Pe = As te Se a oe RA AM & Neca Mm Ms. AAS ieee Miki neatly te te te tnt Dt te 2 4 4 4 4 z { J vs Se 'MONKTON' POPULAR STORE a TET "et Mg ay 2 ' $$$ $$$$$__________--- ow -- ------- 'Resolved-- That it is important in these times to practice ¢conomy in purchasing wearing apparel. We cannot demon- strate to you in the newspaper the values we are showing, but invite you to our store to inspect the large assortment of Ladies' and Girl's Man-tailored Coats for Winter wear. We can save you money on Staple Dry Goods, selling at less than mill prices of to-day. Do not be dissap- pointed in waiting for goods to be cheaper another season, as conditions are such that demands are -larger than the supply Your early inspection is cordially invited to our Millinery rooms, as our display of Millinery is a delight to all women interested in what is nice in hats. Leave your order for Apples, we expect 50 barrels in this week. They are splendid cookers and eating ap- ples. We want 300 bags of good PO- TATOES. \ Highest market prices paid for all other produce. - [The Twowia | tly House The Rent Was Low Because It Was Reported to Be Haunted. By F. A. MITCHEL o o) Miss Laura. Williamson was an or- phan, doomed to make her own living. Being a stenographer and typewriter in a large city, she was obliged to pay for board and lodging nearly all her salary. It occurred to her to take a room in an inexpensive quarter and get her breakfast and dinner herself. One Sunday™~ morning, having leisure for the purpose, she took up a news- | paper and scanned the advertisements for lodgings. There was an advertisement of a two family house, the rental of one suit of four rooms, furnished, on the ground floor, the price of which was no greater than what Miss Williamson had ex- pected to pay for one room. She con- cluded to go at once and look it over. Half an hour's ride in a trolley took her to its location. She found the neighborhood respectable and the house itself apparently in good repair. The blinds of both stories were drawn, in- dicating that neither was occupied, Miss Williamson rang the doorbell of | @ house near by in order to make some | inquiries. A woman came to the door | and when asked if she knew anything "eg -Sceupled, why showid the only sounds | _1¢ 1 bad known that a man occupied come from it before cock crow? Before Miss Williamson left the '| house in the morning she Went to the upper hall and knocked at every door. .No response. She tried the doers, but found them. locked. Listening, she heard no sound. Then, from the side- walk, she looked at the upper windows. The shades were drawn, as she had seen them before. : ER ' Miss Williamson experienced a sensa- tion of discomfort. : That day produced more blunders on the part of the typewriter than she ad ever made before. If she was to be awakened every morning before day by a tramping overheard by and by: the matter would get on her nerves. Ef it did she would be deprived of sleep, and the result would be that she could not do her work, If she could not do ber work and do it properly. she would 'lose her position. She went to her abode that evening not with the light heart she had: en- tered it two days before. Before open- ing her main door she went upstairs again, khocked and tried the locks. All was still as before. Returning to the first story, she unlocked the door of her flat, half expecting that ghosts had been there and turned everything topsy turvey. Nothing had been dis- turbed, and the tenant set about cook- ing her dinner. } Everything depended upon the tramp- ing being repeated that night. | She went to bed hoping that it would not, but dreading that it would. She lay awake an hour longer than usual, though very tired and much troubled at 'having been reproved for the mis- takes she had made during the day. She woke up at midnight. Every- tring was quiet. and-she soon dropped asleew ageln Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp "Ti ficient to, lame every horse that this Set aleme," sald Miss Williamson, | moves ac 'then, with the addition : of vile grips cut across the road un- der the pr ce of letting off the water. | "1_-don't_occupy it.I am only per- cdigekre ss tos were described as "rocky lanes full where's -the "harnr?"h come of huge stones and abominable a, m. 'and you go ont 4 a 58." ayereleeiay args Ese en ee it "Ni ess..1 shall "giv. is reported that no fewer than four eh : is! s ¥ (= hundred and fifty-two Acts of Par- liament were passed for: highway im- provement, but these affected little change for a long time. : Mr. Herbert Smith, an English ex- pert, in his book on Principles of Lon- don Estate Management, writing of the attitude of the rural population of England to roads in the latter eighteenth and earlier nineteenth century says: , ; "So conservative were \jthe masses of the people that the improvement of the roads in many places of Great Britain was strongly opposed and in certain places entailed risk and bloodshed; and even when roads had been made and improved, country people in many districts refused to use them, but their unreasonable con- servation was in the long run power- less to stem the tide of improvement which. gradually set in, and brought the Toads of An eee a levee il SIR WIL .jent admirable state and condition. denies AONE HE. FEMANS Thus we see that the history of road- Canadian Gazette, London, England. |making in this country is, to some Le Progres De L'est tells of Sir |°Xtent. a record of the progress of Wilfrid Laurier's -- mili exploits its civilization. against the Fenians in his younger days: Sir Wilfrid went so far even as to eonduct a company to the field of battle. A citizen of Arthabaska, in reply to certain charges against the Liberal leader writes as follows: "Everyone knows here that Sir Wil- froid Laurier not only enrolled in Arthabaska company more than fifty years ago, when he was an officer, but one day, acting upon orders from the minister of militia, he left for the frontier at the head of his company when the Fenians menaced the peace Miss Williamson gave the story as it is been. told here--how' not. leave your home," ; said the reporter, "for Iwill cease to come here. As for a position; I think I can get you one with the city editor of my paper, who' is in need of a stenographer." _ A way was finally found by which the newspaper man remained, and Miss" Williamson did 'hot accept the position offered her. They concluded to marry, and the lady moved upstairs Counter Check On the hillside' in Wales, the roads |- W. BD. WEIR'S LIST OF : PROPERTIES FOR SALE! $4,800--Will buy Lot 7, Con. 7, Wellesley. (Western Section). 100 ac- res, 79 under cultivation, 15 acres new land, 6 acres good hard- wood bush. Comfortable dwelling, flat barn, close to school on a good road. Plenty of water. $7,000--Will buy East half lot 8, con. 12, Mornington, 100 acres. Brick house, with brick cellar, woodshed, furnace, bank barn, straw shed, good orchard--a splendid farm. $9 Acres--In northwest part of Lot 10, concession 6, Mornington (New- ton) good comfortable dwelling, bank barn, good stabling under- neath, hard and soft water. The Donley Hotel Property--In Newton, 1 acre of land, brick veneered dwelling, a dozen rooms, bath room, hard and soft water in the house, large stable, cement floor, two large driving sheds and hall. These properties will be sold cheap as the proprietor must quit work owing to ill-helth. Apply to proprietor or W. D. Weir $1800--For quick sale--Boot and Shoe store business and dwelling in the village of Newton. Doing a good business, in an Al locality No opposition, an up-to-date stock at invoice prices. | $7000--Will buy that splendid 100 acres, lot 32, con. 11, Elma, all un- der cultivation, comfortable dwelling, bricked inside, 2 bank barns, 2 drilled wells, 1 in stable, never-failing; land in good locality, well drained. fara dikoeaes, | jaca) 2c Rane $11000--Will buy 188 acres of land lying at Linwood, in Wellesley Tp. 1 under cultivation, comfortable dwelling, bank barn, cement stabling. A splendid farm. $6500--Will buy the south % of lot 7, con. 12, and the north % of lot 7, con. 11, Mornington, 100 acres, brick house, kitchen and wood shed, bank barn 55x60, driving shed, drilled well, wind mill, wire fencing. A clean farm. 10x ofa eae 1S Beos $6,000--South half Lot 1, concession 6, Mornington, squa 100 acres; frame house, bank barn and straw shed, large orchard, about 5 acres of bush, close to school, drilled well at barn. Land in best state of cultivation. $1200--Will buy a splendid solid brick house with good stable, hard and° soft water, 1% acres of land, in Newton. The house could not be built for less than $1600.--Terms easy. $1800--Will buy lot 11, con. 14, Ellice, 100 acres frame house, flat barn close to railroad, $7,500--Will buy lot 28, con. 18, North Easthope, 100 acres, 90 acres un- der cultivation, balance in bush. Brick house, bank barn, straw shed, drilled well. Come and see me if you want to buy or sell your dwelling or farm. It will pay you, about the condition of the house for rent replied: "All I know about it is that every one around here believes it is haunted. It's been for rent for a long while, but no one will take either suit, for i? is well known that there are ghosts in it. I understand that they've put the rent down to next to nothing, but still no one so far has been induced to live there." Miss Williamson was not at all 'su- perstitious and had no belief in ghosts, She saw an opportunity to secure a suit of rooms cheap, and a few days later she took advantage of a holiday to visit the house with a key to the lower flat and was so pleased with it that she closed the bargain at once and the next Satprday afternoon mov- ed her few belongings there. On going to sleep alone in a strange house that was believed to be haunted she could not help giving way to a slight dread lest she might be disturb- ed in the night by the ghosts. But she banished the thought, and the next morning, Sunday, awakened by the sun shining in at her window, she experi- enced a comfort in finding herself in possession of four rooms, including a bath. The morning light took away all loneliness. As for the ghosts, she forgot all about them, Not a sound during the night had interrupted her slumber. Miss Williamson was one of those persons who have resources within themselves and are not always pining for company. She occupied herself during her first day in her flat putting it to rights, and the rest of the time she spent reading. Having to rise ear- ly in the morning to go to work and being a good sleeper, she went to bed at 9 o'clock. About 2 o'clock in the morning she was awakened by a tramping directly over her head. It was tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp in one direction, then tramp, tramp in another. Sometimes there were five or six steps, but usual- sy from two to four. Then there was a brief cessation, after which the,steps were subdued, more like a spiritual tread than the others. These finally teased, and all was still. Miss Williamson was puzzled. Not for a moment did she refer these sounds to ghosts. But what could cause them? She had supposed the flat above was unoccupied. Bven if it was n ; Columbia Grafonola Price, $21 On terms to suit Any Style COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA You don't have to wait until you get fifty, seventy-five or even twenty-five dollars to- gether. Just select the instru- ment you want, make a small first payment, and have it de- livered to your home at once. Payments so small you will never miss them---and the pleas- ure so great that you will wonder how you could have been without a Columbia Graf- onola before. Come in today and make your selection. We can arrange convenient terms, Sy J. E. WEIR, MILVERTON Columbia Grafonela Price, $65 \Columbia Grafonola Price, $200 gent | tme girl. of the land.. At that time Sir Wil- frid Laurier was not 75 years of age, and to-day he is certainly justified in saying that if he were young again} he would have enrolled voluntarily when the war broke out." There it was again. : Tramp, tramp! Miss Williamson remembered that the night before there had, been four framps in one direction, then two in snother. - Tramp, tramp, tramp! She was not quite sure but that the There is an advantage in having third series of tramps had been three. te iitwies a salye St s The steps continued about the same : length of time, the last sounds being aor donne wie SPURS FOS 38 muffied as before. "Whether the listen. er had got more used to them or be- tause of her disbelief in the super- natural, she did not seem to mind them as much as she had the night before. Perhaps the repetition of the steps in the same order as before may. have had something to do with it.: At any rate, her heart ceased its wild beating sooner than before, and after the sounds ceased Siie went to sleep. _ The next morning she.concluded not repeat her attempt to find out if the -it above was occupied, but went di- -»ctly to her place of business, Her tttention was again distracted by her experience, and today site made a blunder that, had it not been detect- ed, would have cost her employers ROAD IMPROVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN. _ Those who say that the good roads in the rural districts of Great Britain are due to the fact that they have been under construction... for many hundreds of years,. and. that. some were made.by the Romans, are ap- parently, not aware that in the eigh- teenth century. the roads in England were hardly passable. For instance, it is reported that in 1708 it took Prince George of Denmark fourteen hours to. travel forty. miles from Windsor to Petworth. Arthur Young, writing of Suffolk roads in the mid- dle of the eighteenth century, said: "Some of the roads were little more something like $10,000. Before leay- {than mere ponds of liquid dirt, with Ing the office she was handed a check |? scattering. of loose flint, just suf- Books... We are agents for the Appleford Counter Check Book Co. This firm turns out only high-grade work at very reasonable prices. See our samples and get our prices before ordering. ™ Sun Office LOOK. WELL FOR OUR SHOP AND YOU WILL LOOK WELL WHEN < YOU COME OUT. A Blue Serge Suit-- . IS A NECESSITY Every man should have ene re- wardlesi of what other clothes he wears between times. Be it fer business or pleasure--you always feel at home in one.. GUARANTEED BLUES of strictly wool fabric at frem $25.00 to $31.00. See WINTER OVERCOATS In colored Tweeds, black Melton, dark blue Beaver, made in any style at from $26.00 to $29.00. Come in and look over our stock, You can save money. J.M. FLEISCHHAUER Next door to E. 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SHADOW TEST CREAM for the salary due her and told that | == she need not return. There was nothing to do but to go to her flat, get her dinner and on the morrow commence a hunt for another situation. But the prospect for one who had been discharged: for making a serious mistake of getting another place wag not bright. Miss Williamson turned in that night wishing the ghost would come into her room during the night and put' her out of her misery. If it did she might lie there till her rent was due withotit her demise» being discovered; That night she heard a door above shut, a few steps; then all was silent. This Was not a repetition "or the k sounds heard on the two previous nights. Miss Williamson, shaking off her fears, got out of bed, put on a dress- ing gown and slippers and crept shrink- ingly upstairs. All was dark and si- lent in the hall. She stood listening, but heard no sound. Then suddenly MILVERTON WANTED The highest market price will be paid for cream ' True weights and test will be*given. We~supply"cans'and=pay the express. Ship your cream to The Pearl. Creamery and ELMIRA there came a groan. This was too much for the poor girl's pluck, and she ran downstairs so fast that she came near breaking her neck, for she fell at the bottom of the flight, and since it was dark as Egypt she knew not what was in her way. She picked herself up and stood uncertain what next to do. HS There was bravery in Miss William- son's makeup, and she determined to make another attempteto discover the ghost. Climbing the stairs again, she stood with her face on a level with the top step. It was also on a level with the landing. Under the door of one of the rooms, was a line of light. For a few moments Miss William- son's mind was balanced between two hypotheses. Wither there was a super- natural glow in that room, .or 'it was illuminated by artificial light. - Being inclined to a rational view of things, she settled down to the opinion that a gas jet was burning in the room, Ghosts don't require gas jets. Therefore a human being' must be in the' room. At this moment there was another groan. This time the hearer's imagina- tion was not at work, and the groan sounded human. It struck her that it proceeded from one who was 'ill. ° She | What it Means to You--to Your their patronage, he is a stranger to us. 0. DUFFIEL Appearance--How it Conforms to Sound Business Judgment to Select from Our Famous Line of -MEN'S and BOY'S SUITINGS Taking for our text, "He profits most who serves most--he who seryes.best, serves most"--we put in force a plan of retailing that tends to centre more and more business here --by making it to the advantage of the public to give us If there's a man who can't be suited we'd like to see him, If there is a man whose tastes can't be met Call and see our up-to-date stock. Pocketbook--to Your Personal The Up-to-date Tailor, Monkton,' = Ontario | went to the door in question and open- ed it. On a bed with his clothes on was a young man. He was very pale and evidently in great pain. Miss William- son approached him and stood over him. "Shall I call a doctor?" she asked. at Prepare For Winter |! "No; I've been this way before. I'll get over it pretty soon. Please look in the top drawer of 'that bureau. You'll find a small bottle. Give me one of the tablets in it." Miss Williamson produced the tab- let, and it relieved the patient very soon, The paroxysm from which he RANGES! them over. We will be pleased to Now is the time to choose your new range. assortment of these on hand at reasonable prices. RANGES! We have a fine Jall in and®look show youjall the good points. suffered passed, and he did not have another. Miss Williamson told him that she had thought the fiat he was In to be unoccupied and asked how he came to be there and why she had never seen him there in the daytime. "IT am a newspaper reporter," he.re- plied. "I come in between '2' and $ o'clock in the.morning, when the paper goes to press, and go out about noon. I am permitted by the owner to occupy this flat temporarily." "You must be a sound sleeper," said The cold.weather will soon be here and, you will need your furnace installed. We sell the famous Sunshine and Hecla Furnaces 'We will be pleased to give you estimates on your requirements, Remember Your Coal Bin Last of all do not forget to get your supply of coak Leave your order with us. We will supply those who place their order first "I have rapped at this door about 8 o'clock in the merning and te- ceived no response." "IT am a sound @eeper," was the re- sponse, "and lately I have been over- worked. No maiden tap would awake me." . ; =. / Hardware Merchants, - 'M. E. BETTGER & CO. - WEST MONKTON "He Looks Into the Eye"' Y THIS METHOD, it is almost impossible to make an error, as allwork.is.done by looking into the eye, thereby locating the de- fect right at its source, Weak. Muscles Strengthened Headaches Cured, Cross Eyes in many cases straightened when glasses are fitted by this advanced system, Children's eyes accurately examined without asking questions, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! P. H. BASTENDORFF "Eyesight Specialist" MILVERTON, ~ - ~ ONTARIO GRAND TRUNK THE DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE between MONTREAL TORONTO DETROIT and CHICAGO UNEXCELLED DINING CAR SERVICE Sleeping cars on night trains and parlor cars on principal day trains. Full information from any G.T. ticket agent, or C. m Horning, district' passenger agent, Toron- to, Ont. H.C. BAIRD, 'Phone 1, Local Agent Synopsis of Canadian Northwest ° Land Regulations "HE sole head ofa family, or any male over 18 years old, who was at the com. mencement of the present war, and has since continued to be, a British subject or a subject of an allied or neutral country, may homestead a quarter-section of available Be. minion Land in M anitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. Applicant must appear in perseu at Dominion Lands Agency or Sub-Age for District. Entry by prox may be mame on certain conditions. Duties--Six months residence upon and cultivation of lab im each of three years, In certain districts a homesteader may se- cure an adjoining quarter-section as' pre- emption, Price $3.00 per acre, Duties--Re. side six months tn each of three years earning homestead pevene and cultivate 6@ acres extra, May obtain pre-emption patent as soon as homestead patent on certain con. ditions, A settler after obtaining homestead patent, if he cannot sccure a Preemption, may take & purchased homestead in certain districts, Price $3.00 per acre. Must reside aix monthe in each of three years, cultivate 50 acres and erect a house worth $300.00, Holders of entries may count time ef em- ployment as farm labourers in Canada aur. ng 1917, as residence duties under ecertaia conditions, When Dominion Lands are advertised er posted for entry, returned soldiers who have servedooverseas and have been honouratly discharged, receive one day priority in apphy- a fan entr "oe Agent's Office (bwt net ub-Agency). schar, r sented to Agent. oe ee W. W.CORY Deputy Minister of the laterter oN. B.+Unauthorised Publication of this ad vertisement will not be paid for, = es i P Dy Ah NAAN A «8