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Time Heals Most Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment tmc »««feâ€"» *•«»•»•â€" •*â€"â€" 3 «> CnAI'TKIl XVI.-(Coat'd) f)0*et Ackroyd hid bcon busy in the City. H« was new qiiito, rcsolv«d tha.t he "nould 8p«culato no more. To his deliglit tho (.>pper shares •Imd risoii a. litclo, aiiJ he hopod ^ •Jiat ia a Te.v weeks thoy wnuld ' ^.^j;, are 'told! You lave the man, •je at ft sufE. i'-Mitly high prica to i and through your lov« I will make Uaughtsr for nothing. You can- not draR mc to thi> church, besidcB you will h.ave Lord Harecastl« to ijea.1 with." "1 can caHily mauago hiin," he Raid jo..riiigly, "and you will find "hat you, too, ivill h.av» to do what Uil )w hill Ij rf;xlizo, atid rotir«. His bu.v;i^f.'..i finished, h« haJten you do my bidding." H« watched tlio colcr slowly «d lo bi» Jiamlers, and thoro found mount to her cheefe. •Hfbakah. In h«r haii'J she hold 1 "i thought so. There's a iny&- vhc not«3, and she niutoly placed jory somewhere, and you bad b»t- Uiem on tho tabic. jVer any what has happened." Neither sftid ai word, but Ack- ( "i have alreai^y told you," she royd tuok hir. key.* from his pocket \jaid wearily, "and you must re- aivd unl.K-ksd tUo saf^. H« pro- ; xjoucile yourself 'o thr> marriage diued thft jihotographs, which hejtcing broken iff." gravely handod her. He was not | "You've given no reason, abso- ablr to kec^) his coui.tenanoo, for .lutely none. I <l9.nand to know," h« bhishftd with shame as shej^i^ cried furiously. pahhtnt tlw notes towards hira. Ho did not. take tlein up, but allowed th:*m t'j lie there. Kihekah examinod the photo- graphs. •Aro these all f ' she demanded bartlv. •Yes." "And there are no cithers in ex- 'istencel" "None." With a sigh of relief 8h» began to tear them iu'to little pi«ces. 'I wish you every happine.SB, Mi.iii Josephs," bo said difi.don.tly. "In what?" she asked coldly. "In your marriage, of course,' lie replied with surprise at the question. She gave hira a look o>f contempt, 'and witthout anotlior word left 'him. iSha travelled home as fast as her car could "take lier. RIms ?our.d awaiting her atelogram from Lord Har'v-astio to say that he would arrive some time in the af- tsrnoun and that tho Earl would 'accompany him. The news gave 'her no pleasure, but only added 'to hor difficultij"*. for she had no ifphirc to ser! him un'til ahe old had her talk witn her father. Tiio sooner tWat was over the liotter. and she hastened to hor fa- rther'.s library. Uo was writing at li'iii table and glanced up as she ei.l.erod. "Where have you been?" he ajk ted plcasanliy. "i-athor, I cannot marry horn Har«'<astl«," she said firmly. .Jofl leapt to his fe«t, and look- od at her in con<;ternatiou. CHArXER XVII. "What do you iiioan, child? You are mxd !" Joel cried furiously. "No. I am quite .'^an^, but I am goinx to ask Lord Uarecastle to givei um; my frewdam," Kebckali replied fsrmly, and with a brave look ad her father. "You haven't ppoken \o him, IhenT' he broke in quickly, and Mb voi^;e expreste<J great relief. "He i» couiinj; here this after- noon, I ."hull ask him then. I thought it better to tf II you first," •he said with a wistful Rl.i.nce. "1 nm ver.v glad you did," he â- said grimly. "You lixd lK<Ji.cr un- derstand that you niiiHt do noth- 'ing of tho kird. Your umrriago •shall take place." He spoke with fierce determina- tion, but Rebekah faond him un- Hinchingly. "I have quite made up my mind, â- fath'T. Won't you consider my ^lappiiiessl I should bo utterly tniserable i'. I married I.ord Harc- toantle; surely you don'^ want tlia.t," she said pleadingly. Klie saw at once that she miglit 'as well have reniaiiiod silent, for 'Joel wii!< eyeing her sternly. "I'ray what rennon have yon for Lhroatcuing. "And I refuse to tell you," she answered defiantly. She understood that a nioeJc and pleading attitude was not one with which her father should be. mat, •and she determ.ined to brave him. "Y'ou shall tell mo," ho shouted 'lioar&oly. Ho seized her by the arm, and I'he drew ba'i'k, for she thought that â- in his anger ho was about to strike iher. He saw her action and he let iter arm fall. Suddenly ba bo- bame calm, and sitting dowu, mo- ivioued Rebekah to a chair. "Let us talk it over calmly," he •began quietly. "1 am sorry I lost tey temper, but you must own that 1 have reason. Come, dear, i haven't been a bad sort of father to you, have 11" "No." "Then trust me. Tell mo what is wrong. I may bo able to set 'matters right. I am sure you love iiini, 80 it can't be that. What U it J" "Put it down to a woman's whim. tVre wo not allowed to change our (minds?" she answered with an at^ Verapt at playfulno3s that was pitiful in the extreme. "No. Not in a matter like this, ^iverything his been 8.rrangod; the lawyers have prepared the deeds; (Lord Wolverholme comes to-day ; (.loyalty has oonsentad to be our {quests on the da^v of the wedding. lY'iu are not some unknown Miss M'hoso marriage is ol little account. | •"ifou have been paragraphed and 1 photographed. At the present mo- j ment you are deemed one of the ! Pluckiest girls living. In a few •iays you will Se able to call your- :8€iif 'My lady.' What more can yon wp.ntl" "It is no use talking, falther. â- Nothing you can nay will alter my determination." "Wo shall see," he cried vindic- tively. "So far you have found me an indulgent father. Every •mprieo and whim has been grati- Ticii as soon as expressed. But now I shall show the reverse of the lii-oture. I repnat to you in cold Mood that you shall marry Hare- ijowtle." She shook her he.-id wearily. "But you will," he continued in a cold, cutting voice, "a.nd I know how to make you. You love him, K.h.T.t is sure. Very well. Break off tho marriage. Do it." "I am Ko glad, fatner. I knew "tliat you could not bo so unkind as .to force mo into it," she i»aid joy- Lully. "Yes. Break off the marriage, aiul I will announce to tho world *he rc-ason." "Wo can make up some excuse," alio said quickly. "No, my reason is to hand. Just iHsten to a littlo nistory," ho con- tinued, imd his voice wa.s coldly Ihis su<l(len chanjfe?" ho asktMl roldly. "I'lca.'^e remember that the marriage is to take place in a Vow days' time. S'jme of Itho guest» ai\! arrivin'^ this evoninR; yon have receivwl nuniherloss pre llebokah could not repress a start. Her hope was d.ashe/l to '. he ground aiid slid dro.idcd to hear whiiib was Coming. "Some thirty years a^o Lord 'Wolverholme was sent to St. Pet BoatH. Tho i<lea is impossible. Be rrsburg to make an Hf;reement for 'soH'iible, my child." Uo vtound up leHK angrily, and Rebokali hopctl that lie wuii relont- ing. "I iihould iM» minerablcâ€" utterly 'it I niairiod him," r,he reyiealed klully. "You must be frank with me. What ii actuating you in thi«? There iiiiist l»e Bomething," he iisk- «d sharply. "Only tlial I have suddenly rca- li^e-d ill impossibility," «ha an- iiwere<l slowly. "Has Horecastl-c been spe-iking to yuu ? Ik it an.t thing that li>' has 'daid or done 't" She iiliook her hewl in reply and 'approached her f.ithor. She laid 'her hand on his H!ii>uld.!r. "Yku ar.-^ fond of me, father. Yon cannot be creel. Fall in with iiiv wihh, and let us at oKee send out an nnniiunceiiont that the. mar- riiw^ft will nrit t•^ke pliiee." "Never!" he eritxl emphatienlly. "I swear that you shall marry Hiare'-odtle, ftn<l nothing shall turn tnc from my dccisinn." "1 roftue," she uii«werud prou<l- 1.V ; "you will fiiui tliiit I, too, can 'iio obstinate. I lui! not y<iur She British Qoveriinient. 1 won't ,givo you details, luit it is Huffioi- ent to Sivy that he Rold his coun- try ; that lie was an infamous trai- tor, and that if it \ver<^ known he l.vciuld ho honiKled to death." "Wh,\ do you tell mo this ^" she gasped. "I an.x merely telling yol^tllo rea^ â- M>t\ that I shall give to the world lor the hroftJiin>; off of the mar ri;iv'3;e. My tliscovcry in timet of 'tliiii treachery rondorod such u .marriage impossible. I couUl not iillow nv.v daughUir to ally IkmscH Ivith tho son of «t man who had hoen guilty oif such ila.Mardly con- Huet." Ho stopped to Match the effect of his words, and by tho bliinch â- )n.j5 of her elieeks ho saw that his «hi>t hu4l hit tho mark. "I)o y,)u u.'derHtand now?" he asked with ," milevoleint smile. "You ear,'' i>ie,tn it. Such iiv 'net would in intimtely wothc thai; the Earl's, bad as that was. Say J on don't, ine.m it,'' she plea<led Khf> dropped on her knees h. •Mide him, and buried hor faoe .m Ills kneos. "You are doing more than you think, father. You are robbing yourself ot my love for yuu. Don't ^â- e BO cruel, dear. I am only a ^,irl, aind I'm all thait you have. i)o be kind to me." "Will you marry him?" he in- llisted more quietly. "I can"!; oh, I can't. Don't you •Lindersland? I appeal to you, to \vhe memory of my mother whom lyou loved. Don't do this base Ideed. Let us go away together. 1 'will bo content to live with you al- •vays, ond I will lavish my love on I'uu. You shall never have cause lor complaint. Just grant me this one wish." Sc-bs broke from her and she clufjhed at h'is hand. "I am trying to cave) my love â- for you, don't kill it utterly. Let Vao be your little girl again, I'll i.i.over v.ant to be anything else." He shook her from him and rose to his feet. "It is of no use. Nothing will chaoge mo. Have you decided to he sensible?" ho asked coldly. "Can I 8a,y nothing that will move you 1 Do you wish to drive Hie to desporation?" she cried iioarsely. At that moment the door opened and Mrs. «jloldberg entered. She â- ran forward wn»j she saw that Rebekah was in tears, and took 'her in her arms. "What is the matter, dsar?" she asked tenderly. "Matter enough," Joel answer- ed. "She soiys that she won't mar- ry Harecastle. Do you know any- thing about it?" . "No, Joel, but I am not sorry to iiear it," Mrs. Goldberg answered firmly. Rebekah gave a cry of joy. "You will support me, aunt. I 'can't marry him. I really can't. ?Vnd father wants to force rae to." "Shame I Joel. 1 told you from "the first that I did not like this engagement, and I'm not surprio- ed to bear this." "Sho shall marry him. It would •be as well that you should under- 'Stand this, Rachel. And I forbid 'you to encourage liebektih in her disobedience. You and I have liv- •ed together for nui.ny years and we have not quarrelled. Don't let us commence now." "Realize that I mean every word tha4; I said just now," he continu- ed, turning to K.ibekah. "Please leave the room for a moment, Hachel." Mrs. Goldberg looked besitating- Jy at Rebekah, a world of pity in j her eyes, but she knew sufficient "of her brother not to cross him in this mood, so she went out with a] l)aic!kward look of concern at her uiojo. . "This is the position," Joel saia firmly. "You can break off this •niiarriago if you like. I give you a free hand. In the event of your doing so, I shall immediately give' forth th^ reason that I told you. Such an atvnouncement would na- turally ruin Harecastle. You don't want to injure him, do you?" She shook her head, and a cowed look came into her eyes. "I thought not. All you have to do is to marry hira. Will you do so?" he a.sked quietly. "I must," she answered in des- peration. "You leave rae no al- ternative, but you have broken my heart, father." She burst into a flood of tears and rushed from her father's pres- ence. Alone, Joel did not feel pleased with himself. Ho hated having to take such a stand, but he felt that he would do so agein should occa- sion arise. He realized thait there was something contemptible and paltry in bullying a girl with such a threat. But such was the nature of the mar. ; he could not see that he was ruining his daughter's hap- piness by forcing her into this mar- riage. He had arranged it only iiifter much strenuous exertion, and a great expenditure of money, and why should be forgo the fruits of victory when they were so ripe for plucking? Her appeal to tho memory of his wife had touched him, just for tho moment; but he had conquered the feeling with an effort. Yes. Ha would pursue his course to the bit- ter en<l, be tlie result what it •night. A knock at the door called hira from his unpleasant thoughts. A .lervant entered. "Lord Wolverholme," ho an- nounced, and the peer walked slowly in. "J have eomo earlier than I ex- ppotcd, Jo»"l. 1 suppose I'm none tiro less weleonie," "I am glud to .see you about ogain Wolverliiilmo. You aro looking much bettor." "I'm heginniuR to feci quite fit. ifow is Hebekah? I haven't seen 'ler yet." "She's very well," Joel replied. "She was here a minute ago. Whore's CvriU" "He came down with me. I sup- IMi.se ho must be looking for your duuKlitrr. That's the natural thing fur him to do, isn't it I When lie went into the drawing room, 1 i bought 1 wouki como along to vou." The Enrl made him!«?lf comfor table in ii elinir, and took a eigiii from the box thnt Jotd handed tii "liin. "I am really feeling very happj, li'cl All my wishes seem to bo M-jitified. 1 only want to live to lee a gra-'ldson, and h dd him just â- nip in my arms, and I shall die jontcnt." "Don't talk of dying. 'You've years of life before ycu yet, if you tfcke care of yourself," Joel said heartily. (To be continued.) North American Life ANNUAL MEETINa REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1908 The Twenty-eighth Annual Meet- ing of the North American Life Assurance Company was held at its Home Office in Toronto, on Thursday, Jan. 28lh, 1909, when the following report of the business of the Company for the year ended Dec. 3l8t, 1908, was presented : The cash income for the year from premiums, interest, etc., was $1,897,078.28, showing the satisfac- tory increase of !|!81, 980.59. REBl<'TIO\ I.V EXPC^SE BATIO. The business has been conducted on a conservative basis, as is shown by a further reduction in the ratio of expenses to premium income, thereby placing the North American Life in the front rank of cconomioally-managed Canadian companies. riVNM.VTB T» POIJCinOLDEWt. The amount paid on policy-hold- ers' account was $654,991.05, and of this sum $368,831.76 represents payments for Dividends, Matured Endowments and Investment Poli- cies. AMKTH. The Assets increased during the j'ear by t'.ie sum of 1854,762.01, and now amount to $9,590,638.09. The Assets continue to be, as hereto- fore, invested in the best class of securities available ; a detailed list of these will be published with the Annual Report for distribution. XET Bi'srLrs. After making ample provisions for all liabilities and paying the sum of $124,771.26 for dividends to policy-holders, the net surplus was increased to $876,214.15. »SIB.V\1'E. The policies issued during the year, together with those revived, amounted to the sum of $4,465,224.- 00, making the total insurance in force $40,341,091.00. AESIT. A monthly examination of the books of the Company was made by the Auditors, and at the close of the year they made a thorough scrutiny of all the securities held by the Company. A committee of the Toard, consisting of two Di- rectors, made an independent au- dit of the securities each quarter. L. GOLDMAN, J. L. BLAIKIE, Managing Director. President. Tho Annual Report containing a detailed list of tho securities will be sent in due course to each policy-holder. working all the year in preparing jtj^'f-*-^***^****^.**^^*^^*.^ other food and drink for their fel- lows' consumption. Here are some of them :â€" Bread and cunfectioniry making 13,706 Jam making ....5,242 Cocoa and chocolate making. 2,400 Other foods 14.108 Brewing, etc. 9,835 Aerated waters manufactur- ing 4,283 The water consumed b;; London- ^ ers and used for wasliing and other purposes reaches the enourmous volume of 82,154,249,000 gallons a' year, and for this they pay $9,- 163,800 a year. London is essentially a ploce to work in, despite its manj- attrac-l tiona to the visitor. In its 28,2651 factories and workshops alone 558,- 1 041 men, women and children lindj employment. The largest mimbor| of these are engaged in making cloths. Here are the figures of the principal occupations : â€" Dress 9,499 130,500 Wood and wood arti- cles 4,001 Paper and printing ..3,011 Metals and machinery 2,872 Food, etc 2,324 Laundries l,^Si 82,702! 79.150' 60,946 1 60,375 j 29,606 HIS SAND-PAPER CHIN. -«- WHAT CITY OF LONDON IS PEOPLE COULD ALL BE MA8SED IN HYDE PARK. Tho Greatest Aggregatioj of Hu- manity the Worhl lias Ever Known. The often asked question, "What is London?" seems to be Answered pretty fully in the annual volume of statistics of the County Coun- cil for the past year, which came out a few days ago. In the first place the book say* administrative London is composed of 74,810 acres of land and water, the land being laid out as follows: Miles of streets 2,134j^; houses, 611,786; factories and workshops, 28,265 ; parks and open spaces (acres), 9,026. On this land live 4,795,789 hu- man beings, while around them within a few miles another 3,000,- 000 make their homes. This is the greatest aggregation of men, wo- men and children in one place the world has ever known. If the 4,795,789 inhabitants we.-e spread over tho whole acreage- there would be 00 persons to every acre, ond in each acre there would be eight houses for them to live in. Mass them nil together, however, giving each person about two square feet to stand in, and it would be possible to get tho whole population in Hjxlo Park and still have over 100 acres to spare. WEALTHIEST AND POOREST. London is probably the wealthi- est city ir. the world. Its property ia insured from fire at over $5,- 200,000,000. Despite this, however, there is a largo amount of pover- ty. The figures show that one per- son in every 33 is a pauper, and that '20 persons in every 100 die in a workhouse or a workhouse in- firmary. Louilon does much to cope with its burden of poverty, and every year $50,330,215 is distribut- <il by various charities. No one can tell what it costs to fee<l Loudon's population. Here, liowevor, is a wart of its enormous \ early bill of tare :â€" r)end meat (tons 410,037 Live cattle 58,735 Ijive s'.ieop 375,950 [•ish (to-is) 174.332 Milk (gallon'?) 80,826,330 ARMY OF PURVEYORS. In addition to these items, an army of 60,275 Londouors are busily Han Asked Clergyman's Advice And (lOt It. "Sir," he said, as he stalked in- to the clergyman's study, "you are the man who tied tho knot, I be- lieve?" "I beg your pardon," said the clergyman, looking up from his sermon. "You performed the marriage ceremony for me, didn't you?" "Yes, certainly, Mr. Billings. What, may I ask " "Then you know what the rights of a husband arc?" "Why, yes, in a general way." "And the rights of a wife?" "Of course." "Well, now, sir," said the caller, drawing a chair up to the clergy- man's desk and taking a i>eat, "has a wife a license to torture a hus- band?" "Certainly not." "It sho makes his lite miserable he has redress, of course?" ] "Yes, but I should advise " | "Never mind, you advice now.j We'll come to that later. My wife' complains that I don't shave often' enough." "Oh, that's a small matter." I "Is it, sir? Is it? Just wait! I] told her that that was my affair, | and then she taught the children [ to cry when I kissed them, so that she could say that my rough chin hurt them." "That hardly showed a Chris- tian " "Woit a minute! Y''esterday morning I found them playing with tho cylinder of a broken musicbox. You know how that seems to the touch?" '"Certainly." "Well, she'd taught them to call it 'papa's chin.' " "Really, sir, I must admit " "Wait till I'm finished. To-day one of them got up on my knee, passed his hand over my chin, and; called it 'papa's music-box.' Now, j sir, I ask ot you as a Christian i roan, and as the man who tied the, knot, what shall I do?" | "Get shaved," replied the; clergyman, softly, as he returned to his work. I About \k Fam : ♦ ♦ M-f ♦♦â- â™¦â€¢â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â€¢â™¦â- â- â™¦â- â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦â™¦ ♦♦â- â™¦ FEEDING STANDARDS. The term "balanced ration," ii one around which considerable misunderstanding exists. Many have the idea ttiat a baianced ra- tion is a certain combination of feeds which always remains the same. When we consider, however, that a certain combination of feeda that is best adapted or balanced for a certain cla.js ot anitaais of a given age and under certain con- dition would probably be unbaJ- anced for any other class of auimr.l3, under difierent conditions as regards age, maturil.y and work being dene, we must realize the fal' lacy of this idea. A balanced ration for a growing calf differs materially from a bal- anced ration for a dairy cow, and again either of these rations would be unbalanced for a fattening steer. It is apparent then that there must be a balanced ration for each species of animal and under its various conditions. This necessi- tates the compounding of a great many balanced rations, or stand- ards for breeding, which constitute a combination of feeds, mi.xeu in such proportions to provide the essential constituents, protein, car- bohydrates and fat in such quanti- ties as experienoe Las shown to give the best results under a given set of conditions. Many dairymen realize the im- portance of feeding standards and by making use of them have in- creased production of their herds. The importance of them should be realized by all dairymen. Balanc- ed ration-s have been compounded through Itong and careful experi- menting by numerous experiment stations and their results can be obtained easily in bulletin form upon application. It would pay dairymen to have ijucli informa- tion. A little simple artihmetic is all that is necessary to make the feeds at your disposal conform to those rations which contain the ani- mal nutriments in the recognized proportions and amounts which science and experience have found to produce the best results under given conditions. These factors have been calculated at the outlay of much time, lobor and expense. They arc embodied in tables to save labor to you. Repeated trials have shown that the various com- binations offeretl give the best re- sults in each case. It is in your interest then to make use of them and economize your feed. â€" Cana- dian Dairyman. "I can truthfully say that I believe that, but for the use of your Emulsion I would long since have been in my grave. I wa:> past workâ€" could not walk up-hill without coughing very hard." THIS, and much mere was written by Mr. G. W. Hower- ton. Clark's Gap, W. Va. We would like to send you a full copy of his letter, or you might write him direct. His case w.-is really marvelovw, but is only one of the many proofs that Scott's Emulsion is the most strengthening and re-vitalizing preparation in the world. Even in tliat most stubborn of all diseases (consumption) it docs won- ders, and in less serious troubles, such as anemia, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, or loss of flesh from my rausa the effect is much quicker. Do not d«l>7. Oot It bottU ot SCOTT'S CMULSlOMâ€" b« luro lt'> SOOTr'S ud Irj It. _^__ MX DRrCOISTS L«l m» Mnd ron Mr. How«rton** latttt «a4 aoao lltentur* oa Oaiaaainption. Juit M^ttd u a Foal Oiud aaii ai*»tko« SCOTT A BOWNE IM W*UiBf«w Si.. W. LIVE ."STOCK NOTES. A horse brought in wet .'^hould b« rubbed dry and blanketed, the logs and feet cleaned, :iud, if possible, a warm bran mssh fed him. These precaution.^ require a lutle time, but they may prevent much loss. In feeding meal, bran, ground oats, and shipstuff, change the ma- teriab occasionally by giving meaJ and ship^tuft one day and ground oats and bran the next, and at times using all together. Fowls are very fond of a change of diet, and the above method should be adopt- ed hometimos by way of variety. It is comparatively easy to teach a young calf to be led by the rope, and if it is to be bred for a cow, the advantage of having the accom- plishment will greatly increase it» value. Docility, in being easily le<l, will give it more frequent changes ot feed when tied by m rope. It will prove an advantage so long as it lives, and the sooner this docility is learned, the better for the animal and its owner. .As a rule, young sows should not be bred from at an earlier age than eight or ten months. They will then have their first litter when thoy are twelve or fourteen month.s old. This geiieval rule is, however, subject to uuuievous variations, and for obvious re.-\son». Sows of tho smaller i.iid earlier maturing breeds may often, without disad vantage, be allowed to breed when younger than others. Oji tho other hand, very l.irgo or eoarsse sows are sometimes^ bred at an early age, with a view to tlie'.r becoming finer in form .is they approach maturity. Rut with this fineness, there is apt to bo an impaired constitution in the sow and a lack of strength and vigor in the pigs. CLASS-MAKING MARVELS. A machino has been introduced recently which can be built to pro- duce either the narrow, or wide- i necked variety of bottles at an ex^ jtraordinary rate. Its capacity it ' estimated at twelve bottles per minute, and one man can look after throe machines at the same time. The speed of the machines is no» sufficient for them to run hot ; they can therefore ba operated for twenty-four hours every day, which makes the out put about 360 gross ot bottles per day at a labor ex:yons« of three men on eight-hour turoa or two on t^oly*. '