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vileara*enti.hitter tiisapplAWttnertt.
ei..041#400o,.Nt)4104 tb-i0 00u0r,x.
WO no.,q.inlr ttte. name of suntrotO.
'CO*000914111 his vigilaand, eMkt,
aacholr4 night before; 4,,
squirtiOelf up early, and Ida, who
between One thing and another had
not had the beat .ef niallts, heard
his loud cheery voice sboutiog about
the place for 'George."
Looking out of her bedroom win-
dow, elle soon perceived that func-
tionary hiraself,along,lean,powerful
W..----
BY 11. RIDER HAGGARD.
CONTINVID.
(Copyright and published by arrange-
ment witb the Rose Publishing
Company)
The old gentleman hummed and
hawed a little, and after' various
indications of impatience at last
began :-- •
"Well, as you know, our family
has for some generations depended
upon the laud. 1 our dear mother
brought it small fortune with her,
;live or six thousand pounds, but
that was, with the sanction of her
trustees expended upon improve-
ments to the farms and to this house.
Well, for many years the land George'!"
brought in about two thousand a "Here I be, sir."
year,but somehow we always found I "Ali, yes; then why don't yeti say
it difficult to keep within that in_ sol _Here I have been shouting my-
eeme. For instance, I found it, ; self hoarse for you."
necessary to repair the gateway,and "Yea, squire," replied the Wiper -
you have no idea of the expense in I turbable George,"I have been stand -
which those affairs landed me. Then t ing here for the last ten minptes,
your poor brother James cost a lot . and I heard you."
of money, and always would have it "You heard mel then why the
the shouting kept tip in such an ex- I
. dickens didn't you answerl"
"Because I didn't think that you
• I saw that you
looking man, with . tue
face and a twinkle in las little gray soon as he was well out of reacho
eves, hanging about the front steps. the squire's shouts, and sight of the
Castle gates, he deliberately turned
Presently her father emerged in a
' up a by lane and jogged along for a
brilliant but ancient dressing:gown,
mile or more to a farm, where be
his white locks was jag' on.the Jreeze.
"Here, George! Where ere Youi had a long &halation with a man
about thatching some ricks,. Thence
he quietly made his way to his own
little place, where he proceeded to
comfortably get Ms breakfaat, re-
marking to his wife that he was of
opinion that there was no hurry
about the squire's letter,as "laryers"
wasn't in the habit of coming to
office at eight in the morning.
Breakfast over, the philosophic
George quietly got into bis cart, the
fat pony having been tied up out-
side, and leisurely drove into the
picturesque old town which lay at
the -head of the valley: All along
the main street he met many ac-
qaintances, and with each he found
it necessary to stop and have a talk,
indeed with two he had a modest
haltpint, At length, however, his
Tabor o'er, be arrived at Mr Quest's
office, which, as all the Boiaingham
woad knows, is just opposite the
church, of which Mr Quest is one of
Ilfe—elitrieliatirTdetiss tidewhich-was
but two years ago beautifully re-
stored, mainly awing to his efforts
and generous contributions. Driv-
ing up to the sitaVfle and quiet.look-
ing doorway of ayery unpretentious
building, George , descended , and
nocked, whereon a clerk opened
the door, and in answer to bis in-
qnit iea informed him that he believ-
ed...Mr Questehad inst.comeectvetete
the office.
"In another minete he was shown
into an inner room, of the ordinary
country -office stamp, and there at
the table sat Mr Quest himself.
Mr Quest was a man of about
forty years of age, rather under
than over, with a pale ascetic cast
of face, and a quiet and pleasant,
thougE somewhat reserved, manner.
His, features were in no way re-
markable, with the exception of his
eves, which seemed to have been
set in his head owing to some cur-
meadovr laud in the country from ions error of nature. For w ereas
Ofl his general tone was dark, his hair
thirty-five shillings to five.
course it don't signify to him not a in particular being jet black, these
eyes were gray, and jarred extraor-
halfpenny, the College must pay
him his salary all tho same, and he dinarily upon their companion
features. For the rest, he was a
don't know no more about farming,
nor land, nor northing, than my old man of Seme presence and with the
mara minder. Well,and what acmes. manners of a gentleman.
"Well, George," he said, "what
Booinglysmk, 170cage! wot fro..oectrge ,tlid not lilre AfrQqat;
enl3Wer,
"Stihe, Mean* to hOrrow the
mop iDefoiaO.get 1(1* to her, -
061.4 ithfxsttkaniani40 atlOitur,
delnkhiiha}r lay tlio op4u window.
"OfiorfOol4 4o mote with hit* in
than L can in a lee*
rintaletiOW that, lie batea. jaiater.
I believe that JaOter threw up the
farm becaule of his quarrelling with
George. Well, I suppose that we
must take our chance."
Meanwhile George had mounted
his cart and departed upon the road
to Beisingharn, urging his fat pony
along as though he meant to be
there in twenty minutes. But so
t intieesl, w
to say that la
to appear; he
of.tho man
wet-toO
9l.tlYea 4qe
knew. more
than anybod
perhaps, Mr
aware that
gentleman i
not be bro
a man with
somewhat s
certOrt line
giving the
interpretati
conspicuous
old squire a
chief, and
have died t
it was, his
Mr De la
of the best
went wren
ly di3, he
visit his w
devoted G
hint which
But his re
day's work
continuing
sort of wa
to prop ui
tunes. I
t "Hero are,*-antl he drew *
ould not be too moil letter from hiareloat, written
e hattefl him! Aitt-thie bOld 1t14 @Ornq WiedPC,teCI WO
feeling
travagant way. Then he wen
the army, and Heaven only knows
what be cost me there. Your poor
brother was very extravagant, my
dear, and well,perhaps I was foolish;
never could say him no. And
that was not all of it, for when the
poor boy died he left fifteen hundred
pounds of debt behind him, and I
Had terfind the money, if it wae.
only for the honor of the family.
f coarse you know that we cnt the
he Mlle of etgee----Well,
rind then these dreadful times have
eotne upon the' top of it all, and,
upon my word, at the present mo -
merit 7 don't know which way to
tern," and he paused and drummed here, see you are a ou
his.finger uneabily upon a book. eleven o'clrick,for I expect Mr Quest
"Yes, father, but yea have net to see, mo abut the Moat Fern)."
told tem yet what it is that wetly*" "x -es sir."
Well, it is, difficult ta ‘1 inppese that you have beard
that all in a minute, nothing more from Janter, have
.0;041;4 -five th-Ofistind-tin fitelfgete; yor
and a few floating,debts.", "No, squire, bothing. He means
"And what. is the place wOrthr to get the•place'at his own pries dr
"It used' to be worth between chuck it."
*fty and sixty thousand pounds. It " laid what is his pricer
is impossible to say what it would "Five shillinga an acre. You see,
,fetch now. Land is practically a sir, it's this way. That army gent,
drug in the market. But thinge Major Boston, as is agent for all
will come- round, my dear. It is the College lands,. down the valley,
only a question of holding on." ' he be a poor Weak fool, and when
"Then if you borrow a fresh sum all these tenants come up to him
in order to take up this farm, you and say that they muse either have
will owe abbut thirty thousand the land at five shillings an acre or
potInds, and if you have to pay five go, be gets scared, he dew,and down
the -rent of some of the beet
per cent., as I suppose you do, you
nes will have to pay fifteeu, hundred a
,year in interest. Now, father, yonsaid ,
Abut in the good times the land
_brought in two thousand a year, so,
of course, it .can't bring in SO much
now. Therefore, by. the. time that
you have pad the interest, there
.ev.. will he nothing,or less than nothing,
left for us to live on."
1 fer father winced at this eyed.
and convincing logit.
111So, no," he said, "it is- not so
;hail as that. You jump to conclu-
siomi ;bet really,if yeti, do not mind,
at -revery tired, and should like to
go toted."
"Farber, what is the good. of try-
ing to Phirk the thing just because
it is disagrecbler she asked ear est-
ly. "Do you suppose that It is more
pleasant to me to talk about it 'than
it Is for yowl I know that you are
not to blame about it. I know that
poor dear James was very thought-
less and extravagitnt, and that the
times are crushing. But to go on
like. this is only to go to ruin. It
-Would be better for us to go to live
in a cottage on a couple of hundred
a year than to try to keep our beads
above water here, which we cannot
do. Sooner or later these people,
Quest, or whoever they are, will
want their money back, and then,
-if they cannot have it, they will sell
the place over our laeads. I believe
that mien Quest ,wants to get it him-
self--thet is what I believe—and
set up as a country gentleman.
Father, I. know it is a dreadful
thing to say, but we onght to leave
Flonham."
"Leave Benham," said the old
geetletnan, jumping up in his agita-
tione"what nonsense you talk, Lia!
How can I leave Iloaliaml It would
kill ate at my age. How can I do
iti And, besides, who is to look
after the farms and all the business'?
No, no, we must hang on, and trust
• to Providence. Things may come
round, •something may happen, cne
can never tell in this world."
"If we do not leave Hot -thane
then lIonham will leave us," an.
swered his daughter, with convic-
tion. "I do not believe in chances,
Chances always go the wrong way
against thee who are looking for
them. We shall he 'abaolutely
ruifl-
ed, that is al)."
"Well, perhaps you are right, niy
dear," said the old gentleman wear-
ily. "I only hope that my time
may corse fiist. have lived here
all my life,and I know that I could
not lire anywhere e!se. But God's
aill he done. And now, my clear,
go to bed."
She levied down and kiesed him,
and as she did so she saw that his
, eyes Were filled with teals. Not
inviting hermit" to speak,for she felt
for him too deeply to do so, she
turned away and went, leaving the
old man sitting there with hie rayst
wanted me, sir.
hadn't finished your letter."
"Well, then, you ought to.. You
know very well that my chest is
weak, and yet I have to go halloo,
ing all over the place after you.
Now look here, have you got that
fat pony of yours here"
"Yes, squire,the pony is here, and
if it is fat it isn't for the want of
movement."
1l then,take this letter,"
and he banded hian'an epistle sealed -
with a tremendous seal—"take this
letter to Mr Quest Boisinghatn,
and wait for an answer. ,A.nd look
h place at
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Or tlist, sinf).iRiliA-PWO alA 4,3004:.* t, 0.04.wont goo°
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rests to roe tile reek or r/Vg1; tRoa)rY - *; littt t . U thlit
01 474,)t,4tO th,e, otri 1?)111101FOOt'l. ° bet,' VP 914013A1$,
4.4 by the exhib4i for..koOWIllet*,,vell,toOla * intOe
. on eke, When !mine yen tear efilletireell
y. living-, unless it was,
otitis master's affairs, .give your E --et Iook? Bring eoute
tiiiihrzhen yon come, and we will have
'"Thine, THE Twee.",
of any averaloo to AO fibio 0610:Vele' Vie Q.; sae() e
Quest himself, and was
the lawyer held the oldi "The Tiget, yes the Tiger," he
ken. Now, George was gasped, him face working with pas
sion and his gray eyes glinting as he
a a bondage that could
tore the epistle to fragments, and
threw them down and stamped on
them. "Well,be careful that I don't
one day cut your claws and 'paint
your stripes. By Helve°, .if ever a
man felt like murder, I do now.
Five hundred wore, and I haven't
five thousand clear in the world.
Truly, we pay for the follies of our
youth I It makes me mad to think
of those fools Cossey & Son forcing
that place into the market just now.
There's a fortune in it at the price.
In another year or two I might have
recovered myself, that devil of a wo-
man might he dead—and I have
several irons in the fire, some of
Which would be sure to turn up
trumps. Surely there must be a
way,out of it somehow. There's a
way out of everything if only one
thinks enough, but the way is to
find it " and he stopped in his walk
meny faults. He was
ly, and, perhaps, within
s, at times capable of
word honesty a liberal
on. But he had one
virtue; he loved the
s a Highlander loves his
would almost,if not quite,
o serve him. Indeed, as
bilet was no easy one,for
Molle's temper was none
at times,and when things
g,a8 they pretty frequent -
was exceedingly apt to
rah on the head of the
eorge, saying things to
he should not have said.
tainer took it all in the
, and never bore malice,
in his own pigheaded
y to labor early and late
) his master'broken for-
ndeed, had it not been for
George's c
nations,
owner seci
long befor
Blew&
ontrivings ani procrasti- opposite to the window that looked
Honham Castle and its upon the street, and put his hand to
uld have parted company his head.
e. i As he did so he caught sight of
FIAPTER VI[, , the figure of a tall gentleman stroll-
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ESQUIRE. ing idly towards the office door. For
RD COSSET,
a moment he stared at him blankly,
After"G
of wine a
_the best
gerous pi
chinch, h
fat pony
Honharn,
As soon
threw hi
old oak o
a very p
and po
theme--ei
study.
Presen
locked th
table, an
addresse
received
from th
banking
dated f
• Mincing
eorge had drunk his glass
nd given his opinion as to
way4u deal .with_the_slath
nnacle, on the Boisingham
e took the note, untied the
, and ambled off back to
leaving the lawyer alone.
as he we's gone Mr Quest
rnself back in his chair—an
ne, by the way, for he had
ratty taste antiqnities
sitive mania for collecting
tly he leaned forward, un -
e top drawer of his writing
d extractedfrom it a letter
d to ,himself, which be had
that very morning. It was
e principals of the great
firm of Cossey §?' Sons, and
rom their head office in
-lane. It rail' as fellows
:-
Private and confidential.)
"Deee ere ,--We have considered •vonr
report as to the extensive mortgagee
which we hold upon the Honhard Castle
estates, and have given Inc weight to
your arguments as to the advisability
of allowing Mr De la 'Molle time to g,lve
things a charier) of righting. But we
must tell you that we can see no pro.'
spect of any suchsolution of the matter,
at any rate for some years to come. All
the information that we are able to
gather points to a farther decrease in
the value of land rather than to a re-
covery. The interest on the mortages
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n uestion is moreover a year in arrear,
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140,
FINER THAN EVER.
T.
SEE
IN BRONZE ON
EACH PUG AND PACKAGE
COMBE
Elegant in Design.
Solid in Construction.
Emotion% In Tone.
Pronounced by Artists to be the Finset made
in Canada. and equal to the best United States
instruments, at (when duty and freight Is paid>
as a man does when he is trying to
catch the vague clew to a new idea.
Then, as the -figure -passed -out -o
vie.w, he brought his fiat down
heavily upon the sill.
"Edward Cossey, by George!" he
said, aloud. "There's the wry out
of it, if only I can wotk him, and
unless I bave made a strange mis.
take I think I know tare way."
TO CONTINUED.
PIA.NOFORTES
V,rottaaloant oat *tier Carda
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of it. Of course every tenant 00i pbably owing to the non -receipt o
the place hears that those college I is it that bring you to Boisinghamlro
lands are goirig for five shillings an i A letter from the squire. Thank I rents by /Or De Is Molle. Under these
ctilk•cumst.ances,.mucvdi as it grieves to
acre2nd they prick up their ewe 1 you. Take it Neat, will you, while
i look through it. Uuiphi vrantS De la ,Molle with
and say they must have their land v!.'hoestleeftawinnilayg-awinesli'avre had dealine' .3 for
five generatins, we can see no ctIt'se.rna-
at the fame figger; and it's all owing me to come and see him at eleven
to that Boston varmint, who ought o'clock. I am very sorry, hut I t' e to foreclosure, and hereby instruct
to be kicked through every hole Orr can't' manage that any, way. Ah, I
the place and then drowned to dead see, about the MoakFarra. Janter
in a dyke." told me that he, was going to throw
it np, and I advised him to do noth-
"Yes, you're tight there, George;
ino of thesor, ha be is a, disatis-
that silly name is a public enemy, .
and ought to be treated as such; but
the times are very bad, with corn
down to twenty-nineery bad." ,
: "l'm not Saying that they ain't
bad, squire," said his retainer, his
long face lighting up; "they are bad,
cruel bad, bad for everybdy. And
Pm not denying that they are bad
. bad
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Holds the exclusive right tor the county tor
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The undersigneddesires to intimate tor
people of Clinton and vicinity that he a
returned to town, and intends to rem la
here pe taanently, and is better prep
than ever to do anything whatever in
painting or paper hanging line. All or as
entrusted to him will receive prompt it
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it TONEY TO LOAN.. • MORTGAGES
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.111- the undersigned at the Library ROOMS,
JAMES SCOTT, Clinton.
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JAL undersigned, at residence or drug store,
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DENG% On farm street. Clinton, o
posite English Church. Eutrauce by aide
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take the necessary preliminary - - - --•••----
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1.1 13. PROUDPOoT, CIVIL ENGINEER
to bring it about in the usual
Provineial and DominionLand Surey,
r. We are, presuming that Mr or, architect anti DraUghtinnetr. PERRIN
Molle is not in position to pay mom ciintoo.
mortgages, quite aware of the
tj J. WALKER, VETERINARY SURGEON.
f a forced sale, and shall not be
Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary Col -
Telegraphic, messages promptly at
shed if, in the present nnprece-
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Musicians. Piano arid Organ the use of.
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lk 11 REEVE, -OFFICE, RA TTENBU RY
if St, Murray Block, two doom east of
Hodgens' entrance. Residenceapposite S.
Army Barracks, Huron St, Charm. Office
hours, 8 a in to p m.
1 AMES HOWSON, LICENSED AUC -
LP TIMMER for the County of Huron. Sales
attended anywhere In the county, at rea-
sonable re es. Residence Albert Street
Clinton.
tied sort ofa fllow Janter is rj an
Major Boston has upset the %41)1E1 i sale showed result in a loss, although
contry-side by his very ill advised the snm recoverable does not amount to
half the valuation of the estates, which
action about the College
etwasestu:dertraskaesioatonytobner oineseteastisocne aboutJaneer is a varcnin, and Mejor
Boston, beggitg his pardon for the 1 first dvance The only altern°atve0
possession of the voperty or to buy i
there it is, Janter has thrown tip,
language, is an ttS5, sit'. Arly, vse.y, however, would be for us to enter int
in But this wou d be s, conese totall
d where I am to find a tenaiit be
inconsistent with the usual pxactice o
for the tenants, but i y tween now and Michaelmas 1 (Ion , the bank ; and, what is more, 0
for the tenants they are wus for the I
know; in fact,with the College lands i fiance fn the stability of landed pro
iertty is so ntterly shattered by oar re
landlord. It all comes on his should- I
going at five shilling an acre there 1
nen experiences that we cannot burde
ers in the long run. If men find
ain't no chance." ourselves by such a coarse, preferrin
that they can get landat five shill- "Then what does the squire pro- I to run the risk
of an immediate lot
ings an acre that's -worth twenty,
se to de --take the land in band" I which, however, we hope that thehi
why it isn't iahmean nature to pay
twenty; and if they find that the
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landlord moat go as they drive him,.
of course they'll lay on the whip.
Why bless you sr when a tenant
comae and says that he is vry sorry,
brthe finds he can't pay his rent,
in nine,cls out of ten, if you could
just look at that man's bnk-book,
you'd find that tIse bank was paid,
the tradesmen were paid,the doctor's
paid, everybodys paid before be
thinks about. his 'rent. Let -the
landlord esti ffar, becaese he can't
help hicncielf ; but Lord bless us, if
hendied pounds was overdue to
the bank it woehl have the iii-
narda oat of I im in no time, hnd he
knows it. Now as for that varmint,
Jantr, to tell me that he can't pay
fifteen shillings an acre for the Moat
Farm is nnsense. only wish I
hd, the capital to take it ,it the
price."
"Yes,sir, that's it ; and that s
what he wants to see you about." -
"More money, suppose," said
Mr Quest.
"Well, yes, sir. You see there
willbe the covenants to meet, and
then the farm is three hundred
acres, And to stock it proper means
nine pounds an ucre qute, on thie
here heavy land."
"Yes, yes, I know, a matter of
four thouttand more or less ; but
where it is to come from, that's the
question Cossey's do not like land
now, any more than other berate -do.
However,I'll see my principal abont
it. But, George, c tn't ossibly
get up to the Castle at eleven. I
have got a chrtrelewarden'e meeting
at a quarter to, about that west
pinnacle, you know. - It is in a
most dangerous condition, and, by
the. way, before you go I should like
to have your opinion, as a practical
man, as to the best way to deal
with it. To rebuild it would cost a
hundred and twenty pound,, and
that is more than v.te see our way
to atpresent, though I cati promise
fifty, if they can scrape up the rest.
But about the squire. I think that
the test thing I can do will he to
C01118 up to the Cestio to lunch, and
then I can talk 'over matters with
Moe Stay, I will jnst write him it
note. By the way, you would like
a glass of wirie,wouldn't you,Georgl
Nonsense, man, here it is in the
cupboard • a glass of wine is a good
friendto bave handy inn times.'
George,' who, lilce' most men of
his sterile could put away Ms share
8'f liquor and feel- thankful foe it,
drank his glass of • wite While Mr
Quest WAS engnged in writing his
noth wonderteg meanwhile what
lieeel bowed upon his breast.
CII A MT! ; VI
LAU Ql
TI16 day following the cntivelsa.
Children Cry for
"Well, George," said the suire,
"I think that if it can bo managod
I shall IOrrow the money and take
the farm on hand. I am not going
to let Janter have it at five shillings
an acre."
"Ab, sir, that's the beat way.
Bad eFt titises are, it will go hard if
I cab't mho the interest and the
reet out of it too. Besides, squire,
if ,you give way about this farm, all
the others will come down on you.
I'm not saying a word„egin your
tenants, taut where there's money to
le made yeti can't- trust no man."
Well, well,'' said the squire,
"perhaps yeti are right and perhaps
you ain't. Right or. wron, you
alWIlyS talk like Solomon in, all hie
glory. Anyway, be off with that
note, and let me have the answer as
you get bck. Mind you dont go
loafing and jawing about down in
---- -
Pitcher's Caw'. la.
torical character of the prop y
its greet natnral advantages as a res
dential estate will avert, or,at the leas
minimize.
"Be so good se to a4yise us by a
early post of the steps you take in pu
silence of these intrnetiOns. We ar
dear sir, your obedient servants,
"Cony ife SON.
`W. QUST, Eso.
"P. 5, We have thought it better to
address you direct in this matter, but
of course goo will communicate tho.
contents of this letter to Mr Edward
Cossey, and, subject to our instructions,
which are final, act in consultation with
him."
The Nolsons Bank.
incorporatedby Act of Parliament, 1856.
CAPITAL, - $2,000,000.
REST FUND, - 1,000,000
READ OFFICE, MONTREAL.
THOMAS WORKMAN, President.
P15. R. MOLSON . .. Vice -Pres.
WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager
4
Notes discoanted,Collections made,Drafts
ssud, Sterling and American ex.
ckznge bought and sold at lowest
current rates.
Interest at 3 per cent allowed on deposits.
Er A rcrvilE3R,S .
Money advanced to farmers on their own notes
with one or more endorsers:. No mortgage re
quired as security.
H. C. BREWER, Manner,
January 1887. Unto',
Clinton Post Office Time Table
Mails are due for delivery and close for despatch
at the Clinton Post Office as follows1 Moan 1 WE
Hamilton, Toronto, Strat-
ford, Seforth, Gran
Trunk oast and interme•
diate offices 8.30 a.m. 1.509.111
Toronto Stratfrd, 809 -
forth. '5. and S. eti.st1.55 pm foa.m
Godeich, Elolmesville and
Grand Trunk west
Goderich,
Hamilton, Toronto,
London, L., FL at B. south
and intermediate offices
Blyth, Winghatn, Kincar-
dine. Lucknow, L
north anti Intermediate
offices .. ...
Summerhilt, Tuesday and
Friday, •5.80 pm.
British mall, lgonday,Wed-
needny, Thursday 6.30 a.m
51oney Orders issued and Deposits received from
one dollar upwrds.
Odle° hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Savings Bank and Money Order Office close
at 6.30 p.m.
THOMAS FAIR, Postiniater.
1 p.m.
8.45 p.m.
4.15 pm.
e.tn, p.m,
7.66 4.15
am, p rn.
9.20 8.15
8 am
240 pan
10.10 ton
m• pm
10.10 7.00
a.m. 9111
8.26 5.05
5.30 p.m
Clinton, Aug. 1887. •
DR STANoORY,. GRADUATE OP THE t
Medical Department of Victoria ! ROBERT DOWNS,
vet site', Toronto, formerly of the Hospital%
and Dispenearies. New 'York. Coroner for
the County 65 Huron, Bayfleld, Qat. • CLINTON,
W. WILLAMS, B. Abs v-------.RADManufacturer and Proprietor teethe heseasy
GEORGE POTTS, Kirk St., Clintron.
J. SIMS01,
—THE LEADING —
UNDERT AKER
EMB ALMER.
A FULL LINE 01'
GOODS KEPT StOCK
The bestEmbalming Fluid ueed
Splendid lleare,
ALBERT ST;,CLINTON,
Residence over tore.
OPPOSITE TOWN HALL
eirs
FARRIVN & TISDALL
ATE of Toroutetlnivertit; onmerot Knit Dog In use. Agent for the 19.10 and
the College of Phystelene and Surgeons,
Ont. ()MOE & RESIDENCE -tile house for-
merly occupied by Dr Reeve, Albert Street
fitinten,.
"Well," said Quest to Is as
lie folded. up the sheet of paper,
"that is iihotity tis straight it can
be put, A td this is the the
old gentlemen chooses to ask for an-
other four thousand Ile mayssesk,
but the answer . will beruore then
he bargains for."
Ile rose ft om the chair Xed'b •gan
to walk up and clown ihe room in
evident perplexity. "If only," he
said, "I had twenty -live thousand, I
would take tip the mortgeges my-
self and foreclose at my leisirre. It
would boa good investment at that
figure, even 88 things are, and be-
sides, I shoutii like to have that
place. Tweuty-five thousand, only
twenty thusand, and now when I
want it I have not got it. And I
should have had it if it hail not been
for that tiger, that devil Edith. She
bas had more than it ovt of me
in the last ten years, and still she is
threatening and crying for more,
more, more. Tiger ; yes that is the
natm-for her, her own name, too.
She would con one's vitals into mo-
ney if 8115 C 111 1, All Belle's for-
tune she has had, or nesrly all, arid
most f my savins, and now she
wants another ti Itunird, anti she
will have it, to."
•
'SR WORTHIN(3TON, - PHYSICIAN,
Surgeon, Accoucher, Licentiate of J he
coitege of Physielane. and earceons of
Lower Caned sold Provincial Licentiate
and Coroner for the County of Heron. 01
fletrand resulence,-Tnt. bonding fielnri3
ocen pied by Mr T wal tee I it 1. •
Clinton Jaela, lett
Dil. ELLIOT & t; N.
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H. It, Elliot, M. D, , \V. (Won,' , . - I,.
LRCP, Ediriburg',, CP„ i; 1p: .• , I{.
11tCS„ Edinhurgn. l A . 1•;.1 ,• 1,1
idcontiato of the Mid- con tin , . ( ' ,1 id
wifery, Edinburgh. wifor.v.R1 • ' 1,c,01
Office at Brueefield. corner ,, ., ,! o'... 9.1111
W in hl III ,r• + ' ',1,1t1)11
— ---,- ---. , -
inade the eer so civil to hint
- -
ren Cry for
Pitcher's .0 alitoria.
B A. .l'KERS,
CLINTON. ON T
Advances made to farmers on their ow*
notes, at low rates of intermt.
A general Banking Business transacted
application of the VrFINEIER PATENT Arnow:no
BoILER CLEANER. STEAM FITTINGS furnished
and applied qp shIrt notice
lissiliers, Enines. and all kinds of
Machinery repaired ce pediticusly
and ini a satisfactory mariner.
armimplements manufactured and. repaired.
Steam and. Water Pipes furnished and put in
position, Dry Kilns fitted up on application.
Charges modera(e.
1()N EY 1 ) 11t:';)
5.
At 6 per cent,
T. 1. F. 11ILLIARD, Barrister,
Om Clinton.
E. 1:4
DENTIST,
Nortrolia VrttA, 137 COLLEGE STREET
TORONTO.
Interest allowed on deposits...
Sale Notes bought
J. P. TISDALL, Manager.
RICH IA' rgrnddeIXact; they wilt lInd
honorable employment thatewill not take
them frorn their homes and fannlies,-The
profits are largo and sure for every industri-
ous person, many have made and are now
making several hundred dollars a month, It
Is- easy for any person to make sa per day
and upwards, who is willing to work. Either
sexyoung or old; capital not needed,we start
you. Everything new. 'No special ability
required; you, reader.an do it as well as ay
one. Write tons at once for full particulars
which we mail free. Address Stinson re Co
Portland. Maine.
HURON 'AND BRUCE
Lafl it Investment Co'y
This Company in Loaning Money or
Farm Sepurity af LoweAt Rates of
Interest.
MORTGAGES - : -
SA.VINGS BANK BRANCH.
and 5 per Gent, Interest Allowed
on Deponits,according ioantount
and ante WC
OFFICE -corner of Market Scoare and North S
HORACE HORTON,
hIANAGRE.
toderch, august fitb
G. H. COOK,
Licentiate of Dental Surgery, }loiter Grath'
ate of tIte. Toronto School of Dentistry,
Nitrous Oxide Gas ndrninistered for the
painless extraction of teeth,
Office over Jakon's Clothing Storn,.noxt
to Post Oillco, Clinton,
Air Night bell answered. I v
M0.1114,Y MONEYI MuNEY I
We can make a few good loans from private
funds at tow rates a int Inotlerato expense.
Terms mule to eultliorrowees,
MANNING Re SCOTT. • Clinton
UNION SHAVING PARLOR,
intim m's Hair Itemover
painlss, instantaneous and' tho only de-
pletory in the world Wbiell does not injure
the akin. Price $2 per bottle. Tr, (1, LENI-
AITRE; 256 Queen St. West, Toronto, Do-
minion Agent.
All kinds of preperty insured at lowest NJ -
rates. First-class companies,
•
/PICKETS VIA N. W.'5. CO; LINE BOATS ''
1 To WINNIPEG AND ALL LAKE POINTS,
ALSO Iry all rail lines over the GRAND TRUNK
end CANADA PACIFIC to any point on that
line, Winnipeg, Brandon, &c, Dakota, Kanatt,
or any point reached by rail, local or foreign.
Come and see me before ynit buy tteirets an-,
where. ,
J. BIDDLECOMBE.
Watch & lockM alier
fiev-Afess
JEWELLER, (tree
OPPOSITE THE MARKET SQUARE, Cli4ton.
Wucre he reps A Relerq aqeortment of
Watobos Cloaks, Jewstiery
III/aware.
Whih we will sell at reasonahis
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LaIN-1.-ON
Planing Mill
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ter po‘atton to ereont 1 orders expeditions'
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