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Money advaneefl .to awl farmers on ,eleir
;mak uotewituone or more eadereer at , Per
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Open very lawful day from 10 a. m. to
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otenonnenO, ie a. in. to I e. eat
-lurrent rates of iaterest aliewed on deposits,
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Item ,i& CARLI, ele D. IIMIDON,
swroas• xulikonn
exeter, lime:en 'st.
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A200000 refcitisons
Winilirieg, 3.ati. 14 -The talsitT of
tile ciamk ot the -Liberals that provirt.
eel affairs. bail been eeononeicolly acl-
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ministerea under the Cireeoway Gov-
eereneett is now exposed, \viten the
true condition of thiogs is scrutinized.
The new Government will And it 1±
- • e
with a depleted treasury and several
thousand dollar's to be piiicl. One itero
i le particular, Public Sebool grants for
the latter boat ot -09affecte every see-
I don of the. province. The total of this
%between eighty and ninety thousatul
-3/4. -1 .
dollare„ with no provision for p., nn eot,
and when the Trustee Boards realize
that they may Isere to wait some time
for tbeir money, there is likely to be
trotible
be addition, election expenses are
Still Unpaid,. al$0 Other current ac
couple eleargeable to '09, the wbole ag-
gregating a dencit of over $200,000 .
be adaition to the sabool grants, the
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provincial accouut at its letun is over-
drawn to aeonsidereble atneunt, -Voile
eorrespo.odeut hears that the overdraft
is about 805.000,,
Previous to the Greenevay Gievern-
meat leaving office it committed the
Province by'Jeanie; several large rain
wav contraete. the particulars of which '
mW
ill probebly come to light In the
coulee of a few days, during tbe new
Ministers' investigations.
Arlitchen
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IllttEse-eXiss ToilY Alall-• aud Uiss
- , ee ,
,emenne Baker returned to outioutoo
Monday to attend the $choot of Peda,
gogy.---aauday was not a good weathe
ex day for an annlversary. Rey. Mr.
Sauuders, of the Dundee St litethodt
iet churcb London preeched. t'ooil
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sermons to large cougregations. The
20th Ceetury Fuod. • colleetion was
talten up. Tbe amount sabseribed eo
m
far amounts to $3,500. with the hope
that it will reach $4,000 befoin it is
completed, eent October. Over $1,-
400 N* * aul • h c N*111.11 tb
N.u$ P . In eas-- 0- .N. c , • e
Sunday school contributed $500 in the
aftern000.-Miss Jones has arrived,
from Manitoba, to pay a visit to her
many fiends .-Junes Jobostoue, for-
merly of this section, has been ap
pointed a member of the new Mario
who, Goverament,--The trustees of the
Methodist church peid Si 500 off
. . , . . $ . ' then1$
mortgage on Wednesday and will flu-
telt it, up next year. --Howard F3trraut
ixas gene to Sebrineville, where he lies
'
Secured a school for the present yeor.
-,Tolto Tilley 1
. , eae gone to elespeler.
wherehe has commenced the blacin
smitbiog businees.
Vert), Pickings
'II' --- f • 1 11 1
Phi ip Gordner, o Mite le , tas
purcliased the Revere hotel, Sebring-
eine_ Re wee peeseetien jam eteo
Ao old pioneer of waace died in
the person of John, mcnormao oz the
6th inst., •aged 31 yeare He had been
f te f .. .
ee e or yearn
weeeseeoe. Repress ; A respectable
mulatto Who went to -work in at,
Marys had to throw up his job be-
cause be could not get ie boarding
bonen
Peter Evape., c,f. Dublin, who lately
purchaeed the Itoberts farm, 2rel con,
:Ili bleern died on IVecloesday last af-
ter a ;Mort, illness. He eves a fine
seent„ en d oi hi
.an An g y respected.
Duncan McMillan, of North East,
bope, marketed a turkey at the Glen-
eow Warehouse, Tavistoek, •the other
•3
Law wbielt weighed 35 pounds Tie%
- h i • - ' - " -
t e argest, on record for this emcee.
The home of abe and Mrs. E. A,
Bender 10th of Wallece witnessed a
.1 1 1 ' f.' '. 1 Wd
arge gat wring o guests ast • e -
liesday eveoing, when their daughter,
Mies Anna, 'win Married to Aaron
Ank t II ' t 31
°unman, 0 atm in an..,,
FeteShean, of Lope, one of the
best known men in Logan awl iffitele-
ell, died on 9
jan. , aged 19 yeers nod
9. month% He, eattle te C4134(14111 the
year 1842mid wee et resident of Logan
for neterly 57 years.
Daniel Herbert, orLogaze, len a late
years f",.0110 1nt0 the hog industry ex-
tensively, mid he delteertel recently 31
Yorkshires at the Mitchell Pork Face
tory, which netted hint the handsome
surn of $:,tre50.. They each nulled the
scales at a little over 200 pounds.
Jauet, wife of Robert, Jolluetoue,
Ribbed, died on Saturday last aged 08
years. Aire. jeleustone was oue of the
early settlers of Ilibbert, and was re.
speete4 by a lat.ge nuntber of friends
Who mourn her lose. :She leaves, be-
sides bee niesband, tt. memo up eaennee
Wm. Walter.or Tavistock, met with
a, painful accident on Wednesday last.
'While...lam Evan and he were out in
the bush choppittg wood, tbe axe hap-
Peued t0 ShP• 00 Mr* Walter and burl-
eel itself lo bis foot, tor. Wolter was
m
imediately taken to the doctor and
had his wound dressed. It is on awful
Ottsb-
Amid tbehriglituese. the joyfulness
and inielowied geyeties ot nineteen
huudrcil"s advent, a beight and lumpy ,
soeial event was celebratea at. the rem.
deece of Mr. and Iffra, W. E. Simons,
eg Dawn, when their only daughter,
Sarah M., Ilea W,, IL Bormanlumber
merchant, Were joined in wedlock by
tile Rev...7 T. ;Monti), of Mitchell.
While unbitabing Ins delving horse
„ &IT bat week a. w cahoot
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ropmetor of the Garnet House St.
' arys, sustained serious injuries. ' One
bowhaek strap remained ononeoied
and the horse became frightened when
t e '
e water moved forwent.
" with, it
Mr. Cathcart attempted to restrain
the , f . t i th t bl
amnia nine eu m ng e s a e
and was thrown with great foree
itgainst the edge of the door frame,
striking bar nit Ins tam Hit meta
wns broken .
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A very, helloes accoimAte ?severe:Oen
Saturday to Robert, tioaleiliede alit-
1 . . h k th f • f J -
/our a 0 wor s on e arra 0 ames
Elliott, about, three miles south of St.
Al. It thten. G d
i wys. appears a e. cm er-
bed NINIS feeding strew through. a, mat-
ting box wheri hie left band an. some
mann ' - - Iip.
er Cane ne Contact wit 1 one of
the knivee and vas taken off just be-
ow t se 0 /OW, r. oie er e a
I I 11.131 ellbdbd
lust reteened from the lumber woods
It .
x . d t . re ' to .1,1 e accident,
t _ we e ys p „ vious , _ i _ • •
' iere be bad been -working for some
tWO. months.
'Wm. Harmer, who wits a resident of
Fullerton township over thirty' years
ago, died at his home in Detroit the
other week. Mr. Harmer was proprie-
tor of the Russeldale hotel from 1865
to 1868 and is still remembered by
roany of the older -residents in that
neighborhood. After he left Fuller-
ton he settled in Corctber, Essex coun-
ty, and engaged in the hotel business
and grew to be a wealthy men. In 18.00
he purchased a large hotel in Detroit,
which he operated until his death. Re
leaves a widow, who was Miss Mary
Sutton, of Fullerton, and seven chin
dren.
One of the most disastrous fires.that
has visited Stratford for sooee time oc-
-curred Monday night,hen the Por-
teous furniture fee:tory, ' corner Carn-
bria and Victoria streets, was totally
destroyed. The fire was discovered by
Robert Heiderman, a member of the
28th, Perth Batt. band, who was pass-
ing along Victoria street on his way
up town. Be 'noticed a glare in the
second upstair window, 012 the Victoria
street side. There is a mystery as to
the origin. „The infiamma,ble nature
of the building's conten .
contents rendered it
impossible to save the • building. A
heavy loss to all concerned. - •
.
Oveing th the unsatisflictory re-
sults a the local fkin fairs during -the
past, an effert is •being made to arrange
matters, in Order to have at least one
fair in the -county worthy of interest.
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With this 'obiect in view delegates
• •
- from North and South Perth held a
Convention in tbe Council cliamber,St.
Marys. Thursday, The adVisability of
bolding a union fair was discussed. et
srn - ' ' '
oe length, but some little dittereeces
of opinion sem:net:I to exist between the
- North and South delegates as to, where
the: union- • '
fair should be held. A
• . .
iesolution was: passed, advising tb,e
union, of the . two societies, ancl. the
holdirig of the fair in Stratford and St.
Marys alter.Nately for the ensuing. four
,
Years' .
,
John McLean. of the 13th conces-
sion, Hibbert, passed over to the holm-
dary from which then is 'no return
, ,
on Jan. 3, at the' ripe old age. of 92
years, 7 months arid 23 days. -Deceas-
ed 22 15 bora in Scotland, but :It the
age of 39 years emigrated to Can-
ada, and after a voyage' orfive .weeks,
be settled:in the toWnship of pullar-
- tone w.here-he lived, about eight years.
In the year 1856 he . moved to lot 8
concession 1.3, llibbert, where he re-
maned until his 'death' 'He leaves the
.. ... -. .
'faithful partner ,. ef, his lifte 'and Ihe
surviving me hers o,. e family , f
seven sees and three . deughters, tevo
of whom are dead.' The surviyors Are ,
Mrs. Robt: Muir, 'Miuresota . '; Mrs.,
Alex, MeBlane, of Alberta. 'Mrs 'John
• ' `le f le '•
1VIelville, of the townshi o , Loge, , ,
gir..A.rchie Incl,ean of the . township
Of Grey ; Mr. Lechlan e McLean, of
Hibliert, ; Mrjoin; ' .Mcreean - of the
old hi':imeStead ; Mr. TeuecanI IVicl...ean„
of ,Iff beret., e' and Me. Alex NICLealr Of
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The. Latest NOwn
, „ . Ogi vie, m ig Attain
W W 'I ti b read.
miller, dropped dead on the street. in
et,,neeee4 on Froloy.
Ste Andrew's Preexian
sbytchurch,
Wintiser, has unanimously retised the
salery of Rev, J. a Tolosie to $1,,800,
' f $900
an increase a e. .
' Miss Lulu Stanley, who for some
tiMe bas been lioldin( a pos'tr - -
e t on ae
mese in the Dr. Sawyer sanitarium,
Marian, Ohio, is the gaest of her uncle
jas, Graham, Stertley.
The heinter ecienty iu cheese produe-
'time iu 1800 was Hastings, which with
00 factories produced 11,505,082 pounds,
while Oxford. with 0,0'22,553 pounds,
the f 43 f. t "
. e producto ac ories,takes the
oexn•place.
A by-law„ granting a loan of $50,000
to the McLaughlin Corr lage Company,
to replace their Jaren factory, recently
estroye y re, was passed el Osh-
el • 4 e - o ''" • - 0 h
awe by in oil but UnallialORIS Vote a
the electors, Saturday.
Pt AIC L a ' Id t •
. e er 0 ,111113, OM 01-1$ 0 ee resi-
dent, died Friday. Mr. MeCienn was a
son of iiugh Afecann (n. native of Ire-
1 cl) d b ' Enr b b $ t
an . ,we., was . mu in ....m urg , co -'
4094x 111 1S22, aral Was consequently in
his 70th yeAr.
ht The eernet. Milwaukee eill take
the place of the ''ontezuma of the
molie Hoe in the transport ition a a
p ortiou of the second ectutiogerit for
,
nouth Africee The Milwaukee is now
azi route from London to New Orleans,
and will be Inn'r lel" north of Halifax
after clisebarging her cargo.
An interesting event took place at
the bride's honie on Wednesday even-
Inge Jan. 10, being the marriage a
Mew Ella Revington, of Mooresville,
Bklibliph township. to J. Wesley
Holiee, of St, Ivo, West Nissouri. The
Rev. Mr. Fair, of i.ucan, performed
the ceremony. Only the immediate
friends of the faufflies were preemie.
Menno 11. Helium% Warden of
Waterloo Connts, died at hie home
near Roseville, on Sunday.after a 1011g
illness. He WAS taken. ill With grill in
toe fall of 180S, mad the illness then
contracted eould uever be successfully
Oaken ofit Serious huge trouble set
, and fhtally resulted tao•
tIty. The
deceased WanOne of tbe hest known
ana met hignly respected rural resit
UtS Of W40400 County.
' WM', Father Ladmiceine of St.:Marys
Roman Catholic Church, preaehed his
farewell sermon last Sunday to a large
congregation. Ile thanked the people
fur the aSaiiiitanee they had given. him
during his short, stay among theneend
expressed the hope that Rev, Father
'Iraher, who is his successor. would re-
MINT the same hearty support they
bad given Wen. Rev. loather Luton-
ceor goes to Serma.-London Free
Rm.",
There is a "soft, coal" famine in Tor-
onto, and one of the most, prominent
dealers said the other evening that, in,.
, .
two diiys the street rallwey will be
forced to use antbritelte for 1th boileis.
ty I
t ierlaegeeonsieners are in bad shape,
"""
aud there 18 no sign of improvement.
Rush orders sent to the mines elicits
the reply that men enough cannot be
.
secured to maintain production at the
required standard 'nano basin been
- ' - ge.
attracted to other occupations by
be eel, wee"
• - -
mall -pox has altiost, entirely dint -
peered, from Essex comity, and Win -
snr people bave apparently beard the
last, for thepresent,t 1 t
Is . . .t. a lenst, of tow-
pu ory e amine. iou. . The order was
issatel by the Oity_ Council about two
months a o Ph melee vere
g . y S A p 1 te
tin
ed to take charge of the work, and
met one evening prepared foe business.
But not a Solitary person put in an ap-
pearance to be vaccheated, 'The doe-
tors were then told that thg would be
advised when to hold their next ses-
store but, up to date no notice has been
received, and it is probable that the
matter has been abandoned.
1, Huron County Notes
Th rat eht . f D A
e 1 e daue er o o griew,
i Clinton, was dangerously ill Piet week,
but we ere glen to say that she is on
fair rand to recovery.
Archie hleQuarrie, Son a the Rogh
McQoarrie. of Blyne, has enlisted for
' ' -- "
service ni South Africa, Ile is a mem-
bet. of the 13th field' battery, Winnit
.
peg ..
A pretty wedding took place at the
borne of Mr. jaines Mutton Morris, on
Wednesday evening, Jan, 3, wberi bis
third .daughter, Lizzie E., WaS united
in marriage to W. Fitzsimmons, of
West Nissceiri.
no, and Mr's. AlbertTurner, of Tuck,
ersnei ,is wee or . a i °ram,
"th left tie' le t 0 11 '
in tiee interests of Mrs. Turner's health.
Should Mr. Tamer be sufficiently ine
pressed With the country, be will likely
settle there
0 - s" u oi•
eorge wa ow, ., Lateen basdispos-
ed of his. grocery business, which be
has carried on so successfully for years
tPDmi'n at mill- •
o . . . e vi e. IN e.vi, e is o
young man and has Lately been in bite-
bless in Ruesel4ale,
John C It le
on es . as bought the 7S acre
fltrili itt Fast IN'awanosh, formeely
e ed by Gemeee W. 0oulteeewbo bee
,
to Manitoba,. James Noble bas
bought the 100 -acre farm of John
Biziek, of the letb cou.
J. W. Field, barrister. of Quelpleand
a former teacher in the Seafortb Col -
legiate Institute, died on SS ecluesday
Lest. after an filmes of a year, Ile wits
'only 45 years of age„ end, woe cam of
Canada's most gifted eons,
Mrs.Garromemother of the lionneT,
Garrotte died Fridny afternoon at there
homemead, near Seaforth. at the ad-
vanced age of SI years. She was one
f the early pioneers of Huron county.
and wah bold to high esteem.
Leeburri "was saddened last week o
hearing, of tbe death of James Clark
which occurred on the 7th inst. .1,d.r.
Clark% birthplace was in Scotland,
and be end Mrs Clark came out to this
country and settled on the farm,
Many of out loaders will regret te
leium of the death of Men W. E. Cold-
well, formerly of Hullett, Shedied on
the Gill inst.. at the reeidber
enee of
son-in-law. Dr. Forncombe, Newcastle.
She had been mit invalid for SON'eral
yens,
George McGregor, of Clinton, ban
the forefinger and thumb of bis riglet
hand taken off on Saturday by a eir-
velar saw which be was operating in
McKenzie's planing mill. Mr. McGee-
gor bas returned to liis bome in Genie-
rieb.
On 'Wednesday of Lest week, the
residence of Me . RObert Joln,son, 102
Summer Place, BMW°, was the scene
of ri. very pretty wedding, when Arch-,
ilmld Barton, or Seaford), was married
•
to Miss Nellie Jeffrey, of Bnitelo,fortn.
erly of &Win
On Tuesday.jas.AlcAllister, a fernier
rving at J y '11 0 t 'I 1 "
i . o cevi e, n ., int a narrou
escape from death. Ile was putting a
binder ou a. load of bay when it broke.
Mr. McAelister was tin 01111 hen (13 to
the ground. Four ribs were broken
and he received several min wounds
and it cut hand.
Mr' D v - • •
a id:Higgins sued a company
in Toronto for $10,000 damages for tbe
recete death of her husband, who was
scalded while in their employ. The
plea. was milprthle negligence on tbe
part of tbe coriminiy. The jury award-
ea her $1,200, Mr. Higgins was a na-
tive of Olinton„ and a brotber of Mrs.
Job Cooper.
The E " e
gmondeelle Presbytenan con-
gregation is enabled to start the year
100U with a clean sheet, so far as debt
is coricerned, The pastor did not take
bis usual summer holidas but direct-
. .
ed that the amount necyessary to pro-
vide pulpit supply for the holidays be
devoted, along with other subscrio.
tions, to wipe off the debt,
Sohn Mero, who has conducted a
very successful blacksmith business in
Bla.kofor many years, having disposed
of his business and property is about
to remove to the neighboring village
of Henson. His friends desiring to
give some tangible expression to his
feeling, assembled e d
ed a his resi ence on
New Yeares night, and. presented -111r.
and Mrs. lefero with a handsome din-
ing room set.
The eldest son of Edvvard Dexter,
near Constance, is seriously 11),- with
very slight hopes of his recovery. ft
appears that, in some manner bis boot
rubbed and made a slight abrasion of
skin of the heel which caused little
0 - ' •
r no anxiety at first, as nothing se-
. .'the
rious was anticipated, but it developed
a,
into a case of blo pt isortip , a
blood e - g and at
'' ' • i *8
the time of writing lus eteidion t i
very low indeed.
• A tttook.'
very pre y wedding place,Nothing
on the Kippen Road, Tuckersmith, on
'Wednesday, 10th inst., when Miss
Victoria G., youngest daughter of
R bt L th 1 d united •
o . ea er an , was in mar-
e.to John McGavin eldest •
g , son of
Henry McGavim Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Gavin were the recipients of somenerv
•
fine and. costly presents. The young
couple will settle down to married life
• • • .
in their home in Tuckersmith, with
the best . wishes of their many friends
and relatives. . . -
From the Detroit Evening News • we
learn that on ThorsdaY,21st December,
'99, the death was announced of Ton;
. . .
a Detroit journalist employed.
on the Detroit Free Preis and Micbi-
gan Farmer for years. - His death was
clue to paralysis atth - fsixty-five
e aee o
e.-
years. Mr Morgan was an old Goderich
, . .
bey, eldest son of the late Mr. Morgan;
teacher of the then Public School ' and
.
a brother of HarryMorgan welt known
, , , , n
to Many in Goderieli and Clinton • '•
. ., . . . .. . . •
. The anneal meeting' of the -members
of the Tuckersmitli. Branch Agridul-
tural - Society was ' held in the Coin-hardShip
-rnercial hotel, Seeforth, on IN eclnesdaY
last. with the aid which has been so
generously -voted by, the municipalities
of Selfortli Tuckersmith and 'Wok'
' , , , 11-
lop,. the Society Will be able - to erect
. the nen hall dui in, coming season.
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The folloWing -officers and 'director's
Were elected : . G. Broadfoot, Tuck.:
ersmith, president; D. D. Wilson„ Sea-
forth, Vice -President; Directors -Geo,
i s an .. re eric ,, ea or ; as.
S'll d M B ; d ' k "S f th ' J
G. McIVIicbael 'and 'John Staples „Hui-
. _
lett John T. Dickson and George Dale,
1 ' •
Teekersinith.' The following honorary
:directors, to. Woric with and aid the
regular - board, were also appointed :
John Ellis and Jelin. -Weir, - Settforth;
. , . ,
Alexander Gardmer. and Johe. G.
Grieve, McKillop; Thomas - McMillan
d \\ illi - Ryan ' ..Hullett• 0:- F.
an , , , . ..
Cresewell.. and Robert Charters,. Tuck.
etsmitil- Th eines . E. lIaVe-was re
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secretareatreasurer, end J. O.
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Ca,lendar for January, 1900
svnvor...... 1 14 21. .28
tstoXim.Y i 8 15 99,
..f -o 4.,
roostenn 2 9, 10 23 30
Weerenesneoo - . 3 10 17 21. 31
ranneoten4 II 18 2O
itnierteen5 12 19 20
ge.T-Cate.AX 6 13 2O 27
11,
.
'
le Oel
-_.
BittEre.-Miese Etdt. wbo bad been
o Detroit for some tune, have enthral.
ci bome.,-Obas, Cann, from Rgeter,
pax our town a visit on Tuesday.-
Samuel Hawk:los is he the employ of
Ry, oueoehen-elisses Weatherspoon,
who had been visiting irionds mid re-
latives in tewn, leave again reunited
to their home in Olareleboye.-Ale
Sheitee, who ba4 been epending a fee-
days be town. has secured it situation
at It, Piekftrd'S, Exeter. It seems we
can't hold Abe -Miss Kibler. from Voir-
inn wlect in town for a few da.,ys last
week,-eL Cook leas returned to Tor-
01110 where he is attendiug eallege..-
some of out young people report. a
pleasant time from the party wbieli
they bad at Wm, Snell's last weelo--
Miss Beaver has retetrned to her borne.
-jae. Ehlers After epeeding several,
weeks at home has returned to Napier,.
12110 -110111 Meeting% are pilot on
this week.- Wm, Landenfeld Reno
Toronto. is visiting at home,- Mies
Brooke, of Exeter, has been visiting a.
few days In towp.- There was 33, wood
bee bied at Win. Snider's on Motulay
last where a big pile a wood was cut
and a pleasant thee atileng the young
people was spent in the evening.
rain JANUARY 18t , 190
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
1 century.
--
t is intioupeed -in a setneofoeig
ay that the Dominion, teoverumeet
win introduce no ImPoiteut. legislation
this year., Thie seems to mean that
the alleged reform of the Senate will
be given up. At his IAA meeting in
Toronto, Sir Milani Caetwright Wal•
asked* "Wbat. about the Senate 1.
His reply wen that Providence would
deal with tluit body, which wits nu-
derstood to meen thae the GOVere'
merit would content itself with ap-
Pnintio$ ffs own suPPorters to Senate
Van,Tnel„„ _e'' ,
lee Jammer viovernment has put it
3U the power of the St audard 011 Com-
parlY t01110e0P0Me the oil -refining
nusinees In Canadtb
a at e expense to
ousumers of nearly doubling the
. of oll and closing lult a the Can-
kin relinerien The present Govern-
meat gave it the power to coerce the
railways into grouting discriminating,
rates. Formerly the Standard Cone-
oanY could import ell into Canada
ouly by the borrel, aud while they had
to go to the troable and expense of
barrelling their oil for imoortatiou„
'Canodians could nonniPete W.,al"ith, u Tore
or less swilt), the Stanuloom-
Pany, The cowl:may tried again and
egam, while the Couservatives Were
in power. to obtain permission to im-
Port oil in bulk in tank ships and tank
ears, which would enalee them to de-
-
1,ive2. it mueb cheaper to Canadian
centers and consumers, but the late
Government alwaye refused the per-
mission. The present Government has
granted the permission, aud also re-
(h
iced uceil sligbtly the duty on oil. The
consequence wits innuediately to force
Canaemn refiners to close up the refit-
hag basiness and sell out to the Stan-
dard Oil Company. This left them the
only purebasere of Canadian crude
oil, The comPann encourage the pro -
deems by increasing the price of the
crude oil a few cents a barrel, and
double the price of the refined oil to
zonsamers. Mr. Lister and two or
three other members of Pateiament
from the petroleum districts. opposee
the reducelori in duty, but the Govern-
merit were so blind as to think that the
granting of the tank -ship permission
would meet the objection against re-
timing the duty ; the reality is tliat it
hits added to• the objectionable tariff
reduction by enabling the company. to
m onopolze the whole refining and me-
Porting business of oil. An this is due
to the blundering of inexperienced
Ministers. Oil will now be about
double what it was when the Comer-
vatiyes were in power.
-
ough it lete eta yet arrived, this
.waited twentieth century, meny
nee who way :levee nee to see ie
xing tbeveselvee with the clues-
When will it begin ? In the
tail ea weekly press we And a fierce
, , . .
pist ry battle raging between those
vlio believe tbat the year 1899 marks
he close of the ninetenath veutury
Mil; ttLOSe wlao hold tleat not until 1001
hall we vross the theeshold that die
Id. us from a new era. Our OW11
eall brings xis many an inquiry from
enneete reeeere who lave not yet de.
Med whether they be living "in the
t inetth eeuoe twentieth century,
Trivial! aS these dispritee zney appear
bey ate not 'Without a certain value.
Vithout sharply defined divisions of
nee we mod hardly grasp the woruns
ry, or Place the leaditag events in
it 1 WU HNC'S, -
ems so difficult to understand
WA MO, 2.004 designate not the
egiiming,batthe end of acente ret th at
ile naturally inquires the origio a
he crror. It may be tbat tbe mostalte
/- 4ite to ix. kind of optic;t1 illusionccess . IncThe
'ear 1000 marks the beginning of a
es series of numbers; and nothen Fr
eems more natural than that Vestment
herefore be considered as the first year
fa new cycle. But though, our reation
lay tell OS that the new *lumber with
s two ciphers stands for the end and
,ot for the beginning of a centum our
,
e -es still betray us. It is a triumph of ,
ense over intellect -an error, surely,
ext (Inc into wIncli many famous men
iave fallen.
The pi..obiegi is not so easily solved
S mity be imap,ined. It is eviderit
Not !tone...sever wits a year 0, that the
entury must begin with a 1; it is
qually evident that even as a dollar
onntins 100 cents., so 41 century is con
osed of a 100 years. But then there
rises the confusion -of numbers and
Emir, Values, the erintradiction between
rdinal and emeeentill. When an Ital.
tit speeks of ''bitioningiieidento (mille
iI
nquecento inother eitords).1m refers
.ot to the fifesenele hitt the.stiteentle
entury; and thostlegentrites alh his cen-
unies with a (matted inerabee.onti less
i value than the terdinel inunber in
is mind.
When vee write 189 rier'ttStte number
3 designates not thehftWeentle. but
ie nineteenth century; and we are
anstantly compelled- •to correct a
;timing error in our clertneology. It is
ere that our eyes txeceive us. So a.c-
Listoteed. are we to the intentional
. .
nsreading of our centuries, that we,
aturally consider the first two num-'
ars in 19all to mond for the twentieth
entury.
, hundred years ago the same wordy
mi. was raged; a hundred years hence
., wil' be renewed; and thus it will ga, 1
n as century after century comes!
oiling. alOtag,, It is it venerable error,
mg -lived mid perhaps immortal.
Kirktort
I o
4 011tel="11.4.1. 00IETY.-The
. .. _
neat meeting ot the Blaxisharil Agri.
cultu eil S • t - I II • .
1111 4 IN'Per Y raS It ( In 4 1 f"
ht.. ihn th _eeetose it3. a tel'eoon o ash
tIveh. -1.ne onterene reporesevere react
snOWing the society to he in a very
p r osperons condition, $100.00 of the
,, , „ .
*2 01 alto interest ror one leer
was paid' off which leaves the remein-1
in debt of $100.00 a • ttl hall d
Amide. The folloguns de an
wenn o cers were
te ted for this COMM 'ear Pres.
---e . g 3
- - * '
wile Hanson - Vice Pres Amos
., . . _
Doe D' t 2 G .
pe i wee ors, eo, deatty. W. lit
Carr, V, S , David. Roger Sam e
Doa W . H 1 - e . W. lut
pe, en. az ewoo.,, a ter
Gowan, Tobn Fotheringhain, A. Scott,
John S Rbt 13 t $ '
- awyer ; o . ea ty, ec.
:lamas.
BAXAT
‘.9. -MISS Mary thembert has it
severe attack of appendicitis, but is
impoeving.--Miss Martha Tufts en -
tamed a numb of f i
ter er t ends at
quilting bee on Friday efternoon
last. -Mrs A. Brethour is On prov-
ing nicely. --Miss L Smith, of St.''
Marys, was the gaest of Mrs Robert
Fletcher. on Sueday last -0 Jellies
spent Suuday the guest of tbe Rev.
Ball -Miss Clinnp„ of Atwoodovho has
been spending a week with Miss Edith
Ball, returned on Saturday last. -Mr.
and Mrs. Kirk, of Harniota, Manitoba
areepending a few weeks with his fath-
er, Mr. A. Kirk. -The Epworth Lea-
gue hawed going to Anderson on the
18th to bold their literary ineeting.
. .
Agood program is being. provided.-
Miss Nellie Switzer, 3rd line, is spend.
•
lug a week with her sister. Mrs. Thack-
:10, Teesevater.-P Diatuond, of St
Marys spent Sunday with Mr Moore,
4th Ilan -Miss Phoebe Tufts spent
Saturday and Sunday under the par-
ental roof. -Miss Prier, of Exeter, is
spending a few days with Miss
Lily Bali. -B A Dawson has secured
the. situation of engineer in the wool-
'
len mill, St Marys.
.
imp
Dishman,
Stephen.
o.m.
place
Joseph
township,
marriage
to
farmer
FREE'
teitaitonothilogletaro„
teggetttehertar,
etlieteteo
Boll
teaneeneneet,
mumble.
Consult
an
(Inv
`-'Ft1Clan
Nervousness
sleeplessness
puzzle
Nine
direct
That
T..
SALE
Taesday jan
i '
orients.
lot
Sale
eked ,
REGISTER.
end
- -
property, of I
0, townehip 4
ceeloek. Jot
10. 1900.-F11111
'*
etc., the
n, con.
at one
One of tbose lumpy
at tbe residence
Izzard 14th
, ,
on Weenteeday,
' f tl nth
o • iet no
"Ilr h 1 ri• lc' . --.
lc act 4 ic , ee,
of Clothe
..
....11
events
of Mr.
eon .,
- '
.1 r,
gous
elf ,•• s,
.
'
...:-
G
'tot
and tar
ern
Gnd -
being tt
S
„ arah 1
yone
Pr"; 'll
a „Oen ed
leell '
gtiggt.zing!zlignpr,
eel no nes Vostramitt
tbetn. return money rata Ivo
ueoleette„
LINEN DOYLEYCO
BOX E TTorioaTo
.
•e.
,"
When Doctors
Disagree
e
r
• e
i '-
-1\*:•'.'i.• '
..
' -headaches
and dizziness,
b 1 ' •
e est p lysicians
- .
tames in ten eyestrain
•
cause,
can effect a permanentain
does not remove
. .
is what our scientifically
do. ,
' S. Fitton
.
'GRADUATE OPTICIAN,.
: AT
•• • •
Fitton 's- Jewelry
,,,,,.; II,NFier.
.e. .
" e• ,
6) •' ,
-
often
/
is the
.
the cause
, •
fittm
-
Stori
.
te
.
. .
e. •••
•
, '
1 Babiesthe
and children need
I proper food, rarely ever medi-
A , •
- eine. If they do not thrive
, on their food something is
.
g Th d no*that
WrOn . ey nee a 1 e
_
I help to get their digestive
. .
. - .glasses
2machineryproperly.•ria
1 working
I
A. tree fell on Geo. Mill of Spencer-
vide, killing ham, oil Friday.
While talking to his wife at his home
_Archibald Walker of Howard Town.
ship. Kent Coanty, dropped dead, on
Finlay.
Ex-DeputyIVarden,Wm. Sullivan,of
Kingston Penitentiary is endeavoring
to recover from the Goverment his
superannuation allowance for the past
three years, dating from the tune he
'
le.ft office.
W. H. Bertham, Independent, canal-
date in East Middlesex, has tnoved foe
an injunction restrairtinotheeeturning
officer from holding elections on Jan.
31 H (hat rt• WetL
, e says at the is s ineon-
don have n ot been revised for two '
ears. .
Y Wm Stevens of Hallett, has a neAft
p-
b ' .S h A. ' h '
hew in out frica,w o writes a pret-
t1 • England
y strong letter to a paper, inready
-
wherm he denounces the Boers most
vieorously and says sympathyextend-
de e - ' ••• •l ' Id' H
e to t .em is entire y inisp ace . • e
also thinks the British'
made.a , serious
•f
mistake in not sending a larger force
•
at the outset.
• • .
Mr. Robert Smith, 17tle concession,
Elma, disposed of his beautiful farm
on Monday to Mr..David Bartja, of El-
lice, for the sum of '35,250. Mr. Bartja
gets possession. on the first of March.
The faris situated about two and a
ma
half Miles north of Monkton. eMr.
Smith bought the cbeese factory froni
.
Mr. Alex Chalmers for the snug sum of '
$2,55,0; including about three acres -of
land. ' .
The Government leas been officially
notified of the acre te n b • the W.
p ,a ce y e ar
Office of Lord Strathconass' offer, to
bear expense of outfitting 400 men
from the N. W. T. The consent rot' the
Horniniot authorities has already been
given, and it is taken that the force
will be raised Under the superinten-
dency of the Minister of Militia. Lord
stratheona will be personally consult-
ed on -all points and will probably
,
noininate some of the, Officere. , . The
expenses 12111 1)1' about $1,000,000.
' The Liberal -Conservatives of Ettst
Middlesex met in convention last week
• ' d b ' • ' ' e0 t
ao y• a unammous voic chose ap .
Thee. E.' Robsoti to .be their stenciaed.
beareren, the riding. Tho choice will
doubtless be popular from 'end to
end of East Middlesex as it was in the
convention. Cant ,Robson iethe come.
ty clerk of Middlesex. .He has. been
' rt . ' e 6' t A ' ten '
warde . of .th c ,urt y. s a, fa er,
and stock breeder his fame is not 'cen. ,
fined to his native 'county nor yet even
to the Dinhiniort , of Canada.,, , Many
fine herds in the -United -States Howe
their impertanceto stock fiecureci from;
Capt: Robson. farm, ..,e., . . •-
After all, why should not Indians go
ut to Africa to fight the Boers? They
assed -just as long a, resolution of stem-
athy with the Uitlanders as we did.
. Feeling runs high On the Boer war
a the country villages. In a small
ovne in the eastern part of Ontario,
aie day last week, tbe landlord of an
tote declared that he "hoped before
he war was over the Britisb, would
m up . n in OOu. w ere-
to' their k nes 112 bl d ".' h
.
[von the •
village lawyer sprang upon
tinntrounced bim and through Inza
ut of in's, own hotel. 'We understood
hat itwasascertained later on that
le, meant Boer blood, and his apology•
vas accepted.
"England is learning a:much needed
esson from this war." "She has foiincl
bat She must have officers who ean
aeet the strategy of the Boers, and.
eat them them . at that. It is not a ques-
ion of mere courage, but of skillful
mdership. We are learning, in fact,.
•
bat the sone of Dukes and Lords,
vhile nice to see inr parades, are not
Eecesstirily qualified by high birth to
°ulna and men on the field of battle.
7ake Gen. French, who won the first
,
ritisi-.1 victory in weeks, Ile received
:larg0 part of his training while con-
Leeted with the mounted police of
Vestern Canada. ' There ie no' doeht
hout the outcome of, the war, -once
r m
o . en learn to meet the style of
rarfare the Boers are putting up."
While in ten years the townships
inct counties have reduced their indebt-
dtiess by over 31.,700,000,the cities end
awns and village.s have increased: the
AO, by fourteen and a half millions.
Nais is not neeeesary, evidence of ex-
airaganco on the pare of the- te
, el le,
lee As these .0Tow in size demands
Oon them increaSe. They i*eed water.
nd sewage ,works, lighting nlants„ pot
ce and fire protection, etc., and bench
f the'expense legitimately comes out
t borthwed funds, ' wineb preeese,
• • t `n
pWe'Ver'. While temporardy ligh ern g
le burden, necessitates theirepention
r heavier t exee to Meet the :interest
11,00 the rate of taxes perhead in ten:,
ears'hastgrewn from $ii.,06 to $6.10,
tad the rate per cent, from 13.65 mills
ii the dollar. to 15,1 . '
.. ,
Crediton
-- -
Bitxtvs---Mr and Mrs J Rowe of Sha-
• ,
ron,afterhavingtheirhouse extensively
remodelled, held. a lively house -warm-
log- on Wednesday evening of last
d •*
week. After doing ample justice to a
fowl . snpper (for which' they were
•
after their long walk), they re-
turned home in the growinghours
f ' All rt
' p. morning. , repo . a pleasant
time -
-al erirt (in
--%-,mist wall *sr
ziwt2 OF ,
.COD LIVER OIL
11977/171POPHOS PHITES0F1/IVEtcSODA
.
-
'
,
'
,..pointed
__ . ..._ .... .e
• T hornes Road •
---
ArtiviVEnsAAY.-The anniversary of
Thames Road Presbyterian church
was observed on Sunday and Monday.
The roads Were in good condition,- nd
a
the attendance was large. - Mr. Ander,.
Son, of Goderich, preached excellent
sermons on Sunday. On Monday the
annual tea wasgiven.A • I 't
. , . s usual i was
•
a success in . every respect the good•
,
ladies, if anything, excelling previous
efforts. The platform meeting was of
au interesting character addresses be
' b R A de it . R
ing given y , Rev. n rso , evs.
Martin, Brown and Tea Eyck, of Ex-
.
etee, and Waddell, of Elimville, • The
singing was well taken by the church
choir, Proceeds $130, •
- '
ers
.
les
ell...-
. .
We little
that
. the` ' Sft '
,
„ Long hours
. and poorly
•
• • ' -rooms is hard
gives the kidneys more
-
can properly do 11110 ('5
s )
ystena that should be oarr
delieate Alto ' -. Then tho
Not ratieliEs .., „
wasters •re„11,80 a4.PPlYinglinithents
--- - -• --* -mils• reach
. cure the back. DOAN'S
:cure all kinds f 13
th rd . 0 a
.. re 1, neee to healthy set'on
' Mr Waite 13 •
' euete•e, a bear ;when*
,panee even e'rYsa hi ,arllia,
.'"Por' i ntaillior-Yol:7
- noteer Kidney Pius I 44errierOtteteistetne
'stub:brains act ' '
the back r "Role sereatOf
, era .41m7 Loalli ,clirtittegi:„-trearr
' FOlift ' ,1 ,,....plintt......rIp11 tha-arst
, A , atanee rius 1 commencod
-1 hare contimuld,' antll 1 ' atn'
veer,ap- ektre? ereorets peelttler ache aboatme.
Us) urinary diaultior
r efresbins,sad ri37,, iiii.khh,:.11.1j
ireus• , . .
a d
Backs 4
know the toil gni
those who malt
oi Life" unIta
' r . Cergo
. ,
in sup i erl eitt'
et
yenti a -6 I t d work
en the systeta
- work an G.'
k than ' th
• ' * t th'
poison in o 1
ff '
iod o by them
back gets bsd-
an
the 'Kidneys tt
Kidney Pill:
ae ee.by- rostorin§
- 1 ' ' ' '
Who has con-
that, forth'
'
' ' - - - ''' -
MI back, r atm .11
foolinis att,
Paw doseg 'o
to harrore, an.
trtANY A well mon
My head i
all gotta • My goer i
' '` " ' '
,
iMorgan,
I .win „ t o..ee, 1
4 generally correct t,-- -
f Jr ce. IA , . . , I
i iCiAgY . . .
l'u 11
- . . • e
•
i If you will put' from one- I
. .
*. e
A fourth to half a teaspoonful 1
i • _
* in baby's bottle three or tour
A . • I
, I ti-- - _
[nes a day you will soon see I
••• • ;
' a marked improvement. . For I
.
larger children, from half to
t f I d' t
z '1 easpoon u accor ung . o
i " • ' , .11
e 'n theirmik 1
g f dissolved
_ a c..e,I i ,
- ,, . . ' *
,' il you so desire,. will very I
W
,2
.1: 500,11 SIIOW. I- gre a nouns - I
I • '. '
e a . - - ,
11 g power.. t e mother ,s I
. " If h'' ' '
I, rm k does not nouns he .
h I .
I - - . -
: ' baby, , she „dneeds . the enni.1-'
s . - .1`
,sion. it , IN! 1 OW an:e ec
' It . 'II h ' . ' ff t.
' A ' . ' '
at . once both 'mon mother
,. ' . , , r ,
• and .chid . , . ' ,
, 1 , , - -, ,
1 . .... , 5 c. and $1.00, all druggists, i
, s'corr Sc BOlYNE; clierktists, Toronto.,
Hromosi4 Hawaleffortr14441•1014.~..trarea
' Dublin ,
---
' BRIEFS. --Miss Mary Murphy left
, .
fOr her home in Collingwood 'after
epeeding a few Weeks with her mother
Mrs. A.' Iturphy.-Dr, Mitchell return-
ed hornelast week, •efter spendin .a
weck in Toronto evith friendia.-e r.
J Sh 's e • •*n 'f • - • ' . '
. ea i r coven g tom a very, ser-
ions illness.. --J., Clettei and, son. are,
.in k n .,, pi perationa 101 . removing..
(nide a large building n tothe G,T.R.,
grounds to be used as a shop . for A.
Borman., lumber eiierchant.-e-Mrs. H.'
Weeder, of New Hamburg, is visiting
I- i • e - Al . -' -
..r Las r,of clitllop.7--The death of
Peter,Evene, has cast, a •gloOni, over the
entire village., ' The 'f5ad 'event took
place On Wednesday last. His feller-,
al waS the lergest eeen in this :,Viciarity
for yeere. The retiname were hitereed
in St Columban cemetery., . ...,.. ,..,, e.„..A.ssinabout.