The Wingham Times, 1904-08-11, Page 7hie
A Tangled We
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BY IVMRS. ALEXANDER
Author of "Beaton's Bargain; "His Perfect Tru
" By Another Name," " Her Hewes Idol,"
"Half, a Truth," " Hs Rival."
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'' Pure soap 1" You've heard
the words. In Sunlight
Soap you 'have the fact.
SUNLIGUT
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'"Yes," said Mrs. L'Estrange. "The
'sgll is (lead," she sighed.
"I did not know that. Then Win-
ton is the 01d man's. heir?"
"I believe so." Mrs. L'Estrange
rose and closed her writing -book.
'Yott Rill, 1 11111 sure, (XCIlSO 1110, as
1 promised—"
"Pray do not apologize," cried
Marsden gleefully.
"Is it not very fine to -day?" ex-
•elailned .mora. "Do you know, Clif-
lord, I should enjoy a drive so
/much."
"Would you? Well, I will go and
fetal it conveynnc•e, and a tolerable
of horses; shall
t c i. t. you drive to
lar f 1> 1 1
,your heart's content."
"Adel you, Helen?"
"Ary dear, you know I am en -
;gaged," and with a senile and nod of
the head Mrs. L'Eetrango left thein
- together. , . •
Anel you are glad to see me back,
Nora, as glad as the last time 1 re-
turned?" said 'Marsden, taking her
kissing repeatedly.
11 t. C EaLC
Yl 1>`l. SI 1 1
hand and g I .•
'Yes! Oh, yrs only I feel nervous,
uneasy, not a bit, like myself.. I amt
. distressed about Lady Do)'ringtotl, I
scarcely can say what I fear. But 1
feel 1 Rant air and (motion.,,
"Very well, We, shalt have a nice
• drive. I shall be back In about three
quarters of an hour. You will be
ready?"
"Quite ready!" Still Marsden
lingered.
"Look at 010 Nora," he said soft-
ly. "You have not given /me a kiss
to -day."
"1k> not ask ate," exclahned Nora.
"1 111.11 not, not now." Shu half
turned from/ hunt, but held out her
hand. d.
l
i
1C kissed it again,
o
ur
mu
rim
r+
"As you will, darling!" and went
away not displeased; he fancied site
must be Waking. front the uncon-
: eciousness than chilled ilio:.
Theeu wren. terrible days and nights
to Nora I:1:strange. III et heart
luu'w no rest from gnawing regret for
the miserable utistinderstagging which
had wrecked her life, and the tortur-
ing doubt as to What was best and
eight to do. She was the source of
sorrow to the man she loved most
truly, she was deceiving the lover
wham she sincerely liked, and, Win-
ton out of the Way, night have lov.
• ed. 'Plum, although she had been
mistaken as regtu•d Al ark Winton's
feelings, it did not follow that her
ideas respecting Mrs. I1'1 trange were
also wrong: perhaps in his disap-
pointment Winton might turn to her.
11 so, Nora felt she ought to he
pleased, but she was not by any
_means pleaeed with the idea; on the
contrary, it was very bitter. filen
• what was the right course to take
with Marsden? Poor fellow, he was
so fond of her. (low could Rho break
with hint, and break his heart? And
suppose she had the hardihood to tell
Idaesden the truth, how would it
:.sound to say, "Despairing of Mark
Winton, I promised to bo your wife;
now I find he is willing to take lie,
I wish to break my word to you."
Such was the simple fact. No! She
never, never could mala' such an
.avowal. It were best she should
bear the penalty of her own weakness
in having too readily yielded to
pc lesion, to her overeager desire
to throw off the pain and shame of
•caring for a man who preferred an-
other, Resides, what would Winton
himself think if, after telling him she
was to marry Marsden; she declared
herself free? Probably that she was
s. heartless jilt.
No, there was but one way for her
to walk in; she must lock up her
secret and her sufferings in her own
heart; leave Winton to conquer his
fancy for herself, which a, strong son-
•sible mean, as he was, no doubt s >on
would; forget him quickly, if pos-
sible; marry Marsden, and love him/,
and do everything for 11iu1 in the
spirit of affection till lova earn••.
• Oh! would it come? And if it dia,
would she not be a traitor to 11ct'
true, first love? Destiny was too
potent' for her: she could only con-
quer, by bearing her fate!
Meantime Lady Dorrington made
no sign. '1'110 society papers an-
nounced that Mrs. liuthyen has sufti-
.•o-
'(>
remove to 1
•l
••
. ciclntly recovered ea u
> I
ill
quay, where she had taken Lord
t1 5 beautiful Villa, and added
n hint that "as see assorted smite
time since, there was no truthin
the report that she was about to•.
contract an alliance with a .certain
squire of high degree in the Midlands
whose brilliant Success as 11 s)>ot•ts-
nlan, yachtsman, and loan of tho
world, could not insure that other
and greater success which, no doubt,
was dearest to him of all."
:Mrs. L'Esti'ange and Nora both
watched With uneasiness for some
token of amity fromLadyImri-
ton, and the seeming estrangement
of his only sisterread increased
g Y
Nora's reluctance to become Mars -
'den's wife.
Nothing, however, can out the drug
on time's chariot wheels; the da; 8
went by swiftly yet heavily. Nora
was sorpri8011 how few (imenet unit-
ies she found for being alone with
Mrs. L'Estr'ungo. She longed to as-
certain what tie bad existed between
Mark Winton and step -mother.
her stc >-oth
er.
Yet 5110 never had a chance for lead-
ing up to that subject. It was one
respecting which she could not ask
a simple, straightforward (11 estion,
and she never was long enough alone
with firs. L'I':strange to approach
the topic with masked batteries.
Mtu•sden was constantly with thein,
always charming, obliging, sympath-
etic; and it needed all Nora's tact
and ingenuity to avoir] the frequent
tete-a-tete inteeview•s he was perpetu-
ally contriving, to escape his caress-
es, from which she shrunk with a sort
of dread she was herself ashamed of.
Sotnet imos she could not conceal
this shrinking ft•om hint, and it filled
hint with anangry despair,
atl thatcall-
ed forth her deepest remorse, and
1)l
obliged her to atom , s n amply, y. that
'Marsden wqs once more joyous and
hopeful.
If you know all you have co..t
me!" he lvould sometimes ct•y, "all
I have risked for you, you would not
cut me to the soul, with this accurs-
ed cold prudery! Not that I would
hesitate to pay any price that would
make you imine; halt 1 sometimes
doubt you have any heart to give."
Then Nora would tremble. and as-
sure 111311 how dear his happiness was
to her, and take his hand in hers, and
stroke it with gentle kindness, and
Marsden would become reasonable
once more.
For lira, this was a heavenly in-
terval of treats and tors, the circus
and the panorama. Indeed, as at
the harvest of the sugar -cane, all
came in for a share of sunshine and
good things, and at times Nara won-
dered at her own insensibility and
ingratitude.
One evening, shortly before Christ-
mas, Marsden had Looked in later
than usual, after dining with some
friends at his club. fie stood on the
hearth -rug, retailing the political and
other gossip he had heard, and ques-
tioning Mrs. L'Estrange and Nota
respecting their shopping.
"Mrs. Huthvon is coming to town
1 neat w'ee'k," he said, "1 had a talk
with Shlrlev to -day. Ile had been
down to see here she has not deigned
to Communicate with me, but 1 hear
through my solicitor she has sold
that villa she was so wild to get a
month or six weeks ago, and made
fifteen hundred pounds by the trans-
action."
I "Ts it possible!" exclaimed Nora.
"Some people seen/ to have the
potter of turning all they touch to
gold," said Mrs. L'Estraege,
"Fortunate people." retutn0(1 Mars-
den. "Talking of gold, 1 see Win -
ton's old uncle died rather suddenly
on the thlr'teenth, so. I suppose he'll
have plenty to do settling his affairs,
instead of rushing back to punish the.
unworthy in his district."
"Was old. Mr. Winton rich?" naked
Mrs. 1..'Estrange, carelessly.
"T ant not sure. T think I have
heard that he made money or saved
mo: e'y of late years. He lived at a
little shooting box ile had on the
edge of a Yorkshire moor. I don't
think he ever held up his head since
'Black ,Turk' went to the bad."
"Do not say that lir. Marsarn!" ex-
claimed Mrs. L'I4stranire earnestly.
"Father and eon misunderstood each
other; but. the Son was more sinned
ronin Her delicate
REDUCES
EXPENSE
AA fur the Octagon Rant •3;
give lie. It is extremely absurd this
superstition, and must mean .1 tun
going to die, for if I lite I shall un-
doubtedly have lnitnv a street kiss in
the days that are coining."
"Do not think of stall things,
Clifford," said Nora, mere touched
by his words tb{ln 11e 1'115 aware, and
she leaned forward to press her lips
gt ntly t(> his cheek. "1 t rust you
may have many, many happy years
before you."
"Will you make me happy?"
"I. will do lay hest for yon, dear
CI Ilford. 1 will. inch.ed."
"(le cl bless you cllu•lin r! kissing
> > 1,
her hair, her brow, her cheek quick-
ly,
i l e' ]lt her 1•1)11881011. t nil eft x o
3,
t 1, g
as Mrs, L -..•/range re-entered the
room.
"It is not 101' large, and if you
will egret it over to the cook at
Ih'ookcitle, 1 shall be 1au1 h obl110(1,''
r ,
a packet
• id ha 1<hn the to him.
.h( said, handing it u
After a few more words 'Marsden
bid them adieu and deported. Mrs.
L'Eetrenlgo and her stop -daughter
1 lire and sat for
drew nearer the < t t o
. e
1 silence.
some minutes in
"T (tied not think Mr. Marsden as
bright. as usual," said the former at
length.
"No, ITe was a little more serious
than usual," returned Nora,
•'But he is always pleasant and
kind. I really think, dear Nora, you
are wonderfully footunate. Yours is
a case where true love has rut/
smooth."
"Tho ides of March have come, not
gone."
"That is quite 1111 lulcanne- speech,
Nora." 'there was another pause.
'Then Nora, Katherine. up her reso-
lution, said quietly:
know Mr.
Marsden o
r
"lied Clifford 1
whenhe
cousin t
14
Y
Winton a
ud h.,
Were all boys?"
-"Yes. They used to be in Oldbridge
now and then, and he was at my
father's rectory once." .
"Will you think me unwarrantably
intrusive if 1 ask you a fold gu(stions
about 1)080 by-gohe clays?" laving
her hand gently on her step -mother's
knee.
Mrs. L'Estrange smiled thoughtful-
ly.
"No, dour, I can tell you . anything,
incl there is not 111011 to tell."
"Did you know Clifford before you
married my father?"
"Scarcely knew 111111. I (net him
several times. Tie was a delightful
boy at nineteen or twenty."
"Was he a great friend of 'Sark
Winion's?"
"No. More the friend of the other
Mark. You know bout the 11'intons
hnd the sante name, it used to make
confusion. They had not been
drought up exactly together. They
were at different schools, but both
were sent to study with my father—
one for the army, the other for India.
We used to distinguish them as Black
and lied :dark. Thev made Clifford
Marsden's acquaintatice at his aunt's
Mrs, Atheriey's at Oldbridge, and
he came clown ft•omi London to see
them once, for a few days, to my
father's rectory in Hampshire. 011!
what a sweet hoop' it Was. Khat
ages away hack that tithe seems!„
"And." whispered Nora, ` leaning
lightly against her companion, and
fixing her eyes on the glowing coals,
"'Mark Winton Was very fond of
you?„
"Well," returned firs. L'Estrange,
with a quiet smile, "he fancied he
was—he said he /vas—and 1, a fool-
ish, motherless girl, believed 111111."
"But was he not faithful and
true?" cried Nora, infinitely surpris-
ed.
"There might have been a mistake
somewhere; but it all clone hard
enough on me." returned Mrs.
L'Esirange. "The' e was a gentleman
in bur neighborhood who wished me
to marry him --a very good fellow.
T tons inclined to like him, but after
Mark made me believe he loved me
I thought of no one else, and I re-
fused my first admirer. 'Then Mark
went away to India. ITe wrote to pie he intended to settle nil he nos -
once or twice. Then calve my great sibly could upon his bt hie
sorrow. My f1Uher died, leaving elect. ere., et•., to all of
barely sufficient to pity his debts. I which airs. too mon listened al_
was very friendless, we had lived most in silence, with down cast eyes,
away from all our relations, and 1 I inscrutable smile.
Waited and Waited for a letter from) 111 vain. Shirley tried to draw
Mork, but /lone• came for more theft 1 some observations from her, which
•e ill w•h t direction the
nsih nti ht in<licnt u a
"Then --'r Kora I>eused, and. chant.- "Thrix You ore nlist(_kc.a; J glee
ing her sentence. observed, olio you doe exactly the shinty amount of ruu-
lutow, 1 fttnc'leri, at ,one time. that li( e•nce 1, otaayll slid --a go el deer.,
you would marry Mr. Sl'fntun?
rtes. (.'Estrange laughed softly.
''Phut fs cartoon." she held, "for
I fancied that vote and he were tak-
ing to each other, until after the
I':vesloigh hall'' When a Et)1't of change
came to both of you."
'/'herr was a rause of a few mbt-
otos. '1110 light (lied out, of Nora's
eyes—the color front her cheek. At
length she said:
"•1'in'n you would not marry Mr.
Winton?"
"It is extremely unlikely that he
would ask me," said Airs. !.'Es-
trange. laughing. "And as to ine,
all ideas of love or matrimony ore
over forever. Pert is, and Will be,
iny only love, I want no more,"
A dull sense of despair numhed
North's heart: it was a, few S00oud5
before she could collect herself to.
say:
Po you think
know all this?"
'Yes; 1 imagine he did. Tie wait
very friendly with Mak, and con-
tinuod to be after out• friend, lied
Mark, went out to India: illy fiance,
as I fancied hint to be, did not go
1111 alt(lr. Lie wasappointed :
t to t
Clifford A;ursdeo
het by no Memo; all, lam have betas.
,.
.1.1%.1111 to me, anti I halo hero useful
to you. 1, lust 81 1,11 (118!roetel to be
your friend, but do atot su1/1u0s0 fou
hate tho snlalknt power to injure me,
The (lay is long gone by for tltut."
"In tired you.! 1 o you 811)1 080 that
such an idea 0$'1 .1' crossed my brant?
My Inclination is only to be your.
most devoted .servant—more, if ye>u
would accept Ino!"
Alts. Den brim laughed softly,
"I quite believe amu," she said;
"still--"
"You have never been quite the
stone since you were 1obhed of
sour rubies," he inlerrut,ted. "You
S00111 10 luau grown doubtful of
eeetry one."
"1 ani," she t xcl lltted with sud-
den fire. "Utterly,/ completely pi-
t. sustisli
i-trustful; and you 4lulttcr feeble conr-
pialrlt5 became. ,1" Will not ton you
the Clague hopll` 1 hate Of recovering
then:, Levee 'that mane I ;tidy con-
fide even thtth t.ct you one dlty, but
nevi r if 1 lind, you presuming to try
discover( on your own e.ccount. 1:
oleo' hove a slight clew, and I will
hove no one muddle."
ccomplete-
regiment
cic'd 11
�7 1 t Il
isec sh
• 5 n; su•nl.c t th t e
stutiunecl 1Lt lJrlhi, and, [ • ly startled and surprised a
believe, was y0ry unfortunate and
weak, hir.11 i meat gave Inc an ac-
count o
o f his
later 11t0, 110 died two
years ago. 1 had not heard any-
thing of hire for a long time, and I
was so grieved to think of his woet-
0d life! now well it is that the fu-
ture is hidden from es! There, dear,
is the whole history."
The whole history! Airs. I,'Estrange
little dreamed what a sting it left
i 1-d t rl ' ( '
n her ste u 1 tree's said 11' life
! 1, 1
. .
.
ford Aitu•sden's memory really defect-
ive? Or, had ho misrepresented fuels?
Surely he was too much a gentleman
to do so? At any rate, she (Nora).
had been juggled out of the lost
chance of happiness over offered her,;
for she now felt convinced Alark'Win-
ton h11(1 loved her from the first.
•'1.)eur ITelen," she said, rising with
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an effort, "I have kept you up too
late; let- us go to bed. What an ex-
traordinary jumble lire is!"
"Yes! Is it not incontprehunsible?"
returned Mrs. L'1':strange, kissing
her. You look dreadfully pale and
tired, Nora."
"Incomprehensible!" the word kept
repeating itself in fiery syl-
lables; all eight long: strive as she
would, Nora could heat' nothing else,
think of nothing rise• What an in-
comprehensible cirst my 1 hat which
doomed her and the man that loved
her well, as she now believed, to
separation forever!
Was she (leeched, or only inad-
vertently misled? 11 deceived she
would never', never forgive. And she
nurst find out.
/neighed a strange, almost hyst -rival,
flu h.
a F,
lou lutist. not
he exclaiint (1 "you
another relapse."
"That would never do," she return.-
c•d in an altered voice. "I want to
hoe good deal to
I 1 soon; sl el
1 do. '.loll 1110, Shirley," she went on,
why did you not utato' love to Nor1
L'Fstrange? She would have been a
•,
tl .,
suitable ttlf� for you."
.
"1. was quite Billing to do so,
but somehow it was impossible, 1
could never get beyond the weather,
' or the last new Ha11/, With her."
"What is there different in her
from other woolen?" site asked scorn-
fully; "you have been tolerably suc-
cessful with other women."
"I don't knew; Miss L'Estrange is
frank and pleasant; and all that sort
excite yourself,"
aright bring on
CIIAP'1'ER XIV.
The balmy ale of Torquay did. won-
ders for Mrs. Iluthven, and her own
resolute eagerness to regain health
and strength still 1110'0.
The attentions and inquiries of
various noble and distinguished in-
valids, sojourning, like herself, in
that famous resort, soothed and sat-
isfied her. Laxly Torrington had
Written glowing. eulogiums and re-
c•o,umendtltluns of her friend and
guest, and all things promised fair
for the ensuing spring campaign. But
though sweet and placid to those few
favored visitors who were admitted
to her presence, the real vivifying in-
fluence which was bringing hack en-
ergy to her system was the hope, the
prospect of revenge. To lose Clifford
Marsden, by whom she had been so
fascinated. was bad enough: to lose
the lord of lilvesieigh, the hero of a
hunched conuursts, wits worse: to
lose hint to a simple, inexperienced
girl, whom she had herself ' pra'sed
and patronized, was worst of all.
Already society had begun to talk
of Clifford 'Marsden being about to
marry some country nobody; but rs
yet there was no certainty in the.
report, and, deet) in her heart, Mrs.
Iluthyen swore the mart iage should
never take place.
It was mart of her scheme to pre-
vent Evesleirrlt from, going into
strange hands, even for ct season. She
1.115 Betel'iinrr1 to rule there hro•a01f.
Captain Shirle"'s frit «'ns a stimu-
lating tenle: but she 10115 not too
confidential with her right-hand ninln.
She listened to his accounts of
.She
devotion to Noi a. the
steaclinc'ss and soln•iety of his life in
c'onw'ouenc'e, of 111e early date fixed
for their marriage, the rumors that
against than 5 g a, year. 1 lien T had it rut ions t 1 R
face flushed as she spoke. bidding ole farewell, and expressing current of her feelings was setting.
"You are, more charitable than drop regret for tory pain he nlie'ht He could not oven hake up his Hood
Baby Had Eczema most people. Mrs. I.Y.strange• to one have caused me, but that wordage if she had resolved to renounce Mixes-
deep
who, if not sorely belied, did not was not of the question for him. 1 I den. The only sentence which (seep -
who, was when
"1f• at any lipsthe subject
,. rr ( her on
v himself; chapter ( 1
1
• one . n e that i
n
o T f^lt t t
r for any c' • replied. And gufFered what no Pen care never rte
Can Ever Describe— rate, it is likely ]ted Mark, as we was closed forever. 'Mat was lust Shirley reiterated the report thitt the
s'1 to call him will step into his atm,I went to lite with Aiiss \'01'-
marriage was to take place imuuedi-
U l( +
Three DOCters h(>cs. ste,•—an engagement. Mrs. Ather1cv irately; then Mrs. 1tuthven said, lan-
Baflled.
' Mtts. WA't. Mn,1,ER, St. Catharines, Ont.,
-writes;—' My daughter Mary, when six months
.old, contracted eczema and for three years the
disease baffled all ereatmegt. Her case was one
of the worst that had ever come under my notice,
,and she apparently suffered what no pen could
-ever describe. I had three different doctors at.
Q tend to her all to no pur.
pose whatever, Finally
I decided to try Dr,
Chase's Ointment and to
my surprise she imme-
diately began to improve
and Wal completely cur-
ed of that long standing
disease. That was four
years ago when we lived
at Cornwall, Ont., and
o not aelsymptonI has
shown itself
• •~'etre muse be permanent.
MARY Daum Ma, S. 1'ttcnAensoe,
R„ Public Sehoel 'Teacher and Sunday School
•
..-
• 'uperintendent, writes :—" 1 em sequa)nted nit) "I'll g and fetch it."
Mr, and Mrs. Win. Miller and believe that they L'Estranga. �still!My life, under 115 new eon- ' T }tate unconsci(3us1y done bot)l'thiit4.„
would not Make a statement believing it to be in "With pleasure, said ltiureden, ditinnra was dreary and truing or left lnlertno somi'th:ng, that. has
any way misleading or untrue," "Now, dearest." he cried. as 5tun1 as enough to make me very grateful to induced you to rttthdretly the me," Y g said
COntsal,ori. Portrait its they were alone. "oue turewerll �,,crilir father for giving fire the 'chance , aencb you once plated in ort.
Dr, ig a Lure of Dr. 11
and signature of Ur. A W. Chase lsiii tttety ! kiss. 1 have an octet sort of fancy 61 leaving it -wand you knoiy than Shirley, with a 'wounded air, look -
bet. that it►is may be the last you'll cy0r tr 1 ink straight into 1100 eyed. :.. .
„
"Old Mr. Winton had a daughter,
I think?”
'Yes, who married against his will.
I don't know what become of her.
Perhaps she may comet in for some
of the father's money. Ilut I trust
hid you good=bye, as well as good-
night. I ant going down to Eve -
sleigh to -morrow to ser after some
matter's. I don't. fancy, after a11,
Mrs. Ituthl'eit will take' the place, she
has made so many difficulties and
stipulations."
"(tow long will you be away?"
asked Nora, Who had grown -very si-
lent of late.
"Well. quite three or four days.
You will write to into will you not.
My Mtceeteet sWee.hoart?"
"Yes, vertaitily."
"Anel will you take a parcel for ma
to Drookdale?" asked Mrs,
got for me." 1 guidly:
"I could nee er have believed 1 hat I "11 it dons not take place soon it
Such a man as Mr. Winton would Will probably not take place at all."
have detect so tensely." exteleinu•d '•'May 1 ask your rettsoa for say-
Nora, iter heart heating. bot' eyes lit ing so?"
up with indignation. 'How can you 'i ''Well. chiefly because Mr, Marsden
18 not a 1111(11 of very fxrtl purpose.—
"'But, ;`Toro," interrupted h=t's. ' and --something may occur to rhange
T,'hstrange, quickly, "it wee not his views. '1111king of chum!.. did I
Red Mark, whom you know. who be- teli yu" that T hale got rid of that
hayed ht this tray! 1 do not fluh'y piaci at Twickenham? It seems that
hs ever WAS in love in his life. Oh, 1 n rich stock -broker took a violent
no! It. 10118 his cousin. 001 friend ' fancy to it, mei he has given me a
was a1Ray's true and steady. T will • ihons(111(1 pounces for 1111 bargain."
remember when owing to the sinci1- i "Did you tiro of it so 800(1' ask-
arity of mune, eons. Levee behro c t ; rel Shirley, in surprise.
his cousin's, engtteement to me rri'ch- "h es: sk'kuess and seellsitn hate
rd hint, he 'Warned ole against throw- wrought a. radical change in Inv. I
ing away a crrteinte for a will -n'- now t:r•I T meat be in t.oatlon and
the -Wisp, aw, no doubt, T did. Ah? in the complete 'eountty, alternate•
that ryas a. dreadful time, Its bit- ly."
- ertiess end inortiticatirn sting me '1 am ,afraid, Mrs. Tlnthvoli, that
tTo be contluu d)
CHILDHOOD DAHSIRS.
How the Heavy Death R'i.te Amorg
Children Nay be Reduet.d.
Y
Th11 depth rete am1ong; infants atld
t pang clnidren du,•iieg the hot weather is
simple eppaliisg. For exeIuple, hi the
•ity eif 141nutrettl shine in one wt ek, the
death 01 one honored and six children
was reot•rded. blest ut hhba't deattls were
due to stomach and b 'Noel troubles,
wbicb are always altirudes:1y prevalent
during the bot weather, and most, if pot
all, of these preet(.u,t little lives might
have been hared, if the mother Iota at
hand a safe end Ample remedy to chtok
the trouble at the outset. Asa lite saver
among infants and young children,
Baby's Owu Titbit 113 should be kept in
every home. Tin sP Tabh is preveut and
cern diam11)00a, dyseateiv, cholera in-
tautnut and all forma of stomach trouble.
If little oues are givsn the Tablets oc-
casionally they will prevent these tronh•
lee and keep the children healthy. Toe
'relatrts cost only 21 oeots a box. and a
box of Baby's Owu Tablets in the home
may save alittie life. They are goaran-
reed to ce ntairt no opiate or harmful
drug, and may be g'vtu with safety and
1.dvanlage to a uew burn babe or well
grown child Ie Tour dealer do s n't
keep the Tablets, send the, price to the
Dr. Wilhelm Medicine Co , Brockville,
Ont., and a box will be sent you by wail
poet paid.
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Home Uses for Lemons.
A teaspoonful of letuon jnice in a
small cap of black coffee will relieve
bilious headache.
Two or three slices of lemon in a cup
of strong tea will care a nervous head-
ache.
Lemon juice is better than any drug
or complexion powder f++r giviug per -
ailment clearness and beauty to the skin.
Letnon juice (outward application)
will allay the irritiltlou caused by the
bites of insects.
A dash of lenton iu plain water is an
excellent tooth wash It not only re-
moves tartar, but sweetens the breath.
The juice of a lewou taken in hot
water, on awakening in the morning, is
au excellent liver corrective, and for
stout women is better than any antifer•
medicine ever invented —Philadelphia
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Rules For Long Lite.
Eight hours' sleep.
Keep your bedroom m windoe
s open s1
1
night.
Have a mat at your bedroom door.
Do not have your bedstead against
the wall.
Use no cold bath in the morning, but
water at the temperature of the body.
Exercise before breakfast.
Eat little meat, and see that it is well
cooked.
(For adults.) 'Drink no milk.
Eat plenty of fat, to feed the cells
which destroy disease germs.
Avoid intoxicants, which destroy those
cells.
Exercise daily in the open air.
Live in the country if you can.
Watch the three D's—drinking water,
damp, and drains.
Iiavo a change of occupation.
Take frequent and short holidays.
Keep your temper.
A girl with common sense has a Pretty
hard time getting a husband.
Pointed Paragraphs.
From the Chicago News.
You eau't buy experience on credit.
A bad epigram, like a woman's pencil,
i4 pointless.
When one woman envies another she
ie sure to auab her.
About the only way to avoid trouble is
by not being born.
A oynicnl woman is one who declares
that all men are alike.
With the exreptinn of vnersalf, every-
body is more or less deceitful.
No man is a nonentity To less he is a
prominent women's husband
The poor, cipir'ded bride thinks ahP is
marrying th best man at the weddin r.
A woluau Wnv ba uonvfn(I d i►t 'afte
years that. she drew a blank iu the. mitt
rinieuial lottery, but she clings ro th
b.aliet that her hnaneorl drewa prize.
Rules For Husbands.
(Weveland Press.)
If she is gracious Ma tar nHr.
Ta Rhl ;a %Vie" r'rois" her
It she is enonoulical commend her.
J' eh" is ex+r,vna'st.nt exit ain (•n heir
It she seerifine her pleasures foryoa
Rent+rons with her
Ir she is beautiful appreciate her.
It aha is lonely star hnYno with hor-
If she enoks well compliment her,
J° che, is ti"prl tw,A her
Ir sh+• enmbts yon he frank with her.
T' Rha rri'ves ho render •'•i•h her
If she is hysterical irnaro her.
Tf ahs ie fiiehry he firm with her.
If eht' is ? •r'(1 aAnre bee
AT LIFE'S
EVENING.
To those well along in
years there mimes, accord-
ing to the condition of the
system, their measure of
ills and suffering,. Some
are young at 70, while
others are old at 40.
Elderly people who once
use Dr. i.couhardt's Anti -
Pill land that It has marvel-
ous power to relieve their
of the troubles that nothing
else will shake off, wed-.
ally backache, coostipas
tion, bladder trouble, taiffe
ing appetite, and iatligeli-
tion. If ANTI -PILL 111 Unit
upon taking; cold. the echcst
and pains that usually fel-
low will be avoided. Tat
prove this, send to W ir.
sox-FrLe Co., Niagara
Falls, Out., for a free Kuno.
pie. ANTI -PILL is sold by
druggists at 50 cents elem.
ANTI -PILL.
FOR SALE IN WINGHA M BY WAL'1'ON McK.IBBON.
BALANCE OF 1904
♦RYW>MINIL.NNS.IINNIIII
CLUBBING
RATES:
For the balance of this year we are prepared to
give the following low clubbing rates to new subscribers ;-...t
Tittles to January tst, 1905 40e
Times and Family Herald and Weekly Star
to January Ist, 1905, .. 650
Times and Weekly Globe to Jan. 1st, 1905, 650
nines and Weekly Sun to Jan. Yst, 1905, Bbe
Six beaaauhes out of every seven Cart
Ile mired by properly fitted glasees. (;t►(t
on Dr. Egbort, Eye specialist at Qtioeii'ti -.
Hotel, Atagttst d2, 22 and 24. i Winghamo
THE TIMES,
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