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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1893-07-28, Page 47 ly 1893 col orCLINTON NEW . ERA I. It is. said that' tile; government will Open tClardtvell when,. Sir'. John Tho>;op- Bon ,gots bask #tfOm prance, and; they Will carr' it tqo, .Dalton McCarthy will get a few supporters, but not enough to Affect an election in that censtitnenoy, �e • To . gut married..�? If there wee t9" e. twenty gyred dings in,' August, t , and; "a Si,each, bundrecl guests .� y wu would have' enough, PuEsgwrs to supply each Die; but instead of telling you. all' about the assort— men,t ib. this small space We will invite you to see them at ooper (Book store Cele Ain ertt ttututs Shirts -Jackson Fr,imes-RobinsBros. Shingles -W. Whitely C. P. R. -A. Ti Cooper Tie sale -Jackson BroS. Fancy Goods -Cooper & Co Houses for sale -P. Straith / .Card of Thanks -Mrs Junor Fruit jars -W. L, Ouireettee Tenders wanted -W, H. Hina Sifting-Plumsteel & Gibbings Grand excursions -W. Jackson Blouses -',state John Hodgens Wedding presents -Cooper & Co Straw hate -Estate John Hedger's Timber lot for sale -J. B. Henderson Jessop &. Mofroy's ad. received too late for this week. Clinton Jew Axa FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1893 Canada's Natural Market All statements to the contrary not- withstanding, it has been proven over and over again, that the best market for certain of Canada's products, is the American one, and the efforts to es- tablish profitable trade between Can- ada and Great Britain, for the things which should be marketed nearer home, have, in the end, proved dismal failures. First, when the American market for barley was lost to us, farm- ers were encouraged to grow barley specially for the English market, on the assurance that they would; find a ready and profitable sale for it. Un- fortunately, they did not, and now no more is heard about the "barley mar- ket in England." Then the egg market was the same. A year ago nearly every Conservative paper was busy predicting the fortunes to be made by sending eggs to Eng- land. Every vessel sailing from Mont- real had its cargo of eggs, and for the year ending June 30, 1892, the exports to 'England were valued at nearly $600,000. This year vessel after vessel sails without one egg for export. The Montreal Trade Bulletin, after quoting its London correspondent, ways: "Demoralization has overtaken the English egg trade, owing to the im- mense imports of Russian and other continental ovoids, attempts at clear- ances having caused sales to be effect- ed at 3s per long hundred, or about 7c per dozen. Our correspondent may, well remark that `It does not pay to ship from Canada,' and some of the late through shipments from Canada must have resulted in losses to the forwarders. Judging from present appearances there will not be much doing in shipping Canadian eggs to England this year before the fall.' Thus, one by one, the dreams of for- tunes in the English market are being dispelled. It is a misfortune that it is So, but such is unfortunately the fact. The cattle trade, too, this year, has been anything but encouraging; what it may be for the future no one can tell. But there are dealers who think they could do better with the States than with England. A Kingston cat- tle dealer who has sunk $40,000 on the export trade is thus (incited: - "Give us freedom to the markets of the United States and we can make money shipping cattle out of the coun- try, and we would be able to pay farm- ers a better price for their stock. It is absurd for any person to say that money can be made shipping cattle or hay to England. Past experience has taught many people a lesson on this behalf they will not soon forget, and I am one who will profit. What is want- ed isfree trade with the United States and prosperity will return to Canada." Organs that are opposed to any clos- er trade relations with the United States will find it hard to convince their readers, in face of the logic of stern facts. For a great many things that Canadians raise, the States is the nearest and best market, and just as soon as Canadians are able to obtain freer access to that market, so soon will greater prosperity be the condi- tion of this country. "That tired feeling" gets possession of most of us these days. Politicians and teachers are off for their holidays. Common mortals peg along as usual. That nioderath tneoisure of protec- tion" the Hnapire speaks of must relate to the 70 per cent duty on corn; the 00 . n per tent on cotter, ani. 80 to 10A pet Out do wall paper, last seen, 'The next move 'was down i through Downie,whero hedges of tw!o ye(irp growth were seen? whtela, were progressing vett' favorably. •In this township .it was, o served, that the, tarmera were "able to leave their gates open, as >io cattie.aro al. lowed to run at large, and some of the A 'Naar Yorkpaper boldly fsge'rts that the loss of the warship .Victoria was due to its officers being under the influence of intoxicants.: TI$s ie a $e• rioue. charge to make, and s There is nothing in the evidence;, so far as we can see, to 'warrant it, still it might be true. There is seemingly. little or no fair- ness or honor in some papers when discussing public questions, and an il- lustration of this occurs in tke aspire of Monday. The Globe has been pub- lishing statistics showing that the emigration from Dakota to Manitoba has not been all that government or- gans claimed, and in the course of its remarks quoted from the'speeches of Dr. Roome and other Conservatives, who, in the house, asserted that "the emigrants leaving Dakota for Manito- ba were a shiftless. worthless class, no good to any country." These were not the Globe's words, and the Empire knows it perfectly well, but all the sante it endeavors to throw the odium on the Globe, and falsely inti- mates that it is running down the set- tlers. In point of fact the Globe has done more to help the settlement of Manitoba and the northwest than most of the papers put together. Statistics concerning Methodism The minutes of the Guelph Confer- ence have been issued, under direction of Rev. W. Smyth, Clinton, and copies of the same may be procured from the different ministers of circuits. There- from we make some extracts which will be of especial interest to Metho- dists, as showing the standing thereof in the Guelph Conference. The present, membership is 29,873; an increase of 974. The quarterly official boards are composed of effective min- isters, 132; superannuated, 26; super- numerary, 5; probationers, 19; local preachers, 309; exhorters, 93; class lead- ers, 989; stewards and representatives, 2012; Sabbath school superintendents, 331; Epworth League presidents, 125; giving a net total of 4041. The following connexional funds show an increase: -Missionary fund of educational,e $258.11; superannuation h $school aid, $11.03; sustentation, $25.90; wo- men's missionary, $455.08. The following funds show a decrease: Contingent'futI�d of $10.34; General Conference fund, $43.11; union church relief, $9.64. The net increase in connexional funds is $1231:89. The grand total -for -all pur- poses amounts to $241,207.67, being an increase of $3,552.39: "There 'was' pax, for ministerial support, $87,880, an in- crease of $650. The average salary is $620. The net deficiency in ministerial support is $5,967. Among the resolutions submitted by the Temperance Committee was bile following :- Resolutions from several districts have been received by your committee, asking that strenuous efforts be made to secure the largest ppopeible. vote far prohibition, in the tlebiiecite to be tak- en at the ensuing-'munieipal elections. Your committee approve these resolu- tions, and recommend to our ministers and people that they strive in every legitimate way to secure as large a vote as possible for prohibition, and that to this end, the second Sunday of Decem- ber be set apart as temperance Sunday, and be devoted to the advocacy of pro- hibition, with special reference to the plebiscite. The contributions to the Connexional funds, and also to the Women's Mis- sionary fund, were as follows: - Women's Total Connex- Dietri,t Missionary ions? funds Guelph $400 71 15120 90 Galt 116 55 2262 16 Stratford 285 22 2642 91 St. Mary's 348 27 2977 68 Goderich 429 39 4142 12 Kincardine 55 44 1864 68 Wingham 129 10 2650 55 Listowel 124 56 1985 91 Palmerston 187 15 2011 42 Mount Forest 83 85 1849 02 Walkerton 79 56 2028 62 Wiartonl 1481 46 Owen Sound. 58 28 3223 16 Total 2298 68 34240 59 It will be noticed that Goderich dis- trict heads the list in the Women's Missionary Fund, and stands second in the list of Connexional Funds. HURON FARMERS INSPECTING FENCES IN PERTH AND WATERLOO. Taking advantage of tke single faro pas- senger rates, and the hospitality of the Stratford Hedge Fence Co., Messrs D. A. Forrester, Wm. Weir, James Steep, John Woon, of Clinton; Reeve Cox, of Holmes- ville; ex -Reeve Britton and W. E. Coldwell, of Constance, on Monday, went to Stratford to investigate the Hedge Fence business. At Sebringville they were met by Mr Mo - Pherson, secretary, and Mr Kennedy, agent of the Company, who drove them to some hedge fences in Ellice township. The first was one of those upright hedges, 20 or 30 feet high, which have always proved use- less, the growth all going to the top, leav- ing the bottom bare of foliage, with large openings between the plants, through which hogs and sheep could pass. The next piece examined had been similar to this, until this company plashed it, the result being simply marvellous. By this method of treatment, that is, bending the trees at the root at an angle of 45 degrees, and attach- ing to them horizontally, by means of staples, four wires. Tho shoots come out all along the upper side of the bent trunks, growing upward. The fence then consists of trees leaning diagonally, the wires hori- zontally, and the shoots growing upright, interweaving among the trunks and wises, making a complete net work, through which iia domestie animal Wild, pees. This being all covered with a bright green, hick foli- age., is tlery.'.pretty, and the et. 'twit very Strking between this substantia and bean- tifal fenoe, and the old useless w of trees .►i1`i►�s.,:: `iiia►,.--- Purely Persunai haveThe x`Taw,sato }yard dtohtheirAddr can by leaving word lit this, efhpe, or teloPhoning 34. Mrs MOCesvie is viiitiPg in Winghan1, fronts look vox ell, eir,il ,where the 'Miss Core Yantasgo$ 114 home for her y es pe y y holidays • hays iuowed the grass. After viewing the Mr Q. Gilroy left for the World's Fair plant bed, where the honey locust plants on k'riday. are propogated, the delegation. got fresh. Mr Jaines Aroblbald, of El ra, was in carriages and drove (out the Qt. Mary's town over Sunday, i road (viewing the hedge tenonoa the way) Mr B. Smith hue taken a position with and down through the pre of Downie and the Chatham Fanning ??fill Co. South Easthope, where long etretobes of Mr Geo, Bluebell, of Marlette Mich., and 0:Iraq hetitee. were e n Aft" di ner at wife, B. visiting lettiss. Tavisook,he wholeparty, fourteen in Mrs ,T, leeshweek to number, set out for Sebastapool, where spend a month with friends in Wingham. they saw 40 rods of the nicest and moat substantial fence a man could conceive of: Mr John Davie, who has been living at The plants had been set in one straight London for some time, is borne at present. row, and when plashed made a hotter at,. Mrs Duncan, who has been visiting tele - son, of Kincardine, are guests of Mrs Thos. from the roots, no injury is done the Drops Cooper rowing along side. No damage by cattle owsing on the fence. From there the Mr John Callander, of London, spent Sunday in town; his wife has been here for some time. party went east and saw a honey locust hedge treated according to the old country notion of plashing, that is, by interweaving the branches through each other. This is not much better .hen the upright hedge. On the Hamburg road, near Baden, 45 rode of hedge were next examined, which, being on a bend of the road, showed off to greater advantage. Further on were a lot of one and two year old hedges; a plant of the lat- ter measuring nine feet high. There are thousands of rods of old hedges in Wilmot and Waterloo townships, some plashed, others top trimmed, and others growing upright. These gentlemen express them- selves as being well satisfied with the whole business, the reliability of the com- pany, and the merits of the fence, and will be pleased to give their neighbors any in- formation they may ask for, at the same time they have no hesitation in recom- mending its adoption as the best fence extant. Toronto Correspondence. 7'o the Editor of the Clinton New Era. Tonoxro, July 25th, 1893. DEAR Sin. -The dog days are with us, and a general stagnation of business is the result, were it not for the Sunday car and the street railway paving questions, the citizens, or so many as are not out of town, would be taking their summer siesta, as it is, business is dull and agitation for and against the running of street cars on Sundays is brisk. It might seem that this is a matter in which your readers are not very much interested, but the course pur- sued in a great city like this will have its influence on the whole Province. Sunday cars, Sunday newspapers, Sunday excur- sions, open saloons, and all the evils that follow, will in a short time be felt outside the cities. The fight for and against will be hot and heavy, and we can only pray that the right will prevail. The great financial difficulties across the line is another factor in the business de- pression hero, as notwithstanding the ab surd tariff wall, there is a much more ex- tended financial connection between us and the United States than most people ima- gine. Although there is not a very large amount of American silver circulating in this country, there is enough to make it troublesome; every one who has it is anxious to get rid of it, and there are few who will take it if they can help it, as no one feels confident that it will not go below par any day. While speaking of silver Mr Kelly, of Detroit, (formerly with Harland Bros.,) and wife, are visiting in tbill vicinity. Mrs, Waldron and daughter have gone on a couple of menthe' visit to relatives in Massachusetts. • Miss Lizzie Graham, of town, and Mies Herrington, of Hullett, left on Saturday on a trip to Detroit. Mrs Wm. Robertson, of Port Huron, formerly of Clinton, is visiting friends in Goderioh and vicinity. Mrs E. Finoh, jr., who has been at the bedside of her father in Brussels for seve- ral weeks, has returned to town. Mr Herbert Lideett, of Walkerton, was in town this week. They say that Hamil- ton has special attractions for him. On Saturday Mr W. S. Harland and wife left for Maokinaw,via Toronto. They were joined at that city by Mr I.Taylor. S. S. Cooper has been chosen as delegate to the Grand Lodge of Oddfellows, which will meet in Niagara Falls, next month. Miss Lena Fisher, of Denver, whohas been visiting here, left on Tuesday for Whitby, from which place she will proceed home. T. M. White, of Toronto, formerly of the Windsor Review, has been compelled to re- move to his father's residence, Exeter, owing to ill health. Mrs Capt. Steinhoff, Miss Eva Steinhoff, of Wallaoeburg, and Mrs Berry, of Marine City, Mich., are 'Hefting at Highview, the reeidence of Mr T. Jackson, sr. Mr Peter Thompson, of Brussels, has been appointed Chief Ranger of the Al- gonquin Park, one of the game preservers set apart by the Ontario Government. Mre F. Bakes, of Uxbridge, who has been visiting her father here, Mr W. McKowen, was called home by telegraph on Wednes- day, owing to the illness of her husband. C. W. Cheswright, of Toronto University, and formerly science master at Caledonia High School, has been appointed science master of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute. Mr G. Theobald, principal' of Brigden Public School, is spending his holidays here,accompanied by his wife and children, the guests ot his sister-in-law, Mrs Walter Coats. money, --I-should-like-to-warn-the-people.of-1 -...Mrs Kay..removes-to.Detroit-next month This, we are informed, is due to the aotion of the American government, which has decided that pensions shall not be paid to persons residing in Canada. this country against the evil that is steadily growing, in the shape of mutilated coin. Some day the Government will have to step in and make mutilated silver an illegal tender, or, better still, "counterfeit coin," There is no more sense in accepting a piece of coin with one to five per cent taken off or oat of it, than there is in accepting it with one to five per cent more base metal in it. As one who handles a large amount of it, I can safely say that the missing silver amounts to a very considerable sum, and as it is an historical fact that "bed money drives out good," to a certain extent this evil is with ns. Canada has the most convenient and handsome silver coinage in the world, .--and it should be protected against the petty thieves who mutilate it. The latest estimate of the probable yield of wheat in the United States. and Canada received from Washington, July 24th, may interest your agricultural readers - "Mr Geo. 0. Jones, of considerable ex- perience in crop and financial foreshadow - bag, holds that the shortage will be quite general. In Europe the average yield for the pant seven years was 1,262,000,000 bushels. In Asia, Australasia, and South America the average was 428,000,000 bush- els, while in this country and Canada it footed up 520,000,000 bushels. The esti- mates for 1893 are respectively 440,000,000 and 418,000,000 bushels, so the shortage is going in some countries to be really serious. Cautious experts place the crops of the United States at 385,000,000 bushels, the winter wheat being 263,000,000 and the spring wheat 122,000,000 bushels, of this total Mr Jones says that 365,000,000 bush- els will be required for food and seed, leav- ing a surplus for export of only 20,000,000 bushels. Some of the big wheat buyers are quoted as of the opinion that the spring wheat will not reach Mr Jones' figures by from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 bushels, and, should their; prediction be realized, there would be little to export, but, as a matter of faot, tb'q.•outlook is brightening every day, and the chances ale favorable to a bigger crop, than even the'liberal estimators have figured out. Canada's deficiency will be not less than 12,000,000 bushels. Sum- med up, the conditions indicate that the wheat Drops for 1893 will fall below an average about 282,000,000 bushel's, but, as thele are fully 75,000,000 bushels stored away in this country and in Europe, the de- ficiency will not exceed 207,000,000 bushels." CANADIAN. Political The Toronto Annexation Association has died a natural death, Prof. Goldwin Smith having buttoned up his pocket against fur- ther payments. - When Sir Leonard Tilley introduced his high tariff policy he stated that one of the articles of the Conservative faith was that large importations are a sign of depression and a cause of overt. Now Conserva- tives point to increased imports as an evi- dence of prosperity. The Vancouver orld calla attention to the faot that Rear' II. B. Hobson, "always noted for his intense loyalist views, indeed he urged them on esters, possible occasion and simply effervesced with love of Queen and country and the dear old flag for which he would pour out his life's blood and be. neath whose fold he proposed to die," hse Hired himself to New York State to take a tat salary. Ontario has many of those loy- alty shouters who denounce the "mercen- ary" motives of honest Canadians who would live on better terms with our neigh. bora, but whose ferdent loyalty is only as- sumed to blind people to the feet that they have, Judas -like, sold their soiltttl!y's best intereate and are enjoying, the ill•gotten gain. Mr H. W. C, Meyer, of Wingham, was in town on Wednesday. He purposes leaving Huron in about two months, for Calgary, where he intends residing in future, that climate being more adapted to his consti- tution. Mr Pierson, formerly of eloderich town- ship, but for the last fifteen years a resi- dent of Port Traverse, Mich., has sold out, and come back here to reside, as he pre- fers the administration of laws, Ike. here, better than. there. Mrs hilty ane ilii Smith Kilty, leave to- morrow on a visit to Toronto. The latter, who has been ill a long time, has not been gaining strength as he would like to, and it is thought that a change may do him good. Miss Cree accompanies them. Mr Thos. Palterman, who has been re- siding at Stapleton for a considerable time, has gone to.MoKillop, where he will reside with his daughter. Mrs Palterman is at present stopping with her daughter in Goderioh, Mrs Colin Campbell, having been enable to leave her room for a couple of weeks. On Monday last Messrs D. A. Forrester, John Woon, W. Weir and James Steep, of town, John Cox, reeve of Goderioh town- ship, J. Britton and W. E. Caldwell, Con - stances, went down to Stratford, being sent as a delegation by a Wire -Hedge Company, to inspect the growth and advantages of their particular hedge. Mr Buckingham, now putalasner of a Democratic paper in California, was in town this week visiting Mr Oliver John- ston. Mr Buckingham learned his trade on the Exeter Times, while Mr Johnston worked for Mr Buckingham's father. He is well pleased with his business in the west, and would not think of returning to Canada. The following from the Cincinatti En- quirer has reference to a sou of Mr Angus Johnson, of Stratford, and if we mistake not the young man is a native Clintonian: "N. R. Johnson, President Ingalls' Private Secretary, returned yesterday from Canada, where he spent a two weeks vacation with his venerable parents. Mr Johnston will become a full-fledged American in two weeks. He has been one of Uncle Sam's boys by residence but not by adoption, for several years, having made his home in the States since hie entrance into the . railroad business. After he receives his papers he will be given a complimentary dinner by a number of his friends, Billy Gibson, the Big Four Superintendent being at the head of this graceful and deserving com- pliment. Mr Johnson is one of the bright- est young men in his business, as his ser- vice with President Ingalls attests. He is very popular in this city, New York and Washington, being an excellent mixer and having those essential inherent traits Eo make a friend of every one he meets." Tuesday was the hottest day Toro'hto has had far a number of years, the ther- mometer ranging between 93 and 95 during a greater part of the day. /Lightning struck a heaplof rabiah in rear of a store in New Orleans, and started a fire whioWcaused 8250,400 damage, and re= suited in the death of one fireman, While driving across the Grand Trunk at Brampton, Sunday, on hie way to theta, Mr Joseph Featherstone waa killed by the Ohioago flyer. Mrs Featherstone, who was with him, esoapeel. NEWS. NQTI�S. John Leacoak wkilled by lightning on Saturday, while.hathing. A .Guelph girl hoe .been tined 1110 ,and Costa for tieing an effaced postage stamp.' It is estimated that there are 10,000 un- employed men at Denver, Qol., at the pre- sent time. Charles Qoakwell, aged O. was drowned in the mill pond at Brooklin, Cnt„ Qu •$AIF'• nrday, while bathing. The White CIty (World's Fair) was de - anted Sunday: The Sunday closing order was rigidly enforced. Hay in England is now quoted at 90 and 95 ehillinge per long ton, a decline of 10 to 15 shillinge from the places of a week ago. Mrs Crowther, of Norwood, and Mr Sam, ael Minaker, of Rednerville, Ont., are twins aged 83 yeare, and both are hale and hearty. Ex -Alderman Andrew MoNab, one of Winnipeg's pioneers, who made a fortune daring the real estate•boom and lost it all when the boom collapsed, died Monday. Lightning struck the house of J, B. Lan- dry, Clarence Creek, Russel county, Baur- day, and•killed his two',daughters, aged 18` and 10, while their mother, Who was sitting,. in the kitchen with them, was not seriously hurt. Last Wednesday eight negro boys, rang- ing in age from 7 to 14 years, were caught, breaking into a house, whose owners were absent for the summer, it Harrisburg Ky. They were arraigned in the police court, before Judge Caldwell. Using his discre- tion, he called the mothers of the young offenders into court, and proposed to them that if they would give the boys a first-class whipping in court he would not send them to the penitentiary. The women eagerly accepted the proposition. Last Thursday morning the space in front of the Judge's bench was cleared; the mothers seized their 8 struggling sons, and rawhides fell with terrible force on the back of the thinly clad youths. One of the most destruotive fires Dram - bo has had for some time occurred on Friday. As the west -bound C. P. R. pass- enger train, which is due at 10.53 a. m., steamed out of the yard some sparks from the engine naught on some wheat which was being out on the farm of Messrs Jos. and David Prentice, and one field of 20 acres of the beautiful golden grain was al- most totally destroyed. Had it not been for the faithful work of some 50 villagers there would have been many fields de- stroyed, and possibly the whole village, as the field was just west of the village and quite s, breeze sprang up from the west, which made it very difficult work for the fire brigade. A Quebec Conservative paper contends that prominent Conservatives admit that the situation is becoming untenable, and that they are immediately lost unless there is a radical reform of their polioy and a complete change in the personnel ot the Ottawa Ministry. The following, it says, is the combination which their party lead- ers are striving to effect: Sir John Thomp. aon to resign and go to the Supreme Court; Sir Charles Tupper becoming Premier,with Mr Dalton McCarthy as his first lieutenant for Ontario -the latter to be conciliated by the requisite concessions in regard to the rights of the Roman Catholics and certain reforms in the tariff; the Hon. Messrs Orli- met, Caron and Angers to be set aside and replaced by Sir H. Langevin, the Hon Mr Chaplean and Senator Desjardins; these chanes to be followed by a dissolution aria' gefieriiI electio arbnthrcry"that file English Protestant majority should never submit to the humiliation of being governed by a French Catholic like Mr Laurier. pis Nvertfotintuts GIRL WANTED. Good general servant wanted. J. WISEMAN,ontarlo St. Apply to MRS GIRL WANTED A good general servant -highest wages paid to good girl. Apply to MRS. D. A. FORRESTER SHINGLES. Tbo undersigned has unloaded four oars of ehingles this week, 2 atBruoeald and 2 at Blyth— one car of Briaiah Columbia Red Cedar Shingles at each plass. Parties wanting any ahoul secure the at once. W. Londe,bore. 111 TENDERS WANTED. Tenders wanted for digging and throwing the dirt out of cellar under the Public School, at rate per cubic yard. Also for cutting hole through wall at each Bide and removing brick flue on one side. Size of eelfar to be decided as work pro- gresses. Also for carpenter work necessary for same. Information as to what is required may be procured of either Messrs J. Cunningham or J. Gibbings. Tenders received not later than the 2nd of August. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. H. HINE, Secy. While You Are Enjoying your euunmer heli- days, we are busy taking stock and making prepar- ations to place before our customers the finest se- lection of Stationery,- 'aney.' Goods That will be found inClin- ton this fall. We . wish all tourists a profi. table and pleasant outing, and we also hope thet our next year's business may be both profitable to aur customers and ourselves, and always of' the most pleasant nature. Yours in earnest, 4ew erII cnlent . TENDERS WANTED Tenders will be received by. the undersigned, up to 7 p. m. on the lat of August, for the erec- tion of a briolc-baeOing. -Plans and apeediatiens may be seen at the NEW ERA Office. The low - eat or any tender not necessarily accepted. HOLMBS CARD OF THANKS. To the Court Maple Leaf Canadian Order of Foresters:— I desire to tender my heartfelt thanks to your order for the prompt settlement of the meat ance on my late husband's life, and also for the funeral benefits received. MRS JUNOR. TIMBER LOT FOR SALE. Consisting of 906 acres, on leading Icon. 7, Dar- by township, 4 miles from Tara station and one half mile from saw mill, 15 acres cleared and well fenced;, new frame house 15x22, insured for $200; frame and log stables. About 10 acres of high landhnot cleared, remainder timbered with ash soft elm, cedar, birch and soft maple. Spring creek runs across the rear no stones and not an sere of waste land.. will be sold at a great sacrifice. For Terms, ete., apply to J. B. HENDERSON, Box 728 Owen Sound. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. That handsome house and lot, No 66 King et., at present occupied by Mr Thos. Jackson, jr, sit- uated on the main street, halt way between the railway station and post aloe. A two story brisk house of 10 rooms and bath room end clothes rooms.. Basement the full size of house, with preserve room and wash robe, hot air furnace and eat water tank. The house is nearly new and ments in city style, afitted nd wilt be salt oldern veryreason able, or rented to a suitable. tenant. BT esai n given p 1st of October. Apply •4i next door. GRAND Midsummer Excursions RAIL AND WATER. Worlds Fair—Chica,go_A Ton Days saxoleaureve Olion toiatonthe World's Fair, will , same ni FRIDAY August 4th at 7,45a. m., rght at 9 p m eaching Chicago FARE $10 70 Good to return by any regular train up to Aug 14. Tickets are also good to go by any regular train leaving Aug. 4 and 5. To those requiring BotelAccommodation, arrangements have boon completed with Mr Sam Grigg, of the Hotel Manitoba for extremely low rates; full particulars of which can bo had on application to the undersigned. The Manitoba is situated directly opposite the Fair grounds, and offer the beet accommodation for the money In Chicago. It Is expected that a through car will run from Clinton without change. Parties joining this lexsurelon should make early application for a000mmodatiene, MANITOBA EXCURSIONS AUGUST 15, 22, and SEPT. S. Tickets good for 60 Days DELORAINE REGINA PRINCE ALBERTl I4DDi0NTON BENSEWITH}$2S 1200NEJAW1*3O CALGARY }J$3� 0 MOOSEMIN 111111 YORKTON stop over allowed at any station west of Winnipeg. Colonist Sleeping Cars attached free of charge but early application should bo made for berths. On first excursion trains leave Clinton at 2.45 p.m TUESDAY; and arrive at Winnipeg Friday morning. Baggage Checked through and Coupon Tickets Issued. MACKINAW Excursions{ee leave tour times Making weekc�Fare fromClintontrips luding eble and stateroom 819.75. Tiekete rood via Toronto o Ceilingweed GODERICH EXCURSION TUESDAY, AUGUST lat FABS Wets., Children 29e. Special train'leaves Gederieh at 6 p. m, Sarnia Excursion—Aug 12 � Tiekete thea ,ntii lath, Foil n:t ionier. neat week. *or.auintormatiea in reference to travel, apple to WM. SAC SON, Town Agent. G. T. R', Clinton