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rich, visited ,\shtield friends on SumIlist church next Sunhat alai will tit'
DUN(}ANNON conducted at 2.:IU p.m. tiled .7.30' p.m.
A meeting of r jtge Dungannon 1'. F. u. willl la Mr. and Mrs. t:. Dundee spent the: by Rev. Wm. Itaitld.y. Special' music
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befield in the °ranee Hall on Thursday, E week -end :it ,the home of plea Alex. 1 N'itt he furulshtMI by the tiiuir. assisted
bent are r t'u, at l p• uta All the sew MiI Mumhy. 1 by Mr. Charlie Lightfoot. of Stratford.
Bern are requested to 1p• pnrttnt. )law Itetweit 31ail:reg.,r-lea' return- tin Monday evening there will be a
q'oaten's Irw idle. -Thi' ''regular. .rl Lowe Eros '1'uroutu sheer she Las f•1etl supper and cwt<eric the cuntr•rt
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meeting of the W'oauesis lusrihtti l 1•treta under d,tetur'a care. 1
be held ret the waiter an Thursday Mr: Rk•h:rrl Maieftgwld, 'of pintail. 411u,nant, air.. Charlie Lightfoot, Miss
Nosrmlr•r 2 i 114 :; paw. A gtpxi pro-
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rohad th.• wisfortnue' fete day, lstt i '-L' itarlasre IiIbsen nod Mr. Sold sites.
gam Is to tp given by the grand• to los,. one of his horses. 1 Fred Ilrvant ell of Stratford. 'rhe
V •i t •ut WMisters 111+0 will give short
mothers of the Institute after which Mr. I:h. ..%rtnoruug It vishin. • r. u','•
the nal tell will lie uu.wr►,r1 by idea, pulR
I Mrs.•obert !dellen. •
(' wcldre.s. Admleaiun. 7:a• and 35.•.
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for Christmas gifts. Theeet hags M r. Fila Mole, of Seaforth, spent Sun-
.' an• always liasldrjng ow, helpful sb SUBU*N iday withhie father here.
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precut. please make a special effort to be
mar W'etiat»►lny, Nov. 14.
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.t. , h will 140 served at the pits "m.rvwnative French 'Ministers
close of the meeting. . 'tis. Erma Pfeffer, of Kiiefienrr• is I
(ending hese holWuys Bailin,; friends are ;OA) luviu¢ their difficulties. lion.
Iter,, (.'. Fauteux was s. highly regarded in
ASS!'IELD \Ir. T11•111-1:14 Mc tlillan aha• Liberal ern. Montreal. it turned out, that he %.12^11111-
. Tuesday.
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Tuestty. Nov. 15. tdidate for south Huron, will hold a able to uddre,ts a meeting there. and the
Miss Irene 11.t••Ikm.ul.l let: for !k'•.; meeting in Forester's Hull nest Saturday other lsnew Meir td.}Mtw'`li Lave a Ictal
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troii last week. ; nig at.
Mr. Willi:nu Johnstone has returned i' 1G•v. 1:. ,1. Hose i- %kiting at Wood -
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the Wert• st•ek this [perk. Ilawesna -
Arniterwry Sen'dce•..--\unicerwry' Knox church
Mr. awl, ales. W. Maize. of Code.; serii -t-t will h.• e' it.l . 1 ill the l:ap-
baking and candy at
November 24th. 3•t
The Lake of the , Hanging Glaciers
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(By Frederick Niven). •
The name had--atwavw inveigled.
It went into the same place as the.
• names I.:ano Eetacado, the Darren
Lands, Land of Little Sticks. When,
by the excellent goodness of God
!las it seems to mel. I found myself,
.on a late Ju'•."evening,''ct•.tally close
•enough to have Nixon, the long, lean
focal guide to that wonderland. in-
dicate. if not the rarge of the hang -
lin.. ingers the dire ten of our
'rave to it, coo. • scarge,y • ,fere
ea). good fortune. 1,felt as one who%
dreams, at any moment it seemed,
1 milt ew•tiu.n en.% find. L. yap
rot su-,-that• the light of the hotel
room behind me' (we eat on the
't'erardah "discussing the -Mornings
e:arti'nos not really streaming out
en a Pfd of paper on Nixon's khee;
thiat his face was not all a bag
shadow; save the thin, -under -z high
cow -puncher hat; that he was only
Align -re lit a dream. before' a dream
1:ote:; that only in a .dream was he
keying to me: "And what do you
:Iks Ake to drink, tea or coffee'
And in the way of fruit, do you
J refer pears or apricots or peaches?"1
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All evening 1 coa:d hardly be.ieve 1 • Reflections in the Lake of the Hanging G ors.
my 'khaki pants and leggings .and soon as a wird casts it over the trail, - As for the Glaciers, theannotmcea
e Mackinaw coat before tur.:ing int so that the pilgrim need not even objective of our journey: i onca
that night., bow, ridingalong. Nixon's cry ahead' knew a lonely man who d not
Very e.r:y 1 as wakened, the of: °Low bridge!" was part of the care to go out for a walk wit ret a
- vas going, even tho :gh I laid out overhanging tree lopped away as Mdiatem
warth.
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goal: 'finer he r.en itddresse
ing above my bed, by the all of a The slee,y little half purring, enve: ipe to himself before going
Trion. I was indubitabi there . half -singing voice of a frog by some so that he .could say: 9 am got
where the loon calls; a ' 1 counted; reedy -edged unmapped lake!et of the as far as the corner pillar -box, to'
over some of the cau s of my hap -,mountain recesses is also part of the post a letter." The Hanging Gla -
pines. The 'call • the loon; the pleasure of such 1 jonrnev. Most ciere ".re our o:+;e�tl-re: bat going
scent of e-br t and of balsam;',
the smellofho :es in the. open air,
horses whose ails are not docked;
wind -wrinkled lak'bh dropt among
the tuxuriint Selkirks or the austere are there when we find ourselves in planing in immensity and squirrels
Rockieg7 and lakes that are likelsuch places -where night is not lit swaying on a bough's end. The Gla-
poiishtI jade (to fisc a, simile from by street lamps, but deepens and ciers are certainly a spectacle. They
u lit ale sheaf of song I tame across 'deepens in the valleys, as if exud- hang. They de hang.' They are in
the other day called: 'The Canadian tt chasms of a league -wide sickle of
,(:alendar"I; and still blue lakes b mountain, eight ,separate glaciers.:
' where the ripples from a canoe give p p with taper tops and great butt ends
to the skrfhce the appearance of h p h many feet thick. From a monster
watered silk; and the smell of wood g H one pt the bottom of that sweep of
smoke. Enough said, I was a trifle mountain; the front of it recallin(
excited as' we started out, from In- pictures of the Great Ice Barrier of
vermere in an automobile along a the Antarctic, chunks break off. It
wagon -road to the place take y "taloa.", in the word of those whoa '
Nixon and the horses were to await Nixon calls "glacierologists." The
us. June bug. and yellow -grass- h hitt cadres[ float oe -[Tie lake out of
hoppers veered and crackled. Drag- which Horse Thief creek flows with
on -fails darted past. Once the wind plunging, noise, and foam. The lake
held, upon the windscreen till we fronting it, and receiving its broken
took a curve and he could flutter splinters (and changing, opal -like, in
off. We left behind us a pampa of the changes of the light acid the
dust. bobbing -owe frog tile- ruffling' and smoothinge of the
where people aspd: "Where are they' g p d winds), was once 'christened "Lake
going' ' and- soreebody -replied: 'era }erfset 1N y." But OM- are 'polite 'to lin-
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the Lake of the Hanging Glaeiere." g endurance. When old -timet
In a meadow beside a bend of Heise a saw it he said: "Hanging
Thief Creek, where were three log Glee ere! The Lake of the Hanging
cabins, the horses waited for us. We [ k d h 1' d 't Glad rs!" And rightness triumphed
came round a twist of the road, over levity. The name remains. The
brushing cottonw..od and poplar and p Lake of the Hanging Glaciers.
willow brauches and, stopping, he•trd On the Alpine meadow on the
the tinkle of a horse bre; and there hither side of that lake a man
they wmie, Nixon, with has foot sit all day, warm in the summ
against a pack h"auhng oil a rope. sun, and ;catch the ptarmigan
in the act of completing the work across the neves. You cannot
known as "throwing the diamond there butyou tread upon an A
hitch."
THE SIGNAL
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COLBOENE
Ttie.dity, Not•. 13.
air. Jules Treble nreive.% a cur of
Western [lata Inst week. They saki for
fifty -lite orate per bushel off the car.
This week lie uni tats a car of cunt.
Mr. Eddie Young lute retuned front
the West, bringing his bride with him.
They aro visituug his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Young.
'tr. Weill l'layton, .•f 1Voodstock, i.. re-
newing old ac. uuintautwe here.
Miss \'iota Alliu is visiting friertde at
Itnnuit.•11.
Schad lit+pert.--'rite fuuow•!ng la the
report of S. S. No. 3, t'tdiso•ne, for the
month of lk•t.b'r. Those marked with
11u asterisk wlsse•I elle or wore nests :
V. l:taty Bogle 3441. IV. -Jessie Me -
Canal 'Jill, I1•tta.n Chisholm 22`+, Joe
I'reetuan 182, •t 'live Murton 151,
•Flury Horton 105. J r. 111. Kenneth
Morns 13rt, •F:rma Ferulae 114. Joe
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l'hisliolw1
IINt. Sr.Nr. 11.--'barlotMor-
ris 210. Fred Horton hal. Jr. 11. --
Mary Morris 139.- itert Freeman 130.
.tihr•u Freeman 12s. First -Ella Her -
ton. A -Ito ort 4'itok. Number on
roll lt1.-TRITII-\ M. KEMI"1'I4N,
teacher.
School loped. -The following 1s the
report of S. N. No. s. deodorise. for
the mouths of Wptt•nul.er nisi (k•telier:
I Sr. 11.--Pass--lton.thy Ituf.rrtwuu 72.1
per tent.. Lucy Hardy 70.1. Worthy
Fowler 1352 !tele ts: gess-1`IlRorl
.\lltn, Margaret .thin. tIrare 4:11em.
Wilteert Thotu. Sr. 111.-1'ass---I1ii•rr
Allis[ II:t per vent. Below pawi-W'IIIir
Treble, Joe Walter. Jr. 111.-1'ae.-
hazel t:Hders 749 per tent. holes
{w +s-'Mluuh• Millin u, Wilmer fierily.
Sr. 11.--Phos--Fern Thum 73.5 per
.rent.. Iknghts Fcagau 72.6. Arnold
.thin 714.1'.. Sr. 1. fans-l'tiri.tiue
Bolw'rtson. Frank ,\Ilio. lteugie
.1r. 1. -Margaret Ma. bell. Ivan horn.
Prima ry-•Matins! Mill iuti. Roy All in.
Charlie Thole. Chat -l14• Mitchell. Mur-
ray Hardy. A. IIAXTEIt. Teacher.
LUCRNOW
'Monday. Ntrember 14
Tine iuirnt of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Great Sacrifice Sale of
----BOYS' SUITS ----
For 8 Days
73 Boys' Suits, Formerly Sold Up To $20.00, All On
Sale At One Price
......$7. 9 5-_ _
Our reason for this great sacrifice sale is on account of a change
we are making in our Boys' Clothing Department. Our an-
nouncement of this change will be made later. We want to clear out every one of the
73 suits in 8 days ; in fact they should not last more than one day. Every mother hav-
ing a view to economy should surely visit this sale. If we are not giving the biggest
bargains you ever heard of, don't buy. All'sizes from 26 to 35.
ALL AT ONE PRICE $7.95
Come early and get the best selection
tl SALE STARTS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th to 26th
WALTER C. PRIDHAM
Phone 57
Goderich
i Joyut was the sr'ue of :a quint W.d-
i ding ata Thanksgiving Maly when Bev.
it. Fulton Irwin wilted in marrinite
\11+s )I.irtou Adair. of Vau.r,nt•er. 11
II'.. seal lir. W. I'. Freeman, of I.is-
tdw:et. hrott er of Mc... Joynt sent wen •
t Mr. and Mr•e. F. .b. Frevmau. of
t.uekaow'. 11r. and Mrs. Freeman left
M�' motor for their Inoue. In Lb4owel.
1 A pretty wedding wars ede•ntnixed it
Kt-kutuoa un $ituniay, lk•ftdw•r :"•4.
when Miss Emma Katharine At•kart.
weir.tid daught.•r of Mr. and MN. J. II.
a. kart, of .1.steLstuw- l.trtanti the bri.h
!of Charles W. Iboikltntt.'of Victoria.
4 it. C.
Mat t;armrr. ..f West Waw-anosh.
had the misfortune r.. lose his taro
I, and most. of tate seasons crop by tire. I
`The blaze •rtnrt..l front ■ lectern,
which was fleet -turned t,y an .animal.
1 and it got beyond control no quickly
the:t onty the Qntk could he gotten
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of us are all tangled up in laws and
bye-laws; and Houses et Parliament
and Trade Union halls loom over us.
That's why it is hard to believe we
n0 there was as gond as getting
thee. Any objective will serve -
that takes one out to the roar of
creeks and the sight of eagles vol -
in from amid the uncounted trees.
Overhead day lingers on upon the
sheer precipices of peaks that we see
between the topmost spires ofthe
Douglas firs. ow comfortable we
can be there! In a few minutes,
with a few clips of an axe, we have
a mattress of fir -boughs; and then
the trees from which the has* been
clipped make the tent poles over
which to east the canvas s
The guide having smashed his
watch 1 lent him mine,so that he
could have all up and forth- early
on the nett day. I woke to di:A
light and wondered what the time
Might be, rose and 'coked out of my
.ent. and gasped. What serene an
beauty' It was not day. It
was not night. it was scarce dawn.
The creek rushed past, a long grade
of grey. The trees were infinitely
still. As looked eac outlined t -
. f and gained stability. That was
the impression. i glanced up and
saw morningon s high gold cloud.
All was so perfect, so tranquil. so
good,that I had a pang ofsorrow
for all men in tenements, and of re-
gret for all back -courts in the cities
of the world. One planet had the
Appearance of resting on a peak of
Going to the Hanging Glaciers isjaspar and chalcedony -an illusion
as good as getting there, astounding of the witching hour, an actuality of
spectacle though they be. It is an the quality of light. it was unbe-
unforgettable journey. Walking in lievably large. Rays shot from it
streets is an empty undertaking like a star drawn- by a man in the
compared with riding thrdugh the stone age. There was no other
Mountains, despite the shows in all planet, no star, visible. And that
the shop windows and the pawing planet, even as I watched, Ignoring
faces. Time is in Oxford Street. the cold of morning at my tent
The urgent moment is on Walt flap, went adrift from the pesk;
Street. Eternity is in the pan of it was left alone in a wash of blue,
Horse Thief Creek, where are no then dwindled in size. The trenten-
clocks. That 1s the feeling: it is dous moment was over. I turned
into Eternity that we ride there. For back and crept under the blankets
that cause, all the way I found it to warm ma -cold and happy -and
hard to believe. The impression per- was wakened again by the clip of an
slated that 1 might awake from sleep axe, and • crackling noise, and
and an exquisite dream, that I might voices. Looking out 1 saw the
awaken to hear the clatter of street- camp -fire newly tended, and Nixon
sweepers, honk of late (or very washing his hands carefully, pre -
early) taxis, and that Nixon's big parat.ry to cooking` breakfast. By
cow -puncher hat showing ahead was aid of • mirror hanging from a
only out of a story read when a boy. twig of a tree 1 shaved; and as our
To begin with there were bridges voices grew louder • marmot whis-
over creeks we had to cross, cordu- tied away up on the peak that
ray bridg-s, but when we left been as of jasper end disked
wagon -road and came to trail the and was then as of amethyst. Alt
creeks wars forded. Walsally the amethyst trees. Night had 'ap-
horises drank before fording; and of peered to exude from the low W.odi
all the charming pictures that hay/ and flood up the pealu; def came
become stereotyped without losing dropping down from that gold cloud,
charm, that of horses drinking by a it seemed. The sheer rocky sparkled.
riverside L one of the finest. Veins of snow shone in the entices.
That is enlf one of the simple de The high woods were lit, so that
lights of going to The Hanging fir -tops were like queer daylight
Glaeibrs; and long may it be before candles. A string of gr•o'ise flow
anyimprovement committee threw' up the valley and veer with a
brdges ever these creaks for the sudden gabble of talk, from our
sake of timid tourist. There are smoke. The shadow of the peat
slyer trails for these, trails with over us drifted off sideways,nd
�s►)g
little crack bridged. there tame to mar cree meadow
pow K . abocall u , -ovary a wedge atgelds& ligE7m1 itt ae-
m
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flower. here are long wedges of
phyllodoce that looks like heath or
heather. Between these are wedges
of rock -slide, shaped like 'the gla-
ciers, upturned Y's on the moun-
tain -Bides, miles along., Ever and
again there is a rumbla that u not
of thunder; it is the nimble of ava-
lanche
velanche and rock -slides. Intermit-
•ently it punctuates the quiet of the-''
day. The awe of rite Glaciers is til
journey's end and assuredly lives
in the memoryybut also much ohm
lives in the memory, drifts into the
subconscious that, with the ad-
vance of m shall become the con-
scious -dr' t■ into his heart to his
making, ' he have any capacity to
be madq A thousand memories re-
main: squirrels springing their rat-
tles:Another ptarmigan clucking to
her brood; little understandings on
ahs' way between man and hone;
• knocking of a stone from the
ollow of his hoof, and having hint
rub bis mural• in friendly gesture
on one's slllottld•r, as expression of
,thanks. These are among the num-
ber. From this horrific saw -edged
rocky crest, watt the taper tips of
the fanning glaciers have the ap-
pearance of being hooked on. down
to the valley depths and the dart
of blue dragon -flies among rushes.
with metallic clash there; from the
roar of this rock -slides to the jo-
cund east it netting in air of a lively
grasshopper -all is good. Perhaps
it is only because the life we have.
mostly, to live, bas me frequently •
quality rather like nightraare,e that
ping to the Hanging Glaciers ba,
Um' quality et a drama.
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ST. HELENS
Tu.•.slay, Nov. 13.
`1r..lotrtt T'luiilil• $nal Mias Verna, who
I lilive. tent hirer utnntlta in the West vei-
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it ing their bn•thi•r at Yellow Groan, Sask.
return.d honk ..n Thurrlay.
Mr. K. tiibbons. who ''turned f
Bt.. 1Vtrtt it couple of werke ago ver ill
with pneumonia, itt in.pr.ving nicely.
Mr. John Aitclwrsun is home fr. n the
W .
J Will Hnmphrey and , tighter,
Freda. am visiting at Wing! am with
ktnt. t t. y.
ala+. Ntnlon rind ch' ren .[Lent
Ise week w h ht•r, parents, r. and Mrs.
Archie .nide ,n.
Miss i.nrret Sturdy, of Hingham,
was a visitor ova aloe it k-en•1 with Mr.
II awl \rrw. W.lium nw
The Young Prop s Bible claw will
ltold their regtilar t• ing 00 Monday
evening. Nrrvembe 2 when White-
church toung .ple'e ipso will visit
and give the p • m. A ial evening
will he spent.
Wimes`sli -re.--Tbw 11 en's In-
etitatewill1 • . tlwir regular m:•tng at
the None" f M rot. W. R. - Fern , on
Thursday,-'ovember 24, at 2.30 o' wk.
The rel . of the district convents
Reid at 'don, will be given lay Mrs.
I'hiU' .. Roll call, Christman rent ipts
and ,eluents, music, etc. Please come
wit something prepared for roll call. Ali
in tested am invited.
SIN OBBRIDal
Mr. Ned J. fhilton is here visiting
ilk mother. Mra. J. Isalton.
Mr. John P. Sullivan 1st pitying
visit to Toronto.
A pleasant Metal eventng was spent
in the hall on Monday night Carrie
were prayed till 11 o'cloek. Dancing
eommeneed and continued tit! 1.30.
The winners iis the turd-4)141am were:
For etichre--Mre. M. Hogan and STr.
M. Dwyer 'and Phew. .thrtnpbell. --
The local Dramatic nub has been
reorganized. Some new talent has
been eecureil • INI We are all looking
forward to oomeehlag good In the
future.
Homemade baking sad candy, at
Knox church, November 24th. It
Dyed Her Tan
Skirt to Make
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mosimeepiseellMermIsestenotelliAMOMMOSSISOI
NEW COATS NEW DRESSES
Just received from the manufacturers some very smart
new models ,in Women's Coats and Dcesses in
styles that- are entirely new and different from
marked at very ow prices' for__
speedy sale. From $22,sp-up.
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FAA package of "Diammond Dyes" ion -
tains direetions so sissple tint say
woman can die or tiat failed, shabby
skirts. drew*, waist*, coats, sirsatats.
stockings, hangings, drarries, every-
thing like sew. 1Fiuy "Diamond Dyes"
-eo other kiad--then perfect haat dye-
ing is guarsnteed, eves if you lam
wiwther the material you wet rtvoillir•
sever dyed before. Tell your d
is wool ov silk, or whether It Is lines,
°MUNN, ea mimed goods. !Mimosa Dyes
. sever streak. spot. fade. Of ran.
Monarch Yarns
Beehive Yaro7
What would be mo acceptable than
some dainty hand knit g meats, uch as
Sweaters, Scarfs. shawls, ins • Hose ?
Monarch Knit Floss, tw ply Aus-
tralian wool, suitable for al ainty gar-
ments, in almost every shade. 2 -os. ball.
Monarch 4 -ply Down, a flinch heavier
yarn for more serviceable garments, same
beautiful shades as Floss. 35c a 2 -oz. ball.
Monarch Butterfly, the silk and wool
yarn, ideal for sweaters and scarfs. In all
the beautiful shades, 65c per 2 -oz. ball.
Baldwin's Famous Beekive Yarn
Baldwin's Famous Old Country Yarns,
the perfect yarn for all kinds of knitting.
It conies in 3, 4 and 5 ply, in black, white,
grey and heather mixture& Put up in 1 oz.
skeins at 30c pet skein.
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New]Ribbeas For Makieg Dainty Gifts
Such dainty and attractive gifts as one
can make out of Fancy Ribbons, such as
Crochet Bags, Caiuisoles, Handkerchief and
Glove Cases and the hundred and other
things. Ribbons in Dresden Plaids and
Brocades la widths. Prided front 25c a
flew Fancy Linens and Towellings
A large new stock of Fancy Linens in
Tea Cloths, Tray Cloths and Runners in
the niost attractive designs at new low
prices. Fancy Toweflings by the yard. A
nice lot of fancy -figured Huck Towelling&
pure linens, in 15, 20, 22. and 27 inches
wide, from 85c to 11.75 a yard.
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early-Rempmber the Rush Last Year
New Carpets New Linoletuns New Congoleums
New Rugs just to hand this week in Tapestry and Wiltons in every size and
coloring to suit all rooms. This is the largest shipment of Carpet
Squares we ever received in many new designs, all marked
at the very lowest prices. New Linoleum RUBIN
all sizes. New Congoleum Rugs, all sizes.
The Store With the Best Assorted Stocks
s'r s Scotch StoreIr
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