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we -u--an-V I~v5\tA-A5116 |.v usnlnlw $6!) D1115 CI-IV`! Let me congratulate you on the ac- complishment of.the impossible. The duke took her hand quite boldly. Thanks to you, Angela." ' And she did not deny him. . ~" Papa sWs(t'oa`m\ launch Champion In Liv- erpool at your disposal. According` `to. Cooker; . . Edward Cocker, who lived "in the} reign of Charles 11., is chiey known to the present generation by the saying in common `use. According to Cocker means in accordance with arithmetical rules." .. .- _ ._ .- His llesltatlon. _ During one of his tours through the south Sam Jones. the revivalist. saw a colored man who had been to him for spiritual advice sittingin a disconso- late attitude in his melon patch. Ac- costing him, the minister said: What is the matter today. Isaac? I'ze studyin 'bout somen. Mr. Jones." was the answer. "I want to be converted and tell the ..80od Lord dat I ze sorry fer my sins." Why don't you do so, then? But ef I do` that. the Lord. he say, "What yo come here fer sayin` dat ter me when you ain't forgib Sam fer stealln dat watermillion? " Buddhist Ceremonies. Some Buddhist ceremonies present a striking analogy to certain Christian rites. Dr. Medhurgt says: The very titles of their intercessions. such as `goddess of mercy. `holy mother-",V `queen of heaven, with an image of the -virgin having a. childin her arms holding a crescent, `are all such strik- ing coincidences that the Catholic mis- sionaries, were greatly stumbled at the `resemblances between Chinese worship "Y.?*th?":F!l?',iF9 Cihrltlni - and their own {when they came over to .9I_"`g Sam ain't repented. an he's comm fer mo tonight ef I don't watch out. I torgib him the one he done eat up, said` Isaac. but I ca1n t forgib him what he's gwine ter take. so I'm jest studyinf. - ' fracture. forit nourishes the fractured i limb and is "heap good medicine. . Chinese Surgery. _ Like most things in China, the prac- tice of surgery differs considerably from that in vogue in less enlightened western countries. Bone setting in the Celestial empire is `a complicated at- tair and doubtless much more eica- cious than European methods. In set- ting a fractured limb the surgeon does not attempt to bring the bones togeth- er. but merely wraps the limb in red clay, inserting some strips of bamboo into the clay. frhese strips are swathed in bandages, and in the outer bandage the head of a live chicken is placed. Here comes in the superior science of the Celestial. After the bandage has been secured the fowl is beheaded, and its blood is allowed to penetrate the -vvwc.-- a--van Win-y :1<>'n"1r3:<;1.1_-tforgiv;2 Sam '2 said Mr. Jones. - - You win nd it a plasure to point to the clcan_ things from our establishment. We wash them clean. iron them carefullv. No garmentsoiled in anv department. *`uL}u\g`y vv nu bvv v-`.. v- -_ - yo 5...... or ugly to be thus prettil; reminded that the merry girls up stairs, whose antics kept them awake o -nights and made them swear under and above their breath, were full of the spirit of good will to men. The landlady's apart.-' ment was invaded while she waslin the kitchen seeing to it that meals went lg-to the dining room properly. .When she. came up stairs tired and crossflo! the smell of the forest and the gllntot reg berries greeted and soothed her. _;I.- _ __!._I _L_ L-.I ..---..l. The water we {use makes your clothing sweet and I attractive; the care we useprevents-rough edges or frayed ends. ' Cement, Culvert Pipe, Field Tile; Lath Shingles CLEAN THINGS... % ` THAT ARE CLEAN BARRIE STEAM LAUNDRY. We beg to ca. 3our'attentmn to a new and indxspen ' ' sxble artide in Will control any vice known to a horse. Invalu able for breaking m_colta. Can be adjusted in two inutea. and used With any harness, vehicle or im- plement. T_o the progressive farmer and horseman this article is a necessity. Apply fer same at your local point or address ` ` T G. T. FISHER. b Newtown Robinso n I arrralso agent for the Celebrated Oshawa Clover Rid" ' 92.1`! `Hes purchased the premises eccupxed bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just east of _tho t_Vlctorla. Hotel, and has 0 ned up _busmess In all kinds of Black- smithing, orseshoem , etc. All work will be done pi-omptlv at the lowest gure. Remember the place. BALKING AWD momma HORSES .g,u ;_:V...y... -.-uv-_ vgw-yu .vvv~-v- -uvvv "flue little sewing girl who had recent- 1~ +* ken the room next to the den `came tnmufy to the door to voice her thanks. It makes me think of Santa Claus times, she sald.with eyes suspicious- ly bright. It WQS ver so nice foryou to do it for a `pet-fee siranger." nl- T_.-I .....- .........u. - -:.............m ..-n .'| 8! I Ivno I\r III-I` I \IrI Inniin 1 Rooms for oioes. in Ross Block. No. 97. Dunlop Street. Fare proof vault; lately oocupnedbv Dr. Wells. Also two rooms with vault, lately. occupied bv Hood. Jack: 8: F;-acct . Barristers: immediate poseeujon. Apply toC. H. ROSS. ` Ban-ne.Vlannarv I. soon ;.tf. A Office-97 Dunlap Street, Barrie Near Market Square. _A wm. |_VlcLarty. FTHE: ADVANCI-:."J Hughes Bros. OFFICES TO RENT OR LEASE D-'_...- C`- -$... 2.. D--- DI--I- \Y- __ I\___I_, Make no mistake ! This is the GREAT Shiloh Consumption Guarant to cure. Con- cum on. ronchitil, Ant ms, and all Lung '1`:-nuhlen. Cures Cough: and Cnldnin 1 dnv- into the future and see the condition I to which your cou h, if neglected -will bx-in (cu. you woul seek relief at once-an t at naturally would be through ;. - -A LU uu u."L`U'L u }_J\:LLc\:L auuuvcs "611, but you aren't a tmnger! said jolly Margaret. You are our nearest neighbor, you know. Come right in and have a cup of tea. ' We're just brewing. _ __L .1-__. -__.;_... J.I.-_.. -_.3 \1 V" `' Asthma . Lung Troubles. Cur_es coughs and Cold: in 1 day. 25 cents. Wnt_e to 8. (2. WELL: & C0..A Toronto, Cam, for free trial bottle. ` H Kiri : Clover Izooma puries the Blood L A Worth it's weight in Gold for all Kinds of Washing. 14-if All the best quality and Scott in the above lmes. _'"' '- -Z"*-'-_-` on Could Look ADVERTISE IN Pnopnlmoiis. So Prue sat down among. them and listened while they talked away about the folks at home. _She watched-them doing up small packages in white tis- sue paper with red and. green ribbons. , __.-'1.-I._;_-.1 _a:-_.n......n 14.-.-_' FOR THE" CURE OF LATE or 0120. guaranteed 7 W. 1VIcIaAR.'l`Y. bttl I DIDVC on-lv Iv-- -uvu--any yuvunwutao THE INVEsTOR-Why not place you $100.00 with the 0. P. B. & L. AIe'n. and how I doubled in ta years. beside receiving during the H- tetval 67; per annum paid to you every six moltluf In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will naive ll interest $66 and a lump sum of $aoo.ma.kin a (and total of $266. TH PUBL|C-Wh 61 all money 6oc. a month phc{d?v:'h the 1 Loan Association will yield you in about 8 yarn` PRESENT of _Sxoo.oo, or 3 prot of $41.49 018 your monthlv pavments. I.lE Illlipjg: C.-1 ecu... .7- V An investment as government securities Id much more protable, realizing the investor an equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matterand further information all on . TENANT--Why pay rent, when, on such 1 thl ~ nts.yu becooyo ownl $3? !::E1`/:ethe`:,hoic<`:`enofr:epT}[i:Tg`al._:unoI r.c-`.-J Q... Q- -- .. o. -- W tau lJ|.\lJ\-. . ...-y. -\..v.- --..-(V-- - These :1'r-eviubelzi-ted otferings. they` said. We were up` till 1 last night tying up things.` Hope we didn't dis- turb you. We do jabber so. It's such fun to make `up the presents-lotsVof crinkly paper and gay ribbons. you see. and not much else. `We can't give anything that costs over 10 or -15 cents. so we have to make the magnicence of the parcel counterbalance the hu- mility of the gift. It looks like a slnto send such trash. but it reminds kintolk. and friends that we think lovingly of them. Besides. if folks .didn t buy trash, what would become of the stores and the salesladieseand cashboys they employ ! Where would their Christmas be itall of us were too wise to buy" foolishly? rrn..- IlJ.LI_ _-_.sI __.____.___ 4.--._..-.! L- ..-"I ;;$:;snng:enu. you can become your own hil- th I: ' f t meg. ....o.*:..,:..,:'::.;.'::.* "...1;* "'""" TOW ` 95 Dunlap-St., Boss Block, Specidl Facilities ofered to , Investors mdBorrowers. A ms... PRINTINB The pmario rerinanqna % V ` Building and Loan %Assucialion O.H.LYON. Posters, lmeAdvance Office `Bill Heads (in pads) Statements (in pads) Letter Heads (in pads) Note Heads (in pads) Programmes H Folders, Announcements Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. luc uvuun. --v.... --`.. -- ..-----... They made their den 11 [bower of green and scarlet. Then they festooned the doors of every boarder in the house. Nobody was too old or new -or glum I; 1.. LA LI.-u u u n n un6&31-u un1\una.`-n4a-j _ V ' 7 SEGTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 10-0! WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, Calla attention to the Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. SEEeI`)c.S--Flower Seeds, Vegeiable seeds, Plantl and Bulbs, WM. TAYLOR 'cu'r FLOWERS-Roses. Carnations, vzoleu, etc., fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole, Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in anv da:inmn_ E'y7'c1E`s3'Es."' """"" "'""" ""'"""' VEGETA_B ES-Cele?r, Crisp and Tender; Lettuce. Cnbbagc, arsnips. Beets, Carrots. an-_- g . } T1Dholn::` SEED STORE Tana: Mama V Demons copvmoms to. Anyone sending a. sketch and descrltlol may on uoerutn 0 o inion rroew th &`v`enton tsp:-obnb`l:; P ntublo. Coxrfmlglx tlom utrlot condent Handbook on Patents _ sent. tree. at my for securing Ia. Patents taken 1: ran receive 11 Munn J: nnuzlal nnthm. without. cgnl-ca. in the DUI: I UIUUII vuv; Au: uvuuun Paws Kroc 5` C _cpocam.c6. without co. lnthe QAXAAAASIXA. `IIAAAAAAX. cuutu -r uuu ........--..---. Oh, I love to touch it!. Mammafsh 593-r hands put it in. And Margaret san": The mistletoe hung in the castle lull. The holly branch shone on the old oak wall,` And the baron's retainers were blithe and gay,'" Keeping their Chrisjtmasholiday. " oh, the mistletoe boughl Oh, the mfstletoi bough! f '1 ,1 I_L_ .n 3--.. _`I_,,, _n- v-v-vv u-cw 7:---v---vvv_ Arcndnomely ;l1ust1-wed weekly. culatlon of any aclentulo om-nal. Terms; 83 a `our: four months. 81,- So bysll newndealon. L LQL3__-.l . _ , . _, ull YBEP : IOU! ITIOIIIDG. UL 5010 Dylll !l0WIOIl8flu Ml|NN&%0o.=eam-v.Newlgri ' Bunch OM60. F St Wuhinzton. MODERATE RATES. Every Description W15 OIIF Ul1Il'KUp Ill Iall T'"s!"_'ii!i.fi Hn!sris1t.._J on-Onnbn tan E. DONNELL, Blhilne IIAI\*l\vII| uA-.- ._-__._ IN NEATEST STYLE AT Window Cardsg Dodgers, FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. `ruin it can nIIn`nn.gf , adv-: _, . The girls. `had lots of fun decorating the house from top to bottom. .-...-.r1n 4-Isrn Ann 1': kcwvnu AC BARBIE. my 9948 is GO TO THE NEW __oj:__ _ANi)_ OF "sans Bills, V B'l 4l3lJ3lVlIllVp :55 Dunlop-St.. Barrio Cataiogues, bundle of burlap. The girls cut it open, and out tumbled boughs moiln-_ tam laurel, plumes of pine andhem. lock mm gay bunches of bittersweet berries. _ ' . - T .. A1,, how it smells of. the woodsraet homey" cried Anne. her face bright with smiles and tears. V A r - I The little brothers and sisters in the New England village where she lived The eipressman lugged in 8 before she came to make her living as - a Stenographer in New York had gath- ered it. ' Ole Virginny nebber tire!" shouted Margaret as the expressman lumbered in again, bearing a big box. ` .. _..... nu-nmrnn nrifh hnnv !n1hnI`1im- In u5a_;, ..n.u....a .. --a ----. . It was crammed with holly, running. cedar- greenwood lace. Margaret called lt-and mistletoe. V 11/\l_ 1 lnnn tn fnnnh If MnIhIv|n n, : and- pight . ieachv ' `mos: biher `I r-very ` hand 4 -vv;a-.u.;4J n The little needlewoman turned to and _ helped with the parcels and waxed al- most merry. When all the uy affairs were incased in coats of brown paper, she helped Margaret carry them to the corner drugstore to mail. . v un..-.: .._l..I.L n __n.1 |:-.._...-L -5 V..- ...\.- `.5. ueuwva 1. `.`Good night.ws.z:i`<.im Margaret Vat Prue's door. But wait a minute. I'm. going to stick a bundle of mistletoe over your door just for luck, you know. And--who knows?--Lord Love! may walk beneath it and nd you here!" Q1..- ;.`_u_ _ ___.__ -_-;. -1 4.1.- 5-..! nl . . w - u u v I-J\.(.I.Ll.l II. IALJIJ l-ILIIJ JVIJ unwav- - She took a spray out of the bowl of leftovers and. climbing on her. steplad- der chair. fastened it into the running cedar. ' ` W have some dver our door." she said. laughing. A `IVA..- __.2__-- .__nn 1.. _____- A. _..~.;. 7' Mm-garet's engagement `to a ban: clerk and Anne s_to a budding ralyroak magnate were matters of common. ml in the house. A ........ ant uauauao Your prince will be.sure to come. said Prue. __ -x uuuuc. Prue s room was in reality a slice cut V off the den by a thin partition. against which 1\I:1rgaret s and Anne s folding bed stood on one .side and Prue's cot on the other. In the night Anne shook M3I'1`."11`et. Listeni she whispered. 'T`1...n.....\. LL- ___u .- _ AL. .......A -4 "n\--sh: LJIBLCJJB auc Vvuluycsi-_\-u Through the wall came the sound of weepmg. - 13.. .. 4o .. . . . ' _,,lA`- -A.aI'I. ~~ v-1;-ub, For a time the girls laydulte still. but presently Margaret whispered: I can't` stand it any, longer. It- sounds as if her heart, were breaking." Let's go to her. Ya _'no, , '41.- "" av I-U Clo (`III a`feW minutes they Were In the._ By room kneelingby the narrowbed-` nh '9 ....LI.....: n..___ uv :_;..-..!a nil`. Avulu nuct:uug.u_y tut: uu.n'uvv uI=\-,u 0n," sobbed Prue, +1 haven't any body to sendlanything to-lf`I had any- _thing to send! And there -s nobodxqto `end anything to me! T % . ' vnul _--__ IILLI ; -_, _,un '__n.l .A.I.--up V--H"-I was Luucu plcancu vvuui `Miss Dolly s appearance and with the ` 3'35 the tire woman helped .about- t_l19Kl hristmas tree and the children, -` 395'` also were th~.- deaconess and ,the..cm-`ate-~: nun. _._I, . v:_r.n_-, T-~v ~-we tu'.' ueaconess and we curuIB- % It took only a day or two for;Pr`I 130 nd a lot of people to love. N0 V0033` woman who visited the selement{'h?A` __.'--u- only uwuasw Lvl (1 uuy Ul I.Uuo I , n Margaret and Prue were talking softv fy together whenthey looked up and I saw the guests in the doorway. Prue : , face was transgured, the face of one whose dead had come to life. uni. n._--- ..._ .1---H V n- And _t-hen Prue, who had nobody to love or to lovoher. was clasped in her lover's arms._ ' ' -_ _...- ...- wnulv uuvsucu LU, UC uulccp. _ `Next morning they were off betlmes to work. At 6 Margaret went home to look after Prue. and Anne. to the mis-` sion to help. the deaconess with the mothers meeting. When Anne came back. she brought the curate and his friend up stairs for a cup of tea. `futon-nn'n~L 1.95:` 11.... 1-..- J._II,_I,, ,- -4!- .._u;_mussw_n_1n'a.uutter,._ .. ' -.1 - f`Mr. -Ashburton brought a new -preacher home with him` tonight. He ' talks soiquietly you would not call him eloquent. and yet he holds us all spell- . bound. '1`he'Bowery toughs were like`- lambs. He is from the west. Mr. "Ash-` burton `says, and he has been recently . ordained._ A great-`sorrow drove him into the ministry. He used to be_ rath- er wild. and one night over a game of cards he came near killing at man," so near that he thought he had killed him. His friends thought so. too, and got him out of the -country before the vigi- iantes would nd him. When he recov- ered-hisvsenses, he was coming back to give himself up, but he got a letter from his sweetheart begging him not to and telling him it would kill her if he did. So he went off to Africa. India ' or somewhere else and roamed around, shooting elephants and things. After awhile he came home and tried to get himself arrested, but failed because the man he thought he killed is very much alive and doesn't want any `case made out. His sweetheart had disap- peared. _She had no family and had gone away soon after he did. All his eorts to trace her have been unavail- ing. Think of going around for years burdened with the belief that you had killed somebody! Il'n......_..a. I--I-`--5 1- "` ` ` --`r-J u v vulu VI. Ll-IC \!llCBI.IUI.In They: `got `her to bed and _watched over her till she seemed to be asleep. Nnvf rnnu-ulna 4-1...... .......- -m I._A.:---- g:rist tory, V boat - V81 - v v _ V w y u nu uuu \.\Il&IIF l.V Ill-.Co Oh. Prue, my darling! the newcom-. er cried. ' ' ` ' ' " 1`iiere s always luck in the mistletoe I hang," esald Margaret next night, standing on the ladder chair and tak- ing down the faded greens. and th girls heard her singing: a Your love came true, sweet Mistress Prue. There : luck, I know, in my mlatle ." _.---ya wvsuuuvuj 6 Margaret looked to Prue_tor excla- matlons, but Prue had tainted. .Per- haps she had not had enough to eat of late. Her appetite was poor. and dain- tles were out of the question. fl`!-nan `...-.J- L... 1.- 1.-.: _--J -----' ' , lie Knew His Own. One of the old time southern negroes went to Boston to make his` fortune. After a week of walking up and down he found himself penniless and no work in sight. Then he went from house to house.` ' ' --v u---- p. -v -~- Ef yo please, sah," he-began when his ring at the front doorbell was an- swered, can t yo gib a p or culled man Wuk ter do or sompin terf eat? A_.I A_I__ _-I1L_ __..j_.. .l__-_.I-LI- A-IVIIOC-manna nwn iv v All who answered his ring addressed him as Mr.." but nally shut their doors and hearts against him. Finally he rang the bell at a brownstone front. A gentleman" appeared, and the old man began: Boss. I is starv1n'. Can tV yo gimme some` vlctuals?" H17-.. LI- -1- I-l_I-- .I.......I.-.3 manna` II A- yblack"- y- JV 3551.5:-lava Dav You black,-Entry rascal," ex- claimed the gentleman, how dare you ring the bell at my front door? Go round the back yard way to the kitchen and the cook'll give you something. you . .1 _-,_ 41., _lJ ._.-_ -II _.. Ll- 41 Wltll uy cue guuucucuu. A Exactly 80; ? was the reply. "I hope they have bbgyed my ordexfs; _l.am thy, niiid '% ;';iz{cw"iii e de. aniche. `S ' u--_ -we saw v. --~..:r-_- ow- v--v _the polite answer invariably was, No, mister; very sorry. but have nothing for you." ' All __u_- __.._-_-.1 1.1.. .2-.. ;.1A____-A Ma.:ga:rt and, Anne c: the mission in a utter. at, A ..|-.1_--_L But just there the old man fell on his knees. exclaiming: Thank do Lawd, I to'un - mah own white folks at las ! Thank de Lawd.- I mun `em--I tout) A Wooden Statue In Tokyo. In Tokyo. the capital of Japan. there exists a gigantic statue. of a woman made otwood and plaster and dedicat- ed to Hachiman. the god of war. In height it measures fty-tour feet. The head alone, which is reached by a winding stairway in the interior of the gure. is large enough to comfortably hold twenty persons. The-gure holds a huge wooden sword in one hand. the . blade of the weapon being twenty-sew . _..J .. I._II A--on`-on `AAJI `vs UIIIUU Ill. LI.I vvwullvu wva-ca an v....., .. en feet long. and a ball twelve teet`1'n diameter In the other. T ' Lu- _ n_.--_.. 8... ALL...` uc'\ cw!-G-In '1';-gluing Younxnteti to Slllic Stones. __, ._-l.I A.I...J. Aaulnl-In nun-15:-5-uni` ~ N7o:t`t'Iie Gnjdeneg. . When in 1883. Professor `Freeman Vwas examining Battle abbey. he toundj himself dogged'by a person. wbogas he thought. somewhat otciously obtrudedii his oers of insglstance. --_I_.`n..._:..... 5). -Inning hh-n n. 18 0lIel'8 01 .ll5\BlByu'uI.'=. After vainly trying to shake him oi!`- he broke forth with: .I don't aunt your; assistance. The Duke of eveiand_ promised that I should not be'i`nte'ri'er4" : ed with by the gardeners." ; '..-_._ -n_--;~n 5...`. ha 'nnnlu_ [WI hm}: ulul..I.lCu:l' Iu gut: vuuv-.. ~ . _ Internally the gure is tted up with an extraordinary anatomical arrange ment, supposed to represent the differ- ent portions ot'.the brain. A tine view of the country is obtained by looking through one of the eyes of the statue. 'I'l'II-lulu. -vs----- -_ -- .._-.___ It has been said that Asiatic nations excelled others in the use of the sling. and the slingers of an ancient ax-my used their little weapons with terrible effect. These natives have such skill," says-one old historian. that it very rarely happens that they miss their aim. What makes them so ;great in; the use oi"th_e sling is thetrainingl giv-. en them from their earliest years by- their mothers, who set up a "piece of bread `hung at the end oi!_.a `rod for a target and let their children remain without `food until they have hit it. when the child who. is the .,vlctot-. re- ceives the bread as the reward `of his` skill and patience." ` Lit the 7 v C U Anixe came back from I in In an... She; had iuha V assay; was `runny | Miss-.Danby sank back in her chair. vgith a little sigh. The duke stared in a - puzzled manner alternately at her and ' at his betting book; - y ' g Finally she brokethe silence. ' Only last night papa was saying` that it at the next election any Tory : I "gentleman failed to vote to his utmost capacity he would consider him as a ' traitor to the cause. Duke. you ask I ' what you can do to win me. Vote for { the cause in every one of the constitu- I - encies where you possess suffrage." I .The poor duke stood aghast. 5 ' ` But, Miss Danby," he protested; ` have you considered? I have thlrty- 5 seven .constituencies. Many a of the elections happen in these places on the same day; Theybare often hundreds of miles apart.` It is impossible! ll..- T\__I-.. _._..- 3..-... I.__ -I._.l_ _.. :3 Y . , 9v9yoy9gOC9QOOOQoOOO90 vonss AND Il\IT'BREST ---ov- Thirteen, And then in Scotland- one in Inverness. The Lowland estates give me one in Lanark, Dumtries, the Lothians-he ' caught her look or appeal and nished-seven . in all. Then in Ire1and-but all these details musttire you. Summing them all up; I have "thirty-six votes--no; thirty-sew en; I forgot that.I have one vote in the island of Orkney. - In..- 'n....|.._ --..u- |._..n- 1.. 1.-- -n_-:__ 1 --- -.---_--pa --up-u-w v o UII-uavn-3 ' Well," he said, 7'th"e is the vote in Dalesmre; and in Shropshire, `and in Devon on the Rivers Court estate, and lathe` boroughs of Moreton, Da1ehamp- ton and Middleton, and in the London . const!tuencies- Angela began to look apoalled. "How many in all in England?" she Interrupted. ll7'l`I_l_.L-__. A.__I A.I_-__ n_ t\-_L1-_._s Oh, yes, but taineants in Toryism, according to papa," she retorted, with a deprecatory gesture. You must do something to convince him that you are as intensely anti-Radical as he is himself. How many votes are you en-T titled to cast at the coming general election?"_ ' f-'.'l."l;;_ prodticed a betting book and hastily made a calculation. 11111-1! II I__ ._-A_1 1114.-...- 1.. LL- __4- 1-, . goo ooo9ooo """"a:;t3?:a1u".: Company ooooocfwoooooooo00909000000 V "fhe duke had also 1-isen.v He looked her full in the eyes. Angela. he `said, with the awkward dignity which Isa. characteristic of the St. Giles tam- lly, it I do not vote legally from ev- ery one of those constituencies you shall never see me again. A_2 I.` .L--I.. I_R.. LAL ___2 I__!._ 3-..-.. I suppose I can alord to be mad, the duke replied coolly.` 1 - I\L --_L-.I_I_. _..-_-._ ._- -- IIIL- -_ so \(Ipna\ now saw v. - unaccoun- ~717h;-"duke nnuved at if; se,at`ot,Ba1-t ; lenguich castle on the eve of election. 1 Next morning the polls,we1"e scarcely } opened when `his carriage came dash- 1 ing up. The tenants hardly knew him, t so much hadthe strain o_r:tne. last two weeks told" upon him-... - ,_< 1.3. ___-;_u .L.__l.. _.|.'r..1-.1 0.1.2. . " Duke, remarked Angela Danby, with the frank courage of an heiress to millions, I am sensible of the honor conveyed in your offer. but before I answer I must ask certain questions." The duke bowed. You know that papa, like most.peo- pie who have made money suddenly, is" an ultra Tory. u'n7. . -..- n1-_.n-_ -._;..-I_-- n -L___h-.s --- vculv -v-J1 W:-V- are Tories ours_elves, obsetvgd the duke. T % __'.. --`.-.--. -- -- --`...-~-~--- "M78 Danby rose from her chair as she said rmly. "I have answered you." 'I"I__ L-_C-_ I__.`I -`.__ __.!..__. I'U'_ I-_I_-5 It is madness, your grace, expostu- lated Mr. Lastwill of Lastwill & Testa- ment. --v ----v par--vu vvvon u Oh, certainly, your grace. The en- tates are in a most ourishing condi- tion, and. of course. the prospect of yourowlnning the Danby millions-1.-, I41 .I-_0A. -__- A.__ . _ . _ -- A-.. 4.1.. 'I\._ V--_ --------g --V :----ya ....-o-v--v I (len t care twopence for the l3an- ] by millions. It is the girl I want." And then, as if ashamed of his show of l feeling, he went on hurriedly. And now tell me what has been done? --uuv ----- -rvvag \-\r -""W;ll: -5-'-oungrace. I have the schedules made out, and it is possible- ` barely possible-tor you to` cover the ground in time. But it will co'st-spe- cial trains" and all that-1t will cost hundreds of pounds. I`? :81! -l..I_ LI_-.-_-_.. l.__L ll I.-IA A- I will risk-thousands, but. half to himself, "I must win the girl. Be good enough to show `me an itinerary for my journey." A L-___I. -4 4 |__|I ._,,A___,.L .1 u I ' A toiioh of 0. bell brought the head: cleifk with a series of especielly print- j ed lists. They were the way bills. ex- penes. list `of stopping places. relays -of horses and similar tables. All the preparations for , the carrying out of the duke s daring experiment had been made. - " ` _ _ . "'i`iS two week of election were drawing to a close`.-and the crisis of 1 the` duke s experiment. was, at hand. He had voted in thirty-ve*constltuen- cies. 0nly_ two_x-emained; but these` elections occurred on the same day,g and one was In the north of Scotland 1 7_nnd`the other in the south of Ireland; 1 7'99? 5\Il\A IJ`.lvnn no-Una. Then the special train whirled him away on the wild/race through, Scot- Zltindgand England to .disti1nt.Llverpool. ` That evening found the duke speed- ing northward. imdbnext morning he recorded the first vote of-his long se- ries. Then a special whirled him into the west county. where he voted be- fore dinner time at no less than three boroughs. _ At every stopping point stood a barouche and tour waiting to hear him at a ._galiop to the voting booths. And that was only tl.- rst of 1 . A 1 many days. '5 _ , _ _ -__.LI__ LL- j-_,.I -,__,,__ J D, I __.~ --., --g. Present}; the word apt`-ead tar ahd wide of the wanderings of the mad Duke of Daleshire." `Many jeered, but old Mr. Danby chuckled delightedly. flII...A.!.. .. ....-_ ..dA..._ ..._ -__ I.'--_L "z1~.;.;t; ;';..a,;1.`a;;':x.;';:'..:.";.;;.;t. I have done him an, Injustice, but I will make amends for it by and by.` Perhaps" Angela has told him some- thing." ` IIVL- L---` j-_I_- -l -I-_L.I__ ___..- -..-_ --V u -- -av- -..~. `ac---an And he took his hat and his depar- 1902, by the `f-1__- I By Gould Brenan zqgnrnfm "ADi7}LTx't'E; I saw the other day amid the treas- ures or a private collector a copy of the iirst edition of Cocker s immortal work on arithmetic, published by T. Passen- E ger. at the Three Bibles on London bridge. Only two, or at least three, perfect copies are known to the book collector. seum. This particular copy, its brown - fmorocco pitifully faded, bears on its One is in the British mu- title page the inscription, Cocker s Arithmetick, Perused and Published by John Hawkins by the Author's Correct Copy." It contains what purports to be a portrait of ingenious Cocker. Exports, however, shake their heads over the authenticity of this work or art. There are many engraved portraits of the epoch, but there was only one 2 Cocker." The British museum copy has -no portrait,and there is too much rea- son to tear that this embellishment was added by some ingenious owner of an earlier century. Cocker died in 1675. This rare relic of the past bears date` 1678.--Llverpool Post. __..-.,-v-, -..-u--.w-us vs. ,-`up .---.su i The day was drawing to a closein gBallyconnell, and with it the election. ; It was a tiny hamlet. so it was small 1 wonder that there was more interest ` takenin the beautiful lady who had so l mysteriously appeared onthe. scene in 1 a line carriage than in the election. As i the minutes- passed the girl, for -she V ` was hardly more than a girl, grew visi- 1 bly impatient as she looked and listen- i ed for some one who did not come. ` Finally she jumped lightly from the ? carriage and asked the crowd if they ` would be willing to listen to a speech a in honor of the Tory candidate. fII_.;.. 1.-.`- 3-. A _._-J E-.. jl_-_._.Y_.. -'-v- v_ --v -y-` `..._-.---..-u`. They were in a mood for diversion \ and not loath to humor so pretty a lady, * so they drew around`he1". Her voice even attracted the gentlemen in charge of the ballot boxes. They did not no- tice that the hour for closing the polls had passed by. ` I713..- _...l._--L.__ __...A 1.1.. L _ _ _ _ L __ l'l'!I.. `speed. With the why elear t'heTw`i1eeI`s seemed scarcely `to touch the rails. 11...`. 1.-.. .._.1 r:_..._.....-n 11--.. _ ._.:-__ h?\-IL\r\rl. xv \\l\l\.A-I BAIV Lullbo "One-ten, and-Li'verpgol! But. a griev- ous_djsappointment met the duke. The paket boat, for Dublin was delayed an hour. He stormed and bribed, but to go purpose. and was about to betake. `himself to his `hotel in despair when a telegram was handed him. It was from Dublin and was signedsAngela. 'I\__-n_ _.,,, O- ., v__ .__ -.._.- Z minutes later sar the duke speeding down the Mersey on the_ Champion, fastest of its ` kind. IIVLA J_'_, __,-_ J __-- `..~..-- -V`, Five minutes. past the hour--ten. The girl was desperate. Could she hold them another moment. A1l'the pretty color had faded from her cheeks. but she talked on. -u-V u.-. - Suddenly there'wa_s the thud of hoofs, -.-:u- V.-- `a whirl of dust. and another carriage dashed up. Out jumped a very travel worn young man, who hurried into a booth where his factor `had all 'creden- ' tials ready and deposited his thirty- seventh and last vote. If the election judges realized that it was past the hour for voting, they were too much ` taken by surprise to say anything. And 4-kn-. `I... Jul-.. 4.-..._...:I 1.- ;.I.- ..:--I .... _- .1. pa--1--nuv uv nu. cola. IILIIIJBO And then the duke turned to the girl. `She was still trembling, but she made , a brave attempt to smile as she said: I T -4. ..... --..4_..-4__1..L- _4--~ - " U: UJII15 lU lJJL`.3' You poor little thing! [said they. '.'There. there; you can have us. We'll take You right in. - a They took her round to the socjal set-V c ement and whispered award to 1139 head worker, and the head worker*as`k-,. Gd her to dress a. doll. She broilght it - "8 Miss Dolly out in gay attire. The info the den and had great fun prlnl_:- ; head worker` was much pleased. with? issx hnlluv- ..'........_-..-- -_.a _.n.I.- aI..1."`