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Tits Sioral.
t;a..ericb.
OODERICH, THU1tSUA1', MAW H 1. He e1
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
It is pretty safe to Katy that every
lice WWII has )1 live hoard of trade.
When the business men of a town are
active and enterprising. they awe stye
to route 1ngethe• and tllake.►nailed
effort. for the furtherance 441 their
common interests, and, conversely.
where you find a good, lively board of
trade you are sure to Hnd as wide-
awake. progressive business nom -
triunity. •
It is .a good aign, then, that the
toderich Boe d of Trade is giying
promise of incensed netieity and use-
fulness. The coming year will 1e One
the Most important in the hist.n•y
of a town, w.itneeoing, as we hope,
the ompletion of the C. P. R. cnn-
nectiu tine and an accompanying ue-
celetitio in all branches of mule and
industry. There are many smatters in
connection with the town's c
cial iutereste with which the town
council can not conveniently dent-,
indeed, the functions of the council do
not properly include the giving of at-
tention to slattern of business mit-
side of the business tit the mnlnici-
pality itself : and there are many
occasions which call for action by
some organization r•prrsentltiie of
the business men Of the tuw•n. Thigh'
the purpose for which the Board of
Trade exists, and it ran reach its
greatest and widest uee•fulness if its
membership includes every business
man in the town. In looking out for
new industries, in approaching the
railway and other e teenier' with re-
quests for fetter accom lad• and
increased facilities, in advertising the
town. and in other ways, a well -con -
dieted board of trade is doing a work
which must be of value to every 1110n1 -
her of the business cotnurunity.
• Let every nle•tchant and manuf. w-
turer in Gcxleerich join the Board of
Trade, and give his voice and his in-
fluence. as well as his Wern emit) fee.
towards a united effort to make 1111111
x rer,.d year for our town.
THE ASSESSMENT.
An illustration of what we were
saying last week on the assessment
question is furnished by the following
item which is being circulated by the
press :
The municipalities of Caned(' which
have tax rates equal to and higher
than London's are Maid by The Free
Press to be tie follows. the figures in
each case being the rate in mills :
Brock vine, 25: Chat ham. St -i: Coboirg,
25: (7nllingwund. 25;- Feet Wilburn,
2i ; (31wh•rieh, 27 ; Guelph. :LT.: Ke-
nora, :tett; Lindsay, 26: Nelson, 13. (t.,
Zai : Niagara Falls. 27: Oshawa. 214:
Ottawa. xi1 : Owen Sound. 23: Rose-
land. 24; Mnnith's Falls. 24: Stratford,
25 ; Trenton. 26; Windsor, 27.
Ooderich's tax rate last year was 25
male, not 27; but the point is this : it
Is an injury to the reputation of the
town to have a Homingy high rate of
taxation. Other towns' y be taxed
just as heavily with an\\,apparently
lower rate, the result ainlply of having
a higher aMsesMtllent; but the roan
who scene the list of tux Antes no
given above does not appreciate this
fact. He comet to the conehusfon at
once that the people of liexlerich qte
staggering Moue under ati immenlir
burden of tnxstlon, nn.l• that towns
with a nominally lower tate are joet
that much better off.
It would be letter for this town if it
had a higher aaw'ssnlent - en ass•ss-
neent such as the law ditrete, to "the
actual value" -accompanied by a
lower rate of levy. The taxes would
be no heavier, and the town's repnta-
tiou would be improved.
Another thing that would midst in
neeilring a satinfactlry Assessment
would be the puhlleat.ion of the as-
nessmentroll. Then evet•y afar could
ser how his neighbor'e property wise
valued and could net accordingly.
The roll, it Is true, is open to every
taxpayer who wishes to examine it;
but this does not furnish facility for a
satisfactory examination and compari-
son such as world be given by the
placing in every ratepayer's hands of
A printed copy of the roll. In count
munielpxalitles this pion has leen
adopted, and in time it, is likely the
l.egislatnre will prescribe itfor all.
in the meantime it ahi)uld be recog-
nized as an important step in the robe
tion of the assessment question and
might well be tried this year hy nor
town .,ngmeil in its efforts to deal with
the problem.
THE SIGNAL: GODERICH ONTARIO
A QUESTION FOR THE KHAN.
The following is from Ih recent issue
of The• Mitchell Recorder auxl it raises
an interesting question which duubt-
lees has /ccurled to tunny rtudents of
nature. The Recorder is in error in
placing the Khan's birthplace in
Huron county : tied 1 r belongs to
re little place n.unrfi-Reakton. near
Balt. I'erhapl what has led our con-
temporary Astray in this respect t is the
feu•t that John Kernighan. of this
town, has been fora gie.it many years
a well-known resident 4t Huron
county: he is the p.et'14 uncle. The
Recorder stye
The Khan is at present writing
some very pretty things for The 'rot'-
ontsi Daily !ter. The Khan is a re-
tired fanner frofl the county of
Huron, and, like many other of the
products of that splendid e0uuty, he
Is a credit to it. He has been writing
Iliee things for years and age seems to
add flavor to his productions. He is -
•s is hest '1 nature, and
always .it ht x t u 1 a
whetherK e othhogs upon the
[Arno, or the lilies by the hrookside, he
is interesting and entertaining.
But in One of his recent ptrxluctions
1 here collies in a 1ptlesl inti I hat the re-
ficctive nature slitleat alight like to
have answered. Vquote the Khan
in one of his happy- I taxi : -
1111 in the wood- one bit
When drift: blew hitch a
When naked tree ).1148 *It
And moaning eed.tr tree.
Three ebick,al,e., with 1811,1 tive cry.
Nod : ''01, ca. hail ut we i11 die!"
1 funk by Ax tool .ma.bcl a . mop.
1)i0•lu.i,eg grille,. toll. fol ,cod lump.
Lown flew Ilir bind. In grist d. fight.
And fel with hearty A pts•rit4,
.1nd then. In lane. hlruoniuu... eel,
,n.
er inn).
ale. were gray,
Mitt/ 4* ling,
ve tmogur.
The'• thanked ine kindly for the t
I sail : "1)11. thank 11x• not Al all.
)tut Hr who mark. the .porus'. 1 II,
Who doth the no em's cry appease.
Sant me 10 deed Hi. chickadees.
x x a
1 feel, while chopping by the curd.
That Int A pant nl•r with the Lnd.
\nd l o, Hi- agent 'mid the tree-. •
To feel His hdngry 1•biekaileem,
X a . x
Sonic da)' my chickadee. mill die:
Then may my t• rade. upward fly.
To be in Heaven --oh, win:woe thought !
Swed angel chli•I.adet+-why not
Non'. the question t hat 50e11u4 to
have escaped ••Thr Khau" is that one
as to the rights u( thegrubs. He Who
made the ehick,ttleeo :also Made the
grubs. ° Who is to decide the purpose
e
and the will of Him, the emit. of
both, as t., their 11)4hie•tive 'feelings
anti rights? The grubs. had Idem
more provident than the hitds. They
had provided themselves with as snug
1 se for the winter. They did that
itsolxdienre to their creator -given in-
stincts. •'The Khan" wantonly de-
stroyed their habitat I►id he not
sin against the grubs? Did he not
Kill cel mora against tlyla divine I:tw• in
molesting then) as he honored the law
in feeding the bird's :' He, nn 4111111)1.
greatly pleased the birds ; but he
roast have awfully offended the grits'.
Hat there i. Tet another phase of
the question. The Khan seems to be
hugging a little e fort to his heart
from the thought that he may •
day meet those sweet angel rhirkades
in heaven. Whitt if he should meet -
the grub.. their? And why not if
the (.hickader•sI
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Get married, but keep out of poli-
ties -this was the advice given to Tor -
Mite slediea1 ,Ancients by a lecturer the
ether day. The idea seems to be' that
in one way ter Another every man
should take a share of the troubles of
life.
31r. Whitney told A deputation last
week that. s) far as hr had heated.
they were• the Hent people to 11(158' an
ohjeclinn to the pW,pxeerl new
county council bill. The Premier
t have been sleeping with his
dept ear up. - -_
if Ude Galrrich hockey team is go-
ing to continue in such fast company
11.0 it has got into this season. it will he
necessary to provide greater aevorlm(-
11lt' at the rink. The fringe around
Go. ledge will not do for the crowds
who would attend if they could look
4n at the game in comfort.
Th.. Socialist won :1 "neral vic-
tory" in the North Toronto bye•elee-
tion. while the vote of the two
regular party candidates fell off by
about 1,2IM1 each from the vote at the
general election, the Socialist candi-
date polled 200 votes, Aa conlpued
with 211 in the prev' s election.
Not content with caneelling the
conunia$' as jnsUee of the pester of
many of the best then in the Pm'iner.
Mr. Whitney has seen flt to insult
these men by stating that they were
removed Ilel,tl1MP Of mental 01. physical
unsoundness. Mr. Whitney should
pat is ht'klle on his tongue. blis
statement is grossly untrue.
" 'A lie,' said C. B.," was the head-
ing over The Toronto News Ieptrt
of the debate in the British Home. of
Common). on the Chinese tailor ques-
tion. The -Premier. of rnurse, did not
use thin language ; the t•cport itself
Mates thnt Campbell -Benne de-
scribed le certain statement as "Nine. -
it that little word "lie" is a favorite
amend the NPws office.
The Signal is pleased to me the an-
nouncement of an incrensel appropria-
tion for the horticultural departne•nt.
of the Ontario Agricultural College
at Guelph. In 1114 au'roltnt of the
Press Association's visit, to the Col-
lege last month, the editor of this
paper spoke of the inadequate equip-
ment of this department end ad -
wielded an incretaael grant.
Parents, through its Government, is
mntrihuting $23,(MMI worth of flour for
the relief of the sufferers by famine in
Japan. This, has leen Dnannit•nted
nein as n shrewd businessenure, Cn1-
cIlated to create a taste for wheal.
bread Among the J)1panew and no to
open tip a market for 1'nnadlnn flour.
But the people of Canada will approve
11 nn an art of philanthropy towards
the gallant little nation which has so
veII earned the sympathy and con-
sideration of the (•ivili7.e1 world.
The Hamilton Spectator Msec about
A recent speech by Mir Frederick Bor-
den, which lav'ntding to The Spec•
tatx) eotivicta the Ministm nn a1 once
of disloyalty, of foliehnesws, of 1nt•n-
pacit)•, of ingratitude, and of we don't
know what all. Sir Frtiderirk gave
his only son to the Empire in the
South African war- at sufficient proof
of his loyalty if any were needed ; and
when he t•efusee IA) Ise a party to
handing over this country's money to
be spent by the British War 11Mce he
is seting in Accordance with the
wishes of the vast majority of Cana -
(thins. If The Spectator wiaherr to
contribute to the support of the Brit-
ish navy, there is Iw leiv to prevent
it ; but ordinary, sensible Canadians
want to put their looney where they
will have some sort of control over
it.
Oarbll and Joan.
Darby. dear, wean old and gray.
Fifty years .inew our wedding day.
Shadow and sun for every one
A. the year. roll on :
Darby. dear, when the world went wry.
Haul and wrrowful then was 1 --
AA !
Ah! lad. how you cheered me then,
Thingswill be beller, sweet wife. , atrwlu!
Always the Mine, Darby, Illy own,
Al wa)•. the 041110 to your 0111 wife Joon.
IMrby, deer, but toy heart was wi311
When we buried Our baby child,
Until )'ou whbperwi, • •He-av11 koolll;. bee -t'"
And m)' heart found amt :
IMrby, dear, 't was your loving luted
Showed the way to the better land
Ah 1 hal, a. you kl..el each tear.
Life grew better, and Heaven more near.
Al.ia). the .aide. IMrby, toy own,
Alway. the wnle to your old wife Joun.
Hand in hand when our life wit.. Stay,
Hand in hand when our fair is gray.
Shalo.• and .u,, forever) one. •
A. the years roll on
Hand in hand when the long night:1de
Gently .oven u..ide by side
All' lad. though we kllow- out when,
Love will be with u. forever then :
Always the same, Darby. m)♦.ew •1.
Al way-. the same to >our old wife Joan.
-Frederick Howard Wp therl).
FROM OUR CQNTEMPORARIES.
Municipal Loyalty.
Youth'. 1' p001088.
11e right kind of Municipal loyalty
wil 1w fostered altd the wrong ,kind
Jest (yeti only when the Individual
eltlze recognizes his owed responsi-
bility. To help all he c,an and to
shrink . no disclosure. which af-
fects th- life air health or fortune of
his fello is the only ways in which
every Int 11114y make himself a citi-
zen of no 11 an city.
School hers Couldn't Spell.
K ' - ton New..
1u Pentlsylva, is the other day. 351.1
001..41 -teachers were subjected to it
t:t in spelling. my thirteen words
were given them, all Common Word.
in gruel:al 115e. ,iIy 0119 !earlier
paAsrt the teat s versatility. The
worts •we•re : nazi' ry. Tennessee.
beefsteak, proceed. sal Ieerie, precede.
pienirking, s i e v e. seize, +lege,
cylitule•r, succ)t►Kh and essicatd.
German Farmers Pro t Birds.
London }'iell.
German futile:* are try 1g to in-
duce the smaller birds to torn to
t heir old haunts about the ti M, nrld
for this purpose ale setting out loxes
and other artificial devices to ecce
the burls for homes. The far lore
neer) the birds to destroy the ins els,
but the bitris are disappearing. ,t
'n1) tweatew of their direct MlltughtP
but also 'teeniest. the 4411 trees in th
(10111yerl hollows of which t hey built
their nests. the old copses wh°ch they
haunted, and loth of which nue pr/-
hlie in insects, together with the
stagnant pools, which yielded then)
food in aonnclance, are ,all disappear-
ing before the closer cultivation of the
present time.
Not Enough to Go Around.
Tonnto Telegram.
Even as these words meet, the eye of
the Hader Hon. J. 1'. Whitney is per-
haps bun.'y cursing the day that he
bertok to make seven or eight
Normal schools. blossom where two
blossomed lwfore.
Unless the new Normal s'h.ole are
put on (•41,101,1 and wheeled rn11d to
the various. aspiring centres of sweet-
ness and light. disapp eintinent. bitter-
nese
itternese and loss .'t nttend theielee-
tinn of the sites for the new Normal
sch/ols,
There are not enough Normal
schools to go around. And the 1Vhit-
ney Government will be weary of its
task by the time it has harmonized
the heated rivalries of Gore Bay and
Orangeville and adjusted the differ-
ences between Hamilton and its hated
rival Kingston, which also wants a
Nortnal schal.
The Public Should Benefit,
Toronto weekly Sun.
The \Vnrld of Tuesday published a
report to the effect that no royalty
will be imposed by the Government
on the output of Cobalt alines, and
that taxation wiltlw limited to, seven
to ten cents per acre. The 1%'orld
further .fates that n bounty may lw
given on the rcflnel output of the
mines for the purpose of encouraging
the erection of a shelter in the !avidi-
ty. The World in m,elally a well-in-
furntwl paler, but thin report is too
aimed to be reedited. A Govern -
intent which profer es to stand for a
spunre deal would make itself the
laughing stock of ,a continent by
limiting taxation to $1 on a hl.ac:re
mining !neat loin from which the
owners might dig twit million dollen
in Ore. The absurdity would he added
to by giving* bounty on the refining
4,1 the mittentl. (rte which runs in
501110 C1101011 1111 to a dollar a pcttlnd in
value, and in nhteinel by .erittehing
the surface, belongs not ti. the die-
coyeret' alone ; the whole i'rovincee
owns a share in thi• wealth, and the
Government will surely set that what
belongs to the people is retained for
then.
Public and Private Slander.
Toronto Star.
A tremendous clamor is mad)• about
the mischief done by newspapers in
defaming character, and it' is right
that that sort of journalism should be
discouraged, But the yelluwest of
yellow newspapers is clean end fair as
compared with the private slnndere
or even the thoughtless goes
monger. If a inn la nttaekel ' a
newspaper• he has an lflportnn' to
defend himself, and if the. In tet is
libellous he line relrens to tit ,action
against a lesjxmsible in:data' n. But
the wank of the private ? titterer Is
(lone in the dark : the in 111,1 party
dotes not know where the low romps
from. and is often ignorant of the fact.
that he or she in being awaited until
the cold looks of friend. or the grins
of enemies indieate that slmething is
'wrong. A newspaper rarely makes
an attack that in notaimed at. some
pu11,- shine, while the mark of secret.
?hander in always private character.
Their is an immense , t of hum-
bug and hypocrisy in the lectures that
nee administered to a newspmper for
n prert lee that la far more prevalent
and far more nlischiex•ous in the
urlinary interrmne of daily life.
Ontario's Tribute to Laurier.
Liberals of Banner Province Greet
Their Great Leader.
Magnificent Banquet in Massey Hall, Toronto, on
February 21st, Attended by Representative Lib-
erals from the Entire Province of Ontario A
Splendid and Inspiring Scene Eloquent Ad-
dresses from the Premier and Others.
Among all the etucaailins that Move
the human' ' heert 11o11e can _cont.
pate with those in which the huge .e11-
thusiasuls of lite take visible form.
The splendor of devotion and personal
loyalty to an honored leader. finding
natural at Aral and overflowing expression,
creates one of the richesrand rarest of
48,11.4 scenes. No tribute t'nH be to
extravagant and no homage to lavish
when the faith of man in man finds
its climax. The representatives of the
Liberal party of Ontario in the great
gathering at Toronto hast week testi-
fies! the glowing warmth of their af-
fecti , not alone for the great leader
of it great party, but for the fine
genius whose success sylutolize•s the
'suerese of the natillu of which he is the
picturesque tend the practical head,
and of which among the nations of
the world he stands as the lepresetita-
tive, From w•hetevet• Valhalla tna-
dition of the petit the old British cus-
tom of banqueting may have de-
scended. there can hiave been but few
of the hero -gatherings in the long is-
land story of old Which 484(1141 have
rivalled the Massey all assembly,
with all its conjunction of youthful
nationality, of fervent patriotism, of
expanding destiny, and of i$stounding
present prospwri y.
The pulse of the assembly throbbed
with the i• eiscionsness 4,6 t hese t hings,
and when Canada's Pre. •1' rise
and yellow tulips. The buUoinet 48
weer• ral•Inl(1,11148 and Poses.
Ap Inspiring Picture.
The hall presented an inspiring pic-
ture when the guests had a.'sen161ed.
The galleries wed' etiwded, and with
the choir seats n the platform pre-
sented a vivid t'i g of color furnisher)
by • bright 11 1 •/
H e ur r o
K
t u 48 t the ladies
amen ding ane) netting off the semi -
Inc black of the banqueterS on the
ground floor. At 7:23 a volleyof
cheering signalized the entry of the
chairman. Hon. Gen. W. Ross, me um -
1 • •d by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Him.
A. i3, Aylesworth and the other
guests. Rev. \\'. F. \Nilson having
said genet., the guests were seats) and
the hauquet commenced. At li o'clock
Indy i.atn•ier and party entered the
gallery. and her npbeat'nnce was the
signal for a scent. of Slit htlsiasiii equal-
ling that which gtee'tv1 the Appear-
ance of the Premier. Thi• audience
lose and clowns' vigur,usly. A few
minutes Inter the SS)watinn w -as te-
pentevl when F. G. f1woxl, Ae/.'letary
of the general cnollllittre, presented
Lady Leerier with It 1n:agnifeent
bouquet of American Beauty roses,0
the teems ranging about five fret in
length, and trimmed with ribbon of a
uiutilar color.
After the' pre!' • •y toasts and
the reading of an address to Sir
!rid from the Ontario Liberal Associa-
tion, Hun. l3. 11'. Hotta delivered An
eloquent speech, iu which he eulogized
the guest of the evening as a master -
builder in 0110 national life.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Speech.
Sir NVilfrid WAS greeted with it tr. -
st a/...1
•'We are the lust of the'ciyil-
izel n:a . In • to the
front. It is within our grasp to
pe,fit by the experience of the
put, to improve 'ikon their
virtues, t) avoid their uliatekee.
It is for its toemplroy the energy,
the activity. the enterprise. the
• etip etence,'the brains and the
1 Awn. ,and I rely upon Ute Can-
a 'an people' to do it. Let us
rise tau the height of umr upp e -
tuni es, Let • civilization lie
such a civilization as never ex-
isted 1 fore in the world, a civi-
lization bused, and exclusively
1on?ed. u m peace and the arts
of peace. --Sar Wilfrid Laurier
at Massey all banquet.
under the umagn 1.1•at semi -pavilion
of triple color the non of the north
showed they lack 1 nothing of the
warmth of the south. it was in large
impersonal- vein ' th t Sir 'Vilf•Id
Laurier ,poke to hlpolitical nil.
h' rents. His 'moral was teas of
flowery rhetoric and sit ery oratory
than a bright and intense, interesting
narrative of the events th have 1191
tip to the present position o the Lib-
eral party ft'ey4 iia inception hy Lea
fenttine I Baldwin. The miller
events were rtr•nunted with the . terra
of oine who fights his battles n'er
again, and the speaker was listen o to
with the closest attention and app. i-
ation. Mir Wilfrid ons in very got
voice, and ?poke for nal hour ant
twelty-eix minutes. -
A Scene of Splendor.
The striking beauty of the interior
of Massey Hall watts h enhanced
by the decorations. As the guest.' en-
tered the hall it s:0110 of splendor and
dazzling brillianev was presented t
their view. All the resources of t • e
decorator's art had leen taken d-
v,antage of with gratifying ,tie ens.
The walls and ceiling of the ple oral
were entirely concealed from v ew by
tastefully arranged dt•aperi The
enlot• sl•heme wan teed, white lid gold.
Grecian columns of white. • Ishing in
festoons of red, white and blue,
foI•IIIei an•hes which "ere draped
with crimson curtair edged with
white lace upon n ickground • of
gold. In the centre Are a cluster of
('at,:ulian flags. ceiling wan e.n-
opiell with rot, w to and blue etre
ere radiating f in the centre. A
hank 111 handan a palms gave a pleas-
ing finish to e design. The bones
were draped 'ith flogs and bunting.
The fronts the balcony and gallery
were bra , ' with rue,, white and blue,
and at er pillar• a cluster of fi%tgs.
the 1' on Jack flanked on either
side tth the Trienlor, drooped in
grace: ul folds. Above -each entrance
the old, of the Tricolor and Union
.1 were blended together.
he Floral Decorations.
+he floral decorations were ornate
and handsome. Rising frr.m the
tables on the gjround floor to the level
of theRRnests table on the platform
was *mobil hank of bloom of hrillieint
colors; filling the hall with delieinns
fragrant..., and artistically arranged
and blended into a lenutiful color
?theme. In the centre a pyramid of
white 847.,110415 and Fteneh Iliacs, n11r•
mounted by Easter lilies, were
flnnked on either tilde with a motgnifl-
cent hank of pink azaleas. On the
outride' table 34414 it row of baskets. of
American Beauty roses, edged witll
single Von Zion daffodil* and lilies of
the valley, based with fern. The
tatter edge of the Haile was strewn
with amperages fern, yellow daffodils,
lilies of the valley and beauty rose..
The prevailing rotors of the floral
decoration of the lamgtieting table
were pink ,end yellow, 0onsirt-
ing 1,1 noses, eartedinns, deffalils
utenduus nntburst of cheering by the
men and the• waving of handkerchiefs
by the !oilier. inter there was round
after route! of applause and the sing-
ing of "He's a lolly (:/.x1 Fellow•."
%%Ilea he could be heard' Sir Wilfrid
proceeded with his apxrh, and these
were g 1 he gvmis Which fell from
his eloquent tips :
''W. have before its the experience
of all the pint ng . It is within our
privet t, pruHt I the experience of
Ile past ogee, 1. improve atx)tt their
11 tues, to styli their mistakes."
"Let IoM rthat in Thin country of
t'nn:ult th re shall Is. work for all
hands an the Inst retuunemtion for
all work
"Ca Alda has emerged doting t hose
tee ars fr the o ensure c Inion
of ?i'iurk colony' to the t•ailk :nal
st n of a proud nation."
"Thu year. ( here reason to believe,
nor tree will trach the $500,IM11,IMM'
mark."
"Let our "viliz,•at" be such as civili-
zation as toe 'r exist's] before in the
world. hared. all exrlu?ivcly hosed,
upon peace and hearts of peace.,,
"it seems (n le he policy of :a ter•
Lein part of the( ntervvp,
with regard to til app lm,ttientsc,artyell
praise the 'haul in on • the better to
abuse the living."
" 1Ve want to doe on an 4 (rents with
the n-11014. people of Eng nd, We
cannot "(limit, we do not n nt, that
our party differences should made
the apple of discord to be '0wn
a g the people of Great lit•it,a n "
Other Speakers.
Hearty receptions were 41cc0n1
the other speakers, who included Hon.
A. 13. Ayleswot•th, Menater (iilsw,n,
Hon. N. A. lieleont't, Hon. (ie,.
P. Graham and Hon. Richard Her -
court.
The banquet calve t0 an end shorty
before 1 ,i,1411'k in the morning with
the singing of "Geed Mave the King"
and cheers few Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The I rovincial hye-eleetion in North
Toronto on Thin -witty Thin-wittylast resulted in
the election of 11'. K. McNaught Con-
servative, with n majority of 1,:3111
over Thomas I'mtihat•t Literal.
in the elect• in M,tisonnenve,
Quete<, t4 f111 the vacancy created by
the death of Hon. It. l'refnntwine•,
Alphnnsm Verville. president of the
1 Mnliniml Trades and labor 1'nngrers,
wits elected by a Inrge majority over
L. 11. ((rutile, the Liberal candidate,
The Conservatives did not have a can-
didate in the Held. __
A men '4)8 nae baled and Swint
remitter with his relatime•s tit the same
time if he 11)15 y enough.-- New
York fres.,
W. ACHESON & SON
NEW GOODS
We are pleasetl to announce the arrival of our S11ring
Goods. Shipment after shipment has arrived during this
past week and the variety and beauty of spring importations
are delightful.
Embroideries,
Black and Colored Dress Fabrics and Suitings,
Tweeds, Broadcloths,
Shirtwaist Sultings,
New Three-quarter and Short Coats,
Novelty Wash Goods, Organdies,
Dimities, Muslins, Embroidered Lawns,
.\I.1. 1'. COMII'I,I-rrlON.
CARPETS and LINOLEUMS. DRAPERIES and CURTAINS.
WE are selling off the balance of Ladies' Astrachan Lamb
and winter Jackets, also Men's Fur Coats of every
description at great reductions, at surprising reductions.
INSPECTION INVITED.
W. ACHESON ci SON
---=FROST LOCKS
Make a Pence of Strength
The heaviest, strongest \vires made can't snake
fence unless the locks are as strong as the wires.
like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest spot
T t
a strong
A fence,
he New Pros Lock and Frost Wedge bock are the most
unyielding parts of a Frost Fence. They make the whole
fence as strong as the strongest wire.
11'e guarantee to repair -free° of charge-
-.~ any Frost Fence that goes }vr g from any cause.
J. J. MOORE, - Benmiller
W. M. HOWELL, Goderich
"L. FRED. LEIBOLD, urich
W. H. STOGDILL, - Varna
1
SIFTED CHARCOAL
JUST ARRIVED
A carload kyr Hardwood Charcoal.
We sift all the (lilt and dust out of
our coal before putting it into bags.
15c a Half -bushel Bag.
Farmers
We have a (quantity of powdered
Charcoal especially adapted for Ned-
ing to hogs, etc. Get. some while
it lasts.
Worsell's Cheap Hardware and Stove Store
Hamilton Street - - GODEI.ICH
Bring=you=back
Clothing
the kind embodying every little detail
and giving correct style without going
to the extreme, is what we put up.
1
You can order now and not
be too early for spring.
Frank 11. Martin
MEN'S and BOYS'
Spring Clothing
has arrived and we would ask the pleasure of showing you the
new styles for ept•ing.
The Patterns shown eclipse anything we have ever shown
and that is saying- e1 g:o,l deal. We :nee quite proud of
nr
$10.00 AND $12.00
SUITS FOR MEN
They are 1 Ily hnndslone and Are bound toorpnnnand the prig end
of the ctothi • traele, Our experien•p has taught us where to
boy the hest a td that's why we eleitn to have the lest values.
hive tie the op • rt'init y of proving our claim.
SPRING ATS HAVE ARRIVED.
Call 1 nee the " K ing " hate.
Walter e Pridham