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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1890-03-07, Page 22 THI HURON EXPOSITOR.' GRAHAM'S LADDIE. BT JULIA M'NAIR WRIGRT. CHAPTERtICV. THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT. (Continued from last week.) In fact, the lately empey house in Vinegar Lens swarmed and overflowed with show -people. Alexander- the Great made hidemia faces at a window; the menagerie baby shrieked in the attic ; the menagerie eldeet fell down stains and waa treated with vinegar and, brown paper and a lump of sugar by Margery; the rifle acadetny eldest—a girl , nothing worse thaersaucy—went for water to the hydrant and chaffed everybody that she met in the street; the black boy had been left in Vinegar Lane by Mistake, as he belonged with Thomas in Shad- well High street, and he got into a fight in the lane before Thoines came to fetch him; the Fair Amazonian was too fat to carry water upstairs, and she celled on Quentin to aid her : she was also too fat to stoop to wash the floor, end sent for one of the tains to do that; ancl long before the tumult had in any measure subsided the short foggy day was done. But its ending made little difference,for gaslights had burned dimly all day long, and lemps were lit in all the rooms ia the house in Vinegar Lane—eve e in• the attic, where the twine had borrowed one. At last Ritchie and Nioolas and the rifle miss came in. Vans ihed .been be- stowed and goods had beenpiled up in Shadwell High street sliew-rooms. The mennerie-man was staying all night with his excited beasts, and the theatre - uncle was already off to Back Lane to indulge himself in gettingt very drunk. Ritchie and Quentin went after fuel and wood, and, as Quentin .unfolded the woes of the twins, Ritchie' sent for them to come down for supper with him. They made a clear fire. -Polly steeped some tea, cut bread, laid the , cloth ; Peggy toasted bacon on a fork and washed a halfpenny's worth of ctesses ; and as they all grew warm and com- fortable they all cheered up a little. "Nicolas and I have, arranged,' said Ritchie, that I shall go to look up Mr. Murdoch to -morrow morping. I, think you will do well to wait here until I see him; it may not be convenient for you to trust yourself on him unexpectedly. I will start for 10 Queen Square, W. C., as early as I think he shall be 1 'You'll make sure to say," said Quentin, " that I'm willing to werk for all I have. I'll run errands, black shoes, make -his fires—do anything. I'm not begging. "I'm in hopes he is a man of influence that can get you into some of the schools, There's the Blue -coat School, the Charter -House, the Merchant - 'Tay- lors', the City of Lpndon, and many more ; he may put you in one of them." 1 Such a blissful idea kept Quentin awake all night. He had seen a Blue - coat bay in Edinburgh—a boy with a blue cloth coat, black velvet knee - "breeches, yellow stockings, red leather 'belt, bare cropped head and clerical - bands. What a fascinating, glorious - creature he had seemed ! Neither Quentin nor Ritchie knew that Quentin was now far too old to enter as a Blue - coat boy. , Next morning Quentin went -with Nicolas to Shadwell High street to ar- range wax -works. Nicolas had a little fireless hall -room in the second story in Tineger Lane, but he ate with Margery and the dwarf and spent all day et the show -rooms; so his cold little den did not matter. The twins also went out early to look for sewing at the shops ; the twins always went out to- gether. Quentin was very busy getting the wax -works into the most attractive order, when, looking around, he saw that Ritchie had returned and was hold- ing conference with Nicolas in one corner. He ran to them : "How is Mr. Murdoch ?" Ritchie shook his head: " The how No. 10 Queen Square was a boarding-house. The landlady died six weeks ago, and the house stands em- pty. The goods were all sold out; no one knew where any of the boarders were. I hunted up one of the maids who had lived there, and she knew a Mr. Murdoch had engaged a room for Noveniber first, but did not know any more about it. She supposed her mis- tress's sister had notified him, but the mistress's sister was gone to Paris as governess, and she did not know,her ad- dress. I looked at a directory, but there are dozens of Murdochs, and yea do not know his initials. Then I went to the British Museum to see if they knew of Bach a person there, and they did net. It would be taking an unwar- rantable liberty with a strange gentle - malt to advertise for him or appli to the polioe to look hint up. And then. it would take money. You will be ob- liged to stay with us a little time, Quen- tin, while I search more for Mr. Mur- doch. I'll ask some of the oity mission- aries, and I may hear of a school for you if youcannot iind him. I can go on teaching you, and it will be a help if you sing here for Nicolas." . " Can I pay my way,?" asked Quen- tin, anxiously. "As much as any of.us," said Nico- las. "In fact, we always fall behind in winter—the charge of the horses -and vans, the rents here and in Vinegar Lane, eat up all we take in, and more— but we live close and do the beet we can. Things don't look well this winter ; ooals are high, the rents are raised and the prospect of weather is had." "We must club more,"said Ritchie; "wewill club with you, and take in the twins also. Margery can cook, but she cannot sweep or scrub ; the twins can do that, and they cannot see up in their attic and would freere sifting there. I shall take my books about in a basket, and preach on corners and visit the sick.. Quentin oan help me on Sundays by singing; days he oan be at the show • with you and study in the evenings, and Polly and Peggy can have our room to sew in. We'll manage along." Dayi4y day the hope of finding Mr. Murdochgrew less; all Ritchie's e orts 7 failed completely. The weather was unusually bad ; frosts and rains , ie the fall had hurt the harvests; the season was very sickly. The la.bor market suddenly fell; wages were unprecedent- edly low. To the flush summer succeeded a starving winter, and the cry of the 'shades of the great city rose up to Heaven. Only poor people frequent the penny and threepenny shows ; and when poor people are in such straits, they keep for bread all the money that they do not spend on gin. Never had the famous "Consolidated Shows" such a miserable attendance. In vain Nicolas made orations on the sidewalks ; iu vain the wild beasts howled; no one wanted to see them. The people scoffed at wittx; works when they were themselves in need of fuel and tood ; no one cared tor the smallest dwarf in the world, nor for the "largest giantess." Alexander the Great and the famoas Dr. Atom could spend their time sparring and spitting like a couple of oats at each other, and the Fair Amazonian and the Daughter of Anak had nothing to do but mend their stockings and moan over the un- precedented cost of bacon. The twins received starvation prices for men's overalls and fiennel shirts, and the two giantesses pieced out the deficiencies of show -life by sewing on butchers' smocks. Cold, hunger, mutual misery, drove these people together. They economized fuel and lights by crowding into Ritch- ie's room of evenings, ,and he readto them and taught Quentin, and at ten or eleven o'clock he had prayers with the forlorn group and they went off to bed, hearing the wolves of famine and cold howling prophetic warnings down the dark, chill passageways. . When things were at this ebb, Quen- tin put on his best troubadour's dress, borrowed Alexander's blue cloak, took his mandolin and boldly departed into the grandeur of Russel Square, Port- man Square, Grosveuor Square and tne Inns of Court to sing pence out of the pockets of happier humanity. His quaint ballads, his long, waving curly locks,his curious dress and the sweetness of his voice charmed even threepences and sixpences into his purse. CHAPTER XVI. MR. M1JRDOCH. By January the life of all the show- people had reduced itself to a sharp struggle for daily bread. Thomas was working for his • board at a cheap res- taurant. As never more than half dozen came to the representations at the Penny Theatre, they ceased to be given; the uncle, for assault and battery com- mitted while drunk, was sent to prison for three months, and the twins were leftito shift for themselves. The wild - beat man lent hi s stock to a richer show for their keep, and would have been obliged to beetow his family with the same terms on the poormaster, had he not happily secured a temporary position as cage -cleaner and factotum at Regent Park. The combined Rogers and Baker shows did not take in enough to pay for heating their toorn '• so Nico- las, with bide nose and chilly hands, ex- hibited his treasures to occasional guests, while the two giantesses, with their most enormous garments worn for warmth, eat doing slop -sewing, and Alexander the Great and Dr. Atom were rolled up in heavy quilts and set in a corner like- mummies. In this duress Alexander fretted and plead for additional spoonfuls of gin; Dr. Atem, of a happier temperament, as he was leas of an abortion of Nature, whistled and sang little tunes, and took much comfort in telling riddles and small jokes. In this stress of circumstances Quentin had ceased to think of Mr. Murdoch or of universities or of becom- ing a leerned man; his whole idea was Ao find enough to live upon and _to help ,.long those who in his worst need had !befriended him. Ritchie Would not allow him to sing in the streets at night; so after dark he read and studied as usual, happy when he had eerned en- ough halfpence to make light until ten o'clock not an extravagance. He –had known poverty all hie life at Kill Eda, but that poverty seemed of a quality far • less grinding and bitter than this pov- erty in London. Coming home just as the night was falling on the eighth of January,turning from ,Oommercial Road- into Vinegar Lane, Quentin met Margery, her bonnet swinging back over her shoulders, her hair looeening from its pins—Margery all disheveled and excited: "Have yon seen Alexander ?" " No 1 Is he off? When ?" , "Not long," cried Margery. "1 had set him close by the fire while I ran to buy a chop that Thad promised him for his supper. I suppose I dropped' a shil- ling as I looked over my purse—one is gone—and he must have found it and after drink. Oh, Quentin, do try if you can find him !" " run eaet," cried Quentin " and you go down by Back Lane, and let the twins tell Nicolas, When he comes, to try the -north, along Sidney street. Don't cry, Margery; we'll find him." Quentin ran on, looking here and there. He knew that going to and from Shadwell High street the dwaaf wore a brownuap and a cloak in which, if he kept himself well wrapped, he would look like an ordinary` small child, Quentin reasoned that Alexander would se cover himself that he should at draw a crowd about him, and so be traced. After looking for a little in the streets and making a few fruitless inquiries, Quentin concluded to go into the gia- ehops and drinking -places, as these must surely be Alexander's destination. He entered one and another : no answer, or a rough "No !" or a "Clear oat !" when he was foundnot to be a customer,' was his reward. At last, to his ques- tion, "Has a very wee man beenIn here this evening ?" he got answer "Yes ; nearly an hour back." A little farther en—for gin -houses were sown more thickly than bakers' shops—he was told, " Yes ; so small I ,had to lean over the eounter to hand him clown his gin. But he drank it off clean." "And which way went he ?" " Oh, across the street, maybe. Some one here noticed his size, and he went off." Across the street went Quentin' : "Where is the Wee man that wee in here a little while back ?" ' " Gone ; he drank up all his money. , He was very drunk and cross, and he's gone out." Again on the street. • Quentin was in Stepney Green now; he saw a throng and heard a tumult near Stepney chureh. Thither he ran, and caught words, as, "A boy !"--" A child 1"" Run over e" —"Knocked down !"—"Dead !"—"No; it's a atan--a dwarf !" Using head, shoulders and elbows as a battering ram, Qnentin pushed himself to the centre of the crowd '• there stood a burly,peliceinan, over whose arm hung Alexander the Great, linap, livid, sense- less. A. an was skaking out the little brown cloak; Alexaader was dripping with the slush of the gutter. "Oh, please let me have him; he be- longs,Ao me," exclaimed Quentin. " Ay ; no doubt you're his father, cried the man with the cloak. A laugh went up from"the crowd. " Atd.him," cried a woman, " with a beard like a man of thirty 1" "Oh, please 1" said Quentin to the policeman. "I've looked for him every- where. Let me take him home. He will catch cold and die. He is our best dwarf; he belongs to our show." "He's drunk—dead drunk ; he ought to be arrested," said the policeman. Quentin, held faster to his prize. "He's too little to arrest," said he, pitifully • "he don't know what he's doing. fie Slipped off while Margery got a ehop for his supper. We won't let him loose again." "Lying around drunk and disorderly --" began the blue -chat. "He fell into the gutter ; that is not very disorderly. It is his misfortune," retorted Quentin, who had lost all fear of the' metropolitan police ; familiarity with them had bred, not contempt, but knowledge that they are a terror only to evil -doers, and not always to them. The policeman placed Alexander in Quentin's arms and covered him with the cloak : "I'll go with you a little way, to keep off the crowd ; when you get back into Commercial Road, no one will notice you." Quentin carried the dwarf as one car- ries a child, the little creature's heavy head on his shoulder. The boy's taste was naturally refined and captious, and Alexander, with his abnormal frame, bearded head and claw-like hands, had always filled him with a sickening re- vulsion of feeling. Now, holding fast that starveling frame, the dwarf's beard rubbing his neck, hit arms and legs falling inertly, Quentin was overwhelmed with a shivering disgust. , He stumbled hur- riedly along. Heavier and heavier grew his miserable burden, a strange inertia in it, as if all vitality were drifting away. Turned into the road, he was met.by Nicolas: "You've found him Margery's just wild." " Take him," said Quentin ; "he's worse than jut drunk. I'll run tell Margery to have all ready for him." ;Quentin ran on: "` We've got him Margery, but he's nigh froze. Have a hot blanket, and hot water for his feet, and hot sone, to pour down his throat. 1'11 bring ye a hot brick from our fireplace to warm the bed with." • All these remedies were applied. Alexander the Great was undressed, rubbed, rolled in a hot blanket, had hot soup poured into his throat, hot bottles at his feet ; but still he lay, a, weazened, ghastly spectacle, in the big bed. Ritchie, coining in from his rounds, felt the swift, wiry, flickering pulse in the pipe -stem Wrisnlifted the white eyelids, , found the eyes strangely set, . and sent Quentin after a doctor. The doctor turned down the bed- clothes : "A dwarf! Bless me! what a singu- lar monstrosity! Abnormal—entirely abnormal. I doubt if such beings should be 411owed to survive. Wonder is that he has lived so -long. Vitality too low ; heart malformed. He bent lower. "Ah takes gin • heavily drunk. Worst thing he could do, with his formation; finished him. lope? Oh, no certainly not. Fifteen minutes probably -a couple of hours possibly; that will end it. No ; there's nothing to be done." Margery sat on the foot of the bed, her apron over her face, shaking with Titanic sobs. She had been accustomed to humoring and watching over this wretched being; he had been dependent on her, and she had no relatives. The dwarf had been first a speculation, then a cnrieus subject of pride, then the in- terest of her life. She was a soft-heart- ed creature, and she felt the kindness of long habit for Alexander the Great, and now that he Wile drifting out of life, she reviewed, his miserable existence—the long helplessness, the occasional piteous revolts against fate, the deprivations, pains, abuses, of his childhood. The pity of it oh, the pity of it! She re- doubled her tears. Ritohie and Nicolas stood by the fire. 't Ritchie," said Nicolas, "1 know there is a life to come. ,The doctor says this is the endof it, but, in truth, this is only the beginning. What do you think of such as him? Is he responsible? Will he -have to bear the blame?" REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 1DUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.—The under - .1„,1 signed has a number of fine building Lots on Goderich and James Streets for sale, at law prices. For particulars apply to D. D. WIL8014 008 flOUSE AND LOTS FOR, SALE.—The sub. scriber offers for sale the house north of the Egmondville manse, together with three acres of land, suitable for building purposes. On the front are a quantity of young fruit trees commencing to bear. WM. ELLIOTT. 1116 T1OR SALE. --House with about four or five I lots suitable for building. House contains three rows up stairs, three rooms, kitchen and cellar downstaiis. A corner lot well tilled with fruit trees of every kind and has a good well and stable. Situated one street west of the Public School on West Street Terms to su purchaser. 'WM. WHITESIDE, Seaforth. 1110 FARA FOR SALE.—Eaet half of Lot 31, on the 7th concession on the Mill Road, Tuok- ersrnith, containing 58 acres, about 50 acres cleared, frame barn 40x56 !it'd a frame house. it is within. 21 miles of Seaforth, 31 of Bruce - field and within a mile of a school. Apply on the premises or to GORDON hicADAM, Eg- mondville P. 0. 1155tf FARM FOR SALE.—For sale the north half of Lot 26, Concession 2, MeKillop, one mile from Seaforth, containing 50 acres, all cleared and in a good state of cultivation. There is a good frame house, a new bank barn and two gnod wells of water. 14 is one of the choicest lots in the district wad will be sold cheap. Apply on the premises or to Seaforth P. 0. SAMUEL 0 LUFF. 11574f "LIARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 31, Con- cession 5, McKillop, containing 100 acres, about 90 acres cleared and all in a good state of cultivation. It is well underdrained and well fenced. There is a good brick house and good fran e barns, stables, sheds, &c. There is a large bearing orchard and a never failing sprig well. It is situated within three miles ot Seaforth and will be sold cheap. Apply to JOHN McCLURE, Porter's Hill P. 0. 1168tf FARM FOR SALE.—The subscriber offers for sale his farm, being Lot No. 41, Conces- sion 13, East Wawanosh, containing fifty acres more or less, situated two and a half miles from Wingham, all cleared and under a state of good. cultivation, well fenced and watered. On the premises are a geed house and bank barn with outbuildings and two good orchards. For par- ticulars apply to the owner, THOMAS K. LINK - LATER, Wingham, Ont. 1141 "GIARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE.—For sale _11.! cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Hayfield Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 52' acres are cleared and in a good state of cultiva- tion. The balance is well timbered with hard- wood. There are good buileings, a bearing orchard and plenty of water. It is within half a mile of the Village of Varna and three miles from Brucefleld station. Possession at any time. This is a rare chance to buy ea first class farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FORBES, Seaforth. 1144t1 FARM FOR SALE.—Undersigned offer fo Sale the farm of 100 acres, being lot 30, llth conce:sion of Hullett, belonging to the estate of the late Richard Cole. On the place there is a frarr e house, good barn, stables &c., young bearing orchard of one acre and first- class wells. Situated about one mile west of Londesboro. About ninety acres cleared and in good state of cultivation, Possession lst of April. Apply on the premises or to either of the Executors. JOHN COLE, Belgrave ; H. RADFORD, Lohdesboro. 1139tf FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR. SALE.—Being Lot 10, in the 0 Conceseion of Turnberry, and Lot 10, in the A Concession of Howick ; the gravel road runs between them. The two con- tain 148 acres, of which 125 acres are cleared and in a fit state for a binder to run. -The farms are situate on the gravel road between Wroxeter ane „Belmore—three miles from Wroxeter, and 2i miles from Belmore. There is a school house on the corner of the land, and churches con- - venient. Apply to A. CHRYSLER cn the prem- ises, or to J. COWAN, Wroxeter. 110141 T1ARM FOR SALE.—Forisale or to rent, Lot it 26, Concession 4, Rey, containing 100 acres, about 65 acres cleared, a nost free from stumps and in a good state of cul ivation and well fenced. The balance is well timbered. There is a never - failing spring and fair buildings. It 1118 all been In grass for five years. It is within two miles and a half from Hensall and the same distance from Kippen and a good school is on the ad- joining lot. For further particulars apply to the undersigned at Hensall P. 0. JAMES BELL, Jr. 1141x21 3 000 WILL BUY IT.—For sale, Lot NV o. 3, Concession 7, Hullett, con- taining 50 acres, all cleared, well fenced, $ uhderdrained, free from stumps, -and in a high state of cultivation. There is a good new frame • house, with stone cellar, a good frame barn and other outbuildings. There is a good orchard and two good wells. It is within half a ,mile of Kinburn, where are stores, schools, churches, shops, &c., and about six miles from Seaforth. There are thirty acres plowed and ready for crop and five acres of good fall wheat. This is a choice farm and is dirt cheap at the above money. Terms of payment easy. Apply on the pretrises or to Constance P.O. H. GOLCLEUGH. 1154tt "He never seemed very responsible to me," said Ritehie. "Those that made him what ho is have the greater blame. Hie littoral sense and his reasoning pow- ers and his will were all murdered in him when he was a child. In all' sins Nome one is to blame. No doubt God will put the blame in the right piece ; and where little h given, little wid be required." "11.'. away," said Quentin, touching Ritchie's elbow. They looked to tbe bed. The last flicker of life had gone out; the little shrunken body lay there, rather like a dead half -fledged crow than like a hu- man body. Ritchie led Margery into his room, and, one of the twins being seated on each side of her, the three , gave themselves up to weeping. Not that they loved Alexander the Great, but death had passed among them, and demanded the usual tribute of tears. "I'm ging to do the fair thing by Alexander, for Margery's sake," said Nicolas.—" Quentin, you run round for the barber in Albert Square, and bring him here to shave hirn and lay him out handsomely." The barber was yet at his task when Nicolas carne in with a coffin on his shoulder—e, little white, child's coffin lined with white muslin. The next day Nicolas hired a carriage. The coffin was put on the front abet; Nicolas and Msrgery sat opposite it. Quentin and Ritchie rode with the driver. Nicolas felt that all was emi- nently respectable, even imposing; for all—even the driverhad weeds on their hats, and there was a bunch of black feathers oa each horse's head. This splendor paid for, and Alexander the Great laid in the potter's field, the show -people were pretty well out of peekete " ras sure," said Nicolas, a conncil of war being salted ia Richle's roorn about the middle of January, "that I don't know what we shall do next summer for a dwarf. Our show seems running down. First we lest oar India -Rubber Boy. It is true the Troubadour quite made up " (Continued on 3rd page.) 161ARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 12, conees- 12 4, H. R. S., Tuckersinith, containing 100 acres, 85 cleared, 53 seeded to grass, 8 sown to fall wheat. The farm is well -fenced, well under -drained and well watered by a never failing spring which runs through pipes into a trough. There is a brick house and kitchen, frame barn, stable aryl driving shed. Good orchard. The farm is situated within two and a half trilled' of Seaforth, with good gravel roads leading in all directions. Will be sold on easy terms. For further particulars apply on the premises or to JOHN PRENDER- GAST, Seaforth P. O., Ont. 113641 FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, the south half of Lot 23, Concession 6, Morris, containing 100 acres, about 90 of which are cleared, well fenced, about 70 free from stumps and well underdrained. The balance is well timbered wittt eardwoode The cleared part is nearly all seedee to grass. There is a frame house and trarneaparn, also a small orchard. This is one of the oest farms in the township and has no broken or bad land on it, and is good for either grain or stock and will be sold cheap. It he within three miles of Bruesels and within a quarter of a mile of a school. Apply on the premises or tc Bruseels P. 0. WM. or JOHN ROBB, Jr. • 114441 FARM FOR SALE.—Containing 119 acres, being parts of Lots 1 and 2, on the 8th concession of Morris, 100 acres cleared and .6 acres chopped. The balance good hardwood bush, fairly fenced and well underdrained, good frame house and kitchen with woodshed attached, two frame barns and frame stable, good orchard and three wells and a soft water cistern. Within two milts of Blyth, where there is a good market for hi! kinds of produce, school within five minutes' walk from the house. Would take fifty acres in part pay. This le a first class farm and parties wishing to buy would do well to call and eee it. Apply on the premises or address Blyth Post Office. NICH- OLAS CUMIN°. 113941 FARMS IN TUCKERSMITH AND STAN- LEY' FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 21, Con- cession 2, L. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing 100 acres, of which 85 acres are cleared, free frem stumps, all underdrained, well fenced and in a high state of cultivation. The balance is well timbered -with hardwood. There Is -a good brick residence containing all the latest im- provements and conveniences, a good barn, stables, driving house, sheds and other out- buildings all in good repair. There are three acres of orchard and garden containing all kinds of large and small fruit trees and the whole farm is surrounded by maple and other shade trees. It is close to school and is con- venient to markets, railways, churches, etc., and good gravel roads leading in every direction. Theie are three never failing wells. This is one of the best farms in Huron and will be sold cheap as the proprietor desires -to remove to Manitoba where he has purchased more land. Apply on the premises or address Brumfield P. 0. GEORGE PLEWES. He also offers for sale for the same reason his farm in tbe Township of Stanley, being Lot 12, Conceegion 5, Stanley, containing 100 acres, about 76 acres cleared, free from stunips and in a state of good cultivation, the balance well timbered. There is a comfortable frame house, frame barn and drivin r house and stables. There is a good orchard and plenty of water. It is within three miles of Varna and con- veniently situated for markets. Apply on the premises or to either of the understgnea WM. T. PLEWES, Varna P. O.; GEORGE PLEWES, Bruccfleki. 112741 LUMSDEN & WILSON'S Lumsden & Wilson, Seaforth, On ' tario, Dear Sirs Please find "' enclosed • $1, for which send me two bottles pf Royal Glercerated Balsam of Fir by return mail or express, and oblige, A JOIEN PEEPERS, Strongville, Chippet wa County, Michigan. Dear Sirs : It is now about four years since I first tried your Balsam of Fir, and I have never since been without it in the house. In the worst attack of cold I ever remember having, it gave relief at once, and with the childree we always find it the best and mtfest remedy. EL L. PEINE, Zurich. se- • GLYCERATED BALSAM 0 Messrs. 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Lumsden & Wilson, Sea - forth, Ont. Gentlemen.—Some time ago I re- ceived a bottle of your Royal Glycer- ated Balsam of Fir, and found it in- valuable in removing a case of severe cold with which my daughter was then afflicted. I shall only be too happy to recommend it to others and intend to keep it in the house. I enclose $1 for two bottles, which please send at your earliest conven- ience. J. BLACK. 0 Winnipeg, Nov. 7,-'89, Messrs. Lumsden & Wilson. We have handled your %ham of Fir for a few years past and with the greatest satisfaction to us from the fact that it has given universal sat- isfaction to our customers. We could have sent you hundreds of tes- timonials had we kept a record of them. We class it as the best article in the market for the purpose. A. W. BLEASDELL & Co. FOLLOWS "LA GRIPPE." THE CORNER DRUG STORE TisT FT.TLIJ JE3L_A_ST_ The stock of the late J. M. McKid, of Brantford, has been re- moved to Seaforth. It contains a Full Stock of Pure Drugs and Druggist's Sundries. It will be to your advantage to give us a call as as we are prepared to Discount Anything in the Trade. Remember the place, J. Logan's old stand. R. R. DOWNS, Manager. Young Men Will Insure their Future Success • By securing a practical education, and in no better way can it be obtained than by spending a term in the --:-STRATFORD, ONTARIO, 'The reputation of this school for thorough work and satisfactory results draws to its support students from every section of the Province. Its facilities in Short- hand and Commercial Work are unsurpassed. Ser Spring term begins on Mon- day, March 3rd next. Write for handsome Catalogue. Address w. H. SHAW. PRINaPAL. 1132 1\1- O'TIO 32 at 7, 18 BRISTOL S PILL TIE INFALLIBLE RUED - For all Affections of the LIVER & KIDN SM -A -Pi IVT Seed Emporium, WHOLESALE & RET Scott & Crich Proprietors, Mr. Scott begs to state to the public that -he has again gone into the Flour, Feed and Seed business by entering into a partnership with the present proprietor, F. W. Crich. The new Int will be conducted under the name o Scott er Crich and having our shop full of the choicest seeds, we feel confident that we can meet the wants of every one favoring us with theirens. tom. Among the new varieties we offer you tee season are the following Co]orad� Spring Wheat—this is a new variety introduced here last season and has done well in this locality, running from 2e to 28 bushels per acre. Ameri. can Banner Oats—the leading variety; Munn my Peas, also the improved English Cherliet Barley and a splendid stock of common two rowed Barley, also a lull stock of C over and Grass Seeds something _extra in Lucerne, trefoil and other Clovers. Our Flour and Feed Department is complete in all lines, Goode delivered to any piece in town. GiV• Us a call and be convinced that we hare one e• he largest and best stocks of seeds in the cope and prices to suit the times. Remember the places, 0. C. Willsons Bled( Seator: h. SCOTT & CRICH. SOUTH HURON Farmers' Institute. A meeting of thisInstitute will be held in the TOWNSHIP HALL, VARNAI ON FRIDAY and SATURDAY, March 7th & 8th, '09..0f. nd tom d tote Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.,and Ing afternoon and evening on Friday, noon and afternoon on Saturday. The following gentlemen are expee present and give addresses or read Uriah McFadden Esq., President Farmers' Institute, subjects, The d •horse—how to breed, feed and train him " The work of Fanners' Institutes;" Thomm McMillan, Esq., iuilctt, "Breeding hes horses" and Feeding Steers for the Old Countr,y Markets ;'i John C. Monism Esq„ ideKillop, " Dairying for profit " and " isilatts - a farmer ;" C. M. Simmons, Lobo, "Cattle and sheep breeding" A number of local gentImea will also give addresses on _practtcal subject!. The advisability of forming branch institutesni different parts of the riding will be int odtleed. The'election of officers will take place at the forenoon session ne Saturday. The direetentot the Institute are doing their hest to make this meeting asucetss by bringing practical men IC give information and instruction on subjects of which they have anade a life study, and trust that the fanrers of South Huron will ebew their interest in their own profession by their presence at each meeting. JOHN HANNA WM. BUCHANAN, President. Valuable Property for —IN THE— VILLAGE OF BRUSS As the undersigned is retiring from h he offers for sale the following valuable erties either whole or in lots to milt pn. 1s4. New brick store on Mainstreet, Postoffice, with plate glue 1 rnt, cellar, end dwelling above this store, will be eitter rented or *old. 2nd. Foundry and artachine shop vith engine, shafting., lathe, drills, &c. Eve complete and an exeellent running -today, In connection a large planing milt and woe, shop with saws, belts and all oomplete. drying kiln and store house and a lisrge stee.k el seasoned lumber. 3rd. Blacksmith shop An, tools, all complete. The *hob!, is eentrallY located in the thriving village of Brue1s sad in connection there as two acres of 164*4 4 dwelling house', all well tenanted. .The whole will be sold without reserve on the most yawn able terms. Title, indisputable. For fol per- tieulars apply to W. R. WILSON, Proprieter, - Drawer 18, Brusse 1198 Important Announcement BRIGHT BROTHERS, The Leading Clothiers of Huron, Beg to inform the people of Seaforth apd surrounding country, that they have added to their large ordered clothing trade one of the Most Complete and best selected stocjcs of Boys', 'Youths' and Men's Readymade Clothing t --IN THE COUNTY. Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade. Remember the Old Stand, ,Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal Hotel, Seaforth. BRIGHT BROTHERS. The undersigned wishes to an to the general public that he .has assumed the management of Sawmill and is prepared to do ALL CUSTOM SAWING With which he may be entrusted at file very low figure of $3 per thousand JOHN„ 1158 GODERICH .e..10110 Steam Boiler Wor (liSTABLISHED 1880.) , Chrystal & Blae Manufacturers of all kinds of Staeion- ary, Morine, Upright & Tubular BOILER Salt Pans, Smoke Stacks, Sheet Wore, etc. ftwIlmogleamEraq Also dealers is Upright and Horizontal 'rave Engines. Anton:little Ciit-401/ En*" specialty. AU sixes ef pipe and rdlee oenste,ntly on hand. Estimates fu short notice. wake smell* O. T. R. 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