HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1908-12-17, Page 15THE SIGNAL. GODERICH.: ONTARIO
At the Pacific Coasf. W. ACHESON & SO N
Christmas Gifts
Beautiful Winter `vegetation `Description' _ .' _.-. that are Practica 1
of a "Real Old-fashioned Potlatch r r
Red Men Think the White People Are
Greedy —A alonster Whale---- Victoria
Expects a Big Tourist Trade in 1909.
,-.r ecial correspondence of The 1111urud
Victoria. Kr., Not. 31rth,
Ltil l'POSF: by this 1 lute 141(1 ehr-
r 1,141 iu is gelling accustomed once
•1e to ice and anowtlakes and some
the boys air trying to .hink where
hey left their snowshoes. Here. oar
season is to hand. the glass has
, .11,e beautifully green again. flow -
still seen in the gardens. and
h.• 1.•u1p•rature it shout like tip
1.1 Ii, of April with you. YerterJay
I,yl Beacon Hill 1'41k had
n, l; 111' v111i(.11-4 Mud every wheii•
L•n. the 1M'anto... were throngs of
-ph., some rifting on the rucks,
u1F
on the beach ur bowling, j 114t
,Ial in Mala t:, in tool. a.
o•ar the grass Mull ulnar shrubs,
etc., are green here til w'iit..r.
111' IR Wald often bt•emne nt•gle•cted
Io. time of the year, but mound
Parliament buildings they are
,'1.• s4+e40.411 With 1114' Answer etert-
i,•1.' in the year. The most sulk
.4.1.1.1. in the ganlrust,t 1hi-
the year, however, IA tile hull),
• Its dark grrull leaves and loads let left yid lie Indians Are uuw 1L..
.1 "liriru•, Mnd serum undj' in p"'h•.t etas, in the,,unrunity not
4.4 •.l interest are the winle•r-Il,x- nun• 11111.111111'.. 111 1..111 11( ' crit.'
ic hruba,
set eral Bujet $.•. •.f basil dollar in Ile hank and the In-
I..oe now full of ludo and 1.1.6.41111. dian 1h p 1I111em1 hold. $:'.i,itt1 of 1011•.
L- •u'uugrst sill stit,mlle,Jul an l tI411 1, 1 ..e.... ie..
li our pimp!.• a••.• d.•'r1'n.'n1 it ti, jest
nt 1.1 hum a111.1 whiskey, Th" In
flout :Igen) uei11 r h, Ips uv mot' .forte
On the following Sunday I
weir more ceremonial dances, it we 1 -
ding and a feast, besides 4.peechet by
the healing turn : thelie of course
were in the Indian longue but were
delivered with dignity and a ready
flow of language which no doubt wel
!lirplayed (tie native u7:aturh•tl talent. -
Are the Indians 111 treated ?
1.11i. MINI v1' question heir is
peculiar to itelf. 'fhb loth:vet el
1lwy hat.t en uliJuublI'd 1141111 10 11 11-
1411111(1' ownt1,4Iip. 'rheic original vii
Never before have we ,h.,,, 111, Much a Targe selection of Men's and \Voinen'•
-Pia Coats. -Every (`iiia-fielectett rj ritttt} "tPtn79tntrlr; 7rnd 14ktri\r Wt It Ment
Men's Fur Coats
Coon, (;alf,'IValluhy, \\'uwbaf, China Bog, prices $16.00 to $55,00.
Women's Astrachan LamblCoats
('11141+'nf selected and beautiful glossy 'skim., all lengths, all slam
pile.. ranging $22.60 to $60.00.
Ladies' Fur -lined. Coats, $50.00 to $70.00
mink Stole., vets rich and beautiful skins, 111111 with 1:11IPire Muffs to
1111411.1. per .,•t $15.00,
Sable Scarfs and Boas
$boo
\'cry large and hill, each S9.O0, S.ibl. Ault., round UV E.111'11.41 vie.
•
Ladies' and Misses' Cloth and Tweed Coats
Tweedy net, beautiful gat memo, stylishly lined and 7-5 length, regular
$7..1't11 $15,011, special wale $6.O0 to $10.00.
Dress and Waist Silks -
l':,ery color and a great variety of patlrint.in Stripes ('hack., Piston 0.
lige was ne111.4 1111' Atoll 111111 111,•y 1'.o11.1t,1- I tOlthAllen Itnll...runter wi,tt.t . utust.1u tabithir .t 1ul'Ji.tium11ItL"1 ' 1'
cense., ot•et' here when Requested I) 111 P-
Govurlor Ilmigl/s. itt eider that the . .
wlido 'people "Miert build un their -Gift HandkercIi fs
\41' carr) eon:dantly it most I 1111 41e•li. nsit•e -1„1'k of Ladies' 'and Aerie=s
Pore 'Allyn ilandkreetite s in grad,• -also in difll-, 1,1 widths of brut. Novelt y
off. el) Wisest riff.' (tIT rirnUrf*11 trt , . . _____ __. __ ______
etialwoalere'l-azul initial lilat$k.'r.•ltief«, etc, {•rides r*ngr (r.,on :«• coach ,10 Vit.:,I).
11 Let ih.•y ,•lou► Ills the 1.40 M,14 of
the bargain were that I tory c Meld slaiy
wsi-e-g at 11.4 _ ph u_: ,t, .�tt i . {;h i-
n
it away if I,ht'y wished. tllc of their.
1111111 111/1/, 11 very uxl,•llig.•nl and le-
spee :tllle tiros. explaitr•d their posi-
tion thiel : "\\'.. think, •ur•ly the
white p etil)1' are very greedy. Why
do they warn (11 't i' hai & 'iii -[Tier
ria gain ? 11X1 they Mol get enough
The., hoot all mite I ends, fish, game,
e•verylbiug. Vs'e ha i.• only tbix hIlb•
melt live of w , wwrt•rl', is the
' its. This In•r grows 1o, It height
ltl i,,r •siity f.•t•t and .is I)
,•Mired ny a great urttbls•Ila sbnlarl n, anything. I. I. m); mist 1 he' Law tat
�.1 ..ttrtdtttr:-Theteave -are oval -.0 ,R people whi:key, ,hut 111,'
• foul' iu(•he•a long by Int. tut ai.li••.• .hal their eye+ it'„ only a
1„: b,oat, dark green and 111,11On%, i n•gbe.•, Et.'. 1 fled that the 1'uitt'1
I: , Remain 1f he year Helen, but. the Si rtes , vet int\1'u.ltiu{tau MI.1.• at,
.;.•.'l1 elf in 1111• e.141l' winter, doing inlinil'ly Is•lt-vin teaching a'ld'
it„rg 1111 trunk Anil Moochers 'might .eiug 1'1'' Tref$ Indians i tIM•t are
snaking a heauliful tinted -t 11, akin;; Icy•„ ,able situ •las Of 1111.111
111 11,1 dark green fob age. .1 dl ik 441,1 on1 I.,,t, t 14111• .11 i. doing uuUliug
Iry inlandle;ge'.lfe••1• -11,.1:r. y m, - h I n,
1 sand tI 1.,11”
,x,j..k,inK.4 %tinter gn4wlh heir. t .1111 1. i bgi,•11- 1...11 .t,',•pt the
(i'.1 friend t1,'etilfen chit a-11, 1'.1',,11 .Irl' 1„11 11.•. 1111. 1,••1.1,4•
111.1 1r• sown in the fall, ale ,,a,- 1111 slot it Of''jh'ii'-hfair10.1y-441esu'1
11,111'11 "t•oluhle•rr' mals Spring; 1110 tl,tat, teem In work..
b•' tall, ..veil when growing in How Seal Skins Are Handled.
tate.• inches of snit un a t.a ky Lill
I• they aW user four feet high by Th.. 1.1.1 uflht ..-di'K held It Or a 111
nd of M.►1•.•11 Mud 11:11'.• unusually ,uta»lied port. mut tile Welt are *u.latag
1 . Leads, He i. going to t i:y it; merry aro.o.d town. 'Ihr r iI,•h has
1 1- the s •r1 1141• very ,Icy here not leen Lu•ge, it%eruging 411M,u1 Oft
,.I :here i• navel) a host I1iit41 "kin. 10 r1u-h B;.w•1, Hite cnpprin,
1,;1 111 injure .1 11 win(.•1. there however, w'a• fortunate enough to
,.+.. +,-tory train why it. shin -Oil stir- •.iecur1'; In iotilliinn 1011,.• acral: "'1 Weft•
W. ACHESON & SO/V
RECALLS BOYHO1
OD SCENES. I tlutte,, store lids ” 024
Putter, creamery, solids 0000 0 27 0:01
Bygone Days on River Maitland Brought Huacr, crrau,ely, Ib ru1114.. 0 ,* 030
to Mind byPicture in The Signal. h■IJ, Jv.r.e a
B ICcc+ cid storage 0 •' ...
Inge•, Ib 0 13'4 ••••
The f•Mow mg let which 'l he Sig- 1 Roos,. twin, Ib o 14
nil his ..•cited (won ai e.l,•e.....,' 11.,'-) . extra( ted 01(•11{ 011
sub, .il.,•e o. Ksl ot,•1{«urns. will. 1'1'
cuu,b,,, dozen ...,,.,. 2 ;,:', 2 7:
1.. id with i.1teir.t-toy the writer'. *kw Yore Daily Mafkat.
2.I:%%' YORK, diet. 14 -liutte•r-Fancy
I rieud, here : carol'. grades firm, other sorts slow; re.
Irui 1'011 Its -\'ii, Ch” heft tii 1 ceipls, 4.21. 1•rek,rry yp.rdab, sic rf-
<' ❑elfiete pace 21'ye, exlrar Sic to Si!i"T third
nal -r74r(`. , . lA"F2'7.ir1• to scZk�tu 7h, Tueld, cunauun a •.'-
ile'rri ti a it i.,,. :111.1 wit" ' 1,1{hly 1 ..hal', -•r to :'v. , slate dairy, common to
pleased to ser the si••w•a 41e1 •ne.I spare Ink 2Ic to 29c; p. re ors, e4uutraout to
la•aug11L I'•l.,r, hl(• f ' 'Int,' 111.1 1 „14 11 - 2{,•afaro IoM' to ::a', r, ll.•rl, f:.rt,r)', fh'Yt,
'.YIc lv. 21'6•': western Ia1ltaHou cr.•am'�ry,
of Uud,•lirh 11ul 11,1 1 (1111. \wt"lrl'n flr11, 22' to 23'_.
c ry• e'heese, final receipts, 1.69; Male, full
v recant !p4clurs. 14'41• to ILyyc; 'do., sept.
taiga laid 10114411, ...lured w' white.' fauc.Y.
alien!' I,.1' P,111 111y 11 tyl el IVI, ' 1h ; do., October beat, !Vac: late made,
1111• Ilr.t I ring the kna'ing fat ort I stall, heal, 1.k•; good to y' •. IlIthe 10
1 W.w on the wagon hauled. it h 1•ae,• : continuo to ' fair. IU44.- stn Ilije;
It i, k, 11,dn S.l1'111.1 1% 111 11 ' 1 110 U• t u- 1—"ins, fail ip-q,eel*IU, 254' to 11%4.•
• et. dt11t.• 111. 1.1 a 5(1 0111 lel : 11u•Ip,
turf Teatlt.l r1' 'ter urticrlt his w• -gotta
saying.'I'lu-re's the Best load for this
fileir y.•
Annolg Ihe nl.uly t i •w's in Ibis edi.-Caes Steady—Cattle Lower, Hop
ti that I oa... more• 111111 pleased to Steady et Buffalo.
S1. • wits rte .'"lie of t'v..•.rule ..oil I he 1/INN,c'
N, 11'. 14. -Lonrho' cables for
Itit.•r \I ill .,i, I, 1...' I I. 11114 :111141.1 cattleui\e steady at 12!41 to 11%c pee ib..
inla jin.. I was in tor• water. it look.. 1
.1 lint Is. of great ails l ittag1. t)• -eight Kt•a utters. A- thew, vain
on. Wm. Tewpleman's"Defeat. .tide sli.is a e 1V111.1 11 s. -'.1'i 41 111nelre.l
1 lr readers l(.\'.. nnalreet' that '1.,11.11, tach ty of them Irian Ili,
n:
Wm. T, m 4eman,:: Min04.r 111 ev�"n will skins
:• are presitiina. nnr.
ole., failed lit st•eun• 11411 1l' Tlrr. w-1 skins are all. •Itilal,-, 1"
'�� •n n, ti•'rn1M'r fi �7iiw-t•iij/:- :1Ti" fo � they ttie lame t,•,,,I 1-,1,lleit ,' this 4!in -tf!at•.
t . Inlet ion, •'letter terms' Mud
• "'ghee Reserve melt. ;Nod 111.,14 s'nlM
wrre_lhe _three,
p d faelois arrttigo.•.1 again.(
This.. reserve quest' ha. it .
.I featur4'e. The i.'•it •.•n
-! 11.1 acres of laud ttith a from:
og Virtorta• Ano (Mil north
of the inner harbor and is e•
• '. .wrroundwl by the tit y. Os
- Ie of the Arm lie Wan'honsea,
and shipping. on the u111er
aai ilmatts, houses and green
I.1- 1 the reserve. Beyond the t.• -
lies Vittoria \Vest• a Ile' res$ -
d seetiun with rhurrlies and
tine h On this reserve p
'i !he privilege of seeing at. real
1. nr,l 'atlatrh iu the month of
.:-t, This celebration was given
Indian of another trite
'0• for reasons given blow and
.1 hundred • Indians from other
eel.' here in ,attendance, in -
'q a number of .killed' daneera
1 for the occasion.
Indian's Misadventure. ,
1 • vear4 ago this ludign war
•.; 'out of the Fraser River in hie
it, which contained. -. besides
of him household etfe••ts, his
,'• r and hsr child. The boat
• 11,.ii.''l : he got his daughter
1- 1 . hild on hi+ hick ,tn.l
.:.1. 1 for the shore : his living
:lt
;VW. washed off and after
" 1,g with the Waves for seven
• tie managed to crawl up on the
• •. more dead then alive. .for bis
I:00 conduct he was dwatdeel the
, .1 Humane Society's medal. As
as recovered he gave away or
I the remainder of hist belonging.,
.'lark of his gaief,and then went
s- Attie, where he got work. With a
.; of money accumulated by his ant•
sold 1111' sale of a small propwrl y.
,v1' this ''pollaleh" in nIrmi(it s of
-4 relatives.
Indian "Potlatch."
I •.crcmonirs ro:nnl••nced at 3 p. to.
Friday and were enurhldeil uta
1 -l.,y evening. The "lodge" used
•- ., large hornlike structure nil Rut
'•Y fret long by thirty feet wide
•'' .1 rills were partly covered by mat •
ag .1 woven grans, raised seats were
rived aro 1 the walls for the tiler
It - •'f Indians, and in front others
'loading on the gonind, the
I.• of the donor, of bare earth.
my I•q for the dampers. \\'own alto
or commencing had arrived all
ie. a'iple e'er• requested t(1 '11•p
t.rI' and the dour wail (•.aril,
oil 11 • suints of a 41 1.11111. arcnm
I.) sheen ul%s singing. greet.'.1
1 ' ••1- n 1 coming Monod the hill by
Marine ourp$talo which 1, on the
"''I••• it tfange pto•.•4.1011 all
'It'll. 1..•a Ing came an Indian
stove the • edicine d' " then
s'1.o5.4 of til , potlatch. hal 'I"'"dwl
11 clothed itio,, white robe 'with a
1)' blanket si•alaid the hip.. Fol
sing were about., a .1n0etl 1.10111.1.114.*Hing pules covr•d with al tinge
11'11.1t4;4, tainted itt' bright ..odor+.
1.•V hall painted
of 10111r kind
s'' crltble fibre'adorttr,l with loath•
•. In 1 all were clntheiTin bright red,
11'11 they arrived nl the dour the m'
`•^Ing st11lnews with hal s in their
111. Imined In 14.1 ' 1 lila oee'siou,
1 the dour was not op•fted. The
"ho rapped loudly nod sant , the
r.
i (4g14-Iyrnler; receipts, 4Zel.
CATTLE MARKETS.
su p:t'n :111,1 •*'.tt 111 ler, MLnlc .and
144.44,y.st404s.444l4l04 , al.+n,t Wi414 suy-
reh.Mthnat••s It tee 1 ape• 11 I+(hit g and
hinting nn a•ul aI,,,tc til.,' ttv.•I•,
\\'11ih -1 • ,k n ; of .111' It., rr MAO, -
1 to 1. t w of 111 •liTi,m �.
I11,1t 11111, to di plate• tut
and Ii,Mlrrirh I,t I .•
wort -.ewe--ut•ew.rr,-flfr,-
bir.t. 1.t u. urn 1-1 tIi\ Salt ford
ity- .td
t•... .4t
'Wim as usual under 1411 1 urge.
WWI.. we were ell i't boat ng,
one little fellow who then was
about Iwrlvej•.•u•old •Iii, 1111.10 WA*
Fred Joite,1 Khl he couldclimbu11 the
pier Itiglte•r.uu 1 elite off Luther than
an>)•o'I( else in the 1um.h. The lit •Ie
relluw look .time time in getting up
about frit feet on the pier. He then
ratid he was 1 at high up to coin- back
int', the water, as the 1 iver Was vet.)'
low a1 the time. He trier 1', bac
down, hot I ouldn'l wets 1 , make. his
way biek. IVs little g»ITenl didn't
know 141 hat to dn, neither d din', and
itt Inst he d.-:drd 111 climb to the t "p.
He picked oat the t tt• tet.vern the
aceto 7th rock :n he chart tet the 1i•le of
1 ie pu•r,aud In t i tl way t1 g rt uta
within a few yards of the top. wheal
he indeed the pier projected out ••v-
et1t1 feet. Ile 411e4 called down to ii.
saying. "I gu^as 1 calf tnnke it."
Nome of the boys started to laugh, (rut
they were mote Setioa• when he said,
"Dont laugh, boys; 1 linty fall." Thitut
we all stool quivering, expo ling 1 .
sec a corpse Laid out before us at any
eiaeyer•al attempt* tudtet
over the prnj,'.''.ion the little fell"w
got it hand bald and th.•rr h • swung
Ut en+1-fro wit•I, nothing but hi, argue
to thaw himself tip, clinging to 111'
Onnanth nick. blow he g d over the
projection is n mystery t) rue; but be
landed himself safely on the top of the
bridge and 1•,14 1mn along with his
playuutte+ ng tin. This happened nn
the aerond pier from the (lo]crich
side.
The Signal reae•;te•. nr • every 1Int.
day evening, and with gnat iuter,•r1
look throut,h its column+, and ut Illy
and man)' it change til 1 nate.. takes
pI %t: iniitid
Admit Mir old town. -
The edit ion Itutd•.I the• old town ap
peau dearly 111 me, and well I motel -
stand these is no place like (i nlerieb
-for pleasure ;_hut .with all (io lerich'r
plea/nue., awl its out: 11.ms, ;drove
Hill give me this W1,11ern life.
Enclosed you will tlnd $1 for the re-
newal of m 'ttbscripl' ,
•Yours a3 long its )uiI" j"tii-pia• and
n,v,elf last.
Titlt% N. Smut',
Rrdve rs, Sask.
NOV. _'1111,, 1111"4.
11e441 all The Signal (iris week.
tars rent picked. ,after being `:M_:uliu. lwrul) n,
11s•a,dl% r11lelr,l11111s.111 each skin it u" Lids wt11.o.ec . 1"
"Ided 714' ire, aflrr which they ate
Plat,. 1 in a ha' IVI. 3101 :t. 1•.141 1:1).0.
111aee91 a Iain Melts in a11d 1r it
firmly down. Sidi seemingly crude
tr,atlW•ttt' for t,ttaalle g., ads -struck
,1''I t ...Mill i-111;;
The Whaling Industry.
Another imbed.' whi.•h Ming, con-
.i,I•rahi.• til"ney to Virtoi is is Wirth -
un.
indeed, - 11. • Pn'•iIf•• %%Haling
pats'',$ INT ..en1. A111. nigh I see
it stat'ml that 111'• I'uited 141 Itec whi1l-
itrg-v'tipn are x11 gearing n7't)r•-tarsi
ties- an.t that not a single whaler will
fly the stripe; 114.01 year. nrverlh.-lr+s
the catch 114s leen large here. 1►n
one of 1 hr- w4-st a tikes--
ra11e.1 111e• tit. Ise r,•nee h:l 4 a ob tidy
nu141 • » worn'.. rrcor,I. II,r total
,01111 tint• at r was 27s whales for tide
season--.1nue ofthem eight y (0 111144,1)
h• •t 1o3g. - On one o.--'avi-rn 1411 • 10 its
thirteen Whales i'. two days and -ix
of these wren. "sulphur bottoms,- ,t
very valuable variety. As a whale is
often worth $111,10'1101 more, it i1 Ir)t
dimtnit to see a..pr.Ht. Ti,.' skeleton
of oat ritthe-wI ties caught metre he
was exhibited at the (forge this mum-
mer. It was ninety feet - long. rhe
he'd IN,ne s weighed -Ave • tont.. and
when shipping this portion. en at Hat
car, it was found (o Ir• to a high 111 go
through Ow tunnels and had 10 IM• cut
down two feet. 1)rnggist Langh'y of
this city is now exhibiting this akel-
eton in the Slaves and may take it
east_ after thdAlaska-Yeittort crh,ibi.
tion next vete. _
'Victoria Is Pfosperous.-..______
This,great exhibition will doubtless
brio t I Iron. titer i.1. _1'%aiiv+f w ro •Vie-
t ot
ie_tut in and advert is • this place al 1t
W1 iuuich1 so Seattle. The t mristtr,ale
i+ a large item hen' : 21,1904 are rid to
have Itnded her, last year. The
opening 11f Pii.tl•,' Hnpert is,in.ithr'r
thing that will bring notny trawient,
here and 11691 is pretty sure to be it
record year. \'irtoria 1• ptogtr.tsing
an inerrsu?o,:4,lss►people mill over n.
million in huildin, ponies i4 no*. Intl
for this yetr. In fart, \ ietnrba has
not feit the depression et •..p1 in real
,.I, (,' speculation.
rr. a.1lll� .pent nn evening eisiting
(hh'--414ir41tti .»llt'ya,j,i 14i,in4Lulyn
np'itin house+, sol"king p1g1•.'s, 101111.
ling 1101141'., Or., 1.1.`„ and :1 mission
11•ho111 t•,•ry int •'t,' -ting.
We bast• Incl I til weather recent •
Is' white trusts 1411 1 one morning 11
little ice. They all think it's void, hut,;
th,e air if delightful.
'Merry Christmas 1 l all.
1V41.Te:n ('. O.Metre:.
Almost' Fatal.
An English traveller onrr 111.1 n
romp:oillllt silting in a 14ta1 • of the
L woeful despair and apparently
near the Int agonies by the side of
nnr of the 1111/11 111:1 lakes of Sw,itzrt -
land. 111' inquired_Ih•! Qui••' or his,
ruf'etinga. •'Oh." mild the halter, '•1
tuns very hot an I thirsty and took n
large draft of the ole 1r w'alrr of the
lie/wand t hen 1st droll 1a this stone
to con Alit. toy gui,Fr"1ar,rg. T.. my
1� astonishment, I found that I lie water
•r- .ening in n Narrl.of toot u+. ofthis IIke isvery enismalts ! (Ih, 1
Within came reapmnse■ and sing- 'nm a gaffe in 1441: 1 feel it running all
trh in dell for some mi tea I over tier, l base only n hew uainides
fr'
'la door was partly n rd In live! 11'P/rubel. 111" 1',
d the
Ir 1'r adrnttli•d. In it stmt r "Let me ser' the 1414(1•• iosok." ,aid
inner esti one by one, incited 1 his fiend, 7'nrning to Ihr• ;wrong..,
d ilmutpdi•1 • ata led Ibtnring twit lie found, "I;r,ai dti lac est hien plir-
'nrilml
energ around the clear, runt'' Il he wilt ..1 of 1hi4 lake
111•'• to the ac4'o111panimlrnt of ting -1 boring's in 11sh7.
It. •brill (Tie* and the boon of the '•114 that the meaning of
ne•dieine drum." Flom time t11 ertainl)'."
"cher (lantern t,ii '. N1 in difTer-. T e dying man Joked up with a
costumes, dime Stith howls anti radiant cunnlenance "\1'h 11.
,could
rows. Pte., and this continual for,
bate become of you," sail hi+ frhenel.
4'1' ten hours. On Matur,lay It.
rf 1 had not met yon
Watch" proper wax held, when the 1 "1 should have died of imperfect
ter of the (rlebns►tinit distributed knowledge of the French language."
Rh in rash and SIM) in goods, arc.,
those
r•hld"might i t. that 1s
datne
r andherm• I Repeat i1 : -" Shiloh'a Cure will ai-
red forever," way's cure my coughs and colds."
A Big Grain Cargo.
Fort William. bee. 2. --- The ie.. 1,1
win. it cargo of 1lie 11''341'11 1414:114 Uel.r it
cul 1,14111) by the Ste, el• Mcn..baul
for ItulToln. 1,. c..nsi-t'' 1 111 421,4944
iutt,' s. 11 is, said to 11' the lodge."
'Argo of grain taken ae•l,elM 1 hr great
lakes. The William M. Mills and the
\Villi:un II. Kerr, totned by til • *111114'
Plmaw•r111114 into esti. that opt 1'.,t • til •
Men- luun, last year 11:141 a1 cargo -four)••
ing contest, and the Mi1Ti+ sneered.•.I
in till log nearly 4.1.198) humhel+ do,v11
the lakes, While the Kerr wow atrIe 1 r
110,(96) bushels. -
THEyMARKETS. '
Liverpool Wheat Futures Close High-.
sr, Chicago Lower—Live Stock
Lafest Quotations.
Monday Evening, Dec. 14
Liveries,' wheal (Mures closed 10 -day
'.1'1 blither than sal iodate. and corn r.
maitre.' unchanged. '
At ('Meng(•, 1)rremter wheat closed 1r
lower than 14aturdny; 1 N'cem lr'r corn chem_
t"•11 Mor. higher. and December cal,
Winnipeg Options.
Wheal. Judy 11.x1 bid, December 27e
•eked, May $l0l-
(lets-Uecenlb.r 37%- bbl, May 42'4e bid.
Toronto Crain Meckels.
\the at fall, bush 1'1:13 111 1 .
Wheat, rect. bush 0 fl 0000
\V Ilene, goose, bush 0 91 0000
Rye,bushel 01D 0000
Bucwheat, bulb•► 011
Fess, bjalhet 090
Parley, bushel n 52 0 It
Oats, busbsl 0 V 0 N
Toronto' Dairy Market.
putter. feParatar. dairy es S IS
dr.•,swl 'weight; refrigerator beef to
quoted at 1U%c to Vitae per lb.
TorontoJunction Liv. Stork. -
TuRuN'I'tt JUNCTION, 1)ec. 14.--
Rect'ipts of litre ;:tock at the t7niyn
Stock Yard.+ were large ---106 carloads,
g • !116 garde,
lhaop and 17ealvets.
Czperters.
There were M fvw Ita.4m-.ut--wxp,alara-
report'd as selling at E. to 85.50 per cwt.,
but we are Inclined to think they were
bought- fee -tis' t'1rtwtntas market clf ilte
Dominion. Hulls ,old at 12.7:, lac 1.26.
satekesa• .
Choice Christmas cattle sold at from 11
with a taw pfckal, prh rte 1011 at
22477 lu $1 lead, of good hctfrrs and
steers. 11.71 to 1',: mediums to gn..d, 24
t,
114,511, summon, 13.50 40 Lv 71, COWS, $3
t0 1; canners. 11.10 to C.N.
shakers sal 0Mlasers.
Z, few ndll,era and springers sold at 1r+
to 146 eul:h.-
Veal Calve*.
A limited mmiha•r of veal calves sold
at 13 to 47 Per cwt.
Aber, gar• Lath.
About 70', 1heop and Iambs were on sale.
',mob, were• -flan, salting at 16.1, to y
per cwt.; sheep. Lis', to $3.40 per cwt.
IULp.
Ruins. $.lips$, rep., • : selects at K.
fed and watered ut the market. rout 1,75
to drovers. 1.0 b, cars at country points.
at Livs Stock.
MONTREAL. Dec. 14 ---at the Montreal
t lo,'k Yards West End `7dark«t,' the re-
ceipts ot. live stock for the week ending
1''r' 12 were 9411 rattle, 1" 'sheer and
Iambs. 71319 hugs an.' 2 7 colt ■. The of-
ferings for local consumption his, maim-
ing amounted to 217:x cattle, oro prep and
lambs. Nin hugs mel 201 calves.
Altho the supply of coot. Wass much
larger than it week ago )'et 11e undeVone
to the market was strong and priceii for
ordinary stuck allowed an advance of\+.lc
__Per lb. The quanty of the stock of fel-'
1V-11111 111-4W1-1,onbt -2rr"Tr.trvt-Ire 1r41
local and out -of -totals buyers for the
('l,rl,tt'lus trade, (here being some extra
4w 4."e hoses w.... w14bJi brought . farm
prier's. The demand was active for all
top quality grades and a brisk trade Was
won,' 1n the ti,ornOng. but the common
and Inferior rattle moved rather alowb'r
of which the offerings were timelier than
usual. Mea.ra. Johnston and Hesaner, one
of ourlvu,ling wholesale. butcher furans,
bought two extra choice etall'fell cows,
weighing arr. pound.. at 6c per Ib. Two
-ethers, wetolda,t-Srec ewunds. at brie', and
five calves, weighing 2175 pound,, at 6,•.
Mr. 4',lllarrl Masleruaan of the Maalermnn
Packing Company.' ware MT the -"market Rs
11611411. and la..-- led freely In cattle and
hugs. There ' + n{s. n number of buy-
ers frrrm eftlii'.rn ,.,.4-"44"eb1'F, 7ri7Ti-ieii cit
s number of ,vu)oade of choice cattle and
10111110 (m the -whole the. trade Walt very
satisfactory to all concerned. (./rdlna'.y
choice cattle ,odd st t'!,e In ('4.•; gloat, at
4M.' to De; 'lair, a' R)i•• 411 414c; common,
al 25i,•'In fiyr, land Inferior, at 11,4e'
per pound.
A nitwit stronger feeling prevailed In
the market far lambs, on account bf the
continued small offerings and prices sem-
4141 44 f 'other aeitawaw .4 14e-:yw4h,--The
demon.' was god) front local and outside
biter, and net active trade Was flow.,
with sales of•.'taat t. 1p at site to Ie. sad
good ni 'i - to 14.• Per 1b. There 1s no
hang,• Il the rendition of the market for
sheep, prices IM•ing firmly maintained un-
der n fair Armand grid small supply, and
eat«. or choice W,wk Were
and culls, at syxr to Iltie per Ib. The of-
ferings of calves were not !arse, but the
quality rf the st., k was something ex-
tra and in -onO•uuenee the demand was
goad and higher • prioes intim eauttf were
mid. Nene holt, s
(11711 1 hefttork 1101.1 at
E.,.. to G' and good at Isec to IX- per 00.
There were no new develeganent, In
the Ilse hag ,Itaallen. Ite•eelpt, were
larger than they have been of late for
which 1 b demand was gond and Prices
rated firin. with ,ale, -of aelerted 404, at
16.60 to 26.71 per owl , off care Cable ad-
vices received on 4'nnadilln bacon last
week were weak and noted n further de,
clinepricesis of 11 to 414 per owl.. Dal
this facsociis to have but 11111e Ion.
fluence on the focal market these days
East Buffalo Cattle Market.
EAST HI'I'h',11Ar N v, 1My. 14-('nttl,
-• Itereipts, Sa,t 111.141, a. -rive tenet l .• t.
26e-tower .prim.'•-eerier,-16:ar-T,1 1^'_1T1tr=
ping, 17.10 to 11.m. butchers', A to la; belt.
errs, 24.50 to 1r.:50 tow.; Lt 1.0 l0 A; bulls,
.11 to US.
Veils Rec I is Mr. brad, alive andPtr.er. '1'f to lar. .. _
Ilea•-[tile)*p)a.a;,6aLLea&lahlr.,rite
and steady; hero )•. F,,96 to la: mists]. Lola
1.. 1•.'411; yorker,, 2, .1 to WA). pigs, $1 to
F, x0; rough* - iG'* M /.111; Hues. f4 t -r
1t denies.. l>;• MI to Or, Ia
Sheep and Lambs ItecelpIe, 14,111) brad,
141.•01., slow: 1141111.1, ,,etre; (amt.. t. to
17 ..n: yearlings, 11.7) In f0; wethere, 1.10
to 1 ; roves, 1 I. 1.:11; wheel., mixed,
12 to 1.26, Canada Iambs, 1; to ,12,.
New York Live Stock.
NEW YI/I1k, le -e 11 ne•evc•a-R"r.1hta,
4770, steers, slow and generally 1114• 10 1714.
lower; buns, ,ready In strong; thin row•.
1fs• higher; ,cher,, firm: common to pilot..
steers, 1 to 116 211; bulls, 1216 to 11.40, e'rw',
81 70 tet 24.:81. few western cows, 14.114)
calves- llc..Ipls, 2672; veils, atendy to
rho.. barnyard and western calves, weak
to n shade dower. Vials, la to *Intal, full..
11 10 Iiy,I$; barnyrd.ealve,, *7.74 to 124;
western calves, SS,
sheep •nd Lambs-Reeelpt., 20,001
Rheep 'slow to So lower Iambs, dull and
Se off !hoop, 1236/0 44.1 : few -at MIA;
(•Till,, j2 to 2121; la is to N.M; two
cars choler. l Ig; 0‘1611,,�Lsk N p; you.
RUM Ilk$toIL
•1'&UkaDw, Ilc,elulM'r 17, 1908
BANKRUPT STOCI( SALE
The Howell Hardware Co., Limited
have purchased of Sheriff Reynolds the .1.tsp,r Nicholson
bankrupt IiARDWARE stock, on West st. opposite to post office,
and are going to offer bargains that people will come:miles to
get, because we bought it at a low rate on the dollar and we
want to close it out in Ten or Fifteen days.. I'he prices are
to do it. Our space here will not allow us to enumerate any
thing like the stock warrants, as there is now upwards of $2,001)
worth wholesale. Besides, we will supplement some lines from
our regular stock which will go at the slaughter prices.
The sale begins at nine o'clock on Saturday morning and
will continue as Ibng as the stocIClasts, ten or fifteen days.
Putty, 2.• 11!, Iegnlar 1e. .
Black wire for rail fencing $'2.711,
r.»alar
N.1., 11 ...h:u d roil 1' 111: *2.42'.'.
111411 IRE $'2.0.1: •
St•patator oil. :ilk• per gals,
regular Mk..
\13e11iue oil. 'tie, regal t1
211.11, scale, $.17n,_t,•gul:a• $7,1111,
Fence pryer••, ":1•, 1.."1:11111 r Ilk•,'
111-1h, roulnlu,t nails turd sioik• ..
T iip to 'Lie•, put 1111 til-Tir:l,.Tit*.
Silver Plated Ware
A good a1144111t xio'rlI 1 1 1.111111.1•
fr all.ol ��a.•.•�.,Ittrl•,.�
Fancy Lamps
A g uu1 assort lucid with pretty
14halle1. srlli 1 at ser) reduced
pritvs. .
Crosscut Sa\'• s
'2:11 $1.7... r't•gtlar 24_'::41,
.1 at $.I.2.i. regular a1
Fishing Tackle
Fiala. Nets, :t Lu g1' ran 11' 6
s:ale price..
Hockey Sticks.
\lir 1lae.:i.'.
Spaulding, I ,
Rex. :fisc.
IB.•v., In•.
Scissors.
Iu in. lent Bailey. 1:6•, regular
141',
ielt,
I; in. 1,'n( Spi.•, 1)l,', ft'gulat• 1i" •.
-', st insight, t•rgubi1 • •
- Skates-
Hockey (11'ab, 31••, tegul,ir :1114•,
1(eg1tI Il•ek«y Sale.. yk3.•'i.
regular $1101.
Uuiuini.,u, $1,113. regular $22 27'.
Peel'Ie.t. $1.1:1, regular $1.111.
A lot of other lin.•. of skate-
. h•duced pries•,
:1 single Irtru,'I 11 luitdin,; Abut
guns, $3.541, regular ,$.101.
2 Food 4'hnpprd, •$1.t11. tegnlar
$I,3i,
1 in. H rtes Brace and blit", 10v,
regular I5c.
a 14 in Batts 1/t•/ICV and 1fit+, 12e,
regular 1:s•.
1-" in nAW. near... Anil nils, 11'
regular 2.1._!.
3-N in, Bates Brace and Bits, I7',
regular 21Ic. e
3 I in. Rites Brace and Iiita,
regular '2• '.
Axes
Itegnlar $tart IIX.", fon• 75e.
1(.y;ilu• 7.M• axe. for :01•.
Shop -Fixtures -
Paper cutler., show emir, oil
Sp,ules. Shovel., M e Fol k••.
_-`.�'iil`y"}I't)r♦C'R
Hoes. at t1 it tired
R1'iees'_- --_
Fish Nets, Oil l' i.tls, I',oit:. 31111
11x11.
Ii•h,rmuul Srlppli,-
Tinware
(iraniteware
s Tet hr111.- .r1 pare, in
plit BRurcie. at grin••, to
til retie,1,
Carpenter Tools
;1 Brace -,65. , u•gulti• 1r k.,
:t Braces, $1.15, regular $ 5i)
Forel Bits. Irwin Bits. all
reduced.
Ship Augers. II art '-
iL.el S.rte.res'. 13.4 4441 ,
sell quick, We bough.' it right
2 Birad-utixi'r8 at $20,91,
regal-
r Voila - ...ail -blast La nternm, :,plc, regular
7:M•.
"iii. extrag•Mxl Vat ni,hestobe
cleaned out.
1 hie -thiel off 011 all Files.
.\ll Rope deal e1 at 1'c 11,, Legs
lila,. 15:. -
I
if also redo, 1'.1.
I(egular $1.101. now 7',
lion Squares, 2.1.•,
Paints
1101ierl-on stake, regular $I.Ihr
gal., Rale $1.2.1,
Builders' Hardware
mocks, Lol•k Sets, Catches. Lifts,
Knobs, Sash Poet Turns, elc.,
elf,. at ptire. from 1 to 1-2 off.
(, u. els suitable foe
CAristmas Presents
Irl - of thcrtt
-. __
VITA Carvers, $'2 ia, rrguhtr,
Al. 50,
1 set Carrels, 11:3 13, regular,
$.1.121,
1 .nt•t -Careers., $3,21', r•rgnlnr,
$1,101,
_ltegular-$1leaspoilml 1.4(.•
A Inge assortment of !:IC•'ltif,
Light tln:hs at it low ligui.•.
241 feet Lawn !lose will be Clear-
ed at ft 1.21' ft.
Look ahead for your next
1eas011 1 ril'airenl• ht1.
Carriage Paint.'
A11iiaslinc, 31c, regular, We.
Brushes
all reduced.
SALE 1S FOR STRICTLY CASH
We have a choice line of Presents to choose from our regular stock in
Choice Cutlery, Lamps, Trays, etc..
Razors and Razor Straps.
Bissell's
The Howell Hardware Co.,
Limited