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YSTERIOUS TELE—
GRAM.
SSAOE THAT NO MA 3 SENT.
6.30 evening train, leo. 3Q, wa
hour late that night. Cans
,Heaven knows. For t welvehour.
rm had raged, and now instea
g any sign of breaking, th
me dawn in torrentil from th.
y, and the thunder - roiled 'min:-
>verhead. A bad storm to dray
me through, as anybody woui
nown, and the wonder is tha
was not three hours late in
sf one. Old Luke Granger, th
truest, nerviest engineer on the road
rounded the curve just bel'* Red Ra
;anon at twenty -pix Minutes pas
I breathed a sigh of lrelief whe
he headlight cut a -bole in th
ss. 'The station bridge neigh.
g veli away in a storm-; like that
was beginning to get nervou
is thought. -
.how everything made me ner
at night. It was just the kind
her when things look all out of
yway. Then, I supppose, the
dge of that money pacdkags being
its failing to come ori the11.30,
ould have done, had its effect
I didn't relish the idea of
1
3-.
$ 000in cash until the next
ldridge and Ricketson had been
em -selves to meet the morning
• d if the package had come I
ve turned it lover to them at
d that would have been the end
atter. But it didn't come.
's way things have in this world !
you most want 'm.
err: wasn't a soul at the station
i� ht, except myself, and there i
on1 y two passengers who got off
I speak of 'em that way,not
in, to be disrespectful, or make
of solemn things ; only it's habit,
po e ; for most' people -sould say
w s only one passenger) that got
R:.d Ravine, seeing that; the sec -
f '. m was carried out of the ex
oa in a wooden box.1 Usually
a body was coming on I got
be orehaud, but this one. took me
b surprise, and added rot a little
r n rvousness I already reit.
ho is it ?" I asked, as the box was
d i:•to the station. -
3 p ssenger wlio had gag off . the
a • d who w,s a stranger to me,
are my inquiry.
ie ►ocly is that of .. my sister-in-
sa' d he. "She was the; niece of
as Eldridge—,doubtless ylou know
H r dearth was very' sudden.
to be buried. in Mr. Eldrdge's lot
vin S.
sev n.
I sa
dart
havi
and'I
ove • t
sm
vont
of w
gear
kne
due
as it
On
kee `n
day..
dow
trai
cool
once
of t
Tho.,
whe
T
that
were
the t
eaz
ight
sup
there
•ff at
ond
ress
„hen
ord.
. uite
oth(
arrl€
Th
rain,
.e
DEM:
T]
am,"
hoes
im.
he iF
ere.'
a
a
1
n.
s
e.
t
h
a
e
•
"Tl en I suppose the body Is to be
eft i..: m charge until to -re ow,'" I
aid.
"Y:-," answered the stran er. Do
ons pp se that I call get to Mr. E1-
• ridg.'s yself to -night ?"
"W :11, ' I replied "it's a good four
miles, an in such a storm as this--"
if"I'ik w 't until to -morrow," i torrup-
d the .st anger. "There is some sort
a h tel here, isn't there ?"
"Ye., al good one. You'll' have to
of it th ugh • but it's 'illy al matter
a cat a er of a mile, and yogican't
iss y ur way, for the road up the hill
bads :tra ght to the house."
Her I ade my way out mai to- the
•latfoi la gain and made my Way to
t • e ex ;ores car, where the mon y pack -
a: e, w rel all along I had carcely
oped • o®ldn'tl come, was deliiered to
e by he messenger. As he gar e it to
ehe aa • Y• 1
"Yo '11 .• ant to keep a sharp -eye on
at, ill There's enough i . it to
aka one ,►f your Red Raviuers put' a
liet
veyo
"I'll
•d thj
P
� ratty :n
l• en t. d,
w•ich he
hrougll your Bead, and never
t. e chance to object." 1
00 out for the Red R:viners
ckage, - too," . said IF, confi-
gh. But if the truth had.
didn't like -the sugtestion
• essenger had made.
rai moved off quickly, and I
•• y antern, as was my habit, by
bid ing good: night to Luke
hen I went into the station
ith the Atli) package clutched..
std :r my robber coat, expect -
'lid the man there wile had
with the body. But lie had
ng anxious to get to the hotel
he - fr
ne of
My w
ad m
at as
co, lis
he w , ougl
ng m anent I had forgotten al
dein
- young woiivan. Tl
dily of the $13,000 had,
The
SA • ung
w y of
G an .e
h 'use
ti :litly
in: Lo-
co a o-
go 'e, b
as quic y i s possible. No. 39 Was t
last tra n wpich stopped at Rea Ravi
until $. -0 the next =morning. So
work #o ' th r night was dobe, abet a h
only to ook up the doors, see th
th_ngs, .-ere all -right about the rpla
and sit os to niiy newspaper" all t
lit le ro • sty i hick served as any sleepi
qu trte:r:..
i
growing out of del
their wages. Thi
that the $13,000
into my keeping f
Well, when I
about the station,
clothing, I sat do
pipe and_newspap
tomary reading.
continued to rage
ly, but within thi
could be. I had
stove, a cheerful
plenty of goo tob
in which I w s r:
fresh newspa. er,
Holland gin, whe
regular noct a
these were pi asa
old fellow lik me
yielded as in ch s
has •a right to exp:
that night t 'ngs
gear, as I ha e s
sooth me as as
might, I coul I.n't
newspaper'; : n un
dread—a feel ng
but horrible t •ing
—possessed •
had mixed u •
stronger than
the relief I ha
"It all com
package," I matte
couidn't'it•ha e go
train and save' in:
here ever.nigh ?"
Just at -this o ent ame a
clap of thund=r au a flash of li
vivid enough t• m ke the lamp
had looked up the ackalge in th
and put the k — ere as a col
tion lock—in y ocke . Bat
not the larges fait in he secu
the old safe. t h: d occurred to
ten that a per on .ould opeu it e
he wasn't a sk
st
cracksman.
my custom to leav: my' door op,
tween my littl ro m aid the
office, so that i It d Ravine was
on the telegra h k: y I Could h:
The instrunre t ha. beer clickiu
at a great rate_ for the e.st hon.
as it was none of y business 1 p
attention to w at was going ov.
wires. I judge no froi i the ne
of the lightnin: 'an the jerky sou
the instrumen s tat the stor
playing the mi chi f with the mess.
I passed into t e ti ket • office, w
light was left us ing,, and stoo
some time thinking whether the
package would Abe less e4posed i -
safe than it woij�.d be unser the
tress of my bed ant I finally cone
that the latter alacg. woisgld be h:
cca�r any possibl ' tI ief- tot reach.
obk out the he vy .rown$ envelop
towed it awa u der the ma
hen I took a co � d glass of t
Bich was usua ly • gainst, my rul:
•hich I thou ht the 4iircumst
arranted.
Once more I at
aper and pipe, but
ess than betor . r
pw to have cerate
ittle station. - Deal
er rent the air,' an
bout the sky l'ke
• ],y backgroun -
If ,you have ever
elegraph office duri
you may have seen
down the wires n a
people nervous. 11;
tors like myself
dertake to receiv
I was tempted tci el
meaningless ticking
nation for me in the
It was like the incohi
a maniac, where nov
intervals only, could
word or sentence.
lowauce of toddy h
ay in, paying Gael men
s:19 ow it happened
money package came
r on'; night.
ad : made all snug
and got off my wet
n omfortably, with
r, to enjoy my Gus-'
e orestorm o
land o e
gs Were as co
blazing fir
ight, an eas
eco -;,1 -the onl 1
ally :extravagant— a
bottle f good
ewith to m k my
toddy. C rtainly
t surroundin s for an
and as a r to i they
lid comfort a a man
ct in this wo Id But
seemed all o t of
id. ;may pip idn't
its w�ont ; tr. as I
et initerested i the
omfrtable f eling of
hat sgme s dowy
was !bout to appen
y m'nd, and even when I
a toddy consi
1.1811 1, it tailed t(
► ho . ed far. -
s of that: pesky
ed to myself.
herr; on th
the job of ke
le
tside I
erce-
y ata
the
hair,
xury
ue
.
•
elm
U
•
erably
II
bring
rhoney
'Why
11.30
ing it
rrific
htning
lien. I
e I safe,
nbina-
II had
ity; of
Me ei of-
• en if
t' was
n be -
ticket
called
ar
away
1 but
i3 no
r the
rness
ds of
was
cies.
e a
for
ney
the
mat -
tided
rdest
So I
and
ress.
tidy,
but
noes
le
dawn to my' ews-
with uo bette suc-
he storm se: ned
ed right over the
after peal of hun-
lightning prayed
hosphorus o u the
Minced: to be i n is
g a thunder s Terni,
he electricity ash
way to make t .e. id
en veteran o ► era-
wo ldn't want t• ti
that sort of mes
se the; key, bu
had a port of f
mood I then
erent r1autterinl
i and then, at
one dlistinguii
Taybe the extra
ad _ made' me
imaginative than usual, and give
weird coloring to my thoughts
listening to the rapi click' click, I,
member of fancyin. that some s
hand hacl got hold o the' key and
pouring out a wail of woe over
wires.
I was tooxestless to sit still and
n rvous to go to bed'. Besides, eve
I Hadn't been so upset in 1:ny mind,
d , ubtful whether I could have s
t rough such a storm as that.
To occupy myself a�bout, somethin
re ighted my lantern, went into
ight room, examined again the b
the doors and the fast rings of
udows, and retureed .d my r
' 1 wenty y :.ars had passed since II first st a
foaled la ysej installed at Red. Ravine dr
as tclegi aph operator in • the railway ca
st. tion. B•'ng content with the ilium- br
dr nr east o life, and faithful to my th
du les,, hac come by degrees to liitteud fe
to •:I1 abs work which the place re-' ,, de
qu red, T.- at is, I was the ticket all
ag nt, ' .aggi ge-nnaster, and keeper of ,
th sttbt 1. elides acting for the ex- ve
pr sa co : ny and continuing my ter
ch rge o e telegraph key. These ni
cot bine ors made it pretty close 1 c
wok for bat they - all vie:.• ed a cu
co;. hie income, and as. was sle
bled no l unsatisfied ainliitioe, fro
nate l have ed.
mate, artly ha
aper- • wh
re worried and up
I. was entering r
ht of the lantern fe
oden box. Oddly e)
et utast ever.
y own . nest,
sclua.rely on
until ti'
about
inking
I suppo
von the box out of;my mind. 1314i't say it was any comfort to have
ought back now ; for a doripse is ne
most cheerfi}1 of 1 company, a,
ling as I did then,} I wo ild a grr
1 rather have hada no company
:
t must have been theim of the • -
ie, I suppose, that irnpell od me,
the box had been brought back
mind, to leave the door open so t
Add. sit and stare at it with mor;ej
iosity. As I have alread said, i
ping apartment was partitioned
n. the freight room and as Gonne
with the latter by a door. The bo»
been placed in such a position t :
this door was open the head
ox was in sight. Twos or the
fi I got up to shut I•thee door, u
strange fatality drove' re back t
hair and caused me ''to keep i
the box with its sad freight. ]
thi : time the -storm. raged, the thun • :
clis hanged its mighty batteries, t
lig being flashed, and the in d sawn
of he telegraph continue I caug
my hand trembling as -I tri - to re
my I ipe. Nervousness, no doubt ; b
pos..ibly an observer might ave thoug )
Old Billy was frightened.
1 ! ad just risen to win the lith:
clod, on; the shelf, when suddenly o 1
of t e hitherto meaningless ticking
the ]
nstrument sharply and distinct
ca e to my ears these sound
on,
mp
t
la
me
fort
wit.
m3 self well- fixed. As
I :Iep t in the station,
to 1 eop uarc on the Company's p
ty, and mai; from choice ; for, li
a b Chet rr a
not ing
dut es h.
tur , an
so 1 ng t.
co e to
Th t war
was getti
sti r
T e R
eu urldi
twe ty w
co + parts
fret: ht a
one for
roo ova
fro.
squ
box
whi
and
ver
tro
'I c
int
.•
•
•
of any opera
dine. wor
as mu h poi
the to es of
famili r. T
we lean to
the ke s alt
as others di
in all y e
the so der
that.
While
Is
lyze
�. 3 d for
Old Bi ly's
'ble pi ch t
te11ig ble
fade onl
as fully fiv
d Cour' ge
icket •flice
yself. i N
look at the'1
f my's ttin;
lickin _ stol
afore, nd t
eated Ilrc(
Ever. dot
ord, c: me
ess th :fit it
ain tin g• lin€
lone
so i
nius
like the
1 voice
rgon
i to me
I spr: • u
the now
alas no r elu
soundh:dc
I' felt ni co
s �lved t►y hee
he rolling a the t
✓ ar of ''e s=•rm
e. I epp bol
✓ om, a . re: ed m
the yste: ous
sten s , eight
auto.. of t sto
g wor�s OV` the
own h'.i nd d re:
ry ligh, ping its°
neimiend rg da
ti ns rus ed a rougl
t . e Brea fea disa p
ni• self o a dden
c l;n.
'he el clock
shelf nd
bled ins
• mpo5edl'
e thatiI s
9 IV
t men, be
ruble ldt, iii
• Billy;fiin
r; that nig
sacs d,
rd the tre
a guar it
i ed.
hen h `-
cl.c Itokd
ru, ty pist `1 w'
un Curb d.
ha either pp
in he station.f
ugly Booking oh
sil:nt force illi
me
I
ire
Da
th.
fou
tha
t
✓ on-
have
33 iVeness
voice
n the dot,
d stingni
n st w: th:'
s nguish
perieice
ick' offll
sJed dazed
ast;
rves we
hat night) it
dick -Glick
aid got h
e manna's
enough t
d sip d
t once' hat
x. Aln1
down •
ipjed 1� of
Hen. hes
t `It the bo
► very d
ith sash
eewned t
I iisi er
den a ar
nd that t
less ec u
from th
nth en ed
n, no' fa
. e p1 inliri
i age re i1
1 the kL
.1
.o
P
v
s,
a((
i`
:I
►
tr
it
ti
ta.
m)
01
oral
A
s rur,:k
pith aha "±dithat no 1.i
ed t 1 e el; , and ' o
SVoil i .'be the 1
uld perf. e. that s'm
.,� att r app er t.
aus c. int: rat ith
:hal ie c'r be id t
ed i • -t e ( ace of ; u
I it :sl; uy uty
11-i.. po ta. t dot
ure l : ft to my kee
We 1. ;: •hila :lift
• fi -h
n r
I ich a
t w
der r
Bit h
, vii.
ase I• f
anvil in k; ' : r
ou :h ,t: .le
.oddy,
Glc s: d f
1ig v
sy fo. shi�it
us iblonE?-
.
THE HJRON
r section of ‘he
ora . that, with.
s yo would to
.h w • ch' ou are
id d: hal1•heSet
who s h. ndl-ng
blue : *cur cy;
ndw,'t� tin . d
ver he d
m
nd
rune
strun
era.
as r:
ft
?re
SSap
by
to
at
he►
ord'
sa
mo
e be
to
sty
ek
in
thth
ed
he i
tab]
ha
wE
e like
t par -
that;
a ter -
un
e as;.
y. It:
u ter-;
o the;.
t
a kto
s ant:
e the;
onea
re re_
e ry le ter,
bl : di ti ct-
en• a s arp
ea t as
fsme h st-
rok o t the
d th a cic ing
n.
Wei and ith
v�iction h tit
b t th t the
over he f res,
-ping an. -re-
y .riou wa tying.
ler au!& th:. Mad
o 1'. nger dep esjsed
1 back int:
s unflino i gly
What w: s its
by ha he
m ce' t diose :t t- -
J
w: ? Vha
c . out fro'
wan
ig:.} T ese qt
in as
g, and of
ng stra
•u
e
After
t the 'lists
►h glass of
tripe, an -
nod in o 1te
t I was thoiroua
std it e
t'omin
II
:3
•
au:
she
of
es-
elt
nd
rely
to
er
ud
st
le
an an
at
y"`
tto
s-
ing e
if a. ld
r Te rs
ed, . or
ny h ere
w s
sot of
e r: u
ty o k,
maea
,lig t:d
or t at
rw
gar, I
ighj of
I was not : nti
aga n—th is,', 1—
mie to g to b -d.
• Sto het ork, al
Ithe ha. egun, to
eci- thr off y c.
ae•` the light i' the
s Of ed at in y
ong low fllame. TI
a pee age from i tde
al- pin ed it secu
erg I and my ve
a tabl o pliocedl
for -Toe i mp a ►
re; doo 'nto t]
rit- or f 1 r inc'.
as u,po the
he tou..3d t
vrhi 1: had
0o for the ti
if s o .' 13t, its
is t to o�t;!
pt �Tl.is time
ed. had
for t 4 very
box. Stan
clos: to th_a,
the • lox its
best paint
on he s
fait in tl
less, of hac
Spon •ihilit3
nio ent, I
up 't le job •
in, t lata cas
Harr. t.ve
But 1 belie
mess. ge, ars:
over.oxne p:
—ho v vary
drag ems:
lamp went
.Wh a a reli
strik ! At
nigh e, the s
see t e star,
the iiidow
was n a li.
. How strang::
migh y roar
claps of thug
the nstru.
save 'his stet
Still i lav
faculeies all
on the Olen
A1Mile pa
utas. ",The s
profo ndues
tick o the
ear, h: tisk
kepti : eati
"W i ch
box !"
Wh was i hat?
Not t e click n
stru t. b, i t
the ,: ting of it
yet sti 1 audit:
regulki •1 an•
sleep? .i lay
terval o silo
sound " me
louder an b
stars s ning
the objects i
Al••
and gr:
cc�oodec
thiest r
el my
ledge
lb; hea
and n
ipwa
lich c
the
ter the
n
einl the b
d without kin, It had ti
c
o at ract me elsewhere.k My so
d griwn a part of second na- any
I hi d liFed in the little utowu vie
Batt
peal
,Is
g gr
e younger generation had
of me as ''Old Billy."
ppose, because my hair
y and ray joints a ;little
d Il€ vine Sts;tion was a *ood-
cg, a out forty feet longi and
de. It was divided into! two
lents the larger one heat;* for
d b: rgage, and the" sty `aller
pass: tigers. My own - little
'oral a piece partitioned off
the freig t quarters, and ten feet
re,. a d co nected by a door with a
of an offick in the passenger's room,
eh s rued both for selling tic,lkets
holdijng t. e telegraph key. I, €this .
whi
the
had
fairl
mot
chai
VaC
grap
of a
to m
sho
corn
naes
mar
Mor
h, in spoken words, mearit,"Wate
shot through any frame. I 3oul
feel my face grow white I stoo
, and with my eyes ri ed in
nt stare at the table in he tel
excited imagination. he words
practiced ear, were as la,in as
ted in clarion tone. There ha
no call for Rad Ravine and the
age ended withOut signature op
, but abruptly, as it had began
than that, it was not the writing
ts
st
it
0
bo
th
th at
11
hat I
e pis
8 qui
th • axial
pu loses
ona
pick us f
des ted
help. cert
w chin
s not
von
ed. i the
I id no
tie te.
9.o le the
ve Tee
out/ as t
it' as to
frei
de No
en now.
d.ylt eking
ist ing,
bo
oak, whic
oh this
t th
Vas t
n
e ray
de ee yt, ate
d la
s4 imul
oise
r sing
Daley tl fro
rt t
isel: :sly
d.w be
st
up
hu d
ntl
put o
n a
nd e
ed the
t ree
ke o
tle
0
unhee
ing th
los t
a 11
visible
the se
of the
end RI
could f
like a
to brea
Gently
presse
my vie
at ret -
single
pea e
sin s
ed
of
el
co
t, ron
whi
.the b
c ite118:34'esirrilat
the clo
ng, wi
ten mi
hal in s
the tic
ain
ea es a
taa e a' rift
h Of th
b.
000
ove
th
Oa er
sa lastd
oat
!wain c
WEL
ue
nly
wa
EXPOSITOR.
ONTARIO DRY COODS HOUSE,
GRE
123 IR0
AT
00FERING
SMITH .S. WEST'
DURING
OUR
THE
CASH
This we tak as sati
SHOW RI
'AND AT CL
We beg t c
espeCially to th
cash and Se in
at Low Pric s.
No twit liStan di
business, we ea
'We will not, ca
season if Iwe ea
tho
fact
for cas
g the
sho
partm
ry Go
avoi
Stun
dy Cle
RESENT SEASON
SALES HAVE!
NE4RLY DOUBLE
ding onths of last year
ado' evidence that I we
HT GOODS
S PRICES.
that t is by buying for
tha we can offer Cittods
Larg Increase in lour
Ver Complete ABTA- i
o
it,
er G
ranc
THE FO
Is but a .TARTIAL LI
pRE
lain ar.d Fancy
ress G
12k cents, 15 ents, 2
lain and
cents,
Plain and aney elange
eautlful Shades ,in Lu
cents, )5 cenits, 20
cents.
he Dress G:ood Trail
this month.
FtIN
Dark Pompadoer,
Light Pompedeur,
Pencil Stripe, .7it
i: Border,
.er from seaso
nd have ther
ods at prices w
of the whole.
tO
ich
18
C3 -001)S
RST ARRIVAL OF N
1880
W FALL GOODS
JUST Too HAND, CONSISTING OF
.A RK PRINTS,
INCEYS,
INCEY SHITTING,
GREY FLANNELS,
TWEEDS,
simi, SELLING AT COST PRICE AT ,
IIIOFFMAN BR9THERS' OASO STORE,
THE SEAFOPTH AGRICULTURAL lieLEMENT EMPORIUM.
C.. WILLSON, PROPRIETOR.
A ULL STOCK OF PLOWS OINI HAND,
Consisting of the Foll wing Kinds :
A
MASSEY'S Ng. 13 THISTLE CUTTER PLOW,
OLIVER'SN9., 40 CHILLED LOW,
MASSEY 10 SOD -PLO
Pull Stock o
_'05traw Cutter Horse Bakes, Grain
6ot Cutters, and all Implements
oitzging to the Business.
; 1 .
siEWINg . 11/1 AC 1- INE
owing Machines .ttopaired on the
T of -the LINES
DS:
cents, and 25 cents.
tines, at 15 cents,
30 cents.
tres, at 70 eents,.12i
cents, 25 cents and 30
ns to Match Goode.
has been very liv
O.
AS USUAL.
Royal Singel., and other
hortest kotietit, and work
THE VAHNIA GROQ RY STORE.
Ge n Fruit Jars at !R. 1:14xby's ; Preserve rocks at le, Ha4by's ; Butter
Crocks and Milk _Pans at R. Haxby's ; Teas in Black, Green aim
Japan at R. liaxby$ ; All kinds of resit Groceries, as usual, at
I?. Hcixby's—Ohevfor Cash.
I Dy
American Fan*,
American Plain, the Varna G-rocery.
IA Job Lineat
UR, OATM4AL, AND CORNMEAL AT R 'HAXBY'S.
s, adder, Fustic Cudtear, Extract Logw od, Indigo and Package Dyes.
Pure Paris Gree
e above are all for sale len the Small Pro t and Quick Ret System at
Kid Gloves, out. 2- cents,
Cotton Gime, fro 5 cents,
68
:10 cents,
Novelties in Frillin s, fr
Kid Gloves, Red iced. o 50 cents,
Turkish Towelling, 5 cen s,
White Pique 18 cents,
Brocade Malin, 10 ents.
Extra 'Value in Hos
S' TAP
Cottons at celd pri
Ducks and Denim
Shadings at old
Union Tweed at o
All Wool Tweed a
08,
at old prices,
d prides,
old prices.
READYMAbE LOTHING
HATS,
&C.:
00
6 00
2 50
2 00
Ve are giving Sp cial V ne in all kinds of
Ha s and Caps. Also in La ics' and Children's
Straw Goods.
COME AND ir400
Courteons Attention
MAD; STREET S
THROUGH.
aid to All.
EST,
ROBER
HAXBY, Varna.
A KIN AND GOOD ARTICLE OF.j- FOOD
GROUND SNOW FLA
CLIIiITON MILLS XX
PATIMaL AND COR
BApON AND HAMS,
GROaERIES AND CR
E CORN,
MEAL,
RS,
‘191 -IN LOGAN, MAIN -ST., SEAFORTH
1-0 MOORE'S ART GALLERY,
GET THOSE OTOGRAPHS YOU PROMISED
There yon can get any kind of Pictures you wan
finish. Satis action Guaranteed.
, in any style, and the finest
ictures Framed.
CHM,ILES. MOOREI, OPERATOR AND PROPRIETOR.
NOTICE.
Ha 'ng purchased the Stock Of thaGoderich Fouiadry & Manufacturing Com-
pany, consisting Of one 40, -horse Engine, one 20-hor$e do., two five -home do., new
. and seeond-hand Boilers,l a lot of Flour Mill Machinery, Saw Mill Machinery,
Plows, Gang Plows, Land Rollers, Straw Cutters, Horse -Powers, brass fittings
for Enginee, Gas Pipe and. Gas Pipe Fittings, Cooking Stoves, and laxge as-
sortment of castings in general use. The above stock will be sold cheap, to
make room for the manufacture of other , articles. Orders taken for Engines,
ABaoilamert308,_and all kinds of mill Work. Repairs attended th on the shortest notice.
JULY 4 18$0,,
i EAS+ TEAS.'E
t_
THE HEW CROP JU .T ARR A,
i
. G.
A-17 LA T 3 S
Grocer -y and Prdvzs on Sion
TS THE $PpT whereeta can get the
begi
value for your money ever offered Seafole,t,
Just try hie .ew Teas—they aro really go
cheap. Alsoa well selected Sock of Fresh
ttand
j
FRESH CROCERIES ANI PROVISIONS,
Apd a nice stock of all kinds of F4TUIT13,Ittak
aei Orangee, Lemons, Apple Dates, Cranberry
J,em by. the ,pound, Meek • arrant Jetsy, Rod
Cprrans Jelly Pine Apple .Ally, rigs, talism
Prunes, Dried Apples,
I
HONEY1 IN1-LB•. BOF.
TTjE.g
Rome of the', best Tea 'Duct in tide market, at
85 cents per pound. i
poTnd,myNe Istvan Tea at40 and 50tentspet
• Try my BBlack Con gain Tea it 511 land 80 cente
peat pound.
'Try my Yatn'ng Hyson Tea 4t 45, 40, 55, 60 and
65 Cents per pound;
dry my Gun Tea tat-t�0 conte per pound,
it its really good value.
A good suP1#ly of those suprior,§'noledSugar
Cux•cd Hems, !Smoked Baeoni Plain Hams and
Bacon, I'lonr,.Shorts, Bran, Cormeal, Oatmeal,
•
Pot Barley, Graham Flour, Opts and Potatoes.
FRUIT JARS. IFRUlt JARS,
A'verp large :tock of (lavas {}em it Sallee!all sizes, which, being:bought befok the rye Ill
price, will be sold very cheap. i
i
A. G. ',MT, Main treet.Seafeltii
S T I 41.4 Ali 4AD.
BRUSSELS LIMO WORKS.
THE Subscrl (vs take this Opportunity of te-
-I- teeming tha ka to the inhabitanta of Brussels
and vi cinity for past patrone ge, and beg to state
that having mei de several biapovenienta in their
kiln and mode of burning, they are now in a
better positionthan ever hefbre te supply The
nubile with fir:el-class lbne at ' 12.ic :cash at the
kiln, or 14e. dehvered.
This being the sixth SelLSOb of our business
de alin get in Brujasels, and haviIrg given unquali-
fied fStifilaCtiO se fa the public :can rely on
receiving good reatment and a first: -class article
from us.
Remember the spot, 13russelsLinao Works. •
646-13 TOWN.86 BURROWS.
SEAFORtili FLAX MILLS.
JOHI\f BEATTIE
S STILL Deeirens of disposing of his Flat
-3.1 Mills on reasonable terrna zo a: gooa active
business man, who is likely to manage it prop.
crly. He has stifficient Flax sow/nand in splen-
did order, to keep the min rnrOing Ote,adrily4lar-
hog the, season, the benefits in connection *Ili
which he will ghe the purchase:I-.
OFFICE --Can diem Bank of Oomtheree
bags, Seaforth.
JOHN l'3EATTIE.
OYSTEOS. OYSTERS+
TIT LEA-vmet- -car order every' second day at
-al M. J. Riggs' you ean secure lOyeters As fresh
as ,3'n inid-winter,'and direct from the fisheries
Leave t.-eut order and secure your Oysters.
OREAMIBAND SODA WATER,
Tobacco , Pipes and C)garsi
Fruits, Elwin:, Confectionery, dc.,
Consta2ttiv On ea.,.
Will receive ne. t week a freshl supiply of pure
Remember the ace, Curry Blithers old stand
WHAT .
VARMERS AN THRESI'lle.IfS TARP, NO-
TICE, —T. Me' lia,Kippen , apt% calls your at-
tention that he is as usual ready/ for the harvest
of 1880, for the r 'pairing of Miewers, Reapers,
Threshing Machin s, and such like. Old gearing
boxce filled and m de good as neW: also repair-
ing .01 kniv. a and 11 kinds Of tinkenng -donein
a workmanlike miner. Thr ' hers wanting
cylinders and cone ves repelled hould not fail
to give a oall. The hebt of iro used in the
inanufacthre of epilog, and all ki de Of jobbing
executed with neatjness and desPatche Give T.
Mellis a and be convinced tie yonr own sat- tte
isfaction that he i
place. Horse she
ing of all kinds do
A call solicited fr
out fo- the hive.
the rig.ht man in the right
big and geneijal bbeckamith-
in all. Berne bell and look
liberal patronage prim. the pa t 7 years, and
13
hopes by etiiet int grity and olos attention. to
buelinees to merit heir confitlene and trade in
the future'. Itavin greatlj- enlarged his prem-
ises (luring the win er, he is now p epared to pay
THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE
For any quAntity of Good Freth Eggs, delivered'
at the Egg Emporium, I :
Wanted by the stfaseriber, 25 -toils ofl good -dry
clean wheat straw.
THE ZURICH C
HESS
11, I+ILSON
IIABERtit
TTAVE always o hand, and intake ae Order,
-1-1- Wagons, SI ighe, C-rerriksigOs*Buage
glee, C Is tiers, a d every other iirtiaein their
ihey personally enperintend their Own busi-
ness, and earl guaraiatee a good a.ltiele both as
surpassed by:the lange city establish/3a lite.
Repairing promptly attended t4 , .-ve us it
trial and be convinced that we can eat' fy you as
to quality and plice.
Mr. Hess is well known to the nUblie, haring
been in hairless in :Zurich for over12 years.
636 HESS ,k HABIERER.
THE HEAD PHOTO (AWRY.
Pictures of R re Melit Tahrt by
Z. Ca r, Seafora
CALL 4ND SEE SAMPLES.
A LL the Alortnatlaa shown by roe abet sa;teple.s a
A -A- every day work, ana snob aayou'eati4 get any
day at Calder's on/y. Rich drape*, Clear and
brilliant colors, and sineoth an d clean faCes, such
as ean be made only by years of paratake and
experience. Old piebares copied andentaved as
usual. Negatives preserved. :
ANDREW -CALDER, Praotical Artist.
Opposite the Cornraerejial 650
SRA ITOBTE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in LEATHER 4
SHOE FINDINGS of Ever7 Description.
None but the Very Best Stock kept. Terms
or otherwise proraptlyi lied.
JULY 80
b*.t of the shadoW
woo let -down as:
n raised.
This, then, wal
x. This wao I
With oat-
' moved toward-t12n
sun I lay as in
threshold the figu
Ment later a sing)
upon the bett,
nlosed nay eyes. 1
, the ray of light
illow, and by
new it rested a
'Satisfied that
'the 4ure, still wi
through the IL)'
; 'ticket -office. 14
Again by this timi
;dark lantern bnai
'were now turned"
-lb sought was th*
4ftil knelt down
*ad then, with sti
:own, I slipped frO
heard tee.
He sprang to 1
xlass of the lanto
And reaehing for
be was too late.]
istol, held by itt
a crashing b]
as his fingers .
He fell heavily
The lantern was
and. with trembin
match and liglatx1
!office. As the ra,
,bthulaoodr:edinweilasjLeivf
face was delitat,e
lite% tati:e
felt, now that tin
'bathing his head
on nay boots anal
-for the hotel.
Half -way -oo.
oirriage, drawn
'0 to be the turn
hotel proprietor,
-• heIo. cu:totletjdan ihiresansopauon
at the top of my
sta4Witii lohVnIkIV 1:: a stt
ghtialvc-ekllen-ezahin: e;
peared th the da
a great deal mot
Red Ravine, for
than 1 deserve.
ing at how thinp
a party of us got
any unconscious
13,na. 'the track
that the covered
-met OD the road I
-_platform. Who
it contained the 1
come on with th
events, neither I
ever seeu in. the t
-package safely t4
-son, but the died
not really merits
b.ave happened In
mysterious mess
sent ?
A lady living a
!worciankind for
ed. an invitation
ite, gives an inte
reception, ana
the brnates of
44Arrived at the
entrance, and.
iron gate, which
case. Two foot
dance at the tw
was opened by a
after having
locked the g
Oriental fashion
ceived by 15
two rows, who b
fore ine. Then
ladylike 13erion,
land, virho acts a
ments of Her
The Princess. w
daughters, ree
reached by a
Princess Faika,
hind them stoo
'Circassian. witl
skin like ivory
rai Met is a
presence, larg
lady interpret
Prineess does
thougla she un
,say in that Ian
revhheoeriedte_hmwiistAhhieett
other Princesse
velvet by Wo
train, the bus
with lace- Di
her beautiful
small and sha
rif:r.gs Tnehre pbxrai.:
dants being the
of green velvet,
the same oolor.
-could admire
feet. She is
scarcely 18 yea
abundant flaxe
all my OW11.'
French fluentl
without gent.
about a quarte
male slaves en