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stock tad prices is we ire confident we en eoxi wiui ny esublisbmetit in onttno htria sold out my interest to the above firci lrciefcjly solicit the pctrooxfic to my fnen ds agents wanted in eterr townabip to sell the pictorial cyclopedia of live stock and complete stockoctot tlciiiost complete end eorapreheniiw work crcr rnblidied its inthort stiod t tbo bead of their profession ind hive a continent wpn- wtoo worth iu weight fa gold to any one fetria horses bheep cattle bwlna plut jdosor bees a grind opportanlty to rtue mocey severe territory it once address e km0yee publisher 120 yonge st toronto actox pump factory l 11 plaminmitl thosebbage t cf the ispectfally thieve ire i hire rwciniid the cuntaid pnnp bnsineis in acton ind soaid inforat ill psrtics in viit of piik eot prepared to tapply thea from the old style wooden- pnip to the best force ftcsp made pninpa for wind kj or eck weha rpplieo caiahart notice- ip wells aspeciaii prices right every time our planing m ll lamber dressed while yea tilt if oaldiass iccad to crier wefcsve ilwi iztnii- ct lamber for le tcitiblc for bcddia parposes ordetk by niil will receive prompt 4ad csrefal ittentioil ghoptttfootofeiter stre thosebb1ge hanaecr s marble works j h hamiltoa recently rilifdthe hay of fcndy gitnite qair- ries and purchased oae of the iarswt best ted chespest stocks of gnziu jfonc- caenir-at- ever imported to 0 he will caatiaae to ei t 15 riscountondlrect to fciiatclfj with 17 years etiriaici ted lit- ins done bee of tbe itrcest trades it the do- miciocl i tf eoazretitioa all cev stoct sad iraad the very lt in the tatrtet a call solicit ornci xvdwoej haaiiltoas inerly eatebts cor vorfojk aad ea gtelph okt fire mutual nsurakce cof or the coltkty of wellq3 etikli6iz imo headofhce uelph rcgresbcil5ineslferchandifcfsiafsctories sad ill other descriptioc c icsarafcf oa the cash and pretaiam kote f w stone chas daylbsok prealcient 1 lanager- 4qhk ta1tlor a0et wanted saeefiwev to sell korscrr stock all goods warranted firstclass permanent plaaaant profitable positions for tbe riffbt men good salaries nd expenses paid weekly liberal in- doeemeota to becinners vo prcrtons experi- ene necessary ontnt free writ for terms j ftwncsee 4 chakleb h chabk knraeryuiui mention this papa kocuctocnv r coalwjcjod james browh has ou band a large ciiant ry which be will proiuptjy deliver the town at reasonable prices telephone noininiinlcaflon man m ton icllent coal any part of new ft 1 8qo b16 hew smfsk received too i volumes alta edition 12 mo books trong cloth cover iand good the neyv ij paper at ts each days bcj abj carriages fort8go are very fine and a big drop in priee okstore hublfh day sel j v kak dwglst s cheap stsltioner hcto ccceesor to x mccjarvik ont mystotk i with eyerythi firstclass now complete j found in a idrufc store big bargains 1 for th iiw eastodsy i new j coasistic scotch v j 1 l tl coaaistisg cc 1 jilcsts satin fin rhave sprlnfe csaaod harias in m iini raikers i rfif 1 tailor n itrgest dues i ijarrepexed 1 1 dafonaiues as i call and see chakteselsejcu a hey goods ran t nekt few weeks jllee peae another shipment cf sprjngr goods jjxt koveltics in canadian tweeds e variety of steds le ia4 asxrow wsles ia sll the alto a fiae variety of shand cofrkscrew worsteds lsoaencatsortmeut of overcoatings all silades and my pantings be cquillad ia the coaaty cnpiiy the best coat vest aad the frotinee and being a prsc- self it locc experience in the caaaca aad the united states i fcaraatee a perfect t for all erociaea lay goids and ltices before par- iw mi lul sireetj kl little showing a d r lee and drseee acton talk about rshoest fignrea taay he aad facts distorted be bat seeiil is beijeviag ccme aadiec tbe leekaii koot aad shoe storejs jast now amber of new liaes of efaoes aad ixcially adapted for the season tew goods are being sold at i as low or lower than those aakid for old styles and shop- fctra goods elsewhere bverjbody xan be tailed for we lava litej in all oenta wear lsdlawear toulhi wear j cifldroa twear 1 eabyi wear otirg ii actos oktari thursday april 8 1890 jphice the cextjs tbe brook and tst boy otft ct tbo viljage there comethja boy- dark and uu and lithe u be and be wubatb hit face and i nandi and ho- tilkath a space as thart with the brook that babblotb now tell me- waters ia cold ind clear and w banco the a bast eom iouxt from the farther laid of toe hill wo flov where tbo mow is brlda of the last vear i snawj children thereof we are r aad wbithcr dost thoa panl ob witcrs cold aad clear sad fair where ui rose is cay in the love cf fpricg we hurry awsy onr lonpt to ting to tbe lambkiat bleating tijerc ob i sboald stay where the pses blooa thoq waters iweet acd ooi and brae wo fchallloaroey oa thrccgh the meadows fiir till we cotac acoa to the vineyard wbera i drijipeth tbe viae with dew long ihoald i liajcr to prcw ihxa vines ob boatit water iwect ani coal xsy fpecd we fist through the baaiyslikc till wc come it lait where the inalbeny ujsid iiwiags by the crjiul lool li froan tbe waters that babble ih aadsileauy fareth thedarie lithe blade am he gieth nor roe nor vxo a look bat paniicg bcgocs to beat tie brock rew wooing tbst ibnlbecrj w r r tkd jfirmitc llatiinj 6ld incte jqs it snvikts cav old aa the jcorinalian cl families u is old society and the distribatioa there is nothing cew oadec the inn an old writer aace aaii and iu is cenerallj- admitted that liutory iaoqnlinnsllyrepeal- ing iuell id slioct before jve cm have entirely new etanea ot entirely new life- eiperieocea we tnat have an entirely new earth with newly cotitrnctea inhabitanu and new ipriegs o acttan alljthroach so i lappose the simple story jof- poor old utcle josh hu beea acted oaer and over again a the lives of men and women of all climea aod all aes bat that will oot make the itory any less iol resting the evetita we are abetet to tranic ibe are of the present generitian and majj- who will read the torywill focate lie charactera wilbocl heaitatioa t waa a chill bleak dty a november the drizzle a the raornioc hi d frozen npou the hard earth acd theccaae of the wind that had swept away the dtrnpeesa frotn the atraosxihere had brought jpon its wing a chill that wax nipping ajd searching eate ia the day an old man whose silver ed locks and chattered fracnt bespoke the allotted ae oc threescoreiodtea with farmenta worn and scant supporting his feeble steps hy an oaken stafl and carrviac in his hand a small parcel mail old printed cotton handkerchief enteral the village rom the westward- to tboae who had asked him whither be bad travelled be had replied had replied for maav a day and over many a weary mile to the east bat when lie had reached the village he had asked or a man named jlangdoa and hid beea informed that there were two men o that came residitg there two brothers alpheas and eodouphas then he badaakedhow thv were situated in life and he had been informed that the brothers lengdoc were both well off in the in the way of wordly possesions they were both engaged ia lacrauve baatneas and both had families then the aed wayfarer ai ked if alp he as and bodolphas eaigdoa hac a sister living those of whom be first iqaired shook their heads they had newer heard of a sister bet by acd by he foand an old woman whose fce brightened whea she heard the qaeatioa hribfened at first and then became cioaded ves she said to him while he cat by her fireside with a cap of m ilk in his hand tfcnow her well i knew kale laagdcn when bhe was a wee thing lot higher than that shes kate xash nuw sir tom kaah ia her huaband aa honeat man acd good at heart good as goldjbat ah me tom is poor he works hard bat dont know how to save others jthat are poorer than he get mach of his harieaxaed wages ft makes it hard for kate op- special lines good foods kewect style and best valae for the money at w williams acton castom work and repairing given caret nl attcn tion trnnks and valises in variety act0n- j livery bus line tbe undersigned resictf all ly soucltstbe itron mic and informs them that age of tbe pnbli well equipped and stylish rigs can al- i i waya be secured bat she bears bless her dear hearjt its only a nronth ago that she time and watched with me two whole nightl whea i was down with fever and torn jock care of the babes while she wis away doat her brothers help her 1 the old man asked ah co sir- im soriy to say they dont even seem to recognii her as a sister when the married with tom nash a poor journeyman blacksmith tiey threw her over and thoogb toms n business for himself now they dont ire it her or him any different they are t ieh np in the world as they estimate hie and tom is low down bnt tell me ai it yoa joshaa langdon old dccle josh as we used to call yon yes margaret i am old drab or at least whats left cf him aye those cf whom we have spoken are children of my brother levi lei i yon may remember was always a little higher op ini tha world than i was he was thrifty while i vsa noth ing bat a happygoiacky ar hsppygo ill- it didnt mach difference sot i had enoagh to eat and drink and added old harcaret earnestly so long as yon coald find them as ws in want auc the troth uncle josh i wandenn nheasy mortal heard at yon ran in debt refused to diride yoar iia haugry brother and then they talked of and old joahca lordon knowledge of his nephews ajpheoi langdon at thfe age of five and thirty had established himself in an ex tensive business and was generally sup posed to be wealthy ball had the troth j been known it woo id bav appeared that ja bit of help for sofferin tell now you was a bat i never ir that yoa ever crasi with a jibe other times gained farther and niece for tbe sustaining of bis position in society the position of himself leuctb always j spent folly up to if not bevond ins income that family consisted of a wife aad foar children two boys and two girls tbe oldest twelve years and the yoaogeet foar a comfonsblebmmeets all sphere were two female domestics a garden er and a groom it was late in tha evetjiog of the chill november day and alpbtos labgdoo had just pat aside the large family bible r in i atulssubles trains between 9 am and 83b pm careful atuntfongltentoeverjoroer 1 i tb wants of commerdaj travel jen folly met john williams and family lie whichlie bad been reading a chapter before the yoouger children retired when a ring wis beard at the bell of the back door ind directly afterwards a servant annbjioced lb it aa old man way worn and ooldand scantily clad desired to see thei master tell him said mrs langdon a lady whose every tone and every movement smacked of cojebar that theoverseers of the poor will attend to his wants and matilda yoa need not be qaite so precise in describing the appearance of every vagrant that comes along bat tbe servant was not lo be put off readily bhe pressed her errand apon tbe master the man had inquired particularly for him and finally mr laagdoa went mrsj langdoa heard her basband go to the back door and shortly afterwards she heartl heavy draggingfeet upon the floor of the kitchen and pretty soon alpheas returned to the sitting room wiih a look of deepest trouble npou his face goodness grocioas kancette jhe had been christened xancy it it old uncle josh i and he sack into a chair from beer eihaaition what shall we do do exclaimed the wife equal to iha emergency ou all sach occasions seud hitn lo the overseers as i said before or- if yoa prefer you tnsy bid him go and fiad his other nephew of coarse alpheas we cannot havnolro- here mercy 1 what a thoachtl mr lmgdon went back lo the kitchen and he poor old wayfarer when ha aaw that face with it burden of fear and chairrin of absolute anxiety and terror knew jtiit hi well what was in tha heart aud on the mind a though it had been written npou an npen scroll before him the servant fast itt out a bit of bread and meat and wa preparing to fl a bowl of warm drink- w lie a the old mau stopped her and then turning to his nephew he said alpheas let us be frank and trothfal with one another i ain in your way aint with a choking gasp alpbens ansrweretl i ve e joehai yoa are that is it yoa thoagbt to make any stop of coareej yoa can rest here and yoa shall be helped far- ther if yoa need bat yoa know my posi tion in society yoa must bear in mind that my wife is particular a boat her home acdxjccie joh yoa know that joa did i no leave behind joa a tery the old mtts put oat his haud imploring i ly and a pained look cvme apoa his worn face alpheas i have not drank a drop of spirit for more than ten years i have been where it flowed like water and where i people drank u ui freely bat i had no i desire to touch it i had seen its evil and felt it terribly so dont think of that ifeally uncle joabaai am glad to hear yoa say that and let me hope that j joe may have strength to maintain your self in ifial good way i will pray for yoa be sere i thank yoa sif a iocg silence followed daring which the girl matilda had finished he work of setting food ani drink apon the table she had prepared a pot of hot tea notwith standing the negative motion she had re ceived at leagth alpheas asked where have you been daring the last ten cr twelve years joshua t ire been in a good many places boy mostly however down south another silence and then the host said every look and even movement showing how ill at ease he was there uncle josh yoa can eat and i will go and confer with my wife and see what she will do with you for the night alpheas langdon went acay and when half ac hour later he ret creed to the kitchen old uncle josh had gone it was mr langdbns usual custom before retiring to read a short prayer in presence of hi wife and elder children from the service book bet he omitted it an that evening kodocphss langdon at the age of three- and thirty wis living very fashionably and moving in the best circles of society he was not a freeliver nor did be love to epeudj money bat bis wife coald spend it for hirh and for the sake of peace he allow ed hr so to do he had six children and they were expensive also yet he did not live qaite up to his income unlike his brother he was a driver in business shrewd and grasping end coald stint him self for the sake of having his bank ac count balance on the right side on this cold kovember eveclofieojdol- phus and his wife lydia with their eldest daughter were retiring to their rest for the night when the doorbell was raogj ho coald it be at that boar past ten oclock an om man at the door wants to see yoa j he looked so roach and poor at i woaldnt let nim in so said the servant who bad been on her way lo bed when the alarntsoanded rodolpbac lmgdoa went tothe door the rear door acd was gone a long time hit wife knew that he had brought some oue into tbe kitchen and she heard a strang voice a voice rough and broken in conversation with her husband by and by when her patience had become well nigh irhmsted and she had arisen for the parpase of going to see eodolphas reinrn- hither who is it lshgdon sank into a chair nd groaned aload it is that old reprobate uocle josh 1 what oa earth 1 ejaculated the wife horror stricken what will yoa dot we must keep him until morning and then handie him off i have told him as much bat he didnt think of fastening him self open as did he h dont know he look the trouble to fell me that he had reformed he says he hasnt drank a drop for more than ten years did yoti believe him xo i woaldnt trust him as far- as i could swing an ox by the tail and i told him bo ive got enough on my sboalders nowjwitboat takingany more what is ha tome to besarc he was my fathers brmher bat if al this point the daughter quietly broke in- papa havent i beard yousay that old uncle josh was real good to grandpa and grandma ever so long ago 1 is this uncle joel thats come now a id wiih the question of his child came bacl to him the memory of the time when his j other and mother were poor and tick- when a great calamity had befallen them abd when this brother then yoangfthd stroig had given to them all he bad of money and badnursed them tenderly a woman might bare doue bat he would not allow the memory to dwell with him this is my tjocje joshua be replied to his child and yoa have beard me speak of a time when be was different from what heu now yes pat in the wife and mother and then in ber daughters ear she spoke a worn of her husbands ancle that made the little one shudder and which ought to have caused tbe sneakers tongue to cleave to tbe roflf of her mouth forevermore after s time it wax at ranged that uncle josh might have a bed in tbe chaniber over the woodshed for the nicht and rodol- phas went oat to tell him but the old man bad gone he had not waited for the kick i s in another part of the village apon the edge of the mill pond and near to the grist and sawmill on this same chill november evening in a comfortable cheery room of a small poor collage at a woman at stable engaged in sewing i by the lights of an oil lamp she was a woman yet young not more than thirty and though not possessed of that color of skin and con tour of face and form which the world calls beaatifal in woman yet she made tbe eye glad that rested npou her because of the goodness that shone forth in every liueameot her large blue eyes her dimpled cheeks the perl and nmquc nose the fall moath with its fresh lips and its pearly teeth tbe quaint saucy chin with only one dimple to prevent il from being really homely all these iboagh far from the ideal lines of an artist were he vert beless beautiful in their way thay made up a face attractive and winsome and wholly lovable she had once been kate langdon bat now she wxs kate hash j she had three childrenabed long ago for it is eleven oclock and why does she sit and sew to late 1 it cannot be necessity the look of the surroundings tell of lack of wealth if not of poverty bat not thank heaven of want aud then ber face does not look like tbe face of one who toils thanklessly xo hark i- through the crisp kovember air comes the clang of a heavy hammer apon a black smiths anvil there is no mistaking the sound ah j her husband stoat tom nash has been called upon by an unfortu nate traveller whose carriage has broken down and who wo aid be on the road early in he morning and tom is at work with aiight and plain to help the man ou his way and kate will not retire while her hasbandworks she has the coffeepot on the stove and in the oven is a dainty mess for a hungry mans lunch the clock has struck eleven it is ten minutes past when a knock apon tbe door arouses kate from a mood of meditation without heillation she takes ap tbe lamp and goes to the door at first she is start- led but whea be can throw the light upon the face of the man who stands upon tbe door stone she feels no sense of fear it is an aged face sad and worn and kindly in every line and forrow and aha steps back guarding the flama of the lamp wkh her hand and asks the wayfarer to come in and he follows her to the little livingroom the roam which is kitchen sitting room and parlor all in one t kate you dont know me she starts a gasp for breath as the surge or emotion sweeps in lipoo her heart and then she bounds forward and throws ber arms aroand the old mans neck and his fortowed cbeek uncle joshua 0 thank the lord for this uncia josh holding him from ber and gaxing through ber tears of joy upon the wellremembered face uncle josh 1 this is joy indeed dear old soall ah hark tom is coming wont he be glad and presently tom xaah came io he he was a splendidlooking fellow handsome as a picture that is in all that goes to make ap the strong vigoroas truehearted man he was not polished bat good and when those who had objected lo kates marrying with him bad said their worst they had not been able to say one word against torn xashic moral character tom ro tanj yoa cannot gaeas who this is i i yes i can i then somebodys told yoa onljf joar own hippy face kate i know there isnt bot one man of that age on the footstool whose presence couib light up yoar pretty face like that and that- is old unci josh to be idre v aye youre right tom tis uncle josh and uncle josh thisis my husband tom the darlinest bravest best tom ihst ever was could it be the same man 1 was the man who when kate had set tha hot coffee and tbe remains of a cbiken pie apoa the table drew ms cbiir op to keep tom com pany the same old man who bad visited at aipheus and eodolphai langdont it did not seem possible that maa bad been sad and sorrowful aad brokenhearted but this man was gay and jubilant ha my kate cried tom after they bad moved back from ihe board wasnt la prophet didntt know what i was doing when i told you at old busier coald not have that spare room hi 1 what d you say now mrs hotlytoily why icoujd almost say that a little cherub sitting oa ynur shoulder tom had whispered into yoar ear it was finally explained to uncle josh that an old man who ran the gristmill had wanted to hire a little corner room of their cottage he only room which they were not obliged to occupy and kate for tbe sake of the pecuniary help would let it but tom thinking how cheap be would feel with not a room beneath his roof where he coald put a friend put his foot down em phatically aad aid xo xever mintt the talk for the next hour when they theyj were ready for bed kate kissed the old man good night and said to him dear uncle josh it ihe thought that yoa have at last foand a home where yoa can rest in peace while tbe lamp of life holds oat can give yoa sweet sleep then sleep soundly and may god bless you tha whiia thats for me too v cried tom who bad overheard j and the- old man did not try to bide tbe great tears thai streamed down his farrow ed cheeks wat it fatality or what was it oa the following morning when uncle joshua came oot from the little corner bedroom he lopnd a man pleading with tom for money ll was a landlord who held toms note for a thousand dollars secured by a mortgage on the cottage and the shop and he bad come for his interest which ought 1 tii nave been paid weeks before wheres tbe note anked uncle josh of coarse yoa expected to endorse tbe payment o the interest the man showed him tbe note why blessme this note is overdue t certainly 8aies alive that wont dn and uonole joshua threw open his waist- coat and his inner flannel frock and took from his loins a bookskin belt and from oneecd thereof be took a roll of united stales treasury notes one t which bore apon its face the mystic u and 1000 then from a pocket of hii vest he took a roll of bills of small denomination and having therefrom made up the interest due be passed the whole over to the landlord and took the note here kate ill give that to yoa and doiyoa collect itl fa aa hoar from that time a wonderfnl story was flashing through the village old seth bobbins tbe landlord bad seen old joshua lang4ons money belt and he could swear thai there was full a thousand one- thousand- dollar treasury poles in it a million of mqney at least ifrhy tbe old fellow hod pulled oat a thousanddollar note and tossed it over as thoogh it bad been bat a worthless piece of paper and he bad given the redeemed note to kate xash u ttioagh sneb things were his mail y habit three days ister alpheas langdon had learned that uncle josh had visited the national bank in their village and when be entered ibe bankingroom lie foand his brother bodolphas there ahead of him iwbst do you think alf old uncle josh has deposited four buadred thousand dollars here and they aay he has an other bank account in san francisco a patnial sijence and then said alpheas doif we missed it dreadfully whod a thought it v its too late now alf at 11 events ft it for me i cut the old mm too sevtuery for him to ever look it l so did l r bat it remained for the two wives to ex j hi bit the climax of chagrin and goffering thenceforth there was lo be a regret mi ok- ling with every hour of life that would m itself fell in sorrow and vain repin ing and tom xash and bis iroebeiried kate ah for them the sun of joy and gladness had arisen invaed aurfwhat was perhaps best of all people the- mass of them said they deserved it at ajj events the son of their gladness shone not for them alone for they blessed band reds of others as they bad themselves been blessed trg uvj5aw upuku vi t lack be little sunbeams children yoa are household sunbeams dont forget it and when mother is tired and weary oc wbeo father comes borne from his work feeling depressed speak cheer folly to them and do what yoa can to help them very often yoa can help them moat by not doing something for what yoa would do would only make more work for them therefore think before you speak or act and say to yoarself will this help mamma or will this please papa there is something inside yoa that will always answer and tell yoa how lo act it wont take a minute either to decide when you do this sod yon will be repaid for waiting by the earnestness of the smile or the sincerity of thekisswhichjwm greet you one thing remember always the effect of what yoa do lingers after you are gone fyng after yon have forgotten tbe smile or cheerful word which jyoa gave your father or mother or tbe littta act you j did to make them happy it ia remembered by them and after yoa are aaleep they talk about it and thank god for their little hoaaeliold sanbesjfa xofeae of hoopskiek xever fear said a bright woman jes ter day that hoopskirts will come in they cant theyre an impossibility under the present social regime hoopskirts go wih formalism conventionality limp skirts ore necessary with ffilheticism and occa sional chairs there are three things which act and react on olu another fur niture manners and clothes hoopskirts were all very well far a generation that bowed and courtesied and set its smas tables and pianos primly back against the walls there was a fine clear space in the middle where social evolutions coald be fitly and with dignity performed greek draperies are the only ones really compa tible with the present method of arranging drawing roams xo hoopskirisin a horse car emigration are impracticable new york afaif and express wirmpses retobts the following dialogue ocoured in court at farmington me recently what day did yon fix np the line fence asfced the attorney the th or september- when- did yoa- co to work for the plain tiff ths 1st of september was the reply how long after that when you went to fix the line fence about a fortnight is it a fortnight from the 1st of september to tbe 7th ask ed the astonished attorney wheceapon tbe witness cooly replied ye sir i think it- is a quicker- witted reply was that given by a witness at tbe close of a ledfotpfcrosflqaeetioning now tell how many sheep yoa ever saw under oath now remember i never aaw a sheep ander oath replied the witness which closed ihe crossexamination ltvhton journal i luew a bold but lawless youth who ufht bsvc niada a noble man if parents had uot inftcrfeicd with naturei welidlrectcd plan they evei lt blm bare ins way in leaving dnties all undone and when their coaiie was questioned said ah friend ho la our only one l we cant be hard spdn the boy because be bates to mach to mind tfs frne ha roles too bouse bnt then hei not io different from his kind poor logic as he fquel tojd wenvuit4m ber son who early came to kriaf and all beeaaae be waa ber only one a pampered lad forward yemh wbocarly learns tq idlxosin who aerer knows tftc tweets of life because tneie is iotalo at borne i there t no sadder fight than thu of all the sights uadeatb the ina aad udder still hes scarce to blame this rained childi this only one ob take the little trusting bjuid held np to yoa im youths fair njorn and though voa lead throng h flowery path still teach the lesson of the thorn that lifo bath bitter with the iwett that pleasure is act endless fan teach him yoar child restraint betimes although be be your only one wivmjho a bood name- at these pearstbey charlie leslie galled out a farmer to boyho was- passing we are ahort of bands today coolqnt yoa give as a tarn roast be off to market by tomorrow mirniiig if yoa will help me this afternoon ill pay yoa well xot i said charley im off on a fishing excursion cant leave my basiness to attend to other peoples and with a uujh he walked ou thats what boys are good for now-a- days grywled tbe farmer these pears muibtrctoa ihe trees for al the hejp i coald get from them time was when neighbors raep and- boys both ere oblig ing to each other and would help in a pinch and take no pay bat thank ye lads tiowadays are above work if tbey havent a whole jacket to their hicks coald i help ydq mr watson- said a pleasaut voice aa fred staoey appeared aroaod the clump of lilacbashes which had bid him from mr watsons view he bad beard tbe cooversafion with charley and u be was an obliging boy he was sorry to see the- farmers fruit waile fur wantpf hinds to gatherit 1 have nothing par- 1 ttcalar to do this sjfternoon and would as lie work for yoa a while as not might know it was ypa fred said the farmer well pleased 1 dont believe theres another boy about who would offer his services the matter was spoti arranged and fred pulled off bis jacket aud went to work with a will picking and jassortiag tbe fruit very carefully to the great admiration 61 mr watson if that boy had to work for a living i t would engage trim qaiekenoogh be thought 1 bat hell make his way jn any boaibees one so obliging will make a host of friends who willbe always-willing- to lend ahelp- ing hand j i fred would taka no pay from tiij farmer wbo he well knew vms workinshard to pay off his mortgage bot he did accept a basket of pears for bis mother as they were very excellent ones and the farmer insisted so warmly on his caking them ever after that fred was sore of good friend in farmer watson and one who wss always ready to tpeak a word for him when ever his name was mentioned ohti boy knewwhalgoldenqapitalthis goednasoe is they would work bard to get it well did the wisest man say it is rather to be chosen than great jrichsa it- has helped many a man to acquire riches it is cf great importance to a boy what the men of his place say of htm never fancy they do not know yoa that they hate no interest in what yoa do every basiness men te and estimates the boys that passbeforb nim at pretty nearly thkir own worth fvery pan with sons of tils own takes an interest jo other mens sons jhero ia nothing like obliging ways to make friends of people and to lead them to speak well of yoa that will be a steppingstone to yoar success in life v l tehtekance tbocghls strung banijhou a racy speaker pat thedifferent phases of the temperance probleutin a nntsheljat a recent prohibition meeting he said take twenty five snakes and torn tbjmi loose on yoar premises that is tree wins- key pnt tbe same snakes tn box and bore twentyfive holes in tbe box that is low liceuse sht a pall the holes bat teu that i highlicense kill the snakes that is prohibition when a hoouboy a drunkards son was asked to spell v ka-b-s- the teacher after ihe letters had bten slowly pronounced asked what do yoa pat in yoar window t home the boy answered papas- old hat many a man has ruined his eyesight by sitting in the bar- room took ing for work a correspondent from sooth dakota wntes we have had only one saloon in our town for a ytiar paat and that is now closed the proprietor was converted last sunday nigbl in the disciple church and this morning poured all his beer and liquor in tbe street we have known the same thing to be done in these parts the mail says editorially that driqk ing at the open bar is rapidly becoming disrepn table it was always so in oar probably the magnificent state of the j estimation royal baby of spain surpasses that of any other inlantof western lands bat the ret inae of tbe emperor of china shows bow they do such things in the east the list of his attendants was aa iollows eight nurses- twenty- five fanbearers twentyfive palanquin bearers thirty phyaioiasjs and surgeons seven cooks twenty tbree-assis- tant cooksfifty servants and messengers fifty dressers to put on and take off the imperial clothes seventyfive astrologers sixteen governors sixty priests with all these kuanghsn emperor of china has lived to be seventeen jears old imng cnuadcr a boyal babt- mission notes miss who kills all the dead letters direction live within your income hecaase iiis very inconvenient to lire vithoatit it harts less to hit the nal on the head than it does to hit it on the finger a mythical person emin pasha why this foas about am an who does dot exist theres no mm paahiu mamma dont let me speak to yoa again tommy tommy yoo bet j wouldnt if i knew how to stop you t methodistmismoriarieafirstweottojaab in 1s72 i theirlabrs with those olotber churches have been most encouraging and successful the editor of a japanese news paper recently collected statisticehif growth from all the protestant churches of japan showing their increase daring the last three years from thirtyeight churches they have grown to 15 wand from 3700 members to 11000 j although missionary work and methods daring the past year has been criticised with more severity than for some time pait yet there has been a positive increase in the virions missionary funds evidencing tbe real and confidence of the christian public i i an averageof 100 per member is given by the mslhodistcimrchfor mission there ore maltitides in this great and gooa land wbo oogbjt to inquire what retorn they out make for kit tbey have received the gospel has made them free and baa given them peace remembering all tut it has done for them it boghfc to be their sapreme concern to send it tothore wio still sat in heathen darkness t 1