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l ' ........‘ isomeric ‘ teens. M. a» s-'- .. , Ww“ She-boats have commenced new d Who’ll SALLY DOWS. .W . .l & ' BRET HARTE'S Latest and Best Story of Thril- ling Events. Southern Lift, Alter the Wet, us in e “ls-m. A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY. Km Analysis of Life. \‘lvld Charsoter Sketches. A Very Composite Estelle. BE SURE AND READ IT. ‘l'o be Published Exclusively in Timon Columns â€"“'utrll meat» I'm Not Miss the Greatest Copy- iog on the St. Lawrence. 'Mr. A. A. Fisher is in Toronto this week writing on the first year exam. at the University. Itch of every kind, on homer of animals, cured in 30 minutes cry Woollord’a Sanitary W. Warr- l)’ . P. ewm ........,' “'1'. in new per Sir Oliver Howet consults it will be an unhendeome stein upon his record. Allen B. Wiltee has removed hie harness shop from the Dowsley block to the shop lately vecsted by Geo. A. Bollard. next door to W. F. Kai's tin ahOp. .g The syllabus of the worth League announces for this nesdsy evening: Public lecture, B". A. A. Radio .of Frankviiie; recitation by Mr. ed Eaton, Mics Currie Oren. fell, Mr. W. A. Ackiend; Mine 0. F. Yates; collection. The action of Samuel Rowsom to ennui no agreement entered into with s washing-machine company, which was to havo been tried at the mines last. week, was settled out of court, the plaintiff paying his own costs and giving defendants $100. The wife of a farmer named Boyer, living near Crysier village, (Stormoritl. is stated to have had on nppallin experience. Her death was announce but the night before the funeral she rose from the coffin, having been in a trance or state of come for two days. She is almost well again, after a very narrow escape of being buried alive. The Athens Harmonica Band... sup- ported by Miss Maude Addison, elo- cutionist,ot‘Athens, and Miss L. A. Addison, comique, of New York, will give a. concert at Delta on Friday evening next. Those who have been ,0, ",0 mm Emu"- present at the rehearsals speak very favorably of the character and variety of the entertainment, and Delta “3”” “""W 7"“ "' ”" M" ‘1’” 1 people may expect a. musical and elo- HE REVER the En g1 ish language is Hpokt-n, the after war roman-cm of the great Civil Wet n! thr- United States on» reml with twid- ity. None while have so far appear- ed have more hn man interest than the intwt from the faintly articulated prayer )0" of Ber ilnrtc. to title, which up- pesrs at the head of this column, is the name of the heroine, and the stozy is charmingly mitten in the great novel. let‘s best vein. The chnrm-tom are all A I‘ll.“ RIDER WA. It” CALLOPIH. NMOUILI’. clear cut and show an amusing grass of the situation as well as the nstur re- sults which might be expected from the conditions which surrounded them. Bret Hi» to, the prolific writer. hes new-r given to the World a better story than that now oflered in Billy bows to our seeders Theater is s proprieter illustrated a few mingle ifiustmtious being givori herewith. mum- WYO'INIIW mmwu ourer m “II-mm. wastage-em Wt or wm‘mncws . l l I owner of the Athens “Reports cutionury treat. Since passing the ordeal of the Choson Friends initiation, en Athe- ninu has betrayed an unaccustomed interth in "goatology." On Wed- nesday evening, before the hour for opening. he visited the Odd Fellows’ lodge and interviewed the out. The animal struck him fair am dshl , and as be doubled up like a jack- 'fe a l[altered his l he never greet lips, and he then realized, know before, that there, is difi'erenoe in society goats. onsets Item At a meeting of the A. H. 6. Footâ€" ball Club last week the following ofiicers.Were elected, viz :-â€"â€" Pres.. A. B. Passmore, B. A. Vice Pres. U J. Finch. II. A. SecuTreasq E. W. Moles. Capt. M. Leehy. Curator, M. 0. Arnold. Committee pro-Geo. Ta ior, W. A. Ackisnd. 0. Noah. F. B. lViltse. The club would like to hear from other clubs with a view to arranging friendly matches. As others lee Us. Pen 8: Scissors. Toronto : Mr. B. Loverin, the energetic and wide awake roprietor end ubiishcr of the Athens lieporter, is to congratulated upon his recent move. He hes just put in s new thrfedale press which he runs with en Acme oil engine, and prints his paper all at home The Reporter shows slresdy the signs of great im- rovement, and we have no doubt that in. Loverin’s subscribers and silver- tisers will fully appreciate and reward his enterprise and the shility with which he caters to their readin testes. Kingston Daily Whig : B. m . put in I) Whertedale power press. and now prints the paper blmaell. a: presses are driven by ateem. “Reporter” is en intcelting local newspaper. Extract from letter ham Daniel Blsnehard, Friend. Nebraska: "th a nice popes the Reporter has become. Ithinkltiaverytestely Wupus a credit to the enterprises dmd g. decorate your bum. ‘ beat. in the market and it will OI] cost to. e to sand in the are, i you leave the soda open. rite your eddrsea carefully. “I'm Atthe meeting of the board 0! license commissioners, held at Brock- ville on Friday last, the following were granted fineness for the yeer 18984 ‘ naoonvnma. Tavernâ€"W. Morrison. 8. Connor. W. Gillsriain, Mrs. Bowie, 11. Mo. Glade, J. C. Benn, A. Robinson, J. Dillon, El. Hudson, A. Wendling. Shopâ€"B. C. McHenry. '1‘. Browne. Wholesaleâ€"R. Bowie. nuns. Tavernâ€"A. Armstrong, F. Pierce. nwaoso. Tavernâ€"J. B. Wight, J. Hart. recon- um. Tavernâ€"E. Duflield. Charleston; six months tavern, A. Armstrong. Charleston. nurses. Tavernâ€"JV. J. Murphy. R. Conley. Portland; A. Vanaistine, Delta. some omen. Tavernâ€"J. Mulvshiil, R. Hagen, W. Garrett, Westport. some onesev. * Tavern»? J. Fehey. Elsini T. Kenny, Jones' Fells. Luvs um unsoom recur. Tavern-47. Stewart. Ionadcwne. Wine and beerâ€"â€"A. Bee. Tremont Perk. urns an museum um Tavernâ€"James Barney. R. W. Cope- land, Lyndhurst ; B. Metoalfe, Beeiey’s Bey. qunmrowu. Tavernâ€"~31. B. Stack, Lyn. GANANOQUI. Tavernâ€"J. Church, B. Shields, W. H. Beach, W. 8. Lloyd, Neil McCar~ ney, A. Gamble Shopâ€"J. McFarland, W. Hole, The board will meet again on Thursday next when they will con- sider applications from Rockport and Addison, _.'. " PLUM HOLLOW. LAX! 81.. Benson, April 19:â€" As spring has come it reminds me of (table time; but ales! our Sucker Brno , which derived its name iron the abundesoe of suckers that used to penetrate its course as far so nevi- gabie, now contains no fish, as they are d vadof comin up this their natu run-way. hen the boys used to go with their jack-torches and peers there were enty of fish for all, but things are ifl‘erent now, for a few greedy, amslhscuied, flab-bu r- od, destructive persons. at the at signs of fish, set their nets gorges the mouth of the creek and. like an; other public institution which is tol- erated for the benefit at a few, catch all they went and destroy a greet deal more. But if an odd one now and than happens to and its way up, itiaa torusintosomelittleprlvete net,t e owner of which sets OI the sly. lien are the conflicts that take piece etweee there, fey whit. theirnetsereeet do“ strum. they taketheirspearasto tandgoto the rapids and take r place with the boys in wading the creek. well of which the citlaana may be .” M We” Hr. Jacob Begabcom. dOIiutown, issearlyninet rodeyaera old and is hustlingth Bahama. allykalgotlhseiththmcgh this period; ebasheaa tsvorad with e - mom: *2. o la. cs . as a «’0qu going sad coral at his . re ly The con. twine me: wants. have in“ Ilium eoao Sighted I te the can total -well :3 1'3: 513 i tn .mthbervia scarcelya -smmvcoerrwo 137-. forwhlchNtacarcta famous. burl mmwhsetbeperhud the ode dot the. thebcdyelaumcnnn orwomsn w ohaa lespedinto thertvasacd been dashed to deathonthe socks ltlbteet below is not aka! u by the fishermen about Lewis- ‘ eodgoeuptown. five miles tromthe fella. Theriver hmlaea smooth sodas placid as a mill pond, and most of the tw- malna cf the suicides are found at theaa while drifting slowly tow-d the Not only in summer does N grind out the lives of the weary, but in win- ter also. amid snow and ice, my fling themselves into these jaws of desth seek- lngqetsmsl rest. . 0 one will dispute. either, that Niagara is not a good place for s contem- lating suicide to out his plans. It claimed by people w 0 have made the subject s study to be the finest piece on earth to extinguish the flame of life. Poo. pie go there from into thousands of miles ewayto teke t eir lives. A bullet me not find the heart and thus cause un- iol cunning. a blade may not sink deep enough or the int of the steel may not reach the vita spot as ;but with Niagswâ€"one loop and it all over. There is no bslfwey business about it; there is no turning backward. no suturing. Be- fore the {curacy to the rocks below has been fair y commenced all sense has flown, life hes been crushed out by the water. The bodies of he}! the people who go over the tails are never recovered. They drift to the whirlpool, dive down into the twirling waters and disappear forever. it is known there is a. subterranean chan- nel connecting the whirlpool and I.le Ontario. but where this underground strum strikes the lske is only gueea work. lingo logs have frequently been seen to he set on end and the next moment sucked down out of sight. A Joke Coats Two Lives. Not onl ls Niagara noted for its suicddas. but tag ies. bloody and mysterious, and ep ailing Incidents, newt-ll. One of the an deat efiaira that is recorded here occur red in J nne, 1876. At that time party consiqu of Charles Johnson, wife and child, th Wt 3. brl ht little fellow of 5 years, Mr. Johmum’a rather Albert, and Mrs. Johnson's sister, all of Detroit, vlelt' ed the falls. They had made a tour of Goat island end were tcklnp in the sights on one oi the Three Slater alandsâ€"the one that seems to stand right out in the middle of the stream and when lookiu up at the tumbling waters appeon so if‘ t must the next instant be swept away. On this island overhanging the. river end at a point where the current seems to run swiftest la is huge rock. it is a dangerous place at best, but no one who visits the island feels satisfied until he indoltmbed upon it. All of the Johnson perty bad viewed the soon- cry from the rock save the little boy, whom it was thought prudent to leave behind. ile begged” hard tobe taken in nit, though. thet Albert finally picked in up in his arm- smi carried him em it. It was then the accident occurred. Albert, to frighten the boy, held him st arm‘el h over the rush! water. The little fe w wee badly “a lid twisted shout ll Ai- hert‘a arms. A second more and the led had slipped from his uncle's embrace and we; being hurled toward the brink of the colorant. He gave one long, in shriek and w» carried out in the centre the stream. end in three seconds more was tossed over the foaming falls. The boy had , been lost to view when Alba ,a lledettheswfnlrasnltct his play, dived headlong Into the river. An. instant lots: be was dashed mmri’rogk “can; l‘lfc crushed 9 . ' . ° 2“ WP 0“ Mend wetebad'mbody slide in and at among the gigantic howlrlm are it wee swept downward. it b ttrstud on MR. JUSTICE BEDGEWIOK. A 'srthy .Im to the be. We! Joules Ittslls. I The destb o! Chief-Justice Mickie, e. uriet famous throughoutCanedaandGreet ‘ ritalu. left e ve‘csncy in the Supreme Oil-ION. “was filled by the op. l i | a 303.37 HIDGIWICK, 0.0. ‘ polntment in February of Robert Badge-f wick, Q.C., Deputy Minister of Justice to ~ the puiane judgcehip. Mr. Justice Serige- wick, whose portrait is published today, was born in Scotland and came an infant‘f to Nova Scott. with his father the Rev. 1 Dr. Sedgewtok Robert graduated ct Dal- ; howls Collette. and was entered so a law 1 student at the office of the lets John Sand- ileld Macdoneld, st thet time Premier and . Attorney-General of Outsrio. Four years later he was celled to the Ontario her. and shortly afterwerrl to the barof Nove Scott; This was in 1873. The next year he em- berked in the forlorn hope of carrying liaiitax County for the Legislature in the “bevel conservative tub-rest. The yeerl 1874 was a bed time for such a canal-l date, and Mr. Sedgewick, being (ulceth I w an I devoted hi I I solitaire) an: a grant no in his pm. soon recalled tension. He was made a (9.0. in 1880, in 1886 wee chosen recorder of the city of Hell- tax, and on the establishment 02 the Del- houeto law sohm‘. beams itc lecturer on equity jurisprudence. In 1888. when Mr. Burbldge was up luted to the gunmen o! r. Sledge- luds- of the so not Court. wick become germ? Minister of J notice. In this position he showed himself of the highest legal attainments and was lntrsated by the llinister of Justice and the Government with most int rtsnt lunctious. He has represented the , min. ion be! th Judiolsl Committee of the Privy cool â€"--the highest court in the empire-4nd in every cepeolty has stamped himself as log one of the keeneet legal minds u the Dominion. Mr. Justice Sedgewlek la in the prime of liftâ€"helm under ‘6 your! at age; M momma. Hrs Growler. "Now, Grocer, you have 0 me for things l've never bed. What do you mean by such items as one handful of raisins, one pocketqu of el- tiered; two mouthfuiaol brown sugarâ€" a Grocer. “It manna. Mrs. Growler, that ledlea whet will bri their children with them when it: do t mortality hes got to par be All 3 salt The Honest In. “Etc wife gent awayhaor a birihdsy av loot er s e r onset the cost or nu'rm k 3; forth. 1’ "But I won't luvs an in; to spend while I‘m there," objee his wife. "Yes. you will." answered the wreteh, “you’ll have your birthday to spend." .â€"â€"-.-- â€"w~-â€"'â€"eâ€"~'¢“ visit "tn‘m n... “'lkateserldatorteshma'sluee,"eetg a. ' ' "Why?! he um "Became," aheseplied. “you see never telle they are loll. lithium! till you'vereed em throughY'-Bevper'a Ba. aev. ‘ , . r in like to maisonette» My!" leashed-teen from as ex- pioaloaastbeq Igâ€""flwetdotltwent wtl “u?” M. laudable” W! I“! l crusted. 1‘ Quail-WM .av, -- ‘. an”. -m‘ ' Ml“ w ‘ .._M..Mflws 4 ' 7 .3, . . '~ a... . w, - -. ‘ 'varM'V“i~ «I»; on... ,, ., . a ' Pt - v wv-r W .w.‘ ‘ . stockot‘ genuine ail-wool Yarn and Cleth. to sell the sumo at moderate prices, and will be prepared to pay the highest market price for in cash or trade. ' IL WALKER EASTER hummus ' mess Goods Sale Lord. the. city lolke don't know how tor LI. Mwueamenwbatwue a tern-r, sn' he hiked about winaowh' hey sn' threshtn' ciorer. I see he was a lmpoeter an’ didn't know hay (mm a beu'asw. an‘ I up en' lefled out es the way I dew to home, an' a teller at looked as if he’d been persdln' touched me on the shoulder an' see, ‘you're disturbln’ the piece.’ " ‘I ain't aither,‘ I see. ‘ths piece is db- turbln' me.' an’ I billed again, an' be said he would take me to the station. ” 'Not muoh,’ I see, ‘1‘" go tothe station when my train goes an' I'mgood ’n’ ready. not afore.’ “then he told me to keep quiet, en’ I see, ‘you'ro makin' all the noise ; keep quiet yourself:' an' with that he went all sn' atopt dlaturbin' of the piece." "The way they do things lathe city ain't right; there ein't no law nor 'uetloe in it. There was a girl in the play th big blue eyes en' yeller hair. on that girl jes bed the hardest kind of a time eu’ didn't git no show at ell. An ole women was a pnliin' her hair en‘ yenkin‘ her roun' the room, en’ then as men jined in abusln' her. 'l'het want more nor i cud stan‘, and I riz right up sn’ hollcred, ‘Lct up! Haul off tharl Two to one ain't no fair playl' An’ you never see such a row as the folks made. They pulled me down sn' set on me jea for wantin' to see fair play. They meet killed thet girl in the show, but nobody seemed to be a mite son-y. 'i‘hey jas lulled. “There ain‘t nobody ea frien'ly in the city like they are to home in the country. I see a man when I was comin' out of the theeyter thet looked kinder not'rsi. like l'd seen him afore, I ketclwd hold of him hinder sociable, on’ I see to him like this; ‘Ain't I seen you somewhere, some time, mister?" “ ‘1 ex t you have, as I’ve been there frequent y.’ he see, colder nor ice in Jun- nary. “ ‘I was dead sure of lt,’ see I, 'shehel’ I was so ad to see someone I knew. "Lord, e was so mad II I wet hen. Sea be: ‘If you a k to me agsln l'll hevyon Tb nk et thet, Melindy. think of thet for city manners! Down at the station there wee s man settiu' next to me, an i got so tired of actin' like a dumb critter that i asked him the time of day. An' with thet he riz up an' see he: ‘No you don't, ole hayseed; I can see tllro' yer d niceâ€"o'er don't entity-deuce me,‘ en' wit thet he walked off. I tell you. folks, you cen't get u nnser to a civil question in the city. It's a hard place an' you're a heap better 03 on the ole farmâ€"Detroit Free Press. Love's Porsuvv‘rmnro. Nothing succeeds like success, and a smart young men in in as (air way to prove the truth or the axiom of mrsovemnco it any of aduck'a nest. is has been in love with a girl for a long time and there bee been no doubt in the minds of their respective friends that she has refused him more times than one. Not long ago he told his room-mete that on that evening he was going to ask her again. At mid- night when he returned he was so cheerful that his friend hardly thought it necneear to ask him about his success, but he di . He shook his bond. “:7th She didn't refuse you. did shot" It H 'Il‘hot's too bad,. By Jove l'd let hei- ‘ “It‘s all right," sold the suitor confident- ly; “I didn t expect any better luolr. It's t e thirteenth time l've asked her, and of course, she wouldn‘t non-opt. I’ve got on open field now before me and you bet I'll have her yet." ' True Mill. tire themeelvee seeking rest. are vein of their lack of vanity. Us proud of their humility. Some impoverlsh themselves to be rich, people age themselves "1er tu hoop young. dogma attempting to do right. as, religiously lnellglone. are comtentiy inoonatnnt. _â€"â€".._.m u". go ..._.. .- W, .m-» “muâ€".â€" I'M Person-ll. Horse dealerâ€"“Whetl that bone vict- oual Note bit of it, sir. She wouldn't hurt a flee." the -â€"r "Well, yes eeeda' mete per-met m l hevn‘tptlaeefy ladle-oerâ€"‘WAM 'llhtktsk W‘s (easily knew he was no u ll “Why?” "When hedledtbey buriedhlui in a Ire- ssoofuekstawdwstafaolnhtakeud." O'Do ahoe started on Saturday. 18th, 3 the gfi'eatest Frees Gmd-ngalc that has ever been held in Broc ville, and Saturday's business makes us certain that it a success. ‘ PRICES TELL AND JUST THINK OF THESE 24 in. Costume Tweeds at 9 . 42 in. Estsmeno Borges in B k, Navys, Fawna and Browns, etc. 250.. worth 390. 42 in. Colored Henrietta at 19 end 220. ‘8 in. Fancy Jaequerd Snitinga, worth title, only 38c. yd., etc., etc. etc. These are only a few prices, to show you that we mean business; but whatever style of dress you want you will find it just as cheap. Come soon and or first choice in the other depts. Everything will be foun Aâ€"i. Value ,and prices always the lowest for first-class goods. Among the special lines are Ladies Black (Fast Dye) Cotton Hose. 10c, 16 and 250. l but... Ribbed Under-vests 10..., 2 for 25c, up. Special line heavy Cottonade, 16c. Table Linen from 17c. up. Men’s Grey Working Shirts, 50c ; N evy Flannel do., 750. Our space here wonft permit our giving you as many prices as we would like. We call this The People's Store and we endeavor to make the name a suitable one ; and you will find it to your advantage to do your buying here, as we carry a complete stock in every department and always mark our goods at scllingâ€"â€"â€"not keeping â€"â€"â€"~pnces. Don’t fail to give us a call when you are in town and we will make it to your interest to buy from us. O’Donahoe Bros. “The People’s Stbre.” Telephone 109. BROCKVILLE, ONT. GRAND CENTRAL BAZAAR. Opposite [/26 C e'm’m/ 1:10th The Largest Emporium in Brockville. Combining the Bltilllll’il Warehouse, Crystal Hall and the Fair ‘ Comprising all the advantages of The Grange System to the Farmers‘ I nterest. lrrlrtls this let par 6. l'. R. Tho Greet Reduction silo. . . Continues in full bloat and closed on f 75 pairs 0 Lace Curtains MW mm 10 holes of Wedding. 5 holes of Cur-pets. "" 20 gross Self Seniors. 6 cases Lamp Chimneys. 4 crates Dinner and Tea Sets. 1 crate assorted China Tee 2 dos. large Wire Frames hmps. W’e guarantee that our quotations for (littXIERIES will Average fully it) per cent less than Trade prices. Exsmplowflcet Table Prunes ‘90. pound. TINWARE and AGATEWARE g M Timur“ ; per cent under Trade prices. i W Hm] J." md Slop pail“. CROC‘K Ell-Y, CliINAnndGLASS- * 8m" Pillow Sham Home". l WARE st wholenle rims. 1 dog," my, Copper and Niche} . 100 83p Buckets is t, 10 quarts, for Plate Tea Kettles. "0 “Ch- in r 15 THE PURCH/ISING POWER OF “"4511. E S icndid japan Tea equal to any 50c........for 35capound wocapitalBrooms............. ............for25ccnts Factory Cotton, . . . . , . . . . . . . ....4lc per yard TapestryCarpet............. . . . . . . . . . . . ........25ccnts Stair Carpet............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8ccnts FastcolorPrints............... . . . . . . . ...........5cents ArtMuslins.......... ........6ccnts SailorHats....................................15cents School Books.............io per cent less than trade prices Full lines in Canned Goods . . 15 per cent under regular pricce Dinner and Tea Sets. 100 pieces.allfirsts..........for $6.50 ChamberSetsJo icces................ . . . . . . . ..for$2.25 Gold Enamcllcd C mber Sets, worth $10.00 .... . .for $4.75 Lamps....................................from 25cup . .. 35 cents Wdflhmal‘f‘ixrxxzxx:::::;;;......... _......... ._.._â€".-..-..... . .. .- A FEW SAMPLE PRICES: alteeeaee a