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,tic Animals treated. Dans
7, attended to ad ehargee
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aLty Office and mildew* •
•rioh street, one door eels.
Dr. Scott's office, Seaforth.
ieIi OU t of the best wearing
hoes will give double
capable of giving, and are,
G be made, try a, nair of
asens of the year.
wear, and our prices are:
tiring
le preen. Our repair de"'
;ives eatisfaction. Let fl8
LLISI
Queen Quality » s
ve shoeti for men.
or
hIgMy recommended. -Mrs.
rner •T' awl son Earl, spent
week with relatives and
Clinton. -In the hockey
Exeter on Saturday atter-
between the Exeter Jun -
he Hensel' Juniors, the for -
by one goal. -A hockey
tl be piayed on Friday eve
reeen Ailea Craig and Hen -
• relatives and friends of
(a Harvey, of _this village,
to learn that heT was
y reriously ill on Tuesday
1I hope for his recovery.
ey has been Irving retired
f he left his fine farm in
ad, although well advanced
has enjoyed good health un-
recent13e-Mr. James Stew -
vas in Lucknow and Wing-
er last week and this vie-
tiveet-Mre. Ilauke tea re -
en Exeter, where she had .
visit. -Wedding beils are
-tees vicinity. -Miss Mary
'returned recently from
e where she had been. spencl-
lber of weeks with her ells -
▪ Short. -The Independent
Odrifellows presented Miss
sined nurse. who nursed
brother, W. J. Miller, he
er, Alberta, and lately ac -
the remains here, with a,
gold ring and bracelet, as
ff their appreeiation of her
ervkes and as something
remember Hensall lodge by.
ny also accompanied Mr.
Los Angeles, Califorriia, and
him where he died oa the
ea within a few ranee ct
ia.tion.--Two rinks of our
ft here on Tuesday to 'take
:he benfeteil at Parkhille-
McDoneli is visiting her
Forest. -The friends a
id ROgg will regret toleara
continees 111. -Mrs. Lorne
,Exeter, was in the village
visiting her parents. -miss
ronthron, of Barrie, is here ,
on a visit. -Our merchants
.esit leen generally, are hop-
eeighing as it bast a geed.'
business. -Mise a v. smith; ,
•Santly entertained a num-
ier friend ie last week. -Grain.
. freely Leto market.
• Hullett.
ge of Officera-The town -
ell held its inaugural meet-
Eondae of last week, Mr-
nith, who has been collet -
minter of years, tendered
Beton and it was aecepted
uncil. Idie successor is Mr.
,ton. Mr. Smith haa been h.
era and capable official,
roping out will be a 1.Ptat
anicipality. Mr. Smith, a.
Le late collector, wale 0 -
stager, as successor dr Mr.
haps
at this
TLEMEK
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pped halide or lip, •
d prevente any bad
short time only we
JOKA,RD'S,
ONTARIO.
hoes Stand
50, answer the (Ines-
oa.on ia the first one we
k"ee, -they stand the wear.
a shoe it is sold fox. The
e.tri numerous other shows
A, Crompton's Wray% B
5 and $2.
Englieh makes of the Bari -
7c, 8c,_ 10c and
Le ply These yame are
r
4sool.
cued Table Linens at 2c;
ite Table Linens at 50c,
ft I) NE 11,
'ON a; coo
'MARIO
V.7
E. RAI:LW:MN, V. S.
• Honorary graduate of the Ontario
;Veterinary College, an Honorary
member of the hiedioal Airociation
of the Ontario Veterinary College.
Treats distesee of all Do-meetie
Inimels by the 'most ..modern princi-
, pies. Dentistry and Milk Raver a
specialty. Office opposite Dick's
Betel, Main street, Seaforth. All
orders lett at the hotel will receive
prompt attention. Night calls tee
etived. at the office. 1871-52
=GAO.
'JAMES L. SIDLORAN.
Barter, Solicitor, Notary Pab-
liceete. 'Mello to loan. In Seaforth
Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. Of
floe epert every week day. Over
Pickard's Store, ;Main street,
forth. 1904
R. S. HA.YS.
Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyaricer,,
odd. Notary Public. Solicitor for
thseetkeminion Bank. Offioe-In rear
,the DOMIIIIQII Bank, Seatoreb.
atiriey to loin. 1285
J. BEST.
Barrietee, Solicitor Conveyancer
sfod Notary Public. &Tice up -stairs
over Fear's drug store, PtCain street,
tkeaforth. 1327
110L11ESTED.
Barrister, Solicitor, Convey-
*neer, Notary !Pablic. Solicitor for
the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Stoney t� loan. Perms' for gale. At-
tlee in Scott's Block, Main street,
Reafortii.
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DICKINSON & GARROW.
Barristers, Solicitors, etc., Godee
rich, Ontario. E. L. Dickenson, Chas.
Ostrow, L. IL B. 1833-tf
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DENTISTRY. `
:DR. H. J. HODGINS. „.
Gradtiate of Royal College of Den-
tal Surgeons of Ontario. Suoceasor
to Dr. Tweddle. Office -Over A.
Tonne* grocery store, Main street.
Seafortle. 1975
MEMOA.L.
DR. JOHN MoGIINNIS.
Office and residence Victoria
Seaforth. Phone 73.
DR. H. HUGH ROSS.
Graduate of University of Toronbo
raciutey of Medicine, member of Olo-
Sege of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario, pass graduate +lotuses in
thioago Clinical School, Of Chicago;
Royal Ophthalmie -Hospital, London,
jenglarid; University College Hos-
pital, London, England. Office -
Oyer Stewart Bros.' store, Main St.,
fleatorth. Phone No. 5. Night calls
answered from residenoe, Victoria
fltreet, Seaforth.
1890
DR. E. F. BURROWS.
Offiae and Residenee-Goderieh
eeieet, east of the Methodist chareh,
4-eeforth. Phone No. 46. Ooenner
for the county of Huron. 1386
DRS. SCOTT & MA.CKAY.
Goderiah street, opposite Methao-
fist chant); Seaforth.
J. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria
end Ann Arbor, and member of the
Aaterio College of Physicians and
itergeons. Coroner for the °aunty
ei Aaron.
0. Mackay, honer graduate of
'erinity University, gold medalist of
i?rinity Medical College. Member of
fibe Ckillege of Physicians and Sur -
'eons, Ontario. 1483
AITOTIONEERS.
THOMAS BROWN,
eloessed" acietioneer 'for the eosin-
-ilea of aurae and. Perth. Orders
*ft at A. M. Oarn.pbell's implement
vare-roores, Seaforth, or atthe
txpesitor. Office, will receive prompt
ittention. Satisfaction guaranteed. or
'so charge. 1708-t
JAMES G. AdeMICHA.EL.
Licensed auctioneer for the Goan -
Ey of Huran. Sales attended to in
eny, part of the county at !moderate
rates and satisfaction guaranteed.
prders • left at the Seaforth peat
offiee, or ,on Lot 2, Oonceasioln 2,
Hallett, will 'receive prompt at-
tention. .1832-tf.
B. S. PHILLIPS.
Licensed auctioneer for the coun-
of Huron and. Perth. Being a
practieal 'termer and thoroughly
understanding the value of farm
stook and implements, places Me in
a better position to realize ,tpeod:
priees. Chargel moderete. Satis-
faction guaranteed or no pay; All
orders left at Henna post °Moe
or at Lot 23, Cencession 2, Hay, Will
be promptly. attended to: 1709-tf
The McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
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FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN
PROPERTY ONLY INSURED. '
OFETOERS.
J. B. McLean; president, Kippen
P. O.; Thomas Eraeer, vioe-preei-
dent, Braeefield P. O.; Themes E.
Rays, secretary -treasurer, Seaforth
P. 0.
DIRECTORS.
William Chesney, Seaforth; 'John
G. Grieve, Winthrop; George bale.
serorui; John Benneweie, Dublin;
James Evans, Beechwood; John
Watt, Harlock '• Thos. Eraser, Brum-
field ; John 13. McLean, Kippea ; Jas.'
faonnally, Mitten.
AGENTS,
Bobt. Smith, Oarlock; E. Hinch-
Seaforth ; James Cumming, Eg-
enondville ; ere W. Yee, Ilolmesville
P. 0.; Geo. eardie and Geo. Steph-
hewn. naiditore. .
femff.ffaelffiffir
J. Lewis Thomas
CKII Engineer, Architect, etc. Tete Doifeeion De
pertinent Public Werke; .contrultille„'Helginter for
Municipal or County work. 'Eleetrie'Betilroad@-
Sewerage or Waterworke elyst,elne,Wharien,Bridgeo
Be.enfo reed Concrete, PBONX '2220,
20234. LOND‘N, Oz
ow ALMIGHTY'S MERCY AND
POWER tRANSPORML
BURDENS FALL TO
FAITH
Mystery of the Man Born Blind Wed'
- By the Divine Man, Christ Jesus/
For the Teaching of the Multitude
In the Wonderful Ways and Me-
thods of God In Dealing With His
Chi Idren.
Entered according to Act of Parliament of Can-
ada, in the year 1907, by Frederick Diver, To-
, route, at the Dept. of Ape:mauve, Ottawa,
! ,!
1. Los Angeles, Cal, .Tan. 13. ---In thi4.
sermon the preacher' ihoyes how even'
Our heaviest burdens and afflictions
may be transformed , into blessings
!through divine mercy and power to
-those who ask 'in faith., The text is
John ix, 3, "That the works of God
Should be made Manifest in him.'
-There is something very consolatory
to me in the fact that the character
_sketches of the, Old. and the New Tes-
taments do not deal entirely with the
Enoehs and the joshuas and the Jo-
sephs. These men, to be frank, are
too geed for me to feel fellowship with
them. I read and reread the records
. bf theirt lies, and I do not find one
flaw in Ahem. But when I find God
offering hit mercy and pardon to a
Jacob and a David and a Peter and a
doubting Thonins I say to myself,
ft/1h, if God can cleanse such men of
their Sine, 1 know he ca,n and will
' cleanse me of my sins if I only throw
myself upon his metcy, and his love."
' Now, our Lord's disciples had the
some doubts and the same failings in
' their nature as we have. Though they
lived vela- close to Jens in a physical
sense, they iteto just as far- from him
in a Spi ritual sense as some- of us are.
The Bathe problems ,and ..difficulties
which are worrying us were worrying
them. The- same questions Which are
being discussed by us were being dis-
cussed by them. And here to -day we
find one of the greatest of all modern
queetions being brought by them to
Christ for settlement.
Jesus was, ono day going out of the
temple- accompanied by his friends:
There by one of the gatet steed a
young man blind from his birth. He
tras a beggar. Ile had that mute ap-
peal of sightless eyeballs So pathetic
to look at, He stood there as hundred,
of, blind mendicants new- stand inethe
eastbegging foe money with the
drords : "13 acksh eesh 1 Backsheesh !
For the love of God, givb me bade.
sheesh 1" I think that the disciples ref
they were walking along had their
het ds tegether, tniking earnestly upon
some great goonel theme. They wanted
Christ to explain for them eome of
the knetty questions of theology which
we alh want him to do. Among these
problem; was probably that of suffer-
ing. Was' it tree, as so many Sews be-
lieved, that affliction was sent as pun-
ishment for sin? We know from the
hoek of Job that such fin idea was
n'avelert but was it true? There were
somc inek that contradieted the the-
ory. Some men who were undoubtedly
geed, yet were' great sufferers. - This
aillicuity was en obvious that another
theiee had sprung up. There were
some who_ feed, "Perhaps the sufferer
is good, and his suffering may be'the
merit of th 2 Me of his ancestors." As
they talked they noticed the conspieue
oat begmr at the temple gate, and
they mede hie case the subject of a
mzeetion to their Master. Why was
thie num blind? Was his blindness a
punishment for his own sin or for
ernI!P ei n °omit -lifted by his parents?
T htt ie a. questioe which has long
/teen a myetery, and perhaps you and
I have ditcuseed it a hundred times:
Witt did, Jesuit say? Why, he said,
"Nhal:er hath this man sinned nor his
pareett, hut that the -Works of God
ehorld be made Manifest in him,"
Have you grasped the full signifi-
cance of tide answer?, If you do you
hae-c the key to some of the mysteries
of your men life. God has sent to you
that lung trouble, or that. dullness of
hearing, or that dimness of eyesight,
or that family trouble, :or that fman-
cial, distress, not on account of your
sins or on account of your parents'
sins, but that God's mercy and power
might be made manifest ,to all -the
world in your life. Do you believe
Ate? Well, if net, 1 want to - plead
e itli you to believe it. Therefore let us
try and find mit how the works of God
I
can be _made manifest in your pres-
ent Physical, 'mental; -end spiritual
tree 'hies, as they were Made manifest
111 the miraculous cure of the young
man of the • met, who was born blind
and -who lied his eyesight given to
' him when Ile obeyed the commands of
the Lord Totes Chtiet.
When the blind man's' eyes ' were
opened Christ performed • a miraele
which no peeler' on earth had ever
been able to do. He was not an oculist
'who was cuiting away a cataragt
which,- as a dark curtain, had been-
dieoppedeover the eyeball of an old
man. He waS not a charlatnn who
was making a- salve out of the mud to
assuage the inflammation of the oph-
thalnue nerves. But he was a miracle
worker who could give hearing to a
deaf and dumb man who had been
born without any eardrum, without
any sounding board to catch the waves
of sound, as they came surging into the
ivory vestibules of the ear. In other
words, Christ was giving to this young
man of f the eat his eyesight tvhee*
there wee no viseal organ there, when
the ocular nerves were gone. The
work Christ was idoing for that young
man's eyed was exactly what he could
do if he pat a new leg upon your body -
after your leg had been =shed in a
railroad accident and amputated by
the surgeo WA knife. Never since the
world was created up to the time of
Jesus had any man ever received his
eight' lifter he had been born. blind.
This Miracle was a test case. Christ
was practically, saying, "If I can give
eyesight to this afflicted one I can do
everything and anything, oh, ye of
little faith,"
The other clay I saw a picture ethe
new.gailery of on of the largest audi-
toriums of the west. It was filled with
hundreds of bags of and and lime.
They were put there to test the
strength of the gallery, as every rail-
road bridge Is tested before a passen-
ger train is allowed to go over it.
Those sand bags were practically say-
ing, "If this gallery caa hold up my
weight it can hold up the bodies of
hundreds of People who ' shall be
crowded into it." So Ohriet by curing
th.e eyesight of one born blind was
proving to the world that ,his super-
human power could accomplish any-
thing, since it could cure one .born
blind ,
i
hlincInes nt any ether in.
ethable s?iiysival i uO raiity asi the .sriale
bol o in we hvo a right to Infer
that the power weich can giere,,isight
,or remove the infirmity is a truPethuL
man power and that the same power
can eradicate sin. An old legend fells
tts that Martin Luther when he was
torn by worse ,and anguishing. over
his past sins had a strange dream. At
that time he was very Kok. While he
'lay in his bed he taw the evil one en-
ter his room with is huge scroll upon
his back.
With a demoniac leer he suddenly
began to unroll it. The moll seemed
to grow larger and larger as it unfold-
ed before Luther's eyes. Then as the
fiend began to unroll this scroll Lu-
ther began to read. And as he read MI
he found out that this long scroll was
the record of his past evil life. "There
are thy sins," the fiend chuckled.
"Aha, see, the record of them is all
there!" But as Martin Luther read
on suddenly a passage of Scripture
flashed into his mind. He raised him-
self upon his sickbed and said: "Oh,
demon, you have torgottee to put
something in that record. The record
is all true, but you have forgotten the
one promise which cancels all that
ghastly list. Write it there. Write it
there now. `The blood of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanse% us from all fi$11,"
No sooner did Luther speakthus,
the old legend sem' "than the fiend
gathered up his long, heavy scroll
and, with a wild cry of defeat, lied
• into the darkness of the night:" That
may be only a legend, but it is the
consolation of many a sin burdened
heart. Lilo the blind men of the eat,
we have been staggering along in the
daekness of our sins, But -Jesus has
eome and touched our eyes. Jesus has
cleansed us. Segue has made a test
case- out of our Sing. On account of
his shed blood he has spoken to our
repentent souls: "Thou art whole.
Thou art whole." Oh, the wonderful
miracle of the kindled eyesight of the
blind' man of the east! Oh, the divine
grace which can cleanse us from all
sin!
But it is not sufficient here to make
a general statement that this young
man, having his eyesight given to
him, is the symbol of our own, lives
being cleansed of ,sin by a superna-
tural power. We must go more into de-
tail and tell you how this young man
came to have his eyesight given to
him. In the first place, we would
state he was not a disciple of lesus
Christ at all. Up to the time Peter
asked, "Master, who did sin,- this man
or his parents, that he was born
blind?" I do not believe he had ever
heard of Jesus or he had ever spoken
to. him. He was just one of those
miserable beggars of the east who
live on charity. -
There these beggars may be met on
every atreet. Like the Jerusalem doge,
they crawl under the very hoofs of
your horses. They greet you in the
country. They follow you into the
oity. They are at every street cor-
ner. They are cursed at and spat ups
on. "Get out of the way there, ,you
beggar!" you can hear the cry on al-
most every hand. They are the yam-
pireg, the offscourings of the east.
Like the poltroons of Rome, who used
to cut off their thumbs so they could
not shoot a bow and arrow and :would
therefore be immune from t conscrip-
tion in the Roman army, some of
these beggars. of the east mutilate
themselves in order to escape -work
and to be able to, better ply their
trade of begging. Ah, yes, this poor
blind beggar of the %est must have
been well used to kick? and cuffs and
upbraidments ! But no sooner had Pe-
ter finished talking than a most won-
derful experience was his. The blind
man could not see, but he could hear.
He could feel. And, oh, the softest
voice began to talk to him! Every
word was a gentle word of -love. The
softest touch pressed his eyelids. This
strange :being came and ,,put some
salve upon his eyes and then said,
"Son, go to the spool of' Siloam and
wash." The blind man could not
make out who this strange being was,
but he felt that he must be either -a
God or the representative of a God.
Thus the blind manwent and came
seeing. That is the symbol of true con-
version. It is obeying Christ as the
blind man- obeyed. him. It is just giv-
ing yourself up to his will. It is do-
ing what he wants you to do, even
though it may seem a foolish way of
getting cured. The blind man obeyed
Ofiriet, even though he could not tell
who he was.
"Oh," you answer, "I do want Jesus
r my Saviour, but. I cannot under -
s and hew he could be co -equal with
God and yet be born of Mary the Vir-
gin! I want to believe it, but I can-
not. 1 don't understand how this Jesus
could be resurrected from the dead.
do not understand how he could per-
form those miracles.' Don't you, my
brother?. Perhaps you do not see his
face as Paul saw it on the Damascus
road. But that does not prevent your
trusting him like the blind man of the
east. Even though you cannot under-
stand all about him, cannot you hear
his sweet voice? Cannot you feel the
touch of his fingers upon your eye-
lids?Cannot you hear him saying to
you as he spake to the blind man of
the. east, "Go washin the pool of
Siloam." Cannot you hear his dear
voice speaking? Will you not sur-
render yourself and obey his will,
even though you cannot understand
all about this Jesus? •
' But there is another fact you must
bear well in mind. No sooner did this
young man havehis eyes opened at
the Siloam pool than he became brave
enough and manly enough to speak
the truth and tell what Jesus had
done for him. He was not a craven
hearted, ungrateful coward, as were
his timid parents. He was one of those
high principled, true, noble fellows
who never believed in going back up-
on a friend or refusing to give the
credit, to the person who has done
them a favor. But before we show
what the true heartedness of this
young titan was able to do for Christ
let tie turn for a little while and study
the parents of this blind boy. You
cannot praise the boy's manliness
without condemning the timidity of
the father and mother, These two
parents, of all people, ought to have
been most grateful to Jesus.
Now what happens? No sooner is
the first exciting welcome over than
the parents say to their son: "My boy,
who gave you these eyes? How dost
thou see?" Then the son 'replies:
"Why, mother and father, this was my
enerience; I was down near the
.temple begging. A man hy the artage
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e, tetue came nlon , die
sweetest -voice, He had the
touch. :He made fi salve. This
bed upon my eyelidt. Then be
to go and wash in the pool of
Oh, mother! 1 want yeti td cox
e and thank Semis for my
"What!" says the mother. "..1
it the same RUMS whom the le
the church are trying to kill?
con. don't meniden his name.
you do thin the church leaders t ill ex,
communicate us, and we shall never
heere any of our neighbors as• our
frireds. You have your - eyes, Of
iree this man Jesus cannot take
them away from you. Now,: you had
better prettnd that he had nothing to
el0 with the miracle." Did you ever
hear anything meaner? Did you ever
'mow of an nation more contemptible
than that of the parents of that young
hem who had received his sight? I
;dive gtven to you the gist of their ac-
tions in my own language. Oh, yes, I
know of seine 'other octions just as
amtemptible. They aro your actions
and mine when we refuoe to give God
the credit for ell Christ has done for
irs and- '017rs. We aro in exactly the
eame position as were these parents
who refused to give Jesus the credit of
opening the blind eyes of their son
when they said: 'By what means he
now seeth We know not, or who hath
opened his eyes we know not._ He is
of age; ask- Itirn. Let him speak for
himself." -Are' wetso cowardly that we
Will notgiveChrist the credit for ty
he has done for us and ours? ••
But, thongla we would blame
(gayer' hearted parents who would not
'speak one word for Jesus Chrigt, how
gladly we turn to eulogizing the no-
bility and the brateery and the true
heartedeess of this man of my text, in
if.' wee the works of God were here.
.lade manifest. No coward was he.
Not a tremor did he have. He was not
one of thote who would go with amen
0,t1.3r long enough to get all he could
out ot him and then' drop him. Nay.
A friend with -hini was a friend all
through. When the hirelings of the
high priest came to him and Said, "If
you do not denounce this 'Jesus wswill
excommunicate thee," - the young
man's eyes flashed and ;his -hand
clinched and hie cheeks flushed as he
proudly -lifted hie head and scornfully
answered: "I will not deny him. Tim
may kill me if You like. I will never
go back on the Jesus who has done SO
much for me. Whether he be eesinner
or not,. I know not. One thing I know
That whereas I was blind, now I see."
And what was the reeula of thie
young man's testitnony? Though he
had the smallest oonviction of Christ,
though- he could not tell who Jesus
was in the broad Christian concep-
tion, though he could only say, "He
opened, my -eyes, and 1 see," yet that
young r man's testimony as able to
win many disciples to the cross. Have
you not read the chapter of my text?.
, sooner had this young man- told
his simple etory than there was a di-
vision among the multitudes. , Some
still scoffed- at Christ. Some will al-
ways scoff. But some Who came tok
scoff knelt and prayed, for the 'Bible)
• Bare, "Others said. HcirW C1111 a man(
that is a sinner do° etch iniracIes?"t
And, mg brother, you May ben spielt-
ual weakling, but if you go forth earn-
estly and faithfully to teutify for the
Master with the light yon have you
will 'win many eoule to Christ. Yes,
you can win_ them to -Christ now.
But I cannot close without drawing
attention to the most tremendous fact
of this story, Though ,thio; young men
only had a crude conception of Cheist
when his eyes were opened, yet- as
soon as he riva•s brave enough and ttual
enough to live up to the go:mei light
which he had Christ revealed -himself
in all the beauty , of holiness to him.
Just, read that chepter. it is ft bemiti-
ful stay. It is only one step from the
crude belief to the perfect belief. 11
you will g� forth and serve God by
the light you have Chriet will corneito
. you ELS he came to the young man I of
the east, whose eyesight he had k n -
died, and he will say f 'Post thee )e-
lieve on the Son of God? Thou h st
seen him, and it is he that talk th
With thee." And he said: "Lord, 1 1 e-
lieve. And he worshipped him." Y s,
if we will only continue to serve 0 d
• by the light we have Jesus Christ a 11
continue more and -more tb rev al
himself to no in a„ brighter and a
holier and a truer light..
Thus to -day, whether We are old
young, rich or poor, church rnemb
or nonchurch members. I feel that
are one and all standing in the li
of some gospel truth. Are we ready
obey that truth as much as we see
• Are we ready to procleim that tr
no matter what earthly power 'bids
nay? Are we ready to be true
Christ, -as was Bishop Latimer w en
preaching before King Henry VI_It
Itt the mit:1141)f his sermon he stxd en•
ly stopped and said: "Latin er!
Latimerl Latimer' Remember,e, ou
ext inethesiereeenee. et the king.
ea tne
entlest
he rub -
told me#
Siloani.
G with
eyes."
sue! Is
dors of
co. M7
hy, if
hat
the
or
rs
ve
ht
to
't
th
us
to
eed f
wen wntii Vied sweat to titin.'• .
be paused again and said; "Lidlietr! 1
Latimer! Latimer! Remember flat
thou art in the presence of the Ki
of kings. Heed well what thou 'v'.'.
It is more important to obey the z'
" of kings than it is to obey any e.:0
ly potentate." Oh, my friends, are y
saying this? Will you be as true to the
King of kings as was Hugh Latimer
'or the youne man of the cast who Wl13
brave enough to be true to I Chriet
when he said,'"Whether he be a "sin-
ner or no, I know not, but one thing
I know -that whereas I wae blind,
now I see?"
Made It Even.
Curran, when master of the rolls
in Ireland, was going one day to a
levee at the castle. There was a great
press of carriages, when all at once
he was startled by the pole of the car-
riage which followed him_ erashin,g
through the back of his. He hastily
put his head out of the window, cry-
ilag to his coachman: "Stop, step' The
pole of the carriage behind iti driven
into us," "Arrah, then, it's 11 right
again, your holler," said P t, "for
ree just druv my pole into he car-
riage befoxe."
How to Prevent Bilious .4ttacks
One who is subject to bilious at-
tacks will notice that for a day or
more before the attack he is not
hungry at meal time, and fceels dull
after eating. .A, dose of . .hamber-
lain's Stomach and Liver 1 Tablets
When these first -symptoms appear
will ward off the attack. They are
for sale by all druggists.
-0
THE LOVING LEAVES.
itrown is the hill where the 'maples
grow,
So brown, so calm, so cold and still;
But the loving leaves creep snug and
close,
And warm the feet of myt dear old
hill,
And they don't forget the vio ets small,
Shivering and cold in the damp and
wet;
They covet them up in blankets
brown,
Whispering, "Darlings, wei love you
yet!"
Down in the hollow amid th ferns,
Their billowy wraps thep wreath
and roll;
And they spread a carpet, rich and
warm.
To keep the snow from the' mouse's
hole.
And the \ lady -slipper -so 8b3f and
weak -
They wrap a muffler about her
throat;
And the - maiden's -hair they cover
deep
And fernish theino3s with an over-
coat,
-The Khan.
Croup can positively „be- stopped in
20 minutes. No vomiting -nothing to
sicken or distress your child. A
eweet, pleasant, and safe Syrup, call-
ed Dr,. Shoop's Croup Cure, does the
work -and does it quickly. Dr.
Shoope Croup Cure is for Croup a-
lone„remember. -Ws for Croup, that's
all. It doesn't claien to mire a dwell
ailments. Sold by C. Aberhart, Sea -
forth.,
Wintering At Hudson Bay.
Some interesting facts about the
present position of the Canadian
Government .steamer Arctic, now win-
tering on the north shore of Hudeon
Bay, are contained in a letter from
- one of' the crew, published in The St.
John's (Nfici.) Herald. The letter wete
sent by the Dundee whaler Eelipse,
which called at Ponds' Inlet on Sept.
29, at which time the Arctic had gone
into winter quarters. The harbor was
land -locked and surrounded by the
highest mountains the crew had seen
on their trip. On some of the islands
claimed for Canada by the Arctic
they found evidences of copper, coal
_end iron. The finding of the Franklin
relies was related, and the • letter
stated that the Arctic would cruise
northward and westward when re -
leaped. next spring,and expected to
i
return to Quebec n October next,
The writer speaks of resetting the
Frenklin monument at Point Beechy,
and painting the headboards on the
graves of the seven sailors buried
there. The remains of Franklin's
house still stand and a couple of
boats were found nearby. The crew,
of whom nine were from Newfound-
land, looked forward without appre-
hensien to the coming winter.
,
Di- ease Ma de Bones; Snap
Like Glass.
AMEN 4•11•• 401111M
Frank L. Wellington has died at'hie
theme lie Trinity Avenue, New York,the
victim of a disease which ca -used his
bones Ito snap like glass. One day,
while !holding a strap in a. street
car ablet arm snapped off. A short
,tirne later a, leg bone snapped. Ac-
cording to hie physician this terrible
condition was brought about by tak-
ing medicine. 'which contained a cer-
tain mineral poison.
Again and again has It been demon-
strated that mineral medicines are
harmful. It Is because Bileans,while
so effective for all liver and diges-
tive disorders, yet Contain no trace
of any mineral, but are, on the -con-
trary, 'purely herbal, that they have
won 'the praise. of medical men, train-
ed 'nurses, and scientists all the world
over. 13-ilea:ns. differ: from pretty
nearly (every', other liver medicine in
containing ace mercury, and from
pretty nearly .every Other stomach
medicine def being free &dm bis-
muth. They igre also free from 'al-
cohol. They are compounded from the
finest known: medicinal herbs and
?dots, and are thus the best family
medicine that 'can be obtained. They
operate gently( on the bowels, cur-
ingconstipation and piles. They
-correct acidity of the stomach, stim-
vitae the digestion tone up the liver,
and ocorrect the secretion of bile. Their
geneest faction( is ab the same time
aorrective and tonic -correcting faulty
setrertion, toning up weak and debili-
tated organs. They thus mire anemia,
given isiekness,' female aliments and
irregularitiee, hlocsi impurities, rheu-
metjern, etc. Fon nausea, headache,
gas, pain( in: the chest and between
the shoulders they are also very ef-
fective. Their tmeratioe is mild, yet
effective. In curing constipation they
do not cause after constipation, nor
do they ever came 'griping. Mothers
Will find them beneficial in the many
little ailment' to which children
are eubeect. Alt druggista sail Bil-
cane a fitty oents a box, ar they
-
may 'be obtained post free from the
Bilean Oita Toronto, on receipt of
irlee Foz4 $2 50 a parcel of six
hotea be mailed- This. is.thie
Most ecOnornical form tor femily uee,
E CANADI
REPORT PROCEEDINGS
. OF, -
THE ANNUAL AI ElING OF SHAREHOLDER
TUESDA.. Sth7TANUARY.I. 1907
The fortieth annual meetin the Shareholders of the Canadian Bak of
Commerce was held in the banking -house on Tuesday, Sth Januar, 1907, at
121 oTchl°eckl"resiaent, Hon. George A. Cox, having taken the chair, Mr. F. a am -
mete was appointed to act asSeueriuteae14ry. and Mesers. Aeniilius Jarvis and W.
M, Aloe -ander were appointed er
The President ealled upon 1he Secretary to read the annual report of the
Directors, as follows:
Report.
The Directors beg to presc t to a e Shareholders the fortieth &initial re-
port, covering the year ending 30th N ovember, 1906, together with the usual
statement of assets and liabili les
The balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account brought fort
ward from lest ye,ar was
Net profits for the year anal 30th November, alter providing
for all bad and doubtful d bte, amounted to .•. .. ,. 11,741,125 40
58,871 Id
Which has been appropriat
Dividends Nos. 78 and 79, at se
Bonus of one per eent
Written off Bank Premises
Transferred- to Pension Fund (
Silbscription to San Francisco Relief Fund
wransferred to Rest Account ,
Balance carried forward. e .4„****
d as fellows:
en per cent. per annum
fOis of fa
f. .0/ ....
rinual contribution)
16
00
te
0. 41
20,01
44 * ** ** 25,000 00
4444 '9et .500,000 00
103,562 43
$1,799,997 16
The entire astets of the "linik have as usual bee't parefully revalued, and
ample provision has been mad for all bad and doubtful debts.
Last year we were able to show earnings which were the largest itt the his-
tory of the bank. This year e have again made satisfactory progress, our net
earnings aminenting to $1,741,125.40, or about $370,000 more then last year. In
view of these handsome profit , your Directors, decided that ;he time had voine
to increase the annul distribu ion to the shareholders, and, m addition to the
usual dividend at the rate of even per centper anomie they have declared *
bonus of one Per cent., maki g a total -distribution of eight per eentfor the
past year. After providing f r this increased distribution and, for the annual
contribution to the Pension und, we have been able to write $341,434.73.og
Bank Premises, and to add $5 0,000 to the Rest, which now stands at $5,000,000
or 00 per centof the Paid -u Capital.
In April last a. terrible calamity ovettook the cat, of San Franaisco, where
we have a large and important business. Having regard to our long connectioa
with San Francisca through the Bank of British Columbia, your Direetors
thought it only fitting that we shoUld express in a tangible mutter our sympathy
with the sufferers, and they accordingly 'voted. $25,000 as a, contribution to the
Relief Fund.
In accordance with an agreement made in the early part of the year, this
Bank took over, as on the ist of June last, the business of the Merehants Bank
of Prince Edward Island, which gave us new branches at Charlottletown, Sum-
bibraernec.h iTvlaiheclisixthat Bank , hadaitenSeyednwebY expmerside, Alberton, Montague and Souris, all in Prime Edward Island. The
was amalgamated with our own braneh
ich tt.--e have had with our eew business
gives us every reason to be satisfied with the purehase.
er
In addition to the offices thus acquired the bank has opened during the year
new branches at the following paints itt Alberta, at Bawlf, Crossfield, {Reich -
en,. Leavings, Stavely, Stony Plain, Stratlicona _and Wetasidein; in Seekatche-
wet', at Canora, Humboldt, Katreack, Langhain, lashburn, Radison -Vonda, Wa-
dene, Watson and Weyburn; in Manitoba, at Norwood, iuid ilexander av-
enue, at Blake street, and at Fort Rouge, Winnipeg; in Ontario, at Fort Wil-
liam, Kingston, Latchford, Lindsay, Ottawa (Bank street), Parry Soiled and
Willem -in, and at Parkdo.le,fand at 197 Yonge street, in the city of Toronto;
ineQuebee, at'West End, Montreal, and in ihe eity of Quebec; in the United
States, at the corner of Van Ness and Eddy streets, San Francisco. The
branches at Sackville, N. B., and Canning and Lunenburg, N S., Int.ve been elosed:
Since the close of the bank's yeae branches bat -e been opened at De Lorimer
Que., and Innisfree, Alta ,
•
It is with deep regret -that your direeters record thc death of their late tot -
league, Mr, W. B. Hamilton, who for nearly twenty-two years had been at di-
rector of the bank. Until his health began to fail Mr. Hamilton was rarely ab-
sent from the meetings of the board, where his long experience itt business made
him at all times it wise and prudent counsellora. To fill the vacancy the direc-
tors elected the Hon. W. C. Edwards, of Rockland.
An amendment to the by-laws will be submitted for your approval, eas-
ing the number of directors from twelve to fourteen. -
In accordance with our long-established practiee, the brenchet and a,gencieg
in Canada, the United States and Great Britain., and the various kepartments ef
the head office of 'elle bank have been inspeeted during the yeari
The directors have again pleasure in recording their appreciation of the
efficiency and zeal with which the offerers of the bank have performed their
respective duties.
Toronto, 8th January, 1907. GEORGE A. COX, President.
GENERAL STA.TEMENT,
30T1-1,X0VellerDER, 1906.
Notes of the Bank in eIrculatier.
Deposits not bearing interest
Deposits bearing interest. Intl
°rued to -date , — „ , „ - -64;e2e,637 10
4-$
4282
Kling interest ae-
13alances due to other Banks in Canada.. . . ..
i32linces due to Agents in Great Britain .
Balances due to, other Bankain toreigneouni .. 44 .4 4.
Dividends unnald. . • • •
Dividend No. 79; payable let *December... . .
Bonus of One per cent., payable lst December .
Capital paid up . „, . . ..$10,000,000.00„
Best' - • . . . 5,000,000,00
Balance of• Profit and 'Lois Ace.O•unt carried for -
Ward .0.0 44.40 0040 II.. OPW. ..04 I. 102,592.42
9,100,204.5e
37,152,5 2.13
177M3.87
398,7 1.58
1,063,760,29
500.24
360,000.90
100,000AG
15,103,662.43
31
545,960.91
Aeseta.
Coln and Berner; ......... .. a e 4••./Ia a. 4. 44 4.041,454.72
Dominion Notes.. .. , . , - ...4 44 6.93'6,008.25
$
Deposit ' with Dominion Government' for security of . Note eir-
eulation v1,4_•*.4o 44• 4 4s*4 ava ..• .. .g .a.,,,,, . .... •
Notes of and Clieoues on otber Banki. — .. ...............
Balances dee by other Banks in Canada.. ... _ , .
Balances due_hy Agents of the Bank and chher, Bank•S In -tor%
eign countries ,, • , •..... ...,. .. . „ _ ..._, ._
Government Bonds. ijunIcipal and other Semirities .. .. - . • , .
Call and Short Loans . , . , - . .. eee . - ... ...... .... .4
Other C`urrent Loans and Discounts .-
Overdue Debts (loss ully provided for).
TtealEstar than Bank Premises).
Mortgages..........WOO.
Bank Brernigea 0400 4.,4 ...a oPof
Other Aeeets 4* )4.4 *VP* •4 PI a...4*
9,976,425.01
427,450.00
4,321,228.07
38,986.50
2,420,280 .49
6,201,452 .26
9,001,395.08
2,467,662,10
4. OA . ....... 72,393,223.33
4 4. • , - 125,812,19
- S9,472.14
.. 40 Ofofos000voiroow 37,334.41
1,300,000.90
222,44953
545460,21
et FL WA.LNER.
General Man
The motion for the adoption of the report was then put and errI�d
,An amendment to the by-laws, increasing the number a threct.ors from
twelve to fourteen, wes then passed, and the usual resolutions expressing the
thanks of the shareheiders to the President, Vice -President and Directors, and
also to the General 'Manager, Assistant General Manager and other officers of
the bank were Unanimouely carried. Upon motion the meeting proceeded to
elect directors for the coming year.
The meeting then adjourned.
The scrutineers subsequently reportidAhe folioxving gentlemen to be elected
as Direetore for the ensuing year:
HON. GEO, A. COX,
ROBERT KILGOUR,
JOHN
As0111,TL, EeRGEA0sAT,Ti jaNtem:,
K.,D.0
J. W. FLAVELLE,
At a.A.. miCeThretiGng3IANof the newly -elected Board of Directors 13eld subsequently
Mr, 13, E, Walker was elected President and Mr. Robert Kilgour Viee-Presi-
dent,
BON. L. MELVIN JONES,
FREDERIC -MC/IOUS,
H. D. WARREN
B. E. WALKOR,
EfON. W. 0. EDWA•RDS,
E. Z A. LASH, MC,
R WOOD,
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NOTICE.
Town tit Seaforth
A will -be made to the Legislative Ateem.
bly rovinee of Ontario at the vest eee.sion
t1,reof for nt act 10 confirm the following By•Laws
of the Town of Seaforth :
ily-Law No, 15 for 1904, passed 22th January, leg,
authorizing the issue of Debentures to the ateount,
, of 820,000.
, B -Law No, 11 for 1202, paesed. Wth June. 1002,
alil orizbig the issue of Debenturee to the ameunt of
authorizing the 169112 of Loce.1 'Torre/Vb.,
ent Debenture* to the amount, of.V.2,00, to defray'
the cost of paving it portion of Main Street in the
Town of 8e0i0K-11.
Dated at the TOWTI hall, Seaforth, this
26th Day of December, A. D. 1920,
.1011.N A. WILSON,
2038-6 Toe n Clerk.
TI E.
Th'e widen" is pteparee et) take in
head o( *Us .for feedmIr ptirPOSes•
known pnsppUtIon to the undersigned.
ENT1EAD, Lot 14, Concession 1, Stanley, or
field P. 0.