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Wednestday, August , 87
RODDY AND THE MINISTER.
Roddy Kerr, the Alloa parish
minister's man, vas an old worthy
whose wits were none of the bright-
est, and some of the wags of the
place sometimes had great fun out
of him. Roddy's favorite resort
was the barber shop, whore he usui
ally met some of his cronies, to
have a chat, and a friendly "draw."
But at one time. Roddy ceased visit-
ing the barber's, and the minister,
who was a bit of a wag, asked hiin
the reason. "Wee!, sir, I cast wi'
the barber aboot yersel'," said
Roddy. "Indeed, Roddy 1 And
what waa the barber saying about
moo" "He said, sir, that yor heid
was crackit." "And '1 ani sure you
contradicted hint?" said the minis-
ter, suriliug, for he knew the bar-
ber's love for joking. "Na, 1
couldna dee. that, sir ; when he's
had yer heid sae often in his banns,
he's bound tae ken better nor toe.
But I was angry at hint tol1in' every-
body," %vas Roddy's simple reply.
A NEAT AND CLEVER
SWINDLE.
A MONTREAL YOUNG MAN GEIS AWAY
WITH A COOL $25,000.
A very cool and audacious swindle
was perpetrated upon the Jacques
Cartier • Bank, Montreal, whereby
that institution has been mulcted to
the extent of $25,000. It appears
that one forenoon Joseph Duclos,
of Joseph Duclos & Co., commis-
sion merchants in French, English
and Belgian tweeds, St. Therese
street, presented himself at the band
and asked cash for what appeared
at first sight to bean accepted check
for $25,000, drawn payable to the
bearer ou the Banque du People by,
C.- 0. Beauohenlin & Son, tool:
sellers and printers, St. Paul street.
The teller could not have paid very
close attention 'to the check, other
than assuring himself that the signi-
turee was all right, for it appeals he
paid over the round $25,000, and
without submitting the check to
the examination of the cashscr. As
it is custounery every morning with
city bulks, the exchanges were
made up and the messenger dispatch-
ed with the • check in question to
tate bank ou which it was drawn.
It %vas at this period.discovererl that
Beauehemin i Son had no such
011(011itt at their credit at the Bank
Du Peuplo. The figure.s $25, and
Word?; for t'ho'81111e amount, written
in the dingy of the check, aro in light
eol,red ink, whilst the three forged
decimals, snaking it $25,000, with
the written word. '`thousand," are
clumsily added in ink of a much dark
er shade, making it quite impossible
for an ordinary eye -not to detect
the change which had been accom-
plished. •• As soon as the fraud was
brought to the notice of the elan -
ager of the Jacques Cartier Bank,
he notified the police and the detec-
tives wore soon at work on the case,
Mr. Duclos says that a young man,
a friend of his, named Chas. Page,
head bookkeeper with Messrs. Boau-
ehomin & Son, canto to him and
saying that ho was not well known
at the bank asked• if he (Duclos)•
would be good enough to go to the
Jacques Cartier Bank and7 get the
check c;tshed for the firer, with
- whont the_ former was engaged. • He
complied, and gave Page the honey,.
and has not seen hint since. Duclos
is assisting the police in their en-
deavors to capture Page, who %%•tis
bookkeeper for Moyer & I3rais;
importers, St. Paul street,•tuid. had
to cross the liue.s on account of
SUMO fradi1l01)t entries passed by
him, ,and by which, et the time it
was realized, he had succeeded in
defrauding both the firm and the
customs out of considerable suets of
money.
Later. ---fags, •who swindled the
Jacques Cart i rr .13anF out of '$25,-
000, was arrested at Versailles,
about six miles from St. :follies P.
Q., s11 1 about eighteen miles from
the border line. All the money
Was fut1111 in his possession.
"JUST ANOTHER GLASS.'
\Ve talc) the following anecdotes
front a book entitled "The Old
'Scotch kirk." It,eprint;unls from
the pulpit wore common. The vic-
tim wan generally a woman who had
"gone a kennin wrang," and the
ministry W:tl 11101'ellt'63 ill !lis denun-
ciations. A kind of ceremony was
gone through. All that clay the
transgressor had to come to the
oitnrclt alone, to sit by herself and
go home alone. No ono dared ad-
dress her. Not cnteni with preach-
ing at her, the minister made a stato-
nneltt of her sins ' before the congre-
gation. Shrt was then called up to
stand forward ; and thorn, at the
side of the pulpit, in the presence
of her friends and neighbors, he
blasted her with his wrath. She
shrank and whitup004 aWier lliW
e Weer.* 99eetiaela; •i)ut• the seolae
was Iai g " '`I. irvo tlycilovi
glass was one of the pulpit l'in'ings,
and when it ran down the minister
was expected to turn it. In his
fervor he sometimes forgot all about
the hour -glass and on these occas-
ions the kirk officer did not imi-
tate to mount the pulpit stairs and
remind him of his duty. Ile
did' not like this; indeed, there
was a widespread belief among his
flock that lie forgot to turn the ;lass
intentionally, su that he night
preach the longer. There was an
understanding that, except on ex-
traordinary 'occasions, he should
draw to a close before the glass bad
to be turned a second time -that is
to say, that the service should not
last more than two hours, Within
a few milds of the kirk I speak of
i$ the old Cortachy chorea, which
had an hourglass with a history.
This kirk was attended by the Earls
of Airlio; and according to popular
story, ono of the old earls sometimes
played 'pratical jokes. Hearing
that a "probationer" was to preach
one Sunday he asked -him up to the
castle and gave him a great deal too
much to drink. . The young than
was always on the point of depart-
ing, when he was pressed back into
his seat with a "Just another glass,
and then." Next morning he found
that his sermon had escaped hire.
By an effort be got to the church,
anti saw the earl thorn in good time
to enjoy his discomfiture. After
all be was a shrewd young man,
He gave out a familiar text, which
he purposely translated into local
Scotch ; "The wicked shall be de-
stroyod and that very early."
"Early" pronounced Forf:lrshire-
wise becomes "airly" and every
time ho said "and dial very airly"
he pointed to the Earl of Airlio.
The latter's discomfiture was com-
plete when the preacher, on the
hour glass running out, instead of
the usual "and, in eunelUsion,"
turned it with the exelamatiou.
"Just another glass and then."
TEIE LIGH-ITNING'S WORK.
FIVE BARNS BURNED DOWN,
The suint of Friday last week,
was unueualiv ,-tevere and destruct•
ive, the lightning b,iug most vivid
and dOi.ug it great amount of datil-
:tge. 'Four '':1118 near Stratford,
as far as heart! from, wets str•uok
curl all burned to the ground. The
(+erns were all full of grain and in
some eases oou.8idetaide farming
implements were destroyed,
Mr. John ilei LI!utu, of lot. 35,
Con. 1, S.,uth Easthope, i, one of
the sufferers, 11 is'harn'was utterly
destroyed, nlot,g with 350 bushels
of moats, 50 each of wheat, pees and
burley, and the: new season's crop
of. 16 aerate. of fall wheat, 10 of bac
ley, 6 of peas and 30+ torts of bay,
te.vii.,les a needier of small farntin.;
'nobs, harness, • platform scales, 'etc-,
The horses were got out just in
time. lar. MtCallum W08 insure+!
for $1700 in the South E'tsthopii
illutual, but that will not cover
his loss. A stack of hay close by
was saved by hard .work, and the.
(tome would have 11(130 in danger
but for the inlareening orchard-.
Ml'. Con, Quinlan, of Soutli
Easthope, also lost severely . by his
barn bring 'burtte;d,. He Inst two
loads of Irav, seven of barley anti
seven acres' crop of peas.' The men
were tea;',iiia in grain "'When the
lightning struck,, and five then and
five horses were in the harts at the
time, but fortunately escaped un-
hurt.
'Mr. John Henry, of the Guru cif'
Downie ; \li;. harry Tracicsell,
near 'iltalceeepeare ; and Mr. Ben
Roth of Tavistock,. it is also reported
los' their barns, hut 110 particulars
4l;tv,e been received of the extent of
loss, except that .Mr. Henry is said
to have lost most of this and a part
of two previous. years' crops. It
trust be a severe. glow to the se sten
to have the result.: of their, harvest-
ing swept off in a few brief ]tour"
in smoke.
O'riiE11 LIGHTNING FREAKS.
'A pitchfork carried over the
the shoulder of William Cassolman
of Gloversville, N. Y., during the
thunder storm, drew the lightning
and cost him his life.
The large bawl of 1L-. David
Goldie, miller, of Greenfield, one
mile from Ayr, was struck by
•ligbtniut; and totally consumed, to-
gether with a car load of grain,
this seasoo'e crop, a quantity of lum-
ber, implements and diree. caws.
The barn was one of the; hest in the
t ,,unlr; f, :•;s, $5,000.
Ileavy rain put cut the tire
ea used by lightning that struck
Thoma:, 1.'owell'e barn at Bockey
\fount, N, C., but the lightning
had already killed two horses and au
ox.
'three barns in the neighborhood
of Shakespeare were struck by
lil;htning and burned to the ground
with the. most of the present year's
crop.
Tho entire family ..of Meredith
Mansell, of Pickens county, S. C,,
was killed by lightning while din-
ing. Tho family .cousiated of Mr.
Mensell, his wife, and four children.
Lightning stunned the stallion
Rted Taekat, balouging r tct . quoki
P,rieep l,ermingtoo, Gs.,: fled he
hat been s docile alit a' 14taib since.
Tt oris iy1►5 ItitooWn 4o ride flim be.,
fore.
John Lampert and hit dog were
killed by lightning while tending
sheep on the the ranch ofDr. Welsh,
at Greely, Cal.
�.
Wm., Bowen and his sister-in-
lsw, Miss Enniae McKenzie, were
instantly killed at Palestine, Tex,,
while taking refuge under a large
pine tree.
The lightning struck 11Ir. James
Dunsinore's barn, Downie, during
Friday's storm. No damage.
—The Ui.'bre ! of ills. DOge nlo.n
Parliament, cotepciging. 14O,OQ0
volumes, is the largest in Gapada,
Laval University ail Quebec coling
socoud,and a cplleciollt at Toronto
third, with 100,000 and 46,000
volumes respectively.
° DESCIttPTION.
Pleasing's,00tbing, healing, reliev•
ing, curing is the description of Nasal
Balm, wEicli to receiving a national
reputation' as a cure for Catarrh,
Cold in the Head, Jay Fever, ete.
-Four criminal lunatics trans-
ferred from British Columbia to
the Kingston Penitentiary arrived
Lightning shuck it powder mill there last week. They were secur-
at Streator, 111., and it blew up ed in a baggage car divided into
promptly, smashing thugs for half cells, and had a journey across the
a mile around. continent, occupying seven days.
Lightninc not only burned the
house rd Joseph Wilcox of Lake
Clear, Fla., hilt struck his barn and
killed till his stock.
ALWAYS REQUIRED—A good cttthar•
tic medicine. National Pills will not
disappoint you. ' 457-41
-111 rs. William Armour, of \Vit.g-
haur, diel on Wednesday last. The
deeet(HOd had been ailing for some
tile, past, and hopes-.wi•re entertain -
eel of her recue'ery until 'Tuesday.
e-vening 1„x,1, when she Look a 'turn
.for the worse and gradually sank
unetil 1 311'° role .ru'.l her frour her
stlfi ri'I11 �', -.
1.1"A.3,4 62 years of ago
and fives a bislang snot several
ellildrott to mourn her demise.
Waif OUT EQUAL.
Nelson Montrose, of Vienna, Ont.,
having used Dr. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry in his family for
summer complaints, says, 't4 cannot
speak too nigh of it, for children as
well as aged people tronbled with
diarncma it has no equal."
-An old woman named Sarah
Connelly, 82 years of age, who was
committed Co Guelph Jail ou the
3rd' August by Mr. Johnston, Mayor
of Palmerston, for lunacy, died
there on Monday. An inquest was
hejd, and the verdict brought in
was to the effect that deceased came
to her dead' from debility and old
(tye, hastened by the journey from
Palmerston ; also that the medical
evidence showed that •Sarah Don-
nelly was not a lunatic, and that
all parties connected with sending
her to jail are to be censured.
Asthma cured by the double treat
Brent of Southern Asthma Cure is a
common remark. 456.41
-The deputy chief 'of Toron1;)
said" that a 16 yeear• old lad- had
taken cerhaiu articles from another
1,r,y and then eleunnnded that the
victim should "take off his shirt and
gi 0 it to him (Johnston) and en
home and tell his Mother he lost it."
It wit 4 simply a cast of bi gh•.vay
roLbery on n small Reale. Thr: lad
was sentenced (o tlal•ea' y'ear's ill the.
R.•forinatory.
B. B. 13. STOOD TIIE TEST.
"I tried every known remedy I
:could think of for rheumatism, with.
out giving me any relief, until I tried
Burdock -Blood Bitters, which remedy
I can highly recommend to all afflict-
ed as I was" Henry Smith„Milverton,
Ont. 457-21
-Rect:ut San Francisco papers
contain references to a proposed
"In rrirtge; 'bet-ta'3nI 51 r. J.' R.
Buick, whore _. the correspondent,
says is well known in Waterloo and
vicinity of Fergus, and a Mrs.
Moore, of Yolo county, Sacramento.
Mr.. Black has been foreman on
i11rs. Moore's ranch., Tite widow
is 69 years of,age, and reported to
be very wealthy, while Sir. Black is
only 3I 'I`h” relatiV014, \vho are
prominent at,tl wealthy residents
of California, are fwrous, anti have
secured an injunction to restrain
the parties from.conlracting marri•
ago ; het the widow and her pro-
posed husband are firth, so . the
prnh111)11 ties are in favor of re,
volver
AN UNDOUBTED OPINION,
"I was seyerely troubled with diar-
rhoea and having used some of the
wonderful Dr. Fowler's Wild Straw-
berry, I wits in a short time com-
pletely cured. I can recotnmend it
as a splendid medicine." Wm. A.
Stafford, Shedden, Ont. 457.21
' --The effects of the thunder and
IigI tniu,, storm nn Friday of last
week iu the county of Perth are: -
John McCallum, near Little Ltke,
barn and crops : John Cern ie,
Downie, barn and this Reason's
crops ; insured in the Perth Mutual
for $1,200 ; barn of JJLI Quinine,
South Easthope, With six acres or
hay, oats and barley ; insured in the
South Easthope Mutual ; Henry
Trachsell, Shakespeare, barn and its
contents, George Zinn, North East•
hope, barn and its contents ; Beit•
Jamin Rhode, South Easthope, barn
and greater part of this season's
crop : Henry Kirby, No't Easthope,
resirience slightly dvnngeel. The
here tin 1 its vontents, including tho
greater part of the s.`ason's crop, of
John 1Ic(`ttlltitu, east of the Little
Lake, loath Easthope, were burned
by lightning
Low's Scl.ritun SOAP should be
found with every toilet, Itis cleans-
ing and healing. 456-4t
VERY VALUABLE.
"Having used B. B. B. for bilious-
ness and torpid liver, with the very
best results I would recommend it to
all those troubied. The medicine
is worth its weight in gold." Tillie
White, Manitowaning, Ont. 457-21
-A horrible murder was commit-
ted at Winnipeg on Tuesday after-
noon, the murderer being Thomas
Newton, a bricklayer, and the mur-
dered titan ,iohn Ingo. a milkman.
A shot -gun was the weapon used,
and the aff;tir started in an alterca-
tion over a dog fight. Newton made
an attempt to °scrip°, but was
promptly arrested.
FRREMAN'8 WORM POWDERS are safe,
sure and speedy to remove worms
from chidlren or adults. 456 4t
-Tho most • dangerous counter-
feit in circulation in Canada is that
of a $10 note of tiro Bank of Coru-
mel'ce,'!ol'onto, elated May,. 1st 1871,
letter D, 'These counterfeits have
the words, "Capital $6,000,000," and
are signed W. Cook, cashier. The
easiest method of' detecting the
bogus article is in this way :-Un-
dor all tiro letters of the words Ten
Dollars aro five black parallel lines
of shading, while on the genuine
notes there are only four lines. The
lion's face has also on the counter-
feit more of a scared or startled
expression, and his. right ear is not
so prominent and pointed.
ONLY TWO APPLiC.1'l'ONS AND A
CORN IS'(.;UIIED.
Mrs. Allan, one df'London's most
respected and reliable ladies, writes
to say: -"My daughter bad a corn
under her too from which she suf
fered much pian. I applied that
renowned preparation called Balk -
well's Sure Corn Cure, and with two
applications I completely removed it
without,_ the.. slightest. pain. 1 most.
cheerfully, and without solicitation,
hand you his testimonial; and hope
Litany others may be benefitted by it
to the extent that 1 have. 457-2t
ADVICE TO Mertteas -Are , you dis•,
tnrbed At, night and broken of' your rest
by a sick child sufie rind rind crying with
pain of Cutting Teeth? If s'e send at
once and ee.t n bottle of "Mrs Winslow's
soothing Syrup" for Children Teething.
Its value fa inclt':cnhehle. it will rel leve
the poor little suti)drer imtm elitttcly. . De-
pend upon it, moths' i there is 110 mis-
take about it: It 'carr, Dysentery and
Diarncroa, regulates. the Stomach and
Bowels, cures Wind Cof!r•, softens the
Gums, reduces Infimma'icn, and gives
tone and energy to the \ hole system.
"Mrs y`'inslow's •soothing Syrup" for
-chih'rcn teething i+ pleasant tp the taste
and is the prescription of one of the oldest
and best female physicians and nurses in
the United States, and is for sale by all
druggists throughout the world. Price
25c. a bottle. 'Be sure and ask for "Mrs,
t1'inslow's_Soothing Syrup," and take no
Other kind, 4431y
-Thursday afid Ft iday of last
week wore the d•artntetst known 'for
many years.. A ease of fatal sun -
et mire oecu rred at Cobota rg on Thurs.
day. A young man named Albert
West, aged 23 years, wee employed
in the hitrvost field on his fa'lter's
farm' near Baltimore. • Suddenly he
was noticed to fall, and when his
fattier, who was some distance from
--him, went to see the cause, he found
that death had been instantaneous.
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY.'
F. P. 'fanner, of Neehing, Ont.,
says he has not only found 13. B. B. a
sure cure for Dyspepsia, but he also
found it to be the best medicine for re-
gulating and invigorating the system
that he has ever taken. 13. B. B. is
the great system rogulator 457-2t
-Mr Edward Beatty mysterious-
ly disappeared from Cohourg a few
days ago, and.uo trade of him could
be founds until recently his bat was
distovered floating in 'the harbor.
Boats went out grappling, and
found his body. It is generally be.
lioved that he cot:Animal suicide.
Mr. Beatt3 was a son of Dr, Beatty
of Cobourg and lived in Strttrford,
Ont, where he practised law.
A Bic STRIKE.
A big strike was mak' when Powell
A Davis issued their Extract of arsap-
arilla and Burdock. It has met with
great success, and it must, fol' it is the
most powerful blood purifier in the mar-
ket. It is used with the greatest success
in all diseases arising from a debilitated
condition of tbo system, and everyone
needs, and should nee a bottle or two at
this seneon of the year, of Powell's Ex-
tract of Sarsaparilla and Burdock. Bear
in mind one 50e. bottle contains more
solid medicine than most dollar so-cnlled
Sarsaparilla and bitters. Also remember
that it is sold in Clinton by all druggists,
price 50c. a bottle, Sold by all drug-
gists and medicine dealers everywhere.
44341y
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Iron and Hardware Merchant,
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June„ 1887.
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Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Affections of the Liver and Kidneys,
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Erysipelas, and all diseases 'arising from Impure Blood,
Deranged Stomach, or irregular action of the Bowels.
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The undersigned has ,just opened a new Drug Store, in JACKSON'S'
NEW ULOCIi, on HURON STREET, two doors west of the City
Book Store, \•here will be found a cuts ilete assortment. of P11re
Drags :'ilii Q'Ilcliii@t :ll �, :IND Patent; Medicines and
Boil;gists' Sundries --a!1 that the public may ask for in those
lines. •
Clinton, 18th ,I'nnunl;w, 1886.
8.-0113co rhangc i from residence to atom
A. 'WORTHINGTON.
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NEW STOCK ! NEW STORE !
ELLIOTT'S LOCKS (N14 hiTON.
.
JOSEPH CHIDLEY, Dealer in Furniture.
Call at the Nesv Store and see the stock of •
Bedroom and Parlor Sets, • Lounges, Sideboards, Ohairs, Springs,
Mattresses, etc., and general 1}onsohohl Furniture.' The whole Stock is from the' very
hest manufacturers. Picture Frames and Mouldings of every description.
JUS. CIIIDDLEY, one door West of Dickson's Book Store.
Buy Your GROCERIES
— FRO M --•e
THOS.---OOOPER----&----SOIL'.
The largest, cleanest and beat assorted stock of
GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
etc., in town. f Our Prices are as LOW as the Lowest, and we warrant
everything first class.'
kW' Sole agents for the Celebrated "Cooper's &tieing Powder."�I
Best Brands of CIGARS by the Box or Thousand at Manfrs, Prices
Give us
a call.
TEAS A SPECIALTY.
THOS. COOPER & .SON,
• Corner store in Searle's Block, Clinton.
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HOUSEKEEPERS !
BUY YOUR
General Groceries, Crockery & Glassware,
FROM
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• WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS.
The wants of every family supplied. Stock' always fresh. SPECIAL INDUCE+
MENS when uantities are ordered,
A HANDSOME PIiESEN1% LIVE �A4\VAY with every 3 or.5 lbs. of Tea. 'tom
lgyFarni Produce taken at Highest Price.
LESLIE'S •CARRIACE & WAGON FACTORY,
CLINTN_
In Stock, a Number of Cutters, Sleighs, Buggies and Wagons,
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The Material wo manufacture:is of the best quaiit.y and the Iron work unsurpassed
In fact we make it an important feature of our business to use only h) best pro-
curable material and the bast workmanship. Those in need of CUTTERS
and SLEIGHS, of the latest makes and styles, should noc ail to
call and see us.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Or Repairing and Repaintinm Promptly Attei Sed to.
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FACTORY on corner of Huronand Ormuz() Streets, CLINTON