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THC: NEXT CONCERT
in the
�. M. C. A. COURSE
' will he given by
ALTON PACKARD
Cartoonist.
Entertainer,
and Singer
a.-,•inted b) the beat local Ment
on
Friday, Dec. 6th
What others sty of him:--
Packatd Wag made for the plat-
form and the platform wns ma le
for Packard .-i . V. (looks.
I know of no entertainment more
pleasing or more profitable than
Ills. A. A. Willits.
Hest entertainment of the kind I
have ever fork' n. -Y. M. C. A. Secy,
Boston.
NEW
Copyright Books
"Mirabel'a Island," by Louis
Tracy, $1.115; "I'be Harvester,"
try Gene Stratton Portet, $I.36;
"A Romance of Hilly Goat Hill,".
by Alice Began Rice, $1.25; "The
Long Portage," by Harold Sind -
toes, *11,25 ;' "The Streets of
Ascalon," by Hobert Chambers,
$l.2$: •'The Net," by Rex Reich,
$L50; "The Hollow of Her
Head," by Geo. Barr McCut
cheon, $1.25 ; "The Jingo,"' by
G. R. Chester, $1.25; 'Through,
the Postern Gate," by Florence
L. Barclay, $1.115; "Their Yes-
terdays," by Harold Hell
Wright, $1.30; "Chronicles of
Avonlea," by L. M. Montgomery,
$1.26 ; "The Man in the Open,"
by Roger Pocock, $1.25; "George
Helm,' by David Grablim
Phillips, $1.215; "The Mountain
Girl," by Payne Erskine, $1.25;
"The Return of Peter Orimm,"
by Davld Belascu, 11.25; " Mar-
rs�
aaggee by H. O. Wells, 21.25;
"The Closing Net," by Henry C.
Rowland, $1.255; "Friar Tuck,"
by Robert Alex. Wasoo, 21.26.
The Colonial Isek Store
GED. PORTER, Prop.
'Phone 100 Goderich.
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FRUITS 1
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TURN THE RASKET OVER
fwd you will ftod the contents
ss geed et the bottom as on
dealthe tep. We Rive you a square
in
Fruits and
Vegetables
Come and see our display.
It will do your eyes Remi t
ask it. 8
veritable1. swiss Shift
the haw. 11r frills tr.d
both tb. bolas meowimedasts el tits_ sod
Bomb
'rats tie .sant bill el sowensle
d1st.p prime 11k. Lbw.
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Many Uses a Which This Lktie Ua-
throbs/ Substance 1s Put
Perham the most wonderful pros
Met uf, the aeesteble world is cello
•wkieb is at the mese time .abou
Om cuaumoneet thing in the world.
Naafi the materiel of which the ce
palls et every plant are constructed
Su. eminent Sri authgrit as Dunce
has entrusted that plioee censti
Lutes one-third of the plant life
the globe. •
One ul the roost wosiderhal qualities
at cellulose 11 that, like gold and .ail
ver, it is c.pkbte of waisting the el
feats o1 time. When pure it with*
rusts nor decays, but endures through
`eneration attar geoeuition.
It la a curious feel that; as coau-
m ni as it is, cellulose le ono of the
least understood of substances, Every
bit of knowledge that we add to our
store of information oonoerniepgg **-
toes generally leads to the ..1m h -
moot of some pew industry. Th. Wel
to which It hes .read been pet havereeeltad to enormous boned* to van.
Linen is almost pure cellulose; so is
oogoi; so is silk. Yet, thougJt the
*beeriest substance' are the same,
th.ir inmeoture differs widely, she
thslr qualities vary with the struet.Are.
A great deal of paper employed for
printing purposes is made hem oetlu-
lose, whether this be iloen or melon
or wood pulp paper. It may be ex-
tracted mtrhanioally or chemically
from the wood. Wood oelinloee is not
so good nor so lasting as cotton cellu-
lose
In a hot solution of *zinc chloride
oellulose dissolves and makes a cooky
w
sirup. This sirup when toed throng
a tiny orifice into alcohol precipitates
• dee thread, and this when carbonis-
ed furnishes fine filament fur mean -
dement lamps. Paper soaked in the
solution and worked up Corms vuka-
nleed fibre.
Dissolved in another sort ot solu-
tion, cellulose gives • material that
renders goode dipped in it water-
proof, and such goods when subject-
ed to certain pressures form bullet
proof sheets. such ae have been used
for barricades in time of war.
Dissolved in nitric acid, .;allulose
forms gunootton, a high explosive,
but by slightly different treatment
we get celluloid and, by another, ool-
todion.
One of the most wonderful of the
pees to which celiulose has been put
is that of the manufacture of artificial
silk. This conies from viscose, or
oelluloee memorised and dissolved in
carbon disulphide. Forced through
tiny holes by tremendous premiere, it
MG U00 in threads which solidify and
are led to bobbins, eventually pass-
ing through the spinning and weaving
prooeeeee to emerge as lustrous silken
gam' ,
TH iIGN:SOD j ONTARIO
I n OUFIC FIUCN-CANADIANS.
PewlMbn Ow►tee finny >M Years
rs.$'There Aro Pee Peer Pesos.
• *lejle' Eranos is at a taadatill in
t �a tins of Mone ae u+ population,
the trench-1.'•nadians are being point -
ti .if nut as world leaders. They have-
. opt only contributed most generuualy
n -N peopling the protheses ef Canadh.
but have sent !,300,000 souls into the
of , New England Stele. In 1754 the last
censor under French regime was tali -
'
en, the French at that time numbering
W000 Guiltless of any race -suicide
tenderx,ien this number has doubled
✓ ' every twenty-five years, so that now
the French-Ckudtans number 3,300,-
1 M0.
In IMO the Government of the pro -
• 01 Quebec passed a law venting
ens fit
• pilaid to every head of a
family ibat obstld boast of 12 or more
Children. This grant was later thane-
-WI to a' emit premium. Until 1805 •
total 44341' families reoeived the pre-
mitim. Of this number 150 families
Ltd 14 to L5 living children; in some
Cases where one or the other of the
piirente win siorried twice, the ruin-
her of livthg Children ranged„ from 18
to W. '
The very large families abound in
the rural districts. It is these families
that ham turned the forests into
hears; it is the labor of these families
that has increased the values of the
lands. It is the' children coming from
these big families that have gone to
settle new regtons, to help develop
other lairds and to enrich new com-
munities.
No ootrntry in the world has a
stronger. healthier, handsomer popu-
lation of mothers. A French-Canadian
woman has no physical superior in the
world. Even in the country districts
where the work hard, the percentage
of not only physically strong but of
attractive womanhood is very large.
The French-Oanadisns have few mil-
lionaires among there, but there are, a
few. On the other hand, they have
no poor. The poor even in the great
city of Montreal are not French-Cana-
dians. Everyone makes a living and
a, comfortable living. The large fami-
lies do not tend to make the people
poor; to the contrary, they are a dis-
tisrt advantage on the farms.
The Use of Words.
It is amusing to tee how often the
desire to be "genteel" in speech is •
pitfall to the feet of the uninformed,
There are persons who think it a mark
of refinement to say it has been "prov-
en." instead of it has been "proved,"
and to use "gotten" in place of "got."
One tad is the use of 'may" where
can" should be used. "Canning"
the "mays" in the manuscripts that
Como to him is a task that every
careful editor has to perform. "Why
do you always use 'whilst' it Rime
of 'while'!" asked the city editor of
a new reporter. "Because I think it
is • nioer word." "All right," said
the editor. "I think you'd better work
in the janitorial department for a
whilst."
Duck as Well as Few*..
A peculiar bird which ma ,Di'
i< a farmyard near Mill 1#111 Park,
London, 8sigland, is, a croon between
• due and .an ordinary cock -fowl.
It resembles the latter byits comb
as wee: as the tail, and ts legs are
alae extremely like those of • fowl.
with the exception of Cts webbed feet -
its bill and body We duck -lib.
swims with the greatest ease, sod
eon quack as well as orow. A hen.
bird of this description lays eggs the
ttbelle ire which are mostly of • grime -
bit color, and taste lib floes of an
ordinary duck.
A Great Pale.
Mr. A. J. Balfour tells • story
against himself. fie was •daytng golf
as Borth Berwick, and on approwhing
• bola be asked for his mashie.
"Ted better tak' yer brassy," said
the caddis.
The ex -Loader of the
aogaiaeeed and on finding hiss ball
waU on the green, he remarked:
"You are a clever boy. You were
rt.
'4e." replied the boy; "if you bad
any brains an' I bad yew beybt.
weed mak' • grand pair in • hewer -
owns t"
South African Lunches.
A novel idea for enooarsging 1&.'
a. oI South African manalsewsres
of an edible character is the institu-
tion of what are called "south Afri-
116111 ltnobss.•' Them are now adver-
tised at moot of the principal hotels
and te11Muraate In Johannesb.rg, end
haw met with gray/rirtgo. T
Africanis prodyy demisedto 8a6Ai
An Esitrwagant Comparkes
'There doesn't see. to
. any Des -
tie at all shout that heof
etuab'a."
Hoath t Bay, if there woe say
obsess to sx up • rave between New
Dasnasab and a glacier I'd hack the
gluier "
Net Ir.riul'Ilbr'-
hi
Hoots
Conk 0411I, t . 4. l stns
w w i"• y/ i..'e ....
Yak Ido. 1'o tell yea the
earls, t Isn't eau s set Men
anybody owe did. Lando• Puna.
Th. Hader Pert.
w w.: 00.
oactaioy • trial."
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A Strong Canadian.
'Msec are many Fighting Mayors"
throughout the Dominion, but one of
the moat determined of his kind was
Mr. W. Sanford Evans, of Winnipeg.
for years president of the Winnipeg
Canadian Club. Re fought bard for
what he believed was right, and gen
wally won for himself a victory. Mr.
Evans, by means of his fighting
spirit, was the man who founded the
Toronto Canadian Club. The Cana-
dian Club movement dates back .to
December, 1902, when independent
attempts were made to establish na-
tional clubs in Montreal. Toronto and
Hamilton. The first two organise -
twee were not long-lived, although
"The Canadian National League,' ugof
Montreal, did exercise an influence
for eome time. The Canadian Club
of Hamilton wan more succeeds 1, and
was the leading national organisation.
in Ontario for some, years. When Mr.
Evans. one of the founders of the
Hamilton Canadian Club, came to
Toronto, he advocated the founding
of a similar club. He called a meet-
ing at the Rossi. Rouse, now the
Prince George, but found opinion di-
vided National sentiment was not
strong. Undaunted, he planned a
dinner at which the whole matter
would be discussed. Even then he
rad croakers. Nevertheless, "Fight-
ing" Evans persisted and a commit-
tee drew up a oonetetution and a list
of officers, who were present at a later
gathering. During its first year the
club was addressed by the late Bir
Oliver Mowat, Sir Gilbert Parker, and
others, and the treasurer's report
showed a balance of 87 cents. -Toron-
to Star Weekly.
A NI Hours' Speech.
A bill was pending in the Legidlse
tore of British Columbia, which, If
cadwould drive many settlers
their lands. The Legislature
was within a day and • half of its
final adjournment, and the vote was
about to be taken.
At this juncture Mr. Its Cosmos, a
member, rose to address the body.
It was ten o'clock In the
and the members thought be w
finish in an hour or two. Next morn-
ing,.'henthe
sun flooded the hall
vrith the light ' th
still, without faltering,pouring utteorwas
ntor
his torrent of word. As the eb�ck
struck twelve, the limit prescribed by
law for the session arrived, and the
Li*idatare stood adjourned a.
The brave De 0061004 stopped
d1n
ped est
abs middle of a sentence and fall
fainting in his seen. He had pokan,
standing on his fMet, for twentrdz
hours? His eyes were bleared and
red. and Ids lips running tripod. R. we ere nea y eaked DISC
bat k. MMS prevented the bille
beoenfng law, Sad had saved the
settlers their homes.
Improving Ontario Cattle.
The Roo. J. 8. Uel, Minister at
Agriculture kw the !twines of Ger
tuns has MOMnsed /tat the Prowls.
Of
'r
�irtl to mead MAO la do.
a e sialasioner to fiwait
oddse2ld for beth to_ ..d w baso j
face. w boorodd Lha p.s 1s of o..
raw\hag lire Maeottubeg it fter mood Is
Uvo Atha =Ws aha worded isiisi
etrtuts woo promo to go le Ise Not.
wM.s, sad *an lobe wombs/ boot
mind Dai cos. Kr. DWI odd list
As odldis walla is
weep la t1* porvises a tens n.y b
rake 2r.sre1 Purpusss eaula
A W dosrwwy.
A 111 loweaey woo gam,
whose !16 body .1 bis
labia( t Oakum, A a, c,
brae* of dlo
!Me lir& efor Gold O.b.e-
+' 'Sow taw W b adores ot '+.r .
tiMt..d Is and D.l�salotty ll�n
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ONDAY WE MOV
To • N. C. Cameron's Old Stand"a kirAND OPEN THERE FO
FOR BUSINESS ON 'T'HE MORNING OF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
29th
IL PLEASE NOTE THE CIIANUE QF LOCATION
The Sale Will be Continued There Until Repairs to Our BuildingC
N account of the a:tensive re are ompletfb
cics aha pairs found necessary in order to put our building back in ftrst-
pe we have decided to temporarily vacate our premises and on Monday we move to
the store formerly occupied by N. C. Cameron, where we will be ready fbr business as usual
on Tuesday morning. We did this to avoid the inconvenience to our customers and our
both would have to be subjected to if we remained here -while repairsselves which
tractors havepromised to make all are in progress. The con-
tractors
Weeks. Then e expectPossible haste with the construction and let us back in a few
to re -open with a brand new stock and a store more convenient than
before for you to shop 1n. r. b,
The Fire Sale will be continued without interruption. Every dollar's worth of damaged
goods must be sold before we come back. We simplywillbargains than ever. The opportunity to save is still ours.We WIso LL sell
can look for even bigger
* goods.
what they are, the kind and the high quality. All are reduced in price andFire You
prices w
hold, untie they are disposed of.
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6,t.A Great Clearance of Dress G 1
7roupell‘.1'olin
undredsandhundredsofyardstobethrownon thecot:nte O°Agat I9eculously low price. Dress Goods of all kinds, light and heavy weght materals,nson ed sttitifgs
eral hundred yards of fancy silks. They have been selling during the sale at 25c and 33, per
me more. the Dress Goods stock simply must be reduced before we move into smaller quarters
make this great offering for Saturday in order that we may be .eble to sell several hundred, of
at day: Look for the (able in the centre of the store. They will be
I it and you can take yqur choice at -the absurded'y low pnce of. ,
19c per yard
L +
Fire Damaged Suits 98c
*Saturday we put the balance of the Fire Damaged Suits
n rale at 98c. The crate of these are wore damaged than
the skirts. .Many people who bought them are getting
enough out of the coat to put the skirt in first-class shape.
Tbcee Suite sold at frons $laW to $25,00 apiece. The coats
are Scorched at the shoulder and some of the skirts alightly
burned at the top. Most of them would make over for
children, Only about twenty or twenty-five left to
sell. Choice of the lot Saturday at. 98C
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JUST A FEW OF THOSE $11.50
1 SUITS LEFT
Just about a dozen of those famous $11.50 Suits to sell.
When they are gone we -ao get no more at the price. Really
handsome, stylish, tailored garments they are. Made of tweeds
and plain sergea in navy, brown, grey or black. Perfect
flttiog, high-class gar menta, silk or satin lined, $11.50
LDecidedly extra special, Pile Sale Price
You Might as Well Save a Little on Undervtear
No need to pay full price for your winter Underwear.
All winter Underwear in stock, and we bad a big stock in
before the fire took place, has been reduced in price.
Whether you have to bay for yourself or children you
certainly can get better Underwear value for your money
than you can anywhere else in town. We ail Watson's
and Turnbull's high-grade Underwear
and every article is selling al . Fire Sale Prices
Umbrellas 75c
Men's Umbrellas, plain and fancy handler, high-grade
tope. These Umbrellas got wet in the store on the night of
the fire and the rib, ars slightly rusted. Otherwise
tetey are perfect. Clearing at each %1/4,1L
Quilt Patches 10c per dozen
Hundreds of pieces of tapestry curtains, sixes about 9- x
quilts and couch covers. Clearing at per dozen
l/l
12, greens: red. and fancy mixtures, make capital 1 nom,
Ladies' Home Journal Patterns Sc
All damages patterns, affected only by water and
dampness. Regular l0r and 15c. Oboice• of the lot 5e
oily
12 1-2c Shaker 10c
you might as well save 21c on your Flannelette while
this lot lasts. Heavy weight, fast color', 34- wide. 10C
Pico Sale Price per yard......
Save on Blankets
Whether you want Flannelette or Wool Blankets you
can save money while the stock lasts. We would like to sets
it all on Saturday but hardly expect to, but we do not want
to being any of them with un when we come hack to our
own 'tote. Every pair reduced in price and worth your
while to come for. Every pair selling
at. ' , Fire Sale Prices
You can Certainly Save Money on
dour Winter Coat if You take ad=
1 ,i,„vantage of This Fire Sale
We simply had to take these coats into
stock, as we had several big shipments con-,-
tracted for before the fire. They came to iyztid
inside of the last kw weeks and every gement
has been marked at Fire Sale Pricesy'"We have
made -the prices low simply becax we had to
sell them. The garments are They ate
stylish and you can save fro 3.00 to $5.00 on
the price of your coat here,i day,
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Silks Further Reduced in Price
A clean sweep must be trade of the Silk stock and we
have cut the prices lower still in order to dear them com-
pletely. •Coyne and look the tables over. The atock is
divided Into three lots which yuu will find on tables ire
follows: -
Table No. 1. choice per yard 15c
Table No. 2, choke per yard 25c
Table No. 3, choice per yard 3.5c
You will nl-o nml a lot 011 t he big 19c table of Deets
we j:„- put :tog lin: for next Saturday.
Little Savings on Hosiery
There is a savli.g on every pair of Hosiery that woe
otit r
tonally .tockeounteer hof hop ed Cashmereithe sate is o. WeHose inhail aireserve.
to lear them ut, asThose were affected bwesbave dampness
elshipm shipments now
we hart donith
way from the Old Country. 'You might just as well take
advantage of the savings if you have Cashmere Hose to
bay,
A Special at 25c
Children's floe ribbed cashmere Hose, seamless feet,
heavy weight, strong and serviceable. Regular 30c to
N)c. Special at
Men's Heavy Socks 23c
About fifty pair of these Sock. left. Heavy all wool, in
dark colorings. The greatest sock valoe we have eve -
put on our counters. Fire Bale Price, per pair.......0
Black 1'lessaline Silk $1.15
You can save 36c on every yard you buy. Rich )les -
saline Bilk, heavy weight, lustrous black. fleetly a beauti-
ful quality. 8oltabie for waists or dresses. Regular $l.15
11.50. Per yard only . .
A Big Tableful of Remnants
We have all the recreants In stook, silk. and dress goods
measured up for Saturday morning to go on a h•rgain table
marked without any regard to their actual worth. It is not
a queetioe of their value, with us the question is to sell them.
There is many an old piece of silk witaMe for trimming, or
short lengths ref drew goods imitable for an odd wenn or for
children's wear. All going at a Fraction of Their Actual
Worth.
There Are
Big Savings on Furs
We will stand behind every piece of Fur we
offer for sale now, as we have had them all gone
over by an expert furrier and are offering for
sale only those that can be depended on, Our
Fur stock was exceptionally heavy at the time
of the fire. Now every piece of Fur is back
from the furriers, Neck Pieces, Muffs and Fur
Coats. We are very anxious to clear them out
in the shortest time possible and have them
marked at prices away below what they recently
sold for. The stock of Persian Lamb, Mink
and Sable is exceptionally good and we will
make some very close prices on these high-
grade furs. You can surely save money on
Furs or a Fur Coat if you take advantage ot
this Big Fire Sale.
HODGENS BROS.
Direct Importers - Goderich
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