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14 p S Tt was in Australia, and a full dozen years ago, but I remember every cirâ€" cumstance as though it happened yesâ€" terday. _ It was one of those thing a fellow doesn‘t forget in a hurry. Heaven knows we were, all of us, bad enoughâ€"some of us were convicts on ticketâ€"ofâ€"leave, and some of us ought to have been convicts if we had our due, I supposeâ€"but still among the worst of mankind there are ‘always some traits of humanity left ; and when Lank Jim had delivered his message a halfâ€"doz>n of us started to go to old Solomon‘s cabin. x Solomonâ€"that was the name he was known by, for nobody knew his real nameâ€"was about 60 years old and one of the hardest workers in the vicinity. He scraped and saved and was as mean an old chap in his behavior toward his fellows as you could wish to see. He lived alone and had nothing to do with anybody ; and never went away from his farmâ€"for he was a sheep and cattle herderâ€"except when he journeyed to Sidney tomake sales and get his Lank Jim came into Mace‘s drinking house to tell us that old Solomon was dying and wanted to see somebody who could write. What he did with his monev was a mystery. Time and again had his old shanty bsen rummaged by robbers in search of hidden treasure, but they never found so much as a penny by way of reward for their pains ; and so was left undisturbed. Now he was dying. We entered the tumbleâ€"down hovel which he called home with ~reverent steps, for to the very roughest of men there is always something which subâ€" «dues and awes in the presence of death. _ eyes, glaring at the white face of her <lying master. The man lifted a trembling, toilâ€"hardened _ hand and drew it along her back in a feeble, unâ€" «ertain sort of caress, money An English Love Story We promised him, and a smile of satisfaction lighted up his sunken feaâ€" tures. Then he beckoned to Tom Atâ€" wood to come nearer. _ Tom was eduâ€" cated for the ministry, but unfortunâ€" ately he got mixed up in a burglary affair and was transported. A very well behaved fellow though, Tom was and very much of a gentleman when he could get clean clothes enough to make a decent show at it, and for after all it‘s clothes that rigs a man out when he wants to cut a swell. "*Atwood," said_ old Solomon, "I guess I‘m going for sure this time, and T‘ve got a confession to make. I want it writ down in black and white. «Poor Bess," he said softly ; "I‘ve got to go and leave you ! Mates, when I‘m under kill the cat and lay her along side of me. â€" She‘s all T‘ve had in this world by way of company, and T‘ll go easier into the next place is she‘s along. . Promise me !" The old man lay on a heap of straw in a corner, and on the dingy pillow sat an enormous cat with glassy green "Thirty :two years ago," said old iSolomon, "I lived in Englandâ€"Wilâ€" brothropeâ€"put down the nameâ€"and I was engaged to marry Anne Inchâ€" bald. My name was Wilbert Courtney «and I belonged to a good family, though a poor one. Anne was a laceâ€" maker and she had a mother to support and a crippled brother. I loved her mates," passing the back of his hand across his lustrous eyes, "as well as ever youth loved maiden, and I was counting the days until she would be mine, when a dreadful thing happened. T had taken her brother out one day for a walk and had led him down to the seaside for a breath of salt air. We were sitting together on a bench and I was showing him a pistol upon which T had been experimenting by way of inventing a new way to explode the «discharge. I had a turn for mechanâ€" ics, and I was sure this new wrinkle would bring me in a fortune. I was explaining it to Horace whenâ€"Heaâ€" ven only knows howâ€"the infernal thing was discharged and the ball passed into the forehead of my comâ€" panion. _ mss e _ "Exactly, my friend !" said Tom producing a dirty sheet of pink note paper and a stumpy penecil. | ‘"Sam, give me your tile for a desk,. Now, old fellow, fire away !" ~_«Never have I forgotten the horrible stare of those daring eyes, or the hot, scorching feeling of the stream of blood which poured over my hands ! Stricken with wild terror, I obeyed my first impulse, and fled like a murderer from the spot. â€"I never stopped until I was «on board an outward bound ship, and it was thus I came to Australia." «You was a fool !" said Tom Atwood ausing in his scribbling. _ "Why gidn’h you face it out, and tell them you killed the bo;v1b‘y accident." i «Nobody would have believed it," said the old man, sadly, "and I could not bear to meet her and witness her grief, for she worshipped her brother. Women is curious creatures and I‘ve noticed that they always take more kindly to crippled and blind brothers and sisters than they do to them as is well and strong, and of some account. And Anne was justfflike the rest of ‘em. 1 suppose I was a coward, but it‘s all done and over, and can‘t be helped. "After I got here I worked hardâ€" youall know thatâ€"and I‘ve saved He drew from his breast a packet encased in brown paper and handed it to me. every penny to send to her. I‘ve sent her something every three months since I‘ve been here. _ Not much, perâ€" haps, but still enough to keep her little fingers from wearing toil, _ And when I‘ve gone with one meal a day, and scanty at that, I liked to think, as I gnawed my hard crust, that I was pinching myself to make it easier for her ; and all things were tolerable when I knew that she would be made comfortable by my privation. She never knew where the money came from, dear little girl ! That I would never let her know, because it seemed like if she would think of it as bought with her brother‘s blood ; and that would have made her_ suffer. And now, mates, what I want is this : if ever any of you get to England again â€"and some of you willâ€"p want you to find my little Anne and give her this." "Tt is a lock of my hair, mates. Gray to be sure it is but I think she will value it after she knows that I was innocent and that I died loving her still ; for I have writ down as well as I could the main facts, and Anne was always quick at reading writing. And when any of you goes, just take along what Tom has writ and let her read that. Poor little girl !" He spoke of her just as if time had stood still with her, all forgetful of the fact that ‘the Anne of thirty ‘years ago was, if still living, an old woman. But the fancy of her youth seemed to please him, and we would not say a word to dispel it. h Silence fell in the hovel, only the old man‘s labored breathing stirring the air. Suddenly that, too, ceased, and he raised himself a little on his elbow. ©Annie ! Anne !" he called softly, his filling eyes fixed on the square of sunâ€" shine, which fell in at the open board window, "I see you darling ! andâ€"Iâ€" amâ€"coming !" A smile broke over his face, which somehow seemed to make it young again. and death froze it there. ® We buried him next day on a little knoll back of his shanty where we‘d often seen him sitting emoking his pipe of an evening, and not unmindful of his whim about the cat we sought for her, but did not find her. _A few days afterward, going up to the hut I found her stretched on old Solomon‘s ragged coatâ€"dead. It was nearly a year before T visited England, and then I sought for Anne Inchbald. Some old men coming home from church pointed me to the village burying ground, and on‘ a mossâ€" grown stone I read her nameâ€""Anne Inchbald, died Aug. 5, 18â€", aged 34 years. _ Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." She had been dead 17 years. And poor old Solomon had labored hard and pinched himself of the necesâ€" saries of life for nothing. Eon Tom Atwood closed his eyes with gentle touch. And"Tom and made an opening in the old man‘s grave, and put . "Poor Bess" alongside, as he had requested. Yet not quite that. _ Anme‘s old, old mother still lived, rapidly nearing her fiveâ€"score years, and the money which had been sent to her daughter had been all that had kept her out of the poorâ€" house. So an old neighbor told me. And even while he stood on the village green talking it over the bell of a neighboring church clanged out and a passing youth told us that old Granny Inchbald was dead T did one foolish thing, I suppose you will say, but I don‘t exactly think so. I planted a root of violets on Anne‘s grave and underneath them I laid the lock of gray hair ; for somehow it seemed to me she would rest better in her grave with a part of what she had once loved so near her. She had been faithful to the old love, they told me, and in spite of everything had never believed him guilty of her brother‘s death. â€" So it was all over, and I had no more to do. â€" Well, I hope they are together now where everything will be cleared up, for though I may be wrong, being only a poor, unlearned man, and badly up in my catechism, it has always appearâ€" ed to me that heaven would be a sorry place to go to if a body ain‘t aâ€"going to have those he loved here along with him to know and to talk to. And if God is good, as I believe He is, I think He‘ll sometime give us all back our own.â€"New York Weekly. Chicago Societies for the Welfare of Women Send Circulars Broadcast. The following circular has been sent out from Chicago :â€" We, the members of the societies of Chicago interested in the welfare of women, and being in a position to know the dangers here threatening young, inexperienced or thoughtless girls, give this warning to mothers and guardians of such young persons who may visit Chicago during the World‘s Fair. Care should be taken lest the young visitor be exposed to evil influences. The worst as well as the best of man and womankind will be in Chicago durâ€" ing the next six months. Unfortunateâ€" ly it is true that the worst are often more active than the best. We urge upon parents the following suggesâ€" tions:â€" TO PROTECT WOMEN. you sheuld wrrive in the city after busiâ€" ness hours alone and friendless it would be wise to ask information from the janitress in the ladies‘ waitingâ€"room at any depot and to remain uoder her protection during the remaining hours of the night. a firstâ€"class botel, be careful in your selection of a boarding house. Beware of the ‘"nice, quiet resort for ladies," recomended by some dashing stranger. If you are with out acquaintances in Chicago address the Women and Childâ€" ren‘s Protective Agency, room 828, Operaâ€"House building, Chicago, Ill, This agency will refer to some person who has respectable rooms to rent. if CE o e nadyd 1 .. 1. If possible accompany your daughâ€" ters on their visit to the World‘s Fair, but under no consideration permit them to leave home without the escort and supervision of a trustworthy person of mature age and experience Suaydec td T 2. If you have no relatives or friends with whom you can stay while in the city, or if you are unable to put up at 3. Make no hasty acquaintances on the cars. _ Girls sbould accept no inviâ€" tation from a stranger to visit theatres or concerts, and should especially beâ€" ware of late suppers in soâ€"called resâ€" taurants, which are often winerooms. ie Oc ie B Bedabsted tR vien mm ty 4. The newspapers will be full of advertisements of "light work and good wages for young girls." Agents are going through the country districts with the same suggestionsâ€" _ Accept no offer untilâ€"after thorough investigation of the nature of the work, and of the chxracter of the persons advertising. iDg :â€"â€" The Women and Children‘s Protectâ€" tive Agency, Chicago Relief and Aid Society, Chicago Woman‘s Club, Illiâ€" nois Woman‘s Alliance, Home of the Friendless, Deaconnesse‘s Home, S. Division Chicago Christian Endeavor Union, Kings Daughters, Central W. C. T. U., Epworth League, Working ‘Woman‘s Home, Anchorage Mission, Children‘s Aid Society, Adelphia Soâ€" ciety. B. B. Osler Pays His Fare. A good story is told at the expense of B. B. Osler, the eminent Q. C., who has figured so prominently at Wen‘ worth Assizes this week. Mr. Osler is president of the Hamilton and Dunâ€" das Railroad, and he is also one of the principal stockholders in the concern, so Wednesday evening be thought he would take a run out to Dundas to see how the railroad system was working. He reached the Valley Town in safety and after Jooking around the town for a while with one or two friends he boarded the train to return to the city. The lawyer settled himself comfort ably down in a corner of the parlor coach and immediately let his thoughts go out on legal matters. He was so engrossed with his thinking that he did not see the conductor of the train until that official shoved the fareâ€"box under his nose and politely requested him to chip in. The great Q. C. was nonâ€" plussed for a moment. "What," said he, "don‘t you know that I am presiâ€" dent of this road, and that I ride over it free ?" The conductor was a new man or he might bave known this, but in his two week‘s experience on the road he had been given to understand that every ‘dummy‘ passenger must either pay or produce a pass, and he did not know B. B. Osler, Q. C. from any other stranger. _ "Well, will you show me vour pass ?" he added. 3 “0{1,” laughed the lawyer, "I haven‘t a pass, but I assure you, my dear sir, I am president of this raad." His laugh was by no means a mirthful one and the conductor became suspicious. "I‘m sorry said the conductor, with the least shade of irritation in his voice, "but I guess you‘ll have to pay. You see, you may be what you repreâ€" rent yourself to be all right, but I don‘t know you, and according to the rules you must whack up." The Q. C. "whacked up" without further argument, but when he dropâ€" ped bis fifteen cents in the slot the smile faded from his face and he looked tired. _ He evidently did not appreciate paying for a ride on his own road.â€" Hamilton Herald. Petrified Mumanity. ‘ Another instance of the complete. petrifaction of a human body is reportâ€". ed, this time at (Carlyle, Tll. The reâ€" mains of John Russell, who was buried there six years ago, were exhumed and were found changed to stone, the feaâ€" tures and form being faithfually preserâ€" ved. The process by which nature efâ€" fects this change is but imperfectly unâ€" derstood and could not perbaps, with the present state of knowledge, he acâ€" complished at will by human agency. We have here by the chemistry of of nature a preservative process that throws into the shade even the wonderâ€" ful skill of ancient Egpytians. Some dismal and unhealthy philosopher, apâ€" palled because the human serablance, differing in all instances from all others must be forever lost at death, has sugâ€" gested that bodies be transported to the north pole and piled in blocks of ice for future reference on judgment day. The petrifaction process would be less visionary and might be applied only to the great people of the earth. The only trouble would be in deciding who the really great were. If individual themselves had any say in the matter he worldfwould be so piled with old lumber in two or three years that there would be no room left for the living. The above was signed by the follow Waterloo County Chronicle Taxr Most STUBBORN Skin and Scalp Diseases, the worst forms of Scrofula, all bloodâ€"taints and poisons of every name and nature, are utterly rooted out by Dr. Pierce‘s Golden Medical Disâ€" covery. _ For: every disease caused by a torpid liver or impure blood, it is the only remedy so certain and effecâ€" tive that it can be pmaraniced. If it fails to benefit or cure, you have your money back. Eczema, Tetter, Saltâ€"rheum, Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Enlarged Glands, Tumors, and Swellings, and every kindred ailment, are .completely and permanently cured by it. To every sufferer from Catarrh, no matter how bad the case or of how long standing, the proprietors of Dr. Sage‘s Catarrh Remedy say this: "If we can‘t cure it, perfectly and permanently, we‘ll pay you $500 in cash." Sold by all druggists. Numbness of the limbs, dimness of sight, fading memory, absence of vigor and youthâ€" ful feeling. And of those conditions demand the oxygenizing agencies stored in Celery Iron Pills which enrich and, and purify the blood, restoring the nerve force. â€" Druggists and dealers, or mail. Price 50 cts., six for $2.50. â€" The Celery Pill Co., Toronto, Ont. Produced from the laxative and nutritious juice of California figs, combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most benficial to the human system, acts gently on the liver kidney and_ bowels, effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds and headaches, and curing habitual constipation. Ripans Tabules are of great value. What you are sure of, if you use Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy, is either a perfect and perâ€" manznt cure for your Catarrh, no matter how bad your case may be, or $500 in cash. The proprietors of the medicine promise to pay you Ripans Tabules cure hives. Something Was Wanting. Lhe third page of the Toronte‘. ° ‘~ Mail‘ is notéd for " Want" advertismens, If you want a situation, a mechanic, a business, machinery, lodging, if you have lost or found anything, or if you want to find out where anyone is, advertise in the Toronto ‘Daily Mail‘ and read the adâ€" vertisements on the third page, of that paper, ‘Ihe charge is two cents a word each insertlon, or ten cents a word for six insertions. _ Addressâ€" ‘The Mail Toronto, Garnada If you want to buy or sell a Farm ad~ vertise in the Toronto ‘Weekly Mail" That paper reaches 100,000 farmers‘ homes every week and your advertise ment should meet t e eye of some one who wants to purch: se. ‘Advertisements ot this clas are inserted in the Toronto ‘Weekly Mail‘ for Five cents a word for each insertion or Twenty Cents a word for five insertions, Address ‘The Mailâ€" Toronto, Canada. Rebecca Wilkinson,of Brownsvalley, Ind says: "I had been in a distressed condition for three years from Nervousness, Weakness of the Stomach, Dyspepsia and Indigestion until my health was %;)ne. Ihad been docâ€" toring constantly with no relief. I bought one bottle of South American Nervine, which done me more good than any $50 worth of doctoring I ever did in my life. I would advise every weakly person to use his valuable aud lovely remrdy. _ A trial ottle will convince you _ Warranted by M. Dov itt, Druggist, Waterloo. Williams‘ Royal Crown Remedy is said to be the greatest cure on earth. Guaranâ€" teed to cure general nervous debility, rheuâ€" matism, neuralgia, paralysis etc. English Spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemâ€" ishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ringâ€"bone, sttfles, Sprains, all Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. _ Save $50 Ey use of one bottle. Warranted by Ed M. Devitt. Mow to Get a *"‘Sunlight Plcture. Send 25 "Sunlight" Soap wrappers (wrapâ€" er bearing the words ""Why Does a Woman Eook Old gooner Than a Man") to Lever Bros. Ltd., 43 Scott St. Toronto, and . you will receive by post a pretty picture, free from advertising, and well worth framing.. This is an easy way to decorate your home The soap is the best in the market, and it will only cost 1 cent postage to send in the wrappers if you leave the ends open. Write your address carefully. Ripans Tabules cure jaug@s, hildren Enjoy. the pleasant flavor, gentle action aud. soothâ€" ing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative ; and if the father or mother be bilious, the most gratifying results follow its use, sothat it is the best family remedy known and every family should havea bottle Ripans Tabules are always ready. Fipans Tabules cure bad breath Ripans Tabules purify the blood. theâ€";fl;)fley, if they can‘t cure you syrup of Figs, DINNER TOILET Waterioo Ladies will do well to see our stock before purchasing elsewhere, as we carry the largest stock and best assortment in the county. A very fine enameled printed 1o piece Toilet Set for Fine printed enameled Dinner Ware in olive or brown decoration, 97 pieces, only $6.50. â€" Think of it, 85 pieceset for $6. Extra pieces to match. We are giving a very pretty Coâ€" lumbian Souvenir Spoon withevery $1.00 purchase. Tea and Coffee customers receive the regular preâ€" mium as well. Your choice of an Orange or Tea Spoon or Sugar Shell, made of white metal and plated retail at 5octs. â€"Teachers E‘éf}}t}i}fg}fiifils for these examinâ€" ntions will find full particulars in Regulations 9 and 22, School Act, I89L. !I\HE annual Public School Leaving and High _J School Entrance I']xa.mina.tione,-forrlsg:i W‘l‘ll (eCndon ABMEATUS TeMADUIORIn ENCO Rtikiness MCOA NS ooo n t oeednn s ce on oa c s eme tede wl J School Entrance Examinations for 1893 will be held at the Collegiate Institute in Galt, the Hig{h School in Berlin, and the Public Schools in New Hamburg, Ayr, Elmira and Crosshil, 155. L800 dacis d an Bntidbcaicas Intending candidates or their teachers should notify the Inspector and name the ?lace at which they desire to write, not later than Monday, 1st of May.._ P 5 On 28rd, 29th, and 30th days of June, Public School Inspector‘s Office Berlin, April 6, 1893. ARTHUR PEQUEGNAT, 'I BEG to announce to the people 0 Waterloo and vicinity that I have full assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, f SILVERWARE, &c. Repairing Skillfuly and Promptly attended to. Empire Tea Store., wWATERLOY MEAT MARKET. I beg to announce to my numerous customers whose support has been so liberal that, in order to accommodate them still better, 1 wil have my place of busjgs&j open |fr_om‘§‘ o‘clock in the morning unlil { 0 clock in 1MG SVENâ€" ing. My. business has increased to such an extent that being unable togive it my personal superâ€" vision I have appointed my brother George Duering, who kept my books during the past seven years, as bookâ€"keepor and cashier and I will endeavor the best of my ability to satisâ€" ty the wishes of my customers, My brother was in the employ of Messrs. Wegenast & Co 24 years and is well and fa vorâ€" ably known and will do his best to maintain the high reputation this shop has already acâ€" quired. Waterloo, April 18th, 1893. THE WATERLOO MUTUAL FIRE INSURAE(EE CoOMPANY. Capital in Premium Notes andCash Assets over $260,000. This offer for two weeks only. Tea and Coffee Specialists. Guennd Blogk. Phone 124. Sign of The Big Tea Pot. All Work and Goods Guaranteed. ARTHUR PEQUEGNAT, PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAVING. The Wholesale and Retail Jeweller. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chas. Hendry, Esq., Waterloo. Geo. Randall, Esq., u John Shuh, Esq., u N. Killer, Esq., William Snyder, Esq., _" T. D. Bowman, Esq., Berlin. J. L. Wideman, Esq., St. Jacobs. John Allchin, Esq., New Hamburg. T. E. Bowman, Esq., M. P., Waterloo Allan Bowman, Esq., Preston. P. E. Shantz, Preston, Thomas Gowdy, Esq., Guelph. James Livingstone, Esq., M. P., Baden. Thomas Cowan, Esq., Galt. S. Snyder Esq., Waterloo. OFFICERS: Charles Hendry, President. George Randall, Viceâ€"President, C. M. Taylor, Secretary. John Killer, Inspector. Messrs. Bowlby & Clement, Solicitors Berlin HIGH SCHOOL Entranee Examinations. «* A*ND â€" at bottom prices. THOS. PEARCK, _ County Inspector SETS. H. B. DUERING, SETS BERLIN Waterloo Butcher 3t. Don‘t forget to call It is now complete and ‘we want to show you through it and with those of other houses, and you will quickly deâ€" cide for yourself. All departments freshly stocked, special values in COTTONADES, SHIRTINGS, PRINTS, NEW GOODS for SPRING WANTS . Plenty of them. The latest and best assortâ€" ment full up in all grades and styles. It‘s a Grand stock for finding just what you want. Few can meet and none can beat our prices. Quality grades high in all we offer this season. Right and righteous prices on all things never were sounder, surer bargains offered in Dry Goods, Carpets, Groceries, Clothing, Boots Shoes. Hats, Caps, Furnishing Goods, Notions & Examination will show that out stock is especâ€" ially strong in variety and thoroughly reliable in prices. Nothing will convince you like personal inspecâ€" tion that for seasonable goods and reasonable prices the best place is style. THE â€"POPULAR BOOT AND SHOE STORE. Fall stock in the latest New York, English and Canadian styles arriving daily. We have everything in the line of footwear. CALL AND SKB, A pleasure to show Goods. Headquarters for Trunks and Valises. New Willians Sewing Machines. COTTONS and all STAPLE GOODS. Fresh Groceries always kept on hand. Highest price paid for Farm produce. A DESIRABLE farm of 160 acres, the N. E. } situated in sec.36, Townshy 37, N.5, w., Centre Township, Emmet Co. Mich, for sale or exchange on good property n the County of Waterloo, Twenty acres clear, balance well wooded with basswood, el_ and maple. Saw> mill only one~$mrter mil distant and railâ€" road, 3miles. splendid. Apply to M. S. HALLMAN FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. | To this we a the strong inducement of low SPRING GOODS. Better Assortment than ever. YM. DPEVITT & CO. Headquarters for. Binder ‘I‘wine and Repairs. J . S. ROOS, compare our Prices J. UFFELMANN, and inspect our stock of 02 King street west Popular Boot & Shoe Store. Waterloo, Headquarters for all kinds of confection ery, Bread, Cakes, etc. Wedding Cakes a specialty J. W. DAVEY, CITY BAKER Ontario.