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The Wingham Advance, 1911-07-27, Page 6Meek Twaia can hardly be timid to have died poor. 11le estate, as appraised for the Surrogate Court, Wale 1471,- 138,07. -A. California- Congreseman propos a tax on the dowries of Yankee brides who wee.% with foreigners. The Men, is 10 keep the money at twine. The bride,' might be left at home, too, then, - A 2-yeara14 cliiitt Nebo it been bit. ten on the theek by a tray dog, ho died of hydrophobia in a eedeago to- tal. now many more of these rum ere weaelering about endangering the public? - _ Lord eeitchetter has hoe appointed 13r1tielt Agent in Egypt, in enecension to Sir Eldon (loret. Kitchener la intbn- etely acquainted with Egypt and its people end *dotted he well equipped for the. dekko' of the very responsible posi- tion. A Detroit jutike is inflicting sentences of $100 fine or ten dor he jail on reek - less automobilists, He eollected $500 ethe other days and one chauffeur who had been epeeding 80 miles an hour took ten days in jail. Reckleo ehauffeurs tare the wont enemies of the automobil. iets, " CoVernor Dix, of New York, has sent .a. message to .the Legislature urging a measure to reform the confiscatory in. heritence tex laws by bringing them within the hounds, of moderation. The New York inheritance tax law of last year strikes some bequests with a 25 per cent: tax. Toronto is all torn up .over the Sun- day ice cream question. The way to settle it is plain enough; Make the Sun- day sela or consumption of ice cream or any other toothsome commodity a. penitepeiary offence—oforbid the max- ufacture of the confection as counterfeit money is •forhiciden! The Anglo -Japanese treaty has been modified so as to remove any obliga- tion' on either party to join the other in making war if one of the belligerents happen to be a party to a treaty of: arbitration with either of the treaty governments. The amendment is a gain to the mute of peace. Governor Foes,- ed Messadhusette, re- cently vetoed a bill to increase the pay of members ,of the Legislature from $750 to $1,000. The Legislature has passed the bill Over the Governor's veto by o vote at 4 to L These are molten in which the overage legislator takes a very personal interest. The 'United States Magazine Trust must answer to •the Govemment in the courts of law. That savors of poetic justice. The publications charged with being organized as a trust have been the meet diligent "mucki•akers" and the most reckless in cloning . illegal pro- , tices by other trade organizations. The Public will enjoy seeing light let, in on their owa methods. United States Consular reports show that the consuMption of horseflesh is rapidly inereaeing in Paris. At the slaughter houses ,at La Vilette, a sub- urb of Paris, the ntimber • of beeves slatightered in 1900 wad 20 t,130; the number of pounds of horseflesh disposed .. of was 31,203,042, almost three times as mole as was solkin 1897. Restaur- ant and hotel -keepers are said to be serving it up as beef. - Xew Zeeland is1, he conutry of freak legielation. Recently the Chinese there were found to he doing a great deal of the laundry work. In New Zealand a Istundry is a factory within the meet -tang of the law. A New Zealandlawmaker discovered that he could settle the ques- tion of Chinese onmetition with women • le...undresses by a slight dente in the interpretation clause of the Factory Act. eeu amendment was therefore drafted and minted and sent with the tamest seriousness end good faith to the Crown Law Office for consideration. It con- tainea a provision' id these words.: "For the porppses of this net (the Factories Aet), a Chinaniati Shall be deemed to be a girl under eighteen yearof age." ItIr. Archibald Blue, chief eeneus offi- cer, has leaued a publie notiee asking ony person who believes or suspects that he has not been included in the eensne eiturneration to communicate with Min, An unstemped letter tuldreesed to Mr. Blue, at the Census Bureau, Ottawa, givieg the pereones name, street and number, wiil receive prompt attention, ahd eare will be taken ti see that if he has been omitted, he will be duly Oared on the lien It is, of emtree, ste waya possible that a person may have been overlooked by the enumeraters; it le also quite dear that thong:aids, who may not therneelvea hove met the enu- merator, have been duly entered in 1114 hook, the partieulare having been fur- niehea by the person in whose house he boas+. Mr. Inn" action will in any case enable overeighta to be remedied if the /*atone overlooked will send ifl their , nevem 1010 Sweet. Miss Margery let • it le very bitter to me, Vane, to have Veby haa he ao ruthiessly to stoop to emit; but it is a deo!) brrtiten be charm of childhood, end glee wound to my pride, [het Stuart, my en her the sorrows, of a woman? Why not have lefe ,her in her innocence, ou- fon. elioula so far MO, 1de digaity as to think of sod a girl for his wife, tent he her 'tillable Wel Y Hering the last three =ameba Margery ou aye prompted by the beet ant no- blest tee -Hogg 'gene; but I can mat bring hod lived in an atheoephere of holeserib• myself to submit to this degredation eble happiness. She (lid nee stop to tea - even for a minutes.. Stuart lutist hum son with. herself ItS. tO whether Stuart the truth—ntust know bow 1 judge hint e Crosblees omitted; and solutes had uot in title." an unspeakable entereet for hart She Tone rose hurriealy Train her oat. . had welcomed, him as her Mend, the "1 enow you are. eight. Aunt Com dearest in truth she poeseeeed, mail, stance," she responded quietly,- though the day in 'Vetoed Wood, and then what elle Wed inwardly disturbed by Ales. joy filled her being: Stuart loved her, Croebte'e words; "but consider- Ftart The truth was revealed to her; the.key Is impulsive, as strong•willea as youreelf, to her contentment -her joyous spirit If you crofts him In this, who kneleve but never saddened save when by the sied that he may do something rash—pew- wootan't couch —was grasped. And now hape marry the girl wit:hoot delay, ana all was ot an end, .An indescribable pain, be seaarate4 from you forever? Is it pierced her heart; she never realize d till not evIser to aet ceutioasly, to be care- I do not adviieate too now hew deeply her affections were een- ful and politic? mueh warmth on your part; meet Stuerti'.1.ett in hini. ger allamed modesty ' re- sented Um Wound he had inftioted. She coldly, but at the same time throw 119 recalled e obstacle in the way. Believe me, dear. thword she had epoken, the looks she had given, the kisses he hae' auntie, you will be. relievea of all anxie• ty if you do this." Stolen from her lips, and at each thought 0,, "But whet do you propoae- asked she agoinet her grew felaterer and to stay d pressed her smiteall Mrs. Crosbie, resuming her seat, and. ands throbbiegs, She could. think of zothiug Vane saw that her edvice had taken but the two figures standing hi Weald root, . "We must lei the Separation Opus Wood., with the sunshine overhead; oaul front her," elle answered, quickly. "It the eactuaebrought a flush of shame to will not do to eend tho girl away—that her face, o weight of unspealeable grief would be put a stimulus to Stuart's de- to her heart. . termination. No; lie twist be disillueibn. She reached, the cottage gate at last, ea; and thett will not be a difficult Mat- and. advanced wearily to the door, The ter, I should. imagine."' • . reality of IVIrs. Morrie death come to her Mrs. Crosbie was silent for a few Me- then in all itsebitter force. In, tar ' the Tonne; she was irritated and displeased days of her childheod, wIte ntrouble had more then Start imegioed she would overtaken. her, she Wel sought tae gen- ho at the pews of hie attachment. To tlawoman whose couch now .stood blank her it seemed Incredible thee a Cresbie should stoop to humiliate himself in and otaPtY, and had fetutd aoltme in her soothing love. Now . she .had „mune to tbie way. Vane's words fell with good whom she could turn, none as briog her effect upon her ears. Had her niece not .peace. . . been at hand to smooth matters with , She threw off her hat, etude suddenly gentle tot, she .would. not have been flinging herself upou the couch, gave to restrain her anger. Something of the WO to a flood oe passionate tears. A wisdom of the girl's advice came home thousand thoughts eoursed through her to her as she mused. She saw that bjlnet ide Mind. Was .this the erose of her life? Vane was urgea y eaousy aopr terriWas: all that was beautiful and. happy to break off tide ble conuection, but f she was quite wrong in her coocIusions gone Waver from her? Was her lot as to the source of that jeolousy.- She Ishiencelheth to be but sorrow and tears? judged it to be solely the 'outcome of they _Altetrit trocoilea fro_ eathe .v,ision , of for her soni grief. rlome lines she had reitda, week soothing Italia at such a moment love s before rose to her lips with an agony es . oul the thought mane . Once let them despatch that ' girl; and of despair-- , , the marriage she had planned would "0 04 1 em o young; so youtigt teke place. , 1 ant not used to tears at nieht Vane watcheher aunt intenthe. Instead of Slumber, nor to prey'r d "You will consent?" she said softly. With sobbing nits and hands ottewrung"; beaking the,silence. and, uttering a bitter eiy, Margery bur - "Yes," Mrs. Cresbie answered abrupt-, holher face hi her elands, till the par. iy. oxyene was passed. - Vane made no immediote reply,. hut Fatigue,aitel sorrow had told upon her, her heart thrilled'with sated:talon. Now and she rose from her knees loking, she must conjure up all her power to dp. wiul .her white. tear -stabled face, the feat Margery Daw. Plan after plan fol- ghost of the lovely girl a week before. -lowed each other through her mind; bat Her tears had relieved her, the dull pain do eoula arrive at none 'better than at her heart was gone; but the pas.: trampling on this village riveite dignity sion of he' grief had weakened. her, and amt wounding her pride with &sots the for many minutes she lay back ha a stseg of which would linter longest. Be- chair, the faint breeze stirring the eurls. fere she began the Pray,however, she on her forehead. , must see Stuart, brethi a e n kite ear that Presently the sound of footsteps she had succeeded with hs mother, and aroused her, and, looking up, she saw thus allay any suspicion he might enter- Reuben Morris enter the garden, moul- t:sin in the future that It was through Periled by a young mart, who, despite his her instrumentality that his love -dream handeinue toe, was certainly of a pie. had been broken. . beian stamp. The two men were talking • "Yes," s.aid -Mrs. Crosbie again. • "1 ea -meetly; and Margery noticed with a wie act as yott suggest. 1 see plainly pang the stoop in the sturdy shoulders, the Wisslom of such a mouse. Were I to the .worn lace of the itereaveed men. She diiplay the anger 1 feel, the consequences had Always loved him, though the link n7:ght la: worse than the preAent state of that bound her to the dead woman yeti thing -i. At all hazards wo lintel eelearate wanting in her affection for him; and hea hem ibis girl!" , she forgot her own orrowfor the me - Vane bent, and kissed her aunt. 'neat, ia thinking of his. "1 am glad you see the matter ae I do. She Was leaning back in. the shadow, Auat Constance, I feel I aln right. Stu- and neither pereeived her; but her MITS. art Must be Saved front thise and, it we taught'her own'tiame; and, to weary work wen, we shall do R. Now 1 Must to move, she remained in her seat. start for the vilalge. Remember, you will "Then you have not spoken to Mar - tut let your anger be seen." , gery yet?" she heard, "the young man it will be. difficult, pereaps," leturn- question. . , ed eIrs. Crosbie; "bat there is to molt "No; but I Shall do it afore might - :et stelte,, and I will control wolf!' time. I can uot bear to think of quitting 'teazle moved away elowly, feaving the her, poor iamb! But there's many here euother plunged in bitter thought, and as'll be good to her, and I eeh not stay mounted the stairs to her robin, She in the place; it eveula kill me," put on her pretty hat, smiling' triumph-. "You will be a loss, Morris," returned antly at her oWn huage in the mirror,- the istranger, "Have you sent word to and, drawing on her gloves, 'teased Onto; ow. Hubert's steward &beat acting?" hitec the corridor till srtehed dtuart's (pee just come from hitn: 'lile spoke deor, very kindly, and tried to persuade me She knocked softly, end whispered to to stey on; but Inv mine is fixed, and I the servant— ' . was brut. Sir Hubert and my litey are "Is your mato awake "not coming home, after all, he tells me, "Yes, mise." for which I am sorry, as Margery would • "Ask him to come to the doe for one —es . . minute, if he can." Margery rose and. moved into the Vane fasteued the het button of her door -way, holding out her hand to the glove, and then stood wailing, a picture speaker. , oi graee and beauty, us Stuart inovea "I Intva heavd what you have 'been slowly into the doorway. entsaying, Dad. nets -nett et -galling him by the "I am going now," sue said, gly; name she had given •him when she was know that I h"ett are Margery Dew:" . have succeeded with Aunt Reuben Movris drew her toward him. CHAPTER XII. ' "but, ibefore I start, I wanted to -let you a child. • Constanee, She---" "My poor lass!" he said, gently: "How A rola voiee fell on Margery's dr. V "She agrees?" interrupted Stuart, rest- warn and tired yoa look! I meant to She turned, and her eyes rested on Vane it agoinet the door for support. has spoken to you tmeight, elargery." Charteris, looking Inexpreeeibly lovely "Yes, but," continued Vane, "you muet "Tell me now," she urged, giving her and -graceful in her white toilet. • She not be surprised if she is cold and hard, hand to the young man. looked steadily At etaegery, noting with Of 'course she was totally unprepared for "1 am going away, Margery," weuben secret pleasure her worn, ,ear•stained -my news. I expect she will come and 4n replied. "1 can not stay hem The..eight filee and eltiete disheveled aPPearaneet • you direetly. Now will you trust me of all she loved would kill me; so t um "I tetrad my firet opinion,' she said again, Stuartle' just going to leave le, all; and I start to hereelf; "the gite is absolutely plain." "Mist!" he echoed, putting nut bus for Australis at the end of the week. 1 Some vague inetinet vaned. Margery's happinese to you." your pedalo Value but I tert not wee to toy with, Vane. 'Margery ale' 1 owe oil our Mr. Robert has walked back' with he to she felt though their ewe had Met but I meet go,"'llise Charter's said hurried ing closer to hint "So soon t» ly. "Yee look pale, Stuart'', Pelee itild I grow impatient. Tell liar - "I thought I would. tell. you; and now "Australia!" "My' isead ttebee onfoundedly I I beg through Farmer Bright to go up enun- talk it all over." It ituet money that takes Me, 'Margery. ' ."Y„,,"'" 8he said, 431""Y" "1 nnt liarg' "Ies, lass, I must go, 1 had an wee her to the cottage? alargero felt her to a man who wants e stoek•driver. repeated Olargery, dtaw. resting one hand ow her chair, coda her onee,before. She drew herself up, and, perrt3c,levtaowit. rinDso. Tsoludew \lilt: hated her, unwelcome guest. What had brought limbs tremblittg; but her face ehowed no sign of the agony tn her heart. hand. "I have no words to thank. you have been up to Yuma Bright's, and gery --- Ent I leave it ali to pot I must quit Huntley, 'or I shall go mad. eitank you again an& again." But We must think of you, laser Vane deeventleet the stairs rapidly; ana "I *hell be all right," elargery said. she felt as the seated herein in the quietly. "1 have many friends; Sur Mart pony .!arriage that elm had fought Hutment steward will fatd me another half her letttle, end that, with a little home till Lady Coningitam comes bacet. erae ana diserimination, the victory andeee • wouel be easilv aria CST fle:.,fully won. "les; my mother had sent me here e'llekladER Xl. with .aduessege to you, Margery," Itole ett Bright said quickly. "he events you along the hot math sena throagle the tehaog, %,het et.e. emelt,. 'deem wee, to cone to her ler e_ month or so," "She it very kind." we, ol"..'u wottaer in the women's minas. "Wilt thou go, lose" &seed Reuben, noel ePt ditir tongues wagging in pity, toiled alattery. elm was filled with leat gehtlY. cue thought, oue terrible thoagho wheel 'elnegery drew a quid breath, defied her heart, aud rooted her penes. "1 ecu not Answer now," she laid; "to. htuart Ctleible had theetival Is, r; he hat morrow I will tell you, Mr. Robert," , essilleoately amelit leg, and -a Muth -0e, there is eta hurry," Rolart re- (1,ya, her olitekni, the remeneteetiee - • turned, beertiiy. "Mother wilt weleoele 1 on her love. her rotre, hence -tet love', , you gledly whenever you cosnee' alt till toenortow and she'll be '%by filo vowe, whiels woe laughed le ecoln perehanee whet las eoatio Wesel he with you.' Reuben stud in the young luta left her. She aid noi doubt the mazes ear. and elettery turned indoor* troth of she worae *he hal aka heard; again; then he voided, in a louder tone. flwy hal been spken sit natstrelly, tile ee meat go up to the IVelati far en hour, see the WPM tie thee wee rest, outcome of the seeker's knewiedge. ti Iteel he not even to literal together? lite." Wee he mit in the house. with every op- "1 Will *thy here, if Mergery will k t poitunhy of Paging / Now ell wit ex. tree' Robert Brigat mad, plating one pittesta Steert h.,a rattle his asseitient foot on the thendtep end glitneing, into a etettxt for hewing her in her airrow the room. . ne'...hote %tone or eiga. lear tomb. her taeolteeers had moved away 'Omen the OV Ittr tight of tife wee gone, and . podia and ore melt of the gites Welt, 'trowel fere. arid listlass, dronpltig flora for title girl. tier Mrs beauty and dalte dinette were as tiontething heavenly in Ms everyday We. ").on latteit not fret, OleergerOr be Said, s icille4 as he could; eyrapathy, ahveye diffieult to Jilin, Was elmost im- possibleRow. 01;on are tookino very pie and ill." The girl raised her hands, and prevail them Over her hot eyee; then Om rose with a faint ointle, and drew nearer to the door, lowing back against it witli e weary little sigh, aln vete' orad," she "fend the heat tilts use." "Come to my mother, and lee will nurse you; eyon do not tower what a clever doctor elle is. Come! Let mo take you away with me—I will borrow a cart front some one In the village- Do colne, alergeryl" Margery shoe: her head, "J. can not gm" sae answerea "De not think me unkmdt 1 Can not RICKRACK RETURNS. Riekrok, the old-time serpentine lierthl that seeryeetey a generation (too Was 4 omorting into trimmings *mil ranee, weak generany, ls tieing Setif again, thotseh net in ell its former boldness. .A oraetieel ute has been made of it in A pair of serial turfuirts which are to be yeed in the living room. 'rile hems are flitireeti with hem/ditching %Oh n Jiro of etrttple drawnWerk. And mull rornet has as au Mettle hooter an angle of droeenvenek, ettelt line eliding With a dairy. %Men igloo deer inopeetton mad* of riekresek. Title dalev ronelet, Stimigtr of the, retinas ef the e ete • att.., titerther In a rIrclue „eked (loan white the (entre has et few French Omni. A-1 the work is elms In whtts on croon% colored *Wm get, Hie face fell, and tore was silence between -them for a few minutee. Her heavily fringed litle drooped over tier eyes,and so he gazed, widiet the love eating within his heart Urged him to take his frail sad eeing erom sorrow to happiness. elacleenly it grew too much for him, and, puttoit out his hands, he grasped hers tenderly. "Margery," he said—l'eny darling:" Margery trembliugly withdrew her hand, and her eyes met his glowing ones, with horror and, distrese in their depths. title had. never dreamed of tide. She had Mewl. Robert, thinking bird a cheery, good-hearted MAUI 'bur love—love .from him, when every pulse in her beat only for Stuart! Lt was a Mirror —a omelet* Robert Bright saw her light shudder, and he'Oried onee more to grasp tier "Forgive me, Margery," he said, hur- riedly, "1 would not have spoken 1s0 soon, but something within me foreect mo to des so. I meld not bear to see you !bolting so pale and ill. You wont eomfort now, and so 1 .spoke. Margery, 1 love you! My darting, don't be fright- ened: Perhaps 1 am rough; bat I love tiaily—you 'can not know hew truly, Margery!" But she had drawn back, and, with her face buried in her hands, Mal susale into her 'chair again. As she felt las touch on her shoulder, her helots dropped, but her head Was still luWered. • "You must not say soh words," she said faintly. "Deer Mr, Robert, fon, give me, but—but I can not hear them, "I AM a brute to tease. you," he broke In, quickly; "but. oh, Margery, I am not sane just now! I love you so dear- ly; give me one kind word." ' "I ear not, d can not!" she. cried. "You must net hope. Mr: Robert, I -e" "Not hopel" he repeated, blankly. Not hope! Do you mean that, Marg- ery?" "Yee," she answered, putting one bond to her heart to deck, its tumultuous throlabings. "Yes o I mean it. I like you—you are so good.; but love—" ' The 'madness of her accent touched him. "Then foiget it all," he said, hueltely. "Love does hot kill, I shall get over it. And yet—" He hesitated,, looked once more at her drooping figure, apa, then went on Iturrtealy: teDoset let this stop you from going to my mother, if you care to do so. I have to run up to Lon- don to -night. We should not meet." . Margery rose and held out her hands -to. him.. In an instant he had them pressed to his breast; his eyes fixed on her face; but there waa n0-- intlicetion of what he *sought in her pallid eheeke and trembilug lips. He looseuea his graep, - "Then," he said, slewly, "there is no hope. Margery l" 'eNone," she murmured, faintly. Robert Bright pveiteed his lipe La her hands, awl the next minute she heard his step grow fainter and fainter along the path. and then the click of the gate told her that he was gone. Margery sat on. dazed, almoet stupi- flee. Then gradually' memory tame back to her, bringing, in all Re :bitter - nese, the old pain of .the meriting,with a fresh pang of sorrow for the inau who had just left her. She felteas though she had beep cruel to 111111. • He had been so earneet, se(ape, and yet there was no hope., No hope! ••Tfer heitrt had the dismal word, Life that had been so bright and beeutiful ,was itow dark rind deem' as Winter. 0.1001n. ShO eat on, heedless of time's flight, vaguely evatching the sun tottelt the trees with its afternoon gold, and sadly musing on the dart mysterimie future that stretched before her. At laet slue woke from her and thoughts. The click of the gate had eaught her ear.• and she realized that the afternoon wee nearly gone. "It is Dad Reuben!" she murmured; and, rising, she &aged herself from the ellair and stood, looking pale and as a thedow fell .over the door tray. Sluggish War Ruined Business Man's Health Story of a Merchant Who. Almost Lost His Business and. His Health Through Neglecting Early Symp., toms of Disease. "aiet life fee years has been of imam - Lazy obaracter," writes T. 13. Titchfield, hod of a well -known -firm in Bucking. heat "Nine hours eyery they I spent at, office work and took exercise only on leatuday. I disregarded the symptoms co ill heMth, which were all too apparent to my family. I grew thin, then pale, and before long 1 was jaunaleed—eyee and akin were yellow, my strength and nerve energy were lowered, and I Was quite mtfitted for business. In the morning a lightheas in the head, math cularly when I bent over, made me vet, worried about my health. Most of the laxative medicines 1 found weakening, inut knowing that 1 had to be at bleat nos every day I riegleetea myself nth. ea than risk further weakness. Of course I,grew worse, but by a happy chance 1. began to me Or, Retimiltou'e 1 was forcibly struck by the fad that they neither caused griping nor =sea, soul it seemed ,Incredible that pill*" could tone, 'cleanse and regulate the system without causing any impleasant after effects. Dr. Hamilttods Pins acted with inc Peet as gently as nature—ehey gave new life re my liver, strengthened my stomach, an&. won me back to leerfeet good health, My skin is 'clear, dizziness lute disappeared, and my appetite, strength, spirits are perfect." Refuse anything offered you instead of Dr. Hamilton's Pills, whica are mere to cure. Sold in 25c boxes, all, dealers, or The Catarrhozone Co., Klngston, Ont. ensefitrzn else re, !te elMe ie t tri Jt r %to: s i•ty eeeittat this sifttrod the helot of tit+ younger farmer, ead deollete toot rsrdeled In her lows, Wt, he lengitt kett Per Wakolts pain be had gl'otell toetaterh VIS be Dontlusedi "First, let me express sympathy for you in your loes," commenced Vane, moth ulating her voice to eoft accents. She eow at once that Margery, regarded. her as an enotty; tut she did net intend to allow that thought to bezonte rooted. She must elate her darts with kite:i- sms'and with her sweetest wertle thrust her dagger into Ode gals beert."None an know hut those whe havo *suffered what your grief must bee" she finishea gee tly. Margery's head &owe. Had sorrow elready &oboe ed all her pea impute - es? She Wao prepared for Aver, end the met with sympathy And tetideruesel "You are very good," ehe feltered, Vane advalleal into the loom and pulled forwurd a dein "etay1 sit with you for a while?" the risked. -It is not ,isomd for you to be aitese like ehiee' "1 like it," alistereil Margery, turno ing her lustrees ee es upon her guest; end, As Vane *law their beetay, her laws rentracted, and •atie realierd that. her Hatt •Ottdgmeht repealing thieghI bed been right. After en. Iter mood detect When she emotidered Margery plain, a half-eon- teturtuous thought hot peeped filmset her Menet to weenie yet retain her sweet - ova Note she telt site marl not how herd she Weed to relieve the jealousy THE HAPPIER LAND. (Montreal Herald.) A lady was persuaded to go to a spiritualltset seance, arta there the spirit of her dead husband apheared and (spoke to heel "My dear Augustus," said the widow to the *Mode, "are you happy nove?" "I am very happy," Augustus an- swered. "Happier than you were on earth with nee?" asked the widow. "Yes," replied the shade. "I am far lutppier than I was when on earth with you." ' "Teel me, Augustus, 'what is it like in heaven." "Heaven!" said Atigustus, "I am not in heaven' • PILES CURED at HOME by New Absorption Method e If you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or pyotruding seed. me your address, and I -will tell you how to cure yourself at home by tbe new absorption treatment, and wiu also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality, itsre• quested. Immediate relief and perman- ent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to -day to Mrs, M. Summers, Box P. 8, Windsor, Ont. ee IDLENESS OE TEARS. When 1 cons'der Life mid its few years— ete wisp of fog betwixt' us an dthe sun; A call to battle and the battle done A rose ehoked in e grasse; an hour of wfiseiatrosfand thinsun; ; fog tetwixt ue A th The gonstbiesn'tt.;hat past a darkeuing shore d The burst of music down an unlistening street - 1 wonder at the idleness of tears, Ye lodlglt dio,Id dead, and ye of yester- doeeteaiep,nsand bards and keepere oe the s By every cup of sorrow that ye had, Loose me from tears, and make me see aright avid h How each baelwhat °nee he stay- ed to -weep: Homer his sight,_David iS Tittle Jodi Minoawrs. td5 Liniment .Cures Garget In o MAKING THE REVOLVER SAFE. The firstbammerieve revolver wad! of American origin, and of recent date. The chief ende gained were the entninatiou denger ot an expioelon eattsed lay isntrituhmgthetubeantputve4re.cautingfronttillann111,plaeneed away that it Might net famine caught In the withdrawal ot: the WeanOn erton tee pocket. A still later device bas made it impels- sibie to explode the hammerless • unlase it shall be geasped by the hand at the moment the, trigger Is Pull - ere for firing. The mere "hrealting' or one or these wrodera weaponm, as aimoose- :1%11 f0rectrrtlitre lit' titttiilet conies of certain emptiness of the opt, - der. The fleet autometle weapon !gr port - et Or h011iter was of tlerinen origin, It as FUT NOW. It was beaVy, cumbersome and devoid of all artistic lines. than at the present time it carries lawny im- perfections of line and balance, but in the smother rilses for poeket ma the mesa away wait the obtruttleo tylinder has made it compact for the prmine of eon- slhie for the pocket size, five, tnhot re- volver, to the charnher than is pos.- le.eoahl.mereTt. Also it has Added three Mine The chamber ot this eutotriatie pistol Is imartea with its eight cartridges in- to the lower en,a of the butt. A eliding forced movement of the barrel meelitin- lent give the user a fun notice that it is Medal. A safety catch makes It safe mail the catch it; released by thumb pres- sure. Thereafter fro tuthe first shot it berectntmen.the most dangerous weapon ev" 'Using the high explosive cartridges the recoil from the shot is taken up 'in cocking the weapon autornaticalityteeJnneeecxxtt-t cliertrtihdegerninPttoY shell alleciatifyarcflorif D ull ot the trigger. There is no sense of /recoil' to the band holding the gun. A lighe revolver may jump three to six inches from a shot: the automatic pistol holds it quite level dot after shot un- til the magazine ie empty. To the untutored or careless user this autoznatie weapon is one of the most dangerous of arms to himself or bystand- er in that unless a careful examination be made the user never knows for a eer- tainty if it is empty. To the weapon trained man this fact in itself makes alWaYs for its safety in that its terrible rnuzzio never is pointed in any other than a safe direction. Like the hammer- less revolver it cannot be fired save when clasped in the hand and the trigger' P ulled. WHAT TORONTO HAS. (Toronto Star.) • A perusal of the Intinicipal Handbook which has just been issued by City Clerk Littlejohn shows Oita Toronto had, in 1910: Civic property valued at oyer $'4000,- 000, an amount approaching the whole aseessment et London, Ontario, waterworke revenue of about $900,- 000. An areo of 28 square miles, approach- ing the aggregate areas of London, Kingston, Brantford, 'Windsor, St. Cath- arines, Guelph and Stratford. About 403 miles, of streets and ItiO miles of lanes. Placed end to ena they would :reach front Montreal to Chathettn, With a goodly niergin ta spare. Over 537 miles- of sidewalk, 314 miles of sewers, 400 miles of water main, 423 miles of gee main, aOd over 104 miles of street railway trade. A park area of two arid a ha• lf square miles, equal to the whole civic area of Wooestoek. A revenue from the street railway of nearly $100;000 per year, exclusive of taxes. Oluilding permits representing over $21,000,000. Two hundred and eighty firemen. $080101.14v6e0. nty-four fire stations. A total fire Tose -on buildings' of only e3 Five hundred and twenty.two Nehrly 1,300 seitool teiteitere. &hoot property worth over 4,400,- Pablie libraties ontaining 105,000 bolo. Ana the cit y is growing faster every year. A sign of pentanes% in Tibet, on meeting a peyote is to hold up the el:septet halide and stiek out the tongue. 004•04.4nowom o4M411144044411441•1444.104 THE FIRST FREE LUNCH. To Ned Mather, a native of this city, and a man who spent his deelining years here,,ie given eredit for originating the idea Of free lunches. He inaugurated the first•free lunch in. Baltimore, and Balti- more historians place the year at either 1805 or 1800. The front bar at Barnum's Hotel in Baltimore, where the quality folks gathered, is where it ins said to have originated. One clay -1,1atber conceived the idea of free lunch In the place and cent word to the kitchen to ascertain from the cook what she heti molted that day in which she felt statue:Mar pride. The cook sent back word that the Eimitlitield ham was worthy to tickle the palate of a king, Mather ordered her to make up some sarAiwtelles, and. when.. the usual crowd and declared Mather a philanthrpiet of came they found tliesTeLe;odrtohny type.atrtble the most useful and wis Uri to that time all that :here was of a free lunch was a few crackers on "lire bthaerra. but no one ever thought of eat- . , • . • • •• •-teeeseet.ieeelteetaver Minard's Linhnent Co„ Limited, Dear Sire, -,--This. fail I got thrown on a fence and hurt my ehest very bad, so I could not work ona it hurt me to beenthe. 1 tried all elude DIV Liniments and they did me no good. One bottle of MINARD'S LINIMENT warmed on Mullein and applied on nty breast. mead me eompletely. C. H. COSSABOOaL Rossway, Digby County; N. S. HOT WEATHER HINTS. (Goods Mutchineon, Office wear fee gentlemen should on- sist of sleeveleee undershirts and small pieces of sandpaper tied to the elbows. These prevent the elbows from Slipping when resting on the desk. A sponge should 1m hung around tee nod by a string. After mopping off the bean at the end of every third. minute, squeeze the sponge into a tub placed beside the desk for that pupae. Just before gm ing home for the day, bathe in the salt water in the tub. It's healthy. d The destruction of the house fly is a public duty. Almost every American stste Board Of Health is carrying On a crusade againSt him. His filthy origin and habits, and the fact that hi body is generally laden with disease -pro- ducing germs., makes him one of the greatest enemies of the human race. - If the housekeepers of Canada will use Wilson's Ply Pads persistently, this peril would be tremendously reduced. THE LIGHTED MATCH. (Niagara Valle Gazette.) The man who drops a match without seeing where it falls or whether it is extinct' or not will have to be enrolled with the summer fool that rocks him boat and the lousiest that eltotite the guide or the gun "projeeter" who dees not know it et loaded. During a dinner dance at the Nanateket Boat Club re- centty a post threw a lighted snatch on the floor. histantly there Wee a blaze whieh enveloped the boat house and es. tape was aiffeult to all aud impessible to orne. Three lives wete hot two pereore were winfullo turned, and pro- perty was sent up in smoke. Tlie ball room floor land been mteolined- further follyetit is true. ana that faet may not blevo been lacown to the meteh thrower. lie lad possibly to.sal itghted wades away theueamis • of times before. taloa leg thee they staved be extinguished ie this fall, retially they ate-. Some time they are not. The Baltimote fire. was suppesed to IlaPe been minuet by a lighted, Meta that fell through the grating into a littoral eviler. The eltirt wait the in New Yolk wee almoet eer- match, elgarette or 'gar stump. thinly catteed by careletsly teemed HEAD ••• te - —eictoe-N ACHE Stop it in $0 minutes, without eny harm to any part of your system, by tsklog ORI.T.CO" Headache Waters NATIONAl. PoRtlet AND CtusAtioAt, CO. OF CANADA 1.IMITIED. NIONTRKAL 7 4044 1 Washday Troubles Will vanish, like mist he'ore sunshine, If you use one of EDDY'S WASHBOARDS The Boards with the Laltor-saving Crimp Strong, Solid, Durable and Well - Finished EDDY'S WASMOARDS 'will ease your washday burdens as no others will. AT ALL 000P GROCERS .The E 11, EDDY Company, Hull, Canada ODD NAMES. "When yon ride through a great city and. -see the signs over business houseee do you ever wonder watt some people ld hoon to Bitch mance 2" asked Fred R. Entrieb, of Philadedphia, at the Ra- leigh. "To- one who' understande langUagee, the real meaning of some names makes one more curious. For instance, over on Third avenue, in New York, the other daygI ow the natne 'Rindleopf above a store. Now, that name In German means a bullhead, and you would not, imagine that a healthy, normal -minded oman awoouulu. dis ttake auch a name on. h wnoc "I once asked a friend familiar with Europe how it was that so many name's of that character come to us with the emigrants. He explained that many odd mines come from the Lower Prov- inces of Germany and Austria, The people held to the old 'habit of going without surnames, and a boy was called John, the son of Jeeseph, and a girl Mary, the daughter of Martha, and so on, throughout many generations. "When the modern methods of Na- poleon came along these people were in- clined to cling to the old ways. Some of them were especially stubborn about taking a surname, They insisted that they wanted and needed no other 'name, and as a reward for their stubbornness the Trench in clutrge -of the namino business just bestowed, a cognomen, amsi took pales to piek out as odious or as deseriptive a name es poselble. "Then, when a citizen was unusually obdurate he was cella bullhead or ox, and, he had no way of getting rid of the title."—Washing Pest. DO YOUR BOOTS HURT BECAUSE OF SORE CORNS? Limping along for years—why don't you get a move on, keep up to date, for- get you ever ltad is core or a sore foot lump. You can draw out any old kind of a corn, actually remove it \without pain by sitnply using Putout's Painiese Corn ES:I:Met-Or. Ilas an enormous sitie —does the trick in a night while you sleep, a wonclerf..til remedy is "Putnatege." —buy a 25e bottle to -day. _.... SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.. (Christian Guardians Tim man alio spends the day satiate his boat, playing golf, riding on nn ex- cursion train, or pieniaing in ;h.: otho fe„ and dues not use it especially to minis' tweilL•olt eo gililoxovtirtsh agiteurle.oaiguldoutio stplzigri9t,h. losing out of his Sandie- the best itin most vital part of it. Of ounce, as ess' often been said, going to ehuree is if. religion, and one Man May be quite as religious in spirit in a canoe as another Manwould be in a pet', but Sunday must be made to serve its r;tigtotts tut pose, and for the most of ue it will runty best serve that purposea theme') t'' religious exereses, , Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. A DREAM CLOUD. (Niagara Falls Journal,) If you owned a, cloud and could take it around and make it rain, when and where you wished, now much money do you think you coulil have made last w eek It is really absurd to think how much the average man would give for a little "two-by-four" rainfall when he has not had one in his back yard :for a wiBilie But to get back to that supposed cloud which you don't own. 1! -yen dia own it, would the people "steed foe it?' That is, weuld they let e'en de- termine without regulation—whether 1.1 should rain on title or the ether inan'e land and would they let you withhold the rain unless it pleased you to let the rest of the people live? And if not, why tot? Is a cloud, any snore essential to estarybodyes living than the land, or 00.00Batilitso rtt— earth. and it's too hot. is coming down from the AN EYE CLOSING HINT. If you will spare a mitinte every half hour to the eyes they may be spared to yule many yeers 131 cousegttenee. Where one uses the eye canstantly, especially in sewing and reading, the reief to the eyes cif lifting them from the work and closing them while, one sloe ly counts- 25' cannot be overeste MAIO. Try it- -yes, right now! 1-241, and so on --25. There, do you feel .etty bettee7 Another rest is to change the' pomt of vision from time to time. Look away feom what elm are doing and gaze blankly into space. ELECTRIC log -MAKING. 1! is tetintated tbet Mete Ore now in operetiou lit 11.0 tuned States tiettrly certral rlecteic stations provided with lee -leaking stupettettur. The unused power of the stalloils tittriug the "light -lead" summer /W./V."011 is V1111311.'l. el 10 rtitt tillieNtro 1111.;•let.4 soffusit.e1,3111tIgrYtantilifig•IlittirtitteltIn . Tee pint', ss 5 he, Electric. Veorld, had bean isnet.Ishy si;,‘ small pIards Atipplyleg electric power And light for tolcIla ut leltis thane0o teltahltiants. eot-ne esteem Ile eeruluys of the etas. '111etry let -mak Mg apes rattle itettAb4,1tst r 0.1.st=,1.1.tjc811,tteWp C.Itallit mown". ISSUE NO. 30,1911 WOMEN WANTED. 1*1 RITI3 TO IIS TO DAX FOR OUR TY choice line of Agents' supplies, No outlay necessary. They are money-meke era. Apply B. C. 1, Co.. Limited,' 22g Al- bert street, Ottawa, Ont. itatatemass.meamosvistaseassmasx....... • AGENTS WANTED, AGENTS WANTED—A STUDY OF other agency.propositiona convinces us that none can equal ours. You will always regret it it you don't apply for Particulars to Travenerte Dept., 228 Al- bert street, Ottawa. Every Woman bt interested and should know about the wonderful • MARVEL Whirling Spray The new Vaginal Syringe. Goat —Most convenientit cleensse instantly. Ask 3,04t • druggist If he cannot supply the MARVEL.accept no other, but seed stoop tor illustrated book—sealed. It tires full pestle. ularsund directions invaluable to ladleS. WINDSOR WPM' CO., Windsor. Oat. General Agent's,/Car. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. (New York Pewee) A man eau be moh prouder of ids wife for her good-looking clothes then for her noble character. An old fox learned most ed his tele - dem out of the foolishnees of bis youth, but folk aren't foe., When e man is a partieulavly ineue• ferable bore it's a sign Iles about how he takes his exercises. A woman who had no opinions ot her Own when she was engaged, has all the more after slue is married. It isn'tthat a widow is so much mare tricky than other women; it's thet etat knows how to appear so nowt' lase thet she gets more chances. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. CREDIT FOR JEWISH FARMERS. With the help of the Jewish Agricul- tural and- Induetrifti Air Society, three co-operative unions have been recently establisher, one in Fairfield County, Connecticut, one in Rennsselaer Counte, New York and the third in Ellington. Cann. . Theo 'credit unions ere established in eonnection, with the jewieth Farmers' As- ociations in those plaees, whielt are hreeseltes of flie Federation of Jewish Farmers of -America, The .ftvemers 111 each branch raked $500 by -selling sham; and the Jewish .Agricultural and Indtes- trial Aid Society loaned $1,000 to thent at a low rate of interest. The Management of the credit unions is entirely In the handl of is board of directors, who are elected by the farmers. . • The money is loaned to farmers for productive purposes, on easy payments, and with amali rates of interest. While in Germany, Italy mid other European countries the eredt unions have been in existence for many years, and *ere found to be very helpful to the farmers and sunell business men, in this country this is the first attempt. --From the Am- erican Hebrew. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. 430 REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. (New York Press.) It's just plain stealing lentos etes mil Otte reason you don't like relatives is it's your duty to. The queer thing about is baby is tyliat a heavenly nature it can have if it never does anything but yell. It's -no more of a mania With a girl to want to get engaged than with a man to want to lose his money in specula. tion. Whitt makee a maa ashamed of him- self is the way his wife isn't to give so much tronble in a shop laid then not buy anything. WEALTH IN PEAT. It le ph:Dosed to utilize the intmense peat deposits in Northwest Germany by bringing e large part of the bogs under cultivation and venverting the -peat into fuel, to be employed in the development of electrical energy for agricultural bur- peees, as well as for supplying light and Dower to u. 'lumber of towns situated withitt a radius of 50 Mlles, A network of ,anals is to be folitted to draitt Use ground. It is estimated that the ,its pro- dueed from the beat will furnish work to the emount tI We -horse power hours for emit ton, and a 'urge quantity. of Mu- ne nia will he recevered. 444641444wasiii•4•11*.i64•Witli•i044,44i4-.40•WiriMirelf: GREATEST SWEETENING STRENGTH Containing greater sweetening strength than any other Sugars, 5- one important reason why the best Sugar to be had to -day is su ar At the Rattle tinto it 1, obeolittelv pore. le Made front pare 08110 k twat, isfoll measure with peetilvely eerreet weiela in south paeloge. Otalthittlitelgo *tag in COIlle, maim glad For color, appearance and taste it is unequalled. Try it to.day. Ili St, Lawton, Sepr 1101,4 es„ tiottsd,