The Clinton New Era, 1889-05-24, Page 2li
FRIDAY, 1 .A.1, 24 1889.
COLONEL QUABITCH, V. C.
A TALE OF JOUNTRY LIFE
13Y H. RIDER HAOGARD.
CONTINUED.
Copyright and published by arrange-
ment with the Rose Publishing
Company,)
CHAPTER XXXIV.
GEORGE'S DIPLOMATI'C ERRAND.
George carried out his intention
of going to London. The morning
following the day when Mr Quest
had driven the auctioneer in the
dog -cart to Honham,. George might
have been seen, au hour before it
was light, purchasing a third-class
return ticket to Liverpool Street.
Arriving there in safety be partook
of a second breakfast, for it was ten
o'clock, and then, taking a cab, he
had himself driven to the end of
that street in Pimlico where he had
gone • with the fair "Edithia," and
where Johnnie had made acquaint-
ance with his ash stick.
Dismissing the cab, he made his
way to the house with the red pil-
lars, where he was considerably
token aback, for the place had every
appearance of being deserted. There
were no blinds to the windows, and
ani the steps were muddy footwarks
and bits of rag and straw, which
seemed to be the litter of a recent
=moved. •Tndeq,J,there on the road
were the broad wheel -marks of the
gran which had carted off the furni-
ture. Restarted at this sight with
dismay. The bird had apparently
mown, and left no address, and he
had had his trip for nothing.
He pressed upon the electric belt;
that is, he did this ultimately.
George was not accustomed to elec-
tric bells; indeed, he had never seen
one before; and after attemptingI
in vain to pull it with his fingers,
for he knew that it must be a bell,
]because there was the word itself
'written on it, he condescended to
try his teeth. Ultimately,however,
le discovered how to use it, but
without result. Either the battery
had been taken away, or it was out
of gear. Just as he was wondering
what to do next, he made a discovery
—the door was, slightly ajar. He
pushed it, and it opened, revealing
a dirty hall, stripped of every scrip
of furniture. Entering, he shut the
door, and walked up stairs to the
room where he bad fled after thrash-
ing Johnnie. Here he paused' and
listened, for he thought he heard
somebody in the nor washe
s y room;
mistaken, for presently a well -re-
membered voice shrilled out within.
"Who's skulking , about outside
there?" said the voice. "If it's one
of those bailiffs, he better hook it,
for there's >aothing left here."
'George's countenance positively
beamed at the sound,
• "Bailiffs marm?". he Sung out
through the -door; ' "it ain't no var-
mity bailiff's••; it's a friend, and just
when you're wanting one, seeming-
ly. Can I come in?" '
"Oh, yes, come in, whoever you.
are," said the voice., Accordingly
. e opened the door and entered -,end
this -was what --he sa-w.-- The -room
had, like the rest of the house, been
stripped of everything, with the ex-
ception of a box and a mattress, ,be-
side which was an empty bottle and
a dirty glass. On the mattress sat
the fair Edithia; alias Mrs D'Au-
bigne, alias the Tiger, alias (11rs
Quest, and such a sight as she pre-
sented Georeehad never seen before.
Her fierce face bore traces of recent
heavy drinking, and was, moreover,
dirty, haggard, and dreadful to look
upon; her hair was a frowzy mat,
on some patches of which the gold-
en dye had faded, leaving it its nat-
ural hue,wlich was a doubtful gray.
She liad no collar on, and her linen
was open at the neck; on her feet
were a filthy pair of white -satin
slippers, on. her back that same
gorgeous pink -satin tea -gown which
Mr Quest had observed on the oc-
casion of his visit, now, however,
soiled and torn. i Anything more
squalid or more repulsive than the
whole pictute cannot bo imagined;
and though his stomach was pretty
strong; and in the course of his life
he had seen many a sight of utter
destitution, I leorge literally recoiled
from it.
"What's the matted" said' the
hag, sharply; "and who the dickens
are you? A h, f know now; you're
the chap who whacked Johnnie,"
arid she burst into a hoarse scream
of laughter at the recollection. "It
was mean of you, though, to hook
it and leave nie. He pulled me,the
devil, and I was fined two pounds
))y the beak."
":Metal of hini,marm, not me; but
he was a mean varmint altogether,
he was, to go and pull a lady, too; I
niver heard of such a thing. But,
mann, if I may spy so, you seem to
be in trouble here," and he took a
seat upon the deal -box.
"In trouble? I should think I
was in trouble, There's been an
execution in the house; that is,
theie's been three executions—ono
for rates and taxes, one for a butch-
er's hill, and one for rent. They
all came together, and they fought
like wild cats for the duds. That
was yesterday, and you see all they
have left me;cleaned out everything,
down to my new yellow satin, and
then asked for more. They wanted
to know where niy jewelry was, but
I did them there, hee,h•ee!"
"Meaning, marm?"
"Meaning thst I hid it—that is,
what was left of it—under a board.
But that ain't the worst. When I
was asleep that devil Ellen, who's
`had her share of the swag all these
Cs,ildrte;' t4 v far
years, get to the boded and col-
lared the things and bolted with
thew, and luck ' what she's
left ale instead!" and she held
up ,t scrap of ]'aper—"a receipt for
five years' wug,:s,and bile's had them
over and over again. Ab, if ever I
get a chance at het !" and she doubl-
ed her lung hand, and wade a mo-
tion as of a pen -on scratching. "She's
bolted, and left me here to starve.
I haven't had a bit since yesterday;
nor a drink either,and that's worse.
What's to become of tet 1'iu starv-
ieg. I shall have to go to the work-
house. Yes, me!" she added, in a
ecr'eanl; "we, who have spent thqu-
sands; I shall have to go the work-
house, like a common woman,"
"It's cruel, tuarm,cruell" said the
sympathetic George, "and you a
lawful, wedded wife 'till death do
is part.' But, tuut'tu, I saw a pub-
lic over the way. Now, no offence,
but you'll let me just go over and
fetch a bite and a sup,"
"Well," she answered, huugrily,
"you're a gent, you are, though
you're a country one. You go,while
I just make a little toilet, and as
for the drink,why let it be brandy."
"Brandy it shall be," said the
gallant George, and departed.
In ten minutes be returned, with
a supply of beef patties, some plates
and glasses, and a bottle of good,
strong British Brown, which, as
everyho+iy knows, is a sufficient
quantity to make three privates or
two blies jeckers thunk and incap-
able. •
The wowau, who now presented
a slightly more respectable appear-
auce, seized the bottle, and pouring
about a winegl.,ss and a half of its
contents into a tumbler, mixed it
with an equal quantity of water,
and drank it off et a -draught. -
"Tliat'a better," she said; "and
now for a patty. It's a real picnic,
this is,"
He handed her one, but she could
not eat more than half of it, for
alcohol destroys the more healthy
appetite, and she soon flew back to
the brandy bottle.
"Now,marm, that ycu are a little
more comfortable, perhaps you will
tell me .how you got into this way,
and you with a rich husband as I
well knows to love and cherish
yon."
"A. husband to love and cherish
me?" she said; "why I have written
to him three tithes to tell him that
l'm starving, and never a penny
Itas he given me—and there's no al-
lowance due yet, and when there is
they'll take it, for I owe hundreds."
"Well," said Geortee, "I call it
.
gold.
and he rolling in
cruel—cruel, e
Thirty thousand pounds he has just
made, that I know of. You must
be an angel, marm, to stand it, an
angel without -Wings. If it were
my husband I'd know the reason
why." .
"Ah, but I daren't, He'd mur-
der ole. He said be would."
George .laughed, gently.. "Lord!
Lord!" he said, "to sae how men do
play it off upon peer weak women,
working on their nerves and that
like. He kill you. Larger Quest
kill you, and Le the biggest coward
in Boisingbam. But there it is; this
is a world of wrong as the parson
says, and the poor shorn .lambs
must jamb their tails clown and
turn their sterns to the wind, and
so Must you, marm. So it's the
workhus you'll be in to -morrow.
Well, you'll find it a poor place, the
skilly is that rough it do fare to
take the skin off your throat, and
not a drop of liquor, not even a cup
of hot tea,and work too, lots of Vit-
scrubbing, marm, scrubbing."
This vivid picture of miseries to
come drew something between a sob
and a howl from the woman. There
is nothing more horrible to the im-
agination of such people than the
idea of being forced to work. If
their notiocs of a future state of
punishment could be fat at, they
would be found in nine cases out of
ton to resolve themselves into a
vague conception of hard labor in a
Lot climate: It was the idea of the
scrubbing that particularly affected
the Tiger.
"I won't do it," she.s;titl, "1,11 go
to dickey first—"
"Look here, inarin," said George,
in a persuasive voice, and pushing
the brandy .bottle towards her,
"where's the need for you to.go to
the w•orkllus or to ebokey either—
you with a rich husband as is hound
ley law to support you as becomes
a lady; and, marm, mind another
thing, a husband as has wickedly
deserted you—which Low he could
do so it ain't for me to say—and is
living along of another young
party."
She took settle more brandy be-
fore she an.awered,
"That's all very well,you duffer,"
she said; "but how arm I to get at
him? I tell yon I'm afraid of him,
and even if I weren't, I haven't a
cent 'to travel with, and if I got
there whatI to do?"
"As for m tieing afraid, marm," he
answered -,"I've told you Laryer
Quest is along -sight more frighten•
ed.of you than you are of him. Then
as for the money, why, marm, I'm
going down to Boisingham myself
by the train that leaves Liverpool
Street at half -past one, and that's
an hour from now; and it's proud
and pleased I should he to take a
lady down and be the means of
bringing them as has been in holy
matrimony together again. And as
to what you should do when you
gets there, why, you should just
walk up with your marriage lines
and say, 'You are my husband, and
I call on you to cease living in sin
and to take me back;' and if he don't,
why then you swears an information,
and fa's a case of warrant for bigamy."
Pitcher's Castorea.
The Tiger chuckled, and then,
suddenly seized with suspicion,look-
ed at her visitor sharply.
"What do you want we to blow
the gaff for," she said; "you're a
leery old hand you are,for all you're
simple ways, and you've got some
game on, I'il take my davey."
"I a game—Il" answered George,
an expression of the deepest pain
spreading itself aper Lis ugly fea-
tures. "No, marm—=and when one
has wanted to help a friend, too.
Well, if you think that—and no
doubt misfortune has made you
suspicicus—the best I can do is to
bid you good -day, and to w isb you
well out of yopr troubles, workhus
ann all, marm, which I do accord-
ing," and he rose from his box with
much digni'y, pcl:tely bowed to the
hag on the mattress, and then,turn-
ing, walked towards the door.
She sprang up with an oath.
"Pll go," she said, "I'll take the
change out of him; I'll teach him to
let his lawful wife starve on a beg-
garly
eggarly pittance. I don't care if he
does try to kill me. I'll ruin him;"
and she stamped- upon the floor and
screamed, "I'11 ruin him! Till ruin
him!" presenting such a picture of
abandoned evil and wickedness that
even George, whose nerves were not
finely strung, inwardly shrank from
her.
"Ah, marm," he said, "no won-
der you're ]rut out. When I think
of what you've had to suffer, Ir,own
it makes my blcod go biling through
my veins. But if you are a cooling,
perhaps it wculd be as well to stop,
cursing and put your hat on, for we
have got to catch the train," and he
pointed to a bead -gear chiefly made
of somewhat dilapidated peacock
feathers, and an ulster which the
bailiffs had either overlooked or left
through pity.
She put on the hat and cloak,and
then going to the hole beneath the
board, out of which she said the
woman Ellen had stolen her jewelry,
she extracted the copy of the, certi-
ficate of marriage which that lady
had not apparently thought worth
stealing, and put it in the pocket of
her pink silk peignoir.
Then George,, having first secured
the remainder of the bottle of
brandy, which he put into his ca;
pacious pocket, they started, and,
finding a hansom, drove to Liver-
pool Street. - Such a spectacle as
the Tiger looked upon the platfot m
,George was wont in after -days to
declare le never did see. But• it
can easily -le imagined that a fierce,
dissolute,, hungry -looking woman,
with halfdyed hair, who had drunk
asmuch- as was good for her ,dr
ssed
in.a_hat .made of peacock feathers,
dirty -white shoes, an ulster with
some buttons off,and a gorgeous but
filthy pink silk tea -gown, presented.
a sufficiently curious appearance,
especially when contrasted with her
conlpanion,the sober -and melancholy
looking .George, who was arrayed in
his, pepper-and-salt Sunday suit.'
So curious indeed was their as-
pect that the people loitering about
the platfoitn collected round them,
and George,who was heartily asham-
ed of the position, was thankful
enough when once the train started.
He had from motives of economy,
taken her a third-class ticket, and
at this she grumbled, saying that
she was accustomed to travel, like a
lady should, first; but he appeased
her with the brandy bottle.
All the jcurney through he talk-
ed to her about her, wrongs, till at
last, what between the liquor and
his artful incitements, she was in-
flamed into a condition of savage
fury against Mr Quest. When
once, she got to this point he would
let her have no mor -e brandy, seeing
that she was now ripe for his pur-
pose, which was, of course, to use
her to ruin the man who would ruin
the house he served,
Mr Quest,sitting in state as clerk
to the magistrates assembled in
Quarter Sessions at the session -
house at Buisingham, little guessed
that the swcr.d at whose shadow he
had trembled all these years was
even now falling on his head, Or
that the hand that cut the hair that
held it was that of the stupid bump-
kin whose warning lie had despised.
CIIAPTEIi XXXV, ,
THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.
At last the weary journey was
over, and to George's intense relief
he found himself upon the platform
at Boislrlgltam. He was a pretty
tough subject, but lie felt that a
very little more of the company of
the fair Edithia would he too nmclr
for him. As it happened, the sta•
tion -taster was a particular 'friend
of his, and the astonishment of that
worthy when be saw the respectable
George in such company cannot be
expressed in words.
"Why, George! Well, I never!
Is she a furrineri" he ejaculated in
astonishment.
"If you mean we, you flirty,
wbeel-greasing steam-boss,you," said
Edithia, who was by now in fine
bellicose condition, "I'm no more
foreign than you aro. Shut your
ugly mouth, can't you, or"—and
she took a step towards the stout
s',atioti'master. He retreated, pre-
cipitately caught his heel against
the threshold of the booking -office,
and vani,'ret1-' backward with a
crash.
"f3'teady, unarm, steady," said
George. "Save it up now, do; and
as for you, don't you irritate her
nono of you, mei won't answer for
the consequences, for she's an in-
jured woman she is, and injured
women are apt to he dangerous."
As chance would have it, a fly
which had brought somebody to the
station was still standing there, add
into it George bundled his fair
Children Cry f'cA
charge, telling the driver to go to
the sessions house.
"Now, tnarw," he said, ''limteu to
ate; I'm goiug to take vuu to the
wan 1"s has wronged you. He's
sdttin;; as cletk to the magistrates.
Do you go up and call him your
husband. Then he'll tell the police-
man to take you away. Then do
you sing out for justice—because
when people sings out for justice
everybody's bound to listen—and
say that you want a warrant against
him for bigamy, and show thew the
marriage certificate. Don't you be
put down, and don't you spare him.
If you don't startle hila you'll never
get anything nut of him."
"Spare hiwl" she snarled; "I'll
make hint sit up; I'll have his blood.
But look here, if he's put in chokey,
where's the tin to.ccme fr)m?"
"\Vhy, marm," answered George,
with splendid Mendacity, "it's the
best thing that can happen for you,
for if they collar him you get the
property, and that's law."
"Oh," she answered,"if I'd known
that, he'd have been collared long
ago, I can tell you."
"Come," said George, seeing that
they were nearing their destination.
"Have one more nip just to keep
your spirits up," and he produced
the brandy bottle,at which she took
a long pull.
"Now," he said, "go for him like
a wild cat.
"Never you fear," she said.
They dismounted from the cab
and entered the court -house with-
out attracting any particular .with-
out
The court itself was crowded, for a
case which bad excited public in-
terest was coming to a conclusion.
The jury had given their verdict,and
sentence was being pronounced by
Mr De la Molle, the -chairman.
Mr Quest was sitting at his table
below the bench, taking some notes.
"There's your husband," he whis-
pered; "now do you drawn on."
George's part in the drama was
played, and with a' sigh of relief he
fell back co watch its final develop-
ment. He saw the tierce tall wo-
man slip through the crowd like a
snake or a panther to its prey, and
some compunction - touched him
when he thought of the prey. He
glanced at the elderly respectablo-
looking gentleman at the table, and
reflected that he, too, was stalking
his prey, the old squire and the
ancient house of De la Molle. Then
his compunction vanished, and be
rejoiced to think that he -would be
the means of destroying a than who,
to fill his pockets, did ,not hesitate
to destroy the family with ,which
of bis fore-
fathers -for-
lives
h
his life,
and
fathers -for- many generations, had
been interwoven. .
By this time tile woman had
fought her way through the press,
bursting the remaining buttons of
her ulster in so doing, and reached
the bar which separated, the specta-
tors from the space reserved for the
officials. On the farther side of the
bar was a gangway, then came the
table at which Mr Quest sat. He
had beenelbusy , writing something
all this time, now he rose and pass-
ed it to Mr De la Molle, and then
turned to sit down again.
Meanwhile his wife bad craned
her long, lithe body forward over
the bar till her head was almost
level with the hither edge of the
table. There she stood glaring at
him, and her wicked face alive with
fury and malice, for the brandy she
had drank had caused her to forget
her fears.
As Mr Quest turned, his eye
caught the flash of color from the
peacock -feather hat. From thence
it travelled to the face beneath.
He gave a gasp, and the court
seemed to whirl round him. The
sword had fal'en indeed.
"\Vell,Billy," whispered the hate
ful voice, "yeti see I've come to look
you up."
With a desperate effort lie recov-
ered himself. A policeman was
standing near him. Ito beckoned
to him, and told him to remove the
woman, who was drunk. The po-
liceman advanced and touched her
on the arm.
"Come, you be off," In said;
"you're drunk."
At that moment Mr De la'Moll,
'ceased giving judgment,
"I ain't drunk," said the woman,
loud enough to attract the attention
of the who)e c'our't, which now, for
the first time, observed her extraor-
dinary attire, "and I've a right to
be in the public court."
"Conte on," said the policeman,
"the clerk says you're to go."
"The cleric -says so, dons h(;?" she
answered; "and do you know who
the clerk is? I'll tell you all," and
she raised her voice to a screwy),
"he's my husband, my lawful wed-
ded husband, and here's proof of it,"
and she took the folded certificate
from her pocket and flung it so that
it fell upon the desk of one of the
magistrates.
Mr Quest sank into his chair,and
there was a silence of astonishment
through the court.
The squire was the first to recov.
er himself.
"Silence!" ho said, addressing her.
"Silence! This cannot go on here."
"But I want justice," she shriek-
ed. "I want justice; I want a war-
rant against that man for bigamy."
(Renewed sensation). "He's left•
ole to starve ; me, his, lawful wife.
Look here," and she tore open the
pink satin tea -gown. "I. haven't
enough clothes on me, the bailiffs
took all my clothes; I have suffered
his Cruelty for years, and porno it,
:rod i can bear it no longer. Jus-
tice ycnr worships; 1- only ask for
jUStiCC."
"Be silent, woman,;' sail Mr Do
Ia Molle; "it' yon have any etirninal
Pitcher's Calstoria;
charge to b ing against anybody
there is a proper way to make it.
Be silent or leave this court."
But she only screamed the more
for justice, and loudly detailed flag.'
ments of her woes to the eargerly
listening crowd.
Then policemen were ordered to
remove her, and there tullowed a
most frightful scene. She shrieked
and bit and fought in such a fashion
that it took four men to drag her
to the door of the court, where she
dropped exhausted against the wall
in the corridor.
"Well,"said the observant George
to himself, "she has done the trick
proper, and no mistake. Couldn't
have been better. That's a maAte-
one, that is." Then he turned his
attention to the stricken' man be-
fore him. Mr Quest was sitting
in his chair, his face ashen, his eyes
wide open, and his hands placed flat
on the table before him. When
silence had been restored he rose,
and turned to the bench, apparently
with the intention of addressing the
court. But he said nothing, either
because be could not find words, or
because his courage failed him.
There was a moment's intense si.
lence, for every eye in the crowded
court was watching him, and the
sense of it seemed to take what re-
solution he bad left out of him. At
ally rate, be left the table and hur-
ried from the court. In the passage
he found the Tiger, who, surround -
ail by a little crowd, and with her
hat awry, and het clothes half torn
from her back, was huddled gasping
against the wall.
She saw him and began to speak,
but be stopped and faced her. He
faced her, grinding his teeth, and
with such an awful fire of fury in
his eyes that:she shrank from him -
in terror, flattening herself against
the wall.
"What did I tell you!" ire said,in
a choked voice, and then passed on.
A few paces down the passage he
met one of his own clerks, a sharp
fellow enough.
"Here, Jorerr," he s'sid, "you see
that woman there. She has made
a charge against me, Watch her.
See were she goes to. and find what
she is going to do. Then come and
toll me at the office. If you lose
-sight of her,you lose your place too.
Do you understand]"
"Yes, sir," said the astonished
clerk, and Mr 4:5uest was gone.
He made his way direct to his
office. . It was closed, for he had
told his clerks that he should not
come hack after court,and that they
could go at half -past four. He had
his key, however, and, entering, lit
the gas. - Then he went to his safe
and sorted some papers, burning
a good number of them. Two large
documents, however, he pelt by his
side to read. One was his will, the
other was endorsed "Statement of
the circumstances• connected' with
Edith."
First he looked through his will.
It had been made so tie years ago,
and was entirely in • favor of ' his
wife, or, rather, of his -reputed wife,
Belle.
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JJ. WALKER, VETERINARY SURGEON
Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege, Tclugraphle wessage5 promptly at
leurlo)I to. Olf co —Londesborough, Ont.
JAMES HOWSON, LiCENSED AUC-
TIONEER for the County of Huron. Salsa
attended anywhere 1,1 the comity, at res-
annnhln re' es. Residence Albert Street
Clinton.
DIl STANIiU'RY, GRADUATE OF THE
1� Medical Department of Victoria Uni-
versity, Toronto, formerly of the Hospitals
and Dispensaries, New York, Coroner for
the County of Huron, Bayfield, Ont,
RW. WILLIAMS, B. A., M, 1)., GRADU-
ATE of Toronto University ; member of
the College of Physicians and SurgeQna,
Ont. OFFICE', & RESIDENCE the house for-
merly occupied by Dr Reeve, Albert Street
Clinton.
DR WORTHINGTON, — PHYSICIAN,
Surgeon, Acoouoher, Licentiate of the
College of Physicians, and Burgeons of
Lower Canada, and Provincial Licentiate
and Coroner for the County of Huron. Of-
fice and residence,—Tho building formerly
occupied by MrThwaltes, Huron street.
Clinton, Jan .10, 1871.
Dan, ELLIOT & GUNN.
11, It, Elliot, M. D., W. Gunn, M.D., L. R.
L.R.C.P., Edinburgh, C.P„ Edinburgh,L.R,
L,R.0.5.. Edinburgh, C, S. Edinburgh, LI -
Licentiate ofthe Mid- oontlate of the Mid=
wifory, Edinburgh. wifery,Edin.Otlee,on
Office at l3rueofiold. corner of Ontario and
William Ste., Clinton
G. H. COOK,
Licentiate of Dental Surgery, Honor (;rade
ate of the Toronto Sohool of Dentistry,
Nitrous Oxide (las administered for the
painless extraction of tenth.
(Mine over Jackson's Clothing Store, next
to l.'iist 0llicc. Clinton.
air Night bell nnsw eve I . Iy
n
when Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a 0hild, she cried for Castotiq,
When ehe become Wee, sho clung to Caetorla,
alien she had Children, she gave them Castorda
THiS YEAR'S
E
CUT AND PLUG
Smoking TOBACCO
FINER THAN EVER,
T.
SEE
B.
IN BRONZE ON
EACH PLUG AND PACKAGE
MONEY! MONEY ! MONEY!
We can make a few good bane from private
funds at low rates and moderate expense.
Terins wade to suit borrowers.
MANNING & SCOTT,_ - Clinton
E. KEEFER,
DENTIST,
NOieoLii VILLA, 137 COLLEGE STREET
TORONTO.
UNION SHAVING • PARLOR.
HS V(NG, 11 UR CUTTING AND SHAM-
POOING done very neat and to suit
every parson.
0 HN EA VES. _ Smith's Rik
S. WIL.'ON,
GENERAL DEALER IN TINWARE.
HURON STREET, CLINTON.
Ropairnq of all kinds promptly attended to
reitaonahle rates. A trial suliitad,
BIBLES &TESTAMENTSA'r COST
The Clinton Braneh Btblo Society nave for
sale at DR WORTHINGTON'S DRUG
STORE, Albert Street.,a fine assortment of
Bibles and Testaments,
TESTAMENTS FROM 8cts. UI•WARDS
BIBLES FROM 25ets UPWARDS.
COME AND SEE. 1)8 WORTHINGTON, De
poaitory.
J. T. WILKIE, SURGEON, DENTIST
Holds theexcluelve right for the county for
the Hurd process of administering chemi-
cally
dmin steriugchemi-
oally pure Nitrogen Monoxide, which is the
safest and best system yet discovered for
the painless extraction of teeth. Charges
moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Office,
ELLIOTT'S BLOCK, over Rance's Tailor
Shop, Huron Street,'llnton.
EXHAUSTED VITALITY.
/1113E SCIENCE of Life
11 the groat Medical
Work of the age on Man-
hood Nervous and Physi-
cal Debility, •Premature
Decline, -Errors of Youth -
and the untold miseries
consequent thereon, S00
pages 8 vol., 125 proscrip-
t)ons for , all diseases,—
Cloth, full gilt, only 81, by mail, sealed. Il-
lustrated sample free to all young and mid-
dle aged men. Send now. The Gold and,
Jewelled Modal - awarded 10 tle author by
tho•National•atedical. Association. Address
P. O. Box 1885, Boston, Sass.,, or Dk. W. H.
PARKER, graduate of Harvard Medieal Col-
lege, 25 years practice in Boston, who may
be consulted confidentially. Specialty, Dis-
ease of Man. Office, No. 4 Bulfincp St.
The Molsons Bank.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855.
CAPITAL, - $2,000;000.
REST FUND, - $1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL.
THOMAS WORKMAN,........ President.
J. H. R. MOLSON ' Vice -Pres,.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager
Notes discounted,Collettiona made, Drafts
ixa >d, Sterling and American ex-
c'+sage bought and sold at lowest '
current rates.
Interest At 3 per cont allowed on deposits.
FA1t�M
Money advanced to farmers on their own notes
with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re-
quired its security. ,
11. C. IinEWElt, Manager,
January 1997., Clinton
Clinton Post Office Time Table
Mails are due for delivery and close for despatch
at the Clinton Post Otticc as follows
I ccoati I
If'amhton,'Toronto, Strat-
ford, Seaforth, Grand
Trunk• east and interme-'
:Bate offices 7.00 it.ine 1.50 p.m
Toronto, Stratford, Sea -
forth. T. and S. east1.55 p.m., 8 a,in
Goderich liolniesville and'
Grand rmik, west
Goderich,
Hamilton, Toronto,
London, L., 11, St B. south
and intermediate offices
Blyth, Wingham, Klncar-
lino, Lucknnw,
north and intermediate
,fees
British mails, Monday,Wud-
nesday, Thursday 7.(10 a.m.
Hayfield, Varna, 11erbis•m, •
daily 2.30 p.m. 12.45p,na.
Sumrncrhill, Tuesday and
Friday, 5,30 p.m. i 5.30 p.m
Monty Orders issued and Deposits rceeiicd from
one dollar til ward:,
()thee hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m,
54cin_i (tank and Money Order Office close
at 6.30 p.m.
THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster.
Clinton, April 29, 1859.
Org.
1 non, 8.10 a.m
8,45 p.m. 12.40 p.m
4,15 p.m. ,10,25 a.m
a.m. p.na, a.m. li,nl.
7.00 4.15 10.25 7.11(1
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a,tn, p m. a.m. p m
9.30 0.15 8.10 5,110
HURON AND BRUCE
Loan & Invrestment Co'y
This Company is Loaning Mow!' or
Farm Security at Lowest Rates of
Interest.
MORTGAGES. : - TURCHASEI
SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. '
8,•4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allotted
on Deposits,aecording toaniount
and time left. •
OFFICE—Corner of Market Square and North 5
IIORACE HORTON, -
MANAORa.
Oodorteh, August 5th 1896
J.
BIDDLECOMBE.
Watch & CIoC'c Maier
JEWELLER, &o.,
OPPOSITE THE MARKET' SQUARE, Clinton.
Where he keeps a select assortment of
Watches Clocks, Jewellery;
. Silverware..
which we will sell at `reasonable rAtos,
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Repairing of every description promptly
attonted ter, and all work warranted,
.1. RiDDLECOMBE.
Clinton Nos,1991,
KIPPEN MILLS
Are taking the lead -1n Gristing and Chop
ping, which will be done at all times, on the
shortest notice. CHOPPING only 5 cents, a
bag. Give us a trial, and you will be con-
t'inoed that this is the right place to get your
Gristing done, as everyone gets th.e flour
manufactured from his own wheat. Farm-
ers can depend ou getting their stuff home
with them.
FLOUR AND FEED.—Flour and feed kept
constantly on hand.
D. 13, MCLEAN, Kippen Mills:
%.-/Library
MECHANIC'S INSTITUTE,
Library and Reading RooniS, Town
Hall, down stairs- About 2,000 volumes
In the Library and all the Leading News
papersaland
mbership tick t the day
annum
Open from 2 to 6 p m., and from 7 to 9 p.
m. Applications for membership received
try the Librarian -in the room.
BENMILLER NURSERY
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREE:
NORWAY SPRUCE; SCOTCH
AND ASTRACHAN PINE.
MI LATTER 00 eu1clr WE RAKE A SPECIALTY.
LARGE STOCK ON HAND
The above ornamental trees and shrubbery wi
be sold at very low prices, and those wantin
anything in this connection will save more
purchasing here.
Orders by dlail tc'ill he promptly attend
ed lo. .Adclre,s,
JOHN STEWART, Benmiller.
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)McKillop 1Y•otcal Iosurdoco Co.
T; NEILANS, HARLOCK
GENERA -L AGENT.
Isolated town and village property, as well
as farm buildings and stock, insured. Insur-
ances effected against stock that may be
killed by lightning, If you want insurance
drop a card to the above address.
PAINTING. PAINTING.
The undersigned desires to intimate to th'
people of Clinton and vicinity that he has
returned to town, and intends to remain
here pe manently, and is better prepared
than ever to do anything whatever in the
painting or paper hanging line. All orders
entrusted to hint will receive prompt and
careful attention.
GEORGE POTTS, Kirk St„ Clinton.
J. C. STEVENSON,
—THE LEADING --
UNDERTAKER
EFIBALMER.
A FULL LINE OF
GOODS KEPT io STOCK
The beetE:nbalming Fluid used'
Splendid H.ieal'tie,
ALBERT ST.,CLINTON,
Residence os er store.
OPPOSITE TOWN HALL
FARRAN & TI>DALL
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. TISD.ALL, Manager.
RICHLYltewarded are those who read
this and then act; they will find
honorable employment that will not take
them from their homes and families, The
profits aro large and sure for every industri-
ous person, many have made and are uow
making several hundred dollars a mouth I'
is easy for any person to make $8 per day
and upwards, who is willing to work. Eithe
sex,young or old ; capital not ueeded,we star
you. Everything new. No special ability
required; you, reader.can do it as well as any
one. Write to us at once for full particulars
which we mail free, Address Stiusou & Co
Portland, Maine.
o is
Planing Mill
—AND—
DFL LT KILN—
/AWE SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST COM,
MIR!) and furnished his new Planing Mil
with machinery of the latest improved patterns
Is now prepared to attend to all orders in his
line inthe .nostprompt and satisfactory Manner
And at real mAhle rates, He would also return
thanks to all who patronized the old m before
they were burned out, and now being in a het•
ter poiiition to execute orders expeditiously
feels confident he can give eatrsfactlon to all.
FACTORY—Near the Grand Trun
Railway, Clinton,
r -tom R YoerwZilt
ROBERT DOWNS,
CLINTON,
Sfanofacturer and Proprietor ir the hest saw
1111121 Dog in use. Agent for the sale and
Application of the Q4'FIBnRR PATENT At TOMATte
&MAR CLn.Axra. STEAM FiTTINGS, Lirnlshod
and applied un sh nntl,:e
Bollere, Engines. and all kinds of
Matwhlneryirepair.'d PepedltlengJy
and In a satisfactory manner.
Panty
1tnp'.e t ' t9 mnnnfac•ured and repaired.
Steam w, l Wa'er Pipes fnrn'sl nd and pot in
pod:'nt. Dry Kilns tit's., up en application.
Chnrg"s moderns
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