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c are told this leads down from the
Miners' shanties, which are seer.
2000 feet above, like little dots upon
the jutting ledges of the mountain,
MANTLE STOOK
We wondered what dangers
people would not face and hardships
Affords you an opportunityforpro, they would not undergo for the
"almighty dollar." Two hours ruts
from the "Great Divide" brought ns
to the valley of the Columbia river,
Sweeping around the Columbia
valley, we follow tho river for about
twenty miles to the town of Donald.
Here we cross the river and follow
down the stream through a great
curing a
MANTLE,
CLOAK,
COAT,
FUR CAPE,
At a moderate figure, such as you
will seemly see elsewhere, Heavy
Mantles, $2,50; Fur Trimmed, $4; canon, and as the Columbia river
Fancy Trimmed, extra quality, at takes a great detour to the north we
B, will soon find owners at these leave it and enter the Beaver valley
and commence the ascent of the
prices. "Selkirks." For twenty miles we
climb Along mountain sides, 'through
dense and magnificent forests of
IMINQ®Q'S DRESS GODS cedar and Douglas fir. Here at the
summit of the "Selkirk" range, 4000
feet above the level of the sea, we
behold many mountain peaks
thousands of feet above us in the
cold embrace of glacierswhich, be-
gan ages ago and will hold sway for
MC RD O a1 ages to come. A struggle is ever
going on between the glacier and the
warm summer sun and what "Old
King Sol" dissolves in summer Is
more than repaired by "Jack Frost"
in the winter,ancl so the battle rages.
We now descend the westerly slope of
the "Selkirks" and reach the
"Glacier House" in the immediate
vicinity of the "Great Glacier" and
rebas
M. H. MC NEW0'S. an' areaainor oflinnerthirty-six squtire. This1er miles
Are the most beautiful ever shown
in Winghan,, aceording to the
verdict pronouneed by the ladies.
Tweeds, Gents' Furnishings, Boots
and Shoes, Carpets, Lace Curtains,
and Ready-made Clothing have such
a fresh, clean, up-to-date snap about
them that those desiring Style,
Quality, and Value, can make no
mistake:, at
-- and is several hundred feet in thick -
WESTWARD HO ! ness and is creviced and tunnelled
im a thousand directions by frost and
(coweexa tan,) melting snow and ice. The Illicille-
waet river has its source in this
We remained at Banff ono day. Glacier. Beside the "Great Glacier"
Almost 'everybody stays here for a stands the grandest peak of the
day or two and we thought we '"Selkirks"'--Sir Donald =- called
might with profit follow the example., .after Sir Donald A. Smith. This
Banff was constituted a few years; mountain rises in a baro pyramidal
ago a National Park by the Federal peak 8000 foot above the radtway
Government. An oblong piece of j track. Away to the west we see
• territory, 10 miles wiide and 26 miles glistening among the trees the Illi -
long, was surveyed and laid out for, ciliewaet river along whose precipi-
tions banks the railway rents. To
that purpose. Considerable improve -
meats have been made by the get, down into its valley the railway
government in the way of building has to take .a series of turns, which,
roads to the various points of in- forms what is called the "'Loop."
teres. We found iaaxurious quarters The exanrenation of this Loop was
in a large and welt ,conducted hotel interesting :and instructive, as it
perched upon a hill overlooking the presented to us a feat of engineering
Bow and Rapid Spray rivers. From ability which is seldom surpassed.
the balconies of the hotel a charm- This extraordinary pieeeofengineer-
ing and delightful view is before urs. ing was reaidered necessary: to bring
To the left the Bare river is seen the railway :track from a ether to a
rushing along between its roast much lower level within a short.
banks and when aianost beneath es distance. We plunge .gain for
it overleaps three successive pew- hours through gh precipitous gorges and •
cipices constituting the beautiful and rock-bound, canons and ;again cross
picturesque falls of 'the Bow river. the Columbia river after its return
A few yards below the falls the Bow from its detour to the north :at Revel-
riverireceives the clear, swift, noisy stoke. We now come to the Gold
watery of the Rapid Spray rivet. Range, another series of snow clad
Tbose?nnited glide off in an easterly mountains. They are broken aeross
direction among the defiles of terse the centre and a way for the railway
mountains, carrying. their elear
crystal' waters to tlse sluggish anal
muddy waters of the Little Sas-
katchewan. Several inountadra
peaks surround the hotel, each da.f
fering Brom the other in beauty, forum-.'
and altitude. This "Park" is now;
famous ;for its hot se aphur springs,'
which ''nave, as many say, great'
curative:effeets upon'rseumatisni and,
allied clieeases. We dist, not test the.
efficacy of the baths, as eve were int,stretching mat among the nao intains..
no way ;affected with :the diseases A few minutes later we draw up at
which they cure. We put in at Sicamous Ji action° where we intend
Banff a daffy of rich enjoyment. 4 rt°leave therntainlineand visit afriend
On the morning of ;i'Vednesday, at Vernon, forty six miles down Spell -
On
22nd Aug►rst, we were arousedbe =sheen Vail y. Here we rant Si
fore the cock crew, to he in readi- 3J>;cIKeaZie Bowell, Pretlier
ness for the west bound train, which Oanada, Hots Thos. M. Daly
was to arrive at Banff station at 7 Minister of the Interior, and Mrs.
o'clock a, nt. Two hours run from Daly, with Adman we bad a pleasant
Banff` we reach the summit of the chat. They ' were.returning • from
RAockies, about - a mile above the the Coast•
level of.the sea, but above this level k•° P. M,icvoNAW,
the snow* capped mountains lift their (ro n G'•O,:TINUEn.)
heads aloft from 5000 tb 7Q00 feet
Iiiglier,so that their summits are from BELG RAVE.
4 two to two and a bait miles above Mr. R. J. Tufts has again taken
sea level. Here we have reached up his abode. itt our village, -A
the great "watershed" of the con• gentleman from England, was here
anent, or, as it is called, the Great on Friday prospeeting for the par
Divine. Here from a common chase of maple rollers.—Mr. E.
source tWo streams start out in dif- Livingston shipped a couple of car
ferent directions, the waters of One loads of hornier this week.• --.zanies
finding then way eastward to the Stonehouse of Wyonling is visiting
Atlantic and the waters of the other his parents here at present.-�--Dr.
westward to the Pacific. We follow Agnew is slowly mending and is now
the westbound stream—the Wopta on a fair way to recovery. --The
or Kicking -Horse Pass river. About squirrel hunt between the married
ton miles below the "Divide" wee pass and single nlinrods on Friday rev
'around the base of Mt., Stephen. suited in a victory for the benediet
This stupendous mountain rises 8000 by 150 pehtts -R.. B. coupes of
feet above the railway track and Leadbury was Visiting at his brother
hold upon one of its shoulders as Moil's last welt,—J', H. Stevens in -
glacier 500 feet thick and for a tends leaving for Auburn, his future
moment we feel uneasy' lest it took home, slot the end of this weak.
is opened cep between pins11el Line
of vertical ~cliffs of enorn.ons heigh
For about forty. miles alon,gthe sides
of deep lakes and connecting:stream
:c
we make ear way, the light of da
almost ext tided by the height of th
surrounding mountains. At lengt
the sun flashes out, which ryndicate
that we have emerged Atom th
"Pass" and we see out before us th
,great Shaswap lake, with its arm
WROXETPR.
Mr. Davidson, of Elora, who has
been -Visiting hereat,Mr,. J. E. Black's,
has returned home.—A party was
held at IL Black's house, on Friday
evening last.. A very pleasant time
was spent by all, ---Mrs, F. V. Diek-
son spent Sunday and Monday with
friends in Toronto,—Mrs. Fox is
visiting in Brusst.s at the home of
her son.—Miss Libbie Playford has
returned home from visiting friends
in Shelburne and Grand Valley.-.-
Mr. Thos. Miller loft for Goderic h to
assist Mr. H, E. Snell, who has lately
been burned out.—Mr. J. Laelkie bass
Moved into. Mr. T. Hemphill's new
house.—Messrs. Hamilton and San-
derson shipped a ear of lambs on
Saturday last.—Mr. John Hooey
shipped a car of horses and a car
of lambs to Glasgow. Mr. R. H..
Fortune shipped a fine driver with
Mr. Hooey.—Ur. John Brethauer
received a large consignment of
flower pots for his greenbouse.•---Mrs.
John Earner, who has been ill for
some time, is now very low, and
little hope is held out for her reeovery,
—Mr. Wm. Wilson received two
cars of pressed hay, which is being
rapidly sold. --Messrs. Lane and
Lane, of Belmore, shipped a large
veneering machine to Montreal for
repairs.—Snow fell here. on Sunday
last and a few sleighs and• cutters
were seen on the streets. --.A grand
entertainment will be given by the
Sons of Scotland, on the evening of
November 6th. Jas. Fax and other
first-class talent will take part. Full
particulars later.
LONDESBORO.
The Methodist Sunday School- had
a sermon'preached thele on Sunday
morning last, by Rev.. W. Neal, a
former Sunday School scholar of
this school. Mr, Neal also preached.
a sermon for the Epworth League, in
the evening, On the Monday there
was a Literary and social entertain-
ment. The proceeds amounted to
.„w 20, which is to be divided between
the school and League.—Mr. T. Cole
and .Miss 111. Me ittie were, on
Thursday evening, nnited in the
bonds of matrimony, the Rev. H. J.
Fair officiating in the presence of a
largos number ofaegnsiintances.—Wc
are sorry to have to announce the
illness of Mr. MutMutBell, of this place.
We.lhope soon to bear of his recovery
--- 4r. R. Adams is improving. being
able to be out again.—The quarterly
sere -Ikea of the Methodist church will
be Meld in this place one week front
the :coming Sundayy ;morning. The
lose feast will ' commence at 10
o'clock and the regslar service at 1.
o'clock.—.Mr.. A. McGregor attended
the district meetiug•of the I. 0. G.
T., held at Lucknow, last week.
BAST WAWANOSH.
lir. Wm. Rath's caew barn is coon-
s pieted.—Mi P. W. Scott has had a
t. substantial wind -,nit. of the Bract-
, ford manufacr+e, :erected for tate
s, puelpose of pum} i:ug water.—lir.
Y John Campbell b s snovecl into kis
:r
e new house and MD. Dunbar's
h. house is approaching. completion—
s .,lir- Chas. Wilkinson :has removed to
e the Farm which he leased from err:
e Haden', at Bodhnin.—Messrs. l�f. H.
s Rafelson and IL Corley, of the Go6011and 7th concessions respectfully,
were very successful +exhibitors a�
the Wingham, Brussels, Belgra,ve,
and BIyth shows, thian year. --Mr.
John Anderson left on Tuesday for
✓ Orangeville, on business in connec-
t' tion with the farm which he pur-
chased in that locality.—A series of
revival meeting are being held in
the Westfield church. They were
conducted last week by Mr. H:
Hopper .and this week by the pastor,
Mr. Baugh.
LOSS OF FLESH
is -weakening. , Iron cannot af-
ford to full below your healthy
- Weight, If you will take Scott's
.1 Lnwtilsion of Cod-liver Oil with
}Iypophosphitcs of Lime and
Soda when ie your ur Erie ds
n first
tc:l you you are getting thin,
you will quickly restore your
healthy wveight and may thereby
s prevent serious illness.
Persons have been known to
gain a pound a day by taking
an ounce a day of Scott's Emul•
" saes,. ,his seems extraordinary;
but it is absolutely trite,
Pohl lsa ria eueded to coca, a litthitkOt
SOU & iiswrr. 6rlirrtlllr, 304'4 k•
a notion at that instant to slip down
upon our devoted heads, Oti the : The, Timm AXia'Toronto Weekly Globe
broad side of this mountain could be will bo tont to/IOW subscribers from flew
triteed a kind of tza,inway, and a ,,till the 1st of Titulary, 1,898, teir.s6,twatr.
MYTH.
A few inches of snow fell on
Saturday and Sunday, butit has all
disappeared. — The Powers Bros,
Comedy Co. gave entertainments in
Industry hall, on .Friday and Satur-
day evenings last, to small audiences,
—The root crop has not been
housed yet, and the snow made some
of the farmers feel uneasy.—On ilfon•
day the regular meeting of the 12th
Division Court was to have been held
in Industry hall, hut His Honor
Judge Doyle was not present to pre-
side,
HARRISTON.
1►1r. John Freed), a prominent
Minto farmer, had hie steam thresh-
ing outfit and gang of men 'working
on the farm of Mr. Hastings, Minto,
and boarded the C. P., R. afternoon
train here Friday last to go out to
them. Formerly the train used to
stop at Page's flag station, but this
has- been discontinued, much to the
inconvenience of the farmers, and
Mr. French thought he would drop
off' the train when it slowed up at
the diamond erossing the G. T. R.
In his attempt to debark he was
thrown violently to the ground, and
haci his leg broken and sustained
some severe bruises. Crossing -
Tender Sheppard hurried to his
assistance. Finding bow serious the
case was he despatched a messenger
to the section men, who wero work-
ing along the treat: about half a mile
away, and had them convey the
injured farmer to Harriston .on the
jigger. where he received medical
attendance.
BLUEVALE..
Mr. Joseph Schwartz, of Buffalo,
iutnber inspector for the firm of G.
Elias and Bros., was in the village
this week on tnasiness.--Mr. R. N.
Duff was in Bayfield last Saturday
as a witness in the ease tried there
that day between Mr. Simons, plain-
tiff, and Messrs. Milne and Jamieson,
defendants.—Mr. C. W. Andrus, of
London,. is shipping lamber from
13luevale this week.—,Hiss J. Ballan-
tyne and Mr- McEwen have been re-
engaged as teachers in the public
sehooI foe 1896.—lir. Louis B. Duff,
of Clinton Model School, spent
Sunday at home.—Rev, J. W. ,and
Arra. Prime, of Nile, Were visiting
here last week,—Mr. J. J. Denman
had a sale of farm stook and imple-
ments, on Tuesday. The stock sold
at very low figures, the scarcity of
feed, no don bt, having considerable
to do with the low price.
The August snake of cheese has
been sold :to Mr. Cook, Ingersoll, for
7i- cents per pound. At a meeting
of the Directors the present cheese -
maker, Mr. Geo. McDonald, who has
given such ,good satisfaction, was re-
engaged Tor next year at the same
salary. The factory will close on
November lst, except making for
the patreais for two weeks. Eighteen
cheese a day are turned out yet.
Purified. ,B .00d
Saved an operation in the following
case. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures when.
all others fail. It makes pure blood.
"A tae ago my father, Wiliiam Thong,.
son, was taken suddenly ill ;nth Whim•
mations of the bladder. He suffered is great
flatland wee very law tar -roma time. At
hart thi deckle rail!s u1
h wo d not get well
unless an operation Was perforithed. At
this tikee we read liboat geocl'M Sersapa•
rills and decided to try it. RRetbre he need`
bait a bottle his appetite bid tome beak
to hint„ whereas before he Could est but
little. When he had taken three bottles
of the m.dicine he was as welt as .ver.'"
Paaxa1s J. TuOlswsoir, P.ainrnla.x ake,
admin.itemember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
is the Only
''rare Brood Purifier
teimited* in the public rrie tetiele
• 0* ow,`bot re ', p>r11'
7
D. M. GORDON.
OUR
SF'ECIA]L
DRIVES�...�
This week will be in
boots and • hoes
PERFECT -FITTING
M N T
At prices that defy competition, and
Beautiful in Materials and Faultless in Design
and Workmanship.
Please note that everything in stock will be
sold at cut prices. We can afford to do this,
and we are doing it.
We will be pleased to show you our goods
and quote prices, whether you buy or not,
D. M. GORDON,
The Anchor House,
• Wingham.
ZWelialteileWaVateeselleftvitellell
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Is still in the field and stronger than ever (not in blowing, like some)
but in special values in Fall and Winter Goods. He has the name of
being the cheapest and he isbound to keep it up. Working
on the Cash System tells the story j every time. The customers
know the secret of cheap goods, and when they want a dress
'or a coat or a cape they go DRESS to the Cash Store, where
they can save from 25 to 3) per cent. Dresses, Suits, Coats, Capes, and
all kinds of children's wear he is making up in the very
latest styles, having secured a MAKING competent cutter and fitter.
Nothing but the very best and latest styles that the art can produce will be
turned out. Those favoring as with their work are sure
to come again. All Mantle AGAIN, and heavy goods bought
here cut free of charge.
CUTTING AND FITTING A
SPECIALTY.
MACDONALD BLOCK.
G. MCINTYRE,
WINGH.iJr .
found to be Aheact
Now that summer is over, I have lately returned front
the Market, where 1 have purchased a heavy stock of
goods suitable for the all and. Winter Trade.
1. I am prepared to offer you bargains that have never be-
fore been offered in the town of Wingham.
Ladies' Mantles, $4.5o, $5,5o, $6,75 and $8, all color.
Dress Goods a full line. �"
BLACK
GOODS A SPECIALTY.
See our all wool Flannel at io cents per yard.
Men's Pine Suits and Overcoats made t
order and fit guaranteed.o
A full line of Ladies' and Gents' Underwear Carpets,
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes and Reayd ..Mad ' e
e Clothtil�.
CMITAIN*S—Chenille, Swiss and Lace, hi every
design.
A FULL LINE OF FRESH CROCERIES• ALWAYS IN STOCK.
A discount of ro pet cent off all foods for cash.
T. A. MIL