The Clinton News-Record, 1904-01-21, Page 3January it, 100,4
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The Face
Behind the Mask.
A ROMANCE
clEimowv.4wAwszowkowoles******.x**.wcso. Armic4*.
noor, you wilI see a small iron ring. took his place, whipped his horse,
I Pull it -it does not require much rang his bell and eogged nonchale
force -and you will find, an opening antly tct the plague -pit,
:leading through another eault; Sielc at heart Leoline 'dropped the
, the end there is a broken eight of curtain, and turned round to see -e
stairs, mount then, and you will find somebody else etending at her el -
yourself in the same place :rpm bow. She had been quite alone when
which you fell. Fly, Ily; there is she' 'looked out; she was alone no
not a second to lose.” • longer; there bad been no •
"How can I fly? Haw can I leeve • someo.ne had entered, and was stand -
you dying here?" in beside her. A tall figure, all he
' "I am not dying!" she cried wild- black, with its eweeping velvet robee
ly, lifting both hands from the spa,ngled with stars •of golden rub -
wound to push him away, while the ies, a perfect figure of incomparable
blood flowed over the floor. "But grace and beauty. It had Worn a
we will both die if you stay. Go- cloak that had dropped lightly from
go-go." its shoulders, and lay on the floor,
, The footsteps had paused at 'his and the Icing hair streamed in dark -
door. The bolts were beginning to • ness, over, shoulder and waist. The
be withdrawn. He lifted the lamp, ' face was Masked, the form stood
flew across his prison, found the erect and perfectly motionless, and•
ring, and took a pull at it with des- the .scream of surprise and eonster-
parate streugth. Part of what ap- nation that arose to Leoline's lips
peered to he the solid wall cli•ew'' out, died •out In Wordless terror. • Her
disclosing an aperture through which noiseless visitor perceived it, ,and
he could just squeeze sideways, touching her arm lightly with one
Quick as thought he was through, little white hand, sale in her sweet -
forgetting the lamp in his haste. The est and most exquisite 'cif times; •
portion of the wall slid noiselessly "My child, do not tremble so, and
back, just as the prison door was do not look. so deathly white. You
thrown open, and the dwarf's voice know me, do you not?" - • •
was heard, socially inviting him, -
like Airs. Bond's ducks, to come and
, be killed.
Sonia people talk of darkness Act
palpable that it may be felt, and if
ever anyone was qualified to tell
from experience what it felt like, Sir
Norman was in that precise condi-
tion at ethat precise period, . • He
groped hM1 .way through the blied
blackness along what seemed an iie•
' terminable distanee, andstinxibled at
last over the broken stairs at the'
end. With some difficulty, and at
the serious risk of his juguIa,e. he
. mounted them, and found himself, as
:Miranda had stated, in a place •
he
' knew very well. Once here he allow-
• ed no grass to grow under his feet;
' and in five minutes after, to his great
delight,. he found himself where' he
had never hoped to be again -in the
serene moonlight, and the open air-
fetterless and free. •
left him, and in a twinkling he was
His horse was still where he had -
on his back, and dashingaawae to
the city, to love -to Leoline. •
• CHAPTER XV. •
If things were done right - but
they are not and never will be, while
this 'whirligig world. of mistakes
spins round, and all Adam's children,
"You are La Masque!" .said Leo-.
line,. trembling with nervous dread. '
1 am, and no • stranger to you,
though perhaps you may think so.
Xs it your ha,bit every night to look'
Mit af your window in full dress un-
til •morning?" •
"How did you enter?" asIced Leo-
.
lire her curiosity overcoming for a
it-lenienteven her fear. . - , • '
• "Through • the doer. Not a diffi-
cult thing, either, if you leave . it
• 'Wide open every ...night, as it is
.
Was it open?" said •Leoline, in•
dismay. . -"I never knew it,"• -
“Ah! then it. was not you •who:.
went one last, Who Was it?" - •
"It • .was -was--" 'Leoline's
eheeks• were scarlet; ''''le. Was -a
-friend." ' • ,. • ' •
• "A eomewhat late b'eur 'for one's
Weeds to visit," said La Masque,
sarcastically; "end you should le'arn
the precaution of seeingthem to the,
door and fastening it after- them.. . •
., e'Rest. apseeed, ...shall do 'so for.
the " future,." • said; Leoline„ ,with a
look that Would have reitinded. Sir
Norman of:Miranda .had he Beate It. '
"I scarcely eepected the hon or of .any .
niore:eiettse prticularly from strang-
ers„ te-ifight. ' ' • ” • '.• '
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to the end of the chapter, will cora ... "Civil,. elicit! • Will you ask ute "to.
tinue sinning to -day and repenting sit cloWie Or eiti ,X. to eonsider •inye.
to-thorrow, falling the next and .be- • self • an unseasonable intruder, and -.
wailing it the day efter. If lectolineeeeelspierrre- .. , ' ,- - • ... . '
had gone to bed direetly, li1 e. a good ' "Alaclanne, Will yote.do ied ehe hon -
dutiful little girl, as Sir Norman or- or- lei be ' seated? The hour,as you
dered her, she would have saved her- say, is something unseasonable,and__
self a good deal of troublo. and tears; yea' Will oblige me by.. letting. 3110'
but ISoline and sleep were destined . know 'te whateel aniindebted for
to shake hands and turn their backs . the pleasure Of, this visie,, as quickly •
on each other that night. • It • was as •possible. ' . • . • ' . •
time .for all honest (elks- to be it There was soniething• quite digni-
hed, and the dark -eyed beauty knew. - 'fled aboitt Mistress Leoline, as she
It, too, but she had no notion of go- • swept rustling -past La. Masqueesank .
ing, nevertheless. She stood in the into the pillowy depths' ef• her lounge,
center of the room, where he had •and inotiened her visitor to a ..wat.
left her, with a spot like a scat•let .witliee elight and graceful wave. .0,1 •
rosebei•ry on either cheek; a soft half- her hand. •Note but' that, in -her.' se -
smile on the perfect, mouth; and a •cret heart ..she .. was a good deal
. . g .
light inexpressibly lender and dreamy frighteneehefot -: sor4o th in g under' .11.er .
in those artesian wells of beatety-.. e
pink satin corsage .was going pit -a -
her eyes. Most young airle' of green. • ",
pat se ae wonclerftil , . 'rate; hat eeelia
and tender years, suffering from • thought .that betrayng Such a ' fetele -
el , young • ," and tbat sort ing • -would 4rot be' the thing. Per- •
of thing, have just that soft, • shy, haps the tali,' dark .figure saw it, and
brooding look whenever their e • ,
e in her mask; at out.
thoughts .happen to turn wa
to their . '
rely •• she. ightly
.enly leaned •l *
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particular beloved; and there are few .
against the •back of the their, and '
1 eyes so ugly that it does not bea.uti- •
"Are 'cat • ure weare • i •
two sticks. You should have seen ;1' • •. ,. qu: te atelier .'
I. eoesetiting of your past histOrY,
Leanne?"
"Idaclame Masque, X have no lais-
tory to tell. Ali my life X have liv-
ed alone with Pradence; that le the
Whole of it In nine words."
• La Masque luelf laughed.
"Short, •sharp and decisive. Ilad
yon never a fether or mother?"
"There is a slight probability I
may have had at son* past period,"
field Leoline, sighing; "but none that
X ever knew."
"Why does not Prudence tell you?"
"Prudence enly my nurse, and,
says she has nothing to tell. My
• parents died when I was an infant,
and left Me in. her cere--that is her
stio,rAy."1"ikely
• One enough, and yet 1
see ;,by your face that you ddubt it."
"I do doubt it! There are a thous-
and little outwerd things that make
me fancy it is false, and an ineVard
voice that assures ine it le so:"
"Then let me tell. you that inward
voice tells falsehoods, for X %now
that your father and mother are
both dead these. fourteen years!"
'Leoline's greet black eyes were lex-
ed on her face Witt a look so wild
and eager that La Masque laid her
hand lightly and smoothly on 'her
• shoulder,
• "Don't look at me with such a
spectral face!, What is there so ex-
traerdinary in all I have said?"
"You •eeid you knew my father
and mother."
"No such thing! said X knew
tlilivelyng1.v.!ere dead, but the other fact
is true else; I did know them when
• ""Madatne, who are you? Who were
they?"
"X? Oh, I am La Masqueathe sor-
ceress, and they-tbey were Leo -
line's father and I -nether!" and again.
La Masque slightly laughed.
"You raga Me, madame!"" Ceied
• Leoline. passionately. "Yon 'are
cruel -you- are heartless! , If you
know anything, in heaven's name
-toll me --if not, go, and leave me in
peace!" ,
• "Thank you!. I shall do that pres-
ently; and as to the otheiee-of course
•I shall tell you; what else do you
suppose I have come hero for to-
night? Look • here!. Do. you see
this?" • •
She drew out from Some hidden
pocket in her dream a small andleeeti-
tifullyewrought cabket of ivory and
silver,' with straps and clasps of sil-
ver, and a tiny key of the same.
• "W•ell?" asked Leoline, looking
from it to her, with e. blank air of
one utterly beneldered.
"In the casket, my dear,- thereis a
'roll of papers, closely 'Written, which
you are to read as soon as I 'leave
you. , • Those papers 'contain your
whole, history -do you understand?"
- She was looking so •white, arid
staring -so hard and so .hopelessly,
'thet there was need Of the question':
She took the casket and &zee :et it
with a perplexed air. •••• :
' "My • chile,,• Wive Your thoughts
gone weeleetetheeffig? De yeti' not
comprehend what...1 have said to yeti?.
Yetit. whole hiseory is hid- in that
box:" • ' • -.7-
• "I. know," said. Leoline, slovely,
and With hen eyes again riyetact_cm
the black -Mask.' • "But, madame,
who .are yotle" eeleae_ '
"Have 1 not told •eroti , What a.
-pretty inquisitor it is!
Masque -your friend now Something
More eoon, *4:s ye -la -Will see when you
read weat I.ea.Ve spoken of. De not
• ask me now ,X have Come by. it -you
willeread' ell about it there. I' do
not know that uld 1 it • t
you to -night, but • I have a strange
forebeding that it is destined' to be
elle': last on.. eareh. Ante-. Leanne. n•iSr
child; before leave you, let ,ine hear
you pay .you Will not eate me when
e
you read what is there •
. .
• "Whet have you clone tome? Why,
ehould I'hate you?• "
"Ahl you will find- that all .out
soon enough • .Do content ine • Leo-
lifielet. me . hear • you sey:
lIecteque, Whatever you've done tome
-however 'you have wronged me . I
will forgive you.". Can you say
'that?" • •• • •
Leanne' repeated it simpler,: ea_
little child, La. Masque took her •
heed, held it betiveew her oven; 'leen,
ed over and looked earnestly la. her
ta.00. ,' •
"My 'little Leolinel beauti-
ful- rosebud!: -May heaven, bless you
and grant you a long. tend happy life.
With -shall I .eay it, •Leoline?"
"Please -no!" whispered Leci-•
line • shyly. ' '
• ,1; Mescaie- softly, patted .the 'little
tremulous hand: • •
"We are both saying the name ncrw
in Our hearts; my dear, so it is little
matterwhether' t it
or not, • Ile is worthy.. Of you,. Leo -
line, and. your life will be a happy
One be. his side; but there: is anoth-
er." She'.paused d her
voice. "When have You' seen Count
L'Fstran e'e"
"Not Since YeSterdaY, mad:eine."
"Beware of hire! . Do: you enoW
Who he ire, Leoltnere
• "I know nothing 'of him: belt his.
arae."e- •
.. • . •
"Then do not seek to know," .paid
La Masque, emphatteally;4 'for it is
a secret you would tremble to hear.
And now 1 must leave you. • Come
with. lie to the door, and 'fasten it
ss soon as go out, lest yoinehoule
forget it altogether." •
Leciline, with a dazed expression,
thrust the preeloas little: casket inte
the boitont Of her dress; and, taking
up the blimp, preceded her visitor
down stairs, At the door they pang -
ed, and La Masque, with her hand
In, her aim, repeated, in a low, earn-
est voice:
.‘'Leoline, beware Of Count» lite-
trimge, and become Lady 1Kingsley
as soon as you can."
"I will bear that name te-mor-
tor'!" thought Leolone, with a glad
little thrill at her heart; as La Mite-
cnie flitted out. had the mbonlight.
• Leoline closed and locked the door,
driving the bolts into their eteples
and making•all ifeetire. "1 defy any-
one to get in again to -night!" she
said, smiling at her own deXterity;
d I
glariced'disereeely et:Abe door. • • . , ,
fy, even should they be as cress as -
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Leoline standing in the center of her' • '-‘(1144te'" *. • • ee
"Ilecausee'' said •La. Masqiii, in her
pretty room, with her bright reSe.
low, . silvery tones, ".what ••liave
satin glancing and' glittering, and
flowing over rug and mat; with her • come to say is not for the' eare, 01
eee any third pereon living." • • •
black waving hair clustering -
.." We are entirely alone, madame," -
curling like shining floss silk; with.
replied esoline, opening her bleck.
, a rich white shininier of pearls on.the ;
eyes 'vere wide. '"Prudence. is gode,
pale smooth forehead and large .
and.I do not know when she Will be
beautiful arms. She did look irres-
istibly beyond doubt; and it was just • beck." I • . •
as well for Sir Norman's peace Of "Prudence will never come. .back„"
mind that he did not, see her, for he. std La Masque, geletlee •
was bad enough without that. • So . • "Madame!.". . • ' ' •
she stood thinking tenderly of hint ' "My deare.do not look -SO, shocked .
for half an hour or so„ quite undis. --it ie not, her fault: • you •know
turbed by the sterm; and .how•strange she. deserted you for fear �f plague."
it was that she had risen up that "Yesayeele• . • •.• ••
very morning expecting to be one. "Wen, -that' ilid not save her; 'nay •
man's bride, and then she ehould rise- it ev•en brotight on whateshe dread -
up the next expecting to be ah e ed so much. , Your nuree. is • Plague -
other s. She could not realize it at • stricken, my dear; and lies .111 unto •
all; and with a little sigh, half pleas- 'death in the .post -house in Finsbury' -
lure, half presentiment -she walked leielcleee • •••,
':t� the window, drew the curtain,•"oh, dreadful!" exclaimed .
I and looked out at the might—Ail-line,_while-oheeryLdrop-cif-hlood--fleci-ii
was full to overflowing, ancl great nurse!"
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Township 'Clerk's ollice, Jan, 15, 1904.
' JAMES CAMPB
The Messrs. iVeslcY and 'Prank Ed-
ward left on. Monday for the Niirma:l.
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We are icorry 40 . know that scatiet
fever has niaheA a.pPearance. here,one
family in. the ircrth 'end of the •',toeei
htiiiik attacked:by 'that. inehlectie di',
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$t. (=forge's: S. S. co I d not hall
,aceinimiodete the crowd that atteetleci
the, C tristmas Tree enter ain ism
there •.c.n the evening of 6.th. Jan. We.
mixer noted ;init•re peopie preca.
front the other ceitgeegeeione., Rev. .
Mark. Turnbull was el:airman'. el
• evenine; • , P.Oiit • alv,'Lli7S•1111.`;.
• gree.t satisfaction to cal .i.;119.attend.
Miss Berry is spending. 'the
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sons, of"•Mr... t ‘‘•lio te-
cently • attended the family if-unien
were e ,T. Rutt.dge arcl N,:fe (.1. De-
troit, W. •I(ittledge, i;/.1 •ftanil,i,7. of
• Clinton and .J01:11 '1Iall-CY.ty Pe» •
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; was peaceful and serene, the moon • from her facie' '111"y poor, Poor,'old
:deal of extra light ran over tbe "Your pone,' peer, old nurse left
brim; quite a quantity of stars were you without twitch tenderness when
out, and were winking pleasantly she thought you dying Of :the sarne
own a the little ark planet be- desease, said La Masque, quietly, .
low, that went round and round, 1 ••"Oh,' that is nothing. The sud-
with grim stoicism, and paid no ate denness, the shock, drove her to. it. .
tention to anyhody's business but its My poiir, dear 'Predence." :
own. She SaW the heaps of black, "Well, You can do nothing for her
charred ashes that the rush of rain nber,!i said La Masque, in a tone of
' had quenched; she saw the still emp- light impatience- "Prtidence is be-,.
' ty street; the frowning row of yond all human aid, and so -let her
gloomy houses opposite, and the mat • • iest •iri peace. 0 You were carried to
• on guard before one of them, She the plague -pit yourself, for dead,
had watched that man all clay, were younot?" . . .1
, thinking, with a sick shudder, of the "Yes," answered the pale lips,
, plague -stricken prisoners he guarded, while she shivered all over at the
and reading its piteous inscription, recollection.
"Lord, have mercy on us!" till the "And was saved by -by whom.
1 Words seemed branded on her brain, were you saved, my 'dear?"
I While she looked now, an upper 'Win- "By two gentlemen."
I dow was opened, a nightcap Was "Oh, I know that; what Were .
,
!thrust, out, a voice „from. its caverra their. names?" .
lolls depths hailed the guard: , "One was Mr. Ormistoe, the other
1 "Robert! I say Robert!" 1 was," hesitating 'and blushing vivid-
!"Well?" said Rohert; looking up. ' ly, "Sir Norman 'Xingsleye'
"Master and misses be gone at La Masque leaned across her chair;
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last and the rest won't live till and laid one dainty finger lightly 00
'morning, ' the girl's het cheek, • •
"Won't they?" said Robert, phleg. "And for which is that blush, Leo.'
' matically; "what a pityl Get era Me?" '
,
' ready and I'll stop the dead -cart . "Madame, Was it only to ask me
!when it Comes round. "
dust as he spoke, the veell-lcnoWn . icirositintoen, s that you came here'?" told
• drawing ' proudly baek,
rattle of wheels, the loud ringing of thenigh the hot red spot grew hotter
the bell, and the monotonous cry of and redder; ."if so, you will excuse
the driver, "Dring out your dead! my declining to aneWer any more."
Dring out your dead!" echoed in the • "Child, child," Said La MaSque, in
pale night's ellence; arid the pest. a tone so Strangely sad that it
c:art came rumbling and jolting a- touched. Leolone, "do not be angry
long with its load of death. The with ine, It is no idle curiosity
watchman hailed the driver, accord. that sent me hero at this hour to
Ing to Promise, and they entered the ask inapertieent questions, but a
house together, brought out one long elainit that X have. upon you, litrong*
'White figure, and then another, and er than that of ally one Oh. in the
threw them on top of the ghastly WOW,"
heap. Loolines beautiful eyes opened Wid-4
"We'll hava.three more for you in et yet,
an hour or tio...-don't forget to cane "A claire 'upon reel HOY'? Whyl
around," enggested the watchman. X do not understand."
,.. "Ali ilt4" 910 20 d.ri.Yost ,,i_ tit .1,411_11,104 .0,140s WM teit ten
, p ALL
up stairs to read ;lie long Unsolved
riddle,
So eager Was she that she had
crossed the room, laid the larcip on
the table arid sat down before it, ere
S 0 eCaM
h b e aware that • she
Was not ' alone. Some one was
leaning against the 'mantel,
his • arm on it atid. his ey'es
on her, gatitig with an air of ineont-4
parable coolness and ease. It Wa
a man this time -something more
than a man -a count, and Count
L'Estrange, at that! .
teoline sprang to het feet With a
wild ecreard, cry full of terror,
amaze and superstitious dread; and
the count raised his ltaild With ft
self.poseeseed
"Pardon, fair Leoline, If X intrude.
Xi ut have X not a, right tie cOrrict at
aIt hours and Visit my bridal"
"Leoliiie is 11(5 bride <0 yoliret"
torted that' young_ le.tlYbjetegiOtti
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. Bide:Pelt 7 Mills of lItatiilton sued
the Montreal •Witness' for 51p,000 dam-
ages on • account el articles hi the
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.WitnesS 'dealing' with two totiferns en-.
gincered by lir. Mills,',called the Busi-
- tif4s-4I-enAs-LX-n•ion4.1Al the-IVIerchantls.-
Protective and, Collecting-AgenCy. • Blt,•
Milia or his agents collected 'moneys in
the natne of one. or -etleer of. these con-
cerns in ways which the Witness etig-
inatized as blackmailing, and the oh-
tainittg of, 'money on, false pretences.
• Hence the -suit, •• .
The finding of the jury" is' teat .the
Witness is mit •gailty of • libel.; dna
the. articles Were.' substantially true,
were not libellotis and 'were. in the pia
blie interest. • • Mr. 'Mille action' is •
disinissed with costs against 'him. .• ..•
• The suit will post -the Witaess a con,
siderable •surn. of 'ineney. The .costa
gratted against Mills will.pay court
expenses, but not the main r.e.rt
what the Witness will pay its lawyers.
Tit other words,. the newspaper die, a
valuable public service; was pet to
much annoyance &rid: trouble an•t1 loses.
iMoiteytt.at'llterefore,.let thc. pub'', real-
, newspaperwhich emdchtly
is trying fairly and decently to do . Sll, mon Trout
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pulAie service in such, respecte stould•
receive gOOdly share of public re. •
spect •and eonfidcree. '
1NToW, otte reaseri 'why the Witness, Finnan Haddie
like the • gournal, doeS rat lose libel '
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WANTED. •
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General serva.nt wanted.. Apply to
MRS. JAS. 'TWITCHEI.,14,„
• Rattenbury St., Clinton.
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FOR 'SALE Olt TO RENT.
" rifottable-hause -situated_
rner of Church and Osborne streets..
Apply to
CHAS. OVERMYR.Y.
Clinton, 31ilv. T6th.
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• The annual. meeting of the•Holmes-
Ville • Cleese and 'Butter Mfg; Co. will
•.be held in Wilsen's'
011 Satereay, January e3; esee4,.' at 2
o'ctock p, for the purpose . wind-
up• the business the• past year.
,Election • -of . for the • :cerrent.
. year.. am. for t e traesaction of any
general -business. The hueteernilk of
the Coming season 'will, be put up ' by
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• . The, .under,signed has for, sale five •
• Pollecl-Anges bulls front .10 months old .
117). . Three are thoreibeede aft& two •
grades,
.F, 13UTT.• Clinton P
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.MiETING Oi COUNTY COITNCIL.
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;The cduetil of the,Corporation of the
county of Huron will inegt in the cottn-
il chember in toe town of. CIeeerich
auction. oit t same- date. .
• 'W. B. IebliSTIeR, President.
the 26th day of January,•'
je COVRTICIro fiecretary.
•••• . • 'at .3 lock in he e.fternoon.
•• ••• • . W. LANE, Clerk •
• -Dated: at Gederielei Jen eetlx, 1904. •
'APPI,ICATIONS, FOR OFFICk.;e:
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Appeitetions marked ''Applications.
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ter oflice"., for theeeeeitiere .5.f 'Clerk; '1
Treasure -r, • Assessor, Chief Constable,
ete., Collectee, Night Watchman,. etc,
Cemetery Stiperintenclant, Poiniclkeeper.
will be received by. the undersigned up
to '6 &clock . p. on '1'hursclay, 28tIt -
Jan . • 9o4 cities to begin i5t1 1 Li
.19044 and to contimie untih 15 li Pee.
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ieoe oiettetil•such other tithe as the e=e0e.
couticel•May 'eeterininee ,
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• eW,IX‘1,,IABI COATS; Cler:k.
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TWENTY ACRES FOR SALE.
*The undersignecl—offers for sale north
,eart . Of lot 3,6. on•the Ifitli con. of -
Good. frainelionsei-ba.rit. _with . stone. e• Held' Up - •
zoderich ownship, contai ina 20 acres,.
st Gockl reit rd it 11
6f fruit, Y, mile froth torgoration
able, o w lea kinds
Clinton. A mile from school. Apply
to • •
• JEPTHA HOI,I AN
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Holmesville P. 0.
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nee. 21st.: '
e - Will sell the entire 20 acres or part
.f lot to suit merchs.ser, .
ARRIVING. ,. :,..
I-IOUSP, FOR SALE.
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• A frame gottage oh Queen street • is
• ,for 'sale, 3 . bedrooms and 'hall. up-
stairs, 3 rooms; hall. aid pantry down
stairs. For further. particulars apply
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R. WATICINS,
Manitoba White Fish Clinton, Dec, 29th.. •
suits is ilia its intentions are honest •
and fair; it will nei
th er 1 er
do nor ) -
sist m any cousciotts or wilful Wits-
.CiSCOCS
tied ; nor if accidentally wrong, hesi- •
tate to Make •thtnends ; and if a libel • • Yarmouth 13loaters .
suit gets as far sis the courts it is
likely' to !be because the Witness is
riglit•Of.tawa Journal,
The ',Shareholder' says : "The result SIT ritflps
Of the suit of Mills ageitist the Wit-.
mese is ci triumph: of honest journal-
ism.. Actions- of libel- whero there is Oysters
Ito malice are simply efforts to gag the
'preSS. There are newspapers which stt-1 •
ppress the truth in the fear of pre:-
:ceedings for libel or else of ofieneug
an.advertiser. Papers of the stamp of
. the Witness will not •stoop to snob,
,consideratOns and these should receive
the, heartiest support from tho
• more respected and appreciated than W • T O'
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There is no Metropolitan newslle.per
tho 1Viontreal Wituss,
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ifor inspeetion is no style of shoe
from the many ;varieties we have in
Stock. It' fajrly represents ,the ele-
gance of all our shoes. 'Any are new
and right up to the minute in point
of style: Teey g are lust oil the last
mid' look well and wear well. "Unithe
many handsome things they have last-,
ing oalitics. If you wish' to be Well
shod, put- your feet in: a pair of our
it3i•eSe;cshOes, 'the best ever. sold ehe
Our Groceries •
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are always fresh earl, specinlly
s1tita41e to, tie Seasons a the year, QS
well as the staple goods required ev-
ery day in the week. They fill every
elicit tenet corner en our stag, It is
hardly eccessary td State that these
• goocis are of the highest quality and
prices are very reasonable.
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STAXLEY FAR1VI FOR SALE. '
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Tit undersigned oilers for sale lot
27 , corl. /, Stanley, consisting of 9;7 Ogle Cooper's ow, stand..
acres, 5 acres bush. All seeded. down Cash•for Butter and Itge, 'Thom 2e
except ten acres which is stmunerfal,
front Brgain
lowedm
., Brick dwelling with irae kit- ---6 ------ •
ellen and woodshed, fraine Itarns with . •
stabliag for 9 horses and 3k cattle,
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aiNO lop te kegs. Also henhoese. Th-
ree miles ont Clinton. Stick crop
implements,-
etc., may be bough with in•
Ba kin p
place. ror further 'nforin ition kinky u' Omer ,
or! .proinises to
, CHARLKS AVIelitee Cittil.0,:i P • .O. xxse,r.inGICVAiii.4;,,170.A.14;;IiittlAsre, vAllotIt)
Jan.. 121.11. .
YOU wxr,Lersit NO OTI1ER. .
' Cl4IN'TON DYE WORICS.
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atri prepared
CleaningDyeing to ado all ressinkinds • of Shier's, Fair •
, nd l'g of
CLINTON'
gnaranteed.
ice and Val tio
Clothes, All work done on short now
^ • S. T. SEWARD,
°ppm:nth the ltlason IXotise,