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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-3-1, Page 8I011iMAnt<M141,0inlinAMOV7006,0100 LOCAL DOINGS. $ewervzi..a.ktmeatekaaraiseisteasatio BIMINGS Brightness Brivs Success aTIMENTS ADMITTED AT ANY TINE )Central g,9 41/./77 STRATFOIRO ONT• A school that offers advantages not found elsewhere in (length*. 144vrgo stair of expert instructions. increased attendance. up -O. business training; scores of stui ents, 1Dolaeed hi good nying positions; students in tittenclanuoirom places in which are locat- ed other business colleges. They want the best, It pays in the end New term now open. Enter as soon as possible. Write to. day for our handsome prospectus. W. J. Irtt Mot t, Principal March 1st. The Council meets on Friday night. Yesterday, (Wed.) was the first day of Lent. A new safe was placed in the vault at the Molsons Bank here Monday. The town clerk registered during the year 1899 17 "births; 15 marriages and 29 deaths. The Pastors of Main and James street churches, exchanged pulpits on Sunday morning last. The annual meeting of the Teachers of East Huron will be held at Seaforth on ?day 25th and 26th. Use Dix Cold Cure for Colds, influ- enza and Lagrippe. Only 15e. a box. Sold at Lutz's drug store. „ The paper inanufacturers.of the Do- minion Met at 'Montreal .and decided to advancePrices 25 per cent. . The Masonic 'Temple, destroyed by fire at London, Out., will be replaced by a larger and better building,. The executive committee of the Sys nochof Huron' is celled to meet On March 15 in Bishop Cronyn Hall, Lon- don. Sunday the thermometer registered the lowest diming the season, the mer - terry havingtaken a drop to 13 below zeish Moses Geiger shipped 0 carload of young cattle from here and another from ChindebOye to To wa, yesterday, (Wednesday.) A horse owned .by the Sutherland - Innis On., and driven by Ed. Boulton dropped dead while going to the swam on Friday.. The contract forethe erection of the personage at St,. James church, 'Clair- debeye, has been aWarded to Messrs. Ross & Taylor Of this place. Miseind Mrs. J. T. Westeett cele- brated: the anniversary Of their silver wedding yesterday (Wed.,) having been married twenty-five years. We often,.here of the .poein "The ab- sent minded beggar" by Kipling, these days; we have lots of "absent-minded subscribers" Avlio are in .arrears yet. :Wmer'S.Liniment is invaluable for sore throat. Price .25c. Sold At C. LutZ's drug store. The congregations at the different churches were .very 51ini: on Sunday owing to the Storm; The services were shortened accordingly in Some of the churches. Mr. -W. T. Acheson disposed of his fine driverand harness last week to Mit James Westeott, which waa ship- ped with a number of other horses to Manitoba.. The special services in James St. church are rapidly increasing in in- terest, and will he continued through the present week and over next, San - day. All Are welcome, A meeting of the Exeter Turf Clutb will he held in the Town Hall, to -night (Thursday) At 8 o'clock, when officers will he elected and arrangements made to celebrate idity 21th, with races. Mr. J. Clarke'S auction sale of hoaseboa rornitare was largely at, tended on Saturday last, hut owiog to thetstbriey and very disagreeable Wea- ther Wo$ postponed till Tuesday next. Postmaster -General Mulled; has ar- ranged With. the 'authorities of Great . Britain and Cape ()hinny that letters :from_ the Canadian troops in South Af- rica shall be forwarded anh delivered whether paid or not. The Rev. Cianon Richardson, M. A., rector of St. John's Church, Londcro Township, will preach (D.V.) in TriVitt Mein m al Ohurch, o n ‘Ved eScl ay evg. next, March 7th. Seripen at 8 o'clock. All are cordiallyinVited. Pte. James idalkett Findlay, one of the 'Canad ion heys w ho fell in So eday's bottle in. South Africa., was i)QT'D near St.:Marys twenty-six yenrs age, and egiceiged bus public 8choo1 and -Collegi, : ate In education in Bailie. Mr. 11, T. Couch, of Winchelsea, has moved .into Mr, Chita. • Perkins resi-, denee. Wililam street, recently vacat- ed by Mit Samuel , Martin. Mr. Mar- tin is moving into the premises.: he re- cenbly purchased from IVIr• J. P. Clarke, The winter has been very favorable for the bringing of loge into the yards Of the Sutherland -Innis Company's stave factory, and a great. number Of. logs' ore piled up in the yards. Many • ...loads of wood have also .been hronght into town. G. arid J. Kellerman, of Dashwood, have porchased. from Mr. John Switzer the Exeter flax mill and will run stone this season. Farmers wishing to let lo nd may get parlAculars by consalting Mr. J. SwitZer, Hay, or address the undersigned at Dashwood. G. & J. KELLERMAN. Word hos been received from Mr. Relit. Long, who left here a few WeCICS ago 00 a fmainess trip to Winnipeg, Manothat he is suffering from a severe attaek of Muscular rheumatism. His many friends here wish him a speedy recovery. When the news of the relief of Lady- smith reaches Woodstock the town will hold a jubilation. The mayor and , the sehool hoard have ordered Oita the School children shall have o half holi, day; and flags and music will be a pro- minent featUre. It is to be hoped for alteoncenied that the neWs will cOme soon. IVe are anximis that our subscribers Should receive their paper regularly, and woold esteem it, a favor if they word(' report to the business office any irrhgifiarly in its delivery. We wish our patrons 10 have notliing but the beat service, :ind to obtain this all C9.5., nfi of non -del v ery, etc., should he re- ' portedrit once. Go to the Exeter Laundry for first - (doss \yolk, Prices reasonable. The Exeter Auxiliary of the Wo - mans' Missionary Society will hold an open meeting in James St. Methodist Church. on Thursday evening, March 8th. Miss Preston, a Missionary from Japan, will deliver an address, also a musical program will be given. Meet- ing to commence at 8 o'clock. A silver co lection at the door. Mr. James Westcott who has been on a visit with friends here for the past few weeks, shipped ten fine horses from this station on Friday last, to- gether with a quantity of building ma- terial with which he intends using• in the erection of a new house the corn- ing summer. Mr. Robt. McLean, of Puslinch accompanied them, Mr. West- cott following on Monday evening. Tarnes Johnston, of Rogerville, testi- monial to the value of English Stock Food. I used English Stook Foodonan- ufactured by C. Lutz, Exeter,for a cow which had calved, and was not doing well. Her appetite was had and she was losing ground. Shortly after feed- ing English Stock Food she began to improve and is now doing well. Her appetite is good and she is making up in condition and the flow of milk is increasing steadily. Like many other towns and cities EN.-- eter was a little premature in celebrat- ing the alleged report of the relief of Ladysmith Monday night. The bells of the Trivitt Memorial church Wer0 rang, guns were fired and a general jubilation and intense excitement pre- vailed throughout the town. But, alas! the report was without founda- tion and those participating in the cel- ebration were soniewhath taken hack when it was learned that it was a United States post -officials have been perfecting a plan to soli postage stamps ia book form. it is proposed ° to offer for sale two -cent stamps inbatiks of twelve stamps at a cost of 25c. each: The books will be of a size 'convenient to slip into the vest pocket, with wax paper between the stamps, and with the division of mail matter into'classes the rates of postage end other kindred inforination printed on the Outside. The one cent charged for the binding and wax paper will net the govern - merit a profit of $6 for each 1,000 books sold. • Another of Mr. Wm. Sne1l7a livery horses was badly injured on Saturday night last. Mr. Moncur had hired the horse to go on a huSiness trip up through Hibbert and while returning honie,accomparried by Mr. Shell's son, Wes, the horse, owing to the blinding' snow storm, got off the road and came in contact with'zk• barbed wire fence, the poor brute sustaining a severe cut in one of its front legs together with other injuries, and was 'unable to be driven home that 'night. Mr. Snell has been rather unfortunate of late with his horses, one having been ser- iously injured a few weeks ago and is stillin a useless Condition. Special Tea Sale. Special tea sale this week at the Exeter bargain store. Winding up sale of the balance of our Boots and Shoes and Ready-made Clothing. 25 per cent. discount on all goods in the store for °ire:Week. A big Snap. J. W. BRonErtnehig For the Farmers. In this issue will be found a new " ad " for the No:xon Co. which will. repay the farmer to read. The drills made hy this.Well-known firm is with- out, a doubt the beat drill on the mar- ket. Those centernphiting the pur- chase of such should not oyerlook the Nexon. :hotincit Proceedings. Council met at call of Reeve at Town Hail, Feb. 23. All Present. Minutes of previous meeting read and confiren, ed. The Reeve stated that the object td calling the meeting, Was to inter- view Messrs. Tremaine & Snell regard., ing Electric light; Mitir-gAarmstroirg, that the Council. grant, Messrs. : Tre- in Mae & Snell 80 days from date to have plaut in running. orderge-Carried. Le- vitt—Evans that Council adjourn to March 2nd.—Carried. • BISETT, Clerk. Saturday afternoon and Sunday wit- nessed the most severe storm that has struck this section for many yeais. The storm was from the westerly dir- ection and commenced shortly after noon on Saturday, never abating un- til about eight o'clock Monday morn- ing. It was accompanied by very eold weather.. As a result there was very little stir on the streets Saturday even - Mg. and Sunday very few ventured out of their homes. Mauy of the rouds running North and South were render- ed impassable. A number of travell- ers and others were snow bonnd and forced to put up at the houses of farm- ers over Sunday. Death of Hamilton Follick. This week we have to recordthe death of Hamilton Follick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Follick, old residents of Exeter, at the age of 30 years. Ho died on the 22nd ult., after several weeks of severe illness. He has been troubled for years by a peculiar men t - lel disease, which took hold of his oth- erwise strong constitution fald gradu- ally weakened him with the above re- sult. His life throughout has been that or an upright and conscientious man and his example is worthy of fol- lowing. The funeral took place from the father's residence, Main street, on Saturday lasts Wedding Belis • Mr. .Tames Willis' residence, Exeter North, was the scene of a very import- ant event, on Tuesday lost, when his estimable daughter, Miss Mary, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. Richard Harris, of Brandon, Man., a prosperous young man of that place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. Martin, in the presence of thirty invited guests. Shortly after two o'clock the bridal riaNty entered the room to the strains :45f the wed- ding march, played hy Miss Nettie Martin. The bride was becomingly attired in a grey cloth travelling suit. The cereniony concluded, congratula- tions were freely offered, after which a most sumptuous repast was partaken of. The happy couple were the recipi- ents of nanny valnable and useful pres- ents. 'Mr. and Mrs, I-larris left on the evening train for London, Toronto and other points before leaving for their home. Another hark is launched upon the matrimonial sea. May it glide Stnoothly oer the water, striking but fOW rocks and eventandly anchor in the desired haven, —Co „ Mr. Robert Sanders, SOD iif he late 'W. H. Sanders, of the 3rd coneession of Steplum, wits mated in inapriage to Miss Bessie Johns, at St. Marys, (01 Wednesday of last week T, R. Enuiloyers Dismissed. The General Rotidmaster of the 0. T. B. Walk' a trip over to the 1 11.& B. during the .recent thaw and on a misty a. in., and finding three of the foremen not patrolling their beats he dismissed them, says the Clinton News - Record. The foremen discharged were those at Centralia, Clandeboye and Denfield. The former had been twen- ty-three years on the FOWL and the latter head of his gang for thirteeu years. All three were prominent dur- ing the strike, and it is alleged thole dismissal was the outcome Abolishing Statute Labor. " Sentiment in favor of the abolition of statute labor is rapidly spreading throughout the provinee. There are now no less than 33 townships in ()n- tario who have decided to take the step, or have already carried it out. The latest to decide are tins towuships of Ushorne, • in Huron county, Blan- shard, in Perth, and Orilla, in Sinicoe. These were visited last week by Mr. A. W. Canitibell, provincial road in- structor. At the meetings helcl it was unanimously decided to commute the statute tabor ot 75 cents per clay, and to adopt the methods of road -making recommended by Ail% OaMpbell. moodses Remarkable Life. We have received ,a .book of intich importanpe at the.present time, from The Poole Publishing Company, Te- tonto, "The 'Life of D. L. Moody." The book is attractive, and is well printed 'DU good White paper., Thirty- three pages Of illustrationsembellish its pages, CO Veri g the outsisulding fea- tures in. Mr. MoOdY's career, .hoine life and religious experience. Its circula- ' 'll'pr ibelily be Yeey.la •ge • tion • I , cis Mr. MOOCV had a powerful influence in Canada, Was known here quite as well as across the line, and his was a potent natne in thousand's of Christians house- holds. The hook is ''pulrlished at 25 cents in heavy paper cover, or 50 cents bound in cloth, is for,sale, at all hook - shores or will be sent postpaid by the publishers on receipt of Price. Every- one will want to read the story of the life work of this reanarktible Ulan. Patriotic Carnival The Patriotic Carnival in aid of the Red Cross Fund; .giverrin the skating /ink on Friday evening last was a huge success. At eight o'clockabout twenty volunteers, beaded bytheband and Captained by Mr. George Harness, marched' up. througli ',Main street to the rink, the band playing some lively airs, andthe whole. presenting 0 very imposing appearance. On 'arriving ,at the rink the'squad.was put' through: a i .• very clever -drill -n which .all acqiutted theinSelges admirably,,the hand .at the same time playing seine lively and much appreciated music. At the con- clussiOn of drill those in costume took possession of :the 'ice, and they were not a few, many' of :the charact- ers being indeed expellent: After the judging was performed these not in masqurade were alloWetr on the ice, making, an imuiease crdycl. The at- mosphere:was rather Mild for such an oceasion,hence theice WasSlightly soft, but nOtWithstandingthis fl"i.c,t the vier, ry revellers enjoyed theraselves very much. During ,the evening' the Red Coats gave another exhibition .drill and two vety:exci ti rig raceS. took place. Efonary prizes were awarded as fol - lo ati on al 06S tume, '1st Miss G. 'Hicks; 2ticl Miss G-ertie Kemp. :Ladies' Ceinic Costume, 1St Mrs. P. BaWden; 2nd' Mrs. N. .111cAyoy; Boy's Comic: Costume, 1st; 'W. ,Hern; .2nd Edgar .Bissett;.Boys', race, lst'137. Ross; Race :(open) lst"Chas. Hyridunta. The Jud- ges rihnle Messrs. F. E. Icarn, Manage., er Of the MOIsinas Bank, .Heirstill, D. Hordon, :Manager of the :MolsonS Bank here:anti C. H. Sanders, editor Advocate.. The Proceeds amotinted to $35, 324 of Which was sent to the. Red. Cross Fond. '"Wir7VA ti"11'711Tr"Mft:7(sc""AM",,Ir ''''' ,71.;ACJAZ, PEPSONAI., iSlSSiI,„ wartgomm.N.I.L. Idiss Cora Prior is visiting friends at Henson. Mrs. A. J. Rollins visited in Egmond- ville last week, Mrs. H. &unwell is at present quite ill or la -grippe. Miss Hattie White is attending the millinery openings ;it Termite. Charles Shute, of near Lion's Head, Bruce County, is visiting in town. Miss Allie Ea crett returned to her home in Brantford on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. \Arm. 11. Wood stent a few days of last week in London. Miss Winnie Hewett, of London, is visiting her cousin Miss Emily Wood. Miss Ed i th So ir d cgs left for TOVOIlt0 last week to attend the millinery open - Miss Addle idorlock left Monday to ottend the millinery openings- in Lon- don. Miss Gertie Kemp, after a two weeks' visit with friends in Seaforth mast Little Garvey Acheson is recovering from an attack of inflammation of the Miss Edith Beer has accepted a posi- tion as milliner with Mr. Praetor at Zurich...: • Miss Emiline Hoivard is attending the millinery openings at London and Toronto. Miss Horne and Miss Jessie Miller are atLondon attending the millinery • openings. • Mr. R. R. Rodgers left Tuesday for PaMao.rkbillp tier to leaving, for Winni- peg,Mr. Jos. Davis is still eonfined to his home hut seems to he gaining strength, although slowly. Hilton Bisset() left 'Wednesday for St. Thomas where he has aceepted a position in a bakery. Mr. N. McAgoy left Tuesday for . , Cumberland, 15718., Wheic be has se- cured a lucrative position. Miss May Dimsford, of Stephen,who has been visiting friends near London) returned home 8;ittirdoy. Messrs. I. R. Carling, R. R. Rogers and W. Eleanor) attended the Travel- lers' ball at London Friday night,. Mr. Chas. KenYon; Who hos been Vis- iting, his uncle, Mr. Win. Herta n; left, for his twine in Ardah, North 1./altota, Monday. Mi' Jt) nleS, AVnitOl'Si, who has been confined to the house through illness for the pest several days, is aole to be out agunt. aliss Ethel Sweet has aecepted a po- sition as milliner at Owen Sound. She is now ottrialing the openings at London and -Toronto. L. L Fellick, of St, Marys, and P. Follick, of Toronto Dental College, at- tended 'the ftinerol of their brother, Hamilton liere last week. Mr. Samuel Handford of Snowflake Man., 0 former well-known resident of Exeter, is shaking hands with his many old friends here this week. Mrs. D. Mill returned home from Windsor Tuesday where she had been coiled to the bed side of her brother-in- ia,NV, Mr. Gourley, who recently fell and sustained serious injuries 'from which he died last week. The Boys. DEAR Enrroa,, I am one Of the bad boys of Exeter of whom 50 many unkind and hard things have been written of late. :.I regret that the fair nione of nil the gitl§.and boYs of Exeter should be publicly ussrcibed a tad 50 W;11-1 ti)n y :, trod u eed hy a few irresponsible Imsybodies, ashamed to attaela their signature to their ,fibell- ous erid thoughtless scribbles: What' will the outer world think:of the young people Of Exeter :when: .reliding such cominnnicationS as hays. recently ap- peared in your eidnoms? • Are Exeter girls:and boys ,worse than the girls and bogs of other towns? How is it that we are permitted to ienintu ctb large? :Why ,net seed us to the reformatoty? in the theanti Me; Nt. Edit0I, 'il1 you kindly phint out a: few of the grey- haired saints of -the village, not ..the chiireh goers; .but saints. :If perad ven- ture there be ono, 'who is lie that Nio may emulate his exarnple ? We 'hear . the Old. people 'swearing, lying qv back- biting their 'neighbors; sve seeethem fighting and: struggling . one. with .the other to .the end that otie may succeed and the other fails -on the David. Hats von principles tif„‘t Do unto the .other fellow what he would do to you if he got a chance, kind see that you , get in the first crack."- ..Look at some of those who are chosen , by Our 'par- ents for ..Munidipal' and , Governmen- tal preferences, 'How about the :old rascals in arid mit of our churcheS Who justify the :ballot box stuffers, the bal- lot switchers, amicl Wotild, Our girls and boys burn the .NArest Elgin 'ballots and swear that they knew - nothing „ about the burning? Yet I have :heat•d my old man say. that he:would 'vote. the same old way, as.bis party waS no 'Worse thanthe other...T. fear,. Mr. Editor,' that sonie of the olcl.chaps should be:: born again; should Erie over again,' if they expect children Who are to be :real angels. How about the hypocrites who spend softie .$300,000 of .yOnr " good money to'secure. a 'majerity 'vote .for the suppression of .::the :liquor: traffic, and when the majority: was secured, had not the sand to suppress. Would the girls and boys of Exeter heguilty of such criminality? No; sir, We would not, yet we. see our parents, preachers and all -upholding such .concluet and at; all,sorts of political hvpct- cxisy. 1 have been .looking over the .records of the past few years to ascertain who of Mir criminals havebeen the criminals' ))6,1 I find that our girls and, boys have net been the offenders but in the majority and morg serious cases, the suspected.and the convicted ' have been thegneek, devout, and pious pharisees and More .of tilieni over than under the 40 year age limit.: The open hearted,,free,.,generenS, girIS or boys of Exeter, refuse to he Slandered by any buiriptiolla newspaper monitor-ea:1rd slandered' I maintainwe have been meSt .§hatireful- ly. Withinitny apologies for taking up so much space. . Tam yours, " Ehtat: A Boy's Opinion. EiprroE, AhvocATE. The boys have been invited to join in the discussion whieh has been agita- ting the minds of a number of the ven- erable and ougust citizens of this vil- lage. I am on0 of those boys who have been so swiftly sliding down the road that leads to the teetotal destruction' of body, mind and stria. And 0.5 have been invited I will try to express' my opinion 013 this tormenting subject. To judge from the words of those. writers we have been guilty of all the crimes in the calendar. Whitt a trouble we have been to our 'porents 'and the elders in this village! What excellent examples. theyhave given its—their own lives and characters! What stren- rams efforts they have made to keep us in the right path and to reform those who have fallen! Do they not forowe:nall pleasures and luxuries of' a doubtful chavaeter to give ns OD ample worthy of following? Do they? Well, that is 0 question. Did you ever hear two old gentlemen talk about their doings in their younger days, when they thought no boys could hear, or at least when none of THEIR boys cpuld hear? (For Some men, youlmow, do not care what they say or do as long as THIOTR children do not hear or: see it). 1 have. They tell stories of depredlitioes. destruction of property, satisfying of Lists, etc., for which a boy nowwould spend some nights in the "cooler" or he made pay a fine. Yet they dare talk about the boys of to -day being altogether ,foul 411,1d sin - tut Boys, or girlseithei, are not slow 111 seeing the fortits of others, particularly their elders, and they are not slow ,to follow thern, if they he so inclined. Every person will admit that. •More in this line Of morals is taught by exam- ple than by any other , means or per- haps by all Means. What kind of ex - :ironies have we had? Beth, good ttnd hod, we admit... We ore better for the good examples but worse' for the bad examples. 1 do not intend, however, Os our seniOrs have done, to:ennui-I orate the faults and sins of my elders. It would take too long. Your space in ono issue would not admit, Mr. Editor, suffice to sly that they preach "Do not as do, but as 1 say." Remember 1 do ight uphold the boys in doing wrong ;:ind ;(n ready to ad- niit that we do wtong, holt we are not snot) blackguards a od-rtiffians us We are pictured in the ei .l'Ang 3 inntenrin ron of some af " those men, who were nev- er boys." There is inoin for 'improve- ment in the boys and 1 think a certain a Mount of reasonable advice given in JT UST ST'C)rtE • AT THE . EU V" ConalsErt. e purchased 78 dozen of Print and Gingham Top Shirts a the Stan- , .) dard Ma ntifacturer's goods at such a reduction este place ourprices away below the zero point of other competitors. Our prices for these lines are 05c and 75c and not one in the whole lot is worth less than $1.00. They were produced for the Spring, but on account of over- production had to be cleared at a, price. We bought them, and give you all the advantage of good cheap wear for Spring 0 n Saturday last we placed in stock all our CArpets and Lace' Curtains for Spring uses. We bought these before the advance in prices and can save you money, also giving you better designs and up-to-date values. With this lot we got a large number of mat ends and sample car- pets and can display a great quantity of patterns and colors. ' .HATS & CAPS are in for spring. We have the celebrated makes, Hartley and Battersby. These goods have the reptitation for wear, color and style, and with us entire satisfaction to all consumers. Special val ties in White Table Linens stud Napkins. Pillow Cottons, any width. 40, 42, 44, 46 inches wide, circular make) only 100. a yard. E. J. SPACKMAN, HPaduarters for W. E. Sandford's Clothing. ilMEZEI&talaMaTIMSEMEMegalTMUM MaitaLESIgialaiM Misty Vision LOGS AND BOLTS WANTED. III.GIIEST PRICES PAID. Conies with advancing year, but can be cleared by properly fitted glasses. Spectacles are ourspecialty. When we fit them, they give satisfaction. Eyes examined free. , S. Fitton, GRADUATE OPTICIAN, T. Fitton's .Jewelry Store tt kindly manner, and hacked up by a. straightforWard and ppright. example in the one giving the advise, would go along W0 10 reforming us and bring- ing out our better nature, Which should be good since we come from such right - eons and law-abiding Stock. , The girls, ton, are not othitted in this .talk on, Exeter's immoral ,.children. Men and women, who have seen Other towns and lived in them, Say different- ly of cair girhe and my own . boyish opinion is that for pure -Minded, rnocl- est and virtuous girls Exeter Cannot be -What inust'the World. outside Of our village think of our: boys and, girls? Peoplewill think of us as they did of. the Donnelley's''Some years ago. In distant' tOwns and cities they thought it terrible to live in that section. " We would be: nandered, sure." So will people in other parts of the province say to their children: "Do not go near Exe•ter lest thy purity be 'Contamin- ated byits, foul ' atmosphere . and thg good Miele blasted forever,'" • I think, as a.: boy, 1 come into closer contact with the boys than -many of the p re v i e uts writer's, nd 1 know that the boys aronot so ..had aS :pictured. 'Wherein are we so bad?. It seems to be more particularly in the smoking of iiigaeettes and the drinking, or lignor. By whom tire, those artieles sold? Are tliere n y -boy's, selling them?. IS there no law against :it? : The root of the brat:ter is tvi tit the r; tepeater au d bbs 11' the IroyS,coold net get 'bigag rates or liquor they would notdesire them.. And is not the: sellera mali, not.o bey? Jf sioneof our cigarette deolers cannot he made sell 'only to those over the required :age; ivbw,not resort to the Lriehl.Optien Lan' • and force sellers'.60.04 a heavy license, for the privilege of selling? Then, 1. am Surehthey: Will find thetas is not profit enough in ,the, business tO WalTan t pay- ing the license Ondhomnieg the risk of (1 line.But surely it•slionId not be left to it boy ti) advise in thig regard. It should he Ve. been done long Ago' when Landoe on d other cities and olso towns did So... Is there no law nisi) agaitIst- sUthug to tuiboi,s? • 'Yet men ho it and are left tinpunished. ..What is ourlic- eine insOectoi, doing let this 'bP done? What aro her ratepayers doing to 'allow sitch men to sell liquor? 'This may not hit an or ono liquor dealers,' but the cop certainly fits' seine or them and those men (?) are to blame, not the Mit since it seems to be a settled fact that we need correction let us take it for granted that some means must be token for our reformation. Let us look for a moment at, one or two of the numerous ideas advanced by the previous writers. " A Looker On" ad-, vanees the idea that if we had indust- ries enough in this town to keep the boys from 'leaving their homes rcs soon tis they have learned a trade and to keep them at work there would be less 'likelihood of our spending our tithe 'drinking and smoking cigarettes. cannot follow his reasoning. Boys do not work all the even). igs His ide IS 0 good one in regord to building up the interests of tubo town hut wherein does it, touch the lessening of the al- leged evils of the boys? The whcile. ideals foreign to the subject under dis- eussion. , In your last week's'issue, Mr. Editor; J. A R. hits the nail on the head WhOli he advocotes the bedding of a gymna- sium in the school grounds for the use of the school children, and the furnish, ing,. of a rooni down .tOwn, where. the boys earl spend their evenings in read- ing, ',laying gaintis, etc. The 'Whole thing will be settled when yen find a, place, where We Call spend our evenings under the supervision of any or 011 of the elders (men and Women) of the village. If a goodly number of our paeents would call oven occasionally, there need be very little chanc)i' iif our going to exbess in anything. While in ibat teen), arid when we have such a plone the temptation to go into evil Will be materially lessened. „Maoist other boys of this evil, f(.no Custom. Sawing Dona, II -1E SUTHERLAND-INNES Co., (Late Gould's Mill) E. C. KESSEL, Foreman, EXETER, ONT. EXETER LU BER YARD. East side of Main street, opposite planing mill. —STOOK— • We have in stock, dressed and matched siding, flooring and cei ing , also dressed pine 1 in., 11. in., 11, in. and 2 in, Shingles, lath and cedar posts always on hand. A large stock of barn lulu - 'her just arrived. Call and Examine - Jas, Willis, Proprietor. te it your home with. . The Light of' all Lights, ACETYLENE OAS The Radiant Home Automatic Acetylene Gas Generator. The Radiebt.HotherAntom;itic Acety- lene G;is Generator hasntanie•rotis tes- timonialgand each Machine is Gnar- tinteed to give every satisfaction. Manufactured by MELVILLE & MORRISON EXETER,.' 'ONT. ' COMMERCIAL LIVERY. First-class Rigs and Horses Orders left at Hawksha-w's Hotel, or at the Livery Stabl e, Chi istie's old Stan d wi I I receive prompt, at- , ten tion. . 094,1 Terms Rtotsona bl SOLE LEATHER_......goa. We wish to impress on the minds of everybody that we don't sell sole leather, I) eithtr do we sell meat as tough as sole loather: OUR MEATS Aro ofthe s,erv best quality. Try MO' big brown Sirloin lt oast. It 15 an toothsome, and appetizing estho, famous roneoehe; roast as .Kinr,lit times. 1)Tf3 know In. w to fix 11 111) ail nice for tb e oven. 'I'ry us once, You'll try us twice; You'll find (111 1' eats Are clMicea'nd 'dee. • (John M 0'1117 int' sit:Ifni generation will tutice'a Inted this disettssion, `Thanking you Mr. iuti Oar; 13(:)ar.