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The Exeter Advocate, 1890-12-25, Page 2For Puty's Sake, (By Jean BleNett, alenheina, Ont.) Hannah /3r0wn is her Ilau. tn^deY— It used to be Sannah,Stover, An years ago she'd a brother Torn: _ Ad Ulfe as tWO heads of clover. We Sat last night when the Site Went dowh. Tile chores tor the day were ended; An' d for an hour or more, Au' the point whion I contended Was this—she married long ago, (We were girls, you see, together, An so we talk of our own affairs Au' the neighbors, au' shifts in the weather) But I—I 'aim beetimarried at ail roe I've alwaye held it a fetter, Tb be tied to one for good mid au, A01 heaps o' worse with the better. So I said, nilatinah, your uptane, Tiaat has brought yo heaps of trouble Was t aving the safe old. single Araek, To walk—and to work—in the double. 'You're fading, too --no wonder that; For who could keep young itod inerrY, With six rompmg youngsters about An' a husband rank contrary? But she sixii.led so—so foolist hke An' she sat so quiet by me, Ani said in her slow and easy way, " Yes, Jane, I've lots to try we. But a good provider is John), you know, Au' he labors late an, early; Is it any wonder the years that pass Should 1, avebini li, trifle SUely? An she children with their nrk-tty ways, An faces so sweet and sinning, If true it is married life's a cloud, It Las surely a, silver lining Pity you, Jane, each day ot my life, Alone in your and sorrow, An' some of my bright things I'd lend, If you'd but care te borrow," "Thanks, Hannah.," I said, sarcastic like, •`Keep your joys, if joys yu dud them; Pll take nay clouds as big as you plea,se, But no liniug like that bohind them," Hannah went on smiling just the same; Yon neer can poke sense down her, She rosily believes she is balmy now With that noise and turmoil round her. "Web, never mind, Ja114, she said at last, "Let's talk of something smoother; I came over now to tell you about Poor Tom my unhappy brother, A widower now for inorenu a year, With little ones to care for, An Toni no hand to manage at all, Or to know the why and the wherefore." "He'll come out al. right," I answered brisk ; I was sorry, but wouldn't show it, 'Canso years ago be was fond of me, Though the whole world didn't kno w it. Well, Hannah went home by the garden ga,te, An I sat alone by the embers— Now ain't it queor what a woman forgets, An' then all at ono° re,nunnb,:rs le * My pots and pans were athining bright, The door was white an' sanded. But my mind went gabopiug off in the past, • Till by -and -bye it lauded At a aay when I wore a lilac frock, With a sash and wide lace collar, An' Tom—such a bashful, awkward Tom— Said I beat the other gins holler. I was awful pert in my ways with Tom, But E guess 'twas more'n fate*, That I rued it a little after all When he married Cousin Nancy. A. cricket down by the wide brick hearth Rept up a sweet low humming; But I woke up quickly, for up tbe path I saw there was 8012100fle coming. * Now, if I hadn'thad foolish thoughts, I1 that cricket hadn't been singing I'd never have said " Come in !" like'that, With hands outstretched and cliuging. H1nnalf11 laugh, I know, for Ivo always held That my heart was cold as December, An' I tell you an honestly happy old maid No foolishness ought to remember. A widower, too! au' a house upside down! Four youngsters to worry an' fret me I What, what could I soty to a man like Tom, . Who couldn't au' wouidn't forget me ? My duty, I'm sure, is plain to the eye, (Tones youngest is just a beauty), An' I s y, come what will—good or bad— rna not going to shirk suon a duty. "LST CENTURY LOVERS" A Tale of the American , Revolution. CHAPTER VII. , The snow was no longer falreng. The air, motionless and crisp, vibrated only with the orisp tread of their feet and the orwtng of a wavering line of crows. The Monotone of the twilight deepened over the white desert, across which shone occasional gleams from some isoleted. houses. The mantle of clouds, pare ,of the &Swaim with whith the world was clothed, dispersing, showed roseate eights riVettling inner azure deeps, where a allied moon. boat floated with one star in tat -wake. They walked on briskly eend silently, something of the strangeness of the etrange, new world, whence all familiar landmarks were blotted out, dravrittg them together in the gethering shadows. Once a short mate ing waggon, piled with firewood, creaked past, so near that they could see the vapor of the horses' breath. There was closer communion in this silence than either of them knew, and as the ectiitu.de and dusk increased, they each became to the other the one reality in the effected and isolated rand. "Torn," said Betty, does it not seem strange to you for just us two to be walking an and on together ? " " It seems very good. I would that the way ware longer. "5. will try to tell you what I mean. It seems to rne that it will be like this when a person has just died; we will wander through such shades on and on—whither?" His grasp on her hand tightened. "I will not wonder or worry whither, so that we be together. Child, what odd fancies are these to visit thy sweet mind 2 I fear when you speak thrm—you seem too far away from me." "Something telle me that sometime we &all be together. We will be dead but not. lonely, for yon will be by me as we go on, ward; and you are very etrong and kind and a good friend to me, Tom." He started to say something, but her rapt mood and votes deterred him "Strange fancies come to we ; but the dreams are the strangest of alt; and at times the dreams and fancies seem one, and I fear--." "You have been too much alone. You will let me take ceoe of t ou now, ray angel " His ardor noel:led her to herself. "Ai this moment you may; yea. Else I would not reach home tenight ; like the Old Woman who could not get over the stile." They had reached the bridge, where a deep drift of snow had maned. Below, • in the dim fringe of willow bordering the ice -bound stream, a party of village youths had gathered for skatibg, oollented around a brash fire, lighting luridly the emoky gloom. Tote did not wait to avail himself of the eeerznissien. He lifted her slender form in his arms, lingering unnecessarily over the 'ask, before he deposited her over the bank. "I would that it had been es wide and deep ag the river," he Fetid, with trembling Thehe ehould hold her as easily AS\ a kitten was revelation ot strength that (tended Betty an increased netted. She looked itt him fartiVely, and ran on apace to the dark. I" Tom, didn't you tell me,you wrote pos. "1 dontt think so. I don't remembe over ldlliog yoia ; but I have been guilty • owe attempt �f the kind since1 left t University." "Madrigals to Miss Renesity and hionn to her eyebrow,' eh ? " h Net ]—the mincing fine lady 1 I writ a poem, to a ledy itt nay life--exo Wait• a •bit, Betty, not el, fast." •Elie hurtled on end caught up With her. "'t wilhoethe wiep then at! "Witheut int fire ? " "You Why, you to ale irtebe wilhoethewisp hes light bilt 00 Waeroth. 1 paw yoa by the brightness of your They were now in front of the bone. "Oh, Tom, thank you for the fleetly teemed compliment in verse that O&M° to day." "Why, how did you know `I writ it ? ' Ire beard a inookieg little laugh, "What an arrant vsitoh thou art, though it does not take ranch oleverneett to dupe euth a dullard as I." The parlor was dark, save for two lighted candles and a height fire, before whith Betty (seated herself, unfastening her wrap Tom leaned over he back ot her their, watching the worm light play in the reddish ripples ot her hair. " Bab must be with Aunt Clem," said Betty, holdieg out her hands to the fle,me, " Toni, how glad I was to see you Sails evening when you oame in. I felt like cry. Ho 1 a Rozier to the resale 1 ' as we used when we eeacted the old bellads." She could not see his face, but his voice was very low. "Thou dear little girl, half dead with ennui," laying his hand lightly on her hair. She shrank from the touch. "Sit down there and teak to me," ehe pleaded. "Child, wilt thou drive me mad? Genet thou not see that I adore thee? Wilt thou not love me ? " "5. do—oh, Tom 1 I care so much for you, but t is different from the love I bear Bab." He obeyed her mandete theo, sitting near her, and gazing earnestly into her face, flushed end startled. " Bab! I vow that thoa art either the most errant coquette or the moet engaging piece of simplicity I ever saw. I want you to love me, not as you love Bab, or thyone else—as yonr husband, my alive. Oh, hang ib! if I have to explain, you do indeed not care for me." "Do not be angry. Yon see, I have been very happy before; why should I care Ile change? And I do not like you when you epeak thus masterfully. I will not listen." She raised her hands as it to put them to her ears, but, seeing the uuhappinees on his face, rose and said: "Maybe, after a while, when I know you better, and we are older and more reason. able, I ' "Ah, cruel one I" he sighed; "age knows no plasm:tree." He leaned forward, elbows on his.knees, running hie fingers through the brown curls on his dejected head. Betty moved gently to the herpischord, and, touching a few chords, sang with satrioal intonation an old song: " A. poor soul sat sighing 'neath a sycamore tree, Sing willow, willow, willow! With his hand onhis bosona,hisheadon his knee, 0 willow, willow, willow I Sing, 0 the green willow shall be my garland." Tom drew a long breath end looked at her, at the greheful curves of her figure, emd the light glowing on her haltaverted face, which was laughing, as he could see by one teilstale dimple. " How oan you mock at me," he cried, "and goad me to madness, when I love you so? " She did not reply, but a moment after- ward began to sing to a quaint little air the following verses: What is this love? How should I know? Once. as a aloud passed o'er the sky, I said: 'Tis love that is passing by. (It \VaS not so.) What is this love? Ting to kriow ; A falling star shin t ugh I said: 'Tie tee wings t io at was not see What is this love?' I fear foltnow ; Once, as a thorn pierced in my breast, I felt love's sorrow without its rest. Alt hurt me so.) 1, t- What is this love ? Ah! I shall know ; Dark as rne cloud, swift as thel star, . Like the thorn it wounds and leaves& scar. (Heigh° 1 heigho 1) She followed this with other ballads, fill- ing the dinky, quiet room with her sweet voice, whicile sank into Tom's heart and thrilled him with an unrestrul calm which he would fain heve had last forever. What hepee es , A ies with her alone, to mark the rise aim , eti uf her snowy ker- chief 1 Betty arose and came to the fireplace. "Tom, is there anything that touches the heart sooner than these old songs? Do you mind, when we were children, how we pored over the chronicles of the knights, and wished to imitate them? I knighted you, end you swore to be ever trne to God, your lady, and your Bovereign." "Yee, and itfaith, the memory of that youthful vow ha e clung to me, and kept me from mach folly. You have ever been ray good angel; and many a time, when I have been in England with a crowd of mad fellows—snob ail yon, thank God 1 in your innooence have never known—has the thought of you restrained me ha the midst of some wild sceneethildieh oath though it was, it binds me in honor closer to mye king and to you." lee "1 wonder whether you rememberte old ballads we learned together, a d e poor dumpy old Witherington i . hey), Obese," that fought on his stump , " Ah, but what ie finer, and what I liked beet, was the Bettie of Otterbodtrite and the death of Douglas: 'My wound is deep. I f 0 nsleep. Take thou the yang throe, And bury me 'neath ac en bush. .,;That grows on ye er lily lea.' "Betty, there are e tears in thine eyes! Yott are right; ther is nothing like them; there is something a ie ne sais quoi." "Yes, as Bil ' teicy says—a a jenny etwkoo." Tom had own clangerone symptoms of another rev, of tenderness. It was 0 rming to him to be sitting, thus secureeileat oat from the surrounding waste o night, opposite the lovely girl whose anging moods played on her mobile ace; but the importunate fellow was n satiefied, and, from time to tinae, made °velment of impatience, heaved a deep sigh, or gazed too fervently. it check these raptures Betty continued gli t there is another collection I love ev• better still :—the nursery rhymeg. W do you fled anything grander, save S spear° 2 Coe may gather a vast deal of knowledge. There is historical informa- tiontheta King Arthnr which is recorded in Alio other chronicle, how 'he etole three p ke of barley -meal to make it bag-pud. g.' Then the sensibility in the IMO, ' e north wind doth blow.' The lover of al hietory finds the rare phentimenen pig without 6 wig, and the inforthant is en so accurate as to mention where they found, 'On the road to Bonner.' Is re not profound logic in the dednotion, the case of the ohl woman who lived tinder shill, that 'if ehe's not gone she fives there still?' Pettaw 1 as Mise Stacy gays, whet gibberith I cart Wk." "'Gad( Betty, what a °tithe line Grub Street loet in you! / ptotesi you still 1 alfil the nursery rhyme with which I used to tease yon; ' Lizzie, Elizeaseth, Betsey, end Beset Althe sabie pargon, bat hoW tiff& erent 1" " Eligebeth,fte hostess, is glad to eee yeti, but Betsey thinke you bed bettee go, teed 13804 portly idle you not he keep Peregrite and the horsed welting in the cold." The noise of the sleigh -bells outteide warned 11001. that Peregrine lead come to fetch hint home. He Armor reluctantly, throwing oh hie coat, and leoking down at her as she set with taper, rosy fiegers looked before the blibee. "Goodnight, oruel child 1" he "5. wonder if the time will ever come when "Betnenaber Pope's tenth beatitude: 4 MOSSO is he that eapeoteth little, Inc he shall never be disappointed.' He mabow bow, and moved without a word teritrci the door. " "Wait," she said ; "5. was unkind to thee. Bear with nee a while God know 5. fear change. But, Tom, I told an Untruth"— the color surged over her faine—" I seid that I hated you when you were masterful ; I do not think it con be hate. It frightens me, but, Tom -1 think I like thee best, so." Beside himeelf, he bent over to take her in his arms, but she drew away, end stand- ing erect, with quickly taken breath, like a startled deer, amid: "Not so, I beg you -1 am free yet, •Why tlo yoalook at me so fiercely it you love mo? loving?" ?,is, it all—what does it mean, thio Saddenly the expresaion that he had often before noticed minas into lier.eyes. With the iris lerge and dark, they seemed to look off, sehag nothing. Thue they etooci for one moment in long - past time, end during that moment 'Can tell what glimpse of hidden thi ed before the pore vteion of the gi unapproachable, awing her love eo silence? He lifted her hand gently to the memory of Betty standing in the light, etamped on his heart, we pre with him through the cold and nighteas the sleigh uped over the snow toward Lord's Gift. CHAPTER VIII. When Betty awoke that May morningi she heard through the open wit orowing of a cook, anewered by te far echo in the village. Then ether eon symbols of lite began to in ra e semi-oonsoioneness, the sleepy te birds and the lowing of °owe going tare. She opened her eyes slowi ,to see the diaphanous white of the window -0 r tain shadowed by a branth ot ivy, nd to realize that she day was Sunday and the month was May. She arose, put on a wrapper, and went down through th let house into the garden. The eau had not yet peered over thee el sweep of the esetern horizon. The garden and the tintless sky and water were veiled with a ode mist. The earth waited, calm and pure, the coming of her bridegroom, and for this the garden was all in white; for it was the time of white bloom --of bridal -wreath, snow- balls, lilac, dogwood, and magnolia. The haze clang to the budding treetops, and eoftened the earth to a dream of peace and proraiee for the future, which seemed to enter Betty's heart, bringing a happiness that lasted and fulfilled ite misei through. out that crowning day of her life. She leaned down to the graes, where each tiny spear was silvered with dew, aird, fill- ing her palms with the moisture, bathed her face; for Mammy had told her that dew was bettor than any of Miss Stacy's compounds for removing freckles; and, for some reaeon unknown to herself, Betty had begun to take great interest in her personal appearance and to feel a desire to appear beautiful. As she walked between the box -bushes, on sv tioh the dew -drops hung sparkling, er.webs, she eived bee' • he subtle perfa and, stooping to ate t e ong, pe leave, SaY7 the tiny • e, that seemed to tremble with their OW11 'verpowering Ira - granite. God seemed very near t She became like part o folding around her, inzerpe sweetness of the flowers a them with dreanaful eyes. •e picked the lilies and pieced them on he white throat. Then, passing another flo ed, where the early yellow rose, the o one yet in bloom, scented the air, a is o soratthed her arm, bare to the elb,pw. Pushing it aside, she saw that it was'a spray of the daily rose, on which one *thing bad was berating through its filenfOts of green. "You little dear " sheetsaid ; and, press. ing her lips to its velveg 'tenderness, s felt a gentle thrill. Algal Ah," thought B tiT" I must be grow- ing, too." (To be tinned.) Pa Saints. St. Sebastia • he patron of soldiers. St. Hubert ie 0 patron of hunters. St. Agnes is patron of maidens. St. Manic he petron of matrons: St. Pane is the patron of childhood. St. Th s Aquines Is the patron of schools St c &se prevents and cures sore throe e. Maxima ig the patron of virgins and S . Vincent de Paul is the patron of char- ities. St. Caminillus of Lehis is the patron of hospitals. St. Sabine is evoked against gouelend rheumatism. ' St. Appollonia is invoked agsinet tooth- ache. Bt. Carbara is invoked for the lagt sacra. meat. St. Raab is invoked against contagions disease. St. Benedict Joseph Labre is invoked against lightning. , St. Aloysitut is the patron of yolith, parity and students. St. Joseph, spouse of the blessed Virgin Mary is the patron of the universal church. morning. he nature 00 - ,rated by the he bent over Should Yon Give Away a Doff, For a broker, buy a pointer. For a compositor, get a setter. For military men, dogs of war. For the man who has lost his fortune, a retriever. For a balloonist, a Skye terrier. For a pedestrisn, a lap dog. For a detective, a spotter. For e cattle -raiser, a bull dog. For a millionaire, a deer hound. For a negro, a 'coon dog. For a jeweller, a Watch dog. For a senores water Spaniel. For a tobaccechewer, a spitz. For an explorer, a Newfoundland. For a singer, a yellow dog. For a prize-fighter, a pug. For a messenger boy, a terrier. Poe a dude, s collie. For an angry mother, a nutet Drake's Maga:sine. Not consistent. Harper's /eager Sidle—Bow do youlike your new neighbore, the Wooleley'e 2 Mrs. Hicks—She geerae a tiredly soul: but she has no taste abOrit her drese. Hioks--What did you find to oritioige 2 Mrs. Efielts—Theidea of a woman appear. ing in tt coffeeMolored tea gown Some people think an insipid smirk tend "beg pardon should be sufficient etc- onse for breaking into a priest° eonversao tion. The 'Men who magtere his own bushiest( rteihda it. TWERTE STORIES MOH. The DifaS0a11) Temple at Chicago WM Cleave the Skies. The largest building on earth will seen be built for the greatest seoret organizetion in the world—the Meeonio Fraternity at Chicago. Speaking of thegigantic' under- taking, Norman S. Gressette, who has done ninth to advance the projeot, is quoted in the Chicago Herald na eaying: The grand structure will have halls and and corridors on the various flooris named as are the Streets and swathes of a oity. The reason of this is to do away with all idea of altitude. There will be sixteen streets in the temple. They will be named after men who haye been pronainent in Masonry. The foundation will be of steel rails. Eaoh floor will be like a epan of a orintalever bridge. They will be &even together with red-hot 13010, SO that there can absolutely be no vibration. The atmospheric pressure has been fig. ured in an exaggerated way. So has the velocity of the wind. To particularize the temple will be built BO aa to resist success- fully the wind at B. V8100ity ot 135 1111108 an hour. Sada a wind would level all the ordinary business blecks of the oity. The higheat wind known in Chicago was but 42 miles an hour. The weight of the the people on emeh floor has been over- estimated. We have provided to sustain a weight of as many people as could be packed in solid as sardines on every foot of tiptoe on every floor. We have also extiggerated the weight of the beams and of tire -proofing. The upper floor will be as etrong es the lower. They will an depend upon ' each other as to be of uniform strength. Built; on this principle it could be eefely made 40 stories high on that foundetion. The only objection would be it would require too much room Inc eleva. tors. We now will have 14 elevators, 8.foot oars, all arranged in a cloth. Thetis -more elevators than there are in any other building in the oity. The superstruoture and foundation are alike solid. Exter- nally the fear sides of the temple will be exectly alike. Even the alley sides will be a duplioste of the State and Randolph Street Endes. It will appear exactly the same, no matter from what direotion viewed. The general appearathe of the temple will be that of a gigantic monu- ment. The lower five stories, in terra ootta, forming the base, then rising in smooth -faced brick, will gleam the shaft, while the freeze or top comes out in terra °caw It is to be, you see, monumental. I have received applications for cute of the temple from all parts of Europe and oar own country. Other Masonic aescasiations want to know of the style of arthitecture and all about the work. All the stock was taken weeks ago. I know of no building that has exalted so much comment. It will be the grandest structure in this city, famed for its great buildings. The temple will be completed and occupied on May let, 1892, an even year before the World's Fair opens. Crisp Christmas ahop trotes. Shopping bags of suede kid. Wrappers of polka-dotted flannel. Striped and plaided crepe de Chine. Neck mattes of finely quilled orepe Cape akin gloves for men's winter wear. Genuine Irish frieze for rough -wear suite. Pocket pinemehions of velvet, rimmed in silver. Fanny gift piemet of Sevres and Dresden china. Strew -colored linen for hand -painted f an y work. s 'Many tis fifteen ostrich tips to trim one hat. Work bags of striped silk having inside pockets. Faint pink suede gloves to wear with white toilettes. Antique blue band paper for fashionable stationery. - Flat orownless hats of velvet, feathers and flowers. Heavy dark gray cheviot for bad weather gowns. Key baskets of silver wire, quilted satin and ribbon. Chatelaine house bags of brocade mounted in silver. Many bath robes and smoking jaokets for holiday gifts. Skirt patterns of embroidered flannel put up in fancy boxes. Yokes and fltring collars in one piece of silk cord embroidery. Card oases of lizard mad elephant skins monnted in silver. Cashmere dresses with velvet yokes and belts, for smell boys. Damask linen luncheon sets ornamented with drawn work. Kilt suits of white serge with China silk blouse for smell boys. Reddish purple cashmere for tea -gowns, having pink China eilk fronts. Ton cloth and brown velvet applique jeokets trimmed with blue fax f ur.— Economist. The Baby's Dimensions. ' Woodetook Standard: A Sarnia man dropped into the telegraph office a few days ago and here is something that he says : A lady entered, and as she drew a blank toward her said : "1 told my husband to order a motto banner in London. It's to be need for our Sunday school room. But I forgot to tell him what the inscription was to be, or how large I wanted it. If I send him the particulars how soon will he get the message ?'' The operator answered this definite question as beet he could, and the message was written. We rather im- agine her husband was startled when he received it, for without explanation it simply said: Mr. -----, Grigg House, London. Unto us a child is born two feet long and eight feet wide.—Mary. A Christmas Dinner Menu. The following excellent menti for a Christmas dinner of twelve persons, with a margin for extra guests, is contributed by an authority to the Christmas Ladies' Home journal : Boned Turkey, Stuffed Ham, A la mode Venison, Stewed Oysters, Mashed Potato, Stewed Turnips, Cauliflower, Winter Squash, Stewed Tomatoes, Candied Potatoes, Guava Jelly, Stowed Cranberries, Celery, Mango Pickle. • DESSIMT: L01120/1 Pudding, Pdold Custard, Plum Pudding, Lemon Jelly, Oranges, Bananag, Malaga Grapes, Dried Ginger, Salted Almonds, Olives, Nuts, Coffee. She Bad Tried et. Mre. Blootiumper—Maria, I think that young man of pure is too forward. Yon Must sit on him. Maria—I often do, ma, and he seems to like it. The United States Treasury Department :yesterday parohaeed e1,840,900 worth of bonde. Antonio de Navarro, the haeband of Mary Aederson, bag jest come into a Logue/ ot $350,000, left him by the late Frames Dykere, of New York. John Rockefeller, who is now said be worth nearly it not (mite $100,060,000, had Mel/ 112,000 in the world twenty yeare ago. That Mini nOW represente Ifie incottle for every three hems. A STOUT OF TB* PAP. Something About Sir David Wilkie, the Scotch Painter! Of all the ertiete that Scotland has pro. duoed ir David Wilkie is probably the greatest and best.known. Specimens of hie work may be seen in many of the principle galleriee ia Europe, and his paintings aro everywhere highly prized. Eta wae born on the 18th of November, 1785, and it is °aid that he could drew before he could reed, and paint before he could spell. At the age of 14 he began the study of peintieg at the Trustee& Academy in Edinburg. He applied himself with extraordinary patience aud perseverance to his art, blunting the fields, villages, fairs, and marketplaces, and transferring whatever etruok his fancy into his eketthebook. The result of Ole labor soon became apparent, and by the time he was 19 yeace of age he vette a por. trait and genre painter of eetablistied reputation in Scotland, The first important picture which be executed was "Pittesoie Fair," in WhiCil he introduced aboat 140 figures, intending many portraits of hie neighbors and family. He sold it for about 0125—hard1y au adequate return for the immense amount of work he had put into it. It may be, however, that it was in- trinsically worth no more, though Wilkie in his maturer years said that it contained more subject end entertainment than any other three pictures he had produced He continued his labotions aereer to the end, being as indefatigable as Reynolds or Dore. Thera is a vain difference of style in his paintines, some being of the Dutch and some of the Italian schools, the former being remarkable for detailed handling and delicate tooth, while the latter are rioh in tone and large in effect. He eosayed a great variety of subjeots, but it is generally agreed that he eras at his best in genre painting. Wilkie died en a voyage home front Jerusalem, June 1, 1841, and his body was consigned to the deep in the Bay of Gibraltar. Dr. Talmage's Christmas Cheer. In these holidays let all the comfortable classes exchange the Lamentations ot Jere- miah for the exultant Palms of David— " Praise ye the Lord, let everything that hath breath praise the Lord,' ' and we will have a different state of thines in this country. I wieh there might be a con. spiracy formed—I would like to belong to it—a conspiracy made up that all the merchants and editors and miniaters of religion agree that they would have faith in God and talk cheerfully, and there would be a revival of business immediate and tremendous and glorious. Stop einging Naomi and old Windom, and give us Mount Pisgah and Coronation. Merry Christmeiel The land is full of prophets, and I have as much right to prophesy as any one. I prophesy that we are coming toward the grandest temporal prosperity we have ever witnessed in this country: Mechanics are going to hew) larger wages; ospitaliste are going to have larger dividends; the factor- ies that are now closed are going to run day end night to meet demands; stores are going to be crowded with customers jost- ling each other and impatient to get waited on. Amid the rapid strides of business, attorneys will be called in to interpret legalities, and merchants overworked will want medical attendance, and the churchee are going to be abundant with men mad women anxious to consecrate their gains to the Lord. Yon prophesy midnight I prophesy midnoon. You pitch your tent toward univereal bankruptcy; I pitch my tent toward national opulence.—Rev T. DeWitt' Talmage, in Christmas Ladies' Home Journal. "The Door of Hope." A new bailee has been opened for Wien women at 102 East Sixty first street in New York City called "The Door of Hope." Its establishment, it is said, is due to the prayers of Mrs. E. M. Whittemore. It is to be a temporary home for tniforttmetes who wish to turn from the path that inevit- ably ends in a degradation and death more terrible than mind of man can paint. Here the inmates will receive religious education and industrial training that they may be fitted to live honorable lives. In speaking to a New York reporter, Mrs. Whittemore said: " I was divinely healed six yeare ago of a spinal trouble that had rendered me helpless for a large part of twelve years." After her recovery she determined to labor among her unfortunate sisters. The house she has opened was tendered her rent free by the Rev. A. B. Simpson (formerly pas. tor of Knox °burble, Hamilton, Ont.) and the furniture is mostly donated by Miss Jennie Ordway, a redeemed girl. These homes are needful, and it is refreshing to note that earnest hearts are thus engaged in a holy cause. ---Boston American Spectator. Manners of Men. If you would. think well of men don't watch them ; only listen to them. After a man is rich he does not call them quails : he mills them "birds." Don't measure a man by what he pro. mime ; measure him by what he does. You never really know a man's disposition until yon have eaten a delayed breakfast with him. The people who don't like us don't know tis. Those who don't like our neighbors know them too well. Men are always brave enough to admin- ister undeserved praise, but few of them are fearless enough to bestow merited oritioism. He who talka too much makes two mis- takes ; reveals his ignorance end fails to learn wisdom from the lips of others. Intelligent. On what did Mr. Hicks preach this morning ? " "On the platform." "5. mean about what?" "About thirty minntes." "Yon neverunderstand. I want to know whet was the snbject of his discourse ? " " I don't know. He didn't say." Beason Enough. "5.5. is curious," said the tree calf book to the Ramie leather volume," that you and I should bring up here together." Because we were not bound the same way when we started." Going Too Far. Proprietor of oigar store—I like enter- prise, Jim, but you're cerryin' things •a little too far. Assistant—How's that? Proprietor—Why, that sign you've got up. "Beal Imported Dwane Cigars Made While You Wait." It won't hardly do. • The unfortunate young pugilist Lannon, whoee role in Duncan B. Harrison's com- pany, wag to stand and be whipped by John L. Sullivan, has tendered his resignation. The pugilist, he seem, Wail eo elated over the applause of the (indictee° that he dealt' his blows in a fashion altogethee too reitlietio. Charlet! Steveneon has given up 'hie attempt to be a ktIainetle Matt, and has gone bath to the stege to support his Wife, Redo Claxton, in ihe "TWO Orphan*." nes AND %/VIE. Hon. J. M. Gibson Adaresses the New • Commisoion, The Wholesale Slaughter of Deer Must be, Stopped—rot Hunters Condemned— Work of the commission Outlined -- sub -committees Appointed. The Fish and Game Commiersion held ite initial neeetieg Wedneedayat the Parliament beildinge, 'Toronto. At 4 p. m. all the members of the commission were present. Dr. MoCallune, ot Deauville, was in the chair, Mr, A. D. Stewart, of Hemittion, at hie right as ethretery, and about the table Meters. R. A Lucas, Hamilton; H. K. Smith, Belleville; E. W. Thomson, Tomato ; R. B. Hervey, Brookville; J. H. • Willmott, Beentnaris; W. S. Pulford, Leamington; John elleolaell, Guelph, end A. B. Taylor, Ottawee Hon. J. M, Gilmen came in for a few nainutee to see the commission under way. When Dr. McCallum had taken the chair and the commissioners gathered ebout the long table of the committee -room, the Minister, in a brief addrees, outlined the work set before the 00=11194(M 'Their purview included both the fish and the game. As to the former, it was not yet eettled whether the fide in the inland navigable waters •of Ontario were under the jarisdiotion of the Dominion or of the Provincial Government. Yet a ease wag likely to be submitted at an early date to the oeurts, so that the jurisdiction of the two Governments might be acturately dtfined. The protection of fish wag a mat- ter of great importance, as was also their cultivation. lea his opinion the sbreame should be restocked aud carefully looked after. The game question bad long been a very interesting one. In tine very room some of those present knew of the annual "gime circus" they used to have when theth old matter of "spring shooting" had bee th iv eouseed. Much had been done in th way of the protection of diet game when spring shooting had been' practically stopped. One metter in which. the people of the province were eepeoially interested was the protection of deer; and he hoped that the oommiesion would make some recommendation on this line before the coming session of the Legieleture, even if it were only an interim report. There wse, he thought, inarniment danger of the praotioal extermination of the deer in the Province. It might be that in their opinion there should be prompt legislation on this matter; and he would not be 'sur- prised it they recommended the absolute suspension of deer shooting for the next year. They already knew what effecit absolute prohibition f or a time had had in the ease of the quail in the west of the Province. As to permanent protection of the deer, certainly the indiscriminate slaughter of that animal must be etopped. He did not believe that any one man should be allowed to shoot as many deer se he liked, and it was equally horrible that a men should be disappointed if he does not kill 100 clinks in a day. Thet, in hie opinion, was not sport. Unfortuna- tely they did not have the power to prohibit the exportation of dudes, but he was informed that the Dominion Government was being asked to do some- thing in this line. If they took no such step he hoped that something could be done by this commission to hinder turning the shooting of duck into a profitable trade. Mr. Gibson cloeed by stating that he could not undertake at this time on behalf of the Government to carry out all the recom- mendations of the commission, and thge, gested that they arrange some scheme' by . which the protection of the game and fish would provide for its own support, withoat throwing any serious financial burden on the Province. While it would not be neces- sary for the commission to travel about taking evidence all over the Province, still he wanted the report to be the conclusions of the whole commission. It would not do for the report of this commiesion to be coneidered the report of a few sportsmen. Several of the commissioners asked the Minister questions as to matters of detail, after whittle he withdrew. Dr. McCallum, the chairman of the Qom - minion, in a few opening remarks &B- oomed some of the more glaring needs for the work of the commission. He gave et number of instances of the terrible slaughter of fish in all parts of the Pro- vince, eind called their attention to the feat that the same laws as to "close seasons," eto., would not apply to all parts of the Province. The oold waters of the north are at least three weeks behind the shortie of Lakes Erie and Onterio. An informal discussion followed as to methods of work, after whith the commis- sion rose for dinner. , At the evening emersion the committee divided the Province into four sections and appointed a sub-oommittee to take evidence in eaoh, as follows: (1) All east of western boundary of Len- nox and Addington, and all eaet of westerly boundary of Renfrew carried through to She Ottawa River. Satecommittee— Illesers. Harvey, Smith, Taylor and Stewart. Mr. Stewart as secretary aots in, all sub.committees. (2) All north of a line drawn from Kin- cardine to the northwest corner of Lennon and Addington. Sulacommittee—Messre. Willmott, Thomson, Palford and Stewart - (3) All south of District No. 2, and eagt of line drawn from Hamilton to Colling wood an far east as Distriot No. 1. Sub- committee—Messrs. Mitchell, Thomson, Smith and Stewart. (4) All west of line drawn from Hamil- ton to Collingwood and south ot District No. 2 Sub-Committee—I/ems. Moth& lune, Pulford, Lucas and Stewart. The Arizona Pricker. Detroit, Free Press : Announcement.— We hereby announce ourselvee as a oandi- date for Mayor at the election in April. It is a little early, but no man ever secured an office by being a little late. We don't propose to let any sense of fable modesty stand in the way of our getting there. We on read and write and oipher. We repro - sent the intelligence and manners of this community. We are the top sheaf of society, and can borrow a hundred dollen at the brink any day. In brief, we o.ro the best cendidate who can be put up for thig office, and we are doing the publio a favor by consenting to ran. We shall have eomething further to say on thig subject later on. We don't want the office, but the office wants us. At lewd we think she does. She Bad a Way. Smith, aray & Co's. Monthly "5. knew you would buy rae a Christregie predent," Maid Maud. "How did you know?" asked Maurice. "Oh, you are not very doge, you know." But he Was closer after that, and she wag more thantever pleaeed with hie presence. Ring Leopold, of Belgium, is ditecribed es "5 long men With a long need end a king beard—handsome enough in a hawklike fashion—end tt King, who, having nothing to do, doers it With admirable greme." —At •"progreeeive bit, is t change partners at every coarse, whitely deniee a great deal of fun.