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beitaits mm boys i what he has done to build up the empire part and parcel of the great bus iness world of london and other cities few people seem to realize how much the batton owes to the errand- boy ho sa generally looked upon as a catcalling idling marbleplay ing nuisance a necessity perhaps but nevertheless a nuisance yet no one seems to have taken into ac count what a general strike of er randboys vuld mean or what a blow it would give to the various branches of trade that make up our prosperity as a nation says pear sons weekly for instance how many trades people are there who are not suffi ciently welltodo to employ horses and carts ad the male attendant as driver but who nevertheless have sufficient means to give work to a dozen errandboys and not only the smaller tradespeople have to em ploy errand boys but tho great em poriums as well the hotels the clubs the postoffices the theatres in fact everywhere the ubiquitous fiveshillingaweck youth will bo found supposing therefore that all the errandboys were to become sudden ly nonexitftent it would be impos sible to fill their places with men men require higher wages and be- g sides havo work elsewhere yet er- randboys would have to- be found it would be impossible to utilize loafers and neerdowells for ob- vious reasons take away tho men such as docklabourers stevedores roadcleaners commissionaires and tho like and picture the result j trade would become stagnant shops j th fitsj would be unable to supply their s j she said goods chemists would be unable to f aan eies send out their bottles of medicine a perhaps it was i the remembrance of thousand blows would be struck at her- own unfinished romance tho national prosperity ov such an mado her heart particularly tender apparent trifle as the toward all lovers be that as it may she was the village confidante many abolition of ebrandboys awkward youths and shy maids and the british errandboy occupies blessed her for tho kindly way in a position that may be almost call- which she sped their wooing ed unique the next morning when ellen to a foreigner in london the anns brother with a flourish streets seem composed greatly of brought his hay wagon to a stand youths of striplings darting here before miss deborahs door he found and there amid the traffic some her waiting lunch bosket beside with baskets some in uniform some i her on bicycles some on omnibuses the exercises were opened by a they seem a noisy irresponsible i long and fervent prayer by parson crew and yet what a mighty unit elihu griffin then squiro cooper they are in one workingday of work rose and made some remarks but aday london they seem to bo detecting signs of restlessness am- part and parcel of the irrcsistiblo ong the younger people he brought bustle of london and our great ci- his remarks down to the pith of his ties by far the most numerous band address of all our wgrkors follow townspeople i have a for while banker clerk and jncri surprise in store for you hearing chant sit in their offices and- give up i that this day was to be of special their lime to the business that takes i interest to the inhabitants of his deborah hancock wa3 busily engag ed in decorating her birthday cake she sighed as she placed tho last candle one more than tho previous year how fast those little waxen milestones seemed to multiply several years before when the whole surface of tho cake was so thickly studded that she could find no placo for tho now taper miss hancock paused to ponder was not 35 a good age at which to loso count tho temptation was great but all false pretense was abhorrent to tho sturdy hancock nature prevarica tion even toonos self was not to bo tolerated and what folly could equal in silliness that of attempt ing to conceal ones age the tapers were red white and blue a light tap sounded at the door deborah carefully jockid her pantry door before admitting i or visitor mother wants to know it you wont go over to tho picnic with us tomorrow mo go to the picnic why el len ann i aint been to u picnic for 20 years thank your ma but oh do co arc miss lieu vou know were going t celebrate the incorporate mi of f if lii come in and think it over will a blult and n gje tho girl cast a backward glanco oyer hor shoulder i cant come in tonight but you be ready and wo will stop for you in the morning miss deborah followed the girls glance and smiled as she caught geylon and india tea green or black its virtues are fflaiiy its faults none thats saying a good deal but it is a true statement you can verify it yourself a trial will prove the truth or falsity of the above statement ceylon teas are sold in scaled lend packets only black flixed uncolored ceylon green free samples sent address salada toronto in his heart a warm regard for his old name has come down to join in our festivities and has consented to make a fow remarks friends i ask you to join mo in welcoming tho hon john smith tho cheering mercifully drowned miss deborahs painful littlo gasps of consternation no one noted her pale face all eyes were upon thcin illustrious townsman the hon john smith did not de tain his hearers long ho referred to the fact that they were all more eager to attend to tho contents of their wellfilled hampers than to any thing he might have to say ho also said that he was anxious to leave the platform and como down among them and seek out and shake hands with his old friends deborah felt that she must go away by herself and recover her lost equanimity seizing upon two pails tion in that city endeavored to overcome his fasting proclivities- long tom a mitivo of singapore about ten years of ago four feet in girth twentyeight feet in length and two hundred and fifty pounds in j up all their passive time the er randboy it is wjio forms the linking chain of their business routine can more be saidhas not the errand- boy therefore earned the right to be called an empire builder he is the machinery set in motion by tho man in the engineroom of tho em pires trade there is another factor in the case how many instances are there in britains history of an errandboy who has risen to fame and fortune from the obscurest of positions the answer is hundreds literally hun dreds there arc many of our great mer chants and financiers who started life running errands for men whom they have now left far behind in the race for wealth and position as boys they ran their errands and kept their eyes open picking up scraps of information hero and there that were treasured up in their brains until tho time camo when they might astonish the world by an exhibition of their smartness for the smart errandboy is given opportunities that can be given to no one else he may one moment find himself in tho office of tho mil lionaire tho next bo delivering message or what not to the humblest and shadiest of mankind one of these quondam errandboys now multimillionaire has a notebook that he started when an errandboy in which ho used to jot down the in cidents of the day the facts he iocnrnt tho things ho noted the scraps picked up from beneath the rich mans table and thus ho climbed step by step to tho position ho holds today hero then is a matter worthy of consideration tho humble irrespon sible errandboy is worth consider ing- ho is worthy of being given a placo among the factors that have helped to make tho british empire what sho is today for perhaps that vory youth who jostles past you so unceremoniously on tho pavement may ono of these fine days bo seat ed in his palatial office at tho head of a business whose branches stretch from london to yokohama and from new york to tho china seas in tho office of a great manchester merchant hangs a picture the por trait of a small pale youth dressed like an errand boy it is given tho placo of honour as well it might be jt is tho portrait of tho merchant himself a lesson to all errandboys as he himself was i birthplace one of our sons who has made a name for himself in the po litical world yet has- still retained 1eart trouble a money separator young milyunno has so much mon ey ho doesnt know what to do with it why doesnt he go into politics irate customer look here mos- enhcimer when i bought this suit of you you guaranteed satisfaction monsenholmcr veil vots do matter cf you i vos satisfied visitor you and your brother aro twins nro you not my boy boy yes sir its hard to bo twins visitor how is that boy when father dont know which of us does a thing ho thrashes both head of tho firrx thats a pretty nncfentlookfng office coat vou arc wearing mr travcrs travcrs yes sir i ct lm with tho lag rlgo in my ujr brought on by exposure and worry capt geo crandell of lindsay tells how he secured re leased from this dan- gerous malady from the watchman lindsay ont in the town of lindsay and sur rounding country no man is better known or more highly respected than capt gc6 crandell fortyseven years ago he was owner and captain of the first steamer that navigated the scugog since that time success has crowned his life both on land and water for fortynincycars he was a member of tho lindsay town council he is now 73 years of ago and enjoys the best of health but it has not always been thus some years ogo the exposure rind worry incident to his calling began to tell upon his health and his heart show ed signs of weakness his sufferings and complete restoration through the usoof dr williams pink pills aro best told by himself to a reporter tho captain gave the following story sovcral years ago my heart began to bother nic at first i took littlo notice of it but the trouble gradu ally grew worse until i had to sum mon medical aid i suffered much pain and at times was attacked by smothering spells which caused me great distress frequently these spells attacked me during- tho night and it was with difficulty that i managed to breathe at all i con sulted several doctors j but their medicine failed to benefit m6 i then tfieda much advertised remedy but this- also failed to help mo i had always bconi fond of smoking but i was in such poor health that a few puffs from a cigar would distress mo so much that i had to give it up al together i grow worse day by day and began to think my end was near and that i would dio from the trou ble some timo ago i was advised to try dr williams pink pills af ter taking ono box i noted an im provement in my condition and so i continued their use i kept on im proving till now i am as well and strong ns i ever was in my life be fore and havo not been bothered with tho least sign of my former malady for months i am now nblo to enjoy a smoke ns i used to with out feeling tho least distress all this i owo to tho greatest of all re medies dr williams pink pills hich red blood and strong nerves are tho kcystono to health dr wil liams pink pills nrc tho most wide ly known and praised of medicines because from first close to last they make new lifegiving blood and re store weak and shattered nerves bringing new health and strength to hitherto despondent sufferers do not toko any substitute do not tako anything that- docs not bear tho full name dr williams pink pills for pale people on tho wrapper around the box sold by nil dealers or by mail post paid at co cents a box or six boxes for 200 by addressing tho dr williams medicine co brockvlllo oat sho insisted on going to the spring rs commissionaires ana j f a figure lurking in tho for water sho started off briskly and picture the result f fc j5j k f ttknoi 1 but behind tho first clump of bushes she cast aside the pails and sat down to give her thoughts full sway miss deborah smiled as she con templated the mental pturcs of her youthful self there sno stood in her girlish pride her head saucily atilt and a mischievous light in her eyes but the smile was quickly followed by a sigh as ever faithful memory drew the outline of a tall awkward country boy who stood beside the maid ah now the girls lips parted and bending her head miss deborah hears the sound of a light laugh at tho sound the youth frowns then speaks dan quincy is a common feller and the girl ive kept steady com pany with shant dance with him again tho girl laughs and then in mocking tones replied a common feller is he well his name aint as common as some i know of john smith ifyer ashamed of my name now whatll ye be when its yer own who says ill ever bear any such common name as john smith if i was you id ask the legislature to help mo to a finer name do you mean that deb yes i do thus deborah declared her inde pendence sho supposed i john would come around that evening and make up as he had done so often before- but no lie had gone away from hilton without a word- at this point her reverie was broken in upon by the voice debor ah had listened to so long why bliss hancock what aro you doing here all alone i was going for water deborah faltered pointing to the forgotten pails down to the old spring ill go and help you i havent forgotten the way i bcliovc i remember ev ery incident of my life hero do you remember the picnic just before i wont away deborah nodded do you know ive often thought of that day you sec i took your ad- vico and went to the legislature it took time but i finally reached there but i decided that if i could obtain a handle to my name it would answer just as well as if i changed it im afraid i was rude deborah stammered it was tho best rudeness i ever encountered it made me leave here otherwiso i suppose i should havo lived right along in the groove made by my ancestors i have always been grateful for your scorn it hurt dreadfully at first but i camo to see the other side of the question john talked of this and that but suddenly he seemed to become nwnro of his companions silence he glanced at her and in a whimsical tone said deborah doesnt the honorable modify the smith a little what docs a namo mattor any way deborah asked impatiently but hero wo are at tho spring if tho namo doesnt matter deb perhaps youll scorn to share it with mo now will you dear and ho bent low to look under deborahs hati v john theres ellen ann staring at us and with a blush miss debor ah withdrew her hand but not un til she had roturned the prcssuro of tho ono which hold it weight had been for seven months silently manifesting in the way pecu liar to his tribe his distaste for lifo at the hub eat he would not ho lay all day long sulkily coiled in the window where ho was on show either sleeping or staring with small evil yellow eyes at tho throng who stared at him at length two snake men wcro sent for and it was decided that tho rebel under their direction should be fed willynilly a large rabbit was killed skinned dressed and fas tened to the end of a bamboo rod sijc feet in length and absolutely smooth then twenty men and one woman tho professional snake- charincr of the establishment pre pared to administer the meal one of tho experts seized tho py thons head and foot by foot the creature was pulled from its nest of blankets wriggling violently each new length of glistening body was seized as it emerged and was held by an attendant braced to his utmost strength for it had been im pressed upon every one that the great essential was to hold the huge reptile straight as any twttlng or writhing while the rod was thrust down its throat might result in in jury the mouth was then forced open and rabbit and pole were pushed in a unique dialogue ensued it was like playing button button inside of oircijs hfb peep behikd the scenes of the moving city troubles of the routine life something about tho table service few understand or can realize tho routine life of circus riders their troubles on the road or tho trials and tribulations during the perform ance season in some large city wher ever they stop there is a parade ev ery day at 9 oclock a show at two oclock and another at eight in tho evening everyone must go in tho parade and sometimes it means a slow ride under the broiling sun over eight or ten miles of streets tho average outoft hecircus woman would faint and fall from her horse before she had ridden a mile as soon as tho pageant reaches the show grounds after having made its tour of tho streets there is a rush for tho dressing rooms for per- nevt varies from 1u tlgh standard aad still maintain he place am lead a always the peoples choice taad package is zt 40 60 and o eta j haps it is past noon 1arado dresses are doffed street clothes arc donned and then to dinner the women in the circus live well thoy havo a cool airy dining tent with well set tables and competent waiters and the food is of the bast tho table service cor responds with that of the average city hotel where a rate of say 3 a day is charged there aro sovcral kin s of meat three or four kinds of dessert with coffee tea or milk fruits aro added in season and no ono ever goes to a country hotel from the plains op the west long toms breakfast feeding a huge python against his will the python hugo and formidable as ho is is not of an nggrcssivc dis position neither is ho amiable ho is a sluggish sullen obstinate crea ture and is more difficult than dan gerous to manage in captivity tho trouble with him is not that he en deavors to kill his keepers but that if he objects to his quarters ho makes no fuss at all for anybody but quietly commits suicide by star vation as ho is as valuable as ho is repulsive his possessors have good reason for amelcty when ho shows signs of homesickness tho boston newspapers recently reported tho interesting manner in which tho ingenious owners of long tor a big snako on cxhlbl- news of another success on the fart of dodds kidney pills an alberta man 4teports his en tire satisfaction with tho world famous remedy blood disorder the cause of his trou ble dodda kidney fills- havo removed it and he is thank ful blairmore alberta july 1st specialrdodds kidney fills arc just as well thought of iii tho great northwest as thoy aro any place else in the world the peoplo have con fidence in them they do ra they are claimed to do nor is the claim a small one dodds kidney pills arc claimed to cure some of tho most dangerous and deadly maladies that flesh is heir to and what is more they do it the proof is positive thous ands and thousands of reputable peoplo attest it for instance everyone knows brights disease at one timo meant the sentence of death doesit now ask arthur colcly of somerset man he was cured of brights dis ease the last stages of it by dodds kidney fills dodds kidnoy fills will euro tho lesser disorders of tho human sys- tern arising from- kidney disease with just as much certainty and an even greater promptness of thoso skin eruptions such as boils and pimples arising from an impure stato of the blood- aro nottho most uncommon or the least distressing dodds kidney fills by improving the action of tho kidneys purify tho blood and boils and pimples imme diately disappear walter ii a noblo of blairmore alberta writes in this connection i had been troubled with pimples all over my face and backache i tried everything to euro it all kinds of medicine but failed i was told to try dodds kidney pills and did so at onco i got thrco boxes of dodds kidney fills and took ono nftcr every meal they cured me thoy aro tho only things that ever did mo any good i will always use dodds kidney pills in case of sickness and advise all other sufferers to do so 2f vlll uan beitreltishilh your i iuw ivdlll buttto eccs p0mtry applzt othtr fluitsandpbodub ta the dawson commission co ssess a tie in opinion joo fall out fragrant what did you and about iio thought i ought to bo friendly enough to give him that dog and i thought ho ought to bo friendly enough to buy it of me hay fever can be prevented dont seek other climes at hay fever season dont destroy your stomach and nerves by drugs pre vent the disease hay fever is caus ed by germs that float about in tho air and finally find lodgement in your throat and lungs medicine wont reach them there but catarrhozone will catarrhoznno is sure death to germs start now to use catarrh- ozone inhale it into tho thioat nasal passages and bronchial tubes it goes wherever the air you breathe goes and it will prevent mid cure hay fever endorsed by not less j than one thousand doctors in can- ada and u s sent to any address ifor 100 forwarded to poison chem ical co hartford conn u s or kingston ont was ho a famous man famous why my dear sir theyre oven talk ing of naming a new bicycle alter him ask for minards and take no oiher parfest liquid denflfrieo for ikts new size s0z0d0nt liquid 25s sozobonttqoth powder zfc large liquif atd p0w5er 75c at allstortiacrl7mau for thoprioo hall ruckcl montreal rabbit tvhoa got tho rab- tho rnjbblt 1 queried tho kabblt bitt feel expert right here responded tho wo man snakecharmer after a minutes pauso whcro is it now ivo got it from a policeman farther down tho line cautiously tho rod was pushed farther tho python writhed and threw a man off his feet look out for a kink cried tho woman and tho scaly coil was pulled taut again presently as tho slowly advancing lump marked by a rippling and swelling of tho elastic skin seemed to havo progressed far enough sho skilfully seized hold of tho body just abovo it and main tained a firm grasp while the rod wns withdrawn leaving bunny irre vocably established in tho serpen tine interior forthoteeih and memih 25 when the dinner tent is up and run ning for it is better by far than any of them dinner over there is anoth er kush for dressing rooms the crowd is going in and the grand entry is about to begin all are expected to appear in this page ant as in the out of door parade in the morning this means another entire change of dress to tho resplen dent costumes worn in the grand en try that finished there is a scurry ing for tho trunks und- makeup box es dresses disappear and tights are donned every article of the ward robe must be neat and clean and of the very best therefore cannot bo thrown hero and there carelessly the performance has commenced and there is a continuation of ceaseless hurry that would dislract any ordin ary woman circus women however arc used to it and work with the precision that perfect system de mands some of the women perform in two or thrco acts each necessitat ing a change of costume tights and all just liks other women at 430 the afternoon show is over and then comes supper which is really a substantial meal now comes an hour and n half of rest gathered about in groups in shady corners the women of the circus como together bring out their em broidery and fancy work chat gos sip and talk of everything except their business which is rigidly ta booed seven oclock sees them again in tho dressing rooms and for the balance of the evening tho rush goes on never seeming to end at loao oclock tho show is out and the performers go to tho sleep ing cars- and it is there that the women of tho circus are at home tho sleepers are arranged exactly j like pullman cars with swinging up- per berths and are clean well ven tilated and attractive as a ruloj each mnrricd coupl has another married couple for chums their sec tions usually aro opposite and their natural desire for neatness from force of habit if from no other cause enables them to decoratb their berth with littlo articles of fancy work slippers cases a tiny pair of silicon curtains at tho windows a little cabinet with a lock upon the door toilet articles in racks upon the bulkheads snowy countorpnnes ev erything in fact found in a well ap pointed sleeping apartment in a house over theik heads she i suppose your french helped you a great deal when you wcro in paris he er no you sec all thoso i had occasion to speak to wcro tradespeople and all that you know they dont understand elegant french mrs faddy i sudor dreadfully from noises in tho head doctor doctor who lives next door irri tably so do ii you havo too many children and you might get rid of your cackling fowls and havo that howling dog poisoned was it a quiet wedding of course you didnt expect they would quar- rel right before the clergyman did you special train to san fran cisco for canadian delegates and all others going to the kpworth league convention via chicago and north western railway to leave chicago tuesday july 9th 1159 p m stops will be made at denver col orado springs glenwood springs and salt lake passing en route the finest scenery in the rocky and sierra nevada mountains through pullman falaco and tourist sleep ing cars order berths early as party will bo limited in numter fare only 50 round trip with choice of routes returning send stamp for illustrated itinerary and map of san francisco to b h ben nett genl agent 2 king sfc east toronto ont no beggar says a philanthropist will go away emptyhanded from a good mans door not if he can reach an overcoat from the good 1 znaus hallrack maria jane said a fond mother tho other morning to htar daughter did daniel johnson kiis you on the steps inst night no mamma ho did not if tho fond parent had said lips instead of steps it would hav troubled maria jane to reply for over fifty year mr wiksiov soothixo syrup hu been oscd bj million of mother or their children whlla tetthlot it toothea the child ofun the poj auya pain cur lad colic rrsulates the tomch od bavcl tna u tht bei romttlj lor diarrhoea twentjrfii cent a bottle bold tf drujsuta thrcoshcut the wd be gure end uk toe mu wuiclow soornixo brxor beware of ointments fop catarrh that contain mercury an mercury will rarely dotlroy tbe senna of smell and completely derange tho whole ay tern when entering it through too mucous mrfaza j such articles fhould never be ud except on srcicripilom from reputable physician a ai tho araage thoy will do j ton fold tothngood you can possibly derive from them hal catarrh out manufactured by fj chenoy co to ledo o contatna no mercury nnd u takes in ternally acting directly upon tho blood and mucoui surfaces of the sktem in buying hair catarrh cere be sur you get tho genu ine it is ttken internally and made in toledo ohio by f j cheney sc co- testimonial free- sold by drnggut prlco 75o per bottle halls family pills are the beet an interesting standard what is your idea of a man of honor a man of honor said the french nobleman throwing out his enest is one who will pay his wine bill and card debts even if he hns to marry in order to get the money teacher and how do you know my dear that you havo becii christ ened scholar please mum caus i got tho marks on mo arm now mum california and return- on july 5th to 12th tho wabash railroad will sell round trip tickets to san francisco california at sin gle fsrstclass fare good to return any time up to august 31st 1901 diagram of through sleepers now ready stop over en route west of first colorado point everything will bo firstclass and uptodate this will bo by far tho most com prehensive trip over offered to visit this golden land of sunshine and flowers iyco reclining chairs on ail trains full particulars at wabash office northeast corner king and yonga streets toronto j a richardson dist pass agti guest can you give mc a room and a bath clerk i can give you a room but im too busy to bath you just now minards umed isjseii by ptiysicians marble is worth in the rough jl20 a ton and italy exports 105000 tons a year 4 cheap pound trip rate between st paul minn and the pacific coast on july 6th tho northern pacifio ry will place in effect a low first- class round trip rato of 4500 from eastern terminals to seattle ta- coma and portland dates of said at eastern terminals will be from july gth to july 13th inclusive and the final limit for return will be aug 31st 1901 destination must bo reached not later than july lsth stopovers being allowed in either direction within tho transit limits this offers an unsurpassed oppor tunity for those desiring to hunt new homes and farms to go into the northwest and look over the coun try or for thoso wishing to visit relatives or friends or to make plea sure trips to do so m st martin que may 0 1895 c c richards co gentlemen last november my child stuck a nail in his knee causing inflammation so severe that i wns advised to take him to montreal and have the limb amputated to save his life a neighbor advised us to try min ards liniment which wo did and within throe days my child was nil right and i feel so grateful that i send you this testimonial that my experience may bo of benefit to others louis gagnier forgetting time ivo had to learn so much this year the schoolboy says you bet im glad vacation xme is near so i can just forget looms liniment urns friend tite main tiiina ascura now that your now houso is finished is it entirely satisfactory ilicltman i believe it is ascura i wns told you didnt liko hioliman i dont but tho archi tect snys hes quito satisfied with it husband to wifo at tho thcatro have you brought tho opera glass wifo yes but i cant uso it why not i forgot to bring my diamond bracelet keep minards liniraeniin me bouse abyssinia was 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