The Signal, 1903-11-26, Page 6Et THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 1901.
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CHAPTER 11.
A Littill FNUZ AVAIL
1.TILOCGH Father Beret was
for many years a ,lolsslonnry
on the \1'abash, A meat
of the
time at 1'Itirnnnra, the tact
that no mention of Ida can be found
la the records Is not stranger than
many other'lliiugs couue4.s1 with the
old town's blstury, Ile was, like nearly
all the men bf his yelling In that day.
a self effacing and modest hero, ap-
pareutly quite unaware that be de-
served attention. Ile and Fnthrr
Glbault, whose name Is so beautifully
■nd nobly connected with the stirring
achievements of Colonel George Rogers
Clark. were close friends and -often.
colnpaalons. Probably Father• (llbault
himself. whose (sane will never fade.
would have been today as obscure us
rather floret but for the oppurtunitj
given him by f hirk to At his frame In
the list of Hectic patriots who a,s:st.Ir
in winning the great northwest trout
the English.
Vincennes. eveu In the earliest days
Of its history, somehow kept up com-
munication' and. considering tile car
cumstauer`s, close relations with New
Orleans. 1t wps much nearer Detroit,
but the Louisiana eolouy stood nest to .
Franee lu the Im :ivatiou mad longing .
of priests. yoyagebrs, retiree's; de bolt .
and reckless adventurers Who had
Latin blood in their Willi. Feather
Beret E rave to' \'iueeuucs frorl.
New (Mean voyage up the \Its ts-
IOW, Ohio aha Wabesh-In a pirogue
lasting tbreng' a who!o summer and
far into thu our n. :limn his arrival
the post had riper iced malty vleissi,
tudes. and at the t 'ie In w111.•11 -our
story opens the Bri h `government
claimed right of demi ou);:over the
great territory drained by bash,
and. indeed, over a large., etitely
eutHaed part of the North eiicnn
continent lying above Mrzieoe claim
just theu being vigorously (meat fled,
flintlock lu band, by the Anglo -A „• rl-
can colonies.
Of course the beautiful Freneh•peo-
ple at Vincennes, so fur away from
every center of Infornmtiun and
-Nero u a letter for vn,,, het4'r "
wholly occupied with their trading,
trapping sud mlrslonary work. were
late Ending out that war existed be-
tween Engla•d end her colonies. Nur
did It [ally matter much with them.
one way or roomer. They felt secure
In their timely situation. and in went
op selling their trinkets• wenpobs. do-
mestic laspletneute. blankets and in-
tezleattng lagoon to the Indians, whom
they held bound to them with a power
never possessed by any other white
dwellers in the wilderness. father
Beret was probably aubordluato to
father (Moult. At all events the lat-
ter appears to hare bad nomlunl I. age
et Vincent.. s, and It can israrcely be
doubted that be left ruttier Beret on
the Wabash while he went to live and
labor for a time at Kaskaskia, beyi,nd
tka plains of illfnola.
It 1s a era Mum fact that religion and
bile power of rum and brandy worked
together su.•cesalully for at long time
la glvlag tsar French putts almost %b -
solute Influence over the wild and sav-
age men by whoa they were ulwaya
surrounded The good priests dep.'e-
cated tb• tralb• in 'Miters and tried
bard to control It, but snidlers of for-
tune sad reckless traders were in the
Majority, t le interests taking prec•ed-
eaos of all it Hoist demands land cnr-
rylag everytbl along. What could
the brave m;aslon rtes do but snake the
very best of a perilous eltuallon?
Bnt If the effect of ruin as a bev-
erage bed strong, allurement for, the
white man, It mr.1e an absolute slave
of the Indian, who nearer bedtated for
a moment to urdertako any,task, no
h alter hotly hard, bear any prlvatlos.
even the most terrible, or bravo any
danger. altbongh it rnlght detu:nnl
reckless desperation, It' tin the rod 'a
well tilled bottle or Jog npl'^sr'•d 1'%
his reward
Of cnnrse Dm trader.. din not over-
look such a source of power. AIeoliollc
liquor became their Implement of al-
most method work In controlling tlae
Eves, lobar% find rrsonrres of the 1n-
dlenx, The priests. with their ,::ntiv,it-
Ing story of the ,coax, Mol s large in
OHM* In eoftening novae.. untnres
• averting mart an nwfnl dancer,
bit when everything else failed. rum
o Iwo came tO the rescue of a threat-
ened I ch post.
Wei ne ',riot wntictPr, then, when we
e re told that father R•r'•t made ne
G en of dlatr-q* or dlsnpproval upon
being informed •t the ntrivnl of a
boat loaded with riim. brandy or gin.
1t was Bone de itonvllle who hrnnzht
the newx, bbs same Ilene already men
tinned ax having given the priest n
plat• of squirrels lir wan sitting nn
the doorsill of Father Rere''s hat
when the 5141 men reached It after his
visit •t the RMtaatllnn hone owl he14
lin his hand • letter wbtch be appeared
breed to deliver.
"A battc:ut cud a•v•'( inert With a
ra•go of liquor carne during Il:e rain,"
be said. rising anti tatting off lals cn
rlous c•apl which, matte of un animal's
skin, had a tall Japutlly dangling Froin
its crown tip, "mud here as a letter for
you, father. The liptteau is from Now
Grimm. Eight teen started with 1t,
but one Went ashore to hunt and was
killed by an Indian.",
Father Beret tock the letter without
appareut interest uud enld:
"Thank you, my sou. sit down again;
the dour log as not wetter than the
Ktoela inside; I will sit by you."
The wind had driven a 800)1 of rel■
into the cubic through the 'Open door.
end water twiukied In puddles here
and there on the floe's punrbrous.
They sat down aide by aide. 1•'etber
P.cret tingerlug the letter la au absent
alluded way.
"There'll be n Jolly time of 1t r, t •
!lent?.. Conyille reuyarkc,d; •., :,•,..:,g
"Why do yoti say that, my seu �' the
priest demanded. '
"The wine and the 'liquor " wns rho
replyi. "Much drinking will be done.
The men Irure ad lawn dry Dere for
*411110 tittle, yule know, and 'are as
thirsty' us' good. They are making
ready' to enjoy themselves down at the
river house."' '
"Ah. the poor souls!" elghed Father
Beret. speaking as one w se thoughts
were Wanldering far away.
"Why 'don't you read y r letter,
Father?" Ilene added..
The priest started. turned the soiled
still:tae of paper over In his band, hen
thrust It Inside his robe.
"It can Walt," hu said. Then. (bnt
fug his voice: "The squirrels you gave
we were es(•ellent, my nbu. It wns
good of -you to think- of me;'. he added.
laying 1)16 bend un Rene's arm.
"01,, I'm glad Al I have pleas,d yon.
Father Beret, for you are so kind to
toe nlways, and to everybody. When 1
killed the squirrels 1 said to myself:
'I'bes. are young, juicy aid tender;
leather Beret must have these,' Co 1
i'ougbt them along"
'lee young men rose to go, for he
somehow Impressed that Felker
must wish opportunity to noel
r and 'would prefer to he left
h it. But the priest pulled
gain.
le," he said, "I have not
you fur some time."
ride uneasy.
nk any tolyl; lh.• any.
tided. "Yon must
WS
Dere
1 Ids let
alone w-
I,hm down
"Stay aw
bad a talk w•I
Rene IueI:vd a
'• PYou Will not I
GOO," Father lieret
not. Ito ,you - lien r?"
The young -peon's }}y nud mouth at
out'e begun • to have a e Ileo 'spree -
MOIL Evldeutly lie rune not eased and
felt.rebellious, but it was hu for him
O,resist Father Beret. whom 1, loved,
as 'did every soul in the post. The
p'riest's voice was sweet and gen
yet positive to a degree. Iteno did
my a word...
•'1`�tltnloe�ne that you will not taste
i:rpor'It(Is n ^It," i'alh•'r Beret went
• n. grftii1H the young man's arm
urn ly, "Proetlsie WC. my tau; promise
we."
Still Ilene tens ellegt. The men did
not look at rola nlher, brit gazed away
ncross the eemitry beyoml the Wabash
to where n glory from the western sun
lamed on the. upper r1(n of a great
cloud fragment creeping alongt*be hoe .
.ton.
'-."F.b hien, I Must se," said ReneNFello
eptly, getting to his fret nimbly'end
ev iJing gather Beret's band, whleb
would ave held him.
"Not' 't he firer house, my son?'
said the p Mt appeuliusly.
"No. not thele. I have another letter:
oneffnr M'aieW'.. jouostllrnl. It came by
the' bent too. 14go to give It to Mate.
Itousa111ea." \
Rene de Roavilto Was a dark, weather
stained young fellow, ❑either tall nos
short, wearing buckskin tuorcnains,
trouoera and turtle.. Ills *yea were dark
brown, keen, quick moving, set \yell
tinder henvy brows. A razor land prob-
nbl,v never touched his recto and bls
thin, curly beard crinkled ever his
strongly turned cheeks and chin, while
his Iltetateehes sprang out quite fiercely
la tete his full lipped, almost sensual
mouth.' He looked wiry end active. a
loan not to be lightly reckoned with in
A idol et bodily strength and will
power.
Father Beret's tare and velce chases
ed on the Inataet. Ile laughed dryly
and said, with is sly gleam In his eyes:
"Yat could spend the evening pleas -
tautly with Stmt. btousdllou and Jean.
Jean, you know, 1. a very amusing fel-
low."
Rene brought forth the letter of
which be bad spoken end held it up be-
fore Feather Beret's fair
"Maybe you think I hnv•n't any let-
ter for 11'sfen' kausatllnn." he blurted,
":esti mnybe you are quite certain that
I am not going to the 1400X41 to take the
letter."
"M. Ronssillon 1s nbsent, you know,"
Father Beret anagested "Hut cherry
pin nee put' se good while he's gone
:is when he's at home, end i happen to
know that there are some pnrtleulnrly
delicious ones In the pantry of line..
Rmioolllon. Ulla. Al!'.egore me a
:Infer safppl*, batt then 1 dare 051 yen
Ito tint earn to have your pie served Ity
her finer. It wooed interfere wt'th
your appetite. Eh. my smite"
Rene Inrnerl *bort nbnut, wngeing
bas heed end Inuahlns. and en with MP
hark to the pri*at he strode away Onto/
the wet path loading to the Ronsalllon
piece.
Father Beret gazed after him, his
fare relaxing to a sarlow. expreeclan
in which a trace of sa4net% and gloom
apresd 1!k* an cinder twl!lght. 11.
*nog out lila letter, but dist not glance
at It damply hnitiing It tiihtly gripped
In his sinewy right hand. Then Ala
0141 eyes stared vacantly, es eres do
wben their sltbt 15 east hack many,
wiser y*ars Into the pas(. The rain -
Mee was frame h•yend the sen—h•
know the handwriting -a weft of the
answers of Avtgann emoted in Hee out
of It, ss If by the pressure et kW
g rasp
e,
a..
,1,111; SI
1, : (:OT)ERICII ONTARIO
A stoop shouldered, burly NMI' went
by, leading a pair of goats. a hid ful-
lowlug. Ile will making haste excited-
ly, keeping the goats at a lively trot.
"Bun Junr, fere Beret," be flung
out breezily, and walked rapidly on.
"Ah, eh; bas mind is busy wltb the
newly 'arrived cargo," thought the old
priest returning the salutation. "His
throat aches for liquor-- the poor man."
'I'ben he read gala the letter's super-
scription and wade a faltering move as
tf to break tate seal, ilia hands trem-
bled 1'lulrutly, his Lace looked gray
and drawn.
"Come on. you brutes," cried the re-
redhtg teat, jerl:tug the thongs of skin
by which he led the goats.
Rather keret rose and turned lute
Ida dump little hut, where the light'
was dim on the ernc•itiz hanging op-
poslre the .door against the ciao
daubed wall. It was a bare, unsightly,
('infamy room. A rude bed on nue side,
a shelf for table and. two. or three
wucah•u motile constituting the furni-
ture, while the uw•reli puncheons of
the floor w•abbled and cluttered under
the priest's fret.
It had beau- malty years since a letter
frau, home had [•owe to Father Beret.
The lust before the one now lu huud
had wade him 111 of nostalgia, fairly
abnklug his Iron determination never
to quit fur a moment kis life work ass,
misatoullrY':- }:ver since that duy`be
had found -ft harder to turn the many
and stern demands of a most difficult
and rsut•tlug duty. Now the were
touch of the paper in his hand gave
hint a sense of returning weal mow.
dlssatlataetion and longing. '!'he home
of his boyhood, the rusblug of the
Rhone, a sent ill a shady nook of the
garden, Madeline, his sister, prattling
(e41de haw and Lis mother siuging
somewhere about the house- It all
came back and went over him and
through him, making Lis heart sluk
strangely, while auother Yoke, the
sweetest ever heard—but she was in-
effable and Ler memory a forbidden
fragraure:
Father Beret tottered across the for-
lorn little room and knelt before the
crneitio, holding his clasped hands
high, the letter pressed between them.
Ilia lips moved in prayer, but made
.110 sound; his whole fratue shook vlo-
Iettly.
It would be uapardouable desecra-
tion'to enter the cbawber of Father
Berets soul and look upon his sacred
d secret trouble, nor must we even
llate'\as to tits particulars. The
old 'marl writhed and wrestled
the (�ro419 for a long taw until
e seemed to receive the Im-
strengtll he prayed for
hen he roses, tore the let..
s so small that not a
whole and squeezed
direr that they were
tiny, solid ball
ough a crack be -
n..4\ After walt-
t letter, hun-
not Pren
ed. Ile
age '1t
a
goo.
befor
at st
erasInand
fervently.
ter into p1
word rentals
them so firmly 1
compressed Into
which he let fall t
[ween the floor punch
Ing twenty years for 1
gry as his heart was, he
open It when at last It a
would never know what m
bore. The link between hint al the
old sweet days was .broken fo ver.
Now, with Hod's help, he could do Is
work to the end.
ile went and stood in the doorway,
leaning against the side. Ile looked
toward the "river honer," as the Iu-
hnhitants .had named a large shanty
which stood on the bluff of the Wabash
not far from where the road bridge
nt prescut crosses, and saw men gath-
ering there.
Meantime Rene d•• Renville bad de -
1 ereil Jlwe: Iron•:n{lion's letter with
due promptness: OC course ouch a
serol demanded pie and claret. What
*till be r pleased him, Alice chose to
Is. more a •ilable than was usually her
custom wb lee culled. They sat to-
gether in the 'thin room of the house,
where \l.Ilonao'. inn kept his books, hie
curiosities of rikli. n wnnnfa^lure col-
lerh'tl here and the , and his surplus
tireanne, swords. pis • Is and knives.
aged not unpleasingl around the
w , s.
Ofisouree, along with the Ittcr, Rene
bore the tle•WM, 0e luterestIng o him-
self, of the loat'ie temptlug care( Just
hellfire.' at the river house. A ce
nn11e•rstood her friend's danger—telt
in the Intense enthnslasru of his voice
and limner. She 'had once seen the
men carousing ou a similar occasion
When she was but a child, and the 1m-
pressiotr then made still remained in
Iter memory." In,tfmctively she resolved
to hold lune by one means or another
away from the ricer house if possible.
So she mauaged to keep him occupied
eating pre, sipping watered claret nod
rhaping until night came on nud Mine.
Rotteslllon hruught 1n a lama,. 'Then
he hurriedly snatched his rap from the
floor beside Ilea anti got up to go.
"Conte and look at my handiwork,"
Alice yulekly said; "my elie•If of pica,
1 mean." She led him to the pantry,
where a dozen or more of the cherry
pnteo were ranged in order. "I made
every one of them this morning and
baked them; had there all out of the
oven before the rain came up. Don't
you think men wonder of cleverrteaa
and Industry? Father Beret wax polite
enough to flatter me; but you—you Jnst
eat what you wnnt old say nothing!
You nre not polite, 01. Rene de Iton-
ville."
"I've been showing you what 1
thought of your goalies," said Rene.
"Eating's letter Ginn talking. you
knots, AO, I'll post take one more," and
he hel{s`d himself. "Isn't (hat compli-
ment euongh:'"
"A fen- such would nuke me another
hot dny''a work," elle replied, laughing.
"Pretty talk would be cheaper and
more 00tkfnrtory In the long run.
Even the dour In thele parrs 1 ground
with nnv ono lintel In an Indian mor-
tar. 'flint was hard work taw,."
Ity t111'. title Ilene hind forgotten the
ricer house and the liquor. M'1th sof-
tening (-yell he gazed At AIIe•r'a rounded
r•h(-rl:M and Alertly hair, over which the
light from the eurioua enrthen Inngr
she bore In her brand flickered nloab Pf-
t 0110 -sly. ile lured her mildly, but his
fear of her WW1 more powerful limn
hie love. 5110 enve him no opportunity
to openk o-1 ib IM felt, tinting ,'ver ready
o gnlclo bright ehnuge of 1nom1 and
nlnitrer ahem ahP sato 11110 plec•king np
rourngr to nddresx her Inn eenttmentnl
e•ny. ' 'Their relations had long been
snmenlant (anilllnr, which was but nat-
ure1, rnnsidering their pooh and the .
ctrrnmstnnera of their dally life. hat
Alice somehow bed kept n eerbtln dis-
tnnre open IMtween them. so that very
warn irl*ndehip could not suddenly re-
anlaa Itself Into a troublesome passion 1
on ilrnr'a ptart.
%* need not attempt to mislead a
young girl's feelings and motives In
l such a cense. What elle does uud what
1 she thluks are mysteries e1e11 to her
own understanding. The lutlue, eo most
poteut In abnpiug the ruditueutary
character of Mire Tarleton (called
Ibolllsllhon) had been 01117 MIIe41 OM a
lonely fr•outler post could geuerate.
Iler us*o'lations with wen and women
bud, with few ezeeptloul, been unprof-
itable to au educatlouul way, while her
feuding In M. Houeslllou's little library
could nut have given her any practical
knowledge of manners and life.
Iler affection for Rene was interfered
with by her large adwiraliou for the
heroic, masterful mud wuguetic kutght•
who charged through the romauas•a of
the Roosslllun eollectlou. For although
Iteue was uuque4liOuably brave and
e e he b
more thou passably sably Idudaow rd
nu armor, uu war hor*e, no ablulug
lance and embossed ableld—the differ-
ence, fadeed, was great.
Perhaps It was the light and heat of
lwagluatiou shining out through Alice's
fuce winch gave her beauty such u fas-
cinating power. Rene raw It and felt
its electrical stroke send a sweet sblver
through Lis heart while he stood before
her.
"You are very beautiful tonight,
Alice," he preseutly said, with a sud-
denness which took eveu her alertness
by surprise. A flush rose to has dark
face and immediately gave way to a
grayish pallor. His beart came uear
stopping ou the Instant, he mus su
abutted by his own daring, but he laid
a hand on ber hair, stroking It softly.
Just • moment she was at • loss,
looking a trlds embarrassed; then,
with • merry laugh, elle stepped aside
and said:
"That souuds better, M. Rene de
Renville; much better. You will be as
polite as Father Beret after a little
more training."
She slipped past Lim while speak-
ing and wade her way back again to
the main room, whence the called to
blm:
"Come here. I've something to show
you."
He obeyed, a sheepish trace on tide
countenance betraying hie self con•
sclousuess.
When be cave near Alice, she was
taking from its buckhorn hook OD the
wall a rapier, one of a beautiful pair
hanging side by ride.
"Papa Houselllou gave me these," she
said, with greet animation. "He bought
them of au Indian who had kept them
a long time. \Where he came moues
them he would not tell. But look, how
beautiful: Did you ever see anything"
so fine?"
Guard and hilt were of silver; the
blade, although uuwewbat corrodeld,
still showed the fine. wavy lines of
Da)naacua steel and traces of delk•ate
engraving, while la the end of the
hilt was set n large oral turquoise.
"A very queer present to give a
girl," said Rene. "What can you do
with them?"
A captivating, flash of playfulness
came Into her fate and rhe epnug
iackward, giving t sword • seml-
rtrcular turn with h Wrist. The
',lade sent forth a kern es as It .'at
.he air close, very close to baa nose.
He jerked his head and firm up- bis
land.
She laughed merrily, standlug beAuU-
• y poised before Wm, the raplet'.p
loin slightly elevated. Her short skirt'\
eft h fent and ankles free to show
bear gr cool proportions nod the per -
'Pet pose which they bid her sup e
wady.
"You see What I eau do with th
•olechemar•de, e$ M. Rene de Ron -
rifle!" she ezclahu d, giving him •
snnlle which fairly b4. tided biro. "No -
.Ice how very near to our neck 1 can
,hrust and yet not touch It. Now!"
She darted the keeu point under Ida
.Ian nud drew It away so quickly that'
the stroke was like a glint of ■un-
Ight.
"What do you think of that as a nice
ind ac^urate piece of ■kill?"
She again resumed her pose, the
-Ight foot advanced, the lett arm well
Jerk, ber lissome, finely developed
ody leaning slightly forward.
Rene's hands were up before his face
n a defensive posttlou, palms outward.
Just then a chorus of men's voices
sounded In the distance. The river
The ropier traa making a erlsccroa► pat-
tern of fluthtne flues.
house was beginning Ito coronae' with
a song. Alice lot fall ber sword's point
and listened.
Rene hooked abort for his cap.
"i must be going," he said.
Another and louder swish of the
rapier made him pirouette and dodge
again with great energy•
"Don't," he cried, "that's dangerous,
1'mt'll pnt out my eye.. I never saw
such a girl!"
Rhe laughed et him and kept on whip -
piing the air dangerously near his eyes
until she had driven him backward
as far as he could squeeze himself Into
a corner of the room.
Yme. Rousslllon came to the door
from the kltrhea and stood looking In
and laughing, with her bands 00 her
lips. Br tins time the rapier was mak.
Ing a rrtaaeroaa pattern of Mottling
linea close to the young man's head
while Alice, In the enjoyment of her
etercise, seemed to concentrate all the
glowing rays of her b(.luty in her fare,
her eyes dancing merrily.
"Quit now, AIIce;" le bogged, halt
In rue and halt In abject tear. "Platten
quit—I surrender'"
Jibe thrust to the wall en either side
et him. then springing lightly back-
ward a soca (teed at mart. Ker tisk
a
yellow hair had fallen ever fuer rick
and shoulders lu a loose wavy may, i
out et wWcb her (ace brained with a
bewltehlug effect upon her captive.
Rene, glad euuugh to have a ('rise•
Don of his erten, stood laughing drying,
but the rl,glug down at the river
house was uwelllug louder and be
made another movewuut to go.
'•Your aurrrudered, you retnewber,"
cried Allte, renewiug the award play.
"Sit down ea the chair there and makot�
,yourself cowtortable. Yuu are mot go -
Ing down yonder tonight; you are golug
'to stay here and talk with we and
Mother Itouaslllou. We are louesotue
and you are good company.'
A shut reng out keen alai clear, there
was a sudden tumult that broke up the
singing, and presently more Bring at
varying intervals cut the night t air from
the direction of the river.
Jean, the hunchback, catue In to say
that there was a row of some sort. [Ile
had seen men running ucrosI the com-
mon us If in pursuit of a fugitive, but
the mooullght was so dial that be could
not be sure what It all 'tweet.
Rene picked up Ila cap and bolted 1
out of the house.
-lo 11b 1'tlN rINI'h:U. .
International Amenities.
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footman 'ltsfiped3,'.1 stud it -k.sI Itiut
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” 1 see you're ('111133' (1•0111 the COMM”'
where nttntiy'g'(14 go,w on goose.
1 a•1'i-y hurdles:'
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London there nee more .01' lawful
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QusbC Man Says iron -
ox Tablets Cure Indi-
gestion.
January 26, 1903.
I have continued using
your Iron -ox Tablets from
time to time and certainly find
them very good as a curc for
indigestion.
CHAS. V. NORRIS,
Quebec, P. Q.
Fifty Iron -oz Tablets, in an attractive
aluminum pocket case, as cents at drug-
gists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of
prier. The Iron -ox Remedy Co., Lim-
ited, Walkerille, Ont.
To have a truly delicious steak—
rich and juicy, done to a turn—it
trust be broiled. Yet most ranges
don't make proper provkion for
broiling. The broiling and toastin
g door of the
Imperial \Oxford
Range
is particularly capacious. You can get a large
broiler easily into the door and over
the glowing coals, without
stooping or getting the
heat of the fire yourselL
Call at one of our agen-
cies or write to us for
booklet -
pig
ciro
\V
The Gurney
Foundry Co.
LIen/ted
Toronto
Moeteeal Wles Isomf
V asaeouwev
7
F".,l' -talc by
J.. HARPER, t,oderich
SENO FOR POLDER OF a rtIND OI stovE t.0
;;;NATIONAL:
.,� OUICK BAKERS
THOUSANDS
6 -Mote RANGES
STEEL RANGES FUEL SAVERS
4 VII RANGES
STEEL OVENS
FOR, VALHI 121Y
J. H. WORSI3LL,
'1h , 8t(,ve and Furna:e Mao,
amtlU•$t..-OGderich.
Ol•lest, La ' e: ', hi' st Widely Circulated and Only.
N awn Il A;
1 f1
•Ifltnr.! iin 1 If mid P. per in Canada
AMES ADVOCATE
01)Home MaQaz i r\e S
PI/BUSHED
WEiIKLY
s
✓nnuar►' l.t. 19104. PR1CF. $1,50 rn!.'Zt .10+•
NI%, .n
Neel in yen
bit
Hi 1 tern..
fol
defer. g." 16110100 of 1111M !r•r flee, 4,1,1 ding 100071111,0161 1 hri•tma. 011th
"linen vibe° nt mere, 110111 :, •lnnlr Io,,e, want. \anted .'arrywh,
ern. ":m,ps,. col, f••.
THE WII.1_1AM WEI.D CO., LIMITED,
London, Ont.
Stub...1.4 1m, 1. 10 Nat•noot' ,14Iv. e,10 4' rived at,,hia office. •
The Signal. Montreal \1'eek l% Ill 1.41e1 and Farmer's Advocate --all three
*2.40.
ADDRESS,
VANATTER & ROBERTSON,
THE ATONAL. (ODERiCH.
QLXi1LL Vgg.- DYES
Thane ly.eo will d).• Wuoi, 1 uttuu, 1411k.
or Mixed Berle in One balk- they are the
Tlurly..0ta aand ktaenrInA,prs'opvalen 1aytetllhu 'KthMe 1word1.
NTURJt.
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F. SMEETH'S
PLAN INC MILL
('t)R, Ni'i.$0N ST, and CAMIBIRI,
ROA1), (101)KHII'I1.
id.=011 10. IM•rn rebuilt and (onto* 0, 4
modern II,Achb"•rr for ueanufae•I urine prouq,e ly
soul r,-.1,), .0113 101 kind. 4 woodwork.
Building Material
of every deil•Iipt' kept in *gawk.
lash, 11.102.0, Frluues, Moulding alai
lotcrior and I':ztc'riut• Finishing of all
kinds on hand or Ina110 to order.
Est tnutte4 furnished on application
(Miers solicited.
F. SMEETH.
HELLO
THE OLD
RELIABLF
ALL KINDS OF
COAL
ALWAYS ON HAND
TH1 MIST
Scra�loa Bard Coal
IN TRI[ MARKT
Al (foal weir/ of ns Ile. Marta[
liners rootlet 1rx u Ibe ter • los
WM. L^ T',
Orders loft at LZZ k 51>IPPJiI•L'C
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V %NATTER k ROBRRTKON,
THE HINNAI.•
(i.eb',-leh.
Rubber heels aro not only
comfortable, but are alio,
a health nsoe°sWty.
DUNLOP
RUIILR HELLS
AN like walking on air -
wear like sled.
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