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VV ill I.\-\lI Seating himself directly in front or me, he raised the crystal with both hands. and at about a distance` of six inches from my person drew it`slow- ly, perpendicularly, before me. from my head to my feet. As he did so 1 no- ticed a sensation as of a light breeze blowing upon me. The operation was repeated. and this time i felt a pleasant drowsiness creep over -me. the cool wind still blew upon me. and I seemed to see nothing but the crystal. which assumed a larger appearance and be-_ came luminous at the angles. A third pass. and it occurred to men thatetl would mention this luminous appear- ance. which was increasing.` but on `trying to do so 1 found 1 could not speak and move, and. with a dim fancy _ that lwas rude to fall asleep under__ such circumstances I became.insen_si- TZIC UITIUIK Y STOW` ;ottl Has purchased {he premsnes occiiatcd bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just can of _mo ylgtoglu Hotel, and has uv buamdss 11$ all ktndlof Black- ':`r'31`- 5-5t=7s'='A~;dt'33'v'3v-`??? % ?="-no-at-='["%<'.`["`3=' a{-""'x==1~ The Ontario Permanent BuiIding % and Loan ssociation specwz Facmties oered to Investors and Borrowers. Near Market Square. \N rn. IVl/cLarty. .TENANT-Why pay rent. when, on such essay. monthly payments. you ran h_ccome your own Ian lord ? ' You haw the choice at repayin at a monthly rate of $1.20, $1.50. or -31.90 for eac $xoo.oo bor- rowed. '|"|-{E PUB|_|C-\V'hy spend all our socket r_noney_? 6o_c. 3 moqgh placed with the . P. . and . .-.5 ,-ug;_,-uny spe_nd an 06300 money? 6oc. a month wnth P Loan Association will yield you in about 8.yeanA PRESENT of $xoo.oo, or R prot of $41.40 out your monthlv pavments. THE INVESTOR-Why not place your $100.00 with the 0. P. 13. ..~2 L. A...-... ....a 5.... z. ;Vhen I became conscious. the win- dow` was open and the cool- October wind blowing upon me. My forehead- was wet.`anQ my chair had been wheel-. , ed in front of the-window. ' Stolberz sat by me..and I observed:that he look- ed paler than usual and anxious. ' What is the matter?4sald I. . _ - Nothing. he replied. "1 do not care I .t0'wait-untiiyou should come naturally _ -onto! your coma. so I used physical means to awaken you. What d'o;,you-_ , think of the power of the `crystai`now?"` `I ...`....It...I 4|...` I |....a ......_._ n.__-..1 -4 14.`. a H r. _m v n:.:sro H - Why place $190.00 wnth P. .8: L. `Ass'n. and have it doubled in 1: years, beside rsceiving during the in- terval GZ per annum paid to you every six monthl? In other words, for your $100.00 you will receive as internal: $66 and a lump sum of $200. making a. grand total of $266. ` __..- .. v-v-au _ An investment safe as g_o"crnm_ent securities and much more protable, rcalizxng th_e mv_etor an equiv lent to :5 per cent. per annum. snmple interest. For printed matter and further information call on Blank Win E~uz-nus can be had at l)u::lop-`3t., Lam Block," Barrie Make Will. `Will pay for `(ill Form and postage `go any pr-irl. of Canada. O.H.LYON, B0011 ucqlluluwu auu nu-._u ..........-.,. > , Great men. he would say. are but theembodiment of an abstractionand as purely accidental as anything with- inthe meaning of the word." ---.1 ..:....:I.-... nnnnninfin-R h WOODSTOCK, ONTARio, Vjv SEQTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 12-t! cu`1*.FLo\vERs_Ruscs. Carnations. Violets, eta. fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole, Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in an`! daann. -'-- ---.-u u. vv-- -c- - uuv-an guniiuu III a an 'desi ns. - VEG"l'AB ES-- -Cclclg Cn`sp and Tender; Lettuce. Cabbage, afhnips, Beets, Carrots. tc. SEEeDS -Flower Seeds, Vegetable seeds, Plants and Bulbs. , ' WM. TAYLOR a . 1' LUK ` Telephone 15. Evenings at :ie.'~:idmn:e, '67 Owen-St. SEED ST(DF?E` Tana: MARKS Dumas . COPYRIGHTS to. Anyone sending a sketch and deacrlgtlon may q our opinion tree w other an Inven Is probably table. Communicate tlonuh-I condent Handbookon Patents nenttree. (lost my for ucnrlnacgamnta. Patents taken t. 1-on 1: Mann & teceivo specialisation. withoutc at-go. lnthe 4...'a...m' ' '.:In1.'.mm' ' ?.;.,i:}.' L...` 'i.Z{Zu. onlauon of any scientic o rnal. 'l`erma.83 a our: four months. 31. so dubyull newldealen. nun n n- ---_ . 11---- u__n. VH1} II II BII UIII uuruul. ZIUII-I.lB,Q0 ` U I 1 uuuuu our - Soid byall mm & co.seva~-a-v.new1ygrk Brunch Oloe. W F St.. Wasmnzton. ln`tDe llleuulug Ul Luz: wunu. _ These and similar enunciations he would give utterance `to. not in all) dogmatic or self suicient spirit. but simply as stating the result of his study and experience. Most cultivated and educated persons I have met. have possessed hobbies of some sort. and Stalberg s hobby was the collection of crystals. His collec- tion. however. was certainly the finest I ever saw. containing specimens of quartz, spar and other minerals and even the diamond in various forms. They were arranged` in his cabinet un- der glass and numbered several` hun- dred. Besides these, he had in another. case a collection of magnets. compris- ing about fty. and also of all sizes. Such "a curious concatenation of tastes surprised me. and I remarkedupon, it. asking why he had selected two such diverse objects for collection. , ll`|V .A_ __ .3:...-...o.n an rvnI1 fnv Ill": 0115780. In In T"9?_"Ii!iii}_._Hmsri2!.a i iga` E. ~ DON NELL, l"'l"nnAc- l'IAl'|I A-.- _-___ Advaszce fce FLORIST A ND SEEDSMAN, ll It. I : ; "nn|nn-,I Calls attention to the GO" TO 'H'i!". NEW iLAT'E or} 039, ......op..._ l1l.lb'UllJlLJ Duluc H uca I.- The magnet attracts." said 1._ -ahd` thevcrystal; excited by friction. willdo the same. but so will a glass bottle or a stick of sealing wax. _ __._n-.1 _...1 .....:..... 4-. Isle. An`-vnlfnl --/\NI)-~ A _w_. lggcl-CAIt_frr.: v n r. uuamnn , 15;. Dunlap-Sh, Barrie `waited. BIJUA VI. DCDILIL-I8 vv us. He smiled and. going to his crystal cabinet. selected from it one of the lar- ger ones. Then he said as he returned to my side. Sit easily in your chair while I. show you something else the crystal will do and mark your sensa- tions, I took an easy position. resting my hands on the arms of the chair. and 1- an AI 5, AI ,__._ _p UlVCl.bC UUJC\.I.D Lu: \.v nnnnnnn -- Not so diverse as you think, my dear friend. said be. for I at least think that where two powers. appar- ently different in form and character. produce the same results. if exercised in the same manner there must be con- sanguinity somewhere. urn|_- ..-.........A. .-.4-cum.-.6;-. IV gnhi ] Gland vvvd vo so-nv VAJIHQIQI 5011.11 3 . v-I-F-1:[.e51`)'l-ie'i'.`tl;t1't'I had never heard of it" before and,desc:-ibed my sensations to_ him. but The-did not pay much attenc} ftlon. and his mind seemed distraught. ` [(13-15 Inna In It `LA.-. LL- ._.-.....-A.Il ,-- .. --- -.-- up-IocV\.l uuwuouuauuv 7`-utmlvzow Is 3; ayout the magnet?". y., sa.l.d I. You have not yet proved tq gany identity between .these two, _ ug:'u.;I experiment of this `sort 1| .9 beneyea by for an evening. he, -replied,`-' __.1ng qgjgominc lther ocqasion I will _.qonv!I__1' f,,..uedg;:.;Eom_tlnj .i 1 :tbe~.u.u.1gnet nosessepsibrcil mfljlh f_ m9.:v,owgt:, 2 Bl1t.tQll'`L .'n78;.-'yd_ g it " j_ '?-`-`11g_l1___o%m I shoul_d_.a_ja Q ' ~ , tel. 110. replied. A- II ..-n_In ...L. - ! wciiiunder the _Ixfn"t_ij1A`a_x':g '51-IR`. u.-nu vu.;nu__I'uJu.I .uIugne[l|m`!'f., F "V -`.;'~ :.iltf'|'5rotluc:'d; a. uqarea; romilt `hyfal dlgront .means ._'/ But t'h19,maq _c;m'.g erbn. In 1 1ud`i frox"n you:-` fremnrksnl , must be a pecullar.jc`hafracte rT-what, I should call subllmated;.' ' ' "V !fo_u'are_rlght.'thoiIgh `VIA had no Idea V of talking In my sleep" or telling tales j out of school. But really I would like i you to see hertandconverse with he`:-._ f aa...n.......? ...._..-__ _~_. u. . .'-" ` `V ' :"I""V,' > ' '- - ` ' ' _ - ' , ~ : Bo; T said 1.~"tn:sJpoweua all-" llgd to that or animal uiagntium ' "if >l!'|Innt`nnn'A n I.l...:'..'..a _-_,,.'. `. - ,-__ .. ...;...... ...... evu uauv: vvu.u ugr. _ Stolberg expriessedgy the pleasure` It wbiald give him to. meet"her.; and I promised to mgke an arrangement to the}: end when I_ gave her-my lesson on the following day. 1r_ .:---'..n_-2-_. -n,_,,_ - . . - ~Anlua]g und;iEn'rtII`qusl=:q_ I.i. , r Many birds show their uneasiness be, fore an earthquake by. hiding v their headsi under their wings andgothertwise, behaving in` an unusual `manner. At - . the time of theecaia-briun `shock. the lib `tie shlike eeis (eirrieelli). which usua'i- - ly_ hide deep` In the wet sand, came to ~ the top and were caught, in great n_I`ulti_-. tudes. In South Atmericascerthin` qu`i1d- 1 rupedl, _sueh_as dovg_se.;ca-ts end Jerboas. no believed` by the peovleto. slv were-he ..1-fl 0!" mi:Igit!a`r1ger~=byI-th`ei stles4I_-4;, v-v -v - vu ---g ml assurance of his schdlarly-attainments -My 21-esc'rlptlo_n of` my.` friend and my V - rousedvsumclent curlosltylu my pupil * to render her` eager fa see him. so ax`: appointment was made. withthe con-` sent `of her mother.` for the following day, and.` punctual to the hour, we en`-A tered Mrs. Came:-on s drawing room. TIVI... India" .'................a l_....-.Il-n.-I_ -431. -wpv-o -Ix`-rt &v In-I\4.\.anq w qgygpyy ;ua ggv The ladies appeared immediately.;.rt- er. and. presenting my friend`. what was my surprise to" see Miss Cameron - suddenly pause. trembling violently.- while her face became vividly pale. I __stepped forward to support her, A but '_Stolberg had already taken her hand.- -and as he gracefully expressed his Ugratincation at meeting her she be- came Instantly calm. and, seating her-_ a self. in a moment, she was pleasantly engaged in -conversation. . n-_...I.-_ -.. -4.L.... '..... '.n.aaar..A ind-A ........,-.. .... -........1-....-... _ - Somehow or other we 'd'rift ed . into the subject (or hypnotism. and I men- tioned the` affair .01. the cry'stai.: mla was interested and . begged that Mr. -`Stolberg would give her an opportunity 7 of witnessing its effects. He agreed` willingly. and a future occasion was promised when the experiment should be made on the young lady herself. , .'|-__. I_A.-.. ....-nklnnp Assn WIW; CI-I%\I\i VI-I Iulunlv JVQJOCB III\Ca -- - - w - - -- A few days later. on reaching our boarding house. I was informed by Mme. Steinberg that Mr. Stolberg. had i_packed- all his property. with orders to send it on board a packet which was to sail on the following day for Ham- r burg. A-note to megleft by himself, in- formed the that he had received letters which required his immediate depar- ture. but that he` would not deprive A named. Miss Cameron of her seance and would meet me at her mother's house m; the evening at the hour which` had been -- , 1 __I_-__ I A;.-_J LI... I qunvunu. I Well, madam." replied Mr. Black- tord. I have never given the subject a thought. but I have known crabs to do some remarkable things. "Last sum- . mer I was shing for ounders. in Jamaica bay. The water was shallow. i and I could easllysee` the bottom. A crab sldled unto my haltypickedrnp- the hook with `one `claw. tookon` the bait `with the other. ate it. and then climbed. up the line hand over hand. `tumbled intothe boatvand went nosing` around} looking for the bait box. _ It that isn't reason. it certainly is a` fveryo high degree or vinstlnct."-New `York ' '.l`lmes._ Llllpl-I-|K|Ju At that time and place I found him. apparently making himself quite at home, and presently opening a small. box which he had brought with him he drew from it. the same crystal; with. which he had operated".up_on me. an , _;_;.___ |.1.__..-In .!_ ..-..L Al lung n- aha aypuxcuu C Pointing `thecrystal- at her Stolberg drew silently backward toward the door. when. to our astonishm_ent,v the sleeping - gure rose, or rather glided after him out of the door, into thethail, down the stairs. and as he opened the front door Stolberg caiiedto Mrs. Gum- eron. who stood with me at the head of the stairs watching the results of- this wondert u1.inuence: ' _ 1---`: A-II--_ BB9 1.15;`: U Vvnoayp Returning` to Mrs. Cameron `I found her in a swoon. out of which. as she awakened to sensibility. she passed in- to convulsions and at midnightwas a corpse. Meanwhile the policeehad been informed, `messages sent in all direc- tions, but of Stolberg or his unhappy victim I have never heard since. - . A Real Cute Crab. Eugene Blackford. at one time than commissioner oi` New York. was stand- ing in the door` of his oicevln Fulton` ` market one day when a literary woman came up to `him and said: Mr. Black- tord; I am gathering material for an article on crabs. Do you think those` little crustaceans have the faculty of reasoning? ' ' - u\'n..II .......a.......u ....`..n..A in. Dlnnb; VVl.LI\.'u LII: uuu \lll\vIInIIo\-`Q -wyvu --V. Seating himself in front other as she reclined easily in her armchair, be com menced the mysterious `passesiwith his crystal. I watched her closely. and a he moved it slowly in front of her I could perceive that she gradually grew pale: then her eyelids,dropped.and `she was apparently -in a sound sleep. Her. mother called to_ her. touchedher and even used some gentle violence to awaken her , but without the. slightest apparent e.'ect._ ' ` T`|-8-`L2-`an nth nmva`nI 11* `in Iylll IV \Ill\4|\yI-G IA.'lAI|a\pVaAa\u\v You see. madam. sn would follow me anywhere. `andgas though to prove_ it, she passed out of the `door. which Btolberg *shut. and. to my horror. ' I heardhim ldck it after him. ` ,,I_j_..' `-8 _.L_ 1.... Ll b\Q nan - vs syn -_: `Iuew 3-0;;-the tfwo igh;cs' `of stairs into the basement, my brain turning mad. it seemed -to me, andmreached the sidewalk by the lower door just in time . to see a carriage turning at full speed the next corner. *4 , |:._'_ I!__..__.__. I A-.`__J -. Inithey reign of King Moabdar there rlived at Babyion a young man_na1_ned %2a_dig.~_ *_H_e_ was handsome. rich and -*na`tu'raily good hearted. and at the mo- iment when this story opens he was traveling onfoot to seethe world ant} to.lea_rn philosophy and wisdom. Bu hitherto he had encountered so much. misery and endured so many terrible - disasters that he had become tempted to` rebel against the will of heaven and `to believe that the Providence which rules the world neglects the good and -lets the evil prosper. In this unhappy spirit he was one day walking on the banks of the Euphrates when he chanc- ed to meet a venerable hermit. whose snowy beard descended to his girdle: and who carried in. his hand a scroll which he was reading with attention. Zadig stopped` and made him a long how. The hermit returned the saluta- tion with an air sokindly and so noble that Zadig felt a curiosity to speak to him. ' He inquired what scroll was that which he was reading. 131;. 1.. LL- Ah--u_ -1: 1\-__;.n__ 9 n ..___n;_1 ~;t;1;;;1;;g.;f;T%'t'i.;.:1.;.;;.;f;..;,;'.g..,,.,.., xx; .'-1xj:a?;.( IA 9; gt 9 :=pA(=(:tb ggd:`ahowg,_ ` . ' It is th; Etestiny, replid the hermit. Would you liketo read 14.41)`; - He handed it to Zadig. but the lat- ter. though he knew .a dozen languages. could not understand a word or it. His curiosity Increased. ' 4417--- _._._-_.. L- 1.- 1.. ;._-__1_1- n ....`2.n "'I*h"e 81$} SE68? E11 backward with amdzement. The hermit. without waits V lngfor mm. to. recover. set-off with speetfwith .b!sVcompan_lon. % 'tl-I- 0.1.1.... or .._l.I lI-.!n_ %;;?:.' W`:-Y'(; 1.i,'da1-3.1-);:;1'1"~;:<'>mt)e.1n trouble. said the kind!-y hermit. T ` IlAI_.. ._-:.: n_.u._ uv u.-__- -'.___.--L- w unr- `"113 mu wjm allow me. said the her- mjt, I will-accompany you. Perhaps _I may be useful to you. I am some- times able to console the sorrowful. That night the travelers arrived at a. grand mansion. The hermit begged for food and lodging for himself and his `companion. ,The` porter. who might have been mistaken for a prince, usher- ed them in with a contemptuous air of welcome. The chief servant showed them the `magnicent aphrtments. and they were then `admitted to the bot- tom of the table. where themaster of the mansion did not condescend to cast a. glance at them. They were, however, served with delicacies in profusion and after._dinner washedtheir bands in a golden basin set with emeralds and rubies. They were then conducted for the night into a beautiful apartment, and the next morning before they left the castle a servant brought them each a piece of gold. ` l"II.. ._._...L..... `L LL- I-_--...- II ..'A.I.'I I - vv -iv an-JFUIAJOVIIO ""`:l.;I`oly {gt-l.1 ez".;" said Zadtg, What `does an thia mean? You seem to me to resemble other tmenhiwnothing. You {steafa golden ibasintaet with jewels from an algae: who re'ceive_s you, with magnicence and yon=gl_v_e It to a. cur- mudgeon who; treats you wtth"-1ndig- ' Ttlmtyo," '. ` ` nun... .__.. n'_____n-,-u .- be so! .1- - -.-..--v --v-- qv v-an-wvcv no-no av- Zadig felt a deep respect ap- pearance. the white beard and the mys- terious` scroll of the old "hermit and. perceived that -his conversation was that of ajsuperior. mind. The old man spoke of destiny. of justice. of moral-_ lty, of the chief good_.ot life, of human frailty. ofv-virtue and of vice with so much powerandeloquence that Zadig felt himself attracted by a kind of charm and besought the hermit not to leave him untilthey should return to Babylon. a In _.LI.. __-.. 1.1.- _.-_._ n-:_-.. n _-n.a .LI._ -nun-:4 avnou - I ask you the same taivor. said the hermit. Promise me that. whatever I may do. you keep me company for several days. f1-Jl... ..-_- AL- __-._.l._- -...1 4l_-_ ___A. - . v--.-_ ---u -- - Zadig gave the promise. and they set forth together. "`'.._A_ _n-,n_;. LI__ L_-__'_n____ _-.-,u , q , . The master of the house," said Za- dig as they went their way. appears to be a generous man, although a trie haughty. Hep practices -a noble hos- pitality. As he spoke be perceived that a" kind of large pouch which the hermit carried `appeared singularly dis- tended. Within it was the golden basin set withfi precious stones which the old man had purloined. Zadig was amaz-_ ed, but he said nothing. AA. _-._ LL- I_-___.IL ..1.-_._;.1 I_-n-___ _ At noon the hermitcstoppedp before a l_ittle house, in which liveda wealthy miser.. and once more asked for hos- pitality. An old valet in a shabbyicoat _ received them very rudely, showed them into the stable and set before them a few rotten olives`. some moldy bread and beer which had turned sour. The hermit ate and drank with as much `content as he had shown the night before: then.` addressing the old valet-. who had kept his eye upon them to make sure that they stole" nothing. he gave him the two pieces of gold which they had received that morning and,-thanked` him for his kind atten-' tion. Be so good. - he added. as to let me` see your mas'tei_:., ` . The astonished valet showedthem in; - 4`Most mighty signo'r. .. said the her- mit. I can only `render you my hum- 'ble thanks for the noble manner in .wh_ich,you have re'celved`u's.' I beseech i you to accept this. golden'basi_n as a to enof my;gratltude. A ~ . . 'l..' ...l..-.. ..I..___.L ALII n_-_n,;__-,, n `AC .-q.`, u ` _1_\;ly 'lson."1-eplled. theehermit, V"thls mighty Iord.- who only welcomes trav: elers ytlntough vanity and to 'dlsplay_hls -rlcllesj, will -heiacetorth grqwe wiser,` while themlser will-be 'ta ught tentac- tlcefhospitallty-. Be amazed at -nothing: -and. follow. z',ne."_x A_ "Z`::ciI`g-1':1`1'ev:v5-;:'ot whether hefwas deal; ; mg. with the most foolish or the wisest ofull` men. But the `hermit spoke with T such a_sceu_d_a-ncy ,tlmt Zat1iK..`who`,be4 '_i;j_1bs.7\\_:vas f+`_tieI.'Pd 5? |3!8Dl'0m1se. had, .'uAu ?.}<)/!`(2gg-,1Qxvpt to-l`[ollq`w '}hlIf1."f , ` , I." own. _-` `._ x_.|.';. A.I-.;_. -.-...- 1.- ..._ _.`...-_- -`:A.-1;:-_s',.'- . s?{&'i}I}11g. .I have cause "t9 ua. an! ' um nonfannn Aovgitoxa, y _ A no pleasefhlmselt, and he lved ,the:s`trangers in it with a rankness which displayed no sign of `dstentaion. He conductedthem him- } self to. comfortable chamber, where" j`he m_ade "them rest awhile; then he he ` turnedto lead them to a dainty little. supper. During their conversation they agreed that the affairs of this a world are not always regulated` by the opinionsof the wisest men. But the i hermit still maintained that the ways of Providence are wrapped in mystery and that men do wrong to" pass judg- ment on a universe of which they only see the smallest part. Zadig wondered how a person who committed such mad acts could reason so correctly. `L I,..__.A_I. _;_-_. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _..A.:__ -- -`--u -- on---u an -uv \v\In-\o\.I-nag At length, after a conversation as agreeable as instructive. the host con- ducted the twotravelers to their apart- ment and thanked heaven for sending him two visitors so wiseand virtuous. He oifered them some money. but so frankly that they could not feel offend- ed. The old man declined and desired to say farewell. as he intended to de- part for Babylon at break of day`. They therefore parted on the warmest terms, and Zadig above all was lled with kindly feelings toward so amia- ble :1 `man. `i Q n o ,_In _,_..._ LII`; u Luann- When the hermit and himself were in their chamber. they spent some time in praises of their host. At break of day, the old man woke his comrade. uvwv, _.-__..A. I'__ ..-l.__ I...` an-mnnnl- nR `:4 newus HUI. nu Ihlllllllslcsug .v. ..- ........ `so. His German was perfection. his, French Parisian. his Italian and Span- ish a marvel. As for his age, he might have been thirty or he might have been T fty. Naturally enough. with our assimilat- ing tastes, education and pursuits. and through the kind intervention of Mme. . Steinberg, Paul Stolberg and I became` soon acquainted and then intimate. ..... ,.-L ..;.... u 1.... nvnnli-`I env in-p'hut \J(IJ_ loll`; \lI\I ILJILII II VI) IJILV Vpv-a-uu`.-- We must be going, he roman-lied. -But while every one Is still asleep I wish to leave ;his worthy man a pledge qf my esteem. With these words he took a torch and set the house on tire. ,,,1_L 1 _ L _ _ _ . ._ ..B I...- IUUD ll D`-II\p,l.l Ill-l\.I hint \. I-J\l\a-av xv: -- -. Zadig hurst forth lhto cries of Thor-T ror and would have stopped the fright- vful' act," but `the hermit by superior strength drew him away. The house was in a blaze,,and the old man, who was now a good way off with his com- panlon, looked ' hack calmly at the burning pile. 41-~r-.._-._ I..- __..l..a..`I 7 kn nmin n|1r LU lJUl|o\)l-IJQ At these words Zadig knew not "whether he should -burst out laughing. call the reverend father an old rascal, knock him down or run away. But he `did neither. Still subdued by the su- perior manner of the hermit, he _fol- lowed him against his will to their next lodging. _. ____. .A.I_- `.--;-I-can A` ll dUl\l\l` V\l` ucal. Iuugxug. This was the dwelling or a good and charitable widow. who had a. nephew of fourteen. her only hope and joy. ,She did her best to use the travelers well, and the next morning she bade her nephew guide them safely past a certain bridge,` which. having recently been broken, had become dangerous to crossover. The youth. eager to oblige them. led the way. _ n ___iJ LL- I.........lL nun`-solo` 6-Inna sucuag nvu uuv vv -.-.4. . . Come, said the hermit when they were half across the bridge. I must show my gratitudetoward your aunt. As he spoke he` seized the young man by the hair and threw him into the riv- er. The youth fell. reappeared for an `instant on the surface and then was swallowed by the torrent. A ut\1_ __ -....A.....I ...-nlnI-snail Wnhv UH, l.I\'3I._\aI\3I.CI.l-bill`. VA nag.-.- "YOE: promised me_ more patlence, Inter:-I pred the old man. Listen! Be-` neath (Le ruins of that `house which Providence saw lit to set on re the owner will discover an enormous treas- ure. while this young man, whose ex- istence._ Providence cut short. would have killed his aunt within a year. a,ud you yourself in two.- W" M1171..- L..I.I ...... Is `lsnnlxnu-Inn'J 7 nlvhn JV JUQLDCII nu uvvvo `-`_Who told you so. barbarian? cried Zadlg. and even if you read theissue in your `Book of Destiny, who gave you power to drown a youth who never injured you '2' ' f`I'1I..lI- L- n.-.AI-A `\I`- uu5u|. LU auuncf As he spoke these words the angel took his flight to` heaven. and Zadig fell upon his linees`.-F;'om the French. , - W_ I - It is required to demonstrate (geo-, metrically) that :1 larger crop of corn can.-who grown on an acre" of level than on at acre `of slanting gtoupd. - The sti_1lks_of corn are sup- DOSEG to.g1_'ow peipendlcularly 1nboth Llull-IIJJB ylnvo Heaven be praised. he cried. our kind host's house is destroyedfrom top to bottom_! V 1,, Pt. :II_ I__-_ .....L .Many years -ago I was boarding in "well known house at the lomwer-' end or _Bro'adway. kept by a jolly: light eyed.;:7 lighth-aired; `fat Germanlady. thewid-t 7 bow of a "professor." M-me. Steinberg.~ "As for myself. I was a quiet. old fash- ioned teacher of languages. and the " place] suited me. `Among my pupils was the daughter of a rich w'idow.7' llving.in- Washington square. which was the height of fashionable as-. .pira_tion in those days. My depart-' ment _was instruction in the German language. and in Ella Cmni-=ron I found a pupil 0 completely and naturally." imbued with the mysticism deemed A culiar to the Germans and the orientals. that I found she grnspeli the instinct _of that grandly expressive language as an infant learning its mother tongue. There was German hlood somewhere in the long pedigree of Ella's ances- tors. -- . - n u 0.- I ._-_1-l_-.Ii BVV1l.l\I\vcu Ll. ,Luu I:\_rl|\.A.n\oc "Oh. monster! exclaimed Zadig. Oh, x:mst.detestable of men- - 1117-, .... -...1;..._-I .~... .....-um. -and-lacuna, eterhal laws." _ --- __..-V LULLLJ uuu wuvuv vv -nu uuuuu Angel of hea__ven. erledzadlg, ou are then descended from the skies to teach an erring mortal to submit to the us. 3 1.1.- -.'...-I 1'..-an-` cbclllllnln IEVV D -Men. .-replied.-- the angel Jezrael, 'judge( all things without knowledge. and you, of all men, most deserved to be `enlightened. The world imagines that the youth who has just perished tell by chance into the water and that by a like chance the rich man : house was set on re. But there is no such thing as chance: all is trial or punish- ment or foresight. Feeble mortal, cease to argue and rebel `against `what you ought to adore! n.. 1.. .......I-.. at.-A..- nu-u-An I-ha anon] Book Borrowing. . One need have no delicacy in askin a person to return a borrowed book. Books. are property. and when bor- rowed they should be carefully pro- `tected from injury and promptly re- turned to their owners. I doubt the propriety of borrowingabook it one borrow shoes or gloves or . furniture. ; ls.n`ear 9, lending library. We do not ; J andpwhy should we make an exception ; of books? I think the; owner or a. set i should hesitate to` let a. single volume 1 so outlet hei-.pos,session. Either make a loan of theentire set" or give your t_riend permission to-consult -it` in your borne.-V-Ladies?` 4. _Hon_1e_ Journal. ` 1 tician. hnwever.'.to holv it. ~ A Problem About Corn. _ ~ Here is a. puzzle In geometry. It .1 does not" require a skled mathema- `IA 1-7 .___-_n.;_-_a 4- ,9 -,;, ,._L_' J..-` ILIJULCIJ 0 While he spoke hefsaw -that_the old man had a heard no longer and that his face had` become fair and young. hls hermit : frock had disappeared.` four white Wings covered his majestic form and shone with dazzling luster. - -_,___ n __.x-.1'rI_.Il... 53...... v-ow v-cyan.-up "The 1n'genIou_n rea.d_er` wili brobably % A g ; Prb`?`41 The water we use makes your clothing sweet and [attractive ; the care we usefprevents rough edges or frayed ends. - You will ndit apleasure point to the clean I things from on: establishment. IUI Do Ella. Cameron had lune:-itod suicient of the natural Scotch Intellectual force to gh9eLher balance_w.ithout blunting the subtle sensibilities of her mind. _ We wash them cle_an. iron them carefullv. No" garment eoilad in auv department. CLEAN 1mm;..I THAT ARE CLEAN BARBIE} smm LAUNDRY. it possible for you to have a Tglephone in Y0 UR NAME. Bemem, Bulvert Pipe, Field Tile, fqr it oxidizies the blbod with its wonerful oxydizing properties so that no disease can exist therein. ;oo YOU use Your; j i ' Neighbor's Telephone `.14: Use 0xy;gcnato.x-" for `Cafarrh. Colds and "La 'Gn'ppe, an unfailing remedv. 5o CETS PER BOTTLE. Sold at Barrie by JNQ. WOODS, Druggist cm THE OXYGENATOR -co. 4,0-ly A 22 Harbord Street. To}-onto. Ca. No wiring, or piping, yet gas rzvmd Electvicity. Cheapet-than oil. .Neve1_~ out of order`. Gives h.'delightfuy soft light ,whic_h7`does not s1rain_the eyes. Free V -Ih-igeVfor_it._ Make` nov mistake! This is the GREAT Scott in the above lines. vnav w\a-au\- -v---.-...-.--_ One day there can); bur house}: foreign gentleman to hoard. No one knew his nationality. and to this day I ;am ignorant of It. `He spoke English uently and idioumtically correct. but _...L _....u. .. ..,........ .... hn min-ht hnsin