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The Clinton New Era, 1887-10-28, Page 2'1UDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1887. Se I z,14 `. ti, •.iti that case, I r wouldn't put it forward ; and as Boys, her father limo (� 10n �� Sl both Ladyltii died and ,1�r.. � y 1 BY W. E. N ORRIS. cola•rINUED. Cn v insolent ( I exclaimed. Arid palpably untrue and absurd ! ?e• 1t yes, Jim agreed, I think -it rather insolent, and of course it untrue. I, don't know about .absurdity of it ; but what does a to me absurd is that friendship veen a man and a woman -should considered impossible. Like a .as I aur, I said so to Ludy ;cknell ; and she immediately led round upon rue and asked -she wasn't to be allowed to e a friend of Beauchamp. That Get shut me up. All I could say that I didn't believe she cared uC:111 ,hpn,n's straws aUOIIC u, -.,.w.-....-` ndship ; whereupon she retorted she didn't believe in my disin- `ated friendship for Lady Mil- l. So the dispute ended in. a v, : was about this time that I re- ed a letter from home, informing :bat good Mr Turner was about ay a visit to the metropolis; and 7y following Upon 'the heels of announcement- -came • good Dir ser himself to call upon me, it gvery, evident that he had been missioned to inspect and report i my bumble abode by my mo- , who has an ineradicable eon - .on that, when absent from her, Iver attempt to make myself foi•tablo. 11Ir Turner, urbane patronizing t,s of old, dropped I I was sitting over a late break - and was kind enough to.join in that repast. He remarked ;•'they had given him nothing eggs at his hotel, and eggs he •unable so much as to look at tg oo chronic derangement of the • awl staying at an hotel, he went o say. 'D -ear Hilda thought it • that I should not go to her. has reasons, you understand— hand sufficient reasons. ,said I was quite sure of that ; indeed the reasons in question not strike ale as being of a m- ato character. it lleeeS- • t' thought Ir Tutne ut Mr Co give his version of them, 3knell, he continued, is, I and uaded, both kind hearted and • meaning and would not hurl feelings for the world; but his tual ,companions are—well, not isely congenial to Me, and he eontracted,fr-om associating with n; a tendency to use words and essions which, though possibly ted in what I may almost call innocent spirit, ate such as I t find it my duty as a clergy- ` to protest against, Dear Hilda ks—and I quite agree with her at all risk of unpleasantness Id be avoided, and therefore site kindly secured rooms for ole in ry well conducted hotel. I roust t ember, however,te, to l them eggs disagree with tic. ow I •knew very well that eknell might use language fit to e a bargee's hair stand on enc( re the 'Rey. Simeon would dare plift his voice in rebuke ; but I , with strict adherence to. the b,''that 1 had no doubt he would himself more- Comfortable in his ent quarters than in Wilton e ; and be presently remarked, ing a little, that the only tiling egrettod was hoing cut oft' front society of his randson. _ad I been tinier the same roof Sunning, -lie added, rather pa. ically, wo could have amused elves together without gutting anybody's way ; but I dare say will let him conte and see nu' n it can be.managed. oor old Turner's adoration of randson wag quite upon a level that of Lord Staines, and .the fellow was fond of him too, al• gb their natures were so unlike. fter Mr Turner had conferred a words of patronizing encourage- r upon me (he had a grefi't dis- • tempered by benevolence, for lers in Grub street) and after ad ambled away with his um• a under his arm, I began to feel for him in his lonliness, and currod to me that I should be an act of true Christian charity ving him and the other grand - r a day's outing with their pow descendant. And, being in an.amiable mood, I thought I t combine this good deed with estowal of a certain amount of less pleasure upon two other Me as well as a fairly earned ay upon myself. So, having ctod my scheme, I imparted it n in the course of the day, and mped at it with enthusiasm. ad already agreed to re -visit together some time before the of the season, "but to mo be•� •alt the credit of the happy sig- n that Lord Staines, Lady ed, Sunning and Mr Turner d be added to our party, Jim sensed that he was particularly its to carry out this plan, he - would cheer up Lord Staines dlrld been looking tir'etd- -;tnd ed of late ; and of course that lave been his motive. But he •eed with me quite sharply I said that it would bo kind e the old gentlema•t off Lady ad's bands for a day, and leave enjoy her liberty in London. wouldn't enjoy it at all, he od ; it wonld bo abont the last in the world that she world ely to enjoy. Brsidos,l don't e old Staines would go with - r, Now, I do hope you won't ward that ides, marry ; be. f you do, the whole thing is o fall through. received our proposition favorably, it only remained for us to beg leave of absence for Sunning and let }lir Turner know of the treat that was iu store for him. The L'racknells we did not ask ; because, for one thing, they would certainly have de- clined, and also(which was, perhaps, more to the purpose) because we didntt want then. We all went down from Padding- ton together in a saloon carriage, Lord Staines as brisk as a bee, Mr Turner benignly complacent, Sun- ning dividing his attention with strict impartiality between his two grandfathers, so as to avoid making either of them jealous,• and Lady Mildred and Jim conversing quietly in a corner. We reached our destination pretty early in tile afternoon; and eine* it was such beautiful, hot summer weather that no old gentlotnan could possibly be the worse for being taken out upon the river,we drove straight to the Btocas. There we hired a roomy craft, into which we packed our party. Lady Mildred under- took to steer ; Lord 'Stainep and Mr Turner were inade comfortable with cushions on either side of her ; Sun- ning, after binding himself by a solemn promise not to jump abort, was permitted to crawl into the bows, where he lay flat upon his stomach, as good as gold, the whole time; and Jim taking the stroke oar wo pulled them all up to Surly. I don't know what Jim may have thought about it, but I confess that to me the distance appeared to have enormously increased Since the days of my boyhood. However, we took a gond long rest, which some of us— two of us, I believe—employed in strolling away across the grass, while the others sat still and enjoyed the peace and quietness of it all, after the turmoil of London ; and then in the col of the evening we dropped leisurely clown stream toward Eton Once more. We dims( together at the old Christopher and drank to the mem- ory of former friends in the best chamber that that establishment could pro Ince. Probably the memory of Lord Staines' school friends was cherished only by a very small band -of survivors, but the old man ran over their names and their exploits; ono by one, relating the merry life that he had led with them and the astounding breaches of discipline of which they had been guilty, until at length Mr Turner' taking heart of grace, ventured to doubt whether the doings described would have been tolerated by any head master worthy of his high and responsiLle post. - 11Iy der,r feilow,said Lord Staines, with superb contempt, what do you know about it? Head master in- deed ! But of course you don't un- derstand Eton traditions. You were educated at Harrow, or some st,cll place,weren'ty you ? But Mr Turner was flushed with wine, and did not choose to be sat upon. Harrovians may bo poor sort of creatures in your opinion, Lord Staines,he returned; but at any rate we can generally show an eleven good enough to beat yours at cricket. Which was an extremely rude thing to say, besides being very false. I don't know whether the har- nloily of the evening night not have been seriously interfered with- by this iii cxpeeted onslaught of the lamb upon the o li on, had not Jim jumped up, saying that if we were going to take a look round Eton wb really ought not to lose any more time. Obviously, a single vehicle could rot contain us all ; so Jim and Lady Mildred walked on ahead, while the rest of us packed ourselves into a fly and were driven as far as the entrance of the school yard. Here Lord Staines insisted upon getting out, and managed, with the help of my arm and his stack, to hobble for some distance across the flag stones which have been worn smooth by the passing feet of so many genera- tions. Mr Turnor and Sunning wandered away, it was getting late and close upon lock up time, so that we had the place to ourselves. The old man, who was leaning upon my arm, paused and looked about him a little wistfully. "I recollect," he said, "coming down here ono election Saturday. It was just before Bracknell left ; and you and Leigh were leaving at the same time, you know, I waTk- ed back from Upper Club with Bracknell and I remember that we stopped and talked for a moment just about the very spot where we are standing now. He told me he had backed my horse, Jupiter Ten- ons, by Thunderer, for the Leger, and I warned him that he had bet- ter hedge, because, as I dare say you aro aware, Thunderers novel stay ; and sure enough, Jupiter Tonans finished third. I thought at the time that ho would have stood a little more preparation—but no matter. Well, you know, Maynard, I suspect that what applies to horses applies pretty much to ourselves. One hears a good deal tabotit-edura- tion and training, and example, and this, that, and the other ; but when all's said and done, it's breed- ing that has the last word. Like father, like son. I have been reek• less and exttavrgant all my life ; he has followed in my footsteps, and the upshot of it is that we're both deuced nearly ruined now." I said I was very sorry to hear it. Lord Staines shook his head. "Bracknell ought to have married money. I always told him so. Ho chose to marry the parson's dat3gh- ter,and it caused a coolness between UP, as you will remember, I could 1 1 . !I felt tolerably sure that I should not Have to wait long before receiv- ing a visit and a full confession from ( Jim. When however he duly pre- sented • seated himself at my chambers, his avowal did not prove to be in all -respects what I had anticipated, , Harry, old fellow, ho began, after he had cast himself down upon my sofa and had assumed a most woe begone air, I've lost my self respect. I shall be very pleased to assis • you in looking about' for it, I re- plied cheerfully,and I dare say, be- tween us, we shall manage to dis- cover it again. It was mislaid, I presume, somewhere id Windsor or Eton on the afternoon or evening of the 20th instant ? tie nodded. Well, yes; I suppose so. At any rate, I wasn't quite certain of the loss until then. Of course, with your sharp oyes, you saw ling ago how matters • were go ing with me; but I give you my honor that I didn't. Not that it would have made any difference if I had; for one can't help these things. If you had asked too,, any time dur- ing the six years, whether I could over love another woman as I loved the one whom I was once se nearly marrying, I should have laughed at you. Yet that is what has hap- pened to pie; and I confess that it makes me feel a little uneasy and ashamed. I could not see wily a man who has remained faithful all his life to a woman who has deceived him and thrown him over should have any particular right to respect bitnsel£ for being suck a doll, and I said so; but Jim observed that I didn't seem quite to catch his moaning. I owe nothing to Hilda, he said, and it stands to reason that if one bas been jilted, one is free. It isn't to her that I have been untrue; it's to myself. I'rn too stupid to ex- plain mysrlf ; but six years is a longish time, you know, and to find myself madly in love ngailt, after having been quite positive for six years that that was the one sensa• tion whiclt I never could possibly experience a second time, is a little upsetting. It makes mo feeltthat T am not rho man I tool myself for and also that I have been a mos, stupendous fool, t Yon have indeed, my dear fellow, I agreed, with ready sympathy. Yes, because, now that T to )k have overlooked his' imprudence and disobedience ; but, you see, I didn't think he had behaved well. It doesn't much signify now, I re- marked. Not much now, perhaps ; but it was hard upon poor Leigh at the time, and he felt it more than I should have expected. Ile was speaking to me about it not long since. He is a good fellow, that ; I wish he had a'little more money. I looked at him and Mildred this afternoon, and I thought to myself, I wish he had a little more tuoney ! Only fancy, you know. I suppose he hasn't nearly en- ough money ? I hazarded. Oh,Lord bless your seal, no ! an- swered Lord Staines. Nothing like its—nothing like it ! No—she will have to marry Beauchamp ; and, indeed, she might do worse. Come, Maynard, we'll go on and get into the carriage again ; we haven't much _a.t, l.: trpin: more than iiwe tu uu,,�.µ ` So we moved slowly away to Weston's Yard, where the fly was waiting for us, and where the other members of our small party were already assembled. Jim climbed up on to the box and we were driven away to the station, Sunning falling asleep before half the distance had been accomplished, and none of us -talking much. - -It was natural that we should be a little tired and dis- inclined for conversation on the re- turn journey. I myself, I believe, had a nap in the corner of the saloon carriage, -and even if I had been awake I could not' have scrutinized the countenances of my fellow travelers in that dim light; but when we alighted in the full glare of Pad- dington station, I could not help noticing how pale Jim was, and that Lady Mildred's eyes wero sus- piciously red. Lord Staines shook hands with me on the platform. Good night, Maynard, he said, good night, and thank you for giving us all a very happy day. Poor old fellow ! I think it was the last happy day of his life. His life is over now, and I suppose one cannot say that it was'a well spent one; yet, who knows the truth about any man's Iifo1 Perhaps, when all secrets are revealed, it may be found that some of those whose statues look down upon us in pub- lic places, and whose names are re- corded in history, have a less favor- able account to show than this old nobleman, who was worldly and a spendthrift, who was of little use to theo moult large, who took no active part in polities, who excelled in nothing except, to a limited ex- tent, on the breeding of race horses; but who never, e , to my knowledge, was guilty of an ungenero,ls or dis• honorable action, and Who, as it seemed to me, 'save away more than one received, both iu the way of money and affection. He was by no means a spec l show ,' to s unet t of the order to which he belonged, but he possessed some of its good qualities. The coming democracy will doubt- less oub -less be able to exhibit all these to the world, combined with others '1 the ba into •a • bargain, and, in the mc:ui- time, I regret to say! that I have more than once heard Lord Staines spoken of as ii,' standing argument for the abolition of hereditary leg• islators. C LIAP'l'EE 1 t, back upon it :all, 1 am convinced love I never was really io lc a wi th Hilda. I thought I was, but it seems to have been a gigantic �nsis- take from first to last; and what sort of opinion can one have of any- body who can make such mistakes as that ? Be comforted, I replied; your case is not without numerous precedents, and so far as you have stated it, seems to me to bo one for plen- ary absolution. At the same time, if you are so very anxious to frame an indictment against yourself, I think that might be managed with- out going so far afield. I don't blame you for falling in love with Lady Mildred, for that you couldn't help; but, since you must know as well as I do that you can't marry her, it might perhaps have been a little more considerate not. to tell her that you loved her. Good Lord! ejaculated Jing; you don't suppose I have told her, do you ? `Ay, 1 nevem 1.:I1Aw it my- self until the other day, down at Eton, when the truth flashed upon me all of a sudden. It may seem very ridiculous to you, but I assure you that up to that moment I had been under the impression that I only cared for her as a friend. And it is only as a friend that she thinks of me. Really ? I said, somewhat stag- gered by this announcement. Then —excuse my curiosity, but what made her eyes so red after you and she had been talking together ? Her eyes were red because she had been crying, answered Jim, curtly. He looked so savage that I did not like to press him- with further inquiries; but he resumed by and by of his own accord : She had been telling me about her family affairs, and a nice mess they seemed to have got into There is no inducing Lona ataines to economize: He has left off racing, but I believe that is the only expense that he has put down, and of course he has to support the l3 icknells. In point; of fact, I didn't come herr( to speak to you about myself and Lady Mil- dred, because that is a perfectly hopeless business, alllimfoeither you nor anybody else can hells mo; but I'm troubled in my wind about Bracknell. He has been very kind and pleasant to me since I have been back, but I know ]to is in a sea cf difficulties, and— I expected this, 1 interrupted, in some vexation. So much for his promise. Of course. he has been borrowing money front you, and he is just about as likely to repay you as if he were a South American re- public. Yon may as well make up your mind that you will never see that looney again, Du let a Atari finish his sentence, remonstrated Jim. In the - first . place, be hasn't t borrowed a shilling of me, eilcl'in the second, it wouldn' distress we in the least if he had borrowed a thousand pounds. But do you know, Harry, sometimes I am half afraid that Bracknt11-4s a scoundrel. lle said this so hesitatingly and_ .with such a look of anxious depre- cation on his honest face that I hail not the heart to toll Lim how ex- tremely probable it was that his ap- prehensions wore well founded, al- though I could not go so far as to meet him with the contradiction which he evidently hoped for. So I only begged him to be more explicit. • I suppose pilose yon know, he said, that Bracknell has boon several times on the brink of a smash, and that his father has paid bis debts, over and over again. Lord Staines is the kind of man who would cheerfully give away ninety-nine pounds if he had only ahundred left in the world, and he seems to have gone on meet- ing these periodical demands with- out a murmur, until one fine day he discovered that he couldn't raise another £5 note by hook or by crook. Then he took to his bed and said he was going to die. Bracknell wanted a lot of money—hots much it was Lady Mildred doesn't know, but she thinks it was a very large sum—to save him from immediate bank- ruptcy; and the poor old man was so cut up about it that he almost went off his head. He declared that he was the only person toblame; that he had squandered money which ought to have been saved for his son; that lie brought Bracknell up to be extravagant and was bound to see him through,and so forth; and when he was in the midst of his despair, as luck would have it, Alfred Beau- champ cane in to seehim. I sup- pose," added Jim, with a touch of � reluctance,that Beauchamp must be a good fellow.' Anyhow,he insisted upon lending his uncle the money; and so"— '1.0 BE CONT1Nl;EP. GIVE THEM A CHANCE! That is to say, your lungs. Also your breathing machinery. Very wonderful machinery it is, Not only the larger air -passages but the thous- ands of little tubes and cavities lead- ing from them, When these are clogged and choked with matter which ought not to be there, your lungs cannot, half do their work. And what they do they cannot do well. Call it cote li, croup, pneumonia, catarrh, consumption or any of the family of throat and nose and head and lung obstructions, all aro bad. All ought to be got rid of. There is just one sure way to get rid of them. That is to take Boschee's German Syrup, which any druggist will eel' you at 75 cents a bottle. Even everything else has felled you, so, may depend upon this for certain. When 7 -*1t7 wa+l Halt, we t&•e het ceiatorls,. Whoa she wee a Child, eho•oned for Caetoria, when oho beoam. Woo, eilje cling to Coated*, When shawl, 'helms them Palrter1a R,,rofe0Oion,a1(inti other !taet MANNING & SCOTT, Barristers, Solicitors, CONVEYANCERS, &g, Commissioners for Ontario and Manitoba. OFFIOE NEXT DOOR TO NEW ERA, CLINTON MONEY TO LOAN. MORTGAGES Bought. Private Funds. C RIDOUT, Oflloe over J Jacksou's Store, Clinton. MARRIAGE LICENSES. — APPLY TO the undersigned at the Library Rooms, JAMES'sCOTT, Clinton. MRS Residence at Hire RA $ H. Reid a porno of Huron and Orange Streets. j�/rONEY TO LEND IN LAttiay OR �l��l Small sums on good mortgage security, moderate rate of interest. H HALE,Clluton DR APPLETON—OFFICE— AT RESI- DENCE on On tarso street, Clinton, op- posite English Church. Entrauoe by side gate, H B• PROUDFOOT, CIVIL ENGINEER. Arohttetl(RRNor, cand Draughtsman, Survey- or, BLOOK, Clinton. ()R REEVE, -OFFICE, RATTENBURY AlSt, Murray Block, two doors east of Hodgene' entrance, Residence opposite S, Army Barracks, Huron St, Clinton. ()Moe hours, 8umto6pw. JAMES HOWSON, LICENSED AUC - attended anywrhere( in the county ats rea- sonable rates. Residence Albert Street Clinton. DR STANBURY, GRADUATE OF THE Medical Department of Victoria Uni- vet fifty, Toronto, formerly of the Hospitals and Dispensaries, New York, Coroner for the County of Huron, Bayfield, Ont. RW. WILLIAMS, B. A,, M. D., GRADU- ATE of Toronto University ; member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for- merly occupied by Dr Reeve, Albert Street Clinton. DR WORTHINGTON, — PHYSICIAN, Surgeon, Aeoouoher, Licentiate of the College of Physicians. and Surgeons of Lower Canada, and Proviuclal Licentiate and Coroner for the County of Huron. Of - flee and residence,—The building formerly occupied by MrThwaites, Hilton Street. Clinton, Jau.10,1811. !'1LINTON MECHANIC'S INSTITUTE, lJ Library and Reading Rooms, Perrin block, down stairs. About 1,700 volumes in the Library and all the Leading Nowe papers and Periodicals of the day ou ti table. Aioutbeiship ticket $1 per auuuni. Open from 2 to b p m., and from 7 to 9 p. w. Applications for Membership received by. the Librarian in the room. MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! W., can make a few good loans from private funds at low rates and moderate expense, Terms made to suit borrowers. MANNING & SCOTT, - - Clinton DENTIST, COATS BLOCK. jwrKLEb IiJh./ CHARGES MODERATE. • CLINTON. UNION SHAVING.• PARLOR. 'iiAVININO done very neat andG, IIA[R CUTTING Ato shit ND SHAM- j I'OO every person. . JOILN Iron E.. , - . mlth'a Bloclt. : BIBLES & TESTAMENTS AT COST The Clinton Branch Bible Society have for sale ut DR't �� )R' rH[Nc:•roN;S Dxur. STORE, Albert Street. a flue assortment of Bibles and Testaments. Tg3TAMIENTS pawn Sets, UrwAItDs BIBLES FROM .I 25ote UPiveaus. l'OMME AND SEE. DR WORTHINGTON, De- posltory. J. T. WILKIE, SUItGEON, DENTIST I-Iolds the exclusive right for the county for the Hurd process of adinimstertng chemi- cally pure Nitrogen Monoxide, which is the sateet and best system yet discovered for the painless extraction of teeth. Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Onice, ELLIOTT'S BLOCK, ovot' Rance's• Tailor Shop, Huron Street, Clinton, NEW ERA BAKERY. The subscriber would intimate to the people of Clinton that he bus bought out the baking business lately carried 011 by Mr. Dunlop,and a ill continue the same at the old stand. He has had a 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 phbliopatronage. Bread delivered at usual prices. A largestock of Cakes and Confectionery always on band. Ice Cream, euplied for parties. J R EVANS. . S. WILSON, GENERAL DEALER IN TINWARE. HURON STREET, CLINTON. Repairng of all kinds promptly attended to al reasonable rates. A trial solicited. ROBERT DOWNS, CLINTON, Manufacturer and Proprietor for the boat Saw Mill Dog in use. Agent for the sale and application of the SafFISHER PATENT AOToMATIO Boma CLEANER. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on short notice, Boilers. Engines. and all kinds of Machinery repaired espedittonsly and in a satisfactory manner. Farm implements manufactured and repaired, Steam and Water Pipes furnished and put in position. Dry Kilns fitted up on application. Charges moderate. T. Stevenson —THE— LEADING UNDERTAKER €iI411NTOINT . Antioeptic Embalming Fluid kept on hand. —z— My Funeral Director, 3. C. Stev- enson, has attended the School of Embalming, in Toronto, to make himself proficient in the art of embalming. REMEMBER THE PLACE, OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL. THOS, STEVENSON. • t� tea . p tocceisa,„ a, Clinton Post Office Time Table Mails are due for delivery and close for despatch _at the Clinton Post Office as follows:— Hamilton, Toronto, Strat- ford, Seaforth, Grand Trunk east and interme Mate offices 0.30 a.m. 3.50 p.m Toronto, Stratford, sea,. forth, T. and S. east., ,. 13.30 p.m, 8 a,m Goderich, Holniosville and Grand Trunk west 2 p.m. 8 a.m Goderich, 8;40 p.m. 1.15 p.m IIamlltou Toronto, 3,45 p.m. 10.45 a,m London, f.,, H, di 13, south a.m. p.m, a.m. p.m ani :"-.uediato . offices 7.30 3.46 10.45 6.40 Blyth, Wingham, Kincar- dine. Lucknow, L.,LL&B. north and intermediate a.m, p m. a.m. p in offices 9.45 0.10 8.15 4.25 Summerhill, Tuesday and Friday, British mails, MoOday,Wed- 5.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m nesdsy, Thursday 0,30 a.m. Money Orders issued and Deposita received from one dollar upwards. Office hours from 8 a,m. to 7 p.m. Savings Bank and Money Order Mee close at 6.30 p.m. Clinton, Aug. T1887.HOMAS FAIR, Postmaster. I cLOee (_ nue, Implement Agency. E. H. SNELL Having accepted the agency for the Ayr Manure° 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 be pleased to receive orders for the celebrated STEEL. TWINE BINDER And the NEW HUMMER MOWER 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 or otherwise. Also PLOWS, ; STRAW : CUTTERS And all other Farm Imple,uents kept is stock. E. H. arELL, CLIrIION. J.T. WESTCOTT EXETER., :-: ONTARIO. Collect Notes and Aecounes in any part of the world at the, most reasonable rates C'Oh'RESPO 1'DL 1-c'li SOLIC' 1 TED J T WESTCOTT, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, EXETER, ONT. tge. Z w fl - man ®refi � < 0 O O It� $50,000 to Loan at 6 per' cent. Why pay others 7, 8, 9 and 10 per cent, when you cite get money from us at tl per c. 1'•irst•class loans 51 per cent. Large loans 5per cent. TERMS madii to suit borrower, re- garding payment and period of loan. Apply to FARRAN & TISDALL, • BANI>ERS, CLINTON. The Molson Bank. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855. CAPITA L, - • $2,090,000. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. THOMAS WORKMAM, , President. J. H. R. MOLSON. .Vicc•Pres. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager Notes discounted, Collections made, Drafs issued, Sterling and American ex- c4atlge bought and sold at lowest current rates. Interest at 4 per cent allowed on deposits, FARMERi. Money advanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. Nn mortgage re- quired as surity. II. C. BREWER, Manager, January 1817. Clinton Oakes1 Exools!or ORGIV After the severest teat at the late fair in Clinton, it was universally ad- mitted that FOR PERFECT AND EASY ACTION, BEAUTY OF FINISH, AND SWEET- NESS OF Tr INE, the EXCELSIOR was away ahead of all others, and destined to be the popular instrument of the day. This, along with the fact that a special prize was awarded it, certainly speaks volumes for the instruments, and parties purchasing should see the EXCELSIOR before buying elsewhere. GEO. F. OAKES, PROPRIETOR. Factory three doors west of Mulloy's Pump Shop, Rattenbury St., Clinton. J. BIDDLECUMBE. Watch & Clack Maker JEWET,LEII, fie, OPPOSITE TIIE MARKET SQUARE., r•iintnn. Whore he keeps a Roleet nesortnieut of Watches Clocks, Jewellery, Silverware. Which we will sell nt reasonable rates. Repairing of every description promptly atteutod to, and all work warranted, J, BID DI.ECOMmi. Clinton, Nov,18s2. IMPORTANT TICE N O •p MIS, BONES, OLD RUBBERS, 1114 ETo. .L—To all Ship concerns. Those due au. Tiber teat year's aocounte, are requested to prepare their truck after this aotior, to pay up when he Balls without propeuie. I having been tinder Ih a doctor', hands, need aft dues to meet tlgbtti- tles, and will take all soda of truck so vettle as well ea all eatables for mac and horse. l'M MARTIN, Pedler, Clinton, June 14, 2887. BEMIILLEI NURSERY FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREE: NORWAY SPRUCE, SCOTCH AND ASTRACHAN PINE. TIRE LATTER OF w/I1a11 wE SAEE A $PECIAL7r. LARGE STOOK ON HAND, The aboye ornamental trees and shrubbery wil be cold at very law prices, and those wantia, anything in this connection will save mono purchasing here. Orders by hail will be promptly attend ed to. Address, JOHN STEWART,i•Benmlller. THE MERCHANTS' iotectiue & Collecting Association u, — OF CANADA Office, Hamilton, Out. :e„ assail 1884, Is au Association of business and professional men, having for its object the COLLECTION .OF DEBTS; And to prevent members making furnishing them with !Woof parties debts not pay. Merchants and others having accounts to collect andwishing to 87 to oltr Menagebecome Hauls n Ont., willmreceive by return mall, full partieulars, sertfaeate of membership, die• J.B.MILts3 & Co., Man agera,Hamilton . Or to JAS.TTHOMPSON, Agent, Clinton. CLINTON FLOUR & FEED STORE Mess subscriber Steep, will con inue the same in all its branches, and by slow attention to thewante of his euatomere,and courteous treatment to all, be hopes to merit and receive a share of public patron. age. He will keep in stock Roller Flour, Graham Flour, Oatmeal, rolled and granulated, I3arleymeal, Corn• meal, coarse and fine, Cracked Wheat, Rolled Whea,tFarina \Vheat,pot Barley, Split Peas, Buckwheat Flour,&o.. ALL KINDS OF CHOPPED FEED and everything usually kept in a first-class store. Farm Produce taken In exchange. Goods delivered anywhere in town. Prices the ROBERvFIery ZSIMO TTNS. A.J —THE LEADING F)P& BTOEI EMBALMET Of €1iaatox1. • The BEST of EGYPTIAN h'LUIDS used in EMBALMING A large assortment of everything in the Undertaking line. Red Roder Store, Clinton. RESIDENCE, ORANGE ST., NEAR METHODIST CHURCH Londosboro Rollcr dills After being thoroughly overhauled and re -fitted with NEW MACHINERY of the most approved kinds, these mills are now in splendid running order, and will not bo surpassed in the quality of the work done, by any mill in the country. Special Attention given to GRiSTIN1G, CHOPPING DONE ON SIIORTNOTICE. Satisfaction guaranteed. Parties wanting any- thingwhatever in this line will find it to their interest to give ut a call. E. IIUBER, Proprietor. , HURON AND BRUCE Loan & L><vestment Co'y Thio Company is Loaning Money or Farah Security at Lowest Rates of Interest. MORTGAGES : - PURCHASE' SAVINGS BANk BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Gent, Interest Allowed on Deposits,according to amount and time left. OFFICE—Corner of Market agnareand North St HORACE HORTON, HIANAGER. (Inderich, August 6th 1886 Fire xaeura ,cee Ali kinds of property insured at lowest tariff rates. First-class companies, TETS VIA TOI OATS WINNIPEG AND ALLd.ARE POINTS, ALSO by all rail lines over the GRAND TRUNK and line, Winnipeg, pBrandon, to any ,t Dakota, Kansas, or any point reached by rail, local or foreign. Come and see nip before you buy tickets any where. J. 'J'[HOMPSON, Clinton. CILI1•7 (.1 Planing Mill —AND—. DRY I.ILN_. riIHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST COM, 1 METED and furnished his new Pinning M,I with machinery of the latest improved pattern, 19 now prepared to attend to all orders In his lino in the most prompt and sntlsfaeto,.y, manner and at reasonable rates. Ho would also return thanks to all who patronized theme arm before they were burned out, and now being in a bet ter position to exeeut enrders expeditiously • feSisoonfldent ha pan pIr aatlsfaetlon to all, FACTOR I" -_,Near the Orand Trunk railway, Clinton. T[IOSIAS MoKE 2S