THE c_HARLoT'1‘E'rowN GUARDIAN JANUARY =7,19<>s f ~,,-r. I'!tE;fjSQUELCH|,NG OF SQUINCH BY wituam Atrssn riionsos. ` Ephraim rested his ulbewson the toni bar oi the barnyard gale, and ri-irarded his collection of Druspeinuslookiug fow,ls with awillitentcfl countenance. Mrs. Ephraim seattei-ed corn among bebhlnir heads and noisy wings, while belated incnibers of the feathered household darlelftliiougii ihe fences, caokling their eagerness tqbe in time for breakfast. “Tliat'~ a party nice lot,” said l‘1pliriiini. reileotivaly "We ought io git a hun. dred easy ter them." “and pay_it,all to that there Squinchl” snapped Mrs. Ephraim. She tossed thc last' handful of feed into the si-a of ieatharannd csmeoverto the gate. “A hundred and eighty dollaie fer the hun- dred and forty he lent you three 1nonil.s iiacki Eph,when I think of it Iglt that mad I aln't get no patience with youl" a Ephraim scratched his head and els- fi vuteii his brows with the resigned air of the phllosopliiciil husband who hasicliuraeyou any more and you lot him go iueasured the difference between his own i\ and his wit'e's opinions. thought. Eph, I'd sue lt|thrniigh‘ court “It don‘t seemlaltogether right", he ad- fi initted;"hut borryin' ofi’ Squlach saves h the bother-'bf dealin' with lauycrs, and the less I see of them theiietier. Besides, day. The Katz County usurer was sho;-r, u'c|had luok_ with these hero chiclrem, l\ and I didn't expect to get no hundred for lloklndly countenance and a semblance oi the flock this spring. With the eighty iieartiness in his manner which passed 0 we get in the house, and what I git for f r tncse tomorrow, I kin square oil' Squlncli from him. and liev things strnlgliteneil out till summer." money," he suggested, fiicetionidy. “Come to square oH'f" morrow,"sugirested Mrs. Epliriilm, her Ilis viaitorexulalncd his position as . U I “That there noLc's due day after te- viiiillctlve i.onc,c|ningliig to one of apx- griipiiieallyaii he could,and asked for a lety won‘t hev no trouble in gitt|n` the cash l for the pallets. Parker always pays tiiat wiiy,iind l’ildrivc up and see liiui in the jovial light died from his face, giving morning." place to a look of deepest gloom. lie All Kutz County knew Squire Squincli, appeared to be siiflbring as he shook his iead sadly and said: “There siu't no one i’d oblige quicker'n gentleman ready tc ncooinirioilate farm YOU. Epll, but coliectlonsis slow and I'm owners wlin found tIiemselvc,~i pressed takin' bil! chances nn some of my loans. for funds, but who fought shy of the 'i`ll2m hens oiyourn'll fetch the price, fer teeliniciilitiss oi' icgitiiiiate borrowing in they're as nice alotiis cvcrl seen; but the city, wltli cash for a wholesome you cnn't count on nothin' in this business cnnsldenitloii. lie ioaiied ii man, say, one but the cash. You know my rule, and I hundred dollars for thrco months, nad oan't make no exception. Give mea new took his note for one hundred and twen~ note for two hundred and twenty and pay ty~Hve. When (lic iictc fell duo, if the the fo,rtyilollars’iiitei-est onthe old one. unlucky cueionier had thc i;uin to meet it, Then l’li renew It for three months-nn Squincii took thc cash iiiiil called It less. i'iiisor1‘.Y. hut llnit‘s Llic bcstl kin square. On the suggestion of renewiniz tio." - and most of it knew him to ilsl sorrow. lla was the rural Shylock; the the loan, which often became necessary in the country where money came in Ephraim entered made no impression on only at such seasciis when crops or live t stock cou‘il ini s-nhl, the squirc doubled izolng to law confronted the unfortunate ii his rate of interriii. look ii new note for f one iiundi-all and fifty dollars and exach ed the payments! twenty five on the old when El1|\l‘l\iil\ filmily MSW forth B roll one. In this relcntlers mill wersground 0 scores, who incckly submitted rather il than risktiic turmoil of the courts and Added to~his faculty foi dilving pro the money in a large wallet which lic fltablc liai~|niin.~i as bunker, Squinch ll icfulatcfl in iiilsorts ofoiliisanfiends, t the ianii-p 1-aietit-_es of lawyers. banker stowed them away earelslly with X' I4] 2 ~ - fi-oniaiioi-sc loan iintiquatoti piano, at with a fat hand, remarking, us lie did the same time plyiiiu l.`~i triiile as justice B0, of the peiii~i~. iiiiil iiiii.-tlmicnr. With so experienceasclieerfuliyns possible: “This iiiiiu riikes iilli-lil he liuii iicf-uniuiiiteil hero pocketbook is my safe deposit vault, y . , n inrtuni- oi i-oiiifrwialile dimensions. Fl and had become ii iniiii oi coiisequenec ti and one to he feared. along, and it sleeps with me, tco. There Like uiiiiiy another siieecssful iinim don‘t no one git this. except they find me cicr, liowever_ his iiciinowleduo I sii- dead from uppleplexy first." promacy as ii favorite of foi-Luiie was by no means an iiuloi-soineiit of his inetli- to ii lecture which did not serve to ods,aiui iniiny were thc wliispered ru~ h niors concerning the fuicoi' horses that But he was ii true philosopher and bore were suddenly missing, fowis that h strayed away and cows that failed to come home. lint as specific charges later, with astraiige feeling that more were wanting, and as ruinoriiever be- trouble was due on his gloomy horizon. came outcry, the isquire. went on fatten- He explained to himself, as he was ing his balance in tho city and multiply- d Ing his properties In the country. i V Ephraim went up to invrn early next his wife, who had preceded hiin_down- day. llis wife niet him at thc gate on stairs, brought him to his feet in the not his return in the evening, and she read of pulling on a boot. inthe weary lines of his face u hitch in the prollram. is Slleiitly they put up the horse for the night and came back to the kitchen for And lie was to have taken them tn town supper. She waited until Ephraim had n attacked his favorite dish of soroppis and fried eggs, and then inquired, im- completely. A few wretched stragglers, n,,t;en¢|y: overlooked by the thief, cackled their "Well I What's wrong now 9" loneliness to Ephraim as he stood in the “ 'Tuin't much," said the man, gulping d down ainontliiiil. “i‘“i'“" plundered coop. Thouglits of Squineh the "Why, caift you sell the hensi"sho S |,,.oRB my ,mg,~,|-ly, for the summer tumbled ‘through his "Oh, yes," he replied, scratching his brain. He would have shed tears of bitterness but for his wife, who sought that solace first, and fled into the house. Cured her Fathefs h sms an Mia ma s ai-ann frm- PM | -'I 'nm-““d¢.h.”¢.g,||.@¢|| had caught his trousers, and ii good- hhkhrhlsnliaahtoanmplckean. sized piece hail bei-_ii ripped from the a . 6,, --xi seemed iispsien K , '°d¥4°,f{|f,“‘h::,,i";,n: would call a eiew. lie reiicctefl. \»_ .' f X siiieitiisaiip- ~ c Q" » ce, When things . ,, ~ ._ f' weieaiiiielmom ,, 1 siriesasaviname ,_ _ io iry E-ii-nails. I ., , . ~ ' .1 ¢¢wiii¢¢yi;.°fi¢ie;i s free lem tlB~ ment and tim the # _»!..° °" ' "'i»'i'.i2§"’.E5 ’i§T.i."’,ii’.i"I.'i§ i‘i.°.'i‘i " ati. ii- su i ii." "ll- ";`:|‘h**||’l‘;2}-?l|l*=:°°rZ?‘¥:" Ilalfa minute later he stood before hhowunxnd' fu" his weeping wife in the kitchen. There W ;=iiti’c.ii‘i|sE=iI::l‘iIi1’iigi|iils was ii grim smile on his fiioe as he said: llld riiclhhtln Pnl" ‘*;‘l§‘::\"l:f_‘°Rfid,§;’:; "Mom, we nuu-is a mlsinlre: the hens %' “n °°'"° "°° ' - il we sold ‘em." _ 3 3 MA ,timmy ¢g_ Jordan ain t stole after ii . oi»ms\'ii|.lin-iss si.. zvmie. esiiflis. ' IP YUU DIILY KIIBW aesrroyea iicai-ii with the handle of his kiiifeand siiiiliiigi-iinfully, ‘-1 k|,, se" .cm ““0_ K, but l"a\‘kcr doii't want to pay for ten \|“l`s yci. He says he’s overstocked, "fi h° d°“°W°l|¥ need the hens right away. He ain’t payliigout for nu goods l" “'-l"\\“°¢i and I doii‘t blame him nutlicr." . ' "W'=l|. what about Squiaoh's note to- morrow T' "'l`hattliere'sjustit. Makes it kind 0’ uiiconveaient, don’t it T' “Mebbe Squincl'i‘ll trust you till the liens is sold." "N05 hlm¢it'sR°ln' to cost us seine more monoy-there ain‘t no “other way. But I’llsee what] kia do with him in the morning." r “I know". xeplii-rl her Iiusbai d; “hut I of interest until he should dispose of the en-bouseilonr. it was a hit of cloth Dl’\ll\kenl\eS’ by s stiekluz toa nail head along the iainb. Remedy. He pulled it oil' and examined it mechiini~ oe that big, leather purse, and he opened it gd hi. eagerly. Within were some papers- , pioinissory notes, receipts and an _ _ {,_"§'u“,|_'°’°h,," imposing assenililiige of green and yellow _ - » 1 seen :ivan every any liink liilis. The latter he counted hur- I D I hhiirhligndaigi rledly-eight flvea, ten twenties and four :):£;tmy.our turms. Also much obiiled fer returnin' my new note fer two twenty- it was riui niihorly In 1°"- Mrs. Ephraim dropped her knife with ll angry clutter as she delivered her nal opinion. _ "Well, if that there Squlncli wants to head, you'i-e more ofa lomlx than I rst; and I'll tell him so, too, when Isee lml" _ .H Ephraim called on the squire early next nil squat. with a round und nor the real thing until you had hor-iow`ed “Mornln,‘ Eph; you look like you hail newal of the note at a ‘nominal inte ens. The sqnire listened carefully, and the The protests, threats and plans which he adamant Squlnch. The horror of rmer, and lie surrcnderod. Tho squire got back his sunnicr air f bills and peeled ati’ eight flve-dollar otes. The papers were ailjusted and the ragged from the roar pocket of his ousers. He patted the purse fondly by way of an attempt to emi a painful ph. Idcn'l: have no use fer iron safes in iii-i ofiice. \Vhere l go, this wallet goes Ephraim went home sadly and listened eighten his opinion of the married state. is cross silently. Ho awoke one morning three days i-easing, that he had got out of bed on thc rom( side, until a slirlll summons from “Ephl Ephl" she cried, “Eph, ihe hens stolui" The hciisl His hundred dollar assetl extilayl They were "stole", surely and ini light of early morning regarding his hylook, the new note and his vain plans Soinathinir drew his attention to the ily. The thief In his hurry evidently rnient This was what the constable Then he started. stooped und'piolte.il up wallet lylnirjust lnsiilc the throiiholil. 'l`heie was soinetliing familiar about ftles~four hu|\_lred and forty dollars in ’l'liat was Thursday. Friday mornina' Squire Squineii got his wallet hack. Among gnu pow: remaining Inside was ihis one: Dear Squire: Iam vefl' 90"" I ""‘"“"' around when you come io call Wednesday night, bin, gene.-iii: Smile: I ‘NM “leap in my chicken noob. i didn t sxpext toseii niy hens that soon and wasn‘t look» ln' fer such a good prisediincsyou insist on ' sollberal icnn't do nothin but _ Yours. iusr Howwzsriiin. The following is an ext-ract'froin a speech delivered by B. Hal. Brown, Man~ ager ofthe London Sc Lancashire Life insurance Co. for Canada' We reirret llie shameless conditions which have been revealed through the investigutiousnow being carried on by tlieeommittec of the lelzlslature liiNthe Stateof New York. The great ew York companies appear to have become unwieldy. Rcslgnatlons have been forced ii one company and high ofllcials must go In others. Their deeds are bars-faced scandals and all high principled honest insurance men blush to know that such conditions could have been allowed to grow and continue. Methinks there will he a turning toward British institutions ind I note that the principles upon which they do business are favorably coniuiented upon by the press, and some eiiding American Officials, who are now ii truulile. Who can say what the re- sults urs to bei One thing is certain. and that is John Bali will still continue to do buslnesslllfe insurance particularly) at the same old stand, and in the same sterling way. Agoliien opportunity is ours, and it will be our own fault if we do not avail ourselves of it. Now just n word about the position ottuincd by 'ihe company. Ournew business in Canada for the first nine months of the current year shows an increase of 20% compared with that of lil0i. The income has in- creased $30,000for tho same period and amounts to $3i'>4,il30, \vliile the assets are increased by $2i6,720, and stand at $il,»i30,Dl0,20 of solid Ifirst-class securities, upon which not one dollar of interest ivasfover due and unpaid ut the close of the year. 'l`lic income of the Company, tromull sources. amounted during the car 100| to $1,846,442. Thu; amount 'add‘ edto the funds as tho result of f.l|e year‘a opei-ations amounted to lirl8,407, ialsing ihe funds in hand to $l0,(I}2,Ilm\\'i'l-=. 'i‘liey iufluce tim miiurn iilocp nlui apptiitu ui tuiiiii. hy cleansing all illsnr-lrrs from tliimyalsrn. .".’r_'.._ nom-, ._.fj','x V ` A_- hit-i"3r` Synopsis or Canadian North-West Homestead Regulations. ANY avon numbered section of Dnmliilnii liauds in Manitoba or tho Nor\li~\vcnt l’i-ovinaes, excepting ‘ll and ‘£fl, not rcsorrcil maybe homeatoade y any person who is the solo head ofa family, nrimy male over ll! vearn of wc, in the cxtent of one-riiiiirner notion ofi acres. more or lem. Entiz mary bomiuic personally at thc inen laniio los ortho iiistr et in wiicli tho land is sitlmtc. nr if ilic honicsttuidcr dosircmliii may. on néinilcntloii tai the Minister ofiliu liitorior, 0 uiwn tho Coiiiiiiisuioiior of ini- niiiprration, Winnipoir. ortho local iureiit re- Fn vm autlioritv_for scum onnto iiiniio ontiy or m. 5 3 5_\\‘s'- I ‘ __ f'~\.-.l- 'KCI "cis-13 Tho homastoador is required in perform thc conditions connected thorcwitii uiidcr onc of Alfd”-i-i C- ff- MURRA Y. Yonge ana' King Streels, Toronlo. \ Se//-Educator. _~ the followinu plans: ill Atiemit six months resuiloneo upon and mil iration of tholand in each year for thine yeuni (2) iflho father (or niciiicr. if the fnthcrln deceased* of the honiciiiondar resides iiuona 'fiilmilnt is vic|i;i‘l.y of ‘she laliad elitnril-:ly ig; PB 0 I’ 0005 ivi:iafire'ilq“hy Trish plznrson rrilliiig with the father or mother. d II’ ttl h hi I e ii °’.. if.".%.i?. "iI..3' ..3.iT°Ji“‘i.§°'i.‘iii.°°i..°`i`if. vmni of ha licinasfoad e Noilii-emsnlu ache, Nervousness. aoosrr no s|.|sa‘r|1'u'rsl r1_l.l.isi.. , They euro Constipation, lndlgesilon, Biiieusness, Head- Fsr sue hy an oriigglm l0o and 26o a BOX lntoiadenoem bo satlailhed ily residence The annual Ge eralldeatln of the share holders of the Island Oiinisian Pihiiviiur Uoinnaoy wllllobe hott n the nfiiee of lilo Com- ii"1il:.Ii.'ii‘iy .»i'.i.‘...“ f".i“i""'.il'i'i.'-2‘II'i."‘ 2? ' air oiiiihii gI°niiist'iolih. ' edu. ' , nrinani Bun. _ ‘ were ___ um 3 \2\li° mm' I upon the laid lan? h d be ' ti i rfti 6 glen mghlgciiiihirglonsi- iii nionuimmis at Otiaws of Intention to apply for uawit. V\'. W CONV. Deputy of the Minlaiei of the iiitcrlo For sale by Johnson & Johnson ll l il i » r l l l . 4 9 i l.