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Roach Na may window. 1 un vo way, and | into the night. Was it heard? The horse yas beng | . Sold Everywhere. X. a co. ' frame EPH HOLLAND'S GUEST By H. E. ARMSTRONG Copyright, 1901, by H. E. Armstrong 0000 000 OKO ODO OVO O I had not seen a house for five miles, and the light of the short November day was failing. A scarching north- east wind chilled me to the marrow. My horse had goné lame, and 1 was him. In these mountain soli- 8a00000 °00000R00! house and a huddle of A figure in jeans was drawing * Rvater at the well, one of the old fash- joned kind with a sweep. "Can 1 put up here for the night?' 1 shouted In my cheeriest accents. The figure turned and stared at me, but there was no reply. I saw before me an old man with straggling locks and a beard reaching to the waist. I repeat- ed my question with a quaver, for the wild appearance of the old man and his singular silence disconcerted me. He drew a clawlike hand down the length of his beard, and his eyes gcemed to bore me through and through, but still no word. With a curse for his incivility I turned away, and my horse hobbled after me with drooping head. Some impulse made me look back, and, lo, the old hermit-- such I took him to be--was waving me to return. We retrticed our weary steps willingly enough. "A raw evening," said I to my host, mith a desire to be sociable. A jerk of the head, and it seemed to me that I caught a wintry gleam of hospitality in his eye, yet never a word he spoke, but took the horse by the bridle, 'pointing at the same time to the house. It was not an inviting place. The fire was almost at the last flicker. I sat down in one of the chairs, and it gave way under me. Somewhere in the tncertain light a leg rolled about. I recovered it, found the hole for it and tried the seat gingerly. In a little while my host staggered in with his arms full of wood, which he let fall on the hearth. I thought that I would Jet nim speak first this time, but down he went on his knees and blew @it the embers. As the pine wood burst into flame and n ruddy light filled the room the old man lit an oil lamp. I then ob- served a shotgun on a rack ever the mantelpiece and above the shotgun a rude chromo of Andrew Jackson in a gilt frame, the only ornament in the room, My strange host, having re- placed the lamp chimney, stared at me, with hands on his hips. I did not like his scrutiny. His eyes were very large, nvith cavernous depths, and the balls twitched as from a nervous affection. 1 had an uncle once who thought he mas the grand mogul, and he had just such eyes before they took him away to the asylum. Ouce his eyes were off me T fought back the shivers and said as éarelessly as I could: "Kind o' lonely up here." The effect on him, for his hearing seemed unimpaired, was to bring on a fit of twitching, and, what was worse and very horrible in a mute, the whole might side of his face moved violently up and down, as if be' Rud lost éontrol éf his nerves. To hide his infirmity he turned his back on me and for awhile seemed to be going through a sort of spasm. The seizure passed off as quickly as it had come on, and he left the room. Returning with a black saucepan, he avedged it in between the burning logs: Tle disappeared again, and I could hear him grinding coffee. The pot he placed on some side embers and then pro- duced a loaf of bread and fell to cut- ting off liberal slices. These he toast- ed on a long fork. I had expected nothing better than fried salt pork, snd, lo, a savory rabbit stew steamed before me! At first I ate like a long- shoreman. My host leaned against the wall and watched me. He would not ent. His eyes left my face only to fix on space behind me with a: startled ex. gression that made mié turn Ib my seat' geveral' times. F began. tos shale as ayith cold, but I knew it was fright. The handle of the cup slipped from my trembling fingers, the hot coffee reatned over my legs, with difficulty ep d a yell, and the cup smashed y nts on 1 the floor. The her- ully, and I d out Into the night 50 his chair was thrown wil ned not to remain lon- r as the guest of a madman. Before ld get out he confronted me on bold, and in his hollow eyes 'was a resolution that I should I succumbed wlfen he waved to a seat. Then he took down the from the rack, patted the pressed the lever, fum- When he Ag I I thought my set, grim and rider were 'What was my amazement when my | host sallied forth, lamp in band! By | its light I saw the horse pulled up and a ragamuffin of a boy band him a pa- per, swing the horse's head round and plunge down the bank. Raising the lamp above his head, the old man read the paper. He read a second time, as if to make sure of the contents, and | then, lifting his head like a hound when it bays, he uttered a series of | yells that the ridge gave back with many reverberations. The next mo- | | ment he was in the house, and the ' | hext outside with the leap of a spring. | bok. A teport followed. He had fired the gun, Bang! it weit again. Rapidly i reloading, he discharged both barrels ! abd kept on fiting utitil he had saluted ! the wilderness and the night eight | times, | "Say, stranger, come out o' thar," he shouted at the wood shed. "I ain't a-goin' to hurt nary hair on yer head." | I eame bewildered into the living , toom, my face dripping with perspira- | tioh. He seized me In his arms and hugged me until 1 gasped. "Look at thet!" he sald, thrusting into my hands the paper the boy had brought, I read: Eph Holland, Head of Beaverkill Creek: Blaine concedes New York to Cleveland. He is ected beyond all doubt. Shake! ED BARNES, Editor Sullivan County Palladium, I "Lilker up, you son o' a gun!" he roared at me, stopping from shortness of breath. He filled my glass and a tumbler for himself. "Here's to Grover!" he sald. 'er down." I did not know what my politics was at that moment, but I drank, and the stuff sent the blood back to my heart. "Don't you think it's up to you to ex- plain?' sald I, with a sickly smile, when he liad drained his tumbler. The old man dropped into a& chair, threw back his head and guffawed until his mirth ended in a violent fit of coughing. "Oh, my!" he begain and went off into another explosion. I did not laugh. The old fellow's manner had changed so completely, he had become so friendly, jovial and altogether human with the recovery of his speech, that I recalled my error of him with shlamefaeed feeling. "I thought you were a mute, and-- yes--crazy," I faltered. "And that I wanted yer scalp," said the old man, wiping tears from his eyes. "But, great Betty, I can't blame you. Well, stranger, it was this way: I was very much worked up about the election; hadn't spoke a word since Tilden was beat in 1876; vowed I never would till a Democrat was elected That was eight years ago." "How about your hair and beard?' 1 asked, getting interested. "Them was to grow," said Mr. Hol land. "A right smart crop o' halr can be raised in eight years, and I ain't very pretty nohow. When you come long here last night, I didn't want to take you in--that's a fact--knowin' as how I couldn't talk yet. But I hated to turn man and beast away. It was mighty oncomfortable for you, warn't it?" "Well, rather," said I, drawing a deep breath: "Dunno what'd ha' happened"--the old villains grin bespoke enjoyment of the fright be had inspired--*if the boy badn"t come "long with Ed Barnes' rippin' good news. But s'pose you could have crawled out o' the wood shed window when I warn't lookin'." He chuckled and filled my glass again and his own. Then we talked politics and drank more whisky until a eock crew at the rising of the moon, which was 2 o'clock. Eph Holland's step was unsteady when he piloted me up his crazy stairs to bed, and he stumbled down with a falsetto whoop for Grover which was eloquent of his ¢ondition. "Drink The Nove: In Politfes. At first sight it seems remarkable that in the last sixty years we should have bad pot more than twoscore nov- els concerned with American politics and that of these not more than half a dozen should have dealt with the poli- ticlan--by that word meaning all those who occupy public offices, control them or create them--in a fashion to chal- lenge serious: attention, says the Book- man, The timid or trifling manner in which the politician has often been ap- proached suggests either complete ig- norance of or indifference to the ro mantic possibilities of his career. For this- neglect there is an explanation, of course, if not a good reason, In the case of the professional politiclan--the boss, ward worker, lobbyist or office: holder of the lower grade--the explana- tion is conveyed as nearly as can be by the word "unloveliness." The aver- age professional politician neither in ideas, bearing nor appearance parades such qualities as invite admiration, True Consideration. Visitor--Why do you have "Keep Off the Grass" notices all over this park? You don't seem to enforce the restric Necessary Precautions. Life Insurance Agent--My dear sir, bave you made any provision for those who come after you? Harduppe--Yes; 1 put the dog at the door and told the hired girl to say I'm out of town. The nasties, so called, from volcanoes are simply lava that is finely pulver zed. ¢ Pins In England. | marked a dealer in women's headgear, | passing a millinery establishment on | hats and bonnets. faced squarely to- TE can England continued to Sepend France for its supply of pins till ¥ year 1620, when John Tilsby in duced the manufacture Into Yi | | tershire. In 1630 the manufdctute fas introduced Into Bristol and Birriing- ham, the latter place ultimately be- | coming the great center of the indus: try, 5 A Matter of Sex. "A man trimmed that window," re- Twenty-third street in which all the ward the sidewalk, "and a woman fixed up the windows in that store," | continued the man milliner as he came | | to the next store, In which the women's | hats showed their backs, with thelf bows, pendent ribbons and streams ers. "You see," he sald, "a man looks at a woman's face, and so it is only the front of the hat that he sees, and he doesn't know any better than to show the fronts when he is exhibiting hats for sale. "But it is women, not men, who are the buyers, and they know that thelr women friends when they meet them smile sweetly as they pass and then turn and critically inspect their hats from the rear. "So women select hats with stunning hind effects, and the woman millinery judiciously shows the fea elevation when she puts a hat on exhibition."-- New York Times. SIGN YOUR LETTERS. ag a S12 "Many people write letters that they forget to sign," sald a postoffice clerks. "People come to us every day with sueh letters in the hope that they may be able to trace the writers. Some- times we can do so, but not often. Of course only a small percentage of such letters are brought to our attention; so the total number must be very large. "If the name of the writer is on the envelope or letter head, the lack of a signature is of less consequence, but it happens frequently that important let- ters cannot be traced to the writers. "A certain business house in this city brought in a letter one day minus the signature and containing a ten dollar bill to pay for certain goods ordered. It came from a village in the interior of the state, and it was sent to the postmaster of the place, with the re- (quest that he ascertain the name of the writer, if possible. He failed to do so, and the matter rested for some time. One dpy we received a letter from the same town asking us as to the reliability of the firm to which the letter had been written, saying that the writer had sent the firm money for an order of goods and had received no reply. It turned out to be the person we were in search of, and the mistake was explained. But this was an ex- eeptional ease." * est Premature Anxiety. "A long time ago, when trains trav- eled more slowly than they do now and 'way' trains were more common, two high railway officials got on a train at Philadelphia, intending to ride out about thirty miles," said an old rail- road conductor. "They had a lot to say to each other, and the train, which stopped at every woodpile, worried | them a good deal. "A man recently landed got aboard a few miles out and added to their annoyance by his persistence in asking the name of every station that the train stopped at. After they had po- litely answered his questions for a dozen stations or so one of them be- came angry and said to him: " 'See here, my friend, if you'll kind- ly tell me where you're going I'll see that you don't get carried by the place.' "The immigrant reached down to a capacious pocket and pulled up a tick- et with about twenty coupons at- tached, the last of which read Omaha." The 01d Surf Bath. It is not so many years ago when surf bathing of a very primitive kind prevailed at the eastern end of Long Island and, for aught I know, at other points. Every Saturday morning or afternoon, as the tide willed, through- out the summer big farm wagons trun dled down to the beach and were swung around abreast of the line of breakers. Old fishhcuses served the purpose of modern bathing pavilions, and the sea costumes were those of last year's village street. A long rope was drawn from under the seats and hitched to the wheel, and then some sturdy ex-whaler or Hfe crew man, in red flannel shirt and old trousers tied at the ankles, slipped his wrist through the loop at the end of this primitive lifeline and, wading out, kept it as taut as circumstances perinitted, while the women' and children hung to it and reveled and wallowed and shrieked, re- joicing in their "Saturday tub."--Out- ing. ATA | LEIA TEE RS, 1902 == vie. Sengog £15 Port Fors Myrtle «+ Port Perry Port Perry ol Jas. Parr, sr. Join Jeffrey, jr. negie Jas Leask Thos. Lamb Jno. Boys W. Graham S.J. Mellow Peter RAILWAYS... Favorable arrangements have been made with Railway Companies for the conveyance of passengers and exhibits to and fro the Exhibition, fat greatly reduced rates and. fof 'Special Excursions from all (parts of the Dominion. =SDAY day of the Fair, will be WED! Wednesday, the fir Preparacion Day. Articles intended for hibition in the Ladies Department, Fine Arts; s-- Preserved or Can- ned--and Miscellaneous' are expected to be in by 7 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday so that they can be placed in position for the udges to commence their work on Tr oe 'SDAY All other Hd Xhibited, except Horses, Cattle, Sheep. and Swine, must be in place on Thursday morning by 10 @clock a.m. Ri Y Horses, Cattle, Sheepfand Swine must be on the Grounds by g o'clock ai on Friday and will be judged by Expert Judges 'Selected by the Dominion Horse, Cattle, Sheep and Swine Breeders Associa on NOTE... The Society reserves ithe right fo refain $1 as membership fee for the following year from those who have been awarded prizes amounting to $5 and upwards. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. - THURSDAY, SEPT. GIRLS POY OLE RACE--Under 12 years of age-- = $1 mile--4 Lo ente: d CENT) EMAN 3 TURN Tr ces, Pasar hi) 50C OUT Home, o.. to be considered. tho property of the E 0 enter. Entrance $1 $3 LADY DRIVER "Not lem oh $2 FARMERS' ETITION--open to Farmers and Farmers' Sons on g Horse and fide property of the person -- that 'never won publio m soundness and style EB comidured hte, 3 (6 $10 $s 4 a Jame never i wil By pout ness n jr i style considered. ii Spear enor Sto $5 --FRIDAY, SEPT, 19.-- BICYCLE RACES miles Boys under 16 years of age. $2 $1 50c only. Horse and enterinj tog rse never aging» won "pable money. Speed, form, roundness and style to be considers ey 3 to start. Eauthhee Tee ton per cent. of $10 $5 por public style to be trance fee lea $10 $s + Tench $3 $2 $1 Sy ore ion making the "best noe aed uf ce lowtss grows ify the School Section. $5 $3 $2 FRONT OF THE GRAND STAN. Reunion of Old Boys. ON FRIDAY the 19th there will be a Reunion of the Old Boys of Port Perry, Scugeg and Keach on the Exhibition Grounds, where they will receive a right royal we come . from Grandfathers, Grandmothers, Fathers, Mothers, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Sisters, Cousins, and the public' geverally. e Directors of the Fair will fake every effort to make lis Reunion pleasant and agreeable to all who honor them with a visit on this. occasion. Wm. Ross, Hsq., M.P,, has kindly consented tc deliver an Oration to the Boys on the Grounds, LIST OF DONATORS OF $2 AND UPWARDS, RETURNED BY MAJOR FORMAN AND W. H. MCCAW. T. C. Forman & Son . J. H. Brown Snnnadnea EE EEE Enna FH ae enerous farming communi pa and kind patronage since business, Pr to announ commodious and far su, taining the public than I ew having lately taken posse: which will in future be kno and have spared neither sl order to remodel and fit none in the province. Ha modern water works sy times be fully supplied wi comfort of guests will be th no expense or labor will be their requirements and -- thets ood opinion of the ed PL thee for enter- d in the past; Totel nor expense in second to ' the most 0 y will at all The oi public thus m: that Port Perry p charges, as in the past, moderation. In order and sk=d accommodation days 1 have purchased already spacious thereon large and will find at their s+ y 1 fw vou are EE BE and we oon on as to whether it is Cheha nd offices in M pz antics us to promot 'shin, an the Ive Yh ER Central Livery . PORT PERRY. EARTILY thanking the public for the | liberal patronage received during the many years I have kept a Livery Establish ment in Port Perry, Ihave much pleasure in announcing that I have removed MY LIVERY ! to my former place of business Water Street which Iam about to largely extend in- crease facilities so that the public may be better accommodated with safe and desir- able RIGS AT MODERATE CHARGES R. VANSICKLER. Port Perry, June 21, 1900. North Ontario Observer A Weekly Political, Agricultural and Family Newspaper IS PUBLISHED AT FORT PERRY, ONT. EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY H. PARSONS TERMS. - $1 per annum, if paid in 'advance ; if not $1.50 will be charged. o absorption taken for less than six months; and no paper discontinned unti! arrears are paid up. LETTERS containing money, when addressed to thi: Ottice, prepaid and registered wil. be at our risk. ADVERTISEMERTA measurcd by Nonpaties and jed according to the space they occupy ADVERTISEMENTS received for pain with out specific in:tructions, will inserted unt! forbid and charged accordingly. Ro advertise ment will be taken out until paid for. A LIBERAL discount allowed toMorehantz and other who advertise by the year or half yea THESE terms will in all cases be strictly adhered to JOB DEPARTMENT. mphlet Hand Bills, Posters, Programs, Dodgers, Bill Heads, "heck Letter Héuds, Wedding ions, Recep Books; Cireulars, Assembly Cards, Visiting Cards, &e. of every style and color Saecutod pro pr mptly and other establishment - e County..... Blank Forths, Books, Parties from a distance getting hand bills, Se printed can have them printed to take home with them. -H, PARSONS. DESIRABLE PROPERTY 'IN PORT PERRY FOR S.ATHMI HE undersigned offe offers for sale at a T bargain his fine property on Lorne Street, Port Perry, consisting of a commo- dibus Dwelling House, containing six rooms, hall and three closets ; there is 2 goed stone cellar under the main part and foundation under the kitchen, all in a good state of repair. There are three lots which have been converted into a splendid Garden, in which are a lar, go number of choice, thriv- ing fruit race. pple, Cherry and Plum-- Grape Vines, Be) erry bushes and other sma it i There are alsa on he fo p GEO. GARDNER, Port Perry, Jan. 22, 1896. for acceptable ideas. State the lng bich i oa. Sa I Saene L it's a strong Statement but a straight fact, when we say that the greatest help to the live grocar and general storekeeper in Canadas' | fll "The Canadian Grocer." Sample Gnpy 4d Se soivigssd, : The MacLean Pub. Co., Limited], | Nov. 1, 1001. RI 'M. A, Incumbent. Sundays Sth; May Evensong, 7 p.m. Sunday Basiness Card |! it patented. |p THE PATENT RECORD, cent for a post card and send for & METHODIST CHUROH. REY. G. H. COPELAND, Sabbath Services, 10,30 and 6.30. ee Evéoin Bervice, Thursday 7.30. Strangers welcome and conducted to seats. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. (PRESBYTERIAN) REV. W. COOPER, B.A., Poe x Sabbath Services, 10.30 und 7.00. Week Evenin 3 ; Sorvics, Thorkdiy 1.90. : BAPTIST CHURCH. 3 2.30 p.m. 'Wednesday-- Evensong, 7.30 p.m. R, 0. CHURCH. REV --~. RICHARDSON. Third Sunday at 10 30 a. m, Sold by All Newsdealers Furnishes Monthly to all lovers of Song and Music a vast volume of New, Choice Copyright Compositions by the most popular authors, 6¢ Pages of Plano fiusie. Half Vocal, Half Instrumental 21 Complete Pieces for Plano Once a Month for 25 Cents. Yearly Subscription, $2.00. i 1 t Fah saving of $5.00 monthly, In one year you get nearly 800 Pages of Music, comprising 252 Complete Pieces for the Piano. If you will send us the Name and Address of FIVE Piano and Organ Players, we will send you a copy of the Magazine Free. . W. PEPPER, Publisher, , Eighth & Locust Sts., Philadelphia, ba PAINTING Kalsomining, &c| HE undersigned would take this oppor tonity of thanking bis numerous pat rons for their liberal and still increasing patronage during the time he bas carried ou the business of PAINTING in Port Perry, and would state that he is better prepared than ever to execute all orders for Painting, Kalsomining and Paper Hanging Parties entrusting their work to me may rely orf' having it neatly and promptly exe- cuted, My charges are moderate. 1 am also prepared to supply Paints, &c,, when contracting. A continuance of public patronage soli cited, WM. TREMEER. Port Perry, Mar. 23, 1503. JOHN NOTT, UNDERTAKER, and Funeral Director, PORT PERRY. GEO. GARDNER VY SHES to inform the public of Porc Perry and surropnding couuiey, that |} 'after four years experience in prosecuting his business in some of the largest cities of the United States, he is better prepared | poy than ever to execute any of the following branches of his trade :--Stone Masonry, Bricklaying in all its branches; Plain and Ornamental Plastering, Also Artificial Storie Walks, that will remain permanent and will endure any weather. Concrete Cisterns without any weod in their con struction to decay or give out. If you are in need of any of the above, come to me and obtain sek, All material required in my line wi for sale Je afer fred of next A A . 'active gentlemen or Tadics to tarvel for reaper tablished house in Ontario Month! 65.00 and expenses. Position teady. Ree Encloseself-nddressed id envelope, The Dominion Com Dept. Y €hicago, ) to mitas da at your home. Enclose self- to A. H. AT: AMMAN. Geteran Han rr, i Treasury, Riding, ov oi Th constantly on hand, snd orm a iy on As an Pines] to Casi Yn <b Diooount of 10 por tanh will be allowed on all Sales from ig untf Jan, 1st next. All work ga MADE BY HAND ®3 work ke | super goods hat at once cent, reading purchasers ill before i call hyina bo mt Port Perry, Dec. 1, 1892. Agricultural Machmes won AR P= IMPLEMENTS AT ee SUNDERLAND 7[YHE undersigned Keeps on hand and for I sales the following Agricultural Mash ines and Implements Manufactured by thé NUR EANLTOR MTG OO, OF PETERBORO: Binders, Reapers, . Crown Mower, Daisy Seeder, Tiger Hay Rake, Fo Yuitow Plow, Three Furrow Gang, Combina- tion Plows, Champion Plows, 8. T. Cultivator, 8. T. Harrow, Land Roller, Steel Frame 8 ring Tooth Cultivator, Binder as, &c. also the following, ol the munufacture of JOHN ABEL, Teronto. High class Threshiig outfits, Traction Engines and Machines, Victor Clover Huller, Portable Triumph Engine. I am prepared to supply everything the farmer requires in way of Machines, Implé- ments, Repairs, &c. a7 A call solicited. McDonald's Hotél, One door West of R. K. BRYART. Sunderland, April 8, 1803. Sealed Tenders. EALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for the purchase of all or any of the Parcels-- Fart Properties---belong- ing to Mr. John Adams, advertised to be sold by auction én the 23rd November, and withdrawn 4% the sale. J. A. McGILLIVRAY, Temi le Building, Toronto or JOHN ADAMS, Port Perry, 'Nov. 30, 1865 MONEY TO LOAN. We have funds from private parties'for* investment on 4} those who wish mortgage au " TENT. and renew old mortgages, buy more land or build, ma: obtain money from ue without any ach (and ety quietly). ® have customers who want 0 bay 1 jo proved farms: also thore yd would Sichnge bn . If you havi r er oe EE EArt Sa Std any kind, please send us price ane ption He and Life Janarance ¢ Rooted and ® gett business transst i Co; 28 Victoria Street, TokoNTo, The Portraits of our Presidents With Biographical Sketches BY General Charles H. Grodvenor, MEMBER oF CONGRESS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS Contains twenty four large Photo-gravure Etchings trom the Paintin judorse b; {hes flies and near a dash es of n hexrs 2 te "title ed by Tiflany- "ig o oak skeiches inked i es Open Aap dypein bu tw Sh greatest work So eas: hea Sresidunt Foie Ti) : ub he all Jiedtatel nt sel do) or A 5 territory Ay Tvania. A million copies will be told 22 ja Funes in) be 1 iy this Inaugural year, social standing - Sh Sus ttle Torney * Boe territory. Tel ry is going. rapidly, Presses running day and night to figil ors. 'Wanted. --State Manager to look after correspond. ence and agents, Address to-day TIE CONTINENTAL PRESS, CorcoraN BriLDING Washington, B. C. T =] LIVERY RENOVAL INDING my ny. Livety accomm dation on Perry St. curtailed, it being far too small to meet the re- guirerents of my rapidly increa 1 have leased for a ter per {years and fons itr eT | comimodiong Livery Offices and