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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1903-12-31, Page 6Tituasn.iy, I)c 'fl. '1.1!1' !•:,I1;x.11,: 1;01►1'I;It'll tl\I 1I:!: •••••• •.•• 1111111 • • .110* ••• ••••• •N•• ALICE of : LD VINCEN S By MAURIIC THOMPSON c...„400. IN.. by ihti a.wcN.lsfJtattt celltAser • • • • • • • • 0 0 •••0 • • • 1-•••••••••••••x•1••i1Mi t' IIAI'TEIt VI. a IE\e'IYU Doi r Fe:'V days after Ilelnt'r ar- riv it %I. Rouwailioi`returned to ''Itkruues, a•utl If • tie. wets A rtq sorely touched In W' muerte propre by geeing his putkfruly acquired. military rpuk,.anai title drop ■way be did out let it be known to Ids fellow citizeu0.* it promptly called upon the new to taiier'nud made acquaint- ance with 1.1rnteuaut Fitzhugh Bever - tion, with Its sly worldly dladom crop- ping up through fervid relit/hum rent1- 44'uta uud gtiilitt humor. Alt.* roust have 11iterrabd hint more than he was. hilly aware of; fur his *pets followed. her, as she 1.111111• and writ, with a,ruri- our eriticinu1 of her hulf Jtavpie to. fume and her springy, dryad -like sup- • pletrsip, which reeiludtd bleu of the ablest and gruefulf•t wild birds. and yet it touch of rrnurtueut, the subtlest and best. showed in all her ways. Ile wondered ant her htdueo •e over Father Beret, whom rhe coutrolld•appurently without efort. But In due time lie lie- , gau to feel a deeper character: a broad- er Intelligence, Lrhind her sups -rueful aauvugt•rle, thistle touud Mir -slits nutty hail un mwul smatterlugof books in the lighter. vein. A little thing happened which further opened his eyes and increased the lu- terve that liter bounty and els,weutttry chard of (Wyly aroused lu him ,gradu- ally, Apar* with their advancing se- , otuaiimi ineiiblp. Father It'ret had got well and- re-' i turned to ills but and his round of , spiritual duties,• but Beverley aline to ltout,iIiot plate every day till the sante. For a wonder. Mme. 1301115511111.111 lIktii hbu and at most times held the scolding side of her tongue when he was present. Jean too madea friendly ' advances whenever opportuuily afford - 1 ed. ,like found In Beverley a large tar- get for the uilRsllts of her clever end , tantalizing perveralty. He In turn practiced a dignity a me- . 1 quired itupenative gn y and A riorlty of manner to excel- lent effort. It was a meeting of Greek . with flrerk iu a new Arcadia. To him/ ben woe Diann. strong, strange, slop-, pie, even erude almost to naturaln yet adwirnbly pure In spirit and -lm- hued with highest womanly pira- tluna. To her Beverley repress ed the great outside area of lite. Ile -came to her (ruin wo derinnd, beyonc the wide chor chile of houtxless woods d pr:dries. Now, thele le au ante alma, vague yet powerful, geuerat between na- tures Ours east togtt _r from the op- posite poles of,experlence end educa- tion, an antngoutt7l'ptactteally equtvn- )ent to • the to Ivlgorouu-attraetinn. The return to atilt* Itaa always been the dream of he eoni.ntionalizel sort, while- the itnple Arcadian in forever longing for the maddening. honey of i .opltis cation. la'.nte jealouatra strike together like a '' and steel, dashing off sparks by which nearly everything that life con Its ('naw -vr [het hr t Milted --and- kept burning. ,'What I envy in my friend I store for my hest' lime. 1 thrust and parry, not to kill, but to • learn my adt•eranry'r superior feints end gnarls. :ind Old hint of sword play Ieada back to ar at so stonily sur- prised and puzzler? SPverler oae dal when he chametl to be examining the pair of eolechemanles on the wall.' Ile tore oue down and, bundling 11 ,f hfh the hateful- battle facility posaible to none save a practical swordsman, re- marked: . "Therr'n a world of +faoeinatlon in these things. I like' nothing better than it bout at fencing. 1)twt' year fa- ther practl.e'the art?" • "I have no father, no mother," .be quickly .sald, 'bot good Papa Rotts- aillon does like a little exercise with the colw•hem•rde." "Well. I'm glad to hear 1t. I shall ask to teach him a trlek.or two," Bev- erley responded in the ligbteat mood. "When will be return.from the wood...*' "1 can't tell you. -lie's -very-Irregular In sueh [natters," abe wild. Then, wilt a smile halt banter and halt challenge, _1 she added, "11 you an really dying for n bme exercise you shall not have to wait for him -to come home, i • isur. you, M. Beverley " "Oh, We M. de Itonvllle, perhaps, that you stilt offer up as n vtettm to my skill and address," he slyly return- • ed, for he wns suspecting that a love affetr 1n some, stage of, progre.s lay between her and Ilene. Site blushed violently, but quickly overcoming a combined nigh of sur- prise and anger, added with an em- phasis as charming as it was unel- } peeled: "I myself am, perb•ps, swords enough to satisfy the impudent -e nd vanity of M. Beverley, Ilentcu t in the American arnp• "Pardon me, mademoinel , forgive Inc. I beg of you," be excht med. ear- nestiy modulating lila voice to sincerest beaeecbtuent. "1 really did not mean to be impudent, "tor"- Her vivacity cleared with a moray laugh; "So apologies, 1 commend yon," she Interposed. "We will have thew after I have taught you a fearing lesson." From a shelf site drew dews n pale of tolls and, presenting the hills, bade him lake iia choice. "There • lan't any difference between them that I know of," she said, and then added 'relay, "but you- will feel better at 'net when 1111 is over and the • ttug of defeat tingles through you, 1f you are eonseiuua of having need every sensible preeautiou." . He looked straight into her eye., try- ing to cutch what was In her mind, but there was a bewildering glautour play- ing across Bose gray. opal tinted wells. I of mystery, from Which lie could draw only a mischievous smile glint, direct, daring. I rreslstible. "Well," he said, t.ktug one of the toils, "what do you really utean? I. It • challenge without roots for honorable retrent?" • ' ."The time for parley la prat," she re- plied. "follow we to the halt!! ground" Nie lel the w.y to a plea:net little court in thin rear of the enbit's yard. a .pace between two wings and a vine Nicene! trellis', beyond which lay • well kept vineyard and vegetable gar- den. here site turned nbout and fnted Mut, poising her toil with a fine grace. "Are you ready?" she !minim]. Ile tried @gain to force a way Into the dein ha of her MIM with his, but he ' might no well beve attacked the seri, s1 he strand In a,rontusion of not very well defined tailings. undecided, beal- toting. finer expet•11ug dolt there would be some langhubie tarn to end the nt- fnlr. . 'Are you afraid, -M. Beverley?" .he demanded after a short waiting in • .home. ile toughed now and whipped the air With hug foil. "Von oe'rta inly are not lin enrnent?" be amid Interrogatively. "Ito you really wenn Ihnt yon wont to fend, with titer "If you think het mt.., I"tu only a girl yon t•an matte lest ate. try 11,- , She Iaontin:IJ rt•plle4, nikking a levo' i threat too ,.td hi. bre.nmt. Qnlek am a Minh he parried, end then , • merry clinking' end twinkling of steel blades kept thee to their 'swift move - sonde. lustantly, by the sure sense wblch U halt sight, half Aril's- the delete that gukhs the experienced relic- ';'er'a 11111111 and wrlet-Beverly knew that he had prof bay more than his 1- match, and lu ted seconds his attack -wakatiotlee-•4atam-titema-ittaappotalkin Which touehwt biro sharply. Alt.'s sprung back, lowered her point e nd' !Aligned. • ".1e vont Sallie, 111. Beverley!" she t+1•ted, with childlike 'how of delight: "I)ld you Mel the button?" ' 4 "Yes. l felt tt,;' he said with frauk at•knowledgweut In his vok'. "It was cleverly doue. Now glib tits a chance to redeem o.iyeett. . He began more carefully ana fttlnd that .he, too, was on her best mettle; but it was a abort bout, as before, I Alice seemed to give bleu as easy open - hug ht Ander bb oppo- nent's andheaccepted it with • thrust. Then tom bang happened that he did not wide and. The pelat 0f ids foil was s soul w• caught DD•- newt's hlltiguard while herblad•.eemed 1 to twist around bk. At We dame time there was s wring and • jerk, the like of which he had never before felt, and he was disarmed, his wrist sod Pintas 1 mating with the Wretch they bad re- celved. Of course the thing was not new; he 1 bad been disarmed before; but her trick Of doing it was quite a mystery to him, altogether different from any that he bad ever seen. "Vous meP M4 rdonnemonsieur," • /she mocktagly exclaimed, picking up / Ids weapon .lid offering the hill to kim. "Here 1s your sword!" of lighter (hitt • ,tlw'hile but eat -tont headway towiulWi.e hither i hank. It.•vrrley took a hie oft plink• ane • dint atttl'ateet from lila 1401, rent; obs pipe 'end atoal • it•at,Qing *ie skillful IaalNtl.w tvittluct his wlmewluit dun! fgt•roua voyage diagonally oyulu•t the rollluK current. 11 was a slufther, lido' uud week'seeue, its loath rs app.' it itK. and diwappa•aring vlth the at'iloatl„:r( the waves and •the'(' uht'atl tight fttdeel.11 ley. who lust then we' alperiutendiug from fedlIpt cholas tool sky. Nlov and Ila' work of cleaning up pu Wil caut.ua ' again the man at&sl up in his ti:ittI-h in the fort and upending anew breaks ,'drogue, balancing itis ..•.. with e.ire. to In tba sooknde; use ',t short polio Id shnyJt,R ifr;f1twoo d Helot formed a at ilii for kP out of hl%way. and ns ee tbau outs. he • •a •redor ' `e 1' •e •h tan *rev,. u m looked to eve • e t. told lou .W big two 1k Iwk.lR tl), if p g of wanner nude sive g. um•ar head;[. . l o the dark wafer. struck hbnt fuvt a t1) (Soto t 1.1111=R = : .•vt•rley stood at ease. Inly and halt Mug. NI. Ituua�iomms Ilbfllty to spa•:Ik dt•e,tndli lotting: o11. whenn soddenly English with euuaider/l.1.' Wow hclptd wllate }tillll ,•.ttls. 1 u til1.1401rllltill', til.i•hl ilk• frieudahip,ulong, 110 dw,br, at all fur 1 01°111011 he, iplt rotuplrlu•ud events their drat interview vatted with In fglMiik it • hearty allow of good felloiakip, and to grief,. an a`111151 in as [tum pa'lsed they became ahu..rt in• apt to do, and fairly eepnrftble eotttpauioes dining ti.:11 110.. billet's periods of rest tram hili trading exeureiuns among tie Indiytrt. 'they pluytd earth' and brewed hot driuka over which t.h'y told marvelulti stories„ lite latest one invariably surpassing all . its plash -et -agora. llelw had an eye to huttine,', and turned' M. hull,+Ilion's knewlwige of the 'irallan* to valuable uceouut. NO that he, soon had very plettsaut r✓'ln• tlon•� with most of the triia•ty within reneh of his agents. This gave "...feel- Ing of great security to the people of 'Vincennes. - They purauel their nar- row tgrietiltnrnl ittiviliee with excel- lent r•stihs and redoubled these awl gayeties which. even hl but and et tin utd'r til, the adtvrne condition's o ex. .trews frontier life, were deur to the volatile and genial French tempera - Lieutenant 'Beverley empera- Lieutenant'Beverley found much to Interest hint to the quaint town. lint the piece de reaistauce Wan `(ha'le Jaren, who proved to be boy, fattt•luut• Jug and unmanageable --a band lint to crnek, yet possessing a kernel abs" Mteiy original'ttt flavor. Beverley vis- ited blot one evening lu 104 but -It might hotter be called a leu -a eurl- ously bu111 thing. with walls of vertical poles act in n quadrangular trench dug In the ground. and roofed with grass. Inside and at It was plastered with elny, end the door of dried nand was as smooth and baud as concrete paving. In one end there was a .wide fireplace grimy with eat, in'the' other a mere peephole for • a window a wooden bench, u.'larl of skins and two or three atnula were barely viand. itt the gf.r.m, In Ilse doorway triode Jnzon sat whit- tling n elendcr billet of I•iekory into • rnmrod for keds lung flintlock American ride.. "Maybe ye know _Simon Kenton." said the old map --atter henna Beverley bad conversed for awhile, 'sw'ing'th•t you are from Kentucky -eh''' "Yeo, 1 do know him well; he•'• a the anter with Tong %weep., making a warm :wronged friend of wine;" sold ,,,ttticlrele, Hounding against the cur - Beverley with quick Interest, for It rout, so as to 'swing down upon the surprised him that Onelo `,taxon alouiil drowning mon. know anything stent Kenton. "I)0 you Less than n bolt hoar later a rumor know btu), ]11. Jaum?" by wen. means spread through the Onel• Jaunt winked conceitedly and Iniru that Father 'Beret and l.heulen• sighted along bis rudimentary ramrod ant Beverley were drowned to the Wa• to see 11 It was straight, then, pucker - bank But when s cruwti gathered 10 Ing his lips as 1t on the paint of whit• verify the terrible news It loaned oat Cling, made an affirmative nope guile Ili be untrue. tbaap mrd itonseilion lied tmpotedble to @pelt. • mer- more dislinglhahe.l himself -by an "Well, I'm glad you •re •cgu:tintel. exldbitloti of ierolr n.rte and muscle.with Kenton." said Beverley. When t•,,ntrehleu: f}uei homme!" it Id you and be coolie logaherY' . rinim.d'-Oracle Jaz•tn. where told (bit Ouch' Jason chuckled r.;mfnlacenN7 M. Rottssilion lad come up the bank of end scratched the skinless, divulged Ilim Wabash will Llrnhennnf lteierley apot where baa scalp had onto dour - ander one arm and Father Beret under tithed. the other, lxith amen apparently dead. "Oh, several plaere." he nuswereI e plrttjtut .adult' 1M0gtn• Is very assailed over ..l' ee amid !Aran Loth," he t'Oo rt,/. 1oanl into the water. Nothing ;Orions would have threatened, 1..r thoiu,ut could ,saint like an otter. had- not a floatiui;, halt afibmerged log Wriest up some short, still' print's of bought, up- on like {Malars of winch the man striwk heavily tied was not only lima:Int had his clothes impaled senrely by 0n. of the ugly sloe:•rw` a tli:il kr hung in a helpless tae.Ition,..w•hile the water's :no- tion nlbruately lifted sold subu"erg.d trim. his arms beating about wildly When Beverley heard the rirnngllng ery for help he pulled hhuself pr ptly tv„rlher, thing off his east, us it by a sir .c [notion, and leaped dawn .the bank Into the water. He woe a ewiut- mar whose strokes ronamt for all tint :u-ndigions strength and excellent train- ing could afford. lie• rushed through • Yp thorn n er hair a-miit [het hugtn' Bring Ibetn to my 1101141.1101141.seelmnt. ll - •'T we? Iia is,iA dst n dry slap stm'ly," al. Roneimlllon orderwl, ns aooa Is they were r•'tnr.•d to eotseloumuema; dangling under A Wit a log barely sold be shook Idmanlf, es a big wet rani - :risible by the bad light. ell. theta mal •O1rletiIIlM lutes covering .verj• ruy.sealp. He, lin, he!" CHs cketrd Doty near him with muddy water. as if the fact were a meati enJ , ble 'flan he led the way with melodrnmat- jeke. "Sinton Kenton emu tell yea*, e strides. thet little ,Stir. 'The Wiens thought I was dead, and they took my bait; lett mom a fright,/ reform of what ap- t wasn't dead: i was pod, a-givin' 'tan peered on the face of thing.to he grand• n poevnm mi. When they wait gone I T. tate. t;•Kmrd Rousaillon netually got top from where I was n-luyln' and trap .d Father Reset and Lieutenant tr0lhd 0(1. My prod was tore. Auk a lb„ te y one til a time out of the eddy ventrrirlttt, but I was mod! He, he. venter and by the Veep river hank. lie!" rIISt wits truly A• great fent; but the - All lila Itmt he .poke In Yrrn(1h, lett never tralbino,. When men gr- and the l:o:tllah but poorly pnriphrus- .iced be sass standing between the rol- es his odd tutus of exprt•ttttnn, Ills uptMA tarot., panting and dripphtg. grimatna and snorts (11111)01 eten be tohtitl.•sa he looked a 1t he had hinted. , !replied them from under his arms, it was a long at0ry, a. Beverley re- nd w lty abotddu't he have the benefit eeiveil it, IoM ai•rapplly, but with ccr- talm rale art. in the end 1 .,neon Said with .1'mile self itisfnetknt: '"Aeetdbnts will linppen. 1 gut my clmuee at [het Intim who skinned my head. end 1 Jeri took a bend on 'int with my old rifle. 1 .loft shoot f It, never could. but 1 happened to bit '1111 remove In the ler' eye, what 1 shot at, Dud It seas a hundred yards. Down he tum- bles, and i' stns to 'Its and finds my sante or* scalp n-hmugiu' to his halt. Well, i lifted off his hair with my knife and nutted mine from the belt, e nd then Iliad lath scalps he, he, lie! Ye ask Pinion. i(enton when ye pee 'Imo ire wag along tit the same time, and they made 'Im run the g4'mIlet and pretty nigh beat the life out of 'Im. Vtntrebleu !" Twilight end moonlight 'were blend - Ing softly when Beverley, On his way back+ to tam fort, depnrting from a 411 'genet muse, went along the rhvr'p side -anntbwnrul to have a few mnmente of reflective strolling within reach of the water's plen.ent murmur and the town's Indefinite 'evening stir. Rich sweetness,the gift of .arty autumn, was on the air brownie .oftly end of it Iliac weft and singing In the wINnw fringe that hung here and there over the bank. (la ire tartber side of the Area's wide Now, swollen by rorent hear. r.in.. Pftverley saw it plmgne, In one end 4,f which' a dark $pimp .wtyptl M the stepped In tar a few minutes every day Strokes or -paddle. The slender' sad' 10 sae Fathep Beret. involnntarlly Modem Itttje craft was hnhhing nn the lenRtkeeing hie visit he a .tiding ratio eboPt>r paves and !taking a 'lltltng ss he become better,e,tunlnbrl. Re alas MOW aestlag Inas •.d maser bliss* to estop abo nrlest'5 tessera- ) \ justice to Nis/orient accurney there )t• *rent Implication? "I've saved them Iath4' he roared; POM which, of course, the ready cre- ole tiling' un !ion inferred the est rem•01 ,oseibl•' heroic perfurtnnnt•e. "Bring theta to my holm. Immediate - y." And 11 wits tit tt elimt l} ti.1nr. • Tho procession. bdnded by '.1 Rnne , Ilion, moved noisily, for tam French ong»e must .hake nit what comes to t on the thrilt of every exciting 'da- mn?. imtmn?. Tim only -intent Frenchmen N he stead one. Father Beret, was not only well nigh rowttel, but aerlontly hurt. He lay or a week on n ?red In NI. ilnnaslllon'a m».e before he multi p11 ftp. Alice ting over hien night nod tiny, .earcely sleeping or eating milli he was 'install danger. :1s for I/e'erloy, he shook off nlLHte efftetp of hi. struggle In a little while. Next tiny In. -wap out, es welt and strong- an over, hnsa ,pith the Weirs of hilt office; Nor writ he lean happy on ntromnd of what the little pd venter► 1(10 east Into bis tipettcnee. it 1e good t0 feel tint one hits done en unselfish deal, •anal no poling man's heart repels the freshmen' of what remelt to him when a benutifml girl drat enters his life. 1 Nattrnlly ertonptb, Aloe had some tltonghts of .Rived, a while she wns no attentively caring for Father Beret lithe had never le -fore poen a ntto like him, nor fend alto read of Amt. Beverley "Keep it, be said, folding ills arms and trying to look unconcerned; "you. MU* cdptured it fairly. I am at your mercy; be kind to Inc." "Mme, Roussiilori anti Jean, the bun.ibback, bearing do racket of the toils, had como out to see and were •tandlug agape. "Yon ought to be ashamed, Alice," said the dnuto in scolding approval of what she hail done. -Girls do not fence with gentlemen." 'This girl does," said Alice. "And with extreme Ouster to this' genUeman," said Beverley. laughing In a tone or discomfiture and resignation. "Ab, m'.iett' there's nothing but dis- aster where elle goes," complained Mme. Rouasillou. "Site Is a destroyer of everything. Only yestenlay -she dropped my pink bowl ' and broke it. We only one 1 bad." "Anditiet to think." kald Beverley, "what would have been the condition of Amy heart had we been media rapiers instead of leather buttoned folia! She would bay. spitted it through the very 'center." "hike enough." replied the dame In- differently. "She wouldn't wince, either -not site." Alice run Into the house with the, foils and Beverley followed: "7.'e must try It over again some day soon," he said. "1 rind that yon cr• • CAV$M OLe RHCUt Airs" . Stalest N•rd ut weteace on The Das. pro•. Malady. The prevalence 01 rbetnlattim In aowr form or another, and We largely fatal character of Its effects, have for e long time set physicians to ponder- ing and Investigating as to lb, cause, The eauau ascertained, it would re• main only to and We most effective awaits of removing It.. .The verdict of experience and study at the present day 1s that rheumatism, of whatever nature, 1a u blood disease, and the best atnborlties agree that it is caused by an excess of urlc acid In the blood. The efforts of atudeute of tills 'Wile - thin, therefore, became conceutrated on the most effective means of cure. A remedy mast combine the most effec- tive epeetIcs and it must be prepared wltb such care and akill as to leave no possible element of uncertainty. The result of such study and care 1s kuown as "Bu -Ju." This Is a vege- table compound to the form of pills which act upon the kidneys in such a way as to cumulate weak organs and overcome clogged or sluggish con- dltlpns. 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Ill. 1i hail* • r tl.degae for. W. J. ELUSTT, Pr'iacipal• ire ---early Craining. • 5iuss in- after• life depends largely upon the training r'.eived srhan voting. Nn boy ot0irl should entar business life it these days of keen without proper preparation. The mind shou:d be teamed 'to grasp and understand com- mercial r.'tatterseuickly, and every young anon and woman should .reoeive slit/rough, practical training berorc entering any business house. The Forest C'ty Business end Shorthand College trains over two hundred and 'fifty young men and women ever; year, and still / the business world is demanding more. Booklet explaining courses, costs, eta, sent FREE for a postal. F. Ce 13• a J. W. WESTERVELT„PRI". Y. M. C.A. Bon,otlso, LONDON. Citi! '.f..... most •rr. a4 ere use, • tering arid a jerk -he was - dlao show ecce few points. Where did you learn to fence so admirably? Is M. Rouasillon your toaster?" "Indeed be isn't," she quickly re- plied. -elle 11 but a bungling swords- man. My master -but I ani not at lib- erty to tell you who has taught me the little I know," "Well, whoever he Is I should be glad to have lessons from him." "But you'll never get them." "Why?" ' "Itee:t use." ".1 woit n's uitlmatnm." • ":1a good as n man's," she bridled lrettlly; "and nouletlrnes heater -at the toll's for example. Vous-comprenes, n'eat ca pas?" He laughed heartily. "Yes, your point Marilee me," he said. • When Beverley, taking his leave, putted through the gate at nonunion plate, he met Rene de Ronvllle going 10. It was • notable nnlnehlence that each young maw telt something trouble- some alis In his throat as he looked Into the others eyes. 'A week of dreamy autumn weather came on, during which Beverley men - aged to be with Alice a great deal, mostly sitting on the Roneellloo gallery, where the Lading vine leaves made fairy wble eringo, and where the tem- pered breese blew deliriously cool from over the distant multicolored o red mt ltl I woods. oed The men of Vincennes were gathering their Indian turn early to dry It on the cob for grating Into winter Weal. Tony women made wine from the /native grape. and front the sweeter and richer fruit of imparted tinea. Mrs. itonneN- lon and Alter stained their kande • deep purple dnring'the pressing aensnn and Beverley round himself Pugnged in helping Melia Unlade the juicy crop, while around the overflowing earthen Iola the wild lees, wagpn and hornets hummed with an lncenannt, Jarring monotony. .lean, the hunchbgek, gathered ample Mores of hickory unto. 'relnnta. hazel- nuts rind pin oak neorne Indeed, the whole population of the rilln¢e Arndt. • great spurt of indtiatry }tint before the felling of winter. and presently. when every prepnrntlnn hail hien cempleted for the dreaded cold mermen, M. Itoma- oniotn carried cont him long cherished plan, and gay• a greet party at the river 'tonne. After the moult aureeaaful trndlnt experience M him life he felt Irrepre•eitlly liberal. "•lays hnip one more roaring good time," he meld. ' Thst'o whet life la for." IT'S up to you whether you want the hest Steel Range made for the money. Pon your selection depends a great deal If the stove won't bake, then good bye to happiness In your household. Ohelp you our, we would suggest a National or Pearl Range made by peo- ple who make nothing else. YOU will then base no cause for worry, and cooking will become a pleasure. e, Buy one and be convinced. The Moffat Stove Co., Wooed, Weston. Send for folder of the ►Ind of more you out. F'O]Z SALE BY J. H. WORSELL, The St'we and Furnace Man, i+milt n St. Goderich, t �'s�YS�fsff�'n n A n44Y'•11 McCLURE'S Z'1AGAZ 1 N 13 Thousands say that is the best published at any price. Vet it is , only IO cents a copy, $ I.00 a year. /1? emu number of McClure's there are Allid('tt fir inteen;in I Six good short stories, intl'itwt ultjects of ! humorous stories, sto- the greatest • ililtio nal f ries of life and action- in11NJr'tance. and always good. IN 1904 Aic('lilre'a will be 'nom interesting, important and ('nt('ltnining than ever. "Every year better than tire htatrn 'mitt not be Meeteral" FREE )loll. •alta• now for Mctlure' s for 190t, and gel the .•tseasera+...niaq Normative and i ereitrltrt' nntniarre of 111111 fn'e. I or. S. N. M.('t.I'RK ('totl's!tY. (1$1 1Atrrtert'rls Ibrdwt., New 1'onmi. N.l'. §Wt§§iit i ;l nr.,5my may, DEXALL "I -;iso- DYES Tlta,.e U).•- wtll,t , w'uol. t oUua. x111, Jule or M1ge,t Uo,.ln lu poly hath alley aro lho latent and moat iulpru1. 1 lrpu fu the 1.urld. Try 0 Iwokagu. All colors at it ll'K'a MICU [410117. Incandescent Vapor Gaslight 71..hega f eel tt.oalne 1414 ata•A, atskrs and burns neowr `u. sW,, bang 1: it porit a+l r• where. Rainier a tial pllk•t` titres or gas en. thine. a mato, pure wilts, powerful, steady appro.. 1y I- int t..r.,.a iWnw0.r' 100 Cenctle Power 15 Hours for Two Cents. No slog• to trim, no Naoko or smelt. No rhimnrys ba clrau. tiulestue to eet krlrny or acetylene eon cheaper than kerosene. tisslueq effected by Its [tae g•klly Hera foe 1. c,rat t -telt' of Fiatnrre for tn•toor and eoteloor use, Poe IN the 1', ,lir, r ItteNt decent Vapor Uy t.au.p. it Is perfect. bcwate of imitations. There ire More "BEST"' LkMPS 1 e use titan ALL other makes combined. 1, f Sold 411 BY GEORGE BECKE'rT Every Lamp WAR- RANTED GOLF- •.lttF:NT Fon 111110)1 Cot'x Tl' OODERION. QNT... l,ngtdre .al Parson'. far or at residence tuner Mock and Albert lkteet.., HELLO THE OLD RELIABLE ALL KINDS OF COAL ALWAYS QN HAND 11'0 Ufa Scriitoi Hart Co 171 Ttta MARKET LI Coal wegbad on tbs Market Beal. where mime et M00 tba. for • too WM. LEE. Orden Iaft at LES ,3r JI.'„ ipz ' Store pr•MpUy assead•d N. 12. ale For L i s• PrIJt it••• Et-ery .Farmer should 'keep these three words reomtantly in ntintt sinal nen:act . his farm on strict tnetiness principles. Guess wort: and haphazard methods arc no lonffer used by successful and up-to-date far- mers. Ily reading Ttln WtuKLT Scv, the harmer's flotslness Parer. you will get -the rcry latest and most accurate in- formation regarding your busi- ness. 11 THE So.'s market reports are worth ninny times the sub- scription price td you. Every Farmer hi Canada sh.tu:,l realize the flat value Of the s,,rtice Tits St'x has ren- dered i.jnt in n public say. It was due to the action of TNS Si''\ itt givin;; VOICE to the opinions 'of the farmers that the . law relating to Cattle gwards, drainage across rail - .el 0, and farm fires caused by railway locomotives bas bests amended. We will send Tna Want SUN from now to 1st January, 19.05, in combination witb The Signal, for $ 1.80 antheerile now. - Maniple fug the asking. VANATTF.R & ROBERTSON. Tim Smuteal. Uoderieh. Horse Shoe Pads are a real neces fifty winter• or summer -- they supply the give nature intended on hard roads and pavements - protect the frog of the hoof from stones and from balling in wine er. Improved Dunlop ie Ideal •, Horse -Shoe Pads cure or prevent lament'. prevent cracking or spreading of the hoofs -make a horse's working life longer. If you haw a hone troubl.d with hum. n.sit through bad hoofs writ* Mr aipsrt ler ultras fess. 11 1 I pl L✓ • Tia IIaaNP nag IIN., LMsNSA Due lu • seed tar •tar naw beskW "1.ww•bed7." ttlpgyrel y.;