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The Clinton New Era, 1898-10-28, Page 7Even is 17/ ilbrave man 'I/j shudders at t to thought F of being torn end rended b in the jaws of a fere- /Mous tiger. In every walk of life, from that of the laborer to that of the pro- fessional man , . there are thou- sands at the mercy of a tiger more y4ir , than any found to all India. That tiger is the dread disease known as consumption. It slays more men and wo- men yearly than there are rain drops in a summer shower, It steals upon its victim with noiseless tread. The is a sure and certain protection again' �this deadly disease, and a sure and y cure for it, if it is reported to in It is pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. This wond rful medicine acts directly on the lungs ttbrough the blood, 'tearing down old, half-ddead tissues, build- ing up new and healthy ones, driving out all inipurities and diseaseerms and ex- q �wr'land' g'the lungs and introducing life- iv - Noxygen into the circulation. It has wonderful curative powers and allays all inflammation of the mucous membranes of the lungs and bronchial tubes. It ma;,tCs the appetite keen and hearty, tine digestien and assimilation perfect, the live active, the blood pure and rich with the 11-sivipg •elements of the food, and t'Tt nerd Strong trong and steady, It Is the great bleed -matter and flesh -builder. It has the most marvel- ous sustaining powers of airy known med- icine. Thousands who were upon the verge bf a premature grave have testified to their recoery t owl?' its vboaderfol virtues. es dealers sell it, and hay.: nothing ust as good." n a dealer urges some substitute he's g of the larger profit he'll make— your welfare. ieree's book, " The Common Sense al Adviser," is a treasure in any fain- t contains ioo8 pages and 300 illustra- A copy FREE to every person who end to the World's Dispensary Med- sociation, Buffalo, N. Y., 31 one -cent to pay cost of customs and mailing For cloth binding, send 5o stamps. BABY BEAUTY. always think of a pretty baby as p and chubby. Scott's Emulsion s just this plumpness; not too fat, just ugh for the dimples to Dome. Babies e it, too.__ It Was Castor 011 A good story is told of the judges who made the awards on butter and honey at the Walkerton show this year. It appears they bad a little trou- ble deciding as to the butter, but the honey was a tricker. One bottle look- ed clear and nice—too clear one judge thought—and a jar was a little darker 'but looked beautiful. It was finally 'decided to toss a copper, which was done, and the bottle won. A large table spoon was procured and filled with the first prize article, which was handed to the senior Judge, who placed it to his lips and downed it—a close -observer might have noticed a look of agony, but the victim said nothing. Again the spoon was filled and the junior judge swallowed about half of it, when he gasped for breath, the rfluid running down his beard, his shirt front, and the tears down bis cheeks. Finally be exclaimed: "Oh, my God, 'tis castor oil." THE PRESIDENT'S STORY. ave to Chroatarrh for renears—Re- ed—Speoia 's l"ai ed�-Dei = gnow's Catarrhal Powder (Simplest of all) dared Him. D. T. Sample, President of Sample's In- 'etal went Company, Washington, Pa„ writes: "For years I was effiicted wit'i chronic catarrh. Remedies and treatment by specialists only gave rot temporary re- lief until I was induced to try Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. It has proved the one good thing in my case. In almost an in- •etant after I had made the first application 1 had relief, and a little perseverance in its nee entirely rid meof this offensive malady. I would be glad to personally recommend it to any and everybody," Sold by Watts & Co., Clinton. A• Disastrous typhoons, sand -storms and floods have caused a fearful loss of life and property in the Orient. In the district watered by the river Feng in japan, hundreds of villages have been swept away,and 2,000 people have been drowned. Another reportsays 25 towns are under water, The Ishikari river as also overflowed, drowning over 1000 people. Seven prefectures were destroyed. In a terrible typhoon off Fo mosa, happening the same time the flol5ds,general damage to shipping was done. At Temani eight junks were wrecked and 100 lives lost. Twelve junks were driven to sea and lost. omeward bound passengers state they passed through 29 miles of abandoned wrecks,chiefly Chinese junks. The loss -of life must have been enormous. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured' by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per. fact remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, DrowsI. mess, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue in in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. 111. Small Dose. -Small Price. ubstitution the fraud of the day. ee you get Carter's, sk for Carter's, nsist and demand Prter's Little Liver Fill BLUE BELLS. Nymph, hast thou ne'er beard a ring- ing, Silvery, mystlo as thy singing, In thy hidden dells When thy zephyrs, gently playing, With their unseen hands were swaying Thine awn soft blue bulls? Came nut dainty notes turth straying Of carols light or knells? Yet why ask if thou oanet hear Strains that ne'er to mortal ear Shall, alas, bo known? Well I know that mortal eye Reade 1' each flower a lullaby, Sweet and all its own. Shall I count that naught and sigh And brood uncheered, alone? —Eugene Renwick in Latin Quarter. SIBIL LOVIBOND. Slbll Lovibond stood before the long mirror in tho drawing room and pressed a hand on either rounded hip, with an ha- bitual gesturo designed loss to smooth away the wrinkles in hor faultless gray cloth gown than to express a satisfaction in a perfect flt that left no wrinkles to be smoothed. She was tall and blond and delicately modeledel ed and slim and the hands were very slender and fine and white, and her eyes were full of a grave sweetness and purity and innocent as twin blue flowers. 1 Three years before, when Cecil Lovi- bond died, it had been to Sibil, his daugh- ter, self evident that the Lovibond estate belonged in part to Bertie, her brother, and in part to herself, and she had felt that a present possession of their respective shares might in a measure console them for their father's decease. To Mre. Levi - bond, Sibil's mamma, upon whom the whole estate had been settled by will, that point of view seemed nob to have occurred and not to be likely to occur, and after much hesitation and patience Sibil had determined at last to come to hor mam- ma's assistance and at the moment was reporting to Bertie, who shared her ideas, 1 so far at least as they promised to benefit himself, the somewhat indecorous inter- view which had been the reselt, "Of course," Sibil said in conclusion, speaking always without rancor, in her silver tones, "she was in a passion. She may at any moment in an access of caprice disinherit one or both of ns. It might have been you that at least managed the estate if papa had not known always that you are not wise." Bertie Lovibond sat a cheval on a frag- ile chair behind his fair sister, looking up at her and at her image in the glass, and It was quite tirue that there was noth- ing in his pink face and slow gray eyes to suggest that apart from a certain skill at polo and at billiards he possessed the wraith of an idea beyond those which Sibil imparted to him. "Naturally we're all of us out of our wits except you," he retorted without resentment (he had never been allowed to cherish an illusion in re- gard to bis abilities) and went away to his club, leaving SIbil to reflect upon what right things he sometimes said when he did not mean them. Shethought with a kind of impetuous rage as she stood looking after him on the chance she might have had if she were a man—on the one hundred and one ways of independence and distinction that to her at least would have stood open: She thought with a rage quite impetuous that as a girl she could count on nothing ex- cept on inheritance and marriage, and that the inheritance might well Dome too late, or come diminished by mismanage- ment, or come not at all, and that upon the amount..pf the inheritance the quality of the ,nfarriage wag dependent. She tike finally that refleottoit`of such ty and force as that is bad for elle complexion and for the modeling of the fade about the lips and eyes, but mole , temperately behind the mask of her un- • troubled, fresh, pure fade she pursued for many minutes her line of meditation. She had pursued it many times before. Later in the morning Mrs. Lovibond was occupied with a visitor when Sibi1, daintily bonneted and gloved, swept into the room and rustled affeotionately about her mamma, to whom she was in pubiio entirely devoted, and asked how long she might keep the carriage, and what com- missions she might exeoute, and whether she might not be kissed goodby. Mrs. Lovibond was tall, like her daugh- ter, and slim, and her hair, once blond, like her daughter's, was gray, and her face was gray and full of the fine lines and distinction that Dome of a thousand ex- quisite scruples for half a century con- stantly possessed. Mrs. Lovibond had been the cause all her life of other people's telling in ' her behalf, to spare her sensi- bilities, countless fibs, but sho had never herself told a fib and had never learned to forgive fibs in others nor to recognize with equanimity their presense in others. She had been greatly agitated by what was to her the monstrous departure from any becoming or even possible attitude of a girl toward her mother that in their talk after breakfast Sibil had manifested, and she had not seen Sibil since. Her 'nerves were still vibrating from the excitement which she had undergone, and she was re- volted simply by Sibil's caressing intona- tions and looks. When Sibil offered to kiss her, she could endure no more. She rose hastily from her chair and without apology left the room. Sibil instantly, in the mq,nnor the most unassumed in the world, saftk into a chair and covered her face and shook with weep- ing imperfectly held in check. "Dear Mrs. Naunton," she said as soon as she could bring herself to speak, "don't ask mo what I fear is the matter. It is ton ' ndful simply. We hit•7e seen ib c ,; ever since papa died." And sho removed her bonnet and gloves and dismissed the oarrlage. * • • Not so many weeks subsequent to Mrs. Naunton's morning visit it began not un- commonly among the acquaintance of the Lovibonds,to be remarked that dear Mrs. Loci bond had for a long time boon strange. At first this remark was made in isola- tion, parenthetically almost,and ompha- nized, if nt all, by nothing more than an exchange of glances or a decorous pause or a word of sympathy. "Have you seen Mrs Lovibond of late? How unlike her- ' 'if she seems' She appears to have sunk into an utter melancholy." Then Dame a rumor of her being denied regularly at the door to visitors, and of an inexplicable r, rc r+ion on her part to Sibil, a daughter f whom anybody might be proud, and of r, 1. rs to the servants and of messages to ! , r friends which, to say the least, were re old, and which indeed seemed often , .triko the poor lady herself with estop- , iuwent when they were brought to her rfee. . onlotimee she Indignantly denied ever )dng authorized them, and always SIbi1, hen present, agreed with her that there est be some mistake, and by a beseeoh- f g glance toward her mother's inter-, I e;itor silenced protest and explanation, ],van Bertha oame in time to declare r-bruptly to Sibil that, "Begad, you know, ti• THE CLINTON NEW ERA October 28, 1898 this is serious," and he added that a lot of the Bontflowers (Mrs. Lovibond's maiden name was Bontflower) bad been "queer." About the time of Bertie's declaration in regard to the queerness of the llont- flowers hire. Lovibund's man of business revolved from Sibil in Mrs. Bontflower's name (he had been accustomed to deal with Mrs. Bontflower through Sibil) an order for the disposition of some bonds whiuh he thought it out) of the question to exeuute. For a long while past he had been made uneasy by the instructions which had been giveno- him for the rein- vestment of the money accruing from such of the Lovibond securities as from time to Hine had fallen due, and when at length he became sharply alarmed he went t once to Helios Naunton, who had been Cecil Lovibond's most intimate friend and the executor of his will, and communicat- ed to hire his Btu/anises and doubts. His surmises and doubts were so well support- ed by the evidence in his hands and were of a nature so grave that Holies Naunton called together the eldest of Cecil Lovi- bond's relatives, and after a consultation with them spoke in the name of a formi- dable 00118On9U8 of uncles and aunts to Bertie and Sibil. Bertie, who was never at his ease when 1t was not possible to be jocular, content- ed himself with repeating lugubriously that a lot of the Bontflowers, you know, had been queer. Sibil would at first listen to nothing, not even to the suggestion of enlisting the services of a celebrated spe- cialist. Her opposition was so determined that she obtainid at last a promise that nothing should be undertaken or done against her mother's consent. On that condition Sibil, with becoming reluctance, consented that the difficult business should be opened to Mrs. Lovibond, stipu- lating for all possible tentativeness and delicacy. Nothing, she said, could to Bartle and herself be at all worth while in com- parison with that, and Bertie said of course it oouldn't. Holies Naunton, in company with Sibil, who insisted that she should be present, undertook the little embassy. Etc bad long hoped that Sibil would consent to marry Horace, his second son, and had learned to regard her as little less than a daughter and to regard her interests eau daughter's interests. The tact and gentleness of his address in the actual interview left Sibil nothing to wish unsaid, nothing to wish undone. It was a inatter of business simply, he ex- plained, growing out of a scruple on the part, in the first instance, of a man of business, and except that her naturally pale face became perceptibly a little more pale Mrs. Lovibond bore herself as in the presence of a matter of business simply and offered neither protest nor opposition. She felt, poor lady, that she stood very much alone. Her husband's relatives, when all was said, were just her husband's relatives, and relatives of her own, except some distant oouslns, she had none. She bad been an only child and had brought, truth to tell, much of the estate which it appeared that she was mismanaging to Cecil Lovibond on her marriage. Even it she disavowed all of the strange things that Sibil had done in her name, It was possible she would not bo believed. Her little public was prejudiced against her, and even to an unprejudiced public it must be easier to believe that an old wom- an was out of her wits than to believe that a girl like Sibil had conceived so safe and so audacious a conspiracy. Also to make a disavowal would be to amuse her daugh- ter, and simply she could not bring herself to accuse even a daughter like that. "It is too plain," she said. "I may well be mad, having, as I have, such children." And she undertook to make over what Holies Naunton would to any proper trus- tees. When the necessary papers and proceed- ings were nearing completion, Bertie, who was slow always to take things in, showed at last symptoms of revolt and deciared to Sibi1, with his customary indifference to contest, that it was all a bloody shame. "If I were you," Sibil said with a men- ace in her downcast eyes and even voice that made him most uncomfortable, he hardly knew why, "I should keep wholly quiet. You are half Bontflower at beab, and nobody, to dart with, has ever thought you wise." The more Bertie turned over that speech In Ms dim little mind the more uneasy he became and the more firmly he resolved to• follow the advice which it contained, and to keep wholly quiet, or, as he would even mentally have phrased it, to 11e low, by Jove, and as an indispensable preliminary he drove to his olub.and ordered a brandy and soda. Whenever the thought that he is half Bontflower has recurred to him since he has ordered always another brandy and soda, and he bas ordered a great many. Holies Naunton was and is the only ac- tive member of the little board of trustees in whose oharge the Lovibond estate was plaoed. When Horace Naunton had dem- onstrated the likelihood of his proving to be in society and in politics really a per- sonage, Sibil consented to marry him. There was for a time among a portion of the Nauntons some thought of opposition to the match, on the ground that Sibil was half Bontflower, and that sort of thing, you know, runs in families, and it Is right to take no risks, but the Lovibond connec- tions were excellent, and Sibil herself was a olia'rming, clover girl, and indeed her money and her connections and loveliness and wit have been already to her husband of inestimable aid. She has still the same blue, innocent eyes, and the same look in them of grave sweetness, and is still to her mother, near whom at Sibil's instance -Horace Naunton has taken a house, the same irreproachable daughter. The task of remaining so Is recognized by all of Sibil's acquaintances as the more difficult because Mrs. Levi - bond is much broken in spirit and health and her aversion to her daughter seems rather to increase with time. Bertie, who seems to feel in a vague way that there is something very like im- piety in not appreciating one's perils, has suggested to Sibil that she also is half Bontflower, but she has never shown hor- self alarmed. She has never shown her- self alarmed indeed, even for her little boy, of whom she is devotedly fond, though in him, to be sure, the Bontflower strain has run thin.—New York Advertiser. Cured Ills Cramp. At an evening party in London some time ago a gushing girl was Introduced to Mark Twain. "Oh, Mr. Clemens'" she said. "Now, please, do tell mei I've been thinking of taking up writing, but I nm so afraid of that dreadful writers' cramp ono hears so much about. Did you over have it?" "I did, madam," "And what did yon take for itP" "Beefsteak." "Just fancy! But how and where did roe apply it?" "Broiled and internally," said Mark Twain gravely. "I can't answer for Its being a panacea, but it cured the kind of oran,p I had, all right." CHANCE MEETING IN BATTLE. Two lien From Opposing Armies Rush Into Each Other's Arms. Get an old soldier started, and he can reel thein off by the yard. This one is from the same source: "During Stonewall Jackson's first val- ley campaign and the day before the bat- tle of Cross Keys I was standing," said an ex -Confederate officer, "with several other officers of E1wel1's division under the shade of u clump of trees in an old fluid overlooking a deep cut in the road through which the troops wore marching. Sud- denly I observed Major Bub Wheat, the famous commander of Wheat's battalion of Dick Taylor's Louisiana brigade, look- ing intently forward at a lot of Federal prisoners approaching under guard. Wheat was a most magnificent specimen of man- hood, and, guided by his intense gaze, I soon singled out among the prisoners the objeot of it, a rna:1 of like proportions to himself. In a n1 anent more Wheat had rushed down the hank with outstretched arms, exclaiming: " 'Oh, yes, -- you! I thought that was you giving 08 SO n1110h trouble.' "'The prisoner opened wide his arias and rushed to meet Wheat in an embrace which showed to us onlookers how tender must have been their relations in the past and how great their friendship still. Af,or a long embrace Wheat told his friend to march on to Richmond, and bo woul 1 see that he was well oar.;d for and soon ex- changed. Then, turning to us, Wheat ex- plained that the Federal officer was Col- onel Windham, an Englishman, who had served with him on General Abusana's staff in the Garibaldian struggle for Ital- ian freedom. "Old civil war days were famous for pleasant meetings like that. "—Philadel- phia Times. Canada's Greatest Liniment, Griffiths' Menthol Liniment Is the great- est curative discovery of the age. Pene- trates muscle, membrane and tisane to the very bone, banishes pains and aches with a power Impossible with any other remedy. Use It for rheumatism, neuralgia, head- aches and all soreness, swelling sad in- flammation. All druggists, 25 etre. t19 Last spring Mr bill,proprietor of the Harrington Flour mills, West Zorra, planted 15 pounds:of potatoes, and re- cently dug 10 bags and one and one- half bushels — or a bushel for every pound he planted. Hon. Arthur Stanley, Conservative, Third Secretary to the British Agency in Egypt, has been elected to Parlia- ment for the Ormiskirk division of Lancashire, southwest,made vacant by the death of Sir Arthur Forwood. WHAT SHE BELIEVES. '"I believe Hood's Sarsaparilla is a great medicine, because I have seen its good ef- fects in the case of my mother. She has taken it when she was weak and her health was poor and she says she knows of nothing better to build her up and make her feel strong. B. M. Knowles, Upper Wood Har- bor, U.S. HOOD'S PILLS care all liver ills, Mailed for 25o. by U. I. Hood & Co.. Low- ell, Maes. Mrs G. Templar, of Ancaster town- ship, was knocked down by a horse driven by a man named Robb at Rock - ton fair last year, and afterwards died from her injuries. The husband sued Robb for $10,003, claiining that he was negligent, but the case has been dis- missed. • A WOMAN'S NERVE. Nine -tenths of her Bodily Ailments can be Traced to Nerve Disorders and bad Di- gestion. South American Nervine Aids Digestion and Strengthens the Nerves. Miss Annie Patterson, of Saokville,N.B., writes: "Indigestion and weak nerves were the bugbears of my life for years. I tried dootor's and proprietary medicines till I completely lost heart. Being induced by a friend to try South American Nervine, af- ter taking one bottle I was greatly relieved. Three bottles effected a oomplete acre. I oan recommend it as a valuable medicine and believe it to be the best nerve and stom- ach tonic in the world." Sold by Watts & Co., Clinton. Cat by His Own Dog. James Freeman Clarke's "Nine - t nth Century Questions" occurs the fol- lowing amusing dog story: At one time my dog was fond of going to the railway station to see the people, and I always ordered him to go home, fearing he would be hurt by the cars. He easily understood that if he went there it was contrary to my wishes. * * * So whenever ho was near the station, if he saw me coining, he would look the other way and pretend not to know me. If he met me anywhere else, he always bounded to meet me with great delight. But at the station it was quite different. He would pay no attention to my whistle or my call. Ho even pretended to be another dog and would look me right in the face with- out apparently recognizing me. He gave mo the cut direct in the most impertinent manner, the reason evidently being that he knew he was doing what was wrong, and did not like to be found out. Possibly ho ,nay have relied a little on my near sightedness in his maneuver. A Twisted Miracle. "Well, Uncle Rasburry, how did you like the sermon?" "It war a pow'ful sermon, Mame John." "What was it about?" "It war 'bout do inir'ole ob 7,000 loaves and 5,000 fishes bein fed to the twelve 'pestles. " "Seven thousand loaves and 5,000 fishes being fed to the twelve apostles? But where does the miracle come in?" Uncle Rasburry scratched his head a few moments meditatively. Then he re- plied : "Well, Marsef John, de nitride, 'oordin to my perception of de ciroumstancep, is dat dey all didn't bust. "—Current Liter- ature. are dangerous if neglected. Yot; can cure that cough at once by the use of "MOLL PITCHER.' History and Epitaph of the Pamela► tier. eine of the Revolution... "Moll Pitcher" was the daughter of a Pennsylvania German family, living in the vicinity of Carlisle. She was born In 1748, and her name was Mary Ludwig, to pure German name. She was married to ane John Casper Hayes, a barber, who when the war broke out with the mother country enlisted in the First Pennsylvania artille y and was afterward transferred to the Seventh Pennsylvania infantry, com- manded by Colonel William Irvine of Car- lisle, with whose family Mary Ludwig had lived at service. She was permitted to accompany her husband's regiment, serv- ing the battery as cook and laundress, and when at the battle of Monmeuth (Free- hold), N. J., her husband was wounded at his gun, she sprung forward, seized the rammer and took his place to the end of the battle. After the battle she parried water to the wounded, and hence her pet name of "Moll Pitcher." Hayes died after the war was over and she married a second husband by the naine of McCauley, and at her grave in the old cemetery at Carlisle there is a monument that bears this inscription: Molly McCauley, Renowned in History as "Molly Pitcher," the Heroine of Monmouth; ; Died January, 1 Erected by the Citizens of Cumber- land County, July 4, 1876. On Washington's birthday, 1822, when Molly was nearly 70 years old, the legis• lature of Pennsylvania voted her a gift of $40 and a pension of $40 per year. Her counterpart in female heroism in the civil war, the heroine et Whittier's poem, "Barbara Frietohie," was also a Pennsylvania German dame. Her maiden name was Hauer and her family moved from Lancaster to Frederick, Md. It is strange that these two solitary fe- male military figures, the most conspicu- ous since Joan of Aro, wore both Pennsyl- vania Germans, but it is true.—Harris- burg Commonwealth. PAINS IN THE STOMACH John Hawke, Coldwater, Ont., writes:— "Dr. Fowler's Extraot of Wild Strawberry is a wonderful cure for diarrbcea, pains in the stomaob, etc. I was a great sufferer, but it has given me perfeot comfort." CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The faa simile signature .44-1:44, G Iron every . :4; wrayyer Sheriff Murtin, Hamilton,is reported very low, Information has come to the chief provincial game warden that there is a large increase in the number of deer up on the northern hunting grounds The increase is said to be attributed to the mild weather of last winter, and there was a greater supply of food than usual. It is stated that the fawns were never so large at this time of the year as they are now. The season op- ens on Nov. 1, and lasts 15 days. Coughs That Stick. You don't seem to be able to throw them off. All the ordinary remedies you've tried don't touch them. The cough remedy for you is Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It loosens the phlegm, allays the irritation, heals and soothes the in- flamed lung tissue. MR. WIS. FERRY, Blenheim, Ont., says : " I can recommend Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as the very bast medicine for coughs and colds, sore throat and weak lungs. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Never fails to Cure. Keep Out the DAP 858 By wearing our reliable Boots and Shoes this fall. School Boots, every day Boots for the man, woman and child,call for your inspection. Don't fail to Bee our Single and Double Harness,Trunks, Valises Telescopes, ]ate. R&1 and White Cedar Shing- les, also Pine always on hand. J. Twitchell VICTORIA BLOCK AGENTS. Chan Peciora Prospectus ggnne.ToroLY AH=780Ne the entire field of borderland i Everybody orders. Marvellous ilnetrations"GHim acs of the tTnseen" Fasoinatingg boqok COMPANYLtler <:r P REUMATISM Is caused by Uric Acid and other- im- purities lingering in the blood, which have not been filtered out by the Kid- neys through the urine. The seat of the trouble is not in the skin or mus - It's sick Kidue,ys. Electricity, , r, talents or plasters will not reach the case. But the disease can be CURED I was taken with a severe attack of rheuma- tism and could not turn myself in bed. I was persuaded to try Dr Hobes' 4parague Kidney Pills. They soon put me on my toet again. Less than one box cured meso comp etely that I have returned again to my work in the Lake Shore Repair shops as well as ever. WM. A. SOtioFiELu, Adrian, Mich. 'Kam pleased to say that Dr Hobbs' Sparagus Kidney Pills are the meet relieving remedy I have ever used for rheumatism. You may use this as a testimonial for the benefit or others who are attiicted. CAAxLCS HEBB, Veteran of Civil War, 284 Adelaide -t , Dell•oit, Mich, Dr. 1-lobbt.' PARAGIJ Hidney Pills :w FOB BALE BY SYDNEY JACKSON, Druggist, CLINTON, ONT Cheaper to Ride than To Walk ... Two Week's Sale Of Second - hand Bicycles, Ladies' and Gents' 1898 models. All in first-olass condition, only run about two months, at $15, $20 and $25 each. Call and secure a bargain. Onward Cycle Co:, Perrin Block, Clinton U. L. BROWN, Manager. Thr old Clinton PLANING MILL H. STEVENS, Proprietor The old original Contractor and Builder, who has made Clinton his home for forty years, is still in business with a modern, up-to-date Faotcry, and is prepared to fill all orders of whatever description, on short notice and -the lowest terms; first-class workmanship guaranteed. CONTRACTS for buildings taken, and all kinds of build- ing material furnished as deeded. HENRY STEVENS, William Street, Clinton, immediately behind the Park. 'ftf p; Boilmilla nurseries TREES. Our stock of fruit and ornamental trees being complete, we are prepared to offer to the pub- lic for spring planting a very choice lot of Apple, Phim, Pear, Cherry and Peach trees, at suitable pr ices. Evergreens a'specialty. Large stock of small Fruits, Choice list of spring bedding Plants. Price list mailed on application. John Stewart Estate, Renmlller THE NEW SONE SEWING MACHINE Built to last a life -time. This excellent machine is finding its way into a great many homes. Why ? Because people that have bought like them and recommend them to other. They have no trouble with them—no tinkering to sew thick or thin goods. It has a double feed; no trouble to cross seams. No expert operator is required to work the attachments; they are simple and strong and are made of steel—made to work. You can have one put in your house on trial, and I never was in a butter position to supply the wants of the people with a genuine good article than 1 am at the present time. I keep a good stock on hand. Best Sewing Ma- chine Oils in bulk, or bottle. Get good oil and save your machine. You can get shuttles and all parts required for any machine made from me. Singer repairs procured direct from New York for all singer machines. A call respect fully solicited. WM.-MOORE, Agent, Clinton Sewing Machine wareroom, Huron Street, Clinton, Fruit Confectionery You will find ns HEADQUAR- TERS for all seasonable Fruits First-classCrawlord Peaches Grapes, different varieties Muskmelons, Watermelons Oranges, Lemons Bananas and Tomatoes. —All kinds of— Confectionery Bread . . . Our Cakes & Pastry speeialtie The sales for our Real Home Made and ]b alt Digestive 'Bread are in- creasing daily —.L Jas. McClacherty, Novelty Bakery and Restaurant Telephone No. 1. MADE ME A MAN AJAX TABLETS PCSIT1viELY CURE itL.&Nervous Dfsoasee—Falling Mem- ory, Impotency, Sleeplessness, etc, caused by Abuse or other Excesses and India. orations, They guiokiy and surety restore Lost Vitality in old or young, and fit a man for study. business or marriage. Prevent Insanity and Ooneum tion if to en , t me. Their nee shown immediate improve- ment and etroote a OHREu where all other fail In - stet upon having the genuine Ajax Tablets. They have eared thousands and will onto yon. weeve a poe- eacitive written guarantee to effect a once MY cTe in h ease or refund the money. Price V . package; or six Ogee (full treatment) for $2.60. y mail. in lain wro ern n recei t of rice. citron ar Iran. A.�AX R MI?DY CS., p'9 Dearborn Ill. Sold in Clinton by Sydney Jackson, druggists. CI 11' it41'cilla:u SHOP I wish to inform the public that 1 will not he undersold by any other perilous in the business. I arts It practical butch- er; and understand all the branches of the business. We keep the very best meats, and a full etock al ways on hand, and will sell at the Lowest Uash Prices. Bring along your money, and get the meat at the cash price. We will give credit, but not at cash prices. Please come and see what you can do for Cash at It. FITZSIMONS' CENTRAL BUTCHER SHOP FORD & M(JRPHY We are doing business on the Dash print• pie, and will supply out customers with the best meats at the lowest paying pricts FORD & MURPHY, CLINTON NEW BUTCHER SHOP Subscriber has opened a shop in the pre- mises reoently ereoted especially for this nrpose, opposite Fair's ;hill, where he will peep on band and deliver promptly, to all karts of the town, Fresh Meat of all kinds. A share o! public patronage respectfully solicited. F. H. POWELL, - - CLINTON FLOUR AND FEED STORES. COOK'S Flour & Feed store BRAN & SHORTS In large or small quantities. OIL CAKE and MEAL 01? ALL KINDS. 10 pounds Choice Oatmeal for 1 bushel of Oats. D. COOK, CLINTON. DUNCAN'S FLOUR & FEED Store (late Hill & Joyner) Opposite Market, Clinton Flour, Bran, Shorts, Oats, Peas, Barley and all kinds of meal sold at lowest prices Fresh Corn for Feed, 38c a bush Good Valencia Raisins, 28 Ib box $1. Choice Tea, special line 25c per Ib. and tip. 'All kinds of Grain bought at highest market prices.' W. DUNCAN, - - CLINTON BANKS. The Molsons Bank Incorporated by Act of Parliament 1885 CAPITAL - $2,000,000 REST FUND - $1,500,000 HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL. War. Monson MACEHERsox, President F. WOLFERBTAN THOMAS. Gen Manager Notes discounted, Collections made, Drafts issued, Sterling and American exchange bought and sold. Interest allowed on de. posits. BAVINOB BANG— Interest allowed same of $1 and up. Money advanced farmers on their own note, with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re:Aired H. C. BREVNER. Manager, Clinton G. D, DICT AGGART. BANKER ALBERT ST., - CLINTON, A general Banking transacted NOTES DISCO Drafts slued. Into deposit FARRAN BA CLIN Advances made to farmers notes at low rates of interest. A general Banking Business transacted. Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes bought J. P. TISDALL, Manager. For Twenty-seven Years DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THE GOOKS BEST FRIEND LARGEST SALE IN CANADA. • We give this fine watch, chain and charm, for scllingtwe doz. Leven COLLAR BUTTONS, at ten Cie. each. Send your}td• dress and we forward (tic Buttofls,posttnild, and our Prenitam List. No money re. quired. Sell theBut•- tons among your friends, return the money, and we send the watch, prepaid. A'genuine American watch, guaranteed, for a few hours' work. Mention this paper when writing. !An CO., 20 Adelaide St. El .; Toronto, +(int. 1