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market and no great baa been the demand that we are now Introducing
Il throughout the world under the name of Queen’» Auti-Mailiua,
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F>oin Demurest'« Magaiine.
It was two days before Christmas. I
Night was spreading, over the earth
a thick gray blanket of st »rmclouds,
ami the voice of the blizzard was
heard in the land. The thunder
of the distant surf dashing against
the cliffs was like an anvil chorus
accompanying the wild voice on
anore.
Half a mile op the gentle slope
of the bluff from the sandy beach
that was buried under the seething house of old Mrs. Farrell, who nev
Lreadrs, twinkled the lights of Sea er lived anywhere else since she
bright Villa. The wind drove the bestowed her city property upon
frozen sleet in hissing gusts against her son when he married. The
the window panes.between the sob-, 'laughter in law and grandchildren
bings of the pines that swaved ,*<|*nd a portion of each summer
back and forth in somber obeisance with the old lady, which wasafllic-
to the furious storm king.
The ^’on enough for her. She never
skeleton arms of bare trees lashed veiled them, nor anyone else, save
the atone walla at irrigular intervals i a few neighbors within driving dis
like the tattoos of woodpeckers on tance in summer time. Asa nat
an old tree trunk, and every few ural rtsuit, her young companion,
moments weird voice« wailed and pretty Mildred Arlington, never
moaned down the wide throats of visited with anybody within a
Queen Anne chimneys
radius whatever, save the house
At the hours when the grav dusk keeper within the gates. She had
Di-t the Mack «hrouded night, the ' heen
Seabright two summers,
housekeeper kindled the white an‘* ,,,,w
cocoon of her third
radiance of lamp light in the chan winter in the lonely place was
delier, and the red glow of freshly | ■ weaving itself about the sweet little
fed flames in the wide fireplace 'chr. salis that never developed
with its high art mantie of antique' 'from a grub into the beautiful
o.ik and its insensible appetite for butterfly she ought to have been
hickory logs.
The thrashing loughs of ¡the
Mildred folded her needlework, trees, as she looked out at them
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--an extravagant trifle of drapery
i" »ilk and tinsei for one of the
drawing room chairs,—over which
«he had wasted the whole afteri iooii
and nearly ruined her eves, She
yawned wearily, i and ' blindfolding
her smarting eyes with her smalh
white hands for a moment as she
stood before the tire. 1 h n she
crossed the soundless cushion of
the thick carpet, to the front
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down. '1
faced the east, over
looking
vast abyss of the
booming
lantic.
Her work
basket
I wicker chair were
hudd led
on the north aide, where'the poor
light took advantage of the omission
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Mildred could hear again the
ripple of malicious laughter that
smote her ca s.
Through tne central arch of the
veranda she could see the white
sweep of the drive covered with
snow and ice. She stood gazing at
it blankly, thinking of some silly
thing Mrs Farrell’s granddaughter
had said to her once, about her be
ii'g prettier than any of the girls
through the thickening blackness, plavtug tennis.
seemed to be strangely mixed with
Just then, from out the darkness
the tinsel threads of Oriental em shut two gleaming red eyes. Mil
broidery. The somber hues grad dred starteii, and ’then discerned
ually rested her iired eves. She the dim outlines of a carriage
looked at the desolate tennis-court She turned from the lace frosted
and thought, oddly enough, of a window
The beauty and warmth
girl who had played there one after ot the room, as a contrast to the
noon in the bygone summer,—a howling Bleakness she had been
pretty blonde thing in a ravishingly contemplating,^ w^is calculated to
lovely costume, with half a dozen inspire a feelmg of gratitude in het
admirers following her about, and tieart, that she was Mrs. Farrell’s I
all the other girls jealous of her. well-paid coi
could
She had heard someone sav she1 e j'H ail the
wealth
had a lover, or at least was engaged atm not own i
rather
to one of them, for she had a dozen, tllau a begg;
cauhl
lie had never been in the vicinity blasts.”
of Seabright, although his ladylove
[ to BE conttsced ]
lived less than a mile beyond Mrs.
Farrell’s mansion for a few weeks
Plenty ot flour at the Prairie Citv
in the summer time.
Rmler Mills. Every sack warrant
Mildred could set* the spot where
her hammock had swung when
she had unwillingly listened to a
I stray bit «f gossip not intended for
g-e.it arches, fringed along the arcs likes Irin better than any of the
"ith various-sized icicles, showed r*'.'t too. I say ’likes,' because she
Hive somber pictures between the 1 i«n’t capable of loving anyone,—
huge, yellow sardstone pillars except herself. She will hold him
1 he two directly opposite the draw • on her line and throw out bait fo
ing room windows were exactly i-jothersat (he same time. If she I
alike,—dim etchings of storm beat can catch a bigger fish she will
en ttees bent with snow aud i v drop him off her hook. She has
over the drifts that lay where the no more principle than a cat.”
green lawns of summer had l>eeii
’ You have seen him?”
tram|M-d |>y tennis players.
"Yes; he is splendidl I am
Mihlred h id not plaved tenni« love with him myself, He is much
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city girls play, admired their nattx
suits »nd envied them, wishinf
they were rich am] could |wear ex
p nsive g.,wnR aml J*
Th ■ gentlemen seldom noticed her
in her simple summer frocks, made
a* plainly as were those of old Mrs
barren’s ten year old grar.ddaugh
READ OUK PLAN.
For several years past com petitions of an instructive order h
offeied bv reputable buB’nes« houses and manufacturare ¡a
with the object of increasing their sales and interesting their CJ
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Britain. j Believing that competitions
offered
people of Great Britain,
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I ufacturing concern such as ours, and conducted in the same
heart? That isn’t anything against manner, would excite universal interest among the intelligent
the United States and Canada, oi*r Company have decided i
him. or h*s heart either.”
Prize Competition in whi h our first effort will be to make it
"Why isn’t he rich?”
fair and impartial. The intention is to satisfy everv one enter,
‘‘Because he is poor. No, he
competition that they have been dulv credited with the p-isitj«.
isn’t exactly poor,—he is a young their efforts have earned for them. We are sure that this c|u
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lawyer who is making his own way. prize contest will receive the approval of parents and all tlw»
His papa didn't make it for him the instruction ot young at heart. The prizes to be awarded
while he smoked cigarettes and conqwitition will consist entirely of articles of sufficient valueto
played billiards.
He probably pn-ciated by every person receiving one as a fair reward for the
put forth bv them. Our intention is to divide the amount tot»
propo.-ed to Mabel because it was a
awav in prizes, varying in value from eight dollars to one hund
fashionable fad among men,—and lars each, and we enter into an honorable agreement with those:
she surprised him by accepting the competition to distribute fairlv Two Thousand Dollars in
AWARD OF PRIZES.—Ten of the leading ministers of our
him
He has that air about him I
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be invited to attend and assist in the award of prizes.
of being in an uncomfortable fix.
on tlie-iart of the architect, to build
«ny cloister like veranda, and
««niggled through the artistic bar
made of lace ami silken draperies,
into the riehness of the interior.
1 he view outside mad e the voting
girl «hiver. F
Beyond the plate glane
where the driven sleet hissed was | her tars. She recalled the words
« wide expange of ice glased ver now: *
amla where half a dozen boys I "Oh, she is engaged to him, but
might have practiced skating Five I «he doesn't advertise it at all. She
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Two Thousand Dollars >u Pizos win
Equitably Distributed.
IT IS PERFECTLY HARMLESS ANO
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SO SIMPLE ANY CHILD CAN USF IT
La, the hair over and apr'y the mixture for a few minute» and th,
hafr dlsHptH-araaaif by magic wllbout the .Ugbleal pain or Injurj " 1 <.
applied or ever afterward It ¡«unlike any other preparation ewi is.
for a like purpoae. Tboiiem.d» of LAHII S who have Leen ar noye.
with hair on their FA CE. >K K ard AKM* atteKt lie
GENTLEM KN who du not appreciate* hrs rd or hair on tncir ne. -
find a priceli'M boon In Queen’* A nt ’•IHii in«’ *Ticb
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wi.ii Shavin<. by rendprlnr Hf future rruv.iL an
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Price of Queen*• Antl-Hairlne <1. perbottl*. aent iu aafetv muilinr hole* poetare
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sealed from observation). Send money or Ntampa by Ie«tt r with full pddreNg written pi»
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ponden^a strictly confidential Th»■< advertisement I n honest and straight fo ward in e
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-day. Address QUf EM CHEMICAL CO., 174 R*re Street, ClbCIWWATI. O
’ff's’er your letter at any Post Office to Insure its safe drliv. ry. We will pay •
n r r. y
f FaUure or
injury »o anr pit* rha-er. Every bottle cuara’-trea.
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C PPPIAI —To ladies who introduce and s-11 nmonr »heir friends
5rV,egY°fJ3” i?nttl/and •ampltt
frrfcEIH wu wdl present w.tb a SILK DRR88. 1Syard, beat silk Pxtra Larrr
s-aawabiMBBi of silk to aeleot from sent with order Good Salary or Commission to Agenur
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A CRAND PRIZE
3ible Conapet\ti0
NEW DISCOVERY*1ACCIDENT i
A Christmas Comedy.
t.m g ml for uer. He it* not eo
lv infillin'» I with her as
ether no n ar .—tn .t’s why «he likes
him ’
"lie n ust be infatuated, if he
wants to marry her.”
1 ”No,— 1 think he is an insuffera
ble indifferent lover. She will not
b-eak his heart when she throws it
ter
1 here was always an exagger away
It i-n t one of the breaking
ated m-cessity for the embroidering kind.—is made of giuta percha.
of luncheon tablecloths Hn<j doi.ies perhaps ”
Whem-ve *n avalanche of company : "I shouldn't like him.”
• Wept over Seabnghf, the country j "Because a flirt can’t break his
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PRIZE BIBLE COMPETITION.
We will pay $1(K) in cash to the first person who correcthi|
the following questions: Where in the Bible do the folhuriJ lira
words first appear: 1, R ain ; 2, B kkad ; 3, M ilk . The second I ah
answering correctlv wi.l receive $75 in cash. The third perwil form
correct answer will rereive $50 in cash
The next ten willntkil
case«
an elegant Coin Silver (hunting case) Watch. The next ten rl
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receive an elegant Silk Dress (16 yard in anv color). Thener.l
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each receive a first class pair of Opera Glasses.
LAST PRIZES.—The 33 persoiissending the 33 correctgnmmI
ire received last will receive duplicates of the prizes that arm bitt«
for the first ami middle 33 correct answers, the last corrwlil
receiving the $100, the next to the last the $75, and so on uii
33 prizes for the last 33 correct answers have been awarded.
SPECIAL PRIZES—A prize consisting of an elegant Ladv'ii
tieman’s Watch will I e given to the person sending the first:
answer which is the first received from their state or province.
CONDITIONS.
Answers must be accompanied with fifteen United States t" ■
postage stamp« tor one package of Pearlifoam. which isthelaM I '
’ific discovery for cleansing and preserving the teeth. Out ol'jrt K.(
introduce and attract attention to Pearlifoam. which is the »'h'l*
tion whose manufacturers aro willing t<> offer a r ward of
dentist who can show that iteontains anything injurious tothe
mouthful of pearly white teeth is the sure result of its coiisti»
It is recommended by the leaders of the dental profession even
i«k your dentist what he thinks of it. Pearlifoam is sent by
paid, and free of custom duty.
Be sure and send your answers to day. You mav receive*
ole prize for your trouble. Address:
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170 Yung St., Toronto Û
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from N ervous D ebilit Y S eminal
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S leeplessness Fbop M emor Y & G eneral
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the effects of abuses, excesses, worry and exposure. For»
M . our marvelous invention,
a trial
convince tn*
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low at once and in a natural way. This is our plan and treatment,»»“
Send for our Illustrated Pamphlets, free; sent by mail, sealed.
Bdt is no experiment, as we have restored thousands to robust
failed, as can be shown by hundreds of cases throughout this State,
w 10m we have strong letters bearing testimony to their recovery after
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and cure
In your ignorance of effects
and vitality —which is
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cure or money refunded.
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