The Wingham Advance, 1912-12-05, Page 6WILLING TO HELP,
(Baltimore American)
"Do you etrepect thet your stenographer
has any matrimonial designs on you?"
"No, the wente only to he assister to
THri. REASON.
Mre. Riffertee-My inteband won't believe
a thing1 tell him any more.
Mrs. Ilittene-Why's that?
ItIre. Biffem-I can't explain it at all,
It started right after E told him a wo-
man wrote A Song Without Words,
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TAKING A CHANCE.
(Harper's Weekly)
"Let's toss up, Billy. Heads we ge
swinnednand tails we go to school."
"Dern it; It's tails!"
"Aw; let's make it three out of five!"
AN UNUSUAL CASE.
(Washington ;Herald)
"What became of that malefactor or
great wealth 'cello was sentenced to serve
a year"
"He got out of the tangle in an untistia'
WAV."
"Some new technicality?"-
"IsTol he served his time."
NATURALLY.
(Cincinnati Enquirer)
"What's the matter with Jones?" asked
Rinks.
"His sister advertised for a husband,"
reel'en Jlto s, "end he answered the ad-
vertisement. Tie didn't recognize her from
the description sbe gave."
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HEARD IN AN ELEVATOR.
(Boston Transcript)
Observing Gent-Pa.rdon me, madarn,
but your hair is corning down.
Lady (turning) -Mine?
Observing Gent -I think ft is
madam.
yours,
THE EASIEST WAY.
(pliegennde Blatter)
Ile -I had made up my mind to go to
Wiesbaden this year, and my wife wos
firmly determined to go to Ems.
She -And did you have your way?
He -Partly. We went through Wks-
baden to Erns.
***-
THE REASON.
(.Iudge)
His Wife -What makes you so tired,
dear? Weren't you at the chess club all
evening
Her Husband -Yes, I was at the hes
elub.. but it was Just one move after
another.
THE WIFE'S LOT.
(Exchange)
"It's all very well for the minister to
preach from the text 'Remember Lot's
Wife,' " said an overworked, diamuraged
matron, "but I wish he could give ee
an encouraging sermon on the eviftes ot.'
THE SHORT CUT.
(Baltimore American) •
"What do you think is the best way
to abate the smoke nuiscance " -
"There is only one way to do that."
"What is it?"
"Buy good cigars."
THE REASON.
(Boston Transcript)
aetteet—etshy did your steeraether gist(
you such a black look?
Elsie -She caught me In a white Ile.
THE LOST WORD.
(Woman's Home Companion)
Caller -You know, there was something
wanted to say to you, bee. has (vitt
gone out of my mind, I can't remembe
what it was.
Maiden (hopefully) -It wasn't goodeigh
was it?
44, •
EXPLAMED.
(Judge)
Patron -What took you so long wit!
xriy eggs?
Waiter -Pardon the delay, air, but the.!
were mislaid.
FORESIGHT.
(Woman's I-Iome Companion)
"You must believe in saving for a rain;
day. Binks "
"Er ah, I do, but why?"
"Nothing, only that's the second mn.
brelie of mine you've borrowed.
••••=•••,
AD REMINDERS.
r.-, user; o
of Melee (to tramp) -Here art-
eruss I trimmed off whet
,n eanclwichee.
rep -..tee 1,'hank ye, mum, they re-
ra.nt's me too much of the cause of rm..
deunfan-rnargins.
AMBIGUOUS.
(Buffalo Express)
"The A.ttorney-Goneral threatens
get after the Grand Trunk."
"Is it a Job for a lawyer or a baggage -
masher?"
WHEN WOMEN RULE.
(Cleveland Plain-Dertier)
The lady Judge -I'm getting tired of
these requests for postponements. What's
Your latest excuse?
The lady lawyer --Why, your honor, we
only ask for another week. The feet is my
talent's nreesma.ker is 111 and can't gm
her going -to -court gown finished ulti:
that date.
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CARES OF SEX.
Stranger -Why, little girl, what are
you crying for?
Little Gir1-'0-couse I was out
w -walking with my p -papa, and I -I lost
him, and afraid M-Mannta Will
t -spank rrie if I go home wewithout
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A MODEL JF POLITENESS.
(Boston Transcript)
"Mrs. X is as polite as an cello."
"A� an echo! What do you mean by
that?"
'She netter tittle to return one's can."
IMPROVING A PROVERB.
(judge) e
Platitudious Pereon-I suppose, my dear
arr. GotreX, that you have used "Make
hay while the sun shines" as your life'
motto?
Gotrox-Certeinly, sir, certainly!
reut that' e only half -Of it. You sliouId
add that I made the bey out of the
'trees that Oilier people let grow under
their feet.
A FRAUD ON HIS FACE.
(Buffalo Vxpremo
The detective had _lust congratulated
the housewife for bringing about the
arrest of a noted sneakthief,
"Oh, 1 knew h a crook the min
-
lite he opened his inotith," She relMeit
"How did you epot him so quickly?"
"Why, he told me the gee company liaa
It bIrri to eXaMine our irieter and see
If 'we were not entitled to a rebate."
AN EXTINCT/ON ExPLArNett,
tWathins;ten Stee,
"letevcr APB eny nee Forpente
around bere "
" replied the violet dweller.
"'What eio you, supptee killed 'ern off?"
"r donne: hut r. bave 1iy uspieion fl
war loeel option."
invt) sPENDTHRIFTA,
ere tier)
"My deer 'girl, you "tenni all your mon-
ev 'retiree your tsinel reed,"
"Mid you vend all youre. my deer hey,
In irstfinie Yotfr noso
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Winsome Winnie
"A splendid present, certainly," she
said, coldly, feeling annoyed that She
had allowed Trewhella to perceive her
displeasure at new ntpliew's rich gift;
"but I think, if Captain Tredennick bad
itelM1 me, I could have told him of
eomething which Miss Winnie would
have liked better. If he had eent her
e4 nice gold witteli and a black slik these.
they would nave been much more useful
to her than one expensive article like
that. Hand me the Timm Trewliella,
and spread the sofa blanket over my
feet, 1 ;shall not go down again, I think
-1 do not feel quite well." •
"Not a bit of it!" thought Miss Trew-
hella, vindicating herself, as elle glided
eoftly: about with a meek, sorrowful ex-
pression, attending to her mistress'
wants. "You are in such a rage at the
captain's giving her that fur jacket that
you don't want to see her again. The
young minx! How ever did she get hine
to promise it to her? I'll make madam
tell me sonv tim.e when elle is in hum-
or. I am with hia aunt, slaying and.
waiting on her these ten years, and I
never got but a few half sovereigns
from him at' Ohristmas-and that vul-
gar old cook and the butler the same.
Mies Winnie Caerlyon, a young chit he
never saw before, gets a twenty guinea
jacket from lairal Upon my word, he
didn't admire her fine long hair for
nothing! A keepsake -no less! I
thought Pascoe, the purser of Tol-
path, was the one to give her keep-
sakes, and not madam's nephew -Cap-
tain Stephen Tredennick of Tregarthen
And isn't madam vexedi She knowa
there more in it than she knows about;
and that sly young one to pretend she
was taken all of a surprise! And isn't
be sly, tool Sober Captain Tredennick,
that you wouldn't think knew whether
a body had a head, on 'em or noti
Madam's up to him more than other
folks. That's what put her out so the
morning 1 told her he'd been admiring
Miss Winnie' hair. And how came
Captain Treclenniek into the housekeep-
er's roons?' says she, as sharp as vine-
garl"
Aloud. the obsequious attended inquir-
ed, meekly and respectfully:
"Shall 1 send Miss Winnie up to read
to you, madam?"
"No, thank you," replied her mistress,
very quietly.
"She's studying that one page a long
time," said Miss Trewhella, to herself,
with an inward sneer. "1 wouldn't stand
in Miss Winnie's shoes for something.
She'll catch it heavy enough, some time
or other, about the .captain's grand
keepsake. 1 wonder what will Pascoe
"Madam isn't coming downstairs
again, Miss, Winnie," Miss Trewhelle an-
nounced, entering -the drawing room
with a cat -like step, to find Winnie sit-
ting in the window Kat, her face press-
ed against the panes.
"Is she not? Is she not well? Am
to go UD and. read to her, Mies Trew-
hella?" she asked, starting up and. dis-
playing a pale, tear swollen face to the
lady's maid's keen eyes.
"She is quite well; but you're not to
go up to read to her. She -wishes to be
8,1one," said. Miss Thewhella, sailing
about the room in a free -and -easy mari-
ner, darting sharp looks at Winnie, and
envious ones at the fur jacket and sail-
ing out again, humming a song, and
leaving the door open.
"She is angry ,with me! Oh, what
shall I do?" cried poor Winnie in despair.
"Oh, why did he do such a cruel thing?
1 may As well go home again -I would.
oak her to forgive rne, but 1 have done
no wrong."
Hastily putting on her old worn jack-
et and lfttle straw hat, she pulled down
her veil to hide her face, and. stole up-
stairs to the door with the green flossy
mat and heavy velvet hangings shroud-
ing the entrance to madam's dressing
room.
She knocked. twice without evoking
any response, and then softly turned. the
handle.
"Who is there?" madam called shatp-
T" "Trewhella, why do you disturb
me?"
xt is 1, madam -Winnie," came the
faint little voice.
"Then why do you disturb me?" mad.-
ain demanded, more sharply and angrily.
"If 1 required your presence I should
have sent for you."
"I only came to ask if 1 am to go
home, madam, as Trewhella said. you
were not coming down any more."
"Yes -you may," responded hfr pat-
roness, shortly. "Shut the door, please,
and draw the curtain."
"Good -evening, madam,"
"Good -evening,"
For one minute Winnie stood outside
the velvet hung portal, battling with
ha grief and inortification, and. then
the measure of injustice that had been
so unfairly dealt her totiehed the spring
of her yet unbroken, strong spirit.
"IVIadata Vivian has no right to treat
me so," she said, and her tears dried
as if by fire, and she walked steadily
down stairsand Wita paasing. out
throu.gh th'e hall, when the sight
Of Mrs. Grose standing in the drawing.
roam, holding up the sealskin jacket,
and giving vent to whispered ejaeula-
Cons of reptiere arrested her stepe,
"Miss Winnie, dear, come here!" elle
eried, clospieg her hands. "This is what
the captain sent you home. Oh, my dear
Miss Winnie, pet, ain't it most beautiftdi
Miss Trewbella told inc. And it eOst
twenty guineas, and. is fit for mm
ada
herseIft's
"litit is quite unfit for me," oleserved
Winnie, quietly and bitterly; "it was a.
foolish present for Captain Tredenniek
to send, and madam thinks so too, and
Miss Tre MI ell a,"
"Mies Trewhellei" echoed Mrs, Grose,
getting as red as one of her owlt joiete
of beef, "And what lime Mise Trewhella
to etty as to what's proper or not proper
for you, Miss Caerlyon, to WOW, rd liLo
to know? And, if Captain Stephen leer
emit you a splendid jatket, what liev
:Sties Trewhelits to say to it, And It
Captain Stephen hey took a Arley to
you, Miss \Vieille, aren't you a lady,
Atone as any lady he might take a fern
to? And where could lie finelse"
"Oh, Mrs. Groetsedeer darling /melee
hold your tongue!" `Munk, (lied in
dismay, etiflie.g the worthy women's in.
dignent outpouring, "Oh, don'tee1on't1
wish be had not, It wee kind of him,
but 1 eball never Weat it or touch it!
Good evening, Mr. flew ani going
homel"
"Without a, bit or Rep," 1i Grooe
cried, "and 1 baked lemon eheeeteeakes
for eupperi Wait a minute theu-to
please tee'Mies \Vieille!" she begged, as
NVinitio shook her heed and puehed away
the detaining erme,
preektbleeely the kindhearted rotund
ereature hurried down to the lardter
pentinesly she eatild tip again, reek
shout for n minute or two to find a
wrming paper, and ottoartook WWI& Its
She Want. saslly and *lowly moist tire
etreeteel*
"You-you-alkall have --some a' neY
olleetie-eak'es, Mies IVun-nie, dear! I
meele 'em moeteee purpose lor-you!
Lor,e,I'm out o' breathmeleani There,
my lovey, don't fret. She'll -be a ---eland
la --lady yeti"
The fragrant-entelling, flaky little par -
eel of daintiee could not carry much con-
solation with it, though her old nurse's
tender kindneee touched Winnie's sore
heart. She wished the children were
there, and opened the .paper to see how
hest elle could divide her present.
"Four; cut them in halves, and they'll
all have a bit and a piece over-Tornney
shall have it, as he is III"; ani then, in
the midst of the generous little eleterly
calculation, a message of consolation
came to poor Winnie herself.
The wrapping paper was one other
than the letter which Captain Trodert-
nick lta,d sent Ivith his present, \Odell
madam had flung aside in her disyleas-
ure, Lind Mns, Grose had picked up in her
haste.
"And I also send a sealskin jacket,
which I hope, dear aunt, you will give
for me to your little friend, Mies Winnie
04erlyon, told her that 1 should send
her a keepsake when 1 went away; and
I think this is the best and most suit-
able one I 'could give her. 'Owe she
will not be offended at my doing so.
Please say eornething nice and gracious,
like youmelf, when giving it, as I have
only offered it in a very rough sailor.
fas,hion, and say I hope be will wear it
as a eitilat'a keepealee-ein kindly remetn-
brance of the giver,"
Courteously, " kindly, gently, cordially,
he had proffered his gift, and elie had
scorned it, flung it aside, hated it, as an
insult and a wrong!
But madam had given no gracious
message, no kindly word-nealeeted his
earnest requ-eet-passed by the courtesy
and gentleness that he strove to put
into her words.
"Madam Vivian has no right to treat
me sol" She said again; and her girlish
faee grew hard and lined with passionate
womanfeeling. "Madam ViVian
wron
And in that half hour, while she sat
there by the lonely roadside, in the chill
gloomy evening, gazing at Stephen Tre-
dennick's words -which came like balm
to the crushed sad spirit, the pained
lonely heart -and. thinking Of Madam
Vivian's insulting coldness and injustice,
the gentle timidity of Winnie's girlish
love passed away for ever -changed into
a proud woman's deep, silent passion,
which she might die for, but never deny..
She folded. the crumpled, letter neatly,
kissed it, and hid it in her drees.
"In kindly remembrance of the giver,"
she ottid; "Stephen Tredermick, while I
have a heart to beat with love for
him!"
CHAPTER IX,
All through the long, hot summer day
-the blazing sunlight reflected from
the great blue molten mirror of the
()teen, from the granite face of the sheer
precipitous cliffs, and with dazzling glare
from the snowy whitewashed walls of
the Coastguard station, the flashingly.
bright windows of which concentrated
the- rays to a focus like so many burn-
ing glasses -bad the hot busy hours
passed in the work that seemed never to
end, the tasks that were only accom-
plished in series to make room for more.
Winnie had Washed, starched and iron-
ed all those neat muslin blinds, and put
them up smooth and Spotless again; she
had finished the little frock begun two
day e ago for Louie, and hmanned a line
or two of Tennyson's "Cradle Song" -
Sweet and low'sweet and low.,
'Wind of the Western Sea-
-as she 'bled the garrnent on, and
found that it fitted the baby owner so
nicely; she had baked the bread and
"pasties," and peeled the turnips and
*potatoes for dinner; she had had some
trifling occupation afterwards in the.
shape of sprinkling and folding three
dozen -"pieces" of clothes and despatching
them to be mangled; she had darned
two table -cloths and three pairs of boy'
socks; she had laid the table for tea,
and polished the spoons and teapot With
whitening and chamois leather; and, on
Tommy distinguishing himself by upset-
ting the tea kettle on the stove, she had
to undertake a hasty refilling, reboiling,
replenishing of the fire, and wiping up of
.water and ashes.
True Winnie had done this all un-
complainingly; and "Pity 'twas 'twas
true that it was counted but as a
thankless matter of course, deserving of
no connection or alleviation.
* She thought so herself, but She Jiael
become so used to it. There are many
-scores, hundreds, thousands -such pat-
ient body -and -soul wearers, toiling for
others, not themselves, their toil evok-
ing in return neither surprise nor grati-
tude.
There was nothing wonderful, there-
fore, in this long summer day's toil,
which had left Winnie's face so pallid
and weary, her small thin hands and
arms so soiled and diecolored, which had
roughened all that twisted -tip mass of
brown heir, and had made the old blue
gingham gown, now in the last stage of
shabbiness, so stained and frayed -only
it WaS a pity.
Nature had meant that intellectual
brow, that expressive changeful face,
those deep, passionate eyes, that slender,
nervons, supple form, as a casket to en-
shrine rare endowments, if it lacked out-
wardly her choicest workmanship.
It was a pity, but the girl did not
know it, or was Only vaguely conscious
of the dull pain of remembrance of
months and years of toil like this. It
had always been see -it would always bci
so in the weary years to come„ until she.
lay in that mossy grave in Trewillian
church -yard, and beneath the nate of
"Winifred, the beloved wife of John
Caerlyon," WaS written that of her only
child.
Pale.faced, hard -worked little girls, in
lonoly hour, have a morbid holey for
this prozpeet of erioesy graves tinder
weeping willeevs. But just how Winnie
Caerlyon was conseious only of her soil-
ed hands, her shabby old gown, and her
unkempt hair, and of a longing for her
toilet to be finished, that she might sit
dawn to rot.
"Winties is the kettle boiled?"
"XO, Matnnia-it's singing."
"Singlegl Whatte it only singing for,
at six o'cloele in the evening, eh?"
"It Wes bid boiling, lintitirrief helf-an.
hour ego., and Tommy epilled it."
"Sfilltod it t That's pretty work! Wlitit
did yet let the boy go meddling with
the kettle for? Ande-my petietet,Wini.
ford!"---eitt this 'point *Mrs. (Nterlyott had
entered the kiithert-"ie that the set -out
:vou are In at this hour? A perfetit
mutt:I Why. I. never taw stieh a meld
at you are for ei Sloven! I Koppose,
slues you. are not off to Roseworthy
very evening, you cleit't think it worth
While to mike yourself derront In your
/*Wee kottsC" •
"I am going to tidy myself in a min-
ute, Martittnle-I have only jut cleaned
thr,sspp0000nn: andttecta-appoor at
this hour o'
the evening! What next, pray? Do you
never have 4 proper time for your work,
that you s,holild, keep yourself in a mesa
like a mine -girl till people are expecting
to it down deeently to plea's?"
Silence on unheppy, key, slovenly Win-
bie's part, She drooped her head for a
minute under -the accustomed hail.
storm of openng," and turned aside
:rem her atop -mother's hard brown
eyes, as she stood in the middle of the
floor, her browe magisterially bent ,on
the shabby slender little figure. She
turned aside, and her gaze, ineelia111041"
ly Seekipg the hot calm evening sun.
light, the liquid turquoise ef the eleep-
ing Ocean, and the dark eool shadow
of the cliffs falling athwart the little
bay, now rippling smooth and deep at
high-water mark, becatne in an inetent
arrested.
Forgetful alike of her deshabille and
her step -mother's presenee, she etoed aa
it rooted to the spot, with parted flps
and fast -beating heart, staring at two
figures standing a, few yards beyond, at
the head of the pathway that led down
tile‘Trlleisfvfse
"llal" she gasped. "Then Mad-
am's home agein1 is she eoming hither?
And, who is that beautiful youeg lady?'
At the Instant Trewhelle, turned, and
at a glance her elkatp eyes detected the
faeaoaotatheeveonlinenal innie 1
tiful day, is it not?" elle said, loudly
and familiarly, advancing a step or two
in glorified consciousness that the level
rays of the brilliant sunshine were dis-
playing the flounees of her light blue
eilk dress, and the deep embroidery of
her white petticoat, to the utmost ad-
vantage, €(1' dare say you are astonish.
ed to see nee?"
"1-1 ant," stammered poor Winnie,
fully aware that the level ray e of sun-
light were displaying her disarranged
hair, soiled collar and tucked -up sleeves
to the utmost advantage in another
way. Ashamed to stay, but too proud
to rush away and hide, she remained, in
spite of her stepmother's half -audible
commands before Mise Trewhella, and
the heautifuleyoung lady -a tall, fine-ly
developed girl, young, hanclsonee haugh-
ty, self -willed -looking, with an easy car-
riage of her proud head and aristocra-
tic figure, and with a nameless grace
and elegance in the simplicity of her
girlieh costume, expensively -chaste as
weirieinfi
ts rich a mshape,
A
asterrite,land 'ex'quielte
pitsia
A lady undoubtedly, from the calne
insouciance of her unruffled self-posses-
sion, from the impeiring gaze of her
deepset brilliant eyes' beneath their
haughty brows, from the light poise of
the tall, full figure -as far removed
from Ivliss Trewhella's self-aesurance
and familiarity as was the undieeover-
able stamp of perfection on that won-
derftil, 'simple costume of dove -colored,
satin like material, with its fringes of
deeper shade, .its lia,nging folds and.
sleeves with silken linings, the accurate.
l'-matelied, treble -buttoned gloves, and
rustling silk and stiff white skirts.
the hat a mass of snowy ostrich feather
and pale golden gossainer, from the
showy smartneea of the lady's -maid's
She had qaietiy surveyed Winnie for
a few moments as if studying the effect
of her figure in the framework of the
window ,and rather disapproving of it
by the fine knitting of the lines on her
low wide foreltead, when the name
pronounced in Miss Trewhellit's shrill
voice fell on her ear. She made a slight
Movement of surprise, and when a wide
Opening of the proud bright eyes, and
a. fain curve on the short full lower hp
'were perceptible.
"I am surprised" Winnie said, eon-
fusedly, coloring: "I did not know that
Madam, was home again. 1 hope she is
quite well, Miss Trewhella?"
"Is that Miee Winnie Caerylon?" the
young lady demanded, in a clear -.im-
perious voice; and Mies Trewhellti, with
a confidential ,little aside smile, said,
"Yes, Miss Mildred -that's her, poor
thing I"
"Madam's home eenin, sure enough,"
she replied, in a louder tone, to Win-
nie, who.ws.s watehine• tlie proud hand -
stone girl with a kind of fascination;
"and M/Ss Mildred Treddenick% come
to stay with her."
am Miss Tredenniek, Trewhella, I
ha,ve corrected you before for naming
in in that school -room fashion," inter-
rupted the young lady, haughtily; and
vouchsafing Winnie only another cold-
ly -surprised glanee, elle turned lightly
on her heel„ and walked off towards
the cliff -path again' evidently to pee-
naft the lady's-maidand the lady's -
maid's friend -the shabby hard -work-
ed -looking girl -to have a chat togeth-
er.
That haughty parting glance whieh
ehe intuitively understood, stesig Win -
'tie into relnembrance of herself.
"1 am glad to hear that 'Madam is
well," she said, as coldly and distantly
jasngTtiloisrr
ey'oured.,, enn,iek could have sleeken.
"Good evening -the young lady is wait -
"Well, but -Miss Winnie -Mise -Win-
nie!"-Miss Trewhella ran over to the
window and actually thrust her smart
summer bonnet, with ite pink Toses and
white lace, into the kitehen.-"aren't
you coming over to Roseworthy again,
eh?'! You'll be aiming oVer to -morrow
or next day,
W°11tt'llYat°11\?"
She knew well Vinnie Ca erly on
Was not coming to Rotsewortity to -mor-
row ,or next day, or any day after-
wards, but he coulhl not resist the
feminine hankering to flaunt over
a fallen rival, meth) doubly triumphant
-such was the noble calibre of Miss Tre-
whelk's mind -by the conscionsetees of
her new blue flouneed silk and Winnie
eiterlyon's forlorn shabbiness,
- "Not unleee madam sends for me,"
said Winnie, not pausing to look rotrad
as elle hastily qUitted the kitchen, And
ran upstairs to her little room with the
dormer, shaved with two of her young
etep-eistere, where she pulled aff her
working dress whilet tears of mortification and pain rolled down her flushed
cheeks.
She was not a philosopher, poor Wirt-
niel-osely a woman -and a young, semi-
tive woman, of girlish years.
That was hie coueln, that beentiful
young lady, who looked at Thy dirty
drees and untidy hair," she said, with 4
euppreesed, bitter cry, "1 eannot help it;
I was doing so muell work to -day. tut,
oh! how she despised me as it poor, com-
mon, tervatt.like girl!. She will never
think of Me flt anything else,"
She bathed her pallid, weary face in
water; she leraided Alp the dark, eilken
tweets of her bald Above the marble.
white brow and violet -shadowed eyes;
she hastily arrayed hereelf in spite of
het- eating arms and nervous hands, in
her tent, fresbly.ironed print tiros, with
its clean leee frill and tiny blue ribbon
bow; but the tears mine agein and t.gaftt
into the eail dark eyes on slfe tone a
hasty Met glanee as the little looking-
glase„
She mild, drearily and qnietly,
"I ttirt elething but A poor, plain, herd.
workinggirsi, who dote the work of a
eervtflt 1 Amid never ferget that. Mil-
dred Tredetertiek, never will. Ile never
we ltse saw me is She did this vett-
(TO be Continued.)
If You Value Your Eyesight
Rerti Lamp
You will equip,your
reading table with a
Authorities agree that a good ker0Selle oil iamp s the best for
reading. The Rayo is the best oil larnn made -the result of years
of scientific study. It gives a steady, white light, clear -mellow.
Made of solid brass, nickel plated. Can be lighted without re.
moving chimney or shade. Easy to clean and rewick.
.ellt Dealer; Everywhero.
THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANy, Limited
ToRONTO WINNIPEG
MONTREAL HALIFAX , ST. JOHN
ROAST DUCKS,
clean andstuff and truss a pair of
ducks, place on a. rack
Jr adrippime pan,
sprinkle evith salt and pepper, and. cover
breast of each bird with two thin slices
ot fat pork, If wild ducks are ueeds
bake twenty to thirty minutes in a very
hot oven, basting every five minutee with
fat in pan. If domestic ducks are pre-
ferred, reduce the heat and bake ono
and one-fourth hours. Garnish With wat-
er cress, -Woman's World for Deeember.
-•-•*
MinnrciPs Liniment Cures Colds, Eto.
AFTERNOON ELEGANCE.
It has arrived.
Paris has sent it.
It is of white velvet.
The coat on eutaway, linee.
The okirt le anything save full.
The shawl collar and. euffs are of
skunk.
Black aigrettes trim the little white
Velvet toque.
The large flat muff ie of titillese er-
Mine, bordered with the conventional
ermine.
The boot tops are of white antelope,
With facings of (shiny black leather.
It's the CLEANEST, SIMPLEST, and BEST ImitlE
DYE, One can bny-Why you don't even have to
know what KIND of Cloth your Goods are made
of.. -So Mistakes aro ImpossIble,
Send for-Eree Cllor Card, Story Booklet, and
Booklet giving results of Dyeing over other colors.
The JOIINSON-ItICIIARDSON CO., Llnalted,
Montreal. Canada.
asoorgemmasseemuommr...ixamwssossmasadmiometzsmes•mm'
40.110•1101010001••••••••.
T CURE BACON,
One pound of salpetre, one gallon el
cOarse salt, one pound of brown sugar,
Mix all together and rub it into the
bacon; paZ it closely and put a weight
on it. Tnrn and rub the bacon every
day for a week; afterwards every other
day, Let it remain three weeks; then
drain well and emoke, Large eides of
beeon wili take a .mouth; small ones,
three weeks,
IF YOUR BAPIY IS SICK
GIVE BABY'S' OWN TABLETS'
The little ills of babyhood and child-
hood should Ise treated' promptly, or
they may prove scriOtts. An oseasion-
al doe of Baby's Own Tablets swill'
regulate the etomee:t and bowele and
keep your little ones well. Or they
will promptly restore health if sick
-
wee comes unexpectedly. Mrs'. Le-
nora i. Thompson, Oil Springs, Ont.,
says: "T have used Baby's Own Tab-
lets for my little girls as OeeaSion re-
quired, and hew found the% always
of the greatest help. No mother, in
my opinion, should be without the
Tablets." Sold by medieine dealers or
by mail nt 25 eente' it box from The
Dr, Williaree' Medielne Broekville,
Ont.
EARRINGS,
They are,
And they aren't.
There you have it.
Wear them if you please.
If not, let them severely alone
But if you do, choose discreetly.
"Buttons" only are worn in the morning
Save your gorgeous dangling schemes
for the opera or other gala evening wear,
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper.
PACK GLASS OR CHINA,
If glass or china is to be packed for
a long distance travel Witte it in straw
or hay wbieh has been slightly damped.
This will prevent the ai twit% &min Slip -
Ping about. Allow tile largest and heav-
iest. to be placel in the bottom of the box
T.Yrs plenty of straw and wrap each article
:separately.
TIIE POULTRY REVIEW
ptIttLISlitt) 'MONTHLY
SUBSCRIPTION . . $1.00 PER YEAR
13r1miting over with useful information
for beginners arid Old hands. Makes a
very acceptable and instractive Christ-
Trittif gift. SAMPLE COpY UPON BE-
ornST.
HERBERT HALL, 465 Afery Se, Hamilton, Ont
THE CACHE -COL,
One of the prettiest little affeetatione
of the moment is the we of the eahe
eel, that delicate bit of lawn edged with
narrow Valeneiennee, whieh preserves
the freslineee 'Of the eoreage, says Vague,
HI$ PROOF.
Two men were discussing European
trips. Ono was frank enough to say that
he had never been abroad, but the other
ineoke of certain aspects of travel with
the assumed lightness of experience. Still
there was a false note In hie speech
for one thing, his French sounding like
a child would pronounce it -with strictly
English methods_
Seed the stay-at-home suddenly:
"I'll bet you can't name a single hotel
in Paris."
"Soft," returned the bogus traveler,
"What about the Hotel clez InvallYdees?"
-Chicago Post,
flow to Remove Warts
By a Painless Remedy
Don't allow these unsightly eXere-
acenses to epoil the beauty of your
hands or arms, Remove them painlessly
and for all time by applying Putnam's
Painless Onn and Wart Extractor,
Failure impoosible, results always sute
with Putnanfie Corn and Wart Extrac-
tor. Refvee any substitute for Putnam's
it does the trick in one night. Price 25e,
at druggists.
A BUSY WOMAN'S THOUGHTS.
It is better to be true than merely
religious.
There's many a reason within the rea-
son for the high cost of livings
Trouble appronehes. when Mrs. New -
Wed glares n t her lineband's cigar ashes.
*Row not to 'impose should be "the
question" of impecanions lovers.
teentlewomen would rather neake be-
lieve thau make scenes.
"Forget it," "a striking phrase, especi-
ally if the forgotten artiele is needed
by mother.
Failure is the stone le stileole ol sue.
ceee.
-lang particularly appeals to the Am-
erican because be likes sharply drawn
effects.
()mills has little time and less taste
for the romps and vanities.
When 'am e-Beens, Are-Nows and
May-Bes meet then stand frem under,
Lothario.
It's a dead one who Wortld not lie like
two gentlemen in order to get to the
game.
Send Post Card to -
OSday for, how to make
a.nd "E.asy Pocket
Money"
Girls Now's the Time. Address
P.O. Bok 1256, Montreal
11*01,•••••• {M.N.*
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
Tasmania is fast becoming' a great ap-
ple countly. it is estimated that lf tile
nusnel nexts ot apples and other fruits
proutteect m that country last year were
placed in 1100 it would cover a distance
or 62s notes.
The eay we TiONV call Solonika has had
it continuous history for tnore than 2,500
years. Eveu beiore it was refounded and
renamed by Alexander diet Great in tue
year ta;) 43. C., a city had existed on this
beautiful gulf, fading mighty Mt. Olym-
pus. but its knoNsrt history dates back
this year, when Alexander rebuilt it and
called It Thessalumea, after his sister, th
owlfe of Cassander,-Christian Herald.
West Africa anthills are veritable
giants, frequently standing forty feet
nigh. These anthills are shaped like a
sugar loaf and are divided into hundreds
of tiny rooms, says the Wide World.
They have, needless to say, myriads of
inhabitants, and these are all busily oc-
cupied In various wa,ys-forming tunnels'
making roads, gathering food and watch-
ing 01'W' the eggs end youngsters. The
natives are afraid to touch these 11111s,
except from tt distance, with Veearms.
The ants often make their strc gholds
around trees and they are built v ry sol-
idlYwith sides sometimes 20 incht..5 thick.
111111h
was cured of Rheumatie Cent by
MINARD'S LINIMENT.
Halifax. . ANDREW KING,
was eured of A.cute Bronchitis by
t\IIMARD'S LINIMENT,
Talt-COL, re CREWE READ,
$11S130X.,
Was cured of Aeute Rheumatism by
2rINAI1Dte LINiel T.
ltarkham, (bit. C. ie. BiLLING.
Lakefield, Que.. (')et, 0, 1007.
PLEATED SKIRTS.
They ding*
SOmo are disappointed
Thor expected pleated skirts to flare,
Chiffon ones are in it fine a.ccorillait
pleat.
Sonic of those in sllk are side -pleated,
Medium dentin
From an -round pleating to a cluster of
skirt pleats is the range,
The plaits in skirts aro in scant clus-
ters, three or four broad plaits.
Minard's 'Lininient Cures Diphtheria.
DESERVED PRAISE.
V the trial eeenes Were not In New
!York, one 'would be alrnest tempted to
think Mr. Justive Goff was an Einglish
HANDSOME WATCH FREE.
A Gents' Or Ladies' Solid Gold Watch costs from $25
to $80. DO not throw your money away. _If you deter°
to seoure it 'Watch winch to keep time and last well will
be equal to any Solid Gold Watch send us your name and
address immediately and agoee to soil 10 boxes only of
Dr. Maturin's Fatuous Vegetable Pills at P.rie. it box.
They are the greatest remedy en earth for the cure of
poor and impure blood, intlit;estion, headaches, mist'.
pation, nervous troubles, li-Ver, bladder and iildney (Hs-
eaSce, and all female weriknesse; they are the Grent
Blood PnrIfier and Invigorator, a Grand Tonlo end Life
Builder. With the rills we send to artieles of jewelry to
give away Ivitli the Nils -this wohes them easy to moll.
This's the thanes of a lifetime. Do not inias it. Send us
yenr order and we will send yon the, 10 boxes, pot. paid.
When you have sold them send US the money (V2.60) and
We will Semi yoU
A GENTS or LADIES WATCH
the Salta day the money is received.
WI aro Alvin ,Ltlie,so beaming 'NS aioltes to advertise
r ktentelctes. anis is a Stall d u111101 ttOlity to sceuro a
valuAlile Melt 'without hailug fo spend a tient. And
r wilt° is a stein wind And st( rn $et aid uot nit ehos
* u
win article generally al,,mm
i NI premiu, L;teind
out pii et without delay. Address 0,
R. MA 1,1 IN M1DCINE CO. telt Pert, 20 oronto, 'nt.
miestiot
TO A DRUNKARD.'
Whither 'mid inidnightse gloom)
While (slumber soothes thy city's
peaceful throng,
4airt {loth thee thy wayward etas* re-
sume
From dens of licensed wrong?
Whet time nocturnal milt
On muffled wings swoop 'round you
- brewery's tower,
That like a tyrant o'er ita victim ezowls
'Mid bands of Chrietian power,
Why wand'reth thou alone?
Met thou no friendeix eot or value
hence?
Or, are than, like it beggar, forced to
groan.
I3y neen'e indifference?
Perhaps eemebody dear
Bobo now for thee; or to thy children
croons,
While like a manilla thou reeleth here,
here,
Helevhooping at the moon.
But, whither 'mid the gloom
On thett last day 'mid life's eternity,
When (lust to duet is uttered o'er their
tombs,
Ahial eleall drunkards be?
M. J.
A Successful Treatment
Mrs, Edward Kennedy, of Meriden,
Conn,. 40 years old, was advised by her
Physician to try Dr. Martell's Female
Pills, she did so with wonderful results.
Thousands of others would Say the same.
20 years the standard, at your Druggist'.
A Wholesome Peanut Brittle.
Shell and remove the brown skins front
a. quart of roasted peanuts. Roll the
nuts until they are thoroughly broken;
sift, saving the finer parts to use for
rolling as you use flour with the cookies
Put a pound of sugar Into it clean sauce-
pan. Stand it over a brisk fire, stir and
shake until the auger Is tboroughly
melted, You must not add water or any
other material. When it has melted and
looks like golden syrup take it from the
fire and stir in quickiy as many rolled
peanuts as the sugar will hold. Cover
the board with the fine peanuts, turn
out the hot mixture, sprinkle over more
peanuts and roll into a very thin sheet.
This must be done quickly or the mix-
ture will 'harden. With a long knife
mare the brittle into squares, wait it
Moment until it cools, then loosen it
from under the board, break it into the
squares and put it away. The rough, un-
sightly pieces may be put aside to use at
once,-Wornan's World for December.
fivirmonwprow
.TortoNTo
In Centre of Shopping
and Business District,
250 R00818-100 with Private Oaths
BLIROPE.AN AND AMERICAN PLAN
A la Carte Restaurant '
ssits. H. 'THOMPSON, PROP.
CANADA'S DIVORCF, eaTANDiNG,
(Ottawe (Nit izen)
while, it WaS stated that less than half
-a hundred cases of divorce will come
before the Canadian parliament this ses-
sion, it urtmt not he forgotten that many
Canadians settle their matrimonial troub-
les on the other side of the line. Be-
tween 1.887 end 11•Q:l there were 455 Cana-
dian eases a year in the United States, or
an aggregate of 8,645.
RanarommuarKulamallawommilt
WRIST WATCH FREE
A. beautiful small bize LADIES' WATCH in
harsesomo LEATHER BRACELET given
FREE for selling only $4.50 worth of the lovell-
es; Christmas and New Year Cards and Folding
Booklets at 8 for 5c. These are the very latest
And most exclusive designs. Embossed and
lithographed in all the natural colors. Appro-
priate mottoes and verses.
You just show them and take the money,(
Many of our agents sell a dozen packages in
me house. Don't miss thls wonderful chance.
Write to day. You may not see this advertise.nent again. COBALT Gorr) PEN CO.,_
non' 200. Toronto. Ont.
USE FOR THE THERMOMETER.
"That new Maid is it genius," said the
young housekeeper. "She has even 101111(1
it use for the cooking thermometer. No-
body ever wei it to rook with. After
1 finished i11V mime in the school of do-
mestic eeience I bought it splendid ther-
mometer because the tearher said
(night to. 1 pa'd $5 for it. it hat n.
solid iron bulb and Was warranted to
stand any amount of wear end tear, In
spite of my determination to virile by
rule that thermometer wes a white ele-
came. She UtieS it to (Tack nuts with!"
pliant in the kitehen Until the new maid
New York Times,
A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL
To All Women: 1. Will send tree with
full instructIona, my home treatment
which positiveiy eures Leacorrhoen, In-
etration, Dispitteements, Falling of the
Womb, Pandit' or Irregular Periods, titer-
ine and Ovarian Tumors or Growths, al-
so Hot Flushes, Nervousness, Melancholy,
Pains in the Head, Back or Dowels, ICid-
ney and Bladder troubles, where caused
by weakness peculiar to our sex. You
can continue treatment et hotne at a
eest of only about 12 cents it week. My
book. "Woneen's Own 'Medical Adviser,"
also sent free on request. Write to -day,
Address Mrs. M. Surntners, Box 11. 8,
sviralsor, Ont.
PR T NECKWEAR.
114.,__
There is a liking for very small decora-
tive bows and ribbon ornaments for the
nook, made of velVet and other narrinv
rflosv-
elibgh. onTsliAtoul fewnIli,tegzo8yintlationcy srrinhabe
on -
times, nett it must require nitwit pray..
tice to matte them. Little 11)80.4 no larger
than a small hazul nut ate Set in Staid
roWs aeross tt bow dr mounted. on A VO‘r•
l.itost40teisttit iitts
Inin tisutoiibot:vo7ci :)fllorb1671
flfltSli( 11 witil)ltittnttltr0rlyt
the Most nopular of neckwear novs
detachable rtonempierre collar le
usually made of black or green satim with
%bet ends of wli:te net or lace. Crystal
blilOtt(t112.1eSSett.re Itit)crItatlivda it)10111141) ton? lit/4,1iu,p,711t1
plaid ribbcin are VerY noVel, and the
Igeot-edged ribbon and the nOtrrOw rib-
bon edged with a Vtilite pin stripe make
111J1 ttiernrt (1): dt11:"11611itAniklleireesi'trrkVitMelrldell!ertIrIlhitlitlatri'YlirtYhai
itleovos of infoints' eireses ere it delight
te the (tic mede of light ,oink o' h1uj
ribbon anti 'tt!th Tun tomettes...
Woman's World for beeembsr,
1
.SSIJE NO. 49 1912
HELP WANTED.
tABINET A14‘ItERS AN
er hand, wanted; 104
ture Nem*. :New pigging
14amiltont Ont.
0.4:11
ua to vtrItt.
Van:net (10.•
AA, PANT ANI) Vg$11"
TV 1a1ter.04 at once. .A. eIcTavisin Aes
ton Ont.
AGENTS WANTED.
ter NT4'le-AN ENERGETIC AGENT- AGNT
r I in each town to introduce our line
to the public; big money can/ be made
and permanent position securod. Apply
to The Queen City Silver Co., Toronto.
F R SALE,
A aviztttelAzi 4Ns1) 14,INGJ1Blis
A'X bard tablee manufactured by ttie
the lerunswicksBalite-teoliender eo. ot
Canada, 4.4imited; into with „Nionarch
cushions; (used in the best billiard raisin*
and clubs in Canada); newling alleys and
hotel fixtures, Ti.IE tUNSWICKs
BALCOL,LENDER 00., Olr CANA-
DA, Limited, 67-71 A.delaide Street west,
Toronto, Please Mention this paper,
c,j; HORT,AGE OF ANTHB,A.CITE COAL
tes is creating it big demand for Hard
Cokes We have it in Egg, Stove and
011eutnUt sizes. It is first class for furs
neaaie'eloaisrldto"Iginf3gtatriOarInSgeill 01)BetnaVretOre.dFoilri
ri1
4c TIPDP ,131 1a taom SontM,1774P481 SON,
allOCERY FOR SALb IN LIVE WEST -
%Jr ern Ontario town ot five thouaand;
expenses light. Apply A. X. Cresentan,
Waterloo, Ont,
VOR. SALE -POWER HAY PRESS, 60
ton capacity, bale 17 by 22. Columbia,
good AS new. J. W, Dickson, Dundas,
Ont,
MISCELLANEOUS.
riAilmnps, 110TEL4 REEPE11$ AND
.11 others requiring help; write to tile
Farm & Domestic Employment Agency,
140 Victoria St, Toronto, Ont.
APPENDICITIS CIIRE-GREAT DIS-
covery, el per box postpaid, May
save $200. Mitus Specialties, 747 Mark-
ham street, Toronto, Ont,
ONSERVATIVE INVESTOR; 'YOU
‘..) can buy Agreements of Sale off 2210
Ott Edmonton property netting 15 to 25%
Yearly and security absolutely gate.
James L. Elam, Edmonton, Alta,
PARTNER IVANTL'D WITH TWO
thousand cash for old esta,blished
contracting business; complete outfit;
present owner getting old; Apply A. I.
Cressman, Waterloo, Ont.
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011111STMAS APPEAL
TOTHE
PEOPLE OF ONTARIO
The Hospital for Sick Children
Dear Mr, Editor:
It would take more space than you
can spare to tell -of the good work done
by the Hospital for Sick., Children, To-
ronto, for the sick and deformed chtl.
dren of this Province. Let me, in a few.
Wards, tell you of the steady growth
of thie hospital,
lir the year 1875 there were .011,1y six
cots and beds, one nurse, 44 in -patients
and 07 out-patients.. In 1012 there were
250 cots and beds, 64 nuesee, 1,204, in-
patients and 17,862 outpatients.
During the 37 years of the hospital%
existence, 19,370 in-patiente have beert
admitted, and 133,714 out-patients have
teen treated, a total of 153,094, or an
average of 4,138 per year. Of the I,9,37a
in -patients, 5,495 were from.places out-
side of Toronto,. 9.644 of the total in-
patients were cured, and 5,711 were
proved. This is a great record.
Of the 1.204 hi -patients last year, 341
came from 218 places outside of Toron-
to, St) that the hospital is not a local
but a Provincial institution.
In the orthopedic ddpartMent n 32`
years, nearly 700 boys and girls have
been treated for eilitbfeet, and about
600 were corrected. Hail (4 these calme
from places outside of Toronto, so sure-
ly we have a fair eiahn for help- from
the people of tlite Provinee.
The Corporation of Toronto grants
$25,000, not only for the city ea/dwen,.
hut towards the maintenance of all pa-
tients in the hospital, and; the eitizenss
of Toronto donate an average of $1.5,000;
annually to the funds of the hospital.
Will you, kind reader, think of what
yo-iir money will do? It belpa to xso-
Store health and strength, and gives
sound limbs and straight feet to erip-
pled boys and girls,.
Remember that your pocketbook must
be the 'hospital's, friend, if the hospital
is to be the ehildren's friend.
Remember that Christmas calls youi
to open the purse of your kindness 10
the hospital, ee that the hospital may
open the healt of its help to the chile
dren.
RemeMber that your money etilt help
the liOsyltal to build it bridge over'
nhieb. tile feet of the little ehildren may
travel on the journey from sorrow to,
3%,:hto
ate.
msiekness to health -aye from
d.
Please send a dollar, or more if yout
ean spare it, to Douglas Davidson, the
eecretary-treasurer of the hospital, or
J. Ross Roberteon, ehairman f -the,
trueteee, Totooto.
f••••••••.4. •••••••=.111116,40.41111.0........+.
Mirtartrs Liniment Cures Garet tri
Cows,
TWAIN AND THE OFFICE BOY,,
Mark Twain did not 'cherish a fOlidneS(s
for the aterage office boy. Ile had an
idea that the gentle \Nes insufferable,
and invariably when the lannoriet ailied
forth into some brkeinese office there WaS
1111111OdiatO awned hoetility between him
and. the, boy.
One day Meek wont to see it friend at
his office, and the offiee bey On guaetlein
ley toms, said:
'Whom do you wish to see?"
Mark mentioned his friend's name.
"What do you want to ea him
about?" one next from the boy.
-Mark ltevain immediately froze up and,
then with a genial mile ha said:
"Tell him, please, I want to feels hie
hand in hqy matrimony,"
110**
The cainera hi of greet value in train.
ing athletes to point out the defects or
form.
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