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SHOP AND STOOK
You will fi ncl, this
Establishment on
MAIN STREET
4ireotly„Westof Dominion House
Ready to supply you with just a
—little bit the Nicest—
JEWELLERY for HOLIDAY'
GIFTS.
Rings, Silver
Thimbles, F bs,
Necklets, Watches
Brooches, Bracelets,
Veil Pins, Collar
Pins. Everything
in this Line.
COME ALONG, We will
try to PLEASE YOU.
Fe W. HESS,
JEWELLER
C. R. HESS, Assistant,
That New
Winter Suit.
When looking for your new
'Winter Suit, do not forget to
give is a rail. We have 1t fine
rya ii o,f 1 sectio, Worsteds,
choose from. Our
prices tire as cheap as any.
Setts :mule at short untitie.
We also have a a large unniher of
S.,inpks to i,c1cer from.
1fvlLwundsy in coairnection.
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Robert Carrott has been. 1at[[ tip.
with. a 'earbthnole, for the past two
weeks.
Rev J. Hart, Dr. Chesney, Dr.
McDairnud and Dr. Sellery are
the new telephone subscribers,
Harry Qoldwell of Carberry,
Manitoba, visited in this section,
last week; •
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' Robert Baker had his arm ins
jurecl last week while working in
the flax mill
Miss Emma.Thompson is teach-
ing a school near Crediton.
THE FIRST THING.
Mrs Wise—"i,o you're going to
marry and go to housekeeping, eh?
Why, yon don't know the first
thing about keoping house."
Miss Pert—"Oh, yes, I do." -
Mrs. Wise—''I'd like to know
what?"
Miss Pert --°The first thing is to
get tl. nlan to keep house for."
Mr. John Treibner, of Exeter
visited friends in the village, on
1Sunduy.
Bliss Alma Brenner who has
been visiting -friends at Zurich httis
returned home.
Several from here attended An
oyster supper at Mr. Fred Preet=
f er'::, last Thursday night and he -
1 cause of the veru severe storm
which came on during the night,
l they were necessatated to remain
itill morning.
Mi:;s Wein. of Crediton is this
week ' i::iting at the home of Mr.
l an,i:Mrs. Henry Kraft.
t Mr. Ed F. wG
t working i.'t tho
Willem V,rrstho duringhasbeen the I
past year and who hes spent the t
Holiday seeson with friends in this l
vicinity left -on Monday for Fort
Wayne. Indiana were he has
secured a good position.
The senessing contest given by E
M. Brokenshire will close with
ithis week, the beans will be count
ed and to the one having made the
norreet guess, or the nearest mess
to the correct number, will be given
a beautiful upholstered chair.
Have you seen it? Its e. dandy.
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Y.°=MD °Pmceo°YID 0IMID DC.MCID =MID =WO CIG>s,°,Zf
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E TAKE this opportu-
nity of wishing our
Customers a Happy
1. and Prosperous New .Year,
and thank each and all for
having made the past year
ka
our most prosperous year
' since we have been in busi-
ness. We ask ;you again
for your hearty support
for 1910, and we will do
el our best to merit it, by
g giving you value for your
money.
gg R. N. BOUGLASI
Eg General
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Merchant, 13 1..? K. E.
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WAS THE ARO AN ELECTRIC
BATTERY.
It is generally agreed that the
ancient Egyptains had some know-
1edgc,of electricity, but that the
Israelites had any such. knowledge
has Bever been put forward as vet.
But an engineer of Munich has
`written an Article in a German
review to prove that the Israel-
ites were electricians. Or at least,
if the Israelites were not, ki.oses
was. The Munich engineer con-
siders that the Brazen Serpent
that Moses set up was nothing else
than a lightning conductor, and
that the serpents against which it
guarded the children of Isreal were
the lightning itself. But his Most
curious speculations are those on
the Ark of the Covenant, and of
the terrible death which menaced
any sucriligious persons who vent.
nred to touch it. He affirms that
:0th, 1908. wli e "t
Ponlewliat belated, it shows to
what extent the industry had
grown before the start of the
strike which now promises to come
to en end in a short time, Dor-
ing the near under review the
total production was 0,299,202. tons
end the total number of men em-
1iloyed was 12,933 The revenue
t•rcnu the coal royalty received
was more than a third greater
than the entire revenue of Nova
Scotia The largest consumer of
Nttve Scotia coal is Quebec Dar-
ing that ,year its consulnpion was.
over two million tons, or a third
of the total output, while the
ttlnnnnt exported to the United
States was less than half a million
tons, At present there is three
times as much coal produced in
Nova Scotia as in env other pro-
wince in the Dominion.
EXETER.
i Mr. Beavers, formerly of Far•
! quhar, has started astore in the
rlate J. W. Broderick stand.
country.
Full information and Applica-
tion Form will he furnished by
Lieut Colonel Howell Immigration
Of ces.Jamea and Albert Streets,
Toronto, or Stit•ff•Captain Williatirns,
Clarence, Street, London.
It is expected that parties of
men for ferns work will arrive
during the months of March, April.
Islay, June and July, under the
supervision of the army's duly
appointment oonductars, and will
be sent from port of landing direct
to situations throughout the pro-
vinces of Ontario and Quebec.
The Smiths WA invited a guest
to dinner. As the last course was
reached little Willie, who had
been closely watching, the guest
almost contincally during the
meal, looked over at him once
more and said: --
"You
"You haven't changed a bit
since you started eating, have you,
Mr Curtis?"
"Why, rio," 'aughed the visitor.
"Wily do you ask that question?"
"Because," blurted out Willie,
confused by the pairs of eyes
focussed on him. "because 1 heard
pa say you'd make a big hog of
Two rinks of local curlers attend-
ed the tournaiuent at Sarnia, last
week, yourself as soon as you got your
Miss Vera Campbell who has Ieyes on the beef. "
been in the employ of R N. Rowe, j
!left on Saturday, for Hamilton. {
l Wilbur Philips of Toronto, visit
ed his parents here, recently.
Mrs. Harry Golden of Hamilton
is visiting Mr. Whn. \alper. •
Miss Irene Banclford left last li
' week to resume her studies at
Whitby Ladies' College.
Rev, Sant Small the evangelist!
addressed a large audience in!
James st church on Thnrauay. .
visitor; here. on Inureaay.
;, FARM PROFITS
May be largely inciaased b; knowing the
exact condition of the tamer's market,
end by learning of tite best method in
fans practiCe. This is precisely the
sort cf i;fcrmatten the Earners' Weekly
Sun ;^:t^^., in every iscu . It has no equal
its a r'nira- -r's Lits:. 1'a ter. Good
lar.:.. . , tel, is it. Far price sea Qth•..
*lc*ssra Chris F inkbeiner anc1.
tlenry (:auras of Das hwe xI were
' Mr. ('buries Frit.•. left this (Fri -
to SVL�' day.) morning on 1t business visit
1 to latunilton and Toronto.
I have a large supply of the very, We would again r'nlinl onr
best tile on hand, from 2; in. to six t American subscribers of the neces-
inch. It you need any call, write , sity of paying their subsoriptions
or telephone to John Foster, Zur strictly in valvancie. The impost-
] ich, Brick and Tile yards. 11 tf. ! tion of i hits'. v pe ttal rate leaves
This space will
Pay loo' ':, profit•
to the bus ne s in
this Tow fiat is
not now using
these columns.
:i1,U6=00DM°Df�ffi.�°,'•jj.D(03DP9CC00ODC"�OD0=C°e,� the Alk with its metal plates was
in reality a huge Leyden jar
,,,A.�ke,�-•�� •-"� " �" '; charged with electricity, and that
ZURICH.. rpt a ®. its discharge was powerful enough
N . o 'fU ; to kill a man. Only the initiated
SAT MA IET
WE keep in stock a
full line o, fresh
Bleats, hams, etc. etc
Our cuts are noted
for their tenderness
and wholesomeness.
Our aim is to keep
nothing but the best.
We snake 0111' own
sausaes. .
could approach it with impunity,
was obtained by the metallic robes
of the priests, which reached down
to the ground. and carried off the
discharge of electricity. The en-
gineer quotes many passages from
the Old Testament in support of
Ms theory, and it is quite possible
that Moses, who had learned much
of the magic of the Egyptians, had
acquired a knowledge of electri-
{ city, which in later years was for -
1 gotten by the successors of Aaron,
ANNUAL MEETING
The Fourth Annual Meeting of
the Huron Weather Insurance
Give us a call. Mutual Company, will be held in
the Town Hall, Zurich, on Tues-
day -Feb. lst„ at one o'clock. The
business consists of receiving the
Directors', Auditors', and Treasur-
er's reports, Election of Directors
and Auditors, and such other busi-
I Hess as ntay be necessary for the
, good and welfare of the company ,
!You are invited to attend.
Chas Monteith, A, G. Smillie,
Clubbin g rates. i President Secretary.
Y 111 9:I &
EICPE T
tarWe have made arrangements
to offer the following low clubbing
xa,tes with 'reign Hp:RALD :
Daily Globe $ 4.25
Mail & Empire 3.25
Weekly Globe . . ' 1.60
aiiMail & Empire 1.00
Berliner .journal (German) 2,50
Family H�'a1d & Star 1.75
'" Daily AWOrtiser
Weekly Advertiser 1,50
iii,
Weekly Sun1,70
rnner's Advocate • 2,25
FAST AND SLOW.
The Father—"I learn with sor-
row, my son, that you are getting
to be what they term quite fast."
The Son -"Yon shouldn't believe
all your hear, dad. I'll introduce
you to a man who will tell you
another story."
The Father—"And who is he?"
The Son—"My tailor. He says
I'an
the' slowest chap he's got on
his books."
`n5 :no t'ipti ) bat to discontinue the
{ pup'r ot t ,, O ll, r ation os the date
,„THERE IS BUT ONE, ; tin r i th'iet We hope all the U,
Every farmer should • know that the j S. suhee 'niers will kindly see that
price offered lily the dealers for cattle, 'their pauper is peal for in advance.
hogs, etc., is a fair one. How can he
know this if he does not take a farm
business paper? What doctor or law-
yer or business man would be without
his business paper? There is but one
farmers' business and market paper, that
is The Weekly Sun. Start 1910 right by
subseribing. .
Some Federal officers in the
Civil War once sought shelter for
the night in an old, tumbled•down
polecat
Vert' vt' pleasing event was cola-
brated at the :tome of Mr. and
Mrs..;olhn Cann, of Carnduff, Sask.
formerly of Exeter, when their
eldest daughter Cora, was united
in marriage, to Mr. Hardie For-
sythe, of Melita, Man. The bride
was becomingly attired in a cream.
silk dress. Her travelling suit was
a navy blue with has to match.
Mass Cann was a former resident
of Exeter.
hut. About two o'clock a wn HICKS* FORECASTS—A regular
announced its presence Germanl satts o up storm period is central on the 25th,
eculiar way.i full moon falling on the same day.
This period will change to warmer,
southerly winds and falling baro-
meter, followed by rain and snow
from tho 25 to the 27. Rising baro -
1 ashleep unci I've got to shmell it' meter and change to nluoh colder
all !" will follow closely behind the
Ui've bin insuhlted ! 01-vo bin If storms from the west to the north.
Another, seismic period is coineid-
r
and soaked helplessly about him.
The others were all sleeping
peacefully.
"Mein gracious 1" he exclaimed,
in tones of despair. "All the resht
shnubbed. an' begorra Oi'rn blest
if ever Oi'll work for pie implhoy-
er agin i"
Thus Murphy, on Friday night.
•'Butphwy?" inquired his better
half "Phwhat are ye aftiter
bein' insuhlted by your emplhoyer
about?"
ent with the storm period, '3'a to
27, central on the 25 Prepare for
northwestern blizzards, followed
by extreme cold at the end of this,
period. A reactionary storm per-
iod extends from 30 to February
1st. Rain and heavy snow storms
will be in transit as the month
"Sure," returned Murphy, ir- goes out.
ately, 'tis on account ay a remark
that he made t' me. Begorra., as
I said before, Oi'll niver work for
the spalpeen again !'
"Bat phwa>:t did he say? Phwat
did he say?" pressed Mrs. Murphy.
e say," roared
The future of Canada as a
manufacturing country is touched.
upon in an interesting planner by
Mr. R. E. Young, Superintendent
of the Dominion Railway Lands,
Phwat did h y, in a recent statement in which he
Murphy.. "Phwat clid lie saw' estimates the total water panel
'Pat,' sez he—'Pat, yer sacked??' " known to be available in. Canada
a,t oonsiclerably over 25.500,000
horse -power. This tremendous vo-
lume of power is distributed as
as follows : 17,075,939 in Quebec
3 129 108 in Ontario, exclusive Eat
FARM HANDS FOR ONTARIO.
Salvation Army is .Perfecting its '
OrganNiagara, Organization to Bring a Desir- Falls ; 2,000,000 in British
able Class of People to the Columbia ; 1,000,0(0 in Alberta ;
Donui.nlon ; 600,000 in the North West Torritor.
ies ; 604,('00 in Manitoba ; 500.000 in
Notwithstanding the great flow; Saskatchewan ; 54,700 in the -Salton ;
of immigration to Canaria during ;150,000 in New Brunswick ; and
the past feta years the need of farm 54,000 in Nova Scotia, Mr. Young
help seems to be as great as ever, supports the the
tel^• ory that owing
•
and in order to tweet the demand, to their g 1
owe
the Salvation Army has had ten i tario and Quebec will in time bei -
experienced. Canadian represents, ! conte the manufacturing centre:t
tives in Great Britain during the ' of North America.
' part three months, selecting a
good class of able bodied men and'
women, whose emigration will he
arranged this spring. As the
Emigration. Department of the
1 Army has done extensive advertis
ins in the rural districts of Great.
! Britain it is expected that they
•
{ will be successful in bringing a
class of people to this country who
will readily adapt themselves to
Canadian farming.
l Married Mon as Permanent Sot.
tlers.—There is a great desire on
the part of married men with
j families to emigrate to Canada for
+, farm work and it is gratifying to
nbserve that farmers- are seeing
I the advantage of tusking proper
provisions to be in a poiition to
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