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BX MRS. ALEXANDER
Author of "Beaton's Bargain," "His Perfect Tru t,"
"By Another Name," " Her Hea
z "Half a Truth," "H s Rival."
-'Then let me go anti And Iter; A1:.-
"Will be pleased."
"Yes!" interrupted ,llarsclen, "She
is a nice, charming creature, and
my good friend! but do not seek
her yet, I have a thousand things to
Say. • Must you finish that letter?"
"Yes, indeed! 1 shalt only be a
-very few minutes; it is about Bea
.and her travels; she comes up with
fraulein in a few days."
While she wrote, ATarsdin leaned
• over ahigh-backed chair and gaffed
. at her, and t hen they glided into
talk of the ft•.ture. lie was full of
r
pleasant projects, 1.0 traveling, of
. spending a few months at Vienna, of
a cruise in the Mediterranean, of
.,everything save residing at sweet
Evesleigh.
"Now I really will look for
Helen!" cried Nora, moving toward
'the door. 'Marsden interposed Iie-
twcu'n her and it.
"Once mere," he exclaimed,' "he-
'fore this heavenly hour is ended, tr"
me you will love me—that nuthiu
shall separate us."
"I do promise," said Nota, moved
.by a strange feeling of compassion.
"Than give rue one unstinted kiss,"
lie cried passionately; "I want more
than there words.''
"Oh, yes! 1 will indeed—to-mor-
row," she said, feeling curiously
•stvorsc to ye:kl, yet not liking to
refuse.
"(food God! to -morrow! Was ever
such unstver given to a love? No:
now—now, or I will think you only
Mock mel"
11 caught her in his arms, and,
holding her head against his should -
der, pressed his lips to her, in an in-
• tense passionate' kiss, while she felt
the wild throbbing of his heart
.against her own; but, long before he
vas willing to release her, she strug-
gled so vehemently to get free, that
00201
compared to one received next day
front the watchful Captain Shirley.
After expressing his delight at hear,
Mg of her progress toward recovery,
his regret at not being on suck terns
with Lord and Ludy Dorrington that
he alight n'ntm•e to run clown and
sec her, he unformed Ills esteemed
correspondent he could now assure
her that Marsden was positively en-
gaged to Miss L'Estrange, Ile was
with her and her step -mother every
."
day, and all. day. Finally Ile (Skit-
ley) had been in it celebrated jewel-
'er's shc;p in Bond street, where his
'cilli caught t
att on was cut h > 'an unusual,'
t !, I�
ly fine ring, the design peeing •two
hearts unites!—one of rubies, the
other of diamonds. The shopman
r r
said it was, he fancied, an engage-
ment-ring,
n-
g,ug,e
nlelnt-ring, and wade to order. He
had scarcely finished examining it
when Marsden carne in, and after ex-
changing a wur(1 or two 'with him,
wont to the counter and asked if his
order had been executed, whereupon
t his tory ring tette handed to hint.
The next clay Shirley had called on.
Mrs. L'Estrango, and was admitted,
when he saw the identical ring . on
Miss L'Esteange's left third linger.
There was but one inference to be
drawn.
When Mrs. Ruthven read these 1in-
es she fell as if something snapped
in her brain. Her heart beat to suf-
focation, and her imagination pre-
sented
ro-setnted her with a confused, broken,
shadowy mass of pictures front the
past.
Was this the result of all Marsden's
implied tenderness and admiration?
Had be blinded her keen eyes, and
deceived her sharp observation? II•
should pay deal•—dear. And that
careless, candid girl, whose easy in-
difference w•ns absolutely insolent,
whose comparative poverty and . ob-
scurity ought to have been a bar-
rier to her advancement, was pre-
ferred
ro-ferred before her wealth and beauty
and carefully cultivated grace. It
was too maddening. 11 she could
destroy both, she would.
And how every one would talkf
She had been so sure of becoming
Mrs, Clifford Marsden, of Evesleigh
Manor—every one knew that the
minrriage was expected—and now to
be deceived, cheated, deset•ted, for a
stere insignificant, half -developed
creature! Airs. Ruthven felt murder-
ous. Iter head was dizzy, she passed
a terrible night, rani next day the
doctor was sent for in hot haste, as
his patient showed every symptom
of a relapse, and before twelve hours
were over, she was rambling incoher-
ently in a high fever.
She must have sustained a mental
shock of some description, the doc-
tor said, but no ono could surmise
what had caused it. Airs. lRuthven
had had sufficient foresight, feeling
terribly ill, to tear the letter into
minute fragments, and burn them,
and from her speech little could he
gathered save that she repeatedly
accused Shirley and others of steal-
ing her jewels.
This relapse was 0 great addition-
al trouble to Lady Dorrington, who
was at her wits' end to discover ite
origin.
"Some of those horrible letters, no•
doubt," she confided to her husband.
"I wish she never had had them, at
snch a time the absence of some con-
fidential attendant is vete: awkward.
You see, we know nothing of her
former life and connections.''
Still the wealthy widow held on
surprisingly, but after this second
attttck, recovery was very slow, and
the doctors complained of want 01
vitality.
All this time, in gray foggy Lon-
don, Marsden's Wooing prospered,
and Nora grew quite accustomed to
his daily presence.
He was himself cautious and self -
restrained. 111' took care not again
to startle her by such a passioaate
ou( burst as had disturbed her on the
day she had accepted hint. He watch-
ed with infinite care and tact his op-
portunity for winning n caress, and
flattered himself he was daily advanc-
ing in her affection, turd becoming
more necessary, yet there crone at
intervals torturing spasma of doubt,
when it was borne in upon Huai that
he was only liked, endured, and
slightly feared; such moments made
hint savage, exacting, unreasonable.
Ile strove hard to resist these moods,
Knowing well hots much of what he
had built up with infinite care they
undid.
Through all, Nola was so sweet, so
patient, so compliant, that he grew
More passionately fond of her day by
day, even while he longed for her to
! show hien some caprices, some little
tyrannies indica tit0 of pleasure in
her sense of power over hint. She
did not love hint yet—not yet—but
she would lie true to hint, and love
would come,
On one poll Nora Was: steady, she
would not 'marry till she had at-
tained her twenty-first year, and on
this Afarsdeu w'as obliged to give
Way. As their marriage was not to
take' place inutiedhttely, he was an-
xious it should not be talked about.
There was no use in bringing a
1 stornn of congratulations and ques-
tions upon them before the time, but
he promised to speak to Lady Dore
rbngton on the subject, as soon as he
could intrude on het duties to her
Melt guest.
"Yon ought to tell her before nay
One else, Clifford," urged Nora,
A fortnight had slipped away, and
AS yet no whisper of Marstlen'd en-
gagement bad got abi•oad.
'There Was no One in, town, and
Mrs. and MINS I.'I:strongo Were
scarcely known in Aterteltat's World.
ire let !netgo. •
"Clifford! Cousin!" she exclaimed,
standing at a little distance, with
;crimson checks and heaving bosom,
"you frighten ate!"
"If you loved as 1 do. Nora! But
you will! you will one day rogue and
,hiss me . freely, voluntarily. Why,
Nora! have 1 offended you so deep-
ly?„
She made no reply, but burst into
ricers and lied floc the room.
O11A1'1'Ell, \II.
The .days of Mrs. Ituthven's dan-
,lgerous illness were the worst and
.anost distressful Lady Dorrington had
.•,ever• known, She was really unxious
about the sufferer, and site was in-
finitely annoyed by Alarsden's unreel -
sing indilTrtout. I9xcept for t11e one
..hurried visit, the was content with a
formal daily bulletin; nor did a he
seem much concerned if, by any ac-
- cident,
c---c.ident, that was delayed. It was
•*disgracefully heartless as an abstract
fact, and it would have a fatal effect
upon Marsdenss chances when it came
'to the kuowlcdge ui Airs. lluthcen.
What wa.s Clilio•d thinking of? Had
the discovered a mine'! or had the re-
ports which ht d reached Lady Dor-
erington, and been believed by her, as •
to his extravagance and embarrass- 1
ment, been exaggerated? Ile was too 1
trying! What was keeping Hint in I
London at such a time? Could there
bo any truth in the absurd idea that
.Vora L'Estrange was the attraction?
—a mere nobody—slenderly dowered,
.and nothing rcularkable in the way
.of beauty.
However, as tame went by, Mrs.
Ruthven held her ground. There was
r..muore tenacity in 1ht' fragile -looking,
. slender little woman 111un people
.thought, and at length slie was able
'to sit up for a few hours, to listen
to Lady fo•rington when she read
the unot'e 'interesting ptu'ngraphs of
the newspapers aloud, and finally to
read her own letters. But still, there
was no Intention on the part of
Marsden, apparently, of coining to
offer his congratulations in person.
Ile wrote kindly and cordially, but
in a strictly friendly tone, explaining
that he was busy arranging his some, {
• what entangled affairs, and the pre-
liminaries necessary for letting Eves- 1
leig on a leash of s.'veral yours,
' 'Phis letter was iu itself a sever•
bloW. It was, however, as nothing
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Mrs.' I.'1Sstrangc was much ttnd
most agreeably occupied with her
little: daughter, and ekasocl with, her
surroundings, faulting quietly the
meanwhile preparations for the antis
cipated event, and had little tilhe to
notice Iufw pale and thin Nora had
grown, that her face looked all eyes,
that she started nervously if sud-
denly spoken to, and that her hands
held nothing vcty steadily. All scent-
ed to promise fair and well. In the
midst of this cola vitmen Winton
arrived front 1lorence, graver and
gaunter that ever.
t, I
happened i111t d'nv h firs
It t the e t
called; Marsden had received from Itis'
sister an earnest request t0 go t
her at 'once, tial he had started, in- .
Evesleigh tending to •-'visit Lu tib Ig,h on his
way back. Mrs. L'Estrange had been
a little puzzled by 11arsdoltes wish to
let Evesleigh, she lout no idea that
retrenchment was so necessary to
him. Still, neither site nor her step-
daughter saw anything to object to
in the proposition. lucked, Nora
thought site would prefer traveling
with hint to settling down in the ,
country; she was moreover most an- i
xious that he should cleat' his estate
and retrieve his fort taws,
It seethed to her, she knew not !
why, fortunate that Clifford should
have been called away as Mark 1
Winton crone. She longed to hear
hint talk with 111.1. step -mother, once j
just once—in the old, quiet, sensible.
way, without interruption. When
Marsden was present she was never 1
quiet at ease; ,she felt he was watch- 1
ing her, t hat he was ever on the 1
lookout for her notice or her avoid-
un;e.7 She dreaded slighting ltim,
and feared 111e passionate delight
which any little show of kindness on
her part excited. To be still and
tranquil for an etening or two was I
very charming; though she was dis-
tressed to find what pleasure it gave
her to hear Winton's deep, somewhat I
harsh, voice, to listen even to his I
most trilling remarks. \Then—when
would he speak to Helen, and put
another final barrier between them?
The all -absorbing topic of her own
engagement had prevented any ani-
; nlac!ve,siotl on 1Winton's letter; more-
over, as Melt n did not make any re-
mark respecting it, Nora did not like
to broach the subject.
It was late, and Ilea was beginning
to say good-night—a process which
usually lasted some tinge—when Win-
ton appeared. Ile had only urrivcd
that evening, and apologized for in-
truding so late.
Beatrice, of course, greeted him ;
rapturously, and her departure to
the realms of sleep was postponed.
When she had disappeared, and they
were quiet, Winton looked round the
room! and said:
"It is almost like being at Brook -
dale, only I hiss some of the furni-
ture and ornaments."
"And the t'oont is smaller," added
Mrs. L'Estrange.
"Have you been ill?" were his
! next words, addressed to Nota, w•itlt
an earnest look.
"No! Why do you ask? Do I look
i11?"
"I think you do. London does not
agree with you!."
{ 'I have a slight cold, scarce worth
mentioning." she returned.
Winton slowly withdrew his eyes
from her; and, after looking down
for a minute in silt nee, began to
talk of .Mrs. llullley' and her ill-
ness, her relapse and her final. re-
covery. 'flan he spoke of going to
{ see his uncle, in Yorkshire: and they
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I tell yo
"lie IN.
thought Nora.
('er'tainly, A
very kindly. ..
idea why ahead.
Winton looked a
surprise.
"You Wray have,
it." Another pan
evident effort \ti'itit
ing lure eoulplrsrd
het' 1t on. "You
pw('Ntu ptaous ass,
m'
he
1.F`
.e tuitntest cha
f tldc'• Jliss 1,'1':hlt•ti
have always been goo
l't�k'ttilly when 1 first km,
hnowledged you have never
tiny hope that you would ever
me be more titan a friend. .
or rat
1 1 have imagined, a
late y
Jilt, that you were changed in sot
way; perhaps trial ought to have
been enough to silence nue, but, you i
see, when a man's whole future hangs 1
On 'Yrs' or 'ho,' it is hard to be
content with uncertainty, and there
is a degree of sympathy between us •
c,n some subjects. In short, I can
not leave without asking if there is
any hope for 111e, for," looking
straight at her with solemnity, "1
love you well.,,
"Me!" exclaimed Nora, who had
listened in increasing amazement.
"Are you sure you mean me?"
"Who else could 1 mean?"
";ter, Winton," rising to her feet in
the agony of that terrible moment,
and white even to her lips, "I have
promised to Marry Clifford Marsden
in February."
Winton also rose and stood be-
fore her, a grim, dark expression
gathered in his Lace.
"I never anticipated this"—he
broken off abruptly. "Tic n I have
only to apologize, which 1 do most
humbly, far having intruded myself j
and my feelings on you. I shall
trouble you no more."
There was a moment's silence.
"I ant grieved to grieve you,"
said Nora, in a voice so low and
trembling that she scarce heard
herself.
T believe it, ykind true
you haven I to
heart. 1 Was presumptuous in !top_
ing to win it. (nod grant. Marsden
may mike you happy! None can
wish you all possible prosperity more
warmly than .I do. Pray forget that
I have momentarily distresses! you."
He paused, and looked at her intent-
ly. "Nora, are you faint? You
tremble, you can hardly stand."
He made a movement as if to
catch and support her.
1 "No, no!" she exclaimed. "You
must go—you taust leave me!"
"I must, indeed," returned Winton.
He took and gently kissed her hand,
1 said softly, "1 will never intrude on
you again. (food -bye, dear, good-
bye!" seized his. hat, and was gone.
Then Nora sunk upon the sofa and
buried her face in her hands, her
heart filled with the blackest despair.
11 11e had come but three weeks, even
a fortnight ago! What was to be-
c•otne of her?\Wus there no escape?
I Could she bring hien no cotiifort?
The pain in his voice still vibrated
on her car. Iden if site could break
with Clifford—he, too, loved her well,
and she would not willingly hurt
hint; but oh! how her heart ached for
Mark Winton! 'There was no music
in his voice, but what a ring of
truth and sincerity! His words were
few and simple compared to Clif-
ford's eloquence; but what earnest-
ness they expressed! How did she
come to believe so implicitly in Win-
' ton's attachment to Helen'? Surely
Clifford Marsch o, who knew both be-
fore T1e11 n was married, he ought to
! know the real facts,
Could Miirk \Wint on have forsaken
Helen for her? No; that was impos-
sible! And uMMus import ant trifles,
in licative of his interest in herself
from the very beginning of their ac-
ipini tta>1ee. t•ee'111•l'tl to her painfully
exci eel memory. Why—why did she
Vow herself to be so easily misled?
1 ow diel ('lilford conte to he so de -
CAA Veil? liid I e indeed believe what
he assorted? Was she not base, to
suspect her affianced husband o.
trickery because she was miserable
herself? And if, as she believed only
yesterday, Melolt was at1ached to
Winton, the round of wretchedness
would be complete! Why had she
been so precipitate? 'Turn which way
she would, she was hemmed in by
the misery she had caused others.
Iiow was she to bear her life? She
lutist lot Witton believe in her in-
difference to him, her love for Mars-
*len. After all. her duty and con-
sideration ought to 1>e for the man
she had promised to starry, when she
thought another was preferred by the
roan she loved! Where could she
turn for counsel or comfort? None
could give it to her. Iter wisest,
justest ('(Mese, would be strictest
silence as to 1Vihton's amazing avow-
al. Then :here uotld be no distur-
bance. Helen would renlnin on the
same ft•ie'i,dly terms with Winton,
perhaps he mi!:ht tenth to lave her.
.1t any rite, she 110(1 always heard
that men newer sulfured long from
silch disap!'0int nents.
tt was it11 100, too -cruel! '1'o
1!link (hat through a mistake so
slight, so fast 1(1 have 11voided, she
had missed the road that led to
happiness—h.tpp.ness frill, conpicte,
soul -sat isfyiug;—and made him she
loved s0 weedl sutler to bitterly as she
did herself!
It wee an boar of intense, blackest
despair. 0 night of anguish to which
there 'St ouid be Ito succeeding (lawn.
1'o the sorrows, as to the joys, of
youth there are no to -morrows. In
grief it inilig ttwn.tly rejects the Idea
glided easily front one subject to
another.
On rising to say good -night, he
asked Jlrs. 1.' Estrange at what hour
he shanld find her next day.
"I don't think I shall he in touch
before four. 1 have a`c!readful bt1sl-
11eSS before n1e im a visit to the den-
tist with poor little ilea, and we
are to ransack C renu'r's for some re -
sward to encourage her drooping
spirits! But, about fou', you will
find us at tea."
"Very well," he returned, and bid
them good -night.
"I do not think you are looking
so i11, Nora," said Airs. L'Estrange,
when he had gone.
"Oh, no! it was only Mr. Win -
ton's fancy. There is nothing really
the matter with me."
As soon as Mrs. L'Estrange with
Ilea and her governess had departed,
after an early luncheon, Nora took
a book and a comfortable corner of
the sofa, determined to think only of
the story, which was interesting and
well told, S11e reit unaccountable
weary, and was not at all surprised
that Whiten should hate thought her
looking i11. What an ungrateful, un-
accountable creature she teas! flow
happy most girls would be, in her
place! But slue was going to read,
and not think about herself. So,
with an effort, she fixed her atten-
tion on the page before her. She
had not read long, tt ht n the unex-
pected announcement of "Mr. Win-
ton" made her heart stand still.
Why—why had he come so early? She
started up in haste, and went to
sleet him, reading in his observant
, eyes the snore questioning expression
i which had struck her the evening b'-
10 e.
"1 ant afraid Helen will not be in
j just yet," said Nota, with a friendly
smile.
"Yes, 1 know I um rather early,
1 but, if I don't interrupt you, I will
I wait," returned Wilton, speaking
more rapidly than usual. Ile drew a
Chair near her fora, lasing his hat
on the Moor, but still holding his
laic!(, with which he seemed to trace
the pattern of the carpet. "!MOW is
• your eold,-llcttei'':'
think what
hide !herself
eyes O/ her
d think of
than the la-
dttche; but it
;n in the safe
ow. No; site
erself. She
p, There was
ay. She rang,
•-ready Watson,
o thought the
1, and sallied
sage for Mrs.
fleet that Mr.
and could not
AVe g c faille Prepa ration forAs -
slunilating tt'teroodat;'iiter'ula-
ling the Stomachs andBowels of
she returned,
ut.
cried her step -
letter front Mr,
would
What he o d
•ell had let the
you drop and
trouble to pick it
Promotes Dii~estion.Clyeerful-
ness andnest t ontitis tlCi;tl ;F
NIum.Morp1lille stor Mineral.
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e Kind ifou Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
th a bewildered look.
trod of it as she came
in. 11 unate she is so light.,,
"Alt! fruulein, it is not a
good (>n1(1) ' cried the little German
gotcrness.
"Olt! we must nut talk of omens!
]Tow did Bea behave at the dentist's,
llelen?"
"Like a little heroine!" cried Mrs.
]'Estrange proudly, "and she has
c'hose'n a proportionate reward—a
monstrous Noah's ark, with the
most accurately correct animals ever
made out of wool, and fur, and
papier-mache. 1iut, Norah, were you
wise to go out?"
"Yes. quite. 11y head ached fear-
fully, now it 18 better."
"It may be; but on look wretch-
ed. 1 do not know tth it .11r. Mats -
den will say to rue wiwn he conies
back. 1 wish you mould , ead WS
letter. I tuts anxious to hear wilt
Lady 11orr,ng't00 says."
".'oth ng tory- pleuvant, I fetus,"
said Nora, with a sigh.
"Why touidn't .\L•. Winton come
this afternoon?"
"(1h! he was ol:lieed to go some-
where else. 1 iinag.`ste he Is going
at.ay to see t>is lla.le t0-1101'.%>tt-
• • • • • •
Marsden had braced himself up for
a stormy interview with hes sister.
After carefully reviewing his posi-
tion, and aseu•iug hialstlf there utas
no flaw in his armor. that the ac-
counts of his trusteeship were in per -
its 1 order, 11e Hetet omned to ..,.-
uouic•e his intended hum stage to the
world.
`l he first person to be ic,',n•i.ked
was Lady 11oirington. That u"n'•.
there was nothing more to leer.
lie did not. reach Chedwoi'th till
just in dale to chess for dinner.
There were one or two country
neighbors to share that repast., and
the conversation Lady Durrington
wished to have with her brother was
postponed till the next morning.
Marsden observed that his sister
looked very grave and portentous;
but that In no way damped his spir-
its or lessened his efl'orts to amuse
and interest his sister's guests,
which were peculiarly successful. Ile
listened with lately attention to the
details Lady Dorrington poured
forth respecting llfta. Ruthven's suf-
ferings and tedious recovery. Site
feared that the poor invalid would
scarcely be able to see hint. Marsden
begged site !night not be asked to do
anything not quite agreeable to her.
"It is no question of what is agree-
able," said Lady Dorrington severe-
ly. "It is of what will be safest
for Mrs. ltuthven. You cannot im-
agine the weakness to which she is
reduced. Any relapse now would be
fatal. She is anxious to go away
to the south of France, or the Rivi-
era, but I trust she will not go
alone."
"No; she had much better get some
pleasant companion. You will find
her one, I dare say. Yon always
have such a supply of admirable per-
sons on hand fitted to fill every pos-
sible position."
Lady Dorrington darted an angry,
warning glance at her brother, and
addressed hint no more that evening.
(To be continued)
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in
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
EXACT COPY Of WRAPPER.
BABY'S OWN TABLETS.
For Weak Sickly Children wring
the riot Weather Months.
T iotwu.ds of iutants and children die
th . og;h the hot V. enther Dion be. be -
ca Ise I. men er eotnl'lilinte and s .en eel.
rronhlee enu.e euddeuly, ated u 011141.s d,
nut. bt.ve the mettt'P at bsl•d to pet npt13
•heck n1 d cult tit tn. lu hen'• e a bee.
Raby'r Own Tablets are used there little
1ivee Odtt be s>ev.dend no h• me in th.
nil where there ttr.i children should b.
w ith tut the Tab'. is They p1 ou.pt13
et,te a.l etiquette and hr wet tt"'ublett aha
are relief 4..1 tenthiutl chtldrel,, end the
mother 1 tis a guarantee tel at tl ev eontait'
no opiate or hut•tnfat dreg. Yon can
Irish the Tablets to a powder and give
hem with per feet safety to a tlaw bort
bubo Mr 5. M. ]Mach, St. Peters. N.S
•,N� N: "I ba v04 need Baby's Oevit T11blet.►
ter most of the ttiathles from which lit
tie n' P• suffer. tial I find them the best
u . dicine 1 havoc ve r tried." All tnedi
net e 11. TS ,•ell tl ese toll is or ,04t eat
et them by nail it tri cents a b. it M
,.1,tiu!' " by 1', . Wihuuns' !tu(ricil.0 Co.,
Brockville, Ori'.
:Inst: r.,nc+it . d a ear lead of New t3rnti
w ck XXX rep u at lute tt`dar extit+
hex• v t:adlgl, is 10 sell nt $2 per square.
Putties 1lteeliog slitlrg,1e should see these
before plac:tlg their order.
1 A.
f er'A. decLe.tx.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY.
A 9 poi/ aTt h eb de od st iemi se o n u, jguasrt oc no ae t pe idl I
mild, certain. They cure
constipation.
Want your moustache or beard BUCKINGHAM'S DYE
'bent= brown or rich black? Use mu cast or DICGCft5713 011 r. man, s oo.. masa.
The radium salts closely resmemble
Six hundred thousand acres of India's
laid is used by the Goverumeut for the
cultivation of opium, the greater bulk of
waich goes to China.
Flying fish do not usually rise inore
than 8 feet above the sea. but they have
been knowu to fall on a deck as much 43,41
20 feet above the water.
the number of cotton spindles in nse
in the United States increased last year
from 15,500.000 to 20,000,000, owing
priucipally to aew factories iu the cotton
belt
Jules Verne, the great Freiteh IN velist
had a peculiar bobby as a small boy.
This was to coustrnet nests at the top et
high trees and spend whole days in them..
Between 1890 and 1903 the Unite&
States decreaeed the 'leather of commer-
cial failures from 15 084, with lizthilideir
of $226,000.000, to 12,069, with hebilitimn
of $155,000,000, a decrease itt
The per capita value of England's for-
eign commerce+ last year was $95 50; that
of Germany $47 60; that of France $4&
and Austria $17, while that of Belgium
was $120.
FOR SALE IN
FOR ENERGY
AND STRENGTH.
ANTI -PILL
Prevalent conditions
that go to make people
look old aud fasten age
marks before their dine
are described in the fol.
lowing letter from a
woman who received im-
mediate relief from a
sample of ANTI -Pits.
"1 would wake in the
morning feeling tired.
My feet and ankles would
swell. I bad a horrible
dragged sensation. My
head ached as though
it would burst. My bow-
els were never regular. I
had a disagreeable feel-
ing of overftdness afire
eating. Food would not
digest, and caused pea&
distress. 'Was nervous.
I was treated for dyspep-
sia and constipation with
little or no relief. A sam-
ple of Dr. Leothardre
ANTI -Pits did me Do
much good I followed
up its use, and two boxes
has entirely cured me."
ANTI -PILL is sold by
druggists, 50 cents, eis
mailed by add re ssing
Witsolt-Frist Co., Niag-
ara Falls,Ont. Free Ram-
ple mailed to any address...
BALANCE OF 1904
CLU I N G
RAT E
•
For the balance of this year we are prepared ttt
give the following low clubbing rates to new subscribers
Times to January 'SI, 1905 40C
Times and Family Herald and Weekly Star
to January tst, 1905,
Times and Weekly Globe to Jan. ist, 1905,
Tirrws aud Weekly Sun to Jan 1st, 7905,
THE TIMES,
65c
6bc