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you will find the "Art Am-
herst" Heater will fill the
bill.
As for a Mange, we can
guarantee the Pearl.
Every stove we sell is
sold under the absolute
guarantee that if stove is
not satisfactory, the pur-
chase price will be refunded.
A number of good sec-
ond hand stoves for sale
very cheap, as we want the
room for new stoves.
You are always welcome
to call and inspect our big
stock of Stoves, Furnaces,
Tinware, Etc.
POLITICS IN PARABLES.
The OldtBluenoee Changes the
Subjoin.
J.1 -I. Worsell,
The Cheap Stove Man,
GODERICH.
the xgnnx,
to PUPLIIMMD
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
• O. meY1LY/xMT -
OOD=RIOH. THURSDAY. JAN. 17. 1101.
SOMETHING ABOUT CHUMPS.
The citizens of Toronto elected a Mayor
without submitting the matter to Ad-
miral McGillicuddy. of (boderich, who
gets even by calling Mr. Howland a
"chump. "-Torouto News.
WELL, w hat is • chump t The dice
tlonary says it is a thick, heavy piece of
wood, and in that Reuse it was treed against
Mr. HowtrND. He is about as thick
and heavy a piece ot municipal timber as
Toronto has had In many • day. He has
not been a suoeeee in any public capacity.
In the Legislature he was • hopeless failure:
When he buckled on his armor, and ,sought
Place in the Dominion Parliamentary arena
he demorutrated that he was not wuu'I in
judgment; and now he is merely a rata.
paw in the hands of designing men
We used the word chump in referenoe to
Mr. HOWLAND In the same genre that we
might have used a bump on a log, a chip in
porridge. or s woolen Iudian, and to show,
as the boys pry, that he is good for neither
money. tun nor marbles, in • public sense.
If, by the end of 1901, the individual that
Toronto has foisted into the Mayor'. chair
Wong by tact or good fortune that we have
boon mistaken in our estimate, we will take
hall back and admit that our usual good
Jidgment in estimating public mei nae
bon at fault.
SNAP SHOTS.
--BIR CHARLES TUPPER and HUGH JOHN
M&UDONLLD are ,till on the same platform.
Both have retired from politica.
-Tee report Domes from South Atrica
that DIM= has ,hot • peace envoy. Now,
we know why The Montreal Star boomed
Sir WILFRID LAURIER for peace envoy to
South Africa
-TMs reception to Trooper WEATURRALI
Monday evening brought out the fact that
there is • strong latent military tire in the
breast of the average Canadian. Even the
girls showed this, and some of them hal
their war -paint on.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING.
CANADA'S IEAUTI►UL WOMEN.
London Advertiser : A tomtit traveler
says there aro few hopelessly plain women
ta Oenada.
TNI. 05111, Ur r5or1a 1001 .
Winnipeg Free Press . If the twentieth
eoo►sry woman will rise up and see to It
that the goepsl of right food, wbfoh 1. so
highly an Important element in the goes.
tion of right Hying, is pot auto general
operation, oomin5 ages will call bet blessed.
At present only prize fighters and athletes
In training are solou►Itleally fed.
IMITAIN'N OLORb.
New York Pmt : England has learned
well the lesson o1 the American revolution,
and today her glory bee far leas an the
sl/eot wiles' peoples ahs holds subject than
In the Independent English commonwealths,
Mars in power, who are proud to own her
mother.
RECKLESS CHARGES.
`tag" Mlllysa Wes Els Traducers "Take
1t Beek.-
ST. (d►TRARPNEs, Jan. 9. --Doting the re
seal bye-eleetloo many of the Conservative
speakers and some 01 the U5aasrwsuvs
•swepapere made the assertion that the rid•
lag had been Invaded by members of the
Liberal maobine. The 81, Catharines
Standard (conservative) In Its le an of De.
member 11 reported E. A. Lamellar. M.1'.,
as saying, when speaking of 1',peeler lack
Sullivan, et • meeting In .rare Falls
South :-"I'll pot him In 1 .1 as soon as 1
eatoh him In Milano, for 1 have • clear ease
Makin him." For two weeks before the
pebllollon of the above report and up 1111
within a few days of ( hrlames Capita Mob
lives wee In bed 1n Mt. Mlohsel's Hospital,
Teresa.. He returned to SI. Catharines,
wore hie home u, for (lhristmu, and ice•
assdmtely upon hie art.alon being oiled te
(fie report In goeetlon he Inelrnoled his ee-
IIMtor,Mo('erten, to sake &omen. 10
reply eo the demand for an a:planation, Mr.
Lancaster replied that he d1.1 eel use the
word. •lhle■ted to him In the report, and
explained that he bad merely advised his
politlwl friends bo watch strangers rooming
lots the riding, and 11 they found them
guilty of any oriel. to proseeote them and
pit them In jail. the proprietors of Th.
Staad&rd aim repudiated responsibility for
the accuracy of the report, whieh they had
copied from Th. eslagars Fails I hilly Record.
11. proprietor. of The Record were then
nettled that an actin for libel w.uld be In
511101ed against than in reply they pelt.
H
amid the letter of Mr. Mot7&rron, with the
explamatloe that the rsgerber had no Inlse•
Mee et maligning Captain SoIllvan, and that
Mr• temosster had advised them that the
wes as oomplaloed o1 were not teed by him,
.g LMeded M D. need ; that when b. .poke
el haying • ease against Captain Helllv.,
11 war teaseled to be In the future tense
and .m1 1e /be pass. In the •Mels It wee
farther peieled 0.1 that 1. tramorlbleg
Mie,Haed notes It was easy to miswk• the
diameter represeetler "ir and "ler," whieh
w vary similar, and 1bat M. report did
gM owvey the speaker'. Manikin was dee
be pew seetdeal, and nen ee malls..
glsged ■Iulsai Lerch -Nis Pet Preach
Lesem-What Part et speech I. b se T
Ssstetalsg Melts tae cin tr&iene.
I)&wrMot tar, N. S., Jan. 10, 1901.
Bay, Mr. E91tor, polities leu still u the
boom of a halcyon see, as 11,e poets would
say. The greatest talk down here just now
Is the way Lord Duderlu, who represented
Hsr Majesty a1 Ottawa, pot hu tigers
burnt to handling mining stock. I'm sorra
for the old man, sod sorry, too, that our
mines should have helped W womb him.
And 11 all I bear is true some of He
Majesty'e former repre.eotetives In the
Provinwel line, se to speak, hare also go
staged in dabbling in mines. And 1f es
Governor le and ex -Lieutenant Uov•
moors have got hit so bad, how •bout the
more private Individuals who put their in
vestments into the business When you
see stook urged upon the publlo, and th
Mad of the oouooru is • big politician or •
big capitalist, keep out of it; 1f the pay
streak was •11 O. K. the general public
would not get an urge.
Whoa 1 read these big mining prospec
tome I Sm always reminded of • et ny
heard of • uhe.ky young ubap that wanted
to marry • rich man's daughter. The fellow
he was no good, and he hadn't even demon
education. Hs wrote the glrl's father, and
said that be wanted to marry his daughter,
whom be uonstdersd ahs "fairest Hour to ..be
garden of moiety." Th. old man be tare
ed 11k• • stevedore when he read the letter.
"Flour of the deck," he says. "Umpb, 1'1
flour him." And he writes bank :
"Stu, -You oan't have my daughter, the
fairest 'flour,' as you oall her, for you are
evidently AIRIER Tag Lotus !"
The fellows who send tout these mining
prospsotuees are not anxious to enrich the
publlo. They ars only altar the dough 1
Say, Mr. Editor, I've half • mind to t SII
you about my first lesson In French. Meet
lag Mr. Tarte recently reminded me of at.
It happened over forty years ago, when I
was • young oh•p afore the msec, sad so•
schooner, the "Jen Bowe,' dropped Into
Shsmogus Harbor to ticked. W's pot
through the job noel and Mak, ood the
captain be says to me, "Say, Pmsoh, you
go 10 my slater's house, and tell her that I
would like to ase her this afternoon. 1t
you want to stay up town until after nine
you may.'
Well, 1 got • wash, shaved what libels
there wee on my face, out on • paper mil-
ler ►bat 1 kept for mob mouton., and went
up to 1.bn (opt•lo s sister's pima, and gave
my message. The old lady Me said she
would ifo rlghl off sod see her brother, and
said 111 liked to remain to t ea 1 mold do
se.
Well, sir, as there war a pretty e'en, of
hers from Three giverst Qui, (the asp/sin's
other sister had marled • Freooh-C&sadtan
named Marcotte), I stayed without moob
poring. 1 he aunt she went mot, and I
chatted about the weather and the catch of
ood with Marls Marcotte, with the ams
and the general servant giggling at as llks
Co.
Marie she was just es French to her ways
as if nor mother had not been Irish. Of
oosree gibe could speak English, but she had
the vivaclty, snap and coquetry of our Qua
bee staters. She Mounseered me just for
mleehbt.
Says she. "Ab, Mounseer Pesob, would
an not like to know the French •"
"Well, I guess I would if 1 o...i 1 gar half
• Maim," says I.
She clapped her little hands, and says,
"1 shall teach you that grand• tongue,"
and then she got out • pencil, and ahs
wrote - "1e sale -I sm. 1'a se -Thou art.
II eet-Be or It Is. Elle est -She or It 1a."
Well, I pegged away at It for fifteen
minutes straight, and the two servant girls
they must have oonsadsrso .' dull mnvena.
tioo, for they stopped etretcb' 'e their more
and wobbling their ears, and we had it Moe
and quiet together. Theo 1 says, "I games
I mold te•ob you English grammar yet,
even If I did run •way to go to sea at
twelve. I believe to the system ot teaching
languages by Ilvlag oat the conversation.
I fanny I might to be • kindergarten teach
er," esye 1.
Moanse.r Pesch," say. the little
French girl, "I shall be delighted yoc-
method to (earn "
Then t got Marie's pencil, and 1 wrote
"let person singular, I loge. 2od person
singular Thou loves►. 3rd person singular,
He, she or it loves " Thou i pot my hand
on my heart, sod I say., "I love.' And
Marie Marootts she did the same,
Theo my pupil she asks me, "Whet part
of speech 1e'loye' 7"
"It's • noun when you think about 1►,"
says I, "and 11's a verb when you w, rk It
oat. Bet there'' two ether parte of speech
about love," says I : "One le • sigh -
that'. • mighty eloquent bit ot .p.soh,
sometimes ; and the other 1s a kiss, whloh
is said to be more eloquent and ►oaahloq
still."
Say, that little girl saw I was jollying
her, but she oaks as Innocent like as you
please, "But Monnsesr Pesch, what p.-1 of
speeoh really is - whet you , all it -that
word "Itemss'" My, the way she drew out
that word eau sweet.
"Wall. Mam'sellsr
Ma cotta," esye 1,
"sometimes It Ie • noun, sometlmee a verb,
and sometimes • conjunction."
Ths little Freneb Canadian girl she Gaye,
"Ah, Mooniest. Noah, i can see that 1t may
be • vairb, and that It may be a noun, but
you oanootit prove that • kse.s can be a
mojanotloo."
Say, afore she knew 11 I juet gave her ono
on them pretty red pouting lips of hers,
and says, "That's sailor's logic,. A con.
junction Is a bringing together of two--"
Just then the umbrella of Martis aunt
mime in oenj.asotion with the top of my
bead, and the old lady Gays, "1'11 coolant).
tion you. Don't stay to tea, young man.
Marts le tee big for year ktodsrg•rten."
U. R. A. 7'., n .
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS•
Woatt, Wius. As many of the abl. al
writers ars now engaged to journalism, much
writing of the highest quality in mater and
style le fugitive, seen only by the readers of
each partioulsr newspaper, and by them
often lost before 1t Is read. Much of molt
writing Ie osly of local and very transient
Import, hub muoh is of more permanent and
world wld. loeresl. It le proposed to fill
the page" of World Wide with articles sad
exlrsote of this later ohm, with noosaiosai
selections from notshle books and emcee
from striking stories. An effort will be
made 1. seised the artloles eaoh week so Ebel
doe proportion will be gimes to the various
fields of human Inl.reste -to the shifting
scenes of ►he world's ,rest drama, to letters
and solenm and beautiful things. It was at
fins Intended M publish World Wide upon
floe paper at a higher not, bet reselling the
long list of elegant publications which In the
pest have been started to ('anode, only is
fall, and refl.etion that good test* lo Illy
attire does not always Imply the means to
pay for mostly journals, and that people of
taste eau be relied upon to appreciate liter
soy ssoello.os en the plainest sheet, It has
beets dsntder' to offer World Wade •1 the
lowest possible price. In order to give all
who dselrs good reading an equal opporteo•
Ity. Published weekly. Sixteen nags*,
Two mete. The per annum, peetpald to any
address In (aeede or (l. R. 25, •ddktloe•1
Hue delivery an Unease' or to foreign onto.
tries. John !Metall A Yen, Psbtl.hero,
Montreal, Uaesds,
THE SIGNAL : GODERIUH itINTARIO
MUNICIPAL- ELECTIONS.
Seenite Tbrenah.at the Gsaty - The
Comely t,esarll fel.
lkJUNTY COUNCIL,
Dlyblon No. 1 - Aabbeld, Colborne,
town of Uedeetob.
Philip Holt, Hugh ('numbers fly 000t& -
mattes).
10
1.I
No.2 lis p C
1). GANTELON 23388 281 410
JAB. (ONNoLLY. 11.3 579 134
Sam'I S. Cooper 240 W2 382
Jos, Bodl..... 683 81 131
929
906
844
795
Division No. 3 -Hay, Ainley, 8sy6eld,
Henson.
Jobs Torrance, lv u, 1 +^tool (by moi•
mablou ).
No. 4
H. SPACEMAN.
RICH. HICKS..
Al... Q. Bobler
Jao. Delbrldge.
E
W J
551 233
718 117
508 123
123 493
No.5 9 io
J. B. MCLIAN. 151 623
T. E. HAY"..... 461 157 253 871
B. O'Connell ... 511 137 166 814
Peter MoKey.. 118 220 99 437
Division No. 6. -Grey, Morris, Brunets.
]n. Bowman, W. H. Kerr (by amlama
tlen).
1� o
492 1276
82 917
196 827
84 700
185 959
Ns. 7
D. PATTERSON
M. LooKHART
Alex. Stuart
John Webster
No. 8
Lint. MILLER
S. Fxio.t'o'.
Wen, Weir...
Andrew 1)o15.
it
200
325
311
269
a Ia
e-
. S
hi c4 1'
280 144 231 1366
'e:11 259 56 850
158 116 67 652
207 131 24 631
2
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s
mi3 10
386 481 115
671 118 12
405 294 62
263 22 CL
982
801
761
307
There are sax new men to the county
ooeooil which hes just bean elected
Messrs. Cantelon, Lamont, Sp&okman,
Hicks, Lockhart and Ferguson. Four
members of the old ooaooll did not seek re-
election, and two were defeated et the
polls.
TOWNS, VILLAGES AND TOWN
SHIPS,
CLINTON.
Mayor -T. Jackson (wol•matlon).
C'ounoltlers-S. G. Plummer, J, Boll, T.
McKenzie. 0 Johnston, T. A. Walker, H.
B. Comes (aml•maeloa).
1ELIORTM.
Mayor -John A. Wilson (eoolamatioo).
Uoanoillore-J. M. Heel, Alex. D&ndsoo,
James Ulllesple, A. P. Joynl, R, J. Hollow
gild, Wm. Smith (•oolamstloo ).
WINIiEAN.
Mayor -Wm. Clegg (solsmalon),
('onnolllore-Geo. McKenzie, 0. Newton,
Wm. Holmes, J. Mclom, R. MoIodeo,
Thos. Bell (aoolamatioo).
B&YYIZLD.
Reeve -Dr. Slsobury.
Oounolllers-R. Bailey, Thos, Elliott,
Gee. Erwin, Jas. Thornton (aoobmatron).
For elwtrio lights, 65 ; ageless, 22.
ILYTIa.
Reeve -Wm. Sime.
Coanolllon-A. MoNally, W. H Finos-
mon, Dr. M115o, A. W. Sloan.
ERUSSays.
Reeve -J. T. Rees.
Councillors- Kobe. Henderson, N. F.
Derry, John Donaldson, Samuel Vi tilos.
SISTER.
Reeve -W. G. Blses.e (soolamalor).
Uouncallore-John Muir, I. Armstrong,
W. H. Lovett, John Evans (amlamatlou).
ftENNALL,
Reews-U. F. Arae:d.
Couuotllors-F. Smellaoemhe, W. J. Mil.
ler, Thos. Hudson. John Soot.
N' ROARER.
Reeve --A. Munro.
Counolllore-John Devidsoa, Jas. Paulin,
0. Smith, S. B. MoKslvle.
RAPT WAN'ANOSH.
heave -Sohn T. Currte.
Councillors- Wm. B.eorott, A. B Carr,
John E. Ellis, Wm. Dobie.
OODERICH TOWNSHIP.
The vetlig for reeve war as fellows :
I )Melon 1 2 3 4 b 6 Total
Churchill 44 44 68 57 116 47-376
Elliott 76 34 46 29 12 17-214
Majority for Churchill -162.
The proposition to abolish the statute
Tabor system was defeated, the vote being :
For, 197 ; against, 404.
UREY.
Reeve -Ju. Turnbull (aoolamation)
l'ounotllors-Wm. Fraser, Robert Living.
stun 315.M 1 doole &
, Adam Turnbull.
HAY,
iteeye-P. Lamont*,
Councillors- W m. Coos10, Justus McIllok,
Wm. Swilok, A. Thompson.
ROWICE.
Reeve- 1. J. Greer.
Oou•olllore-Jas A. Strong, Hurry
Soburter, John Spence, Robert MoL.ugh-
11 i.
R 1' Limn.
Reeve -Alex. Litton (•ml•matloo)
Uosnmllors-Wm. Patterson, Robert
Ferris, Wm. Moon, Henry Warren.
Pots on proposed commutation of statute
labor -For, 288 ; against, 370.
MORRIS.
Reeve -Wm. lebieter (soolam&tion).
Ooueolllon-Tho. Code, Arthur Shaw,
(Iso. Jamison, Geo. Taylor.
tee n.LOr.
Reeve-1)anlsl Manby.
Cannelloni -Alm. (lerofuer, John (1.
Orley", Aroh. Mo(bregor, Ju. O'Laughlin.
OTANI.EY.
Reeve 3 MoNseghton (aeclamaion).
Councillors --Wm. L. Keys. Wm. .1. Shin.
eon, Ed. Johnston, Jai. Molbirmld (aerobe.
matloo).
M'm'IIll'.
Reeve -Samuel Sweitzsr.
Ceudelllnn Wm. Aedar,on, ,1a.. Mo -
Keever, Stephen Webb, Frederick Weorth
TUt'R UEAM TTH
Reeve -Hent) Horton (amlam•tlon).
Coudefllere-W. M. 11o'0, Wm. Rlglo,
Geo. Bleat, Wm. Chapman.
Trnvn.RHT.
Reeve -Wm. (/velntshank.
Cenneillore--Sohn Musgrove, Wm. tliteh.
ell, .1 elm Copeland. Thee Lovell.
reeoRell
Reeve -Wm. H. Did bride* (aoelsm•tloal.
('ouneillsn-.Inesph Hawklee,.labe Meir,
Rlohard (Ammo, James Aall••tyn. (meta -
means).
11 ebrdl w the Globe.
The fame of Hnnklen'. Arnica Salve, as
Iha hest In the world. seam& round the
earth. 11's the one perfeob healer .f mel,
corns, barns, brute's, sore., scolds, boils,
•loon, (*less, ashes, pales and all skin
erapetess OIIy iafailible pito. Dare. 25e
a Nx al Jas. Wilms'. drug sten,
MATTERS OF MOMENT\
Quoatlons of the Day Dls
sussed.
Somethlaa abest Patrtw and Trauma -6 -
Tb. imperial Sentiment in tamale
-•Mail fill imallMtre.
TosooTo. J1 t. 12.
la Ragland In war time --so Mr. Zan-
otti rays -there are only two Blanes.
patriots and traitors, Similarly to Canute.
la Eo`la.d, when the war friary cools,
meson abs up a timid but Increasing h+ .
lm Loadoo, newspapers that dismissed
editors for pro Boerlsm amoral months ago
are now finding l0 profitable to advocate •
stop•tbe war pulley. rtritish caution dr•
mends that the spread of empire Mall not
cost too muoh motley. lo ('aueda likewise
there's • dlspmltlon to hasten slowly. Se
long as Mr. Cbamberlalu hes not contrived
• schome of colonial representation at W eet-
mhuter, it badly devolves on Canadion
slatsemen to propound • plan. If they did
It would not be the klud of Imperialism
that Sir Charles Tupper was afraid of -not
the $46,000,000 kind thee failed to alarm
Quebec The imperial federation our clear
ylsloned nubile mem have In mind ie a ted
oration of free peoples. ('an•dlso au-
tonomy will oever be .aorltined. The Em-
pire, se moat people see It to Csmda, Is a
bond of sympathy, • league of defence, •
family of adult tuitions offering love at d
respect to the mother land, and help if need
be. This tis of affection is soft as silk and
strong as steel. 11 1e none the Ices potential
beaus' it Is not reduced to writings. The
British oonsllrutloo, with all 11. virility
and essential palseenos, has never been set
down to black and white. To put our sl-
Isgtruoe on paper would take the bloom
from our noblest national impales.
There Is a strong imperial sentiment ie
Canada, and politician' hope It mea grow.
because it means, among other things, an
expansion ot trade,by which Uaned• must be
advantaged. l e means also an &Iliacos yalnst
the other great world movements u blob
threaten the British Empire -chs ambition
of the Slav, the commercial competition of
Germany and the United State., the
jealousy IJ Europe, the unease of the East.
Imperialism, se far ea it means • league of
defence in trade or war, '1 • permanent
entity 1n our poutlo for many years to
come. All measures which strengthen the
imperial chain ars to be commended ; but
not those that stiffen It or render It un-
wieldy.
There are some links 1n the imperial Main
that chafe • bit. Even Toronto, ultra
loyalist Toronto, i4m11. that. So loyal •
gentleman and so brave • soldier as Colonel
Denison, a foremost member of the British
Empire Liagos, hie written a book In
wblob be seem the War Office ..ed the
superolliousnees of the British officers sent
over here u G. O. C. 1bu is one of the
little roughness's in the chain which cameo
some Irritation. On examining the publlo
utterances of our public men, It will be
found that gibe Frontier of O.tarlo has steer-
ed • very wise and prudent cameo between
imperialism and the l:anads•for-the-Cans-
dlans sentiment whlob exists as strongly
this Irovino as elsewhere. The Rowto
Government has kept to mind the neoesei•
ties of the mother country In its nickel
poling ; now it propel." te reward with tree
greats of land our volaateere who fought
for the empire In South A'rlos. Oatarto
war behind Great Britain in her emergency,
and will gentians to be. It hu been a
pleasure to demonstrate our dutiful affc
Oleo. But besides this Imperial teeliog In
Ontario. strong and true, there is also the
feeling that Canada must bow set her owe
deetial% operating freely within oertaln
hoes. It is worth while te remark that
the note of sturdy Cso•di•elem also hods
expression in Premier Row' spsoobi, Hs
had always 1n view the bane) s.ntlm,+',t cf
Uanadlans-demoersoy, Mr. Ko-: the
ooaatryman of Barns, he who se .;
"The rank le but the kc -. -tamp
A me04 • 0150 for a' t.....
The Premier has that couplet In his soul,
and his Imperialism must not Le confused
with anything that would aooentuate oats
distinctions. It wits at • little dinner the
other night that bs approved of Mr. Cham
Patient's plan of • consultative courted for
the Empire. It would be • good thine to
meet in London and talk over the affairs of
fibs Empire ; it would promote esprit de
oorpe ; Sad might even influence imperial
policy. As for Canadian representation 51
Westminster, is their really any need of It
when our House of Commons spark• with
the authority of six million voices bolded
it' 'there as iust the p»elbihty, In •
House of over sir hundred members, a hat
MX colonial velem might .ot be heard vary
well.
The Y1 tistioe of Oatarlo continue to
alarm those of little faith. Quebec in-
creases so prepo.teronsty in oomperison
with tate l'rovinoe. .lean B.ptlste's birth-
rate is something to amu.. you. The
French dominatwols:n make a great paint
of It. Hen Is Caned& to daoger of being
Uelllov.ed by the sheer fecundity of the
Quebeckers It is an argument to go along
with the Freoob mtjorlty In tho House of
Commons, and the sad erste of things o0
der Premier r u only
r Pacers , who D
C fives to mppoee him. The !•o1 of
the matter Is that even 1)r. Bryce of the
Provincial Health Offioe encourages .Iwo
Baptiste to be fruitful and multiply. Of
mom, Ontario ought to blush at her feeble
performanoss, but we hays many exoases.
Life hen Is more strenuous than in Quebec ;
there is not so muoh time for those Infant
Industries. Children may he fewer, but
they have better prespeets, greater advan•
teres, sod Dost more messy to keep. On -
taro will moms out all right in the tad.
Meanwhile. Quebec moms to have realized
that the great need of this oouotry u popu
Iation-- mad to work our mines and forests,
to 011 our virgin fields, and women to marry
them. Ths children of .lean Sapaisl will
be frugal, Induetrious, pious law•ablding.
They will has• the essential qualities of
seed olttzeaship. As for submerging lbs
English. thee is merely a bilious dream.
Tho British constitution is ten vital, the
:English language 1s too vital, to go ander
'Is 1s the oonetitntlon beet suited M free
people., the languor beat suited to enter-
prising an.. Th.-,verflew of Frsooh-Oad-
edlan. Mtn Oelarl.t and the English speak
Ing I'roytnos 1. regarded by estate Defer -
allots as an ousplolou. thing. 1t meats that
the habitant, heretofore segregated In me.
tom and lantnaee by hs .snti.s. of Usebso.
will re► awe, from old tradltleas and some
under new Infloanoes. H. will marry with
the English, and the predoet will be the
a,mposlte I lanadlan--Gallo fire and "esti-
mate, Anglo.Nsxoo common muse. Truly,
the unifying Impulse progresses by ohs mole
net to be controlled by polltlolaes.
CERA%
HORTICULTU*AL MEFTINOS.
re. members of the Goderlas Amami.
tura) Satiety will hold their winter meeker
for dlsoeestng various minutes oeeeeeted
with horttooltor. In the eeeretary'• offiee,
oommenelsg at 7:30 each oysnlog, on the
fallowing dales :
January 18Nt.-Tim been Rowertng plants
for 5 smell plot and hew Se enitivil. . W.
WARwnrw
Febresry let. -- Flowering shrubs. --F
Btwoutts.
February RM.--Hertlonliere from •
farmer's sisdpelst.-J. hIantogaw,
February 15th. - Tomato 5115.5. - (J.
Waite.
)eh sary 22.d. -How plants, kinds ted
ears.I,-.j, TANoorr.
Msrah let. -Tho osltIveMon of rhubarb,
-T. C. Warm..
March 8th --How to grow artioboksL-
A.J. FuwLaa.
March tbah.--Bees varieties et grapes,
raspbetrlw, etrswberrlse, ~ranee, mom
berries and dewberries.- W. WAUNa•1.
lttaroh Clod.-Hortlosl►ars 1a oobsel.-
B. D. UaasT.
W. LANs, '1'. C. NArrm.,
Secretary.
Presides,.
al r ■airs seas sa Lerellost
A oorrs.poodsas of "Saturday Night's" la
London, EDgisnd, written about the ohr omit
that has oums over Hagfish epi deo and to-
tormrtioo with refersooe to Creeds, re
ularks
"A year yo the title of Canada's militia
al man would bays two sot down as •
hermits* or mno.1A by Cowen. or perhaps
Parry. Now 111e nut only known for what
it le, but the gamiss of the metropolis
whistle 1t -and not untansfully --whilst *be
words are wore generally knowu than would
be easily believed. This Is not unlike •
version whloh I heard sung the other day
by • troop of faotory bonds
kilo d'ys het yaw, frau Ilre'sa's show,
Wolfs, th' clematises 'ere klme.
Han' plabnbod arm Brltanuler'e Bag
Hon l:aaader's fair domains:
Lon, m'y she wive bo'er lm' ban sea,
Till rooks hen' fores's quiver;
(lewd siva hour Queen ban' Revving blew
The Mipl. Leaf for hover.
"Indeed, the barrel organ minus 'The
Maple Leaf' In its repertoire hes a poor
lookout. "
Lz.a1L.-The fellowl.g ware &moue the
oases which came up at Osg-ods Hail Iasi
weak : Hayter v. Peck.-Proudfoot (Oods•
rich), tor defendant, appsaied from the re-
port of the Meter at Godsstoh upon • re-
fsranoe for administration. The appellant,
the executor, contended that • larger sum
should bs allowed him for oomp.neatlon or
commission and diebur.smeote than that
allowed by the Mester, and that the de
fondant should nos haws Dern charged with
Interest. Garrote, Q. C., for paalntlffe, op
posed appeal and moved for judgment o0
the report and for note of the lotion, in
eluding the rsfeream. Appeal allowed to
the extent of Inoroaslog the oomniteslmn to
1951 and ■trlking out the iotarest charged
against the dsl.odan►. Appeal dismissed
as to disbursements ala med by defendant.
No crate of appeal. Judgment to &000r-
danoe with report as now amended, with
oast, to plaintiffs up to the hearing. Knob
Party to bear his own Dote of the reference.
Re MoPheraoet v. Public School Trnstees,
Seo. 7, Township o1 Ust ores. -J. R. Clara,
Q. ('., for defendants, appealed tram jjsdg
moot of the Judge of the County of Heron
In • plaint in the Fifth Division Court,
brought to recover • Delano of eatery •1
tared to be ds- to plaintiff by defendant.
The trial Judrt .field thee the agreement
dated In 1b odor whloh eh* plaintiff had
lino taught In the school, was veld fro
wane of the defendants, au pastor seal, bet
that • previous agreement, dated 17th De-
cember, 1894, under seal, 000talamg this
planes : "(5) This agreement shall also be
coastrped 10 continue In fern from year
to year arises and until at a tormu•eted by
the notice hereinbefore ptsemlbed," wee
.t111 to furs', Dot having terminated as re
qulred by sso. 19, ob 292, R. 8. 0 , the
mooting of trustees not having been
duly called. One trustee received at bye
minuted' to nine In the evening • notice of a
meeting to be hsid at nl..and besides a
mluute of Ohs meeting eau not duly kept.
Judgment was snared for plaintiff under
sun sec. 6 of goo. 77 of the yobbo schools
aol for the amount of his salary In arrears,
and because It was In arrear, for three
months 'Adulate', but without any allow
5005 for salary since the commencement of
the action. Garrom, Q. ('., for plaintiff,
000tra. Reserved
TO £DV*HTI8ERs.
Notioe of changes mast be left at This
()Igoe not later that. S,atnrd&y
noon. The Copy for changes
mast to belt not late r bs.nn Mon-
dsy noon. Casual Advertisements
accepted OD to noou Wednesday of
each week
DON'T
TAMPER.. e
with your health.
Don't are Drugs and Medicines
of questionable quality. Get the beat
there is at the same prices that are
charged for inferior goods.
At our Drug Store the stock is al-
ways fresh, and each article pure, po-
tent and satisfactory.
Our Prescription Department
hes s reputation for promptness and
accuracy.
F. JORDAN
Medical Hall.
ALBERT W. ¶ISE
1
MCAT.R= IN
Farm Implements and lachiaery,
Deering Binders, Mowers, takes and Twine.
Ales J. W. Mane goals
Ploughs, Poitiers. eta
Wslkervll 5 Wagons a speolalty.
Rverything made of the very heel material.
ltep•In of all kinds kept on hand.
Would be pleased to have you call end Ie-
epent Monds before purohasing elsewhere.
('.TA)RR CARR PIt1OiP.
Will open no In the old Anglo McKinnon
Mend shoot 05101.v 5r4
A. W WISE,
Hamilton Street.
A Great Snap
ta nor (tinter Resp sI 5e. •
nonnd, of which womb a barrel a week.
This Isn't sur only snap, as w. Darty
everything that can be found In an au-
to date aro-miry stare, and our prime
are right The termer' know than they
elan a�ways gent from as • snap is l8.
prod nosWa draw the Ilam at aM
legitimate trade everything ROM 1
G1awwers or potatoes, garden otaf, car
ohelosmt table chime. Wm deal i all
of them.
T. G. TIPLING & CO.,
Redford block. (Iedmel.64
New Year's Presents
ARE NOW IN ORDER.
We have a great many things in our
store that make handsome, useful presents,
and everyone is purchasing gifts for New
Year's. Remember it is the FIRST CHANCE
you have ever had to give a friend a gift to
mark the opening of a NEW CENTURY.
Call and see our lines of Silverware
Table and Pocket Cutlery, Carving Sets,
Napkin Rings, Ladies' and Gents' Hockey
Skates and Spring Skates, Hockey Sticks,
Pucks, Carpet Sweepers, etc., etc.
We sell Silverware, Cutlery and Skates
25 per cent. cheaper than they are sold else-
where.
A. McD. ALLAN
General Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Cross -cut Saws
and Axes.
When in Doubt
What to do for that cold of yours, let us decide for you
Take a box of LAXATIVE-BROMO-QUININE TAB-
LETS W counteract it in the system,
and a bottle of
WHITE PINE AND TAR to relieve the Dough. We
guarantee a cure or no pay.
W. C. GOODE, - Chemist.
BEDFORD BLOCK.
Bring In Your Preaoripclon..
SKATES! SKATES!
SKATES!
Hockey Skates, from 60c to $2.25 per palr.
Acme Skates, from 45c to $2.00 per pair.
A full range of all sizes.
Hockey Stk*s, all this. year's gooditst from IOc up.
The best stick made for 35c.
A full line of Sundries, including Straps, Skate Parts,
Ankle Supports, Etc.
N. D. ROUGVIE.
THE. CASH HARDWARE STORE.
LEE di SHEPHARD
are the a"ants for the celebrated Kelsey generator, which is
The Only Warm Air 6eoerator on the Narkett
and will heat your place with one-third less fuel than any
furnace on the market.
We have the Largest assortment of coal and wood stoves this
side of Toronto. Also have a number of second-hand
stoves in stock. Old stoves taken in part payment for
new ones.
LEE & SHEPHARD.
Copliu!en1s oi Me Seasin
•
to allour customers
and friends.
STURDY $ 00.,
THE QROOERB.
you to attend the Forest City Business and Shorthand
syernllege, London, Ont. Practical ,nstructmn in prae-
tidal subject•. For over fifteen y, re we have been in
touch with young people and thni- need., and the hnelde.e world e I ib requirements.
Karry facility at command for :tiding yottng people both before and altar graduation. We
are doing superior work ; neculte prove it. Send for our Catalogue and (College Journal.
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GOOD READING
Three things we should all cultivate -good hooks, good trlasds and
good llamor. We guppy them all. Listen to how we do it. Paper
coveted novels, formerly 2.Sc each, now 4 tor 2!`o. Our lending library
has all the latest novels, over 100 to select from.
JUST A FEW YOU SHOULD READ
Rhin Hoksen, The Infidel, With Ring of Rhfel(i, The Lane That
liars No Turning, The }Mete of the Lord, A Prinoe of Swindlers, Caged,
The Voice of the People, Rtringtown on the Pike, The Rebel, Qnleante,
Eleanor, Alice of Old Vincennes, Tbe isle of Unrest, The Cardinal'.
Hnnff Ras, Etc., Etc. You oan earl arms of those for the price you pay
for ova.
K/DD'S BOOK STORE.