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The Signal, 1897-3-18, Page 6TURNING GRAY �D Tiat*T1O'fa WITH BALDNESS S!iDow isAverted byWag AYER'S Ma "Nearly forty years ago, atter some weeks of sickness, my hair turned gray and began falling out ao rapidly that 1 was threatened with immediate bakdneum. Hearing Ayer's Hair Vigor highly spoken of. I coi iwenced uaiug this prevent - tion. and was so well satisfied with the result that 1 have never tried any other ku:d of dressing. It stop- Led top ped the Bair from falling out, stimu- lated a new growth of hair, and kept the sc;;!n free from dandruff. Only an orrasieral application is now needed to keep my hair of good, natural color. I never hesitate to recommend any of Ayer's medicines VII my frieutls."-Mrs.11. M. HHAIGHT, Avoca, Neb. Ayer'. Hair Vigor rrtre%urn r:y M. 1. C. AYER Q C^.. l^lr£ll. MASS., U. E. A. Leer's Sor.ap.rsU. kewrre. Pia.pbra. HOUSEWIFERY UP-TO-DATE. Give me • sp000 of oleo, ms. Aad the sodium alkali, Per I'm going to make • pie, mama, I'm haat to make • pe; For Job wits be hungry and tired, ma, Sad his tissues will d.00mpose ; 8o give vie • gramme of phosphate, Aad the oarbou and oelluloee. New give me • thunk of twin. ma, To shorten the thermic fat ; And hand me the oxygen• bottle, ma, And look at the thermostat : And if the electric oven'. oold, Just turn it on halt an ohm. For I want to have supper ready As soon as John Domes home. Now, pass me the neutral dope, mama, And rot.te the mutant m•obtn., eat rive me sterilized water lint And the oleomargarine : And the phosphate. too, for now I think The new tvpewrtter'. quit, And John will Deet mor phosphate food To hal, w brain • bit. -Cha•go New.. THE MYSTERY OF THE NICHOLLS SWINDLE. Jobssos ca• aOOsu►.rio. He was so wen - brio that 1 wonder d eemeum. J. indeed. be was not mutt ; tot it did not occur to me THE SIGNAL: GODERICH. ONT., THURSDAY1 MAR. 18 1897. blest Wits alma Inseam nod hie .ben west sesh.vsn fits tiara His ending renes wee ee .seer • b•[TWk 1 and se dingy se • railway elation wauas roses ; •mi the dsersptt armchair whish adored the hearth wee iypMsl of thereat el bis lenitive. The .Gly o.estsrt be seemed la permit Ionised wee his pip. -+e mid, ugly bleak .tip a • Min., whtoh he e mtohad .verla•ttagly, and from wbsb k. wee Inseparable. 11. Ose sight --ase dtsrmy, Watering night, with the wtsd shaking • oold roue is my face, .sd scetteri•R the dead leaves Irani the trees widen lined the roadway weer the muddy p•rement-1 mode my way serous the sodden gravel path that led .p to Jobe - sores dipped". The ttreed along to my boots and grated hardily •gain.l them, sad 1 shook it et ss 1 "tendon the .up in Ilio dingy yellow light Mat "hone tram betted • dirty glass doer ; end l thought what • mser•ble. o•aof-He-w.y bob it was that Joam.n, without say eeseldorouoo for the mockery of the nape, Galled nu■ hosts." The landlady seemed longer is answering my ssmmuse Latin aeu•I. Perhaps 1 wee • trifle impatient . but she came at last, and I hurried pest her, teavi•g dripping um - heeds in the .tend betwe 1 knocked at Jobseus's door. Nus room was os the groaad floor, with • window lacing the back ; and I bad test rapped basuly with my suck when 1 felt the landlady toe= my shoulder. " Yr. Jwh•soo a moved to the next floor," she said, in the habitue' free and easy toes in which she addressed her visitors. " First floor bath -e•me at this, only 'tgber. The obasge ot apartment woe • new move on Johmo•* pa -t, sad I tasted to mount the carpetbag wooden entre an front of me. wondering what the reason of it could be. 1 had tw.roely got my toot ,o the brat step when 1 heard the door of the old room open e arreptttiosely--opts an a sly, on•ktn/ meaner, as if the Dampest was desirous to avoid obs.rvtioo, and I turned .round hastily. just is ume to see • du k bead dis- app. within. I ooly saugbt • passim glimpse of the man's lace. but even that slight glance thrilled me and h.ld me spellbound. It was • law filled with the deadliest terror -a facie that tnap.red me for a moment with • feel- ing of unaccountable horror. I have never, before or since, seen one eo expremlve of oow.rdioe and intense fear. I walked upwards, and at was almost with relief that 1 found myself fess to tae with Johnson, who greeted me suit his real •osobelasoe, acid looked ou amiably as I di- vested myself of my damp g•rmes's. " Johnson," I said, as i put down my bat en the table, '• what oo earth have you got mbabut.tmg your old room downstairs 1 say ' what,for, 11 ever • men looked Ie. like • human bung—" " Hush • ' Johnson oried sharply. glano- i•g towards the door with • atraage, ner- vosa look in his eyes. " What the dickens do you mean • Speak softly, tor goodness' sake ' you dont know who may hear." I stared at him is surprise. Ru meaner had changed ; bis words were hurried sod nervous, and he snorted to be to • fever of excitement and re less impatiens. ,, Dear me. Johnson !" 1 remarked haw teriogly. •' You appear to be in an ex- tremely unoomfort.bls state of excitement. Nerves, raw wrong, I expect. I always said they would, living In a wretched. dingy, outof-the-way bole like this. thick with murderers. swindlers, and goodness knows win " Be sou;.:: Johnson growled. He put out ea arm, sed pushed me an- o.rmoniouely into an arm ob•ir, and it was then, •t that moment, that u outbid with sudden astosuhment • dif.eenoe in leis ap- pear•aw. His clothes had altered ; they seemed new, and were nester and were more oomfortably arrested, and bis whole appearance was more gwailemwaly time 1 had ...s it for years To add to the mar- vel, he pulled out, not his stump of • pipe, bet • capital Havens oigar. leaks yourself comfortable," be said, se•ti•g himself by my aide, and stretching oat his fent to the fire, " and tell use bow it is that you have ventured out on • bowling sight like this !" • It widely is set • sight to tempt one for • walk," I mid, pulling out my pips ; " but the trot s, • patient of mise--• mea named Baines --ins for me at a moment's estio., sad be Ines only • dosis throw from hen. Poor fellow ' he is in • terrible state, raving like • maniac, and tbre•eening .eidde and ev.rythiag else. I fear hie be•tn b affected," I west on, filling my pips, "and .11 through that wreathed camp ot s fellow who decamped the other day ; h ioholla, I mean." Jobesoc started, and drew • sudden, sb•rp brother. " Ab 1" be "aid. " That fellow ought to be shot," I can - tints= ; " he isn't fit to live. How many happy lives he has ruined, Heaven iaow..' I applied the mates to my pips, and added, rasher bitterly : +' 11 1 ever mome serogs that sass, I'll dr him to iodic. myself by the hair of the heed 1' I paused with • sadden start, for John- son's dark eyes were died on me sign • Me.sgs gbtiarmg expression whish 1 did net =dsretaad. But Were 1 had time to as= my month --alms= hefere I had time to realise the ohasge---be bad beat wad was looting maw- gNis•lly = the wale is the grate. " How wok did Bathes Ices !" he asked, • Iltill. Indifferently • tied as i w.tobsd him the fire ow op flwk.ciee shadows late W face, Ise that for so imsast be nonmed to be werkisg palatally seder some strong ems- Moo He bad • =mbar, e.selttve 1..., with by that I ban sash at times quiver like • we rim's, sad at Wines sleuth themadvin soother under se indomitable will, They were death= sew, sad %bore wee • hooey hewn between his brows se he stared late the tiro ' I den's haw," 1 reviled, " Benet was tot well off, bus ell she mosey he had wee in i ,Nlohelb' Building Sssiety, ane sow, .Id ..d We=t nsetsat, he will probably have to go the week -beers. pesr fellow. " Peer faller 1" Johns= =heed ; sad thea followed a =sago same.►- enrage he wee Johns*. had relapsed isle • steamy, wrtob.d, downcast weed that had est ep- ee bum as if "Gose bitter calamity hal over- taken bins : sod =ante Mews 1 null bbd n o wdy ..t of it, =Wag to my sad meth - big te see stew stare meetly late the tine email the blew beau= =bearable. I broils it ti hankie/ my pips badly amend the rusty gratis ftesabe.d r that, hew lone we t dar tllAlefanitieg Nishe1L- the WOW" Wester. who bad perpetrated meet Sorra= ',stadia., .red who bad essaeed, with, it b sapp.sd, eneroser wino of stegey-1 de ▪ knew ; bat 1 was e.ddesly sW_W_�l Ikp J•besse's strays behamon wtNt unit ./ the bsagtag of • deer WWI Ms SWUM' d d woos..'s versa la the pswthe blow. He keasab ►I..11 tela a update peel- dea by • sharp awn= ewe use , eel tslsh is asagessei•M" leek el sl•em s. W lege " wflnd wee -ten ordiD•' y' doctor, with a modest Lou- den won'. End pr•otioe-that any sane indi- vidual could live as he lived and net yearn tsv.etimes for the lite and surroundings to wbtoh he bad ono* been aoonstomec. He had a "harm ot manner whish I never knew any other man to poems,. He was handsome enough to have won any woes= and ol.tmed her as his bride ; he was dew amid he was riot. Yet he lived in a remarkable manner -en something under thirty ebilli0.a • week, in • miserable lodging -house re the other side of the Thames ; and it wee Impossible to persuade him to mix with his own est, 1 bad to tarn oat and crudes through a Io.g,dark, marrow Zane, lined with houses se wound end miserable as the ase L which he lived, when I wished tow hum. Johnson had not the slightest ewe of semfort. He wens -about in woes, ill -it op. =brushed detb.s, that bad grows old and were with envies ; bis hair cera d a ioeg, ij9iOO 41*i4 WA .BICYCLES AND WATCHES Folk 4Ut4U4H wpj'PpE made him way softly tow•.M the deet and 1 W Missed linseed ter • .omen. All was slid gats. The .s..d bad bass mind► rhe Wes d • WI- .• hes► egg .alae We wee gaisage la le assists dowslairo ; .std sew i4 eaas.d. as/ these wee =Wag Se be Wird eatstpam- leis sag.e menessets le the resin Wow. 1 hexed Johnsen draw • deep breath t mid Wm, with • sena. lasgb M= =ended .1- ogs. 1.1.04. be eine bask and test W that sg.1s, o=dds. an wish rendes; ha - With= and reeth same -width= N as if eagerly awidt , my departure--ssNL. ..si sg W muddy, I re.. se res Thom be o•mg dowaelaire blmeelt, .ad left me Wie- n the dark .red windy sight. During the Year 189T. M tae permir.lwe nes .Iearame nm, er =pew 111 The following sight 1 wont dews soda te w Baines, scarcely eip.rsimg to Sind bin then, for bis mind had s.everwramgN by the late Niokol's failure test 1 amid on so hope for bum. %Vhea 1 readied Ms hew • swage surprise awaited me. Instead of finding him as 1 hat left him -er tweed to an asylum, as I bad half sapsoud-I fond bum up and rejoicing over the says- tsriees return of the entire sem be bad de- posited in the Ntcbou s Bedding Society. He greeted me by waging • Inter la my fan. It was wa •sceymo.s o.esmtn.ie•ti.n returning the money. and what 1 took u into my heeds I started and gasped. For • =meet the room swirled wad mc, the floor swayed up and dews ender my bet, wad tore was a Wed mist before my oyes as I realised that the headlining was Jota•o.".--dnrale•d, evid.etly, wsb- tet with • bad pen a.d thick Ink -bmf Jo►m.o.'s .uist•kably. 1 got .way from 1laine. se Lit His gond humor and almost childish delight ever she recovery of his mosey oppressed me s gee - how, sed when 1 was oat in the read ages all sorts of questions and Melee forged themselves epos my mud. What bad Jelen- sos to do with Morelli • Where wen Nicholls, tad why had the mossy been re- turned to Baines ! The newspapers, 1 remembered, bad re- ported him as betas in various parte of the °Gantry. He had eluded the polies wbe were after him, and one day it was stated that be had been beard of la Mamshe.tsr. �t nos W� Day For quick and easy work For cleat:t'st, sweetest and whitestt clothes &orbs Is MI WU, ssrlag late the fee Wee = owl, end valid tdtasghendly .4 his aster. Mien I had tined •.d do art sd say eeseisiw that h• and KN W@ were ewe ..d the some, be thing w titer we. • *ad- d= newts= itass the fire, ..d, le.ang bask, teaks We a peal of 1.tr�ht.e I seared ed Ili• hsipisatl . !ms • nrmeet it seined Se see that he Ws mad • bat the mots atstss4 he hod r�e.tsg b b test. •• Hare r he oriel Wb•s was tela anis f ' He steed tweathlw ter a mew* bid Shia, upright figure swing • lawss she. dew ea the fisc, and his few eh•wgsd .ad est, with • leak whit* 1 bad se= epee I4 tidy ams' before. W. iistsnsd. 1 here was wines t be heard am the ...kIug el the tics 1. w wet, tad b.taw. the aim, Within* oar - Isar et Won. •' bidet you hear nomsen. .sine to r Jobe... asked, la • vein thee 1..•lwly re m.g.Nd, " Hew many aro there Is She roam below !" We listened .Asha. The miens= sow= lands, tee venal .wrier ; .ad sedately, as we steed, M. a•.c d ws.Wrs was spa- sa.•sd eess'ms bigoa swag horridly up- stairs. Ja mmu's We gamed white, •.d he rush - .d forward. As he op..sd the doer • rid . euhl.d testes the threshold, and 1 elan - ed w I rwsg.Ned bar ; and there was • sharp battier .s my heart r I .•w hew Wise sad frightened .he L.k.1,, and hew she west forward a.d pet her hoed ea J.herelea arum. the act he bad been seas la Paris. sod then •• My father r she arl.d breathlessly. be was reported to be travelling towards "Ce« dews te him l Tb.y tiro than r A. dm spoke there same Wm below the teed, wild shriek .f • mess.~ 'There was a sadden soles like the mesh et tarebesr%. amid then the street deer fell te with • sav- age Mag. The s face pureed whiter thea be- fore saw her oat= her breath and stagger bookwards, sad them -Jaime= bad sad his Waage wrongness of manner lest rushed t. bar and was bolding bar with n ight' It was the trot time that 1 bad nee tjembliatl bssdo sgeint bis breast biro for several menthe, and the altr•tsm • • • ie him teemed to point to eometitog dark and mysterious. sad • black stupid=n.rept lato my mind -a suspicion that 1 triad. to throw aside, but which, in spit* of my NM daunt clung there all the lasso. What if Jobi.o� nod Nicholls were one sad the sante! The thought tiled me for • moIssat. Mea soother bum= being's, living or Then, with • reputation at my heist. 1 i egad. potsherd open the little trots gets sed wast " That. said Jobsaw. " u the de:i.lt- ia. lar Niebolle. There he is --a coward la the lest, sad murdered by awe of kid own SWAM. I wit afraid of ii, Thee" foreign - en have been oh dowtsg the Woe for • week. Theak Heaves ansa ode." I matronlybeard whet he said altar that. 1 was thl•isg o.dy of the girl-ol the eta 1 haus and until this day bees this te forget; bot I beard m • vague, =tidied way that she was Nio=oll'. daughter ; that she was toed lied pare sad true, ted that she was to he Jobaeos's wile. do told m e also of the efforts he had med., for her sake, to save one of the biggest swiadhn England bad ever know. ; sed then I un- derstood all that had patsled nes before. I s.dereiood =II better when, • few wade tater. 1 fulfilled the defies of Jottn- ta.'s " beet ansa ' spat the cesseie• et the ovist Bite weddins performed .t • West bed .harsh. Jonsson has seed t be.osentric sew. Spain. Later en it we. =sowed that be had arrived at Brazil. sad • short time afterwards rhes we. oontr.dlot.d. What if the newspapers and the polies were .( the tesok .las.ebher ; I war Deering Jnkasoe's lodgings, semi this gave • fresh tura to my thought.. What wee the messing of kis maenad Weenie, I shall never lsep;.t the look el the dead we we toted la the room below. What we .p.sed the doer be was lylag huddled la a chair, with a small dagger be W breast. from orbs= • stream of bleed w rowan en to the Seer, tend with • look et gbsssly terror ea kis taw sacs as 1 bop. sever te 1v. The dim light trona the ball oast • dingy glow es the gravel -path that led up to the house, and • strange movement es 0)y right, in the tittle bit 01 garden between the house and the strut, caused me to stop suddenly and peer into the shadow ort by the bushes, with • tooling that was some- thing akin to fear. I stood, boldinv my breath, ..d then, with a abrupt movement which took ms by surprise, • mss, leaping soddenly est, gave we • blow which sent me headless to the ground, and ran like • hare atoms the revel -pati unto the street Ho was gone dined Were I realised what had happened. bat 1 noticed that be wore a slouch bat •.d • =oak, sad M= he we. to all appearance a foreigner. I pinked myself up, •ad, without stop - to shake the travel from my Wahss, node my way into the horn. Wbee I reached Johsso.'s room, 1 was surprised to find that he was not these, sad that la bis plasm was a girl, who darted as reekg esti---.tared so then all the osiswr ram frees her cheeks wad the rem tree Ma seat wits and trembling. I passed oa the threshold, stammered an apology and ingmr d beauty for Jetwen. I tbosgbt then that the girl's voice was the sweetest I bad aver beard I ..•reedy remember her words, but when she went in search of Johnson she left ms half dated with hes beasts, with • wild, passionate years:ng $ my beers to oall liar bath amid to see her ow again, and with all Meuptt gond from my sued eie.pt •bat of her beautiful eyes •esti ber marvel's== red lips. Whoa Jebeeos sale up 1 inquired eager- ly who she w.a "Whewas the girl !" Isaid. He started at the question' and stared= ate la • .warned amid oorions wawa. • What girl ! " be asked hoarsely. The words mesa= to fall from bid lips la jerks. His bends trembled as he applied ills we= te bks oig•r, aid the next me - meat it bad Muse to the floor, and be wad trammeling oat the light with hid foot What girl ! be repealed. And when I denoribed her he gave me es amewer. He palated instead t the grant= my men►. As be new=el to my t .f tie stranger in the garden Ms 1.e. grow grove wad stern. The frown b=ween his brows .ad hie by thsmsel,... sommtber. Bat be m ads M rough. H• ms •.sem sten it a isf, fs SLOIICIII Bladder DOES PILLS enrs I have been troubl.u., Leif Stone in the Bladder. 1 heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills' cues, and concluded to try them. I hive used 18 boxes, and can safely say they have been the means of resnoving the stone. i can iigl. recommend Dodd's Kid- n ey Pills to all suffering from this disease, I remain. yours, etc.. -. Jose MADiLL. Shelburne, O. Dodd's Kidney Pills 1 Cure Stone la Bladder.+ a mar 3i .T 0 1 • ..COAL: always on hand. The Beet and only Scrwton Coal in this market. Hard, Soft aced Black- smith Coal always on hand. All Coal weighed on the market scales, so that you are sure of Good Measure. Ito WM. LEE. .r Harbor Quay. EAMES LU'$ 84.'e. A hiMNsl pins. The ate E. K. Kodak., brother of the batter knows Sir Jobe Kanleh...god to re- late • geed denies eery of the old d.ye of patsies& esrr.pties. Bribery was sot al- ways serried oo te • direst form, bat the 'cathode employed sever failed to be under- stood; and • very sisal practise w•e for the ...dilate as ge roe= to the various trades- men .ad buy their goods at • priosgszerbi- lastly above the "Misery odes. Oa ewe =wise Mr. Hsr.Isk• was caw tithing Odsh.eisr. la tan course of his ons• vase las e.ter.d • shop whist be took to be abut at • }deer. H. tstrodsoed himself to the proprietor, and atter some plow= an - v nstbs he suggested that thew should make him a box to held deeds sad p•psea The spas took the e•sdidats te the b•eh of Ws gimp. There." be said, " Wes are the only kind of bones I make," .ad he pouted to • row .f =Mos. Ter • wesent Kerslake was taken •bask. Then be recovered biased!. " very well," be ea5d heartily ; " make les awed atpg•, sad mg•gere me at Ones t" •• 8o be did," dr. Kerslake would add is the .eery ; •• wbat'' mor., 1 + te laws vette M after the was over, sad 1 have that edlia at my Webers aew." T• , es.:rov TUUTs>D— ._ .3 It sane CEYLON TEA. le the lien Detetens or as Tine. Nai a LIAR iAI*S*. SIT PTIIRDY BROIL SEAM BOILER WORKS. A. S. CHRYSTAL, tmsssassrre Ohrpdnl • esaea. MYidade er or •11 tide of t BOILERS. Smoke Stooks, Balt Pana, Miss* Icon Works, due., ago., Abd Weld le - sag1..., M.rkr.ry Oistlsdi, 4.. An ohm .4 Apes odd PMe VMlksg , Steam and Winer Weiges, Highs Vann, jpbu Cheek Valves. looptessoce, Illagags sad 1a. OesMaNr es Instil at lowest mist W. of &eel Wer and Hag ler w el haw. sod saw f ldebbg axes.* ----- £. L tlM1? 11PAL. VP. 0. Hie a larbkite es�er aeuocttoi NILS. Those intending to Build this coming Summer- should pur- chase at once as Ni. Clan wrens never so low in price and may, / not remain at present pritee' very long. TIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY and SEWER PIPE. We hale purchased these Goods in Car lots direct from the Maaufactnrers and - an give very 'ow prig A full line of GENsa.m. HARD - wilts always on hand. DAVISON & Co. Ths Vs -to -Date sardwars. EPPS'S COCOA ENGLISH BREAKFAST COCOA Gold is King Plant your bane claim: with Steck, Briggs ••1011.6 Grade" feet. said by lane/sr dodos. Ask for than. Saki investment GOLDEN RETURNS OAT 114.001116 PRIM Tr. steNe. Briggs Said Co. Towne. Owr. 4 PLAITING MILL. ESTA IUSMEll ISK. Bucauau & illiyuas watrtntiorvaoa SASH, DOOR and BLIND Dealing la all kinds of LUMBER. LATH. SHINGLES Aad bdldtsrh material or revery dss.ripssa reesese s the tsllowinlduMlsotiv. mems Dsiisaey of Flavor. f.Mlriortty In Quality, @,ststrl and Comforting, to the •ervoae or Dy.peede. lietritive Qualities Unrivalled la tl.erte voe .d This poly. JAM —tit fe. s menwepnthle l Pacific Telegraph Canadian Patronise True ' .Com petition. TQ it*r�71 t.s b.$) s.s�11••b.0ad public • beg -AM wit with 5 sad School Faraitare a Specialty. Spring is ai Hand. 8o be prepared to meet it with a good Hat or (Jap when it comes. We have put la stock all the West Styles of Spring HATS which for quality and price *moot be equalled. In stock aro numerous as nortmenta ot the latest in masses esmpetltlsa. psv It le sowed oe Menem pclaeyeat sed la `tmast oee. u . trens..tathep.tl= evertyaid.po=e�ea ts l s Ra.otl=N W=ar y ome-ai lid.eu Paslfio GLOVES COLLARS. SHIRTS. HOSIERY. MITTS, CUFFS CAPS, NECKWEAR 1VRCN/�f. frf Lmesl1eseader Yad.viaa . •C. R.SHANE &Co. The reliable Hat ted Foranbing Emporium WB MAKE.�w Sewer and Culvert Pipes Al Woe firs= 4 i lesgg ole �s W NTR PON PRsaSS. THE ONT SIO SEWER PIPE a 104 AOfLdIIIIS ST. sl.. sieves SR MIN& TORONTO OLve Baby The only food that will build up a weak cons- titution gradu- Chance ally but surely is Martin's Cardinal Food a simple, scientific and highly nutritive preparation for ihfants. delicate children and invalids assure wayw.R •.o , t.e...sve«- mswvtra.. flitkbout Om' C1ibbiii Rates? TaLe'eU Ask /err 8i i !ir �� let Noi+dsrlrl Towle ��, sod � �'� ��► No: K A Malt sed i1 a f'et �10� ' TresMM►, Rldwsy testi uwr .1..1!..6 ea......... r L RI baa UL11