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quality ol manitoba rmlly and pcatry flour for salo at lowot prices our own mkw chopping done nnd quia itollod overy day loeit for aalr caih for wheal and oali henry hortopouclpii the bond hardsarare store where you can get everything in hardware ouit illlfbub anic always nioht tho bond hardware co llmlufl raiall plion 07 oublpii 15jsli ollcuc xfmnanlc iltueu vpper wyiilhmth hi cvntlh ant no iikttlk timl to enier for a coir of bualneia irilnlnu thin niw thero nro no vacalioni ami day and ecn inp aetilona conilnuo wlihout lnlerriipilon ihrourliout the year our rrvlu ui wlierover lonnd aro nittlrik pond in the minimi dlilrlcla of tbo ytibun and cobalt in ibo bmlnei oflice al the civic board tn ilia manaaara chair and on ihu lock exchange their capacity for aflalra la btlnfllng them lo die iront and their ilanal iiccein allracilns ntientlon nriphi younff man and women luvo much lo raiii by inveitlkblink ibeaa iacii and entering now the aure path lo honorable buccal call nl the collcuo ollice 1j7 ijppor wyndham st reel or addreib malcolm mocormlok b a principal a d savagkb optomatflvt and optician lana arlndlnff qulok napalfa 21 wyndliam st guelph twine and twine our old customers are all coming back for their twine knowing they jet best quality and at right prices gold modal which gilt edge is gold leaf yours acton feed store r noble prop seasonable necessities at right prices barrel churns washing machines wringers screen doors screen windows at c c speights mill street acton public notice this month only your last chance to get a hat at less than cost positively going out of hat business king flats reg 300 or 100 moth bags at a big reduc tion furs repaired and rcinoclol- icd at summer rates lafontaiiies pur establishment 9597 quebec st ont or try apflbland apple imijr ibo lilfiliwny alrnwn ami tihirnliik njiinlnu nil lior dnm si 1 tli cnwlnif rook ilu dfotuiit imln tim vnlky with itu niuty itooin t tho lillluldi biuik willi wiintls iinil diiiniiifl nufl ileiiiih of roaailltirl cloltf jiini corkcrow in tlia 1 lulri moon jhu rultilxiwtd rnnil for tun and abuik tho liijthwny nlftlto ilny tlw vtuiroiih flllid wllli upplra ii and 1iimmii mtiiiiklna niiil rl emu anil nil the ruddy ojurltiny l anttirthia npron ur aim ui- iwmttinr orrhnidu ami hnr jium anil knthnra into alack mill burn the trnnnirvii unit tho hiiiitnir jlilu a altiulnp liinit n innftbiiik roud utin uiiltlfiitliinn nil lhn way tb uoaalp doff the hhhlirn blnl tim pli that umnu n krnly k- dny 1 tin npnltt imldor in lint tun a fruindly volet iimlil tho boiiijiu i in hirinnr driving homo hiu tram i lu iiiicuh l bit kuh- tlto iubkiml 1 iiwh 1 tin ullvir biibblo of the croik tho wlllowwbupcr tho d tntl with nnirmiir if tin- iii tiiift a railed rnod liinht an iniui ill friend hlrlianl li- lnuicnnf in the ilxlln- intor rucl ymnll uabinq miss mills and dick hv vnirt t ktmiitii uja34ajtfsrj3jlta uk nniiipoytho fit in was ilrnvvn- low k hon but ovory nm who know ulcu ilniwnlow know tltnt ths ntd ntnii bad tiikmi him in with out ton tunny impoa of inuklnk ti hnai- noga iiinn of hhn hick wna twunty- t limn ynnra old iiu iinil i won si u nest ed tbroiirb collipjo nnd mndo many hlpi nbronil lit vne a iiioiiilwr of tlireo oliihu nnd it hud cout bu father 9v000 tn rut him to uu puwint point in tl rv ho vnn juut rtirovn ihr from u lillur- intib h ma bb up in nn iintn nnd wnu fool- iiir a bit ripontont whoit his father nnimtincuil tho partiiemlllp nnd in duced hi in to mnku certain rmolvun dlok had houu lining tbo oflloo no n sort of hangout for two or throe mo n tbo nml had nt last advanced in tbo busliipbm jvnrld to tho point where ho could ncknowledgo nn ordt r by mull and nlmnitt hltiff the old ulllce nmnnpor nnd other employees then the older ijrnwntow dtcbted that tho son might tn imvo n utono- grapber nil to hletiuolf nml nn ndver- tiioiiiont wa ncconllngly in nor tod thero were fortynlnn nitawei ami it wax for dick to pern no them and mnko up hla mind which applicant to hike i in intel flvo of thorn onll nt hla ofllcu and oiiono mian mllla hoennnu nho wna tho bent looking of tho lot it wna dloka idea that good looks formed tho inula of stenography nnd typewriting ilia father didnt ngroo with hint hut ho did not wish to introduce nny argument into tho pnrttiovublp that might strnhi tbo young niatia brain ho mine mhib appenretl nrt n critnln monday niornlng nml began lior work although ho tvua tho junior partner dlek determined at once to prove to her that bo not only neknowlutged lior right to live hut thai he wnu rulltor glad the wna nllvo that nfturnoon tho hon of ihowiilow hon dictated two lettera tiiul spent the rent of tho tlmo in patronizing hla monographer ho naked ninny quint tlona nnd rolatod aoinn of hla ndvon tlltob it wnu thna thnt ho nought to con vey tho idea that b tonography whlln looked at in n hiiblnons way by some had n social aide lo hiu mlml when noon onmo ho felt that ho had mailo lunttoiu uo plcnaatit thnt ha do- elded to auk mlm miiih to hntoh with hhn shu lookod him sedately in tlia eyed nnd refttaod hint politely thero had heon an expression in hci faov for a moment however na if uho intended toglvo notice and roalgn lior place on tho spot hut evidently lior glnnoo at dloka frank hmient face overcame thin idcn if aho hud it the junior pnrlnor wna natnuliihod to do hhn justice he miih not indig nant hut ho wnu piqued the autlmck madu hhn nubiiuin imno dignity in tho afternnnn and if ho wna nut glnd tif it nllua mllla wab it wna two days hoforo tho invitation wna ro- iinwetl nml na promptly refnuod nnd then ho observed t of oourso not if you dont wlah to imt i iniiut coiifuiib that i cant mnko yhn out i tint hero tot slonogiapber anil typo writer nut i notr alio nukod oortnlnly and have yon any fault lo dud with my woik than fur r notn lilt butyoubeo yonknow invited you to hinuh ami i preferred to go by myself that wna nnolhur aelhnok for 11 ok unit it naturally net h i in lo studying tho problem ho was not rcoimlomad to being rcfuaixl anything by nny- imtly it wan n real relief to hhn when finally ho dooltlcd that tho git atnod in awn or hhn liecnuio ho wna 1 ho junior pnrlnor of din house it seonioit to hint only kind that ho hiioiiiii illbblpatu that nwr at tlm end of nnnthor week lie niadit it hla hiiulneas to ovortnko hor nn tho utroel aa aim whs going home how- lug with the ut timet mdpoet ho anld t mlaa miiih n frleutl of uilun wtiu wnu going lo the ihiiiti intilfthl wllli hiu wlfo bus boen dhnppohited and haa glvon mo tin muktttw wouldnt you llko toncoditipany mo p i iihvo another eugmgiiuitnt she replied blushing both huonnao it wnu fuhto nnd bocnuwo ho knew it was fa hie oh ah i one u11 n ginat play i thank yon juat tho name that wnu another nirprlue fin mr dirk ilrowulow hut ho didnt turn on hiu heel with tlm monlnl lineal to 11 chnrgo tho tippy ulinnginpln 1 in the mornings hhownan now kind of ghl to him nit ho waft playing fair ii11 would bavowngoiid id to r that alio would jump ttt j ho chance nnd why alio didnt jump piulnd him ho could ipily lay it to her feeling of nwo he hadnt inoklm thai tlown yut jllna mill- went to her dntlea ilevt morning totidnrlng if alio would he told that h r unrvcea were no longer n quired hut nothing of that hurt awaited hfi on tho contrary nhoiit in id fore noon when uho had written uuvelal lotliia tho junior partner re marked mihu mills i wniiulouay unit your wotk glvoh tho groateut uallufaitlon mid from tbia tlmo on your uulnpy will bo advanced from ti to 10 a week hut i cant earn 910 u week not now alio replied im only n begin- in 1 and im glad to earn til you refiiut a rnuu of auhiry i hi exltaiiiiod nu he looked nt her in na- tonuhiniut if yon plimne until i an em 11 every ponny of it hut unt it for me lo any p not 11i together ilunuo way 110 mom about it olek cntno down with uunllicr thtiil it wnu no uue trying to puzzle it out ho hadnt the bialn power to do it luutiad of puzzling ho wont to hiu fill in 1 ami mild t muvontor i wimlul to lauo my utenographeru vlilnry 11 ml uho wouldnt imvo it what do you think of that t ihitr mo dick hut i hope you nro not going to gut into 11 scrape le- pllnl tho father na ho rubbed hiu hnnilt together nnd looked very anxli ii if you think alio la tiylug loget 11 hold on you youd bettoi din- charge hei oh nv lioic dad said dick promptly i know that aha la nt any- thing of that kind hut i cant make her out hho vt mt go to tho iheutro with ine nr accip nny oilier favore von hlmuhlut have uuktd her dicu said mr ilrowulow stiinly at iho biiuiu tlmo i munt say that bho iu a in out singular young woman most ulugiihir im ft f raid that alio lu altogether too attractive to you now ilud bild mr hon ihowtitow promptly thats not fair lo her i simply wanted to mako bet foul com- fortnble hocatibo-hucniiso- well hung it not became shes so confoundedly good looking hb alio a but because altos a mighty nlco girl homo junior pnitnura might imvo given it up hut dick wouldnt ho felt that hu had heon thrown down and liumlllnud nnd ho wanted to know why ho had sunk hiu dignity to ho patronizing nml hu had been rebuffed ho had luoken a tradition of tho homo lu seeking lo increase a newcomers salary nnd received on thanks foi it ho ono evunlng hu presented him- self at miss mills hoarding limine nnd naked for hor he was received in iho parlor and miss mills came down with 110 other idea lltnn that hu had emtio with bud news ha hemmed and hawed for a tlmo nnd then drow n long deep breath and began ml bb mills would it do nny good to iiuk you tn go to tlto theater with mo some night tmvnid iho luat of tho weok t im afinld not aim unsworn hut i cant mako you out you re- fuse to go to lunch with 1110 1 you re fuse a raise nf salary yon refuse to go to iho theater will ymi toll mo why this lup i will mr ihowiilow i inn ftom n small town in tho intel lor of tho stale my mnlliet lu a widow nnd wo are poor i nm hero lo mako a living fur holh of us i had two places lafoie i ennui to you but i hud tn give them up be- onuso of just audi fluttory na you huvo bestowed upon mr they wcto not sallailod to lot me do aa good wtuk ns i could for a fixed sum per weok i must give up my place with you fur tho snmo reason hut i dont sno ii replied dluk mian muu looked tit tho young man nml perceived that hu really did not sop it voiy patiently nml in a tono not at all angry sbo replied 1 yon tiro the junior partner in the homo i nm your stenographer you want mo to go tn iho theater with yon we ehotihl wio many poo pi 0 tlieio hint know ou who nm ip your stenographer what would tltoy think and bay v iorhnpe nothing to injure you anolally hut how about 1110 p mlsa mills biild dick gulling up nml prepiilng lo go i see now thank yon for tho lesson you have imulo mo rettllxo something anil that something a that i must seem tn you mku a pompous fool ami i am a pompous fool for i eonfeaa hint i thought only of patronising you without waiting for n reply ho bade her a ooreinonlnua good night and hurried away tim glil watched him go wllli nn ox prosslonloaa face hut when tho door closed behind him she hurried to her room nml sobbed hltteily thnt alio could not remain with tho film was it decision that uho ntado without iiiguniont indeed who ioal- tated next in nilug its to whether slm should go to lhn oft 1 00 at nil or montly wi ito burruiiilei log her post i lei urnsn nf duty cnmpieied when ahe appeared dick ilrowulow did tint attempt to help her off with her veil and euat aa ha had tried hoforo in stead he merely said flood intuiting tolllely anil turned to hla desk iignln ilouenlly ho stepped lo htr sldo mid began to dlotnti when ho was done ho hesitated and stihli will yon pardon me if i rtronr ouco 1 no to unit for thv last llhio to a itr- soual uiftttor v then said mr dick ilrowulow bravely i will auk you not to roalgn ua i know you intended to do i could aoo it in your face this morning if it will mako you tnorocoinfortithle i will urinngi to imvo you transferred to nty fullnua me hut if you would for give mo nml do mo tho honor of trust ing me i think i can prove to you that you will not make n mistake by stay ing lu my own ofllc tim gitl looked nt him with eyes noiut with loaru i will slay said die h month afleiwnrd the hon of hrowulow jfc kon en to rod tho private ofllce of the himd of the firm nml sah i latlior that mhui mills didnt ox- nctlytiy to gut a hold on me hut aim linu one for nil that nnd i really think well imvo to lake her into the firm unit uinkoit ilrowulow hon a daugh ter i couldnt want a better pnituir ualdlho head of iho flim what a tiiumhndouu fluou for two tirilbloduyu i was a di link ardu wife yes j 00 wna drunk unco 1 nnd that for bo brief n spare unit it ciild eiully ho bluttid out of lhn yrnra 1 hut with one swing of tho hi mk srythe joe wrought more than boidr do in n llfo of drinking wo had been married about four yeais when it nil imppnned during those years thero bud been no intoxi cants in nitr home nor had joe par taken of them elsewhoio 1 hut i didnt know that his giumlfuthrr died n victim of di inking nor that hla father through lite fought nn inhoilted np pnlilu it was lhn si com i in joe luut ntlemhd bin eltih ainco his recovery i lemember httlo clraco held out hei hands and cried to go with him ho gajid nt her 11 minute then said to himself t i wish i could take hoi with me i knew nftoiwnrdu hint tho tempta tion was upon him when joe came hoimi that night hu was diunk my husband dtunk old mr hyinoiis helped lttm up ihu stepc juut he pallunt mis hunter he said to mo 1 hell ho nil right hos too good for this id a kept out o sight only i thought you d feel belter if you know it was only mo 1 ill keep what i know and with that nstiuranco iho good old soul went away nnd lift nm with my drunken husband i ci led nut in my strange despair joe must ha saved by clods moroy nml holp ho must llo must stop nnd at oncn nnd httlo flrnco mutt nover know that her father was ono tiny and one tiny only u drunknrd how can it ho dono p tho crystul tanrs nf wives lie fore nnd wit it mo nro flowing ngalnil tho purilo tide of woe the cry of litllo childen ahiluksout ngalnat tho clamor or tho bar room those nro apparently of small avail 1 hut little irnco anil i must saw our loved ono i dopondod much on draco how much i did 1104 know out uod must sometimes tiuo sovero meiisiires joo didnt go down to his ofllce hu afternoon next day grace had heon very clck with the ci oup nnd i took thnt as nu excuse for hogging him to stay at homo that day your mother will i10 over and help you taku caro of flrnco ho assured 1110 mother wont ho bore till evening you surely wont go out again to night p im very busy mnry well klsa draco gondbye my heart sank hut i thought grnco hi her muto nppcala could tin more than i could by argument id ilka tn take her with me again i knew how hard it was for him to rotilbt tlto temptation to tit ink joo didnt coma tinmn for ton as usual my mothor enmo and want and i was left waiting waiting far into tho midnight hour thou i hoard bomeono coino into tho yard and fumble t iho window i started for tlio aei vniits room to mouse hoi tint my heait rorhnilo 1110 1 thou i went imihlly to iho window and tulsed tho blind t thero ho was i went nut and helped him in ho slept heavily for twn or thveo horns i listened to his broken hi eatldng then tn tho soft shimhers nf grace in her httlo cot interrupted occasionally by her oroupy cough for which i administered hor cough medi cine toward morning my norvea ihtcamo so exhausted that i fell asleep grace had a severe attack of coughing hut it did not suflleo tn nmuso my weary sontoa till i hoard joe spanking in a thick voloe and in lhn groy dawn i could boo hhn standing itowldc graces not joo i 1 cilud what nro you ilolng p in tho snmo thick fonos he tcpllcd thnt hu wns giving her sanio tucdlclno for hor ootigh i wns nt his sldo in m second 1 hut it wns loo into 1 ho had given her tho medicine nml tier litllo body was nlrendy beginning to wiltho under its e yeats i took tlto botllo from his hnntls to my horror it wna nut a in oil lo i no tattle hut n biunll jar containing a embolic duenfootant hint i kept on a tablo re mo to from tho medicine obeit i dltl everything i could for grace nnd being a trained nurse i felt thnt nothing moro could ho done hut in ten minutes uho wna golio 1 gono where aim would know what her father had done nml what alio iinil ttuuo tn savo him the nwfuliiesr of lhn next two hours i felt pnralyketl joda stupor wns wealing oltiho know hint some thing wnu wrong with grnoe hut ho wna ignorant of hla terrible otims i couldnt ilud it in my honit tn cry out against him tonrouuo tho stuvaut or onll iho neighbors those two awful ittuiia hi n home of every comfort nml with tho tentlnreat of liushnmlu but he wna drunk uml unknown to liluibolf had opium i it oil a eilme thott i aont for my pooplei they cuiiio j they did uvoiytblug hl was in bo done 1 i took caro of jo they naked few questions 1 just left us alone in out bonow they little know how groat that sorrow wast no ono hut myself knew 1 joo didnt know j how tould hup hn wna drunk hut tho effect ot lhn liquor wore off and joe wan himself nu ho always had itoen exetpt for llioun two day a hllll i didnt toll him au it wna ills reiuoruo wan ntl that hu und i could bear j 4o 1 kept hie terrible hucill njono during tho days hint nil that wiis mortal of tliacu lay then joe ami t vvjiru uhmu hint uvrnlng in oilr little sllung rooui the othos wore in ou ml tho hciuiif smno where doing what they could 1 it mattered not to tls what thiy did then the burden of my cli et came upon mo il crushed me jiw yea mnry thou i told him it vi au nut for joo only thn hie pi if w was paid lu the lonely yeaiu thai huvo followed jue has gonu into tho ihkkestof iho fight ngalust dihik nntl linu hayed many u poor innocent child from tltu rhituhoh of a ilriiuknii father maine temperance hicoid a touciiiho incident tho following incident imppenud to- cenlly on an elevntetl train lu now york city tho train had just left nu uptown station when tho passengers saw en tering ihu car a utile hoy about six years old half can led by nu oldor hoy evldmlly hla brother until were wbii dtorsed but nt first glance it wns seen that the little follow was blind ha had a pale wan face hut was smil ing a quick look of sympathy passed over the faces ot tho passengers nntl nn old grnyhnlred gentlemnn got up and gave hiu sent to the two tho big brother who was about eleven years old tomtcrly lifted up the httlo blind hoy ami plnced him on hbt knee hows thntp be asked nlco snld the little elm p wheres my inonlcti p this ptuzlud sotim of the pnasengaru and sovornl turned to sea whnt the child meant hut tho big bt other knew and jul medially drow out n umnlt mouth harmonica nnd plnced it in tho httlo fellows bauds ho took tho instrument into his thin hands ran it across hla lips nnd began to play softly nearer mygod totlioe tears came into tho ayes of tho old gentlemnn who had given up his bent nntl ns tho little fellow played on running into hock of ages nntl ahldo with mo thoif woro innny moist eyes in iho car the train rushed along ihu paaion- gora i is to tied nml hiu little follow played on tirelessly nover missing n nolo of annie lnurla or homo hweet hume finally tho big broth or leaned down and told tho little ono to got ready to lenve na the train was nonrlng the station then as if ho know hu hud won n wholo car load of rrionds the blind hoy quickly chnnged tlio huwnnco illvti into au id lang hyne uml with one ac cord tho passengers hurst into a round of npplntiso while tho big brolbet carried tho httlo ono nut of the cur poultiobo with hud a noted explorer reeontty returned from central africa tells of a unlquo method employed by his companions nnd himself to nllavlato the d rend fill agony of prolonged thirst in part of tlio dark continent thoro aro groat stretches of country whnidno water lit to think la to ho found although thero are hero and there pools of thick stagnant mini in snob country iho pnrty wnndoicd for flvo dnya without water uml might huvo perished hut for nn iden thnt occurred tn their loader following his mlvlco nnd example they collected the stagnant mud whorovur it wns to tie found nnd mnde it into long poultices which i hey fasten oil inuiiil their bodies next tho ikln this aliuplo process they found tn give great relief 1 nnd no doubt tho hint will ho welcomed by nil who nro likely ab nny tlmo to find themselves in a slmllnt predicament ono of the cleverest young bualneia women in germany wellknown lit ilurllu society and considered one of the prettiest gills in the german capi tal has just secured tin hehnlt of tho company of which alio is elmlrwamnn a enntrnct trom tho uolglmi fltntn rail ways which marks tho latest thing in railway economy affected by a foreign govoruiont mlaa htoetos syndicate hns rocalved permission tn collect nil newspapers anil paper nf ovory de scription loft in iho carriages onhol- gin n railways nnd in return fion tracts to manufacture and supply freo of charge fioni the paper thus obtained na ninny onrdhonnt tlekota as the roll- wny may require it is estimated that the company wui make n profit of from 13 tn iff per cent n yonr biib winked out loud hlxyenrnhl kntlierlno confided to her mother ono tiny thnt hor sister joaii did not close her eyes during prayer ihit how do you know r ak- ed her mother knthorlno begun tore- ply promptly well i ua hut snvetl herself in tlmo and finished by assert ing i i itoaid tier wink delinea tor tub onind that dulls if hie sciruoih grlndor kept tils blade in lhn whotfllone unoonunrly the scis sors would soon ho nsulesw tho grnt1 that dulls women is not dully house hold duties hut uevor lotting up on those duties the homo wife who la knowing keeps heuolf sharpened with frequent change nml recreation tub oiianob itufuru si iii went to hoardlu si lux niaotor romp uu pluy hho druv tbo cows fioul he fiel helped taku in ihu hay hut uho dont dp that any mine cause uf litis you mo hho went away as mnry june loinu hiilk joanne maile hho uhuler wt nr iniule ovoi 1 lu nn always with a mil me hut notv hi 1 tlrtibsi u v ry 0110 1 ihi tho inttht style hho dont ildu hurebat k at mmi climb the apple lieu klie wnit nwuv an maiy june coino buck jeanne matlv her halt is nil in mlnklih now- rnlln em marshal wuiiu hhea up in nil tho elqmtlt htyluhububuhnveu ifei inu nnd me are ttilgbly pi on nil uhilenrmdbutgee wi soinatliueu wish for maiy 1 liistid o jeanne mm ie i mrs iulo duiiluu vnl wum hmnn jompaniiin i she 1 an be hut thou oust imt hut alio teal twbnty ykayh aoo woentei wllhlhiu ntiuibet of ihu iliti im hm upon thn thlitl yeai of this department in const cutuo itsui thoro having been no intiituplliin in our twenty years a get itouiu biiilh august 1st 11x17 the nuuiiianceu of nppn elation received from time to time both written nntl oral encourage ua tn continue tlioli publication klutoil tlio brlckwmk on the mw manse uml mr i iranck new rtsldt ncu aie hilng pushed to completion j round linu laen biokim for hit now up pel leather tannery on queen ht a contract for kmmi loads of stotio for foundations hnn bt on let insane hiiough smoking t-lgat- elltis was the tcidict by juat ire duffy of now yoik in ibo lusu of 11 pale faced young mini found wa min ing on irnmlhtiult a curiosity in tho shnpu of n biamli of nu apple iioo heating applts en inch fq diameter nnd now bbihsoins within a few incite u of each olhui has been lift uu by ml john watson hon uthlliie on hututduy uf lei noon mr dan whitley of nnabnguwu who wnu playing uu secnnilbase man lu a gumu of huso hall was run nguinst by tho bn so runner nnd hud his collar bono broken tho liijuty will interfere with his usefulness in the harvest field for some time lightning did much ilumngo lu a very htavy storm width passed over itolkwood on kilt ay evening on monday mr ginhnm mcdonald of nausuguwoya slipped ftom nlnddor nml fell about six feet to the barn floor home 1 ihs were broken nnd it lung p uno tmed by ihu displaced lione as mr mcdonald iu advanced in yoniu the accident lu not without danger owing to thn intei mil injuries last week n sou of mr win lam bert krln hnd a leg broken near tho ankle caused by hut upsetting of a load or hay hu wna loading lip iind como from his place of service for a dny to help his father with the hay nnd will hnvo to lumaln for some weeks dr la wry reduced tho frac ture actons annual cuic holldny hnd bright and honullful wontlior a inrgo number of cltuens wont to outside points of interest about lim wont to urnmpton to seo tho championship acton ilrampton inoroaso match draniptou won although acton play ers hnvo high enconliims ftom both llrnmptnii papers hie conservator speaking nf tlio number of gentle manly young fellows john anderson and d agnew of nassngaweyn have purchased a now threshing machine tho yomig mens lue cream sotlul nml concert in connection with iho methodist church wns quite success ful mrs fleorgo hyntls visited filonds in toronto on tuesday returning in tho evening with her llltlo girls who have boon holidaying in the clly miss goilrudu junkman of kl a in born linu been visiting hor giand- father asa hull ksq miss holla hill has been lulling for it month in detroit mr flonrgo thurston u upending u weok with friends at hoinby mr joo perkins of ilvilln has been visiting his pniouts hero miss col la htalfortl toionto was homo 011 huiiday wo hnd a splendid tilp down by tho sounding sen in oonnoollnn with lhn proas hxcurslon to ht john nml fred erlaton n it we loft ibo pnrty fur a time nftei teaching ht john nnd wont on to visit mr and mrs lulnge ntohnrlottotown p k i ilmin at llmohntibi on august itrtl to mi and mis james mai tin it son iioitnln acton nu august lib tn mr nnd mis win hell a boii m iiiiiiuoii august 1st at tho lesldonceof tlio hi do mill kl a clot by itov j w it no mr porgua jaiueu tinvers hollcltnr torontn to maiy momaslei minnie kwitn of acton pobllloit went into foroo in 8lou- honvllle ohio on juuunry 1st nt the present yenr nml the published sta tistics sponk well fur the result of tho first few months nf tho new system tho report stntes 1 tho total arrests fnt drunkenness thn first four months nf looh with open saloons were ikm for the corresponding months hi 1000 without bntnnns hie itunther of iir- robta for drunkenness wna iw a dif ference of 2u7 in favor nf tlm four dry mniilhn tho verm da of llm some pn- llcocuuit show hint for the fhht four months of inst yenr mmi imm weio made for all caitsea while for the noi- responding months this yenr without saloons lha whole number of miosis wna 1ft