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The Huron Expositor, 1898-02-04, Page 60 TRE HURON EXPOSITOR FEBRUARY 4,1898. VETERINARY TORN GRIEVE, V. S., toner gx&4uMsoiOntsdo eJ Veterinary College. All dlis,mo of Domestic addrnals treated. Ws promptly &Waded to and Amen moderate. Vete vinery Dentistry a specialty Moe and residence on Goderiele street, ona door MIT of Dr. Scott's °flies, &afore. 11121i1 G. H. GIBRi Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, Teronto Oollege of ' 'veterinary dentist% Honor Graduate of Ontario Vete *flaw College, Honor member of Onterio Velterin- ary Medical Society. All disc -sees of domestic) animals oblately trested. Animals promptly attended to day or night. .. -Dentistry and Surgery a specialty. Office rind Dispensary -Dr. Campbell', old office, Main street 8ea1erth. Night calleenewered from the office. 140842 LEGAL _ • JAMES L KILLORAN, 13arrister, Solleitor, Conveyancer and Notary Publio. Morey to loan. Office over Pickard', Store, formerly Mechanics Institute, Main Steed; Seaforth. 1528 leif G. CAMERON, formerly et Cameron. Haiti& eln,L, Cameron, Barrister and Solicetor. Goderleh, Ontario. Office -Hamilton street, opposite Colborne Motel. 1462 TAMES SCOTT, Barrister, &o. Solicitor for Mot. el 11011'ff Bank, Clinton. Oce-- Mott lock, Clinton, Ont. Money to loan on mortgage. 1461 E. HATS, BMIlaber, Solicitor, v4ancorand. etie Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion Sank. Offioe-Cardners block, Main Siereetelleaforeh. iloney to loan. 1286 LM. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, id. Offloe-Roome, five doors north ofOommerela . ground door, next door to G. L. Pepsis • may store, Main Attest, tieefortle. Goderich sate -Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1216 fikiRROW & PROIIDIOOT, Barristers, Solicits" ikon Ondericdr,Ontatio. J.T. Gamow Q. O.; r2OUDT001. SS in MorsChancery, ho.,Goderioh, Oat 3L 0 6//1111101T, HOLT & HOLMES, Barristers SO- CA11101. Q. 0.. Plimir Uow, DODIAT HOWL= HOLMESTED, suooessor, to the late firm of efL e McCaughey & Ifolmested, Muddler, Solicitor . Conveyancer, and Notary Soliciterw,7ter the Gan adieu Bank ot Commerce. Money lend. Farm for sale. Oftioe - in -leant Block, Main Street ileaforth. DENTISTRY. U t W. TWEDDLE, Dentist. Offioe-Oer Richard- - r eon & McInnis' e.hoe store, comer Main and John streete, Seaforth. R. BELDEN, dentist; crowning, bridge work and gold plate work. Special attention given eo the preeervation of the natural teeth. All work carefully performed Office -over Johnson Bros.' naedware atom, Seaforth. 1461 1NR. H. S ANDiRSON, graduate of Royal College Jen of Dental Surgeons, Ontario, D. D. 8, of To- ronto University. Ofilce, Market Block, Mitchell, Ontario. 1402 TAR. A. R. KINSMAN, L. D. 8., D. D. S. ler Honor graduate of Toronto UniversitY. Den- tist, will practice dentistry at his father's rooms in Exeter, and at his room at M. Studer's reitaurant, Renee% every Wednesday. II. Kinsman, ee. te 8., at Zurich the last Thardsday of each month4: 1645-13 MEDICAL. Dr. John McGinnis, Hon. Graduate London Western 'University, member of Ontario College of Ph,yitiolans and Surgeons Office and Retedence-Pormerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Pickard, Victoria Street, next to the Catholio Church effrEight mita attended promptly. 1453x12 Inn& ARMSTRONG. MB,, Toronto, M. D. O. M., 1.1 Victoria, M. C. P. 8., Ontario, successor to Dr. Elliott, office _lately ceeoupied by Dr. Ellett, Bruceeld,Ontari lee E. COOPER, M. D., IL Be L. V. I'. and S. J[Ire Cilsegow, iee., Phyeician, Surgeon and Oonstainoe, Ont. 1127 \4 LEL BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the Royal College of Phydobras and Reugeons, Hingsion. 4i 1 to Dr. ititotrid. Office hdely occupied re Dr. Maeltid, Men/ -Street. Seeforth. Residence • ot Victoria equatein house lately ;coupled by L. Z. Daum. • 1127 DR. F. J. BURROWS, Late resident Physician and Surgeon, Toronto Gen- eral HospitaL Hanoi graduate Triniiy University, •member of the College of Physician, and Surgeons of Ontario. Coroner for the County of Huron. girOFFICE.-Same ea formerly occupied .ry Dr. Smith, opposite Public School, Seatorkh. Telephone No. ete N. B--Inght cells answered from office. 1888 • DRS. SCOTT & MacKAY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Goderich street, opposite Methodist charoh,fileaforth J. G. SCOTT, graduate Victoria and Ann Arbor, and member Ontario College of Physicians and Burgeenee Coroner tor County of Huron. - ifecitiet, honor graduate Trinity thilverety, golcemedalist Trinity Medical College. Member College of Phy.sielans and Surgeons, Ontario. 1483 il7CRIONEERS. . WM. MICLOY, -Auctioneer tor the Munttes of 'Huron . and -Penh, mot -Agent at HensaU for the Massey -Harris Menu- , tectuftg Company. Weepromptly attended to, o barges: moderate and satiefecUon guatranimed. Orden- by mail eddreesed to Hansen Post Moe, or tett at hie residence, Let 2, Concession. 11, Tuck. meal*i wilt reedy* prompeattention. 120841 TOHN H. MeDOUGALL, Licensed Auctioneer for et the. County of Huron. Sales attended in all parts of the County. Terms reasonable. From Mr. MoDougairs long experience as a dealer in farm stook of all kinds, he is specially qualified to judge of values.; and can guarantee satisfaction. All ordera left at Tux Expoarrox office. or at his residence, Lot 16, Huron Road. Tuakeremith, near Alma, will be promptly attended to. 1466 1,14life.'? Flake Barley for the break- . CHANGE ' FOR BREAKFAST "Variety is the spice of fast porridge is a good thing -if 1) oat meal has lost it's breakfast &ante for a while, - Tillson's Flake Barley is most easily digeated. Rich, ye sugar, is almost melts -ip the tiolate. Served with cream or mouth. Ideal for _children and • those of weak diegestion. Sold by the poured by best grocers. THE TILLSON CO., Limited, Tilsonburg, Ont. 1527-52 All the poetry, the •romance, all that is ideal id the wide, wide world, is bound up in that one word,. "Mother- hood." A wo- man's 'greatest happiness, . her greateef duty and her greatest priv- ilege is to become the mother of a healthy, happ y child Untold thousands of wo- men fall short of this because of sast weakness and din- .) ease of their wo- manly -selves. Zither they live childless lives, or for a brief spell are the mothers of puny, sickly children that bring them only pain, and leave them Only BMWS% The woman who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine or- gans is certain to become an invalid. No woman can suffer in this way and be a healthy, happy, amiable wife and a compe- tent mother. Troubles of this nature sap the strength, rack the nerves, paint lines of suffering upon the face, destroy the temper, make the once brieet eyes dull and the once active brain sluggish, and transform a viva- cious woman into a weak, sickly, invalid. This is all wrong. It is all unnecessary. Dr. Fierce's Favorite Prescription is a mar- velous medicine for ailing women. It acts directly on the delicate and importaut organs that bear the burdens of matern- ity and makes them strong and healthy. It allays inflammation, heals ulceration, soothes pain and tones and builds tip the nerves. It banishes the discomforts of the expectant months and makes baby's com- ing easy and tamest painless. It guarantees the little new -comer's health and an amine supply of nourishment. Thousamb of women have testified to its marveloes mers its. An honest dealer will not endeavor to substitute some inferior preparation for the sake of an extea little -selfish profit. "1 took Dr e Pierce's Pavdrite Prescription previous to confinement," writes Mrs. Corda Culpepper, of Tanks, Cottle Co., Texas, "and never did so *ell in my life. It is only two weeks and 1 all able to do my work." In most healthy families you will find Dr. Pierce' e Common Sense Medical Ad- viser. For * paper -covered copy send 31 one -cent Stamps, to cover custons.4 and mailing only. Cloth bound so stamps. Address Dr. R. ill'. Pierce Buffalo N.1, , THE ONE GOOD GUE§T. BY L. ;31.1.7-ALFORD. CHAPER X. A SPORTSMAN'S TRICK. (Continued. y Tom had inberited enough of hie, tether's tastes to make him appreciate such an after- noon, and if he had ever yet been disposed to he vexed at Maurace Stafford it was in the present instance, for spoiling such a golden opportunity. If it had been anyone but Maurice,- he would have been affroeted and indignant ; as ib was, he felt rueful. It was a pity,he thought, a monstrous pity. To be sure, men in love were not to be put on the MUM level as other men; they were in a manner, not accountable; allowances must be made for them -but, all the same, if Maurice could only have pat off till the next day,Sunday-Sunday would have en tbe best day in all the week for a pro ostd to have come off. He presumed it was a proposal which Alaurice wasetbout to make. Ida was cer- tainly warranted irk excepting one; they were all so warranted. Everything had tended in that direction. Discretion had been the order of the day -but they were not blind. Ire and Ida knew all about such things. The little ones, of coprse, knew :nothing, and suspected 'nothing -that • was. as it should be. But his good aunt Bess had seen the whole in the twinkling of an eye; and, perhaps, had there been another minute's confidence between him and her, he might have been led into saying something which, on the whole, he was now glad he had not aaid. If it should turn out that there was something real and tangible to announce on the return of Me aunt from her drive, it would be in- finitely better in every way. He should be spared advice and proffers of assistant:m- end such advice and such proffers were pre - °lady what our very young man most dis- liked. "if I could announce the engagement, what & Wore it would be 1" he now ex- claimed. He was always wanting to "score." The shooting party had not been a "score but if Maurice Stafford should prove o be one, he felt he could forgive the sh ting party. Meantime, Maurice made hie Way over the rough ground, havin.g first earefully taken out his cartridges and inicocked his gun ;-and someone from an upper window wattled him coming. Ida had forgotten that she was an invalid -forgotten that she had been left alone in her little boudoir to rest and aleep-forgot- ten altogether that she should hare been lying among the sofa -pillows in her cosy dressing -gown, as aunt Bess had Jett her directly aunt Bess left the house. Long be- fore aunt Bess had bestowed her farewell kiss, the ungrateful niece had been fretting with impatience. The sleigh had been or- dered for three, and the clocks all round had struck three fully five minutes before her aunt had. entered. Up to that time Ida had endured with what grace she might, bat every moment after three meant a loss of time. Mrs. Lytton's tender little enquiries and mikaistrations,her Junking hither and thither, her settling of the warm shawl over her dear Identeteet, her building -up of the fire and drawing down the blinds -all so kindly meant -were so many offences. .At length, "Oh, pray leave the blinds up,dear auntie," had burst forth with a petulance which rather surprised the seli-appointed nurse. "Poor dear ! she is irritable --her nerves have been upset," murmured she. Then aloud, "Well, good-bye, dear child, and do try to, get a little sleep; it will do you so much good. The helms is quite quiet; no one but the servants in it. But I have told them to listen carefully for your bell. Oh, dear; you will have to get up to reach the bell -rope -that is a pity! Now, could we not contrive a cord? cogitating. I have often seen a cord in a sick -room---" "But this is not a :tick room, aunt Bess! Pray don't trouble; pray don't stay any longer; I can get up and ring the bell, per- fectly, if I want to ring it. Thiele Jack is waiting, I am sure," with a restive move- ment. "It seems BO selfish to leave you lying here." "Not the least selfish. You know I am "So you are ; and you look very Ponafert- able," *lancing round. "You are mire there is nothing else I can do, no little comfort-" " Quite -quite sure." "Then I will go," reluctantly, "We shall not be long.' , "Oh, please, aunt Beate"- in her earnest- . ness Ida rose upon her elbow; " pleakie be as hinges ever you like -as long as ever you can. I will not have you come back because of me. Uncle Jack has been told were= to drive and you must," with rising emphasis, "leave it to him. Promise me you will. Nothing would vex me more than your cut- ting short your drive ; and, indeed, you know," blushing, for Ida was not use to strategy, "you know I was to be kept quiet, so that the longer you are away the better for me: The doctor said if I felt quite rested = Chi/a/8 WC. It Idle. Tie is& Mails signature of c2k§:41Z ciati told to be quiet.' WILL PAY $1009.21N GOLD FOR NAME NEA uRoS 5 BRED T M AT CJ ,2.; A Pni:KE T PARTiCuLAFis ON CA1;11 PACKE T. SE ND OR ONE SEEDS GIVEN AWAY FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND ALL INFORMATION .5 END FOR OUR 1898 SEE.D CATALOGUE CONTAINS A ,-10ST OF CHOICE AND NEW VARIETIES C LONDON JOHN S.PEARCE n -ONTARIO Property for Sale. There are certain of our properties which still re- main Unsold. Intending purchasers will kindly in- quire partioulars from Thoroas Brown, or at the office of the • tate of T. T. COLEMAN, Seaforth. 1560 Is at • firm • etranst by to -night, Might COMO dean to dinner. I tile Want to come down to dinner." "Certainly. To be sure. We all want that," her aunt beamed. "Then good-bye, and do stay out a long long timet" whispered Ida, het...voice sudden- ly fading into softness. "Good-bye 1" and she held up her face for a kiss. 'Good- bye." "God bleb you, dear child." ("It was so sweet to hear her say' Good -by' like that," mused the fond relation with moist -eyes. "One forgets all dear Ida's little as- perities the moment they are past. She will grow out of them, and at heart she is the same affectionate --"-"Yes, yes, com- ing, my dear, coming," in response to loud demands from without. "Coming, coming, coming," looking back to nod and smile and wave her handsome more. "Comingooming, coming," and the door of the bourdmr closed at last. Ida-hound'ed from the wife and kioked the shawl on to the floor. "I don't pare whether it is ale or not," she exclaimed. "1 must go and get ready, orbs may be back before I have got on ray things. Oh, my head is really a little dizzy," dropping it on her hand. "P'erhaps I bad. better not dress my hair again. But this old dressing -gown must disappear, and if put on my red cloth it may do for the ever?: ing; at least,it may Pau as having been put on for the evening -but they don't catch me sitting down to dinner in it, all the 'seine ! Now then," and slipped noiselessly over the carpet, and into her own room which was on the other side of the landing. In ten minutes all kaces of invalid attire had disappeared, and, the figure which eat in the boudoir window watching for Maurice Stafford, was the one which ordinarily met his view when admitted to that calm re- treat. Twice of late he had been admitted there. He had found out whether his conipanion an the snow -eat was wont to retreat after the "ride" was over -Ida had had her "ride"in the afternoons -and had on one occasion followed her abstractedly up the staircase and along the gallery, talking all the time. * At the door of the boudoir they had both stood still. But the door was open, and Maurice had looked absently inside. " Is this your sanctum ? May I come in ?" he had inquired, as though he might have been saying, "Is this your door -mat! ` May I tread upon it?" I would have been ab- surd to refuse permission. The next day, perceiving there was to be a repetition of the scene Ida had called her little sister* to ben and Louie had come, but Jenny's "preparation "- had not been complete. Still, even little Louie had been a third person, and Ida -poor, proud, prud- ent Ida -had felt the need of a third person. "11 my mother had been alive I should not hsve been forced to think ot this' she had told herself; "but I have only Tom to fall back upon and Tom -Tom did not know about yesterday' ," She could not tell him; but she had re- solved to guard against such another hour as that which Maurice, the thief, had stolen so cleverly ; and the result had been Louie's chaperonage. Now, however, even Louie was to be dis- pensed with. Aman hardly neexpect- ed to offer his 'he.art and hand to the woman of his choice in the presence of another - child though that other be -and the 'benne of the message which was delivered almost into her sister's ear by the sympathetic and deeply exulting Jenny on the afternoon in question, if it meant anything, meant a crisis. It had thrilled through every vein of the bearer like an electric shook. For a few seconds Ida had been too deeply startled to speak-almoat to breath; then she made the other repeat over and over what had trans - pied, regardless of what Jenny might think, in her hot and mild anxiety to know the exact truth, its limits and its possibilites- and in reply bad at length burdened the eager messenger, who was impatient to be off, with the single monosyllable which was alleaffloient. • And now she eat watching and euaking. There he was A dark figure looming large throuth the frosty fog. He was coming from the very point she expected. She had felt sure he would come from that point. He must have broken off from Tom on the marshy ground at the head of the stream, just where snipe and woodcock and wild duck were most plentiful. "Poor Tom wouldn't like it," bald Ida with a smile. It pleased her to think Ithat Maurice had chosen the favorite piece of sporting gronnd for turning his back upon the feathered prey; and it wiped out the remembrance of his previous offence in connection with the first snow ride, and seemed a sort of .expia- tion of that crime. He had put all aside to COMO tO her now. Ana how &stile was coming 1 He must not, however, find her at the window ;and accordingly she withdrew be- hind the curtain, leaving a tiny peephole whence still to see without being seen. Now he was at the white gate ! The gate had a sharp cliok as- it swung to, and as the click sounded Ida drew•back still further. The zoom was radiant with fire- light, 4nd who could tell whether she might not.be detected somehow and somewhere if she reinained within the range of observa- tion? She could not see, but she could listen. The boudoir was on the second floor of a wing where storeys were lower than those -of . the main building. Maurice's tread on the frozen gravel from which the snow had been swept, sounded louder and distinct as he tramped past, and the quick ears of the watcher above could even detect that he halted at one of the side entrances to the house, instead of going in by the front door -the reason for doing which she divined at once. "His boots are dirty and wet,"- she said; "and he thinks he will come in by the back ball, and up the back staircase. He - forgets, however, that he will have to take his gun along." It was a strict rule of the house that ipme were to be left in the gun -room, and Maur- ice had hitherto been careful to obey all rules. Was he about to transgress on the prennt occasion? She glided to, the -door of the boudoir, and slipped ib ajar; but there was no *The of clamped boots upon the stone floor of the ball. - Neither did the awing door fly back. Its well-known whistling creak could penetrate anywhere if stirred pp by a passer through. Instead, someone was quickly assending. In a terrible fright poor Ida fled back to the PROSTRATED, EXHAUSTED. NO SLEEP -NO REST. LL do not appreciate the word* of John 41. Saxe, who sang, 4104 bless the man who gist invented pleepl" But appreciation 1s not wanting to those who have ruffered as Mrs. White, of Mara Township Ont., who became so Ill with nerve/is troubles that, to quote her bro- ther, Mr. Donald hiclaae, a welt -known re- sident of that illustrious section of north Ontario: "My sister had not slept a Itigbt a it was on y for over three months. She could' not hir stood this mueh longer, an when death seemed immindht that Sou h American Nervine became the good 3/S- edan. After taking the tirst dose of he Nervine she slept all night, and gained in flesh until perfectly well, and has now no sign of nervousness." This IS a wonder- ful medicine in tho severest cases of ner- vousness, and the greatest flesh -builder to tee found anywhere.in the world. --28. For sale by I. V.Fear and Lumsden & Wilson sofa, feelhig that she had never had a narrow- er escape in her life. Liahe next minute she was laughing at her - r Her eivn maid, Flowers, was tapping at the door, and in Flowers' hand was the old-fikabioned leather letter -bag still in vogue at Duckbill Manor. All at once it, became clear that the bearer of this had been mill - taken for the person expected by a foolish gieralrtwhose eyes bad been directed • by her h Yet she could hardly blame herself. The afternoon letters were rarely delivered be- fore four ab the earliest, often not till five o'clock, how came they to be up so early to- & ? "The bag was sent up from the post - office without Thomas going to fetch it, miss," explained Flowers. " re Bowdler asked her baker -though he's not our baker," -in parentheisia--" to give it a lift, and he just left his cart at the turn of the road and ran aeon with it him- self. A very civil man is Mr. Paddiefat, and always eeady to oblige." Ida took the bag. Mr. Paddiefat 1" echoed she to heraelf. "And so it was only you, Mr. Puddiefat I •Did anyone ever hear of :mob a name?" pettishly, for it was vexing to have had all her heart beatings for nothing. "Who would eveh have aupposed the letter -bag would conic that way, and come at this hour? ' Who wants the letter -bag now ? " From force of habit, however, she took the key from her girdle, and the very first envelope which made its appearance was directed to herself. The handwriting was bold and determined and Ida knew whose it was ; she had BONI it several times of late. Usually, moreover, it had -been beheld with some intirest,as being likely to convey some intelligence of impor- tance, which up to a -certain date it had cer- tainly done -but since the collapse of the shooting party no one had oared much to hear from Lady Sophia Clarke; and neither had Lady Sophia oared to write. What could she be writing about now? "1 may as well open it,' said Ida, idly ; "There are no others for me," turning over the pile upon herilap. "It will look better for him to find me busy. I can be sitting here in the window to make the most of the light now that it has turned into a dark after- noon. He may come any minute, now. Well, what "lays Lady Sophia?" and she opened Lady Sophia's letter with the indiffer- ense of a babe smiling down into the gulf of Fate. CHAPTER XI. THE CONTENTS OP THE POST -BAG. Lady Sophia Clarke was one of those women who conceive themselves born to set straight the affairs of the world. From earliest years she had loved to know everything, and to decide upon everything that went on around her. No change could be made, no servant dismissed in her father's household, without the whole state of the case having to be made known fo the in- quisitive child or, as years pasqed, to the authorative young lady. The family from its head downwards had almost openly re- joiced in their freedom consequent upon her marriage; and it had been presumed that the domineering talents which had made her ladpshtp a bugbear and a nuicance so far, would develop into virtues when transferred to a sphere which should be legitimately her Own. Unluckily for such prognostications Lady Sophia had no family. A dozen children might have afforded scope sufficient even for her energies; bat wealth, leasure, a husband who was seldom in the house, and a house- keeper of whom she herself stood in awe -and who ruled the establishment, with a rod of iron, left its nominal mistress free to manage the concerns of all her acquaint- ance. Primarily she was, as we have already shown, a doctor. No recognized physician could drug and diagnose with a firmer con - edition in his own judgment. Had Colonel Jessop's silly wife only known what was good for her, she would never have declined dandelion or any other tee prescribed by Lady Sophia, when dcsirous of winning her way in Chesterfield Gardens. On that point, indeed, it might almost be said that Lady Sophia was soft; and certainly a believer m her favorite plaster would have had a better chance with her thananyother aspirant for her august benediction. But peopie eft121101/ be always ill, and peo- ple can be almost always in need of advice -or so thought this arbitreas of human fate; and if they would only have • come to her for the valuable commodity which she had ever in hand, she would have seen to it thee nothing went wrong, as things always were going wrong in the world around her. It was her grievance that she was obliged to smelt out, instead of being sought. - "I have had such a fatiguing errand," She would announce. "That tiresome busi- ness of the So-and-So's has taken, up ray en- tire day. I have bad to hurry fr m place to place, and talk by the hour to a upid crea- tures who oould not be made to ae the plain facts of the ease. It would not occur to the speaker that the "stupid creatures" weremore stubborn than stupid; and that the intermib taken by an outsider in a family affainand her resolution to direct and supervise and say what every one was to do, and how they all aught to feel,was simply regarded as so much meddle- some- impertinence. Ida Barnet had pronounced the principal personage of her first houserparty a very rude woman; and Tom had exclaimed, "Like her cheek! "behind backs. Other tongues than theirs often made use of the same phrase. But rudeness and " cheek " are seldom -openly resented when exhibited by an earl's daughter whose position is assured, and whose entourage in imposing. Lady Sophia travelled in state, received and entertained in state, wherefore, although it may be said, and truly, that none of this warranted the ill -breeding whereof she was aeeused, there is no deny- ing the fact that she was preserved by it from the rebuffs which would have been the lot of any humbler vagabond. "Vagabond" was $ir Robert'. own term as applied to his wife. He had not inter- fere with Lady Sophia's vagabondish habits and indeed' considered them in the light of a safety valve for feverish vivaoity whioh might otherwise have been turned in a less harmless direction -but he laughed off the matter to his friends. 4' She is such a deuc- ed active woman, she must be always doing something; so she is on the trot day and night; a perfect vagabond," he would gayest; from his chib•window he beheld the well- known baroacheevith its well-known occup- ant roll past. And then he would wonder com- fortably to himself whither rthe barouche was bound, and who was new having the dboeninefitt of Lady Sophia's sharp edged wis- It . had amused Sir Robert in his quite way to perceive that none of poor Tom's Bar- net's children paid homage to their august relation. Hia wife was their father's cous- in; and on first arriving at Duckhill a good deal had been made of the cousinship, and of anndry reminiscences connected with Tom and Ida's childish days; bat these had grad- ually lapsed ; and although lady Sophia had held on to the tie of blood as affording a claim to correct and instruct, to pounce up- on deficiencies, and shake her finger at ir- regularties, she had not taken kindly enough to the young people, either generally or col- lectively, to desire that in future they would call her "Cousin Sophia." Ida, in particular, had irritated her -as she had irritated Ida. It had been a vast C41.19111" CM...1AL The fao- simile sigaature of !1 08 every 4. Wrapper. eeeee.-e..-ee•_.e.ee-eeeeee, 20 TEARS OF BONDAGE Or. Chase's K.ole.. PIllo Loose ° -the Shackle. of Coned. potion and ptentach Disorders. „ In summing up the I causes of human misery it willbe found that by far the . greatest sources of dieease originate in derangement of the Stomach and Bowels. People will abuse their stomachs and neglect the calls of natere till they bring on themselvee her vengeance. To get back to nettire'a paths, to have the Stom- ach mid Bowels once more fulfilling their function properly, to deal: the system of all the results and conseenences of poisons accumulating and ciroulating in the Blood is the 'Work of Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver rilktirg.. Thos, Miller, Lucknow, Ont., says that he was afflicted with Stomaoh Trouble and Constipation for about 20 years, dur- ing which time he tried almost everything be heard of, but to no purpose. Mr. H. Day, the popular druggist, sent him a sample of Dr. Chase's K. -L. Pills. The first dose he took did him goodeand they have proved so effectual in his case that he recom- mends them to all those afflicted as he was. These Pllis may be had Of all Dealers at 25 CENTS A BOX. condescension on the pert of Lady Sophia and Sir Robert to betake themselves down to a dull country house many hours from town in the dead of winter -and her lady- ship for one, had not found such eondescen- sion appreciated. We, who see behind the scenes, know that it was appreciated; that host and hostess were alike in an agony of agi- tation and excitement over the whole affair; but they hail too much sense to be profoundly grateful. Very well did they know to what was due the appearance not only of the Clarkes' but of all the other invited. guests; and itwas this knowledge which served to intensify the despair subsequently experienced. To shoot had the party come -not to be - But Lady Sophia, who had made a virtue of satisfying her own tiariosity, as well as her husband's love of sport, had considered that the young people would be as wax in her hands. She had ordered about their father, the scatter -brained Tom Barnet, whose laugh was lamented by General Thistleblow ; and of course she would order about the present generation abo. The present generation lied revolted. Tom, the new Tom'had listened respect- fully, it is true; buthe had done none of the things Lady Sophia told him to do; while Ida had absolutely displayed temper superadded to rebellion. It had ended by calling Ida in her own mind, and to Sir Robert "that girl." friend. " That girl thinks she knows everything, and will take advice from nobody. The idea of presuming to suppose she can manage a household of servants and entertain visit. ora, and de without a governess for the children, -and -and. everything! A girl who has seen nothing and been nowhere It is preposterous-outrageons. Some one ought to insist -to insist -upon her having a proper lady companion for herself, and a resident governess for Jenny and Louie, I have said all I could say; indeed, I offered to take the trouble of looking out a couple myself, and sending them down directly on my return -two sisters I thought would be so nice and cheerful in a house -and she might have had foreigners, for I should not have objected to foreigners if Ida fancied them -I would have consulted her ' tastes and done everything to please and satisfy her; but, no, she would not listen to it ! Positively she would not lieten to it! Turn. ed off the aubject whenever I began, and would not even let me put an advertisement in the Guardian. I told her the Guardian was the proper paper for young people like her and Tom to read; and explained. how particular they ought to be to have the right kind of paper in a house like theirs ; but all I got was that the Times had al- ways been taken in at Duckbill, and that they meant to go on with it. 'Meant' to go on She would not even say they would consider the point. Oh, dear, no ! Ida is far too lofty to consider may question not started by one of themselves. Perhaps if Jennie or Louie had put it to her -children though they be, I observe she listens to them sometimes -but nothing that I could say had the very slightest effect. I might as soon try to shake the Tower of London as to unsettle one of Ida Barnet's convic- tions." "Ay, you met your match there, my lady." It had added not a little to Lady Sophia's spleen that Sir Robert beheld in her discern - &tire only an excellent jest. Sir Robert would not allow that he had seen any harm in Ida. He had been out of humour with Tom ; annoyed with the weather; and as indignant as it was in his nature to be, Ithat the guests with whom he was expected to consort were men who differed from him in politics, and with whom he could in consequence hold no con- genial intereouree on the one subject which interested bim, besides sport. He could not talk for ever about sport, and it was disgusting to be boxed up with Thistleblow and Jessop, who knew next to -nothing of political effete, yet whose votes went the wrong way while the only other man of his own age was Lord Whortlebury, who sat on the opposite side of the House. (To be Continued.) How Does It Seem to You ? it eseme to me I'd like to go Where bells don't ring, or whistles blow,' Nor clocks, don'i etrikee nor gongs don't sound, And I'd have stillness all around - Net real still Winces, but just the trees' Low whisperings or tho hum of bees, Or brooks' faint bthbling over the stones In strangely, softly tangled tones. Or maybe a cricket or katydid, Or the songs of bilds in the hedges hid, Or just some such sweet sounds as these To fill a tired heart with case. If Warn'( for eight and sound and smell Fd like a city pretty welt; But When it comes to getting rest I like the country lote the beet. Sometimes it seems to me I must' Just quit the eity's din and dust, And get out where the sky is blue - And, say, now, how does it seem to you? •--EUGEBB FIELD. • The Workin' g-Giri's Great Chance. " The average heme'holds out afar more cotnfortable time, a more leisurely life, a healthier existence, and better wages, than does the office, 'store or factory to an intelli- gent girl Or woman," writes Edward W. Bok of "The Workiiig-Girl's Great Chance," in the February Ladies' Home Journa "The same time devoted, for example, to the study of shorthand or typewriting, if given to the study of nureiing or domestic 'service, would mean twice the income to a bright, steady girl. Un rtunately, girla will not see this, and thous ds of them who are to -day struggling thrott h an existence in the outer world, could. have far more comfortable lives' and bette1 wages in excel- lent homes se How the average girl can de- liberately shut her eyes to the opportunity which fairly glares upon her?, as a good niaid, nurse, companion or domestic of any sort, passes average comprehension, There has CULEIPPCMELZALN Tilinattat gip/ "par 4 0.;;;Peolz11n0ser. 3 never heen a time when mistresses were readier or more Ting. to pay good wages • for good domesti service -wages compared to which the pitt nee paid in shops or fac- tories sinks int insignificance. And, on the other hand, the Wanes of women in business, as recent statistics plainly show, are gradually on the decrease because of the willingness of hundreds of girls to work for a mere pittance. Everybusinesshouse has today waiting lists of scores of hundreds of applicants while hundreds of homes ery out for intelligent domestic service." Some Oriental Saws. A man may be known in three ways; by his purse; his voice and his anger. Scandal injures three persons ; he who utters it, he who hears it, he of whom ib 18 sail.penny.in a jar makes a great noise. • The punishment of the' liar is that no one believes him, even when he speaks the truth. The world b like the buckets in a well, the full one is soon empty, the empty one "°Tilhefuelmi.ulation of the wise is the life of enema, If someone says, "1 have studied and learned nothing," believe him not. If an- other sap, I have learned, but never studied, neither believe him. But if still another says, "1 have studied and learn- ed," he is to bebelieved. A sage once said: "1 &tote learned much from my teachers, more frail my com- panions, and most from trey pupil.," Who is wise? He who can barn from everyone. Who is strong? He who can eontrol his passions. Who is rioh ? He Who is satisfied with his lot. Who is honor- able ? He who honors other*. AFTER YEARS OF AGONY A Windsor aitizen finds Reiief, Strength and Health. 11.•=1•11•MidiliMMI Wneiison, Jan. 31. -The talk of the town for smite days past, has been the astonish ing case of John M. McDonald, of 13 Langlois Ave. For years past he has bee a martyr to Rheumatism and Dropsy, whie defied the skill of physicians and the powe of medicine, until he lost hope completely Recently Mir. McDonald bought a box o Dodd s Kidney Pills, and began using them Words fail to express the surprise an delight of the patient, his family an friends when after a few dears' use of th Pills, he began to mend. Continued use of Dodd's Kidney Pills has cured him completely. To -day Winds° 'has no healthier, stronger oitizen. • The Country Editor's Work. When comparisons are made, and the often are, between city and country nears papers they are almost always unjust to th latter:for, the fact is, it takes a man o much more ability to successfully run country newspaper than it does to do nine tenths of. the work on a city one. In illustration of this fact, it is known t people financially interested in country news papers that it is almost impossible to flU th position of editor from those employed on the city papers. We admit that auperio talent is required on city papers, and tha they frequently possess men capable of run ning a country newspaper. Alen like these, however, cannot be pro cured at any price which country news- papers can afford to pay, and when we get into the lower grade of journalism in the cities we find, to use an ordinary expression, "all-around" men. The business of newspaper making in the city is divided in the same way that the mechanical arts are. For instance, if we want to build a house in the country we go to a carpenter, and, he will do all the work from the laying out of the sills to the shingling of the roof. There are no such carpenters in the city. If we want a house built there we employ a builder who hires one cahpenter to make the frame, another' to put on the sides, still another to build the stairs, and so on through all the manifold operations neces- sary to complete the house. It is the same way with the newspaper bupineas in cities. It is divided up, each man being capable of performing his distinct duties though ignorant of those of others that are as important tbe making of the newspeper as his own. Now and then there is a bright young man from the country, that knows how to do it all, and, as a result, he rises step by step to. the top of the ladder -and there he remains: Almost without exception, those who man- age the great newspapers of the metropolis were horn in the country. --City Exchange. The Home, of the Trolley. In thia part of the country it is custom- ry to look upon the trolley system of road cars as peculiarly associated with Brooklyn; but it is claimed that Pittsburgh and its eighbour Allegheny have still greater laim to be regarded as its proper home. Almost every important street in the letter hies is traversed by at bast one line, and he consequence ite_ great convenience in ravelling from one point to another, though nfortunately, as in Brooklyn; a heavy pen- Ity has been paid for this in the number of atal accidents to pedestraina that the ears aye caused. Strong complaints are made bout the reckless disregard of burnanlife which is shown by the trolley companies nd their employees. If a searching in- uiry were made it would probably be ound that this apparent recklessness ia eally dm to incompetency on the part of he men in charge of the cars, and though t is consoling to refleet that they will be- ome more competent with experience, it ould be more satisfactory to know that he authorities in all cities where trolley or able ears are used. took proper care to see hat none but properly qualified motormen ere employed. • - Far Back. One evening in a village in Perthshire a ompany of young wen were discussing the Ile of the various clans they each claimed 'whip with. After a McLean had come way with arguments about his clan having boat of their own at the_flood, a McLeod tepped forward and said -"You all know hat the Bible says Adam' gathered up eaves and made a covering for himself. You lso know that in the autumn the leaves are ellow when they fall, and is yellow not the olor of the McLeod tartan? So seeing dam wore the McLeod tartan he must have longed to our clan, which is farther baok ban any of you. r • a • Saves Thee/sands ot Limo. Pour years ago Jacob Dewltta, Island, was dragged to the mg* death by dreadful heart disease. , Me W ten op to die. From vigorOT manh had gone to a broken despoh emit Tr procured Dr. Agnew' s Cit 6 to Heart,. used it faithfully, an4 weighs 218 pounds, and Inns to bI day the great remedy was recommits CI to him. It relieves in 80 minutes. ---24. For sale by I.V.Fear and Lumeden & Wilson ncoutaging Results Follow Proper Feeding 1. ficr and aid to thorough diges- t:: tion for cows, sb.eepandhorses when they are put on dry fod- 1!•.; There is a wide diversity of opi- nion about what c6nstitutes a good cow but none about the beneficial effects resulting from the use of Dick's Blood Purifier as atonic, appet- iser, blood purl - der iza the Vail. It a.ssiets the organs of the stomach to extract all the nutriment from the food and puts.. Ahern in good strong heal- thycondition for the spring time. ) • 4:A.4,9 P.ofiN -at ,• • ,4,„„„s, ' 50 ccees a package. 1.17Z7.1.1?/11, MILES & CO.. DICK & CO., ts, F3eatrasi." ProptIttors. p 67-7.rlitrirtrinnsutrumn.rtnruutrinnn.rd Zia baying seeds 4geeitnemy •xtravasaao.,:=ansetheco� of cultivation /notation Inferlores�L always Lugely exceeds the original coot of the beet and dearest seeds to be ha& The beet Is always the cheapest. Pity& trifle 1Z10111 tor ..111111•••••••••MINMNII.- FERRY'S SEEDS and always get your money's worth. Roe cents per paper everywhere. Alware the best. Seed Annual free. 0.M.FERRY&CO.,Van4sor,Ont. Hello, There Come in and see how I HUGH Down the prices in Crockery for the Christmas and 'holiday trade. 1ain opening up this week a line of Palley Goods and Dinner Sets, which I will sell cheaper than ever offered in Seg. - forth for OASH. My style of doing business ROBBS No man, as I give every person vaitte• for their money. In the grocery line - you will find all things fresh and clean that are required for Christmas trade. Before purchasing elsewhere, the • CITY GROCERY. FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS. NN 11 DE TH.ECOOKSBEST FRIEND LARGEST SALE IN CANADA. Our direct connections wilisave you time and money for all points., Canadian North West Via Toronto or Chicago, - British Columbia and California ' point& Our rates are thelowest. We have them bo suit every4ody and PULLMAN TOUR- IST OARS for your accommodation. Call for further information. - Grand Trunk Railway. Trains leave Seater% and Clinton -station. es follows: Ciente Wear - Passenger.......... Passenger.... . ; Mixed Train. ... Mixed Train ...... Gone" EMIT - banger.. Passenger.. Nixed Train.... .. SEAPOITH. Chtstrow. 12.47 e, M. 1.47* r. x. 10.12 P. IL 10.27 P.M. MO A. M. 10.11i A. M. 0.15 P. AL, 7.O8P.M 7.55 A. M. 7,44 A.11„ :Lit P. M. 2.68 e 6,20 P. M. 4.0 P.M. Wellington, GONG NORTH - Ethel... . ..... - Brussels:. Bluevele.. Glom Bourn- Wingham ..... Binevale ..... . Brussels-. . . . ... Ethel............... Grey and aseenger. 9.49 P. M. 10. 10.25 • Passenger. . 8.60 A. M. .. 7-0) . 7.10 7.28 Brad. • Mixed. 1.40 M. LIO 2.45 0.05 *bud. 8.0 0.17 0.46 10.02 London, H.uron and Brads. GOING NORTH-- Paseehnele Londen, depart 8.15 A.M. .45 PAL oetii • I • ... 9.18 .66 Exeter.. - -.......9....... 80 1 • 6.07 Mansell ;9.44 .6 18 Kippen . 9.60 I6.26 Brucetield 9.58 8.88 Clinton.... - 10.16 56.55 Londesboro _-.... - .. 10 38 ' 7.14 Blyth. • -. ...... . 10.41 7.23 Belgrave.... - .... 10 56 737 Wingbam arrive . .. ... 11.10 k 8.00 Genre Selma- .- Paeienger. Wingham, depart.... 13.53 A.st.,, 8.30 r• M, Belgrave........ „ 7.04 ' • 8.45 Blyth, -......7.18 . 4.00 Lnndesboro.. . . ... 7.24 4.10 Clinton- . . . ... ..,4„ 7.47 fi 4 SO Brucefield - 4'.. '''' 808 , 4.50 KIPPen- ....ewe. . • 8.17 4:69 3.24 1, 6.04 8./18t, 6.16 Centralia.. • . ..... .... . 8.50 ; L 6-25 I-OndOn. nertivetl........:. 9.60..c re 0.40 Exeter .. .... .•:47"4 .71 • SEAt We show a c0 g,es, Weod without steel ovenl fully guaranteed. Splendid value both coal and woe Complete stock ware, .Paints, Oil stinaates given Prices right ve us a =caii ills 84 HARD Counter's Old flee M At T EMP Leatherda a SEAFO Tothe front as usual, • found in a firet- simegoode in latest d e wing We sell the NEW the market. No tr nen at a small edvan We sell wood eheap given oe wood. In the Undertakin our goods from tbe be and guarantee satisfac merit of our work. VP it =m point to furnish ch quisites for funerals, Arterial and 'cavity scientific principles. Picture We also do picture kinds of moulding to 1 We have been hist about a great reductisi Furniture and Undert appreciate this chain from us., P. 'S. -.Night and S, attended to at Mr, deuce, directly in the T Bank. Leather4 LAndsj SEAK AR 18, PAY • Mortgages Reduce I money, Any terms 'dep vote. No delay. (liar Ineurred unless loan le n guaranteed, or uo losi with local agents. Age) write, Enclose biainp, - 15 Toronto Sir We can't ou every owe t The best doe No one but claim so. just fit -every. claim that portion of ea tion, deeper troubles DR. fIL Stoms.4au will t cure. Our faithin it Test it for yo Price 50c. At Fear's, Seafor generally. The Imperial Med ea:Ws REIN R. H. Barr ballenened bl (WDElt.I0D.His.STTo. 4.11 And would take -this erous oustoment -tere e r coming to feeldort and to 1 tally thet 1 am now In lee give my customers maids YmPeallren.citaeld Wintintedr.bave FL H. BARF ENTER AT -reierit. • STRATFORD, One of the leave, * schools in the DotniuiS circulars, Vir, J. zworr, Prino