The Signal, 1894-12-13, Page 6T*Z SIGNAL : aODIRIdn. ONT.. TNRRSDAT. DEC 13, Mt.
HREE BLACK BAGS.
AS 1 often say a my wile, when
me fou targets ng bet Ines noun
men.. It's a queer thing. is the entad,
great u the force of baba. 1 never Torg
1. de anything I'm ta the habit of dot
nut as Tilly ostially attends to the shopp
herself, I'm not in the iabt of milling at
butchers er the grocers on my way ho
l: e: haleness. anal, therelore r ell, the
tore, 1 don't •••dl ti rhe tai es "tit ..t ti
that she tents , e a .
Iton 9 I at•,, it \„ : Lot overall:
anJ)iow For one thing we haven't
married vet, laser, and Tilly agrees ib.t i
twaiy 1, ■senab;e 1 should Lave time to .. a
to be more ..reful, sad. t .r u,.. er t
wase : for tt.. h.r,;.L • 6a'.: I u ..0 t e,
donut wnsther we, should be married y
or at least we should0 t living in our.
be..,, with the furniture is.: bought at
1.rge di.couat for cash.
I .at a clerk 1n the teretes of • firm
colliery and .harry owners •t Liagtoo, an
revery lrturday morning Igo out to Wee
achy. • village romv thirty miles ofl amo
ti.e )Moots, to pay the qu.rymen th
wa �.Y.
1•'+ an awkward sort of iouro.y. I ha
to start by the lust train as the .morning
which leaves Liagton .t b, change at Dras
our jttactipa with the maul line, leave t
•tato lin. again at Thurley, some ten mile
fcrt•,er south, ow,' do the rest of the di
tau.e in the Beale van of • mineral teal
The money nearly • hundred you
mostly to silver --1 always carry in • Litt
black leather bag, one of those bags you •
by scores every day', which may coastal
anything from • packet of sandwiches an
a clean collar to a dynamite bomb, and tt
my habit, when an the train, to put ant hei
on the rack facing me. 1 rarely keep it
the neat by my side, and 1 don t like to pin
it up over my head.
If it hes to a there because the oppose
rack le iallI aMI elwnys uneasy anout it
f.o.'yiet I shall forget when 1 get out.
never have forgotten it yet, but one Satyr
day a November. l+l.3. 1 did somethin
which might have been worse. I took th
wrong bag when I left the tram at Thurley
It happened to this way. Lin the Friday
night I went out Wath Tilly to • party
which broke up so late that I had ugly nue
im•• •e .•uaoge mv clothes and ret • &art
•t.,'o�y ter n•.•%uf ..t rte; .n• catching ny
ta..ta t:o,.,' u, ct y I ♦teen ail• the wes
from'Lingtou a ')rank, and sit "Mask I
stumbled only half awake, into .the brut
third -alar compartment I Game to.
Thee of the earner sesta were occupied
and 1 took the fo ,rth, though there was no
room en the opposite rack for my bag. I
couldn't put it on the seat at my side either
Monti.. te man in the ether corner had his
lege up. aad J didn't are to aisturb hem. 1
ought, of course, to bate kept it on *y
knees, and on any other morning I dare ay
1 should have dome so. bet it was rather
heavy ail I wsa very sleepy. s0 I lust slung
r. up over my head, settled myself down
and dropped toff again almost betore the
tem was clear of the station.
di in • w.tke until we stopped at Thurley
e.. they, 1 fanc; I sh..ui 1 hem- dept
.0 i 'r.e r sou men .t in, far end of the runt•
pertinent had not wanted to get out.
What station ie this` I asked• sitting up
and drawing my lege from across the door
to let them {assl►tterford, I auppoes'
Na,. Tharl.•y, said one and up 1 jumped in
•here•::, trek my hat., as 1 though', from
the rack opposite nee. and got down no to
the platform Just ea the guard whistled the
train away.
You nn it • bit fine that time, mater,
•remarked the man who had saved me from
bung carried put my destination. 1 woo -
der if that other shop meant going o0• He
wee as 'int asleep ■+ you
elle
sod
et
ng.
the
me
re
earner et the rise. aid toned It almost full
al whet, hale es 1 knew about presser
..a..., ` felt wend• were valuable jewel&
Hut ssrt.i.ly traveler' la Jewelry did net
usually peck, or anther omit to pace, their
samples in such an utterly careless fashion •
Rings, brooches, bracelets, boots atones
least .roe necklace, a gobl wash Sod
some bank note, and • ousrad.rable s
sovereigns, were all mixed up tw(ether
Lanae oedemata which maned at leas
0oas1.teet with boon.., habit&
1 began to doubt whether at was
ecasuteet with hooest pomessaoa of.
events, the mutants of the hag o . the
''e ,.f too ls'r tallow p.esr.gar the assn
Was wale. Ler Lon.1oo, awl who hast
;,, ads, I, whits I left the train at Thur
No doubt he was awake, and also •
boss of his bas by this Urine. What • eta
t'•
chatot
um of
in •
t m-
imeo
n -
imeo
at all
part
who less of the bargain I was drit'log with him,
and swearing at his lock generally. Then,
being perhaps emboldened by the coocilia
tory manner 1 thought it prudent w adopt,
M tried to make better terms, offering me
Was, sad woes I sew what sort of a
Mose the 'lleetted Dog' wee, I began to
wish I had refueed se hero anything to do
with l.aposler Blaad'e whams.
The little oompaay of dtarepstabl. look
nag loafers heagien around the bar eyed ate
curiously as I altered. and whoa I asked
the landlord if Mr. Hunt was In, one of
them raved • peers' laugh by offense to
tarry my legatee up to bum
No lark.. 1t,U. said the landlord Merrily.
Mary. show the gentleman Mr. Muret.
MOM
1 found Mr Hurst a decidedly surly ra.
nal. He beano by graesbltog et Ow hard -
been
ley.
ware
M of
entad I.. w.,st h•• in, too but, rust ss
711 trying t.. real'. • iso rate 't In ln.1 a nen
r' of grutl voices •tel • shut, ug of hr.,'
1 Io the s and outside remanaed u.e tk..' .
•t, time to pay the :too.
What had 1 better do I wondered. iter
row what 1 needed from the .eta and gold
in the hag that war mot mine. or put the
men .,d with fair weeds till Monday • They
of were • rough lot. though. and of I adopted
d Ithe latter alternative there would probable
d M
I get
Maend
tato
.uC•
cop•
fight
were
same
to a
one,
lows
re so
O oaf
re•
and
re-
in
eeid
way
my
told
tale,
out
gut
may
nils
en`
am
send
by
her
.and
ere,
hen-
e0 -
e at
sr
to
hu
h,
aid
via,
his
,I
Ya -
v•
I was set taO() lees, and hoelly insisting that he
r'our ought to be allowed to deduct from my tL,-
beet J00 the rum 1 had used to pay the in.m.
t wee lost.acter Bleed had •Ilewed me a quar-
ter of ac bon- for negotiations. At the end
of that tune he proposed to make • raid
upon the house.
And mind, he bad "aim his Jocular way,
we don't 6od the property sell in year
hand., Mr. Corner. It would be • petty
kettle of Gish tt we had to nrusocute you for
unlawful possesatos, wouldn't tt •
In aceordan.. with these instructions 1
haggled with Mr. Hunt • little while, and
then allowed him to here his way, where
upon be, having satisfied himself that the
bag which 1 restored to him still contained
his spoils, handed ate 11,900 in whet after-
ward turned out to be very creditable i.nita-
tion. of Bank of England notes.
I suppose you don't want no re.. -apt • he
growled.
No.thank you, said 1, I think we can mu•
tus11y dispense with that formality. t..00d
morning.
I turned to ;eave the room u I spoke,but
before 1 could unlock the dour it was bunt
oyes from the outside, not, uofortunetel'
for me, ley the police, but by the inao whet
the iandlord had call 1:111, • powerful rut
tin, who promptly knocked me down surf
knelt on my chest
Munck, Ben, get oat of this, he cried. It's
• plan. No. no The widow, you fool,
he added, a. Mr- Hurst, bag in hand, made
fur the door. The police are in the bar al•
ready.
Ira Sr. Hunt opened the window he
eased me with much volubility and bitter -
nese and as soon as he was outside on the
leads be dui worse.
Stand clear, Bill, he cried, and his
friend obeyed hien. 1 scrambled to n:y fent
but immediately dropped again with a bul-
let from Mr Hurst's evolver in my shoul-
der.
I am not at all sorry that \1r. finest fired
at me as lo.oect ,r Bland says,it was much
easier to convict him of attempted murder
than to prove he actually stole thane jewels
and the Inspector doubt• too, whether he
would havenot fifteen years if merely charg-
ed with receiving them Rut I do wish he
had not hit me.
However, even the pain my wound still
gives me u not without it. eompensataen. It
provosts me from feeling any twinges of
conscience when 1 reflect that my furniture,
cost lir. Hurst his liberty, for Lord ti er-
bury took it tor granted that he was the
thief, and paid me the extra reward he had
offered for his apprehension.
Inspector Inland won the promotion he
coveted, and is now stationed at Langton
His weddiug present was characteristic. It
was • black Lag, with my initial en either
side in white letters about six inches long.
All The 1 ear Round.
son
•
t be something very like • riot. It woul
wiser. 1 thought, to pry them if 1 coulr
"g ; enmesh cheap to do it.
the Hurriedly suminootuQ the foreman
telling him that • mistsk• had been nia
supplying me with money, I went down
the village, sad, alter some .trouble,
carded in eollectmg enough silver and
per to Servs my purview.
rhea, lath that precious bag out of •
between my feet, 1 pard the men, who
already grumbling at the delay, at the
time doing my best to rally them in
better humor, for 1 felt absurdly etre
and was ready to credit the honest fel
with • capacity for crime which we
doubt .suite beyond the compass eye
,heir tmaginatuons.
As soon as 1 bed finished m task 1
turned, per mineral train, to Thurby,
there- 1 broke my flunkey. I )G calmly
eNwiat al- the circunisteucea of the ease
the asthma' at the brake van, 1 had d
ed t -het the police, rather thaw the rail
authorities, ought to be fine informed of
mistake, and the inspector to whom 1
story agreed with me
am vera glad you came straight to
and he, turning the contents of the hag
on hu desk. If you can hold your ton
for • week or two, it's just possible we
catch the gentleman who put this nice li
lit together
You think they have been stolen, th
I asked.
Think ' he iepeated, emi'''t at my s
platy. I Bane, my boy. .nod when
where, ton- -th ough unfortum.tely r
.i•• in. Bun y. •:r eye over ibis.
'rho' was • nut of jeweu and int
valuaules miring from Halingthorpe, I
1 rbury's plat,, near Drulungden, soh
the inspector ani, a well -pitapat rob
hail been earned out on the Thursday e.
lug.
You seem to have nailed a lot, be w
on ; but we may u well go through the
titles eeratim.
We did a., and found there was both
miming, except the money I had taken
pay the men.
our unknown friend hasn't even paid
traveling expenses out of the loose can
commented the inspector, and then he s
deoly cheered his to.e.
Now, lent here. young man. he weal
eyeing me keenly. I'm Dot in cher.. .f t
ease yet - -beer, if }'•u'll do •e 1 tel, you
hope 1 may be in the ..nurse of a few dr
There's •tidy reward offered for the reco
ery of the property, as you sec. That
take it. you've earned already : but are y
game to help me catch the man' There'
further reward for cribbing him whaeh,
course, 1 can't touch officially—and don
parttr'i arty want. 'Ay elm u promott
IM you understated'
I think so, said I : and I We willies/
help you all I am.
Good, said the inspector, resuming
locular manner. Could you identify yo
fellow deeper, do you think
I'm afraid not, I replied He had • Lea
1 know —
Ti'mcn was very likely false, interrup
he ; but never mind. What we want to
u to get your fri,od to claim the proper
either m person or by deputy. He's sure
be • Mt backward in coming fres
hut he won't like togive up all that for t
little bit of ready money there was la y
hag, and it we have patience we may d
him.
Well, what do you want me to do` 1
ed.
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t
e*, l• is ell right, sa,d hi. ••ompanao0.
Has Looked fir Leud�.n. 1 heard non say
so when nit got u. good morning, stover
nor
Good morning, I replied, and then, hav
ing thanked them for waking me, I made
for theisiding, where my mineral train was
waiting for me
You look tired this morning, Mr. Corner,
said the brakeman as soon as we started oe
our somewhat slow and weeraeome tourney.
I look what I feel, .lira, said 1. And 1
•Ti as sleepy u an owl. I tomer went to
bed Mast night.
Then be down and hare • sleep now, sir,
suggested Jim. Here's some sacks and a
rug to Dover you. If the lollingdoe't wake
you, you may be sure I won't.
The good natured fellow k••pt his word,
and WI am one of thaw happily eensutut
ed individuals wbo can sleep o0 or through
anything, 1 telt much re(re.hed when we
arrived at tie quarries rate. a „at .num call-
ed
alf
ed • roughish passage over the uneven sur -
tape of the moorland hoe, which had been
laid solely to serve the needs ..: our„uarrtss
and some neighboring ion re•-...
Atter 1 had had • wash end dnoe full
justice to • second breakfast at the Miners*
Arms, I felt reedy to face my stormier@
work of making up the men'• pay Wane&
While 1 was doing that the beg, which 1
fenilly imagine to his mine, lay nn •Le tattle
before me, nor did any dente as to its
ideat:ty'roulde me until 1 ha.: finished my
Gsleolati.as and Asa ready to embody the „
result. of them in sundry !Ale heave of kit
goes and oil ver. b
Thee. as 1 felt in my pocket for my keys,
nay ruimery betas to entertain • vague sue
piaou that that bag was somehow unfamil
is b at. 1 an, by no mesas an obscurant
rase, • id as I could 1.,4 have set down este- w
gortrrlly the ch►esetenatoes which dtatao e
egushed my b. from others of like make cr
eed sh.p•, I telt rather than thought that
She One a front of me did not posses those it
ilsetriwa.
Howey, ray key tilted the lock, and ae
I 'wised It, ray enspteinne vanished, but
sully to he replaced a moment later by an k
astouodt.g certainty.
Instead of resting upon the familiar th
brown papr packages of silver and little to
aevas bags n gold, my eyes were dr.aled
by • man,-oobrw,i indeeenc.• which shoe
forte (ram the .wide of that hag as poem as ho
I opened ic. n
1t•Ino.d., M •►Ingo ' I cried, e. I start- t.
ad hack amarodt.
The bag fell orr ea its aid., and hell r th
tra
di>•e hoose stones rolled out ta��e.�� the tchle
when they lay assenting gleelout.1 is the ra1ea
wistry etant ttsa he
A. "nee as I.gea.e.wi sty .sW. $
1 picked them up sad pat them trek isle
this ha,, the mutants 01 which 1 Oen rx-
.amieed .. will ea t ...odd w thoat icpneing rn
Owen to sibs view of nay n•re soh' might *4
byose se leek is at the elite wieder*, foe, 41
theme) I bd no reams is suppose the w
9werrYmen were eat ►west„ I thought it
best le keep soy dissever, to myself t2
The lag, I gam, was pr.behly the He
�01mQ
at a jeweler'. nestle : • may. ler
la • leege limy of Bums.., tree tkn.gltt I,
is I prime- nese le Is lbs less imposed the
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of
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to
A MARVELLOUS RIM.
Illatge U' Ube t heel .1 sae 1.O. Illeverssmeat
+rima.
Now, when records are beteg made and
broken and facts that approach the marvel-
lous are being recorded, • bit of realism
that cannot but interest everybody will not
come amiss or be out of place.
The subjeet of this brief .ketch, Frank
his Grouard, chief et scouts, United States
air army, neat present residing at St. .Joseph.
When nineteen years of age be was captured
rd by setting Bull's band of hostile Indians
and kept • primmer with the savages for
five years and bine months, during which
time be was forced to enter into all the cur
toms and undergo the horrible elf -tortures
of the aborigines. Befog born on one of the
islands in the South Pacific ocean he inherit
ed the broved complexion so peculiar to
people of tropical climates. suttee Hall,
contrary to the opposition .t the head coup •
orlon of the Sioux nation. adopted him u
hie brother, gave him the Dame of Standing
o Bear, and protected him against the plots
of the Sioux te murder him. In 1871, Just
at the breaking out of what u known to
frontier history u the 'Sioux war,' /:rouard
'Bade his escape from the ladies' sod found
hu way into the Red ('loud agency, then
11 situ•te,f about • male from when Fort Rob -
moon, Neb., is now located. Gen. George
it ('rook, the most •uoceseful c mpaiener
• against the lodians, took (:rouard into the
(.orermment service, sod afterward, ie
speaking of him, said : ' [would sooner lose
a thiel of my command than Frank
1 •rou.rd. It was daring his service with
Crook. u chief of scouts, that I:roanrd
made that phenomenal ride referred to at
the had of this article 101 miles in four
hours and ten minutes.
D.inng the early part of the II('i6 cam-
paign the newspaper correspondent had re-
peatedly 'beaten out. or 'scarped' the gar
ernment on news, and it caused • great deal
of dasirttafacuon and annoyance at rainy
head.,uatters. teen. ('rook determined to
put an end to the slow work of his ammeters,
and altar the battle of Slim Buttes pee
l:round the official d.spstchee with in-
structions to get them to the nearest tele-
graph station ahead of any newspaper re-
ports regardless of eapsoor, The eemmand
wee camped 00 11'il of w 1'
ted
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N.,thong, he replied ; lust literally
thing. Go home Keep a still tCUIUe
your head, and • sharp eye on the ay
columns of the London paper. and wait
you hear from me. 1 11 take charge of th
article., and give you • receipt for the
but don't be surprised U you see them •
advertised as missing.
A few days later the teapot/tor wt
trap. It took the shape of •n advert'
meat which appeared la the but no
hap. I had better not give the name of th
paper : a -cording to Inspector Bland. It
the favorite , ,.:real of the seminal cleanse
eggrug the gentleman with whom G. t . i
advertently e,.haaged bags to communise
with e.. a ., at the anJress he would find
1 's pocketbook.
Personally, 1 didn't think ear fish woul
be fes mh enough to ruse to this bait, bu
friend , he mein -ewe was more hopeful
Luckey for us, )Ir. t'orner, sail he, she
tr arlvantage of my next visit to t
marries to call upon him, there's always
rt of wap or twist m the mod of
&bitted criminal which prevent. him
._e•tie•,int, in the hoo..ty of other folk
ow, not a will Mit you ad 1 and the chi.
onstable knew+ those Jewels are as good
bar k ren 1.adv 1 erburyal drolisg Labe,
h else she's in the habit of learn'
g
in lying shout. Therefore the hoe sae
y after them s not likely to die away ye
while, and there'll be • genuine nag •boa
which ahoold persued. our uak0
riend that you've got 'em and mean to eon -
art 'ern to your even nee, as ere say a the
oteaai„n, but, being an amateur, don't
sew how to go about turning 'em Sate
more cash than the reward roman to, a.4
at,,n,nsoloently. you are •axions to ceras
terms with me. `nee'
1 saw, lett 1 was not convinced. gents,
were, pro, ed that the inspector w
ght. 1 or • month Lady l rbury. da.
ends were soughs to vais and for • month
t C.ntin,ed to • .peal to his late fellow
yeller, also is rail, ant at the end of
•t tame hiereturnee was rewarded by the
nn,e of as •rfvertise.neet, telling him
Wally meant baster.•, to tent* w R
at a elven address.
7 he letter 1 wrote ar tie dictation of In.
specter Band wee more anttnns than
mitattng, law u It prndneed a reply
rich the inspector deemed satisfactory,
sea followed Iry other less carefully
waled, natal at last it Mood �p,y"-',at•ged to
personally deliver, fee • ome.i4Mena. of
000, the stolen jewels ea ane Res ie
tet. whom 1 was to meet at • peWla
hones is I'lid tiagaaes.
Now, 1 don't premed t be brayer Thea
averse' man of peanet.l mad seeleatary
e
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ID
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PN resk, same dst-
tance from the Whit/tuned city. when the
'couriers started ont, l:rno•rd carrying tat
official dispatehes and ano,her Scent the
war correspondent.' specials • the to:tr act-
ing as courier unknown to l.renrard, who
supposed he was na his way to W'hiteweed
to assist the yuarterma+ter in securing sup
plies for the half banished soldier,.. On
the morning after his arrival at Whitewood
Grouard started early for Itesdwood, and,
en riding up to the livery barn, was astos.
'shed to find the government male the other
scout had been reline hitched there. Upon
meow' he discovered that the Scoot wbnm
he supposed to he at Whiteweod with the
quartermaster had hired the best horse in
the bare at Deadwood asci hit the trail ter
Custer ('ity, 101 miles distant. It was
then 10 .iO in the forenoon. Gemmed jump
ed upon the fleetest bores he seed secure
sed stetted to overhaul the newspaper
Benno, At the .ad nl twenty five miles
the first horse fell dead. Serener &nether,
he started n( mein, and in making the re -
masses' distance chapel animalism: times,
kdlisg three of the borers Ife overtook
the 'tar ,sent setas distance from ('taster
City, reeve ltlg the liter place at 2 40
leer butte. •sd tem *tintra from the time
atf eterwtag. (leneaed had te he lifted front
the saddle, sad was o.ate to get oat of
had ler three day. thereafter. The mares*
=manes was Tart �fe. sad M
swims to tyke es the .fecal dle• I
HUGH DUNLOP
THE CLOTHIER,
bee jest renamed from the cities where he
has beam selecting
NEW SPRIIG O00DSI
OXFORD 1'"°” FURNACES
• . , Pest ALL Nus
M sRMM . .
Capacity from 10,000 to 80,00 Cubic led
A Racking Cough
('urrd by ♦ysr's Cherry Pectoral.
Mrs. 1'. It. 11At.t.., 217 (.ruesser St.,
Lockport, N. Y., says:
"Over thirty years ago, I rememba•r
bearing my father describe the womb -T-
hal curative effects of Ayer', ('berry
Pectoral. During a reveal attack of 1.3
Grippe, which anointed the form of a
catarrh, soreness of the lungs, acrom-
pani.d by an aggravating rough. I
weal varionerenteclir,runl pre..'nption..
While wane of these medi.•Ines partially
&Ilea tate.' the coughing during the day,
none of them *Stoniest me any relief from
that spa.tnodie action of the Innes which
would mire nue the moment I attempted
to hr down at night. After tenor twelve
such nights, I was
Nearly in Despair,
and had about derided to sit tip all night
in my eaoy chair, and procure what
sleep I could in that way. It then or -
r
r erred to me that 1 had a bottle of
Ayer's ('herr, Pectoral. I took a
spoonful of this prep amino in a little
WW1. r. and was able t» he down without
coughing. In a few moments, 1 fell
&+1.•rp, and awoke in the morel:Mt
greatly refreshed and feeling much
better. I took a teahl..,unful of the Pec-
toral every night for a weak, then grad-
ually decreased the doses, and in two
weeks my cough was cured."
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Prepared by t)r. J.Csysr&G.,LSwd.7lre.
•
\Profnpt to set, sure to cure
patches at ono', •d bat sat tbs man who
had tried to oetrtde bim by three days.
Few men could have made that ride under
the most favorable circumstances, for it re•
solved itself into • feat of physical endur-
ance: but the record of that ride is preserv-
ed le the governmeot archives and is welly
proven. The trip e,,.t the Government
something over Y500, but the news o1 the
battle of Slim Butes was known all over
the United Staves before the newrwp.r
'specials' made their appearance, and the
war depart ment officials mere perfectly sat•
iaded.
(:rowed has had • remarkable career of
peril and adventure, hut with the charec•
tensuc shyness of the genuine Western
hero. hsa avoided newspaper notoriety. It
is understood that Joe De Berta, • news-
paper rasa of St. Joseph, Mo., has ■occeed-
eA in getting • full account of Grouard's
life and adventures and will soon publish it
in book forth—Western Stn -k Breeder.
Sew N true, fly.perta-
l)yspepsia tripes from wrong action 01 the
stomach, liver and bowels. Burdock Blood
Bitters cures dyspepsia and all d'.ssres
arising from it, 99 times in 100 2w
new se Let 54th.
.\n exchange giyes the following sensible .d-
eice, which our readers might try. It is
certainly • quick way to become rish : Mon-
ey makes money. No one use poor that be
(menet rake up • penny te evert on. Now
upon the the first day of the month deposit
• sent in a hank, and on each of the suc-
oeeding 30 days of the month double your
deposit. Follow this program, faithfully,
and at the end of the month you will be
surpn.ed to find that your ac0000t will show
the sum 0t 85,368,704 12 to your'credit.
With that li'tle sum all you have to do u
to retire and let, the other fellows hustle.
—CITY—
COAL AND WOOD
Y1a22D.
Special attention given to
SAWED AND SPLIT WOOD.
Headquarters for all grades of
HARD, SOFT & BLACKSMITH COAL.
Coal weighed nn either market or my Sealer.
Get my 1'r:cos before going elsewhere.
Tt1 550 (*&a.
Telephone Cerise/'.'.
JOHN 8. PLATT, Prop.
Isttly,
IIINOUSO Amnion
"gewel ilk
PATENTS
Y .,s.
ear Iaf /rev r0merea wine to
111' abs• CO.. 0 Naos w.►y, Nan A Toga.
�()44o. patina or s
ttw ( 5Yw1 ant sq er i. tanet04 W.,.
w .I.• .,y • reins Oval free ea main'. m tae
esq.ritutific American
-.r •reset ,rree5Ntn. Men we...ttee renew 1. the
enet. '1114 05 1�. N1 neer r'O&
r.un '.sold M t..�I knot n. wa.Por'.r(aY! .
yaw 11.10 et semta• Adele.. It •
PICeILeaes. al rr.. ,s*.. Ne. yore_
PATENTS 1
CAVEATS. IOW /AIMS Aid CO►TAIHMTS
°fee opens• to N D heenmes IAIRATR PRAM. t
Oar .Rewe V apposite the C. S. Pelmet or
Asa, and et ss. Meats Patents In less time
ha• thea. '*stele frost WAalfllvoTON.
awed MODEL OR
DRAWING. we ad
gvlse as teNbni yR free
of 1♦ OA
r, IN PA?RNTAAIJ
xW toter Wire, to Um PeM.Matsr the spa
tU� tosaig brow
Dl',. ata t• amorists et OW
awl refereaesa te Neuall .iterate le fete
ewe sloe et O...t, write**
1 • •U W 4 oe..
oe..de. Palest O tit. Wwehharte. 0 0
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He has now on hand a Large Line
of the Choicest Goods in the
Market and is prepared to
turn out work in the Best
Style possible, and at Trices to
suit the times.
H. DUNLOP.
OODERIOH
Stam Boiler Works.
I
A. S. CHRYSTAL
Searreacrto ('krps(a4 d• Mack,'
Manufacturers of all kinds of Station
ary Marine, Upright .k Tubular
Salt Pans, Smoke Stacks, Sheet Iron
Works, etc., etc.
Also dealer" in l'prtsht sad Hortrontal Slide
Valve Kagieee. Autosaiic lent Off Reagin.. •
packety, AJ uses ea pi a and pipe -littlest
aonetantly on head. Kntmares furnished on
Mort notice. Repairing promptly attended to.
Im1S-Iy P. 0. Box ,T.. Ooderich, Ont.
Works—Opposite 0. T. K. Statics. Oodericn
PLANING MILL.
ESTISLISNEO IISS.
Buchallalls & Bh�aas
WAN17aC'f Odtlag _ _
SAW DOOR ani BLIND
Dealers I• all kinds of
LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES
And builder's material of •very drenptloh
School Furniture a Specialty.
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pf.4.;uLATE. Vc:ELI',0'
n.- ri t:.a:yttp cns'r:9
Is+URI. GQ49 01047f nos.
MOLEOr)'S •
SYSTE RE!OVATOB
AND 011101 T1tpTIID aa1110Dlas,
Specific and Antidote for
Impure, weak and impoverished blood, dye
pep• . deeplesenees, palpitation of the
heart, liver complaint, neuralga, loss of
memory, bronchitis, onsumption, gall
stones, jaundice, kidney and urinary
diseases, .St. Vitus' dace, female irreg•
tiler:ties and reneral debthty.
LLBORATORT, AODERICI, ONTARIO
J. M. MrI.E()1),
Proprietor and Slsutacturrer.
YcLwD'. L+rrottlt ltatrovama ori be bed
from dl d re in town. as well se trots
all the dr we between Owes Sound and
Sealortb, Brussels. Durham wad Toronto.
IOU Iv.
Patronise
True
Competition.
Tia' CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 00..
Ternsearw has been established to give the
public. • gestdass ..rvtos with fafr and per
taaaout eempetlt lou.
It is mewed on bookies principles and Is
the lament of Its patrons.
It downs, the ouppert of every Demos *he
beU.vesln stepson
per oath dr.pates nee tae r
Ila.., lag with all Imes acrd sabI..
1. g■IIMtyMnalew Canada mad Berepe.
Direst la
Mi weikarllLh eingi waw to all wetscalomel.e ar (Mem leafs West
PnMCe1
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11117 a L BA Maaerner. Cliderteh
DON'T DESPAIR
WILL CURE YOU
W rear -sates Dadra K pt1 rare ..y
cw rt 's OLsa est ile 1 einbagq
fro,bDropsy. Remr*
heestn.lse
IM.se. Feer*
l
ere es
amp* re ones, me.
Pen hen ybureardlesens illese
DR a. A. MOTH • OQ. Tare
MOO FURNACE
'WAVY GRATE, especially
adapted for wood bussing
'sae y Steel Plate Piro aha Deese
said Radlstar, which heat
quicker egad are more durable
R ADIA T Ott of Modern Cue.tsuc.
Woo sad t. real Heatiag 1'pwr
LARGE ASH PIT ,
COAL FURNACE
Largs CendinsU.e Cbaretber
Lent rove Travel,SlainairgrasSistor
Large
Feed Dfi
IlisatIonal Ms Pot
amities ear Dwes g own.
DEEP ASH
Full Guaranteed Capacity. ; �',,, ;�; a./TtmmealaL
For Sale by HARPER LEE, Crabb's Block, Goderich
Protect Your Chest_
We have • $pleaded Lbw of Solid elianaete and Felt chest Protectors
trde .pec ..l17 II* a. .ed mite% anterior t.. the .rt,el••s usually acid. 1'rMtw
vet Monest.. It'ryenr -uontd ur0ned• the (Test- which is the Citadel of
Life --with use of th.... 1're•vvutio.. is better than (.'u,e.
Protect YrotZr
By o.,att oar HIKh-Gres tr It.... 4 4'iw t -r.
1'rirq se why isle I Warne
F'1avorinj , Essenc's
is great cartery.
Un .'•II re y n., this brag
Christmas Perfumes and C3ifi Goods.
1"
We a .c' • lt.reu•J i! Assortment of th- lata., no4 'test arra slag daily.
They are eery A trach.. this )ear. You will be delighted with thew,
W. C. GOODS, • - Ohomist.
YOLJWANT THE BESTI
Buy the " Gurney " line cf Stoves and Ranges.
"Oxford ival, " Bright Idea,' • "Grad l t(. " Radiant S,,uv.nir
" Cout test of Oxford,' and others, froth $10 up to $40.
WE NAVE
a number of second-hand Coal and Wood Stoves
fcoin U3 to SIN.
P.S.—There are ten " Gurney " Stoves sold in Goderich to one of any
other make. For vale only by
HARPER & LEE
The leading Stove Dealers, Plumbers, Tinsmiths and
Heating Engineers of Goderich.
"Stove Fitting and Repairingpromptly attended to. ,
l'(►AL OIL --4 Imperial Gal'. for 40c.—Spot Ca ll.
3=)C Yee
ANYTHING IN THE HARDWARE LINEP
R. W. McKENZIE
can supply you with a goo,' article at a low
pace.
STOCK COMPLETE IN
Builders' and Heavy Hardware, Shelf Goods, Garden and
Farming Tools, Paints, Oils, Glass, &c. Also
Steam Fittings, Belting, &c.
VESSEL SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY.
Don't fail to ',fico me a call.
It. W. McKENZIE
The Crabb Block, Goderich.
• No Stones, Stems, or Dirt!
CLEANED tic A
!DR
Everybody Likes them.
Your Christmas ( trder solicited
CHAS. A. NAIRN,
UNDERTAKER&
VONNimmi
J.. 33110 Px-LErsr est so JL%r
Have added to their present huffiness one of J . Naia's Lagoa StY10
ot ehr also •he finest line of funeral furnishings in ths ecosithY.
▪ asow peejared to conduct funerals at prices reasonable
This department will he strktly attended to by his mom William', who. Wall
la the amploy of the late D. Gordon for the past ten years. has a dwells
lisawledge of the Itilonr, end I y prompt attsnliss hopes to share part of the
public pitrostege. Renisenher the plaos--Westot.. on your way to the posh
"The Sigma" 'is only 11112,joit, Get ita
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