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The Clinton News-Record, 1900-03-22, Page 2a - - — - --.,a-„,-, "We will try thena" said Lady Neil- PLAYME Of 1 OEN. Through St -or' ni--a.."-u---d." --'Svuuch-in-e---- Parte that X should he Barry to Sec "Titer° are matey things common in De. "Masked balls are common enough' in \Paris." here," put in Vivian, "Lancewooti is an ancient building! but I do not think CHAPTER. VIIL—C'ontinueel. sue an en ertamanen as 11. a races - lobo feel if realnlewrOoti was to pass que has ever been given In It.," e a anew they had an dans eagle. t away from her into the hands of the 0There is no record of one in the thing or other verY fatilons," Raid girl whose calm superiority angered, family annals," mimicked Lady Neslie. Leda" Neslie laughing. "Now, when It*, ra „She resolved, when she reeehee "Surely :mine of your ancestors must Yellr Story comes to be told in those i tee Anuey, to ask some one to explain have had a little notion of enjoying sante family annals, what will they 1 this law et suemsig..4<memitobeh:r=mvea. 16110007 y say of argil r , one who would not eat; ei:n. o wA. It Si ar Tr trunrt. y 3 -ti 0711-- " r do not know," replied wee eres„ i --Colonel Motley, for intitance, who de- not refuse me; let me give a masked lie. , I lighted in long and pompous argue bathe "I can foretell some Part et it, el ments, She would not saY anY eaoe'e Sir Arthur looked at his daughter, will read after thie fa.shion-7hisladY to her husband, or he ruight grow as though he would fain have asked u, s spielous, and think she had raarried her to help him; but In the uoble, was very beautiful, very aceoniells11- . ed, and is chiefly to be remembered for him for the sake a being at' the Ab- beautiful face he only read contempt her great Menke to Valerie Nestle,— , WY, She found an opportunity of talk- fwoirf eh. is weakness and conteinpt for his leer fatberei second wife.' That is how ' It will begin,--h,ow will a end?" log to Colonel lIetley, as she always Valerie quickly noted his glance, found for whatever she Paneled or de- "It le of no use looking at. Vivian, " You are a generous foe, Vivien; You would not puede me into the neitle sired, Sir Arthur ; she will be quite sure to "I have been reading a atory thia oppose me ; she does it on principle, to dem, like the jealous sister of Bir - morning, colonel, and it turna on what counterbalance your indulgences." morie, of whom Colonel HetleY was reading last evening." is called in England, the law of entail, "I think, Valerie, you intuit defer a Will you explain what that means to little to English prejudicea. I assere e 1 ehoulet nev- . "No," replied Vivien. er do anything a that kind. You me ?" you the whole neighborhood would be should not say such things, Lady Nes- " And the colonel, only too delight. etartled ley the notion of a masked Ile; they are nett only absurd, but ed to be consulted by his young and ball." • wrong," lovely hostess, entered into a cote- "I should delight in atartling it " : " Well," said " milted'," dauntlassly, Pieta expositiou of the matter. She she said—"no one naore so. Now, Sir listened with a profound attention Artauxe instead of my deferring to " you are better than I am. If Iliad heien mistress of a home like this so that flattered him. English prejudices, let English pre- " I uncterstand," she said ; "then judicee defer to me." long as you have been, and a stranger were brought in to take my place, this beautiful Lancewood of ours is She looked up at him with one of hot what you call entailed—it does not I should hate her with a mortal haea not waste much love upon me, Vivien, „ do Pass to a male heir ?" "It was entailed once," replied the red—I admit that franklY. Yon ly powerless to restst. "I remember hearing why 1 'Zike my moue Valerie better tban colonei, the entail Was destroyed; but I have yours ; there is something light and fanciful ftbout it. There is as much forgotten the reason now. Lancewood, difference between our names as be- like many other large estates in Eng. land, can be inherited by son or dough, When Oho wiaa a little girl, Mitia van der lotokShaiW lived at The Hague and. Wee ane of the Child:rim who went MIES a week to platy. with the little royel girl of Orange, who puniehed her della by making them queens. About the Same age, the tivet girls were close frietkis trona v. time the: were not old a enough to remember till now, for,Miss van der Lackeshaw spent her last even- ing in The Untie with the Queen, who (sorely regretted that her friend must again leave Holland, Mitss van der Lackshaw is a sweet- faced young woman, with big gray eyes and quantities of yellow. hair and , not halt the airs of an ordivary board- ing scheol miss. Ohs Is just a lOvable, eins,ple-ma.nnereel, well-bred girl, whom to knovo is to love. About Wilhelmina eke acrid: "The Queen is juat like any othet girl who bale a- been brought up on the continent. She is not really pretty and hats no style at all, but she has a sweet face, and no stranger would ever ask whiels la the 'queen when she Is surrounded, by her ladies. "She wears her hair combed back smooth and &Ise wets it to make it flat, and, dOes it in a /tight little ilat knot at the beck. Her dress was made with? a jacket and she wore a white ahirt ,waist and a most unbeopming English sailor hat. , Of course, any one who ever wore a duek drese knows how it seta when it has been launs dered half a dozen times. But Queen Wilhelmina rides eery well indeed, and I think she looked eversoinole a queen on her black thoroughbred. The court is very formal, beoause the Dutch peo- ple are oonservative and they like the royal family to keep up all the tra-. ditions. "There is little house In the Palace Park, where we used to play and where Wilhelmina was hostess!. We had the jolliest possible times there, but it wes where the Queen learned all manner of housekeeping. Oh, indeed we girls in Holland would oonsider it guile as great a disgraee not to be 0, skillful houeekeeper as you might for a girl to be unable tcr read, "If Withelmina were pooe toemorrow she could do with her own hands ev- erything in the heusehold • trona buy- ing to cooking and sewing and nurs, . Ing. Because the women are suah housekeepers we have .no poor in Hole. lend. "For playinates there were chick- ens, and there were pigeons and rab- bits, eta well as dogs and monkeys and cats and, the ponies. and •we romped and played, for the Queen was a etrong girl, and only just escaped being a tom boy in those dear old days. She pould be dignified enough, and tried al,ways to Live and even play up to the high standard of a queen. , . 'There was one dog I was particu- larly fond of, a black poodle, and al- ways when I arrived at the park I would run foe Daaken, as it was nam- ed, and I ;taught it tricks and it was a very well-hchavfol deg. The "'Queen liked, to play with Daaken, too, be- cause he Wi041/4 IAL us dress him up and he would walk around on his hind legts. One day I had brought him -a red cloak and bonnet which I had spent: most of my spare time for a week sewing, and I was very exeited about trying it on, but it so happen- ed that Wilhelmina had been sewing for Daaken, too. I was very naughty and I am afraid WA almost quarrelled over_ the dog ; anyhow. the Queen nrather ,discovered that we were both' sulky when she come out just before we were served with cakes- and tea. My mother found it out, too, and I did not go to the palace the next week. I could not hold qut against Christ - mats, however, and I promised to be a good girl and went in the carriage to the palaces for the Christmas tree. I had some doll thinga Mr favorite doll of Wilhelmina and my presents had been sent before and were already on the tree when I arrived. With the other children I tried to pick out my gifts hanging on the big tree, but I paid no attention whatever to Molest, although I wondered very much to see that he, too, was guest, for the dogs were usually forbidden to caitte inside the hens°. "When the Queen came in with the Queen mother and the court ladies we formed a oirole and danced around the tree and sang Bongo and Daaken got quite excited end barked. Of course, we were glad when we were told to sit down to receive our presents. Such fun as it was, end what do you suppose my present was'? Dear, old Daaken, and he is living yet in Afrioa. I (serried one of his great- granddaughters to Holland and gave it ,to the Queen, and We had such a Laugh over our quarrel. "After all the presents were given to us the Queen canee up and ahe said she was sorry she had been so cross, and I said I was a bad ,girl, but was sorry, but ahe said, 'I should. have let you played weth Daaken. X can have him; every day and a Queen must be good.' It is no wended. we all love 'Our Wilhelminta.' In the same park there were ponds and in the winter we Ideated and raoed. When I was 14 my father went to South Africa and our home was there, but I went back to The Hague when was 17. "The old play times were Oyer at the palace, but I was very, very. hap- . py to be at home again. It was in the winter time, and ray cousin, Tom, and liveent to skate in the park. We skat- ed with our hands crossed, and there were So many things to tell and to hear we did not pay much attention to the other skatera. "I had had no skating and Cousin Tom was chaffing me and saying that r had became a foreigner and forgot- ten how eo skate, ;when some Man skated up behind us. "'I ean beat hin3,' I said to Tom, 'and afway we went, and alien a race! After about ten minutes he caught eta and we were not so jubilant when we discovered we had been racing the Queen's equerry, Whom she had sent to ask us to come and speak to her. She, too, was on the ice, and, exeing me, wished to ask me to court and renew our friendahip. I should have. Of oourse, been peesented anyway, but I was ;very glad indeed to find her the name little Queen I had known so well. 'We easily explained our attempted e.scape, and she said she was glad I was Abill a good sktiter, as all her subjects were. "IC twos that winter that my cousin, Melte Biddle, came over to visit us. She is Illy mother's niece, and she had never been awe y from home before, and it mei her Wait winter in society'. She wanted to see everything, hu most of all the Queen. She was In- vited with the rest of us to the Christ - rims court ball, and what an cacao., ment ahe was In 1 She had a gown e.speoially for it, as she did for almost every oceasien, and she looked so very pretty. "The Queen Opened the ball with the royal quadrille. and danced with the Russian Ambassador, and the other couples in the set were thetie highest at court, mostly foreign diploniats, those winning mules be was eo utter - "You shall have your own way, Val- erie; send out your' invitations when- ever you like." .She laughed aloud in thetfuliness of her glee. • "You are the kindest husband in the world!" she cried. . .But Sir Arthur was 'right; the neighborhood was startled. The more serious portionof it looked grave, and said Lady Neslie was really going ra- ther too far ; but the gay young girls and gay young wives applauded the idea, and the masked ball was a sue- • To' he Continued. PAINS IN" THE BACK tween ourselves." But, talk as she would, flatter, ca- ter ; but it must be in the direct Hue. No lora of Lancewood lia.s power to tole, praise, ea matter what—Lady will his estate from his own children. Neslie could make no impression on Sir Arthur's doughter. She could not, fof h_tas hrus „sons, it goes to the eldest; win from her any token of interest, II a waters to the eldest ; then the ghter retains the name of Neslie any mark ,ott liking, any sign of es- clau when she marries, and so the name teem. One dny when they were discussing is kept up, from generation to goner - some invitation which Vivien had ad- ation." "Then no master of Eancewood vised her father to deoline, "miladi," could leave his estates to his friend or on the contrary, was eager to go, . his wife?" Wee said. slowly. "You will not enjoy it," said Miss "X°, that ',would not he possible," Neslie to her, " they are stiff, formal answered Colonel H'etley, who hem' people, all of them very clever. You would not feel at home with them." to preceive a drift in these inquiries, "Take yourself, for instance," he said, "I suppose the real truth is," ob- "though personal applicationti of gen- served her ladyship at the close of the argument, " that vou do not I eralities should be avoided. Suppose - - - - w sb en event we ahouid all deplore— Sir me to go, beequee you do not wish Arthur's death ; in that case Lance - them to know sue, and you object to wood would belong to Miss Nealie. You thteir knowing me, because you donot would, without doubt, succeed to a think me good enough for Sir Ar- very handsome fortune, but that kind thur." of thing is genera.11y arrenged in the " Your ladyship has for once sup - marriage clettlement. s Miss Neslie posed the exact .truth," said Vivien, would succeed to Lancewood; and it as she turned away. . . would descend again ,to lier son or " I am afraid," remarked her lady- daughter, Do you understand now, ehip, looking after her, " that same Lady Nestle?" day I shall forget my good menners, — Sate tried to throw off her g Lys *ravi rend shake that proud young lady. and looked up with a laughing air. How astonished she woulcl be 1" And o— r es, you have made it all plain to Lady Nestle forget her anger in laugh- ing at the notion. me. I thank you,. Colonel Hetley. It . seems hard at times to comprehend, • In time people began to perceive your English customs." that there were really two parties at e.13 t u you have the law of .entail in the Abbey—one headed by its present Prance. You have but to look mistress, Lady Neslie, Abe other by through the history of your own fam- the heiress, Miss •Neslie. There was it__ y the D'Estes—for numerous ex - no open dispute, no ill-bred wrong- ampies.,, ling, Ila strife. Vivien was always sh ' e looked slightly confused for a proud, calm and self-possessed ; Lady Momeet, but quickly recovered, her- Neslie was always the perfection of , sat good -humor. Nevertheless, two Parties ,"1 was but a ohild when I was in were formed and people sided with Prance. I remember, nothing of such one or the other, according to their thin,gs; they had no interest for nie. ages and tastes. All the light, friv- You have told me all about it, col- olous, gay, young girls of the neigh- onel ?" . • . "Yes. I do not remember any de- horhood, ranged themselves by Lady Neslie. She was fon,d of life and cay- tail left unexplained. Miss Neslie is ef,Y; she loved clanging, flirting, all heiress of Lancewood ; but, if Sir Ar - that they loved ; she delighted in friv- time should have a son, that son olity. • / Would succeed him." • Lady Neslie was very happy ; her From' that moment the one passion - hours 'passed gayly and brightly ; she ed. to be consulted by this young and did nee fear that time . would ever steel was that she might have a son. change her lot. But one day she was A son would inherit Lancewood—and out riding with her husband; he had what was.herechile's would, of couree, taken her by the banks of the river be ben, what a victory, what a tri- Ringe and through the Hyde woods. urap.h for her, if she could only show She had never seen sc. •much of the Vivien a son of her own—the heir estate before. At the other side of w,ho would take Laneewood from her ! the wooers, neor the pretty town of .By night and by day sae pondered Ilydewell, she saw a house almost hid- this one idea. People began to Won - den by the trees—a large, well-built der witat had come over the bright, house, very Pretty and picturesque." animated, vivaisious Lady ;Nestle. She " Vi'hat o pretty house!" she said, was oftep to be found now with a " but, ah me, how dull, how guietal I grave, almost anxious expression on sh'ould not like to live there, A‘r- her face,. she was -thinking. how sure thur." she would be of the fortune if she had "I hope you never may," he return- little son. ed. "But no, I aiai selfish; I artust not She began to observe Vivien more say that. I mean that I holm it closely. She could understand now inay be long years before you go why, despite all the victories gained there."' • . over Miss Neslie, she remained calmly "I shall never go there," she said, seerene, self-poesessed, self-relianti decidedly. "Do you think I could live Something more like hatred than she there amonget those trees? I should. had ever felt before orept,lato Val - die of ennui in et week." eriels heart, and she mtide up her "Nevertheless, my bright, haPPY mind with true feminine resolve that love, you ma, be compelled sortie daY Miss Neslie should not enjoy more to go there.' ° ' corafort than was good for her. She "I would not go—nothing should had once believed it wise policy to try compel me. But Arthur, you have to make Sir Arthur's daughter her not told me what house It is." friend, but she saw now that they' " We call it the Dower House," he could never be anything but enemies. repliea. She ceased all efforts at conciliation. " And now. I am no wiser, What is She made irritating little speeches. that '?" she asked. • She took everY opportunity' of exer- He looked half surprised for a min- cising her authority. She never con- ute, and then he said— • suited Vivian in any matter, but "You do not underetand English pleased herself entirely. customs—I forgot that, The Dower The breach between Sir ,A.rthur and, House was built for the widowed la- his beloved daughter grew wider. Lady diee of the family; that is why I say Neslie had a fashion of saying— I hope that you may never liye there "It is of no use asking Vivian; she —at least, not for long." is too grave to care about such non- "! do not unaerstrand even yet As. sense." temr," she said, looking up at him Then she would twine her arms gravely. "Do yort mean that, if you round Sir Arthur's neck, and, iaying should die, must live there?" her bright head on his shoulder, ask " That ie the custom," he replied. him— " When the head of the family dies, "Would you love me better, dear, Lf his widow retires to the Dower I tried to be grave and wise, like your elouse."' beatitifut daughter 4" "Huta* eried Valerie, " why pouid 1 "Ip, Valerie; X like you just as you not live at the Abbey?" are. " When 1 die the Abbey passes to "Nonsense and gayety included!". Vivien," he said. "T bould not leave she asked with a wistful smile. it to yen It is only mine during my "Just as you are, my darling, with - life time: If I had a son, it would be out change," replied Sir Arthur, his; as I have n,ot, it will be Vivien's. fondly, It is not mine to will as I like." She clapped .her hands with the glee She had grown very grave as she of a child—euCh little white boucle lisiened. After all, what were her they were, . ail shilling with costly passing triumphs, if' Vivieri should gems. ' . , some day or other supplaot •her ? "Now r shall never try to be wise again; aeter all, I am but one of the CHAPTER IX. butterflies of nature, I Mall spread " Whet I die, the Abbey passes to my winds in the sunshine, and enjoy Vivien," so Sir Arbhur said, while he it while it lasts, without thinking of and his wife rode slowly along; and the coming rainy days," Lady Nestle thoughtfully pondered the "Do you think of rainy days, my words. t darling ?" asked Sir Arthur. In martying Sir Arthur, she believ- "Not often; but I do not expect to ed (hat, in the worda of the marriage be always as happy as 1 am now." service, he had endowed her with all . I do not see anything that could his wordly goods. She had never heard make you less happy, Valerie." of the English law of entail; she She did not say, "You have over - never thought of the possibility that looked the loss of Lancewood-othe fact the estates might descend from fath- that my rival will reign one day where er to son, or from father to daughter; I am queen now-sthe fact that X shall all she knew was that she was to have to give way to her ;" bat she share her husband's wealth. The die- looked up at shim. with an expression like between herself and Vivien Nee' of devotion in her brilliant face. lie had increased with ever,Y "X should be happy enough if 1 hour, but Lady Nestle had ale might always have you, Arthur ; but, ways preserved the utmost li I were to lose you, what happiness good -humor ; it was part of her policy could I ever know again?" never to allow any sign of inipatienee "That is but a gloomy idea for a or anger to escape her, and it had butterfly," said .Bir Arthur, laugh - beat easy when the victory seemed ingly. "My dearest Valerie, we know all to lie in her OWII hands—when Vi- how uncertain life and death are; still vien Neslie appeared in no other char- 1 hope to spend Many years with you actor than that of the deposed mia- yet." Coesacks form the volunteer eaval- tress of the Abbey. Things would be It wets wonderful how solicitous she 'ineite different if in prooess of time became about his health. His looks ry troops of southern Russia. They ,,,. Vivien should again be Mistress—if it were a barometer of her spirits. When provide thenaselees e'lth horses, uni- ii° should be In her power to send her he Seemed pea:featly well,. she was gay, toms and Weapeng and serve as st rival away. happy, light of heart, full of mem- etlards to the highways and perferm ad "New / understand," thought her ment; if iie looked pale or ill, if he eertehl other militare duties on de- ladaahip. " X could not imagine hoer complained even in theeleaat. she Wail matid of the govettor ot the Matelot in it WAS Oa sot many people paid omert all anxiety and solicitude. Sir Arthur which they live. In return for which A to Mies Xeslie—etood in awe of her t thought it eoneern about his health, eervice they are relieved from WM- i t can understand It all now. I aM arising from ,her great love. Vivian mistresa here only for it time; she will underatood•it hotter i. she knew what trot) to a certo in extent. Their eos- in) mistress ferever." After that set we all danced when ,r c. . It was, and tailed it by its right narcie. Mimeo are picturesque. and they have "Oh if X had but a son " exclaimed 'I n'orldWide re tit tl h . p entail" to be aa pleattant au the small 1" that X should have paha. Cousin T.0111 told the Queen I Then she comforted herself by think- been ouch gayety at Lancewood. One . a y ong years there ad. not tient Mollie wanted to dance In her ing that, even if she were compelled, of Lady Ne81161,3 wildest caprices WAS 1 net, and it was arranged, and they had in the event of her hushand'S death, a masked ball; nothing elae would oat. a nice little ohat between the danees, to leztve the Abbey, kill there must lay her. In vain Sir Arthur maid that tend the Qtleen waa as much Intereeted nuttily be a fortune for her. She a masked ball was all very well during In Mollie ae MO1110 WAS in the Qlleeri, wished to be mistress of tantewood, a carnival, but that it was not a fay - Wilhelmina said. ahe thought it met that gave her the position she had al- orite amusement amongst English bei ao delightful to go to eollege, and ways longed for—the position tluit she Leconte. when another time Mollie told her BOW SIIJOyed mo thoroughly. "But I must have it," ahe said. "Of *bout neme of her dehoolgIrl larks the fluting the remainder of the ride all bells in the world a ;waked ball le 44"e Wes ea Ibtereill" /93 anY girt home Lady &Alia WAS thoughtful, the the most enjoyable," end Wished she could have gone to sunny face was elouded, the ringing "I am afraid our neighbors will not tehool just the cone way. They talked laugh died quiekly away. Not did she think so, Valerie. 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They were telling "burglary stories" On the veranda in rront of the grocery Store in'a down east town. ''The man's hand was thruet throtigh the hole he had cut In the door." said the atfustallter, "When the woman seiz- ed the wrist and held on in spite of the struggles of the man outside. lu the morning the burglar was found dead, having cut his own throat when be found escape Impossible; but the brave woman had not knoWn he was dead, t and so had not released her grasp on t hiti wrist all night long." a "Buhl" growled the skefitte In the g corner. "Why didn't she feel of his t pulse?" The Coseneksh JAPAN TEA DRINKERS 1 CEYLON GREEN TEA it Meson ewe re:teethes °Ivy leer tie teem atones.. EXtraortli no ry ;neva utIonn n re t n ken by the rnited States goverumein the deetruction of ii 0111 filthy paper mine% The fact the: this could be INA 111111lOS 11 neeeseary .pth:ette, Its iltstructiou should cen- dliatal with care stud lie made coast • All the pttper money that passe* through the treasury is sorted. and the old bills are seut to the retlauiptIon division, where they are searehed for possible counterfeits. 'Viten they are Carefully ceuuted and tied no 11110 bundles of 100 notes each. A' great Caueeling tont:1011e then drives four boles through each of these bundle% of which a coreful record Is kept: The piles of 4111s are thee eut into two parts, one set of halves golug to the secretary's (Mice and the other to the register's office. In each .place the halve§ are' again counted, after wilich they twe choped by machinery into fragments. Not eatistlea with this, 'the bits are then boiled In eats of hot water Alla 1111111 they nee vetInced to au unrecog,- nIzable pulp. This:the law 'permits the treneary to sell to ninnufacturers of novelties; who make it Int!" little mod. els of the capitol and the White Ilouse, which are sold as souvenirs in the Washington stores. New bills are Is. sued in ap amount equal to those destroyed.—Youth's Companion. A Deceptive nmen. A writer In the New York Press says of Hugh J. Grant, ex -mayor bf New • York, end Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.: It is not a .bit odd that they should have been chums eit college. Names often draw. men together. One day, long after they had eut their political eye- teeth, after Hugh was eheriff, "Buck"' mid as they strolled down Broadway: "Hugh. why is it you ate so modest?" r.er3;iiee(ihihioy. twinkle, the future meyor ' "Modesty doeen't do a man one harin in polities," • . Hugh Grant -may have an "easy" look about his face, but he can hold Isis own with the shrewdest. Naturally warm hearted, he is ea cold at business as Russell Sage. At poker he is roc- ragnized mistinaster. I' have yet to see the Man' who can outhold lay 'ein down mileker when he's bena• het'em harder When he's got 'etn, find gather le the pot with a.naore regret: - fie air, Ris skin being clear and hi blood clean, he cen blush like asensi 'dee •girl :still tied to mother's apron steings.,. Rut, brethren, donq let -tha bluish fool you.. . . Hose' Water end Rain. • Flowers knew ttliSdirerence betwee a rainstorm and a drenching .from the garden hoee.. YOu lama deluge them.; with barrels from. ehe hydrae% and . they Will at best simely hold tbeloown, Generally they wither in the long, dry seasoes tied that without regard to the • artificial wetting they .may re-' eelve from the gardeners. But let a 'ehoWer, however brief, 'fell • epon them; and they brighten . The difference Is that,the rain beings. . . doen with It through the air or 'eel- lesets he the air a cheinieal quality that the vegetation needs. "alle rainwater may netts like that in the lake..as two volumes'of water can be but when 'It hes ridden the upper levels of the et- mosphere, when it . • 'heti traveled through the various. stages of, rapier and liquid: and' hail tumbled down through that retort Of the air, It has hecome --Charged with elements' that no man can -given, end the dower knoes and recognizes 'It, as , tIrst field flowees recognize it in the beginning. TEEN HE PAM, Them trousers, Held Ropey, I'd like like you to reseat them. You see, 1 alt. so much— • That's funny, interrupted the tall - or. Now, there's that bill of mine. It ought to be reeelpted because it's been standing so long. . EVERY DAY adds to the. large list of drinkers of DELLA CEYLON TEA, Write mar not convince you. but a trial newel; win, Imite PaeKASea. 25,30,40, SO mid 00e. • "Canada's Greatest Seed House" A N ar eet EET STOCK FEEDING Unlike any other variety. Grows three-fourths its . I length out of ground. Rents large, clean, of a beauti- IA .. i ful rose color, flesh white. firm and of finest feeding t----; l'c.0 z 1 quality. . e, , . °.. Easily Harvested • ''"Vt NI EVERY GROWER SHOULD TRY IT. R0 061.,„ 1 ' Whatan English expert says of this new "Royal LI .,. i I Giant '...ISsuigioauriBdeitiocte: to express my highest opinion of the 111GL, _ special Ctrain of Sugar Boot you showed me 41 V,S.r. t.4 your trial grounds. I have never seen any. Fi, weight are perfect, and 'there is absolutely no 1 *klieg so uniformly good before size, form and ...DIN waste. For dairy tanners in a country likeyours It must QUA c Lin Es. i• SUPPLIED SEALED PACKAGES *ONLY A leading and favorite sort, supplied in sealed T° RO TO. .packagesproniclye. 0 Wr. (post-paid). 50e. per ASK YOUR 'DEALER FOR THEM. REMEMBERer—V pou cannot obtain Steele, Briggs' 'Famous Seeds from pour ntsident Illercbant, send pour orders direct. EXAMINE CAREFULLY PAGES 92 TO 101 OF CATALOGUE, MAILED FREE. be simply invaluable." Supplied in sealed packages as7represented In accompanying out (printed in co/ors). Pride (poSt-paid), 50c. par lb. STEELE, BRIGGS' lip , anish Sugar Beet' THE STEELE, BRIGGS SEED CO., Limited, TOTTO, ^ • MATRIMONIAL FACTS. • Some, curious secrets as , to matri- • mony are seen in the,following statis- s ics. y and November are the most mai rying months. Fewer people are married in lifarch than in any other . month. 'When bachelors marry t widows the widow is generally the olda er, but when widowers marry maids the maid is usually the younger. . Catarrh Cannot be Cured • with LOOAL AFPIOCATioNS as they cant:int •reseh the si slot the Oahe. Cable! h ie a blood or comititutional diseatte, and in order.to ettr0 is you mate take internal retnedii:.es. Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts de Catarrh Cure is not a qua. k inedielno, It IVN•1 prescribed by one 011ie hest pay:ottani, In this , country tor yen's, and is regular prescripti. It is composed of the beet tathiee known eoni. bined with the beet blood purifiers, eating di- rectly on the mucous eurtepee. The perfect combination et the two ingredients is whits ptoducee much wonderful results in curing Cliatarrh. Send for testimont..ls free. F..I. CHENEY & CO, Prose., Toledo, O. sold bedruggene. price 75c. Ilall's Family Pills are the best.. • BROAD SHOULDERS. • A Fighting Swim. That a Wall will fight fiercely Was sbown 'by an exciting struggle, be, tween swan and a park policeman on the upper lake in Vt'aterlow park, Eng- land, Some India rObber balls bed, rolled into the water, and to get them the gonstable paddled out in a punt. This drew the notice of the male swan, which 'deserted its consort mad the brood of cygnet and went for the con- stable with great fury. Once or twice It almost upset the punt by causing the constable be overbalance it In sav- ing his legs from the bird's beak. It was only with difficulty and risk that the balls were recovered. The swan then followed the punt to the bank, making vicious darts at the constable. , • Taking the Cowboy's, Picture. "NoW," said the border photogra- pher, pulling his gun and leveling it across the camera at the man in the chair, "will you have the kindness to look pleaeant?" Much amused, by the cheek and the cool nerve of the request thus conveyed, the bold cowboy smiled broadly, and at that instant the border photographer pressed the button.—Ohicago Inter Ocean. A Terribie Threat. "George," said Mrs. Younglove, "do you know that you have kissed nee only once during the past three hours?" "Yes," he replied, "and if you eat any more onions I may make it three hours and a half next time." She could only tremble and wondei if it were to turn out that her love had been mianlaced. after all.. CatarrhOzone feels the Doctors. Alr. I. Reynolds, of 80 Queety St., Ot- tawa., writes: "I have been a constant sufferer from Catarrh with drop- ping in the throat, &c„ for soma tircie. My doctor sa,id an operation would be necessary, but the use of one ba- le of Ca.tarrittazolee has rult me of my rouble." Catarrh-o-zoae is a new clentifie treatneent guaranteed to are Oaten% Asthma and Bronehttes. old everywhere. Trial outfit sent o any addresa for 104) •in stamps by . C. POISON' 8:- CO., tangaton, Ont., roprittlers. mondleaulmil The attack ore Itoffyfonteln should made before breakfast, remarked Yam certainly have rong grounds for your suggestion, ded Mr. Bloomfield. there woe room, but it Was too great a "I am not sure," married, had I no more cause for anxiety or dread!" ellip. 80 *Ma* Mao. To crier A Cotle TS ONO DAT ?Ake fAXAtI*0 nromo Quinine Tablete Ail ressioreletund the money It it feta to entre se, Groves egrnatnre ie on each hex, Mused Valerie, Lady Nestle, inWardly, "there would be lence and daring of their horseman. bl dinner dances we often had at the known tl oger,•••••••• What paper do you take It deb ff I ows. Sometimes I take Drown's; maims r let Smith's. would it Metter Whitt Interest could a attoh thingi," ,67 6a, 404% 0 -doe *tAtie% 40,44 .1 Amie. etw., 44, h aParis tailors have set their approve ing seal upon' broad shouldera 'as on accompaniment to the fashionable nar- row waiet and hips, no breadth of hips' being notiezable in -the new outline ef the spring tailor frock. . • "Pharaoh ltio."P= Cut= • A. BOARbING HOUSE EXPERT. How's your new cook? , She's great. She cooks prunes so you can't tell 'em from dried'peaches and she cooks dried peaches so you cati't tell teem froth prunes. MONTIMIAL IIIITEL MilSOTONT. The " Balmoral," Free Bus ;tat Hotel Carsiake, :ream R"all nt ji a dity up. Om O.T.i. Station, Montreal. Geo. Carden Co., Prop's. AVENUE NOUSE-- jig in' ern her day. BT. JAMES' ROTEL--frog211,11,. Whit -elms Commeralel Meuse, Modern ea: oguremente-natee ssederato. I think, said the friend oft the fam- ily, that you ought to keep a watch . on your son. Impossible, declered the disgusted father. He'd exchange It for a pawnticket the first chance, he got. share olt era. . Eighteenth Annual Report of the ' E.4 A Li UOTICittjahnaYtiil csuran co • - The .eighteepth ann :al meet g of the shareholders of the, Federal Lire Assurehee . . . It.'ompany ot Canada was..heldttat tee head allele of the Company: ineHamilton,.. oro' ,alarch 6,19 .0. . The -nsaetagieg dteeetor, David Dexter..., piesientea.the'lelloWitig rie 't .. piy..r18 .ap4 lineerjaie statement. - . .. . e ..1,1u,e n su us tt og for thio itiforthatiou 'and ant.rovel u.f...t.ho Mil' reholderstho felloWing . . . •. •• DOitmricezioaeiss, -1=tapvoi3.-r, ... • . . : . .. . . .. • : . ,,ags..q, ga.,111,01e879.0iit;t; e Jo, ot;titEitittnetdItila• ri.iigiATT.ilizmacgitei.ssettis Intl clittlpirdeetersi tor4tlits ye • r seleets . • FM i..ilftl•SOVell aoplIcauous for Insurance, agglsgatior 82 0 0.700, of Odell seven Leto illlOtIVOti qildell .littjAVO .q., • . 'vacations' tor42,49; ,n. Q wero. accepted ; apotteahous ter t141,300 bob g been seleeteds'it bolo for !Miller inform., -., ' Lisa, 'Annuity presoilinm.b, ths 6,nount of 84,903 wer, a 0 leeelitcd. . . . „. . '' '.. thsr.ng the year,.ato in previous years; el se. 1 90 tior cant. ot the no* buttinesistof thtieorneeny seffsi tin lts bittStst•••• . '.inen Alone showing sh.it foto-stillest, suettrauce still hoists far tr ih etOttook 00 , with other kraus ef iniseAttie441.-- - Jos an telt totems ett rninga aro depreciating eteasti.y. • The feature of profit account' lotions tor At tOtIll Of ye.. nil s. ' . Y. A811 f, ) rur.)1( 1 ay 0 t se o nowt lias extended its ullsionee to life snsur.tile.t., : raCindientedaby the large heroes I tl e ii se plenum:I hie: lue antl ateet . of aye s.. iota, oy, . ,,.. •.'111 10 OS it1 'ulna 01 the COM pli ny show a.gratifyotg tneretsee over prottots. yeas, Ant; tho addition of 8124,377;. ' 09 to slip atutete te (let eetultynoticeatals, the total easels having AO *ILO el.,WO,CL.0.80, exelasive of •-mturaniev etspl- .. '- fol. The security for Policyholders, in biding atutrunsee caw tit, amoustet1 to eistadteret endow liabilithe Or . t.reyettee and all ot.16tanding 6 atm% .010.493.00- showing 4. enrols's of $723.217 77.. Exclusive of unveil, ii. vertu,. . IA6 0411.41, the surplus to p lleylsOldsns woe S114,257.17. Asraraeces for 5106,0tS -on forty -tiro ;Ives, becuthe : . claims shrontly tteath. itf *Inch amoiint the .imisneny wastviinotred for. 81.0i,A Including eieh''clividenos on l ' ,- dtvidendi anilled to. the roduetion of premiums 521 460 32, with 'annuities 52,075.07, the -3 tal. pay welds' to Tolley. . holder's ainonoted to s,105,404.09. Ae yoreslmilowed'in It st report, the securing ot the special act 'of incOrnio otion , t.ons she parliament of Canada hal ursta„ty-statreaseil , ur • nves,nsents in the other proy incise lunch to llie arisen • ' ..-. •sige of the eoutiratly. _ The investinente 01_410 cepinapy Im&t, Leen 'tasteful. yt AL. Oft..ed, . yid have yielded l'O,OUA ' • tattohleritItly Maws, the agorage re.ulte of all companies doing 5u him to .1,, node. Expenses have been hew, . within reasonable 1181,16. wilitetlue ' tfort IMO INVII mode for um business. The elder oths um and agents of tn.,' . k WinpanY are entitled to much credit for their able representatitn ot i ho soul ones interest. lite °Mee star bars . ' •: ts 1 a oriphi t,ov,,eciel of Ttisil tplIft.yt 1 ni tut t.,h,,u, teom cnsaptust t ft 0;:usIstri teh'is%ditors vniiehes fer.the col -Metres& of the siinatAc;iej. jno&DsEnbxm.rlEi tjotil here. .. '• • • . . • . .•• . . • .. . with. Alt at:counts, seeurithm and. vouches:: have bcpeueesixattet;itt.,ed by t1,71.. . JA M. KS II, libiA'i TY, . . Managing Diresttor. • .: - • , . . •• • • ' _..AVIZT-20ITO RS' NaMP'CDET... . ' „To 1111 Peraltlent end .7/treaters of the Pi (lend Wu Astimance Company : - , . . • - sleutleinets; We bar/0 ma lercarefit . MOO et the hoots of your ccuumny for tee .e.ellieenetne Deo,. 31,. 1000, . . 0:11:1:14tte'vlaitinietetrinftntlitilellit°40145m1.45001eleltriint oeunfy'ititiPereenCetta ny, ue on .U.0. 3I if intlieuted by she ate onuses! 9 tat ant compared with the ledger accounts and fenntl to agree 1h:tried:holt: N'Tle.T.A.I\TC1..cA.T_, S'1'..4,..'IMNEM NS", 1E399- . Amp, et hi y rubullt tett, . 010HHEIRS111.1A1113°.T81.4Nt4E4N1,D62. t 0 , . ' $ 305,000 as ' • 1.1 i I , eriptirelo'itttil In: i. 1 1%IX tnewni It s1 ' 1.7. ; . . . . .. "61 $ 410,289 I* rata to nolleyhOldr re for death claims, endownynts, surrender values ands .118:2tri...2444514440 01191 . ,- . Film en. al, taxes., dividerds and re insurance premiums . $"----440;;;3--a "Latakia:, .25, ssialliS se,s7,, pmcmavxmanm,, is9.9....s . 04.072 8.4 Deben'nres end Bonds .. 220.341 09 491.213 8* :1 0:21 20244023,:i80041.11331P f,i 1 , 0191, 14. :26507 81 01 -....—............_ MertirtiS a Loom become by whey reserves °Ash in Wake are other assets .Ilreerve fling Cluiltii• unadjusted-, Surplus.. • • • . • . .... . Guarantee capital mimeo . Burphiasecurity , $1,009,600 SO Polities 'were issued aesuring 2097000 00 Total assurance in force eg features' to amieholders and tmlim Tim medical direeter,181% A. WOOOleiotturer, apiroeikeenwtegd. At hn Oteirne 3 t0ihngiV•rtenPgC trhte0dfewathichraotnoetnotr (thee ymet0t: tog raht isge. . 1*-: (-18 cm"-anY,19 ibe Plul.l.tTatty, by the well.known artist, iI., W. la ranter. boon ti, tue reitartetgexperlen.iouil An excellent op portrait of ihe 'president ,Inmes II B I ream. r in, as a ohon of the eateom In which air. Beatty ili held b th di i Wam plimed oat the wall of tho b ard oe t h 1 . ) e n e cora r. ear y 6vmsrercet°-ork:tencill temseamo 43 imp O'KEEFE'S LIT" MALT E T. OP Invigorate' and Strengthens. &LOTD WOOD, Turonto,OENERAL A013217'. AN EMPRESS' WARDROBE. The Empress of China has Over 2,- 000 dresses in her wardrobe. •••••wwww.....0 • • PoR oveR FIFTY VEAtts SIBS. WINSLOW'S soomnitto SYRUP has been treed by mother, for their children teething. It soothes the child, &often& the mune, atlays pain, cure& wind collo, mid Is the hest remedy fur tilarrittraut 76o h . &rid by MI druggists throughout the world. to gur• and a.k far "Mrs. Winslow a Soothing Syrup.. Visitor, looking at portraits -t -What a lot of ancestors vilify°. got Pork- enchopps—That's dead r•ght I don't want so many, but Sarah she insisted. P C 1015 CALVERT'S Carbolic Disinfectants. SoOns, pint ment, Tooth Powders. ohs., have been Warded 100 medals and diplomas tor superior excellent:to. Their regular uso prevent infect!. ous inseams: Ask your dealer to obtain n supply. Lige mailed free or, implication. Fs C. CALVERT & MANGEMITER aNGLANo. _ Catholic Prayer "S'iterrast'siejt Itaigious Platelet. Statuary, and Mural Ornaments, EdnatIonal Works. Mall ordere receive prompt ottani lion. a A 4. MUER & 00., warm, ItaliMali 8E1181 Kitts Rom:hoe Lied u hugs, lilts end Bice. Bold Veil bragging, or Mil ClUden W. Toronto.. ' • isacesiBe STAIZIONS FOB SALE -t hay two. year.olds conebiug type; h eli nntion ; fashionable broodmg ; Trivet; reasonable. /IL IL Mai. rho. Station, gee. ra$$ . Band • inetruments, Drums, Uniforms, etc. Every Town can have a Band /meant Mica ever quoted. Vino °unique. 500111 is* imam malted he, verse as for anything lit Must° Or Molded huitrnmellte. Whaley RoYce & Go., "st.211;001, Michigan Land for Sale. Eel E0418 0000 ?ARMING tAhOS—AllitiNAO to000, 00016* 0414 01•411t004 tountleis Title DM. Dkrittfold2°:trtlAgrfAitirt:Mirsi Lands the olose to Betemeeing Neu. mune" schools, eta, site win be sold 6s AGENTS WANTED. We wimt Itit, TANI leNtltellert0 Men m GRATRPUL—COMPORTI "fitirepresente diethots" througinatt Um Common to tell our stock for theetttnellt, 71118 stork guarantees good M81.15130 maw half MIR, or adding to insole. Meth; elm tO Mast apeuestioneforgeallomn. Wo vey meat commiatom, Amer, Siell soviets kw tout COMpAny, TOONE., • T1 thin director,' were re-elected and atm subsequent 11 e ti °Mt b ; Br ',resident. MM. dol. Kerns and T. II. Macpherson, M. P., vicopresidonts. A1NT:moil-is use and abuse. There is a right Way and a wrong way to use paint, and ft right grade and a wrong grade to buy. It yott would use paint the right • way, you should bay the right ' grade. The best quality is the best investment. RAMSAY'S PAINTS po are the best and aro for salt at all leading Hardware and Paint atoms. A. Ramsay & Son, MOntreal. PAINT MAKERS. '' ''' °Omuta 5 Co , Agents, Montreal. earthen 001.0 ORS 10C. Caren III A jiffy P. MC. . ............... - 0. Rolland, sale Agent for the Dominion. ft nel 3 ct THE 00$ MOMS INCURATOR -Rost and olimmast stoop for catalogue. 313 St. Nal Stroet, Montreal. CHEAP MANITOBA FARMS fa sate. InnWOVect and unimproved. %mesh teak Tntending settlers mill and get benefit Of Affsen yenre bypertence 051 50 distriet50 1505510 In. A. W. AUSTINt 21 Toronto Members, Toronto. HARRIS ta LEAD, C.-. DRAT Wholeseleaniy. LonenistanceTeephoneDea WILLIAM OT., TORONTO. POULTRY. BUTTE% EGGS. APPLEs, °Iirat;',17ZaNTAleotb."'C'ZmieAlnite, COI% woet•Merket A Oomerne St.,, Toronto, FOR SALE! VIII Tatou% 851COND-IIAND'. HAPRTIPUT • ersvilt4'4Itniilosesortrtelliet.t10:;?at4fitqf'd"'NtrY" ,more Poked; 1 }Attie, 4 oot bed, I 1311emiitle Lathe, „Milt Power ihmk Saw; 3 Tithe ree Udell erk 1 I Aped fettle. illiip‘o4rAite;idintaititetiet: I &gine Is this; ta split them of MIT rent hi et: 5 Week 1Puloyi, Ayply 5.0E, W ntsiorr, woodatodit,oni., _ mon NUTRITIOUS' Wind 1 I ), .1 t I XL:JONES • NG. C9 .1,19 AptumeE „SY, w•Io gowT9-: Dyeing! Cleaning! Wee the Very Mel Mod your week to tho NRITIMI AMERICAN DYEING CM. leek tort wails year 50wt., W mad dbeek Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec. • _ One Way Only ki?;11i;r:d.'41111IIIII°0"215iV711.13hgreitlh:V;a: ggiiA..1'.13.14,14,gP.Lz!rlif.:RatiTpleMe'itiNit: trial of DN. Arnold's nnfy ish TOxin Pills Win prilroi that tato positively cure rheumatism, All druggists/4dt them •=74a. bon, man 1400 Vit.•••03 081111 pestdadd 66 6010 of pr;co I y . Tile ARNOLD 011E0,110AL 00,, lin:Ilea, Canada Life itulldinfC Torettite. _ Stem VMT014 set stem FREIE introduee Tiout,'S Tonto initi Mt Making Mood for hsle heoPle, hunt.% *eak hence, liter an.1 Manch 111scase nervousness imakoe Y. of th y 101,11;Ape, ggri 011010o 41' a IA Sold Plated 11"ritel: NO. 1)0114 reedie tide Kreger ear ..Ce one IVO} Witteh. Ot era fall. aro 356 per isaa....$3 60 fee hoist Stott this amount rod you win :were 10 beteg one the wateh, or voste for particulars, Agent* waisted in every tom Mid ?Nit int, DENT PILI. et, SO Adelaide St , West, Torooto, IMptAICIPANT UPPER, L,