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THURSDAY, DECEMBER deb, 1899
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South Africa,
The objective of the:English army in
South Africa is Peetoria, with Bloem-
fontein en passant There is where it
..wants to go. It is often said that the
•principal object of a, military cam-
paign is the array of the enemy, but
by moving on these points his army
will surely be found there, or at places
• on the way, There are railroads lead-
.
ing to these objective points, and they
dictate the line of approach.
The Transva,a1 and the Orange Free
State are on a high table -land, border-
ed on the east and southeast by very
Tugged and difficult mountains, which
descencl sharply into the low conetry
along the sea coast The passes are
few, and can be defended with great
advantage by the Boers. A line of
railroad from the coast at Durban
pierces the mountains and leads
to Pretoria, by way of Lady-
smith. The line traverses Natal,
which driers itself like a wedge north-
ward into the divide at the pass of
Laing's Nek. This line of approach to
Pretoria, while ratherdshort, passes for
• a long distance through very ruggect
country that has many lines of great
defensrve Strength.
From the southward the great table-
land is approached by an open country
with long and easy slopes. Along this
line there are two railroads, substant-
ially parallel, and at a distance apart
that will permit two columns to move
forward in touch with each other.
• This enormously increases the facility
and velocity with which a large num-
ber of men and war material can be
projected towards the objective of the
campaign. The line is much longer
than that through Natal, but on ac-
count of the railroad facilities the in-
creased distance is a matter of no great
moment. The principal dif6.culty will
be the protection of the long line of
-communications from raiding parties
• of the Boers. But a large array in the
Orange Free State will keep most of
the Boers busy in front, while, with
the armored trains as wrecking trains
and plenty of small defensive parties
strung along the line, it. should not be
a difficult matter to keep it open.
The Boers are making great play.
They are trying and hoping that the
English will make its approach on the
Natal line. Their whole movement is
a brilliant end daring invitation. At
the same time they are striving to oc-
• cupy the two strongly defensive lines
.in the mountains south of Ladysmith.
• Their failure to oyerwbelm and crush
General White's army has very Much
delayed them, and they, may not get
either of these lines. General White
has handled himself unusually well.
His attack at Elandslaagle, which was
• criticised so much at first, was a neces-
• sary move to cover the retreat of a,
part of his command from Dundee-
• an untenable and undesirable position.
It is doubtful if the English try to
force the Boers out of Natal. Rather
will they do everything they can to
keep them there. It, is a fatal position
for the Boers, because it leaves them
uncovered at their weakest point The
time is probably near at hand when
the grass will not grow under their
• feet while they are taking theruselyes
out of that locality, leaving small
• forces to defend the passes, while they
• hasten to the fortifications of Pretoria.
The great fightingwill be there, unless
( they have the wisdom to give up the
unequal and hopeless task beforehand.
There is a strange parallel between
• these Boers and the North -American
• Indians. When the greatest deposit
• of gold the mind of man ever dreamed
of was uncovered on the barren Wit-
watersand, the chariot of civilization
rolled into their country,. Rather than
get into the wagon and play their role
tor just exactly what they were worth
-as people do ia real republics -they
have thrown themselves under the
wheels, ip s vain hope of stopping the
great 0 'cession.
1-, • -
Thore are some ehings which one can
•Pierceive are destined to take place
eaugh the time and manner
•E their occurrence are doubtful.
uch was a radical elaange in the
• overnment of the Transvaal. Every
ne foresaw that sooner or later,
eacebly or by war, Eregeristn would
ave to alter its character. Such,
nitre was the opening of Ohiesi.
obocly imagined that the isolation of
ke Celestial Empire would endure for-
eer. It was, and still is, simply a
IleStion of how and when it would be
.;oken down. Or to take matters that
tee not yet grown, actually pressing
tore are few who doubb that at some
me or other the Dual Monarchy must
11 to pieces ; and in the politics of
Far East te is almost an axiomatic
rietirity that Russia and japea will
we to fight foe the possession of
orea.
• In the lastemmed instance evea the
est self -retained observers, liege long
tt an armed cenfiici in the categore
things inevitable, leaving only the
gene of ite breaking oub to coojectute.
even on this point there are those
aseett that the Mobaent is now
approaching, and that a war between Perth Pickinge,
the two powers (,:an hardly be post -
polled beyond next spring, In view
of these opnoone, winch are not the
opinlooe of professional alarmists,
there is gravity in the recent rum.oes
from the Eastthat the Chinese are
leaving Korea in fear of an immediate
conflict ; that several thonsand japan-
ese have been lauded there,. "disgtused
as coolies"; thee Japanese battle -ships
now building in England,. as well as
some en route for japan, are being
hurried along with all possible speed;.
and that China and Japan have buried
the animosities of the late war, and
come together for mutual protection.
Desire for revenge eijd an intense
consciousness of oatioeal destiny aro
the ground work of Japanese hatred
for Russia. Few more galling humili-
ations have ever been pat upon a
coantry than the ejection ofJapan from
the Liao-tung Peninsula. The fruits
of her victory over China were dashed
from her hands. Possibly she did not,
intend to retain them permanently;
the sting lay in being compelled to
give them up at the bidding of anoth-
er power. Japan has neither forgot-
ten nor forgiven that public slight.
The Chinese war was fought to free
Korea from the suzerainty of Pelein,
and to the independence a Korea
Japan stands cormnitted by the simp-
lest necessities of her position, Ima-
gine Great Britain, with her swarming
MdUStrialpdpulation andperpetuals car -
city of food, placed where Newfound-
land is, near a great agricultural
country that cau at once supply her
with what she needs and take from
her what she manufactures, and you
have a not exaggerated picture of the
Japanese attitude towards Korea. A
hostile power in possession of Korea
would menace Japan's very existence,
and hardly less certainly jeopardize
the autonomy of China. Both coun-
tries have a zommoo interest in keep-
ing it free. Russia, on the other hand,
intends its absorption-. It is the next
and most obvious step in her expan-
sion, and she has already collected in
Manchuria a large, if somewhat irreg-
ular, force, and placed it along the
Yalu River.
More Reserves Called put
The Transvaal situation in view of
recent occurrences and the latest
news from Methuen is deemed to be
critical. The War Office promulgated
an order Monday calling out a further
portion of the army reserve. The
corrected list of the total casualties at
Madder River Tuesday is as follows:
killed 76, wounded 394, missing 7.
Everything, but farmers' produce, is
• advancing in price. The present is
surely not a farmers' government " '
Rev. H. Kennedy, assistant pastor
of the Methodist Church at Shedden,
recently accepted the invitation to be-
come pastor of Eaton, Mich.
Thos. D. Hodgins, M. P. P. for East
Middlesex, died suddenly Friday
morning. Heart failure was the cause.
Mr. Hodgins was sixty two years of
age.
A young farmer named Wm Fink
aged 22 years, had two fingers of his
left hand blown off at New Hamburg,
Ont., on Saturday by the explosion of
a, shotgun while out hunting.
The item in the press to the effect
that a young ma,n named Ohittick,
formerly of Blyth has been suffocated
by gas in a Winnipeg hotel, is incor-
rect his father resides in Belmore-
not Blyth.
No one knows better than those who
have used Carter's Little Liver Pills,
what relief they have given when
taken for dyspepsia, dizziness, pain
in the side, constipation, and disorder-
ed stomach.
Chas. W. Harris, a deaf mute, was
killed bye a passenger train at Flint,
Mich. He was born at Thamesford in
1878, and was a nephew of Mrs. Mc-
Carty, of Woodstock, and Mrs. Mead,
Lakeside.
The fanner who sold his hogs for
$3.50 per cwt. this week and bought a,
supply of coal oil at 80 cents per gal-
lon, refuses to be convine6d that this
"Growing Time" is putting any money
into his pocket.
The Woodstock Board of Trade at a
meeting last Wednesday evening ac-
cording to the Sentinel -Review, voted
in favor of a request to the Town
Council to petition the Ontario Legis-
lature that Woodstock bemade into a
city.
General Gatacre appreciates Irish-
men. Before leaving for the transvaal
he said: "I am lucky in having five of
my regiment Irish, for the knot that
five Irish regiments cannot units rn ust
be a difficult one. Ha commander in
charge of five Irish regiments falls he
m ust he a bad specimen." •There is
nothing on the fitee ef the earth that
Irishmen will not do."
Wililam Poldon, aged 17, seven
months in the CentralPrisont Louis
Haley, aged 17, five months in the
Central Prison: rirederick Ravvling,
aged 15, Retormatory for an indefinite
period. The above were the sentences
imposed by Judge Finkle at Wood-
stock on Thursday on the three Nor-
wich boys who pleaded guilty to
breaking into the Chinese laundry and
stealing a trunk containing money.
There are at least, fbur constituen
cies in this province where the Gala
clan vote to -day is sufacient to turn
the electioe. These voters have been
put on the list under Mr Greeaway's
infamous Election Act, although they
have not been in the province long
enough to be eaturalized. What will
be the condition of affairs when at the
nexe election, the whole swarm of
ton's Slayes ars entitled of right to be
put on the list.? Is it not, "time for a
change," so as to rescue the province
from the evil of Galician government?
-Winnipeg Telegram.
We congrabulate the Mail and Em-
pire on its prompt nailing of the
slander of the Ohica,go Tribune. which
unwarrantably :moused the former of
stealing the Tribune's cable despatch-
es of London Times war news. The
merited copies of the Tribune con-
taining the slander which were sent
to nothy Canadian sanctums do not
seem to have xnacle much of an irnpres-
elem. Canadian editors at all events
took no stock in it the Bed notice a
it that we have seen being the Mail
and Empire's own. The XIII aed
Empire, by the way, is publishing a
decidedly superiot War service,.
C, Jones has disposed of is gro-
cery business in Mitchell to Mr, W. R.
Cole.
Miss Kate Shillinglaw, of Brandon,
Manitoba, is visitieg friends in Miteli-
ell and Ilibbert.
Miss Flo MoLeay, of Mitchell, has
secured a positiou as teacher of Omni
-
tion in a Florida college,
S. S. mcouteheoli, a Ribbert, has
been re-eogaged to teach at New Glas-
gow, Elgin eounty, for 1900.
Thomas Loshrin,. of Stratford, has
purchased a term from Mr. Monteith,
of 100 acres, more or less, for $5.000,
Mr, Walk, of the townliue, Fuller-
ton, has rented his farm to 3. Kers-
lake, and inteucls moving to St, Marys
shortly.
Mitchell Methodists intend raising
$4,000 for the $1,000,000 fund, about
half of which has already been pro-
mised.
Percy Chamberlain, of Logan, went.
to Manchester, England, last week,a,nd
Mr. David Doacl, of Monkton, to Glas-
gow.
A frootage by-law will be presented
to the electors of Mitchell for their ap-
proval at the municipal elections in
January.
Jeremiah McCarthy privately bought
Michael Murray's 100 -acre farm, lot 6,
con. 14, Logan, on Tuesday last for the
sum of $8,200.
IVIiss A.nuie McLeod, of the Mitchell
Model School, has been engaged as
teacher in S. S. No. 9, McKillop. for
1900.
The property at the corner of the
10th Blanshard, E.M.R., which was
owned by the Bell family from pioneer
days, has been purchased by Percival
Dickie for $450.
Nelson Monteith, M. P. P., is on the
programme of the annual meeting of
the Outario Agricultural and Exper-
imental Union to be held at the Agri-
cultural college, Guelph, on Dec. 6.
J. W. Laird, formerly principal of
the St. Marys Public schools, but now
a, resident of British Columbia, will
open a grocery store in the Stone Town
in the McLean block, on January lst,
Mr. Wm. Russell, Mitchell, came
near losing his life in a runaway ac-
cident on Friday last. He was thrown
from the wagon, and was picked up
unconscious, with his collar bone dis-
located.
A quiet wedding took place at the
manse in Listowel, on Wednesday
29tb, ult., when Miss Kate Rolling be-
came the wife of Mr. Thos. R. Alexan-
der, one of Elmaes enterprising far-
mers.
Duncan McInnes, 13th con. Grey
sOld his 75 acre farm to J. D. 114cNair
calm same place. The purchaser
will take possession on March 13, Mr.
McInnes retiring from fanning and re-
moving to Oranbrook.
John Hagerty, of the Commercial
hotel, Stratford, and Miss Nellie Byrne,
daughter of Thomas Byrne, of Strat-
ford. were married last week. Mr.
Hagerty will take his father's hotel,
the latter retiring from business.
A ,quiet wedding took place at the
Presbyterian Manse, Oromarty, on
Friday last, when Mrs. Susan Jones,
of Mitchell, was married to Archibald
Graham, a wealthy and respected wid-
ower of B.ibbert. They are now com-
fortably settled in Mitchell,
Richard B. Gill,merchantof Brooks -
dale, has purchased the two-storey
brick residence of Samuel C. Bartlett',
Queen street, west ward, St. Marys.
It is Mr. Gill's intention to carry on a
general grocery business. The price
paid for the property was $1,550.
An accident occurred the other day
at Stratford pork factory. Some men
were engaged in lifting. a beam on the
third storey when the plank on which
they were standing broke, and they
fell to the very bottom. Five men fell
and John Griffin had his headsplit
open.
On Friday, Noy. 24th, death relieved
the sufferings of Adeline Harwood,
wife of John McNeil, of South Bien -
shard, at the age of 74 years and 6
months. Deceased was born in the
Township of Broughton, Quebec. At
the age of 20 years she was united in
marriage to John McNeil.
Two prominent and highly esteemed
members of the Methodist Church,
Listowel, were married at the Parson-
age there on Tuesday, Nov. 28th, by
Rev. H. Irvine. Theywere 3. H. Kins-
man, now residing near Moorefield,
and Miss Matilda, Delyea, of Listowel.
Miss Delyea was Bible class teacher m
the Methodist Sunday school and very
prominent in League work.
A disastrous fire occurred in the
village of Shakespeare Saturday even-
ing about 9 o'clock, when the building
known as the old Eby hotel, now run
by Mr. Roese, was burned to the
ground, The fire is supposed to
heve started trona a defective chim-
ney, hut the real cause is unknown.
The post office, a email structure next
to the hotel, was torn clown,to prevent
the fire spreading any further.
All the contents of the hotel were
saved.
One of the oldest residents of the
township of Downie, passed away
Thursday morning at 10.30, in the per-
son of John McEwen. He was in his
80th year, and had been a resident of
Downie for the last 46 years. Pre-
vious to that, being a moulder, he
worked at his treele, He was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, in 1819, and came
to this country when a young man.
The sorrowing children are: Alexan-
der, Downie'Mrs. Aitcheson, Avon -
ton ; John, Muskoka; George and
,Tames, of New Zealand ; Mrs. Bain, of
Fullerton ; Mrs. 13rantford, and Arth-
ur, of Stratford. Besides the eight
children he leaves an aged wife to
mourn his loss,
A case tried at the recent sitting of
the Division Court at Mitehell is of
particular interest to apple dialers.
Dudley Bros., the well let own buyers,
dab:Lied of W. 11. Drakeellibbert, $100
damages for breach of contract to sell
apples. It Appears that Drake had
sold his orchard to plaintiffs in the
spring, and When the time of deliv-
ery arrived he refused to deliver, and
claiming that plaintiffs failed to carry
oub their bargain as to some fall apples
and in consequence he Was relieved
from the whole bargain, A cloud of
wile) esses were examined as to the state
of the apple market, quelityof the
apples, ete. judgement; was given for
the pleintiffs for $54 without costa
tu'on County Notes I me the Legleoreis made more at nine
cOLL1NS 5 ST NISURY-Baleistere, Con
veyaneers, Naar e Ont, 1 H
ooltineena J„ (1 btaqury D. A. (htlo wit1
McCarthy, Osier 4 0a, Toronto.
Sneak thieves are visiting the turkey
roosts around 'Varna.,
Joseph Dobie, of Colborne, died on
Monday, aged. Se years,
M. and Mrs. Slim*, of Auburn, are
visiting friends in Zurich at present,
Mrs. ReynolEls, of :Dashwood, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. 3, Nichol-
son, of ,Auburn.
Herbert Fisher, of Benrniller„ has
PtotuMehrassegrtiliinegroOr-aocraerifoaw7plaieyliounagifnogr
it the sum of $4,700.
David McConnell and family, who
have resided in Blyth for eighteen
years, are moving to Clinton, in which
• place he intends making his future
Wililam home,
Broadfootof the Mill Road,
Tnckersmith, has bought the 50 -acre
farm known as "Tea Walkers," on the
Mill Road, paying somewhere about
$8,000 for it.
A short time ago Mr. Scott's store,
Brucefield, was robbed of considerable
jewelry and also a coat. The coat was
found in a bare two and a half miles
east of the village.
Not one ha twenty are free from
some little ailment caused by inaction
of the liver. Use Carter's Little Liver
Pills, The result will be a pleasant sur-
prise. They give positive relief.
Walter Wightman who has been
teaching in U. S. S. No. 6 Westfield
since the summer holidays, has given
such general satisfaction that be has
been re-engaged for 1900 at a salary of
$825,
Mrs. Elizabeth Carthage, who was
undoubtedly tbe oldest woman in Lon-
don, died Sunday at the residence of
her son-in-law, George C. Talbot. Mrs.
Cartlidge had attained the great age
of 99 years,
A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday evening last, at the home
of Mrs. Alex. Johnson, Bayfield Road,
when her eldest danghter, Miss Annie,
was joined in wedlock to Mr, Woods,
a prosperous farmer near Lucknow.
W. C. Myers, of the Temperance
Life Insurance Co. Clinton is consider-
ing a business proposal made him,
which may necessitate his removal
from town, he will be missed there
should he go, be being an active Work-
er in church circles.
A hospital has been established in
Clinton and is now treating the first
patient. The building, well and pleas-
antly situated, contains 13 rooms, in-
cluding a good-sized and well ap-
pointed operating room, and is in
charge of efficient nurses.
Sb. Augustine was the scene of a
uiet wedding oo Tuesday; the 28bh of
ovenaber, when Mrs. M. Brenpan,
postmistress and general merchant, Sb.
Augustine, was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony to H. Baker, con-
tractor, formerly of Walkerton.
Clinton News-Recorde-"Mr, John
Maguire, who was transferred from
the G. T. R. station here to the Lon-
don office, has been obliged to resign
tbe position there owing to an in-
jury to his arm which makes constant
operating impossible. •Big may again
return to Clinton. •
Miss Adelaide Mitchel!, the second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mitch-
ell, of Colborne, died last week. On
Monday, Nov. 20th, she went to Gode-
rich ' towuship to spend a few days
with her cousin, Mrs, Martin Mugford.
On the following Wednesday she was
taken ill with acute peritonitis.
A 65 -acre farm on the 6th con. Tuck-
ersmith was recently solcl for $5,000.
Another of 100 acres in the same town-
ship was sold for $4,700, A 50 -acre
farm, near Olinten, sold for 33,000.
John Arnold, near Milverton; sold 100
acres for $4,500. Land in Huron and
Perth is on the raise.
At another joint meeting of the
boards of tbe two Clinton Methodist
churches, what is known as the "Burnt
Block," between "Victoria and Albert
streets, was selected as the site for a
union church, if built, and a commit-
tee was appointed to ascertain the cost
of a building with ample accommoda-
tion for the two prosperous congrega-
tions.
Alvixaston Free Press.-11r.0.B. Latta,
principal of our public schools, is quite
a poultry fancier, • While in London
last week he purchased some magni-
ficent prize Buff, Black, Partridge and
White Cochleas to add to bis already
fine pen of birds. He also disposed of
some very fine birds to London fan-
ciers. He now has some of the best
stock in Canada in his possession.
Sandy Walker, who has made his
home for years with Donald Smith, of
Stanley, met with an accident one day
last week which may have a fatal
termination, He had gone to the bush
for a load' of wood and while on his
way back a block upon which he was
sitting rolled and caused him to fall to
the ground upon his bead, rendering
him unconscious. The inedical inen
have very little hope that he will be
able to pull throngh. The injured
man is bebween forby-five and fifty
years of age.
"Dining the season just closed,"
says John 0. Morrison, of McKillop,
in a letter, "I gathered 24,000 dozens
of eggs, and the previous season 25,000
dozen. I gathered from 100 farmers.
and about half of these gave to other
gatherers as well its to me, and there
were six others who went over the
sante route as I did. From the =ono t
of money that I paid, therefore, judge
that ab least $4,800 must beveabeen
paid to these 100 farmers for their eggs
this season. One party from whom T
bought sold me $69 worth from sixty
hens, and this besides what were use,'
in the house for -the family, Now.
paid at least $2400, and only gob eg
ab least, from one-sixth of the teerme;
of the township of McKillop. As 1
said before, there are six others gath-
ering on the same territory, and, sup-
posing I gob half the ego, that would
mean that $4,800 had been paid to 100
farmers, which means about $64,000
worth of eggs sold by the farmers of
IVIcKillop alone. From this tnyone can
count up and arrive at a very fait esti-
mate of iblie very large amount which
the eggs of this county bring to the
farmers of the county in a single sea-
son, I canna say' whab breed of hens
is the best One farmer who has Ply-
mouth Rocks and White Leghotes told
cents ..per. .ttozen than the .Piptionth
. would at ten cents. I-got'as o'ood av-
erage egas..fro.M. one party whohad all
1 White 140gherns AS I get anywhere,"
W. liearo, Stanley-, who has beou
living on the farm owned by the Oen-
a( a Oontpauy, moved on Menday to a
term which be has rented near Blyth,
T. 11. Brownlee, the dominie 01 5, S.
No, 14, Hay, has been engaged to
wield the birch in No. 14 during 1900,
and for good work lute been given an
increase of salary.
On Wednesday iu the presence of
about forty friends and relatives, Rob
luso-J:1 Woods,of St. Belens was united
to Annie Johnston of Stanley town
ship, Bayfield Road.
On Thursday evening of last week
while Alex. Walker, of Stanley, was
coming oat, of the woods with o. load
of wood he fell backwards off the wood
ancl hurt himself severely.
We understand that a sufficient, sum
has been subscribed to completely
wipe off the badebtedness on the new
Methodist (Murcia Kippen. -The con
gregation is to be congratulated.
Miss Mabel Doherty, of Clinton
who bas been teaching in. the Ononda-
go Public School this term, has been
engaged for 1900 at an incveased sal-
ary. Next year she will receiye
$350.
Advices from Northern Dakota state
that Archibald McCuly, died on Nov.
21st. The deceased was a brother of
Jos. McCully, of Stanley township
and was farming and teaching in Da-
Nkvohtitlea.tting
lvieste.ele‘
Harold Innes, of Stanley,
on the pony's back at
D. McEwen's on Saturday, was thrown
off the pony. He fell on his left arm,
which became dislocated, and one of
the bones broken.
One evening last week as Robb.
Blake, of Aslifield, was on his way to
church, he received quite a shock from
a bicycle rider. Mr. Blake had to re-
turn home, and has been confined to
the house ever since.
Charlie Chilton, Goderich township,
an elderly resident of the 15th conces-
sion, dropped dead on Saturday after-
noon while performing some ordinary
duties around the place. He generally
enjoyed good health.
Cudmore, of Kippen, the
hay king, caught fever whilst coming
home from England, and was confined
to bed for a couple of weeks in Mou-
treal. He has been home a few days
now and is about himself again.
On Thursday last a couple of the
young people of Goderich township --
David A. _Marshall and Miss Sarah
Johnston -drove over to the Metho-
dist parsonage, Bayfield, when Rev. E.
A. Shaw made them man and wife.
John N. McKenzie, Reeve of Ash-
field, intends leaving the municipal
field open for fresh aspirants. M. Dal-
ton and W. Kickley intend asking the
electors of Ashfield to decide who shall
be Reeve for the coming year. It is
said that Mr. McKenzie, Reeve; will be
an applicant for the yacant position of
Treasurer.
It is our sad duty this week to report
the sudden death of Minnie E., the
only daughter of Mrs. Patrick John-
ston, of Blake, which occurred at the
residence of James Johnston, Blake, on
Tuesday night last. The deceasectwas
iu her usual good health on Friday pre-
vious to her departure, but was taken
to her bed on Sundey with lung trou-
ble.
Charles Caltnn, of the 16th con. of
Goderich township, passed away from
this world into the next very suddenly
on Saturday last. He had not been
well all summer and fall, but went
about as usual and continued to carry
on his gardening operations. On Fri-
day he was in Clinton and on Saturday
ate a hearty dinner, after which he
lay down to take his customary after -
di nn er nap from which he never awoke.
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tA(4‘ Thin, pale, anwmic girls .
$ need a fatty food to enrich
* their blood, give color to w
it?
al their cheeks and restore their $
health and strength. It is
* safe to say that they nearly $
tie er
all reject fat vi/ith their food. $
CD Er
COD LVEi OL
WM MTPOPHOSPIATES'ori/NE,&5011A1
is exactly what they require;
2 it not only gives them the irn-
2; portant element (cod-liver oil)
2 in a palatable and easily di- $
gested form, but also the hypo -
phosphites which are so valua-
ble in nervous disorders that
usually accompany aneemia.
°. SCOTT'S EMULSION is a
latty food that is more easily
digested than any other form
$ of fat. A certain amount of
11; flesh is necessary for health.
You can get it in this way.
We have known per-
sons to gain a pound a
day while taking it.
5oc, and 10,55, all druggists, ,
STT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto.
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Exatcar Munioipat Coundil,
Council met pnrsuant to adjourn-
ment at Town Mall, Nov, 25t1. All
present.
• Minutes of previous meeting read
and confirmed,
Tenders for Municipal debentures
were received As follows ;
Samuel Sanders, 0145; George U.
Stinson & Co., 31436; G. Wood & Son.
31412.
Taylor -Evans -That Mr. Sanders'
tender, being the highest, be accepted.
-Carried,
A ems tron g -M uir-That the follow-
ing accounts be passed and orders
drawn on the treasurer for the same:
H. 13ishep & Son, $17.16; F. R. Knight,
for Fire Co. No. 1, $60; Geo. Anderson,
for Fire Co, No. 2, $170,--Oarriecl.
Muir Taylor -That this Council
sanction the action of the Reeve, in
the matter of Bobier vs. Bissett and
Carlime.--Care led.
Evans -- Armstrong- That ()clonal
adjourn to Friday, Dec, 21st, at eight
o'cloclap.na-Carried.
Council met pursuant to adjourn-
ment at Town Hall, Dec. 1st, all pres-
ent,.
Evans -Armstrong -That the fol-
lowing accounte be passed and orders
drawn on treasurer for same:
3. White & Sonebalance of account
to Dec. lst, $32.50; Electric Light Co.,
account to Dec. 1st. $76.71; T. Welsh,
labor, $8.12; 3. W. Oreech, doe$16; W.
Westeott, do., $5.87; James Parsons,
$1,87; Silas Handford, $6; Tames Tay-
lor, $6; George Atkinson, $4.70; Swill
Baskerville, $4.50; Mrs. To wle,charitY,
$15; Mrs. Sutton, charity, $9; James
Creech, beds for lockam, $2; W. Baw-
den, gravel, $2.80; G. H. Bisset, ex-
press, 30c.; Thos. Horn, breaking stone,
$82.50; Goderich lumber, $3.92. -Car-
ried.
Taylor -Muir -That the following
persons be appointed deputy -returning
officers: For Polling Sub -Division No.
1, James Dennis; No, 2, Virm.Weekes ;
No, 8, J. T. Westcott; No. 4, G. H.
Bissett -Carried.
Muir -Evans -That By-law No, 17,
confirming the sale of Local Improve-
naent debentures, as read a first time,
be now read a second and third times
and finally passed, -Carried.
Taylor -Armstrong -That the street
commissioner be instructed to recon-
struct the drain on the south side of
John street with 64nch tile, as far west
as Andrew street. -Carried. •
Muir -Armstrong -That Council an.
journ to Dec. 15th, at 8 o' lock. p.m. "
- en. e -
Winchelsea
Sorroof.. REPORT.- The school re-
port of S. S. No. 6, Usborne, for the
month of November is as follows :- V,
Linda, Hunter, Leslie Robinson, Ethel
Godbolt ; Sr. IV, Toria Miners, May
Hawkins, Alice Berryhill ; Jr. IV,
Charlie Godbolt, Bert Fletcher, Mabel
Sawyer; Sr. III, Cecil Call2111, Ethel
thilleyblank, May Delbridge ; .Tr. 111,
(Olive Berryhill, Ella Berryhill,) Web
son ' Coultis, Wilfred Johns; Sr. 11,
Wilson Ilawkins, Leslie Worclen, Nel-
lie Glidclon. Promoted- from Jr. II to
Sr. II, Newton Clarke,Ivy Pulleyblank,
Priscilla Pen warden, Clarence Fletcher,
Almena Heywood, Othella Heywood,
Jackson Woods, Luella Bayes, Samuel
Hicks ; Jr. Pt. 11, Clarence Miners,
Hattie Hunter, JDO Kellett. Promot-
ed from Part I to Part II, May Cooper,
Willie Elford, Lilia Robinson, Wel-
lington Skinner, Fred Couch, Laura
Woods, Gordon Waddell, Ella Hey-
wood, Nellie Heywood, Addle Johes,
Nettie Campbell ; Pt 1, Everett Skin-
ner, Alma, Johns, Penelope Worden,
Virda Berryhill.
P. Gem:omen 1_
E. E. HArms j- Teachers.
VITA.
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HAIST.-In Crediton. on Saturday, Nov. 25th,
the wife of joseph Heist, of a daughter.
GIFFORD-At Winchelsea, Nov. 27, the wife
of A. B. Gifford, of a son.
VOSPER-In Exeter on the 2nd inst., the
wife of George Vesper, of a daughter.
• MARRIED
GRAHAM -JONES. -At the Manse,CromartY,
• on the 24th Nov., br the Rev. Peter Scott,
Archibald Graham, Hibbert, to Mrs. Susan
11.3-n
SA'otGraltsflotTIVIhrdYi,b-coBneYI.
Nov,inNE.-At St. 28th,, by the Rev. V'ether
Joseph's Church
Cook, John Hagerty, to Nellie, daughter of
Thomas Byrne, nII ofttat2ord.
KELLINGTON-DAVIS-At Kirkton, on the,
22nd ult., by the Bev. Mr. Bell, Richard Mil-
lington to Miss Burette Davis, both of Ful-
ST:111:14ktte:°e"b‘Yoyf-tilhile2bvNi-Tifo's parents, Sain't Steam of
RON-In Hay, On the (kb
8, Henderson, at the rest -
Retinal!, to Miss Joan, third daughter of
.loatiessillu
onothrNons.
NvToN
-At tbe residence of
the bride's mother, Barfield road, Stanley, on
Nov. 22, by E. SnAvers. Mr. Woods, West
Wawanosh, to Annie,eldest daughter ofMr.
Johnston.
AIDLAW-WEBER-At the residence of the
bride's father, Zurich, on Noy. 21st, by the
Rev. 3 . S. Henderson, jollies Laidlaw, of
Piglet), Mieh., to Annie Matilda, Weber,
daughter of Casper Weber,
MARSHALL-JOHNSTON-At the 1114thodist‘
Parsonage, PaYlield, Nov. 28rd, by Rev. A.
Shaw, David. A, 3V1araliall, to IVIiss Sarah A.
Johnston, both of Goclerich township,
M1LLER-MoD0NALD-In Stara, Noy, 41, by
Rev, Peter Scott, W. Miller, to Flora Mc-
Donald, both of IlibbleErtp.
DIED
IIODGE-In Fulfarton, Noy. 27, Win Hodge,
CrEadONI
78 -Yealisdoderich township, on Nov. 25th,
Charles Calton, aged 05 years and 9 months.
MITCHELL -In Goderuth towaship, on Nov.
24th, Adelaide, second daughter of James
Mltchell, of. Colborne, aged 19 years!,
DOBig-n, Colberne,on Nov. 27, Joseph Dohie,
aged 28 years end 10 months
CJOOPER - Clinton on Nov. 30, Marion
• C°°r8ti°170Yer:C°NN°l-1nilb°1C01 INov. tb)lgtic1e1aug1tero2Iatrie!)nnors, redabut2„4
• Ylde07ODGENS, Landon, on Thursday.
D. ttedgener, M, P. P., in his
hursday. Nov. 30,
02nd year.
I M 4
Co be free frorn sick headache, bili -
02,811e98, constipation, etc., use Carter's
Little Liege. Pills. Strictly vegetable.
They gently stimulate the liver and
11 et6bbs stomach from bile,
•• There is noth-
ing so bad for a
cough as cough-
ing. It tears the
tendermembrane
of the throat and
lungs, and the
wounds thus
tnade attract the
germs of con-
sumption, Stop
your cough, by -
using the family
remedy that has
been curing
coughs and colds
Ar of every kind for
over sixty years. You
can't afford to be with-
out it.
loosens the grasp of your ;IF,
cough. The congestion
of the throat and lungs is
removed; all inflamma-
tion is subdued; and the
cough drops away.
Three sizes: the one
dollar size is the cheap-
est to keep on hand;
the 50c. size for coughs
you have had for some
time; the 25c. size for
an ordinary cold.
"For 15 years I had a very had
cough. The doctors and everybody
else thought I had a truo ease of
consumption, Then 1 tried Lyer's
Cherry Pectoral and It only tools
bottle and a half to cure me."p
F. 11/41.aurox liraaxa
Oct. 28,1898. Camden, ICY.
Write the Doctor. If you have any
complaint whatever and desire the
best medical advice, 'write the Doctor
freeiy. linA.,71r."AsItER, Lowell, hiaSs.
FREEZZ.11,tVggHt
selling 3 doa of
OU! full-sized Ulan Doylies at
le cents each. rine Boys
Watch for selling 2 doz. Latest
and prettiest designs: sell at sight.
No Thioneyltequirod. Strnply
write and we send Doylies postpai
Sell them return money. and we
bali your;tatchrme, !Unsold Doylies
returnable.
LINEN DOYLEY CO.
sox 12 T To ROrrto
moke
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Gilt TON660'
When Doctors
Disagree
Consult
Optician
Nervousness -headaches -
sleeplessness and dizziness, often
puzzle the best physicians,
Nine times in ten eyestrain is the
direct cause.
Nothing can effect a permanent cure -
that does not remove the cause.
That is what our scientifically fitted-,
glasses do.
S. Fitton,
GRADUATE OPTICIAN,
.. AT .
T. Fitton's Jewelry StoreL
ighting
the Fires.,
Hard lite the pludky firemen:
lead; out in all eorts of weather,
--losing sleep, entailing cold
and straining their backs.
Hard to an,ve .stronm well
-
kidneys under such conditions.
Tkatt'a why firemen, policemen
and others, who are exposed to
the weather, are so often teotiblecl with
Weak, Lame Backs and with Urinary
Troubles.
DOAN'S Kidney Pills.
Bre helpieg hundreds of such to health.
lea Sohn Robinson,. chief ofthe fire
depeetment, Dresden, Ont., say's:
"Prior to taking these pills I had, kid:
troeble which caused seven) pain hi
the small of nay batik and in both sides.
had a tired feelhig and never seemed to
be Delo to gob rested. However, I com-
menced tie° t480 of Doenta,Kidney Pine,
end after taking tlitee boxes am completely "
cured. I have now no backache or 'urinary
trouble, and the tired feeling is com-
pletely gone,. 113.. facto I, well and
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