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i fapr mrepme mremnerire®‘ Â¥TRELTe i ."\". _ ~ ~Negotiation® *« (/.~sâ€" . mnow summoged aD beanc med them: "We‘ve rewched he said, "and .within a .two of us are a score or more of comrades whom we. have come to and take back home. t“‘,. shall M as soon as it‘s dark, a very on board to mind the and the You‘d think, so far for their sakes as we bave, “hpumaidandwouufim- with open arms, but you may be sure z wou‘t. They‘ll tzeat us as enemigs. m Because of this darned treaâ€" sure has warped their minds, as #the lust for gold has always done and will always Su if chaps don‘t keep & firm hold on themselves and play the men. I ain‘t much of a «peaker, but I‘d HMke you all to remember this. We didâ€" m‘t come here to kill our unfortunate rewtes what‘s been wrecked on this isâ€" land, nor yet to fight with them who‘s to have the gold. We‘ve come to take them off .nd‘ bring them all home to their friends: and as for the gold, why, § imn‘t ours any more than it‘s theirs, barrin‘ what‘s going to be given each man for his troublei the owners. They may attack \n'wei{ that‘s â€" another %tnd we‘ve got to dofend ourselves. we shall do better, take my word Bbyâ€" playin‘ the honest, Christian men 1 we all are, than by behavin‘ like ‘beasts and fightin‘ for this gold as i# we was a pack of wolves tearin‘ one ““f overhl::eh lt:‘odl h'l'hat.'a :ih I‘ve © say, s, an 0 reâ€" ahr ny." ts "And I should like to add just one word, mates, to what the skipper‘s told us;" said Keith Adams, "and that is that if it should come to fightin‘ there‘s two men on the other side in whom someone on board this ship is interested more‘n a littleâ€"old Jake F‘uater and a youngster ealled Denys Drake. Some of you may know ‘em by sight. Weil, don‘t shoot ‘em, lads, if you can help, or someone we @ll know would be more‘n miserable, and we shouldn‘t like to see her cryin‘. You know what I mean." "It might come to fightin‘, old man," Keith had explained, "and you wouldn‘t care to find Iourself drawin‘ a bead on your own dad, would you? What if you were to shoot him or young Drake by macident 9 The "Penelope" was an two miles from shore, ar night was full dark the tw were noiselessly lowered rifies, ammunition, spades, forth, were lowered into the crew took their places Foster in command, very "I‘m not such a biamed idic that comes to. I can see where 1 ing," said Tom. _ _ "Well, he might shoot you, not knowâ€" in‘ you was there, and that wouldn‘t be g]:nsant for either party. No, you‘re st here, looking after Jess and those two darned scamps we‘ve got safe in irons. You know as well u% do it‘s the best. way." s y â€" The crew cheered both speec and officers were on the best with each other and with them evening. ‘fom Foster did know and he al his wislom by staying aboard wi more sdo. With him were three m the sick list, the two prisoners and «Jes=ic Foster was pale and anxious as ghe saw the crew de})urt. "Please, please don‘t fight them, if you can help it!" were her last words to Keith. "If anyâ€" thing was to bappen to himâ€"to themâ€" now, I should go mad!" "We‘re for peace, not for war they‘ll let us," replied Keith. "Kee Eoo-dhurt. Jess, and éon‘t cry till yo urt. You may hear shootin‘, but Eurt. You may hear shootin‘, but we wha‘n‘t begin the row. That‘ll be them welcoming us ashore. Don‘t you get thinkin‘ every shot you hear is Denys bein‘ murdered. Even if we do fight, we sha‘n‘t hurt him if we can help it." to an attack of becknobhs, and took di hb kiiney nills, bub gos‘ fiitle rotief a sorts of oddf‘ _ Â¥% a id Jobe that nef _ 1 M N average blacksmith doesâ€"any wonâ€" der that in time the strongest man begins to find his back give out and his kidneys trouble him. Jessie saw them goâ€"a silent party as aver left a ship‘s sideâ€"and then went and said her M})rayers. ‘This comforted her. If she had known how badly everyâ€" ome of those engaged in this enterprise, on ‘both sides, needed pnyin% for, she might have added a few to the sincere E:fltiona she put up. When the cabin y presently took their supper to the prisoners in irons, they asked him whethâ€" er the ship had arrived off the island, or why had she anchored. The cabin boy, remembering & very painful exnerienee, when the _bosun‘s Swinging heavy hamâ€" mers, freâ€" quent stoopâ€" ing over shoeâ€" ing horses, getting a wrench once in a while from a refracâ€" tory horse, bending at all mche in the kidneys and make a thorough and radical cure. THE RESULT OF A STRAIN. the small of my back and kidneys, ln: Te npeâ€"I Nt beok subject in Times is The progress of medical science has produced nothing that is a greater boon to the blacksmiths throughout this country than Dr. Pitcher‘s Backache Kidney Tablets. They get at the origin of the backâ€" A.Bopar,bhchnidn.-!olmms“t} &h-,mhil“ukflvwn * s s work hldv-n hd:i mine is no exception. I strained gome fime ago, and the trouble settled in Blacksmith‘s . Backache. CHAPTER Xv. men went ashore in the By Fred Wishhaw much to his hes. Men of terms t as all m shootâ€" owed hout if "Stow that kind of taik, fi-:wuu.' said the "Pen;\:z:’a" fiipm e ain‘t thieves. The Joint Stock Bank of Southâ€" ampton and London owns the gold, half "Now, you look here, Tommy," said Eddis, "one of these days I‘m bound to get free, and do you know what‘s the vqlmthinviln'ufldo'hllph the chance? V '{, wring your neck twice round and pitch your carcase to the sharks, if they‘ll eat such carrion." _ _ "All right," said the boy, paling with horror, nevertheless. “Yo-{‘u”h l:‘fio get free first. Maybe you‘ll hang c!on my neck gets twisted. Who knows!" _ _ “Btop,i"you fool!l I ain‘t done talkin‘ Kt,” said Eddis. "On that there island ere‘s gold, as you‘ve heard, like the rest of us. Well, about a hundred thouâ€" sand pounds‘ worth of that gold belongs to me and my mate here, and 1 swear by "We 1 be island," he Thed, "pnd we may 0L." . ** _ "The captain and crew have off in boats," said Eddis.. "Haven‘t gq! 1 heard the splashin‘ of the oars." _ _ . "Them as don‘t ask 1uutiou," said the youth, "don‘t get no lies told them." n6 eGvin in ho Abnetictlintstbs Abvvrin Policaistitie all theâ€"saints and angels that you shall bave the lot if you‘ll help me and Dave here to get these blarsted irons off and then and get the dinghey ready for us, 15‘;)) me, heaving, L will." "You ‘aven‘t anythink to do with heaving, you haven‘t," said Tommy. "I‘ve smarted onee for you, and what did I gain by it?! You stay where you are, and if you don‘t like it you‘d better 50 to the other place. I ain‘t going to do no more for you." Tommy left the cabin happy and tri uu':fbnnt' though f)umued by a volley of su hm’lguage as I should be sorry to reâ€" sord. ommy deserved better of the rescue party than he knew by his reâ€" fusal to listen to Eddis‘s proposal. Meanwhile the boats were slowly and very silently lessening the gap that lay between them and the shore. Keith, diâ€" recting the leading boat, issued his orders in tones little above a whisper. _He knew by heart the exact wording of Dick Robinson‘s instructions and obeyed them to the letter. Not & sound game from the island. Within half an hour both boats had safely reached the landingâ€"place. Dick had described it well; it answered exactâ€" ly to ‘his description: a little natural harbor behind a breakwater of rocks; an ideal t for landing from small boats. Keith‘gymed poor Dick‘s memory. "If he‘s as accurate as this all through," he thought, "we shall have a walkover for the gold." Dick‘s directions were very accurate throughout, but the gold hunt "There wouldn‘t, you fool," was the seply. "How‘d they get any?t Gas ain‘t lard on and where are the candles to come from, let alone matches to light ‘em with?t They‘d have used up their stock in two years!" â€" "There‘d be lights if anyone was here," said another. There were no troubles. however. this night. Indeed, all seemed so still upon the island that the crew told one anothâ€" er the "Hecuba" men must have gone, gold and all, and the place was deserted. _ "Or else we‘re on the wrong island!" someone suggested. _ _ _ "What you‘ve got to do, lads," said Keith, "is to get some sleep before morning. We may have a good, hard day‘s work before us toâ€"morrow, for all we know." Two men were appointed to keep watch while the rest slept. They might have slept also, for no one came to molest. was not to prove a walkover "What H’{ou make of it, Mr. Adams?" asked the skipper. "Do they know we‘re here or haven‘t they seen us yet?" _ _ "They haven‘t found us out, say L,* Keith ended. "When they do, the place‘ll be like an antâ€"hill that‘s been stepped But on the morrow there the liil‘:)t a deputation from ers who seemed in no way see them. Keith said it was e land you‘re looking for that you don‘t expect "We saw your shiP and guessed you‘d land," said the spokesman. "What is it you wantâ€"water?" "Are iou one of the ‘Hecuba‘ ment‘ asked the skipper of the "Penelope." The fellow winced a little. "It don‘t maiter much who I am," he said. "What I asked you was, whether you‘d ealled for water. If it ain‘t for that nor yet for your bearings, what in thunder have you come for?" "You go bmci to your village, my lad, and tel Captain Foster the skipper of the ‘Penelope‘ wishes to see him on m paitter of business," said the latter. . Presently Jake Foster, having been duly summoned, arrived on the scene. SBome of the "Penelope" men knew him, Keith among the numberand gave him goodâ€"day. _ _ _ l en "I don‘t wish to appear inhospitable," said Foster, "but we ain‘t particular anxâ€" lous for visitors here, and the sooner you‘ve told us what you want the soonâ€" er you‘ll be free to go. I suppose that darned fool Robinson put you on this iob.“ Is he with you?" . & 2 "He‘s dead, skipper," said Keith. "I think your two beauties murdered him, but I ain‘t sure. You‘re a nice one to send them out for to do it, upon my word." "I wish thc{'d done for the lot of you before they allowed you to come here," said Foster savagely. "D‘you think I don‘t know what you‘ve come for?t Well, see here, lads, all of you; you and that there tre-su:oflyvu'u after won‘t never leave this is1 together. You may take your dying oath to that." . 2 "We‘re sent out to fetch you back," said Keith. "You can see the urh.in't bommission from the co: ny if you don‘t believe. As for the soa that‘s anâ€" other matter altogether. I don‘t -un tha‘n‘t have a word to say about t, tsnnd omcs ". "Ab! ah1 _A word to say! Yes, I bet you will. Now, I tell you straight, evâ€" try one of you, you‘ve rt twenty â€"four hours to clear out of this island. I‘m lealing kindly by you. I could have thot everyone of y§n tast night, but I‘d rather give you the dhance to clear, fl'f': you admit you‘re & M ol Mieving Derhy come to w . . _0 2 fl'oaln‘ London Owne In® #ouly U haif with the uurnn-rlu'o them that claims it. Their k, Mr. Warden, is with us, and he‘ll have :.Panltohywm it you‘re _ "Clark be ." said Foster, "and Toot "" 1e oan."tefl. his: mastot the ahl!'hu--fl‘lq i easier to see an isâ€" for than a small ship came with the islandâ€" excited to "that if there‘s shootin‘ he‘ll be the first :ot. .'l‘h.t’u be when twentyâ€"four hours up. _“{ told you Robinson‘s dead," said ins6n," su12 Toster, p ml that "that if there‘s shootin‘ he‘ll 'b the first g very save him. Now you show your sense, all of you, and clear out. 'Ah island‘s "Old Jake Foster was always a bit of a bear," said Keilh,.l:?hing, as the "Heâ€" euba‘s" skipper tu his broad back and beckoned his men away. "A bit short in the temper and quick with his tongue, but the climate of this island seems to‘ve spoilt him, like, so‘s you wouldn‘t scarcely know him. Poor liftle Jessie‘ll be quite shocked when she seet CHAPTER XVL | ; _ Preparations for Wat. "I take it, lads, that we ain‘t to be frightened off by threats?" said Captain Brenton, as the "Hecuba" men sauntered jhauntily homewnrds; "does anyone think he‘d rather clear within twentyâ€"four hours *" "Well, then, if we‘re to stay and be shot at, we must make our preparations. We must entrench ourselves in some con: venient spot. And, as Mr. Adams hapâ€" rena to have a chart of the very Â¥lw n which the ‘Tecuba‘ chaps buried theit gold, I say we can‘t do better than make our camp about there. Then we can dig at our leisure, and under cover, and not waste time." _ This sugFestion was hailed with joy. The "Penelope" men were burning ‘ to commence their gold hunt. . _ Keith. 0 _ mag l s "And I tell you you‘re a Har,* Foster. "If is was dead you weclewt never have found the isl I know his private property A chorus of hoots and whistles was the rfl)ly. Obviously the T.lcstion was too ridiculous to require a further angwer. phiAnEpAmidlhaatlintih itb «iiceierietmidlitaine 6 ie "Maybe we‘ll have it and be away within the twentyâ€"four hours!" was the general sanguine opinion, * 2o l y _ "We mustn‘t be too sure of that, mates," said Keith. "You see, they might have dug it all up again and plantâ€" ed it somewhere.else, in case Robinson should have given away the secret. 1 hope they won‘t have thm:yht of it, but. of course, they may have." 2 _ A careful study of the chart by Brenâ€" ton and Keith Adams soon revealed the spot where, soon after landing, the "Heâ€" cuba" men had hidden their tremsure boxes. Robinson, by his careful draw: ings, had made the work easy for them It \hfd been a labor of love with him, and‘he had done it most ably and exâ€" actly. Some of the men began to rave in theit disappointment. They had been brought here under false pre{enm- the akipper knew well enough where linrld was ; thi-mpblil‘:gcpuhou his pate should get the stuff to themselves. _ see what‘s the matter? The stufl‘s been A few islanders came upon the ground as their rivals began their dlgw They showed little excitementâ€"a sign ; for had there been much danger of theh finding the treasure here, surely the whole community would have turned out to defend it. So Keith thought though he said not‘h;lg. Earth works were thrown up in a cirele and the tent: were pitched within this shelter. The work was hastily done, for the men were burning to zegln to break ground The soil showed signs of having been dug at some time or other. This was c obvious that the sight of it drove the men nearly frantic with excitement. Ne sooner was permission given to dig than every one of them was busy in an in stant with his spade. levelâ€"headed elsewhere, fearin‘ we or someone might come aifter it with a chart, just as we have dome, It‘s no good ?tun' mad over it. The stuff‘s on the island, and we Never was soil removed more ?uhkly In half an hour there gaped a hole large enough to bury a hundred boxes of treasure, but no sign of the gold was to be seen. see what‘s_ the maiter? The stuil‘s been here and .@y'ye.moved it and hidden it must find it." mtood »pou, fhe qarfhnortke oud ffured. rame. Dead men don‘t get shot at, do hey? Tell him ub-mmg' dead â€" won‘t "Shut up, you fools!" said the more Ome or two of the "Hecubs" men All Druggista; Rox of 80 Pills 80 Gante CHILLS Bu= No. 18â€"Price #2.5 Knifo, fu‘l longth, 103 inches Joseph Lodâ€"oâ€"s & Sons Sheffichl Stock Write ( Foldee Th aeon niths RYRIE BROS. , JEWELERS 118, 120, 1227 and 124 Yonge S#., Toronto blood. ‘The kidncys are vital organs with . ce on We acd Fork with Stool , CXpress "Not unless we force ‘em. And how are we pl:!.t: do that? Where are we going to the shootin‘ begins toâ€" morrow mofning, skipper? That‘s anâ€" other %b it best to go back on board or y entrench ourselves here and aweit attack? They‘d have to attack us from the open, so we‘d have the adâ€" venteage in hcr'e" foit and nel 8 like to mention," he added, "that ct"':i as goes over to the other side sails "Ndhfi.q ® "-Sd Foster. "They s won‘t eail home at all, not till they want to ‘There‘s some won‘t go home whethet they want to or no, unless they‘re away P orvie Soce Emminny Sad‘s ton a con: had thrown d:l»{dht.:eir l?du-’o'g:;mw w back to the village with Foster. "I'Niwonntdéonhomt,nd we‘re w enough rid of those thre« "Besides, if we took to the ship we‘d have to land from the ship, and that‘d have to be done under fire all the way." "The only thing is, is the ship safe?" The .kj{'&r uttered a sudden oath. "I bradn‘t thought of that," he said. "I don‘t know that she is What‘s to pre vent old Foster sendin‘ a boat‘s crew to aiteck hert Could our fciks keep ‘cm on on n i m t t ies s i. ‘Ire mt e o ceur wipper ‘ve enough d.h-’”:d' chaps. ‘They‘ve beena danger and a trouble m," -d: Keith, "lt;ut that old devil Foster means what ho says He‘s m attack us toâ€"morrow mornâ€" in‘. to be done about that, and what‘s to be done about the dlgfin’l They‘ve removed the stuff, and no fools either, from their point of view; but where are we wlngto try next?" "That‘a i# " aaid Rranton "Thev won‘t tell us, you bet!" offt" Keith shook his head _"It‘s awkward," e said, "and that‘s the truth." Reith was rig awkward indnd‘.' ~ *Ty little > round the fi'-fi th':‘oufla diu','-‘:u Posin: F ;‘ N. your trou: *ho."'. pnm to "be picked .fhhr continued after a pause; "A sei tools ~you :r r to irust that & skipper mate, _ ‘They‘l "Che y T.?u".:.'..",?é‘ 1 tell t hem, yo 4 mtyfiu‘lntlflh'hunu.l:‘{[‘: us, some of yoi -*: ’: m)”" ty . ’l'bn‘-“’yout m y Aig Ihgtigheg .. ese F‘-’dby ptt‘in; shot for yo:'r.'pd.: t‘s just as you like, mind you. It don‘t matter to me. There‘s gold enough for lfllnflhglvondnnptoâ€"-â€"l' ts _ At this one of the "Penelope‘s" men "Luckily they don‘t know," said Bren ton, "how many‘s left on board." _ _ _ "Those three fools that‘s gone over‘ll havre told them," said Keith, "likely as There was silence for a while in this council of two. Then the skipper said that it seemed they were not to have quite such a walkover as was expected. "Oh, we shall come all right in the end," Keith replied cheerily. "Only we must see that these chaps don‘t get a élrance of murdering us all first. Old Foster‘s gone mad, pretty neu;lg, and 1 wager the rest are Fut about the same. Warden and the bosun were taken inâ€" to eonsultation, but neither had anything to propose. ‘The rest of the crew were asked their opinion. They were disap m-nl‘::‘ry, and made a few {Adx:i- ciful ns, such as captu: Teuier nay Inisting his mook anch he t wuiged the hidingâ€" usls Ubveits sonts tools ~you skipper you dig !h‘.‘ ‘1 s eome of the council I‘ve heard the lust for gold does it. We must mind and keep clear of it ourâ€" "I don‘t see there‘s anything special we can do toâ€"day, then," said Brenton "We must work away at our defences. Let‘s be safe, anyway; that‘s the first fix‘ We don‘t seem to be going to etuff quietly, but I doubt we ean t as well as the ‘Hecuba‘ chaps. Mayâ€" be we‘ll -bzhan womeone before long and vflnLn‘;‘ncret out of him." _ Bo all h turned to digging again, ams, 1 see!" he said. "Comfortin‘, ain‘ w" being -x': up on board s« long? May I ask what you‘re diggin‘ u; -fldm!zhld down his spade. "There‘s those two chaps in froms on board," he eaid. “’I‘he{ must know all about it. m‘_thu foreing the truth out of planted here that I know of."" Adams Tin Purich. Malliith. aot moss io fi. L MBils hinfleanatfin‘ wone 4 405. but this time with the sole view to com plete their defences. _ _ _ _ Brenton, but ‘h';{gx Keith! was not preâ€" : with a â€"made reply to this .h ’Ldt that there Al:lifht i}r’\' something suggestion. or inâ€" m one of the rascals might be from the ysrdarm for the murâ€" der of Dick Robimnson, while the other was offered his life on condition that he Te whiouty in this pies or s w + ever, that there was m? pmof.mt them.* One could not well hang a man trial mere clon. % not mw thm-i:g itt" was Keith‘s next idea. . "Ther‘d have to be got ashore first" WeW bave to do it at night. Winth have to do it at night. -'Ifiow&mmm'-m over to Twlmothmul about RBadis and pal, ah! and about wu-.m,m I‘d forgotten "Jemaio m:“;ludu?ahm thkk boo! " Lokd, skipper, it‘s ankward the island for! There ain‘t no pusatoes *h ty + s have $recs a e 1o theme hy moigh ht wiily "mure." Way, teyl Foedfsl then were o ues c ue 4t "I think Pl go and tell him now," aaid ‘fifiunmmh.-hb wards that end a man hailed the diggers "Any that feels the same way can rt"b the vifla“,’.fl“&.. mean what I say." "Thank you for easin‘ us of our seum," id Keith. "You‘re kindly welcome to "That‘s it," said Brenton. "They won‘t Keith was right; the situation was In the middle of the afternoon Keith "That‘s true," said the oaptain, "Hf we thought this plan worth conâ€" to be donet" asked For Sale By Cgorad Eros., "Well, if yout mu§# know, she came of herself; no ane Aef@d her and no one knew she w:t® 5 * "That‘s a lie, 2 s, and you know it. Come, who was it?t" id€eith lanshed goodâ€"natnredlv. "Well, a lie it is, as it happens, for the cabin boy knew. She and Ke fixed it mbetween them. Now are you satisâ€" us "There‘s no scandal. man. Don‘t be 4 fool. Don‘t you know hér brother Tom‘: aboard, to look after her?t She‘s come to see if you and her dad arealiveand zell‘. "Well, P‘ll hear what she has to say," said Drake, slightly mollified. "How are you goinfo to do that?! m Tom won‘t allow no visitors , don‘t you fret. He‘ll blow any boat out of the water that tries to board the ‘Penelope.‘" "Don‘t Lou fret, peither, partner. Me and Jess ”going to meet, you may bet your boots. "Well, I bope you will, for that‘ll mean you‘ve come round to our side, and no _ "Oh, that‘s it, is it?" said Drake, uug- ing derisively. "Well, we‘ll see!" e turned to go, but faced about when he had welked & few paces. _ _ _ _ _ _ Since ;(;1; haven‘t the wit to understand it lg ’ounell, I must tell you the plain truth." fool either if you did, for you‘d lose noth yo ing by it and maybe you‘d gain." _ _ "Bee here, Adams," he said. "Meand you was at school to@tther. and has been good friends since. You take my advice and get on board that darned ship of yours and sail back to Seadown, or you‘ll get hurt ma’ybe. We don‘t want to go and you can‘t make us, and we ain‘t fo ing to let ion have the gold, not for twenty bank clerks. You can‘t get it unless you know where it is How can you?" _ negremiry ~ "We think we shikl come out on top sonng. ‘Thet‘s where you and I diffe.. W never came of tryin‘ to sneak don‘t belong to you, and that‘s what you chaps are doin‘ here. As you‘ve !:n me a bit of advice, which I‘ve no bt was meant friendly, I‘ll give you a bit back. If you come on our side you‘ll get a share of this ‘ere treasure, which you won‘t do if you continue to claim what isn‘t yours. It was the captain‘: duty to save all the cargo he could for the benefit of owners and underwriters Saving it don‘t make it his or the crew‘s Now the owners know it‘s saved they want it back, and they‘ve a right to it They‘ll pay all them as has helped tc save it, anrd pay them handsome. You wouldn‘t dare come home rich with qold that wasn‘t yours. You‘d be called thieves, and you couldn‘t keep the stuff Then there‘s just one more thing, and that‘s Jess. ’i’he m_a,id’s yours as muct WEAK LEAD TO' cunmas } Consumption. as she ever was, and longin‘ to see you; but if I know Jess, which I do a bit, she won‘t have nothing to do with a chay what don‘t take no more account of hel than you‘ll be doing if you take part it tryin‘ to murder those that have come to fetch you home. If you‘d been th« man she thought {‘ou1 you‘d have come home when Dick Robinson did." _ "Yes, and ‘ve got murdered like he dic for mynrlml I wasn‘t such a fool,‘ said Drake, flushing. D ehauce "Well, you‘d better explain all that tc her when Iou see hérâ€"if ever you do If I were Jess it‘d want some explainin before I took you back, even if you was to“flne over ou{ side now."i Ipit , you ought to be up in a gre::hin' sermons, you oughtlkunid e, looking, neverthcless, somewhat sheepish. "Don‘t it strike you that you ‘re a blamed idioy to try and interfert between a man and his girl? m you was to mind your ewn would it hurt you much?" _ ________ _ A curse is now within the reach Pulâ€"Mo stands aloneâ€"the use of any every sufferer : her nddlu:‘ as an assistant is not P U L â€" M o .ga'pmme'-h'mum' if ased as directed # Pulâ€"Mo is inox y #oid t this fatal disgase and restore the affict«| . Prtt:M® is inexpensive, being sold by â€""It‘s because you‘re makin‘ a foolist mese of roura th#t I‘m tryin‘ to hels ed to perfect bekith, ~Do not go to Florida, Tausla, Calforn®, Mexics or the Rooky Mmfi.&m.qhuumhuunmm your oven. â€" With the Oxford | f know that the heat mss "aeae en ol ad ies perature, s does away with all guesswork, â€" The least ex Senainty when the oreh inTesdy for baking or Every housekeeper will appreciate this convenience of the THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ARE HASTENING TOWARDS THEIR QRAVES As A RESULT OF THis C x ul w&ietp.m.::-hpa-uw-dm Or better still, will you at one of our agencies and see 4 C _ ~â€"* the stove itself2 Imperial Oxford Range Toronto, Canada Montreal, Winnipeg The Gurney Foundry Co. Messrs Arthur Ratz and Sylvan Jeanerette bave returned from Woodâ€" stocte College. _ _ oo The Elmira Musical Society . will likely hold its annual excursion _ to Niagara Falls, June 27th. _ â€" Mr. Henty Zilliax is able to _ be around again after a severe attack of theumatism. Mr. Sheldon _ Werner attended the banguet of his alma mater, Woodstock College, on Tuesday. _ In a letter to a friend, Mrs. Sebasâ€" tain Schwalm, (nee Clara Martin, daughter of Mr. Henry Martin, and sister of Mr. Joshua Martin) states that she was the first child born in Elmira. Her birth took place on the same day on which Elmira was namâ€" ed. The Elmira Old Boys‘ Reunion Committee of Management will extend to her a special invitation. It is expected that single fare rates will be given by the railway _ comâ€" panies for the Old Boys‘ Reunion on August 12th, 13th, and 14th. Mr. Dan. Stumpf has bought _ the Simon property next to Dr. Geike‘s and will erect on it a fine dwelling. The death of an old and respected resident took place Wednesday afterâ€" noon when Mrs. Weichel, mother _ of Messrs. Mich. and Adam Weichel, who passed peacefully away on Wednesday about 1 o‘clock p. m. after only _ a few days illness. â€" Her trouble _ was heart disease coupled with bronchitis and the weakness of old age. The funâ€" eral took place Friday afternoon at 2 o‘clock. ~ Suminonses have been issued to witnesses by the Court, in the award of damage case between the farmers along Smider‘s Creek, and Berlin. The Court is set for the 12th inst. A customer of ours who has been suffering from a severe cough for six months, bought two bottles of Chamâ€" berlain‘s Cough Remedy from us and w&s entirely cured by one and a ball bottles of it. It gives perfece satisâ€" faction with our tradeâ€"HAYNESâ€" PARKER & CO., Lineville, Ala. For saile by all druggists. _ 0_ When all had been done that could be done the men lay down to take « few hours‘ rest before the expected attack should_ be delivered._.â€" . â€"â€" â€"â€" you. What does it matter To me Wheth er Jess takes {ou back or won‘t have nc more to say o.flour I‘m tryin‘ to act friendl{, that‘s all." "Well, when next I want your help l ask you for it. Meanwhile, I‘ll mnfil my own affairs without it. Me and olé Jake Foster ‘ll have somethin‘ to say tc Jess, too. A nice sort of maiden she is to be takin‘ part against him amd me!" _ Drake went away, apparently quite unconvinced, though it was easy to set that Keith‘s remarks had made. him ‘There was nothing more to be dont with him now, however; and if war wat redl* to be declared at early morning hostilities would have to commence wi Drake in the enemy‘s camp. So Keit} continued his spade work and labored with the rest throughout the afternoon By evening the camp looked impregnable from the gn.nd side, while a smaller enâ€" trenched position between camp and sea protected the water supply nns gave at the same tim# comparative protection tc the passage to and from the landing:â€" place, in case it should be poera t communicate with those on board ship If it‘s a bilious attack, take Cha~â€" berlain‘s Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick recovery is certain. For sale by all druggists. somewhat uneasy in spite of his bluffing manner. â€" â€" AN {GQIIAVATING CoUuH CUR 1O BE CONTINCUCED L‘é__fi.&t‘.t‘&lfi‘m:; EL MIRA ® Waterloo | y R. C. T. NOKCKER, U Medallist of Toronto Unt A Licentiate of the College of i geons and Accoucheurs of On! of eye and car treated. Officeâ€"New * Albert Street Waterloo, a short distance . of the late Dr. Walden‘s residence, ‘1 communication. H WEBB, M. D. Coroner County Waterice 3 ;Jhruldono:;n I:rh&= WMI.N communication, R _ Physician, surgeon and accouchem / _ ojp{dnuonfi«.-utu mmbfl{? eo F06 io entpees." Oiice Cogm ol Gusee o 4 Officeâ€"Corner + ind Johd Ste, Hoshy, fes: DR. W. L. HILLIARD, & Honor &dnfl!‘ of Toronto Ui Lacentiate of Coilege of 8 geons and Accoucheurs of Ontario, 5 lsbum'.lon psl:luw the Wfin‘ of umbago, sc:atica, obesity, G office on King Street, Opposite Woolen Phone 210. THE BERLIN X RAY AND ELECTRO THERAPEUTIC LABORATORY. . X Ray, Eectricity and High Frequency Curâ€" rents used in all their MMM !h.m nosls and treatment of chronic direases, ing diseases of the Nose, Kar and Throat, Canâ€" cer, Goitre and many forms of Tumors, diseases of women, all forms of rectal diseasee, varie0 cele tub reulosis of lungs (Mm? "tages) glands, bones and joints, all forms nervous complaints, neuraes: henia, nounm insomnia, paralysis (some forms), ©cz8ms, superfluous hair. mo es, facial es. ef l?. For further information address of eonsul DR. J.K. HETT, Berlin, Ont, Den‘al Surgcons, D.D.S. Toronto Uni 33 Allbranches of dentistry practised. s Janze~‘s Block, Berlin, over w Â¥aâ€" Stom _ Entrance between Fehren ‘s ‘oge ler a »d Stuebing‘s grocery. Fung wos o past oftice W. R.Wilkinson, L.D.$., D.D. $ 27 S ID+ 2 274 Mo Ihy aT M atstaca o ra c tâ€"â€" ie secon: w hnrsdnynnd!‘rldufllelchm i p.m. to Friday 1 p. m. ODO for painlees extraction of teeth, The Waterico office willbe closed every Friday afternoon W ****Z t wR Â¥Y _ _ C. w. WE ___ George Suggitt, Proprietor. All kinds opareinnsyy com nily, Co,hana, .o itaiip children‘s hair. out. V Painter and Paper Hanging. WilD n der aki contracts ting and paper hangâ€" lng in Town and Firstâ€"class work residence, ccrner of Queen and Princess Sta Waterloo, !OBN L, WIDEMAN of C Post Office, St. Jacobe, Ont. WATEROO, _ HONRAT HARNESE AT Oct ons of my splendid new sets of . sow. 11 will improve the a ncs of you Money to Joan on Mortgage of Real N P. Clew s.x.a.fi-i! 4. Ne‘ary Pubsc; Convefnn enf A. HiLLIARD IVERY AND EXCHANGE STABLES HRISTOPHER WOLFE, Jn G. HUGHEY R. G. H. BOWLBY, DENTIST. Ofice Open Daily, Ofiico: Canadian Block, Berlin. Strebel‘s HARNESS SHOP M. CRAM, Dextist, Office in the Oddfellow MISCELLANEOUS To i thaaet SovareWap Dentist, L.D.8., Royal Colleae a MEDICAL LIVERiES DENTAL HONEST PRIOES Painter and ONT