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l‘lthol‘s face flushed, llL‘l' hands trembled among the flowers she was binding into a. nomaguy. Her heart seemed to heat in her thmdt and stifle her ; for some seconds she was silent ; then with quick resolve and courage. she uplifted the light of her honest eyes t0 the old man's fut-C and said stand» ‘ily z; “ Ethvl‘ ymi will fox-gin: an Old “12111 if he pmsnmw: tun much un your imlnlgvnuui‘m' his son's sake, his only sun, whom he lic- lieum‘ will (lie, 01‘ go imul if he is not carried out of himself liy some new interest in life, some call “pun him lnmlc by :umthcr’s 110ml. Have I been mistaken all these, years, my girl, in supposing you hold this scupcgi‘awe son of mine in greater )‘Cgill‘ll than is good for your peace " 'l'l'uly then: was but little to like in lh‘. Donn, lmt he was the father 0f the man she lovml with all tth strcugth and purity of her loyal ln'uvu heart ; so her voice was gentle, mul lu-i' grunting kind, so kind Lhth lh'. Donn {(-lt it \\'n11l(i be sweet to hum: her m chase this (lull who of :1 (load past will of his dismal homo. "‘ It is true, 1 low ynm' son, have loved him :11] my life, Ithink ; llm‘e him too well tn become his Wife, knowing '10 had only such zLIi'm-t‘ion as one gives tn u sibuti‘, to ru- pny the Whole dovntion of my lif " “ lint. Ethel, does it not lstriku you that you muhl win him were you his wife? Marriage givus :L wmnnn such :1 hold m’m' 2L NHL“: if she has fun-e. :nnl lire in her my tum that can kindle mspnnsivu warmth in him Shu may by surrendering hwsolf “hully L0 his pleasure, winning:r him to new hupes, and holding his heart 1L1 first through his children, ntlzist through herself ulune.” Him I‘t‘L‘k‘lYUll the Ultl (man kindly : all Ultl pmqu lm’ml Ethel, she was so Ir ‘uuions to Ilium ; her sweet womanly L‘()111))il>.>inlll‘n': wards all who were drawing nmn' to the 01111 0f life, made her puticnt and fni'lm r1113 with their failings. lilthul‘s face lighted Kim. All the auppl'es- 8011 passion oflung years leapt to mew strong lift» at his words. “If there is power in loving, you must win him. Once his wife, dear, all will be well with both. It is his only chance. ! Can‘t you let him see you hm: him lmymid I all pride, prejudice, or self ? Surrender all ' your sweetness for his acceptance ; he were I more them mortal to refuse,” I The old doctor guessed at llt'l‘ heart- ymu‘ning, luy the warmth of her welcome to the young \Vidowu , and chuckled ; for in it 11 found hope to indulge his old long cherished nuhcmc of uniting;r the fortunes of the two houses, and seeing his son settled in hi birthplace, content in his father’s {31:11. 1' him. But Dick vus wretched, for he could not forgot that dark hour when despair hml 111:1.stcrcd him, and caused him to sucrilivu his heart's dearest to thu 1111111111155 of his hit- tzrr fouling of defeat. He grow old, haggard, and seemed to live within himsclf, in dismal dreams of what might have heun. Dr. Dean saw his son‘s sickness and sor- rowod over it as he had never thought to sorrow over any :u‘l‘cring out of himsLlf. He dr ,1 dud death or “HUlHUSS for tho only oflhpring of his unhappy 111:11'1'iztgv. Out of the father‘s dread (111111011 resolve to: ‘k Ethel l’ntmm'c to S‘LVCllUl'Ulil su'cctr heart. One day he sought 1101' among ln'r llmrors. She “as u nohlwlooking woman, with grout mrncst grey m‘os, soft dark hair7 und the L‘(‘ of 21 Hr L‘IZLH godd 011, In make happiness for him, when he » found life i l) "s were, zwt ! ‘ _ 1" Then seeing her humble rupture. the whole yiuhling sweetnuss of her face, the old man continued : To touch his heart to answer hch ; tn he the nmthcr of his children. Mflnbhs passed and \Riohiu‘d szin lived with his father. 'l'horc was swine talk of the 0M doctm‘ taking thu ytmng surgeon into partnership. Father and sun soumwi tohzn‘o conic tun hotter undurstzunling : at any r2110,thcrc was [10mm in thu glomny homo, a punch, and quiutvudc than, somnml to be part and purme of Richard Dunn's punile wont r for to his tmuhlud math 5 hem-L quictmh' sccnmd the, must maddening thing on earth. lntermursu hvhvcen Lawyer l’utmorc’s and Dr. Dean’s households l12ullmcnintcr- rupted years before by llivhzml refusing to marry the, lawyer's hcil 451, a lmnrlsmnc :uul “'l]1)l<“l\le‘t(§tl girl, who hzul allowed all the love of her life to go out to the 111an who had refused her. His Ministerng Angel. Love is n. 1053011 hard to unlmu'n, and while sln: (luspisml herself for the clinging fondness of her faithful heart, she luvml on and suffered, “ Put the work uwav, Margaret, and 7V - " ‘ - ' mqu the tea. lud W111 In: home In a 1mm lite my two, and ‘tis such a dirmml night out, We must In:ch it cheery at home as com- pensntinn.” 'l‘hutnight Margaret, in the ammo, only room, stood alone, with 2» Mg brawl-shoul- dered pleasant-looking mun under the glow of the gasâ€"light, saying in u tone of quiet, yet u'u‘mwt untrenty : “ You know my whole story now, Tod. \Yill you (10 all this for me 1’" 35 “ 011, darling, I would die for you.” 1 There was “nuttvmblu despair and pu- Liem'c in the low-spoken wm‘ds : for he haul (lured to put, his fate to the much, and 112111 lost all, but the courage to (endure. (‘llAl’TlCR II. “ You have hecn with us a year tn-inor- row, 31341173105," said the conwa matron of an l'lilh‘t'l‘ill‘i union, as she folded some fine white linen wn'k, fresh from the f'dcil‘ hands of n. awe; linking little woman who sat busily W Main; hy the window, bonding her pretty haul close to the pane to catch the failingr light. She, picked up the boy as she spoku, and tossed hiin above her sleek white haul, smothering his fresh iii'ni flush with kisses, as she talked pretty baby nonsense tn him in a voice that bespoke the sincerity nf hur af- fuction. “ lN‘onsnénscy cllild ; why, we cnnld not; do without you. Some one must do the needle- work ; why not you as well as another? It was never «lone so well before. Besides, we are all so fond 0f the buy.” It was a 0 my lmmely scene. A finclmby boy crawled after a black kitten. The ket- tle rum; on the pnlixhvd hob, and all the warm Huts of the dark crimson curtains and soft un'put were lighted up by llrcgluw. 1\‘lzu'gm'vt'h lmmls I: 7 in her lap upnn the 1\‘[:u'gm'vt'h lmmfé lay in- hi1" lap upon the snowy folds of her work, as she said : “ A your ago, and you are not tin-d of me yut, Mrs. \Yinter. ()1), how good you hm‘e been to poor baby and mu," l‘ltlli‘l luft tho glomny ohl house Richard Dcun‘shoti'othwl wife. Antlas she knelt hcsiulo her bed in the, 1mm moonlight, that 1 sminm’l to he L‘llilI‘ZLCtM'lHLiU of her pum pale ‘ lm‘clinuss, she prayed that the futiii'mnight [he hlcssct‘i with punch and contentment; lnvv mmmml hcyond the reach of even ; hui' prayers ; for she felt fin‘thci‘ fi'nm hnppinvss w-night than she hml over (lone. Yet such was the power of her great love, that she conntml the cost of Dicle well- }{tf'ing light, cum ifit was bought by hel‘ 1 c. H0 ln‘nmlcd more and more over her {loath : grew mm‘e gaunt and sombre daily, till hlsfnthor, fearing all his plans would fail, hurried on the marriage, hoping that change and truvol wuuld muse his son. The (lay lmforc the one fixed for the wed- ding, Dick tramputl about all Clay trying to still thP strung“, pain at his heart. In the evening he sought Ethel in her garden, white and travel ained. b H0 tried hard to shake 03' his dcspnnd- cncy, tried to respond to 1101' gentle unus- smning :11chti0n : but the shadow of his 10st wife czunu hmwm-n them. So the months p: sscd on. and Richard Dean found pl | sure 1n the calm prcmncc of his future wife ; for she was too sensible to wear); him with any display of affection more than friendship would warrant, still more to ch him with an exacting luvc. She was not quite unhappy, though her heart often ucluul with 2L sense of thehittcr void in her life that his love alone could fill. Sometimes she mistrusth the future so much that she \'ilR inclined to regtet her promise, not for her own b‘ZLkC, but because he feared for Dick. And as the «lay drew Imzu'm' for him to put zmnthux‘ in lun‘ place all his uhl pas- sinnate love, for h' illwifu flamed up afresh and filled him with :L wihl unrest, a longing to he from ‘00 love the 1lczul alone. His father mum: out 0f his suvlusirm and humane quite liberal in his arrangements for his son's futm'v. 'l‘ht; UM place was brightened up, and (WC ything that a wife could Wish would he J‘Ithol’sruxccpt that summil Of her hopes, a hushzmd’s love. Dick would lmi think how different his life might have, been if Peggy hm] been so received, and out of the bitterness of his 1'0- gret grow a jealousy for the dead who had suli‘el‘wi so much for his sake. lCLhcl ltout over his 0 air, her head (hooped over his upturned face. A crimson tide, swept up to the ripplm 0f her hair, as she bent all the pmwr Hf her pvrfeut lips to his, and kissed him quickly, saying in a tune of passionate appeal : “ 1 low: you, Dick ; can my love m’nil yuu nothng '3" " Hush. you are mm’ml lry your compuS- sirm fur mo t~ furgct my unwm‘thim . Your low, is such as kings would gonn- ('l‘anllml to win. lluah, SWLI, l umunâ€" erlhy llozu'on knows how unworthynf your pure :Lil‘L-L'liun.“ Ethel drew his hum] upon her )H‘OZlbt with :1 beautiful zlhauulnmncm, and 1191' low pas” simmto speech, cmnhined with the power of hu- mu- hmuty, stole away his senses, like hung wine, She kmkcd up with a. litth cry of amaze- ment. He hold both her hands in his, while his nyvs held hul's with em cm‘nus’c lonk of enquiry. li-iehau‘d sat, hack behind the shadow of the curtain listening. Smnehow her songs recalled his boyhood, and the only pleasur- uhle companionship he had known after his dear indulgent mother had gone to rest. Presently the music eensnd, and l‘lthol stood lu side him. A she laid a firm soft hzmd on his arm he looked up. The suhtle scent of some faint perfumeeume from hergnr- ment. the vivid rose at her breast rose and fell Softly : the calmness of her statesque hezmty was broken uphy :Lstl‘iuige glow and gludnes like the joy of :L freed spirit. Her star-like eyes looked into his, as she said in a shaken voiee : “ Thank you for your sympathy, dear, but my trouble, is an unshm'unhlu load thth I must carry all the days of my life; a burden that no one can lift from me, some- thing that can never 0 SC till life is over." " (fan nothing comfort you, Dick ‘3" “ Nothing, dour. unless 11m dczul could live again, :indlifo he lived afresh." “ But those who love you suffer in your sorrow, so your grief is selfish.” “ Ah, who is not selfish, dear ‘3 As to those who love inc, why I am the most lonely, desolate or tuturu under tho sun ; there is not one poi 'on upon tho face of the wide World that lo\ inc.” “ Dick, dear old boy, you are unhappy, won‘t you share your trouble with 1110,:Ls you uswl when we were two lonely loving little, youngsters. You used to trust Inc than, and loVe me, ton, u little. Cannot you do so now ‘3” Her Voice had a pleading ring in slw recalled their childhood. His closed over hers as he said kindly : 'l‘llc twu old mun soon lL-ft theymuw folks and wont to their favourite pastime â€" 1115. Htth sang 0n, flooding the quaint 01d room with I'iu‘t'HWCCt melody. Tm passed pluzlszmtly. It 500111011 sweet and honme to sue a wnmun at the head nf the table ; still more pleasant tn hem‘ the 0H sungs sung in he]- l‘iuh soft voice, that tnhl 0f :1 life of hmvc self ntuimncnt. Ethel bowed lmr facu amid the Llcwy blossoms, and said softly like one who fears, yet yearns to dare Fate : ‘-.~ u r CRichard sighed. Cvonfzune, that seemed very sum 1'11th now, had nu interest for him bcuzmsc of the haunting past, and him never con-sing regret for that young life 10%: in the, dark waters. J VLJI’t/nglrilllr not be my fault if your plan for Div recovery fails." ..... ...- ~ 4 “ I have pcrsuadud Ethel to make tea fm- 113,1)ick, and give us some music after- wards. Mr. l’atmoru is comng totnlma turn at cribbage with me. I declare we shall soon he gutting quite gay.” “ A clevm‘ book, my dear, n. clm'm‘ hook. I did not think the lad had it in him to com pose, an great :1- work in so short a time," said Dr. Dean), rubbing his bony yellow hands tugether. .‘ n n ‘. ‘ ~ ( , . u . Richard Dean lmikcnlup wearin from his book, than rose to greet the regal woman with the softened glorified face. He mar \‘eled to see her so stirred out of the grand calm he had looked upen as the barrier l);- tween her and the attractiveness of Woman- 110ml. A strange thrill pitamul over his heart as he met the clear questioning gaze of her love-lit eyes. He hall been less than a man if he hml not responded to so kind 2L look of interest. So he smiled 11 war, Seulv less smile, tlmtshewetl Ethel only too clear- ly the great alteration in him. . 1 Q _ ‘ “ You look 11], lhck. Y. funny you study too much. Father says that last book of yours has made quite 2L stir in your profes- sinn.” it as hand l Ethei met all this misery with brave for- ;n titude worthy of 1101' noble womanhood ; 5 laid inside her wedding finery with set white, 5 looks ; for when she shut them out of sight, “ Have pity, wife, for God’s sake, and hear me. You are the only woman I ever loved; my heart is loyal to you, though these ilCCllI‘Sell lips have given you cause to mistrust me. Oh, you are not going ; you shall not leave n10 ! \Vife, wife, have mercy ! Yun shall not go I" Ht; took her into his arms, She, over- Wrought, gave a great cry, and someone came rushing out of the shadow, and said in a stern tone of comnmml : “Release that lady, you have forfeited all right over her. She shall return home with 1110, where she has found shelter (luring all these months thth she has been absent from you.” “ How dare you ask me to believe you, when 1 saw you with these poor eyes that should be blind for weeping, saw you hold another to your heart, where Iliad lain ; caress another, with the lips that, swore fidelity to me before God's altar? Even had] died, surely it were over soon 60 till my place. Lotme go, or ] shall go mad, and seek the death to which you once con» damned 1x10. V[*‘()1‘,Uh,lhave loved you with all the power of my being ! Let me go 2 011, do not touch me ! U'ul’t you see 1 fear y ()1! “ 'l'lm truest, noblest friend that ever wo man had ; he saved the life you cast m 'ay in worthlc ” “ ()1), Heaven ! what new horror ls this ‘3 Tell me, Margaret, what is this maul to v”, you How long Margaret's hitter speech would have gone on none knew, but it \ 'us mitshnrt by her husband falling headlong at her feet insensihle. Then all the wife and woman in her awoke. She wept over himY pouring out all the pent~up love and longing of her strieken heart. And the Hun) she called friend stood silently heside her with a weary pain at his heart, to see how dear this 111an was to her. That night Dick was taken to his father’s house raving like a madman. Some one 11le found him by the river, who, the dot- tor (lid not quite understand ; it was enough to know his only son lay near to death upon the eve of his hridul, and tofeel that he had helped to bring him to that hitter pass. His‘ head (lumped again. He plezulml with her patiently, lovingly, all the, yearn- ing as his soul finding voice, and knocking upon the pm'tuls of her heart. ) He rose to his foot mused by 1101' bitter taunting speech, mseintn his old command, thuugh now a painful pleading seemed to blend unfitly with its force, and told her Hm law would compel 1101' to return to him. 2L woman that she knew was to become 1111 wife on the 11101‘1‘0w, if she did not interfere. So she shut him out of 1101' 11cm t, closed crcdulity against him, 211111 spurned him as only a jealous outraged sufi'cring woman 0:111 Spurn :1 111311 xhc loves. “ Not if the lsz knew of your nnu'dcrous attempt upon my life.” His voice trembled with joy at seeing her. The gratitude of being spin-ed {L soul-killing sin gave 11pmer to his Speech. But the wife had 50011 another woman in his arms, In swift passion:th speech he told her that he had meant to die with her. Told her of his viiin and rcmorseful sorrow afterwards, and how his father had rescued him; hugged her for the love they Inui home each other, to forgive his momentary madness and return to make his happi- mess. “ [)0 not kneel to Inc. Richard Dean. Kneel and supplicate high Heaven to par» don your fearful sin. You are right ; it is I, your wife, who lived even after the horror of feeling the husband sent her and her un- bm'n Child to their death. I said ‘ love me ;’ ldid not mean that. You did not love me, or it would not have been in your heart to murder me, so that you might be free to marry as your father wished, and become a. wealthy man here, while I lay in the cold water, a woman unwept, a) wife forgotten, 0h, Dick 1 what did I do to deserve this at your luuuis~ you, whom I loved before Heaven, you whom I thought loved me? Oh, my heart is broken, I wish I were ill- deed (lead ! I only eifi‘ne to you to prevent your wronging another, perhaps as loving and trustful as Ihave been. Do not touch me ; your hzmds hold death, and we are near the water, near as We Were that awful night when you tried to send me to my death."Y Dick had knelt at her feet, 1), great relief and joy grnwing strong in his heart now he realized she lived, lived, but with a heart «leml to him, because of her fear of him. “ Hood God ! Peggy, is it you 1’” hurst from Dick‘s white lips in a tone of mortle fear and agony. He thought the spirit of his lzmt love looked through the eyes of this familiar shape, that he believed lived alone in his inmgination. “ 1 am gone mad." He moved shudderingly and would have walked on, hut still he felt that she stirred not. His hand touched hers ; she wusu livâ€" ing breathing woman. He fell at her feet and wept out a passionate plea that she would speak and bresz the awful spell of suspense. A woman paused on the dusty roadway in the shadows while they parted, saw the clinging kindness of their last actress, and cursed them hoth hen nth her breath, in hotzwhing resentment. She waited until lithel’s 8 ft gray garment had melted into the night shadows ; then she hurried after Dick, catching hiln up by the riverside. The night was light as day ; the water spread it- self away between the (lewy meadows of sil< ver. The small slender figure stepped he- fore Dick, lifted a wild white face, and u shadowy handY and motioned him to pause. “ \Vill this marriage really be for your happiness, Ethel? (Jan you content your- self with such poor affection as is left in me, after spending all the passion of my heart upon another ? Am you not afraid of your future with me 2'” “ NI), I am not; I mu only afraid you will regret your uniun with me. I love you, Dick, loyally and with all the love of my life, yet I will give you freedom even now, if it would be butter for you, dear.” She lifted her face to him in the moon- light, with a rapt look of undying love, and so vanquished him afresh, that he drew her to his heart and kissed her gravely, say- mg: “ May Gud so fail me in my divest need if I prove unworthy of your trust, darling." He had never spoken so kindly to her bL- fore, never so bestowed the treasure of 1113 lips in such quick caressing. l‘lthel’s heart leapt with such a» newâ€"born hope ; surely he would learn to love her some (lay in the dark mistrusted future, where she was to live but to win his love. “u ENS If we imagine an observer contemplating the earth for a convenient distance in space and scrutinizing its features as it rolls he. fore him, we may suppose him to he struck with the fact that eleven-sixteenths of its surface are covered with water, and that the land is so unequally distributed that from one point of view he would see a hemisphere almost exclusively oceanic, while nearly the whole of the dry land is gathered in the opposite hemisphere He might observe that the great oceanic area of the Pacific and Antarctic ()eeans is'dotted with islandsi-like a shallow pool with stones rising ahove its surface as if its general depth were small in comparison with its area. He might also notice that a massor helt of land surrounds each pole and that the northern ring sends off to the southward three vast tongues of land and of mountain chains. terminating respect~ ively in South America, South Africa and Australia, toward which feehler and insular processes are given offihy the Antarctic eon~ tinentalmass. This, as some geographers have observed, gives a rudely tlireea‘ihbcd aspect of the earth, though two or three ribs are crowded togethe ' and form the dumpâ€" Asian mass or double continent of America. He inightalso observe that the northern girdle is cut across, so that the Atlantic opens by a wide space into the Arctic Sea, while the Pacific is cont 'acted toward the north, but confluent with the Antarctic Ocean. The Atlantic is also relatively deep» or and less cumhered with islands than the Pacific, which has the higher ridge near its shores, constituting what some visitors to the Pacific coast of Americahavc not in. aptly called the “hack of the world,” while the wider slopes face the narrower ocean, into which, for this reason, the greater part of the drainage of the land is poured. The last time 1 went hunting I witnessed ’ a scene which I had often heard of but never 1 seen. It was the dance of the sand-hilli crane. My companion was a wellknown' hunter, and, though he is a physician, finds much time~~helives in'Northcrn Manitobam to study the ways and haunts of wild fowl. 1 “Now,” said he, “I will Sll()\V you within ‘ an hourthefamous dance of the sandâ€"hill cranes." \Vo swuptover the prairie in a way which 1 shall never forget; the two ponies seeming to enjoy the out-door sport. At last we came in sight of a crowd whose noise had saluted our ears for an hour. They were on a slopenvhieh came down near to a lake. All at once two stepped out from the erowd, faced each other and ‘ began clapping their wings, jumping up and down as Indians do for a war (lance. All this time they were uttering eries which boys would understand very soon to he= cries of merriment. Their companions i greeted them with shouts of laughter, and 'a the one jumping highest and longest was; I ‘g--â€"< acknowledged champion of the day. \Vhen these two became exhausted twootherswent through the same performance. “'0 watch 1 ed them for about an l1()111‘.. *oice begged between snhs of joy for him to take his wife to his heart again, and he did with great gratitude, to God, for his merci- ful deliverance from the misery of the past; yCill'. And l'lthel, what of her? The noble heart secured happiness and prosperity to the man she loved, and lived on in the 1‘0- ilcctml light, cnntcnt to he called “His Ministeriug Angel." A Bird's-Eye View of the Earth. She lifted a. little list like a doubledqip daisy, and laid it against Dick’slips. He kissed it passionately and said : “ But what of Peggy ‘3” “ All is well with her, as I supposed. You knew, Dick, 1 hold your happiness too dear to give it into mmther’s keeping if I were not quite, quite sure tlllltrAEllfl/t other were worthy.” “ Do you not know, Dick 7 Does not your heart cry out, and claim its own ? It if! your own little child, (leiu‘, come tn draw you to the mother. " Ethel slipped into the shadow, and some- one’s arm's stole about his 1ch and in dear She pressed his hand to her cheek, and left him to wonder ever her perfect woman- hood, his ministering angel. Three days later, Dick lay in the gleaming alone with only his weary thoughts for company, He was very week, so weak that tezu‘s came into his eyes, aw his trouble 'mne, renewed to him by loneliness. Presently he fell asleep, and dremnt IL dream of joy that lent a. fleeting radiance to his gaunt haggard leeks as he slept. lie wusn 'nkened by feel- in};r something soft and warm laid in his arms. llis wondering eyes nnelesed toloek upnn u- lm'ely dimpled darling, of a baby, who lay asleep nestled on his heart. Ethel was standing,r over him with {L smile in her eyes. “And loving your wife M you say you do, can you mistrust her so cruelly ? ‘ Perfect love custcth out fen-r ;’ and surely she were spotless, or she would not have pnwer t0 holxl your heart. I will seek her outy and learn \Vllctllul‘ or not she is innocent ; some- thing tells me she must he. Aml some day when you are both very, very happy to- guther, dear, you mth get her to forgive my part in this miserable misumlm‘stunding. Now you must try to sleep, dear, yuu have talked too much ; yet if your heart is eased it will do no harm.” she felt she hml looked her last on all hopes of a future with the only man she could ever love. With the devotion of unselfish love, she nursed Dick through the fever that fol- lowed ; heard all the ci-uel raving»! about his_ past and Peggy ; save his mad exultant look when ho whispered : “ The Aloud lives," and Ethel knew her heart’s best blossom would ncvcrlivc again ; felt she must lay it up as a treasure in heuvcn, and lutit guide her to happiness there. Ethel’s face, pitiful and passionlcss us an angel's. was the first that Dick’s hollow eyes looked upon when reason returned to him. He shrsz from her ministering touch, and hid his face from her ; all the fearful knowA ledge of thth awful night, when his wife had returned to haunt him by the moonlit rivor, came back to him again with cruel clear- ncss. lie bugged l‘lthcl to listen to his con- fession. She held his hxmd in her cool strong palms, while she listened with dilated eyes to his story. It was wm‘su than she imagin- ed it could be; yut a great compassion swallowed up (Lll cundcuming thought. How her idol had suifercd 1 She heard him out silently, then her head sunk on the pillow beside him, that he might not see her pain, undjshc said softly : \Viiosc child is this ‘3” he asked, grave The Dance of the Crane. GDNSUWTIBN. : opium, morphine, chloml, tobacco, and ; kindred habits. The medicine may be given in tea. orcofl'ce without the knowledge of i the person taking it if so desired. Send 6c in stamps, for book and testimonials from those who have been cured. Address M. V. ILubon, 47 W'ellington St. East, Toronto ‘ Ont, Cut this our for future reference. ‘ \Vhen writing mention this paper. 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SA LE CHEAP-v0" Eaiy To . proved Farm of 2100 acres, \ulued at 38,1100 :0 $10,000. l’riue only >330 per acre. Addrow LL J‘ KENT, London, (mt. mmdian Business University and shorthand Inst! tute, Public Library Building, Toronto kt? Illustrated (‘lwulurs Free. *3 THOMAS BENGOUOKI, CHARLES H. BROOKS, President. Suc’y and Manager. Charleston, S. (1., will esteem it a favor if some prominent citizen will recommend earthquake shocks as a. cure for rheumatism, and so build up the place as a health resort. HAMILTON. - - - (DN’I‘A It"). A Thorough l‘rm-tioal BlISiXJt‘Sfl Svhool. Terms nmd emtc. Semi for circular. RATTRAY & “NIGER” The proof: Shea“ By the way, who is that lady in white you have been so attentive to this evening ‘3” 110â€"“ A ttcntivc to I You are Iliismkcn, that's my Wife.” Allntnlllzul Indlun Asthma CurmAWe have the Skins discovered by the Australian Indiansâ€"a. sure cure for Asthma, or we will refund the price of $13.00. Full directions given how to use. Address AUSTRALIAN CURE 00., Acmx, on, Box 166. Railroad men may want a “spark arrest- )7 er, but that is the last thing that a man with a large family of niarriageahle girls cares to see. Cntarrh, latarrhnl Deafness and Hay Fever. Suflei'erfl are not generally aware that these diseases are contagious, or that Hwy are due to the presence of livingr parauites in the linin;,r nienihrane of the nose and ensuiehian tubes. Mieroswpie research, however, has proved this to he a fact, and the result is that a iniple remedy haw been formulated whereby eatai'rh, outarrhal deafness and hay fever are cured in from onetothrec simple applieacione inmle M. home. A pamphlet explainingv this new treatment. in sent free on receipt of stamp by A. ll. Dixon & Son, 30:5 King Street West, Toronto, Canada. The homes we read of are not like those we see. 1sz mum is 1mm great, as the world goes now, he must husLlc around live- ly enough to stay great. MONEY HAMILTON BUSINESS BOLLEGE. Somebody’s Child. Somebmly‘s child is (bingfiilying with the iiushof hope on his young face, and somebody’s mother thinking of the time when thatdeur face will be hidden where no ray of hope can brighten itâ€"â€"because there was no cure for consumption. {curler if the child be your neighbor’s, take this comforting word to the mother’s heart be- fore it is too late. Tell her that consump tion is curable; that men are living to-«lny Whom the physicians pronounced incurable, lwuuuso one lung had been almost destroyed by the disease. D1" l’ierue‘s “(lolnlcn Merli‘ul Discovery” has cured hundreds: surpasses cod liver oil, hypophosphites, and other ixiuxlicines in curing this disease. Sold by druggists. A hookwm'm sometimes becomes so ab- sorbed in his vocation that he will not turn when he is troddcn upon. are made pullitl and unattractive lry function- n1 irregularities, which DI" l’iel‘ue's “Faw- nrite J’I'escriptinn” will infallibly cure. Thousands of testimonials. By (lruggists. IL’s all very well to speak of riding habits but the fact is that most of us are ridden by habits. The First Watch. At first the watch was about the size of adessert plate. It had weights, and was used as a “pocket clock." The earliest known use of the the modern name occurs in the record of 1552, which mentions that Edward VI. had “one lm‘uni or watch of iron, the cutie being likewise of iron gilt, with two plummets of lend.” The Iirst watch may readily be supposed to he of rude execution. The first great improve lnentAthe substitution of Rprings for weiglitsviwns in 1560. The earliest springs were not coiled, but only straight pieces of steel. Early watches had only one luuitl.‘ they could not he expected to keep the time nearer than fifteen or twenty minutes in twelve hours. The dials were of silver and brass“ the cases hud no crystals, hut opened at the buck and front, and were four or five inches in diameter, A plain watch cost more than 551,500, and, after one was order- ed, it took a year to make it. “ 1’11 take 21.10;; of thechickcn,” said Miss Lollepnp, just from I)mwding-schuol.’7 “ You have one, and I nave the other," said her admirer. “ ()h ! yes. I forgot :1, chicken has but twolegs. It’suduck that has four. EX- cnse me." A CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS, inflate}. I Elverer-én‘ind‘ man-I. Branch éfiéfié‘lé‘sn. Toronto Illa-c1, mt] wIH send TWO BOTTLES 173.5 “goth-r with I VAIUABIE TREATISB on thin dis ‘0 In, mm. A ._.....-. n ...,, , I have I polmve remedy for ma ll we disease ; by “I no "Ion-ands ofcueu ortho wont llm‘ and 01103: Handing Inn been cured. lndsed, l0 Itrnng In my ralthln “I Illa-c1, mt] wIH send TWO BOTTLES F3531 “goth-r _u». . mun”...â€" "Vaâ€"A... v. ‘ -.. u_ w (~~,â€"‘-WW~V\~N -mr BUSINESSMEDUCATION: A Little 011' on (Thickcns. (‘ORNHR KING AND JAMES TRY. E’I‘S Beautiful Women to loan on Mortgage. Trustfunds‘: For particular: apply to Burn, CHAD- wxn, Buns’mcx C§L GALT, Toronto. HEALTH.