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THE SIGNAL : GOD ERICH. ONTA RIO
The Mayorally Tangle.
more rewaiu to be accounted fur.
Now 1 have made a careful exattin
*tion of every ballot with the aid
magnifying gleam, xud 1 Ilnd three
ballots In title division which 1 digitin
tribalaN t !bits eel," "C" and eta'Texe of fudge Doyte's• Decisions M.:eating Robert Thompson all of which I fled ate a fact have bees
marked for Clark with a crust iii ht
FAREWHLL TO G. A. ROBERTSON
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Y. M. C. A. At Home Thursday Night
- Progress of Movement in Hume.
Since the Y. M. C. A. bleu took rout
hi llexleriell mull 'pruug up in the tor -
1 menti of what brut then known for
b the,ast few wwlthr as the 1 M. t'.
A. Club, the ;arisen 1t clutch• Lon
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fleeted with the work in 1Lale•ich hate
been l:, A. Roberwun. B. A.. l+cirnce
muster nt the Culdegiete Institute, well
it w, as with 51 sena. of hearty tors that
the I. lel. battle hint farewell during the
, tvet.k. Mr. Rebel -teem severed his con-
e n•lio11 with the •Collh•gi,ue 1ust it uta•
r herr 011 Tuewlay and left the tullowiug
eley to asoutime his new duties in the
Itrantfinl l'ollegietet Inrlilutr,
btu Thursday afternoon last M
Hula•rlwon wait ptereiited by the Y. k
and D�rct:ring Dr. ac in Eli sed --Ballot Manipatsting
Quracterlsed as a GMS Fraud Upon the Community,
As stated briefly in these oolutnl
Isar week, Judge Doyle uu Thutwla
het gave judgment isi the liexlerii
mayoralty election caste, deelerin
Alfred H. Macklin elevated. Jetta
Doyle on exauttuat' f d that fun
ballutr ruerked at the election for UI
Clark had after the polling MK
changed to Thompson balhns and the
one ballot marked at the election ft
u tug he and his pull clerk elude salt h
y return above lueutioned.
11 Ou the recount it was found th
the Thomlpsuu ballots numbered 7
whilst the other two caudidatee Is
lust nuc ballot, one - just the nuu11
that Thutuprun had ggained,
After argument this wet'
wade a very careful 'r eetnination
each !allot iu tide divisiun with
t Iuaagnifyr g gime and; dnouvered tw
belluts, exhibits '•H" at "D,'• fru
car•h of which 1 Hud its rte a cross
has leen erst.wid, fu1 Clark
divit' in ballot "H," a d f
Ma,kliei s division on ballot ' " brut
of which ballots; are now iu ed fc
T ouipson.
it is poesib le of course that a th
crosses or both of thew Iallote •e
wale by the voters, :red that e •
wee turned into a Thuuputt ballot
erasing the cressea ;w above we
timed. bemuse as the evident.
show's, some of the reserved hallo
were marked for "two wayorr. Hu
on exhibit "1i" the down stroke fro1
left to right in the Thompson cams
the heavy one, whilst in the Metreaat
rues* it is the light stroke. and botl
lines of the l'honl1MM (11)515 are at dif
tetent angles from those• in the Me
Lieu cuss. The irnpeaalion of th
caro* iu Ile ('lark division is visible t
the naked eye, and very distinct will
is
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Dr. Macklin had been ehauged to
Thompson 1511101. Deduetiig th
rive ballot* from the count for M
Thompson, and allowing to 1►r. Mack
lin the one ballot originally mark
fur hint, Mr. Thontpsou's majority 11
live, as found at the 'mount, deetp
peal:. ani! Dr. Macklin is found
have N majority ut one.
Judge Doyle describes the Inauipu
bating of ballots which he finds t
have takeu place as "at gross fraud" -
•'iutendel to defeat the will of the
electorate of the whole c ty."
The defendant in the proceedings,
Robert 'IYounpeou, is ordered to pay
the cost*.
The judgment states :
"The notice of 111 011 41 11 stated
among other grounds, that im the
polling day, or between that day Nud
the 37th day of Jauntily East when it
recount a vas held, some 18 0011 or `n•t•-
boxes containing lite ballots cast at
the said election, which ballet -boxer
were negligently kept by the town
c is u u w
ler in h flies t bleb 'a'
k r
reredos had unsealed
keys. I and with
I
t ato
he ken attached uu• mid 0
as t ora
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the said loxes. broke open the sealed
premie containing the used ballots,
and the reje:tnl :end spoiled ballot*,
and so marked, 'Teen! and changed
and otherwise altered them am o
affect the result of the vote so taken
on the said nth of January', and wake
it appear th.t a majority of votes had
been cast for the said defendant in-
stead of for the said relator. the plain-
tiff.
"It is iu this ground that the plain-
tiff on the trial rested his case, and
therefore I do n notice 1
of the other
grounds state! en the notice of
motion.
'The ballot, on being taken mut of
the boxes bore striking evidence of
feckless handling. and utter disregard
of the requirements of the act regu-
lating their official return.
"Nn one package of the counted
ballots was properly sealed up, or in
fact closed at all: one env( !ape Ione
evidence Of having been sealeel with
sealing wax, but every one of the
seals was broken open when taken
from the box in my chambers ; and
in suave divisions the marked ballots
were scattered loosely among the
other papers in the ballot. -foxes.
I Cannot believe- that all the
deputy returning officers and Goll
clerks of the town engaged in this
election were so incompetent or so
utterly regardless of their duty as to
have returned the ballots in tlu con-
dition in which they were found et-
some
C
Lbe recount.
"Yet some of Cheese officers must
Lave felled W du their duty, for in
some of the polling divisions the en-
velopes provided for the return of the
marked bellow were not even
fastened by the mucilage on the en-
velope. Mlle less e pr h 1 sestet by the next
of the deputy returning officer and
the seals of much agents of the candi-
dates as desired to affix their seals,'
as provided by the neat.
'These duties were rendered more
necessary in this election b
y U n ) reason 111
the number and variety of ballots
used, --ballots for mayor, reeve and
deputy vee ballots 0• councillors,
l i ts f 5
Y
ret' t
ballotsfor
allot for t1- different bylaws, and
in one division ballots for scI-ol
trustees.
"At the close of the polls the ballot -
boxes were returned by the deputy re-
turning officers to the 'town clerk's
returning officer's office, and care-
lessly kept there by hint, four other
persons, at least, two of wt, were
the town policemen, having keys to
the office. The town clerk at that
time and till the 15th of January bust
was Mr. Johnston. who wan solicitor
for the defendant on the tion for,
and at the recomnt.
"The evidence in support et the
present. motion was taken on the hell.
tnetant, and the argument was com-
pleted on the 1701 instant. Mr. 111nir
appeared for plaintiff. Mr. Dickinson
for defendant."
Mr. Dickinson took certain prelimm-
inat•y object' a on technical l(rounds,
which were disallowed. and the judg-
ment proceeds'
In his affidavit filed in support of
this motion the eoliritor for the plain•
tiffThat. a the .
t,1 morning the
recount he Necnutpanied Mr. John-
ston, the defendant's solicitor. to the
Lown clerk's office to help to carry the
!allot -bowl from there U. the judge's
chaiiibers in the court I w : that
the obtained admission u
Y i tl lulls ls.wrl
clerk's office where the 5,allot•Inuxps
were. through an unlocked dlxm•: 11a��aat
they found the domes piled up in thkt
room with x key attachcwl•to each pox:
that rheic slid not ap mar to be any
attenmpt to guar) the Iallut• ween
front inte•rfetence on the part of any-
one who could gain admittance to the
said office : that all that wan neces-
sary WON to unlock the been., as in
many instances the puekagan were
not sealed. end in wine Installers
were not in envelope. but lying
loosely in the boxes.
Mr. Johnston in his evidence before
rue on this tion said that the leek
un the town clerk's office win the
• simplest kind cif a lack : that he had
not key fur it lint used a sort of
skeleton key of his own : that a great
many keys would tlr it : that four
others ',ridden himatelf had keys of the
nice. Ion 0f e•1 err the 'men
polhenee
Palling .I1t•1 s mmishers 1 55)4 •.
it in contended l the plaintiff, are
moat open to slsApr(rion of having Ijs-en
t.atupcied with
In 'Killing division her J Ilse Is
written statement of Inn dep',ly r'•• cl
turning entree gave Thompe m. at Lhs
clove of the pull, 72 mill otN• 1'lark 11 w•
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sous uhtaintel enema to Flit. let lut-
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a glass, ay is a1s0 the abrasion. On
1 exhibit "I" the cross after Thowpsou'a
name haw a fresh glrssv appearance
ocularly wen .through the glues. 111
the Macklin division off this ballot
with the aid
h of u glassthe •,
trace t lir
el' 'l '
.use f toss can 1
y 1 re clearly *ern : lin
keel naw t
1 not n•1-
• n effectually ct•astel.
The alarawiuu there is alma visible.
find Miss that at the doer of the
;'x111 these hxllotx "IC .end "1" We're
mewled for Clark and Medlin re. c-
t.svely. and were so counted and re-
turned in him official return by the
deputy. returning oflleer, and that
.ulr.rgurntly au(1 before the recount
they th v wee •e
t fraud
ulrntl)' changed in
the manner alxnve mentioned.
In pxoliiug division number : wheu
the package of used ballots was taken
out of the ballot -box to Ise recounted
it prrsenteel the *ppe•ar:ince of having
been roughly handled. There were
two tar three pieeas of paper roughly
tied up with a cord which had the
appearance marxncr of
!Hiving IN
e 1
!I t tut and
burrieelly retie!- the previous knot
having been left tat ach el to one end
111 the rail. There was no trace of
tiny attempt to seal up the parcel, nor -
waa there any label or indorselnent to
indicate what it contained. I found
that one of the paper+ wrapped out-
side was the envelope. iate'nded to con-
tain the used ballots. but a was tied
up with the printed side concealed.
The deputy returning officer in his
evidence says he received 1Y.S ballots
for use in this division : he gave 117 of
these out to voters and had 2S unlined.
Hut he says of the 97 given out, and
all of wide sht he found in tie. ballot -
box. he cotjutexd only 111. Lh*t the'1e-
'naining silt}} or seven he did net know
what tin du with. Ile has a distiuct
recollect' of two or three die prob-
ably there or four and they ••were
marked distinct for the ►alayurelty
and is of a lighter s aide of leaul, par -
and they were spoiled for the neve or
deputy reeve." '
' 11e says that :111 those six tar seven
were merited for two eandidxtes in
wane ante of the 411visiune - meaning,
1 infer. h:
. that null' n
1 f the win IY M
Ilyd
as voting for too twiny candidal.ee,
eithet' as mayor or reeve. He ways he
tied thew bit or seven ballots tu-
gethrt• by themselves with n string
end put sliest in the panel with the
counted ballots for 'tiara., but did not
count then) for any of the candidates.
u1-
Het I 1 the poll cite
k and • •1 -
I lett ,one•1'rl
that be wield cinsnit lir. Johnston,
the returning officer, '1411 to whet In
should d0 with thu,e Iwllot,.
The deputyn1,•t 01 g officer is cors
tolorated by the poll clerk, Robert
Telt. as to the untuher of the reserved
haunts ; Anal 'Tait says abet that
of theme 'mikes "wens ort ked at
all for the twopenny, and some were
marked for two 'mayors' "
1\'hen the ballots neve recounted
there was no trace of this separate
panel of six or seven ballots "tint
with:a string,' or in any other furs ;
they hail been unttedl anti Minglel
with till. other ballots of the whale
divi.i.,n ; ,and those of thein that had
Leen "market for two nl+t)•utr" hall
leen ,hanged, s. (that not lane 'Naha;
marked for "111 5 !wiper*" weld he
touted.
There is late only in lite whop,
(11 i- b us rs:arted for ache. Iwo revers,
xud another toren the candid:nem on
the ballot. -
'1'he nlNelel statement in writing
Maude by the deputy returning officer
and his poll 1 clerk 11-•
1-k i
n
thin lir'.'
a at
the close of the polls gave Thompson
1e, ('lark, 'S7, and Macklin '21. "At the
res t it ,was found Diet Thomp-
son'. ballots hal inerleased to 17. u,
six than the oflleial'count gave
1 . , whilst the (Aced event of the
others 111100nef t.he•
sank.
The inlpnl•ta11t quest' naw ie
wife!. became of I hose six or seven
ballots which were not counted by the
deputy returning officer, all of which
were tuat•ked for tae many candi-
dates, Krol• of bthich were "not
market at all for the mayoralty :and
some of which were marked for two
11)15 ' ?
1 am of the opinion that right bal-
lots were t•eeert•el by the deputy re.
tn• ' g (m0.,, because he counted
and allowed le► to the various candi-
dates am shown alcove, and he says he
did nut reject any of the 117 used
(allots. The reserved ballots lie ways
he did not know what to do with, and
be told the_ poll clerk and scrutineer,'
he would "peak to Mr. Johnston con-
cerning them, as tamely stated. Bet
if is s 'whet singular that though
Ile went directly to Mr. lohneton'le
nflite with tin' Irellut-IN,x h, sap, he
id not speak to lir. Juhnetentt oe the
ethjes-s whish netnrahy 'mads have
been leveret to his Mind, nor call he
K ite *nv explanatten why he did not
'no15). '1'b eight !.allots thee) !emeld
d
acre tarn fmind at the amount ns the
eplty relur11ing 'Meer left them,
int tip separatel)•, fol fel finch linnet
as ound. (N thew eight ballots
e were found on the re0otnt to he.
&ppatently Thompson ballots, and
were eminted few him. thereby in-
emeaing hie number to 17. Ansi two
r're rejew•ted 4. Icing Marked for ( n
ny ramlkltue., sine being narked
for every c&mlklrue on the ballot, as
ready slated.
The deputy returning officer says
at next day after the election he
told Kr. Threep.nn that there were
me more ballltrl in this dlyi,ion
t should have logien counted for
tn.
Well, assuming that there were
tea mf the .1s *Iota that mete preop•
y in/irked fl Thompson, three
bpd Macklin 1I. et
Mr. ileleher. the deputy return'
officer In this division, 4aya : 'P1. 1
others assisted him in counting the
ballots, namely, Isis Town sem. Mr. Eli w
Armitage. amt the poll clerk, 11r. rota
Breckenridge: Ihet he was :were! in
,taking the vomit : that be t.Nik the 51
hmJlute oat of the I,'. and called out
Um name of the .1tsufklate fur whom
Ilse ballot " . • nlerkod and each of the
others ratites' for all the candidates.
putting down an nldinary strike for
each candidate till he got low and the
fifth a stroke nerves Use font mark
eheeeking each other et inert. five
st.r retie l sod at the clan., of the roma.
th
M
thahl
th
erl
divisiun of each ballot, and that th
cruse has clearly been clawed, and th
li*Ilots are now marked fur Thompson
It is noticeable in exhibit "If' the
ti
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to 1 humpscnt ewes I* wale with a
heavier pencil than Was used to wake
the other two crosses un thus ballot.
The Thompson (Toe. ell exhibit '1)'
is a different style of (woes altoguthe
fr the other two on Ilia ballot.
The itupremaion in the paper in
Clark's division of each of those Dal
Iota "H," "('" ;red '•U," are well are Lhe
abrasion erased by rubbing out the
pencil marks, are distiuctly risible
with a Magnifying glee,, x11(1 iu feet
the croxes.. teats Ile seen by the naked
eye wheu attention is fixed o11 thew.
It is possible that one or more of these
ballots Was originally marked by the
voter ter both (:lark and Th.wlvon,
thereby spoiling the ballot. britt the
eremite was evidently _iutenfed to
secure the ballot for rhuwpeon. In
fact the etidence show's, its etre:uly
pointed ort. Chet some of the resell'
ballots "were marked for L
teayurs."
Mr. Blair contended 1haat ballot
ilii ••A" has also hero .•h1ngel fro
'Lurk to a Thompson ballot. He
wit there is the trace of a c1-
loee the top lino of ('hack's di
tui not suflieienrtly certain
t it is than au a c1 lei
iwpressn 11 mimed by marking :.
other 1511 t 1111 1111) of lir .
Mr, Dick !soil called ul)• anemic,
to the i111p1 - iuu of a (furs 10'l.'hum
son's division in tallow "E'" and ••F
1 have c&reful • examined three iu
press' and 1 are come to the cut
elusion u
rel and land that there w:;, M
!caul msel in w:t ing those iu1pres
bents : that they w: a not pn11 'tact
by a toter itit.Idiug , rota, : U,1- iu
i n eels u u
It 'I• is iuu Mit...
P
t
the -way place underlie. h the private
matter M1 the 'Denims n
whilst the !hate• risess p c141 by 111
voter are pn.pl•rly plat's'. .alter th
Marne .sl the candidate 10 1 fur 1
each div iao1, besides :real th seem
to m4 conclusive- there i- no indica
lieu of ;any abrasion in the vicinity a,
either of those iulprsssion.: anal i
this respect the) are ii.tingusah.abl
(nun ' e e
the tar• 1-1 c ogres o 1
n n atllot
ell." ••C," 'U," if" 'and "I" alN:t-
rnenti.meel. 1 ;1111 of et • these
imiwawions of as cross fa 1 on ballot
E ' and •• h" err we •el •are'.
r b t I leen l ant
ta ,
probably the result of marking utter
llots on top of theta as I said of .•x
titbit ".t."
The conclusion at which 1 have
arrived. after tcrlfiruu careful ar•ful cunaid
eratiu11 1 have been able to give Chi
motion, is that the three hallow •'11,-
"l' and ••D" in lolling divisiun fauna
her 7 have Leen fraudulently change
front Clark Iwllot, lots. their present
condition of apparent ThOutp•ou ted-
ious and mist be deducted hien the
mlmlrer of ballots *Hewed to hill at
the recount, thereby reducing his
number in that division from 17 tis 11.
And in polling division number 1 I
find that ballots "H" and "1" have
(leen frandnlently changed from Clark
and Macklin ballots respectively it:to
apparent ballots for Thompson, and 1
deduct them fruul the number of bal-
lots allowed to him at the recount.
thereby reducing his number in that
division fn1111 71 to' 72, the num-
ber allowed him by the sflicial re -
twit of the deputy returning officer :
and 1 &leo restore to Macklin 111.•
her of hallow given lien by the official
Wturn of the deputy returning officer,
*0i5')), 11, which as Iwtween Mack-
lin and Thompson 'mikes a diffrt•enee
of three in this divisiun naunely, two
of a reduction ,
t eb n in Tb, nlpwon'm flgnres,
and one Added to Maacklitn, who on Lhr
recount Was allowed only W.
The result is a total change of rix in
the ballots altogether against 'rhuwp-
son and it fever t 4 r of M&lcag '
klan.
1 therefore grant Macklin's' iron
and hold that he was properly elected
to the aid office and n1 t,justly emit ee
I l
thereto, and that the said Robert
Thorn{ nn was ni.1 duly e1- Ir{ atlly
elected or returned at the said elec-
tion held on the said dates.
Where such a gross fraud lane leen
perpetrated as 1 .Ind in this case. and
which Ives intended todefaat the will
of the electorate of the whole eo11s•
'inanity: the maul who availed himself
of it ;mil accepted the result of the
fraud must expect to bear the eon -
sequence.. I therefore wader the de-
fendant to pit)' e11 costs of this pro•
reeding.
1t is not 'e matter o1 rel h in-
laortanee who i. Mayan' i4 the town
ter one year, but it. i, x mutter 111 the
greatest impsirtance en the publi.- in-
terest that no unprincipled p ersot•
should Ilnd it in him power to unauip.
Mate the ballots either .t or after an
election in such :a 115: •r :a)4 In frns-
trati• the piddle will.
The Material in the enlrclopx•s furn-
ished fns the return of the '1.44,1 lsib-
lolx is unlit for the mellow, being of
x very inferior quality. and a better
.nai,
M Ili should Lr 1
h 1 rcN•n
tea '
I lin
1 future.
EASY TO MIX THIS.
Prepare It at Home By Shaking ingredi-
ents Well "
d ma Bottle.
C. A. Club with an address, accom-
panied by a gold -headed umbrella
suitably rugra'ed, 511: x u1e51ent0 of
his cou11e neon w1th the (club.
On Thersday evening the flub held
lel al 1 • at the Collegiate IustitUte,
Willi (he two -fold objet 111 Making a
fitting hura'cIl to Mr. Itilietleon and
of givers the publie in tiuderich u
better knowledge of the aims and
work of the Awaitjate en Over one
e, J I Inti persons welt. 111 uttrndanee,
wu 1111'1141 0155 having Rival extended to
1;11-14,113 prnuliurhl p eesous of the
51•x- 1411411, aunt the gatlite 111g included :(
ua number of belies in Addition to wane
It, 05 the girl students o1 the l'ullegi:►te,
olio kindly gave assistance in the
u,s 441Lur. Au eyelletat wusic,al and
111 literary plogrnm was gncu iu the
I assembly r.Nm1. at the cuuel115iou of
11• whirr) 55)4 :(atbsriig ad.l.wrue.1 to the
gyuluaslunl, 4(111.1-e 141,51.3 wire sti fol.
1t Ihr„t'rviug ut rrfvsluo111t1 ut rake,
colt, a :and semi Wishes,
j�. Da. \\'. V. Ileyduu, the president of
Lhe ('hubs Ieiupied the • r•b,air fur the',
t
program, w41rh iurlu.h,l soe:he'I. b1.
0 lie%I.uurs .s. A11deisou, Ite1. 1.. :C.
11ez• 11. Ilei. 11. 1V. Mt 91)1, lies.. A.
Pollee 1the 5'r11riuci..i "malty work
st.clel,al7 of the 1'. 1I. C. A. ), lie...
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I 11 cot ' .
t m Lau (r wu .\t•
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t. Ills 11- •.a , (i i '1
.p ) g •r. F. 1 Lait and .I/.
'ole• . •30.411.113
f. I! a .dm•withb•u
11(1x.vl,5u:11lt U,, the /0cuttx r- mf which
�, arse lister. !frown .ell 1'1uk :end
,t .\Ie els. .limai.w .111(1 ':'huutwn : belts -
• (I,s( t•y.. nt.ile•gnat tette, coolposed • 1
Mesal.. s. Be teller. Ifou.aid (Teel,
f ; Henry'l'i-.I.d. 4nd (1 .1 du11 \Vy;btw41Is-
II pi, sclerosis by A. guy .\lows :tall
e, Ile baol nue \It11y.,IJ .old :1 1 ural 1010
1. • \ ,
peewit.Mr. Adams acted n,
:acrrnnp.uus1. Thr 11lttet.• was te1••
° dered 111 1.51' ,u•tl.tie ,5 ylc, and 01'117
• uyua /re %%As heat•Uly applauded. mad
recalls (rete frequent. The speeakule
,. was inrpir)ng, siting out the Ural of
x lift. , searicae lin the 1.114 el.
which w.a, really the aim of the Y. M.
l'. A. 111. Blair exple-. e•d the 01)15 t.
f the
e lug
10 In tom the fellow ospablr ut
• ply lug arswtatlrl lulu l •It w' ill
the• teiluw' needing assistance, and
I to infuse tutu the life of y0mo;�
turn taw :umih clljmr Mehl. lehl. along
tight ranee ,aa pNssihie. Mr- Rads
!ertsuu spo,kea wute.tly of what hr
' 10111 .Isis.• 1n connection with the
! V. M. C'..1. Thr annouut'nuc11t of
the intention at al•galle%i11g Itlotig
Y. M. C. :1.. lines 111 tioderie•h bad
c • In oink 514 a Dottie call t. the
, work. The Bible maths 1..• haul been
runducting in conneetidi frith the
patine
Social flub came us a develo
ruent of the work, and Ile hoped t
1411(1,5 classes 'would bre started ill eon-
nertiutl with other org.lmv.)IMon,. for
which he believed novae rear, plenty of
material for ;eiders developing in 1l•e
V. M. C. A. ('tub. 1fe'mule light if
the slateweut that the• /'lel, would find
dittie•cl1 t0 gat itleug without him.
It 114(1 been getting along %without
1 ' for the past 'moats, as he had
b:eu doing nuthi,g •e than attend.
ing the ume•tit0Re bis a member. 1f
Y '1• .1
t1/ -1 wee N
11 'l 111 11 ' 1 'es
n e Mica baa
) 1. connection
with the er;;:tilesttio1 which he did
take credit for it was keeping it hack•
pleve•nting i1 ft 4(.11 ,Developing too
rapidly and trying ludo the work of
live •sal, 011e y 111 n and Ie b
t,1 a .satin 011
K t
o1 rseatence.
'1'hv whulc affair pushed nil pivas-
4ntl •. 'Ph1• wend h a to were a ors act ouch
1enjoyed anal the 5)).15(1414)1 wan 1+th•w-
1 spI•iug and eke -ailing. The asremldy
room and the gymnasium were nicely
decut•:tt ed l u1- the ucc:asion. •
Meeting of County Etucutive.
•
a
tli l
just
151011.
tied 111
\Vhat will appear very interesting
Pi many people herr, is the article
taken from as New York daily papier,
giving a simple prescripliun, a+ forum
Illatel by a noted a0thority, won
claims that he has tonn11 51 positive
remedy h• sure almost any ,ase of
ixacka•he or kidney or bladder de-
rangement, in the following simple
prescription, if Lateen before the stage
of Hright'N decease
Fluid Extract Unndeliun, one-half
ounce. ('owpxoeiud Karg,11, oeiee
ny flee: Compound Syrupfiareaparilha,
tfiree outlets, Shake well in a bottle
and take in teasp{xoonful dose. after
cacti meal find ag.in at bedt'
A well•k,own druggist here• at
home, when 'tasked r'gerding this pre -
ascription elate) that. the ingrediente
are all harmless, and ren be 11ltained
at a email text hent any good pre-
seriptinn, pharmacy, or the nrextnre
would lie pet up If asked tet de se,
H.• further .Luted that while this pre-
eeriptiin is often prerw5i15el to rheu-
matic *MHirtion. tenth splendid r•.iih(1
he could se no reason why it would
not be a splendid temetly for kidney
and urinary 'Iloulrfer and bu•kau-he,
ax it (lits a, 'writhe'. maims epee the,
kidney structure, cleansing these,
Jost important organs ant helping
hem to sift and filter from the lintel
he foul Acids and waste matter witlidi
muse sickness and snlfering. Thum
f our renders who sneer can make no
nislake in giving it it t1•im1.
"1 want rams. collars for my hue -
fl," said a lady in n deparonent
ore, "bit i and afraid I have forgot•
en the sleet" 'Thirteen and a ANN,
ma'am Y" suggested theclsrk. "That's
How on earth did you know''"
'Gentlemen who let their wives buy
els collo.. for 'em are Nlmoat ulways
vont that site, ►ma'am," explained the
sterytutt clerk.--Enstyleely'e Mar
-
ioe.
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The county 1 lf. I'. A. Co 'uec
1 tier 111 1'11111011 Ia.() Friday, to l,gort
' progress its to "r;;a1115Zal1011 31011g
e ly line.. Repents were most en-
c •aging, ani tdl,Ts55 ie already in
sight with several places yet to be
raneaxserl. ''he . hrirmau. 4.. F.
Blair, of (bade'erh.:and A. Culler, were
instreefed to employ a tweretary, and
aa. soon aa, the,' 1, dee nettve work
will limit,.
Metier. Blair, I1i11, spat ton and
('110sney were appointed 1151510(«* 411
1itletl41 the Provincial convention :11
Stratford this week. .% {iu-ur 5e caw.
11111t.•e• and :a committee on constitu-
tion wen• ap(s.iiled.:11111 other chalets
nt c g:usir•at.ion re..•itel *thee ion.
LETTERS FROM SUBSCRIBERS.
Strawberry Time in Texas.
Hector 31aclirg:'et', of league Pity,
'T'e'xas. renewing his *8 beerripti to
The Sign:11 fuse :mother year, writes
mulct lite of Muria 'Seel : "We are
having !averaged breather: and
-
ta es and strawlN•criear arc In•iu
R
shipped from here in large yua11litira
Still the Golden West.
tin .the Jth of Irhrunrt• Albert
Walters wrote from Fairfax. Man, :
"The we•athet• in Manitoba' has been
fine all this winter.:nd we have no
snow unw•. We hid about three
inches, but w1, haat u thaw last week.
It was :1: below zero one night, but
apart from that it has noa been solder
tins, 15 ts•low•. • Farm:'re here bur be•
ginning leo get ready Int erring work.
Most of then) hat r [licit Need wheat
rlexnrd rind hlueslsne1, etc.
'•flnsin.'er i3. 10 let to the Ws -I this
year. ,am )40 many people inv,etel their
nuns)• in land, *4)d in other to keep
till tic payments some neo very carr•
h)1 not to spend more than they here
tn.
".1.1t hough this lute been n hard
year ter Brune in She %Veal,'1•t We
,sill honk that the (anidei \"eat is
the Cubit -it Hest."
Air. \\'alter+ t1- 1-a 1..t•mcr cmpliiyec
of The fiignxl and We .uuyklra.l to hart
his geed wishe -
• The Honest Scot.
Mr. Elliott, a. scoped) fat•nler, wail
a hn'rtler if aupu•riur collie dogs : and
toren Victoria expression' h wish to
woo.en onP. Aenrdingly, Mr. Elliott
forwarded ten beautiful dogs : eel
1Ger Majesty was .o enraptured that
taw gave orders that Ire shall imnlesi-
i,ttely betaken lip to the entitle. Mr.
1'31101 I. was rnnmw•hat limmty In Lhe
nt•Peenee of royalty. 'When he was
tottered into the presence of the Queen,
ler Majesty shook hands with him
lad said, "f), Mr. Elliott. i leve to
hank you fur the two beautiful collies
on sent 'no 1" To tole grassing,* re-
msrk Mr. Elliott replied : '•Tarts,
its, w•itnrrran ! hetet yrs longue !
Vhat's (151• notate/. 1i a pair it' downs
1
y
to
1►etwernyew *15,1 Lie Y'-Wnlehman.
r
Loads of New Spring Goods
HAVING attended a big drygoods sale last week, and having made
heavy purchases, we are In1a position to place before our customers
new Spring offerings at hard -times prices. Just note a few of the many
lines we are showing at exceptionally low figures.
LADIES' 'LAWN WAISTS
\\'e bought part of the last of (1 wauufaeturur's
attack at our own pricer. 1 the following Ili/tires
show what we are doing With thein : ;a.25 for $g.5.; $1.75 and 113.00 for $1.515 p $1.515 and $I.yo for plc, an-
other ;Lim bunch for 7Sc, Every a it these waists were made for this aeasun'm belling. All Iw*lltifully
Irl .1 with bice and embroidery. -
LAWNS thewA xileat Illot,t
lo IS gonad v:dcents.ue for 18 to :to emits, Irl to b$ inches wide. Lefur suave of
EMBROIDERIES 5 big rartaou lot fought at the sale, A choice of 1x1 yeti.,
11-0511 uta• Io tive lushes w 0)5, at half•price.
HOSIERY Y e a1- shown, lar
sat color.
(fur holier cluck it the ire's.. we hewn •v • th du mitten and caah-
tuetve. \\'e are showing now a good stocking, 2 paint for 2U. (loud wearers and
LA CES1Ve never offered reee
l large a rolled' of Iaa in the following maker : English,
French and Grrmau vols„ turcbuue and cluuey, 1 prices are from 2 cents,
WI--IITE GOODS
A new lot of ladies' skirts. gowns, e4sWet curlers and drawers, and
we know that our valuer are A 1,
Black pmnu dr Buie (low 65 cents to;t.5o. Ikea! French makes, guat•atitteel u.t to cul
SILKS
and good wrarrl8, --
Black taffeta guaranteed by the maker not it.
TAFFETA SILKS crit. ISiery
yard stamped. Black coating hint,:int inches wide end ha•avy, -
J. H. Colborne
'THE SQ('AlIK
l,U►)KItis it.
MEI
1
Great Clearing Sale
$6,000 worth of
Watches, Jewellery,
Silverware, Cut Glass,
Fancy Goods, Etc.,
1
o b - sold at from 20 to 5o per cent. off regular prices.
This sale is genuine. The stock is far too large and must be
once reduced.
HALSEY PARK,
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JEWELLER AND OPTICIAN. GODERiCH, ONT.
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
Tit s-: K t• , )4 1 4 N Hrv,Lt•Tto5, -
Neither history nor fiction has given to
the world it more marvellouI record of
woman's patriotic devotion and dar-
ing than Kellogg 1)urland's thrill-
ing story of ume of the Russian
worsen of the reseal tlion in the
o' \'
A rel ' 's Horne (' pan
1
"H*h. uslikei' she is called, she
is 51 rndde•-I1nrn Russian wumnn,
who has given her lite to (be cause 111
fleeingthe ober 0 v
1 Ir f Kwwiu. After
l P
she had spent three year* eu prison,
four years in the ' •. of
Siherita, and fourteen )leant 1110re in
exile, she exclaimed to fin Amet•tc:n1
won wiaileel her. "We may die in
exile, and our children 11)517 die• in
exile, and our children's children may
die i' exile, but. s •Uling will • •
ni it at last." The story 41f this won-
derful woman is drainatjcelly and
sympathetically tile) by Kellogg Ions
Lund, who visited her in her hiding
phew in Remit', for the\Virnan'•a
flume Companion.
Fon fits lit sv MAN. 'Welcome
am the genial April ehowesie the
issue of Tler Bony Man's Maga-
zine for the eur-rent month. It crone
of the brighl••st anal 11)51)41 attractive of
(1100)ilul publicnlis,n., replete with
wood morns, and crisp, ler-the-point
reading platter on eubje rte which cun-
t
cru 11)4(1 ;appeal Lea t.hr 111roy man. I n
addition to several shunt, lierzy
sketches of leading Canadians and
men of Mini's, racy and in4,-uclise
:alleles will be found on several timely
topics, A g the most. acceptable
contributions from talented writer,'
ere : "The Early Struggles, of Canadat's
Ituggcsl 1'1oneer., "Co-e•11xet•ateon
and Saute of iLs Beneficial lisewitt's"
"Thr American Invasin of (c
Invasion anadN "
"Atm het Rand u S c, e
t Iw f lett A) oN. t.
h
l'untinent," "The Place Where Vrrur
Money is Made," "blow a Wife ix Kept
in the Background," "How Young
Married Hulk Should Finance," "The
Humanity of the Canadian Indian,"
"Lively Reminiscences of the Back-
we)4els," "1'ho Ort&tnit !needier in
the World," etc. The April "Busy
Mand' es well worth laying and well
worth reveling. Tho illustretiote are
nutriment's and give the issue a decid-
edly inviting appearance.
Din
are simply kidney disorders. The kidneys
filter the blood of all that shouldn't be
there. The blood passes through the kid-
neys every three minutes. If the kidneys
do their work no impurityor use of
n
disorder can rein in tcacirculation
Longer than that time. Therefore if your
blood is out of orderMur kidneys have
failed in their work. They are in need elf
stimulation, c(rengthening or doctoring.
One medicine will do all thrive, the finest
and most imitated blood medicine thecae
L
Dodds'
Kidney
Pills
Shoe Polish
A wise dealer will always
show his honest desire to
serve you by giving what
you ask for.
Mei aid d cabs.
.t r draw.
10c. aid 23s
t..
111
Y'
4iA,-
rise' r L.
b
nt�$i
hln
harness
Repaired
Now ix the L • of the year
to have your Haleness re -
!mired for Spring work.
Also 1 will name over a
few of the Articles that we
have *r the `Ipring,,trade,
1'Ll)W I1AKNE1et,
PLOW ;'HAiNS,
ROPE LINE S.
BITS k BiT SNAPS,
('1'KItY COMBS,
H W Y:AT I'ADS
COLLARS
Mt I'S HEM.
h"tV', K'1'l'.
H. E. Knox
AUBURN
-
McLean's
Meat Market
e
t) l
t`Y w
• 41- �rd
1 have npn•neu a new Meat )'las :,,•t iu
1115• stand mn
EAST STREET
IN•xt
,1111.1.:11.1/.. Tele
e, al (•elle I lie
s• •flare ....a in 31
Town 11.11.
up in m/nlern style
meat. in the ►ni.,5
I introit to 31,1.4'1•
tic• 1341t 111 tic had
The store is fitted
fir the handling of
approved any. and
my cuts ' m w'1lh
in 1ny line.
BUSINESS STRICTLY CASH
PRICES RIGHT
W. E. Mc LEAN
CANDIES
'll c - v-.
•.rex le 1'1 oto
e .a1- •.
I e h
..o- per I .
Ia
1
I belie -made Nod Taffies, mixexl.
Ilk, per Ib.
Oysters
Finest Selects in
or served in any
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Mn' is :NEAT
Arrr.K
I'UMI•KIN
CRLSAM
Lenox
PIES
16 CENTS
LA OH
Meals, Lunches, Hot Drinks, Ice
Creams, etc., at all hours.
Olympia Cafe
Phone reqs
The Dyeing Season!
We do not refer to the winter just passed away, but to the fact
that the Season fir Home and Domestic Dyeing of Articles of wear,
Carpet Rags. etc., is oil. Wo have in Stock poll supplies of colon in
DIAMOND DYES I toe, Per
�
REXALL DYES f 3 for Sec.
WiII 111 pleased to show Stalk Color Books at any Now.
8. E. HICK, Central Drug Store
GODERICH, - ONTARIO,
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