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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1901-1-17, Page 44 TaVMAT, Zia. 1T, 1901 Stoves If you are looking for the beet Coal Heating Stoves, 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 • 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. 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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.