HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1895-08-23, Page 2THE WINGIIAM TIMES, AU6r UST 23, 1895.
WREN THE NOTE FALLS BUB.
You may say that life is trouble
When the clouds are in the blue;
Bute follow finds it double
When the
Rote
Xalla
Dee!
• .
Sorrow's nethinf, but a bubble
That will vanish from the view;
But it's trouble, trouble, trouble,
When the
Note
Falls
Due!
And the corn—it goes to stubble,
And the rose it withers, too;
And it's trouble, trouble, trouble,
Wen the
Note
Falls
Due!
Go in single Zile, or double,
There'll be work enough for you
In a living world of trouble,
When the
Note
Falls
Due !
AIS CASTLES.
friend who had been my boy corn as death, but very brave and sweet,
f
anion ,or years, who was my chum , 'because I aux the little child you.
at Harvar.. He was a man of ; took from its dead mother's arms, to
wealth when be came of age, afterlove and eherisb, to shield from any
we grathiated, but never a drone for I taint of shame that might fall upon
that. Of all the men I ever knew 1 the child of an escaped
.
..
prisoner. I
' he was the noblest and truest, Well,' am John Ogden's s child,
dear, we married on the,same day, 'Yes, clear. It will boyour task
John. Ogden and. myself," �r to comfort him for the weary y years
l f, and our l x
! wives were first cousins to each • of exile and sorrow.
other. For four years there was no At once, Nesta. He has You
to
interruption in our prosperous lives,) the hotel to wait for you, 1 ou need
in our domestic happiness, except the I see no one, dear. I will explain to
death of John's baby boy, his first- , the others. Get your hat and cloak,.
born. I and. I will wait for you here.'
'But in the business John carried i But Nesta drew near the only
on, because he could not lead an idle father she had . ever known, and
life, he had a partner, a man named lifting,11is hand pressed her lips upon
Gilfoyle, who ;had his perfect conft- it in a tender, tremulous kiss that
.denee, I will not tell of the gradual told the gratitude she could. not
discovery John, Ogden made that this spear:. Ile understood her, and
man was cheating him, robbing him drawing her into a close embrace,
of large sums of money, and injuring said, very tenderly:
his credit by rascally transactions. 'It will take much sunshine from.
It was a long time before be could our home to lose :you, Nesta, but T
believe this, and not until proof upon can give you willingly to one who
proof was given him would he dis- needs you so sorely as your own
solve the partnership that was slowly stricken father;'
leading him to ruin. It was but a. short walk to the
'When he did so at last, Gilfoyle hotel, and Mr. Hilibourne went at
was like a madman in his rage. It once to the handsome suite of rooms
was terrible to hear the threats he his old friend had engaged. The
poured out upon John Ogden's head, door of the sitting -room was softly
and his fawning flatteries were opened by a servant, and Nesta
changed for the foulest abuse. passed in, not noticing in her agita-
'He left C-- a few days after, tion, that the door closed again, ad,
with certainly no cause to complain mitting no one but herself. Beside
of his partner's liberality in money the fire, bis face buried in his hands,
transactions. But from that day he sat the old man she had seen enter.
commenced an underhand system of Mr. Ilillbourne's library some hours
abuse that was hard to endure. before. The sight of his great feeble -
Anonymous letters full of base in- ness, his bowed head, restored her
sinuations were sent to John's friends, own courage. Sloftly she threw
and even to the local papers. Busi- aside her cloak and hat, discovering
ness affairs, not too honorable, the then, that she alone had entered the
result of his . o*n scheming, were room. Then, with a step unheard
published as the result of the senior upon the soft carpet, she crossed the
partner in the firm, and a systematic room, and kneeling beside the old
course of persecution was . entered man, said gently :
upon. 'T have come, father !'
'John Ogden never showed how it He lifted his face then, and taking
all stung' hint, except to me. Even hers between his withered, shaking
from his wife he ihid the pain these hands, said, in a broken voice :
perpetual stabs :at his honorable 'At last ! Ernestine, at last ! Oh,
position cost him.. But I knew that the only prayer I have offered' in
they were slowly driving him to seventeen years is granted ire. I
desperation, and: I most heartily have seen my child again.'
wished that Gilfoyle would never He broke into sobs as be spoke,
appear in C--. But he did! One beim so feeble, so prematurely aged,
morning he met his old partner on and Nesta drew the white forehead
the cliffs ! You know the walk,' upon her breast, and whispered
Nesta, where the rocks overhang the words of comfort straight from her
sea. A place, above all others tender heart. It was all so strange,
dangerous for the meeting of desper- so solemn to her. And yet she was
ate men. vaguely conscious that a something
'Still it was there they met and wanting in her happpy, careless life,
quarreled ; they exchanged taunts was granted her in that hour, that
and bitter words, till Gilfoyle, united the long severed father and
angered by his old partner's just child.
reproaches, lifted his arm to strike But of all the sad stories those old
him. In self-defence, remember, hotel walls might have told, could
Nesta, only in self-defence, John they have spoken, few. would have
Ogden pushed froin him his persecu- been more sad. than this reunion.
tor, who fell over the cliffs. For seventeen years . one hope had
'Just as be disappeared, two men kept John Ogden brave and strong
from 0-- drove up, witnessing the in heart, though he grew old and
whole scene. The next day John weak physically. •
Ogden was arrested for murder ! 'Once more to see Ernestine.'
There were months of imprisonment, That was the first morning greet -
Nesta, during which his wife died ing, the last farewell to waking con -
leaving a child two years old. sciousness at night. It bore hire up
'When the triai came off at last,
John Ogden was _convicted, but es-
caped from prison.i) A friend who
knew all, aided him, and he broke
jail. That was seventeen years ago,
Nesta. As soon as John was safely
out of this country, he wrote to me,
under a name we had agreed upon,
and by his directions I managed to
save most of his property, having
his power of attorney dated a few
hours before his arrest.
'In a new country, under feigned
name, John Ogden has worked his
way to prosperity—more than that,
to wealth—but ever alone. A man
tenderly loving home, wife and child,
he has had, in seventeen .years of
exile, no home, no ties of love. That
was very sad, Nesta,'
.'Very sad,' the girl whispered,
with white, shaking lips, and eyes
dilated with pain.
'And what makes it sadder; dear,
is that it Was the result of one Marl's
EY ANNA SUIELDS.
'And they lived happily ever
after.'
Nesta Hillbourne spoke the words
lightly as she rose from the low seat
by the fire, where she had been
building air castles with Eustace. It
was a favorite pastime of those two
ever since Eustace was a curly -head-
ed boy and Nesta the fairest lily of a
girl upon whom the sun ever shone.
And always these castles held only
Eustace Hilibourne and. Nesta, who
kept a hall together for the reign of
single blessedness in brotherly and
sisterly conjunction. Never, never,
Eustace would assert,would he marry
anybody while Nesta lived, and
many a solemn vow the two recorded
to live only for each other.
John, Fan, Herbert and Nell, the
other children of the Hilibourne
nursery, joked these two unmerci-
fully, but never moved them from
their allegiance.
But the childish dreams outlived
childhood, and Eustace was twenty-
one, Nesta nineteen, on the evening
when, shaking out her skirts and
smoothing her hair, to be presentable
at dinner, Nesta rose from beside the
fire. Eustace was going away. He
bad. studied medicine, and an open-
ing had been offered him in a
Western town, where an old friend
of his father's was thinking of retir-
ing from a lucrative practice, and
was willing to test the abilities of
Eustace Hilibourne to succeed him.
When once they were settled,
Nesta would come to him, be his
little housekeeper, the sunlight of his
new home. Mr. and Mrs. Hillbourne
smiled somewhat sadly when an echo
of these day-dreamS came to their
ears, but said nothing, save that :
'The children were young yet, and
Eustace might find a face in his new
dwelling -place fairer than Nesta's,
and so forget his dreams of perpetual
bachelorhood for a sister's sake.
'I wonder,' said Nesta, standing
Estill by the fire, very lovely in the
ruddy light, 'if papa's visitor has
;gone yet. Did you see him,
.Eustace?'
'An old man, very feeble?'
'Yes. They have been in the
liarary for three hours, at least, if
he has not gone.'
'As the words passed her lips a
servant entered the room with the
message:
'Mr. Hilibourne wished to see Miss
Ernestine in the library.' And
Nesta wonderingly obeyed the sum-
mons.
Mr. Hillbourne—a tall, dark man,
strongly resembling Eustace—was
alone when Nesta.came in, and drew
the girl to a seat beside his own, with
a look of new gravity upon his face
—a strange tenderness she had never
before seen there.
Nesta,' lie said, gently, 'I have a
strange, sad story to tell you to -night,
and I must prepare you for a very
great surprise and the prospect of
new duties you cannot expect. Did
you ever think, Festa, how different
you are from all the other children ?'
'Because they . are all dark. and I
am fair ?'
'While they are all strong, and
you are delicate; they are all romps;
Hilibourne took her from her father's' 1 POORER AND WISER. coffin ® FOR
coffin straight to the only mother T—!LA .
love she bad ever known, and asw 1VATDRL00 FARRIER SWINDLED OUT
time passed the thregmonths' separa- I os' $1,500 BY AN CLD SCHEME.
tion was like a troubled dream. 1 rt of it u
Only now she was an heiress, and., Galt, Ont., August 1G. ---An old the balance, about 400 acres, mostly new
she delighted in sharing with the but rather slick gigue was success- land, with a large elunritity oP timber
r
i res cleared ]a0rc a
antic-41k-
which
nd ".
U it.. About
tell n r`�%ir
1on a Well-to-do farmer s
l Worked
fay o
er and sisters. bon herVill ma
brothel's a i e s a , t � y •seeded Por pasture,. Land tv.l make at
Yet, after a year was gone, site near this place to -day, whreh just first-class pasture. t`arm situated two
knew or own heart, d wondered! cost that gentleman. $81,500, A miles from Windham. Qn the Ip�lotniaes
i n h l n would . n von -ted ago very slick young roan is a good saw mill in running order, All
if i';ustace come to her—,not .days a I j young
her brother, never that again, but I called on 112x.. Angus McBean, the wilt be sold oils particulars,
appin reasonable
to Po t Ofitice Sox F 6,
the roan she loved. She understood owner of a fine farm within a i Winghanl, Ont,
of Galt, and represented himself as a
why Ni.` Hilibourne, after the year ,•;,, -' ,,,„ T:;nn• nf• ±hw ("ann.dian
For sale, about GOO acres of land; ?00
of it nearly all in pasture; with ilrat-class
buildings. large pa nderdruined,
of mourning. was over, introdu,ced
Bank of'Commerce, Berlin. lie had i
+a
'ward' Miss Ogden to society, and been sent. by Mrs. I1icArthur, a
let her have suitors as other glrlsl r ,lak at PI:
on a lil:in rant
�t
wealthy lady, who had tars g
had. But she smiled at the thought i '
that any could replace ` Eustace in ! to Mr, McBean's farm to negotiate
her heart, l for the purchase, He was shown
He never wrote to her, ho never over the farm,and wasapparently satis-
mentioned her inci his fie ent home fied. Mr.. McBean was not anxious
q to sell the place, but finally agreed
letters ; and yet ' he could not think to do so, the price asked being
he had ceased to ove her.' Only,she $20,000. This suited the agent, and as any made in the province. We
was rich and he but a poor physi-I can sell b the oar load or 10,000 or
p y he was to report to his client and Y
elan struggling to fortune. return if satisfactory to her and coin- 12,000 tile fully as low as can be pur-
She read his pride, and she only rote the .purchase. He arrived to chased anywhere; We have also a Great
p quantity of all kinds of lumber for sale,
loved him the more for it. But whey day,and at once proceeded to close I J. �� E. ELLIOTT.
he lied been nearly two ,years in his the eal. He was ' quite willing to I Wingham,�May 1G, 1895.r _ _r
ELLIOTT BROS„ of tbe Wingham
Brickyard, have lots of BRICK and
DRAIN TILE on hand. It is said that :I
other parties are selling at reduced !\
prices, but we cannot bo undersold,
and our brink and tile are as good
Western home though she spoke no
unmaidenly word, Mr. Hilibourne
read the secret of the faithful heart,
and wrote a letter no one . but Bus-
tace ever saw—zi letter burned when agreement, and $1,500 was what Mr.
read. McBean was to deposit. Both men
Coming intoe the sitting room came 'to town, got the money and
where so many air castles had been went back to the farm, where the
built, one stormy November evening money was counted ---$0,500 alto-
deposite $5,000 or $10,000 to bind
the bargain, but Mr.. McBean was
also to deposit a certain amount as a
guarantee that he would stick to his
in the twilight, ;Nesta saw in the
the chair by the;fire a familiar figure,
with curly brown hair. She paused,.
her heart beating heavily, and the
ruddy light fell upon her black
dress, as it had done when she left
Eustace to hear the story of her
father's life.
And while she stood hesitating, a
gether—and placed in a tin box,
which Mr. McBean was to hold until
four o'clock, when the purchaser
would return with the balance of the
purchase money. The purchaser in
the meantime was to hold. the key of
the box. While these arrangements
were going on a second party put in
an appearance, saying he had walked
grave voice broke the silence say- from Galt to see Mr. King, whom he
ing : had beard was at Mr. MoBean's.
'And so these two have kept house The new arrival was anxious to
together in that far Western home,, catch the train, and Mr. King agreed
letting no other love come to win to drive him to Galt. The parties
their hearts from each other.' drove away, leaving Mr. McBean
And a quivering, sweet voice, tbe box, as he supposed with the
answered :
money. , They had not gone long
'And they lived happily ever when Mr. McBean decided to open •
after !' the box. He secured a key that 1
So Eustace buried his pride opened it, and to hisgreat surprise
beneath his love, and Nesta knew all it contained. .was some worthless
some of the air castles would soon be papers. He immediatedly proceeded
habitable. to town, informed the police and
telegraphed to different points, but
e so far no trace of the parties has
MK of HAIVIILTON
WINGHAM.
Capital, 51,250,000. Rest, 5650,000
President-3mSwaim
Viee-President—A. (. E.t a y.
DIRECTORS
JOHN PROOTOR, 01,0. ROACH, Wu GifSON, M Y,A. T
Woon, A. 13, LEN (Toronto),
Cashier --J. TURNBULL.
Savings Eank—Bours, 10 to 8; Saturdays, 10 to
1. Deposits of gl and upwards received and interest
allowed.
Special Deposits also received at current
rates of ir•,•arest,
Drafts on Great Britain and the United States
bought and sold
B. WILLSON, AGENT
E. L. DICKINSON, Solicitor.
GAINED A POUND EVERY DAY. been found.
DYSPEPSIA AND CATARRH OF THE STOMACH' Vacation Time
cow BY 8. B. B. AFTER HOPE WAS Is at hand and is gladly welcomed by al],
NEARLY GIVEN UIQ. especially those whose duties in life have
GENTLEMEN,—For over three caused theta to greatly run down their
I was veryill from whatvI three
monthst a system to meet the requirements, phy-
steal and mental, forced upon them.
malignant type of Dyspepsia. 1 at once With these and others, it is important,
consulted a physican who treated me whether at home, at the sea -shore or in
for Dyspepsia without success. I then the country, that some thought be
went to a specialist who treated me for given to diet, and as further assistance
Dyspepsia without tuocess. I then went to Nature, a good building -up medicine
to a specialist who diagnosed the case as like Hood's Sarsaparilla had best be
Catarrh of the Stomach, his treatment resorted to. If the digestion is poor,
also failed and 1 ;,was getting worse liver deranged and frequent headaches
every day. I could not rest at night and seem to be the rule, Hood's will change
bad to walk the floor to get any ease. all this and enable everyone to return to
I failed from 105 pounds down to 135 their home and business in a refreshed
pounds and about gave up in despair state of mind and bodily health.
when I heard of Burdock Blood Bitters
as his health broke • itgave him as a remedy for despepsia. The first
bottle made a change for the better, and
courage for the long voyage that I bought six more, being delighted to
brought him back to his home after find myself getting better. Under the
his life-long enemy made public his use of B. B. B. I gained a pound aa day.
confession of fraud. And havingI arly ac botmes in ei and 1 r now
nearly back to my old weight. I recom-
seen Ernestine, having met the most mend dyspeptics to try the old reliable
tender love light in her soft eyes, B. B. B. that always euros.
'having felt the gentle touch of her WM. CAMPBELL,
caressing hands, the springs of life 115 Maple St., London, Ont.
•
broke. The re -action came sudden Grey Farmers Ask for Relief.
ly, disastrously. After that one hour
of intense gladness, John Ogden Warden Binnie, of Grey county,
asked no more of life,but folding waited. upon Hon. John Dryden,
his bands waited for death. Minister of Agriculture, a few days
In vain Nesta tried to rouse his ago, in reference to the failure of th
interest in events outside the suit of
rooms in which they lived ; he only
shook his head and told her he was
glad to rest with her hand in his,
her face where his eyes could dwell
upon it.
She did not leave him again. Some
times the merry young people, who
had been her brothers and sisters,
came to pass an hour with her, but
malice --a villain's, revenge. ]?or, the rattling fun and chit-chat wearied
Nesta, Gilfoyle was not even injured the invalid, and. he was glad when
by the fall over the cliffs, catching they were gone and only his own
upon a rock by ;his clothing. He gentle child remained.
crept into one of the many caves, lay Eustace came for a farewell visit,
until dark, and then left C— and i osta wondered why he was so
Only one month age he died, eon cold and pate, but was • too much
fcssing at the last. j You remember absorbed by her charge to question
reading the confesshn, Nesta,' in the him.
you are a shy little violet; they are Gazette.' It was a strange love she felt for
all sad dunces, I fear, and must be 'I remember'!' her father, strange in one so young
driven to their • lessons, you are 'John Ogden den read it too,and. has who had never known care, for it
studious by nature. Did you ever g —i was all protecting, tender as if it'
y y returned to C an old man,Nesta, !
'wonder at these differences, Nesta ?' though he has seen but fifty years -1 were a child under her care. But it
Neve1 Often tile child is unlike a white-haired, feeble invalid, who' was deep and true, unselfish and
the rest.' has not felt the tench of a loving devoted and when the end came, the
I
'Let rile tell you a story, Nesta, hand for seventeen years. Do you i blessings on the dying lips were her
that will explain this difference in know why of all myhousehold,1 tell , reward.
your case. Twenty-five years ago, this to you Nesta?' ; There was no question after the
whisn I was at college,1 hada dear
A Good Parrot Yarn.
A man • whose niece had coaxed
him to buy her a parrot succeeded
in getting a bird that was warrarited
a good talker. He brought it home,
and, after putting it in a cage, stood
before it and said : "Say uncle,
Polly ! " The bird did not respond,
and after repeating: the sentence a
dozen times or more with no better
success, the uncle put his hand 'into
the cage and, grabbing the bird by
the neck, shook him until his head
wobbled around, all the time yelling
e to him : "Say uncle, goll darn you,
crops in parts of that country. While say uncle 1" The bird looked limp
and lifeless and, disgusted with his
purchase, the old fellow took the
parrot out into the yard where he
had a coop of thirty chickens.
Thrusting the half-dead bird in with
the chickens, he exclaimed: "There,
by gosh ! You'll say uncle before you
get out ! " Next morning the uncle
went out to see how the parrot was
getting on. Lool.ng into the coop
he counted twenty-nine dead
chickens, and in the centre of the
coop stood the parrot on one foot
holding the thirtieth chicken by the
neck and shaking'„ it till its head
wobbled, and sc 'earning 'Say
uncle, goll darn yer, say uncle!"
the distress had been temporarily-
relieved
emporarilyrelieved by the rains, the outlook
was very discouraging. In answer
to the Minister's inquiries, the warden
was not prepared with very de-
finite details as to the exact needs of
the townships, and after some con-
versation Mr. Dryden suggested that
another . meeting be called, exact
statistics collected, and some definite
scheme formulated, and that then an
arrangement be made to wait upon
the government as a whole and lay
the matter before them, While not
prepared to make any definite pro-
mise, he would go as far as to say
that possibly some grant might be
forthcoming should the circumstances
of the case appear to warrant it. He
thought that perhaps a, commissioner
might be appointedto look into the
situation and distribl�ute such aid as
might he deemed v trranted.
Heart Disease Relieved lit 30
Minutes.—A11 caeset of organic or sym-
pathetic heart disease relieved in 30
minutes and quickly cured, by 1)r. Ag-
how's Cure. Sold at Cbisholm's Drug
Store, Wingham.
A Henbest, art alleged cleaner
as Cents va. Kidney Ttouble. •
and dyer, skipped out of Dundas the
Per 2 Years I was dosed, paled, and other day, leaving sundry accounts
plastered for weak'btickt scalding urine unpaid. Ile did the sane at In
box d of O raeete Kidner Livbenefit.
r P l g�re1iiev� Paris and is probably woirking some
'yes,' she said, luting a flee pale' funeral of Nestays i'CTtulre home, Mr. ed, 3 boxes cured. i .. a. Smith, Toronto. Other town at the present time.
Consumption:
Valuable treatise and two bottles of medicine sent Free to
any Suftoror. Give Express and Post Ot➢ca address.
93.0003,1 CHEMICAL CO.. Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
rC WILL.'NOV CUR
An Agreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIC.
Bold by Druggists or sent by Mail. 26o., 60o.,
and $1.00 per package. Samples free.
,1(0 Fin Tile Favorite TOOTHIPOWOER
for the Teeth and Breath, 25e.
Sold at Chisholm's Corner Drug Store.
ALL,1!`OTHE
WHO HAVE . rt.
pALMO AR SOAP
THAT 11•
15 THE •
BABY'S SOAP
the ter
sores.. aCeSores.
Baby w roubled with sores on cad and legs.
1 tried" almo•Tar Soap." In a ver short time
the • •s disappeared, skin became s1 •oth and
w ' -, and the child got perfectly well.
MRs. HOLTZMAN, erred •n
Only 26o. 13ig Cake.
HALSTED & SCOTT
DBAN-I RS_
Josephine Street • - Wilgharn, Ont.
J. A. IIALST
b(ountFD,
sorest.
J. W. SCOTT,
Idetowe
Deposits Received and Interest
allowed.
Money Advanced to Farmers and
Business Men,
On long or short time, en endorsed notes
or Collateral security. Sale notes bought
ata fair valuation. Money remitted to all
parts of Canada at reasonable charges.
Special Attention Given to Col-
lecting Accounts and E otes.
//gents in Canada --.The Merolianta• Bank
of Canada
Olflce rleure—p'roin 9 a, et. to 6)r. m,
A. E. SMITH,
• Agent.
I�itb's iiemedy for Catarrh, is the
Best, Vastest to Vte, rad Cheapest.
CATARRI-1
Sold by drtiggtats or sent bitilbdil,
Ile, ,*'1'. FLoatltlos. Watson, F'L
1
W. C.
(CCNDi ov n 11'
f Far God and
Well cap the atter
to the face, that tl
auto Union meets
at three o'clock Olt
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come,
As the Editor hal
space. for our work,
Bond items of intert
day to any of our nt
Dr. Normal
years tigo I it
expose the falx
that 60,000
year in the III
not long pursi
it was made c
was very little
(;statement, and
ongress, I wt
that at ]east
their lives •thrl
One of the r
of the World's
tion - was the
Mary 1?. Dent
resident Inissit
$600 a year.
California, al
position as a
that State. ti
splendid hea
Japanese fan;;
white-ribbone
At a public
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date for the of
United States,
rather conspii
health." The
toast by drill'
gentleman of
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drinking a gli
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begged to b
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from his seat
dignified mal
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ti my lips. I in
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stronb -drink,
never' broker
of seventeen y
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sixtememb'
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now ?" The
may be imagi
Sunday
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acknowledge
by the s loon
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New/York, *se
the last two
requested by
best situated
liquor dealer
observance
the trade. A
to the fact tit
sentiment itte
well'as t4e']
favor of obed
comp
matte• holiancew n
4. be questioned
pointed out tc
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termined to
and demons1
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the Good G
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' kindred rei
associations.
no doubt tela
will be in syr
of -the publi(
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wareouald seem i
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illustrated b4
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