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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1913-10-30, Page 6• The Question of What Watch_. To Buy. 1v,w M..t Is a hard one for the aver- age man to decide. Dozens ofrades are so d•um d g l er the same name, and itP uzzle's any but an expert to decide where practical utility stops and extravagance begins. We are Watch experts and will gladly help to (this mat- ter), r ; OUR STOCK EMBRACES THE :BEST GRADES MADE. Saiislaction Cuarauteed W..11. OELLVAR JEWELER and OPTICIAN EYES TESTED FREE TheWorld's Temperance Sunday --Nov. Sunday --Soy■ 9th Throughout the world, wherever 'the International S S. lessons are studied a uniform temperance les- son will be studied and also from thousands' of pulpits sermons will be preached on this vital. topic Below we give the comments of a celebrated scholar on the scrip- ture selection to be us'ed,on Nov 9th., "The Weak and The Strong," by the Rev Prof, W, M, Clow D. ,D. Glasgow, Scotland Here astrong and patient tsind, addresses its,elif,• the inrspsralion of God's Spirit to the perenial- quest- z' ions of Christians s•esponsibhiity in things indiffernot This question arose among the Christians of Rome in regard to eating flesh, drinking d wine, and observing special• and ap pointed days of devotion It was not Made so thorny and vexing as ' it was in the . Church of Cornith, by ) ' the additional perplexity ipf eat- ing meat which had been offered c to idols Here it is 'merely . the s assertiionq '.of and demand for an ' ascetic ideal of the christain life ' h To set it down in modern speech, some declared that Chrisrian men d should be vegetarians; other cal - Led u •;ion (them 'to abstain from, ' wine. Others,insisted that the t keeping of certain days, espec- '{ ial.ly the weekly Sabbath, -was an te essential and imperative of Chris- t tian conduct Not only did they 1 t feel themselvessaafe in such a rigour • but they were persuaded that alllt Chris.ian men el:-oi.ld mind the same l rube these {men were "the Weak I n in Paul's language, and he is• doubt less quoting a term which was in common use But others did not see that such asceticiehn was any pact' lot ya Christian's duty They resented• the demand Pe an inva- saon' of Christian (liberty These were "the strong," and they repel - Led the claims 44 the weak in • •a scornful contempt with which we are alai familiar to -day Paul, in principle, stands with the . strong He does! not agree that to eat no me•at,or to drink no wine, or to observe set days ane imper- atives of Christian nconduct "Nothing is unclean .of itself"(v .r 14) But in practise he differs clear t ly and firmly from them He lifts t their minds above the thoughts of e t t The form in Which this question meets.' use to -day is that of ab- • etinence from alcoholic liquors e! must tlake our stand with Paul } in the maintenance of a great prin ciple We cannot say that unless a man abstains from alcohol he is not as Christian at all But if Paul oailed' upon men to be vegetarians and abstinent tin view of the re- sponsibility of every Christian man towards the moral and spiritual well-being of his weaker brother, much more must we feel otr,tselves called upon to be total abstainers from alcohol The awful curse of nIsnap.)once, the injtny.'to the health and strength not only of the meat :and women who Walk our streets but of the unborn babe, thi waste and consequent impoverish- ment both of the faiiridy and the nation, the misery. and degradation which are .'its close ,attendants, - and above. all the ruin to the souls of men, intensify and urge Pauls !argumeaits, and give ids appeals a poignancy greater than • (we could feel These arguments are 3 in number The first is the Christian man's re- sponsibility <ito himself (vs 7-12) "None of •'us livetls. to thimself' Paul is not setting down here that understood truth 'that a man's ac- tions go out from him, like the cis- ' cies. from la stones -plash in a pool or a ery from a man's ,lips„to al - feet the lives sof others He means that ;our. first regard, our supreme duty, is towards Christ "We live unto the LLord ”' The interests of Jesus, the well-being of his king- dom, the Dare and concern to win his approval, should be our ruling thought Whether we live day .by day, or Whether we lie in tambour, and article of death, "We are the, Lord's', When' that solemn thought fills ai man's mind he will not, ton the one hand, judge his brother ; tbiat is, "the weak" will not be cen- sorious and Pharisaic, as: the weak so often are, and will not 'be so quick to condemn the snail who goes on eating and drinking Nor, on the other hand, will the strong "set at nought" ; that is, iscorn and mock, as the strong so often do, the weak and overscrupulous "We Obeli 'all stand before the judgment seat! of Christ" When men realize that their condnct" shall be set in its awful light, and that every man must justify him- self there, questi�onrs�:10f liberty, and, much more, questions. of taste and .liking, pale and fade before our responsibility The second, in the argument of the Christian man's responsibility for his )brother (13,19) Having lifted our eyes' :to the judgmen throne, Paul bias us now look a- round upon our brethern. and es- pecvally upon the weak, the easily tempted, the unenlightened in con- science, the trouble in mind. No man would put, to ease or please himself, Torr to assert his liberty, a stumbling -block in the way of the feeble limping along with difficul- ty No man, who remembers his esponsibi.lity, would dig a pit, "an 'occasion to fall," An the road where 'a little child walks But that is what men do who eat and rink what grieves the mind, or vealtens the faith, or seduces the ~vial of the weak brother "I do not say," Paul again interpolates, 'that. (eating and drinkingare wrong in themselves" But e de - fares in a sentence of noble as- lron, "Destroy not With thy meat him for whom Christ died" Then e adds in• a calmer tone, "The kingdom of God is not eating and rboking, (but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" 'hese merely external acts are not he vital things, upon which a deep Y Christian man will takehis stand. hen hie pleading, "to follow after )zings which make for peace," is he soft note on which he closes The third argument is the Chris- ilan man's responsibility for the work of God "For meat destroy. of the work .of 'Glad" Paul lifts his ,eyes to :Look baroad, and to re- mind these ;strong believers how certi�aniy-their assertions •o1 liber- ty nqd; their refusal. to deny them- selvest in things indifferent will blast men's faith and hinder the coming of the kingdom He drives thlra home )with Oris im p assioned p personal. testimony Then, with an appeal to the man of strong faith not to flaunt It in a wilful) pride, and a counsel to those whose con- sciences condemn eating, not to disobey them, he 'sums the whole duty of the strong 'No:w ve that are strong ought to bean h o infirmities of the weak, and not o pi:ease ourselves," Should not very Man who sets wine upon his able re-examine lis conduct he light of his responsibility, i, rights or liberty to that of respon sibility He .sets his position in tire' ,emphatic words, "It is good motto eat flesh, Dour to drrink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth" U S Government o ernmenG , Stand r ad Below is an extract from U.S.ti aLd 1' - or tiendera "rh eauth Gov. .e coal a.oa1 must be equal to that mined and prepared by k'ailadel phia & treading Coal & Iron Co" We handle nothing but the first grade Philadelphia ;v Reading. ..T.lf olioW a,,. House phone 12. Office phone 40 00000000090000000000800000 Editorial litotes ana664140641161166111 It is not too early to lay plans to 'exhibit live stock or grain at the coining Winter Pairs By t alon g part in these shows a wider inter- est iawakened, , P e a� ,t1.en a competition is keener and the good t o a neigh- ! borhood is greatly inhanced Hur- on County don'thave ito take a back seat with the best of them ;and yet the number of persons who exhibit at, these fairs could be enu- merated on the fingers of one hand Should it not be possible be bean et.hibitor by all means arrange to attend if only for one day There awiessawssasseenwensimmimall ange of Business The undersigned have taken over the Business of Dunford & May. llll 4ccolul:ts (Inc Danford d5 May will be Payable to all Atkinson Fitruitnre Dea1erS and Funeral Directors,Phone 104 NIGHT AND SUNDAY CALLS -Phone 110 a'AV81 CL17.v TUN NSiV Pifr. WAYS OF W211141111 The ways of a watch are past finding out. Dont try. If your watch is lazy and won't run, let us repair' it for you. Ten to one you neglected it --let it get dirty, or it stops from lack of oil. Whatever is the reason, dont delay. Delay costs money and " often spoils the watch. We, give thorough examination and regulating free, anything more costs as little as satisfactory- svor't,'' can be done for. =a 0 0 Jeweler and 4Dpticiall$ Issuer of Marriage Licenses. is pnacticad education in these trips and every farmer's son should have the opportunity of visiting them A day •or two), of interest can • be spent by anyone who desires to keep !abreast of the times Ar- range to attend the Winter Fair The dates already announced are November 17-22 for National Live Stock and Horticultural Show •at Toronto Toronto Fat Stock Show, Decembeh' 6-8, and the 13th an- nual, Provincial Winter (Fair, at Guelph December 9-12 $18,000 of- fered' in prizes 'at the latter After a 7 year courtship Chas J. Popham, a Wabash railiway engin- eer, Idecliined to marry the fair lady The latter planted "balm", for her injured feelings and thought 10 000 wouldcoyer $ me sore place but the 12 jury men at St Thomas assizes decided that $1250 and costs \would suffice Those long court- ships are dangerous and 'should not be (engaged 'in They may have been all right in Palestine long ago but according to the new -style inaugurated) in some places sev- eral courtships, marriages, divor- ces and all could be managedcin.7 years "Single blessedness," is Lot comparable 'to a happy mar- riage relation but there must nec- essarily 'be willingness! on the part of the twain to make allowan ces for imperfections and not ex- pect the angelic in this mortal sphere Common isense, studying one another's comforts and not overlooking the little attentions that belonged..{to the "sparking" days are complements flat grow, good 'fruit Popham for in name should have closed up the engage- ment at an early date. Here is a man charged up with $1200 to $1500 because he wouldn't marry and 'a few weeks ago a fellow was sent to penitentiary from the same' locality ;because 'he overdid the business and wecl 3 or 4 daughters of Eve within la year or so The hatter evidently forgot that one at a time was good fishing The Voice of The People The New Organization To the Editor of the New. Era It is not my 'purpose to criticise as to the motive or purpose of the above organization as outlined in the prospectus•; that I leave to the scores of intelligent business men of the County of Huron, who are in hearty sympathy with the Scott Act movement, and prohibition gen erally. All I have to say is, Keep to the truth. To say that exper- ience has shown the Sctot Act to be a failure wherever. it has been tried" is not true, as can be fully proven by Government Statistics, Notwithstanding the difficulties a wising from the conflict between the Dominion and Provincial Gio:venn- ments concerning the enforcement of the Act over 30 years ago, when operated 'in the several Counties, the Ontario Provincial. Secretary's Report for 1908 (a copy of which I have before 'me) statesositivel in figures that great good riesubt ed. during the years in which the Act was in force, in lessening of drunkenness. and crime. Besidest the Act has been for years, ,and is now in successful operation in the Province. of Nova Scotia, and a Large part of New Brunswick ; and was so successful in Prince Ed- ward Island that it teas' repealed to give place to Provincial Prohi- bition which they v bitio > ch haven ti o Then bait remembered rdhat we are 110 now under the conditions of 30 years ago. The ,Ontario Liquor Li- cense Act makes provision far the enforcement of the Scott Act wher ever carried'. Moreover we have the written sof statement n the Hon the Provincial, v chat. Treaaurl:r Mr. Hanna stating that the Government nt will • ,do so. Another mistake, is made when it is stated that, "Capi tal. has learned to shut prohibition communities," for the very reverse of this is the fact as certified by Mayors, Reeves and other respon- sible! persons who represent such places as Orillia, Galt, Newmarket Bowaiieanvillei Southampton etc, Clinton J.GREENE Excitement in Sea'forfh. Postmaster is a Conservative, But He May be Sacrificed. Seaforth, 0c, 24. -Intense excite- ment prevailed in Seaforth today when it h came known that the Exe. cutive of the South Huron Consera- 1 Live .Association at its meeting in IJensall yesterday recommended its president, Mr, J. Williams, of Zurich, for Postmaster of Seaforth, although no fault whatever could befound' with the present Postmaster, Mr. Sarntrel Dickion, who is slso a Con- servative, seP a.iv e Many of the most .prominent Con. serva.tives in Seafo, th were unaware of the Executive meeting which is $ said to have been called hurriedly, and they are exceedingly wrathy, and are sending a vigorous protest to Ottawa. .ott1/1/1=11.e •S•S$••00•••••••0OS•••GIS0•S•e•e••• e.•• 0if�••••S8SSS o As Seen From the Gallery • • r :0•19OO®000ilY ECHOES PROM QUEEN'S PARK, •••••peowle00ee • (Special to the New Era) It is evident that the Whitney Gov- Ma Rowell pointed out in contrast er•nrnent is in great difficulties owing to the Government's shifting attitude to the Bilineual school question, Mr on the Bilingual question that the Liberal policy enunciated when he be came leader in 1911remains unehang' ed today. It is as follows; "1`o provide throagh adequate train. ing schools a eufticent supply of com- petent teachers and thus insm'e'uuder proper regulations that the pupils in every school: in the Proilnce shall re - to Mr. Lucas' insintiaticn that he (bhr, ceive a thorough English education,'' Rowell) was behind the agitation be "We believe this policy right" said ing c,irried oh by the Separate School Mr. Rowell, "and we stand by it. Mr. Hoard "I have had no cormunica. Lucas asks whether we will support tion be said, "direct, or indirect, with the Government's policy. I ask, what the Ottawa men." Rowell, in a statement issued in reply to the Hon. Ble, Lucas claims that the root of the trouble is the Govern• ment'e lack of any stable policy or coirvirt!on on the question' and their wobbling attitude throughout. The Liberal Lewder gave emphatic denial is the Government's polies?"' Huron Co. News A quiet wedding was solemnized a the Methodist Church, Crediton. Ont on. Wednesday, Oct. 22, when Ai! Pearl French, eldest daughter of Mr and Mts. George trench, 578 Englis street, London. Ma in marriage tn- Mr, -1. J. Swims, of Orediton. Rev. Mr. Jefferson officiated. '!'bey will reside in Orediton. It is probable that at, the conc'usion of the present Methodist Conference year, Rev. A. J. Johns on, B. A.. will permanently, sever his connection with the Dundee Centre Church Lon don, which he is at present in chatge., It was stated on good authority that at the conclusion of the service on Sunday morning a meeting of the ex ecutive hoard was called by the pastor. at which he informed them that at conclusion of his present term be in tended tendering � his resignation. is understood that Mr. Johnston ha been offered a splendid position on th staff of Victoria College, Toronto,' and that this is the cause of his sudden d termination, Rev'. Mr. Johnston, is a 1 rmer Morris old boy. Mr, Joseph Stalker, of Ingersoll, formerly of Wingha m, has been etct ed as a member of the Management Com mittee of -the Oxford Teachers' A.ssooi ;ition, Mr. W. 1T. Sanderson, whs bas been the efficient -end popular station agent of the C. P. 11. atGoderich, has been promoted, to the Galt station charge, and has entered on his duties. Henry Bone 3rd line, Moil is Town ship, received word from Prince Alpert Sask , that 'r\tayuarn", had die d. The horse was e good nue and valued at 82500. The many friends of Iiev. Dr. .1. T. LeGear, formerly el Ethel, will be pleased to learn that he has been ap pointed pastor of the Central Metno dist Episcopal t)hurrh. 1)r. 'LeGear is certainlyes veru p, pular pastor, Start ie tical. -Th, collect or's roll Inc the municipality csf LUclCillop for 1013 is eomp:eted. 'Dotal ,,e', sement, $2,55.1. 290; total taxes, 820,101,30, as follows, county tax $5,002,08, township, 80, 108,01, drains, 83,805,85, ditches and water courses $�17, statute labor, 840,50. dogs,$336, railway, 5*11,01• telephone, 81,828,88, schools, $8,331,00, fenceviewer's' frees, $10. Mai, George Sills, of Seaforth. had the misfortune one day last week to slip on a rug on the floor, and falling struck her head on a door, inflicting a severe wound. Rev. Leckie and Mr. Black of Brus sell systematically oonvased the con gr'egation of Melville church and collected $17.000 for the erection of a new church next spring, the old build ing will be taken down and a modern church will bebuilt the presentichurch is indequate for the large congrega tion. fudge Doyle holds voters list Court in Hensall, on Friday of this week. A peculiar accident happennd to Mr- Robert Shedden, of Morris Towns ship recently. He was putting sheaves of grain on the feeding table of :a threshing machine, when a stone was thrown from the cylinder, striking him in the eye. It is feared he will lose the sight of the injured. optic. At a meeting of Ashfield, Council on Tuesday, J. Durnin, of the Mallough House applied for a license•for; a pool room which he intends to open up in connection with his hotel. The matter was left over until next meeting, On Monday last James McKeodrich, 'took over the business for the past twenty-three years by A. R. Finlayson, in Ashfield. 'Wm. Baylor of Howick is suffering from a severe attack of blood poison in bis right hand and arta. Alex Gibson, of Fordarich lost a val- cable clyde mare last week. This is the second horse he has lost this year the other one. having dig d a short time ago. They were a snatched team, and valued at over $500:00 The editor of the Hartsell observer is in receipt, of a very unique invitation to be present at the 75th anniversary of Salem Church Sunday School, situ. ated about two and a .half miles south east of the town of Brampton, which he attended for several years. That school has helped el ed make history in this P province. Donald Sinclair, air thed' ' istin uished member of the Legislative for South Bruce, attended and sometimes taught there; John Coyne for several terms as member ter Peel, after Con • federation; also'aught';Rev. John Neel lands for many years a member of the London Conference, was a teacher; W J. Gage, the millionaire philanthropist of Muskoka Sanitarium fame, was a pupil•and teacher;,Dr. J. 0. Orr, mann ger, Toronto Exhibition, others are Dr R. B, Orr, Toronto, W. B. S. Trimble, Bank President, Jamestown. N, D, Dr Trimble Queenstown' Rev. J 1'1 Wilson Markham, and others in professional life. This school has had only four superintendants in 75 years. .Phe Hensall foundry is offered for sale. Tuckersmith Council have ordered a hedge cut away from Mr, Smith's property on the fourth concession, to prevent a snow blockade. Dr. George Beacons, brother of Mr. Wesley Beacom, of Ruliett, has been elected president of the Harriston Winter Fair,'to be held on Thursday and Friday, Dec, 18 and 19. The members of the choir of the Wingham Baptist Church met at the home of Rey. G. Victor Collins on Monday evening last and presented hire with a beautiful club bag. This week we record the death of another pioneer in the person of Wil lianr Well o w od,whopassedawayatms home on 1atricit street, on Sunday morning last in his 74th year. Mr: Weliwood has been 10 poor health for some mouths. He was born in the connty of Lanark, near the ;town of, Perth and when a young man came to Huron county, settling in the Township t of West Wawanosh, taking up what was then a bush lot and which is now Ails one of the hest farms in the township. His wife and 10; children survive. Miss h. Caroline, a Missionary in China being a daughter, There died at his home en the Lon don Road south, on Thursday last Oct. 15th one of the most highly respected residents of the Torynehip of Osborne, in the person of William Andrew lissery, at the age of 82 years and 4 months. Mr. Essery's death came as a great surprise to many, having been sick only about a week. He`was strick en down at first with an attack of pleurisy try which shortly developed into pneumonia and despite the heat medi cal attendance and careful nursing the end gradually carate. He was born on the farm on which he died in the year t 1851 and has continously resided there s ever since, e The regular meeting of East Wawa nosh Council wi.1 be held onNovetnber e 10th, 8irth�, Marriages & Deaths BIRTHS LAY'1'ON-In Turkersmith on Oct. 21st, to bar. and Mrs, Walter Layton a daughter. ADAMS -In Aullett on Oct. llth to Mr, and Mrs, Ernest Adams of Oon stance a daughter. DEATHS. Mf;K11NZ1E-In Tackersmith, on Oct 2t.th. Anabella McKenzie aged 85 years, MA'PHESON-In Turkersmith on Oct 20th, tVilliam Matheson aged 811 years. 8IMPSON-In Clinton on Thursday Oat. `33rd W. H. Simpson, aged 81 years, i'fVING-fn Clinton on Sunday, October 20th, Mary Brownlee relict of the late John Irving aged 85 years (ADVERTISEMENT) Huron CountyBusiness Men's Association Chal- lenge h al - 9 Ien a Adherents of Pro- hibition to Debate. Claim Scott Act Will Hurt Not Help Huron County, The Huron County Business Men's association titre' as deeply con- cerned•about the welfare of the County As those Who want toj carry the Scott Act in the County are concerned This Association is just a0 anxious 'to 'do the ;things and stand for the thin gs.being clone thatwill raise the standard of mor- als and improve social and econo- mic conditions in Huron County as those who are opposing it in the position 'it takes upon the pro- posed Scott Act for the County This Association opposes the Scott Act teas Huron County beeaus,e it does not believe 'it would rbc good law for the County Exper- ience has shown the Scott Act to be a failure wherever and when- ever tried Instead of raising, the• standard of morals it has lowered it Instead of improving socialeon ditions it has degraded them In- stead of making it easier for boys to grow up to be good men and their sisters to becod women, it g ,� ."d� has ma a it harder at- tracting Instead of - et tracting business and making busi- ness better it hasdriven even business away and made business worse In stead of .abolishing drunkenness, and the drink habit it has increas- ed. both Why is this true? It is true be- cause the ;law is not a good 1 law This Association does not ask you 1 D TRUNK SYS E M Only Double Track Railway between Toronto and Montreal, and Toronto and other principal cities in Canada. Also Double Trarlt and solid Trains hetween Montreal and Chicago; also between Ontario points, New York and Philadelphia, via Niagara SMOOTH ROADBED FINEST EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC 'LIGHTED RULLMAN SLEEPERS •rCnl 1 particulars and reservafions at any Grand) Trunk Ticket office, Ca E. HORNING, D. P. A., Grand Trunk Agent. Union Station, Toronto, Ont. John-Riansford &Son, city passen- ger and .Picket Agents, phone 57 A. 0, Pattison, station agent MIIIIIIIIMEMIIIMMACZYZWZIMME=11AMMILI, NEW MANTLES During the past two weeks, -dozens of the season's newest And most up-to-date Ladies alnd Children's Mantles have been added to our stock; and we now have one. of Use finest and a best assorted stecka of HIGII CLASS COATS even ehowan in Clinton. These Coats have been tailored for us by The Laurel Mtg. Co. of Toronto, one of the largest high-class mantle manufac- turers in Canada, which is a guaraintee to our customers that they are getting the finest class of workmanship and the very latest style ideas that the season has produced. Our Prices the Lowest Possible This Is our motto, and we are certainly living up to, it in our Mantle Department. WE WANT TO SELL OUR COATS EARLY.AND HAVE MARKED THEM ACCORDINGLY. WE WANT YOU TO SEE OUR COATS AND INVITE YOU TO COME 117 AND LOOK THEM OVER BEFORE YOU PURCHASE Rlumsteel Bros: SMALL PROFITS MORE BUSINESS to take its word that the law is not a good law'It asks you to read the law for a oyourselfand judge for your self whether the Scott Aet would or would' not bring 'about conditions in Huron County this Association claims it would bring about Section 117 of the Act istinthese words "From the day on Which this Part comes into force and takesef- fect in any county or city, and for so long thereafter as, and while the same continues or is in force there in, ino, person shall, except as L fn this Part specially provided, by himself, his ,clerk, !servant on agen t, - "(al expose or keep for salve, with in such county or city, awn in- toxicating liquor ; or, "(b) directly or indirectly on any pretense ver upon any device, within any such county or city, sell or barter, or, in considera- tion of the purchase of any other person any intoxicating 1 uor ; or, "(c) send, ship, bring or carry or cause <to 'be sent, 'shipped, brought or carried to or•into any such county or city, 519)7 intoxicating liquor ; or, "(d) deliver 'to any consignee or other person, or store, svare- house, or keep for delivery, any intoxicating liquor so sent; shipped, brought or carried "2 Paragraph (e) and (d) of subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to any intoxicating 11 - liquor sent, shipped, brought or ear hied to any person or persons for his or their personal or family use, except to be so sent, shipped, brought ro carried to,be paid for in such, county or city to the per- son delivering the same, his clerk, servant our agent, or his master or principal, if the person delivering it is himself a servantrorr agent A public debate upon this ques- tion would be) the best and quick- est means of giving the voter in- formation at upon this Bravo problem An opportunity to hear both sid- es {at once would be interesting and instructive Those who are fa- voring the Scott 'Aet 'or Canada Temperance Act in this County are are favoring prohibition of the li- quor tnaffic, so far as that traffic rebates to the sale of liquor in the, County This Association hopes they are doing this because they believe prohibition is ,right in principle, Christian in character, and •a remedy for drunkenness This Association is opposed to pro hibition because tit believes it to be wrong in principle, un -Christian in character, and powerless' itis a remedy for drunkenness The is- sue is plainly joined This Asso- ciation therefore challenges those who pare favoring the Scott Act in this County to debate thefol.lowing resolution Resolved that prohibition is fun damen,tally wrong in principle, un -Christian 4n character, and powerless 'as; (a, remedy 'for drunkenness This A.ssociation will name amara as its, champion and meet any man having the indorsement of the Do- minion Alliance, each side to pay one half the expenses of holding the debate, reporting and printing the speeches of the debaters and mailing a copy to each and every voter in the County llu'nn County Bus nerrs Men's Assn JOHN Y,ANSFORD, President'. 11, •TAC.KSON, Secretary ammoussimma Just a Few Items Taken From our Immense Stock Extension Tables. surface oak finish, made very strong, 0, 8 and 10 feet long, Prices $7.00, 8.50; 10.00 and 12,00 Writing Desks. large writing leaf, letter boxes, drawers and shelves, 53.75, 8.00, 0.00 and 10.0.0 Star Felt Mattress ten layers of cotton felt, made by machinery $8.50 and 10.00 each Medallion Rugs, a great range of patterns and sizes,' 157,50 to 822.00 each .. White Enamel Beds, beauty and strength combined, SSW to 8111.00 each Good second hand Organ, walnut case, 5 octaves, all tight $25 00 Phones 7 and S Free Auto Delivery J.I1.eEEL LESi Estate Furniture and Undertaking. 1ULYTU INilEMPIDOESMOwaimizingemastwommg --- -'i' 1 Rubbers For everyhodg Every man, woman and child shou'd have a pair of good Rubbers at this season of the year. Wet feet always travel the road that ends in the hospital.and it is usually a short trip. We've the best rubbers made; we sell no other soft for poor Rubbers are worse than no Rubbers at all." There are Storni Rubbers Low cat Rubbers, Toe !gabber's, etc. We've the Rubbers, modeled to fit all new styles of Fall Shoes. he We fit the shoes with the sort of Rubbers that are JUST RIGHT. Successor to Jas. Twitchell a`v Son.