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The Clinton New Era, 1890-09-19, Page 2' il`Ia,A,3l, BFtF'.l'FAMBBIt 19, 1890. DONOVAN, A MODERN ENGLISHMAN BY EDNA LYALL. Published by Wm. Bryce, Toronto. CONTINUED. "You will comfort Dono, won't your and we will be all quite happy together." The words died away into die - tinct mnrwurs; bhe sank into a painless, half -unconscious state. It was not till this time that one thought of himself came ti trouble Donovan, but as he knelt by the bedside, with Dot's head resting on his arm, as he listened to—alwost counted --the sighing breaths, his desolation broke upon hint. 14 a few minutes all that made life worth living would have passed away for- ever! Death to him truly the king of terrors, was here at the bedside, and he was powerless, helpless, he could only wait for the grim un- known to snatch little Dot away— away into a forever of nothingness! His brain reeled at the thought, he could not control the shuddering agony which made his limbs almost powerless and brought to his strong, firm face a pallor almost as deathly as that of the little dying child. "You bad better , eat a minute," said the doctor. "It is too much for you." But the thought of losing one of those precious hast minutes --of re- signing his place to another—seemed intolerable. Ile signed a negative with some impatience, raised Dot a little higher, smoothed back the faculties, end crushes the hearer f and there was another long lianas, his awl} pain, Then ke slowly itlto "dull despair." And then, as The window was wid.e,op(p. The dragged himself up, and kneeling nature ressaerts herself, and the icy night air wade Meta shiver; ' by the bed be drew aside the sheet. perceptions regain their vividness, she looked frow the faint gray sky ; Nothing could have softened, his a fearful reaction sets in, the despair to the suowy earth, and then in I suffering so completely as the sight deepeulf, the'weigbt of woe becomeb ; despair she, looked back to her which wet his gaze. The beautiful each day heavier to bear; this is the cousin's face, which, though itidis- little face seemed only a degree stony sorrow which human sywpa- tinotly seen in the dim light, was more pale and waxen than in life; tby seems utterly powerless to reach, evidently as cold and still as marble. the forehead no longer contracted and which finds no outlet:' The teats rose to her eyes and over• with pain, gleamed white and And yet the "All ye that labor flowed as she felt be: powerlesaneas serene and star- ike; the brown and are heavy laden" has for bun• to relieve that stony sorrow. A hair lay lightly on the pillow, the dreds of years brought to the world's half-atifled shivering sob roused pale still lips smiled, the tiny thin Consoler those who are moat borne Donovan at last. hands were folded in solemn repose. down, moat crushed by their grief. "You are cold," he said, still in How long he knelt silently beside Donovan knew the invitation the same terrible hollow voice and her be never knew. Ho was roused well enough, but these things were then moved forward and shut the at last by old Mrs Doery. She to him as "idle tales;" to his suffer- window. ing their was no relief because he She was now so thoroughly would not atretch out his hand to frightened by the atrangeness of his take; he was as much alone as it is manner that she lost all control over poasible for any of us to be alone. herself, and it was, after all, Dono- A child may refuse obedience to its van who had to quiet her grief. father, may reject all love, in its "Why do you cry?" he said.— ignorance may even refuse to believe "The pain is over for her—all is in the love. Scroog in its rebellion, over; after all, it is only ourselves it may shut itself away, bolting and,who suffer. One ,:an endure a great bailing the door upon the love that deal, and sooner or later we two would seek it out; but, though it shall die; think of the peace of that may refuse to remove the barrier, nothingness." the father is still the father, and "Oh, do not say such terrible though the child cannot see how things!" said Adele, shuddering and true and real his love is, because of sobbing still more violently, the obstacle it has with its own "It is my one comfort," lie said; hand rained between then!, the "but you, with the belief you pro• strong love will surely never rest fess, can need no comfort from such until it has conquered the child and as I—your beautiful legend should shown it its mistake; nor is it ever comfort jou." really alone --the barrier is only a "Yes, yes," she answered, "only barrier. it is so hard to be resigned. But, Donovan had thud shut himself Donovan, I did not mean to be so into himself. With the dead calor weak; I wanted to be of .use to you, of a worn out. body and a despairing Indeed I did, and I have worried heart he c'o.sed the door of Dot's instead of comforted you." tori behind him, and, with slow, "You have been very kind," he `lull steps, walked along the gallery. said, in a more natural tone; "but EIlrs was standing in the doorway there is only one comfort, and I of his dressing room; he c true for- have told you what that is." Then, ward as his step son passed, but the as she started with a sudden new terror, he put his cold band on hers, and added: "No, you need not be afraid; death is the comfort, but I shall not seek death in the way you fear. You need not think I shall try that way to rest." "But is there nothing I could do for you?" asked Adela, awed and quieted by his strange manner. "I should like you to go to my mother," lie replied without any hesitation. Adela looked again at the white, story face, but it was quite resolute, and she had no choice but to obey. With a heavy heart she went to see the other mourner, and tried to soothe the passionate weeping and bitter remorse of the mother. The interview with his cousin had in some degree roused Donovan; he could not sink back into the lethargy in which she bad found him. His power of realization had to some extent returned, and the dead calm gave place to restlessness. He paced up and down the room with unsteady steps, then, chafed by the narrowness of the space, he opened his door and wandered along the gallery; down the atairs, and through the deserted rooms below. Everything had a most desolate look; the faint morning light re- vealed the drooping wreaths and decorations; the remains of the can- dles, which had guttered down into shapele.;s masses of wax, looked grotesquely forlorn, while the sup per -room, with its disordered table and its profusion of fruit and dow- ers, was perhaps the most dreary looking of all. The effect of the whole to Lonovan seemed ghastly; "The Peel of Tullochgortini" rang in his ears, aecalling all its miser- able adjuncts, the noise of the gay crowd, the scraping and twanging of the instruments, above all Dot's cries of anguish—those heat t pierc• ing cries which were to haunt him question he would have put died on hair from her cold forehead, and his lips as he looked at Donovan's waited, trying to control the hem- , i.id face. Het shudder[ d as the bling which might disturb her, to ho:low, uunatur:,l voice uttered the regulate the half -choked gasping words he had expected, hitt had not breath which would agitate his dared to ask for—''She is dead !" whole frame. Ellis had not very often visited Then came an unconquerable his little step daughter's room; every • longing for one more word from her, now and then he had bought some one` More recognizing look. The trifling present for her, orhad sent struggle between the desire and his her a wessage by D0110Vnn, and oc unwillingness to break in upon the casionalty be had spent a few min - comparative peace of her last n10- :ites beside her sofa, partly because meats grew to anguish; passionate he was anxious to keep up appear- entrerties rose to bis lips, and were ances' and wished the household to only checked by the fierce effort of think hits a worthy successor to will; wild, impossible longings surg- Col. Farrant, partly because of the ed up in his heart, and above all real good natora which still to some was a fearful realization that the exleut guided his actions. His sot' - time was short, that minutes, per- row at her death was more genuine baps seconds, were all that was left than might have been expected, and to him. he had enough sympathy with But the spiritual current of svni- Donovan not to torment him with pathy which had united the two in commonplace condolences, hut to life was as strong as ever. They let hila pass by in silence, feeling had -bedn all in all to each other, rightly enough that he was the last and even now, in the moment of person who could venture to ap- 'death, little Dot felt instinctively ',roach his grief. He waited until that Dcnovan wanted her, the door of bis step -non's room had Half rousing herself from the closed behind hirn, apoke a few state of dreamy peace she had fallen words to the doctor, and then with into, she felt for his face, drew it rather hesitating steps went to nearer to her, and, with long pauses Adela's room to tell her the news. between the words, whispered: At his knock she came to the door; "I've asked to be quite near you she was _wrapped in ber dressing - still. I think God will let me. He gown, and her hair loose and dis- is so very good, you know—you ordered. Ellis thought she had will know." never looked so old before; her gray - That perfect .confidence of hers ness and wrinkles, which he had made death a happy thing. In her never noticed, showed plainly untroubled childlike faith she had enough now that she was endeaha- no manner of doubt that the Fath- bille; she looked what in truth she er who loved them both so dearly was, a ntiddle•aged woman, and Ell - would one day teach Donovan what is, who could not bear to face the His loge was. fact that both he and his sister A minute after came A scarcely were no longe' young, shivered a audible request. little. Did not oacb advancing "Kiss me, Dono." year bring them nearer to the He folded his arms round her, dreariness of old age, and what t as and pressed his cold lips to hers. worse, nearer to the terrors of death' In another moment a shudder pass- Death was an awful thing, and ing through the little frame told death Was in the house at that vers him that he was alone in the world. I moment, "What is it?" asked Adela—"is CIIAPTER XiI. it all over?' DESOLATE, "Yes, it is over," he replied, gravely. "I must tell poor Honora. Then black despair, Coale with me, Adela; she is so ex - The shadow of a starless night was thrown - hausted, I am half afraid how site Over the world in which I moved alone. wit I bear it." SHELLE' "Other people may be exhausted Truth's golden o'er us although we too." said Adele, rather sharply. refuse it. "What has become of Donovan? R. Bi'o"'t'"• IIe has been in there all night." Great sorrows affect people so "He has gone to his room. I differently that it is often hard to was afraid to speak to him; he look - know bow to sympathise with those ed—I can't tell you how he looked. in trouble. The spoken words of Yes, go to him, if you like, but you comfort which may soothe one per- won't do hint any good, poor fellow. son may torture another; the lever- It must have been an awful night." ential silence congenial to some Adela was thoroughly kind-hearted. seems cruelly cold to others. Grief, She hurried at once toward Dono- too, falls in so marry different ways; van's room, not allowing her natur- to some it comes like a heavy phy• al shrinking from the aight of pain sical blow, the bitterness of the to hinder her an instant. It was pain, the shock to the whole system, certainly a relief, when she had re- ps so great that for a time the senses ceived the word of admittance; to fail, and a merciful unconsciousness find that no spectacle of overpower - and a faint, gradual return to life ing grief was to meet her gaze. The lessen to some extent the first an- room was very cold and almost guish of suffering, To some sorrow dark; a faint glimmer of light from comes piercingly, their imagination the window, and the outline of a —all their faculties -seem for the figure with the head drooped low, time quickened by the pain; memo- showed her where her cousin was. ries of the past crowd around them, She groped ilex way toward hint, visions of a barren future stretch her misgivings returning when he out before their aching eyes, and still did not speak nor stir. this in the very first moments of "Donovan" she said, with quick their sorrow; grief is to them a anxiety in her tone, "is anything sharp edged sword, laying bare in the matter with you? Are you an instant the very fibers of their faint?" being. Her words surprised him; he But there are others to whom mused over them half curiously be. sorrow comes in a more awful form: fore replying. plow strange it was the blow fella on them, but no mo- to be naked if anything were the linentary unconsciousness comes to matter when he was simply crush - their relief; they do not sick under ed! And yet perhaps, in a sense, their load of pain, but stagger on in nothing was the matter- nothing dull hopelessness; they may be spar- mattered at all now that Dot was ed the sharp realization of the grief dead. And Dot was dead; she had which pierces the heart, but their passed away forever. case seems more pitiable; for, instead "Donovan," pleaded Adele, "do of struggling from the depths of woo speak to me -do break thia dread - to calmness and peace, they labor fol silencer' on with a terrible weight on their hearts, a weight which numbs the Children Cry for how great a change the night had wrought; the atony want of realis- ation, the frenzy of overpowering grief had given place to a more natural sorrow; he looked indeed very much as usual, only that all his former characteristics,. seemed_ deepened; the mouth looked a little more bitter, the eyes more despair ing and contradictory to the rest of the face, the curious brow had more of what Dot had called its "batter- ed" look, the whole expression was sterner and older. For the first time h3 came down to breakfast and took his usual place at the table, perhaps anxious cattle in, wiping her eyes with her to face the rest of the party before apron, and for a minute stood at the the funeral, or with a abrt of desire foot of the bed, watching the two to go through with everything children whom she had brought up properly. They were all very kind —the dead and the living. Perhaps to him—there is enough of good in the sight of the living one touched most people to make them compaa• her heart the more keenly, for there sionate to great grief—for a time. was an unwonted tenderness in her As they left the breakfast town a manner as she addressed hire. servant met thein carrying some "I was looking foryou, Mr Dono- beautiful hot house flowers. van," she said, putting her hand on "From Mrs Ward, sir," she said, his shoulder. "It's time you took putting into Donovan's hand a card some rest. You must be worn out." with "kind inprides and sympathy." Worn out! Ab, no! How he He looked at it for a moment, wished he had been! Rut he did then threw it aside with bitterness not rts:st ber when she urged him which astonished Adele, and said, to go to his room. The quiet, pas- in his most chilling tone: sive, painless state be was in led "It is too late now." him to acquiesce in anything. Lacer "No, I think there will be room." on, Ellis cane to him, offering to said Adele, misunderstanding bim, see to all the necessary arrange- ' We have a great number of ments; he thanked him quietly, and wreaths, but I think I can arrange consented. Then Adele came and these flowers." begged bim to see his mother, and "The world's sympathy!' he re - he went for a little while to his plied, bitterly, clenching and un - mother's room, and described every- clenching ,his bands rapidly, as was thing which had happened on the his habit when strongly agitated, previous night tranquilly, almost "Neve: to come near her in all those coldly. So the day passed on, and years of suffering, but to send a night canoe. The household was showy wreath for her coffin." still once mord, all were sleeping "Would you rather they were not quietly; only Donovan lay with used?" asked Adele, doubtfully. wide-open eyes, staring out at the "Ob! let us take what we can black night, counting the hour; get from the sympathizing world," mechanically as they passed, woad- he answered; "rate it at what it's Bring now and then if he still lived, worth, only don't ask ane to be if this strange, numb passiveness grateful." And then with a fierce sigh be turned away. The day was clear, bright, and frosty; the little church -yard at Oakdene was crowded with people, for poor little Dot's death had awakened sympathy which her life had failed to win; rumors had got about that the funeral was to be a choral one, and all the acquaint- ances of the Farrants who had been at the interrupted dance drove to the little country church to "show their respect" to the dead and the living, while many of the Greyshot towns people walked over either from curiosity, or from that love of a pathetic sight which is latent in not a few hearts. The sun shone brightly down on the snow-covered graves, on the throng of spectators, on the clergy- man and the choristers, the rays fell too, on the white pall laden with wreaths, on the black dresses of the mourners, and on I)onovan.'s stern, hopeless face. were life at all. The next two days went on much the same way. The funeral was to be on the Saturday; on the Friday morning Donovan's unnatural calm began to give way. He had now been four nights without sleep, and the dull weight, the numbness of stifled pain, was beginning to tell on him. When, on that day, he went as usual to Dot's room to gaze cn the one sight which had served to comfort him, he received a sud- den shock. The Ez'st great beauty of death bad faded -gradually, but as that morning he gazed down on the tranquil face, he saw for the first time the faint evidences of mortality. Tne sight seemed to pierce his heart; he rushed away wildly, as though to escape. from his grief. He paced with desperate steps up and down his room, trying in vain to forget what he had seen, trying to assure himself that it. would not, could not be. "Dust thou art and unto (lust thou shalt return." The bitterness of the ver- dict was almost unbearable, for to him the perishable body was all that was left; unspeakably dear as most be to all, it had to him a ten- fold preciousness. His grief bor- dered so nearly on madness that every one began to shrink from him in terror, and all that terrible day Ire was alone, now battling with his anguish, trying in vain to control himself—now allowing his crazy sorrow to drive him as it pleased. At length, when night was come— the last night before Dot was to be borne away from hint to the church yard --lie went once more to the death -chamber•. The little white coffin was closel -he did not regret tor months. it; he would not look on hen again, By and hy, as the daylight in- only his frantic pacings to and fro crease;!, the household began to stir; seemed more bearable in that room a maid servant came into the dlawn- than in his own, Dot's little clock ing-room and rearranged and dusted chimed the hours softly in muffled the furniture, from time to time 'tones, and each stroke seemed to casting half -timid, half -compassion- fall with knife-like sharpness on ate glances •at the restless figure his heart. Time bad ceased for her,pacing to and fro; doors were opened but for him it went on, wearily, and shut, a general sound of sweep- ceaselessly. That was the only (lis- ing and moving furniture made it tinct thought which continually self heard, a clatter of cups and surged in upon him. saucers; bells were rung, footsteps "My days go on. My days go hurried to and fro; Major Mackin- on." non's voice was heard asking for At last with a feverish craving his boots- There was something for air he threw open the window, awful in this business like rebegin- and leaned out into the cold, still ning of life. Dot was dead, yet for winter night. A winding sheet of him life must go on in the old snow on the earth, purple -black grooves. heavens, and stars shining out glo- "F.vening roust usher night, night urge riously in the frosty atmosphere met the morrow, Itis gaze. All was grand and peace - Month follow month with woe, end year fall, all contrasted strangely with his wake year to sorrow.' mad fevered agony. He grew more The commonplace bustle, the quiet. Orion gleamed down 'Mn him vision which has crossed his mind pityingly, a child's voice whispered of the long barren years, became at` from the past: "Ne is any favorite last intolerable. Ile hastened up of all, ' 'Were the soft dark eves the stairs once more, and from the watching him perhaps in his en- force of long habit found himself on guish ? Was the happy, free spirit the way to Dot's room. The blinds neat him? Would all—every corn -- were down; the cool green light fort be denied him because in his quieted bis restless impatient move- ignorance and self reliance he re- ments. He closed the door, and fused to believe ? stole with hushed footsteps to the He shut the window once more bedside. Then the forlorness of his stood quietly for a minute beside grief broke upon him fully. No the coffin, then stretched himself eager welcome from the soft, child- out on the hearth -rug, and, before ish voice, no loving look from the the little clock chimed again, was dark eyes, no arms stretched out to sleeping profoundly. The only com- cling round his neck, hut only a fort he was capable of receiving was motionless silent outline beneath given !.rim --a night of unbroken the white sheet. Ile could not rest, a short lull from his despair. look at the veiled face, lie turned That sleep saved him; the tor- away and threw himself on the rible strain of his attendance on ground in a terrible, silent agony. Dot, his hopeless sorrow and long, After a tin,e the quietness of the wakeful nights, had brought him to room began to influence him. Only the very verge of serious illness. a few hours before it had been the When he awoke late on the follow -- scene of such weary suffering that ing morning, his mind had recover the peacefulness of the present could ell its halatico, he was sufficiently no but seem doubly striking. The strengthener) to take rip his heavy peace of non existence! lie rotund load of sorrow and bear it manfully. "She is dead," he replied, slowly, the thought to hits heart, and in Ellis and Adele were unspeakably and then again his head drooped, I thinking of it forgot for the time relieved when they feet him to find ' Pitcher's-Castorla. 1 Children Cry for Pitcher's Caetorla. - -TO IRE CONTINUED. Minard s liniment is used by physicians SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEW ERA Erotes ionaland other. &WO MANNING Alt SCOTT, Barristers, Solicitors, CONVEYANCERS, ,tie,, "'e Tivvinnn,•e rat °Atari,' and Manitoba ::, NEC r Donn To erns Ent., OtiNTIIN IttONEY L'1 BouTO Bought. 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Uliutou Clinton Post Office Time Table Mail, are clue for delivery and close for despatch at the Clinton Post Unice as follows:— Hamilton, Toronto, Stria-, ford, SCatoeth, Grand I Trunk east and internee dials offices ..I 7.0011.111. 1.50 p.m Toronto, Stratford, Sea -I forth, T. and 9. east... 1.56 p,tn. 8,,,, Godorich, ifolmesville and.! Grand Trunk west .. •, 1 p.m. 2,40 p.m Goderich, ......., 845 Hamilton, Toronto,15 p.m.' 2.25 a.nt ni London, L., 11, & B. south'a.m p.m.'5 025 1. r. m and intermediate offices, 7.00 4.1.5 10,25 7.00 Blyth, Wingham, Kinenr-' dine,Lucknow, L.,11„&13.1north and intermediate a.m. p or. a.m. p.m Brr titflccsnhnlaik,Mondny,wed- 1 9.30 (1.15 8.105.09 nosday, Thursday „I 7.00 a.m. Bayfield, Varna, Ilerbis,in, Summ dait, eryhin, Tuesday and! 2.30 ' rn. 12.45p.m. Friday, i 5.30 p.m. i 5.30 p.m Money Orders issued and Deposits received from one dollar upwards. Office hours from 8 a,m, to 7 p.m. Savings Bank and Money Order Office close at 6.30 p.m. THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster, Clinton, April E9, 1889, t't.eait I ill's HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investnient Co'y This Company is Loaning Money or Farm Security at Lowest Rates of Interest. MORTGAGES-:`PURCI-IASEI SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Gent. Interest Allowed on Deposits,areorrlinq toCmovnt and lime left. OFFICE—Corner of Market &gnareand North 9 HORACE HORTON, GOderteh,August 5th 1881 MANAGER. BIBLES & TESTAMENTSATCOST The Clinton Branch Bible Society nave for gale at DR WORTHINGTON'S DRUG STORE, A Ihert Street„a tine assortment of Riblea and Testaments. TESTAMENTS F1tOM Bete. UPWARD DIMES FROM 250D3 UPWARDS. COME Min SEE. DR WORTHINGTON, De- pository. • A. O. U. W. The Clinton Lodge, No. 199, meet in Jack- son's Hall on the 1st and 3rd Fridays in sash month. Visitors cordially invited. R. STONEHAM, M. W. J. BEAN, Recorder. A COOK BOOK FREE By mail So any lady sending us her post ofllc I • address. Walls, Richardson & Co„ Railway- OLINTOE MECHANIC'$ INSTITUTE, Library and Reading Rooms, Tow Hall, down stairs. About 2,000 Tontine i e the Library and all the Leading News papers and Periodicals of the day on the table. Membership ticket $1 per annum Open from 2 to 5 p m., and from 7 to 9 p. m. Applications for membership received oy the Librarian In the room. HENMLLLER NURSERY FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES NORWAY SPRUCE, SCOTCH AND ASTRACHAN PINE, las 4ATTAa Or wn,cu wE sass A er5C1AI,Tr LARGE STOCK ON HAND The above ornamental trees and shrubbery wt be sold at very low prices, and those wantin anything in this connection will save move purchasing here. Orders by Mail will be promptly attend ed to. Address, JOHN STEWART. Benminer. McKillop MOM Illsarance Co. T; NEILANS, HARLOCK GENERAL AGENT. Isolated town and village property, as wel as farm built9ingaanti 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 the people of Cliutou and vicinity that he his returned to town, and intends to remail, here pe manently, and is better prepared than ever to do (anything whatever in the painting or paper banging line. All orders entrusted to him will receive prompt and careful attention. GEORGE POTTS, Kirk St., Clinton. J. C. SFEVESON, -THE LEA DING.— UNDERTAKER —ANT— EMBALMER. A FULL LIVE OF GOODS KEPI ill STOCK The bestEmbalming•Fluid used Splendid Iieaarse. ALBERT ST.,C LINTON,, Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL 'ARRAN&TISDALL BANKER S, CLINTON. ONT .Advances made to farm srsOn thei: swot notes, at low rates of interest. A general Banking Business transactea Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes bo:lght J. P. T[SDA.LL, Manager RICHLYRewarded arathosewho read honorable amploayn eat t Dat 'willynut 1 ake them from their homes and families. The profits are large and sure for every industri- ous person, many have made and aro now inakingseverad hundreddollarsa month. It is easy for any person to make Si, per day and upwards, who is willing to work. Eithe sex,young or old ; capital not uoeded,westar you Everything new. No special ability required; you, reader,can do it as well as any one. Write to us at once for fttll particulars which we 01841 free. Address Stinson if.; Co Portland, Maine. (JLIN roN Planing Mill —AND— DRY KILN! rI'HESUBSCRIBER HAYING JUST COM- PGATRn and furnished his new Planing Mill with machinery of the latest improved patterns, is now prepared to attend to all orders In hie line In the-noatprompt and satiafactoryminner and at reaa ,nable rates- He would ateo return thanks to all who patronized the old m before they were burned out, and now being in a bet ter position to execute orders expeditiously feels confident heean give satisfaction to all. • FACTORy--Near the Grand Trunk Railtcay, Clinton. THOMAS M.KENZIE ROBERT DOWNS, CLINTON, Mnnofact rrrrr and Proprietor for the best Naw MiTI Dow In use, Agent for the sale and applitatlnn of the rOFISIIAR PATENT AlTneATrc BOMARCeRA,Ra. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on shirt notice. IIwllPro, En/rinew, and all Wilda Machinery repaired ellpP.11tloasly Mali In a eatlwra[•tory manner. Farm implements manufactured and re- paired. Steam and water pumps furnished and int in position. Dry Kilns fitted tip on application barges Moderate.