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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1904-04-28, Page 71 THE WINGIIA I TIMI+;S, ARBIL 148 19047 smiso•••••••••••••simosesewnou•sooff101osomme Sunlight Soap will not burp the nap off woolen:; nor,h a surface off linens. A Tangled Web � O O O BY MRS. ALEXANDER .Author of "Beaton's Bargain," "His Perfect Tru t," "By Another Name," " Her Hea'tis Idol," h. "Half a Truth," "H s Rival." 1 often used to wonder bete she t Aglc for the Octagon Iter. =sV getting on, poen deal little soul, and. 0� 1D$�etwt eIl3i.8** � 0000.4®®80ZeGf lee :._ jb � glad to held h(' a5 soppy as she escape Airs, 1oithten had never felt' • 5 • Iil.'hfiitt;" rt Styli/11110 of r('inons- trance, Winton gave her his are and they began to retrace their steeps. "When n the waltz in over we ,oust bring Helen. tp see this beauti- ful tent," sale! Nora. "Tell rho, 11r. Winton." she went on after a. short 11NJ.1GI11' 1 apse . "war; 11e!'n est'e'r young told n1(rry and thuughIJ'ss, like use for• instance ' •N(>vlr like you," ciiilekly: ",f wish she•hnd boob, for lett own sake. REDUCES, She never had your buoyancy or vi - EXPENSE tnlily: but she was bright ones, and EXPENSE full of feeling: she had hard fines for sante time {lfle•r her father's' 1• "You hods pule and. weary," Said Marsden. in a lou voice, to llrs. Rothe( n: "I:t n her', and l tvi11 send Rhe petit-:•tu•riug(• titer for you." "Oh, thorn,. you! I shall manage to walk back." Adieus exrha,uzeel, the party set Sorts, Nora fund .ilea uecompunying thein as far as the bridge. When half -way across, Marsden exclaimed: "Excuse me as moment -I quite for- got a nu•ssage for Mrs. 111:s- t•range." um! he turned buck quickly. eiv('rtaking Nora, who wan alone. "De' sure you send for what 1 oW- ets you roquir'. Nora," he said. "1 told the gard••ner not to tut qtly till he kuru' !That you wanted. "You are really too good, squire. Yom• guest 5 will. want 1 hent all. 1 'have chat 1 need tut bona•!" "'Then 1 Wi11 5010(.1 for you my- ' self., 'fie' that you !your thine, if 70U prefer W intones-•" •"1n, . .11 r. \v tut on would neeer dreana of olTering any one flowers,., .a Nora,t heighieg. "1 shall cer- tainly wear yours, and try to look .my 'best for your ball.' 1Marsden, ^l oe h vdt 1..e if . u <I :adding i1( a different tune. "sweet .cousin and queen!" Iie laughed re railer forced laugh. 1 "AdIoe, Sir Knight!" returned Nora, laughing; "go and take care .of Mrs. Itutltven," and she ran away into the house, reaching it in time .to say good-bye to Winton, who was about to start (n1 his homeward walk i o Olclhridge. Mrs. Rethv.•it was very tired. she said. and therefore silent, but in reality she wise asking herself. over and over again. what it was that Marsden went back for. She deeply distrusted Nora. Cel I.1 I''Pl l : 1II. Ilot li 11 I'S. 1,1":St rculge and her step-dat(l11111' uttered exclamations •� i •, they of 1'l mid admiration .e. t e surf 1 ( art u f .wltecel the hall of 1?wesleigh Manor Ilouse• on the right of the hart. It was hese and oblong. occupy- ing 1h' height of two stories, with .a double 51nire•use at the htu'k, curv- ing gently to an arch, beneath which a door led to the rooms in the rear of the mansion. A gallery of carved soak surrounded it on three sides. 11c' - low were the rcception'(und breekfuSt ,.rooms, while- the library, morning and billiard -rooms were ill 1114' wings. This hull was exquisitely decorated i and brilliantly lighted. Figures in F..surinor held lamps. hanks of flowers i filled in the bend of the stairc•age at either side; the doorway beneath. which was handsomely draped. show- ed the softly lighted passage be- yond, leading, between ferns and palms, to the refreshment -room. Flowers wrent hed t he gallery. and :groups of banners Ming in the ang- les. Sofas and chairs stood in var- ious positions. with Persian rugs, .bear and tiger skins, lying before 1henr on 1h' highly polished oaken .floor. The ladies of ilrookdale came ear- • ly, they wished to see the rooms be- fore the crowd assembled. "Lady Dorrington is in the white drawing -room," said the butler, op- -.'ening t he first door on the left. This was the smaller of the two •lrawing-rooms. and was as bright and beautiful ars lights, flowers and :groups of plants could make it. Lady Dorrington. ington. in velvet and diamonds, stood in the centre, with .nearly all the house party. 1•e -en- forced by several gentlemen Nora had .not seen before. gathered round her. Directly the butler announced "Mrs. and Miss LEstr•itngt'.•' liars' .den came forward, shook hancls very cordially with 1l11s. L'Estrang(', and let. her pass on io Lady Dorrington: then stopping Nora, to whom he showed tt programme. said: "1 have put clown toy nano' for waltz number eight," pointing out the word "Clif- ford," written in ink against that number; "you can not alter it, you sec." • "I shall not want to alter it," re- turned Nora. looking up with a smile. "1 fancy you are the best !Idanc'c•r here." Slit' was struck with the expression 1 of his oyes. They were fiercely • ettled on the Lungs bright, and had a certain tndescrib" :Able look of (111(9150 rosulut)on, whip f his fere was white, and the veins in 1 his forehead showed distinctly: oth- erwise he was strikingly handsome and <lisiiuguishel, levening dress Sidled hist 1\'(•11. "Mrs. nncl Miss Saunders, Captain 1.0thhtidge, Bir. Winton," were an- iann •ed in rapid succession. Lady ilorringtun went forward to receive 1 I hens, so secure. so elated. What !yonder- ••'Ali! hiss L'Estrange. where have ul luck hers wets, to he ardently in you been hiding ,ruulvelt!" cried ore with the right roan, Lord Alfred iTarvourt. sleeting thein The sense of gratification gave a in the door -way of the refreshment - room, to her e 11(1•s�ion it chid not room, "1 hate •been looking dwees elate, unci the .01atkshiro t, evexy- sqi ices were lost in admiration of where for you: this is (1111' waltz." the fascinating woman. who, besides \\'briou reSig,►(•d her 10 lite new waling &milt iter' With the outward c laiunlnt unci w is oboes! ilnsiedktit+. run( visible signs of so onus actor- ly button -holed by an old ollk'or tvho 11,1' wrulth• might well have temptedhad known flim in India. It was a num to make a fool of L•imee•lf, and some thea• before he gut buck o' silt' anchorage beside Mrs. L'intEs- "My severe duties are about to I commence." said Marsden. who still betel the programme. whish he now t 11(t into \ e. '•hand,unun 1 ns to crates Mal press it as he did so. "I look to you for lay reward by ape 1 by." •'I wonder," thought Nora, look- l ing after hint as he went to greet his guests, •'if the squire is ever in earnest?' I ler r ,u,tecturos wel'e.hne•rupted by ' the thew:(ranee of firs. 1iuthven, who ' crime est frenum the room beyond. She look- cl redline. mid fairy-like in soft satin end delicate lace, and abso- lutely ;thieve with jewels. Diamond sluts studded the firmament of her golden -red hair: a collar of superb rabies, set with brilliants, encircled : lit 1' neck, turd, in the estimation of , some. Feemed tau overpowering for i her small figure. Diamond and ruby ' butterflies glittered on her shoulders, where they caught up her scanty lace ' sit a vett, and bracelets or rare genet I clasped her arms. I "1 never saw anything like her jewels," said Nora to N )neon, who had 1nke•1 his stand beside her. "I should like to know their real value, and what they cost old Guth- rie," he returned. "I fancy there are some curious stories attached to those fine things." Here Mrs. Jluthven came straight to where they stood, followed by a i neat, accurately dressed, kern -eyed 1, 1111111. "Alp! good -evening, Miss L'Ea- trange. Isn't this a pretty room? 1 1Wally. the der orat ions are in ad- mirable taste. I must compliment you on your dress, if you will for- Bite me," she said, looking keenly at Norte, from head to foot, with a ('Ongprehensive glance. The dress was a pretty combine,. i tion of errant satin, tulle powdered with pearl beads, and pearl fringe, bouquets of fresh green grass and 1' c r ted the skirt,and I wilt! foliage de y n u small coronet of similar leaves gate a becoming stateliness to her wall -shaped head. Mfrs. ltuthven felt that she was 1'a dangerous rival, or alight be, if she know how to use her advanta.gea, but the honest steadiness and tran- quility of her large dark -gray eyes, seemed to assure the (Minty intri- guante thut she was more than a match for her unconscious autagone ist. "I am infinitely flattered. hire. litil1tvon," exclaimed Nora, with c1' pleased smile and a slight blush ; "your approbation is a compliment -as to you, you are quite too daze zling. T never saw anything like your rubies before. .1 confess I should lice to see all your jewels one day." "Yon shall. if you like. Meantime, here is Captain Shirley. waiting for the introduction I promised him. Captain Shirley -Miss L'Estrauge." "May I have the honor of the first chance, Miss .L'Estrange?" he asked, with a low bow and an air .of TO. pressed eagerness. "With pleasure." She handed hint her card. Paving inscribed his mute. )w hesitated, and said, with a smile of entreaty: "Dare 1 ask for the second waltz?" "Very well." returned Nora. with a little laugh at his imploring. tone. "1 assure you, Captain Shirley is a capital part Her," put in Mrs. lluthven. '!'hon addressing hits. she added: •"Ile roosts are tilling rapidly. (live me your arm, and 1 will join Lady llorrington. lie shall return directly, Miss L'Estrange," •' \f'1l,'" said Winton. who lead exe changed a nod of recognition With Shirley, "'1 think you might have given nee the first quadri,le., any idiot tan wail. through n quadrille!" "Voir know 1 could not ask you," said Nora, seaming up heti) his eyes with a bright. (unused sparkle in her own. "Alin ars you said nothing about it. I never thought you would d1ign to (ranee.•, "1 don't suppose you ('wet' gave me a thought. and you are right; 1 hate stiffened too much and too 5 1 into elderly wets. to be a fit .o<n ) partner for it crettOre like you.'' "Mr. Winton." With ton stir half limning.. half kindly, "will you do Me the honor of dancing the first gnnch•i11e?" and she handed him her programme. from which he perceived that the first dance was it Waltz, the ucond 11 quadrille. Mark Winton flushed through his tet-tnhned skin, OS lee ret0)0451 the ('onset replS: "Yost happy! Where shrill I find you?" he added, eagerly, as he saw Shirley ret timing_ "'Here. I shall return to thl. recline" and sh' wn5 gone. ninny het• Wit 1144111 it. Evel;v no,' 111 f.17 11111.0d1101 10118 tend dances, trange; with \ora he did not get a tt 1 (est till the men of social im- word till later, els she only returned pol•tunee. except \intim. And In the at intervals to be immediately car- nlidet of I•t•r suc'c'ess, hers. Ituthvea ri'd off' again by a fresh partner. itltieed and resented his neglect. Mfrs. Itntliveil, bland, smiling. ate She had, however, nothiuu to conn- tentive to all with whom she came plaits of. Ile was rigidly, properly in contact. was nevertheless keenly polite, when she, spot(' to hint, but watchful of her host 1111(1 Iris doings, he net l r sought her volent!wily: and Ile had Wonted the hull with hen•. Elbe fancied that ever • all' would no- and then his duties kept then. apart lice ehe avoidance of the Duly old until the fifth or sixth (Santee, but ucclhcthttatnce she heal in the room, clueing that time she held nut seen except Captain Shirley, and he was him he stow 61 he smelliest• notice on nobody. But of their former ac- Miss L'Fstrauge. lustinvt had made quaintance, (1r his neglect, no one Mrs. Tluthv'n m•rore cognizant then was conscious save Shirley, who had any one else of the attraction Nora the bud 111810 It> C0111 111011t can it. ex•'rcieed over llarsde+n-the instinct of t1 strange unruly passion; (lttd though nearly convinced that she was herself a sufficient counter at- iructinn, and almost delivered from her dread of Nova as a formidable liwul, she twa1S not yet quite at case, not quit' free from a sense of the necessity for outmanoeuvring Mrs. L'Estra nge and her step -daugh- ter, whom she tidally believed would move heaven aid (•:u•th to compass so fine a match. "`At last!" exclaimed Mnt•sden, coming u)> to the Sofa where she sot talking to Lord Dorrington. who SZ•cedily effaced himself. '•At lust I hurt(: as moment's liberty, and I hope you can give Me 1114' next. It is it Wish7.,. T hart' watched y o1 floating round the roots with sundry i1leapa- bloS unable to do justice to the rhythm of your fairy met .1111 1 cursed in any heart, though obliged to give good words with my tongue! Lot me see y0111' card, 'Sir (lhoi'ge Brockle- hurst,' clay T go and dispose of hien? Yes, do let Ino promise and 'tow 11uee, or thirty-three, things in your name. I ]oust bave this waltz With you!" "I give you carte blanche," replied Mrs: Rutilvon with downcast eyes, almost overpowered With an intoxi- cating sense of delight at his tone. "Here he comes." "My (tear fellow," cried 'Marsden addressing him, "will you do lite a very great favor? I have only this one waltz free till nearly the end of the evening, will you resign you'• great privilege of dancing it With Mrs. l.tuthven in exchange for - how many? -two dances after supper - may I say two. Mrs. Rutheerel" Mrs. Rut liven bowel with a gra- cious senile, saying: "Perlin es Sir Mr. John Pollard, Echo Bay, Ont., 'writes : "" I was troubled last winter with a very bad cold which was beginning • to settle on my lungs. I was so hoarse that I could scarcely speak, a n d had a nasty hacking cough which 1 ,.could not get rid of. One bottle of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed. and Turpentine cured me and I can heartily recommend it," NA410 �SE,e SYRUP Mrs. ltuthten's triumph began with the dancing. g 'DR. C LINSE TURPENTINE. 25 cents n bottle, family size (three times to 1,>sntich) GO cents, at all dealers, or L'dmanson, esCo Toronto. } 19et & To protect you against imitations the per. 1^trait and signature of I)r. A. W. Chase, the effusions receipt book author, are en every) Wide. • lanc•in •. Though 80111e of the e' the 'aunty gruude•'e were present. host opened the hall with her. and h' had hoer herein. been 80 claim - hot, or Su 01 NI in WS attentions; > sill " air a amusing expiable(' rel \f 11.11 11 he . p luno !, •if muntyrdunt iso emu.] necessity for luno• ihc' :liallti•hlone•ss of lllan� Meantime, the guests poured in, and dancing had begun with great spirit. "1 feel as if I ought to look for you and utter you illy (1'11)." said Nora,as Winton rose to gite her his seat beside Mrs. L'F,strange, when Shirley brought her back. "Having asked you to dance, 1 should act the role completely." "I will excuse you." "Illy do you not dance, Helen?" she resunled. "Lord Dorrington tells 100 you refused hila peremptorily." "It would not be becoming in the chaperon of a great grown -ll daugh- ter to dance." returned Mrs. L'Es- trange good-humoredly, "You must give me a quadrille, Bars. L'Estrangu," said Winton, "for the sake: of 'Auld Lang Syne.' I don't think I have danced since' the old rectory days, when you used to he my partner -you remember?" •'1 do, indeed!" A quick sigh caught Nora's ear, find she noticed the soft, sad look which stole over her stop-motiter's countenance. Mrs. 1.'Estl'ange was a small, ele- gant, but somewhat colorless wo- man, with pale -blue eyes, and pitle- brown hair, a pretty figure. and very soft, quiet planners: she could tale. well when roused, but' ha<i al- ways the ale 01 preferring 10 be still and silent. "San. bald had a trying life!" thot, gist Norah. while Winton said, "Well -I will cone. and look foe you. presently." 'Then he gave Nora tae arm, and they took t heir places. •'I think you must have danced more than you admit," said she, when the quadrille 1(.15 over. "You made !eery few mistake:s!,. "1 watched my neighbors. and the evolutions are not difficult. No ; 1 don't go hack yet: you Will be snap- ped up by your next partner. Who is it, Lethbridge'?" "'tee, a friend of the squire's, who intt•oducel him, Lord Alfred Har- court." "I don't think he will amuse you! 11at'e you been in the 00113e1.vatory yet? it is really very pretty." "No"" yielding to his movement in that direction. Winton led her hilt, the hall where •l.umercuS groups Sat and stood about. clown the passage before ut'n- 1ioned to the buffet, and then across rho breakfast -roost as yet unoccu- pied, where ctu•d-t elites were set forth, into the conservatory. 'l'hir was dimly lighted by soft sil- very lamps among the foliage; and feeahened b1. the splash Of it couple of fouotaius. The fragrance of the flowers. the cool stillness, after the noise and heat of the ball -room, were aa,St Wele0111e. "'1'hf5 is lo\rty, incl('.(!" crier Nora. "nor.' ((l' the bells 1 was at in London were half so beautiful." •'flow n,uey diet you go t1(?" ask- ed Winton. "Throe," sire replied, "you like ere- ctn•uc•y.., '•It is essent!ul! What is this place at the end?" , "Let els exp101"'," cried Nora. A. door whish led out to the ter- race had been replayed be. a deep red vett et en)'t/the which. looped to one side. gave cullolttiow' to a Turkish tent. draped with rich, mellow -color- ed Oriental stuffs, intermixed with gold. A divan. 11111 embroidered cushions oc'c'upied out. Bide. and a stained glass lantern swung from the centre, tris a long mirror opposite t he door repec uuc•ed t Ire charming effect of the interior. •Thin is ad- mirably dune," Said l\'intd11, looking 1 ounce. •'tt must state been taken out of the 'AraIiinr Nights,' ins1 i)S it is," exclaimed Nora, '•4)tl(' almost ex- perts to see del tttl•Ittl' 1y1l1g on those ('115111(1115, 1111d wait1t1l," 101• 1114. ('0111.111- , Hatton of the st ore Which Seholu•1•- evade pro11115.d hint in 'her next.' „ No ohne' seems to 1)1)1.• found it I out. It is ennningle roneceth'd.,, 1 "No doubt \A•. Jbu'1t(ieu has had it done to please Mee. Millet en. and t•e- tribal her of her Eastern lift•!•' "I don't suppose that would pito her any peel iculur pietism's'," said Winton 'Ali' ;vent sucuetiu,s titkin 'with - ill-natured lits?" asked \I rn, look- - ing up into his eyes. i "Never," be replied, .tn111111 ally, "1 ant always generous. jest and 1 bit lett :1/4•011 n >t )t. otvu neetc n \ r( d a and allow me't0 milers/et a thole lur- e tiler on toy own admirable qualities'? the ('ushious are soft and comfort- able.•x }'"I antust not, hoWever interesting the subject! Iffy partner win be look told, tin iuuuc'n5'ly stout, talkative Wolnan, With gray hair and mous- tache, to -supper: but thele was 110 (To be continued) EXPERIENCED MOTHERS. The Queen of Queens. tears Xlser, l States rise and fall; the sceptered kings Arrayed in royal robes to -day Must pars with other earthly !hinge. 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It has been said that "a woman in Japan does not marry for a husband, but to be unpaid servant to his family." MOTHER OP FOIIR OHILDREN. The trustees, secretary, and other officers of the Free Hospital for Consump- tives at Muskoka aro daily in receipt of many piteous letters. A few clays since Mr. W. J. Gage, of Toronto, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Sanitarium Association, received a letter from a resident of Quebec, pleading for the ad- mission of a victim of the dread white plague, living about a hundred milds south-east of Montreal, and asking if it were not possible to admit her into the Free Hospital.The writer says: " Tho applicant is a Mrs. Wm. Paterson, the mother of four children and the wife of a farmer in a place called Goshen, in the township of Windsor. The doctor says that her loft lung only is troubled. Sho is able to go about, but her appetite is very bad. I believe 1f she could bo ad- mitted into the Free Hospital. for Con- sumptives slip might bo cured. Sho could not pay much, if anything. Kindly let ma know if you could receive her. We are told by Mr, (,age that 1lppliee- tions for admission to the Free Hospital reach the secretary from all points in the Dominion, and patients have been re- ceived front Prince Edward Island on the ons! to Alberta on the west. Two hundred and teentvflve patients have been admitted in eighteen months, and not single patient has been refused because of his or her poverty. Wo can hardly think of any charity that appeals more ptathetically for the support of the Canadian people. 1(b. cel .v s s tions may be slit to Sir •WM. Subscriptions Rt Meredith, Iii., Nice -President of the National Sanitariura Aiseooiation, Or to Mr. W. J, Gage. Mr. Andrew McLean, Sr. and other residents of Greenock and Culross have been endeavoring for years to have the Teeswater river dredged so as to pre- vent the damage sustained each year by spring freshets. It is beginning to look as if their efforts were finally going' to be successful. The Ontario Govern- • c• N C• 11111111101111111111111 " FROST" Ornamental Gates ^Ci • •) .) Light in weight Artistic in design j Mso a large line of Standard Vann Gates : always on hand. Every progressive and • up-to-date fanner insists on having PROST :j GATES. Catalog and prices on request. •) FOR SALE BY Reasonable in price J. W. MOWBRAY Whitechurch. O e • • e • • • e • • • .•h•./v p O.JvwiVg`.,`•,.0 •�uRho O��O�, 4,�`�jm q ,�G�v�`@,v.�v.0 �j�� �,' Both Learned Their Lesson. When Mr, George Roberts was presi- dent of the Penuyklvania Railroad, says the New York Times, he had an exper- ience with a train conductor in which each learned a lesson. The conductor, mho kne or Mr. Rob- erts, walked past him with a nod and without calling for his ticket. "Here, conductor," said the president, sharply, "yon have not looked at my pass!" "But I know who you are," said the conductor. "That has nothing to do with It," re- plied the president. I might be travel- ling without it. I am only entitled to ride free only when I have the evidence of my identity." Ho spoke sharply thlnking he was giving the conductor a fine lesson in duty. "Ticket, please!" said the conductor, sharply, nettled at the chiding. "That's right," said the president, and began to feel in Iris pockets for bis pass. He went through pocket after pocket in a vain search, while the conductor stood looking grimly on. "Come. come!" said the conductor. "If you haven't a ticket, sir, you must pay your fare." went has granted seven thousand dol- lars for the work, providing the town- ships of Culross and Greenock, and the County Council supplement the grant. A well known French actor has just finished his memoirs with the following startling statistics: "I played in 98 towns, 3,868 evenings in 371 pieces and in 455 different roles. I was married 1,721 times on the stage. I died 1,120 times and in many styles. For example I was stabbed 61 tinges, I was shot 51 I times, I was drowned 22 times: I was poisoned 166 times; I had niy skull ! smashed Sul times; I ruptured blood' vessels 102 times; I was decapitated 81 times; Iwasassassinated 109 times; Iwas executed 33 times; 1 committed suicide 314 times, and I died a natural death 55 tithes.'' President Roberts made a last hasty examination, and then taking a five -dol- lar bill from his wallet, paid his fare from Philadelphia to NOW York, and the incident was closed. He had left his pass in itis office. rhe Worid's Water Power. John C. Hawkshaw, president of the Iustitute of Civil Engineers, has calcu- lated the total water power of the world to be egnivelant to 10,340,000,000 horse- power (apparently annually). To oh- tain this; figure he assumes a rainfall of ten inches to flow off every square inch of land and places the mean height at 2,250 feet above sea level. "Our present yearly output of 223,000,000 tons of coal would give that horse -power for only a little over half a day." It is no use to save money by stopping drinking because of what yon have to give to your, wife, who believes you save ten times as much that way as you do.-- New o.- New York Press. Eleanor Wan slry, baleen (, t^ lfe of William Wamsley, and one of the old. Ii)neers of Huron Township. passed away o1( Frittuy, April loth at the age of 76 years. The deceased had been agreat sufferer for the part fete yurs and was held in high esteem by all, being a woman of stapling integrity and fine character. She range to this ctlautry from Ireland when very youug and spout her girlhood in the townships of Tecnmseb. and Stauley, afterwards removing to this County where she lived nearly 60 years o1( the 4111 con. of Huron and vicinity of Ripley. To the Weary Dyspeptic. We Ask this Question: Why don't you remove that ,weight at the pit of, the Stomach? Why don't you regulate that variable appetite, and condition tlfa digestive organs so that it will not be Necessary to starve the stomach f. tUavoid ( 11 2e5` after eating. The first step is to regulate the bowels. For_this purpose • Burdock Blood Bitters has no Equal. It acts promptly and effectually and permanently cures all derange- ments of digestion. It cures Dys- pepsia and the primary causes lead- ing to it. eloiliementememiladeeme GE .FENCES Wear Best It ie the fence, that has stood the teat of tame--ataede the heaviest tctmm-never 9111 eggs -the etandard the world Over, °Mer through Old Weal agent or direct freta ue. 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