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„Pk stands-ia, devoted, tee to spoilt:, to the
nightly .00njuring o1 tho emetions among
/belle Who are privileged to euterits Wall'.
110.1nolodraMo ever placed upon the boarde
et if, theatre arouses more tlerilelY and Mere
eerteinly the • passioas a terror. anxiety, '
rage, despair and frantic joy thau the sinaple
passe e of the great magician evlao prneticee
nightly in thee house. It ie nothing more
than a taverieo-a pimple eorner house, with
1% sign board and a bar of many en .rances.,
The epells, magic and riveter) at eworkell
oaths Hist Ileor, which is let Off .Or a cluli
Whiehemeets•here ovary evening, all the year
Mind, excepe ou 'Sundays. The Members
tin ,e-
,4§-1:Vte‘le, - see -seees---
sitaiten sostsielthe on evens.
eYening. it is 'tett a polttic:al club, for
politicoare eever toueliel on; nor is it n
social chef", tor tbe eneMbers do not converse
together afihr the ixtuniter orilinary men -
tale; nor is it a club intended for the
itdvance of auy valise. or. foe the promotioet
of any net, or for any scientific Or into's-
lectual objects wbatever. Yet st is a club.
where conver,ation is always animated, aid
even interjoetional, thou:eh-sometimes mono,-
onous. it is also absorbing, end it brings)
• all heath bet together; it Makean eyee
strained; everybody's face is anxious anti
eager; audit is so witty, so clever, so biting
end epigrammatic, that at everything that
is said sent?, laugh and shoat, and gime slab,'
ofeelhand even clues. It is, lastly, a club
whieh contains everything villich the them-
. 'bars want to rnako thent completely happYt
thougklinfortuuately, the members caingst.
ulways get warihey Want and what they
isonie for.
'Deerewere eight or oine..suudl tablesabout tho romn, each provided with a pair
el candles, and each occupied. by two men:
There was a sideboard, or huffet, with de-
e...inters ecd glasses,- cigars, cigarette's and
the usual, trimmiuge, behin(l whielt stood a
. young lady of bar -maidenly loveliness. For
the look oe thething there were champagne
bottles, but the :customary driuk was whiskY
.or bottled stout. A dozen mon were stand,
ingaboutthe bele drinking or tall:lug to
the girt They were these who had come
teo late for a place, and were. waiting their
Vern. The atmosphere was thick. 1ind heavy
with tobacco smoke. Thera was oleo. au
open piano, but no ono regarded it,
Among the tables and. those who sat Out
',here inoved contintiallia mai rather small
of stature, but of good proportions, of
otraight and regular features, and. very
• carefully dressed: He was now advanoed in
life, being perhape sixty yertre+ of, age. His
laair was white,..atid he wore 4 hokvy white
mustache. A cigarette %%Wars always ue-
hweerririo lips1-hts.voleirng7--soff;,, gentle -and
Ito seemed .0 have something friendly to say
to every ono of the memberstlils smile was
. kindly; his oyes benevolent; he laughed
ettIlly and musically; and there was not a
man in tbo room who did not believe that
the count was his own private, personal and
particular friend.' They called hint, t� show
• their. groat rospepti the .conTit., He did not
hi/itself eluim the title; tliongh• pothitps
. was a count in his OW11 conetry, or even a
. prince, for ho was by• birtit an Italian, and
Ma card bore the simple ,reune -of Signor
.(liuseppe Piranesi. Ho had lost the fore-
' linger of his Tight baud -ohs it duel:it:was
understood, about • it lady, no -doubt .
princess. Everybody believed tho count had
been; his day it terrible breaker of -ladies"'
hearts.-
In plain words, the . placeis gambling
elub, ,rtm by thiswho We'S so good a,
friend tenlethe•members. • . •
• 'Among the players at theeniddle tahle 'eat
Dick Murridge. • • • • • • '
•
• His father was right In mistrostiag a boy
who went about his .work' like neachine,
and. seemed. to leave. passion, no pursuit;
, W011 a. pot. "Look here: no Milled Out a
I banditti of obillIngs. "It'e glorTou.el"
I The count laughed encouragingly.
i "Goods! he said, "very 140041 Luck is .
I' al vaysovith the boys. ,41,k your ago 1 photili
have broken all the lealliss. Peale agaitil
sone nova to sea the boys win. And you, ••
friend dilehardl"
"It doetnet matter to anv One except my•
Felt," Dick relined, gloomily, "whether I
Win or lose."
'He is sileot," said ilte count "I watch.
I fin at hit play. When the others laugh, pg
elteti they' curve, he Is silent • No one can
tell from his lace whisther• be has won or.
Jolt A gdesi player eelsontd.ohe sileut. Wit:
you drink before you gor
Daffodil went to the bar dud had it drink%
te re us
! "Do 'yote want another culvance, my
frioodr neked the count.
Dick shook hie bead, but with uncer-
tainty. e.
, "What is the good?' he asked. "My in-
fernal luck 'fellows me every night, I'm
cleaned out again."
1 "Dear tuel I an very sorry. Let me S00
your account You have given mo three
checks, each for twelve p011nd9, They were
passer -elm glanced quickly. at Dicit's,face-
] "without question."
1 "Why the • devil sbould they be quee,,
, tionedc' Dia. asked.
, "Alt, my friend, yours is the face for tier
gambler. 51"hal can keep your countenance,
whatever leippens.. It is 4 great gift.
Stoacles eyes -dents me in the face -full,
eteady eyes, end flugers"--he took; Diok's
hand in hie, and emleezed the fingers critic-
_
'eilly-"fingers. that are sensitive and quick.
sentnetimee I think that demurs are alive,
1---Itlzyi-ittrtlovil-wits to eater into one cif these
lingers, anti persuade it to -well, to imitate
tinother pereson's, handwriting-="
"What do you tnetnif' asked Dick.
"Steady eyes—steady- eyes! 11-hy, that
,
_
the finger would imitate that writing to per-
fection.. Well, as to our account. You owo
me, my young inead, twenty-four pounds,
lilt di I make you another advancol . .Well,
coma here to -morrow morning at eleven.
, Can you opai•to the tiatel Comet 1Ve„ shall
- lie -quite alone and • 1 shall have soniething
to says liteady.eyes, delicate fingers, hard
`awl eel& lace Thee are' tho gifts of the.
true gambler.' .
'What theionestoo Dias
"Whaet, indeed] I fear' they c,i•e gifts
, Whieli'ltury be wasted, Someday, when
you are ite• trouble-eseme day,when you..
waut money---' : • • . . •
I
- "I always want tummy." •
"Yell .eiro. in trouble also, my frielid; I -
read trouble in your facer' He dropped his
‘ voice to a.whisneies-a soft; friendly, s mur-
murous whisper. "You are in trouble '
new, Ociiiiito in inc. . Those three -checks, .
. . .. .
s -"No. ho! The cheek.; tiro all right. I tell
-you.Whydo you keep .harping upon the'
cheelte?" • • . .
- I rejoica. to hoar et; I wne afraid you
“inight have heon deceivdcl. But you. are in •
• . trouble " •
• ..
; "I didn't say that ; I said I Wanted money.
• If.you can teach -me how to melee it- But
you can't, else you Weald m ke it for your- .
eon. Why should you teach me?".. , • ,
, : The count leokecl at his neutila ed hand. '
•1 2'1'1 could make it for myselt once, but I am
-I am old, perhaps. I
,Made, ' easily,. by -handfuls,
how it is to be
uls, and I can tesolie
. you how to do it, too, lh , . • " • • ' .
. hishel oiy ever gives anything.. . What am •
1
,
I to pay for the heeowledge/'
."Come to-morrOw. ant I will'hell you what -
'- . .
s . you are "th pay, Conte hero at eleven oleloCkS •-.
.; when eve shall be 'quite' alone, and,:- Ah, .
..' hero -is my .new friend. -My dear boYe. I re-
- joice when.my yams; friends win. ites-our ,
. I torn to •Ise, We areethe 'cild -boye. The
.. world el.Pleasuro ie all:for tho young: Coine
.. Isererand wirrinoeseheznaiistillwe er-•-Then •
,
-meanwhile praCtise. Oh, I tem tea.cli you!
lint thie s uothing. Understand that What
you have learned to -day is only the very
beginniug of the ate --the first elements.
pereeestre, my sons sued I win place an tee-
-;hecijooruao1ou bapds."
'Wtt an to ve y tor itr'
•"That you will est1y discover, I shall
not teach yen m , you alley he sure, uphill,:
we understend each other.9
ADVICE TO MOTTIRTHI. -Ara )ou. duiturbud •••,
at Ifighti AMA igoleets 44 your rust by a sick
child suffering and crying with vain ot Cutting
I ectlt? seam at mice antiget, a bot,e,lo of, ,
" hire, peito
elow's thing byruse , fur ;
Teetlittr. Its value is incalculable, it
wilixal.tave tile -pour little flegererlaithedietelse
Deper4 upon it, rnotliers ; there ifs un,mtstalce
• I/ s .r and 1 •
reettlates tbe otosnaeli and lidwelaS" curee)hhind
(Julia. softens the Glittlt4, reducers Inflammation
-....... - l and gives tone and energy to the whole system.
•• 4.-.... " 311.4. Witlf$141". SUS '01i U6' Syrup," for ehild
, ren teething is pleasuet to the taste aud is the
•„ ! Prescription a one of Wu °bleat and test female
. se. , : physicians and nurse* in the 'United States, acid
. . Se tor sale by ail druggiete throughout tlw world.
• Price twenty-tive eeets a Nettle. Ile sure and
ask for "Mts. W teseow's litioTi I issor Seems,"
and take no other kind 201-9, -
....... _ ...... ..
-*AIL iVii:* TIME cri-ok
:hes
' The lesson 1:edIstteill:tit6qtlealletPotuttrthree o'cl'etec.
It wite so strange mut so delightful that the
young man eetually forgot the trouhle. That
came bates to biin the moment he left,the
• It was, Friday.• He spent the afternoon
thinking.. Ho called it tint:skins In reality
it was putting before himself in lively tut
ngination alt. the terrors of the situation.
In. Alm oveiting, he went to the club.' The
count lent hint three patinae, owl be• won it
small sum. But lion' could. be hope to win
back all lte.owod, tuul if ho did, .how would
'that help him with thores cliecke? •
On Saturday, morning he spout another
hour or two with the count, and learned
inoi•e... Ho now understood for the firsh time
thathe Who plays at a public table hus to do
with a man Who moat win as often as bp'
pleases, or as Oft 41 as he 'claresebeettuse he
eon ihissithaoli
tc..l
eikes with the cards. .FOr
some Tema of* his own, the. count was
• leaching hinisthe secrets of the cards.. Tito
Smueday afternoon 'he spent in "thinking"
Its before. Awl. on Saturday :evening he
went again to the club, awl again he won;
but not meek: On Sundtey morning he
awoke, full of aporehensions. Four more
s; Itenmst, invent • or inAkaitp.somethings
Which,would.keep his father quiet. He was
so full of fears that he resolved to tel every-
thing to Calls*.
it has been seen that he told leer nothing.
• Tito reason was, partly, that he bethought
:um, on tho sway, of the pall' and shame
With wiech the would. hoar his story; and
partly bemuse, mete went on the top of an
omnibus from Camden Town to the Man-
sion and «gain from the Mansion
house down • the Cpminercdal road, there
Went with hitn tr •Tifere . May -have
Item something bolouging to thot voice, a dis7
,orithedied sPitit, a demon, art afreet-1 know
not what. Pet he. herd tho voice,- And he
didnot see the afreet, • • • .
s • Said. tho voice,: "To -day is Suuday. • You
havo lour days -Only four days. . What Can
you make up that will satisfy your father' on
Thursday morning? Pour days only: left 12
you go empty-handed:he Will hinesel take
up the case. If he does he etin to•tbe
bottom of that ease tioniehow. er!slitlier, he -
fare he Welt go: As for the count, you call -
heep him quiet. : Ho wants .you for 'seine
purpose of his ohm; hoWili tencii..yoU all he
knows,: and you can:, buy
Toady can•Pi. eve that lie"presented tho'chocks
no ambition -Who eominitted no sing.' fol.
lies and had nomof the headlong. faults Of
ardent vouth Welt had a pursuit. 's It wite
absorbing andentrancing; he ionowecl. 11
with aidor every evening of 'the week. ...It
waArtheursult which • brought -into Plays to a
very remarkable -degree; Ai!? itaxinte which
his father had -taught him. It requires', for
instance, no mw02honor. except thatt if yoo
conceal cards, or play false, or de not spay,
- up, you are oat -kicked. ..It makes no foolish
pretense about frientiship,S. philanthropy.
charity, or noy stuff of that kind., At the
'baccarat tableevety man is, fer himself.
•,No skill is wanted; no dell working and
• daily practieo in, order eto acquire dexterity,
whitnewould uot be of any use; the. whole
. objeet•of the pursuit is to win tiMiley.
Of all the eager and noisy crow whoSsat at
• thataablo there was not omendio was more
• absorbedin , the genie , than Dick Mine -
ridge.• The others shouted and SWoregreat
'oaths when they won or lost. Dick Made tio
• His face betrayed no. emotion. . The
quieb gambler is the most determitied .tind
the most hopeless,. "
• Sy.the side of Diele.sette-alas!-youtig Dif-
fodieCronan. He wag by no means n silett
player. •His face; Was fits:shed with. excite-
eaent, his hair tossed; his lips Woire pared,
ane at every turn of the cards he- gaiped,
whether , it brought him victory or loge
go and spend your money gaviY. There aro
s plenty of pretty girls wito leve boys With s,
money. GO--einglovo-odaucee-drinkl Then
come here again and inake more,. money, .
boy-ehappy youth!, •
.• "Come aloag, Dick," said Peffodil, laugh -
hive, won tlfty 'she'll/1gs, At 'Ioese.
lloeray: What a lia
splewd gme it lel" .
. . ,
•.•*.*
• CHAPTER VI,.
. •
, THE TEUPTATION.
The: soft yome• of the' mans his measured
'speech histehnly prophetic' •assireance .thats
trouble was on the rev, affected Dick Mur-
• ridge at this jumouro.of his. affairs N'ery.ft, •
agreeably, .1I0 cotild Ictiowuothing•.:Yet Ito
. , Spektreaseelte knew, •
.1 .Fer now the trouble was actually OM= .
' 1» a few days hie father *held expect .sote0
• thing fi-oto hine..aerepert'a etew,•a theory,. •
:Someehing which might oe followed up. II
•-there was nothing he Would himself take uP
'the:case. _"Cenneto meeleenicl the' oosient,
:"When•the iroeblo falls -upon .Sren. Create to' •
sine tte-rtiorrowand lotus thlk.s •
•He Isere' that nineointiment; he* found the
count lathe elub rpeitr, tvhieh', by day, with
its tables put together and cOvered with
;grease baize chine looked liko tt. board room,
or a romii fer the toremer and sthe jury, or,
tit least, like a room for a Trieedly lead,
ee$ e" said the count, "you are her,mi
,un ess he eh nes forward.. He is the only
,dangerous one, of the throe; But you masb
invent eeenetbine,--,Yoa antiet say Sane-
thing,i' • . .
' ete could think Of. nothing. .110 Was ready
withiio eiplan ttlea, report). i•Osult or any-
thing at ante' Si 'this eutigging,:ancOmfare:
:-able 'trainer tliesvoice, trent OU all the way
from Camden Town to Shadwell High street,
which. ie; as tho• crow flies, tour Milos and a
• Then white Calista Was taneing to him tho
voine-began again: ' nes tetWeert you and
Norah. It Must have been either -you_ or
Norab. Ciao of You two did it. if you are
not suepected she nutstelee." his,. for
his parte would not be susrhoted if h could
avoid it by any meat*. , • ,• •
This Was the reason 'why. he SpOk.a itt set
strange it fashion to Calists: 'about .what
...would :happen. llo was anSivering; though
sheend. reet :know •it, this, voice -which the
„Could not hear,
Ho lett the Steseitttl, ,ttedigete hut: te the
early Sunday dinner at two. •His father, for
(nice,' was almost,' genial, and talltetl freely
Ntiith hie son, which Was unumal With • him,
His success in, tho matter of °tho Ckinsilla in-
heriarice pleased him. Ho was a, lauded
geittlezittine he had an estate in Ireland and
another in England; he spoke of the land as
oa who lute efnlzn nt th i • tnd
°my, if he won, he roughed aleud. • • . meted you. Has the trouble coin ?''
' "Thcra 1stofroubIe orn g,
[. - "It will come very soon, if "it, has 'not
; . alroadY come. However. Id us talk business.
• You owe. ine.twentY-fem; pounds. You Wive
. -borrowed from, time to tithe sixty pounds,
'end you hare Paid Me in three chocks thirty-
six pentads. Yoe went to borrow moro. Last
night you lost ton 'pounds, or 4*eteabouts2': .
"How ilo you know? ' • ,
"1 watched you all the eveniirg. Thab is
simple, is it net? 1)o eniti wish to borrow'
we're money?" , •
Dick' resade me reply. .Iie hail lost more
lhatt--•teti:-Peuitds-Out ,
• Daffodil cashed for him -there was, in 'fact,
-Isalf A•erowii left; •eIlalf n oroWn Out of
twelve penults!' •
"All tho . young suen ivho come hero fall
i•nto.trouble tmenee or lateeelny dear Rich-
ard. I:haive seenyour trouble coming for a
lone; time,W
,S hitt lo you expect •Yoe want
, - to eenjny -Verysswelleetheasseee'Veitittie
Seye that those who enjoy life Must have
money, It is reasonable: iho e ryho have!
• I nuoaey aye longs. These who lutvo rums are
slaVes. If you win you snerid youreeingiugs
/TT
the side or .1). de sal young Diteodil.
This evenindit might haite been remarked
that the count vt•lts a g,odci 'deal °nog d In
watching Dic'k' piny. HO observed two or Alt delAll told drew hisclnti 4uite 'close
three thin- . When theft won he put his -Dicke 'hay° watched Yen for melsY
hoiuttidout to his son that ho Was now an
heir, and mue& acquire a knowledge some-
-where Of the towels regardehlaud. e'This-wAs
all very. but he proceeded to talk of
the rohleary, and of tho caro with which he
hineselfavould tepid° tho cm if he had the
time, or If he was.obliged to take it in baud,
Tins kind ottalk mate Mahon Writhe:
, Alter dinner Mr. Marridge on Surtdayse
alweys had a bottle of ports 'His son look
one glms, and be hireself drank the rest ef
'the bottle. With each glass lie-ebeeanie
more;' pleased with his •cleverness in out-
witting the doceor; midin re eager for re-
ve_oge in the matt th b
ho mixed up his own astutenese with' the
craft of the 2orger-411s ducats with ins
• acreh 'V KR
hini; Dick. .Flud • him for mo-,-:* L
Make nada!" ' • • .•GUNTON':
"I ara doing. tkrbest cao;" saicl•Diele
• Trai les ve Inneoleas fuIIow;-
Giese:1i ItLt1 ItAll.WATs
king Flash. Uttiltt,t Weet.
7.25 it w. s'.'-' •' 10.0 a.ol. nor 4
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4.30 ti, xed J 9.15 1).10 oLytest-
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Yionoxide, iOlieb is the hafcst and best systeln yet dis-
covered for the .oarnIess extraction of teeth. Charges
'moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Oldies.
rre BLOCK,: over Nanee's Taller Shop, Huron
Street, Clinton.
.MIE GREAT.SNGLISTI PRESCRIPTION
••Asuccesefulmeilichietested osier
80 years In thousands of easeS.
ProMptly cures Nervons
•teatiort,W"eaknessof Brain, Spi-
nal Cord, and GeneratindOrgans
of either see, Eni fesionsandall illscansedbyinclis-•
.cretion or overezertiou. -Six packages is puaran-
. teed to effect a cu rewhen all othermedicines fall.
. One paelcage 51. six packages 815. bymall. Sold
hydruggists. Write for Pamphlet, Address
• Fonereeettemicen Co , Daynoir,
Sold IV CM 01:011 by 3. fr, COHSE and Druisoists
•
• every whores •
.
,
.McKillop MutuiIFirhisutaiiceCo.
•
NoTiop. -Tim undersigned. are apiMin too ;
to act.as agents in the township
for the. fiompftity. . Any person wishittg• to rn.
sure t nthie old and reliable Partnere Conxpany,
will apply to either THOS. NEISLANS, flar • •
oe NAAtUltIL RiN0011AN, SettfOrth.
•
prompt attention 31111 1)0 given. •
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•
P1,10 GRAP-Itg)1-•
Your Children
Ar:i constantly exposed danger from
Colds. Whooping Coug14 Croup, 'and •
diseases peculiar to th.% throat and
lung -i. For suelt ailmentsAyer'*1
Cherry Pectoral, promptly adminis-
icred, affords speedy relief and cure.
,As it remedy for Whooping Cough,
with which many of our children were
afflicted, we used during the vast vrin-
tert with' Mitch, satisfaction, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral For this affection, we
conoidcr Ms preparation the, most effi-
cacious of all the raedicints which have
•Come to our knowledge, -Mary Park-
hurst Vrede itrego-, Rome for Little,
11E1'41.1414,Elt,__aitstia.
F IT AIS.D 011N4111.4.;.N'.VALTIlEES, NOR.
' SPUME. SCUTCH AND .
ASTUAGIIAN 1IN4
rnti ISITElt or IVITICIT ws MANN A lit'gerAla
LARGE STOOK QM: HAND
• —
•
The abort; ornaniental trees ;Ira shrubbery will he sold
at very low prices, tool these wantiag impAlacia
this.eennectioit wilt neve money be peecheeing here.
Oedrr4 h, Malt bo p;iamptly. attended to
• Addrese,
JONI STEWART', Boleti' kr.
MY children haye been peculiarly sub-
Jeet to attacks Of Croup, ond I failed to
Bud any effective remedy until 1 com-
menced administering' .Ayer's :Cherry
Pectoral. This preparation relieves the
difficulty of 'breathing and invariably
" cures the eomplaint.--David G. Starks,
Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y.•
1 have .used -Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
In My family for many years, and
have found it especially valuable in
Whooping Cough. This medicine allays
all irritation, preventoinflammation from .
extending to the lungs and quickly sub -
does any tendency MIT:Jung Complaint.
-3. 13. Wellington, Plainville, Mich. _
I find no medicine so effective, for
Croup and Whoopin,g Coughsas Ayer's •
Cherry Peetoral. • It Was the means of
• Saving the life of my little boy, only six
months old, carrying him safely through
the worst case of Whooping Cough 1 over
aaw,- Jane Malone, Piney Flats, Tenn.
Ayer's Cherry—Pectoral,
• Prepared by, Dr,J. C. Ayer lb Co., Lowell,Maso,
hold by an Druggietish rfite hie pi; bottles, $5.
•
isse,,eratxxcl-less
,liefere buying; get our speciel prices ler
•Balls, Marbles, Lacrosse Sticks,
.Express.Waggens;D011 Carriages,
CROQUET, BASE BALL •
CRICKET 0 '...)-41)S. ;
WALL MAPS
' THE' LARGEST au I BEST- ESE -
/31+:AVER:B.LOOK BOOKST0111:1,
goornit, cLINTElx
Nelson itt Co:
Fla
E L I N
DIANDIaCTURETtei OV
SIE.AM soiLesso
AND GENERAL 6IACAINERY.-
ORDERS PROMPTLY -:- FILLED
$50,000 To LOAN at per Cent.
Why • pay , others 1', 8, 0 and 10 per cent,
hen-yeti-can-get-mouny-frorn-ws-at-6-perc.-
TERMS made to suit borrower, regarditig
• payment and period of loan,
APP1Y to
FARRAN T1SDALL
• BANKERS, CLINTON. .
THE MOLSONS BANE
• lecorpoktee ty Act et rliament;
• CAPITAL • $0 000 000.
_READ OFFICE., MONTREAL,. .
THOMAS WORKMAN, President,
J. H. R. MOLSO.N. 11m -rtes.
F. WOLFEItSTAN THOMAS, rAnterel Manager.
' • CLINTON; .
tlig "oI
ereolesitek CT Al"m3tyrie,Uompat et,tegga,
:ORAN. FITT1NCl8 furnished and applied on shIrt
manefacturer and PropIrkliettieeer,f or the b:t So t.‘ 11291
gore- In use, -.Agent for thelotle and applit atIon
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•
iqiPc'r,m.r.,y4rteagpinlreAt'liten.411,.adlilotigmdisy 4;114E. 1
. in arsittistniett».y Tr. '•
,
_
Flu m impletnerni manufactured and repitired; Stefan
and w;tter Pipes 'furnished and i;ta in postmen, ary•
Kilns fitted hp on application. Charges moderato. '
'PENNVROYAL 'WAFERS.
-Prescription of.a physician Who
has had a life long experience in,
treating female:diseases., Is used
s monthly with perfect •success.hy•
• sover.10,0001adies. Pleasant, safe,
,effeetual. Ladies ask -your drug-.
gist :for Peenyroyai Wafere and:
• talc° no substitute, or inclese poste..
age for sealed particulars. Sold by,
an druggists, el per box. Address '
nenEdilUietlea.CHEMICAL CO., Deenoie, Moon. •
sot iterillutop by QOAIBE luid:Druggisqt
•. • ••,everyivhdre. • • . •
Atotes • disco. untill,. ,Collections made, Draf14
• imued, Merlin:1 and AmeriPan eXC;1490
a bought ,and sald .a4 lowest'
current, rate4s, • •
.Teterest at 4 eta. cent ;amen on deposit+,
. . • • • .
t4e ith
.no or more endorsers, No -mortgage required as se-
•Jartunrr.• clintott _
J. .B.IDDAJECOMBE
Watch and Peck Maker
' -JEW OLLE.B0
�J'POMITE TILE- R KEW', CiaINW0111.
• Where he keepe a select assortment of
WAnyEs, CLOCKS, JEWKLLERT, SILYER.
• 'WAHL
Which' sro will sell at reascesablerates.
•
, • • .
Repairing of -every deseriptioa epromptly".
tended to and'a11 Work warranted • •
DIDALECOMBE.
0 rikesi oRGAN Orinton,lbov.1882,..
(
SAVE 20 PER, CENT
,
.18;16-.;SEML-OEXTENNIAL-1a86.,
vier: bee .ine
' 'After :the severest t&st.at tho.lato fair.in
.Clinlcin; it; was universally.adinitted that
reit T.'sitET.C.T. AND 'ItIttsv AciTo31, iNAUTY
Or i•INfSII, ;AND W8IT:M370S:3 .01f 1.11I.N.1rA the
EXCELSIOR Was .,Away ahead of all oth-
pri; iii& destined to be t he popular institf•
m ent Of the day. This; along:with the, fact'
that it special prize:wasp:warded iticertain •
IY Waits volumes for the instrutnents, and
parties purchasing elnitild•een tho fs Excees-
'
• • . Mir before buying elsewhere: '
••
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GEO. It. ..0Ales,E'S, l'itoretIE'reill. •
• 'Faatirif three doors *vest orMiliio-y's Puny
: • .
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Thompson s real Estate Agenc-7,
y,.
• , ShePt
Itattenbiiry St., Clinton.
1
CLINTON, ONT. '•• • ,
$1000, and aim per cent on any amonnt atter' the first $1,000'
.1.07,:::it.,,,:.;1111,,,,,:laapseti:0411nini4arg;tte,:y„: ytubtlee
less a sale or tranSferil elfected. 1 have mow the following
kb, charge made for lulvotisIng and 110 charge whateVer
,Y !twos() ot. Terms, two per cent ors I amounts np to
drinder pasZt•-,12;aer'es.11081.1 .108 a"es' 41j
bnalance of hash het, W31 he d
20 notes tinder cultwation, small house. ee .$10 au aore.
4stutoi awl wz I be glad to deal 'with. path it having nt
, hDon't hurry a man." .•. .. 7 - IFE411'zn %Vona' A, ;glides Tv •
• • "Have you gota etslew .ketr hie' father - • , '. •
• asked.
sesl)on't ask me ansehing. 'Yoe gave ate se . ' ilr.raTisT
a *tole I am not going to tell you any—.
thing beforel'hured, • stentine " . .
"Quito right, Dick, .•othing chub' he better. 1
hate prattling bow:re a cas.y iv ready. But there -18
• tie harm in a word of Advice. Non`, it 2 luut the con.
tin your .pleasu es. If you 'esti,. you—well,
rou get into trtutble..".
never do Wm," said Dick. .
"My frieed, li ton c enroll:Yr Thc•coutt*
winning 1 3 hin pocket withoitt it *W0I'd or I say to myself, Want a pttpil.
a sign a sraisenc,:iou,:. Whente- •one who may be aeoredit tome.'
the stake r iced up 'without the leitet Mho. Very good; as for the others I let thorn go, •
tion. Further, lie observed that Dick lost They may help thentseives; but t am willing
marly every time. .Tho lGelc was demi. to help you. For you ,are different. I have
•egaiust him front the beginning. And thee • found that you are hard and you aro brave;
entemistaiice aftorded 'hire a'rertain satis. you bays no foolish, soft heart, and yea
Ovalle, but why, ono could hardly expiate. I have fingers -beautiful fingers., delicte.e. lull
At ten ohleek Dielc rose from the fable ' of sense ant1 lite, which . can she .tauglit to
nnd laid his hod upon tits friend's shoulder, handle cards?'
"Como," he whimpered; "they will be ex- ."11Shat do you IneauS" " Dick seried, With
' ',acting you at home."' . • the feeline ol tittraetien tehich bit.terfly
• The boy roso uawillhtgty. Ile was wilt, I, feels oward the candle. '
uing, and for the first tittle in hie life his ' The first lesson Was the mese Wonderful
pocket was heavy with sdvor, But .Dick .thing which 1/iek evor teamed,' 'vet was
A .
rtigget1 him trona the thbla , a very :ellen thing; snothing but, a elms) e.
• "My young triondS, Said the etnuit, Mr--..inethOd of turtling tm 'the king whenever he
they left 'the table. "Yeti leave 119 toe•early. • 'was 1o:t1110'1, 11" a tIllIsts explanation of
13 ut perhaps it is best to bo Ilene.) in gmel the fact t in profs.... end gantwilag the
timo 1 belie yen have riot lost?' outsider plays Wilk t ILL.tt Nati!) knows lion,
H� stoke good Iinglish, bub with n tgt 1.017,3 up the king' end therefore must,. In
/digits, foreiga accent, inal Ito spolto ie, it the iong.run, 1.6.qt.„ .•
bo ready did take tho deeheet interose: "Come inetile toduotrow;" staid the eetnit;
their fortune.
"As for me," criod Vattedil, eagerly, srivvo
duet of the ease fahouid advertise a miltstantlal Ire.
wifrd for the distovery of the three portons who pre. mwrattentatusalawas. •citst.etnalt,4ratagme,:bs
• to forge the cheeks, one to steal the cheek books and
TIO)le. TO bo -sure, there may be a ring of them—ono
muted the cheeks; owe find them, and the thing Is
rt,LINTON'v'
One ter present' the,, and they would stand:tweet% •
other, 1 wonder bank clerks haven't ttuidc ring'
before tow. They might 000 11 inerray for a timb.
ittit I don't think Motel* a ring, Dick. The chocks
bdtio' hen taken out of the book and 'given' to some
ono who Las confect ray signature, and got the cheat;
cashed by pawl° he knew. hew; one of them is a
foreigner,'Old and gray -headed, and 'wanting a fore -
interest the light httlid,WalltIng a fOrttenger, Dick.
There eatet be many men in London answiting
that description, cart there? very well, that's my
idea. You wilt act on it or not, as you please, nut
iiud him, Melo let me put him In the dock, Let me
Hee him going off to his neven years. It begins with
a•Year On a plank, I believe, idle solitary eon )nenteet
on bread'intd Water or skflly. The law ISa righteOun
law Which Condemns one who steals hard.eatned
111013e3' to. sotiittry confinement And plank bed.
Rut he ought to be hanged, Dick. Nothing but
hanging 11111 meet the merits of the ease"
Presently Dick, escaped, ana wandere 4 about the
sheets of Camden Town, coe thltig 1,3 clearly per.
celved must dent, at any erst--lio niust
father front homer •the ease. •
'ro hint who mess ions enotreft there cometh
the last tisuggeotton. Inek It seemed to tente
front withont. 11. was a truly vitialtious 410-
grarettil suagestIon,Mitiaek .1q Er bur. trafty es the
serpent end eoUtioily tes the i.hoel;. It had well
%viilttiAlrar\enti.0otn.
t 1:31)lais car at the beep:tat., NeW Mew:
,l
, ao entvitsc zur
, • ("0 kTS 'Obi 5
oioneesurterentenwetera‘utennatar CK • *
4"4"1"21?"""IM1'414.4 13ostArthur,fare $9.4().' G R EAT EST
, acres,•good aoll,,2:11 miles from Doweamoget, Dakota.
West Tian' let 211, 2nd cow of Naet:wawanosit Ile Lutes
00 ares cleared, balance good :hash, Di acres of fall wifrat,
spring creek running through the limn, bank barn 40160: tire
acres, of orchard, olio mile rl'Illn Auburn.- What .$0,000,
$1200 or- $ 1500 .iown, balance to gulf purchaser. • • • '
bob 000, 1.505 an acio,'On /Mom St., situated ott the crest
sido bran.. It:Meet's residente, well- kneel Price, $000,, to
suit purchaser.,
Splendid betiding tot fig, paltI, Opposite the Cominefrial
11ote4,.40 feet front by 00 feet dta . Po, e
GORE DISTRUCTIIRE INS. CO
• Condueited heili on Cash runt Mutual Plans.
HON. JAS. YOUNG. BE P.- • Pretsittente
•
ADAK,W.4.REOEK., ESQ.; - - Asice-Predident
Pe S. Senexo, Eso.;. - Managing Director..
•.TH-E GORE..
Enters upon: ite. 1fIFTIBT117YEAR much "
•stronger and 'more prosperous than at any• -
previous,. period, havin $218,896 of Assets „
, and pratically NO 11,IAI3 ITexcept a
ineutance Reeettreof 830;000. ' There art:$20-,-.
000 deposited with the Ontario Goiernmentss
and over 801,000.1ield in Mortgages, Deben-
• tures, and pawl, innuediately at -enable te
' • Meet Ioesee. •
•
• Mutual Policy-holdeis• in the "Gore" save
20 per cent, with Undoubted security.
Fier fall partionlaes apply to HEAD OFIfION GAL'
or tO 'JOHN ItIntetIT, Agent, Clinton •
WRY SUFFER FROM-
. _
DYSPEPSIA ca'INDIGgSTION,
WHEN •
North West Transportation Company
A el I)
..1fill,11111, ...PARE $10,40.-:' •
..ttete
srs LIVER PILLS
„.
Will ther'otighly' cure you. • They
do not gripe or POrge, but act
raiidly, and tathonovor •,oed`•
ookteidereti
tor,c.s. They have
promen•to be the •
It..MFM •
.60 .33exusetti
Fillier81iDite01.0r & Embalmer
A largo eleek of First.Clese CAS
KETS And COPFINSi SHROVDS,
. the., alweys Me hand.
11!il I
Tim EGYPTIAN. FAIllAtIIING
VI.,U11) used in all eatem I
I " • " . .
libert St, nottliatialtd Brost „lit
Itesttloore. titmice i.
-zr ,•stiettv the
•
„kJ ; c atethodiet Citurcii.ctietr
rott Iee
• A.nd all points in TthcoTA, AISN:ITOIIA and
- 'L31t1'rxsIi Comrmax.,%. Ttekets by tall a
usual to all Points at Lowest.Ratel. ,
• ',TAS-, triomvsoisr,
ALLAN LINE
• 0
:ivorpol,klintiory, 2:
Parties going to the ad ununtry this mounter should
take this 4(114)431131' line. 'Phu boats aro the :mot com-
• plete n end aceommoilation imeurpassed
.••••••1•••.••.
111X •*'.% R ran;
• 43.11: 111;NCILTI1tii0N itATEE.•
:i4TEEtt,ttat • PANNAGG
31.101.1f9.11 VIGUIEE
can and gct all parileiders of
s0. PATTISOPti, CLAINTON,
AGENTt ' 81 AND r:
,
BLESS! NG
• OF THE AGE
To ell 'euffereid Ciotti Indigestion
Didieftleirtd Zt01110.11,. • '
THEY ARE AN ABSOLUTE AND
• PERFECT CURE
1136 *Mtn oatl bo. rellovod front
your edoory. 30 PIIIs In a box.
:)..3c, par box, 5 boxes for $i
FOR SALA' 11Y ALL DRUGGISTS AN.D
DEUCES IN REDICINES ^
lieu:We COLltlterroil': 1110 11 llase It di tationS.
lei -mine wrapped tddv iit Itilte, wIth signa-
tuft:. on 'eve t l'ft,L" 111'4 /3:Mk11.:4., 11
Celthinhet Pais tied lo Any ..t
013 recoirt a a • •
'4I10. • So
t7.1"',:•4)",r.• 10.
onoofne- • •