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'Well --I suppose so,' he answer-
ed with it shade of hesitation. ''lb
•tell you the truth, I'm utterly sick
•of foreign lands, and I should like
iiothing better. than to settle down
at Elmhurst uow for the test of my
,.days'
'What should prevent you from
'doing as you like. You can't mean
that you haven't got over the trou-
ble that drove you away yet,' said I
Mor I thought we had.better come to
-the point t,t once.
'I believe I have got over it, I
don't know for certain,' Le answer-
. ed slowly. 'Let us talk about some-
. thing else. Tell me all about your-
self.'
So I told him all about myself,
and his observations upon My liter-
azy achievements were flattering and
discriminating,. though I think
the was a little bit nervous lest I
'should ask hire whether he had read
'.my works. Then he wont on to
.speak of his friends of former
years.'
'Poor old Lord Staines is alive
still, I hear.'
'He is alive still, and. not likely
to (lie, so far as I know ; but you
would hardly recognize him. On
sunny mornings he meets me in a
bath chair, in the park, with Lady
Mildred walking beside him. He
doesn't talk much now -a -days, but
he likes to see people, and he seems
to be quite happy when he ish %wed
to have his little grandson with hint.
1 told you he was reconciled with
the Bracknells.'
•Jim -nodded. •
'And floe; do they get ou,' he in-
gnired, with something of a great
effort.
'Many people are curious to know.
That is, if you mean; `how do they'
manage to pay their way. They
re said to get on together rather
iffercntly. On the other hand,
Lacy'have got on in society with a
uccess,which leaves nothing or very
little to be desired. Lady Bracknell
has climbed to the very top of the
tree, and sits there in a graceful at-
titude to be gaped at by a multitude
of admirers. She likes admiration,
as yon will remember, and takes
some pains to obtain it. She is very
accessible 'too; in spite of her bril-
liant go
ifyou 111
and
iant position,
l3
and call upon her at Wiltou place
I am sure she will be glad to see
you, and ,will begin exercising her.
fascinations upon you, without loss
of time.'
'Don't,' said. Jim.
'You
13ntI\vcutuuall t the 511)10.'1
had better cull . upon her, I c on't
think she. 'will fascinate you,my leer
Jim. Tier hair has changed -Color
it is a lovely bronze now, but her
complexion requires no aicl from
•art. She dresses exquisitely; she is
addicted to private theatriccls, and
ones ortwiee in the season,sho makes
her father-in-law give a ball and re-
ceives his guests for him, so that
Lacly Mildred may be free to remain
by his side in case he should want
anything. \\'hen he snubbs her as
he floes every now and then, she
won't allow him to see his little
Lord Sunnings for a day or two.
That brings hint to his bearings,and
he has to go round t Wilton place
in his bath chair an beg her par-
don.'
:I don't want to hear about Iter,'
said J`im, then he added presently,
'.0 suppose you see • Bracknell some -
,times.'
I replied that I did. As a matter
of fact 1 had latterly been a good
deal at Wilton place, because- I am
'credited with a certain facility for
drilling amateur actors, and Ludy
Bracknell had found me useful in
helping her to arrange the plays
with which she was wont to enter-
tain her guests from time to time.
I wonder if he ever feels sorry
for treating me as he did. We used
to be friends, youtknow,, and—and I
don't think he can have realized
what an injury he was doing me.
This seemed likely enough ; but I
was unable to say that I had obser-
ved any signs of an awakening con-
science in Bracknell. I know what
will happen, I remarked, You will
be as great friends as ever by the
end of the week ; and before a fort•
night is over he will have borrower}
a suns of nioney from you IN Mich may
probably be represented by foiir fig-
ures. What is the use of your try -
ng to beat malice, Jim. You ought
to Lave thratshedl'racknell six years
go. You could have thrashed with -
ut any ditliculty,the process would
o a consolatot y to you and salutary
that,you
i111. l,llt,lliStealel of doing
hose to expend your wrath slowly
1pon unoffending lions and t„n
eis,and
he consequence is that yon haven't
t spark of it left for home consump-
'o
ion: �dying
are ,,o shake hands
Yon
vith your client). -•you know you
ure.
I don't know that I atm particul-
trly anxious to shake hands with
tint, said Jim, considering, I would
'tither nc t thit,k of him as a traitor,
hat't all, You sce, it does make a
liflerence if a lean says he is real
•orry.
I was beginning to point out Haat
leressions of sorrow must be taken
'or what they rue worth, and that,
Ithough it may be light to pardon
man who has shamefully deceived
au, it is exttomely foolish to put
aith in hien again, when I was in-
errupted by the entrance of a sec-
ond visitor, and who should this
r(v3 to be but Bracknell.
It was an odd coincidence that
Brought him to my chamber on that
ftornoon of all others ; for he had
ever so far honored me before; but
e had evidently not conte with luny
ea of meeting Jim, whom ho glen.,
sed at with an iwpaltieut afrowp and
(lid, ,not recognize, an, was ter-
tainl,y altered,. 'lint Bracknell was
perhaps even more so. ^ $e had las!,
his good leeks, to a great eluent aud
car►ied More superluoiia Bosh
than he was entitled to at his age.
His constitution was a fine one, but
I believe he mixed liquor in an ap
palling planner, and one can't sit
up all night .and every night,playing
cards, without exbibiting traces of
fatigue.
Jim stared at him in a sort of
consternation ; no doubt the change
in his former friend was more appa-
rent to him than it was to him. As
he did not see fit to declare himself,
the duty of making him known de-
volved upon me, and I watched with
some interest the demeanor of the
two men who were thus unexpected-
ly thrown together once more. Jim
got up slowly,looked very grave,and
said, 'How do you do, Bracknell 1'
But Bracknell burst into alaugh and
seized his old school -fellow by the
hand.
Jim Leigh, as I'm ahiving sinner,
be exclaimed. Dear.old Jim. Where
ou earth have you been concealing
yourself for the last hundred years.
Didn't somebody tell me you were
going in for big game -in central Af-
rica, or somewhere. I wish I had
been with you. Let me know when
you start off again, and I'll see if I
can't get out ofthis for a.few months.
By Jove. ! What a relief it would
be.
It was evident that he had com-
pletely forgotten the trifingcircum•
stances of his having once robbed
Jiro of a wife, that I was shaken by
internal laughter, and had to turn
away to•'conceal pn•y emotion ; but
Jim, 1 dare say, saw. nothing to
laugh at.
I don't think I am likely to make
any more expeditions of the kind
yet awhile, he said, coldly. I have
stayed away from England too long
as it is.
Have you ? said Bracknell, whose
attention was already beginning to
wander. Well, 1 don't know ;
England's a beastly country to live
in, unless one., has about $30,000 a
year, clear. You don't mind me
smoking, do you.
I' said I dial not ; and he added.,
lowering his voice slightly, 1 want
just to have a word or two with
you presently, if you're not very
busy.
,Tim took this rather blend stint
and put on his hat. After I had
ascertained his address, and had ar-
.. n meeting a meets with him for the
ranged )
la
0
c
following day, he started to go ; but
Bracknell, starting o It of a fit of
abstraction, caught him sudden)
v
by the elbow' • with renewed Cordia-
lity.
Going to stay in London fur a bit
You
alts 1 1 in
he asked. 1 ou must look us t 1
Wilton place, old chap. You know
my wife.
Iliad the pleatitu'o of bei{ig intimi
ately ac tui.tintotl with Lady Brack-
nell some years ago.
011, yes; of course. Well, she'll
be very glad to see you again. Colne
and dine with us some evening. I
expect we're pretty deeply engaged
just now, bt t I'll drip you a few
lines.'
When Jim had departed I could
not hasp remarking, It must be con-
venient to have such a bad memory
as yours.
Bracknell was, ''apparently preoc-
cupied.
Bad memory. flow do you mean?
he asked. Oh, I seg ! but it would
be more to the pttloseter:pity Leigh
for having such a confoundedly good
one, wouldn't it ! He looked as sulky
as a beair. I say, Maynard, will you
do me a small favor. .
That depends on what it may .be,
i said.
Olt, it. isul't ;much of a one. You
know the editor of The Piccadilly
Gazette, don't yon. Well, just run
your eye over this paragraph that he
has put into his acurrilous' paper.
He drew a newspaper from his
pocket and pointed to the following
announcement:
A certain noble earl is not quite
so enfeebled in intelligence 'as is
sometimes supposed. Not satisfied
with knowing that his. son is heir
presnulptive to a -vast estate, he is
moving heaven and earth to got his
daughter married to the present
holder thereof; so that, in case of the
advent -of an heir apparent upon the
scene, the property may at least 10 -
main in the family. !And yet the
heir presumptive is not happy, they
say.
I don't want Alf Beauchamp to
read that sort of thing, you know,
said Bracknell.
.1. can well believe you don't, I
answered; but how do you propose
to prevent him from reading it,when
it's in print.
Oh, that's nothing. Very likely
lie won't see it ; and if he does seg
it, the odds are that he won't under-
stand. What I want is to stop this
newspaper brute
from speaking
more plainly. You might be a good
fellow and manage it for me. Tell
him well invite him to dinner if
he likes, and if that won't do, find
opt what will do. T suppose he has
his price.
Vet he has, J, answered,
and T am very much flattered by
your intrnsting me with this deli•
cute mission. But I atm like the
editor --T demand my quid pro quo,
and if 1 do this for yon,you will have
to do something for me.
\Vith all the pleasure in life ; but
it isn't much that T can do for any
plan, except to invite him to din-
ner.
You can do a little more for ,Tim
Leigh, whom 1 think that you'll ad-
mit you treated rather badly. First
of all, 'you can beg his pardon. Is
that too bitter a pill for you to
swallow.
011, P11 beg his pardon, if it, will
inako him any happier, he al swcred,
1a'tghing.
•
Secondly{ ygu MAO. ;promise that
you will neither ask hien to play
F
cards nor borrow a'tiy money iron
hitn.
Brait+lstftlu%ocied'IiiR eaes. Do
you know, Ma that that is
.n Maynard,
not far removed from boiug an im-
pertinent request.
I replied that I might have said
much the same thing of the request
which he had addressed to me.
Anyhow, I must have his promise,
or I should not go to the office of the
Gazette.
So he laughed ageiu,and gave the
required promise, and went his way,
leaving me somewhat reassured as
to Jim's future. Lady Bracknell I
knew would try and make him fall
in love with her again; but I was
not much afraid of her succeeding.
Clever as she was,she was not quite
clever enough to understand that
the surest way of disgusting Jim
would be to show him that she was
no more tree to the husband whoni
she had chosen than she `bad been
to him.
CHAPTER VIII.
One morning not long after this,
Jin1 did me rhe honor to breakfast
with we,and gave me an account of
is first interview with Lady Brack-
nell, which amused me very much
'and contrasted favorably in point of
style with his epistolary efforts.
I thought that I had better call
and get it over ; so I went to Wil-
ton place about 6 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, hoping that she would be
in the park and that I might leave
try card and retire. But she was at
home, I had to march into the din-
itig room, feeling ,a little shy and
awkward, don't you know as one
does after spending a long time out
of the reach of civilization. I dare
say I got rather red in the face, and
I was horribly conscious drat my
bootalsqueaked. There were lots of
men in the roow,young fellows with
bouquets in their buttonholes and
very high collars, add they all open-
ed their eyes and mouths at me,
which was like their impudence. I
confess that they made me uncom-
fortable at first ; but after a bit I
recollected that if I had ordered ,the
eldest of them to run up to the Bro-
cas for ole eight or nine years ago he
would have put his best legs fore•
most, and that set mo more at lay
ease. .Besides, I almost forgot them
from the moment that Hilda began
to talk to 'rue, My dear Harry,
what au extraordinary— what a
miraculous change. You never pro
pitied me for anything of the sort.
I told yon that her ]lair had be-
come debased from gold to copper,
I remarked. If 1 didn't prepare you
for any more startling change,it was
because I must own that T can't de -
(*DA any..
G,tn t'detoct any. llo) 'ou wean
to tell fine that Lady Lra�kuelt is
the same 'woman as Hilda Turnor.
Oh, I know what )'cin are grinning
at. You think the change is in
ole, ar,d there never was' such at Hit -
iia as the one 1 ftl1 in love With.
Perhaps you sue right; but for Jill
that, she has tr,tnsierned heis,df in-
to something very netlike what sin;
used to be. She doesn't look a day
older, and speaking iulpa itiallv,as I
can now,• I should say that she is
prettier, if anything ; but, oh dear,
I didn't like her way of going on at
all. -She is quite the modern great
lady ; she lits' all the fashionable
slang at the tip of her tongue ; and
she said things which—which, well
I hate to Lear ladies Ha} c such things.
And it struck me that the mashers
were anything but respectful to her.
As I listened to her I wondered
how 1 could ever bade been such an
idiot—but no matter. You '-said
she wouldn't fascinate me .and most
certainly she didn't. 1 aur quite
curedr. IIarry, and I supposed ought
to be very glad, but when one has
nursed a c)mpfaivt for ye'.u•s, it
makes one feel rather queer to lose
it all of a sudden. The sensation is
something like having a double
tooth out. It's a good riddance, of
course; but it seems to leave an en-
ormous gap behind it. Well, those
young chaps took themselves ono by
one, until she and I. were left alone,
and them—Flu you know what she
did then,
To be sure I do, •I replied. ` She
drew her chair close up to yours,put
her stead a little on one side, gazed
pensively at you, and presently gave
you to understand that you - were
the only man whom she had ever
loved,
-Oh, no, she didn't go quite that
length; though, I must say —how•
ever, perhaps I ought not to tell
you.
I do not see the use of having a
tried and trusted friend if fie is not
to be let into your confidence.
-Well, she began by abusing
Bracknell—said that he was a drun-
kard and a- spendthrift, and that be
ill-treated her, and I don't know
what all. Fancy a woman speaking
about herhusband I sb nd like that.
t.
Evidently this v y htq w as a new and
distasteful experience to Jim. Per-
haps it was true.
If it was; she ought to have been
the last person to say so. But be-
tween ourselves, I don't. believe it
was true. She has told me untruths
before now, and why shouldn't she
tell them again. 1 tried to stop her,
but it wasn't a bit of good. She
went on about her marriage having
been a mistake, and about her hav-
ing been drawn into it and having
repented when too late,and so forth.
Do you suppose she says 1 hat sort
of thing to everybody.
1 replied that I didn't know; but
that probably she endeavored to
suit her conversations to her alll(li-
ter.
'Ter conversation didn't snit rno,
at all events, returned Jim. And
then he told mea how Bracknell had
begged iris paidon in a very frank
and manly wary for the wrong that
he had done Mtn six years before.
wentlte at X'grtmlaa square
the est i en t da ►e aor trnu poor
old cord- • -Staines was eiwaye kiod
to we, whop. I was I think
it aroused him to hear a.111.abaitt nay
adventures.. Ito wanted io allow
whether I had seen litt,e SunninJ�
yet, aud.heg(tn to bt•ag'about the.boy
and bis pluck and beauty very much
as he used to brag Bracknell long
ago. Poor old fellow. It was rl►th-
er sad to bear hire. He said, 'I
hope you and Bracknell have made
it up,'and when I told him that we
had, he muttered. 'That's light—
that's right. Old friendsoughtn't to
quarrel about a woman. Women
are not worth quarrelling about.
After which he pushed his chair
hack and made a little bow to Lady
Mildred. I •don't mean you,uly dear,
he sail, you're worth your weigh in
gold, everybody knows. I remember
your mother used always to tell me
that Lady Mild:ed was perfection,
bit some howl never noticed then
how' pretty she was. I suppose I
had 'only eyes for one person then.
Ah, well, times are changed. I'd
rather talk to Lady Mildred than to
Lady Bracknell any day. I had a
long chat with her while her, father
dosed over his newspapers. It was
pleasant to find that she had, pr}ot
tol'gottoa rue a bit, though she said
she'd hardly have known me with
my beard which she didn't consider
an improvement.
' is that why you have shaved it
off,I inquired; for indeed J1m a long
thin face had been deprived of that
ornament,
Oh, . well, one doesn't want to look
more like a backwoodsman than one
can help, you know, he answered
As I was saying, Lady Mildred and
I had a good talk and discussed you
all,and enjoyed ourselves very much
until one of Lady Bracknell's mash-
ers came in' and interrupted us: • A:
fellow called Lord Beauchamp ; do
you know hire.
Alf Beauchamp is a young man
whom everybody knows something
about, by reason of his heing quite
in the front rank of eligible bache-
lors. His rent roll is said to ex-
ceed 140,000 It year ; also he has
cod ;nines, which I believe are ex-
pected to go on increasing in value.
He is the only snrvivibe. son of
Lady Stat'ites' brothel., and in t
event of his dying without issue,the
property would pass to Bracknell.
As it would be datngetous to count
up 111s doings so obliging as thet,the
fancily have decided to marry hint
to ,Lady Mildred ; only I,suppose
a rd to tell him
'stat•
thn\ , e not ventured
\e is own
so•ou st he iti h � o
� ,
utast,-:r, :t t•l Il 1 night insist upon
his right to choose :t wife fur hint -
self, Ilial Lady Mildred reeeivo hila
well.
T don't ktru:v wl1 Lt you caul rtr
Jruciving i,iul well, answered., int,
looking a little displeased. She was
civil to flim, but 1. (1011'1 stay long
after he 'c-1010 i!1. I must Hay be
struck sue ars being rather 0 young
fool anti certainly •nut goon enough
for her. Do you suipose she'll
marry him.
Lady Mildred is ar dutiful (laugh!
ter, I replied. I.ord Staines is no-
toriously in bad circumstances. 1
can't say for certain what she may
walt,but I think 1 can form a pret-
ty shrewd guess at \\-hat she'll have
to do. She is not 80 very patch to
be pitied, titles. all. Them are very
few girls in London who would re-
fuse Alfred Beauclaanap, I can tell
you .
Ah,you 01 e just wheat you used to
exclaimed Jim, impatiently.
Why do,you always take such a de;
light in representing' that everybody
is selfish an I sorbid.
1• pointed out that I It td made no
such general arraignment, and that
so far as Lad, Mildred was concern-
ed, h had meant to imply ,that, if
she married her cousin, she would
probably do so front • the motive of
filial and disinterested affection; but
Jim did not seem disposed to listen
to 1110.
I dare say you know more about
it than I do, blit its no business of
mine.
I did not tell hint that 1 had rea-
son to doubt whether poor Lady
Mildred would be happy with Beau-
champ. My mother still maintain-
ed that the girl s heart ha_d been
given past recalling to Jiro ; but it
world have boon a pity to hint at
steak a state of thiugs;hecattee he was
evidently smitten with her, and it
was quite certain that she could
not accept him, whether he
wore at beard or not. So I agreed
with him that those projested mar-
riages in high life did not concern
humble individual likooursolves,and
rcchanging i .ted bywayof c l
suggested, I a►n In the
� h t,
subject, that we should drive up to
Lord's to see the Eton and Harrow
match, as we had previously arrang-
ed to du.
Jim and I threaded our way,
grumbling, through the deep fringe
of spectators whose persons and ve-
hicles eliectually prevented us from
catching a glimpse of the nanie,and,
having been provided witit tickets,
were about to turn these
to accownt,
when we were arrested by Loafing
our names called out in a hl 1 1ea r
„l ,c
voice which was familiar to both of
us. Prom the open carriage in
which she was sitting,surrottnded,as
usual, by fashionable youths, lady
Pe•acknell beckoned us to approach,
sed we could not do otherwise than
ohey her orders, lieu ladyship was
ela0 in Eton Itlue from the crown of
her heard to the sole of her foot, and
yeti becoming the color was t0 her.
She al tacked Ji 01 at once,
To et: 1-)N'TINI I I
GIVETHEM. A'QBA.NCE.I
rJhatisto aay,;ry. our 'lungs. Alio,
your breathing oachiuexy. Very;
wonderful machinery it is. Not only
the larger air passages •but the thous.
ands of little tubes and cavities lead.
ing from them.
Wine these are clogged and choked
with matte which . hich ought not to be
there, your lungs cannot half do their
work. And what they do they cannot
do well,
Call it cough, croup, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the
family of throat and nose and head
and lung obstructions, all are bad.
All ought to be got rid of. There is
just one sure way to get rid of them.
That is to take Bosehee'5 German
Syrup, which any druggist will sel'
you at 75 cents a bottle. Even i
everything else has failed you, vol
may depend upon this for certain.
When Baby was sick, we gavo hot Castor's,
Wlion alio was a Child, ribs cried for Castoria,
When she became Mies, oho clung•'to Castoria,
Vhon alio had Children, she gavo them Caatoria
Rev Henry Clemens, Free Metho-
dist preacher committed suicide in a
horrible manner near Millersburg, 0.
He placed the muzzle of a shotgun in
his mouth and discharged it with his
foot, blowing off the entire top of his
head. Temporary insanity was the
cause
Mr Bell has conveyed his very large
interests in the Bell Telephone to his
wife, retaining for himself but one share
of the stock. This he invests solely in
cigars. "Take a telephone cigar," he
says to visitors who usually think it a
new brand, and it always turas out to
be a very fine brand.
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Lower Canada. and Provincial Licentiate
and. Coroner for the County of Huron. Of -
flee and resudenee,—Thu building formerly
occupied by MrThwatitee, 11ur011Street.
Clinton, Jan. 10, 1671.
(ILIN'rON D(I;UHANIC;S INSTITUTE,
lJ Library and Heading Rooms, Perrin
block. down stairs. About 1,71)0 volumes
in the Library and all the Leading Nows-
papers and. Periodiwtis of the duy on the
table. Membership ticket $1 per atumni.
Open.from 2 to 5 p in , and front 7 to 0 p.
111. Applicattious for weulbership received
by the Librarian, in the room.
MONEY ! MONEY ! MONEY !
We can matte a few good loans front private
irate
funds at low rate, and moderato expense..
Terms-uuide to suit bol'iow•ors.
MANNING ft SCOTT, - - Clinton
Dh.NTIST, - - COATS BLOCK.
.•rKEE._•.I-t.-;
CHAIIGES MODERATE. • CLINTON-
.
'UNION SHAVING PA.1tL0.1;.
sHAVING, 111111 CU'1"i'iNG.AND 8•IIAM-
1.'OOING (10111, very neat atrd•tir-,salt- •
every pt•reou.
JOHN F Anns, - - Smith's Black.
Clinton Post Office Time Table
BIBLES & TESTAMENTS AT COST
Tltc Clinton Branch Bible Society have for
gale at DR WORTHINGTON'S DRUG
ST1)15E. Albert Street, a fine assortment of
Bibles and Testaments.
TESTAAIItNTS 1'ROAt Sots. UPWARDS
BIBLES (•'1)051 25cte UPWARD,.
COM0 AND BEE. DR WORTHINGTON, De-
pository. •
J. 'f. WILKIE, SURGEON, DENTIST
Holds the exclusive right for the county for
the Hurd process of a tdministoringchomi.
catty pure Nitrogen Monoxide, which is the
safest and best system yet discovered for
the patniess. Oxtraction of teeth. Charges
moderate, sttistnetiou guaranteed, °thee,
ELLIOTT'S BLOCK, over Rauee's Tailor
Shop, Huruu Street,,Clinton.
NEW ERA BAKERY.
• The subset•iber would intimate to the
people of Clinton that he has bought out
the halting business lately carried on by
Mr. Dunlop„and Rill continue tho same
at the old stand. He has had at long prac-
tical experience, and by giving close per.
sonal attention to the business in all its
branches, hopes to merit and receive a
share of phbllcpatronage. Broad delivered
at usual prices. A largo stock of Cakes and
Confectionery always of hand. Ica Cream
suplied for parties. J R EVANS.
T. Stevenson
—THE—
LEADING UNDERTAKER
CL1tNTON.
AI>lliceptic Embplming Fluid
kept on hand,
My Funeral Director, J. C. Stev-
enson, has attended tho School
of Embalming, in Toronto, to
make himself proficient in the art
of embalming.
ItEME\111101 'l'liE PL.t.CE,
OPPOSITI•; THE TOWN HALL.
THOS, STEVENSON.
Mails are duo for delivery and close for despatch
at the Clinton Post Office as follows: -
1 CLOSE � DUE
Hamilton, Toronto, Strat-
ford, Seaforth, Grand
Trunk east and interme-
diate offices
Toronto, Stratford, Sea -
forth. T. and 8, east
Goderich, liolmeaville and
Grand Trunk west
Goderich,
Hamilton, Toronto,
London, L„ 11. & 13. south
and intermediate offices
Blyth. Wlugham, Kincar-
dine, Lucknow, L ,H.Scs.
north and intermediate
offices
Summerhill; Tuesday and
Friday,
British mails, Monday, Wed.
nesdays Thursday
6.30 a,m.
12.30 p.m.
2 p.m.
8.40 p.m.
3.45 p.m.
a.m. p.m.
7.30 3.45
a.m. p m.
9.46 6.10
5.30 p.m.
6.30 a.m.
Money Orders issued and Deposits received from
one dollar upwards.
Office hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Savings Bank and Money Order Office close
at 6.30 p.m.
THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster.
Clinton, Aug. 183T.
2,50 p.m
8 a.m
185 a Protective & Collecting Association
IMPORTANT NOTIag
P-400.1301zEo. COY itti14440,710)c•itYpoy-
..4":.-tro 4l tkw coappae,Rdt; •Thane. dpy hats ribs,S
loaf: year's,;c4toentli,.are regUmit,ed. to preprre
their truck !alter, a/nitnotica to• pry up vibe' ho.
00410, without preaattr.•Q, 1 'raving bopseaglet
the • 'rentor',100411, no0 all duan to meet 114114-
ties, and t 1 s all i ortF of truck .to Qettlai
wall as an WOWS lot -.igat► .ti i4 hors..
MA .T11'Ir 1'e4ler, Cllotoa. ;ono 14-, 188r.
BENDItLLiEla NURSERY
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREII►
NORWAY SPRUCE, SCOTCH
AND ASTRACHAN PINE,
rile LATTER 0r 1501011 WE MARE A lPYQDALTT.
LARGE STOCK ON HAND.
The above ornamental trees and shrubbery wil
be sold at very low prices, and those wwaa,
anything in this connection will save
by purchasing here.
Orders by Mail will be promptly attetul
ed to. Address,
JOHN STEWART, Benmiller.
THE MERCHANTS'
10,45 a,tn
a,tn. iLt n
10,45 6.40
a.m. p m
8.15 4.25
4.30 p.m
Implement Agency,
E. H. SNELL
Having accepted the agency for the Ayr Manutae
turfing Co., (Watson's) will open out an office in
the premises lately occupied by Mr Gauley,Albert
Street, Clinton nearly opposite Fair's Mill, when
he will.bo pleased to receive orders for the
celebrated
STEEL. TWINE BINDER
And the NEW HUMMER MOVER and DAISY
RAKE, A full line of repairs will also be kept in
stock. Prompt attention will be given to all or-
ders, whether by mail er otherwise. Also
PLOWS, ; STRAW ; CUTTERS
And all • other Farm Implements kept in stock,
E. H. ornT ,L, CLIrrON.
J.T. WESTCOTT
EXETER, :: ONTA RIO.
Collect Note, 01)41 Art•ou11t.• ut snit Dart
of (%r n•orbl at the mo't reaaolahle rotes
C'O'RES ")A'DE.VCJs' SU LLCI7'L'D
J T lyESTCO T,
REA1. Es••A1
r
t •L AGENT, ENE • �•
IL
, R, ONT.
Tire Insurance.
All 11,1 , pf proport;(• insured at lo\rest tairifl'
rates. First-class companies,
r�•
I(,KE' ,` VIA IA N: W. T
. co. LINE Boni,
r 5
1
TO \YINNIPi•:G AND ALL LAKE POINTS,
ALSO by all rail lines over the GRAND TRUNK
and CANADA PACIFIC to any point on. that
line, Winnipeg, Brandon, Ro., Dakota, 1(11,,,
or any point reached by rail, local or foreign.
Ceme and see one before ,you bur tickets any-
where.
J. T HOMPSON, Clinton.
S. W1 tl1 �Il �l v
GENERAL •DEALER IN TINWARE.•
IIURON STREET, CLINTON.
Itepairn;; of all kinds promptly attended to at
reasonable rtes. A tr•Il9soltnt ed.
$50,000 to Loan at 6 per cent.
Why pay others 7, 8, J and 10 per
cent, when you can get money from us
at 6 per o.
b'irst•elass loans 51' per cent, Large
loans 5 per. cont.
TERMS Made to suit borrower, re-
tarding payment and period- of loan.
APply to.
FARItA N & '1'ISDALL,
BANKERS, CLINTON.
The Molson Bank.
incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855.
CAPITAL, $2,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE, MON'T'REAL.
THOMAS \VORi�MA5I, Presi Ieit.
J. IL R. MOLSON Vice -Pres.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager
Notes discounted, Collections madr, Drafs
issued, Sterling and a1 ZCTican ex -
'bought and sold at lowest '
current rates.
Interest at 4 per cent allowed on deposits.
FAF{1VIYE
Stoney ey advanced to farmers on their n\vn notes
et, one or more endorsers. No mortgage re-
quired as surety.
11. C. B11i\\ ER, Manager,
January 181.7. Clinton
Oakes' Excels!or ORGAN
After the severest test at the late
fair in Clinton, it was universally ad-
mitted that FOR PERFECT AND EASY
ACTION, BEAUTY OF FINISH, AND SWEET-
NESS OF men, the EXCELSIOR was
away ahead of all others, and destined
to be the popular instrument of the
dayThis, along
with the fact that a
special prize was awarded it, certainly
speaktl volumes for the instruments,
and parties purchasing should seg the
ExCEr.stott before bnyiug elsewhere.
GEO. F. O AKES, PRot'ImIETOR.
Factory three doors west of Mulloy's
Pump Shop, Rattenbury St., Clinton.
J. BIDDLEOOMBE.
1 Watch & Clock Maker
J1.WET.1,EII, tit'.,
oreoSII'F.TiLE Ml.\IURrr 8i41•Ai:1, a'linla,,
where lie preps a seleel aAAot•t111e91t 01
Watches, Clocks, Jewellery,
Silverware.
Winch we will melt nt reaSotnihle rates.
Repairing ef every description promptly
attested to, and an work warranted.
.1, TUDDLEOOMBE.
('Hnton, Nov. tog?.
— OF CANADA
Offiee, Hauellton, Ont.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
la an Association of business and professional
men, having for its object the
COLLECTION OF DEBTS;
And prevent mdebt,
by furnishingto thertemem with listsbersmaof Partieskingbad who do
not pay.
Merchants and others having accounts to collect
andwishing to become members, by remittleg
57 to our Managers, Hamilton, Ont., will receive
by return mail, full particulars, certificate
of memitershlp, die.
J.B. Mf Lha & C.o., Managers, Hamilton,
Or to JAS.THOMPSON, Agent, Clinton.
CLINTON
FLOUR & FEED STORE
Tho subscriber having bought out'the 1155 •
Riese of Mr Jae Steep, will continue the
same in all its branches, and by close
attention to thewants of his oustomers,and
courteous treatment to all, he hopes re
merit and receive a share of pubilo patron-
age. He will keep in stook
Roller Flour, Graham Flonr, Oatmeal,
rolled and granulated, Barleymeal, Corn-
meal, coarse and fine, Cracked Wheat,
Rolled Whea,tFarina Wheat,Pet Barley;
Split Peas, Buckwheat Flour,
die., Ste.
ALL KINDS OF CHOPPED FEED and
everything usually kept in a first -glass
store. Farm Produce taken in exchange.
Goods delivered anywhere in town. Prices
the very 'lowest
'ROBERT FITZSIMONS.
A. A. Bennett
—'RHE LEADING—
roAa BI11511
-. -: A N D
EMBALMER
«)f Clinton.
The BEST of EGYPTIAN
FLUIDS used in EMBALMING
.A. large assortment of e\ et ything
in the Undertaking lino.
Red Rocker Store1 Clinton,
.
RESIDENCE,- ORANGE ST.,
NEAR METHODIST CHURCH
tonlcshoro holler Mil
After being thoroughly overhauled and re -fitted
with NEW 5IACHINERY of the most approved
kinds, these mills are now in splendid running.
order, and will not be surpassed in the quality 01
the work dune, by any mill in the country.
Special A'11en1ion given to GRISTI\C,
CHOPPING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.
Satisfaction guaranteed.. Parties • wanting any-
thingwhatever In this line will find it to their
interest to give ma call;
E. WIRER, Proprietor.'
HURON AND BRUCE
Loan & Investment Co'y
This Company is Loaning Money or
Farnt • Security at Lowest Rates of
interest.
MORTGAGES - . - PLTIRCHASEI
SAVINGS BANK BRANCH.
3, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed
on Deposits,according to amount ”
and time left.
OFFICE—Corner of Market Square and North St
HORACE HIORTON.
MANASBR.
Uoderich, August 6th 1885
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Planing Milt'
DRY 11.1.14N!
/i1110 SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST COM
rt.liTED a1a11 furnished his new Planing MI i
with machinery of the latest im proved patterns,'
is now prepared tb attend to ill orders in hiar
lino in the most prompt and satisfactory manner,
and at reasonable rates. He wnnlrl also return
Menlo. to all who patronized the old firm before
they were berned out, and now being in a bot
'ter pnsttioni to ex mite orders expoditlotsly•
fools annlldrnt he can Kae a sad Isfaettoi,to all.
P'ACT()1'Y--.Vrerl'r the (7ranrl Trunk
Railand.y, rli,itan.
TlIOMAS M ZENZII;