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undings in and other has been ' the mag- Messrs. »: on. ' at. n: in fact. hibitionin yone who . a tour of . atwenty- prices to ouse from clerk can 5 to suit on N otre rdrobes, Chairs of RE dd piece piano and c newest rk-tables, {eclining 0d furni- M cGar- ilS floor. and from een hun- st receiv- especial- ~tty cots designs : xurcs, can he price ures, but necessi- induce- entire es- rywhere; us stock r liberty. venience, their six use is a imed at, the old “W e have placed this week Two Cars of "’ 11:15,, 1 pt... ., -. I. t 'l‘I-IE WATCHMAN LINDSAY THURSDAY, DECEMBER, STOCKING UP. Granulated and Medium Sugars, One Car of General Groceries One Car of American White Oil. Encouraged by the promising outlook we some months ago placed large orders with the wholesale men in expectation of a good season’s business, and by paying cash at a time when money was tight secured big discounts. What was our object ? To benefit our customers and incidently ourselves‘ To be able to give better goods and better satisfaction all round to those leaving their orders with us. The small and plodding dealer is seriously handicapped in these go-ahead days, alive with fierce competition. arge or small.’ 9 \ Rent, lighting, fuel and taxes amount to about the same figure, be. trade For yEars past our business maxim has been “Small profits and a quick turn over of goods," and it is one that has saved many a dollar to the housekeepers of the county. Upon the strength of it we hepe to do a larger trade than ever this fall and winter. A. CAMPBELL. FAMILY GROCER- TI-IE Lavage-ser- Pann-zs. I I I I I IIIIP Before you purchase look at W. F. MCCARTY’S Stock of vat-oâ€" . . .« Watches, Clocks and Jewellery.- ‘VValtham, Elgin, Hampden, with A I ARTHUR Q‘Limnv. E‘ifipsicians. DR. DEGRASSI, P .YSICIAiv . SURGEON, ETC. ETC., Wellington-Si, indsay W. L. HERRIMAN, M. D. M. C. P 5:. S. Kg. Office and residence. Cambridg bt., Lindsay, opposite Baptis Church. ‘- I Dr. B. E. MCKENZIE, B.A.,, Lecturer on Orthopedic Surgery in the I women’s Medical College, and in Toronto University; Consulting Orthopedic Sur- geon to Victoria Hospital for sick children, l‘oronto. Diseases of the Joints and De- formities only. Consultation 10 to 3. Bloor St. W.'(N ear Yonge St.) Toronto. 8-1)" ; A DR. SIMPSON, PHYSICIAN. Office and residence, Russell Street, ‘ Lindsay, second door west of York Street. Ofiicq,‘ hours, 9.00 A. M. to 10.30 A. M. ; 1.30 P. M 1303?.M. and7t08r. M. “ DR. J. SIMPSON, v n I ‘ Graduate 0f.Uan. of’l‘rmity Col., Toronto. Membero I EthOf Playsgmaps Sfirgeonsfint. Late Physician of 'woo i sy um, ’inaston. Grand T ‘ geon, Lindsay District. D runk bur Lindsay, Feb. 4th, 189Lâ€"5 'g’rofessionaf @arbs. â€"-â€"__‘ MOORE JACKSON (SUCCESS ORS to Hudspeth Jackson) Barris- ters. Solicitors etc. Oflice William street Lindsay. , F. D. MOORE. ALEX. JACKSON G d. HOPKINS,(successor to Martin . oh Hopkins) Barrister, Solicitor etc Oflice. William St. Lindsay Ontario. A“. ._, . l. CSWEYN «St ANDERSON, BAR- RISTERS, SOLICITORS. Block, Kent street, Lindsay. etc. JOHN McSWEYN‘ DONALD R. ANDERSON H B. Dean, BARRISTER, SOLI ' CITOR, Proctor, Notory Public, Conveyance Etc. Offices in Bigelow's Block Corn . , e er York 8: K Streets Entrance on York Street. Lindsay, Ont. ent Hamilton ’5 l cINTYRE STEWART, BAR- , RISTERS, Solicitors, tharies, etc., etc Ofi'ices over Ontario Bank, Kent-St., Lindsay. ' D. I. Mel NTYRE. P. DEVLIN, BARRISTERSO- ' LICITOR, etc., County Crown Attorney, Cleark of Peace, Lindsay, Ont. nfiice over Foley’s tore, Kent-St. Lindsay. O’LEARY tb O’LEARY, BARRIS TERS Attoncys at Law, Solicitors in Chaucer" sis (QC, Odice, IIJIiiicy Iéiock, Kent street. J Brill-{OK (t MCLAUGHLIN, liomas and SWISS movements. Barristers, SoliCitors. c. Office, Kent St. Bakers T Gold, Gold Filled, Silver Silvcroid' Cases. ReliableW atches The FineSt and BeSt InStri‘lmentS for railroad men at the lowest ever brought to Lindsay. 7~»”-_- .- m-._â€"â€"~~â€"â€"-~~ ANY MAKE DESIRED. M One Price only. See them be- fore purchasing. Rooms Over Neill’ 5 Shoe Store. Atjl-Iome Wednesday and Saturday. WILLIAM STREET, LINDSAY All kinds of Plain and Eancy Job Printing prom ptly attended to. LETTER HEAD S. BILL HEADS-.- NOTE HEADS. MAGISTRATES BLANKS, 87.0. I the best makers. ALL KINDS OF PRINTING AT CITY PRICES # WATOII'MAN, 50 CENTS PER. ANNUM JOS. COOPER; Proprietor. 4 New styles in clocks by Chains, Engage- Rings, Wedding Finest Quality REPAIRING We make a specialty, trying to give satisfaction, and reliance. W’c have been successful in our effort from the crowd of regular customers who favor us. We are sure of a large increase of business. Try W. F. MCCARTY for fine repairing on Jewellery. Opposite Daly House, Lindsay. W. F. IVCCéM/ny, THE J EWELLER. prices. ment Rings, Laocoon in ’, the COIIS Of , the fatal ser- , pents was not more helpless than is the ‘7 man whopines . , under the ef- ‘ fects of dis- ease, excesses, o v e r w o r k , worr , etc. Rouse yourself. Take heart of hope again and BE A. MAN I We have cured thousands, who allow us to refer to them. WE 0le CURE YOU by use of our excluswe methods and appliances. Simple, unfailing treatment at home for Lost or Failing Manhood, General or Nervous nobility, Weaknesses of Body and Mind, Effects of Errors or Excesses in Old or Young. Robust, Noble MANHOOD fully Restored. Improvement seen the first day. How to enlarge and strengthen, II“ :4 . ' U ' 'V‘I‘.'Il.,-IIIIIII_ IIIIIUI‘IIIIIIIIIIIII ‘- WEAK, UNDEVELOPED ORGANS AND . PARTS OF BODY. Men testify from ’50 States and Foreign Countries. Write them. Book, explanation and proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address EDIOAL 00., ERIE. M BUFFALO, N.Y. and | current rates. I I I I train Block, upstairs. :oiiN A nun-1m: R W i I IS NAN. AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES, In'rnunsrfi-ITannin YEARLY. Terms to suit borrower. .McINTYRE 8: STEWART, Barristers and etc., Lindsay. MIII‘IEY T9 till-III. COMPANIES’ 8'. PRIVATE FUNDS TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES. priviief;m to borrower to pay ofi‘ any sum on account of prmcxpaIWitli any payment of interest without notice and Without expense. Interest yearly. All payments made in my office H. B. DEAN . Barrister, Solicitor, c., Corner of York Kent Streets, Lindsay Lindsay, Dec. 30th, 1837. 5 a 52', as a: are GENT. AN _UNLIMI'I‘ED SUPPLY OF 2 Private and Company funds to loan at above rates. on good Farm and Town securitv. Debentures, Mortgages and N otes negoti- ated to best advantage. BARRON McLAUGHLIN, Solicitors. Lindsav.â€"â€"39 Ac ident, Insurance. he London Guaranteeland Accident In- surance Coniyxmy of London, England Capital $1,210,000. Liberal policy â€"Bonus every five years, $5 per annum secures :35 weekly compensation, nd $1000 in the event of death by accident. JOHN D. MACIIIURCIM' innera- Agent Lindsay Apamphlet of information and ab- . street of the laws,showing How to ,. ‘ Obtain Patents, Caveats. Trade Marks. Copyrights, sent free. ,, . Addrau MUNN do 00. ' 361 Broadway, . New York. . flit Hut . ~. -I'II7. .\‘U l‘ I . .7 :9} fviii’i' :7 . . L ‘J‘J‘W whim! - ., ...' .. ' ,r. . Elf-Mr 5 ringing. .some how I don‘t make much progress. I If I am "nine out fora drive with iather O D a IIUGH O'LEARY I [ .‘.T::I.AU‘JIILIN I ,y ,.,,.‘.,.‘_‘.,,,,,i.'.,,“~. . .,. . A... ., _ , 24, 1891. CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN. family, so distant that I have not the to: ( motest. idea. what it is. But an . I (other is quite fond of him and “on” Christmas time again! ‘ utcs him to the house on oVery possibh Christmas cards and wishes, Pudding, pies, and cakes, All sorts ot good dishes. Christmas time again! Gifts to suit all ages, Toys for little folks, Books for grown up sages. Christmas time again! And the New fear nearing; Eighteen ninety-two, May its reign be cheering! AND I WAS IN TIME. I have one very bad habit. I simply can- not learn to be punctual. I am always late, late for everything; always the last down to breakfast ; always the last one to rush downstairs puttin on my hat and gloves as the second 11 for church is ‘ In fact, I seldom, in all my life, I . have been ready for anything in time. i So it is not surprising that this day be- fore Christmas finds me with but few of my Christmas presents purchased. Whereas, my only and elder sister, Florence, has had hers all ready, neatly labeled, and . packed away in the top drawer of her I g bureau for more than a. week. But, then, I Florence is quite a different person from , me. Oh, yes ; very different. She is pretty : so pretty in her fair delicate ' fashion that I have heard lots of people call her beautiful. Then she is so good I and sweet, that she wins everybody’s afl'cc- I tion without any trouble, whereas I never . can win anyone‘s. I It is not that I am so ugly, or evenl 'occasion, and he always comes, fibula u I said before, I cannot imagine why. Ipont the early part of his life in Mexico, for he is quite old, he must be thirty-ti anyway, and has rather a romantic h: Gory, He was engaged to a dark-oyo‘: Mexican girl who was wonderfully bog ,Iiful and long like a. nightingal' o. 3 caught one of those quick, inalzguaut feveu: so common in southern countries, and on the day that she was to have been married: the poor bride was carried to the cemetery; t was very sad, and accounts for tho melancholy look in poor Hugh's eyes. I Isympathize very much with him, and I suppose he sees this, for sometimes he look: . at me as if I were his dead sweetheart, and ‘ he always wants to walk with me when W. go out. It is strange, but I really feel very sorry for him, and that is the reason I do- cided to make him a. Christmas present. Poor fellow, his only near living relative i. a brother away down in Mexico, so he 08‘ nobody to make him presents. Of course, I did not think of this until a. few days ag when I determined to finish up a pair 31' . slippers I began years ago for father, bu} never managed to complete. I have not ot them nearly done, and now that I come to look at his feet, they are much bigga than I thought. I shall have to sit up. nearly all night to finish them. Florence and Jack sit a little apart, I notice it is a way lovers have, whisperin“ perhaps about the wedding which is to take place in the spring. I think I rathc envy Florence, she: looks so very hop ' and Jack is so fond of her. I wonder anybody will ever like me in that away. homely, for I have looked in the glass I Iain afraid not, for though I shall he often, and studied myself carefully and I twenty my next birthday, I have never had critically, just as if I were another girl, you I a» lover, and Florence, I know, who is only know, and I have come to the conclusion I that I am not at all bad looking ; indeed, if f7 it really were the other girl, I was looking I at, Susie Brown, for instance, instead of myself, May Dennison, I think I should, say that. I am rather pretty. But it is that fatal habit of mine of always being ‘ late. You see, for instance, after youl have waited until four for a girl who“ promised to meet you sharp at two, your feelings naturally become less tenderI toward her. So it is that this unfortu-i nate habit of mine is gradually losing me i all my friends. I I don't know how it is. I really tryI hard to overcome what our dear mother' calls “ Poor May's besetting sin ; ” but I am sure to go up to my room early enough to get dressed, and I don’t loiter a bit, at least I don’t mean to; but long be- T. STEWART , fore I am ready father calls up in a pleasant I I I voice: I l “Arc you coming, May?" I I Then, after a little delay, in a very in:- patient tone: I ' “Will you never be ready, May ‘3” two years older than I, has had scores. Poor Hugh seems sad : perhaps he is thinking of his Mexican sweetheart. Ho looks very handsome as the flickering fire light falls on him. He has a 1:... intel- lectual faceâ€"the index to v. -i.;:;‘itcLel’ capable of strong and noble (Icetlr n; . hink, as I watch him. That Mexican pi." must have been very happy in his love {or . .: is I. man of whom any girl Would be prowl. Our conversation turns on our obi house, in which this is the first Cllt'i“. alas-tide we have passed, and father 3 ; .~ to us the tragic story of the old i::iI.-;: zzlize's son, as it has been told to him by the village gossips. I must say that so far we have s n noth- ing of the poor young ghost. And so we talk on until the clr- “z. strik- ing midnight, warnsus it is bedtime. Sifter agreeing that all the presents sir-.11 t'c g-lriced in a big basket on the sitting-in...» table, according to the custom We 11-“; allowed ever since we have been too 2,5,: : . Mug up our stockings, and that in t. . .orning mother will distribute them, .~ marat’n for the night. Most of the bedrooms are on the ground Then, after another pause, in a voice of I floor, but mine is a. little lonely room. with thunder: I “May, if you don’t come down in five 5 minutes I’ll go without you. horses standing out in the cold like this: 1 Then he stamps around and swears a lit- I I for he is; but I suppose waiting is enough I to make a saint swear. Then I hear him 9 poor mother: that daughter of yours (when father is f angry with me he always speaks of me as E if I were no relation of his), she will never ‘ be of any use in this world, not a. bit I say. 7 Confound it, here I‘ve been waiting nearly an hour.” 1 Then I come down; but by this time : father is in such a bad temper, and I am so I fiurried and repent-ant that we don’t enjoy I the drive a scrap. And that is the way it always is. 3 mother when I keep her waiting, she’s too I at such an unearthly hour. _ ‘3‘ ‘I lin’. guest: .eit .0. .. tle. It is not that father is not a good man, I I Poor . family and get a good scolding «for wing up a. quaint dormer window of the big ball room upstairs, so while the others go peaco- Keeping the I fully to bed, I sit up to finish the slipper! â€" v , "10',“ “:5 .. It is Ina-:1 work. The house is intensely quiet, and soon I begin to feel very sleepy. I have to walk up and down, to slinlie {ll - self, and to prick my finger with my need .. ‘ ' n 'i s' ~- . ever so mm ' times to kee mvself awuk MONEY TO LOAN at. lowest . sla i 1 no the sibling, room, and shout.at I , ... 3 1) ~ e. been so dila- Iiow sorry I am that I have “I don’t know what is to be done with Dory with my presents, and what good i‘esor lutions I make that. another Christmas will find me preparcd. But at last the hands of my \‘I'I’.I,(.'ll point to half past one, the slippers are 13:.isl1ed. I wrap them up carefully and addre: them. Then, in case I should not be up in aime in the morning, I determine to slip downstairs and put them in the basket on the ..ittingâ€" room table. I do not dare to trikv a light, lest I should waken some mend. -: of the So I it my ' gentle to get angry; but she’ll say in a sad I way downstairs in the dark. I I . . . I veice, which hurts me more than all father s I swearing or F lorence’s reproaclies. “May, The house is deathly still: the cur; tains are all drawn close; the last ember; dear, I’m afraid on your wedding day you on the fire have died out ; it is so dar will be too late to be married.” I think it would not be quite so bad, if I I were not so painfully conscious of my I door, I seem to hear a stealth}- no. 1 1 am painfully aware of it: I I me. have the most terrible fit of i‘epeiitance,aiid ' ing. backsliding. am perpetually turning over a new leaf; but it very Soon becomes as black as the old one. Every New Year I make a set of good, new resolutions, copy them out neat- ly in a big, bold hand, and stick them in the corner of my mirror, and there I can see them every day. And what is more I honestly strive to keep these resolutions. But, dear me, the year is not yet out of its . I babyhood before I’ve broken every one of I them. ‘ I I’ve been thinking this allover as I sit I cmbroidering for dear life in my little room I upstairs, and this New Year I really and I truly am going to make an effort Wlllull‘ I am going to' I . ~ , 1 I Will astonisn everybouy. I reform; indeed, I am. Father and Florence have driven out in the big sleigh to the railroad station, six miles away, to meet our friends, who are that I cannot see an inch in front of me. Suddenly as I approach the SIZZET‘CT'I‘Oom beside I stop and listen, but I can Two; :' noth- Tlie stillness is om:)ressi'~.'t-. I. perâ€" suade myself that my imagination l::.= been sadly at fault, and I start bravely 0:! .gain. I hear the some soft, mysterious step. step, step. This time I am sure it is not imagination. A feeling of absolute horror creeps over me. I hold my breath and try to stop the wild, loud beatings of my heart. Slowly I gropo my band out in the darkness, and, h ’ merciful heavens, it comes in contact wifi another groped hand; it seems cold as dea to my sensitive touch. The ghastly story of the millionaire’o son comes before me ‘ in awful \'3'-*:iiieox. This must be his restless spirit. I 'ry to scream out, ut no sound (#0:. . . My- throat and tongue are parched: mv lip seem glued togetbci‘. I send up a frantic prayer to heaven for help; but there is no help. I seem to feel the clutch of those coming out from the city to spend Christ- I bony hands, and the dump, icy breath from mas with us. I could have gone, too, if I had only had my presents finished in time. I We just moved out to this village last spring, when father retired from business I in the city. \Ve had alwavs wanted to I a I found a prettier place to live in. I Our house is simply delightful. It isalarge stone building, not very high, but spread- ing out over a good deal of ground, with a wide veranda in front and massive Co- rinthian pillars supporting a pediment; I think that is how you would describe it, at any rate it has quite a ("rrecian effect. It was built long ago by some millionaire who spent heaps and heaps of money on it, and the large grounds around it. He failed, however, and was obliged to de- part for other green fields and pastures new, and the house was sold. But some- how there grew around it a ghostly atmosphere ; people said it was haunted, and after a while no one would live in it. I Suddenly, the inspiriting sound of the jingle, jingle of sleigh bells falls upon my I ear, and brings my reveries to a sudden I termination, and my work is tumbled in a heap on tlie_iloor as I rush down stairs to welcome the atrivals from the city. There are two sleighs packed full, and a merry house we are going to have. There are my eldest brother, his wife and their two children. There’s Tom, our youngest, home from sch 01 for the heli- I days, and perfectly overflowmg With , animal spirit». Of course theres Jack Anderson’s, Florence's fiancee, audit goes ,_ I I without saying that they are supremely ' ' 1 happy, and then there is Hugh Browning. II. am sure I don’t know why he comes, I unless it is that he has nowhere else to go He isa kind. of distant connection of the i I I I live in the country, and I don’t think if we Illct‘t‘ comes into the room a dim lfc‘: ‘ from that dark cellar grave on my face. Drop: of perspiration stand out on my fo:-::liead, my eyes seem bursting from their seeketo as I strain them into the darkness. I try to call for help, but it is as if a Jammy hand were laid across my mouth. Khan as V had hunted all over Ameiica we could have I Swim. i;i_'.‘s:ei'im.s Ellilt‘tw, see the :-::-: .Zowy I can Hand it 2: J longer. sink outline of a man. \Vitli :- violent cfort 1:, call aloud, 1 into a merciful lll‘t'illlli‘vilifiinil’dt‘s. “May, my darling. speak to me," I. hear when consciousness slowly returns to me, and I find myself in Hugh Brown- ing's arms, and his anxious face bending over me. “May, my darling, it was I who frightâ€" ened you. I am so sorry. I came in hero to put my present for you on the table, and with it a letter which I sat up to write ask- ing you to be my wife, and make this in truth the happiest Christmas I have eve known.” “What do you mean ‘3 What do you want me to do '3” I asked, vaguely sitting up, but still clinging to him, I am at frightened and nervous. “I want you to be my wife. I know I am not worthy of you, but I love you withâ€"” “And have you so soon forgotten your dead sweetheart ‘3" “My dead sweetheart ‘3 What do you mean '3” “0h Hugh ! your sweetheart ; your alâ€" most bride, lying in her grave in far-away Mexico.” “Why that was my poor brother Percy. I never loved any woman but your on sweet self.” Five months later we had'a double wedâ€" ding in the spring, am always punctual now, and am per- loctly happy. POMHJQ“AAW~\}UDGIAI"I' and I was in time. I‘ “yaw-Ir. LJ war! I‘. ID i r". 1.; ‘_A1 ‘1‘.“ '4; < . 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