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Address: "The Farmer's Advocate," MentionLonde', Ont Mention this paper. GRAND TRUNK -SYS EM The Attractive Route to MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN and ALBERTA d 1Yi erier THE SIGNAL : GODI RIC ONTARIO. • r14 ,a QM ' F- i' , F' ,,F' 444 ' F' " F'' ' F' 'a•' '? '1' 'I' F' '•F' t3 Meadow Brook left "me. and thr/wgiwut the entire -night 1 was awake. cpeet•ulating upon the probable relation in which tie . stood to her and nuc' w(1011 it duds -dimly uet•urred to me tilos possibly they were married. the Ware 'dually 'started to toy erase r t e1iiourr sped ua;Tit7 rTu leer a few 'low' spoken words. whereupon eke .Laid her head upon lea rhwulder, es if that were it,t natural resting - hplace, while he threw his arm around er, bidding her "eleep if she could." Of course rhe was hie wile. i Haid, and with much of bitterness at my Mart. 1 turned away and watched the slowly -moving lights of the canal - boats, discernible on the opposite aide of the Mohawk, along whose banks we were passing. Whether Ada liked her pillow or not, she clung to it per- tinaciously until it seemed to me that her neck must snap asunder. while with A martyr's patience he supported her, dozing occaeionalte himself, and bending his head eo low that his glossy hair occasionally touched the white brow of the sleeping girl. "Bride and groom,' I heard a rough -looking man mutter, as he paas- ed them in quest of a Beat, and as this confirmed my tears, I again turners towar4g the window, which I opened. so that the night -air . might cool my burning cheeks. That night I made up my mind to be an "old maid." Nobody would ever want me I kaew, I was an homely. and with calor resignation I thought how much good 1 would do in the wdrld, and how i would honor the sistelrhood! Very slowly the morning babe-e•meeetruegling in through -the - dirty windows, rousing the weary pas- een their red-rim- medre who, B nubbin eyes, looked around to see who their companions were. It wars nearly noon when we reached Canandaigua. and eo carefully had I kept my face hidden from view that Ada had no suspicion whatever of my presence. At Canandaigua I took leave of my eomfoenion and 'stepping out upinthe platform i :.ont of the depot, ooket1 anxiously around for Herbert, but 1 • was not there. Thinking he sou .1 soon' be there, 1 found my way to the public parlor. Which for a few mo- ments I occupied alone. i had just removed my dusty bonnet, and was brushing my tangled hair, when the door opened, and i stood fare to face with Ada Montrose, who started back. and -for a moment evidently debated the propriety of *cognizing Inc. Thinking she might do just as she pleased. I simply nodded. ad I would to any stranger, and went on with my toilet, while throwing herself upon the sofa. ehe exclaimed, 'Dear me, hue tired 1 am! Do you live here". • -_ "Of course not," 1 answered: "I am on my way to visit my sinter Anna, whore you perhaps remember." She turned very -red, and reedit, I by asking if I were' is the. train whir's had just pared. Yee I answered; "I occupied the seat directly behind you and -your husband -is it not?" 1 felt that I must know the truth, and hence the nallelre tftl7Rinent question, which, however, did nut seem to displease her in the least. Af fecting to be a little embarrassed, she said, "Not my husband -yet. He came on to Boston to accompany me home and wishing to ee a friend -of -hie situ lives here. we have stopped .over one train.•• I know not why it was, but her words gave me comfort; while at the same time the state• of eingle-bleesed- nese appeared to me far less attrac- tive than it had a few hours before! I was on the point of asking her about eny aunt, when the door again opened aid there stood before us a slovenly- looking lovenly looking mea, attired in a slouched hat, muddy pantaloons, grey coat, and tinge cow -hide toots. So complete war the metaraorphoie that neither of us recognized hint, until be bur! exclairn- ed, as his eye fell- upon Ada, "Goad Heavens, Ade !.How came you here?" Then we knew it wM Hotbed Laze - ley So astonished was I that it wile some time ere Mound voice to return his rather noisy greeting. 'fn at he would, he could not conceal the fact that he was rather disconcerted at be- * seen by Ada in such a plight, and after a little he stammered out au apology ea' rng he was a farrner now, and lived in the country. uud of course could not be expected to dream as he used in the city. Thin, I knew, way no excuse, and 1 trembled lest he might be changed in more points than one. "How is your wife, Mrs. Langley?" raked Ada, in • mocking, deferenti$1 tune. Instantly the whole ex teasker� of Herbert's face was changed, and there was a look of tenderness and pride in his eyes as he advanced' towards Ada, and whispered in her ear something I cuubl not their " which I did r it was, it made her- bllrah ap she re- plied rather sneeringly, "of coarse I congratulate you." It ban always been my milder to leerat.her etupid7n some ma re, and- I had not the least idea what either of them meant, or why Herbert wee to be congratulated. Poseibly 1 might have asked an explanation, but just then the town clock struck the hour of one, and turning toward. me, he said, it was time we were on our way, for the fall rains had made the roads almost impassable, and he WAS afraid we should not reach home be- fore dark. "So put on your things quick," he added. "The carriage is all may„ This last he said laughingly, for the carriage proved to be a long lumber wagon, such as is seldom found in Massachusetts. or at least, I had nev- er seen one like it before, and it be- came a serious question in my mind ae to how 1 wan expected to epter it, there being no possible way of doing en, save by climbing over the wheels, which were reeking with mud. Her- bert seemed to enjoy my embarrass• ment, for he asked me it i didn't think I could step from the ground into the box," a distance of several feet? I wag soon relieved from my difficEty by the porter, who placed before me some wooden steps, ea which I mounted safely, and seated myself in the large armchair, which, With it. warm buffalo -robes, was real- ly more comfortable than the olrl- fashioned one -home wagon. of New England, though 1 did not think so then; and when tel spirited hone., at. a crack from Herbert's whip, sprang forward. while I, iosing my balance, pitched over backward. I began to ory, wishing in my heart that 1 was back in Meadow Brook. H was a oold, raw, aatumnel day The roads, as Herbert had aid, were horrible: and ae we ploughed through the thick mud, which, in soma plass was up to the wheel hotel, 1 took, 1 believe, my firiit. lemon in genuine ham.-aicknrw, which, in my opin ion. i. about AS hard to bear as love sickness' Indeed, i think they fool mneh alike - th. latter being. perhaps. • very litre the worse of the twat It was in vain that Herbert pointed out to me the many hantsnnes !armlet -ewe which we pas.eel, expmtietin upon tel fiances and fertility of the soil, BY MRS. MARY J. HOLMES Author of " Tempest and Sunshine," "Lena Rivers," "The English Orphans." 144'r •454444444444 CHAPTER XV. ''!• koi!" cr hasnntee. •'o %under. then, that his head grew dizzy and his heart "Meadow Brook Statiop' Stop five sick as he thought of leaving it for - minuted for refreshment: "' shouteel ever; and when at last the trying Ino - the conductor, and alighting from the .nein name, when wt,th' trembling noisy, crowded ears, I stood once more hand he signed the deed which "made ill my own native town, gazing with hien homeless, who shall deem hint a feeling of delight upon the sunny weak. if he laid his weary head upon hills, dotted over with the old -fashion- the lap of his aged mother and wept ed gable roofed houses, and upon the like a little child? green, grassy meadow, through which A small house in the village was rolled the blue waters of the Chicopee: hired. and alter a few weeks' pre - 1 had not stood thus long, when a partition, one bright June morning. broad hand was laid upon my shoal- when the flowers we had watched over sloe. and the next instant my alas and tended with Dare were itt Loom, were around the neck of my father, ; w ----- hen had robins returned to their nest sites who, i thought, had changed much year the maple tree, were singing their e in sins hat I saw him; for his lace wan sweetestP songs, and whenig blue titin and pale. while threads of sit- 'on gently nd he, theh- blue leer were scattered through his soft, ' id i bent brown hair. i adieu to the spot, looking back with It was the loss of Anna. i fancied; wistful eye until every trace of our rout--anhen--we meeeet Aesop seated io- o ver � da depeered.ar Farewell reewrll (or - the buggyt and oka f noway- home, 1 where now other footsteps tread and ha,•t erred b s of her,and1 • pork to tel him of the favorable � eport we heard other children play than those of of Herbert. Bit naugl t which I said "Auld lang Syne." The lighta and ahe- Reetnett-to Tote letm; and at last I, down of years have fallen upon thee too, fell into !be Rause thoughtful since that summer morn, and with mewl. in which even old Sorrel char- them have come changes to thee as ed. for he move.; with his head down, hell as to us. The maple. whose scarcely ones leaving the slow, meas- branches swept 'the roof above my ured walk he had first assumed,4 w�'iiidow,'making oft sad, music when When, at Iasi, we reached the hill -top, turn rt ley -the autumn wind, -ttaa beers` from which could 1* seen the Home cut awayj and the robins, who brought stead, with its maple trues in front, , 0 u orhe first flown to other of haunn•-"The full long mown of apple tries, now to moss -covered bucket which hungin excfulllaiming, imingbloomi" the rear, I started sup the well" has been removed; thrb, czdaiming, "Home, sweet home. t whose edges were worn by childish hands, is gone; while in place of the -violets and daisies which- encs blos- somed on the grassy- lawn, the thistle and tel burdock now aro growing, and the white rose bush by the door, from whence they plucked the buds which strewed the coffin -bed of our baby brother. is dead. Weeds choke the garden walks, and the mose grows -teen and damp on the old stone wall. Even the brook which ran so merrily past our door baa been stopped in its course, and its sparkling waters, be- reft of freedom, now turn the wheel of a huge saw -mill, with a low and sullen roar. All it changed and though memory etill turns fondly to the spot which gave me birth, 1 have learned to love another home. for where my- blessed mother dwells. 'tis surely horse to me. By her side there iAnew.w.A.,...t.I.14..a.ii..inn. heart a lonely void. which weight on earth can fill; but. while, she lives, snd-1 know hist Mere is in the world fur pie a mother and a mother's love, can I. nut feel that 1 have indeed a hew. lough it be nit tie ,u,ut when, first. ah ,blesseel me aA. tier child? never looked half so beautiful to me before." in a moment, hoit•ever. I checked niyaelf; for my father groaned aloud. 'while his face grew whiter than be - fere. What is it, father," I asked; "are they ,disk, br dead'~' • Xeither. ii Cher," he replied, at the wane -ten* chirruping to old Sor- rel. who peeked up hie ears, and soon" carried ue tu'yhe door of our house, when. I was warmly greeted by all. And still there wad in what they sant" and .did an air of melancholy which puzzled me; vied when I was alone with Lizzie, 1 asked her the cause why they looked so,x ad? Runte ing into tears, she replied. "This, is not our home any longer. We mast leave it, and go; we dont know where -to the poor -house, pa sometimes, Rays. when tie feels tileee Orii.--alio then grandma cried 16o hard -oh, it's. dreadful!" • - Is vial Chicago and St. Paul, Minneapolis or Duluth. Through St. Clair Tunnel by electricity. CALIFORNIA, " t MEXICO, FLORIDA. Round trip tourist tickets now on sale to all principal Winter Resorts. Through Pullman sleeper Toronto to Ottawa, leaving Toronto .daily 10.15 p.m. Full . information'. and. tickets from F. F. LAWRENCE, Grand Trunk Town Ticket Agent. Offs Hours 1L$I a.m. to 9 p.m. North- West Tourist S-l-eepers CANADIAN PACIFIC Running through without change to Winnipeg. Northwest pointy, and Vancouver, are carried on the O. P. 13, express leaving Toronto at 10.13 every night. They afford the ONLY THROUGH CAR SERVICE to Western Canaa, and perfectly -ombine travelling a aftwa=awd-Serra•- omy. Roomy berths et moderate rates. Apply for reservation.; and any information to JOB. K 1 Dl), Ap(er.t. (loderich, WINTER TIME TABLE flffective:Nov. 30th, 1908 NORTHBOUND IIID. -d NO.1 P. M. LT. Toronto ate A. N Riehmond Hill OAT Monet. Albert _ Mp •• Rester -Ion - 11.311 Rrerhin 11.17 " •• 11 e'haan ILA/ P. M. An. Parry Hound 'las " Monday Wednesday, Friday, k1n 1' M. Arr. Sudbury SOUTHBOUND NO.2 NO.O MAP A. M. Arr. Toronto er ltiehrnond 1{Ill ASS '• Mount Alpert kit •• Reeved.,, AU P, Di ut Sit " 7,11 " Hrerhln 7.17 " W saner. " res I.r Parry Snnnd Ita mem lean. Sndbery T�nwl. Thursday 5 A. tlatnrday l.In I' M -- Ilhservatinn Dining Pastor Gar. MI traine ane and six between Parr tennnd and Toronto. For through tweets apply to nearest Ticket Agent. '9iid witj moist we leave it?" I 'ek- ed; and Lizzie answered, "Pa has dined notes fur i'ncle Thomas, who t;a:o failed, itml now the homestead court' be sold to pay his debts -and they to proud, t n, ' It nay as 1.i: had raid. Uccle Thiene: Hardin, was any mother's brethe•r, who Tiered in Providence. in tar greater style, it was said, than he was able to support. Several times bad .tuut Harding visited us, together pith her two daughters, Ellen and Theocheria. They were proud. haughty girl:. turd evidently looked upon us. their country cuusins, with contempt; Dotty tuleratiug us, because it was e,ee enc to have --some place in the c"antry where to while away a few i:,w.,r, whiff', in the heated dusty Pity, would otherwise hang heavily upon their handy Lht such occasions they 405.10 themeelven perfectly at home, and eumehuw or ether managed 10 have my mother feel that she was really indebted to them for the honor they coulerreel upon her, by calling her Aunt. by appropriating to them - vivre the greater portion of the house. by skimming the cream from the pans of milk, by eating up the pie she had saved for us children when we came -hrnrgry and t'roee from school, and be keeping old Sorrel constantly in the harness, or under the saddle. In return fur all thie, they some- times gave us an old collar, • silk apron, a eoiled ribbon, pr broken parasol -and once. when my parents visited them, they sent us • trunk full id ,rubbish, among which was Field- i,1e's "Torn Jones!" This my grand- mother cautiously took from the trunk ,with lite tongs and threw into the fire, therehy creating in me so great a de- �ir__for a. enewl••ige ,of its ter That. on the first occasion which pea genteel itself, I gratified my curiosity, feeling, when I had done so, that my grandmother was right in disposing of the votume a�ithe-41d: Maar old- hide, her avet's1on to. everything savoring to fiction was remarkable, and when not long eines. a certain medium in- formed me that she, my grandmother one greatly distressed to learn that I had ion tar degenerated aa to be writ- ing a book, i thought seriously Of giv- ing up my project at once, and should probably have done it,,, had not anoth- er medium of still greater power than Al"1ER XVi. tfhnt a tear those' two word bringing up vi -i der stairs. wooden inn and maple ..ug of the hobgoblin+ ("•ars, rattlesnakes, so ves, and "folks elm don't know smote :" the latter, 1.•u,g ' ersally 'con idered- the .,eta ism,' ria -e bearing the name of "'Liu West." Even western New York, with her hundreds of large and flourish ig vil- lages, her well cultivated farina,, her numerous school, her educated;e in- telligent people, and her vest sea th is hooked upoi: with distrust by son • of hey -eastern neighburs, because tur- sooth, her boundaries lie 'farther -t`o- wards the setting Sall. and because she once bore the title of "way out we -t in the Genesees." 01 course 1 speak only from _obese - vtttion and personal experience; tis . 1 Meadow Brook, ten nears ago, many fears were expreeeed lest Anna should miss the society to which she had been accustomed: and when after the sale of the homestead, ehe wrote, ask- ing are to come and live with her, 1 hesitated, for to me it seemed much like burying myself from the world, particularly a. Olin chanced to mei:- tion that the schoolhouse was a log rine. and that there were in the neigh- borhood several buildings of the same material. Never having seen anything contester of the kind_ t under Stara _that_ there. ie_olten in .n log hewn far more comfort ,and genuine happiness than in the stateliest man- sion which graces fifth Avenue or Bement -etroet: and thntaTie owners of odd develtingtt.ars 1 --__ _fi; worth: their thousand,-, and only wait for a convenient opportunity to build a more commodinu.e and imposing resi- dence. At keit, inter many' enneuitntinn.o with my parents, 1 concluded to go, 'and about the middle of November I ngain bade adieu to Meadow Brook; and in rompany with a friend of my tlee -firgt reosj$ s_. S4w1.u.4All,eJtop, rpt T�_wh2 ting lroing WeM, i etartei stating sit, after due reflection, my fttr klnnrl, N 1'., wkieh is in the grandmother hood concluded that w•estt'rtt pnrt of Ontario county, and "1 might continue the story 'Abend fourteen miles from Canandai- cnlled Meadow • Brook. provided 1 gun. at which place Herbert was to showed off my Aunt Harding meet me. 1 had never before been and her two daughters in their true west of 'Springfield, and when about chnraetcr." Po, ns a dutiful child, it sunset I looked out upon the delight. become. me to tell how my father, ful •prospect around Albany, 1 felt a who was warmly attached to my thrill of delight mingled with a feel- linele Thomas, tent him money from ing of pain, for i began to have a time to time, and signed notes to tel vague impression that pi,ssibly amount of nevem! thousand dollars, Situteaehusett., with all her boashxl never once dreaming that in the end privileges, could not outrival the Em - he would be mined, while my uncle, piss State. 1t was dark, and the night inflneneed by hit more crafty wife, amps were already lighted when we managed in POMP nnacconntable way entered the care et Albany; Inc we Lo maintain nearly the same style of were In ride all night. in front of us living an formerly, and it his proud was nn unoccupied seat, which i turn - daughters' ever felt the ills of poverty ed toward, me Inc the better aceom- it wait'eertainly not apparent in the moth' ion of my hand -box, which en- rich silks and costly furs which they rained my new bonnet, and 1 was eontinned in sport. about settling myself for a nap, when 11 was a terrible blow ee tie all, bat a gentleman and lady came in, the neon nn ane did it fell no heavily as late r of wrrtsm stopping near urs, said, upon my father. eruehing him to the Here. Richard. to • vacant seat. earth, -wwrt- rv'wrleet.g him Heady so There folks Paul of course expect h. pnwer1 .. sa is the giant oak when monopolize too;", at the same time torn from its parent bed by the wrath- she commenced turning the seat hack, fill etnrm. The old homestead was en• to the great peril of my bonnet, which, desired to him by a thousand hallowed as it was made in Bouton, 1 won- essncietion.. it was the home of his fidently expected would be the envy boyhood, and around the cheerful end fashion of all Rockland! fires, which years ago were kindled 1 wan sitting with my band over my on ita spacious hearthstone, he had eye., but at the sound of that Iroise played with those who long einem had i started, and, looking up, saw before passed from him side, snore W mingle me Ada Montrose. and with het the in the great drama of life, and others "dark gentleman" who had so mull to that world where they number not interested me at the theatre. Instant - by years. There, loo, in his early man- ly throwing My veil over my face, for hood had he brought his bride. my1 had nn wish to he resolute&, 1 gentle mother. and on the rough arwa hod him with a feeling akip In of the toweringmaples, by the nide jealousy, while he attended $o tel of his awn anhis brother's name's, enmfnrt of his companion, who de - were nerved three of his children, all meaoed here's t, -s-• de hie Dinch Erse bale Jamie, who diad ere his ns she h ' • • de Harbert �.�s bed learned Ile egg el Langley. All Maltghta of writs heel of eonflietingideas+ do ly oftentimes awaken. s of lug cnbius. Iad- latche fried htmm-, r, to say nothing the shape: of and telling ins how greatly superior in everything New York was too New England. 1 eeareely heard Vim. fur even thought in all Mwtsachueetts there was naught save the rocky (tills, and sterile plums, it was my twine, and from that :rot the heart Daunt easily be weaned. Rockland is a large, wealthy town, embracing within_ its Untifs more than the prescribed rule of six miles square, while scattered through it are two or three little villages. each bear- ing a distinct name, by which they ate known abroad. First, there was Laurel Hill, tamed as the residenoe of certain (entities who were styled proud and aristocratic- W say nothing of their being Episoopaluuded which last Tact was by some rreeggarded as Cha main cause of their haughtiueee Next came the "Centre," .with its group o1 red housed, and its single spire, so tall, so straight. and so square. that it scaroe needed the lettering over the entrance to tell to the stranger that Presbyterians worshiped here. Lastly came 1•'lattville, by far the largest vil- lage in Rockland, and the home of all the isms in the known world To the south of Flattville, is a small lake, re- nowned for its quiet beauty. and the picturesque wildness of iLt shore+. hounded on three bides by high hills. its waters sleep calmly in the sunlight of summer. or dash angrily upon the sandy beach, when moved by the chill breath of winter. On the brow of one of the high hilly which overlook the Honeoye, and an near to it that the sweep of the waves OSB be distinctly heard in a clear. still night, stood the home of my sis- ta. -It was a huge. wooden building, containing rooms innumerable, while e enough h twsel even the basement erg ing to a000mmodate one or more families. Being the first frame house erected in the town. it was of course looked upon with considerable intermit, and as if to make it still more notorious, it bore the reputation of being haunt- ed, and by some of the neighbors was -sailed the- sit urtted Castle " — Years before. when the country was new, it was a sort of public -house, and s young girl was said to have been murdered there, and buried in the cellar, from wbeuce she was after- wards removed and thrown into the lake. For the truth of this story there was no proof, save the fact, that in the dark cellar there wad a slight excava- tion. supposed to have been the grave of the Alt -fated lady. All this 'Herbert very kindly told rue. as We rode lei- surely al6g saying, when I asked if he believed it, "Believe it! No! Of course not. To be sure, it's the squeak- iest old rattle -trap of a houae that 1 ever saw; and were i at all eupersti- tioua, I could readily believe it haunt- ed. particularly when the wind blows hard But you are not frightened; are youf" he asked, looting in my face, which was very pale. I hold that there is in every human beast a dread d the supernatural. aud.though I do not by any pteans'be- Iteel in ghosts, I would certainly pre- fer not to live in a house where they yrs ewe, Deed he dwell..I�liiLL.L..S4&red riot tell Herbert so, and.consequent- ly, I uuly laa{{rtghed at the idea ut a haunted house. saying. it war very ro- mantic. It was atter sunset when we at last turned into the long avenue, shaded feu either- aide ley forest ma - plea, which the first propria oir-eT'the place had suffered to rewaiu; and as my eye fell upou the Large. dark build- ing, which Herbert said was hit house, I involuntarily shuddered. fur to me it seemed the very emit of all others which goblin. would choose for their..'nighty revels. The wind was blowing from the west, and as I fol lowed Herbert up to. We door. my ear caught a dull, moaning sound. which c•uwed Inc to quicken wy foot while I asked, i:i scene trepist what it wee. - "That?-tIh-; 'tharr the r - r of the lake. Don't•you see how r r it id t., us, directly at the foot r the hill" and he pointed out to e the brood sheet of water, the gathering darks .e. A sudden gust wind swept pant me, and again I aught the low mur- mur. There w: something busmen in the tour, and , eugh for three years I almost - " y heard that sound, 1 could neve fully Yid myself of the impressio that it was the spirit of the murders maiden which thus, to the swells waves, complained' of the trim long unpunished. " ume this way, Rose," said Her- ", as I entered the narrow "entry" o common in old-taahioned house,: and following him. i was anon usher- ed into a large square room. where n bright wood fire was blazing, carting a somewhat cheerful aspect over the sombre, wainscoted walls of ancient make. In one corner of the room was a bed, and on it lay Anna, who, the mo- ment ahe,caw dove, uttered • ere 01 ler. Have you told herr she 'eked of Herbert, when the first pleasure of our' meeting was over. (T'} nA ( , T1Nl'r..rt) e tape, tion, Mother, do you know�9 that you1 TM[ mouBLe LILS MERE II need not suffer? Women were not Intended to suffer more than men. A mother needs to he bright and happy, but she cannot be thio so long as sttesuffers untold agony In silence. It is no wonder she is irri- table when her beck aches from morn- ing till night. Her kidneys are wren' andare responsible for that TIRED, sleepless, nervous and dizzy feeling.. She needs DR. ROOT'S KIDNEY AND LIVER PILLS. They will cure the kidneys and give new life and en- ergy. Thousands can testify to this. See that you get the genuine DR. ROOT'S KIDNEY AND LIVER PILLS. They are put up in Tin Sexes and are sold by all druggists and dealers at 25c a box, or post- paid from DR. ROOT CO., Spadina_Avenue, `Toronto. I6 boxes for $1.25. Fes S.rrrr.le. a se asansuss• D"ROOTS MCD Kletet r a uv to PILLS e.osu I 1 • O. JOHNSTON EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIREOTOR vomiter, sad Undertaking waier�a West side Square— 'PHONK : Sterile. Uaderleb ►turidetwe 171 Niebt owls: At raeldeuos, 33 Wllllaw J. BKOPIIEY & SON —Tele t.BADWQ- •.-r:',-. 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Signal and Toronto Daily Star . -.i: 230 The Signal and Toronto Daily World . 3 5o The Signal and Toronto Daily News 2 35 The Signal and Toronto Weekly Mail and Empire 163 The Signal and Farmer's Advocate , . 2 35 r---ta FINE TAILORED el CLOTHING FOR MEN 1 FITS WELL I LOOXXS WRLL WEARS WeeLL Oesr ,s When made by DUNLOP Lhe Tailor West St. a- — Cutters and Sleighs It l u,ks lik' winter, and I am 1'.ea ►y to talk a',nut Chipper. i have the agcn y for t we of the largest, twit -known and mart rehab! e man- 11f1aetnrers in Caned s GRAY and TUDHOPE ('utters and Sleigh, ate the etas 181•.1 of excellence in these (Cash. ('Ill and nee them at the wereho:ase. Agent for Massey-Harr:a Implements, Melons Cream Separators, Fleury Plows, Bissett Disc Harrows and Land Rollers, etc., etc. ROBERT WILSON Hamilt.in street, tioderieh, Some Good Horses and Colts for sale. we reea�newnd oar reader, to rabeeribe to The FRrmer'+ Advocate and Home Megada., the best agriculture and home paper In Amerlon, The Signal and Winnipeg Weekly Free Press 160 The Signal and London Daily Advertiser . 2 50 This offer open or,lyunul Dee. 314, w76. The Signal and London Weekly Advertiser - 160 The `Signal and London Dail Free Press Morning Edition . . . 3 50 Evening Edition . . 2 90 The Signal and London Weekly Free Press 185 The Signal and Montreal Daily Witness . 3 50 The Signal and Montreal Weekly Witness 185 The Signal and World Wide 2 25 'l'he Sinal ..: -.Western Home Monthly (Winnipeg) I 3c The Signal and Presbyterian .2 25 The Signal and Westminster . . 2 25 The Signal, Presbyterian and Westminster 3 25 The"Sii iiata-i d attirentylTightTroronto1. . 2 35 The Signal and Busy Man's Magazine . . 2 50 The Signal and Home Journal (Toronto) . . 130 The Signal and Woman's Home Companion (New York) 2 35 Including postage to Canadian subscribers. These prices are for addresses in Canada or Great Britain. The above publications may be obtained by Sig- nal subscribers in any combination, the price for any publication being the figure given above Tess $t.00 representing the price of The Sikrnal. For instance : The Signal and The Weekly Globe The Farmer's Advocate ($3.35 less $r.00) $i bo r 35 $z 95 —making the price for the three papers $2.95. The Signal and The Weekly Sun $t 75 TheThe TWoreonektloy GDail lobey S$tao$eo $let.aoso$.too. . 6 030 t•^l tt;Ulrfar $3 65 -the four papers for $3.65. Vit' if the publication you want is not in above list, let us know. We can supply almost any well-known Canadian publication. Send subscriptions through local agent or by postofice or express order to Vanatter & Robertson, The Signal, Goderich, Ont. 1 Lai 4'