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Cameron.
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Commissioner, Etc.
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE
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'.`r ¢tet Hospital.
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December,
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-TIME TABLE:-
--e ains will arrive at and depart
from .Clinton Station as follows:
BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV.
Going; East, depart 7.33 a.m.
(4. „ 8.03 p.m,
5.15 p.m.
Going West, ar. 11.00, ilp. 11.07 a.m.
" depart 1.35 p.m.
" ar 6.32, dp. 6.45 p.m.
" departs 11.18 p.m.
DON, I3URON & BRUCE DIV.
ing :auth, Air. 7,33, dp. S.Os p.m.
departs 4,15 p.m.
ing North, al'., 10.30, dp. 11.00 a.m.
" departs 6,90 p.m.
Fertilizer
We carry a Complete Stock of
Stone's Natural Fertilizer. No
bettor on the market,
flay .
We pay at all seasons the highest
market prices for Hay for baling.
Seed S
A.meriean Feed . Corn, Red Clo-
ver, Alsike, Timothy and Alfalfa.
FORD & McLEOD
CLINTOSY.
ALL KINDS OF
COAL, WOOD
-TLE BRICK
TO ORDER.
A11 kinds of Coal on hand:
CHESTNUT SOFT COAL
STOVE CANNEL COAL
FURNACE COKE
BLAOKSMITES WOOD
2% in., 3 in. and 4 in, Tile, of the
Best Quality.
ARTHUR FORBES
Opposite the G. 1'. R. Station.
Phone 62.
®1 is Your
Cutlery
You know that Jewelry Store
Cutlery is out of the com-
mon dace. At least, OURS
is.
It carries a distinctiveness- •
an air of superiority, that
comes from being made with
the greatest care and ut-
most skill from the highest -
priced materials. .
If you can use some of this
Cutlery' in your home, .you
will be proud of it every
time you see it on the table.
Carvers, cased, $3.00 up.
Knives, Forks and Spoons,
$1.00 doz. up.
Knives and Forks, steel, white
bandies, $3.00 doz. up.
Let us show you our Cutlery
line. Let us tell you more
about why it is the most
desirable that you can put
your looney into.
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BULGARIANS' IN LONDON.
Would Rather Fight for England Than
Own Country.
With war .between England and Bul-
garia, one may see in Loddon the mel-
ees spectacle of Bulgarian citizens in
British uniform. Some of .then, in
the light blue, hospital uniform, which'
is worn by the wounded, have return-
ed from fighting ,in Flanders, and
others have fast enlisted 'and are
about to go to the front.
Most of these Bulgarians have had
an ardent admiration for England
and have, without becoming natural-
ized, "contrived to enlist in the Cana-
dian force. The Bulgarian colony in
London is not large, but it is said that
most of the Bulgarians of military
age are enlisted in the army.
Mayors of London used to be elect
ed for life.
Yea should always keep a
bottle of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets
on the shelf. The little folic
eo often need a mild and
safe cathartic and they do
appreciate Chamberlain's
instead of nauseous oilseed
mixtures. For stomach
troubles and conatipaticn, give one just before
going, to bed. All druggists, Ile, or send to
CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO., TORONTO It
ti
WANTED NOW
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111013 kilt]i SALESMAN TO ACT
AS A6,,PNit IN HURON Cpl?NT'Y.
PAY WEEKLY.
Outfit free, exclusive territory and
mainly t making s - •i i
1r,• pet Alt th. Our
agencies are the best in the bust-
'less for We salt the highest grade
of stocic at most reasonable prices
and guarantee deliverieshl first
class condition. Nursery stock. Is
selling well this year and good
money ran be made in this •dis-
filet. Tor particulars write Sales
Manager.
PELHAM NURSERY. CD.
toTorouto, - - Ontario,
There is a
Cold Day Coming
Whv not prepare for it by
ordering your winter supply
of Lehigh Valley Coal. None
better in the world.
!louse Phone 12.
Office Phone 40,
A. J. HOLLOWAY
THECHiLa •
REQ
OFTO
-DAY
AY
just as they are -In their in-
door play, or at their outdoor
play -they are constantly of -
tering temptations for the
KODAK
Lot it keep thorn for you as
they are now. .
Let it keep many other hap•
penings that are a.source of
pleasure 'to you. •
BROWNIE'S, $2 l'O $12; . .
K01).tliS, $7 TO $25.
Also full stock of Films and[
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NOTES AND COMMENTS ��"a
yd George of
German militarism has always2LSSPt'Z Acclaimed
trained and prepared itself to secure
an immediate restllt. Frederick the
Great established the German tra-
dition,' which hats been maintained
and enlarged ever since. Frederick
the Great's father had died in • 1740,
leaving his son e standing array of
80,000 Hien highly trained, and better.
than those of any of his neighbors.
IIs pretended to discover a plot
against him and suddenly launched hie
array against those' of Austria, com-
pletely defeating them and annexing
Silesia, by which Prussia got an in-
valuable territory, rich in iron and
coal.
Austria made peace, but a -little
later Frederick found out, or pre-
tended to find out, that ai coalition
was forming against him, and again
jumped upon Austria before she was
ready, and opened the Seven Years'
War, which spread to England and
France, and cost France Canada
amoig other colonies. Austria ,sec-
seeded i1t arraying against Frederiek,
Russia; France, Saxony, and Sweden,
but the Allies did not co-operate, and
Frederick was able to do what the
Germans have been trying to do in
the present campaign, -teat:troops
from one side of the kingdom to the
other to defeat his enemies in detail.
Frederick was. a wise old despot;.
greatly developed his country, and
when he died left a regular army of
200,000 well-trained men, which be-
came a force that all Europe had to
keep well in mind.
Napoleon caught Prussia- unawares
by his superior quickness and ability.
The Prussian army had become,
through its aristocratic control; badly
dry -rotted when Napoleon struck :it
with his enthusiastic Republican Vol-
unteers. Prussia's defeat was com-
plete and pronounced; but there came
later til uprising of the people and
again Prussia helped force a quid: de-
cision- at Waterloo. In 1864 Prussia
and Austria descended upon Schles-
wig-Holstein and brought about Den-
mark's quick defeat.
In 1866 Prussiai with everything in
complete readiness jumped upon Aus-
tria, who was only getting ready, affil
in seven weeks forced her to a humili-
ating peace in which Austria was ex-
pelled from the German Confedera-
tion allowing Prussia to become the
head of the New Entente. This was
followed four years later by Prussia
catching France similarly unprepared;
and crushed her in a' war which lasted
only from July, 1870, until January,
1871. In reality Prance was crushed
aside of three months.
Germany had hoped to, repeat these
quick contests in the present want
She expected to crush France before'
England and Russia could come to her
assistance Lind then jmnp, as Freder-
ick the Great had done, upon the other
Allies, and defeat thein in succession.
The history of the war, however, has
been a grave disappointment to the
German militarists who haveemt suc-
ceeded in securing a decision any-
where, although they have had most
astonishing successes.
Though Germany concentrates' al
her strength for a quick decisive blow
vet she has shown great powers of en-
durance. Frederick the Great man-
aged to maintain the war in spite of
awful defeats Tor seven years, during
which time Berlin was taken twice.
The whole country was ravaged and
even the seed wheat was destroyed.
But the country had no foreign debt.
The currency had been badly inflated,
but under Frederick's wise despotism
Tressle was able to ee-establish her,
self.
GERMAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
Lack of Raw Material, Cotton, and
Other Products.
Regarding conditions in the textile t
industgy in Germany, a correspondent
writes to the Paris Temps, as follows:
"The Central Union of Christian
Textile Workers and the German Tei -
tile Workers' Uniontwo of the great-
est labor organizations `111 Germany,
have recently held a conference for
the discussion of the grave crisis
menacing' their industry. A:fte as -1
s
certaining the exact situation, a re-
medial programme was'agreed upon, I f,
which will be submitted fore approval
to the authorities of Elberfeld, Char -'1
men, and other industrial centres in
Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia. The s
1'.undamental cause for the crisis is a
hack of raw material, cotton and other
products of which there
ars not -
P suf
fcreut quantities o t
l
s n hand it to keep the.
numerous mill rn
Jt
5 t o tet atiot
1 the
steadily decreasing import trade, o
Which may soon cease altogether, can-
not but aggravate the general eeeno v
nee situation. The official sequestra-
tion of the raw materials in ell Ger-
many and their subsequent redistti- s
bntion by the government have only
tided over matters temporarily, Soon a
it will be necessary to reduce opera-
tions still further, either by discharg- e
ing part of the workers or by cutting n,
down the hours of labor.
"In this crisis, which affects hu,m-
dreds of thousands of textile work- tl
ers their organizations have invoked .n
the aid of the government and local
astthorites. The demands presented
include the employment of idle men.
on public wot'ke, the ,p•ocurement of
s
knitting and sewing wort. for the wo- a
men, the fut.nishing of temporary fin- le
uncial assistance to ' those without
any means, the payment of insurance
premiums far all hire are unable to
keep tqt their policies themselves and
the appointment of a general execu-
tive council to look after all these de-
tails,
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Yi1�':Je�ri 'r4:'c�rerllki�t, .
Premier Goreinykin, who NIS
relinquished - hat Ot.Fice to assume
1110 duties of Ohaocellor of'thd
Empire.
ONLY 10 MILES
FROM BAGDAD
General Sir John Nixon's Army With-
in Sight of the Famous
City.
A despatch from London says: A
telegram from Gen. Sir John Eccles
Nixon, commander of the British
forces in Mesopotamia, reports that
Gen. Towtisend's troops were in pos-
session of the battlefield, while the
Turks were reported to he retiring on
Dialab, ten utiles above Ctesiphoe, and
the same distance from Bagdad. Gen.
Townsend was engaged in clearing the
field' of wounded and prisoners,
"At first it was stated that 800 pri-
soners had been taken. 1t now ap-
pears that no less than 1,300 have
been marched back to Lajj.
"Our ryounde 1 • •c reported to
her About 2,500, of whom 1,800 we
leaving that day . by steamer f
Basra. The number of killed has n
yet been reported.
"Gen. Nixon praises the excelle
handling of the troops by Gen. Tow
send, and the splendid spirit slice
by them after,, their severe losses a
hardships froth want of water a
food."
History of the hxpedition,
One of the most severe surpris
the Turks were given iii this war 1
on the Persian Gulf, where they fou
their offensive forestalled by a Brit'
invasion. ._
Turkey had shown her hand sin
the last of August, 1014, and Russ
and Great Britain were ready for 11
events lending up to and subseque
the 30th of October, when Isla
joined Teuton.,
By the beginning of November tl
British in the Gulf of Persia, wet
ready. The Government of India In
sent the Poona Brigade, under Brig
diet -General W. S. Delamain, to Bal
rein.
This brigade contained the 2nd Do
sets, the 20th (Punjab) Infantry, th
104th (Wellesley's) Rifles, the 117
Mahr'attas, and the 23rd (Pershawut
an 1
and the 30th Mountain
Batteries. 0
November 7th the force reached t
bar of the Shat -el -Arab, where 11
Village of Fao, with its Turkish for
;es among the flats and palm grove
The gunboat Odin bombarded the 'Co.
n
t d troops lauded and occupied p i o opted th
village. The brigade then sailed 3
miles up the estuary, passing the r
finery of the Anglo -Persian Oil Con
pany, at Abardan, and disember'ke
at Sanijoh, on the Turkish ban
where it prepared entrenched cam
uul 5at•dowtl to wait for -the rest
he British force.
•
TREATING FORBIDDEN.
Has Caused a Decrease in Drinkin
Among London Women.
The no -treating law now enforced
n the London . district will, from pre
ent indications, greatly decrease
rinking ardent; women, for it i
mong the women of the lower clatsee
hat treating is the most prevalent
van in the -most poverty-strick
lungs of the East End, a woman wh
rinks by herself is Considered mean
s'reedy anti unsocial and she is ac
orcin l ostracized. The
g Y socia
Y
rte geeing these women is at the pub
c houses. At all times nes of the da
they may be sten around the bars
r in the street in font with beer
lasses in hand. Since 5110 law pre
amts minors entering the barrooms
the women with babies in their arm
tancl outside :for their drinks. Be
.ften children tend to the babie
•bile the mothers and grandmother
re inside.
Fashion n Hints
Latest h orecasts.
Skirts that are flat bads and from
with fullness over the hips, combine
with bodices. that ate tight at th
waistline, 'aid trimmed with shawl
like fiche effects over the shoulder
are taking on a' decided tesomblane
to the old-time Spanish costume
seen in paintings of many of the of
masters. The return of Spanish lac
is noticeable, too, and sweeping Neil
are , suggestive of" the land of Car
men. Then there is the sudden in
terest in reel. Red hosiery, red dare
ing' frock, red hate even --all blar
ing with flame color -are much
the mode ''Some of the fine old Spat
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE
Hood's Bar sapat'illa surely and ef-
feeiiveiy removes scrofula, boils and
other blood diseases because it drives
out of the bloocl:all . the humors that
t cause these diseases. They cannot be
d successfnll,y treated in any other way.
e `External applications for their re-
maval have proven almost useless,
beeause ehey cannot drive out the
c, imniities that are in the blood.
s Hood's S irssparilla makes prn•e
e rich blood, perfects the digestion, and
o builcls'up the whole system. The skin
s becomes smooth, clean and healthy.
_ IThis great blood remedy bas stood the
let of forty years. Insist on having
Hood's, .fent nothing else acts like it.
-
There is no -real substitute. Get it
1 today. Sold byz,all druggists.
ish embroideries are appearing on SOUGHT
evenin gowns and are n ich in tone TO CUT
and fabric.
A large quantity of plain se•ges ;
lightweight quality, called serge feu
lard, are offered in new tints to tans
grays, sable and Bordeaux. This 1a
color, by the way, probably will eon
time its vogue fol. next spring.
In the woollen fabrics plain pat
terns dominate. However, a serg
having a broken hair -line stripe se
at inter t:ls of one inch is offered
Some narrow' black and white stripe
are shown and also checks. The prim
cipel feature of the new materials i
the fact Suit small patterns domi
nate. There are no large checks' o
eccentric stripes; fn other words, no
conspicuous designs.
A new idea is shown in a butterfly
jabot made of net and edged witl
narrow Venise lace. Combinations of
net with Venise edges and very fine
nets shirred on to a high stock foun-
dation are shown in the fall lines.
Georgette crepe plays a prominent
part in high and in low neckwear.
Some styles are trimmed with hand
embroidery and narrow laces, and
oven plaited nets are applied as
trimming on the Georgette crepe
styles.
Ail coats have a certain amount
of "spring" and the ,majority flare,
some on modest lines for the mat-
re.ronly figures and others in generous
01• ripples. The circular flare which is
of + by far the most graceful, by means
of godets, side plaits and shirring
11t are the favored ways off' achieving
et; the new fullness for the skirt portion
e or basque of the coat.
nd The flare does not always start
lul,on the waistline; this is especially
I true in the longer models, where the
flare starts several inches above the
es normal line, or on the hips, when
W the Mission style is favored.
nd� -
sh The influence of the Russian cos -
itime prevails in children's clothes.
1e , A Lanvin coat of blue cheviot for
;a
la 10 -year-old girl has a close shoulder
and upper arni fit, but it is cut to flare
t prodigiously as it reaches the knees,
nt Silver galon and many silver buttons
adorn it, and there are convenient
me • pockets set in lengthwise slits. The
.e ( little bonnet that is pulled close over
til . the ears and forehead is made of
a_ !matching velvet and trimmed with
1_ silver galon. The long gaiters and
the gloves are of gray kid.
t• -
e . Long, straigh corsets will remain
t11 in fashion, but it is noticed that the
•) bust line is higher and the skirt a
trifle shorter. The waist n s s is a trifle
10 snugger. All very slight•changes, but
ne hidicative of a gradual return to more
t, prolionOeed curves. Corsets to match
a, the ribbons in the lingerie are the Tad
rt of the jeune title just now and flesh -
e colored stays' 010 also favored.
0
Coats are of even length, from e- y g ,ion the
1- extended redingote that covers every
it bit of the frock to the little bolero �
k, that is so short that it appears always
p, to be creeping up to olte's collar but-
fitoll.
n
las
FRENCH LINE
Learing 1Flany Dead and
Wounded.
e The Monica. correspondent of the
t London Daily Mail telegraphs as 101.
lows: The French retook the offen-
s sive and threw back the Bulgarians,
_ taking a majority of the positions lost
s on the Krivolak-Cerna-Rajec line. The.
- Bulgarians had tried to force the
r L'r•eneh lines with full strength, and
heel left in the rear no covering
troops, so that a vigorous French
counter-attack forced them to with•
draw hurriedly, leaving a considerable
number of stead and wounded,
A small squadron of French aero•
planes bombarded the Bulgarian vit.
lige of Strurtitsa with great success
and reached its baso uninjured.
The Serbian army is continuing it:
retreat in the new direction and hal
attacked the Bulgarian ;forces cover•
ing Prilop. The Austrian forces arc
marching ori Uskub.
British reinforcements are continu.
ing to disembark. The Bulgarian
press is unanimous in declaring that
after the occupation of Serbian Mace-
donia the Bulgarian army Will have
brought its mission to an enol, but
Bulgaria in no way is disposed to-
ward fresh sacrifices the advantage
of which is not apparent. Bulgarian
public opinion seems uneasy at the
presence of Turkish forces in Thrace,
Five Turkish divisions are al ;Sufi,
ono at Mustafa Pasha, one'1tt Varna
and one at Burgas.
On the other hand the Tuttle;
press states that the question of
Thrace will. be definitely settled with
the support of Germany, for Thrace,
contrary to the declarations made by
Premier Radoslavolf, of Bolgnr.ia,
shouse] fall to Turkey.
INSTRUCTION IN LANGUAGES.
Englishmen Are Learning Polish
g f, and
Balkan Dialects.
Classes in Russian, French and
Spanish are prospering in London as -
never before. It is recognized that
Germany's great gains in trade were
due largely to the pains German
clerks and business men tools to ac-
quire foreign languages. Special
courses in the Slav tongue, including
Polish and the Balkan dialects, are
now established at king's College,
University of London. T. G. Masaryk,
professor of philosophy in the Czech
University of Prague and formerly a
j prominent politician in the Austrian
Parliament, is the head of the school.
Instruction in the languages will be
accompanied by lectures in Slavonic
history and literature. Spanish is
rather the latest to be taken tip; just
as Russian was the first after the out-
break of the war', The Welsh people,
on account of being bilingual, are the
cleverest students in language and
the Scotch next, according to the
teachers.
The Bulgarians Were Drivers Back;
g
8
It is not_lawfal fora man to leave
t
The inhabitants of the United King-
dom receive, on an average, about
that' it fetched its own weight in gold, !seventy-five letters each a year.
ITCH ER HAS LEFT BALKANS;
VISITED. THE ITALIAN FRONT
s
t-iad a Conference With King Victor, Oen. Cadorna
en and the Premier
0
A despatch from Route says:: Field
_ Marshal' Lord Kitchener, British War
y 41m lei ensued hrt from Naples
hs
and went directly to the Bi iclsh Em-
bassy. His melee] was •t complete
surprise. After a confeence with
' Premier Salandrn anal the Minister
s for War, I,o•d Kitchener left 1'or the
t f'cont, where he conferred with 1'.,ieu1.-
5 Gen. Count Luigi Oedema, chief of
s the. Italian gemal stall', and Tung
Victor Emmanetuel, ' England, is not known.
Kiteliene.r's movements have been
kept so secret that it was not ,even
known he Haunt to visit Italy o1 that
he h lei h -
Near t the Trust In view of
the allies' anxiety to secure Italian
1 ail in the Balkan campaign, ' the
greatest importance was attached to
Kitchener's presence here. Whether
he had cone here especially to hasten
the despatch o. Italian troops' to the
Near Eastern war zone and will re-
turn to the Balkans, or return to
The no -treating order went into
efect in the 1,lfest End and in the more
espectable parts of London
rotest. It was taken as a 30
ne public houses were crowded with
len buying their last treat•. But in
he East End, actual resentment was
elt, chiefly among the women. They
egarded it as a blow at their main
puree of amusement,
Settlement wolliel's count On taking
dvantage of the neer liquor regula-
ons by starting more social halls. A
number of these are ill operation in
the slurps now, and their popularity
is growing. They were especially de-
signedfor soldiers and their girls as
a cheap Mace to spend an evelninng.
The halls are provided with pianos
incl games, unci tea and ether soft
dh•inks are sold at cost price, Hereto-
fore, the saloon, or "pub," has been
the only social meeting place for the
people of the slums, who aye glad to
escape their own dismal tenements,
w•ithout
a : l A'NIA HAS DEMANDED
ke, ann<I ROUMANIA �� ED
RELEASE OF HER SUBJECTS
Contrast.
Aunt -Your bride, my dear boy, is
wealthy and all that, but I don't
think she'l'l make inure of a beauty
show at the alter.
Nephew -You do 't, eh ? .Test
wait till you see her with the brides__
maids she has selected
.When war was declared, white pec,
Plc of all nationalities in German col-
onies only numbered about 25,000.
Bulgaria Refuses on tile Ground That They Are
Spies, Complications Are Likely
A. despatch from London says: ,The
report that Roumania has refused the
request of Austria and Germany :lee
permission for .their war craft on the
Danube to go through to the Black
Sea is confirmed by inquiries made
here.
i1 Ronne cm -respondent learns thee
a serious incident between Bulgaria,
and Roumania has been provoked by
the arbitrary arrest at Sofia of nev-
:nal Rottman Lull on suspicion of Cs-
peonage• and linlg: r ie c refusal rel of th
formal demand made by Ropnania
for their release. Complications are,
feared as a result 'of the incident,
, Despatches from Bucharest, Rou-
manta., to .Budapest papers state that
'the Roumanian Council of Minister
has decided, sines the Unionist Fed-
eration has 'th neatened to srpeke n de-
monst.ration and interrupt the speech
I from the throne, to open Parliament
!simpsimply witho, Royal message which
ly
1•lretienn will read. The mes-
sage will declare, it is said, that. Lhe
foreign political :Ablation makes it'
rho ctr,v of Roumania to maintain -
nct.tniilit; to ruck limits its the vital
int.rect. of the cotretry will permit.