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To Inspect Our Furs.
We feel confident that our invitation to the
public will be received with genuine interest by
citizens who appreciate quality combined with low
price. It is a goad plan in buying any kind of
merchandise to look around, but in Furs it is al-
most imperitive. We invite comparison of both
quality and price. Look around! Look atom-
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Have you seen the big
values we are offering in
those smart, new styles in
the Coat Department.
"Northway Garments"
embracing the most de-
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latest models and backed
up by their own reputa-
tion for their neat -fitting,
shape -keeping qualities.
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$8.00 Coots.
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Our Millinery stocks are now at their best, as-
sortments are larger and more varied than they •
can possible be later on. There is a wide variety
of choice that you will get nowhere elserin town. a
We are showing New Shapes, Nev‘ Ribbons, New
Trimmings, New Velvets, Etc. Come in -any dayr:
and see them. There is always something -fresh-
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The Goderich'
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Jardine Pleads Illness, But G. T.
ock Sends Policeman After
Her—Crown Lawyer Uees Story of
Albert Jardine's Crime as a
Emetic Climax, But Edward
Maintains His Deal.
Murder
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dward Jardine Says Witnesses
at Goderleh Are Lying.
Miff= ON THE
Goderich. Oct. 26.—Replete with
tie intensity were yesterdare'
ns of the inquest into the mnr..
of young Lizzie Anderson, whose
body, with throat cut. was found
'the cellar of an empty house hens
days after she lmd been mite.
from twine, and after having al.
the local fall fair.
George Tate Blackstock,
as crown eaminer, and be auto.
Ed. Jardine, who lute become a
ral figura la the caw, and his
te a Most rneueibes xamine-
,
Thew thematic climaseas, the iii
%hi* Oonedien cootie have &Adorn'
veingladloren hirt,„41eete lie etritztr
from Mrs. Jardine, Tiawarn Jardine
and Thomas Jardine truthful admis
sions of a nature that he would sug•
gest. He reminded them all of the
awful seriousness of an oath; insert.
ed long, effective pauses, during which
he pleaded with them to consider they
had called upon their Maker to wit-
ness before they made final answer,
and thundered at them that they were
lying in the very face of the oath
they had tenon.
He shook their eviderite adduced in
former sittings, and forced thein to
flatly contradict one another, but he
did not get an admission of any kind
that bore directly on the commission
of the crime.
Mrs. Jardine was on ▪ the witness
stand for three hours and ten miriutes,
and Edward was subjected to a four
hours* gruelling. irons 3.30 p.m. till
7.30. Mr. Blackstock was first ruffled
by the early announcement that. Mrs.
Jardine refused to pent herself as
4 witness, pleading ilineas. This was
too much in the •faee of her refusal to
appear on the last day named fe;, the
enquiry, which was adjourned on her
etecount, and a warrant was issued to
ooeurahlat ptesaace. He insisted that
he be produced. and sent Chief Pos.
itlethaenne and 4 &ate up to the
Jionse.10.being her down.
Theo, as 'the Datum 61 bee =eft
66 hot coirtzatlietiotosat:dded
biyonoVully arsaigned her in Cleft
lorms: who boo heard 74nal
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Adraitiold4tooreceas.
crown inquisitor Weet the per:ardency
of yoUng Edwar4 Jardine in coiling
witness after Witt** liars. Thirteen
of them, old., young end enediezu.
swore to wing him, on the fair
grounds When he *aid be was at hornet
and M. Blackstock aka read from the
evidence of eight more witneetiedi alone
the eame line„ and these all, he said,
were liaxa.
"Now, then. that's a jorette large
band of liars. don't you thiar anal.
ly remarked counsel,
should think, yes." admitted Jar-
dine.
"And you think that they are• all
coming here loaded up with liea
against youPm
"Yes, they certainly are." '
"Then. if we take a more charitable
view of it, and if these people are tell.
fug the truth; they saw you with the
Anderson gni long after you saw her
with the et/anger of the fedora hat
you speak of?"
"Yes. but they are not telling the
truth.'
Mr: Blue/est/oak Paused and stared
for a minute dramatically 'into the
prisoner's face.iglowly and distinctly
he enunciated: am obliged to ask
you one or two questions which I'd
rather not ask, for the purpose of get -
:Ging at you mind. Your brother John
was in trouble some years ago?"
"I doeet know." •
"Did one of your brothers serve a
term in the penitentiary for an as.
soult en a little girl, four years oldie*
"I think Albert did."
"No, not Albert—We are 'coming to
that -Did you know that your brother
Albert was convicted for an cessatin
on a girl 14 years old?"
"Yes, he was sent down,"
"And was he ordered to receive 11
stripes on his back."
"I don't know as to that,"
"When did he get back?"
"Last spring,"
"And aid you know that. it would
fare badly with a roan if he committed
an assault on a young cid against her
wll?"
"Yes."
"Now; I am going to esti; .you pres-
.ently—but not now—I'mgoing to ask
you whether you knew of any person
connected with the „death. of Lizzie
Anderson. Now I dont want you tc.
answer right • away. I: will tell you
when to answer; but I want to warn
you that, if you do know, and say you
don't you will be in a pretty bad boe
when it conies te the time when you
wish to say you do. I am goine, to
•give you a few minutes to consider,
while the clock ticke; then I will tell •
you, to answer. Coude well what
that answer shall •ba, and whet ;5
weans."
Jaidiue's dolor alternated between
white and crimson. Tick, tock, tiek,
tock -there was not a soul among the
300 spectators that dla not count the
ticks for ehe space of a dozen •breath,
"Now, I ask you thatquestion,"
said Mr. •Blacksteek.
"I don't know anything about it,"
Jardine replied nuskily.
"Ca.n you suggest any reason for
these people lying about you?" •
• "Not unless they want to try and
condemn some innocent person," was
the calm reply, • • •
"Arid youknow, of course, the very
;teat neeeesity of knowing wbowa
&e last person with this girl?"
"I'd tell if I knew, but 1 zlon't,"
=1st not leave the &turf rooni," said .
the eounsel, and called for his•brether
• Thomas. • '
The Jardines were the only witnesses
excluded from the ceerteeem during
the •examination ,yesterday, and •a
watch was put on' their houeee when
it was found that ,proceedings would
home to be extended into another
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• EDITORIULL 111111SINGS
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SanetUM: Musings. H.'
Ittohday of next week tvijlJbe the
• annual Thanksgiving Day. •"Count
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your ,blessings, name them bile by
one and it will surprise you what
the Lord has. done."
Dominion Parliament will open
its piograrn on NO amber 17th. The
coming :wallah will be an 'import-• .
• ant one. Arrakige .to read at leas• t
a sun:Unary of what Is being. done. .
The best of friends inust part.
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Una anybody 'here seen Sheldon?
The New Era feels very highly
coMplimetted over the bolus bolus
manner In which our Sanetum
Musings are appropriated • by a
4uraber of our Brethren of the
FOurth Estate. They don't even
say "Thatch/You!" 'but evidently
know a good thing when they see
it. That fine olcl darkey melody
teal Away!" Might be used as
the opening ode oceasionally.
If 'the good die young how do
you account for the fact that Sir
Charles Tupper is in his 90th year..
Its time Clinton got busy finding
out something about the proposed,
new .taiiway likely to come into
„Huron Co. Locking the stable aft.
et the equine fs purloined is
trifle too fate to 'be 'considered up-
to-date. Clinton 'should secure the
new lino if possible and the time
for our move Wile first week of
110VeMber 1910. ‘.
Now that the ,cruiser Niabe has
arrived Carmelo will IA able to go
to bed to enjoY tired' Natures weet
reetorer--babny sleeps . with the
mussel off Tige and the 'war -ship
etaallfax we in well ear "We
fear na foe.," low odd it seems to
think of Canada having the nest
egg. of a real Navy.
We :thought probably the fight-
ing Irorce beblnd Tion. O. McKay.
the Local Legislature would
have been strengthened from the
present standing of 87 Conserva-
tives to 18 Liberals to 86 Tories
to 19 Grits ,by the bye -election in
South Wellington but our hopes
were shattered last Friday by the
acclamatloti return of J. ft. Uowatt
•of Guelph, the T.oiberals not caring
to put a candidate in • the field.
Joseph. DoWney's ghost will not be
caned Won to taunt the concert -
aim lines of 'that constituency as
the needle of the political compass
will be considered to be .pointing
in the right direction by the sturdy
Hibernian, whose postoffice ad-
dress is now Asylum, Orillia, Out.
The bi-lingual controversy is
built a trifle on the boenet's neat
pattern and it looks as if somebody
had been stung—and in the Eng-
ugli language too. Before the
Provincial Parliament is aver there
may ,be some French china so badly
broken in the Cabinet that the
combined skill of Doctors Pyne and
Reauthe Will not be able to patch it
up. Good Will come out of the
discussion. •
Nearly every week adds to he
list of victims who drank out of
the Wrong bottle. Some plan
should be devised' whereby these
unfortunate !blunders wield not be
committed. Gross carelessness in
handling or providing .a safe
place for keeping poisons appears
to be the chief muse, coupled with
neglect to Make sure of contents as
well as labels ort bottles before the
dose is taken or giVen, Long, years
of sore regret might often be ob-
• Viated by the exercise of merely
ordinary prudence and forethought
in• providing a high shelf or small
cabinet for dangerous drugs,. La-
bels on bottles should be read easi-
ly and Matches are cheap enough
itieke a light before administ-
ering the remedy. Fix. up • your
bottlee to -day, 1.
Newspateer talk associates the
name of Harry Ether, of Crediton,
lae-Ate16,known.41..1?—P,for,§o-u.th-
Huron, with; the vacant office Of
Superintendent of Insurance • for
Ontario. Mr. Hunter, who occup-
ied this important post for 'many
years, died reeently. If Mr. Either
accepts he ,should snake an Al of -
tidal as he takes a great interest in
the Insurance busineas and has had
an extended and .nractieai •exPeri-
ence. lie is full of energy and
hard work. His ConserVative as-
sociates Wotid be sorry to see hint
leave 4uron CO, but those opposed
ijelitically'Would have the toad'
smoothed ponsiderably ItOlitleally
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1)7 . rein to 'Toronto,. •
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Poor eicl- 'Chicago • had her Ease'
bail team badlyewbolled by the Phi-
ladelphia nine; m the games for the
world's championship. Some say
not slime the big fire in 'Chicago has
the 'city felt so gluin arid disposed
to put .on mourning: The matches
were • attended • by :thousands of
spectators. •Crowded special
trains conveyed diamond enthusi-
asts to the Beene of the coeflicta.
• Professional Base ball is up 'against
many a badly Warped deal that
des not -tend very rnueh to develop
• real Manhood.. . • ,•
• "It is a geed thing to givethanks
unto the Lorcle. •
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Now that the long evenhiis are
drawing nigh patronize the Public
Library and take advantage of the
splendid collection of 'books to be.
foetid there. Map out a good read
ing course and stick to it during
the notating Winter.
• Canada—the land of. Wonderfel
progress and almost unbounded
promise -..expects that every true
man and woinan this day Will do
their duty. •
HoW inueh do you weigh itt 'the
con:in:tunny?
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• .A. Tine Pall 'trade is 'looming up.
tonstilting the advertising col-
umns. of ithe New Era you may eas-
ily save a 'dollar a week in Oscer-,
taining where the real bargains are
to be found. • Put gie bushiest; Met
to the test and by so .doing you do
credit to the 'faith you repose in
theta for integrity in their annenia-
teraents.
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No more deserving Co, institu-
tion Was eller erected in Huron'
than the Rouse of itefttge and the
County has been unusually forth.
nate ha securing SO competentnnd
satisfactory officials to manage
and oversee tto imPottant and t.e.4
aponsible an undertaking. When
we read of •Countv. Coin:Leib fiklit.
• ing against the erection of IloWee
of Settle In this day Of Wien,-
thropY and gltardienship of the
need Y We *re lead to Wonderovrer
the narrowness end short-iighted.
nest; of public Men. Huron, County
114e no regrets over her action
years ago.
PLAYS BLACK HAND
James E. MoQeuley le Arrested
in Toronto Hotel.
BLACKMAILS JOHN C. EATON
Head of Toronto Pepartmental Store
Gets a Letter From a So -Called
Black Hand Society Demanding
$2013 on Pain of Peath—He De.
posits the Money and Detec-
tives Catch Their Man.
Toronto, Oct, 27.—Admitting the
authorship of a letter threatening
death and destruction to the life and
property of J. C. Eaton and his fam-
ily, and the receipt of $200 -secreted
as directed by his letter, James Ed.
word AfeCau.14.y, 22 years of age, an
electrical engineer, formerly employ-
ed by the city and the Hydro -Electric
Commission, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by the city police, aided. by
the King Edward Hotel authorities
and operatives of the Thiel Detective
Agency, in the rotunda, of the hotel
'after hours of watching. He is eharg-•
ed with demanding money with men-
aces from Mr. Eaton and may be fur-
ther charged with extortioning it, as
the money placed was real cash. The
penalty for the offences carries with
it life sentence. as a maximum. T. C.
Robinette, K.C. will appear in court
. to -day, for Mr. haton, to assist Crown
Attorney Corley in the prosecution.
This is What the letter said:
"Mr. Eaton: By the statutes of our
organization, 1 swear by the holy diety
and saints to demand and receive $200
erom you or 'ruin your -household and
.fainily or yourself by shooting the
first one handy 'or dynamiting your
house or yacht when your family aro
• 'on board. So help my, God I do this
if you don't give us the Money or tell
the police who make trouble. We
stay in this town till we get $5,000.
We give you a week to get ready. Put
it next Weduesday in the • closet of
the Ring Edward Hotel in the south.
• east corner, on behind a loose ferrule
on the ventilator pipe about 2•o'clock.
(Signed) "Black Hand Society."
It was written on yellow night let.
tergram papezeand scrawled in pencil,
and was received, through the mails on
Monday morning by Mr. Eaton. It
was eddressed in pencil upon an hotel
, envelope *to "Mr. C. Eaton, 121
Widmer epad, Toronto." •
• lVfr. Eaton: immediately consulted
with Mr. Robinette and the matter,
was laid before Chief of. Polies Gra.
sett, who turned it over to Acting In-
eapee.totenteDeteetivee A ler Mackie
It was then arranged that the money
should be placed as directed.• •
Suspicion rested upon employes of
the hotel, and so, when Detective Mc-
Kinney wae'detalled to, the ease, •he
hesitated about appearing in the vi.
einety of the appoiMed place, as all
the City officere are well-known. So
• the Thiel services was called for two
operatives, and they took their place
opposite the lesignated compartment.
House •Detective Smith of the hotel
staff , were on watch just ouside the
lavatory door, and Detective McKin-
ney waited closely in Colborne stieet.
It was arranged • that when anyone
went into the compartment,. one Thiel
man should follow him when he left,
while the ether hurried to the spot to
see if the raoney had been taken.
• Scarcely had Mr: Eaton emerged .
from the place where he personally
secreted the money between .the loose
• ferrule and -the nwall,--thane a- young
Man entered, remained a few moments
and leftehurriedly. The Thiel man
followed and gave the signal that he
had been in, but, the other man had
no time to let Smith know whether
or not the money •had been taken.'
The man went out the rear entrance,
and was followed east on Colborne
street by McKinney. The gentleman,
when approached, did not hesitate to
be searched, and this was doneat the
• Clyde Hotel. Nothing, was found, and
upon MeKinney's return to the hotel
he found that the money was stilt
Principal Shaw Resigns.
Montreal, Oct, 27.—Rev. Dr. Sher/
has resigned the prineipalship of the
Wesleyan colleges, his resignation to
take effect on Saturday, Nov. 5. The
executive committee are arranging for
an acting principal: •
Dr. Shaw, in his 'Corarnunication to
the beard, Says; "After 47 years in the
ministry,. including 37 as a professor,
during which for 14 years I have
borne the responsibilities of the office
of principal, I have been forced, solely
by advancing years and failing health,
• under medical advice, to tender my
resignation from the service of the
college." •
A Narrow Escape.
ltingston. Oct. 27.—UnconSeletts at
the bottom of the harbor for half an
hour, John Quirt, diver, employed
the city to inspect the in -take pipe,
had a miraculous e.seape from death.
He went down :once, remained over.
n.n hour; no signal was received from
him, and the Marl at the pump order.
ed that Quirt be hauled up. His uni-
form was hurriedly removed, and
when he got air he seen. recovered.
Two Brothers,
CeIumbis, Miss., Oct, 27.—Frank
Bell shot and instantly killed Hervey'
and Charles Demean, brothers, in the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad station here
yesterday. Bell's wife and baby stool
at his side when he killed the two
men. 13ell gave himsef up. his wife
and child going to jail with him. The
murders are the outcome oleo family
feud, •
• Aged Men In Serious 'Figitt.
Aylmer, Oct. e7.—In a light yeeter.
day Wellington Lightfoot, aged 65,
struck John Pulkereon. aged 73, over
the head with a block of wood, and
the tette( is in a serieue oridition.
Wt4I Adel Oriprien Otte.
tendon, Oet. 27.insel for Dr.
Rawl/0v g. Orippen,, who we eau.
tented to death 0.4. 2 for the murder
It hie Wk, has decided topeolbe
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Thanksgiving •Specials
reeling,aure that most every one who has not
• yet bought, will want to have their New Hat for
Thanksgiving, and wishing to give a big finish to a
big month s selling we are preparing a special table
of Fashionoble Hats for Saturday selling. For ob-
VIOUS reasons we do not quote the prices but would
advise all intending purchasers to visit our show• , •
rooms on Saturday,
During. the Past Week
. We.haye • received • and passed into stock large
• shipments of.gosiery: and Underwear ,and so this,
departzrient is now replete.With. alinOst every requi-
• site and contains some very special values.,
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Are finding out that it is to their interest to pay
• a visit to our Gents Furnishing Department and that
• they can save considerable money by getting their
supplies from us.
• See our special lines of Underwear at 50c, 63c,
75c and $1.00.
See what we can save you on 4a suit at $8,50,
lo.00, z2.00, 13.50 and 15.00.
• See our special Denim Overalls worth $1 for 75c
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In our Staple Department
There are many things well worthy of the at-
tention of every house -keeper, such as Grey Flan-
nels, plain and twill, at 15c, 20c, 25c, 28c, 35c.
• Flannelette 6ic, 8c, IOc,x2ic• •"
Wrapperettes and ICimona Cloths r0c, 12ic •
17, 20c, 25C.
Table D' mask at 25O, 35c, 38C, 50c, 68c and up
• Towels a d TOwling, Cotton and Sheetings
Blankets -I nd Comforters, Cloths and Napkins
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