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One glance around him showed Sandy that his son was right; but looking kindly at him, he said: "Man, Jock, you've got a gran' held on ye. Ye'll be an architect yet, as shure's yer feythur s a builder." Good Reason for It. A certain regiment stationed in Bel fast was mustered in the Ormean Park for Inspection, and was standing awaiting the arrival of the colonel. Presently the commanding officer was seen approaching on horseback, but when a few paces from the troops the horse (which had been hired for the day) stood stock-still, and refused to move. - The officer made desperate efforts to urge on his Bteed, but all to no pur pose. Before long a group of bystand ers encircled him, and one of them, a ragged urchin, suddenly cried out to his chum: 'I say, Bill, run and ring the park bell; it's a tramcar horse." This was -enough for the colonel, who at once dismounted. - WAS MISERABLE COULDN'T STAND Testifies She Was Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 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