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A &e.,- Ont. . Jno. 'W. Crozier, *) ARBISTER, - SOLICITOR, CONVEYANOBR, "f) &e. Office at residence, 6th Oon. tenoh (one mile west of Port Perry, )-- MonkY To LOAN. E, FAREWELL, K.C., LL.B., Counf J. Orown Attornéy, Barrister, County , &c., Notary Public and ouven . Office--South hitby; "W. A SANGSTER, DENTAL SURGEON. Office Hours--9 to 12 a.m., 2 to 6 p,m. Algo open Saturday evenings, a Gold Fillings, Work a Specialty, Vitalised Air, DR.. R. L. GRAHAM Successor 0 De. F. D. MCGRATTAN wing Court House, fd Paw J Artifical Teeth on Gold, Silver, Aluminum "_ or Rubber Plates. Fillings of Gold, Silver or Cement Painless extraction when required: & Pr to suit the times North Ontario Observer A Weekly Political, Agricultural and Family Newspaper IS PUBLISHED AT PORT PERRY, ONT. EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY "H. PARSONS ee Anh 2 taining money, when 3 LETTERS con! met to this Y Office, prepaid and tered will be at our risk. VERTISE! '8 _moasured N rie], and CEL pp Rey forbid and ¢ . will be taken oat until paid for. y LIBERAL and other discount allowed to ho aisortiss by the yadr or half year. Bridge aad Crown ret DAVID J. & DOUCLA 0. P.R. * = Bankers and Brokers. MONEY TO LOAN (4 per cent pwards-- British Ospital.) INSURANCE ® REAL ESTATE Marriage Licenscs. ------===--== : MEANING OF THE CROSS This cross (in red) has been adopted in Canada 'and. all over America as the emblem under which the Crusade against Cohsumptien on facly Tal x + or young woman, with a promise life, is stricken down. This modern Crusade, like the one of old, is a winning fight. The death rate from Consumption in this province shows a decrease of over 25% in the past few yedrs. Nearly 6000 of these poor sufferers have been cared for in our Consumptive Homes in Muskoka and near Weston. To-day we have 300 patients under treat ment--patients who, if they had the money, could not through fear of contagion gain admittance into other hospitals. In the Muskoka Free Hospital dlone we are now caring for 156 patients. 128 of these cannot pay a single cent for the cost of their maintenance, 15 pay 70c. per day, 1 pays 57c. per day, 12 pay 50c. or less per day. yo Our Trustees, having faith in the generous-hearted people of Canada, have continued to tarry on this work during the past year. : Money to pay doctofs, food, nursing and caring of these sick ones, is urgently needed. Will your readers help and have the joy of sharing in a work that has the promise of the Master's reward ? : W. J. GAGE Chairman Executive Committee, National Sanitariom Association of a happy and 86 SPADINA AVE, TORONTO ime Table: MYRTLE STATION: AS ADAMS, = "The best. Just the right kind ot for the Andi. neda's jast cruise, Smart as a vey pm. You! could trust "tm on the bridge of a bat tesbip. Now, Waits is a good maf, but 4 tot of rom wakes im fair dare" "ah." purred Verity, "yoo wust keep a tight "and on Watts. | Ilke an appe: tizer meseil wen 1'm off dooty, so to speuk. but it's Bo joke to 'ave a boozer in 'cbdrge of a fine ship an' valiybie freight. as master, bit you can't be op degk Dic! 2 threa Of course you'fe responsible | 4 mornin', noon an' night. Choke Watia| off the drink aw' you'll 'ave no trouble: Well, come dlong. Lets lubricate" . . -. Ld . - LJ The Andromeda sailed on the Tues- day afternoon's tide. She would drop | the pilot off Holybead, and if she fol. lowed the beaten track oun ber long | ran tothe river Plate--as sdilors will pebsist in diiscailing that - wondious Lio de la Plata--stie might be signated from Madeira ot the Cape Verde 18- lands. But sbfpmasters often prefer to set a course clear of the land tll they pick up the coust of Routh Amiens, ica. If she were uot spoken hy seme passing steamer there wus every" 3 | sibility that tne sturdy old: vedeel | would not be heard of aguifi before | reachiug ber destination, ts . . [) . . s But David Verity beard of her ouch | sooner, und no tunpderbolt that ever rent the beaveus coud nave stated | bim mote than the manner of that hearing. the man's presence with' a placid digs' pity that wronged her uncle. Ow the plea of a headache she retired at an early bour, leaving Bulwer to gloat over his prospective happiness and pried to the point of demenna. He wus quite willing to accompiny Verity to the bank bext morning. A' pleasant spoken wannager sighed bis relief when the visitors were gone, and he was free to look at the itein "bills discounted" vn Verity's page iu the ledger. More than that, a lawyer was instructed to draw up a partnefs ship deed, aud the representatives of fara I v variotts ghipbuiiding firms were asked ; to supply estimates for two new ves- |! sels. Altogether Dickey was complaisant:f and David enjoyed a busy and sue- cessful day. He dined in town, came home at a late hour abd merely grip ped when a servaut told him that Mr, Bulmer had called twice, but Miss Iris happened to be out on both occasions Nevertheless at breakfast op Fues-' day be warned nis niece not to keep her admirer dangling at arm's length, "E's a queer owd eodger," explained the philosopher. "lay up to 'lm a bit} an' you'll be able to twist im around your little finger. 1 b'lleve he's goin' dotty, an' you can trust me to see that | the marciage settlement is O, K." "Will you be home to dinner?' was her respouse. "No. Now that the firm is in smeoth water again, I most show myself d bit. It's all thanks to you, lass, an' I'll vot forget it. Goodby!" Iris smiled. and Verity was vastly pleased. "] am sure you will not forget," she said. "Goodby!" "Ttere's no understandin' wimmin," ] mused David as hls victorla swept through the gates of Linden House. "Sunday afternoon Dickey might ha! ot 10 the ce of the great ses. od and the weeks, yet feurd of ter. She fig- "@erGue" list' at Lloyd's, ! offer willers did "specs" befone fomed began to fi Livdpool 'office for news of _and| sons, the lovelorn '¥dity to a shadow of his by §ternate pleadings. and | the. Yancifiti letters trom fewd and more fragmen- vid's 1§agindtion falled and gréw \hinuer, y 048 tpg wus that if Da- only knoqu it he could bave mseit alff this beartburning ry by lpkileg through the m wind¢w on that Sanday n when hij prospects seemed rosy. H{ never thought ef on impar§ally and fluently, ymitted fron the satanic litany $i girlish prark of tree climbing Iris to spting out of sight sdheltering\arms of an elm uncie afd Captain Coke e summer house a suitable ta plain talkies man to man." CHAPTER IL THE ANDROMEDA BEGINS HER VOYAGE second offider of the An- Hy medh was, pacing the "bridge with the{slow alertness for redpousibilly. He would from port to stutboard, glance cand aft, peer at the wide of the starlit seu, stroll back 'and again scan ship and Sometimes he baited Ww front cle jamp to make certain ng at the wheel was keep. th 15 wi 5 letened niechanicufly phise beat of the propeller, d dwelt op something far ré- 8 from his duties, though, to: be every poet who ever scribbled lines of verse bas foubd rbyme sof fn comparing women with § and ships avd the sea. Philip Hozier was no poet, he satlor, and sailors are notorious- | isceptible to the charms of the sex. But the only weman he . was bls mother; the only bride buld look for during many a year ba mermaid. though these sprites e deep waters seem to be fre- | tiog undiscovered haunts since jers ceased to woo the wind. Kor fbat, if perforce be was heart . there was no just cause or Im- | he should pot admire jent why girl when he saw owe, aod an dingly pretty girl had honoted tb 'her ¢ompany during a brief | of the previous day. 'was superintending the safe dis- of the last batch of cotton goods forward hold when a young 'accompanied by a dock laborer ng 8 Jeather portmanteau, spoke In from the quay. Captain Coke on board?' said Bh. madam," sald he, lifting bis cap om Mr, Verity's nlece, and 1 wish nd this parcel to Montevideo, [ put it in p. place where I be cafe? You r. Hozler, | Ber" suid Tris, with frank wag the misleading and ling: of Philip Bezier. ke knew quite' well tha¢ 'was' then closeted with in' Exchange bulldings. use she had watched big swing doors office, She also kvew, At) business. to: find 4 i" L baving heard free the it thelAndromeda remained | but | hibed Now, on' this soon voyage. while the ship 'was sv southward with {nt Aftéen point fhclination, to. the West that would, take ber far inte the Auantie | soon after daybreak, Philip remem- bered Mr. Verity's niece aud feit sorry that when she pald former visits.to the Andromeda fate had decreed that | 'he should be serving his time on an | other vessel It gave him a thrill | when he beard that this charming girl | knew his name, and 1t seemed to bim | for an instant that she was looking | | to his very soul, analyzing him, | searching for eome sign that be was | not as others, which meant that there. | were some whom she fad bitter cause | to distrust. | At any rate, she had left a themento | { of her too btlef appearance on board | | tn the shape of the bag. He would | | contrive to take on his own shoulders | | its mission in Montevideo. Then on | returning to Liverpool he would have | | an excuse for calling en her. He did | | not kpow her name yet. Possibly | Captal¥ Coke would mention that ib- | teresting fact when his temper lost | ts raw edge, | It wis strange that he should be | thinking of Iris, fir stranger than he | could guess, but his thoughts were | subconscious, and he was in powise neglecting the safety of the ship. | | Hozier heard €oks reading the riot act to the shellbacks who were sup< | posed to keep a sbarp lookout ahead. | But the captain did not monopolize the | | conversation. His deep notes rumbled | | 1 | only at intervals, The men had sowe- thing te say. He returned to the | bridge. | | "Qne of them seallywags sez.' 'as | seen a ghost," he announced with the chim alr of 1 man who states that the i during the ext hour. 48 tie: the man ww antics ite Taza o) "1 w'pose so. Did 'e tell you about | it? That's where she walks." | "Shel 1 "Phat's his yarn--4 female ghost, 8 | black 'un, black clo'es anybow. II] | take the foremoon watch, af' you | might overhaul the ship for stows | awpys after breakfast." | | "Yes, sir," said Hozier. And that is | how it fell to his lot to discover. Iris | Yorke, looking very white and misera- ble, when the hatch of the lazarette was broken open at half past 8 on Thursday morning! A tramp steamer is not a complex | organism. She is made up of holds, bunkers, bollers and engines, with scauty accommodation for officers and crew grouped round the funnel or stuck io the bows. When the boats | were stripped of their tarpaulins and a few lockers and storerooms examn- ined the only available hiding places | were the shaft tunnel, the nolds and | the lazarette, a small space between | decks, situated directly above the pro- peller, where a reserve supply of pro- visions 18 generally carried. | But the door of the lazarette was | locked and the key missing. There | was nothing for it but to force the | lock. | It was dark in there, and Hozler was undeniably startled by the spec tacle of a slim fgure wrapped in a Tong ulster, standing among the cases and packages. "Now, out you come!" he cried, with | a gruffuess that was intended ouly to | eover his own amazement, but Iris, | despite the horrors of seasickness and coutinement in the dark was not mind- | | ed to suffer what she considered to be impertinence on the part of a second officer. "1 am Miss Yorke," she said, coming forward into the half light of the low- | | er. deck. "Any explanation of my. | presence here will be given fo the cap- | | he vorabie od and self [ d. her quite dignif i had given a few deft tonches ir. . "Qf course 1 did not know to whom | 1 was speaking," he wanaged to say, for he now recognized the "ghost" and was more surprised than he had ever been in his life before. 4 "Phat is matteriess." sald Iris frigid. ly. "Where is Captain Coke?" "On the bridge," said Philip. "1 will go to him. Please don't come with me. 1 tried to tell you that 1 would unlock the door, but yon refused | te Usten.. Will you let me pass?' * He obeyed iu silence. | rls burried to the deck. The light seemed to dazzle her, and ber Steps were so umcertain tbat Hosier sprang - forward aud esught her arm. ; Uygon't you sit down a moment, Miss Yorke?" be sald. "it you searched the hole Ship you could not have chosen | lace to travet in than 477 oi Vo gi pal her friends: "1 received such extraordinary bene- fit that I have induced rnany of my friends to use it also. My catarrh was s0 'bad a year ago that I despaired of ever getting cured. I am pure my Jungs were somewhat affected also. The relief I got from Caterrhozone was remarkable, 1 improved under this treatment very quickly, and was cured so thoroughly the disease has never retuned." "Catarrhozone" sold by all reilable dealers or by mall from the Catarrh- ozone Company, Kingston, Ont. Price one dolar. 2 wroug thing every time. There Is noth- ing really to worry about. We are pot far from Queenstown. We can pat you ashore there by losing balf a day." The girl had beev fll, racked In body end distraught in mind, but she sam- memed a half laugh at his words. . "You are stlii saying the wrong thing, Mr. Hosier," sbe murmured TO BE CONTINUED.] DICTIONARY THE MERRIAM WEBSTER The Only New unabridged die- tionary in many years. Contains the pith and essence of an authoritative library. Covers every fleld of knowl. edge. An Encyclopedia in a single book. 5 The Oaly Dictionary with the half a million dollars. Let us tell you about this most remarkable single volume. = 'Writs for sample Springfield Santa Claus And His Flying Machine T was the night before Christmas, and it may have been because Marjorie's papa had been read- ing an article about a man who had a wonderful fying machine that all these strange things happened Marjorie was sitting in the big easy chair in the corner, where the light from the lamp did rot hurt her eyes and where she could Hsten for any sound of Santa Claus' reindeer on the' spoke up sad © sald: "Don't be afraid. We are going to see Sen- ta Claus. He's met with an accl- dent.. Didn't you know?" "Indeed I ala not," answered Marjorie. "Yes," replied ¢ 'Annabel; "1 just: got a wirdless tel- egram asking me to come up Lo Qastle Christmas. 1 was one of their favorite guests | last year, and i they would think it' strange if dirt call to offer oe woe os T sities Wo ty & AFERX SICK BANTA- gopta must stay in béd for m month. He's sprained ankle" by "Mopkeylng With that new fymng fachine young Ubris coaxed me to bug in of the reindéer," grufmbled Santa. | "Plague take it, } never had any trovble like this when 1 depend< ea on Thunder and Blitzen end the test of my dear old team." Ik "Well, Myrjorie." sald Mrs. Sastsy ¥we thought you might be willing to' take the gifts around for Mr. Bants this Christmds, seeing that he can'® go himself. 1'don't want to let Chris go up In that hbrrid--1 mean we--tm--- can't spare Christopher at presént. £ thought you might enjoy a ride in a fiy- ing machine. With a couple of brown' fes 16 run down the chimmeys with the toys you can manage very well.' The brownies dv finely with some ong Jook after them, but they dont do to send out alone." ind "Wife, I don't like this iden of thé' fiving machine, Why can't Marjorie take out the reindeer? Maybe they" are mot so fast, bust they are quits safe." S "Very well; T'll ring for the retuesr.™ agreed Mrs. Santa, touching a bell Buttons came hurrying into the room. "Harness the Christmas reindeer to* the biggest sleigh and have all the toys put tn it This 'young lady will take them ous for Sinta Claus this Obristmng™ vi oA . Buttons looked dismayed: *Tm 80 and he's just started off with them | ahnpelf" | ? Mrs. Santa shrieked and fainted.' Santa' Claus jumped up and yelled, all the little brownies fsne rushing oy | ang there' way such confusion that Matjorle never could remember bow" ghe got away, but the next thing she' | knew she was opening her eyes in the' | big chair in the corser with Amnabel | foped's ber aris nt mocier wary [met ' | "Come, Gear; it'y time to go to body | Santa Claus wil bq around pyetty LIVER ND STOMACH WRONG ungeivn, ed Pi Pale, 4 Those Oppressed by Paipitation and' Heart Pains will find Interesting Facts in this Article. ; 3 The following letter is printed with the hope that it will show a clear roa to health to those who suffer the pangs of indigestion and weak stomach. Ji "I am anxious to send the message. of hope far and wide to all who are i poor health, as I was a year ago," writes Mrs. Ernest P, Qomez, from Meriden. 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