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n3"5.. BARRIE |otiee+-91 Dunlap sneer, Barrie l.l;McBand|ess` .FOR Make no mistake! This is the GREAT A Scott in the shove lines. `He hastthe largest and best! assorted stock in town and announces a special `sale forl the next two weeks at greatly} reduced prices. His stock of [Harness I alvcgws satisfactory iandf'pr ices right; as usua1.1 l i 1 i r,I).`H..MacLaen` Blankets, Robes and Bells T cm FLOWERS-Roles. Carnations. Violet-. M W V-. `3:::;*:.*'-r..`:::.::.: ', Crisp `and Tender; Ctbhgo. ushipmeetu. Carton. E'hS:'-E33 able hon} he Nillm ' ` rick , Arm snnpsmm, ' V ` Q Mon : Mls and: ` 7 X Gauntlets `at cost All the best quality and guaranteed SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN Go to run NEW Stove for hating or cooking examine our stock. ,-We carry the largest. and best lines of stoves in town. We win be pleased to pbow them `to you nf yon purchase or not. A good dia- coum off or curb. Every stove guaranteed by the xmkera. . Also 5 run line of 7 B33: 3 'I-A Table d u.] H(m_(/'m_(/ Lampsv JOB... wmmma VVhe-I 3'nI1`w&nt.t STOVE 01.: RANGE COME AND GET OUR RATES i Poters, vs-'..-v Bill Heads (in pads) Statements (in pads) Letter Heads (in pads) N ote Heads (in pads) Programmes F older, . Announcements 1 Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. lrnendvance Office '1'i.Xiii)wARE_sj1`_ GRAND TRUNK __.op__ CALIF( RNIA. MEXICO. FLORIDA ` A and the "CAROLINAS" Inc|udii;g"Now Orleans and the famous Hot Springs [ of Arkansas. 1 A- , .1 ._2_ 'l"......2..4'.. `F1:-bat. an-A nn 0| IIYKEIIIII. } One way and round trip Tourist- Tickets are on sale, daxlv. giying choice of routes and stop over privileges at principal points; V EXCELLENT SERVICE. I Prompt c0nnections.fast time. luxuriousny appoints . ed Parlor andsleeping Cars. n-..1. -0. I. .-gm-_" served in the Dininz and Cafe ` Cats. are not surpassed in the best Hotels. ` Tickets, Folders and all information on applica- tion to Agents. 1 r: eurru Qognn Anrpnt. and Sleeping Cars. Meal: `'3 la carte." served in the Dining Cafe Catg. surpassed in Que best I-_!ot1-Vla. 'r...|.... I'`nm.-n and all mformatxon applica- two to ngcu :3. -, J. F. SMITH. Station Agent. ].D.McDONALD.District `Passenger Agt.Toronto. Every Description OFFICES o RENT on LEASE! la Ream: for oi . in Ross Block. No. 97. Dunlop Street. `Fire proof v'ault: lately occupied bv Dr. :Welln. Alnotwo rooms with vault, lately occu icd . bv`Hood. Jacks & Fruet. Barristets; imm ' te ' 1!. Apply toC. H. RO$S, tn, : I- n-..:._ Jmmarv 1. mos. Drugs and chAeA]n_1Ica|s 761- gln the Kitchen. VANILLA. fgr ice cream. for instance: Burma Pownut. for cakes. One 1; `a_ drug. of-course ; the other a chemical; and there are still other-e-SPICES of ell kinda. cream of tartar. etc. ' ` " ~-- 9-'-L - DDIYG The best lace to gr. drug: STOR . The druggiet` them than other people. We keep 3 good drug store about Kitchen Drugs. lmummnws uaucmsrunz II: lipply Iv v- .4 mango BI_l'I'lG. launarv I. not. {___------_-_--___-__ wmriii `jiizsonrs 9'1 DOOR WEST OF BARRIE HOTEL WW indnw Cards, Dodgers 9, GL1): Imus. Cl'BIll'I UI lalnau. an.- e 2. drugs is at a DRUG STOR ruzgiqt knows moroabout LL--. Oiuan ntlunr ll. ' ARE NEEDED EVERY DAY hgt BARBIE. kn DUNLOP-ST. -BARRIE. 'AbVERTIsE IN --TO THE- OF Yuy Q has clan: Sun u 7 . Saie Bills, ., _-_.--a.~.< Ranges% cup, 9 Cataiogues, Come and ask us a RAILWAY SYSTEM I "the; ii at in` the gm-den.Phil,ome,.n{1 `gang? sweet and high it was -~li1;ethge V. nt of the clove pihks. They'St1'e.t_(!h3;~`.Z ' in :1 matted mass ulrup ntid down: e old. fashioned borders. The garde` 5 big. and 11 wide. Weathered gray 1 use b1'ooded_ beside it} Time was _- 1611 the 'l`r,\'ou house had been the? Vest and most hospitable in all ihe A nntryside. In the day of-"broken tor -` ` nes _it still kept an aroma of -cheei'y * odwill. < ' h" .1 J Lusty hundred leaf roses grew be-_*7 rid the bordering pinks. Philomena ' as snippin<,; them ruthless]!/'.~ [cutting em without stems and dropping ` em in her apron. It bulged ridicu- uslywlth the mass of bloom,._but she ept c1'ow<]in:_.', in c}ip;$ed' .pinkyh'whlte etals. p1_'et(:nding to bee-conscious of othing but 1101' work. ` ' A ' - 'So1neh0dy had come up behind her. . nu -__.--..- l ..Hn11v uf\]}l.o nd ` time Otnlllg Ul11~ul'1' \) Lu n. , up her. , _ tall. young fellow. supple and merry `j yed. I-ie undid the apron strings`deli- tely, gathered the band in his hands. retelling daring arms .a`b'out her 'aist-, and saldi Stop slaying your housands, Phil! One rose ought to Philomena slid from hiaclasp, dex- V ` ` the huddled apron exously leaxing vithln his hands. "If I were a rose. 1 ad rather" be clipped for potpourri han be left to waste a'nd.wither. she aid with a delicious upward tilt of he chin. - i . Being interpreted. `that means you _ ave not given up a stage career, Ar- ixurgwayne said; catching her hand.` ixfe it up. 1 cannot hear to think of y rose. my `rose of all the world, ithering, fading, in the glare of the ootllghts. . ..n.A_.n 111.. hnun nrnnn nvhr R fllt!" `Phil. Phil, he went on. 5'ou.must. ootnguts." Z Stopl We have gone over all that! Philomena said lmperlqusly. "I tell on, I must go. It is past bearing, the way things are now. Oh. I know my. aunts would not, starve. They've a roof over their heads, and Uncle John -but I cannot speak of him. What I ' . cannot hear longer is to see them . pinched, unhappy. lacking the little ` comforts thatmean so much In age, n feeling themselves dependent. i Yon know our home would be thelns, Arthur interrupted. ' Q .1--- La... .. nnnnnnnhfnl Innk_ theirs," Arthur .1I1Iel'I'upu:u. , Phil gave him a reproachfui look. { You won't understand. she said. All ;their lives they have been somebody." ;"gen'tlewomen. able to hold up their `heads. Gentlewomen hate charity. ' uncle's advice, for my sake. -Now, when I am told I have a fortune in my throat, I must take care of them, -even it it breaks my heart." '~`- -----A -uvnn tnnnii hFD"h_ They risked money and lost it, against` . E: - Mn. 1wz. b` u1_'V' 0 S. M-can 4F1_caau~1`-Y A .3 `even II 11} Dream: Lu; uceu 1.. , The last word was under breath. 1 . Wayne made to draw her to him, but a ' brisk, bustling voice behind them said: So ho! Very pretty! Upon my word, very pretty! Are we rehearsing for Strephon and Chloe? Then without waiting answer the newcomer ran on: Miss Tryon, be ready tor the early train tomorrow. I ve a letter from` s Franzoni. He will try your voice, pro- vided you come to hlm by l.0.o c1ock in the morning." . ,u _- _-u\. ...-n. I9 lnfhn Enid, use morning. . I -shall go with you, Arthur said, openly taking Phil in his arms. I said you must choose, dear. . Let me take it \._..I- to can sun will Inf ITID f0OW-` ubac_k.` It go` 1 everywhere. u\Y- -.AI T 1 'v_- ---.-- -_ -every W ucrc. ` , No, no! A I will not let you spoil your life!" Phil protested, but he held her fast, aaylng, as he looked Music Mas- ter Graham squaremln the eye: _1_ hllo- menu is my promised wife and not by 3 fair weather promise. Wherever you may take her I shall go too. A--L--.v.. Anna mmm nr|i1.7..0llI_--Vet 3}? erhoot may lie HEY I uuuu BU uvvo against benevolent Ions, wuv Iuuynv .. Graham's eyes were quizzlcal,- yet - ... . nations and have their names pub- not unkind. Fhats as you please,. shed mth.papem ._ . . . young man, he said, waving his hand - 616. u':`',, be -"1 .. . - 'Nearly* all charltn up- and down. But it you ll heed _n friendly word. stay behind. at least at ;``1Vv 'i."`-" 9" V `""" ' met. You see` yowd be-so patently. go their motive." For mypart I hate on-. palpably romanuc yum be set down. tentatlon. I remember once when I not as a fact, but a press agent -0 take. - - A ~ V -A . . The voice there, nodding toward Phll- ` ~" "he" ` ` '`"` 1 '" (menu, is so pure. so golden, so rarely ` . V - - V _ true it needs to be kept high, not..vul- u"' "`"` "' `' "-" " garized. I give you my word the roar- V~ - h t` in: lions supposed to haunt stage doors ibfsggxnthg 'arer~'V-throng. 9 are really no more than. yelping curly," ' V poodles. They tagnfter and tawn up- "There was not on you for an encouraging look or {my preaegcort wag `cquamtd `mhy word, come to the whistle and tumble | V . I - . A , ' ,.my name rand V! went and dropped n over themselw es to follow a nger even . .th.e;_Vbox Ind `upped V goldpiece, into _ * lt :il afgtnciisgcfusdliiliezontti ' '37 .V`.V"-9V-7 sNl"'o 9?-"VhV I :.'n".` ' - tend u.thate~my.peret altering vyaI_I.Ia<> :*:r;";,. :t*::,i:'I::; *;*::,:: ..::2: i more: mo 1.` ma ,. " '" V'o ibee `made ion.- a lphbllc"7}dnbfseriptlon_ when "" Sm` P i 1ist"v`mn*`o icon ouFish%ot~ 5l~ umoeta "% u n -F-; ` ' _, '. -X o.u `L`I?$`3E`l$I e I `ml 8 Ari ` .Y6u`C'aroe '1'1x.h't'." V,I!`id'AV,-,f`.119$'-" 5" l wrm '_Wa..`.' onutno.V we-t. clihty. Grahamsh dhi h ld - . .1 V- . m-..... f. .`f.` .. `1.?..}.`...1i`L". mi: . -" i j `soul there, not A '! person in the neighborhood knew or was. .n-aveltng. .t'h_c0,l.l,8hV 1` part -.0! the . upon e'*l_one1}': llttlo Wltlol. Wh.0._l'0. `in o `to the wall 1 contribution box for the TV luur Hutu UUB|.IuaLcL_yo _ Graham shrugged his shoulders. map It '.l`ryon, the elder or the aunts. came _ tripping between the borders. her dell- cately wrinkled race ex-hallng a_ aplr- = ltual fragrance like the scent ofdrled` rose leaves. Come in, all of you.";Iho ,. Iald eagerly. There's a peddler onjtlie ` piazza, an elderly man, and he loo.kIfI_0`- tired, carrying that heavy pack Such ` lovely things! Yes." depreca'tl!_x ly,; `to Philomena. Martha `and I,r.`.:,1-:.A";1I1Il`Il. -" show them, but indeed it waa7`gtt'r`WQ V had told him we could 7-not Ihuy,r.-:5, thought, though,-' maybe, e,`Ar`el1'\lr?-'-"<)'_I"lI"1} ,-. k . his mother gets so ,muchj: -ln+'th9;_o\1t1yj.,`.-2 . But really there lathe `lovell Yo! brocade, almost. Aexac_tly;*ge:1,lkq`f,l;=I'iI.;,` g1-zrndxnotherfs second,dayg\:`l1k;.-*1 A.. -I.- ....-|-- ..a.- I.-.I.il"`"4IiI| Kl'lI1|UlIl0Il.lel", BECUUU uuyjy llll '- ._ % . 1 All she spoke` she" had huddled ; ' other three in front of hettoward -phnled towla u trf unruniz . ~ :; Muse, much as she won-Id} havy ., ' ""1. H" 1 At '1-`ha nimzur nfnhi d.WIi. but the men -both '!c; l'l"f1;6_;=?e"I_lI,IV1`,-`1. ;%'}:tI'In;s`:qt brocg '-cmnria T IICIUII LUWIG E LKIIJV III III : , ' At, the piazza. steps Ph11bmns,,ut- T I the %ved. Wm!-: xuaeoa. umoa: instdnIy:'p__3_!:iIp? % ' ` 1: $175-`|JY `JUL . S. McClure,Compa.ny JUBC, uculu adv`: -.v .-.._- __ you will, let mg follow .. 2.; pan :. ' ~~x1ictl,\' ;\.\'"ht,`et..-`ls? I . __ A_.- ...;..i........"' -v ;I,`~.\||..V,lJ - \1'.Il_',I.'v.~ \-`Wm .. opra-. . 3, 1.. ....la'.. Al `utun `.01)9]`a ` +~:*:.._ . .~ In snub -of herself`; _ delighted cry;'-Ethe',.sil;ve1fy' s'dt_m;{~gx:9u;fv vl'; A was so rich__ and=-lusttous; t'h"e` :_1`pp'!e bloom strewn over` it so: pe1itLe`:t.m'_i1ine ,and color. "She was-.-sorryl;`when; the _peddlersaid.-yespectfully: I ; ..nu... -1- 8': ad nrdnivp h|t_*'O nof peuu|e1'.='umu u._uu.v . '1`huf, `sir. .1 : ah t):rdj:ed to:-~saue." . _ , . L% q_ . Get another. ` piece tor your 4 o`_rdier; Pm bound to have'th1s`on9." said Gra- ham ~good =humored1y. V ' ` ` nu... ..\.-.r`:`II\u nhnnlrv `\` ham ~gooa; nuimoireugy. ._ V The 'r>edd1er hosw ms is not. another ,. _ lil:e.`i ;1. ., " 'l'hisw_ as speciallfy ,vvo\7et1`7' an at.nagp?* it} -2-.-5' ;.. '2'.` {:2 `"_-. `- '3 la-_ a-.'av':.\'-`.=:..`.:: day gown." . .V 1 "Who is'.1:fo_a_wear _it'_ Phllognexia ask-` is ed softly. -.st_i`ing ajsigh. _ Somehow she` ground herself.tre1nhling.all`h1'cour- ,_' age oozingfa:way.. ~She`wiishe_'d~as* sheV I` had nes:e1' Twlghed-_..I_;et9gr. that gslie "had. '. v: somebody otfyr. very own to lean `on. Her mother had. died vyhen -she fwaeg '. .'horn.- Her` tatherhad gone away. dis-t -appeared. leaving her, only a `clouded- name for heritage. \_ She had never` known until `the trouble. came: then` ` Uncle John -had V. spoken harsh` .truth.7'i It \vas',tha,t, .,..as much" as love for the` two deatr, ~oI.d..ladies,. whtqhr k.ep.t.,.._h;e.r., steadfast `to the thoughtor going i_nto the worldrand winning its" veillllause.` ;. g -' She had never been cnri_oi1r,or.en- vions, but somehow. there s"welled` in her a sense-otpassionate injury against the unknown `who was to wear this him .I py day gown. ordered no doubtgby a father`/s loving pride. She crushed the rich fabric between her ngers and xed a long look nponthe peddler s face. _ . a A girl is to wear it--that is. it she chooses. the peddler said. moving a` step nearer. run-.. an`\f\ run 111 fhufv `ID THE step llt.'u1`c1'. V Then -she saw that he was more trav- elwornlund weary than aged. 'Dlmly._ uncertalnly, she saw; too. 11` likeness thatdrew her electrically tolier feet. Through the open hall door her father's portrait showed inhe bloom and. strength of young manhood. She glance?! from it to the peddler and back `again. then stood white as death._tac- lng him, too shaken to speak. His eyes followed hers and grew misty as he . cried: ---0 T\-unnlnd-nu! Q1! 1 `IIIVB rell} cried: , . Sisters! Daughter! 801 have really keptmy place! Ph1lom_ena,"my baby, `you! the happy day gown was brought for ._._..__-----.._-.._-... - greedy ' Animals. 1 Q It may be `doubted 'whether those of `us who are able to obtain sufficient food without diiculty can appreciate A the craving for sustenance experienced '. by sea birds. and other animals which 1 have often by the force of circum- * stances to fast for long periods. Gulls {A will eat until theycannot y and when . they nd pilchards on board a boat j of toodcomes at such long intervals" ' that when it does come the ayian'intel-. will continue their feast until theycan only lie down and gasp. A supertiuity lect reels at the prospect. and what l seems a horn otplenty brings dire dis- ` aster. Seeing that gulls and gannets ' know no better. we are not surprised ` to hear of a John Dory, stuired to the 3 very mouth, floatinfhelplessly on the ' surface of the water, unable to escape ; from a dock of sea birds which have _ deprived it of `its eyesight` and will - ---2:.-I-I... on- nmov Mn IIfn,_ uU[J|.'1VC|.L II. _VI.. Inn; y,.......__. , quickly take away its life. A hake, V which thrusts ` its head - through the palingsto'se_ize an unwary ` `frog and and: itself unable to draw back again with the frog in its throat ; has wit. enough to disgorze the am- l phlbian and to deftly draw It through I by the lie; so an to swallow it on the '. are side of the palinga, ' But probably ' - ---In mmnh Imnnnned to be -on tile 0]: `He plu.'1u5a._ _l-Jun go oooo ---`, I a snake which happened to be -on the wrong` side, in company with a ` frog. wouid consume iron the premises and so render Itself incapable of wriggling ' through the bat-s.-Longman n. Modest Charity. y They were discussing charity in the drawing room, and one of the gentle- men was inveighing with some sarcasm against benevolent folk. who make do- ` names lished in thepaper. 4- "A 'Nearly charitable acts." he said ` eloquently, `_fha_ve pride or, as . motive. my `part hate ` .we!1.trevel1nt-vthvoilzhg at not the I country was noigknown came` ~-- -- -' 4I.......|.. HM-In `AI-nnll; where The Mitten otth swimming Fish. V` One lot the most recentappiications ot -gchrono .photogra1>`iiy'-,-by which is ,_ meant photoxmphy gppiied by` manss 1 of : series or short and. rapid exposures to the renrgh9.ntat!n.i%;m9vi9s:.9bJects u` N - rs : 'v' .r .. _.- _-....- -A . ncnll-inn--hgg fbeen Q; to the repl'I9uqI}._1uq_ u._ `g......._._., .,..,---~ In successive-' posltlons-'-has been de- visgdv In mfance` ` for thoz; study 10f . the qwlmmtpgf ;notlon s of l;._ "A raynsh % was _l1o`sfx1`_as&At=')_:,:iubJ`_'c!:`o_ Investiga- tion. . and the. ; sucgilxqf` photoz_'rfap__Ixs ' of `a... aec9nd.- 'l1heyj%-Ihow'- tho; =mov'en 1`ent-' og: jthg-.5 nns;g;;_d V 1 Vslmilar1ty~. toj_tI6 ph6tog'tfp,`[s_h's`grtli` - lV;o._yg>~:bfeen"_obtpf.l}x_1'e`d - o'_t ,.h;gj_x:n;otionn.` 0 ethewini $" ;%n:f!r,,1IjI%c ah "1`~l groan Pett_>o.s1y. wire or De#?'f:7. f;.g_9n;;Peabody_ of` the vil_lag` otl"G`l egf1_;:-is i vgiil:~:1_11 a...rt'na rkabie `umbrella. '1 E. _h.iiti_t Jzitnessedtthe struggle: tor. vAxnei`:;:;, 1 "glean independence "and had taken manyir; i /, journeys by land and `water. '1`he`rilips*E , 4 had beenbnt orstove invon numerous- . . occasions and the handle broken and. 1 I -glued together:-halr `a dozen -times. It _ i ' had attended` funeralsgcamp meetings , V ." quilting `bees, husking trolics-and town ' J meetings: without number and at the] - `age of 120 -years was still doing busi- ' ness at the"old stand and holding its `own against all competition. T -. | 'Mrs.eL1evi Cantwell, wire or Deacon 4 ` Cantwell of the same village and liv--- i:ing_.r_ig_ht. across the_wa_y from Mrs: "Peabody, was a remarkable woman, and .what more natural than that a re- markable woman and a- remarkable umb1'e1la' should ad\'nture tog'ether'j?, Mrs. Cantwell_ was remarkable. in so ."much that she` would never stir out of H---" _..u.1...-...4- nu nnnhrnlln "Q1143". r Llvvus nun. \r\av V- `her house without an umbrella. "She": dreaded rain like a cat and, no matter`, how clear the day. was always lookingi. ` for. a sudden downpomz. She had an uni? bre1la`of hei" own, end it `was large}; enough to shelter, her, -but now and" then she was forced to lend it or send` it to the shop"-_tobe' repaired. 7`? - 1111.. .I.._ nhn nl-nnfnt` fn (`IVP It to In? 5110],) -_|.!JUc Lcpuuvu. , . _ The day she started-tg drive over to`; Rawsonville`1n_, the deaco_n s one horse: wagon wasone ot the occasions when -.' her-umbreilawas not at home. It was a beautiful June morning. with norain insight for a week, but`Mrs.I .Cantw'ell didn t progose to run any ' chances; Attertrying in vain at three . or tour houses she I called upon Mrs.-_n Peabody to lend her that remarkable L old colonial. Her request fairly stunned the own- er ot the sacred relic and was at rst` peremptorily refused, but after .con- aiderable discussion, remembering that. .1; Mrs. Cantwell had theoreputation of being careful handed` and tender heart- ed, Mrs. Peabody yielded. s ~-- ---__ ...\...o. -4-A-n `I not rm H`. nd ed, Mrs. tfeanouy yxcxucu. ` V You know what store I set on it and what store the dea'con nets on it, she.` said as she brought out the blue cov`-"-PI` l ered umbrella end dusted it 611'. 1- J- 9) -[noun Ivhn I'Q'v` nd ` $2 'u'.oi ant-1'. it~ SE80 llmoreuu Ill; uuutcu u. v I do," was the reply, and you 1 needn't worry one,s1ngle"ofN:'You must know what a careful. woman I am when you remember thug ?_ve_ made *-- --5 AC nnrn: aha thug" one set of cups and sash Q19 last me` -L_... _.....'..a. 9! know What B. Curran: Wvuluu . ..._ vac gcy .Vb vulv- `: fourteen years. . g`i;... .11..-u'6;iu-uni`, tonrteen years.- is. hcantwe 1 ;to "manage the '1ine ` tnlly stowed It awa her head. but as she A ....l..ln.. n+ nnwannv 11' might have driven " away with the ,umbrella raised over needed both hand: 9 the deacon carey y under the seat. me. the old 1 `Mrs, `Cant-`well ~m1gnt uuve jurxvuu mrddrd away ,umbrella - leading rm. dd it 13 rdeasmg `to be hervherrd, as drrdred that the change is not due to .` "muse the `me q .`'`. '3 selshness. but is simply the expres- Way `md1' 99 - slon`ot our desire to be honest, to avoid E h A"'1.Vm3` hftthaysgnpvggtein tf`:_ut: 5: shams. Therefore it we sometimes ` 01`5e W35 9 9 0 ~ overste -the limit and cultivate `un- lra store, and Mrs. Cantwell entered to --5 rdedsdn`; rreedomddr speech and dctiorr 110 80319 '3di3-7' she `'33 3 hm: imanitest unrestrained rudeness, we are or so about it, and during this interval V to be excused on the ground or our ex; 5 V33 W came` d'~" the street cesslve frankness and honesty. I hunting for something better than bur- 1 __________ -- ----. L- ..... mm fnnn it when she I 'I`s-led "to Improve His Name. hunting tor Somelulug ucu.cu ....... -..- docks` to eat. She found it when she looked ovgr`the tailboard of the wagon_ u ,__1-z Ll... annltnt` I1I'nhl'P. ` `.uJlUUl1lIL VI Luv vv -5-... and espled the sacred umbrella. She had never seen the like or it before, and the tsste was novel and `palatable. The more sheate the more she want-~ ed-, `and she never stopped until the. last inch otcoverhad been swallowed "and 9. vigorous but unsuccessful effort ` made to devour handlesnd ribs. ~ --~ A--.5.-...1I Au-nun hnme without made C0 QGVOIIT uuuunc uuu slung Mrs. Cantwell drove home without | having looked under the seat and i !realized what a wreck accompanied her. It was only as she reached her `_ own door and Mrs. Peabody came across the road that the tragedy was discovered. Excuses and apologies and otters to make` repairs didn t go. With the wreck hugged to her bosom Mrs. ` Peabody retired to her own house, and 1 good will to men ew out of the back door as she entered the trout. ' a- quarrel over a broken atiron may. be coniined to .two neighbors, but a difference of opinion over a remarkable ' umbrella is _a different thing.` No one - __1 11....` l1nn6nvn`1 dliherate` umbrella 1811 ullaclzcus tunugu . . . . .._ charged Mrs; `Cantwe with deliberate- -ly bringing about the wreck, but she wag blamed for not keeping one `eye on " 4- ------ nu!-uhiln fh ifnre was blamed tor I101: seeping Uuv W. ._ hungry cows outside the store while {she had the other on seven cent calico inside.` She knew the associations and sentiments surrounding that relic.*and ! 1 sooner than submit it to peril she M ` 1 ` I '1 should have hired a boy to watch it. .The- pros "and cons were discussed at , every fireside in the village. and ot 3 - course`-a feeling of bltternesswas en- . agendered. in less than a week neigh- 4 Bots jw.ho.had alw'a`ys borrowed sugar 3` and tea of each other were refusing to ` -lend. and back` gates were being nailed ` _ 7` k- . ` " V _ . `_ _ Deacon Peabody was a good man. so wasDeaco_n Cantwe1i.'1`ogether they `had passed the contribution boxes ;in ` church-and counted up the receipts. att- er the -sermon_.~ They had worked out gtheiu. frond tax side. by side and had, ` stood elbow to *elbow.f`in..tmperance' ~ L. --.a ....n`1mnrnvements.-u l.`hat= * [5_1B3 stood elbow to eluuw 4.. ........-...___ crusades and town impro`vement.s.~.'1`hat long trlendshlp was -now, broken. = After looking at the` dilapidated umbrella for .Iald.to lnngnelgnnorjz , _A . L- `-`Deacon Cantwell, I nevgr dngned 11' than In my life, but you we _xn_e\V 60- D 'rll|I' `I401 1,`/`uy`u.r> 9 `. %i3 9tiI4I.0,_|l`_ lyftlyg '8 . . . . He**mn?t`?ii3:ll {that ;M_x`s."*Ca-.trt`V1vi__a ll"n was_?.`Ti,i;'11~`eles_sl 91' . 3 Mrs. Peabody :lxn13t:nou8;hnd~ the `meet-. l*eupong~;nemnnsry=e:nv*: .lng`i'_}1etweexj the deacons was passed -over entirely. . He simply tbund a Bllr lieal parallel and worked itup for,the- l benefit of both sides, and the result al-;. l most.` wrecked the.-`chn1_'_ch. For the next three. months there was more-`S aackbitlng` in the village than should 5 have been heard of in ten counties, and there were no signs pt :1 let up ' when incident stepped, in to restore 1 er shewas in the Peabody garret. Co- tugged and pulled at the hanging burr -WCUQ ~ ` . _ One day Deilcon Ieati<),di"8:-i*Vr:ite"."V_fit` up" into _the_ ga_rret- to` "overhaul on>;'o1q: trunk. .;'1`he place gneed'ed___airin g,,and;' `she raised va..window. V A hand organ was playing downthe street. and she held `up the sash with_one:'hand and leaned out to see and to. hear. Next-i downward on the outside of"the'house, while the sash rested ' on her` ankles` and held her fast. . a V. Deacon Cantwell s wife was sewing i- carpet rags in her sitting__'room when va series of shrieksj lifted her out of her chair and propelled her to`, the front door. Fora few _seconds she was over-_ come by the sight opposite." Then she made a run for it,_ and two minutes lat; , lo'nial n1nbrellas,. hungry cows and the tongue of gossip were forgotten as she den. When it was nally drawn back i } over the window sill. both women taint-V ed away and tangled up with each oth- er, and Silas Goodheart, who had heard the last shrieks and come running. stood over them with uplifted hands ` and said: ' - 1-; LI... 1.....~.4-knn nnn-A fnr`.11ni. thing sheknew she was han ging`hea'd_a i auu Bzuu; _ . Now let the heathen rage. for:--um- : bx-ellas is nowhanand` peace is restored l to Glenville forevermore! . -110100381` ucaluuc u: u:-. a VI v....... . ..-- on them or -to push her aside in a crowd or to smoke in {her face unapolo- _getlcall'y'. as it that were their natural right. We certainly are less polished 1;. and ceremonlous than wereour tore- ` fathers. 41,1- A--L IL in -dnnalno fn h of tli ddnr, 1 Modern Manners. V d . Somebody has discovered that ' the. ` decadence in modern manners does "not necessarily denote our increased bru- tality or absolute indifference to the feelings and needs of other people.` It ls balm to the soul to be assured of this V I _.v tact, says the Atlanta Journal. V vWe. have admitted to ourselves for sometime past that our manners have not the repose which should mark the caste of Vere de Vere and that we are other. We also know that many men | are no longer particular how they act `or what they say in the presence of - women and do not even observe the " small courtesiesof life where members . jg` of the opposite. sex are concerned; Men no longer hesitate to let a womanwait __.. ._ 4-. annual-\ `mail dd `H lndeed frankly ldlscourteous to each . LUL ! mad Selling : Wife. V -; - To Be Sold;- For 5 shillings, my (1 `iii wife; V Jane Heeband. She is stoutly ' l bullt,"stand.s' r`m{ and is sound, wind _A ' .lw gndllmb. ,7 _ . con T` .:shepcapn now `and reap, hold a pltvw lillkv and drive 0. team and `would dnswer any -stout, ablevman` that can hold II : 2.~.."7` ` tlght reln. tor`ahe:1s~hard, mduthed and .,`l sti-on_g4,- but-` it; properly mggaged. ; 9!? l l ~;woul<.1fe1the*3lea`9!:!mI9 ."`tm'.."!'. i wpmal using: .hnsbanQ,*aparf8'JVhhr . A I . shelamov-i-luehl orl:n:ulpl:rhsa1;1= ~ !, i Tried "to Improve In: The old lady who admired her paste: because he said Mesopotamia so beautifully has been outdone -by .3 Broadway olce boy. - ' A --_ `-45 nlnnnn '-u-h I-ha am`- BTXOWIIJ Ulucc uv_y. v. He was `not pleased with the sur- name of Mulligan, to which he was _ condemned, and so when ho_applled_ for _-_u.n_.. I... nan!-ham n$l'In ullu BU WIICII llU.II.r.r--v- -v_ anew position in another office he7dg- ' cidedto give himself a new name, and for ' this purpose borrowed what he thoughtwae a -name from the nancial [ statements which he hadlto sort and - le in the otiice in which he was last ` employed. ' A t olnployeu. What is your name?" inquired the ` clerk to whom he made applica-ti_ox1 for { .W1l1iam,_Recalpitulatlon, replied the She Got Up I Blush. ` Avcontributor to a Boston paper says 9; that he always thought until recently I that the blushing cheeks of a bride were a certain indicationot either h'er em- ; barrassment or her abounding health. i He was disabused of this opinion by what he saw at a wedding the other ! day. `The wedding party, was. in the l` vestibule, all ready to proceed to the al~ tar, awaiting the wedding` march. He noticed that the bride was very pale. `andthe brides_maid._notlced it "about the same time, and proceeded to take the ' bride's cheeks between her thumbs -and '. fingers and giveythem `a `good, hard pinching. Under thin process they soon showed a good. color, whereupon. the bridesmaid `carefully. .-performed the 3 same , operation. on . herseit, and they propeijdedipwith `glowing cheek; to the " -ILnn' P um! My "hat s a funny name, new the clerk utter he had the boy._repeat'it several Ln... .`_ .E{.;{e's.`" | e a l e .4 Don't you know General Recapitu- % latlon?" asked the boy in surprise. "Never heard of him. . Why, his name in in all Blank & `Cola Wall street reports.-.-New York |'1,'?'l ' I `T ' egard na.t.iv' I I 1 9:11. For ` V ,l.aundry la. G. sccptt] V saw, V - cnaldj ?.P_"}: