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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-08-08, Page 5TIE WINGHAM ADVANCE THURSDAY, AVM= 8, Igo Sensational Prices IN Straw Hats. The hot weather is by no means all over yet. This week we're offering special inducements in Straw Hats. At our prices you can't afford to make your old hat last out the season. Men's Fine Straw Sailors, this season's goods, regular $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50—for . $1.25 Our 75c and $f.00 lines are selling at .50 Children's Sailors, regular so cts„ for SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL SUMMER LINES, •35 McGee & Campbell Clothiers and Men's Furnishers We teach the " Gregg" System of Shorthand because we know it i§,,the best. It is written in one straight line and based on the movement required to write ordinary longhand. It re- quires no shadings, back slants or vertical strokes which are " hard to remember " and require "slackening up " to make correctly. " The Gregg is thus easier to learn, write and read. A speedy, accurate stenographer is the result. The Principal of our Shorthand School graduated under the author of the " Gregg " system, and her two assistants are graduates of the Busi- ness Educators' Association. You are assured of the very best tuition here. More information in our large illustrated catalogue, which we would like to mail you free. First lesson on Gregg sent free on application. A greater demand for our gradu- ates than we can supply. FOREST CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE Members of Business Educators' J. W. WESTERVELT,, Association, Principal, London, COLLEGE RE -OPENS SEPT. 3Rn. TUB .GHOST STORMS,. (Written for the Advance by a lady resident of Wingharn.) Having read the story in the Wing - ham Advance dated July 25th, under the above heading, I thought it might be interesting to add a little experi- ence of my own. Whether true or untrue there is always something fas- cinating in the mysterious, and al- though few would give an absolute "yeslieeve��inoghosts t' it its perhaps pari y due to the fact that they do not like to be thought superstitious. They may have read or heard many hair- raising stories, but it is generally in the third person --great-grandmother or someone far removed, who has had some thrilling experiences, but unless there has been some personal experi- ence in this strange phenomena there must be doubt, for it is one of the mysteries that mortal man cannot find any reason for, Yet so great a hold does this so called superstition take on the imagination that the most skeptical on the subject, I believe, would hardly have sufficient courage to enter an empty desolate house in the dead hour of night if it had the evil reputation of being haunted. We are naturally afraid of what we do not understand, and, as it is said, "There is more in Heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in our philosophy," I may it not be that the spirit life is much more closely connected with us here than we have any conception of ? If all these ghostly visitors proved the words of the scripture that they were "all ministering spirits sent forth to minister," we could understand their meaning better, For instance, a certain gentleman in England was left a widower with one little girl, and, as the story goes, the man was in deep sorrow at the loss of his young wife. One day, being so absorbed in his own sad thoughts, he had not noticed that his child had left his side, until suddenly she burst into the room, exclaiming, "Papa, papa, come and see mamma. She's come back," "No, no, my dear," he said, "mamma has gone to Heaven," But the child would not be denied and in- sisted on her father following her. She led him to the store -room. The vision was no longer there, but to his dismay he saw that the trap-door in the store room leading to the cellar below had been carelessly left open by the servant. Might it not be that the visible sign saved the child from dan- ger and perhaps death? This phe- nomena comes in so many forms, and we dare not say that they are all de- lusions, or the result of a disordered brain or unhealthy liver. Thought reading is a mystery to most people, but it proves the power of mind over matter in a wonderful way. Then these symbolic visions, such as described in the story re- ferred to, of the phantom hearse and the grinning driver, when events which have not yet transpired, pass before the mental vision of certain individuals, for, I believe there are only a few who are susceptible to these influences. A brother of my own is clairvoyant, rip and during the last few years has had in several symbolic visions of this nature, ha It has sometimes been several weeks I until the things that were revealed to ed him really came to pass. These are th things we cannot understand. Neither ed can we see what is to be gained by tr the seeming repetition of a long past br tragedy, for such seemed to be my til first experience. wo It was about fifteen years ago, and at the time we were living at C;olwin Bay, a small town in the north of Wales. The house was an old iamb, ling place containing about twelve small rooms, The view from the front windows was very beautiful, being at the head of a dingle where the water ran clear and bright in the valley arched over byflee trees. "Dingle View,"as the house was called, stns t have been a lonely spot before the newer houses were built near it. We before ocanything unusual occe urred, months young lady friend was staying with us at the time, and one morning she complained of being disturbed during the night by hearing a terrible scream followed by groans. Ae no one else had heard anything and there seemed nothing to account for such a thing, we concluded that it roust have been a bad dream, and very soon ceased to think about it at all. Nothing fur- ther occurred until within a few days of Christmas. We had been very busy with the decorations for the tea - meeting at the Church to which we belonged, and a special meeting was to be held on this particular night, to which all had gone except myself. 13eing very tired, I preferred to re- main at home, Perhaps a stronger reason was, that I had received a very interesting book as a Christmas pres- ent and wished to enjoy a quiet 'hour's reading. It may be necessary to describe part of this strangely built house. There were two doors at the front of the house, one of which opened directly into a sitting room, and opposite this front door was another leading into an inner room, the window of which overlooked the garden at the back of the house. On the right, between the door and the window, was an open fire -place, and on the left was a door leading into the hall, to the right of which was the other front door and to the left the staircase. Parallel with the staircase was a narrower passage leading to the kitchens and outhouses. The inner room was the one we mostly used in the evening as a sitting room, I had made up a good fire, and, after seeing that all was safe for the night in the back part of the house, I locked the door and put out the lights and al- so locked the front door in the hall, It was a bitter cold night so I drew my chair close up to the fire and pre- pared to read my book. I could not have sat long when I was startled to hear what seemed like a sob or a deep drawn sigh just behind me. My back was towards the door opening into the hail. I looked over my shoulder wondering how any one could have got in without me having heard them, for I never gave a thought to any- thing supernatural, and I looked upon all such things at that time as delusions. To my surprise I could see no one there. I got upand pulled the door wide open and looked into the hall and along the passages, and called up the stairs, but there was no an- swer, nothing but , darkness and silence everywhere. I felt astonished but not afraid, so I went back into the room and sat down again, picked my book, and resolved to think no ore about the matter. I could not ve read more than a few Iines when a vas again disturbed by what sound - like a terrible struggle going on in e passage outside the door. I start - to my feet in horror and stood embling as I Iistened to the panting eath and the shuffling feet on the ed floor of the hall, but never a rd was uttered. I stood like one spell -bound until the noise ceaeed, and, though I felt as if every hair in my head was standing on end, I suns mond up courage enough to again open the door to see if I could aseer taro the cause of the disturbance, but all Fortunatedark was andsilent very nervous woman, so I determined not to give way to my fears, and, after shutting the door again, tried to compose my mind to read. It was no use, for again the struggle began more des- perate trooman above.e' Itt this as though the furniture was being on the floor, about an d o y�latd pieces few seconds, but I could stand no more. I wrapped a large shawl around door, almost toers o terrifiedd tlto front lo k around me. I stood out on the step in the cold moonlight until myhusband returned. The house was thoroughly searched, but there was no trace of anydisturbance to be seen. About a fortnight passed and no- thing further occurred, and things werrun. My settMylhusband had gone tdown to their o spend a day or two with some friends, and one night, for some reason, I chose to sleep in the room over our sitting - room. I had lain awake a long time, but at last was dozing off to sleep, when something like a deep sigh fol- lowed by the sound of scuffling close by, aroused me, I started up in bed, listening and wondering, when sud- denly there rang out a terrible scream. The voice seemed like that of a young woman, and sounded as if in the next room. The scream was followed by groan after groan, gradually getting weaker and weaker, until it ended in a gasp. Then all was still. How I got through the night I do not know. It was a night of horror. The next day I went to see the minister and his wife. They believed that such things did occur, but could give no clue to the mystery. We made in the neighborhood to tuires of ry people living ascer- tain - tain the history of this house, but were quite unable to discover any- thing to account for what had taken place. You may be sure we left the house as soon as we could make it convenient to do so. M. S. The Original Corn Cure. No substitute has ever been devised that gives the quick, painless results of Putnam's Corn Extractor. For 50 years its success has been unequalled. For safety and thorough cure use "Putnam's" only. LOCAL SALESMAN WANTED FOR WINGHAM and adjoining country to represent "Canada's Greatest Nurseries," A permanent situation for the right man, for whom the territory will be reserved. Pay Weekly. Free Equip- ment. Write for particulars, STONE & WELLINGTON FONTHILL NURSERIES (Over 800 Acres) ONTARIO TORONTO 001111111011110111111100 0111111101111.11M11 Seasonable Goods I a.AT— I Reasonable Prices, I --------77----------- I Lawn Mowers, Ladies' and Gen- tlemen's Lawn Shears, Screen Doors, Gasoline Stoves, Coal Oil Stoves, Poultry Netting, Garden Tools, Ham- mocks, &c. We also carry a large stock of Ready -mixed Paints in Robertson's, Beaver, and the can't -be -beat Sher- win -William's brand. JUST ARRIVED :—.A. carload of Hanover Cement and a consign- ment of electric -welded made-up Fencing ready to stretch. i Give us a call if you require anything in the line of Hardware or Tinware, and be con- vinced that this is the place to get good value for your money. i i IYOUNG'S� Big Hardware koarmaimme .1111111111111111m. Wingham's Greatest Selling Event Isard's Famous Semi=Yearly Ten Days' Sale Commencing Saturday, :August 3rd, and Ending August 14. -4. A Sale that beats them all—$2o,00o stock to be slaughtered. Great reductions in every department. Never mind how much we lose, it will be your gain. We can assure our friends will be by far the most Important Sale we have ever held. Extraordinary values and vast assortment await you here. Our Object is to' Sell Out all lines of goods and carrynothinge ds that this season to another. "Facts are stubborn things and figures won't lie"—that quotation never applied more forcibly than to this great Ten Days' Sale. It is a fact that we arbetter equipped from one to handle an Immense Business than ever before. It is a fact that the Bargains are the Greatest and the stock the Largest that have been offered in Wingham for years. Come and investigate these fa Remember the date, Saturday, August 3rd.facts. One hundred and six patterns, Crum's Grocery Department. 1 lb. Art Baking Powder with graniteware premium, preserv- ing kettles, teapots, bread pans, etc., worth 60e to 75c each, 10 days' sale price 43c 150 18c 3o 50 IOc 25c 30 80 20c 20c 10c Best quality Salmon foe 1 lb. tin Maple Leaf Baking Powder Royal Yeast Cakes, per box Canada Laundry Starch 15e bottle Pickles for 12 bars Laundry Soap for Pot Barley, per pound 3,0e bottle Extracts, sale price '`1 packages Gold Dust for ,vv strong Brooms, sale price Japan and Ceylon Teas, regular 25c for Pest quality Raisins, regular 12,ic for These are great money -saving chances for 10 days only, ofrolottoodmrammmuneyroloorimosan Big Savings on Clothing. Two Thousand Dollars' worth of the Bram Ready-to-wear Clothing to be sold at a great sacrifice. 15 Men's plain and fancy Tweed Suits, worth $0.50 to $7.00, to go at $4.05 Men's flake pattern Suits, worth $8, sale price 6.00 23 fine Tweed Suits, sizes 36 to 44, new patterns, regular value $10, our sale price 7.05 Boys' Two-piece Suits, regular $2.00 and $2.50 lines, sale price 1.50 Boys' 3 -piece Suits, pretty patterns, well made with strong linings, regular price $1.50, sale price 3.50 Youthsstrong Suits, worth $5 and. $6, to clear 3.9,i Men's strong Tweed Pants, regular value $2, sale price 1.50 15 pair well -made, strong Pants, worth $2.50, sale price 1.05 Men's strong Overalls, blue or black Denim, sale price .50 9 Men's Waterproof Coats, Worth $5, to clear 3.50 A lot Men's Raincoats to clear at 1.08 461r. SALESPEOPLE WAriTEDi English Prints, fast colors, Boots and Shoes. ' I Big Sale of Carpets. regular 12--c value, Sale Price An immense stock to choose from and every pair to be sold at Cut Price. Come and see how much you can save on footwear during our big Ten Days' Sale. Ribbons Must Go. 20c fancy Ribbons, 10 days' sale price i5c 20c wide, plain Ribbon, " " 15c 25c wide, plain or fancy Ribbon, 10 days' sale price 15c plain Ribbon, all colors " I" 12ie plain Ribbon, all colors " 6 „ 20c 12. 10c lermatgolamammormammotroanntanimeort Ladies' White Lawn Waists. The Latest, at Big Reductions. OOc value for 60e $1.00 Waist for 75c $1.25 Waists for1,00 $1.50 " ,.,$1.20 $2.00 Waists for $1.50 $2.50 " $1.05 Dress Goods. Fancy Silk Voile, regular price $L25, sale price 90e Silk and Wool Crepe de Cherie, worth 75c, sale price 50c 5 pieces Gray Tweed Dress Goods, worth 50c, sale price '30c 4 pieces fancy Tweed Dress Goods, worth 35c, " 25c 6 pieces wide Plaid Suitings, worth 35e, sale price 26o Gray Tweed Snitings, 54 inches wide, worth $1.00, sale price. , , 75c Cashmeres, Serges and Lustres, regular 60c, sale price 46c All other lines of Dress Goods at greatly reduced prices. NIGHTGOWNS.—Ladies' White Cambric Gowns, full size, worth $1.00, sale CORSETS.—A lot of Corsets to clear out, regular price is $1.00, on sale at TERMS OF SALE. No goods charged at Sale Prices. No goods sent on approbation, H. E. ISARD CO. 75e 10.11•1.._.e__ - lac Brussels Carpet, worth $1.00, sale price Best Tapestry Carpet, worth 85c, (30c quality Tapestry Carpet, 35c Union Carpet, 10 days' sale price 60c Union Carpet, " 3 -ply All -wool Cat•pet, worth $1.15, sale price 75c 65c 480 48c OOc Gents' Furnishings. 10 doz. Four-in-hand and Hook -on Ties, reg. 25c, your choice... 10e Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, sale price per suit 70e Summer Undershirts and Drawers to clear at 25c Black Cashmere Sox, worth 25c, sale price lot Cotton Sox, 10 days' sale price 2 pair for 16c Heavy working Shirts to clear at 40c Boys' Print Shirts, must go at 35c Examine These Silk Values. I0 pieces 27 -inch Japan Taffeta Silk, regular 50e quality for.... 42e 50 yards black, soft Taffeta, good value 65c, sale price 48c Towels. 12 doz. Linen Towels, good value at 23e per pair, sale price.... 20c Extra large, pure Linen Towels, regular value 35e, " . , , 25c Linen Huck Towels, regularly sold at 25e each, on sale at 19e Table Napkins. 5 doz. Table Napkins, food valve at $100 Hale price Extra fine Table Napkins, regular price $1.50, our stale price... $1.2 69e Extra fine, large size Napkins, worth $2,50, 10 days' sale price„$1.135 sristftwOomiallinsionsiot•mohnoistm... No Cash or Produce for Dods, g coupons given or Sales punched on tickets during BIG SALE. Table Linen. tiOc extra wide I3leached Linen, sale price 3 patterns heavy Table Linen, worth 5Uc, sale price tOc New patterns Bleached Linen, worth 75c, ” -ac Fine quality Linen, 2 yds. wide, worth $1.00 ", , , , 80c Extra fine Linen, regular price $1.25, ..$1,00 40c Table Linen, sale price '"'1c Lace Curtains. 25 pairs Curtains, 31 yards Iong, regular dollar value,on sale at 755c 19 pairs Curtains, wide and long, worth $1.25, sale rice 98c 24 pairs fine Lace Curtains, good value at $2.00, bargain at$1,50 All other lines at reduced prices. iosommaol FLANNELETTE.—Heavy striped Flannelette, 1 yard wide regular value 1'2ie, sale price 10e HOSIERY,—Sig Bargains in all lines of Ladies' and Children's Hose. Every pair at reduced price. Ask to see them, KID GLOVES, -,.Ladies' Kid Gloves, blaclr or colors (guaran- teed) regular price $1.25, sale price OOc SILK WAISTS,. -.Cream Silk Waists, good wash silk, latest style, worth from $3.50 to $1,00, your choice $2,50 UNDERSKIRTS,—White Cambric Skirts, nicely made, worth $1.50, sale $1.20 DRA'1VEPS,--•L,•rdies' White Cambric Drawers, nicely made, to clear at. 15e LADIES' WRAPPERS.—Nicely made Wrappers, lined in the waist, good value at $1.25, 10 days' sale price 09e COME WITH THE CROWD. EVERYTHING WILL BE REDUCED. WINGHAM