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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1893-02-10, Page 3w b TO* IITHERt•A:ND heartily Under that mpressiont that the enemies, thetrtselvss ,.were apt to Catch the satire idea, and yield to the tush of the supposed giant, without $Qvir ilii ;rot on a HoUlry and waiting to'feelthe strength of his ann.There was no relief from this state of never gat down again. anxiety, for the evening's movements were hidden, scarcely one proposed player was surely known. Had Tam been allowed to peep be, ,OUAPTER IV. hind the scenes hid fears ought not 'TOM'S I30$eB RUNS HIM INTO TROUBLE. have been so great. Gilbert Blair was experiencing more difficulty in work - Temperance in Carrborough got so at all eaxpeot satisfactory int abunn dance will aisly mixed up with foot -ball, it had been put at his command. But will be necessary to go back to a little hist cry of the foot -ball club. As the money won't do everything; he found spring came in that august body met that the hitherto -victorious young in solemn conclave and elected officers Temperance team had won the hearts, for the coming season, To the genu- of the townspeople, and that men who ine surprise of Tom Sutherland, and had nalove for Temperance themsel- •the immense amazement of Gilbert yes quite declined to come out on the Blair, the former captain was passed field against them and unblushingly interest." over, and Tom elected by a small on the side of the "liquor rest. , majority to take his place. Jack Cleve- Froin Carrborough and vicinity only land came pretty close to Tom, and five players besides himself cbuld he Blair was several votes behind both find, sufficiently strong to be worth the others. Gilbert, who was n. good having, and morally, sufficiently weak player and knew it, was manifestly to be within getting. After agood angry, and, at the close of the meeting deal of correspondence and promising left it and the club with an undisguis- a good deal of money, he succeeded in ed feeling that he owed a grudge to filling in his lines pretty much to his somebody. Of course it was not un- satisfaction, only that the team labor - natural, though quite absurd, to im- ed under the rather serious disadvan- agine that the grudge was owing to toga of not having practice' together. Ins successor; and from that day Tom This was to be remedied as far as pos- felt that an evil eye was upon him. isle by all gathering two days ahead Gilbert had never been approach- bf time, and Gilbert hoped great able on the subject of the league, but bad, up to this time, mostly let the matter alone. But after losing his position he ' lost no opportunity for showing his contempt for the work so closely associated with the boys who had, as he looked at it, supplanted him in the favor of the foot -ball club. This conduct became more -pronoun- ced than ever when the news came out in the published list in.May, that the High School foot -ball had joined the league, their names given in full. This drew public attention as it had not been drawn before. Interested parties felt as Demetrius and his fel- lows, that ' "the r craft" was in' danger, when a gang of boys of that descrip- tion would publicly take their place as a ' emperance Team." Towards the end of that week Tom and Jack together were walking leis- urely towards school. Soon they be- came conscious that two others were sauntering up behind them, and it did not require sharp wits to discover that the talk going on was intended for their ears. It was Blair and Mr Bryon, of the Bryon House, in town. "So you've got aTemperance revival going on in school, Mr Blair." "Something like it, I guess." "Taking hold, I hear." "Among the kids, none big enough to do much good or harm." "What does this band of juveniles propose to do? do ye know?" Tom's color had been rising during the colloquy. At this point he turn- ed square round on the sidewalk, touchedhis cap politely, and address- ed Mr Bryon. "I'11 tell you, sir, what this 'little band of juveniles' proposes to do. We mean to carry Prohibition before we're done. Perhaps you would be interest- ed to know that this little band in Carrborough alone commands three votes to -day, and will command seven more a year from now, and every one of these voters intend to lay aside party considerations and make Pro- hibition his one poliky. For your fur- • ther information I ea,n_.tell you that my friend here, pointing to the tall, square -built fellow at his side, is, so far as I know, the youngest member of . _ our league, and I am next. Besides that, I'm eaptarn- of our High School foot -ball team, and I am sure I speak for our boys when I say we are ready to meet you liquor men in a fair match any time you may have a mind to name." Tom was very much excited, but his manner., commanded respect, and the rnatter of his little speech certainly created surprise. The abashed hotel- keeperimuttered something about "all he said being mere fun.' But Blair looked Torn coldly in the eyes and enquired. "How long does our young friend give Mr Bryon to think over this chal- lenge and return an answer?" "As long as he likes," returned Tom and"the two young .friends walked off. A few days after Tom was some- what surprised to receive a respect- fully worded letter from Mr Bryon, telling him that the liquor interest in town had taken his challenge into consideration, had decided to accept it, and• hereby suggested the 1st of July next as the day for a meeting "If I had only broken my ieg, or This letter was laid before the boys something respectable," groaned Jack, that very evening. Now they were "but to be 'put here like a baby just in the humor to feel as if they with the measles, and fair in front of could meet 'anybody; +-.,They had a that match. It's too mean for any - leader they liked, and under whom thing." they had for weeks ]leen enjoying an Tom leaned his elbows on his knees, uninterrupted succession of victories. and eyed his friend with an amused, The "liquor interest" did not suggest yet troubled countenance. to their imagination any .formidable ""It looks bad, Jack. It does look array of well -disciplined muscle or bad. I don't know when I was more agile feet. They heartily endorsed knocked to pieces with anything than their captain's challenge and accepted when Walter Stephens told me you the meeting proposed in the letter. had been sent home sick." Tom in - Tom wan a little . more thoughtful stinctively avoided a repetition of that about it now than he was at the first, execrable word. but it was not for him to discourage •;What are you going to do?" his boys from rallying around himself. "That is just what I don't know. An answer was promptly sent accept- We haven't another 'forward' that Mg the appointment made. will begin to take your place. Besides The young captain was decidedly I am so accustomed to playing with uneasy, though he took care to say you that I am desperately afraid I nothing about it, except to Jack, who sall he a dead foss too, playing with did not share his friend's fears. But anybody else. We haven't another Tom knew that they were only school- that goes at it in our style at all." boys, and that the "liquor inte.lest in . '"If it only had been Gilbert Blair in- Carrborough" meant, in such circum- stead of me," groahed Jack. stances, Money without stint. The ..Well, look here,"; said Tom, rising, challenge had been too loosely worded. for heihad been warned not tostay man y For the "liquor men" belonging to minutes, "we'll go and do our dead Carrborough itself he did not care a best. No harm need come of it if we straw. But such players as the money are beaten, though they would crow of these liquor men might bring on awfully! I regret most my own rash - the field, under the leadership of Gil- nese in bringing the boys into this fix. bert Blair, a really flue player—this I shouldn't have done it." was a different matter. That the "Tom," shouted Jack,:as his footsteps Temperance team should stffer defeat went sounding down the stairway, at - their hands was b,ossibility to and in a voice that certainly would make his hear t stand still. "We must not suggest a prostrate invalid, "we win and we will,"he would say over to are not going to get beaten, don't you himself. But the enemy was envelop- forget itl There'll be a Samson or a ed in a mill; hecould not measure his Gideon, or a miracle or something of strength and h ad very"little op ortnrl- _ that sort. We're going to whip them ity even to guess at it, and this cer- yet, you see! Hip, hip, hoo-o-ray-ay- tainly kept Tom in a continual condi- ayle tion of uneasiness. With all his dash That was the bitter part of it to and fire, there was an element of cru- poor Tom, his own rashness—as he tion or prudence about him, which us- saw it now—childish rashness, in thils wally led Ian, as he himself put it, "to risking the prestige of his young ree know what -he was goin to do before cruits upon a ha rimmed contest like he began. This same` disposiilon led this. Of course he had never expect - him' to. _,o'vor eretri ,,,. e- .sticeirgth,.of, an edhis challenge to be taken up. " Blit enemy rather than to under -rate th • that thought t ovirtiltde the bravado Jack, on the other hand, saw all his in it look more contemptible still. He enemies pigmies, and went at thein so had felt big, but had really acted so Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. things. Just a week before the match, Blair came in great concern to Mr Bryon with a newly opened telegram in his hand. "Bad news, Bryon, I can tell you, Gibson for our left is down with a sprain, and says we must not look to him at all. Now our "forward" is weak anyway, and I really don't know who to get." Mr Bryon looked serious enough. After thinking a few minutes he said, "There was a smart young chap played with the school team last sum- mer—a nice chap—Frank—Frank—I can't remember his name. "Frank Doyle—yes, Frank was one of the best 'forwards' that ever played. But I don't know where he is. He lost his situation last winter and left. Then you know Frank was going to theOogs pretty fast, there may (be little enough of him.left by this time." "I don't believe Frank's as far gone as that. Hunt him up, send him a telegram and fetch him along." "Bring him here and get him on the spree and let him make a fool of him- self and the rest of us." "Send him a free ticket, that will bring him without saying a word about the match. If he turns out to be no use he'll get his holiday trip for nothing." Gilbert Blair knew more than he cared to remember about the down- ward career of one of the most promis- ing young men that had ever attended the school. He knew that Frank Doyle, if what he once was, would be all he could ask for to complete his team. But he did not care to meet him, and had little expectation that much would be gained if he carne. Still the place must be filled up, and that quickly. With some difficulty he found his present address, St. Louis, U. S., and sent him a ticket and a cordial invitation to spend Dominion Day in Carrborough, stating that ex- planations of his urgency would be given when he appeared. After send- ing away the letter, he continued mak- ing such other arrangements as he could to fill the gap now in his ranks, so that if-Era_n ,should fail to come, or fail to be in a condition to make it safe to trust him, he would not be left a man short._ Two days later, Blair appeared with another telegram, and this time.a little brighter countenance. "Frank's coming," he said. "Now if he's the pian he used to be, these good little boys will have to look sharp!" and he handed the open tele- gram. "Will be along June 30th, afternoon train, can't come. sooner. — Frank Doyle." In the meantime trouble had come into the Temperance camp, and in a way, to schoolboys decidedly inglor- ious and provoking. The very day Frank Doyle's telegram came with a measure of reassurance for Blair, Jaek Cleveland was sent home from his class- es on account of symptoms of=meales! Tom hurried over to see his friend as soon as school was dismissed, and found him safe in bed, all over on the outside like variegated castile soap and fuming inside as few such large heart- ed heroes ever had occasion to fume before. THE OLX'NTOR' NEW ERA smell that he blushed fiery red to r'e-, oaggnize hipiself, Vat Into the softening beaut of the. .. descondidg.evening Tom Stromof to the Way streets, bet" away int the aViet . "country road—anywhere t be more. No general in view of a contest on whlch hung the fate of nations could. =feel more bitterly than that young captain the awful difference between victory and defeat. He knew he commanded a gallant• schoolboy team, in good practice, fine- ly under his hand and loyal to himself to a man: But they were only boys. They -lacked the rush and weight with- out which a heavier team, such as he could imagine gathered together by a "long-headed chap like Blair," might be able (to do what they liked with them. Jack and he together, he knew, especially by their combined play, had given an aggressive force to their little company, which had enabled them to win many a field. But, for this gigan- tic, impetuous ally to be laid off just at the present time, was such a weak- ening of his hands as weakened his heart as well, and that was the worst part of it. Then deeper still would burn the thought, "it was my own contemptible swagger that brought us into this." "If it was only myself I wouldn't care a straw, but that these brave young Temperance boys should have to eat humble pie like that ell through my folly. I just can't stand it." Before turning his steps homeward he had taken the trueosition, the position where he couldpagain be strong. "I have been wrong and de- serve defeat. But mine is the good cause. Do not let my foolishness drag that in the dirt." And an old verse, learned long ago on a Sabbath School ticket, refreshed his troubled spirit like a charm. "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in Him." It was not the first clause, not altogether the second, but the first two words of the third clause that proved the sufficient resting place that night, "He know- eth." Tom was a boy of action. The way home was occupied with a diligent facing of the situation, and laying his plans to meet as best he might the exigencies of the case. It could hardly have deepened the waters through which Tom had been passing, but would not have tended to calm them, had he been invisibly pre- sent at the bar -room of the Bryon House that evening. Blair was there, and Dickinson, the. special strength of right wing. They were not drinking much. Gilbert was too cool and wide-awake to allow him- self to go far in that line, or to encour- age his helpers either. But they were "at home," gloriously at home in that abode of jollification. Cooper, Blair's prospective goal- keeper, the only members of the High School besides himself, who had a place on his staff, strode into the room, straight up to his captain, and planted a sounding blow upon his chest. "What's that for?" evidently only half enjoying the demonstrativeness of the greeting. "You'd take twenty like it," answer- ed Cooper, aiming another at the spot where the last had fallen, "if you knew the joke I've got to tell." "Let's have the joke without the stroke," replied Blair, parrying and dodging the blows now descending as thick as hail wherever they might find a lodgement. Having somewhat relieved himself by this muscular exercise, Cooper dropped into a chair, put up his knees, and—laughed. "Well, what's up? you may as well out with it." Blair was not of an excitable dis- position, but Cooper was. He was all life and activity, and seemed to be fairly carried away with something gloriously good. He sprang again from his chair, executed some more fantastic capers about the room, brought himself up straight again be- fore his captain, and came out with it in a high -set voice, "Jack Cleveland, sir, Jack Cleveland is down with me - easiest" The war of applause that greeted this information was boisterous beyond measure. The "cracking of thorns. under a pot" was nothing to it. "The best the house afforded' flowed like water in honor of the news, and Blair himself forgot some of his usual cau- tion in the midst of the contagious enthusiasm of the hour. "I'd as lief it were Jack as Tom him- self," remarked Blair, in a inost satis- fied tone of voice, to Bryon late that evening, as the two were talking the matter over together. "Jack's like a tempest let loose. He wouldn't com- mand a team so well, but he would put in a goal in your very teeth, where Tom wouldn't attempt it." TO BE CONTINUED. NOT CRUDE MATERIAL. Scott's Emulsion is Cod Liver Oil per- fected and is prepared upon the principle of its digestion and assimilation in the human system: hence it is given without disturbing the stomach. Thursday was the coldest day for years all over the north-west, as low as 50 degrees below reported from some points in Minn_ esota, while none could tell of weather abov zero. e MRS BROWN'S CASE. TORONTO Feb 6th. A most interesting • case has come to light here, being that of Mrs Brown of Anes St., who for years has suffered from Bright's Disease, the last two of which she spent in bed. Her fee€ were swollen so she could not walk, and being affected with paralysis she was taken to the Toronto General Hospital, where, after undergoing a lengthened treatment which did her no good, and receiving nothing in the way of consolation save a certificate that she was incur"ablt and a permitadmitt- ingher to the Home for Incurables. Even then She did not give up hope and tried Homoepathic treatment, but with as little relief as the other. There seemed nothing left but to go to that retreat, where only those who are beyond all human aid are admitted, and there wait for death to relieve her of Buffering. She heard of the wonder- ful cure of Sam Murray of Gravenhnrst, by Dodd's Ridney Pills and she decided to try them. The first week she noticed very little change, but before she_. had .flnishe he second box her back began to feel a Bier, the swelling to leave her feet, and by the third week ebe could walk, something sh 'had been unable to do fez' two years before NOW, after taking' D.idd'tr`l kidney' Pills fb two months she is so con pletely cured that she is about to take up school teaching again, a calling she pursued before losing 1 her health. THEY ABE won Qv BOONQLL, new quail. for ten dentis]. Xea, tide quite truo, and thoueands of women in gear adu can testify that, by Ding a ten gent able to of a dress they by been dyeing some faded and discarded .dress. It will thus be seen that the Diamond Dyea are agents of true economyin the home. Ladies' who gannet affornew material every two or three months for a dress, eau use some fashionable color of the Diamond Dyes and make a new creation, out of an old, faded and dingy dress. Samuel B.iMcKay is suing Rev. Wm. Sittleweil, of Norfolk, at Toronto, for 85,000 for slander. You can never tell what a slight.aold may lead to; it is best, therefore, to give yourself the ben‘flt of the doubt, and eare it as exon as possible with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. A day's delay, sometimes an hour's delay, may result in serious consequences. The poor are having a hard time of it in Toronto. The Charities Com- mission reports that there were 275 applications made for relief during the last two weeks. Last year for the first fortnight in January there were 77 applications, and during the balance of the month 50. Thomas White, P. M., River'Joseph, Que., writes:—Having used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, I find that they are undoubtedly the best blood purifier and reconstructor of a weak_ ened and debilitated constitution that can be found." All dealers or by mail, post paid, at 50o. a box or six boxes for 112. The monomaniac who, in 1839, stop- ped Queen -Victoria while she was rid- ing on horseback in Hyde Park and proposed marriage to her has recently died in Bedlam, the celebrated insane asylum of London. He seemed to be' perfectly sound on every other subject, was well educated, and wrote very sensible memoirs relating to insane asylums and the reforms which might be made in them. He was 84 years old. Mr. David JI. Jordan of Edmeston, N. Y. Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless 4 Complete Cure by HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. This is from Mr. D. M. Jordan,' a re- tired farmer, and one of the most re- spected citizens of -Otsego Co., N. Y. "Fourteen years ago T had an attack of the gravel, and have since been troubled with my Liver and Kidneys gradually growing worse. Three years ago I got down so low that I could scarcely walk. I looked more like a corpse than a livir ' ' I had no appetite and for five week r• sing but gruel. I was badly enamored and had ho more color than a marble amine. Hood's Sarsaparilla was recommended and I thought I would try it. Before I had finished the first bottle I noticed that I felt better. suf- fered less, the inflammation of the blad- der had subsided, the color began to return to my face, and I began to feel hungry. After I had taken three bottles 1 could eat anything without hurting me. Why, i got so hungry that I had to eat 5 times a day. l have now fully recovered, thanks to Hood's Sarsaparilla I feel well and am well. All who know me marvel to sere me so well." D. M. JORDAN. HOOD'S PILLS are the best after-dinner Pills, assist digestion, cure headache and biliousness. MORTGAGE SALE --OF— Valuable PROPERTY In the Town of Clinton i Irebrtrary What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Mil, and Children. It contains neither Opium, Mori hiue.nor other Narcotio substance. It is a harmless aab$titatt$ for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor'' QJIG, It is Pleasant. 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Anrcast os, Conway, Ar' Outwits is so well adapted toohq¢diff I reoommend ft aasuperiortear►ypeMertpt known to me,"' H. A. Spoil t,#I+�11rf 311 So. Oxford St.. BtnokIrt.lit >tl. "• Our physicians in the cbildreq' d meat have spoken highly of theft once in their outside preottop with,Cer►gi(at and although we only have. Linn* medical supplies what is known as rep,* products, yet we are free to confess tbat'tbI merits of Caatoria has won no 11) leek *1 favor upon it." Omen Hosrirat. AND Dtersilba*, �� 4 BaWp,i Assts R SMITH, Ave.. Tke Centaur Company, T7 Murray Street, Nem York 0itiy. ,NEW GOOD Under and by virtue of the power of Sale con- tained in a certain Mortgage(which mortgage will be produced on day of sale); there will be offered for sale by Public Auction, by David D,ckinson, Auctioneer, at the COMMERCIAL HOTEL. CLINTON, —ON— SATURDAY, FEB. 25TH, 9'3 At 2 o'clock p. m., :the following property viz.— The west part of lot No, 20, on the south side of Huron Street In the Town of Clinton in the Coun- ty of Huron which said parcel may be better known and described as follows:—Commencing on Huron Street at the North Westerly Angle of said lot, thence South 30 degrees West 120 feet--- more eet,' more or less, to a passage or common roadway 12 feet wide, along and within the rear boundry of said lot, thence South 60 degrees East 43 feet and 6 inches, thence North 30 degrees!Eastl 120 feet more or less to Huron Sereet, thence North 60 degrees West 93 feet and 6 inches to the lace of beginning containing 10 9.10 perches .of land together with the right of using the said mad - way and also another roadway 9'feet wide, along and within the Easterly boundary of said lot, and intersecting from front to rear thereof. The property is centrally situated and has ereated'up- on it aeubstantial li storyFrameDwel]ingHouse ,with stone foundation, a kitchen and woodsoed, hard and soft water. The house Is at present occupied as a dwelling and dress making estab- lishment stab- s imen on a monthly tenancy. Come and see our stock of New Fruits, Peels, Figs. Nuts cP (surra Together with the largest stock and variety of CHINA and GLASSWA GOODS—all suitable for Gifts for the Holiday Season, at prides Ithat aster everybody. Come one come all and See. No offence whether yon buy or not J. �V . Irwin, Gro. MACKAY BLOCS, - - - - CLINTON. PRE y�1 Will be here in a short time and we are ready for it with a stock of New FR. such as RAISINS, CURRANTS, NUTS, FIGS, DATES, ORANGES LE also the best PEELS in the msrket. Should yon need anything in the • QROCHERY—such ae DINNER, TEA or TOILET SETS come and s> stock. The goods and prices are right. FANCY CUPS and SAUCERS, Chil. Sets, &o., for Holiday Presents. The Best 50 cent TEA in town. 26 lbs. GT' for M. Full stock of GENERAL GROCERIES. Prides as low as y MCMURRAY & WILTS • stationery Fancy & Go We have just opened out the most complete stoc Fancy Goods, in the shape of - BOOKS, BIBLES, TOYS, BERLIN WOOLS, DOA] And hundreds of other articles suitable for Xmas O have ever offered to the public. Subscriptions taken for all Newspapers and Magaziii Ii I t tth rcha W — . Simpson, Clint TERMS.—Ten per cent of the purchase money�/ . ' SS down on day of sale and the balance in 30 days) thereaftor without interest. The purchaser will f Bookseller and Stationer be required to sign an agreement for the comple- tion of the ,purchase. Further terms and par- ticulars ma e known on day of sale,oriupon appli- cation to the undersigned. D. DICKINSON. MANNING & SCOTT, Auctioneer, Vendor's Solicito "' NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Iii ELIE MATTER OF TAE ESTATE OF JAMES PATTON, DECEASED. Notice is heroby given, pursuant to 11. S. d. 1887, Chapter 110, Suction 36, that all creditors and others having claims against tho estate of James Patton, late of the Township of Godetich in the County of Huron, yeoman deceased, who died on or about the 31st day of July, A. D. 1892 at Goderich Township aforesaid, are hereby re- quired to deliver or Bond by post, prepaid, to John Paismas ley, at C1iiat iiitpn E P. 0., tho ,r r ooutoris of the last will and testament of the said fames Patton, deceased, on or before tlio 15th day of February, 1803, their Christian and surnames, addresses and descriptions, and frill particulars and proof of their claims,. staemonts of account, . and the nature of the securities, f any hell by them. And notice is further given, that after e, the last named date, tho saki Executors will -.proceed to distribute the assets of the Estate rtin 0115 tiro parties untitled thereto, having re- gltrd:iin1yy to rho clams Of which they shall havo had 110 'p ttn5-that th ':said iixecuters will.not bo liable for the iihiditiraunipart thpreef to anyperson of whose o aim" trier BMW 110t_ havehad notice at the. time of sues didiributibri GARItOW & PIIOUDF'OOT, setters for the said Lxeoti'teit' i;.,, i BANKRUPT! We have placed on our 5Oc Shoe Counter some Bankrupt Lines bought at 50c on the' See this counter, it will put a smile on your face a, a late breakfast. Lots of Bargains in Groceries. ESS'0P, .C,sbtt.BL k.