 703 Albert street, Otta- wa, describes the otelief which he . got from D. D. D. Preseriptions: "et gives Me pleagure to commend D. D. D. to suffers from skin diseases. roe three years I suffered intensely 50111 a skill (Itemise which I developed on the beet( of my neck. it grew continually and sometimes east off seals. Neighbors' advice, preseriptions, salves and expensive blood medicines were lavishly used. At last I found relief in D. D, G., used ac- ecordirn* to directions. /1 required fat One bottle to effect a cure, I an no longer tor- tured so I have no hesitancy in acknoWledging to the world the worth and virtue of D. D. D.' Blood meilicines cannot hill the germs in tho skin which cause eczema and oth- er skin diseases. Salves fail because they cannot penetrate. D. D. D. goes right into the pores, kills the germs and tures. For free sample bottle of D. D. D. Pre- scription write to the D. D. D. Labora- tory, Department 0, 23 Jordan street, Toronto. Fot sok by all druggists. • • 4,- NEVIIR TOCCIIE.D HIM. "Yes," said the nonateur fisherman, "1 caught a three -pound trout yesterday, and while et the end of my line In nild- air it was seized by a hawk and curled off." "You're all right," rejoined the village grocer. "Such a trifle as fixing the weight of a fish before it landed can't impair your standing in the Ananias Club!' • *4 THROW AWAY ALL YOUR FEARS Backache, Gravel and Rheu- matism Vanish before DOddis Kidney Pills, Proved Once Agent in the Case of WS, Fred Kriegee Who Suffered From the Worst Forms of Kidney Disease. Palmer Raplds, 011t., NOV. • chili—The thousands of Cluuttliane who live in daily terror of those terrible forms of Kidney Intense known as Backache, Gravel and Rheumatism, will bc deeply interested in the story' of Mrs. ed Rrirger, of this plate. "I Was for years a greet Sufferer front Inianey Disease, Gravel, Ithetuna- tient and Baeleftehe," Airs. Krieger Mates. • "tt tsll started through a eoln, but I• got so my head itched, I wits nervous, my limbs -were heavy, I had a dragging sensation tomes my Bone, and I was totally unfit to do onythitig, "Reading rtbout wonderful elves by Dodd's Kinney Pills led me to buy some, After using a few t found they were doing ine gooti 1552(1 11118 encotte- . aged me to eoritintte their use. Eight boxes made me well. "I have been able to do my own Work over *Ince wend to -day t am eont, pletely cured. Deuldn Kidney. Pille gave xne health eted 1 feet like a lieW Wotan." 11 you keep your leidneyet strong and -healthy nett can tiever have Itheuntatuttn, of Grovel. Dona's, Kidney Ville never fail to maim the Iniditeei etrong and well. • A LINER'S LARDER, TIM/ do rt,)t 1,1et14li 1i1.0,21A 11110S MI.,thr, "soot*. front- tleedoint.ene-t wo to.' prim ilete are eeme it. -me milled from te large At.lantle liner c 51npzi51't4 food hill for oite• yeet: Meat: nevelt beef. pork, \wee": toutt 125 Mid iamb, Peer 10,t31ete.e0o potuole. thy awl pante: leneke, fewle, turkeyee ete., mere dem 1,000,000 polutle. about 1,0iliou0epounil., saye tlia Nenientinn- t et .14°,4. len eragee aut pa-gne, eh 1., et, minerele, etee 800,000mild. het tlee, be - elite e04eN110 gallotis of Leger .iwer. The alio-mit of bread tem -toned wa• 3.100,000 Floods. Inotatom etarel at 20,000,000 peunee, hatter at, 1,2ilein• .pourali, anti ice at .2.4,- 000,000 1.)0u32 1L eiga re tt: e and alg.5124 were smoked up to: th,) tune of 2,317.22a. jeol tiles filet item, aiel three cigars and *epen rigterettrs th, doily doot per lieod, the number of t•mokes consumed in ono sirghi year on liners would keli ten men in to - Lace° every day of their exi-etence Inc o peeled of :desert 70. rears. CURED IN ONE MONTH, 31 eve"' "wall, wile has Kfeney or Riad- der trouble could go to Dav1tiville,'0111., and talk to lire. A. Simpson, they would do lust as she clid—take Girt Pills sae euro them- eelves. 'For 14 or 15 years t had Kidney and Bladder trouble, staftging at times intense pain. I doctored continually bta nothing gave ate permanent relief until I wan persuaded to try Gin Pills. "Within a couple of days, I received great L'eleilteefiy 8541altertalcIng one hay, I was conn TORS, A. SIMPSON. HT,Ini,teToNreotnitoon6lfoiDru:rgetfz,0001calievailei.eal 04. (Dept. 60e a box, 6 for 12.60. At all dealers, THE Exciwn07,74., (Harper's Weekly.) Their teetcher hail been telling the pu- pils of the Great Salt Lalee in Utah, "the weter of which," she explained, "is so extremely salty that no hell can live in 11." This statement proving too much for the credulity of Willie Parker, he' rose with. this : "Beg pardon, nine& Sioith, but can't meek erel live in. it e" 4 Minard's Liniment Cures Colds,- etc. 4 V IP BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. .(Chicago Tribune.) 4mr. Wiggins, I'd like to got a pound of eheese." "What kind, sonny?" "Why," said the little boy. hesitat. 'may, and not quite sure he remem- bered what his mother had told him to ask for, "I think they eon It the— the Hercules county kind." Whereupon the new ealesman at the grooery store made a wild guess and weighed out a pound of Limburger, Minard's Linieneot• Co., Limited Oleotletnem—I have used MINARD'S LINIMENT on my vessel end in my family for years, and for the every day ills and accidents of -life 1 consider it ha e no equal. "1 would not sat 0155 voyage Nein- ma it, 11 14 coot is dollar a bottle. CAPT. F. R. DESJARDIN, Seim. "Stroker," St. Andre, Kftmouraska. Uses of Common Salt. A little tittle thrown on the flame will clear It for broiling meat. Marble nvesh ennuis that have become discolored may be scoured first with wet salt, ana if that does not remove the stain, with Bait and lennon mixed. Salt mixed with vinegar is excellent for eleaning coper utensils. To remove iron nun, wet the spots with salt and lemon -juice and hold the material over the steam of a, tea kettle, then pot out in the sun, Salt ana lemon mixed will often re- move i»k stains that are fresh. To set colors in cotton materfiels, soak before wasbing in strong salt wa- ter. A pinch of salt added to cream will make it whip more quickly. Cake batters and condy are both im- proved by adding a pinch of salt. To beat the white of ao egg quickly, add it little salt. In making mayon- naise the s.....*"...4.111:4...gs in last. Grease on top of a hot stove li(1' can be quickly rubbed off by putting salt on the scrubbing brush. In scouring boards, strong salt water or wet salt Is a great cleanser.—New York Times, Inca, 'Weak, Wear), Watery Illyes. eteelleveet By Menne Eye Remodsr• Tr7 alurinn For vour Eye Troubles. You Writ -Mice Mttrine. It Soothes. 613o At Your Druggists. Write For Eyo Docks. Free. Alurfne Eye Remedy Co., Toronto. „ ntat FUNERAL. "Sir, I wish to needy yout daughter," faltered the young man. "Yon do, er?" exelaiitted the fond parent. "Well, I have been rather ex. pectiog this, and, to be thoroughly or thodok, 1 shall put a few questions to you. Do you Oink?" "No, sir 1'abhor litiltor," "You do, eh? Smoke?" oe never tise tobacco in any form?" "Well, I dodn't suppose you -ate it, Do you frequent the nee course P" "t never saw a home tome in my life, rtitionton. Play ettrds for moileye" "Emphatically no, eir." "Well, youlig man, I must say you aro hetevily Iteudieapped. My daughter le a thorougn society girl, and 1 can't for the life of me gee eeltitt she is going to do with you'. However, it's her fun. eral, and if she wonts to undertake the job she can ride it," -4** - The Malays. There 1 & ont tomenott idett Unit the Milky is a race that is dying out, killed in its 4)Wil eotuatry by the enter. prise of Chineee, Ttttttils, IstvaneSe (Mid, however, ore kinsmen of the Ofelays), find Ituroperms. To those who eoine .out East expeeting to find a few miserable remains of a- tome 16011,011111 r4100, WhOSe probable fate is that of the noble red man of America, if not thett of the Australian oborigitieee says the AV& 1111103, it comes as 5 revelation to find 6, dewily, independent mut cent -Wee tam reload Image runs teeth Suet to Ailetrolite, and whtz so far front dying Out, are parte hemming more hunter. 0410. MODERN LIVE, Courietelourtuthe nThetn8 we11-bre(1 You bet the it. Never eorredt her poreuto publicly, oil matter What the exigetteleit of the cant my be. Tho finest fabric; Is not too delicate to be safely wa4;fied with Sunlight Soap, Wien nulgr soaps haw :injured your I enu end faded tilt; CO loured things, rep ;member the word Sun. DEFINED, (Hottatou Post.) "Dad, what sort of a bureau :in tt neat- rimouial bureau?" "Oh, any bureau that has five draw- ers full of women's fixings aud one man's tic in it." -4-... Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. 4* 114.0 TO BE DONE. (Chicago Tribeue.) "Don't you know, little boy, that it is wrong to try to shoot your neighbors' cats?" "I got to, ma'am. Maw won't let me pizeu 'ent." PILES CURED AT HOME BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD If you euffer from bleeding, itching, Mind or protruding Piles, send inc your address, :end I will ten you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references frmu your own locality if requested, Immediate relief and per- manent core assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer, Write to- day to Mrs. M. gumuiers, Box 8, Wintiser, Ont. - STRICT OBEDIENCE, (Boston Transcript.) Salesman—Shirt, sir, Will you Lave uegligee or a stiff luosoin? Customer—Negligee, I guess. The doctor efteo I tnust avoid ettreby things, 439 Minaret's Liniment Cures Distemper. FREE 1•MINNZUSIONI1.•12111.4 hoe - "SST le Ite • •• ‘teteone. \veto -rem is '•:•,1 I .• ;del° .; . • 5,6'.1.tly 0110111 5311,1 1,5 %v. • 11.1 t 125.1 , 14-:: • the Mr•71 • •,..3,•.• , • ( 1 ANVAS'-, Ea; 416" ) •+;-' %valeta *,) ;••, ,t 66. Alfrei Tyl,:•. t tt. WA El snipmcorta WRITE FOR Proca Ltsr • AND SHIPPINO TAGS W. C. COFFATT OrItIlotelele ONT. n„otoblished leena 1118 PROSPECTS. • • (Louisville Cout ior Juurnain "I fear I am not worthy of you." "Never mind about thae,." responded the young lady with the square jew. °"lietween mother and myself I imagine we can effect the neeeeeary improve- niturts," .96 Ure quickly stops coition cures e01561, heals the throat cunt Ihngs. - • 23 ann. TI1F,N THE JUDGE EXCUSED fleverybodyn Magazine.; 1111.. McGuire was being examined Inc jury duty in a murder trial. "Mr. McGuire," asked the judge, "have you formed or expreseed an opin- ion as to the guilt or Innocence of the primmer at the barn" "Oi bare not.' "Have you any conscientious scruples against ea ital punishment?" Said r. McGuire with deeiliont "Not in this ease, yer honor. " Minard's Liniment Cures Garget In cows. e AN EASY WAY OUT. "Here you," said the conductor, an- grihe "you rang up a fare. Do that again and I'll put you off," The sinall man standing4u the middle of the crowded car promptly rangup . another fare.. Thereupon the conductor 'projected him through the crowd arid to - the edge of the platform, "Thanks," said the little maxi. "I did ' not see any other wny to get out. Here's f your clime." Lifebouy soap is delightfully refreshing fel Irth0rtlietcWaSthinlunalrcrthing it uieoualegIjaneeitnpuriie. Tilts FINE AM Fripi.e, nickeled steel barrel, peep sights, polished walnut *neck, shooting BB shot or darts with sufficient force to kill birds, squirrels, etc. Boys, this is the best Air Rifle made, and we give it to you pass for selling 8 boxes, only, of Dr. Maturin's Famous Vegetable Pills, at 250, a box. Them Pills are the best remedy known in all rasa of weak and impure blood, Indigestion, stomach troubles, constipation,norrous diseases, rheum*. Cametc. J,ust send your name and address plainly written, and we will send you 8 boxes of our Pills and 8 nay Pins to give away., as a, premium, with each box sold. When you have sold the 8 boxes, send us the money $2.00 and we will, immediately, send you this handsome Air Rifle. We do not auk any money before the Pills are sold and we take back what you cannot sell. ildtieess—HE OR. MANE MEOICINE CO., Dept, 57, Taranto, Ont. - ^ THE BEST WOODEN PAH. Can't Help But Lose Its leloops and rail to Pieces. You Want Some.. thing Better Don't You? Then Ask for Pails and Tubs Made of EDDY'S FIBREWARE Each One a Solid, Hardened, Luang Maw rddyis matches Without a Hoop or Seam Just u Good as L isdh;sil Lama Wit= eieneennenentetteene 11 Totilinapilsetoftwn tilhherrit:gonbli,deglee,a&-trooneogduyikvi,gVgehZnpyotetsogi3erigoahlroenaglo,toott4 V 31 5 49 (gozohati*Ithao ts:r. hair, t node 11?1,1 xus017roeueirfoimgree,ryntkiuderoxsp,18001 9,014., :8 ti r: yi °Anig5;oldbrOzpledYtagPoutirfeloin+le:kirliiInispageeottrabiltgla1Ol'Ate tf:;:, ibeodxt; eestion, stomach troubles, anstipation, nervous disorders, diseases 01 4550 liver and kinneys, rheumatism, and Female troubles, A. mild laxative, Grand Tonie and 1,1fe Builder. They are easy to soli as each customer buying:I box 01 55150 from you receives, et the same time, a Woe fancy Pin vrhich We send you with the Pills. Do not miss the chance of your life. Don't any money—Only yaw name and address, at once, and we wilt promptly send yon by mail, postpaid, the 8 boxes of rate and the Pins. When sold, remit to 113 the $2.00 and, We will send you this handsome Violin, ate. Suet as represented. Write to -day. Address: I'llE DR, MATURIN MEDICINE CO., Dept, 156. TORONTO, atvr 153 '''113141:66q.). Gold Finished Watch Decorsated Tea Set This elegant watch, ladles' or gouts' size, stein evind and set, fancy engrovedetout nntshed eases, is a little beantY. will send; von this 1.‘‘'Biltevatl 4001 1.110AuRwtir sTalluRD FOB TWENTY nnAlt8, ABSOL'UTSLY only se.oe worth of high gr ado eollar but. tons at 10e. per eard re Mittens on. alum oaten. Those buttons are very fast sellers. Write tioday tied we 11111 00110 you a pack- age; soil them and return the Money and lvin this LITTLI4 BBADTY WA'roff. And you (ati also win oils LOVELY TEA ; gVoRo ri SE. Withotlt hating tO ealt ony coaitcr GOLD PEN CO., Dutton 1)ept, M. Toronto, Ont. HANDSOME WATCH FREE. demi or Loillos Solid Gehl Week eente swam you desire theme a Watch Whteh to keep tinle NU to 1113% Do inn throw inert Inbar AWAY. 11 and bet tre will be tonal to any Solid Geld Wales, 90n4 OA tor name and address Immediate. ly and agree to gell 10 boxes only, of be, Mateelies reel's* Vegetable Pills, at tid. 0. bax. TheY are the s***Ltekt remedy on earth for them** of poor hie impure bleed, indigestion, heedoshes, coned - rime, nereotte nobbles, 11,44 bladder and kid- ney diseeses, end 811 0810610 weaknesses, they are the Great Blood. Purifier and Invigorator,* Grand Tort -e, end We Bender, With the owe we send to scrums of jewelry to gfro *way with the pills— WA Makes thins 6887 80 hell. roe le the chaste Of 411411ml, Decmal lent 11. Send your order 8041 we Will gen yen the 10 boxes, post When yottioeve sold there, send a the money cut and we will rend yeti A -CERT& or. &AMES WATCH tilts woe deentne_mooey te retuned. Wean grtla that bornitifill wafehes to adtertin Our Refacing, Thu 513 0. grahd eppettuoity to th eine aril:We WittehM *Mott baring to sPenci 9004, AU au? Vitittott lo stein Wind and stem 554and not i veto* beak wind %Mete getter& ti .1414r4 co., Wed Dept 20, loroitIO, OM. •••..