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 ff/^*^^-S^,%?:^, --."^-^i.-d^s^c -r. " OTMAH OHARACTERIBTIOa. People who are given to studioua thoughts, who are fond of the btud of human nature, have a study of unaurpauing mazaitude, and of endless interest at their hand, in the study of the characteristics of the men and women of their acquaintance. The source of this study w U never become dry, but will serve to interest them as long ad they feel inclined to be interested by it. It is for those who have never bothered themselves to make any study in this dfrec- tion that this sketch id penned, ajid it may serve to lead their thoughts into this chan- nel, for it ifl of the greatest value to the young (especially of lxtli sexes, that they should study in some extent at least, the liitfereut classes of people they meet, and more especially ilie persons wlio they are in- clined U accept into the close ties of friend- s hip. 'or however self-opinionated we may be, at least we a.re to all intents and pur- poses exactly what our friends make us, we may not noti:e their influence at once â€" not for years perhaps but without doubt, the seed sown by them in our breast will ripen ami Ijear fruit, 8«j^nfcr or later, be it for gwxi or evil. I^t us sketch roughly the kind of men we most fre'juently luc'-t witii. Who 'loes noL know the " .smart man" Often -r:ined hv adiniiing friends the "splen- did burliness man.' 'ihis would l»e a fine character to hold- ' a smart man ii Rph-mli'l man of business" and wouM Im; an open -~i.,-^.;inn- to our respect. iJut, unfortunately, llie word smart unijlies very often t'K* much, it dot-.-, not mean itlwajH that he i-i prompl in Ijiisiness action, jui*;k to see prolitiil^le inxe^tineiils of the inention cynic. To such we would say at imce. No, a "cynic" is a man with a chitniic sare head, no cjmic has penned theae lines, but one who would gladly see the wotW living in bonds of closer friendship, and of more neighborly love and chanty than it is u present To the young men we would say it conclusion, learn your duty towards your neighbor, and SkCt up to it. To the women, be charitable above all things. Modesty is woman's most precious virtue. Thefonningofanationiainthehanda of the women. The morality of a nation can be ascertained by the dress of the tAromen. A rue woman is God'a moat precious gift. A bad one is satins kit o' tools. H. FiKTH Eaglasd. TH£ nCPKESaiOHS OP A HOTIOINft £Y£. CHABACTEBS 131 HAJTDS. legitlMt At«l kiii.l. N.. loo oft'-n it means i|Mitc- t H- r :v.-r«-. II. i^ -juick and prompt III .VI i: ill.: I lilll^Illll.S-. 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SiM-iikiii:: g. !;. i i'!\ til- is h.-: h \. •â- ' lU' she will fv|»'n.i :in .1 nn.l'-rgo Mi.h 1..1I \i sjvnie aiiiomii ..( i-n«;i:\ .iii'l u.-ik \\\ r\- onl' all fweif to run IN Mn 1 I.I s r II \\"N I coiil.l am! ^w.llI.l un.i..:ii.i.,!l\ vast iimoum 't u'....! II. i 1..' »-rhajis, e.[ual !.â-  h' j*hi' \\ ill wiMiiiclv .s.-lf-res(«'i-l ami iii. fa^^li.nal•ly turfu.l of fXfrything I.-ii.ljni; towards ^Kial sunrss; but she is too,. fien also a niistns.-. ..f .-in-ial vi.-es. .siu- may i.e sai.i to U- t.- gem-rally laekiiig in syniii.ithy, loo t-nwriLpp. .i m lur own individuality, to give nuu-li ihoUiiht to others and their wants. Sin- mav gi%e. an-l often does, largelv to .•hariiics ;* but wliv V If she is so iiulin.-ilan.l wealthy, siu- tan df an endless amount of good, iiia'stciilatiotis- ly aiidsu.ve.-islully. hy Uii.?:ng I., tlu- wants of her i»oori'r ami hss rav..ieil sii,ts. U'iiat aeimtrast loiiiis iuilliant woman is her sister, wh... [hmuii. thi Hi.rl.is g.H.ds, and wh.iis often Iiai.l put to u t.. .n i, ami si-nipe together an hoii.i livmt;. .si,,- mav Ih* married ami he tin- iii.-ih.r 'f a large family. The iiioiahs of tIm- InMi eii tiiusi U- Hlled. IVrluips her luisl.an.l !~ at u..rk. (â- arning fair wages, and wiiiia .l..sesHuly of ectMiomy they eimli\r laulvwell. Um lerhais she is eur-.e.l wiih a .Ininkeii brute OS her mate. Xo need to .Iraw a tine detail ed sketch of every pfi-ture « hi^-h- presents itself to our mind when «e reeall. the scenes of har.l struggles witli p.verty. of drunkenness ami v 1 e u hieh we have visite.l. No need to Umi iht poor, honest, struggling creature to the skie.-, BKi-.VrsK ot- llEK viKTt K. All the praise we eait give her. will be as naught eonipare.l to the reward aw;uting her. No m-ed t.» si^eer and seoiFat the vice we see. Will not a larct;sliare .if tlie blame U- laid at other dot)rs s;ivXhers Hundretls and hundreds of p« r lust crt^ure* have been driven to vice in order t.) li\Ar;l«fcau5e Hfe is dear to them, and wh.», Weau^sJhey have sacrificed their honor to live areNm often pointeil at with seorn, anl.are considered as lost to all, while tlieir sisters revelling in wealth and luxury will often sin for the love of vice and it would not le the thing to notice or talk about it. except over a cup of tea These poor creainres may go from bad to worse, until at last they die in want, miscrj" and filth. To rise where We cannot tell, we can ofien only hope, but in many cases, " the first shall ite last and the last shall he first" will doubtless apply. Space will not permit us to touch on every example of man and woman before u^. Enough has been said to make the thought- ful think. Swne will doabtleaa sneer, and How to Oook Fotaotes. Although the potato has a small food value it is an important vegetable because we never grow tired of its mild flavor. In sea- sons of scarcity the housekeeper can not easily find a auljstitute for it in the daily bill of fare but the fact that the potato is used in such great quantities does not prove that it is a vegetable well understood by average c'xks. \Vhen cooked in the simple ways of boiling and baking they rarely 8er\-e it at its best and they little understand the diversity of dishes that can Ijc made from it. New pfjtatoes mav be scrubbed and boiled in their jackets but in the late winter and the spring most varieties are better if peeled and drop- ped into cold water for an hour. Many housekeepers know this to be the best way of treatingold potatoes but can not always tell the reason for it. In the "School kit: cben text Uxtk " Mrs. Lincoln says when a IK)tat.jfc legins to sprout a part of the starch in it changes to gum and this makes it sticky or waxy. Some of the water has evaporated, tlie membranes of the starch cells are dry and iiard and their food value is dimi nislied. Now in the spring this author says .soaking improves the potato by supplying the water it lost and dissolving tiic gum, making it less sticky. She also .says the watei in which the potatoes are cMjked should Ijoil before the potatoes are put into it and the moment they are done -iheyshould be drainedandthen left uncover- eii. If c(Kked after the starch is all soften e.l the starch on the outside will.abaorb the hitter l«»iling water in the kettle and after a time it will break up. In Mrs. Mary Hinnian Abel's Lomb prize essay is found this excellent rule for potato soup Use six large potaUjes peeled, onf large onion, one heaping teaspoonfulof salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of pepper. For a richer soup a.ld one-fourth pound of "alt pork cut in bits and use leas" salt, or a beat- en eg;.^ lioi! the p')tatoes, onions and salt in a tittle water, and when very soft, mash then add a little at a time and stirring to keep it 3mK»th in a quart of hot water and "one tablespofjiiful of beef fat in which one tablespoonful of flour has been cooked, or use the fat for frying bread dice whioh add at tiie last minute. Mrs. Abel also tells how to make a jKjtato crust for a meat pie. Ui inferior pieces of meat cut in small pieces aii.l e»Kjk at a low heat until tender. Then Ihickenihe gravy, sea-son and pour all into a deej* pic or pudding dish. Make the crust from a large cup of mashed potatoes, one egg, two tables poojifula of butter, one cup ot niilk and a littl*- salt. Beat well until siiio»th, then work in enough Hour so that you can roll it out. It should le half im h thick and as soft aa you can handle. M iss l*arloa tells how to make an excellent potato chowder. L'ae two quarts of pared anil slieeil potatoes, five good sized onions I pared ami sliced very thin, half a pmnd of 'salt pork, two quarts of water, two table -•.[«)oiifuls of llour, and salt and pepper for .-.asoniiig. Cut' the pork into thin strips aii'i fry slowly until it turns light brown iheiiadd the (Uiions and fry them slowly. I'liL a layer of sliced potatoes into the kettli iheii a thin layer of pork and oniQii, and iliedge witli -salt, pepper and fiour. Con- tinue putting in these alternate layers until all the -solid materials have Inscn used, then a.l.l the water. Heat the chowder slowly t.t the iMiiiing point and sinnncr forty inin- Stkwki I'oTAToh-s. â€" One quart ot raw poiatoes chopped rather fine, a generous leaspu.iiful.»f salt, one-fourth of a teaspoon till of pep]er, one^Vablespoonfnl of Hour, one of liutter. one cup of milk and one of wat:r. fare and cliop tlie potatoes, and let them staml in a quantity of cold water for ten minutes, then p.jui- oti' tlie water ami put till- potatoes iiito a stcw-iKin with all the ..ther ingredients except the milk and flour, ami simmer twenty minutes. Now mix the milk with the flour, and add to the articles w hich aix; c(»oking. After ten minutes more looking serve at once. I )iv stew of potatoes.- -Use two quarts of thinly sliced raW ^KJtatoes, mix with them a tahlesiHxinful of grated onion, alsotakeabout one quarter of a salt pound of pork, one level tal.lesiHKniful of salt aii.l one-lialf teaspoon- .fiil ijf jK^pper. StMtk the [mtatoes in cold water for hall an hour. Have tlie pork cut in t-i v thin slices. I'ut aliout one-fourth of It in tiic Inittom of a deep pmldingdish then put in half the potatoes; sprinkle half the pepper and salt over them. Now put iii the leiiiaimler of the [wtatoes and balance of I he .salt and ju-iiper. Spread the remainder of th' jHuk over the top, cover them with a dish and liake it in a moderate oven half an hour. When that time has jiassed remove the cover of the dish ana biike twenty min- ules more. A nice w.iy to serve m;ishel potato after It is .e;is..ned and preparcl is to press it iiard into a Ihitt-d mould that has licen wet ' itii 11.1. 1 wat' r. Turii nit, set the dish on M hi.li th(-v ar.-, in the .iveii for live minutes ,111.1 th.'li ervt-. Or brush lhei|Mitato \w-]i a 1.. .it. II ei^g after turning it out and before lling il 111 the ov.-n. 'r.'x-Thii I'oT.xToKs, --TIies,e are s^metinle .al^.l bioile.l p.,tato,s. Cut cohl .l..,y 0:1 p..l i;...s into lather tlick slices and ilcd III. Ill l.ctve.-u the sides of a small toas l.u .11 I ~pi on both si.h-s o\er a good tir ish, put a bit o"f hutler on t I with p.-pper and salt. late .^pur brid. give A Workaday Romance. This story WHS .irigmally told by gi on .\ young ileigynian and his were invited guests at .1 huge party hya Wealthy |KLrishioner. In all the JresI Hess ami i-Iegance of the hri.lal -wardrohe, the y.Hini: wit\. slione among the throng, dis- liiimiislieil hy her comeliness, vivacity, and rich attiri- and wlien, during tlie iveiiing, her young hiishand .Irew her a--ide and uiiispcied o her that she was t!ie most iitiful woiiiau in iill the eompaiiy, .4. id as hursting with â-  pride and thought iierself the happi-.-st sh. 1 that his he, lovelorhei Wife 111 the W.-rld. Tell years later tlie w iff were guests at tlu there galh.-r.d a simil.i rs ago Wl -same husband ami same tmuse, where r gay company. The ire the same dress -he had worn oil the previous occasion, and, of curse, it ha.l leen altered and re-made, and was old-fashioned and almost shahby." 'r*i' an.l care, and niotherluKKl, and piucli- ed circumstances ha.l taken the roses out of her «-heeks am! the lithe spring out of her f.ii in. 'she sat apart from the crowd, care- w.irii ami pre.Kcupied. Her small hands, loughciK'd with coarse toil, were ungloved, for the minister's s;ilary was painfully small. A little apart the ten-year husland stofnl ami looked at Ins wife, and as he observed hcrfade.l dress and weary atlitu.le. a great sense .It all her loving faithfulness came over his heart. Lch)kiiig up. she caught his ear- nest ga/e, and noticed that liis t-yes, were tilled with tears, "she rosi-and went to him her questioning eyes mutely asked for an ex- planation of his etiioticn and when he tend- erally t.wik her hand, ami placing it on his arm. led heraway from the crowd, and told her how he had In-eii thinking of her asshe looked ten years l»efore, when she was a bri.le, and how much more precious she was to him now, and how much more beautiful, f I ir all her shabby dTess and roughened hands, ami how he appreciated all her sacrifice and [tatient toil for him and their children, a great wave of happiness fillevl her heart, and light shone in her fact so that it gave more than youthful beauty. An-l in all the com- pany there was not so happy a couple as this husliand and wife, their hearts and faces .^gtow from the flaming up of pure sentiment that transfigured and ennobled and glorified all the toils and privations they had endured, and whose reflect£l radiance no untoward future could dim. ' Let me tell your fortune now, my pretty Udy,"8ays the gipsy "give me a bit o^ â- J'^fJ to cross your hands." " Allow me to hold your hand," says the drawing-room expert m palmistry â€" " ah here is the line of lifeâ€" you will travel, you have artistic Ustes there is a surprise in store for you," Ac c â€" the likelv fortune of all the fair hands that are trusted to his scrutiny. But greater than all these fancies are the real myst cries of hands.. They speak, not alone in the alphabet of the dumb, at which they play like whirli- gigs, but in the speech of talkers, llie speaking hand is a sign of vivacity the in- dolent man uses no member that he can leave quiet. Watch two Frenchmen going, talking, along toe street. One keeps shaking his ten fingers out like stars, and patting the air soothingly, as if putting down imaginary dogs the other is threatening him frantic- ally with clenched fists. Xuml»er Two is merely resenting that his,new silk umbrella split villainously and Number One is say- ing that silk umberellas often do. Two Englishmen with such gestures would be argumg within an inch of blows â€" or a law- suit â€" yet we, too, have our speech of the hands it is a universal language. They go m pmm^^^^^^ up in surprise they clench unconsciously in anger they go out in entreaty they fold together in prayer. No words are so naturar to humanity, none so straight and quick from the heart, as this language oi the hands. and iexiWHty-dafiant in it* attitodea-* hnnuui tool than baa be«i tamed into a we^Mm. There are refined hands that are criminal alw, but their character ia the more h»t«a. becaoae no trace is made upon outward per' fectioi, and their beauty il a lie. Onere^- in the weU-cared for or. aa we might »ay the edocat«d hand, not only its own refinement. but that of other g-nerationsâ€" the ancestors who Uvrf at l«mire from bodUy toil, whose maades were not stretched by labour, whose fingers, little used, went slender to the tipe, Whoee very fin^er-naihj revealed easy times, by their oval shape, not pressed and worn into hard-worked diminutive half- circles. Yet one ikes the strong handâ€" mor^y strong even if it has never been tasked with physical labour the man's hand that la not effeminate, the girl's hand that is not a pretty waxwork, but a part of a helpful someone, who would be sweetly willmg to do something for somebody else. Unless it be the weak hand of sickness, which is a most piteous sight, the hand of the weak character is not what anv one cares to clasp, ^loje and more in this world we want the hands that can do something. Aa Carlyle says, the first doing would be for many a revela- tion. Therels wiother poor hand that hopes to be like the aristocratic hand, and bases its cUimsâ€" upon ite gloves. The gloves are never wanting, but they have always breaks and rube, and corkscrews at the tips. Alas â€" pocr hand it often tells sad tales. We must not forget the mark of the highly-strung, impulsive, aud sensitive temperament â€" the hand that will not rest withoutplayingunconsciously with little objecU, and even wondering in seacrh of themâ€" perhaps absently taking hold of an open letter and dropping it in horror I This is quite different from the sign of awkward nessâ€" the hands that don't know what to do with themselves. Hands reveal habits, occupations, trades. A crop of them rises at the thought, like the show thrust up fiom a crowd in honour of a candidate after an election speech. There is the carpenter's, with the broad thumb, and those of the fraternity of flour, ingrain- ed mealy, cjid white the musician'SiW-ith the powerful wrist and the fingers delicate, sensitive, and agile to the last degree the hand of the seamstress, with an honourable little bit of nutmee-grater on the fore-finger that works so hard of the scientific man, who lectures to explain mysteries to lower mortals, and whose exactitude of touch is the image of his mental precision, while the nervous stretch of his fingers corresponds with his tension of mind. The sleight-of-hand professor is a man of long fingers. A conjurer with a slow and chubby hand would betray the awful secrets Our Oriental frien^ls, who are of a more slow and dignified character, disapprove of the Western custom of taking hold of the precious perscm of an actiuaintance, and shaking him for welcome. It may be more dignified to low, but if frankness and ac- tivity be our characteristics, we like the trustful mystery of a hand-clasp. • It is an index in itself. The formal aud cold char- acter otFers straight fingers for an instant the dull and apallmtic lets us lake hold of a hand like a dead fish the energetic busi- ness man meets an Id Friend witli a grip that brings the water into his eyes the warmhearted takes our hand and holds it. The nervous hand, with its aflectionate swiftness, conies out most readily and long- ingly. And is llicie anything more natural to a reverent love than the kissing of the haml that has been iMiuntiful in love to us See how far we have gone among myster- ies Character, habits, and age are the three things that are told l)y the Iiands. When he drew the character of Heep, the hypo- crite â€" and, as schoollwys would say, ' the sneak" â€" Dickens did not neglect this tell- tale :â€" " Oh what a clanimy hand his was as ghostly to the touch as to the sight I rubl»ed mine afterwards to warm it, and to nifi kh-i njT. It w;iH such an uncomfortable iiand, that when 1 went to my room, it was still cold and wet ui«m my memory." Even if it be not that of Keep, thti hypocritically of the plum-pudding that is taken from the depths of your beat hat. But besides character and trade, the hands tell the age. Soft and round, the Imby'a pair of pufl-l)alls, with their fast wrists deeply ringed, appear aa if they never can do any- thing in this world. Yet the girl's hand boMible dttqb »nd ^°"^^ ' °P steadily, brim fuL The helpful hands keep their yoathfa activity, too, far into the withering of age And in nobly-loving natures there is a sort of immortality of youth the warmth of affection has given more than a royal prero- gative; the hand is beautiful always to the eyes that know it familiariy. The latter years only stamp it with the inmress of a longer put of tenderness, faithfiuuess, and bounty. It h not the " old' hand, but tiie ' dear" band, and it never grows Jder, but tnly more eear. He who doubts tbe truth of this last mystery, has not yet foimd out that huids, as well as hearts, bave a pecul- iar place in our knowled and love of one flfkotfaer. WIKELETS. Hea\'y snow has fallen in the ^orthweet em States. A stranger obtained SI 12 from a Wood- stock firm on a forged cheque. On Saturday one Victoria Chinaman cut another's head off with a knife. The steambarge Bruno has been wrecked some distance from Algoma Mills. An Ottawa despatch states that Parlia- ment will not be called together until the end of February. John Wright, a Toronto brakeman, fell offa (J. T. R. train near (leorgetowu and was killed. A Paris paper states that pirates in Ton- quin are very active, constantly attacking the French outposts. At Lacolle, Que., ou Saturday, a lunatic named Founiival killed his wife by cutting her throat with a razor. A Woodstock expert declares that the handwriting on the last •* Colonel" postcartl received by Birchallia Birchall's own. Superannuated teachers of Ontario have asked the Minister of Education to have their allowance, paid quarterly instead of annually. A portion of the Cathedral of St. Alhan the Martyr, Toronto, has been finished. The cathedral when completed will cost «200,000. will become a treasure, and the boy's hand will battle with life and with his fellow-men for the mastery. It is appalling to think of what those helpless little putf-balls have be- fore them. " Oh. little hands, that, weak or strong. Have still to serve or rule so long. Have still so lone ,lo give or askâ€" I. whoso much with book and pen Have toiled among my fellow'men. Am weary, thinking of your task 1" After the first dimples, they become the inky hands of school then the awkward humble h; its K-n.lin gers tog I writh- fth.r. an.l siuee/.e A StartliBg Messafre. I dropped into a telegraph office a few days ago and here is something that I saw A lady entered, and as she drew a blank toward her said ** I told my husband to order a motto banner in Toronto. It's to be used for our Sunday school room, but I fcffgot to tell him what the inscriptifm was to be, or how large I wanted it. If I send him the partic- ulars how soon will he get the message?" The operator answered this indefinite ques- tion as best she could, and the message was written. I rather imagine her bnsbuid was startled when he received it, few without explanation it simply said ** Mr. Roesin House, Toronto. Unto us a child is bom two feet long and right fast wide. Maby." I The hand tliat little .lack Horner made sticky with his own pic in his own corner, niidoubtedly became with liig Jack Horner a thick-fingered putl'y index of his partiality for pies ami plums. Little does, the swai:erer who chinks his small cha'nge, and cocks his thumbs out of his pockets, imagine tiiat his tiiunilis and lian.ls are as much his comleninatiiui as the bragging seals and" the chain that would anchor a ship. Tiie stingy man h;ia a tight hand his fingers keep fiist hold of a sixpence, and his palm makesa careful hollow out of which it :annot roll, until he is i[uite sure he is oblig- ed to jiart with it. The rough and the refined hand are differ- ent with a difference like that of education in the man. The lowest extremity of rough- ness istlie hand of brute violence â€" a colossal piiw, of iron strength, huge with muscle, vein and sinew, but tacking all sensitiveness Imnds, that don't know what to do with themselves. Years pass, the bo}"s hand ceases to grumble at gloves â€" yea, he weal's them in extravagant freshness, in comparison as his colors grow upward, and his slioes tighten within an inch of his life. The re- sult of these phenomena is, that a ring be- gins to shine with charming strangeness on another hand, that seemed a child's but yes- terday. The young wife tells by her iiands that it is not long since the wedding, le- cause she cannot let that new ring alone, l)iit twists it round for its novelty, and admires it, with an unconscious knack of caressing it in idle moments. Her dimlpes disappear, as the children gather to make a homeciicle; it is the hand of the woman now, with its very framework traceable. c-'^^l iX^zt-- Dimples, bones, a:d wrinkles mark the three stages of liu • progress. With tlie wrinkle stage the ste...!. less of youth ofijii remains in resolute cli.iracters. When the luke of Wellington was a very old man, he could still fill a glass of water to the last ;iR'XQC/\'l'iC ^titiiyifiO A Brakesman XiUed. Toronto, Nov. 13. â€" An unusually sad and fatal accident occurred early Saturday morn- ing on the G.T. R. about a mile this side of Georgetown, whereby a brakesman named John Wright met his death. He was on a special freight train which left the Union station a little before midnight on Saturday. When near Acton he was missed from lua post. A party started back in search, and found his mangled remains on the track, both arms torn off, his lamp in the middle of the track. It is supposed while paasinff between two cars he missed his footing and slipped. The remains were taken to George- town, prepared and placed in a cf/ffin, and brought to the residence of his sister, Mrs. Brown, who lives at 45 Mercer street, Wright was about 25 years of age, nn- married,' and had been in the empk^ of the company for several years. He was for some time a porter at tbe Unioo sTsrina, and had been en^loyed as » bnkMMHB Wbat They Hake. Tin and lead make pewter. Tin and copper make gun metal. Ct^per and tin make bath metaL Copper and zinc make Dutch gold. Tin and copper make cannon metaL Tin and copper make bronze metaL Lead and antinsmy make type metaL Gold and copper make standard gtrfd. Cofiper and'arsenic make white capp^. Silver and oofiper make standard copper. Lead and a litUe arsenic make sheet met- aL Gold, ooppo' and sOrer make iid stand- ard gold. Goapsr and zinc make beU woBtal and moasScgidd. Tin. wtimcmy, oopper, and biamath make wilkA lifcde The Girl of the Period. The physical culture young woman is a distinct feature of New York social life. It doesn't much matter to wliat grade of so- ciety the stricken young damsel belongs, if the craze strikes in â€" she goes her length on it. If she is rich and handsome you'll see her mounted on a fine cob, beating the bri- dal paths of Central Park morning and even- ing. She will â-  have a private tutor in box- 'ing and fencing and general g^'muastics. If she is only moderately well-to-do she must forego the saddle horse and ttic private teach- er and take to thebicyclc and general school. You will in' that case see her on the grand Western Boulevard, the freshly laid asphalt- um pavements of which invite speed of movement ^nd freedom of limb. One ot these young enthusiasts, after her day of stenography and typewriting is over, regu- larly settles her dinner by a spin of tlirec or four miles on the bicycle when the weatlier is fine. When it isn't she puts on the gloves or pratices with the foils. " That is, I did pi"aclice," she laughingly said, "until last week. When I had pui my chum's eye in mourning and nearly put a hole in her cheek mother thought I'd bet- ter give it up^tliat the foils were dangerous things for a girl to fool with. The gloves don't hurt anybody. If I get knocked do\ni I can get up again." This is, indeed a new era of wtmiankiml. A gentle, huly-Iike girl earning her own liv- ing at a desk and riding a bicycle, boxing and fencing {prolxibly turning handsprings) after hours will strike an old fogy as the fore-runner of a race of Ania/.ons. Hut matrimony, marketing for a family ami periodical house-clcaningwill suImIuc if they do not tjucnch her robust spifit. â€" [Pittsburg Dispatch. LADIES' JOURNAL Bible Competition xiro. The' Old Reliable again to the fore. A splendid list of Rewards. Don't Delay Send at Onee Competition Number Twenty Six open% nowatthe solicitation of thousands ofthe old friends and competitors in former contests. The Editor of The Ladies' Joeibnal has nearly forty thousand testimonials as to the fairness with which these Bible Competi- tions have been conducted. This competition is to he short and de- cisive. It will remain open only till the 15th day of December inclusive. The questions are as follows â€" Where in the Bible are thcfoUowing words first found, 1 Hem, 2 Robe, 3 Garmest. To tiie first person sending in the correct answer to these questions will be given nmu her one of these rewards â€" the Piano. To the next person, the $100.00 in cash, and so on till all these rewards are given away. FIRST REWARDS. Firjit one, an Elegant Upright Piano by celebrated Canadian Firm Pe:-nnil one. One Hundrel])oilar« in ca'sh Next liftcen.eaehasuiicrbly bound TciJch- er's Hible, $3 Xexti^oven, each a Gentleman's Fine Gold OlK-nF;icc Wiitch.gootl movement $60 Next eleven, each a Fine QuadmrUc f laCo Individual riait and I'epper L'ruet â€" Scxt live, e:ich a beautiful Quadruple :SiI- ver IMutcd Tea .Service U pieces-; SW. Next nne, 'j'wenty Dolhirs in cash Next lU'e. an clcijiint China iJinnertfervico of mi pieces. _, Next live, each a fino lYonch China Tea. HerviccoffiS pieces Next ?-evcni'Cn. each a eomplcic set of GcorgeKiIiofs works, bound in elotli, 5 vols., $15 Nextscven, each a L:\dies' Kiriu Gold Open Face or HuntingCa.se Watch, $J0 §.500 luu 210 MIDDLE REWARDS. To the person sending the middle rorreet answer of the whole eompelition from first to l.ist will be given the lifly dollars in cash. To till' -^rndcrof the ncxleorreel an-^w'er foilnwing Ihf middle will be given one of the tenlo!l:ir iiniuuiils, and soon till all the middle rewards are distributed.. First. Fifty dollars in cash J.Vi Next rtve.cachSlOinciish ..,-. ao Next three, each a line Family Sewing Macbinc, $50 ...: 150 Nixt five, eaeh a Ladies' Fine Gold U'ateli. f.^l 230 Next tt-n, each a Fine Triple Silver l'liitt:dTea^ct,anie.-cs(foO.. 100 Next twentv-cne. e:u-h a set of Diekcns' Work-i. iJcauLifuUy bound in Cloth.lO vols-.iL'O "....,... 420 Next live.an ele^rant C*liin:i HinnerKcrvico of I'll picees. by I'uweil. Uishop .â- ^tonier. Ujirnk y, Fn..,'liind 250 Next live, eacb a lino Freneh China Tea s.Tvi«-e. uf6S pieces, specially import- â-  ed. ?40 '200 Next rt^venteen. each a complete set of (ienive Kliot's works bound in cloth, 5 vui.-. 515 'â- " Next I'i^hticn, each a handsome Silver J Mated Sugar Bowl. $.' 90 Next tivir. Ciich a Ladies' Fine Gold Wivteh. S:0. 250 Next Ilfty-tive, each a liandsomc long Kiiver Plated Button Hook 55 CONSOLATION REWARDS. For those who arc too lute for any of the above rewards llie following fipeeiul Ji-t i- olfereil. .-tsfara- they will go. To ihe sendL-r of the la-it correct an-^wer received at Laoies' Joi-'HNAi. oltice postmarked loJ-h December or earli«-r. wiH be K'Ven number one of these con- KOlation prizes, to the next to the last, number two. andsoon till tbeserewards are all given awar. First one. One Handred Dollars in cash JiiTo Next lif teen.eaeh a superbly bound Family Bible, beautifully illubiratcd, usually 'sold at ?15 .- 225 Next seven, each a Gentleman's Fine Gold Open Face Watch.gootl movement $W) i20 Next nineteen, eaeh a Set of a Dozen Tea Kni%C!:, heiivily plated. ^10 IJ» Next Hve. each a Ladies' Fine Gold Watch 950 .... â-  25'J Next fifteen, each a Ladies' Fine Gold Gem King.*;. ..â-  105 Next forty-one. each an Imitation Steel â-  " Fngraving, Rosa Bonbcur's HorseFair *2 82 Next twenty-nine, each a Complete Set of Dickens Works, Handsomely bound in Cloth. 10 vols., fcMi 80 Next twenty-one, each a Fine Quadruple Plate Individual Salt and Pepper Cruet new design 5 Next tlVR. each a beautiful Quadruple SU- Tcr Plated Tea Service U pieces) MO 200 Next twenty-flTe. a Teachers' Fine, Well BoandBible w-th ooncordanoe -100 Each person competing must send One Dollaf with their answers, for one year's nfaacriptim to the Lasiks' Jouknai. lie IiADizs JousKAZ. has been greatly enlarged and improved and is in every way equafat thu pnce to any (rf tbe pubOontionriwued for Udies on this continent You, there- fore, pay nothing at aU for the priTileae of competmg to then ptizea. TfceprajmU be airtribnted m time for i Omatmaa PraMnte to frModa. if tod winh Thjto^mtion will be in the hands of duutemtad partiea and tiw " ^^ For Lung Diaeaaee only thoM EmnlriflM which ai« scientifically P«I^^°»SySS to succeed. SLOCUM'S OXYGKNK^ EMULSION of PURE COD LIVER OIL, compounded at their manufactory in lor- onto, Out., has, from the start, won a pU" in public confidence which iturpaMes way success achieved by a like preparstum. U » handled by all dtvggists. A span is ten and seven-eighth Indiea, Eeoomioanded to Snfferoi* Gibbons' Toothache Gum Prioc 15 centt. Yourcough can always be stopped by "j^f one bottle of Dr. Harvey's Southern Red Pine. For sale everywhere. Price 25c The first newspiper advertisement ap peared in 1652. We call attention to advertisement in an- other column of "The Canadian Mutual Aid Association/' which company ia growing in popularity as a company giving insurance within the reach of those most needing in- surance. There is also a good opening for reliable agents with them. Xature's panacea for indigestion and Dys- pepsia Aihims' Tutti KiuttiGuin. Sold by all druggists aud coulcctioners everywhere. 5 cents. A hand (horse measure) is four inches. AU Men young, old, or middle-aged, who find them- selves nervous, weak an exhausted, who are broken down from excess or overwork, resulting in many of the following symp- toms JNIentai depression, premature old age, loss of vitality, loss of memory, bad dreams, diimiess of sight, palpitation of the heart, emissions, lack of energy, pain in tbe kidneys, lic:iuache, pimpies on the face or bodv, itciiing or peculiar sensation about the scrotum, wasting of the organs, dizziness, specks before the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eye lids and elsewhere, bashfulneas, deposits in the urine, loss of will power, tenderness of the scalp and spine, weak and tialiby muscles, desire to sleep, failure to be rested by sleep, constipation, dullness of hearing, loss of voice, desire for solitude, excitability of temiH;r, suukeneyes surround- ed with lkaden cn:^LE, oily looking skin, etc., are all symptoms of nervous debility that lead to istujity and death unless cured. The spring or vital force hav-ing lost its tension very function wanes in consequence. Those who through abuse committed in ignoiuiice may be permanently cured. Send your addres.H forbook on all diseases peculiar to man. Address M. V. LUBON, 50 Front St. E., Toronto, Ont. Books sent freesealed. Heart disease, the symptoms of which are faint sp(;ll9, purple Ups, numbness, palpita- tion, skip beat3, hot flushes, rush of blood to the head, dull pain in the heart with beats strong, rapid and irregular, the second heart beat, (juicker ihau the first, paiu about the hrea-st bone, etc., can positively be cured. No cure, no pay. Send for book. Address M.V. LUBO.V, 50 Front Street East, Tor- onto, Out. A.P. 528 NASAL BALM talairt IMef, Parmaiient\ Curt, faUun Impossible. ^i!L-«5rsfr Jill's-' GOOB HEALTH ga^ «lU..Or.JIIO.H.DYE. Buff.'Sjg^ BUSINESS ""---^ yClIf IW or more alungtlie ntn era Ruilway hi llioH_, Rj.. St. Paul. Minn., or J. ^iJi^ Tareato. Ont, for Books. MaJ^. "Il^ AGENTS WANTED 1 ^A. 1 .STRAN CATARRH C IPilVATE HGSPiTAl JrBTtl!' IBRH n? _."ll_oTU»iOaSwith(iiyi«» knife B CLltctt tlSK STEAMSHIPS. SailinK weekly between llOXT«e4l and ljlEBWK»lI Suloon Tickets »40. »5J and «fil) Riturn Tickets, ?!*i. «tfl ana »Ui.. ^xccui^diag to steamer ...d ucioinmoaation 'â- "i-l"""'*,*^ «tceraKesa). Apply to II. t. .Ml "KAl, tren TOM HorsK SJQUAHE. MONrKK.H. Agents in all Towns and Citic; or to Local In all parts of the Dominion to s«.ii rS^ PXON mON FKNCE. (i„«ll'.3» Toronto, Ontario. I took Cold, I took Sick, SCOTT'S EMULSION I take My Meals, I take My Rest, j ANIl I AM VIlMR.ilS r.NOUI'.lITO TAKE ANViliINC I CAN J.AV MV IIA.NDS ON; I tii^iVma fat too, FOR Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypo!:n'.3p'vinsorLimeand S Soda N'T •â- â€¢:â- â- â-  ' 'I-' " nicip. j iS^Ht C011SlllHlSilii«»II Ilt-T BUILT MK t"P, AND IS NOW PfTlING FLESH ON MY BONES ' AT Till" u,.\ri-; ti" -V rofNu mx\. i J I r.vKi: rrjrsT AS r..\.sii-V as i im' mii.k."' J ' Sc-iitf;^ Kiiiitlsion i^ I'lit up niily in Salnmu !â- '!, .r ^vr;:;i;'irs. JS.Jl by nil Drub't'*»ts at J ' " â-  I irX/^, PullewiMe. DR. NICHOLS' -: FOOD OF HEALTH :- Furl'hIlilrrD and AdullH. invaluable for indisootian and Constipation. FRANKS CO.. London, Kngland. l*roprietor AlONTKKAL OKtlcE. 1/ rit. Jolm atruet. Dr. 1. It. Allmson, L.il.C.1'.. Umdon, says:â€" "Hike Ur. Mehols iood of lluiUli very much and Had it of great dietetic viiiuu in many dis- eases As a broakfast dL-li 1 prefer il to oat- nieaL 'For the regulation uf tlic Ijowcis it can- not be surpassed." S end l or sample yitj. iii.-' "Z ;v:.j 'â- â- â- " .- l-uKi' e.'i 11-11 "ana 3 valuai.1'-- Treatise, 'llus rcmwljr J riven. Write, Toronto Baiuntr'liin' VorgeinK Co„ LtL, 63 EspUaMf?.«i _._ â€" "'"irio. TcIl-ihiujh: Mr llio n..i-,- anj Q^ reason ., pi^j^ â-  'i pure, natural lil,^,^;- nmii-nil ivatw ff .t up. st,.u,lily jj„ ^• ,ln,l ,.x;, ,,,1 pi„^ in, SI l.,al,|,. im,y^ loynR-iil. aiKl H, Ir,.: urates frii-nil todrintv iA.-on Wiil.r. You, tind It ~a Bcl, 5,; than Jim .mh imj^ Such coii\iru-iiii.'^. niony ix|ilaiii, «i„., rage f.ir sr. 1.1^^" sprcailingM.favt. FITSi hantiiMS as no uij»«iou5 drui;s aw "*44 its preparation. I will warrant U to am â-  EPILEPSYOBFALLINCSICKNESS In vTcra cases where other remedies '"'[^"^fi My reason f r sanding a tee botUo is " medicine t bo its own "coni- inenrtatioiL It cosU you not!*- in£ for a trial, and « radical cure Is certain. Give Expnss and Post Ofico. Address H. CU ROOT M. C, ise West Adelaide St Toronto* On*" DcTyou want TO (JET A COLLEGE EDUCATION Or totakc siiecial colIC'.?e or preparatory ctiiirses at home I It so. you should ucnuaii!t yirarsclf with the correspondence methods used by Chautaufiua CollCfCe.- Address. â€" ut\IKL.S. K»Kl»lrar. Xcw Haven. Conn. AGENTS TnE KT. LEON MI.VEKll. WtTKR m VKW. Sold by .\lex. Tytlt^r. t-ro., r, 3-i i[! mond street \V. T. Strong, isl I)innia-inJ W. S. Barkwell, 2G8 Dnnila- -inci; c. » Callnm. drugs, London, and all •Soa-^ hotels. FRICTION GRIP PULLEYS and CUT-OFF COUPLIKGS oj-r i-' II CI.VTAIM'.IK'l'l'.Kn I'liKK for testimohia J aflercnrc. Address rllK UEUMIC'IUE ft).. Tu-onto. Out â- ^OI.'CINTO (LrTlNO SCHOOL. â€" Grand cliaece for vonng men to acquire a Hrst- -s Irade. 'i'erius moderate. Send for parti' lai' l£: King Street West. pATENTS"IS: ' M. J. ;i:iiiAM, ;i » l)rociircdinCanacla,U.S. id forciKn countries. (iiiKC !^( Toroulo. How To Mak It. I .V pi-:i(iiral and I cluai'l'iiinplilft. \p- (irovcd l»y K-ading this ))liin novv brinBUii? rmiiiry iiiarkt't. i'ricf K .S II. Mercury, Ucii 4 CKXTS OlItNKU'noOIC. .\ GKN'UINE ^-\ Nuprise. Nothing like it. W rile for terms, [â- ;. .\. .MovKit S: CO., »» Yongc -St., Toronto. Wr.\NTK!)-l«idies to manage a -profltable tT atiil Tdiilaiillirnpie work at tlu-ir iivvii luiiiic--;, liir partiruliins ayply with stamp. .1. TroltLT, .T Ilii Imii.nd -St. \\ ..Toronlo^l'aimda LEAlrHER~BELTlNG. Best value in the Dominion. F. K. DIXON CO., .Makers, 7U King street Kast.. Toronto. JiT-Scnd for Price List?! and Discounts.' ADViRT/siNGAV" ""'^^^"" "" A1drc.-4MU.lLEl.Rf1«'Kd:«'0.. l5KYuiice Sir.***!. Tirinil«. riend for (.'alaloKiie. for Dr. Talnuge's New Book roverinj^ iiis lifeV workaiid threat .......â€"•n â-  li-ip '"To, Tlirousli and From WANTED! the Ciirist Land. V'iill;!ca "FROM MANGER TO THRONE* Enihraeiiif; a Sliir.v »ri*alr witli fiv*'r4«M» in Hoiv :!â- '.. nions .Mi-. Ilir Sill U%\\:\ on the (lay i ten feet in !i life wcirk am now ntiriiiK never iiavr au«llt«T I (Irnpall else ami r^t-c-iirelerri eiiiiie only oiii-e in a lirriiiii Inry given- full protect â- un, able and woiideriii nf â- .\\ i^iu.l. Tiine an.l I'rupl,- „ work nuw. ami you will in lory K'oinjr \\\\\k a riih a needed. Nann- territory SAVr nOLI. MACHINERY. Netv LIFi: OF -|lltlsr. and a ^liiii'mid ll.-i l*«'»|il( illustrated wdnilerfiil eMKraviuK^ of seenery copies of ohi inasicrM. and fa- i fron] ilir Land and TlmrH of ?No a K^and pictunr of .leruKaUMii â-  'erurili.\ic)ii, in Vt colors and :, .rli. Tiis is IBr. TAI.-H.lf^E'S 1 his }ri"e.i:e-.l b.iok. Orders are fi-.:n :i;i V;,rl-. V»ll will CHOPPERS â€" All the best tf their kind. .\Kenisvhn»ld Dry. 'â- iieh eliaiiees ' Kx!u-.iv terri- Tlie uni^L rcnntrk- j bunk-; abonl the IIk' ilible. Co to Lke inonev. Terri- l now; no capital ind for partieular- to UILM.l.mEUI(;;Js 'ubll!«h4r. Toronto.^Unt. J.RAnRAYGO WHOLESALE TOBACCONISTS, MONTREAL, Manufacturer.sof all kin Is !)onu-slic Cigars, inehnlinj.' CelebralciiCrnsiiiliriiii! ilero Braiiils Watson's Cough Drops I elle-l :..1M for til SAUSAGE casings: rid for the throat and ire. L'nequalled. iinpcd on each drop Inipor;.' ;â-  ,rri\ wyz ^vl a-int!" in i .if Ii::-t Knicli-b Sheep "j^-hij;- V. .\!-ii -III. it! .\nieriean Hok- I. -.1 1 iii:r.-iiaers -iA:-. i'.\i:K A: .-^ON, Toroi.to CHESTER'S CURE. Tl .\-;],iii Ilo.ir-. 51 for 1 di-eCKi-l i.ldli-.i-., l--.,;--,il.- 11' .Vit for id reHirii. .\diii-.- â- iMc.i' for llie cure of iili. forl'i»iit:lis. foids. ..II liniKKi~t~. I'ri.e ii;il! Ixtx. If vour own il in 'lo.k. n-niit 51 l..v rive oii'-lio\. pri'iiaid. bv W. v.. lllhSTKU, 41)1 M. i,ln„I. AGENTS WANTED PINLESS A win' line u il li lllu-lr..l.-.l .in-ii Hl.\ liltll.-.. 7.!. ,!â-  llic I'iitcnt CLOTHES LINE, i. h \ii Pe}-i are leqaired. FUKK. Addrevs TAU- ai'ie St. wel, Toronto. Piso'a Remedy for Catarrh Is Ihe Best, i:;j-,k3t to Use and CheaptvL 6ATARRH jM liy dri-^T^uisorBeat hf mall,SOcl E.T. Hazel: a..;, Warreo. Pa^ U.S. A. I Send for New Circtilaiv. Watefous Engine Works Co,, Bfaotfiii: mffF. OBESTMOmH nvTi 1^ 1 ^m^. V ^B THE WOtJDEn OF HEALING I CUBES OAr^iEBH. E'l'T-'ATISM. HOT- BALaiA.SOESTHEOAr. PILES. V70UUDS, b'l-2N3. fe'jale cc;-:plaihts, and HSaOTlSHAGES Or ALL EHIDS. POND'SEXTSACICO.Ke-»YorkLoadoa Sne4ull£ f3r£i:t::c:ud Bcnt^ of Cghriif Tliey lire ti.c oxLT ivi:s •tliat WILL NOT WASH OUTl WILL NOT FADE OUT! riieie is uoUing like tl..-iriIirStrL-iigth, Clunn or r:.:rlm-ss. If you dotiU it. try it Ymr Tiioni'7 » i.l !- w- fin..'..-.lif -ou«rei.utcet:viit«-.,iaft., t.ial V.frj- r.urcf.lorsar iiia.!oi:i 'Jcrkisli Dyen, 'a m all cw Kli»4lpj,»i,.l oifa, 1.: iin- a.i.li -I »».-, u- ih-r If'-oijijie lafibionaii!!-. 'H.ty u'*) M;irrnii- t'dji m KOtttsaudd t itbt-tu r tli^ii nny cllur 1» SanePrice»sInfe:i:rE7e,10 cts. Cfttittdft Braoch 4S1 SL Vurxl StrLt-t. M-i .rt-sl. Sendpoatq^/orSamtiUCardandhwJinf IniT^.ruau. The Alliaiiec Koi!i ijiid liivpsfmcnt Conipan*' of Ontario, Limited. A B.-I- r "« OKPOKATKtt FKItKI .1111 mH, ISM. t/AP! T AL l OOO OOQ °*?"" '"•' *^ *=' W«lli„eton Str^ E«rt, 3* » 36 Front BtrUt tiit. Toriin.. »!â- Â».. of'^.,;'/i"i"V"-^"" â-  'K""Kenrio»o(cvcr description, nndlrjisls. sueli as riirrviii;.- .«ir Sreful fâ„¢ om'o m" "'em,:n"„?""r; """'r"" of railway and illier scH=nn[h- ' « i ^... !iinS fii I " 1,1 in T ,;,:"";,""'""' " '"' "'horobllKatioM. Hoceive-s und ::.vci Tcslori-^not onl.v iili-i,,uiel.v protei led /iKiiinwi lo n;turn.eon.-,i,nl will, ^., ...„;, r„ne~i5ond.." ' I'lr^t-CIiVH^lienentl and" l.oeui ,\-'entj- can TiiK Muxyrr i;,.M. ysu t\ri^^'i-i-ii.7w;;i^T^,ii. riiKof years from five upwiud-. uii.i liu f asinKleiliiilarbuteiin rely uihui U»elar«er3 .... 1^^ r,..Iu-itc.t jiiid promplly replied to. tit;iin renmneraliv^e coiilr.tcts by appU in;,- in LTiK. T«K«VI O. «\T. The Canadian Mutual Aid Association, 4 4;f:\TS T-ji'i iirt drop everything and sell -TV Tai.m..i.,:s I-iKE OK CimiST. entitled, I'roui .fl^iuuerlo Thrune." Over (W) quarto pa;_'es I'*) Illustration-; from KTeat painting-; • iUiif a ranoraniic picture in colors, ten feet in leiiK'tb. nf Jerusalem on the day of Crucifixion .S'jIiI only by nubrtcription. Exclusive territory toairent-i. Address, for terms Wm. Bhiggs Tublisliur. Toronto. Ont. W OK^IScHOCOlATE CRUH3. Ileconimended by p!iy*sieians, form of a eboeijlate ere;tiii tii Ileinf? in the leasant „ ----._ ocolate erearii, K«f|UlrfP* m» urifr iU4'«llrlnr. \^k for I»a\V!-nn s and iJike no other. Sold everj-where tr* train u KuiL. ' Pawon Mediclw Co., Montr«al. .^^r KNITTING 'if^^yf^jACHINE ' IW;-^ CREELMANBRQ^' \i^ ' GEORCETOWN.ONTl 1^ ^^ AS.-iKS.S.MKXT SYSTKM. A long-felt want supplied. Insurance in the reach of those CICȣi1 Ifoi-..! riiiurir'r: I llKAltSll;. eli^iJ. Hate Cnnnilinn Mi/lir wl)o need it XAI'ANKK. Jul} l,-!i. I-: .^- irril Aifl Asuociaiinn," Toronto A tioii safi- :e Canadian Mutual Aiii Aâ€" "i' ess and everylbinj- in c .1.. iin^ luiiry, oeinuTHo fairjv eun^idered nnrt TilJ.^iiT- ... 7 â-  «--' i«.* """K in coiiii'v,."" i Yours n.,r:.'.-;'.;fimv""'°"""â„¢P="""'«- All «laims (UKV. M. J. H.\n TS. paid prcmi wante: ipUy. D. Gi Large Reserve Fnnd. uooa pay to good men. HEAD OFFICE 8J-10-12 King St. East, Toronto. W. I'EMBKRTOy I'AGK, AGE2n« MaNA'HI ^OUS^ THE !^«#^S^4^ RED new BcttlctK Close to marketH: St. Paul, Mii" oriltWcMMj Toronto. Ont, for hH^bSS^ CANADA PERMANENT Loan and Savings Companji Office, TorontTst., Tormito. jW«to m th.- order krt«^J5^,f ^^ â- "â- â€¢â- Â»Â»â€¢ nomad rawiHa tewmisiBi^ Sabacriw Capital.. Paid up Oapltal Beservc Panel Total Assets.... .•4.600000 .. 2.S0O.00O iiAXWao TO TUK KiJlT01!:-Plt; -W nair ' "â-  I ihall be mglon jfthey wiU send uic Ihcii m^medv Mr" "^^ ""« "'" Permanently tu.-L4 -xpre"L7p^^f«?.?5jV '"y "J. yâ„¢" readers who h'.. coo- â- 86 wart Adoiaide st.rTOBoiJyb. ohApiI?" R"i»="°iiy. t. ^•â- ^^tis..l?^^Srif?^=SfSâ„¢ "-^i^w;;^^ ^.^ Tbe enlarged capital and reaonnm «f n.i owners with 'to meet with it now hastoTbuH. ^=S3eru.sais^ssssi.i5ssg5: J. Confederation %itc ORQANOED ,871. _HE;i JSnoCToTON7o WMMBBR APTm THKtt VEAHS .^POLICIES ARE INCONTESTABLE AFFORDS ABSOLUTE PKOTECnON AGAINST "^*^*^ Wldes are noii.f«rfrff.Ki- -«-*.- " ""«"••••« "VESTMENT. v^S^^tJS?^-^'"^^^^^ after the 7Mn from the iasne S??.».i?*_^?»««^ W.aHACDOKALD, on yens from the i«ni« of the polfcy, iiSkSSSSHuS^Tlt^*^ "« allocated I are Akalaie «^ Sff J55M?'^r*yjg'g»cted by the insuK SZr2A%!P«£?^^'«n«n ^^ to not loH than » exes «A """ ~~ â€" 'â€" ^*~'" wj *.uv insured. earned tt ao eonu* W«erfle»t,4^ac9r«gto«, J' K. ICAGDONALD, MAgACfiw Dnaciofc M' A TnRILLl'0 STO CHAPTER XVII. THE I'lPISt; TIMES OF Ft Tell not ail you know and judg^ x. if you would live iu e What happened to Mailcmoi and Ethel Dennis ami .lack T out of the lobby of the H;iymai into the dark uijilil. 1 e.uiuut sj tain it is that slie iliil ii.ti iimiie- it herbusiiiL-.-' li ::i)"ii M ij his retreat at liu- i'uia, S. \V. OIl_Jays woie .ivviiy and tlie I believed tlml lluy ueie s.ife f leiitless sliadow wliieh li.id imi unplejisiuitly at 'luTtsey. And at this time they all i;i»t derfully plcas;uit way. M;ijoi but little at The KUiU he v deal to his cluh, ami he |»'ni a hie time iu the emiipany of "ilea Coventry," -win. had never yet pay his respects to h'sohK-himi: though â€"he had luiii? tUKe t â- w-hcn Kthel w.is mit. and M.ij.'i made a ;noii lieal -ii the eirtuin? ' It's BO very h].I, yii kmtw said af erthe seeuml e.iH whieh entry had made. *â-  lh;a old » h; be so uii.\iou8 vo know ycu and you twiee runniog. IiV very i "Why duii'lyoatsk Iiiml".! Elliel inmH-enlly. "' Vou'ii ni his nicetiug llie th v.. "Uy .love. yes. â- .â- saj;"..d ide i "I'll ask hini lo-iiiorTov then wo can jif..iir toa liieaire. •' Ves," aiisu -U" !-,'ii 1 " i will he far the l-e~t.'" Uul Chailey ' m i :ry di n-. invitation naliii :iii\ Ii- i.....l' fellow. h;ivinj; he.ii iilt ottiiexv parlies for many a Uu\: \ear. N gave his exeuses To Klinl. '.im1 .i forniation thai "ohl Chai I'-v' -i ately shy chap, 1 ihire .-.a h. ^u Kthel'did not. howev* r. lionl of the eireuni.~-linee, lor not Charley Coventiy. lie hehl id. She i|niii- i-l.: ledih. M as Ixiiiiga not luinatui.d oju-, .m. more of it. In trulli her lif.- w.. ;a tins well oeenjiied «;ii-, an. I \h- \\;is it was iH»b.-;ilh- ii-v lur to lie. lin l»een Jaek 'I rt \. ' \\:je. A- il his gl*ettlest frit'Uti, .mil he hei him every day aini s^oinelinnf ' in the day â€" ir ha.l .-orne to li stt04l thing tliat where he w. i go also aud Mjijo:- Dennis o aenting it, rogaided the arian^e light ot a totiilly unmix. .1 hh-: would permit him to .-.inie ain jngly as his own ^«ii l w ill iin' And very s..on Kih.I I..-.1 friends and-to have iiiiile a ni â-  of aci|Uaint;ine«-.--. '^hc i:"l • I peojile li\ini:Jn The ll;it or know her whi.hev.-^yt.u Irk.- theui she pit to kn..\\ ~«ni.- \. people in till- w-.ihl iiiid lii' whicli lived li'idrr I h.- .^.tnt-i."-! there weie-om.- \. ry â- !. -t miiii; j in The Flats ;il that tim.' Mrs. Wylie, a wid-.w -.-tW}--: who won- her]ir.it\ wli-l- !*â-  over a eii.-liion ai;'l '•â- ^•k- .1 I: â-  (|Ui»e of the l'"anl oi.t;:. An-i i :i Weslon-W i-.-t, the uio-i l.rd!i;.'n modern •.â- mes. uiih4:u- :i...!-. tho kecii.-^* Wllamllli.- a:!;. *iBt Tuanji i;: in all l.';:.l..n-; â- Â« 11 was Stev...:l l/i*-' J 'ri:' â- . i 1. t. everylhii.:: and lii' r. .i!I "-- ami ji.iem-- au'l 1 1-- in., etl pi.'tiires and i-.iuji. -• 1 \. 'â-  in a voi'l :!..â-  .N.im .1 ' 'â- â-  daV. -WelKil. l].M....l,- ..t â- â- :â-  these Kllie; U- world and ' passed h.-r !â- ; or a liim. rliy, -â- ^'lill .( people intiniitir.i i-. â- :. i imi ili.- to know lu-[ !â-  !â- .. i Anion- '..Im r- ^. 1- M^ widow of jinij.lL- 111. .11- â- !â- ! .-. '..\ for thoioui:)d -ni..:,;!.. M :.i...l a witiiian viliowii. ' ' -â- â€¢ '1 .(•! she w.is jirraniriiiL^ I"i' .1 |. i house or -joiiiu' t" "II' :ii lu And Mrs. \!:ir;ivin i.i"l; nt .-i Klh.-l iHiini--. " IK. yoTi KI10V.-." M..- â- ;,!.! second tJrn-- she iml li-i " it h- really lake to neU ;^. .Mi.inl..i:. â-  Woman u iio '^•â- -- i" 'ii •â- \ • iniu her.â- :l.â- dâ- .^e:l. i.-i â-  in^^-cail iili'iui lik- lakefri-lu at lie- SoniilinieS 1 takf 1 I ly like In knov. come and s'-e nn- " '• Ishndd lik.i; feelinj,' ;,'n-;itlv i'!. .- for she had hea'id •â- ' Mi- M.U..V the most i)opul;ii I1...1,â€" .- ni I. "Tli:;!. eome.ni.l -.â- .â-  n.. ll.. morrow, iu tin- nil.-: n.'.tn." Maiavin ;;.iii;illy. â-  1 -r...!! I i/of.' niiisie -not ih'*-"ii. ihi erallv h.-.n- ul^ini i.ii! k. !.i. th.-violin di-.in.-l u. I M ,1 who iH'.ril.s no .xp!. iiti'.n. W â-  trotlin-eyonr liti.-d.aud t-i at Trevoi- wh" w;r. Vi.iii. Kth.ti hhis.:-d .1 hill.-. "1'h hushaml, "Ir-i. M;M.i\:n of- of o.n ;h. lM;t ;d i -1 1 aii.i d t:.-.-l,'i.l. Mis. M, .1.. tl-o.lu'.- Trevor niov.-.I k.u..i.U th. profoundly \-- Mt- ;\i..: .\i;i on liiin witli Uiiiili â-  â-  :t m and told him tlt.ii i..;.i i..-.-i Ieiuiis t«i eoim- ^cii" h' r, ho|ied that hewmild â- â- .â- iin' al--..!, "IJut I hop.- ...! '.â- ! I...i..iu she went on toIâ- !l!^•!. v."!-.." voi 4jpiioitiuiiiy 1" .h.n.--i.- ackuowledi:!; â€" n; '.. u- •. ,:..r. he go loui liin.li â- . "Oh ' y." 1.11' n-.- n '.-h noiMi," Kiln i ;iii-U' I* â- ' "IJiit he i^ iioi .1:: mv.i'id' vin asked. "Oh, d»-.-u n- " r i â- ..â-  thing Init an ii â- . .!, ,, :..â- â- ; ed appealif- '01i ;â- ;. ::i. •â-  â€" "al Iea.-,l"l \r.- • .!â- â€¢ 1 thing hut an luv .1:1. .Mrs. Mara. n. .• .1-. ;, • that isa .-r-.-it .1. .:â- â- :' i' days, on-- In- .â- â-  â-  â-  â- ,• menliohi: a' 1,! â-  "• mi alway.s I in-, v.., -1 • ..â- â-  â€" yet I 111 .i"e a Hii-:.n.' v.i'.. didnl \r " A sli-hl nil ;:.;. ao blushing a^ahi ilrs. Mai.iM-i ;â- â-  i-d" one nn--'ts ;ii.'.!ii â- .!â- â-  ^•' â-  Boine of niy u â- â- ji. .,ii'.i.:' â-  " as 1 think «.t tl. 1 p !,!â-  a little tiyii.L' V. li. .1 •â- : â€" f ilivil;.! -n aii-! ' u â-  ' 'w v ' â-  baud u !ii;ii tt:' 1: â- â- â-  'â- â- .-â-  ' i" i 'â-  is all 4i.rht 1.. lu.-. 1. :1- i-.i. .-: and liii.'i lli«t !i' :- .. v. il. husbin.I am! ^vl..- Uuv'" 1 seven years, i tt.ini. '.( lalielled- to n-. .M :. V.\:\' 1 marrieil and .;! r\-:'::' ' '« i for scpatali '1 â- 'â- "ai.l. 1 .t.. be far less e'm:uii._.: .i:id I..r than it i •* i J liJUHisi- it vv-aiM,' -i:d as yet, I ii:n»- har.U\ I..-1111 .Still I h..pey..a \uU • -.n.. â-  no erowd of i-v. r |M---ph- !â- . "I shall .-..lo.' I.. â- *.â-  y Maraviu kindly. â- ' V.y llf of the worhl hi "i Hv.- in •' Here in The I I;ri "Oh really. Ah liia live in ^lt:eeli Al.m- -a*' my frieii.is wiihwi i.-.i-'iiai.!' npon my word, I k:i.)u The FlaU thai I e-.d.t s|„ going from on-- l!o-.. :â- . ;-.T:ot! ' Won't you e'oiiM: anl ]t.i\ now?" Kthel a'k.M. ' I j*liouI,l l.Ii' ll iii:ni.-ti-. â-¼in replied. "Are \..ii up •'Oh :d.- ..a. Vre:ire.|ii •OCiety,' K'l.rd eri.-'l i.m^hii ** Ye«, 1 .inpiM)se tia- Top themselves on ii," Mis, M.i. looked at the wjU'-lom h.i ter past six -well,.il you u.i in for ten n'ji-i'iti-s, will vou "Ofeu.u-e 1 will," kill they then went di\Mi u the the Dennises lived not, li interruption, for a la.ly jn yoom Was an aci|Uaiiilaue •nd. stop|.-l to sfieak tv hel 'Ali Madame." slu you are â€" I am just rimniiP^ •'How sorry I am," replii have been cisewliere tins quite busy, is it not V' ' â- â€¢â€¢*0h I quite so. Are yo Jtm Thursday " •• Yes." â- i|" Ah that is right. IJy duce you to luy friend-, DemiiSt Madame Wol two ladies exchange 1 ;^^.- ^iMi^