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UtRSDAY. FEBRUARY, 1st Mt
4. 'N ER TWINE FRAUD.
• 'he inseertion in the newspapers of a
eo that hinder twine will he isoldto
•nere by the warden of Kingston
entiary,at prime and terms made
Own on applicatiou, is a, fake by the
seen -anent.
The advertisemeot is used to tele%
e &Mere ioto the belief that there is
.stovie of binder twine in the Peniteu-
ary at Ningetini available to be sold
tote indepeudentle* by the Gooern-
ent officiels.
Iitere is not a pound of biuder twine
.650e:stint under control of Govern -
it ofibials. The whole output has
le Fold under contract to the com-
e, which has lieeced the farmers for
past two years. The terms of this
• wae kept secret. The Al.inietes 0
thee. ;lion. David Mills, positivelV
tsedtZgive, out the rate When it
dereanfied on the their (frit*. Sen.
.•btofterwards it was 4iivialge1
;lament as le cents a 'rite
..bine hold 1.10. simie tivine at thir-
hents a pound. and the lawmen
fleeced to this extent. Farmers
hilesex. Boron and Perth have
a applications for twine to the
ot Kingston, but no riot ice has
,aken f t heir letters,
+sante story is to be told of the
or twine made at the Central Pris-
fi Toronto.
Tv% !41Vitalt.A.I. FUND».
eeme to he need for an ex -
cif the differten'e hetween
is funds that ine being raised
'it of the. war. There is the
Patriotic Fund, with Lord
the head of it. ated which is
tit to the Alaneion ilonse Fund
ond. There is the Soldiers'
Leanne Fund. intended for the
of the families of soldiers n ho
at the war ; and there is
Cress Fund, for the purpose
heeetirth eeenfort.% so much
ve Sick and woonded on
battle and in the arnly
While all three funds are
ave help, and too mueb can
Lon, for the families left at
c. is this to be thought of,
e Mile in the fighting ranks arid
lane' offwhorn are hewn down in
le, are the ones aftet all who are
lied to the fleet tare, the speedieee
, and tbi, tenderest comfort. Those
at litente are surrounded by active
pathieeee. They Cannot tome to
let nal want, Inn are sine of what -
nolo nod protection they nifty re.
direetly ,t he necessity is (node
sh with wounded soldiers
.ekilowmand must remain
ey hours (31 agony before
etein be attended to. Ac-
e4eil cd men shot. down aud
'Oat in a pourihg mho with
nedical attention, are bar-
_ he extreme. The officer
vounded and unconscious.
woe nd by his own blood
:rpieRed -.nurses ; and
,health by the time -
thy all night in the rain
hgte, and was taken to
ler twenty-six hours of
nout food or assistance of
a, cases in point. When
1 soldier, is taken in for
.• . be first thing done is to
probably the only under
has at hand -for soldiers
we not _overstocked with
Ofteribis Shirt, wet and
t be cut and torn from
,.re be can be operated
is then an immediate
• garments of the kind,
„-e field hospital may or
anished. 'There are the
_delicacies which the sick
nee for their sustenance.
inamonly in short supply.
beneEcent service, to pro-
)mfort and relief, that the
gland of all ranks in life
agaged, and with a hearth
ecedented ha the annals of
"'he aged Queen herself
;eking hours in sewing
ter soldiers; no maid
dreicine but Must be
fume sante duty. And
plset is contagious all
,e1„11 the high and weal -
be land are striving to
can to proyide shirts
ashodos, socks, etc., to be
to the sick ' and wounded
the officials of the Red
• ity, This is vvbat the Red
aeand it is the noblest char -
a world,
is a new treasurer, W. J
fhairk. Bros, • butchers,
;art in business in leica,n,
a short time Ago, have
, Lockport, N.
'Iter a lingeeheg illness,
41, a highly respected
„we. He leayee a wife
'deers to mourn 1JIS less.
lughter of Mr. JCStri
itisbusen, it is well to note, are rend- i
ering to fhe Empire in the present war
exceptionally large and distinguished
services For the purposes of this ar-
ticle, one may lay aside the fact, that
the great Field Marshal, who is now
on his way to the Cape, is of the Irish
race, and that his famous Chief of
Staff, Lord Kiteherier, is not wholly
free from Irish association, since his
yeah was ' passed amidst the wilds of
ioerry,
Bot this, at least, is direetly and
conspicuously in .evidencto that •eir-
ennistances have somehow conspired
to place in Irish hands a. remarkably
large share of the defense of the virile
and hard-pressed colony of ZsZatal.
The eoltany isprovingitself a precious
jewei in the British Crown, and Irish-
men are guarding it with all that mag-
nificent self-saerifice and valor which
are proud traditions of the race. Sir
George White is a native of County
Antrim, his family residing hi the
neighbothood of Ihillymena, and the
IOrangemen of that district rise to en-
thusiasm whenever Sir George makes
, a gallant sortie froir Ladysmith. while
, Irishmen in London were glad to en-
tertain 11101 When he was last there.
Coming so the lighting mahses, it le
. notable that Iretand bira furnished tele
regiments to the war. Seems of them
are fighting in Natal -Gen. Ciatuere
has two atei Gen. Preach one. The list
is as followe;
Fifth Royal Irish Lincere. in LOY°
smith.
Sixth Ennisk'illin Dragoons, in Cape
Colony with Gen. Freuvh.
Firet Royal Enniskillin Fosiliers, in
Natal with Gen. Buller.
Second Royal Dublin Fusiliers, in
Ladysmith,
First Royal Irish •Fusiliers, the rem-
uants in Ladysmith.
. Second Royal Irielt Ftielliere, with
Gem Buffer.
First. Connaught Rangeto, with Om
Buller.
Second /loseil Irish Rillee, in Cape
Colony with Gen. Gataere.
First Roe -al Muuster Fusiliers, with
Geo. Oat:tyre,
Here are S.Illita Men at least -regi -
merits which are almost fon itely Irish.
The 'hunstiq,, Wiliet 111041y front Kerry.
Oak and Lintf,riel, the Dahlias from
the home count iee, and the Illoyal Irieli
Fusiliers from the litirth•ViiSt Illtis Ulster.,
while the 'Connaught e ate hugely nano
the weet
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Wheat, ha e taken another drop.
Duck and Hutton, the lorgest, grey
firm in Windsor, have made an assign -
Went
One of the biggest, snow !storms in
yeare has Tendered Montreal sauna -
bound,
The total amount of the eauadian
Patriotie Fund Aseuelatiou to date is
$87,74 hit.
Morgan Litthe a youth, fell on the
ice at 1,Vindsor mei died of ettneuesion
of the brain.
The New York Plate Claes Insurance
Compel)) has been grarded a license to
do business in Ontamo.
The petitioners in the East and West
Elgin election eases have deposited the
neceesary $1,0110 senility on Osgoode
,
The postmaster general will not
grant Toronto's request for a one -cent
drop letter rate for ;mother year at
least
A member of the House of Lords,
Monday, to the Ministry, stated that
the Liovernuietit bad decided that
Ladymnith mnet be abandoned,
Dunnville has offered free land, free
vniter ertd tax exemption to the De -
pew Monufaeturiug Co., to intim*
them to establish a branch faetery
there. The colleen), it is said, would
employ $110 men and turn out 10,0011
lown Diowere per year.
John Kernobarn, a stove mounter
employed at hcClary's, London, died
suddenly Monday morning, while on
the etreet a eouple of blocks from his
home, No. 111 Clarence Street. He
had been ill for three weeks with heart
trouble, but did not quit work.
It is said that the Rev. J. C. Tolinie,
pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian
church, Windsor, has acceived a call
from one of the large churches in New
York. at a salary of $5,000 a year, Rev
Mr. Tolude will notgive out any in-
formation on the subject.
The total casualties of the African
war, compiled from official reports are
9,523, nearly a division. Of these 2.-
486 are killed, 4,811 wounded and the
rest prisoners. The aggregate British
home troops in South Africa number
116,000, the Notations 7,158 and Cape
Colonists 21,000.,
In 1808 the total number of mar-
riages in Ontario was 15,203, an in-
crease of 848 over 1897. In Todonto
there were 1696 marriages, an increase
of 195 over 1897. More 'Methodists
married than any other denomination,
There were 10,382 Methodist marriages,
6400 Presbyterians, 4902 Anglican, 4675
Roman Catholics, and 1908 Baptists:
Among the many influential and use-
ful citizens who have died in London
nous will be More widely ruissed nor
more sincerely mourned than Mrs. Dr.
F. R. Eccles, who passed into the life
.heyond while the bells were eingieg
the hour of 6 o'clock Saturday morn-
ing, For 'Upwards of a, year she has
been suffering from chronic pneuneonic
trouble..
Thomas Cornwall arrived in Brant-
ford on Friday last from Cleveland,
Ohio. On Saturday he was taken sick.
Physicians said it was a case of small-
pox. • On Sunday, Cornwall was re-..
moved to the smallpox hospital. The
house with its inmates, • and also the
houses of those who visited Coriavvad
On Saturday, have been quarantined.
Judgment was given ' Osgoode
Hall on Monday in two bribery 'cases
reserved by Judges Rose and Osier at
the trial of the persons charged With
corrupt practices in connection. with
Lion. John Dryden's election in No-
vember, 1898. The trial took place
recently at Whitby, and the comets re-
served the cases Of Simon Hewitt, a
farina, fromthe vicinity of Branefoid,
charged with bribery, and of William
Gilmour, a Pickering farmer, who
took bribes.'from both sides, and re-
fesed to say bow he voted, because, as
he told: the judges, "the ballot .is se-
cret." Hewitt, as a briber, was fined
$200 or.six months' imprisonment,
Gihnore $200 or one naonth.
T.13 EXETElt
Distribution of Samples of
Seed Grain.
thuler instruction of the Hen. Alba -
liter of Agriculture soother distribu-
tion 44 sample packages of the hest
aud most produttive sorts of -cereals,
ite., Is Wm- being made from the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Tbe
distribution will eonsist, as heretofore,
of samples of _oats, spring wheat, bar-
ley, field peas, Lunen corn, and pots -
toes. Each emu* will weigh three
pounds. The quality of the seed will
be of the best. the varieties true to.
name and the packages will be seot
free to • applicants,through the mail.
The,ohjeet in view is the improvement
of the character and quality of the
gostin, etc., grown 10 atuada, an effort
widely appreciated,and the eitoiee of
varieties to be emit out will he confined
to those which have been found, to sue-
ceed well at the Experimental Ferule.
These samples will be sten only to
those who apply personally, lists of
names freest societies or individuals can-
not be considered. Only one sample
of one sort can be sent. to each appli-
cants -hence if an individual receives a
sample of oatS"he minim Also reeeive
one ot wheat or barley. Applieatioos
Should be addressed to the Director of
Experimental Farms, Ottawas and
new be sent any time before the 15th
of "March, after -which date the lists
will be closed, so that the samples ask-
ed for way all be sent Mit in good
time for sowing. Perties writing will
please 'newton the sort of grain they
Would prefer end should the available
stock of the variety named he exhaust-
ed, some other good sort will be sent
in its place. Letters may be sent to
the Experimental Farm free of post-
age4
Wm. Sansaions,
Director Experinieetni 1"arns.
Ottawa, shismAry and, WOO,
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Iieffonn Bros„ of Blyth. have pur-
ghost d James Cummings' Witcher bus-
iness 00 Queen street.
We regret to hear of the death of
James, ytausgest sun Of A and AIM
rotTest, 1st von., Warraumh.
A tinnier tesitient of Whigliam died
it iiitivatiline on Friday last. 01 the
vett-tot of Andrew Allen, in bis 790
year.
The live -year-old daughter of Mr.
mat ;qrs. Juseph Rabb, ot the first line
et Alm -MS died on Monday of last week
OL se:mit-tom.
Robert, Como who for the past, year
lute trout with his kont-itt-law, John
Thotil,118 ToesWater, (1051. 00 Saturday,
January 130, at the age of 80 years.
The unit n of the two ifiethodist con-
gregatious in Chaim is not yet fully
anottgainated. If they become unite:41,41
fine ueiv church will be erected as a
result
Alt old resident of Whiteehurch
passed away to the great beyond On
.1.1"riday last, in the person of Annie
Taylor, beloved wife of Jannis Laidlaw,
in her 07th year,
'Win. Campbell, of Goderich, who
was elected to the Coutteii, but against
whom proceedinge were taken ou the
ground of laielo of property (pence.-
tton, has resigned his seat.
A pretty home wedding was cele -
twitted at the home of Aiiirdoeit Mc-
Leod, of Senfotth, 00 Wednesday last,
when his daughter. Miss IMP, was
united in mintage to Alexataler 11c -
On 'Wednesday of last week Patrick
Kelly, a prosperous youug farmer re-
sidiug near Myth, and Miss Margaret
McQuade, daughter of Mrs. AL Mc-
Quade, of Tiu•kersmith township, were
married by Rev. Father ihleCabe, in
St. James' church, Seaforth,
T. W. Scott has purchased from A.
Elder the lot on Queen street, Myth,
on which stood Mr. Scott's grocery
siege that was destroyed her fire a few
weeks ago. The price paid was $550,
Mr. Scott will erect a brick store in
the spring.
John M. Gtivenlock, who has been
running a brick and tile yard near
Walton, far a couple of years, has pur-
chased twenty-five acres of hind from
Mr. McSpadden, near Winthrop, and
will start a new yard there in the
spring.,
Benjamin Lyon, of Brandon, Man:,
formerly of Bullet, is down on a visit
to his relatives. It is the first time he
has been back since he left ten years
ago. Be has 320 ac. ofhis own within
twelve miles nf Brandon, and works
100 acres besides.
D. J. Aitcheson, of Devil's Lake,
Dakota, and son of John Aitcheson,
of Roxboro, McKillop, has aisposed of
his property in Dakota,and intends re-
turning to Ontario about the first of
April and will reside on his property
north of Harpurhey.
An old resident of Wallace and of
that section of the country died. in Lis-
towel on the 9th inst , in the person of
Henry Markle, in the 78th year of his
age. The old gentleman ,bad been
very feeble of late years, and his
death had been expected for some-
time.
The Owen Sound Thams announces
the purchase • of Pickard & Rowan's
mill by the Goderich Lumber-. Co. Mr.
Thompson, the principal member of
the company, states that the consider-
a.tion to be paid is , $21,000, and that
the purchase locluded a timber limit
near Lion's Head, on the Bruce penin-
snlin .
. A quiet but pretty wedding took
place on Wedriesday, January 24tho
at the residence of R..O'Brien, &sable
line, Bay, when hie 'daughter was
united in marriage to Thomas Horton.
The bride was given away by ber fath-
er, and was richly attired in a cream
costume, and was assisted by her sis-
ter; Miss Bertha.. Frank Horton, of
Tuckersmith, brother of the groom!)
acted as ghoomeman. They will live
in Tuckersmith.
J. G. Hooson of Sintaluca, N. W. T.
son of dairies ROWSOR, Of UMW/3, is
home on a visit, and may remain for
a' few weeks, as be intends to buy
'some horses and take back with him.
He thinks there may be room for Et,
little speeulation in this line, providing
the seller remains in the West to
look after his interests, but he claims
the risks are too great, and losses sure
to follow to those who sell on time,
and reside in Ontario
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Huron kounty Notes.
Middlesex County Notes
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Wingham is to have a !sew foundry.
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Joint Black has sold his farm 00 000.
0, lot 81, to Jas, .Noble of Hullett, • to
the sum of S300. -
The wife of President Steyne, of the
Orange Free State, South Afilea, is a
cousin of ifirs. A. NN Mon, cif Seaforth.
srs.Id, Alordie, sr., of McE1110P,
has Purchased the residence of Miss
Stobie, ef Seaforthi paying for it $900,
Alex. Rose, of Winghain, has sold
his 150-ecre farm on the Bluevale road
to Woo Maxwell. The price .paid was
On $000 •
Wednesday rooming last Miss
'Mary Kennedy, of Seaforth, and Air.
Robert Ring, of Wiugham, joined
_ hands in matrimony,.
Miss Annie Straughao, of East Was
wanosh, has taken the position of as-
sistant in the Blyth post .oftice, form-
erly held by Miss Chantherlaio,
Chris 'Johnston bas exchanged his
farm, lot .10, concession 4, East Wa
wanosh, with Thos. Ross for his cor-
ner lot 42, on the 40. concession.
James Cummings, of Egnionaville,
left on Tuesday last to spend a couple
of months in Sacramento. California,
where he has three sons and. three
daughters-.
Dr. Turnholl, fornimiy- of Clinton,
who has just returned &one a year's
etrarse of stuoy in the hospitals of Lou-
don, Berlin and Vienna, has deckled to
lovat•e itt Goderieb.
A team nelongiug to William Pother -
ham, or Tockersinith, brought so
jalneS Beattie s store house. in Sea -
forth, one day inst week, 111 bushels of
peas in one load, making 0,000 pounds.
For any ease et uervoesuess, sleep*
lessness, weak stomaeb, indigestion,
dyspepsia, try Oarter'a Little Liver
Pills, Relief is sure. The only nerve
medicine for the price in ulaskets
Me ego. Alan., on Jan. 10th,
Miss Elisabeth Henry, daughter of
John Henry, formerly of •Olinton, was
married to is prosperous young Rose-
dale farmer, named Wm. 0, Hendry.
Miss Term AL Reid, formerly of Sot.
forth, and sister of Mr& J. 13. Sproat,
of that town, was married in Detroit
on Monday, janiutey L'ith, to
Rail, wholesale and retail confectioner
of Detroit. •
The West Huron appeal ease has
hetet adjourned by the judges witil
next Marti% or April. This will leave
the seat vacant during the coming ses-
sion. as by law the election has been
declared void,
James Sproat, of' Tnekerstnith, has
purehastid fifty acres of land from his
Sister, Mrs. J. Hama at a good fignee
It is alongside • of the fifty acres be
bought three years ag o and makes an
exeellent 100arre farm.
Last week 1 he members of the Meth-
odist ebureloat Kinbureihronght over
a ioad of oats and pit/WWI; to -and
Mrs. Coopland ; they appreeiate this
not so much fer the value of the ars 1 -
dos, as for the spirit it manifests.
Its son of John McMillan,
M. P., for South Huron, intended
starting lest 111oriday morning for Cape
Town, South Africa, in charge -of a
ship Wad of horses, hut caving to befog
indisposed, he was not able to take the
trip.
After forty-three years of ;wane,
faltbfal Serefee, Peter Reid has resign-
ed the cleft:ship of Rinloss. He is
nos in his eightieth year, and during
43 years has not missed a Connell
meeting. It is said that Mr. Reid is
the oldest township clerk in -Canada.
Since the ()peeing CIf the Huron
Mese of Refuge, five years 4tga, 44 ins
mates have died ; 33 of that oumbee
passed awa.y last year. This large
death rate is due to the face that anany
of the inmates almost exhausted their
vitality before going to the House.
At the Annual meeting of the Oream•
ery Association, held in the Hall, Oen-
traba, the books show that there was
ten thousand and six &liars worth of
cream paid for during the year, -there
was a dividend of' .six per eentdeclared
on all shares for the present year.
J. Stewart Clark, who is naively
promoting the interests of the pro-
posed electric railway from Port Dover
Galt aud on to Goderich, says that
the road is an assured thing. that far
morethan enough capital to build it
has been subscribed, and that all that
is now wanted is the legislation,
John Voelker, of Dashwood, took a
good trip very recently. He drove
,with horse and cutter from Dashwood
north through Seitforth, Brussels, to
Harriston, thence to Mount Forest,
then returned by way of Palmerston.
to Stratford, arriving at Tavistock
whese he intends to stay for a week or
more visiting relatives and friends.
A number of prominent business and
professional men of Goderich, Wood-
stock mad Toronto met in Gerderich last
week to form a company to develop
and operate for very valuable mineral
clairns in the Larcleau District, of Brit-
ish Columbia. The coinpany is to he
called The Huron Gold Mining Com-
pany of BritishColninhia, Limited.
Hon. J. T. Garrovir is president.
On Monday eVening, Jo nnary 15tho
a large number of the ratepayers and
friends .of ex -Reeve McPherson, of
Turnberry, gathered at his home arid
spent a pleasant evening All the
members of the council and. officials
were present. The object of the gash-
,ering was to present Mr. McPherson
with a purse of money as a 'slight
recognition of the high esteem in
.which he is held throughout the town-
ship. Mr. McPherson had been reeve
of the township for some 18 yeers. On
the evening of December 22nd last.
Mt. and Mrs. Maliersien celebrated
.their golden weddine.
On Sunday, the 21st inst., Rev
Father Dixon, of Kingsbridge, died
very eliddenly on hi i way to the R (
church to say mass.. The immediate
cause was heart trouble. Deceased
was a very popular priest, and was ap-
parently in the full vigor of manhood,
tieing a young Man of fine physique.,
During the address of the Bishop many
were moved to tears, showing that the
.deceased had found a tender place in
their hearts and inemoriee. The re-
mains were interred in the burial
ground adjoining the church, and OS
the people tinned sorsorrowing to their
homes, many were heard to remark on
the virtues of the deceased, aud the
good work that had been done by hide
during his ten yeare' pastorate. „
,
are. Thos, ilodgips has presented
• ample donation of china add crockery
ware to Liman Methodist eburch. .
Capt. Tum Robson was yeeteiday
elected as Coaservetive member for
the Federal House for Best Middlesex,
by a handsome majority.
My frlend, look here 1 you know
how weak and oervons your wife is,
and von know thet eV's Iron Pills
will relieve „her, now why not be fair
ebout it.told bay her a box 11
Walter Ste eel ison, of London town-
ship, Wended guilty Sat today momhig
before His Humor Judge g. Elliott to 0.
charge of improperly . feeding hogs.
He was' fined 1f5 and eusts-s$14.40.
George Burns' of Loadou. has been
appoiuted collector of customs at that.
port in place of the late Robert Reid.
The position Is worth $2 200. Alr.Burns
is one of the oldest besiness men id
London. .•
rs. &cies, .wife of Dr. F. R. Emirs,
London, died Thursday after a long
ness. Mrs. bleetes woe a woman ee
traordiunry parts mid tuatveilinis ext.
eutiveahzhty. oilskin; a deep tine: est it,
01 every Christian o
beet outlast, reeidente of Sidiluipt.
Daniel iNell, nue of the oldest and
township, died on Friday /tams at I be
reeideove of his son. Frenklin H. Neil.
of Malik* 0111Ve Perm. Sauble Line.
Deceased leas S2 yeas, 2 meet 115 anti
five days old, and .enuie to Bithlulph
just fifty reare ago next Alarch. ii
his death the township loses oue of bee
oldeet and hest knowo reeidents. Mr.
Neil was tenet in Osamu. Risme .Comi
ty, Ireland, 00 Nov. 14111, 1817, tool
was therefore in his 83rd year at the
time of his death, atiothin• evidence, 01
verility of the natives of the G'reei,
Is*. He left his native land with
%lumber of his brothers for caned.% iii
the yene 1880.t he voyage last lug siinie
twelve weeks. tie located in Fiteres-
townshilo Carleton comity, where he
married 41.0e W1llii011S. and WIO're
five of his children were hurn. He
moved to west Oulario 111 1851 and pur
eliaeed the farm where ht. n sided un-
til dereitee, and where three more
ebildeel1 0-1.11" b0111 to him. His fam-
ily of fem. NOUN and four daughters.the
tuajneity of whom live in the township
of Weinteinth and Midi illivray, survive
lam. lie v.as 011)111) of sterling luteg-
rity, WOS univessally bleed Jule
reSpeeted by his ineigiihuni and fripnds
("phis eissity tlispoot itin and plod will
t owe* de it ii1411.
A proposition was mute to light
Cteeliton by cheerio light but not
N110111411 light$ Mink! be 5000 ed.
Wailer Mille. of Ralgetown, son of
Hon 1)iv it Mills. has been appointed
Clerk of the County Court, of Kent, to
succeed the tate ('apt. W. A. Camp-
bell
Thnee ra.hvey bargains whieh Green-
way made with the C. P. IL cannot,
bay,. been 11s WOW OS the Winuipeg
Free Press suggests, otherwise the
lion. Thomas it mild never hove per -
milted Hugh John Macdonald to breuk
ow goo newe to the
The Ontario Legislature hos been
summoned to meet ou 'Wednesday,
Isehrimer 14th. It, is not possible yet
to say what legislation will be intro-
duced by the Government, but the in-
diensious seem to point to a short Miu-
hamlet hill of fere.
The deputation of Frnit Growers
the Minister of Agriculture Outs
the, coddling moth was responsible for
the ruination or half the pear and
;mph, trees of the provinee, and asked
that a loyal option law be made to al-
luw a, municipality to enforce the
banclagiug ot trees. Me. Dryden look-
ed upon the suggestion favorably and
the uetessary legislation will likely be
introduced at the comiug session.
seicide by shooting himself at Winni-
rl.M.M1.1,11}11tXr.011 *MOM+. PIMA. fel tIOSIcs
Too Titin? 1
1 If so, there must be some 1
1; trouble with its food. Well t
I babies are plump; only the
s
sick are thin. Are you sure
the food is all right? Chil-
dren can't help but grow;
they must grow if their food
I nourishes them. Perhaps a
mistake was made in the
1 past and as a result the di-
gestion is weakened. If that
is so, don't give the baby
1 a lot of medicine ; just use
your every -day common!
1 sense and help nature a
t little, and the way to do
I it is to add half a teaspoon- I
z
fu! of
1 [RAUL. I N
ito the baby's food three or
‘f v°jujir btiemgeins .,t hedavye:T
very fihegainrstdaday
u
you give it. It seems to:
1 comet the -digestion and I
gets the baby started right t
again. if the baby is slurs- I
ing but does not thrive, then I
/ the mother should take the
" emulsion. It will have a
good effect both upon the
I mother and child. Twenty- I
E five years proves this fact.
5oc. and $Loo, all druggists'. I
:COTT BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto,
S
Perth Pickings
-
‘ There are at present 50 imitates in
Perth House of Refuge.
Belle Casupbell, of the 10th conces
sion, Logan, is very ill with pneumonia.
The Perth Mutual Fire Insurauce Co.
has donated the sum of -V500 to the
Patriotic Fund,
1 J. P. Whitney. Q. 0,, M. P. P., was
1 the guest of Dr, J. W. Ford, of Thorn -
dale on Monday night.
On Jan. 4, Joseph Lockhart, one of
the pioneer settlers of the township of
Vir Mince, passed away in the 72nd year
of his age.
Johno rOtttnedt 1S1 aethel11ll °1.501rIs o°1:143.111.kouriCiSrlitTa. rayo151M(.' theireses:
inarringe.
' ' W bat's in a name?" Everything,
when you come to medicine. When
you get Hood's Sarsonarilla you get
the beet inoney- can buy.
-
A bill will be introduced at the next
stain of the Ontario Ledslature for
the reuniting, ot North mad South
Perth for registration purposes.
E. J. Johns,who has for eleven years
carried on a drug business in Stratford
has sold his stock to Dr. Nichol, Seta
ringville. who will Jvruove it, to that
place in a week or so.
Robert tl. Hamilton, of Lindsay,
formerly of the Bell Telephone Co.'s
oftlee at Stratford has been given
eharge at Owen Sound, and suPeriot
tendent of that district.
11.11 eases of weak or lame back,
linvkache, rhecuilatisizo will find relief
by tveariog one of Carteeti Smart
Weed and Belladonna ,dittlotehe Phis -
t
ors, Price 25 cents. Try them.
A most soceessful convert. 10 aid of
the Patriotic: Fund tV ilS held in the new
City Hall, Stratford, on Monday
night, and some hundred- of dollars
will be added to the fun(1 as a result.
Perth County Council have made a
gritliUt of $200 to the patriotic fund and
*100 to the 28t11 Perth Batt. They
hove also decided to adopt strong
measures against the black knot
among the fruit trees.
The amount subscribed by the pro-
prietors and employes of the Maxwell
works, St. Marys, twat -cis the Patrice
tic Fund is $129. Of this ammo. $79
'vas donated- hy the employes, the for-
mer giving the balance, namely $50.
W. G. Inglis. &Ix con, Elam, has dis-
posed of 81 items of his farm to Ed-
ward tsreensides, section foreman, of
raivnod, nnd the balance, 10 acres to
bit brother, Wolter Inglis, receiving
fat. the whole $5,000. It is a good
Rev. A,. Grant, M. A., pastor of
Km= church, St. Marys, has been ap-
pointed by the General Assembly's
century fund committee, to visit. the
Presbytery of Huron in the interests
of the said finich and the scheme has
been adopted for his visitation of con-
gregations.
William Thayer, aged sixteen yew,
son of 'Simon Thayer, of Irishtown,
met with an accident on Thursday
last, which resulted in the loss of the
greater part of his right foot. Ile is
employed at Still's mill and W11S work-
ing at a. saw whieli works neat. the
floor. A couple of Minutes before
closing time the saw became (dogged
and young Thayer attempted to kiek
away the rush with his foot. The re-
sult was that the side of bis right loot
was sawn off.
George Sharman, aged ninteen, died
at his grandmother's Mrs. Holmes, of
Clinton on Tuesday.
Receipts at the Toronto Customs
bouse during the present month will
exceed the half million mirk.
A man named Holland connuitted
peg. He leaves a family in the east,
and was a piano tuner, about 05 years
old,
Carroll Parnell, a Gra,ndTrunk yard-
man at Niagara Falls, fell between the
ears of a, moving train, but was skidded
along on the rails and snow until the
train was stopped. He escaped with a
bruised leg and a lacerated thigh.
A region fully teu nines square on
both sides of the Detroit river was
shaken by an explosion of 500 pounds
of dynamite at the stone works of the
Sibley Quarry Company on the Ameri-
can side. One matt was killed.
t'D000s AUE
Words are but leaves." It is nob what
we say, but what Hood's Srsaparilla,
does that tells the story. he many
wonderful cures effected by this medi-
cine are the thrifts by which it should
be judged. These proee it to he the
great, unequalled remedy for dyspep-
sia, rheurnatisin, scrofula, salt rheum,
catarrh and all other ailments dne to
impure or impoverished blood,
Hood's Pills are non -irritating,
effective,
EVI
518
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.bat opened up a fine lot of toilet
sets in latest designs, Ruby, Parisian
and Etruria. These are lovely goods.
New styles -in Pompadour, back and
side combs. Fancy braid pins. See
mu new spiral metal side combs, bone,
horn and sleet tooth and hair brushe,s:
4. nice assortment of china. bread and
1)01.1 01 plates, images, cups, 'and- sauc-
ers, PM Tea setts, salts and celery
dips, bon bon trays, decanters, koilies,
forks and spoons, school supplies, the
pateiotic 1scribbler, Soldiers of the
Queen, only 5c, Small nickel plated
tea kettles, for coal stoves, very
cheap,
- FRESH OYSTERS and FRUITS.
and FINNAN HAD DIE.
Levitt's Fair
AGENT FOR PARISIAN STEAM
LAUNDRY. '
The warning
cough is the faith-
ful sentinel. It tells
of the approach of
consumption,
whichhastilled
more people
than war and
pestilence Wine
bindd. it telin
of painful
‘?higiuthithroats, gas nstds'ph' v 1st/ eolir
monis. Do not
.; suffer another
day. les useless,
for there's a
prompt and sato
cure. it is
saiite.‘
vhich cures fresh cold
val coughs in a single
•i!ht and master's chronio
;oughs and bronchitis in
a short time, Consump-
Can is surely and cer-
• : uinly prevented, and
-- •
t-ured, too, if taken in
;.. A 25c. bottle for a fresh
• '; cold; 50. size for older,
colds; $1 size forchronic
' coughsand eonsumption.
-•'•,.*- -tele-aye keep a brittle i otit.yer's
, .1 n e.:rv reet0:11 On 14014. lOtO
-. „ii et-1711mo 1 get calil I tan A urno
..•.4 et haw iitgity 11L'ia7;;:
iiri.le,Ift+-1. Et ratee'rexeto
%%he the Dozier. IS Tort have my
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hi,lt medical advice, write the Doctor
frva4. Address
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