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stun belted, up Yelar•sofe with your paper* la
It. I know that, because, as you pasted
through the outer flows you dropped- the
, keys into your peeket. You left your owe.
• dem wide open, Sallow minittes afterwards,
. *0 my fiStnnishmen% Norah Cronan canie in.
'Is your at ,er in?' she asked, la a whisper.
asked her if she knew what time it was,
sad, whetlier he expected a regular man
1koyouto be in at a quarter past two. She
made no reply, •but, went into your office
very quickly and shut the door. lks She
passed me / remarked that her foga was red
and her eyes looked swollen, as if .she had
been crying. 1 dare say you youreelf havo.
noticed that, for eonse time .past, she bee
been out of spirit,st"
Mr, Aforridge grouted; but What itemeant
is not krtown,
"She shut the door, but, as sometime
haPpens; , the look clict' Mk' „catch,' and the
doer stood aSer. Frain the place where.
was.sitting I cook/ sea through the doer,
and could catch sOmethieg of what she was
about. 1 •waenot 'carious, but I looked, and
observedflattish° Was 'feeling something
;
out of a books. Thie was such A strange
• thing to do that it 'caught my -eye. Why
should she: come to your office, viten you
were out, in erder to tear leaves out of
book/ Iteertitinly seemed to be a book of
some kind, but from my place I was- quite
unable to see what it was, or why ehe was
tearing It up, • Then she folded the leayes
'very easefully, .and so far as .1 could see'
put the fatter pooket After a few minutes
she came•out again, Of course .1..was, by
ts tfifiK -Mirifine indeed-v:1107A , Oxice.4'
no questions, •-A. man does not like to seem
curious auout a thing which Ins has seen.„
• so to spa/11F, through a :keyhole. I
noticed; however, that . her breath
was quick, and that her lnand trem-
• bled, ,,,,Andelie said a • very strange
thing to 'me. 'Dick,' she said, 'when, yew'
• father comee-bacit, da riot tell
came here. I only came to get something..., ,
Seniething which I forgot this igaorning,
-nothing Of any; -importance,' - She stare --
merest a great deal while he said'this. I
told herthat it was no 'business of mine
• whether shs came or whether she stayed
away, because 1hadnothing to do with her
or her work. Then she laid her hand on my
shoulder' and looked into .my face 'But
promise, Dick,' she said. 'You see -we are
such old friends; yeti and I, and Daff is
your bosom friend. We Might tobe able
to depeud on Ton.. Promise, dear Dick; say
that you will' never tell your father that
came to his office any day when he was out
of it.' I naturally proMised. And she went
• away. As. scion as the was -gone I went into
- your &nee to find out what she had been
tearing, if I &mkt, being .still curiotte,
„ and not hest satisfied with myself
for having made that promise, There
were •two or three great hooks on the
table, your genealogical books. But she
would not be likely to tear any of the,lecives
• out of thein, beeause they are not the only.
• copies. / looked about, therefore, and preee
ently, poked ' away tinder some papers,. I
found your check book lying on the table.. I
took it up and examined it. I do not know
why, beeauee- I had no suspicion of this kind
• of thing. What wee, my astonishment to
;discover that six of the .cheeks had been
taken. out of the book!, Mx; they were
scattered here and .there, not taken out in
a lump. .This," of Course was in • Oder to
lessen ClitilideVeSiiiiiiiiidiare disetsiserY, •
• never before knew that you, were in the
habit of leaving your checkbook out. This
was the thing that I found. it was after-
wards, When I begau to think about it, that
I connected the -leaves torn out of the book,
and so ca,refully folded, wibb • the •Cheek
Mr. Murridge's face, which had been at
first expectant and. inteeested, was now as
Mack as Erebus. • • •
"Go on," he said. "Get on faster. Let
us finish with thial,
Dick siglaed heavily.
"I wish the task had been intrusted to
another ms. FtraW' 1 thought a going to
caiista and telling her everything. But
Norah is her sister, so that it seemed beat
to tell you all znyseif. Ferhe.ps Celieta may
be sper04 ths pain of ever iearitinS this
dreadful thin. As for the actual forger, 1
cannot yet speak But I have proofs **to
the presentation of two cheeks out of the
live."
"Proofs? Nothing but the clearest proofs
will tatielY me!"
"You shall be satisfied, then, What do
You think of this for one proof/ Tbe girl
deacribed by the bank clerk as having pre-
• Sented, one of the cheeks was Nor/tit:herself.
• For proof sena for ths clerk when she is
here. He will be Ale to identify her;
dare say. That is my first proof. Now for
the second: The young gentleman who pre -
Rented and cashed the check last Thursday
at One o'clock Wislmts other titan her brOther,
young Hyacinth Cronanss•Datfodtl. lie
must haVelculte to the bank just before One
o'clock, because he came here a few MIAOW
after one, and vre went out to dinner together,
We went to Crosby /fall add sat there till two.
The clerk. you know, gave one o'clock as the
houa I have no doubt but he will identify
Daffodil as well. It -will be perfectly easy."
'The checks may have been oxen to
them."
"By the actual forger? Very possible.
Iist in this ease unlikely, Because wile
would do it for thein?'
"Go on." The Cass was getting blacker.
' "As regards the Oharacter of laefr--I mean
flyacinthr-for steadinese, 1 orn afraist we
sannot say nauebr,-.Heis, is. you knotk„pers
haps, Of University College hospital, and'he
belongs to a fast set • They Vey 'billiards,
• smoke together, have parties in' each, other's
• rooms, and go to theatres and musigs halls"
• -all tins was strictly true, and yet -poor
DeffmliII-"worse still, he goes to a gaming
den..71t-is-a pace open every evening for
-PlaY/in haoesnat and every _kind Of gam-
-Wing game. • I dare say, when they do 'noth-
ing else they,play pitch and toss. Iremein-
:bored- your-recammendation-to use every
means in order to find out the truth,. and I
went wiles him.. We went twiee last week."
This also, as we know, Was literally true,
"Drawn also learned ' that he is bit molfeY
diffioulties." Daffodil . had Shown Diek
a letter from his tailor intimating that
something on account would be desirable.
"Altogether, I think my theorywill prove
right -Norah took the Checks with a view to
help her broth3r, '01 course she knows very
well your custom of drasviug tsvelire pound
checks for private purposes 'therefore she
filled these up for that antountl .eohttclent
that they would then pass without suspicion,
and might even escape your notice. She
imitated your signature; and she' gave them
• every one to her brother, except that which
she cashed herself, presumably also fee hire.
. I ant quite sure she did it for her brother.
• Whether he kaows how she got the cheeks.,
whether lid.stands in with her, I cannot tell.
That will he seen when hole confronted with
the bank clerk, and charged With presenting
he check. 'Yoe will judge by what be re.:
'plies to the charge." •
"Has the girl a loverl" •.
'•Site has been engaged hir the last weeli
or se only." : •
"Who is the man?" -
"Ibis nathe is Hugh 'Aquila.He is resi-'
dent mediae" officer at the Children's -Hos-
pital, 1 wai at sehbol with him.But -Yeti
• need not inquire about „him,„ Efe• has got -7
nothing to do with it".
• "How do vo_u know•thatS'S .
' "Becitese his Mother has money. Mina
Aquila:Was a professional singer, -.who anusfirs
money and retired from .tho• profession.
Resides he thinks .about nothing but his
work.' He ca Mach -money as he Wants, -
and he nat.& was hi debt or any trouble.'
'Why -should he stand in?" : . • •
"He is not a man who bets and•ganableer
• "Not at all." • - , • , ••• :.•
aliumpir.' Give me the paper. There's a
.nest Of:Villainy somewhere about the place?'
Dick folded*itsneatly, and handed it over
with the air of ' th3" undertaker's man hand-
ing the glovesat a funeral,. • css
• "Of course you are Dpepai•ed to swear in
this statement?" • • •
"Certainly." This with perfectly steady
,
eyes. .•
"Of come T trust it will not be Mmes-
.
sary," • " •
• "Very Well. There're/stains thesman who
presented the three decks. 1 bave not yet
laid s my'. 'hands upeetsshini. No • doubt -St
Norah confesses, she will tell you 'tirhe he is.
:If not, you hove en.ougla to satiify rm."'
s "I. have ettouglistvhen 1 Maim all.. Go nose
--or Staiwlserei ate the checks •and the
heekbook.thatileft p yOutshander
"They are locked tip. in my private dieWers•
in :tho - other • rem. I svill get them." . .He
vanished, but retooled in a. moment. "They
are gone!" he cried. '"The cheoke are gone?"
Li.Sone 1"
•
, •
- 'They- are gone! ;On -Saturday -I hift--thent
in My.. priVale drawer. NoWthey,are gone."
. • "Was the dfawer locked?' .: •
• "It is always locked. Herc.,, is: the .1tey
which WM: just indoeltect-it. - Indeed, • I am.
sue° they were in the drawer. on Saturday"
Murridge went into the 'outer office.
The priirate .clrawer eontainecLnothing httit.few unittipertant pitpere-The drawer,
bit -
dead, •might just as well hava.been unlo.eked,
for the forged checke and the oheck book!.
whieh Diek paid,Weep lef tthere on Saturday,.
had disappeared, •,
!':Wit? • has heepSin this office, boy,lresked.
Murridge, "besides yourself, since Sat7
nirday?" „
• "Only MIse Cronatt, sits and Mr. Iticherd
ayreirr;--Nabodrceffierseterclay, sit'.'
• "'What time disl you leave the • place on
t ' . .
"Not till three .o'clock, air. Miss' Cronan
was with you when you brought me out the
• letters to copy and to post" .
• "Norah was Working with me on -Saturs
day ftfterhoon," said 1fr. Murridge; ."until
foot cealocis I remember. Then, she Went
away. I Worked bird Alone till siX.• Ila;ve •
you w buneh of keys at all, you boy?" .
sir'; /haven't got anything to bock
2carvirane, 1 'you like." • •
"Haveyou, seen Mr. Ittchard's drawer
standing open? I don't Want to search yeti, .
• What the devil should I searcit you forPL
• 44110, sir.. the (lease& is never open that
know of, except Mr. Ritter/Pe ii3 his chair."
• • qtaVe you ever tried to opeo that drawer
Yotirself, with a key or without?"
'No,
sir. He °Sways locks it. And I
fiaveit't got no key. And Why should I
Amato opeo Me. Itieherd's drawer? •
"There's villaiiiy somewhere." Mrs tier- '
ridge breathed hard, awl nut his hands ht
his pockets. Sonteivhete. I'll get
to the hottem of this,"
,* "The vanishing of the cheeks," said Die's,
"omits to crown the,wheid tlaing." •
"What do you inettn?..' netted his fetter,
roughly, • . es .
Diek ihowed hie key,
• "Yetvsee, it is quite it coo -anon: key. Any
body with' a good big bunch Of l*ti Could
• Open the drawer. • Perhaps, evett-sUch
things do hapPen,z3vhen the key Wile turned
the holt fell back and twe drawer was open
What did you gi%"ante the checks fort 'thy
sterols) use to me-tiot the least use."
Mt Marridgc gistinterl.' 'The 'oheekt cotild
not, under any eircomstances, have ' heat 6f
use to his son- in hie investigattott Now
shey. wore gone, millets; 160 Altogether.
so, hysle was DOW beC01110 Tofgery `without
what the Preach call the pteces• of conVic-
lion. Who catt proyil a forgery whit there
•
—
• •
"Go on," he rq'et 07k fcster. ,
•
"I returned to my desk, and 'cansidered
what Was best to be &Me, Of • course -Ind -
mit this freelys-t ought to have gone di-
rectly te you and informed se* a My dis-
covery-, Itt notdoing this.T_Comtinittect.a
great error of judgment, as well as a bretteh•
• of duty. For should have considered that,,
when the absence of the checks was disoor-,
ered, it would be remembered that there
were only two perstninot counting. the ofss
fire boy-'wha had access th your office. '
. These were -Norah and' myself, -One of us .
must have take the*." . •"
"Why, n�," aid 111... nreidge. "For it
• cannot -be pi ed that no one mune into tide-
. office exc.e yon ties • There Is the office'
• bnyrt e Is the hansekeeper,...there are any
number of people': whom the housekeeper
may have admitted on the Stmilay dr in the
evening; there is nothing to prove when I
left my check book lying about. It might'
have beenlying oli the table ell. night, or
from SaturdaSs until Monday. I Cannot acL
mit that the thing ilea , between you and
Noritit Cronan."
"Verywell, sir; I Od:
Om glayen think: that
It may lio outside -us. That, howeVer, was
how /put it to myself, I coiMOSS." '
• "You ought' :to. have told Ine at once.
You find my Check bOok • With six cheeks
torn Out; and you did not tell Me. NV,Cre you
mad'?"
"Perhaps; het retnetriber that I only saw
leaves, or what Seemed to be leaves, torn
out and folded up,: It wile not till 'after-
ward, I repeat, that .1 'suspected Norah of
stealing cheeks. It WM not.till you told irlO
ot your loss that I really connectel her with.
those checks." '
• "You ought to have tdd bne direetly you
-...heard'Of the loss."
"I ecinfets again that I ought to have told.
you. Wdli, 1 did not, That .18 all I. cart
say. First, Iliad passed sty word to Norah
that I would nob mention her viidt. lett,
WB confused and bewildered ott her ac-
count end then I was afraid of you."• '
Auld of me l''.
afraid of you. North has been yoer
favorite always. You give her tho confidem
tial work, and ine the cilia° drudgery. I
thought you would. not -behave Ina Perhaps
hoped that 'she wadd get oft altogether.
But when you plticed the Whale case in my
hands, the first thing that •forced itself upon
me was' that the forgery /nest have been
caminittedlv meant otakslmse very nilsbog
checks." — ' •
"Well, the iturribesS provs
• 4140 that nothing was left itcme hut to con
-
fees what I knew, and •to follow tip that fact
es a clew. . , Goderich lAuzitit Otit tSS,c.„
(To CotstIstio .)
99.4494""9993e9soele,
ridgeretired to his oWn-otil-.,r.
:sil3losp:000nl7nt_hotore- CM. "'("0!•1 .3yr• nut -
"Look here, Diek,'1 beset I, "t'Ais thing is.'
getting more 0011301Cated. I must think it
over. You've done Your share, Leave it to"
"*.rat4 needn't go investigating or inquir-
ing, or anythiug," said Ids s0a; "you maY
entirely depeod, es the 'troth ot my facto.
Start from thein"
'Peshape. Yes; well. rye nothing for
you at the office, Dick, tio and take a holi-
day; amuse yourself eetnehow-as you like
to ammo yourself. But, mind, not a word
to anybody -not a sy,nable. Not a breath
of what Yolt've told me .ffither .Norala or
to her brothers This paper end the scow
sationsit contains ;pelting tst me. Do you
bold your tongue about the matter. Let no
one suspects"
Dick desired nothing so Much as complete
oblivion and the burial of the whole Wei -
net" ile geld se, in tact.
'Bit what shall you do moor be„asked-
"Tbat is my basiness., Only hold your
tongue, and leave the, rest a the ease to
Met"
"It has come," said the office boys watch.
ing. "He's done something at last. lie's
ordefed to leave the office in disgrace. I
knew he -would do something; tted I've got
something 'more, and I shall make him
wriggle. .lie thinks he won't be found out
Ho! I'm a meetly little devil, and elle's
sapphire. It's something against' her, is 01
Just ,you'vrait, The offide boy 'has a eye,
open.' •.
gr. Murridge went back to hie own office
_end pat ,down gloomyand wrathful. He,
left his door wide open, ancl .the boy, sitting
s.t,Itis own table, his hands oo the handle ef
the letter press, vratelted Itim carefully,
wondering Whether the time was yet -an
rived-forhini to step in. But for such a lest
• to "step in" before the right moment might
endanger everlthing. auppose if, by reason
of premature stepping in, instead a seeing
Mr. Richard wriggle he ;night bin -1891S lfasSfeis
to do all the wriggling? If he got turned
out of his berth thienvould certainly-baronal"
to him when he went home, his father beiltg
a. fellewship porter, and stout & arm. .
• All tide tbolt place atten o'clock, the first.
thing in the morning, It was over by half
•past • tea. When, at eleven o'clock, Norah
came as usual, she senuod her employ.er sit
• ting idle. .111e letters were unopened, his
Mae was still slaht. ids papers were not laid
out before him. rhe day's ,work was not yet
commenced. • • '• •
"Why!" cried Nevelt ;• 'what is the mat-
• ter with you to -day? Are you • '
Her eyes were so bright,' her face , so hill
of sunshine, her look so, radiant wIth the
happiness of youth, intmeence ancl love that
Mr. Murriclge greened aloud, 3vondering
how this, th.iug could be possible. s
"Wait a moment here," he said, taking his
• hat; "I will•be,baok in a few minutes." . .
Norah had .splenty to oceopy her. She
Opened her Mask hag, spread out her pipers;
and put themin order, till Mr Murridge re
filmed, which was after five minutes; he
was 'accompanied slays.As.yourtg gentleman,
who, while Mr. givrldge opened his safe
and rtlininaged among his papers, stared ,at
Norah rather more closely than was consiets,
eat with good manners, aocorclingeto her
own views, •. ••' .
• "Here," said Mr. Ialtirridge presently, tak-
ing his head, out of the sate "Is_what you
want." He the 'young -gentleman a
paper, and f011owed him out of the office.
.."Well?" ha asked in a'whisper. '
"Tbet • le Vse youisg lady " the. Clerk tress
plied, also in a Whisper. , • , • . •
-7-13fit1ie office bey heard and wondered.
• • "You are quite suragf it?" •• .
. "Quite sure, . Iwould etCear totter, am
certain of her identttyS•- s • .
• Then Mr.liitirridge came bait ndshutthe
"Nortth 'walking up and dirivri
the wont censiderable agit;atien, "a Very
curious thifig has happened:"
• "What is that?"• • -
"I have been.rObbeci." , :
•• "Ola., hew dreadful! Is it much?"
• "I lave , been robbed -treacherously
'r.obb'ed," he added, es if most Fabberies Were
• openhanded end friendly, "'of sixty pounds,
by meane of five ferged flecks,. Payable to.
'bearer," . • r • .
e0h1" 7 •
`Each was for twelyo poundg..
listen, • Three were hrOught to the bank and
cashed hy bne MAD—ft man Atte 'spoke a.
foreign adcent, and iibb cen be easily ideal-,
tied: He presented them on the third, the
siith and. thirteenth of this month."'
"Well," said Nortds, "if hesan he identis
fled, yea ought ter be able te find him."• ' •
"Oneralso-one-of-Ithe--forged--eheeksr was
presented 01T relldlly, the 15th, WA' quarter
• past twelve, by a, young lady." Mr, Mur-
• ridge' watched the effeet of: his words and
31)Pke •vory s,owly., It was, a , check- for
twelve pounds,' payable to •bearer. ' It was
cashed by a .;i5iiiag lady. What ie, the mat;
• ter. Noah?" for the girl had turned, white;
she was about to faint. •
• 'Nothing. - Go CM :It is nothing," Bat•
.she wits white and frightened, and she tram
-
bled, and was fain to sit down. Norah Was
badactrest .
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annum; Open tror n.2 to 5 p.m, and from 7 to
Op ni. Applicsatione for .memnershap pecived
by the tilbrarian in in the room. ' • •
UNION SHAVING PARLOR
•
SITAVING., CUTrING • AND• Man-
. POOING done very neat and to salt
• . OverY person.
Sat -0N 1PA.11911AttsteIst, smith's talock
, .
Illesetli was a bail aetreaS,
• 'By a youngledy who can also, if necei-
lary, be identified. And• on Thursday Inst
Another for the Same sum of twelve pounds
was presented at about a quarter to one y
st yonng gentleman whom the clerk dei
' he would reeognize at 0..100, He is descrme,l,
as a bandsorrie boy, With light, curly hair
and an easy rammer; he weartapol Ilat and
has a red Well, that is nearly all we
knew lit present. I have nothing •more to
tell you. otte throg More. The forged
checks, with the check hook front which
, they were stolen, were all my son's pri-
vate drawer, which he keeps looked, oti Sats
larday inornittg, 02 that he is certain. They
have now disappearad. They, too, have
Leen stolen. My son s drawer has bob.
, broken opal, and the ehecks have been taken
front it, Do you quite understand?" .
She tried to speult, but she could not in
the young lady Meolosiged herself. •
She
had, with her own hawks, presented that
' check aod reeslyed gold -foe 16; she retnetre,
bored who had given hoe the cheek, toad to
whom Abe lied given the motley; more than
this, in the handsome boy' with the red. tie
the recognfZed her own srothet Deft; not ,
because be, tee, wore a rod 'tie, lutt because
he had told tenting trifles over ea even -
int pipe lihwthe had ensiled one isf Mr. Mite- •
trussEON
Hold UN ozoluSive right for the county for the Hurd
process of adMinistering chemically' pure Nitrqfen
•monoxidefwitieh is the safest 'and best systern yet dis-
covered•for. the painless extraotionaf teeth. ,Charges
mouerate, satisfabtion guaranteed. OFFICE, EL-
LIOTT'S BLOCH, dren,Rance's Tailor Shop - Huron
-Street. Clinton. •
• Tut '0,tiRtAT ENGLISRpRESQBIPTION
Asuccessfulinethcieetestedover
30 years in thousands of cases.
Promptly cures Nervous .Pros-
tration,Weakngssof Brain, Spi-
nal Cord, and GeneratiteOrgans
of either sex,Znissionsand ail Ms caused by indis-
cretion orover-exertion. Six packagesis guaran-
teed to effect a curewhenall othertnedicfnesfail.
• One package $1, six packages $5, hymen: Sold
bydruggists. Write for Pamphlet. Address .
- Elzazz.kCimItic741 Co.. RalstosiS MUM
.Sold in Clinton by J, H. C05113T and-Druggasts-
' everywhere. .
Mikillop Mutual Fire lasurance Co.
, .
'NOTICE. -The uudaralirtiOd 00:appointed
tenet as agents in the tOwnship go.derieb,
for.thg.,Cousrianr. Any person wieinng to Ins
sure I stills old and rollablo'FarrnOra COmpanyi,
Will apply to either THOS, NEELANS, Har-
loult.--m-S-A-M13-Eh-GtrItitOOff±N,
#Prootpt attentiou'will be 'given.
•,14IOTOGRA.YHER'
vosr41E4
CritigTOS
fAFE•Srial WORK A SFECilif,TY;
•, •DENT/ST,
• : . . 4"'tlATS: BLOCK
essauserita.eraratiniterautautowiestatostarktersuastow
F
T<EIJMT"
' orembastatiemsawatsmasestarsMarnmeateinsemstamer
(MAIMS SODSRATE.
• HURON' AND BRUCE
Loan and In ypitnicit Colst
t
This Company' is Loaning alfonry. on Farm
itt,.,,LOwest Odds. dttltrile
, •
AIORTGA(4-111S- Punotastii
sA.vrNas ANI(. BP4Nallt.
8, 4 and Cent. Interest, Allowed on
'Deposits, according to amount '
18581 tints kft.
1
rl ens eolts that morothas tiod for whont FPIC•gostertler & Marks/ Square ainiXorth Stree
he had casherl
`4Arta YelOquite tittreseitre von nositive Batt • 1101tAC$ HORTON`,
• Stsvsese
Perfeot Hair
Indicates nittUral Mid healthy condi.
tion of the itcalp, ansl of the glands
-through which nourishment obtained t
When, in consequence of age and 418 -
ease, the hair hecomea weak, thin, and
gray, Ayer's Hair Vigor willtsttengthen
It, restore its original color, mull:tote' 113
rapid *WI Vigorous growth, and impart
to it the lustre and freshness of youth.
I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for A
long time, and am convinced of ita
value, Wheal Was 17 years of age my
hair began to turn gray. I commenced
using the Vigor, and was eurprised at
the good effects itsproduced. It not
only restored. the color to my hair, but
80 stiraulated its growth that I have
now mbre hair than ever before, ee;
J, W. Edwards, 001dwater, Miss. '
Ayerls Hair Vigor,
eked by all Drugglem and Perfumers.
Ir You An. R 'entersnuset Irina dehillty
and loss of appetite; if your stomach, IA
out, of otder, or, your mind confused;
take Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This Medicine
will restore phyeical toted ancl elasticity
to the system, raoressurely and speedily
than any tonic yet discovered. .
For six, months r suffered from liver
and stomach troubles. My feed did sot
nourish mei, and I became' weak and
very ranch emaciated, I tooksix bottle
of Ayer' IP Sarsaparilla, and was cured.
-Julius M, Palmer, Springfield, Muss,
Ayer's
Prepared by, pr.J...Q.Ayer 8sCo„Lot!reil, Mau.
Sold by Druggist's, Price $1; Ma bottles, lb.
•
NITHSERT,
14,,,,•••••It;
FRTIT awn ORNAMENTAL TREES, Noit.
SPEU0E, SCOTCH AND
AsnAottelst paw,
,1 Tux hAnzil Or WMICH WAS MARE BIWIIStIlf s
ixise-sarrycLABEiteL
Re:4.1re buyingosettsay speetakkipmty
Balls, Marbles; Lacrosse Sticks,
Express Waggins.Doll Carriages.
CR091.TET, BASE- : RALL
CRICKET 0016s. •
• Wfil4; MAPS
THE LARGEST int 'BEST IN USE.
•
BEAVER BLOCIC 13COKSTORE.
WM. COOPER. •OLINTON
•
ROBE Wk. DOWNS,
• , CLINTON,
Manufacturer end Proprietor -for the best Saw Mitt
Dog in use. Agent for the sale and application of
the .ge noun. PAIBIT AUTOMATIC) BO,ILEtt ChHANER.
STEAM PITTINGS furnished and appilen,oe shert
• notice.
• •
Mouiers. 'Engines. and till ltitida 'tti.
• chluery repaired c's pedithansly,anit
la a sailafaCtory Manner. ; •
Farm implements manufactured and repaired. • Steam
and Water Pipes furnished and pot in . position:.ly
Kilns fitted up on applidation. Charges moderate. . •
.PENNYROYAL WiFgRS.
• Prescription of a physician who
isa,s had a life long experience in
treating ferimle diseases. -Is used
monthly with perfect success by
over 10,0001adies, Pleasant, safe,
effectual. Daffiest ask your drug -
"„,..„..„gist for Pennyroyal Wafers and
- take no substitute; orinclose post-
age for sealed particulars. Sold by
\ all druggists, el per box. Address
TEE HTIREK,A CHEMICAL CO„ Dirrnorr, Mon.
Sold in Clinton by T. II. CONHE and DrUggists
everywhere. • .
Oalws' EXCHS1011 ORGA.
• Aftdr. the severest t6t at the late fair in.
Minton, tt 'was univereellyed Mitten that
•FOR . AND EASY 'ACTIO,N, DEXUTY
ots PiNtsii, AND SWEETNSS8 ToNE.- the
EXCELSIOR was aWay ahead
ere; and destined to be the popular tnstre-
• ment of the daY. This,.alopg with the fact
that a special prize wasawarded it; certain.
•lys sneak s volt] me s f orthe inStru in en ; and
ritptios.purbbasing: should See the •Ektiss
liefore bnyieg 01807130e.
;GEO., F. oARTS.,--.PUCti'iLIET.0.1i. •
, • • •
Factory three doors tvest Mnlloy's Pump• .
.Shop Rsttenbury St., Clinton.
Thompson's - rad isinto .floncy,
' • 'CI:ANTON; ONT.' .
;• •
The undersigned has opeiled an agency. for the sale of Ord
Estate,' nnkwill be -glad to deal With parfles having proper.
ty to dispose of. .Terinii, two per cent on all amolinte up to
• 81000, and -01,0-Per-ce14, nn any tunountafter Abe Airet.$1.000
.No ehme made hit aticertising, and no -charge whatever un-
TeTsii-iale or transferls effected: 1 have uow the following
jrnpertlesfor Attie '
Lot 14, Ulm 'Wail east, Colborne, 100 acres, 45 meat*
and under pnatnre, 20 aereKelasheil and can casilybooleared,
balance ot bitslidsght, W111 he sold cheap:. • •
160 acres, good land, 2.ki miles from Dowesmount, Dakota.
50 'Wee under cultivation, small house. PrIce $10 nu acre.
. West half lot 28,3nd con of blast VraWetioah,4117 acres,
80 notes cleared, halaneeirood Wish, 10 acres of fall. wheat,
.spring creek rouning.through the/aria, bank bard 40x6d, two
acres of orchard, one mire front Auburn. Price $5,000,
5200 or $1500 down, balance to suit pnrcbaser, •• . •
o • ttt OU,Ot o
side ofMr, Ridout's,resiolence, feneed.• Price, $260; to.
suit purchaser. s •
Splendid building lot' for sale, opposith' the Counnercial
Trete! 40.feet front by 60 reit deep, Stine reasenable.- .
, . • • •
,
TC
ecbx .44,z
131101011S.-
•
Illembers—Tarfinto_StoOct.tohange.
PriAtfe.WIrOS1n SIONTessais, CiiltfACOr
111M YORli tied. OIL OITY',. .
s;foOKS, Mo'NDS, O1tA1N, PrOVISIONS, AND:OIL
notantr ASO 005.3) 1.015 01811 tst AIA11018
CLINTON OFFICE Casper, 11,thusarav-arat.-
ALM= ST,RNETS
4/* THOMPSON,' MANAGER:
clistots July 13, 1886.
ALLAN LINE
T -7
ol,InglaiFry,
l'astlbtgOing to the old country this MAW" shotild
this popular line. The boat g are the sliest. coin -
pieta tn the Atlantic, and lecemetedatien ungurpsssed
SARIN IMES. -V Eltx- Low%
• • 41t0AP ENTrittilltrN OATES,
• NTEE8A.0111 PASSA015 AT
1110TTOX TIOUltE
vt•til sat get all particulars of
A. O. PATTISON, CLINTON,
• ACENP G. T. rt. S'
LARGE. ATOM( ON HAND
The abate ornanna.ntel ab d shrubbery biload
st very low prieea,_ and those wanting aoyliderg
title connection wiu sem money be parch/wing here.
Orden? by Mail will beprompelv attended to
,Address,,
JOHN STEWART, gents li ler
Nelson 44' Co.,
13pB,LIN.
MANLIPACTUMS • Oto
STEAM N -6-1.111,S, BOILERS v
AN.D ciENERAT, 14401,111`TEnt '
ORDERS s:-, PROMPTLY; et. FILLE.D
$504009 To LOAN at 6 potent.
'Why pay &here T.8, 9 and 10 per Cent,
when you OK get money heal neat 6 per c,
TERMS made to suit borrower, regarding
payment and period ()Man,
Anly to
14-L
iBANKERS, CLINTON.
THE MOLSONS BANK,
• D'iaarporatedhy Act of I'arliament, 1855. •
dArITAL, - 7 .$2,000,090, •
HEAD • OITICE, 1Y10.NTREAL.
• THOMAS WORKMAN,, •President.
J. It R. MOLSON s Vice -Pros.
• F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Geaeral Manager.
Notes. disconnte c ons made, Lire't;
d • C011e ti J5 J.
isswd, Staling ancl American- esachunge ,
bought and sold at lowest
qurrent rates. •
nterest at .4 per cent allowed on deposits, ,
iF.A.ravlicrtS,
• Moneybdvanocd to fanners ott their own notes With
or moro.end.efse,.1:4•11..$.004.1or.Etg:::cilryrultinrae;,Liteir:o!ion-.
• January HIS ."
J. BIDD LE M.11 E;
• •
Wattirand -Clock Maket-.
,
J,EWSLLER, cfe.; •
OPPOSITE THE RILARlitinr, CLINTON
. -
•
Where .he keeps a /Select assortMent of
WiltCOS, CLOCAI, JEVIIRLL,ERY, •SILYER.
Which 'we will sett •at masonable rates. •
Repairing •of every description prop:43NY
tended to, and all work enchanted. • •
• RIDISLECOMBE.
Clinton, Nov. 1.889. .••
.
SANE CENT
. .
106-SEML:CENTENNIAL-.1:880. .
• YEAR ov AVE ,
•
GORE DISTRICTFIRE.INS. CO
Conducted both.on'easitaisa Statue] Plans,
Hox. YOUNG. M. - - • President.
.ADAat WARSOCIC, E8Q,, - - Vree.pmeident;
11, S. Smarm,' Esq., - Managing .Director,
THE ::GORE .
.tlitera 'upon its 'FIFTIETH 'YEAR much
stronger' and More prbsperous than at • any
previous period, ;haVing 8218,896 ,of Assete
and praticallyNO_IiIABILITY except
ineurandeReserve of $30,000, • There are 820,-.
000 deposited 'with the Ontario Governmeet;
-and ever $90,000 held 'in Mortgages; Deben-
,tnreti; and, Cash, •immediately , available to •
. . meet losses.•• • • . • •
Mutual Policy -holders 'in the "Gore" SAVO
20 per cent. with undordsted security."
For tad particulars aprirta HEAD Orrick G.tt.y
• oe to 40IIE RIDOET, Agent, Clinton
•WHY SUFFER FROM -7.---
a eadghe
INSliEPSIA OrINDIGESTION,-
WHIN; •
WEST'S LIVER PIUS
• WW iihorol,ighly • Cure you. Thoy
• do not gripe or purge,. hut.. AO
• mildly, rand jantonovor need,
opheldered prEco.
• Itto-4. • Thy, have
proven to 'ho the
:G.R EAT EST
BLESS I N.Q. •
tHE AGE
To all aufferers froth indigestion,'
bisor.dorod• St onsa00
TREY ARE 7411 ABSOLUTE AND
- 'PERPECIT. CORE'
ust tecim Anti he relieved from,
enieorge 30 ri box.
• 25o. per 40x1$ hOxos for.$t
r011 SALE' BY AL ofruccisrq•AND
Pri1l4R,S IN AiEBICINES
liewere of Counterfeits end Base Imitations.
ileituine wrapped only in Bine with signste
nese ter every lent. Pree triaipackase
these Celehreted Pills sent to any a .1..05.
sit receipt of a 3 cent stamp. '
• ‘41461 'Os tIVgSst
' • sste remise ;
81 AND it; ATO, 00r.
t-