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a
sperous
New Year
to, i
t11
Dry Goods
and House
furnishings.
We take this present opportunity
of thanking our numerous patrons,
whose friendship and co-operation have
assisted us so materially in the steady
growth of this store, and to assure you
that there will be nothing left undone
on our part in order to merit acontinu-
ance of that patronage in the future.
Wishing one and all a Happy and Pros-
e perous New Year.
May 1918 be a Banner
Year for you, for us,
for Canada.
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Our :goys Are Thirsty
They Need Thirst -Quenches
That Will Not Them
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The Ontario W.C.T.U. is endeavouring to raise a fund of $25,000
tor free Tea, Cocoa, Coffee and Lemonade.
•The National Y.M,C,A,, whom the. Ontario W.C.T.U. is aiding,
will need $5o,000 to cover their free drinkables,
The.W.C.T.U. has already sent to France, mainly for this purpose
about $i 1,000—but the need grows n!ore insistent.
In addition to. the free drinkables, the Ontario W.C.T.U. has be-
come responsible for the cost of printing a weekly leaflet of cheer and
spiritual help, which is being sent through the snails to all the soldiers
in the forward trenches, who express a desire to receive it. The
appreciation of the men for this bit of comfort can be judged by the
fact that; in one division alone, and within one month after the issue
began, 15,000 soldiers asked that their names be entered on the
"Pay book Leaflet" list.—the leaflets being so named from the fact
that they are designed to fit ionto the soldiers' pay book.
To aid in raising the necessary funds the W.C.T.U. of this town
wiYl shortly hold a
Silver Thimble and
Trinket Day
;When they will ask every citizen' to look through their., possessions
for Broken, useless, unwanted bits of gold and silver trinkets; dis-
carded jewelry or table. silver, solid or triple -plated.
Old gold or silver thimbles.
Bracelets.
Brooches.
Rings.
Chains or links of chains.
Silver Match Boxes
Scarf Pins.
Oda Cuff Links.
Studs.
Gold or Silver tops of Canes or Umbrellas.
Watch Charms. • '
Broken Spoons, forks, or toilet articles in sterling silver or triple -
plate.
Coins in gold or silver, which have been monogrammed or
punched.
All these articles will be melted down and the proceeds used to
lload the forward trenches with the harmless dirinks our boys So Need,
Articles that would bring more money if sold, than as "scrap"
will he sold. ,
Fuller particulars will be given hater.
.Have Your rids. in New Era
THF CLINTON NEW ERP.„
CAVA A AND THE Wo i". L
C �i,'7 ATHEAT 1p A T gro 1'o's tum, Bast Wswanush, The
r, N ftp j� h kt �If �••ed"iT� hast wishes of the cuminunit • go with
then),
Thursday, December 27111, 1917
'(1) Reaping wheat in Portage -la -Prairie Manitoba. (2) Threshing wheat in Portae -la -Prairie
r'f was with considerable sattsfac-, view, and a very appropriate one at berta ren r "'+, no "'u`•b whr try
ty1tion that readers in all Allied this particular period, when the agrt- I nil r i i • u anti havemore
'countriess received the statement, cultural countries are called upon +o' 1,.'t t'•••, ;;:^r t: in 111)7 in
trade a short titue ago by the lnstt• produce the utmost pound o, iota. i
tate of Agriculture at Rome, that While the coun 1 1 have! I+ !ti t.' n. ihle as 0
1917 had seen an increase In the done well t : r 3s t •t cr' to pot a t r -7
wheat crop of th.e principal countries shirt hs Into 1:.•, _ ! I 1 ,r of 1 ..:1 in any ta.ntry
of the world, outside of the t'entral,c•orop.red with to r ,•,-- bilis :a . ' .1 if ' ; f:tr th. t,R11e
Powers of 3.3 per rent over 1:'16. For lurtance the t 1 m i ', h 1 of •
These figures were based on returns vinrFs of AlanitnItn,'•.I 1, 1, •,t'u'•eu is
from Spain, h'' w^e, Scott:end, Ire• hurl Alberta could pr'' ' h .,r n.,. 10r,l ,n•cn 1n
land, Switzerland. Canada, Ow United times the total %%tient erott ithni•ni1.1•tur•, and one.
States, India, Japan and Algeria, frrrrd to! This o:,r•• 1(1 ro••0:tIon that
which rountrii'i arn this year esti- extravagant until saint:tiled" 10 l e - 1.1 trrrtd.,,a a
mated to show a 10"i wheat prndmc- test of cold (Igo; tw r,.e we .,r ' :i 1r:=edy men-
tion of 1.O6, 1 Su',i PN.shcls. At the data Bite tins• 1;, era• 1 by all the
carne time theso Fane ounfl9es show According to the 1 ) hie t 'f ,, 1 r+ 1 1 r.
an increase in thole' barley crop of Canada there art:, in far., prntinc i ' .- h.. t':«r's111:7
2.4 per cent; an Increase in their rye mentioned the following ureas suit 't y ler the great comparison
crop of 10.7 per cent; an increase in able for agricultural ,purposes: which they afford but lacy 01081 slue
their oat crop or 111,9 per cent, andcarry the cone:union that the world
au increase in their corn crop of 25'er cent. That such increases should Manitoba . 74,210.000 acres is a very long tray from haying es -
Saskatchewan .. 93 4;0,000
Alberta.. .. ..10, 21-,if1U) " p;, misted its Prod prnd01485 poseibtli-
bbe possible among nations, most of ties. .-.ny scarcity of food production
whom are engaged In war, is in Itself •272592000 t''t'•h era>' its. pr:•s^tet exist. 15 1rticr.•
.,
a tribute to the productive energy of ah " '.,imest entirely to an Improper
manhood. The average wheat crop In these distribution or poaulation. In the
The enormous total of 1,065,443,000 provinces for the last ten years has older countries population • is 00111.
bushels of wheat is so great that it been: Manitoba, 132') bushels Ger ',Mel to exist. on sacl lin,lted nr„as
refuses to be grasped by the human acre; Saskatchewan, 13.44 bushels tier that prodnetioa on a relstIvely large
mind without some units of comparl• acre; Alberta. 20.111 bushels per 111110. seal,' is impossible, whereas In the
son. If this crop of wheat were load. The average for the 11't'ee provinces rower cmint11es such es Western Can-
ed into freight cars, 1,000 bushels to Is therefore practically 19 bushels per ada the population is as yet totally
the car, and each car occupied forty acre. If you multiply the available laul'.Ieteut to bring the countryuud-'r
feet of the railway track, it would acreage, 85 given above, by. 111 you enbivati011. Thme ere renditions
represent one solid loaded train will find that these provlu''es, if en' which will dnubtless right them -
12,617 miles to length—more than tirely cultivated, are capable or pro- selves; 111 fart. the proc"ss nr comm. -
enough to reach half way around clueing in an a0eraga year t;.1 I,'4.4 tion is ening on very'rapidly. and,
the world at the equator. These load- 00)1 bushels of wheat=-ronaiderublywbatt•':•r dtlirull1:s rtay,'"• expert•
ed cars, without engines, would more than three tlmas the total; cored °n fording the ,world during the
occupy seven -eights the entire crack- which is bring produced this year. r nett 1 111 y"ar>, rher0 can he no ques.-
age of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1917, by Spain, Frauee Seotiaud, Ire. 1tion that they will be solved as soon
known as the world's greatest trans. land, Switzerland, Canada, i'riterl ; 0e e,' tilrlent population is found for
portatiou Company. States, India, .Ta"'11 and AI•na•t11 eon,- 1 t)r :;rent open plains which are still
There is. however, another point of blued. Thr r' .1 • --rot•i• of Al. I awaiting the husbandman.
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DISTRICT NEWS'
IULLETT
pin After a sort trip to Tm'-
Not notch stir in ;Municipal matters. onto, and other points east, they
Nominations nest Monday at Lon- will settle on the Saul'le Line. '1'10
dasbru'". man;; friends of the bride and groom
will join in extending the best
wishes.
Mr. Diehard Shaddick, 1 2t11 Con.
Hallett, has sold his 49 acre farm 01
51r, Albert Bunking, he to take pos-
srssi, .: ^.;'ril 1st.
corp. Isaac Quinn who was seriously
wounded • 11 Oct, 26th has the are sorry
to report succumbed b1 his wounds.
The late Corporal Quinn was a sols or
the tate George and Mrs. Quinn and
was term 111 East Wawan,Oh where
he lived on his father's fawns until 1905
at which time be was married to Miss
E11t1 Caldwell, of 0)11110tt, after which
he went to Brantford :and about 11
years ago he went to liaileybury where
he worked In a store for about three
years when he became chief of the
fire brigade, In November, 1915 he
enlisted with the 159th Battalion and
later at Camp Borden he took a
course in musketry. Ile sailed for
overseas on 1st of November, 1916,
and waS sent to training school in
England for a time. Besides his wife
and mother he leaves to mourn his
loss, one sister, Mrs. Thos. Robertson„
of Hullett; five brothers, Albert at
home; James, Benj. and Wesley, of
Winnipeg: '(Thos. of Palermo, Ont. r» i
religion the late Corp. Quinn was s
Presbyterian. He was also a member
of the Orange (Order, the Maccabee
and lndependenet Foresters. Much
sympathy is felt for the f1umily in
their bereavement,
STANLEY
A very pretty and interesting ev-
ent took place at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Solomon Jacobe, 1.11)1
con., tiny, on Wednesday, Dec, 19th
when their daughter, Mabel Elizab-
eth, was united in the holy bonds
of matrimony to Plr, Emerson W.!
Snider, son of Mr. and Mrs, Joshua
Snider, of Stanley township. Prom-
ptly at five o'clock the bride en-
tered •fhe parlor leaning on the
arm of her" father, and proceeded
to the arch of evergreens,• decor-
ated with hyacinths and roses, to
the strains of Lohengrius Wedding
March played by Miss Verna Jac -
Ube, sister of the bride, assisted by
Mr. 'Il1111tin Truenuler, The bride
looked charming in a gown of white
'rdffeta silk, with bead trimming and,
wore the usual bridal yell, caught with
orange blossoms and carried a boquet
of-111rysanthenums and maiden
hair fern, The ceremony was per -
rifted by Rev. F. B. . Meyer and
was witnessed by the immediate
relatives and fiends. After con-
gratulations were over, all re-
paired to the dining roo151 . where
tt srtnrpluovs. wedding dinner was
served, The groodt'sgift to the
brute was a hands0tfie set of wolf
furs to the pianist, a pearl br0aoh,
and to 06 violinist, a pearl tip
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Municipal Nunnin1tions will be held
on .00 0010 31st ins[ in ilolmes' Hall'
tiolnlesyille, There is little stir so
far over township affairs. Reeve
Lobb, if he is re-elected has a good
chance for the Warden's chair
0n Monday evening, December 3rd
the annual meeting of Riverston L. 0,
L., No. 145, for the election and instal-
lation of officers, was held, when the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Wor. :Master Reginald
Johnston; Dep. Master, Ben Lindsay;
chaplain, James Colwell; rec. sec.,
Wm, J. Wilson; fin, sec., Roy Cham-
bers; treasurer, Richard Porter; 0, of
C., Robt, Colwell; lecturer, ('red Bell;
committee, James McMillan, Chris,
Johnston' Wtn, Johnston, David Cant-
well, Benson McCullough, County
Master, Bro, Geo, Vanderburg, oc-
cupied the chair for the evening. The
newly -elected brethren gave some good
addresses after the election and in-
stallation was through. Also the
County Master, Bro Vanderburg, gave
an excellent address on the welfare of
the Orange Order,
BRUSSELS
Miss Belle Henderson, who has suc-
cesfully taught the second deplu'tnleut
of Brussels public school for a number
of years. has resigned, and Miss Kath-
leen Wilton, dytlghter of Samuel Wil-
ton, of town, has been engaged es her
successor.
J. W. Morrison, who is now a'res-
ident'of Montreal, has disposed of his
ton- acre 1111111 on the 5 t ennee5'l:on
of Grey 'i'ownship, to two Montreal
gentlemen, who will take possession
in the spring.
• WROXETER
A most successful social evening
and Christmas tree was held by the
Methodist Sunday School in the base-
ment of the church Wednesday even-
ing.
George Bowe, aged 63, is dead at
his 1u111e here after an Hines extend-
ing over a year, 1•le was a native of
Englat)d, and came to Canada
when but a young pian, ile engaged
in the woolen !Hill business practically
all' 1115 life, having had charge of
mills at Hespelcr, Brussels and Wrox-
eter. He was a lifelong Methodist, a
member of the present School Board,
Mud in politices a staunch Liberal, 1•le
is survived by one son, Merton, of
Dunnville; lour 'daughtcrs,Jaiie, Mat-
ron or the Brandon Industrial insti-
tute; 13eatriee4 Leanington; Mrs. A.
W. Robinson, Battteford, Sask., and
Mary at home. The funeral took
place to Brussels Cemetery on Satur-
day afternoon,
COLBORNE
Mr. 1'. Schwann attended the U. F.
O., ':invention held in 'Toronto last
week.
Miss Verna older, of l'oronto, is
spending the holiday season under thc
parental
Christmas festival;, are the order
f the city. .
.lir, Al. i lhler received a handsome
youngthorui,red hull last week which
he had purchased at the Winter Fair
in Guelph :t sew weeks ago.
PORTER'S HILL
Mss Annie McDougall and niece
Marion are visiting at Port Stanley,
,Mfrs, Lindsay is visiting her sons in
the West.
Mr, and Mrs, Wm, Proctor and fam-
ily, of Clinton, spent Sunday at Wes-
ley V:uhderburghs,
bliss Pearl Potter is home from
Toronto, for over the holiday,
Mr. Gibson, of Willow Bunch, is
visiting at Fred Elltotts.
Miss Campbell i5 spending the
holidays at her home in Oro,
SOLE AGENT FOR
y D.L, & W, Scranton Coal
d
LOI'WESBORO.
Mr, and Mrs. Stalker, of Ingersoll,
are visiting Mr, and Mr's. 0. Geddes,
Mr, Matthews spent Christmas with
fiends here.
Sirs, Bedford, of the Soo, is visit-
ing her father, Mr. Sherbrooke,
The Christmas Tree of the Presby-
teriain Church on Christmas Eve was
a decided success. 1'be Methodist
Sunday School held theirs on Christ-
mas night and it was also well attend-
ed.
The following were Christmas vis-
itors at their houses here, Misses Della
Maggie and Sadie McCool, of Toronto,
Miss Bertha Brogden, of London, Miss
Brown, of Brantford, and Miss Ftngland
of Toronto.
BRUCEFIELD.
Rev, Mr, McIntosh will' on Thurs-
daynext be inducted into the Presby-
terian church of our village. Services
oil be held in the afternoon.
Andrew Murdock and family , of
Detroit, are visiting at the home of
Robert Murdock, whet i$ slowly recov-
ering from a severe illness.
00' and Mrs. Henry of W1eWest 1"e
visiting at the haute of Mrs, tlenr„'s
sister, Mrs. Hugh Aikenhead,
Many family reunions were 1101(1 01
our 1111051 during the Christmas ti,:1e,
Christmas Entertainments were
held at Misses Elliott's and Al, Mollis'
school near our village,
George Watt, of Tucke1001110, has
boughf a house in Clinton. ile l,1)11s
his farm in March,
Coal is still scarce in our midst
More is now promised and soon ex-
pected.
WESTFIELD
A very pretty wedding was solemn-
ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
James Tu limey, at 11101 noon on Satur-
day, December 31.0, when their young-
est daughter Charlotte Eleanor Irene.
became the bride or Mr. Walter Cook,
of Westfield. The bride looked charm.
lug in an attire of saxe blue Silk and
carried a briquet of white ch ysanthe-
mum, lvlendels5ohn's Wedding March
was splendidly rendered by Mrs. Wm.
Walden. The bridal party w11)01)
were unattended, stood under an arch
of evergreens and ribbon and a white..
bell during tire' ceremony, which was
performed by Rey, O'Kell, After con-
gratulations, the bridal party arid,
guests sat down to a sumptuous wed-
ding dinner. The bride was the recip.
tent of many handsome presents, 1'he
]sappy couple will reside 011 the
FAMINE OR FOOD,
WHICH SHALL IT BE?
(Conservation)
Famine 1105 3)01,', bean a corollary
of 5:^r. Even minor conflicts have in-
variably brought about more yr less
sel'ir'US want 1:1 the nations engaged.
At the 1 t It time world famine is
within measurable distance. '1a0tre-
mendous tt Counl5d 5.111 a great
decline in !;'-.' 1'rodutUno of foodstuffs
is rtipidly depleting .available supplies
and it the w:1 11 continues for a pro-
longed period, nothing short of super-
human efforts can prevent the nations
participating in it from going hungry.
Ntillions of the men of uretero,
France and Italy are in the fighting line,
and obviously, cannot he food pro-
ducers. In normal times these coun-
tries were dependent on other coun-
tries for much of their supplies of
foodstuff;, but now they are more
than ever 50. TO outline the situation
concretely: It is estinmte.d that the
production of wheat in the United
Kingdom, Belguim, France x1111 Italy
this year will fall short by 500,000,00o
bushels of the pre , war average. It
should be remembered that In the 3
years before the war these countries
imported together about 750,000,00u
bushels annually; also that war con-
ditions make any narked increase in
production within the next few years
difficult, if not Impossible. This de-
ficiency in wheat has its parallel in
meals and dairy products, and only the
most careful management will save the
herds of those countries from serious,
if not ruinous, depletion.
Such a situation can be mastered by
two methods only. First, by conserv-
ing existing resources. Second, by in-
creasing production. Both these rem-
edies are receiving attention in the
Countries at Nva', but the shortage 01
land. Ltb,ir and (01t1110ets pt 50)1,8 al-
mitst insurmountable 1•bs1:teles to any
great inele1ti0 in production in Eur-
ope. Further, the shortage of ocean-
going freiglhters and the great dis-
tance of Austrailua front the market
largely eliminates the Cumunenwealtll
a, a source of supply.
Canada and the United States must
11er,bnre, in 1:1110 measure, meet the
difficulty. In 1915, slightly more
than 39,00d1ou acres 01 Canada were
in field crops. In 10 to the area had
decreased by nearly 4,000,0011 acres.
Whether or not this decline is due to
shortage of labor, it is a serious falling
off in time of W:u', if men are not
available the labor problem can be met
by a much larger use of women on the
farms, as well as by the use of larger
and more efficient machinery. In
Britain, many thousands of women
have left the cities to work on the
Lund; better machinery has been pro-
cured, in south: cases by the Govern-
ment, by whom it is leased to the
farmers at reasonable rates. in this
way Britain has greatly increased her
production of foodstuffs, in spite of
the tremenduous drain that the war
has made on the man -power of the
country. Canada can, and doubtless
will, follow the lead of the mother-
land. '
Calves and Collie Pups for Sale
Parties wanting calves please leave
your orders. You need not take t 11011
If thy do not suit. (loud Collie purl
for sale. A. E. Matheson,
Phone 17 on 136 Clinton—ScaforthP0
Iytid,4 4 %`Oldr Order
for somo of our Western Oats, which
we have just received and we will
charge you no more than if they were
1051 the ordinary grade of Oats.
It you wish to Minn sotto of these
Oats place yotu' order early as they
are going fast.
We always have a Cull stock of
limn. and reed,
Highest Prices amid for Gratin
.JenkC�o en_:._ .,.n
)fehoiae 199 Reaidtjooc 0 tbn lit
an
D,H. 8.t; .Lackawanna
Both highest grade of anthracite.
Tire price will be at 1113 rock
oottom, and all We ask in return is
that all accounts be paid promptly
A. J. .Holloway
Office Phone 3 ,
RAW FURS WANTED
Highest prices paid '
II.,,, Hovey, Clinton..
MORTGAGE.
$0011 , )01, 1 to take up a first
mortgage, good security. Interest
li per cent.
54,1100 wanted, on first mortgage,
good security. Interest 0 1-2 per
.Cent
W. Brydone
FOR 'SALE
(15 Albert Street, a seven roomed
cottage. Electric lights, soft and'
town water in kitchen. For partic-
ulars apply to
T. A. GREIG
Houle for Sale.
Six rooms and Summer kitchen,
waterworks, good cellar, central and
very comfortable, to close an estate.
Apply to
James 5, Miller
or W. Brydone
NOTICE
TO PUBLIC
The undersigned have decided ow-
ing to the high cash prices they have
to pay and the difficulty of borrowing
mono' under the present circumstances
to put their business on a strictly cash
basis, Therefore un and after the 1st
clay of December, 19 t 7, terns will be
strictly casts and all outstanding ac-
counts owing to the Brut must be paid
either by notes or cash by the est day
of January, 101 8.
FORD & McLEOD.
POTATOES WANTED
Delivery any day. Highest market
price paid on delivery. (fides, furs
bought also any quantity empty sacks.
Jas. Steep & Co.
0.0. Box 192. Phone 126
MEN WANTED FOR MUNITION
WORK.
A number of good reliable men can
51011re 81e409' 051plr'ynlrnt on Munition
%%tom. Apply to,
The Robt. bell Engine & Thresher Co.,
Seaforth, Ontario.
For Sale or to Rent
The bride house un Raglan street,
now occupied by 3, E. Doherty, for sale
or to rent. Electric light and town
water; 2 acres of Lind. with stable. All
in good repair.
Apply to David Cantelon.
1
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THE DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE
between
MONTREAL
TORONTO
DETROIT
and
CHICAGO
UNEXCELLED DINING CAR
SERVICE
Sleeping cm's on night trains
and Parlor cars on principal day
trains,
Toll Information from any Grand
Trunk 'ricket Agent. or C. E. Horning,
District Passenger Agent, 'Toronto.
John Ilan:ford ,0 bion. city ptissen-
1.1' and Tivket 1;;•,'uls. phone 07
1. U.
Pro i'140!1. s )I ,,u ,',r-,0'
eLu''t P/'S;I O SOULS
k' S
d INIMPLES
ON FACE AND BODY.
Boils end pimples urn simply evidences
of bad blood that is cirrnlnliu„ in the
system comm; to the surface.
The only tray to rid yourself of Omer
painful and unsightly blond di::na:;e'y
10 (o 114w your blond p111'11 •l1 by Murdock
Blood Bitters. It remove” every par-
ticle of foul material front the blood, and
the skin becomra clear and smooth, and
free from all eruptions.
Mr, Roy A. Bovey, 'fronton, Ont„
wrttcs:--iel'ivo years ego I. wits vn1,y
melt troubled with boils and pimples
on my .face and bode. A friend advised
me to tako Burdock Ulcer Bitters. S
got three bottles, and before I had
finished the third one, my boils and
pimples had all disappeared, anti fey
face and body were as clear and as
smooth as any baby's could be,"
Burdock Blood Bitters has boon alt the
market for over 40 years. 'O'ou aro not
exl)orimenbing when ,you bay it,
Manufactured otniy by The T. Mil--
burn
i -
burn Co., United, Toronto, Ont.