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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-11-18, Page 2'Pi1PA%, NOVEMBER 18, 1887. Three Lion Buys. BY W. E. NORRIS. CONTINUED. Mi nsieur de Vieuzac, said Le you hinted just now that I was a Toward Mlty I ask whether that ryas want you meant. The Frenchman 'straightened up, brought his heels together, twirled his mustache, and replied, You aro at liberty s'r, to place any con- struction upon ray words that uuty ,suit your pleasure. In good Englisb, I suppose, that means that .you want to fight. if you bad been an Englishman 1 • should have bit you straight between the eyes, and it would have done :you good; butas you're a foreigner, 'I'm afraid wo can't settle it that way. • The method seenms a little bat bar - mus For me, I confess that Iahave ;lot learned to box; but with the I sword or the pistol,I shall be l:harnl-' ea to hold myself at your disposi- tion. You do not, perhaps, use' those weapons. Oh, .don't We though, returned I eauchamp, with a short laugh. I hall be happy to prove the contrary o you when arid whore you please ; nly, of course, it can't be in this ountry. If it's the same thing to ou,I should perfer to stay my time ere ; but next week I will meet ou at Ostend or any other place oil choose to naine. The Frenchman hewed. It is isual to leave all details to be ar- anged by the seconds of these at - airs. Will you then be tlo kind as o mention two gentlemen whose lames and addresses I may give to he friends whom I shall ask to re - resent me. Beauchamp rubbed the back of is head. I don't wart this talked bout all over the place, you know, e said, Maynard, you've heard it 11; perhaps you'll be good enough o act for me, and find some other How who can hold his tongue. .nd loolr here, he added, turning to be Vicuzac, we had better pretend p be friends for the next few days. )on't you think so 1 - Sir, replied 'the Frenchman, mag- ificently, I shall withdraw. I hould be desolated to be the octet - on of embarrassment, and 1 will ave for London to -morrow. With that, he took off Lis hat, owing low. Beauchamp stared, ►ok rather inclined to laugh, then oddetl and turned back into the ouse. And 60r t ' h1N sanguinary a l,ulnary en - )1 ` ,.-. lnt('1 V a3 a`o r819d"Ulioil body's Blind as to who had instigat- ed the duel between two hien whom you 'have been openly 'endeavoring to set hy the ears ever since your arrival here 1 The best thing that you can do now is to get your fire- eating Frenchman to make an apolo- gy, which you will instruct Beau- ' champ to accept. Hilda's face was not ordinarily an expressive one, but as she turned it toward me now, there swept across it a look of such vindictive malice that I inwardly recauted my criti- cism upon her Aruic capabilities. However, she 4.9,bn subdued that passing emotion and laughed again. I don't in the least understand you she declared ; I know nothing of any duel,and how can I help it if a couple of foolish young men choose to guar - rel '1. It appears to me that you have been drinking too much wine, -and- I should be much obliged if you would go away for the present. With pleasure, I replied, rising. Do you absolutely refuse, tben, to be a peacemaker ? I refuse, she answered, to be dic- tated ed to by T don't believe e what you say, and I shall not make I myself ridiculous by trying to aooth down a quarrel which- most t likely exists only in your imagine- j i ' bi rian, to speak the truth to you without phrases, The fact is that you have been made a cat's paw of by the most thoroughly unscrupu- lous woman of my acquaintance. I venture to , think that it would be more consistent with your honor and dignity to apologize to Beauchamp, whom you can't rfaally believe to be a coward, than to fight him for the sake of Lady Bracknell, whom I have known all my life, and who, I can assure you, is not worth it drop of honest blood. Iu any case, de- pend upon it that we shall not al- low our man to go out with you. Lord Bracknell would not dare to sanction such a sleeting, eve were, what I am convinced he as infamous a wretch as his Keep silence, whispered De zac, hurriedly. But his caution came too la my anxiety to bring conviction to the mind of my interlocu had not noticed the entrance third person, and now, when ed around and saw Bracknell to niy elbow, I perceived th cat was out of the ba You don't mince matters, •May - m n if he is not, wife. Vieu- te,ln home tor, I of a I look - close at the nard, Bracknell observed. After hat very frank expression of opin- on, I -dare say you won't object to my asking what you are talking about. Our conversation was strictly con- fidential, broke in De Vieuzac, with ome eagerness. Neither Mr May- ard nor I have the right to repeat it. Bracknell glanced at him for a moment, as a big dog glances at a little one, and then turned to me again, Come, be said, I am wait- ing to hear in what respect 1 am less infamous than my wife_ It seemed best to answer him, Monsieur deVieuzac and Beauchamp have fallen out, I replied, and un- fortunately the difference has ended in a challenge, you and I being nominated as Beauchamp's seconds. When you came in I was trying to point out that, as you are heir L>1•e- rnptive to Beaucbamp's estates, u could not let him risk his life such a way. i should have thought, remarked racknell coolly, that a man from hom one has expectations would ve been the man of all others om one would like to see risking s life. I doubt, I replied, whether you uld like it, under the circum- nces. Oh, the circumstances, eh ? And ay what are they 1 It is needless to speak of them, ed De Vieuzac, before I could ewer. Mr Maynard has . � convinc- me•that-I have -been in-the-wronga d I shall hasten to offer my ex - es to Mr Beauchamp. I have y to add that if you •consider rrsolf in any way aggrieved by , my lord, I shall held myself en• ly at your disposition. You seem to bo spoiling for a fight, remarked Bracknell. I don't know that I have any grievance against you ; but I'll try my best to ulge you by discovering one. The Frenchman bowed, piroutteiie nd on his heels,and left the room. er- Of wo ins ie au - Be• oil in I 1 iy di- 511 - he a8 rs a 1 11 e e 18 dy e 1 0 Y n T Y e 1 I That was all that I obtained from her; but in truth I had not expect- ed more ; and in addressing such plain spoken remarks to her I had been actuated rather by curiosity as n to how she would take them, than by any hope that they would divert her from her purpose. The person whorl I did hope to influence was De Vieuzac. Him I waylaid an hour later, as he was entering the smoking room, and drew him away into the billiard room, which adjoin- ed that apartment, and which, for. tunately, was untenanted. Monsieur de Vieuzac, 1 began, it is quite out of the question that you should fight young Beauchamp, and I think you will" admit as much, when I have given you my reasons] su for saying so. 1 yo He interrupted int with a suave in courtesy, observing that the subject was no longer one which he could 13 properly discuss. Any remarks w which I might have to, make must ha be addressed to his frieds the Count wh de Something and the Marquis de hi Something else, who world not fail to call upon me in due course. wo I replied that it would be needless sta to give his friends that trouble. Of course, I continued, you will not Pr pretend that the ostensible cause of your quarrel is the real one. tri The cause cf • an quarrel, i sternad he, is "of -perfect-'°sirrrglicity: I have •ed.. an cus on] y of me tire CHAPTER XV. cls As a platter of theory, it has al- co ays seemed to me .that the duello A , upon tho whole, the best means to tat can be devised of wiping out a ee toital affront or injury. Such be- ig my sentiments, and.. Beauchamp ye aving been most nneatuivocally and se rievoualy insulted by De Vienzlc, could not but applaud the course iken by the former. However, it one thing to approve of a given uat'rel, in the abstract, and quite nether to allow ode's 'self to be fixed up in it; to see one's name teitioued.and one's private Cita rite, ar discussed in all the newspapers, nd even, perhaps, to be 'hauled be - Ire the authorities and cast into risen. • Deep, then, would have eon my consternation when my ming friend,' so coolly nominated to as his second, if I bad thought tat there was any possibility of my Itt ll a la $ u y, rlll 111 that ,at o capacity , id the genial g.nmal alacrity with which accepted the greatness thrust upon e was, I allow, due solely to the rcumstances that I had hot the motest intention of permitting a )stile meeting to occur. The line of conduct which I opted with a view to avoid blood- ed was simple, rind, as I flattered. self, likely to prove eflectttal. I pped away from the dinner table at evening a little before the oth• men, and, hurrying into the awing room, seated myself beside ldy Bracknell, who was reclining `any easy chair apart,,and was ` ibtless waiting for one or other of ilea r victims to join her. wa Allow me, said I, (for I was re- lai'g ved not to spare ber), to congl,at- Itis i3 you upon your energy find do- mination. If you could have 'suaded Beauchamp to break his ik at that fence this afternoon, it old have been very nice. Yon aid have been an immensely rich cnMan at this tnowent,ond prof) tbl,y ►edy, except my unworthy self, aid have suspected you of being nui'dei'es,,s, in addition to your ed words which I decline to with - raw, and by which Mr Beauchamp neeives himse:f to bo wounded. nd perinit Inc. once more, sir, to 11 you that this conversation is ost irregular. I dare say it is, I rejoined, but u had better listen to me all the- me. The lady who is at the bot- tom of all this-.-- rMay nard,interrupted De Viol- Ind zac, it is impossih!e that I should listen to you. You scandalize me=- 1'011 positively you scandalize me! What! you slieak of a lady !- -you would }lap pet [laps in another moment go so cou far as to mention. her by name ! It idio is unheard of ! ,I must beg of you, to sir, to excuse me. And he made for pre the door. tiot Very well', 'said I, have it your two own way, then, if your are deter- lues mined to bring about an explosion. p Since you insist upon it, your friends tell 'shall talk the affair over with me real and w' Bracknell, 1 th L rd of who will was be my coadjutor. min .1)e Vieuzac paused upon the nag threshold and • pulled hisgmestache. ing Lord I;iacknell ! he ejaculated. is way that Mr Beanchamp's choice, may 1 alw• ask '1 are Oh, no ; it is my choice. You here heard him give me leave to 'select a than colleague, and such is the selection have that 1 propose to make. idea This brought the Frenchman to man his bearings. He returned slowly mora and consented, under protest, to hear the me. What is it that you have to Ther say 1 110 inquired, even 'hy, simply this, Freplied. Mr was uchanmp, as you are probably not effect re, is the present holder of very narra o estates, which, in the event of the r dying svithout issue, would pass catio to leis cousin, .Lord Ilracki ll. Con- to su sapiently, if he were to die sudden- deter within a short time, ,a, certain sight ,whose name we won't mention, mime id be snatched from the brink made ankrulltcy •and raised to a posi- don't of great wealth. Now, suppose have by a misadventure which I Bu sure you would be the first to Prese ore, but which you might not side m bite to avert, you were to kill man b young man. What do you think We d bo said of you and of the un- did. will it Now, FIarry, said Bracknell, p s you'll explain yourself. rse I can guess what those t ts quarrelled about, but it see me that ' infamous wretch' tty strong language for a, c is fellow like you to use. en you and me, what did y nbyit? erbaps I was hardly justified ing him, but at that moment 1 did not see foe w y ho,' � , whose sake e bound to be reticent. To n d there was nothing extraor y in such a woman as Hilda wis get Beauchamp out of t and step into his shoos. It h ays seemed to me that murdere only regarded with greater nee, and punished more severe other criminals, because we a such a strong dislike to th of being mi rtlered, and that th who slanders or cheats mo sly just about as culpable a man who knocks Inc chi the hes efore, wheal bad related th ts of the day to Bracknell, a good deal astonished at th produced upon him by m tive. He strode up and dow oom, muttering furious impre ns, and working himself up in ch a state of blind rage that mined not to let him out of m until iie should have becorn r. If Lady Bracknell ha( her appearance just then, know what catasl•ropho rnigh happened. t the storm soon spent itself ntly he came and sat down be e,saying quietly, That French- ehaved rather woll, I think. 11, yes, I agreed, I think lie Ile is a gentleman, and he old his tongue; but I suspect ou won't see him at your house ore. rdly ! For the matter of' that, n't have a house mach longer. terly smashed, and I suppose stick, in my possession will be p. Her ladyship will bo a nt sort of companion to face og poverty with, won't she 1 et she'll go back to her father, . After all that has happen • don't see that 1 am bound to 1Y, lady won of tion that, am e et claitn to notoriety. But the bepa Itched creature wouldn't jump, that so you had to fill back upon woul r original plan of inducing that nchnlan to challenge biwand kill i. I am sorry to disappointyou, that plan of yours will have to bandoned. You must try to c 13eauchamp's goose in what the eery book calls 'another way.' Hide burst into scornful laugh - What in the world are you bag, about. Hare you lost your es, she asked. of at all, f replied, I retain pas- Th on of them and place a modest while rice upon their evidence. /Out I nous ly yours were not quite as acute he 111 sprite he his me of named lady 1 Or suppose, without going so far as that, that you only wounded hint, Is it not certain that everybody would declare that you had done your best to kill him 1 To me, at any rate, it is very evi- dent that the insult which you of- fered him to -day was a mere pretext, and that you had deliberately made tip your minas to fasten a quarrel e Frenchman's countenance, I was speaking, exhibited va- phases of emotion ; but now azed forth sudden fury and g at ine like a wild cat. Sir, sed out, do yon dare to accuse being an assassin 1 thinly not, I replied, drawing a fow paces as a precautionary re, but I think yon aro in some danger of incurring that accu- sation from others, Then, as ho eyed me in It suspicious manner and appoered to bo liesietting, I contin- ued : Allow me, ace an insular bar - Huai when you cast, yourself for part of Lucrozia Borgia. 'Frage- believe me, is not your forte, as often as you attempt, it you I (!e1. break down. Don't yon sae, back if this rather diabolical plot of measu Et had succeeded, you would r h4vo been able to show your in any docent society again? Do l'eally imagine that there would been the slightest donbt in any - that y any m Ila I sha' I'tn ut every sold u ploasa grind; I expo though ed, I go on living with her. Well, what aro you making grimaces at 1 Volt think it's a case of the pot calling the kettle bla-:k,perhaps 1 I'm black enough, goodness knows! but you yourself said just now that you dirt not believe i had sunk to ler depth of infamy. I allowed her to hey() her own way with regard to Ileau- champ, vehicle if you like, is not pretty behaviour; but she repro. sented to me that the young fool was med about her, that ho world t never marry Mildred, and that, for poor little Sunning's sake, it would• be thousand pities to let that Fuge fortune slip between our fingers. She didn't put it quite so coarsely St a hat' , she can express herself in a very pleasant and convincing sort of way when she cbooses, and I dare say I wasn't unwilling to be con- vinced. Bracknell paused for a mc• went and sighed. You remember what I said to you the day my poor little man died,he went on presently I haven't been able to endure the sight of her since then, and I have not cared two straws how she amus- ed herself,or what her plots or plans might be. It was all one to me. Butt never suspected her of any- thing so fiendish as compassing a friend's death in order to get hold of his money. No, by Jove ! I nev- er suspected her of that. I shall tell Beauchamp about it. ! think you had better not, I said. 1 shall, though, he returned; it is the least 1 can do. If that doesn't cure him, nothing will ; and I owe it to hint to do my best to cure him. I shouldn't be surprised if he went off and married Mildred, after all. ;ft would be a fitting conclusion to -,this highly creditable business,,I could not help remarking. Shall yon urge Lady Mildred to accept him now ? No, answered Bracknell, shortly, I am not going to urge anybody to do anything; they may muddle it out among them. As for me, about the best thing I could do would be to put a bullet into my head. I am sick of all this. Thereupon he got up and strode away, leaving me not altogether dis- satisfied with my evening's work. There will at least be nn duel now, thought 1 to myself. Hilda's machi- nations have ended in a complete fiasco ; and, unless l am very much mistaken, she is about to pass through the most uncomfortable quarter of an hour of her ill spent life. C[IAPTER XVI. 1lurder, the proverb tells us, will out, and although, of course, we do not know how many murders have remained undiscovered, appearances seen to lend support to the theory. In like manner, I have always ob- served that anything in the shape of a scandal is sure to become pub- lic property, hbwever much it may be to the interest of those concerned in it to keep their own counsel ; and a very comforting thought this should be to the numerous persons who love a choice bit of scandal above exerything. ''That De Vieu- zac and Beauchamphad ha,d aJl a mor- tal peareel;•tlilat• tliey had l5oeti witli in an ace of slitting one another's weasands in the good old fashioned style ; that they had' only been paci- fied by the joint exertions of Lord Bracknell and the reader's humble servant; and that a scene of the most distressing; and dramatic na- ture had taken place subsequently between Lady Bracknell and her in- censed husband—these things were known all over the house before I left my bed room the next morning, and when I made my appearance I found my fellow guests upon the tipfoS'of ,joyous excitement and curi- osity. If they gained n') further information from me it was not for for want of asking for it ; nor, I imagine, would the appeased rivals have escaped cross•exaniination, had'. not those • gentlemen wisely ;;ought safety in flight. ' They must -home journeyed up to London by the early express together; and I should much have a ke d to hear what they y tDi1- voisocl about by the way, but had no opportunity of making inquiries 'as to that until the whole subject had ceased to interest me. lloweve.•, that I may not seem to exalt myself unduly by affecting a superiority to the weaknesses of niy s -" t d GEN JRcpat neighbors, T will confess that I wa most anxious to obtain some accoun of the lecture which Bracknell had doubtless administered to bis wife because I thought it likely that,this had been expressed in fine, forcible English, such as one is always glad to listen to in these days of round. about phrases and involved construe - tion. My hostess, looking rather hard at nie, informed me that the Bracknell's were leaving that morn- ing ; so that I was obliged to bolt my breakfast in a terrible hurry. For, after all the trouble that I had taken in the matter, I should have been truly vexed had I been denied the satisfaction of seeing her lady• ship's face before she departed. As it fell out T was privileged not only to see her face b it to bear her voice; and 1 do not know when I have enjoyed anything more than the interview of ten minutes or so which she was pleased to accord to me in the conservatory, where I dis- covered her. A deeply discomfited woman was she that day, and bitter were the reproaches with which she assailed me. This has been your doing from first to last ! she exclaimed, All the misery and disgrace that may COMP of it will lie at your door, TO i1P•, CONTINI'I:D. 9Plon Rabe was elok, we gave her Castoria, When she W►ae a Child, ate cried for Caetorla. When she became 3ffes, sbe clang to Castoria, When sh o had Chlldren, she gave there, Caetcriq P,Er eootounl and *titer Onn10 MANNING & SCOTT, Barristers, Solicitors, CON VE yANCERS, &c. Commissioners for Ontario and Manitoba, OFFICE NEXT Duca TO NEW ERA, OLINTON re 1 teag.11 s o WC 13 74 2 7, .E.2502 ooki0 .o :l °C) b ei 114 g pramof rut � m - Clinton Post Office Time Table GES our, Malls aro due fur delivery and close for despatch at the Clinton Post Office as follows TO MONEY TO LOAN, a ORTGA Office over J Jackson'e s store, Clip ou MARRIAGE LICENSES. ' APPLY Ll,o undet•sJgued at the Library Rotes, JADIES SCOTT, Cllutou. Ml Residence at Mrs R. RR a d's, corns of Huron and Oranfte Streets, MONEY TO LEND IN LARGE OR moderate rae sun's lu good HALE,Cliuton DRAPPLETON-OFFICE- AT RESI- DENCE Ott Ou facto street, Clinton, posits English Church, Eutianco by sideidr, gate, H B. PRO.UDFOOT, CIVIL ENGINEER, or, AProvincial chitect land Dr ugwl htsman,l II'i:RRI BLOCK, Clinton, DR REEVE, -OFFICE, RATTENBURY St, MurraBlock, two doors ost of Hodgons' entrap e. Residence opposite S. Army Barracks, Huron St, Clinton. Office hours, 8a01to0put, JAMES HOWSON, LICENSED attended ,ded annRywhere e in the county, at rea- sonable sonable rates, Resldence Albert Street Cliutou. DR STANBURY, GRADUATE OF THE Medical Department of Victoria Uni- versity, Toronto, formerly of the Hospitals and Dispensaries, New York, Coroner for the County of Huron, Bayfield, Out. p W. WILLIAMS, B. A., M. D., GRADU- ATE of Toronto University ; ,nemborof the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for- merly OFFICE ccup od b y Dr Reeve, the house t Cllutou. DWORTHINGTON, geon, Accoucher, Licentiate of the College of I'hysiciuue, and burgeons of ].ower Canada, uud Provincial Licentiate and Coroner for the County of Huron. Or - Lice and residence, -The building formerly occupied by Mr Tliwaltes, Huron Street. Ciiuton, Jamie, 1871. ('ILINTON MECHANIC'S INSTITUT block,ldow t and ea AU utR1,700008'velum in the Library and all the Leading New papers and Periodicals of the day on t table. 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SNELL Having accepted the agency for the Ayr Mal,u(ac turing Co., (Watson's) will open out an (dice in the premises lately occupied by Mr Oauley,Albert Street, Clinton, nearly- opposite Fair's 51111, when he will be pdoasod 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 bo given to all or- ders, whether by mail or otherwise. Also PLOWS, ; STRAW : CUTTERS And all other Farm Implements kept in stock, E. It 011.MiT, OL:117011; J.T. WESTCOTT EXETER, ONTARIO, Collect Notes and Account* in any part of the world at the most reasonable rates CORRE,S'POND ENC'E SOLICITED J T WESTCOTT, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Es•' LrER ONr. , wC*2 z Z i®®eg JOHN EADES, Suiith's Block, BIBLES & TESTAMENTS AT COST Ttte Clinton Branch Bible Society have for f Z IV Cif;On ' sale at DR WORTHINGTON'S DRUG1 STORE, Albert Street, a Hue assortment of Bibles aud•Testamauts." TESTAMENT, 1.80)1 8CtS. 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Bread delivered I' A1LI1LA 1r C\'', TIS DALL at ushal prices. A largestoeJt of Cakes and Confectionery al keep. on Laud, Ice Cream Muplle.d for patties. J R EVANS, BANKERS, CLINTON: D $50,000 to Loan at 6 Dor coot. LOOK. AND L1\'I:! My lady reader, don't pas., nice by with the unkind remark, "t7;11y an advertisement." I may do volt good. I may unfold 'o your view the"pe, rl of great price." f limy be the means of restoring to you health awl bappi- noes. 1 Surely will if you are suffer- ing from any form of nervousness or female weakness, and will act upon my (uggestion. I bring to your no lice, with every ern Hence in its mer Its, a remedy especially compounded to meet just the requirements of your cage --1)r. Pierce's Favorite Preserip- tion,bidding you look and 11v,!Ladies everywhere, who have used it, speak volumes in Rs praise ! S. WILSON, , EPAL DEALER IN TINWARE. HURON STREET, CLINTON, rug of all hinds promptly attended to at rc,.,entbie rates.. A trial solicited, IRO.I3ERrj11)OW S, CLINTON, enaiifsct,ire1 and Proprietor for the Is., Sail• 11111 Dog in use, Agent for the sale and application of the Jre'FI$usa P,ne,r AtroeArio Bon,aa CLEANER. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on short notice Boilers, Engines, and all kinds of Machinery repaired egpedfitottsly and In a satisfactory manner. Farm implements Menufactuied and repaired. Steam and Water Pipe. furnished d i moderate. The Molson Bank, Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1835. CAPITAL, - - ~,52,000,000. HEAD OFFICE, ATON'CIlEAL, THOMAS tV0lt5SfAM,,,,,,,,,Pre,ident. J. H, 1t. MOLSON. „Vice -Pres, F. WOLFERSI'AN THOMAS, General Mi ger A'otes discounted, Collections 9>ladr,Draf. issued, Sterling and American e,>- c4x,lge bought and sold at forces! current rates. Intertest at 4 per scut allowed cin dep,,.;t,, IT nIVI11R+, Eonoyntivauced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re- quired as surity. Il'. 0. 0111,:',\F.I1 Slanager, January 181;, Clinton an put n ) position. Dry Kilns acted up on application. Charge. 'thks ��ceis� or O.11,GA� Issammuni T. Stevenson —1'lIE— LEADING UNDERTAKER 1' Y N r1- �401Y. Antiseptic Embalming Fluid kept on hand. hly Feta ral Director, J. C. Stev- enson, has attended the School of Embalming, in Toronto, to make himself proficient in the art of embalming. IIESfE3fBT•,R TiHE PLACE, OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL. THOS, STEVENSON. 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 TONE, the EXCELSIOR was away ahead of all others, and destined to be the popular instrument of the daspecThis, along special prizewas awarded it, certainly fact t speaks volumes for the instruments, and parties purchasing should see the EXCELSIOR before buying elsewhere, GEO. F. OAKES, PearRIETon. Factory three doors west of 112nlloy'a Plump Shop, R'ttteubury St., Clinton. J. BIDDLECOMBE, tk- && Watch & Clock Maker JEWELLER, ate., OPPOSITE TIFF, MARKET sail'Altl:, t'lintnn, Where he keeps a ae1P't ast,oer lout of Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Silverware. which we will sell Kt reasonable rates. Repairing of every description promptly attented to, anti all worst warranted, Clinton, Nov. 1582, 1' BLODLECOMDE, _Ask IMPORTAI4T NOTICE 'peas, BONES, OLD RUBBERS, IRONR.TC. ,4k To all that concerns. 'Ph* due svbocriber last year's a0coonts, arp requested to proper, their o truck after this notice, to pal' up under im ha calls, without pressure. .1 hiving been under nudes• the doctor's hands, need all dues to meet no o -I ties, and will take all setts of truck to ep5tl well as all eatables for roan and horse. MARTIN, Pedler, Clinton, June 14, HST. BEN1titLLER NURSERY FRIILT AND .ORNAMENTAL TREE: NORWAY SPRUCE, SCOTCH AND ASTRACHAN PINE, TILE LATTER Or WI11011 WE MARE A )8E0IAL'r LARGE STOCK ON HAND. The above ornamental trees and shrubbery wi be sold at very low prices, and those want)»; anything in this connection will save more purchasing here, Orders b, .flail will be promptly attend ed to. Address, JOHN STEWART, Denmiller. THE MERCHANTS' Protective & Collecting As sociation — OF CANADA Otlice, Hamilton, Out. ESTABLISHED 1884. Is an Association of business and professional men, having for its object the COLLECTIgj ' OF DEBTS; And to prevent Its members making bad debts by furnishing them with lists of parties vyho 10 not pay. Merchants and others having accounts to collect andwishing y reitting $7 to our Managers Hankiilton members, Ot., w llmreceive by return mail, full particulars, certificate of membership, &c. J.B,MILLS & Co., Managers, Hamilton. Or to Jas.THODMPSON, Agent, Clinton' CLINTON FLOUR & EEED STORE Tho subscriber ha6ing bought out'the bus 10088 of Mr Jas Steep, will continue the same in all its branches, and by Cosa attention t treaatm nt fohis ebe hopes to merit and recelye a share of all,ublic patron- ook age. Ho b'lonr,, eGrahampFlour, Oatmeal, rolled and granulated, Barleymeal, Corn- meal, coarse and fine, Cracked Wheat, Rolled Whea,tFarina Wheat, Pot Barley, Split Peas, Buckwheat Flour, 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 tROBERTvFITZSIMONS. 4 A. A. Bennett THE LEADING-_ ;MEI MT —: AND EMBALMER <4f' Clintt0e The BEST of EGYPTIAN FLUIDS used in EMBALMING A large assortment of ct etything itrthe Undertaking line. Red Rocker Store, Clinton, 1 RESIDENCE, ORANGE ST., NEAR METHODISTCHURCH t Londesbopo olpp �. IU 1 �11[s After being thoroughly overhauled and re -fitted with NEW MACHINERY of the most approved" kinds, these mills aro now in splendid running order, and will not be surpassed in the quality of tate work done, hy any 111i11 in the country. Special Atientiop given to GRJSTiYG, CHOPPING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. Satisfaction guarantee. Parties wanting anv- thin,gwhatover in this line will find it to thea interest to give us a call. E. I1L_BER, Proprietor. HURON AND BRUCE Loan & III •esiinent Co'yr This Company is Loaning Money u, Farm Sec-ririty al Lowest Rates of Interest, MOIt'CC+AC:E, - ; - .[' VIZ CLIASEI. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH, 3, k and 5 per Cent. Inlere,sG lllton/ on Deposils,acco1-ding to amount and tune ,left, OFFICE -Corner of Market Square and North Sr IIORACE HORTON, Goderich, August 515 1881 MANAGER. Z''iro ixx,surarsc©. All klnds Of proportyJ"rrrtyured at lowest tariff rates. First-class companies, ri\ICI(ETS VIA N.W. T. CO. LINE BOATS ALSO by all WINNIPEG linesova the GRAND TRUNLL LAKE X and CANADA PAC/FIC to any point oft that line, Winnipeg, Brandon, &c., Dakota, Kansa,, or any point reached by rail, local or foreign. . Conte and see me before you hay tickets any- where, J. 1IIO3II',SOlN, Clinton. fJLIN'1ON Planing Mill ---AN 11. DRY rE1LN /111IE sUBsonuma HAVING JUST C01,, o rime n»d machinery of rnished his i� the latest pattternn lttb. Is now prepared to attend to a) orders in his line in the most prompt aid satisfnotory manner, and at reasonable rates. He week' also return thanks to all who patronizedlbeold arm before they wore burned Out, and now being in a bet tor position to exeent eorders expeditiously - feelsconfident be asn giv satisfaotion to all, FACTOR i'—Near e (grand Trunk, Railway, Clinton. THOMAS MellENJ,IE { i