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°RN GRIEVE, V., S,, honor graduate of Ontario
Veterinary College. All diseases of Domestic
hits& treated. Calle promptly attended to and
hares reoderate. Vete riflery baptistry a specialty
ffic aed residence on Goderioh street, one door
EAST of Dr. ScotVe office, Seaforth. 1112tf
.ANK.S.Beattle,V. S., graduate. of °uteri(Vet
erktox,' College, Toronto, Meneber of the Vet
rtnery MedicalSociety, etc., treats all dieeases of
he Domesticated Animals. All calk promptly At-
li:Jaded to either by day or night. Charges moder-
te. Special attention given to veterinary dentis -
Office on Main Street, Seeforth, one door
(Male a Kidere liardwere store. 1112
EAFORTH HORSIC INFIRMARY.—Corneref Jar
vie and Goderioh Streets, net door to the Pres-
byterian Church, &earth, Ont. All chins ses of
*erne, Cattle, Sheep, or any of the dun stinted
tiBIIMEIS, successfully- treated at tn. inirmary or
elsewhere, on, the shortest notice. ehamees rnxler
Ate. JAMES W. ELDER, Veterinary. Surgeen.
0.—A large stook of VetornaryMedternoe sept eon
tiliently on hand
LEGAL
S. HAYS, Barrister, Solicitor'Conveyancer and
Notary Public-. Solicitor for the Dominion
Bank. Office—Cardno's block, Main Street, Seaforth.
Money to loan. 1235
THE HITRON EXPOSItOR.
JUNE 15, 1894.
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Et:3U Bowan, Belleville. AllDruegists. 50e. 'lc $1.
et. Agent, Commissioner for taking Insurance g affidavits,
'enveyances, &c. Money to loan at the lowevi rates.
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'.: M. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, &o
J. Office—Rooms, five doors north oftommereial
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notel, ground floor, next door to C. L. Papst'e
jewelry store, Main street, Seaforth. Goderich
egents—Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1215
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ri&ratow & PROIMFOOT, Barristers, Solicitors,
&o., Goderich, Ontario. .LT. Geeteuni, Q. C..;
PROUDFOOT. , 888
nAKERON, HOLT & HOLMES, Barristers So -
k/ Minors in Ohancsery, &c.,Goderich, One M. 0.
°AMMON, Q. C., Plume Hour, DUDLEY HOLMES
MANNING & SCOTT, Barristers, Soliolsors Con
veyancens, &o. Solicitors for the cBan t at
Johnston, Tiedale & Gale. Money to loan Moe—
Elliott Block, Clinton, Ontario. •A. K. Mewling
Than Som. 781
11 HOLMESTED, successor to the ado firm
_.0• McCaughey & Hohnested, Barrister, So.
hoibor Conveyanoer and Notary. Solioitor for the
Canadian Bank of Commeree. Money to lend Farms
tarsals. Office in ficattre Block. Male Street:
Sekforth.
W. CAMERON./ SMITH
BARRISTER.
Selicitor of Superior Court, Commiseimeer for
taking Affidavits in the High Court
of Justice, Conveyancer,
• • lionise to Lend
Can he consulted after office hours at the Claimer-
cial Hotel.
ONTARIti
HEN:SALL,
W. WEDDLE, Dentist, Office over Rio det
McInnes' Shoe Store, corner Main and Joi
Streets, Seaforth, Ontario. Nitrous Oxide Gas t.
mixiietered for the painless extraction of teeth. 110.
TAR; PRANK BELDEN, Dentist. New loca
anaesthetic. for painless extraction of. teeth.
No niiconsciousness. Office—Over Johnson Bros.
Hardware Store, Seaforth. 1226
Epi AGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, will
jai visit Hensel' at Hodgens' Hotel
every Monday, and at Zurich the
second Thursday in eaon m nth 1288
KINSMAN. Dentiat, L. It S.,
4.•
' • Exeter, Ont. Will be al Zurich
L'-;-.4theeffi, at the Huron Hotel,. ONLY on the
Lute TECIRSDAY in each Month, and
at Mufelock's Hotel, Hensall, on the FIRST Fatale'
in ea4h month. Teeth extracted with the least
pain pleseible. f &fl work first-class at liberal rates.
971
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MONEY TO LOAN.
-urOlfEY TO LOAN. --Straight loans at 0 pa
.L11 Ont., with the privilege to borrower ol
Tepnying part of the prinaiped money at any time.
pplyae F. HOLMESTED, Barrister, Seaforth.
MEDICAL,
TAR. ARMSTRONG, M. B., Toronto, M. D. C. M.,
Jj Vittoria, M. C. P. S., Ontario, successor to Dr.
Elliott, office lately occupied by Dr. Ellett, Brim-
field, Ontario. 1379x52
DRTelt. AloTAVISH, Physician, Surgeon &o. Office
. earner southwest of Dixon's Hotel,' Brucetleld.
• Night cells at the office. 1323
DR$. sooTT & MACKAY,
OFFICIE, Goderich Street, opposite Methodist
Church, Oeaforth, RESIDENCE, next Agricultural
Grounds'
J. G. SCOTT, M. D. C. M., (Ann Arbor and Via -
Write) M. C. P. 5, 0.
C. MACKAY, M. D. a M., (Trinity,) F. T. M. C.
M. Ci., P. S. O.
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-0 E. 'COOPER, M. D., M. B., L. F. P. and S.,
Glasgow, &a., Phyeloian, Surgeou and- Ac,
coucher, Conatance, Ont. 1127
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-T3 W. BRUCE SMITH, M. D, 0, M., Member of
1-1.1.the College of Physicians and Surgeons, tine.,
beetorth, Ontario. Offlee and resid men same as
peoupied by Dr. Verna°. 848
A LEX i: BETHUN'El M. D., Fellow of thr Royal
ea. College of Physicians and Surgeone, Kingston.
Successor to Dr. Maro-Ad. Oftios lately occupied
by Dr. Mackid, Mate Street Seaforth. Residence
—Corner fif Victoria Square, in house lately occupied
by L. E. balmy. 1127
AUCTIONEERS.
['I &MOE TAYLOR, Liceneed Auctioneer for the
County of Huron. Sales promptly attended
to in all parts of the County. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Charges moderate. GEO. TAYLOR, Kipper]
P. O. 13574. f
T P. BRINE, Licensed Auctioneerior nu Cowl
• ty of Iluron. Salmi attended in a I parts of
the County. All °Men left, at Tait Exreerroe
Oilloa will be promptly attended to.
-WM, M'CLOY,
Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth,
and Agent at Hensol1 for the Massey -Harris Manu-
facturing 'Company. Sales promptly attended to,
charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed.
Orders by mail addressed to Hermit Post Office, or
left at hid residence, Lot 2, Concession 11, Tuck-
ersmith, Will receive prompt attention. 12904f
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JOHN BENNEWIES, Reeve, Dublin P. 0.
JAMESEVANS, Deputy Reeve, Beachwood,
DANIEL MANLEY, Counoillor, Beachwood.
WM. lieGAVIN, Councillor, Leadbury.
WILLIAM ARCHIBALD, Counoillor, Leadbury.
JOHN Ot .6104RIS0N, Clerk, Winthrop.
SOLOMON J. SHANNON, Treasurer, Winthrop.
WM. EVANS, Assessor, Beectwood,
CHARLES DODDS, Collector, Seaforth.
RICHARD POLLARD, Sanitary Inspector, Lead -
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MAGAZINE.
Will they ever forget .that night? It was
in- March., 1867, and landsmen -as well as the
"toilers of the deep;" who were so unfortun-
ate as to have • to brave the elements, wilt
probably carry the .recollection to their
dying day.
Old Michael Bett, the -light -keeper at the
Cove, ashewent up to trim the lamps, was
more than once startled by .several huge
gulls being driven with terrific force against
the thick .plate glass sides of the lantern;
and on one 'occasion a pane was shivered to
atoms and all the lights blown out. •
Here was a 'calamity, terrible •and unfore-
seen, that • only occurred once before, and
that a long time ago. While the 'break re-
mained it was simply impossible to re -light
the lanniX and to repair it required time.
Two hem* or More were the - men engaged
-
with fe-vetish haste in replacing the broken.
plate. Tilley knew full wen that it meant
life or death to` hundreds of huMait . beings,
whoae only safety lay in the sight of that
bright beacon, aloft, and without vidtich, the
skilful mariner, with all his knowledge of
navigation, would inevitably find himself at
fault.
The rock' on which the Cove light stood
was one of a series dreaded by every sailor
who neared its vicinity. It was difficult
enough to makean offing with that gniding
star before them; but its absence was an
unlooked-for acontingency, well fitted. to
cause consternation among the crew of any
vessel, for even a British sailor, with his
vivid imagination and host of superstitious
fancies, can beeome "rattled," as the Saying
goes, at times, and lose his head. • •
That the ere* of the 8. S. Levantie, be-
came thus hopelessly demoralized on seeing
the Cove light • suddenly disappear, wil
never be admitted; but certain it is, that
in less than half an hour after the light,Wene
out, the noble ship—an East Indiamana—
within but a few hours of her destination,
struck the mach dreaded reef, and became
total wreck..
Out of the twelve -hundred odd passen-
gers, fifty-two found a watery grave, de-
spite the prompt assistance rendered by the
boats. -
Twenty-five' years before, jest .such an.
other catastrophe had occurred at the Cove
light; with perhaps a lesser less. Human
invention and human skill, however, had
not made much headway in the intervening
years, and the system of illumination was
much the same up to the time of this fearful
night.
Although all those saved from • the wreck
received the utmost care and attention from
the simple fisher -folk ofthe little sea -coast
village, interest 'became centred in one of the
unfortunates=a little baby girl—a beautiful
little creature, with golden hair , andblue
eyes, who, as she lay peacefully in the arms
of the homely but tender-hearted fisher -wo-
man, whose tears flowed fast as she almost
sthothered the little stranger with kisses,
looked 'up in her face with the utmost confi-
dence and crowed gleefully.
-" Poor little darlin' ; an' to think her
mother, an' all her folks is drowned, an' her
leff all alone on this wicked earth ;" and
again the poor woman, who had lost .her
own darling a few weeks before, kissed the
dimpled cheek, and then dismissing every-
one else from the humble apartment, pro-
ceeded to rock the tiny castaway to sleep. •
She had been brought iashore by one of
the gentlemen passengerslinto whose hands
she had been placed by- le mother. Being
one of the few who retai ied any coherent
recollection of the terrible time, this gentle-
man remembered that the child's mother
was one of f.hose who were placed in the'
fatal boat-, whith swamped almost' when or
even before it touched the. water. It was
the same old story. The " running gear of
the davits was out of order and refused to
work, the consequence being that one end of
4the boat dropped into the water, while the
other remained suspended in mid-air. It is
unnecessary to depict the result ; sulfice it
to say that Hid Merrivale had been about t�
hand down the baby when the catastrophe
.occurred. Fortunately or unfortunately, as
opinion may dietate, the little one was
spared from sharing the cruel fate of her
mother. A woman's scream was heard,then
the merciless waters closed over the heads
°
f the doomed ones, and their. voices were I
hushed .forever.
A knock came to the fisherman's door.
" May I come in? How isthelittle one
progressing ?"
It was Mr. Merrivane who spoke.
" Yes,' sir," answered the neat little
laughter of the house. " Mother has got -
en her to sleep, an' she do look so sweet an'
tatty, sir."
Bending his tall frame to suit the regnire-
ienta of the so.mewhat undersized. door, Hal
OFFICE P
TOM wiTro ESSES REOLImEri
•
Merrivane entered the humble abode, and
was shown int') the back parlor, where' in•
i
the sane cradle which, a short time bef re, •
ha,d been sprinkled with a mother% te rs,
' lay the little waif sleeping peacefully, and
with a smile on the cherry lips, as she com-
muned with the angels—rnayhap avith, the
mother, -who, lost to her on earth, smiled
benignly down upon her from the glorious
realms above.
- As the young man stood and looked. at
the little one resting there in all the trusting
faith and purity of sweet and innocent baby-
hood, all oblivious .Of the terrible loss she
had sustained, thetears, unbidden and un-
heeded, slowly co -limed down his handsome
cheeks, and. then and there Hal .Merriyane
—the man about town—the pet of metro-
politan sodiety, and habitue of fashionable
London clubs—made a solemn vow before
Heaven that this and should never want
for anything as long as he possessed the
power to shelter and protect her. • .
, Few men would have accepted such a, re-
.sponsibility unasked, and fewer still had
they possessed the enviable position and„
prospects of Mr. Haldane Merrivane, for
'tis the poor, as a rule, who possess .the es-
sence of true charity and nobility, and give
evidence, under a species of moral dissec-
tion, that they do not lack both heart and
soul, as, alas. ! too many of their plutocratic
brethren do.
Mt. Hal Merrivane, however, was one of
those who generally turn up among the
hearty and soulful minority, andtgloried in,
being original, and not altogether like every
other man you meet. - -
He had long since realised that this world
is net overburdened with thoughtful people,
and charity generally displays itself, in* sun-
dry philanthropic movements for the benefit
of unknown heathen in unknown lands,
with unpronouncable names, rather than in
alleviating the sorrow and wretchedness of
our next door neighbor.
However, before leaving the house to go
to his hotel, Hal Merrivane intimatedto the
simple fisher -folk that . he had „decided to
adopt the little waif until such time 'as she
was claimed by her relatives, if relatives she
possessed, and he made a further proposi-
tion that the neat little daughter of the -
house should accompany him up to London,
and take charge of the baby girl until he
could provide a proper nurse for her. To
both the proposals the fisherman and his
wifegavea willing and ready assent, though
it was hard -Le part with one who would, in
time, have taken the place of their own lost
darling. ' ,
Common sense gained the mastery, how-
ever'for they could not help but see that
this fine gentleman, who lived ukin " Lun-
non," could do more for the motherless babe
than their cramped resources would ever
permit of. So they bowed. their beads to
the inevitable, and strove to look upon the
- cheery- side of the matter. Thus it was
.settled.
As Merrivane left the cottage, almost the
first object that caught his eyes was the
lighthouse, the lantern of which was in a
glory of luminous brilliancy, casting afar
over the darkening waters a rippling silvery
path—star of hope to ocean toilers. —
"Ah, false light! Had thou done thy
duty yesternight, eternity would not now
have claimed the soul of that loved one.
And you, mischievous winds and cruel,.
cruel waves! What grief and keenest an-
guish have you caused since first the world
began—but such is life !" '
Musing thus, Hal Merrivane. tumbled into
bed, and slept the sleep of a man with a con-
science, and in the morning whistled &eeri-
ly as he dressed.
. What cared he for the badinage and chaff
of club acquaintances! The thought never
occurred to him for a moment; • or, if it did,
never troubled him in the least, .
- I errivame was too popular a man to be
subjected to such, if it was seen that he re-
sented it; andaresent it he :most assuredly
would, 'and in a manner that would place a
wholesome theck on further liberties of the
kind.
Arriving at the station - he found Hester
_and her charge, accompanied by the old peo-
ple. already awaiting him. Leave-takings
were said ; the. wee protege was almost
smothered to death with kisses, and then
" MM
r. errivane, thild • and nurse,"—Hal
'fancied With a smile he heard Jack • Corri-
gan speak thus of him to an amused- coterie
of kindred spirits—found themselves flying
through the country at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, with the great metropolis as
their goal.
Arriving in London, Merrivane at once
placed his. charge in a quiet home, where
she would be well looked after until he had
.completed his arrangements, ;and thea, giv-
ing Hester, for her trouble, more money
than the poor girl had ever set eyes on be-
fore, or ever hoped . to again, he aetually
-kissed her good-bye, and sent . her back to
*the Cove. - .
.Then, by way of making a beginning, Hal
Merrivane dropped into the Metropolitan
Club, and not only surprised his 'friends at
his return from India, but dropped a
thunder:bolt into the midst of the Club's
most -astonished members by informing them
that he was going to give up lodgings, and
take a house, a housekeeper, a nurse, and an
adopted baby.
This announcementwas received • with
shouts of incredulous langhter, in which Hal
himself joined heartily but, qaieting down
he told them of the aoe dent at the light-
house, causing the total leas of the Levantic;
of the scenes of horror which he, as a pas-
senger, had witnessed; of the sweet little
baby -girl, .whose mother lay beneath the
crael blue Waves, who was alone and friend-
less and would probably drift to " the
Lord knows where," if he had not cOme - to
her rescue, and made a vow to protect and
cherish her.
" I became acquainted with thelittle one's
mother an shipboard," he explained, ." and
had opportunities of forming a very high
opinion of her character—in fact she was a
dear little wornanayoung and extremely
beautiful, and so fond Of that blessed baby.
"
Knowing her as I did, and also that her
husband had lately been carried off by jungle
fever, how could I desert her child—leave
it to the tender mercies of an uncertain existence—it would have been simply brutal.
"Her name was Mrs. Rennie, and she
called the baby Marian—for the knowledge
of which last, 1 am extremely thankful, as
it will save me the horrible task of hunting
through a florist's guide for a mime—but
who or what her husband was, -or why she
was on her way home to England, she did
not tell me, and as mention of her private
affairs seemed painful to her, 1 did not press
her to enlighten me. -
" lean discover no trace of relatives . in
this Country, and can now only await a
reply from my brother, at- Whose -place in
the Daraleeling tett district I have been vis-
iting."
As Merrivane spoke of the deadgirl; and
her little baby, whom be had made a vow to
protect and watch " over,- his voice became
lowered an4, softened, while a deep hushfell
upon his auditors.
When he had finished, Jack Corrigan; at
first the -moat highly amused of the loatura-
ed away his -head, and then stepping quickly
forward grasped tile young man s hand in a
warm clasp.- *
Merrivane, old man ! ..you re a brick.
There's not one fellow in a hundred ,would
have acted as you have done in this matter,
and I venture to assume every man in this
room honors you for the sacrifice,"
" There's no sacrifice alma •it, Corrigan,
I assure you, for I've already taken quite a
fancy to the little kid ;" and followed by a
shout of hearty laughter, Hal made' his es-
cape to attend to amch negleeted private
business of his own.
Next day the house wassecured, and
two weeks later, after many alterations and
improvements had 'taken place, it was de-
ithadiren Cry for Pitcher's Castoria,
•••••
•
(dared ready for occupancy; but in the
meantime Hal Merrivane received a telegram
from the Cove which read: • -
"Some bodies have been washed ashore.
Come at once.
Michael Belt."
Hurrying down to the little fishing vil-
lage, Hal had little difficulty in identifying
the body of the dead woman he sought for.
He fancied she looked far more peaceful in
death than she had ever done as he had seen
her in life, and doubted not that she was
happy and at rest for all time.'
Sadly he covered the dead face, and or-
dered the body prepared for burial and sent
to the -station in time to catch the -5 p.
Phc only memento or clue to the dis-
tovery of *possible relatives found was a
plain gold locket in which were miniatures
of Mrs. Rennie and, • presumably, her hus-
band, ancl on the back of it were the initials
L. H., while something thout the right-
hand miniature drew Han attention. •
It was the fact that the gentleman it re-
presented wore the uniform of an Officer of
Her Majesty's army. This was a discovery
which might lead to something, and he
would follow it up when be went back to
London,
Then Hal placed the souvenirs in his
pocket -book, and slowly retraced his steps
to the station.
He did not at once go back to London;
but took a ticket for a pretty little Kentish
village, in the quiet churcleyard of. which
the dead girl was laid to rest under the
same green sward that covered his own
father and mother.
Then, leaving instructions that the graves
should have better attention, he hurried
back to London, and the new house, where
the nurse and the honsekeeper' had every
thing spick and span, and a tempting supper
laid out for him in the library, in expecta-
tion of his return.
Marian, as he had heard Mrs. Rennie call
the child, or Little Maid Marian, as he- al-
ways called her afterwards himself, was
brought in for inspection, and crowed glee-
fully as she stretehed out her tiny arms to-
wards him. -
How the young man's face lighted up as
he beheld her, and how he hugged the little
one and kissed her when no one was looking,
for, to tell the honest truth, Mr. Haldane
Merrivane had, up to this time, been rather
afraid of babies, and fought shy of them on
lost what little common-sense you ever pos-
sessed."
him into going to see their new
baby; how ":her flabby majesty" was poked
into his face for admiration, that baby—?Merry! and put throuah
`Good -day, Uncle Hai," why,
Hal, I believe the little darling really did
thenof friends how Harley Merry's wife had en -
a regular drill for his edification. "Clap
oo hands,"—" clap the baby,"—say "ta ta,"
—" say
say it," declared the proud and happy mo -
"she was only choking over that piece of
Once he had described to a la,ughing circle
" No, not quite," ventured her * husband,
" Meat ! MEAT ! -Mercy! Gracious! Do
;" continued Hal, "there followed
a lengthy period Of back-slapping ' to bring
up that meat, accompanied by unearthly
howls like unto the voices of a thousand
Thomas -cats on the back fence, while Har-
ley and I beat a hasty and discomfited re-
treat to the smoking-room—Harley to es-
cape further abuse, and I, because 1 had
takenaasadden dislike to the little inip."
As Hasa there now in the library toss-
ing Little Maid Marian into , the Air and
catching liar in his big, strong mina, while
she chuckled and crowed shrilly with de-
light, he thought of that other time, and
smiled to himself. Then he held her still
in his arms and talked to her in this wise,
the big blue eyes regarding him gravely the
while :—
" Little Maid Marian isa'tflabby, is she?
And me won't let Flora give her any meat
until she is a great big girl. Oh, you little
witch ! how I wish you were my very -very
own, then 1 would never lose you ; but
now,
some fine day, my Little Maid Marian
will be claimed and will go away and leave
me and forget - me altogether," and as -he
said it, Hal really looked alarmed, and hug-
ged the little one closer.
Poor, old Hal, as yet, his heartwas fancy
free. He had never, up to the present time,
possessed more than a passing fancy for any
Woman, and had often. &awed. that they
were all fickle and knew not the meaning of
love.
Andr now, somehow, this little creature,
neither kith nor kin to him, was entwining
herself a,bout his heart, and making him fot-
get self and every other consideration htit
his desire to minister to the happiness of his
little protege.
Her beauty seemed to increase as alie
grew older, and those blue eyes, se -often fill
of mischief, anon grave and wistful, were i
deed the "windows of her soul," and to d
more than many words.
Next day, Hal, theough the good Offic 5
of an influential friend, paid a visit to t e
Hoise Guards, and also consulted the ,Arn y
List, and from both sources he learned tit t
there had been a -Captain-Rennie . in a line
regiment stationed at T3ombay a but tale
satisfaction this information occasioned was
-somewhat modified when he was further in-
formed that the said Captain still lived—
was very' much alive in fact, haying lately
distinguished himself with honor in several
raids against Dacoits. •
Here was an unlooked-for contingenCy.
The man whom Mrs. Rennie had informed
him had died of jungle fever a short time
before she left India, was still alive. Coald
he credit such information? Could -he lie-.
hove that that sweet woman, whom .he bad
made up his mind was the very essenee of.
truth -itself, lied to him? No ! No 1 He
could not believe it—he would not believe it
—he would write again to his brother and
find out that there,was some horrible mis-
take. The thought that the Mrs. Rennie
whom he met on shipboard could be capable
of such deception seemed sacrilege, and he
immediately banished it from his mind as
unworthy of him.
• - •
..The second letter to Itiadia, was written,
and in due time came the reply, which, al-
though calculated to mystify him still fur-
ther, relieved Hal's mind somewhat. The
Captain Rennie formerly stationed at Bom-
bay—now at Lucknow—had a wife living,
whom he married twenty years before. This
settled the matter. Ile was not the .man
wanted, evidently. t.
. Another visit to the Horse Guards, and
another dip into the Army List. No, there
was no other officer of that name in India,
either at the present tine or previous to the
foundering of the Levantic. Further re-:
search only restated in failure, and Hal
Merrivane at last came to the conclusion
that a romance of some Sort was Connected
with Mrs. Renaie'a ; but that it was
perfectly honorable, he never doubted for an
instant, and as to the solution of the mys-
tery, be felt that he had done all that mor-
tal man 'eould do. Time alone could :solve -
what now seemed inexplicable.
(To be Coetinui d.)
, .
A Smart.Boy.
•
THE PRESIDENT ASKED To snow HIS TELE-
_ GRAPH PAsS IN VIcToRIA.
'An amusing ineident in which President
Vau Horne and a'check boy in the employ
of the Canadian- Pacific Railway Telegraph
Department figured, took place in the Com-
pany's office in Victoria, one evening lately.
The railwaY magnate entered the office to
send off an important message, and as there
were several customers sending messages at •
th.e time, he quietly waited his turn. As
This is it.
This is the new shortening or
cooking fatwhich is so fast taking
the place of lard. It is an entirely
new food product composed of
clarified cotton seed oil and re-
fined beefsuet. You can see that
Is clean, delicate, wholesome,
appetizing, attd economical—as far
superior to lard as the electric'
light is to the tallow dip. It asks
only a fair trial, and a fair trial
will convince you of its value.
Sold in 3 and 5 pound pails,
by all grocers
Made only by
The N. K. Fairbank
Company,
Wellington and Ann Sta.,
MONTREAL.
soon as they had finished their business, he
handed his message to the by, who care-
fully counted the words. In the corner Mr.
Van Horne had written "D. IL" and when
the boy saw this, he seemed puzzled for a
moment or two, but quietly asked: "Wil
you please show me your pass, as 1 bave to
put the.number on the message ?"
A look of astonishment passed over the
President's face, which soon gave place to a
smile. In reply he asked the boy how old
he was. "Fourteen years old, sir," was
the qatiek reply. "And how long have you
been in the Company's employ ?" was asked.
"About four months, sir' the boy replied
with a somewhat puzzledlook. "Well. my
lad," said Mr. Van Horne, putting his hand
in his pocket, and pulling out a $5 bill,
which he gave to the boy, "you are the
smartest boy I have ever seen, and some day
you will be President of the Canadian Pa-
cific Railway. Send that message as soon
as possible, and never mind the number Of
my pass, as I haven't seen it this year. But
it will be all right."
Mr. Van Horne with a smile then left the
office, while the boy didn't seem to realize
the situation. at all, and when told by one of
the operators, who had quietly enjoyed the
scene, that he had been talking to the
President of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
his amazement may be imagined.
Not Altogether Harmonious.
The choir was singing a new arrangement
of the beautiful anthem "Consider the
Mlles." The pure, sweet voice of the
soprano rose clearly and distinctly it) the
solo:
They tot—oi—oil not,
They toil nob, -
They:toil 110k,
Ny—y-y—ther do they spin."
She paused, and the tenor took up the
strain :
" Nee—ee—eo—ther do they spin.
They toi—oi—oi-e•oil not,
They toil not,
They toil not;
Nee—ee—ee—ther do they spin."
The tenor ceased, and the basso, a solemn
red-haired young man with a, somewhat
worldly looking eye, and, a voice like a fog
horn, broke in : •
" Nay—ay—ay—ayther do they spin.,
They not,
They toil not,
They toil not,
Ney—ay—ay—ayther do they spin."
Then the voices of the three were lifted
up in semi -chorus :
" Ny—y—y—ther
N ee—ee—eo—ther .
Nay—ay—ay—ther
do they spin."
They not,
They toil not,
They toil not,
Ny—y—y—ther
Nee.2--ee—re—ther
Nay—ay— ay—ther
do they spin.
—Selected.
Schael Reports;
No 10 MoKiaaor.a-The following is the
standing of the pupils in No. 10 .McKillop,
for the month ending May 31st lst Class
Junior—C, Smith, W. Warden, W. Ilinch-
ley. 1st Clue Senior—W. Henderson,
John House, C. Delmage. Part II—J.
Campbell, R.' Allen, C. Dodds. 2nd Class—
P. Morrison, V. Murdie, N. Hanna. 3rd
Class -13. Grieve and R. Grieve, A. Crib -
bins, J. McSpadden. 4th Junior—Harry
Blanchard. 4th Senior—William Goven-
kelt, R. Hanna, M. Govenloek. 'H. Law-
rence, teacher.
No 1 TUCHERSMITIL—The following is the
report of School Section No. 1, Tucker -
smith, for the month of May. Names in
order of merit: 4th Class—Emma Ford,
Addie Bell, Jessie Bell, Grant Caldwell,
Norman Workman, Agnes Blair, 3rd Class
s—John Bell, James Ford, Maggie Pepper,
Alice Drover, William Thompson. 2nd
Class Senior—Benjamin Smillie, John Cald-
well, George Buchanan, John *lair, Alice
Bel, Samuel Bullard. 2nd Class Junior—
Robert McLaren, Gerty Caldwell, Elliott
McTaggart, Mary itloir, Addie Kernick.
1st Class—Mary Buchanan, Ethel Caldwell,
Nellie Bullard.—James A. Ingrain, teacher.
•
Plain Talk.
Rev. Mark Guy Pearse tells- the following
story : A member of the. Chita& once got
drunk. He sought to go back to God and
get his peace restored. He could not find.
the Saviour, so he sought again. His min-
ister called upon him, and said, 'You pray
again. They knelt down together. '0
God ! Thou knowest thy servant in a TM-
ment of unwatchfulness was overtaken by
sin,' Nonsense 1' said the minister, 'tell
the Lord you got 4runk.' That was another
matter ; he could. not bring that np. He
began again .: '0 Lord ! Thou knowest !
Thy servant in his weakness and frailty
was overtaken by a beset -tient." 'Nonsense!
tell the Lord you got drunk.' At last the
poor fellow said : '0 God 1 have mercy on
me a I got drunkf`fhen very speedily the !
man was at peaCe with God j
ected.
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FOR INVALIDS
vehose system needs toning up and whose
appetites are failing, a quick and pleasant
remedy will be fouudin.
CAMPBELL'S QUJNINE WINE.
Prepared only by X. CAMPBELL & Co..,
Beware of Imitations. MONTREAL.
C]IDYe GROCERY
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
HEAD6UARTERS FOR
TEAS and lyINE GROCERIES.
-"c2)izz-,-
Ram Lai's Teas, Beasdorp's Cocoas, Higgins)
i` Eureka" and Diamond Crystal Salt.
JORDAN & DEVEREAUX.
pERRy Dii Airfare: p.t1.1,1
DO YOU KEEP IT'lliTHERH_E_I#RRI7sAEF
-4taLCANAOINfilri3CHOLEic-..
Imo BOWEL COMPLAINTS'
FFECT IS MAGICAL.
FURNITURE - FURNITURE.
Cheaper than the Cheapest, and as.
Good as the Best.
c
To b9, convinced of this fact, give us a call and see for yourselves. The
undersign d having purchased the very fine stock from the Assignee of the.
;,
estate of Iatthew Robertson at a very low figure, are prepared •to offer the -
same at prices which defy competition.
The Undertaking Department
is well supplied with a fine assortment of Caskets, Coffinvihrouds, Ste., at
prices to suit the public.
M. 11,0111ERTS1N & SON,
Warerooms—Strong's Red Block, Main Street,
S H
riestley's Dress MateriMs
Every lady should be interested iia the fact that the Priestley s Dress Materials
are to be had from the better class of dealers throughout Canada. For beauty,
texture 4nd enduring quality, they are unequalled. Menu -
fettered as they are in pure wool, and in silk and wool inter-
woven, these goods have a soft richness which is a perfect
delight to a lady of taste.
Priestley's goods are mostly in black, and in black
and white.
A gown in Priestley' s fabrics retains its style and beauty
as long!as there is anything of it lefa hence they are the most
economical for all classes.
.• HE.
IINTSHED
OARD
ON WHICH T14E G001:eS
AliEWli.APInte;: :
THE
CANADIAN BANK -OF COMMERCE,
ESTABLISHED -1867.
HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO.
CAPITAL (PAID UP) SIX MILLION DOLLARS - $6,000,000
REST - - - - - S3,00000
B. E. WALKER, GENERAL MANAGER.
t EAFORTH BRANCH.
A General Banking Business Transacted. Farmers' Notes discounted, Drafts
ioued, payable at all points in Canada and the principal cities in
the United States, Great Britain, France, Bermuda, &c.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received, and current_ rates iof intereo
allowed.; UV -Interest added to the principal at the end of May and Novell'.
"ber in ep,ch year.
• Special attention given to the collection of Commercial Paper and Far
mers' S4les Notes.
F. HOLMESTED, Solicitor. - M. MORRIS. Manager,
Severe ?'ain ill. ou er 2 Years
Sh Id _
Cured by"The DAV:Menthol Plaster.
. .,
My wife was afflicted for two years with a severe pain under the left shoulder and through tome
heart ; after using many remedies without relief, she tried a '" D.& L." Menthol Plaster, it did iti worit.
ant owing to ibis core hundreds of ;hese plasters have been sold by me here, giving equal satisfaction.
,
J. B. SOU-ZEELAND Druggist, River Jahr?, LS.
,
Sold Everywhere, 25C.eaell.
()MINION -:BANJL
-
pAPrir.A.L, (PAID UP)
REST,
110
$I1500,0004
al fa -$1,500,000.
SEAFORT11 BRANCH.
MAIN STREET, - SEAFORTH.
A gnneral banking business transacted. Drafts on all parts of the United States,
(-Alreat Btitain and Europe bought and sold. Letters of credit issued, available in all parts
of Elm*, China and Japan. Farmers' Sale Notes collected, and advances made on same
at lowest rates.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
• Do ()sits of One Dollar and upwards received, and interest allowed at hie -best current
rates. laiterest added to principal twice each year—at the end of June and December.
No notiee of withdrawal is required for the whole or any portion of a deposit.
R. S.' HAYS, Solicitor K. PEARCE, Agent.
CENTRAL
micFA R MS
' -ManAanadlanstfirer=aegusa
filiohlirtinorherethey have boughtfirst-elmas
1 lands:it fli5 to $10 ver are, on long time and ssair
i Reports. e yaa_Want to Own a Ham, 7 _ _ _ntt
! ar. terleedtpli.
paymentsiCrops, as proved by US. A
2Centrar Michgan Farms_errow Largest
Bt Pay' and
i uen Mei o it We Mu' you 20,000 acres to cumin
• trona; tee. • andlooklandeover. We more Retbee0,
Um. I :. ._ptive pamphlet maned tree.
Watia stone k OChp essittaist Wohigaar
1
The Snowball Wagon,
I wish to announce to the public that I have beeR.
I appointed agent for the celebrated Snondhdi
1 Wagon," manufactured at St. George, Ontario.
Thie is the hest farmers/ wagon made. I also hare
always on hand a stock of buggies and road carts.
Give me a call. Wareromrs at PlImatee OM Stand,.
Main Street,
JOHN SMITH,
1377x13 Seaforth.
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