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7 k emet chest and land by lit cent cay s tisjs tribtttste jj is published every friday at trje tribune printing house main street stouffville subscription 100 per annum first insertion per line solid nonpareil os each subsequent insertion per line o 04 proffessional cards per year 400 rates under contract onecolnmn per year 50 00 half column one year 3000 quarter column one year is 00 eighth column one year zo 00 for six months or three months in the same ratio hoidge bros publishers and proprietors making hh useful stationery and fancy j00bs i when you require stationery confectionery biscuits or canned goods call at hamiltons next door east of station stottffvtxjle also dealer in- oyste ters fruit toys and fancy goods smokers supplies a specialty the most select stock of mouth organs in town boys give hamilton a call jsddion iriueri main st stouffville firstclass horses and rigs cirtage of all kinds of freight and express from tho station promptly attended to charges moderate bus to and from all trains commercial travellers supplied at reasonable rates i j e addison proprietor stouffvill march 18s8 the kind of work mrs wlckman saved lp lor the stew preacher to do a number ol young clergymen all gradu ates of the methodist theological seminary at evans too met downtown the other day and were relating to each other anecdotes of iheir experience in the various fields to which they had been assigned my most amusing experience said one young brother was in a little village in iowa where the conference sent me to begin my ministerial work my circuit included three or four little villages and as many school houses and i tried to preach a sermon at each place once every two weeks in the village of edgewood dwelt a good old lady natred mrs wickham an emigrant from the green mountains and one of the pillars of the churoh i had just been married before going on the circuit and the next day after our arrival in edgewood mrs wickham sent for my wife and myself to come to her house in the afternoon we went and were warm ly greeted by the old lady i am so glad youve come brother l and brought your wife said she ive been wai tin and waitin yon dont know how anxiously ever since brother jones went away which is nigh onto three months and there hasnt ben a preacher in this house since ive got some little things to do that ive ben a savin till the minister come and now youve broughs sister l lns get them off n our handt and then we can sit down and have a good long talk i confess i was a little puzzled at this reception not knowing exactly what the people on my circuit had been in the habit of saving np for the minister to do however i was not long left in the dark the old lady disappeared into the kirchtn and soon called for us to follow we did so and found the room littered with two or three old bedsteads that had been taken to pieces and spread about the floor in the middle of the floor stood mrs wickham with a big kettle of of boiling water at her side now sister l jesryou take this here apron of mine or youll spoil your dress she said to my wife the pesky bugs have been so bad in these bedsteads that i have sometimes felt jest as if i couldnt wait till you come to give them a good scalding this then was a part of the circuit riders duties in iowa thought i but the oid lady seemed to take it so entirely as a matter of course tbat the prercher bhould help her with her work that i couldn t well refuse my wife laughingly put on the apron and went to work and i took off my coat and cuffs and took hold too it wa3 a long job and after we had got the bedsteads thoroughly scalded they had to be carried upstairs set up and corded for they were the old fash ioned kind of bedsteads in which ropes did duty in lien of springs or slats but this did not endhe work for on coming downstairs the old lady remarked that the stove was a little warm yet but that if i was careful i could black it without burning my hands this was a little too mucn and i was abont to rebel but my wife whispered to me that we might as well make a day of it so we went at that stove and polished it till you conld see your face in it and then helped the old lady clean up the kitchen by that time thj sun was down and our hostess kindly permitted us to withdraw did we stay to supper why bless you the good soul in her joy at getting her house cleaned up for- gotto say anything about supper we wer glad enough to get hone without being ask ed to dig up the potatoes or build a calf pen but ever since that day my wife and i hav always had a prior engagement when asked to visit mrs wickham gossip- really said a brighteyed woman the other day if we are never to talk about our friends conversation will go begging for subjects the fact that we all more or less do discuss our friends their foibles their excellencies or their ways and means is one about which we think very little- yet we are fully agreed and if a vote could be taken at this moment from everybody the opinion would be unanimous that it is mean and unkind to talk in as unfriendly way about other people criticism to a certain extent may be pardname but criticism when applied to the cuoos of private in dividuals is very apt by a swift descent to degenerate into thoughtless or satirical com ment the honorable meaning which the word gossip itself once bore referring to ones sponsors in baptisn snd signifying re lation by religious obligation is an illustra tion of the way in which the thing referred to suffers deline we begin a gentle depre catory reference to somebodys infirmity of temper and wc find ourselves specifying a particular time and scene which straight way the one who hears tells again to some ono else with additions slight perhaps but material beforejwe know it we have stirred up a hornets nest this may be done with out any more potent motive than a mere love of fun and half the gossip in the social world is of the unthinking kind indulged in merely from a spirit of drollery far worse is that other sort of talk which ends in slander and begins in malice and which separates friends and sunders the ties of years of intercourse with its sharp and jarring discords upon the whole it is best not to make associates the stock subjects of talk at the table or in household there are other things and plenty of them if only we go though the world with open eyes and hear- in ears the newspapers and magazines furnish material fcr much intelligent and intellec tual interchange of thought and if we were mt so blind to the beauties that nature scatters in our pith we rhould find much o id for talk in every change of the chang ing seasons gossip is of necessity dwarfing to those who indulge in it and from an edu cational pint of view it is utterly unfit for the young to listen to or take part in it has been called a womanly sin and tea part ies and sewing societiesbave themselves been slandered as centres and fountain heads of gossip and malevolence but we have nev er found that women were more addicted to it than men and we have no doubt that the masculine club furnishes quite as congenial an atmosphore for its growth as the ladies kettledrum the way to get rid of it is to stamp it out if it has made its appearance to frown it down severely and never to indulge in it even in its most specious and innocent forms fuhhy little st0bie8 1 xju-xckxoube- little irving was visiting a triend of his mother one day and was much interested in the pictures which hun on the walls he looked with particular earcettnesa at a delicate engraving of aurora the goodness of morning and another of spring it his host ess took him on her lap and said will yon stay with me irving and be my little boy irvines kind heart would not per mit a pointblank refusal so he answered very gently i dont fink i could why not aked the lady irving made a des perate effort to find a reason and at last a happy thought struck him i couldnt live with you because your pictures havent clothes enough to wear was the answer his very poor time- a guelph boy was telling hie father one day of a schoolmates attempt to sing and time said the tenyearold in deep disgust why he didnt keep any better time than a cow when a dogs running after her 1 dont o to law serves and moods fire and life insurance j o beow stouffville ora agent for london liverpool globe ontario mutual of london and manufacturers life and accident insurance companies lowest rates ision jey to loaist i am preparedto lend money at lowest rate on real estate liy a g brown o e nt e3st ial shaving parlor first- class shaving parlor fitted up in neatest styles hair cutting and shaving equal to any city barber shop allies and childrens hair dressed in the latest fashion ladies please do not call on saturday after 5 p m vm a bovair lurkholders block stouffville countess chendon de brialloss kuown in paris as a clever amateur actress has got herself talked abont by a recent balloon trip she mado with her husband the oars wero too slow to suit this couple and so they started in a balloon from prrie for their country scat at epernay wjwft ismoro thoy got there safely and descended in the nothing in nature is more marvelous than the network ol nerves constituting what we sometimes carelessly cell our nervous sys tem each nerve is a telegraphic cord in itself each is a part of the whole cemplex and inimitable system of telegraphy by which messages from the headquarters in the brain are sent to the minute stations in the extremities if this telegraphic system of nerves were erected on diminutive poles outside of our bodies it would be a most peculiar exhibit happily tor us our nervous systems are as it were a harmonious ar rangement of underground wires carefully buried within us and deftly concealed from outside observation we cannot see them nor know whether they are too slack or too tightly strained we can tell when they are disturbed for neuralgic agony shoots along their course from station to station when we are glum and dismal and low spirited the telegraphio apparatus is out of trder and the nerve forces are demoralized when nerves work wrong it is as when telegraph poles are shaky or wires tangled or crossed or ourrents irregular or batteries confused according to the irregularity of our nerves so are our irregular mood if all is right we are happy and iheery and sunshiny but let the batteries blunder or the currents cross or tho wires become en tangled and we are irritable sulky illtem pered or angry as tho case may be in some of our distressful moods we pout aul sulk and misinterpret and misunderstand we take offense where no offense is intended and we impute to others motives which are never conceived by them at times when the moods arc out of sorts we think the whole world is persecuting us and we the afflicted objects of persecution are above all other human creatures singled out for martyrdom there are circumstances under which most of us can without insuperable difficulty rise from tho moodiness which is brought about by letting tho nerves havo their own way mental and physical diet has much to do with it brooding over real sorrows and imaginary misories will rnako the best of us moody and wretched nursing grief and affronts and tolling tho sad story of our woes has as depressing an effect as narcotic drugs sleeping in unventilated rooms often produces chronic wretchedness oven if these moms be furnished with the appli ances of wealth and refinement associa tion with grim persons is depressing and dispiriting good health mental spiritual and bodily is worth working tor it caste out tho malaria of moodiness aud lifts us into the sunlight of joy good health is more easily attained than most folks sup pose a suggestion has been mado that eng land revenge tho slight put upon lord sack- villewest by his summary dismissal from washington by giving mr phelps tho united state minister in london his walk ing ticket this would bo for england to prove that if american politician wero it ought to be the last resort of any good citizm to go to law it is usually unprofit able even if you get your case it makes bad blood it wastes your time you fat ten a brood of lawyers on both sides and ten chances to one they are taking your very business lifeblood if the case goes against you it is almost certain to cripple you for life if a matter of any importance if not important a man is a fool to go to law we have lately seen an illustration of some of the unexpected outgoes that are sprung upon the unwary layman in law cases it related to the drivewell cases a cedar rvpida la newtpvper says when the supreme court of the united states last winter decided against william m and george h andrews complainants against george hovey respondent in the driven- v ell suits it was thought tbat ended the long litigation there had been over the case such it appears was not the case however the messrs andrews are citizens of new york and they brought suit against hovey a citizen of iowa now tha statutes of this state declare that when a nonresid ent brings suit against a resident the plain tiff may be compelled to give a bond for the payment of the coats that may accrue this in a number of cases the messrs andrews were compelled to do among those who signed their bonds in this city are henrj bennett jr w w smith now living in st paul i n isham and c g greene these parties arc now to be called upon to nay some 10000 costs accrned and are summoned to appear in des moines october 17th before the united states district court for the southern district of iowa moral keep out of the law settle your disputes by arbitration he sheared the cat- little frankie saw his fathers hired man shear the sheep last spring for thefiet time a few days afterwards frankie was missing and about the time preparations ware being made to search for him he came rushing in exclaiming oh papa ive sheared the cat and didn t det much wool eiver shure enough poor pussys ragged and haggled coat confirmed the lads ttory pussys policeman mamma and baby have stepped out on the terrace to see whether 00k has forgotten to give the cat its dinner they fad pussy engaged in cleaning up its plate in which operation it is aseisttd by an immense tom cat wherever can that creature have come from inquires mamma and baby makes answer why thats pussys policeman 1 h gothams large expenses- the new york special correspondent of the buffalo courier says it is no wonder that the politicians make such a tremendous scramble for office in new york consider ing the enormous amount of money the lucky ones have the handling of the board of estimates and apportionment is now mak ing up the figures for next year they probably wont be lebs than 835001000 anyway nearly a third of the whole is beyond the reach of the politicians as it goes out in the state taxes and interest on city bauds these two items make up nearly 11000000 leaving say s24000000 for salaries contracts and so on the finest police in the world cost about 5 000000 a year the public schools which a great many people find fault with cost over 4000000 the department of pub lic works which geo newton has tried hard to reform since mayor grace put him at the head of it but without much success spends 3000000 chiefly in a political way the fire department coats in round figures say 2000000 and the public insti tutions of charity about 3000000 the figures for the judioiary nearly all for sal aries run close to 1500000 street clean ing which is never done in a satisfactory way takes 1200000 out of the treasury the dcdartment of parks costs nearly 1000000 the health department 350 000 the finance department close on 3000- 000 the law department 200000 the tax department 110000 then there are large appropriations for the registrars office and the sheriffs office and the commoncouncil and for election expenses and the list usu ally winds up with 500000 or so extra undei the head of miscellaneous it cer tainly is a grand chance that the politi cians have when they get control of things in new york and the desperate scramble they make is not at all surprising his seasonable esquest- it is so sudden mr darnelle i know it i responded the young man gently he stood before her with his weight rest ing easily on one foot his left elbow on the mantelpiece his right arm behind him and nis whole attitude one of careless unstudied ease and grace acquired only by long and patient practice i know it is he repeated measured by ordinary standards and by the cold con ventionalities of society it is indeed sudden we have known each other only twentyfour hours until 8 25 oclock last night neither of us had ever heard of the other yet wita the heart one day is as a hundred years could we have known one another better darling he went on with a tremor in his cultivated bflat baritone voice if we hat j attended the theatre the concert the churc and the oyster parlor together for doze seasons does not your heart beat respon- aive to mine i will not pretend to deny mr dar nelle replied the young lady with a rich blush mantling her cheek and brow that your avowal moves me strangely i knew it i felt it he responded eager ly love is not the slow vegetablelike growth of years it does not move in its course with the measured leisurely step of a man working by the day it springs up like a mushr like an electric flash it takes instant possession it does not need to be jerked in as it were it needs not the agonized coaxing of of a young mans first coin whiskers my darling it is here you will forgive my presumption will you not and speak the words that tremble on your lips the words that will fill my cup of joy to overflowing the evening had passed like a beantiful dream mr darnello admonished by the clock tur it was time to go had risen re luctantly to iisb feet and stood holding the hand of his beautiful etrothed my love he said in eager passionate accents now that you have blessed my life with a measureless ineffable joy and made all my future radiant with golden hope you will not think i am asking too much if i plead for just one favour what is it shyly responded the lovely maiden please tell me your firbt name chicago tribune i the haunted gallery in hampton court there is a mysterious gallery connecting the old queens apart ments with the royal chapel the gallery is haunted it is said by the shrieking ghost of queen catherine howard the queen was a fascinating deceitful de lightful little creature who had been sadly neglected in her youth and corrupted by debasing companionship but full of the de light of life and shrinking sensitively from every itouch of pain yesterday she had been the potted toy of her cruel husband today she was doomed to the fearful fats that awaited harrys discarded wives in tho horror of hor position surrounded by rough and brutal soldiers of the kings guard she found a momentary chance of escape and rushing through tho long gallery ran to seek her husband who was at that moment hearing mass in the chapel to cling to his knees to softon with her tears that heart of adamant tho guards at their utmost speed followed the poor dis tracted creature just as sho reached tho kings eloset they overtook her and dragged her back hor frenzied screams resounding through the place the gallery is now used as a kind of lumber room but still the shrieks 0 tho agonized queenare to bo heard at times anyhow in mr ernest laws interesting volume hampton court in tudor times thre is recent testimony to that effect one hundred years ago the following is among the laws passed by tho legislature of the state of franklin we copy it astound in a speech by daniel webster on the currenoy of 1838 be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of franklin and ic is hereby en acted by the authority of the same that from the 1st day of january 178o the salaries of the officers of this commonwealth be as follows his excellency the governor per annum 1000 deer skins his honour the chief justice per annum 500 deer skins the secretary to mb excellenoy the gover nor per annum 600 racoon bkins the treasurer of the state 450 racoon bkins each county clerk 300 beaver skins clerk of house of commons 200 racoon skins member b of the assembly per diem three racoon skins justices fees for signing a warrant ono muskrat skin to constables for serving a warrant one mink skin enacted into tho law the 18th day of oc tober 1780 under the great seal of the state mr webster was in earnest a portland youngman and ajboatondrum- mor tried an experiment recently that brought them considerable experience and not a little permanent wisdom 1 believe it does not take much ekill to olay this bunco game said the portland yonng man you might try it on that chap over there said the drummer pointing to a soberlooking young fellow who sat on the other side of the room reading the morning press 1 will start him for you so the drummer walked over to the young man and saluted him how do you do you are mr foss of oakland are you not glad to see you glad to see you too replied the other only my name is webster of north ansoa not foss of oakland the drummer saunteroi off and communi cated the name to the portland young man as soon as convenient the latter waited until he supposed the unsuspicious anson man had forgotten the incident and then meeting him by accident as he walked across the ffice held out his hand and enthusias tically exclaimed why webster how are you how are the folks in anson webster said not a word and moved not a feature but drawing his arm back quick as lightning delivered a blow right between the eyes of the portland young man his name wasnt webster and he wasnt from north anson but he was dead in earn- eat if the young man from portland wasnt portland argus a young wife pertuaded her husband to buy a perambulator for the son and hoir age two moeting in tho city saturday noon thoy adjourned to the largest manu facturer and soon came to a decision pls- ing the precious burden in the carriage they started for homo every ono they passed seemed highly amoscd and few coul i refrain from hearty laughter the wifo linking everything waj not correct stepped in front of tho carriage and taw to her dismay and grounds of their chateau before their ser- childish british wero babyish clevoland grief thoy had ojiittcd to sk 1 fnmitora had arrived has aot his reward i turers ticket off oar vants and furniture had arrived i has got his reward take the manufac- own make some novel escapes- wbilo mr anderson was leisurely travel ing through seuth africa in a wagon drawn by sixteen oxen he heard from the buahmen many stories of their remarkable escapes from lionb one bushman having beon seized by the arm by a hon had tha presenco of mind to use his free arm to toko up a handful of sand and throw it in the lions eyes the beast roaring with piin and blinded let go the man who ran away before tho lion could recover his sight mr anderson saw tho man and the marks of the lions teeth on his arm a buahman on being seized by a lion who grasped tho mans left hand with his teeth used his free arm to take hold of one of the beasts hind legs this he squeezed and pinched so hard that the lion gave a roar and sprang away habitant i wish to sell my house and lot real estate agent all right give me a description ownor next day avo decided not to sell that place agent whats np owner af tor reading your advertisement on its advantages i couldnt think of parting with each a property a hopeless oase- a man very much excited burat into m paateurs laboratory the other day oh deotor he oried i have been bitten i by a dog asked pasteur no worse than that by a cat a kind of cat but oh doctor can you cure me it was a wolf then not a wolf but much worse it was my motherinlaw 1 in that case said pasteur turning to his work nothing can be done his garefnl spouse anarohist wife glf me dot glean shirt dot bureau in wife no fritz you had better vait until your birfday vich vill be only six more veeka from day after termorrow the beason he left whats the matter johnny asked one of the neighbors boys as his companion came out of the alley gate aint finished your dinner aready have ye nop didnt ye gel any yep but i didnt stay to finish it what mado yo loavo so aoon well i slid something at the table and everybody but pa laughed intimidation- reginald papa can i have a piece of mincepio papa yon may if you will promise not to toll mama that i gave it to you pie is devoured in silence reginald please cin i havo some more papa sternly no more sir 1 reginald after a pause i if you dont let me i shall tell mama he got it a glimpse of the possible puture- freshman first night in college aroused by a noise who whos that i sophomores draped in sheets allow usy sir to present our cards with our wishes fo a pleasant nights repose good night ant may the angel of peaceful sleep hover ovc thy bed tho conventionality of youth mr white tic ah wont you givo me a kiss my littf man louts hiding bashfully in bis marr mas gown you do it ma