The Wingham Advance, 1911-01-12, Page 6•
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In September ant. Oenther teat Detroit
it600ts held 0,230 opert air elastees. On
air teaehing has been found to be ueeful
in the ease of weak and anaemic pupil..
The 'United States had 39 lynehinge
last year. Terrible wt. suelt- a record
le, it is eminewliat comforting ta hnow
that it is the salailest number in many
years.
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The new Oa Nal vomtructiou of threat
13ritain in the yes 1001-10 was 1,107e
308. tons; that a the united States
1.4454 tone, arid that of Japan 97,940
tons. And 6011 some Yankee sensation
mongers are trying to scare the people
of the letited States with the speetre
of ever with Japan and hy shvieking "un -
readiness."
Black Band terrorism has received a
few hard hneelte in the United State
t eeently. Ita methods of kidnapping
and threateoing murder, as means of ex-
torting money, are not suited to the
teetee of the people:of the new world.
There is no room outside a prison for
such men in America.
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Englona is worried over the plague of
rats, fearing that a: few plague-infeaten
rodents would proveda netiotratill;aster.
In the dayseofeete 14Blacic Death" rate
Ude' gre' et disseminators of the dis-
ease; and recently Sau round:to was
not rid of the bubonic plague till an
immense mut had been speut in ridding
tho -city of the pests.
Roekefeller and Carnegie have been
conducting a great race—a competition
in giving millions. Thus far Mr. Carnegie
leads, his bertefactions of public record
totalling $178,300,000. Mr. llookefeller's
amount to $138,131,000. Mr. Carnegie's
have bear much more of a cosmopolitan
-character thanhare been tr.. Roan.
sees.
The :Government of Erance declares
that strikes against the public service
are a crime. And there is much in sup-
port of that vit. Strikes and lock-
out% boycotts and black Este should
have no place In .titientieth century. civi-
lization. All suchtdifficultiee should be
disposed of on prineiplee of law and
justice.
Some 'United Sfates papers, commeut-
ing upon the. 'ettirmist cry that the
country is in a itifenceless position, say
S1,000,000,000 has been expended in 10
years for military establishment; and
they are curious• enough to wonder what
has become of it. Has it been efficiently
emplOyed; or ha. it been used to pro-
duce •politicat leaky meats?
de so -
Rochester Board of Education has
paseed an edict abolishing all fraterni-
tiee and secret iocieties in conneetion
with the city's educational institutions.
ft was toned that. 95 per emit. of the
parents asked fa their probibition, as
they regarded 'them as detrimental to
the school and injurious to the studente.
The movement for tbe repression of
thee societies sgrowitig,
After all the aitgument on the eatte of
the inetea:sed ettet of meat% poultry and
eggs has been exhausted, there ?ermine
the cold, bard 'fact to be faced that de-
nted has pressed closer on supply, and
thet those whoecontrol the supply are
able to hold utydemo,nd for the higher
wrices. Not until supply is proportion-
ately inereased, or demand slackens, are
prices likely to ease tp.
The Deeember report a the Census
Department trsditates u. genetal increase
in the inuntier of live stock Wept by the
farmers of the Dominion,. as compared
with hist year. The percentage of the
increases are as follows
Itasca .., 3.31 •
Mitch tows ' 1.13
Poultry ... 13.02
Unfortunately the number of sheep
has ittereased per cent. aria , the
BUitiber of other cattle by 2,20 per oent.
Earth wealth in Canada might be vastly
inereatted by the eultivation of its flocks
and herds. -
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Not, lees than 25 years and not mote
than 49 yeti% am
nd ten onths wes the
term of itnprieonment in -tittered on two
"Illaek Hand" kidnappers ani Mackmall.
ere in New York the other rt. ay. It ia
fitting eentebee, mad e'nould have the en
fret, of discouraging that sett of crime.
le to be doubted whether it would not
lie. wise to writhe, the punishraent death
for that tfienee. Those who live. by Id&
yapping and murder, and threats to kid -
tem and murder, should he treated as tit
deadly enemies of organized society. •
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The Lotd Mayor's• banquet at the
Guildhall iti London the otiter day was
surely a gargantuan feast. Here are the
figuree of the quantitiet reqtrAltioted
for tit:, banquet:
50 turtles made into 109 tureens Of
soup. ,
..httetitharents of beef, each weighing 150
pound,.
159 mousee solea
150 crevete of prawns.
150 titnbrele of Levert.
150 easseroles of pertridt,te and phea-
sant,
50 germs plea
100 eepone.
$0 toagnem
150 belliter end treatem.
'MS ettehea of postry.
250 distal et pineapple, grape's., ete.
1,500 keit
150 bottle( of thampagne.
tt dozen bottifek of port.
4 dozen bottles of oleret.
2 dews betties of herr:..
5 doeten b-IttirS, Of hock'.
• dotes botttes of
wine *hese costs about 1:400, and
thre total expenditure on th.,3 brnquet
wit). ?rottenly be about eettel00. Nearly
o wafters wells employed.
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Right at Last
Before the night Ives over, Lord Vil-
liers had peesed into a state of 1191.ihtni,
end the .girl beside hie bed heara him
CHAPTER XXIX,
-teat find tett whY the !hit Yoko"
hfiee Mazurta said, raising her eyes end
looltieg et hint for the first time with
tenting wildly, as lke tossed to end fro: a puzzled stare. "Didn t she telt you.
44 serious that, at One time,
considerably alarmed hie numeroue
Mente. it appears that hie lordehip
was attacked by a *widen faintntse.
which seized him one night, on hie way
home, and that It weal' have fallen
helpiese in the street but for the neel•
deetal and fortunate arrival of a lady
upon the segue who conveyed him to het
carriage to Ma hotel.
"The lady who had befriended him
constituted herself ids head nurse, ited
hes attended hint through hie long and
dangerous Alines% with that devotion
ion
vela& only a woman eau be eapeble.
"Some surpriee be felt when we
state that .the attentive nurse is no
other than n. brilliant star in the dna
of a eertain "Joan." Let hie kileoraered tunayou me: her? lt 1 were teuet„, matlithemispbere, who lately shone at
the truth out of her, ithl if I had killed edoubtlete, be shining there uow but for
her afterwards!"
"Hush!" replied. Lord \woe, put, reheertel of the pantomime We allude,
of course, to Miss Mazurka.
ting oat hie wasted hand, that trembled
"The gentles here are whispering that
as he extended it. "Do tot epeak of
'Lord Villiers will reward her for her
/allike thittutVtomreaTirellitfteievteTiteltert. devotion as only a tatty on be fitly re-
warded,. and that yet another natne will
"she wee dead!"
"Dettal" ehe exeleasto, arid sprang to be added to the long lid of &matte
her feet. "Are vou out Of your seams artistes who have been raised to the
stil" -11°w do Yen "°w? II" 414 pe?Wtr4-14''''Ore happy to add. thee Lord VII -
you hear? You have had. ne lettere:" .
hars Is now quite out of danger, and Is
'lieu! No letters!" tie repeated.
His illness must
"Too think she died lately, since I have
IrkaaPviedittYeeen°11nv- ahleiasev-iynglass to the .gembling
been here? No, etre died"--Isie voice quiv- estabhthment. for it is rmnored that he
ered--"before I left England." Wa$ in the habit of leaving an enormous
"nt die(1-1"lfor? 1°e.• 2nglandl"' sum of money on the green !table _eaelt
Ite- (,01'41net Theetre, end who would.-
viel.me wauder from the pnint tor a if 1 bad been you, I would have forced
time., they always emit hack. It was
"Joan! Joan! Aly wifel my lost Joan!"
which fell from his parched lips In one
deliriums wail.
The days of Muse paseed, end one
night towards dawn Lord Stu:let Vil-
liers fell into the first real restfut sleep
which had come to him sinee Attack,
and as the morning sun sereasued
through the eltinke of the blinds, tie
opened his eyes and fixed them on hie
patient nurse.
"fiere still?" lte munnured„ faintly.
"Ton have been here all night,. "Ton will
be tired. out!"
"Oh, I'll welt now and see yoo
through," she said, cheerfully. •
0%17111 you?" he said, gratefully, and
he held out his thin, wasted hand.
"Thrinksl I thinh 1 Should miss you!"
Leter in the day, as he lay 'oohing at
her dreamily and listlessly, as a man la
egadition alwaya loons, she cant; up
to 'the -bedside and asked, him if there
was anything she could do for lam—if
she could write to anyone, for taste•nee.
"No, thanks" he aaid. Then, as en
efter-thooght, 'be added: "Yes, will you
write to my agent.?•—just a line, to tell
him where am. Yoet will find 1de ad-
dress Ala Rome writing matethtis In
thet case in the drawer of the bureau
trestle you."
Site went to the drawer and took
out the ease, and he directed her where
to find the keys. She unlocked the
writmg•case, and was taking out some
paper, when a portrait painted on a
piece of cardboard fell to the grettna.
It was a water -miler sketeh Joan.
which he had painted from memory, and
at which he had looked every piglet un'
01 his Illness. As he was no mean at t-
ist, and he had had a passionate love to •cloak in Ler hand.
hisplre him, the portrait was a .striking "Wes it- like this?" she said, holdiug
likeness of. ;Joan; the fair face evith Its it up, •
large dark eyes looking out sadly • and turned away
ka'yillhiaiisehesatadr.ted slightly, then
6Wf etly:
ve it to me!" he said, altn.ost "Yes," be said.
"They were as eotninOn as bleckberriee
lest sonsan," eaid the Mazurka. 'But
no matter. You knew her?"
"YeeW he said, heavily, wearily, hit
wan Joan, my (towline:
Weak, tired and exhausted, in a few
minutes he fell fast asleep.
Then she went into the next room
"aad tang the bell.
'Bring me a telegram form," she said
tl e 'trident whielk befell net. at the
bite eehoed, with it stony stare, oWlitt IL night.
stlee Ler only a few weeks ago----' "The gentleman's career has been a
Stuaet Vailikes raised. himself upon hie rontantie one, but this chapter of his
euritrvillvd agilazdef,ixbeita flekeite te'°I.Tkvilliitail' more dramatic than those which ltave
eye utfl)i1 life's history promises to prove evert
then he sank heck and sighed. Preceded it. Any way, we wifih aud
"Al, Heaven, if it could he true! his talented actress who has nursed
him so devotedly, every happiness."
It could be true!" he marmured, broken-
ly; then he ehook. his head, ettota are The room turned round before Joan's
reletaiten. 'You make it strange, anew:- eyes, an 14 band seemed to grasp her
fut naletakei It could not bave been! heart.
She ie dead—dead! I itaw her lying In "Well!" .exclairned Emily; "'suit. it
wonderful? it's sure to be true, of
tar last sleep! My Joan, my Joan!"
"Yon saw: her deed! You are sure?" coarse, or it wouldn't be in the papers!
'es" bit said. "She was wrappe•d, in But fancy the Mazurka Lady Villiers—
the eloak--" 1 -le stopped, unable to it countess, I think site% bet She'll—oh,
go on. my dearI what is the matter?" for Joan
"ln the eloak she wore!" said fhb Ma. iluandablleisetno, tvlute ttohethsteranlyns,anayndlesztigeoodr,
zurka, almost pitilessly. Yon knew it—
holding on by the back of her chair.
what was it like?"
"I—I think I am tired," she faltered;
"Alt, yes, I knew iti My darliug wore
"the excitement of the new piece, and.
it the first tint 1 saw it. It waa a
—/ will go. to bed,"
rough, friege &ate with a silver clasp. I "Yes; drink some of this," said Emily,
Imre held it against mY brer0t-11 distressed and alarmed. "I am to sorry!
She rose and went into the next room,
It was -so thoughtless of me. I might
and 'returned in a few moments with a
have guessed you were tired. Let rae
help you up, dear. I am so sorry!"
She took Joan's arm, and helped her
up to her wham, and would -have stayed
with her in loving attendance, but Joan
would not permit her.
"I am all Tight now," she said, with
tehbrave smile. "I am tired—too tired
to step; but I shall resit lying down,"
trite next day she rose and went down
to breakfast, pale but composed.
"Are you better, dear?" asked Emily,
and Joan
"I don't think wee really 111,", she
said, calmly. "only tired, and I will,prce
mise not to be troublesome again I'
Emily looked at her anxiously, but
there was something about Joon which
prevented questioning, and the affection-
ate mite kissed her and said no more.
That night, for the first time for
weeks, Mankind Royce was not -waiting
at the stage door.
"Not here! What an extracwdinary
thiegi" exelaimed Emily. "1 suppose he
has got tired of playing doorkeeper. Or
perhaps he's ill!'
Joan said nothing, but she was con-
scious of a feeling of disappoitment.
The next day Emily and the old maxi
went out to do some shopping ,and Jean
was left alone.
Hardening her heart, and nerving her-
self to the utmost, she determined to
study her part and forget herself in it,
She was welking up and down the MOM
with the book in her hand when she
heard Tt k110ek at the door, and the ser-
vant announced hfr. Royce.
Jean turned reel and went to meet
hint. Sitenaw at a glauee that he looked
pale, end that he was very grave.
"Have you boa ill?" she asked, its a
low voice, "We missed you at the thea-
tre."
"1 um glad to hear you say that," he
replied, -With a grateful smile. "No., I
have not been really ill, but—where are
Mr, Thirwood and Miss Emily?"
Ile bad seen them go out, and had
seized his opportuniy.
"They. are out," said Joan. "Will you
not sit down end wait for them?"
"No," he answered t "I cannot wait!
came—well, yes, to see you! I came to
say good-bye.'
"Good -by?" she repeated, in a lovt
voice. "You are going away " scarcely
blowing what she said.
"Yes," be assented. "I am going
away! I think I want 4t ohangeti have
been getting rather out of sorts lately
---not quite my usual form—and I have
uo doubt a change will set me up."
"I am. very terry that you are not
well," she said; "and where are you go-
ing?"
"1 ecareely know," he intswerel ,list.
lesely. "Abroad somewhere! Where,
doesn't so much matter! I shall think of
you oftem.ahvays; and will watch the
papers, closely. You will make a great
suctess, mid your name will be in every-
body's mouth, but it will be in my
mind always."
"I am very grateful to you," said
jean.
"Alk, don't use that word 1" he said,
as if 'with sudden pain. "There ehould be
no 7luelt word as gratitude betweeu you
mid me. Icla—" He stopped. "But tici,
I will tot offend you at this our parting.
Heaven knows how lotig it may be be-
fore we meet agaiu I Good -by:"
Ile Mild ont his nand and took hers,
It was cold as death.
—"Good -by; and yet—before I go
--Shall tell yon the truth, and Why
I am gning?"
She did not answer, and he went on
in a low,. hurried, pleading voice.
—"Yes, I will tell you! I am going
because I min bear it no longer.
thought I was strong enough to ete y. n
night after night and stifle my hot
as I ltd promised, but I fouud. that pro.
mitre too hard, I find my love too pow.
erful. Ma, it has absorbed all my Index, '
and I feel that if site you I must
speak. I will leave you for a time. I
will ge away until can regain my self.
control. When have got back that, I
will returin and we will Mt as of °la—
tastt trite !Omuta. And"—his voice
broke ---"if slaMs other men, worthier,
better tlutu nm, (mote toul wins you,
lee nte know. I could bear it. I ?multi
tifevestir,.,a,nytbiog that brought you himpi-
tees, even though it separated lta fort
Ills voice grew infinitely low and ten-
der, and be pitted both 'kande upon her.
"Good -by, and heaven Mess you, Mat"
Ile took up his hat and half turned.
Joan struggled against eontething
that Tose in her bosom, then ttettelied
kmt her liana.
-Welt!" elle breathed. "Do not go!"
"Doe -not-• go!" he repeated, seareely
abewe witleper. "Whet it it you say,
Ida? Alt, be rattan!: den't raise a Wild
hope in me!'
I10 Contrunett •
eliarply, as be saw the sketched act.
She plotted it up and held it towarde
him face downward% and be took it and
ganaci at it, his lips trembling, hie eyes
filled with an infinite sadness. ,
The Mazurka bent over the letter, her
face suddenly pale and etrained.
'WM that do?" she said, reading
whet sbe had written.
"'Yes, acluara.bly," he replied..
'Aod there is no one else to write to bra valet.
tor slut asked. The man brought it, and she filled it
"va oriel" he said, with .11. slight. tn, thus;
"Send, ine a photograph or portrait of
any kind of Ida Trevelyan, of the Cor-
onet::
Ws she addressed to the principal
London photographer who made the por-
traits of dramatic notorieties hisaspe-
deity.
smile. "I haven't a frtend on earth—
exeeptiug you"
'thank you for putting ine in," she
replied with her old brusquetees.. "Shall
1 put that .picture back?"
"No," he said, in it low voice. and be
thrust the portrait gently unddes his pta
low.
A few ntinutee afterwards. be fell
ask:T. She stood over him, watching
him with pale face and complettekl lips,
aud her.eyes -wandered tOWMI*1 the pil-
low which hid the Electra, with a curi-
ous expression in them.
She Orme as well us if he, had told
hey that it was the face of the 'girl, the
"Josue" be had been calling upon.
Tt wee the face of the girl. he loved,
sit told herself, and she untrentered, "It
is nothing to me, nothing." Se assured
was abe of this that she repeateel it half
it dozen timet. It wee nothing to her.
She was simply Miss Mazurko, late of
the Coronet, and at present the nurse
of tharearl of Villiare. In a short time
she would not even be as slightly con-
nected with him es that. • He would
get well aud then ehe would go. She
would go todriorrow if he 'were well
etougli 1
As she stood toning at him with a
strange feeling throbbIng and aching in
her heart Ite stirred and turned, o.nd
Having sent thin off, she went back .to
her place beside the bed. In a few bouts
the elan kuoeked at the door and hand-
ed her a telegram. It ran thus: .
"There is no photograph or portrait
ef L T. She has repeatedly deelined. to
he t ak en."
leltes Mazurka molted the telegram in
her hand.
"I knew I was right," ehe murmured,
with a !Welt of exeitemeate dida Tre-
velyan is Joan Ormsby, and she Is hiding
teem him!"
CHAPTER XXX. . •
Quite utteonacious of the diecovery
which Miss Mazurka had made, Mott
daunt Royce went on bit way, slowly,
eteadily, but, as be told himself, Surely,
As_ a, fowler spreads Ms uets, unseen by
the wild fowl, surrounding them inch by
inch, yard by yard, and only waiting
until the circle is complete and the prey
within Ms grasp, so he spread the net of
patieete and skilful tactics round Joan.
She felt that the tolls were gathering
round her, but she seemed powerless to
in tenting disturbed the pillow, tincov-
fete herself. She knew that she ought
(dine a corner of the sketch.
• • to have sent Mt steely frem her, to
have broken off their acquaintanee when
he had proposed to her at Richmond;
but ht it weak 'mordent she had allowed
him to retain her friendehip, and she
could not break from him now. •
Never by word or sign had be referred
to the paesionate avowal he had. made
on the balcony of the "Star and Garter,"
not by a look even had be remieded her
that he waa wore than her friend, But
Joan was conscious of bis feelings ao-
wards her, arid carried that conetionso
114'5$ about her day and night, like one,
of time burdens which, though others
ao not see them, press heavily upon our
:shoulders and our hearts.
joan's heart was not of 'stone, She
thought sometimes_ that she had no
heart at all—that Lord Stuart Villiers
had torn it front her body and killed it,
and flung it .from him; but it was there
still, all the lama. and Mordaunt Royce's
reverential, patient, dogged devotion was
begin/dal* to take effect.
hleanorrhile :Niles Ida Trevelyan's fame
Was growing! The pantomime was run-
ning ite eourse and He last days were
announced, ad was also the appearance
of the trete burlesque in which Miss
naroe?-' Montressor was to have a good part..
ajoau Ormsby," he said. It Wad so "Oh, inla, dear, fancy!" eried Emily
tong elite be ltd etkoken the name aloud Olid day. "They have got a paragraph
• that the enurd of it Paused Mtn a about you. e Already! Listen,: "We
pa eg. maletetand that a new piece of thrilling
"teem roan- Ovmsby!" she repeated. intereet is to be proeineed at the Coronet,
as. if the were itinneesinn the rams on and that 'Miss Ida Treveiyan, wbo has
her memoir. "Anti the WY, this John, become a Strong. faVorite, will play the
aldn't she earn for yonwe wittiest eharaeterd rancy! Already!
ele winced. It teat on hie lips to ktel. Now think know who pub,that int
low to *nll
*nett. Every word she tit- Mr. eeyee. of r•outse! theeen't do
• lava probed his wound to its depth; things by halve% -does bet It is evie
bri he rm
eembered her devoting to Mut thee that Ike has- determined upon mak-
• teetvaikked himself. leg your fortune, dealt! Wonderfol man!
thitaa I tinw nthat s!te earea fer Ahl" -she broke off SS As su (levee
ti.' ed, feintlY- the papa,
"And yet, elle lefe your elm said. in a eWhat is the Tit:Wert" asked Joan.
taw!. uhenst, sullen velem -Well, 1 ant aetonisbedf" exelaimed
Ite thread hie evee meet her. "Well, wonders will never cease.
"Voe 1 110W Vat:" Lora Stuart Villiers. tett!"
ravt-3 altdri it when yen Were - Joan started and bolt rem, her face
out .a your tried. Yin; welt aiwar smitten with it sudden pallor.
Zer 00, imploring It.m. to -Oh. what is the metter1" said Emily.
Tetnptett beyond her steength, she
drew it emt iestattly and looked at it.
Stdriang violently, she uttered a dry
of einazeemnt, whiels, faint and sup -
pinned es it WWI, rowed Stuart
Wave.
• A.1 he opened his eyes and saw iter
standing with the portrait in 'her hand
his face flushed angrily, but tho next
moment he said gently eruktigh:
"Give it to me, please?"
She 1)cla the portrait out to !dim her
color editing end going, her eyes down-
cast, the expression of sureinee and be-
wilder:neut. gill 'ingot-in/it in ha faec.
"I could not Ikelp it," shc faltered,
almost. pleadingly. "You shook it from
kinder your pillosse or nearly—•—"
."1-htey shoula you trot eee it?" lie, Raid
gently, his dark era fixed ou her. "11
re a beautiful bee, is it note?"
"Yee," she awieuted, in it .voiee too
soft to he sullen. • "Yes, it is beautiful."
'Ilion wire Welled for e Moment, teen
she said: e
ele that—the Cforat' you tatted about
owerruch when you were ill?"
"Did I talk of her?" be said, gravely
and sadily. hTea her name Was ,Tort0'
'jowl...that': Whet wit her other
.come leek.
hddes f? the. te:e it ft Tile!"
s'.1 • twtl.lr'i. eared Int
line" mite 'n.l.
arkier eav that!" lie eselaimed.
-Ate you tit art"
"No, no," situ Joan, elt is nothing--
what tame did -you say!"
"Stuart -L)rd Valiant," and
she read eat the fellowing:
Steiply. to. if she bad hurt hint physkeel- "Some further tidings ef Tend Stunt
ly: his intese had left Itha wk.& ot, a Villiara hate rem:lied us front a trust-
worthy eorreipohdent at hfoutt Carlo. It
teems -thet his lertleipie career at the
gamblinp table ime tkh1ituly beert Atop•
pea. at hatt for a tint. We regret to
Stale that fit einem of hit aliefute 1t1,54
the **loon is * drnion4 illness."
Jean eat with her hands claimed
tightly, her lips set herd.
"I:ot :rde titre!" she imeerte
'N.. o•emati hat em a man be eeelly
tivi— NI I"
-You'to 11 itt
%If Matt is a tavaiery ab t this wo-
lack thee I:either %Of an, .ne else tan
Wee."
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THE FRIENDS OF BRUGES.
That the "friends. a Bruges" have
framed titteneelvee Into a tioeiety to pet-
ted the grand old eity from vandale is
tat excellent piece of tow% for their in-
tention is to buy up every ola house
as it is put on sale and to let or melte
Imo of it for purposes not regidring any
serious modifieetiort in the arclatecture.
Bruges is, In the opinion of many, the
most Ineutifttl and suggestive of Ea.
tepee Old. World tONVIli so long as It be
left ats it stands now for the admiration
of future generations and so long as its
stones will hold to wither. 're wield the
pickaxe there is every whit as eruel ae
it wonid be. to lacerate the conecerated
masterpieces which hang on illitSetiM
waBleall'utlful towns should be protected
along with other works of art, and if
for sanitary or other eausee they be-
come uninhabitable there le no reason
why -they should be inhabited. People
must be made to pitch their tents else-
where and the niasonry they have vacat-
ed may be turned. to other none or sim-
ply put on one side mid preserved for
arehaeological or artistic study. --Queen.
vat
Keep the Bowels Regular
You'll never have health if the bow-
els are inactive. 13y keeping- them right
you ensure a eleneo -wholesome trody.
Why wait for eoustipation to clog up
and sicken the whole system—use Dr.
Ifemilton's Pills—they are the finest,
mildest laxative known; pun strength
Into tile muscles of the stomach and
never injure the delicate lining of the
bowels. They got you in the habit of
performing a certain function at a cow
tain time, and thereby restore normal
conditions. Dr. Hamilton's Pills are
best because they help Nature help her*
self, and thereby keep the stomaoh
strong, digestion good, blood pure, corn-
plexion. clean, spirits bright and happy,
Price 25e., dealers, or The Catarrhozone
Co., Kingston, Ont,
PRESS, PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
A hearty laugh is elle of the best soul -
restorers In the world. --Sir George Reid
at the Savage Club.
The incoMing tide of democracy is
sweeping In like a tidal wave: but, 'un-
like the tide it will not recede.—Father
Vaughan, at Pickering.
teething- succeeds like adverttsingt It is
as much a necessity to the business of
today as is food to a human body,—Mr,
'I% M. sleigh, et P., at Edinburgh.
Nature seems to be evolving a new
sex: Itis certalnly not man/and very
un like what we Used to know as woman.
—Mr. A. C. Plowden„ at Marylebone
Pellet. Court,
tave no regard for any religion un -
tee it can show that It Infuences Peo-
the better.—Mr. Justice Darling, at Green-
Ple'e conduct and Wakes the w orld all
"Girl art students seem more earnest
end assiduous than men." remarked Sir
Etta e.rd Poynter on Saturday, In present.
lag ortzes' to students of the Royal
Academy of Arts.
The only way for a motorist to drive
carefully in the streets is to drive as if
every pedestrian were deaf or intended
to commit suielde.—Mr. John Slater, at
Edinburgh.
.
The great Wang a. playwright has to do
is to consider not necessarily the man In
the stalls, but the tnan in the pit and
the gallery.—hfr. Alfred •Sutro. at Hotel -
Cecil,
There is it certain force of %trait opin-
ion, a desire to stand well with society,
to say "the right thing," the thing ex-
it dismal and vapid uniforntity.-111shop
G oyroeu. nagt lanngal awomen
w
nected of us, which levels people down to
men
he aDDIY for
theatrical engagements do no under-
stand what a hard life the stage is for
the successful, and what a terrible one
It is for those who have to struggle.—
Mr. aeorge Alexander, at Seaford House
Minoru's Liniment Co., Lituited.
Gentlemen,—Lasit winter I received
great benefit from the use of MINARD'S
LINIMENT in a see -ere a.ttaek of La
()Hope, and I have frequently proved it
to be very effective it cases of inflam-
mation. Yours,
W. A. HUTCHINSON%
A MATTER OF LICENSE.
(Harper's Weekly.)
"I am very sorry; sir," said the inn-
keeper, addressing the noisy visitor,
"but I shall have to ask you to leave,
air,"
"Me, sir? Whaffer?" demanded the
rkoisy visitor.
"You are intoxicated, sir," returned
the landlord.
Well, whaff I ant?" retorted Ore noisy
Visitoi.. "Yon gotta sign up there on
tit' wall sayin' licensed to be druuk on
the premises. Ain'teher?"
"Yee, I have," Said the innkeeper, "lmt
that's pay license, not youre."
irohb Cu
quickly Mops cossets. cures colds. heals
Mitt iliTOIM and tumid. • • • 25 cents.
• 6.0 -
ONE BY ONE.
(tendon Tit-Biten
Thin -haired Man—What! A shilling
for eutting my hair? That's ontrogeous-
Barber—Bat, my dear air, the hairs
on your head are so far apart that I
have to cut each one by itself.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS
Tour druggist will refund nioneY If PAZ()
OTNTINIENT fails to cure any ease 01
itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in to 14 days. sI0e.
***
LIKE A MAN.
(Boston Transeript.)
She—I don't see why you should hesi-
tate to marry on $3,00i) a year. Papa
sive rity gowns never eOst more than
that.
Ile --But, nxy dear, we must halm
Something to eat.
She (petutantly) -Isn't. that Just like
a man? Always thinking of his stoup
etch. •
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RHEUMATISM
-Nerviline Cures Quickly
t:eorgetovui, ;Vay 15th, 1910.
"Expoeure to dampness and cold pima
In winds brought on an attack nf rhea-
matiene I didn't think with of it, at
Wag otherwite knifes and: healthy. Neg-
lected, the theumatie paint inermteed in
s.derity and,ultimately developed into
Matta. My whole left eide was affut-
ed. The doetors gave we tablets and
pills, earliest hot bathe and electrieity- •
but these measures wcri) .only temper.
ary. I read in the "Chr.rnielco of the
wonderful pain relieving power of Neal -
line, and bought tiro b Ares eV tho
chemist's. I rubbed 1,11 Nervilitte ta.v-
end- times it day aud soon daW that it
was going to help. 1 levant quite en-
thusieetie ane lookea forward to 140011
being able to go to work again. It took
many many buttlee and steal hand. rub-
bing, but Nerviline did cure mc and to-
day I am well."
(Signed.) Walter T. Warbridge.
All dealers sell Noviline in tlie and
50e bottles.
THE VALUE OF THE BRIDE.
11fethodist minister in Ilaitimore re-
cently married it young MAU of the Bow-
ery type, who asked him,:at the count-
sion of the ceremony in the parsonage,
bow much he "chargetd' As it hint to the
clergyman to keep hie fee within reason-
able limits, the young mau drew a half
dollar from his puttee while speaking.
The minister explained that no "eharge"
was made for his services. Whereupon
the .delighted -young- husband exclaimed,
"Do you hear that, Mag? he don't eharge
not -hind" alt dropped the half dollar
back into his pocket.
But the pastor hed more to say, fie
told Ids visitor that the fee depended on
the valuation be placed on the service
rendered. It was worth nothing to mar-
ry the young woman at his side, very
good; but if he valued her his fee would
give some evidence of it. The groom
was imprested, Slowly be produejed the
half dollar and laid it in the minister's
hand. A in bill followed. Then he
grasped his bride's arm and moved to-
ward the door. ---Frederic Walter Nor-
cross, in The Christian lieraid.
Warren, Ont.
Feb. Ilth.
"I had a horse that
had A spavin for it
long time and I had
tried nearly every kind of medicine
when a neighbor told me to use
Kendall's Spavin Cure, which 5 did
and it acted wenderittliY."
M. ROsBNTRAL.
Kendall'. Spavin Cure is no
untried experiment, but i5 the world's
standard remedy for all Swellings,
Soft Bunches and I,ameness in horse
aud man.
Used the world over for 40 years.
Every fanner, stockman, express-
man, livery proprietor and horse
owner generally should keep it
always ou hand,
$1 a bottle -6 for $5. Ask your
dealer for free copy of our book
Treatise On The lior.e"—or vrite 149
DR. D. J. KENDALL CO. 56
INE=1212125NEE
Enoesburo FaIL5. Vermont.
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KNEW ITS PROTECTOR,
(Front the Ideas,)
In spite of hie well-known markSinall•
ship a certain Englishman was invited
to the country for it day's shooting. 'elle
attendant in great disgust witnessed
miss after miss.
"Dear me," at last mad the sports-
men, "but the birds seem exceptionally
strong on the wing this year,"
"Not all of them, sir," came the ve.
mark. "You've shot at the seine bird
.this last dozen times. 'En folliering you
abot, t. sir."
erollowing me about. Nonsense. Why
shouldit bird do that?"
"E dunno, sir, I'm sure," replied the
matt "unless 'e't 'anging round for safe.
0%11
BETTER TUN SPANKING.
Spanking dces not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is it oonstitutional
cause fer this trouble. Mrs. al. Sum-
mers, Box NV. 8. 'Windsor, Ont., will send
free to any mother her successful home
treatment, with full instructions. Send
no mono', but write her to -day if your
children trouble you in this way. Don't
blame the child, the chances are it can't
belp it. This treatment also cures
adults and aged people troubled with
urine difficulties by day or night.
AN OPTION,
(Cleveland Leader.)
"Do you mean to say that you re-
fused the millionaire who propoeed to
you?"
"No, I didn't. I got a ten days' op-
tion on lam."
Minaret's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
.0401.1,01,40
New 1410 for 014 boob=
The elle' of Korda—the Ancient leant
hulk. Me 141gallt then Chroitisn, end
rimy Moluournetlan, the scene of Patin')
bshti auti,once the capital of the tieljta
WM' empire, eetimated to have to -day it
popolution of 1.10,000-11 rising again to
Intuit -Ince through the opening of rail-
road eummunleation to Constantinople.
The city of Kunio le the entre of a
rielt agricultural and Natural province,
which politieelly is consideerd to be ot
altuttet the first rank in tim Turkish Em.
pie% since more than ono the office of
tieveritor uf the province of Itonia lute
proved to be the stepping stone to that
of llrand Vizier in Constantinople. Link-
ed. to Coirdantinople and Smyrna by'
runway, Xenia is seizing upon westera
methods dilli iMprOVellient8 faster than
stny other city in the interior of Asia
;Ulna. A 01055(1 aqueduct now brines
eveellent water from a lake 100 dee
distant, a street ear line is in operation
ia the city itself amt. some of the
streets are electric lighted. In the
country surrounding IneWorroick reapers
are now at work. A fleritlan company
ltas already expended about $3,1450,000
towards a huge irrigation scheme try
which water from the Mlle may be ms.cte
available • for 1,000 square miles of ad-
jcining territory, These are eimply a few
of the indicatione of the materiel pro -
grass already begun.—Zion's Herald.
41•
Minard's Liniment Cures Glarget in
Cow%
SARDINE BAIT.
Ducks and geese, fowls and pigeon.,
were alto represented, and there was it
large oumberof rabbite. Dmikeye and
tioniee included Jerry, a famous old don-
key, 28 years of age, but still equal to a
day's war-la—London Chronicle.
French sardine fishers lige ns bait the
roes and other waste products of tite
Norwegian end fisberies. 111 halt is eg.
peusiee and ite price is continually ris.
lint owing to the inereaeing demand. An
artificial bait, whit+ Is ntuel) cheaper:has
reeently been employed, hut witlt only
partial sueeess, AS it etas too gnieltly
anti often Wee tit sarainee downward
instead of _drawing thou up into the
nets.
Attempts are now being made to rent•
tly this tlefeet. The success of the -'e at-
tempts would la big joy to the fishermen,
but not to the dealers in Norwegian bait,
who enjoy a very lucrative monopoly.
The question is one of burning ilitHik
and has nearly led 0) open war bt•twetri
fishermen and bait &Mere on the Vreutil
voaete.---Cotenom
"
BADLY MIXED,
'Mae used to be at ltarvarti miveer,
abeetitantrated Latin instrtieton Tilts
ettitienian Wolliti walk the streets Ntitt,
an open teeik before hit fa. -e, and every
one MA ill get ten of his uay, as
though las Ilt ts fitt It he said CI
lead Mat one t:ptitig day, as 1,e tam
ealking 011 the outskirts N.,e Curnierldge
elth hin uetial open book, 1,0 Stutoltleti
aguidst it yew, turd Btftirg he had titta.
10 collcet bbs themslits, ritetliattitally
Melt off his hat and tuursinteed,
altit, 1 tett your It:trite-J." Piheth be wr-
tlyttl h,l1 taisifthe and eattlInue4 On Isis
vtiv teatiltu., as tefore. Mar a utile fine
thee on 1.e eoilided uith a young lady.
itt au unary tope of volee, he
intld. "Ts that you again you brute 7"
QUEER FRIENDS.
Oo boerd the Union Castle It. M. S.
Goth, on it voyage from the Cape to
Teneriffe was a !Alto monkey belonging
to one of the stewards. It was very
fond of sitting on the back of a tor-
toise, another ship's pet, while the lat-
ter crawlea about the deck. Although
rather ill-tempered and snappish with
people, the monkey was always friendly
with the tortoise, who made no object -
Hon to being used. as her steed.—Wide
World Magazine.
ISSUE NO. 2 1911 41k
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Prescribed and recommended for we
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result from their use le quick and per
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Special Rate all outside Wits. Apply far
terms, dates, etc,
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5 KING STREET WEST, TORONTO, ONT,
FOR GAPING VENTS
Hero is it simple but excellent remedy
for gaping skirt plackets, an untidy con-
dition which it is hard to avoid after the
snirt has become stretched from pitting
inlilkifore sowing on the hook plaee be-
derneath it it piece of tette or ribbon at
least as wide as the hook itself. Sew
securely andthen streteh the tape over
to the next seam and tack flat, being
neaearet,fu1 to have the tape just this same
len,gth as the space of the skirt between
the skirt is closed, it will stay firm and
the seam and the hack opening. When
••••••••••••—•,—.
Shipping Fever
Induenza, ptnlc eye epizootic, distemper and all 190E10 aucl throat dile
eases cured and all'others, no matter how "exposed," kept from having
any of theeit diseases, with SPORN'S LIQUID DISTEMPER CURE.
Three to six dostsa often cure it ease. One 50.cent bottle guaranteed to
do so. Best thing for brood mares. a.cts on the blood. 60c and 81 a
bottle. 56 and 811 a, dozen bottles. Druggists anti harness shops.
Distributors—ALL WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
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THE METHODICAL MAN. ,
Glad When it Holiday is Over and He
• Can Get Back to Routine.
"I don't like holidays," said the meth-
odical man; "they interfere with My
work. I recognize fully the fat that
days off, days of abstinenee from albeit
are necessary for our bodily and men-
tal welfare, and I take it day off wok.
ly, my day being Sunday, but for many
years I have worked on every other
day in the week regardless of holuisys.
Anything that breaks in on me in this
observance Is disturbing. •
"To begin with, we get -up and hone
breakfast an hour later than usual.
There's an hour lost for me. And then
on holidays we have dinner in the mill
dle of the day, tide being a further dis-
ruption of our usual routine, and then
who can work after a 'hearty rnidday
holiday dinner? And then, besides, the
whole .atmosphere of the day is chang-
ed.
"So I ern glaa to have the day over
and to get beet: to work in my stn.
tematie, orderly, methodical way. -It
is in work in my regular, accustomed
manner that I find my great pleasure,
with my tegularly recurring day of rest
on Suuday. Even after that day I
am glad to take -up work again, and I
have no uee at all for holidays."
Send for free sample to Dept. TT. D.
National Dm* & Chemical Co. Woronto;
THREE THINGS TO TRY.
Butter well the top of any kind of hot
mush and set away to cool, espeeially
for fryiwg. It prevents a tough coating
from forming.
Keep bananas from turtling dark in
dtssert or Met salad by taking it fork
and cutting crosswise. They are not so
smooth as when 'out with it knife, but
will retain their natural color longer.
When obliged to tnie hard water tor
dishes try adding it little sweet milk
to the water and se how much raeler
to ent a mule.
41M.,••••••.110•MI,.1.11.11.
THE REASON.
"The only thing I find to say against
you is that your washing bill is itir too
extravagant. Last week you had, six
blouses in the wash. Why, Jane,
my own daughter never sends more than
two!"
"Ah, that may be, mum," replied
Jane, "but I 'ave to! Your dgualiter'a
sweetheart is 'a bank clerk, while my
young man is it chimney -sweep. It makes
it difference.. mum,"
•••••••1
NO COUGHER.
"I tell you I itexciliagltnat•Vsome money?"
wowed the King of Maritwns, who was
in sore financialstraitslomebody will
have to cough up."
jester, "all our coffers tire empty."
treasury; who Wad formerly the eotna,
quickly stops coughs, cu. cs colds, heals
the throat and tunas. • • • 2S cents.
"Alas!" sighed the guardian of the
110 h C Farr le
HIS BUNCH,
a. man who liad numped aroma from
church to church, try. kg to fina it eon -
genial congregation, %topped Ole Son -
day at the :Attie ("mink Animal the
Corner.
"Good morning, ' sail ;he wrier. "Aro •
yo'l'101aatsittor7"ngen
sant the maa, "net Phrtielh
larly. I just ek mewl in •
Just then the congregation began to
read this serviee with the minister:
"We have done the things we ought
not to hahe done, and have left undone
the things we should have done."
Before they got any further the man
sit((11.':hank Heaven. I've tonal my bunch.
Guess etay."
• -
An Absolute Remedy for Corns.
Is Putnamn Priinlese Corn Extractor;
safe, sure, always painleee. A hundred.
substitutes prove the supremacy of PUt-
Item's. Painless .Corn Extraetor. The
name tells ita story. It is peiniesn, it
extritets corns, stud does it quiet:1y. Sold
Easy, of course, if you know how.
by druggists, price 25c.
PLEASED icT411-11*
e'a-Ea.) P 14 I SON ER,
,T
"I give vou mv word, the next per -
Take I X nine Tab-
,ActiA_Terie..--eteete-evAECOBLIINto....t..0Q...uEl,
from the courtroom and ordered home."
son who interrupt.; the proceedings,"
TO R N DAY . said the judge, stetnly, "will be expelled
lets, Druggists refund Money if it fails
to cure. E. 1V. GROVE'S signature is on
,ont s.ee
ane4- se4n'se in eWferISriDnM. ;1-I0reylseriedtleponer.
euchbox. lhe.- ieotliejudgeponderer
*
w„HedRe'0rgOoMinard's LinimentCures Distemper4.•
the wisdom of Solomon," said the man,
smartly. "Ile had it thousand wivesUNCLE NOTHING.." e (Der Mob.)
"Yes, answered the woman, tartly, 'he ,
learned lits wisdom from them." "Int afraid, Edward, "you're marrying
er-- • me only borate I've inherited froth my
Minard's Liniment Cures -Colds, Etc. tittle 100,000 orowne."
Le -.- h'Why, Blanehe, how ean you thiak
AN OLYMPIAN EXCUSE. that of me? Tour uncle is nothing to
(New Yoik Sun.) me. I would 'marry you no matter from
Minerva lta41 jeet sprung from the whom you inherited the money."
brow of Jove.• e . a • , •
-Arty man ie apt to have his head Honor is a luxury to it millionaire.,
Unmet by 11 woman." he said. but it cold necessity to it poor Matt.
ilionnos *weep
That Splitthkg Headache
tiiII vardsh if You take
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'MOM
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ARE THE MOST MODERN AND PERFECT
A SIAM LIGHT, THE FIRST STRIKE
The7 make no noise or sputter—a olet, steady flame, The match
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