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This week we opened up the new Nineteen -Fourteen importations. Goods
direct,toaus,fresh from the Old Country, in this shipment'c=ime Ratine Suitings,
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Crepei,5lttiligs,':Dress Goods, Art Sateens, Cretonnes, Window Madras, Etc. We
solicit your inspection. Come in as often as you please. We will be pleased to
show you the new goods, as a buyer or not,
Ratirie Suiting
New.Ratr:reSuitings in small- checks and
.blain;, eolgrs--white, pink, tinkle, rose and
*cddetealue' 36' 40 and 52 inches wide, priced at
60c 40C 1.00.
New Dress Foods
�Allib er neW import, Dress Goods are now
iJ stoek,- they comprise all the new nineteen
fourteen weaves, space will not permit a des.
cription of all the lines, most of them are in
.dress lengths, and no two alike.
New Cotton Crepe Suitings
New Cotton Crepe Suit Inge plain and fancy
spots in tan ruse, tuecan, new blariot blue and
white, 52 inches wide, priced at .....25e
New Window Madras. ".
Bungalo Netts, Scrims,,, Art Madras,in all
the new nineteen fourteen patterns now in
etock ready for your inspection. * House clean
ing season will soon be here, why not look
through this range now when it is complete
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY SELLING
UNpERSK{RTS AND GLOVES UNDERPRICED
i Back Sateen. Underskirts .79c
' One dozen only, Blank Sateen Underskirts,
good glossy finish, all sizes, worth in the regn
lar way $1, on' sale Saturday ,,, 79e
Linoleum 4`Le
Four hood patterns of Scotch Linoleum
two yards only, block and: floral design, heavy
weight, worth in the regular way 55c, Saturday
priced at
$a Silk Waists 3.79
One dozen only in the lot, ladies B1aok Silk
Waists, several styles to choose from., this is
just a clearing line for quick selling, sizes 34 to
48, regular $5, on sale Saturday at... .. 3.79
Kid Gloves 89c
Ladies Kid Gloves in black and tan, all
sizes, color, fit and wear guaranteed or money
refunded, special price for Saturday - 890
$a• Underskirts 3.79
Black Silk Morey 'Underskirts, all sizes,
deep Bounce, and dust full, regular 05, on
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Saturday et ..... ...... e....
New Spring Goods at the Men's Store
New Spring Suitings
The New Spring Suitings are now in stock
ready for your inspection, Worsted and Tweed
Suitings that are sure to Meese the eye, browns
greys, blacks and blues, made to your measure
in tbe very latest style. Your fit and our work
manship guaranteed. Prices from $22 up.
New Spring Hats
FOR MEN -AND BOYS
Men and Boys New Spring Hats, in all the
newest shapes now in stock, blank, blue, grey,
brown, fawn, etc. If you have a hat want, you
will be sure of getting just what you want here
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ADVERTISING ISMS.: ADVERTISING -ISMS;
Men may forret the wording of In advcr;l?sing, as in all things,
an adveetisemieint in a moment, success has no toe biht efear--no 11-
but they must not forget the im- mention., save those that arae.
preession, your own.
WHY NOT EARLY SATURDAY ',THE REASON
CLOSING? The public takes the New Era
When the Council.paeoc'3 the new I because we tell thean we'ekty a
,eailly closing -act, ,why not have ,bout the events and mo' minter
ents
all stores close at 10 50 o'clock Se- of pec{ple in whom 'they
are
turday night,; so that the clerk can eslted, We publish the births, mar -
have no time to go to church in the riages, deaths and • personal social
moaning, ii[ -they 'feel like it and and other cornm'unity ?happenings,
possible the proprietors too, No- We 'hell about the .emplr'ovesneeets'
bodyi should' object as the:',.deliv- ,property, isales,;,buil'ding' oplera-
er;y mien will be 'through' by N. tions; give the facterty, shop,
chuggh, 'school and 'Ili:aternal so -
Melded, enid,es-levexeething that
goes to make up; this sum -total cif
the life of this town aiodd".surroun-
ding districts.
MINOR LOCALS.
The mild weather has spoiled the
and the junior ;fourth book, Teach gl!Ceiheeghing;
ere are requested to send at once r up you'll; be gardening lir
to their Inspector 'the number ofanother month.
pupils taking the examination in illot commeneefor
ri
each of the clascles''+gamed above. a weekPio❑gghing or sow•ylet.
The skipping rope : and the
P.ARCEL POST IJP TOit arbles are on dleek again.
The 'scholars aro already plan-
ning for the Easter holidays.
Up to the pre:tent no one can
'trutlefeelly accuse March of not
"running 'true to dorm."75 cents in advance pays for The
New Era to January lst 1915.
PROMOTION EXAMINATION
The Huron County Public Shcool
Promotion Examinations will be
held on the 7th, ath. and 9th of Ap-
ril, 1914, Papers are being prepar-
ed for the junior and 'senior class
es of the sieeon'd and third ' book
ELEVEN POUNDS
The six pounds limit imposed by
the postdifice department during.
organization period of parcel post,
has been withdrawn, and the full
limit 1of eleven pounds allowed,
It was intended that the six pound
limit should remain for three mon-, I
ASK LICENSE FEE
ths, but the system worked so eas-
ily that the rk striction has beton Saskatoon printers, along lvith a
wi'thdr'awn already, ncfpresleinl13ative of the Retail Mer-
chants' association waited ion the
$5,000 FOR ADVERTISTNG city commissioners (complaining
Sarnia's Board of Trade have de that an enormous amount of print
tided to'spend $5,000 in adv'ertis ing was beincgt sent out of able city,
ing the town by means of posters, wb-jeheshoueris for outside be 'fir ne at
borne.
post --cards, (toabes, raisedbooklets,'etc., haign a CanePgetritted to ply their trade with
ere
nay g be iizes . a scproposed
a out paying a license, (and this re-
sult the citizens, It is prolrosed sult was that printers wire lead
to appoint a publicity com'mession made heavy invie9)tma'ont in -plants
and pay Trim $3,000 , of 'the $5,000 and employed a loxj te'iiumber of
nailed. IS Clinton 'would spend men who spent 'their money in
half of $5,000, what would the liar the city, were'heavy losers, They
vest be? Clinton can stand more will now press (for a bylaw 'for a
factories,1license.
FLOOR SPACE TO BE CHARGED
MI_NOgLOCALS.
INSTEAD OF METER RENT
WILL
WILL HYDRO., POWER
COST MORE HERE?
The eiamilton Spectator, the
chie9 • Costs5R0%etive organ of -that
city gives the following article on.
the front Page of Tuesday's paper
which may also o(9fect Clintons
Tho general opinion in the city hall
is that the death ,knell( of Hydro
ppower\ at $15 per horse -power has.
been' 'sounded. -While there are
some confusing, ,points iii co'irntec
tion with the utter regeivedtfrons
the Ontario Power commission yes
lteiiday, the authorities practically
agree that the price will be , ma-
terially increased after the dupli-
cate transmission line from Dun-
dee to the Falls has been built.
Chairman -Ellis admits it, and says
'that the d'irrferience,'in price Wi1l
gejpresient the .city's share oIi the
cost of .that new line, Instead of;
the city giving' a lump sum tow-
ards .,construction cost, . its share
will be taken out by increasing the
price of power. The commission's
letter+ says, in effect, that,tlete new
price Will be $17.4i per horee-pow
es, after the line is built and when
the city's contract calls for 5000
hoilsel-power. Chairman 'Ellis' in
(6eiipretation means that the $17.41
price Will . prevail this year -not
.the e15 'eigurte which was •'fondly
imagined—because the idtrplicate
' line will likely be -built ,by July
and because the .city will require
nearly 6000 horsepower when Ith�
streets are lighted by Hydro power
At the same time, ther(et is la dif-
1ertpnce of 'opinion as to whethjer
fortmed and supplied tole' music for
the $17.41 price will apply at the
Beach pumping station only or at
'the Dundurtn transformer station.
To settle up the entire question,
Chairman Ellis and Engineer M-
ien will interview the Toronto mem
mission in the rear future. It is
esitimated that if the $17.41 figurte
prevails' flor the entire city, the
total charge to the city will he in-
creased . by approximately $12,000 .
per year. There is one bright spot
in tine 'situation—the commission's
idea that after, the city takes 10,-
000 horse power the price will lie
er.
Butthat Is
reduced to
al qu4 estion er ? for the
future.
FORTY. BAGS OF CATALOGUES I
The
departmental store catalo-
gues
atalo-gues' arrived in Renfrew) this week.
One would judge, looking at them
as they entered the post orifice,
that thea,a mere forty bags of
them, f br 'Renlfnehir and the rural
routes radiating therleilr m They
are no 'doubt ; enticing in appear-
ance, but they ate a lever never-
theless for the rddwnlfaSl of Can-
ada's enduring prolpority..In tate
building up oe grleat cities, and
the •elimination of the towns and
villages, begins the 'decay of ma-
'tionst, And yet so many fail to
see it: In grasping for What seems
cheapness they are really grasp-
ing for the shadow; 'for something
that will in the ;longe dun re -act on
their own prosperity; for true rule
of . the few ovoid a host of slaves,
—(Retnerew Mteccury)
REDUCTIONS MADE
TO 'CHURCHES
The 'Hydro Commission have
made a reduction in the coating of
lighting the churches, to 5 punts
per kilowatt, The old rate was 10e.
RAILWAY MEN WARNED
The Qvand Trunk Railway has
isslaed aro strjong "safety 'first" bul
letin to its employes, which says,
in part. "If you havOe beau guilty
of unsafe ;practices better stop
note."
260 LIGHT USERS
There are .now about 260 users
of light in town;. 40 having been.
adkled since ;the town took over
the plant. It is -expected thee"
will be a great many more instal
led during the coming 'season.
ATE
CLOSE THE BAR CANDID
o.nt of Lucknow is being
I, John J y g
urged Ito . be a candidate at the.
next provincial election in North
Huron. Mr, Joynt' is a pronounced
temper+anee man, and' if elected,
Iwill go to parliament as a repro
sentative of the temperance voters.
THE ONWEGLIDES
crowd met at
A' verjy.^enjoyablie
the town hall on 'rrtid'ay night to
attend the dance of the Onwegli-
des and Phalen's Oriel -Metre sup-
plied an- expellent program. Dur-
ing lunch a ladies orchestra was
Our Three Special
. Week
Windows for Next
South Window
Showing what the improved methods of house—
cleaning
cleaning necessities will do.
North Window
Display
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Display of articles we carry in Alluminum Ware
Centre Window
Dr. <j-Iess'Stock Food, Panacea.,. Etc. This is
the season of the year to use for best results,
JUST RECEIVED
The CJelebrated National Electric :`Sad Iron
A good supply of Sap Buckets and Spiles
A .LAND BROTHERS
STOVES, HARDWARE AND NOVELTIES
the rest of the dancers.
MUST MOVE REFUSE
Now (that indications point to
open 'weather, citizens, are remind-
ed 'to eee that all coal ashes or.
other relfuse are pretpareld for re-'
moval ,from (their premises: The
Onftario Health Act proividles for
municipalities, . proceeding against
people who fail to have the win
telly's ireecusie removed from their
property ()neer before May 15th of
nest year!.' It is still mora than
two months to :that date, but the -
old adage of( tfoilewarried is fore-
armed,"should meet with the pub-
tic's attention. For a breach of
phis clause in the hieiallth act of-
fend'eils ane, liable, to a,' line of $10,,
AND GREAT WAS THE
SLAUGHTER
Those who journeyed to the
Arena last Thursday night, to see
the eojnbination team, known as
the Brussels hockey boys, loaded
with Winghamites had a huge
treat as the home.boys ran hip a
acore o£( 20 oafs to 5, The 'hone
boys played the gamle as it. should
bo played, and combination was
much in the limelight ,as ;Well as
the individual rushes .of Riamball
,who scored- 6 goals alone and fell
oncejust as he was going to land'
andther, At half time the score
was 7-0. If Clinton had' showed as
much systaun during the other lea-
gue match ,a d'ieferlent'!tale might
have been 'told Reelelree Wig
gins, of Goderich,' had an easy
time and very (11ew players weee
oft' Following -was the 'result of
the goal-getttEi(le--+C^.inton, °Rum -
ball 6; Draper 5 ; Kerr 4 ; C'uf'f 0 ;
O'Donnell 3. Br+nscels,, Bell 3; Ger-
ry 1 and McLean 1,
Lawn blowing clubs tare count
The Hydrp Commission will ing '`he days,
5TiDARD FA$I1IOti BOOK
change all houses four cents per The merchants in St. •Marys are
100 .square feet for each living a -
attics,.
to pay parcel postage on
parlament, ,lro charge being made foods dor customers 'within the
for verandas, cellars or-unfinishedencs_ twodity=Znile- cone -
attica, and in addition five cents St. Patrick's Day next Tuesday.
per kilowatt for power asst tared If by spending du dolkar a year
by the meter but no metes' rental for your home paper, your goads
is charged, tots flat rates s law wife saves $60 in bargain sales.
ed;, The they
and c(iyi110 also.Don't you think it advisable to get
-pee
bein kilos thiey will he ' it .cents on oirr list,
for kilowatt for the 'first 30 The home mieiitehan'ts even those
hours and five cents per kilowatt who think they cannot afford to
all over, per month, with no adver1tise, should be patronized in
meter rent, pnef1"ileence to the big mail order
ORANGEMEN THIS WEEK departi•mental stores,
The columns of the Netw Eria'as
This week the annual convention . an advertising medium for sales is
of the Gland Orange Lodge of evidently apregecfated, judging by
Ontario West is being held in the number of sales that have ap-
Gueaph from 'the 10th to 13th, It pt^laied in its columns. during the
is expectrtvd that thuds will be a- Past season.
bout 800 Ilelegates presceet. The Everybody in our family's some
convention opened by a meeting' kind o'f an animal,' said Bobby to
of the Grand) Black Chapter Lie On_ the (amazed lady visitor; "What
tagio Weston Tuesday, at 2 p.m. eonsensel" she exclaimed. "Well,
'tlgplied Bobby, "mother's, a dear,'
my baby sister is mother's little
lamb. Pin the kick, and dad's the
goat."
It's beginning to feel like mar
and Victoria, and as Lar northwest isles and skipping ropes.
as Rainy River .:nal Thunder lam
district. p Mizell o �l ! t9
FELLER WON MEDAL Fg�te8He
MISS
The Stratford Heinle makes the , hT,
on the recent
i
folio\win comment !s
e W. C.
gg The illcheel Medial Contest held by tli
T. U. in Cliniton,•--Among' the bud
ding orators. in Clinton, Strafford
has as worthy as well as success-
ful representative in, Miss, Gladys
who until about a year ago,
a her home dere, The silver
TWENTY CENTS "'^'�,rc„AMGA4, l'A7"W404.,mo,r`wu xi..i.
Bolero Coats!
Hip Draperies!
Single and
g
Double Tunics!
The newest and loveliest • Spring styles in
n in the new
hundreds and hundreds ire show
"Standard Fashion Book for Spring.”
issue of the
With each copy you get any Standard Pattern
Free
20 Cents -at the -Pattern - Coa�lf>ite
ic
The i.. a . Fair eo
Often the Cheapest—Always the Best
HOUSE Or REFUGE COMMITTEE
The House of Refuge committee
of the county of Huron met recent
ly in Clinton for the purpose of
auditing the accounts in 'connec
tion with khat institution. Ac-
counts amounting to $1,698.72 were
passed. It was found that the team
of, horses used by the institution
A public meeting will het held in
the evening, The, territory ender
the jurisdiction of the grand
lodge is composed of this coin-
ties in Ontario West cof Durham
1116,
Mr. Merchant, when the man -
Keller, u8adturer of some article 'with
had h 1 Tl a national reputation comes in -
Medal in the contest, which , was to your town and, ;advertises in
held under the 'auspices '6f the your- heir spap- ern ho isl cultiva-
p ting the field for you,
W. C. T. U„ l from a ,ryas won by hardly have to plant any
Miss' Keller► from a timed of: six You Y watchthe weather
young women. Miss incudo Feller• seeds or evene
also contested: Those two young you
are well known' in Strat-
ford and have a mdltitude of clan
sic City' frionds.
SEE THAT' YOUR NAME IS ON.
The assessors are now'on. 'their
hounds in:the various 'municipali-
itlart. It is the, manifelst duty of
everer person .e'n'titled ;oto a vote
to sae that Iris name and his quali-
fication are properly placed one
asseissmen't doll, mo meatier what
his Aetna may be. Do notk'c1epiefnd
'on some other person lboking' af-
tert it . for you ; 'do it yourself and
do it now. Elections are`rvon and
lost' by 1peaffect andimperfect
lists, and your vote or loss (of Advereise -the fact that you
your vete might win or lose. an have them. .
election for your party. Itis al- The public will be interested',
together probable ,that a general and will at least want to see
rightee
election will be en prepared,
on . the, (tihem• If the goods are
vdtler{e lists to beipro{pared^ from it will want to, buy them.
Sales( means prtofilts. t.
't' Peo-
ple
the
Sales of the goo p
ple want mean reputation and
good' will
any nanulfadturer who is
interested in co -+operative deal-
er work will address 'tire Bur-
eau of Advortisin^g, Amari -
All have to do is to gath
ex in 'the crops.
But the harvest will be twice
as ' large for you ante twice as
pleasing to the manufacturer if _
you .do help s little.
Two pushes in ithe sane dir-
eetion will shove the plough a
little' deeper into the Soil.
In other words, when t. the
malnniflsdturnr uses this news-
paper and other newspapers to
^exploitgoods which elu those
on your:'shelves,p
- Show them in your windows
and on, your counters.
the hssessnt(ent rolls sn'o'w being
compiled, so that it is essentially
neleessariy that the lists should be
full and correct, This 'warnin ap
pities to Grits and Tories alike.
THE MARBLE SEASON
The Montreal Mail notes the arri
vel o£ 'the "marble 'season," and can Newspaper Publishers' As -
remarks.. "Marbles is a googame .sociation, World Building, New
Through the medium of marbles York, t it will be glad' to ane
many a boy gets! his first lesson in , war quetion•s.
the manner in which thje business Booklet on regwec,t,
of life. /is condudted. To begin
with, he must have capital. The
possession of capital gives him an
ambition to increase( ria' To in-
crease it, he must enter into con- It C0S19 NO More WOrlh All It COSts
petition -with othees. ':Hie ability
must be put to the (test, and his
energy as well. He will gain at
(the expellee of others:, and lose
to their gain. These days, !the
teethed of as growing boy can do �.
his o1Ifspring, a lot oft (good by
giving him a bag of marbles, and
turining him loose with it, to eget
how many more he can dtefc"
This presumes that a boy must
play marbles for ")seeps,", and,that
that kind of playing is to be en•
couraged, Every ,careful parent
strictly warns his boys against that
verge thing. No one should' seek
'to gain, througiu another's loss, He
who males two :blades of grass
plow Where, .orale grew berore 18
a bdmetrn5tor of his race, he who
waxes riiah by impoverishing otlr-'
ens, through superior skill, adds
rothing to the sum of human'
happiness, '
had been sold at a good figure
and the committele.'instructed the
chairman of the committee and the
keeper to purchase another team,
also a cow. Concerining the mat-
ter. of 'electrical motor 'for the ins*
stitution• the warden, and inspector
werlp asked to report (the matter.
A vault for the keeping of records
and papers maybe built.
FIELD CROP COMPETITIONS
Those interested in Agriculture
Society work. will be pleased t
learin that':the •Govietrnmemt gran
YET T
BAS
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It's Pint
TOM'S Sure
Our Mother's Baked
But Whit 'Should Voa?
Conner's aaker:
for 'field crop competitions has
again ;been increased this year.
The amount granted by thle ;Gov-
ertnmen't this ytear is $24,500 ?for
this -work. These competitions
were inaugurated in 1907 with only
Iten 'societites and a'trgrant of $1,000.
for the'work. The - dncrleasing:
grants year by year not only show
that the public appreciate the bene
fits of these competitions but
that the Goveiinmient are fully a-
live _ to the importance/of • • the
work. There axle few •dePartmerts
of agricultural work eapable of
greater beneficial results than this,
and it is gi(atifying to know that
the peoplle are ^taking advantage
al it so gen'eiially, as thld <in'creas
ed amounts appropriated by the
Government shows, Most of the
soeiolties in this county have 10-
augurjated the field ?crop
'tions, but we would .Blue to see
a very much) larger number of the
itarimera ' in wlitese interests it is
being carried on, participating in,
the work.
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We Are I, enders
We Are Leaders in home -
mads, Tincivare, Pails,
Boilers, Pans, and Sap
Buckets and Sap Pans.
Call in and see the quality of the Tin
We are using, and you will be sure to
take a pail or two borne with you.
Thos. Hawkins
s
Plumbing and Beating
(Phone 53)
The, Corner Store
"Line and Let Live"
The Old. '
Prtune Joke
Every once in a while: you pickup a
newspaper with the old juke in entre
where about the boarder's who never
got suything to eat but armee, Well
—we wish' we could give the writer of
tbose prune stories a saucer filled with
the fat, juiev, 'luscious Prunes from•
our store—We'll guarantee that man
would never do anything but praise
Prunes thenceforward. It's the same
way with all our dried fruiter— Peaches
Apricots, all carefully selected, kept
clean and neat and free of, anything,
not wholly sweet and appetizing.
It's our Stsre Policy. You
will notice it in every-
thing we sell;
WON'T YOiJ DROP IN?
E. llunniford
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PHONE 45.
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