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 ,tJJ«J«.l^. MimRliCTIVEKOUIIGPEHSOI. CHAPTER L "I'm afraid Mrs. Piggin will have to go,' aaid the rector. Mr. SowerbutU, a stout, middle-Mjed fanner, gmnted bis diasatisfaotion. The otlier members of the Little Puddmgton School Board offered no opinion. "Yes I think we must give the old lady a quarter's notice, and get rid of her," con- tined Mr. Itowthwaite. "She is terribly l«hinJ the age, there's no doubt of that. The sohrjol has earned hardly any grant for the last two years." Mr. Sowerbutts gave another grunt, meaning U express thereby his contempt alike for Mrs. I'iggin's granteaming pow- ers, the grant, and the Education Uepart- nient. " I cxiMjct in another year the Inspector will bring down the wrath of the depart- ment uiK.n us in earnest. Perhaps they will di.s.^olve tlie br.ard and onler the elec- tion of a new one;" " rhat won't drs nohow," said Mr. how- crbutta, decisively. "Iheii Mr Sowerbutts moves that tne I,r.-s.-i.t li..ldcr of the otKce of schoolmistress l« invited to resign, and that the Chairman be re.iuested to insert advertisements for a teacher in the Churrk Tim,- and other ' saiil -Mr. Dowthwaite, making I iolliny of the motion as he siwkc. -Mr. new iie'ws[japer3 ' the molioii as ne oi"^fw Wintle seconds the motion, ' heswlded, with a Ktance in the direction of that gentleman. Mr Wiiitlc, whose eyea ha.l I«en hxcd tlie whole time on the rectors face, gravefy nwl- tb-'l and the rector rose from his chair to ii.liir'uitc tliiit the iiieelinK was at an end. .Mr. ll.,wtlnvaitesi,.-nt llie whole of the ;,ftirii'».n in .Iraftini; an iidvertisement ami sriidiiif; copies of it to various clerical and s.holaslic m-w.iljaiiers. ".Must Ix; a sound rhurchwoiiiau. One able to play the har- monium ..referred," he added to the hat of ,,,|uiri:mi-iit.s. Tliere wasastanding dithculty ab.,iit i;.ttini,' a not utterly iiicomp»teiit [xir- 'f... ]MC] on tlie harn.oiiinui at Little I'u.ldlug- ton iiml tliv g..o.l reitor lliouglit lie might as Mi-ll loaki- llicobnoxiou.-! Kduuation act iise- liil loi oi,.:.-. â-  Th.- ii.l. 1 view with Mrj. I'lggin he dcfer- u.l lill t!i' to!Iowiiij iiioiiiiiig, as Inring the iij.,:,l ini|i!.a,,iiiit IKirt of the business. It Mint oil, lioucver. Iwtter than he had feared. I'.v ili-L'i-i-s lic;;ot the old lady tounilcrstaud ili'it irlii nl"i" liir r.si;(natiou it would l„-;;r.it.Iiillv ii. ci-iit.d. and she would be con- -1.1. 1. .1 .Lsli.i\ iii;^ I'll! th.: iKiriiih and the coiiiiliy generally uli.ler an obliijation. "V.iu ..i, .Mr.^i. I'iKgi" we are obliged to (;\\;v. lb.- liiii.-." s-iid g'Hid iialun-.l .Mr. l)o»tliu;ill. 111 an ii]i..l..^.ti.- tone. " \\ e .ali'l 11IV..1.I t.. I. SI- Ihe ;;iaiil another year, we n-allv .-ali'l." •â- Ob. i »ii|.|,.se li..t.Sir. '.-iai.l Mrs.l'lggin, liMii;; bir •â- \ on tin- le.tcH-'.i fa. e. "1 e 1...M ,s.|i....lniistn-.-. 1.1 tlii.f |.an;.li for two done verv wi'Il tw -el v vt Ici rant. -11 til without iill.il. n Il,.-ir .li.IV. Ilk.- tl I ,u. 1 l.li.li Kr.i I've bn,i ir .â- â€¢â€¢ite.iii •dit â- 11 t.illn-is l«-fon- III. .iM. lb. i;.i- V.llll u.-li -... ,V.l. I •,n.l.|.. an- r-.i: iil.l ,). IhiMii '.li !• my d do tlii.-m. sinh f 1 thank Iitol. i-vi-I V olie;ail stop talkin' and i 111 be till: worse 1. â- Ml.- „,.|.- Hill ii 1, .M.I. .i|.|,. .1. tw. nl'v ,1.1.. p..rt s .iitn.-ii â- II,. .1.1 I li.' I. listiM..! in silili. e, ,.,.,â- . tiianUliil till. â-  ilyifia 1,1 till oflll^ • l,v ni.-:i 111 1 \t |,|.ll.-: Ir.vl.l llii'lhll .ppb.-anl ly .siibj.- at I ti.-iiient ,1 ..1,.' Iiiiii.lii.l an.l li..ti-s fol till- \il. ant .ll^lit liilii tvM. Iiilli.lt.-.l I .ii,vpi...lii...lMiii.ty as w.-- abb- lo t.-a.li as si-veral .1.1.' â- I" ..III sli.iii.nialsot llu'lii"!! I" .1.1. 1 1.1- "l.'-l. law. N' I M-t.-i in law. ".Mis." .lor.tii I,.: Iious.' SI 111.' .lentil liiiiiil.ly sii.'.l for b.ia.lvi r..it \lis.s,l..i.!..ii was all .slroii^. ..1.1 lasbi..ji.'.l pr. ..l.j.'.H.'.l I.. 111.' 11. -w .s,-li.'H s.ii..,sii,';illy a.lvisc.l 111.' Nils. I'i'.:i;in 11 '..lus.- wb ..i lb.' .|iii'sti..n. .Mr. 1 1:1 11.. I f..i b.lp to liis .\ii-ii»llii.' f..|." a ni.-.'k M.illi-lii.ui. «li..ii.'le.llis i.. III.' n 't..!' wlu'ii Ihi' troiil.l.'soiii.' t.. I..' .Ion.' i.i.iss ..f pap.'is 1 1. ,11.1. '1.11 alt.'.iipl to.s.'l."t 1 11^. appli. ati.!is frol of four hours' w. I lli.it bis list ...Mtaii: b.rt_\ iiiii.' I. aim's an ..by abl.' iiiiiiil..'i' '\1 111.' in'M itlily n niiitl.is w.'l" no t'lirtl inl.l.' ..f tl..' !ir..rniii.u' roo wlii.b s.'iA.'.l as a lM.ar.l with l.'tl.'i's otai.pli.-ali. till 111.- an. I tin' 111. 'i l..r tin: of his an.l isl lo bis ha.l k.'pt wife, an.l a.s.sislan(" il.lerly la.ly. with ijudices. ami she 11' alt.,i;.'lhei' 'slie r.'in.slallm.'iit of i.'li was plainly out l).,wlliwail.' tlieii mat.-, till' lU'V. an. I "iilli'liialily iin].ai.l s."H'taiy I'c was anyLliiui^ .Mr. Cope took llie his 1 loilaiiiKs an.l Few of the ni..st .111 the ..tlli'l's. '\l ,..rk, lioWL"er, he in.'.! no l.'W.'i than violisly iiiipra.'tic 'elili},'..flln' Is.al'.l ir a.lvan.".l. •I'lie 11 al the I'e.'t.iiy '....III was 'o\.'l'e.l 1 an.l ...pits ..f tes- il..'ls ..f the board 1,'s.s .llslllll "W, .|.in;4 at the pil.'s ..f .lo.'Ulneuts ii I help entlemen," began Mr. D.iwtb I M'tv vai^nie notion of what tin i.-t ..t Ins s.'nl.' at III.' .I0..1 int.' â- â- ('..1 to be, w lien a knock ' 111 ipli'il him. ri.il. .sai.l 'i'liol •PI, i.lv Wisll. s to si'i- V"U.'" â- â- lliil I mil rmjaC'i'il. Tl: •â- lill' Ibis l.i.lv has .1 1 l".ai.l." '•.\li iip|ili.-alil ' It ir .il.unlv. I I all.'.l ab..lil til' 'pillar is nit.h.T ill' .rii.'iiliirly mi'ntioiii'.l in the iiK.'i li-.'ni.'iils that no p.'l's.,iial applications w.'ii- lo 1.1' allow.'.l.' sai.l till- liairiiiiin to Ins I. ih.w lal.oi'i'is. ••However, siii.e th.' Miiini: p.'rs.iri is lieie, we may as well see her. â- â€¢^liow In I in, Tlionias." -\ nioiiit'iit aflei'wai'.l a slim, upright p..il" pil'sei llilv th. a .hiiiilv Siiniiii. Ihi' .h..'.rwii.v, a ..se iiis|iiM-|i\.'|y I'i'i'tor I'etailie.l 1.1 th.' I.. 111. his pr.' fain ai I els feet " of ••Tlioiiia.s, si'l a chair." said be. The young lady IhiwciI with the lllniost self possi'ssi'.n, an.l t.M.k th.' seat wliiel Mas i.T'i.'.l h. r. .She was .l."i.li.llv preltv. Thi'l.' was n...l..lil.l of that, in spite ..f luT pal.'iii-.ss an.l li was broujil .1. whil.' as aii\ fialill.'S w.'ie eye, beiii^ e»| II liii;;lil lii.M man woiil.l ha' b.' ..\ .1' Iw.'iil V 'sill lliiii lips. H.'i- fair hair ivii sin.... I Illy i.v.'r a brow as woman 'onl.l .lesire li all .blii'iiti'ly formi'.l, li "ially alliaetiv.-. Her a Ihi-iI .lilii.'llll to glli'ss e a.liiiill.'.l that she might a uoiiiau wi.iilil have said ili.l 11..I l..i.k I •â-  V.,m' nam.' r- ling'" ask.'.l Hie '.iril w lii.'li Tiiom I Th.' villus; l.i.l h. T Ii. a.l. sh.l saw s.'t iitini/iliL' the 'a Iji.' olh.'r 111. nib. swift Nliss all ' .Miss dray "'toi' referring to the h.i.l banded to him. •l...w.'.l. .\s sh.- lifted li;tt till' I'l"tor was siiil il, anil she 'oiiiprelienil' :*s of the bi.ar.l in .1 with the 'Ve.s. Mis â- urate. M I (Grayling ab..ut the vi. 1 iiu.lerstan.l L^aucy Isiweil without lani'i' linislii C.pe .lr..pp.'.l his .siiiiK-il iiiuitn.lty. ••.\i;il yoii Ii;iVt* n ill ihr fiirish s.li. tiiiiiMl tlu' n-i-tor. .\j,';iiii Mi.sd ;raylin;_ Niw.ikinj;. "I jcirticiiliirly rf4-jut'st('il thai no porson III :ipilir;itiwiis Wfif ti. liu iiiinlf." .s;iul tin rcfttir, ill iiii iiijiurd tniir. \lisH4;iuyIitii;i;avf a liltU- sigh. •• I \v;is ;ifr;iil 1 l;ul lUtru' wrcini;," slie wiitl. with Imt 'yi'=i nn the i-arpt't " Imt I w;is so aiixnms that iiiv applicaliim shoiiUl nnt W i.vorh.okr.h it you wuuM kiiuUy iVfUM- my iimiiiii;. I ihink you woiiitl tiu»l my tcsliiiu.uials siilisfiu'turv As slu' ttpokr, sliL- lifii'il Iier eyes to those of thf ri'vi-reuil gfiitU'nian. dropping; thcni inum-tliatfly in a vury nuMlest iuul hocoiii- iiig luanncr. Mr. lo\vthwaite was molificd.^' "\\'Jicn' have you heun teacliiiig?" ht iu-keih Shf im-ntionr*! tlw name of a village in Vi-irkshirt' ami Mr, l\ipo hnsied himself in liiutiiig lip her letter of application ami her testimouiiil from a large hunille of similar (loeiimcnts. ll;iving foiintl them, he laid them Wfore the reetor in silence. '*.\*ot veryiimeh experienec: not so muc1i iis we couhl have wished -only six niontha," Scvid the reetor. "Xo'u-, we particularly want^ eil a certitioated teacher." ••1 liave little doubt that I could pass the examinations if you think it desirable," said Miss *;rayling quietly "but I think I may say I am ciipable of teaching the village children everj-thing necessary." It was, imieetl, absurd to imagine that this elegant young lady was not capable of actiog as preceptor to Betsy Jane Pughand her companions; and the rector, feeling this, tossetl the rather scanty testimonials aside. "I ought to tell you," he said, "tliat this is a very modest appointment. You know the salary is not large, and depends partly on the Uovemmeut grant earned by the schooL The position is not â€" ah !â€" not an exalted one. By the way," he exclaimed, suddenly, "can you play the harmonium?" '0h, yes, air," said Miss Grayling, with a bright and pleasant smile. "Ah â€" well â€" we will consider your ai cation," said Mr. Dowthwaite, shi the papers before him rather nerroaaly, I \xa yonr paidon, sir," aaid IBmGan- ling, in a low, earnest tone,. as "he «lowly raised her graceful form from her seat; **bat would you allow me to wait in the hall, or the kitchen, or anywhere, till my case la de- cided on I have a long journey before me, and if you conldâ€" " i. She did not finish her sentence; but she glansed at the other members of the board as she spoke. Mr. Sowerbutts and friends had not, meantime, spoken a word but now they uttered a half-articulatemur- mur, and the rector bowed in a .stiff but courteous fashion. The modest request was granted, and Miss Grayling withdrew. Somehow, the young hidy had made the board feel that she was, in a sense, awaiting their verdictâ€" that her fate hung in their hands. " Well, gentlemen," said Mr. Dowthwaite "I don't' know that we could do better. This young â€"ah !â€" person is recommended, by the"â€" lifting his doable eyeglaasen to his nose "the vicar of Little Shenstone. There can be little doubt as to her capability to undertake the duties. And really, if we liegan hunting through all these ^pers, we might go further and fare worse. **'Ear, 'ear," murmured Mr. Sowerbutts, in a hollow, base voice, tapping the point of his stick gently on the floor, and ac- cordingly it was settled that Miss Laura Hill Grayling should be appointed to the vacant office. CHAPTER IL In the course of a month the new school- mistress entered upon her duties. The vil- lage children regarded her with mingled ad- miration and awe as she came into the little Hchfxlroom for the first time in her spotless morning gown. The dress was only of cot- ton, but it was neatly, even stylishly made. They gazeil with wonder and delight as Miss (irayling contempt uoualy flung poor Mrs. Viggin's «ine into the empty fireplace, and they promised themselves golden days for the future. In that iarttcular, however, they were di.siippoiuted. The new teacher, they soon discovered, was not to be trifled with. They had to work harder than they had ever done lH;forc but they did not grumble. They liicraily worshipped their schoolmistress ;ind would no more have thought of disobey- ing htr than of disputing the authority of the vilhige constable. When tlie rector visited the school every .Monday morning lie wasilelight^ ' with the order tliat leigiu-d there. He thought Miss llrayling a very exemplai-y and superior youiij,' woman. He lent her books. He gave her much advice as to her work, with "which he liad not thought it worth while to trouble gootl Mis. I'iggin, ami his counsels wt-re invariably received with a charming deference. â-  It was the custom at Little Tuddington â-  f«ir the curate to give the school children a lesson in Bible history on Wednesday aftcr- .011 ami Mr. (Jope looked forward to his lirst U-sson under Miss Grayling's auspices itli some inward trepidation, lu siite of himself he felt a certain tremor as he ad- lie.s.sed the new teacher, and yet he found liimself continually desiring to speak to her. 'â-  deg['(cs, liowever, tliis wore otl' and he ;anie l» htok forward to Wednesilay after- ir,Mtis as j.leasant interludes in his "rather noiiot'mous weeks. He, too, was solicitous for the new teacher's mental pabulum, and h-iii her lnMks, beginning with popular his- â- y IxKjks. :oing on to Sunday afternoon tales, and tiiially reaching the stage of un- leiiiable yillo\v-lKi-ked novels. Miss Grav- liiiii smiled to herself as she placed Mr. Cope's '-OrlfV Kar:n" in her desk beside Mr. Ilowthwaitt'.s "Ghroniclesof the Schonberg- 'otta Family." Hut .-vriy'tody liked Mi.ss Grayling. The iLheu's motliers hioked on her as a su- peiiiir beiii^. Kveii cross ohl Miss Sower-, l.utt at tlie Mount Farm, liked to have her over on a'l'liurs«l;iy afternooii, when John IS at market, drink a cup of tea with her, d eidigjitcn her as to the real fashions as .111 ill Lonloii. The only person who ilid not join in the chorus »f apjiroltation was Miss Jordan, the rector's si.-ster in-law. "|)oii't you thiiik wc were very fortunate in getting such a superior mistress in Mrs. I'ijii'ins jilaee '"' sjiid the rector to his sis- Icr-in-Iaw (Hie Suntlay after c!;iirch. "I ihire s;i.y," sjiid' Miss Jonlaii. "There is a marked improvement in the Iiavior of the childrmi, both at church and .school," continued the rector, in ratlier magisterial way, as if to resent the im- aeliment of !iii undue ]Ktrtiality for Miss li'ayliiig, which was visililein Mi.ss JjU'dan's "The lM»ys iton't make half so much noi.se in g'ing out of ehurcli before the siTiiion !Ls they used to do," continued the {Nirson. " I've ii'i doubt the young woman is very well tilted for 'ler place," .saiil Miss Jordan. "Dear 111 " said the rector to himself, â- * it's odd how few wonii-n can forgive an- fitlier Woman, in a somewiiat lower rank of Irfe, for having a ]»retty fact- and an attrac- tivt- manntr I"' Whatever the reason, it u;is plain that Miss .Ionian was not cajiti- valeil by the new mistress. They avoided eacli otiier, as if by mutual consent. It happenetl that one afternoiui, in early Summer, Mi.ss Gniyling had gone up to the Mount Farm, by invitatifu, to drink tea with .Miss Sowerbutts. It was a Thursday a day when the fanners always attended market at the neighboring town of Iroby. " I must make haste ami get home before dark," said Miss Grayling, as the day liegaii to close Iier iKninet. The o|x;ration, however, took some little time, as it was diversitied by an exhibition of Misa Sowerbutt's mother's wevliling dreys, and various other pieces of raimeiilof a ijiiite remote antiijuity, in all of wliicli Miss ilraylirig took keen interest. " 1 dechirc it's getting quite dark," ex- i^hiimcd the schoolmistress at last, as she tluew on her hat in a great hurry ami went il(»wn stairs with her hostess. Arrived inthegaiden, however, it was impfjssible to go without a morsel of Mrs. Sowerbutt's dfliciius sweet-briar the peas, too, were ill a most interesting state of development, and by the time they had leen duly ad- mired, the farmer's burly form was seen â- (hfwly advancing between the hedge-rows, liorne onward by his gig and his good mare, Jess. 'ertainly Miss (Grayling looked a pretty tigurc as she stood at the porch of the farm- lioiise shaking' liaii'Is with its mistress. •' Well, Miss, anl how are yc V" said Mr. Sowerbutts, with a very red face, as lie leaned iml of the gig to shake hands with his sister's visitor. " 'eiy well, thank you. But 1 mu.st say good evening. I leally must get home be- fore dark." •'What's the need for that? less and I niun see ihoe home.'" "Gil, no, no! I couldn't think of such a thing. You must Ik- so tired, and the poor horse, too. Ilood-bye." And Misa Grayling liM.k a hasty farewell of her friend, ami ran ditwnthe roadway witli the ^trettiest little steps in the world. .Meanwhile Mr.Sowerbutts was slowly turu- int' round the unwilling Jess. "But, John, the mare will !« overdone. She can lind her way home. Or I'll send Jacob with her," said Miss Sowerbutts, re- gretting in her heart that she had ever in- vited the schoolmistress to the farm. To tins John made no reply, and having siicceedetl in turning the horse and gig he sijeedily overtook Miss Grayling, who was walking on ahead in the most determined manner. "Whoa! whoa! "cried Mr. Sowerbutts to the mare. " Now, Miss, will 'ee get in?" And ho held biick the apron as he spoke. " Really 1 can'tâ€" I can't take you back to Puddington after your journey " and Miss Grayling stooil hesitating. ' No," shesaid, more firmly, as Mr. Sowerbutts only sat and looked at her without speaking " there really no necessity for it." " If I ask yc to come I mean it," said the farmer, " an' I take it as a favor." " Oh, if you put it so politely, I shall lie vei-y happy," said Misa Grayling, as she held up her little gloved hand and was hoist- ed into the gig. It w as, after all, only a mile and a half to the village. For the first minute nothing was said. "You plays that there 'annoninm „ church beautiful," said Mr. Sowerbutts, at length. Miss Grayling laughed and turned her smiling face upon her companion. " Do you think so? I'm not so sore of that myself," said she. " Beautiful! " responded Mr. SowerbuttSj with emphasis. " And settin' there, in the chancel, with the red wimlowshining on yer 'ead, yon look like a saint in glory " " Oh, Mr. Sowerbutts you really shouldn't be so very complimentary," said Miss Grayling, tranquilly. •' And now, trfl me how things went at market to-day. " The conversation ihus took a more pro- saic turn, and Miss Grayling evinced the deepest interest in the pridi} of hay, calves and other agricultural topics, until they reached the cottage in which she lived. whole proper name w __^ Weaisby but whose ordinarr nanie among 1^ teacfaen tA his district was "The Walma,' firom lite fact that his bald fore- in a straight line on each aide of his mouth gave him a decided reaemUaoce to that creatnre. Report stated that Mr. Wensby and Miss Jordan had had tender, or aemi- tender, paasages at some remote epoch. At any rate, they were very good friends and Mr. Wenaby always dined at the rector once a year, when his toils in the little vil- lage school room were over. The day came the inspection was duly performed and at the ena of the day Mr. Wenaby sat down at the rector's hospitable table. 'And what do yon think of oar new mis- tress " asked the rector, as he began to carve the joint. "A very superior person â€" very anperior person indeed, returned the Inspector. Mias Jordan's chin was lifted a little high- er in the air as this answer was given but the gesture went unnoticed. "Ah Glad you think so. We consider her quite an acquisition," said Mr. Dowth- waite. Yes there seemed an improvement in all directions," continued Mr. Wensby; but especially in the needlework. Under the former mistress the needlework was very clumsy' now it is admirable. " Mias Jordan smiled incredulously. " I assure you I have received very neat specimens of buttonholing," "said the In- spector. " Tlie department cannot fail to be pleased with them. I can show you them after di uer, if you like." " I should very much like to see them," said Misa Jordan, dryly. After dinner, I- ccordingly, the specimens were produced, and very .neatly executed they were. "1 don't believe our girls ever did that work," said Miss Jordan, solemnly, as she l»ent over the buttonholes. "But I saw them?" ejaculated Mr. Wensby, "Saw the stuff in their hands, I dare say," returned the lady. " What dogentle- men know about things of that sort?" slie added, contemptuously. " I have always to report as to the quali- ty of the ne diework," said the Inspector, stiiHy, and with a slight blush. "But if you assure nie, from your owu knowledge of the children, that they could not have done this work themselvees it will be iny (iuty to institute further inquiry." " I am certain of it," said Misa Jordan, That evening Mr. Wensby com7ared notes with his host, and the rector confessed that he was surprisedâ€" secretly, he was startled -to find what. a large number of " attendances " had been made, even by the most irregular of the village children. "We have a board meeting to-morrow," said Mr. Uowthwaite. "Then ask Miss tirayling to attend it,' said Mr. Wensby, "and ask her whether the children actually did the neeiUework themselves. If she says they did, I will fix a dayâ€" I can come over in about three weeks â€"to see them do some more specimens and Miss Jordan can le present. If there is amark- ed discrepancy lietween the two sets of work â€" why, of ourse, I must report according- ly unil you can consider he matter at the next lxard meeting" All this made the rector feel very uncom- fortable. Hut there was no help for it, and the next day he sent a verlial message to the scIhkjI mistress, re|uesting her lo step over to the rectory, where the School Board was then sitting. "Miss Grayling," said the rector, not without emlKirassiiient, "1 belitv.* that her Majesty's Inspector will be able to repjrt vei'y favorably of the condition of the school." Miss Grayling bowed jwlitely. "Tiiere is one point, liowever, on which 1 should like to ask you inie or two qiiestitms. These pieces of sewing, now'^and he |)ro- duced them from a drawer as he spoke â€" "seem to me very neat, very creditable; but are you sure that the children whose names are attached to them did them them- selves, unaiiled '" "t^uite sure," s;ud Miss i;rayling trau- (piilty. "And the attendancesâ€" they seem much larger than they used to Ije. Are you sure you have kept the register accurately?" "Perfectly sure," said Miss Grayling, looking the clergyman full in the face. (.)ne or two memliers of the board moved uneasily in their seats, and Mr. Sower- butts seemed to be on the point of protest-. ing audibly against these juspersions on Miss Irayling's good faith. The rector felt very uncomfortable. "Very good, Miss Grayling," he said; "I am glad to hear you say so. And I think we needn't detain you any longer." Tiie schoolmistress slowly, rose, bowed in her usual dignified manner, and withdrew. Jiefore h»ng it got abroad in Little Pud- diiigton tliat Miss Grayling wa-s in disgrace, or at least in a comlition of suspended fay- or. Various reasons were given for this, th(' most popular tJieory leing that tht new mistress liad Injen caught stealing the scIkmjI ]»ence. The matter was discussed in the alehouses, at the doors of the cottages, in the churehyaril after service. Through it all Miss (Jrayling w;ent on her way, serene as usual, preserving exactly the same manner to every one as if the voice of scandal had never mentioned her name. A little before (i o'clock one evening the Rev. Augustine Cope knocked at the door of the pretty cottage in which Miss Grayling .lived. For some months â€" ever since he had '"l^i":.";^"V "P.*!'_P"!."" tirst seen her. in fact-the susceptible curate had been under the spell of theyoiing lady's sweet brown eyes. He- had struggled with himself long and manfully. He was not in a jMisition to marry anil Miss Cirayling was not a suitable match for him. He knew all that very well. He did not like to think of wha' bis aunts, Miss Cope and Miss Geor- gina Cope, wouhl say on being presented with a village schoolmistress for a niece. But, then, he had not looked on the face of any other woman who could be called a lady â€" save Miss Jordan'sâ€" for nearly eight montho. He was in love he could not help it; and now this unpleasant matter added at once to his love antl to his emlmrrassment. Kven now he did not know his own mind. His ostensible object was to exchange one of the hannless novels, with which he now kept Miss Grayling well snpplied, for anoth- er of the same type. "Miss Grayling," legan the curate, ;is he seated himself in the little parlor, "tliis can not lie true "' "Whit is not true?" "These shaincful accusations, these as peraions â€" " "Of coui-sc not, and I did not tliink that you, Mr. Cope, would pay any attention to them," said the schoolmistress, with quiet dignity,. "Oh, no not for worlds " exclaimed the curate "I believe in you as I would in a saint Dciir Miss Grayling â€" Lauiu â€" I may call you I.^iura â€" 1 find it difficult to say how I feel for youâ€" and how much I long to shield you from the calumnies and troubles of the world in the shelter of an honest man's love. " As he spoke, the,.cni*ate took -Miss Gray- ling's white luid well-formed fingers between his own. "I offer you my heart and all I have," he continued, his eyes searching her downcast face. "Alas that it is so little I know well we cannot' marry on my present ctip- end, but I have youth and strength on my- side. Sooner or lat«r I nmst get a living, and thenâ€"and thenâ€"Oh, Laura say that you love me " "Mr. Cope, I feel honored and flattered more than I can say, and my heart tells me it is not indifferent to you, but â€" " She paused, and tlie tones of the church clock striking fell on her ear. "Mr. Cope " she exclaimed, withdraw ing her fingers as she spoke, "you are more than generous, but |Pbaimot trust myself to give you an answer now. 1 must not be rash, or unjust to you. Leave me nowâ€" leave me, J beg you. I will write to you to morrow. " Somewhat surprised at this sudden dis- missal, the agitated curate took his hat and stick and departed. Xext day he received a daintily -scented note from Miss Grayling, in which she said that, much as she honored, him and highly aif she valued his friendship, she conld see that it was not for his interest to marry a dowerless girl, and she therefore declined his proposal. Her decision, she added, was quite "irrevocable." There waa but one " r" in irrevocable," and somehow this cir cumstance did something toward mitigating the grief with which Mr. Cope received Ma letter of dismissaL The testing examination, which waa to confirm or overthrow Biiaa Grayling's repu- totion, waa fixed for a Friday afternoon, llie School Board meeting happened to fall on the following day, Saturday. At 3 o'clock on Friday Mr. Wenaby ar- rived, and Mr. Dowthwaite and Ifiaa J»daD went with him to the achoolhonae. The children were all there, with clean pinafores and ahinins facea, bnt Hiav Grayling waa abaent. Miaa Jcvdaa'd face wwe a peculiar amile aa ode of the older girla informed the rector that MIm Grayling had aot been at home Uk ^bree di^ Miki Jbrdkm flODuaettliet^iliren tovcvk, and in. five ntwitn the I c^eu tu r waaoon- TinoadJqr the deacwt Tidmoa tint sot om ofthaaehoolgiriacoaUnakecrnB a decent bottoiaiole, mndi kaaone Hke tiueeooa- tained in the apecxmena. Yon had better get rid of your superior young peraon aa soon as yon can," he aud to Mr. Dowthwaite, aa they went bade to the rectory. /Next morning, however, when the School Board met they found a letter awaiting thetn from Miaa Gtrayling, in vhich she aaid that in consequence of the nndeaerred aspersiona whiehhadbeen thrown upon her management of the achool ahe felt that the oooiae moat oonaiateiit with her dignity waa to resign the post iriiich ahe had had the honcn' erf hold- ing. The rector was indignant, and moved that Miss Grayling's resignation be not accepted, but that in consequence of the revelations that had been mide she be summaiily dis misaed. Mr. Sowerbutts was not present, but theT other members of the board, who had but a very limited idea of the heinonsness of Miss Grayling's offense, murmured at the severity of the sentence, and at last the rec- tor waa persuaded to let the resignation be- accepted. The following day was Sunday. It was the curate's turn to preach, the rector's to read prayers. The choir and the school chil- dren -were in their places, and Miss Jordan scanned the congregation with an approving glance from the rectory pew. " Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us," began the rector. At that moment an unwonted rustle was heard at the door, a subdued murmur ran through the assembled worshippers, and the rector, lifting his eyes, beheld the ex- schoolmistress moving up â-  the aisle on the arm of Mr. Sowerbutts Ther« could he no doubt of what had happened. The curate received a shock such as he had never befo: 6 experienced. Miss Jordan forgot herself iu her amazement, and stared at the bride as if she had been a ghost. Mr. Sowerbutts tramped stolidly on till he reached his own pew, and then, having dully installed his wife therein, began to say the responses in a louder tone than usual. The bride, in a dainty Parisian bonnet, looked very pretty. Her triumph waa com- plete. Miss Sowerbutts retired to a cottage which she owned in the outskirts of Ciroby, and the schoolmistress reigned over the Mount Farm and its owner with gentle but firm sway. When Mr. Wensby came to Little Pud dington for the next annual inspection he was proceeding to tho schoolhouse iu state, bearing Miss Jordan on his arm and- escort- ed by the rector, when the imrty met a pony carriage, in which was seated a pret- ty and beautifully-dre-ssetl woman. The lady bowed graciously to Mr. Wensby, and he, not remembering the circumstances under which he had last seen that attractive smite, returned the salute. Mrs; Sower- butts glanced at Miss Jordan and smiled maliciously. Miss Jordan dropped her hand from her companion's arm, and th( rector, stepping forward, whispered some thing in his friend's ear. "Good gracious I" exclaimed the Inspec- tor "that woman I hadn't an idea how- she was, I assure you. Thought I knew the face â€" that was all." But Miss Jordan hail suddenly Iwconie deaf, and on the subject of the senior churchwarden's .wife she continued to be deaf for the remainder of her days. CHAPTER in. The Government inspection waa always one of the events of the year at Little Pad- dinglon. It generally took place in the end of Angoat The Inspector was aa fllderif Prince Bismarck and the Newspapers. In one of his latest intm-views, I'rince Bis- marck expresses both s^lrprise and scorn that certain newspapers tJiat had always leen ready to dance to bis music while he was Chancellor, and prfuld hardly find words to express their hi^i appreciation of liiin, hail utterly neglected him since he hail i c- tired to private life. He looked upon this change of tune as .a mourniul sign of modern degeneracy and an example of ingratitude almost beyond belief. The fact that these newspapers were sycophants, and that it is the nature of sycophants to woi-ship the rising sun, seems lo have dawned upon the ex-Chancellor all at once. It has come upon bim in conjunction with other painful truths so numerous and startling that he has not yet had time to digest them all. They are pretty well caUilogued in the Forlnij/htfy Utrt'ir for August. The niani fold tyrannies, blunders, and uutritths of which he has been guilty in his domestic policy are there set out iu a cold but master- ly way. The Bismarckian policy towards the press is sketched in colors which suffi- ciently account for the hasty desertion by the e«litors of the dispenser of the "reptile fund." when lie had no longer the means of satisfying their cravings. In the set' lenient of the afiaii-s of Hanover, after the war of 1800, the King of that country was allowed the capital sum of Â¥:l*2,000,ni«», the interest of which at -t per cent, was to be jiaid to him by Prussia annually. In return for this the King was to return to the treasury the sum of Ki.lMMMXH) in State Wmds which he had taken with hiin in his tlight. He complied with his share rf the contract, but iiosoonei- had he done so than Bismarck declared that the ex-King of Hanover was engaged in conspiracy against Prussia, and was forming a Hanoverian legion in France, and that it was neeessjiry to deprive him of the means of IKiying his forces. He therefore asked that the Hanoverian or Guelph Fund, as it was called, should be placed at the disposal of the (Government {that is of himself), in order to "hunt tiiese reptiles into their holes." He ol»ser\'ed also that alsolutc secrecy was necessary to enable the Government to carry out its purposes with the reptiles. A bill was passed accordingly, and in this manner the sum of nearly $."KX),000 per year was put in Bismarck's hands to be used without any public accounting. It soon lecame known that it was used for corrupting the ])ress. The Frankfort ZcUumj, having given a hint of this, was prosecuted and condemned; the witnesses whom he called, being officials, were not allowctl to testify. It is not iliffi- cult to understand why the implicated newspapers turned so suddenly from the setting to the rising sun. With one word the new government could blast their characters for ever. By lifting a eonier of the veil it could expose them to public contempt as partakers of the Reptile Fund. larasn iHhsxBiA. The very spirited iUnstratioiL of three hxxm driven abnast hy a man standing erect in a Roma diariot is *fcT"il^*" to most residents in Londcm. It pwtrays, without the usnal absord exugeration of mural art, an enter- tainment i^ch is given daily at the French Exhibition at Karl's Court In the centre of the large circular apace which has been used during the laat few years for t^e diaplay of the Indians of the Wild West, the aporta of the Roman Am- phitheativ, c. is erected a amaller circle, aecurely surrounded with iron bars, having at the back enclosed building containing dens. The " open sesame" of my host pass- ed na into the private recesres of this prison house, in which I fotmd four young lions, the oldest being about three years of age. Theae constituted the trained troupe, and there was also one younger scholar who had just been added to the collection. The education of this one was just commencing, and he still retained the feline characteris- tics to such an extent that any approach to familiarity was met by a snarl which dis- filayed the unshed milk teeth of the owner, ooking as sharp and needle-like aa those of a puppy. The training of these young lions rarely occupies less space of time then twelve months, anil is chiefly accomplished by kind- ness. Mr. Darling, their trainer, informed me that he regarded force as not being de- sirable, as it excited the animals to rebellion and was not conductive to obedience, where- as, trained under the system adopted, each animal kno » s its name and answers to it. So successful are the methods employed by Mr. Darling, that he has never been bitten by the animals during the time he has had thein in hand. In addition to the lions, the collection in- cludes two huge Bavarian boarhounds, which take a very prominent part in the perform- ance. After this introduction to the performers I took my seat with the audience to witness the exhibition. Mr. Darling and his assis- tant entered the arena with the lions and one of the dogs the former at the word of com- mand leaped up upon pedestals and arrang- ed themselves in pyramidal groups. While in this position Mr. Darling placed the ends of two scarfs in the mouths of the lions, forming festoons, over and under which one of the dogs leaped two of the lions then stepped upon a plank, forming a seesaw, the dog leaping on to the centre and swaying it from side to side. One of the lions then mounted a tricycle, working the pedals, moving the front wheel with its fore fecv, while the boarhound was pushing lehiud. The chariot was then brought forward one lion entered readily Iretween the shafts and two others t(«)k their places at either side, one proving rather refractory, but, after sundry growls, he submitted to the strong- er will of the trainer, who mounted the chaiiotand drove the trio round the circle. The performance is very distinct from that of lion tamers in general,- who rule their charges with rods of. iron, and prod them with jKiints worse than the atings of scorp- ions, utilizing the fear aud terror of thcaiii- mals at the superior power of man. Mr. Darling, on the other haiiil, is very familiar with the members of his troupe. The man- ner in which he took hold of the forelegs of one of the largest and pulled him down from his pedestal, wlien he was not sutiiciently quick in descending was amusing. The lions are of African descent, but, like like the majority of the spi'ciesnow in men- ageries, have l)een Iwru in captivity, and fam- iliiirized with man from their birth. Wheth- er they will retain their h^:ility as they ad- vance toward their full size, remains to be seen but at present they olfer the most com- plete s|ecimens of trained lions that it hiis ever been the writer's fortune to witness. A Bad Fruit Season. The XcwKugland Homestead says: "Ap pies will Ih; scarcer ami more costly this season than for many a year. There is but crop of winter fruit in the famous half British Farmers Coming. The Minister of Agriculture at Ottawa, has arranged for a number of British tenant farmers' delegates to come to Cianada as early as possible with a view of preparing a short report on the agricultural resources of the various provinces of the Dominion. It is proposed that one shall le selK:ted to re- present the-Korth and the Midlands, one from Wales (wim should be able to speak and write in the Welsh language), two from Scotland (one from the north and one from the south), aud two from Ireland {one from the north and one from the south). Our Government will provide travelling facilities to and from the Dominion, and on the rail- ways in Canada, as well as a reasonable sum for travelling expenses. On the return of the delegates they will l»e expected to pre- pare short reports, wbicli will be published at the expense of the Government. Only six gentlemen can be scclected to come out this year. The exchange of courtesies and manifestation of good feeling Ijetweeu the British and Canadian farmers will have its good effects. The Dominion agriculturists will leant from the British farmer in many points not a little, in return for the hospi- tality which we are proposing thus iu the le8t spirit to show to him. There is iu this de- sign, of course: â€" that is quite manifest â€" no element of statecraft it is purely an effort to benefit agriculture, by making the best methods widely known, to advertise the country, and to extend the influence of prac- tical experience. Had to Tear Hizcself Awaj. "I hatl hoped, darling, that as your hus- band I might live and die happy, but now it cannot be. To-night we must part and part forever. You will never see me again. I am going far, far away. " "Now, you frighten -me, Eldward; do not talk thus. What should part ns " "Ha!,ha!* he laughedbitterly and smiting his forehead. "Would it were not so. But all regrets are vain. We part to-night for- ever." "Oh, Edward Why, why " Simply because the boss has engaged an expert to start to-morrow on examining the books of account. " AOoodSnit "I want a running suit." '"This is a good durable suit." "Are the colors fast?" "Yes. Yonll have great difficulty in keep- ing up with them. The man with i le most "hone sense" is the one who lets horse racing severely ahme. A mano teadier.haa been anested in Buda-rath, for aelling proong girla, his pimls, to rich old men an Sonth America ani Gmatantinc^ {or immoral pnnmii He fot the giria to their deatinatioa uider Annapolis 'alley of Nova Scotiii, and still greater leduotion iu the apjile belt of Soulhern and Western Ontario and Michi- gan along the lakes. In Maine and some sections of Vermont and New Hampshire there is a fair yichl of apples, being best in Maine. Throughout Southern New Kng- land. New York, Pennsylvania, New .Jersey, anil the interior States generally, the prom- ise of winter fruit is worse than ever before known. The apple-belt of Westt-Tii New York, along Lake Ontario and Krie, which in gootl sciisons ships much more than .1,- (JOO.IMH) barrels to New York or foreign mar kets, has almost no crop whatever this year.' The IIomf.-it'atl confirms this fact by the tes- timony of over ri(H correspondents, and be- lieves that the great majority of farmers in tltat region will not have enough apples for home consumption. Curiously enough there is one considcnible area in Missouri and Kansas, within a ra- dius of loo miles of Kansas City, on which there is a phenomenal crop of winter apples of fine quality. Kastern buyers are already buying it up at giod prices. Summer and fall apples arc also short and commiind good prices. The Ilomesuad thinks thai choice Western fruit, like prime lialdwins, will rule at $4 to 5s per barrel in ]?oston and New ork within three months ;. ?4 has already Iteen bid for one lot in Addi.son County, Vt., aud the exports of apples from the. United Suites and Canada of the 1890 crop will not be much over 5(X),000 barrels, against 700,000 larrels last year and 1,000,- OOOinlSSS. Peaches are a practical failure in Southern Ontario and Michigan, as well as in the Southern Stales aud Connecticut. 'Pears and plums yield unevenly, but are far lie- low an average crop and must command good prices. -Grapes, however, are an immense crop, save in sections of New Jersey and the •South, where the black rot is playing havoc with the fruit. The scarcity of other fruits will sustain the market for grapes. The shortage of large fruits is due to the fruit buds, the cold snap following warm spells last winter, and to a cold wave and rain that blasted the blossoms, w^hile drouth in -.Inly caused much fruit to drop. The Homestf-ad'n preliminary report of the potato crop indicates a disastrous shortage in the South and W^cst, a curtailed crop in New York, and a fair average yield in New England and Canada if spared by the rot, which i.s now making its appearance. Pota- toes in Ireland are sadly blighted, and are also rotting in Scotland. Facts and Figures for the Onrioas. At fi o'clock on the night of Friday, Aug. 1st, thousands of copies of Stanley's IxHik were distributed to the trade^ and by tlie following Monday it was circulated through- out the length and breadth of the land. The first English edition numbered 20,(J00 copies (this is inclusive of the Inxt edition, etc.) It is estimated that during the last four months nearly 1 1 ,000 men, women and children have been employed upon it. In England alone 00 compositora, 17 r€uiders, 12 reading boys and 200 machine and warehousemen were at work on it. In the binding of 40,000 vol- umes 'iOO men and 600 women were employ- ed. There are ten foreign editions. Tlie printing ink consumed amounts to 1 ton, 10 cwt. multiply these figures by eight for the foreign editions and you arrive at the enor- mous quantity of twelve tons. The paper for the English edition weighs sixty-five and a half tons. As the foreign editions are not so large as the English, the figures are mul- tiplied by four only, which produces a total of 262 tons. The binders' cloth used for England amounts to 4,500 yards, in America to 9,000 and in other countries to 1,000 (they have paper covers in many cases). That makea»ver cightmiles! It is estimated that 268 printing presses have been in use to print the book. THE TOBOiTTO BXHiKlTIOV. AmItaMcnae Batry af ExMWteâ€" Haa aer a aj Special AnracUaaa* If Toronto can't get up a summer carnival there is one thing it can do, and that is to inM n**in an Annual Exhibition that has no auperior on this continent. Succeaaful aa have been the past ExhilHtions held by the Industrial Exhibition Association, that to be held at Toronto this year from the 8th to the 20th of September promises to eclipae them all. The list of entries is the largest aud it includes the best exhibits that have ever been made in Canada. The special at- tractions as announced in the official pro- grammes are very numerous, and are of a character that cannot fail to attract the people from all parts of the Dominion and adjoining States. The railway arrangements are good, and cheap fares will prevail dur- ing the whole exhibition, and with fine weather the attendance of visitors at. the Toronto Fair^ this year will probably be greater than ever. All who take a special interest in the manufacturing departments should endeavor to go the first week, aa the buildings are not so ct'owdedaslateron, and apart from the show of live stock, agricultur- al prodticts and the dog show, the Exhibi- tion and all the -special features are just as gool the first week as the second. Dr. Harvey's Southern Red Pine for Coughs aud Colds, is the most reliable medi- cine in use. The hen is not a cheerful fowl. She brootls a great deal. 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I found that a cobra had taken up its abode there, and they used to feed it daily. They would sooner desert a building than eject a cobra. An Arab merchant, on the pom t of sailing with a cargo of cocoannts from the port of Cochin, discovered a Urge cobra in the hold of the vessel. He had it fed and carefully presen'ed, as the stffety of the ves- sel wpuld depend on the creature's life. ^Vhenever the natives finda dead cobra they bum its body with a piece ot sandalwood, a grain of gold, coral, and other things, nsing the same ceremonies as they woold at the funeral of a man of high caste. Euro- peui soldiers and sailors sometimes turn this custom to lEood account by killing a cobt« and selling it to the niatives, who eagerly boy it for the sake of giving it good fnnend. â€" Zi/ecwd Sport in So^hmt Indiatif by Col. Heber Dniry. A Old*! Scheme. Dmnghter (petulantly)â€" '*C2ui't we go to Hnskoka or tbeaeuhon at all, then, papa " Ptp*â€" "No, we can'tâ€" not this year.^ Bangfaterâ€" "Well, I doat can. Come, Be«, let's go down the street to the bone- ts go dowB the tet that they wen gettiBgmiiiJcal 5^^*^â„¢?*^ ***" ^*' ^* "*****^ jB^MWy ai^y way* I Bermuda BottSed. I "You mi:st ;;-o In RcrnuiUa. If Snu do not I vt ilE iioi fi»c rcsponKl- Ic for the conj^eqiu'isecs." •* But, I dtKTtor, I ran aJror'J iscifher the I lime nor tlip nsoney." ••Wen, If I tliat is â- iiipuMsibie. try I SCOTT'S lEMULSION OF PURE NORWEGIAN COD nVER Oil.. Isometlmrs mil It RcrmuUa Bot- tled, and many cavr.- ot corssyMPTEON, BronchitiSf €ous:h or S(*yorc Cold f Itavr rVRI^n ^Tifli it' and rlic advantage im thnr tfio ;3io«t MrnNl- tlve !«t»inarli c:im f-Ur ?t. Another thlni? n^liich rftmnicnilN \t In the (ttlmulatinc propTilcK of the Hy- pophowfihltrs nhlcli It. contains. Ton will flnrt it t*»r n:»io at your DmsfETlst's, iR n."lri*"n iTnppcr. Be sure you e;»*t ihr rr*""!inc." SCOTT '• r"'*-'"r.r!. JK«'1Iev!IIe. BNTIRBLY CURED. After many ycar^ cf ftuffering from heart disease, Indi^stion, weakncR$i, hcadache.ctc, ST. UON WATER Care d â- prFnllrrlT. I now rejoice in ROod- ihealth.â€" Mrs.J. Cloutier [T Montreal. Thousands Toucl to the truth of above. Why then dnu; along In inis- J ery and twin i Drink St, fjenn you will rejoice. The Palace Hotel at Sp'intfs in 1*.Q. is now o|)cii for reception of visitors. For piirticuJiir-; addrcsH The St. Leon Mineral Water (o., Ltd., TORONTO, ONT., Or to St. Leon Springs, Quo. ARTinCIAL LIMBS J. DOAN SON. For Circolor Address, 77Xortlicotc k\c„ Toroiitc at once Tor » FKIH It" I LS and a »aluabir rreatisc I lu' r-M.. -y t a sure and radical cote and U i"-iir.n I hannless as no injurious diujs arc u.cJ its preparation. 1 will warrjnt it lo tuj â-  EPILEPSY OR FAUING SICKNESS hi ^«er« cases where other remedies baie failed. M»^Im« foTsendUiir a free bottte is I want Uic in^icine to be its own W^ niaixUtina. it cosis you noth-, ioTf-'r » trial, and a radical cum la ccitain. Give Express uul| Post f.'ftce. Address H. G. BOOT M. C, 186 Woat Adelaide 81 Toronto. Ont. FITSi 1^- m mi mst edropeji dvti 1^ ..^1^, V *13 THE CONBOY CARRIAGE TOPS ABX THS BEST KNOWN Their incrcaRing popularity is a proof of thti superiority. Be euro and get a Contoy top OD your bufCKv. If Tbey are tbe OHkT wiw w WIU. kb^i WASH OUTt WILL NOT FADE OUTt Tbenls notbuig like them for Btreugtb, CuJurii orFastiiesa. If yoa doubt it, try it I Your money will bet.- fcn^d if you are not convinced afu-r a uiuL Fiff f ourcolors are made in TnrktMta Pyen.cmfatacu 1 all new ahades. and others aro addi-d as 500D as ilj become fashionable. They arc warranU^d tad| 1 noregoodsaaddo i t better thun atiyotbcvDy«a SameTHceas Inferior £76, lO Ota Canada Branch 481 St. Paul Street. Moiitr.-uL Send;ptMaI/ir Sample Cardand Bouk t^f Imumctitu pD'SEXTRACI \i THE WONDER OF HEALINm CimES CATABBH, EHETJUATISH, NT?' BALaiA,soBE THSOAT, PILES, womrrs, BimiTS, FEUALE COUFLAlirrS. AlTI HEMOBBHAOES 0? ALL lONDS. r»edInte.Twit'yExtemaVij. Pricc*ac.Si '-^ POND'S ESTB ACT CO. ITewYort^Lonicn MAGIC St'AbK-Kor ilivs^ eultinK. taUKht by Mis- t'huhh. tieiicral Apent for On- Uir o, 42tiAYonKe .street. Tonmtn.Ont. WANTKI in every tcuii in the Dominion, reliable men to roim'^ent the Dominion Bldg and Jjain Asso'n. (i-j-GT Yoii^e St.. Toronto. AGKNT3 WANTKr)-nii: money. Choiec.-*l hook.-;. Conlrol of ici-ritory. Apply at oiiee. E.N" Moykii t'o..rjn YonfreSt.. Toronto AA en PKUDA WWaWU Fusi,sel .\Yâ€" (ionil men and women. selling ariide. J. K. Close, 59 Victoria street, Twmiln. Provides an IKCOHE in old asc, and is a eood INVESTMENT. Policies are non -forfeitable after the payment of two full annual Premiums. l*rofitfi. which are unexcelled by any Company^doiuK business in Cimada. are alloraled v\r\-) flva years from the issue of the policy, or at longer periods jis may be seiet-led bv the insureiE ProniH Re Mll»rii(rI are abiiolule and not llablr lo be r«dar4tl or rrrulled Mt :in* Aitare lime nnder iiny rlrconiHinnceN. Partieipating Policy Holders are entitled to not less than 90 per cent of the profits enrii-i n tho clasH, and for the nast seven years /laveactualli/ received v.5 jurnjit. ofthr itrotiti soearuei W ' \1 Anr»V AT 1^ I L- \i \t'iuw I ^^ TOUOXTO Cl'TTIN'f: s;'IIOOL. -Grand chance for yoiinj; tiii'ii to ;u-|uire a llrst- class trade. Terms iiuideralc, J?"cii»l for parti- culars.â€" 03 KinK Street U't-sl, Sproru redin Canada, U.S. and foreipii counlries. 1 VonKc St., Toronto. PEOPLK out of tflwn « tion should have inininj; to Ihe cxhibi- their .lri"^se.s I'arisian Plaited. Skirtsluc is yanl; Children's skirls or capes, iii; a yanl. Miss St;n-khoiise, 427 YoiiKe Street, Toronto. Ti:.t'IIKK. can maki' money during vaca- tion bv f'aMva-:it K for nn' or more of our fast selling Books and Hihles. cspfHvallv History of Canada, by \V. H. Withrow, 1).I.. latest and best edition ever puhl slicl, pric-cs low. terms liberal. Write for ilhwlpitcd cireuhirs and terms WM. UIIIGGS. l'ub!=sher. Toronto. ^PirVAnHdSPITALFpB THECMIO^^^ ^â€" -kAâ€" ATUMORSwlthoutthe knffe banceri LEATHER BELTING. Best value in the Dominion. F. K. DIXON CO;, Makers, 70 iCing street J-JtOsL, Toronto. i3*Send for Price List^ and Discounts. Ta anaasQ I THE BEST COUGH MEDICIN E. SOLO S7 DSnOOISTS S7£S77EZSE. CONSUMPTION OLMY COLLEGE, OTTAWA FOR YOUNG LADIES. Spacious buildings, iiifhtedwilh ga-s heated by not water, all modern conveniences, exten- sive groiindEj. First-class statf under Lady 1 'rincipol f rom Europe. I^oard. furnished room, fuel, light, tuition in EnfjHsh branches. French and German from ?150 yearly. Thoroughly tllcient Music and Fine Arts Department, Session opens Sept. IGtli. For circulars write o REV. DR. WARDEN, Montreal WING ilr.- jTTUONtS, ^â- ),,-\ WOOD ENGRAVER " '.^-^ '0 "'^Stjcf T East. ' --TORONTO, Cf, ADA The Boiler Inspection AND INSURANCE CO.,OF CANADA. Elstablisbcd for the prevention of steam boiler explosion byproper uiRpcetions. Sir Alexander Campbell. K.C.M.G, Ltcut.-Gov. of Ontario, President. Head Oflre, 2 Toronto Mreet. Toronto. •â- !. Consulting Engineers nnci. lol t o^.^oar'M of •â- *n-r«mtT_ Gko. C RoBB. ChicfEnginecr. A- Frasbb. Soc EvERYTHINECg!|f^|(;A I, 044-CRAiGr sr T. W. NESS Tbe Alliance Bond and Investment Company of Ontario Limilcd, Incorporated Febmarj- 2Tth, ISIW. CAPITAL $1,000,000. Qenaral Offlcos, 37 29 Wellinarton Street East, 34 36 Front Street Estst, Toront i This Company undertakes agcnpics of every descriplion. and trn-^ts, such as eaiTv iii„- m i i^ucs of capiLalfor companies ana others, conversion of railway juuI othtTM-curit ies. will un i-i ,r)- ful attention to management of estates, the colleet ion of loan-;, rents, interest, diviilemi-. liii-:,-, mortgages, debentures.bonds. bills, notes. coupons imdotherVecuritie^; will uela-ia^enli- fun- -ning or countersigning certifloatcs of stoek. bonds or other nhligiitions. Ueeeives mul inve^l- -irikiiig funds and invests moneys generally for others and olters Ihe best terms theri-for. hvfr i.i:.;ir invested with or through this Company earns the hiKhcst returns and is ahsoliilely -;ii.' '.U investments are guaranteed. THE IXVESTNEXT BO\»Sof ihe Comitany are issued in.nii.MLy of flOO and upward and otTer unparallelled iiidiic-cmeiUs for aec-umulative inv--tiiienT^ t-f -.njil amounts, month Iv or at larger periods for terms of years fnmi live npwanlsantl the iii\i-ior is not only absolutely protected against loss of a sing'.ed.illar bnl can n-ly npon the liuvt-^t- retums consistent with security. Correspondence solicited and promptly rrplied lo. First-class General and liocal AcenlJican obtain reinnnenitivc cnnirint- liy apply inu to THE ALLIANCE BOXD A.\D l\tE.STnE.\T CO.. OK 0\TAKIU. M l.. TflKfl»%T4». 0\T TO THE EDI'i'OU:â€" Kease inform your ic.i-iers that I have a positive remedy for tIN above named disease. By its timely use thousands of ho|)eless cases have been permanently cured 1 shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your readers who have co" sumption if they will send me their Express and Post Office Address. Respectfully, T. A. 8LOCUM KflX.. 186 We«t Adelaide St., TORONTO. ONTARIO. Confederation %ifc ORGANIZED 1871. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO REMEMBER AFTER THREE VEARS POLICIES ARE INCONTESTABLE Free trom all restrictions as to residence, travel or occapatior. Palil-ap Policy and Vasb Sarrender Talar fJnaranlred In rnrta roilry. AFFORDS ABSOLUTE I'KOTKCTIOX AGAINST \V. V. MACDOXALl), ACTl'AKV. K. MA( '1)1)^^1, Mana»;jn« IlKtu-rni:. Ben d far Catalogiie. B BATEK LimjTEAMgHirg. WeeMybetween ftrTmnrtl ttA m. Betan ndnU. «ao,«W 00)^1, iiMatd Ci^ 40UUUH Hoon Squibb, tvlMl AaatoiaallTawwiBdOttte The diffenMiee to you in a Season's cut of, say, SMillions means a lossor gain of over $6,000 Pnn of ordet*^ ItooK and foreign, prevent our exl^ibitiD;; a Band Mill at T)niit this year. One in ovr bnilding, however, for a cnstoraer in Hungary, will be erei-tf! itt wr worki, where intenated pvttea can aet it in operation. We will exhibit Stcani Fi rr f BSiMi AerM Tnidt, Mtik. mmi Ladder Tmclc fire Departuu ni HmUeJBastaMb SUmifiie aad Ckopplnc mSOa and oar ratent Frirtiun The Wf^rous Engine Works Co. Ltd„Brantf ord,Can djtt MHll jmatmmtm til l l.lll â-  f.-.l.' mm