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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1891-04-03, Page 2'RID 'T'..4 t 308,914— ,sect.= be= •elk9P°@Riad"--ilk--ittt ctil _-r�.- �, � el could d t• • .e.-..,,,, �. _.. ..--••�-•.• tl►o�as whale •no one ae . u a 1 tract. The reaao>i that he was Ball to. be found toiling away in an oba0ure Pariah in oue of the poor parte of MODERN ENGLISHMAN' Loudon was not without its pathos A Very few were aware of the real cause. Naturally be was not with- out a good deal of ambition, and at inI his advances es life veli .rt in time a certsin had been rapid. He had written a series of artiolea which had brought him into notice, and almost at the same time two offers were made to biro. The one was the offer of a living in London worth perhaps WIIa.T is FORGIVENESS? £300 a year, the other was to a po- sition of great responsibility, inva• riably made the stepping atone to high placea. Charles Osmond was human; it cost him a great deal to give up the prospect of rapid and honorable preferment, and in refus- ing the offer he gave up many other things which he much desired—the opportunity of mixing with his equals, the chance of intellectual society, the greater ease of speaking As he walked home, Donovan to a highly educated congregation. In many respects he was, and knew thought a good deal of the scene he that he was, admirably fitted for had just lett, and for the first time su,pb a position, but, weighing it all it struck him that the sermon had in his honest mind, he came to the been rather an unusual elle for conclusion that he could not trust such a congregation. Charles Os- himself to accept it. His power, mond see[ned to take it for granted his influence, bis worldly position se e, bit people thought. The ocn- would 1',e immensely raised; he did Brei •'ion was chiefly composed of not feel himself to be sufficiently 4f O NC) BX EDNA LYALL. Published by Wm. Bryce, Toronto. CONTINUED. CHAPTER XXXIV. Skillful alike with tongue and pen, Be preached to all rnen everywhere The Gospel of the Golden Rule, The new oommandment given to men, Thinking the deed, and not the creed, Would help us in our utmost need. With reverent feet the earth he trod, Nor banished Nature from his plan, But studied still with deep research To build the Universal Church, Lofty as is the love of God, And ample as the wants of man. Tales of a Wayside Inn. LoatwwELLow work, wen and women and trades- ileol'1' ' • he by no means preach- ed d(, , L., what some would have colesid(+t ed their level. He enter- ed into all the questions of the day freely and fearlessly. and took as 'much pains wish Lis sermons as if they were to be preached before the most searching critics in the coun- try. Flow he came to be in such a place wale another question which perplexed Donovan. Had he known the reason he would leave .been- attracted -to- the. man; one set he hut it was score time before hey ly mtsenOereed d. "1-1 was stigmatized as High Church," -found out. by another as "dangerously Broad," Charle's Os nond's history was a strung to resist such increased temp - tat ions. So the chance of promotion was honorably rejected, and Charles Osmond settled down to terribly uphill work in Loudon. Life never could be easy to such a plan; he was too sensitive, too wide minded, too Christ like to be ever without his share of Christ's burden—the burden of the suffering, the signing, the doubting. He was, too, in a certain sense, an insolated man; all through his life he had been great - ie C ro till e u u e. tt � h aoritawf i x _�r. x t � ed self after a time to'ask what hilt,: sen knew of Donovan's history, "I knew very little," said Briars; "be seems to be alone in the world, and he is very poor. We are of the same year; he cave up at Octo- ber' two years ago and got a acholate ship at once. He is by far the cleverest fellow we have; no oue else has a chance while he is there; any amount of brains you know, and works furiously—as if it were the only thing he cared for." "I thought as much," observed I with politics, bis work lay so entire - Charles Osmond. "There is .the ly among "the people" that he was dog, though—wonderful to see the really able to see matters from their devotion between those two; no man point of view, and in the main he in the world,. as the old saying -goes, ' was ready to agree with Donovan. who cannot find a dog and a fwonrau ' About the bode°, or rather the to love him. Who is the 'old maxi' home, there was the same atmos - of the sea' you spoke of 1" phere as at Porthkerran, the same "The queerest old fellow you ever wideness of sympathy, the loving saw, who has come to live with regard for the work and interest of biro—an old oaptein something—I others, the same "one and all" prin. forget the name. Quite of another ciple carried into beautiful practice. grade to Farrant, and trying to live The parish was not a bore to the with, I should fancy, for he is a otter members of the family, Brian's regular old tippler; but he is devot- week was not obtruded in a tire - ed to Donovan,' as he always calls some way, nor• Mrs Osmond's meal - him." fold feminine occupations; all was "Oh ! that is his name. Is be well balanced, well regulated, and conuected with the Donovans of Donovan realized how perfect a Kilbeggan, I wonder. Grannie has home can be in which are the three their family tree by heart?' generations. Past, preaent and f�ut- "There is nothing Irish about uve when reaily united, do make Farrant;" said Brian. the strongest threefold cord, and "I'm not so sure of that. I fancy perhaps no house is quite complete there is a good deal of humor in him, without the quick perception of the stifled by circumstances perhaps, young, the steady judgment of the and I will etake my reputation as middle aged, the golden experience an observer that somewhere in his of the old. ancestry you will find an Italiae." Part of the evening Donovan "Brian laughed, his father was spent alone with Charles Osmond very fund of tracipg the tokens of in his study, a comfortable room, 'different nationalities,and had many methodically arranged, and lined theories on the subject; s etimes with books—theological, anti-theo- his theories fell wide of the,mark, logical, and scientific. J udged by however, and Brian was inclined to his books, it might perhaps have think he had made a bad shot this been bard to say which of Charles rinse, for to him Donovan seemed Osmond's abusers were right; wheth- entirely—almost typically—English er be was really Iligh, Broad, or . -A few da-ys--aflet'.-te s Donovan -half-a..Dissenter,. perhaps he was a was induced to dine with the Os- little of all three, or perhaps ho had ruonds, not without much persuasion reached above and beyond those frons Brian, who was now sufficient- earthly distinctions. ly his friend to he comfortably rude However this might be, as the to bit two sat that evening over their "You will grow into a hear, a coffee, Donovan fairly forgot he was misanthrope, if you never go tiny- speaking to that, ,Go hint, obnoxioua where," he urged, as Donovan being—a clergyman. Not even to pleaded his want of time. "You 11 Dr Tremain had be •ever talked addle your brains, knock up before with such perfect openness. Those the exam., grow in the 'dull boy' of dog like eyes,• with their constant the proverb. I can see that this appeal, "let us come nearer," were unmitigated grind is beginning to irresistible. He found himself al - tell on you already; you look as old most thinking aloud, and as his again as you did before the October thinking meant great questioning, term." the possibility of having a being Donovan flushed a little tate-this, outside himself capable of listening, said abruptly he would come, and sympathizing, and answering was a gave a rapid turn to the converse- rare delight. And beceuse he was tion, conscious of Charles Osmond's The Osmunds lined in Blooms- unasserted but very -real sepetiority bury, in an old Roust; which had he cared not what he said, felt no belougtld to Charle's 0.-wond's grand- restriction, no fear of goir g too far, father, in the days when Blooms- or of giving too much confidence. bury was a fashionable region. It The really clever, really great, real was- a comfortable roomy house, not ly good, insliire trust where the too far from the parish to be incou- mediocre inspire dread, venient, and all the better for being As they talked, a little of Done - far removed from V1'tst End gage- van's private history, which Chat les ties, as the Oamonds were something Osmond Lad speculated about, was of Bohemians, dined at an unpar- revealed. They had been speaking donably early hour, and rather set of Mill's notable admission thst, en at naught the conventionalities of the whole, men could not do better life. than try to imitate the life of Christ. Donovan was shown into a charm- "But," urged Donovan, "however ing, old fashioned drawing room— much one may resolve to do so, I not old fashioned according to the find endless difficulties when it recent high art revival of spindle- comes to actual practice. Take legged forms and Queen Anne un- this, for instance -7f wish to find comfortableness, but, such a room what is Christ's law't.o1 forgiveness, as might have been found at the and am met with subb contradic- beginning of the century. Every- • tions as these: 1 am first cold to thing was massive and good of its offer the other cheek, to lat my cloak follow ruy coat, not to resist evil. I am told another time to bring the matter before witnesses, before the church, and if it is all of no avail, to let my enemy to be me as a heathen man and a publican. How do yon explain that?" " I think the first referred to injuries received by a Christian from an unbeliever, the second to injuries received from a fellow - Christian," said Charles Osmond. "Then what is an Atheist to do when injured by a Christiane'' asked Donovan. "I will tell you the ac- tual case, and then you will see the difficulty. A certain cousin of mine has defrauded me of my property. I know, though unfortunately I u that he 1 w about O to a cannotit, q destroyed my falher'a last will; he then married my mother, and when I came of age coolly turned me out of the house without a farthing.— He now lives on my estate, spends my money, enjoys himself thorough- ly, as far as I know, and kindly condescends to make me an allow- ance of £100 a year, though he knows that I know of his villainy." "You cannot bring an action against him?" "Unfortunately not. It is too great a risk. It would just be a contest of cbaracter,and the expenses would be enormous. Now, what I want to know is, what you expect me to feel toward thst mattY' "It is a hard case," said Charles Osmond. I shonld like to know what you do feel." "All I have been able to do is to will to think of bite as little as possible. When I do think of him I confess that 1 often get red hot with indignation. Happily I have plenty of work, and need not dwell on it ; so that except twice a year, when his beggarly checks come in, 1 nearly forget lis existence. l f this is letting him he to me as a heathen and a publican, I have se far fulfilled the Christian law,but- "Ah : yes, I am glace you put in a brit," said Charles Osmond. "For though after you have done all in your power to reconcile incl win back your enemy, you are told to Children Cry for :Pitcher's Castorta. strange ooe. Ile was exceedingly Athird Attacked thas us "almost from all points,' his clever, an original sort of man, full lite would have been almost into]- of resources, intensely conscious of arable bad it not been for the grow - latent power which he might prob• ing loge and devotion of his own ably never have time or opportunity particular people, .His church be - for bringing into exercise. But the strength of the man was in his•ecame a sort of Cave of Adullam—a refuge for numbers of. the distress- tlraor+''nary gift of insight; therere ed; and as years went by the work was Jnlething almost 'uncanny began to tell, a real improvement abo ver of reading people- could be noted. This alone was He+ •ve made a good diplo- almost enough to make up for the mat. •. t rate detective, bad hostility which be encountered in 1)c` Leo. er of sympathy beefs other quarters, though he was not quite as strcu.g as his power of in-- l)rt of man to whom persecu- sight. IIs bad that gift of "meg- tion could ever be otherwise than netisrn" which Donovan had ascrib- painful. He had lately incturef ed to Thaeburn; almost alt who had great odium by urging in public anything to do with bins were at— that Raeburn, the- atheist, ought to irjlivted; they could not tell why or be treated with as much justice,. hove. Ile had a way of treating and courtesy, and consideration as each individual as if for the time if he had ,been a Christian. The being his olnl} desire was to get narrow minded were thereby much nearer to lain, and although he was scandklized; the atheists Lagan to the most wide minded ot men, he believe that it was possible for a could so concentrate his world wide clergyman to be honest and unlne• sympathy as to bring its full power judlced, • to bear on one heart. His influence The walk home after Sunday was marvelous he was like a sort evening service was generally the of sun; the coldest, most frozen, ice - part of the day's work which Brian bound natures melted in his genial dreaded most for his father: He presence. Ile could draw out the knew it was then that the burden most reserved people in a way as' pressed most heavily on him, for tonishing to themselves. He spoke the sir and evil were fearfully little of "souls" in the lump, neves apparent in those back streets, and abtruded the conventional red -tape - Charles Osmond, keenly alive to it ism of clerical life, but each lull- wearied with the exertions of the vidual was to hint a wonderful and day, and aware of his inability to absorbing study. He rarely even cope with the immense wickedness in thought massed them together as around, often fell a prey to the "leis parish," but took diem as his haunting consciousness of failure inner circle of brothers and sisters —a tiny fragment of the ono great family. Of course he was almost worship- ed by those who knew him, but with a 'Ce"itaiii Class of character he could make no way. He had one great fault—a fault which repelled some people, generally the "unco guid or rigidly righteous," or those comfortable people who feel no need or desire for aymp thy. His fault was this—he was too conscious of his influence; be knew that he bad exceptional gifts, and all his life long he had been strugging with that deadliest, of foes, conceit. He had the exquisite candor to call his fault by its true name—a very fewthings anger- ed n pod rare virtue; ge r- ed him more than to hear conceit confounded with self-respect or` pro- per pride .of_indepeudence. Con- ceit was conceit pure and simple; the word pride had lost its objec- tionable weaning. To tell a roan that he was proud would make him feel almost gratified, would give him a sense of dignity; but to tell him he was conceited would be sure to give him a hard home thrust. So he went on in his straightfor- ward way, struggling with his deadly binderance, daily almost hourly—checking himself, pulling himself up, as he drifted into the all too natural habit of self approv- al. He had not crushed his foe as yet, but he had risen immensely by the effort. It bad belped greatly to increase the manliness, the hon- esty, the large minded tolerance which characterized him. Fully conscious that he bad not "already attained, neither was already per- fect,'' be was a thousand times more helpful to those in need than many of his brethren who looked down en him, blandly content with their own progress -in- Tighteu(rsuess---air any rate convinced that Charles Osmond's very apparent fault must unfit him for his work. Certainly it did prevent his ever assuming the conventional tone of priest to penitent; he never felt himself on a higher platform than his congrega- tion; but perhaps for that very rea- Children Cry for dall ngathQ 1 �' te ���r ,, Af e MIL *Matt* . .� Of' d On . h h t�� . � � trial roti title—Atte, Kointka, Tinny l,4n'd, Sontag,, Mies Stephens, and Dram; then`bn the Chartists rising of '48, when Charlet Osmond took bis turn and spoke of the "Cbria- fgan Socialism" scheme, from whieb they passed to the Radicalism of to- day, a aubjecc which Dunovau bin self would not have ventured to introduce in a clergyruan's house, your enemy, and though it may be but which he found discussed with best for you to have no personal perfect fairneas. Indeed, though communication with bine" Charles Osmond rarely meddled "You mean I must love Ellis, Farrant 1 It is impossible. You have no conception what a scoundrel . he is. I could horsewhip him with the greatest pleasure." "Then, of course, you have .not forgotten Mw I' "No, I have not," said Donovan, emphatically. "And I do not see how you can erect me to while every day the fellow is adding to his sin, while every day he's defrauding me of my own." "You must not think me bard on you," said Charles Osmond. s Yo r feeling is exceedingly natural, and I think perhaps you cannot get much further than this until you believe in C=od. It was Christ who bunk us what real forgivenes is. Now you tell me that•altbeukh you do not believe in God, and kgard Christ merely as a very good pian, yet you consider the ideal God as a very beautiful ideal." "Yes," said Donovan. "Well, then,• just listensto me while I put your words as tbongh they were spoken by the ideal God. `This man is nine; I caused him to be, gavel him all that he pcssesses. He owes me love and obedience; for years be has defrauded me of both, defrauded w[e of my due, and he has done it will'fn1ly. I aw full of indignation, an I will not think of him any more, To love hits• is im- possible; he is a perfect scoundrel, and every day he is adding to bis sin.' - The God in whom I believed did not speak like this; you will allow that if He hacl thus spoken He would not have' been en ideal God at all. Instead of thinking of the right •of which Ile had been defrauded, He thought first of the child of His who was defrauding Him --how miserable his existence was in reality, how everything war distorted to his view so that he had even lost sight of their orignid retalationshlp,. soil regarded his Father as an angry tyrant. :lone• how the child must he mac.e to un- derstand that although it hail sinned itt Fathee being its Either, was only longing to forgive it --to lenak the berrir'r which lied risen 1,etu- o'1) them, 1. (riGltdK044, VEVOISI A:R. ;• '(Ili 0 l�'re'hilla and;.�b.Is:lam >e1t4111'e•to �o''�N�„t��x�oaoew�l�.d�v�f:�at•�u oa�t__tt: ^Y Oil e T tit alt W °'i ',IOWA, c 4;t f+e�er4 >* , r t t r t t .e x �. �1 � � a �� t�t� +��la�ltle � � l� a . , de ' t' tell ti A thtf ipdoriro ip(iaierlr, mdscientifi4 11'iRcipllre•. OtAeo• lwmotit that , roullan. _ p�e'l• f tie t .at you ,'u ore s Srbristiirn, Rnd therefore one who levee tell men, who recognizes the univecat+l brotherlrood,who tries to imitate the one who makes his sun to shine on the evil awe ell as 1 on the good The very first 'Anal- H•.•x. E111,t, M, D.. iv, Gunn, AI.A-,L, R..° must love this man, though he is Gwilotanryt,iatEodtheuwegaineEoaf .th liolkt,io dn- ggid- d ce Dratcaaidcorner m of Ontario and Sts Clinton DIUELLIO3 4% GUNN. plea of Christianity show that you LL hR.o'i..IEb"jrh, aO.Pd,Edtibb II n 1n or, •on alto y west pt the Royal Hetet, Bee hoe r- At1a rt (ft,., C1trlton,XCalls Aiglat era/1,y wt- tendadiRprotpptly 1 kind. There were capacious arm and to blank depression..' chairs and most restful sofas cover - This evening, however, as they parted from Donovan at the church ed with the real old chintz worth any number of thelmodern cretonnes, door, he seemed quite unusually brisk and animated, and though an old fashioned Erard piano generally too tired to care to speak that had seen good service, beauti- an unnecessary word, he bad not fully inlaid tables, some good oil Walked a hundred yards before he paintings, and a delightful array of began to question hie son. books in long, low book cases, bound "So that is your new friend 1" in old yellow calf and that ever "Yes," returned Brian. "What lasting morocco which was some do you think of hifu?" how procurable in the good old "I think be is a friend worth times when book binding was an having." art, not a trade. A few modern "I ,knew you would like him," knicknao'rs here and there relieved said Brian, triumphantly, "if it the stiffness of the furniture, while were only because he is one of your a faint smell of dried roses was `akeps.' Is there an honest atheist wafted from old china bowls in the world whom you do not like, and vases which would have awak- Il rin ethe envyof anyonesffe ened ., 8 I wonder ! front' the china mania. "I hoe not,"said Charles Oa• mond, with a touch of quiet humor Mrs Osmond, Brian's grandmo- in his tane. ther, just completed the old world "I would not say much about picture. Donovan fell in love with Percent before you had seen him, her at once. She was indeed a very for be is not the sort of fellow to be beautiful old lady; her silvery hair, known at second hand, and I was her mild, blue eyes, her peculiarly determined that you should some- sweet smile were all in their way Low meet him. Odd that such a perfect; but it was in the exquisite chance as that girl's illness should courtesy, the delicate grace of.tbe he ve brought you together after all." past day that attracted every one so "Just as well," said Charles Os- irresistibly—that beautiful old fa - mond. "He is a fellow to be led, shioned sweetness of manners which not driven, or to be driven only by has somehow perished in the heat the One who knows when to use the and struggle—the "hurrying life" of snaffle, when the curb." the nineteenth century. She made "Yes, one is afraid of pushing him him a charming, gracious, little the wrong way rather," said Brian; courtesy, then held out her hand, "even, I mean, in chance talk with- and Donovan, republican though heout any intention of pushing at all." was, did not shake it, but acting as "That we always Must feel in he occasionally did by impulse, bent speaking to whose the world has low and kissed it. held at arm's length. I should The old lady seemed touched and like to know what helped to bring gratified; she at once introduced the that fellow to atheism. Have you name of her -old friends the Done- an- idea?" vans of Kilbeggan, and there issued "Thu un ('hristlikeness of Chris - younger animated discussion as to the tians, i fancy—and sometime he younger blanches of the family, said of injustice with which he had resulting in the oft•ntade discovery been treated; but he has only once that the world is smaller than we spoken of it at all, and then merely think, and that Donovan's grand - because he grew hot at the mon- Eschar, General Donovan, had been tion of Raoburn." Mrs Osmond's old playfellow. The Charles Osmond sighed heavily. gong sounded, and the dear, old, It was another instance added to stately lady went down to dinner on the hundreds he already knew of Donovan's arm, still talking of her the harm caused by injuatice and Young days in Ireland: then drifting on to the Lome! life of long ago. • • Pitcher's Castoria. T«> l;i; t•ONTI\t•Em. UON"I' F'l-:i:1, 1VBLf: And yet snit bre not .ick ewer, to consult .t dnetor, 1)r yOU refrain from so doing fn' fear you will :term yourself `url friend;—we will -tell you just what you need It. is Hood's' S'irsepatina, vvhieh will lift you nut of that uut•ei•taiti uncomfortable dangerous condi• tion, into a state of good health, •confidence and cheerfn{ness. yOI have no idea how potent this jse- culiar medicine is in casco like you ria. Minard's Liniment cures distemper. DR.• TURNBULL. — J. Le Turnbull. M.B., Toronto Uoivereity, D� D., C.5l., Victoria. University, M. C. 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Ot• flee over O'Neil's Hank, Meter, Ont. ♦ T C. BRUCE, L.D.N., DENTIST, gratin.1 . ate Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. All Operations of modern den- tistry carefully en-tistrycarefully performed. Anresthotics all ministered for theainless extraction of teeth. ()Mee — Kooter's old stand, Coats' Block, Clinton, Will visit Blyth profession- ally every Monday, at Mason's ITotel. The Molsons Bank. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1865. CAPITAL, - $2,000,000. REST FUND, - $1,000,000 IJEAI) OFFICE, MONTREAL. McIhiiiup Mutual Fire Illbllra.11ce Company ° e tYtl'&. ISOLATED TOWN 1'1:OPERTY ONLY INSURED `OFI'tcERS. Thos, E. Hays, President, Seaforth l' O.: W. .1. Shannon, Secy 'rreaa„Seaforthl'.O.;,Ino Ilanuah, Manager, Seaforth 1', 0. 1)111m -routs. .Sas. Eroa,lfoot, Seaforth; Donald Ross ClitILOIr Gabriel Elliott, Clinton; Geo. Watt, Harlocit; Joseph Evans, Beechwood; J. Shan- non,'v' Walton; 'rhos. Garlrert, Clinton. AGENTS, Thos. Neilatro, Harlock; Robt, McMillan,- Seafortil.; b Carnochan, Seaforth; John 0' Sullivan and Geo. Murdie, auditorr, l'artws desirous to •olfect Insurances or rausact other business will be promptely tte uded to on application to any of the hove otticers, addressed to their rospecive in co.. J. [i. R. MOLSOY fres, F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager Notes diecounted,Collectiond made,Drajts lasted, Sterling and American eas- rlaznge bought and sold at lowest current rater. Interest at 4 per cent allowed on depo»its. FARM1CRki. ttoneyadvaneed to farmers on their own volar with one nr more endorsers, No mortgage re- quired as security, H. C. BREWER, Manager, January 1887. Clinton DDICKINSON, T1118 OLD & RI:LIABLE Auctioneer still in the field. able and willing to conduct any sale, entrusted to lm , and takes thin opportunity of thanking 9 patrons for past favors. Also Chattel :Mortgages closed and routs collected. Char- ges moderato, 1), nMCKINNON, 1,iCensed A,'- tlinnlls'rertrNttrfor tet, Che (lonnllntntyn.of Huron, Reaidenre TAP: WORTHINGTON, — PHYSICIAN l.1 surgpon,Anconches', Licentiate of the t'oUrgo of Phyeleinutt, and Surgeons of Lower Canada. and Provinela Licentiate and Coroner for the County of Hnrnn. Of - re and roel(lonce,—The building formerly or.'npicd by Mri'bwnitoe, Hnrouitreet. Clintnn„rani t 1470, Clinton Post Office Time Table Mails are eine for delivery and close tor despatch at the Clinton Post Office as follows:- - _ 1 CLnerl 1 nUR Hamilton, Toronto, Strat-1 ford, Seaforth, Grand, 1 7'r sok oast and interine-, diets offices .., ..' 7.W a.m,' 1.50p.n Toronto,Stratf411., Sea.' forth. T. and S. east.... 11.55 p.m. 8 a., i Goderichr llolmosville and Grand Trunk west 1 p.m.' 8.10 a,m Ooderieh. 8,45 p.m, l 2,40 p.m Ilamilton, Toronto, , .... k 1.15 p.m. 10.25 ami London, L., II, & id. south ,a.m. p.m. a.m. m and intermediato offices, 7.00 4.15 10.200 Birth, Wingham, Kincan: - t. (line, Luoknow, f.., H,&1Si north and intermediate, a.m. p m. a.m. p.m offices 10.30 8.15 8,105,110 British mails, tinnday Wed J. E. 11111S0 =THE LEADING— UNDERTAKER —AN1'— ! EMBAT.1IMER. A PULL LINE OF - GOODS KE'P . i11 STOCK 'Tee bestEmbalming Fluid used Splendid Hearse. ALBERT ST.,CLLNTON, Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL FARRAN & TIISDALL. BANKERS, CLINTON..ONT , Advances made to farmers on their own. notes, at low rates of interest. •. A general Banking Business transacted. Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes bought J. P. TTSDALL, Manager RICHLY Rewarded are thoeb who reads th ie and then act; they will find. honorable employment that will not take. them from their homes and families, Tho profits are large and sure for every industri- ous many have made d are now p an making several hnndreddollars a month' Ir is easy for any 'Niacin to make SS perday, and upwards,who is willing to work. Sithe sex,young or old; capital not needed,we star you. Everything new. No special ability required; you,,reader.can do it as well as an} oue. Write to us at once for full particulars which we mail free. Address Stinson & Co Portland, Martin. nesday, Thursday 17.00 a.m. Bayfield, Vans', Iierbis..n, daily.. .. 2.10 p.m. 12.46p.m. Smnmerblll, Tuesday and' Friday, 1 5.S0 p.m.! 5,30 p.m Money Orders Issued and Deposits received from one dollar upwards, Office hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Savings Bank mrd Money Order Odice close at 6.30 p.m. THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster, Clinton, April 20, 1880, HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investment Co'y 'Chia Company is Loaning .11kney or Farm Security at -Lowest Rater, of interest, MORTGAGE'! - PUItCI1ASEli SAVTNZIS BANK BRANCH. d, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed An Aepoeits,according ton 1)z or19tt and time left. OFFICE—Corner M Market Sgnarcand North 9 HORACE HORTON, MANAGER. Go•lorlch,August 5th 1888 0L.ITT To1` • Planing Mill --ANSJ— DRY 111LN! rilHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST•.a...—eh JL marten and furnished his new Pinning Mil with machinery of the latest improved patterns, Ss now prepared to attend to all orders in his line in the .nostprompt and satisfactory m+.neer and at rens enable rates. He would also rgturn thanks to all who patronized the old they were burned out, and now being ter position to exec,te orders expaditle! feels confident he can glve satisfaction to all. FACTORY—Near the Grand Trtcrk Railway, Clinton. THOMAS MsxEN21R ROBERT DOWNS, CLINTON, Manufacturer and Propriotnrtor I1 q ht sl Nae Milt Hog in uso. Agent for the sale and application of rho 4irFtsnaR PATENT AI TOMAsto Doman 01,5585. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on short notice. Raiierw. Engines. and nit kir' Machinery repaired espedrtl and la a satisfactory .nlltin Farrar implements mmlnfaetnrn,l and rA- hatred. Steam nod water pangs furnished and put in position. Dry; Hina terse up on ar1'lientien . hergss ltr't'eatn