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Des.ref'-41 -_ _ _ .... - �..i . _ TUE . SIGGT,dI,1�
B. B. & M. H.
A New Departure:
We hem fitted ups Midis la
the rooms over our Music Ston,
.sod a•di: - wlt&:shc
following popular Teacher( to
meet their pipits sod give in,truo•
Om in oonnootion with our Music
business
F. G. SIMPSSON,
Organist and Choirmaster, North-
**. Methodist Church,
Piano, Ape Organ and Harmony.
Voice Culture.
M1s LAURA ACHESON,
Violin.
MINS E. O. FIRMER,
Guitar, Elocutioo and Physio.*
Oulturs.
For terms and further informs
Con apply at
EMERSON'S
Bicycle & Music House
Weal forest. - G.drrioh.
aguin
$VERY THURSDAY MORNING
Si M...swit B T
dIODS11I011. THURSDAY. DSO, 11, ase.
THUTOWN COUNCIL,
!he aealstery and malar .attn.'s Male
Lam F,I s nveawe.
, The etotetery eseeWg of the town
oeuneil was held ea Friday evening. AU
the Embers were present.
The t••aoe oomm111M was authorized to
have the Samuel, statement prepared sad
Me required number of scpis* printed,
missed sod distributed is provtdd by
)aria with • mod deal of ebaMeg, •d
newly the report was pawed.
Mr. Martie neeouosed the ,laugh
ler hums bylaw and acted thee
tt be read, hub Mr. Helmer had
a mown), whiob he read, w bolls..: That
w the )vaned W allays bran wittier' 10
foretell Lae mhos magistrate wits\ statism-
▪ , fuel. light. Isr.tters sad • pollceoAe•,
we p. . bylaw mama the alert's )felon •
yams otos tied that we ((notch the polios
magistrate with ,tatiosery, fuel, light and
Nutt
Messrs. Holmes o•d Hum! er, who had their are Input test end serious question.
waited time. Mr Jeger Io reference to the
matter, reported that he would aoospe $100
is settlement of his )talo for pass 'sere and
MO • year to furnish 55 otBoe and the moss
eery *applies himself in the faun, Mr.
Humber was in favor of eettlleg the waMsr
Liu this basis.
Mr. Holutes' plan war to move the *rm•
ory Lipstein, end have the mused MM
dowealeln, end .0 olh e would thea he
available for •'polios otos. The clerk's red
assessor's °MMae would be dowoet•tn. Mr.
Martin thought ',hot bei, -re the motion wee
pissed the oossoil should consider the Dose
ot the proposed ob tegeo .FitIiog up a police
officio end obangtot the other cthoes would
entail great ex pen'.
Mr. Keel moved, e.00uded by Mr. Mar-
tin, Quit the oouootl allow Mr. Seger $40
per year aid $100 for arrears.
Mr. Geotsloo thought the polios court
shout's be is the town buildings, and that
it should be fitted op reepeotably.
The marries of the town soliolter's opte-
lea is to Mr. tMN•ger's claim o•ms up, sod
Mr. Uerrow's opinion was read. This was
to the effect that Mr. Seager could claim •
reswueble amount for put years end to be
supplied with wh.0 the *totem prescribes
for the future, but Mss )Lim was Ilmieed by
tits time •0 whiob hs had trade his first de-
mand for •ooemmodables.
Mr. Humber said Mr. Boomer proposed 1.
furu4h •eotber room, ooze his own ofsoe,
e a • police )three.
Messrs. Humber, Marten and Knox voted
for the amendment, and Messrs. Holmes.
Nalal sad Costoloa soy. It was 10.1 o0
the mayor's vote. kir. Holmes' motion war
carried. Meters. Holmes, Humber, Neftel
and Camelot' voting yes, and Msesrs. Mar-
tin and Knox nay.
His Worship made • brief report of the
railway meeting at Guelph.
Mr. Hafted brought up the matter of
keeping up the fire in the angios room.
w hich Le understood the nigbtwatobmen
o ithesinia 4atas•ded te. The mayor mid
he would sea moot 10,
The bylaw to penile the emotion of
daughter bowies ,,.i bin the low. Itmib,
soder oerrain oou..i• ion, roma up for the
third reading, aced alter oonslderable du-
ou•sion • yeti was taken and the bylaw was
thrown oat os the following vote : Yea-
M'i tre..IL.ea.. 1ts,.Hntittger..Rwmbgfe
Nefeel. Centelor.
Mr. Humber moved. mooadred by Mr.
CoteLio, that • ballot be eabmltted to the
✓ etap•y-rs at the municipal elwtione t. re
Bard to the toktsg ovoid the Meobsoioi
InsUitato and making It • tree library. This
wm tarried aod the mason adjourned.
beek ev.ry ws•k wetly r • Fes' pr le •' M ,
Auutber point end I have data Sams
mimeo' the an of the anaari.em • resdtstr
roup, shlab would eats WU •year sad
have the further advulets lief Indies ..d THINKING
elderly folk* of beim ea the'Tafel Seer.
If lb be roomy motet tad bem ss5ett it
bibs the suggestion la a good sae.
I may wk a hoe or two la another lame
tad mee0wbile 1l.k the serene e►wttoe et
every man and woman to the atter. Whga
tJite. y► I . J.tat•te4, "_ ` +ad ma} sa.d.-=kent „err
Altai seeaudemotioo, swal'ItZid• . tib•
IT'S TIME TO BE
Aa iedjmmIUErt was mads, and theley--- I
kir aer%1.' wee then held.
A meninx twtloi Iron Philip Holt, eek-
isi sssteta•os In the parahaes of as sniff
oisl limb f.e Thomas nee, war road. The
meaty ooaaml had voted $26 on oo•ditlm
*bet rine town ooaoall oostrtbuts the bal-
sam. The oouootl agreed to otos $25 for
Me purport, that sum being what It war
u nderstood was asosssary to make up, with
private selnempttau, the s.00seery amount.
Os request of the ter oollstor tbn time
ter tie oolimotim of taxes was exdendso to
the 28th of February.
A circular calling attenUon to a proposal
ee have rhe mublp.l 8eanotel veer oom-
me•m December 1st IMttsd of January
1st se that the 10s•olm1 statement, fully
audited, myt be 1•td before the electors
peter te •emisaMes day, mu res& The
ooaacll was asked to state whether, it esu
(a favor of tae proposed change or sot, sad
to forward the reply we rine taw olrk of
the L.gialetive Assembly. The matter was
referred to rhe special oomtalttes with
pewee to art.
A ermms•W&Yoo from Frank Dodge,
Maung that bags m:s.oder.ta odlog int had
been unrested as • separate sdbool supporter
and obsr*ed $1.23 sobool Mx, and asking
le he relieved of the ter, was rest to the
sonetel revision, with power to air.
A oemms.loatloo from ti. )only olrk,
.MLtylag the mum!' of the passing of a
resolution by the )moiety ))troll to the effect
lima the Latter body had bras put to ex
press by the res. fieshi.* ot the lawnmower,
✓ ad that she town would be held responsible
be teem) few amte mused to the oou.ty by
negligee*. es the put of the town, wm re-
ferred M the publlo works Gommtetil.
A Ieee r from M. Nioholsoo stated that
he would sooepb the mayor's offer of $50 in
fall settlement of his claim for Injury mooed
by hie tallier; over • lump of noel on the
✓ ld.wslk en Went street.
A polities from P. Moartby sed others.
esklsg that the hill read leading to the
d ear from the sod of Nelson street be re -
• wee esot te the public work, oom-
A p.MM.s from L E. Dewey sad forty.
Wee ethers asked that • vete be takes on
the quesMso of eompslU.g owns of mille
he keen them enclosed, "se Is doe. In Clim-
b.., 8tafewtb sad all other progr.ewive
bwes." O. motion 11 was Molded le grant
the prayer el the pinking.
The 's pay roll,.mousting to $330.
• was prewated and was ordered to be paid.
The sesosM et Thos. W eabhersld, $4, tor
his serviese V emmoties with the water.
mune dispute with Gedrieb township, was
ordered to he paid.
The following so,mste were referred to
Ms Ammo memte105 : O. C. Whitely,
s•+••r es, 12 86 ; Tint 81at0At., printing sad
od,..Wrs*, $4 20 ; H. C b rl.ln'r. calve -
mimed ises, eta., $8.06 ; Thompson & Bros ,
biokasriMteg. *4. 86.
The swum. oomaittee reoommsaded the
payment of the toiletries amounts : MoColl
Brea.96 ; 8t. Lwwreo.e Foundry.
195.91i be Star. $10.80 ; G.N. D•v0. $B 66;
J• Ysb, $667; A. MoD. A11.., *40.73;
W.
bisaaghan, $10. The report was
•
The eprrW mmmtlom made the follow•
tag resrmmso4Uen.: lm referee's ea the
e mnyine out of the onrtow bylaw, MIM she
bell be team at elm boars asotismad 1n the
bylaw .t Grob three Mmes Ibrer and then
m.
lir ase misste;tilt Mt. Niohol-
sset •.sent•ass d 1. f■n of ht.
sista 0 d•m•mes he wombed, and that the
teem abuser he empowered be Glom op the
Meek* of the MaLwm Maim. The oommlt-
tee reported that Mtey had examined Into
the legality et lie slesghtsr-loom bylaw
Nerd fowsd that40 was draws 0..noordoro.
MIMI the Mitotic
Masora Huber amid Naha made se el -
le,* se hays fee report eemeldrsd by
ekdmmo, heat M well adopted ae • whole.
The water and light oommitice mom.
mended Oat the water rale bylaw be m
aaWN es to allsw • thoomeb et iso per
est. en all water raw paid in *dro... 1e
the martin el January and July 1. *soh
Foe. They had willed F. Barlow Holmes
be semmilets hle )sonars* fee the delivery
of cel en r Indere We 13th of December.
1111$$, or the maim* wosld be )..)ailed and
he we.M be held respen.ihls for hes sea
Mimed 87 the tows. They bad salted for
Modem fer • 0.e oennemieg the hollers
*NI the mew .himsey sad reeommsodd
W •.1 ..L..o of D. H. strm.iss'. tender
$167. Ib !hers the lowish They shoe re-
esmseended that ea sees ae pu m &M the lel-
Swift .teem lights be plaited Oen Isms
.wren* Miaw at seems, Qsebo .rd N ober-
Ise e1.e.0, sae em Uela..!rest• ..e en
lose b.. aur Vista* sae en 8e. deaf'e'n
QesNenk, *me ea Vtetri• .Meet, at sir
Me1ha11mt 161011. Isar en lbs tows sleek
▪ . lump M Wai .m.f Cambria read
Zemi*pmo er..t, .r ea bee .serer el
slid AIWA" mots, see ee the r.
we e1 Osmbda reed.rd Mr. Trafalgar arose.
MSM the meow .1 Leiser, .rd V Lams*•
end one en Res* .eoeK
Yes Hamner ..id th.ro wee .whine'* r
the suge.t .h.s0 shag\ a the Umber es the
yessie to lsoda.so1 lights, se as be mato
y. rN tip1s sMY.kte ter eater plasm.
Ma ave mmft tkuu/M MY ares wall seder•
Who goolws ell w w llghes some Mb
THE FREE LIBRARY SCHEME -
Mr. Noire axpl5.s the Miert one finis
fee carer.* t,essmeratN0 ei tie Matter.
To the *Alter of Tis eltt:nat_
As secretary of the public hb:ary board
I have been lnstruoied to give to the local
papers some emote ding the free lib-
rary scheme, whiob will he submitted to the
ratepayers at the oom,og election. The
board wishes our towosmen to give an le-
telltgeet vote, pesos the following Ir lyra
Lion may not be amiss to those who -_awe•
from elle mw look into the meteor for
b smell .s
(1)-T s preeeat library and readout' room
is massaged by • board of nine, elected by
the 140 members of the As.ociat:on, the tee
being $1 a year. The reading room was
mode tree to tall many years ago, in response
to the emeoU's Inors•se of their gnat from
$60 to $100. The membership, however,
then shrank to mach es )early to offset ttrot
income*. Persistant efforts hey, been mane,
Importsoete movasei0g even from bones to
boom resorted to, but the list ot membra
remains at best bat n•tMo.ry. However
the event may be deplored or explained, the
fact remain, the some. We haws op to dote
beim able to make sods barely meet, ars
looklly out of debt, bat this last hes been
sebuyd by grime pinching eod many •
sorry shift ; e.g., we sewed the (lotion books
with 000per wire and oov,rd them w1th
oilcloth- cheep sod very luting, but eo
n asty that ladies often torrid them home
under their oloaks.
(2) The Legislative grant is dollar for
dollar spent in she purchase of books ; but
of 1•te years there has been • lugs pro
rata redaction owtog to the inoreoing num-
ber of sharers competing for It. This year
it was 15 per )est.
(3) Although our free readiest room this
robbed as of fifty members, the board bar
.Irlyen to Eke It me of the best 1. the
Province. Only twelve allies and four
other towns exoel us le the oembr and
quality of our magazines and papers, out of
n early 400 reeding room,. We meed bet
teem $70 end *80 and retentive but • grant
of $50 ; hence in Laura we mutt drop $25
or we bust rodeo, its equipment still
farther. Thee would indeed be a pity, err
log that 20,000 video • year are made to It
by oor mtigeas.
(4) Moved by %hese flans*.* ,traits, the
directors may well ask, why net a free lib
retry and readies room supported and man-
aged by the Sewn ! 103 towns .ed villages,
and in oar own nelgbbrhood Seafortb, ho-
oter, Mitchell, Gerrie and ro:err me al.
ready on the list. Why not Ooderioh
(5) Another oondder•tioi is this. Ab
pr,eent. 140 members, represeotiog say
200 readers as meet, take out about 12,000
volumes • year. Them, no doubt, are our
most diligent readers, hat if we want te a
populattos of 4,000 800 families, 3 of whir&
are able to use the library. omelet we not to
expose six times ea many reader and thrice
as many, volumes teemed ? Will anyone be
hardy enough to deny that mob •oensumma-
sloeisd Iytobe wished?
(6) Under tine Aot the new board will be
ilia -tore, oppolated by ooanoil, three by
the public wheel board, two by the separate
school board, and 0he m.yr-Duly the last
can halos. to any one el the •ppointi.g
bodies. The board hoe a quorum of four,
appoint* Its own chairman, „oratory and
librarian, has power to buy, build or resit
premises emissary. limited by the proviee
,bat se more Seen $2,000 to say me
year ma be spent In ropiest amount.
The Belie of taxation for ()arrest library
purposes Is me half mill. This on our
assessment of $1,200,000 would be $600 as a
peens& eutltmwee. However, 8300 or est
quarter mill is ample.
The following is an optimists :
sxraussn.
Te spend on bemire $160
To pend ea EReabee •sed pa-
vers.. .1., 0
170
uttrarlasL.. • •,
Sear,le,y 16
Rest . .. 60
Insurance 10
Oleaning. ,t 10
Fool. 30
Primus end hooldestals. 90
TOM - NOB
Te • hoe library and roadie' ram there
ass be eoaroely say objectors. Their u•
ammo Y steadily fur good. Becks sod their
blrros.diags 0..e usually the company of
decorum and respect. Sorely In the ouucb
met there should be • p'.aw of floor!, well
bested, lighted and furnisher?. well Medea
with Melte and joarosb, seal 1 mess., and
eomforNW5, where )amens of any age ea
Whoa may speed • ploassub and profitable
half boor.
tL J. Swat.
THE TRANSPORTATION QUEIiTION
•.eller Lesser Film enr. release en sw-
Wary 1. aalrw.v Rales
O. B. Watt, secretary of the Demotes
Millen' Assooiawos, baring relied to the
rooms leiter of Jas. Pringle, sr., of Staab.
ford, upon the question of railway Wee,
Mt. Prisgls writes mai., m follows :
&tag -I souoe that C B Watt, asorelary
el bins Dommwa Meller.' Amoolsues, W
oe..bit.ted himself the apologist of Mr.
Hays, the manager of the 0 T R., is sou -
Meninx to violate the tato of the oftener
of Ube oomoaoy, ia aegleotdatl to furnish
empty oars promptly to carry tee the busi-
n ess of the ooantry. le G tius teat the
obartr wu'allowd to remain • dead teeter
ever ewes the road was batt, but the time
Ma tome when the Govsnmeot must take
bold of this trassportttfos (vaeottno too ed
of Iwviog It to two urespooslble railway
mummers to do jut •s it suite thsmestvee.
Mr. Watt States that the "Mlle's In tritest%
pt,vt0ge of Manitoba wheat, welch was
granted by the new management, prevented
the markets of Quebec and the Lower
Provlsioss from Mice moaopollxed by Mani-
$obe millers, and is use cause of minims be -
tog in saob • comparatively prosperous coo
dation in Ontario today." 1 have no doubt
the millers will fervently wish this state
Meat Wre true.
It swine to me the, "trough pried''&
must not •moist to muoh, judging from the
fat that • mtlliorwlre Mambos miller hes
kept an 180,000 mill noodle* 'idle is On-
tario, mod one $250,000 la Quebec, tbewlag
plaloly there is so mosey in milling is tran-
sit, end the condition of the great molortty
OF
hristmas
THE NAPPIES -TIME R
:'TNie PROSPEROUS YEAR.
YM well .aft yusr god fueling Mitt lib;
tad we cam apply Bsse choice saes.
Beautiful gut-glau Perfume
Moet popular of all gift..
Tnrelltag Cass
A nowt woeful gift. Every
(tau should have nue.
Dresalug gala
Manicures, Punes, tate.
Woken' goods
Nies gift Apes in oases,
from 11.00 up.
tigarstte gases gad guar gases
Smokers' Sits, itt, eta.
You aro invited to call bet.
fore deciding.
BULK PERFUMES
Roger ted Guile's l 1 -indisputably the best 75e. or.
Seeley'. -best America 50e. cr..
1;•utbier's Perfume . 26o. oz.
Floral Coleps*, 7 odors, crab-apple, Lilac, ata., greatest val-
ne is go Nett at only .... .... ........ ..........1bo. or.
WI say* *.*VM$lr or Orlon HAIM Anal).
W. C. GOODE, Chemist and Druggist.
to say whether they did the se. -Army,
for weeks past the O T.R. Imre bees Mkiag
nearly 10,000 tone of freight oat of Chicago
at • time Lobes thousands of barrels oe ap-
ple" were rottiog along their tea Mr
Watt admits that oomo rotes ad, rem
pa
Montreal 30. r Goebel, hie rxm as
that the Uoveromeot ahertered so
many large simmers for South
Africa But Inst year le was jest se
bed, the large Amerman oz jorurs Memo
. gourd •11 the Meat smog, aid by the time
oar crops began le move both tptilib rates
aid S. S. space were just millhgh and as
scarce se they *re today. It Is to M hoped
Mr. Torte's pr.dlotlon of bringing 100 mil•
lions of erste 0s Mmtreal test year will
not prove trot For my part I t$..om sea
whet •dvaotage tt is going to be to the
oeuutry. If the Amerio•m are goieg to to
allowed to moeopobxe the route, lb will
Daly maks It all the harder fee as to .om
pets with them in the world's markets
et st%len 0e 10t;lmbkh'wer. “4"tW hr Watt !alis fo the millers a, bringing
thdi weal before the rallrijr wreeren
tore tee privilege war erected.
Some people appear to think that wealthy
firms doing • large business are soIlbled to
special rotes and special privilege' that
e moll dialers have no right to have- Thu
le • Ask mistake. It dus seem se if there
wee • rote. loom a mewbere, when • mailer
esu afford to keep s moo\ .+labia milling
property boodle. Idle year after year. whim
to keeps his Winnipeg mill booming and
fiode tem profitable, reports my, that 0s is
building • 3,000 bbl. m111 at. Fort William,
aid is buying stook in the t.ske of the
Woods Million Co. besides. Them two
tares and wogAhy firms ars now flooding
troth °stmt. asd Quebec with their dour.
As profitssr4fsewr so small it is time the
Government 'Mould dud out If they r.001
dee' rg epeaid rates or spsoul privileges
. net rebates before they bloomed in monops
ng the whole trade of the Dominion.
Mr. Watt would be muoh better employed
la guardin r the interna of his smpioy.re
than to w0., ..washing Mr. Haus kir. N Mt
tells as oars are not meetly so scarce oil the
Ur0g4„T$*ok_as the, are on the American
roads, but this does not help our grievance
any. We hem been tel4 for tine ladle rorty
years that it the rood oosbod itself strictly
to the °median trade It would not
krep the oars employed for three months of
the year ; each being the rim, no matter
how scares oars are on American roads, if
our trade had been properly attended to
then would bays been eo scarcity. The
trouble is Mr.. Hays "bites off more than
he tan )hew," sad the whole 000nery bas to
suffer. Mr. Wont, however, shows the
"oloven foot" when he blames the Liberal
Gave: amulet instead of the Interooloafal
Railway for sot getting oars. 1t is true, the
Government extended the lice to Mootrsel,
and when the manager of the road found
suoh a large leonine in trade, and snob
groat prosperity all sleng the line, mliks
Mr. Hays, he vet . wisely 0000iaded to em•
ploy all his oars profitably on his own road
for the benefit of his customer., instead of
sending them as formerly s8 over the Dow,.
biles, to bring ,true to the O. P. R. mill at
• yearly low of $700,000. Mr. Watt agate
shows his immersing) by eskteg Ibis slily
gentloo : " If wo are disertmtested •Feint
in freight rates how te It fink este are 3;
bents lower V °biome than he Stratford,
vlx 22jj emote and 26 pealY' The reasons
are, the Amrtoan bushel is 32 la., .ad
osn is 34 lb.., and the real value of oats
is In their weight. Mr. Watt quotas
the prim of No. 2 mixed, alio\ psse 'reds
If they weigh 28 lbs. I1 be really wubd
to be fair he ought to have quoted No. 3
white •0 261 oeo0, which also pass toepee-
tlo. at 28 lbs., whereas our Stratford oats
have bees weighing 37 to 40 IM. to the
boehd. I .)Hoed when lbs export rote 00
groin from Chicago to the seaboard was
quoted at 8 to 10 owls per 100 1t. ,
vessels were being chartered 2o. per bushel
or 6o, per 100 lbs. to cerry oats bo (id.r ioh.
Now 1 000tsod that the people have • right
to know at whet rate the oats were carried
to Montreal, Portland or the &stern Stater.
Forlorn grits or seen Manitoba ought not
Io be cerrled to tee seaboard by our rail.
wily* e0 • lower rate than they aro prepared
lo sorry the produce of the Provisos. Oa
tier., beteg the book bone of the Dominion,
has had be pay else lien's share of all pablio
Improvements, and protest. against Ming
robbed any loner to ball4 up tither Mani!'
cobs sr the Walters Stollen. Mr. Watt
biases a for iiec0sg the local rale of 10o.
per 104 Ile. from Stratford to Raffto a die-
taues of 117 miles, se Buffalo is not an ex-
port port for Caoadteo wrote It appears
Mr. Watt tsom es little &boat the geegr•-
pby of the wustry se be does about the
grate trade. biz mesths In the year But
fele is as ,00h oe esporl port for the sur-
plus prodss of the peninsula as Montreal
The remotes why our exports do not go e11
by Buffalo and New York are bemuse the
Amerlo.ns have to fsrsuh the empty oars,
and to pay all trmto•i )barges, bodies
having to carry the grain four times the
distance; for uearrly one h.1! the role
nor roads ahem le Haffale. Mr. Wan
Insionatee there mem hove been a wloked
oomM.e in /interbred to keep down the
Price of wheat to 66e. Nothing of the kis&
Stratford boyars have bete paying this Price
be farmers and 1 have bees btiylig for the
lase two meaiha at 66 be 660.f.o.b., and
as for se I know item hoe net Mee a bale*
of wheat atperW Nie tall, prime having
kept 3e. sag 4e- ser IIs exon ',slim,
whereas the Milted 8k•Iw have exported is
wheat earl Bear slow the atm e1.1e1) sear.
ly 86 millions, std 4\e osh pries 1. Cbteye
midi remedy w Mese 70e. to 79a Mr.
Tarte most have mule a mistake In ■bite'
that the Ged.neh Rleveer a. hd cel.
Mooted to handle 6 000,000 bushels. If, es
Mr. Watt states, they have only shipped
600,000 hmbale..hte makes It ell lbs etesse-
r why oars have Men es soar • i twe'.ee
i 4111 mei believe my 'Frets bleed" when
he embed time 160 Sere were wasted ter •p.
pies Is Oededeh atoms. as apple* here hoes
oles remiss for the .eche*, el Dere orrery fall
tor the lei* sweaty -live yes*. 1 knew, hew.
ever, time Sero were hundreds and them -
sands of hers& of applespiled up at avers
•lades In the enmity se Hire., welting for
Week. for oars Mr WN 1e11s no then 00.
railroads steeped tattles pets te lake ports
Jew Ms middle d September. Is is hard
RRntIMt
0011,11 Viet es hooks .....
Get'1 great on reading reem..
(Asrge ler reeding cards
Osumi, ocean I.
Toad
L.svlsg • balance of $976 le be relent by
rata
The $10 tor sards snide •xpla.•tlio. Is
Teems and other nines a card and lbs
dsptie•ee are 0olA by rater ..A Iiksrian
*astable* epee" for register's" tweak? By.
beaks. Tie nasal abugr is AM 0551E
CwNm.y iD 000 volumes se is rem, *40
est k. Mani .d • reader Mee took •
a2550
40
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sod t plot to get all their gtuso
vose con
alder before loog. My Iden ie that eh.
railways bats been running the eou0trl
long enough, and at is 1u11 time millers and
g rain dealers gait hereof, from mw what
have no right to give favors. Dalton M0 -
earthy years ago advocetd the appoint
meat of railway oommi.doners to guard the
interests of tine public' by akl.g railway.
live op to the term" 0t their charter, and
succeeded in getting Sir John M.edooald
te grant • " Royal Commission " to ex•
amine the railway system of doi.p bushier.
The commissioners did their duty faithfully
era reported in favor of permaoent oeen-
miriosers being appointed. The railway
Itfeenoe at once used tine men ►hey bad
berm greeting favors to to flood the coning
with tree passes to men of the Watt stamp
Lit go to Ottawa to oppose the )ham's bels&:
made. The garotter' now is, whether it the
Government or the tee 1 eekes railway
manager" /eine to n le the country. It
money and ieasie. hays anythl.' to do
with it, I fear the Yankee will hove the
rest of it, metes they get $40,000 and $60,-
000 for their serene. whin the Premier
only este $8,000 1K resets, the whelo
ceaslry. Your* truly,
JAB. PRINGLE, Rr.
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Contains Both.
Daily, by mail, - - - 10.00 a year
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A Good, Warm, Well -Made ..
VERCOAT
6odaech Christmas llllll lleadUurter8
=.�.NFyU16C11N DAYS =_-
DeC. 28 and 29.
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Remember the Dates.
'It Pays TS BUY oas er
Yo�R
ry l3o
ROBINS MS.
le a desirable saqutdwes M • man's ward-
robe at this time of year. H. DUNLOP, the
Wee -et. tailor, bar • tarps stook o1 Mama
mks wheel) hash waned weer well The
pies le not • argots matter -very leer.
GALL AND 8KE THEM.
H. DUNLOP.,
Closillg Ont our To! Store 1
EVERITHIBB /EST BE BOLD
as we leave these premises after Christmas.
PRESENTS AT LITTLE PRICES 1
SMITH 8805' OLD STAND
Brinitftlil of all the latest novelties in Toys and
useful presents for Christmas. New Mechanical
Toys, Games, Books, Ornaments, in fact an assort-
ment quite equal to the city displays, and everything
bought for this season. Come early and get your
pick, as the novelties will be bought up long before
Christmas Eve.
BOOKS.
A Regular 25 oJnter, cloth
HALL CLIR1, I COWL. 1 OTL5,
FplrieooRi Coors., Tees Drowse.,
MARI5 CosRi,u, Joest. Rpst.is,
and athero Great variety to )hoose
from.
Going at 15c.
bon , by such authors as
Regular 25c. piper back
Books, Illustrated, hest prints, and a
good selection of ell the Standard
stir.. ,
'Going at $for Me.
Beth'' celebrated Books for
Hoye -We have the entire 0ollection.
This ia the beat boys' book cm the mar-
ket. Regular 50 renters,
Going at 36c.
Large raneeof Christmas Toy
From 5c. to 50e. each
OOMR AND SEE .. SANTA
CLAUS
The old fellow hes
come to our stare bo
stay till Chrietwa.-
Hnng the children
to ase hien. Noot*
ominous of,
our
TOTS. i
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Toilet Oae ._--? " .
Handkerchief Boxes,
Gentlemen's Shaving Oases,
Lovely Cracker Jars,
Handsome Fruit Dishes.
••eoI 'ai It met saw ovs.
Big Dolls, little Dolls, all kinds of Dolls.,
t 1 Come and see the Doll show.
You will find our Prices at the lowest mark.
CASH AND ONE PRICE I
Smith Bro's & Co.
JAS. ROBINSON
Cliras is Cou
and everybody who saes oar
beautiful display of Holiday
attractions is glad of it.
Popular presents at pop-
ular
opular prices. Our Holitl'ay *tock is fall of quality, -variety, beauty and good
toots. It a easy to select from, eappiis exactly what y0a want, and it would
be a mistake to buy before you see it. Remember this elms allortment me -
tains the right thing for every person -old, middle-aged or young. All
prices marked in plain figures. Although not .itiatad on the &lam, we do
• square business, and for the Holiday season will give every oostome, a
special car\ discount of 10 per Dent. off all holiday goods, s0 that all are
treated the same. Everyone welcome.
WILMER SMI .
E•.t.t, nest Nall
Juan received a new stook of Bibles sod Testaments for toe Bible e,.
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tr ll ( .✓,rpt! �1' � *;There's qua*1�r Tial
/61'ii our $3.00 Shoe ; b`at's
what it is.
That's
What 1 !
That's what makes them sell so well ;
E that's what makes them wear so well and
E please so well.
We are selling the best footwear made
E at lower prices than some other stores ask
for inferior goods.
Your shoes from our shop will fit wed,
E wear well, and pay you well to purchase.
E Sole agent for thz. "Slater" Shoe.
E Wri, SHARJ'IAN, J
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We would like to call your
attention to some lines we
carry suitable. for
Christmas Presents
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Stearns Bicycles, men's and Women's models, only `40.00,
Shot duns and Rifles, from $3.00 upwards, -'
Skates, Spring and Hockey,
Hockey Sticks and Pucks,
Pocket Knives to suit $11 tastes,
Scissors in cases, extra fine values,
Razors, two in a case, very fine,
flanicure Cases, Carvers in Cases, Beef Carvers,
Game Carvers, Marmalade Spoons in cases,
Children's Sets, three pieces in case.
We have also a large line of woeful promote, too saseries 00 awl
tion. 0.11 end examine them. It ia no b oable to tibia goods. -
ma'
N. D. ROUGVIE
CHRISTMAS FRUITS IN STOCK!
Baiei11e, Currants, fin, Noel Nutt, Drum
Lemons, Cranbertlae, Etc, Eta.
0a11 on us when making your purchases in preparation for the Oheisrif
festivities.
All Goods Promptly Delivered.
SIT "U Rt►i" -48v, 00.,
Coe. Alkamrova d ficofe'ssl A
Telephone No. 91.
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