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THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1.905.
Quaint ALa tamnat's birthday wee Fri.
day of leek week. Elbe was 61 yeare of
age 00 that date, Long may she live is
the wiabof her loyal subjoin in the
Dominion of Canada.
Hon, Ma. Scott ease they are tapering
away' in the Saekatobewan Proviuoial
Election to be held on Wednesday, 18th
duet., with the expectation of repeating
the Liberal viobory gained in Alberta,
leetmonth.
Wel notice that in a number of manioi-
paiitiea where Oonnoile refused to grant
the prayer of petitions asking that a vote
be taken on the Looel Option question
Temperance ticket° are being plaoed ie
the field for the ooming eleotione. The
mistake Counoile make, we think, is in
assuming the responsibility the ratepey•
ere are willing to take upon themselves
by their vote.
Is' Hon. Mr, Ayleeworth desires to
make a good bit ae Postmaster General
on streaming office he could do it by etrik•
ing off the tax, that never ehoold have
been re -imposed, on newepapere io the
matter of postage. All progressive
Governmente expreee a desire to add to
the may aogaieition of knowledge and
praetioal education but by saddling from
$25,00 upward annually upon the press
of the country ie not the way to do it in
our humble opinion, The Poetoffice
Department has aoaompliebed wonder-
ful things under the able administration
of the late Postmaster General bat n.
one ehoold offer a word of dissent if the
new man at the helm would stroke bit
official pen through the regulatiou
referred to. What do yon say Mr.
Ayleeworth ?
Jun now the Derham Oement Com.
pany is ooming in for eume "hot staff"
over the management, or mismanage.
meat, of the baeineee affairs of what was
promised to be enoh a money maker to
the etookholdere. A thorough inveeti•
gation would do good. If the company
ie attending to baeineee properly letting
in the light would do no harm but rather
tend to satisfy people who have invested
their money, and if the opposite ie the
ease the sooner it is rectified the better.
The chief difficulty in all these enterprises
appears to be the tremendone outlay in
promoting and setting on foot the projeae.
When money is plentifal there is often eo
lavish an expeuditnre that profit-making
for years is next 90 impossible. We have
often thongbt if the same interest weld
be aroused in porely local undertakings
inetead of biting at the golden bait by
some oily tongued outeider it would mean
mach in the promotion of permanent
interests near by which would directly
aseiet many. There is room for aative
Government oversight in the floating and
management of maty of what have
turned out to be very maehroom under.
takings in their vitality and development.
The Marton eager factory taught a very
salutary lesson to hundreds of people.
Tim P
oaT is very heartily in accord
with the order of things followed by the
Teriff Commission by whiob, at various
oeutre8, persons representative of olaesee
or companies are heard sod cateohieed
relative to the tariff changes they desire.
It does not follow that everything asked
will be granted bat the full discussion of
the many phases presented ehould do
much to furnish data of a very helpful
oharaater in framing or revising the
aohedolee. There is a large measure of
selflebneee evident in many of the addres-
ee and 11 is certainly beyond the power of
any Government to acquiesce in requests
where the 01480 would be beoefltted at
the expense of the mase. Tariff mekiug
is a big question to tackle but it to jest as
ne0eeeary that frequent ohangee should be
mede as it is for business men to set
their sails at different angles to cattail the
varying breezes in helping them to thei
destined haven. We have great oonfidenoe
iu Hon, Mr, Fielding but believe greater
Dara should be exeroieed than ever in deal-
ing as fairly with the beet iutereete of
the Dominion rather than making mil-
lionaires of some eleeee8 while other
inetitntione trying to paddle their own
oanoe went on the Tooke. Ile about time
many of the eager spooned fellows were
allowed to dig for themselves for a while.
Now that Municipal Election day ie
drawing near it would be well for the
ratepayers to give a little ooneideration to
the ohoioe of nominees for the various
mnnioipal Councils, Too often the hap.
hazard style of being dependent upon the
nominetiono made during the hoar apb
pointed for receiving names is the Daae
and peewee are frequently proposed who
are not even present nor yet desire to be
a nominee. In our opinion every oan-
didate should appear before the eleoters,
not necessarily to woke a long epeeoh,
hat to ehaw he [este enough interest in
the office sought to give evidenee of hie
zeal for the year to Dome, Often tax.
payers desire 80 oak gneatione on enbjeete
likely to be dealt with by the intimating
Counoil and the abeenoe of woald.be
munioipal 1egiel10ore preolnde tbie.
Ratepayers should attend the nominee
time ae tide is the lime and place pabiie
affaire are ap for review and a eohation
of knotty probleme arrived at if the die.
melon le of a proper obarmier. It is
very easy to be a kicker but while intone.
bility need not be expeoted there are
often many tbinge done that would never
have been if the ratepayers had been more
vigilant,
Botta equitable and workable plan
should be initiated by the Council for
the removal of snow from the eldewalke
thie Winter. A goodly number of
property owners, or tenants, work in.
duetrlouely in keeping that r share of the
walk olear while many parties deoline to
wield the shovel although enjoying the
advantages of his more energetic neigh -
bore. Iu numerone towne and villagee
tenders are asked, both by the day and
the eeaeon, and the work is done by horee
and plow with the wet assessed agalnet
the pabiioat large,
TIM POST bide the members of Huron
0o, °ounoit a hearty welcome to Bras -
eels thie week. Thie important body eat
bere before in 1886 when the late F. 0.
Etagere was Reeve. On that 000asion the
weather was the rongbeet for many a day.
We don't mean to attribute thin to the
ooming of the Co. Conceit, although we
have oeeaeionally known members to
kink up a duet and raise is storm but it
wae chiefly wind.
DR. BEATTIE NESBITT has attained no
iuoousiderable notoriety by heading the
ofooe•grabbing contingent in Toronto in
the ousting of the License Inepeotore, fol.
lowed by the resignation of the three
Lioenee Oommleeionere recently appoint.
ed by Hon. Mr. Whitney, as a mark of
their disapproval of enoh taotioe. Its a
pity that Goverumente oould nob be freed
from bulldozing gentry of the Nesbitt type
and we have no doubt Premier Whitney
would vary gladly diepenee with mob if
he only oould. The powers that be often
receive a b:sok eye and smilingly give a
kiee for a blow when the toe of the
official boot would beapplied with alacrity
and vigor, were it not for fear of the Don-
eegn+noes. "To the victor belongs the
epoite," re often quoted ae proof of the
right to take everything in eight but when
the biggest kink comes from the real
friends of the party in power it is quite
appareut that some one has blundered.
The poet Tennyson in his immortal
"aurae of the Light Brigade" did not
have Dr. Beattie Nesbitt and friends in
hie mind when be wrote
"Wien oan their glory fade
0 1 the wild charge they made,
All the world wondered."
If the heavy weight Dr. oan't "fill" a seat
iu the Cabinet he oan "sit" on the
Premier with an emphasis that will keep
him warm for many a day without
the neoeeeity of wearing a Klondike bleu -
It et.
leu•Itet.
Perth County.
There is some talk of another bard•
ware More starting in Monkton.
The Maxwell worlre, St. Mary's, ship
ped one carload of obnrne to Liverpool,
England,
The customs returns at the port of
Stratford for the month of November
totalled $11,518.94.
Arthur Davie Monktoo, o is at hie
father's home, "Poplar Hll," Mitobell,
laid up with typhoid fever.
Charles Glee, proprietor of Grand
Central Hotel, Newton, died at his home
on Friday morning, Nov. 24113.
Rev. W. Kenner and wife, after a
month's visit to the former'e brother, at
Mitchell, returned to Prince Albert.
Time. and Mre. McLaren, ea, will
oelebrate the golden anniversary of their
wedding on Christmas day at Mitchell.
The annual bazaer of Trinity church
Junior Auxilary will be held in the
basement Mitobell, on Friday evening,
Deo. 8th.
It io whispered around Mitobell that
Councillor John Skinner is going to
enter the mayorality 000teet at the
coming January elections.
Postmaster Kuhtinan of Bt. 0olomban
went to Paris on Monday of laet week to
attend the funeral of hie brother Alfred,
who died suddenly Sunday morning.
The Stretford firemen had a very
quiet time daring the month of No
mother, only one alarm being given.
This alarm was a false the.
Rev, Mr. Howeon, pastor of the Mettle -
diet ohurab Mitohell hag concluded
funeral eervioee et the graves of seven.
teen departed saute since coming to
Mitchell laet July.
During November there were reale-
tared with Stratford City Clerk Lang 22
blrthe, 16 marriages and 4 deaths.
Among the birthe wae one of twine,
and it le angular that in the births and
deathe, the sexes were equally repreeent.
ed.
Formerly lettere were diepatohed from
St. Colamban on the afternoon 'rein
Beat, but none were received. For the
future au open mail car, or travelling
poet office, will deliver and reeeive
lettere, whether registered or not, at
St. Oolumban.
Mitobell complains of the exorbitant
prime demanded by a combination of
two looal butobere, when meat should be
bought for a quarter Ieee. The Advocate
advises a third shop, or that farmers
bring in their dressed meat and secure a
good price.
George and Mre. Bpotton, of Lietowel,
are likely to remove to Stratford about
New Year's. Mr, Spotioo is dietriot
manager of the Federal Lite and the
oompany wish him to make headquarters
there. Mr, Spotton ie owner of the lanai.
nese oollege at Winghem.
William Stone, who rammed away on
Sunday morning, Nov. 26th, was among
the p1008808 of Blanchard township,
He name tiftyyeare ago trona Yorkshire,
England, arid has proven bimeelt ever e.
be worthy of the e810em and confidence
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Standard Bank of Canada
sa 00T..A.atT+xei3Sa79 1072
8URPLO8, OldRESERVE POND 9I,am000
TOTAL AWBBET6 OV10It 10,000.0eu
A Cenertal Saralxinr: Mistnemra Tranaseiotosl
'SAVINGS BANK '
Accrued Interest le added to accounts every six rnonthe and be8Omee prinelpel,
Joint Depustt Aeeeuntn—A SPECIAL CONVIINTENCE in use In our Savings De-
partment le the "Joint Deposit" a000uut. Mouoy may be deposited or withdrawb
y 811409 oltbe two members of the household. This system is a groat eonven.
fence to many rosidiug in town, but more part oalarly so to farmers, as in the latter
Daae whether manor gate Dames to town either Dan attend to the Banking. An-
other feature of the system le that iu 0480 of the death of either party the 11100e7
Dan be withdrawn by the survivor without that, Wo win tell you inure about our
methods it you will kindly gall or write.
Ittiorled Women and Inners may make and withdraw deposits without the la•
lervennon Or any person.
BALE NOTES CASHED, OOLLEOTED or may be left for SAFE•BEEPING
only for which no oharge is made.
YOUR BUSINES8 will receive our careful and courteous intention.
A. 0. MACFARLANE, AGENT.
of hie fellowe. Some four years
and Mrs. Slone moved to Bt.
where they have been enjoying
earned rest io the atoning yeare
ago he For several weeke past Mr. Stone hat
Marye, been failing rapidly and death when it
a welt tame was not unexpected, For sixty
of life. years he was n faithful member of the
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Is your Winter Overcoat still unbougllt ? Why
do you wait ? Is it that you haven't seen just
what you fancy ? That would mean, clearly,
that you have not seen our showing of
20th 1entury
Brand
Overcoats
This Brand is head and shoulders above all other
Ready-to-wear Clothing made in Canada and is
equalled by only the high-class Custom Tailors.
Buy a 20th Century Overcoat and rank at once
with the very best dressers.
Come in and see these very fine high-grade Over-
coats ;
ver -coats; • try some of them on ; you'll appreciate
better, then, their worth, and the truth of what
we say.
Suits from $12 to $18
Overcoats from 10 to 22
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E. C. DUNFORD 8i SON
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers, Brussels.
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STOWE
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COM ill. VRT •
Having invested in a Hot Welee
Heating apparatus I am now in a
position to offer you Hot Coffee,
Beef Toa, Tomato Bouillon,
and Chicken Broth at our Res-
taurant ou two minutes' notice.
Thanking you for past patronage and
hoping for a continuance of your
trade, I am,
Yours Very Respeotfglly,
J. rY. KERNEY
TELEPHONE
Oysters Served Hot or Cold.
Methodist oburoh. Mrs, Stone, live sons
Joseph, Wesley, John, William and Edgar,
itad two daaghlere, Mre. Palmer and
Mre. Robert Kemp, survive him.
A000rding to information given by
theee who are in a poeition to know, the
proepeote for the new wooden box factory
which it is proposed to erect in Stratford
and for which a guarantee of
$20,000 will be voted on at the mammal
eleotione, are exoeedingly bright.
Mitchell town eolioitor F. H, Thomp
eon reported to the oounoil at a meeting
the result of the appeal against Grand
Trunk assessment. The oounoil instruct
ed the clerk to Bend an amended notice
to the Oompany demanding abont $520
taxes, instead of $86, ae fixed by the
three county jadgee.
John A. Orerar, of Shakespeare, met
with an accident which might have
resulted math more Seriously. He wee
doing repairs at Jae. MaGillawee'e, North
Raethope, when he lost hie balance and
fell down a flight of stairs injuring hid
bank and otherwise braieiog himself, Ole
ie able to move around bat still feels the
effect of his fall.
What might have proved a °eriane
aaoident, happened to Mre, Thee. Rinke
of Logan, engaged in driving hareem
attaobed to the horsepower while eawiog
wood. Her olothee beoame entangled in
the 000neotiug rod and with much
diffianity she mended in extrioating
herself from that dangerous predicament
without any serious result.
Ae a result of a serious aaoident which
he met with, Roy Cartledge, aged 15,
eon of Thos. Cartledge, of Ellice, is con-
fined to the Stratford IIoepital. The lad
wee engaged in nutting hay when the
knife, whiob he bad left on a hay stack.
fell etriking him on the lett band, almost
eeveriug the member near the wrist. He
has undergone an operation at the hoe
pital and is reported to be doing as well
as oan be expected. One end of the
knife struck the boy on the forehead
inflicting a emelt out.
Wednesday of last week a sad death
aoourred on the 8rd oonaeeeion of Logan.
David Waugh, who spent hie lifetime
in that neighborhood, was eofferiug from
some inward trouble. Monday three
Mitchell physicians performed an opera -
Won on him, which was highly suooeee-
fal, but he was so weak that he oonld not
stand the shook, and he quietly passed
away. A wife and family survive him.
He was a kind and highly intelligent
man, a member of the Presbyterian
oburoh and a Conservative in politica.
O. P. R. line North from Stratford
will go direct to Linwood, leaving
Wellesley village
without
Doone Et
on
bet tapping the rich district ot in wkd
oh
Wellesley is looated. The plane at
present filed in the registry offices will
have to be replaced by new seta, as the
route onteide Stratford will be different,
even in Perth county, The work on
the line through Stratford will be
etarted next Spring, and the road will be
built from South to North, oommenaing
at Ingereoll. It will go direst from Em•
bro to Stratford, oroesing the main line
t1 the 0, P. R. alightly West of Mmbro.
It is the intention to build the whole
road from Ingereoll to Linwood in one
year. The branch to St. Marys is not
n thing of the immediate future. I1 is
impoeeible to obtein details of the route
through the oity of Stratford, but it is
understood that one with may theme
and grades has been surveyed, to oon
neat with the river route surveyed for
the line Northward. The 0. P. R. is not
0oneidering eleatrioily as a motive power
for its Stratford line at present.
Five trnetees of the Berlin, Ont., public
eohoole have resigned heathers a majority
of the board refined to dismiss a lady
teacher,
AN
INVITATION
FOR YOU
We have jest opened out a full stools
of NEW AND BEAUTIFUL XMAS
GOODS. We wish to remind the Public+
that absolutely oa all the lines enumerat-
ed'in oar new list we have made EM-
PHATIC REDUCTIONS. Therefore,
we claim your support for Business Rea-
eona—"Better Goode for Lose Money,"
You need not go out of our Jewelry store
for all kinds of choice deelgns for Wed-
ding and Xmas Presents,
A cordial Welcome is extended to all
Whether on a purchasing mission or one
of mare inepsotion.
W. P. Strotton
LEADING JEWELLER,
Grand Concert
UNDER AUSPICES OF THE
Tennis Club
TOWN
HALL
IlammonlinaVenaradelebas
Brussels
FRIDAY EVENING
December 84b9 1905
Programme
PART
x OVERTURE, Mandolin and Guitar, "Southern Belle" Lei?arpe
MR. CHAS. KELLY AND MISS HATTIE KELLY
2 SKIT, ••"How some Women Act iu a Dry Goods Stot•e".•.Aaron
MR, J. H. CAMERON
3 VIOLIN SOLO.,...... Scottish Fantasia
MISS MAUD BUSCoILEN
4 SOLO, "The Monster of the Beep" ]liarioo
MR. CHAS. KELLY
5 SONG, " "The Pale Moonlight" Tilley
MR J. H. CAMERON
6 DUET, Mandolin and Guitar "Infanta Patrol"...,,,LoBarge
MR. AND MISS KELLY
7 VIOLIN SOLO Gavotte, Op. 23
Mrss BUSCIILEN
8 SOLO "The Exile's Return" • Neelanri
MR, KELLY
PART II.
r SONG, "Ain't it funny what a difference just a few
hours tnake" Front Yankee Conant
MR. CAMERON
2 GUITAR SOLO "The Drum Solo" Henning
MR. KIELLY
3 VIOLIN SOLO, Overture from....."Wilhelm Tell" .....Rossini
1lhoso BUSCIILEN
4 SOLO . "Coo Song"
Miss KELLY
5 RECITATION "The Highland Brigade"...... ..... Hamilton
Ma, CAMERON
6 SOLO "Alone in the Desert"
Ma. KEr.LY
7 DUET, Mandolin and Guitar,... ..... "Le 'ripica".., ..... Tipaldi
Mit. AND MISS KELLY
8 SELECTED
MR. CAMERON
"NATIONAL ANTHEM."
Doors open at 7.30. Concert at 8 o'clock
ADMISSION 25, 35, and 5o Cre.
FLAN OF HALL AT FOX'S DRUG STORE
The Methodist church at Stroud was
destroyed by fire.
Arobbiohop Braaheei of Montreal has
issued it second warning to Montreal
theatrical managers against immoral
ehowe.
EXQUISITE COMPLEXION
QuicklyP11. Aegnlred 1r the System Is
Regulated by Ur. Ihunllloa's
10.
The power of Dr. Hamilton's Pills
over the complexion is marvellous. Al
if by magic all blemiebee, humors and.
pimples disappear. A olear, ruddy glow
is4 Y
uickl manifeet
on the cheeks,
o asks and
looks that delight the eye Dome to shay,
Itie by purifying and enriching the blood
and thereby building up the aortetitntion
that Dr. Hamilton's Pills accomplish so
mnoh in a abort time.
oan heartily recommend Dr. Ransil.
ton's Pills for the complexion writes
Mies E. M. Porter, of Olear View, Io.
Before using this medicine I had a very
pallid oomplexion, and there was 0o red -
nese or calor in my cheeks. But Dr.
Hamilton's Pills changed thio and my
looks have been moth improved."
In every ease of dull, Sallow complex
ion, wherever, the ekin is blotoby and
rough, Dr. Hamilton's Pilie quickly prove
their merit.
You'll look batter, feel
vaetly improved by relying on this great
medicine, which le instant in effeot.
Price 25o. per box or five boxes for $1, at
all dealers, or by mail, from N. 0. Polson
& Co., Hartford, Conn„ U. S. A , and
Bengston, Ont.
w.roniummemer'
UNDERWEAR
BARGAIN,)
Now that the gold weather is
awning you will need good
warm Underwear. We will
be ple',eed to fit you out with
the alone, Permit us to
quote a few prices HEAVY :--
LADIES' 5 CAVY SUITS from
•
.50 TO 1.50
MEN'S HEAVY SUITS from
.80 TO 2.00
BOYS' HEAVY SUITS from
.70 TO 1.50
It ie early to speak of Xmas
Goode but we might eay that
we are buoy preparing to
please and Boit you.
LaIcDONALB BROS,
Jamestown
r1'Ilighest price for Farm Produce.
,eve :......
FALL AND WINTER
S tiSuits and Overcoats
e.rwtrrar4rntrarururvrtrtrerel4.
If you are thinking of buying a Fall Stiit or Overcoat
we will make it worth your while to call and see our
new line of Scotch and English Tweeds and plain and
fancy Worsteds. The most Stylish and Serviceable
goods that can be bought.
Our Overcoats of. Fancy Tweeds, &savers, Mel -
tons and Oheviots are also on the move -and are sell-
ing fast.
We have a large stock of Pitney Pantings. The
price we know will make you buy. • ::17
Cali in and we will be Glad to show you what
we have for Little Money.
Md'tI4dVlkkd
Dodds l'abluirk